Kanwal Ameen

Kanwal Ameen is Professor Emeritus and vice chancellor of Government College Women University Faisalabad (2024-2028) of Pakistan. She has served as the founding Vice-chancellor at the University of Home Economics (2019–2023). She is also Vice Chair, Board of Governors of the Punjab Library Foundation (2023–). Previously she served as Chairperson (2009–2018) of the Department of Information Management, by the government of Pakistan for her contributions in Education. Ameen continues to contribute to the academic community through her research, mentorship of post-graduate students, and serving on editorial boards of international journals.

Education Ameen attended the University of the Punjab and completed her education with a PhD in Library and Information Science in 2005. During her PhD she was awarded pre-doctoral Fulbright Scholarship (2000–2001) to attend School of Information,University of Texas, Austin. She again got a post-doctoral Fulbright Scholarship (2009-2010) to research at University of Missouri, Colombia. She has served as Secretary of the IFLA Discussion on Library & Information Science Education in Developing Countries. and was editor-in-chief of the Pakistan Journal of Information Management and Libraries (formerly Pakistan Journal of Library and Information Science) from 2005 to 2009. Currently, she is a member of the editorial advisory board of the Journal of Knowledge and Communication Management, Library Management, The Electronic Library, Collection and Curation, Pakistan Journal of Computer and Information Systems (PJCIS), and Journal of Information Management and Practices. Google Scholar shows her h-index as 32 and her i10-index as 92, indicating a significant influence in academic and research spheres.

Other Ameen convened and supervised a committee to redesign Punjab University's official website. Made available in English and Urdu, the website was recognised for its accessibility by vice chancellor Mujahid Kamran, during a launching ceremony held in February 2016.

Personal life Ameen is the mother of Ali Zafar, a Pakistani actor and singer. In a 2010 interview with Abdul Samad Ansari, Ameen explained that she entered into an arranged marriage with her husband, Mohammad Zafarullah.

Honours and awards In 2010, Ameen received the Pakistan Library Association (PLA) Appreciation Award for Academic Achievement. That same year, she also received a Best University Teacher Award from the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan but the award carried added significance for Ameen as she was "the first-ever library information science professor to earn the honour." In 2013, Ameen received the Asian Library Leader's Award for Professional Excellence from the Satija Research Foundation for Library and Information Science, India. On 23rd March, 2024 she has been awarded with highest national award Hila-e-Imtiaz by Government of Pakistan.

Selected works Ameen has published in many forms, including books, journals, and conference papers. Following are a few of her published works:

Ameen, Kanwal. (2020). "Graduate researchers' perceptions and expectations: An exploratory study about reference and information services." Reference Services Review, 48(2), 227-242. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/RSR-02-2019-0009