Dr. Qurat Ul Ain currently serves in the Assistant Deanship for Graduate Programs at KFUPM Business School (KBS). She is an information professional and researcher with more than 14 years of academic and administrative experience spanning academic librarianship, university teaching, and student affairs leadership. Her principal areas of expertise include information literacy, gender and workplace studies, and employee well-being. Her research examines the human and organizational dimensions of work, with particular emphasis on women’s professional experiences, empowerment, inclusion, managerial support, and the factors that contribute to congenial and productive workplaces. She is also interested in the evolving role of artificial intelligence in information access, higher education, research, and inclusive learning.

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Information Management
University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan (2023)
Master of Philosophy (MPhil) in Library and Information Science, Gold Medallist
University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan (2015)

Saleem, Q. U. A., & Ameen, K. (2025). Navigating the physical work environment of libraries: Perspectives from Pakistani female librarians. Journal of Library Administration, 65(1), 149–169. https://doi.org/10.1080/01930826.2024.2432228

Saleem, Q. U. A., & Ameen, K. (2024). Workplace Empowerment and Librarianship: A Perception of Female Employees in Pakistan. New Review of Academic Librarianship, 30(1), 4–23. https://doi.org/10.1080/13614533.2023.2299846

Arshad, A., Saleem, Q. U. A., & Mahmood, K. (2023). Predictors affecting personal digital information management activities: A hierarchical regression analysis. Journal of Information Science, 49(6), 1677–1691. https://doi.org/10.1177/01655515211072299 journals.sagepub.com

Akbar, A., Jabbar, A., Saleem, Q. U. A., & Ashiq, M. (2022). Access and use of digital information resources by students with vision impairment: Challenges, prospects and expected role of libraries. International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 71(2), 189–207. https://doi.org/10.1080/1034912X.2022.2095356

Ashiq, M., Saleem, Q. U. A., & Asim, M. (2021). The perception of library and information science (LIS) professionals about research data management services in university libraries of Pakistan. Libri, 71(3), 239–249. https://doi.org/10.1515/libri-2020-0098 

Academic Librarianship
Information Literacy
Gender and Workplace Studies
Employee Well-being