Nur Alia Qaytrina Sim Abdullah

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Nur Alia Qaytrina Sim Abdullah

Nama asal Sim Siew Chen campuran Cina, Saban dan Kenyah yang berasal dari Marudi, Baram. Menerima pendidikan awal di Tadika Menthodist, Marudi pada tahun 1992 hingga 1994. Meneruskan pendidikan sekolah rendah di SRB Chung Hua, Marudi pada tahun 1995 hingga 1996, berpindah ke Miri bersama keluarga dan meneruskan pendidikan di SJK (C) Chung San, Miri dari Januari 1997 hingga Jun 1998 kemudian berpindah semula ke Marudi bersama keluarga dan masuk semula ke SRB Chung Hua, Marudi dari Jun 1998 sehingga 2000. Menyambung pendidikan di peringkat sekolah menengah di Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Marudi dari tahun 2001 hingga 2007 dan telah berjaya menamatkan STPM pada tahun 2007.

Pengalaman Bekerja

1. Emart Tudan Supermarket

  - Berpindah ke Miri setelah STPM dan mendapat kerja sementara sebagai juruwang di Emart Tudan Supermarket dari Disember 2007 hingga Jun 2008. 

2. SJK (C) Kee Tee, Long Lama

  - Mendapat tawaran kontrak sebagai Guru Sandaran Tidak Terlatih (GSTT) pada June dan mula bertugas di SJK (C) Kee Tee, Long Lama bermula June 2008 hingga Disember 2008. 
    mengajar subjek Bahasa Inggeris (Tahun 6), Bahasa Melayu (Tahun 2, Tahun 3 dan Tahun 5), Pendidikan Seni (Tahun 1 dan Tahun 6) dan Pendidikan Jasmani (Tahun 2 dan Tahun 
    5)

3. Wellcare Farmasi

  - Mendapat kerja sementara di Wellcare Farmasi dari Februari 2009 sehinng Mei 2009. Bertugas sebagai pembantu farmasi, diberi pendedahan tentang jenis-jenis ubat, 
    kandungan ubat serta sukatan atau dos ubat yang bersesuaian mengikut umur daripada ahli farmasi. 

4. Borneo Tropical Rainforest Resort

  - Mendapat tawaran kerja sebagai penyambut tetamu dan pemandu pelancong pada Mei 2009. Bertugas sebagai penyambut tetamu yang menguruskan tempahan bilik hotel dan chalet 
    bagi tetamu yang berkunjung ke Borneo Tropical Rainforest Resort, memasukkan bil-bil berkaitan yang dikenakan pada tetamu serta mengatur jadual dan membawa tetamu untuk
    Resort Tour di sekitar mini zoo, kebun buah, kolam ikan, dan sebagainya di sekitar resort menggunakan train dan boat yang telah disediakan.

With Pustaka Negeri Sarawak

The year 2000 saw the completion of Pustaka Negeri Sarawak, the new State Library of Sarawak, with its then state-of-art ICT infrastructure and facilities. He was among the nine pioneering government officers assigned by the Sarawak State Government to organize and commence its initial services. Subsequently, he was seconded to Pustaka Negeri Sarawak as a Senior Assistant Library Officer in August 2000.

During his first two years with Pustaka Negeri Sarawak, he was busy assisting the ICT contractor in stabilizing and fine tuning the ICT network infrastructure, the dedicated server system, backup system and support services. At the same time, he was also given the task to assist in stabilizing the integrated library management system - Angkasa. From then on, everything was about system improvement and enhancement. In addition to that, he was also part of the team that successfully completed few small ICT facilitated library projects throughout Sarawak. These libraries were

• Sri Aman ICT Facilitated Public Library;
• Mukah ICT Facilitated Public Library;
• ICT facilitated mobile libraries in Lawas and Sarikei; and
• ICT facilitated village libraries at Pueh in Sematan, Rayang in Serian, Selalang in Sarikei, Durin in Sibu, Beluru in Miri, Long Lama in Baram, Trusan and Kuala Lawas in Lawas.

In 2003, he was among those involved in identifying and selecting an integrated archives management system for Pustaka Negeri Sarawak, which is also entrusted with the responsibility of being the Sarawak State Records Repository.

At Liverpool Football Club, Liverpool, England

From 2005 until 2011, he was involved with reading promotion and reader development programs. These programs gave him the opportunity to study the demographic profiles of the rural and suburban populations of Sarawak; to determine and design appropriate programs; to define and design suitable information literacy skill modules for different target groups; to initiate and arrange outreach programs; and to deliver the program contents to the target groups. He took a major lead in visiting villages and rural community centres to promote reading and information literacy skills.

To ensure the success of the programs, working closely with other related organizations was crucial. he had the opportunity to work with all the public libraries under the local authorities in Sarawak. He had successfully delivered trainings on the handling of reading promotion and reader development activities; establishment and reviews of library key performance indicators; International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) guidelines for public library development; collection development and management; and simple computer troubleshooting to staff of these public libraries. Giving consultation services pertaining to public library development and management was a core routine of his job.

Staff of Information Service in 2018

From 2012 until 2018, he was with the Research and Development Division of the Sarawak State Library. There, he gained valuable experiences in library project management and had the opportunity to coordinate and monitor projects under the Tenth and Eleventh Malaysia Plans. He was involved in the planning, design and construction of the Sarawak State Library regional library. For the new and upcoming Sarawak State Archive Building project, which is due to be completed in the year 2021, he was a member of the technical team that was tasked with the study, evaluation and selection of a vendor for an automated storage and retrieval system (ASRS) for the project. The technical team was sent on study tours to Singapore, Kyoto and Sydney to complete its task. This ASRS in an archive establishment will be the first of its kind in this region.

At present, he is heading the Knowledge Management Division Knowledge Management Division of the Sarawak State Library. He has revamped and restructured the knowledge management programs and initiatives since they were no longer effective and serving their purposes. With the strong support of the management, he has established three new programs for the identification, capture and sharing of knowledge. These new programs are:

a) the Knowledge Inventory - a master register of organizational knowledge domains and knowledge assets.
b) PustakaPedia - a knowledge repository or knowledge base where the organizational knowledge is deposited as knowledge articles, provided access for, shared and maintained.
c) PustakaShares - a platform where expertise, experiences and lessons learned are shared or communicated via oral presentation.

Awards

Excellent Service Award 2000 - 2001 2002 2005 - 2006 2007 - 2008 2009 - 2010 2011 - 2012 2013 - 2014 2015 - 2016 2017 - 2018

State Award Member of the Order of Star of Hornbill Sarawak (Darjah Yang Amat Mulai Bintang Kenyalang Sarawak, Ahli Bintang Kenyalang)