of Books) 1956–1957: Attended UNESCO Educational and Practical Library Science training in Europe 1957–1958: Co-founder bāshgāh-e ketāb (Book Club) later named anjoman-e ketāb (Book Society) 1958–1969: Educator Library Science at dāneshsarāy-e ālee (Higher Education) division of University of Tehran 1958–1979: Managing Editor rāhnamāy-e ketāb Journal (licensee: Ehsan Yarshater) 1958–1979: Director anjoman-e ketāb (Book Society) 1961–1979: Founder nashriyeh noskhehāy-e khatti (Journal of Manuscripts), Central Library of University of Tehran (in collaboration with Mohammad-Taqi Danesh-Pajouh) 1961–1962: Director of the Library of dāneshsarāy-e āli 1962: Director National Library of Iran (founded Iranian Studies Branch, founded Bibliography of Iran and indexing of library's manuscripts with efforts of Abdollah Anvar) 1962: Return to teaching at dāneshsarā-e āli 1963–1964: Return to University of Tehran as Director of Center of Bibliographic Research and Indexing 1963: Indexing and Cataloging Harvard University printed Persian books 1963: Technical Manager of Library Sciences Literacy Committee (UNESCO National commission) 1964–1971: Director of Bureau of Publications and Cultural Relations (Later named Bureau of Publications and Library Relations) 1965–1979: Director of Central Library and Document Center, University of Tehran 1965–1973: Teaching at Iran Historical Social Divisions dāneshkadeh olum ejtemāee (Department of Social Sciences) University of Tehran 1966–1979: Founded ketābdāri Journal, a publication of University of Tehran Central Library 1969: Director National Book Center interrelated to UNESCO National Commission 1969–1979: Associate Professor, later Professor of History (Historical Documents and Native History) Department of Literature and Human Sciences, University of Tehran. (Manuscripts in Library Science) College of Educational Sciences 1969–1972: Director Iranshenāsi Journal, Publication of Department of Literature and Human Sciences, University of Tehran 1969–1979: Permanent Director of Congress of Iranian Studies 1979–1983: Established sāzemān-e ketāb (independently) 1979–1993: Published Ayandeh Journal from 5th volume for fifteen years 1983: Death of father (Dr. Mahmoud Afshar, PhD.) 1984: Established nāmvāreh-e Dr. Mahmoud Afshar published by Doctor Mahmoud Afshar Foundation. From 11th volume it was named pajouhesh-hāye Irāni (Iranian Studies/Research) 1989: Teaching at Bern University, Bern Switzerland 1996: Death of spouse (Shayesteh Afsharieh) 1998: Cataloging Persian manuscripts at Austrian National Library (Vienna) 2001: Established daftar-e tārikh, publishing small documents and thesis from Doctor Mahmoud Afshar Foundation Memberships 1951: Society of Iranian Studies (President Ebrahim Pourdavoud and Secretary Dr. Mohammad Moien) 1955–1978: Founding Member Iranian Society of Philosophy and Human Sciences affiliated with UNESCO national committee 1958: Ministry of Foreign Relation's Library Council 1959: Committee to establish countrywide archiving representing UNESCO national committee 1962: University of Tehran Central Library council