Tag: Issue 10

Apu, Dhaka, 7 April 2019

A meeting between The Librarian Times (TLT) team led by the Editor, Prodip Roy and Libraries Unlimited Project team led by the project director Ms Kirsty Crawford was held on 3 April 2019 at the Libraries Unlimited Office, Shahbagh, Dhaka.

On behalf of TLT editorial board, Mr Mohammad Joynal Abdin and Mr Prodip Aich attended the meeting. Mr Prodip Roy attended the meeting via ZOOM online.

The Editor, TLT articulated that The Libraries Unlimited (LU) programme in Bangladesh is a milestone to modernise the public library network, build the capacity of library professionals, train library staff, and build public awareness of and access to library and information services. In the primary discussion with the LU project team, the board members spoke on TLT’s objective and future mission. TLT started its journey in Feb 2017 to overcome the Library and Information Science professional barriers, inspire professionals and contribute to the country by supporting library and information advocacy, organising the seminar Workshop and undertaking research on ongoing issues. » Read more

Ahasan, Dhaka 7 April 2019

An Inauguration ceremony was held for the Library Automation and Career Development Corner at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University on 1 April 2019. Prof. Dr Giasuddin Miah, Vice-Chancellor, BSMRAU was present as the Chief Guest in this inauguration session while Prof. Tofail Ahmed, BSMRAU was present as the Special Guest. Prof. Dr Mofazzal Hossain, Library Chief, BSMRAU conducted the ceremony. Koha-Integrated Library Management System has been implemented as part of the library automation project.

Dr Md. Anwarul Islam, Librarian, Sher-e Bangla Agriculture University and Mr Mubassir Ahsan, Assistant Librarian, Southeast University have been working behind the automation since the project started. Mr Md. Atik Zaman, Deputy Librarian, BSMRAU also has a tremendous contribution to make this automation pragmatic. » Read more

Syeda Mukta Begum
April 6, 2019
The Chittagong University’s (CU) central library has started its automation project recently. The first phase of the project is successfully completed. As part of the project, a cyber centre was inaugurated by Vice-Chancellor, Professor Dr Iftekhar Uddin Chowdhury on campus on March 7, 2019.

Ms Dil Rukhsana Basunia, Deputy Librarian of the university shared this information to TLT. She also shared that after joining at CU within 3 months she started the automation project.

We will gradually complete the 2nd and 3rd phases of the projects and the whole library functions will be fully automated– said Ms Basunia.

She also expressed that there will be more initiatives and projects soon to develop CU Central Library in the near future. » Read more

Ahasan, Dhaka, 7 October 2018

A five-day-long training program on Digital repositories: the pathway from open access to digital asset management was held on 23 – 27 September 2018, at Ocean Teacher Global Academy regional training Centre, UTM, Malaysia.

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Aparajita Rahman, Library Officer, AUW

4 October 2018

Ms Tanjia Sharmin has been promoted to Librarian at Asian University for Women (AUW), Chittagong effected from 1 October 2018.

Ms Tanjia completed her Bachelors and Master’s degree in Information Science and Library Management at the University of Dhaka with an excellent academic result.

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Ahasan, 6 October 2018

International Islamic University Chittagong (IIUC) orientation program of postgraduate diploma course in Library and Information Science was held on 29 September 2018 of its central auditorium, Chittagong.

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Mukta and Ahasan 29 September 2018.

Mr Sheikh Md. Jalal Uddin and Dr Azizur Rahman have been promoted to Additional Librarian at Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University effective from 25 September 2018.

They have been highly influential in the managing library systems and have continued to show an exemplary commitment to their roles as library professionals. » Read more