Category: Volume 05

Dr. M. Nazim Uddin, icddr,b, Dhaka, 17 February, 2019

icddr,b Library observed “National Library Day” on 05 February 2019 in its library premises. This year’s theme is “Gronthagare Boi Pori, Alokito Manush Gori” (let’s read books in the library, create an enlightened mind). To grace the occasion, a simple and informal program was organized by the library staff members at the cyber corner and training area of the Library. Among other participants, Dr. Mohammad Yunus, Emeritus Scientist; Dr. ASG Faruque, Consultant; Dr. Dinesh Mondal, Senior Scientist; Dr. Fatema Khatun, Associate Scientist; Dr. Sadika Akhter, Dy Project Coordinator, HSPSD; Ms Asma Akhter and her team from finance office were present on the occasion and participated in the discussion. Senior scientists and researchers shared the importance and significance of library services at icddr,b. Library issues are discussed in the meeting.

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Ahasan, Dhaka, 17 February 2019

A two days training program on “Library Automation Using SLiMS” started from 15 to 16 February 2019 was held successfully at the Digital Access Centre, KUET Central Library, Khulna.

Prof. Dr Quazi Hamidul Bari, Dean, faculty of civil engineering was present as the chief guest, Dr Md Anwarul Islam, Secretary-General, Library Association Bangladesh (LAB) was the special guest while Md Akkas Uddin Pathan was the chair on the inaugural ceremony.

A.K.M. Nurul Alam (Apu), Web-editor, The Librarian Times, Joint Secretary-General, BALID & Deputy Director (Library) Bangladesh Bank (Central Bank of Bangladesh) was the resource person of these training sessions. In these sessions, he demonstrated on SLiMS Installation, SLiMS Customization, Data Entry and other features on this software.

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Ahasan, Dhaka, 9 February 2019.

The country celebrated National Library Day 0n 5^th February 2019. To make remarkable the day, Ministry of Cultural Affairs organized rally, debate, cultural events, souvenir publication throughout the country.

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Ahasan, Dhaka, 9 February 2019

The Librarian Times (TLT)celebrated the National Library Day by participating in the different national programmes organized by Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh on 5 February 2019.

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Syeda Mukta Begum 8 February 2019

Asia Open Access (OA) is an extraordinary discussion facilitated by Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR) in which individuals from the Asian OA network can share data, meet one another and manufacture connections. It has a mailing list and arranges gatherings to encourage more prominent trade past national limits. It observes Asian social assorted variety and remarkable method for getting things done. The Asia (OA) meeting will give a chance to find out about worldwide patterns, share data crosswise over Asian nations, and help with neighbourhood procedures for expanding the selection of open access and open science in the nation as well as in Bangladesh.

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Nonigopal Roy, RU. 6 February 2019

Rajshahi University (RU) Central Library and Department of Information Science and Library Management, jointly celebrated The National Library Day, 2019 in Rajshahi on 5 February based on the theme –“Build Enlighten People through Reading Books in the Library.”

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The North South University Central Library recently organized a series of orientation programs for the new students on library facilities and services. Around 1300 students (about 74% of total students) of spring 2019 semester attended the program on January 21, 22 and 24, 2019 in different schedules of the respected days. Earlier Dr Md. Zahid Hossain Shoeb, University Librarian, addressed to the fresher’s in the central orientation program on January 19, 2019.

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Apu, Dhaka, 10 February 2019

East West University Library observed the National Library Day on 05 February 2019 aiming at building an educated and enlightened nation and making the people more library-oriented. The theme of the National Library Day 2019 is “গ্রন্থাগারে বই পড়ি আলোকিত মানুষ গড়ি”.  On this day honourable President and Prime Minister Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh delivered a special message giving importance of libraries.

As a part of the celebration of national library day, EWU library was decorated with a colourful balloon, festoon, banners, posters etc to make the library users aware about the importance of the library in lifelong learning. » Read more

To observe “National Library Day” as declared by the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, BALID in collaboration with Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and Pacific (CIRDAP) is going to organize a Seminar on “Library vs Internet” on Saturday, 23 February 2019 at 2:30 pm at CIRDAP International Conference Centre (CICC) , Chameli House, 17 Topkhana Road, Dhaka.

Theme: Library vs Internet

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A two days training program on “Library Automation Using SLiMS” is going to be started from 15 to 16 February 2019 at the Digital Access Centre, KUET Central Library, Khulna. SLiMS is an open source library automation software. Library Association of Bangladesh (LAB), Library Association of Khulna Division and KUET Central Library, Khulna will jointly organize the program. The purpose of the training is to enhance library automation skill of the library professionals and students of Khulna division.

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