Empowering Knowledge, Connecting Academia
Sayma Sultana
23 October 2018
Senior Executive-Library
United International University
“Students of the UIU will now have access to all information on our History, Culture and Liberation War’’- said Vice-chancellor of UIU.
Kamal Hossain
Deputy Librarian | Library
University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB)
A 3-day long (14-16 October 2018) ULAB Book Fair 2018 was inaugurated by the National Professor Dr Anisuzzaman, Emeritus Professor of University of Dhaka on 14 October 2018 at 12:00 PM at University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) at its Dhanmondi Campus. The theme of this book fair was “The unlimited world of digital books” and its slogan was saving more, read more. National Professor Rafiqul Islam delivered Opening Speech. A discussion session was conducted at ULAB auditorium. They discussed the importance of digital books/eBooks as well as print books. Both (digital & print) versions books spread human knowledge and preserve for future generation. » Read more
The Department of Information Studies and Library Management, EWU Library and EWU Information Club are going to organise a series of programs from 22 October 2018 to 31 October 2018. The program details are as follows:
Seminar on “Introduction to Citation Management Software: Mendeley
Organised by EWU Library
EWU Library is going to organise a seminar on “Introduction to Citation Management Software: Mendeley” on 22 October 2018 (Monday) from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm in S. M. Nousher Ali Lecture Gallery (Room-126), East West University. Dr Dilara Begum, Associate Professor and Chairperson, Department of Information Studies and Library Management and Librarian (In-charge) will present the topic and demonstrate the use of the mentioned software. Professor Dr Fakrul Alam, Pro-Vice Chancellor, East West University will be present as the Chief Guest in the seminar.
The theme for the 2018 International Open Access Week, to be held October 22-28, will be “designing equitable foundations for open knowledge.”
As part of international Open Access week activities, The Librarian Times is celebrating Open Access Week 2018 with a panel discussion.
When: Sunday, October 28, 2018, 11:00 AM Astana, Dhaka
Ahasan, Dhaka, 20 October 2018
A meeting between the Executive Council Members of Library Association of Bangladesh (LAB) and the Library Unlimited Project team members was held on 16 October 2018 at LU Project office, Shahbag, Dhaka. Both organs have been expecting for a mutual cooperation and collaboration for professional and library development in Bangladesh for a long time.
The meeting was focussed on different industry issues including professional training and development, project and fund and National Library Day 2019 celebration.
Ahasan, Dhaka, 20 October 2018
Annie Cruze has been awarded the OpenCon 2018 partial grant and invited to attend the event as an early career academic professional.
Ms Annie Cruze, Library Assistant (Administration) American International School, Dhaka (AISD) is going to attend OpenCon 2018, at York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada on 2 November 2018. The program will be hosted by Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) in partnership with York University, Ryerson University, and the University of Toronto.
Joynal, Dhaka, 13 October 2018
Mr Mozammel Bhuyan, a student of the Department of Information Science and Library Management, University of Dhaka has been awarded the Lion Md. Jonab Ali and Farzana Jonab Gold Medal, 2016. He is honoured with the Gold Medal for obtaining highest CGPA (3.85 out of 4.00) in B.A. (Hons.) final examination in 2016. He completed his M.A. degree with highest CGPA (3.97 out of 4.00) in 2017. The Medal was handed over to Mr Mozammel during 51st Convocation of the University of Dhaka on October 6, 2018.
Mukta, Dhaka, 14 October 2018
Dr Dilara Begum, Associate Professor and Chairperson, Dept. of Information Studies and Library Management & Librarian (In-charge), East West University has been selected as a ‘Standing Committee’ member of the European Conference on Information Literacy (ECIL) as an Information Literacy expert of Bangladesh. The conference was held on 24 to 27 September 2018 in Oulu, Finland.
Tanveer Ahsan, NSU
A Team of Bangladesh Bank lead by Ms Tasnim Fatema, Deputy General Manager, Bangladesh Bank Library visited NSU Central Library on Tuesday, 2 October 2018. The team members are; Mr Sasannka Kumar Sinha Joint Director, Mr Habibur Rahman Deputy Director, Mr Dulal Mondal, Deputy Director and Mr Borhan Uddin, Assistant Director.
Ahasan, Dhaka, 13 October 2018
A successful meeting was held on 3rd October 2018 at Islamic University of Technology (IUT) Board Room and Library with three members of ELSEVIER.