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Professional training for library professionals in Bangladesh

Role Libraries, Information centers and associations in organizing professional training in Bangladesh

East West University:

East West University Library organized a series of workshop, training, seminar on different subjects one of which is international workshop on health information literacy for the development of library professionals of Bangladesh. EWU library organized several workshop and training in last two years which are briefly given below:

• Four day long outdoor Workshop on Greenstone Digital library for building digital library jointly with waikato University, New Zealand
• Three days Workshop on Information Literacy for the faculties and students of EWU jointly with INASP
• Five days workshop on integrated library system: Koha and Greenstone Digital library software for building digital library
• Four day long International workshop on Health Information Literacy jointly with IFLA.
• Seminar on digital preservation in south Asian perspective
• Seminar on Digital library and Virtual reference service

Beside these EWU library jointly organized on a seminar on Media and Information Literacy with dept. of Information science and library Management, University of Rajshahi.

All of these workshop and seminars were organized for the development of library and library professionals in Bangladesh. EWU got tremendous positive response from these type of program.

BRAC University Library

BRAC university library organized four different types of workshop and training for the library professionals of Bangladesh last two years. Their training focused mainly on the following topics

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• Integrated library software: Koha
• BRAC University has conducted a workshop entitled 'Developing a Digital Institutional Repository at BRAC University: Experiences and Challenges' recently. Library professionals from different universities and institutes participated in the workshop
• Two day training on Discovery tool :Vufind

In these workshop library professionals from around the country joined and gathered valuable knowledge on updated technology.

North South University:

NSU library organized Certificate Course on Digital and Online Librarianship on regular basis. This course is designed for all types of user of library including library professionals, student, researchers etc who are interested on digital and online library, cyber technology, web design and searching.

• Operating Systems for Digital & Online Librarianship
• Library Database Management and Web Design
• Access and Use of Digital & Online Resources

This course help the training people to search, download online resources, subscribing online resources and management, resources sharing and designing and maintaining individual websites

Independent University, Bangladesh:

Independent University, Bangladesh library organized a seven days long international workshop on Information Literacy in 2009 for Library professionals of Bangladesh and other SAARC countries mainly but was not limited to this region. Beside the saarc countries participants also joined from Tanzania, Philippines, Indonesia, and Iran.

“The objective of the workshop was

1. Introducing the concept of “Information Literacy” in Bangladesh and other SAARC countries (not limited to these countries).
2. Providing hands on training on “Information Literacy”.
3. Building capacity of the library professionals of the SAARC region (not limited to this countries).
4. Making the librarians competent to run “Information Literacy” programme after the training.”¹

BALID (Bangladesh Association of Librarians, Information Scientists and Documentalists):

BALID organized several training on e-resources management and searching skills in digital environment for the senior level library professionals of Bangladesh.

• One training was held at Independent university on Training on ‘E-resources management’ on 31 July 2010. The participants learn from the training how to subscribe and manage e-resources including remote access service with my Athens. They also learn about licensing, archiving limitation, procurement and registration process of some registration based e-journal databases.

• A day long training was held on Literature Search Skills in Digital Environment at ICDDRB on Saturday 23 October 2010 where the participants learn about advanced level searching different journal databases including PUBMED, Hinari etc.

• A day-long training program on Searching Skills and Management of E-resources was held in Rajshahi University Central Library, Rajshahi, on 10 December 2010. The training programme was jointly organized by Bangladesh Association of Librarians, Information Scientists, and Documentalists (BALID) and Rajshahi University Central Library.

Bangladesh Academy of Science (BAS):

The Bangladesh Academy of Science (BAS) promote research in pure an applied science and their practical applications to problems of national welfare in Bangladesh; disseminate scientific knowledge among people; publish proceedings, journals, memoirs, transactions and other publications on scientific subjects; hold conferences and so on. The Academy is the leading scientific organization of the scientists of eminence in Bangladesh and represents internationally the scientific community of the country

BAS organized a 2 day long training program on Management of e-Resources which was held on 31 March – 1 April 2010 in the Computer Lab. of the Institute of Information and Communication Technology, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka.

The program was designed for the primary group and advanced group of the library officers and IT officers of all network member organizations i.e. Universities, research and development organizations of Bangladesh. The trainees of the participants were trained on many issues regarding better use and better management of e-Resources.

ICDDR,B:

LISU offers and organizes a highly practical-oriented, intensive training programme on Information Management of various lengths for outside personnel having certificate, diploma, or master’s degree in library and information science. This course covers all possible topics for managing a modern library including using library management software, charging and discharging, selection, procurement and evaluation procedure of library materials , use of web for providing resources to user, e-resources management, developing international linkage, literature searching in the web, practical using different types of databases etc. this training course is designed for both the ICDDRB staff and other library professionals of Bangladesh

Library Association of Bangladesh (LAB):

Bangladesh Library Association is a large association in Bangladesh. It regularly organizes training and seminar on different topics. In last year it organized several program that are given below:

• Training program on website development and management using joomla.
• International seminar on Vision 2021: the role of libraries for building digital Bangladesh

It provide some short course training ie. Certificate and diploma to the graduate level student to make them prepared in a short time to be able to manage their library. This can not be professional education.

Reference:

http://www.worlib.org/vol06no2/foote_v06n2.shtml

http://lib.ewubd.edu/IWHIL.aspx?Command=2011

http://ar-ar.facebook.com/notes/east-west-university/launching-ceremony-of-ewu-digital-library-and-international-workshop-on-health-i/10150337910081111?ref=nf

http://lib.ewubd.edu/IWHIL.aspx?Command=2011

http://www.thedailystar.net/campus/2011/01/01/newsroom.htm

http://www.newstoday.com.bd/?option=details&news_id=26575&date=2011-05-05

http://www.thedailystar.net/campus/2011/05/04/newsroom.htm

http://www.thedailystar.net/campus/2008/07/03/newsroom.htm

http://library.northsouth.edu/training.php

http://lib.iub.edu.bd/iwil.html

http://www.balid.org/?p=193

http://www.balid.org/?p=248

http://www.balid.org/?p=266

http://www.bas.org.bd/news/news-flash/216.html

https://centre.icddrb.org/activity/index.jsp?activityObjectID=73

(It is not a journal article most of the information is collected from website)

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List of journals published in Bangladesh

Journals published in Bangladesh


Dhaka University Studies: A Journal of the Faculty of Arts
2 issue/year
University of Dhaka


Journal of Social Studies
1 issue/year
Center for Social Studies


Social Science Review
2 issue/year
University of Dhaka


Asia Pacific Journal of Rural Development
2 issue/year
CIRDAP


Journal of Rural Development
1 issue/year
Bangladesh Academy of Rural Development


Journal of Statistical Studies
2 issue/year
Jahangirnagar University


Bangladesh Political Science Review

Dept of Political Science, D U


Asian Studies
2 issue/year
Jahangirnagar University

Asian Affairs
4 issue/year
Centre for Development Research


BIISS Journal
4 issue/year
Bangladesh Institute of Inter & Strategic Studies


Journal of International Affairs
2 issue/year
Bangladesh Institute of Law and Inter Affairs


Bangladesh Arthaniti Samiti Samayiki
1 issue/year
Bangladesh Arthaniti Samiti


Bangladesh Journal of Political Economics
1 issue/year
Bangladesh Economic Association


Jahangirnagar Economic Review
2 issue/year
Jahangirnagar University


Bangladesh Unnayana Samiksha
1 issue/year
Bangladesh Unnayana Gabeshana Protishthan


Bank Parikrama
4 issue/year
Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management


Journals of the Institute of Bankers
2 issue/year
Institute of Bankers


Asia Pacific Journal on Environment and Development
2 issue/year
Bangladesh Unnayan Parishad


Bangladesh Journal of Agriculture
4 issue/year
Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council


Bangladesh Journal of Agricultural Economics
1 issue/year
Bangladesh Agricultural University


Development Review
1 issue/year
Academy for Planning and Development


Bangladesh Journal of Law
2 issue/year
Bangladesh Institute of Law and Inter Affairs


Bangladesh Journal of Public Administration
1 issue/year
Bangladesh Public Admin Training Centre


Bangladesh Journal of Extension Education
2 issue/year
Bangladesh Agricultural Extension Society


Jahangirnagar Review
2 issue/year
Jahangirnagar University


Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh: Science
2 issue/year
Asiatic Society of Bangladesh


Journal of the Bangladesh Chemical Society
1 issue/year
Bangladesh Chemical Society


JHPN
4 issue/year
ICDDR'B


Pharma World
6 issue/year
Muhammad Masud


Journal of Business Research
2 issue/year
Jahangirnagar University


Bangladesh Journal of Jute and Fibre Research
1 issue/year
Bangladesh Jute Research Institute


Tea Journal of Bangladesh
1 issue/year
Bangladesh Tea Board


Dhaka University Journal of Business Studies
2 issue/year
University of Dhaka


Journal of Business Administration
4 issue/year
Institute of Business Administration, D U


Journal of Management Studies
2 issue/year
University of Dhaka


Journal of Bengal Art
1 issue/year
International Centre for study of Bengal Art


Bangladesh Journal of Sports Science

Bangladesh Institute of Sports(BKSP)


Harvest: Jahangirnagar Studies in language and literature
2 issue/year
Jahangirnagar University


Bangla Academy Patrika (Bengali)
1 issue/year
Bangla Academy


Ekuser Prabandha
1 issue/year
Bangla Academy


Dhaka Bisvabidyalaya Patrika
4 issue/year
University of Dhaka


Journal of the Asiatic Society of BANGLADESH: Humanities
2 issue/year
Asiatic Society of Bangladesh


Itihas
1 issue/year
Itihas Parishad, Bangladesh


Itihasa Samiti Patrika
2 issue/year
Bangladesh Itihas Samiti


Bangladesh Historical Studies
1 issue/year
Bangladesh History Association


Sahitya Patrika
2 issue/year
Bangla Dept., DU

(this document is created in 2008)

Libraries using koha in bangladesh

1. BRAC University Library (remodeling with drupal)
2. East West University Library
3. Independent University Library

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SL	Analogy				Word meaning
	Pair to be followed		Result
1.	New	Modern	Old	Antique
2.	Distort	Twist	Harmonize	Balance
3.	Stimulate	Cool down	Excite	Calm
4.	Aviary	Birds	Archives	Records
5.	Travel	Journey	Walk	Hike
6.	Vaccine	Prevent	Diagnosis	Cure
7.	Frequently	Always	Seldom	Never
8.	Sell	Purchase	Give	Receive
9.	Carpenter	Saw	Seamstress	Scissor
10.	Whisper	Talk	Brush	Touch
11.	Pardon	Offence	Forgive	Wrong
12.	Play	Acts	Novel	Chapters
13.	Torch	Liberty	Scales	Justice
14.	Delay	Retard	Slow down	Hold up
15.	Submissive	Disobedient	Observe	Defy
16.	Pepper	Season	Sugar	Sweeten
17.	Egg	Oval	Brick	Rectangular
18.	Dignify	Humiliate	Praise	Criticize
19.	Delay	Expedite	Detain	Dispatch
20.	Assert	Dissent	Affirm	Object
21.	Wheat	Grain	Carrot	Vegetable
22.	Cricket	Bat	Tennis	Racket
23.	Sapling	Tree	Puppy	Dog
24.	Composer	Symphony	Poet	Sonnet
25.	Submission	Yielding	Complaint	Acquiescent
26.	Emaciated	Obesity	Penurious	Wealth
27.	Irresolute	Indecisive	Vacillate	Hesitate
28.	Stretch	Extend	Lengthen	Prolong
29.	Agony	Pain	Parsimony	Frugality
30.	Devoted	Dedicated	Anxious	Nervous
31.	Monarch	Republic	Anarchy	Government
32.	Tourniquet	Bleeding	Red light	Traffic
33.	Uncouth	Gracelessness	Avaricious	Greed
34.	Sonnet	Poem	Mushroom	Fungus
35.	Scalpel	Surgeon	Razor	Barber
36.	Virus	Cold	Infection	Gangrene
37.	Doctor	Diseases	Psychiatrist	Maladjustment
38.	Awl	Puncture	Cleaver	Cut
39.	Barren	Desert	Lush	Jungle
40.	Destroy	Demolish	Cry	Wail
41.	Pearl	Oyster	Scale	Fish
42.	Crest	Wave	Scream	Fight
43.	Scream	Fright	Groan	Pain
44.	Cure	Psychologist	Entertain	Comedian
45.	Marble	Stone	Copper	Metal
46.	Disciplinarian	Obedience	Perfectionist	Flawlessness
47.	Tree	Root	Building	Foundation
48.	Cotton	Soft	Iron	Hard
49.	Feel	Touch	See	Look
50.	Premiere	Movie	Unveiling	Statue
51.	Forest	Trees	Fleet	Ships
52.	Revolve	Spin	Move	Travel
53.	Crack	Smash	Whisper	Scream
54.	Lake	Wet	Ice	Cold
55.	Same	Alike	Powerful	Mighty
56.	Meteorology	Weather	Ornithology	birds
57.	Anonymous	Identity	Amorphous	Form
58.	Witness	Crime	Spectator	Sports
59.	Stock holder	Dividends	Song writer	Royalties
60.	Redundant	Repetitious	Verbose	wordy
61.	Punctual	Late	Surmise	Beyond doubt
62.	Eternal	Lasting	Germane	Related
63.	Ambiguous	Precise	Unclear	Static
64.	Vulnerable	Invincible	Weak	Untenable
65.	Sketch	Artist	Draft	Writer
66.	Oscillate	Pendulum	Spin	Gyroscope
67.	Zenith	Apex	Base	Foundation
68.	Crumb	Bread	Splinter	Wood
69.	Ship	Armada	Atom	Molecule
70.	Gobble	Turkey	Twitter	Bird
71.	Barge	Vessel	Shovel	Implement
72.	Truck	Bough	Torso	Arm
73.	Stumble	Walk	Stammer	Talk
74.	Entrepreneur	Profits	Scholar	Knowledge
75.	Referee	Whistle	Judge	Gavel
76.	Heart	Pump	Stomach	Digest
77.	Evanescent	Disappear	Pliant	Yield
78.	Indifferent	Concern	Arrogant	Modesty
79.	Smile	Amusement	Yawn	Boredom
80.	Crown	Trees	Peak	Mountain
81.	Rudder	Steer	Paddle	Row
82.	Laws	Society	Buoy	Channel
83.	Words	Writer	Batter	Baker
84.	Affluent	Impoverished	Rich	Poor
85.	Biography	Autobiography	Testimony	confession
86.	Novelist	Plot	Architect	Blueprint
87.	Heavy	Weight	Ancient	Age
88.	Island	Archipelago	Star	Galaxy
89.	Mine	Coal	Quarry	Marble
90.	Ruin	Damage	Abhor	Dislike
91.	Cotton	Rayon	Natural	Synthetic
92.	Scurry	Move	Chatter	Talk
93.	Mutton	Sheep	Beef	Steer
94.	Stanza	Poem	Story	Building
95.	Heart	Human	Engine	Car
96.	Deluge	Droplet	Landslides	Pebble
97.	Agreement	Consensus	Peace	Tranquility
98.	Singer	Chorus	Actor	Cast
99.	Constellation	Star	Solar system	Planet
100.	Hair	Bald	Rain	Drougt
101.	Dog	Mammal	Snake	Reptile
102.	Handwriting	Signature	Painting	Self portrait
103.	Debit	Credit	Liability	Immunity
104.	Mason	Wall	Painter	Mural
105.	Antenna	Signal	Net	Fish
106.	Piston	Cylinder	Elevator	Shaft
107.	Fire	Ashes	Eevent	Memories
108.	Ocean	Bay	Continent	Peninsula
109.	Anarchist	Lawless	Philistine	Uncultured
110.	Dinghy	Water	Glider	Air
111.	Tremble	Fright	Leap	Joy
112.	Wince	Pain	Blush	Embarrassment
113.	Spectacle	Visible	Sound	Audible
114.	Dampen	Drench	Simmer	Boil
115.	Cobbler	Shoes	Mechanic	Automobile
116.	Destroy	Demolish	Cry	Wail
117.	Psychologist	Cure	Comedian	Entertain
118.	Robust	Frail	Powerful	Anemic
119.	Sneer	Contempt	Frown	Displeasure
120.	School	Fish	Herd	Cows
121.	Amusing	Uproarious	Puzzling	Dumbfounding
122.	Walk	Amble	Work	Tinker
123.	Anemo meter	Wind speed	Thermometer	Temperature
124.	Throat	Swallow	Teeth	Chew
125.	Lava	Volcano	Water	Spring
126.	Wink	Eye	Tap	Toe
127.	Pear	Fruit	Baseball	Sports
128.	Pinnacle	Nadir	Top	Bottom
129.	Swear	Oath	Sign	Contact
130.	Fret	Relax	Fight	Submit
131.	Pail	Water	Shaker	Salt
132.	Area	Square	Volume	Cube
133.	Dollar	Dime	Decade	Year
134.	Whale	Mammal	Snake	Reptile
135.	Find	Search	Win	Fight
136.	Plane	Smooth	Wrench	Twist
137.	Cardiology	Heart	pharmacology	Drug
138.	Mentor	Counsel	Body guard	Protection
139.	Fish	Hilsha	Mammal	Whale
140.	Geology	Science	Fir	Tree
141.	Museum	Exhibit	Theater	Performance
142.	Clock	Second	Calendar	Day
143.	Degree	Temperature	Ounce	Weight
144.	Puck	Hockey	Ball	Golf
145.	Envelop	Surround	Loiter	Linger
146.	Pea	Pod	Nut	Shell
147.	Candle	Tallow	Statue	Bronze
148.	Recluse	Solitary	Socialite	Gregarious
149.	Joy	Ecstasy	Breeze	Hurricane
150.	Scribbling	Writing	Mumbling	Speaking
151.	Clap	Thunder	Bolt	Lightening
152.	Judge	Incorruptible	Accountant	Accurate
153.	Comedy	Amusement	Satire	Contempt
154.	Moth	Wool	Termite	Wood
155.	Prolix	Wordy	Terse	Succinct
156.	Biology	Life system	Anthropology	Human development
157.	Chauffeur	Livery	Soldier	Uniform
158.	Earth	Round	Brick	Rectangular
159.	Brake	Car	Reins	Horse
160.	Stage	Actor	Sprint	Feel
161.	massage	Hand	Armour	Body
162.	Clothes	Luggage	Documents	Briefcase
163.	Square	Cube	Circle	Sphere
164.	Building	Story	Ladder	Rung
165.	Chronometer	Time	Odometer	Distance
166.	Colleague	Profession	Kinsfolk	Family
167.	Calorie	Heat	Acre	Area
168.	Rancid	Taste	Rank	Smell
169.	Soldier	Carbine	Knight	Spear
170.	Meandering	Directness	Digressive	Conciseness
171.	Lineage	Person	Derivation	Word
172.	Support	Advocate	Denounce	Accuser
173.	Gulp	Sip	Confide	Tell
174.	Infallible	Error	Impeccable	Flaw
175.	Caution	Accident	Radar	Collision
176.	Author	Copyright	Inventor	Patent
177.	Virtue	Integrity	Vice	Ambition
178.	Anger	Choleric	Wrath	Ironic
179.	Beam	Delight	Glower	Anger
180.	Robin	Nest	Rabbit	Burrow
181.	Porter	Terminal	Waiter	Restaurant
182.	Inventory	Merchandise	Roster	Member
183.	Entrepreneur	Profits	Laborer	Wages
184.	Patron	Support	Counselor	Advise
185.	Endure	Survivor	Compete	Rival
186.	Blind	Sight	Amnesiac	Memory
187.	Moderator	Debate	Umpire	Game
188.	Disband	Organization	Demobilize	Army
189.	Helmet	Head	Breast plate	Chest
190.	Act	Stage	Swim	Pool
191.	Gland	Enzyme	Generator	Current
192.	Team	Athletes	Alliance	Nations
193.	Kernel	Corn	Grain	Wheat
194.	Connoisseur	Painting	Gourmet	Viands
195.	Tooth	Gum	Hair	Scalp
196.	Cottage	Castle	Lot	Acreage
197.	Midget	Short	Giant	Big
198.	Flute	Woodwind	Trumpet	Brass
199.	Air	Stagnate	Wood	Rot
200.	Interest	Usury	Frugality	Parsimony
201.	Beef	Jerky	Grape	Raisin
202.	Curved	Gnarled	Ripple	Wavy
203.	Skate	Rink	Repose	Circle
204.	Chivalrous	Gallant	Sanguine	Cheerful
205.	Talkative	Recluse	Evil	Saint
206.	Diffuse	Confined	Incongruous	Harmonious
207.	Protean	Immutable	Animated	Unruly
208.	Fringe	Center	Minor	Major
209.	Traitorous	Perfidy	Devious	Green
210.	Triad	Three	Quintet	Five
211.	Touch	Embrace	Smile	Laugh
212.	Soar	Hover	Swim	Tread water
213.	Equestrian	Horse	Cyclist	Bicycle
214.	Balmy	Doleful	Auspicious	Lugubrious
215.	Resplendent	Repulsive	Amiable	Surly
216.	Implode	Explode	Contract	Expand
217.	Spank	Punish	Praise	Reward
218.	August	Base	Incongruous	Harmonious
219.	Exempla	Miscreant	Assistance	Mischief
220.	Simultaneous	Concomitant	Careful	Meticulous
221.	Flame	Conflagration	Drizzle	Downpour
222.	Munificent	Generous	Dolorous	Sorrowful
223.	Heckler	Harass	Knave	Deceive
224.	Jocular	Solemn	Latent	Perceptible
225.	Judge	Court house	Physician	Infirmary
226.	Funds	Embezzled	Writing	Plagiarized
227.	Auger	Carpenter	Awl	Cobbler
228.	Range	Mountains	String	Beads
229.	Philatelist	Stamps	Numismatist	Coins
230.	Barren	Fecund	Hackneyed	Original
231.	Cartographer	Gazetteer	Lexicographer	Dictionary
232.	Titanic	Lilliputian	Obese	Emaciated
233.	Shrug	Indifference	Nod	Assent
234.	Hillock	Mountain	Pond	Lake
235.	Entry	Diary	Episode	Serial
236.	Quotation	Quotation marc	Aside	Parenthesis
237.	Crest	Through	Peak	Valley
238.	Assurance	Fear	Opiate	Pain
239.	Frown	Displeasure	Smirk	Regret
240.	Chauvinism	Country	Gluttony	Food
241.	Alloy	Metals	Medley	Ore
242.	Fundamental	Incidental	Vain	Humble
243.	Tally	Votes	Census	Population
244.	Emaciated	Weak	Obese	Corpulent
245.	Steadfast	Loyalty	Courageous	Valor
246.	Squirm	Discomfort	Fume	Anger
247.	Ship	Founder	Building	Collapse
248.	Constitution	Preamble	Book	Preface
249.	Scrapbook	Clippings	Album	stamp