Bulletin Desk In a recent study done by Md. Hasinul Elahi and Muhammad Mezbah-ul-Islam indicates the present scenario of Open Access Repositories (OARs) in Bangladesh. The study published as article on IFLA journal volume 44 number 2, June 2018 issue. The data was collected from OpenDOAR (Directory of the Open…
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Library is the lifeline of any institution, especially for academic institutions. But atypically due to the inadequate allotment of budget libraries are always struggling to acquire sufficient resources for collection development. In these circumstances, a new study was done in “Contribution of open access materials in collection development of academic…
LV Desk: A number of scholars do suggest not to use Wikipedia articles as references in a research paper because not everything in Wikipedia is accurate, comprehensive, or unbiased as it is allowed anyone to be a contributor to this site. Like Wikipedia says, “We do not expect you to…
Both OCW and MOOC are quite similar, but they also have some differences: MOOC OCW MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) is a highly designed collection of teaching materials combined with learning assessments and opportunities for students to interact with each other through discussion forums and peer-graded activities OpenCourseWare (OCW)…
The World Book and Copyright Day are being organized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) to promote reading, publishing, and copyright. The day was celebrated for the first time on 23 April 1995. The original idea was of the Valencian writer Vicente Clavel Andrés as a…
Mr. Md. Shahajada Masud Anowarul Haque has been elected as a Standing Committee Member of the IFLA – International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions Section- Information Literacy. His term begins following the IFLA General Assembly on 25 August 2021. His term of office will run from August 2021 to…
When you hear the name of the tree, tell me what comes to your mind first! Fruit, flower, or shade? I have seen all the time that the tree helps us to breathe by providing oxygen, gives different kinds of flowers in different seasons, gives the fruit of nectar taste,…
The first enemy-free district of Bangladesh during our War of Liberation was Jessore. The historically important district has different types of architectural emblems. The district was advanced in practicing different types of knowledge from the ancient period which is perceived observing the history of Bengali literature and it breeds some…
Md. Ede Amin: A library is an organized source of information and knowledge made accessible to a defined community for reference or borrowing. A library’s collection can include books, periodicals, newspapers, manuscripts, films, documents, videotapes, DVDs, discs, e-books, databases, and other resources. A library is also a mirror of civilization…
Kanok Monirul Islam: Ekushey Book Fair is the national book fair of Bangladesh which is arranged every year for the whole month of February in Dhaka. This event is to commemorate the historic language movement of 21 February 1952 for the establishment of Bangla as one of the state languages.…