Job Type
Information Management & Library
Subject Area
Research Support Services
Activities
■ Implemented a fully automated & digital Library
using World famous integrated Library automation system ‘Koha’ and Dspace under
the World Bank (WB) - Govt. of Bangladesh (GoB) program HEQEP (Higher Education
Quality Enhancement Project). In addition to that lead the team to set up a
modern Library and an e-resource centre equipped with CCTV, digitizer, RFID,
self check in check out, OPAC searching and other advanced equipments and
processes.
■ Formulated and proposed three projects for development
of University Library to funding program HEQEP jointly sponsored by GoB and WB
on competitive call from 50 Universities of Bangladesh and awarded with
approval of two of them. Projects were implemented towards modernization and
strengthening of the library infrastructures, automation, digitization,
training of manpower and stakeholders.
■ Lead, administer, operate and manage the University
Library with the team, resources, Integrated Library System (ILS) of Koha and
Dspace. As the head of library participate in defining the contents and
services of library portal and website.
■ Operational, financial and development planning of the
University Library in conjunction with revenue and development funding from GoB
(Govt. of Bangladesh) and development partners (World Bank, ADB).
■ Being extensively connected with many databases,
publishers and libraries internationally through INAPS- PERI, AGORA, HINARI,
OARE, ARDI, Emerald, JSTOR and within Bangladesh through UGC Digital Library
Consortium, required to develop and maintain this connectivity and mutual
interaction.
■ Gather information from a wide variety of sources, both
automated and printed and other media analysis information, and disseminate it
in response to requests.
■ Develop policies, procedures and set evaluating
criteria as needed for circulation management and Document Delivery Services as
well as day to day operation of the library.
■ Produce original catalogue, classification, and subject
indexing.
■ Ordering, receiving and invoice processing of library
materials in all formats.
■ Preparing reports as required.
■ Organizing resources so that they are easy for users to
find.
■ Helping Library users to find resources.
■ Keeping the library up to date in terms of new
publications and selecting stocks.
Skills
I am able to operate RFID based integrated automated
library and digital library efficiently. I have experience in MARC 21 based
cataloguing. I have organized several workshops and training programs for
faculty members, students, researchers, officers and library professionals. I wrote
professionals articles. One article published in the Library High Tech News, vol.
33 Issue 8, year 2016 title of the article is “Modernization of central library and establishment of an
e-resource center at Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University
(CVASU): a case study”. One article has been
submitted for publishing in the Global Knowledge, Memory and
Communication. The title of manuscript is “Implementation of RFID in University Libraries of Bangladesh”
and it is now under review process. I have completed another manuscript “Towards
building a model for Digital Content Management of Agricultural University
libraries of Bangladesh”. This manuscript
will be submitted within very short time.
