The Librarian Times Weekly bulletin Volume 03, Issue 03, Sunday, February 18, 2018 http://www.thelibrariantimes.com The Librarian Times Weekly news Libraries’ news – Volume 03, Issue 03 Sun, February 18, 2018 Inside this issue: Librarians’ voice National 1-5 International 6 Conference 7 Open Access Movement for Open Data, Education Editorial board 8 and Research The International Conference, Helaluddin Ahmed, Chairman and OpenCon, Dhaka-2018 by the Open In the second and closing session Mr. Head of Dhaka University MIS Access Bangladesh were held on N M Zeaul Alam, Secretary, Cabinet department, Mr. Mustafizur Rahman, February 17,2018 in Daffodil Division, Government of the People's Head of Innovation (a2i) and International University Auditorium. Republic of Bangladesh were present renowned science writer and In this meeting top researchers from as a Chief Guest. In his speech, the journalist Abdul Kaiyum were the country and SAARC region secretary said that Bangladesh present as a panel guest speaker of speaks in front of the early career Government has taken a number of second session. researchers by emphasizing on use of initiatives of open data flow. For the the Open Access data, education and free flow of data a number of law Throughout the globe governments research. The first session were were established. Among those law provides most of the funds for dedicated to early career researchers he named “Right to information Act” research—hundreds of billions of and students. In this session and “Whistle blower Protection Act”. dollars annually—and public Professor Dr. Swapna Banrjee from He also emphasized that private institutions employ a large portion of Calcutta University, Prof. Dr. S. M. initiatives like Open Access all researchers. Our current system Zabed Ahmed from Dhaka Movement may speed up the for communicating research uses a University, Imtiaz Hasan from government’s mission for achieving print-based model in the digital age. Rajshahi University, Dr. Touhid the targets of digital Bangladesh. Even though research is largely Bhuiyan from Daffodil University produced with public dollars by and Prof. Moinuddin Chowdhury Beside the Secretary, Vice Chancellor researchers who share it freely, the from Bangladesh University of of Daffodil International University results are hidden behind technical, Professionals (BUP) were attended as were present as a special guest. legal, and financial barriers. These a panel speaker. Professor KMA Bari, Professor Dr. artificial barriers are maintained by Page 2, The Librarian Times Volume 03, Issue 03 legacy publishers and restrict access data, education tutorials and promote online research outputs that to a small fraction of users, locking scholarly publishing and replace it are free of all restrictions on access out most of the world’s population with voluntarism and other non (e.g. access tolls) and free of many and preventing the use of new profits. It started in the early 90s research techniques. following conferences in Berlin, restrictions on use (e.g. certain Bethesda, and Budapest. copyright and license restrictions). The open-access movement is a Now, it’s more of an institution than coalition of global activists that aims This global, non-political, knowledge a social movement. to bring down the sufficient flow of based, philanthropic movement is to Family day of BALID (Annual Picnic) held on 16 February 2018 Apu, Dhaka, 18 February 2018 Annual Picnic of Bangladesh Mirza Park, Mymensing. Around participating in different rides Association of Librarians, 50 professionals along with their and fun games. A raffle draw was Information Scientists and family members joined at the held followed by prize giving Documentalists (BALID) held on picnic. BALID family members ceremony at the end of the day. 16 February 2018 at Priyo Kunja, enjoyed a lot on the day An Imaginary Library Formed For The Artists And Art Audience At Bengal Foundation, Dhaka Ahasan Habib | Dhaka | Feb 17, 2018 Bengal Arts Programme’s latest show texts. Symbols and ‘Subtext’ featuring art books, text- images to re-explore based art and a temporary reading the relationship of text room began on February 4. The and image. A white display of almost 150 books on art is cube is temporarily the heart of the event, while video transformed into a drawing, and installation works by reading room with an nine artists highlight the theme of overlap between text- perceiving texts as forms of art and based art and art- beyond their meaning. based-text. It is an imaginary library Curator of the show Tanzin Wahab formed for the artists explains, “Subtext is a culmination of and art audience to test the symbiosis of form and meaning”. Page 3, The Librarian Times Volume 03, Issue 03 British Council holds flagship book reading programme Ahasan Habib | Dhaka | Feb 17, 2018 acquiring English language skill Bangladesh who got rewarded for The British Council has recently among young learners and adult their outstanding performances. hosted a reader development students. Both the coordinators and the conference of book reading students under the book reading competition; a flagship outreach Under this program, 600 teachers program got the opportunity to build program for the British Council. were involved in different activities up networks and new connections Principals and education like teachers training, teaching coordinators from different schools through the British Council’s multi- reading workshop and career have attended the conference. dimensional cultural centre platform. counselling. The British Council has sponsored two of the coordinators Sarwat Masuda Reza, head of The book reading competition brings for Book Reading program for their Cultural Centre, the British Council the latest collection of “Best of Certificate in English Language said: “This program is our proud British” resources for readers which include the best collection of fiction Teaching to Adults (CELTA) course initiative for enlightening thousands and 12 teachers for the Bangladesh of Bangladeshi students with the and non-fiction in English in the English Language Teachers enriched contents of world literature. institution premises. Association (BELTA) Conference I personally believe that the students The book reading competition 2018. should be introduced with the jewels creates access to “Best of British” of literature at an early age. We hope resources, develops reading habit, The book reading program reached to engage a bigger number of around 32,000 students across especially in English, and helps students next year for this program.” The UGC Digital Library (UDL) Awareness Program Held Ahasan Habib | Dhaka | Feb 17, 2018 The UGC Digital Library (UDL), Professor Dr. Md. Akhtar Hossain, Higher Education Quality Enhance- established under Higher Education Member, University Grants Commis- ment Project (HEQEP) attended the Quality Enhancement Project sion of Bangladesh (UGC) was function as Special Guest. Mr. MA (HEQEP), organized an awareness present at the program as the Chief Jabbar, Registrar of Prime University, program on its services at the Guest with Professor Dr. M Abdus delivered welcome address at the seminar room of Prime University on Sobhan, Vice Chancellor, Prime event. Dr. Md. Anwarul Islam, Thursday (15 February 2018). University, in the chair. Dr Gauranga Librarian, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural Chandra Mohanta ndc, Project University was the resource person Director (Additional Secretary), on the programme. Page 4, The Librarian Times Volume 03, Issue 03 Library professionals celebrated Pahela Falgun Ahasan Habib | Dhaka | Feb 17, 2018 Pahela Falgun, the first day of Spring sunshine, budding flowers and danc- Normally Girls are dressed in in the Bengali month of Falgun, was ing of birds. “bashonti” (yellow or orange) celebrated by the Library Profession- The first of Falgun is known as Pahela coloured sarees and adorning floral als in Dhaka and other parts of the Falgun and usually falls on February ornaments, while boys wear colourful country on Monday 13th February 13 of the Gregorian calendar. panjabis to welcome the arrival of 2018 in a colourful way with various After the dryness of winter, new spring in the day. functions. leaves started to come out again and The festival-loving people welcomed Falgun is the eleventh month in the the nature adorns the branches with and celebrated the day with great joy, Bengali calendar and the first month new colourful flowers such as Shimul, love and in a colourful manner. of the season. Spring, the king of all Polash and Marigold. the six seasons that brings back warm The following photographs are from Asian University for Women (AUW), Chittagong, North South University (NSU) Library and BUET Library. Page 5, The Librarian Times Volume 03, Issue 03 Tanveer Ahsan successfully completed ITEC training program 2017-18 Md. Tanveer Ahsan, Library Officer from North South University (NSU), Bangladesh successfully completed the fellowship training of Indian Technical and Econom- ic Cooperation (ITEC) Program for 2017-2018. This year 40 participants from 24 countries from various coun- tries of the world were nominated for this program. This program is fully funded by the Government of In- dia, has evolved and grown over the years. Under ITEC and its sister program SCAAP (Special Commonwealth African Assistance Program), 161 countries in Asia, Afri- ca, East Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean as well as Pacific and Small Island countries were invited to share in the Indian developmental experience acquired over six decades of India's existence as a free nation. These programs have generated immense goodwill and sub- stantive cooperation among the developing countries. Under the ITEC Programme, India offers over 10,500 slots to 161 partner countries across the globe in a vast range of courses, covering fields as diverse as English, IT, telecommunications, instrumentation, remote sens- ing, tool design, audit, accounts, finance & accountan- cy, banking, renewable energy, crime records, rural development, management, etc. Mr. Tanveer Ahsan stayed in Chennai, India for two months (28-11-2018 to 25-01-2019) to complete this amazing fellowship program.