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Assessing Information Literacy Competency Of Arts Faculty Students At The University Of Dhaka, Md. Maidul Islam, Md. Anisur Rahman
Assessing Information Literacy Competency Of Arts Faculty Students At The University Of Dhaka, Md. Maidul Islam, Md. Anisur Rahman
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
The prime aim of this study is to assess Information Literacy Competency (ILC) of the Arts faculty students at the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh and to determine their strengths and weaknesses. In general it was found that students had limited skills in the area of information literacy, as it is not discussed extensively in their academic course curriculum. This study urges the incorporation of an information literacy program in the course curriculum and more writing, discussion and other relevant issues that will make the students more information literate. The findings of this study show Arts faculty students agree that information …
Bangladesh: An Overview Of Open Access (Oa) Initiatives, Md. Nazim Uddin, Tracey Lynn Pérez Koehlmoos, Shaikh A Shahed Hossain
Bangladesh: An Overview Of Open Access (Oa) Initiatives, Md. Nazim Uddin, Tracey Lynn Pérez Koehlmoos, Shaikh A Shahed Hossain
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
The present paper describes about the universal access to knowledge and information in the network and digital environment. The paper discusses the Open Access (OA) and Institutional Repositories (IR) initiatives for global access, repository, preservation, and organized management of networked information services in an environment where both the users and resources are at varied locations. The paper highlights the importance of open access and Institutional Repositories initiatives to the system of scholarly communication in Bangladesh. The paper explains research communities’ benefits of open access, salient features of ICT in Bangladesh, initiatives of institutional repositories in Bangladesh, open access movement in …
Exploring The Factors Affecting Knowledge Sharing Practices In Dhaka University Library, Shiful Islam, Rajib Hossain Khan
Exploring The Factors Affecting Knowledge Sharing Practices In Dhaka University Library, Shiful Islam, Rajib Hossain Khan
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
The aim of the study is to explore the factors affecting knowledge sharing (KS) practices in Dhaka University Library (DUL). This paper seeks to address the following research questions: How library professionals conceive about their attitude towards KS practices? What are the professionals’ perceptions about the users’ attitudes towards KS practices? And what are likely to be the factors that affect KS practices? The methodology of the study includes quantitative approach. The study has been conducted through a survey using a pre-structured questionnaire. The structured questionnaire was given to 30 library professionals who are working in two separate parts of …