Homage to our liberation war martyrs

Role of academic libraries for building digital Bangladesh

Dr. Md. Anwarul Islam

&

Dr. M. Mizanur Rahman 21 March 2014

Digital BangladeshWeb and e-services providing by ministries and divisions (

www.bangladesh.gov.bd )

UISC• Union Information and Services Centres

(UISC) are newly established one-stop service outlets operating at all 4,547 Union Parishads (UP, lowest tier of local government) of the country.

• UISCs were inaugurated simultaneously on November 11, 2010

• 4547 UISCs operational in all Union Parishads

• 9094 entrepreneurs are self-employed.

• Top services: Govt forms, Examination results, birth and death registration, livelihood information, computer training, mobile banking, email and internet browsing etc.

Source: http://a2i.pmo.gov.bd/content/union-information-and-service-centres-uisc

e-Text Book

www.ebook.gov.bd

Online/Mobile Banking

Online Admission & Result

Bangladesh Mobile Phone subscriber in January 2014

Operators Subscribers (in million)

Grameen Phone Ltd. (GP) 47.642

Banglalink Digital Communications Limited 28.932

Robi Axiata Limited (Robi) 25.611

Airtel Bangladesh Limited (Airtel) 8.263

Pacific Bangladesh Telecom Limited (Citycell)

1.380

Teletalk Bangladesh Ltd. (Teletalk) 2.980

Total 114.808

Source: BTRC http://www.btrc.gov.bd/content/mobile-phone-subscribers-bangladesh-january-2014

With present subscriber base mobile penetration has been increased to 66.36% with a growth of 10% per Annum.

Internet Subscribers in Bangladesh January, 2014

Category Subscribers (in thousand)

Mobile Internet 33985.541

ISP + PSTN 1225.12

WiMAX3 312.228

Total  35522.889

Source: http://www.btrc.gov.bd/content/internet-subscribers-bangladesh-january-2014

• 4G =100 megabits per second (Mbit/s) • 3G = of at least 200 kbit/s (about 0.2 Mbit/s). • 2G = General Packet Radio Service, speed of

max. 50 kbit/s (40 kbit/s in practice).

Academic library

Educational Institutes 2012

Type Total Public Private

Primary 104017 37672 66345

Schools 19208 318 18890

Colleges 3547 288 3259

Madrasa 9441 3 9438

Professional Education 389 80 309

Teacher Education 209 80 129

Technical 3327 245 3082

University 86 34 52

Total 140224

http://www.banbeis.gov.bd/webnew/images/1es.pdf

Kazir goruKhatai ase goale nai

Pre-undergraduate level

A few positive indications

• Library is a must organ to get affiliation.

• Newly created Assistant Librarian posts for school library.

• Librarian is declared as a teaching staff in school and college level.

How library can contribute?

Introducing e-facilities -

VIRTUAL REFERENCE SERVICE

CHAT

Sharing resources through IR

Ask a librarian

Mobile Enhanced Library services

http://www.slideshare.net/tsierra/opportunities-for-mobile-enhanced-library-services-and-collections

http://m.lib.ncsu.edu/

Path finder

Private university libraries

Software used

Recommendations

Positive attitude regarding e-activities,

Proper patronization,

Proper training and knowledge,

Proper financial supports,

Proper infrastructure and resources,

Proper equipments.