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Annual Picnic 2015

The annual picnic of Bangladesh Association of Librarians, Information Scientists and Documentalists (BALID) is going to be held at Bhuyan Bari, Sonargaon and visit Banglar Tajmohol, Rupganj, Naraynganj. All library professionals are kindly requested to join us. Please confirm us your participation by 10 January 2015.

Date: The date is postponed!
Venue: Bhuyan Bari, Sonargaon and Banglar Tajmohol, Rupganj, Naraynganj
Last date of subscription: 10 January 2015

Subscription fee:
For BALID Members             : Tk 1000.00 only
For Guests                             : Tk 1000.00 only
For Children (under 5 years) : Tk   500.00 only

Contact Persons
Dr. Nazim Uddin
Senior Manager ICDDR'B 
Mobile: 01712189909
Dr. Mirza Mohd Rezaul Islam
Librarian, IUT &
Chairman, BALID, BIIM
Mobile: 01917140504
Md. Alom Hossain
Senior Librarian, Scholastica &
Convener, Picnic Committee 2014, BALID
Mobile: 01718165832
Sasanka Kumar Singha
Deputy Director, Bangladesh Bank Library &
Secretary General, BALID
Mobile: 01757933355
AKM Mofizur Rahman
Executive Director, Community Development Library (CDL)
Phone: 01731121315
Shamsuddin Ahmed
Director, BIIM
Mobile: 01732966482
Nomita Akhter (Mukti)
Librarian, Press Institute of Bangladesh
Mobile: 01718001342
Humayun Kabir
Deputy Librarian, IUB
Mobile: 01714350250
A.K.M. Nurul Alam (Apu)
Assistant Director, Bangladesh Bank
Head Office, Motijheel, Dhaka - 1000.
Phone: 8801674066064
Kazi Farhad Noman
01712387235, 01842387235
Md. Abdul Karim
01712526901
ABM Mahfuzul Haque (Mamun)
01828130097

 


Workshop on ‘eXe learning’ software - 24 January 2015

BALID Institute of Information Management (BIIM) is going to organize a daylong workshop on ‘eXe learning’ software on Saturday 24 January 2015 at CIRDAP Computer Lab, Chameli House, 17 Topkhana Road, Dhaka. This is the first time in Bangladesh, a good number of the library professionals are going to experience with e-learning software. Mrs. Momena Khatun from FelixArchief Antwerp, Belgium & Mr. A I M Jakaria Rahman, Researcher, Center for Research and Development Monitoring, University of Antwerp, Belgium will be the resource person of the workshop. For detail please visit our Training page or apply online now.

Training Workshop on Thesaurus was held at ULAB on 29 November 2014

Registrar of ULAB at Closing CeremonyA Day long Training Workshop on Thesaurus was held on 29 November 2014 Saturday at Seminar room of Campus-B of ULAB jointly organized by BALID Institute of Information Management (BIIM), Bangladesh Association of Librarians, Information Scientists and Documentalists (BALID) and University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) was successfully accomplished.
 
A Certificate Award Ceremony of Training Workshop on Thesaurus was held in the evening on 29 November 2014. Lt. Colonel Md. Foyzul Islam (Rtd), Registrar, ULAB was the Chief Guest and distributed the certificates among the participants.

Mr. Harun-ur-Rashid, Consultant, Change Maker and ex-Chairman of BALID was the special guest of the ceremony. Mr. Shamsuddin Ahmed, Director, BALID Institute of Information Management (BIIM) gave welcome and introductory speech on BALID and BIIM in the Ceremony. Dr. Mirza Mohd. Rezaul Islam, Chairman, BALID & BIIM chaired the Certificate Award Ceremony. Mr. Minhaj Uddin Ahmed, Dr. Md. Nazim Uddin and Mr. Md. Al Mamun were the resource person the training workshop.
 
A total of twenty seven library and IT professionals from various renowned organizations and universities took part in this training workshop program on thesaurus. The main purpose of this training program of thesaurus was to enrich the participants draw a map of given field  and ascertain  standard vocabularies for their own libraries  and to enable them to use the thesaurus as an important tool for information processing in an effective way.
 
Distinguished library professionals from various institutions were present in the Certificate Award Ceremony.

Announcement: Workshop on Thesaurus

BALID Institute of Information Management (BIIM), a subsidiary organization of Bangladesh Association of Librarians, Information Scientists and Documentalists (BALID) is going to arrange a day-long ‘Workshop on Thesaurus’ in collaboration with the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB). To participate in the programme enroll your name now.

Introduction: A thesaurus is a lexicon of vocabularies in which words are arranged in groups that have the same, similar, or related meanings. It helps to understand the structure of the controlled vocabulary that is vital for the information processing. Attending the workshop, the participants will be able to get instant methodological advice in function of the future need. The Trainees will be able to draw a given field of knowledge, ascertain a vocabulary for own library, index documents properly, retrieve information manually and electronically, and help in exhaustion search etc.

Program detail
Theoretical session: Introduction to thesaurus, functions of thesaurus, construction of   thesaurus, familiar with different thesauri like AGROVOC, Me-SH, Macro-thesaurus, TEST etc                  
Practical session: A hands-on approach including exercises on indexing using thesauruswill enable participants to have the opportunity to work with their own library view.

Time and Date: 08:30 – 17:00; Saturday, 29 November 2014.

Venue:
Seminar Room (6th floor),
ULAB, Campus-B, House-719/A, Satmosjid Road,
Dhanmondi, Dhaka

Registration: On or before Tuesday, 25 November 2014
Facilities: Refreshment, Lunch and Certificate will be awarded
Seats: 25 seats (first come, first serve)
Course fee: Taka 500 (Five hundred)

Mode of Payment   
  • Cheque/Pay order in favour of Bangladesh Gronthagarik o TothayonbidSomity (BALID)
  • Bkashto mobile no: 01732966482 (Bkash charge taka ten is applicable)
  • Pay in Cash at CDL or Director, BIIM
  • Deposit at Account name: BALID, Current A/C no. 02333001221 of Bank Asia Ltd.

Contact person:
Mr. Shamsuddin Ahmed, Director, BIIM, Cell/Phone 01732966482; 02-7121773.

More information is available in the in www.balid.org/biim-trainings

Enroll your name

Training on MARC21 and D-Space Refreshers course

A  Refreshers course on D-space and a Day-long training program on MARC21 respectively held  on 22 and 23 August 2014 at CIRDAP ICT Centre organized by BALID Institute of Information Management (BIIM), Bangladesh Association of  Librarians, Information Scientists and Documentalists (BALID) in collaboration with Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP) was successfully accomplished.
 
A Certificate Award Ceremony of training on MARC21 was held in the evening on 23 August 2014. Prof. Dr. H M Jahirul Haque, Pro-Vice Chancellor, University of Liberal Arts distributed the certificates among the participants. Dr. Vasanthi Rajendran, Director, ICD, CIRDAP and Dr. Md. Nasiruddin Mitul, Associate Professor, National University also spoke in this certificate Award ceremony. Mr. Shamsuddin Ahmed, Director, BALID Institute of Information Management (BIIM) gave welcome and introductory speech on BALID and BIIM in the Ceremony. Dr. Mirza Mohd Rezaul Islam, Chairman, BALID & BIIM was the Chairperson of this Certificate Award Ceremony.
 
A total of twenty four library and IT professionals from various renowned organizations and universities took part in this training program. The main purpose of this training program of MARC21 was to create/import/migrate/, compile and upload data in an effective way. 
 
Distinguished library professionals from various institutions were present in the Certificate Award Ceremony. 

Participant List - MARC21 (pdf file)
Participant List - Dspace 
(pdf file)
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