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Moving from a Mainframe to a Web-Based Design

November 17th, 2009 Electronic publishing, Featured

ABSTRACT
Ultimate software updated news – A minutes ago! Conversion from mainframe to web-based design provides straightforward access to information and allows new applications to be developed at a faster rate. Saddle soar ranch horseback riding lessons .  Create a PSP theme sized presence on the web!

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University libraries in Ghana: towards a new strategy of information

October 25th, 2009 Articles, Featured, Library management

Introduction
This article describes the ongoing research into the development strategy for the Library of the University of Ghana. The research focuses on factors affecting the development of the strategic planning process to improve the ability of libraries to provide information services effectively. Since the structure of universities in Ghana have been largely derived from, or the model of universities in the UK, the project also needs some explanation of the current attitudes of strategic planning in several university libraries in the UK .

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What Is Needed to Educate Future Digital Librarians: A Study of Current Practice and Staffing Patterns in Academic and Research Libraries

October 15th, 2009 Articles, Digital information system, Digital libraries, Featured, Library management

Abstract
Due to the changing nature of librarianship resulting from the increasing amount of information available in digital format, educating digital librarians has become an important agenda within library and information science schools. To design and offer appropriate courses and teaching approaches for training competent digital librarians, educators can benefit from feedback provided by current practitioners in order to accurately determine what skills and knowledge are really required for digital librarians to be effective in the digital work place.

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A PLAN FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION

August 7th, 2009 Data modeling, Featured, Main, Research

Bangladesh lives in villages. There are about 84,000 villages in Bangladesh.1 Bangladesh with her predominantly rural population of 84% is characterized by a stagnation in the economy with per capita income stooping as low as US$ 170 per annum. The situation in the rural areas is even worse with unemployment and underemployment widely prevalent at least with 40% of the ruralities.2 In the face of such challenges, the prime needs of rural development in Bangladesh have been identified as productive employment and income generating programmes in both farm and

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Dissemination of Information: Country Experience

July 28th, 2009 Featured, information science

Despite the poor economic conditions of the people and the weak industrial growth rate, Bangladesh has at least to its credit two major achievements in the health sector. The achievements are: (a) setting up of an organized rural health infrastructure, and (b) success in near-acceptable population growth rate. About 54.000 persons have been employed to work with the people living in 86,000 villages to promote the health of the rural people.

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The role of Libraries for the development of human resources in the field of Agriculture in Bangladesh

July 27th, 2009 Featured, Library Science

Agriculture is the backbone of the economics of Bangladesh. But it is not yet contributing as much as it could. A great deal of research and development is required to make Bangladesh agriculture to achieve its potential productivity and ensure its sustainability. At all stages of such an endeavor, as in most human activities these days, good, timely information is absolutely essential.1
Information has been identified as one of the resources required for the improvement of agricultural production.

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Networking of Agricultural Information Systems in Bangladesh (BD-AGRINET): A Model

July 27th, 2009 Articles, Featured, information science

Bangladesh is mainly an agricultural country. Agriculture is the mainstay of the economy. Agricultural sector contributes 32% GDP in the country. Agricultural information supply is vital for the development of agriculture.

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LIBRARY NETWORKING AND RESOURCE SHARING ACTIVITIES IN BANGLADESH

July 27th, 2009 Articles, Featured, Library Science

Introduction
The history of library cooperation in Bangladesh is not very old and up to 1996 library cooperation among libraries in the country had been rather informal and tenuous. However, some paper work have been done in this regard in the last few decades. In 1955, L. C. Key was appointed as a library consultant to make an assessment of the library scenario of Pakistan.

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Academic and Special Library Network: A Proposal By Dr. S. M. Mannan & Suraiya Begum

July 27th, 2009 Featured, Library Science, Research

Introduction:
Information is a prime resource for the development of a nation. In the present information age, it is simply impossible to keep track of development activities in the absence of a dependable information system in the country. Library and information centres are institutions responsible for meeting information needs of users. The proper performance of this function requires well-organized library services supported by an infrastructure comprising an administrative authority, in the form of legislation, an organizational structure, and adequate finance.

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A Plan for Social Science Information Network in Bangladesh

July 26th, 2009 Featured, information science

Abstract
The growth of information in all subject fields is now spectacular as evidenced by massive outputs of published documents in various format. The subject areas of social sciences are not exempt from this trend, rather both the growth and demand are estimated to be heaviest here. In Bangladesh context,

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