Curriculum Vitae of Md.

Anwarul Islam
Present Position:
Md. Anwarul Islam
Lecturer & Student Adviser
Department of Information Science & Library Management
Faculty of Arts, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh

Contact details:
E-mail : anwar81du@gmail.com
GSM : +8801716-305270
Office : +88-02-9661920-73 Ext-6370 (Office)
Fax : +880-2-8615583
Web site : http://univdhaka.academia.edu/MdAnwarulIslam/

Educational Qualifications:
M.Phil (2005) (Two years) First Class, First position,
Information Science and Library Management
M.A (1 Year) (2003) (Exam held 2006) First Class First Position, Information
Science and Library Management
B.A. Hons. (4 years) (2002) (Exam held 2005) First Class 2nd Position, Information
Science and Library Management

Professional Experiences
Performing as a Lecturer (Since 23rd November, 2008 to present)
Working as a student adviser (Since 1st August, 2009 to present)
Working as a part-time teacher in Arts Faculty Computer Lab (Dhaka University). I
have been teaching here Database design in SQL (Since 1st March, 2009 to
present)
I taught a course “Information and Communication Technology” in ILIS
(Institute of Library and Information Science) which is patronized by the LAB
(Library Association of Bangladesh) and IFLA affiliated institution.
Extramural activities
Computer and net literacy
Office Application (Wondows, MS. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and so on.
Coordinator of a web-based teaching and learning Social Networking forum
(facebook.com/ma.islm0809) for graduate students of Information Science and
Library Management, University of Dhaka.
Have good command over Database Program My SQL,
Blogging
Self archiving
Using Social Networking Tools (SNT)
Designing webpage,
Electronic publishing.

Language proficiency
Have good command over both Bengali and English languages.

Awards/Grant Received:
A-LIEP 2009 Grant, University of Tsukuba, Japan.
DBBL Fellowship Award ‘2009.

General research interests:

LIS knowledge management in digital environment, information literacy,
institutional repository and digital library.

Professional affiliations and member of others organization

Life member of Library Association of Bangladesh (LAB)
Life member of Bangladesh Association of Librarians, Information Scientists and
Documentalists (BALID).
Life member of Community Development Library (CDL), Bangladesh.
General member of Center for Development Research (CDR). A research based
organization of the young teachers of the University of Dhaka.

Selected publications

M.Phil Thesis
Islam, M.Anwarul (2005) Assessing the impact of internet in library and
information services: A study on some higher academic institutions in Bangladesh.

M.A Thesis
Islam, M. Anwarul. (2003). Emergence of Some Selected Private University Libraries
in Bangladesh and Their Present Scenario. Unpublished M.A Thesis, Department of
Information Science & Library Management, University of Dhaka.

Conference papers-referred:
1. Islam, M. Anwarul & Mezbah-ul-Islam, M. (2009). Digitization of cultural
heritage in libraries of Bangladesh. National Seminar on Digitization and
Networking of Library and Information Centers in North Eastern India, Gauhati
University, 9-10 January, India.

2. Islam, M. Shiful, Chowdhury, S., & Islam, M. Anwarul. (2009). LIS Education in
E-Learning Environment: Problems and Proposal for Bangladesh. Proceedings A-
LIEP 2009: Asia-Pacific Conference on Library & Information Education & Practice
2009, 6-8 March, Tsukuba, Japan.

3. Mezbah-ul-Islam, M., Mostafa, M. G., & Islam, M. Anwarul. (2008). Problems

and Prospects of Bangladesh Islamic Library Network: A Case Study of Bangladesh
Islamic University and Foundation Library. WCOMLIS-2008: World Congress of
Muslim Library and Information Scientists. 25-27 November, BandarBaru, Nilai,
Malaysia.

4. Islam, M. Anwarul, & Mezbah-ul-Islam, M. (2008). Community Information

Centers: A step to Bringing Connectivity of the Rural Communities in Bangladesh.
In: Proceedings of the Planner-2008 Convention on Open Access, Open Source,
Open Libraries (0)3, 6-7 November, Nagaland University, Nagaland, pp. 55-69,
India.

5. Islam, M. Anwarul, & Mezbah-ul-Islam, M. (2008). Concept, Issues and

Importance of Library Consortium: Problems and prospects of university library
consortium in Bangladesh. ÜNAK 08 Information: Diversity and Awareness, 9-11
October, Izmir, Turosko.
6. Mezbah-ul-Islam, M., & Islam, M. Anwarul. (2008). Concepts, Issues and
Design of Virtual Library in Mathematics: Problem and Prospects of Virtual Library
in Bangladesh. Conference ICIKM-2008: International Conference on Information
and Knowledge Management 2008, Organized by IFLA. 24-28 March, Kathmandu,
pp. 401-414, Nepal.

Journal articles-referred:
1. Islam, M. Anwarul (2010) Webometrics analysis of private universities in
Bangladesh: A study. Malaysian Journal of Library and Information Science,
Accepted and in the press [Malaysia]

2. Islam, M. Anwarul & Islam, M.S (2010) Use of Social Networking Tools in
Academic Libraries: A Study of ISLM Students Views Towards Facebook, Information
Development [UK]

3. Islam, M. Anwarul & Chowdhury, S. (2010) Promoting Public Awareness of

HIV/AIDS Through Public Libraries in Bangladesh: Problems and Prospects, Social
Science Review, Vol.27, No.1 [Bangladesh]

4. Islam, M. Anwarul & Tsuji, K. (2010). Assessing Information Literacy

Competency of ISLM Graduate Students in the University of Dhaka: An Analysis.
IFLA Journal, Vol.36, No.4, October [In the press] [UK]

5. Islam, M. Anwarul & Mezbah-ul-Islam, M. (2010). Community Information

Services Through Public Libraries in Bangladesh: Problems and Proposal. Library
Philosophy and Practice, February issue, ISSN 1522-0222[USA]

6. Islam, M. Anwarul (2010). Community Internet Access in Rural Areas: A study

on Community Information Centers in Bangladesh. Malaysian Journal of Library and
Information Science, Vol. 15, No2. [Malaysia]

7. Islam, M. Anwarul & Tsuji, K. (2009) Bridging Digital Divide in Bangladesh: A

Study on CIC. The Electronic Library Vol. 29, No.4 [U.K]

8. Salam, A. & Islam, M. Anwarul (2009). Information literacy: Perception and

Skills of Graduates of Institution of Education and Research, University of Dhaka.
Teacher’s World, Vol. 33-34, [Bangladesh]

9. Chowdhury, S. & Islam, M. Anwarul (2009) Preservation of Cultural Heritage

Resources in Digital Environment: Problems and Prospects of Cultural Heritage
Resources in Bangladesh. The Dhaka University Studies, [Accepted & in the
press] [Bangladesh]
10. Islam, M. Anwarul. (2009). Promoting Information Literacy through Public
Libraries in Bangladesh: Challenges and Opportunities, In: Library Planning and
Management: Training Manual, Part-3, Dhaka: NAEM, Ministry of Education,
[Bangladesh]

11. Islam, M. Anwarul & Mezbah-ul-Islam, M. (2008). Community Information

Services in Bangladesh: A Case Study on Community Information Center (CIC).
Library Herald, Vol. 46, No.4 [India]

12. Chowdhury, S., Islam, M. Shiful, & Islam, M. Anwarul. (2011). The Information
Literacy Education Readiness of Central Public Library in Dhaka of Bangladesh,
International Journal of Information Science and Management, Vol. 9, No.1 [Iran]

13. Chowdhury, S. & Islam, M. Anwarul. (2008). Concept, Issues and Effectiveness
of Mobile Library Services in Bangladesh: A Case Study of Bishwa Shahitya Kendra
(BSK). The CDR Journal (A Journal of Center for Development Research), Vol. 2, No.
(1&2). [Bangladesh]

Others Publications
1. Islam, M. Anwarul (2010) Use of Facebook in Academic Activities: Experience
of a teacher. CNEWS (Voice of Technology, November issue. cnewsvoice
[Bangladesh]

2. Islam, M. Anwarul (2010) A short interview on class goes to Facebook page.

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100902/jsp/frontpage/story_12886577.jsp1
September 1, The Telegraph, [India]

3. Islam, M. Anwarul (2010). Facebooking class work, The Daily Star (IT &
Telecom) [National English Daily’s in Bangladesh] 13 August.
http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=150503 [Bangladesh]

4. Islam, M. Anwarul (2010). Social Networking Tools: Use in Libraries. C News

(Voice of Technology) March Issue. http://www.cnewsvoice.com/pdfnews.php
[Bangladesh]

5. Islam, M. Anwarul. (2004). Endangered World and Few Speeches (Biponno

Prithibi Abong Kichu Kotha). Community Development Library, CDL Bulletin, 49(1),
5-7, [Bangladesh]

Works in progress
Islam, M. Anwarul (2010) Open Source Software in Building Institutional
Repository: A Developing Country Perspective. [Submitted]