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Library Attachment Programme | Participants | Duration | Fees | Curriculum

Library Attachment Programme

There is a provision for training for outsiders in the IUB Library. In this age of Information Technology and Communication any Library or Information personnel can get an opportunity to enrich himself/herself with need based skill and knowledge through this training programme. This training programme can be a gateway for young library or information personnel as well as for the experienced. The IUB Library Attachment Training Programme is divided into following four modules:

Module 1: Work Tour in the IUB Library
Module 2: Bibliographic Information Processing in the IUB Library
Module 3: Charging-Discharging Information Processing in the IUB Library
Module 4: Web Page Developing

Interested person may contact with either IUB Library or Extension and Continuing Education Centre (ECEC), 58 Baridhara, Dhaka to get his or her schedule for training.

Participants

The training programme is intended for those working in information centres, information and documentation units of various departments, libraries, research organizations, governmental organizations, NGOs and commercial organizations.

Duration

Per session or day = 2 hours
Module 1:    4 days
Module 2:    9 days
Module 3:    5 days
Module 4:    5 days

Fees

Module 1:    Tk.1,200/=
Module 2:    Tk.7,200/=
Module 3:    Tk.2,500/=
Module 4:    Tk.1,500/=

Curriculum

Module 1: Work Tour in the IUB Library

Objectives
This short tour programme facilitates one to know the technologies of the library organization. Special emphasis is given for familiarizing IT use in libraries.

Procedure
Merely institutional training is not enough for a full workable library or information personnel. Neo personnel need some attachment with the libraries or resource centres to understand the real life problems. If one spare some times in the different section of a library then he or she will be confident in developing his or her library or resource centre. This module is basically an orientation programme for neo librarians or information officers. Emphasis is given for practical work in the different section of the IUB Library.

Duration
This is the eight hour programme spread out in four days.

Fees
An interested participant needs to pay Tk.1,200/=(Taka One Thousand Two Hundred only) in advance for confirming his or her participation in Module 1 IUB Library Attachment Programme.

Contents
Day 1: Orientation about IUB Library resources and services -- Working with information material processing, i.e., preparing book cards, preparing processing slips, inputting data into computer etc.
Day 2: Working with information material processing -- Helping the circulation officers: book issue, book return, preparing defaulter lists etc.
Day 3: Preparing bibliographies -- Searching IUB Library database -- Developing a search strategy -- Saving and printing a searched item etc.
Day 4: Work with the acquisition section of the library -- preparing requisition slips, listing books for order, placing orders, receiving books, accessioning, pasting book pockets, date due slips, preparing new arrival lists and current contents etc.

Module 2: Bibliographic Information Processing in the IUB Library

Objectives
Being the IUB Library is using CDS/ISIS for bibliographic information processing, this training will facilitate one to startup ones work with the CDS/ISIS. The person who will complete this 8 days programme he/she should be able to design a database, edit the database, insert new fields in the database, prepare a worksheet for inputting data, add new field(s) in the existing work sheet, keep oneself alert about the subfields, prepare simple formats as per one’s need, use different formats for browsing and printing purposes, search the database using some simple techniques of CDS/ISIS, export and import data to and from CDS/ISIS databases.

Procedure
There will be no formal classes for training. The trainee will work with a computer all most all the time and the IUB Library personnel will help him or her every step. Through practical work one will make oneself familiar with software for library catalogue in the IUB Library.

Duration
Module 2 attachment training will be for 18 hours generally spreading into nine days. Timing: 3.30 pm to 5.30 pm.

Fees
For using IUB resources the authority will charge Tk.7,200/= (Taka Seven Thousand Two Hundred only) for eighteen hours programme. If the schedule hours are changed as per requirement of the participant then the fees may increase or decrease accordingly.

Contents
Day 1: Designing Basics: Concept of database: data, fields, records, databases -- Determining the fields for a database for the library books: Field Names, Type of fields, determining delimiters for each field. -- Designing database with CDS/ISIS: use of DOS version and use of Windows version.
Day 2-4: Defining Database with CDS/ISIS: Field Definition Table (FDT) -- Worksheet -- Formatting for data display -- Selecting fields and subfields for search -- Building Field Select Table -- Data inputting.
Day 5-6: Searching: Browsing data using deferent formats -- Search techniques: Single term search, truncation search and combinational search -- building search strategies -- Saving search result.
Day 7: Printing: Random printing -- Printing save files -- Convert CDS/ISIS data into Word document -- Customizing Print worksheet.
Day 8: Export/Import: Exporting data to another CDS/ISIS database -- Importing data from another CDS/ISIS database -- Preparing text files for exporting CDS/ISIS data to another system.
Day 9: Building Digital Library with WinISIS.

Module 3: Charging-Discharging Information Processing in the IUB Library

Objectives
The Objective of the module 3 attachment programme is to help one for computerizing the circulation section of a library.

Procedure
The trainee is guided for designing a database with the popular software MS Access for the circulation section of a library. The trainee will pass almost all the time with the computers and expert guidance is provided by IUB.

Duration
Ten hours programme spread out in five days. Timing: 3.30 pm to 5.30 pm.

Fees
An interested participant should pay in advance Tk.2,500/=(Taka Two Thousand Five Hundred only) for Module 3 of IUB Library attachment programme.

Contents
Day 1: Orientation on IUB Library charging-discharging system. -- Designing a database for circulation desk using MS Access: Defining tables and building relations.
Day 2: Preparing queries and testing relations -- Preparing forms for data input -- Inputting data.
Day 3: Preparing reports -- Addition or change in query formulation.
Day 4: Understanding the functions of number and date fields in MS Access -- Understanding the functions of Macros in MS Access -- Building switchboards.
Day 5: Importing text files in MS Access -- Steps for transferring CDS/ISIS data to MS Access -- Testing the database.

Module 4: Web Page Developing

Objectives
Today the Web is quickly becoming the communication medium of choice for millions of people. The Web is a massive resource of information to which anyone can connect and from which anyone can receive. The objective of this module is to developing web pages for making a library or information personnel equipped with web related activities.

Procedure
The trainee is guided for developing web pages using HTML, MS FrontPage and Adobe Photoshop. The trainee will pass almost all the time with the computers and expert guidance is provided by IUB.

Duration
Ten hours programme spread out in five days. Timing: 3.30 pm to 5.30 pm.

Fees
An interested participant should pay in advance Tk.1,500/=(One Thousand Five Hundred Taka only) for Module 4 of IUB Library attachment programme.

Contents
Day 1: Orientation on IUB Library web page -- Browsers -- URL -- HTML basics
Day 2: Web Page Design with Links -- Lists -- Styles -- Images
Day 3: Web Page Design with Tables -- Using Text and Graphics in Tables -- Designing with Frames.
Day 4: Introduction to Adobe Photoshop -- Photoshop Interface -- ToolBox -- Palletes -- Colors -- Artwork -- Type -- Image manipulation -- Photoshop for the Web.
Day 5: Introduction to FrontPage -- Toolbar -- Text -- Colors -- Images -- Links -- Tables and Cells -- Frames -- Building a Web Site -- Publishing.