A/2, Jahurul Islam Avenue
Jahurul Islam City, Aftabnagar
Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh
Workshops/Trainings
Abdur Rahaman Sumon is currently serving as a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Information Studies, East West University. He completed his BA (Honors - 2015) and MA (2016) in Information Science and Library Management from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. His research areas are knowledge management (KM), Research Data Management, Information Seeking Behavior, Service Innovation and Value Co-creation, Digital Library, E-resource Management etc. In 2018, Abdur Rahaman Sumon was awarded the Dean’s Award of Honor from Dhaka University.
Academic Networks
Begum, D., Elahi, M. H., Sumon, A. R., & Rahman, R. (2023). Gen Z, metrics, and academic libraries: The use of metrics in shaping academic library for Gen Z. In 17th International Conference on Webometrics, Informetrics, and Scientometrics (WIS) (pp.70-71). Dhaka: Dr. S. R. Lasker Library, East West University.
Elahi, M. H. and Sumon, A. R. (2022). Keyword-based Automated Selective Dissemination of Information and Resources System for special libraries in Bangladesh. In P. Babbar, P. K. Jain, B. Markscheffel, D. C. Kar & R. Sangchantr (Eds.), 16th International Conference on Webometrics, Informetrics, and Scientometrics (WIS) (pp. 471-477). Bangkok: COLLNET, Society for Library Professionals and Special Libraries Association, Asia Community.
Sumon, A.R. & Hossain T. (2022). Media and Information Literacy Awareness among Undergraduate Students of a Private University in Bangladesh. In International Conference on the Role of LIS Professionals in the 4th Industrial Revolution. Dhaka: Library Association of Bangladesh.
Sumon, A.R. (2020). Managing Citation Through Popular Citation Management tools: An Analysis. In, Proceedings of the 1st Multidisciplinary International Conference on the Social and Life Sciences. Paper presented at ICSL 2020, 27-29 February (p. 51-52). Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Hossain, T., Begum, D., Elahi, M. H., Sumon, A.R. (2019). Research Data Management (RDM): Demystifying the Notion about Data Librarians. In, Proceedings of the International Conference on Digital Landscape, Digital Transformation for an Agile Environment. Paper presented at ICDL 2019, 6-8 November (p. 528). New Delhi, India: The Energy and Resources Institute.
Hossain, T., Sumon, A. R., and Rahman, R. (2019). Measuring the progress towards attaining the SDGs: Bangladesh Government’s Initiative of SDG Tracker. In: International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management; “Next Generation Information and Knowledge Dissemination to realize the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development”, Dhaka: Bangladesh Public Administration Training Center, p. 128.
Hossain, T, Sumon, A. R. (2019). The Impact of Information Seeking Behavior of Library Users in Service Innovation: A Study of East West University Library. In: International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management; “Next Generation Information and Knowledge Dissemination to realize the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development”, Dhaka: Bangladesh Public Administration Training Center, p. 170.
Sumon, A. R. & Islam, M.A. (2020). “Information-Seeking Behavior of the Graduate Students: A Developing Country Perspective”. The Dhaka University Studies, 72-73 (1-2), pp. 1-17.
1. Hossain, T., Sumon, A. R., and Rahman, R. (2020). Bangladesh's Progress toward Attainment of the SDGs: An Analysis of SDG Tracker. In M. A. Alam, F. Alam & D. Begum, Knowledge Management, Governance, and Sustainable Development: Lessons and Insights from Developing Countries (1st ed., pp. 413-430). New York: Routledge.
Perceptions of Academic Librarians of Bangladesh Regarding Preservation of Indigenous Knowledge
Received “Dean’s Merit List of Honor” for scholastic accomplishments having obtained the degree of MA in the academic year 2016.
Textbook, Reference Books, Class Lecture and PPT Slides, Hand notes Whiteboard, Marker etc.
Area of Teaching
Teaching-Learning Method:
Lectures, Discussions, Fieldwork, Group work, Brainstorming etc.
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