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Journal Articles and Book Chapters
  1. Tabassum, R., Elahi, M. H., & Begum, D. (2023). Media and information literacy self-efficacy of LIS students in Bangladesh. The International Information & Library Review. DOI: 10.1080/10572317.2023.2264129 
  2. Begum, D., & Elahi, M. H. (2022). Digital library services to support online learning amid COVID-19: A study of a private university library in Bangladesh. Digital Library Perspectives, 38(3), 332-345. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/DLP-03-2021-0025 
  3. Elahi, M. H., Begum, D., & Munshi, M. N. (2021). Open access repositories in Bangladesh and India: A comparative analysis. Bangladesh Journal of Library and Information Science, 2(3), 1-16.
  4. Begum, D., Roknuzzaman, M., & Shobhanee, M. E. (2021). Public libraries’ responses to a global pandemic: Bangladesh perspectives. IFLA Journal, 48(1), 174-188. DOI: 10.1177/03400352211041138
  5. Parvin, S., Begum, D., Shobhanee, M. E., & Hasan, M. N. (2021). Evolving Roles of East West University Library During the COVID-19 Pandemic. In B. Holland (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Knowledge and Organization Systems in Library and Information Science (pp. 213-230). IGI Global. http://doi:10.4018/978-1-7998-7258-0.ch012 
  6. Begum, D, Roknuzzaman, M., & Elahi, M. H. (2020). Online information literacy training for users during covid-19 pandemic: A case study of East West University Library, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Journal of Knowledge & Communication Management, 10(2), 81-98. DOI: 10.5958/2277-7946.2020.00008.X
  7. Tabassum, M., Roknuzzaman, M., & Begum, D. (2020). Employability skills of new generation lis professionals in Bangladesh. Journal of Knowledge & Communication Management, 10(2), 121-144. DOI: 10.5958/2277-7946.2020.00008.X 
  8. Begum, D., Hoq, K. M. G., Hasan, M. N., & Akanda, A. K. M. E. A. (2020). Knowledge management in libraries and information centers: A model-based analysis. In M. A. Alam, F. Alam & D. Begum (Eds.), Knowledge Management, Governance, and Sustainable Development Lessons and Insights from Developing Countries (pp. 3-16). UK: Routledge; an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group. [ISBN: 9780367546281]
  9.  Elahi, M. H., & Begum, D. (2020). Information literacy and digital literacy for public sector employees of Bangladesh: A competence-based integrated framework for providing quality services. In M. A. Alam, F. Alam & D. Begum (Eds.), Knowledge Management, Governance, and Sustainable Development Lessons and Insights from Developing Countries (pp. 179-196). UK: Routledge; an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group. [ISBN: 9780367546281]
  10. Abdullah- Al- Mahmud, Akanda, A. K. M. E. A., Hasan, M. N., Haque, M. A., & Begum, D. (2020). Awareness and use of open access resources in higher education and scholarly research: Faculties versus students perspectives. Library Philosophy and Practice, 4516, https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/libphilprac/4516/ [ISSN: 1522-0222]
  11. Begum, D. & Parvin, S. (2019). Incorporating social media into library services: Present scenario at East West University Library. Library Philosophy and Practice, 2746, https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/libphilprac/2746 [ISSN: 1522-0222]
  12. Begum, D. (2019). Building sustainable digital libraries in Bangladesh: Look in the role of East West University Library. In S. Chakraborty (Ed.), Digital Humanities & Digital Societies in the Contemporary World(pp. 31-36). India: Department of Library and Information Science, University of Calcutta. [ISBN: 978-81-937429-4-5]
  13. Begum, D., Hossain, T., Elahi, M. H., & Parvin, S. (2019). Public engagement in nation development through open data platform: Bangladesh government initiatives. . In S. Chakraborty (Ed.), Digital Humanities & Digital Societies in the Contemporary World (pp. 150-159). India: Department of Library and Information Science, University of Calcutta. [ISBN: 978-81-937429-4-5]
  14. Elahi, M. H., Islam, M. S. & Begum, D. (2018). Perception on the use of mobile phones in retrieving information from academic libraries: A developing country perspective. International Journal of Knowledge Content Development and Technology, 8(1), 37-50. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5865/IJKCT.2018.8.1.037
  15. Elahi, M. H. & Begum, D. (2017). Open trends in Bangladesh for providing information services: Opportunities and challenges. Journal of Knowledge and Communication Management, 7(2), 97-115. DOI: 10.5958/2277-7946.2017.00009.2
  16. Begum, D. (2016). Dynamics of information literacy initiatives in Bangladesh: A study. ISST Journal of Advances In Librarianship, 7(1), 1-6.
  17. Begum, D. (2016). Digital library network: Usage and users in the South Asia. In V. Malhan, T. Kaur, & N. Kaur (Eds.), Transformation of LIS Education, Libraries and Information Services for Knowledge Society (pp. 99-114). New Delhi, India: Ess Ess Publications. [ISBN: 978-81-7000-803-3]
  18. Ahmed, M. U., Begum, D., & Haq, N. (2016). Plagiarism: ‘To do or not to do’ is the real question!. In V. Malhan, T. Kaur, & N. Kaur (Eds.), Transformation of LIS Education, Libraries and Information Services for Knowledge Society (pp. 458-465). New Delhi, India: Ess Ess Publications. [ISBN: 978-81-7000-803-3]
  19. Begum, D. (2016). With the scholar on cloud nine. In V. Malhan, T. Kaur, & N. Kaur (Eds.), Transformation of LIS Education, Libraries and Information Services for Knowledge Society (pp. 691-693). New Delhi, India: Ess Ess Publications. [ISBN: 978-81-7000-803-3]
  20. Begum, D., & Yesmin, S. (2015). Marketing trends of library and information services and products in university libraries: A case study of East West University, Bangladesh. Academic Discourse 4(2), 92-102.
  21. Begum, D. (2015). Media and information literacy: A case study of East West university. In Singh, A. Grizzle, S. J. Yee & S. H. Culver (Eds.), Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue (MILID) Yearbook: Media and Information Literacy for the Sustainable Development Goals (pp. 197-206). Gothenburg, Sweden: The International Clearinghouse on Children, Youth and Media, Nordicom, University of Gothenburg. [ISBN: 978-91-87957-13-0]
  22. Begum, D., & Rose, J. (2015). Digital library network of South Asia. Information Technology in Developing Countries: A newsletter of the International Federation for Information Processing Working Group 9.4 and Centre for Electronic Governance, 25(2), 12-18 [India]
  23. Begum, D. (2013). Promoting media and information literacy: A case study of Bangladesh public sector. In Media and Information Literacy for Knowledge Societies (pp. 292-299). Moscow, Interregional Library Cooperation Centre. [ISBN 978-5-91515-047-3]. Available at http://ifapcom.ru/files/News/Images/2013/mil_eng_web.pdf)
  24. Begum, D. (2013). List of selected literacy resources available in the Bangla language. In F. W. Horton (Ed.), Overview of Information Resources Worldwide (pp. 47-49). Paris, UNESCO. [ISBN: 978-92-3-001131-4] (Contributed as Country Coordinator, Bangladesh.)
  25. Singh, J., & Begum, D. (2012). Education information literacy and lifelong learning: three pillars of national building in the emerging knowledge society.  Bangladesh Journal of Library and Information Science, 2(1), 48-56.
  26. Islam, M.N. & Begum, D. (2010). The internet in context: A substitute or a support to traditional library resources. In S. Kataria, J. P. Anbu K & S. Ram (Eds.), Emerging Technologies and changing dimensions of libraries and information services (pp. 757-761).  New Delhi, India: KBD Publication. [ISBN: 978-81-907999-1-1]
Conferences and Seminars
International
  1. 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.
  2. Begum, D., & Mim, S. A. (2023). Students’ perception regarding the enrollment in the LIS program. In 17th International Conference on Webometrics, Informetrics, and Scientometrics (WIS) (p. 121). Dhaka: Dr. S. R. Lasker Library, East West University.
  3. Latif, M. A., Mim, J. A. & Begum, D. (2023). Adapting to change: How Dr. S. R. Lasker Library meets evolving user needs through technological innovations. In 17th International Conference on Webometrics, Informetrics, and Scientometrics (WIS) (pp. 125-126). Dhaka: Dr. S. R. Lasker Library, East West University.
  4. Begum, D. & Hoq, K. M. G. (2023). The role of library and information science professionals in promoting digital fluency: Emerging challenges and opportunities. In 3rd International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management (pp. 14-15). Dhaka: East West University.
  5. Begum, D. & Elahi, M. H. (2023). Interreligious dialogue to unite youth against religious extremism in Bangladesh: Role of academic libraries. In 88th IFLA World Library and Information Congress. The Netherlands: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA).
  6. Begum, D. & Hoq, K. M. G. (2022). Change management in 21st century libraries: Bangladesh context. In International Conference on the Role of LIS Professionals in the 4th Industrial Revolution. Dhaka: Library Association of Bangladesh. 
  7. Begum, D. & Hoq, K. M. G. (2021). Practicing 21st century skills by LIS professionals during and after Covid-19 crisis. In 2nd International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management (p. 100). Dhaka: East West University.
  8. Georgiadou, E., Lampropoulos, G., Siakas, E., Siakas, K. V., Edwards, J. A., Valtanen, J., Berki, E., Paltalidis, N., Rahanu, H., Knezevic, R., Čolic, A., Tomic, B., Savva, A., Stylianou, V., Meiramova, S., Abd Elghany, M., Khalifa, N., Gevorgyan, R., Popa, D.,... Knezevic, S. (2021). Rapid migration from traditional or hybrid to fully virtual education in the age of the coronavirus pandemic: challenges, experiences and views of college and university students. In: e-Learning - INSPIRE XXVI Conference, Southampton, UK. Available at: https://eprints.mdx.ac.uk/33443/
  9. Begum, D. (2020).  Media and information literacy movements in Bangladesh. In International Scientific Conference Western Balkan Information and Media Literacy WBIMLC 2020: Information literacy: know it, teach it, live it & 9th Internation Summit of the Book 2020 (pp. 29-32). Bihac, Bosnia and Herzegovina: Limerick Institute of Technology [ISBN: 9780954158293].
  10. Roknuzzaman, M. & Begum, D. (2020). Green libraries for sustainable environment: Issues and challenges. In Multidisciplinary International Conference on the Social and Life Sciences (p. 9). Dhaka: East West University. 
  11. Begum, D. (2019). Evolving Roles of Libraries and Librarians to meet the 21st Century Challenges. In International Conference on Digital Landscape, Digital Transformation for an Agile Environment (p. 13). New Delhi, India: The Energy and Resources Institute. 
  12. Hossain, T, Begum, D, Elahi, M. H, Sumon, A.R. (2019). Research Data Management (RDM): Demystifying the Notion about Data Librarians. In International Conference on Digital Landscape, Digital Transformation for an Agile Environment (p. 528). New Delhi, India: The Energy and Resources Institute.
  13. Begum, D. & Elahi, M. H. (2019). Road to Meet 21st Century Challenges: A scenario on LIS education in Bangladesh. In IFLA World Library and Information Congress. Athens: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA). Available at: http://library.ifla.org/2567/1/275-begum-en.pdf 
  14. Begum, D. and Elahi, M. H. (2019). A proposed framework for meeting sustainable development goals (SDGs) in Bangladesh: Library and information center (LIC) perspectives. In F. Alam (Ed.), 1st International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management: Next Generation Information and Knowledge Dissemination to realize the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development (p. 30). Savar: Bangladesh Public Administration Training Center (BPATC) and Department of Information Studies and Library Management, East West University.
  15. Haque, M. F., Islam, T. M. F., Islam, M. N., Parvin, S. & Begum, D. (2019). Fake news and its consequences: Challenges towards achieving SDGs. In F. Alam (Ed.), 1st International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management: Next Generation Information and Knowledge Dissemination to realize the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development (p. 138). Savar: Bangladesh Public Administration Training Center (BPATC) and Department of Information Studies and Library Management, East West University. 
  16. Begum, D. (2019). OER in higher education: An effective tool for achieving SDGs. In P. Babbar, D. C. Kar, P. K. Jain & G. Paliwal (Eds.), Rethinking Libraries and Librarianship, Sixth International Conference of Asian Special Libraries (ICoASL) (p. 470). New Delhi, India: Bookwell [ISBN: 9789386578372].

  17. Begum, D. (2019). Menstrual literacy: Raising awareness from girlhood to womanhood. In International Scientific Conference Western Balkan Information and Media Literacy: Freedom, Accuracy and Truth (pp. 25-33). Bihac, Bosnia and Herzegovina: Limerick Institute of Technology [ISBN: 9780954158286].

  18. Hasan, M. N., Akanda, A.K.M.E. A., Islam, M. H. Haque M. A. Sarker, M. R. & Begum, D. (2018). Assessing the present status of school library professionals in Bangladesh: A study. In: The 47th Annual Conference of the International Association of School Librarianship, 6-11 May 2018, Istanbul, Turkey.

  19. Ashikuzzaman, A. Hasan, M.N., Hossain, U., Ali, E. & Begum, D. (2018, July 2-4). Avoid plagiarism, promote higher education: Does the situation demand for the social marketing approach at Rajshahi University? [Abstract]. In the 10th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies (p. 5773). Palma Convention Centre, Palma de Mallorca, Spain. DOI:10.21125/edulearn.2018.1392.

  20. Begum, D. (2018, March 25-28). Girlhood to womanhood: Awareness of menstrual literacy. In the third World Literacy Summit. Sheldonian, Oxford University, United Kingdom.

  21. Begum, D. (2017, November 28-30). Incorporating Social Media into Library Services: Present Scenario at East West University Library. In 20th National Convention on Knowledge, Library and Information Networking (NACLIN 2017) under the theme “A Digital Universe of Infinite Possibilities for Libraries". New Delhi, India.
  22. Begum,D., Parvin, S. & Hasan, M. N. (2017, June, 06-09). Assessing and evaluating the effectiveness of information literacy program: A study on the newly registered students at East West University (EWU). In D. Halilagić& R. Knežević (Eds.), In International Scientific Conference “Western Balkan Information Literacy”; Generation Z: Fake News and Information Literacy, the New Horizon (pp. 103-115). Bihac, Bosnia and Herzegovina: Limerick Institute of Technology.
  23. Hasan, M. N., Begum, D., Islam, M. A. & Akter, S. (2017, February 15-16). Access to information as a tool for empowering adolescent girls in Bangladesh: A rural perspective. In S. Husain & P. M. N. Ali (Eds.), In Libraries and Institutional Repositories: Recent Trends. International Conference on Knowledge Generation, Discovery and Networking, Aligarh Muslim University (pp. 218-219). New Delhi: Shree Publishers & Distributors.
  24. Begum, D., Hasan, M. N. & Mamun-Or-Rashid, M. (2016, December 13-16). Digital library network of South Asia: A special focus on Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) movement. In S. Ganguli, P K Bhattacharya, P. Roy, P. Shukla & N. Deepa (Eds.), International Conference on Digital Libraries Smart Future; Knowledge Trends that will Change the World; Vol.1n(pp. 161-169), New Delhi, India: TERI.
  25. Begum, D., Hoq, K.M.G., Hasan, M.N. & Mamun-Or-Rashid, M. (2015, August 11-12). Library sponsored knowledge sharing programs in private universities of Bangladesh: A case study of female student’s perception. In Women, Information and Libraries SIG satellite meeting of IFLA. University of South Africa (UNISA) Library, Pretoria, South Africa.
  26. Begum, D. (2015, October 1-13). Digital libraries in South Asian countries-The role of DLNetSA [Online presentation through Skype]. In South Asian Libraries Conference (SALC 2015), Lahore University of Management Sciences, DHA, Lahore, Pakistan.
  27. Begum, D. (2013, November 27-29). Digital library network in South Asia – A model for regional cooperation. In: Proceedings International Conference on Digital Libraries (ICDL). New Delhi, India, [ISBN: 978-81-7993-554-5]
  28. Begum, D. (2013). Information literacy initiative at East West University library. In European Conference on Information Literacy (ECIL) Abstracts, Ankara: Hacettepe University Department of Information Management. [ISBN: 978-975-491-359-0]
  29. Hoq, K. M. G., Hasan, N., Akanda, A K M E. A. and Begum, D. (2013, January 23-25). Use of departmental seminar libraries as institutional repositories: A survey on selected public universities in Bangladesh. In 21st International BOBCATSS Conference, Ankara, Turkey. [ISBN: 978-975-491-361-3]
  30. Begum, D. (2012, March 13-14). Developing digital libraries with open source software in Bangladesh. In Seminar on Emerging frontiers in digital libraries: perspectives, empowerment and advocacy. University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India.
  31. Begum, D. & Hasan, N. (2011, August 16-17). Information management in the digital era: A study of selected websites and digital librarians. In 7th International Conference of the University Librarians Associations: Contribution of the Academic Librarians towards a knowledge society. Colombo, Sri Lanka.
  32. Begum, D., Rashid, M. O. & Rahman, M. M. (2011, February 15-17). Developing digital library with greenstone digital library software: A case study of East West University. In International Conference on the Convergence of Libraries, Archives and Museums (ICLAM). National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT). New Delhi, India.
  33. Singh, J. & Begum, D. (2010, August 10-15). Student awareness of health information initiatives of the Governments of India and Bangladesh: A study of Punjabi University, Patiala and East West University, Dhaka. In World Library and Information Congress: 6th IFLA General Conference and Assembly. Gothenburg, Sweden.
  34. Begum, D. (2010, January 28-29). Education, information literacy and lifelong learning: Critical success factors. In National Seminar on E-Literati: Information Literacy and the Role of College Libraries in Sustaining Lifelong Learning Skills. Mehdipatnam, Hyderabad, India.
  35. Begum, D. & Kaur, N. (2010, November 17-19). Teaching Information literacy for lifelong learning  [Abstract]. In Envisioning Employable LIS Courses in Developing Countries for the Emerging Knowledge Society; Papers of the XXVI National Conference, Indian Association of Teacher of Library and Information Science (IATLIS). Punjabi University, Patiala, India.
  36. Begum, D. (2010). East West University library: A model of automated information services. In: Globalizing academic libraries: Vision 2020. In International conference on Academic Libraries, 05-08 October, Mittal Publications, New Delhi, India. [ISBN: 81-8324-339-8] Available at http://crl.du.ac.in/ical09/papers/index_files/ical-119_213_454_2_RV.pdf)
  37. Salhuddin, G. & Begum, D. (2010, August 02-05). Ensuring accountability through information literacy of public sector administration: The case of Bangladesh public sector. In 5th International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, 02- 05 August, Cambridge University, UK. (Available at http://ifapcom.ru/files/News/Images/2012/mil/Begum_text.pdf)
  38. Singh, J & Begum, D. (2009, 25-27 November). Balancing the relics and harbingers of LIS courses for the emerging job market. In Envisioning Employable LIS Courses in Developing Countries for the Emerging Knowledge Society; Papers of the XXVI National Conference, Indian Association of Teacher of Library and Information Science (IATLIS). Punjabi University, Patiala, India.
National
  1. Begum, D. (2020, February 10). Role of LIS professionals in achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In International symposium on “Empowering the Library and Information Professionals for Achieving the SDGs”. Dhaka, Bangladesh: Department of Information Science and Library Management, University of Dhaka and the Association of Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) South Asia Chapter.
  2. Begum, D., Hasan, M. N. & Aziz, M. T. (2017, November 05-06). Possibilities and potential areas of joint collaboration between CHWs and HIPs for promoting health information literacy (HIL) in communities of Bangladesh: A study [Abstract]. In International Conference on Managing Changes for Better Public Service Delivery: South and South East Asian Experience (pp. 23-25). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Bangladesh Public Administration Training Center (BPATC).
  3. Elahi, M. H.& Begum, D. (2017, November 05-06). Information literacy and digital literacy skills and competencies: A special reference to public-sector employees of Bangladesh [Abstract]. In International Conference on Managing Changes for Better Public Service Delivery: South and South East Asian Experience (pp. 53-54). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Bangladesh Public Administration Training Center (BPATC).
  4. Begum, D., Rashid, M. O. & Mahamud, R. (2012). Greenstone Digital Library Software: A Case Study of Bangladesh. In: Proceedings of International Seminar on Digital Libraries for Digital Nation (pp. 125-138). Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Other Publications
  1. Begum, D. (2009). Abstract and Abstracting (in Bangla). Training manual on National Academy for Educational Management (NAEM), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  2. Ahmed, M. U. and Begum, D. (2002). Ranganathan: a wonder of the library and information world (In Bangla). Joti,Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  3. Ahmed, M. U. and Begum, D. (1998). Reading: the other side of the equation (In Bangla). Joti, Institute for Library and Information Management (ILIM), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Research Report
  1. Begum, D. (2012). Preliminary results from the international media and information literacy survey (IMILS) of the habits and practices of the university students when undertaking research assignments. UNESCO. (available at http://www.albertkb.nl/mediapool/60/608240/data/IMILS_Final_Report_Rev.pdf) (Contributed as a Country Coordinator).
Poster Publication
  1. Begum, D., Hasan, M.N., Rahman, S. & Islam, A. (2015). Information needs and seeking behavior of the nurses at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital, Bangladesh: An exploratory study from a different theoretical lens. In: Proceedings of The Third European Conference on Information Literacy (ECIL), October 19-22, 2015, Abstracts, Estonia: Tallinn University, Information Sciences. [ISBN: 978-9949-29-241-7]
Newspaper Articles



Journal Publication
Peer Reviewed Journal Articles: 
  1. Elahi, M. H. & Ahmed, S.M.Z. (2023). Assessing information quality of Bangladesh e-government websites. Performance Measurement and Metrics, 24(2), 69-84. https://doi.org/10.1108/PMM-04-2021-0017 

    SCImago Journal & Country Rank 

  2. Begum, D. & Elahi, M.H. (2022). Digital library services to support online learning amid COVID-19: a study of a private university library in Bangladesh. Digital Library Perspectives, 38(3), 332-345. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/DLP-03-2021-0025

    SCImago Journal & Country Rank

  3. Elahi, M. H., Begum, D. & Munshi, M. N. (2021). Open Access Repositories in Bangladesh and India: A comparative analysis. Bangladesh Journal of Library and Information Science, 2(3), 1-16.

  4. Begum, D., Roknuzzaman, M. & Elahi, M. H. (2020). Online information literacy training for users during Covid-19 pandemic: A case study of East West University Library, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Journal of Knowledge & Communication Management, 10(2), 81-98. DOI: 10.5958/2277-7946.2020.00008.X

  5. Elahi, M. H. & Mezbah-ul-Islam, M. (2018). Open access repositories of Bangladesh: An analysis of the present status. IFLA Journal, 44(2), 132-142.

  6. Elahi, M. H., Islam, M. S. & Begum, D. (2018). Perception on the use of mobile phones in retrieving information from academic libraries: A developing country perspective. International Journal of Knowledge Content Development and Technology, 8(1), 37-50. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5865/IJKCT.2018.8.1.037

  7. Elahi, M. H. & Begum, D. (2017). Open trends in Bangladesh for providing information services: Opportunities and challenges. Journal of Knowledge and Communication Management, 7(2), 97-115. DOI: 10.5958/2277-7946.2017.00009.2

  8. Elahi, M. H. & Islam, M. S. (2017). Implementation of web 2.0 tools in Dhaka University Library website: The attitude of users and information professionals. East West Journal of Humanities, 6&7, 32-41. 

  9. Elahi, M. H. (2016). Designing a mobile based library information and service delivery system: A model plan for libraries of Bangladesh. Journal of Information Science Theory and Practice, 4(3), 57-70. DOI : 10.1633/JISTaP.2016.4.3.4

  10. Elahi, M. H. & Islam, M. S. (2014). Go fast, go with mobile: Students' perception and implementing mobile based library services at DUL. Library Philosophy and Practice (E-Journal). Available at: http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/libphilprac/1197. 

Conference & Seminars

  1. Elahi, M. H. & 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. 

  2. Elahi, M. H. & Hossain, T. (2020). Engaging Mass Community with Public Library: A framework. In Multidisciplinary International Conference on the Social and Life Sciences (p. ). Dhaka: East West University.

  3. Hossain, T., Begum, D., Elahi, M. H. & Sumon, A.R. (2019). Research Data Management (RDM): Demystifying the Notion about Data Librarians. In International Conference on Digital Landscape, Digital Transformation for an Agile Environment (p. 528). New Delhi: The Energy and Resources Institute.

  4. Elahi, M. H. & Joyee, R. E. (2019). Open Access Repositories in Asia: Present status and involvement in sustainable quality education. In F. Alam (Ed.), 1st International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management: Next Generation Information and Knowledge Dissemination to realize the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development (p. 88). Savar: Bangladesh Public Administration Training Center (BPATC) and Department of Information Studies and Library Management, East West University.

  5. Begum, D., & Elahi, M. H. (2019). Road to Meet 21st Century Challenges: A scenario on LIS education in Bangladesh. In IFLA World Library and Information Congress. Athens: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (pp. 1-13). Available at: http://library.ifla.org/2567/1/275-begum-en.pdf 

  6. Elahi, M. H. & Begum, D. (2017). Information literacy and digital literacy skills and competencies for providing quality services: A special reference to public sector employees of Bangladesh. In International Conference on Managing Change for better public service delivery: South and South-East Asian experience (p.53). Savar: Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre.

Chapter in an Edited Book

1. Elahi, M. H. & Begum, D. (2020). Information Literacy and Digital Literacy for Public Sector Employees of Bangladesh: A Competence-based Integrated Framework for Providing Quality Services. In M. A. Alam, F. Alam & D. Begum, Knowledge Management, Governance, and Sustainable Development: Lessons and Insights from Developing Countries (1st ed., pp. 179-197). New York: Routledge.

2. Elahi, M. H. (2020). Literacy and Awareness of Sustainable Development Goals among Undergraduate Students: A Study of a Private University in Bangladesh. In M. A. Alam, F. Alam & D. Begum, Knowledge Management, Governance, and Sustainable Development: Lessons and Insights from Developing Countries (1st ed., pp. 389-402). New York: Routledge.

3. Begum, D., Hossain, T., Elahi, M. H. & Parvin, S. (2019). Public engagement in nation development through open data platform: Bangladesh government initiatives. In S. Chakraborty, Digital Humanities and Digital Societies in the Contemporary World (pp. 150-159). Calcutta: Department of Library and Information Science.


Newspaper Article

1. Elahi, M. H. (2020). Combating infodemic of misinformation. The New Age, p. 8. Retrieved from https://epaper.newagebd.net/02-07-2020/8

Conference and Seminars

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.


Journal Articles

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.

Book Chapters

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. 

PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES


Rahman, R & Reza, R. B. (2023). Information seeking behavior of university students during 2023 dengue outbreak. Record and Library Journal, 9(2), 232-242. [Scopus Indexed]


Kumar, R, Das, S & Rahman, R (2019). Mapping of Agriculture Research in Bangladesh: A Scientometric Analysis. Journal of Advanced Research in Library and Information Science, 6(2), 7-15. [BASE, JSTOR, OAJI indexed]


CHAPTER IN AN EDITED BOOK: 


Rahman, R. & Begum, B. (2020). Transformational Leadership Behavior Styles of Professionals in Private University Libraries of Bangladesh. In M. A. Alam, F. Alam & D. Begum, Knowledge Management, Governance, and Sustainable Development: Lessons and Insights from Developing Countries (1st ed., pp. 53-64). New York: Routledge. Publication of Taylor & Francis Group. ISBN: 9780367546281.


Hossain, T, Sumon, A. R. & 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. Publication of Taylor & Francis Group. ISBN: 9780367546281.


INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE PAPERS


D. Begum, M. H. Elahi, A. R. Sumon, A. R. and R. Rahman (2023). “Gen Z, metrics, and academic libraries: The use of metrics in shaping academic libraries for Gen Z. Conference Paper on Webometrics, Informetrics, and Scientometrics (WIS). Paper presented at 17th International Conference on Webometrics, Informetrics, and Scientometrics (WIS). Dhaka: Dr. S. R. Lasker Library, East West University, (2023), P. 70-71.


Rahman, R. (2021). Information Culture in the Private University Libraries of Bangladesh. [Abstract]. In 2nd International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management. Paper presented at 2nd International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management, 24-26 June, 2021. Virtually.


Rahman, R, Rahman, A, Kohinoor, S.K.B (2020). Prospects and Challenges of MOOCs in Bangladesh: A Study of Students and Academicians [Abstract]. In 1st Multidisciplinary International Conference on the Social and Life Sciences. Paper presented at Multidisciplinary International Conference on the Social and Life Sciences, 27-29 February (p.51). Dhaka: East West University.


Rahman, R (2020). Use of E-Resources in English Medium School Libraries of Bangladesh: A Study on Information Professionals [Abstract]. In 1st Multidisciplinary International Conference on the Social and Life Sciences. Paper presented at Multidisciplinary International Conference on the Social and Life Sciences, 27-29 February (pp.27-28). Dhaka: East West University.

Kumar, R and Rahman, R (2019). Faculty Perception, Adoption and Usage of Open Access Scholarly Publishing: Bibliometric Analysis from Last 10 years in Academia. Conference paper on Digital Landscape Digital Transformation for an Agile Environment. Paper presented at ICDL 2019: International Conference on Digital Landscape Digital Transformation for an Agile Environment, 6-8 November (pp. 472-480). New Delhi: TERI.


Rahman, R. & Islam, S. (2017). Users Perception of E-resources in the Private University libraries of Bangladesh. Proceedings of Libraries Beyond Borders: Innovative Trends, Issues and Challenges in Knowledge Dissemination (ICLBB-2017). Paper presented at International Conference on Libraries Beyond Borders: Innovative Trends, Issues and Challenges in Knowledge Dissemination (ICLBB-2017), 18-19 August (pp.455-460).


Rahman, R. & Islam, S. (2017). E-Resource Management in the Private University Libraries of Bangladesh: Perception of LIS Professionals. Proceedings of 1st International Conference on Transforming Library 2017. Paper presented at 1st International Conference on Transforming Library, Central Institute of Technology, Kokrajhar, 8-10 July 2017 (pp. 265-285).

Research Papers
  1. Mahmud, M. R., Bin Reza, R., & Ahmed, S. Z. (2023). The effects of misinformation on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Bangladesh. Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication, 72(1/2), 82-97.
  2. Raiyan Bin Reza, & Rumana Rahman. (2023). Information seeking behavior of university students during 2023 dengue outbreak: A developing country perspective. Record and Library Journal, 9(2), 232–242. https://doi.org/10.20473/rlj.V9-I2.2023.232-242
  3. Reza, R., & Sunvy, A. S. (2023). The Role of fact-checking sites during the Israel-Palestine conflict. The Indonesian Journal of Communication Studies, 16(2), 122-134.
  4. Sunvy, A. S., & Reza, R. B. Students’ Perception of Wikipedia as an Academic Information Source.
  5. Sunvy, A. S., Reza, R. B., & Al Imran, A. (2023). Media coverage of DeepFake disinformation: An analysis of three South-Asian countries. Informasi, 53(2).
  6. Mahmud, M. R., & Reza, R. B. (2020). APPLICATION OF WEB ARCHIVING TECHNOLOGIES IN BNL AND NAB: A PROPOSED MODEL. Eastern Librarian, 25, 2.
Conference Papers
  1. Reza, R. B. (2023). Exploring the fancy world: CNN’s Coverage of AI generated Content.In 3rd International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management. Dhaka: EastWest University.
  2. Imran, A.& Reza,R.B. (2023). Effectiveness of fact checking websites: A webometrics analysis,Dilara Begum(Ed.).Measuring knowledge in the digital age Webometrics, Informetrics,and scientometrics: 17th international Conference on Webometrics, Informetrics, and scientometrics (WIS) (pp.122).COLLNET
  3. Ali ,Liton,Mahmud, M. R., & Reza,R.B. (2023). Impact of Religious Information on Political Beliefs and Personal Morality among Bangladeshi People.In International Conference on Library & Information Science( ICLIS 2023 )(p.45).
  4. Reza, R. B., Mahmud, M. R., Mostofa, S. M., & Othman, R. (2021, November). Role of Medical Libraries for Implementing Knowledge Management During Covid-19 Pandemic: An Empirical Study. In International Conference on Business and Technology (pp. 219-236). Cham: Springer International Publishing

Department of Information Studies