Challenges and Strategies for Managing Electronic Theses and Dissertations in Public University Libraries of Bangladesh

Authors

  • Md. Abdul Hakim Shah Deputy Librarian, Bangladesh University of Business Technology (BUBT)
  • Muhammad Mezbah-ul-Islam Professor, Department of Information Science and Library Management
  • Md. Sharif Hossain Lecturer and Head of the Dept. of Library and Information Science at Cox's Bazar International University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52461/jimp.v1i1.546

Keywords:

Electronic theses, dissertations, University libraries, Bangladesh

Abstract

In the recent years due to the advent of ICT Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs) have playing a significant impact on academic community through teaching, research, and learning. This study aims to identify the challenges and present some strategies for the maintenance of ETDs in public university libraries of Bangladesh. In this connection for ensuring representativeness, researcher purposively selected 04 public university libraries out of 49 under the investigation. Data were collected from the selected university libraries and analyzed using SPSS v-20. The result highlighted that ETDs leading towards dynamism among the universities. Some of the major challenges for smooth development of ETDs were common metadata format, standard preservation and dissemination policy, networked central database, ICT infrastructure and adequate skilled manpower.

 

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Published

2021-12-03

How to Cite

Shah, M. A. H., Mezbah-ul-Islam, M., & Hossain, M. S. (2021). Challenges and Strategies for Managing Electronic Theses and Dissertations in Public University Libraries of Bangladesh. Journal of Information Management and Practices, 1(1), 60–81. https://doi.org/10.52461/jimp.v1i1.546

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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2021): Journal of Information Mangement and Practices

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