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Status of Non-Government Public Libraries in Bangladesh
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Public libraries are very important social organizations in building knowledge based society. There are two types of public libraries in Bangladesh i.e. Government public libraries and Non-Government public libraries. This article concentrates on the status of Non-Government public libraries in Bangladesh. There is very few literature on Non-Government public libraries in Bangladesh. Currently there are 972 Non-Government public libraries running in Bangladesh. In gathering data on Non-Government public libraries in Bangladesh, the Directory of Non-Government Public Libraries published by National Book Centre is considered. A Focus Group Discussion (FGD) has been conducted to acquire comprehensive information about the status of Non-Government public libraries in Bangladesh. Eventually some problems of Non-Government public libraries have been addressed and as remedial measures a number of recommendations have been put forward by the authors. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/el.v23i1.12119 Eastern Librarian Vol.23(1) 2012 pp.91-104
Title: Status of Non-Government Public Libraries in Bangladesh
Description:
Public libraries are very important social organizations in building knowledge based society.
There are two types of public libraries in Bangladesh i.
e.
Government public libraries and Non-Government public libraries.
This article concentrates on the status of Non-Government public libraries in Bangladesh.
There is very few literature on Non-Government public libraries in Bangladesh.
Currently there are 972 Non-Government public libraries running in Bangladesh.
In gathering data on Non-Government public libraries in Bangladesh, the Directory of Non-Government Public Libraries published by National Book Centre is considered.
A Focus Group Discussion (FGD) has been conducted to acquire comprehensive information about the status of Non-Government public libraries in Bangladesh.
Eventually some problems of Non-Government public libraries have been addressed and as remedial measures a number of recommendations have been put forward by the authors.
DOI: http://dx.
doi.
org/10.
3329/el.
v23i1.
12119 Eastern Librarian Vol.
23(1) 2012 pp.
91-104.
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