Faculty Members Details :: University of Dhaka

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Dr. Md. Anwarul Islam started his career in the Telco industry, and then switched career path to academia. Now serving as a Professor at the Department of Information Science & Library Management, University of Dhaka. He did his PhD from the School of Knowledge Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Japan, and did a postdoc from the iSchool, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. His research interests lie primarily in the areas of Knowledge Management, Information Behaviour and Informetrics. His research in libraries focuses on amplifying the voices of marginalized communities to enhance their access to information and reduce the digital divide.

He was a VLIR-UOS Fellow 2012, University of Antwerp, Belgium ; ACRC Fellow 2013, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; DRF Fellow for the PhD program in the School of Knowledge Science, JAIST-Japan (2013-2016); ACU Fellow 2016 (UK), University of British Columbia, Canada and a New Leader Awardee (2017-2018) of Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T), USA. He is a receipient of the James M. Crestos Leadership Award 2021 and Lois Lunin Award 2023 of ASIS&T.

He has received generous funding support from the Purdue IIL Research grant, Purdue University, USA; ASIS&T Chapter development fund, Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) USA, Centennial Research Grant, University of Dhaka and several grants of University Grants Commission of Bangladesh.

See his scholarship activities in Google Scholar; Scopus; Web of Science; ORCID and ResearchGate. He has more than eighty research publications in his credit. He is a bit active in socila media platforms Facebook ; Twitter; Academia. In all publications, his name is underlined. You can check back this page often for more information ! He is an avid cinephile, bibliophile (trying), Gallivanter & amante de cafe. A loving dad and husband.

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Degree Name	Group/Major Subject	Board/Institute	Country	Passing Year
Ph.D.	Knowledge Science	Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology	Japan	2016
M.Phil.	Information Science & Library Management	University of Dhaka	Bangladesh	2005
Masters	Information Science & Library Management	University of Dhaka	Bangladesh	2003
Bachelor	Information Science & Library Management	University of Dhaka	Bangladesh	2002

Title	Organization	Location	From Date	To Date
Professor	University of Dhaka		30, Aug 2023	Currently Working
Internatonal editor	Data Information and Management (Elsevier)		01, Oct 2022	Currently Working
Specilal issue editor- Guest editor	Data information and management (Esevier)		01, Jul 2022	31-07-2022
ICKM international program committee member (2022), University of Applied Sciences Potsdam, Germany	ICKM	USA	12, Jun 2021
Co-Chair of International KM Symposium 2021	University of North Texas Student Chapter; SIG-KM (ASIST)	USA	01, Jun 2021
Program Committee (Track Chair): NILIS Research Symposium 2020: Challenges and Opportunities for Libraries in the New Normal	National Institute of Library and Information Sciences and South Asia Chapter, ASIS&T	Sri Lanka	23, Jan 2021
Chair Special Interet Group (SIG)- Knowledge Management (KM)	Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIST)	USA	20, Oct 2020	Currently Working
Poster Co-Chairs 2021	Association for Information Scienec and Technology (ASIST)	USA	01, Jul 2020	Currently Working
International Symposium (Co-Chair) ‘Empowering the Library and Information Professionals for Achieving the SDGs’	Jointly organized by the Department of Information Science and Library Management (ISLM), University of Dhaka and South Asia Chapter (ASIST)	Dhaka University	10, Feb 2020	11-02-2020
Proceedings editor	International Conference on Library and Information Science (IConLIS)	Osaka, Japan	15, Jan 2020	17-01-2020
Conference Co-Chair	International Conference on Library and Information Science (IConLIS)	Taiwan and Japan	15, Jan 2020	17-01-2020
Track Chair 6: KM of Mobile Computable Knowledge in Libraries	International Conference on Knowledge Management (ICKM)	Durham, NC Central, USA	01, Jan 2020	Currently Working
South Asia Chapter Chair (ASIST)	Association for Information Science and Technology	USA	23, Oct 2019
Editorial board members of i-IKM 2019	i-IKM	Dhaka	25, Apr 2019	27-04-2019
Conference Co-Chair	International Conference on Library and Information Science (IConLIS)	Taiwan and Japan	19, Jan 2019	21-01-2019
Associate Professor	Department of Information Science and Library Management, University of Dhaka	Dhaka, Bangladesh	30, Jan 2018	29-08-2023
Country representative (Bangladesh): Asia Pacific Chapter - ASIST	Association for Information Science and Technology	USA	01, Oct 2016	01-10-2018
Research collaborator	InterPARES Trust Project, a multi-national, interdisciplinary research project exploring issues concerning digital records and data entrusted to the Internet.	Vancouver, UBC, Canada	01, May 2016	Currently Working
Visiting scholar	School of Library, Archival and Information Studies (SLAIS), University of British Columbia (UBC)	Vancouver, Canada	01, May 2016	01-10-2016
Member of the membership committee	Association for Information Science and Technology	USA	01, Oct 2015	01-10-2018
Visiting researcher	Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information (WKWSCI), Nanyang Technological University (NTU)	Singapore	01, Aug 2013	01-10-2013
Visiting Scholar	University of Antwerp, Vrije Universiteit, Universiteit Gent & Katholieke Universiteit Leuven	Belgium	01, Oct 2012	01-12-2012
Assistant Professor	Department of Information Science and Library Management, University of Dhaka	Dhaka, Bangladesh	15, Jan 2012	29-01-2018
Student Advisor	Department of Information Science and Library Management, University of Dhaka	Dhaka, Bangladesh	01, Aug 2009	31-03-2013
Lecturer	Department of Information Science and Library Management, University of Dhaka	Dhaka, Bangladesh	23, Nov 2008	14-01-2012
Treasurer SIG-III, ASIST	Association for Information Science and Technology	USA	01, Jan 1970	01-10-2019

Research Interest

Subject	Description	Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator)
Informetrics	Quantitative aspects of information (Bibliometrics, Webometrics e.g.)
Information literacy	Ability to measure need, access and use information effectively.
Information Seeking Behavior/ Information journey/Information practice	The way people search for and utilize information. Ho do they behave, what do they do to meet their information need- Inofrmation journey
Social informatics	Using data and services over the internet, cloud platform like Google classroom, gmail, Amazon, Yahoo. How social media facilitate teaching and learning; classroom.
Social media	How and why social media is becoming popular to the students and protest; use of social media for knowledge sharing
Knowledge management	Effective utilization of knowledge created within and outside organization; how to manage knowledge? How to retain and transfer knowledge? What are the tools of effective knowledge management?

Project/Research Supervision

Level of Study	Title	Supervisor	Name of Student(s)	Area of Research	Current Completion
M.Phil	Information Literacy in the Workplace: Evaluating Competency of Public Library Professionals in Bangladesh	Md. Anwarul Islam	Jannatul Islam Muna		Current Year
Masters	Do Generation Z Students Read? Reading Habits of the Students of Dhaka University	Md. Anwarul Islam	Jannatul Islam Muna	Reading habit	2023
Masters	How does Information Literacy Help to Reduce Infodemic? An Exploratory Study of COVID-19 Pandemic	Md. Anwarul Islam	Md. Shifat Ul Islam	Information literacy	2022
Masters	Growth of Bangladeshi Journals in Scopus Database from 1999-2020: A Scientometric Analysis	Dr. Md. Anwarul Islam	Morsheda Binta Mamun	Scientometric, Bibliometrics	2021
Masters	Scientific Publications of the Dhaka University Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences: A Bibliometric Study from 2004 to 2020	Dr. Md Anwarul Isam	Shyama Chowdhury	Bibliometrics	2021
Masters	Use of Cloud Services by University Students: A Study of a Public University in Bangladesh	Dr. Md. Anwarul Islam	Md. Atikuzzaman Lingkon	Cloud computing	2019
Masters	Perceived Value of Social Media in Students’ Participation in Social Movement: A Developing Country Perspective	Dr. Md. Anwarul Islam	Shohana Akter	Social media	2018
Masters	Information Needs and Information Seeking Behavior of Graduate Students at the University of Dhaka	Dr. Md. Anwarul Islam	Abdur Rahaman Sumon	Information Seeking Behaviour	2017
Masters	Information Seeking Behaviour of Undergraduate Students: A Study on DhakaUniversity	Dr. Md. Anwarul Islam	Ahmadul Islam Howlader	Information Seeking Behaviour	2016
Masters	Reading Habits and Attitude in the Digital Environment: A Study of ISLM Students of Dhaka University	Md. Anwarul Islam	Shahinur Ahmed	Digital humanities	2013
Masters	Measuring Information Literacy Competency of Arts Faculty Students at the University of Dhaka: A Study	Md. Anwarul Islam	Md. Anisur Rahman	Information literacy	2011
Masters	Present Status of Internet Use by the Students of Arts Faculty at the University of Dhaka	Md. Anwarul Islam	Tanjia Sharmin	Use of ICT	2011
Masters	AI and Education	Md. Anwarul Islam	Samia Mubashwira Hoque		Current Year

Project/Research Work

Subject	Project Name	Source of Fund	From Date	To Date	Collaboration
Principal Investigator, AI and Health Information Literacy	AI and Health Information Literacy: A study exploring the perceived usefulness, and readiness among women in South Asia	Institute for Information Literacy at Purdue research award, Purdue University, USA	01-09-2024	31-08-2026	Central University of Gujarat, The Maldives National University, University of Delhi, Lahore School of Economics
Principal Investigator, Information Behaviour in Higher Studies	Information-Seeking Behaviours of Graduates for Studying Abroad: An empirical investigation on the students of the University of Dhaka	University Grants Commission of Bangladesh(UGC) 2023-2024	26-10-2023	20-10-2024	Professor Dr.Wasimul Bari
Principal Investigator, Global University Ranking	Impact of Scientific Publications in the Global University Ranking: A Study on Increase the Publication Visibility of Dhaka University’	University Grants Commission of Bangladesh (UGC) 2021-2022	20-10-2021	01-07-2022	Principal Investigator
CO-PI Bibliometrics	Mapping Scholarly Publications of Dhaka University from 1971-2021: A Bibliometric Study	Centennial Research Grant (CRG) University of Dhaka2020-2021	01-07-2021	01-06-2022	Dr. Md. Shiful Islam, Rowsho Akter
Co-PI Health Information and COVID-19	Dealing with COVID-19 and saving people’s lives in South Asia (SA) areas & beyond - A health informatics promotion project	ASIS&T Special Chapter Fund 2021-2022	01-06-2021	01-06-2022	South Asia Chapter - Bangladesh (Co-Investigator)

Invited Talk

SL	Invited Talk
1	Guest Speaker (2021) Mapping Research Publications of Library and Information Science and Knowledge Management: An Interdisciplinary Approach, Invited by the School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) for the graduate course on LIS 465: Knowledge Management, Simmons University, Boston, USA 30th March, 2021.
2	Invited speaker (2017) Managing Teaching and Learning Records in the Cloud: University Perspective, International Conference on e-Commerce, e-Administration, e-Society, e-Education, and e-Technology (e-CASE and e-Tech) April 4-6, 2017, Kyoto, Japan.
3	Invited speaker (2012) ‘Promoting Health Information Literacy: Role of Libraries and Information Professionals’ National Workshop on Health Information Literacy Organized by East West University Library and sponsored by International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) ALP (Action For Development Through Library) 20th of July, 2012.
4	Invited speaker (2020) ‘Knowledge Management in Library and Information Science: Hype or Hope’ International Conference on Library and Information Science, January 15-17, 2020 Osaka, Japan
5	Invited Speaker (2020) ‘Diversity and Inclusion of ASIST: Mobilizing South Asia Chapter’ International symposium on Empowering the Library and Information Professionals for Achieving the SDGs jointly organized by the Department of Information Science and Library Management (ISLM), University of Dhaka and South Asia Chapter (ASIS
6	Guest Speaker (2018) ‘Service innovation in academic libraries: Value co-creation perspective’ Seminar organized by the Department of Information Studies and Library Management, East West University, Dhaka, 26th September.

SL	Collaboration & Membership Name	Type	Membership Year	Expire Year
1	Bangladesh Association of Librarians, Information Scientists and Documentalists (BALID)	General member	2013	Life Time
2	International collaboratory for knowledge management research	General member	2024	Life Time
3	Asiatic Society of Bangladesh (ASB)	General	2022	Life Time
4	Creative Commons (CC) Global Network	General	2020	Life Time
5	International Council of Knowledge Management (ICKM)	General member	2020	Life Time
6	Association of Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T)	Regular	2015	Life Time
7	Library Association of Bangladesh (LAB)	General	2008	Life Time

Book Section
1	Islam, M. S and Islam, M. A "Employability of the Alumni of the Department of Information Science and Library Management: Current and Future Perspectives." Information Science and Library Management: Exploring New Horizons for Building a Knowledge-Based Society. Edt. Dhaka: Dhaka University, 2022 pp. 180-205 .
2	Islam, M. A "Mobile phone technology in academic library services: A public university students' perceptions and paradigm." M-Libraries 4: From margin to mainstream: mobile technologies transforming lives and libraries. Mohamed Ally and Gill Needham Londodn: Facet, 2013 . View More
3	Islam, M. A "Promoting Information Literacy through Public Libraries in Bangladesh: Challenges and Opportunities." Library Planning and Management: Training Manual (Part-3). Nasiruddin Munshi Dhaka: NAEM, Ministry of Education, 2009 170-175 .

Journal Article
1	Islam, M.A and Muna, J.I : Do generation Z students read? Reading habits of the students of Dhaka University, Library Management (impact factor:1.30) , vol.45 , no.8/9 Emerald , pp.597-612. , 2024 . View More
2	Islam, M. A. : Are Faculty Members Aware of Global University Ranking? A Study in the Context of a Developing Country, Digital Library Perspectives , vol.00 , no.00 Emerald , pp.00 , 2024 . View More
3	Islam, M. A. : Charting Excellence: Unveiling the Influence of Scientific Publications on Global University Rankings, Science & Technology Libraries , vol.00 , no.00 Taylor and Francis , pp.00 , 2024 . View More
4	Burns, C.S. and Islam, M. A : "A citation analysis examining geographical specificity in article titles, Scientometrics (impact factor:3.9) , vol.00 , no.00 Springer , 2024 . View More
5	Shifat Ul Islam, M, Islam, M. A and Widen, G. : Navigating the Infodemic Maze: Does Information Literacy Reduce the infodemic?, IFLA (impact factor:1.3) , vol.00 , no.00 Sage , pp.00 , 2024 . View More
6	Gala, B, Lamba, M, Batool, H., Islam, M.A and Raj, B : Dueling COVID-19 Misinformation: Perceptions and Behavior of the Rural Population from South Asian Countries, Journal of Librarianship and Information Science (impact factor:2.0) , vol.00 , no.00 Sage , pp.1-15 , 2024 . View More
7	Agarwal, N.K and Islam, M.A : Are Knowledge Management courses in South Asia designed well? A content analysis of syllabi and a case study, Library Trends , vol.72 , no.2 Johns Hopkins University Press , pp.338-367 , 2023 . View More
8	Islam, M. A, Islam, M.S and Akter, R : Glory or Despair? Mapping Fifty Years of Scientific Publications of Dhaka University, Science & Technology Libraries , vol.43 , no.01 Taylor and Francis , pp.52-66 , 2023 . View More
9	Tonmoy, T.K and Islam, M. A : Do students look for information differently? Information-seeking behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic, Digital Library Perspectives , vol.39 , no.2 Emerald , pp.166-180 , 2023 . View More
10	An, Lu, Alton ChuaYeow Kuan and Islam, M. A : Knowledge management and innovation, Data and Information Management , vol.6 , no.3 Elsevier , pp.1-2 , 2022 . View More
11	Islam, M. A and Agwarl, N. K. : Proceedings of the Annual Meetings of the Association for Information Science and Technology: analysis of two decades of published research, Information Disctovery and Delivery , vol.00 , no.00 Emerald , pp.00 , 2022 . View More
12	Islam, M.A, Sultana, R and Widen, G : Ascertaining the Place of UN Sustainable Development Goals in Public Libraries: How Much Progress Have Public Libraries Made in Bangladesh?, Global Knowledge Memory and Communication , vol.00 , no.00 Emerlad , pp.00 , 2022 . View More
13	Islam, M.S, Akter, R and Islam, M. A : Bibliometric Analysis of Research Publications of the University of Dhaka during 1971-2021: A Study, The Dhaka University Studies , vol.79 , no.1-2 The Dhaka University Press , pp.33-53 , 2022 . View More
14	Islam, M. A and Widen, G : Bibliometric Analysis of the VINE Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems: 2000-2020, VINE Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems , vol.53 , no.3 Emerald , pp.467-490 , 2021 . View More
15	Islam, M. A and Roy, P : Scholarly Productivity of Library and Information Science Research in Bangladesh A Bibliometric Study from 1971 to 2020, DESIDOC Journal of Library and Information Technology , vol.41 , no.3 , pp.213-225 , 2021 . View More
16	Islam, M. A and Agarwal, N. A : What is the impact of Library and Information Science on Knowledge Management research?, VINE: The Journal of Information and Knowledge Management System , vol.51 , no.1 , pp.1-26 , 2020 . View More
17	Sumon, A.R and Islam, M. A : Information Seeking Behavior of the Graduate Students: A Developing Country Perspective, Dhaka University Studies , vol.72-73 , no.1-2 , pp.1-17 , 2020 .
18	Agarwal, N.K and Islam, M. A : Looking for Knowledge Management in Library and Information Science Research, Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication , vol.69 , no.8/9 , pp.697-716 , 2020 . View More
19	Atikuzzaman, M and Islam, M. A : Perceptions and Use of Cloud Services: An Empirical Study on the Students of a Public University in Bangladesh, Digital Library Perspectives , vol.37 , no.2 Emerald , pp.87-101 , 2020 . View More
20	Islam, M. A : Perceptions and Use of Cloud in Academic Activities: A Study of a Public University in Bangladesh, Digital Library Perspectives , vol.35 , no.2 , pp.66-79 , 2019 . View More
21	Howlader, A.I and Islam, M. A : Information Seeking Behaviour of Undergraduate Students: A Developing Country Perspective, IFLA , pp.140-156 , 2019 . View More
22	Akter, S and Islam, M. A : Perceived Value of Social Media in Students’ Participation in Social Movement: A Developing Country Perspective, Digital Library Perspective , vol.35 , no.3 , pp.244-258 , 2019 . View More
23	Islam, M.A : Managing teaching and learning records in the commercial cloud: A public university Perspective, The Arts Faculty Journal , vol.10 , no.14-15 , pp.87-107 , 2018-2020 .
24	Islam, M. A, Agarwal, N.K and Ikeda, M : Effect of knowledge management on service innovation in academic libraries, IFLA Journal , vol.43 , no.3 , pp.266-281 , 2017 . View More
25	Islam, M. A and Tsuji, K : Information Professionals’ Knowledge Sharing Practices in Social Media: A Study of Professionals in Developing Countries, International Journal of Knowledge Content Development & Technology, , vol.16 , no.2 , pp.43-66 , 2016 . View More
26	Islam, M.A, Agarwal, N.K and Ikeda, M : How do academic libraries work with their users to co-create value for service innovation? : A qualitative survey, Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries (QQML) , vol.4 , pp.637-658 , 2015 . View More
27	Islam, M. A, Agarwal, N.K and Ikeda, M : Conceptualization value co-creation for service innovation in academic libraries, Business Information Review , vol.32 , no.1 , pp.45-52 , 2015 . View More
28	Islam, M. A, Agarwal, N.K and Ikeda, M : Knowledge management for service innovation in academic libraries: A qualitative study, Library Management , vol.36 , no.1/2 , pp.40-57 , 2015 . View More
29	Agarwal, N.K and Islam, M. A : Knowledge retention and transfer: how libraries manage employees leaving and joining, VINE: The Journal of Information and Knowledge Management System , vol.45 , no.2 , pp.150-171 , 2015 . View More
30	Hossain, M. J, Islam, M. A and Saadi, M. S : Evaluating user’s experience of service performance using SERVPERF scale: A case study of some private university libraries in Bangladesh, Annals of Library and Information Studies (ALIS) , vol.60 , no.04 , pp.249-259 , 2014 . View More
31	Islam, M. A, Agrwal, N.K and Ikeda, M : Library adoption of knowledge management using Web 2.0: A new paradigm for libraries, IFLA Journa , vol.40 , no.4 , pp.317-330 , 2014 . View More
32	Agarwal, N. K and Islam, M. A : Knowledge Management Implementation in a Library: Mapping tools and technologies to phases of the KM cycle, VINE: The Journal of Information and Knowledge Management System , vol.44 , no.3 , pp.322-344 , 2014 . View More
33	Islam, M. A and Ikeda, M : Convergence Issues of Knowledge Management in Digital Libraries: Steps towards state-of-the-art Digital Libraries, VINE Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems , vol.44 , no.02 , pp.140-159 , 2014 .
34	Islam, M. A and Hossain, M. J : Marketing Information Resources and Services on the Web: Existing Status of University Libraries in Bangladesh, The Electronic Library (impact factor:2017 Impact Factor: 0.800* 5-year Impact Factor (2017): 0.879*) , vol.32 , no.06 , pp.742-759 , 2014 . View More
35	Islam, M. A, Ikeda, M and Islam, M. M : Knowledge sharing behavior influences: A study of Information Science and Library Management faculties in Bangladesh, IFLA Journal , vol.39 , no.03 , pp.221-234 , 2013 . View More
36	Islam, M. A and Akter, R : Institutional Repositories and Open Access Initiatives in Bangladesh: A New Paradigm of Scholarly Communication, LIBER Quarterly: The Journal of the Association of European Research Libraries , vol.23 , no.1 , pp.3-24 , 2013 . View More
37	Islam, M. A and Hossain, M. J : Access and usage of the Internet among undergraduates in the Faculty of Arts at Dhaka University, Pakistan Journal of Library and Information Science , vol.12 , pp.1-12 , 2012 . View More
38	Hossain, M. J and Islam, M. A : Understanding Perceived Service Quality and Satisfaction: A Study of Dhaka University Library, Bangladesh, Performance Measurement and Metrics , vol.13 , no.03 , pp.169-182 , 2012 . View More
39	Islam, M. A and Tsuji, K : Evaluation of Usage of University Websites in Bangladesh, DESIDOC Journal of Library and Information Technology , vol.31 , no.06 , pp.468-478 , 2011 . View More
40	Islam, M. A : Webometrics study of Universities in Bangladesh, Annals of Library and Information Studies , vol.58 , no.04 , pp.307-318 , 2011 . View More
41	Islam, M. A and Alam, M. S : Webometrics Study of Private Universities in Bangladesh, Malaysian Journal of Library and Information Science (impact factor:Based on JCR 2016: Impact Factor 0.65 (Q3)) , vol.16 , no.02 , pp.115-126 , 2011 . View More
42	Chowdhury, S, Islam, M. S and Islam, M. A : The Information Literacy Education Readiness of Central Public Library in Dhaka of Bangladesh, International Journal of Information Science and Management , vol.09 , no.02 , pp.23-44 , 2011 . View More
43	Islam, M. A and Alam, M. S : Design a Digital Institutional Repository for the faculty of Arts: A Study, The Dhaka University Studies , vol.67 , no.01 , pp.125-142 , 2010 .
44	Islam, M. A and Chowdhury, S : Role of public libraries in promoting awareness of HIV/AIDS in Bangladesh: Problems and Prospects, Social Science Review , vol.27 , no.01 , pp.173-184 , 2010 .
45	Islam, M. A and Mezbah-ul-Islam, M : Community Information Services Through Public Libraries in Bangladesh: Problems and Proposal, Library Philosophy and Practice , vol.February , pp.1-11 , 2010 . View More
46	Islam, M. A and Hoq, K.M.G : Community Internet Access in Rural Areas: A study on Community Information Centers in Bangladesh, Malaysian Journal of Library & Information Science (impact factor:Based on JCR 2016: Impact Factor 0.65 (Q3)) , vol.15 , no.02 , pp.109-124 , 2010 . View More
47	Islam, M. A and Tsuji, K : Assessing Information Literacy Competency of Information Science and Library Management Graduate Students of Dhaka University, IFLA Journal , vol.36 , no.04 , pp.300-316 , 2010 . View More
48	Islam, M. A and Tsuji, K : Bridging Digital Divide in Bangladesh: A Study on CIC, The Electronic Library (impact factor:2017 Impact Factor: 0.800* 5-year Impact Factor (2017): 0.879*) , vol.29 , no.04 , pp.506-522 , 2009 . View More
49	Salam, A and Islam, M. A : Information literacy: Perception and Skills of Graduates of Institution of Education and Research, University of Dhaka, Teacher World , vol.33-34 , pp.87-98 , 2009 .
50	Islam, M. A and Mzbah-ul-Islam, M : Community Information Services in Bangladesh: A Case Study on Community Information Center (CIC)., Library Herald , vol.46 , no.04 , pp.255-279 , 2008 . View More
51	Chowdhury, S and Islam, M. A : Concept, Issues and Effectiveness of Mobile Library Services in Bangladesh: A Case Study of Bishwa Shahitya Kendra (BSK), The CDR Journal (A Journal of Center for Development Research) , vol.3&4 , pp.37-50 , 2008 .
52	Chowdhury, S and Islam, M. A : Preservation of Cultural Heritage Resources in Digital Environment: Problems and Prospects of Cultural Heritage Resources in Bangladesh, The Dhaka University Studies , vol.June , pp.71-84 , 2007&2008 .
53	Brady, D. Lund and Islam, M. A et.al., : Barriers to Scholarly Publishing among Library and Information Science Researchers: International Perspectives, Information Development (impact factor:2.049) Sage , pp.1-14 , 2021 . View More
54	Islam, M. A and Agarwal, N.K : Towards Effective South Asian and International Collaboration in Library and Information Science Education and Research, Bangladesh Joournal of Library and Infrmation Science , vol.2 , no.3 , pp.17-36 , 2021 . View More

Conference Proceedings
1	Islam, M. A and Ikeda, M "Positive Ageing: How Can Public Libraries Help?." Association of Information Science & Technology , pp. 1001-1003. London: John Wiley & Sons, 2023 . View More
2	Islam, M. A and Ikeda, M "Positive Ageing: How Can Public Libraries Help?." Association of Information Science & Technology Taylor & Francis, 2023 . View More
3	Malik, A, Batool, S.H, Agarwal, N.K, Islam, M.A, Jayasekara, P.K, Dangol, R and Lamba, M "D/Misinformation on Social Media and the Role of the LIS Profession: A South Asian Perspective." Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T), 2023 Mid-Year Conference 2023 . View More
4	Islam, M. A, Howlader, A.I and Roy, P "Google Scholar Metrics: Assessing LIS Researchers' Scholarship in a Developing Country." 85th Annual meeting of the Association of Information Science & Technology , pp. 712-714. Pittsburgh: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2022 . View More
5	Chan, M. Y. H., Chu, S, Gala, B, Islam, M.A, Batool, S.H, Raj K. V, Prasadi K. J and Manika, L "Equipping Students and Beyond with Sound COVID-19 Knowledge to Survive and Thrive Despite the Pandemic." 85th Annual meeting of the Association of Information Science & Technology , pp. 633-635. Pittsburgh: John Wiley & Sons, 2022 . View More
6	Islam, M. A, Sultana, R and Widen, G "Sustainable Development Goals and Public Libraries: An Exploratory Study in a Developing Country." 85th Annual meeting of the Association of Information Science & Technology , pp. 715-717. Pittsburgh: John Wiley & Sons, 2022 . View More
7	Gala, B, Islam, M. A, Agarwal, N.K and Gamage, R "Health Information Crisis During COVID-19 in the South Asian Region: Challenges, Experiences, Resilience, and Collaborative Efforts." 85th Annual meeting of the Association of Information Science & Technology , pp. 570-574. Pittsburgh: John Wiley & Sons, 2022 . View More
8	An, L., Jeff, A., Darra, H., Darin, F., Islam, M. A. and Malak, K. "Knowledge Management in an Information-Resilient Society." 85th Annual meeting of the Association of Information Science & Technology , pp. 539-543. Pittsburgh: John Wiley & Sons, 2022 . View More
9	Agarwal, N. K and Islam, M. A "Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology: Analysis of two decades of published research." Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) , pp. 1-18. Pittsburgh, USA: Wiley-Blackwell, 2020 . View More
10	Islam, M. A and Agarwal, N. K "How is Knowledge Manaegement represented in Library and Information Science ?." Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) , pp. 674-676. Melbourne: Wiley-Blackwell, 2019 . View More
11	Agarwal, N.K and Islam, M. A "Ascertaining the place of Library and Information Science in knowledge management research." Association of Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) , pp. 1-9. Vancouver, Canada: Wiley-Blackwell, 2018 . View More
12	Islam, M. A "Managing teaching and learning records in the commercial cloud: A public university Perspective." International Conference on e-Commerce, e-Administration, e-Society, e-Education, and e-Technology (e-CASE & e-tech) Kyoto: 2017 . View More
13	Agarwal, N.K and Islam, M. A "How can professional associations continue to stay relevant? Knowledge management to the rescue." Association of Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) , pp. 1-10. Copenhagen, Denmark: Wiley-Blackwell, 2016 . View More
14	Islam, M. A, Agarwal, N. K and Ikeda, M "How does knowledge management affect service innovation in academic libraries: A survey study." Association of Information Science & Technology , pp. 1-4. St. Louis, Mo. USA: Wiley-Blackwell, 2015 . View More
15	Islam, M. A, Peltokorpi, V. M and Ikeda, M "Service innovation in academic libraries : review and a conceptual framework." International Conference of Library and Information Science (ICLIS) , pp. 89-105. Osaka, Japan: 2015 . View More
16	Islam, M. A, Agarwal, N. K and Ikeda, M "How do academic libraries work with their users to co-create value for service innovation? : A qualitative survey." Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries (QQML) Conference Paris, France: QQML, 2015 . View More
17	Islam, M. A, Agarwal, N. K and Ikeda, M "Knowledge sharing amongst information professionals’ in Bangladesh: A quantitative analysis." BOBCATSSS Conference , pp. 224-231. Barcelona, Spain: 2014 . View More
18	Islam, M. A "Reading habits and attitudes in the digital environment: A Study on Dhaka University Students." International Conference on Digital Humanities University of Nebraska, Lincoln, USA: University of Nebraska, 2013 . View More
19	Islam, M. A "An investigation and analysis of the application of Web 2.0 in university libraries in Bangladesh." International Conference on Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries (QQML) Rome, Italy: La Sapienza University, 2013 . View More
20	Islam, M. A "Mobile phone technology in academic library services: A public university students' perceptions and paradigm." International M-library conference Milton Keynes, The UK: Facet, 2012 . View More
21	Islam, M. A and Chowdhury, S "Open Access Institutional Repositories for Scholarly Communication: A Developing Country Perspective." Asia-Pacific Conference on Library & Information Education & Practice , pp. 506-514. Putrajaya, Malaysia: 2011 . View More
22	Islam, M. S, Chowdhury, S and Islam, M. A "LIS Education in E-Learning Environment: Problems and Proposals for Bangladesh." Asia-Pacific Conference on Library & Information Education & Practice , pp. 519-529. Tsukuba, Japan: 2009 . View More
23	Mezbah-ul-Islam, M, Mostafa, G. M and Islam, M. A "Problems and Prospects of Bangladesh Islamic Library Network: A Case Study of Bangladesh Islamic University and Foundation Library." WCOMLIS-2008: World Congress of Muslim Library and Information Scientists BandarBaru, Nilai, Malaysia: 2008 . View More
24	Islam, M. A and Mezbah-ul-Islam, M "Community Information Centers: A step to Bringing Connectivity of the Rural Communities in Bangladesh." Planner-2008 Convention on Open Access, Open Source, Open Libraries (0)3 , pp. 55-69. Nagaland University, Nagaland, India: INFLIBNET, 2008 . View More
25	Islam, M. A and Mezbah-ul-Islam, M "Concept, Issues and Importance of Library Consortium: Problems and prospects of university library consortium in Bangladesh." ÜNAK 08 Information: Diversity and Awareness Izmir, Turkey: 2008 . View More
26	Mezbah-ul-Islam, M and Islam, M. A "Concepts, Issues and Design of Virtual Library in Mathematics: Problem and Prospects of Virtual Library in Bangladesh." International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management , pp. 401-411. Kathmandu, Nepal: IFLA, 2008 .
27	Agarwal, N.K and Islam, M. A "A Bibliometric Analysis of the Proceedings of the Annual Meetings of the Association for Information Science and Technology." Association of Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) , pp. 673-675. Salt Lake City, Utah: Wiley-Blackwell, 2021 . View More
28	Devendra Potnis, Bhakti Gala, Edda Tandi Lwoga, Md. Anwarul Islam, Nosheen Warraich, Humphrey Keah and Abebe Rorissa "Conducting and Publishing Research in Developing Countries: Challenges and Solutions." Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology , pp. 634-638. Salt Lake City, Utah: Wiley-Blackwell, 2021 . View More
29	Jeff Allen, Lu An, Darra Hofman, Md Anwarul Islam and Heather D. Pfeiffer "Career Development in Knowledge Management." Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology , pp. 567-569.. Salt Lake City, Utah: Wiley-Blackwell,, 2021 . View More

Award Type	Title	Year	Country	Description
International	Lois Lunin Award	2023	United States	This award recognizes individuals who have made noteworthy contributions to the practice of Information Science and Technology through leadership, mentoring, and innovation in the creation or application of new ideas, techniques, processes or technologies.
International	James M. Cretsos Leadership Award 2021	2021	United States	The award recognizes a new ASIST member who has demonstrated outstanding leadership qualities in professional ASIST activities.  Candidates are assessed based on the following four criteria: participation in ASIST annual meeting as organizer, moderator, speaker, discussant, etc.; participation in programs and activities of Special Interest Groups (SIGs), chapters and/or student chapters; services on ASIS
International	IPC Winner of SIG-III (ASIS&T)	2019	United States	The objectives of this award are to facilitate and enhance better communication and interaction among ASIS
International	New Leaders Award (ASIS&T)	2017	United States	To recruit, engage, and retain new members and to identify potential for new leadership in the Association.
International	Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) Titular Fellowship	2016	Canada	Information technology, with priority given to the computerization of record systems or computer-assisted learning
International	Best Paper Award	2015	Japan	Service innovation in academic libraries: review and a conceptual framework
International	Asian Communication Resource Centre (ACRC) Fellowship Award	2013	Singapore	To encourage in-depth research, promote cooperation and support scholars who wish to pursue research in communication, information and ICT-related disciplines in Asia.
International	Doctoral Research Fellowship	2013	Japan	The Doctoral Research Fellowship program aims to provide outstanding and highly motivated students for the PhD program.
International	VLIR-UOS	2012	Belgium	VLIR-UOS supports partnerships between universities and university colleges in Flanders (Belgium) and the South looking for innovative responses to global and local challenges.
Local	DBBL Fellowship	2009	Bangladesh	DBBL fellowship offer for conducting research at M.Phil, Ph.D. & Post-Doctoral levels.

Dr. Md. Anwarul Islam

Professor

Department of Information Science and Library Management

Faculty of Arts

Email: anwar@du.ac.bd

Phone: +8801716305270