BALID

BALID organized a discussion and opinion exchange session with Ms Emily Drabinski on 11 December 2025

BALID EC Members took part in a group discussion with World Bank Group Library

With the participants of Koha Training programs

Welcome to BALID

Bangladesh Association of Librarians, Information Scientists and Documentalists (BALID) is a national association of librarians, information scientists and teachers of information science and library management. It is the only full-fledged professional body in Bangladesh in the field of library and information management. The mission of BALID is to modernize the library and information profession and to uphold the interest of the professionals in Bangladesh. BALID believes that access to information; intellectual freedom and knowledge based society are the key components of development.

Appeal for Donation to BALID

Bangladesh Association of Librarians, Information Scientists and Documentalists (BALID), is a government registered nonprofit, professional and membership association. BALID has been pioneered by a number of bright young library professionals with a view to working towards professional development and empowerment. As a collective voice and power of qualified librarians BALID officially started on January 23 1986. Since then the Association has been organizing events like discussions, lectures, seminars and training programs to help enhance expertise on dynamic issues, meet diverse professional needs and excel in advance technologies. BALID has been also in the continuous process of advocacy, consultancy, policy making, bargaining and negotiating with public and private sector associates, national, regional and international agencies for dynamic working conditions and environment.

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Weekly Attendance to BALID Office at CDL

This is to announce for kind information to all the members of BALID and Professionals that the Executive Council of BALID and Governing Board of BIIM in the joint meeting held on 14 June 2014 has decided that the Director of BIIM will attend the BALID office at CDL regularly on Saturday from 4pm to 6pm on normal days and 2.30 to 4.30 pm at the holy Ramadan excluding national holidays.

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Announcement for Refresher Course on DSpace

A Refresher Course of the recently performed training on ‘Digital Repository Software D-Space’ will be held at CIRDAP Computer lab on 22 August 2014, Friday in the evening at 4-00 pm to 7 pm. Only those participants who took part in the training on D Space held on 01-0 2 May 2014 at CIRDAP are eligible to take part in this refreshers’ course. No fee is required to attend the course but the candidates must register their names on or before 15 August 2014.

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Training in “Digital Repository using DSpace” held at CIRDAP ICT Centre during 1-2 May 2014

BALID Chairman handing over a token crest to CIRDAP DG

A two-day long training programme on “Digital Repository using DSpace” held at CIRDAP ICT Centre during 1-2 May 2014. The programme was organized by BALID Institute of Information Management (BIIM), Bangladesh Association of Librarians, Information Scientists and Documentalists (BALID) in collaboration with Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP).

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Lecture on 'RFID' and 'SLiMS' held at Southeast University - 12 April 2014

BALID Institute of Information Management (BIIM), a subsidiary organ of Bangladesh Association of Librarians, Information Scientists and Documentalists organized a lecture as a part of its regular lecture series programme in collaboration with Southeast University, held at University Campus 2, House# 64, Road# 18, Block# B, Banani, Dhaka, on 12 April 2014. Professor Dr. Anwar Hossain, Vice Chancellor and Prof. Dr. Md. Humayun Kabir Chowdhury, Pro Vice Chancellor of Southeast University were present as Chief Guest & Special Guest respectively where Dr. Mirza Mohd Rezaul Islam, Chairman, BALID & BIIM presided over the programme.