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CURRICULUM VITAE
MD HARUN-OR-RASHID KHANDAKER
S/O - Md. Afaz Uddin Khandaker and Abeda Khandaker (mother)
Bangladeshi by birth, Religion- Islam, Married and Date of birth -1st July 1961
MAILING & PERMANENT ADDRESS
DMC 206/3, South Kafrul, Dhaka -1206, Bangladesh
OTHER COMMUNICATION
Telephone - 880 2 8754558 (res); 9871830 Mob: 01711614636
Email: harunban@icddrb.org; harunban@yahoo.com
ACADEMIC RECORDS
1. Name of Institution: Dhaka University
Name of Examination: Master of Arts
Major Subject : Library and Information Science
Year studied : 1986 to 1987
Passing year : 1988 held 1991
Division/Class : 2nd
2. Name of Institution: Government Titumir College
Name of Examination: Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
Major Subject : Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics
Year studied : 1984 to 1985
Passing year : 1985
Division/Class : 3rd
3. Name of Institution: Ideal College
Name of Examination: Higher Seceondary Certificate (H.S.C.)- Science group
Major Subject : Bangla, English, Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics
Year studied : 1981 to 1982
Passing year : 1983
Division/Class : 2nd
4. Name of Institution: Seroil Government Boys High School
Name of Examination: Secondary School Certificate (S.S.C)- Science group
Major Subject : Bangla, English, Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics
Year studied : 1968 to 1978
Passing year : 1979
Division/Class : 1st
LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
Speak Read Write Understand
English: Good Excellent Good Good
Bengali: Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Urdi/Hindi: Poor No No Below fair
Arabic: only reading Holy Quarn
COMPUTER SKILLS
OPERATING SYSTEMS: Mac, MS-DOS, Windows 95, 98, 2000, Server 2000, XP and Red Hat Linux 7.0. Working experience in Windows-95, 98 and 2000 based LAN and NT.
HARDWARE KNOWLEDGE: Good knowledge of computer hardware assembling and troubleshooting.
More than 2 years practical experience in a computer firm.
PUBLICATION SOFTWARE: PageMaker and QuarkXPress (expert level), Adobe Photoshop,
In Design & Illustrator (medium level).
SOFTWARE: Winisis, CDS/ISIS (Computerized Documentation System/Integrated Set of Information System), Alice for Windows, MS Office, MS Publishers, WP(6.0), dBase III & IV, email & internet
browsing software and CD-ROM based database like PubMed/ MEDLINE, POPLINE.
WEBPAGE DESIGN: HTML (FrontPage and other necessary stuffs). Addresses of my designed webpage are- 1) http://www.ahsania.org and for Cancer Hospital in the same site 2) http://www.accu.or.jp for BLRC. Library Automation Software: Skilled on library automation by using Winisis and CDS/ISIS software of UNESCO. Have practical experience of Local Area Network configuration for this software and knowledge of Digital library development also. Good knowledge of using and searching of web based database.
OTHERS: Good knowledge of converting VHS format videos to VCD format, all categories of CD writing, and using of Scanner.
CONSULTANCY RECORDS
1. Worked as consultant for organizing Reference Unit of UNDP of Bangladesh and developed
database and E-Library.
2. Worked as consultant for organizing and computerizing Resource Center of Agro-based
Technological Development Programme (ATDP)
3. Worked as consultant for organizing and computerizing Social Service Research Council's
Library of Ministry of Planning of Bangladesh.
4. Worked as consultant for organizing and computerizing the library of "Bangladesh Environment
Lawyer's Association".
5. Worked as consultant for organizing and computerizing the library of Thana Functional
Improvement Pilot Project.
EMPLOYMENT RECORDS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Senior Information Officer (Journal section)
Library and Information Services Unit
Information Sciences Division
ICDDR,B GPO Box 128, Dhaka 1000,
From 25th August 2003 – 30 June 2006
For job description please see APPENDIX - I
Senior Information Officer
Publications Unit
Information Sciences Division
ICDDR,B GPO Box 128, Dhaka 1000,
From 01st July 2006 – till date
For job description please see APPENDIX - II
Consultant / Documentalist
United Nation Development Programme (UNDP)
UN Office, IDB Bhaban, E/8-A, Begum Rokeya sharani, Sher-e-Bangla, Dhaka, Bangladesh
From 1st May, 2002 - 31st October 2002
For job description please see APPENDIX - III
Training Coordinator & System Support Engineer
Business Zone - A computer business firm
Park/3, Rajanighandha Super Market
Dhaka Cantonment Dhaka-1206
From 1st Feb, 1999 -30th Apr, 2002
For job description please see APPENDIX - IV
Coordinator (Resource Centre)
Bangladesh Literacy Resource Centre and Child Labour Resource Centre
Dhaka Ahsania Mission
House #19, Rd # 12 (New), Dhanmondi R/A, Dhaka # 1209, Bangladesh
From 1st January 1998 –20th January 1999
For job description please see APPENDIX - V
Program Officer (Library)
Library, Documentation and Publication
SAMPREETI – An NGO working in Bangladesh
270, Baitul Aman Housing Society, Rd#1, Adabar, Shamoli, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh
From 2nd November 1996 – 1st January 1998
For job description please see APPENDIX - VI
Technical Services Librarian
The British Council
5, Fuller Road, GPO Box 161, Dhaka - 1000, Bangladesh
From 17th June 1995 – 23rd December 1995
For job description please see Appendix – VII
Documentalist
Library and Documentation Centre
The Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS)
E-17 Agargoan, Sher-E-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka- 1207 , Bangladesh
From 1st December 1993 – 16th June 1995
For job description please see Appendix – VIII
Examination Coordinator
Library Association of Bangladesh (LAB)
From 10th September 1993 – 30th October 1993
PARTICIPATION OF WORKSHOPS:
1. Participated a workshop on "Library Automation and Networking" at DELNET in New Delhi, India
from 22-24 February 2007.
2. Participated in the “Gender Awareness Workshop” on 12 December 2005 conducted by
ICDDR,B, Mohakhali, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh.
3. Participated in the "Capacity Building Workshop of Literacy Resource Centre for
Girls and Women" Dhaka, Bangladesh 15TH - 26TH February, 1998 for Asia-Pacific region,
jointly organized by Dhaka Ahsania Mission and Asia-Pacific Cultural Centre for
UNESCO (ACCU), Japan.
EXTRA QUALIFICATION:
1. Basic Photography Course (Dhaka University Photography Society, 1984)
2. Short course on Automobile from Bangladesh Technical Institute, 1982.
3. Certificate on "3RD United Nation Examination-1977" from Bangladesh Combined School Authority
4. General Civil Defense Course from Civil Defense Authority, Bangladesh, 1976.
REFEREES:
1. Mr. Peter Thorpe (Director)
Information Sciences Division and
Head, Library and Information Services Unit
ICDDR,B GPO Box 128, Dhaka 1000,
Email: pthorpe@icddrb.org; Phone: 88 02 9899225(D)
2. Dr. M. Anwar Hossain, PhD
Controller of Examinations, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Cell phone: 01717 853346; Tel: 88 0721 750489 (D); Fax: 88 0721 750064
3. Mohammad Ashraf Hossain, MBBS PhD
Scientific Director, PharmAdura LLC
523 Route 303, Orangeburg, NY 10962, USA
E-Mail: moasho@gmail.com; Phone: 001 (845) 398-5100; FAX: 001 (845) 398-5108
APPENDIX – I
Responsibilities–
The primary responsibility is to manage the acquisition, organization and preservation of the
library’s serials collection (including electronic subscriptions) and to maintain the computerised record of serial holdings. This includes maintaining correspondence with vendors and subscription agents, processing timely claims for missing issues, and preparing materials for binding. Additional responsibilities include the scanning of periodicals, alerting journals and other documents to identify articles of interest to the Centre’s scientific staff and acquiring copies and processing them for the library databases; the identification of organizations publishing serial publications with whom we may be able to set up an exchange agreements;
contacting these organizations and proposing such agreements; participating in the preparation of articles for the Centre’s journal by checking and verifying references; and carrying out searches on the Internet in connection with all these activities, and downloading documents of interest for the library collection.
APPENDIX – II
Responsibilities–
Supervise production (organizing, formatting, printing) of the Centre publications and ensure its proper preservation and dissemination; Handling Journal's subscription and supervise mailing and library databases.
Duties:
1. Planning for promotions, schedules, estimates, requisitions and uphold the quality for the
Centre's publications especially for the publication of Journal of Health, Population and
Nutrition (JHPN); JHPN-related works; handling of sales and subscription
2. Formatting of the Centre's publications, i.e. Journal, and other special publications
3. Liaison with press and supervise printing works
4. Supervise of maintaining and updating databases of mailing address, publications list;
Handling of Journal's subscribers and its mailing and distribution of ICDDR,B serials and all
other occasional publications
5. Coordinate and communicate with different divisions and branches, authors or contributors
to the Publications, Government and other legal offices; Represent branch for different forums;
Administrative works, i.e. budget preparation (Branch and publications-for 5 titles), Prepare
statistics and Branch's report for BOT
6. Supervise works of the Information Assistant and other contractual staff(s) or daily wagers
7. Provide IT support to DISC; creating, editing and developing subscriber's database; Develop
computerized library lending system as instructed by Head of DISC; Ensure the library databases
available through LAN for users and data entry facilities for library professionals; Configure
library databases software for Local Area Network; backup databases
8. Provide training to the staff of library and others (nationally or internationally) when requested.
APPENDIX – III
Responsibilities–
1) Organizing UNDP reference unit as an information resource centre with in-house UN materials
(like books document, journals, monographs series, videos, audio and documentary CDs etc.) and
also other materials and make it available for UNDP's personnel, researchers and persons who
are working to implement the projects of UNDP.
2) Create databases and make it available through Local Area Network to every end user
3) Develop computerized library lending system for the users
4) Make the library database in such way so that user can get information through the LAN
about borrowed books
5) Configure the Local Area Network for using the databases properly
6) Make arrangement to take back up of databases in CD and MO drive
7) Collecting materials that are scattered in various section of UNDP and return same to
respective section after processing and entering data into database
8) Organizing the reference unit at standard level
9) Provide training to staffs of reference unit
APPENDIX – IV
Responsibilities–
1. Organizing various training programs and cooperates to held computer classes
2. Taking classes of library professionals and training them on CDS/ISIS software (DOS and Windows
version) regarding computerization of library
3. Hardware assembling and maintenance.
4. Troubleshooting (Hardware and software)
5. Networking (windows based) management
APPENDIX – V
Responsibilities–
1. Organizing newly established Bangladesh Literacy Resource Center (BLRC) and Child Labour
Resource Center (CLRC) running under Dhaka Ahsania Mission.
2. Collection of materials for both BLRC & CLRC from GO, NGOs, national, and international
organization to enrich collection of resource centers and develop good relation and networks also.
3. Computerizing BLRC and CLRC by using CDS/ISIS software developed by UNESCO for
computerizing library and documentation center.
4. Preparation of database for publication of directory of literacy related and child labour
related organization of Bangladesh.
5. Preparation of database of literacy materials according to the format of Asia-Pacific
Cultural Center for UNESCO (ACCU) Japan, for the Asia-Pacific Literacy database.
6. Assisting training and material developing division to develop literacy materials.
7. Designing of Homepage of Dhaka Ahsania Mission for Internet and submit it to Asia-Pacific
Cultural Center for UNESCO (ACCU), Japan.
8. Checking ACCU Bulletin Board on Internet (URL: http:/www.accu.or.jp/litdbase) and keeping
continuous communication with other 8 countries in ACCU network of Asia-Pacific region.
9. Maintaining Internet and Home page of Dhaka Ahsania Mission.
10. Co-ordinate literacy related national and international workshop/seminar etc.
APPENDIX – VI
Responsibilities–
Library Section: Prepare a manual for library. Maintenance and organizing peace library with
update technique (specially computer based). Contact different sections of Sampreeti for
seeking demand and finally make proposal to E.D. Collecting and purchasing of books, journals
and other library materials, publicity of the library, collection of members and arrange book
lending. Contact with different libraries and related organization (national/ international)
for resource sharing and network developing. Organize and develop proposed three-regional
library and training to staff for library maintenance.
Publication: Ensure publication of regular and occasional newsletter, periodicals, journals
and magazine of the organization. Develop system of encouraging people to produce peace
literature. Printing, circulation and mailing. Registration of 'Shantir Sanglap' and regular
circulation. Help to publish fliers, cards on peace education program and other development
activities of the organization. Develop 'Sampreeti Publication Cell' to spread peace education
and contact other concerned personnel. Send each and every Sampreeti publications to all GB
members/E.C. members. Send publications also to national and international contacts.
Peace Education: Documentation of Peace Education activities. Collect documents from different
sections of Sampreeti including Regional Centers. Collect information, case studies, minutes,
reports and literature form all desks.
Others: Looking after all computers when and as requested by the users. Maintenance proper use
of E-mail and Internet. Have a meeting with E.D. once in a month. Meeting will be well prepared.
Any other responsibility assigned by Executive Director.
APPENDIX – VII
Job Description (DPM 10) The British Council
Post title : Technical Services Librarian Department/country : Bangladesh
Post holder : Md. Harun-Or-Rashid Khandaker Postcode :
Grade : H Full time/part time: Full time
Line manger : Library service Manager
All information must be in line with the Council's Equal opportunity Policy
Job Aim: Oversight of all technical process in the library and day to day supervision of library staff.
Staff managed : 4 (number) in my role as line manager.
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Duty- Oversight of all processes involved with the order and receipt of books, 7
Periodicals and videos 20
Standard (s) -Book and video orders should be prepared within on week
-Books should be processed within four weeks of receipt
Duty- Checking, banking and monthly reconciliation of library revenue 2
Standard (s) - Accurate daily statements and cash should be submitted to Finance
unit by 11:00am each day
-Monthly statements should be submitted to Finance Unit within
working days after the end of the previous month
Duty- Supervision of staff in the library and work room 10
Standard (s) - All staff should be clear about duties
-All work assigned should be completed according to deadlines and standards set
Duty- Cataloguing and classification of locally purchased books 4
Standard (s) - All locally purchased books should be catalogued and classified within seven days
-All work assigned should be completed according to deadlines and standards set
Duty- Liaison with NA and AO1 regarding library equipment and furniture 1
Standard (s) - All problems with equipment should be reported within one day
Duty- Oversight of the library photocopying service 3
Standard (s) - The photocopy services should be in operation 100% of working hours
- All photocopies should be ready by the agreed time
Duty- Oversight of the amendment of the GCS catalogue 5
Standard (s) - All amendments to the GCS catalogue should be input within one week
Duty- Answering general reference inquires at the library information desk 30
Standard (s) - To answer inquiries to the customers' satisfaction
- To record inquires on a daily basis
Duty- Answering library correspondence 13
Standard (s) - All correspondence should be answered within five days of receipt
Duty- Maintaining library stationery 2
Standard (s) - Adequate stocks of stationery should be available at all times
Duty- Oversight of the dispatch of materials to Chittagong 1
Standard (s) - All materials to be dispatched securely to the satisfaction of MC
- Make a 10% saving in Dhaka - Chittagong courier costs
Duty- Providing cover to the library counter when required 4
Standard (s) - Ensure the counter is staffed at all times
Duty- Line management of four members of staff. 5
Standard (s) - Job and development plans to be agreed by end July
- Two review meetings (excluding the evaluation) to be held during the year
- The written review sheet to be agreed and written up within one week of
the review meeting
- Evaluation meeting to take place and written evaluation agreed and sent
to the countersigning officer by the end of April.
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APPENDIX – VIII
Responsibilities–
1. Collect articles from books, documents, journals and research papers (written on socioeconomic
aspects on SAARC country) and prepare abstracts of these articles for DEVINSA* Development
Abstract Journal and input them into database (using CDS/ISIS software). Finally, prepare a
diskette with inputted data for sending to Marga Institute (head office of the DEVINSA
project) Sri Lanka.
2. Assist in organizing Seminar of DEVINSA project and documentation of Seminar papers etc.
3. Process books, documents, monographs, research monographs and journals for BIDS library and
Documentation Center and input data into database.
4. Provide Bibliographical Information Service for researchers from database and users as per request.
5. Prepare Current Awareness Service (CAS) bulletin two times in every month.
6. Prepare computer database on discussion with Chief Librarian as per needs of BIDS Library and
Documentation Center.
*DEVINSA is stand for Development Information Network for South Asia. Sharing resources of SAARC countries is the main aim of the project. DEVINSA Development Abstract Journal is a monthly
publication from this project. In this connection, all focal points are ready to share resources
within these countries and provide computer-based information services. The head office of this
project is Marga Institute, Sri Lanka
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