United Nations Library Networking in Bangladesh During 2002-2017: An Overview.

This study intends to demonstrate the importance of library networking and resource sharing activities in Bangladesh. Particularly, it emphasizes the significance and value of UN library network that exists in Bangladesh. It concentrates on the background of UN library network, highlights resource sharing programmes, events, workshops, and trainings organized by the network. This paper is prepared through reviewing literature, using printed and online documents and research papers, visiting websites and interviewing focal points of member libraries. It states other resource sharing programmes which don't have any existence and which are currently working at this moment in Bangladesh. It shows the challenges of networking and resource sharing. It has been experienced that during the last two decades, a number of good initiatives were taken to establish an effective library and information network system for the purpose of resource sharing, but most of the networks could not sustain for many reasons with a few exceptions. Finally, some steps are recommended to formulate effective networking and resource sharing programme in Bangladesh by which valuable library services could be ensured. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]