398 15 archive 2 disk0/00/00/03/98 2007-09-14 23:13:25 2007-10-31 15:16:27 2007-09-30 21:46:46 article show Khan M. Shamsul Islam msik@icddrb.org Zabed Ahmed S.M. duregstr@bangla.net Md. Nasir Uddin Munshi Nilufar Akhter Dissemination and Information Service Centre, ICDDR, B, Mohakli, Dhaka University of Dhaka, Dept. of Library and Information Science Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies, Dhaka pub Z none Library and information science literature; LIS; Bibliometrics; Bangladesh. Presents the results of a statistical analysis of the papers on various aspects of library and information science (LIS) emanated from Bangladesh during 1966-1997. The analysis is based on a list of papers compiled to show the growth and size of the LIS literature in Bangladesh, patterns of their distribution by subjects within the field of librarianship, characteristics of the contributing periodicals, language of publication, authorship patterns, and geographic distribution of the periodicals. The results of the study showed that, during 1966-1997, a total of 308 articles, authored by 116 library professionals were published in various periodicals with the highest number (256, 83.11%) in Bangladesh, followed by India (21, 6.82%). All these papers were published in some 37 periodicals originating from 14 countries. About 92% of the articles were credited to the single authorship; only 25 articles were co-authored. Problems in library research in Bangladesh have also been discussed, and some suggestions have been put forward to improve the overall situation. 1998-12 published Malaysian Journal of Library & Information Science 3 2 Faculty of Computer Science & Information Technology, University of Malaya 11-13 TRUE 1394-6234 http://ejum.fsktm.um.edu.my/ArticleInformation.aspx?ArticleID=242 Ahmad, Nasiruddin. 1987. Education for librarianship for Bangladesh: a historical study, 1947-82. Ph.D thesis. Dhaka: University of Dhaka. Chanda, M.C. 1958. Certificate course in librarianship. Dacca University Library Bulletin, 2(2): 12. Khan, M. H. 1987-88. The Eastern Librarian and the librarianship in Bangladesh: an evaluative survey. The Eastern Librarian, 13: 61. Khan, M. Shamsul Islam. 1997. Preparing the libraries and librarians of Bangladesh for the 21st Century: the case of library education. In: Library and information science: parameters and perspectives. Concept Publishing: New Delhi, p 167-8.