Curriculum Vitae

Nafiz Zaman Shuva

Mailing address : http://univdhaka.academia.edu/NafizShuva Contact number :
Department of Information Science Phone : 9661900-73/ext. 6370
& Library Management , Cell : 01710953233
University of Dhaka, E-mail: nafiz_z@hotmail.com
Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh.

Current Address: Oslo, Norway

Experiences :

1. Working as Lecturer & Student Adviser of Department of Information Science & Library
Management, University of Dhaka since November 23, 2008.

2. Working as Managing Editor, Journal of the Bangladesh Association of Young Researchers

(JBAYR), ISSN: 1991-0746 (Print), 2220-119X (Online),
http://www.banglajol.info/index.php/JBAYR/index

3. Workers as one of the Reviewers and Moderators of BOBCATSSS-2011-European Conference of

Library and Information Science from January 31-Feb 02, 2011, Szombathely, Hungary.

4. Worked as Organizer of BOBCATSSS-2010-European Conference of Library and Information

Science from January 25-27, 2010, Parma, Italy.

5. Worked as Lecturer and Course Coordinator of Department of Library and Information

Science, Darul Ihsan University, Dhaka, Bangladesh since August,18, 2007 to November, 2008.

6. Working as President, Bangladesh Association of Young Researchers (BAYR)

(http://www.bayrbd.org)

7. Working as Forum Contact of National Forum on Information Literacy (USA)

http://www.infolit.org/members/ist.html

8. Worked as Great Declaration Ambassador for Bangladesh.

9. Worked as Editorial Board Member of Fighting Climate Change: Human Solidarity in a divided
world - A Young People’s Summary of the United Nation Human Development Report
2007/2008.http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/Two_Degrees_En.pdf

10. Worked as Editorial Board Member of Library Student Journal (USA)

http://informatics.buffalo.edu/org/lsj/boardmemberbios.html

11. Worked as Youth Action Ambassador and Vice President (Asia Region) of YPWC, Ghana.

12. Worked as Convener of World Environment Day-2008 program jointly organized by BAYR and
Green Earth, Bangladesh.

13. Worked as Convener of Environment Friendly Program-2008 by BAYR.

 14. Worked as Convener of International Youth Day-2007 Programme Committee in Bangladesh
(http://www.bayrbd.org/youthday.htm)

15. Worked as Program Co-coordinator and Trainer of BAYR training program on Internet
Fundamentals and Online Research tools from February 8 to February 22, 2007, supported by
British Council, Dhaka office.

Educational Attainment:

Name of Exam. Board/University Division/Class

International Master in Digital Oslo University 2009-2011 (to be
Library Learning College, Norway, completed by May,
Tallinn University, 2011)
Estonia, Parma
University, Italy
M.A. University of 1st class 1st
(thesis Group) Dhaka position
(1 year) in Information Science and
Library Management
B.A. University of 1st class 1st
(Hons. 4 years) in Information Dhaka position
Science and Library Management
H.S.C Dhaka Board First Division
S.S.C Dhaka Board First Division

Professional Membership: National Forum on Information Literacy, (U.S.A)

Global Member – ISOC (U.S.A.)
Global Youth Action Network (GYAN), (U.S.A)
Dhaka University Alumni Association, Life
Member
Member- South Asia Foundation
Bengal Library Association, Life Member, (India)
Indian Association of Special Libraries &
Information Centres,(IASLIC), Life Member,
(India)
Indian Library Association, Life Member, (India)
Library Association of Bangladesh (LAB), Life
Member
Bangladesh Association of Librarians,
Information Scientist and Documentalist
(BALID), Life Member

Forum Member : ICT of Bangladesh

K.M Forum
OCLC Forum (U.S.A)
Web Junction (U.S.A)

Skills :
i) Language : Written and spoken English
 ii) Information & Communication Distance Learning Implementation
Technology Skills : Web Development & Design
E-journals publishing
Blogging
Online Conferencing

Research and Publications :

Articles:

Shuva, N.Z., Akter, R. (2011). Internet usage among the undergraduate students of Faculty of Arts of
University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Pearl: A Journal of Library and Information Science, Vol 5 (1). [In
press]

Shuva, N.Z. (2010). Implementing instant messaging reference service in some selected university
libraries of Bangladesh. ISST-Journal of Advances in Librarianship, 1 (1), pp. 15-23.

Shuva, N.Z. (2010). Status of ICT in public libraries of Bangladesh. Asian Journal of Library and
Information Science, 2 (1),1-15.

Shuva, N.Z. (2010). Integrating ICT into university curriculum: a proposal for the faculty of arts,
university of Dhaka, Bangladesh. In Proceedings of Informing Science & IT Education Conference
(InSITE) 2010, 487-502. Available at
http://proceedings.informingscience.org/InSITE2010/InSITE10p487-502Shuva843.pdf

Shuva, N.Z., Consonni, C. & Lee, H.J. (2010). Implementing Instant Messaging Reference Service in
Libraries and Information Centres In Proceedings of the ETTLIS-2010, India.

Shuva, N.Z. (2010). Enhancing Library Access through the use of Mobile Technology: Case Study of
Information Services Provided by Six Mobile Companies in Bangladesh. In Mohamed Ally and Gill
Needham (Ed.), M-libraries 2: a virtual library in everyone’s pocket (pp. 221-233), London: Facet
Publishing.

Islam, M.S. & Shuva, N.Z. (2010). Barcode technology and its use and applications: A study of selected
libraries of Bangladesh. International Information and Library Review, xx, 1-7.

Ahmed, S.M.Z. and Shuva, N.Z. (2009). Author productivity in library and information research of
Bangladesh: testing Lotka’s law and related phenomena. The Dhaka University Studies [in the press].

Shuva, N.Z. (2009). Designing and Integrating Information Literacy into the Curriculum of National
University of Bangladesh, In: Library Planning and Management: Training Manual, Part-3, Dhaka: NAEM,
Ministry of Education, Bangladesh.

Shuva, N.Z. (2009). Status of Digitization at the National Archives of Bangladesh, In: Library Planning
and Management: Training Manual, Part-3, Dhaka: NAEM, Ministry of Education, Bangladesh.

Shuva, N.Z. (2009). Use of Internet by the Students of Faculty of Arts of the University of Dhaka: A
Survey. Paper presented at the Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries QQML2009, Greece,
from 26 May-29 May, 2009, http://www.isast.org/abstractsprogram.html

Shuva, N.Z. (2009). Creating and Managing Digital Collection at National Archives of Bangladesh: A
Developing Country Perspective [In] Conference proceedings of Archiving-2009 Conference, Arlington,
VA, USA, May 2009 , Volume 6, pp. 192-196.
Shuva, N.Z. (2008). Integrating Information Literacy into the University Curriculum of Bangladesh: A
Proposal [In] Proceedings of the International Symposium of Emerging Trends and Technologies in
Libray and Information Services, December 18-20, 2008, JIIT University, Noida, India.

Shuva, N.Z.(2008). Bearing the burnt in Bangladesh [In] Fighting Climate Change: Human Solidarity in
a divided world - A Young People’s Summary of the United Nation Human Development Report
2007/2008.

Shuva , N.Z. (2003). Public libraries in Bangladesh. PULMAN express , October(1), 8-10.

Shuva, N.Z. (2005). Implementing information and communication technology in public libraries of
Bangladesh , International Information & Library Review, Volume 37, Issue 3, p.159-168.

Shuva, N.Z. (2005). Information literacy : Bangladesh perspective. Available at

http://www.infosciencetoday.org/786infolit.pdf

Shuva, N.Z. (2004). History of library association of Bangladesh. Available at

http:// www.infosciencetoday.org

Poster Presentation:
Shuva, N.Z. (2010). Bridging digital divide: Case study of Bangladesh. Poster presented at the
BOBCATSSS 2010 conference in Parma, Italy from 25th January to 27th January, 2010.

Shuva, N.Z. (2011). Building and managing SAARC digital repository: A South Asian regional perspective.
Poster presented at the BOBCATSSS 2011conference from January 31-Feb 02, 2011, Szombathely,
Hungary.

Conference/Assembly:

BOBCATSSS-2011 on Finding new ways from January 31-Feb 02, 2011, Szombathely, Hungary.
Transforming Culture in the Digital Age, International Conference in Tartu, Estonia, 14-16
April, 2010.
Electronic Resources and Libraries conference-2010 in Austin, Texas, USA from February 1-3, 2010.

BOBCATSSS-2010 on Bridging digital divide: libraries providing access for all at Parma University,
Parma, Italy from 25-27 January, 2010.

m-libraries 2009 on Information on the move at University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
from 23-24 June, 2009.

CIVICUS World Assembly -2007 on Acting Together for a Just World at LOCH SUITE – GLASGOW SECC,
Scotland, from May 25, 2007 to May 27, 2007.

First CIVICUS Youth Assembly -2007 on Accountability to Future Generations, LOCH SUITE – GLASGOW
SECC, Scotland, from May 23, 2007 to May 24, 2007.

CALIBER-2003, First International Convention on Mapping Technology On Libraries and People hosted
by Nirma Education and Research Foundation at their campus in Ahmedabad, India during
February 13-15, 2003.

International Conference on Role of libraries for the development of Human Resources, Rajshahi,
Bangladesh 2003.

Tutorial: Took tutorial on ‘Developing Digital Collections’ hosted by Nirma Education and Research
Foundation at their campus in Ahmedabad, India.

Achievement, Awards, Grants Received:

Received grants to attend and present paper at the Electronic Resources Librarians Conference to be
held from February 1-3, 2010 at the Austin University, Texas, USA.

Received grants to attend and present paper at the m-libraries-2009 Conference held at University of
British Columbia, Vancouver from 23-24 June, 2009.

Erasmus Mundus Scholarship for Masters Study in International Master in Digital Library Learning from
2009-2011. (Norway, Estonia, Italy).

Dean’s Merit Scholarship (2001-2002) given by Faculty of Arts, University of Dhaka

American Society for Information Science & Technology International Paper Contest 2004 award

Best Campaigner of the Month selected by United Networks of Young Peace Builders, Netherlands
http://www.unoy.org/downloads/NL/NL_2007/0708_NL.pdf