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The Community Development Library in Bangladesh

Md. Shariful Islam

Department of Information Science & Library Management, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi 6205, Bangladesh, sharif6islam{at}yahoo.com

Community Development Library (CDL), a development information and communication network in Bangladesh, has been serving the community with up-to-date information with the help of its Rural Information Resource Centres (RIRCs). CDL has opened up a new horizon in expanding education, poverty alleviation, gender, environment, health awareness for the country people. The paper provides a comprehensive overview of the Community Development Library as a source of development information in Bangladesh and explores its impacts on the people of Bangladesh.

Key Words: community information centres • Community Development Library • Rural Information Resource Centres • Bangladesh

Information Development, Vol. 25, No. 2, 99-111 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0266666909104711
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