A Librarian Talk

 Intro to programming Arithmetic and Variables Shift + Enter to run a code removing # sign is called uncommenting print("Hello, world") print(1+2) print(3**2) print(((1 + 3) * (9 - 2) / 2) ** 2) #Multiply 3 by 2 print(3*2) Multiply 3 by 2 #create test_var and give value test_var = 4+5 #print the value print(test_var) # set the value 3  my_var = 3 #print the value my_var print(my_var) #Set the new value 100 my_var = 100 #print the new my_var print(my_var) print(my_var) print(test_var) my_var = my_var + 3 #Increase value by 3 my_var = my_var + 3 #print the increased value print(my_var) num_years = 4 days_per_year = 365 hours_per_day = 24 seconds_per_hour = 60 secs_per_year = 60 #Calculate umber of seconds of 4 year total_secs = secs_per_year * seconds_per_hour * hours_per_day * days_per_year * num_years #print result print(total_secs) num_years = 4 days_per_year = 365 hours_per_day = 24 seconds_per_hour = 60 secs_per_year = 60 #update the days per year days_per_year = 365.25 #C...

Kaggle is a branch of Google LLC which is an online community of data scientists and machine learning practitioners. It first launched in 2010; and Google’s announcement of acquiring Kaggle came on 8 March 2017. It permits the user to work and experiment in the community with various types of data. There are competitions and challenges to attend and practice. At the time of the information age, it is important to know about data and its usage. Data is being used everywhere and the changing role in many of our careers requires knowledge of code, data, machine learning and what not! In this time, investing in you can be beneficial and there is always a need to develop your skills with time. Kaggle has a free learning module where you can learn about different aspects of data science with which you can do independent data science projects. Kaggle has divided the topics narrowly so that the learner can easily learn with no time and to the specific topic. Moreover, the learner will get ...

Cutter Figure usage in the library   In our academic years, as a basic topic, we must have heard about the topic 'Cutter Figure'. In practice in the library fields, some use the Cutter figure via software and some use the alphabet as cutter figure in call number. In my professional journey, I have worked with two different sources to generate cutter figure. I am going to share those with my readers. The two source that I have used are illustrated below:   1. Dewey Cutter Program:   It is a software which provides cutter numbers from the OCLC Four-Figure Cutter Tables upon input of text (first four letter of Surname or Title). It can be used for almost every Windows versions, and easily helps and saves time in generating item number when doing classification. It does not work with Macintosh computers. Click here to find OCLC link for the software download. Moreover, you can also find Dewey Cutter Program instructions here.  You need to download this and use if you ...

The procedure of job searching was started after seating for my Master's examination in Information Science and Library Management in 2016 from the University of Rajshahi. Over these years, I have faced almost nine interviews and most of the organization I had called for a written exam or interview are NGO knowledge centre, Higher Secondary, and Tertiary educational organizations. Here are FAQs for the written exam and viva-voce in the field of librarianship focused on private academic sectors in Bangladesh that I had faced. I have classified the questions into two sections: Administrative Questions and Subjective questions both for written and viva. Administrative Questions Introduce Yourself!! Why do you want to work with us?  What role can you play in your position?  Why are you leaving your current job? Do you have any limitations from your family?  What are your salary expectations?  How would you manage traveling to the office? How can you assure you will serve...

An average US worker holds 10 different jobs before age 40. This seems they change or search for a new job quite often. And it is needed to look for job search process to change your job, isn't it? Searching for a job is a part of career development. Definitely the job search process requires multiple process in practice. Step 1: Identify the skills and areas of interest Question to consider in this step are: What I am good at? What do I like to do? What have I studied? This questions will help us to create a professional profile.  Step 2: Creating a professional profile Professional profile may include a short summary of educational background, work experience, volunteering experience and special training if any. Hobbies and interests can be also added to portray personal interest.  After creation of the profile comes the time to looking for a job from different websites or newspaper or in-person.  Step 3: Reading the j...