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"Chittagong University Central Library", "note": "Official CU pages document OPAC servers, collections, accessible e-learning, remote access and user guidance.", "url": "https://library.cu.ac.bd/" }, { "title": "Rajshahi University Central Library OPAC", "note": "The RU OPAC documents online user registration, circulation approval, opening hours and catalogue access.", "url": "https://opac.ru.ac.bd/" }, { "title": "Bangladesh Agricultural University Library", "note": "Official BAU pages document collection scale, catalog search, digital archive, thesis lists, e-resource links and librarian contact.", "url": "https://library.bau.edu.bd/" }, { "title": "Jahangirnagar University Library", "note": "Official JU pages document library history, holdings, director, library website, remote access, journals and repository links.", "url": "https://juniv.edu/public/center/university-library" }, { "title": "BANSDOC National Union Catalog", "note": "Official BANSDOC pages document national science and technology documentation services and union-catalog coverage.", "url": "https://nucb.bansdoc.gov.bd/" }, { "title": "BUP Library and Archive", "note": "Official BUP page documents collection counts, RFID automation, staff, facilities, RemoteXs/Knimbus and library-management links.", "url": "https://bup.edu.bd/office/office_details/11%3B75282" }, { "title": "Eastern University Library", "note": "Official EU Library pages document Koha automation, repository links, member eligibility, collections and library services.", "url": "https://library.easternuni.edu.bd/introduction/" }, { "title": "Bishwo Shahitto Kendro", "note": "Banglapedia documents the central library, open reading use, mobile library programme and national reading programmes.", "url": "https://en.banglapedia.org/index.php/Bishwo_Shahitto_Kendro" }, { "title": "Bangla Academy Library context", "note": "Banglapedia documents Bangla Academy divisions, including Library, and its folklore and puthi manuscript collection context.", "url": "https://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?lang=en&title=Bangla_Academy" }, { "title": "RUET Central Library", "note": "Official RUET pages document catalogue search, library hours, subscribed journals/e-books, librarian contact and IT support.", "url": "https://library.ruet.ac.bd/" }, { "title": "CUET Central Library", "note": "Official CUET pages document OPAC login, repository, circulation, online clearance, plagiarism, e-resource and Bangladesh corner services.", "url": "https://library.cuet.ac.bd/" }, { "title": "Jagannath University Central Library", "note": "Official JnU library pages document OPAC, online renewal, remote access, DSpace repository, e-resources, charges and staff-member links.", "url": "https://www.library.jnu.ac.bd/" }, { "title": "City University Library", "note": "Official City University Library page documents Koha-powered online catalogue, online circulation, DSpace, collection counts and membership forms.", "url": "https://library.cityuniversity.ac.bd/" } ] }