<div class="gmail_quote">Sir,<div>You are very right that the librarians will use only a particular software package from each category. But they need to be trained at lest two or three from each category.. It will gives you two way benefit.</div>
<div>a) Firstly, the implementer can choose or they have choices to choose at least from two or three.</div><div>b) If the growth and development of a particular software stops (in case of OSS it is very frequent) they can shift over to others..</div>
<div><br></div><div>We have a plan to change our syllabus in every three years.. we have to cope with the subjects not to be tried to escape from it..</div><div><br></div><div>This course will be both for librarians and teachers of LIS.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Lastly, I am always inspiring from your comments.. it gives a new wing to my thought.. thanks a lot.</div><div><div class="im"><br>Thanking you <br>Yours faithfully <br>(Sri Badan Barman) <br>Academic Consultant, Library & Information Science, Krishna Kanta Handique State Open University, Housefed Complex, Last Gate, Dispur, Guwahati-781006, Assam, Phone: 0361-2234964 / 2235971, Fax: 0361- 2235398. Website: <a href="http://www.kkhsou.org" target="_blank">www.kkhsou.org</a><br>
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<br><br></div><div><div></div><div class="h5"><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 3:42 PM, Prof. N. Laxman Rao. <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:naglaxman@yahoo.com" target="_blank">naglaxman@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="font:inherit">helo<br><br>i wnt to express my doubts abt this course. do u wnt to make librarians or teachers? if it is teacher he may be interested to know many software, so tht he can teach. but a librarian applies only one software for automation or one software for digital library and so on. the use of such software can be learnt in 2 weeks. then wht the librarians will do by learning use of many softwares. these softwares do get updated, and without using is it possible to keep track of updates?<br>
newer and newer sofwares are coming at fast rate? hw long u will update ur syllabus. there are problems with OSS too. In India we donot hav usergroups to sort out the problems,. we have seen till today professional frnds do not know wht is CDS/ISIS, and they think it is Library management software? many schools teach the same till now. we need to replace the CDS/ISIS
with one of the best OSS and make the student a master so tht he can use it and also keep track of the developments.<br><br>i think tht this program is not advisable, ad i am surprised with the idea. there are many library professionals at every corner of this country, who can teach KOHA, D Space, Green stone etc. butmake the program much more useful and let the students do not get taken for a ride.<br>
all the best for the [proposed program<br>with best wishes<br><br><div>Prof. N.LAXMAN RAO, <br>UGC- EMERITUS PROFESSOR, Dept of Library & Information Science, </div><div>Osmania University, HYDERABAD- 500 007 (INDIA) <br>
President, Association of British Scholars (Hyderabad Chapter) <br></div><div>+91-9246547599 (Mobile) <br>e:mail-- <a href="mailto:naglaxman@yahoo.com" target="_blank">naglaxman@yahoo.com</a> <strong>OR</strong> <a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:naglaxman@gmail.com" target="_blank">naglaxman@gmail.com</a><br>
<br></div><br><br>--- On <b>Fri, 10/7/09, V Senthil
<i><<a href="mailto:senthildrdo@gmail.com" target="_blank">senthildrdo@gmail.com</a>></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left:2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255);margin-left:5px;padding-left:5px"><br>From: V Senthil <<a href="mailto:senthildrdo@gmail.com" target="_blank">senthildrdo@gmail.com</a>><br>
Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Post Graduate Diploma in Application of Open Source Software in Library (PGDAOSSL)<br>To: "Badan Barman" <<a href="mailto:badanbarman@gmail.com" target="_blank">badanbarman@gmail.com</a>><br>
Cc: <a href="mailto:lis-forum@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in" target="_blank">lis-forum@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in</a><br>Date: Friday, 10 July, 2009, 11:07 AM<div><div></div><div><br><br><div>Dear Shri Badan Barman,<div><br></div>
<div>There are LIS professionals like Dr ARD Prasad from DRTC and NCSI, IISc, Bangalore faculties will guide you on OSS. Dr Shalini Urs from Mysore University, Shri Shashi Nath from DMRL (DRDO) are also experts in this field. You may directly contact them. </div>
<div><br></div><div>But I am wondering how the course will be conducted without any faculties having knowledge in this field since you are also new to the filed. I do not think so every time the experts will be called for conducting the classes. As of my knowledge both NCSI and DRTC are teaching these same syllabus in their courses.</div>
<div><br></div><div>More inputs may expects from the professionals.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards,<br><br></div><div>V Senthil</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 1:55 PM, Badan Barman <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" href="http://mc/compose?to=badanbarman@gmail.com" target="_blank"><font color="red"><b>MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "mc" claiming to be</b></font> badanbarman@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left:1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex"><div><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">Respected
forum members,</span></p>
<p><span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:black"><span>Myself as an Academic Consultant at
KKHSOU, preparing a syllabus for "Post Graduate Diploma in Application of
Open Source Software in Library (PGDAOSSL)". It needs not to be mentioned
that if it happened this will be the first such course in LIS in India. But as I
am an infant in the subject so need the guidance </span>of the experts from all
over India.
Can any one help me to lay the outline of the syllabus or can any one let me
know to whom I should contact to make my food cook. I will be highly obliged if
you can help me in this regard.</span></span></p>
<p><span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">The software’s that will be included in the
syllabus are as follows. I request people who have sufficient expertise on the
following software to contact me immediately.</span></span></p>
<p><span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:black"> <span style="font-family:arial"> </span></span></span></p></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana"><p style="margin:0px;text-align:center" align="center">
<b><span style="font-family:Times-Roman">Library Management Software Packages</span></b></p><p style="margin:0px;text-align:center" align="center">
<b><span style="font-family:Times-Roman">(Evergreen, </span>Koha and </b><b><span style="font-family:Times-Roman">NewGenLib)</span></b></p><p style="margin:0px">
</p><p style="margin:0px"><b><span style="font-family:Times-Roman">Installation of Evergreen:</span></b></p><p style="margin:0px">
<b><span style="font-family:Times-Roman">Customization of Evergreen:</span></b></p><p style="margin:0px"><b><span style="font-family:Times-Roman">Use of Evergreen:</span></b></p>
<p style="margin:0px"><b><span style="font-family:Times-Roman"> </span></b></p><p style="margin:0px">
<b><span style="font-family:Times-Roman">Installation of </span>Koha:</b></p><p style="margin:0px"><b><span style="font-family:Times-Roman">Customization of </span>Koha:</b></p>
<p style="margin:0px"><b><span style="font-family:Times-Roman">Use of </span>Koha:</b></p><p style="margin:0px">
</p><p style="margin:0px"><b><span style="font-family:Times-Roman">Installation of NewGenLib:</span></b></p><p style="margin:0px">
<b><span style="font-family:Times-Roman">Customization of NewGenLib:</span></b></p><p style="margin:0px"><b><span style="font-family:Times-Roman">Use of NewGenLib:</span></b></p>
<p style="margin:0px"> </p><p style="margin:0px"> </p><p style="margin:0px;text-align:center" align="center">
<b>Digital </b><b><span style="font-family:Times-Roman">Library Software Packages</span></b></p><p style="margin:0px;text-align:center" align="center">
<b><span style="font-family:Times-Roman">(Dspace, GSDL, EPrints)</span></b></p><p style="margin:0px"><b><span style="font-family:Times-Roman">Installation of Dspace:</span></b></p>
<p style="margin:0px"><b><span style="font-family:Times-Roman">Customization of Dspace:</span></b></p><p style="margin:0px">
<b><span style="font-family:Times-Roman">Use of Dspace:</span></b></p><p style="margin:0px"><b><span style="font-family:Times-Roman"> </span></b></p>
<p style="margin:0px"><b><span style="font-family:Times-Roman">Installation of GSDL:</span></b></p><p style="margin:0px">
<b><span style="font-family:Times-Roman">Customization of GSDL:</span></b></p><p style="margin:0px"><b><span style="font-family:Times-Roman">Use of GSDL:</span></b></p>
<p style="margin:0px"><b><span style="font-family:Times-Roman"> </span></b></p><p style="margin:0px">
<b><span style="font-family:Times-Roman">Installation of EPrints:</span></b></p><p style="margin:0px"><b><span style="font-family:Times-Roman">Customization of EPrints:</span></b></p>
<p style="margin:0px"><b><span style="font-family:Times-Roman">Use of EPrints:</span></b></p><p style="margin:0px">
<b><span style="font-family:Times-Roman"> </span></b></p><p style="margin:0px"><b><span style="font-family:Times-Roman"> </span></b></p>
<p style="margin:0px;text-align:center" align="center"><b>Content Management System</b></p><p style="margin:0px;text-align:center" align="center">
<b>(MediaWiki, Joomla, Drupal)</b></p><p style="margin:0px"><b><span style="font-family:Times-Roman"> </span></b></p><p style="margin:0px">
<b><span style="font-family:Times-Roman">Installation of </span>MediaWiki:</b></p><p style="margin:0px"><b><span style="font-family:Times-Roman">Customization of </span>MediaWiki:</b></p>
<p style="margin:0px"><b><span style="font-family:Times-Roman">Use of </span>MediaWiki:</b></p><p style="margin:0px">
<b> </b></p><p style="margin:0px"><b> </b></p><p style="margin:0px">
<b><span style="font-family:Times-Roman">Installation of </span>Joomla:</b></p><p style="margin:0px"><b><span style="font-family:Times-Roman">Customization of </span>Joomla:</b></p>
<p style="margin:0px"><b><span style="font-family:Times-Roman">Use of </span>Joomla:</b></p><p style="margin:0px">
<b> </b></p><p style="margin:0px"><b> </b></p><p style="margin:0px">
<b><span style="font-family:Times-Roman">Installation of </span>Drupal:</b></p><p style="margin:0px"><b><span style="font-family:Times-Roman">Customization of </span>Drupal:</b></p>
<p style="margin:0px"><b><span style="font-family:Times-Roman">Use of </span>Drupal:</b></p><p style="margin:0px">
<b><span style="font-family:Times-Roman"> </span></b></p><p style="margin:0px"><b><span style="font-family:Times-Roman"> </span></b></p>
<p style="margin:0px;text-align:center" align="center"><b>Learning Management System</b></p><p style="margin:0px;text-align:center" align="center">
<b>(Moodle, ATutor, Claroline)</b></p><p style="margin:0px"><b><span style="font-family:Times-Roman">Installation of </span>Moodle:</b></p>
<p style="margin:0px"><b><span style="font-family:Times-Roman">Customization of </span>Moodle:</b></p><p style="margin:0px">
<b><span style="font-family:Times-Roman">Use of </span>Moodle:</b></p><p style="margin:0px"><b> </b></p><p style="margin:0px">
<b> </b></p><p style="margin:0px"><b><span style="font-family:Times-Roman">Installation of </span>ATutor:</b></p><p style="margin:0px">
<b><span style="font-family:Times-Roman">Customization of </span>ATutor:</b></p><p style="margin:0px"><b><span style="font-family:Times-Roman">Use of </span>ATutor:</b></p>
<p style="margin:0px"><b> </b></p><p style="margin:0px">
<b><span style="font-family:Times-Roman">Installation of </span>Claroline:</b></p>
<p style="margin:0px"><b><span style="font-family:Times-Roman">Customization of </span>Claroline:</b></p><p style="margin:0px">
<b><span style="font-family:Times-Roman">Use of </span>Claroline:</b></p></span></div><br>Thanking you <br>Yours faithfully <br>(Sri Badan Barman) <br>Academic Consultant, Library & Information Science, Krishna Kanta Handique State Open University, Housefed Complex, Last Gate, Dispur, Guwahati-781006, Assam, Phone: 0361-2234964 / 2235971, Fax: 0361- 2235398. Website: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.kkhsou.org" target="_blank">www.kkhsou.org</a><br>
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