April 2006 - LIS-Forum - ncsi.iisc.ernet.in

Libraries Build Communities
by Thapar, Amit 28 Apr '06

28 Apr '06

Libraries Build Communities http://librariesbuildcommunities.org/ A blog Steven Cohen and Chrystie Hill are using to gather materials for a forthcoming book on this subject. Read and/or contribute stories about how your own library is building community. They'd appreciate your filling out their online survey while you're visiting the site. amit@niper Cell: 9855701060 e-mail: amit_thapar(a)yahoo.com URL: http://www.niper.gov.in/ "Don't take life too seriously, you'll never get out of it alive." "Life is just Fun, like a scoop of Ice Cream, - Enjoy it before it melts ! " Libraries Build Communities http://librariesbuildcommunities.org/ http://librariesbuildcommunities.org/ A blog Steven Cohen and Chrystie Hill are using to gather materials for a forthcoming book on this subject. Read and/or contribute stories about how your own library is building community. They'd appreciate your filling out their online survey while you're visiting the site. mailto:amit@niper amit@niper Cell: 9855701060 e-mail: mailto:amit_thapar@yahoo.com amit_thapar(a)yahoo.com URL: http://www.niper.gov.in/ http://www.niper.gov.in/ "Don't take life too seriously, you'll never get out of it alive." "Life is just Fun, like a scoop of Ice Cream, - Enjoy it before it melts ! "

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Google released a 3D modelling software
by Sukhdev Singh 28 Apr '06

28 Apr '06

Google released a 3D modelling software called SketchUp < http://sketchup.google.com/ >. It is available in both free and commercial versions. "With just a few simple tools, you can create 3D models of houses, sheds, decks, home additions, woodworking projects - even space ships. And once you've built your models, you can place them in Google Earth, post them to the 3D Warehouse, or print hard copies". --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. http://openmed.nic.in

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Library Access to Scholarship
by Sukhdev Singh 27 Apr '06

27 Apr '06

I was going through a section of "Cites & Insights" 6, Number 7: May 2006 <http://cites.boisestate.edu/civ6i7.pdf > entitled Library Access to Scholarship <http://cites.boisestate.edu/v6i7e.htm> . Apart from others things it highlights: --OA Librarian, oalibrarian.blogspot.com, "Open Access resources for librarians --The impact of open access on library and information science (a research project). It's a project proposal from Cheryl Knott Malone and Anita Coleman (both at the University of Arizona's School of Information Resources and Library Science). --College & Research Libraries will be freely available after a six-month embargo --A group of librarians, college administrators, and scholars issued a call to action to preserve online scholarly journals, noting that such journals "could vanish into oblivion should publishers go out of business or face other calamities." --On April 10, the Public Access Working Group (an advisory panel to NIH) reaffirmed its support for strengthening of the NIH public access policy, calling for the policy to be mandatory and for the maximum embargo to be six months. --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. http://openmed.nic.in

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Publication required
by Lata Suresh 27 Apr '06

27 Apr '06

Dear Profesionals, One of our reasercher is looking for the following. I.G. Sarason and B. Sarason -Social Support Scale. 1987 If anyone of you can help ?? Lata Suresh Librarian Institute of Health Management Research 1, Prabhu Dayal Marg, Sanganer Airport Jaipur 302033, RAJASTHAN, INDIA Tel : 91-0141-2791431-34 Fax: 91-0141-2792138 Email : lata(a)iihmr.org Dear Profesionals, One of our reasercher is looking for the following. I.G. Sarason and B. Sarason -Social Support Scale. 1987 If anyone of you can help ?? Lata Suresh Librarian Institute of Health Management Research 1, Prabhu Dayal Marg, Sanganer Airport Jaipur 302033, RAJASTHAN, INDIA Tel : 91-0141-2791431-34 Fax: 91-0141-2792138 Email : mailto:lata@iihmr.org lata(a)iihmr.org

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open course ware
by Subbiah Arunachalam 27 Apr '06

27 Apr '06

From Peter Suber's blog How can open courseware make education better? Toru Iiyoshi, Opportunity is Knocking: Will Education Open the Door? Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, April 2006. (Thanks to A.G. Rud.) Excerpt: [O]ne of open education's most critical questions --how can open education's tools and resources demonstrably improve education quality?-- [is] rarely mentioned [at conferences on open education]....The main tenet of open education is to make educational assets freely available to the public. This is becoming easier and less expensive as network and multimedia technology evolves....But several obstacles may stand in the way of using these and other powerful tools and resources in ways that will actually improve the quality of education. First, although the tools and resources are readily available, transferring practical knowledge about how to use them is not easy. Indeed, this kind of pedagogical know-how is notoriously hard to make visible and portable....[T]he vast majority of this kind of practical knowledge remains tacit and invisible in the experiences of the educator or educators who created the materials....This is why Carnegie's Knowledge Media Lab is working...to develop and disseminate support tools and resources that capture not only materials but the stories and experiences of real teachers using those materials in...concrete settings.... Second, true success in open education requires a change in education culture and policy. The education community values activities like scholarly writing and pursuing new research questions....But...adapting or improving another's educational materials is rarely understood to be a creative, valuable contribution.... Finally, we must look beyond institutional boundaries and connect efforts among many settings and open source entrepreneurs....An initiative like the Sakai Project, for example, which is working to design, build, and deploy a new online education platform that includes course management, electronic portfolio, assessment, collaboration, communication, and other tools actually coordinates multi-institutional collaborative efforts and offers institutions the chance to collectively advance teaching and learning....This is the kind of cooperation and knowledge sharing that will catapult open education to a new level. ...I anticipate three dramatic improvements over time: increased quality of tools and resources, more effective use, and greater individual and collective pedagogical knowledge. Ideally, all will occur simultaneously, combining local classroom innovations and learned lessons through global knowledge sharing....Opportunity is knocking. Will we open the door? From Peter Suber's blog How can open courseware make education better? Toru Iiyoshi, http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/perspectives/sub.asp?key=245&subkey=1151 Opportunity is Knocking: Will Education Open the Door? Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching , April 2006. (Thanks to A.G. Rud.) Excerpt: [O]ne of open education's most critical questions --how can open education's tools and resources demonstrably improve education quality?-- [is] rarely mentioned [at conferences on open education]....The main tenet of open education is to make educational assets freely available to the public. This is becoming easier and less expensive as network and multimedia technology evolves....But several obstacles may stand in the way of using these and other powerful tools and resources in ways that will actually improve the quality of education. First, although the tools and resources are readily available, transferring practical knowledge about how to use them is not easy. Indeed, this kind of pedagogical know-how is notoriously hard to make visible and portable....[T]he vast majority of this kind of practical knowledge remains tacit and invisible in the experiences of the educator or educators who created the materials....This is why Carnegie's http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/KML Knowledge Media Lab is working...to develop and disseminate support tools and resources that capture not only materials but the stories and experiences of real teachers using those materials in...concrete settings.... Second, true success in open education requires a change in education culture and policy. The education community values activities like scholarly writing and pursuing new research questions....But...adapting or improving another's educational materials is rarely understood to be a creative, valuable contribution.... Finally, we must look beyond institutional boundaries and connect efforts among many settings and open source entrepreneurs....An initiative like the http://www.sakaiproject.org Sakai Project , for example, which is working to design, build, and deploy a new online education platform that includes course management, electronic portfolio, assessment, collaboration, communication, and other tools actually coordinates multi-institutional collaborative efforts and offers institutions the chance to collectively advance teaching and learning....This is the kind of cooperation and knowledge sharing that will catapult open education to a new level. ...I anticipate three dramatic improvements over time: increased quality of tools and resources, more effective use, and greater individual and collective pedagogical knowledge. Ideally, all will occur simultaneously, combining local classroom innovations and learned lessons through global knowledge sharing....Opportunity is knocking. Will we open the door?

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LIS Courses : International Accreditation/Certification
by J. K. Vijayakumar 26 Apr '06

26 Apr '06

Hello all, Few months back, there was a discussion in Indian LIS forums about the accreditation of Indian LIS course at international level. I would like to inform you that IFLA has started a new Discussion group named "LIS Education in Developing Countries: Discussion Group". Please visit http://www.ifla.org/VII/dg/lisdg/index.htm for details. -------------------------- J. K. Vijayakumar --------------------------------- How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messengers low PC-to-Phone call rates. Hello all, Few months back, there was a discussion in Indian LIS forums about the accreditation of Indian LIS course at international level. I would like to inform you that IFLA has started a new Discussion group named "LIS Education in Developing Countries: Discussion Group". Please visit http://www.ifla.org/VII/dg/lisdg/index.htm http://www.ifla.org/VII/dg/lisdg/index.htm for details. -------------------------- J. K. Vijayakumar How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messengers low http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman8/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/ev… PC-to-Phone call rates.

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excemption from NET SET exams for Librarians
by Chitra P Rao 26 Apr '06

26 Apr '06

We have to view this requirement in its totality. More librarians work in Insttiutes and Organisations who have not had any teaching experience nor do they aspire to become teachers without the experience. Hence while the NET SET requirement for teaching positions are relevant for doing PHD's for those who are working on their own or as part of a group should also be given the opportunity of doing a PHD without the NET SET requirement in all universities. Only some do not have that as a primary requirement. For a person with 15-20 years work ex and who wants to do PHD it is indeed very difficult to appear for the NET SET exams. hence while reconsidering the NET SET exams this aspect may be given some consideration. As a large number of Librarians are non teachers also. Thank you. Sr Librarian and Head LIS NITIE Mumbai 400 087 ph: 28573371 extn 337

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UGC NET/ SLET for LIS professionals.
by rajesh bhardwaj 26 Apr '06

26 Apr '06

From:- Rajesh Kumar Bhardwaj http://www.rajweb.info Dear All Professionals, I am very thankful and agree with all those who support the NET compulsion and strongly recommend that NET should remain eligibility criteria for Lecturer / Assistant Librarian / College Librarians because the wheel of educational reforms can not go back in 20th century. I have done NET in first attempt but still waiting for appropriate status and feel that NET should remain on top. Please send your response by filling the questionnaire available at http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/net_review.doc further details are available at (http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/net_review%20_mungekar.pdf) with kind regards, RKB From:- Rajesh Kumar Bhardwaj http://www.rajweb.info http://www.rajweb.info Dear All Professionals, I am very thankful and agree with all those who support the NET compulsion and strongly recommend that NET should remain eligibility criteria for Lecturer / Assistant Librarian / College Librarians because the wheel of educational reforms can not go back in 20 th century. I have done NET in first attempt but still waiting for appropriate status and feel that NET should remain on top. Please send your response by filling the questionnaire available at http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/net_review.doc http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/net_review.doc further details are available at ( http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/net_review%20_mungekar.pdf http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/net_review%20_mungekar.pdf ) with kind regards, RKB

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indianjournals.com
by Chandrima Roy 26 Apr '06

26 Apr '06

Dear All, We would like to introduce Indianjournals.com in this forum, which is an effort of <http://www.indianjournals.com/other_sites/de/index.htm> DIVAN ENTERPRISES to provide single platform to Indian Journals and highlight Indian contributions internationally. Indianjournals.com is a year old venture that presently hosts 34 Indian Publications from 28 different societies covering 8 subjects so far. We are continuously increasing the number of Indian Publications and invite the Societies to come up with their journals to get the same hosted on the common platform. We also seek your preferences in adding journals to this platform. Full-text articles of many journals are available free on the website. We are also providing online subscriptions to the paid journals available and offering exclusive Package Deals too! For more information, please log on to our website: http://www.indianjournals.com <http://www.indianjournals.com/> or contact us for further details and queries. Thanks & Regards Greesh Kr. Behal (General Manager) indianjournals.com B-9, Basement, "A" Block Local Shopping Complex Naraina Vihar, Ring Road New Delhi - 110028 Mob. +91-9350230872 Website : http://www.indianjournals.com <http://www.indianjournals.com/> Email: gbehal(a)indianjournals.com  [A] Dear All, We would like to introduce Indianjournals.com in this forum, which is an effort of http://www.indianjournals.com/other_sites/de/index.htm DIVAN ENTERPRISES to provide single platform to Indian Journals and highlight Indian contributions internationally. Indianjournals.com is a year old venture that presently hosts 34 Indian Publications from 28 different societies covering 8 subjects so far. We are continuously increasing the number of Indian Publications and invite the Societies to come up with their journals to get the same hosted on the common platform. We also seek your preferences in adding journals to this platform. Full-text articles of many journals are available free on the website. We are also providing online subscriptions to the paid journals available and offering exclusive Package Deals too! For more information, please log on to our website: http://www.indianjournals.com/ http://www.indianjournals.com or contact us for further details and queries. Thanks & Regards Greesh Kr. Behal (General Manager) indianjournals.com B-9, Basement, “A” Block Local Shopping Complex Naraina Vihar , Ring Road New Delhi – 110028 Mob. +91-9350230872 Website : http://www.indianjournals.com/ http://www.indianjournals.com Email: mailto:gbehal@indianjournals.com gbehal(a)indianjournals.com � �

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M.Phil and Ph.D Issue ............
by yekanath kamble 26 Apr '06

26 Apr '06

Dear all, Of course i have not cleared any of these exams.I feel exemption for NET/SLET is not required. Based on the previous poor perform in academics the UGC has made this system which can inculcate the high standards in higher education system in india.Yes, there is no need to underestimate the candidates who posses M.Phil/PhD degrees in exceptional cases. As i observed in seven years experience in most of the sectors there is no frankly good treatment for library professionals as equal grades as employee in there respective parent organization?. So, couple of months back i noticed a mail from maharastra regarding this in this forum. As all of us know there are several universities in india offering distance education from Certificate course to Ph.d level in Library info. sc. do's any body will expect efficient practical knowledge in them about the profession?. Will there be any value for talented candidates? What will be the fate of profession status then?. Let it be there M.Phil and Ph.D after clearing this sort of NET/SLET (Agni Pariksha) only. If such exams are made mandatory. I feel there is respect for deserved candidates in all branched of knowledge. with regards. YEKANATH N KAMBLE ASST.LIBRARIAN R V COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING,MYSORE ROAD, BANGALORE-59 (INDIA) PH.91-80-28600351/28604705/28600184 FAX : 91 - 80 - 2860 0337 MOBILE.9448585358 --------------------------------- Celebrate Earth Day everyday! Discover 10 things you can do to help slow climate change. Yahoo! Earth Day Dear all, Of course i have not cleared any of these exams.I feel exemption for NET/SLET is not required. Based on the previous poor perform in academics the UGC has made this system which can inculcate the high standards in higher education system in india.Yes, there is no need to underestimate the candidates who posses M.Phil/PhD degrees in exceptional cases. As i observed in seven years experience in most of the sectors there is no frankly good treatment for library professionals as equal grades as employee in there respective parent organization?. So, couple of months back i noticed a mail from maharastra regarding this in this forum. As all of us know there are several universities in india offering distance education from Certificate course to Ph.d level in Library info. sc. do's any body will expect efficient practical knowledge in them about the profession?. Will there be any value for talented candidates? What will be the fate of profession status then?. Let it be there M.Phil and Ph.D after clearing this sort of NET/SLET (Agni Pariksha) only. If such exams are made mandatory. I feel there is respect for deserved candidates in all branched of knowledge. with regards. YEKANATH N KAMBLE ASST.LIBRARIAN R V COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING,MYSORE ROAD, BANGALORE-59 (INDIA) PH.91-80-28600351/28604705/28600184 FAX : 91 - 80 - 2860 0337 MOBILE.9448585358 Celebrate Earth Day everyday! Discover 10 things you can do to help slow climate change. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/earthday/*http://earth.yahoo.com Yahoo! Earth Day

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