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NET made mandatory for appointment of teachers
by yekanath kamble 12 Jan '07

12 Jan '07

NET made mandatory for appointment of teachers [http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1896945,0008.htm] Chetan Chauhan New Delhi, January 11, 2007 The National Eligibility Test (NET) may soon return as the basic eligibility criteria for appointment of teachers in the colleges and the universities. The University Grants Commission (UGC) in June 2006 had exempted NET examination as eligibility criteria for M Phil and Ph D degree holders for appointment, following an amendment to the UGC guidelines. The decision was based on the interim report of Balachandra Mungerkar committee report on NET examination. Now, the same committee after deliberations in three zones ---- west, south and north --- with academicians, is considering reversal of its earlier recommendation. If that is done, the NET examination will remain a mandatory condition for appointment. We dont want to dilute the quality of faculty in our educational institutions, a committee member explained. But, the NET examination may be restructured in a bid to increase the pool of eligible candidates for appointment in colleges and universities. The examination needs restructuring as in the coming years there will be a huge demand of university and colleges teachers in wake of implementation of 27 per cent reservation, the member said. UGC has notified shortage of teachers to the tune of 25-30 per cent in number of universities including Central Universities. On Thursday, Mungerkar, member Planning Commission, held deliberations in south campus of Delhi University with academicians from DU, Punjab University, Himachal Pradesh University and colleges from northern India. Majority of teachers were of the view that NET should continue to be the eligibility criteria, said DPS Verma, who recently retired from the Delhi School of Economics. The committee members were also apprised about the education mafia that has cropped up after the UGCs decision. Now, some universities are promising M Phil in four months. In Delhi alone, over 1,000 students have enrolled for M.Phil in a centre of one such university, he said. A committee member said that similar complaints have also been received from the other parts of the country. Suddenly, the enrolment in M Phil and Ph D courses has increased in universities with dubious record, he added. The committee is expected to submit its report to the government in March after consultation with the academicians from Central India in Bhopal. With best regards. Bye. ________________________________________________ K Prakash Joint Convener, CALIBER 2007 [8-10 February, 2007 @ Panjab University, Chandigarh] Scientific/Technical Officer-I Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET) Centre An Inter-University Centre of University Grants Commission Near Gujarat University Guest House Post Box No.4116, Navrangpura Ahmedabad - 380 009 India Phone: 91-079-2630 5971/2630 4695 Extn: 38(Off); 2676 3724(Res) Fax: 91-079-2630 0990/ 2630 7816 Mobile: 94270 00758 Email: prakash(a)inflibnet.ac.in; prakash_k(a)yahoo.com URL: http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/ Yekanath N K Asst.Librarian R V College of Engineering, Mysore Road, Bangalore-59 (India) Ph.91-80-28600351/28604705/28600184 Fax : 91 - 80 - 2860 0337 Mobile.91-9448585358 --------------------------------- Have a burning question? Go to Yahoo! Answers and get answers from real people who know. NET made mandatory for appointment of teachers [http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1896945,0008.htm] Chetan Chauhan New Delhi, January 11, 2007 The National Eligibility Test (NET) may soon return as the basic eligibility criteria for appointment of teachers in the colleges and the universities. The University Grants Commission (UGC) in June 2006 had exempted NET examination as eligibility criteria for M Phil and Ph D degree holders for appointment, following an amendment to the UGC guidelines. The decision was based on the interim report of Balachandra Mungerkar committee report on NET examination. Now, the same committee after deliberations in three zones ---- west, south and north --- with academicians, is considering reversal of its earlier recommendation. If that is done, the NET examination will remain a mandatory condition for appointment. We dont want to dilute the quality of faculty in our educational institutions, a committee member explained. But, the NET examination may be restructured in a bid to increase the pool of eligible candidates for appointment in colleges and universities. The examination needs restructuring as in the coming years there will be a huge demand of university and colleges teachers in wake of implementation of 27 per cent reservation, the member said. UGC has notified shortage of teachers to the tune of 25-30 per cent in number of universities including Central Universities. On Thursday, Mungerkar, member Planning Commission, held deliberations in south campus of Delhi University with academicians from DU, Punjab University, Himachal Pradesh University and colleges from northern India. Majority of teachers were of the view that NET should continue to be the eligibility criteria, said DPS Verma, who recently retired from the Delhi School of Economics. The committee members were also apprised about the education mafia that has cropped up after the UGCs decision. Now, some universities are promising M Phil in four months. In Delhi alone, over 1,000 students have enrolled for M.Phil in a centre of one such university, he said. A committee member said that similar complaints have also been received from the other parts of the country. Suddenly, the enrolment in M Phil and Ph D courses has increased in universities with dubious record, he added. The committee is expected to submit its report to the government in March after consultation with the academicians from Central India in Bhopal. With best regards. Bye. ________________________________________________ K Prakash Joint Convener, CALIBER 2007 [8-10 February, 2007 @ Panjab University, Chandigarh] Scientific/Technical Officer-I Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET) Centre An Inter-University Centre of University Grants Commission Near Gujarat University Guest House Post Box No.4116, Navrangpura Ahmedabad - 380 009 India Phone: 91-079-2630 5971/2630 4695 Extn: 38(Off); 2676 3724(Res) Fax: 91-079-2630 0990/ 2630 7816 Mobile: 94270 00758 Email: prakash(a)inflibnet.ac.in; prakash_k(a)yahoo.com URL: http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/ Yekanath N K Asst.Librarian R V College of Engineering, Mysore Road, Bangalore-59 (India) Ph.91-80-28600351/28604705/28600184 Fax : 91 - 80 - 2860 0337 Mobile.91-9448585358 Have a burning question? Go to http://answers.yahoo.com/;_ylc=X3oDMTFvbGNhMGE3BF9TAzM5NjU0NTEwOARfcwMzOTY1… Yahoo! Answers and get answers from real people who know.

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Innovative Services for Special Libraries
by D Jotwani, Librarian IIT Bombay 12 Jan '07

12 Jan '07

Dear All The Central Library, IIT Bombay in collaboration with Max Muller Bhavan, Mumbai is organizing a half day's program on "Innovative Services for Special Libraries". Dr R.Ball, Head of the Central Library of Research Centre Jülich, Germany will be the main speaker. Dr Ball has been in the profession of Library Science since 1994 and has served both as a teacher of library science as well as a librarian. The programme also includes a presentation on the recently launched, Institutional Repository of IIT Bombay and a couple of product demos. The Library and Information Science Professionals serving in academic, scientific, technical and research libraries may find the programme interesting and useful for their work. Registration is free. But please confirm your participation in advance. Date:27th February 2007 Time: 2- 5 pm Place:Institute auditorium,IIT,Bombay. Thank you. --------------------------------------- D. Jotwani Librarian Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Powai, Mumbai 400076 Phone 91-22-25768920, 91-22-25720227 email:jotwanid@iitb.ac.in librarian(a)iitb.ac.in ---------------------------------

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ASIST SIG III InfoShare Membership Award Winners
by Suresh Chauhan 12 Jan '07

12 Jan '07

Dear Colleagues, On behalf of Vika Kravchyna, co-coordinator of the InfoShare program, and all our fellow officers of the Special Interest Group for International Information Issues (SIG-III) of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIST), I am pleased to announce the winners of the InfoShare awards for 2007. (http://www.asis.org/SIG/SIGIII/index.htm) Information professionals from developing countries, where the cost of ASIST membership would be a burden, are eligible to receive one year of membership. SIG-III officers vote on a roster of candidates nominated by ASIST colleagues or others. These memberships are funded by monies raised at the International Reception during the ASIST Annual Meeting. 2006 was a very successful year for the reception in Austin, Texas and we are thrilled to be able to offer memberships to ten outstanding professional candidates and two student candidates: Professional Members 1. P.R. Goswami (India) 2. J.K. Vijayakumar (Antigua/India) 3. Ify Njoku (Nigeria) 4. Ala'a Al-Din Jawad Kadhem Al-Radhi (Iraq) 5. Elsa Esperanza Barber (Argentina) 6. Premila Gamage (Sri Lanka) 7. Besim Kokallari (Kosovo) 8. John Achakeng Nkemka (Cameroon) 9. Muhammad Shafiq (Pakistan) 10. Oleh Volokhin (Ukraine) Student Members 11. Henry Mulidnwa (Uganda) 12. Debal Chandra Kar (India) You can learn more about the winners at the InfoShare page of the SIG-III web site: (http://www.asis.org/SIG/SIGIII/index.htm) (Forwarded by: Caryn Anderson, Vika Kravchyna ,InfoShare, SIG-III, ASIST) With best regards ************************************************* Suresh K Chauhan Email: sureshbabal(a)yahoo.com Dear Colleagues, On behalf of Vika Kravchyna, co-coordinator of the InfoShare program, and all our fellow officers of the Special Interest Group for International Information Issues (SIG-III) of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIST), I am pleased to announce the winners of the InfoShare awards for 2007. ( http://www.asis.org/SIG/SIGIII/index.htm http://www.asis.org/SIG/SIGIII/index.htm ) Information professionals from developing countries, where the cost of ASIST membership would be a burden, are eligible to receive one year of membership. SIG-III officers vote on a roster of candidates nominated by ASIST colleagues or others. These memberships are funded by monies raised at the International Reception during the ASIST Annual Meeting. 2006 was a very successful year for the reception in Austin, Texas and we are thrilled to be able to offer memberships to ten outstanding professional candidates and two student candidates: Professional Members 1. P.R. Goswami (India) 2. J.K. Vijayakumar (Antigua/India) 3. Ify Njoku (Nigeria) 4. Ala'a Al-Din Jawad Kadhem Al-Radhi (Iraq) 5. Elsa Esperanza Barber (Argentina) 6. Premila Gamage (Sri Lanka) 7. Besim Kokallari (Kosovo) 8. John Achakeng Nkemka (Cameroon) 9. Muhammad Shafiq (Pakistan) 10. Oleh Volokhin (Ukraine) Student Members 11. Henry Mulidnwa (Uganda) 12. Debal Chandra Kar (India) You can learn more about the winners at the InfoShare page of the SIG-III web site: ( http://www.asis.org/SIG/SIGIII/index.htm http://www.asis.org/SIG/SIGIII/index.htm ) (Forwarded by: Caryn Anderson, Vika Kravchyna ,InfoShare, SIG-III, ASIST) With best regards ************************************************* Suresh K Chauhan Email: mailto:sureshbabal@yahoo.com sureshbabal(a)yahoo.com

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Launch of Journal
by Anand Dodamani 12 Jan '07

12 Jan '07

Dear All, Wish you a very happy and peaceful new year! New Year is the time to make new beginnings and seek new blessings for happiness, peace and prosperity. We at M. D. Ahuja Library, Hashu Advani College of Special Education, Mumbai, believe that its a time to launch a comprehensive, timely and competitive, professional journal in the field of library science namely, Hello Librarian. Hello Librarian is a quarterly journal that intends to publish original articles, research papers, special articles, book reviews, editorials and others. Or try us with a new category of article- we are flexible. But dont expect a free ride just because we are new. The journal is new but our vision and experience are time-tested. The journal will be founded as well on reader advocacy. Readers time is extraordinarily valuable and we have no interest in wasting it by publishing useless articles. There will be a team of experienced and dedicated editors who will edit all the articles cautiously before publishing them. So there is nothing to worry about quality and excellence. Invitation to Authors The inaugural issue of the journal will be released in the month of March 2007. If you have a worthwhile manuscript pertaining to any aspect Library Science, then please send it to: Editor-In-Chief Hello Librarian A Quarterly Journal of Library Science Hashu Advani College of Special Education 64/65, Collectors Colony, Chembur, MUMBAI 400 074 Email: hljournal(a)gmail.com The author is required to send a note of declaration that the paper is the result of his original work and has not been sent elsewhere for publication/presentation. Declaration should be made on separate sheet with the title of contribution, name(s) of the author(s), full postal address for the correspondence and signature. Please remember that your love, support and encouragement are very much needed to nourish this new baby journal. We will consider it a special favour if you share this news with your friends and colleagues. Thats all, friends. With warm regards, Anand Dodamani Librarian Hashu Advani College of Special Education Chembur, Mumbai 400 074 Email: anand_karuni(a)yahoo.com --------------------------------- Heres a new way to find what you're looking for - Yahoo! Answers Dear All, Wish you a very happy and peaceful new year! New Year is the time to make new beginnings and seek new blessings for happiness, peace and prosperity. We at M. D. Ahuja Library, Hashu Advani College of Special Education, Mumbai , believe that its a time to launch a comprehensive, timely and competitive, professional journal in the field of library science namely, Hello Librarian . Hello Librarian is a quarterly journal that intends to publish original articles, research papers, special articles, book reviews, editorials and others. Or try us with a new category of article- we are flexible. But dont expect a free ride just because we are new. The journal is new but our vision and experience are time-tested. The journal will be founded as well on reader advocacy. Readers time is extraordinarily valuable and we have no interest in wasting it by publishing useless articles. There will be a team of experienced and dedicated editors who will edit all the articles cautiously before publishing them. So there is nothing to worry about quality and excellence. Invitation to Authors The inaugural issue of the journal will be released in the month of March 2007. If you have a worthwhile manuscript pertaining to any aspect Library Science, then please send it to: Editor-In-Chief Hello Librarian A Quarterly Journal of Library Science Hashu Advani College of Special Education 64/65, Collectors Colony, Chembur, MUMBAI 400 074 Email: hljournal(a)gmail.com The author is required to send a note of declaration that the paper is the result of his original work and has not been sent elsewhere for publication/presentation. Declaration should be made on separate sheet with the title of contribution, name(s) of the author(s), full postal address for the correspondence and signature. Please remember that your love, support and encouragement are very much needed to nourish this new baby journal. We will consider it a special favour if you share this news with your friends and colleagues. Thats all, friends. With warm regards, Anand Dodamani Librarian Hashu Advani College of Special Education Chembur, Mumbai 400 074 Email: anand_karuni(a)yahoo.com Heres a new way to find what you're looking for - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/yanswers/*http://in.answers.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! Answers

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Open access essential to improve information exchange
by Subbiah Arunachalam 12 Jan '07

12 Jan '07

>From SciDev.net <http://www.scidev.net/EditorLetters/index.cfm?fuseaction=readeditorletter&i… Open access essential to improve information exchange * Author: Barbara Kirsop, Leslie Chan, Subbiah Arunachalam Affiliation: Electronic Publishing Trust for Development; University of Toronto & Bioline International; M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation Date: 11 January 2007 We fully support Donat Agosti's contention that open access is the only way for publicly-funded research to be shared not only between the North and South, but also between developing countries (see 'Free access to research should not be limited'). It is also our view that UN-supported projects like the Online Access to Research in the Environment, Health Internetwork Access to Research Initiative and Access to Global Online Research in Agriculture initiatives only provide 'sticking plaster' solutions to information deprivation. Already, thousands of research articles are available without charge or restriction through nearly 800 registered repositories and approximately 2,500 open access journals worldwide. And the SPARC Open Access Newsletter shows that these numbers are accelerating fast. We do not understand why influential UN organisations such as the World Health Organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization and the UN Environment Programme whose remits are to support international health, agriculture and environmental programmes are not encouraging the open access movement. By concentrating on the above projects and working with commercial publishers, they hamper research into issues such as climate change, HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis and avian flu. Meeting these challenges requires strategies to increase information exchange. Why, then, are these agencies solely supporting programmes that have limited global beneficiaries? For example, countries like India with low gross domestic products are barred from collaboration. These agencies should also be working to promote open access to all publicly funded research information. As Agosti says, technological developments mean the future benefits of open access for scholarly communication are truly exciting. UNESCO is the only UN agency that seems to have understood the importance of open access having endorsed its use in the draft programme and budget for 2006-2007. We urge other UN agencies and key funding bodies around the world to follow suit. Read SciDev.Net's special report on Open Access: the fast track to building research capacity in developing countries Related SciDev.Net articles: Scientists push open access for developing nations Related links: Online Access to Research in the Environment Health Internetwork Access to Research Initiative Access to Global Online Research in Agriculture SPARC Open Access Newsletter UNESCO draft programme and budget for 2006-2007 ___________________________________________________________ Now you can scan emails quickly with a reading pane. Get the new Yahoo! Mail. http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html

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: vacancy for post of Librarian in the Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamilanadu.
by sri priya 11 Jan '07

11 Jan '07

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DRTC- SEMINAR
by Mailing List Manager 11 Jan '07

11 Jan '07

Date: 11 Jan 2007 06:02:33 -0000 From: protiti majumdar <deb_gha(a)rediffmail.com> � Indian Statistical Institute Documentation Research and Training Centre 8th Mile Mysore Road, R. V. College Post Bangalore- 560059 Seminar On The Open Access Initiative: a new paradigm for scholarly communication Communication/dissemination of research output i.e. Scholarly Communication is an integral part of science. Scientific Journals are the key medium of this communication. Unfortunately due to access restrictions, this key medium itself has become a barrier for the scholarly communication. Open Access Initiative has evolved as a mechanism to overcome this crisis. This seminar focuses on the characteristics and role of Open Access Initiative to overcome the crisis in scholarly communication. Speaker: Protiti Majumdar 2nd year ADIS All are cordially invited. Venue: DRTC Classroom Dr. Devika P. Madalli Date: 12th Jan. 2007 (Seminar Co-ordinator) Time: 2.00 pm. DRTC, ISI

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National Workshop on "LIS TEACHER AND THE DIGITAL FUTURE"
by rupesh kumar 11 Jan '07

11 Jan '07

Dear All, Those who are heading to IIT, Madras for the National Workshop on "LIS TEACHER AND THE DIGITAL FUTURE" may have some useful information on how to reach IIT, MADRAS from Railway Station/Bus Station/Airport. Visit: http://speech.cs.iitm.ernet.in/wisp/howtoreachiitm.html Regards, Rupesh Kumar A Department of Library & Information Science Bangalore University a_rupeshkumar(a)yahoo.com http://lislog.blogspot.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Those who are heading to IIT, Madras for the National Workshop on "LIS TEACHER AND THE DIGITAL FUTURE" may have some useful information on how to reach IIT, MADRAS from Railway Station/Bus Station/Airport. Visit: http://speech.cs.iitm.ernet.in/wisp/howtoreachiitm.html http://speech.cs.iitm.ernet.in/wisp/howtoreachiitm.html Regards, Rupesh Kumar A Department of Library & Information Science Bangalore University mailto:a_rupeshkumar@yahoo.com a_rupeshkumar(a)yahoo.com http://lislog.blogspot.com http://lislog.blogspot.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Workshop on CBSOR- ISI Library, Kolkata
by Nibedita Ganguly 11 Jan '07

11 Jan '07

Dear Professionals, It is a pleasure to inform you that the Platinum Jubilee Celebration of Indian Statistical Institute is going to be celebrated during December 17, 2006 to December 16, 2007. On this occasion the Library, Documentation and Information Science Division, Kolkata is organizing a Workshop on Consortia based Subscription of Online Resources (CBSOR) on 30 March, 2007. The Information Brochure along with the programme details is enclosed herewith. Details are also available at the URL: http://isical.ac.in/~serial/consortia.html For further details please contact: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dr. (Mrs) Nibedita Ganguly Dy. Librarian & Workshop Convener- CBSOR Library, Docu & Inf.Sc. Div Indian Statistical Institute 203, B. T. Road, Kolkata - 700 108 Phone: +91-33-2575 2108/2110 FAX : +91-33-2578 1412 Email: gnibedita(a)isical.ac.in ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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Anurag Acharya of Google Scholar speaks about libraries
by Subbiah Arunachalam 11 Jan '07

11 Jan '07

Friends: Here is an interview with Dr Anurag Achrya, the man behind Google Scholar. Please see <http://www.google.com/librariancenter/articles/0612_01.html>. Anyone interested in working in a library and searching information will find it useful. Please share it with library users, particularly scientists, professors and research students. Subbiah Arunachalam ------------------------ ___________________________________________________________ New Yahoo! Mail is the ultimate force in competitive emailing. Find out more at the Yahoo! Mail Championships. Plus: play games and win prizes. http://uk.rd.yahoo.com/evt=44106/*http://mail.yahoo.net/uk

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