November 2007 - LIS-Forum - ncsi.iisc.ernet.in

The SPARC : Awards
by sri priya 30 Nov '07

30 Nov '07

The SPARC Discovery Awards challenges you to illustrate in a short video presentation what you see as the value of sharing information. Use your imagination to suggest what good comes from bringing down barriers to the free exchange of information. submitted by December 2, 2007. http://www.sparkyawards.org/details.php ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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How long should copyright last?
by Aman Jha 30 Nov '07

30 Nov '07

Dear all There is a very good article on the life of copyright for an intellectual product in today's Guardian. I wish all of you to please read realise the situation in India. The link is given below. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/nov/29/comment.intellectualpro perty The same can be read in today's 'The Hindu' on page no. 11 as well. Regards, Aman Jha Librarian Confederation of Indian Industry 249-F, Sector 18, Udyog Vihar, Phase IV Gurgaon - 122 015, Haryana Tel: 91-124-4014060-67 Fax: 91-124-4014080 Reach us via our Membership Helpline (Monday-Saturday: 0900-1715 hrs). Dial: +91-11-43546244 / 9910446244 DISCLAIMER:The information in this message may be privileged. If you have received it by mistake please notify the sender by return e-mail and delete the message from your system. Any unauthorised use or dissemination of this message in whole or in part is strictly prohibited. Any information in this message that does not relate to official business shall be understood to be neither given nor endorsed by the Confederation of Indian Industry. Reach us via our unique Membership Helpline: 00-91-11-435 46244 / 00-99104 46244 (Monday-Saturday: 0900-1700 hrs) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacanice in AICTE
by kuber kumbar 30 Nov '07

30 Nov '07

Dear professionals, AICTE invites applications in the prescribed preformed from well-qualified, experienced and dedicated candidates for the following post: ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN, SCALE OF PAY : Rs. 6,500-200-10,500/-, Post:01, (01-UR), Age limit: Not exceeding 35 years. (On direct recruitment basis) Last date for receipt of applications -10.12.2007 The details regarding qualifications, experience and general conditions, along with prescribed proforma for application is available at the AICTE website : www.aicte.ernet.in as well as in the Employment News dated 24th November, 2007. KUBERA K.P LIBRARIAN Sir.M. Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology. --------------------------------- 5, 50, 500, 5000 - Store N number of mails in your inbox. Click here. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Major Search Engines and Directories
by Mailing List Admin 30 Nov '07

30 Nov '07

Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 10:48:30 +0530 From: venkata.kesavan(a)timesgroup.com Dear All, For guidance on the major search engines and directories, please try the following page at the www.searchenginewatch.com <http://www.searchenginewatch.com/> website. Search Engine Watch provides a guide to the major search engines of the web, which are either popular or well-used. http://searchenginewatch.com/showPage.html?page=2156221 Regards, R. Venkata Kesavan Chief Manager Times Archives & Knowledge Centre Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. (The Times Group) The Times of India Building, 2nd Floor Dr. D. N. Road Mumbai 400 001 Ph: (D): ++91-22-22731024 Ph: (B): ++91-66353535 (Ext.: 4470)

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53 ALL INDIA LIBRARY CONFERENCE- REQUEST
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 30 Nov '07

30 Nov '07

"53rd All India Library Conf. 2007" <ailc2007(a)yahoo.com> wrote: Dear Professionals, Thank you for your enthusiastic response to the 53rd All India Library Conference - 2007 being held at Osmania University, Hyderabad. The Organizing Committee is eagerly looking forward to meet and interact with you all at the conference. Many of you have confirmed your attendance to the conference, but have requested to pay the Registration Fee on-the-spot. This is an appeal to you all to kindly send your Registration Fee in advance at the earliest, so that accommodation can be arranged / reserved for you well in advance. In lieu of not receiving the Registration Fee in advance, it will be difficult for us to book accommodation at the last minute. please make a note the weather here is cool going about 10 C Please make a note that Hyderabad is A1 city and accomodation is difficult for such a conference and we also need to pay advance for accomodation. therefore we are looking for confirmation with registration fees. The participants who have already sent the Registration Fee(s) in advance may please ignore this mail. With Best Regards, Prof. N. Laxman Rao, Organizing Secretary, 53rd All India Library Conference - 2007. --------------------------------- Yahoo! Answers - Get better answers from someone who knows. Tryit now. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Position Vacant Librarian at Mangalore
by Rajesh Rangappa 30 Nov '07

30 Nov '07

> > > librarian > > SAHYADRI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY > > > > Job Function : Teaching/Education > > Specialization : Librarian > > Industry : Educational/Training > > Qualification : Post Graduation- Graduate (Relevant Stream) > > > > Experience : 1 -2 > > Location : KARNATAKA (Mangalore) > > Key Skills : Requisite knowledge, skills and ability to work > > regarding librarian. > > > > JOB DESCRIPTION : > > Role requires handling the work related to librarian. > > > > ADDITIONAL INFORMATION : > > Affiliated to VTU Belgaum & Approved by Govt. of Karnataka and AICTE > > New Delhi. > > Qualification & experience as per AICTE norms. Salary pay scales as > > per AICTE and DA as per state Government norms. Retired persons may > > also apply. Faculty will be motivated to participate in national and > > international seminars, workshops, consultancy projects. Institute > > will extend possible financial and technical assistance. Higher start > > will be given to deserving candidates. > > Send your applications along with a recent photograph before > > 10.12.2007. Dr. D.L.Parbhakara Principal & Director, Sri Manjunath > > Bhandary President. > > > > CONTACT INFORMATION : > > Address : Adyar N.H. 48 Mangalore 575009 > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > RAJESH ALDARTHI > > LIBRARIAN (Jain Institute of vocational and Advanced Studies) > > #127/3, Bull Tempel Road, > > Chamarajpet, Bangalore-560096 > > Email: deepakdeepa89(a)gmail.com > > -- RAJESH ALDARTHI LIBRARIAN (Jain Institute of vocational and Advanced Studies) #127/3, Bull Tempel Road, Chamarajpet, Bangalore-560096 Email: deepakdeepa89(a)gmail.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Obituary Note
by srels 30 Nov '07

30 Nov '07

Dear Moderator, Please announce the following obit note. K.N.Prasad SRELS, Bangalore .......... I regret to inform our professional colleagues, the sad and untimely demise of Shri. K.T.Somashekar, Retd. University Librarian, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, on 29th November 2007after a very short illness. He was an alumnus of the Dept. of Library & Information Science, University of Mysore. He had served the University of Agricultural Sciences for a very long period of time. Shri. Somashekar was a very soft spoken, mild-mannered person. He was a regular attendee of professional meetings. May his soul rest in peace. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Seminar on Applying Facet Analysis in the Web
by ayesha khatoon 29 Nov '07

29 Nov '07

*Indian Statistical Institute* *Documentation Research and Training Centre* *8th Mile Mysore Road, R.V. College Post* *Bangalore-560059* Seminar on Applying Facet Analysis in the Web Although researchers have theorized the critical importance of faceted classification in the organization of information in libraries, still it is not prevalent in the digital environment. But slowly Web Information Architects are also recognizing the importance of facet analysis for organizing and managing the content of the Web, because faceted classification addresses the very foundations of the business of effective information storage and retrieval. It effectively deals with the dynamic nature of Web. Unlike a simple hierarchical scheme (like yahoo directory), faceted classification gives the users the ability to navigate through the content in multi dimensions. Making the Web 'semantic' would entail such a classification in web, where the mapping and rearrangement of concepts will be the privilege of the end user. Therein lies the importance of the theory of 'freely faceted classes' in which the roles of the concept are demarcated while the order can be synthesized as per need. This seminar will discuss some instances of application of Facet Analysis in Web. It will also explore some of the tools available in this regard. The relevance of facet analysis in the context of Semantic Web will be also briefed. *Speaker: Mithun Raj M* * 2nd Year ADIS* * * * * *All are cordially invited* * * *Venue: DRTC Classroom Professor and Head* *Date: 30th November, 2007 DRTC* *Time: 2 p.m. * -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Major digital library project led by Indian-origin Professor
by Kshirod 29 Nov '07

29 Nov '07

All those books online. Nearly a decade ago, computer scientists at Carnegie Mellon University embarked on a project with an astonishingly lofty goal: digitise the published works of humankind and make them freely available online. The architects of the Universal Library project said on Tuesday they had surpassed their latest target, having scanned more than 1.5 million books and are continuing to scan thousands more daily. Most of the books scanned are in the Chinese language. For detail article : http://www.hindu.com/2007/11/29/stories/2007112958412200.htm Regards, -- Kshirod Das Information Service Division National Institute of Technology Roukela Rourkela-769 008, Orissa -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Adding specialization to LIS
by Rajesh Rangappa 29 Nov '07

29 Nov '07

Dear professionals, I appreciate Mrs.shailaja for raising with very good question.(quoted her) "If it has to be an addition in the existing MLIS Module, the course duration will have to be increased. Is it feasible?". To this, I can add one more question which is related (my friend asked while discussing) Will this increase's the burden of students?. Answer is we need not increse the duration because normally in professional courses paper's studied will range from 4-6 in a sem, but majority of LIS courses adopted 4 theory papers policy, so i feel, we can add 1 more paper at 3rd and 4th sem. By this burden of student will increase but they have that capacity to cope up, since they are Master degree students (above age to be burdened and matured enough to adjust). I am really thankful to Mrs. Shailaja for mentioning the idea(quoted her) "Like in universities in other countries short term courses may be introduced in the University departments in specialised subjects.LikeMedical information Science,Software company information Science, Newspaper & Media Information science Etc."This can be applied to specialization like medical and engineering which can't be adopted at this point of time. Regarding {(quoted her) "This can have a apprentice training and close interaction with specialists and the industries and institutions."} increasing in-trainship training period, will be very good alternative, if we can't start specializartion now in case, it gives student enough time to know about subject in which particular institution deals. "Another major need of the hour is training in Communication and Language which is a major requirement in Library & Information Centres." i full agree about this view. Thanks and regards -- RAJESH ALDARTHI LIBRARIAN (Jain Institute of vocational and Advanced Studies) #127/3, Bull Tempel Road, Chamarajpet, Bangalore-560096 Email: deepakdeepa89(a)gmail.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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