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

Invitation for DRTC Colloquium on 29th Nov
by nitu＠drtc.isibang.ac.in 21 Nov '07

21 Nov '07

INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE DOCUMENTATION RESEARCH AND TRANING CENTRE 8th MILE MYSORE ROAD, BANGLORE-56005 DRTC COLLOQUIUM - 3 (2007-2009) ON Information as a Marketable Commodity ABSTRACT Information is a tradable commodity that is exchanged in the market in the form of information products and services. Attributes like individuality, non-depletability, inherent uncertainty, and other special features like shareability, compressibility, and substitutability characterize it. The idea of information as a commodity is closely connected to the concept of economic exchange. Information is considered to be one of the basic resources for development and hence considered to be an essential commodity. The discussion will be on the production and generation process, demand and supply and finally the distribution aspects of information. Information is product different type of human activity. The demand of any commodity is human needs. Information is now increasingly getting economic importance as a marketable commodity. FACETS SPEAKERS 1. Introduction Jamil Ahmed 2. Generation / Production of Information Nihal Alam 3. Demand and Supply of Information Ajazur Rahman 4. Distribution and Marketing of Information Kaushal Giri 5. Conclusion Nitu Kumari Venue : DRTC classroom Date : 29th of November 2007 Time : 2:00 pm All are cordially invited Prof. K.S.Raghavan (Colloquium Coordinator) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Assistant manager (Library specialist cadre )in State Bank Of India
by vijay kumar 20 Nov '07

20 Nov '07

Dear library professionals, There is one post for Assistant manager (Library specialist cadre )in State Bank Of India, Hyderabad Post position: One Pay scale :Rs 14,200 Maximum age limit :30 years Educational Qualification: BLISc. with a post graduate degree and minimum 5 Years of experience of working in a reputed institute/ University / College /Public sector / Bank you download from the website http://forms.sbi.co.in/sbi_detailed_English_20071107.pdf or Visit http://www.statebankofindia.com/ Last date for accepting application form 01-12-2007 Best of Luck with Regards Vijay Kumar NCSI -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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LibrarySpot.com
by shriram pandey 20 Nov '07

20 Nov '07

hello list, LibrarySpot.com web site describes itself as "a free virtual library resource center for educators and students, librarians and their patrons, families, businesses and just about anyone exploring the Web for valuable research information." It seeks to bring library and reference sites hand-selected and reviewed by its editorial team together in one user-friendly spot. It is published by StartSpot Mediaworks, Inc. Visit on : http://www.libraryspot.com/ -- Shri Ram Pandey Information and Knowledge Management Trainee NCSI,Indian Institute Of Science,Bangalore Official mail: shriram(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in -- 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] Open science
by T. Shahab 20 Nov '07

20 Nov '07

The profession of librarianship is undoubtedly under going through great pull & pressure since the advent of ICT; we are expected to prove the rational behind the practices of LIS. The writer has correctly pointed out the fact that the growth of virtual collaboration among scientists may render the intermediate profession of librarians redundant if we don't adapt to changing demands of our users. But the solution doesn't just lie in transforming the syllabus of library science frequently. Everyone has to walk in his/her own size of boot! The librarians need not to be a communication scientist. Librararianship is both a methodolgy and a philosophy. Since the very evolution of the art & science of LIS, there have been some percentage of users who are adept at searching out the required information by themselves. But the majority always look up to the librarians for assistance and guidance. Libraraianship as a profession appear to be more attuned to the need of the masses rather than to a minority of scholars who have the priveleges of direct electronic connectivitiy and access to various kinds of knowledge aids.To me Ranganathan's diagnosis of a library being "at a perpetual disadvantage in developing either its own distinctive functions or the functions common to all administrations along newer, more scientific, and more efficent lines" because it is always facing two opposing forces still rings true. (Library Adminstration by S.R.Ranganathan, 2nd. ed, Bangalore:Sarada Ranganathan endowment for library science, 1959. P.26-27) Regards. ________________________________ From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in [mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in] On Behalf Of Subbiah Arunachalam Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 4:05 PM To: amudhavalli alagusundaram; lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in; naglaxman(a)yahoo.com Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Open science Friends: Professor Amudhavalli of the University of Madras found the presentation by Liz Lyon of UKOLN http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/ukoln/staff/e.j.lyon/presentations.html very useful. A few others may say the same thing. But what matters is are we preparing our students for the new era? Will the LIS students of today be able to excel in the fast changing technology-dominated environment? Will they be able to find their niche when constantly improving technology and the culture of networking and virtual collaboration among scientists may make intermediaries redundant? Are we training them to become life-long learners who can adapt to any situation? Or are we still in an age when it takes years to get even a minoe change in the syllabus? It seems to me that we need to go a long way. Correct me if my perception is wrong. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] ----- Original Message ---- From: amudhavalli alagusundaram <amudha75(a)yahoo.com> To: Subbiah Arunachalam <subbiah_a(a)yahoo.com> Sent: Monday, 19 November, 2007 3:12:34 PM Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Open science Very Useful Link, Sir. Thanks amudha Subbiah Arunachalam <subbiah_a(a)yahoo.com> wrote: Friends: I am sure you are following the writings of Liz Lyon of UK LON. I just stumbled upon this presentation: "Open Science and the Research Library: Roles, Challenges and Opportunities?" http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/ukoln/staff/e.j.lyon/presentations.html Best wishes. Arun ______________________________________________________ Yahoo! Mail now has unlimited storage, which means you can have spam control and more space for those important e-mails. http://uk.mail.yahoo.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum Prof.A. Amudhavalli Head, Dept. of Information Science, University of Madras, Chepauk, Chennai 600 005. Ph: 2539 9672 ( Off- Direct) Ph: 2245 5922 - Residence ________________________________ Be a better pen pal. Text or chat with friends inside Yahoo! Mail. See how. <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=51732/*http://overview.mail.yahoo.com/> ________________________________ Copy addresses and emails from any email account to Yahoo! Mail - quick, easy and free. Do it now... <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/uk/taglines/yahoo_com/trueswitch/*http://uk .docs.yahoo.com/trueswitch2.html> -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner <http://www.mailscanner.info/> , and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Emerging Technologies for Knowledge Resource Management - new book
by M. Paul Pandian 20 Nov '07

20 Nov '07

Dear All, Emerging Technologies for Knowledge Resource Management by Dr.M. Paul Pandian and Dr. C.R. Karisiddappa Publisher: Chandos Publishing (Oxford) Ltd Place: Oxford Pages: 212p Price: US$69.95 This book mainly covers the aspects mentioned in the UGC Model Curriculum and the latest developments in the emerging technologies for knowledge resource management. There is a detailed account of the factors, which are contributing to an enabled environment for optimum utilization of information resources. The book also deals with the concept of bringing people and information resources together and unified portals as technology to access and sharing of heterogeneous resources. A detailed review off the existing portal models for sharing the resources with some identified gaps in meeting the objectives is also provided. In addition the book provides a framework for the cost effective unified portal model to share the electronic information resources available with the participating libraries in a distributed digital environment. Books can be ordered from: Mr. Ravindra Saxena Sara Books Pvt Ltd 4832/24, Ansari Road, Dariyaganj, New Delhi 110 002. Tel: +91-11-23266107, +91-11-65676781 Fax: +91-11-23266102 email: sarabooks(a)eth.net ravindrasaxena(a)sarabooksindia.com About the Authors: Dr.M.Paul Pandian Dr. M. Paul Pandian is Head, Library and Information Resource Centre at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai, India. He was earlier the Head, Library and Information Resource Centre at the Indian Institute of Management, Indore, India and Scientist at INFLIBNET, UGC, India Dr. C.R. Karisiddappa Dr. C.R. Karisiddappa is President, Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS), Director, Academic Staff Collegeand Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, Karnatak University, Dharwad, India. He was Convenor-UGC Subject Panel, Covenor-UGC Curriculum Development Committee. He was awarded IATLIS Motiwale National Best Teacher in Library and Information Science --- Thanks, Pandian Dr.M.Paul Pandian Institute of Mathematical Sciences CIT Campus, Taramani Chennai 600 113 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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librarian required at delhi
by Mailing List Admin 20 Nov '07

20 Nov '07

Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 11:01:12 +0530 From: Rajesh Rangappa <deepakdeepa89(a)gmail.com> Dear Friends Personnel Junction is loking for a Librarian Experience:1 - 2 Years Location:Delhi, Delhi/NCREducation:UG - Any Graduate - Any Specialization PG - Post Graduation Not Required Industry Type:Education/ Teaching/TrainingFunctional Area:Teaching, EducationPosted Date:17 Nov Job Description 1. Maintaining law Books and law journals. 2. Classifying law books and soft copies. 3. Organizing law books and documents. 4. Update law journal subscriptions. 5. Maintaining records of law books, journals and soft copies of documents. Desired Candidate Profile Required: Well organized with high IQ. Desired: Familiarity with Legal Sector. Candidate has to maintain all data source which is required for maintaining Library. Preference Candidates having experience in Law Firms/Institutes/Col Company Profile: India's Topmost Corporate Law Firm Contact Details Company Name:Personnel Junction Website:http://www.personneljunction.com Executive Name:Ms. Pooja Singh Address:Not Mentioned Email Address:careers@personneljunction.com Telephone:011- 41639476 Reference ID:PJ- LI -- RAJESH ALDARTHI LIBRARIAN (Jain Institute of vocational and Advanced Studies) #127/3, Bull Tempel Road, Chamarajpet, Bangalore-560096 Email: deepakdeepa89(a)gmail.com Phone: 9886268857

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reg... infolibrarian website
by Rajesh Rangappa 20 Nov '07

20 Nov '07

Dear professional, I found that its not opening since 10-15 day... The possible reasons i can think of is some technical problem they (website organisers) are not aware of it.. or posssible they are updating(making attractive page and easy enough to user) See in the other website which is opening insted of infolibrarian http://portlandcp04.portlandx.com/suspended.page/ its is mentioned their is some temprory technical problem.. we have to inform website organiser if they are not aware of things.. or hope to get it rectified soon -- RAJESH ALDARTHI LIBRARIAN (Jain Institute of vocational and Advanced Studies) #127/3, Bull Tempel Road, Chamarajpet, Bangalore-560096 Email: deepakdeepa89(a)gmail.com Phone: 9886268857 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Infolibrarian.com
by Rasmita Mohanty 20 Nov '07

20 Nov '07

Dear professional ! Do anybody noticed that one of the major gateway/Resource in the field of Library and Information Science viz. http://www.infolibrarian.com has been hacked or due to some other problem it is not being accessed now a days.If we will type the URL then another site i.e.http://portlandcp04.portlandx.com/suspended.page/ is comming out. can anybody tell , what is the reason behind this.and I m requesting all the professional to findout the solution for this -- RASMITA MOHANTY J.R.D.Tata Memorial Library Indian Institute of Science Bangalore- 560012 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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urgent need of kidney doner
by Rajesh Rangappa 20 Nov '07

20 Nov '07

Respected sir/ Madam Dear mentor please add this in your issues of LIS- Forum because its a matter of life of library professional. Dear professionals, A young library professional is suffering form failure of both kidnies .. he needs transplantation to serve this profession more.. very talanted, kind hearted and loved by all friends and co-workers, dedicated worker.. Think once, a person of just 25 years getting worse in condition day by day. Specification is blood group should be o+ve, free from BP and diabeties Please help him... he wants to serve your profession.... any one intersted can contact at given address. Waiting with a ray of hope.. Thank you -- RAJESH ALDARTHI LIBRARIAN (Jain Institute of vocational and Advanced Studies) #127/3, Bull Tempel Road, Chamarajpet, Bangalore-560096 Email: deepakdeepa89(a)gmail.com Phone: 9886268857 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Workshop on Preserving Our Scientific Heritage - Dr. Vagiswari
by vagiiap＠iiap.res.in 20 Nov '07

20 Nov '07

Dear All, The Indian Institute of Astrophysics, the Indian Institute of Science and the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research are joining together to organize a National Workshop on Preserving Our Scientific Heritage on January 21 22, 2008, at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore. (Refer to our earlier mail dated 13th September 2007) The objective is to create an awareness of the importance of historical scientific materials available in several organizations in the country, which need special care and use. The librarians, archivists and policy makers will come together during the workshop, to discuss plan and set up archives within their organizations. We welcome participation from librarians, archivists, scientists and students who are already working in archives and also those who have interest in this area. For more details on the workshop kindly visit our homepage: http://www.iiap.res.in/archives Contact: Dr. Christina Birdie, Convener, E-mail: chris(a)iiap.res.in Dr. A. Vagiswari Member, Scientific Organizing Committee E-mail: vagiiap(a)iiap.res.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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