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

Openings for Post-Graduates in Library and Information Science
by guhamba 20 Mar '07

20 Mar '07

We have a few exciting openings for energetic librarians, who wish to be masters in use and application of Anglo-American Cataloging Rules (AACR 2R), Library of Congress Classification, Dewey Decimal Classification and Library of Congress Subject Headings for cataloging serials, books, journals, videos to international standards. Those having 1-3 years experience with a strong desire to make a career outside libraries may send their detailed CV to: guhamba(a)informindia.co.in Applicants residing in Bangalore with pre-exposure to the above Standards will be given preference. Regards, Guhamba, Informatics India Ltd, Bnagalore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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journal search
by rajalekshmi r 19 Mar '07

19 Mar '07

Dear Professionals I am a research student and my topic is INDIAN CONTRIBUTION IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE PERIODICAL LITERATURE: A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS (2000- 2006). I am looking for some journal issues, during the period 2000- 2006 published in India, which are listed below: 1. CLIS observer 2. Library progress 3. Indian journal of Information, Library and Society 4. Granthana 5. Granthalaya I would be very grateful if anyone can help me to locate these journals. Regards, Rajalekshmi.R M Phil Student, DLIS, University of Kerala. Email: lekshmi555(a)gmail.com

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Inauguration of the IASLIC NASSDOC Workshop
by Mailing List Admin 19 Mar '07

19 Mar '07

Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2007 13:51:25 -0700 (PDT) From: Pijushkanti Panigrahi <panigrahipk(a)yahoo.com> Inauguration of the IASLIC NASSDOC Workshop Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres (IASLIC) Cordially invites you to the inauguration of the IASLIC NASSDOC National Workshop on Access to Social Science Information in Digital Era by Shri K K Banerjee, Director, Raja Rammohum Roy Library Foundation, Kolkata on Tuesday, March 20, 2007 at 11:30 am at the Mangala Prasad Sinha Memorial Auditorium of the Department of Library and Information Science, Jadavpur University, Kolkata. Prof Arjun Dasgupta will preside over the function. Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi Workshop Director & Secretary, Education Division, IASLIC Sri Dipak Kr Nag Hony Secretary, IASLIC Program Invocation Welcome Address : Dr K P Majumdar Introduction to the Workshop : Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi Inauguration Address : Shri K K Banerjee, Director, Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation Special Address : Dr P R Goswami, Director, NASSDOC Presidential Address : Prof Arjun Dasgupta Vote of Thanks: Dr Arun Kumar Chakraborty Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi, Reader, Dept of Lib and Inf Science, University of Calcutta, 87/1 College Street,Kolkata - 700 073, West Bengal, India, email : panigrahipk(a)yahoo.com, (M) : +91 94342 43522. Secretary, Education Division, IASLIC; Associate Editor, IASLIC Bulletin, IASLIC, Kolkata-700 054

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Article requisition
by Mailing List Admin 19 Mar '07

19 Mar '07

Date: 16 Mar 2007 12:29:55 -0000 From: abhishek kumar yadav <cervicalgun(a)rediffmail.com> Dear Colleague,Can any one of you provide me two articles .. 1.K. Saroja, S.V. Raman, Curr. Sci. 41 (1972) 599. 2. P.D. Robinson, J.H. Fang, Y. Ohya, Am. Miner. 57 (1972)  1325.RegardsAbhishek Regards, A. K. Yadav Library and Information Services National Physical Laboratory, Dr. K. S. Krishnan Road, New Delhi 110012, INDIA Phone 91-11-25742610,11,12 Ext. 2425 Fax. 91-11-25726938, 91-11-25726952 http://www.nplindia.org

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Seminar on Knowledge Management: An inter disciplinary perspective
by gopikuttan gopikuttan 17 Mar '07

17 Mar '07

Dear professionals We the Alumni association of the Dept of library and Information science proposes to conduct a seminar on " Knowledge Management : An interdisciplinary perspective" in connection with the AALDIS meet on 30th March 2007. at students centre University of Kerala. All members are invited Dr.A.Gopikuttan Dept of Library and Information Science University of Kerala --------------------------------- Heres a new way to find what you're looking for - Yahoo! Answers

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Journal Exchange Proposal
by sandeep sharma 16 Mar '07

16 Mar '07

Dear All, Our Institute is affiliated to GGSIP University Delhi and approved by AICTE. We are publishing our bi-annual esteemed journal "Effulgence". We are eager to share our resource with other similar kind of institution who are offering their courses in management and computer science field. Institute/colleges who wish to exchange our journal with their journal may kindly contact us. I hope this kind of journal exchange arrangement would help us in extending the knowledge base of our respective readers. Thanks & Regards Sandeep Sharma Sr. Librarian Rukmini Devi Institute of Advanced Studies (Affiliated to GGSIP University, Delhi) 2A,2B, Phase-1, Madhuban Chowk, Rohini New Delhi-110085, India Ph. 27867301,27864596 Extn.224 Cell. 9871003407 E-Mail: Sandeep(a)rdias.net --------------------------------- Heres a new way to find what you're looking for - Yahoo! Answers

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Fwd: [IFLA-L] World Guide to Library, Archive, and Information Science Education
by Mailing List Admin 16 Mar '07

16 Mar '07

Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 04:32:02 -0700 (PDT) From: J. K. Vijayakumar <vjkjk(a)yahoo.com> Dear Sir or Madam, In cooperation with the INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF LIBRARY ASSOCIATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS (IFLA), a new edition of the "World Guide to Library, Archive, and Information Science Education" is scheduled for publication in August 2007. This comprehensive directory lists professional education and training programmes world-wide at a tertiary level of education or higher. Entries are free of charge. The success of this project relies substantially on your contribution. Please help to provide a new up-to-date basis for the enhancement of international exchange on professional qualification and cooperation. We are making progress with our updating survey. We would like to thank all those who have already replied to our earlier correspondence, those who have sent information details for our project, and those who have promised to do so. Shortly we will start to mail our detailed questionnaires to all education institutions world-wide where professional education and training programmes in the field of library, archive and information science are carried out. With this message we would like to encourage: - institutions wishing to receive the questionnaire in order to provide up-to-date information regarding their programmes: Please get in touch with the editorial team as soon as possible, you can mail to axel.schniederjuergen(a)saur.de or send a fax to this number: +49 89 76 90 21 55. The basic information we require is the name of your institution and your programme(s), the person in charge and a personal e-mail address to which the detailed questionnaire will be mailed. Please note that your information will be included in the database free of charge. - recipients of the data control sheets distributed earlier this year: In case you haven't returned your reply in time for the deadline, please do so as soon as possible. We would still like to take into account your feedback in order to reach the appropriate recipients with our questionnaires. Please feel free to forward this message to any person you think may be interested in supporting the survey. Thank you in advance for your help. Yours faithfully Axel Schniederj�rgen K.G. Saur Verlag Ortlerstrasse 8 81373 Muenchen Tel.: +49 (0)89 76 90 2-111 Fax: +49 (0)89 76 90 2-155 axel.schniederjuergen(a)saur.de www.saur.de Sjoerd Koopman (Mr) Co-ordinator of Professional Activities IFLA Headquarters P.O. Box 95312 2509 CH The Hague Netherlands Phone: +31-70-3140884 Fax: +31-70-3834827 sjoerd.koopman(a)ifla.org www.ifla.org

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Information re. technical writing
by Mailing List Admin 16 Mar '07

16 Mar '07

Date: 15 Mar 2007 09:17:33 -0000 From: abhishek kumar yadav <cervicalgun(a)rediffmail.com> Dear Colleagues, Could any one tell me plz from where I ican learn technical writing. I am very interested in it..Is there there any institute in New Delhi. Regards Abhishek Regards, A. K. Yadav Library and Information Services National Physical Laboratory, Dr. K. S. Krishnan Road, New Delhi 110012, INDIA Phone 91-11-25742610,11,12 Ext. 2425 Fax. 91-11-25726938, 91-11-25726952 http://www.nplindia.org

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Position Announcement
by Aman Jha 16 Mar '07

16 Mar '07

Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) invites applications for the post of Executive Officer-Library for our Central Library based at Gurgaon. CII is a non-government, not-for-profit, industry led and industry managed organisation, playing a proactive role in India's development process. Founded over 111 years ago, it is India's premier business association, with a direct membership of over 6300 organisations from the private as well as public sectors, including SMEs and MNCs, and an indirect membership of over 90,000 companies from around 336 national and regional sectoral associations. With 57 offices in India, 8 overseas in Australia, Austria, China, France, Japan, Singapore, UK, USA and institutional partnerships with 240 counterpart organisations in 101 countries, CII serves as a reference point for Indian industry and the international business community. Essential Qualifications: - MLIS or equivalent degree - Degree/Diploma in Computer Application 'OR' Post Graduate Diploma in Library Automation and Networking Experience: - 5-7 years experience of working at Executive level position in a reputed library (Corporate Library will be preferred.) Age limit - Below 35 years Key Essential skills: - Excellent communication skills in English - Good IT skills - Expertise in SQL, ASP, and MS Office Applications - Library marketing skills - Knowledge management skills - Database search and retreval expertise - Knowledge of library website management - Should be capable of independently managing various in-house operations Job Responsibilities: - Overall management of central library - Query handling from Staff and Members - Knowledge Management Coordinator - Bringing out Monthly Alerts - Subscription and circulation management - Library website management - Promotion of library services Salary & Perks : Commensurate to qualification, skills and experience. Interested candidates may send their resume at >library(a)ciionline.org<. Shortlisted candidates will be called for the interview. Last date for submission of application is 22 March 2007. NOTE: Those who applied earlier for the previous positions need not apply again. Thanks and regards, Aman Jha Librarian Confederation of Indian Industry Plot No 249-F, Udyog Vihar, Phase IV Sector 18, Gurgaon - 122015 (Haryana) Tel: 0124-4014060-67 aman.jha(a)ciionline.org http://www.ciionline.org 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)

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Workshop on Digital Libraries, 10-13 April 2007, New Delhi
by N Deepa 16 Mar '07

16 Mar '07

Workshop on Digital Libraries, New Delhi 10-13 April 2007 The Workshop on Digital Libraries is being organized by TERI with support from Technology Information Facilitation Programme of DSIR (Department of Scientific and Industrial Research), Government of India. The aim of the Workshop is to equip participants with adequate practical knowledge so as to enable them to efficiently carry out digital library projects. The workshop will be held at TERI, IHC Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi. For more details about the workshop, please visit the website http://www.teriin.org/events/dlworkshop Workshop Objectives: · Familiarize participants with the concepts of digital library and institutional repository · Facilitate understanding of digitization and practical knowledge on the digitization process · Offer hands-on experience to develop digital libraries and use of open-source software such as DSpace and GSDL (Greenstone Digital Library) · Help participants develop practical skills in the installation of open source software for creation and implementation of digital libraries Programme: The workshop programme will include tutorial-type presentations, demonstrations, practical sessions. It will cover the following topics: · Issues and challenges of developing digital libraries · Role of institutional repositories in open access movement · Understanding the digitization process: scanning, OCR (optical character recognition), and conversion · DSpace: overview, installation, and administration · GSDL: overview, installation, and administration · Converting CDS/ISIS databases to GSDL · Dublin Core metadata standards · OAI?PMH (Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting) The faculty will comprise of digital library experts from TERI and other institutes. Participants: The workshop is intended for library and information professionals, knowledge managers, information entrepreneurs, and e-content developers, who have an interest or are involved in setting up digital repositories in their organizations. The number of participants is being limited to 25. Registration: The registration fee is Rs 4000/ per participant. (Additional registration from the same organization qualifies for 10% discount.) Please note that registration closes on 5 April 2007. Registration can be done online at http://www.teriin.org/events/dlworkshop . Alternatively, please download registration form from workshop website and fax or mail it to: DL Workshop Secretariat Library and Information Centre, TERI, Darbari Seth Block, IHC Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110 003 Fax: 91-11-24682144, 24682145 E-mail: DLWorkshop(a)teri.res.in ************************************ About Library and Information Centre, TERI ************************************ The LIC (Library and Information Centre) at TERI maintains a pioneering research library?South Asia?s finest repository of readings on energy, environment, and sustainable development. The LIC has undertaken digital library initiatives and has developed a comprehensive electronic library that provides rich and structured content through online, remote, and continuous access to resources. It is a common gateway that provides free facility to browse and search various forms of digital publications. The Centre regularly organizes seminar, workshops, and conferences with an objective to create a forum for interaction among library and information professionals to keep abreast of the latest developments in the fields of information science and related IT applications. **** Contact: DL Workshop Secretariat Library and Information Centre TERI Darbari Seth Block, IHC Complex Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110 003 Tel: 91-11-24682141, 24682100 or 41504900 Fax: 91-11-24682144, 24682145 E-mail: DLWorkshop(a)teri.res.in Web: www.teriin.org/events/dlworkshop

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