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

Re: [LIS-Forum] Training in LIS
by Mailing List Admin 18 Apr '07

18 Apr '07

Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 04:12:19 -0700 (PDT) From: Rajesh P <rajeshbcd(a)yahoo.com> Dear All, There is absolutely no need to know all about those American authors. If you know, practice and preach what Dr Ranganathan has written about is more than sufficient. Why do you expect a fresh MLISc graduate to know about what American authors are writing about. If he wants to expand his knowledge and scholarship over a period of time he will expand his horizons. Other wise he will continue doing his job and serving the readers !! Isn't that the main Mission of his profession. Regards. Raj

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Increased citation impact for BioMed Central journals
by Swapan kumar Patra 18 Apr '07

18 Apr '07

*"BioMed Central calculates unofficial impact factors for journals that have published a significant number of research articles but do not yet have an official impact factor. These unofficial impact factors use the same citation data and methodology used by Thomson Scientific's official impact factor calculations.* * * *Newly calculated unofficial 2006 impact factors show a significantly increased citation rate for BioMed Central journals. For example, BMC Biology <http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcbiol/>* and *BMC Medicine<http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcmed/> *, the flagship journals of the BMC series, both increased their unofficial impact factors significantly. The 2006 unofficial impact factor for *BMC Biology <http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcbiol/>* is 4.43 (up from 3.81 in 2005) while for *BMC Medicine <http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcmed/>* the 2006 figure is 4.17 (up from 2.52 in 2005). (Source: "BioMed Central, The Open Access Publisher" Website http://blogs.openaccesscentral.com/blogs/bmcblog/entry/20070417" )

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Training in LIS
by Lata Nair 18 Apr '07

18 Apr '07

Dear Colleagues, Continuing with the ongoing discussion about measures to be taken to improvise the quality of librarianship... LIS schools are equally, if not more concerned about improvising the quality of Librarianship. This was evident at a past students' meet organized by SHPT School of Library Science [SNDT Women's University, Mumbai] recently where one of the faculty members of Mumbai University was also present. It would benefit if we could go back and discuss it with our Alma Mater and extend help wherever required. Seniors like Mr. Manjunath from IGIDR & Ms. Vasumathi,QMed Services not only recruit trainees & provide extensive training, they also ensure that they are well placed. As for school libraries, we return to the root cause of the issue. Unless we have the best of librarians serving in school libraries where reading habits are inculcated and students are trained to use library resources and services, where adequate resources are made available, where the school librarians are encouraged to keep updated with the latest developments in the field, where a student learns to respect the library and the librarian, it would be difficult to expect the same students to behave differently & start favoring libraries during later years. I sincerely hope and wish that the comment on the school libraries is an exception. Imagine to be in a situation where you are not only being paid less with limited growth opportunities, are expected to work with limited resource with very few professional enhacement opportunities but are also looked down upon by your fellow colleagues in the profession!!! Three cheers to Ananda and all the librarians whether they are in academic or corporates who strive to make a difference!!! Regards, Lata Nair Librarian Mumbai Message: 5 >Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 15:44:41 +0530 > From: "Sukhdev Singh" <esukhdev(a)gmail.com> >Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Training in LIS >To: "Vasumathi Sriganesh" <vasu(a)qmedin.com> >Cc: ananda thakur <anandathakur(a)yahoo.co.in>, > lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >Message-ID: -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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5 Research Intern Awards in Library Science
by Mukesh Anand 18 Apr '07

18 Apr '07

Dear LIS Students & Professionals, 5 Research Intern Awards in Library Science under " CSIR Diamond Jubilee Research Intern Awards" Scheme by National Institute of Science Communication & Information Resources (NISCAIR).It's a National Information Organisation under Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) 1.Eligibility :-First Class or equivalent GPA in M Lib Sci /M L I Sc. 2.Age Limit :-25 Years as on 7.5.' 07, relaxable up to 5 Years in the case of OBC/SC/ST/PH & Female candidates. 3.Areas :-The selected Interns will work for National Scinece Library, Abstracting / Database services & other related activities. 4.Tentative No. of Research Intern Awards :- 5 5.Stipend :- Rs. 7,500/- per month consolidated. 6.Tenure :-Maximum period of 2 Years, subject to satisfactory performance to be evaluated every 6 months. 7.Mode of Selection :- A Written Aptitude Test & then Interview. 8.How to Apply :- (i) Prescribed Application Form can be downloaded from NISCAIR Website http://www.niscair.res.in (ii) Aplications may also be submitted online through NISCAIR website. (iii) Application should be submitted to The Director, National Institue of Science Communication & Information Resources (NISCAIR), Dr K S Krishnan Marg, Pusa Campus, New Delhi -12 (iv) Last Date :- On or before 7th May, 2007. N.B. :- For Advertisement & Application Form see Employment News 14-20 April.2007 Page # 33 For Online Application, Advertisement & Applcation Form visit http://www.niscair.res.in All the best & With Regards, Mukesh Anand M Lib I Sc Final Year Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Open source systems for Libraries
by Sanjeev Kumar Jain 18 Apr '07

18 Apr '07

Dear LIS Professionals and Managers Open source systems for Libraries are available on this link http://oss4lib.org/ -- With Regards Sanjeev Kumar Jain Central Library Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur - 721 302 Email: sanjeevmlis(a)yahoo.co.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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DSpace workshop at Mysore University- A Report
by raja kumar 17 Apr '07

17 Apr '07

Dspace workshop at Mysore university A Report All is well that ends well was the dictum of the Friday Talk MULISSA workshop on Dspace, on 13th April, 2007 at the Department of Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, Mysore, INDIA. The WORKSHOPs title was Dspace for Global Access to Science Information all the FOSS about Building Institutional Repositories The workshop contents were conceptualized and facilitated by Dr Khaiser Nikam,Reader Department of Library and Information Science, who is into building Institutional Repository of the science communications of University of Mysore using Dspace.At sharp 10.00AM Dr Khaiser along with Dr M.Krishnamurthy, Librarians, Bangalore placed the workshop in context. Totally there were 80 participants, including a few library trainees and current students of Library and Information Science pursuing MLISc program. All the faculty members of the department joined hands in making this unique event a grand success. Research scholarly from Yaman and Iran also took part in the workshop. Dr.M. Krishnamurthy,Librarian,resource Person spoke on the OAI movement in the contemporary Information based society emphasizing the need for free access for science information through tools like FOSS more so with Dspace. After a couple of theory classes, Dr. Krishnamurthy, Librarian, Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore Centre took practical sessions, giving a live demo of how to down load Dspace and work on it to the young and bubbling audience whose average age is some thing like 23- 24 years .All the participants interacted very well to clarify some of the doubts they had in their minds. End of the day Dr Khaiser thanked the participants and the resource person. Prof VG Talawar gave away the participants the certificates of appreciation Ms sajana reviewed the days proceedings of the workshop. Excerpts of the students(prepared by Ms .C Sajana) review are as follows: The workshop held on 13/04/07 on Dspace was very informative . It was an awesome experience to listen to such knowledge driven sessions on Dspace. Both theoretical and practical sessions gave a clear picture outlining different layers of OAI and Dspace, of course which was the main course of the sumptuous talk .We were able to gain practical knowledge of the all the aspects of Dspace .Dr.Krishnamurthy explain all the processes of installing Dspace in a simple and understandable manner . Photo Gallery of Dspace workshop http://new.photos.yahoo.com/album?c=dvklibrary&aid=576460762397874567&pid=&… Rajakumar, Library Oxford College Bangalore --------------------------------- Check out what you're missing if you're not on Yahoo! Messenger -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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CSITEd Conference - 2007
by Mailing List Admin 17 Apr '07

17 Apr '07

Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 15:14:38 +0530 From: Manoj Kumar K <perambra(a)gmail.com> Dear All, I would like to invite you to the following conference details. If anyone is interested to contribute, please let me know. I also request you to pass this message to your IT colleagues. The CSITEd (Computer Science & Information Technology Education<http://inform.nu/>) conference solicits your finest submissions in any area that explores issues in effectively and efficiently teaching Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.. *All submissions undergo blind review by six or more external referees. Accepted papers of delegates are published in the conference proceedings or one of the Institute's journals. For details, please contact http://csited.org/index.htm.* ** *Computer Science & IT Education Conference (C S I T Ed 2 0 0 7) **November 16-18, 2 0 0 7 The Republic of Mauritius (Indian Ocean) Hosted by the University of Technology Mauritius* ** * Submission Deadline: April 30.* ** ** *CS&IT Education* Papers that cover research in Information Technology Education, such as Curriculum and Techniques for teaching IT are invited. Distance Learning Papers that deal with any aspect of distance education. (theory, practice, innovation, and research ) are invited Doctoral Studies Papers dealing with all issues in the teaching and mentoring of doctoral students are invited. Topics in CS and IT The conference is also interested in papers on the topics in computer science and information technology. with regards, *Manoj Kumar K* *Acting Director,* & Member, International Program COMMITTEE, CSITEd 2007 INFLIBNET CENTRE, PB:4116, Near Gujarat University Guest House, Ahmedabad - Gujarat INDIA-380009 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ph: 91-079-6308528/6304695 ext -48 079-27910333(Res) Mob: 093761 34222 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Email : manoj(a)inflibnet.ac.in, perambra(a)gmail.com web : www.inflibnet.ac.in, http://csited.org/index.htm ==============================================

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Researchers' use of academic libraries and their services
by Sukhdev Singh 17 Apr '07

17 Apr '07

A study was conducted on how researchers interact with academic libraries in the UK. Its report is available at the following link: http://www.rin.ac.uk/researchers-use-libraries Hope it would serve an insight into the present requirements of the present library users. --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. -- 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] Training in LIS
by ananda thakur 17 Apr '07

17 Apr '07

Hi all, I agree with the views of Mr. Arunachalam and Ms Vasumathi. As a school librarian , I face some unique problems regarding quality of librarians. For the past year or so , our school has been struggling to find well qualified interns. Most LIS graduates we interview are generally okay in terms of library science and technical skills, but their English language and communication skills are zero.We have noticed that it is easier to teach them our library software and other routines but when it comes to providing reference service they draw a blank since they cannot communicate well. Many people still come to us thinking that is a cushy desk job without user interface, not realizing that in a school you have to interact with students of all ages as well as well-read international faculty. A school librarian has to keep track of current affairs and resources which facilitate students and faculty in their research and projects, along with being alert about potential misuse of websites like orkut etc. If the librarian is not net-savvy he/she can be easily fooled by the students. Our education system , at the basic level(both English and vernacular) does not encourage good reading habits. In school libraries, if the librarian has not read and relished classic and contemporary authors like Dickens or Murakami , how can we expect that person to suggest good reading material for different levels of students? Children are then exposed only to racy ( not necessarily good) bestsellers. They in turn miss out on good literature and good reading habits, and may grow up to be ill-informed librarians continuing the 'vicious circle'. Such Librarians give a very bad impression about the profession to our students. In fact they come up to us and say " Ma'am if I don't get a job elsewhere I will become a librarian ". Till date, quite a number of students who join this course do so after failing to secure admission in other professional courses.The problem is further aggravated by the fact that most Universities offering this course do not have stringent admission criteria as compared to other postgraduate courses. It is urgently required that universities and colleges offering LIS courses make English Language and Communication Skills a compulsory part of their curriculum. While Library software unique to each organization can be taught on the job, internet surfing and information retrieval skills should be part of LIS training. LIS students should be given compulsory reading lists which could include magazines, journals , literary works , scholarly LIS articles. All Institutes conducting LIS courses should have entrance examinations to select the best candidates. There must be so many more ways in which we can improve the quality of training in LIS. Saying no to mediocrity is the first step in that direction.(We still don't have an intern inspite of staff shortage , but our fingers are crossed) Warm Regards Mrs. Ananda Vartak Assistant Librarian Dhirubhai Ambani International School --------------------------------- Check out what you're missing if you're not on Yahoo! Messenger -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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PKP Conference
by Suvarsha Walters 17 Apr '07

17 Apr '07

Hello, The first PKP Conference on Scholarly Publsihing is being held between July 11 - 13, 2007 at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada. Here is the website: http://ocs.sfu.ca/pkp2007/ with regards, Suvarsha __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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