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Delhi Book Fair
by Mukesh Anand 27 Aug '07

27 Aug '07

Dear Members', 13th Delhi Book Fair is going to be held at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi from 1st - 9th September, 2007. So if u r planning to visit Delhi in this date, don't miss the opportunity to visit the book fair. At least, have a window shopping of the bok fair. Thanx & Regards, Mukesh Anand -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Achievments in Education in 60th Year of Independence
by Mukesh Anand 27 Aug '07

27 Aug '07

Dear Members', Here I am giving some points for ur info. from the advertisement i.e. 60th Year of Independence: Achievments in the field of Education of M/o HRD (Deptt. of School Edu. & Literacy and Deptt. of Higher Edu.) . This advt. was appeared in the Indian Express on 15th August. 1. 50 new Kendriya Vidyalayas & 28 new Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas have been sanctioned in 2006-' 07, in addition to the 919 existing KVs & 539 JNVs. 2. 23 Central Univ. have been established so far including 4 new Central Universities during 2006 through Acts of Parliament.All states in the North East have one Central University each. 3. It is proposed to establish 3 new IITs in the states of Bihar, Rajasthan & Andhra Pradesh. 4. A seventh IIM at Shilong in the North East has been established, and will start the first academic session from 2008-' 09. 5. 2 new School of Planning and Archetecture are also proposed to be set up at Bhopal & Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh). 6. A new IIIT (Design & Manufacturing) has been established at Kanchipuram (Tamil Nadu). 7. 3 Indian Institutes of Science Education & Research (IISERs) have been set at Kolkata, Mohali & Pune. 2 more IISERs have been proposed at Bhopal & Thiruvananthpuram. 8. 20 RECs / Govt. Engineering Colleges have been converted into National Institutes of Technology (NIT). The National Institutes of Technology Act-2007 comes into force today. 9. "Sakshat", a free one-stop portal for education has been launched by His Excellency, the President of India in October,2006 . Source :- The Indian Express (Express Newsline, Page # 3) dated 15th August ,2007 Wednesday. Thanx & Regards, Mukesh Anand -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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535 Years of History
by Sunil Ahalawat 27 Aug '07

27 Aug '07

Gale Digital Collections (535 Years of History) Gale has changed the nature of research and education forever with *Gale Digital Collections*. We've opened a wealth of rare, formerly inaccessible historical content from the world's most prestigious libraries to faculty, researchers and students. As part of a longstanding commitment to provide libraries of all sizes with the most accurate, authoritative material on the market today, *Gale Digital Collections* represents an extraordinary resource, covering more than 500 years of international history. *http://www.gale.com/DigitalCollections/*<http://www.gale.com/DigitalCollections/> *http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/thomsongale/relivehistory/*<http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/thomsongale/relivehistory/> -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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International Conference on Services Management- call for papers
by Manjunath K 27 Aug '07

27 Aug '07

Dear Fellow professionals. Sorry for cross posting. (Dear moderator please post this message on forum) TAPMI is organizing International conference on services management. Please forward this mail to your faculty members who are teaching / interested in services management/marketing. CALL for PAPERS International Conference on Services management in MANIPAL Theme : Process and Technology: Key Drivers of Customer focused Services Management Featuring Christopher Lovelock The most renowned author, professor, trainer, consultant and expert on Services Management Where: T.A .Pai Management Institute, Manipal When: February 15-16, 2008 Abstract Submission: September 30, 2007 Full Paper Submission: December 15, 2007 Last date for registration for participation in the conference is December 31, 2007. Click this link for more conference details. Conference on Service Management <http://www.tapmi.org/Conference/Services%20Management/ServicesManagemen t.htm> If the link is not working, click http://www.tapmi.org <http://www.tapmi.org/> Manjunath __________________________ Dr. Manjunatha K Librarian T.A. Pai Management Institute Manipal - 576 104 Udupi Dist., Karnataka, India. Ph: +91-0820-2573551(Off), 2575161(Res) manjunath(a)mail.tapmi.org manju_tapmi(a)yahoo.com __________________________ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy @ ISRO
by Mailing List Admin 27 Aug '07

27 Aug '07

Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 19:12:09 +0530 From: Kshirod Das <daskshirod(a)gmail.com> Dear LIS Professionals, <http://media.employmentnews.gov.in/application_forms/1478.doc> ISRO requires one un-reserved post of Library Assistant 'A' Age:18-35 Qualification: Graduate + Master's Degree in Library Science/ Library & Information Science or equivalent with First Class from recognized University/ Institution.

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Library & Information Networks for Knowledge : WHO Library
by sri priya 27 Aug '07

27 Aug '07

Library & Information Networks for Knowledge The WHO Library and Information Networks for Knowledge (LNK) provides comprehensive library and information services on WHO-produced recorded information in print and other media. In addition, library services give access to worldwide health, medical and development information resources to WHO headquarters, regions and country offices, ministries of health and other government offices, health workers in Member States, other UN and international agencies, diplomatic missions, and inter-governmental agencies. The WHO library programmes help regions and developing countries achieve self-sufficiency in providing information services to the health sector. http://www.who.int/library/en/ Regards, S.Sripriya ____________________________________________________________________________________ Building a website is a piece of cake. Yahoo! Small Business gives you all the tools to get online. http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/webhosting -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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world of e -books
by Shihab Illias 25 Aug '07

25 Aug '07

Dear professionals E-books will be available for free access / download. Those of you, who are interested in readership, do not miss this opportunity ! http://worldebookfair.com/ About World eBook Library Catalogs and Collections The World eBook Library Consortia Collection shelves more than 330,000 PDF eBooks in 100+ languages contained in 112 of the finest eBook and eDocument collections published on the Internet today. The mission of the World eBook Library's Acquisition Department is to add new eBooks every day. With regards Shihab.I. Librarian Muslim Association College of Engineering Venjaramoodu, Thiruvananthapurm Kerala librarianmace(a)yahoo.co.in, shihabillias(a)yahoo.co.in http://shihabillias.googlepages.com Why delete messages? Unlimited storage is just a click away. Go to http://help.yahoo.com/l/in/yahoo/mail/yahoomail/tools/tools-08.html -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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CONDOLENCE FROM KAU ON THE DEMISE OF PROF. GEORGE
by Aloor Thomas Francis 25 Aug '07

25 Aug '07

Dear Professionals, The sad demise of Prof. A.B. George is a great lost to our profession, especially to Kerala. He is our beloved teacher, guide and leader. The professionals of Kerala Agricultural University extend our heartfelt sorrow to his wife and daughter. A. T. FRANCIS ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY ____________________________________________________________________________________ Sick sense of humor? Visit Yahoo! TV's Comedy with an Edge to see what's on, when. http://tv.yahoo.com/collections/222 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Assistant Librarian for an Engineering college
by ACHAR S 25 Aug '07

25 Aug '07

We need an assistant librarian (only male) who can work in shifts according the library requirement. Science Graduates with library science qualification and apprentice training is the minimum requirment. Interested candidates can send their resume/certificates/one photo to the undersigned. Shanmukhachari N M Librarian SBM Jain College of Engineering Jakkasandra Post, Kanakapura Taluk, Bangalore Rural District-562112 Ph:7577196/200 EXT.113 Cell:9449340789 ____________________________________________________________________________________ Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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SIS Membership Drive (Bangalore Chapter)
by M Krishnamurthy 24 Aug '07

24 Aug '07

All the life members of the Society for information science for Bangalore are requested to kindly send their current postal addresses, e-mail address and telephone numbers both ( land line & mobile) to the following address. This is to update our present address list, so as to enalble us to send all our circulars, regarding the activities of the Bangalore Chapter. M.Krishnamurthy, EC Member and Convenor, Membership drive committee of the Banglaore Chapter. *************************************** Dr.M.Krishnamurthy,M.A.,M.L.I.Sc.,Ph.D Librarian Indian Statistical Institute 8th Mile Mysore Road Bangalore 560059 www.isibang.ac.in/library Ph:91-80-28483002/3 Fax :91-80-28484265 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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