January 2008 - LIS-Forum - ncsi.iisc.ernet.in

Convocation - BBAU Lucknow
by K LAL MAHAWAR 21 Jan '08

21 Jan '08

Dear All, I am very happy to inform you that first Convocation of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (A Central University), Lucknow is going to take place in the month of March/April 2008. Through this forum, I would like to inform and invite all Library and Information Science/Information Science students of various batches. However convocation date is not yet decided but it will be finalized soon and we will inform accordingly. Please note that last date of submission of form is 31st Jan, 2008. Notification is as below. (Notification: The Economics Times dated 10 Jan 08 ;Education Times Dated 14 Jan 08 and web site of the University: www.bbauindia.org) Hope to see you all there and collect your degrees. Regards Dr K L Mahawar Reader and Head, Department of LIS BBAU, Lucknow . Phone: 0522-2440541;09415765052 Email: mahawar_67(a)yahoo.co.in --------------------------------- Now you can chat without downloading messenger. Click here to know how. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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list 2008 conference -paper presentation
by Venkataraman Geetha 21 Jan '08

21 Jan '08

Dear friends, Warm greetings kindly see the contents of the national seminar on "Future of LIS in knowledge society: changes and challenges" and expecting quality papers from you. with regards Dr.V.Geetha Reader, DLIS, Bishop Heber College Trichy-17, Tamilnadu Get the freedom to save as many mails as you wish. To know how, 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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SAM PITRODA RELEASES 2ND REPORT OF THE NATIONAL KNOWLEDGE COMMISSION PRESENTED TO PM
by Mr. Siva Chidambaram 21 Jan '08

21 Jan '08

Press Information Bureau Government of India Saturday, January 19, 2008 Prime Minister's Office SAM PITRODA RELEASES 2ND REPORT OF THE NATIONAL KNOWLEDGE COMMISSION PRESENTED TO PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14:2 IST Shri Sam Pitroda, Chairman, National Knowledge Commission (NKC) released here today its 2nd annual 'Report to the Nation' which was presented to the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, yesterday. The release took place at a Press Conference which was also attended by NKC Members including Dr. Ashok Ganguly, Dr. Jayati Ghosh, Dr. Deepak Nayyar, Mr. Nandan Nilekani and Ms. Sujatha Ramdorai. The Report assumes importance in the context of UPA government's commitment to the knowledge initiatives in the XIth Plan endorsed recently by the National Development Council. The Plan places high priority on education as a central instrument for achieving rapid and inclusive growth with specific emphasis on expansion, excellence and equity. This is reflected in the proposed allocation of Rs. 3,00,000 crore, a five fold increase over the Xth Plan. The share of education in the total plan will accordingly increase, from 7.7 percent to 20 percent, representing a credible progress towards the target of 6 percent of GDP. The vision of the Prime Minister and support of our leadership from across the political spectrum is indeed laudable. This is a landmark initiative in the history of government planning. NKC believes the education agenda outlined in the XIth Plan is a critical step towards realizing the objective of an equitable society. It is also fundamental to our continuing growth, employment generation, infrastructure development and other developmental priorities. The second Report to the Nation includes recommendations on Portals, Health Information Network, Legal Education, Medical Education, Management Education, Open & Distance Education, Open Educational Resources, Innovation, Intellectual Property Rights, Legal Framework for Public Funded Research and Traditional Health Systems. Together, in the last two reports, the Commission has covered 20 subjects and outlined about 160 concrete action items. Most of NKC recommendations on Education, Vocational Training, Libraries, Translation, National Knowledge Network, Innovation, IPRs, Traditional Health Systems etc are integrated in the XI Plan and adequately funded. NKC recommendations, also accessible through the web, have been widely distributed, discussed, debated and are being considered at various levels in the government for implementation. The Commission has received excellent input and advice from academicians, scientists, teachers and various other stakeholders from both public and private domains, Central and State governments and the Planning Commission. While releasing the first NKC Report to the Nation on January 12th 2007, the PM emphasized that the Commission "must be involved in ensuring the implementation of their innovative ideas". The focus of NKC work has therefore been on ensuring that while the Central government designs appropriate strategies supported by financial allocations to implement their recommendations, the Commission engages simultaneously with diverse stakeholders to build up a groundswell of favourable opinion and assist preparation of implementing strategies at the grassroots. Continuing dialogue with a wide and diverse set of stakeholders has been a critical part of its process both in formulating recommendations and in their subsequent dissemination. NKC has tried to provide a platform for sharing and debating ideas, a critical requisite for accepting and steering change. NKC is now moving on to the next stage of its work which is formulating Knowledge Initiatives at the State and the District levels to ensure that there is institutional and mental preparedness at the grass root level to absorb the financial outlays of the XI Plan. At present NKC is engaged in discussions with about 17 States to this end. NKC is concerned that there is still resistance to new ideas, experimentation, process re-engineering, external interventions, transparency and accountability, due to rigid organizational structures. As a result, the real challenge lies in organizational innovation with new regulatory frameworks, new delivery systems, new processes etc. **** National Knowledge Commission, Government of India New Delhi, Pausa 29, 1929/January 19, 2008 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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[infoscientists] Fwd: Digital preservation
by sankaran arumugam 20 Jan '08

20 Jan '08

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Google Research to have Open Access to Data ?
by Sukhdev Singh 20 Jan '08

20 Jan '08

Google Research site - http://research.google.com/ - which is all about research carried out by people working for Google, may see major changes soon. At present - only interesting thing that appears there is a partial listing of papers written by 'Googlers'. According to Wired Science - http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/01/google-to-provi.html - it will soon provide provide free storage space to scientists for open-source scientific datasets. The datasets would would be openly accessible to all. If this happens - popularity and power of Google platform would boost the realization of open source science dream. --Sukhdev Singh. http://sukhdevsingh.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IASLIC ELECTED Governing BODY (Triennial Election Results 2008-2010)
by Dr. Arun K. Chakraborty 19 Jan '08

19 Jan '08

Dear Moderator Please publish IASLIC Trinnial Election (2008-2010) Results ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTED GOVERNING BODY (2008-2010), IASLIC CATEGORY OFFICE BEARERS (13 POSTS) PRESIDENT - J. N. SATPATHI VICE PRESIDENTS ZONE 1 (1 POST) - T. ASHOK BABU ZONE 2 (1 POST) - PRAVIN C. SHAH ZONE 3 (1 POST) - MOHD. SABIR HUSAIN ZONE 4 (1 POST) - PRAKITI RANJAN GOSWAMI ZONE 5 (1 POST) - NARENDRA LAHKAR ZONE 6 (1 POST) - ARJUN DAS GUPTA GENERAL SECRETARY - ARUN KUMAR CHAKRABORTY For Zone 6 only, 1 Post) TREASURER - SAJAL KANTI GOSWAMI For Zone 6 only, 1 Post) JOINT SECRETARY - 1. SALIL CHANDRA KHAN (For Zone 6 only, 3 Posts) 2. PIJUS KANTI PANIGRAHI 3. PRASANTA KUMAR SINHA LIBRARIAN - ABHIJIT KUMAR For Zone-6 only, 1 Post) CATEGORY: INDIVIDUAL GOVERING BODY MEMBER (ZONE RESTRICTION -- 21 POSTS) ZONE-1 (Three Posts) 1. GURRAM SUJATHA 2. (VACANT) 3. (VACANT) ZONE-2 (Three Posts) 1. DHARMENDRA SACHAN 2. SURYANATH SINGH 3. (VACANT) ZONE-3 (Three Posts) 1. SHIVA PRAKASH 2. YOGENDRA SINGH 3. U. M. THAKAR ZONE-4 (Three Posts) 1. (VACANT) 2. (VACANT) 3. (VACANT) ZONE-5 (Three Posts) 1. GURUPRASAD CHAKRABORTY 2. KHOMDON SINGH THOUNAOJAM 3. (VACANT) ZONE-6 (Six Posts) 1. S. B. BANERJEE 2. GAUR CHANDRA BASAK 3. HARENDRA NATH BASU 4. ANUP KUMAR GUPTA 5. PIJUSH KANTI JANA 6. MRIGANKA MANDAL CATEGORY: INDIVIDUAL GOVERNING BODY MEMBERS (NO ZONE RESTRICTION, OPEN ZONE) -- 20 POSTS. 1. M.M.A. ANSARI 2. AMITABHA CHATTERJEE 3. BASANTA KUMAR DAS 4. SUBARNA KUMAR DAS 5. ABJIJIT DAS GUPTA 6. MRS. JAYATI GHOSH 7. P. JANA 8. SANJAY KUMAR KARN 9. K. P. MAJUMDAR 10. MISS KALPA MAJUMDAR 11. P. B. MANGLA 12. PRADIP KUMAR SARKAR 13. JURAN KRISHNA SARKHEL 14. AMRUTH SHERIKAR 15. (VACANT) 16. (VACANT) 17. (VACANT) 18. (VACANT) 19. (VACANT) 20. (VACANT) CATEGORY: INSTITUTIONAL GOVERNING BODY MEMBER (ZONE RESTRICTION) (6 POSTS) Zone1 (One Post) (VACANT) Zone 2 (One Post) (VACANT) Zone 3 (One Post) ASST. GENERAL MANAGER I/C, DC R & D CENTRE FOR IRON & STEEL AUTHORITY OF INDIA LTD. DORANDA, RANCHI Zone 4 (One Post) (VACANT) Zone 5 (One Post) (VACANT) Zone 6 (One Post) THE DIRECTOR RAJA RAMMOHAN ROY LIBRARY FOUNDATION, BLOCK-DD34, SECTOR-1, SALT LAKE CITY, KOLKATA, PIN: 700 064 WEST BENGAL, INDIA sd/(DR. SHYAMAL KUMAR ROYCHOUDHURY) ELECTION OFFICER IASLIC ELECTION (2008-2010) DR. ARUN KUMAR CHAKRABORTY LIBRARIAN BOSE INSTITUTE, KOLKATA, INDIA CENTENARY CAMPUS : P1/12 CIT SCHEME - VII-M, KOLKATA 700 054 INDIA PH: 91-33-2355 9544, 9416, 9219 FAX: 91-33-2355 3886 MAIN CAMPUS: 93/1 A.P.C. ROAD, KOLKATA 700 009 INDIA PH: 91-33-2350 2402/03, FAX: 91-33-2350-6790 Ph(Res): 91-33-23242100, E-MAIL: akc(a)bic.boseinst.ernet.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Installation of NewGenLib on Windows XP - Presentation
by rupesh kumar 19 Jan '08

19 Jan '08

Dear All, You may find a presentation on Installation of NewGenLib on Windows XP at http://www.slideshare.net/a_rupeshkumar/install-newgenlib-on-windows-xp. The presentation is available for download. Please send in your valuable suggestions and comments to me. Thanks & Regards, Rupesh Kumar A a_rupeshkumar(a)yahoo.com http://lislog.blogspot.com http://a.rupeshkumar.googlepages.com --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it 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] Empowering the Medical Information User
by anita＠dnaindia.net 19 Jan '08

19 Jan '08

QMed Knowledge Foundation a "not for profit" organization was launched in Mumbai on January 12, 2008. I wanted to share this information with all of you. It is indeed a matter of pride that one of our colleagues from the profession of Library & Information Science, Vasumathi Sriganesh could envisage and execute this. The Qmed Knowledge Foundation vision statement reads - Empower healthcare professionals to utilize reliable and relevant medical information through effective use of Information Technology for delivering quality healthcare services to all. It has relevance & resonance for the health practitioner as well as the consumer. Also the information professional - on possibilities of walking the not so beaten track! Information service entrepreneurship such as Informatics(veteran), QMed et al should hopefully play a part in encouraging youngsters to look at LIS as a first choice in career planning. Indian Express have done a coverage - A dose of information ' A dose of information <http://epaper.indianexpress.com/artMailDisp.aspx?article=14_01_2008_523 _001&typ=1&pub=320> ' Anita Pujari General Manager DNA - Research, Archives & Syndication Diligent Media Corporation Ltd. Oasis Complex, Kamala Mills Compound, Lower Parel, Mumbai 400 013 Phone: +91 22 39888888 Extn 451 Fax: +91 22 39801000 www.dnaindia.com <http://www.dnaindia.com/> http://epaper.dnaindia.com <http://epaper.dnaindia.com/> www.3dsyndication.com <http://www.3dsyndication.com/> CONFIDENTIALITY NOTE : The contents of this message may be legally privilieged and confidential, for the use of the intended recipient(s) only. It should not be read, copied and used by anyone other than the intended recipient. If you have received this message in error, please immediately notify us at the above co-ordinates, preserve its confidentiality and delete it from your system. Thank You. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Condolence Message
by srels 19 Jan '08

19 Jan '08

DRTC Alumni Association deeply regrets the sad demise of Dr. R. Vengan, a member of the association. May his soul rest in peace. - President, Secretary, Treasurer and Members of DRTC Alumni Association -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Workshop on Library Website Design
by tamizhchelvan mottaiya chettiar 19 Jan '08

19 Jan '08

Dear Professionals, Sri Krishna College of Engineering Technology, Department of Library is organising two days workshop during 22-23 February 2008 Title of the Workshop: Library Website Design Venue: Dept of Library Sri Krishna College of Engg & Tech, Kunaimuthur (Post) Coimbatore -641008, Tamil Nadu. Ph. 0422-2678001 (7 lines) Email: mailto:tamizhchelvan at gmail.com librarian(a)skcet.ac.in About the Workshop: Libraries undergo many changes due to development of ICT. Internet, web resources, digital libraries, ICT tools and techniques, etc have made a significant change in the existing library system services. Librarians need to play a variety of roles to meet the demands, requirements and expectations of the users and institutions. Library professionals need to learn and update their skills to perform various tasks and roles which are required in the digital era. Workshop is intended to discuss various web tools and to provide knowledge for designing library webpage. Content of the Programme Web page design, web site, home page Basics of HTML, Designing Web Page using HTML Designing Library Web Page using Front Page Web Design tools Configuration, Web based services on the Campus Intranet Maintenance of Web sites and Evaluation Professionals Rs. 350/- Students Rs. 250/- Registration fee includes working lunch and workshop kit. DD in favour of “The Principal, Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology” payable at Coimbatore. It should reach the Organising Secretary on or before 15th February 2008. For further details please visit http://www.geocities.com/skcetlibworkshop2008/ Expecting your participation with warm regards Dr. M. Tamizhchelvan, Librarian/Organising Secretary, Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology, Kuniamuthur (PO) Coimbatore – 641 008 Tamil Nadu - India. Email: tamizhchelvan at gmail.com _________________________________________________________________ Post ads for free - to sell, rent or even buy.www.yello.in http://ss1.richmedia.in/recurl.asp?pid=186 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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