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

Magazine going in to google book search
by Mallikarjun 22 Dec '08

22 Dec '08

Dear All, Magazines will come into Google Book Search (http://books..google.com) from the Publisher partner side of the service with Google offering free digitization. Some of the magazine content in Google Book Search will come from other Google interfaces (e.g., Google News Archive) and some from the main Google service. Have a look on http://books.google.com/ ________________________________________________________________:-) Mallikarjun Dora Professional Assistant Vikram Sarabhai Library IIM, Ahemadabad ...The Future is here, Its just unevenly distributed..... http://curiouslib.blogspot.com/ Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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NISCAIR Short Term Course on "Library Automation and Resource Sharing"
by gmahesh＠niscair.res.in 22 Dec '08

22 Dec '08

NISCAIR announces its one week short term training course on "Library Automation and Resource Sharing" Course dates: 19-23 January 2009 Broad course contents: Application of IT in libraries, Library automation: Introduction and current trends, Library automation software packages, Barcode and RFID technologies, Database creation, Digital Library concepts, Resource sharing, Library networks and services Course fee: Rs. 2000/- without accommodation and Rs. 2600/- with accommodation Admission procedure: Application forms can be downloaded from http://www.niscair.res.in. Filled in applications along with appropriate course fee has to be sent in advance by DD in favour of "Director, NISCAIR" and payable at New Delhi and addressed to, In-charge, Training Division, NISCAIR, 14-Satsang Vihar Marg, New Delhi - 110067 For more information contact: training(a)niscair.res.in; Ph: 011-26863617 & 011-26965094. G. Mahesh ----------------------------------------- This email was sent using NISCAIR's web mail service. "" http://niscair.res.in/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support.

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ICT - Open Source tools for Library
by Ehtesham 22 Dec '08

22 Dec '08

Dear Friends, I am Mohammad Ehtesham staying at Hyderabad, student of LIS and working in a software company as consultant. I have done installation implementation of many open source tools for different organization. I came across the mail posted by Mr Vimal in this forum in which he offered his help to get the Koha installed for the libraries. It was really a wonderful approach towards the Open Source initiative I am sure many would have appreaciated this. Moving ahead I have a thought which I want to share with you all. The present day society is characterized by: 1. Increasing Information of society. 2. Information Overload. 3. Technology has become an integral part of offices / homes. And library serves as knowledge resource center, information provider and knowledge repository etc. ICT is now become inevitable for any library irrespective of its size and kind of users it serves. Now days more or less every body is relying on Google and referring it as a great library on this planet. Yes I agree but does it mean we should close our library! No we can't dare to do that. Therefore it's now time to advance our library services and fulfill the needs of the patrons in a better way what Google and other search engines are doing. Yes whenever the question of precision comes to meet the user needs our library always wins the race. So we only need to change the way of service not the kind of service because our user behavior has changed they became more tech savvy. What to do ? Technology is fear for beginners it is not tough. There are number of open source tools for ICT - (well tested and widely applied) available which can be freely downloaded and implemented with minimal desired customization. This won't impact in libraries shrinking budget. Only we need to acquire hardware and download freely available tools. No doubt there is huge list of open source tools available on the web but to start with here I am mentioning a few well known widely used tools which I came across on which any one can work out for there respective libraries: 1. NewGenLib or Koha (Library automation tool) 2. DSpace, GSDL or ePrints (Digital Library). 3. Moodle (Elearning tool) 4. Joomla or Drupal (CMS) 5. WordPress (Blog tool) 6. MediaWiki (Wiki tool) 7. OpenURL suite (CUFTS - knowledge base consortia tool, Godot - Link resolver & DbWiz - Federated search engine) I hope this will be useful for you. I am open to help and available (No Charge) if any one who needs help in installing and implementing these softwares for their respective libraries on weekends (Sat & Sun). Please let me know. Thanks & Regards Ehtesham (+91)9985100322 ehte786(a)gmail.com MD EHTESHAM H-11,ISI HOSTELS ADIS 1st year (DRTC) INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE 8TH MILE, MYSORE ROAD, BANGALORE - 560059 MOB - 09886687105 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] desidoc J of Lib & Infor Tech- online - reg (chandra shekar)
by Indira 22 Dec '08

22 Dec '08

Dear Mr. Chandra Sekhar, Here is the path to access DESIDOC Journal of Library and Information Technology http://publications.drdo.gov.in/ojs/index.php/djlit For archives (DBIT) volume1+ follow the give path: http://publications.drdo.gov.in/gsdl/cgi-bin/library?site=localhost&a=p&p=ab out&c=dbit&l=en&w=utf-8 Regards, Indira -------------------------------------------- Ms. Indira Koneru Faculty Member Dept. of Library Science Icfai Academic Wing 23, Nagarjuna Hills Hyderabad-500 082 India -----Original Message----- From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in [mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in] On Behalf Of lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Sent: Friday, December 19, 2008 3:39 PM To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 69, Issue 30 Send LIS-Forum mailing list submissions to lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in You can reach the person managing the list at lis-forum-owner(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of LIS-Forum digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Quotation process (Mrs. Kuberkar) (HENAG) 2. desidoc J of Lib & Infor Tech- online - reg (chandra shekar) 3. Annamalai University - UGC - National Conference - reg (Dr. R. Balasubramani) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:18:24 +0530 From: HENAG <HENAG(a)infosys.com> Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Quotation process (Mrs. Kuberkar) To: d kuberkar <dkuberkar(a)rediffmail.com>, "lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in" <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> Message-ID: <AB760FBDB8F14D4294F596941D2CABA904E0787449(a)BLRKECMBX03.ad.infosys.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Dear All, I fully agree with Mrs. Kuberkar. Asking quotation for books ,raising Purchase Order and then procuring the books means waste of time and doing un justice to the Supplier too. It would be a good option while calling for a particular book with all the suppliers asking the books with quote . The early supplier with a lowest quote should be appreciated and order should be given to him. This process works fine , and it is justifiable too. No suppliers will be deprived of while he could supply the same . All suppliers would be equally treated. [cid:image001.gif@01C9610A.B97612A0] Best Regards Hena S Gupta Sr.Librarian, Manager(Group leader-E&R), Information Specialist Infosys Central Library, Infosys Technologies Limited, Electronics City, Hosur Road, Bangalore-560100 Board : (91)-(080)-28520261 Ext 52196 ; Direct: 91-080-41165196 Fax: (91)-(080)-28520742 ; Cell:9972584657 We enable you to leverage knowledge anytime, anywhere! From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in [mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in] On Behalf Of d kuberkar Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 10:57 AM To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Quotation process (Mrs. Kuberkar) Dear Friends, Quotation for Books is not so good idea. GOC mentions as follows : Amendment to rules 99 and 116 of the General Financial rules, 1963 (Third edition) exclusion of books, publications and periodicals, etc. from the definition of "Stores". THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE VIDE THEIR O.M. NO. F.23(7). EII (A)/83 DATED 7.2.1984 MADE CHANGES IN THE GENERAL FINANCIAL RULES WHICH DISPENSE WITH THE NECESSITY OF CALLING FOR TENDERS OR QUOTATIONS IN RESPECT OF PURCHASE OF BOOKS, PERIODICALS, ETC. All though quotations are not necessary, some follow the practice. My personal view is : it consumes more time in procuring procedure and also it is unfair with suppliers. The first supplier who brings a particular book on approval, should be given the order. If you get quotations for the same , some other supplier who quotes better is given the order. This definitely affects the business relation. 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Article Request
by priya gopalkrishna kaimal 20 Dec '08

20 Dec '08

Pls Send any one this article for my study 1. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, Vol. 33, No. 1, 5-14 (2001) DOI: 10.1177/096100060103300102 A new outlook :services to visually impaired people in UK public libraries Margaret Kinnell De Montfort University 2. Volume 55, Number 4, Spring 2007 E-ISSN: 1559-0682 Print ISSN: 0024-2594 DOI: 10.1353/lib.2007.0033 Owen, David. Sharing a Vision to Improve Library Services for Visually Impaired People in the United Kingdom Library Trends - Volume 55, Number 4, Spring 2007, pp. 809-829 Priya Pillai Librarian BTTC Colaba -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support.

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Koha at Cochin University
by Vimal Kumar 19 Dec '08

19 Dec '08

Dear Friends, Cochin University of Science and Technology decides to use Koha for university library and department libraries. Appointed a committee of Librarians and Computer Professionals for feasibility study. -- Vimal Kumar V. Asst. Librarian Asian School of Business Technopark, Trivandrum-695 581 Web: www.asb.edu.in/vimal/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I forget what I was taught. I only remember what I have learnt" -Patrick White -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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InfoVision 2009, Jan 22-23, Bangalore, India - Special Student Offer!
by Angrosh 19 Dec '08

19 Dec '08

InfoVision 2009: The Knowledge Summit, January 22-23, 2009, Bangalore announces Special Student Offer of Rs. 2000/- per participant (available only till December 30, 2008) Hurry Up! Don't let go of this rare opportunity InfoVision 2009 - One of its kind organized for the Information and Knowledge Industry Summit Theme: "Content to Intent: Understanding user intent in multimodal, multilingual, mobile, and enterprise Information Access" Summit Sessions: * Mobile Information Access * Multimedia Information Access * Multilingual Information Access * Consumer Created Content * eScience, eResearch and Cyber infrastructure * Enterprise Content and Communication InfoVision 2009 offers an intellectual feast of talks: Inaugural Keynote Dr. Mark Maybury, Executive Director, Information Technology Division, MITRE Corporation, USA - an expert in Intelligent Multimedia Information Retrieval will give the Inaugural Keynote at InfoVision 2009 on January 22, 2009. Keynote Title: Intelligent Multimedia: Promises and Challenges Other Prominent Speakers 1. Dr. P. Anandan, Managing Director, Microsoft Research India, Bangalore 2. Mr. John Blossom, President and Senior Analyst, Shore Communications, USA 3. Dr. Edward Cutrell, Research Scientist, Adaptive Systems Interaction Group, Microsoft Research, Redmond, USA 4. Prof. Dieter Fellner, Director IGD, Fraunhofer Institute of Computer Graphics Research, Darmstadt, Germany 5. Prof. John Girard, Associate Professor of Management, Minot State University, USA 6. Mr. Bruno Goveas, Head, Marketing & Product Management, Akamai Technologies India 7. Mr. Ajay Gupta, Director HP Labs India and Director, Mobility Solutions Group 8. Prof. Sridhar Iyer, Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay 9. Mr. Srikanth B. Iyer, Co-Founder and COO, Edurite Technologies 10. Dr. Hari M. Koduvely, Senior Risk Analyst, Amazon.com 11. Mr. Balaji Krishnan, General Manager, MindTree 12. Prof. Ee-Peng Lim, School of Information Systems, Singapore Management University, Singapore 13. Ms. Usha Mohan, Managing Director, Triumph India Software Services, Bangalore 14. Mr. Gopinath Padmanabhan, President, Applications Business Unit, Mphasis 15. Mr. P. Ravindranath, Director - Strategic Development and Govt. & Public Affairs, Hewlett Packard India 16. Prof. Rohini Srihari, Founder CEO, Janya Inc., USA & Associate Professor, Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, USA 17. Mr. Bob Stembridge, Thomson Reuters, UK 18. Prof. Zakir Thomas, Project Director, OSDD Project & Head, DGTC, CSIR 19. Prof. Shalini R. Urs, Executive Director, ISiM, Mysore 20. Mr. Mahesh Vyas, Managing Director & CEO, CMIE For registration and updates, please visit: www.infovision2009.org For details and clarifications, please contact: InfoVision secretariat International School of Information Management University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore 570 006 Tel: +91-821-2514699; +91-821-2411417 Fax: +91-821-2519209, Angrosh - 9886970411 Email: office(a)infovision.org.in; office(a)isim.ac.in See you at InfoVision 2009! InfoVision 2009 Summit Team. Thanks and regards, Angrosh ********************************************* Angrosh M.A. Project Manager International School of Information Management University of Mysore, Manasagangotri Mysore - 570 006 Tel: +91-821-2514699; +91-821-2411417 Fax: +91-821-2519209 Email: angrosh(a)isim.ac.in ********************************************** -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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We all Congatulate Prof. (Dr.) V. G. Talvar, the new Vice Chancellor
by Balu Deshpande 19 Dec '08

19 Dec '08

On 12/18/08, Balu Deshpande <balu.mlic(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Dear Professionals, > > On behalf of the Library and Information Sciences, Mlisc and Mphil, > University of Mysore. Students, Hope all of you aware that Prof. V.G .Talwar > has been appointed as the Vice-chancellor of the Mysore University; Sir is > the first from an LIS community to achieve such a great honor. > > We all Congatulate Prof. (Dr.) V. G. Talvar, the new Vice Chancellor of > University of Mysore. Wishing him all success for his new assignment.* > > > > This is happy news to all the LIS professionals in our country > > > > B, S, Deshpande > > Librarian > > A. J. institute of Medical Sciences > > Mangalore > > > -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Ten Point Agenda of National Knowledge Commission to improve the quality and quantity of Ph.D. students in the country
by Puna Das 18 Dec '08

18 Dec '08

Ten Point Agenda of Indian National Knowledge Commission to improve the quality and quantity of Ph.D. students in the country. 1. Launch a national publicity campaign to attract the best young minds for careers in teaching at all levels, and also academic research 2. Initiate major academic reforms in universities 3. Implement administrative reforms in universities 4. Enable research environments in universities 5. Set up more quality undergraduate teaching institutions across disciplines 6. Increase funding for education at all levels and for R&D 7. Rejuvenate doctoral programmes across disciplines 8. Ensure quality of doctoral work and academic research in institutions 9. Enable vigorous Industry-Academia interaction 10. Foster a global outlook in research We hope, LIS researchers will be more vocal for early implementation of this recommendation. Source: http://knowledgecommission.gov.in/downloads/recommendations/MoreQualityPhDL… ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India http://anupkumardas.blogspot.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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The Knowledge Society Debates: A series of events exploring science, technology and innovation in India
by Puna Das 18 Dec '08

18 Dec '08

Call for Participation The Knowledge Society Debates: A series of events exploring science, technology and innovation in India 5th-13th January, 2009 Hyderabad (5-6th), Bangalore (8-9th), Delhi (12-13th) In India, as in Europe, visions of a ‘knowledge society’ have brought science, technology and innovation to the forefront of politics, democracy and public life. As India positions itself in global high-technology markets and European governments attempt to tame their sceptical public, ‘knowledge society’ and ‘knowledge economy’ have become buzzwords in public policy. But... What is a ‘knowledge society’? Whose knowledge counts? What are the drivers of change? What are the contending perspectives? India and Europe present many parallels in how they engage with the ‘knowledge society’. Following the work of the ‘National Knowledge Commission’ in India and the ‘Taking the Knowledge Society Seriously’ report in Europe, there is much that each can learn from the other. What is common between European and Indian visions of a ‘knowledge society’? Can these form a basis for an alternative vision of the global future to that of a borderless market? ...Or is the underlying picture one of greater conflict and uncertainty? These are just some of the questions to be discussed in a series of debates across India – in Hyderabad, Bangalore, and Delhi. Three lead authors of the European report will discuss their findings with Indian academics, policymakers and activists. Lead discussants Brian Wynne, Professor of Science Studies and Associate Director of the UK ESRC, Centre for Economic and Social Aspects of Genomics, Lancaster University; Sheila Jasanoff, Pforzheimer Professor of Science and Technology Studies at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University; Andy Stirling, Professor and Director of Science at the Science and Technology Policy Research Unit and Co-Director of the STEPS Centre, University of Sussex; Shiv Visvanathan Professor of Sociology of Science and Technology at DA-IICT, Gandhinagar; A number of academics, civil society members, policy commentators, and activists will join the debate to bring in India specific perspectives. Events at the Knowledge Society Debates a) Roundtable Discussions b) Public Discussions (A) Roundtable Discussions In each city the first day of the debate will be an invitation-only workshop which will critically engage with the politics of ‘knowledge society’. The workshop at each location will include three sessions: (i) Rethinking innovations: Who innovates for whom? (ii) Democracy or technocracy? Civic engagement in knowledge society (iii) Knowledge society or risk society? Uncertainty, regulation and precaution Venues Hyderabad, 5th Jan 2009, Centre for Economic and Social Studies Bangalore, 8th Jan 2009, National Institute of Advanced Studies New Delhi, 12th Jan 2009, India Habitat Centre Contact To participate in the Roundtable Discussion please contact: Shanti Mahendra Email: knowledgedebates[at]ids.ac.uk http://www.steps-centre.org/ourresearch/knowledgesociety.html http://www.steps-centre.org/PDFs/Knowledge%20Society%20flyer_Novt08_small%2… (B) Public Discussions The roundtables will be followed by a public discussion on the next day, in each city and are open for all. Issues raised at the roundtables will be carried forward to these debates which will focus on the following: Knowledge society and uncertain futures, Hyderabad, 6th Jan 2009, Centre for Economic and Social Studies Knowledge futures in the innovation city, Bangalore, 9th Jan 2009, National Institute of Advanced Studies Democratising Knowledge futures, New Delhi, 13th Jan 2009, British Council Auditorium More Details: http://www.steps-centre.org/PDFs/Knowledge%20Society%20flyer_Novt08_small%2… ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India http://openaccess-unesco.blogspot.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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