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

Congratulation !!!
by Juran Sarkhel 17 Dec '08

17 Dec '08

Dear Professionals, On behalf of the Dept. of Library and Information Science, University of Kalyani, West Bengal, I am very much delighted to congratulate Prof. V. G. Talawar, Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, for his appointment as Vice Chancellor of the University of Mysore. It is a matter of great pride and honour that a Vice-Chancellor of a premier university has been selected for the first time in our country from the LIS community. We congratulate Prof Talwar for this achievement.DR. J. K. SarkhelProfessor & HeadDept of Library & Information ScienceUniversity of KalyaniKalyani-741235West Bengal; India _________________________________________________________________ Chose your Life Partner? Join MSN Matrimony FREE http://in.msn.com/matrimony -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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A Guide to RFID in Libraries
by Indira 17 Dec '08

17 Dec '08

Dear Professionals, Searching for "A Guide to RFID in Libraries"? Here is the report, which has been launched at the CILIP RFID in Libraries conference in London on 13 November 2008. This guide provides libraries with a reliable, neutral and supportive document to help them invest in RFID and importantly gain all the available benefits. You can download the guide from e4libraries, Book Industry Communication site. http://www.bic.org.uk/e4libraries/11/RFID-/ Path to download Case studies http://www.bic.org.uk/e4libraries/12/CASE-STUDIES/ Regards, Indira ------------------------------------------------------------ Ms. Indira Koneru, M.A., M.L.I.Sc., M.Phil., (Ph.D.) Faculty Member Dept. of Library Science Icfai Academic Wing 23, Nagarjuna Hills Hyderabad-500 082 India -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Article request
by priya gopalkrishna kaimal 17 Dec '08

17 Dec '08

Sir, Pls send this article by mail if anyone has access to elsevier opublications. This will only for my research. Access to museums for visually challenged people in Japan International Congress Series, Volume 1282, September 2005, Pages 877-880 Kozue Kusayama Pillai Indipol Mobile:0091-9892218803 Office:0091-22-28562999 Fax :0091-22-28562999 MSN :pillai_rajesh@hotmail.com Mail :rajeshpillai30@yahoo.com/petrochem07@gmail.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Contributions to Information Age
by Library 17 Dec '08

17 Dec '08

Dear MOderator:Kindly post the following in the lis-forum. Thanks Patil -------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Colleagues: As you are aware that we are brimging out Information Age on quarterly basis and we are in the second year of publication. The December 2008 special issue will have the following themes. -Information Literacy -Total Quality Management -LIS EDucation in India -E-Governance The soft copies of the papers may be sent to the following before 31st December 2008: hirwade2004(a)indiatimes.com ympatil(a)rri.res.in Two hard copies may be sent to: The Editor, Information Age, Dr.P.S.G.Kumar Library Foundation, 371, Guru Prasad Nagar, Wadi, Nagpur 440 023. You may subscribe the Information Age.Annual rates are: Individual - Rs. 150.00; Institutional - Rs.500.00 The DD drawn in favour of "Dr.P.S.G.Kumar Library Foundation", Nagpur and to be sent to the address given above. You may refer for format "Instructions to authors" from current issue of Information Age. Regards, Y.M.Patil, Anil W. Hirwade Editors, Information Age -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Raman Research Institute Library, Tel: +91 80 2361 0122 Extn 250 C V Raman Avenue, Sadashivanagar, Fax: +91 80 2361 0492 Bangalore 560 080, India. Email: library(a)rri.res.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Free Koha 3 installation, thank you note
by Vimal Kumar 17 Dec '08

17 Dec '08

Dear Friends, I submitted an offer in Lis-Forum about free installation of Koha 3 for libraries in Trivandrum city. I got lot of responses from out of Kerala for Koha 3 installation. Unfortunately I am not in a position to reach libraries out of Kerala. I request you to approach Linux experts in your area for Koha installation. Another solution is hire service of companies providing Koha support. I would like to introduce OSSlabs (http://www.osslabs.biz/products/koha/) from Bangalore. Their pricing is very attractive and affordable to libraries. See their pricing here http://www.osslabs.biz/products/koha/pricing.html Thank you again for your interest in Koha open source ILS. -- 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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Prof. V.G.Talwar as Vice -Chancellor, Mysore
by pramod mangla 17 Dec '08

17 Dec '08

I hereby convey my sincere congratulations and best wishes to Prof.V.G.Talwar for his taking over as VC, Mysore University. His appointment is certainly an epoch making event in this LIS Profession. Prof.P.B.Mangla -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Heartly congratulates prof. V.G.Talwar
by Parameshwar Goutam 17 Dec '08

17 Dec '08

Dear Professionals, *On behalf of the Research Scholars of Dept. of P.G.Studies and Research in Library & Information Science, Gulbarga University, Gulbarga I Congatulate Prof. (Dr.) V. G. Talvar, the new Vice Chancellor of University of Mysore. Wishing him all success for his new assignment.* regards -- S.Parameshwar Senior Research Fellow, Dept.of Lib & Inf. Science Gulbarga University, Gulbarga -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Congratulations!
by Mailing List Admin 17 Dec '08

17 Dec '08

Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2008 10:29:23 +0530 From: madaiah krishnamurthy <mkrishna_murthy(a)hotmail.com> Dear Professionals, I wish to Cogratulate Prof.V.G.Talawar, Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, for his appointment as Vice Chancellor of university of Mysore. We thank the Search Committee headed by Prof. Balaveera Reddy, Former Vice Chancellor of VTU, and Govt of Karnataka for his selection. I wish him all the best, With Warm regards,M.Krishnamurthy Dr.M.Krishnamurthy,M.A.,M.L.I.Sc., PhD. Fulbright Scholar(University of Illinois,USA) Library-In-Charge Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore Centre Library 8th Mile Mysore Road Bangalore 560059 Ph: 91-080-28483002/3/5 Fax: 91-080-28484265

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congratulations
by sreenivas kura 17 Dec '08

17 Dec '08

Dear sir, I on behalf of the staff of Library and Information Centre SRI VENKATESWARA ENGINEERING COLLEGE wish to convey my whole hearted congratulations to Prof. V.G.Talwar for assuming charge as Vice chancellor of Mysore University. With best wishes K. Srinivas Librarian SRI VENKATESWARA ENGINEERNG COLLEGE SURYAPET DIST.NALGONDA ANDHRA PRADESH -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fw: Invitation to participate in DL curriculum module field test
by Puna Das 17 Dec '08

17 Dec '08

Over the past few years, our NSF-funded project has developed a number of specific lesson plans/modules that can be incorporated into courses that address digital libraries. Faculty at UNC and Virginia Tech, as well as members of the project's advisory board and others, have participated in the development of these modules. If you are teaching a course on digital libraries or could use this content in a related course, we hope that you will assist in the field testing of one or more of these modules. The modules are part of a curriculum framework, available at: http://curric.dlib.vt.edu/DLcurric_images/ModuleFramework2008-08-23.pdf Modules currently available for use include: Module 1-b: History of digital libraries and library automation Module 3-b: Digitization Module 4-b: Metadata Module 5-a: Architecture overviews Module 5-b: Application software Module 6-a: Information needs/relevance Module 6-b: Online information seeking behaviors and search strategies Module 6-d: Interaction design and usability assessment Module 7-b: Reference Services Module 9-c: Digital library evaluation, user studies Draft versions of these modules, along with evaluator comments, can be viewed on the project wiki at: http://curric.dlib.vt.edu/wiki/index.php/ In addition, several other modules are in preparation and may be ready for your use this spring. They include: Module 3-e: Web publishing Module 7-a: Search engines Module 8-a: Preservation Module 9-e: Intellectual property If you are willing, we will send you full documentation of one or more of the modules that have been created. You may select any of those modules that you think will be most useful to you in your teaching (either in a DL course or in a related course). You will then implement it (as developed or as you adapt it) in your course(s). For the evaluation, we will be collecting three types of data: 1) Your opinions about the quality of the lesson/module, as expressed in an interview. The interview will take 30-45 minutes. 2) Your students' opinions about the quality of the lesson/module, as expressed in a very brief Web-based questionnaire. The questionnaire will take no longer than 2 minutes to fill out, and respondents will be offered a small incentive. We will ask that you provide us with a list of the students and their email addresses, so that we can invite them to participate in the evaluation. 3) Your students' performance with the module. We will ask that you provide copies of all your students' work completed as part of the module. We will use it to assess how well the module supported their learning. If a student does not grant us explicit permission to use this data for our evaluation, we will destroy it upon receipt. Your participation in this evaluation is, of course, entirely voluntary, as is the participation of your students. Please contact us if you are willing to participate in this evaluation process, or if you have any questions about this request for your assistance. We hope that you will become a participant in this important effort to improve DL education throughout the U.S. and the world. Sincerely, Edward Fox (Virginia Tech), Barbara Wildemuth (UNC), and Jeffrey Pomerantz (UNC) (send all correspondence to Barbara Wildemuth, wildem(a)ils.unc.edu) ________________________________ Forwarded by 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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