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Promotional Avenues for Professional Assistant
by ANIL SINGH 29 Apr '08

29 Apr '08

Dear Professional Colleagues, Is there any promotional avenues (ACP or time bound Scale) for Professional Assistants in any university in India. If any scheme exists, please inform. DLDI, NCERT New Delhi - 110016 E-mail: rathoreas(a)hotmail.com _________________________________________________________________ Technology : Catch up on updates on the latest Gadgets, Reviews, Gaming and Tips to use technology etc. http://computing.in.msn.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Some query regarding DDC number
by Jaipal Singh Sisodia 29 Apr '08

29 Apr '08

Dear professionals I would like to know some of the following Title's DDC number. 1. Library and Information Science School of Australia 2. Dictionary of Hindu Rights and Ceremonies 3. Joint selection committe of Indian Parliament 4. Social Status of Bangladesh in Bengal 5. History of Newspaper and Journalism in India 6. Monetary Policy of India 7. Radiological Diagnosis of Gastric Ulcer 8. Termite Pests of Sugar cane crops 9. Cricket coaching 10.Sanskrit Reader for English speaking people 11. Physical Diagnosis of skin diseases of sheeps 12.Aptitute test for Classical Dancing 13. Economic conditions in India during Ashoka period 14. Teachinh methods for mathematics in elementary schools 15. Bone tuberclosis of horse Please help in this regards, as this information required for my research work. with regards -- Jaipal Singh Sisodia Librarian Institute of Technology and Science G.T. Raod Mohan Nagar Ghaziabab-201007 -- 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] Promoting reading habits
by T. Shahab 29 Apr '08

29 Apr '08

"Librarians work for the mankind"? Forgive me to sound churlish. This textbook comments appear me like rubbing salt to every practicing librarians' open wound. Librarains in the real work situation in most of the institutions in our counrty-whether public or private-have no larger profile than submitting with all docility at their command to the directives or sweet wishes or whims of the governing committee/Principal/Professors/Directors/Vice-Chancellors, etc. I haven't come across any Public or Academic librarian who feel empowered enough to acquire books with a view to cultivating best "Value system", without being in perpetual trepidation of having her/his choices being qestioned. Librarians in our contry may become effective instrunments in the development of an Information literate society provided the significance of libraries as an agent of social transformation is understood by those who are holding the reins of authority and power. Moreover, while seized with the issue of "Information literacy" we should also think of the usefulness of the long forgotten techniques used in library extension services. The true literacy is not really course book based. It is to banish the darknness of ignorance from our minds and to enable us to acuire various forms of competencies that should empower us to be engaged in the contemporary society beneficially for all. Regards. TANWIR -----Original Message----- From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in [mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in] On Behalf Of Sukhdev Singh Sent: Friday, April 25, 2008 1:50 PM To: Smita Chandra; lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Cc: binu david Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Promoting reading habits Are we just teachers? Or our responsibility goes beyond that? I thought, it just the teachers who "force" their "pupils" to learn whatever is prescribed in their syllabus. A teacher transfers a domain of knowledge to its pupils. S/he deals with one generation (25 years equals to a generation). Fine, I have no objection to this. It is his/her duty. The roles are well defined; the person standing in the class knows the best. Now there is something called social "value system". Conflicts between generations start from here. Call it "Generation Gap" if you like. Here the older generation always feel that their value system is better and more right than that of younger generation. The young feels just the opposite. I am with the younger generation. I feel the younger generation is always right because they know better. After all they are born after 25 years. During these 25 years, the sum total of mankind knowledge gets added up (Quiz - How many times?). And Technology? How much does it change in 25 years? While a teacher (not a researcher) merely transfers the existing known domain knowledge to its pupil, a librarian has more challenging task - s/he builds the knowledge base. S/he acquires the best knowledge produced and recorded; organizes; makes it findable and usable. Librarian does not work for a Generation. Librarian does not work for Money. Librarian does not subscribe to any particular Ideology. Librarian does not work for a particular Society or Community. Librarian WORKS FOR MANKIND. Libraries collectively form the MEMORY of MANKIND. Now coming to philosophy of Library Science. I wonder whether we all have grown beyond Ranganathan. More of us are talking in terms of THIRD LAW (Every Book Its Reader - the promotional aspect) while ignoring the SECOND LAW (Every Reader his/her Book - the collection development aspect). As already hinted in my previous mail, priority should be according to the order of the Laws. For me the FIRST LAW (Books are for use) comes first, so I talk of Open Access. Collection development comes second and promotion comes third. I am very happy that few of us actually pinpointed the root cause. It is the strict adhere to "numerical" and "magic numbers" prescribed by accrediting bodies. Recently, I was invited at CMC Vellore < http://www.cochrane-sacn.org/symposium2008/workshops.html > to chair a session. There I got an opportunity to look to one poster. It was co-authored by Dr. R. R. Pathak, Depratment of Pharmacology, C U Shah Medical College, Surendranagar GUJARAT - 363001 and Sheikh, Rizwan, the Senior Librarian there. I talked at length to Dr. Pathak during his poster presentation. His views are important to me. He is a PG Student of Pharmacology and a Library User. I requested a copy of the poster, which he sent me through email later (I can forward the same to whoever desires, or better if Rizwan is here and listening, I request him to make his presentation in lis-forum) What does this poster say? It bursts the MCI's Library Norms and Magic Numbers. He shows how a private college can fill up "magic numbers" with books and journals that students would never need. He goes ahead with high pitch, which I don't like to circulate over here. So you cannot have Second Law violated and then expect Librarian to operate the Third Law. So Build Your Collection to the Needs of your User. Don't impose your own Value - System on the User. User Knows the Best. --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 10:32 AM, Smita Chandra <smitac_in(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > Sorry am back once again... > > The problem indeed lies somewhere else. Reading habits do not evolve > over-night, but it is a long process having its roots in human beings > as kids. Curiosity will no doubt drive anyone to read anything of > his/her interest no matter where it is. But if we are talking of > 'reading' for the sake of inner development and a more mature level of > understanding and a mature society in-turn, then it is the whole wide > spectrum of 'reading habit' that comes into picture. There are n-book > clubs of different trusts/ organizations however there is a deficiency > of a library, librarian, a school library, a public library (pls lets > leave the BCL and USIS out of our 'Indian' list), or a library > association in India involved directly or indirectly in such a > process. (This bring to mind a question I have been pondering, is > there any association at all between the National Book Trust of India > and our libraries, lets say our National Library ?...pls can someone > clarify ? ) > > There are some public libraries in the US, that hand out gift baskets > containing books to 'expectant mothers' to read them out to their unborn ! > ..sounds familiar to our culture too...oh yes thats also Abhimanyu > from Mahabharat !!! So it is at THIS BASIC level that we have YET TO > BEGIN working towards. Else we are all aware of the parallel education > system in our country, of the rote system of learning in schools, of > ... are these the reason why school kids so shy away from their > library periods ? Is there any study between such dynamic relations > /interactions related also to school libraries / national association > in this ? If yes, then has that been out forward to the varied boards > on education set up time and again to bring reforms to the school > syllabus and learning methodology. We see examples here being pointed > from US, are people in such committees aware of the role a library has > in developing lets say 'reading habit' here ? Are there any librarians > or representatives of library associations ? What about the role of libraries in developing reading habits for the special kids ? > > > Regards, > > Smita-- > Smita Chandra > Librarian > Indian Institute of Geomagnetism > New Mumbai > > Sukhdev Singh <esukhdev(a)gmail.com> wrote: > But aren't we trying to reinvent the Wheel? > > Let us go back to our science. > > Read and Understand the Second Law: > > Better Buy a Copy and keep it on your table. I don't have to tell you > the title. http://dlist.sir.arizona.edu/1220/ > > Also remember the Second Law comes Before Third Law. > > The problem lies somewhere else. Poor students!! Always at receiving end!!. > > One question? Who told them to read SMSes? > Second Question? Who told them to Google? > > Answer = IF SOMETHING IS USEFUL, IT WILL BE USED!! > > So if the Library collection is useful, it will be used. Put your > useful books in Seven Locks, people will still ask for it. Don't you > observe it daily in your library? > > Sorry, the problem lies somewhere else. > Do you still want to know the problem? > > > --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. > > > On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 8:32 AM, Parinita Samant wrote: > > Dear All, > > > > This could be a very interesting point for discussion, as promoting > > reading habits will always be an important topic for all librarians. > > > > Could we professionals work together on this forum and try to list > > out all possibilities for increased readership in libraries? > > > > Thanks & Regards > > > > Parinita Samant > > Hexaware Technologies Ltd > > Mahape, Navi Mumbai 400710 > > > > 67919595 - Xt- 9707 > > "To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that > > is all" -Oscar Wilde > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > [mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in] On Behalf Of binu > > david > > Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 3:13 PM > > To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > > > > > Subject: [LIS-Forum] Promoting reading habits > > > > Dear Friends > > > > I am a Librarian with a self financing engineering college(only > > BTech/BE) in Kerala. Our library subscribes to around 80 print > > periodicals in the area of engineering and allied subjects. To > > promote reading habits of periodicals among students and faculty we > > have taken initiate like user education, current awareness etc. > > But the response to these initiatives are meagre. Yearly we are > > spending around 2 lakh on periodicals. So i need some valuable > > suggestions from my colleague's in promoting reading habits of our > > periodicals in optimum. > > > > Hope soon I will receive a lot of suggestion from you people. > > > > Thanking you > > > > Sincerely > > > > Binu David > > Librarian > > N J College of Engineering > > Pothandi > > Palghat > > > > > > -- > > ______________________________________________ > > IndiaInfo Mail - the free e-mail service with a difference! > > www.indiainfo.com > > Check out our value-added Premium features, such as an extra 20MB > > for mail storage, POP3, e-mail forwarding, and ads-free mailboxes! > > > > -- > > This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by > > MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > LIS-Forum mailing list > > LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum > > > > > > > ********************************************************************** > ***************************************************** > > This e-mail communication and any attachments may be privileged and > confidential to Hexaware and are intended only for the > > use of the recipients named above. 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REQUIRED TRAINEE APPRENTICE AT BRITISH LIBRARY, BANGALORE - URGENT
by Banda Shankar 29 Apr '08

29 Apr '08

British Library, Bangalore invites applications for one year apprenticeship programme. Selected candidates will be paid a consolidated stipend of Rs.7, 000/- per month. Qualification required 1. MLISc or equivalent (completed only) Eligible candidates can send their resume to bl.bangalore(a)in.britishcouncil.org or Manager BritishLibrary Prestige Takt 23, Kasturba Road Cross Bangalore– 560001 Tel: +91-80-22489220 Fax: +91-80-22240767 Number of vacancies - 2 Last date for receiving applications: 03/05/2008 Short listed candidates will be intimated by 05/05/2008 Date of Interview: 06/05/2008 10.30 AM at above address No TA/DA will be paid for attending the interview. Please bring all your certificates in original supporting your educational qualification and proof of age. Manager British Library ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Required LIS professionals
by Mallikarjun K 29 Apr '08

29 Apr '08

Dear Moderator, Please post this information in the LIS-Forum. Thank you. We are looking for young LIS professionals (Male Candidates only) with Very good communication skill, preferably residents of Bangalore, to work in Bangalore Management Academy. Qualifications: MLISc or BLISc with minimum of 50% marks. Remuneration: Depending on qualifications and Experience. Those interested may please send their resume with Photograph, To: prakash(a)bmaindia.com or prakash_inp(a)yahoo.com -- *Mallikarjun M Kappi *Asst.Librarian-Knowledge Centre #17, Ashirwad Towers, Doddanekkundi Cross, Mahadevapura Ring Road, Maratahalli Post, Bangalore - 560 037 E-mail: mkmallikarjun(a)gmail.com Mallikarjun(a)bmaindia.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Report on “International Standards in Library Automation and Networking” held at Bangalore University
by Pandurang Konnur 29 Apr '08

29 Apr '08

Report on "International Standards in Library Automation and Networking" held at Bangalore University Introduction Bangalore University, Indian Academic Library Association (IALA) and Kesavan Institute for Information and Knowledge Management (KIIKM) together organized this workshop in Bangalore University, Jnana Bharathi Campus. It was attended by 60 librarians from Academic libraries, Research organizations, Corporates and Public Libraries. This workshop took place from 17th March 2008 to 21st March 2008. The overwhelming success of this workshop is evident from the great satisfaction levels of the participants. Resource persons 1. Mr. L.J.Haravu (Kesavan Institute for Information and Knowledge Management) 2. Dr. A.R.D. Prasad (DRTC, Bangalore) 3. Dr. Ramesha (Associate Professor, Bangalore University) 4. Dr. Krishnamurthy (Librarian, Mysore University Library) 5. Mr. E.M.Siddartha (NewGenLib Foundation) Technical sessions The technical sessions started with an overview of metadata standards. In this session metadata standards like MARC21, and Dublin core were discussed, and also the importance of using metadata standards were discussed. The next session was on MARC21. Participants were explained the importance and prominence of MARC21 standard. Practical sessions were held online to make participants understand the structure of MARC21, they were also taught on how to use the documentation of MARC21. In fact the session became so exciting that participants requested for an extra one hour session on MARC21 to further examine the standard and know more about it. MARC21 for Bibliographic data, Authority data and Holdings data were covered during this session. Session on Dublin Core discussed the Dublin core metadata standard in detail. This session created an awareness in Participants about semantic web and describing the web resources A session on "What are Interoperability standards?" has discussed concepts like Z39.50 and other related interoperability standards were discussed. The session on Z39.50 protocol, server and client made the participants know more this protocol A session on SRU/W (Search Retrieve through URLs and Web services) was taken, where it was explained how the web services are taking over the traditional standards in database interoperability. A query language Common Query Language (CQL) was also explained. Most importantly participants were able to do practical sessions on invoking SRU/W based services and also see the results. One of the most exciting sessions was on XML. The importance of XML and its implementations were discussed here. Participants also had practical session ob creating XML documents and interpret XML documents. After this session participants were able to interpret MARC XML documents easily. There was also a session on Unicode. This session discussed the importance and implementations of Unicode One of the current buzz words in library automation is RFID. There was a half day session on RFID and also NISO Circulation Interchange Protocol (NCIP). RFID equipment was practically shown and demonstrated to the participants The session on OAI-PMH discussed the importance of creating institutional archives, making these archives accessible and its importance was discussed. OAI-PMH harvesters were also discussed in this session. Putting all the things above together a platform or application that could support the global standards was explained. In this session it was discussed on how "Open Source" software can address the above requirements. A discussion on various open source software and their pros and cons were also discussed. Finally there was session on NewGenLib Open source. Participants were explained "What is open source?", Features of NewGenLib Open source, and a hands-on session on installation of NewGenLib Open source -- Dr.P.V.Konnur Fulbright Fellow (University of Illinois) University Librarian, Bangalore University Library, Jananabharati, Bangalore-560056 Phone: 080-22961131, 23215510 Website: http://library@bub.ernet.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Advt. Project Linked Personnel in DRTC
by DRTC - General 29 Apr '08

29 Apr '08

INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE 8TH MILE, MYSORE ROAD, BANGALORE 560059 ADVERTISEMENT Applications are invited for one (1) purely "temporary Project-linked Person" in DRTC at Bangalore Centre of the Institute to work on the project on "Facet Analysis and Enhancement of information Retrieval in the Digital Environment". Qualification : Essential : ADIS from the Indian Statistical Institute or an equivalent qualification in Library & Information Science from a recognized University / Institute OR Masters Degree in Computer Applications (MCA). Pay: Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand only) per month, all inclusive. Tenure of appointment : The temporary appointment is upto 31 March 2009. Age: Maximum of 30 years as on 01 January 2008. Age may be relaxed for SC/ST/OBC candidates. Typed applications stating (1) Name [In block letters]: (2) Father's /Husband's name: (3) Address: (4) E-mail: (5) Phone No.: (6) Date of Birth: (7) Educational Qualification: (8) Work experience, (if any): accompanied by attested copies of relevant documents/ testimonials addressed to the Director, Indian Statistical Institute, should reach the Head, Documentation Research and Training Centre, Indian Statistical Institute, 8th Mile, Mysore Road, RV College Post, Bangalore 560059 on or before 31 May 2008. The Institute reserves the right not to appoint Project-linked Person. T.S.S.R.K. Rao Head, Bangalore Centre -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Faceted browsing with Solr and Ruby on Rails
by Rupak Chakravarty 29 Apr '08

29 Apr '08

OSS WebOPAC: A next generation library catalog written in ruby, using solr as theunderlying search engine. All you have to do is export your marcrecords, index them with the scripts provided, start up ruby on rails,and you're on your way to faceted browsing bliss.Check this out: http://blacklight.rubyforge.org/ Rupak Chakravarty Lecturer-cum-Assistant Librarian Department of Library & Information Science Panjab University, Chandigarh - 160014 INDIA Website: http://libsc.puchd.ac.in Phone # (0172) 2700459(R) (0172) 2534775(O) 9217133380(M) Email: rupak2811(a)gmail.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Promoting Reading Habits
by Rajan 28 Apr '08

28 Apr '08

Dear Mr Singh, It is true that you should build the collection to the needs of the user and should not impose your value system to him. The user knows the best, most of the time, but not always. When you speak about the user, please don't think of the students or faculty now there in the academic rolls of the institution alone. Think of the tenure of a library book and all possible users which may run into a few generations. So, in many cases you need to foresee creatively and arrive at a conclusion about the real needs of the users of the book rather than what the users speak when you decide to purchase. That means, don't avoid inclusion of a book which you visualize to be of useful later and cannot be obtained then eventhough you dont have a user right now. As well, when you think of the user, you should think of the diverse kinds of users during the entire tenure of the book too. Regards, K Rajasekharan Librarian, Kerala Institute of Local Administration(KILA) Mulagunnathukavu, Thrissur From: "Sukhdev Singh" <esukhdev(a)gmail.com> So you cannot have Second Law violated and then expect Librarian to operate the Third Law. So Build Your Collection to the Needs of your User. Don't impose your own Value - System on the User. User Knows the Best. --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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A browser plugin for libraries
by Romesh Chander 28 Apr '08

28 Apr '08

Dear colleagues, LibX is a browser plugin for Firefox and Internet Explorer that provides direct access to your library's resources. LibX is an open source framework from which editions for specific libraries can be built. Currently, 345 academic and public libraries have created public LibX editions. To find more information, follow the following link:- http://www.libx.org/ With Regards, Romesh Chander Sharma IKM Trainee, National Centre for Science Information(NCSI), Indian Institute of Sciences, Bangalore-560012 Mob. no. 9880959707 Meet people who discuss and share your passions. Go to http://in.promos.yahoo.com/groups/bestofyahoo/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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