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

Re: [LIS-Forum] POD in libraries
by Suvarsha Walters 18 Apr '08

18 Apr '08

I am sorry, I didn't see the origin of this email thread. My response was mainly to the following and hence I've been referring to digitization rather than Print-On-Demand (POD). > > > When some (rare) resources are uploaded so that everyone can have it for free, is it not defeating the purpose if someone tries to earn profit from it? While I am aware of the POD concept, I was not sure how libraries could be involved because of cost issues. But this document does speak of the possibilities: http://www.library.cornell.edu/communications/2006/newsarchive/ALA06%20_Pre… Thanks, Suvarsha --- On Thu, 4/17/08, Leonard Fernandes <leonardfernandes(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > From: Leonard Fernandes <leonardfernandes(a)yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Digitization of rare materials - Interactive Relighting > To: suvarsha_w(a)yahoo.com > Date: Thursday, April 17, 2008, 10:07 AM > Just to recap... > > UNESCO had archived the contents of the library of > Xavier's at Kolkota and, being a POD publisher, I > mentioned of an offer I made to the Goa Central Library to > print one copy of their digitized collection so that the > physical copy could circulated among researchers and > students. > > I guess the question being asked is if it is ethical for me > to make money while providing a service that will, in turn, > be provided for free i.e. the books produced will be > provided to researchers for free > > There is no such thing as free lunch. Someone's got to > pay. If I provide the printing service for free, it is > probably the last time I provide such a service because I > will not be able to live on love and fresh air for very > long. Because I charge, I can sustain myself for another > day so that I am able to provide the same service to > another library or institution. > > We pay for water too. By the same argument, what right does > the government have to charge for a natural resource that > is, so to speak, freely available. But because the > government earns from it, it is able to lay pipelines, > afford to have a maintenance crew, etc.. So there is > justification in charging for the water, isn't there? > > Technology on its own is both neutral and without merit. > Only when it is used for a specific purpose does it assume > significance of any kind. I think POD is a technology worth > experimenting with instead of merely rubbishing. > > Regards, > > Leonard Fernandes > ============================== > Cell: +91-98503 98530 > Skype: leonardjensan > http://books.dogearsetc.com (our online book store) > http://cinnamonteal.dogearsetc.com (our print-on-demand > service) > http://thepost.dogearsetc.com (our weekly newsletter) ____________________________________________________________________________________ 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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Re: [LIS-Forum] vacancy of Librarian at TAPMICEE, Bangalore- Urgent requirement
by Pandurang Shendage 18 Apr '08

18 Apr '08

Dear Sir, If there is condition of 3/4 years experience and your not giving scale to Library professionals. What is this? Why you are not giving scale? Your expectations are quite strong as per your convenience. This is insult of Skilled Professionals. I want to explain whichever person will join for this job. He will suffer a lot. We can see his expenditure - Home rent, electricity bill, Grocery bill, Future fund, Children Education, Parent Care, Etc. Can he manage all with 12000 to 13000 maximum? Now there is time to think Over it. I don't want to blame any body or any organization. So I request all LIS professionals that we should do thing. Thanks Pandurang Shendage On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 Manjunath K wrote : >T.A. Pai Management Institute Centre for Executive Education, >Koramangala, Bangalore > > > >Respected LIS professionals, > > > >We need a Library Professional for the post of LIBRARIAN in our T.A. Pai >Management Institute Centre for Executive Education, Koramangala, >Bangalore (TAPMICEE, Bangalore)). As it is an urgent requirement, please >help us to locate a candidate for this post. He will be directly >reporting to Prof. Ramesh-who is In-charge of the centre. > > > >Our expectations and offers: > > > >1. the candidate should be a postgraduate in library & information >science (MLIS) >2. 3-4 years of experience + desirable -computer skills >3. the salary would be around Rs. 12000 to Rs. 13000/month and it >can be negotiable subject to the suitability of the candidate >4. on selection he should be in a position to join immediately/at >short notice >5. the designation will be Librarian >6. Location of work: TAPMI-CEE, Koramangala, Bangalore > > > >Interested candidates can contact Prof. N. Ramesh, at CEE immediately >with his/her bio-data. > >Prof. N. Ramesh TAPMI-CEE, Mahayogi Vemana Road, 100 Ft. Road, IV block, >Koramangala, Bangalore. - 560 038 > >Prof. Ramesh can be contacted through ph: (080) 41501900/902, mobile- >98441 35841 > >The CV can be emailed to Prof. Ramesh or Mr. Johnson. > > > >Email: Prof. ramesh: nramesh(a)tapmi-blr.org > >Mr. Johnson: johnsonp(a)tapmi-blr.org > > > > Regards, > > > >Manjunath > >------------- > >Dr. Manjunatha K > >Librarian > >T.A. Pai Management Institute > >Manipal - 576 104 > >Udupi Dist. Karnataka, India > >Ph: +91-0820-2573551(0ff); 2575161(Res) > >email: manjunath(a)mail.tapmi.org; manju_tapmi(a)yahoo.com > >web: http://www.tapmi.org > > ------------- > > > > >-- >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 message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request from USA
by vimal kumar 18 Apr '08

18 Apr '08

Dear Friend, My friend from a US library requests a help from me. Following is his request, anybody can help him. I wanted to ask for a little help: lately I've been cataloging a number of works in Hindi (mostly videos) and Panjabi (books, music and videos). Usually the Panjabi books have a Romanized title on the verso that we can use for our English-language cataloging records, but these are usually phonetic and seldom transliterated into English. It occurred to me that, with the 22 languages in official use throughout India, perhaps there might be a multi-lingual glossary of common words used in library work, general terms such as 'fiction', 'poetry', 'biography' etc. We use a list of this kind in Spanish here, because it is virtually the second language in California. Have you ever come across a resource like this in library school? I'm mainly interested in this kind of terminology in Hindi and Panjabi, but if there is a master library glossary or 'cheat-sheet' for other Indian languages, I think my boss would be happy to get a hold of one! Vimal Kumar Asst. Librarian Asian School of Business Technopark Trivandrum-695 581 http://www.asb.edu.in/vimal ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "I forget what I was taught. I only remember what I have learnt" -Patrick White ____________________________________________________________________________________ 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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ebrary Honors National Library Week, Offers Complimentary Access to Library Science E-books
by Mailing List Admin 17 Apr '08

17 Apr '08

Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:47:55 -0700 (PDT) From: sandeep bhavsar <sandeep31581(a)yahoo.co.uk> ebrary Honors National Library Week, Offers Complimentary Access to Library Science E-books for one year In support of National Library Week, April 13 to 19, 2008, ebrary(R), a leading provider of e-content services and technology, today announced that it will provide librarians as well as students and faculty in library science and related programs with complimentary access to its Library Center for one year. Subsidized by ebrary, the Library Center includes more than 85 full-text e-books covering topics such as digital library development, general collection development, and the history of libraries and librarianship, as well as illustrated guides from the Library of Congress. Contributing publishers include Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Idea Group, Inc., Greenwood Publishing Group, Library of Congress, and MIT Press. To receive complimentary access, students, faculty, and librarians may register at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=iLchAc260S528_2botn4tcig_3d_3d. Thanks and Regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Management Studies Thane(W) 400601 MUMBAI. email : sandeep.bhavsar(a)gmail.com Mob : 9987049099 elibrary :http://www.vpmthane.org/im/elib/main.htm

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a Chief Librarian for our Central Library at MVJ College
by Mailing List Admin 17 Apr '08

17 Apr '08

Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 21:56:35 +0530 (IST) From: m.j.bala chandar <mj_balachandar(a)yahoo.co.in> Dear Professionals, we are in need of a Chief Librarian for our Central Library at MVJ College of Engineering, near Whitefield, Bangalore. The requirement is urgent since we are in expansion mode. Apart from a first class in MLIS, the person should possess atleast 10 years experience with P.hd. Salaries will be as per AICTE Scale in Professor's cadre + state government's allowances. Please help us identify an experienced and suitable person. Regards Balachandar

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Probationer Trainee - Library-1, Requirement at RAJASTHAN STATE MINES & MINERAL LIMITED (RSMM)
by Thapar, Amit 17 Apr '08

17 Apr '08

RAJASTHAN STATE MINES & MINERAL LIMITED (RSMM) (A Government of Rajathan Enterprise) 4, Meera Marg, Udaipur - 313001 RSMML intends to appoint qualified personnel in executive's cadre as General Manager/ Dy. General Manager & Trainee Probationer in the following disciplines 1.. General Manager (Mining) : 02 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.14300-18300/-, Age : 50 years as on 31/3/08 2.. Dy. General Manager (Mining) : 02 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.13500-17500/-, Age : 45 years as on 31/3/08 3.. Dy. General Manager (Mechanical) : 01 post, Pay Scale : Rs.14300-18300/-, Age : 50 years as on 31/3/08, Pay Scale : Rs.13500-17500/-, Age : 45 years as on 31/3/08 4.. Probationer Trainee : 47 posts (Mining-13, Mechanical-3, Electrical-2, Civil-3, Finance & Accounts -9, Pers & Admn-5, Material Management -3, Marketing-3, Ore-Dressing-1, Laboratory-1, Survey-1, Systems-1, Instrumentation-1, Library-1), Pay Scale : Rs.8000-13500/-, Age : 26 years as on 31/3/08 How to Apply: Applicant should appy in the prescribed proforma which can be downloaded from the website enclosing true copies of marksheets, certificates of all the exam passed, experience, caste (in case of SC/ST/OBC), age, etc should be sent to the Chief (Personnel & Administration), Rajasthan State Mines & Minerals Ltd., 4 - Meera Marg, Udaipur - 331001 alongwith a DD/Indian Postal Order of Rs. 100/- (Rs. 50/- for SC/ST) drawn in favour of " RSMML Udaipur" latest by 10/05/2008. For Complete details and application proforma please visit http://www.rsmm.com/careers.htm; http://www.rsmm.com/download.php?file=recruite-042008.pdf -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Librarians of Private Academic Institutions
by Niraj Barua 17 Apr '08

17 Apr '08

Dear Professionals,I would like to get some informations about the status of Librarians working in private educational institutions like those approved by UGC, AICTE etc. Some of my queries relates to: 1.Whether they enjoy full status of a librarian as in Govt institutions. 2.Whethet they get the same pay scales as in Govt institutions or higher. 3.Whether their jobs are secure? 4.Whether they are entitled for pensions? 5.Whether their payscales would also be revised in tune with revisions recommended by 6th Pay Commission. I would be very much greatful if someone working in Private insttutions as Librarian responds to my queries. Thanking You All. -- Niraj Barua Phone:9435346637(Mobile) Email:nbar@iitg.ernet.in niraj_barua(a)yahoo.co.in. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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KALA-GB and FUTURE?
by I.R.N.Goudar 17 Apr '08

17 Apr '08

KARNATAKA STATE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION Dear Professionals, As already communicated earlier the General Body meeting along with elections of KALA will be held on 29th April 2008 (Tuesday) at 5.00 pm in Granthangana, City Central Library, RPC Layout. The details are attached below. General Body notices have been sent to all those members as per the addresses given in the list with KALA. In case of non-receipt of of the invitation please treat this LIS-FORUM message as the invitation and please attend the meeting without fail. We need to revive and make KALA more vibrant both in terms of activities and membership. A good number of youngsters are interested in joining the association and carry forward its objectives. Although there are good number of professional associations, they scope is limited to academic or public library etc. We need to make KALA fully functional as an apex association at the state level. The need of the hour is: 1. To elect a cohesive and active group to take over as the office bearers of the KALA. 2. We can think of having: - an experienced professional as the President - talented, enthusiastic and hard working professional as Secretary. - a treasure who will work in collaboration with Secretary, preferably working very close to Secretary's place 3. We should change the by-laws of the association to suit the present requirements. 4. We should take up the membership drive seriously 5. Apart from conducting monthly lectures we should organize some seminars, workshops, etc. I openly admit that we could not do much especially in the later part of our tenure due to many constraints. For many years SRELS has been kind enough to give its premises for KALA activities. The KALA does not have its own address. We should discuss and take appropriate steps in this direction. I invite all member to attend the meeting and specifically request the young professionals to take over the regime from us. Those interested are requested to send their self-nomination to the election officer as detailed in the mail attached below. With regards, (Dr. I.R.N. Goudar) President, KALA. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: KALA GB MEETING & ELECTIONS Karnataka State Library Association Notice for General Body Meeting and Elections The General Body Meeting of Karnataka State Library Association is schedule to be held on 29-04-2008 (Tuesday) at 5.00 pm at City Central Library, Granthangana, RPC Layout, Hampinagar, (near RPC Layout bus terminus), Bangalore - 560040 ( Buses: Mejestic 87, Shivajinagar 63, 195, Many Buses comming to Attiguppe from all destinations) All the Members are requested to attend the meeting without fail. AGENDA 1.Presentation & Approval report on KALA activities during the years 2006 & 2997. 2.Presentation & Approval of details of revenue and expenditure during the years 2006 & 2007. 3.Conducting of elections for Office Bearers and EC Members of KALA and announcement of results. 4.Any other matter. Dr. I.R.N. Goudar Prof. T.D.Kemparaju President, KALA. General Secretary, KALA. ============================================================================= Details of Election Process and Posts 1.Office Bearers : President - 1 Post Vice President - 2 Post Secretary - 1 Post Joint Secretary - 1 Post Treasurer - 1 Post 2.Date of Election: 29-04-2008 (Tuesday) 6.00 pm 3.Venue - City Central Library, Granthangana, RPC Layout, Hampinagar (near RPC Layout bus terminus), Bangalor 560040 4.Last date for Nomination - 24-04-2008 (Thursday) 5.Withdrawal of nomination - 29-04-2008 Instructions: 1. Members desiring to contest the election for the above posts of KALA should submit self-nomination on plain paper to the Election Officer. 2. The members contesting for election to the said posts must be present physically at the GB Meeting venue. 3. The decision of the Election Officer is final in all the matters of election process. 4. For any other details contact the Election Officer at following address: Mrs. Seethalakshmi Chinnappa Election Officer, KALA Chrystal Meadows, 3556, Flast 2B Doopanahalli, 3rd Cross HAL II Stage, Bangalore-560038 Mobile: 9845042582 Residence: 25281815 Email:slc@indegene.com slc33in(a)yahoo.co.in -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. I.R.N. Goudar Tel: 91-80-25086081 Sci F & Head, Information Centre for 91-80-25235315 Aerospace Science and Technology Fax: 91-80-25268072 National Aerospace Laboratories E-mail:goudar@css.nal.res.in Airport Road, BANGALORE-560 017 India http://www.icast.org.in/staff/goudar.html -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Return of Search term "abortion" popline database
by Rajesh Aldarthi 17 Apr '08

17 Apr '08

Dear Professionals, Librarian's cry of over a month to restore, "Abortion" as a search term in Reproductive Health Database POPLINE (population Information Online) bought up fruitful results to researchers, in retrieving good amount of information. Earlier term abortion has been added to stop list, because of federal laws dating back to 1973. Popline is being funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development and contains more than 360,000 items about family planning and sexually transmitted disease. To read full article follow the below link... http://www.ala.org/ala/alonline/currentnews/newsarchive/2008/april2008/popl… Rajesh Aldarthi GEC Library! Infosys Technology! Mysore DC-570 018 Ex. 74891! Mobile: 09886268857 Email: - Rajesh_222670(a)infosys.com<mailto:Rajesh_222670@infosys.com> "You don't have to be big. (r) To make a big difference" **************** CAUTION - Disclaimer ***************** This e-mail contains PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION intended solely for the use of the addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by e-mail and delete the original message. Further, you are not to copy, disclose, or distribute this e-mail or its contents to any other person and any such actions are unlawful. This e-mail may contain viruses. Infosys has taken every reasonable precaution to minimize this risk, but is not liable for any damage you may sustain as a result of any virus in this e-mail. You should carry out your own virus checks before opening the e-mail or attachment. Infosys reserves the right to monitor and review the content of all messages sent to or from this e-mail address. Messages sent to or from this e-mail address may be stored on the Infosys e-mail system. ***INFOSYS******** End of Disclaimer ********INFOSYS*** -- 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] Profit and Value: UNESCO helps preserve Indian documentary heritage
by Suvarsha Walters 17 Apr '08

17 Apr '08

This discussion is interesting - of making profit and creating value. A lot of the web is free, yet we use it everyday. It is not devalued just because it is free. And again, there are a lot of people making huge profits (money) by providing things for free - for example this very email service that I use for free. It is about creating value - if it is valuable, people will use it and you can also make money with it. A collection of rare material may not be of value to everyone - but it is of value to a specific set of users - historians, antropologists etc. and it is of great value to a nation in general. If our library has such a collection then we are entrusted with two responsiblities (our value add for the salary we get) - preserve it and make it accessible. Now how we do it efficienty is left to us - get funds, raise funds; outsource, do it inhouse. If an external vendor can do it for you more efficiently (for example for a small collection it may work out cheaper), then you should go ahead with it. The vendor making profits is not our concern at all, as long as he delivers for what he is being paid for. That is his value add to society. Thanks and regards, Suvarsha Information Analyst, HP Labs India Bangalore --- On Wed, 4/16/08, Mailing List Admin <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: > From: Mailing List Admin <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> > Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] UNESCO helps preserve Indian documentary heritage > To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > Date: Wednesday, April 16, 2008, 12:24 AM > Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:52:49 +0530 > From: Kshipra Sardesai <kshipra.sardesai(a)gmail.com> > > Madam, > I also support your views. There is no imprtance or real > valuation of rare > things unless we priced it.I found whatever is free to > public no one > bothers > for the services offered by such organisations like Library > which are doing > a great job of making such things available to public.The > profit makers are > always in search of ways out to make money.Government may > fix some nominal > charges on such rare collection and can divert this revenue > for > digitisation > and infrastructure required for libraries to give best > services. > > Kshipra Sardesai > Asstt Librarian > RBI, Bandra > Mumbai 400051 > > On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 5:24 PM, Mailing List Admin < > mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: > > > Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:19:29 +0530 > > From: Susmita Chakraborty > <susmitachakraborty94(a)gmail.com> > > > > With regard to Mr. Leonard Fernandes' comments, I > have a question to ask > > the LIS community. > > > > When some (rare) resources are uploaded so that > everyone can have it for > > free, is it not defeating the purpose if someone > (publisher or any other > > other profitmaking body) tries to earn profit from > it? > > On the other hand, I feel that libraries having such > rich archives must > > go > > the digital way(digitization and dissemination of rare > materials) by > > exploring state/national government or other funds and > then try to derive > > some revenue from these resources to cover the running > costs of those > > libraries. > > > > In these days of finance-crunch, it may point out one > way to break-even. > > > > Regards. > > > > Susmita Chakraborty > > Bengal Engineering & Science University, Shibpur, > Howrah, W.B. > _______________________________________________ > LIS-Forum mailing list > LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. ____________________________________________________________________________________ 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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