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Lecture on Legal Information System in India, at NASSDOC, New Delhi on 26th July, 2008
by Mailing List Admin 24 Jul '08

24 Jul '08

Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:30:15 +0530 (IST) From: Puna Das <puna_05(a)yahoo.co.in> Dear Colleagues We have the pleasure to announce the 131st Monthly Meeting of RRC on 26th July, 2008 (4th Saturday) at 10.00 hrs. Venue: National Social Science Documentation Center (NASSDOC), Firoz Shah Road, Near Mandi House Metro Station, New Delhi-110 001 Speaker: Dr. R.K. Shrivastava, Chief Librarian, Judges Library, Supreme Court of India, New Delhi Topic: Legal Information System in India Kindly make it convenient to attend the meeting and participate to benefit the group by discussions. Thanking you, Yours sincerely, Subhash Deshmukh Manager, Program Committee Ranganathan Research Circle (An organ of Ranganathan Research Trust) A-103, C-DOT Apartments, GH 2, Gurgaon, Haryana 122003 Tel. 0124-2578715, 09873680484 Email: subhashdes(a)gmail.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India http://www.anup-jnu.blogspot.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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Information System on Malayalam Publications - Supply o Data - regarding
by Raman Nair. 24 Jul '08

24 Jul '08

Centre for South Indian Studies is documenting all the Malayalam Books published in India and other countries. Authors, publishers and those who have old or antique publications in their collections are requested to send data related to books held by them or published by them to the Centre for inclusion of data in the Information System on Malayalam Publication (ISMP). Centre can also provide support to those who hold rare and antique books to strengthen and conserve them if essential after the information on the book is included in ISMP. The formats for providing information on the books can be had from Centre for South Indian Studies, A4, Ganga Nagar, Trivandrum 43 or from the web site: csis.net.tc. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Google Launches Knol, the Wikipedia Alternative
by Shaheen, Farooque 24 Jul '08

24 Jul '08

Google has launched Knol (from: knowledge), the Wikipedia alternative that both polices and rewards contributers. The reward mechanism is due to integration of AdSense into the articles, with a revenue share between the authors of a particular topic. A group of authors are allowed to create an article, or a Knol, this group then moderates the article by acting as gatekeeper to any changes made by other users outside the creator group. This imparts a sense of ownership to the author group. More than one knol can be created on a subject. Each knol can be rated by a group of users; rating which would perhaps be leveraged to search and sift through the numerous knols sure to be created on a topic. http://knol.google.com/k/knol# Thanks & Regards Farooque Shaheen Keane India Pvt Ltd. Bangalore-560004 ______________________________________________________________________ Disclaimer: This communication, along with any documents, files or attachments, is confidential, intended only for the use of the recipient(s) named above and may contain information that is legally privileged, attorney work product or otherwise exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient(s) or have received this message in error, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of any information contained in or attached to this communication is strictly prohibited; instructed to immediately notify the sender by return email or by a phone call to the sender; and required to delete this message from your computer. This communication does not form any contractual obligation on behalf of the sender, the sender's employer or such employer's parent company, affiliates or subsidiaries. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Position for School 'Librarian'
by mahammad rafi havaragi 24 Jul '08

24 Jul '08

Dear Professionals, We are looking for a Librarian for our State and ICSE School. Interested candidates please contact Principal as early as possible. Qualification : MLISc, Diploma in LIS or BLISc Salary : Negotiable Basic Knowledge of Computers is Desirable. Address: Sudarshan Vidya Mandir 26th "A" main raod, 4th "T" Block Jayanagar, Bangalore - 41 Phone : 080 26641982 --------------------------------- Explore your hobbies and interests. Click here to begin. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Part time research
by N.S. Harinarayana 24 Jul '08

24 Jul '08

Lot of discussion is going on the topic 'part-time Vs fill-time research'. I would like to share my ideas. All of us agree that quality of higher education in general; PhD in particular is a matter of concern. Various measures to maintain the quality have been the taken in the past. For example introduction of UGC-NET scheme, in my opinion, is a quality control mechanism adopted by UGC for employment and research grants. It is working fairly well. Different universities follow different strategies for maintaining the quality. Like many other universities, for example, University of Mysore also follows an entrance test for admission to MLISc course. Though this move was initially resisted, now it has been accepted. There may not be a huge difference. However, there is a noticeable change in the quality of input. Similarly I am sure we have to adopt some quality control mechanisms to PhDs also. A few universities have gone for entrance test for admission to PhD just like MLISc. The eligibility tests, seminars, pre-thesis colloquium etc are few other measures to maintain the quality. Probably it is in this context, universities like JNU, Kerala etc., have restricted admission to PhD only to full-timers. We all agree that quality depends upon many other factors too. No single measure would drastically change the situation. The combination of various measures might add positively to the cause. A serious research calls for time and commitment from the researchers. It is a general belief that more the time available for research, better would be its quality. If certain universities take this aspect more seriously and try to work out some measures to implement, it may not be a good idea to counter attack their motives. Instead of dismissing their attempt out-rightly, let us allow them experiment with their new stand and come out with a new model. After all, several other universities are available without such restrictions for those who really interested in pursuing their doctoral degree. University of Mysore follows an alternative strategy. It puts a bar on the maximum number of part-time researchers a guide can take. Of course, this rule is applicable to all the disciplines including library science. At the time of submission of thesis, a certification is required stating that the researcher has been in the Department/with the Guide for 100 days exclusively for research work. What does this certificate mean? Does it not mean that the university wants the researcher to be away from his/her other duties and concentrate on the research work? Instead of finding fault with the universities going for full time researchers, can we not find ways of fulfilling the requirements? Faculty Improvement Programme available to college librarians of Karnataka, wherein the librarians are allowed to take up research work for two years, is a good way out for the problem. The employers should also encourage the employees by deputing them. Many of the companies do not allow certain category of their employees to undergo any educational programs. Why is it so? Because they think that it might have an impact over the performance of the employee in the company. That means company expects the employee to be physically and mentally free to attend to the work of the company. For the similar reason, government employees are not allowed to accept part-time assignments, even though they appear to have enough spare time. It is but natural that employers take certain measures to see that their employees provide maximum service to them. Similarly, if a department wants its students to concentrate on the job (in this case the research) more seriously by imposing certain conditions, what is wrong in it? After all, it is up to the Departments/Universities to safeguard the educational standards. -- N.S. Harinarayana, Ph.D Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore, Manasagangtori Mysore 570 006 Off. Ph: (0821) 2419393 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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UGC-Infonet workshop on Access to e-resources and Digital Library Consortium
by suruli nathi 23 Jul '08

23 Jul '08

Dear Professionals We are happy to announce that, Bharathidasan University Library is organizing two days workshop on " Access to e-Resources and Digital Library consortium" on 1-2 August 2008 in collaboration with INFLIBNET. Interested Candidates kindly confirm your participation on or before 30.07.2008. NO REGISTRATION FEE Send your confirmation to.. Dr. Srinivasa Ragavan Librarian & Head i/c University Library Bharathidasan University Trichy -24 Email: bdulib(a)gmail.com cell: 9486916358 with regards M. surulinathi Assistant Librarian cum Lecturer -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Need of Book Supplier/Vendor address:
by DR.K.ADHINARAYANAN 23 Jul '08

23 Jul '08

Dear Professionals, I need the book supplier/vendor or those who are dealing the following subject area: Value Education,Science in Ancient India, History of Science in India,Indian Scientific Heritage, Indian science Technology,Ancient Indian Mathematics,Indian Astronomy,Vedic Mathematics,Cultural Education in India,Indian sciences through ages Computing Science in Ancinet India etc. Kindly send me the address,e-mail,phone numbers of the vendors. Sincerely, Dr. K. Adhinarayanan, Amrita University, Coimbatore-641105,Tamilnadu INDIA Tel:Resi:91-422-2430827 Mobile:098940-43062 From Chandigarh to Chennai - find friends all over India. Go to http://in.promos.yahoo.com/groups/citygroups/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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M.Tech @ ISiM, University of Mysore - Admissions Open
by Angrosh 23 Jul '08

23 Jul '08

For those looking for an exciting career in information systems and management - Admissions are now open for a truly multidisciplinary M.Tech Programme in Information Systems and Management offered by the International School of Information Management (ISiM), University of Mysore in collaboration with some of the leading Information Schools in the US. What do we offer? · Cutting edge global curriculum blending the science, technology and management of information. Our course catalogue includes courses ranging from information economics to software systems to data mining and data warehousing to information security. Check out our syllabus for details. · Truly international learning experience with faculty drawn from our partner institutions. Course would be taught by world renowned experts from across the academia and industry · Need based Bridge courses · World class facilities a brand new well appointed 24 x 7 accessible Wi-Fi enabled building. · Internships and projects with leading industry partners · Informal but rigorous pedagogy Who is eligible? Engineering Graduates / 4-Year Degree Graduates (10+2+4) / Masters Degree in any Discipline Admissions based on CAT/MAT/GATE/PGCET/ISiM Entrance Test Scores Course Fee: Rs. 60,000/- per year Last date for receiving applications: July 28, 2008 Course start date: September 1, 2008 ISiM Collaborating Partners: · Dalhousie University, Canada · University of Michigan, USA · University of Pittsburgh, USA · Syracuse University, USA · International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore · Informatics (India) Ltd., Bangalore For application forms and more details, please visit www.isim.ac.in or contact us at: International School of Information Management University of Mysore, Manasagangotri Mysore 570 006 Tel: +91-821-2514699; +91-821-2411417 Mobile: Angrosh - 98869 70411 Fax: +91-821-2519209 Email: office(a)isim.ac.in *************************************************** M. A. Angrosh Project Manager International School of Information Management University of Mysore, Manasagangotri Mysore - 570 006 Tel: +91-821-2514699; Fax: +91-821-2519209 Email: angrosh(a)isim.ac.in website: www.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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Article request
by DEEPAK PANT 23 Jul '08

23 Jul '08

Dear Moderator kindly post the message: Kindly send the undermentioned article, which is urgently required: Lymphatic filariasis:possible pathophysiological nexus with oxidative stress Transanction of royal society of tropical medicine and hygiene Vol.100 (7) 2006 p. no. 656-662 Thanking you, Deepak Pant Libraray and Infomation Assistant National institute of communicable diseases, delhi pantdeepak2005(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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XXV IATLIS National Conference, 2008
by Rupak Chakravarty 22 Jul '08

22 Jul '08

Dear LIS Teachers and Professionals, We are pleased to announce that the annualIATLIS conference is to be held at Department of Library &Information Science, Panjab University, Chandigarh. The theme of theconference is Changing Face of LISEducation: Learning Styles and Teaching Methodologies.The conference is scheduled to be held during November 27-29, 2008. Theme ofthe Conference: ChangingFace of LIS Education: Learning Styles and Teaching Methodologies Sub-Themes: * Emerging Paradigms: Causes and Consequences * Learner, Knowledge and Assessment Centered Environments * LIS Education and Job-market expectations * Emerging Learning Styles and Teaching Methodologies * Collaborative Learning and Teaching * Best Practices in Teaching, Learning in Assessment and Evaluation * Open and Distance Learning (ODL) * Continuing Professional Development * New Curricula and New methods of Teaching * Research agenda and literature support symbiosis of classroom, computers, library and the web * Future of LIS Education: Convergence and Divergence Call forPapers: Papers onthe above facets of the basic theme Changing Face of LISEducation: Learning Styles and Teaching Methodologies for theXXV-IATLIS National Conference should reach Dr. B.D. Kumbar, GeneralSecretary, IATLIS, C/o Department of Library Information Science,Karnatak University, Dharwad 580 003, on or before Oct 31st, 2008. The paper should not be more than 3000 words. Please sendyour paper in print and electronic form on a 3�″ floppy or CD inWord and a soft copy through email to bdkumbar@yahoo.com.Registration:IndianDelegates: Sponsored : Rs.2500/- Non-Sponsored : Rs. 2000/- RetdProfessionals : Rs.1500/- LocalParticipants : Rs.1500/- ForeignDelegates: SARRCCountries: $ 100 OtherCountries: $ 150 Theregistration fee covers conference kit, proceedings of theconference, accommodation, boarding and local transport. Accompanyingperson shall not be entitled for conference kit. Delegatesare requested to include registration fees for accompanying personwhile forwarding their registration forms since it would not bepossible to entertain last minute requests in view of shortage ofaccommodation. Delegates are also requested to intimate their travelplan in advance to avoid inconvenience.The DemandDraft along with duly filled Registration Form should be sent on orbefore November 15, 2008 to:Prof.Ranjana VohraChairperson & Organising Secretary XXV IATLIS National Conference Deptt. of Library andInformation ScienceArts Block IVPanjab University, Chandigarh160014Email:ranjanashiv@yahoo.comPhone no.(0172)2541866, 2534769/ 71Mobile: 09915338208 ImportantDates: Receiptof full papers: 31st October, 2008 Lastdate for Registration: 15 November, 2008 SeminarDates: 27-29 November, 2008 Weextend a very cordial invitation to all LIS teachers and librariansfor participation in XXV IATLIS National Conference 2008. * Prof. C.R. Karisiddappa, President, IATLIS, Dept of Library and Information Science, Karnatak University, Dharwad 580003. Email: karisiddappa(a)gmail.com. Cell - 09880329880 * Dr. B.D.Kumbar, General Secretary, IATLIS, Dept. of Dept of Library and Information Science, Karnatak University, Dharwad 580003. Email: bdkumbar(a)yahoo.com. Cell 099454 08212 * Prof. Ranjana Vohra, Organizing Secretary, Chairperson, Deptt. of Library and Information Science, Arts Block IV, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160014, Email: ranjanashiv(a)yahoo.com, Phone no. (office) (0172) 2541866, 2534769, 2534771 * Prof. Preeti Mahajan, Joint Organizing Secretary, Dept. of Library and Information Science, Arts Block IV, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160014, Email: ipreeti2001(a)yahoo.com, Phone no. (office) (0172) 2534773, 2541866 For more information please visit: http://libsc.puchd.ac.in Regards and Best Wishes. 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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