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

Article required
by DEEPAK PANT 12 Aug '08

12 Aug '08

Sir, Kindly post the message below: Please send the undermentioned article which is urgently required by one of our research worker: Modified protocol for hepatitis B virus DNA isolation & detection. Analytical Biochemistry' 2003 Vol.314 p. 142-143 >From Deepak Pant National Institute of Communicable Diseases Library 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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Wish you all happy librarian's Day
by Purushotham Gowda 12 Aug '08

12 Aug '08

Happy librarian's day to all the professional colleagues of our country Let us have his at least one professional ethics/idealism in our profession also . If we adopt one of his professional idealism is only the greatest contribution to the celebration of the librarian's day in the name SRR , who has given the new dimensions and respect to the entire library paternity in the country Dr Purushthama Gowda M Secretary , D K & Kodagu library association -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Congatulations Mrs.Gayathri Sen
by Dhanukumar Pattanashetti 12 Aug '08

12 Aug '08

Dear all, Karnataka Public Library Department, Government of Karnataka has awarded Mrs. Gayathri Sen "Librarian of the year". Mrs. Sen will be felicitated today (August 12th) at Public Library, Hampi Nagar, Bangalore at 5.30pm. Warm Regards, Dhanukumar Pattanashetti Thomson Reuters -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for an article
by Smita Chandra 12 Aug '08

12 Aug '08

Dear Colleagues, We are in need of photocopies of the following pages for one of our research scholars and would be extremely grateful for any help in this regard. The requested article is: from : the "International Association for Gondwana Research", Memoir No.9 title of memior : Geology and tectonics of India" an overview author : M.N.Balasubrahmanyan year of publication : 2006 photocopies pages requested : p.112-114 Thanking you and with regards, Smita-- Ms.Smita Chandra Librarian Indian Institute of Geomagnetism Kalamboli Panvel Highway, New Panvel, New Mumbai 410 218 Phone: 91-22-2748 4000 / ext.4137 (Direct: 91-22-2748 4137) Fax: 91-22-2748 0762 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Winners of SALIS Award for the Year 2008
by Arunachalam Hariharan 12 Aug '08

12 Aug '08

Dear Professionals and friends, We are happy to inform you that the following professionals have received the SALIS Awards for the year 2008 on 8th Aug 2008 from Dr. K. Arumugam, Vice-Chairman, Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore in the presence of Arutselvar Dr. N. Mahalingam, Chaiman, Sakthi Group, Prof. Ravichandra Reddy Director, NAAC NAAC DIrecotor, Dr. Harish Chandra and others during the Inaugural Session of SALIS 2008 National Conference held at Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore for their outstanding contributions to the profession. We congratulate all the winners SALIS Award Committee 1.Dr. Harish Chandra-Sushila Chandra Best Librarian Award (National Level Award) Dr. Inder Vir Malhan Professor & Head Dept. of Library Science and information Science University of Jammu, Jammu -(Tawi) J&K, India-180006 2. A.N.Marappan Memorial National Best Young Librarian Award Mrs. Lata Suresh Manager, Library and Documentation Centre Asst.Editor, Journal of Health Management (SAGE) Institute of Health Management Research 1, Prabhu Dayal Marg, Sanganer Airport Jaipur - 302011 Rajasthan 3. A.N.Marappan Memorial National Best Young Librarian Award AutoLib-Tamil Nadu Best Libraian Award Mr. S.S.Sivaakumar, Librarian District Central Library, Karur 4. AutoLib-Tamil Nadu Best Young Libraian Award Mr.M.Mandhirasalam Deputy Librarian Kumaraguru College of Technology Coimbatore - 641 006 The following professionals and students have also received the Awards on 9th Aug 2008 from the Principal, Dr. Joseph V. Thanikal, KCT during the Valedictory Function for the best papers presented by them in the conference. 5. Shri N.P.K.Memorial Best Paper Award for LIS Professionals Jadhav U.S, Assistant Librarian Veternary College Bidar, Karnataka Ms. T.R. Sridevi T R Librarian M S Ramaiah School of Advanced Studies Bangalore Shri S.Rajunaidu Memorial Best Paper Award for LIS Students Prabu R Ph. D. Research Scholar DLIS, Bharathidasan University Tiruchy Ms. Vidya Student, DLIS, Bharathidhasan Univeristy Tiruchy ------------------------------------------------- Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science Chennai -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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invitation
by SRELS 12 Aug '08

12 Aug '08

Dear Moderator, Kindly arrange to announce the following for the benefit of lis-forum members. Thanking you, Yours truly, K.N. Prasad Executive Officer, SRELS, Bangalore ***** Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, Bangalore, Ranganathan Centre for Information Studies, Chennai and Bangalore and M.O.P. Vaishnav College for Women, Chennai cordially invite you to a function to felicitate PROF. S. PARTHASARATHY Scientist In-charge (Retd.), Indian National Scientific Documentation Centre, New Delhi on Saturday, 23rd August 2008 at 6.00 pm at M.O.P. Vaishnav College for Women 20, IV Lane, Nungambakkam High Road, Chennai 600034 Prof. M.S. Swaminathan M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai will be the Chief Guest and release the Festschrift Volume Dr. M. Anandakrishnan Chairman, Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chennai will preside Chairman and Members Prof. S. Parthasarathy Festschrift Committee, Bangalore RSVP: Ph: 080-23305109 (Prasad) 080-28483002 - Extn.492 (Raghavan) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Launch of Emerald InTouch
by Rajneesh Rajpal 12 Aug '08

12 Aug '08

Launch of Emerald InTouch - Learn. Share. Network. Collaborate Emerald InTouch is a Web space and hosting service designed to support learning and collaboration. By bringing together technologies such as blogs, wikis and RSS into one place, Emerald InTouch enables users to create and join communities of practice, engage in reflective learning and collaborate with peers online. The rise in popularity of Web 2.0 technologies such as blogs, wikis, RSS and community-building tools has created new opportunities for students and teachers to communicate, share ideas and engage in the learning process. Emerald InTouch is a learning networking site that allows users to take advantage of Web 2.0 tools to support learning within a safe and secure environment. Audience * Distance learning departments in business schools and universities * Heads of department and faculty who require students to capture evidence of informal learning * Corporate learning providers wishing to connect with attendees before, during and after courses * Organizations wishing to encourage communication amongst stakeholders at all levels, particularly with those overseas * Alumni officers to facilitate networking and retain connections with former students Features Users can: * Create and join communities - based around courses, projects, research interests or modules. Anyone can create a community so students can participate in inter-departmental or inter-course work; * Work simultaneously on projects/reports online - using the wiki or file-share functionality users can collaborate on documents from dispersed locations; * Store and share multimedia files - the filestore and community blogs allow users to share files relating to their course or research area; * Capture and retain information - InTouch allows communities to build up a 'collective memory' by capturing discussion threads, snippets of information and wiki documents; * Record personal reflections - the personal learning tools on the website allow users to create personal learning logs, store important pieces of work and record career aspirations and goals; * Access course materials - teachers can store course lectures, notes and links to recommended reading on the InTouch platform; * Continue to use InTouch after graduation - because InTouch does not rely on student registration numbers, users can stay connected to their institution after they have left. Benefits * Control over registered users provides secure environment for learning and reflection; * Student centred, not course led; * Communities can capture and retain shared knowledge / learning; * Reduces isolation for distance learners; * Hosted service frees up institutional IT resources; * Comprehensive access controls - content can be as private or as public as you wish; * Provides opportunity for institutions to maintain links with former students and connect with future students Rajneesh Rajpal Country Manager Emerald group publishing Limited --------------------------------------------- 301,Vikas Surya Shopping Mall, Mangalam Place,Sector -3 , Rohini New Delhi -110085 -------------------------------------------- rrajpal(a)emeraldinsight.com www.emeraldinsight.com Mobile no- 91-9810224423 Tel no. -011-27948437-38 The world's leading publisher of management Research Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Registered Office: Howard House, Wagon Lane, Bingley, BD16 1WA United Kingdom. Registered in England No. 3080506, VAT No. GB 665 3593 06 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Librarian's Day
by prasadkn＠vsnl.net 12 Aug '08

12 Aug '08

"Wish all the library professionals in the country a very happy and delightful Librarians' Day." K.N.Prasad Sarada Ranganthan Endowment for Library Science bangalore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Congratulations!
by SRELS 12 Aug '08

12 Aug '08

Dear all, Congratulations to Ms. Gayatri Sen. May her tribe increase. May she be blessed with many more such laurels. K.N.Prasad -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Happy Librarian's Day
by Mailing List Admin 12 Aug '08

12 Aug '08

Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 10:40:25 +0530 From: Pardeep Rai <raipardeep(a)gmail.com> Happy Librarian's Day In the Memory of Respected Dr Ranganathan we should work hard for the development of our profession and professionals Pardeep Rai Librarian Maitreyi College University of Delhi Chanakya Puri, New Delhi 110021( India) Mobile no 9899359373

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