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

Immediately Require One Librarian.
by Rajesh Bhardwaj 20 Aug '08

20 Aug '08

Dear Professionals, A Leading Management Institute (AICTE Approved) at New Delhi immediately requires One Librarian. *Post Librarian One* Eligibility: MLISc First Class or equivalent , Minimum – 10 years professional experience Salary No constraints for deserving candidate. Note: 1. Knowledge of Computer, Library Management Software, Digital Library Software is must, Ph.D./ M.Phil / NET preferred. 2. Experience in a large academic institution library i.e. college, university, research will be considered. 3. The male candidate from NCR of Delhi will be preferred. 4. The appointment will be on temporary basis, likely to continue as per the requirement of the institute. May please contact undersigned / send your resume by 22.08.2008. -- Kind regards. Rajesh Kr. Bhardwaj http://www.rajweb.name M-9818603208, ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- simply type "Rajesh Kumar Bhardwaj" in "http://www.google.com" and click on "I'm feeling" lucky. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Invitation for MANLIBNET Lecture on 23 August 2008
by J Sharma 20 Aug '08

20 Aug '08

Members of the Executive Committee of the Management Libraries Network (MANLIBNET) & the National Social Science Documentation Centre (NASSDOC) cordially invite you to a lecture on 'Information in Modern Day Communication' on Saturday, August 23, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. at the NASSDOC, ICSSR, 35 Ferozshah Road, New Delhi 110001 to be delivered by Rohit Saran Editor, Business Today Jitender Sharma Treasurer - MANLIBNET -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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INFLIBNET Newsletter, Vol.15(2) - April to June 2008
by Rajesh Chandrakar 20 Aug '08

20 Aug '08

Hi there The electronic version of the current INFLIBNET newsletter, Vol. 15, No. 2 (April to June 2008) is available for access on the INFLIBNET website at http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/publication/newsletter.html. Interested person can visit the above website. With best regards, Rajesh ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rajesh Chandrakar, Commonwealth Professional Fellow Scientific & Technical Officer INFLIBNET (INFormation and LIBrary NETwork) Centre An IUC of University Grants Commission Near Gujarat University Guest House, PB No. 4116, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad - 380 009, India Tel. +91-(0)79-26305971/ 8528/ 4695(O), 26873805(R) Mobile: +91-9427527894 Fax: +91-(0)79-26300990, 263007816 E-mail: rajesh(a)inflibnet.ac.in; rchandrakar(a)gmail.com Website: http://www.inflibnet.ac.in Video Gallery: http://www.youtube.com/INFLIBNET ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Government of Kerala decides to use Koha
by Mailing List Admin 19 Aug '08

19 Aug '08

Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:52:07 +0530 From: Vimal Kumar <vimal0212(a)gmail.com> Dear Friends, The Government of Kerala has been decided to make Koha as its official software for computerization of libraries under Government control. This project initiated by the The Directorate of Technical Education, Govt. of Kerala. Mr Saji T Nair (saji969(a)yahoo.com) is <saji969(a)yahoo.com%29%20is> the Project Director. This news appeared in Koha website on August 19, 2008, you can read from here. http://koha.org/about-koha/news/nr1219098567.html Another good news is from Delhi Public Library, they implemented Koha for its OPAC. OPAC is accessible from http://59.176.17.111/. DPL is the first library in South Asia using latest version of Koha (version-3). The persons behind this effort are Mr. Amit and Mr. Sudhir (Indserve infotech Pvt. Ltd).Contact email of Amit is amitddng135 at gmail.com -- 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

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Re: [LIS-Forum] a query
by Dr.D.P Prathap 19 Aug '08

19 Aug '08

Dear Colleagues Please tell me the source/s to find out the Tamil equivalents for Biotechnology terms. Thanking you Yours Sincerely T.Shanmuganathan Technical Officer (Library) Sugarcane Breeding Institute Coimbatore-7 -- 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 ksc＠library.iisc.ernet.in 19 Aug '08

19 Aug '08

Dear Lis-forum memmbers, This is a request for an article for our Doctor at IISc Article : Journal of allergy and clinical immunology V.20(5) p473-482 author: S. Record Title: Treatment of asthma in childhood: inhaled carticosteroid Please send a copy, if your library has it. The charges can be paid in advance or after supply Chudamani

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Famous Personalities in Management Date of Birth's
by MAHESH ATCHI 19 Aug '08

19 Aug '08

To, Dear Professionals, Our college is going to conduct Management Quiz & Event etc. So I need Full Names & Date of Birth's (YY-MM-DD) of Famous Personalities in Management. Can any one provide the information? A. MAHESH Librarian ICFAI National College Visakhapatnam -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Blogs for Libraries
by DINESH SIDDAIAH 18 Aug '08

18 Aug '08

Dear Friends, WebJunction community member Greg Schwartz (http://www.webjunction.org) explains what blogs are and why librarians should care about them. Dr. Dinesh K. S. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Conference on Library 2.0: The Confluence of Web 2.0 and the Library Paradigm – Inauguration and Programme Schedule
by N.S. Harinarayana 18 Aug '08

18 Aug '08

The inauguration of the National Conference on Library 2.0: The Confluence of Web 2.0 and the Library Paradigm will be held on August 21, 2008 at the Bahadur Institute of Management Science, Manasagangotri, Hunsur Road, Mysore. The conference will be inaugurated by Sri. K. Jayakumar, IAS, Additional Chief Secretary, Government of Kerala. Prof. N. Balakrishnan, Associate Director, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore will give the Keynote Address. Prof. H.A. Khan, Former Chairman, Department of Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, Mysore will preside over the function. The two-day conference is being organised by Department of Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, Mysore as an event under UGC-SAP. Prof. V.G. Talawar is the programme director and Dr. Khaiser Nikam is the rappoteur general. The conference has six sessions. Each session will start with a presentation of a key paper followed by presentation of submitted paper. Each session is moderated by a Chair. The key speakers in the Conference are Prof. A. Neelameghan, Prof. I.K. Ravichandra Rao, Dr. Shalini R. Urs, Dr. Samyukta Ravi, and Dr. Venkadesan. The conference will have a tutorial and a pannel discussion. More than 100 participants are likely to participate in the conference. You are invited cordially to the inauguration function. For more information on the Conference, please visit http://www.mydlis-sap.ac.in -- 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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Just Published: "Science Dissemination using Open Access: A Compendium of Selected Literature on Open Access"
by Puna Das 18 Aug '08

18 Aug '08

Science Dissemination using Open Access: A Compendium of Selected Literature on Open Access Canessa, Enrique and Zennaro, Marco (Eds.) (2008). Science Dissemination using Open Access: A compendium of selected literature on Open Access. Trieste: ICTP. Can be downloaded from http://sdu.ictp.it/openaccess/book.html / https://drtc.isibang.ac.in/bitstream/handle/1849/420/SciDissOpenAccess.pdf?… About the Book: This book aims to guide the scientific community on the requirements of Open Access, and the plethora of low-cost solutions available. A compendium of selected literature on Open Access is presented to increase the awareness of the potential of open publishing in general. Discussions on open publishing via Academic Webcasting are also included. The book also aims to encourage decision makers in academia and research centers to adopt institutional and regional Open Access Journals and Archives to make their own scientific results public and fully searchable on the Internet. Table of Contents: Part 1: Selected Literature Overview Declarations Open Access to Science in Developing Countries Types of Journals Published Getting Professionals Legal Framework Institutional Access Policies and Mandates: NIH Examples Economic Models for Journal Publishing Funding Scientific Open Access Getting Found, Staying Found, Increasing Impact Web 2.0 and Open Access Open Academic Web-casting Part 2: Software EPrints DSpace Self-Archiving FAQ Open Access Archives: Examples An International Open Archive: E-LIS Open Journals System Topaz Many Congratulations to the Editors and Publisher of this useful book. Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India http://anup-jnu.blogspot.com 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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