April 2009 - LIS-Forum - ncsi.iisc.ernet.in

NewGenLib installation manual developed at NCSI available at http://dharmaganja.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in']
by Mailing List Admin 20 Apr '09

20 Apr '09

Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2009 16:50:03 +0530 (IST) From: gayathri(a)nls.ac.in NewGenLib installation manual on NCSI is excellent due to its features like 1. Sequential Steps 2 Exactly defines the Steps which needs to be executed, so that the installation happens in an order 3. No scope for mistakes and misconception 4. Followed exactly leads to successful installation. 5. The installer need not have to spend debugging the logs of JBOSS, postgres, etc., 6. It gives a Joy in deploying NewGenLib on Ubuntu - OpenSource Gayathri NLSIU, Bangalore

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Congratulations to Dr Shankar Singh
by Charu 17 Apr '09

17 Apr '09

Respected Friends, Greetings for the day , I have immense pleasure and honur in sharing the news regarding that on16 the April 2009 ,First prize won by Dr. Shankar Singh for authoring a book "Information Technology & Internet" in Hindi language. Dr. Shankar Singh has a verstalite personality. Very few people have knowledge of this fact that he is good educator .He used to share his knowledge in very simple and effortless vocabulary and can make a hard core tutorial into an easy way communication. I am thankful to Ms. Sarita Khanna who choose me to share this valuable information among the LIS community. Regards, Miss Charu Mathur, Delhi. Dear Charu, I feel proud to inform you that Dr Shankar Singh,Head ,Deptt of Library & Info Services,Power Finance Corporation Ltd,New Delhi has been awarded with First prize by Information Technology Deptt,Communication & Information Technology Ministry ,Govt of India for writing a book "Information Technology & Internet" in Hindi language. A citation for his excellent contribution and a cheque for Rs.40000.00 were given to Dr Singh by the Secretary ,Ministry of Communication & Information Technology on 16th April in a small function . Congratulations to Dr Shankar Singh Sarita -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Volunteer Force for Open Source Technologies in Libraries
by Jai Haravu 17 Apr '09

17 Apr '09

Dear List members I propose that we should create an all-India volunteer force to help libraries implement and support open source software technologies for libraries. I would like to call such a volunteer force as VOST4LIB (VOlunteers in Open Source Technologies for LIBraries) VOST4LIB is envisaged as a community-driven initiative with the prime objective of marshalling the existing human-power in India, experienced and knowledgeable in the use of open source (OS) technologies and solutions suitable and needed by libraries. This will include OS library management systems such as Koha and NewGenLib; institutional repository systems such as Dspace, Eprints, Fedora; OS operating systems and Servers such as Linux distros; OS content management systems (Drupal, Joomla); newer tool kits such as the eXtensible catalog, OS learning Managment Systems (e.g., Moodle) etc., etc. I envisage that VOST4LIB volunteers will undertake to offer their expertise and knowledge to help libraries within their city, town or nearby areas in tasks such as: a.. Installation of relevant/needed OS software and solutions b.. Trouble shooting and support to installations already having one or other OS application but requring help from time o time. c.. Some training of staff in libraries that do not have well trained staff in the OS application At some time I also see the possibility of VOST4LIB volunteers having Developers among the force. Thess specialists might contribute their programming skills to customize, build third party applications, enhance one or other OS application software, make proposals for new functionality, etc. Such activity would obviously require considerable time and effort and could become a community-driven activity like that of the CODE4LIB group. The purpose of VOST4LIB is not to detract from, or minimize or negate the need for paid data conversion/migration, support and training services that already exist, e.g., for Koha and NewGenLib. I believe that the large libraries, e.g., in Universities and privately funded colleges, special libraries should seek paid support services since their installations are big and any dislocation of service is not in their interest. They should not hesittate to seek and pay for services from authorized providers. If everyone expects free service then the whole edifice of open source technolgies for libraries will crumble to the detriment of all libraries. VOST4LIB, on the other hand, should be targeted to the smaller libraries in schools and small colleges where they may not have well trained staff and/or IT staff to fall back on and also the finances to obtain paid support. I envisage that VOST4LIB Volunteers will provide their service free-of-charge to SEEKER libraries at a time that is convenient to the volunteers consistent with the urgency of the help needed. SEEKER libraries should be willing to provide transportation and/or reimburse expenses to the Volunteers. If the service requires several hours of work on the part of the Volunteers SEEKER libraries should provide them lunch and refreshments and also acknowledge via a letter to the head of the organization of the Volunteer the fact that they benefitted from the Volunteer's help, etc., etc. I would be happy to incubate VOST4LIB as an initiative of Kesavan Institute of Information and Knowledge Management (KIIKM). KIIKM will be happy to finnace and create an exclusive web site and host a searchable database of Volunteers who may then be contacted by SEEKER libraries. The site could also have a discussion forum and other useful resources. KIIKM may seek advertisement revenues and donor funding to help it to support and sustain this work. Obviously there would be need for at least one dedicated human resource for upkeep of the web site, administrering and updating its resources, moderating discussions, etc. This would require funding and I hope we could attract a national agency to fund such an activity. The whole edifice of the open source movement is driven and sustained by a contribution culture - the Cathedral spirit. VOST4LIB can, I believe, will be another contribution to the movement. I would really appreciate the views of professionals to the idea of VOST4LIB. Best regards. L J Haravu Trustee, Kesavan Inst. of Information and Knowledge Management (KIIKM) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Open Access Journals
by Pawan Agrawal 17 Apr '09

17 Apr '09

Dear Friends, Open Movement is a boon for the librarians of todays ICT enviornment. It gives them competability to walk with the modern technical trends. To contribute in this movement I have prepared one portal of the online Open Access Medicine Journals. One can use it for the benefit of the users. the URL of this blog is www.sbksmirclib.blogspot.com This blog not only gives a comprehensive database of open access medical journal but also give the librarian an idea to use the several online sources for the benefit of the library. The Open Resources are taking very prominent place in the library and information services. Whether it is Open Source Software, Open Access Literature or Open Web Tool, Open resources are playing very important role in giving fight to "techno-capitalism" and "digital divide". I highly support the open resources for the benefit of libraries. -- Thanks and Regards Pawan R. Agrawal Assistant Librarian SBSK Medical Institute and Reseach Centre Library Sumandeep Vidyapeeth University At & Post. Piparia. 02668-245264 Ph. 9376135580 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Walk in interview for Library Trainees at ACTREC
by Satish Munnolli 17 Apr '09

17 Apr '09

Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research & Education in Cancer (ACTREC) is the Basic, Translational and Clinical Research unit of the premier cancer research organization of the country - Tata Memorial Centre. It is located in 60 acres land in Kharghar, Navi Mumbai. The fully automated library has state-of-the-art facilities to cater to the needs of scientific, clinical and paramedical staff by ensuring the reach of scientific information on their desktop. The library serves as a nucleus of information in every branch of research in the field of cancer. Library of the advanced centre is looking for Trainees for a period of 6 months and extendable up to one year based on the projects. Selected candidates will be paid a stipend of Rs. 6000/- per month with accommodation facilities in the premises. The absorbed candidate will have an exposure to all modern techniques of maintaining a good scientific and medical library with hands on experience More details on the same are available at <http://www.actrec.gov.in/summer_main.htm> http://www.actrec.gov.in/summer_main.htm Candidates fulfilling the required qualifications may appear for walk-in-interview on 6th May 2009 (Wednesday) at 10.00 am at the meeting room, Khanolkar Shodhika, ACTREC. You are requested to circulate the information to interested individuals and copy of the advertisement may be displayed on display boards of your institute for the benefit of desired candidates. Satish S Munnolli Librarian Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research & Education in Cancer (ACTREC) Tata Memorial Centre Sector 22, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai 410 210 India Ph: +91 22 2740 5026 Fax: +91 22 2740 5085 Email: <mailto:smunnolli@actrec.gov.in> smunnolli(a)actrec.gov.in URL: <http://library.actrec.gov.in:8080> http://library.actrec.gov.in:8080 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Announcement of International Conference on Digital Libraries (ICDL 2010), New Delhi, 23-26 February 2010
by Debal Chandra Kar 17 Apr '09

17 Apr '09

After the overwhelming success of ICDL 2004 and ICDL 2006 which were organized by TERI, New Delhi, it was felt that such an event could be an extremely useful tool to bridge the digital divide that exists in this part of the world. It was able to create awareness and enthusiasm among the community. Keeping this in mind TERI is planning to organize the 3rd conference in this series, ICDL 2010, during 23-26 February 2010. The conference will also aim at further strengthen the academic collaboration and strategic alliance in development of DL in the world. Theme of the conference is Digital Libraries: Shaping the Information Paradigm?. This conference is expected to be a major forum focusing on digital libraries and related technologies and issues. The areas of digital library and knowledge management are still nascent in the developing countries but with great potentiality for development. This conference would, therefore, facilitate exchange of ideas and help bridge the knowledge gap in these areas and sustain the knowledge thus gained. It is expected to become a platform to bring together a galaxy of experts, researchers, academics, students, and others. Taking into account your expertise and interest in this field, we would like to invite you to speak at this conference. Participants will greatly benefit from your long experience. We would also be grateful if you could let us know the topic of your presentation. An urgent and favourable response is solicited. Debal C. Kar Organising Secretary, ICDL 2010 TERI Darbari Seth Block India Habitat Place, Lodhi Road New Delhi - 110 003, India Tel. (+91 11) 2468 2100 / 2468 2111 Extn 2724 Fax (+91 11) 2468 2144 / 2468 2145 E-mail <dckar(a)teri.res.in> Web: www.teriin.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy for the post of Librarian
by Ramakrishnan V 17 Apr '09

17 Apr '09

Sir Vins Christian College of Women in Engineering, Chunkankada, Nagercoil would like to select one Librarian and one Asst Librarian. The required Qualification is M.L.I.Sc. This is a new College which will be approved by AITEC and affiliated to Anna University of Technology. Interested persons may send their resume with latest Photograph to: Mr Nanchil Vincent Ex M.P Chairman Vins Christian College of Enginering Chunkankada Nagercoil -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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DRTC Colloquium (2) 2008-2010
by DRTC - General 17 Apr '09

17 Apr '09

INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE Documentation Research and Training Centre 8TH Mile, Mysore Road Bangalore 560059 DRTC Colloquium (2) 2008-2010 Social Networking Technologies and Applications Abstract The proliferation of the World Wide Web has resulted in a virtual migration of human beings. This is different from real life, physical human dynamics. Social media and emergent platforms, mostly powered by the Open Source Movement and under various open licenses, have resulted in codifying and structuring this online Brownian motion evidenced by human beings. Therefore, a need has arisen to understand the technologies underlying these changes and the exposition that these technologies may have in different application domains. Virtual structures of human beings are denoted as social networks in the digital environment. This colloquium seeks to further the understanding of social networks as facilitated by different social media applications. This colloquium also aims at understanding how emerging social network technologies helps in transforming the structure of web and their potential impact on library applications. 1. Overview - Shion Guha (Leader) 2. Communication Technologies - Tarun Kumar 3. Collaboration Technologies - Ali Raza 4. Multimedia Technologies - Nilesh Shewale 5. Entertainment Technologies - Binit Kiran 6. Library 2.0 and other Applications - Babar Raees 7. Conclusions - Priyanki Sinha Venue: DRTC Classroom Date: 22nd April 2009 Time: 2.00pm All are cordially invited. M.Krishnamurthy Colloquium Coordinator -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IFLA Libraries Success Story Database
by Shriram Pandey 17 Apr '09

17 Apr '09

Dear Professionals, The International Federation of Library Associations created this database in support of the World Summit on the Information Society. Library's achievements and projects according to the categories below * Libraries as access point * Libraries as ICT learning centers * Libraries for continuing education * Libraries for specific needs * Libraries for cultural heritage Detail may be access at : http://www.tribalpixel.ch/ifla/index.php -- --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Regards, Shri Ram Pandey - Asst. Librarian The LNM Institute of Information Technology(LNM IIT) Jaipur(Rajasthan) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National IP Seminar on "IPR and Innovation: A Way Forward for SME's" on the occasion of World IP Day
by Puna Das 16 Apr '09

16 Apr '09

National IP Seminar on "IPR and Innovation: A Way Forward for SME's" on the occasion of World IP Day April 27, 2009, New Delhi Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry in association with Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) is organizing a National IP Seminar on "IPR and Innovation: A Way Forward for SME's" on Monday, 27th April, 2009. SMEs are the engines of growth and are responsible for most jobs, products, tax revenues, welfare and healthy contribution to Indian exports and development. A healthy SME sector is, therefore, crucial for the economy and socially sustainable development of the country. It is a unanimous beleif that SME-innovation describes new ways and concepts for the successful innovation in the 21st century. It is now established that new business can be generated without taking high risks. In this backdrop, FICCI in association with DIPP is organizing a one day interactive debate on "IPR and Innovation: A Way Forward for SME's". The aim of the seminar is to showcase how SMEs have created and protected their IP for sustained business growth. The seminar also aims to provide an opportunity to the SMEs to have an insight so as to empower them with an in-depth knowledge. Also, we bring through this seminar such entrepreneurs who were able to sustain themselves in the market and have set examples for others. Panel discussions will also be held to to debate on whether India should have a 2nd Tier protection to accord protection to the useful inventions having less inventive threshold. It gives me immense pleasure to invite you to participate in the subject programme. We keenly look forward to your presence and active interaction. You may register with us at ipr[at]ficci.com. For any further queries you may contact us. Kindly mention your Name, Designation, Organization, mobile no. telephone no (with city code), fax no. when you send us an email for registration, enabling us to keep you updated on the programme to be held at Delhi. Kindly Note: There is no Delegation Fee. Thanks & Regards Sheena Piplani FICCI IPR Division EMail: ipr[at]ficci.com Direct Line: +911123766930 Board Line: +911123738760 – 70 Ext: 477 Fax: +911123765333 Download Programme: http://www.ficci.com/events/events-ahead/apr09/april27.doc More Details: http://www.ficci.com/events/events-ahead/apr09/apr27.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India http://anupkumardas.blogspot.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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