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National conference on Information Access Initiatives and Rural India, June 25-26, Guru Nanak Dev Univresity, Amritsar
by javed mlis 15 May '09

15 May '09

National conference on Information Access Initiatives and Rural India, June 25-26, Guru Nanak Dev Univresity, Amritsar Organizers: ICSSR and Guru Nanak Dev University Theme and Sub-Themes: Information Access initiatives and Rural India Sub-Themes ICT and Academic Libraries Rural-Urban Divide in India Preparing Rural India for Digital Libraries E-resources in Social Sciences E-learning E-literacy Open Access/Web 2.0/Web Blog E-governance and rural India Registration Fees: For Delegates : Rs. 200/- per person *For Student and Retired Persons : Rs. 100/- per person *For Research Scholars : Rs. 100/- per person Fee for registration may please be sent at the earliest (but not later than June 15, 2009) by duly crossed Demand Draft in the name of the Head, Bhai Gurdas Libray, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar (payable at Amritsar). Accommodation can be arranged for the delegates who send their consent. Contact Address: Dr. H.S. Chopra Head and Organizing Secretary Bhai Gurdas Library Guru Nanak Dev University Amritsar-143001 Phone: (O)+91-0183-2258850 Fax: +91-183-2258819,2258820 Mob: 09815766979 Email: gndu_librarian(a)yahoo.com chopra_gndu(a)yahoo.com ........................................................ With Love Javed Asim Library Assistant Moradabad Institute of Technology Moradabad - U.P. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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TCS Wins SLA B&F 2009 Centres of Excellence Award
by Kishore Ingale 15 May '09

15 May '09

Tata Consultancy Services has won Special Libraries Association (SLA) USA's 'Centre of Excellence Award (COEA ) - 2009' !! TCS Library Network has been globally recognized as excellent by the International community of information professionals. Its for the first time that this award has crossed the American shores since its inception in 2002. By winning this award, TCS joins the league of world class libraries of Wharton School, Microsoft, Verizon, Nike, Ernst & Young, Univ of Michigan, National Geographic and Stanford Univ, among others. ( http://units.sla.org/division/dbf/awards/coe/pastwinners.html). TCS LIC Team under the able leadership of Mr B P Prakash has successfully demonstrated leadership through innovative service platforms, global benchmarks and best practices. --------------------------------------------------- Here is the official announcement from SLA Headquarters. SLA BUSINESS and FINANCE DIVISION ANNOUNCES TATA CONSULTANCY AS 2009 CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE AWARD WINNER For Release: May 13, 2009 Contact: Michael M. Smith, Chair, COEA Committee SLA Business & Finance Division Tel: 979.845.2902 michaelsmith(a)tamu.edu Terri Brooks, Chair SLA Business & Finance Division Tel: 202.326.5904 brooks(a)ici.org The Business & Finance Division of the Special Libraries Association (SLA) proudly announces the winner of the eighth annual Centers of ExcellenceAward, the Library & Information Centre of Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (Mumbai, India). The SLA Business & Finance Division is recognizing the Library & Information Centre (LIC) for the quality of its support to an international organization and its exemplary application of management techniques and tools including: strategic planning using core functional teams a strong customer focus through domain-specific alerts and bulletins mature metrics collection including Balanced Scorecards and enterprise-wide satisfaction surveys an employee development program known as Integrated Career and Learning Management System (iCALMS) a focus on process management that includes a global reference desk and service level agreement The Tata Consultancy Services Library and Information Centre is a network of 83 facilities (65 libraries and 18 self-help library corners) spread across 17 cities in India and 10 abroad, and staffed by 130 professionals. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is an IT services, business solutions and outsourcing organization that has over 130,000 associates spread across 47 countries. TCS is part of the Tata Group, India's largest industrial conglomerate which includes Tata Steel, Tata Motors, Tata Power, Tata Chemicals, Tata Tea, Indian Hotels, and Tata Communications. The SLA Business & Finance Division?s Center of Excellence awards serve to recognize quality as a priority for the successful management and deliveryof information. The awards take their inspiration from the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Awards, which are given annually to US organizations to recognize and promote quality as a critical part of innovation and competitiveness. The "Centers of Excellence" Awards, like the Baldrige Award, recognize customer-driven quality and leadership in the framework of an organization dedicated to the gathering, analysis and dissemination ofinformation in the business community. The Centres of Excellence Award will be officially presented at the 2009 SLA Conference in Washington, D.C.. Immediately following the award presentation, the award recipient will speak about the best practices for which the organization is being recognized. The presentation of the awards will occur on Monday, June 15, at 5:30pm at the SLA Business & Finance Division Open House and Awards Reception. THE JUDGES The judges were Katherine Ehrlich, Business Researcher, Ernst & Young LLP; Cynthia Lenox, Business Librarian, John Carroll University; Kimberly Morgan, Market Research Specialist, Verizon Communications Inc.; Terese Terry, Business Information Specialist, Lippincott Library, University of Pennsylvania; and Hope Tillman, Director, Horn Library, Babson College, each of whom is an active member of the Business & Finance Division. BACKGROUND The awards serve to recognize the best of "best practices" in three categories: Technology, Service, and Management. Any member of SLA can apply for consideration in any of the three categories and all entries are evaluated by a panel of judges who are members of the Business & Finance Division. The award winners represent excellence and quality at its highest level, and in previous years have included such outstanding organizations as the Science, Industry & Business Library of the New York Public Library; the J. Hugh Jackson Library, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University; National Geographic Society's Libraries and Information Services; Verizon Information Research Network and Stephen D. Cutler Center for Investments and Finance, Horn Library, Babson College. For a list of previous award recipients and further information visit: http://units.sla.org/division/dbf/awards/coe/pastwinners.html Christina de Castell Director, Public Relations SLA Business & Finance Division Christina de Castell, MLIS, FSLA Manager, InfoAction Vancouver Public Library Level 5, 350 West Georgia Street Vancouver, BC V6B 6B1 Tel 604-331-3613 Email infoaction(a)vpl.ca Website http://www.infoaction.ca ================================================================================= Kishore Ramdas Ingale Sr Manager, Corporate LIC Tata Consultancy Services Gateway Park, Road No.13 MIDC, Andheri (E) Mumbai - 400 093,Maharashtra India Ph:- +91 22 6779 3588 Buzz:- 422 3588 Cell:- 09226711630 Mailto: kishore.ingale(a)tcs.com Website: http://www.tcs.com ____________________________________________ Experience certainty. 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Software neeeded for Documentation
by vaibhav.sonje 15 May '09

15 May '09

Dear LIS Professionals, We have two type of Engineering Drawings and Documents i.e. French Documents & English Documents. We classify those drawings & documents as like Process Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Instrumentation Engineering, Civil Engineering etc. These are Project Documents, that keep on changing. They are marked with appropriate "Revision No." All departments need to be well informed with a latest revision no. of drawings & documents. Arranging and accessing the drawings & documents we have own numbering system. For such needs can you suggest any software? With Regards, Vaibhav P. Sonje Librarian Pidilite Industries Limited, Ramkrishna Mandir Road, P.O. Box No. 17411, Andheri (East), Mumbai 400059 Ph.: (022) 28357513 Fax : (022) 28357308 Cell : 09967535126 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancies for LIS Professionals
by Mailing List Admin 15 May '09

15 May '09

Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 15:19:51 +0530 From: Vinod Singh <vikusi(a)gmail.com> Dear Professionals, Posts: 1. University Librarian (16400-450-20900-500-22400): Gen-1--------Post code 1261 2. Library Attendant (2650-65-3300-70-4000): SC-2, ST-3, OBC-6----Post code 4176 3. Library Attendant (2650-65-3300-70-4000): SC-1--------Post code 4181 Last date:June 20, 2009. For Advertisement http://www.bhu.ac.in/Advetisment/Advertisement.pdf For Application form http://www.bhu.ac.in/Advetisment/Form.pdf For selection criteria http://www.bhu.ac.in/Advetisment/ELIGIBILITY.pdf With love Vinod Kumar Singh Research Scholar Dept. of Lib. & Info. Sci. University of Delhi Delhi-110007 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy at Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Rae Bareli
by Mailing List Admin 15 May '09

15 May '09

Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 07:54:10 +0530 From: "Thapar, Amit" <amitt(a)niper.ac.in> Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology (RGIPT) Ratapur Chowk, Rae Bareli - 229316 (UP) Government of India, through the Ministry of Petroleum and Natual Gas has setup Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology (RGIPT) at Rae-Barelli, UP on the lines of IIT. Applications are invited for following posts including: Senior Library Information Assistant : 01 post, Pay Scale : Rs.9300-34800 Gr.Pay Rs.4200 How to Apply : An application should be sent on the prescribed form in an envelope superscribed as 'Application for the Post...... in RGIPT' on or before 05/06/2009 to : Director Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology Ratapur Chowk, Rae Bareli - 229316 (UP) Please view http://www.rgipt.in/uploads/docs/RGIPT%20Non%20Academic%20Rcruitement.pdf for details and application form. regards, amit@urservice

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Help for Web 2.0 applications
by kannika.gp kannika 14 May '09

14 May '09

Dear Librarians/Professionals, I am student of second year MLISc. I am working project to study "Application of web 2.0 in Indian Libraries". Appreciated very much if librarians and professionals associated such library could provide me with some details at least points to the same. Thank you and regards Kannikaparameshwari G. MLISc Student DOS Library and Information Science Manasagangotri, Mysore. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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M.Tech & PGDIM @ ISiM, University of Mysore - Admissions Open
by roopa 14 May '09

14 May '09

For those looking for an exciting career in Information Management across the Industries and Knowledge Organizations. Admissions are now open under Cycle 2 for a multidisciplinary M.Tech & PGDIM 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 across the globe - Dalhousie University, Canada; University of Michigan, USA; University of Pittsburgh, USA; Syracuse University, USA; International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore and Informatics (India) Ltd., Bangalore. What do we offer? . Cutting Edge Global Curriculum that imparts skill sets across the Information Management space - Databases to Data Mining to Data Analytics; Information Retrieval to Information Systems Design to Software Systems Management; Taxonomy, Ontologies and Semantic Web to Human Computer Interaction. Check out our syllabus for details. . Unique opportunity to be mentored by Industry Leaders from Google, Yahoo, Intel and others through a path-breaking project - WikiGyan . 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 infrastructure in sylvan setting . Internships and projects with leading industry partners . Informal but rigorous pedagogy Eligibility for M.Tech . Engineering Graduates / 4-Year Degree Graduates (10+2+4) / Master's Degree in any Discipline . CAT / MAT / GATE / PGCET / State Level National Entrance Test Score Eligibility for PGDIM . Graduates in any Discipline Important Dates Application Deadline : July 28 , 2009 Offer Decision : August 8, 2009 Acceptance Decision : August 15, 2009 Course Start Date : September 1, 2009 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: Mr. Lohith Kumar - 9611108789 Fax: +91-821-2519209, Email: office(a)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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Introducing DuraSpace - an organization creating open technologies for durable digital content.
by ramesh chander 14 May '09

14 May '09

Dear friends, Fedora Commons and the DSpace Foundation, two of the largest providers of open source software for managing and providing access to digital content, are joining their organizations to pursue a common mission. Jointly, they will provide *leadership and innovation* in open source technologies for global communities who manage, preserve, and provide access to digital content. The joined organization, named "DuraSpace," will *sustain and grow* its flagship repository platforms - Fedora and DSpace. DuraSpace will also expand its portfolio by offering new technologies and services that respond to the dynamic environment of the Web and to new requirements from existing and future users. DuraSpace will focus on supporting existing communities and will also engage a larger and more diverse group of stakeholders in support of its not-for-profit mission. http://duraspace.org/index.html With Warm Regards, Romesh Chander National Center for Science Information(NCSI), Indian Institue of Science, Bangalore-560012. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Version 75, Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography
by Charles W. Bailey, Jr. 13 May '09

13 May '09

Version 75 of the Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography is now available from Digital Scholarship. This selective bibliography presents over 3,400 articles, books, and other printed and electronic sources that are useful in understanding scholarly electronic publishing efforts on the Internet. http://www.digital-scholarship.org/sepb/sepb.html The Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography: 2008 Annual Edition is now available as a paperback book. http://digital-scholarship.org/sepb/annual/sepb2008.htm For a discussion of the numerous changes in my digital publications since my resignation from the University of Houston Libraries (http://tinyurl.com/5en4jt), see: http://www.digital-scholarship.org/cwb/dsoverview.htm A backup Digital Scholarship server is available at: http://digital-scholarship.com/ Changes in This Version The bibliography has the following sections (revised sections are marked with an asterisk): Table of Contents Dedication * 1 Economic Issues* 2 Electronic Books and Texts 2.1 Case Studies and History* 2.2 General Works* 2.3 Library Issues* 3 Electronic Serials 3.1 Case Studies and History* 3.2 Critiques* 3.3 Electronic Distribution of Printed Journals* 3.4 General Works* 3.5 Library Issues* 3.6 Research* 4 General Works* 5 Legal Issues 5.1 Intellectual Property Rights* 5.2 License Agreements* 6 Library Issues 6.1 Cataloging, Identifiers, Linking, and Metadata* 6.2 Digital Libraries* 6.3 General Works* 6.4 Information Integrity and Preservation* 7 New Publishing Models* 8 Publisher Issues* 8.1 Digital Rights Management* 9 Repositories, E-Prints, and OAI* Appendix A. Related Bibliographies* Appendix B. About the Author* Appendix C. SEPB Use Statistics* Scholarly Electronic Publishing Resources includes the following sections: Cataloging, Identifiers, Linking, and Metadata* Digital Libraries* Electronic Books and Texts* Electronic Serials* General Electronic Publishing* Images* Legal* Preservation* Publishers* Repositories, E-Prints, and OAI* SGML and Related Standards* Further Information about SEPB The XHTML version of SEPB is designed for interactive use. Each major section is a separate file. There are links to sources that are freely available on the Internet. It can be searched using a Google Search Engine. Whether the search results are current depends on Google's indexing frequency. In addition to the bibliography, the XHTML document includes: (1) Scholarly Electronic Publishing Weblog (monthly list of new resources; also available by e-mail--see second URL--and RSS Feed--see third URL) http://www.digital-scholarship.org/sepb/sepw/sepw.htm http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailverifySubmit?feedId=51756 http://digital-scholarship.org/sepw2/rss2/ (2) Scholarly Electronic Publishing Resources (directory of over 330 related Web sites) http://www.digital-scholarship.org/sepb/sepr/sepr.htm (3) Archive (prior versions of the bibliography) http://www.digital-scholarship.org/sepb/archive/sepa.htm Annual PDF Editions The 2006, 2007, and 2008 annual PDF editions of the Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography are also available. http://www.digital-scholarship.org/sepb/annual/annual.htm Related Article An article about the bibliography has been published in The Journal of Electronic Publishing: http://hdl.handle.net/2027/spo.3336451.0007.201 Other Digital Scholarship Publications The following Digital Scholarship publications may also be of interest: (1) Author's Rights, Tout de Suite http://www.digital-scholarship.org/ts/authorrights.pdf (2) DigitalKoans (Weblog about digital copyright, digital curation, digital repositories, open access, scholarly communication, and other digital information issues) http://digital-scholarship.org/digitalkoans/ http://digital-scholarship.org/digitalkoans/rss2/ (3) Electronic Theses and Dissertations Bibliography http://digital-scholarship.org/etdb/etdb.htm (4) Google Book Search Bibliography http://digital-scholarship.org/gbsb/gbsb.htm (5) Institutional Repositories, Tout de Suite http://www.digital-scholarship.org/ts/irtoutsuite.pdf (6) Open Access Bibliography: Liberating Scholarly Literature with E-Prints and Open Access Journals http://digital-scholarship.org/oab/oab.htm -- Best Regards, Charles Charles W. Bailey, Jr. Publisher, Digital Scholarship http://www.digital-scholarship.org/ http://digital-scholarship.org/cwb/cwbaileyprofile.htm -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Pazpar2: Open Source Federated Search Technology
by savitra sirohi 13 May '09

13 May '09

All, Wanted to inform the list members of this open source federated search technology. Pazpar2 is developed by the same organization that developed the Zebra search technology used in Koha and other applications. More information is available here: http://www.indexdata.dk/pazpar2/. The technology can simultaneously query multiple target z39.50 servers, target servers can include: - Free online databases like Project Gutenberg - Paid online databases - z3950 compliant Library Systems like Koha It supports among other things flexible rules based merging, relevance ranking, record sorting, and faceted results. Future releases of Koha are expected to be tightly integrated with this technology. We have prepared a demo at this link, the demo is configured to search 3 databases - LOC z3950 server, Project Gutenberg & a Demo Koha installation. >From the results users can navigate to the electronic resource (Project Gutenberg) or to the Koha page of the particular item. http://pazpardemo.osslabs.biz/pazpar2/jsdemo/ Suggested Search Terms: Gandhi, India or Shakespeare Please contact me for further information about Pazpar2 or our services around this technology. Thanks, Savitra Sirohi MD, Nucsoft OSS Labs http://www.osslabs.biz -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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