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Library Junction: Selected for implementation by NCERT
by faisal sl 15 Nov '10

15 Nov '10

Dear Friends, The project submitted by the Library Media Centre at Kendriya Vidyalaya Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, “ Library Junction: Developing an Online Academic Social Network” has been selected by the NCERT for implementation under the All India Competition on Innovative Practices and Experiments in Education for Schools and Teacher Education Institutions 2010-11. (One among the two Kendriya Vidyalayas selected from across the country). The project implementation period is from 10 November 2010 to 10 February 2011. A website www.libraryjunction.net has already been launched for the project. The objectives of the project are, i) Creating an easily accessible and user friendly online learning platform which connects the library, teachers and students. ii) Facilitating student-teacher collaborative learning practices. iii) Reaching out to the new generation users of the library at their own space and time. iv) Facilitating information and knowledge sharing. v) Cultivating the love towards books, reading, web and libraries. vi) Developing information and media literacy skills. vii) Inspiring critical thinking and innovation. Library professionals are requested to visit the project website and give their comments and suggestions. Regards S.L.Faisal Librarian Kendriya Vidyalaya Pattom,Thiruvananthapuram-695 004 Kerala India Ph.09447699724 Official http://librarykvpattom.wordpress.com http://libzine.wordpress.com http://homeworksonline.wordpress.com http://mydearbook.wordpress.com Professional http://librarycloud.wordpress.com http://librarynext.wordpress.com http://kvlblogs.wordpress.com Social Networks http://grou.ps/kvlibrarians Personal http://slfaisal.wordpress.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Special Lecture at JSS, Mysore
by SUNIL M.V. 15 Nov '10

15 Nov '10

Dear Friends, This is to inform you that JSS College for Women (Autonomous) and JSS PU Women College, Saraswathipuram, Mysore is organizing a Special Lecture on "Importance of Library in Higher Education" by P. Balasubramanya, Librarian, Govt. First Grade College, Nanjanagud as part of the celebration of National Library Week, on November 20, 2010 at 11.30 AM in the Seminar Hall of the Institute. Please make it convenient to attend the same. With sincere regards, ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunil MV Librarian SDM Institute for Management Development No. 1, Chamundi Hill Road Siddartha Nagar, Mysore Phone : 0821 - 2420490/491 2429722/161 Fax: 0821-2425557 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Confetti of Thoughts on Library & Information Studies- Released
by Sudhier K G Pillai 15 Nov '10

15 Nov '10

Dear All, *Confetti of Thoughts on Library and Information Studies- Released* The book titled “Confetti of Thoughts on Library and Information Studies: Essays in honour of Prof. (Dr.) C. V. Rajan Pillai” edited by Dr. S. Humayoon Kabir and Dr. K. G. Sudhier (Assistant Professors, DLIS, University of Kerala) was released at a function held at DLIS Hall, Kerala University Library, Thiruvananthapuram on 10 November 2010. Noted Malayalam Poet and educationist Dr. Puthusseri ramachandran released the book by handing over a copy to P. Unnikrishna Pillai, Ex. MLA and former Member, Syndicate, University of Kerala. Padmasree Dr. Vellayani Arjunan presided over the function. Dr. A. Gopikuttan, Head, DLIS, University of Kerala, P. Suprabha, State Librarian, Dr. K. P. Somanathan Nair, head, DLIS, M G University and K. P. Sadasivan, President, Kerala Library Association spoke on the Occasion. The editors of the book, Dr. S. Humayoon Kabir welcomed gathering and Dr. K. G. Sudhier introduced the book to the audience and proposed vote of thanks. Dr. C. V. Rajan Pillai who was present on the occasion, was honoured by his researchers and PhD holders. The function has well attended by library professionals,senior faculties and students. The Book, which is a collection of essays has been published as a token of honour to Dr. C. V. Rajan Pillai, who was University Librarian, CUSAT, Cochin and Head, DLIS, M G University, Kottayam. The book is divided into 11 sections comprising 44 Chapters in 550 pages. It features rich collections from over 60 luminaries across the country includes Prof. P. N. Kaula and forwarded by Prof. (Dr.) V. G. Talawar, Vice Chancellor, University of Mysore. It is published by Authors Press, New Delhi and is priced at Rs. 1200/- *Dr. K. G. SUDHIER *Assistant Professor Dept. of Library & Information Science University Library Building University of Kerala Thiruvananthapuram- 695 034 INDIA Tel. 09446484561, +91 471 2414461 (R) 2308034(O) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Post of Librarian in Chandigarh Administration Secretariat
by Ruchika Sharma 15 Nov '10

15 Nov '10

Post of Librarian in Chandigarh Administration Secretariat<http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lislinks/~3/sAkr9-Mo5Cs/2013205:BlogPost:836…> POST- LIBRARIAN NO OF POST- 1(GENERAL) QUALIFICATION- DIPLOMA IN LIBRARY SCIENCE AGE- 18- 25 YEARS AS ON 01/01/2010 LAST DATE TO APPLY- 15/12/2010 FOR MORE INFORMATION- SEE THE SUNDAY TRIBUNE OF 14.11.2010, PAGE NO- 25 -- ......................................... Mrs Ruchika Sharma Asstt. Librarian KIIT College of Engineering Gurgaon ........................................... -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy at HELP Library
by HELP LIBRARY 15 Nov '10

15 Nov '10

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Institutional Repository Bibliography, Version 3
by Charles W. Bailey, Jr. 14 Nov '10

14 Nov '10

An institutional repository is a digital repository specific to a single institution that contains diverse types of digital works that deal with the disciplines associated with that institution. Version three of the Institutional Repository Bibliography is now available from Digital Scholarship as an XHTML website with live links to many included works. It primarily includes published articles, books, and technical reports. A limited number of conference papers and unpublished e-prints are also included. All included works are in English. It is available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License. http://digital-scholarship.org/irb/irb.html The bibliography has the following sections (all sections have been updated): 1 General 2 Country and Regional Institutional Repository Surveys 3 Multiple-Institution Repositories 4 Specific Institutional Repositories 5 Institutional Repository Digital Preservation Issues 6 Institutional Repository Library Issues 7 Institutional Repository Metadata Issues 8 Institutional Repository Open Access Policies 9 Institutional Repository R&D Projects 10 Institutional Repository Research Studies 11 Institutional Repository Software 12 Electronic Theses and Dissertations in Institutional Repositories Appendix A. Related Bibliographies Appendix B. About the Author The following recent Digital Scholarship publication may also be of interest: Transforming Scholarly Publishing through Open Access: A Bibliography (a paperback, a PDF file, and an XHTML website) http://digital-scholarship.org/tsp/transforming.htm For reviews of Digital Scholarship publications, see: http://digital-scholarship.org/announce/reviews.htm Translate (oversatta, oversette, prelozit, traducir, traduire, tradurre, traduzir, or ubersetzen) this message: http://digital-scholarship.org/announce/irb_en_3.htm -- Best Regards, Charles Charles W. Bailey, Jr. Publisher, Digital Scholarship http://digital-scholarship.org/ Digital Scholarship Chronology http://digital-scholarship.org/cwb/dschronology.htm -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] UGC’s conundrum: NET, Ph D and M Phil
by M KOTESWARA RAO 12 Nov '10

12 Nov '10

Dear Mr. Vasanth Raju, I fully agree with each and every word you said ( I am sure others would also feel the same) about the present scenario of M.Phils and Ph.Ds in LIS in our country, particularly the role of UGC. We all know that it is same with many of the state universities, although Tamilnadu tops in this rank of awarding 'paper degrees for money', but let us not blame the UGC for this. I have been reading and watching this phenomenon since many years, but how many of us have ever tried to report such inconsistancies to the UGC or to the concerned authorities (we all know which are these universities in Tamilnadu). As far as I know there were only a few PhD holders in the entire country till the end of 1999. If you carefully examine or analyse, you will notice that some of our own professiopnal collegues in the LIS schools are really responsible for this situation who have either started or have been instrumental in starting MPhil/PhD courses in the distance mode indiscriminately (for whatever reasons). The most recent case was that of Dravidina University, Kuppan in AP where there is neither a LIS department nor faculty but more than 200 students have regsitered for MPhil. Unfortunately, many of the gullible students get attracted to these offers for gaining employment or promotion and end up paying huge sums of money. This is one of the reasons for the high level of un-employment in our profession which will grow further unless we do something. I have been telling many young students about the dangers of doing these degrees in distanace mode. Many of our young LIS professionals are still unware of the UGC regulations and the importance of NET. When there is an aternative to NET qualification, many would certainly prefer to take the 'easy route' for advancing their career. Perhaps they forget that a person with a full-time or part-time degree will always be preferred compared to a person holding a MPhil/PhD degree obtained in distance mode. I wish UGC maintains the status quo and make PhD or NET compulsory for the post of Asst. Professor in Universities. My sincere request to all LIS teachers and professional colleagues who are involved in policy making to STOP THIS PROLIFERATION OF MPHIL/PHD DEGREES IN DISTANCE MODE AND HELP THE PROFESSION RETAIN ITS ORIGINAL STATUS AND QUALITY. Dr. M. Koteswara Rao University Librarian University of Hyderabad On 12-11-10, Vasanth wrote: > Dear Sir/Madam, > > Since 2008 when UGC has exempted M Phil holders from Ph D and NET to be an Assistant Professor in universities and colleges, it has become a never ending saga for both student and the stakeholders. UGC as an authoritative body in this case has failed to come to a right conclusion. They have again and again formulating new rules and putting job aspirants in trouble. > > When UGC has exempted M Phil & Ph D holders from NET, universities, especially in Tamil Nadu have come forward to offer M Phil degree in large numbers without following any of the UGC’s guidelines in offering M Phil degrees. Throughout the year they have admitted students for M Phil degree. This has resulted in large number of M Phil and Ph D holders (1,000 Ph.D degrees have been awarded by Tamil Nadu universities in the last one year, The Hindu). The selection of guides for M Phil degree was done in very hasty manner and anybody having Ph Ds have become guides and have fixed certain amount of money to be guides for the M Phil students. Projects were duplicated and submitted to the most of the Tamil Nadu universities. Without examining the duplication of the project reports and the credibility of the guides, they have literally sold M Phil degrees in market. > > By the time UGC realized the degrading quality of the M Phil degrees awarded by the many of the Tamil Nadu universities, large numbers of M Phil holders have awarded degrees and in some universities even Ph Ds were also awarded. UGC came up with new regulation that NET and Ph D to be remained compulsory for appointing assistant professor in universities and colleges (Minimum qualifications for the appointment of teachers and other academic staff in universities and colleges and measures for the maintenance of standards in higher education 2010). But once again UGC’s exempted M Phil holders those who have obtained M Phil degrees on or before July 2009. > > This has put NET qualified candidates in trouble. In a recent report published in the Hindu newspaper (2010, October 25), it has been found through Right to Information Act that none of the 54 appointments made in recent years by one of the universities in southern Tamil Nadu possessed NET qualification. Further the report revealed that 1,000 Ph.D degrees have been awarded by Tamil Nadu universities in the last one year. But, only the University of Madras and Bharathiyar University have submitted soft copies of one thesis each for the INFLIBNET depository. To add much to the chagrin, UGC has proposed to exempt all M Phil holders from qualifying NET examination. But the HRD ministry has rejected the proposal (UGC plan to dilute norms for lecturers rejected (UGC plan to dilute norms for lecturers rejected - The Times of India, 2010, November 10). > This has exposed the UGC’s duality and lack of commitment in formulating rules for appointing teachers in universities and colleges. > > ------------------------- > With best wishes > Vasantha Raju N > GFGC-Periyapanta > Mysore > > > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > > > _______________________________________________ > LIS-Forum mailing list > LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum -- 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 RAKESH SINGH BISEN 12 Nov '10

12 Nov '10

Dear All, Kindly arrange to send the following article for one of our Scientist: Gupta, O. P. Wakhloo, R. L. Sharma, M. L. and Atal, C. K., Vasicine-a potent uterine stimulant studies on human myometrium, J. Gynaecol. (1979), 29, 935-938. RAKESH SINGH BISEN LIBRARY OFFICER IIIM, JAMMU -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library Trainees required...
by Nirupama Bawdekar 12 Nov '10

12 Nov '10

Dear Moderator, Kindly post this announcement regarding library trainees to the group. thanks and regards, nirupama bawdekar ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INTER-UNIVERSITY CENTRE FOR ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS (An Autonomous Institution of the University Grants Commission) Pune University Campus, Pune – 411007. Phone : 020-2569 1414 2560 4100 Fax : 25604699 Requires: Library Trainees No. of vacancies: Two Qualification : Graduate in Science with Master Degree in Library and Information Science (M.Lib. & I.Sc.) Students who have appeared for final exam and expecting result may also apply).. Age limit : 25 years (Relaxable 5 years for SC/ST and 3 years for OBC) Tenure : One year Emoluments : Rs. 10,000/- p.m. Nature of Jobs: These trainees will be involved various in-house tasks such as Acquisition, Cataloguing, Serial Control and Circulation, etc and will be exposed to e-environment works as NAS server, creating a database for IRCs collection, creation of database of digitalized IUCAA photographs collection, etc. Candidates meeting the above requirement may send curriculum vitae/Bio data along with copies of certificates to the Senior Administrative Officer, IUCAA, Post Bag 4, Ganeshkhind, Pune – 411007 latest by November 30, 2010. Senior Administrative Officer --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ms. Nirupama Bawdekar, Scientific Officer D, Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Post Bag No. 4, Ganeskhind Pune 411 007, India Tel:(020)25604308 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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UGC’s conundrum: NET, Ph D and M Phil
by Vasanth 11 Nov '10

11 Nov '10

Dear Sir/Madam, Since 2008 when UGC has exempted M Phil holders from Ph D and NET to be an Assistant Professor in universities and colleges, it has become a never ending saga for both student and the stakeholders. UGC as an authoritative body in this case has failed to come to a right conclusion. They have again and again formulating new rules and putting job aspirants in trouble. When UGC has exempted M Phil & Ph D holders from NET, universities, especially in Tamil Nadu have come forward to offer M Phil degree in large numbers without following any of the UGC’s guidelines in offering M Phil degrees. Throughout the year they have admitted students for M Phil degree. This has resulted in large number of M Phil and Ph D holders (1,000 Ph.D degrees have been awarded by Tamil Nadu universities in the last one year, The Hindu). The selection of guides for M Phil degree was done in very hasty manner and anybody having Ph Ds have become guides and have fixed certain amount of money to be guides for the M Phil students. Projects were duplicated and submitted to the most of the Tamil Nadu universities. Without examining the duplication of the project reports and the credibility of the guides, they have literally sold M Phil degrees in market. By the time UGC realized the degrading quality of the M Phil degrees awarded by the many of the Tamil Nadu universities, large numbers of M Phil holders have awarded degrees and in some universities even Ph Ds were also awarded. UGC came up with new regulation that NET and Ph D to be remained compulsory for appointing assistant professor in universities and colleges (Minimum qualifications for the appointment of teachers and other academic staff in universities and colleges and measures for the maintenance of standards in higher education 2010). But once again UGC’s exempted M Phil holders those who have obtained M Phil degrees on or before July 2009. This has put NET qualified candidates in trouble. In a recent report published in the Hindu newspaper (2010, October 25), it has been found through Right to Information Act that none of the 54 appointments made in recent years by one of the universities in southern Tamil Nadu possessed NET qualification. Further the report revealed that 1,000 Ph.D degrees have been awarded by Tamil Nadu universities in the last one year. But, only the University of Madras and Bharathiyar University have submitted soft copies of one thesis each for the INFLIBNET depository. To add much to the chagrin, UGC has proposed to exempt all M Phil holders from qualifying NET examination. But the HRD ministry has rejected the proposal (UGC plan to dilute norms for lecturers rejected (UGC plan to dilute norms for lecturers rejected - The Times of India, 2010, November 10). This has exposed the UGC’s duality and lack of commitment in formulating rules for appointing teachers in universities and colleges. ------------------------- With best wishes Vasantha Raju N GFGC-Periyapanta Mysore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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