December 2010 - LIS-Forum - ncsi.iisc.ernet.in

PLEASE DONATE TWO QUESTIONS
by Swati Bhattacharyya 22 Dec '10

22 Dec '10

Dear Colleagues, What kind of questions regarding established library practices do appear in your mind when you carry on routine works in your library? What keeps you anxious/worried when you contemplate to introduce something new in your library? Are you looking for answers to some questions related to operation/management/improvement of your library? If you have questions as above, please share with me at least two such questions which you think are very important to answer for the betterment of your library (more are most welcome if that does not tax your valuable time). Any question, in any area of librarianship is welcome. Only restriction is that it should be a formulated question using one or more of How, What, Why, Does/Do, Are/is, and the likes. I would request you to please send me the questions directly to me swati(a)iimcal.ac.in and not on this list. I will compile the questions and publish those on this list at a later stage. Best regards, Swati Bhattacharyya -------------------------------------------------- Librarian Indian Institute of Management Joka Diamond Harbor Road Calcutta - 700104 Phone: 091-33-24678300 Extn: 416 FAX: 091-33-2467-8062 Email: swati @iimcal.ac.in -------------------------------------------------- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Bharathidasan University Library Launches Dynamic Website
by Dr. R. Balasubramani 21 Dec '10

21 Dec '10

Dear Friends, Greetings from Bharathidasan University Library, We are happy to inform that Bharathidasan University, Department of library and Information Science has launched library website ( http://library.bdu.ac.in) with a separate server with dynamic content and interactive web based information services for the benefit of the academic community of the university and it’s affiliated colleges in particular and to the general public in general. Institutional repository and university-subscribed e-resources can be accessed through intranet in the university campuses. Others may request the librarian for full text and bibliographic resources by email. Librarians and library professionals are welcome to contact the librarian for their literature review. We also acknowledge the librarians and library professionals of affiliated colleges and other universities and institutions in India for the participation in the workshop on Access to Library Networks and Scholarly Databases. We thank resource persons from University of Zululand, South Africa, Geothe-Institut, Anna University, Scopus, Web of Science, Informatics, EBSCO, and resource person from Bharathidasan University. Please see also: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article957803… http://www.hindu.com/edu/2010/12/20/stories/2010122050130400.htm http://library.bdu.ac.in Wish You A Happy Christmas & Prosperous New Year With Regards Dr. S. Srinivasa Ragavan Librarian and Head Department of Library and Information Science Bharathidasan University, Trichy. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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"NATIONAL LEVEL CONFERENCE ON OPEN CONTENT MANAGEMENT & ORGANIZATION FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION SERVICES” From Dr.M.Manogar, Librarian, MSRIT,Bangalore
by MANOHAR MANOHAR 21 Dec '10

21 Dec '10

*Dear Sir,* ** *Kindly we request you to publish the below information in the forum. * * * *Dear Professional Friends,* ** We have great Pleasure to inform you all that, *THE M.S.RAMAIAH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, BANGALORE, LIBRARY & INFORMATION CENTRE* is intending to have a *"ONE DAY NATIONAL LEVEL CONFERENCE ON OPEN CONTENT MANAGEMENT & ORGANIZATION FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION SERVICES”* The conference is open to the Librarians, Information Professionals, R & D Professionals & Other Professionals. We propose to hold the programme on *4TH FEB 2011* at Hi-Tech Seminar Hall MSRIT, Bangalore.Hence we request all the professional friends to take part in this conference and make it a grand success. *DATE: 4TH FEB 2011* * * *LAST DATE FOR REGISTRATION: 31ST JAN 2011* * * *REGISTRATION FEE* : 1. For Students: *Rs.*150/- 2. For Others: *Rs.*200/- 3. For R&D & Corporate: *Rs.*300/- * * *Registration Fee by DD should be drawn in favour of "**THE PRINCIPAL, MSRIT ** - Payable at Bangalore* *Note: Registration includes Lunch, Kit and Refreshment.* *RESOURCE PERSONS:* * 1. **Dr. ARD Prasad* Professor & Head Documentation Research & Training Centre (DRTC), Indian Statistical Institute, 8th Mile Mysore Road, Bangalore- 560 059 * 2. **Dr. Devika P.Madalli* Associate Professor Documentation Research & Training Centre (DRTC), Indian Statistical Institute, 8th Mile Mysore Road, Bangalore- 560 059 * 3. **Dr. Francis Jayakanth*** Scientific Staff National Centre for Science Information (NCSI) Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560012 *4. Dr.K.Rama Patnaik,* Librarian Indian Institute of Management(IIMB) Bangalore - 560076 *FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE ATTACHED BROCHURE * * * **** *ORGANIZING SECRETARY* ** *DR.M.MANOGAR LIBRARIAN & HEAD M.S.RAMAIAH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY M.S.R.NAGAR BANGALORE 560054 PH: 080 23600822/23606934 EXT 312 & 107 MOBILE:9916102611 www.msrit.edu * Thanks & Regards, DR.M.MANOGAR LIBRARIAN & HEAD M.S.RAMAIAH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BANGALORE 560054,INDIA PH: 080 23600822/23606934 EXT 312 & 107 MOBILE:+91-9916102611 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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request for article
by Dr.D.P Prathap 21 Dec '10

21 Dec '10

*Dear colleagues* ** *If anybody has access to the following article, please provide * * * *Enzyme inhibitors in biorational approaches for pest control.* *Guerrero A, Rosell G.* **** ** *Mini Rev Med Chem. 2004 Sep;4(7):757-67* Thanking you Yours sincerely Technical Officer (Library) Sugarcane Breeding Institute Coimbatore-7 m: 99944-61172 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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International CALIBER 2011: Call for Papers
by Rajesh Chandrakar 21 Dec '10

21 Dec '10

CALL FOR PAPERS CALIBER (Convention on Automation of Libraries in Education and Research Institutions), an International Convention organized by the INFLIBNET Centre at different parts of the country in collaboration with universities, invites high quality papers on research & technical works, case studies, technology updates etc. related to the themes and sub-themes of the convention mentioned below. The convention provides a unique forum to the library and information professionals, teachers, IT professionals, consultants and users involved in automation and networking of libraries as well as information providers to come together and interact on the subjects of mutual interest. The theme of the 8th International CALIBER is "Towards Building a Knowledge Society: Library as Catalyst for Knowledge Discovery and Management". The convention is being organized at the Goa University, Goa during 2nd to 4th March 2011. Theme: Towards Building a Knowledge Society: Library as Catalyst for Knowledge Discovery and Management Sub Themes · Knowledge Discovery Tools and Techniques o Web Data Mining and Analysis o Harvesting Web Resources o Federated Search and Discovery Tools o Standards and Protocols o Knowledge Architecture and Mapping o Interoperability · Web Resource Management and Semantic Web o e-Publishing and Open Access o Institutional Repositories and ETDs o Digital Libraries o Digital Preservation o Metadata and Social Tagging o Access Management o Knowledge Networks o Semantic Web o Ontology and Thesaurus · Information Literacy o Models of Information Literacy o Information Literacy Skills o Assessment Tools o Citation Styles o Government Policies o IPR, Copyright and Plagiarism o Information Seeking Behaviour · Measuring Research Productivity and ROI o Information Audit o Cost Benefit analysis and ROI o Research and Performance Evaluation o Citation Analysis o Usage Statistics o S & T Indicators IMPORTANT DATES Receipt of full papers : December 15, 2010 Intimation to Author(s) : December 31, 2010 Early Bird Accommodation & Registration : January 10, 2011 Convention Dates : March 2 - 4, 2011 Detailed Guidelines and Editorial policy for International CALIBER 2011 will be available at the INFLIBNET website http://www.inflibnet.ac.in. Contact Details Paper Submission Sh. Manoj Kumar K Convener, International CALIBER 2011 Scientist D (CS) INFLIBNET Centre (An IUC of UGC) Gujarat University Campus PB 4116, Navrangpura Ahmedabad - 380 009, (Gujarat) India Phone: +91-79-26304695/8528/5971/0002 Fax: +91-79-26300990/26307816 E-Mail:caliber2011@inflibnet.ac.in; manoj(a)inflibnet.ac.in Sh. Rajesh Chandrakar Joint-Convener, International CALIBER 2011 Scientist B (LS) INFLIBNET Centre (An IUC of UGC) Gujarat University Campus PB 4116, Navrangpura Ahmedabad - 380 009, (Gujarat) India Phone: +91-79-26304695/8528/5971/0002 Fax: +91-79-26300990/26307816 E-Mail: rajesh(a)inflibnet.ac.in Registration and Accommodation Dr. Gopakumar V. Organising Secretary, International CALIBER 2011 University Librarian, Goa University Taleigao Plateau Goa - 403 206 Phone: +91-832-6519012 (O) +91-9447056713; 9421517535 (M) Fax: +91-832-2451184 E-mail: drgopakumar2011(a)gmail.com Chairman Dr. Jagdish Arora Director INFLIBNET Centre (An IUC of UGC) Gujarat University Campus PB 4116, Navrangpura Ahmedabad - 380 009, India Phone: +91-79-26304695/5971/8528 +91-79-26305702 (Direct) Fax:+91-79-26300990/26307816 E-Mail: director(a)inflibnet.ac.in; jarora(a)inflibnet.ac.in With best reagrds Rajesh ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rajesh Chandrakar, Commonwealth Professional Fellow Scientist - B (LS) 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 Weblog: http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/blog 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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Invitation: National Library Seminar at GIPE - Pune on 29-30 Dec 2010
by GIPE Library 20 Dec '10

20 Dec '10

Dear LIS Professionals GIPE, Pune and NIV, Pune will be jointly organising a "National Seminar on Challenges and Opportunities of Library and Information Science in Digital Era" on 29th and 30th Dec 2010 at GIPE Pune. Seminar is Sponsored By National Library, Kolkata and Jointly Organised By National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune and Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics (GIPE), Pune. Registration is FREE on FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVED Basis and limited to 300 participants registering on or before 25 Dec 2010. Participants will be provided with Seminar kit, Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner during Seminar hours. Participants are requested to make their own travel and accommodation arrangements. More details about the seminar are as follows. Seminar Title: National Seminar on Challenges and Opportunities of Library and Information Science in Digital Era Seminar Dates: 29 and 30 Dec 2010 Seminar Venue: Kale Hall, Gokhale Institute of Political and Economics (GIPE), B M C C Road, Pune 411004 Tentative List of Speakers: 1. Dr. Sidhamalaya, PIO, NIMHANs, Bangalore. 2. Dr Surya Nath Singh, Sr. LIO, NIV Pune. 3. Prof SK Patil, Professor and Head, Librarian, Jaykar Library, Univ. of Pune, Pune. 4. Dr. Joginder Singh, Chief Librarian, NIIT, Roorkee. 5. Dr M M Joshi, Head, Digital Library, TMHRC, Mumbai. 6. Dr Sangeeta Kaul, Dr. Sangeeta Kaul, DELNET, New Delhi. 7. Dr Sunita Barve, Librarian, National Centre for Radio Astrophysics, Pune. 8. Dr Nanaji Shewale, Librarian, Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune. 9. Prof N J Deshpande, Professor, Jaykar Library, Uni of Pune, Pune. 10. Dr Avachat / Dr Kanetkar, Armament Research & Development Establishment, Pune. 11. Mrs M Chirmule, Librarian, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune. 12. Mr Kishore Ingale, Tata Consultancy Services, Pune. 13. Dr Ashok Kumar, DESIDOC, Metcalf House, New Delhi. 14. Ms Kajari Mitra, Manager, British Library, Pune. To confirm your participation, please email your Full Name, Designation (if any), Organisation Address (if any), Communication Details: Phone (O), Phone (R), Mobile, and Email to Ms Manisha Shinde at gipelibrary(a)gmail.com on or before 25 Dec 2010. Please note that there will be no telephonic or on-the-spot registration, so hurry and send your registrations before the closing date, i.e. 25 Dec 2010. Thanks. -- Dr Nanaji Shewale Librarian Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics B M C C Road, Deccan Gymkhana Pune 411004 (India) T: 91 20 25679940 (Direct) T: 91 20 25654288, 25650287 Ext 401 http://www.gipe.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Are we able to maintain the quality of International Conference in LIS?
by sushanta kumar pathy 18 Dec '10

18 Dec '10

Dear Professional(s),It is seen that for the last 4/5 years we in India organised so many International Conference in the field of Library & Information Science, many more are coming and more will come in future. In this regard I would like to discuss few points as mentioned below:1. Although this kind of international conference promotes many activities including interaction, debate, resource sharing, exchange of ideas, writing articles etc. Is it the right time to organise this many international conference?2. Is it justified to have International Conference by the same institutes/body every year? Don't we degrading the value of International conference?3. If so, why don't we regulating the system through our associations, body etc? Why not in 3/4yrs on rotation?4. Are the quality of papers accepted for the international conferences are of high standard?I think this is the right time that we should discuss the above topic and I invite all the great professionals to con! tribute their ideas/ pros and cons.Thanking youSushanta Kumar PathyCentral Library,Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), BhubaneswarSamantapuri (Rear-side of Hotel Swosti Plaza)Bhubaneswar- 751013, ODISHAEmail: spathy@iitbbs.ac.inOffice:0674-2306292www.iitbbs.ac.inwww.iitbbs.gov.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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REQUEST FOR RESEARCH PAPER FOR PUBLISHING OUR QUARTERLY BULLETIN "INFOLIB"
by BASANTA KUMAR DAS 18 Dec '10

18 Dec '10

Dear Library Professionals, >From Jharkhand, we are publishing a quarterly bulletin named INFOLIB. We request to all of you to contribute your research article in the following mail address: jilaranchi(a)gmail.com. You can be a member of this association by sending a bank draft of Rs.1000/- in favour Jharkhand Information and Library Association payable at Ranchi. thanking you, Yours faithfully, BASANTA KUMAR DAS IGNOU,RANCHI -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Seminar onContemporary issues for Information Professionals in a Digital Era (NASCIP- 2011)
by ashok upadhyay 18 Dec '10

18 Dec '10

National Seminar on Contemporary issues for Information Professionals in a Digital Era(NASCIP- 2011) Dear Sir/Madam, It gives me a great pleasure to informing you that Information Resource Center of INMANTEC, Ghaziabad is going to organize a National Seminar on Contemporary issues for the Information Professionals in a Digital Era (NASCIP- 2011) in collaboration with Management Library Network (MANLIBNET), New Delhi held on January, 22nd, 2011. The main objective of the seminar is to explore the contemporary issues for the library and information professionals in the digital environment. Beside, the seminar will provide a platform and enable interaction among the Information Professionals, Researchers, Academicians and Students for adopting, implementing and utilising new technologies towards shaping Information paradigm. The seminar will also provide an opportunity to identify the strengths and weakness in the library and information system and to suggest new models, policies and mechanisms for information management and services. Your contribution in the aforesaid subject has been admirable and praiseworthy. No word seems to be adequate that can express your exemplary and ongoing efforts in this field. I take this opportunity to extend my invitation to you to contribute the research papers/Case studies related to theme and subthemes for the presentation and publication. The selected papers will be published in seminar proceedings/Edited Book and our international journal Gyankosh: The Journal of Library and Information Management (ISSN No. 2229-4023) Important Dates Last date for Submission of full papers 20 Dec’2010 Notification of Acceptance of paper with Comments/Feedback 25 Dec’2010 Submission of The final paper 30 Dec’2010 Last Date for sending filled in registration form 05 Jan’2011 For more information please find the attachment With warm regards Organising Secretary Monnawer Eqbal Librarian, INMANTEC Institutions Editor, Gyankosh: The Journal of Lib. & Info. Management Managing Editor, Inmantec Publishing Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh Email:m.eqbal@inmantec.edu, nascip2011(a)gmail.com Mob: 9313126488, 07503586565, 07428066447 from DR.ASHOK KUMAR UPADHYAY Assistant Librarian&Assistant Editor (IRC) INMANTEC Institutions, Ghaziabad www.inmantec.edu (M) 91+9412545849 (ALIGARH) 91+7428066447 (NCR) E-Mail: ashoka143(a)gmail.com Blog: www.panditashok.blogspot.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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SLA Membership for India Associates on Subsidized Rate.
by Kishore Ingale 17 Dec '10

17 Dec '10

Dear professional, Greetings ! I invite you to join SLA (Special Libraries Association) USA, one of the oldest & reputed professional body in L&IS.. The annual membership fee is USD 40 or INR1900/= and payment can be done by online / credit card. http://www.sla.org/content/membership/joinsla/index.cfm There is also an option to send cheque / DD in Indian rupee to Mr. PK Jain, Chairman, SLA Asian membership committee. (Mr. P K Jain, Librarian, Institute of Economic Growth, University of Delhi Enclave, DELHI- 110007. India Ph. 91-11-27667463, Fax: 91-11-27667410, Mobile : 09899110787, E-mail: pkjain1310(a)gmail.com, pkjain(a)iegindia.org ).You will get a due receipt from him and an acknowledgement from SLA head quarters subsequently. Pl arrange your payments quickly so that you can apply for many prestigious travel grants, awards, etc aimed at SLA Annual Conference to be held at Philadelphia, USA in June 2011. Announcements (on SLA website) asking applications for these awards/ grants are round the corner. Please pass on this message to fellow professionals, as well. Best wishes, Bp Prakash (President Elect- SLA Asian Chapter) Sr General Manager & Global Head, Information Resource Centre Tata Consultancy Services, Mumbai. Mailto: bp.prakash(a)tcs.com Website: http://www.tcs.com ____________________________________________ ******************************************************************* Why Join SLA? Membership of SLA introduces you to an international community of information professionals. You can build career networks and promote professional development. The SLA culture will help you learn and share ways to turning information into corporate decision-making aid. In particular, you can: Receive “Information Outlook”, our periodical. Also contribute articles. Have free access to learning resource on our web Apply for following grants and awards from SLA o SLA scholarships for studies : Masters Degree, PhD, Post M.L.S. study o SLA Endowment Fund Grant o SLA Awards and Honors o Steven I. Goldspiel Memorial Research Fund o David R Bender Fund for International Development o Grants & Scholarships offered by various Chapters & Divisions Benefit from Click University Courses Webinars About SLA Asian Chapter Asian chapter of SLA was established in September 1999. The Asian chapter is one of the biggest chapters, covering a large geographical area consisting of over 20 countries, namely Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Myanmar, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. Presently there are about 250 members of the Asian Chapter. The Chapter promotes many International, National and regional seminars & professional events. The Chapter is currently organizing ICoASL 2011 (Inter National Conference of Asian Special Libraries) in association with Japan SLA at Tokyo, from 10 - 12 Feb 2011. The Chapter also publishes Asian Chapter newsletter, regularly Related websites / URLs for more detailed information, SLA Asian Chapter http://units.sla.org/chapter/cas/ Special Library Association (SLA) http://www.sla.org/ ICoASL 2011 ( International Conference of Asian Special Libraries) http://units.sla.org/chapter/cas/ICoASL-2011.htm *************************************************************************************************** =====-----=====-----===== Notice: The information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, use, review, distribution, printing or copying of the information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it are strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us by reply e-mail or telephone and immediately and permanently delete the message and any attachments. Thank you -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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