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

FW: Project Information Literacy's Latest Research Report
by Dr. Indira Koneru 02 May '12

02 May '12

Dear Professionals, here is the latest research report from Project Information Literacy (based in the University of Washington's Information School). Indira -------------------- Dr. Indira Koneru Faculty Member Dept. of Library Science Icfai Academic Wing 23, Nagarjuna Hills Hyderabad-500082 ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: pilstudy(a)u.washington.edu Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2009 15:16:26 -0800 (PST) We are pleased to let you know that Project Information Literacy's latest research report was released today. In "Lessons Learned: How College Students Find Information in the Digital Age," we present findings from our student survey, administered last spring to students (n=2,318) enrolled at six U.S. college campuses (42 pages, PDF, 3 MB). We were struck by what we found. We hope that our findings will help inform educators, such as yourself, about today's college students and how they look for information and conduct research for course-related work and in their everyday lives. Finally, a few thanks are in order for this year's work. We thank ProQuest for their generous support of our research this past year and the MacArthur Foundation for contributing funds to make the current year's ongoing research possible. And we thank you for your interest, support, and collaboration. ! All our best, - Alison and Mike -- Alison J. Head, Ph.D. and Michael Eisenberg, Ph.D. ______________________________ Co-Directors and Co-Principal Investigators Project Information Literacy The Information School | University of Washington Seattle, Washington (707) 939-6941 ajhead1(a)u.washington.edu mbe(a)u.washington.edu _________________________________________________________________ New Windows 7: Find the right PC for you. Learn more. http://windows.microsoft.com/shop -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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INFLIBNET Newsletter and Annual Report
by Rajesh Chandrakar 27 Apr '11

27 Apr '11

Dear All The current issue of the INFLIBNET Newsletter, Vol. 16, No. 1 (January to March 2009) is available online. To access the newsletter, kindly follow the link http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/publication/newsletter/Vol.16,No.1_Jan-March2009…. The INFLIBNET Annual Report 2007-2008 is also published and available online at http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/publication/annualreport/Annual%20Report07-08.pdf. Interested person can download it for the purpose. With best regards Rajesh -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Call for Papers/ Participation Seminar cum Workshop on “Web Resources in Social Science Research” organised by The Department of Library and Information Science (University of Kashmir)
by Nadeem Akhtar khan 26 Apr '10

26 Apr '10

Call for Papers/ Participation Seminar cum Workshop on “Web Resources in Social Science Research” The Department of Library and Information Science (University of Kashmir) in collaboration with “Indian Council of Social Science Research” (ICSSR), North Western Region, Chandigarh and U.G.C Academic Staff College (University of Kashmir) is organizing a three day seminar/workshop on “Web Resources in Social Science Research” for teachers and research scholars of Social Sciences belonging to universities and colleges of the ‘North Western Region of India’ from 15-17 March, 2010. The workshop will focus on emerging Web resources, their format , discovery, effectiveness and authencity in diverse fields of Social Sciences, besides providing opportunity to participants in gaining valuable insights, exchange ideas, explore new opportunities and build new web enabled networks. The department invites teachers, research scholars and other stake holders from Social Science disciplines to contribute a paper or participate in the event to share their ideas and enrich themselves of the latest trends in the Social Science research. We are also enclosing herein the registration form which should reach to us by or before February 25, 2010. Topics for Paper Submission 1. Web Resources: General Features, Opportunities and Challenges. 2. Web Resources in Social Sciences: General overview 3. Web 2.0 and its Allied Tools • Wikis, Blogs etc • Social Networking etc. 4. Open Access to Scholarship and Retrieval Tools • Open Access Initiatives, Open Access Repositories • Open Access Journals, Books, Theses and Dissertations, etc. • Open Source Softwares • Web Retrieval Tools and Strategies 5. Web Resources and Copyright Issues 6. Web Resources: Evaluation, Management and Citation Patterns 7. Plagiarism in the web Era: Status and challenges. Important Dates Paper Submission Deadline: February 15, 2010 Notification of Acceptance: February 25, 2010 Seminar/Workshop Date: March 15-17, 2010. Note:  All the papers should be submitted to the department either online at the following e-mail address shafi_sm(a)rediffmail.com or sumeersuheel(a)gmail.com or handed over personally to Director/Head of the Department/Organising Secretary.  Teachers, Scholars and other stakeholders can also participate without contributing a paper. The registration in such case is open up to March 10, 2010. However, it will be based on first come first serve basis. Registration Teachers and other Stakeholders: Rs. 1000.00 or (Rs.500.00 for Paper Contributors) Research Scholars: Rs 500.00 (The registration fee includes seminar kit, working lunch and refreshment) Mode of Payment: Payment can be made in cash or through demand draft /cheque drawn in favour of Head, Department of Library and Information Science, University of Kashmir. Accommodation: Outstation participants can apply for accommodation and can avail the same on first come basis in the University Guest Houses. However, outside accommodation can also be made on request in economical Guest Houses and hotels. Contact Details: Dr. Sumeer Gul Assistant Professor Department of Library and Information Science University of Kashmir, Hazratbal, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. CELL: (0) 8803050076 E mail: sumeersuheel(a)gmail.com Seminar on Web Resources in Social Science Research, March 15-17, 2010 Registration Form Name (s) _______________________________________________________________________ _____ Designation _______________________________________________________________________ ___ Affiliation _______________________________________________________________________ ____ Address:_______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Contact Details: Cell ________________________E- mail____________________________________ Paper Contributed: Yes/No Accommodation Required Yes /No Single/Share basis DD/Cheque No: __________________________________ Amount: __________________________ Bank___________________________________________ Branch: _____________________________ Signature(s) Recommended and forwarded Head of the Department/Director/Principal -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Huge Congrats to Prof M P Satija
by nirmal swain 28 Feb '10

28 Feb '10

Huge Congrats to Prof M P Satija on being selected for IASLIC Best LIS Teacher Award N.K Swain ----------------------------- N.K. Swain, Assistant Professor Dept of Library Science, Vani Mandir Building Banasthali University, Rajasthan - 304 022. (India) Tel: 01438-228687 (R) M: 09414543231 E:Mail : nkswainlisfaculty(a)gmail.com Blog: nirmalkumarswain-liseducation.blogspot.com Website: nkswainlisfaculty.googlepages.com/home -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Kuvempu University National Conference:12-13 March 2010
by Drbalabhim Shankarappa Biradar 28 Feb '10

28 Feb '10

Dear Professionals I am very happy to inform you that Kuvempu University, Dept. of Library and Information Science, is holding national conference on “Content management in Digital era: Opportunities and Challenges” during 12-13th March 2010. For this conference we have received over 100 articles out of which editorial committee has accepted 88 papers including 23 invited papers which are written by senior professionals who are having competency in each sub-theme of the conference. Inaugural function will held on 12th March 2010, at 10 AM in the Prof.S.P. Hiremath Hall, Kuvempu University, Shankaraghatta. Inaugural function: Chief Guest: Prof. Prabu Dev, Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, Bangalore University , Bangalore President: Prof.B.S. Sherigar, Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, Kuvempu University, Shankaraghatta. Valedictory function on 13th March 2010 at 4 PM in the Prof.S.P. Hiremath Hall, Kuvempu University, Shankaraghatta. Chief Guest: Prof. V.G. Talawar, Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, University of Mysore , Mysore President: Prof.B.S. Sherigar, Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, Kuvempu University, Shankaraghatta. ------------------------------------------ Dr. B.S.Biradar Professor and Chairman Dept. of Library and Information Science Kuvempu University Jnanasahyadri Shankaraghatta-577 451 Karnataka,India -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IASLIC 16th Annual Ranganathan Memorial Lecture
by Pijushkanti Panigrahi 28 Feb '10

28 Feb '10

IASLIC 16th Annual Ranganathan Memorial Lecture, 2009 Topic Need for revamping LIS education in India Speaker Prof. M. P. Satija, Dept of Library & Information Science, GuruNanakDevUniversity, Amritsar-143005 Chairman Prof. B.P. Muklherjee, Former Head, Department of Library & Information Science, JadavpurUniversity, Kolkata Date & Time March 04, 2010 Thursday at 5.30 pm Venue Bose Institute, P-1/12 CIT Scheme VII-M, Kankurgachi, Kolkata 700 054 All are cordially invited to participate in the programme. Message posted by Prof Pijushkanti Panigrahi, Joint Secretary, IASLIC ==================================================================== Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi, Professor, Dept of Lib and Inf Science, 3rd Floor Asutosh Building, University of Calcutta, 87/1 College Street,Kolkata - 700 073, West Bengal, India, email : panigrahipk(a)yahoo.com, (M) : +91 94342 43522. Joint Secretary, IASLIC, Convenor, Education Division, IASLIC; Associate Editor, IASLIC Bulletin, IASLIC, Kolkata-54 The INTERNET now has a personality. YOURS! See your Yahoo! Homepage. http://in.yahoo.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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British Library launches archive of UK websites
by jasim s 27 Feb '10

27 Feb '10

The British Library<http://www.computerworlduk.com/technology/development/web/news/index.cfm?ne…>has launched an online archive of UK websites, based on IBM systems.read more at http://www.macworld.co.uk/digitallifestyle/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=28831 Jasimudeen.s thrissur -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Online Books for Childrens
by विनायक गोंजारे 27 Feb '10

27 Feb '10

Respected All, BigUniverse.com is an award-winning education website for grades K-8. This engaging web community uses beautiful picture books to instill the love of reading, writing and learning, while providing an anywhere-anytime, standards-based, education resource that connects teachers, students and parents. For more detail please visit the website http://www.biguniverse.com/ Thanks & Regards Vinayak P Gonjare Librarian Naik Foundation Mumbai-Nasik Highway, Near Palvi Hotel, Padghe Village, Tal. Bhiwandi, Dist Thane, Maharashtra, India E:vinayak@naikfoundation.org <E%3Avinayak(a)naikfoundation.org> Personal : vinayak.gonjare(a)gmail.com Mobile : + 91 08080028138 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Monthly Lecture of Karnataka State Library Association (KALA)
by Babu Rajendra 26 Feb '10

26 Feb '10

Dear All, The next KALA Monthly Lecture will be held on Saturday 6th March 2010. The details of the talk follows: Title: User Interfaces in Indian Languages: Some Experiments and Experiences, by Sharada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science (SRELS) Team Date: Saturday, 06 March 2010 Venue: SRELS, Rajajinagar Time: 5.30 P.M. Abstract: Presentation relating to and based on the work of the SRELS team during the past six months to develop Indian language (Kannada and Tamil) user interfaces to Greenstone Digital Library (GSDL) collections. This project has been assigned to and supported by eIFL, Netherlands. It is part of the South Asia GSDL Network development Programme. The team will present some of the language collections developed under the project; the steps in the preparation of the interfaces and related problems and issues; and collaboration with the GSDL team at the University of Waikato in New Zealand You are cordially invited. Regards, Rajendra Babu H Joint Secretary, KALA. The information in this email is confidential and is intended solely for the addressee(s). Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not an intended recipient, please notify the sender of this email immediately. You should not copy, use or disseminate the information contained in the email. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of Capco. http://www.capco.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Prof Ganesh Bhattacharyya Memorial Volume
by Juran Krishna Sarkhel 26 Feb '10

26 Feb '10

Dear Moderator, Please circulate the following text among the members of the LIS-Forum. Dear Colleagues, Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres (IASLIC) is planning to brining out Professor Ganesh Bhattachariyya Memorial Volume, IASLIC Special Publication 'INDIA’S CONTRIBUTION TO KNOWLEDGE ORGANIZATION'. As we all know Prof.Ganesh Bhattacharyya's contribution to Library and Information Science in immense. He was man of high stature and a thorough professional. Prof.G.B. is taught and practised not only in India but in many countries of the world. He was a Head of the Documentation Research and Training Centre, Indian Statistical Institute and faculty there for more than two decades. He also headed the department of Library and Information Science, of University of Western Ontario, Canada and School of Information Studies for Africa(SISA), Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia. On the personal front Prof.G.B. was adored by the professionals he worked with and is always remembered with utmost love and respect by one and all. He is aptly described as a “Man with no Malice.” To commemorate this truly unforgettable personality, IASLIC has planned to bring this memorial volume. The proposed volume will be in two parts. The first part of the volume will deal with the evaluation of Prof. Ganesh Bhattacharya's contribution to the field of Library & Information science as a Teacher and personal remembrance. The second part of the book will cover the papers on different facets of “India's Contribution to knowledge Organization”.The volume shall be enriched by the articles of eminent personalities of the profession and other literary stewards which is to be published by the IASLIC before its forthcoming annual seminar. In this regard we request you to please send your valuable suggestions on the proposed volume and personal remebrance recalling your association with Prof. Bhattacharyya. You are also requested to send papers on 'India's contribution to Knowledge Organisation".Your expertise will go a long in shaping the volume. We look forward to hearing form you. With warm regards, Yours sincerely, Prof. J. K. Sarkhel Dr. A R D Prasad Editors _________________________________________________________________ Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. https://signup.live.com/signup.aspx?id=60969 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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