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Call for Participation
by kaushal giri 18 Mar '10

18 Mar '10

Respected All, Internet Librarian International 2010 invites responses to its Call for Participation (www.internet-librarian.com). The conference will be in London, UK, on 14-15 October 2010. The theme this year is "Get Real, Stay Relevant" and we are looking for a mix of papers for conference sessions, half-day workshops, and short tutorials. Our emphasis is on the practical rather that the theoretical. For the full list of topics, please consult the website ( www.internet-librarian.com). The conference also has group pages on Facebook and LinkedIn. Marydee Marydee Ojala Programme Director, Internet Librarian International Editor, ONLINE: Exploring Technology & Resources for Information Professionals ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks & Regards Kaushal. Giri, ADIS (DRTC) Chief Librarian Don Bosco Institute of Technology Kurla, Mumbai Mobile: 9930800524 9320922151 Email: kaushal.giri(a)gmail.com kaushalgiri(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in kaushal(a)dbit.in Webpage: www.kaushalgiri.webs.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Sixth International Conference on Webometrics, Informetrics and Scientometrics (WIS)
by Pandurang Konnur 18 Mar '10

18 Mar '10

Dear Sir/Madam, Please post the fiollowing announcement to your discussion forum, Thanks, Konnur. Sixth International Conference on Webometrics, Informetrics and Scientometrics (WIS) & Eleventh COLLNET Meeting * October 19 22, 2010 Venue : University of Mysore, Mysore * *Scope* Quantitative aspects of science of science. Collaboration and communication in science and technology. Science policy. Combination and integration of qualitative and quantitative approaches. Theoretical, methodological and applied aspects, for example: - Emerging issues in scientometrics/informetrics/webometrics and history - Science Policy and collaboration - Collaboration Studies for Science & Society - Collaboration, Knowledge Management & Industrial Partnership - Collaborative Bridge between Academic Research and Industry - Techniques for Collaboration Studies - Visualization Techniques in Collaboration Studies - Quantitative analysis of S&T innovations - Informetric laws and distributions, mathematical models of communication or collaboration - Nature and growth of science and of collaboration in science and its relation with technological output - Evaluation indicators - Collaboration in science and technology from both quantitative and qualitative points of view Please, note that these examples listed above give a broad outline of the scope of the workshop theme but do not limit it. * University of Mysore* : The first University in the state of Karnataka and the sixth oldest in India, the University of Mysore was established in the year 1916 by then Maharaja of Mysore Sri Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV through munificent grants of land, buildings, and financial resources. Home to a galaxy of stalwarts in the fields of education, administration, arts and sports, the University has earned an international identity for its academic programmes and research activities. With a strong sense of commitment to social justice and equity the University provides access to people from all walks of life. The University of Mysore has always upheld the values of critical thinking, tolerance and open debate. The University of Mysore has a string of laurels to its credit in the 93 years of its existence. It enjoys the unique distinction of having parented four universities in the state of Karnataka, these being Bangalore University in 1964, Mangalore University in 1980, Kuvempu University in 1987 and the Karnataka State Open University in 1996. With the four districts of Chamaraja Nagar, Hassan, Mandya and Mysore now under its jurisdiction, the University of Mysore has under its wing 4 constituent colleges and 183 affiliated colleges offering its undergraduate programmes. The main postgraduate campus of the University is located at Manasagangotri, which offers a panoramic view of the Kukkarahalli Lake and the Chamundi Hills, two of the citys most prominent landmarks. The campus houses 41 post graduate departments offering 75 post graduate degree and diploma programmes. The two post graduate centres of the University are located at Hassan and Mandya, and offer postgraduate in select disciplines. Postgraduate programmes are also now being offered in a few constituent and affiliated colleges. The University of Mysore has a great research tradition. It has gained international repute for its research contributions in the field of pure and applied sciences, language, literature and social sciences. The University has also created a special provision for identifying and recognizing select institutions for conducting degrees/diplomas/research programmes of the University of Mysore. The University also has arrangements with universities abroad for offering twinning programmes. * COLLNET and ISSI COLLNET* is a global interdisciplinary research network of scholars who are concerned to study aspects of collaboration in science and in technology (see COLLNET web site at: http://www.collnet.de/). This network of interdisciplinary scholars was established in January 2000 in Berlin with Hildrun Kretschmer as coordinator. Since that time there have been 9 meetings: the first in Berlin, September 2000, the 2nd in New Delhi, February 2001 and the 3rd in Sydney (in association with the 8th ISSI Conference), July 2001. The former ISSI President Mari Davis has mentioned in the Newsletter, July 2003: Importantly, ISSI needs alliance with other groups, such as COLLNET, for broader reach among a range of interdisciplinary researchers and to encourage new thinking and perspectives on investigations in science and in technology. The 4th COLLNET Meeting took place on August 29th in 2003 in Beijing in conjunction with the 9th International ISSI Conference; the International Workshop on Webometrics, Informetrics and Scientometrics and 5th COLLNET Meeting in Roorkee, India, in March 2004. The 6th COLLNET Meeting took place in association with the 10th ISSI Conference in Stockholm, Sweden, in July 2005 and the International Workshop on Webometrics, Informetrics and Scientometrics and 7th COLLNET Meeting in Nancy, France, in May 2006. The Third International Conference on Webometrics, Informetrics, Scientometrics and Science and Society & Eighth COLLNET Meeting took place in New Delhi, India, in March 2007 (http://www.collnet-delhi.de), the Fourth International Conference on Webometrics, Informetrics and Scientometrics & Ninth COLLNET Meeting in Berlin, Germany in July 2008 (http://www.collnet-berlin.de) and the Fifth International Conference on Webometrics, Informetrics and Scientometrics & Tenth COLLNET Meeting in Dalian, China, in September 2009 ( http://www.wiselab.cn/collnet-dalian *CALL FOR PAPERS* Papers are called presentation and publication in conference proceedings from librarians, information professionals, teachers of LIS researchers and students. The papers submitted at the conference should be the original work of the author(s). Research papers based on surveys and case studies are given preference. The paper submitted should have been neither published anywhere nor kept under consideration for publication. The article must be submitted according to the following format: The manuscript may be limited to 3000 to 5000 words. Article should be submitted electronically. All papers should be typed on Microsoft Word Version. Paper size should be A4, Portrait (8.5*11) with margings:1 (top & bottom and right):1.5 (left) Heading & sub headings must be in bold font, justified and numbered according to the level of heading as below: 1. First level heading 1.1 Second level heading 1.1.1 Third level heading Figures, chairs, photos and tables within the article should have proper number and descriptions. The font size is to be 12 in Times New Roman. The main title should be followed by name, affiliation and adress of the author(s) with email ID and contact numbers. The length of the abstract should not be more than 200 words. At least 5 keywords must be given after the abstract All papers must be accompanied by one passport size colour photograph and a brief CV. Reference/bibliographies may be cited as per APA format prescribed by American-Psychological Association (http://www.apa.style.org) General presentations and descriptive articles are not encouraged. Submission of Papers: Original papers focusing on the theme of the conference are invited from the potential authors engaged in the area of Webometrics, Informetrics and Scientometrics and related issues are requested to send their full paper so as to reach the organizing secretary before 15th August 2010. *Conference Fee:* - Foreign Participants: 100 Euro - Foreign Students: 50 Euro - Foreign Accompanying persons: 50 Euro - -Indian participants: RS.2500/- - Indian students: Rs.500 The fee includes coffee break, lunches, Inaugural Cocktail, dinner and banquet. Proceedings are included in the conference fee for participants and students but not for accompanying persons. The sightseeing tour of Mysore is included in the conference fee. For persons who are interested in, a special extended tour will be programmed at the last day (with additional fees). For more information please contact: Mallinath Kumbar Mail : mallinathk(a)yahoo.com Important Dates: *Extended Abstract* (3 pages): April 15, 2010 (deadline) Acceptance: May 15, 2010 *Full Paper:* August 15, 2010 (deadline) (Camera-ready version, maximum 10 pages including tables, figures, references) Both abstracts and full papers will be peer reviewed by the Programme Committee. The accepted full papers will be published in the proceedings. Please send your extended abstracts to: Hildrun Kretschmer Kretschmer.h(a)onlinehome.de Please send also a copy to: S.L. Sangam slsangam(a)yahoo.com * How to reach city Mysore by Air*: The nearest airport is Bangalore that is a simple 140km away. Every one domestic airline is working flights to and from Bangalore to all main cities of the country. How to reach city Mysore by Rail: There are lots of train services working between Bangalore and Mysore. The Shatabdi Express connects Mysore to Chennai. The ideal route to reach Mysore is via Bangalore. *How to reach city Mysore by Road:* State Highways connect Mysore to the national Highways and to e very parts of the country. Bus services by Karnataka Road Transport Corporation and transport corporations of the adjacent states as fine as personal tour operators make it easy to attain the city without any difficulty. It is only a 3 hour journey from Bangalore. *SIGHTSEEING* : Mysore is a major tourist city of Karnataka. The city was the erstwhile capital of the state and hence has played an important role in the history of the state and of South India. Today it has developed into a modern city like many other cities in the country. But this city has not lost touch with its rich historical and cultural legacy. Mysore city is a favourite tourist destination in Karnataka. Tourist from within the country and from outside come see the splendour of the city of Mysore. The city has a number of places a person can visit. There are a number of Royal buildings, gardens, waterfalls, temples, museums and modern amusement parks. The city of Mysore is known as the 'City Of Palaces'. There are number of buildings built by the Royal family and are exquisite examples of Dravidian architecture and display grandeur and lavish life lead by the Emperors while they ruled the state. Apart from the Palaces there are number of other tourists attractions that one can visit in Mysore. One of the popular spots is the Chamundi hills and the temple on top of the hills. This prominent landmark of Mysore is a favourite destination for the locales as well. The KRS dam and the adjoining Brindavan Gardens are worth visiting. The Brindavan Gardens is one of its kinds in the country. It is famous all over for its colorfully lit dancing fountains that come alive once the sun sets. There are three lakes in Mysore that have become a haven for migratory birds and are set in lush green surroundings that are relaxing and worth visiting. The Mysore Zoo is the oldest Zoo in the country and was set up by Maharaja Chamaraja Wodeyar in 1892. The Zoo flourished under Royal patronage and was handed over to the Government after independence. Today the Zoo is equipped with the most modern facilities and is a pioneer in breeding animals in captivity. Another famous monument of Mysore city is the Philomena Church that has a relic of the 3rd century St. Philomena preserved in a catacomb in below the main altar. The Church is also famous for its 175 feet high spires. These are some of the important sights to see in Mysore city. *Hotels* *Hotel KVC International Krishana* Vilas Road, Near Ideal Jawa Rotary School, Mysore-570004. Phone: 0821-4283101, Fax: 0821-4283222. e-mail: hotelkvcinternational.com Website: hotelkvcinternational.com Kings Kourt Hotel Jhansi Lakshmi Bai Road, Mysore-570005. Phone: +91-0821-2421142, Fax: +91-0821-2422384 Mob. 9008373636 e-mail: kingskourt(a)gmail.com/ ms(a)vivekhotels.com Website: www.vivekhotels.com Sandesh the Prince #3, Nazarbad Road, Mysore 570010, Karnataka, India Tel: +91-821-2436777/2436999, Fax: +91-821-2445577 e-mail: sales(a)sandeshtheprince.com Website: www.sandeshtheprince.com *Hotel Regaalis* Mysore #13-14 Vinoda Road, Mysore-570005 Phone: +91-821-2426426/2427427, Fax: 91-821-2421689 e-mail: salesmys(a)ushalexushostels.com Website: www.ushalexushotels.com Royal Orchid Metropole 5 th Jhansi Lakshimabai Road, Mysore- 570005, Karnataka, India. Phone: +91-80-41276667, Fax: +91-80-41476667, Mobile: 91-9845176667. e-mail: rooms(a)royalorchidhotels.com Website: www.royalorchidhotels.com *Ramanashree *Bangalore Nilgiri Road, Harding Circle, Mysore-570001 Phone: 0821-2522202, 2522265, Fax: 91-821-2565781. e-mail: mysore(a)ramanashree.com Website: ramanashree.com KAYNES Hotels Pvt. Ltd. # 85-87, Bemi Road, Hootagalli, Hunsur Road, Mysore-570018 Phone: 0821-2402930,31,33, Fax: 2402932 e-mail.- silentshoresort(a)yahoo.com Website: www.silentshores.in Patrons: R. Chidambaram, Scientific Adviser to Prime Minister Sukdev Thorat, Chairman, UGC, New Delhi. Program Chair : Hildrun Kretschmer (Germany) Program Co- Chair : S.L. Sangam (India) Program Organizing Chair : V.G. Talawar, Vice Chancellor, University of Mysore Program Organizing Co-chair: N. V. Satanarayana, CMD, INFORMATICS India Ltd., Bangalore E.T. Puttiah, Registrar, University of Mysore Organizing Secretary: P. V. Konnur, Librarian, Bangalore University, Bangalore Joint organizing secretary: Mallinath Kumbar & Khaiser Nikam Treasurer:N. S. Harinarayana Program Committee: I. K. Ravichandra Rao Shalani R. Urs T. D. Kempraju E. Ramareddy K. S. Raghavan N. K. Bar Invited Speakers: Wolfgang Glanzel (Belgium) Zeyuan Liu (China) Olle Must (Estonia) Bulent Ozel (Turkey) Advisory Committee: T. Ramaswamy, Secretary, DST Gagan Prathap, Director, NISCAIR I. K. Ravichandra Rao, Head, DRTC P. Balram ,Director, IISc Samir K. Brahmachari, DG, CSIR H.A. Ranganath, Director, NAAC M.I.Savadatti, Vice Chairman, HEC V. N. Rajashekar Pillai, VC, IGNOU K. Siddappa, Former VC, Bangalore University International Program Committee: Isidro Aguillo, Spain Petra Ahrweiler, India R. Ambuja, India A. Amudhavalli, India Subbiah Arunachalam, India AmirReza Asnafi, Iran Elise Bassecoulard, France Aparna Basu, India Donald deB. Beaver, USA Sujit Bhattacharya, India Maria Bordons, Spain Martina Brandt, Germany Linda Chan, Hong Kong Blaise Cronin, USA Robert Dalpe, Canada Mari Davis, Australia Sandhya Diwakar, India Leo C.J. Egghe, Belgium A. Hossein Farajpahlou, Iran Hubert Feger, Germany Lars Fuglsang, Denmark Isabel Gomez, Spain Ulla Groe, Germany Brij Mohan Gupta, India Namita Gupta, India Frank Hartmann, Germany Frank Havemann, Germany Michael Heinz, Germany Haiyan Hou, China William W. Hood, Australia Shabahat Husain, India Daisy Jacobs, South Africa Margriet Jansz, Netherlands C.R. Karisiddappa, India Sylvan Katz, UK Lidiya Kavunenko, Ukraine Mohsin U. Khan, India Ved Prakash Kharbanda, India Rajesh Kochhar, India Hildrun Kretschmer, Germany Karl-Theo Kretschmer, Germany Naresh Kumar, India Sudhir Kumar, India Ramesh Kundra, India Jean-Charles Lamirel, France Loet Leydesdorff, Netherlands Liming Liang, China Sofa Liberman, Mexico Zeyuan Liu, China Bruno Maltrs, Spain Bernd Markscheffel, Germany Valentina Markusova, Russia Gran Melin, Sweden Martin Meyer, Finland lle Must, Estonia Ed Noyons, Netherlands Dennis Ocholla, South Africa Yoshiko Okubo, France Farideh Osareh, Iran Siew Hock Ow, Malaysia Maryam Pakdaman Naeeni, Iran Koti S. Raghavan, India Ravichandra Rao, India Ronald Rousseau, Belgium Jane Russell, Mexico Shivappa Sangam, India Andrea Scharnhorst, Netherlands Annedore Schulze, Germany Leena Shah, India Neena Singh, India Divya Srivastava, India Johannes Stegmann, Germany Yuan Sun, Japan Dimiter Tomov, Bulgaria Walther Umstaetter, Germany Liwen Vaughan, Canada Narendar Kumar Wadhwa, India Caroline Wagner, USA Roland Wagner-Dbler, Germany Yan Wang, China Vera Wenzel, Germany Concepcion S. Wilson, Australia Paul Wouters, Netherlands Yishan Wu, China Zoreh Zahedi, Iran Michel Zitt, Franc SIXTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON WEBOMETRICS, INFORMETRICS AND SCIENTOMETRICS & ELEVENTH COLLNET MEETING October 19-22, 2008 Mysore INDIA REGISTRATION FORM Important note: - Deadline for registration: 1st October 2010. - Please provide information as you wish it to appear on your badge and in the list of participants. CONFERENCE REGISTRATION (REQUIRED) Personal details Title : ______________________________ (Dr./Prof./Mr./Mrs./Ms.) Your Name : First : Last : (in Block letters) Institution : Department : . Address : . .. City : .. State/Province : . Country : ... ZIP / Postal Code : ... Communication : Tel.: .. Fax : . Cell Phone : ..E-mail : .. Accompanying person(s) Title : ______________________________ (Dr./Prof./Mr./Mrs./Ms.) Name : First : Last : Registration fees (Please tick appropriate option): Foreign Participants Euro 100 Foreign Students Euro 50 Accompanying persons Euro 50 Indian Participants Rupees 2500 Indian Students Rupees 500 Payment methods: 1. Bank Transfer for registration. For foreign participants Please deposit exact registration fees to the following account (in Euros only) State Bank of Mysore NOSTRO: 000011406063 SWIFT CODE (Head Office): SBMYIBB020 Beneficiary Branch Name: SBMYINBB054 Bank Name: State Bank of Mysore, Manasagangotri Branch (SBMY0040166), Mysore 570006 Ultimate Beneficiary Name: COLLNET 2010, Account Number: 64056500183 Purpose: Registration for International Conference on Webometrics, Informetrics and Scientometrics. For Indian participants: Send your DD drawn in favour of COLLNET-2010, payable at Mysore to the Organizing Secretary, International Conference on Webometrics, Informetrics and Scientometrics. C/O Department of Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore OR Deposit the registration fee to the following account Bank Name: State Bank of Mysore, Manasagangotri Branch, Mysore 570006 Branch Code: SBMY0040166 Account Number: 64056500183 Please make sure that the amount of money received by the Organizing Committee corresponds to the Registration Fee that you selected. Take into account any transfer fees that might be incurred by the corresponding banks. Please attach your deposit receipt with this form and send it to the address at the end of this form. 2. On-site cash payment when registering on/after October 10, 2010 TERMS AND CONDITIONS Registration fees: - The registration fee includes breakfast, lunch, inaugural cocktail, dinner and banquet. Proceedings are included in the registration fee for participants and students and not for accompanying persons. Registration confirmation: - A confirmation letter will be emailed or sent by postal mail within two weeks after the registration form is received. Hotel Bookings Hotel booking may be made by the participant directly with the hotel and is subject to the availability of hotel rooms and to the individual hotels price and policies. Hotel fee should be paid directly to each respective hotel. Hotel room booking may also be made with the assistance of Prof. Mallinath Kumbar, Joint Organizing Secretary, Department of Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, Mysore. (email: mallinathk(a)yahoo.com.Phone: ..). Signature: ........................................................................................................................................... Date :............................................................................................................................................ Please return the completed form to: The Organizing Secretary Sixth International Conference on Webometrics, Informetrics and Scientometrics & Eleventh COLLNET Meeting C/o Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore Manasagangotri, Mysore 570 006 -- Dr.P.V.Konnur Organising Secretary, Sixth International Conference on Webometrics, Informetrics and Scientometrics (WIS) Fulbright Fellow (University of Illinois) University Librarian, Bangalore University Library, Jnanabharati, Bangalore-560056 Phone: 080-22961131, 23215510 Website: http://library.bub.ernet.in/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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All LIS Professional's Meeting at JhunJhunwala College Library, Ghatkopar(W), Mumbai on Sunday 21st March, 2010 at 11.00 am.
by Ajay Kamble 18 Mar '10

18 Mar '10

Dear all, A few days before, we all have read this news and mails on MLOSC and leading newspapers, "For the second time, a Mumbai University registrar has found himself in hot water over senate elections. The furore over the tampering of the electoral rolls just days before the university senate elections to the teacher’s constituency in 2005 cost the then registrar Jayant Dighe his job. And now, four days ago, the recently elected governor of Maharashtra and chancellor of Mumbai University K Sankaranarayanan has passed an order calling for action to be taken against registrar K Venkataramani over irregularities in the 2008 senate elections. The recent order also implicates the former pro-vice chancellor A D Sawant who was acting vice chancellor at the time of the 2008 elections. The matter involves the nomination of Subhash Athavale, a librarian at CHM College, Ulhasnagar, for senate elections. Athavale’s nomination was challenged by two teachers from colleges affiliated to the University — Balasaheb Salve and V S Sekhade — both vice-presidents of the Bombay University and College Teachers’ Union on the ground that, according to the Maharashtra Universities Act, only teachers with not less than five years teaching experience were eligible to contest elections. They pointed to the fact that though librarians were included in the definition of a teacher, they could not contest elections unless they had the requisite teaching experience. Their objections were overruled by Sawant and Venkataramani, and Athavale was elected to the senate, prompting Salve and Sekhade to move high court over the matter. " Librarian is a Teacher, Work done by Teachers is Teaching experience, but the work done by Librarian is not teaching experience... how? A=B and B=C but A not = C... How? we must strongly protest this decision... LIS professionals related to Library Associations, Please do something or the day is not far that Librarians will be transferred to non- teaching staff... All Librarians, Sitting idle at your place and thinking "Association will do something, why should i worry?", will not work... Wake up before its too late... and when u will wake up u will come to know that your position is also affected by these decisions... we got overwhelming response on this mail from all over, we also received phone calls from some colleague professionals over this issue... *Hence we have arranged a meeting on this issue at JhunJhunwala College Library, Ghatkopar(W), Mumbai on Sunday 21st March, 2010 at 11.00 am.* I request all the active and non-active members of BUACLA and MLOSC to be present at the meeting..... -- Ajay M. Kamble Librarian Annasaheb Vartak Arts, Commerce, Science College, Vasai Road (W), Dist. Thane - 401202 www.mlsc.co.nr www.ajaykamble.co.nr -- 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 Shailesh Lohiya 18 Mar '10

18 Mar '10

Dear All Please do me favour to send the following articles as it is urgently required. Details are given below:- Journal: 1. A Neo-Hobbesian Theory of Human Rights: A Reply to Malcolm Waters Turner *Sociology.*1997; 31: 565-571 2. Outline of a Theory of Human Rights Turner *Sociology.*1993; 27: 489-512 3 Human Rights and the Universalisation of Interests: Towards a Social Constructionist... Waters *Sociology.*1996; 30: 593-600 4.Towards a New Social Politics: Citizenship and Reflexivity in Late Modernity Ellison *Sociology.*1997; 31: 697-717 with regards -- Shailesh K. Lohiya Librarian (NUIL) NIRMA University SG Road,Ahmedabad Mob. 09601851608 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Kbase: the initiative from Kerala
by Saji S Nair 18 Mar '10

18 Mar '10

Dear Members, Kerala's achievement in social development and quality of life are inspiring and encouraging. The State has accorded high priority to education for a long time. There are 9 Engineering Colleges and 49 Polytechnic Colleges in addition to the Colleges of Fine Arts, Technical High Schools, Govt. Commercial Institutes, Tailoring and Garment Making Training Centres and Vocational Training Centres under the Department of Technical education. Technical education in the State will get a major boost through much hyped digital repository and E-learning initiative titled 'Kbase'. This Knowledge base is working under Directorate of Technical Education, Government of Kerala and the system has been hosted at College of Engineering Trivandrum for all the Govt. Engineering Colleges and Govt. Polytechniques under the Directorate. The repository houses digital content of scholarly nature created by the faculty, staff and students under the Directorate of Technical Education or group of institutions accessible to end users both within and outside the institution. This is intended to be shared amongst the departments as well as to preserve the valuable contents as the intellectual output of its various institutions. Kbase includes materials such as research journal articles, before (preprints) and after (postprints) undergoing peer review, and digital versions of theses and dissertations, other digital assets generated by normal academic life, such as administrative documents, course notes, or learning objects. The 'Kbase' makes use of 'Eprints', 'Dspace', 'Moodle' softwares in managing the digital content. VISIT: Visit: http://kbase.cet.ac.in/ With warm regards saji -- Saji S. Nair Library & Information Services Division Regional Cancer Centre Medical College Campus Trivandrum - 695011 Kerala, INDIA ----------------------------------------------------------- 91 471 2522225 (O) 91 471 2394252 (R) 09446014130 (Mob) Email: saji(a)rcctvm.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fw: [Asis-l] 2010 ASIS&T SIG-III International Paper Contest
by J K Vijayakumar 18 Mar '10

18 Mar '10

Sorry for Cross Postings -: - Dr. J K Vijayakumar --- On Tue, 3/16/10, Michael Zimmer <zimmerm(a)uwm.edu> wrote: From: Michael Zimmer <zimmerm(a)uwm.edu> Subject: [Asis-l] 2010 ASIS&T SIG-III International Paper Contest To: asis-l(a)asis.org, "AoIR-L" <air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> Date: Tuesday, March 16, 2010, 8:52 PM Announcement of the 2010 ASIS&T SIG-III International Paper Contest The Special Interest Group on International Information Issues (SIG-III) of the American Society for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is pleased to announce its eleventh competition for papers to be submitted for the 2010 Annual Meeting, which will take place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 22-27, 2010. (http://www.asis.org/Conferences/AM10/am10cfp.html) Building from the overall conference theme, the theme for this year’s paper contest is: "Navigating Streams in a Global Information Ecosystem". Papers could discuss issues, policies and case studies on specific aspects of the theme from a global and/or international perspective. Topics include, but are not limited to, the following core areas: Intercultural Information Ethics: Critical reflection on the ethical challenges related to the global and cross-cultural production, storage, and distribution of information, as well as the ethical dimensions of the global development and implementation of information systems, infrastructures, and policies. Information Behavior: Information needs, information seeking, information gaps and sense-making in various contexts including work, interests or every-day life activities by individuals or groups. Knowledge Organization: Indexing, index construction, indexing languages, thesaurus construction, terminology, classification of information in any form, tagging (expert, user-based, automatic), filtering, metadata, standards for metadata, information architecture. Information Systems, Interactivity and Design: How people use and communicate with information systems; the design, use and evaluation of interactive information technologies and systems, including interfaces and algorithms; search and retrieval, browsing, visualization, personalization. Information and Knowledge Management: Information and knowledge creation, transfer and use at the personal, group, organizational and societal levels. The management of the processes and systems that create, acquire, organize, store, distribute, and use information and/or knowledge. Selected papers will be published in the International Journal of Information Management. Information Use: How people re-purpose existing knowledge from a variety of sources (scientific, humanities, news, family, friends, colleagues), forms (articles, books, video, audio, tweets), locations (work, home, in transit) and mediums (cell-phones, PDAs, digital libraries) to advance knowledge, solve problems, improve information literacy, and learn. Information and Society: Economic, Political, Social Issues: Copyright issues, policies and laws; national and international information policies; privacy and security; economics of information, personal rights vs. freedom of information; surveillance; globalization and the flows of information; computerization movements; social informatics. Selection Criteria There will be up to six winners who will be selected by a panel of judges including: Michael Zimmer (UW-Milwaukee), Johannes Britz (UW-Milwaukee), Maria Haigh (UW-Milwaukee), Hong Xu (University of Pittsburg), Catherine Johnson (Western Ontario), Anindita Paul (University of Missouri), and Borchuluun Yadamsuren (University of Missouri). The judging criteria will be based on: Originality of paper in the developing world and global information ecosystem (originality of the project described, etc.) Relevance to the paper contest theme Quality of argument, presentation and organization Eligibility & Information for authors Only papers by a principal author who is a citizen of, and resides in a developing country are eligible. Winners in the 2006-2009 contests are not eligible. The papers should be original, unpublished, and submitted in English. We encourage submissions from librarians, information and network specialists, and educators involved in the creation, representation, maintenance, exchange, discovery, delivery, and use of digital information. Award The award for each winner is a two-year individual membership in ASIS&T. In the case of multiple authors, the principal author will be awarded the ASIS&T membership. In addition, depending on SIG III fundraising for this competition, the first place winner will be rewarded a minimum of $1,000 toward travel, conference registration, and accommodations while attending the ASIS&T Annual Conference in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 22-27, 2010. Style The international paper contest committee requires that submissions follow the International Information and Library Review instructions to authors. Detailed information is available under the heading, Guide for Authors at: http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/622845/authori… Publishing opportunities Submitted papers will be considered for inclusion in a special issue of the International Information and Library Review, subject to the usual peer refereeing process, for that journal. ASIS&T Copyright Policy ASIS&T will have the non-exclusive right to publish any of the papers submitted on its web site or in print, with ownership and all other rights remaining with the author. Deadline for submission of full papers Authors are invited to submit manuscripts, not to exceed 5,000 words, by May 31, 2010, to Michael Zimmer at zimmerm(a)uwm.edu, preferably as Microsoft Word or PDF attachments. -- Michael Zimmer, PhD Assistant Professor, School of Information Studies Associate, Center for Information Policy Research University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 656 Bolton Hall 3210 N. Maryland Ave Milwaukee, WI 53211 p: 414.229.3627 e: zimmerm(a)uwm.edu w: www.michaelzimmer.org -----Inline Attachment Follows----- ________________________________________ Asis-l mailing list Asis-l(a)asis.org http://mail.asis.org/mailman/listinfo/asis-l -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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EBSCO Publishing to Acquire NetLibrary Division from OCLC
by Vinay sood 18 Mar '10

18 Mar '10

DUBLIN, Ohio/Ipswich MA, March 17, 2010 — OCLC and EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO) have signed an agreement whereby EBSCO will purchase the assets of the OCLC NetLibrary Division and the rights to license a select number of vendor-owned databases currently available through the OCLC FirstSearch service. The purchase includes the NetLibrary eBook and eAudiobook platform as well as operations and infrastructure in Boulder, Colorado. For more details, please log on to : http://liswire.com/content/ebsco-publishing-acquire-netlibrary-division-oclc -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Workshop Postponed
by M. Ram 18 Mar '10

18 Mar '10

It is from the organizer that NATIONAL SEMINAR–CUM-WORKSHOP ON “INFORMATION LITERACY SKILLS FOR COLLEGE LIBRARIANS IN DIGITAL ENVIRONMENT” on dated 27th March 2010 organized by Dept of Library Sc, Aggarwal College Ballabgarh is postponed. The new schedule of the above seminar/workshop will be announced soon. Sh Ramchander Librarian Aggarwal College Ballabgarh Ph. No. 09968803538, 0129-2241391, Fax 0129-2300769 E-Mail: ramchander72(a)sify.com p_ram72(a)rediffmail.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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LIBRARY TRAINEE ADD
by nirlipta raj 17 Mar '10

17 Mar '10

* * ADVERTISEMENT NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, TIRUCHIRAPPALLI-620 015 CENTRAL LIBRARY Invites applications for *Two Years Graduate Training Programme in its Central Library. A stipend of Rs. 4000/- and Rs. 4500/- per month will be given to each trainee during the first and second year respectively. *Graduates holding Second Class and above in B.L.I.S. may apply. Knowledge of computer data processing and previous working experiences in a Technical Library are desirable. Selection is through test and interview. Application forms and instructions can be downloaded from the *website http://www.nitt.edu under the link Opportunities*. Application forms can also be obtained from the undersigned by post sending a requisition along with a self addressed stamped *envelope for Rs. 10/-. *The maximum age limit is 28 years for General Category, 31 years for OBC Category and 33 years for SC/ST Category candidates as on 15.03.2010. Application must reach the *Registrar, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli- 620 015 not later than 31.03.2010. Advt. No. NITT/04/2010 dated 12.03.2010 in Dhinathandi Nirlipta Raj Librarian Kanchi kamakoti Childs Trast Hospital Chennai-600034* -- 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 at Navi Mumbai
by nirlipta raj 17 Mar '10

17 Mar '10

*Dear Professionals, * *Vacancy for the post of Librarian in "RAJEEV GANDHI COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES" Ghansoli Navi Mumbai* *Qulification -MLISc- with First Class* *Who are eligible and Iterested Candidates send your CV and relevant cirtificates within* *10 Days to following the address * *The Director * *Rajeev** Gandhi College** of Management Studies* *Plot no-01, Sector no-08, Ghansoli,* *Navi Mumbai-400701* *More datails contact to - 02222943608* ** ** ** ** *Nirlipta Raj* *Librarian* *Kanchi Kamakoti Childs Trast Hospital* *Chennai -600034* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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