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

Five Security Myths
by Upadhyay P K 28 Apr '10

28 Apr '10

Dear Colleagues, You may like to know the hidden security threats to your application software, data and network. There are certain myths about security. Think you're doing everything you need to do to be safe? Think again. Here are five common myths about digital security. 1. I don't have anything an attacker would want 2. I have antivirus software installed, so I am safe. 3. Security is a concern only if I use Windows. 4. My router has a firewall, so my PC is protected. 5. Since I visit only major, reputable sites, I have nothing to worry about. Antivirus software and a firewall alone can't guarantee your safety. Read the full story on 'How to Stop 11 hidden Security Threats' in PC World, March 2010 at http://www.pcworld.com/article/187199/how_to_stop_11_hidden_security_threat… regards P K Upadhyay NIC , Delhi -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Does the UGC allow a university research scholar to do job abroad on the name of data collection?
by raiyan ghani 28 Apr '10

28 Apr '10

* **Does the UGC allow a university research scholar to deceive the department and do job abroad on the name of data collection?* Dear LIS professionals Greetings!!! As we are aware that UGC is the highest governing body to ensure high quality education in India. The way UGC has come up with research funds, is no doubt appreciative at every account. Every central university is bound to follow the norms of UGC Act/Ordinances/ Rules and Regulation. For each sect within the university, UGC has its own norms and regulations. *So keeping all the UGC Act/Circulars/Rules and Regulation in concern, the question arise after seeing the current trend that does UGC allow a research scholar of a central university to deceive the department and do job abroad on the name of data collection? * We have been going through lot of posting on this forum in regard to the improvement and trends of LIS, as well as its a hot topic in this forum to change the current scenario of the LIS. The question at this hour is that researchers are the pillars and path to come up with new innovation to their respective fields. But, it seems to be a trend in the university and specially in library science department producing fake researcher who never ever paid heed to their research and being awarded a doctorate degree by the end of their duration confined by UGC. Is this type of researcher will bring change who had their thesis copied by some one else, doing job abroad and their guide working on his/her behalf, deceiving the department and enjoying other monetary benefits on the name of data collection, paying a hefty amount to the supervisor of his/her income. I will be pleased to hear the answer to my question on this forum specially by senior academicians of LIS profession, experts of LIS profession, serving current and ex LIS member professionals to UGC and from all who want to improve the scenario of LIS profession. * * Thanks With regards, Syed Raiyan Ghani. Program Coordinator Applied Engineering Management Program-KSU (Missouri University of Science & Technology, Rolla, Missouri - USA) A proud Alumini of DRTC, ISI Bangalore. Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome!! -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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World Book and Copyright Day at KV Pattom
by faisal sl 28 Apr '10

28 Apr '10

Dear All, The Library Media Centre at Kendriya Vidyalaya Pattom celebrated the World Book and Copyright Day 2010 with competitions, exhibition and an author meet from 22 to 24 April. There were bookmark designing and book review writing competitions and an exhibition of books written by William Shakespeare, whose birth and death day falls on 23 April, which was declared as World Book and Copyright Day by UNESCO in 1995. In the author meet held on 24 April, Dr. Vilakkudy Rajendran, Malayalam writer and former Editor and Assistant Director of Kerala Bhasha institute interacted with the students on books, reading, copyright and libraries. He asserted the importance of books in one's life and asked the students to become the guardians of own launguage. The activities of Reader's Club for the year 2010-'11 were also formally inaugurated by Mr. Rajendran. He distributed the prizes to the competition winners. The function wasfalicitated by B.N.Mishra, Vice Principal, V.Joseph, Head Master and Dr. K J Ajith Kumar, Vice Chairman, PTA of the vidyalaya. See the bookmarks : http://librarykvpattom.wordpress.com/2010/04/23/beautiful-bookmarks-the-win… Photographs: http://librarykvpattom.wordpress.com/2010/04/24/world-book-and-copyright-da… Thank you S.L.Faisal Librarian Kendriya Vidyalaya Pattom,Thiruvananthapuram-695 004 Kerala India Ph.09447699724 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://kvlibrarians.ning.com/ http://libraryjunction.ning.com 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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RRC Monthly lecture
by Mailing List Admin 28 Apr '10

28 Apr '10

Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2010 10:23:32 +0530 From: Ratnakar Aspari <aspari_r(a)hotmail.com> Kindly circulate the following annoujncement among Lis-Forum members. With best wishes A. Ratnakar New Delhi RANGANATHAN RESEARCH CIRCLE (An organ of Ranganathan Research Trust, Regd.:25953, 1995) J8/123, Rajouri Garden, New Delhi Date : 26th April, 2010 We have the pleasure to announce the 136th Monthly Meeting of RRC on 1st May, 2010 (1st Saturday) at 10.00 hrs. Venue : Conference Hall (New Building) Indian Statistical Institute, Opp. Katwaria Sarai, Near Qutub Hotel, New Delhi-110 016 Speaker: Ms. Kiran Pandey Coordinator, Knowledge Portal and Environmental Resource Unit, Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi Topic : Reinventing Libraries in the Digital Era: Case Study on India Environmental Portal, the Virtual Gateway to Environment and Development Information Kindly make it convenient to attend the meeting and participate to benefit the group by discussions. Thanking you, Yours sincerely, SUBHASH DESHMUKH Gurgaon, Haryana 122003 Ph. 95124-2578715, 9873680484

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opportunity of MBA degree for library and information science professionals
by vikash singh 27 Apr '10

27 Apr '10

Dear Professionals, I would like to know that what is the future prospects and opportunity for library and information science professionals if they did MBA. Is there any job exist for such combination of asprints? if yes, kindly provide me the details. looking forward to your responses. thanks Vikash Kumar Singh Librarian P.R.F. S (Aditya Birla Group of School) Mathura -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Kalpakkam Calling ! LIS Positions !!!
by C. Jayakumar 27 Apr '10

27 Apr '10

Dear Professional Friends, Following are the advertisement for LIS posts. Kindly circulate among the young professionals and graduates in Library and Information Science. Scientific Officer "E" (Library Science) - 1 Post (Category A in the advt.) Basic Degree in Physics/Chemistry/Computer Science/Engineering & Ph.D in LIS with 4 years experience Scientific Assistant "B" (Library Science) - 1 Post (Category E-8 in the advt.) Degree in Science with BLIS For more information: The Advertisement (pdf file) : http://www.igcar.gov.in/recruitment/adv02_10.pdf Recruitment Link : http://www.igcar.gov.in/recruitment/ IGCAR, Kalpakkam : http://www.igcar.gov.in/ Last date : 21st May 2010. I wish the professionals very best to join IGCAR. With best wishes, C. Jayakumar Officer-in-charge (Digital Resources), DRTS Scientific Information Resource Division Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) Kalpakkam - 603 102 Tamil Nadu -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Survey on Web 2.0 skills of Library Professionals in India
by Jinu Sudhakaran 27 Apr '10

27 Apr '10

Dear Friends, I am conducting a survey on the topic Web 2.0 Skills of Library Professionals in India to get it published in a scholarly Library and Information Science journal .This interactive questionnaire will take only 5-8 minutes to complete. Your answers will be strictly confidential. Fill in the questionnaire as honestly as you can. Please click the link given below to start the survey. http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22AG3PLM6H5 With Regards Jinu Sudhakaran Jinu Sudhakaran Professional Assistant University Library CUSAT -- 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 Kshema Prakash 26 Apr '10

26 Apr '10

Apologies for X-postings Dear friends, Can someone kindly spare me a copy of the following article? "R N Allen, R Billinton & M F De Olivaira, Modeling the automation system, IEEE Transactions on reliability, Vol. R-25,No.4,Oct 1976" With regards, Kshema Dr. (Ms.) Kshema Prakash Faculty Librarian - Gr I, Contact Person e-Journals (Library) & Coordinator - Distance Library Services DEI Central Library Dayalbagh Educational Institute (Deemed University) Dayalbagh, Agra 282 0110 Uttar Pradesh, India Mob: +919897190604 http://kshema-distancelibraryservices.blogspot.com/ -- 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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DELNET Annual Lecture on May 11, 2010
by Dr Sangeeta Kaul 25 Apr '10

25 Apr '10

DELNET-Developing Library Network & India International Centre cordially invite you to the DELNET Annual Lecture on Robotics & Artificial Intelligence by Dr S. S. Mantha Chairman (Acting) All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi on Tuesday, May 11, 2010 at 6:30 p.m. at India International Centre (Conference Room I) 40 Max Mueller Marg, New Delhi 110003 Prof. Subir Kumar Saha Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi will preside. Tea 6:00 p.m. RSVP 26742222 =========================================== Kindly confirm your participation please. =========================================== ***** NACLIN 2010 at BITS Goa from June 15-18, 2010 (www.naclin.org) ***** _______________________________________________________________________________ Dr Sangeeta Kaul Network Manager DELNET-Developing Library Network Jawaharlal Nehru University Campus Nelson Mandela Road Vasant Kunj New Delhi-110070 Tel: 91-11-26742222, 32471010, 32471002, 32471011 Fax: 91-11-26741122 Email: sangs(a)delnet.ren.nic.in, sangskaul2003(a)yahoo.co.in Web : www.delnet.nic.in ________________________________________________________________________________ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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