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by DR.K.ADHINARAYANAN 07 May '10

07 May '10

Dear Professional Friends, I would like to inform you all, that about my new assignment at VIT University,Vellore,Tamilnadu,as Deputy Librarian-(Asst.Professor-Senior Scale). I have joined VIT University on 21st of October 2009 after resigned from Amrita University, Coimbatore,Tamilnadu. My official contact address is as follows: Dr. K. Adhinarayanan Deputy Librarian, University Central Library, VIT UNIVERSITY, Vellore-632 014 Tamilnadu Tel:0416-2202641 (Direct) adhinarayanan.k(a)vit.ac.in With Kind regards, Adhinarayanan -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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DRTC Colloquium 2 (2009 2011 )
by DRTC - General 07 May '10

07 May '10

INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE Documentation Research & Training Centre 8th Mile, Mysore Road, RVCE Post Bangalore, 560 059 DRTC Colloquium 2 (2009 2011) Search Engines: Impact on libraries This age is well called as an information age. The human being on the planet earth is surrounded with information, but the problem is, the more information there is the more it is to find the most relevant one. It is just the same as to find a needle in a hay stack. It may be said a hundred times that this is an information age, but it won't be of much help, if the information seeker is not able to find his or her needed information well in time. It may happen that the information-seeker is seeking for information and such information is possibly in existence, but he or she finds it when there is no further need of it, or the objective to find it is no more in force. So not only it is important that we have a lot of information but it is more important that we find it in right time and right place. Information age is not only about the abundance of information, but the fastest retrieval of the relevant information. In this colloquium we will be describing the search engine and how it works with respect to web-crawling, indexing and searching. We would also throw some light on the impact that search engines and WWW have made on the conventional library and library systems. Contents Speakers 1. Introduction Sarangi, Amit Kumar. 2. Web-crawling Singh, Abhinav Kumar. 3. Indexing and searching De, Debayan. 4. Search engine (google) Singh, Alka Rani. 5. Impact on libraries Biswas, Sudipta. 6. Conclusion and outlook Prasad, Shashi Bhushan. Venue: DRTC classroom Date :12th May 2009 Time: 2 : 00 p.m. All are cordially invited (M. Krishnamurthy) (Colloquium co-ordinator) -- 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 Information Management Trainee
by anand bandi 07 May '10

07 May '10

National Institute of Fashion Technology, Mumbai invites application for the post of "Information Management Trainee" for its main Campus at New Bombay. Fresh MLISc Candidates having proficiency in English Language and Computer operation may forward their CV to the undersigned latest by 25th May,2010. The selected Candidates will have an opportunity to work and learn in a total Digital environment of the prestigious National Resource Centrer of NIFT. Such selected candidates will be paid the stipend of Rs 6000=00 PM for the first six Months. Dr.A.N.Bandi, Head, Resource Center, National Institute of Fashion Technology, NIFT Campus, Plot No.15, Sector 4, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai - 410 210. Ph.91-22-27747080/81 Mobile : 09892192799 e-mail: anb321in(a)yahoo.co.in anbandi(a)rediffmail.com website:www.nift.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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South-Asian countries raise awareness about freedom of information
by Puna Das 06 May '10

06 May '10

South-Asian countries raise awareness about freedom of information 05-05-2010 (New Delhi) UNESCO's Office in New Delhi commemorated World Press Freedom Day on 3 May with the South-Asian regional consultation on Freedom of Expression: The Right to Know. The meeting was organized in cooperation with the Department of Information of the Maldives government in Male on 3 and 4 May. The consultation focused on the right to information in South Asia, its significance as a monitoring tool for transparency and accountability, and as an empowerment tool for communities. The right to information is recognised as a fundamental right, but it requires the backing of governments, the civil society, the media and the judiciary. All these actors were represented at the regional consultation. They came from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Pakistan. Participants shared experiences, information and best practices and discussed ways in which South-Asian information institutions may be strengthened. Armoogum Parsuramen, Director of UNESCO's Office in New Delhi, emphasized in his opening speech the significance of freedom of information in a globalized digital world. He also stressed the importance for governmental agencies to publish and for citizens to access information in order to prevent corruption and to increase accountability. The consultation culminated in the launch by the President of Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed, of a series of initiatives to encourage journalistic excellence in local media, such as a package of training workshops for media professionals and an award for the best journalist of the year. Source: http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=30363&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECT… ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dr. Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India http://anupkumardas.blogspot.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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verify and check the facts before writing about the supervisor
by musheer khan 06 May '10

06 May '10

Please ascertain,verify and check the facts before writing about the supervisor and the type of the supervision being done in the department instead of rushing to the conclusion on the basis of some malicious propaganda. I have been teaching in the department since 1996 and i am pain to see that I am dragged into a controversy where i am not involve. For the record I totally deny all allegations and insinuations being made against me both as a person and as a research supervisor. research supervisor -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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BMA’s Journal of Retail & Marketing subscription
by prakash in 06 May '10

06 May '10

Dear All, I want to draw your attention towards our institute publication “BMA Journal of Retail & Marketing”. Bangalore Management Academy (BMA) is the new age torchbearer of quality and innovative education in the IT capital of India. In collaboration with top universities from world over, BMA has brought in fresh educational trends in the country. BMA was established with a vision of providing quality university education that leads towards professional success. BMA has collaborations with Bharathidasan Institute of Management (BIM), Edith Cowan University (ECU), University of Aberdeen, Retailers Association of India (rai), Asia Pacific University College of Technology and Innovation (UCTI), Singapore Human Resources Institute (SHRI), Nanyang Institute of Management (NIM) and Pondicherry University. The Institute publishes a tri-annual journal in Retail and Marketing area titled “BMA Journal of Retail & Marketing. This is a peer reviewed and refereed journal and its editorial board consist of well-known experts in the field. Papers from both Academics and industry practitioners in India and abroad are invited. The Editorial Board is committed to bring out this journal in time and at par with the best international journals. “BMA Journal of Retail & Marketing” is available on subscription basis to all national and international institutions, students and faculty against a very nominal subscription. Subscription Form and complimentary issue of “BMA Journal of Retail & Marketing” can be downloaded from http://www.bmaindia.com/journal.html using the following password (rmj11410). Please respond back mentioning your full postal address. It will facilitate us in delivering the copy at right place and to right person. With Best Regards, Dr. Amir Ullah Khan Dean & Director Research Prakash I.N Manager – Knowledge Centre Bangalore Management Academy # 17, Ashirwad Towers, Doddanekkundi Cross, Mahadevapura Ring Road, Marathahalli Post, Bangalore – 560 037. Phone: 080-43544117 Mobile No: 9880446597 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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New Assignment
by Kshema Prakash 06 May '10

06 May '10

Dear Friends, I take the pleasure of informing you about my new assignment at IIT Rajasthan as Deputy Librarian. I have joined the same on 30th of April, 2010. I can be reached at: Dr. (Mrs.) Kshema Prakash Deputy Librarian, Central Library, Indian Institute of Technology Rajasthan, Care MBM Engineering College JNV University Campus Jodhpur Rajasthan Email: kprakash(a)iitk.ac.in, kshemaprakash(a)gmail.com Mobile: +91-9897190604 With best regards, Kshema Dr. (Mrs.) Kshema Prakash Deputy Librarian IIT Rajasthan Mob: +919897190604 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Free Questionnaire Website
by subhash khode 06 May '10

06 May '10

I have tried to developed online questionnaire for my paper but i have found it for limited questions and facilitly. Kindly provide me addresses some good free websites do develop online questionnaire free of charge with maximum facility. Subhash Khode Chief Librarian MIT, Ujjain -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Does the UGC allow a university research scholar
by Shriram Pandey 05 May '10

05 May '10

Dear Mr. Ghani, Thanks for showing the other side of the coin. I think this is an endless loop to blame the system, it is not only found in our profession but spread in all the disciplines. In my view, there is no parameters of quantity research, I can give many examples of great personalities in our profession who did there Ph.D along with the job and they are now prominent researcher. Its matter of research approach and hard work they made. You cannot tell that the people, who are doing their Ph.D by seating at the department, can only produce the useful theses. We can’t change the system in a day, but definitely we could aware about these facts and can put our efforts to make this profession as a respectable profession. In my personal view, money is not matter at all for prominent researcher and academician. Exception is everywhere and every profession, and we can’t remove in a day as our whole system is made like that. Govt is working towards improving the quality of higher education and certainly the things are moving faster and we could see the improvement in coming future. In this direction recently UGC has made the guidelines for minimum requirements to award the PhD degree, and also increased the nos. of JRF positions to promote the research and development. It’s a good indication for Indian research. As I noticed in the various vacancies coming to our field , It has clearly mentioned that those who has awarded PhD degree with UGC Regulation 2009 is exempted from the NET, it means the Ph.D is definitely going to be a good work with number of good publications not the useless efforts. So it does not matter that you are doing your ph.d along with your job, the work should be innovative and should have implication in respective field. Thanks, ================================================= Shri Ram Pandey Assistant Librarian The LNM Institute of Information Technology (Deemed University) Rupa Ki Nangal, Post: Sumel, Via: Jamdoli Jaipur - 302 031, Rajasthan, India Phone No. +91-9636383110 Alternate E-mail: shriram(a)lnmiit.ac.in, ================================================= "Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck." - Dalai Lama -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library Trainee at Indian Institute of Astrophysics Bangalore
by Veeru 05 May '10

05 May '10

Dear Professionals, The* Indian Institute of Astrophysics*, is an autonomous research Institute funded by Government of India, Department of Science & Technology in the country, dedicated to carry out research in Astronomy & Astrophysics. The Institute offers Training in the Library Science including the state- of -the- art library techniques and services: *No. of vacancies* : Two *Qualification* : Master of Library Science with basic degree in science (preferable) (Students who have appeared for final exam and waiting for results may also apply) *Additional qualifications* : Basic knowledge of computer and preferably working knowledge of any library software and Open Source software *Age* : Below 25 years *Tenure* : 24 Months *Emoluments* : Rs.16000/- per month (inclusive all) The trainee programme is not regular employment and does not entitle any privileges or benefits of regular employment. It is only a temporary study programme for imparting training. Candidates meeting the above requirement may send their copy of Curriculum vitae/ Biodata along with copies of certificates to the *Administrative Officer, Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Koramangala 2nd Block, Bangalore 34* on or before May 25, 2010. *For further details refer website* *www.iiap.res.in.* Administrative Officer -- with regards Virupaksh BH LIM Trainee, NCSI/JRD Tata Memorial Library , IISc ,Bangalore-50012 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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