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SATKAL Awards: Call for Nominations
by Jagtar Singh 15 Sep '10

15 Sep '10

SATKAL Awards: Call for Nominations Nominations are invited for the SATKAL Awards 2010. These Awards are given each year to individuals for their perceptible contribution to the Library and Information services and for advancement of librarianship. The closing date for receiving nominations is 30 September 2010. Kindly send your nominations for: * Punjab National Librarian Award * Young Librarian Award * Woman Librarian Award * School Librarian Award Eligibility The Library and Information Science professionals working in India or outside India of Indian Nationality/ origin are eligible to apply. Age Limit: For Young Librarian Award, professionals must be below 45 years. The nominations can be either self nominations or nominated by a senior professional. In case of school librarian it should be recommended by the principal of the school. Written nominations must include Name of the nominee, job title, organization, mailing address, phone no., email address, award category, a detailed profile highlighting the educational & professional experience, significant contributions made in the field of library and information science/services, publications, a paragraph (one page) justifying nomination for the award. Please send the nominations on or before 30 September 2010 to: Dr. Raj Kumar, General Secretary, SATKAL & University Librarian, A.C. Joshi Library, Panjab University, Chandigarh-160014 Email: rajkumar196(a)yahoo.co.in Cell phone: 09417461789 Landline: 0172 2548159 Kindly write “SATKAL AWARD 2010” on the top of the envelope and enclose a signed copy of the profile. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ANNA CENTENARY LIBRARY , CHENNAI
by smith davis 15 Sep '10

15 Sep '10

One of the landmark libraries in the country, the Anna Centenary Library at Kotturpuram would be thrown open to the public by Chief Minister M Karunanidhi on today 15.09.10. In every sense a world-class repository of books, the library, spread over eight acres, would be the second biggest of its kind in Asia and the biggest in South Asia. At any given time, about 1,250 persons can be seated. An eco-friendly green library, whose foundation was laid in 2008, the building boasts of natural lighting for better reading and houses more than 1.2 million books, e-journals, e-books and a wide range of publications on assorted subjects. Jawaharlal Nehru University, IITs and IIMs have been requested to provide their online public access catalogs to enable procurement of the same titles by ACL. On the ground floor, more than 40,000 books, besides journals and short films, await children. The fully air-conditioned building has a special carpeted floor for them. There are artificial trees, walls adorned with cartoon characters and a lush green landscape, all brought to life by art director and master craftsman Thotta Tharani. The floor has been designed in Lilliputian style including wooden chairs, tables and book racks. And if one is hungry, there is a state-of-the-art food court. The library has a separate section in the ground floor for the visually impaired, containing 25,000 braille enabled titles, with a facility to convert any book in to its braille equivalent. On the fourth floor, one can have a look at a collection of Tamil manuscripts. MY HEARTY WISHES TO TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT . SMITH D MALIAKKAL LIBRARIAN NCERC THRISSUR, KERALA -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Global awareness Programme
by Benny M D 15 Sep '10

15 Sep '10

Dear Professionals, We are looking for a good resource for our Global Awareness Programme in the Middle School. Our interest is in resources which are updatable at least once in every 6 months and which primarily consist of worldwide newspaper and magazine articles on a range of themes (in a ring binder) which are added to when the supplement comes out. The themes should include topics such as global warming, medical ethics, social responsibility, international relations, poverty eradication, disease control, politics, etc. In case if any of you are using similar resources in your school kindly provide the details. Best wishes Benny M.D. HoD, Department of Library The International School Bangalore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ubutu help
by SRH 15 Sep '10

15 Sep '10

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message from Dr. M.Satyanarayana
by Meruvu. satyanarayana 15 Sep '10

15 Sep '10

Please put this message in lis-forum for all the practicing librarians. The practicing Academic librarian is a teacher because of the following reasons 1. He involves in the teaching activity . Teaching is the act of imparting knowledge, skills, providing activities,materials, direction and guidance by way of lecture, demonstration, seminar or any other approriate method that facilitate learning of students in an educational Institution. 2. The Andhra Pradesh Universities Act,1991given the definition of the expression of Teacher as Teacher means, Professor, Reader, Lecturer in a college and such other persons giving instruction in a college as may be declared by the stutues to be Teacher. 3. The expression Teacher of the University is also defined under section 2(23) of Andhra Pradesh Universities Act, 1991 which reads " Teachers of the University means Teachers appointed by the University to give instruction or guide reasearch in the University and Constituent Colleges" Dr. M.Satyanrayana Librarian, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IATLIS Awards: Call for Nominations, Closing Date: 15 October 2010
by Jagtar Singh 14 Sep '10

14 Sep '10

IATLIS Awards – Call for nominations Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS) invites nominations from LIS teachers / professionals / researchers for the following three awards: 1. IATLIS – Motiwale Best LIS Teacher Award, 2. IATLIS – Mrs. Ratna Laxman Rao Best Woman LIS Teacher / Professional Award 3. IATLIS – Prof. S.P. Narang Research Promotion Award Eligibility for IATLIS – Motiwale Best LIS Teacher Award, and IATLIS – Mrs. Ratna Laxman Rao Best Woman LIS Teacher / Professional Award: Executive Council Members of IATLIS are not eligible to be nominated for these awards. The nominee should have at least 10 years of teaching experience at the post-graduate level or 10 years professional experience at a senior level, and should be in service. A person can receive the award only once and one person can nominate only one LIS teacher / professional at a time. Nominations on plain paper should be accompanied by bio-data, list of publications, details of professional activities, and contribution to IATLIS activities. Eligibility for IATLIS – Prof. S. P. Narang Research Promotion Award: For this year’s award, nominations only of students registered for Ph.D. in a recognized university would be considered. The nominee should not be a full-time employee. Nominations should be sent on a plain paper along with bio-data, progress report of research work, and research papers (published/accepted for publication), if any. The nominations will be considered by an Awards Committee constituted by the IATLIS Executive Committee. An award will not be given in case majority of the Committee Members feel that no one has been found suitable for that award. Nominations in quadruplicate (four copies) with all the required documents should reach Dr. Trishanjit Kaur, General Secretary, IATLIS, Department of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002 (Punjab) on or before 15 October 2010. In addition to four copies of nominations in hard copy form, a soft copy of nominations should also be sent to the General Secretary, IATLIS by email at iatlis.patiala(a)gmail.com. No communication other than nominations will be entertained and the decision of the Awards Committee will be final. Dr. Trishanjit Kaur, General Secretary, IATLIS iatlis.patiala(a)gmail.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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XXVII IATLIS National Conference: Call for papers and participation
by Jagtar Singh 14 Sep '10

14 Sep '10

*XXVII IATLIS * *NATIONAL CONFERENCE 2010* 17-19 November 2010 ON THE THEME *Emerging Challenges and Lingering Issues in LIS Education, Research and Training*** *Invitation and call* *for papers* Organised by Department of Library and Information Science & Jayakar Library The University of Pune Pune, 411 007 Maharashtra www.lib.unipune.ac.in *IATLIS:* Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS) (founded 1969) is a professional association of about 600 teachers and professionals in Library and Information Science in India. Since its inception in 1969, IATLIS has been active in taking up several issues of LIS Education in India especially relating to the development of curriculum, teaching methods, infrastructure, teachers training etc. It actively works for the promotion of the professional interests of LIS teachers. As part of its activities, it conducts national seminars, workshops, training programmes, etc. It brings out its official organ ‘IATLIS Communication’ besides publishing pre-conference volumes. This year the annual IATLIS conference is going to be held at the Department of Library and Information Science, University of Pune, Pune – 411 007, Maharashtra from17-19 November 2010. The theme of the conference is “*Emerging Challenges and Lingering Issues in LIS Education, Research and Training*”. *About Pune:* Pune, rightly called* “Queen of the **Deccan**”, *is located at an altitude of 646m from the sea level and is 192 kms from Mumbai, surrounded on all sides by mountains from the Sahayadri range (Western Ghats). This city has been settled on the confluence of two rivers called Mutha and Mula, Pune. Pune is a historical city with great traditions. For almost a century, the Pune city served as ‘*de facto’* capital of the Maratha Empire which dominates much of the history of India during the 19th century. * * *About the **University** of **Pune* – *The Host* The University of Pune, the leading university in India was established in 1949. It has been instrumental in the rapid spread of education in rural areas and among the weaker sections of the society. The presence of the institutions of national importance including the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing ( C-DAC), Inter University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics ( IUCAA), Education Media Research Centre (EMRC), Bioinformatics Centre and UGC Regional Centre has been made this campus a place of vigorous academic pursuits and intense intellectual activities. The University of Pune has been awarded a Five Star by NAAC and under Potential for Excellence Scheme of the UGC; University of Pune made excellent progress. *Department of Library and Information Science:* The Development of Library and Information Science was established in 1958 with a one – year Diploma course in Library Science. Since 2002 the Department is conducting two years Integrated MLISc course with Semester and Credit System. It has also introduced a number of optional papers. The Department has started regular and vacational M.Phil. programmes in 2006 and 2008 respectively. So far more than 50 research scholars have been awarded Ph.D degree. The Department is regularly organizing workshops, seminars, training programmes and other academics and professional programmes at State, Regional and National levels to meet the demands of the professionals of the region in particular. *Jayakar Library: * The University Library named after Dr. Mukund Ramrao Jayakar, the first Vice-Chancellor of Pune University started in 1950 with the books donated by Dr. Jayakar himself. Located in a spacious building with (90000 sq.ft. area) a huge reading hall is very close to the main building of the university. The Jayakar library is rich in its collection and services. It has a collection of over 500,000 volumes covering all types reading materials. The rare books and manuscripts collection in the library is an invaluable assets for the scholars. The library receives 210 print and more than 10,000 online journals. It has strong collection of audio-visual materials. The library has developed digital library which cover manuscripts, rare books and letter of prominent leaders of India. It is the first university library to implement RFID technology in India. ** *Theme of the Conference:* *Emerging Challenges and Lingering Issues in LIS Education, Research and Training (LISERT)* * * *Sub Themes:* The theme covers many lingering issues and challenges in LIS Education, research and training (LISERT), but a few sub themes are listed below: - Role and status of LISERT, particularly in the less developed countries - LIS Education – Holistic approach: mandate, manpower planning, levels, accreditation, technological determinism, infrastructure, internship, faculty and students, learning resources - Learning styles and teaching methodologies - Open and Distance Learning - Privatization and commercialization in LIS education - Critical appraisal of LIS research - Training issues and concerns for LIS - Globalization in LISERT with special reference to developing countries - Impact of ICTs on LISERT - Cooperation, collaboration partnership in LISERT *Call for Papers:* Papers are invited on the theme “*Emerging Challenges and Lingering Issues in LIS Education, Research and Training” *and its sub-themes listed above, but not limited to the above mentioned facets only. These facets are indicative only; papers addressing any other aspect of the theme are also welcome. The paper should not be more than three thousand words. Please send a hard copy of your paper processed in Microsoft Word 2003 to Dr. Trishanjit Kaur, General Secretary, IATLIS, Dept of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002 (Punjab), and also as an email attachment to iatlis.patiala(a)gmail.com latest by 07 October 2010. The paper should include title, name and address of author (s), abstract, and keywords. Use the APA Style Manual for preparing the paper. For further information about the APA Style access the link: http:// www.wooster.edu/psychology/APA-crib.html *Registration fee: * * * Indian Delegates: Sponsored: Rs. 3500/- Non-Sponsored: Rs. 3000/- Retired Professionals: Rs. 1500/- Local Participants: Rs. 2000/- Accompanying Person: Rs. 2000/- Students (Residential): Rs. 900/- Student (Local): Rs. 600/- Foreign Delegates: SARRC Countries: $ 150 Other Countries: $ 250 *Delegates who register on the spot will have to pay 10% extra registration fee.* *Non-Members of IATLIS shall be required to pay additional Rs.200/- to IATLIS as participation fee. * * * *Included in the registration fee are the conference kit, conference volume, accommodation, and meals for the days of the conference. Authors who send Demand Draft for Rs. 500/- along with their papers in favour of Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS), payable at Patialashall pay Rs. 500/- less as registration fee. Delegates are requested to include registration fees for accompanying person. Accompanying persons shall not be entitled for conference kits. Delegates are requested to include registration fees for accompanying person while forwarding their registration forms since it would not be possible to entertain last minute requests in view of shortage of accommodation. Delegates are also requested to intimate their travel plan in advance to avoid any inconvenience. The registration form should be sent latest by 10 November 2010 to:* Prof. S. K. Patil, Organizing Secretary, XXVII IATLIS National Conference 2010 Department of Library and Information Science, University of Pune, Pune – 411007 Email: skpatil(a)unipune.ac.in *Accommodation:* Accommodation in University and other guest houses will be arranged by the local organizing committee for which prior information has to be provided well in time. Organizing committee may also help in finding accommodation in hotels on request for which the participants have to pay on their own. Registration fee for those who prefer to stay in hotels will be Rs. 2000/- only. *Climate and Clothing:* Winters are quite comfortable in this part of the country. Temperature during winter (November/December) varies from 15°C to 22°C. Delegates are requested to bring light woolen clothes. *How to Reach Pune:* * * - Pune city is well connected through rail, air and road. The Pune University campus is 8 km from railway station and about 20 kms from airport and may be reached by rickshaw, city buses and taxi services*.* *Important Dates:* - Last date for sending abstracts: 19 September 2010 - Last date for sending full paper: 07 October 2010 - Notification of accepted papers: 19 October 2010 - Last date for registration: 10 November 2010 - Conference Dates: 17–19 November 2010 We extend a very cordial invitation to all LIS teachers and librarians for participation in XXVII IATLIS National Conference 2010. * **XXVII IATLIS National Conference, 17-19 November 2010, Dept. of Library & Information Science* *University** of **Pune**, Pune –411 007* * * *REGISTRATION FORM* * * Name (Prof./Dr./Mr./Mrs/Ms.): ______________________________________________ Name of Accompanying Person (if any): ______________________________________ Designation: _____________________________________________________ Institution: _____________________________________________________ Mailing Address: _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ E-mail: ___________________________________________ Phone: (R)______________________(O)____________________(M)____________________ *Payment Details*: Bank Daft No. _________________ dated ______________ Amount (Rs.) _______________ (Drawn *in favour of* “*The Registrar, **University** of **Pune*”, payable at “*Pune”* Drawn on (Bank) ________________________________________________ Whether Accommodation required: Yes / No If yes, number of persons : ________ Arrival Details (Train No., Date, Time etc.):____________________________________ ___________________________________ Signature *Organizing Committee:* * * *Chief Patron* Dr. R.K. Shevgaonkar, *Vice Chancellor, *University of Pune, Pune Prof. Jagtar Singh*, President, IATLIS*, Dept. of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002 (Punjab).Ph.-0175-3046179, 3046180 Email: jagtar.kindu(a)gmail.com, iatlis.patiala(a)gmail.com Dr. Trishanjit Kaur, *General Secretary, IATLIS*, Dept. of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002 (Punjab).Ph.-0175-3046179, 3046180 Email: trishanjit.kaur(a)gmail.com Prof S. K. Patil, *Organizing Secretary*, IATLIS Conference 2010, Dept. of Library and Information Science, University of Pune, Pune-411007. Ph. 020-25695549. Cell: 094204 26338. Email: skpatil(a)unipune.ac.in Dr. Jagtar Singh, President, IATLIS jagtar.kindu(a)gmail.com Tel: + 91 (0) 175-3046179 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ISiM@five Special Lecture-September 15,2010
by Shalini Urs 14 Sep '10

14 Sep '10

The International School of Information Management University of Mysore As part of its 5th Anniversary celebrations has organized a special lecture on Computing for Socio-Economic Development at Microsoft Research India By Dr. Edward Cutrell Researcher Manager, Technology for Emerging Markets Group Microsoft Research India, Bangalore Date: September 15, 2010 | Time: 3:30 PM Venue: International School of Information Management, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore 570006 Speaker Bio: Dr. Edward Cutrell, is the Research Manager of the "Technology for Emerging Markets Group" at Microsoft Research India, Bangalore, He is a cognitive psychologist with a background in cognitive neuroscience and has been working in the field of human-computer interaction (HCI) for more than a decade. Ed's research concerns the exploration and measurement of human interactions with information technology. Over the years, he has worked on a broad range of HCI topics, including input technologies, visual perception and graphics, intelligent notifications and disruptions, and interfaces for search and personal information management. His current research focuses on Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICTD). In this work, he seeks to understand how people in the world's poor communities interact with information technologies and explores new ways for technology to meet their needs and support their socio-economic development. The Technology for Emerging Markets (TEM) group at Microsoft Research (MSR) India addresses the needs and aspirations of people in the world's developing communities. Their research targets people who are increasingly consuming computing technologies and services, as well as those for whom access to computing remains largely out of reach. TEM is a multidisciplinary group engaged in a range of technical and social-science research, working in the areas of ethnography, sociology, political science, economics, and psychology. This has enabled TEM to understand the social context of technology and how it relates to individual users. TEM also does technical research in hardware and software to devise solutions that are designed for emerging and underserved markets in rural and urban environments. In this lecture, Dr. Cutrell will give an overview of the TEM group and highlights two projects his team has been involved with one, which is a study seeking to understand how information technologies are used by very low income residents of urban slums, and another, which attempts to provide Wikipedia and other digital content offline using DVDs --- Shalini Dr. Shalini Urs Executive Director and Professor International School of Information Management University of Mysore Mysore - 570006 Phone : + 91 821 2514699 Fax : + 91 821 2519209 www.isim.ac.in ISiM - Management School of IT. Technology School for IM -- 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] Submission of Representation to UGC Anomalies
by Mailing List Admin 14 Sep '10

14 Sep '10

Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2010 03:18:17 -0700 (PDT) From: Dr.Nabi Hasan <nabihasan72(a)yahoo.com> I think all the DOs should submit the representations directly to the UGC/MHRD Regards, -- Dr. Nabi Hasan Deputy Librarian, Central Library Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India Hauz Khas, New Delhi - 110 016 Phone - +91-11-2659-1452 (Work), 9560978667 (Mobile) FAX: +91-11-26596759 E-mail: hasan(a)library.iitd.ac.in Web: http://web.iitd.ac.in/~library/about/hasan.html ________________________________ From: Mailing List Admin <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Sent: Thursday, September 9, 2010 5:31:34 Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Submission of Representation to UGC Anomalies Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 11:45:41 +0530 (IST) From: loan fayaz <fayazlib(a)yahoo.co.in> Respected Sir, Plz take the whole library community in consideration. Upto 5th pay commssion Documentation Officer was in UGC pay scales but unfortunately in UGC 6th Pay commission, the Documentation Officer hasn't been enlisted. Some state universities are not treating them at par with Assist. Librarians now. It is a great hurdle for them. Plz take this thing into consideration while submitting the proposal. Thanking U in anticipation, Fayaz Lone (Documentation Officer) Centre of Central Asian Studies, University of Kashmir, Srinagar. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Panel Discussion on "Methods and Tools for Evaluating Research" at IIFT on 18/09/2010
by Puna Das 14 Sep '10

14 Sep '10

Ranganathan Research Circle Cordially invites you to XIIth Shri C.V. Subbarao Memorial Function at Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), B-21 Qutub Insitutional Area, New Delhi-16 on September 18th, 2010 Saturday at 10.00 A.M. till 2.00 P.M. Prof. Gangan Prathap, Director, NISCAIR, New Delhi Will deliver Shri C V Subbarao Memorial Lecture There will be a Panel Discussion on "Methods and Tools for Evaluating Research". Chair: Prof. Gangan Prathap Director, NISCAIR, New Delhi Panelists Dr. K. Satyanarayana, DDG, ICMR, New Delhi Shri. R P Gupta, Scientist E, Advisor to GOI, PMO Office, New Delhi Dr. N. Raghuram, Reader, Guru Gobind Singh Indra Prastha University, Delhi ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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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