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Fwd: Fw: regarding status of school librarian
by Rajesh Bhardwaj 08 Oct '11

08 Oct '11

Dear Professionals Please refer appende mail of Mr. Jasbir, If it is true, it is really unfortunate and someone should come forward to resolve such professional issues at state or national level. Regards Rajesh Bhardwaj ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: jasbir samra <jasbir_samra(a)yahoo.com> To: "punjablib(a)yahoo.co.in" <punjablib(a)yahoo.co.in> Sent: Saturday, 8 October 2011 1:08 PM Subject: regarding status of school librarian respected sir, myself jasbir singh samra, i am librarian of govt adarsh school,gurdaspur.i love library proffession.but day by day librarian status of schools is going down.till date i am getting salary equilent to PRT of schools which was not justice with us,but now punjab govt enhanced pay grade to all teachers except librarian.in 5th pay commissin recommend school lirarian equilent to TGT but now we are equilent to clerk.sir please suggest how we recognize ourself. reply soon as soon as possible Librarian Govt. Adarsh School,kot Dhandal, Gurdaspur,Punjab 9646053499 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Sites on Steve Jobs
by Ashok Asundi 07 Oct '11

07 Oct '11

Dear All This in continuation of my earlier mail to you. Here are some sites on Steve Jobs. http://in.news.yahoo.com/photos/apple-ceo-steve-jobs-resigns-1314244777-sli… http://in.omg.yahoo.com/photos/true-heroes-stars-who-battled-cancer-slidesh… http://in.finance.yahoo.com/news/What-made-Steve-Jobs-tick-ians-3287004349.… http://in.finance.yahoo.com/news/Apple-Steve-Jobs-visionary-reuters-6276010… http://in.news.yahoo.com/photos/steve-jobs-his-life-and-work-in-pictures-13… A.Y.Asundi -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Steve Jobs is no more
by Ashok Asundi 07 Oct '11

07 Oct '11

Dear All Professionals, Steve Jobs the PC wizard, who assembled and started the APPLE in the car garage of his father died at 56 the age does not demand for such an end. The visionary who is responsible for demystifying computer has created many land marks. Here is a quote that summarises his contribution to the World of PC and the WWW has many sites and agonising news of his end. I wish all of us should browse them and derive inspiration. Here are some quotes of Steve."Three apples have changed the world. One seduced Eve, second awakened Newton, the third one was in the hands of Jobs." “Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to me … Going to bed at night saying we’ve done something wonderful… that’s what matters to me.” Quoted in The Wall Street Journal, May 25, 1993. Go to Yahoo News and other sites to get more on Steve Jobs. A.Y.AsundiRetd. Professor,DLISc, Bangalore University,BANGALORE. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Article on "Contractual Appointments" in Current Science
by Rabisankar Giri 07 Oct '11

07 Oct '11

Dear friends and professional colleagues, Please see the interesting article on “Contractual Appointments” appeared in the recent issue of the “Current Science” . http://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/25sep2011/716.pdf Rabisankar Giri -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Create Online Backups
by shankar nadoor 06 Oct '11

06 Oct '11

Dear Professionals.. iDrive helps you create online backups of important files and folders on your Desktop.When you download and install this software,you can choose folders which need to be backup.iDrive will keep track of the changes made to the selected files and folders and backs them up.If your PC crashes ,you get your files back.Free users get 5 GB of storage space,while paid users get more.Visit www.idrive.com Source :Deccan Herald ,05/10/2011 Thanking You, Regards, Shankar Nadoor Assistant Librarian M.S.Ramaiah Institute of Technology Bangalore -54 Mob:8553533135 www.msrit.edu http://sites.google.com/site/shankarnadoor -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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The Indian Academy repository
by Subbiah Arunachalam 06 Oct '11

06 Oct '11

Friends: The Indian Academy of Sciences now has its own open access repository for papers by all its Fellows, both living and deceased. Please visit <http://repository.ias.ac.in/>. The repository was officially announced by the President of the Academy, Prof. A K Sood, on 30 September 2011. As of today, it provides access to more than 60,400 documents, but not all of them full text. Efforts are being made to deposit full texts of all papers. This is the largest open access repository in India. Please spare some time to examine the repository and offer your suggestions. You may send your suggestions to Prof. N. Mukunda <nmukunda(a)gmail.com>, Mr N. A. Prakash <na.prakash(a)gmail.com>, or Mr G Chandramohan < iaschandra(a)gmail.com>. Subbiah Arunachalam -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Book enquiry
by Library.Mum＠dasturco.in 06 Oct '11

06 Oct '11

Dear Professional Friend, I would like to purchase the book "The Culture Cycle: How to Shape the Unseen Force that Transforms Performance by james L. Heskett and publisher F. T. Press." I need its vary urgent, can anybody tell, about the availability of the title in Mumbai not to import, because it will take a time. Librarian M.N. Dastur & co. P. Ltd Mumbai - 400 004 Mob- 9967641170 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy of ‘ Library Assistant ’ at LNM Institute of Information Technology, Jaipur
by Shriram Pandey 05 Oct '11

05 Oct '11

The LNM Institute of Information Technology, a Deemed University jointly set-up by the Government of Rajasthan and the LAKSHMI & USHA MITTAL FOUNDATION as an autonomous non-profit organization is looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic professional to work as Library Assistant. Qualifications & Experiences: (i)Master degree/equivalent Diploma in Library Science of a recognized University/Institute. (ii) Experience of one year in a Reputed Institute/ University Library. Candidate appointed to the post will be required to work on shift duties, whenever necessary. Salary to Pay: Rs. 15000-18000/month Last Date to apply: October 12, 2011 Please send an application, along with your bio-data to library.lnmiit(a)gmail.com or library(a)lnmiit.ac.in Thanks, -- ================================================= Shri Ram Pandey 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, Fallow me on:http://twitter.com/Shriram_Pandey ================================================= By not printing this email you've helped save paper, ink, and millions of trees. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fwd: [BOAI] Civil Society Update Consultation Right to enjoy benefits of scientific progress Expert on Cultural Rights
by Sridhar Gutam 05 Oct '11

05 Oct '11

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Iryna Kuchma <iryna.kuchma(a)eifl.net> Date: 4 October 2011 12:40 Subject: [BOAI] Civil Society Update Consultation Right to enjoy benefits of scientific progress Expert on Cultural Rights To: boai-forum <boai-forum(a)ecs.soton.ac.uk> [Forwarding from the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, via Gavin Baker. Note that Question 5 concerns OA. --Peter Suber.] Civil Society Section Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights UN expert on cultural rights Consultation on the right to enjoy benefits of scientific progress and its applications Dear All, On behalf of Ms. Farida Shaheed, UN Independent Expert in the field of cultural rights, pursuant to her forthcoming report on the right to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress and its applications, you are invited to complete a prepared questionnaire, below. Please respond within 2,500 words by 25 November 2011: ieculturalrights(a)ohchr.org Please also indicate if you have any objections with regard to your reply being posted on the OHCHR website. Should you have any questions or require any clarifications concerning this request, please address them to the email above. *** Background The right to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress and its applications are enshrined in article 27 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and article 15, paragraph 1 (b), of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. The right covers all sciences: life, physical, behavioural and social, as well as engineering and the health professions. The realization of this right requires steps be taken to ensure (a) the access of all people, especially marginalized groups, to the benefits of scientific knowledge, progress and its applications necessary to lead a dignified life, as well as to the information necessary for engaging in decision-making processes regarding proposed areas of research and development; (b) the freedom indispensable for scientific research, including the rights of scientists to freedom of thought, to hold opinions without interference, and to travel; (c) that the manner in which scientific research is undertaken and applied does not give rise to violations of human rights; (d) the establishment of a robust scientific infrastructure, bearing in mind the financial and human resources required for the realization of the right to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress and its applications; and (e) the development and encouragement of international contacts and cooperation. *** QUESTIONNAIRE ON THE RIGHT TO ENJOY THE BENEFITS OF SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS AND ITS APPLICATIONS Can you please indicate the specific areas in relation to the right to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress and its application that your organization works with, and provide examples of the nature of issues you have taken up and challenges you have faced in working with this issue? Accessing the benefits of science and its applications 1. What legal, administrative and policy measures exist or are planned in your country to: a) ensure that marginalized groups benefit from scientific progress and its applications, including, women, persons with disabilities, minority groups, rural communities and indigenous peoples? b) promote research and development in areas specifically relevant to marginalized groups, by, for example, providing incentives for innovative research on neglected diseases? c) ensure and facilitate broad access to information and communication technologies (e.g., computers, Internet and mobile phones)? d) identify and develop the scientific applications necessary for sustainable solutions to ensure the right of everyone to have access to safe and nutritious food, access to potable water and sanitation, and to address climate change? 2. What are the key challenges faced in your country in undertaking research at the domestic level and ensuring access to scientific developments and its applications, particularly for marginalized groups? Scientific responsibility, safeguards and remedies 3. What legal, administrative, and policy mechanisms exist or are planned in your country to: a) regulate and monitor scientific research and its applications in the private and public sector so as to provide safeguards against any infringement upon the full enjoyment of human rights? In particular, to safeguard the human rights of participants in research activities and applications by public and private scientific institutions (e.g. rights to information, free and informed consent)? b) protect the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities whose traditional knowledge is utilized, in the development, dissemination and commercialization of scientific information and knowledge? c) provide effective remedies and safeguards for any human rights violation related to scientific research or the applications of science or technology? (e.g. judicial review, national human rights institutions or ombudspersons, and other administrative arrangements). The rights of scientists and collaborative work 4. What measures have been put in place to recognize, respect and protect the rights of scientists to: a) freedom of expression, information and association? b) collaborate with colleagues nationally and internationally, including through sharing data, samples, research findings, and other information, by travelling freely within and outside the country, and conducting joint research projects? 5. What legal, administrative, policy or other measures have been adopted/are under consideration to eliminate barriers to scientific communication and collaboration, such as censorship, restrictions on access to the Internet or on free availability of scientific literature and journals? Participatory decision-making and transparency 6. What measures are put in place to ensure dissemination of information about ongoing scientific research and its applications, including potentially adverse effects of emerging areas of research and its applications, to the public at large? 7. What opportunities exist for meaningful public participation in decision-making about existing and new developments in science and technology? 8. What steps have/are being taken to promote quality science education at all levels for all, in particular for girls, rural populations and the poor? International cooperation, achievements and challenges 9. Is the development and application of science and technology integrated in international cooperation policies, such as direct development assistance programs? If so, please provide details. 10. What are the key obstacles and challenges to international cooperation and what steps have been taken to address these? Please provide details. 11. What are the achievements in the field of scientific progress and its applications? Please provide details. ****** Best regards, Civil Society Section Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Tel. +41 (0) 22 - 917 - 9656 Visit our website: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/AboutUs/Pages/CivilSociety.aspx -- To unsubscribe from the BOAI Forum, use the form on this page: http://www.soros.org/openaccess/forum.shtml?f -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fwd: [EIFLoa] Sign the Washington Declaration on IP and the Public Interest
by Sridhar Gutam 05 Oct '11

05 Oct '11

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Iryna Kuchma <iryna.kuchma(a)eifl.net> Date: 4 October 2011 21:02 Subject: [EIFLoa] Sign the Washington Declaration on IP and the Public Interest To: eifloa <eifloa(a)lists.eifl.net> [Forwarded message from Teresa Hackett, EIFL-IP Program Manager] On August 25-27, 2011, the Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property at the American University in Washington held a global congress attended by over 180 experts from 32 countries and six continents, who helped to re-articulate the public interest dimension in intellectual property law and policy. The conclusions from the Congress are the "Washington Declaration on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest", which is open for signature. To date over 780 academics, government representatives, NGOs and other civil society representatives from all over the world have signed up. Iryna Kuchma, EIFL-OA Program Manger and myself have signed for EIFL. We encourage you join like-minded colleagues from around the globe and to add your signature. If you are signing on behalf of your consortium or institution (recommended), please remember to get their approval first! http://infojustice.org/washington-declaration (scroll to page end for signatures) Extract from the full text, http://infojustice.org/washington-declaration-html <SNIP> We begin our statement of the Congress’s conclusions with two overarching points: • International intellectual property policy affects a broad range of interests within society, not just those of rights holders. Thus, intellectual property policy making should be conducted through mechanisms of transparency and openness that encourage broad public participation. New rules should be made within the existing forums responsible for intellectual property policy, where both developed and developing countries have full representation, and where the texts of and forums for considering proposals are open. All new international intellectual property standards must be subject to democratic checks and balances, including domestic legislative approval and opportunities for judicial review. • Markets alone cannot be relied upon to achieve a just allocation of information goods — that is, one that promotes the full range of human values at stake in intellectual property systems. This is clear, for example, from recent experiences in the areas of public health and education, where intellectual property has complicated progress toward meeting these basic public needs. Informed by these two broad points, the Congress adopted a series of specific recommendations for action, which are expressed below. [The headings] -Putting Intellectual Property in Its Place -Valuing Openness and the Public Domain -Strengthening Limitations and Exceptions "...Promote limitations and exceptions that enable libraries, museums, archives and other “institutions of memory” to fulfill their public interest missions, while assuring that cultural and educational institutions take advantage of existing flexibilities...." -Setting Public Interest Priorities for Patent Reform -Supporting Cultural Creativity -Checking Enforcement Excesses -Implementing Development Agendas -Requiring Evidence-based Policy Making Read the Declaration and sign up (scroll to page end), http://infojustice.org/washington-declaration-html It would be great if lots of EIFL partner countries can sign up! Best wishes Teresa ----- Teresa Hackett EIFL-IP Program Manager www.eifl.net ----- _______________________________________________ http://www.eifl.net eifloa mailing list - eifloa(a)lists.eifl.net Unsubscribe: http://www.eifl.net/mailman/options/eifloa/gutam2000%40gmail.com _______________________________________________ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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