November 2011 - LIS-Forum - ncsi.iisc.ernet.in

ILA conference at Mangalore, D.K.,KARNATAKA
by sandeep bhavsar 17 Nov '11

17 Nov '11

Dear Professional Friends, A warm welcome to you to attend ILA Conference at Mangalore !! On behalf of ILA, I am very much pleased to invite you all to attend the INDIAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION -The 57th Annual conference which will be organised by St.Agnes Centre for Post Graduate Studies & Research, Mangalore, Karnataka, in collaboration with Karnataka State College Librarians’Association (R) Bangalore, Karnataka on February 23-25, 2012 on the theme "KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY: INNOVATIONS IN LIBRARIANSHIP".You are requested to consider this as an opportunity to contribute a research paper for the conference. You can make your visit to Mangalore for the conference a memorable one in 'Namma Kudla' (Our Mangalore), by having an outing during your stay by enjoying the beauty and rich culture of Mangalore.Your family/ companion can also join with you if you wish so. Please click on the following link for more information http://ilaconference2012.weebly.com . Please do attend. Dr.Vishala B.K. Organising Secretary ST.AGNES CENTRE FOR POST GRADUATE STUDIES AND RESEARCH, ST.AGNES COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) Mercara Hill Road, Bendore , Mangalore-575002 Dakshina Kannda Karnataka State -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Recruitment of a Librarian at Future Campus School, Kolkata
by subhayu dan 17 Nov '11

17 Nov '11

*Recruitment of a Librarian at Future Campus School, Kolkata* Essential Qualification: BLISc Experience: 1 year (running a CBSE affiliated school library) Method of recruitment: Written test followed by an interview Interested candidates may send their latest curriculum vitae / biodata at subhayu.dan(a)gmail.com before 23rd November, 2011. E-mail biodata / curriculum vitae in MS Word File. Last date of receipt of applications: 23 November 2011 Shubhau Dan Library Future Campus School Sonarpur, Kolkata-150 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Koha - 2011 Annual Library Automation Perceptions survey
by Parthasarathi Mukhopadhyay 17 Nov '11

17 Nov '11

Dear All Requesting to act as per the following mail to join a global survey on Koha Thanks and regards, ---------------------------------------------------- Dr. Parthasarathi Mukhopadhyay Assistant Professor (Sr. Scale) Department of Library and Information Science The University of Burdwan (WB) ------------------------------------------ To all libraries using Koha: As Joann mentioned, I am collecting data for the 2011 Annual Library Automation Perceptions survey. This survey aims to provide some general measurement of the levels of satisfaction that libraries have with their library automation systems and the organizations that support them. I am aware that many libraries using Koha do so independently without direct involvement of a support firm. Even in these cases, data regarding the perceived quality and functionality of the automation system would be very helpful. The survey also probes at the relative level of interest in open source automation systems. I do hope that all libraries using Koha will respond to the survey. The survey forms are linked to each library’s entry in the lib-web-cats directory, so you will need to submit an entry if your library is not already represented. A large number of libraries using Koha are already represented, but I’m sure that there are many still missing. See: [http://www.librarytechnology.org/libraries.pl?ILS=Koha] [http://www.librarytechnology.org/map.pl?ILS=Koha] A strong response will help document the worldwide impact of Koha. To participate in the survey, you can start with the instructions given on the current posting on the top page of Library Technology Guides: [http://www.librarytechnology.org/] Marshall Breeding -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Ph.D.
by subhash khode 17 Nov '11

17 Nov '11

Subject: Collection of Data for Ph.D. Thesis Dear Sir/Madam, I take pleasure in forwarding a questionnaire for receiving inputs from you for my Ph.D. Thesis entitled “Open Source Software in Libraries and Research Institutions of India : A Study ’’. I am pursuing my Ph.D. at the M.P. Bhoj Open University, Bhopal under the guidance of Dr. Sunil Singh Chandel. I would be grateful if you could kindly fill the online questionnaire at the earliest . Option-1 - For the non-users of OSS but familiar with the concept of OSS or tried for OSS http://www.kwiksurveys.com?s=OKIHMG_55155ef6<http://www.kwiksurveys.com/?s=OKIHMG_55155ef6> Option-2 For the users of Open source library automation Software http://kwiksurveys.com?u=osslm <http://kwiksurveys.com/?u=osslm> Option-3 For the users of open source digital library software http://kwiksurveys.com?u=osslib <http://kwiksurveys.com/?u=osslib> -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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The National Library Week Celeberation at DLISc. BUB
by bramesha B 17 Nov '11

17 Nov '11

Dear ALL, We cordially invite you to National Library Week Celeberation at Dept. of Library and Information Science, Bangalore University, Bangalore on 18th November 2011. The programme schedule as follows: Topic: Brand “YOU”…. Speaker: Mr. Saurabh Kale Venue: Dr. S.R. Ranganathan Hall, Dept. of Library and Information Science, Bangalore University Date: 18th Nov 2011 Time: 2.00pm *About the Topic:* The topic covers building your own space or image in whatever aspect you work / and wherever you are in, the effective communication skills to be successful in work and life, Ethics, Character/ Personality building, Attitude towards life, Global understanding of English and so on. *About the Speaker:* Saurabh was born and brought up in Mumbai, studied in Pune and working out of Bangalore. He has done his Bachelors in Computer Science and MBA from University of Pune. He has been working in Learning and Development domain for the past 7 years. He started his career with Cubs Adventure, where he trained CXOs on Life Skills and Leadership Development. He moved on to Corporate trainings and joined Syntel Ltd and later Wipro Technologies. As a Talent Transformer, he has an expertise in needs mapping for training, team-building and Psychometrics analysis. He likes; travelling, listening to music and reading. Off the work – his interests spans in to; · Theatre and documentary making. · Understanding human behavior. His message to the audience: “Winners never Quit…”. Thanking you, Dr. T.D. Kemparaju, Professor and Chairman, Faculty and Students, DLISc., BUB -- Dr. Ramesha Associate Professor Dept. of Library and Information Science Bangalore University Jnana Bharathi Campus BANGALORE - 560 056 Phone: Mobile 09481246961 Office Direct :080 22961401 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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An Interesting Article -'Where Data Lives'
by Venkata Kesavan 17 Nov '11

17 Nov '11

Dear Friends, You may like to read the article, entitled 'Where Data Lives', published in the Popular Science magazine, November 2011 (pp. 44-48, India Issue), which deals with the 10 Most Amazing Database Systems in the world, that do a lot more than just storing knowledge. The full-text of this article can be accessed at: http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2011-10/ten-most-amazing-databases- world This article features the following Databases, including WORLDCAT. 1. The Combined DNA Index System 2. The Encyclopedia of Life 3. The Food and Agriculture Organization Database 4. The Genographic Project 5. The International Panel on Climate Change's Data Distribution Centre 6. The MD:Pro 7. OKCupid's OKTrends 8. Sloan Digital Sky Survey Database 9. The Wayback Machine 10. WorldCat Regards, R . VENKATA KESAVAN DGM & HEAD TIMES ARCHIVES & KNOWLEDGE CENTRE (TAKC) THE TIMES GROUP THE TIMES OF INDIA BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR DR. D. N. ROAD MUMBAI 400 001 PH: (B): +91-22-66353535 (EXT.: 4470) CELL: 09323812172 TAKC - Knowledge is Our Heritage . Disclaimer :- The information in this e-mail and any attachments is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee or addressees. If you are not an intended recipient, please delete the message and any attachments and notify the sender of misdelivery. Any use or disclosure of the contents of either is unauthorised and may be unlawful. All liability for viruses is excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender states them, with requisite authority, to be those of the specific TIMES GROUP company. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Dr. Bidhan Chandra Biswas is no longer with us
by Sambhu Nath Halder 17 Nov '11

17 Nov '11

Dear All, It is with great sadness that our eminent teacher Dr. Bidhan Chandra Biswas is no longer with us, who passed away today morning at *Fortis hospital* on EM By-pass road in Kolkata**. The demise of Dr. Bidhan Chandra Biswas is a great loss to Indian Library and Information Science Profession. He was a sincere, dynamic and student friendly teacher in the Department of Library and Information Science, University of Kalyani. No words can solace and fill the void. He was a lot of things to many people and will be missed tremendously. All LIS professionals in West Bengal join to convey our heartfelt condolence to his family for this irreparable loss. We will continue to hold our “BCB Sir” in our heart and our thoughts. With deep sympathy, *Sambhu Nath Halder Chief Librarian* ==================== Learning Resource Centre JDBI (Main Campus) 11 Lower Rawdon Street Kolkata - 700 020 Mobile: +91 9733964714 ==================== -- 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] Fwd: Verus starts NewGenLib adaptation program
by Upadhyay P K 17 Nov '11

17 Nov '11

Dear friends, It is very good posting in this forum on adoption of OSS and other softwares. There have been varying opinion. Last year I had posted various mails on pros and cons of OSS and Commercial softwares. In relation to NewGenLib and KOHA, technically I would prefer NGL to KOHA. Few of the reasons are: Technology platform of NewGenLib has been PsotgreSQL backend, Apache server and JAVA at front end. These are the most preferred choices like .Net for development of softwares, although various technologies are being used for others including Open and proprietary. I do not understand why developers of KOHA application used/chose PERL langauage for front development and MySQL as back end. What will be long term implication, time will tell. Although KOHA has been customized for PostgreSQL and Windows lateron. Another fascinating technology of NewGenlib is their search engine Solr and ZOTERO. For Bibliographic and Authority data searches NGL now uses Solr. Solr is the popular, blazing fast open source enterprise search platform from the Apache Lucene project. Even DSpace also uses Lucene and now it has customized for use of Solr. Again here, KOHA is using ZEBRA search engine not so popular like Lucene and Solr. I find it easy to integrate DSpace and NewGenLib with portal using JSP and common connectors more of JAVA technology. Both of softwares are licensed as GPL not BSD. Although I prefer BSD, DSpace is BSD licensed. Both the software are now being supported in India by private firms, it is good. Again I would repeat that either Open Source, Free or commercial, total implementation of the information system/software that matters and it hardly makes any difference in cost. Some of the research articles will help you to understand the efforts of library automation and digital library implementation. I liked one such paper by S R Birje on Library Automation case study in SRLELS Journal of Information Management, V48 (2), April 2011, p131-145. Although some of the cost and effort estimation could also have been incorporated in this paper like OPAC Hosting on Internet server, Database Hosting, Customization, Post implementation support, etc. for others to understand implementation. Even Dr Goudar also comprehensively on his experience in migration from one application to other. If any one like to discuss more on the issue, I would be happy to extend my inputs. with kind regards P K Upadhyay NIC, Delhi On 10/04/11, Shamprasad Pujar <pujar(a)igidr.ac.in> wrote: > > Dear Members, > > I think it is a very good opportunity for libraries which have not yet > undertaken complete automation. The members, who wish to participate in this > programme at NO COST, may check details available in the forwarded message. > > best Regards, > > Dr S.M. Pujar > Deputy Librarian > IGIDR, Mumbai > ======================================= > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: NewGenLib - Verus Solutions <info(a)verussolutions.biz> > Date: Tue, Oct 4, 2011 at 9:16 AM > Subject: Verus starts NewGenLib adaptation program > To: pujar(a)igidr.ac.in > > > > Dear Patrons: > > Verus Solutions has started "NewGenLib Adaptation Program". You may also > recommend this program for other libraries. > > What is "NewGenLib Adaptation Program"? > ------------------------------------------------------------ > This program is for libraries which are planning to automate their libraries > in just 4 days. This is time-bound program. The duration of this program is > 32 hours (4 - days). And it is very simple. There are schedules for this > program. If you strictly follow the schedule you will fully automate your > library in just 4 days. You will be visually observing your users' (and > management) satisfaction and praise for library services. > > What should you do to enroll to this program? > --------------------------------------------------------------- > Please visit http://www.verussolutions.biz/web/nglAdaptationProgram and > enrol your library for the program. You may also share this link with > libraries that are planning to implement library automation. > > What happens after enrollment? > -------------------------------------------- > NewGenLib Open Source Team will do the following tasks for you > > Step 1 - Installation: We will download and install the latest version of > NewGenLib on your system. If you have any clients we will install NewGenLib > clients. > > Step 2 - Training: This is a 24 hour program (3 days). In this step we will > train you on all the critical functionalities of library management. > > Step 3 - Installing migrated data: We will be collecting you data to convert > it into NewGenLib schema. The privacy of your library data will be strictly > be maintained. NewGenLib Open Source Team will be accepting a Non-Disclosure > Agreement from you to protect the privacy of your data. The process of > collecting the data will happen at step 1 itself. So that at the end of the > program the converted data is installed. > > Step 4 - System maintenance and support: We will provide you with > information on process to get instant help from us. Maintaining NewGenLib is > very cost effective. > > Is this program strictly based on schedule? > ---------------------------------------------------------- > The program is designed for 32 hours, that is 4 days x 8 hours per day. > However you are at your liberty to allot time for this program. > > What are the costs involved in taking up this program? > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Verus Solutions does not charge any thing for this program. This is > absolutely a free program. All you need is a decent Internet connection as > all the tasks are executed on-line. > > For any queries you may send us an email to info(a)verussolutions.biz > > > Wishing you a happy library management > > Warm regards > NewGenLib Open Source Team > Verus Solutions > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > >

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E-Content 2011 - Panel Debate Topics
by Soji Mathew 16 Nov '11

16 Nov '11

We are pleased to announce the Panel Debate topics for E-Content 2011 - From Discovery to Delivery Chandigarh - November 21, 2011 - Metadata for Resources Discovery Bhubaneswar - November 23, 2011 - User Interfaces for Intuitive Discovery Hyderabad - November 24, 2011 - Beyond Discovery: New Access and Delivery Models Pune - November 25, 2011 - Seamless Discovery: Federation vs. Aggregation We have experts debating on the above issues in the seminar platform. Please register yourself for participating in the seminar to listen to the panelists or question them. Register at: www.informindia.co.in/event2011 If you are not able to attend please send your questions to events(a)informindia.co.in and we shall try our best to put these questions to the panelists during the debate. Hurry up... few seats left... Regards, Soji Mathew Informatics (India) Limited | 194, R. V. Road, Basavanagudi | Bangalore - 560004, India www.informindia.co.in | Phone: +91 80 4038 7777 | Fax: +91 80 4038 7600 -- 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 Vijay Jalagar 16 Nov '11

16 Nov '11

Hi guys, One of our research student needs the following article urgently, if possible send to given email address: vijayakashdts(a)gmail.com "The estimation of cement film thickness by an in vivo technique" Source: British Dental Journal, 1971; Vol-131; pages: 107-111 -- Thanks and Regards, Mr.Vijayakumar Jalagar Librarian B.V.V.Sangha's P.M.N.M Dental College and Hospital, Bagalkot-587101 Karnataka, India -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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