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

Fwd: Report on Liam Wyatt's talk "Wikipedia and GLAM's" - Organized by KALA/ NCSI-NET
by Arjuna Rao Chavala 22 Feb '11

22 Feb '11

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Arjuna Rao Chavala <arjunaraoc(a)googlemail.com> Date: Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 5:14 PM Subject: Report on Liam Wyatt's talk "Wikipedia and GLAM's" - Organized by KALA/ NCSI-NET To: "Discussion list on Indian language projects of Wikimedia." <wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Hi, Here is a brief report on talk on Wikipedia and GLAM's talk by Liam Wyatt - organized by Karntaka Stae Library Association (KALA[1])/ NCSI-NET [2] on 19 Feb 2011 at 10:30AM at NCSI Conference hall, IISc, Bangalore The session attracted 26 LIS professionals from academic/industry/students. I, Gautam John and Arun Ram were some of Bangalore Wikipedians who attended the event. Liam explained Wikipedia and how it be can used easily with presentations and live demonstrations, which thrilled the audience. There were several questions around Wikipedia policies and how it deals with controversial topics around politics, culture. Audience also showed lot of interest in the copyright policies of Wikipedia. Liam explained it nicely by illustrating the different licensing options from all rights reserved to public domain and highlighting the licenses applicable to Wikipedia. Liam shared how Oxford English Dictionary led the crowd sourcing towards creating knowledge, when it decided to publish the complete dictionary and sought inputs from public to share all the known words. He shared his popular quote If people were passing out Knowledge on the street for free everyday, I am sure that there would be a lot more learning, based on Gregg Gillis's quote about free paints and painting. There were questions on software for building an archive of publications and Liam suggested e-hive as a potential option. There was an interesting questions on the number of contributors for Sanskrit Wikipedia and Arun answered the same, based on his knowledge of working with Sanskrit Community. We also met with senior public library professionals and a member of Karnataka knowledge commission, who offered their help towards initiatives to provide free access to Wikipedia in public libraries. Most of the audience were excited to know that Wikipedia is available in several Indian languages. I extended an invitation to the audience to take the community/chapter's help in spreading Wikipedia in their respective professional communities/users. Here is a link to some of the photos of the event. https://picasaweb.google.com/arjunaraoc/LiamSTalkToKALANCSINET?feat=directl… [1]http://kalaonline.com/ [2]http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/ncsi-net Cheers Arjun -- 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 ashraf kattumadathil 22 Feb '11

22 Feb '11

Dear professionals, If anybody having access to the following journal pleases send me the following article. Article tiltle: Promoting the Development of Online Learning Communities for Library Professional Organizations Author: Barbara Blummer Journal of Web Librarianship, 1932-2917, Volume 1, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 29 – 50 Ashraf K M.Phil Research Sholar DLIS, DU Delhi-07 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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NIFT Mumbai Looking for Research Assistant and a Library Assistant
by anand bandi 21 Feb '11

21 Feb '11

Dear Moderator, Kindly post the advertisement on the Forum for the benefit of the Professionals. "The National Institute of Fashion Technology, Mumbai invites application for the post of "Research Assistant" and "Library Asiistant"for its main Campus. A Post Grduates in Library and Information Science with First Class from reguler studies with proficiency in English Language and Computer operation may forward their CV to the undersigned latest by 7th March 2011. The candidate for Research Assistant should put in minimum of one year experience in the Library of repute along with two references indicating the contact Telephone Number and e-mail ID of such references.Also the candidate need to enlist in his/Her CV the task performed in the present Job. The selected Candidate will have an opportunity to work and learn in a total Automated & Digitised Library environment of the prestigious Resource Centrer of NIFT. Such selected candidate will be paid the stipend of Rs 10000=00 PM for the first six Months. The Candidate for "Library Assistant" will have to be a Post Graduate in LIS of the regular studies of the Universities, passed in First Class with proficiency in English Language and familer with Computer applications. Such candidate will be paid a stipend of Rs 8000=00 PM for first six Months.The candidates who are interested may forward their CV to the undersigned clearly mentioning the for the post the application is submitted. Incomplete application will be rejected. The last date for submission of complete CV is 7th March 2011. Dr.A.N.Bandi, Head, Resource Centre, 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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KohaCon 2011 voting result
by Vimal Kumar 21 Feb '11

21 Feb '11

The KohaCon 2011 Location Survey is closed.Total of 877 responses received. If you voted for a location as your first choice it got 4 points, your second choice 3 points, and so on. Below is the break down in points. * Thane, India [ End October - Beginning November ] 2640+150+62+33= 2885 * Kathmandu, Nepal [ November / December 2011 ] 432+96+186+24= 738 * Kolkata, India [ November / December 2011 ] 156+339+104+33= 632 * Somerset or Bristol, UK [ September / October 2011 ] 160+141+72+108 = 481 Over whelming response shows that growing number of Koha users from India. And many libraries would like to adopt Koha in future. Thank you again for your support in favor of Koha community. Regards, -- Vimal Kumar V. Mahatma Gandhi University Library Kottayam, Kerala- 686 560 Web: http://www.vimalkumar.co.nr Blog: http://vimalkumar.oksociety.in http://linuxhalwa.blogspot.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I forget what I was taught. I only remember what I have learnt" -Patrick White -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Diversity of International Journals
by srinivas rao 21 Feb '11

21 Feb '11

National Diversity of International Journals The journals ranking and Impact factor of the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) is increasingly turning into an international currency for the quality of research output. More than 14000 journals are ISI-ranked as journal quality and impact. In that most of them are labeled “major international” journals this analysis of ISI data reveals that the attribute “international” is not always appropriate. National diversity of journals is very low due to a dominance of authors from English-speaking countries and U.S. authors in particular. Younger journals and journals with an explicitly stated international mission tend to be international, whereas the internationality of the affiliated organization or impact of a journal had no influence on national diversity. The results suggest that it may be desirable to clearly distinguish between national and international journals, to increase the number of international journals, and to support authors whose mother tongue is not English. Srinivasa Rao Ganta Librarian Bharat Institute of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Seminar on Library Advocacy at IIT Bombay
by Daulat Jotwani 21 Feb '11

21 Feb '11

Central Library, IIT Bombay is organizing a Seminar on Library Advocacy on 23rd Feb 2011 as per following details Topic : Library Advocacy Speaker : Margaret Law, Associate University Librarian, University of Alberta, Canada Date & Time : 23rd Feb 2011 at 3.00 pm Venue : Lecture Hall No.22, Victor Menezes Convention Centre, IIT Bombay, Powai, Mumbai No registration fee. All are welcome. Thanks. -- D. Jotwani Librarian Indian Institute of Technology Bombay -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ICLAM 2011: A Report
by Dr.Tariq Ashraf 21 Feb '11

21 Feb '11

*International Conference “ Convergence of Libraries , Archives and Museams on User Empowerment through Digital Technologies* * * The three day International Conference “ Convergence of Libraries , Archives and Museums on User Empowerment through Digital Technologies organized by National institute of Fashion Technology, New Delhi in collaboration with IFLA Art Libraries section held on February 14-17, 2011 concluded successfully. The truly world class and prestigious venue of IIC provided a stimulating environment and fostered an unleashing of intellectual discourse, debate and discussion in this unique international conference of Librarians, Archivists & Conservators to promote digital convergence of the memory institutions. The well attended event sourced together nearly 300 delegates and scores of experts ranging from academicians , Librarians, , Computer Scientists, Conservationist , Software Engineers to Technocrats both from academia and industry representing several countries . Conference was marked by lively talks, passionate presentations and subtle arguments and counter arguments. Stalwarts from across the country grappled with issues and offered wide ranging opinions and views. Conference opened with the remarks of Dean, Academics, NIFT who welcomed the participants and speakers and wished conference a great success and emphasized the need for preserving cultural heritage of the country through digital depositions . She further laid stress upon the need for sectoral collaboration and networking for the exchange and sharing of knowledge. The conference was inaugurated by Ms.Monika. Garg, (IAS) Director General , NIFT who in her inaugural talk deliberated upon preservation of knowledge for posterity.. She dwelt upon the need for organizing and delivering information in more efficient ways as it is driving force behind knowledge economy. In ‘knowledge-driven’ environment, scholarship can flourish if the existing stock of knowledge is made adequate use of, and concerted efforts are made to build further on it. Accessing and retrieval of desired information, to facilitate this process is, undoubtedly, a most challenging task. She stated that Information Technology (IT) has facilitated this challenging task a great deal for both, users as well as providers of information, Spread over four days , 2 plenary sessions, 18 technical sessions, 12 invited talks, product presentations , tutorials by leading Academicians & Industry experts, special session by Wikimedia , a special day of parallel sessions on Preservation of Heritage Resources and two penal discussions, conference witnessed presentation of nearly 60 research papers and involved a galaxy of eminent experts, leading professionals, academicians and entrepreneurs like Prof. Shalni Urs, ,Prof.PB Mangla Prof.T Visvanathan, Dr. Jan Simane, Ms Lucy Tedd, Mr. Guss Ven Den Brakel, Mr. Rolf Kallman, Mr.Matin Flaynn, Dr. S Majumdar, Dr. Roshan Raina Dr. Jagtar Singh , Dr. RK Chadha , Dr. PR Goswami, Dr. Rakesh Bhatt Prof. IV Malhan, Mr. Dinsh Katre ,Prof, JK Mitra and Dr. Mrs SP Singh and many others exchanged views on issues related to technological, infrastructural and organizational developments including partnerships in the knowledge sector. One of the recurring thread which held the discussion together for three days was bringing together of set of individual cognitions and experiences of authors forming a common collective of memories sharing, interacting and integrating with the memories of a wide array of participants. The themes and topics of papers straddle the whole spectrum from collaboration to convergence to divergence, from social media for empowerment to digital divide, from digital preservation to institutional repositories, from enhancing user access to heritage material to library service through social networking, from information literacy as a tool for user empowerment to visualization for digital libraries, from information seeking behavior to open content; from hanging together to crossing continents. The issue of empowerment of users in Libraries, Archives and Museums was analyzed from multiple perspectives during the conference. All issues related to user empowerment ranging from changing roles of users and their rights, special needs of the disadvantaged user communities to digital preservation technologies, social media and sustainability concerns were dealt with. Library & Information professionals, Archivists and Conservators, as end users of open source and commercial software discussed trends and problems specific to their own sectors. It was opined that digital revolution has initiated an irrevocable process of convergence in the knowledge sector in the 21st century. The traditional barriers of academic disciplines, professions and institutions are disappearing fast as a unified world of knowledge is emerging. The traditional physical infrastructure and organizational setups have become irrelevant and various forms - textual, audio and visual – have fused together to create a mutable global knowledge repository. It was further observed that advancements in the fields of Information and Communication Technologies have also unleashed democratizing forces enabling access to all to the inner recesses of the knowledge world. The role of the user in knowledge repositories such as libraries, archives and museums has transformed from a passive receiver to a participant in the creation and dissemination of information. Some of the specific themes and areas covered during the conference are as under: 1. Development of information systems and services with the goal of optimum user empowerment 2. Sensitization of information professionals and conservators to deliver user-oriented service 3. Creation of awareness among users about their rights 4. Promotion of partnerships of institutions and professionals of the knowledge sector for resource sharing 5. Attaining of convergence of the memory institutions viz., Libraries, Archives and Museums. Participating delegates complimented the organizers for organizing such a successful convention and bringing together so many diverse stream at a single platform and discussing issues both in context and threadbare and felt they will go back to their work places much enlightened and keep the memories of this four day convention alive in their minds and hearts for long time to come . They emphasized the need for continuing with such kind of endeavor in future too so as to institutionalise and strengthen the concept of convergence for the larger benefits of information based professionals. The beautifully produced 600+ conference volume and an attractive conference kit was a special draw with the delegates. Dr.Tariq Ashraf University of Delhi South Campus -- Dr.Tariq Ashraf South Campus, University of Delhi Benito Juarez Road New Delhi (India )110021 Email: tariq22(a)gmail.com ; tariq(a)south.du.ac.in Ph: 011-24110221 (Direct) Fax: 011-24110221 Cell:9868335593 Website: http://www.du.ac.in The information contained in this e-mail message is privileged, confidential, and protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination or copying is strictly prohibited. If you think that you have received this e-mail message in error, please e-mail the sender. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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8th International CALIBER 2011 - Spot Registrations
by Gopakumar Velayudhanpillai 20 Feb '11

20 Feb '11

Dear professional colleagues, The arrangements for 8th International CALIBER 2011 is in full swing and we are receiving an overwhelming response from the professional colleagues and glad to inform that it has almost crossed 90% of the target of the committee. But unfortunately we have to restrict the registrations with in our available facilities. Hence, I request that those who intend to register themselves on the spot on 2nd at the venue of the conference, may intimate the same to us in advance. Also let us know about accompanying person if any. This will help us to make all necessary arrangements and make the conference a grand success. Your mail should reach us at least by 25th of February 2011. Since the number of registrations has to be limited to the capacity of venue and other arrangements, no further registrations will be entertained. Kindly cooperate. Dr GOPAKUMAR V. Organizing Secretary 8th International CALIBER 2011 Office Phone: 08326519012 Mobile No: 09447056713 -- 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 Veeru 18 Feb '11

18 Feb '11

Dear Professionals, Can anyone please provide me these articles need urgent 1. *Using Spreadsheets To Emulate Diffusion and Thermal Conductivity* Harvey F. Blanck p 651 Publication Date (Web): May 1, 2009 (Tech Report) DOI: 10.1021/ed086p651 2. *Surfactant Adsorption Parameters from Surface Tension Measurements* Mário N. Berberan-Santos p 433 Publication Date (Web): April 1, 2009 (Letter) DOI: 10.1021/ed086p433.1 3.* Self-Cleaning Surfaces: A Third-Year Undergraduate Research Projec*t Ronald S. Haines , Alex H. F. Wu , Hua Zhang , Jacob Coffey , Thomas Huddle , Justin S. Lafountaine , Zhi-Jun Lim , Eugene A. White and Nam T. Tuong , Robert N. Lamb p 365 Publication Date (Web): March 1, 2009 (Article) DOI: 10.1021/ed086p365 -- *with regards Virupaksh BH Senior Research Fellow, University of Agricultural Science, GKVK, Bangalore**,* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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KALA/ NCSI-NET Talk on Wikipedia and GLAM's by Liam Wyatt
by madhuresh.singhal 18 Feb '11

18 Feb '11

Dear LIS Professionals, Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) and NCSI-NET (an alumni association of Students and staff of NCSI) are happy to invite you to the Special Lecture on; Topic: "Wikipedia and GLAMs (Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums)" Speaker: Liam Wyatt (Wikimedia Foundation's Cultural Partnerships Fellow) Date and Time: 19th Feb 2011 at 10.30AM Venue: Seminar Hall, National Centre for Science Information (NCSI), IISc, Bangalore -12 Abstract: In this presentation Liam will discuss his project as the "Wikipedian in Residence" at the British Museum and the current global cultural partnerships project. He will then talk about the kinds of collaboration that libraries and librarians can achieve with Wikimedia and also answer any questions about Wikipedia more generally. About the Speaker: Liam Wyatt is the Wikimedia Foundation's Cultural Partnerships Fellow<http://bit.ly/GLAMfellow> (a.k.a GLAM fellow), based in Sydney. He has done his bachelors in Globalisation. He had been given a one year fellowship to focus on Cultural Partnerships within the Wikiverse. His role is to help create systems and processes to make outreach partnerships more efficient and effective. The key phrase is "capacity building" as described in his blogpost a few months ago "How to make cultural collaborations scale<http://www.wittylama.com/2010/11/how-to-make-cultural-collaborations-scale/>". He believes that now the cultural sector has seen that working with Wikimedia can be A Good Thing(tm), that we must have reasonably professional processes in place for managing those relationships. As a first step in this he has built a bit of a GLAM hub on-wiki<http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM>. For more details, he can be accessed at this URL http://glamwiki.org<http://glamwiki.org/> He has been Vice President of Wikimedia Australia<http://wikimedia.org.au/> and the "Wikipedian in Residence<http://www.wittylama.com/2010/03/the-british-museum-and-me/>" at the British Museum. Also, a project officer at Austlii<http://www.austlii.edu.au/austlii/> and multimedia coordinator at the Dictionary of Sydney<http://www.dictionaryofsydney.org/www/html/51-project-teams.asp>, a historian, podcaster<http://wikipediaweekly.org/>, fire-twirler<http://www.circusoc.com/>, museuophile, snowboarder, förman<http://www.ostgota.nu/>, bartender and backpacker. Thanks and Regards, Rajendra Babu H General Secretary Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) Visit us at ToxExpo, 6-10 March 2011 in Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C., Booth# 1228 ************************************************************************************************* This email and its attachments are confidential and proprietary to Advinus Therapeutics Ltd. and are meant for the intended recipient only. If you are not the intended recipient, do not take any actions based on the contents of this message, except to permanently delete the message and its attachments and inform the sender immediately. ************************************************************************************************* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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