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Librarians: Masters of the info universe (Must read)
by Pawan Agrawal 13 Apr '11

13 Apr '11

Librarians: Masters of the info universeLibrarians, information specialists, knowledge managers or whatever title a librarian might have -- their skills are in high demand. And, though you might not know it, they are everywhere.And so in their honor during National Library Week, we enjoy the following tidbits of information.*Famous people who were librarians***FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, Casanova, Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir, former first lady Laura Bush and China's Mao Zedong. At one point in their lives, each of them either worked as librarian or in a library*Librarians are techno-savvy***Librarians don't just use books anymore. Searching through tweets, blogs, podcasts, websites and more to find accurate and authoritative information has become more the rule than the exception.At a time where anyone can Google just about anything, librarians don't just find information, they find the * correct* information -- and fast. The American Library Association reports reference librarians in the nation's public and academic libraries answered nearly 5.7 million questions each week in 2010.*Filmmaker's library***Even "Star Wars" creator George Lucas has his own research library on his Skywalker Ranch. Lucas started the library in 1978, and the collection is housed under a large stained-glass dome.*Librarians influence our culture and society***While clearing out old archives at the Palmer Theological Seminary in 2005, librarian Heather Carbo found a working manuscript of one of Beethoven's final compositions.*Librarians track spy info and classified intelligence***When the CIA needs to provide information to the U.S. president, they turn to their librarians. To become one of the U.S. intelligence's community research experts, a librarian must pass medical and psychological exams, polygraph interviews and clear extensive background investigations.*Librarians are heroic***Alia Muhammad Baker, the chief librarian of Basra, Iraq, removed 30,000 books from the city's main library before it was destroyed during the 2003 invasion of Iraq.*Their numbers are many***In 2009, there were 206,000 librarians, 50,000 library technicians and 96,000 other education, training and library workers*Librarians are behind the scenes in current events***-- Federal government shutdown. Lawmakers go to the Congressional Research Service, a division of the Library of Congress, for information.-- The royal wedding at Westminster Abbey. The Abbey's Library and Muniment Room has a historic collection of books, manuscripts and archival material.-- NATO no-fly zone over Libya. NATO's Brussels Headquarters houses a multimedia library with a collection focusing on international relations, security and defense, military questions and world affairs.*Warning to readers about librarians***A character in "The Callahan Touch", one of science fiction writer Spider Robinson's books, said, "Librarians are the secret masters of the universe. They control information. Never piss one off."Good advice. Source of information: http://edition.cnn.com/2011/LIVING/04/12/librarians.masters.of.universe/ind… -- Thanks and Regards *-------* Join hands, Join eLibrarian http://elibrarian.grouply.com <http://elibrarian.grouply.com%20/> *-------* *Pawan R. Agrawal *Librarian Takshshila Centre for Learning Transpek Silox Industry Ltd. Kalali Road- Atladra Vadodara- 390012 Ph. 9376135580 http://www.pragrawal.wordpress.com http://elibrarian.grouply.com Skype ID: pawanagrawal4u4u -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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CNN - "...Librarians are the secret masters of the universe.."
by Sukhdev Singh 13 Apr '11

13 Apr '11

Friends, Hope you have already came across the following write up on CNN International Edition "Librarians: Masters of the info universe" By Kerith Page McFadden, CNN - http://sn.im/27s6n5 If not, then let me sum up: - Skills of librarians are in high demand. - They are everywhere - Famous people who were librarians - FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, Casanova, Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir, former first lady Laura Bush and China's Mao Zedong. - Librarians are techno-savvy - Librarians influence our culture and society - Librarians are heroic - Their numbers are many - Librarians are behind the scenes in current events "Librarians are the secret masters of the universe. They control information. Never piss one off." Think again! --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. -- 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 Manas Samanta 12 Apr '11

12 Apr '11

Dear all If any library holds below mention article. Please send me. *Cyanide and Other Lixiviant Leaching Systems for Gold with Some Practical Applications* *Graham J. Sparrow; James T. Woodcock * Pages 193 - 247. Vol.14(3-4), 1995 regards Manas Samanta. msamanta(a)nmlindia.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Mr.Ramakrishnan of British Library, Bangalore Passed away
by Mailing List Admin 12 Apr '11

12 Apr '11

Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 13:13:20 +0530 From: Shankar <shankar(a)krnassociates.in> Hi all I am sorry to hear about Mr.Ramakrishna's (The British Library, Bangalore) death. We are still in shock. It is shocking news for The British Library friends. We, all express our deep condolences to the bereaved family . May God strengthen the family to bear this loss and comfort them at this moment of grief. May his soul rest in peace. Regards, Shankar KRN Associates, Bangalore - 560016 91 09916912236 www.krnassociates.in <http://www.krnassociates.in/>

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source of information
by murulieps＠excelindia.com 12 Apr '11

12 Apr '11

Dear Professional, I urgently require some sources for literature survey on the topic "low glycemic index using wheat". The topic falls under Food Science and Nutrition. Pleae let me know if there are any abstracts/sources to find the work done in the above said topic. However, I am greatful to you if you can send me the articles regarding the topic mentioned. I request you to come up with as many sources as possible for the same. Provision of web links and citations for articles and papers will be a great help to me. Thanking you in anticipation. Muruli Librarian Excel Public School Mysore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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DDC
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 12 Apr '11

12 Apr '11

Skip to page content DDC 23 is coming soon! OCLC will soon release a new print edition of the Dewey Decimal Classification, DDC 23. The new edition includes several major changes held for simultaneous publication in the print and Web versions of the DDC plus many interim updates already distributed to users in WebDewey 2.0. The DDC print edition is scheduled for delivery to the Americas in May 2011, and to locations outside the Americas in July 2011. Pre-ordering is now available We are now accepting pre-orders for DDC 23. Pre-orders are scheduled for delivery to the Americas in May 2011, and to locations outside the Americas in July 2011. Dedicated to Dewey users worldwide, DDC 23 features: Many new topics and significant updates to selected fields Numbers informed by interaction with the worldwide community of Dewey users A complete overhaul to the representation of groups of people Revisions to several standard subdivisions Elimination of dual headings and unbalanced spans A minimal price increase As a result, DDC 23: Better reflects the changing world More accurately reflects regional differences around the world Greatly increases classifier efficiency Is more intuitive for the way classifiers work DDC 23 also features: New provisions in 004-006 Computer science and elsewhere to reflect changes in technology Updates to provisions for the Orthodox Church and Islam in 200 Religion Improved provisions in 340 Law for legal systems based on civil law Significant updates to 370 Education resulting in an improved international framework for levels of education, kinds of schools, policy issues and specific subjects in primary education Updated provisions for food and clothing Updates to 740 Graphic arts and decorative arts A new location and expanded development for cinematography and videography at 777 Significant expansions throughout 796 Athletic and outdoor sports and games Significant expansions in Table 2, with parallel provisions in 930-990, for the ancient world, Italy, Switzerland, Sweden, Finland, Turkey, Indonesia, Vietnam and Canada Updated historical periods throughout 930-990 WebDewey 2.0 is now available! WebDewey 2.0 is now available for use. The new WebDewey is easier to use than ever and features: An easy-to-navigate, simple user interface that is suitable for the novice as well as the power user BISAC-to-DDC mappings An easy-to-personalize screen display, often done with a single click Continuous updating No price increase! Current WebDewey subscribers can access the new system with their existing authorizations and passwords at http://dewey.org/webdewey. The existing WebDewey interface will be available until mid 2011, at which time users will be redirected to the new service. Abridged 15 and Abridged WebDewey 2.0 will be available later in 2011. Workshops and webinars DDC 23 training workshops are scheduled for June 7, 2011, at OCLC headquarters in Dublin, Ohio; and for August 12, 2011, in San Juan, Puerto Rico (venue to be announced), immediately preceding the 2011 World Library and Information Conference. Watch for detailed announcements about all these events at Dewey Services and on 025.431: The Dewey blog. For more information: Please contact us. © 2011 OCLC Domestic and international trademarks and/or service marks of OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. and its affiliates Prof. N.LAXMAN RAO, UGC- EMERITUS PROFESSOR, Osmania University, Plot No: A-194, H.No- 1-8-10/1,Ravindra Nagar, Habsiguda, HYDERABAD- 500 007 (INDIA) President, Association of British Scholars (Hyderabad Chapter) +91-9246547599 (Mobile) e:mail-- naglaxman(a)yahoo.com OR naglaxman(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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CfP:: Conference on "ICT-IPR Trends and Challenges in Globalised World", 21st April; India Habitat Centre
by Puna Das 11 Apr '11

11 Apr '11

Conference on "ICT-IPR Trends and Challenges in Globalised World" Thursday, 21st April, 2011 Time: 9:30 am to 5:30 pm Venue: Jacaranda Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi Organisers: Department of Information Technology (DIT), Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). Electronics and Information technology has emerged as an enabler for innovations in virtually all fields of technology. Technology changes are taking place rapidly, creating more avenues for business. The commercial stakes are very high which can be gauged from the fact that between 10-15% of patenting activities in the world are related to this field. Being a specialized and rapidly evolving field, handling IPR issues requires specialized knowledge. The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), a premier institute under the patronage of the Department of Information Technology (DIT), Ministry of Communications & Information Technology (MC&IT), Government of India along with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is organizing a one day conference on “ICT-IPR Trends and Challenges in Globalised World” at New Delhi. The main objective of the conference is to discuss issues and methodologies so that the Indian ICT community especially SME’s and Researchers get updated, so as to meet the challenges of the present innovation based global economic ecosystem. The conference also aims to build greater awareness and develop insights into the complex mechanism of creation, ownership and protection of Intellectual Property (IP). Who should attend: Academicians, Researchers, IPR Professionals, SME’s, Start-Ups and Executives involved in IP creation, Management, Technology Transfer & Licensing issues in ICT domain. SESSION 1: Role of IPR in the digital economy : A global perspective This session will focus on role of IPR, especially patents in promoting innovation, issues, trends, laws and their profound implications on innovation. SESSION 2: Technical Session: Strategies for Protection of Incremental Innovations and Patentability of Software : Challenges for ICT industry This session will focus on Patents for incremental innovations, which are typical of the software industry. The session will also attempt to answer a plethora of questions in respect of computer program related inventions. SESSION 3: Panel discussion: The ICT Sector Today and Tomorrow: Changing Paradigms, Disruptive Technologies and Challenging Business Models, The Intellectual Property Dimension & Public Policy Direction Online Registration: http://203.199.132.51/ict-ipr.cdac.in/IPRConference_registrationForm.html Further Details: http://ict-ipr.cdac.in/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dr. Anup Kumar Das 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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Fw: Global Open Access Portal: Call for consultants
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 11 Apr '11

11 Apr '11

--- On Sun, 10/4/11, IAN JOHNSON (0616285) <i.m.johnson(a)rgu.ac.uk> wrote: From: IAN JOHNSON (0616285) <i.m.johnson(a)rgu.ac.uk> Subject: Global Open Access Portal: Call for consultants To: Date: Sunday, 10 April, 2011, 15:15 Global Open Access Portal: Call for consultants 06-04-2011 (Paris) Open Access logo UNESCO, with the support of Colombia, Norway and United States of America, is developing a portal on Open Access (OA) to present a high-level snapshot of the state of OA around the world. Entitled Global Open Access Portal (GOAP), the tool is supposed to be the first destination for users seeking information on OA. OA experts will collect, analyse and filter information related to the subject from different countries. This information will include: major national projects and initiatives; national and regional funding agencies; deposit mandates; and key organizations and institutions that are able to support Open Access initiatives. GOAP aims to assist UNESCO Member States in understanding the current state of Open Access and in taking appropriate decisions. UNESCO is soliciting the interest of individual experts and institutions working on Open Access to serve as short-term consultants to provide content from the five regions: Africa, Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Europe and North America, and Latin America and the Caribbean. For more details about the consultancy and the information on how to join the OA Community, please contact: Sanjaya Mishra, UNESCO, Information Society Division (s.mishra(a)unesco.org). The promotion of Open Access, with a particular reference to scientific information published in journals, is one of the UNESCO approaches to build knowledge societies. UNESCO believes that research literature should have the highest visibility and be freely available to all. The Organization is advocating, therefore, for OA and participating in debates and discussions to coordinate and organize the OA field through capacity building activities and the creation of a Community of Practice (CoP). The seminar that was organised by the UNESCO Office in New Delhi (India) on 16 March 2011 is one of UNESCO’s activities in the OA field. Over 60 delegates from research institutions in India gathered at the seminar, which was also attended by participants from Bangladesh, Brazil, Italy, Nepal, Netherlands and Sri Lanka. Discussions focused on potentials of Open Access, and good practices and business models around it. The Open Access Community, recently built by UNESCO on the WSIS platform, has already more than 1000 members and hosts many discussions about various issues of interest to stakeholders. OA practitioners are encouraged to join the community and to enrich the debates. Robert Gordon University is the best modern university in the UK (The Times Good University Guide 2011) Robert Gordon University, a Scottish charity registered under charity number SC 013781. This e-mail and any attachment is for authorised use by the intended recipient(s) only. It may contain proprietary material, confidential information and/or be subject to legal privilege. It should not be copied, disclosed to, retained or used by, any other party. If you are not an intended recipient then please promptly delete this e-mail and any attachment and all copies and inform the sender. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Robert Gordon University. Thank you. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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BEST PAPER AWARD
by ashok upadhyay 11 Apr '11

11 Apr '11

Subject: Best Paper Award NeGLIS 2011 Dear Professionals, It gives me a great pleasure that a national seminar on ‘Next Generation Library and Information Services’, (NeGLIS 2011) was organized at Maulana Azad Library with the collaboration with DLIS, Aligarh Muslim University during 2-3 April, 2011. The Seminar was a grand success in terms of participation, discussions and its outcome. No. of research papers were presented in the seminar and the best paper award was given to Mr. Monawwrer Eqbal, Librarian and Managing Editor, INMANTEC Institutions Ghaziabad. Mr. Eqbal has 8 yrs library experience and has more than 35 papers at the national and international level. He has also two books in his credit and working as a Editor, Gyankosh the Journal of Library and Management and managing editor of other three journals published by INMANTEC publications. For his bright career we all professionals wished him and expect that he will do your best and for the library profession also. From DR.ASHOK KUMAR UPADHYAY Librarian NOIDA INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (NIET) 19, Knowledge Park-II, Institutional Area, Phase - II, Greater Noida, GB. Nagar, UP (M) 91+9412545849 (ALIGARH) 91+7428066447 (NCR) E-Mail: ashoka143(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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Bids invited for hosting the 2011 IATLIS National Conference.
by Jagtar Singh 11 Apr '11

11 Apr '11

Dear All, Bids are now invited from interested institutions/ departments of library and information science/university libraries/other libraries for hosting the 28th National Conference of IATLIS to be held in 2011. Theme of the 2011 IATLIS National Conference is 'LIS Education Research and Training: Vision 2020'. This three day annual conference is generally held during November. Interested institutions should send their bids to the President, IATLIS via email as well as via postal mail by 16 May 2011 with tentative dates, and details of the: - infrastructural facilities including accommodation available - manpower (faculty in the department/library staff) - past experience of organizing such events - support of their parent institution - support of other institutions/libraries, and - rail. road and air connectivity, For further details, contact Dr Jagtar Singh, President IATLIS & Professor and Head, Department of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala-147 002 (Punjab) Tel: 0175-3046179 Email: jagtar.kindu(a)gmail.com 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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