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[lisnet] 28th All India Conference 2011 – Call for papers
by Pijushkanti Panigrahi 19 May '11

19 May '11

28th All India Conference 2011 – Call for papers IASLIC (Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres) has scheduled its 28th All India Conference to be held at The University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir during October 10-13, 2011. The main theme of the conference is Library Vision 2020. Papers are invited in the following areas for deliberations Information and Development : A Vision for Emerging Infrastructure Information Flows and Gaps: Measuring Tools and Techniques for Library Growth in Future Intellectual Property Rights in the Digital Millennium Social networking : use of Web 2.0 tools and Services in Designing New Generations Library Service National Library and Information Policy Exploiting New Technologies for Empowering Researchers in LIS to become effective and self-sufficient Information Seekers Management of Library and Information Centers: Emerging issues Knowledge Organization Innovation: Design and Framework of Organization of Information Issues of Digital Divide in Knowledge Society of the Future. Mobile Commerce: Application for LIS Professional LIS Education and Changing Information Landscape Role and Responsibilities of Library Associations SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP (SIG) MEETINGS SIG in Social Sciences Theme : Change Management Convener : Prof. S B Banerjee Ø Factors, Circumstances and Forces lending to change Ø Rationale for successful and unsuccessful changes in LICs Ø People’s Psychology towards change Ø Changing patterns of attitudes and behaviors of LIS Professionals in the 21st Century Ø Organizational Changes in LICs of the Present Century Ø Nature, Processes and Principles of Change Management SIG in ICT in LIS Theme : Institutional Digital Repository Convener: Shri Abhijit Kr Bhowmick § Indian scenario § Policy and Recommendations § Best practices and Work flow § Managing Indic scripts § Software and Standards Important dates Conference: October 10-13, 2011 Paper Submission: July 15, 2011 Acceptance: July 31, 2011 Camera-ready copy: August 16, 2011 Venue: The University of Kashmir, Hazratbal, Srinagar, J & K Kashmir, India General Instructions 1. Both invited and contributed papers will be considered. Submitted papers will have participative peer-to-peer reviews. A generalised presentation should be avoided. Full Paper with abstract (within 500 words) not exceeding 2500 words (not more than 10 pages of A-4 Size paper single sided with margin of 1.25" in left / right / top and bottom and duly signed by the author(s) and typed / printed in double space (in duplicate) should reach IASLIC office by 15th July, 2011 . Photographs, graphs, charts, if any should be submitted along with the negative copy/ print / tracing paper. In addition, softcopy of the full paper should also be composed in MS Word and submitted on CD/DVD disc as an attachment through e-mail iaslic.india(a)gmail.com. Author should indicate the sub-theme of the paper The paper should be accompanied with an amount of l000.00 (Rupees one thousand only) which will be adjusted with Registration Fees. Payment may be made by DD in favour of IASLIC, payable at Kolkata and send to the Hony. General Secretary, IASLIC, P-291, CIT Scheme No. GM, Kankurgachi, Kolkata - 700054. If the paper is not accepted, the amount will be refunded. Pre-Conference volume will have only Abstracts (within 500 words) of accepted papers. Accepted papers which are presented in the Conference, will only be published in the Post Conference volume within three months of the Conference held. Pre-declaration by the author(s) should be made separately that the paper(s) has/ have not been sent elsewhere for publication/ presentation. This has to be sent by hard copy. 10. All accepted papers will be invited for presentation either in the main thematic session of the Conference or in the SIG Meetings. Presenter will be allowed maximum ten minutes for presentation including introduction and conclusion. There will be provision for Poster presentation. All papers accepted for poster presentation will be allocated time for display of full papers. Abstract of all papers accepted for poster presentation will be included in the pre-conference volume. Such papers will not be published in the post conference volume. All registered participants will receive Post Conference volume free of cost from IASLIC office. Additional Rs.150/- will be charged for postage and handling those who wish to receive the volume through post. First author is entitled to get ten copies of reprints of full paper. The decision of the Editorial Committee will be final and no correspondence regarding the acceptance of papers for presentation in the Conference or otherwise will be entertained. Correspondence regarding papers should be addressed to the Prof Pijushkanti Panigrahi, Hony. General Secretary, IASLIC, P-291, CIT Scheme No. GM, Kankurgachi, Kolkata- 700054 iaslic(a)vsnl.net or iaslic.india(a)gmail.com. and for conference update please visit www.iaslic1955.org.in 13 April 2011 Prof Pijushkanti Panigrahi, Hony. General Secretary ========================================================================================================== Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi, Professor & Head, Dept of Lib and Inf Science, 3rd Floor Asutosh Building, University of Calcutta, 87/1 College Street,Kolkata - 700 073, West Bengal, India, email : panigrahipk(a)yahoo.com, (M) : +91 94342 43522. Hony General Secretary, IASLIC ; Associate Editor, IASLIC Bulletin, IASLIC, Kolkata-54; Member, Library Committee, The Asiatic Society, Kolkata. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Call for papers to National conf during 19-20 Aug at Hyderabad
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 18 May '11

18 May '11

Dear Professional Colleagues, A Two-day National Seminar is being organized by the Department of Library and Information Science (DLIS) of Sarojini Naidu Vanita Maha Vidyalaya (SNVMV), Exhibition Grounds, Hyderabad, during August 19-20, 2011. The organizing committee takes pleasure in inviting you and your colleagues to participate in the seminar and contribute research papers for academic discussion and make it a success through your participation. The contributed papers should be original, unpublished or not submitted elsewhere for publication (please enclose a self declaration). Full papers approved by the review / editorial committee only will be accepted for presentation and included in the seminar proceedings and their decision is final for publication. Articles should be sent along with the registration fee without which the article cannot be considered for publication. Authors are requested to prepare their papers in MS word format in A4 size, single column and 1.5 line space, with Times New Roman in size 12 font. The submission may be sent as an e-mail attachment on g.ymadhavi(a)yahoo.com / revathi.vedantam(a)gmail.com. A hard copy of the same is to be sent to the Organizing Secretary, Sarojini Naidu Vanita Maha Vidyalaya, Exhibition Grounds, M.J. Road, Nampally, Hyderabad 500001. Papers should reach on or before the last date to enable us to include in the proceeding. Papers received after the due date will not be accepted for publication. Last Date of Submission of the Paper 4TH JULY 2011 Information of Acceptance of the Paper 1st AUG 2011 REGISTRATION FEE: Delegates/Library professionals / Faculty 500.00 Research scholars/Students 250.00 The registration fee should be paid through Demand Draft drawn in favour ofNational Seminar on Management of Digital/e-Resources payable at Hyderabad. The registration fee include, the tea, lunch, kit and seminar volume. Spot registration from 9A.M - 10 A.M on 19th August 2011. THEME OF THE SEMINAR: MANAGEMENT OF DIGITAL/E-RESOURCES. SUB THEMES: · Digital resources- types, media, format. · Print Vs Digital resources. · Procurement of Digital/e-Resources. · Organization of Digital resources. · Access to the Digital resources. · Preservation and Conservation. · Role of Publishers on growth of Digital resources. · Management of Digital resources at National and International level. · Standards relating to Digital resources. · Issues relating to the collection development of resources. · Training human resources. · Infrastructure development. · Academic library services in digital environment. · Access through OPAC & to free / Open access Digital resources and any other related topic. Few travel grants (full / partial) will be given to the paper presenters subject to first come first due to limited funds. For Further Information Contact: G.Y. Madhavi, Organising Secretary g.ymadhavi(a)yahoo.com Cell No: 7799667712 V. Revathi, Jt. Organising Secretary revathi.vedantam(a)gmail.com Cell No: 9908559449 Librarians Sarojini Naidu Vanita Maha Vidyalaya Exhibition Grounds, M.J. Road Nampally, Hyderabad500001. Prof. N.LAXMAN RAO, 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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Now you can search compressed data
by Shaheen, Farooque 18 May '11

18 May '11

WindSpring is eyeing the storage market with a search engine that can find information while the data is still compressed. The company was just awarded a U.S. patent for its Data Management Tools (DMT) product, which allows direct access to compressed data sets without the need for decompression. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9216797/Compressed_data_search_tech_… Farooque Shaheen | Keane, an NTT DATA Company<http://www.keane.com> | w. +91.80.26659482 | VoIP. 881.40366 | m. +91.9343497320| Farooque.Shaheen @keane.com<mailto:john.smith@keane.com> ______________________________________________________________________ Disclaimer: This email message and any attachments are for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain information that is confidential, legally privileged or otherwise exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient(s) or have received this message in error, you are instructed to immediately notify the sender by return email and required to delete this message from your computer system. This communication does not form any contractual obligation on behalf of the sender, the sender's employer or such employer's parent company, affiliates or subsidiaries. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Article
by Mahesh.. brp? 18 May '11

18 May '11

Dear Sir, Can you send me this article if you have. : Production and mechanical properties of SiCp particle-reinforced 2618 aluminum alloy composites A. Sakthivel<https://springerlink3.metapress.com/content/?Author=A.+Sakthivel>, R. Palaninathan<https://springerlink3.metapress.com/content/?Author=R.+Palaninathan>, R. Velmurugan<https://springerlink3.metapress.com/content/?Author=R.+Velmurugan>and P. Raghothama Rao<https://springerlink3.metapress.com/content/?Author=P.+Raghothama+Rao> Journal of Materials Science<https://springerlink3.metapress.com/content/0022-2461/> Volume 43, Number 22<https://springerlink3.metapress.com/content/0022-2461/43/22/>, 7047-7056, DOI: 10.1007/s10853-008-3033-z -- *With Warm & Regards* ** *Mahesh. Y* *Assistant Librarian K.S.Group of Institutions* *Bangalore-62.* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for an Article
by Dr.D.P Prathap 18 May '11

18 May '11

Dear colleagues Please provide the following article: Title Removal of organic pollutants from waste water released from CC2 plant by a combo-treatment of advance oxidation and biodegradation - by Bag B.C and Kaushik M.P. Jour *Journal of Environmental Research and Development 4 (1) 147 - 155 * Thanking you Yours Sincerely T.Shanmuganathan Technical Officer (Library) Sugarcane Breeding Institute -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Recruitment of Project-linked Persons
by shikha＠isical.ac.in 18 May '11

18 May '11

Dear Moderator, Kindly post this message in the LIS-Forum. Shikha Bhowmik ISI, Kolkata A walk-in interview will be held at 12 noon on 3rd June, 2011 in Indian Statistical Institute Library, Kolkata for the recruitment of two Project-linked persons for the Project entitled "Digital Repository of the Contributions of ISI Scientists, Phase II (1988 0nwards). For details please visit http://www.isical.ac.in/JobApplicationFiles/Library2.pdf This mail is scanned by Ironport -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Automation of Library
by vikash singh 18 May '11

18 May '11

Dear all, I want to automate our school library having collection of around 14500 volumes, 30 magazines and periodicals, 11 daily newspapers and some non-book materials like CD's , DVD 's , Cassettes etc. and serving the users of around 900 students and 120 staff members with a daily circulation of around 150-200 books. Kindly suggest me which library automation software is suitable and cost-effective to automate our school library, what are the initial requirements and from where can we start this process of automation. Eagerly waiting for your valuable suggestions and guidance. Yours, V.K.Singh Librarian SST -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ISO 835:2007 standards
by srinivas rao 18 May '11

18 May '11

Dear Professionals One of our research faculty needs the following standards. Can any one of you send me this standards at an earliestISO 835:2007 - Laboratory glassware -- Graduated pipettes. Thanks in advance SRINIVASA RAO GANTA Bharat Institute of Engineering & Technology Mangalpally (V), Ibrahimpatnam (M), Rangareddy (Dist) Hyderabad-501510 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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REGISTRATION OPEN: Classification and Ontology, 19-20 , September, The Hague
by Aida Slavic 17 May '11

17 May '11

Apologies for cross-posting *** EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION OPEN *** ================================================= CLASSIFICATION AND ONTOLOGY: FORMAL APPROACHES AND ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE International UDC Seminar 2011 - 19-20 September, The Hague, Netherlands ================================================= http://seminar.udcc.org/2011/index.htm ------------------------------------------------- VENUE: National Library of Netherlands EARLY BIRD FEE: €170 (€130 students) To register and pay online go to http://seminar.udcc.org/2011/php/registration.php The conference focuses on knowledge classification systems and their role in the development of the Semantic Web, bringing together researchers from the web ontology and knowledge organization fields. Highlights: Keynote address by Prof. Patrick Hayes. The programme includes 21 talks and represent an outstanding selection of speakers from the domains of web technology, ontology, knowledge organization and bibliographic classification: Dan Brickley, Guus Schreiber, Thomas Baker, Dagobert Soergel, Roberto Poli, Ingetraut Dahlberg, Barbara Kwasnik, Rebecca Green, Michael Panzer, Marcia Zeng, Richard Smiraglia, Vanda Broughton etc. The preliminary programme with abstracts and speakers biographies is available at http://seminar.udcc.org/2011/programme.htm. ------------------------------------------------- ORGANIZATION: "Classification and Ontology" is the third biennial conference in a series of International UDC Seminars organized by the Universal Decimal Classification Consortium (UDC Consortium) and hosted by Koninklijke Bibliotheek. UDCC is a not-for-profit organization, based in The Hague, established to maintain and distribute the UDC and to support its use and development. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ICADL 2011- Paper Submission Deadline Extended to June 16
by Shalini Urs 17 May '11

17 May '11

*****************Apologies for cross-postings************ ICADL 2011, October 24-27, 2011, Beijing, P.R.China --- The annual International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries (ICADL) series is a significant forum for digital libraries research, providing an opportunity for researchers, educators, and practitioners to share their experiences. Since the first ICADL in 1998, the conference has grown to become one of the premiere forums in the digital library community. --- Call for papers: --- ICADL welcomes submissions in the areas of computer science, library and information science and knowledge management involving applications to environmental sciences, social sciences, humanities and museum studies. The conference welcomes contributions from all fields associated with Digital Libraries (DL) including: Information visualization Data mining/extraction Cultural Heritage Preservation Personalized Service and user modeling Novel library content and use environments Electronic publishing Preservation systems and algorithms Social networking and information systems Internet of things for DL Cloud computing and application for DL Mobile services for DL Interoperability issues Open source tools and systems Security and privacy Multi-language support Metadata and cataloguing Search, retrieval and browsing interfaces to all forms of digital content eScience/eResearch data and knowledge management Cooperative Service and Community Service New Deadline: June 16, 2011 For more details: visit http://www.icadl2011.org/index.html ---- Shalini Dr. Shalini R.Urs Chair: ICADL Steering Committee And 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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