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Fwd: LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 100, Issue 9--karunakar.n
by karunakar n 11 Jul '11

11 Jul '11

Dear Sir/Madam, *Suggestions to the query raised by Emmaneul Handling Overdue books - Corporate/Industry Library.* According to me libraries are meant to serve the society and to share the knowledge by providing various kinds of facilities to the End User. Collecting Fine itself demotivates the reader to access the library /or to use the resources has we are in digital world/virtual world. The rules/norms prepared to ur college/academy requirement is good as every Information centre is following. My request is to please follow the rules/norms , but it some exceptions try to collect the books back by putting up or controlling in some other way. Eg:-Before giving NO-Dues from Library(Holding Marks Cards/Convacations etc....) Its my suggestions, as per my knowledge being a librarian in GFGCW, Holenarasipura, Hassan District. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: <lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> Date: Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 12:25 PM Subject: LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 100, Issue 9 To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Send LIS-Forum mailing list submissions to lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in You can reach the person managing the list at lis-forum-owner(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of LIS-Forum digest..." Today's Topics: 1. vacancy for the post of Lib.Asst. (D.V. Patwardhan) 2. Handling Overdue books - Corporate/Industry Library. (Emmanuel E C (RBEI/HRL1-D)) 3. Congrats Dr. (Mrs) Shalini R. Lihitkar (Ajay Kamble) 4. Article Request (RAKESH SINGH BISEN) 5. Job Vacancy @ Bangalore (ravish) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2011 22:53:25 -0700 (PDT) From: "D.V. Patwardhan" <patwardhanvasu(a)yahoo.com> To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] vacancy for the post of Lib.Asst. Message-ID: <1309931605.34167.YahooMailClassic(a)web57409.mail.re1.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" The Moderator, LIS-FORUM ? Sir, ? Please include following announcement in the next issue of LIS-Forum: ? A post of ?Library Assistant? has fallen vacant in our college Library. ? Qualification: Any Degree or Diploma in Library Science with basic computer skills (MS-OFFICE). ? Probation period: One year. ? A sum of Rs.5,000.00 per month?will be given during probation period of one year and regular scale will be fixed afterwards. ? Interested candidates?may please?send their resumes to: ? The Principal Global Academy of Technology Near Ideal Homes Township Rajarajeshwari Nagar Bangalore-560098 ? Resumes can?also be e-mailed to the undersigned. ? with regards, ? D.V.Patwardhan Sr.Librarian Global Academy of Technology Near Ideal Homes Township Rajarajeshwari Nagar Bangalore-560098 ? -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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KLA National seminar on content management and libraries: Programme schedule
by faisal sl 11 Jul '11

11 Jul '11

KERALA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION (KLA) National Seminar on CONTENT MANAGEMENT AND LIBRARIES New Vistas for Harnessing Information 14-16 July 2011, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala ****************************************************************************************** Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Member of Parliament, Thiruvananthapuram (Formerly Under- Secretary -General, United Nations) will inaugurate the KLA National Seminar on Content Management and Libraries on 14th July 2011 at 10.30 a.m. at Padmam Auditorium Institute of Management in Government (IMG), PMG-Law College Road, Thiruvananthapuram. Shri K.M. Chandrasekhar, IAS, Vice Chairman, State Planning Board (Formerly Cabinet Secretary, Govt. of India) will preside over the function. .Advocate K. Chandrika, Worshipful Mayor, Thiruvananthapuram, Corporation will release the souvenir Keynote Address: Dr. M.P. Tapaswi, Head, Knowledge Resource Centre, National Institute of Oceanography, Goa. * * *Topic :Be on the top of the tide **: Content Management for Effective Information Dissemination. * ****************************************************************************************** Detailed Programme schedule: http://klanationalseminar2011.wordpress.com/programme/ Contributed paper presentation schedule: http://klanationalseminar2011.wordpress.com/contributed-paper-presentations/ Inaugural ceremony invitation letter http://klanationalseminar2011.wordpress.com/2011/07/08/inaugural-programme-<http://klanationalseminar2011.wordpress.com/2011/07/08/inaugural-programme-…> invitation/<http://klanationalseminar2011.wordpress.com/2011/07/08/inaugural-programme-…> ******************************************************************************************* REGISTRATION General : Rs. 1000.00 Concession Rate for KLA Life Members & Students : Rs. 750.00 Download the registration form: http://klanationalseminar2011.wordpress.com/registration/ Accommodation details: http://klanationalseminar2011.wordpress.com/accomodation/ FOR MORE INFORMATION AND SEMINAR UPDATES, http://klanationalseminar2011.wordpress.com/ http://www.keralalibraryassociation.org/ QUICK REFERENCE Mr.K.P. Sadasivan, General Convener & President, KLA, Mob. 919447903282 Dr. A. Gopikuttan , Joint General Convener & Vice President, KLA, Mob. 919446428163 Dr. P. K. Suresh Kumar, Joint Convener & General Secretary, KLA, Mob.919495718460 ********************** Posted by, S.L.Faisal Convener (Publicity) KLA National Seminar 2011 slfaizal at gmail.com Mob: 919447699724 S.L.Faisal Librarian Kendriya Vidyalaya Pattom,Thiruvananthapuram-695 004 Kerala India Ph.09447699724 Visit, http://isla.org.in http://libraryjunction.net http://librarykvpattom.wordpress.com http://grou.ps/kvlibrarians/ http://slfaisal.wordpress.com <http://slfaisal.wordpress.com%20/> -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fw: [LISEA] iPRES 2011 - 8th International Conference on Digital Preservation of Digital Objects November 1-4, Singapore: deadline extension
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 11 Jul '11

11 Jul '11

----- Forwarded Message ----- >From: "Khoo Soo Guan, Christopher (Assoc Prof)" <chriskhoo(a)PMAIL.NTU.EDU.SG> >To: LISEA(a)MLIST.NTU.EDU.SG >Sent: Monday, 11 July 2011, 16:48 >Subject: [LISEA] iPRES 2011 - 8th International Conference on Digital Preservation of Digital Objects November 1-4, Singapore: deadline extension > >iPRES 2011 - 8th International Conference on Digital Preservation of Digital >Objects >November 1-4, Singapore >http://ipres2011.sg/ > >***** NEW TRACK and extended deadlines ***** > >Due to numerous requests we have decided to extend the deadline of >iPRES2011 for FULL PAPERS until July 17 (midnight IDLW, GMT -12hrs) > >We further want to encourage the substantial number of newly started >initiatives that tackle emerging problems in the problem space of digital >longevity and preservation to share their visions and early results. We have >thus decided to include an additional short papers track into the conference >program with an expedited review process. These will be published as part of >the conference proceedings. > >The deadline for these papers, posters and demonstrations is 12 AUGUST 2011. >Please note that these are firm deadlines. For all deadlines, see dates >below. > >**************************************************************************** >CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS > >iPRES, the main international conference on digital preservation, is calling >for proposals for original full and short papers, panels, workshops, >tutorials, posters, and demonstrations. > >Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: >* Domain-specific Challenges (Cultural Heritage, Technical and Scientific >Processes and Data, Engineering Models and Simulation, Medical Records, >Corporate Processes and Recordkeeping, Web Archiving, Personal Archiving, >e-Procurement, etc.) >* Systems Life-cycle (Requirements, Modeling, Design, Development, >Deployment and Maintenance) >* Trusted Repositories and Governance (Risk Analysis, Planning, Audit and >Certification, Business Models, Cost Estimation, etc.) >* Case Studies and Best Practices (Processes, Metadata, Systems, Services, >Infrastructures, etc.) >* Innovation in Digital Preservation (Novel Challenges and Scenarios, >Innovative Approaches) >* Added-value of Digital Preservation (Emerging Exploitation Scenarios and >the Long-Tail of Digital Repositories and Archives) >* Training and Education >* Theory of Digital Preservation > >Call for Papers - iPRES 2011 invites submissions for full and short papers >reporting on novel previously unpublished work. Full papers are expected to >report innovative research work, while short papers are expected to present >new relevant challenges and work in progress. All papers will be >peer-reviewed by at least 3 members of the scientific Program Committee. The >accepted papers will be published in the iPRES2011 proceedings (in digital). > >Call for Posters and Demonstrations - Submissions are encouraged for a >special session that for posters reporting emerging issues or work in >progress, and also for demonstrations of innovative systems. > >Call for Workshops - Proposals for half or full day workshops to be held >after the last session of the main conference are welcomed. Each workshop is >expected to be held over 3 hours per-half day with a short break during the >workshop. > >Call for Tutorials - Proposals for half or full day tutorials to be held on >the first day of the conference are welcomed. The tutorials are intended to >cover single topics at an introductory level or an in-depth level. Each >tutorial is expected to be held over 3 hours per-half day with a short break >during the tutorial. > >Instructions for Submissions >* Proposals for full (8 to 10 pages) and short (4 pages) papers, and for >posters or demonstrations >(2 pages) must be submitted to the electronic submission system according to >the conference's template: >- Submission system: http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ipres2011 >- Paper's template: >http://www.acm.org/sigs/publications/proceedings-templates > >- Proposals for workshops, tutorials or panels must be submitted by the >workshop or panel chair, by email, to ipresSingapore(a)gmail.com >- Proposals for panels must detail the subject, the intended experts' panel, >and the proposed model of interaction with the audience (this is going to be >a key detail in the evaluation of the proposals). >- Proposals for workshops must detail the subject to be covered, the process >for the call for participation, the important dates, the duration, and the >proposed organization and scientific committees. > > >*********** IMPORTANT DATES (UPDATED!) ****************** > >* 17 July 2011 - Full papers due >* 17 July 2011 - Workshop proposals due >* 12 August 2011 - Short papers, posters and demonstrations proposals due >* 12 August 2011 - Tutorial and panel proposals due >* 28 August 2011 - Acceptance notification for full papers >* 04 September 2011 - Acceptance notification for short papers, posters, >demonstrations, tutorials and panels >* 21 September 2011 - Camera-ready papers due >* 30 September 2011 - Early Registration closes > >(All deadlines are midnight IDLW, GMT -12hrs) >********************************************** > >Previous iPRES Conferences: >http://rdd.sub.uni-goettingen.de/conferences/ipres/ipres-en.html > >For any questions about paper submission, please do not hesitate to contact >Program Co-Chair Adam Jatowt at adam(a)dl.kuis.kyoto-u.ac.jp. > >CONFIDENTIALITY: This email is intended solely for the person(s) named and may be confidential and/or privileged. 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Admission to PhD in Library and Information Science at Mahatma Gandhi University
by Academic Librarians' Association India 11 Jul '11

11 Jul '11

*Admission to PhD in Library and Information Science at Mahatma Gandhi University is Open* Centre for Advanced Research in Library and Information Sciences* (CARLIS)*, at Mahatma Gandhi University Kottayam is a centre for interdisciplinary research in areas that constitute the discipline. Present research in Library Science concentrate on traditional methods and automation of the existing systems and procedures most of which have become irrelevant in the context of explosive changes introduced by ICT. Envisioned by one of the internationally known professionals from India having revolutionary ideas and unique achievements in the fied Dr. R. Raman Nair <http://raman.edu.tc/>has initiated the starting of this Centre also at Mg Univerity during his tenure of University Librarian there. ( He was forced to retire from UGC post of univeristy Librarian at the age of 55 which seems to be very intersting) CARLIS intiated by Dr. Raman Nair concentrate on technologies that can transfer existing knowledge from traditional media to future proof digital media for the networked society, as well as extension of access to it in an equitable way which has is expected to brings together best students on areas mandatory to it and train them and provide research facility in an unique environment under experienced research guides from various disciplines who have developed nation’s best knowledge management systems and packages like that used in MGU PhD Theses Archive (mgutheses.org) which got international recognition. CARLIS covers two main areas; Library Science and Information Science along with their applications using technologies developed in allied areas. Stress will be on content management, Digital Archiving, multimedia resources, information administration, information economics, information infrastructures, IPR issues, knowledge ware-housing, language technologies, Open Access protocols, resource sharing networks etc. Mahatma Gandhi University has invited applications for PhD course in various disciplines at its different centers including Library and Information Science at CARLIS under School of Social Sciences. Applications can be submitted online through MGU website: http://projects.mgu.ac.in/phd/** Before submitting your applications you are requested to read MG University PhD Regulation at: http://projects.mgu.ac.in/phd/phdonline.htm. You can get details of PhD courses in Indian universities from the site http://academiclibrarian.edu.tc or contact Jasbeer Singh through academiclibrary(a)gmail.com The presently available Research Guides for Library Science at the university are: Dr. R. Raman Nair, Former Univeristy Librarian of Kerala Agricultural Univeristy and MG University, Kottayam (9387826738) Dr. Abdul Majeed, Associate Professor, Farook College (9895649188), Dr. G. Devarajan, UGC Emeritus Professor (9895320504), Dr. Dinesan Koovkai, Assistant Librarian, Central University of Kerala (9447468586). the details of the guides you have to confirm from MGU Websites. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fwd: Fw: paper request
by subhash khode 11 Jul '11

11 Jul '11

Respected library professionals kindly send me following research papers from science direct for our one of the professor A New theory for the topological structure analysis of kinematic chains and its applications by Huafeng Ding and Zhen Huang Mechanism and Machine Theory Vol. 42 Issue 10 oct 2007 Pseudo hamming values - testing isomorphism and rating kinematic chains by A.C. Rao and C.N. Rao Mechanism and Machine Theory Vol. 28 Issue 1 jan 1993 Topology based rating of kinematic chains and inversions using information theory by A.C. Rao Mechanism and Machine Theory Vol. 33 Issue 7 oct 1998 An artificial neural network approach to mechanism kinematic chain isomorphism by F Kong Kindly send me following papers is available to you. Thanking you, Subhash Khode Chief Librarian Mahakal Institute of Technology Ujjain -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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28th All India Conference 2011 – Call for papers
by Pijushkanti Panigrahi 11 Jul '11

11 Jul '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 : Social Sciences Information 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 :Computer Application 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, 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. General Secretary, Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres (IASLIC), P-291, CIT Scheme No 6M , Kankurgachi, Kolkata – 700 054, India; Associate Editor, IASLIC Bulletin, ; 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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[lisnet] 28th All India Conference 2011 – Call for papers
by Pijushkanti Panigrahi 11 Jul '11

11 Jul '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 : Social Sciences Information 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 :Computer Application 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, 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. General Secretary, Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres (IASLIC), P-291, CIT Scheme No 6M , Kankurgachi, Kolkata – 700 054, India; Associate Editor, IASLIC Bulletin, ; 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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Fw: ICKMARS-2011 at MUSCAT, OMAN
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 10 Jul '11

10 Jul '11

>----- Forwarded Message ----- >From: P K Jain <pkjain1310(a)gmail.com> >To: P K Jain <pkjain1310(a)gmail.com>; anil kumar jharotia <aniljharotia(a)yahoo.com>; pkjain1310(a)yahoo.co.in; P K Jain <pkjain.ieg(a)gmail.com> >Sent: Sunday, 10 July 2011, 21:56 >Subject: ICKMARS-2011 at MUSCAT, OMAN > > >ICKMARS-2011 > >INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE > >ON > >KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT & RESOURCE SHARING > >(DECEMBER 4-5, 2011) > > >at > >Seminar Hall > >WALJATCOLLEGEOF APPLIED SCIENCES >P.O. BOX-197, PC-124, KOM, RUSAYL, MUSCAT, >SULTANATE OF OMAN > >www.waljatcollege.edu.om/conference/1.htm > > >In Academic Partnership with >BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, RANCHI, INDIA > > >Dr S D Khan >Conference SecretaryMobile 00968 – 95869053,Phone 00968 - 24446660, Extn. 202WaljatCollegeof Applied Sciences,Fax 00968 - 24449196-97 >E.Mail:ickmars-2011@waljat.net, sdkhan(a)waljat.net > > > > >Regards >Dr. P K Jain >Librarian >Institute of Economic Growth >University of Delhi Enclave >DELHI- 110007. India >Mobile (Cell): 09899110787 >E-mail: pkjain1310(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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Fw: 4th Kala Nidhi Lecture Series and Outreach Programme- Fighting the Digital Dark Age
by Ramesh C Gaur 09 Jul '11

09 Jul '11

INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL CENTRE FOR THE ARTS cordially invites you to the 4th Kala Nidhi Lecture Series and Outreach Programme Topic Fighting the Digital Dark Age India's Digital Preservation Initiative Speaker Dr. Dinesh S. Katre Associate Director, C-DAC, Pune Date On the Wednesday, July 13th, 2011 at 3.00 PM Venue Auditorium Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts C.V. Mess, Janpath, New Delhi-110001 Chairperson Dr. Ramesh C. Gaur Librarian & Head of Division- Kala Nidhi Abstract: With the ever increasing proliferation of Information Technology, the volume of born digital content produced in the social, enterprise, government and personal spaces is exponentially growing to enormous proportions. This digital content, though ephemeral and non-tangible in its existence, forms a significant part of human heritage for future generations. This unprotected digital heritage may not see the living daylight by 2020 as projected by International Data Corporate (IDC), technology experts and researchers, as it is constantly threatened by digital obsolescence and frequent technological changes. In this alarming context, Department of Information Technology has taken a bold initiated to setup the Centre of Excellence for Digital Preservation at C-DAC Pune <http://www.ndpp.in/> to work along with many stakeholder organizations. This presentation gives a brief overview of the digital preservation challenges, international scenario, the Indian digital preservation initiative and the emerging opportunities. About the speaker: Dr. Dinesh Katre is presently working as Associate Director & HoD of Human-Centred Design and Computing Group at C-DAC Pune, India. He is also the Chief Investigator of Centre of Excellence for Digital Preservation project sponsored by Department of Information Technology. He has rich experience of R&D in diverse areas such as Digital Archival Systems, Virtual Museums, e-Learning, Interactive Game Design and Multimedia Authoring. He has published over 40 research papers and two books related to Human-Computer Interaction. He is a member of Editorial Board for i-manager's Journal of Educational Technology and AIAI Journal of Intelligent Human-Computer & Web Interaction. Recently, he has been elected as the Vice-chair for Working Group on Human Work Interaction Design of International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP). He has a Ph.D. in Human-Computer Interaction from Birla Institute of Technology & Sciences, Pilani and Master of Design from Industrial Design Centre, Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai. Please attend. regards ramesh ******************************************** Dr. Ramesh C Gaur PGDCA, MLISc,Ph.D. Fulbright Scholar (Virginia Tech, USA) Librarian & Head-Kala Nidhi Division Coordinator- ABIA International Index Project Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts(IGNCA) (An Autonomous Trust under Ministry of Culture. Govt. of India) 11 Man Singh Road, New Delhi-110001 Phone: 91-11-23388333, 23385884 Fax: 91-11-23385884 URL: www.ignca.gov.in Email: gaur(a)ignca.nic.in; rcgaur(a)bol.net.in ramesh.gaur(a)fulbrightmail.org http://www.ignca.nic.in/PDF_data/Profile_Dr_RC_Gaur.pdf -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Formerly Under- Secretary -General, United Nations, to inaugurate the KLA National Seminar 2011
by faisal sl 09 Jul '11

09 Jul '11

KERALA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION (KLA) National Seminar on CONTENT MANAGEMENT AND LIBRARIES New Vistas for Harnessing Information 14-16 July 2011, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala *********************************************************************************************************************************************************** Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Member of Parliament, Thiruvananthapuram (Formerly Under- Secretary -General, United Nations) will inaugurate the KLA National Seminar on Content Management and Libraries on 14th July 2011 at 10.30 a.m. at Padmam Auditorium Institute of Management in Government (IMG), PMG-Law College Road, Thiruvananthapuram. Shri K.M. Chandrasekhar, IAS, Vice Chairman, State Planning Board (Formerly Cabinet Secretary, Govt. of India) will preside over the function. Advocate K. Chandrika, Worshipful Mayor, Thiruvananthapuram Corporation will release the souvenir. *********************************************************************************************************************************************************** Download the Inaugural ceremony invitation letter http://klanationalseminar2011.wordpress.com/2011/07/08/inaugural-programme-… REGISTRATION General : Rs. 1000.00 Concession Rate for KLA Life Members & Students : Rs. 750.00 Download the registration form: http://klanationalseminar2011.wordpress.com/registration/ Accommodation details: http://klanationalseminar2011.wordpress.com/accomodation/ FOR MORE INFORMATION AND SEMINAR UPDATES, http://klanationalseminar2011.wordpress.com/ http://www.keralalibraryassociation.org/ QUICK REFERENCE Mr.K.P. Sadasivan, General Convener & President, KLA, Mob. 919447903282 Dr. A. Gopikuttan , Joint General Convener & Vice President, KLA, Mob. 919446428163 Dr. P. K. Suresh Kumar, Joint Convener & General Secretary, KLA, Mob.919495718460 ********************** Posted by, S.L.Faisal Convener (Publicity) KLA National Seminar 2011 slfaizal at gmail.com Mob: 919447699724 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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