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

FAO and UNESCO-IOC/IODE release AgriOcean DSpace 1.0
by Imma Subirats 05 Aug '11

05 Aug '11

Dear all, We are pleased to announce that the customization of DSpace, AgriOcean DSpace 1.0, is now available in source code at <http://code.google.com/p/agriocean> with the option to customize the lay-out and to adapt the configuration file to local requirements. For institutions with limited IT support an easy-to-install version (Windows-based) is available under Downloads on the same page. On AIMS (Agricultural Information Management Standards) you can find a section dedicated to AgriOcean DSpace with background information and support material <http://aims.fao.org/tools/agriocean-dspace>. AgriOcean DSpace is a joint initiative of FAO and UNESCO-IOC/IODE to provide a customized version of DSpace. Its objective is to make literature in digital form using standards for metadata, thesauri and other controlled vocabularies commonly used in the field of oceanography, agriculture and related sciences. For further information on the customization please do not hesitate to contact us at AIMS(a)fao.org. We will be happy to solve any doubts or questions you may have. Best regards The AgriOcean DSpace Team Imma Subirats Knowledge and Information Management Officer OEKC, FAO of the United Nations Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 00153 Rome (Italy) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Seminar on Future of Libraries
by Dr Ramesh C Gaur 05 Aug '11

05 Aug '11

Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts in collaboration with Satinder Kaur Ramdev Memorial Trust for Advancement of Librarianship (SATKAL ) cordially invites you to the Seminar on "Future of Libraries" & Satkal Annual Function-2011 on Saturday, the 27th August, 2011 at 9.30 a.m. at Auditorium, IGNCA, C.V. Mess, Janpath, New Delhi Chief Guest Mrs. Shailaja Chandra Chairperson, Delhi Library Board (DPL), New Delhi Guest of Honour Prof. S.Ansari Former University Librarian, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi Keynote Speaker Dr. Jagdish Arora Director, INFLIBNET, Ahmedabad Mr. V.B. Pyarelal Joint Secretary, IGNCA will preside over the function RSVP Dr. Ramesh C. Gaur Prof.Jagindar Singh Ramdev Librarian & HoD- Kala Nidhi, IGNCA Patron-in-Chief, SATKAL Organizing Secretary (+91 (0) 11-23388333) +1 847 543 7565 (USA) Programme Registration: 9.00 am-10.00 am Inaugural Session- 10.00 am to 11.30 am Lighting of Lamp Saraswati Vandana Welcome Address and introduction to the Seminar by Dr. Ramesh C. Gaur, Librarian, IGNCA About SATKAL Trust - by Prof. Jagtar Singh, Professor and Head, DLIS, PU, Patiala Message from Prof. Jagindar Singh Ramdev -By Mr. B R Kashyap, President, SATKAL Trust Address by Guest of Honour - Prof. S Ansari, Former University Librarian, JMI, New Delhi Address by Chief Guest- Mrs. Shailaja Chandra, Chairperson, Delhi Public Library Board Keynote address "Future of Libraries" by Dr. Jagdish Arora, Director-INFLIBNET Presidential address- Shri V B Pyarelal, JS, IGNCA Conferring of SATKAL Awards 2011 to the following Awardees: Dr. Jagdish Arora, Director, Inflibnet Centre, Ahmedabad: SATKAL Lifetime Achievement Award Prof. Dr. I. V. Malhan, Prof. & Head, DLIS, CUHP, Dharamshala: National Librarian Award Dr. Mrs. P. Wijetunge, Librarian, University of Peradania, Sri Lanka: Woman Librarian Award Dr. K.P. Singh, DLIS, University of Delhi, Delhi: Young Librarian Award Mr. Harish Kumar, School Librarian Award Vote of Thanks 11.30 to 12.00 p.m. Tea Break 12.00 to 1.30 p.m. Panel Discussion -I on "Future of Libraries: Road Ahead" Chairperson: Prof. P.B. Mangla, Retd. Professor, D.U. New Delhi Co-Chairperson Dr. H.K. Kaul, Director, DELNET, New Delhi Panelists: Mrs. Kalpana Dasgupta, Retd. Director, CSL, New Delhi Dr. M.C. Ragavan, UNESCO Expert, New Delhi Prof. J.L. Sardhana, Retd. Professor, D.U., New Delhi* Dr S M Dhawan, Retd.Scientist NPL, New Delhi* Dr. (Mrs.) Pradeepa Wijetunge, Librarian, University of Peradania, Srilanka Dr. Usha Munshi, Librarian, IIPA, New Delhi Dr. I.V. Malhan, Professor Prof. & Head, DLIS, CUHP, Dharamshala 1.30 to 2.30 p.m. Lunch Break 2.30 to 4.00 p.m. Panel Discussion II: on "Innovative Library Services in Digital Era" Chairperson: Dr. R K Chadha , Joint Secretary, Parliament of India Co-chairperson: Prof. R . L Raina, Professor & Dean, IIM, Lucknow Panelists: Dr. Jagtar Singh, Professor and Head, DLIS ,PU, Patiala Dr. A L Moorthy, Director, DESIDOC, New Delhi* Dr. P.R. Goswami, Director CSL, New Delhi Dr. S. Majumdar, Librarian, IIC, New Delhi Dr. Sudhir Kr. Arora, Librarian, IGNOU, New Delhi Mr. Subhash Deshmukh, Librarian, IP University, New Delhi Dr. H.S. Chopra, Librarian, GNDU, Amritsar Dr. Raj Kumar, Librarian, PU, Chandigarh Note : *Confirmation is awaited The Seminar is open to all Library & Information Science professionals. There is no registration fee, however, registration will be open for only 150 participants. The registration will be done on first come first basis. Pre-registration is must. No on the spot registration will be done. So please hurry up and register yourselves for the seminar. Confirmation which should include complete contact details, email, phone number etc. may be sent at gaur(a)ignca.nic.in . With 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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Article request
by Francis Jayakanth 05 Aug '11

05 Aug '11

Dear Members, One of our research students is in need of the following article rather urgently. Can someone who has access to the article, please send a copy of it to me. Title:Membrane rigidity of red blood cells parasitized by different strains of Plasmodium falciparum. Authors:Paulitschke M, Nash GB. Source:Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine, 122(5), 581-9, 1993 Thanks for attention, - Francis NCSI, IISc Bangalore - 12

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Re: [LIS-Forum] KOHA-UoM Experience-Universal Suitability-Discussion
by Mailing List Admin 05 Aug '11

05 Aug '11

Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2011 10:57:38 +0530 (IST) From: Praveen Vaidya <praveenvaidya(a)yahoo.com> Dear Sir, It was great effort by you and your colleagues at Mysore University. I went through the Library catalogue and amazed by the features. It is very inspiring work that you carried out at practical level and the mail was very appropriate and elaborate. Thanks and regards, Praveen Vaidya Librarian, Tolani Maritime Institute, (Off campus of BITS, Pilani) Induri, Talegon Dabhade, Pune-410 507 Tel: 02114-242081/242082 (off) 02114-242354(Res) ----- Original Message ---- From: Mailing List Admin <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Sent: Thu, 4 August, 2011 4:36:10 PM Subject: [LIS-Forum] KOHA-UoM Experience-Universal Suitability-Discussion Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2011 10:48:47 +0200 From: Ishwar Goudar <goudarishwar(a)googlemail.com> Dear Professionals, *I invite experiences, comments and opinions of professionals in the matter concerned to the selection of and migration to suitable Library Management System (LMS) for different kind of libraries taking into account of all factors like size and type of libraries, service after sale, cost factor, customization, availability of community for development in case of Open Source S/W, stability in the market, world wide popularity, compliance to international standards, cost, etc.* This discussion should help professionals for selecting suitable LMS and also for migrating from one ILMS to other if required. I have given below a detailed account of the entire process we did while adopting new LMS and implementing it. *

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Fwd: Introducing the South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA)
by Dr. J. K. Vijayakumar 04 Aug '11

04 Aug '11

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Samip Mallick <mallick(a)uchicago.edu> Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2011 20:52:01 -0500 Subject: [Consald-l] Introducing the South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA) To: CONSALD <consald-l(a)library.wisc.edu> The South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA) aims to document, preserve and provide access to the history of the South Asian American community. The archive is available online at http://www.saadigitalarchive.org We welcome all comments and suggestions at info(a)saadigitalarchive.org ********** SAADA’s digital collections reflect the vast range of experiences of the South Asian diaspora in the U.S., including those who trace their heritage to Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and the many South Asian diaspora communities across the globe. SAADA was founded in 2008 and was incorporated as a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization in 2010. SAADA founder and President of the Board Samip Mallick explained, “We founded SAADA in recognition of a critical need to document and preserve the history of this community. There are no other archives that are working to systematically document, preserve and make accessible the material history of South Asians in the United States. Without SAADA, we feared that this history was in danger of being lost.” Digitized materials in SAADA’s collections reflect the diversity of the community, including: the papers of the first Asian American Congressman, Dalip Singh Saund; historic articles about the early immigration of South Asians to the U.S. dating from 1910; pamphlets created by the Gadar Party in California in 1915; and photographs documenting the political activism of the South Asian American Voting Youth (SAAVY) in 2004. “A community's strength is in its collective memory,” said SAADA board member, Tina Bhaga Yokota. “I like to think of SAADA as a brain trust of South Asian American history. We're interested in the small stories as well as the big ones. Everyone’s history is important. The more stories we archive - through photos, letters, video, or other media – the more our collective memory strengthens. But we have to start now, because our grandparents and great grandparents’ are getting older and we need to capture their stories so they can be shared with subsequent generations.” SAADA is currently looking to expand its collections by digitizing additional materials. The organization is particularly interested in archival records that document a range of political engagement and cultural expression among diverse South Asian American communities. Those interested in contributing are encouraged to contact the organization. Unlike most archives, SAADA focuses solely on providing access to materials on the internet. “SAADA is different from museum exhibitions or university collections because it's located online, catalogued systematically, and accessible to all, free of charge. I envision SAADA being an interactive learning hub for accessing personal perspectives of larger movements, important local histories, and forgotten narratives from early settlers in the 19th and 20th centuries,” Yokota said. Board member Manan Desai echoed this excitement. “As a repository of materials relating to this diaspora, SAADA can become an invaluable resource for researchers and community members in piecing together the past. Putting these materials online allows this history to be accessible for a larger public,” he said. ********** All the best, Samip Samip Mallick President Board of Directors South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA) Email: samip(a)saadigitalarchive.org http://www.saadigitalarchive.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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2nd Call for Papers: M4D2012: 3rd International Conference on Mobile Communication for Development
by atanu 04 Aug '11

04 Aug '11

M4D2012: 3rd International Conference on Mobile Communication for Development February 28–29, 2012 New Delhi, India www.m4d2012.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Institute of Management Studies (Ghaziabad, India) in cooperation with HumanIT (Karlstad University, Sweden) invite you to the 3rd International Conference on Mobile Communication for Development (M4D2012), following the inaugural conference in Karlstad, Sweden in 2008 (http://m4d.humanit.org/2008/) and 2nd conference in Kampala, Uganda (http://m4d.humanit.org/). M4D2012 aims to provide a forum for researchers, practitioners and all those with interests in Mobile Communication for Development. M4D2012 will combine two days of workshops, discussions, demos, plenary, paper and panel sessions. The conference activities will take place at a reputed hotel in the National Capital Region of Delhi and the campus of Institute of Management Studies, Ghaziabad. More information in subsequent call for papers and on the website: http://www.m4d2012.com. ***Call for papers, panels and workshops*** We strive to create an inclusive event where all types of actors and formats are included. If you wish to present a paper, demo or poster you submit either to the practitioner or the research track. The research track has a traditional academic conference design while in the practitioner’s track industry, NGOs, and public bodies can discuss experiences, ideas and disseminate knowledge. However this conference is not only for paper presenters but also for all who have an interest in areas of mobility, communication, social change and their intersections. It is our explicit aim to make room for extensive discussions and interaction between all participants throughout the conference. We therefore also invite you who have ideas of different kinds workshops, panels, demos and discussion formats to contact the conference organization (m4d2012(a)gmail.com). All topics that relate to mobile communication and development are welcome. The suggested topics (but not limited to) include: • Social implications of mobile communication • Mobile health • Mobile communication and political participation/ change • Agriculture, rural development and mobile communication • Economic development and mobile communication such as mobile banking and mobile money • Mobile learning • Mobile communication and community awareness/ development • Mobile communication and disaster management • Mobile communication and fighting corruption • Mobile communication and election/ government monitoring • Mobile communication and community awareness/ development • Mobile communication and disaster management • Mobile communication and climate control • Challenges to the proliferation of mobile technology • Mobile communication and women empowerment • Mobile communication and surveillance • Innovative applications for mobile communication ***Important Dates*** Workshop/panel proposals : August 15,2011 Paper/poster/demo submission :August 31,2011 Acceptance/review note : Sept 30, 2011 Travel grant application : Oct 15, 2011 Final paper submission : Nov 15, 2011 Early bird registration : Nov 15, 2011 Regular registration : Dec 31, 2011 ***Submission*** All paper presenters will have to apply directly with a more or less finished version upon deadline (August 31), no abstracts should be sent in advance. Paper presenters can choose whether to submit a full paper (maximum of 10 pages) or a short paper (4 pages) to the practitioners or the research track. Poster and demo presenters as well as workshop and panel organizers are requested to submit a 1 page abstract for conference proceedings upon deadline (see above). Poster size is 80 cm maximum width and 120cm maximum height. Submitting your papers and abstracts, you must use the M4D template found here: http://m4d.humanit.org/m4d_template.doc. All Submissions to the M4D 2012 should be done using the EasyChair Conference Management system. Please click the following link for the Paper submission: https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=m4d2012 ***Travel Grants*** HumanIT will sponsor travel costs and conference fees for a few participants from the developing countries with accepted full papers. Upon acceptance notification, send your paper, together with the reviews of the paper and a motivation letter (1 page maximum) to jakob.svensson(a)kau.se (deadline for application October 15th). The decision on who will get their fees covered will be made by the board of HumanIT. ***Organization*** Conference Chairs: General Chair: Vikas Kumar, IMS, Ghaziabad, India Co-Chair: Jakob Svensson, HumanIT, Karlstad University, Sweden International Advisory Committee: R K Bharadwaj, Director General, IMS, Ghaziabad, India John Sören Pettersson, President, HuamanIT, Karlstad University, Sweden H M Gupta, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India R G Gupta, Ministry of Communications & IT, Govt. of India, New Delhi, India Harinder Kumar, DGM (IT & TM), Advance Level Telecom Training Centre, Ghaziabad, India International program committee: Johan Hellström, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden Kiran Prasad, Sri Padmavati Mahila University, Tirupati, India Gudrun Wicander (IPID/ HumanIT), Karlstad, Sweden Jude T Lubega, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda Pushpendra Singh, Indraprashtha Institute of Information Technology, New Delhi, India Ravinder Jena, Institute of Management Technology, Nagpur, India Rasika Dayarathna, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka Atanu Garai, AROHEE Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, India Local organizing committee: Nripender Dwivedi, IMS, Ghaziabad, India Awadhesh Gupta, IMS, Ghaziabad, India Rajnish Jain, IMS, Ghaziabad, India Smita Agarwal, IMS, Ghaziabad, India Kavindra Garg, IMS, Ghaziabad, India Nitin Rastogi, IMS, Ghaziabad, India Preeti Sirohi, IMS, Ghaziabad, India Tushar Jindal, IMS, Ghaziabad, India -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Need Article
by Veeru 04 Aug '11

04 Aug '11

Dear Professionals, One of our research student need the following Standard its urgent Document Number: DIN 51360-1:1985 Name of the Document: Testing of cooling lubricants; determination of corrosion preventing characteristics of cooling lubricants mixed with water; Herbert corrosion test (FOREIGN STANDARD) -- *with regards Virupaksh BH National Library of India Kolkata. * -- 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? 04 Aug '11

04 Aug '11

Dear Sir/Madam, Can any one send below articles. One of my faculty need this articles for her research work. 1. Smarter City: The Event Driven Realization of City-Wide Collaboration * http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/freeabs_all.jsp?arnumber=5628659* 2. A decision-support system for smarter city planning and management * *http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/Xplore/login.jsp?url=http%3A%2F%2Fieeexplore.ieee.org%2Fiel5%2F5288520%2F5697268%2F05697277.pdf%3Farnumber% 3D5697277&authDecision=-203 3. Research on digital city framework architecture http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/freeabs_all.jsp?arnumber=982715 -- *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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Need your guidance
by Mailing List Admin 04 Aug '11

04 Aug '11

Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2011 12:25:14 +0530 From: Library.Mum(a)dasturco.in Dear all, Thank you vary much for sending regular updated information. I would like to notice you, I am Gajanan Jadhav working as a librarian in private firm named Dastur & Co. Pvt. Ltd. at Mumbai. I have completed MLISc with 53% through IGNOU-Delhi, and now i want to extend my qualification. Due to less percentage i am unable to go for SET/NET. Please suggest me, what will be the next ? G. V. Jadhav M.N. Dastur & Co. (P.) Ltd. Mumbai - 400 004 Mob - 9967641170

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J-Gate Newsletter - August Issue
by Sumitha 04 Aug '11

04 Aug '11

Dear All We have pleasure in inviting you to click the below link to access the 3rd Volume (Issue 8) of J-Gate Newsletter. http://www.informindia.co.in/iil_newsletter.htm Awaiting your valuable feedback & suggestion. Thanking You, Sumitha Mani Informatics (India) Limited Phone: +91 - 80 - 40387777 sumitha(a)informindia.co.in <http://in.mc1374.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=sumitha@informindia.co.in> www.informindia.co.in <http://www.informindia.co.in/> -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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