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KALA National Conference on "Libraries and Development: Present and Future" on 7, 8 & 9 June 2012
by rajendrababu.hanumanthappa＠wipro.com 27 Jan '12

27 Jan '12

Dear LIS Professionals, KALA is happy to announce The National Conference on "Libraries and Development: Present and Future" to be held on 7th, 8th & 9th June 2012 in Shravanabelagola, Karnataka, India. Conference Theme: "Libraries and Development: Present and Future" Sub Themes: · Privatisation of libraries (public libraries) with emphasis on public-private partnership · Financial resource mobilization including fee-base services · Karnataka Public Libraries Act (1965) · Metrics Management · Measuring Scholarly Impact Public Libraries: · Community Information centers; Information kiosks; Tele centers vis-à-vis public libraries. · Public Library situation in different states (situation reports) · Public Libraries vis-à-vis distance education · Collection development/ Evaluation · Staff position · Use/ User studies · Rural Libraries School and College Libraries · Library services in Schools and Colleges · School library management · Collection Development and Organization · New models of acquisition (e-books, e-journals) · Case Studies and Best Practices · Use/ User studies · Digital Libraries · Library Automation · Institutional Repositories (IR) · Library website · College Library consortia Special/ Industrial Libraries · Best practices · Web based information services · Innovative information services · Competencies/ Skills required Call for Papers Original contributions based on applications/ deployments/ research/ surveys/ best practices related to the theme and subthemes mentioned, are invited for conference presentations and poster presentations. Based on technical committee's recommendations, papers for the national conference shall be selected and published in the conference volume. Registration for all authors is mandatory for paper presentation. Paper Submission · The authors may submit their papers on or before 31st March 2012. · Papers should be submitted in a detailed format suggested below. · Acceptance of papers will be intimated to the authors by 30th April 2012. · In case of co-authors, correspondence will be sent to the first author only. · The deadline for registering for the National conference is 25th May 2012. · Accepted papers will be called for presentation based on editorial committee's scrutiny. . All the submitted papers for the conference would go through the Plagiarism Detection Process. If the plagiarism is >10%, the article would be referred back to the author for necessary revision. · Papers can be submitted through an email to Dr. K N Prasad:: kadaba.n.prasad at gmail.com Author Guidelines Manuscripts Requirements · Length: Not >10 pages maximum for a paper. However, authors are advised to write as much precise as possible. · Theme Font: Times New Roman · Font Size: Heading -20, Sub Heading -16, and rest of the text - 12. · Title: The title should be concise. · Paper Format: The paper should have the following details: o Sub-Theme of the paper to which the paper belongs to o Author's / Co-Author's name o Communication address o Contact details such as telephone number and email o An abstract of 100-150 words along with 8-10 key words · Headings and Sub-headings should be short and defined clearly · Footnotes may be used wherever necessary, which should be identified in the text by consecutive numbers, placed as superscript. · Case Studies proposed may preferably be supported by real life case examples from business/academic situations · Quality of Illustrations, Photos etc. must be good with original caption and in black and white · Tables and Figures, if any must have a brief caption written on the bottom of the figure and provide the due reference of the original work. · All text should be justified References must be in standard format as given below: · For Books: Author (Surname, initials), (year), title, publisher, place of publication. · For Journals: Author, A., & Author, B. (Year). Article title. Title of Periodical, Vol (Issue), pp-pp · For Web pages: Author, A., & Author, B. (Year). Title of the web page. Retrieved from http://... [Accessed on Date, Month & Year]. Venue: Auditorium, Library Building, Behind Bus Stand, Shravanabelagola, Hassan District, Karnataka. Date: 7th, 8th & 9th June 2012. Registration Fee: Rs. 2200.00: With Tutorials for Delegates (Conference Kit, Gift, Food, Accommodation, Local Site seeing and Yoga) Rs. 2000.00: Without Tutorials for Delegates (Conference Kit, Gift, Food, Accommodation, Local Site seeing and Yoga) Rs. 1500.00: For the family members accompanying the delegates (Gift, Food, Accommodation, Local Site seeing and Yoga) Tutorials would be held on 7th June 2012 for the duration of three hours. Tutorial on "Building/ Developing a Library Website Using Drupal" by experts in the Industry. The participants shall get the tutorial material on CD, including the related software. Early bird registration option is available for the registration before 30th April 2012. A discount of Rs 200 will be extended for all the above registration options. KALA members are entitled to get a Special discount of Rs.200 for all the registrations. Payment The DD/ Cheque should be drawn in favour of "Karnataka State Library Association" payable at Bangalore, Karnataka. Please send the filled in Conference registration forms and DD / Cheque to the address as below Mr. Rajendra Babu H Organising Secretary Karnataka State Library Association C/o Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science (SRELS) # 702, 'Upstairs', 42nd Cross, III Block Rajajinagar, Bangalore - 560 010 Contact: +91-9916457890 / +91-9880297932 Advisory Committee: · Sri Sri Sri Charukeerthi Bhattaraka Swamiji, Shravanabelagola and Chief Patron. · Prof. V G Talawar, Vice Chancellor, University of Mysore, Mysore · Mr. P Y Rajendra Kumar, Conference Director and President KALA, Bangalore · Mr. D Surendra Kumar, Dharmastala, Karnataka · Mr. S Jithendra Kumar, President K.J,A · Dr. Hampa Nagarajaiah, Former President, Kannada Sahithya Parishat and Kannada Writer, Bangalore. · Prof. C R Karisiddappa, Former UGC Emeritus Fellow. Karnatak University, Dharwad. · Mr. N V Sathyanarayana, Chairman & Managing Director, Informatics India Ltd, Bangalore · Dr. I R N Goudar, Rtd, Head ICAST, NAL and Visiting Prof. and Lib Adviser, University of Mysore · Prof. I K Ravichandra Rao, Professor, DRTC,ISI, Bangalore. · Prof. Shalini R Urs, Executive Director, ISiM, University of Mysore, Mysore · Mr. K G Venkatesh, Director, Department of Public Libraries, Bangalore. · Mr. Ashok Kumar, Executive Officer, Sri Muth, Shravanabelagola Technical Committee: · Dr. K N Prasad, Executive Officer, SRELS, and KALA-GC member, Bangalore. · Prof. A Y Asundi, Rtd. Professor, Bangalore University, Bangalore · Prof. K S Raghavan, DRTC, ISI, Bangalore · Dr. M S Sridhar, Rtd. Head, Library and Doc. Centre, ISRO, Bangalore · Dr. N S Harinarayana, Associate Professor, DLISc, University of Mysore, Mysore · Mrs. Usha Mukunda, Member, Knowledge Commission, Karnataka Organizing Committee: · Mr. V L Kalyan, Library Advisor, DRTC, ISI and KALA-GC member, Bangalore . Dr. P V Konnur, Librarian, BUB, Bangalore · Dr. M M Bachalapur, Librarian, KIT, Tiptur and KALA-GC member, Bangalore · Mrs. Gayathri Sen, Librarian, PESIT and KALA-GC member, Bangalore · Mr. Raghavendra, Library Executive, Jubilant Biosys, and VP, KALA, Bangalore · Dr. K R Mulla, Spl. officer, VTU, Balgaum and Joint Sec, KALA, Bangalore · Mr. Shreenivas H E, Asst. Libn, Alliance University, and Joint Sec, KALA, Bangalore · Dr. Nagappa B, Branch Head, TCS, Bangalore. · Mr. S K Hosamani, Chief Librarian, DPL, Bangalore Special Note: · KALA Awards: Library Professionals across India are encouraged to apply for KALA Awards. For more details please visit conference website. · Best Paper Award shall be given to the best paper submitted based on technical committee's recommendations. For the conference Brochure, Registration form and other details, please visit http://www.kalaonline.com/ Regards, Rajendra Babu H General Secretary, Karnataka State Library Association (KALA). Please do not print this email unless it is absolutely necessary. The information contained in this electronic message and any attachments to this message are intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s) and may contain proprietary, confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies of this message and any attachments. WARNING: Computer viruses can be transmitted via email. The recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. 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UGC NET SET for library Science graduates
by Mailing List Admin 27 Jan '12

27 Jan '12

Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:43:06 +0530 (IST) From: Miss Varsha Divekar <v_divekar2002(a)yahoo.co.in> Sir/Madam, UGC NET SET for library Science graduates is a must, but what if they are already 10- 15 years experience but are not in state to appear for the said exam. Though there are professionals who may not have that practical knowlegde or working� experience. The post graduate's� , according to U.G.C if they do not acquire 55 % then what is the rule for their� upgradation & qualification� fulfillment to get the status as equivalent to U.G.C.- NET /SET exams?� What is the criteria for their selection & upgradation in Semi/ Govt / Research organisations/ DST / etc? Please suggest the alternate upgradation status Thanks Miss Varsha Divekar Assistant Librarian IIG New Panvel

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Fwd: [GOAL] Interview with Francis Jayakanth of India’s National Centre for Science Information
by Sukhdev Singh 27 Jan '12

27 Jan '12

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Richard Poynder <ricky(a)richardpoynder.co.uk> Date: Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 10:38 PM Subject: [GOAL] Interview with Francis Jayakanth of India’s National Centre for Science Information To: goal(a)eprints.org Like members of all movements, OA advocates come in all shapes and sizes, and they are driven by a variety of different motives. Some have embraced OA, for instance, because they see it as a good business opportunity, some because they want their research to be more accessible, and so have greater impact, some because they expect it will save their institution large sums of money, and some simply because they believe that OA holds out the promise of providing considerable common good. What is distinctive about the Open Accessmovement, however, is that it is a leaderless revolution. There is no formal organisation or foundation to represent it, and there is no official leader. For all that, OA is generally associated with a small group of high-profile Western-based individuals and organisations that are extremely vocal in their support of OA, and who have shown themselves to be very successful at attracting attention. Since all movements have to promote themselves effectively this is clearly a good thing. However, it does mean that the contribution of the many “foot soldiers” of the movement can too easily be overlooked. These are people who do not shout about their activities, but simply go about the business of facilitating OA quietly and modestly. And it is the foot soldiers based in the developing world that tend to be least visible — people like Francis Jayakanth, a library-trained scientific assistant based at the National Centre for Science Information (NCSI)<http://www.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/>, the information centre of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc)<http://www.iisc.ernet.in/>in Bangalore. More here: http://bit.ly/x7AJRH _______________________________________________ GOAL mailing list GOAL(a)eprints.org http://mailman.ecs.soton.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/goal -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Post of Junior Technician (Library) @ IIITDM Kancheepuram (Channai)
by Veeru 27 Jan '12

27 Jan '12

Dear Professionals, Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, Kancheepuram Read more: http://www.lislinks.com#ixzz1kd0ZFCR4<http://www.lislinks.com/#ixzz1kd0ZFCR4> *Advt. No.IIITDM/R/1/2012 – Non Teaching Post* *Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing,**Kancheepuram is an autonomous Institute under Ministry of Human Resource Development* *(MHRD), Government of India. The Institute is located at Melakottaiyur, Vandalur‐* *Kelambakkam Road, Chennai‐600048. Applications in the prescribed format are invited from * *suitable Indian Nationals for the following post.* * * *Junior Technician (Library) *‐ 1 Post (UR) *Pay Band* (PB‐1): Rs. 5200‐20200 with GP: Rs.2000/‐ (i) Degree from a recognized University and (ii) Bachelor’s degree or equivalent diploma in Library Science of a recognized University / Institute. (iii) One year apprenticeship in any Library Applications should be accompanied with a non‐refundable demand draft of Rs.100/‐ for all the posts in favour of “The Registrar, IIITD&M Kancheepuram” payable at Chennai.The issuing date of demand draft should be within the duration of Advertisement.Demand Draft will not be refunded or re‐adjusted under any circumstances. No other mode of payment will be accepted, and such applications will be rejected forthright and the payment made shall stand forfeited. SC/ST and Physically Handicapped candidates are not required to submit the demand draft. Read more: http://www.lislinks.com#ixzz1kd0VpkoX<http://www.lislinks.com/#ixzz1kd0VpkoX> *http://www.iiitdm.ac.in/files/R_1_2012_Instructions_NonTeaching.pdf* *Application:* * http://www.iiitdm.ac.in/files/Application_Form_NonTeaching.pdf* -- Thanks and Warm Regards Virupaksh. B. H Library and Information Assistant National Library of India, Kolkata-700027 Email Id: *veerulis(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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NET PAPER III- OBJECTIVE-REG.
by Sunny Joseph 25 Jan '12

25 Jan '12

Dear library professionals, Thanking for your active discussion about the change of UGC-NET Examination from descriptive to objective type. Descriptive examination is ideal for measuring the candidates knowledge and thinking but practically dull. The main problem lies in the evaluation of the descriptive paper. A person with good writing speed and legible hand really matters. You know paper valuation is the most boring part in teachers' profession. I really tell it from my experience of valuing hundreds of answer papers recently. Many teachers also agree with this contention. The valuation of the descriptive paper is highly subjective, that is, mark varies with persons who values the papers. UGC doesn't allow revaluation. Also they have no provision for providing copies of evaluated answer papers to examinees. Hence, we can not be certain that all those who pass paper III are highly knowledgeable and those who fail in the paper are dull. Here luck really matters, ratherthan knowledge. I already stated that paper valuation is a boring thing to human beings and the mood of the evaluator really matters. In this context, I would like to share my experience with UGC-NET. I appeared four times. In the three exams I cleared Paper I & II. In all the exams paper II was cleared with scores 84, 76, 70, 78. and 80 was the maximum score in Paper III. In the last exam June 2010, really prepared well and answered well. Not even a single question was unanswered in paper III and word limit was also achieved. The result was announced in 8/10/2010 and I was failed. On the next day, I wrote to UGC for getting revaluation of my paper III and requested photocopy of the answer sheets and requested for preserving my answer sheets for three months as I am approaching the Court if needed.Getting no reply from UGC, I filed a writ petition in Kerala High Court against UGC on 2/11/2011. (W.P(C)No.33350/2010). Without counsel, I presented myself in the Court and obtained a direction(oral) to UGC to hand over copies of my answer papers within three weeks. After three weeks, UGC saught futher extension and this time they informed the Court that my answer paper was destroyed as my request was not received by UGC within the time limit of 30 days. I assured the Court that the letter to UGC was sent by speed post and I would produce the evidence. Later I produced the receipt of the letter by UGC and requested action against the erring officials and now they are really trapped. That is, UGC has something to hide. In another letter under RTI act, UGC informed that there is no model answer scripts given to evaluators. that is, the evaluation is fully subjective and no scope for revaluation!!! In the recent resolution in which UGC makes confession about the subjective evaluation of Paper III and decides for changing to Objective type. It is a most welcome decision to people like me. SUNNY JOSEPH, LIBRARIAN GOVT. INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED STUDY IN EDUCATION, THRISSUR-KERALA. PH.9446735414 sannyjoseph(a)yahoo.co.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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(LIS) Post of Assistant Professor and Professor in the Dept of Library & Information Science
by rupak＠pu.ac.in 25 Jan '12

25 Jan '12

---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: Post of Assistant Professor and Professor From: rupak(a)pu.ac.in Date: Mon, January 23, 2012 7:23 pm To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear All, Post of Assistant Professor and Professor in the Department of Library & Information Science at Panjab University, Chandigarh Last Date: 31st January Detail information available at: http://jobs.puchd.ac.in/includes/jobs/2012/20120113165226-1-2012.pdf Dr. Rupak Chakravarty Assistant Professor Department of Library & Information Science Panjab University, Chandigarh 160014. INDIA -- 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 : ETTLIS 2012
by Shri Ram 25 Jan '12

25 Jan '12

ETTLIS-2012 3rd International Symposium on “Emerging Trends and Technologies in Libraries and Information Services” October 26-27, 2012 Jointly Organized by Jaypee University of Engineering and Technology, Guna (MP) – India Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida (UP) – India Society for Advancement of Library and Information Services (SALIS-Delhi-NCR) Venue Jaypee University of Engineering and Technology, Raghogarh, Guna (MP) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Background We are glad to inform you that 3rd International Symposium on “Emerging Trends and Technologies in Libraries and Information Services”will be organized at ‘Jaypee University of Engineering and Technology, Raghogarh, Distt-Guna (Madhya Pradesh) from 26-27 October, 2012. Jaypee University of Engineering and Technology, Guna was established in the year 2003 with an MOU signed between Jaiprakash Sewa Sansthan (a not-for-profit trust sponsored by Rs. 15,000 Cr Jaypee Group) and the Government of Madhya Pradesh with an aim of becoming a Center of Excellence in Engineering and Technology. The Government of MP, vide gazette extra ordinary no. 3 of 2010 dated 29th April 2010, has established Jaypee University of Engineering and Technology (JUET), Raghogarh, Guna as a private university in the State of MP under the provisions of MP Niji Vishwavidyalaya Adhiniyam 2007. Since then the university is imparting engineering education in the area of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Computer Science, .Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering through its B Tech, M Tech and PhD Programs. The Theme of the International Symposium ‘Emerging Trends and Technologies in Libraries and Information Services’ the third of its series, previously held in JIIT- Noida (18-20 December, 2008) and JUIT Waknaghat (June 3-5, 2010) is now being organized at JUET campus during 26-27 October, 2012. The theme is quite relevant to the need of current information society where the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has changed the face of traditional library by ever changing interest of the users. The symposium will provide a platform for librarians, information professionals, IT intellectuals to share their ideas in the field of recent activities and applications in Library and Information Services by eminent speakers from International arena and Indian subcontinent in the form of research papers, key note address, poster presentations, and panel discussions. Papers are invited to the following themes but not limited to: The Themes of the Symposium Ø Emerging Technologies in Libraries and Information Services v Cloud computing and Library Services v Digital Libraries and Future v Distributed and Collaborative information spaces v E –Resources Management v Information Access: Retrieval and Browsing v Integration of Information Resources v Interoperability in Digital Libraries v Knowledge Organization and Ontologies in Digital Library v Metadata standards and protocols in digital library systems v Mobile Technology and Its Application in Library Services v Personalization in Digital Libraries v Security of Library Resources Ø Global Best Practice in Libraries and Information Services v Content and Knowledge Management v Data and Information Security v Digital Content Management System v Digital Library in Cultural Heritage v Digital Preservation/Archives v Electronic Resource Management v Federated Search Engine v International Standards and Library Systems v Quality Assurance in Scholarly Communication v Resource Access and Management v Search Optimization and Information Retrieval Ø Changing Dimensions of Libraries in Internet Era v Content Management System v Generations of Internet Technology v Semantic Web v Social Media and Applications in Libraries v Social Networks, Virtual Organization and Networked Information v Web 2.0 Technologies and its Applications v Web Archiving and Preservation Ø User Expectation, Experience in Virtual Library System: Case studies v Academic Library v Data and Information Management in Virtual Organizations v E-Governance and Libraries v Electronic Learning v Enterprise Information Services by Libraries v Information Literacy v Public Library v Special Library v User Awareness Services v User Mobility and Context awareness in Information Access v User Studies and Evaluation of Digital Library Systems and Applications Ø Perception Change in Librarianship v Consortia and Networks v Customer Relation Management v Delivery and Exchange of Service v Electronic Information System v Ethics and Values v Government and Private Partnership v Open Access and Movement v Professional Behavior and the Changing Attitudes v Second Generation Library Services Providers and Consumers Ø Socio Legal Perspective in Library and Information Services v Content License Agreement v Copyright Issues v Cyberinfrastructure architectures, applications, and deployments v Digital Right Management v Ethics and Values v Intellectual Property Right v Patent Information System v Plagiarism v Quality Assurance and Best Practices in Digital Scholarship Important Dates Deadline for Paper Submission 30 June, 2012 Notifications for Acceptance 30 July, 2012 Camera Ready Paper Submission 30 August, 2012 Deadline for Early Registration 30 August, 2012 Last Date of Registration 30 September, 2012 Symposium Date 26-27 October, 2012 We are confident that your directive to all concern library professionals for attending this symposium will help us to achieve the goal of the symposium. For more, please click: http://jiit.ac.in/jiit/ETTLIS2012/index.php/home For Any queries related to symposium and paper submission, please contact us at Symposium Secretariat Dr Sanjay Kataria Organizing Secretary (ETTLIS-2012) A-10, Sect – 62, Noida (UP) Ph. +91 120-2590851, (M) +91 89881 17994 Email: ettlis2012(a)gmail.com Website http://jiit.ac.in/jiit/ETTLIS2012/index.php/home Join us Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003315740528 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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request for information
by Dr.D.P Prathap 25 Jan '12

25 Jan '12

dear colleagues please let me know - what is the reasonable rate for Binding of one volume of journal issues, the specification being Half-leather binding with golden lettering. thanking you sincerely library sugarcane breeding institute m:9677502392 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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An interesting conversation on open access
by Subbiah Arunachalam 25 Jan '12

25 Jan '12

Friends: Please visit http://poynder.blogspot.com/2012/01/oa-interviews-francis-jayakanth-of.html for some insightful comments on open access. Arun -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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UGC-NET: necessary changes and amendments
by NIKHIL EYEROOR 25 Jan '12

25 Jan '12

Dear Friends In connection with the discussion “UGC-NET: necessary changes and amendments” let me say a few words about the cold war between those who qualified UGC-NET and NOT qualified. If such a cold war is prevailing in libraries, it is shows lack of professionalism and personal growth among professionals. Here are some humble suggestions from my part. Advice to those who qualified UGC-NET. (1) Help your colleagues to clear the acid test. (2) Boost their self esteem. (3) Don’t never ever think that UGC-NET made you superior- because people are differently abled. Advice to those who have not qualified UGC- NET. (1) Have a professional Attitude, do hard work and reap success. (2) Don’t hesitate to get tips for the exam from your professional colleagues (3) If you think that "anything less than UGC-NET means I've failed" then you are creating unnecessary stress for yourself. A professional with smiling face and helping hand is a valuable asset to a library. Let me append that, though I tried umpteen times, I couldn’t clear UGC-NET. Warm regards Nikhil Eyeroor Library Professional Mob: 09447515691 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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