October 2012 - LIS-Forum - ncsi.iisc.ernet.in

LIBRARY SERVICE IS MANDATORY IN ALL SCHOOLS FROM KG ONWARDS
by Dr. A.T. Francis 03 Oct '12

03 Oct '12

Dear all, Let me share some points on the views of Sinu Manoharan, posted in LIS Forum. We in Kerala is running or developing Model School, Model Police Station, Model Village Office, Model Hospital, Model Panchayath and so on. But, it is the fate of poor people in Kerala that they have to settle/satisfy with the Schools controlled by Govt. of Kerala. In these schools, even though there is no library and self learning system, students will get promotion in all classes. Here there is no effective mechanism to assess the quality and capability of these students in comparison with other students. But, it is a fact that all well to do parents, including Civil Service personnel, teachers, farmers, industrialists etc., are eager to select the CBSE or ICSE or even Internationals Systems for their children. I fear that is there any deliberate thinking from the political leadership or higher officials of the Govt. not to provide library service in the Kerala Govt. controlled schools and at the same time admitting their children in CBSE or ICSE or International Schools. Sometimes this may be an indirect conspiracy to keep away the poor people always poor by denying their primary necessity or quality education. But, as a library professional we should keep our philosophy and ethics of the profession to provide quality information and knowledge to all. In this race, first we should unite together through library associations and fight for the primary requirement of our society. Though, I am not satisfied with the activities of our associations, in this juncture, it is high time to evaluate ourselves and find out "in how many associations we are members?." Let me disclose that I am a Life Member of four national associations. This membership was took 25 years back immediately on completed BLISc. I hope one day the children of poor people can enjoy good library services. Dr. A.T. FRANCIS, MCom, MLISc, NET, PhD HEAD, LIBRARY & IT NODAL OFFICER College of Horticulture Kerala Agricultural University Thrissur - 680 656, India, 91-9496839409 (m) francisaloor(a)yahoo.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Postponement of Refresher Course in Library and Information Science
by M Bavakutty 03 Oct '12

03 Oct '12

Dear Professional colleagues, Subject: Postponement of the Refresher Course in Library and Information Science The Refresher Course in Library and Information Science proposed to be conducted from 8th October 2012 by the Kannur University Academic Staff College in collaboration with the Department of Library and Information Science, Thalassery Campus has been postponed to 28th November to 18th December 2012 due to some administrative difficulties. The College Librarians/ Asst. Librarians and teachers of Library and Information Science who are interested may apply immediately.The application form can be down loaded from the site of the Kannur University,Academic Staff College.The Course Director is Prof. M. Bavakutty. -- Dr.M.Bavakutty Professor and Head, Dept. of Library and Information Science, Kannur University Palayad Centre. Thalassery 670 661 Kerala Phone: 09037902716 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Science Researchers on Google Scholar, Web of Science, and PubMed, with Implications for Library Collections Budgets
by Dr. J. K. Vijayakumar 02 Oct '12

02 Oct '12

"In this fast changing environment the best advice is to be in close contact with your researchers as they change their information seeking behaviors in response to the changes in the discovery tools available to them". No library will pay for A&I databases, if no one is using/preferring them, especially when the budget is shrinking. "Science researchers at the University of California Santa Cruz were surveyed about their article database use and preferences in order to inform collection budget choices. Web of Science was the single most used database, selected by 41.6%. Statistically there was no difference between PubMed (21.5%) and Google Scholar (18.7%) as the second most popular database. 83% of those surveyed had used Google Scholar and an additional 13% had not used it but would like to try it. Very few databases account for the most use, and subject-specific databases are used less than big multidisciplinary databases (PubMed is the exception). While Google Scholar is favored for its ease of use and speed, those who prefer Web of Science feel more confident about the quality of their results than do those who prefer Google Scholar. When asked to choose between paying for article database access or paying for journal subscriptions, 66% of researchers chose to keep journal subscriptions, while 34% chose to keep article databases." Read the full-text article from http://www.istl.org/10-fall/refereed3.html ---------------- Dr. J. K. VIJAYAKUMAR, http://www.linkedin.com/in/vijayakumarjk -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Missing of Library Books
by Gouri Shankar Sharma 02 Oct '12

02 Oct '12

Dear All Library Professionals 1. How many books write-off every year by library? 2. Without Security & insufficient manpower who is responsible for missing books of library? -- *Thanks and Regards GOURI SHANKAR* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fw: [GOAL] Latin America - IR regional cooperation
by Subbiah Arunachalam 02 Oct '12

02 Oct '12

----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Dominique Babini <dasbabini(a)gmail.com> To: goal(a)eprints.org Sent: Saturday, 29 September 2012, 15:12 Subject: [GOAL] Latin America - IR regional cooperation La Referencia (Latin America network of national systems of institutional repositories) http://lareferencia.redclara.net/ project with support from IADB Initial agreements: - - Members are countries, 8 initial countries (Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, Brasil, Colombia, México, Venezuela) - - Regional harvester in RedCLARA will harvest from national harvester of institutional repositories - - Contents: posprint peer-review articles + postgraduate theses + research reports (metadata must indicate if content has been peer-reviewed) - - Standards and tools for regional project: DRIVER + DSpace + Qualified Dublin Core - - Formal launching: Meeting of Ministers of Science and Technology from Latin America, Buenos Aires, 26-27 November 2012 Source: Presentation from Fernando Ardito at ETD 2012, Lima, Peru http://www.etd2012.edu.pe/pdf/presentation/FArditoETD2012.pdf _______________________________________________ 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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New book on case studies for teaching library manaement
by jharavu 01 Oct '12

01 Oct '12

I am happy to let members of Lis-forum know that Kesavan Inst. of Information and Knowledge Management (KIIKM) has just published a book, titled, Case Studies for Teaching Library Management. The book is authored by N G Satish of ASCI, Hyderabad and Anil Takalkar of Centre for Media and Rural Documentation,National Institute of Rural Development, Hyderabad. L J Haravu, Managing Trustee of KIIKM has edited the book. The book provides teachers of library management and library managers with skills to utilize the case study approach as an effective method for problem-solving, decision making and consensual deliberation. The 39 case studies included in the book are based entirely on Indian scenarios and perspectives. They reflect the way that libraries in India are set up, staffed and managed, and subject, as libraries are, to the way Indian organizations are managed. The contents page of the book may be seen at the Trust's web site, http://www.kiikm.org/drupal/documents/case%20study%20book-contents-page.doc The cost of the book including mailing or courier charges is Rs. 290.00. Interested members may send a mail to jharavu(a)gmail.com to order the book. L J Haravu Managing Trustee, Kesavan Inst. of Information and Knowledge Management -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Requirement of an Article
by LEARNING RESOURCE CENTER SUMANDEEP VIDYAPEETH 01 Oct '12

01 Oct '12

Dear All Professionals, Our faculty need below articles. Kindly help me in this regard. DEVELOPMENTAL MEDICINE AND CHILD NEUROLOGY VOL. 35 NO. 3, (MARCH, 1993) EFFECTS OF UPPER-EXTREMITY WEIGHT-BEARING ON HAND-OPENING AND PREHENSION PATTERNS IN CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY (PAGES 216–229) ARCHIVES OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION 1994 AUG; VOL. 75(8):861-6. UPPER EXTREMITY WEIGHT BEARING EFFECT ON CORTICOSPINAL EXCITABILITY FOLLOWING STROKE -- Thanking You DIRECTOR, LEARNING RESOURCE CENTRE SUMANDEEP VIDYAPEETH PIPARIYA -- 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..NATIONAL CONFERENCE : 26-27 Dec.2012 at DEGLOOR COLLEGE , DEGLOOR (Nanded)
by Sambhaji Patil 01 Oct '12

01 Oct '12

A.V.EDUCATION SOCIETY’S DEGLOOR COLLEGE , DEGLOOR UGC SPONSORED NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON REDESIGNING LIBRARIES & INFORMATION CENTERS IN DIGITAL ERA 26-27 December 2012 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The main purpose behind organizing the National Level Conference on “Redesigning the Libraries & Information Centers in Digital Era” is to focus on the recent trends & techniques in the field of Library & Information science. The conference will mainly focus on changing role of Libraries & Information Centers in the era of Information Technology. Discussions will be made on the challenges & opportunities created by the impact of Information Technology in the field of library science. Also, discussions will be made on the changing role of librarian in the era of Information Technology. *CALL FOR PAPERS: * Those interested in presenting the research papers on the above theme and Sub-themes are requested to submit their papers in English. Original paper and Case Studies are invited on the following topics related to each listed Sub-theme. *DIGITAL LIBRARY*: 1. Managing Digital Libraries and Resources 2. Digital Library Software’s: Open Source & Commercial 3. Digitization Techniques. 4. Digital Preservation: Best Practices 5. Institutional Repositories 6. IPR in Digital Environment *PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: *1. Continuing Education for Library Professionals 2. Role of Various Library Organizations in the Professional Development of Librarian 3. Soft Skill & Personality Development for 21st Century Librarian 4. HRM in Library: - Various Kinds of Training Programmes for the Subordinate Staff - Managerial Skills for Librarian 5. Recent Management Techniques - Six Sigma - TQM 6. Leadership Qualities *KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT: *1. Knowledge management: Tools & Techniques 2. Content Management 3. Managing Web Resources 4. Content personalization, internationalization, localization (e.g. new techniques) 5. Semantic Web 6. Managing Multilingual Content 7. Content management issues in information systems planning and design (e.g. genre analysis, content modeling) *LIBRARY AUTOMATION: * 1. Open source Software’s for Library Automation 2. MARC 21 3. Problems in Library Automation 4. Library Automation: Best Practices 5. Smart Card *LIBRARY SERVICES: *1. Library Services in ICT Environment 2. Web 2.0 3. Library Webpage 4. Redesigning Library Services 5. Resource Sharing in Networked Environment 6. Library Services and Users’ Needs *Guidelines for submission of papers: *1. All manuscripts should be unpublished original work and should be submitted with a covering by the author/s. The letter should mention the theme and subthemes under which the paper falls. Please refer to the list of sub-themes under call for papers: 2. The Author/Authors should provide following information: 3. Name/s, address of the institution, and author for corresponding along with telephone no. & e-mail id. 4. Paper should be submitted in MS Word (2003) format and of maximum 3000 words. 5. The abstract and paper should confirm the following guidelines: 6. Title of the paper (in bold 14 point font size and Times New Roman font). 7. Full text and abstract should be on A4 page size, text body in 12 point, having line spacing 1.5, Font type: Times New Roman. 8. Name(s) of Author/s, their Institution, city and country. 9. Abstract of approximately 150 words along with maximum five key words. 10. Paragraph heading and sub-heading in bold 12 font sizes. 11. The margins may be set as follows: 12. Top 3 cm 13. Bottom 3.8 cm 14. Left 3.8 cm 15. Right 2.5 cm 16. Tables and figures may be numbered in Arabic numeral and sources cited clearly these should appear in sequential order in the text. The corresponding tables or figures should either appear within text or should be placed at the end of the article. 17. Maps and figures have to be given as reproducible artworks ready for press. 18. Follow the APA style of citation for all references and bibliographic. 19. Last date of submission of paper is 15 November 2012. 20. The full text papers should be submitted through e-mail 21. The e-mail address for the submission of paper is libraryconference.degloor(a)gmail.com *CONTACT DETAILS: * For any information / query please contact: 1. *Santosh Kadam*, Librarian, Degloor College, Degloor, Organizing Secretary: 9175619465 2. *Sambhaji Patil*, Librarian, MET’s Institute of Engineering, Bhujbal Knowledge City, Adgaon, Nashik: 9420691868 -- Thanking you… Yours Faithfully, Mr. SAMBHAJI GULABRAO PATIL LIBRARIAN, MET’s INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING, BHUJBAL KNOWLEDGE CITY, ADGAON, NASHIK-422003 Mob no.: -09420691868, 0253- 2555888 (Off) Email id: - sambhajipatil07(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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AICTE Approval Process Handbook 2013-14
by C.T.Kantharaj (CTK) 01 Oct '12

01 Oct '12

Dear Professionals, AICTE has released the Approval Process Handbook for 2013-14, and It mentioned some mandatory e journals packages for Engineering, MBA, MCA, M.Tech and other courses. The handbook can be downloaded from the AICTE website. http://www.aicte-india.org/importantlinks2013-14.html With Regards, C.T.Kantharaj Librarian, Cambridge Institute of Technology, K.R.Puram, Bangalore - 560036 -------------------------------- Phone: 080-25618798 / 99 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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EFDL-2 (Rescheduled for November 5-6,2012
by Nadeem Akhtar khan 01 Oct '12

01 Oct '12

Dear Professionals, We have rescheduled the conference dates for "EMERGING FRONTIERS OF DIGITAL LIBRARIES-(EFDL-2)". Kindly note the Important dates. Conference Date: November 5-6, 2012 (Rescheduled) Important Dates Paper Submission: October 20, 2012 Acceptance of Papers: October 25, 2012 Registration: Upto October 28, 2012 The registration will cover conference kit, working tea and lunch. Additional charges for boarding and lodging will be based on first-come first-serve basis. Interested persons may contact conference coordinator(s) in advance for accommodation. Registration fee details For Participants / Delegates: Rs. 2000.00 For Students and Research Scholars: Rs. 1500.00 Note: An additional amount of Rs. 500/= will be charged to those participants who register after October 28, 2012. For More details please visit http://lis.uok.edu.in/ Thanks Nadim Akhtar Khan Assistant Professor DLIS University of Kashmir,190006. Cell 09796715909 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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