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Rare 270-year-old book found in Charleston Library Society vault will be returned to college
by Jayadev P Hiremath 09 May '12

09 May '12

Rare 270-year-old book found in Charleston Library Society vault will be returned to college (Bruce Smith/ Associated Press ) - Archivist Trisha Kometer holds up a rare 1743 book at the Charleston Library Society in Charleston, S.C., on Monday, May 7, 2012. The volume, which was found in the vault of the Charleston Library Society, really belongs to the College of Charleston and will be turned over to officials from the college at a ceremony later this week. - [image: (Bruce Smith/ Associated Press ) - Archivist Trisha Kometer holds up a rare 1743 book at the Charleston Library Society in Charleston, S.C., on Monday, May 7, 2012. The volume, which was found in the vault of the Charleston Library Society, really belongs to the College of Charleston and will be turned over to officials from the college at a ceremony later this week.]<http://www.washingtonpost.com/rf/image_404h/2010-2019/Wires/Online/2012-05-…> - [image: (Bruce Smith/ Associated Press ) - A rare 1743 book is shown at the Charleston Library Society in Charleston, S.C., on Monday, May 7, 2012. The volume, which was found in the vault of the Charleston Library Society, really belongs to the College of Charleston and will be turned over to officials from the college at a ceremony later this week.]<http://www.washingtonpost.com/rf/image_404h/2010-2019/Wires/Online/2012-05-…> - [image: (Bruce Smith/ Associated Press ) - Pedestrians walk past the Charleston Library Society in Charleston, S.C., on Monday, May 7, 2012. A rare 1743 book was found in the vault of the Charleston Library Society, but really belongs to the College of Charleston and will be turned over to officials from the college at a ceremony later this week.]<http://www.washingtonpost.com/rf/image_404h/2010-2019/Wires/Online/2012-05-…> - [image: (Bruce Smith/ Associated Press ) - Archivist Trisha Kometer poses for a photo with a rare 1743 book in the vault at the Charleston Library Society in Charleston, S.C., on Monday, May 7, 2012. The volume, which was found in the vault of the Charleston Library Society, really belongs to the College of Charleston and will be turned over to officials from the college at a ceremony later this week.]<http://www.washingtonpost.com/rf/image_404h/2010-2019/Wires/Online/2012-05-…> By Associated Press, Published: May 8 CHARLESTON, S.C. — A rare book almost 270 years old has been found in the vault of the oldest library in the South, but after all this time the library won’t be able to keep it. The 1743 tome, “Dissertation Upon Parties” by Henry St. John Lord Bolingbroke, was one of 800 volumes that planter and diplomat John Mackenzie donated to the College of Charleston in the 1700s. His library was housed at the Charleston Library Society, founded in 1748, until a proper library could be built at the fledgling college. But a devastating 1778 fire ripped through the Library Society and only 77 titles from the Mackenzie collection were thought to have survived. The 78th, the Bolingbroke book, was found as part of a multi-year search through the Library Society vaults to record the thousands of volumes it contains. After centuries, the book about political parties, with Mackenzie’s name embossed on it, will be returned to College of Charleston officials at a ceremony on Thursday. A check of the Internet showed that 15 copies of the Bolingbroke book remain in existence, mostly in academic libraries. The survival of that many copies of a book that’s almost 270 years old shows it was popular at the time. Library records show the society used to have two copies of the Bolingbroke book. Library archivist Trisha Kometer says the contents of its vaults, one of which is located behind an antique shop on Charleston’s King Street, remain unclear. “We have lists but because the library itself has been moved from place to place to place, the collections have been integrated, they have been pulled apart and a lot has gone on during the years,” she said, making it difficult to tell for sure. During the Civil War, for instance, the collection was moved from Charleston, which was bombarded throughout the war by union gunners, to the state capital of Columbia 120 miles inland. The recent search of the archives has already turned up several other gems that librarians didn’t know were there. They include two letters written by Alexander Hamilton and a unique third letter written by John Marshall, chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, to South Carolinian Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, who helped draft the Constitution. “It was written the day that Thomas Jefferson was sworn in (as president),” Kometer said. “John Marshall was the one who actually swore him in. He started a letter to Charles Coatesworth Pinckney in the morning and then he took a break and came back at 4 o’clock to finish the letter and said I have just administered the oath.” Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Warm regards. Jayadev P Hiremath Independent Libraries Professional (Former Librarian - IBS,Kuwait) E-mail : jayadevh(a)hotmail.com LinkedIn : http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jayadev-p-hiremath/44/12a/2a0 Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/people/Jayadev-P-Hiremath/603802230 -- 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 Harish Y S 09 May '12

09 May '12

Dear sir one of our faculty member required Following journal articles, you are one of the co author to this article if available send this article to below address or email attachment. 1. Design Optimization of Rubber Engine-Mount Based on ANSYS Journal Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 143 - 144) Volume Electrical Information and Mechatronics and Applications Edited by Xudong Wang, Baoyu Xu and Shaobo Zhong Pages 480-484 DOI 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.143-144.480 2. Vibration Control and Design of Vehicle Engine Mount Activated by Magnetorheological Fluid Journal Advanced Engineering Forum (Volumes 2 - 3) Volume Mechatronics and Information Technology Edited by Qingkai Han, Kazuhiko Takahashi, Chang-Hyun Oh and Zhong Luo Pages 1077-1081 DOI 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AEF.2-3.1077 -- Regards Harish Y S Librarian National Institute of Engineering, Manandavadi Road, Mysore-8, Mob - +919886384826 -- Regards Harish Y S Librarian National Institute of Engineering, Manandavadi Road, Mysore-8, Mob - +919886384826 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Bronze cast of Dr. S. R. Ranganathan Details request - reg.
by preedip balaji 09 May '12

09 May '12

Dear All, Do you know any bronze cast of Dr. S. R. Ranganathan? If so, kindly let us know the details, if possible with the sculptor contact and address. Thank you. Prof. A.R.D. Prasad (Convener - ICTK-2012) Documentation Research & Training Centre (DRTC), Indian Statistical Institute (I.S.I), 8th Mile, Mysore Road, R.V. College Post, Bangalore - 560 059, Karnataka INDIA Phone: +91-80-2848 2711 Fax : 91-80-2848 4265 E-mail ID: ictk2012(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in ardprasad(a)gmail.com -- Kind regards,Preedip Balaji B. DRTC, Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore - 560059 Ph: (80) 2848 3003 Ext: 494 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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OA in the UK
by Subbiah Arunachalam 09 May '12

09 May '12

Friends: Both the Government and the academia in the UK are taking positive steps to bring all of UK science into open access. The UK Government has enlisted a celebrity like Jimmy Wales of Wikipedia fame to promote open access. But in India neither the Government (the Ministers of HRD and S&T, the Secretaries of the different science departments, chairman of the UGC) nor the leaders in the academic world (with a few exceptions) have shown any enthusiasm for mandating open access to publicly funded research. I wrote a short article in the North Indian editions of Indian Express: http://www.indianexpress.com/news/cancel-the-subscription/946723/0. I give below a blog post from 'scienceintelligence' and a short writeup from Wired.UK. Best wishes. Arun From http://scienceintelligence.wordpress.com/2011/12/12/oa-free-gateway-to-uk-r… OA: free Gateway to UK Research The UK government’s Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) recently released a report – titled ‘Innovation and Research Strategy for Growth’ – stating that all scientific research funded by British taxpayers will be made available online free of charge. The website, to be called ‘Gateway to Research’, will eventually incorporate research funded by other bodies, under the government’s plan. It has been observed that much of the high-energy physics research community currently uses a system of open access online publishing. The arxiv.org website, an online repository set up in 1991, offers almost all high-energy physics research for free. Despite this, established physics journals have reported no decrease in subscriptions. Janet Finch, former vice-chair ofKeele University,UK, has been assigned the responsibility to investigate how theUKmight set up something similar for all its taxpayer-funded science. She is expected to report in the first half of 2012 but, meanwhile, the UK Research Councils will be reminded that research papers from the work they fund should be made as widely available as possible. The announcement is reportedly part of a growing trend towards open access, following the success of the free journals PLoS One and Nature Scientific Reports. http://www.bis.gov.uk/assets/biscore/innovation/docs/i/11-1387-innovation-a… http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2012-05/08/jimmy-wales-open-access-scie… Jimmy Wales: charging to access publicly-funded research makes 'no sense' By Olivia Solon 08 May 12 It makes "no sense" to charge the taxpaying public to access academic research that they funded in the first place, argues Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia. Wales has been consulted by the government to help make all taxpayer-funded academic research in the UK available online. The initiative was announced last week by universities and science minister David Willetts. He will help the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the UK Research Councils to develop new ways to distribute research data and studies. Wales told Wired.co.uk in an interview: "Particularly in a time of austerity, it makes no sense to charge the public (through their taxes) to support research, and then to charge them again to read the very research that they paid for. The authors don't get paid, the reviewers don't get paid, and yet the traditional journals sell for a lot of money. A nice spot at the trough, if you can get it, but it's time for us to disrupt things." Wales was talking about major academic publishers including Elsevier, Springer and Wiley-Blackwell, which charge high subscription charges, which libraries and other publicly funded bodies are forced to buy in very large bundles for hundreds of thousands of pounds. As a result, the publishers have impressive profit margins -- Elsevier's was 36 percent (making £724m on revenues of £2bn in 2010). Despite the fact that most other publishing companies have found their business models severely disrupted by the internet, academic publishers' stranglehold on some of the most respected journal titles and tight subscription model has meant it has taken a while for the status quo to be challenged. However, critical momentum has been growing and a protest called The Cost of Knowledge has emerged, with more than 11,000 researchers putting their name to a petition against Elsevier. They can pledge to refrain from doing editorial work for any of Elsevier's journals, from publishing their studies through the company or even refereeing any studies published through the company. Since the launch of the site, The Wellcome Trust has announced plans to withhold funding unless researchers make their publications freely available. Wales argues that an open access scheme such as the PLoS ONE model could be adopted in the UK. He says that he's happy for traditional journal publishers to compete in an open market with open access journals. "The competition will force prices down and they'll be forced to justify their existence to paying customers," he added. Open access journals tend to require the author to pay to have an article published once it has been peer reviewed. If the articles qualify, authors are asked to pay a fee of around £1000 to £3000. The fee goes towards coordinating the peer review process and managing the website. Wales believes that with the push towards making publicly funded research open access, traditional journal publishers will "probably" still have a sustainable business model, but "at a much reduced level of profits". He added: "Electric lights didn't put candle makers out of business, after all. But they surely changed the way they think about their market." Despite all of the talk about disrupting business models, Wales is most interested in how open access models could improve science. He says: "We now have the possibility for millions of people to read and learn from academic publications directly, through the web, allowing a much richer global conversation about knowledge. If, in order to participate in a dialogue with historians, I have to have the resources of a well-funded university library at my disposal, and the time to go there, then I'm essentially excluded. But if their work is available for me to read for myself... how wonderful." One of Wales' first challenges is to advise research councils on the "Gateway to Research" initiative, a site that will link to publicly-funded UK research all over the web. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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State Level Conference
by Prince Agashe 08 May '12

08 May '12

Dear Sir / Madam, It gives me an immense pleasure to inform you that,*Samarth Mahavidyalaya, Lakhani , Distt. Bhandara (M. S.) *is organizing* *State Level Conference on* “Role of Academic Libraries in Knowledge Society” *should be held on October, 2012. Brochure will be send as early as possible. Conference Theme: *“Role of Academic Libraries in Knowledge Society”* The following sub themes have been identified but not limited to them for submitting the papers *Subthemes * Ø Impact of academic Libraries in Higher Education Ø Academic libraries in IT era. Ø Academic libraries at cross roads. Ø Role of Academic Libraries in knowledge society. *Who can Participate* Library and Information professionals working in academic institutions, R & D Centers, Corporate and Public Libraries. *Guidelines for authors * * * Research paper should be original work & not published earlier & based on the above theme and subthemes. It should be single spaced on A4 size paper with font size 12, New Times Roman . Name ,Designation, Email ID, communication address with Tel No. of authors/co-authors should be mentioned in the paper . Word limit for full text is about 2000-2500 & for abstract in about 150. Paper should be in MS word (with two hard copies and one CD) and send it on following address Last Date of Paper Submission is* August, 15, 2012.* *Dr. S.G. Poharkar Dr. D.R. Gabhane* Principal &Chief Convenor Librarian & Organising Secrtary State Level Conference (LIS)2012 State Level Conference (LIS)2012 Samarth Mahavidyalaya Lakhani Samarth Mahavidyalaya Lakhani Distt Bhandara(MS) Distt Bhandara (MS) *Dr. Prince Agashe, Librarian, MSS Institute of Social Work, NAGPUR- 10. (m) 8007391295* *Dr. Prince Agashe* *Librarian* *Matru Sewa Sangh Institute of Social Work* *Bajaj Nagar, NAGPUR - 10. INDIA* *Email : princeagashe(a)gmail.com* *(M) 8007391295 * -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Online survey on social software usage by LIS professionals in India
by Kshirod 08 May '12

08 May '12

Respected All, I am working on the theme "Knowledge Management and Sharing in Libraries". I would like to invite you to participate in survey which will take about 5-10 minutes to complete. All data entered will be kept confidential, strictly be used for my research. To participate in this survey click on the link: http://kwiksurveys.com?u=socialsoftware Please feel free to share above link to your colleagues working with other Institutes / Companies which will help me to get good response. Thank you very much for participating in this survey. Your time and effort will be greatly appreciated. Looking forward to get good response. Thanks and Regards -- Kshirod Das National Institute of Technology Rourkela-769 008, Orissa kdas(a)nitrkl.ac.in daskshirod(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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CSI eNewsletter May 2012 issue
by HRMohan 08 May '12

08 May '12

Dear all, The May 2012 issue of CSI eNewsletter can be accessed at http://www.csi-chennai.org/csi-enl/csi-enl-2012-05-01.pdf [1] and also at the CSI KM Portal http://www.csi-india.org/web/csi/enewsletter [2] For the archives of this newsletter, pl. visit http://www.csi-chennai.org/csi-enl/csi-enl-archives.htm [3] or at http://www.csi-india.org/web/csi/archives [4] You are free to forward this mail to your contacts who may like the information presented in the mail. With regards HR Mohan Chairman -- eNewsletter Committee, IEEE CS & PCS Madras http://infoforuse.blogspot.com/ [5] Contents ======= -- Internet Hall of Fame -- Machine Learning Lectures by Professor Andrew Ng, Stanford CS Dept -- Multilingualism and the Internet -- Protection Against The Advanced Persistent Threat -- Data Classification; a scalable approach to managing sensitive data -- Unified Storage For Dummies: Oracle Special Edition -- ERCIM News -- Video: All your devices can be hacked -- Securing Data in the Cloud--10 Critical Questions to Ask Your Cloud Provider -- Insight Guide: Commercial Business Insurance -- 2012 web security report -- Demystifying social media -- Can India lead the mobile-Internet revolution -- Competing through data -- Cloud Benefits 101: What's In It for You? -- 10 critical ERP upgrade mistakes -- Five cloud-based PM tools to suit a wide range of projects -- 10 ways to look your best on social media -- Fraud alert: Phishing -- the latest tactics and potential business impacts 2012 -- Young Innovators Competition -- Video: Robots that fly ... and cooperate -- Open Government Platform - OGPL -- Video: PowerPoint presentations How Not To Make -- How To Succeed As An Executive -- Announcements -- ICT Events -- ICT News: Voices & Views -- ICT News: Telecom, Govt, Policy, Compliance -- ICT News: IT Manpower, Staffing & Top Moves -- ICT News: Company News: Tie-ups, Joint Ventures, New Initiatives -- Book: Drupal - The Guide To Planning and Building Websites (Wiley India) -- Book: QC 10, QTP 10 and Automation Framework - Automating Automation (TMH) -- Book: Software Engineering (Pearson) -- Book Summary: The Power of LEO: The Revolutionary Process for Achieving Extraordinary Results -- Book Summary: Growth or Bust!: Proven Turnaround Strategies to Grow Your Business -- About the CSI-eNewsletter -- Contributions to CSI-eNewsletter InfoQuiz-2012-05-01 (NINE Prizes to Win) ============================== FOUR Prizes of Rs. 500/- each, THREE books, TWO free one month access to Business Book Summaries) 1. "Software gets twice as slow every eighteen months" is known as ------ Law. 2. Bangalore is the first city to get the 4G services in India. State True or False 3. Google : Google Drive = Microsoft : ------ 4. ------ beat Nokia to the top position in the global handset market in the first quarter of 2012. 5. ------ became the first Indian IT company to cross the $10 billion (revenue) milestone. Email your answers by 31st May 2012 to csi.infoquiz(a)gmail.com [6] with subject "infoquiz-2012-05-01". Please provide your name, designation, company/institution, full postal address (to send the prize) and the contact phone nos. after the answers. There are NINE prizes to win. TWO prizes of Rs. 500/= each by SRA Systems (www.srasys.com [7]) and TWO prizes of Rs. 500/= each by VictoryMind Educare Services. THREE prizes will be in the form of books which are briefly reviewed in this edition of the newsletter. They are being offered by Wiley India Pvt. 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article request
by Biju Varghese 07 May '12

07 May '12

Dear friends, Send me the below article if you have this one. Its urgently needed to one of the research scholar. Title :*Effect** **of** **plumbagin** **free** **alcohol** **extract** **of* * **Plumbago** **zeylanica** **Linn.** **root** **on** **reproductive** ** system** **of** **female** **Wistar** **rats.* Authors: *Sandeep** **G* <../pubmed?term=>, *Dheeraj** **A*<../pubmed?term=> , *Sharma** **NK* <../pubmed?term=>, *Jhade** **D* <../pubmed?term=>, * Bharti** **A* <../pubmed?term=>. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine (2011), 4, (12), 978-984. ** -- Biju V V Technical Assistant Mahatma Gandhi University Kottayam, Kerala Ph: +919446143971 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy of Post Graduate Trainee
by Kiran Khamitkar 07 May '12

07 May '12

Dear Professionals, Applications are invited from post graduates who are highly motivated to pursue their career for the following position:Library Trainee Positions: 3 Qualification: Post-graduate in Library & Information Science (M. Lib. Sc.) with basic degree in Science (preferable). Students who have appeared for final exam and awaiting results may also apply. Additional Qualification: Basic Knowledge of computer and preferably working knowledge of any library software and open source software. It is also desirable that the individuals are familiar with the preservation and conservation procedure of the library materials. Age limit: Below 25 years Tenure of position: Two years Emoluments: Rs.16000/- per month (inclusive of all) in the 1st year and Rs.17000/- per month (inclusive of all) in the 2nd year. Place of posting:Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) Bangalore For more details: http://www.iiap.res.in/files/Library%20Trainee.pdf -- Thanks with Regards, Kiran S Khamitkar, Library Trainee, Indian Institute of Astrophysics, 2nd Block, Koramangala, Bangalore- 560 034 M. No. +919743156689 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Admission Notification TISS : PG Diploma in Digital Library and Information Management 2012-13
by Satish Kanamadi 07 May '12

07 May '12

Dear Professionals, Greetings! Centre for Library and Information Management Studies, Sir Dorabji Tata Memorial Library, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai is happy to announce admissions to the programme "Post Graduate Diploma in Digital Library and Information Management" for the year 2012-13. This cutting edge, one year dual mode programme uses contact classes for on campus and Moodle e-learning platform for its off-campus sessions.It is aimed at creating trained manpower to handle digital libraries and electronic resources. There is a burgeoning need for trained librarians in the light of national priorities like National Mission on Education through Information and Communication technology (NME-ICT) and National Knowledge Commission (NKC).This programme will equip librarians with skills of digital library and information management to play a bigger role in their organizations. The salient features of this programme are well crafted curriculum, sound theory and experiential learning unique to TISS Last date for submission of application is 29th June 2012 Please visit the following websites for prospectus and application form. http://www.tiss.edu/announcement/short-term-programmes-2012-13/admissions-t… http://library.tiss.edu/pgdlim.html We will also be happy to answer your queries. Thanking you, Prof.Muttayya Koganuramath Centre for Library and Information Management Studies SDTM Library Tata Institute of Social Sciences Deonar MUMBAI -400088 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Satish Kanamadi PhD Deputy Librarian Tata Institute of Social Sciences V N Purav Marg, Deonar MUMBAI -400088 INDIA Tel: 91-22-25525283 Email: satish(a)tiss.edu ; kanamadi(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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