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DOOMSDAY FOR LIBRARIAN AND WHO CAN MANAGE A LIBRARY?
by Dr. A.T. Francis 29 Jun '12

29 Jun '12

Dear Library Professionals, Let me share few points on the opinion of Mr. Gafoor as DOOMSDAY!!! nearing for our Profession. 1. What are the jobs our fully qualified (MLISc + NET + PhD+PGDCA etc.) library professionals doing in many of the University Libraries in Kerala or other states? 2. Whether we are employing these highly qualified professionals only for counter duty and issue and return of books for several years? 3. If that is happening, after a long period of issue and return only experience, what technical and managerial excellence they can gain?. 4. Whether our Library Schools (other than DRTC) are able to effectively train LIS professionals to manage the e-resources. Whether we can manage an e-resource only library confidently? 5. Whether our Library Science teachers and senior professionals are sincerely looking into our real personnel and professional problems and trying for solution?. It is a grave fact that our professionals are quarreling each other mainly because of system generating issues like appointment, promotion, qualification, etc. 6. The Govt. of Kerala run schools without effective libraries and librarians. Now we are arguing that CLISc holders are best suit to be posted as School Librarins 7. Then why not we recommend/try Nurses in place of Doctors; Diploma holders in place of Engineers, Degree holders as Asst. Professors? So, this is high time to re-structure our system. Otherwise it will be a huge loss to the society (Not to the LIS Community) Dr. A.T. FRANCIS, MCom, MLISc, PhD HEAD, LIBRARY & IT NODAL OFFICER College of Horticulture Kerala Agricultural University Thrissur - 680 656, India, 91-9496839409 (m) francisaloor(a)yahoo.com ________________________________ From: "lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in" <lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Sent: Thursday, 28 June 2012 6:19 PM Subject: LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 111, Issue 27 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. Re: !!DOOMSDAY!!! nearing for our Profession (if we sleep now) (Abdul Gafoor) 2. Acquisition & Serial Modules of KOHA (Arup Raychaudhury) 3. Re: Response from NET aspirants 24th June. (Sheetal Talalshilkar) 4. Walk-in-Interview at Central Library, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata (Arup Raychaudhury) 5. Re: !!DOOMSDAY!!! nearing for our Profession (if we sleep now) (shankar) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2012 22:00:28 -0700 From: Abdul Gafoor <kmabdulgafoor(a)gmail.com> To: Niraj Barua <nbar(a)iitg.ernet.in> Cc: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] !!DOOMSDAY!!! nearing for our Profession (if we sleep now) Message-ID: <CAARKjyL0u0LdYz4n64=xRO4sd9HVYaegHsLCA+DuRRTa9yXG3w(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" dear professionals This cannot be justified, library jobs should be given to those who have got professional degree and experience in LIS. Abdul gafoor asst librarian messoa kerala On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 8:30 AM, Niraj Barua <nbar(a)iitg.ernet.in> wrote: > > > Dear fellow Professionals and > respected one its a very sad development that the DOOMSDAY for the > Library Professionals is nearing in general and in particular in our > country. See the link below about vacancy for Library cum informatics > Officer in a Central Govt autonomous institution. We should raise our > voice unitedly against such unjustful strategies from the policy makers. > Our professional qualification limits our job scope to only the > Libraries, but Computer professionals have far more avenues to try for a > job. Why are some of the people desperate to throttle our profession for > benefit of some so called elites? Please raise your voice, share your > concern otherwise the coming generation of our profession (if survives) > will blame the present lot. > > > http://www.nabi.res.in/Vacancies/Permanent/NABI3(2)2012-Rectt/DetailofAdvt.… > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Niraj Barua > 9435346637(Mobile) > niraj_barua(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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request
by monisha mishra 29 Jun '12

29 Jun '12

Dear Professionals, Good morning. Can anybody help me to get the full text of the following article which is being needed by one of our research scholar. Details of the article: 10 April 2012 Reverse plant breeding success <http://www.nature.com/nbt/journal/v30/n4/full/nbt.2189.html> - Susan Jones Nature Biotechnology 30, 333-333 doi:10.1038/nbt.2189 regards *Monisha Mishra* *Librarian Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology, Bhubaneswar Orissa* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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!!DOOMSDAY!!! nearing for our Profession (if we sleep now)
by Niraj Barua 29 Jun '12

29 Jun '12

Dear fellow Professionals and respected one its a very sad development that the DOOMSDAY for the Library Professionals is nearing in general and in particular in our country. See the link below about vacancy for Library cum informatics Officer in a Central Govt autonomous institution. We should raise our voice unitedly against such unjustful strategies from the policy makers. Our professional qualification limits our job scope to only the Libraries, but Computer professionals have far more avenues to try for a job. Why are some of the people desperate to throttle our profession for benefit of some so called elites? Please raise your voice, share your concern otherwise the coming generation of our profession (if survives) will blame the present lot. http://www.nabi.res.in/Vacancies/Permanent/NABI3(2)2012-Rectt/DetailofAdvt.… ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Niraj Barua 9435346637(Mobile) niraj_barua(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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Re: [LIS-Forum] Response from NET aspirants 24th June.
by Vimal Kumar 28 Jun '12

28 Jun '12

Dear Friends, NET June 2012 objective mode exam was good. I could see happy in all participants face while exit from exam center. The questions are good and capable to evaluate the knowledge of library professionals and students. The questions represented theoretical aspect and practical aspect. Previous descriptive questions were not such type and only capable to test bookish knowledge. I really agree with Sri. Sunny Joseph's comments. You can see no equality in former UGC NET results. Paper valuation is not a serious job of UGC. I still remember candidates compare UGC NET exam as a lottery ticket play. After exam, they pray and wait for result. After the result announcement,few winners became happy and other became sad. And again they try their luck next time. On the way, UGC bagged huge amount. Winners of NET holders in descriptive exam think that former exam system was good. In majority of cases, average presentation and good hand writing decide the winners. I challenge them to apply once again and win NET. In my view candidates with average hand writing could not made impression in paper valuation. We can consider the past UGC NET exams as a hand writing competition !! -- Vimal Kumar V. Mahatma Gandhi University Library Kottayam, Kerala- 686 560 Web: http://www.vimalkumar.org Blog: http://linuxhalwa.blogspot.com http://kohageek.blogspot.in --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I forget what I was taught. I only remember what I have learnt" -Patrick White -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Librarian and Assistant Librarian Openings in KSSEM
by Mahesh *Y* 28 Jun '12

28 Jun '12

Dear All, > > > Applications are invited for the post of Librarian and Assistant > Librarian in* K.S.School of Engineering and Management*, *Bangalore*. > > > > *Librarian Post*:1 > > Qualification: *MLISc & M.Phil/ PhD* (Completed/ Registered) with Minimum > of 5 years Experience. > > > *Assistant Librarian*: 1 > > Qualification: *MLISc * With minimum of 2 years Experience > > > Candidates Who have attended regular courses and obtained > relevant degree in Library and Information Science are preferred. > Candidates with degree obtained through distance education mode may please > ignore this advertisement. > > > Apply within 10th July 2012. Interested candidates may apply with full details of > their Educational Qualification/Experience and position applied for to > > *principal(a)ksgi.ac.in* > > > > > Dr. S.N. Sridhara > Principal/Director K.S. School of Engineering and Management No. 15, Mallasandra, Off Kanakapura Road, Bangalore-560012 Web: www.ksgi.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Walk-in-Interview at Central Library, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata
by Arup Raychaudhury 28 Jun '12

28 Jun '12

INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE 203 BT Road Kolkata 700108 Phone: 033-2875-2109/ Email: ashispal(a)isical.ac.in Walk-in-interviews will be conducted on Wednesday, 25 July 2012 at 11:30 A.M. in the Library, Documentation and Information Science Division, of the Institute, Kolkata for recruitment of one (01) Project linked person purely on temporary basis. Qualification: A consistently good academic record with MLISC or its equivalent. Pay: Rs 14000/pm (Consolidated) Tenure: Initially up to 31 March 2013. Age: 35 years as on 1 May 2012. Usaul relaxation for SC/ST/OBC/Women/ Physically Challenged/Extraordinary candidates. Visit http://www.isical.ac.in/~library/library.pdf for details. -- Arup Raychaudhury Indian Statistical Institute 203 BT Road Kolkata 700108. INDIA Phone: 91-33-2575-2106 Fax: 91-33-2578-1412 This mail is scanned by Ironport -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Workshop on Preparation of Scholarly Articles
by Dr.Dineshan Koovakkai 28 Jun '12

28 Jun '12

Dear Sir, Please arrange to post the following message in LIS Forum. Regards, Dr. Dineshan Koovakkai Dear All, We are announcing the date of the National Workshop on Preparation of Scholarly Articles to be held at Central University of Kerala: Workshop date: 10-15 September 2012 Registration Fee: Rs. 5000/- per participant DD should reach the Co-ordinator before 30th July, 2012. For further details and application form please visit our library website at: http://www.universitylibrarycuk.yolasite.com/workshop.php Feel free to call/mail for more details. Regards, -- Dr.Dineshan Koovakkai (Co-ordinator, National Workshop on Preparation of Scholarly Articles) Assistant Librarian & Co-ordinator, NMEICT Nodal Officer, Higher Education Survey Central University of Kerala Vidyanagar P.O. Kasargod, Kerala, India Blog: www.dineshkoovakkai.blogspot.com Visit our library website at: www.universitylibrarycuk.yolasite.com Phone: Office: 04994-255533 Mob: 09447468586 -- Dr.Dineshan Koovakkai Assistant Librarian & Co-ordinator, NMEICT Nodal Officer, Higher Education Survey Central University of Kerala Vidyanagar P.O. Kasargod, Kerala, India Blog: www.dineshkoovakkai.blogspot.com Visit our library website at: www.universitylibrarycuk.yolasite.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Response from NET aspirants 24th June.
by silent listener 28 Jun '12

28 Jun '12

Dear fellow professionals, NET conducted by UGC on 24th June 2012 is over which appeared in new pattern . Post your feedback about the exam. Paper 3 is always considered to be a tough game in all the test. But I was n't felt any difference between paper 2 and Paper 3. Our subject is vast inwhich there are lots of topic relevant which can be asked.. This time there was many questions with Assertion and Reasoning which can be justified when it appears in Paper 1 , but what if it repeat in Paper 2 and Paper 3 ?... Does it means there are not any topic in LIS. If anybody have any reverse opinion or anything to add, Kindly post. Regards JOSEPH ZACHARIA +91 9947997767 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ISiM Industry Talk Series on Entrepreneurship
by Mailing List Admin 28 Jun '12

28 Jun '12

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2012 15:27:34 +0530 From: Athif Mohammed <athif(a)isim.ac.in> ISiM Industry Talk Series on Entrepreneurship "Entrepreneurship & Software Industry" By Mr. Chandrakanth. B. N Co- founder and President Theorem Inc., Global Services Date and Time: June 29, 2012 10:00 AM You are cordially invited Dr.Shalini R Urs Executive Director and Professor International School of Information Management, University of Mysore Abstract: Mr. B. N. Chandrakanth will bring his broad experience as a successful entrepreneur in Mysore area to the audience, and encourage them to consider startup of their own enterprises. He will discuss practical aspects of funding, strategy, operations, leadership, and growth of a new business. He will attempt to provide a holistic view of entrepreneurship by considering its attributes such as innovation, risk taking, barriers to entry, challenges in the local business ecosystem, etc. The talk will impart knowledge about Entrepreneurship to the students and may ignite some them to become successful Entrepreneurs in the future. Speaker Bio: Mr. B. N. Chandrakanth has over 15 years of experience in the IT industry across the US and India. Under his leadership, Theorem India has managed to sustain hyper growth from a handful to 600 plus people over the past few years and is constantly innovating best practices to drive efficiencies and scale in the digital marketing space for marquee brands across the globe. As head of Global Services, he is responsible for the growth of Theorem services and client account management across various global blue chip clients. After completing his Master's degree in the US, Mr. B. N. Chandrakanth managed the software division of a manufacturing company in the Chicago area. Upon his return from the US, he founded and managed a software services company Pairee InfoTech servicing North American clients. He is an active member of various networking groups in India and his profile has been featured on national TV. He has a Master's Degree in Industrial Management from Northern Illinois University, USA and a Bachelor of Engineering from Bangalore University. For further details visit <http://www.isim.ac.in> www.isim.ac.in INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore -570006 Ph: +91-821-2514699 | Fax: +91-821-2519209 | M: +91 9886772356 | <mailto:office@isim.ac.in> office(a)isim.ac.in Athif Mohammed Assistant Manager International School of Information Management (ISiM) University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore - 570006. Email- office(a)isim.ac.in M: +91 9886772356 Website: www.isim.ac.in

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Lecture at JNU Library on 29th June 2012 at 3.30 pm
by Dr Ramesh C Gaur, University Librarian, JNU 28 Jun '12

28 Jun '12

Central Library Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Cordially invites you to the 6th Library Lecture Series and Outreach Programme Topic Enabling Open Scholarship Open Access Policies, Issues and Resources for Higher Education Institutions Speaker Dr. Usha Mujoo Munshi Chief Librarian Indian Institute of Public Administration IP Estae, New Delhi Chairperson Dr. Andrew M. Lynn Director Communication and Information Services Jawaharlal Nehru University(JNU) on Date: Friday, 29th June 2012 at 3:30 pm Venue: Committee Room, Central Library, JNU, New Delhi Please make it convenient to attend. Regards Ramesh ************************************** Dr. Ramesh C Gaur PGDCA, MLISc,Ph.D. Fulbright Scholar (Virginia Tech, USA) University Librarian Jawaharlal Nehru University(JNU) New Meharuli Road, New Delhi - 110067 Tele +91-11-26742605, 26704551 Fax : +91-11-26741603 Email: rcgaur(a)mail.jnu.ac.in ;rcgaur66(a)gmail.com URL: www.jnu.ac.in Brief Profile: http://www.jnu.ac.in/Library/RameshCGaur.htm -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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