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IDLI@ICADL 2013, Bangalore - showcase your DL and win prizes! - Firsr Reminder
by franc＠library.iisc.ernet.in 05 Oct '13

05 Oct '13

Dear Members, We have been receiving very good response for the Indian Digital Library Initiative (IDLI) to be showcased during ICADL 2013. If you haven't sent your proposal as yet, you may please do so at your earliest convenience.. The last date to receive your proposals is on or before 31 October 2013. The 15th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries (ICADL 2013) is brought to you by the International School of Information Management and University of Mysore. It will be held in Bangalore, India, during December 9-11, 2013. The venue is Hotel Le Meridien, Bangalore. The theme of the conference is ³Social Media and Community Networks² Would you like to showcase your DL, attend the conference, and win some exciting prizes too--without paying the registration fee? ICADL 2013 will not be just another run-of-the-mill DL conference! Apart from plenary talks and presentations of accepted papers, several special events are lined up during the conference. Once such event is showcasing of Indian Digital Library Initiatives (IDLI). We invite short (2 page) proposals from those of you who have implemented digital libraries in your own organisations for IDLI. We will select up to 10 proposals for showcasing them at the ICADL 2013. The criteria for selection would include (but not limited to): 1. Innovation and Novelty - There should be some aspect of novelty in the initiative. For example novelty could be customization of DL software to meet local needs or to implement a feature that is not supported by the software. The customization could be at the source code and/or configuration levels. Novelty could also be in terms of how social media is used to engage the users 2. Currency - The Initiatives should be current with respect to content and DL software and features being used 3. Impact - What has been the impact of your DL? How and how many users have you reached? How are you engaging your end user? What does the usage statistics reveal? Do you feel that the DL initiative that you are part of qualifies for the above and more? Then, here is your chance to attend the ICADL 2013 for free. You could also get financial support to attend the next ICADL. The write up should not be more than 2 pages and it should cover: - Name of the DL initiative - Year of establishment - Software being used - Current version of the software and the version being used - Innovation / Novelty in the initiative. Please briefly describe the innovation introduced by you - Impact of the initiative with reference user to its reach and usage - Email id of the administrator Up to 10 selected proposals will get a free registration for the ICADL 2013 conference. This apart, the top two DL initiative will win attractive prizes and the best initiative may get financial support to attend the next ICADL! All the selected proposals can showcase their DLs through posters and live demonstrations. The showcasing will take place in the exhibition hall of the conference venue, so there is no time constraint to showcase your DL initiatives. Send your proposals to franc(a)library.iisc.ernet.in A 3-member team comprising of experts in the DL field will adjudge proposals, and the winners will be selected. ICADL 2013 says, " There is something like a free lunch after all" Dr. Francis Jayakanth IDLI@ICADL 2013 Coordinator Member, ICADL 2013 Organizing Committee & JRD Tata Memorial Library Indian Institute of Science Bangalore - 560012, India franc(a)library.iisc.ernet.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fw: DOAJ reaches new milestones
by Dr. J. K. Vijayakumar 05 Oct '13

05 Oct '13

FYI. -----Original Message----- From: An informal open list set up by UKSG - Connecting the Information Community On Behalf Of Lotte Jorgensen Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2013 6:26 PM Subject: DOAJ reaches new milestones March 12th 2013 DOAJ reaches new milestones: We have just completed the transition to a new environment and launched a new platform with integrated functionality for sharing, exporting and enhanced search/browse functionality: at the article level, search results can be filtered by language and publication year and by license and publication fee; at the journal level, you can filter by subject, by country, by license and by publication fees. These facets will be developed further in the months to come. (Read more about our enhancements on our home page: www.doaj.org <http://www.doaj.org>.) We are also very proud to announce that the DOAJ has reached two important milestones: 1. For the first time since launch in 2003, more than 50% of the journals are providing metadata at article level.We will continue to work with the 2000+ publishers to increase this figure. 2. More than 1 million articles are now searchable in DOAJ which means more than 1 million article-level metadata entriesare available for harvesting!We expect this figure to increase significantly in the months to come. We continue to work with key stakeholders to agree on and implement new, tighter criteria for the inclusion of journals in the DOAJ: critieria that will address issues of quality and openness, as well as other kinds of information about the journals. We are very excited about these developments and we are grateful for the continued support from the community. We always need more support so we can continue to provide a better service, so please consider contributing: http://www.doaj.org/doaj?func=loadTemplate&template=supportDoaj&uiLanguage=… For more information, please contact Lars Bjørnshauge <mailto:lars@doaj.org>or Dom Mitchell <mailto:dom@doaj.org> The Directory of Open Access Journals is provided by IS4OA <http://www.is4oa.org>in cooperation with SemperTool <http://www.sempertool.dk>. On behalf of the DOAj-team, Lotte Jorgensen Managing Editor -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Admission Notification 2014-16 : MLISc Programme at TISS , Mumbai
by Satish Kanamadi 04 Oct '13

04 Oct '13

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 two year, full time programme "Master in Library and Information Science" for the year 2014-2016. The minimum qualification for admission to MLISc is a Bachelors Degree in any discipline from a recognized university, obtained after a minimum of 12+3 years of education. Candidates are required to apply online through the E-application at https://admissions.tiss.edu The selection will be based on a national online test and personal interview. Please visit the link to know more details: https://admissions.tiss.edu/programmes/mumbai-campus/centre-for-digital-lib… Complete prospectus with course curriculum can be downloaded at http://library.tiss.edu/mlisc.html A brief introduction about "Information Science as Career @ TISS" is also available on YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xroRXC-eglg Last date for submission of application online is 25th October 2013 We will also be happy to answer your queries. Thanks and Regards, Satish Kanamadi PhD Acting Librarian and Chairperson Centre for Library and Information Management Studies Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) V N Purav Marg, Deonar MUMBAI - 400088. INDIA Tel: 91-22-25525283 Email: satish(a)tiss.edu -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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GOOGLE SEARCH MAKING PEOPLE MORE FORGETFUL: STUDY
by Ragaavendra R 04 Oct '13

04 Oct '13

Dear Moderator pls circulate. GOOGLE SEARCH MAKING PEOPLE MORE FORGETFUL: STUDY The Internet is fast eroding people's memories of world-changing events in history, making them more forgetful as they increasingly bank upon Google to provide the information, a new UK study has found. The study of 2,000 adults found less-than-half of people surveyed could name the year when Princess Diana died, even though it happened as recently as 1997. Many respondents did not even know the year in which the terror attacks on the World Trade Center took place while many others were clueless about when the Berlin Wall fell, the 'Metro' reported. The important dates of world-changing events in history are fast disappearing from the memories of the Internet generation, researchers said. Majority of the adults, who took part in the survey, said that they made less of an effort to remember things "because we can look them up" on the Internet. "The Internet could be changing the traditional way we remember and process things - certainly compared to older generations," spokesman for Grant's Whisky, which commissioned the survey, said. The most common date people remembered was the Battle of Hastings, while the dates of the two world wars and England's World Cup win were also ingrained in their memory. REFERENCE LINK: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/info-tech/google-s… Best Regards, Raghvendra R The information contained in this electronic message and in any attachments to this message is confidential, legally privileged and intended only for use by the person or entity to which this electronic message is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, and have received this message in error, please notify the sender and system manager by return email and delete the message and its attachments and also you are hereby notified that any distribution, copying, review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of this electronic transmission or the information contained in it is strictly prohibited. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and may not represent those of the Company or bind the Company. Any commitments made over e-mail are not financially binding on the company unless accompanied or followed by a valid purchase order. This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by Mail Scanner, and is believed to be clean. The Company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. www.jubl.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Can I self-archive my e-print?
by Shamprasad Pujar 04 Oct '13

04 Oct '13

Dear Members, 'rchive' is a web tool to spread the awareness and the practice of self-archiving / green Open Access among researchers. You may enter the journal name or publisher's name to know the publishers policy towards self archiving of your papers. This tool may be useful to know the policy of International publishers. You may please check the tool at: http://rchive.it Regards, Dr Shamprasad M. Pujar Deputy Librarian Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research Gen Vaidya Marg, Goregaon (East) MUMBAI-400 065, India Phone: ++91-22-2841 6547 E-mail: pujar(a)igidr.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy in indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya RAIPUR (CHHATTISGARH)
by Veeru 04 Oct '13

04 Oct '13

Dear all, *INDIRA GANDHI KRISHI VISHWAVIDYALAYA * *KRISHAK NAGAR, RAIPUR (CHHATTISGARH) 492012 * * * * * No.Estt.-1/Advt.l127/2013/ 3558 Raipur, Date:01/10/2013 *ADVERTISEMENT * Applications in prescribed form are invited for appointment to the post of Assistant , Assistant Librarian . Number of posts available under different categories are as below: 1.*Assistant Librarian-* (Posts 09) (UR-04, ST-03, SC-01, OBC-01) *2. (Pay Scale f 15,600-39,100+ AGP f 6,000/-) * *3. Qualification: Essential :* * * 01. A Master's Degree in Library Sciencelinformation Sciencel Documentation Science or an equivalent professional degree with at least 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed) and a consistently good academic record with knowledge of computerization of library. 02. Qualified in the national level test conducted for the purpose by the UGC or any other agency approved by the UGC. 03. However, candidates, who are, or have been awarded Ph.D. degree in accordance with the 'University Grant Commission (Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of Ph.D. degree). Regulations 2009, shall be exempted from the requirement of the minimum eligibility condition of NET/SLET/SET for recruitment and appointment of University Assistant Librarianl College Librarian *For more Details Visit web site*-:http://igau.nic.in/pdf/adv_01102013.pdf *Application-:* http://igau.nic.in/pdf/Proforma_of_Application_Assistant_Librarian.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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Vacancy of Library and Information Asstt at IIAS, Shimla.
by Prem Chand 04 Oct '13

04 Oct '13

Applications are invited in the prescribed format from bonafide citizens of India for the two posts of Library and Information Assistant purely on contract basis for International Centre for Human Development (UNDP) at Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla. The International Centre for Human Development (IC4HD) is established in project mode through a partnership between the Ministry of Human Resource Development, the Indian Institute of Advanced Study and UNDP.The details of the vacant position are: Designation: Library and Information Assistant No of Posts: Two QUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCE: Master of Library and Information Science or its equivalent degree with 60% marks. Two years’ working experience in any reputed library Desirable: PGDCA; Knowledge of Library Automation Software (LIBSYS and KOHA) and Knowledge of Digital Resources Salary: Rs. 25000 per month ( Fixed) GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS: (a The candidates selected for the above posts will be engaged purely on contract basis for a one year period. Applications (forms available on our website) complete in all respects along with the required documents should reach within 15 days from the date of advertisement in the Employment News to the Secretary, Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Rashtrapati Nivas, Shimla – 171 005 (Himachal Pradesh).or email to secretaryiias(a)gmail.com (c For detailed advertisement, terms & conditions and downloading of application form, please refer website of IIAS i.e. www.iias.org/. Prem Chand Secretary & Librarian Indian Institute of Advanced Study Rashtrapati Nivas, Shimla - 171 005 Himachal Pradesh http://www.iias.org Phone: 0177- 0177-2830105 Cell: 09816016593 Email: chanprem(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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Tune Koha to enable precise regional language searching
by Vimal Kumar V. 03 Oct '13

03 Oct '13

Dear Friends, Here are the steps to tune Koha to search Indian languages precisely. I tried these steps on Koha 3.12.x installation based on Debian packages. I borrowed these steps from Koustubha Kale posting ( http://tinyurl.com/kza7l84) in Koha Discussion forum. I made slight changes in the instructions. Lets start tuning... Open a terminal and apply following commands one by one. Install additional packages sudo su apt-get install libicu-dev yaz-icu Copy few files to a new location cd /usr/share/idzebra-2.0/tab/ cp icu.idx phrases-icu.xml string.chr words-icu.xml /etc/koha/zebradb/etc/ cp /etc/koha/zebradb/etc/words-icu.xml /etc/koha/zebradb/etc/icu.xml Folder ownership sudo chown -R library-koha:library-koha /etc/koha/zebradb/etc gedit /etc/koha/sites/library/zebra-biblios.cfg add line at the bottom of the file, index: icu.idx Restart zebra server sudo su koha-restart-zebra library Rebuild zebra index sudo koha-rebuild-zebra -f -v library Turn Off Home → Administration > System Preferences > Searching > QueryFuzzy -- Vimal Kumar V. Technical Assistant Mahatma Gandhi University Library Kottayam, Kerala- 686 560 Web: http://www.vimalkumar.info 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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Fw: Research Methodology Workshop in Social Sciences @ CUHP
by Dimple Patel 03 Oct '13

03 Oct '13

School of Education, Central University of Himachal Pradesh is going to organise 10 days’ Research Methodology Workshop in Social Sciences from 12th November to 21st November 2013 under the sponsorship of Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi. The registered Research Scholars in Social Sciences areas who are pursuing Ph.D from any University in Himachal Pradesh State and in neighbouring States can apply for this Workshop. All the selected outstation participants will be paid TA & DA as per ICSSR norms. Accommodation and food will be provided for all the participants for 10 days by the organisers free of charge. Research Scholars of any category can apply. The candidates may apply on the prescribed application form as given below. The duly filled in form should be sent to the Course Director latest by 25th October 2013. Forms can be downloaded from university website: http://cuhimachal.ac.in/news/20131003152938688.pdf The selection will be made on the basis of first come, first serve. Incomplete applications will be rejected. Eligibility: He / She should be a registered PhD Scholar in any University. The participants have to bring their proof of Identity from their respectiveInstitution. The Scanned copies of the application form can be sent through the email given below and the Hard Copies of application form through post to the address given below. Last Date for Submission of Application form 25th October 2013 For further details please contact Course Director: Dr. Arbind K. Jha, Dean, School of Education, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, P.B. No. 21, Dharamshala, District- Kangra, Himachal Pradesh- 176215. Email: drarbind1(a)gmail.com anueducation(a)gmail.com Mobile: 08894519006, 09805196290, 09805701199 Office: 01892- 237285/8/9- Ext- 306. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ph-d-regulations-2010-amendment: University of Mysore
by Chikkamanju Nayaka 03 Oct '13

03 Oct '13

Dear Professional Friends ph-d-regulations-2010-amendment: University of Mysore visit the following website address for More information http://www.uni-mysore.ac.in/ph-d-regulations-2010-amendment/ With regards Chikkamanju MLISc., M.PHIL., UGC-SET. Junior Research Scholar Dept. of Studies in Lib & Info. Sc., Manasagangothri, University of Mysore-570006 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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