November 2013 - LIS-Forum - ncsi.iisc.ernet.in

I just signed “Hon'ble Minister of Culture, GOI, Secretary Ministry of Culture, GOI, Jt Secretary Ministry of CUlture, GOI, Sam Pitroda, Hon'ble PM, Hon'ble Minister of State, Hon'ble Minister Dr.Tharoor: IASLIC demands setting up Indian Institute of Library and Informa”
by Apurba Jyoti Majumder 23 Nov '13

23 Nov '13

Hey, I just signed the petition "Hon'ble Minister of Culture, GOI, Secretary Ministry of Culture, GOI, Jt Secretary Ministry of CUlture, GOI, Sam Pitroda, Hon'ble PM, Hon'ble Minister of State, Hon'ble Minister Dr.Tharoor: IASLIC demands setting up Indian Institute of Library and Informa" and wanted to see if you could help by adding your name. Our goal is to reach 25,000 signatures and we need more support. You can read more and sign the petition here: https://www.change.org/petitions/hon-ble-minister-of-culture-goi-secretary-… Thanks! Apurba Jyoti You're receiving this message because Apurba Jyoti Majumder sent you an email through Change.org's petition sharing tool. Change.org has not stored your email address. If you believe you have received this message in error, respond directly to Apurba Jyoti Majumder at apurbajyoti(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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I just signed “Hon'ble Minister of Culture, GOI, Secretary Ministry of Culture, GOI, Jt Secretary Ministry of CUlture, GOI, Sam Pitroda, Hon'ble PM, Hon'ble Minister of State, Hon'ble Minister Dr.Tharoor: IASLIC demands setting up Indian Institute of Library and Informa”
by Pijushkanti Panigrahi 23 Nov '13

23 Nov '13

Hey, I just signed the petition "Hon'ble Minister of Culture, GOI, Secretary Ministry of Culture, GOI, Jt Secretary Ministry of CUlture, GOI, Sam Pitroda, Hon'ble PM, Hon'ble Minister of State, Hon'ble Minister Dr.Tharoor: IASLIC demands setting up Indian Institute of Library and Informa" and wanted to see if you could help by adding your name. Our goal is to reach 25,000 signatures and we need more support. You can read more and sign the petition here: https://www.change.org/petitions/hon-ble-minister-of-culture-goi-secretary-… Thanks! Pijushkanti You're receiving this message because Pijushkanti Panigrahi sent you an email through Change.org's petition sharing tool. Change.org has not stored your email address. If you believe you have received this message in error, respond directly to Pijushkanti Panigrahi at panigrahipk(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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Vivekavardhan-UGC-NET/JRF/SET -Book by Vice Chancellor, Osmania University, Hyderabad.
by jumpala vardhan 22 Nov '13

22 Nov '13

Dear Sir/Madam/Professional friends, I am happy to state that Prof. S. Satyanarayana, Vice-Chancellor, Osmania University has released my Book entitled “Manual of Library and Information Science: UGC-NET/JRF/SET” written by me (Mr. J. Vivekavardhan) Asst. Professor,PGDDIM Programme, Department of Library & Information Science, Osmania University, edited by Prof. V.Vishwa Mohan, Head & Chairman BoS, Department of Library & Information Science, Osmania University, today i.e. 22.11.2013 in VC’s Office. The foreword for the book was written by Dr. E. Rama Reddy, Retd. Librarian of University of Hyderabad & Formerly Visiting Professor of Mahasarakham University, Thailand. This book is useful to all the Library & Information Science Post-Graduates & Professionals who desire to appear for National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET), Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) conducted by UGC and State Level Eligibility Test (SET) at State Level. Thanking you, with regards, J.Vivekavardhan, Asst.Professor, PGDDIM Programme, Dept.of Library & Information Science, Osmania University, Hyderabad. o9441300395. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Need Book Chapter
by Bharat Alasandi 22 Nov '13

22 Nov '13

Respected Library Professionals, I need following article for my study. If anybody is having access kindly send the same. http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-642-27296-7_42#page-1 Thanks & Regards Bharat B. Alasandi Librarian Bharatesh Education Trusts Global Business School B.C. 188 Fort Road Belgaum - 6 Karnataka E-mail : bharatalasandi(a)gmail.com Phone: 9986135406 -- Bharat B. Alasandi Librarian Bharatesh Education Trusts Global Business School B.C. 188 Fort Road Belgaum - 6 Karnataka E-mail : bharatalasandi(a)gmail.com Phone: 9986135406 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Koha 3.14.0 released
by Vimal Kumar V. 22 Nov '13

22 Nov '13

Dear Friends, Koha 3.14.0 is a major functionality release that includes various new features, including: - A new default theme, “Bootstrap”, for the public catalog interface. The Bootstrap theme provides a responsive design that works well both for desktop web browsers and mobile devices. - A new course reserves module. - A new offline circulation module that is entirely browser-based. - A revamp of the serials predication system which allows for significantly more flexibility in managing patterns. - The ability to create lists of patrons. - The ability to search for items to check out by keyword rather than barcode. - The ability to overlay item records during batch imports. - The ability to define rules (called MARC modification templates) for batch-modifying MARC records during import. - Numerous acquisitions workflow improvements, including the ability to move orders from one vendor to another, search acquisitions history, merge duplicate invoices, and get warnings if a new order would over-commit a fund. - Cataloging improvements including the ability to import authority record via Z39.50, the ability to merge authority records, and the ability to save and continue editing bib records. - Support for schema.org microdata in the OPAC to increase the visibility of your catalog to search engines. There are also a number of under-the-hood improvements, including - Zebra DOM filter support for UNIMARC bib and authority records. - The introduction of an ORM, DBIx::Class. - Significantly improved unit test coverage. Information courtesy: http://koha-community.org/koha-3-14-0-released/ -- 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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Request for an article
by Gopakumar Velayudhanpillai 22 Nov '13

22 Nov '13

FriendsAnybody having access to the below mentioned article (in print or online) is requested to provide me a copy of it. Molecular structure and spectroscopic properties of L-Histidinium dihydrogen monophosphate monohydrate: FT-Raman, FT-IR ,SERS and DFT computationsV. Bena Jothy, M. Amalanathan, V.K. Rastogi and I. Hubert Joe Asian journal of spectroscopy (2012) 207-224. Dr GOPAKUMAR V. University Librarian,Goa University Taleigao Plateau, Goa. PIN 403 206 Personal webpage http://www.vgkumar.weebly.com/ gopakumar.v(a)rediffmail.com Office Phone: 08326519012 Mobile No: 09447056713 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Invitation 24th IASLIC - R C Gupta Endowment Lecture
by IASLIC Kolkata 22 Nov '13

22 Nov '13

*INDIAN ASSOCIATION OF SPECIAL LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION CENTRES* *(IASLIC)* P-291, CIT Scheme, No. - 6M, Kankurgachi, Kolkata -- 700 054 Ph: 033 2362 9651; E-mail: iaslic.india(a)gmail.com Website: http://www.iaslic1955.org.in The *24th * *IASLIC - R C Gupta Endowment Lecture 2012 *will be held at the Seminar Room of IASLIC, Kolkata on Thursday, the 28th November, 2013 at 6.30 P.M. *PROGRAMME* *Topic: **Education and Development* *Speaker: **Professor Basudeb Barman, *Formerly Vice Chancellor, University of Kalyani and Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) *Date & Time: *28th November, 2013, Thursday, at 6.30 P.M. *Venue: *Seminar Hall, IASLIC, P-291, CIT Scheme, No. 6M, Kankurgachi, Kolkata -54 *Professor Subimal Sen, *Formerly Chairman, West Bengal State Council of Higher Education, has kindly consented to preside over the programme. All are cordially invited to participate in the programme. Place: Kolkata Prof Pijushkanti Panigrahi Date: 8th November, 2013 General Secretary -- *Prof Pijushkanti Panigrahi*, Hony General Secretary, IASLIC, P-291, CIT Scheme No. 6M, Kankurgachi, Kolkata - 700054 iaslic(a)vsnl.net or iaslic.india(a)gmail.com www.iaslic1955.org.in *Join IASLIC, Contribute to IASLIC, Strengthen IASLIC* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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LIS Profession: Quo Vadis ? Databrarian ? as placement data in US indicates as per the Library Journal Survey ? Want to be ahead of the curve ?
by Shalini Urs 22 Nov '13

22 Nov '13

Dear LIS professionals, We have been debating about the future of LIS profession.Conferences/Workshops/Panels are being organised on this issue. Here is an interesting article that perhaps gives an idea of "whither LIS ?" http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2013/10/placements-and-salaries/2013-survey/th e-emerging-databrarian Library Journal (LJ) did a survey of approximately 1,900 graduates who responded to their annual Placements & Salaries survey, about a 3rd percent of the 2012 graduates from the 41 participating programs, several new job titles appeared among the survey responses, including emerging technologies librarian, e-learning and distance learning librarian, and e-lending librarian. Social media manager and project manager were also among the popular job titles, and individuals who found positions in academic institutions were as likely to be instructional designers and user experience designers as they were to be reference librarians. According to the survey by LJ, the top new job title and responsibilities included the following: 1. Data Analytics 2. Data Science 3. Digital Archives 4. Digital Content Management 5. Social Media Manager And others. The iSchools are leading the pack in creating this new avatar of LIS professionals.Very happy that we at ISiM ( http://www.isim.ac.in <http://www.isim.ac.in/>) have been doing this since 2005! Our InfoVision conference series have been focusing on data analytics for a while now. And now with the ICADL 2013 focusing on Data Analytics and Mining, we are ahead of the curve! Come to ICADL 2013 and learn how to become a Databrarian and be ahead of the curve (http://www.icadl2013.org.in <http://www.icadl2013.org.in/>) ! Shalini Dr. Shalini R.Urs Executive Director and Professor International School of Information Management University of Mysore Manasagangotri Mysore - 570006 Phone : + 91 821 2514699 Fax : + 91 821 2519209 www.isim.ac.in ISiM - Management School of IT. Technology School for IM -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Save Libraries and Librarianship: Some Thoughts
by Vasanth 22 Nov '13

22 Nov '13

Dear Sir/Madam, This piece is just a bundle of thoughts that have been lingering in my mind after come across the title of the seminar “Save Libraries and Librarianship” organized by the Karnataka State Library Association (KALA), Bangalore on the eve of National Library Week-2013. I have tried to look at, why KALA at this juncture has organized a seminar on this topic “Save Libraries and Librarianship”? Not on what transpired at the event. Recently while searching for library quotations we had come across lot of inspiring quotations on libraries. Many of them have come from famous literary giants, great scientists and tech wizards. Some of them are: "The only thing you absolutely have to know is the location of the library." - Albert Einstein I have always imagined paradise as a kind of library - Jorge Louis Borges A library is a hospital for the mind - Anonymous Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. - Sir Richard Steel I cannot live without books -Thomas Jefferson What all these quotations indicating or pointing us that, how important libraries are for creating a healthy society as well as for intellectual growth of an individual. This is what Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft has said about libraries “I’d be happy if I could think that the role of the library was sustained and even enhanced in the age of the computer.” The decline of any cultural institutions (such as libraries) is the decline of the society. If society is not cared for its cultural institutions then there is something wrong with the society. The death of library (cultural institutions) is the death of the society as well. The voice of “Save libraries” has to come from the society not from the professional organization. Librarianship may have been facing some serious problems to sustain in this technological age but not libraries. Every stakeholder in the society has the role to keep this society healthy by helping cultural institutions like libraries to sustain and thrive. Why we librarians, the managers of libraries have to plead the society? Is it not the collective efforts of the society? If few points to ponder upon the current status of librarianship in India or across the globe, we are lacking strong leadership in the domain (after S.R.Ranganthan’s demise, Indian LIS field has not seen the leader of such stature). The academia has, if we go through the recent research trends (Ph.Ds, research papers, conference, seminars) shifted its focus more on technological aspects not librarianship (library philosophical foundations). Public libraries have not been the part of LIS academic discourse in recent times. If we skim through the LIS Forum posting for the last one year itself is an indication that even 0.01% seminars/conference/workshops have had the theme “public libraries”. Today in the 21st knowledge society libraries especially public libraries have big role to play. Technology would help us tap the large mass of the people through public libraries. Are we doing anything on this? Though we are living in an information society (where economy is largely depend upon the availability of information) libraries the main chain of information society is not taken care in a manner it should have been. Libraries have been deprived of even basic facilities. If school, college, and public libraries are provided minimal physical facilities and human resource support, automatically conditions would be little better off. Is this happening in college, schools and public libraries? Library schools across the globe have been shifting their boundaries (changing their name as iSchools) from libraries to other interdisciplinary domains. Library is slowly forgetting from the academic world. If we really wants to boost the confidence of LIS students (future LIS education), what we really need to do? Do we have the answer? If library professional organizations not address fundamental questions and started to ask (save libraries and librarianship) this kind of questions? Are we putting library profession at stake? (Views are personal) ------------------------- With best wishes Vasantha Raju N. GFGC-Periyapatna Mysore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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English medium essential? - Talk at MyDLIS - MULISSA
by N.S. Harinarayana 21 Nov '13

21 Nov '13

Dear Friends, I am happy, as a faculty advisor to Mysore University Library and Information Science Students Association (MULISSA), that a brainstorming session on "Is English medium a sine-qua-non for higher education?" has been organised on 22nd November 2013 at 3.30 pm at the Department (MyDLIS). Five professors, representing science, arts and literature field would put-forth their views on the subject. It is expected that this 'Friday Talk' will be attended by students of the campus in large numbers. The event has been formed as a part of inauguration of MULISSA's activity for the academic year 2013-14. You are cordially welcomed to the Session With regards -- N.S. Harinarayana Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore, Manasagangotri Mysore 570 006 Off. Ph: (0821) 2419393 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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