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

Asian Festival of Children's Content registration is open now
by Arora 14 Mar '13

14 Mar '13

Asian Festival of Children’s Content (AFCC) at Singapore 25 – 30 May 2013 A festival that brings together content creators and producers with parents, teachers, librarians and anyone interested in quality Asian content for children around the world. www.afcc.com.sg Recommended for school librarians Sushma Arora -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Inaugural Session of the XXIX IATLIS National Conference, DRTC, Bangalore
by Jagtar Singh 13 Mar '13

13 Mar '13

Dear All, The Inaugural Session of the of the XXIX IATLIS National Conference, and the DRTC Golden Jubilee Celebrations will be held on 20 March 2013 at 03.00 pm in the ISI Auditorium, opposite the Guest House, DRTC, Bangalore. All are welcome to join us at the inauguration. The programme schedule will be made available on the spot on 20 March 2013. Warm regards, Jagtar Singh Dr. Jagtar Singh, President, Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS) & Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala Pin - 147 002 (India) Email: jagtar.kindu(a)gmail.com Tel: +91 (0)175 304 6179 (Work) +91 (0)175 228 2727 (Home) Fax: +91 (0)175 228 3073 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Various Librarian Vacancies
by Paramjit Singh 13 Mar '13

13 Mar '13

Various Librarian Vacancies S. No. Description School/Institution Remarks 1 Librarian Alliance World School, C- 54 A, sector-56, Noida, contact: 0120-2589073, 2580920 Interview on March 16th 2013 2 Librarian Hillwoods Academy, Greater Noida ha_grnoida(a)yahoo.com send application within 7 days 3 Asst. Librarian Apeejay School, Faridabad, 0129-2284535 skool.ms.fbd(a)apj.edu Prescribed forms available from school 4 Librarian St Vyas School; BK-1, East Shalimar Bagh,ND-88; 011-27495145, 32925145; stvs1234(a)gmail.com apply by e. mail or by post 5 Librarian Bharti Vidya Niketan Sr. Sec. Public School, A-26, Ranjeet Vihar, Chandar Vihar, Nangloi, Delhi-41, 011-28364224, 9911464726 Walk in Interview 17-03-2013 (10AM-1 PM) 6 Librarian Banasthali Public School, G&H Block, Vikas Puri, ND-18, 011-28543824 Walk in Interview 17-03-2013 (9AM-2PM) 7 Librarian New Era Public School, Sec-24, Dwarka, ND-75; 011-65377223, 65545086 Prescribed forms available from school 8 Librarian (Rs. 9300/- Rs. 34800/- GP Rs. 4600/- Darbarilal Dev Model School, BN Block, Shalimar Bagh, Delhi Prescribed forms Rs. 100/- available from school 9 Librarian Saffron Public School, Ashoka Enclave-II, sec-37, Faridabad -- Thanks & Regards *Paramjit Singh* P *please consider the environment before printing this email !!!* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ICDL-2013: Call for Papers
by Nihal Alam 13 Mar '13

13 Mar '13

Dear Moderator: Kindly arrange to announce the following information for the benefit of forum members. Call for Papers International Conference on Digital Libraries (ICDL 2013) 27-29 November 2013, New Delhi The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) is organizing International Conference on Digital libraries (ICDL 2013) during 27-29 November 2013 at New Delhi. The conference will also aim at further strengthen the academic collaboration and strategic alliance in development of DL in the world. Theme of the conference is Vision 2020: Looking back 10 years and forging new frontiers. In recent past TERI had organized three major ICDL conferences during 2004, 2006 and 2010 which were proved to be useful tools to bridge digital divide between developed and developing countries. It was able to create awareness and enthusiasm among the community. Please visit www.teriin.org/events/icdl for further details. Aim: ICDL 2013 is expected to be a major forum focusing on digital libraries and related technologies and issues. This conference would facilitate exchange of ideas and experiences to bridge knowledge gaps in these areas and sustain the knowledge thus gained. It is expected to become a platform to bring together a galaxy of experts, researchers, academics, students, and others. Call for Paper Important dates Submission of full papers 20 July 2013 Notification of acceptance of paper with comments 15 September 2013 Submission of the final paper after incorporating comments 10 October 2013 ICDL 2013 invites original submissions focusing on the theme of the conference— Vision 2020: Looking back 10 years and forging new frontiers. Contributions are invited for conference sessions and tutorials. Topics for contributions (but are not limited to) include the following. • DL development, architecture, and management • Information storage and retrieval • Multi-linguality and interoperability issues • Digital rights management • Digital preservation and access management • DL best practices • E-learning and e-publishing • DL standards and policy • Open archives initiatives • ODOL (Open, distance, and online learning) • Multimedia content • Sustainable DL model • DL service marketing • Digital research libraries • Social media and network analysis • Collaborative knowledge creation • Information quality management • Enterprise 2.0 and collaborative model • Knowledge management business models • Convergence of knowledge management and learning system • Mobile technology and service-oriented architecture • Information and communication model • Knowledge management best practices Paper submission guidelines and date ICDL invites original papers typed on MS Word 2000. The word limit for each paper is 5000 words. All papers should be written in English for acceptance for presentation in the conference. Each submitted paper will be reviewed by a panel of experts and only well-researched and well-written papers will be accepted for presentation. It is expected that all accepted papers will be presented at the conference by the author(s). A few papers shall also be selected for the poster session presentation. The conference proceedings that will be distributed to the participants will include the selected papers (for presentation at the conference) and abstracts (selected for presentation in the poster session). Papers may be submitted either in hard copy format to the ICDL secretariat or online, using the conference website or electronically at < ICDL2013(a)teri.res.in >. For details of paper submission guidelines and submission, visit www.teriin.org/events/icdl. Mailing Address: ICDL 2013 Secretariat The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) India Habitat Centre Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003, India Tel: +91 11 24682100 or 41504900 Fax: 24682144 Email: ICDL2013(a)teri.res.in Website: www.teriin.org/events/icdl Regards, Nihal Alam RA, TERI -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Revised call for papers.
by Kiran Savanur 12 Mar '13

12 Mar '13

Dear Professional colleagues, This mail is in continuation of my earlier posting of announcing National Seminar on “Scientometric Indicators for Research Assessment” on 29th-30th March 2013 at SDM CET Dharwad. Due to some reasons the conference has been rescheduled and the details of the same is appended below. SECOND NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON “SCIENTOMETRIC AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT” 20th-21st April 2013 at “MANASOLLAS AUDITORIUM, New Guest House” Karnatak University, Dharwad. It is also proposed to felicitate Prof. S. L. Sangam on his superannuation on the first day of the seminar. THEME OF THE SEMINAR: “SCIENTOMETRIC AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT” Sub-Themes • Philosophical foundations of (Biblio /Sciento /Infor/Webo/Techno) metrics • Issues in (Biblio/Sciento/Infor/Webo/Techno) metrics • New developments in Bibliometrics and research assessment • Mathematical foundations of Scientometrics • Collaborative Studies • Mapping of Science • Scientometric portraits • Citation analysis • Bibliometric laws • Obsolescence studies • Ranking of Universities and institutions KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT Sub-Themes · Best Practices in Knowledge management · Information and Knowledge management · Knowledge Networks · Digital Libraries · Knowledge mapping. · Meta data harvesting etc. CALL FOR PAPERS: Contributors can send their research papers on any of the sub-themes or any other theme relevant to the main theme of the Seminar. Papers should be sent to: bankapur(a)rediffmail.com and kiranpsavanur(a)gmail.com on or before 31st March 2013. Papers submitted should compulsorily accompanied by the registration fees. GUIDELINES FOR PAPER SUBMISSION: Papers will be considered for publication and/or presentation provided they are submitted according to the guidelines for paper submission.The paper should be adhered to the following guidelines: Papers should be typed in MS Word and texts should be typed in “Cambria” with font size 12 and double-spaced. Headings and subheadings must be in bold font, justified left side. Title should be followed by name, affiliation and address of the author(s) An abstract not more than 250 words should be supplied with the paper. Four to five keywords must be given after the abstract. Size of the paper to be kept within 5000 words. All papers must be accompanied by one passport size colour photograph with a brief CV of author(s). Tables and graphs should be clearly labelled (e.g. Table-1, Figure-1) The references should be provided in accordance with APA style. REGISTRATION FEE: Working Professionals : Rs. 1000/- Research scholars and Students : Rs. 500/- DD may be drawn in favour of “Prof. S.L.Sangam Felicitation Committee”, payable at the Syndicate Bank, Bhootramanhatti Branch, Belagavi”. IFSC Code: SYNB0000552. Please send your duly filled registration form along with the registration fees to the: ORGANISING SECRETARY, Prof.S.L.Sangam Felicitation Committee Department of Studies in Library and Information Science, Rani Channamma University Vidya Sangama, National Highway - 04 Belagavi-591156, Karnataka. For further details you may contact: Dr. S. B. Patil University Librarian, Karnatak University, Dharwad - 580003 Prof. P. V. Konnur Department of Studies in Library and Information Science, Rani Channamma University Vidya Sangama, National Highway - 04 Rani Channamma University Belagavi-591156, Karnataka. e-mail: pvkonnur(a)gmail.com Mobile No. 09449679737 {Note : Those who have already sent their papers / registration fees may please note these changes and comply to the requirements}. -- 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 reshma rana 12 Mar '13

12 Mar '13

Dear Moderator, Kindly arrange to publish my request for an article on LIS forum. Thanks. Dear Professionals, One of our research scholar needs following article for reference. Agnes Grant *Studies in American Indian Literatures* Series 2, Vol. 6, No. 1, Feminist and Post-Colonial Approaches (Spring 1994), pp. 43-62 Published by: University of Nebraska Press<http://www.jstor.org/action/showPublisher?publisherCode=unp> Article Stable URL:http://www.jstor.org/stable/20736781. Regards *Reshma Rana Verma, * *Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute -------------------------------------* *"When there is faith and victory in the mind, success can be gained. If the thoughts are weak, there is defeat."* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Article required
by Shyamal Ghosh 12 Mar '13

12 Mar '13

sir, Required the following article: G. Anand, Rambabu Kodali, (2008) "Benchmarking the benchmarking models", Benchmarking: An International Journal, Vol. 15 Iss: 3, pp.257 - 291 shyamal ghosh -- ******************************************************** *Shyamal Ghosh (**শ্যামল ঘোষ/श्यामल घोष)* *Department of Library & Information Science, Rabindra Bharati University Kolkata - 50 Phone: 9474094073 http://shyamalghosh.wordpress.com/ ********************************************************* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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XXIX IATLIS National Conference, 20-22 March 2013
by Jagtar Singh 12 Mar '13

12 Mar '13

Dear contributors, Kindly mail us the PPTs of your papers, your brief CVs, travel plans, and the accommodation requirements. We shall be able to provide accommodation on shared basis only to those contributors and delegates who inform us in advance. If someone suddenly appears at the IATLIS Conference, we won't be able to help. Please take care and let us know if you need accommodation. Reaching DRTC Guest House from the Bangalore airport, railway station, and the bus stand would be the responsibility of the delegates. Please read the conference brochure for instructions on how to reach DRTC. Looking forward to welcome you all at DRTC, Bangalore on 20 March 2013. All the best, Jagtar Singh Dr. Jagtar Singh, President, Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS) & Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala Pin - 147 002 (India) Email: jagtar.kindu(a)gmail.com Tel: +91 (0)175 304 6179 (Work) +91 (0)175 228 2727 (Home) Fax: +91 (0)175 228 3073 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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peer reviewed and referred
by Balesh Kumar 12 Mar '13

12 Mar '13

Please let us know whether there are any set/defined norms for considering/stating a journal 1. referred, 2. peer reviewed journal' as today anybody starts publishing a journal says that it is peer reviewed and referred journal. Balesh Kumar Librarian S. D. College (Lahore) Ambala Cantt.-133 001 (Haryana) (M) 09416073008 -- 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 11 Mar '13

11 Mar '13

Dear Professionals One of our Faculty member has urgently required the below mentioned article for her research purpose. It would be highly appreciated if anyone can send this article to us. Solid particle erosion of reinforced composite materials Joseph Zahavi∗,Israel Institute of Metals, Technion, Haifa Israel George F. Schmitt Jr. Air Force Wright Aeronautical Laboratories Materials Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH 45433 U.S.A. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0043-1648(81)90337-9, How to Cite or Link Using DOI http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0043164881903379 Wear Volume 71, Issue 2, 8 September 1981, Pages 179–190 -- 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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