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

NIFTEM Knowledge Centre (NKC) at a Glance
by Nihar Patra 02 Apr '13

02 Apr '13

ABOUT NIFTEM National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM) was conceptualized by Government of India on persistent demand of the food industry to have an Apex Organization as a One Stop Solution Provider for the various problems of the sector. Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI), Government of India, has set up this institute with an initial investment of about Rs 500 crore (US $100 million). The Institute is spread over an area of 100 acre at a prime location in close proximity of North Delhi – Haryana border on NH-1. The Institute intends to act as an international centre of excellence in the area of Food Technology and Management. NIFTEM has been recognized as a Deemed to be University under De-novo Category by Ministry of Human Resource Development under University Grants Commission Act, 1956. A multi-level five storey 5474.29 Sqmt State-of-the-Art NIFTEM Knowledge Centre (Library) is housed in aesthetically designed boat shaped signature building of the NIFTEM campus. NIFTEM’s mandate is to work as Sector Promotion Organization & Business Promotion Organization of the food processing sector. Major objectives of the NIFTEM are- One Stop Solution Provider ! Skill & Entrepreneurship Development ! Facilitating business incubation services with its ultra modern pilot plants ! Conducting Frontier Area Research ! Developing world class managerial talent ! Knowledge repository ! Up-gradation of SME Clusters ! Promoting cooperation and networking The Major initiatives have been taken in the NIFTEM Knowledge Centre (NKC) within one and half year are: Ø Equipped with 3M’s EM-RFID for security system and self issue/return, automatic inventory control etc Ø VTLS-Virtua’s Integrated Library Management for Library Automation. Ø Discovery service for single search Ø Collection of over 18 online databases/e-journals packages, 3000 e-books, 9000 e-journals, 10,000 print books, 180 print periodicals, 200 CD-ROMs/DVDs, , 600 ISO standards on Food Technology and allied subjects Ø Developed NKC portal Ø Research and Reference Service, Database Access & Retrieval, Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC), Ø Institutional Repository NIHAR K PATRA NIFTEM -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy for Assistant Librarian
by helplibrary 01 Apr '13

01 Apr '13

Applications are invited for the post of Assistant Librarian at Health Education Library for People, CST, Mumbai The candidate should possess excellent communication and administrative skills and should be able to get along well with people. Freshers may apply.*Candidates from Mumbai* only please apply. Interested candidates may apply with full details of their Educational Qualification/Experience and post applied for to helplibrary(a)gmail.com Ms.Anjoo Chandiramani, Health Education Library for People, 206, Dr.D.N.Road, Gr.Floor, Near New Excelsior Building, CST, Mumbai - 400 001. <http://www.giveindia.org/Donatefromigivepage.aspx> <http://www.doctorslibrary.in/> Health Education Library for People, 206, Dr.D.N.Road, National Insurance Building, Gr Floor, Fort, Mumbai - 400 001. Tel Nos.65952394/22061101 www.healthlibrary.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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DLINE Journals Research Award for Third World LIS Professionals
by Saba Bama 01 Apr '13

01 Apr '13

DLINE Research Award 2013 in Library & Information Science Research (http://www.dline.info/index.php/research-award-for-lis) About the Award DLINE Incorporation, UK and India, the publisher of the collection of international journals in Science and Technology, and the Society for Information Organization in UK seek potential research projects with sound themes for the 2013 DLINE Outstanding Research Awards. Award-winning entries will receive a cash prize of $500 (or currency equivalent), a certificate, a winners' logo to attach to correspondence and the opportunity of publication in the DLINE journal - either as a full paper or a short paper. The DLINE Award recognizes library and information science researchers who have made extensive and innovative contribution in the library and information science domain. Two prizes will be awarded in 2013. Eligibility Library and Information Professionals from Third world countries who are currently employed in any recognised library are eligible to apply. There is no age limit to the award. Submissions must be related to the library and information science domain research. Both individuals and project teams may submit an application. Any awards to project team submissions will be divided equally among the members. Each project team may submit only one paper/project per award. Applicants must agree to have winning proposal featured on the library website and archived in the DLINE Repository. Application Deadline The application deadline will be April 30, 2013. Proposals should be submitted by email to edprocess at dline.info Application Process An application consists of the following: A proposal (maximum of 1000 words) which describes in detail the research strategy and the plan to do a piece of research (in any format). The proposals should be descriptive about the method the applicants like to use in the research process. Proposals for theoretical and survey research are strongly discouraged. The proposals should reflect innovativeness and methodological increments. Proposals can be submitted by email to edprocess at dline.info The Content of the Proposal The proposal should clearly provide the aim and scope of the research including the description of the method, purpose, experiments, outcome and how the results will contribute to the domain. The proposals with theory or case studies are not supported in the award. The proposal need not at provide any data, but indicate what types of data will be given in the paper. The authors of the selected proposals will be asked to submit the final research study in the form of a full paper. Hence the proposal can be more descriptive but without any data or analysis. Evaluation Criteria The selection of the winner(s) of the award will be based primarily on the reviewers’ evaluation of how well the proposal demonstrates the following criteria: Extensive and innovative plan in library and information science domain. Evidence of significance in the research plan and inquiry that shows the strategy for the future. Language and presentation Originality in themes For questions about the DLINE Research Award, contact edprocess at dline.info with the mail addressed to Dr. Simon Fong ----------------------- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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