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Re: [LIS-Forum] The tremendous value of public libraries
by Mailing List Admin 07 Jan '14

07 Jan '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2014 16:40:42 +0530 From: gprasad(a)nal.res.in To: Mr. Subbaiah Arunachalam Dear sir, It is an excellent article. Sadly, at our national level nothing is done to save these great instutions which have served for years and years providing literacy to the community. One must not forget the pioneering efforts of Prof. S R Ranganathan and his concept of Mobile Libraries many many years back. A great visionary. I am attaching a relevant picture. This man's vision and foresight is something remarkable and unparallelled. Rgds, Dr R Guruprasad Scientist, NAL, Bangalore ============= > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2014 11:40:02 +0530 > From: Subbiah Arunachalam <subbiah.arunachalam(a)gmail.com> > > Friends: > > Here is a short summary of a Pew report on the value of public libraries > to > the communities they serve. > > http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2014/01/opinion/advocates-corner/quantifying-t… > > Arun

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Call for Papers- World Digital Libraries (WDL) Journal
by Nihal Alam 07 Jan '14

07 Jan '14

*CALL FOR PAPERS * *World Digital Libraries: An International Journal (WDL) announces Call for Papers * World Digital Libraries: An International Journal is a peer reviewed bi-annual journal on digital libraries. The journal is being published since last 4 years and has already gained acclamation among the global library community. Previous issues are available at http://bookstore.teriin.org/journal_inside.php?material_id=477 The aim of the journal is to advance the theory and practice of acquisition, organization, management and dissemination of digital information on a sustainable basis. The journal is having global coverage and provides a platform for library and information science professionals to express views and share experiences. The journal seeks quality research papers/articles/reviews/short communications that present original theoretical approaches and experimental case studies related to digital library development and maintenance. · Theoretical and methodological issues of DL · Issues related to electronic resources management, digital preservation, multiple access, multi-linguality; and other DL technology aspects · Digital rights management, copyright issues and other security aspects; · Initiatives taken towards digitization through lucid case studies; · Current developments across the globe The contribution should examine concepts, analyses, new approaches, and techniques pertaining to this field. Case studies covering new initiatives, as well as procedural breakthroughs of important issues in the digital library field would be included. Book reviews will cover recent books in the field, reviewed by an independent reviewer. Please refer to any previous issue or write to us for Instructions to Authors All submissions will be peer-reviewed using the criteria of originality, accuracy, and quality of contribution in these fields. You are requested to submit paper for the same to pkbhatta(a)teri.res.inaddress below. *Dr P K Bhattacharya* Editor, World Digital Libraries Knowledge Management Division TERI Darbari Seth Block, Habitat Place Lodi Road, New Delhi - 110 003 Tel: 24682100, 41504900 Fax: 24682144-24682145 E-mail: pkbhatta(a)teri.res.in Yours sincerely, Nihal Alam RA, TERI ============================ EDITORS & EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERS *World Digital Libraries: An International Journal (WDL)* *Editor-in-Chief*: Prof N Balakrishnan, Professor & Associate Director, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India *Editor*: Dr P K Bhattacharya, Fellow, TERI, New Delhi *Editorial Board*: Dr. Jagdish Arora, Director, INFLIBNET, India Prof. José Luis Borbinha, INESC-ID - Information Systems Group, Engineering School, Lisbon Technical University, Portugal Prof. Daniel Chandran PhD, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia Prof. Ching-chih Chen PhD, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Simmond College, USA Dr Gobinda Chowdhury, Department of Computer and Information Sciences, University of Strathclyde, UK Dr P R Goswami, Director, National Social Science Documentation Centre (NASSDOC), Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi, Prof. Alan Hopkinson, Head of Library Systems, Learning Resources, The Sheppard Library, Middlesex University, UK Prof. Ee-Peng Lim, PhD, Associate Professor and Head, Division of Information Systems, School of Computer Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Prof. Gary Marchionini, School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA Dr. A. Lakshmana Moorthy, Director, Defence Scientific Information and Documentation Centre, India Dr Usha Mujoo-Munshi, Chief Librarian, Indian Statistical Institute, India, Kolkata, India Prof. Dr Erich J Neuhold, Professor, Computer Science, Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Research Studios Austria, University of Vienna, Austria Prof. Paul Nieuwenhuysen, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium Mr John Paschoud, Information Systems Engineer of the Library, London School of Economics, UK Dr. A.R.D. Prasad, Documentation Research & Training Centre, Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore, India Prof. Dr Michael Seadle, Director, Berlin School of Library and Information Science, Humboldt University Berlin, Germany Dr. V N Shuka, Director (Application), CDAC, India Prof. Ingeborg Torvik Sølvberg PhD, Dept. of Computer and Information Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway Prof. M G Sreekumar Phd, Librarian, Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode, India. Prof. Shigeo Sugimoto, Graduate School of Library, Information and Media Studies, University of Tsukuba, Japan Prof. P. Tapio Varis Ph.D. , Acting President, Global University System., Unesco Chair in global eLearning with applications to multiple domains, Professor and Chair of Media Education, University of Tampere, Finland Prof. Shalini R. Urs PhD, Executive Director, International School of Information Management, University of Mysore, India Prof. Om Vikas PhD, Director, ABV Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, India Prof Ian H. Witten PhD, Department of Computer Science, University of Waikato, New Zealand ============================ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Query for Libsuite sowtware Password .........Reply soon
by Nidhi.K.Khare 07 Jan '14

07 Jan '14

Hello All, I am working as a librarian in a management institute and the institute library is having LIBSUITE management software , the software is asking for a password and we are unable to fetch the same from former librarian as we dont have his phone number. His name is Santosh kumar sharma , if anybody could help me in this regard this would be great . Any sort of Software details would help me to open the same. Thanks&Regards, Nidhi.K.Khare LIS Professional 09968257605 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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New "Certificate Programme on Digital Libraries'
by Shriram Pandey 07 Jan '14

07 Jan '14

Dear Sir/ Madam Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University, Kota has launch a new "Certificate Programme on Digital Libraries" from January 2014. There are 250 seats to be filled in on first come first serve basis. Admission information is available at: http://online.vmou.ac.in/OnlineAdmission.aspx Last date for submission of application for admission is 31 January, 2014.. More information about the programme is provided in the leaflet attached herewith. Interested persons may please directly contact for further information: -- Professor Dinesh K. Gupta Director (Research & Development) Professor Incharge (Central Library) Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University (Formerly: Kota Open University) Kota-324021 India dineshkg_in(a)yahoo.com dineshkumargupta(a)vmou.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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FW: Electronic Theses & Dissertations (ETD) 2014: reminder of the call for proposals
by Shalini Urs 06 Jan '14

06 Jan '14

Dear Professionals: Here is a reminder for the call for proposals for the ETD 2014 conference.Read the mail below for more details/visit - http://www.le.ac.uk/etd2014/call The deadline for proposal is round the corner. Best 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 Subject: Electronic Theses & Dissertations (ETD) 2014: reminder of the call for proposals *With apologies for cross-posting* Electronic Theses & Dissertations (ETD) 2014: 23 to 25 July 2014, Leicester, UK.Deadline for proposals for papers and posters is 31 January ETD2014 – the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations’ (NDLTD) 17th annual symposium – takes place at the University of Leicester, UK from 23 to 25 July 2014. Now that the New Year has arrived we would like to remind you that the deadline for proposals is Friday, 31 January 2014. Put 23 to 25 July 2014 in your diary and submit a proposal to present a paper or contribute a poster to share your knowledge with the ETD community! With the overall symposium theme of ‘ETDs for Life’, we want to explore what difference the huge growth in open access to electronic theses and dissertations is making for authors, other researchers and for social and economic development We are seeking proposals which address one of the following themes: ● ETDs for authors: topics such as authors’ perceptions of advantages/disadvantages of open access to ETDs and whether this access has influenced development of their career or other aspects of their lives. ● ETDs for society and the economy: topics such as the value of open access to ETDs to business, education (including beyond academia), cultural life and economic development. ● ETDs for scholarship: topics such as the visibility and accessibility of ETDs to the information seeker and the development of ‘enhanced’ ETDs which include access to related research data. ● ETDs and the information professional: topics such as the skills, resources and services required to further improve access to ETDs. For information on how to submit your proposal, please visit http://www.le.ac.uk/etd2014/call -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library e-Newsletter
by Vinod Kumar Mishra 06 Jan '14

06 Jan '14

Dear All, In continuation to the announcement of new website of library http://library.nitrkl.ac.in/ BPCL has also started a new service i.e. e-Newsletter to update about the Library activities and disseminate the information which is relevant to NITR Community. As we are aware e-Newsletter is a unique kind of service at national level by library for the benefit of its patrons, our e-Newsletter will also be a medium to disseminate the current and relevant information. Hence library promises to play vital role in dissemination of information through these mediums for overall growth and development of NIT Rourkela. The e-Newsletter can be accessed from Biju Patnaik Central Library website at http://library.nitrkl.ac.in/enewsletter/enewsletter.pdf Please feel free to contact for any suggestions and Improvement. V.K. Mishra I/C Library With regards, Vinod Kumar Mishra, Assistant Librarian, Biju Patnaik Central Library, NIT Rourkela, Mob:91+9439420860 91+6612462103 (O) email: vinod_librarian(a)rediffmail.com : mishravk79(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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Article Request
by Devendra pratap 06 Jan '14

06 Jan '14

Dear Sir/Madam, It would be highly appreciated if you send the following articles as one of our research scholar needs this article for his research work. TitleThe leakage of foreign exchange earnings from tourism.AuthorsSmith, C.<http://www.cabdirect.org/search.html?q=au%3A%22Smith%2C+C.%22> ; Jenner, P.<http://www.cabdirect.org/search.html?q=au%3A%22Jenner%2C+P.%22> JournalTravel & Tourism Analyst<http://www.cabdirect.org/search.html?q=do%3A%22Travel+%26+Tourism+Analyst%22> 1992 No. 3 pp. 52-66ISSN0269-3755<http://www.cabdirect.org/search.html?q=sn%3A%220269-3755%22> http://www.cabdirect.org/abstracts/19921898560.html;jsessionid=5766EEBAE90E… -- *Have a good Day* ----------- *Devendra Pratap * *Ph.D.(Enrolled), MLIS, PGDCA, UGC - JRF 2010, 2012* Information Scientist Central Library Tezpur University Tezpur -784028 Assam -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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SATKAL Awards 2013: Call for Nominations
by HPS Kalra 06 Jan '14

06 Jan '14

Nominations are invited for Satinder Kaur Ramdev Memorial Trust for Advancement of Librarianship (SATKAL) Awards for the year 2013. These Awards are given each year to individuals for their perceptible contribution to the Library and Information profession for advancement of librarianship. The closing date for receiving nominations is 31 January 2014. Kindly send your nominations for the following awards: · National Librarian Award · Woman Librarian Award · Young Librarian Award · School Librarian Award Eligibility: Library and Information Science professionals working in India or abroad are eligible to apply. At least 20 year experience in case of National Librarian Award and Women Librarian Award, and 10 year experience in for Young Librarian Award and School Librarian Award is necessary. For Young Librarian Award, professionals must be below 45 years. The self nominations will not be considered and a person can nominate only one person for each category. In case of school librarian it should be recommended by the principal of the school. Written nominations must include: Name of the nominee, job title, organization, mailing address, phone no., email address, award category, a detailed profile highlighting the educational & professional experience, significant contribution made in the field of library and information science/services, publications, a paragraph (one page) justifying nomination for the award. Besides a soft copy, send two printed copies of the nomination on or before 31 January 2014 to: Dr. H.P.S. Kalra, PRO, SATKAL & Associate Professor and Head, Department of Library and Information Science Punjabi University, Patiala 147 002 Punjab INDIA. Phone: 0175-3046179 (Office) Email: hpskalra(a)gmail.com Soft copy of the nomination should also be sent to: Dr. Jagtar Singh, President, SATKAL at jagtardeep(a)gmail.com Dr. Raj Kumar, Secretary, SATKAL at rajkumar196(a)yahoo.co.in Kindly write “SATKAL AWARD 2013” on the top of the envelope and enclose a signed copy of the profile. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Parents should read books to toddlers
by Mailing List Admin 06 Jan '14

06 Jan '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2014 11:46:02 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <subbiah.arunachalam(a)gmail.com> Here is what some public libraries in the US have started doing: encourage parents to read books to kids before they are three or four years old, and read a thousand books! Of course, the books should be carefully chosen. http://www.pricecountydaily.com/news/local/article_d80dbc80-723f-11e3-bcaa-… Arun

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The tremendous value of public libraries
by Mailing List Admin 06 Jan '14

06 Jan '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2014 11:40:02 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <subbiah.arunachalam(a)gmail.com> Friends: Here is a short summary of a Pew report on the value of public libraries to the communities they serve. http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2014/01/opinion/advocates-corner/quantifying-t… Arun

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