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AULISAA-Members
by Dr.S.Dhanavandan 25 Mar '14

25 Mar '14

*Dear LIS Professionals,* Season's Greetings! We are happy to inform you that we are uniting ourselves (Annamalai University LIS PhD awardees) in the form of alumni by the name of AULISAA (Annamalai University Library and Information Science Alumni Association). The office bearers of AULISAA are initially selected on ad-hoc basis. The permanent office bearers will be elected at the first general body meeting to be held on 29.3.2014 at 1.00pm. We solicit your kind presence and participation. *Note*: On behalf of AULISAA, the Ph.D. awardees of Annamalai University are planning to honour in the occasion of two day National Seminar to be held on 28th and 29th March 2014 organized by DLIS, Annamalai University. *AULISAA 2014* (Annamalai University Library and Information Science Alumni Association) 1. *President* : *Dr. A. Manoharan* (Bishop Heber College) 2. *Vice president* : *Dr. S. Suriyanarayanan* (Sri Paramakalyani College) *Dr. R. Sarangapani* (Bharathiar Univeristy) 3. *Secretary* *Dr. S. Ravi* (Annamalai University) 4. *Joint Secretary *: *Dr. M. Sadik Batcha* (Periyar University) 5. *Treasurer and Legal Advisor* : *Dr. S. Thanuskodi* (Alagappa University) *6. **Executive Committee Members : * 1. *Dr. K. Chinnasamy* (Madurai Kamaraj University) 2. *Dr. R. Sevukan* (Pondicherry University) 3. *Dr. P. Sivaraman* (Annamalai University) 4. *Dr. S. Mohamed Esmail* ( Annamalai University) 5. *Dr. K. Elavazhagan* (Indian Institute of Management, Trichy) 6. *Dr. R. Balasubramani* (Bharathidasan University) 7. *Dr. S. Dhanavandan* ( Gandhigram Rural University) 8. *Dr. P. Balasubramanian* (Manonmaniam Sundaranar University 9. *Dr. S. Balakrishnan* (Annamalai University) 10. *Dr. R. Natarajan *(Annamali University) 11. *Dr. J. Vasanthi* ( Karaikal) 12. *Dr. S. Kavitha* ( Annamalai University) 13. *Dr. V. Ramesh Babu *(Pals Engg. College) -- Dr. S. Dhanavandan *Assistant Librarian* Gandhigram Rural Institute-Deemed University Gandhigram -624 302. Dindigul Dt, Tamil Nadu, Mobile:09442867275, dhanavandan(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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Anybody have tried Invenio digital library software?
by Vimal Kumar V. 24 Mar '14

24 Mar '14

Dear Friends, I am trying to install Invenio (https://invenio-software.org/) digital library software. I failed in the first two attempts. I stuck with last few commands in the detailed installation manual. I would like to know anybody have successfully installed this software before? Invenio digital library seems useful and rich with many good features. Here is a brief description about the software from the home page, Invenio has been originally developed at CERN to run the CERN document server, managing over 1,000,000 bibliographic records in high-energy physics since 2002, covering articles, books, journals, photos, videos, and more. Invenio is being co-developed by an international collaboration comprising institutes such as CERN, DESY, EPFL, FNAL, SLAC and is being used by about thirty scientific institutions worldwide. Regards, -- 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 http://moovandan.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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Who invented email?
by Sunil MV 24 Mar '14

24 Mar '14

Dear LIS Members, Who invented email? Came across an interesting posting in a blog available at the following link INDIAN BOY WHO INVENTED EMAIL Monday, 24 March 2014 | Kumar Chellappan | CHENNAI http://bharatkalyan97.blogspot.in/2014/03/indian-boy-who-invented-email-va-… Content is as follows: Even the best brains in computer and software engineering may not be able to answer if you ask them who invented email. This was illustrated on Sunday when this writer checked the same with Prof Achuthsankar S Nair, Director, State Inter-University Centre of Excellence in Bioinformatics, Government of Kerala and Dr Iyemperumal, Executive Director, Tamil Nadu State Science and Technology Centre. Both of them expressed their helplessness even though both of them handle hundreds of email messages per day. It is a 14-year-old boy from India and that too with roots in Tamil Nadu who invented email as well as the five-letter word which has become synonymous with communication. VA Shiva Ayyadurai, hardly out of school in New Jersey, ushered in the paperless era into this world. It was in response to a challenge thrown at him by Dr Leslie P Michelson, Director, High Performance Computing Lab, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ), in Newark, New Jersey, which made little Shiva create the world's first email system in November 1978. “The UMDNJ was a big campus connected by a wide area computer network. The computer was in its initial stages of being used in the office environment. Dr Michelson wanted me to create an electronic version of the interoffice mail system so that the entire staff of doctors, secretaries, students and staff could communicate faster. At that time, secretaries and staff were performing drafting, typing, copying, hand delivering of the entire paper-based mail. By observing the interoffice mail system, I created a parts list: Inbox, Outbox, Memo, Folders, Address Book, Attachments, and then created a computer programme of nearly 50,000 lines of computer code which replicated this entire system. I called my innovation ‘email’, a term that had never been used before. The world’s first email I sent was to Dr Michelson in November 1978,” Dr Ayyadurai told The Pioneer on Sunday. Dr Ayyadurai developed email as a software programme. “Software itself was a new concept then. In 1978, it was not even covered under the Intellectual Property Rights. The US Copyright Law of 1976 was amended, however, in 1980 to allow for the protection of software. In 1982, I was awarded the first US Copyright for ‘Email’, recognising me as the inventor of email by the US Government,” said Dr Ayyadurai, who holds four different Post Graduate degrees including a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. “What you see in any email system today, the Inbox, Outbox, Address Book, the Memo (From, To, Date, Subject, Body, CC and BCC), Attachments, etc are based on my observations to replicate the interoffice mail system. In November 1978, as a 14-year-old school boy, I addressed the doctors of the University on what I invented and demonstrated the use of this entire system,” reminiscences Dr Ayyadurai, son of Vellayappa Ayyadurai, a chemical engineer hailing from Rajapalayam in Tamil Nadu and Meenakshi, a mathematics teacher who went on to become the head of the elite Don Bosco Public School in Mumbai. The Ayyadurais migrated to the USA in 1970 in search of greater challenges so that little Shiva could get better education and exposure. He did not let his parents down. By the age of 13 he had mastered all known computer programming languages in vogue and went on to create email, which revolutionised the world of communication. Dr Ayyadurai has come out with a book The Email Revolution: Unleashing The Power of Connect which has foreword by Dr Leslie Michelson and an introduction by none other than Prof Noam Chomsky. He is in India as part of his mission to identify more “Shivas” who have much better innovations to offer to the world. “Young people of all colors, hungry to make this world a better place, are going to innovate things we’ve never imagined. We have to provide more global images to young people, in India, for example, with icons, beyond just white skinned and white haired, bearded scientists,” said Dr Ayyadurai. And how many of us are aware of the fact that radio was invented by Prof Jagdish Chandra Bose? It was his failure to get it patented that cost Dr Bose the title. Marconi, who had seen Dr Bose’s public demonstration of the radio, had approached him with an irresistible offer to market the same. But Dr Bose wanted the radio to be used for the welfare of the humanity. The night he held the public demonstration, his equipment was robbed from his hotel room. The rest is history,” Prof Ranjit Nair, leading physicist, had told this writer. So, today we all think Marconi, an Italian, invented Radio. But, when it comes to email, it's time to set the record straight, once and for all — it was a boy, a 14-year-old Indian boy, who invented email. The facts are black and white. -- *Please consider your environmental responsibility before printing this e-mail* Dr. Sunil M.V. Librarian SDM Institute for Management Development No. 1, Chamundi Hill Main Road, Siddharthanagar Post Mysore - 570 011, INDIA -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library Trainee
by Dr.Dineshan Koovakkai 24 Mar '14

24 Mar '14

Dear All, Central University of Kerala, Kasaragod needs Library Trainees for its Libraries. *Qualification required:* 1. BLISc/MLISc (preferably MLISc). 2. Computer Knowledge. The selection will be based on practical test and interview. Stipend: *Rs. 9000/- *per month. Training period: *1 year*. Interested candidates may attend the walk-in-interview and practical test with all original certificates on *2nd April, 2014 at 10am* at the Central University Office at Nayanmarmoola, Vidyanagar, Kasaragod. Contact Phone No. 04994- 255533 Regards, -- Dr.Dineshan Koovakkai *MA; MLISc; PGDEC; PGDCA; DCHN; NET; PhD.* Assistant Librarian & Publication Officer Co-ordinator, NMEICT Nodal Officer, Higher Education Survey Associate Editor, CUK Newsletter Central University of Kerala Vidyanagar P.O. Kasargod, Kerala, India Mob: 09447468586 Blog: www.dineshkoovakkai.blogspot.com Visit our library website at: www.universitylibrarycuk.yolasite.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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DRTC Students Colloquium (3)
by drtc＠isibang.ac.in 24 Mar '14

24 Mar '14

INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE Documentation Research & Training Centre 8th Mile, Mysore Road, RVCE Post Bangalore, 560 059 DRTC Colloquium 3 ONTOLOGY AND ITS VARIOUS ASPECTS ABSTRACT Ontology illuminates the structure of knowledge. It captures the fundamental conceptual structure of the domain. Ontology plays a great role in sharing and reusing of knowledge. So, constructing an effective ontology, we require to perform an effective analysis of the field or domain. Weak analysis results illogical ontological construction. In the literature we find various types of ontologies, for instance, top-level ontology, domain ontology, heavyweight, lighweight, middleweight ontology, etc. In this colloquium, we will discuss these various types of ontology and their construction mechanism and tools. We will also discuss some of the significant exisitng ontology evaluation techniques, ontology applications and projects. This colloquium is organized as follows: 1. Introduction : Samhati Soor 2. Ontology Evolution : Dibakar Sen 3. Ontology Classification : Jayanta Kumar Nayek, Manasa Rath 4. Ontology Development Methodology : Tanmay Mondal 5. Ontology Development Tools : Sandip Das 6. Ontology Evaluation Techniques : Anwesha Bhattacharya 7. Ontology Applications : Manash Kumar 8. Ontology Mapping and Alignment : Shiv Shakti Ghosh 9. Existing Projects and Conclusion : Mohit Garg Date : 26.03.2014. Time : 2 p.m. Venue : DRTC, ISI Bangalore All are cordially invited. Biswanath Dutta Colloquium Co-ordinator -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Paper invited for International Journal of Information Research (ISSN: 2249 8273)
by Shriram Pandey 24 Mar '14

24 Mar '14

Dear LIS Professionals, Greetings! I am very pleased to inform all of you that with the help of our esteemed editorial board members and reviewer committee, 'International Journal of Information Research (ISSN 2249-8273)' has been released its Vol. 3, Issue 3 of March, 2014. I am glad to invite you to submit your article for the Vol 3, Issue No. 4 (June, 2014) of 'International Journal of Information Research (ISSN: 2249-8273)'. The International Journal of Information Research is a peer-reviewed print as well as online open access scholarly journal that is being published quarterly by the 'Society for Scholarly Publishing and Open Access Resources (SPOARS)'. This is a print as well as an online open access journal for library, information and management (LIM) professionals. In this journal articles, reviews, proceeding papers, and news items, etc are published. SUBMISSION GUIDELINE Authors are requested to submit their manuscripts in .doc or .rtff format by email attachment to editorijir(a)gmail.com. Submissions should not be longer than 7,000 words including abstract, figures, tables, references and appendices. All manuscripts submitted to the journal will be double-blind refereed by expert and members of the editorial board. The journal's committee will remove personal details for the purpose of blind review process. Thank you. Warm regards, Prof. H. N. Prasad, Editor-in-Chief International Journal of Information Research Department of Library and Information Science Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (U. P.) PIN -221 005 (India) Contact No. +91- 9415336709 (Mob.) Email ID: editorijir(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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ICLAM2014 : Call for Papers
by skumar_31＠yahoo.com 23 Mar '14

23 Mar '14

All LIS professionals are invited to submit papers or presentations to ICLAM 2014, an international LIS conference that is unique in so many ways: Ø For the first time a LIS conference in India invites you to share your experiences about Jugaad, a form of innovation (also known as Frugal Innovation), you engage in almost everyday in your library/organisation to serve the users better. Ø For the first time you have the freedom to submit a presentation without a paper or a full paper on multiple aspects of innovation including Jugaad. Ø In ICLAM 2014 you do not submit a traditional poster but a video that will be uploaded to Youtube. Ø ICLAM 2014 is truly inter-disciplinary - professionals from libraries, archives, museums and other cultural institutions; and non-professional enthusiasts for learning from any field are invited to attend and actively participate in ICLAM 2014. The conference being inter-disciplinary the boundaries of disciplines simply do not matter. There are many other interesting features of ICLAM 2014. Kindly visit the conference websitehttp://www.iclam2014.in/iclam-2014/ for further details about the conference and the topics for submission of papers or presentations. You can submit your paper or presentation from 15th March 2014 onwards. Few important details about the Conference : The National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) in collaboration with the Government Information and Official Publications section of the International Federation of Library Associationsand Institutions (IFLA) will organize the second international conference of the series titled International Conference on the Convergence of Libraries, Archives and Museums (ICLAM) from 27th to 29th November, 2014 at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), New Delhi. As in the past, ICLAM will offer the library professionals an opportunity to exchange ideas with professionals from archives, museums and various other domains. ICLAM 2014 aims to foster a spirit of innovation among all the professionals of the knowledge sector in order to attain the goal of long-term preservation of the collective memory of mankind. Apart from Library and Information professionals, Archivists and Conservators, experts drawn from the diverse fields of Management, Information Technology, Education and Governance from all over the world will be invited to present their perspectives. I M P O R T A N T D A T E S · Call for papers / presentations 15th March, 2014 · Opening of registration 1st April, 2014 · Last date for submission of full papers/presentations 31st July, 2014 · Acceptance of submitted papers/ presentations 7th August, 2014 · Submission of camera-ready paper 31st August, 2014 · Early bird registration 31st October, 2014 · Conference 27th to 29th November, 2014 Dr Sanjeev kumar Director NRC NIFT -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Kerala Library Association and MyLISA: Hats Off
by Ishwar Goudar 23 Mar '14

23 Mar '14

Dear Professional Friends, As I have observed two LIS Associations Kerala Library Association (KLA) and Mysore Librarians and Information Scientists Association (MyLISA) have been doing excellent jobs in South by way of arranging number of lectures, seminars, workshops useful both for students and practicing librarians, by and large true to their objectives. A number of useful topics/programs like DSpace, KOHA, UGC-Net, Felicitations, Career Developmental Programs, Surveys, etc have been covered by them. Useful publications are also brought out, apart from lobbying at government level in the interest of profession They also handle LIS related consultancy/developmental projects. Recently KLA, released Librarian Logo on International Women's Day. I appreciate activities of KLA Centre for Proficiency Development (KLA-CPD). KLA Community is well represented in Social Media. SALIS is another Association with notable activities. In no way I am undermining the activities of other LIS Associations. We, professionals and associations should come up to the expectations of the society and there by getting better recognition. Regards, - - - - - - - - Dr. I.R.N. Goudar Ex. Visiting Professor and Library Adviser Mysore University Library University of Mysore Manasagangotri, MYSORE - 570 006 Ex Scientist 'G' and Head, ICAST, NAL, Bangalore E-mail: goudarishwar(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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The Library Blog of Kendriya Vidyalaya Pattom crossed 3 Million Hits
by S.L. Faisal 23 Mar '14

23 Mar '14

Dear All, Happy to share the joy of crossing 3 Million Hits on the Library Blog of Kendriya Vidyalaya Pattom at http://librarykvpattom.wordpress.com/ Thanks to everyone. Regards S.L.Faisal Librarian Kendriya Vidyalaya, Pattom Thiruvananthapuram-695 004 Kerala, India Ph.09447699724 http://kvlibrarians.grou.ps/ http://slfaisal.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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KLA Centre for Professional Development (KLA-CPD), Trivandrum, offers 2 Day Training on KOHA on April 12 & 13, 2014
by S.L. Faisal 23 Mar '14

23 Mar '14

Dear Professionals, KLA Centre for Professional Development (KLA-CPD) announces a two day training programme on KOHA, the Open Source Library Management Software, on April 12 and 13, 2014. The programme will be held at the newly inaugurated training facility of Kerala Library Association, the KLA Centre for Professional Development (KLA-CPD), on the premises of KLA Head Quarters, Thiruvananthapuram. Who can participate: Working Library Professionals, LIS Students and Researchers in LIS Venue: Room No. 32, 2nd Floor, Kairalie Plaza Annexe, Karamana P.O., Thiruvananthapuram-695 002. Date & Time: April 12 & 13, 2014 ; 9.30 am to 5.00 pm Resource Persons: Experts on KOHA Training mode: Demonstration and Hands on sessions Course Fee: Rs 1000/- (includes study kit+software CD, working lunch, tea and snacks) Number of seats: 10 (Ten) only Registration: On first come first served mode. Online Registration facility is available at http://klaweblog.wordpress.com/ Last date for registration: 04/04/2014 Registration fee must be paid as a Demand Draft, drawn in favour of Kerala Library Association, payable at Thiruvananthapuram. Registration will be confirmed only after the receipt of the prescribed fee. All communications will be primarily through e-mail. For more details: Shri N. Parameswaran / Shri N. Sukumaran Nair, Coordinators, KLA-CPD Mob:09387822201/09447213155 (npwaran49@yahoo.co.in/sukukla@yahoo.com) OR Dr A. Gopikuttan, President, KLA, Mob: 09446428163 (agopikuttan(a)yahoo.co.in) Dr M. Lalitha, General Secretay, KLA, Mob: 09495122282 (maashu1(a)gmail.com) Also visit http://www.keralalibraryassociation.org/ **************************************************** Thanks and regards S.L.Faisal Member, Executive Committee, KLA Ph.09447699724 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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