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Request for Information
by noufal＠tatamotors.com 10 Feb '15

10 Feb '15

Dear All: Is there any library subscribing the journal "International Journal of Manufacturing Technology & Management ." If yes, kindly requested to update me please . It will be a great help. Thanks in advance Noufal.PP Library & Information Services Management Training Centre Tata Motors Jamshedpur Mob:09234607094 LP:0657 6693633 ******************************************************************************************************************************************************** "This e-Mail may contain proprietary and confidential information and is sentfor the intended recipient(s) only. If, by an addressing or transmission error,this mail has been misdirected to you, you are requested to delete this mailimmediately. You are also hereby notified that any use, any form of reproduction, dissemination, copying, disclosure, modification, distribution and/or publication of this e-mail message,contents or its attachment(s) other than by its intended recipient(s) is strictly prohibited. Any opinions expressed in this email are those of the individual and not necessarily of the organization. Before opening attachment(s), please scan for viruses." ******************************************************************************************************************************************************** -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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LIS News, February 10, 2015 Issue
by Dr. Badan Barman 10 Feb '15

10 Feb '15

Respected forum members, Kindly find herewith the LIS News, February 10, 2015 Issue. You are kindly requested to download the printed form of the newsletter from http://badanbarman.in/bb/lisnews/2015_02_10.doc and display it in the notice board of the Department of Library and Information Science and Library. News New Delhi World Book Fair (NDWBF) at Pragati Maidan from 14-22 February, 2015. More: http://goo.gl/VSl9yq Jobs Librarian Post at Institute for Design of Electrical Measuring Instruments, Mumbai. Last Date: Not Mentioned. More: http://goo.gl/awaOEV Junior Library Assistant Post at Central Island Agriculture Research Institute, Port Blair. Last Date: 12/2/15. More: http://goo.gl/OE11l6 Deputy Librarian Post in National Judicial Academy Bhopal. Last Date: 20/2/2015. More: http://goo.gl/XGGT4i Jr. Assistant (Library) Job at Jaypee University of Information Technology, H.P. Last Date: 21/2/15. More: http://goo.gl/qLJk79 Lecturer post in Rajasthan PSC. Last Date: 27/2/2015. More: http://goo.gl/vWkarw Program Coordinator Vacancy at National Brain Research Centre (NBRC), Gurgaon. Last Date: 27/2/15. More: http://goo.gl/7OHaHJ Professor, Associate Professor & Assistant Professor Job at Tripura University. Last Date: 5/3/2015. More: http://goo.gl/W0rkKt Library and information Assistant Job in Ministry of Home Affair Library on Deputation. Last Date: 26/3/15. More: http://goo.gl/hgoksd Events Seminar on Library Development in Odisha: Past, Present and Future. Location: Utkal University. Dates: 14-15/2/2015. More: http://goo.gl/MCHjZv Workshop on Implementation of DSpace in Institutions. Location: Chennai. Date: 28/2/2015. More: http://goo.gl/geSDqh National Workshop on Library and Information Centres. Location: Bhopal. Dates: 2-5/3/2015. More: http://goo.gl/qqFJD6 Workshop on Implementation of DSpace in Institutions. Location: Tamil Nadu. Date: 7/3/15. More: http://goo.gl/CDvSDV National Conference on Academic Library Management. Location: Kerala. Dates: 9-10/3/2015. More: http://goo.gl/k6991k Workshop on Implementation of DSpace for Managing E-Resources in Institutions. Location: Chennai. Date: 14/3/15. More: http://goo.gl/SGOzMx National Conference on Information Literacy in Digital Age. Location: Kurukshetra. Dates: 14-15/3/2015. More: http://goo.gl/UcW8ps National Conference on Emerging Trends in Scholarly Communication in the Information Literate Society. Location: Dravidian University. Dates: 19-20/3/15. More: http://goo.gl/5dTC7X National Seminar on Future of Academic Libraries. Location: Allahabad. Dates: 22-23/3/2015. More: http://goo.gl/SiddTI International Conference on Grey to Green. Location: Delhi. Dates: 11-12/4/15. More: http://goo.gl/RAiGbX Librarian Development Programme on Managerial Skills for Library Professionals. Location: Ghaziabad. Dates: 18-19/4/15. More: http://goo.gl/Xya1d3 Dr. Badan Barman, Assistant Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, University of Gauhati, Guwahati-781014, Assam, India -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fwd: National Level Workshop
by Usman Karassery 09 Feb '15

09 Feb '15

Dear Moderator, Kindly arrange to publish the brochure of '3 Days National Workshop on Research ethics, Academic writing and Data analysis- Hands in sessions on SPSS with AMOS' on LIS forum Thanks. Dear friends *W*e are happy to announce that the Central Library, College of Engineering Thalassery is organizing *3 Days National Level Workshop on* *Research ethics, Academic writing and data analysis **(Two days hands in sessions on SPSS with AMOS**)* The objective of the Workshop is to enable the participants to understand research ethics, academic writing tools need for statistical tools in research, and to impart the data analytical capabilities of project leaders, business analysts, faculty, research scholars and post graduate students. The Workshop is scheduled to be held from 06. 03. 2015 to 08. 03. 2015. Interested persons, who wish to participate in the Workshop, may send their Application form in prescribed format available in the College website www.cethalassery.ac.in, along with the Registration fee. Selected candidates shall be intimated accordingly. *College of Engineering Thalassery* The College of Engineering, Thalassery is one of the earliest colleges started by the CAPE under Govt. of Kerala. It is started functioning in the year 2000. The college is situated on the top of a panoramic hill called Kundoormala and is six kilometers away from Thalassery town and is just 1.5 kilometers north from Thalassery - Coorg State High Way, which cuts to the college road at Nayanar Road Junction. The college is recognized by the AICTE and affiliated to Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) Cochin. There are six branches of engineering in the B. Tech. and Two M. Tech. programmes. It has become one of the biggest engineering colleges in the northern part of Kerala. The college has been selected for the grant of aid under phase II of the TEQIP and the workshop is being conducted under this programme. Central Library has a very good collection of Books, CDs, Journals, archives and E- documents. Library subscribes more than 100 print Journals and 7 packages of online journals such as ASME, IEEE, Mc- Graw Hill, Elsevier, Wiley, J-gate etc. The Central Library is fully automated since 2010 by using GRANDA Library Automation Software. Now we are shifted to KOHA Integrated Library System. We are also in the path of Digitalization by using D Space. *Workshop content* During the three days of the workshop, the participants will be given knowledge in research ethics, and the tools used in Academic writing. Hands on training sessions will be given on the use of various literature search tools. Final two days will be meant for SPSS training. SPSS is statistical software suitable for data analysis. *Eligibility* Target participants of the Workshop are Faculty members, Library and Information Professionals, Project coordinators and research scholars (Part- time) form Academic, R & D institutions/ industries. Seats are limited. *How to apply* The application form is available in the College website www.cethalassery.ac.in Filled Applications forwarded by the concerned authorities, along with DD of Rs. 1200/- (in favor The Principal, College of Engineering Thalassery, Payable at SBT Thalassery) should reach the *Workshop Coordinator, ** Central Library, College of Engineering Thalassery, Eranholi- PO, Kannur, Kerala - 670107* on or before 21- 02- 2015. *Applicant will be registered on first come first served basis as the number of seats limited to 30 for outside candidates.* *Registration fee* * Registration fee Rs. 1200/- *(includes course kit, Software DVD, Lunch and Tea) *Accommodation* Accommodation may be arranged for Candidates at their own cost. *TA/DA * No TA/DA will be provided *Important Dates* Last date of Receipt of Application: 21/02/2015 Intimation of Selection: 25/02/2015 (by Phone/ e-mail) Confirmation by participants: (by Phone/ e-mail- *coethalassery(a)gmail.com <coethalassery(a)gmail.com>*) *Address for Communication* Workshop Coordinator 1. Silpa. K +91 9447074987 2. Usman koya P T +91 9846974035 E- Mail : coethalassery(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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Call for Papers/Chapters for Book
by Dr Mange Ram 09 Feb '15

09 Feb '15

Qualitative Papers and Chapter are invited for the book “Automation and Digitation Software of Library: Open Source and Commercial”. The book will be publish in July 2015 with ISBN number. It is requested kindly submit the Papers/Chapters/study on the following topic and sub-topic: 1. Library Automation and Digitation Software 1.1 Open Source Software 1.2 Commercial Software Example: SOUL, LibSys, SLIM 21, Alice for Windows, Librarian, VTLS, Newgenlib, Koha, e-Granthalaya, Cybrarian, Omeka, dSpace, EPrints, Invenio, Fedora Commons, Evergreen ILS, Greenstone etc 2. Problems and Solutions of Library Automation & Digitation 3. OCR Technology 4. QR, RFID, Barcode Technology, 5. Metadata, Dublin core, MARC 21 6. Web 2.0, 3.0, Library 2.0 7. New trends and innovation in Libraries Kindly submit the papers/chapters to the e-mail: librarytrend(a)gmail.com up to 15th March 2015 only. Note: All papers and Chapters will be reviewed by the reviewer and also go through plagiarism check. A Proof of paper publication will be provided to Author. Format for Submission the papers: Font: Times new roman, Size: 12 and in single space with linked references (APA Style) as examples are given below: References/Bibliographies: 1. Book: Kidder, T. (1981). The soul of a new machine. Boston: Little, Brown & Company. Frank, R. H., & Bernanke, B. (2007). Principles of macro-economics (3rd ed.). Boston: McGraw-Hill/Irwin. 2. Edited Book: Gibbs, J. T., & Huang, L. N. (Eds.). (2001). Children of color: Psychological interventions with culturally diverse youth. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. 3. Article/Papers: Ku, G. (2008). Learning to de-escalate: The effects of regret in escalation of commitment. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 105(2), 221-232. Sanchez, D., & King-Toler, E. (2007). Addressing disparities consultation and outreach strategies for university settings. Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, 59(4), 286-295. 4. Journal article from a subscription database (no DOI): Colvin, G. (2008, July 21). Information worth billions. Fortune, 158(2), 73-79. Retrieved from Business Source Complete, EBSCO. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com Proposals/Papers/Chapters should be sent to only: librarytrend(a)gmail.com Dr Ram -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Survey on Awareness of IT skills among library professionals: Request to participate
by Iranna Shettar 09 Feb '15

09 Feb '15

Dear Sir/ Madam / Friends, I am writing to you to request your participation in a brief survey on Awareness of IT skills among library professionals. The survey is very brief and will only take about 5 minutes to complete and I assure you that information supplied by you would be kept confidential and used for academic purpose only. Please click the link below to go to the survey Web site (or copy and paste the link into your Internet browser) https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1_0Kk7JoCkIh2D_vRf3e_7TLY6mbS2wO4-Ei5h5ec9Q… Thanks in advance... Sincerely, Iranna Shettar, NITK Thanks & Regards *Iranna Shettar* Assistant Librarian National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal Post Srinivasnagar, Mangalore – 575 025 Phone: (0824) 247 3062 Fax: (0824) 2474033 Website: http://www.nitk.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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open textbooks
by Subbiah Arunachalam 08 Feb '15

08 Feb '15

A movement to promote open textbooks: http://dailycollegian.com/2015/02/05/masspirg-launches-new-open-textbooks-c… Indian professors may also adopt this system. Arun -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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A book on teaching science
by Subbiah Arunachalam 07 Feb '15

07 Feb '15

Friends: You might wish to alert science teachers in your institutions to this book on improving undergraduate science teaching published recently by NAP, Washington DC. It is free to download. < http://nationalscience.org/nsci-focus-areas/science-education/2015/new-book… > Best wishes. Arun -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fwd: Why Big Foundations Ganging up for Open Access is Important
by Subbiah Arunachalam 07 Feb '15

07 Feb '15

Friends: Leading funders of research want science to be open. Please see http://www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/2015/2/6/why-big-foundations-ganging… http://www.insidephilanthropy.com/science-research/2014/12/3/six-funders-wo… http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-17668722 Best wishes. Arun -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for fulltext article
by Mamtha's Gmail 07 Feb '15

07 Feb '15

Dear professional friends, One of our faculty member requires the following reference . Kindly please provide a copy of this article if available in your library. 1) C N Maguire, LA McCallum, C Storey, JP Whitaker *Familial searching: A specialist forensic DNA profiling service utilising the National DNA Database® to identify unknown offenders via their relatives—The UK experience* *Forensic Science International: Genetics, Volume 8, Issue 1, January 2014 , Pages 1-92. **Lisa S. Parker, Alex John London, Jay D. Aronson **Incidental findings in the use of DNA to identify human remains: An ethical assessment* *Forensic Science International: Genetics, Volume 7, Issue 2, February 2013 , Pages 221-229 * -- *Thank you & Regards* *Mrs Mamatha P. Kumar* *Chief Librarian* *Central Library* *Yenepoya University* *Yenepoya University **|** University Road, Deralakatte **|** Mangalore 575018 **|** Karnataka **|* * India*T: +91 824 22046668/69/70 *|* Extn 310 *|*F: +91 824 2204667 *|* www.yenepoya.edu.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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LIS News: An Online Newsletter for Library and Information Science Professionals
by Dr. Badan Barman 07 Feb '15

07 Feb '15

Respected forum members, LIS Links is bringing out a newsletter for the Library and Information Science professionals of India to stay updated in the field. It is released in extremely condensed form so that even a busy person can find time to go through it. Till now we released three issues each of which is sent to 17,000+ LIS professionals in India through email. On an average, 987 people click on individual news item included in the newsletter. We are very much happy to see its success rate. The intention of this email is to further publicize the newsletter and have your constructive criticism. You are kindly requested to visit our newsletter at http://lisnews.lislinks.com and send the feedback to info @ badanbarman . in -- *New Address* Dr. Badan Barman, Assistant Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, University of Gauhati, Guwahati-781014, Assam, India -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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