May 2016 - LIS-Forum - ncsi.iisc.ernet.in

Invitation from DELNET : Lecture on "Digital Content : Strategies for the Future" on May 11, 2016 at IIC, New Delhi
by Dr Sangeeta Kaul 08 May '16

08 May '16

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April 2016 : ILA Newsletter
by Dr. Rajesh Bhardwaj 06 May '16

06 May '16

Dear Friends The April 2016 issue of *ILA Newsletter* has been published by Indian Library Association which is available here <https://ilaindia.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/2016_april_ila-newsletter.pdf>. The previous issues of ILA Newsletter may also be referred from from here. <https://ilaindia.wordpress.com/newsletter-of-ila/> Thanks and Regards Dr. Rajesh Kr. Bhardwaj -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Upcoming change in Koha ILS's version numbering schema
by Indranil Das Gupta 05 May '16

05 May '16

Dear all, Many among you here are active Koha users. While some of you may be aware that Koha's versioning number scheme is changing within the next few days, many are not yet aware of this change. From the 3.x versioning that we have used for the last 3+ years, we are changing over to a YY.MM style version (ala Ubuntu). The current stable release is 3.22.6 and the next stable release which is scheduled for release in a few days will be 16.05. I've posted about the details of the decision is here - http://blog.l2c2.co.in/index.php/2016/05/05/koha-ils-project-changes-versio… -- Indranil Das Gupta Koha Release Team member [Versions : 3.22, 16.05, 16.11] Phone : +91-98300-20971 IRC : indradg on irc://irc.freenode.net Twitter : indradg -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Please exchange editable Office documents only in ODF Format. No other format is acceptable. Support Open Standards. For a free editor supporting ODF, please visit LibreOffice - http://www.documentfoundation.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Tumkur University Library has set up seperate section for Kannada Jnanapeeta Awardees
by Mailing List Admin 04 May '16

04 May '16

------------------Original Message--------------------- Date: Tue, 3 May 2016 14:58:12 +0530 From: Dr. B. RAVIIVVENKAT <basralravi(a)gmail.com> ------------------------------------------------------- Seperate Section for 8 Kannada Jnanapeeta awardees available collection has been set up in Tumkur University Library. The opening function was organised jointly with Dr. D.V.Gundappa Adhyayana Kendra , Tumkur University. The section was inaugurated by Prof. Sumatindra Nadig Poet & Critic. Rtd. Kannada Professor Bangalore University, President of the function Prof. A.H. Rajasab, Vice-Chancellor , Tumkur University stressed the importance of collecting the classic literature and made available at one place, Prof Nadig in his special lecture said that in the University level for the students books are more important than depending solely on faculty and students have to imbible the reading habits, regards. Dr. B. Raviivvenkat Deputy Librarian University Library Tumkur University, Tumakuru-572103. Organising Secretary. KASULA, Bengaluru. Secretary, TUDLA, Tumakuru Co-ordinator Shodhaganga

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Vacancy-Library Trainee
by Emmanuel E (RBEI/ETI) 04 May '16

04 May '16

Dear Sir, Kindly publish this message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Position: Project Trainee (PT) at K-Centre & Information Services, RBEI. Location: RBEI, Bangalore.(off The Forum Mall, Hosur Road, Koramangala, Bangalore) About K-Centre: RBEI K-Centre is an automated Library and provides Library & Information services. Its collection includes Printed(Books, Journals etc) and electronic media ( e-Journals, e-books, Digital Library, Subscription to databases etc). Selected candidate will be working with the K-Centre & Information Services team in providing Library & Information services to the users. Only Fresher or professionals with one year experience can apply. Candidates who are appearing/appeared for exam and expecting their results by June 2016 can also apply by sharing their previous year's marks details. Educational Qualification: * MLISc with Bachelor's Degree in Science or Commerce (Full time course only) * BLISc with Bachelor's Degree in Science or Commerce (Full time course only) * Science or Commerce degree with Library & Information Science as an optional paper/specialized (Full time course only) or . * Diploma in Library & Information Science with PU from Science or Commerce background. Essential Skills: * Fluency in English (Written & Spoken). * Library classification (DDC or CC), Cataloguing (AACRII or CCC), Reference service, Circulation Service, Acquisition- handling procurement of reading materials & invoice processing. * Serials section: Subscription & Circulation. * Computer skills: Proficient in/hands on experience with MS Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint & Outlook). Internet Search. Desirable skills: * HTML. * Hands on experience with NewGenLib or any other library automation software. * Hands on experience with Digital Library software like GSDL or Dspace. * CAS. * Content page scanning/designing. * Designing electronic newsletters in HTML (HTML coding or by using applications like Ms. Front page, Ms. Publisher etc.) Salary: As per the industry standard (Par with the salary of PTs at the Library of IT companies). Type: On contract for one year and can be extended/renewed based on performance. Please send your resume to: emmanuel.ec(a)in.bosch.com<mailto:emmanuel.ec@in.bosch.com> Best regards Emmanuel EC -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Presentation on “Communication Systems in Indian Railways:Today and Tomorrow” on 11th May 2016 at 6.00 p.m.
by Mohan Hr 04 May '16

04 May '16

Dear all, Pl. find an invite for the presentation on “Communication Systems in Indian Railways:Today and Tomorrow” on 11th May 2016 at 6.00 p.m. The pdf invite is available at http://ieeecs-madras.managedbiz.com/pgms/2016/mm-160511-csir.pdf To facilitate logistics, please pre-register at https://goo.gl/o87xc1 INVITATION ===================================================== Computer Society of India, Chennai Chapter IEEE Madras Section IEEE Computer Society, Madras Chapter IEEE Communications Society, Madras Chapter cordially invite you for a presentation on “Communication Systems in Indian Railways:Today and Tomorrow” by Mr. R. Baskaran Group General Manager RailTel Corporation of India Ltd, Chennai on Wednesday, 11th May 2016 at 6.00 p.m. at Seminar Hall, CSI Education Directorate, Taramani, Chennai – 600113 (Situated in the opposite lane to Indira Nagar MRTS Railway Station. About 100 meters away from the Dharmambal Women’s Polytechnic & Opposite to the Inst. of Mathematical Sciences and Inst. of Hotel Management) Dr. B. Srinivasan, Chairman, CSI Chennai Chapter Dr. M. Atmanand, Chairman, IEEE Madras Section Dr. P. Sakthivel, Chairman, IEEE CS Madras Chapter Mr. P. Subramanian, IEEE COMSOC Madras Chapter Programme ========= 6.00 p.m. : Tea & Fellowship 6.30 p.m. : Presentation 7.45 p.m. : Dinner About the Presentation ================= Communication Systems play a vital role in the growth of any organization. Indian Railways (IR), one the largest passenger and goods transportation network has been using the communication systems for its tremendous growth during last 15 years. IR uses the communication systems broadly in the following three categories. -- Operational Communication Systems; Administrative communication systems; and Emergency communication equipment. IR also uses Networked Passenger Information Systems and continuously putting a lot of effort in improving the technology to match the developments and growing user needs and demands. IR is fast adopting itself to most of the communication facilities which are getting shifted to IT based. Emails, Messaging, Social networks such as Facebook, WhatsApp are being extensively used now. While ERP is also getting implemented in phases, Internet of Things (IoT) is likely to be the future for all its operations. The presentation will cover various technologies which are in use, challenges faced in implementing and maintaining and the overall benefits derived by IR through Communication Systems.. About the Speaker ============== Mr. R. Baskaran who hails from Kanyakumari District is an alumnus College of Engineering Guindy with a degree in BE (ECE). After graduation he had taken up a job in ITI, Chennai, where he was involved in developing “High Speed, Magnetically Suspended Rotor for Uranium Enriching” for DRDL, Hyderabad, which is being used by Defence even now for their Nuclear project.In 1986, he joined the Signal & Telecom Department of Indian Railways through UPSC / Indian Engineering Services examination. Since then he has been working in various capacities in Railways at different places spanning 9 states. In all his tenures, Mr. Baskaran has been successful in all his postings and made a mark in major system improvement. Currently, Mr. Baskaran is the Group General Manager at RailTel Corporation of India Ltd, Chennai and is in-charge of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. In his current posting, Mr. Baskaran has achieved the distinction of being the market leader in Retail Broad-band segment in RailTel, holding 60% of business in All India level. For this achievement, RailTel has honored him during the Annual Day Celebration on 23rd Sep 2015. Mr. Baskaran is associated with two NGOs -- “V-SEED Society” and “Subbaiah Muthammaal Charity Trust” involved in conducting large number of Career Counselling Programmes for students. He is also the Joint-President of “CEG’83 Anna University Alumni Association” To facilitate logistics, please pre-register at https://goo.gl/o87xc1 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Shifting of the SRELS office
by franc＠library.iisc.ernet.in 03 May '16

03 May '16

----------Original message --------------- Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2016 13:41:48 +0530 (IST) From: "K.S. Raghavan" <ksragav(a)hotmail.com> ------------------------------------------- Owing to severe financial constraints, the Trustees of the Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science (SRELS) have decided to shift the physical office of the premises to a smaller location from 30th April 2016. It is a hard decision for the Endowment, as its office had become the meeting point for all the LIS professionals. The Endowment will, however, continue to function with its major activities, including the publication of the SRELS journal of Information Management and holding of the Endowment Lectures. Letters and other communications to SRELS should henceforth be sent to: Dr. K. S. Raghavan Member-Secretary, Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science G-1 Oasis Residency, Rose Garden Road, J.P. Nagar 5th Phase, Bangalore 560078 E-mails may please be sent to: ksragav(a)hotmail.com with copy to: srelsbangalore(a)yahoo.co.in SRELS Journal of Information Management Dr. Ranganathan started this journal in 1965. Rated among the top-5 LIS journals from India, it stands out to this date as the leading peer-reviewed journal of the profession. The publishing activity of the Journal was transferred to Informatics (India) Ltd., Bangalore, two years ago. Endowment continues to control and manage the editorial operations to maintain and ensure the quality of the Journal. We have come out with 50-years of archive of this journal from volume-1. The Journal is completely online with publishing process going online completely. Authors wanting to submit papers for publication in the SRELS Journal of Information Management should submit the papers online at www.srels.org All subscription related enquiries should be sent to: The Circulation Department, SRELS Journal of Information Management Informatics (India) Ltd., 194, R. V. Road, Basavanagudi Bangalore - 560 004 e-mail: ssp(a)informaticsglobal.com On behalf of the Board of Trustees of the SRELS, I would like to place on record our sincere appreciation and gratitude to Dr. K. N. Prasad, Executive Officer of SRELS for ably managing the affairs of the Endowment all these years. I would also like to thank the excellent services rendered by our office staff members, Ms. S.K. Lalitha, Ms. S. Chitradevi and Sri M.Ravi (aka Lakshmegowda). The spirit of Ranganathan continues to drive SRELS, an endowment he created from his lifetime savings. I appeal to the members to continue to support SRELS in all respects. Dr. K. S. Raghavan Member-Secretary, Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science G-1 Oasis Residency, Rose Garden Road, J.P. Nagar 5th Phase, Bangalore 560078 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Lecture at JNU Library on 18th May
by Dr Ramesh C Gaur 03 May '16

03 May '16

Central Library Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Cordially invites you to the 24th Library Lecture Series and Outreach Programme Topic :Research Support Services at Academic Libraries in USA… Thinking Out of the Box Speaker Anjana H Bhatt University Librarian (Electronic Resources) Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, Florida, USA Email: abhatt(a)fgcu.edu Chairperson Dr. Ramesh C Gaur, University Librarian, JNU Date Wednesday, 18th May 2016 at 3.30 pm Venue Committee Room, Central Library, JNU Abstract of talk: Research Support Services have moved away from a traditional model of providing reference service confined to the library building alone. An academic library is heart of any thriving university and in the current scenario of exponential growth of information on Internet, it is absolutely critical to think about library marketing, patron outreach, student oriented library building, and collaborating with other student services departments while designing and developing effective Research Support Services. This presentation includes examples of Research Support Service activities at FGCU library and includes several examples of collaboration between liaison librarians, extended faculty and university administration. And, as a bonus, presenter also discusses successful strategies for conducting successful e-trials for new resources. About of the speaker: Anjana is working in the field of librarianship since 1978. Trained in each and every library department, Anjana holds a unique experience of working in special, research and educational libraries in national and international settings. Currently Anjana works as E-resources Librarian at Florida Gulf Coast University library and her chief responsibility is to manage all aspects of electronic resources through their life cycle of ‘trials-license negotiations-acquisition-maintenance-usage data-renewal-cancellation’, in support of teaching, learning and scholarship activities of the FGCU library Community. She has conducted several workshops and trained over 300 librarians at ALA, ACRL and Charleston conferences. Her research interest includes Electronic Resources Management and Open Access Publishing Sent from iPad ************************************ Dr. Ramesh C Gaur PGDCA, MLISc,Ph.D. Fulbright Scholar (Virginia Tech, USA) University Librarian Jawaharlal Nehru University(JNU) New Meharuli Road, New Delhi - 110067 Tele +91-11-26742605, 26704551 Fax : +91-11-26741603 Email: rcgaur(a)mail.jnu.ac.in ;rcgaur66(a)gmail.com URL: www.jnu.ac.in Brief Profile: http://www.jnu.ac.in/Library/RameshCGaur.htm -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancies: Institute of Home Economics
by Paramjit Singh 03 May '16

03 May '16

Applications are invited to fill up the following non-teaching position in Institute of Home Economics, University of Delhi on permanent basis. 1 Librarian (PwD) - - - - 01 VH (LV) 01 2 Professional Assistant (Library)(PwD) - - - - 01 (HH) 01 3 Semi Professional Assistant (Library) (UR) - - - - 02 4 Library Assistant (UR) - - - - 01 5 MTS (Library Attendant) (UR) 02 (ST) 01 UR: Unreserved, SC: Scheduled Caste, ST: Scheduled Tribe. PwD: Person with Disabilities, HH: Hearing Handicapped, VH (LV)-Visually Handicapped (Low Vision). Qualification and Pay Scales 1. Librarian : 15,600 – 39,100 + 6,000 (GP) I. A Master’s Degree in Library Science / Information Science / Documentation Science or an equivalent professional degree with at least 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed) and a consistently good academic record with knowledge of computerization of library. II. Qualifying in the national level test conducted for the purpose by the UGC or any other agency approved by the UGC. 2. Professional Assistant (Library) : 9,300 – 34,800 + 4,200 (GP) Essential: I. M. Lib. Sc./ M.L.I. Sc. or equivalent with 50% marks OR Master’s Degree in Arts/ Science / Commerce or any other discipline with 50% and B. Lib. Sc./ B.L.I. Sc. with 50% marks. II. Computer Science paper at Graduate/ PG level or six months Computer Science course from a recognized institution. Maximum Age Limit: 35 years. 3. Semi Professional Assistant (Library) : 5,200 – 20,200 + 2,800 (GP) Essential: I. Graduate in Arts/ Science/ Commerce or any other discipline or any other higher qualification with 50% marks. II. B. Lib. Sc. / B.L.I. Sc. with 50% marks. III. Course in Computer application at Graduate or PG level or 6 months Computer course from a recognized institution. Maximum Age Limit: 35 years 4. Library Assistant : 5,200 – 20,200 + 2000 (GP) Essential: I. Passed Sr. Secondary or equivalent examination conducted by State Board of Education/University/Govt. recognized institutions. II. Certificate in Library Science/Library and Information Science from a recognized institution. III. Computer Course at Sr. Secondary Level or Basic Course in Computer Science/Word Processing from a recognized Institution. Maximum Age Limit: 30 years. 5. MTS (Library Attendant) : 5,200 – 20,200 + 1,800 (GP) Essential: I. Passed 10th or equivalent examination from any State Education Board or Government recognized Institution. II. Certificate in Library Science/ Library & Information Science from a recognized Institution. Desirable: I. Computer as a subject at Secondary level or Basic course in Computers from any Institution. Maximum Age Limit: 27 years. <http://www.ihe-du.com/images/stories/vacancies/nonteaching/advtnonteachin20…> More details visit Institute of Home Economics <http://www.ihe-du.com/images/stories/vacancies/nonteaching/advtnonteachin20…> -- Thanks & Regards <https://www.linkedin.com/in/s-paramjit-singh-8aa1238?trk=nav_responsive_tab…> <https://www.linkedin.com/in/s-paramjit-singh-8aa1238?trk=nav_responsive_tab…> *Singh, Paramjit * <https://www.linkedin.com/in/s-paramjit-singh-8aa1238?trk=nav_responsive_tab…> *Librarian <https://www.linkedin.com/in/s-paramjit-singh-8aa1238?trk=nav_responsive_tab…>* +91 9968 308970 <https://www.linkedin.com/in/s-paramjit-singh-8aa1238?trk=nav_responsive_tab…> , 9911270778 <https://www.linkedin.com/in/s-paramjit-singh-8aa1238?trk=nav_responsive_tab…> <https://www.linkedin.com/in/s-paramjit-singh-8aa1238?trk=nav_responsive_tab…> P *please consider the environment before printing this email !!!* <https://www.linkedin.com/in/s-paramjit-singh-8aa1238?trk=nav_responsive_tab…> -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Sci-Hub
by Subbiah Arunachalam 02 May '16

02 May '16

Friends: Have you taken the Sci-Hub survey (on Survey Monkey)? It takes less than two minutes and one is not at any risk of being identified. You might wish to recommend the survey to your users. Physicists and mathematicians, I presume, may not feel compelled to use Sci-Hub. They get most of what they need from arXiv. Do you know Sci-Hub users are not limited to the developing world? "Some critics of Sci-Hub have complained that many users can access the same papers through their libraries but turn to Sci-Hub instead—for convenience rather than necessity. The data provide some support for that claim. The United States is the fifth largest downloader after Russia, and a quarter of the Sci-Hub requests for papers came from the 34 members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the wealthiest nations with, supposedly, the best journal access. In fact, some of the most intense use of Sci-Hub appears to be happening on the campuses of U.S. and European universities." How many among your users know and use Sci-Hub? India, along with China and Iran, is among the three countries downloading most articles. Best. Arun http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4398-4658 http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-9925-2009 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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