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

Vacancy of Library & Information Assistant (Intern) at IIM Kozhikode
by mgsree 02 Jun '17

02 Jun '17

Dear Colleagues: The Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK) is looking for Library & Information Assistant (Intern) on Contract (2 numbers) in Library & Information Science for a period of one year on a monthly consolidated pay of Rs. 8000/-. The candidate should possess Masters Degree in Library & Information Science from a recognized university with not less than 55% marks. Interested candidates may apply ONLINE and appear for interview on 25 May 2015 at 10:00 AM. The Notification and the Link for Online Application could be seen at - http://iimk.ac.in/announcements/careers/cnotification.php?n=57 The Library & Information Center (LIC) at IIM Kozhikode (http://iimk.ac.in) is a world class Learning Resource Center with its unique blending of the traditional library with the advanced digital collections and services. It has been able to fetch worldwide recognitions and laurels. IIMK is presently the South Asia Coordinator for the renowned Greenstone Digital Library Software, on behalf of UNESCO (http://greenstonesupport.iimk.ac.in). The Center for Development of Digital Libraries (CDDL) at IIMK runs several national/international projects and training programmes. The LIC at IIM Kozhikode has also got the distinction of creating the Indian Business Museum, the first of its kind in India (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nuljYJzIqk) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fi-dd/sets/72157629298509345/). With regards, Sreekumar -- Dr. M.G. Sreekumar Chief Librarian and Information Officer & Adjunct Professor Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode IIMK Campus P.O., Calicut, Kerala - 673570, INDIA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Web ..: http://greenstonesupport.iimk.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Why name is "Central Library"
by vinod mishra 02 Jan '17

02 Jan '17

Dear All, Perhaps i am asking very silly question but this question came in my mind so i would like to know some explanations on below: 1. Why we name any Institute/University main Library as central Library? and what is the meaning of Central Library? 2. If the name of Central library has been given name in honor of any person than why "Central" world is included like Mahatma Gandhi Central Library, Biju Patnaik Central Library etc. my view is why it is not only Mahatma Gandhi Library or Biju Patnaik Library? Please explain to me the differences between above? Thanking You. -- *With Regards,Vinod Kumar Mishra,Assistant Librarian,Biju Patnaik Central Library (BPCL),* *NIT Rourkela,* *Sundergadh-769008,* *Odisha,* *India.* *Mob:91+9439420860* *Website: http://mishravk.com/ <http://mishravk.com/>* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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KALA Office Bearers
by Rajendrakumar Py 05 Aug '16

05 Aug '16

<Subject: KALA Office Bearer> - The newly elected Office Bearers of Karnataka State Library Association for the years 2016-18. President: Dr.P.Y.Rajendrakumar Vice-Presidents: Dr.Satish K Hosamani. Dr.S.L.Kadadevara Mut. General Secretary: Sri.G.K.Govinda Reddy. Joint Secretaries: Dr.Mahesh Horakeri. Smt.V. Sunitha Treasurer: B.Subash Reddy -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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7th pay report and role of library policy makers/leaders?
by vinod mishra 02 Aug '16

02 Aug '16

Dear All, Nice for taking many initiative regarding improvement of pay and i observe previously also many have taken in this regard but the result is not much fruitful as reflected by the report of 7th CPC ( http://7cpc.india.gov.in/pdf/sevencpcreport.pdf (Page number 232) ) neither any up-gradation of staff of group B/C/D has been recommended by 7th CPC as reflected in the latest gazette notification ( http://www.igecorner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/7th-pay-commission-gaze… , page 18) Many professional discussion i have seen on social media too and observed mostly the discussion was related to the group "A" staff . I personally feel and found there is variety of post nomenclature among library staffs on the same pay scale and it creates problem too for decision makers at the time of deciding the pay scales. Library association and policy makers must think from the low level of staff structure and uniformity in their designations too. Further, You may suggest your views to UGC as per notification at ( http://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/2415887_UGC_Notice_PRC_English-(1).pdf) and feedback can be given to many people who is considered to be leader of LIS, But what about the other professionals who does not comes under the UGC, therefore i suggest to send such recommendations to all autonomous bodies/institutes too like council of IIT/NIT, IIM, CSIR, DRDO, ISRO etc. Thanking You. On Thu, Jul 28, 2016 at 3:55 PM, shabahat husain <shabahat12(a)rediffmail.com> wrote: > Dear friends, > In view of the UGC Pay Review Committee notice (F.No.1-3/2016(PS/PRC), > dated 18-07-2016, > (http://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/2415887_UGC_Notice_PRC_English-(1).pdf) the > Indian Library Association > (ILA) seeks opinions/suggestions from the Library Science Professionals > from all over India. So that, a > consolidated draft may be submitted to the â€˜Pay Review Committeeâ€™ for > consideration. > The suggestions may be sent to the following IDâ€™s as early as possible: > 1. shabahat12(a)rediffmail.com > 2. raipardeep(a)gmail.com > Thanks > Prof. Shabahat Husain > President, Indian Library Association > > > Prof Shabahat Husain > President, Indian Library Association > Govt. of India nominee on; > i Governing body of National Museum Allahabad ii Khuda Baksh Oriental > Public Library. > iii Member of University Court Allahabad Univ. > Ex-Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, AMU > Ex-University Librarian,AMU > Postal Address: > Chairperson, Deptt. of Library & Information Sc. > A.M.U.Aligarh (U.P.) 202002 > E.Mail: shabahat12(a)rediffmail.com > Mobile: 09412177121 > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > >

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Should research papers be anonymous?
by Subbiah Arunachalam 30 Jul '16

30 Jul '16

Friends: Here is an interesting article in *Current Science *I received by mail from the author. It is relevant to librarianship and scholarly communication. <http://www.currentscience.ac.in/Volumes/111/02/0250.pdf> The author (anonymous!) would like to reach academics and librarians to answer the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/6JJTLVB Please Help the author reach as many researchers and librarians as you can. Thanks and best wishes. 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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BBC News: Syria's secret library
by Mailing List Admin 29 Jul '16

29 Jul '16

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2016 09:20:59 +0530 From: madhan muthu <mu.madhan(a)gmail.com> When a place has been besieged for years and hunger stalks the streets, you might have thought people would have little interest in books. But enthusiasts have stocked an underground library in Syria with volumes rescued from bombed buildings - and users dodge shells and bullets to reach it. For full report, visit, Syria's secret library - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-36893303

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125th Birth Anniversary of Dr. S. R. Ranganathan
by Jagtar Singh 29 Jul '16

29 Jul '16

Dear All, Trust me, Dr. Ranganathan's 125th birth anniversary is on 12 August 2017 and not this year. Jagtar Singh President, IATLIS, and Professor In-charge, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha Library, Punjabi University, Patiala (Punjab) Tel: 0175-3046152 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fwd: [etd] Announcement: ETDplus Curation Workbench Tool Available for Public Review and Use
by Dr Ramesh C Gaur 29 Jul '16

29 Jul '16

FYI 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 Begin forwarded message: > From: Sam Meister <sam(a)educopia.org> > Date: 29 July 2016 at 12:02:57 AM IST > To: ETD <etd(a)ndltd.org> > Subject: [etd] Announcement: ETDplus Curation Workbench Tool Available for Public Review and Use > > Preserving and Curating ETD Research Data and Complex Digital Objects, Curation Workbench Tool Available for Public Review and Use - (July 25 - September 19, 2016) > > The ETDplus project (https://educopia.org/research/grants/etdplus) invites Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD) program staff, librarians, faculty advisors, and graduate students to participate in a public review of the Curation Workbench Tool for Preserving & Curating ETD Research Data & Complex Digital Objects. > > About the ETDplus Curation Workbench Tool > > The Curation Workbench is a web based tool that is designed to assist students in preparing and packaging ETD supplementary materials for long-term preservation and access. The Curation Workbench includes configurable functions and features that integrate basic preservation actions such as virus scans, integrity checks, file format identification and validation, personally identifiable information scans, and metadata and versioning support into a simple data upload and review workflow. The tool also packages uploaded data and metadata as Bags that users can download and ingest into an array of repository and storage environments. > > The development of the Curation Workbench tool has been led by the Digital Library Development Team from Virginia Tech University in collaboration with the Educopia Institute. > > Review (and Use!) the Curation Workbench Tool > > Interested ETD stakeholders can test a demonstration version of the Curation Workbench at the following website: http://etdplusdemo.educopia.org/ > > To test and use the tool you will first need to create an account by selecting “sign up” and then entering an email and password. This account will only be functional for the duration of the review phase of the Curation Workbench tool (until September 2016). The maximum size for uploaded files is 200 MB and no more than 100 files can be uploaded at one time during the review phase. > > We are releasing the Curation Workbench--both during this initial public review phase and after it is refined--as open source software. We want institutions to use, integrate, and implement this tool in whatever way works for their local audiences. > > We invite you to help us refine the Curation Workbench tool by drawing our project team’s attention to any features or functions that need to be modified, revised, broadened, or narrowed. Please send us an email with your suggestions at the addresses below by or before September 19, 2016. We plan to integrate the community’s feedback before formally releasing the tool on GitHub later this summer. > > We will gladly accept feedback between July 25 and September 19, 2016. > > If you have any further questions about the Curation Workbench or about the ETDplus project, don't hesitate to reach out to us: > > Katherine Skinner, Principal Investigator (katherine(a)educopia.org) > Sam Meister, Co-Principal Investigator (sam(a)educopia.org) > Courtney Vukasinovic, Administrative Coordinator (courtney(a)educopia.org) > > About the ETDplus Project > > The project is generously funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and led by the Educopia Institute, in collaboration with the NDLTD, HBCU Alliance, bepress, ProQuest, and the libraries of Carnegie Mellon, Indiana State, Morehouse, Oregon State, Penn State, Purdue, University of Louisville, University of Tennessee, the University of North Texas, and Virginia Tech. > > Project Advisory Group > > Dr. Tyler Walters (Dean of Libraries, Virginia Tech) > Michael Witt (Purdue University, Interdisciplinary Research Librarian) > Christopher “Cal” Lee (University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Associate Professor, University of North Carolina School of Information and Library Science) > Gail McMillan (Virginia Tech, Director of Digital Research & Scholarship Services) > Kathleen Shearer (Confederation of Open Access Research, Executive Director) > Dwayne K. Buttler (University of Louisville, Evelyn J. Schneider Endowed Chair for Scholarly Communication) > Amy Jo Barton (Purdue University Libraries, Metadata Specialist) > > Project Steering Committee > > Dr. Martin Halbert (UNT, Dean of Libraries and Associate Professor) > Holly Mercer (University of Tennessee, Knoxville Libraries, Associate Dean for Scholarly Communication and Research Services) > Chris Eaker (University of Tennessee, Knoxville Libraries, Data Curation Librarian) > Carly Dearborn (Purdue University Libraries, Digital Preservation & Electronic Records Archivist) > Gabrielle Michalek (Carnegie Mellon University, Head of Archives & Digital Library Initiatives) > Michael Boock (Oregon State University, Head of Center for Digital Scholarship and Services) > Mike Furlough (Penn State University, Associate Dean for Research & Scholarly Communications) > Austin McClean (ProQuest, Director of Scholarly Communication and Dissertation Publishing) > Eli Windchey (Bepress, Vice President of Consulting Services) > Joe Swanson, Jr. (Morehouse College, Director of Morehouse School of Medicine Library) > Zhiwu Xie (University Libraries Virginia Tech, Associate Professor & Technology Development Librarian) > Rachel Howard (University of Louisville, Digital Initiatives Librarian) > Cinda May (Indiana State University, Associate Librarian & Public Historian) > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ETD" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to etd+unsubscribe(a)ndltd.org. > To post to this group, send email to etd(a)ndltd.org. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/a/ndltd.org/group/etd/. > To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/a/ndltd.org/d/msgid/etd/9c42b4f4-3c6e-4b85-ba6d-8…. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/a/ndltd.org/d/optout.

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Seeking Opinions/Suggestions from LIS Professionals regarding UGC Pay Review Committee
by shabahat husain 28 Jul '16

28 Jul '16

Dear friends, In view of the UGC Pay Review Committee notice (F.No.1-3/2016(PS/PRC), dated 18-07-2016, (http://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/2415887_UGC_Notice_PRC_English-(1).pdf) the Indian Library Association (ILA) seeks opinions/suggestions from the Library Science Professionals from all over India. So that, a consolidated draft may be submitted to the âPay Review Committeeâ for consideration. The suggestions may be sent to the following IDâs as early as possible: 1. shabahat12(a)rediffmail.com 2. raipardeep(a)gmail.com Thanks Prof. Shabahat Husain President, Indian Library Association Prof Shabahat Husain President, Indian Library Association Govt. of India nominee on; i Governing body of National Museum Allahabad ii Khuda Baksh Oriental Public Library. iii Member of University Court Allahabad Univ. Ex-Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, AMU Ex-University Librarian,AMU Postal Address: Chairperson, Deptt. of Library & Information Sc. A.M.U.Aligarh (U.P.) 202002 E.Mail: shabahat12(a)rediffmail.com Mobile: 09412177121 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Automatic remote backup of Koha MySQL database on Google drive
by Indranil Das Gupta 27 Jul '16

27 Jul '16

Dear all, I'm sharing this blogpost here, hoping hat more people may benefit (and not just Koha users) from it: "Easy peasy way of automating remote backup on Google Drive for your Koha database" This post discusses how to automate your Koha ILS’s MySQL database backup on to Google drive and send out an email when it is complete. It shows how you can take advantage of Google Drive’s 15GB space for free (Dropbox only gives you 2GB on the free access) and do it all from the command line and save the much needed RAM for your Koha server rather than waste it on the GUI, which is also a security risk. Further this attempts to introduce the new FOSS users into details of the commands they are supposed to follow, with further reading resources, should they be interested to learn more about these. http://blog.l2c2.co.in/index.php/2016/07/27/easy-peasy-way-of-automating-re… warm regards -indranil -- Indranil Das Gupta L2C2 Technologies Phone : +91-98300-20971 Blog : http://blog.l2c2.co.in IRC : indradg on irc://irc.freenode.net Twitter : indradg Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/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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