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Sad News from Loughborough University, UK
by mailman＠ncsi.iisc.ernet.in 24 Jul '16

24 Jul '16

---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- From: "Subbiah Arunachalam" <subbiah.arunachalam(a)gmail.com> Date: Sun, July 24, 2016 10:05 am -------------------------------------------------------------------------- We are sad to announce that Jack Meadows, one of the Universityâs most esteemed Emeritus Professors, died peacefully on Monday night at the age of 82. Jack is regarded worldwide as one of the most influential figures in Information Science and the History of Science. Having gained a DPhil in Astronomy from New College, Oxford, Jack moved to the University of Leicester in 1965, where he went on to become Professor of Astronomy and History of Science. His career, and his renown, in astronomy were officially recognised when he had a planet named after him Asteroid 4600 Meadows. Jack came to Loughborough University in 1986 as Professor of Library and Information Studies in the then Department of Information Science. He held a number of senior managerial roles at Loughborough: Head of Department (1986-1990), Dean of Education and Humanities (1992-1995) and finally Pro Vice-Chancellor (1995-1996). As well as being an inspirational teacher Jack authored many seminal publications in the Physical Sciences, History of Science and Information Science domains, most notably *The Origins of Information Science*(1987). He retired from the University in 2001 but always maintained strong links, popping in regularly to see how things were going and helping out wherever he could. Jack was not just a huge academic star; he was also a friend and mentor to all who were fortunate enough to cross paths with him. He was always encouraging, supportive and cheerful, offering wisdom and insight as well as warmth and humanity. He and his wife, Jane, are remembered warmly as gracious hosts to all members of the department at the wonderful annual summer afternoon tea parties they held in their beautiful garden. He will be sorely missed. Our condolences go to his wife and other family members. -- I am sure many of our colleagues in the LIS fraternity would have benefited by reading the books of Prof. Meadows. What they may not know is that he came all the way to India for two weeks to help young Indian science journalists hone their skills. Prof. Meadows came to India in the late 1980s along with Mr Martin Redfern of BBC World Service to help the Indian Science Writers Association host two 5-day workshops on communicating science to the public (meant for science journalists). These workshops were held at NISTADS and IISc, thanks to the generous support of Prof. Ashok Jain and Prof. C N R Rao. Their visit was financially and logistically supported by the British Council. Prof. Meadows was an ardent lover of cricket. When he was in Delhi, I asked him if I could do anything for him as his host. He said he would like to meet the great cricketer Lala Amarnath whom he had seen play in England when he was a schoolkid. Thanks to help from Mr Chandran, former MD of PTI, I could take Prof. and Mrs Meadows and Mr Redfern to the residence of not only Mr Amarnath for a hour-long chat over drinks but also to the bungalow of the great Nawab of Pataudi for tea. And Mrs Chandran invited the Meadows and Mr Redfern home for some authentic Indian food. Prof. C K Ramaiah of the Pondicherry University did his doctoral work under the guidance of Prof. Meadows, and a few years ago he had invited him to a conference at Pondicherry. 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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Naturopathy(BNYS) books and medical books vendors contacts
by Sreedhara Rao 23 Jul '16

23 Jul '16

Dear friends, Please give me a contact details of Naturopathy & Medical Books Vendors (books suppliers) details please mail us sreedhar.rao(a)svyasa.edu.in *Best Regards...* *Sreedhara Rao K.S* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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What Next Shall I Do?
by Dp Tripathi 23 Jul '16

23 Jul '16

Dear All, Greetings from DP Tripathi!! What next shall I do? Generally, this question comes in mind when I finish one task and I believe this question must be taking place in every professional’s mind. Really, it is very tough task to decide what next I can do which will be beneficial for everyone. Actually, in my opinion, we must sense the need of our library users and accordingly we should provide the services from library. I thought of sharing some of my experiences with young library professionals who have just started their career…hope it will be very useful for everyone. 1. Library Automation: This mechanism has reduced the work load of every professional in this digital era but now-a-day, the biggest problem is to choose the right library automation software. Actually, there are many good library automation software available in the market (Commercial and Open Source both). In my opinion, those libraries which are in primitive stage, they must go ahead with Open Source Technology such as koha, NewGenLib, and Evergreen etc. which supports International Standards and later, if you are not satisfied with the current software’s functionality, very easily you can switch over to the Commercial Software or any other with all your bibliographical data in same condition. Open Source Tools for Library Automation: Koha, NewGenLib, Evergreen etc. For practice of Koha, you can download the ISO image at www.dptripathi.in/download/koha_dspace_gate-entry.iso <http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dptripathi.in%2Fdownload%2Fk…> 2. Digitization: A library can start this service for maintaining the repository of Institute/Organization or managing the electronic documents with the help of open source technology such as DSpace, E-Print, and Greenstone etc. But in my opinion, DSpace may be suitable for all as it has some unique features which will be very effective for academic community as well as for working staff for both operation and dissemination of Information with ease. Tools for Digitization: DSpace, Greenstone, e-Print and Fedora Project etc. For practice of DSpace, you can download the ISO image at www.dptripathi.in/download/koha_dspace_gate-entry.iso <http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dptripathi.in%2Fdownload%2Fk…> 3. Library Website This is the best service & application for any library to disseminate information quickly. As web application can be accessed anytime from anywhere, every library must maintain library web page. Now the question is how to maintain and develop the website? Now-a-day, there are many open source content management systems available using which anyone can develop a very good and attractive website for library. I have also developed many websites using Joomla and WordPress. With Joomla - (http://library.nitrkl.ac.in <http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Flibrary.nitrkl.ac.in%2F&h=iAQGu3…> ) With WordPress – (www.dptripathi.in) You can download the PDF file which contains the information on Joomla and Its use: http://www.joomlashine.com/free-download.html <http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.joomlashine.com%2Ffree-downl…> For video just visit the link given below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xwhz4vhMz-c <https://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%…> 4. e-Newsletter This service is unique in nature and can also be started in library which will be very effective for library to bring to the notice of all the library users about one-month activity of library. This e-newsletter can be designed and published using many methods. But, I find easy to publish e-newsletter with Microsoft Publisher which is available in MS Office Package in every system now a day. This tool is very easy to use and publish the newsletter. http://library.nitrkl.ac.in/images/enewsletter/2016/v3n7.pdf <http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Flibrary.nitrkl.ac.in%2Fimages%2F…> Tool to publish e-newsletter: a. Microsoft Publisher b. Adobe Photoshop etc. 5. Information KIOSK Information KIOSK is one of the best equipment in order to disseminate information in attractive way. The users find very easy to get the information about library & its resources with this equipment. Generally, it costs approximately Rs. 140000/- It is available with different configuration such as Thin Client, Stand Alone etc. Develop the software your own for this and keep in front of main gate of library which will be very effective for dissemination of information. Tools to develop program for Information KIOSK: We can use HTML, CMS and Flash for developing the program for Information KIOSK. Joomla can be very useful if you keep your Information KIOSK on LAN structure where you can access all resources through IP. 6. Develop Android Application for Library In the present digital era, smartphone is an important tool to be connected with latest information through Internet. A library can also develop an Android Application for its services which will also be very effective as keeping smartphone has become very easy for everyone so the users can be made aware about library services through smart phone. Tools to develop android application: Intel XDK, this can be downloaded from the link given below: http://xdk-software.intel.com/downloader.html?windows <http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fxdk-software.intel.com%2Fdownloa…> 7. New Arrival This service is very essential as it keeps every library user updated with the latest editions available in the library. Generating the list of new arrivals is very easy as ready option is available in almost every software now-a-days. If not, this can be generated manually based on the processed documents in technical section. Later, the same list can be sent to all members through mail. User likes this service very much as they get information about latest books. http://library.nitrkl.ac.in/…/newa…/2016/jun/newarrival4.pdf <http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Flibrary.nitrkl.ac.in%2Fimages%2F…> 8. Photocopier with Smart Card: This service can also be provided to the user with Smart Card facility. In this, users are given one smart card (just like an ATM Card) with an option to have balance in it. When users come to take photocopy, they first swap the card and deduct the amount equal to the calculation of pages for which photocopy is to be done. Then, system allows user to photocopy the document up to the limit already deducted from user’s account. In-case, user does not have sufficient balance then user can recharge it. 9. User Education Program: Every month, a user education program can be organized on library services and its resources. This service is very useful for making the students aware about library resources, how to use these and also about other services. This program generally must be provided according to the user’s requirement. 10. Demonstration: Most of the library users sometimes don’t understand the nature of resources available in the library especially e-resources. A demo can be very helpful for all the users who access e-resources. 11. Out and About Service: This service can be unique in nature in order to develop the library collection and especially services. Library staff can choose a particular day and can meet library users’ directly and collect the feedback. This feedback can be used for the improvement of library service with effective way. Apart from all these, there are many other services which can be provided to our users. Thanks for spending time to read my post, if you also have any new service, kindly share with all of us. http://dptripathi.in/download/What_Next.pdf Thanks, DP Tripathi NIT Rourkela -- 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 vijesh p v 22 Jul '16

22 Jul '16

Dear Sir/Madam, can you please get me the following article,if it is available in your library? *Title - Zones of engagement: where meaning in work meets personal identity* *Author - Alisa M. Cortez; Owen Hanley LynchJournal -International Journal of Human Resources Development & Management. * *Apr2015, Vol. 15 Issue 2/3/4, p170-184. 15p.* *Best Regards* *Librarian, * *Rajagiri Centre for Business Studies, Rajagiri Valley P.O., * *Kakkanad, Kochi – 682 039,Phone : 0484 -2660601, Ext:527 - 620* *|Mob:8289853395,Web: http://rsom.weebly.com <http://rsom.weebly.com/>,* *http://www.rcbscybrary.blogspot.in, <http://www.rcbscybrary.blogspot.in/>http://rcbs.rajagiri.edu/index.php <http://rcbs.rajagiri.edu/index.php>* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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UGC Scheme 2016 - Academic Inclusion of Librarians among Students and Teachers
by mailman＠ncsi.iisc.ernet.in 21 Jul '16

21 Jul '16

---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: UGC Scheme 2016 - Academic Inclusion of Librarians among Students and Teachers From: "Dr. A.T. Francis" <francisaloor(a)yahoo.com> Date: Thu, July 21, 2016 5:01 pm -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear library professionals, UGC has invited suggestions on the PAY Revision for teachers an librarians. Â The draft representation on the matter prepared by the Academic Library Association is given below for your kind comments and uniform and collective action:The Academic Library Association is an importantassociation of qualified library professionals in India.Â We would like to submit our remarks and somesuggestions for the kind consideration of the Govt. of India and UGC whilefinalizing the UGC Scheme 2016. The UGC Schemes 1986, 1996 and 2006 have brought lotof merits to the academic system in India.Â But, it has few demerits which affect the Library management, Libraryservices to the students, teachers and researchers and the Career AdvancementScheme to the librarians.Â Few examplesare noted below: About 80% of the University Librarians in India (100% inKerala) is vacant. Not even a single Assistant Librarian or Deputy Librarian orUniversity Librarian is directly appointed in any university or college inKerala.Â In Kerala, there are about 600Govt. colleges (arts and science, poly technique, medical, nursing, dental,etc.). On implementation of UGC Scheme, Govt. has upgraded only 12 posts oflibrarians to the UGC Cadre.Â To these 12posts itself, promotion from junior posts of Librarians is continuing.Â As there is no benefit to Junior Librariansin receiving this promotion on the verge of retirement, out of these 12 posts, 04posts are vacant. In universities also, the Junior Librarians arepromoted as Asst. Librarians at the age of about 50 years.Â While teachers in universities will retire at60, the librarians will retire at 56 years as they are categorized asNon-teaching, along with clerks, typists and peons.Â Modern library profession is based on ICTs, webbased tools and techniques, digital libraries, strategic management, etc.Â The librarians entering the UGC Cadre atabout the age of 50 years or on the verge of retirement, they loose technicalcompetency, enthusiasm and motivation.Â This is adversely affecting not only libraries, but the entire system ofeducation and research in the country. The library profession became a non-attractive or non-dignifiedjob in India especially in Kerala and talented students do not prefer to enter theprofession.Â This is reflected in the libraryservices and utilization of high value information resources. Several court cases piled up in High Courts and SupremeCourts in India regarding the implementation of UGC Scheme for Librarians, lackof clarity on several rules, retirement age, parity issues etc. though the UGClibrarians are equally qualified as teachers. Similar to teachers, librarians in universities andcolleges are engaged with three duties; (i). teaching, (ii). research or (iii).extension.Â They are engaged with theduties like; imparting knowledge through library and information service(indirect teaching), direct teaching and extension. They are also entrustedwith academic administration, that is, management of library and informationsystems and services. The qualification for a teacher or librarian in UGC isPG in concerned subject (here Library Science) with 55% mark and NET conductedfor teachers/librarians. Though the mode appointment, pay scale and CareerAdvancement Promotion for teachers and librarians are same in UGC Scheme, alluniversities in Kerala and many universities in India are classified thelibrarians under non-teaching category of clerks, typists and peons.Â This is highly unscientific and affects the motivationand morale of librarians and also the quality of education, teaching, learningand research. The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR),the controlling agency of agricultural universities in India has included a paper âResearchMethodologyâ (1+1 Credit Course) for all PG and PhD students.Â About 33% of the content of this paper wasLibrary Education, Library Science, Library Service, Information Retrieval,etc. Â During 2009 onwards, this coursehas been re-structured into two papers: i.Library and Information Service (0+1 Credit); and ii.Technical Writing (1+0 Credit) Because of the importance of the librarians inteaching, research and extension, all University Librarians of AgriculturalUniversities in India are Ex-Officio Member of the University Academic Council. The designation of qualified librarians in researchagencies like DRDO, ISRO, CSIR, KSCSTE, etc. is âScientistâ.Â Librarians in CBSE, ICSE and similar schoolsare in the Teaching Category.Â Manyuniversities and states have brought the librarians under the teaching categoryby re-designation.Â But, it is better to havea uniform pattern. Though the librarians are custodians and providers ofhigh value knowledge resources, their categorization under Non-Teaching,resulting in the automatic exclusion of them from the academic and researchcommunity.Â This is a great loss to ourstudents, teachers and researchers because there is a natural gap between them.Â As large quantity of digital as well asconventional information resources are available in the college and universitylibraries, proper library education to students and teachers is extremelyessential to effectively utilize these resources. In many states there is a general notion thatlibrarians are unqualified and incapable.Â In Kerala, there are about 60,000 âLibrariansâ and former librarians inPublic Libraries. There is no need for any formal qualifications to them.Â Their âsalaryâ is Rs. 1,200/- per month.Â The public image and status of UGC Asst.Librarians, Deputy Librarians and Librarians in Universities and colleges aresame as that of these non-qualified librarians, because the number qualified librariansis negligibly small as compared to the non-qualified librarians. Moreover, there is a Govt. Rule in Kerala topromote âLibrariansâ with few years of experience as âPart-Time Sweepersâand again as âPeonsâ after further few years of experience.Â So, we can imagine the status of librariansin Kerala, whether they are in UGC Cadre or State Govt. Cadre. Similar situation prevails in many otherstates. Based on several brain stormingsessions, workshops and seminars conducted on the matter, we suggest thefollowing for inclusion in the 2016 UGC Package in order to get maximumpotential of what invested in higher education sector: i.Â Re-designate UGC Librarians in universities andcolleges same as that of other teachers (Asst. Professor / Associate Professor/ Professor â Library Education). The âUniversity Librarianâ may beRe-designated as âDirector of Librariesâ similar to âDirector of Researchâ, âDirectorof Extensionâ, âDirector of Academic & PG Studiesâ, âDirector of PhysicalPlantâ, etc. in Agricultural Universities. ii. The librarians in universities and colleges shouldbe non-vacation teachers as in the case of all teachers in agricultural universitiesand colleges. iii. Include one Compulsory Non-Credit Paper in thesyllabus of all PG and PhD Courses, with Title, âAdvancedLibrary Education and Informaticsâ (0+1 Credit, Practical course); 2 hours/week(1 semester). The total workload for the above course can be limitedto 04-06 hours per week by combining different batches of students to offer thecourse either in 1st Semester or 2nd Semester and theexisting staff can manage the class without additional staff. With regads,Â Dr. A.T. FRANCIS, MCom, MLISc, NET, PhD UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN Kerala Agricultural University Thrissur - 680 656, India, 91-9496839409 (m) francisaloor(a)yahoo.com

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Aricle request
by Binod Yadav 21 Jul '16

21 Jul '16

Dear professional, Please provide the given article. A Retrospective Study of Melanocytic Naevi at the National Skin Centre Ann Acad Med Singapore 2001; 30:32-7 Y K C Kwok,*FAMS, MBBS, MRCP (UK), Y C Giam,**FAMS, MBBS, M Med (Paed), S H Tan,***FAMS, MBBS, M Med (Int Med), -- Binod Kumar Yadav Senior Librarian B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences Dharan, Nepal Phone: +97725525555 Mobile:+977-9804060641 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Recruitment of Library Professionals
by Ramakrishna Reddy 21 Jul '16

21 Jul '16

Dear Modulator, Pl advertise the below mentioned message in LIS-FORUM for the benefit of Library professionals. There are some vacancies for Library Professionals at various colleges of* Acharya Institutes*, Soldevanahalli, Hesaraghatta Main Road, Bengaluru – 560 107. Details of the vacancies are shown below: *College* *Acharya School of Management* Position *Librarian* Qualification *MLIS (First Class – Regular)* Experience *2 to 3 years. * Skills *Knowledge of IT and Communication skills.* *College* *Acharya Institute of Technology* Position *Assistant Librarian* Qualification *MLIS (First Class – Regular)* Experience *1 to 2 years. Freshers will also be considered* Skills *Knowledge of IT and Communication skills.* *College* *1) Acharya Pre-University College* *2) Acharya NRV’s School of Architecture* Position *Library Assistants* Qualification *MLIS / BLIS / DLIS / Certificate course* Experience *--* Skills *Good communication * *Salary*: No bar. Will compensate with qualifications and experience. *Interested candidates shall send CVs along with copy of all certificates by post to the below mentioned address.* *Last date for receipt of applications**: 30th July 2016.* *[Note:** Those who have applied for the previous notification in LIS-FORUM dated 13th May and 9th June 2016, need not apply]* With Regards, *Dr. K Ramakrishna Reddy* *Chief LibrarianAcharya Institute of TechnologyAcharya InstitutesAcharya Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan RoadHesaraghatta Main RoadSoldevanahalli, Bangalore - 560 090Phone: 080-28396011 /28376431Mobile: 9739038652Residence: 080-23461829E-Mail: ramakrishnareddy(a)acharya.ac.in <ramakrishnareddy(a)acharya.ac.in> krred(a)yahoo.com <krred(a)yahoo.com> drkrreddy1655(a)gmail.com <drkrreddy1655(a)gmail.com>http://www.acharya.ac.in <http://www.acharya.ac.in>* -- 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 Harsha Maga 8105954179 21 Jul '16

21 Jul '16

Dear Sir/Mam One of our faculty needs the following articles for academic purpose. If any one of you have access to the articles, kindly arrange to send. Gout Tuhina Neogi, MD, PhD *Ann Intern Med. *2016;165(1):ITC1-ITC16. doi:10.7326/AITC201607050 -- *(¨`•.•´¨) Always `•.¸(¨`•.•´¨) Keep (¨`•.•´¨)¸.•´ Smiling!! `•.¸.•´ Cheers´¨) ¸ •´ ¸.•*´¨) ¸.•*¨) (¸.•´ (¸.•* ♥♥♥...♪♪♪* *Harshavardhan S Maga* *Asst. Librarian* *Shri B M Patil Medical College* *BLDE University* *Vijayapur-586103* *KARNATAKA, INDIA* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Recruitment for the post of Library Trainee at NIFT, Chennai
by Gopalakrishnan S 21 Jul '16

21 Jul '16

Dear Colleages, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY, CHENNAI REQUIREMENT OF ‘LIBRARY TRAINEE’ AT RESOURCE CENTRE The National Institute of Fashion Technology, Chennai invites applications for the post of ‘Library Trainee’ for a period of one year from the suitable candidates. The appointment will be purely on temporary and non-renewal basis. Educational Qualification: Essential: Post Graduate degrees in Library & Information Science Desirable: Diploma / PG Diploma in Computer Application; Knowledge in use of various Library Software Period of Tenure: One Year Remuneration: Rs. 10000/- (Consolidated) per month The interested candidates may email their applications alongwith complete bio data at headresourcecentre.chennai(a)nift.ac.in to The Head Librarian, National Institute of Fashion Technology, Chennai on or before 29 th July 2016. Rgds -- *Dr.S.GopalakrishnanHead, Resource CentreNational Institute of Fashion TechnologyNIFT Campus, Rajiv Gandhi SalaiTaramani, Chennai - 600 113Ph: 91-44-22542770 / 22542756 Fax: 91-44-22542769* *Mobile: 91--9444913926* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Invitation from DELNET- Lecture on " E-Waste Management in Institutions: Rules & Guidelines" on July 29, 2016 at 6 p.m. at IIC (Conference Room No. I), New Delhi
by Dr Sangeeta Kaul 20 Jul '16

20 Jul '16

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