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MHRD Sponsored Library Workshop at BIT Mesra, Ranchi, Jharkhand (15-18 December 2012)
by Amitabh Manglam 23 Nov '12

23 Nov '12

Dear Sir/ Madam, It's my pleasure to inform you that, we are conducting Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, New Delhi sponsored 4 days national workshop on “Library Automation & Resource Sharing Network” on 15-18 December 2012 at our campus (Central Library, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra). This workshop will create the awareness among the participants on automation and networking of their libraries using KOHA. The workshop will also cover installation of KOHA on Windows or Linux operating system, Introduction to Windows or Linux Operating System, customization and configuration of KOHA software, demonstration of all modules like Acquisitions, Cataloguing, Serial Control, Circulation & OPAC, Introduction to MARC 21, multilingual support in KOHA, MARC records, import feature in KOHA etc. *Registration Fee, boarding and lodging is free for this workshop for the working library professionals, whose university/ institute/ college is/are affiliated to UGC/AICTE * The workshop is limited to 40 participants, so we will accept the application purely on first cum first basis only. I am enclosing workshop registration form for your perusal and needful to benefit from this workshop. For more information Kindly contact Mr. Amitabh Kumar Manglam : 09470943275 Mr. Debojyothi Nath : 09470162180 Mr. Shiva Prakash: 09431109820 Sanjay Kumar Karan: 9431104310 Basant Das:09431359491 Workshop Coordinator: 0651-2276675 *With Warm Regards, *Amitabh Kumar Manglam, UGC NET, AIS, MLISc., M.Sc. LIA, Central Library Birla Institute of Technology (Deemed University), Mesra, Ranchi, Jharkhand - 835215 Contact Number: +91-9470943275 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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LIS Links Website is Down for Unknown Reason
by Dr. Badan Barman 23 Nov '12

23 Nov '12

Respected group/forum administrator(s), If my following posting do not breach your group's / forum's terms of service, then I would be very much happy if you can circulate it to the group/forum members. Yours faithfully Badan Barman Respected forum/group members, I would like to take the opportunity to reach you through this group/forum in the event of breakdown of our LIS Links: http://www.lislinks.comwebsite. I am very much sorry to inform you that the LIS Links ( http://www.lislinks.com) which is a home of more than 10,500+ Library and Information Science professionals broke down today morning at 10.30 am. The problem is already reported to the Ning and they are investigating it. I will try to keep you updated about the status over My Twitter ( https://twitter.com/badanbarman) and Facebook Page ( https://facebook.com/badanbarman) Stay tuned. Thanking you, Yours faithfully Badan Barman *Toll Free Number:* 1800 345 3613 *Phone:* 0361-2234964 / 2235971 / 092070 49493 *Fax:* 0361- 2235398. *Institutional Websites:* http://www.kkhsou.in *Personal Websites:* http://www.lislinks.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Sudent's Seminar at DRTC
by drtc＠isibang.ac.in 23 Nov '12

23 Nov '12

INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE Documentation Research Training Centre 8th Mile Mysore Road Bangalore 560059 DRTC Seminar (2012-2013) Cloud Computing: An Economic Solution for Libraries ABSTRACT In traditional computing, operating system manages computer hardware, resources and provides common services to applications. Resources are accessible on a network cannot be accessed by computers outside the network unless it is made available on the Internet. Cloud computing brings revolutionary changes in the world of ICT due to its benefits such as reduced cost, anytime anywhere availability as well as its elasticity and flexibility. Cloud computing is a new technique that has grown from being a promising concept to one of the fastest growing trends in the field of IT industry. Cloud computing provides us virtually unlimited on-demand computing resources by connecting lots of distributed computers. Many library applications are now using the cloud computing techniques, which leaves us with many questions, such as: 1. How cloud computing can be used by libraries in providing effective service to its users? 2. How can information be shared by using the cloud is secure? 3. Which type of cloud services should be selected by libraries? 4. What are the opportunities and risks in the cloud computing based services? This seminar tries to explain the cloud computing -- its types, features, merits -- and tries to answer the above questions. Few case studies on cloud computing implementations in will also be discussed. Speaker: Amit Kumar Shaw, MS(LIS) Venue: DRTC Classroom, Date: 27th Nov 2012 Time : 02:00 P.M. All are cordially invited. Dr. Devika P. Madalli and Dr. Saiful Amin Seminar Coordinators -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fw: [GOAL] Houghton & Swan (2012): Planting the green seeds for a golden harvest: Comments and clarifications on “Going for Gold”
by Subbiah Arunachalam 22 Nov '12

22 Nov '12

----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Stevan Harnad <amsciforum(a)gmail.com> To: Global Open Access List (Successor of AmSci) <goal(a)eprints.org> Cc: LibLicense-L Discussion Forum <LIBLICENSE-L(a)listserv.crl.edu> Sent: Thursday, 22 November 2012, 4:58 Subject: [GOAL] Houghton & Swan (2012): Planting the green seeds for a golden harvest: Comments and clarifications on “Going for Gold” John Houghton and Alma Swan have published several important and influential economic analyses of the costs and benefits of Open Access (OA), Gold OA publishing and Green OA self-archiving worldwide and for the UK. The specific implications of their findings for the UK Finch Committee recommendations and RCUK OA Policy as well as for worldwide OA policy are very clearly and explicitly stated in their latest paper (Houghton & Swan 2012): Houghton, John & Swan, Alma (2012) Planting the green seeds for a golden harvest: Comments and clarifications on “Going for Gold” >http://www.cfses.com/projects/Going%20for%20Gold%20-%20Comment%20and%20Clar… SUMMARY "The economic modelling work we have carried out over the past few years has been referred to and cited a number of times in the discussions of the Finch report and subsequent policy developments in the UK. We are concerned that there may be some misinterpretation of this work. > > >"This short paper sets out the main conclusions of our work, which was designed to explore the overall costs and benefits of Open Access (OA), as well as identify the most cost-effective policy basis for transitioning to OA at national and institutional levels. > > >"The main findings are that disseminating research results via OA would be more cost-effective than subscription publishing. If OA were adopted worldwide, the net benefits of Gold OA would exceed those of Green OA. However, we are not in an OA world, nor are we likely to be in such a world in the foreseeable future. > > >"At the institutional level, during a transitional period when subscriptions are maintained, the cost of unilaterally adopting Green OA is much lower than the cost of Gold OA – with Green OA self-archiving costing average institutions sampled around one-fifth the amount that Gold OA might cost, and as little as one-tenth as much for the most research intensive university. > > >"Hence, we conclude that the most affordable and cost-effective means of moving towards OA is through Green OA, which can be adopted unilaterally at the funder, institutional, sectoral and national levels at relatively little cost." [emphasis added] > > > > Further References: Finch, Dame Janet et al (2012) Accessibility, sustainability, excellence: how to expand access to research publications. Report of the Working Group on Expanding Access to Published Research Findings. http://www.researchinfonet.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Finch-Group-repor… Harnad, S. (2010) The Immediate Practical Implication of the Houghton Report: Provide Green Open Access Now. Prometheus, 28 (1) 55-59. http://eprints.ecs.soton.ac.uk/18514 Houghton,J.W. & Oppenheim, C. (2009) The Economic Implications of Alternative Publishing Models. Prometheus 28 (1) 41-54 http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08109021003676359 Houghton, J.W., Rasmussen, B., Sheehan, P.J., Oppenheim, C., Morris, A., Creaser, C., Greenwood, H., Summers, M. and Gourlay, A. (2009) Economic Implications of Alternative Scholarly Publishing Models: Exploring the Costs and Benefits, Report to The Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) by Victoria University & Loughborough University. http://www.jisc.ac.uk/publications/reports/2009/economicpublishingmodelsfin… See also the related addendum: http://www.cfses.com/EI-ASPM/JISC%20EI-ASPM%20Report%20(Addendum%20April%20… RCUK (2012) Policy on Access to Research Outputs RCUK Research Councils UK http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/documents/documents/RCUK _Policy_on_Access_to_Research_Outputs.pdf Swan, A. and Houghton, J.W. (2012) Going for Gold? The costs and benefits of Gold Open Access for UK research institutions: Further economic modelling, Report to the UK Open Access Implementation Group (July 2012). http://ie-repository.jisc.ac.uk/610/ _______________________________________________ GOAL mailing list GOAL(a)eprints.org http://mailman.ecs.soton.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/goal -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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[Open-access] is open access only for rich countries? invitation to a discussion
by Subbiah Arunachalam 22 Nov '12

22 Nov '12

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: sumandro <mail(a)ajantriks.net> Date: Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 4:11 AM Subject: [Open-access] is open access only for rich countries? invitation to a discussion To: open-access(a)lists.okfn.org Participate now in an online dialogue on open access and the developing world You are invited to take part in an online discussion on Open Access (OA) from the perspective of the developing world. Funded by DFID, through the Mobilising Knowledge for Development (MK4D) programme in the Institute for Development Studies at Sussex University, and managed through the African Commons project in South Africa and the Centre for Internet and Society in India, the discussion will be hosted on UNESCO’s WSIS Open Access Community Forum. This open access dialogue will provide a valuable space to discuss different perspectives on what open access means for the developing world and what it can offer. There is compelling evidence which indicates that OA has finally entered mainstream discourse. Yet, in the developing world context there remain specific challenges and untapped opportunities for OA. A series of open access discussions aimed at developing world critical thinkers, activists and academics, seeks to explore insights and articulate opinion on OA in the developing world. Join us for stimulating debate! Register here: http://institutefordevelopmentstudies.createsend1.com/t/r-l-kuxltt-jluthukl… Setting the context Open access has enjoyed a great deal of acceptance and growth over the last decade, with a particularly strong spurt in the adoption of open access policies by major agencies and governments in the last 12 months. With open access policies and initiatives now being taken up by UNESCO, the World Bank, the FAO, the European Commission, and the governments of the United Kingdom and the United States, among others, it is clear that open access has entered the global mainstream. These policies stress the human rights potential of open access in providing access to scientific and cultural knowledge, ensuring its impact and ensuring public access to publicly funded research. We now know that open access can work in the immediate and short term in providing better access to the research literature, whilst some of the longer term consequences and effects are still emerging. This is especially so in the developing world, which has been badly served by the publishing system we have inherited from the 20th century, which has marginalized research from developing countries. New opportunities and possibilities are created by open access, and, at the same time certain pitfalls need to be noted and avoided. A foundational report prepared to inform this dialogue shows the risks posed to all scholarly communications, discourse and practices by the publish-or-perish system, and indicates that in the developing world, the detriments are potentially much deeper and more damaging. As researchers are incentivised to publish in overseas-based journals - mostly unavailable in many developing world contexts - this research ‘brain-drain’ risks widening the gap between research and policy [1]. Read more here Get discussing! The first debate will kick off on Tuesday, 27 November 2012. A general topic will be complemented by two sub discussions. The discussion will be hosted on the WSIS Knowledge Platform's Open Access group. To take part you will be required to register on the platform. KEY TOPIC: Production, publication and consumption of scholarly knowledge and OA. This will focus on the greater concern of scholarly research in the developing country context debating the questions: What does OA imply and offer the developing world in terms of production, publication and consumption of academic materials and research activities? What are the specific challenges and opportunities for access to knowledge in developing countries? Within this topic the following sub-themes will be introduced: Sub-theme 1: Considering the issues of 'translation' of research for development impact; co-production and increasing access to academic materials; and the importance of OA in producing and sharing of non-state-supported educational materials; and Sub-theme 2: OA in academia and the search for global prestige; the perverse impact of metrics and rankings; scholarly knowledge production; and sharing and consumption challenges in developing countries. We will keep you posted about the second debate which will take place early in January 2013. In the meantime you are also encouraged to tweet about the discussions using hashtag #developoa or follow the debates on Facebook here <http://institutefordevelopmentstudies.createsend1.com/t/r-l-kuxltt-jluthukl…>. More: http://institutefordevelopmentstudies.createsend4.com/t/ViewEmail/r/4F291AC… ------------- sumandro ajantriks.net -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Mark your agenda! New Free Webinars @ AIMS on Linked Open Data
by Imma Subirats 22 Nov '12

22 Nov '12

Dear all, The AIMS <http://aims.fao.org> Metadata Community of Practice is glad to announce a series of webinars called Linked Open Data @ AIMS that will take place from December 2012 to February 2013. -- Linked Open Data -- The traditional approach of sharing data within silos seems to have reached its end. From governments and international organizations to local cities and institutions, there is a widespread effort of opening up and interlinking their data. Linked Data, a term coined by Tim Berners-Lee in his design note regarding the Semantic Web architecture, refers to a set of best practices for publishing, sharing, and interlinking structured data on the Web. Linked Open Data (LOD), a concept that has leapt onto the scene in the last years, is Linked Data distributed under an open license that allows its reuse for free. Linked Open Data becomes a key element to achieve interoperability and accessibility of data, harmonisation of metadata and multilinguality. -- About Linked Open Data @ AIMS -- Six specialists will introduce the concepts of Linked Open Data and Semantic Web in the 6 languages used on AIMS - English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese and Russian - with the objective to contextualize the initiatives related to Linked Open Data currently taking place within the AIMS Communities of Practice. -- Agenda and Speakers -- For each webinar an announcement with more detailed information, like title and abstract, will be distributed in advance. Webinar in English | 4th December 2012 | 04:00 pm Rome Time Speaker: Tom Baker, Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI) Webinar in Spanish | 11th December 2012 | 04:00pm Rome Time Speaker: Daniel Vila, Ontology Engineering Group, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. Webinar in Arabic | 15th January 2013 | 11:00am Rome Time Speaker: Ibrahim Elbadawi, UAE Federal eGovernment Webinar in French | 22nd Janury 2013 | 11:00am Rome Time. Speaker: Christophe Guéret, Department of Artificial Intelligence at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Webinar in Chinese | 20th January 2013 | 02:00am Rome Time Speaker: Marcia Zeng, School of Library and Information Science, Kent State University Webinar in Russian | 5th January 2013 | 11:00am Rome Time Speaker: Irina Radchenko, Centre of Semantic Technologies, Higher School of Economics -- Who Should attend -- Linked Open Data @ AIMS is not restricted to the agricultural information management community, anyone interested in an introduction to Linked Open Data and the Semantic Web may join. -- How to join Linked Open Data @ AIMS -- The webinars are open to anyone but places are limited. If you are interested to attend any of the webinars, send an e-mail to AIMS(a)fao.org at least one day before, containg the following information: • your name • your affiliation • your role • your country • webinar(s) that you would like to attend -- Sponsors -- As part of the CIARD Movement, Linked Open Data @ AIMS is co-sponsored by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and the International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists (IAALD). Announcement published at http://aims.fao.org/linked-open-data-webinars-at-aims Best regards, Imma Subirats Knowledge and Information Management Officer OEKC - FAO of the United Nations Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 00153 Rome (Italy) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Reminder-UGC Sponsored National Seminar at Dept. of Lib. & Inf. Sc, Sambalpur University during 22-23
by sabitri majhi 22 Nov '12

22 Nov '12

Dear All P.G.dept. of Lib & Inf. Sc., Sambalpur University is organizing a Two day UGC Sponsored National Seminar on “CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION MANAGEMENT IN LIBRARIES" during 22-23 December 2012. Call for Papers: Papers on the Theme and Sub Themes mentioned below or any other issues related with the broad theme may be submitted for presentation in the Seminar. The papers should not exceed 3000 words and should contain an abstract. The paper in MS-Word Format in A4 size single column and single line space may be sent to the Director by email to bulumaharana(a)gmail.com or to the Organizing Secretary by email tojyotshna_sahoo(a)rediffmail.com latest by 5 December 2012 Sub-themes: The Organizing Committee welcomes original thematic papers, case studies, surveys, project proposals, Action Plans, Best Practices, etc. relating to, but not limited to the following topics · CRM (Customer Relationship Management) · Personalization and creative library services · Change Management in libraries · Corporate Culture/Organizational Culture · Industry-academia interaction and innovation · Innovative library technology / services · Library Management in Digital Era · Managing e-resources · Incorporating best practices · Innovation in LIS education and training Registration: The following Registration Fee in the shape of Demand Draft in favour of Director, National Seminar, Department of Library & Information Science, Sambapur University payable at SBI Jyoti Vihar should be sent to The Organizing Secretary,National Level Seminar, P. G. Department of Library & Information Science, Sambalpur University, Jyoti Vihar-768019, Odisha on or before 5 December 2012. The Registration Fee may also be paid online to the Account No: 32183686820 SBI Jyoti Vihar Branch (Code: 6672) under information to the Director/Organizing Secretary. Category of Participants Registration Fee without Accommodation *Registration Fee with Accommodation LIS Professionals/Academicians Rs. 700/- Rs. 1000/- Research Scholars/Students Research Scholars: Rs. 500/- Students: Rs. 300/- Non Residential *The university has limited accommodation facilities in the campus. Hence, accommodation will be provided on first come first serve basis to limited participants only. For more details please contact to the Director by email to bulumaharana(a)gmail.com or to the Organizing Secretary by email to jyotshna_sahoo(a)rediffmail.com Sabitri Majhi Lecturer,P.G. Dept. Of Lib. & Inf. Sc.,Sambalpur University -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library Assistant and Library Attendant vacancy at GOVERNMENT OF GOA DIRECTORATE OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION ALTO PORVORIM, BARDEZ-GOA
by Dr. Badan Barman 22 Nov '12

22 Nov '12

Applications in prescribed format are invited by the Director, Directorate of Technical Education, Alto-Porvorim, Bardez -Goa, for filling the below listed posts on regular basis from eligible candidates. The application form should be duly filled and supported by attested copies of certificate (1) Birth Certificate (2) Educational qualifications (3) Experience (4) Residence in Goa for the last 15 years issued by the Competent authority & valid Employment registration card. The application form complete in all respects and affixed with passport size photograph shall reach this Directorate latest by 26/11/2012. *Original Advertisement: *http://www.dtegoa.gov.in/estt/post/advt1.pdf Thanking you, Yours faithfully (Dr. Badan Barman) http://www.lislinks.com <http://www.netugc.com/> -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Scientific Assistant-B [Library] Vacancy at National Centre for Radio Astrophysics TATA INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH PUNE, Maharashtra
by Dr. Badan Barman 22 Nov '12

22 Nov '12

*Advt No. 10/2012* The National Centre for Radio Astrophysics, Pune [NCRA] of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research [TIFR] [an autonomous institute under the umbrella of the Department of Atomic Energy of the Government of India] is an internationally reputed research institute. NCRA-TIFR is located inside the Pune University Campus. Facilities operated by NCRA-TIFR include, the Ooty Radio Telescope (ORT) and the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT). Located about 80 KM north of Pune, GMRT is the world’s largest radio telescope at metre wavelengths. NCRA is on the lookout for suitably qualified candidates for the following positions: *1. Scientific Assistant-B [Library]* [1 Post: OBC, HQ: Pune][TME: 28672/-; PB-2: 9300-34800, GP: 4200] *Essential Qualifications:* (i) B.Sc. with at least 60% marks and Graduate in Library Science with minimum 60% marks (ii) Should be conversant with using of personal computers and running applications on it. *Experience: *Minimum 2 years experience in well-established Scientific/ Technical Library. *Desirable:* Preference will be given to candidates having extensive knowledge of Information Technology including the use of Library Management Softwares. *Job Requirements:* The candidate will be required to handle routine library duties, digital databases and web-based services. *Age:* Below 31 years (including relaxation). Click here to apply online: http://203.199.129.12/advt2010<http://203.199.129.12/advt2010> *Last date for receipt of the applications:* 15th Dec 2012. Age will be reckoned as on 1st July 2012. *TME:* Total Monthly Emoluments, reflects Pay+GP+DA (presently 72%). HRA, transport and other allowances. *PB:* Pay Band, *GP:* Grade Pay. *How to apply:* Candidates are encouraged to apply on-line at http://www.ncra.tifr.res.in. Signed application in the prescribed format<http://mutha.ncra.tifr.res.in/ncra/opportunities/non-academic/formats>: http://mutha.ncra.tifr.res.in/ncra/opportunities/non-academic/formats will also be accepted. This should be sent in a sealed cover super-scribing the post applied for on the envelope and sent to the Administrative Officer, NCRA-TIFR, Post Bag 3, Ganeshkhind, Pune University Campus, Pune 411007. Applications received after the closing date will not be considered. *Original Advertisement: * http://mutha.ncra.tifr.res.in/ncra/opportunities/non-academic/advt.-10-2012 Thanking you, Yours faithfully (Dr. Badan Barman) http://www.lislinks.com <http://www.netugc.com/> -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy of Assistant Librarian
by Lokesha B.M Loki 21 Nov '12

21 Nov '12

Respected forum members and Library Professionals, Kindly find the details as follow Vacancy of Assistant Librarian, Library Professional Assistant at IIM Indore 1. Assistant Librarian (No. Post : 01) UR Responsible to assist to the librarian in extending both library services as well as modern information services (Pay Scale: Rs. 15600-39100 + Grade Pay Rs. 5400/- in PB - 3 ) No. of Posts : 1 - UR Minimum Qualification: Master's Degree in Library Science/Information Science Documentation from a recognized University an equivalent professional and sound knowledge of IT. (Experience : 5 years of Relevant experience. 2. Post: Library Professional Assistant (02 Post) UR Responsible for supervising all library services and also handle with technical and users. Experience : 2 years of Relevant experience. 9300-34800, Grade pay RS. 4200/- in PB - 2 for more details visit : http://www.iimidr.ac.in/iimi/pages/corporates/positions-iimi.php -- *L**okesha, B. M**. * * * Lokesha B.M. Library Project Assistant Hemagangothri P.G. Center Hassan University of Mysore Mysore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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