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let us learn the KASHMIR UNIVERSITY LIBRARY PRACTICES- PLEASE READ COMPLETELY
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 14 May '12

14 May '12

Helo friends I want to share few experiences that are unique in Indian Library situation. You must have never heard in academic libraries. Please read in full and express your impression. 1. Prof. (Dr.) Talat Ahmad, Vice Chancellor, Kashmir University with the suggestion of the University Librarian, nominated two prominent citizens on their University Library Committee to get their support in developing the library. Mr Shaik Ghulam Rasool, former Chief secretary of the State and present MLC + Prominent medical practitioner Prof. (Dr.) G.Q Allaqaband. This unique strategy had helped a lot for the development of University Library system as their influence was very useful. How- please read? 2. In recent Library Committee meeting on 7 May 2012, When Dr. REYAZ RUFAI, University Librarian had put up the proposals and asked for the budget, for automating the departmental libraries. Mr. Rasool immediately without lapse of time sanctioned Rs 50 lakhs from his constituency fund. It is a wonderful gesture on his part and support is highly admirable by the whole library profession in and outside country. 3. When other proposals such as establishment of book bank came Prof. (Dr.) G.Q Allaqaband, immediately promised to get the fund from Local MLA and MP. Prof. (Dr.) G.Q Allaqaband is a well respected citizen and has great influence in the State. Next day through his influence and contacts got Rs 20 lakhs from Mr Irfan Shah, MLA and Rs 10 Lakhs from Dr Mustafa Kamal, MLA. It is presumed that much more is in offing through these prominent citizens. 4. Prof. (Dr.) Talat Ahmad, VC wanted to link the University Library to the Public Libraries and extend the services to the common man using ICT. These words he suggested in his opening remarks. Look at the concern for the common man. The VC wants to provide a separate cell in the University Library for Members of Civil Society to get access to wonderful resources available in the library. 5. I found many innovative ideas for discussion in this meeting. I sensed that the Kashmir University authorities and people of the State have scholarship and even now they want to promote scholarship through optimum use of Knowledge resources. 6. I have realized many things from this meeting --and there is lot to learn from them such as attitude to the library management and services. I respectfully adore and appreciate all of them for their contribution for the development of the library services. You all may be aware that the ALLAMA IQBAL LIBRARY (Kashmir University Library) is one of the best managed libraries using the ICT extensively. The Librarian and the staff needs appreciation from all the professionals. Prof. N.LAXMAN RAO, (UGC- EMERITUS PROFESSOR: 2009-11)(FACULTY, Dept or Library & Information Science, OSMANIA UNIVERSITY:1975-2008), Director, UGC-Academic Staff College (2006-8) President, Association of British Scholars (Hyderabad Chapter) (2007-11)Plot No: A-194, H.No- 1-8-10/1,Ravindra Nagar, Habsiguda, HYDERABAD- 500 007 (INDIA) 9246547599 (Mobile) e:mail-- naglaxman(a)yahoo.com OR naglaxman(a)gmail.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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DRTC Colloquium (2) 2011-2013
by Mayukh Biswas 12 May '12

12 May '12

INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE DOCUMENTATION RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE 8TH Mile Mysore Road, Bangalore – 560059 DRTC Colloquium (2) 2011-2013 *TQM and Marketing in Libraries* * * * * *Abstract* * * Since the 1960's, the most widely taught marketing concept was the marketing mix theory: the 4Ps (product, price, place and promotion)--so clean, so neat, so inappropriate for libraries. Marketing theory cannot always be so succinctly described since relationships are by their nature complex. Marketing and Total Quality Management (TQM) are closely and clearly interlinked. Marketing focuses on capturing and analysing customers' needs; TQM involves the question of whether products and services do correspond to customers' expectations and needs and whether both are congruent with each other. TQM has been defined as "a systematic process which focuses on understanding customer needs and improving customer services". The implementation of TQM in the Library is a useful way to evaluate the quality of library services and provide goals for improvement. One especially beneficial aspect of TQM is its emphasis on continuous improvement. The most important condition of effective library services is to support continuous enriching dialog between the library and society by agreeing upon quality targets, which relate to the maintenance or improvement of quality standards. The library staffs carry the responsibility for the results of their work and for reaching the agreed targets. This colloquia highlights the recent trends and future of the TQM in libraries. FACETS SPEAKERS Introduction Mayukh Biswas Marketing Library Services Amit Kumar Shaw TQM Subhashis Das Service Sector Applications in Libraries Anurodh Kumar Sinha Conclusion Sonali Kishore Kalani Venue : DRTC Classroom, Date: 16th May, 2012 Time : 02:00 P.M. All are cordially invited. Dr. M. Krishnamurthy Colloquium Coordinator -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Save our beloved lis-forum from others' greed
by Prabalkishore Maity 12 May '12

12 May '12

To all respected members, Let us be aware and resist any kind of commercialization or exploitation (if any) of our beloved and very own lis- forum. There are some sites which used to be blogs earlier and later became full site. Once you open these kind of sites you could observe the site full of advertisements and only serves the owner’s pecuniary interests and are used with a sole focus of commercial exploitation. In such a case, the owner of such a site generally uses tools such as Google ad sense(used most widely by the owners), Ad World Network, AdAgency1, AdBonus, AdDynamix , Penny web Networks, AdOrigin,AdPepper <http://www.adpepper.com/> AdSmart<http://www.adsmart.net/>, etc. and earn huge money every month. We have to be careful to save our beloved lis-forum from becoming a money making tool to serve an individual’s pecuniary greed, if any. Most of us may not be aware of such money generating tools and may think sometimes what a nice job a site owner is doing and I found quite a few times one donates money to such sites as gifts wrongly acknowledging the effort. In this way these kind of sites not only earn money and make fat bank balance but also exploit one’s emotion.My earnest request to all is to save our forum from such traps and save its heritage. Wish you all in good health Prabal Kishore Maity. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Mr Sheik Ghulam Rasool, MLC, KASHMIR -wonderful gesture to Kashmir University
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 12 May '12

12 May '12

THIS IS THE NEWS PUBLISHED IN GREATER KASHMIR- NEWSPAPER Srinagar, May 7: Former Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir and present MLC Sheikh Ghulam Rasool donated Rs 50 lakh to Allama Iqbal Library, Kashmir University from his constituency development fund. Sheikh Ghulam Rasool who is also a member of the AIL committee said he will persuade the MPs to get some help from the Government of India on extending budgetary support to AIL and the Kashmir University. “This big gesture from Sheikh Ghulam Rasool was appreciated by everybody at the meeting . Vice chancellor Prof Talat also appreciated his magnanimous gesture and hoped that others will also come forward to help in the growth and development of the AIL,” a KU spokesman said in a statement. Prof. N.LAXMAN RAO, (UGC- EMERITUS PROFESSOR: 2009-11)(FACULTY, Dept or Library & Information Science, OSMANIA UNIVERSITY:1975-2008), Director, UGC-Academic Staff College (2006-8) President, Association of British Scholars (Hyderabad Chapter) (2007-11)Plot No: A-194, H.No- 1-8-10/1,Ravindra Nagar, Habsiguda, HYDERABAD- 500 007 (INDIA) 9246547599 (Mobile) e:mail-- naglaxman(a)yahoo.com OR naglaxman(a)gmail.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Clarification about LIS-Forum service
by franc＠library.iisc.ernet.in 12 May '12

12 May '12

Dear Members, There seem to be some confusion about the continuity of the LIS-Forum discussion list amongst some of the members. In my posting about the closure of NCSI, all that I had said about LIS-Forum was that there is a possibility that the LIS-Forum service could be administered from a different institute/organization. I haven't said anything about shutting down the list. Let me reassure all the members that the service will NOT be stopped, but there is a possibility that the service provider may change. Some institutions/organizations have already offered to continue the lis-forum service from their domains. I would like to thank all such offers. However, for the present, the list will continue from IISc domain and I'll keep you posted when it is time for the continuity of the LIS-Forum service from a different institution/organization. With best wishes, - Francis JRDTML, IISc Bengaluru - 560 012 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Solution to closure of LIS forum
by Praveen K C 12 May '12

12 May '12

Dear Members, Few days ago we heard a bad news about the closure of LIS mail updates. But there is a simple solution to run LIS forum mailing list free of cost! Create a gmail account in the name of LIS forum and in this account create a google group with appropriate name. Once the group is created, automatically we get a new e-mail ID for the group (e.g., lisforum(a)googlegroups.com) and a simple webpage(http://groups.google.com). The owner who created this group has to invite the members with the help of the link provided. Once the invited members accept the invitation they are into the group. Owner can regulate the group members with different options provided there in the group and member settings. Owner can set any member as a moderator. Now the owner and moderator can moderate the messages coming to the group. Once a member posts the message, a mail will come for moderation to owner and moderator. There are plenty of options enough to successfully run a group. I have initiate tow groups in the interest of research scholars. One is Mysore university level (mysoreuniversity(a)googlegroups.com) and another is all India level (ramgnsc(a)googlegroups.com) The groups are running successfully from past 2-3 years. I hope LIS forum will not come to an end but will have a new beginning! Thanking you with best regards, Praveen KC CSIR-SRF DOS in Physics University of Mysore Manasagangotri Mysore-570006 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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CALL FOR PAPER
by M. Ram 12 May '12

12 May '12

The Journal of Library and Information Communication Technology (JLICT) is a peer-reviewed journal (half yearly) will be published by editorial board of JLICT (first issue will be published in July 2012). JLICT is dedicated to increasing the depth of the subject across disciplines with the ultimate aim of expanding knowledge of the subject. * Call for Papers JLICT will cover all areas of library science related with ICT. The journal welcomes the submission of manuscripts that meet the general criteria of significance and scientific excellence, and will publish: • Original articles in basic and applied research • Case studies • Critical reviews, surveys, opinions, commentaries and essays We invite you to submit your manuscript(s) to: jlict2012(a)rediffmail.com Our objective is to inform authors of the decision on their manuscript(s) within four weeks of submission. A brief instruction for authors and other details are given below: Copyright transfer with a statement: I transferred all the right of my/our article (Title) to the Managing Editors of the “Journal of Library and Information Communication Technology’. And I also stated that I will be responsible for information, data submitted in my article/paper. This is my own and original work and I have not sent anywhere for the publication /presentation. Format: Font: times new roman, Size: 12 and in single space with linked references (APA Style) as examples are given below: References/Bibliographies: 1. Book: Kidder, T. (1981). The soul of a new machine. Boston: Little, Brown & Company. Frank, R. H., & Bernanke, B. (2007). Principles of macro-economics (3rd ed.). Boston: McGraw-Hill/Irwin. 2. Edited Book: Gibbs, J. T., & Huang, L. N. (Eds.). (2001). Children of color: Psychological interventions with culturally diverse youth. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. 3. Article/Papers: Ku, G. (2008). Learning to de-escalate: The effects of regret in escalation of commitment. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 105(2), 221-232. Sanchez, D., & King-Toler, E. (2007). Addressing disparities consultation and outreach strategies for university settings. Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, 59(4), 286-295. 4. Journal article from a subscription database (no DOI): Colvin, G. (2008, July 21). Information worth billions. Fortune, 158(2), 73-79. Retrieved from Business Source Complete, EBSCO. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com 5. Magazine article, in print: Kluger, J. (2008, January 28). Why we love. Time, 171(4), 54-60. 6. Newspaper article, no author, in print: As prices surge, Thailand pitches OPEC-style rice cartel. (2008, May 5). The Wall Street Journal, p. A9. 7. Corporate author, author as publisher, accessed online: Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2000). Tasmanian year book 2000 (No. 1301.6). Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: Author. Retrieved from http://www.ausstats.abs.gov.au/ausstats/subscriber.nsf/0/CA2568710006989... $File/13016_2000.pdf The last date of acceptance papers is 25/05/2012 Dr.Mange Ram Deputy Librarian & Incharge University Library Dayalbagh Educational Institute (Deemed University), Dayalbagh Agra-5 (UP)INDIA Mail: mram72ster(a)gmail.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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If there is a will there is a way
by Gopakumar Velayudhanpillai 12 May '12

12 May '12

Dear professional friends The lisforum has been an obsession for the professional friends all over India and abroad. The shock among the professionals were visible in the many messages that appear in the forum. Some suggestions to keep alive the forum also were found posted. The NCSI has been doing a wonderful job of maintaining the forum for quiet long. It is not the simple task of allotting some server space and maintaining the software to be appreciated. The intellectual task of moderating the messages without any bias needs sincere appreciation. Who will take up this responsibility?  I openly call upon the Indian Library Association or any other State Library Association to take up the matter and do a wonderful job without any bias. The financial responsibility involved shall be shared by the members. Hope the ILA or any other state association will come forward. Dr GOPAKUMAR V. University Librarian,Goa University Taleigao Plateau, Goa. PIN 403 206 gopakumar.v(a)rediffmail.com Office Phone: 08326519012 Mobile No: 09447056713 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Closure of NCSI
by Mailing List Admin 12 May '12

12 May '12

Dear All, This is really shock hearing news that NCSI department is going to close. Tbe IT exposure which we have got at NCSI is uncomparable to exposure which we are getting in other institute in India. What we are today is due to NCSI only which was a great initiative taken by Late Dr. T.B. Rajashekhar Sir. This Information and Knowledge Centre is well known in all the information corner of the world. NCSI has provided a platform to all NCSIans to serve the country with its valuable information and knowledge resources. Hoping Dr. Francis Jaykanth Sir keeping us abreast with LIS forum and NCSI Net activites through IISc server. With Regards, Romesh Chander Assistant Librarian, Central Library Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra(Jammu) Mob. No. 09906318466 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Your right is to work only, but never to the fruit thereof. Be not instrumental in making your actions bear fruit, nor let your attachment be to inaction." ____________________________________________________________________ With Best Regards, Romesh Chander Assistant Librarian, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra(Jammu) . On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 11:06 AM, <lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: > Send LIS-Forum mailing list submissions to > lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > You can reach the person managing the list at > lis-forum-owner(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of LIS-Forum digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. NCSI: A Melancholic end (Vasanth) > 2. Re: Closure of NCSI (Yalagouda Patil) > 3. Re: Closure of NCSI (Mohan Kulkarni) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 10 May 2012 02:57:39 +0800 (SGT) > From: Vasanth <gooche_1981(a)yahoo.co.in> > To: LIS forum <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> > Subject: [LIS-Forum] NCSI: A Melancholic end > Message-ID: > <1336589859.61541.YahooMailNeo(a)web193402.mail.sg3.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Dear Sir/Madam, > > It is very sad to know the closure of NCSI > (National Centre for Scientific Information). Since its inception in 1983 NCSI > has played a very significant role in providing support for enhancing the quality > of LIS education in India through its flagship program of training LIS graduates in Information and Knowledge Management (IKM). NCSI, through its IKM training program not only trained our young > LIS professionals to manage digital information, NCSI laid the foundation for redesigning > and re-modifying LIS curriculum in many universities across India to move with > the changing information landscape. > > NSCI has also provided a way to many of the > LIS professionals who trained in IKM program to move to corporate world. Today > we can see many of the LIS professionals working in corporate sector with new > and diversified designations (information scientists, information manager, > knowledge manager, information executives, domain experts etc.). > > Another significant contribution of NSCI is > the establishment of India?s first institutional repository for archiving > scholarly communications of the IISc research output. NSCI has also played a > major role in imparting training for establishing IR in many of the research > organizations and universities in India. > > It is appropriate to remember Late T. B. > Rajshekar for making NCSI one of the best institutes for training Library graduates > in Information and Knowledge Management. NCSI under his leadership had seen > tremendous growth. When he was heading the institute NCSI was the entry point > for many of the LIS graduates for repositioning their career in LIS profession. > His sudden and untimely death made NCSI orphaned. > > The only way to offer tribute to T. B. > Rajshekar sir is through keep LIS forum active. Hope Dr. Francis Jaykanth would > be succeeding in keeping LIS forum running through IISc server and abreast all > of us every day as it has been since 1997. > ? > ------------------------- > With best wishes > Vasantha Raju N > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > >

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Refresher Course in Library and Information Science from 21/6/2012 to 11/7/2012
by Pushpendra Sengar 12 May '12

12 May '12

Dear, The UGC-Academic Staff College, NEHU, Shillong, in association with Department of Library and Information Science, NEHU is going to organize a refresher courses in *Library and Information Science *from 21/6/2012 to 11/7/2012. Applications are invited for refresher courses from college/university Teachers and Librarians and Assistant Librarian, Documentation Officer and Information Scientist on the prescribed application form that can be downloaded from http://www.ascnehu.com/Announcements.aspx The application form should be duly forwarded by the Principal/Head of the institution/Head of the PG Department. Selected applicants must obtain their release orders from their college/university/institution before joining the course. For further details you may contact to: Prof. M.M. Raza, Department of Library & Information Science, NEHU, Shillong Tel: 0364-2723146; 9774480727 (M) masoomr(a)yahoo.com -- *Pushpendra Pratap Singh Sengar (P.P.S.Sengar) * *Sr. Assistant Librarian INMANTEC Institutions * Adhyatmit Nagar, Dasna Railway Crossing, Delhi-Hapur Bypass (NH-24) Ghaziabad (201009) U.P. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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