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FW: Project Information Literacy's Latest Research Report
by Dr. Indira Koneru 02 May '12

02 May '12

Dear Professionals, here is the latest research report from Project Information Literacy (based in the University of Washington's Information School). Indira -------------------- Dr. Indira Koneru Faculty Member Dept. of Library Science Icfai Academic Wing 23, Nagarjuna Hills Hyderabad-500082 ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: pilstudy(a)u.washington.edu Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2009 15:16:26 -0800 (PST) We are pleased to let you know that Project Information Literacy's latest research report was released today. In "Lessons Learned: How College Students Find Information in the Digital Age," we present findings from our student survey, administered last spring to students (n=2,318) enrolled at six U.S. college campuses (42 pages, PDF, 3 MB). We were struck by what we found. We hope that our findings will help inform educators, such as yourself, about today's college students and how they look for information and conduct research for course-related work and in their everyday lives. Finally, a few thanks are in order for this year's work. We thank ProQuest for their generous support of our research this past year and the MacArthur Foundation for contributing funds to make the current year's ongoing research possible. And we thank you for your interest, support, and collaboration. ! All our best, - Alison and Mike -- Alison J. Head, Ph.D. and Michael Eisenberg, Ph.D. ______________________________ Co-Directors and Co-Principal Investigators Project Information Literacy The Information School | University of Washington Seattle, Washington (707) 939-6941 ajhead1(a)u.washington.edu mbe(a)u.washington.edu _________________________________________________________________ New Windows 7: Find the right PC for you. Learn more. http://windows.microsoft.com/shop -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Patents
by Ratnakar Aspari 02 May '12

02 May '12

I will be thankful if the following is circulated on Lis-Forum A. RatnakarNew Delhi9891390300 'Frontline' magazine dated April 21 - May 4, 2012 has published following interesting articles about Patents covering different issues concerning India. 1 Patent to Plunder India's efforts to produce and supply life-saving drugs at affordable prices face challenges from multinational companies trying to "evergreen" their patents. p - 4 Amit Sengupta 2 A big step forward That this is the first time a compulsory licence has been granted in India is in itself important p-10 C.P. Chandrasekhar 3 Patents and the law The implementation of Patients Act, as last amended in 2005, raises significant issues of immediate concern in patents across the world. p - 13 V. Venkatesan. 4 A welcome first Industry reacts with caution to the grant of a compulsory licence to Natco, but cancer patients welcome it and hope for many more. p - 16 T.K. Rajalakshmi 5 Western warning India is coming under increasing pressure from thr U.S. and the European Union for the strict patentability criteria it applies for medicines. p - 18 R. Ramachandran 6 Question of efficacy The country is clearly shaping its legislation to promote access to medicines by fostering generic production. p - 22 Leena Mehghaney 7 The current patent system is deeply flawed. p - 26 Interview with Shamnad Basheer, Intellectual Propery Law Professor National University of Judicial Sciences (NUJS), Kolkata. For more details click on http://www.frontline.in/fl2908/fl290800.htm -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Blog Post on Open Access India
by Sridhar Gutam 02 May '12

02 May '12

Dear All You may like to see my Blog Post made by me on Australian Science. Open Access India: Movement for Making Public Funded Research Open | Australian Science http://goo.gl/e7Nav Thanks Sridhar __________________________________________________________ Sridhar Gutam PhD, ARS, Patent Laws (NALSAR), IP & Biotech. (WIPO) Senior Scientist (Plant Physiology) Central Institute for Subtropical Horticulture <http://www.cishlko.org> Rehmankhera, Kakori Post Lucknow 227107, Uttar Pradesh, India Phone: +91-522-2841022/23/24; Fax: +91-522-2841025 Mobile:+91-9005760036/8005346136 Publications: http://works.bepress.com/sridhar_gutam/ <https://www.facebook.com/gutamsridhar> <http://www.linkedin.com/in/sridhargutam> <http://twitter.com/gutam2000><http://works.bepress.com/sridhar_gutam/rss.html> -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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About UGC-NET
by Manas Samanta&&মানস সামন্ত 02 May '12

02 May '12

Dear All It is very good news that UGC started OFF LINE mode of application for NET June 2012. The Information given in the UGC Website, See below the Information. *SUBMISSION OF NET APPLICATION IN OFF-LINE MODE* Due to unprecedented increase in the number of candidates willing to apply during the last days of online registration for the ensuing NET examination scheduled to be held on 24th June, 2012, it has been observed that the students are facing difficulty in submitting online application. In order to overcome this problem and keeping in view the paucity of time, UGC has decided that such candidates, who have paid the prescribed fee through Bank Challan by the due date, i.e., 2nd May, 2012 and are not able to submit their application online, may now apply in offline mode. They are, therefore, advised to download the Application Form<http://206.71.52.87/~ugcnet/offline_application_form.pdf>(to be filled in duplicate), Admission Card and Attendance Slip from www.ugcnetonline.in and also from www.ugc.ac.in. The last date for submitting the hard copies of duly filled in applications along with original fee receipt & attested copies of category certificate(s), has now been extended up to May 10, 2012. *NOTE: It may be noted that all such candidates who have already registered themselves successfully in online mode and have submitted the hard copies of the application to the chosen centre NEED NOT APPLY AGAIN THROUGH OFFLINE MODE.* -- মানস সামন্ত টেকনিকল অ্যাসিটেন্ট সি. এস. আই. আর.-এন. এম. এল. জামশেদপুর-৮৩১০০৭ ---------------------------------------------------- Manas Samanta Computer Sc(H). MLIS Technical Assistant CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory Jamshedpur . Ph.No.- 0657-2345112(O) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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DRTC Alumni Meet - reg.
by ictk drtc 01 May '12

01 May '12

Hello All, Dear members of the LIS fourm. DRTC is going to hold an Alumni-meet in July. Concerning the meet it is interested to collect the contact details of it's Alumni. Even after a good effort put in, it has failed to know the whereabouts of some of them. Below is a list of the DRTC-alumni with the respective batch-year. Kindly help DRTC by providing the contact-details of the below mentioned personals. *ADIS 2005-07* Neha Singh *ADIS 2003-05* Sarandha Singh K M Hussain Rashid *ADIS 2000-02* Debanshu Shanmuga Prabha. S Suman. S *ADIS 1999-2001* Jalal, Samir Kumar Singh, Pramod Kumar *ADIS 1998-2000* Sreevidya. S Udayashankar S.S *ADIS 1997-1999* Manna Sumit Kumar Suchitra Pattanayak *ADIS 1996-1998* Rajeev K.R Udayaprakash C *ADIS 1995-1997* Wadekar Abhijeet Sudhakar *ADIS 1994-1996* Arpana M Asha. R Rajasri Damodaran Renu Bala Chowdhary Sarkhel Gopal Kumar Unnikrishnan G Vijaya P *ADIS 1993-1995* Lakshmi. R Rajeswari V Raju Jagan Mohan *ADIS 1991-1993* Karthikeyan. S *ADIS 1989-1991* Palaniyandi M V Somaiah K *ADIS 1988-1990* Nandalal Manik *ADIS 1987-1989* Bankapur Vinayak M Karuna Gupta Krishnamurthy. R Mohan. K Srikantaluxmy *ADIS 1986-1988* Aprana Ayathan Choudhury Abhijit Jeganathan Lalitha M.R *ADIS 1985-1987* Gosh Tarak Brahma Panda K.R Rafique Mostafa Kamal Subramanian R.V Suchitra Das *ADIS 1984-1986* Jayanthi Parimila Rao S Reddy Ramesh Kï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ Sandha D P Saragin Peter Yan Shakunthala K H Shete Ombrakash Vaijinath *ADIS 1983-1985* Muthusamy. R Rao Vinayak G N Reddy Sudarsana D *ADIS 1982-1984* Bhandari Krishna Mani Chakraborthi B.K Chakraborthi H.S Inder Mohan Shelk Saifulla *ADIS 1981-1983* Afsar Begum Chikkahuchaiah. M *ADIS 1980-82* Bhagavan Ramarkishna Bose Kahailal Gita N.S Padmini B N Pankaja Pati S.M Shankar Prasad Srinivasan R Vijayalakshmy T *ADIS 1979-1981* Ichchangimath G Shivayosi Alphonse. L Bhattacharyya Sikha Kittur K N Poornima R Reddy Umakantha Sambi Reddy B Subba Rao M Thankur S B Vijayalekshmy V *ADIS 1978-1980* Andrawes G.F Deshpande J Kalpana. K Kumbhar S.R Malathi Nagaraj More R.S Murugesan. T Prakash Chandra L K Rao Narsing R Seetharam M V Shyamala Iyer S Subbrayan. P Vasantha Kumar I Virdi R.S *ADIS 1977-1979* Gowda Thimme Gowtham M.S *ADIS 1976-1978* Kuppuswamy S Manavalan.V Rao Nagaeswara B Sasikala N Subeash Dattatraya Shirdade *ADIS 1975-1977* Govindaiah Naidu. R Gowda Veeranna N D Kamal Kararia Ranjita Maitra Saha Ramakrishna Subrahmanyam. T Vijayalakshmi B *ADIS 1974-1976* Gopalakrishna N.K Gupta R.C Kalburgi L.B Leena John Managuli A.S Paul Hare Krishna Wescey G.Y *ADIS 1973-1975* Ashok Kumar Hakim Devarmani S Y Keshav V K Mamadpalli S.R Parvatikar RR Peter K M Spurgen C Sugra Begam R *ADIS 1972-1974* Bankapur M B Basu Ashok Manmohandas T.K Murthy HSS Murthy S.G.K Nagaraja G R Soma Raju Gupta D.K *ADIS 1971-1972* Abraham M.A Basu. Harendranath Joseph. K.S Mishra SK *ADIS 1970-1971* Mookerjee Bijiyapada Mookherjee B.P Parameswaran. M Samba Murthy N Sayeeda Bano Sinha K M *ADIS 1969-1970* Singh Harjit Sinha Manga Prasad Revanna Siddappa H.C *ADIS 1968-1969* Amga H.L Jacob Thomas. T Kidwai A.H Mahajan S.G *ADIS 1967-1968* Bavadekar PN Chakarborthy A.K Chandra Sekhara Sastry K Chitra. K Gopinath M.A Ranganathan T *ADIS 1966-1967* Anandaraman .K Gopinath M V Gupta A.K Gupta B.L Krishnamurthy P.G Sabade MR *ADIS 1965-1966* Bhide M.G Gonnetilleke SC Gupta A B Nair VKG Rao Vasudev K N Subramanyan PVS Wasan R.P *ADIS 1964-1965* Anjaneyulu. V Das Sakti Pada Nagarathna RA Parthasarathy VV Raghavendra M K Seetharama S Semwal G P *ADIS 1963-1964* Gundu Rao D Ragavan M.C Subramanyan T V Sikka G.P Upadyaya Prakash Dutta *ADIS 1962-1963* Arora G.K Elhence Dinesh Rau MVR In case one has any information or contact details about the individuals in the list, please send a mail to ictk2012(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in. You may also feel free to send a postal mail to: Documentation Research & Training Center Indian Statistical Institute 8th Mile, Mysore Road, RVCE Bangalore - 560 059 Karnataka. Note: You may visit http://www.drtc.isibang.ac.in/ictk for further information about the Alumni-meet and ICTK-2012) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for an article
by LIBRARY 01 May '12

01 May '12

Namaskars, Could anybody kindly help me by sending a soft copy or a photocopy of this article. Title: Prof. Tirukannapuram Vijayaraghavan Author: Chandrasekharan, K. Journal: Bulletin of the Mathematical Association of India vol.14 (1982), p812. Thanks & regards, Veena -- -------------------------------------------------- Library TIFR Centre for Applicable Mathematics Phone: 91-80-66953757 Post Bag No. 6503, Sharada Nagar, Fax: 91-80-66953799 Chikkabommasandra, GKVK Post, URL: http://math.tifrbng.res.in Yalahanka New Town, Bangalore-560 065 Bharat -------------------------------------------------- "Every duty is holy and devotion to duty is the highest form of the worship of God." - Swami Vivekananda -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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CfP: National Seminar on Public Libraries as Community Information Centres, 21-22 May 2012 at Punjabi University, Patiala
by HPS Kalra 01 May '12

01 May '12

Dear professional colleagues, Department of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala in collaboration with Punjab Library Association (PLA) is going to organize a Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation (RRRLF) sponsored two-day National Seminar on Public Libraries as Community Information Centres from 21-22 May 2012 at Punjabi University, Patiala. Papers are invited from interested professionals on any topic related to seminar theme by 15 May 2012. Peer-reviewed selected papers presented at the seminar will be published in the form of a book with an ISBN number. For further details, contact: Prof. Jagtar Singh, President, Punjab Library Association, Department of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala. Tel: 0175-3046179 (Office), Email: jagtar.kindu(a)gmail.com or Dr. H.P.S. Kalra, Associate Professor and Head, Department of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala Tel: 0175-3046179 (Office), Email: hpskalra(a)gmail.com, punjablib(a)gmail.com (PLA). -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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The Decline and Fall of the Library Empire
by Shamprasad Pujar 01 May '12

01 May '12

Dear All, An interesting article 'The Decline and Fall of the Library Empire' points out to realities librarianship and libraries would be facing in the near future owing to digital revolution. The author explains how libraries jumped to the bandwagon of new technologies as and when introduced, but failed to make expected impact owing to limited resources and not matching with the capabilities of big players like Google, Amazon etc. According to the author 'Each of the services we’ve provided in the digital arena has been — or is being — superseded by new and better technologies or by other organizations better suited to deliver services electronically'. Full text of the article can be accessed at: http://www.infotoday.com/searcher/apr12/Coffman--The-Decline-and-Fall-of-th… In that case, in future will we only be mere spectators taking care of printed materials and some electronic resources leaving rest to players like Google? or have new roles for ourselves? I leave it to your guess! To change ourselves to the changing times, there is a whitepaper to inspire library entrepreneurialism available at: http://vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/handle/10919/18649 Thanks to Garry for his posts. best Regards, Dr Shamprasad M. Pujar Deputy Librarian Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research Gen Vaidya Marg, Goregaon (East) MUMBAI-400 065, India Phone: ++91-22-2841 6547 E-mail: pujar(a)igidr.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Online Traffic Jam in UGC Website
by Ratheesh K 01 May '12

01 May '12

Dear Friends, Many UGC Aspirants complaints about the non availability of ugcnetonline website for the submission of NET applications...I think it is due to the under performance and over load (or non performance)of UGC's server at Delhi...As per the latest statistics more than 10 lakhs candidates are appearing for the NET June 2012 in different subjects...I am very sorry to tell that UGC is not ready to consider the grievances of the aspirants , they extent the last date for online submissions for just two days....is it enough ? .....many of my friends are tried to submit the application on late night and early morning but failed... The very interesting thing is that Qualifying UGC NET is more easy compared to the submission of NET online submission... I request, who have access to UGC head qtrs should try to extend the date at least up to 5th May . Regards Ratheesh.K University Library Cochin University of Science and Technology Kochi-22,Kerala. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy in Thiruvanantapuram
by Veeru 01 May '12

01 May '12

Dear all, *REGIONAL CANCER CENTRE POST BOX NO.2417, MEDICAL COLLEGE.P.O. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-11 * *1.. Library Assistant .2 (Two)* *Pay Band of Rs.9300-34800 + Grade Pay Rs.4200/-* *Qualifications and experience:* Essential: i) First Class Degree, preferably in Biological Science subject. ii) First Class Bachelors Degree in Library & Information Science (BLISc) or Second Class Masters Degree in Library & Information Science (MLISc) iii) Practical knowledge in Using Computer Application *Desirable:* Two years experience in a Library For more details visit website: * http://www.rcctvm.org/carreer%20opportunities.htm* * http://www.rcctvm.org/requires.pdf * -- Thanks and Warm Regards Virupaksh. B. H Library and Information Assistant National Library of India, Kolkata-700027 Email Id: *veerulis(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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