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ICLAM 2011 call for papers and participation
by ICLAM 2011 29 Sep '10

29 Sep '10

*NIFT** in collaboration with IFLA - Art Libraries Section * Organises *ICLAM 2011 (**International conference on the Convergence of Libraries, Archives and Museums*) *Theme : User Empowerment through Digital Technologies February 15 to 17, 2011** Venue : India International Centre, New Delhi* : The National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) will organize an international conference in collaboration with the *Art Libraries Section* of the *International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions** (IFLA)* from *February 15 to 17, 2011* in New Delhi. The venue of the conference is the centrally located and prestigious cultural hub of Delhi - the India International Centre. The theme of the conference is User Empowerment through Digital Technologies. This is the first conference in the series titled “* International** conference on the Convergence of Libraries, Archives and Museums (ICLAM)*” and NIFT’s third initiative to promote cross-sectoral collaborations in the knowledge sector in India. Empowerment of users is the key concern of all professionals in the heritage sector. At present the most challenging issue is serving the technology-empowered users who easily metamorphose from consumers to creators or producers of information. Libraries, Museums and Archives continuously empower their systems and services with dynamic digital technologies to serve the users more effectively. This conference will offer a forum to discuss the theme of empowerment of users from multiple perspectives – ranging from user interface technologies to empowerment of disadvantaged user communities. The issue of empowerment is also related to affordability and sustainability of digital technologies particularly in this age of financial instability. Library & Information professionals and conservators, as end users of open source and commercial software, will also discuss trends and problems. Various infrastructural, organizational and technological options including partnerships of various sectors will also be discussed. *Call for Papers* Papers and presentations are invited on the following topics related to each listed sub-theme (in bold): (More sub-themes and topics will be added. Papers on related topics are also welcome) *Emergence of the Technology-Empowered Users: * · Changing roles of Users in Libraries, Archives & Museums · Information seeking behaviour of Users : Emerging Trends · New roles & identities for Librarians, Archivists & Conservators *Empowering Users of Libraries, Archives & Museums:* · User Interface Technologies : Emerging Trends · Social Media for Empowerment: Web2.0 & beyond · Management of User-generated contents in Libraries & Museums * Building Information Repositories : Emerging Trends in Technologies* · Digital Preservation Technologies : Emerging Trends · Building Institutional Repositories : Strategies for future · Open Source vs. Commercial software *Re-defining Rights of Users of Libraries : Perspectives of Creators, Mediators and Users* · Freedom of Access to Information · Copyright & Fair Use · IPR & Digital resources *Serving the Empowered Users in Libraries & Information Centres* · Relevance of Conventional Library services to Web - empowered Users · Information Literacy Programmes · Special services for Users with Special Needs · Marketing information services to the empowered users · Branding & Promoting Institutional repositories *Open Access Publishing : A tool for Empowerment* * * · Open Access Publishing of Books · Scholarly Communication & Open Access Publishing · Sustainability of Open Access Initiatives · Future of e-journals & e-books : Emerging Integrated format * * * * *Bridging the Digital Divide** among Users : Roles of Libraries & Information Centres* · Economic barriers to Information Access · Empowerment of Disadvantaged User Communities · Roles of Public Libraries & Information Centres in the Rural Sector · Transcending the language barriers through digital technologies *Partnerships for Empowerment & Libraries* · Sustainable Digitisation Projects · Public & Private Partnerships for Digit al Libraries · Consortium model of Co-operation *From Collaboration to Convergence:* Networking of Libraries, Museums, Archives and Beyond *One day of Special Parallel Sessions on Heritage Resources in Art Libraries, Archives & Museums * *Cultural heritage** **in Art Libraries, Archives & Museums* · Culture of Heritage Preservation: Eastern & Western perspectives · Changing Patronage : Public & Private funding of Artists & Collections · How authentic is the Art work? The Collector’s nightmare · Marketing Strategies for Visual Resources · Art libraries in Asia & Africa : Problems & Prospects · Public Museums in Asia & Africa : Problems & Prospects · Archives in the Digital Age : Problems & Prospects *Digital Preservation of Cultural heritage* · Conservation of Art works & Handicrafts : Fusion of traditional techniques & modern technologies · Challenges of preservation of Rare books & Manuscripts · Archiving Exhibitions (including various forms of art) · Preserving ‘born digital’ heritage : Emerging trends · Virtual & Physical Environments in Museums · Revival of traditions through Digital Preservation *Special session** **on Conservation of Textiles & Costumes* · *Conservation of Historic Textiles & Costumes : Emerging trends* · *Conservation of Contemporary Designer collections* · *Digital Photography of Textiles & Costumes( including 3-D photography)* · *Business of Textile Conservation* · *Conservator’s role in Revival of traditional Textile crafts * * * Who can participate? Library & Information professionals from special, academic & public libraries, conservators, IT professionals, publishers, authors, educators, students and all users of libraries, information centres, archives and visitors of museums from any part of the world can attend the conference. For more details please visit the website of NIFT www.nift.ac.in Contact persons : Dr. Sanjeev Kumar 011-26542004&2 Nandini Dutta 011-26542146/7 Email : iclam2011(a)nift.ac.in<http://in.mc949.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=iclam2011@nift.ac.in> ; iclam2011(a)gmail.com<http://in.mc949.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=iclam2011@gmail.com> ; -- Head Resource Centre National Institute of Fashion Technology Hauz Khas New Delhi - 110016 Web site : http://www.nift.ac.in -- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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CWG 2010: Delhi Public Library to organize events for visitors
by Puna Das 29 Sep '10

29 Sep '10

CWG 2010: Delhi Public Library to organize events for visitors New Delhi: Just four days left for the Commonwealth Games to start. The biggest public library in the country, Delhi Public Library (DPL) will be showcasing the heritage and culture of the national capital region to domestic as well as foreign visitors during the Commonwealth Games. The library is being spruced up for the Games and will manifest the development of Delhi as a centre of power and a vibrant city at cultural crossroads. >From October 1 to 11, the library will be engaged in different activities and conduct some of the events to spread awareness about the importance of books, their management and general knowledge. Some competitions, such as quiz and writing skills, will also be held in the library. Says Madhu Sudan Sharma, a visitor at the library, "This exhibition will provide a good opportunity to see the Delhi of the 1950s and 1960s. I am very excited and eagerly waiting for the event." "The library is a part of the history of Delhi that is why we are preparing for the event. So, people will come here and get to know the real history of the city," said Dr Anjana Chattopadhyay, director general, DPL. The library, located opposite the Old Delhi Railway Station, is a standing testimony to Delhi's growth as a metropolis in the last six decades. During the Games, the library will display rare archival material, audiovisual recordings and rare books from the library, apart from programmes such as the opening ceremony and prize distribution function. "To attract the visitors and people, the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee and Tourism Department will release advertisements during the Games," added Chattopadhyay. "We are also planning to put banners at all the library centres and Dilli Haat, so that people get to know about our events." The highlight of the event will be Newseum, a portion that will showcase a selection of newspapers, books, photographs and collection of pictures of historical importance. Visitors will get to see newspapers right from 1952 to 2010. The main attraction will be the rare gramophone records. More than 4,000 records and gramophone players, from old ones to the new digital ones will be shown to the people. "We are trying to highlight the role the library has played in providing people with information and making them aware about Indian culture, society, politics and other parts of life," said Chattopadhyay. Members of the library have been assured that the library would function as usual and books would be issued for reading. One front desk will be set up near the entrance. It will provide all the information and cataloguing facility to visitors who want to get first hand information related to the library. Source: MyNews.in [http://www.mynews.in/News/cwg_delhi_public_library_to_organize_events_for_v…] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dr. Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India http://anupkumardas.blogspot.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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UNESCO Publishes "ICT Transforming Education: a Regional Guide"
by Puna Das 29 Sep '10

29 Sep '10

ICT Transforming Education: a Regional Guide By UNESCO's Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education This Regional Guide grew out of a series of meetings of ICT experts convened by UNESCO's Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education to explore pedagogy-technology integration. An outcome of these meetings was the publication of Regional Guidelines on Teacher Development for Pedagogy-Technology Integration (Working Draft) in 2005 under the editorship of Shyamal Majumdar. At the end of 2009, the present author was contracted by the UNESCO Bangkok Office to revise and update these guidelines. However, it soon became apparent that there had been such advances in ICT in education in the intervening years that more than a revision was required. New models of e-learning had appeared and new Web 2.0 tools were influencing pedagogy in classrooms around the world. Rather than a revision, then, a totally new Guide was required. This Regional Guide is the result. The publication is designed to equip teachers and teacher educators with the competencies and resources to use ICT to transform their practices, and the school and education systems. Written for teachers, teacher educators, heads of schools, administrators and Ministry ICT coordinators in the Asia-Pacific region, it draws upon the best practices and lessons learnt in the region. Download Full-text PDF http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001892/189216e.pdf ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dr. Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India http://anupkumardas.blogspot.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- 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 Trainees@Indian Statistical Institute-Kolkata
by Arup Raychaudhury 29 Sep '10

29 Sep '10

An walk-in-interview will be conducted on 26 October 2010 at 11.45 AM at Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata for recruitment of two (2) Library Trainees on purely temporary basis to work in the Library Unit of the Institute. Qualification: 1st Class Master Degree in Library and Information Science with consistently good academic record. Candidates with knowledge of Computer Programming/Dspace administration/LIBSYS will be given preference. Tenure: The appointment is up to 31 March 2011 which may be extended /terminated subject to availability of funds and depending on performance of the candidates. Pay: Rs 9000.00/month (Consolidated) Age: 35 years Candidates appearing for the interview are required to bring with them the application addressed to the Director, Indian Statistical Institute along with bio-data and attested copies of their certificates. They should also bring the original copies of the certificates for verification of photocopies. Candidates will have to report at the Office of the Library Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, 203 BT Road, Kolkata 700108, on the day of interview 1 hour before the time -- Arup Raychaudhury Library, Documentation & Information Science Division Indian Statistical Institute 203 BT Road Kolkata 700108. INDIA Phone: 91-33-2575-2106 Fax: 91-33-2578-1412 This mail is scanned by Ironport -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Impact Factor
by Mailing List Admin 29 Sep '10

29 Sep '10

Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 10:52:56 +0530 From: Amit Thapar <amitt(a)niper.ac.in> FYI The paper highlights role of impact factor as Garfield's major contribution in the field of bibliometrics. Defies impact factor and discusses the criteria fixed for calculating impact factor. Informs the manner in which impact factor can be represented mathematically. Highlights features, uses and role of impact factor in evaluation of research output of CSIR scientists. Lastly, informs about Normalized Impact Factor, a variant of the impact factor. http://nopr.niscair.res.in/bitstream/123456789/10241/4/ALIS%2057%283%29%2029 1-295.pdf Amit Thapar Library & Information Centre National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research (NIPER) (Dept. of Pharmaceuticals, Govt. of India) Sector-67, S.A.S. Nagar (Mohali)-160062 InTouch: 0172-2292073 / 9855701060 Blog: http://nipersasnagarlibrary.wordpress.com kkk

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Replay for Emmanuel: Web 2.0/Librarian 2.0
by kannika.gp kannika 28 Sep '10

28 Sep '10

Dear professionals, Library 2.0 applications supports for Web based library service like RSS, Bookmark, Blog, ext... In India I find out my project RSS implementing IIT Bombay IIT Kharagpur IIM Ahmadabad Blogs implementing IIT Kharagpur central library ext... other than that some Library networks implementing library 2.0 tools for example INFLIBNET implemented Wiki, Weblog, Rss, Instant messaging ext... <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy in DNA Bangalore
by Dipti C 28 Sep '10

28 Sep '10

Dear All, There is an opening at *DNA** **Bangalore*. India's fastest growing English newspaper, DNA- Daily News & Analysis is looking for a dynamic, computer and net savvy Library & Information Science professional for *Research N Archives (RNA) which is the Digital Archives Management and Content Syndication division** *of the company. Ideally Masters Degree in Library & Information Science with 1-2 years experience. Excellent English language skills, Communication skills, Current Affairs & General Knowledge are a must-have. Remuneration will be about 17 - 20K per month. Bangalore candidate will be preferred. Interested candidates may mail their CV to rna(a)dnaindia.net mentioning "Vacancy in DNA Bangalore" in the subject line *within a week.* Thanks & Regards, Dipti Kumari Chaurasia Sr Officer - Research N Archive Diligent Media Corporation Ltd DNA, Pestige Solitaire, Ground Floor 6, Brunton Road, Off M G Road Bangalore – 560025 Website: http://www.dnaindia.com, http://www.epaper.dnaindia.com, http://www.3dsyndication.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Special Issue of "Annals of Library and Information Studies"
by gmahesh＠niscair.res.in 28 Sep '10

28 Sep '10

NISCAIR has brought out a Special Issue of 'Annals of Library and Information Studies'. Guest Edited by Prof. S. Arunachalam, the September 2010 issue of 'Annals of Library and Information Studies' includes contributions of Tibor Braun, Wolfgang Glänzel and András Schubert; Leo Egghe; Peter Jacso; Loet Leydesdorff; Katherine McCain; Henk Moed; Ronald Rousseau; John Willinsky; BK Sen;T.V. Prabhakar, V Balaji and Lavanya Kiran Neelam; B M Gupta; K C Garg and others. Full text of the issue is available at: http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/10230 G. Mahesh Scientist, NISCAIR ----------------------------------------- This email was sent using NISCAIR's web mail service. "" http://niscair.res.in/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Inviting applications for the post of 'Assistant Librarian' at Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research
by girish kunkur 27 Sep '10

27 Sep '10

Dear Sir/Madam, Kindly release the following announcement in the LIS Forum Prin. L.N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research, Mumbai invites applications from the deserving candidates for the post of Assistant Librarian for its Learning and Resource Centre. Eligibility: M.L.I.Sc / B.L.I.Sc. with one or two years experience in a good library. The applicants should be good in IT skills and possess good proficiency in English. The interested candidates can send their CVs along with a passport size photograph to giridhar.kunkur(a)welingkar.org or by courier to the following address: Giridhar Kunkur Librarian Prin. L.N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research L.Napoo Road, Matunga (Central), Mumbai- 400 019 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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First public library in Kerala hosted online catalogue using Koha.
by jasim s 27 Sep '10

27 Sep '10

** Navodayam Public Library, Kollam District has selected Koha ( www.koha-community.org) for their integrated library system. This is the first public library in Kerala hosted online catalogue using Koha open source library management system. This library affiliated under Kerala State Library Council. Shri. A. Shajahan, District Collector, Kollam inagurated the automated library. Shri. M.A. Baby, Honourable State Education Minister was the chief guest of the function. The project funded under the category of 'Malayalam Computing' and 'Ente Gramam (My Village)' initiative started by Kerala IT Mission. This project completed with the coordination of Akshaya (an initiative Kerala State IT Mission) and Open Knowledge Society. Bibliographical details of 10000 Malayalam books can access through OPAC. The project work coordinated by Shri. A. Shajahan, IAS, District Collector, Kollam Shri. Reju Tom Lal, Asst. District Coordinator, Akshaya (Kerala State IT Mission) Shri. Thomas Abraham, President, Open Knowledge Society Shri. Vimal Kumar V, Library Assistant, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam. Library authority selected Koha due to its following features, Web based interface Unicode support Powerful searching capability (Zebra engine) Library standards compliant No vendor lock in Web 2.0 features Active development process OPAC is available in http://navodayam.in -- Jasimudeen.s Library Assistant MG University Kerala "*Life<http://www.amazon.com/dp/1416542744?tag=acatlif-20&camp=213381&creative=390…>is like a book <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book>: what matters is how good it is, not how long it is".....* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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