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Kbase: the initiative from Kerala
by Saji S Nair 18 Mar '10

18 Mar '10

Dear Members, Kerala's achievement in social development and quality of life are inspiring and encouraging. The State has accorded high priority to education for a long time. There are 9 Engineering Colleges and 49 Polytechnic Colleges in addition to the Colleges of Fine Arts, Technical High Schools, Govt. Commercial Institutes, Tailoring and Garment Making Training Centres and Vocational Training Centres under the Department of Technical education. Technical education in the State will get a major boost through much hyped digital repository and E-learning initiative titled 'Kbase'. This Knowledge base is working under Directorate of Technical Education, Government of Kerala and the system has been hosted at College of Engineering Trivandrum for all the Govt. Engineering Colleges and Govt. Polytechniques under the Directorate. The repository houses digital content of scholarly nature created by the faculty, staff and students under the Directorate of Technical Education or group of institutions accessible to end users both within and outside the institution. This is intended to be shared amongst the departments as well as to preserve the valuable contents as the intellectual output of its various institutions. Kbase includes materials such as research journal articles, before (preprints) and after (postprints) undergoing peer review, and digital versions of theses and dissertations, other digital assets generated by normal academic life, such as administrative documents, course notes, or learning objects. The 'Kbase' makes use of 'Eprints', 'Dspace', 'Moodle' softwares in managing the digital content. VISIT: Visit: http://kbase.cet.ac.in/ With warm regards saji -- Saji S. Nair Library & Information Services Division Regional Cancer Centre Medical College Campus Trivandrum - 695011 Kerala, INDIA ----------------------------------------------------------- 91 471 2522225 (O) 91 471 2394252 (R) 09446014130 (Mob) Email: saji(a)rcctvm.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fw: [Asis-l] 2010 ASIS&T SIG-III International Paper Contest
by J K Vijayakumar 18 Mar '10

18 Mar '10

Sorry for Cross Postings -: - Dr. J K Vijayakumar --- On Tue, 3/16/10, Michael Zimmer <zimmerm(a)uwm.edu> wrote: From: Michael Zimmer <zimmerm(a)uwm.edu> Subject: [Asis-l] 2010 ASIS&T SIG-III International Paper Contest To: asis-l(a)asis.org, "AoIR-L" <air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> Date: Tuesday, March 16, 2010, 8:52 PM Announcement of the 2010 ASIS&T SIG-III International Paper Contest The Special Interest Group on International Information Issues (SIG-III) of the American Society for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is pleased to announce its eleventh competition for papers to be submitted for the 2010 Annual Meeting, which will take place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 22-27, 2010. (http://www.asis.org/Conferences/AM10/am10cfp.html) Building from the overall conference theme, the theme for this year’s paper contest is: "Navigating Streams in a Global Information Ecosystem". Papers could discuss issues, policies and case studies on specific aspects of the theme from a global and/or international perspective. Topics include, but are not limited to, the following core areas: Intercultural Information Ethics: Critical reflection on the ethical challenges related to the global and cross-cultural production, storage, and distribution of information, as well as the ethical dimensions of the global development and implementation of information systems, infrastructures, and policies. Information Behavior: Information needs, information seeking, information gaps and sense-making in various contexts including work, interests or every-day life activities by individuals or groups. Knowledge Organization: Indexing, index construction, indexing languages, thesaurus construction, terminology, classification of information in any form, tagging (expert, user-based, automatic), filtering, metadata, standards for metadata, information architecture. Information Systems, Interactivity and Design: How people use and communicate with information systems; the design, use and evaluation of interactive information technologies and systems, including interfaces and algorithms; search and retrieval, browsing, visualization, personalization. Information and Knowledge Management: Information and knowledge creation, transfer and use at the personal, group, organizational and societal levels. The management of the processes and systems that create, acquire, organize, store, distribute, and use information and/or knowledge. Selected papers will be published in the International Journal of Information Management. Information Use: How people re-purpose existing knowledge from a variety of sources (scientific, humanities, news, family, friends, colleagues), forms (articles, books, video, audio, tweets), locations (work, home, in transit) and mediums (cell-phones, PDAs, digital libraries) to advance knowledge, solve problems, improve information literacy, and learn. Information and Society: Economic, Political, Social Issues: Copyright issues, policies and laws; national and international information policies; privacy and security; economics of information, personal rights vs. freedom of information; surveillance; globalization and the flows of information; computerization movements; social informatics. Selection Criteria There will be up to six winners who will be selected by a panel of judges including: Michael Zimmer (UW-Milwaukee), Johannes Britz (UW-Milwaukee), Maria Haigh (UW-Milwaukee), Hong Xu (University of Pittsburg), Catherine Johnson (Western Ontario), Anindita Paul (University of Missouri), and Borchuluun Yadamsuren (University of Missouri). The judging criteria will be based on: Originality of paper in the developing world and global information ecosystem (originality of the project described, etc.) Relevance to the paper contest theme Quality of argument, presentation and organization Eligibility & Information for authors Only papers by a principal author who is a citizen of, and resides in a developing country are eligible. Winners in the 2006-2009 contests are not eligible. The papers should be original, unpublished, and submitted in English. We encourage submissions from librarians, information and network specialists, and educators involved in the creation, representation, maintenance, exchange, discovery, delivery, and use of digital information. Award The award for each winner is a two-year individual membership in ASIS&T. In the case of multiple authors, the principal author will be awarded the ASIS&T membership. In addition, depending on SIG III fundraising for this competition, the first place winner will be rewarded a minimum of $1,000 toward travel, conference registration, and accommodations while attending the ASIS&T Annual Conference in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 22-27, 2010. Style The international paper contest committee requires that submissions follow the International Information and Library Review instructions to authors. Detailed information is available under the heading, Guide for Authors at: http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/622845/authori… Publishing opportunities Submitted papers will be considered for inclusion in a special issue of the International Information and Library Review, subject to the usual peer refereeing process, for that journal. ASIS&T Copyright Policy ASIS&T will have the non-exclusive right to publish any of the papers submitted on its web site or in print, with ownership and all other rights remaining with the author. Deadline for submission of full papers Authors are invited to submit manuscripts, not to exceed 5,000 words, by May 31, 2010, to Michael Zimmer at zimmerm(a)uwm.edu, preferably as Microsoft Word or PDF attachments. -- Michael Zimmer, PhD Assistant Professor, School of Information Studies Associate, Center for Information Policy Research University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 656 Bolton Hall 3210 N. Maryland Ave Milwaukee, WI 53211 p: 414.229.3627 e: zimmerm(a)uwm.edu w: www.michaelzimmer.org -----Inline Attachment Follows----- ________________________________________ Asis-l mailing list Asis-l(a)asis.org http://mail.asis.org/mailman/listinfo/asis-l -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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EBSCO Publishing to Acquire NetLibrary Division from OCLC
by Vinay sood 18 Mar '10

18 Mar '10

DUBLIN, Ohio/Ipswich MA, March 17, 2010 — OCLC and EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO) have signed an agreement whereby EBSCO will purchase the assets of the OCLC NetLibrary Division and the rights to license a select number of vendor-owned databases currently available through the OCLC FirstSearch service. The purchase includes the NetLibrary eBook and eAudiobook platform as well as operations and infrastructure in Boulder, Colorado. For more details, please log on to : http://liswire.com/content/ebsco-publishing-acquire-netlibrary-division-oclc -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Workshop Postponed
by M. Ram 18 Mar '10

18 Mar '10

It is from the organizer that NATIONAL SEMINAR–CUM-WORKSHOP ON “INFORMATION LITERACY SKILLS FOR COLLEGE LIBRARIANS IN DIGITAL ENVIRONMENT” on dated 27th March 2010 organized by Dept of Library Sc, Aggarwal College Ballabgarh is postponed. The new schedule of the above seminar/workshop will be announced soon. Sh Ramchander Librarian Aggarwal College Ballabgarh Ph. No. 09968803538, 0129-2241391, Fax 0129-2300769 E-Mail: ramchander72(a)sify.com p_ram72(a)rediffmail.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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LIBRARY TRAINEE ADD
by nirlipta raj 18 Mar '10

18 Mar '10

* * ADVERTISEMENT NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, TIRUCHIRAPPALLI-620 015 CENTRAL LIBRARY Invites applications for *Two Years Graduate Training Programme in its Central Library. A stipend of Rs. 4000/- and Rs. 4500/- per month will be given to each trainee during the first and second year respectively. *Graduates holding Second Class and above in B.L.I.S. may apply. Knowledge of computer data processing and previous working experiences in a Technical Library are desirable. Selection is through test and interview. Application forms and instructions can be downloaded from the *website http://www.nitt.edu under the link Opportunities*. Application forms can also be obtained from the undersigned by post sending a requisition along with a self addressed stamped *envelope for Rs. 10/-. *The maximum age limit is 28 years for General Category, 31 years for OBC Category and 33 years for SC/ST Category candidates as on 15.03.2010. Application must reach the *Registrar, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli- 620 015 not later than 31.03.2010. Advt. No. NITT/04/2010 dated 12.03.2010 in Dhinathandi Nirlipta Raj Librarian Kanchi kamakoti Childs Trast Hospital Chennai-600034* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy for the post of Librarian at Navi Mumbai
by nirlipta raj 18 Mar '10

18 Mar '10

*Dear Professionals, * *Vacancy for the post of Librarian in "RAJEEV GANDHI COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES" Ghansoli Navi Mumbai* *Qulification -MLISc- with First Class* *Who are eligible and Iterested Candidates send your CV and relevant cirtificates within* *10 Days to following the address * *The Director * *Rajeev** Gandhi College** of Management Studies* *Plot no-01, Sector no-08, Ghansoli,* *Navi Mumbai-400701* *More datails contact to - 02222943608* ** ** ** ** *Nirlipta Raj* *Librarian* *Kanchi Kamakoti Childs Trast Hospital* *Chennai -600034* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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KOHA WORKSHOP
by Dr.Dineshan K 17 Mar '10

17 Mar '10

Dear Sir/Madam, University Library, Central University of Kerala located at Kasaragod the northernmost district of Kerala is organising a three day workshop (7th to 9 th April 2010) on KOHA Integrated Library System. The workshop is intended to provide hands on training to working librarians and LIS students in KOHA, one of the most popular Open Source Software for libraries. The participants will be given practical training to install and operate KOHA both in Windows and Linux platforms. The software CD and instructions for installation and use also will be provided to all the participants. Maximum intake: 20 (The selection will be on first come first served basis) Registration Fee: Rs. 500/- (Including workshop kit, lunch and refreshment) For further details and application form please contact: * * *Dr. Dineshan Koovakkai* *Co-ordinator, KOHA Workshop,* *University Library* *Central** University** of Kerala* *Kasaragod, Kerala, India- 671 123* *e-mail: dieshank(a)gmail.com or cuklibrarian(a)gmail.com* *Phone: 04994-255533* Kindly send the filled in application as e-mail attachment to the Co-ordinator in order to avoid delay. -- Dr.Dineshan Koovakkai Assistant Librarian Central University of Kerala Vidyanagar P.O. Kasargod, Kerala, India Blog: www.dineshkoovakkai.blogspot.com Visit our library blog at: www.cuklibinfopage.blogspot.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Advertisement for Post of Librarian at Thapar University
by Dabas Bharat K 17 Mar '10

17 Mar '10

Dear All Thapar University has advertised for the post of Librarian in Pay Scale of Rs 37400 - 67000 with AGP Rs 10000/- For complete details, please visit http://www.thapar.edu/news-eventDet.asp?id=98 Warm Regards! Bharat Kumar Assistant Librarian Management Development Institute Post Box No - 60, Mehrauli Road Sukhrali, Gurgaon - 122001, Haryana, India Phone No - (M) +91-9968456404 (O) +91-124-4560390 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Need List of the classical, fiction Books
by Shriram Pandey 17 Mar '10

17 Mar '10

Dear Colleges, I need a list of books/CDs/CVDs lies in domain of classical, fictions, contemporary issues, carriers etc. If anyone have, please send the same. Thanks, -- ================================================= Shri Ram Pandey Assistant Librarian The LNM Institute of Information Technology (Deemed University) Rupa Ki Nangal, Post: Sumel, Via: Jamdoli Jaipur - 302 031, Rajasthan, India Phone No. +91-9636383110 Alternate E-mail: shriram(a)lnmiit.ac.in, ================================================= -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Advertisement for Post of Sr. Librarian ai IIMC, New Delhi
by Dabas Bharat K 16 Mar '10

16 Mar '10

Dear Sir / Madam INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MASS COMMUNICATION, NEW DELHI has advertised post of Senior Librarian For complete details and application form, please visit http://www.iimc.nic.in/add_post_of_sr_librarian.html Applications in the prescribed form are invited for the post of Senior Librarian (un-reserved) in the PB-3 Rs.15, 600-39,100 with grade pay Rs.6600. Qualifications: Essential: i) Master’s Degree in Library Science. ii) Certificate in Computer applications with working experience of Computers. iii) Ten years experience in a responsible capacity in a reputed/library documentation center, preferably dealing in social sciences mass communication. Desirable: i) Associateship in Information Science from INSDOC/DFTC. ii) Master’s Degree in Journalism/Communication/Social Science/Humanities. iii) Published work in Library Science/Social Science/Mass Communication. Age limit (as on 8.3.2010): Normally below 45 years; relaxable upto 5 years in the case of SC/ST and 3 years for OBC candidates. The Institute reserves the right not to fill up the vacancy advertised if the circumstances so warrant. Application form can be obtained from Section Officer (Admn.), Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi-110067 either in person with a demand draft for Rs.200/- in favour of Indian Institute of Mass Communication or by sending the demand draft by post together with a self addressed and stamped Rs.10/- envelope (27x13 cms). (Rs.25/- for speed post). Application form all full details can be downloaded from website http:/iimc.gov.in. Persons already in service, should route their applications through proper channel. Payment of Travel: Outstation candidates called for interview will be paid one-way AC-3 tier rail fare (or bus fare where there is no train connection) from place of residence to Delhi by the shortest route. Last date for issue of application form is 19.04.2010 and receipt of completed application is 26.04.2010. While the Institute will take every care and caution in sending communications it does not take any responsibility for postal lapses or delay. Warm regards! Bharat Kumar Assistant Librarian Management Development Institute Post Box No - 60, Mehrauli Road Sukhrali, Gurgaon - 122001, Haryana, India Phone No - (M) +91-9968456404 (O) +91-124-4560390 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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