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CfP International Seminar on "Science & Technology in Ancient Indian Texts" (STAIT), Jan 9-10 at JNU, New Delhi
by Puna Das 06 Jan '10

06 Jan '10

Special Centre for Sanskrit Studies (SCSS), Jawaharlal Nehru University in collaboration with Center for Indic Studies, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, USA is organising International Seminar on "Science & Technology in Ancient Indian Texts" (STAIT) January 9-10, 2010 Venue: Special Centre for Sanskrit Studies (SCSS)/ Arts & Aesthetics Auditorium, JNU The Special Center for Sanskrit Studies, JNU, in collaboration with the Center for Indic Studies, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth is organizing a two day seminar on "Science & Technology in Ancient Indian Texts (STAIT)" during January 9-10, 2010. This seminar is an activity under a project running at the Center for Indic Studies, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth under the directorship of Prof. Bal Ram Singh. This project aims to explore provable scientific and technological concepts in ancient Indian texts. The seminar is proposed to invite experts from India and abroad working on natural sciences in Sanskrit under the following broad categories. This seminar aims at bringing together persons having academic interest in diverse areas of Sanskrit and Science. Though the area of Indic Science is broad, we are trying to focus on the following themes - * Biological & Environmental Sciences * Chemical Sciences & Metallurgy * Physical Sciences & Astronomy * Medical Sciences, Ayurveda, Yoga for healing * Mathematical and linguistic Sciences * Engineering including vaastu, vimaana shaastra, ship building, war, armament * Agricultural sciences & animal husbandry * Other novel sciences (not covered above) Seminar Schedule http://sanskrit.jnu.ac.in/conf/stait/Schedule.htm Online Registration http://sanskrit.jnu.ac.in/conf/stait/registration.jsp ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India http://anupkumardas.blogspot.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The INTERNET now has a personality. YOURS! See your Yahoo! Homepage. http://in.yahoo.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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LIS_edu_Vision_2010
by dibyendu pal 04 Jan '10

04 Jan '10

Please be kind enough to note the following announcement of LIS_edu_Vision_2010. National Seminar on Vision of LIS Education for Modern India Organized by the Department of Library and Information Science, Universityof Calcutta 19 - 20 March 2010 at College StreetCampus, Universityof Calcutta, Kolkata- 700 073 Sub Themes of the seminar are: · Structure of present LIS programmes and possible future restructuring o Areas and topics of study in LIS curricula · Employability of present LIS courses and future potentialities · Teaching-learning process in LIS: methods, techniques and technicalities o Relationship of skills requirements for employment and LIS programmes · LIS research o Recent development and growth of LIS knowledge and operational activities o Implication of research findings on library services Important Dates Regarding Submission of Papers 21.01.10 Submission of Extended Abstract 18.02.10 Submission of Final Paper 28.03.10 Acceptance of Final Paper for Publishing and Presenting 05.03.10 Last Date of Payment of Registration Fee Contact E-mail: culisseminar2010(a)gmail.com Dr. Dibyendu Paul Jt. Secretary Seminar Org. Committee Department of Library and Information Science University of Calcutta -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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FW: [IFLA-L] Grants for IFLA Gothenburg August 2010
by Dr. J. K. VIJAYAKUMAR 04 Jan '10

04 Jan '10

From: Sjoerd Koopman [mailto:sjoerd.koopman@ifla.org] Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 3:50 PM To: IFLA-L Subject: [IFLA-L] Grants for IFLA Gothenburg August 2010 It is our great pleasure to announce that 2010 funds are now available to support a number of colleagues from countries in Asia/Oceania, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean to attend our IFLA World Library and Information Congress in Gothenburg, 10-15 August 2010. Travel grants can be provided thanks to generous donations from a number of different sources: de Gruyter Saur Publishers, for participants from the Pacific Region, the Swedish Library Association, the Swedish library industry and the Stichting IFLA Foundation. For more information and for application procedures, please refer to http://www.ifla.org/en/ifla76/grants-for-gothenburg Sjoerd Koopman Professional Programmes Director IFLA - International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions P.O. Box 95312 2509 CH Den Haag (The Hague) Netherlands +31 70 3140 884 sjoerd.koopman(a)ifla.org www.ifla.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Programme Schedule of BNMIT Library One Day National Workshop - Update
by putta swamy 04 Jan '10

04 Jan '10

Dear Professionals, This has in continuation of announcement made earlier through this forum in connection with One day National Workshop on Design & Organisation of Institutional Repositories Using DSpace (1.5.2) Organised by BNMIT Library & Information Centre on 9th January 2010. In this context, all the delegates are hereby requested to note the porgramme schedule of the workshop as mentioned below. PROGRAMME SCHEDULE 8-00 a.m. - 9-30 a.m. - Registration & Breakfast 9-30 a.m. - 10-50 a.m. - Inaguaral Function 10-50 a.m.- 11.00 a.m - Tea Break 11.00 a.m.- 12-15 p.m. - Technical Session - 1 12.15 p.m.- 1-15 p.m. - Technical Session - 2 1.15 p.m. - 2-00 p.m. - Lunch Break 2-00 p.m. - 4-00 p.m - Hands on Training Session 4-00 p.m. - 4-15 p.m - High Tea 4-15 p.m. - 4-50 p.m - Valedictory With best regards, R.M. Putta Swamy Organising Secretary & Chief Librarian BNM Institute of Technology 12th Main Road, 27th Cross, Banashankari II Stage, Bangalore - 560 070 Phone: 080 - 26711 780/81/82 Extn.45 The INTERNET now has a personality. YOURS! See your Yahoo! Homepage. http://in.yahoo.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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What Does it Mean to be Literate in the 21st Century?
by Shamprasad Pujar 03 Jan '10

03 Jan '10

Dear Members, Seasons greetings! Interesting video on literacy. This video is an exploration of the definition of literacy: more specifically, of what it means to be a literate person in the 21st Century. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wn0_H-kvxkU Regards, Dr Shamprasad M. Pujar Deputy Librarian Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research Gen Vaidya Marg, Film City Road, Goregaon (East) MUMBAI-400 065, India Phone: 91-22-2841 6547 ; 2840 0919 Ext: 547 E-mail: pujar(a)igidr.ac.in Skype: sham.pujar URL: http://www.igidr.ac.in Blog: http://spujar.wordpress.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Peter Suber's yer-end report on OA developments worldwide.
by Subbiah Arunachalam 03 Jan '10

03 Jan '10

Friends: Please read the year-end report by Peter Suber at <http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/newsletter/01-02-10.htm>. You will see the open access is picking up momentum worldwide, but India is lagging behind. Subbiah Arunachalam -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Conference on "Library Services in Electronic Environment"
by G. K. Sachdeva 02 Jan '10

02 Jan '10

Dear Professional, We are pleased to inform you that JK Business School, Gurgaon is going to organize a one day National Conference on “*Library Services in Electronic Environment* “ on Friday, 19th of March, 2010 at Gurgaon Campus. The main objective of the conference is to promote the library and information science professionals to discharge , exchange and discuss their resourceful and creative views, ideas and their experiences in Library & information services at a common platform. We believe that this conference will be very useful and beneficial to Library Professionals, Information Scientists. Researchers, Academicians, Teachers & Students, Corporate Executives and Publishers. We on behalf of JK Business School, Gurgaon would like to invite you to attend the conference and contribute research papers. * * *Conference Objectives * The conference aims to provide a platform and enable interaction among library experts, researchers, academician and students. Theme : Library Services in Electronic Environment Sub- Themes (on which papers are invited for deliberation):- • Electronic Resources and Libraries • Library Security in Electronic Age • Use and Users of Electronic Resources • Cataloguing and Indexing of Electronic Resources • Collection Development of Electronic Resources • Cost and Benefit of E-Resources to Libraries • Storage and Preservation of E-Resources • LIS Education in Electronic Environment • Library Automation Technologies and Issues • Digitization : Technologies and Culture • Copy Right and IPR • Library Networks and consortia *Organizing Committee * Dr. Tariq Ashraf Librarian South Campus, University of Delhi Delhi Mr. M M L Goyal Chief Librarian ICFAI Business School, Gurgaon Dr. Salek Chand Senior Documentation Officer NIHFW, National Documentation Centre Munirka, New Delhi Dr. Antony Jose Librarian MDI, Gurgaon Mr. Chandrashekhar Vithal Librarian GD Goenka World Institute Sohna Road, Gurgaon *Organizing Secretary * Mr. R K Tiwari Librarian JK Business School, Gurgoan *Organizing Teams * Mr. B M Gaur Mr. Gulshan Kr Sachdeva Mr. G S Sharma Note: Paper may be written on any one or more facets mentioned above or any other related area oriented towards the main theme. Submission of papers: Paper should be typed on MS Word 2000. Full Paper with abstract not exceeding 4000 words should reach the organizing Secretary by 20th of February, 2010 to the following id : ramesh.tiwari(a)jkbschool.org Who should participate? Library Professionals, Information Scientists. Researchers, Academicians, Teachers and Students. Corporate Executives and publishers. Registration Information Registration Fee: Rs. 500/- per Delegate. (The registration fee covers Conference Kit, Conference Proceedings, High Tea & Lunch) Registration Fee is non-refundable. Fee does not include accommodation charges. Registration will be accepted only on receipt of full registration Local cheque / Bank Draft should be drawn in the favor of “JK BUSINESS SCHOOL, GURGAON” The Cheque / Bank Draft along with complete registration form should be sent by registered post. Important Dates Last Date for Submission of Paper : 20th February, 2010 Conference Date : 19th March, 2010 Venue : Auditorium, JK Business School, Gurgaon For further details / registrations, please contact : Mr. R K Tiwari JK Business School Damdama Lake Road, Bhondsi, Gurgaon 122102 Ph : 8010054829, 9312265473, 9971853334, 9015259302 Email : ramesh.tiwari(a)jkbschool.org www.jkbschool.org -- G. K. Sachdeva -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for articles
by Kshema Prakash 01 Jan '10

01 Jan '10

Apologies for x-postings Dear Colleagues, Can some one kindly spare me a copy of the following articles? 1. Elimination of two viruses which interact synergistically from sweet potato by shot tip culture and cryotherapy. Journal of Virological Methods. Vol.154, Issue 1-2. Dec. 2008. Pp. 135-145 2. N.Habili, L.R. Krake, M. Barlass, M.A. Rezaian. 2009. Evaluation of Biological indexing and dsRNA analysis in grapevine virus elimination. Vol.121 (2). Pp. 277-283 3. Ucman Robert, Jana Z el & Maja Ravnikar. 1998. Thermotherapy in virus elimination from garlic: influences on shoot multiplication from meristems and bulb formation in vitro. Vol.73 (4) Pp.193-202 4. J. B. Morris, S. Dunn, D. L. Pinnow, M. S. Hopkins, and R. N. Pittman. 1997. *Meristem Culture for Virus Elimination and Peanut Interspecific Hybrid Preservation. Vol.37* Issue 2. Pp. 591-594. Thanks, regards and *Wish you all a very Happy New Year 2010* * * *Kshema * * * Dr. (Ms.) Kshema Prakash Faculty Librarian - Gr I, Contact Person e-Journals (Library) & Coordinator - Distance Library Services DEI Central Library Dayalbagh Educational Institute (Deemed University) Dayalbagh, Agra 282 0110 Uttar Pradesh, India Mob: +919897190604 http://kshema-distancelibraryservices.blogspot.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Brainstorming session on "Library Subscriptions Management" - today @ 5.30 p.m., SRELS, Bangalore - reminder
by Mailing List Admin 30 Dec '09

30 Dec '09

From: "Byrappa, Ananda (GE, Research)" <ananda.byrappa(a)ge.com> Dear All, You are cordially invited for the brainstorming session on "Library Subscriptions Management". Objective of this programme is to provide a platform to discuss, debate and brainstorm about the Library Subscriptions. Experienced and leading Library subscription managers/librarians/teachers are getting together to share their views, experiences and challenges. Following are the programme details. Event: Brainstorming Session on "Library Subscriptions Management" Panelists: Experts from different LIS segments Date and Time: Wednesday, Dec 30, 2009 @ 5.30 p.m. Venue: KARNATAKA STATE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION # 702, Upstairs, 42nd Cross, III Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore- 560010 Organisers:Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) in collaboration with Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science (SRELS) Appreciate if you could confirm your participation by email. Best Regards, Ananda Byrappa General Secretary, KALA Ananda.byrappa(a)ge.com

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TAPMI Launches New PGDM (Healthcare Management) course
by Manjunath K 30 Dec '09

30 Dec '09

Dear LIS professionals in healthcare sector (Medical/Dental/Pharma/Nursing/Ayruveda etc) I wish to inform you that T. A Pai Management Institute, Manipal, Karnataka has started PGDM (Healthcare Management), which will commence from June 2010. Graduate in any discipline is eligible for this course, In addition, the course is aiming at healthcare graduates too (includes medical/dental/pharma/nursing/Ayurveda etc). I am posting this information on this forum requesting you to forward this mail internally to your faculty members and students as many of them might be interested in this course. Please forward this mail to your friends and other contacts who are interested in the course. The details of Admissions process to select the 2010-2012 batch of PGDM - Healthcare Management students for Non CAT/GMAT candidates have been uploaded on institute's website http://www.tapmi.edu.in. or http://www.tapmi.edu.in/html/PGDM_hcm.html . Those who have already applied to TAPMI through CAT/GMAT need not to apply separately. The institute will consider their CAT/GMAT Score for GD/interview if they have opted this course. However, they can also write the exclusive entrance exam conducted by TAPMI on Feb 21, 2010 at one of the 24 centers. For details see TAPMI website or send mail to admissions(a)tapmi.edu.in<mailto:admissions@tapmi.edu.in> .For your info: TAPMI is consistently rated as one among top 20 B-Schools in the country. TAPMI has the advantage of Kasturba Medical College, which is known for excellence in medical education. Regards, Manjunath ------------------- Dr. Manjunatha K, Chief Librarian, T.A. PAI Management Institute, PB No. 9, Manipal - 576 104. Udupi Dist., Karnataka, India +91 0820-2701105 (off) / 2575161(Res) manjunath(a)tapmi.edu.in<mailto:manjunath@tapmi.edu.in>; manjunathak(a)gmail.com<mailto:manjunathak@gmail.com> http://www.tapmi.edu.in ------------------- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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