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Re: [LIS-Forum] Openings for Non-teaching Positions
by karunakar n 09 Oct '09

09 Oct '09

Dear All, Presently, CUJ has the following non-teaching positions on regular/ deputation for the permanent posts of: NON-TEACHING POSITIONS* DOWNLOAD APPLICATION<CUJ-%20STANDARD%20APPLICATION%20FORM.doc> ** FORM * <CUJ-%20STANDARD%20APPLICATION%20FORM.doc>* for more info:---http://www.cuj.ac.in/ * -- Thanks and Regards, Karunakar.N -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IRMA 30th Anniversary Conference on Social Science Research and Public Involvement
by Puna Das 08 Oct '09

08 Oct '09

IRMA 30th Anniversary Conference on Social Science Research and Public Involvement Dates: 15-16 December 2009 Organised by: Institute of Rural Management Anand, Gujarat, India Call for Papers The Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA) announces the conference on 'Social Science Research and Public Involvement' to be held as part of 30th anniversary celebrations. Established in 1979, to address the inequality issues in rural India, IRMA has combined knowledge production and public action in a symbiotic rhythm. In more recent times, the scenario of higher education has become complex. Specialization has come at the cost of 'appropriateness'; collaborations and financing patterns have eclipsed the right questions; usability of knowledge is diluted in the struggle between truth and power; information abundance has made it difficult to distinguish wheat and chaff in the knowledge world; marketization of research has produced paradoxical effects; Apart from these concerns, public action agenda and policy making has often been ideology-driven than evidence-driven. The nature of social science research needs to be revisited for its relevance and revitalization. IRMA invites papers on wide-ranging topics around this conference theme (as delineated in the concept note in the conference website). The paper abstracts are to be sent to 30irma[at]irma.ac.in before 25 October 2009. Important themes are: - Collaborations in Social Research - Financing of Social Research - Social accountability in knowledge production and dissemination - Social science research in vernacular languages - Evidence-based policy making - Revisiting methods - Learning from evaluation research - Politics of knowledge creation Important Dates - Last date to receive abstracts 25 October 2009 - Decision on abstracts 2 November 2009 - Full Papers to be sent by 30 November 2009 - Conference dates 15-16 December 2009 Please send the abstracts to: 30irma[at]irma.ac.in Travel, Boarding and Lodging Facilities Authors of the selected full papers will be reimbursed with travel allowance, and free boarding and lodging facilities for the stay during the conference. Further Details http://cssp-jnu.blogspot.com/2009/10/irma-conference-on-social-science.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India http://anupkumardas.blogspot.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Connect more, do more and share more with Yahoo! India Mail. Learn more. http://in.overview.mail.yahoo.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Article Request
by Veeru 08 Oct '09

08 Oct '09

Dear Professionals If anybody has access to the following article, please email, it is urgently required for one of our Scientists. 1) Title : "*Semi-Explict Solutions for M/PH/1Like Queueing Systems" Journal: *European Journal of Operation Research *Vol.13, Page no- 151-160*, year-1983 2) Title: " *Transient Solutions in Markovin Queues*" Journal: European Journal of Operation Research Vol. 1, Page no- 396-402, year-1977 -- with regards Virupaksh BH LIM Trainee, National center for Science Information, IISc ,Bangalore-50012 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Who is responsible for the downfall trend of LIS profession
by Vinod Kumar Mishra 08 Oct '09

08 Oct '09

Dear Professionals, Please see below answers of some good and heart burning questions asked by Miss Charu. This is my view and observation only so you may also give your feed back about the truth i am also hungry to solve the problems of LIS professions. 1. LIS Curricula is not updated enough so that a student can have the latest and up-to-date knowledge of practical environment. Ans. 1 You are right it is not updated. 2. Do the learned faculties are not getting required time and proper infrastructures to keep update themselves? Ans. 2 If really faculties are not getting time then where they are busy? And why Problems occur in LIS? 3. Are the students now a days are interested only to getting a degree by using any of the means so that they can decorate their C.V.s Ans. 3. Students are like children’s they are only following the path of their elders. 4. Does the new entrants feared to take challenges and not capable to convert their theoretical knowledge in practical terms? Ans.4 You give the opportunity of top leadership positions to new entrants they will change the whole scenario of LIS with the blessings of good Intelligent/experienced professionals. 5. Does the govt is only interested only in framing the hard core policies and setting up certain working groups to evaluate the situation? Ans. 5. Evaluation of condition is very easy and govt. is doing it well but who will solve it this is the question. 6. What are the major roles of reputed Associations in this profession are they just limiting themselves by organizing seminars and workshops from time to time. Ans.6 Of course but not time to time regularly now a day’s these events also help to decorate the profiles. So you will find everybody is busy in planning to organize these events. In the light of above queries, who is responsible for this downfall??? 1. Educators Ans. 1 We have to think because educators are educators students are not educators. 2. Students Ans.2 They are childrens whatever we are teaching them they are learning honestly. 3. Curriculum And.3 Definitely those who are designing the curriculum. 4. Govt. Ans. 4. Govt. does not know what to do for the Betterment of LIS so that eminent personality who gives suggestions to govt. 5. Associations Ans.5 These days every institution/university is organizing seminars/conferences so associations have to find other ways to highlight themselves for the betterment of the LIS. Message: 3 Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2009 15:47:52 +0530 From: Pandurang Konnur To: iatlis(a)yahoogroups.com, nmlis(a)yahoogroups.com, lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in, IALA Cc: CHARU MATHUR Subject: [LIS-Forum] Who is responsible for the downfall trend of LIS profession . Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" Dear Friends, Here is one of the best topic where we should debate and derive a solution in the interest of our profession. We need to introspect in ourselves and trace the reason for the downfall trend of LIS profession and professionals.Let each one of us list out the reasons and the Associations like IALA will list them out, consolidate and bring on the right platforms for corrective measures. I request all of you to respond to this mail. Thanks, Konnur. On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 7:42 AM, CHARU MATHUR wrote: > > > Respected Friends, > > Greetings for the day and seasons, > > Since long we have been witnessing and subsequently discussing regarding > the downfall trend of LIS profession and professionals. Despite of blessed > with ICT tools, LIS profession is not able to cope up with need of the users > coming from the cross-sections of the society. Every next second we are > getting a new e-query regarding very basic services supposed to be performed > by the person in charge. What are the reasons of this situation that every > new recruitee is find him in a soup and try to make every best possible > effort to find out the answers of very basic nature questions? The reason > may be any one of the following????? > > 1. LIS Curricula is not updated enough so that a student can have the > latest and up-to-date knowledge of practical environment. > > 2. Do the learned faculties are not getting required time and proper > infrastructures to keep update themselves? > > 3. Are the students now a days are interested only to getting a > degree by using any of the means so that they can decorate their C.V.s > > 4. Does the new entrants feared to take challenges and not capable to > convert their theoretical knowledge in practical terms? > > 5. Does the govt is only interested only in framing the hard core > policies and setting up certain working groups to evaluate the situation? > > 6. What are the major roles of reputed Associations in this > profession are they just limiting themselves by organizing seminars and > workshops from time to time. > > In the light of above queries, who is responsible for this downfall??? > > 1. Educators > > 2. Students > > 3. Curriculum > > 4. Govt. > > 5. Associations > > > > My dear friends, I just want to clarify myself as these questions are > haunting my mind since long. > > > > Miss Charu Mathur, With regards, Vinod Kumar Mishra Senior Library Information Assistant P.K.Kelkar Library IIT Kanpur. Mob: 91+9455306495 email: vinod_librarian(a)rediffmail.com : mishravk79(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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Training course on "IT Application for Information Management in Medical Libraries
by giriraj g halkar 08 Oct '09

08 Oct '09

Dear professionals, The National Institute of Health & Family Welfare (NIHFW) is an apex technical institution to promote health and family welfare activities in the country through teaching, training and research. In that context, National Documentatin Centre (NDC) of NIHFW is organizing a Training Course on "IT Application for Information Management in Medical Libraries" from 9th - 13th November, 2009. A brief on course objectives and contents is enclosed herewith. With regards G.G. Halkar Asstt. Librarian NDC, NIHFW, New Delhi - 67 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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request for article
by Dr.D.P Prathap 08 Oct '09

08 Oct '09

Dear Professionals If anybody has access to the following article, please email, it is urgently required for one of our Scientists. Innate Immunity in Plants: An Arms Race Between Pattern Recognition Receptors in Plants and Effectors in Microbial Pathogens Boller and He Science 8 May 2009: 742-744 Thanking you and hoping to get Yours sincerely Library Sugarcane Breeding Institute -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Article Request
by Obaiah B 08 Oct '09

08 Oct '09

Dear All, It would be grateful to you, if any one of you could find the following article and send it to me. Revised key to Puliciphora (Diptera: Phoridae) of the Australasian and Oriental Regions, with third report of a larval Parasitica (Hymenoptera) in an adult fly *Author: *Disney, R.H.L. *Source:* Insect Systematics & Evolution<http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/brill/ise;jsessionid=4qqohcolemlr6.al…>, Volume 21, Number 2, 1990 , pp. 211-218(8) Regards Obaiah B. -- 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] Regarding National Library Week
by thandu venkat narayana 08 Oct '09

08 Oct '09

Dear All, Please suggest new ideas, activities to celebrate National Library Week in Special Libraries. Best Regards Venkata Narayana T. Add whatever you love to the Yahoo! India homepage. Try now! http://in.yahoo.com/trynew -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Article Request
by Veeru 07 Oct '09

07 Oct '09

Dear Professionals, I need the below mentioned article for our one of research scholar, if anyone have access facility to it, please send it to me. *Journal Title;*Mater Trans JIM(Jpn Inst Met) *Title; *Synergistic Use of Thermogravimetric and Electrochemical Techniques for Thermodynamic Study of TiOx (1.67 .LEQ. x .LEQ. 2.0) at 1573 K. *Author;*JACOB K T(Indian Inst. Sci., Bangalore, Ind) HOQUE S M(Indian Inst. Sci., Bangalore, Ind) WASEDA Y(Tohoku Univ., Sendai, Jpn) *VOL.*41;*NO.*6;*PAGE.*681-689(2000) -- Thanks and regards Virupaksh BH LIM Trainee, National center for Science Information, IISc ,Bangalore-50012 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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[ELF] KMBook.com: KM Book: BRINT Institute's Book on Knowledge Management
by Engg-Lib-Forum from India 07 Oct '09

07 Oct '09

[http://www.kmbook.com/] BRINT Institute's Book on Knowledge Management: "Presenting the first book on knowledge-driven organizations and knowledge workers that can survive and thrive in the new world of uncertainty and risk... from the frontlines charted by 'The Knowledge Creating Company'tm." Fortune magazine in its special focus issue on the 'knowledge economy' reported in June '98 about this work that: "Founder Yogesh Malhotra says his vision for this site is to fill the gaps between business and technology, data and knowledge, and, theory and practice..." Here is a report of how the BRINT Institute (www.brint.org) and associated knowledge ventures succeeded in filling the 'gaps' and substantively influencing knowledge management and information technology management strategies, practices, and policies of worldwide corporations and governments in that process. -- Posted By Engg-Lib-Forum from India to ELF at 10/07/2009 03:41:00 AM -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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