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SHAT SHAT NAMAN TO PROF. KAULA
by Pardeep Rai 03 Sep '09

03 Sep '09

News of sad demise of Hon'ble Prof. Kaula is really shocking for the library and information Propfessionals. i pray to god for the peace of departed soul.May god give the strenght to the family members and library professionals to bear this loss. Padmshree Prof. Kaula's death is a great loss for us. we should follow his sayings for flourishing the LIS profession. In my opnion this will be the real SHADHANJALI to this great philosopher, Library scientist, teacher, guide .... with regards -- Pardeep Rai Librarian Maitreyi College University of Delhi Chanakya Puri, New Delhi 110021( India) Mobile no 9899359373 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Just Published, NISTADS Report "India: Science and Technology 2008"
by Puna Das 03 Sep '09

03 Sep '09

Just Published, NISTADS Report "India: Science and Technology 2008" India: Science and Technology 2008. Publisher: National Institute of Science, Technology & Development Studies (NISTADS), New Delhi, 2009. The country is entering the age of knowledge when increasing returns would be ubiquitous. The democratic governance structures of this country have evolved, over the course of six decades, sets of complex institutions systems and practices that bind or otherwise relate S&T to the other spheres. With about four thousand research and development organizations, large organized systems of knowledge production, millions of knowledge-workers and an even larger number of citizens trying to engage in knowledge-based activities ranging from agriculture through semi-skilled workers to industrial workers, coupled with the fact of the country being especially gifted with immense diversity in natural resources - the opportunity set of potential outcomes are immense and invigorating. The long twentieth century in Indian S&T based developmental experiments, in particular at grass roots, has thrown up immense volumes of data, facts and artifacts. A crucial issue emerges. The country very badly needs a strong mechanism to capture data related to S&T and innovation right from the regulatory or executive levels to source-points where S&T output or innovations get generated. This Report presents several facets of Indian S&T. In lieu of attempting the development of a set of traditionally known indicators of S&T, the attempt here has been to capture multiple facets of Indian economy and society where S&T makes contributions. With unstated theoretical bases, contributors presented research conclusions in the form of several portrayals. Given the fact that S&T interfacing the economy and society has very large dimensions this Report could take up only a handful. Such a collage offers albeit a picture of where Indian S&T is located. The report is the first of its kind from this country. It is targeted at a wide readership ranging from policy makers and advisors to academic readers as well as the common person. The contents of the report are: * S&T Human Resources * S&T Financing * S&T Structure, Infrastructure and Public Space * S&T and Industry * S&T Output and Patents * S&T for Rural India and Inclusive Growth Further Details: http://cssp-jnu.blogspot.com/2009/09/india-science-and-technology-2008.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India http://anupkumardas.blogspot.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ See the Web's breaking stories, chosen by people like you. Check out Yahoo! Buzz. http://in.buzz.yahoo.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Death is Inevitable
by Mailing List Admin 03 Sep '09

03 Sep '09

Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2009 22:59:21 -0700 (PDT) From: loan fayaz <fayazlib(a)yahoo.co.in> Dear Professionals, � Death is inevitable. I, on behalf of the all the library professionals of Kashmir, salute Prof. Kaula ( the professional giant�of Kashmir) for�his�valuable contribution�to the�profession. It is due to efforts of such�expertise, the�Lib. & Inf. Science is recognised as a profession. Now it is time for us to take their mission forward with full zeal for the the prosperity of professional brotherhood. The�shinning stars are fastly disappearing, it is now the duty of candles to�develop the courage and capacity to take the profession forward so that it can be recognised as one of the important professions in fast changing world. � With best regards & wishes Fayaz Lone (Documentation Officer) Centre of Central Asian Studies, University of Kashmir, Srinagar.

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Deep Condolence
by MAHESH ATCHI 03 Sep '09

03 Sep '09

Dear Friends The news of the sudden demise of eminent Prof. P.N.Kaula, a luminary in Library and Information Science, saddened me very deeply. He is a faithful disciple of Padmashree S.R. Ranganadhan, the father of Library Science in India. Like his GURU, He is also a prolific writer and he produced a good number of outstanding books in Library and Information Science. On behalf of ICFAI, our Organisation and on my own behalf I pray God that he gives peace to the departed soul! -- A. MAHESH Librarian INC-Vizag -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Loss of a stalwart
by shashi singh 02 Sep '09

02 Sep '09

It is very sad to know that the profession has lost Prof. P N Kaula, a great scholar . He has contributed significantly for the growth and development of the profession in his personal and professional capacity. The profession shall always remember him for his landmark contributions. It is a great loss not only to the profession but also to the nation as such. We pray to God that his soul may rest in peace and family can bear the loss. Prof.(Mrs.) Shashi P. Singh, Deptt. of Lib. & Info. Science, University of Delhi. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fw: Prof Kaula's sad demise
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 02 Sep '09

02 Sep '09

--- On Wed, 2/9/09, roshan(a)iiml.ac.in <roshan(a)iiml.ac.in> wrote: From: roshan(a)iiml.ac.in <roshan(a)iiml.ac.in> Subject: Prof Kaula's sad demise ---------------------- Dear Colleagues Indeed a great loss to the profession and, of course to his family. But one must pray for the kind of end he met. Just about to leave with his son for Delhi, (whom I had summoned from there after talking to Prof Kaula, only a day before to take him along for a while) saying 'bye bye' to his daughter, son-in-law, and attendant and then breathing his last. A REAL HERO IN LIFE AND IN DEATH. I join one and all in the profession in praying for the departed soul to rest in peace and Almighty granting courage to the family to bear the loss. Roshan ----------------- Cremation took place on August 31, at 12.45 pm in Lucknow only. A wreth was placed on the body of Prof. Kaula by UPLA Office bearers. Today there is Shanti path at his residence (C 239 Indira Nagar) between 1600-1700 hrs. Regards Roshan -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Great Loss
by pramod mangla 02 Sep '09

02 Sep '09

Dear Propfessionals, It is really sad to know about the sad demise of Prof.P.N.Kaula. He was indeed a great personality in this profession and would always be remembered for his contributions in the growth and development of this profession in this country. He was a great teacher, orator, leader and inspired many young professional in the country. His close association with Ranganathan is well know and is rightly called a great messenger of Rangantan's ideas and philosophy through his writings and lectures. I met Prof. Kaula first time in 1959 in Delhi University DLIS when he was working as a Reader there. I then joined as a Lecturer in the Institute of Library Science which had been established by the Govt. of India and was working as a part of DU,DLIS. From there he shifted to BHU as Librarian and also as HOD.BHU was the second University in India, after DU, to start M.Lib.Sc. course in the country and for that Prof. Kaula deserves a great credit.During the following yeras I always admired him for his qualities of head and heart. He was rightly honoured both nationally and internationally. He indeed lived a full life. I join other colleagues in conveying our heart-felt sympathies to the grieved family and pray that the departed soul may rest in peace. Prof.P.B.Mangla ex. University of Delhi -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Tribute to Prof. Kaula
by Jivesh Bansal 02 Sep '09

02 Sep '09

'Tribute to Prof. Kaula' I pay my heart felt tribute to Padmasree Professor P N Kaula, a great visionary and an eminent library professional. He was disciple of Dr. SR Ranganathan, Father of Library Science in India. We should take lesson from the life of such a great library scientist. It is a time of grief for all library professionals in the country. Jivesh Bansal, Assistant Librarian, Panjab University Library, Chandigarh-160014 Email: jiveshbansal(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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UGC Fellowship
by Apurba Jyoti Majumder 02 Sep '09

02 Sep '09

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has decided to increase the scholarship amount for junior research fellowship (JRF) by 35 to 40 per cent. The move will ensure that researchers get money almost equivalent to the basic pay — Rs 20,800 per month — of entry-level Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officials and assistant professors UGC has also decided to hike scholarships for women pursuing post-doctoral fellowship by about four times. With this, women without research experience will get Rs 25,000 (which was Rs 6,000 earlier) while those with experience will get Rs 30,000 per month as against Rs 8,000 earlier. The contingency grant for these women scholars has been increased to Rs 50,000 per annum. The commission, earlier this month, decided that junior research scholars will now get Rs 16,000 per month (Rs 12,000 earlier) for first two years and Rs 20,000 (Rs 14,000 earlier) for the next three years. The physically challenged researchers will get an escort allowance of Rs 2,000 per month along with the scholarship. “The scholarship amount has been enhanced so that scholars don’t leave mid-day to join teaching,” UGC chairperson Sukhdeo Thorat said. The new scholarship amount — to be available to 6,500 researchers every year (doubled as compared to last year) — will be applicable from the new academic year 2009-10. Only students who have cleared the National Eligibility Test will be eligible for the scholarships. The proposal to enhance the scholarship was taken after a recommendation by RP Aggarwal, Higher Education Secretary in the HRD ministry. “The fellowship amount should be increased to 50 per cent subject to the condition that it is less than initial pay for a fresh appointee as assistant professor,” Aggarwal had told UGC in letter on July 30. With this, the UGC is looking to meet the demand for faculty with requisite research credentials and PhD degrees. http://www.hindustantimes.com/News/newdelhi/Researchers-to-get-money-equal-… -- Apurba Jyoti Majumder, JRF Deptt. of Library & Information Science. Arts Block, Ground Floor Gauhati University. Guwahati- 781014 Cell No: 09435268733, 09707626388 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for forward the email
by Muralidharan, Padma (ELS-DEL) 02 Sep '09

02 Sep '09

Dear Moderator, Could you please post this message on our behalf ? Thanks & regards, Padma Muralidharan Elsevier India (Science & Technology) Gurgaon ----------------------------- Dear Librarian & Information Scientist, It is with great pleasure that we at Elsevier (India) have announced the 4th Scopus Young Scientist Awards this year. The awards have received great appreciation and recognition amongst India's scientific and academic community. I acknowledge the role played by you in cascading the information to your user community and I would like to express my thanks in your doing this. May I request you to once again come forward to ensure that every scientist and academician in your institution becomes aware of this announcement? All information about the award can be had from our website : http://southasia.elsevier.com For further information, I can be contacted at the following address and phone numbers. Thanking you for your active cooperation. Kind regards, Padma Muralidharan Senior Manager - Account Development Elsevier India (Science & Technology) 14th Floor, Building 10B, DLF Cyber City, Phase II Gurgaon - 122 002 Email : p.muralidharan(a)elsevier.com Phone : +91-124-4774202 l +91-9810739993 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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