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Google Book Search Bibliography, Version 4
by Charles W. Bailey, Jr. 29 Jun '09

29 Jun '09

On June 29, 1989, I launched PACS-L, a LISTSERV mailing list, and it quickly evolved into the platform on which my initial scholarly digital publishing efforts were based. To commemorate this event, I'm releasing the Google Book Search Bibliography, Version 4 (see "A Brief Look Back at Twenty Years as an Internet Open Access Publisher," (http://tinyurl.com/mvyrfm) for a summary of my subsequent digital publishing activities). http://www.digital-scholarship.org/gbsb/gbsb.htm This bibliography presents selected English-language articles and other works that are useful in understanding Google Book Search. It primarily focuses on the evolution of Google Book Search and the legal, library, and social issues associated with it. Where possible, links are provided to works that are freely available on the Internet, including e-prints in disciplinary archives and institutional repositories. Note that e-prints and published articles may not be identical. For a discussion of the numerous changes in my digital publications since my resignation (http://tinyurl.com/5en4jt) from the University of Houston Libraries, see Digital Scholarship Publications Overview. http://www.digital-scholarship.org/cwb/dsoverview.htm -- Best Regards, Charles Charles W. Bailey, Jr. Publisher, Digital Scholarship http://www.digital-scholarship.org/ http://digital-scholarship.org/cwb/cwbaileyprofile.htm -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Development of Govt. PU college Libraries
by Smitha C 27 Jun '09

27 Jun '09

Dear Professionals, I have been appointed as Librarian for PU College, Harihara, Davanagere very recently. Post- joining I found library as just “store room of books”. Nothing is maintained properly 1. No sufficience Room, reading table, chairs and racks are not their. 2. Non of documents are recorded and catalogued. 3. Arrangement of documents runs ping-pong. 4. No Services provided. 5. No records for journals and magazines subscription details. 6. No details of budget usage. Hope I can get few of above mentioned problems solved and bring some standardization to this classic government library. Then start providing some basic LIS services. Hence I request some of experienced PU collage librarians to help me in knowing details of budget usage, maintenance and arrangement of documents followed in respective college’s and suggestion for development my library. -- Smitha C MLISc, M.Phil Librarian D R M Govt. PU College Harihara -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Help regarding Right off books
by Pawan Agrawal 27 Jun '09

27 Jun '09

Dear professionals, I had joined my institution one year back. and that time the whole library was fully in choatic condition. there was one in charge librarian. even he had joined our library just before 6 or 7 month prior to me. I found there several accession register even that is in soft copy. there was no manual accession register. in such condition we had to belive one of the accession register as original. There is no reliable and proper records of books issued to the departemental libraries etc. Now when the person in charge of library left the institution overall functioning is managed by me. However I have not received any formal letter for charge transfer. In last five year no stock varification is done. When I varified stock I found around 350 books less than its number in accession register i.e.9500. Now the management is trying to blame me for such lose. Though I have done so much in last one year so I dont expect that management will take any action as they also aware about such condition and my work in last one year. Please suggest me what should I do in such condition. What is wright off ratio of books. we do around 1500 transaction per month. Please suggest me what further step I should take. -- Thanks and Regards Pawan R. Agrawal Assistant Librarian SBSK Medical Institute and Reseach Centre Library Sumandeep Vidyapeeth University At & Post. Piparia. 02668-245264 Ph. 9376135580 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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UNESCO releases new publication on open educational resources
by Puna Das 27 Jun '09

27 Jun '09

UNESCO releases new publication on open educational resources 26-06-2009 (Paris) UNESCO has released its first openly licensed publication. Open Educational Resources: Conversations in Cyberspace brings together the background papers and reports from the first three years of activities in the UNESCO OER Community. Access the online edition – or buy the book! Education systems today face two major challenges: expanding the reach of education and improving its quality. Traditional solutions will not suffice, especially in the context of today's knowledge-intensive societies. Open Educational Resources (OER) offer one solution for extending learning opportunities. The goal of the OER movement is to equalize access to knowledge worldwide through sharing online high quality content. Open Educational Resources are digitalized materials offered freely and openly for use and reuse in teaching, learning and research. Since 2005, UNESCO has been at the forefront of building awareness about this movement by facilitating an extended conversation in cyberspace. A large and diverse international community has come together to discuss the concept and potential of OER in a series of online forums. The background papers and reports from the first three years of discussions are now available in print. Open Educational Resources: Conversations in Cyberspace provides an overview of the first steps of this exciting new development: it captures the conversations between leaders of some of the first OER projects,and documents early debates on the issues that continue to challenge the movement. The publication will provide food for thought for all those intrigued by OER – its promise and its progress. Open Educational Resources: Conversations in Cyberspace is UNESCO's first openly licensed publication – an indication of the commitment of the Organization to the sharing of knowledge and the free flow of ideas. UNESCO’s OER Community is active since 2005; it connects almost 900 individuals in over 100 countries to share information and work collaboratively on issues surrounding the production and use of Open Educational Resources. UNESCO’s work on OER is generously supported by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. Access the online edition: http://oerwiki.iiep-unesco.org/index.php?title=Open_Educational_Resources:_… Source: http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=28899&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECT… ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India http://anupkumardas.blogspot.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ICC World Twenty20 England '09 exclusively on YAHOO! CRICKET http://cricket.yahoo..com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Post of Information Analyst at HP - repeat announcement
by Mailing List Admin 26 Jun '09

26 Jun '09

Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 05:57:02 +0000 From: "Minj, Suvarsha (HP Labs India)" <suvarsha.minj(a)hp.com> Dear Friends, There is a requirement for the post of Information Analyst at HP Labs India. The job description is given below. Please forward if you know a suitable candidate. Communication skills must be excellent. Content creation and management experience will be an advantage. You can send you applications to suvarsha.minj(a)hp.com The lab is located near Forum Mall in Koramangala. This is a contract position, but I don't see a problem of renewal for a good performer. Those of you who applied for the same position earlier need not apply again. Your resume will be considered. Thanks and regards, Suvarsha, Information Analyst, HP Labs India Bangalore About HP Labs India: HP Labs India has been established with the principal focus on creating new technologies for addressing the IT needs of the next billion customers of HP. A large majority of these new customers arise from rapidly growing markets such as India with distinct technological, social and economic characteristics. By understanding this context deeply, HP Labs aims to create new and relevant technologies. Job Profile: HP Labs is looking for an information analyst for the following information handling activities. 1. To provide information search support to staff members of the lab 2. To manage the lab's library and digital archive. 3. To handle creation and maintenance of the content of the Lab's internal and external websites 4. To create newsletters of items relevant to the activities of the lab and about the activities of the lab 5. To coordinate the creation of research updates on the lab's activities 6. To prepare news items and copy edit articles More details of these activities are given below: 1. Information Search a. Current awareness (information monitoring and alerting); track and update information content related to the areas of interest of the lab. This would involve identifying sources of information for these areas both online and hard copy and alerting the lab personnel periodically b. On-demand searches: There could be requests from staff members for information resources in a specified area. Given the broad requirements the objective would be to find all relevant material related to that and submit that information to the requester in electronic form 2. Library and Digital Archive a. Manage the lab's library b. Archive digital artifacts produced internally using DSpace. 3. Website content creation and maintenance a. Help the labs keep the content of its internal and external websites upto date. 4. Newsletters a. A newsletter covering news that is relevant to the lab's activities b. A newsletter covering the major activities of the lab 5. Research Updates a. Coordinate the creation of research updates of the lab giving more information about the lab's activities 6. Copy editing and news publishing a. Copy edit articles and create short news items that convey the work that is being carried out for publication in newspapers/magazines 7. Technical publication process a. To be the owner of the process for external and internal publications (approvals, copyright management, etc.) Location: Near Forum Mall, Hosur Road, Koramangala, Bangalore. Note: This is a contract position renewed annually. Contact: Please send your resumes to suvarsha.minj(a)hp.com Thanks and regards, Suvarsha Information Analyst, HP Labs India, Bangalore

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DELISAA Alumni Meeting 2009
by Dr. K M Haneefa 25 Jun '09

25 Jun '09

Dear Fellow Alumni, We are cordially inviting you to the Alumni meeting of the Department of Library and Information Science Alumni Association (DELISAA), University of Calicut on July 4, 2009. We believe that you are looking forward to meeting old classmates and teachers, reminiscing memorable experiences and sharing your stories of success with them. We request you to contact us as soon as possible confirming your participation. Please forward this message to your batch-mates and other alumni of the Department of Library and Information Science, University of Calicut. Alternatively, you can provide us with their contact details and we would be happy to spread the word. Please confirm your presence at the event by replying to – cudlisc(a)gmail.com Phone No. 9446418742 With warm regards, Venue: Seminar Complex,University Calicut Date and Time: July 4, 2009. 10.00 AM to 3.00 PM Dr. Mohamed Haneefa K Lecturer Dept. of Library & Information Science University of Calicut, Kerala, India Phone (Office) :+91-494-2401144* 286 Mobile No. 09895622811 E-mail ID: hanee4u(a)gmail.com Dept. Blog:http://cudlisc.blogspot.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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help
by unnikkannan ob 25 Jun '09

25 Jun '09

Please give me the datails of the qualifications prescribed by AICTE for Librarians in Diploma Level Technical Institutions anticipating your reply at the earliest thanking you Unnikkannan.O.B Librarian N.S.S Polytechnic College Mannam Nagar P.O Pandalam Kerala -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Time for a change: survival thoughts
by Vimal Kumar 25 Jun '09

25 Jun '09

I just returned to Trivandrum after attending MDP for librarians organised by DCSMAT.Many nice sessions were covered in that program including killer apps like web 2.0. Various sessions in the MDP evoked many thoughts in my mind regarding librarianship in dynamic competitive environment. The main thing I observed is that, new services in WWW changed the information and community building behavior of all types of library users. I don't think librarians vanish in the storm of these changes. But we must be more serious in the application of web 2.0 tools for marketing of library services and showcase information products. Are Indian librarians ready to make use of these services in their library environment? Where do we get training in emerging technologies? Who will provide the training? Who are our competitors; search engines, electronic content providers? Can we be as fast as our competitors ? Lot of questions still remaining. Another interesting truth is that, library users are acquiring skills in effective information retrieval usinguser friendly tools (e.g. Yahoo Pipes, *pipes*.*yahoo*.com) without the help of information professionals. We still continue as custodian of physical documents. What will happen to our profession, if a new killer application (think about Amazon Kindle) replace books and periodicals? We can hope that, things may not change within 10 years.But, we have to forecast the developments and have to equip our professional mind to accept the changes. We can observe the competition facing public libraries from television and online social networks. Most of the public libraries in Kerala (about 6000 public libraries in Kerala) is facing similar competition and they strive hard to survive. I would like to present some thoughts for survival from David Lee King (*http://tinyurl.com/lqz324*), 1. What do you do better than everyone else? Focus on that. Prioritize that. 2. You’re a natural community gathering place. Focus on your community. Feed it. Grow it. 3. Ask people why they don’t use your library. Use that information to improve your services. 4. Find your largest population segment of “potential patrons” and focus on growing patrons there. 5. Don’t focus on yourself or your stuff – instead, turn your focus on your customers and their needs. 6. Maybe it’s something as simple as rearranging your stuff so normal people can actually find things. We can do better than LC or Dewey call number order. Really. 7. Work on improving the experience at your library – both in the library and digitally. According to a user study (Time for a CHANGE: NEW approaches for a NEW generation of LIBRARY USERS by Tamar Sadeh), Internet tools and services provide ease of use, access and speed.Therefore, users prefer online information search tools despite their respect for and trust in the library’s resources. I think this the good time for change and we must follow new approaches for a new generation of library users. -- Vimal Kumar V. Asst. Librarian Asian School of Business Technopark, Trivandrum-695 581 Web: www.vimalkumar.co.nr Blog: http://vimalkumar.oksociety.in OK Society Volunteer. http://oksociety.in --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I forget what I was taught. I only remember what I have learnt" -Patrick White -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Microsoft Bing vs Google
by Charu 24 Jun '09

24 Jun '09

Respected Friends, Greetings for the day, Microsoft vs Google is the best example of tug of war in between two knowledge giants. Both proclaimed their supremacy above each other with excellent salient features in searching domain. If we able to turn out the history of Microsoft can come to know that earlier also they failed to shake the Google’s internet supremacy. But failure teaches lesson and now with the launch of “bing” they are well prepare to rule the internet domain. To find out the how two knowledge giants stand vis-a-vis each other in features, appearance and many other counts please log on to.. http://infotech.indiatimes.com/quickiearticleshow/4688097.cms Thanks and Regards, Miss Charu Mathur, Delhi. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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XXVI IATLIS National Conference 2009: Invitation and Call for papers
by Jagtar Singh 24 Jun '09

24 Jun '09

XXVI IATLIS NATIONAL CONFERENCE, 2009 25-27 November 2009 ON THE THEME ENVISIONING EMPLOYABLE LIS COURSES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES FOR THE EMERGING KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY Invitation and call for papers Organised by Department of Library and Information Science The University of Burdwan Golapbag, Burdwan - 713104 West Bengal www.buruniv.ac.in IATLIS: Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS) (founded 1969) is a professional association of about 600 teachers and professionals in Library and Information Science in India. Since its inception in 1969, IATLIS has been active in taking up several issues of LIS Education in India especially relating to the development of curriculum, teaching methods, infrastructure, teachers’ training, etc. It actively works for the promotion of the professional interests of LIS teachers. As part of its activities, it conducts national seminars, workshops, training programmes, etc. It brings out its official organ 'IATLIS Communication' besides publishing pre-conference volumes. This year the annual IATLIS conference is to be held at Department of Library & Information Science, University of Burdwan, Golapbag, Burdwan – 713104, West Bengal. The theme of the conference is “Envisioning Employable LIS Courses in Developing Countries for the Emerging Knowledge Society”. The conference is scheduled to be held from 25-27 November 2009. About Burdwan (in Bengali language: Barddhaman): Burdwan (Barddhaman) is a city of West Bengal state in eastern India. It is the district capital since the times of the Mughals. The city is situated a little less than 100 Km north-west of Kolkata on the Grand Trunk Road (NH-2) as well as on Eastern Railway as a junction railway station. The city holds the literal meaning of the name, a prosperous and growing centre due to diversity of agricultural productivity and industrial belts. It has a multi-cultural heritage which is exhibited through the existence of various mosques, tombs, churches and temples. The town owes its historical importance of being the headquarters of the Maharajas of Burdwan who tried their best to make the region culturally, economically, educationally and ecologically healthier. The University of Burdwan: The University of Burdwan was formally inaugurated on 15 June 1960. It is a University of national character and stature. The Mahatab Manjil (the Palace of King: Rajbati) serves as Administrative Block of this university and Academic Complex is situated in Golapbag (the Garden of Rose) which is 2 km from Rajbati. The University is all set to enter in Golden Jubilee Celebration phase from June in this year after offering excellent educational services to the community. It offers graduate courses through 105 affiliated colleges and post-graduate courses in Arts, Science and Technology. As a dual mode university, it has 29 teaching and research departments along with a separate Directorate of Distance Education. With social responsibilities in mind, the university actively patronised the construction of a Science Centre and a Planetarium, named as Meghnad Saha Planetarium. Department of Library and Information Science: The Department of Library and Information Science, one of the oldest departments of the University of Burdwan, initiated post-graduate diploma in Library Science in 1965. This course later on fragmented into three separate programmes namely BLIS (1 year, two-semester programme), MLIS (1 year, two-semester programme), and M.Phil (2 years, four-semester programme). Ph. D. programme has been started since 1980. The department has two state-of-the-art computer laboratories with high-speed ATM LAN and high bandwidth Internet connectivity. One ICT lab is dedicated for the use of Free/Libre/Open Source Software (FLOSS). The department regularly updates its curriculum to keep pace with the emerging job-market. development. Theme of the Conference ENVISIONING EMPLOYABLE LIS COURSES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES FOR THE EMERGING KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY Sub-themes: 1. Relevance of existing LIS courses to the job- market. 2. Developing LIS courses for the emerging job market. 3. Equity, diversity and expansion of LIS education. 4. Choice-based credit system and internship programmes. 5. Resource-based student-centred learning. 6. Accreditation, quality assurance and standardization with special reference to distance education. 7. Continuous Professional Education and Development for Faculty improvement. 8. Physical, technological, and learning support infrastructure. 9. Liaison with and feedback management from students, alumni, and employers. 10. Marketing of LIS courses. 11. Research agenda for future. 12. International Cooperation and collaboration 13. Role of stakeholders in LIS education and research. The above sub-themes are not comprehensive rather indicative only. Call for Papers: Papers on the above-mentioned facets of the theme “Envisioning Employable LIS courses in Developing Countries for the Emerging Knowledge Society” for the XXVI IATLIS National Conference should reach Dr. Trishanjit. Kaur, General Secretary, IATLIS, C/o Department of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala - 147002 (Punjab) latest by 30 September 2009. The paper should not be more than three thousand words. Please send your paper both in print and electronic form on a CD in Microsoft Word and also a soft copy through email to iatlis.patiala(a)gmail.com. The paper should include title, name and address of author(s), abstract, and keywords. Use the APA Style Manual for preparing the paper. For further information about this check this link: http://www.wooster.edu/psychology/APA-crib.html Registration fee: Indian Delegates: Sponsored: Rs. 3000/- Non-Sponsored: Rs. 2500/- Retired Professionals: Rs. 1500/- Local Participants: Rs. 1500/- Accompanying Person: Rs. 2000/- Students: Rs. 600/- Foreign Delegates: SARRC Countries: $ 100 Other Countries: $ 200 The registration fee covers conference kits, proceedings of the conference, accommodation, and meals on the days of the conference. Delegates are requested to include registration fees for accompanying person. Accompanying persons shall not be entitled for conference kits. Delegates are requested to include registration fees for accompanying person while forwarding their registration forms since it would not be possible to entertain last minute requests in view of shortage of accommodation. Delegates are also requested to intimate their travel plan in advance to avoid inconvenience. The Demand Draft along with duly filled Registration Form should be sent latest by 15 November 2009 to: Dr. Tridib Tripathi Organizing Secretary, IATLIS Conference 2009 Department of Library and Information Science University of Burdwan, Golapbag, Burdwan PIN-713104 E-mail: tridibtripathi(a)yahoo.co.in Mobile- 09475123934 Accommodation: Accommodation in hotels, University and other guest houses will be arranged by the local organizing committee for which prior information has to be provided well in time. Climate and Clothing: Winters are quite comfortable in this part of the country. Temperature during winter (November/December) varies from 15°C to 22°C. Delegates are requested to bring light woolen clothes. How to Reach Burdwan (Barddhaman): Burdwan city is well connected through rail (located on New Delhi – Howrah route) and road (located on the G.T. Road). The university campus is 4 km from railway station and may be reached by rickshaw, town buses, auto and taxi services. Burdwan city is 85 km. away from Kolkata city and is connected via trains and buses. The nearest airport is at Kolkata. Reception: The Organizing Committee will make arrangements to receive participants at Barddhaman (Burdwan) Junction Railway station. Delegates are requested to arrange their return tickets and reservation well in advance. XXVI IATLIS National Conference 25-27 November 2009 Department of Library & Information Science University of Burdwan, Golapbag, Burdwan-713104 REGISTRATION FORM Name (Prof./Dr./Mr./Mrs/Ms.): ______________________________________________ Name of Accompanying Person (if any): ______________________________________ Designation: _____________________________________________________ Institution: _____________________________________________________ Mailing Address: _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ E-mail: ___________________________________________ Phone: (R)______________________(O)____________________(M)____________________ Payment Details: Bank Daft No. _________________ dated ______________ Amount (Rs.) _______________ (Drawn in favour of “The HOD, Department of Library and Information Science, University of Burdwan”, payable at “Burdwan” Drawn on (Bank) ________________________________________________ Whether Accommodation required: Yes / No If yes, number of persons : ________ Arrival Details (Train No., Date, Time etc.):____________________________________ ___________________________________ Signature Important Dates: Receipt of full papers : 30 September 2009 Last date for Registration : 15 November 2009 Conference Dates : 25-27 November, 2009 We extend a very cordial invitation to all LIS teachers and librarians for participation in XXVI IATLIS National Conference 2009. Organizing Committee: Chief Patron Prof. S. Pal Vice Chancellor, University of Burdwan Burdwan Prof. Jagtar Singh, President, IATLIS, Dept of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002 (Punjab).Ph.-0175-3046179, 3046180 Email: jagtar.kindu(a)gmail.com, iatlis.patiala(a)gmail.com Dr. Trishanjit Kaur, General Secretary, IATLIS, Dept of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002 (Punjab).Ph.-0175-3046179, 3046180 Email: trishanjit.kaur(a)gmail.com Prof. Juran Krishna Sarkhel, Director of the IATLIS National Conference 2009, Head, , Dept. of Library and Information Science, University of Kalyani, Kalyani –741 235 Prof. Krishnapada Majumdar, Rapporteur General, of the IATLIS National Conference 2009, Dept. of Library and Information Science, Jadavpur University, Jadavpur, Kolkata-700 032 Dr.Tridib Tripathi, Organizing Secretary, Head, Department of Library and Information Science, The University of Burdwan , Golapbag, P.O. + Dist. - Burdwan-713104 E-mail: tridibtripathi(a)yahoo.co.in Mobile- 09475123934 Prof. Subal Chandra Biswas, Joint Organizing Secretary, Department of Library and Information Science, The University of Burdwan , Golapbag, P.O. + Dist. - Burdwan-713104 E-mail: scbiswas_56(a)yahoo.co.in Mobile: +91-9434354814 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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