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AUTHOR, ACADEMIC AND LIBRARIAN MOST DESIRABLE CAREER CHOICES FOR LONDONERS
by Ragaavendra R 18 Feb '15

18 Feb '15

AUTHOR, ACADEMIC AND LIBRARIAN MOST DESIRABLE CAREER CHOICES FOR LONDONERS They say everyone has a novel in them which appears to be the case for most Londoners, after it was revealed an author is the most sought after career choice in a new poll. A total of 1,830 people living in the capital were given a list of jobs and asked: "Generally speaking, please say whether you would or would not like to do each of the following for a living." An author was the most sought after career choice selected by 60 per cent of respondents, followed closely by an academic and a librarian coming in as the third most desirable career. Working as a miner was the least popular job with 87 per cent of people picking it as something they would not like to do, followed by call centre work. Most Londoners appear to prefer the quiet life and would rather be a librarian than a Hollywood movie star. The aspiration to up sticks and move to the countryside and work as a farmer was also an unpopular option, with only 27 per cent of people saying they would like to do this. The poll was carried out by YouGov in January this year. REFERENCE LINK: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/author-academic-and-librarian-most-de… Best Regards, Raghvendra R The information contained in this electronic message and in any attachments to this message is confidential, legally privileged and intended only for use by the person or entity to which this electronic message is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, and have received this message in error, please notify the sender and system manager by return email and delete the message and its attachments and also you are hereby notified that any distribution, copying, review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of this electronic transmission or the information contained in it is strictly prohibited. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and may not represent those of the Company or bind the Company. Any commitments made over e-mail are not financially binding on the company unless accompanied or followed by a valid purchase order. This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by Mail Scanner, and is believed to be clean. The Company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. www.jubl.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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discussion / research question on school libraries
by Sharmila Ghosh 17 Feb '15

17 Feb '15

*Dear Moderator - please post this for discussion. * Should school libraries in India be totally curriculum dependent OR be more focussed towards readers services and principles of library management? How many school librarians in this forum / group are associated with international schools following the IB (International Baccalaureate) academic program or any other curriculum apart from CBSE and ICSE? Kindly provide contact details with the school affiliation. -- *Sharmila Ghosh* http://www.linkedin.com/pub/sharmila-ghosh/4/170/7b3 <https://www.facebook.com/notes/sharmila-ghosh/my-publications/1054670562492…> -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Articles request
by janet lobo 17 Feb '15

17 Feb '15

Dear Sir/Madam, One of our PG Student needs the following Journal articles. If it is available in your Library, please send the articles at the earliest. 1. Feldmann T B; Medical Students Attitude Towards Psychiatry And Mental Disorders; Acad Psychiatry ; 2005;29; 354-356. 2. Kumar A, Goyal u, Ganesh K S.....et al; Attitude of pg residents towards psychiatry.Ind J Psychiatry; 2001; 43; 2 Thanking You, Yours sincerely, Dr Janet Dotty Lobo LIBRARIAN FR MULLER Knowledge Centre MANGALORE -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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PEOPLE FAKE READING TO IMPRESS PARTNERS, FINDS SURVEY
by Ragaavendra R 17 Feb '15

17 Feb '15

PEOPLE FAKE READING TO IMPRESS PARTNERS, FINDS SURVEY Fake reading is an emerging trend in metros across the country including Bengaluru. Many Indians buy books to decorate their homes, some buy it to impress their prospective partners. In fact, people like to fake read in public places, finds a recent survey on reading habits. The survey, conducted in seven cities in the country including Bengaluru, showed that several people who buy classics never read them. Called the 'Fakespeare Survey,' Landmark Bookstores undertook such a survey for the first time to map the reading habits of people. According to Sivaraman Balakrishnan, Senior Manager (Marketing and Communication), Landmark Stores, they were curious to dig deeper into the buying patterns of their readers. While a plenty of surveys had been done to look into what books people buy, this one aimed at looking into why people were buying certain books. As part of the survey, readers in Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru, Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai were sent a questionnaire. Nearly a thousand people responded to the questions posed to them. "Were we to ask the questions in person, people might have hesitated to answer. Hence it was mailed to them," Balakrishnan added. Responses elicited The responses elicited from the readers showed that about 23 per cent of people did fake reading to impress potential partners while about 13 percent purchased books to decorate their homes. Not just homes, about 10 percent of people bought books as an accessory, merely to complete their outfit. Balakrishnan added that fake reading depended on the category of books. For instance, people would normally not fake read a best seller but would do it with a classic. The survey showed that when it came to fake reading, 25.82 percent Indians preferred reading economy and finance, and about 21.87 percent fake read English classic literature, Charles Dickens, for example. According those who conducted the survey, the response was given by people in the age group of 18 and 30. Some of the questions posed to them were: 'Have you ever purchased books as an accessory only to do up your office space and not read?'; 'Have you ever purchased books as an accessory to decorate your home with no intention of actually reading?'; 'Have you ever purchased books as a fashion accessory simply to complete your look?'; 'Would you ever fake read to impress a potential partner,? among other questions. Popular fiction, English poetry, classic English literature, economy and finance, philosophy and spiritual books were some of the categories that people picked. REFERENCE LINK: http://www.deccanherald.com/content/460161/people-fake-reading-impress-part… Best Regards, Raghvendra R The information contained in this electronic message and in any attachments to this message is confidential, legally privileged and intended only for use by the person or entity to which this electronic message is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, and have received this message in error, please notify the sender and system manager by return email and delete the message and its attachments and also you are hereby notified that any distribution, copying, review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of this electronic transmission or the information contained in it is strictly prohibited. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and may not represent those of the Company or bind the Company. Any commitments made over e-mail are not financially binding on the company unless accompanied or followed by a valid purchase order. This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by Mail Scanner, and is believed to be clean. The Company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. www.jubl.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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KEY ANSWER
by Nagendra Kumar.S 17 Feb '15

17 Feb '15

Dear All, CBSC-NET December 2014 key answer has declared. For more details open the below link: http://cbsenet.nic.in/cbsenet/KeyChallange/Login.aspx -- *NAGENDRA KUMAR. S* *Professional Trainee* *Vikram Sarabhai Library* *Indian Institute of ManagementAhmedabad - 380015* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fwd: Philosophical Transactions : 350 years of publishing at the Royal Society (1665 - 2015)
by Yalagouda Patil 16 Feb '15

16 Feb '15

This may kindly be put across LIS Forum which could be of interest to many library professionals. Thanks and regards, Y.M.Patil Retd. Librarian ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Robert C Michaelson <rmichael(a)northwestern.edu> Date: Sat, Feb 14, 2015 at 2:51 AM Subject: Philosophical Transactions : 350 years of publishing at the Royal Society (1665 - 2015) To: PAMNET(a)listserv.nd.edu FYI - pdf of the exhibition catalogue of an exhibit currently at the RS. This catalogue, published with Creative Commons licensing, has much of interest on the history of scientific publishing from 1665 to the present. https://royalsociety.org/~/media/publishing350/publishing350-exhibition-cat… Bob Michaelson retired librarian ************************************************** -- 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] Free service seems indigestible by many LIS professionals for Koha, DSpace etc.
by Shital Shah 16 Feb '15

16 Feb '15

This is with due respect to both Mr.Vinod and Ms.Ghosh.. Open source software are good solutions but since all library professionals are not trained and confident to use it. So many ppl are looking for paid substitutes but this does not imply that they have cuts or something of that sort.. On Sun, Feb 15, 2015 at 6:30 PM, Vinod Kumar Mishra < vinod_librarian(a)rediffmail.com> wrote: > Dear Madam, > > I am agree and its one of the valid point, that is the reason why you can > find different discount % on books in different libraries, more discount > less corruption less discount more corruption. So similarly more use of > Open source software means more strong library/librarians capability. > > On Sun, 15 Feb 2015 16:54:51 +0530 Sharmila Ghosh wrote > >Well pointed out and good observation. Perhaps you are yet to realise > that in reputed institutions with big budgets, there is a flourishing > racket over library automation just like book acquisitions process. > During the course of my professional travails, I have come across two > organisations where the library heads were found convincing and > pressurising their Directors NOT to go for open source but instead pushing > the purchase of proprietary automation softwares with great price tags !!! > Now, the reasons are obvious... the companies offer fairly good commissions > / cuts to librarians if their softwares are purchased. > > On Sat, Feb 14, 2015 at 7:44 PM, Vinod Kumar Mishra wrote: > Dear All, > > > > We(myself and Mr. D.P. Tripathi)have taken initiative to implement open > source software like Koha, DSpace, Joomla etc. in libraries and time to > time motivating for the same to library professionals. I was thinking i am > doing the great job free of cost but when i saw today a Tender of renowned > Institute for Just installation of Koha, data migration from SOUL/Current > ILMS and little training to staffs, i shocked and realize that real heroes > are those people who have given opportunity for the same and successfully > they are running Koha. They have expended Just on our TA/DA and honorarium > as per government rules and saved Lakhs of Public money. > > > > In present case although i proposed the institute for the same task and > given example of a renowned near by library where we have did the job and > Koha is running successfully but even though they opted for the Commercial > firm service which could be easily done by us in a much better way than any > commercial firm. I do not know why they opted for the same and what is > lacking from our side, however one can avail community support for > installation/training on Koha and if desire later they can avail commercial > support (AMC) for maintenance, by this method also they can save lakh of > money on initial implementation of Koha. > > > > I would simply like to ask a question from such Professionals that: > > > > WILL YOU TAKE SAME DECISION IF YOU HAVE TO INVEST MONEY FROM YOUR OWN > POCKET? OR WHAT DIFFICULTY YOU FACED IN INVITING ANY CAPABLE EXPERT FOR THE > SAME TASKS FROM LIS COMMUNITY? > > > > I would like to request all leaders/Decision makers of the LIS community > to avail such services from LIS community it will not only save money but > strengthen our library profession and reputation as well as you will be > called as a good leader and decision maker in LIS domain. > > > > You may visit http://mishravk.com/ for LIS related other activities and > free support. > > > > Thanking You. > > > > Vinod Kumar Mishra > > Assistant Librarian > > NIT Rourkela > > > > ---- > Sharmila Ghosh > http://www.linkedin.com/pub/sharmila-ghosh/4/170/7b3 > > > > > > With regards, > Vinod Kumar Mishra, > Assistant Librarian, > Biju Patnaik Central Library, > NIT Rourkela, > Mob:91+9439420860 > 91+6612462103 (O) > 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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Request for ASTM Standard
by Vinay Kumar Sharma 16 Feb '15

16 Feb '15

Dear LIS Professionals, I am looking for following ASTM article. If anyone has this below given ASTM standard, please send me. The standard details are given below: Standard Test Methods of Compression Testing of Metallic Materials at Room Temperature DOI: 10.1520/E0009-09 URL: http://www.astm.org/Standards/E9.htm Thanks in advance. thanks & regards Vinay Kumar Sharma Librarian Sarath Engineering and Technology N.H. - 08, Nr. Chiloda Himatnagar-383125 Gujarat -- 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 Bentoor V B 16 Feb '15

16 Feb '15

Dear Professionals Friends! Greeting from MSRCASC Library! We need the Microbiology related article to one of our faculty member. Hence, I requesting to help me for get it, Elnashar MMM, 2010. Immobilized molecules using biomaterials and Nanotechnology. J Biomaterials Nanotechnology. 01: pp 61-77. Thanking you, With Best Regards, Mr. Bentoor V.B. MLISc.,PGDLAN Chief Librarian, M.S.Ramaiah College of Arts, Science & Commerce (MSRCASC) MSR Nagar, MSRIT Post, BENGALURU - 560 054 http://www.msrcasc.edu.in/ Mobile: +91 94820 11094 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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OA current awareness service
by Subbiah Arunachalam 16 Feb '15

16 Feb '15

Friends: JournalTOCs, an open access current awareness service, now contains details of the latest Tables of Contents of over 25,000 scholarly journals, including more than 8,300 Open Access journals, and is the largest freely available collection of scholarly journal Tables of Contents. It is similar to Current Contents, but CC offered many more features. Best wishes. Arun -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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