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SALIS organized Rally for promoting Reading Habits an duse the Library- in 7 cities across TN.. 10, 000 persons participated.. watch in YouTube
by Arunachalam Hariharan 18 Nov '14

18 Nov '14

Dear professional colleagues We are happy to inform that SALIS – The Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science and Puthiya Thalaimurai TV Channel jointly organized a mega RALLY for promoting Reading Habit- ( an awareness programme-) and use the Library simultaneously at Chennai, Coimbatore, Erode, Tiruchi, Madurai, Tirunelveli and Pondichery on 15th November 2014 between 3 P.M to 6. 00 PM. About 8500 students from schools, colleges and universities and also about another 4000 LIS professionals, teachers, children and general public participated in the RALLY. Ministers, Several IAS and IPS officers, Vice-chancellors, College and Schools Principals, Film and media personalities, educationists, Social workers, NGO’S, writers, poets, speakers, etc were participated in all the seven cities and spoke about the importance of ‘READING HABIT’, ‘Why we should use Library’ and also about the RALLY. All of them appreciated and congratulated SALIS for having arranged the RALLY for a noble social cause successfully. About 10,000 people took the OATH (given below) to promote the Reading habit. ----I am aware that reading makes a person, expands one's skill, knowledge, wisdom and is also essential for the betterment of life. --- As an educated individual in the society of India, I commit that I shall read and make others around me especially children to read at least one hour in a day and also at least one book in a month. --- I assure that I will present books as gift and also urge others to do so. --- I shall work to spread this message with young students and parents to create a knowledge society. Designing and printing and sending 2000 posters, 10000 brochures, 10000 book marks, 10000 certificates, 700 placards, 250 banners, etc for the Rally to various cities in time was a herculean task. We distributed 600 T-shirts to volunteers and also distributed caps, books, brochures, book marks, pens, water bottle, snacks, fruity, bags, etc to about 8000 participants. Meticulously planned and arranged the inaugural function at the beginning of the RALLY and also Valedictory function at the end of the Rally in all the cities. The Rally covered about 3 K.M in all the places. Police personnel have given excellent support in all the places. Ambulance followed the Rally. We carried also medical kit for any emergency.. LIVE telecast for the entire programme has been arranged for the public. The programme was also telecast throughout the day on 15th and 16th Nov 2014. Prior announcement about the of the RALLY in TV has been made. Lakhs of people watched the Live telecast and continuous news items in the PT TV channel. Many personalities and senior SALIS members spoke to the media persons live explaining the importance of the RALLY. Many leading English and Tamil news papers such as The Hindu, Indian Express, Dinamalar, etc published news about the Rally. We had faced many challenges in getting police permission, getting sponsorship, inviting students from 100 of schools and colleges, fixing the VIPS, venues, etc and above all mobilizing sponsorship and resources in all the 7 cities. Continuous raining in Tamil Nadu and even earthquake warning threatened us till last minute. We had overcome all these hurdles with firm and courage and conducted the RALLY successfully and peacefully in all the seven cities. SALIS created a history for our profession and it is a milestone in the annals of SALIS. It is the social responsibility of all of us particularly to the LIS professionals to promote reading habit. The programme 'Vasippaom Nesippaom' is available now in YouTube. Those who have missed watching the programme can view now by visiting @ Vasippoam Nesippoam ( Let us Read and Love Books) http://youtu.be/V_CpBBdHIaw https://docs.google.com/file/d/0By9mWCPa18iBdEJuWUJwSkY5Zjg/edit?usp=drive_… https://docs.google.com/file/d/0By9mWCPa18iBekdMVHZOUFphNEE/edit?usp=drive_… The success of this programme was only due to the tremendous efforts put by the SALIS Governing Council, Chapter Executive committee and also meticulous planning and execution by SALIS HQ. We thank all our sponsors, contributors, volunteers, schools, colleges and other institutions (who sent their students and volunteers) , Police officials, Pressand Media, etc for their wonderful support. We thank sincerely our invitees, guests and the participants. We sincerely thank Puthiya Thalaimurai TV for jointly organizing the programme and also the B.S.Abdur Rahman University for sponsoring this mega event. This programme brought almost all the LIS professionals together in the state. The programme Vasippam Nesippoam has given an opportunity to know our strength, confidence and organizing skills. Thanks to all who have contributed directly or indirectly for organizing this mega event successfully in all the 7 cities. Organizers of RALLY SALIS -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for fulltext article
by Mamtha's Gmail 18 Nov '14

18 Nov '14

Dear professional friends, One of our faculty members requires the following reference . Kindly please provide a copy of this article if available in your library. 1. Hammer ND, CassatJE, Noto MJ, LojekLJ, Chadha AD, Schmitz JE, Creech CB, Skaar EP. Inter - and Intraspecies Metabolite Exchange promotes virulence of Anti-biotic-resistant Staphylococcus. *Cell Host Microbe* .2014 Oct 8; 16(4): 531-7 -- -- *Thank you & Regards* *Mrs Mamatha P. Kumar* *Chief Librarian* *Central Library* *Yenepoya University* *Yenepoya University **|** University Road, Deralakatte **|** Mangalore 575018 **|** Karnataka **|* * India*T: +91 824 22046668/69/70 *|* Extn 310 *|*F: +91 824 2204667 *|* www.yenepoya.edu.in -- 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] Does Introduction of LIS Syllabus in Undergraduate Course Curriculum Change the Libraries/Librarians image?
by mailman＠ncsi.iisc.ernet.in 17 Nov '14

17 Nov '14

---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- From: "Wajih Alvi" <profalvi(a)rediffmail.com> Date: Fri, November 14, 2014 10:05 pm -------------------------------------------------------------------------- It is a pity that library professionals are suffering from inferiority complex. This, instead of striving to move forward with the changing times, prompts them to indulge in frivolous issues. I wish they come out of it and justify to be regarded as professors of professors. Regarding whether LIS be introduced at UG level I would like to share with my younger generation of professionals that it is not an issue at all. AMU has been running the program at the UG level over the years. this is not going to refurbish the image of the profession.Non-professionals are made IC of libraries demonstrates that we are lacking the professional fervor.Otherwise how come a person with no  licence( professional degree)  can run the show of a library.Then, we do not have a firm professional stage to protect our interests.We need a solid,vocal professional association that can plead our case as and when needed. In my considered opinion we do not have any.Again, we must be able to pro! ve in practical terms  that we are useful, unavoidable and demanded in the society.Remember a profession gives to its practitioner only as much as she/he is able and ready to give to it.Our professional image and public relations have been at a very low ebb  most of the time. Naturally the profession cannot bloom in the society. It is unfortunate that we have not been able to introduce a real perception of the library in the minds of the community.It will be injustice to spare LIS school education and the schools that impart it  from these maladies. I wish I could share a little more, but I am out of station ans shall be able to do so only once I am back to my hometown Prof. Wajih A. Alvi Islamic University of Science & Technology Awantipora, Pulwama-192 122, Kashmir (J&K) Mobile: 09596250038, 09419014482

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CSI / IEEE CS & PCS -- Student Essay Contest -- Harnessing the Power of ICT for our New Initiatives
by Mohan Hr 17 Nov '14

17 Nov '14

Dear all, Pl. find an announcement relating to a Student Essay Contest on the theme "Harnessing the Power of ICT for our New Initiatives". The contest is open to STUDENTS of schools and colleges and will be conducted in TWO streams. A participant can submit ONE essay on any one the following three topics. ICT for Digital India ICT for Make in India ICT for Clean India If you are a student, you may directly participate in this contest. If you are a parent, you may encourage your children or children of your colleagues, friends, neighbors to participate in this contest. If you are a faculty you may encourage your students to participate in this contest. Pl. feel free to share this email to all who will be interested in participating in this contest. For more details & complete brochure, please visit the website: http://goo.gl/FziCmK For clarifications / queries if any, please email us at essay.csi(a)gmail.com Best Wishes HR Mohan President, CSI Chairman, IEEE CS & PCS ANNOUNCEMENT ================================ Computer Society of India, Chennai Chapter IEEE Computer Society, Madras IEEE Professional Communication Society, Madras Announces Student Essay Contest on the theme Harnessing the Power of ICT for our New Initiatives Computer Society of India, Chennai Chapter, in association with the IEEE Computer Society, Madras and IEEE Professional Communication Society, is pleased to announce an Essay Contest on the role of Information & Communication Technology (ICT) in India for school and college students. The contest will be in two streams: Stream 1: Open to School Students (from 8th Standard to Plus 2) Stream 2: Open to College Students (UG students of all disciplines) Now ICT has ubiquitous presence in India and other parts of the world, and it is being applied in various fields such as Manufacturing, Banking & Finance, Telecom, Healthcare, Hospitality, Transportation, Education, Agriculture, Environment, eGovernance, eCommerce, and Defence for quality and productivity improvements. India is a major force in the global IT landscape. ICT is a key driver of our economic development and accounts for about 6.5% of our GDP and provides employments to over 3 million people. The Government of India has recently launched three major initiatives - Digital India, Make in India, and Clean India, in which ICT can - and should - play significant roles. Through this contest, we seek your thoughts, innovative ideas and solutions on how ICT could support and help these initiatives. An eligible participant is required to submit his/her essay on any one of the following topics by 31st Dec 2014: ICT for Digital India ICT for Make in India ICT for Clean India Submissions will be assessed by a panel of experts on criteria such as originality, novelty, applicability, potential value of the proposed idea(s) and clarity and style of presentation. The contest winners in each stream will be awarded the following prizes & certificates: One 1st Prize: Rs.10000 Two 2nd Prizes: Rs. 5000 of each Four 3rd Prizes: Rs. 2500 of each Ten Consolation Prizes: Amazon gift voucher of Rs. 1000 each Certificate of Merit: For 25 shortlisted essays over and the above prize winning essays For more details & complete brochure, please visit the website: http://goo.gl/FziCmK For clarifications / queries if any, please email us at essay.csi(a)gmail.com The essay contest is supported by: Dynamic Group Anjana Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd HP Networking Cognitive Platform Solutions (CPS) Pvt Ltd Orbit Innovations and CloudReign Technologies -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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NLW Concluding Program - Evolving Patterns in Scholarly Publishing - Central College Campus on 19th
by Ishwar Goudar 17 Nov '14

17 Nov '14

Dear Professionals, It gives me great pleasure in inviting you on behalf of all those concerned for a special lecture and discussion on the topic " Evolving Patterns in Scholarly Publishing" Subtopics are given below. This program is organised as a part of National Library Week Celebrations by Karnataka State Library Association in collaboration with Bangalore University Library and Canara Bank School of Management Studies. THe NLW Celebrartions of KALA will conclude with this program. DETAILS: Topic: "Evolving Patterns in Scholarly Publishing" Speaker: Hema Wesley, Consultant Editor, Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore Precided by: Prof. M.K. Sridhar, Director, CBSMS Venue: Conference Hall, Canara Bank School of Management Studies, Central College Campus, Bangalore ( Near Mysore Bank) Date and Time : 19th Nov at 3 PM. I cordially invite you for this important program. I also request you to kindly forward this mail to your colleagues and friends. Regards, -------------------------- Topics to be covered: "Evolving Patterns in Scholarly Publishing" 1. Technical advances in Science communication and publishing patterns 2. Editorial and review practice 3. Increasing visibility scholarly journals content 4. Open access to scholarly content 5. Plagiarism About Speaker: Hema Wesley; Hema Wesley is presently ‘Consultant Editor’ at the Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore -- science publishers of repute. She began her career in publishing when in 1977 she joined the Macmillan India Company where the effective training and experience in typesetting techniques determined her career in publishing. She was later ’ Technical Editor’ for a medical Journal before joining the Academy in 1990. Since 2008 as ‘Executive Editor’ she has been in-charge of the production and the intrinsic challenges of bringing out ten journals comprising science content. The Academy’s collaboration with Springer and the inherent impact of demanding global issues in science publishing has been a challenge and a learning experience. Mr. I.H. Jahagirdar General Sectretary, KALA Dr. M. Anjanappa University Librarian, Bangalore University - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dr. I.R.N. Goudar - Visiting Professor Cum Library Adviser Bangalore University Library, Jnana Bharathi Campus BANGALORE - 560056, India - Ex. Visiting Professor Cum Library Adviser, UoM, Mysore - Ex. Scientist 'G' and Head, ICAST, NAL, Bangalore - Ex. Dy Librarian, IITM, Chennai - Ex. Scientist (Information), IICT, Hyderabad - Fulbright Scholar, Univ. of Michigan and Columbia Univ, USA (1995-96) - British Council Scholar (1982-83) E-mail: goudarishwar(a)gmail.com Tel: 080-23215510 Mob: 91+9611165781 (If not reachable pl try land line) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Required Full Text Articles
by Nitin S. Joshi Joshi 17 Nov '14

17 Nov '14

Dear All Professionals One of our faculty member required following articles for research purpose. - A Paradigm for developing Better Measures of Marketing Constructs, by Churchill, G. A., Jr. , Journal of Marketing Research, 26 (February) 1979, pp.64- 73. - A survey of the challenges and pitfalls of cluster analysis application in market segmentation by Tuma, Michael N.; Decker, Reinhold; Scholz, Soren W., International Journal of Market Research. 2011, Vol. 53 Issue 3, p391-414. - An Examination of the Factors Influencing Consumers' Attitudes Towards Social Media Marketing by Akar, Erkan; Topcu, Birol., Journal of Internet Commerce. Jan-Mar2011, Vol. 10 Issue 1, p35-67. - Setting Sales Quotas with Conjoint Analysis by Darmon, René Y., Journal of Marketing Research , Feb1979, Vol. 16 Issue 1, p133-140. Regards, Nitin S Joshi SPPU- College Librarian MAEER’s MIT School of Management (MITSOM) Kothrud, Pune 411038 M- 09922587907 Direct Line- 020-30273597 www.mitsom.org Noting is pleasanter than exploring a library.- W.S. Landor -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Programme on Mobile Security on 2nd December 2014 - Tuesday (10.00 a.m. -- 3.30 p.m.)
by Mohan Hr 15 Nov '14

15 Nov '14

Dear all, Pl. find an announcement regarding a Programme on Mobile Security on 2nd December 2014 – Tuesday (10.00 a.m. -- 3.30 p.m.) The resource person is Prabhaker Mateti, Associate Professor, Dept of Computer Science and Engineering, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio , USA. He has completed his Masters Degree in Computer Science, Indian Institute of Technology at Kanpur and Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA. As the seats are limited, pl. register early. For detailed brochure pl. visit http://www.csi-chennai.org/brochure-mob-sec.pdf For nomination form pl. visit : http://www.csi-chennai.org/nom-form-mob-sec.pdf For clarifications, pl. contact: Mr. Gnanasekaran : 98843 68428, E-mail : admn.officer(a)csi-india.org OR Mr. Ramasamy : 98400 09417, Email : csiprograms(a)csi-india.org ANNPOUNCEMENT ================ Computer Society of India & IEEE Computer Society Jointly organizing a Programme on Mobile Security On 2nd December 2014 – Tuesday (10.00 a.m. -- 3.30 p.m.) Objective : There is hardly any privacy when you use a mobile phone. This is true whether you use Android, Apple, or a Windows phone. By design? Why are we silent about it? Even legitimately elected governments are spying on their own citizens using prevention of terrorism as a justification. This talk explores what privacy data mobile phones leak and how you can see evidence of it. Be prepared to toss your phone if you wish to prevent loss of privacy Topics covered ============  Everybody Should Know Enough About OS : There will always be efforts to make digital computing sensually appealing. But we won't be able to make the OS that controls the digital computing go away. We will examine what is in Apple iOS and Android.  Every Thing You Should Know About Android : Android phones now (2014) account for 88% of all smart phones in the world. Even if you use some other smart phone, you should learn a great deal about Android, to be knowledgeable about a platform where many practical innovations are likely to happen.  Linux Within Android :. The prerequisite to understanding Android internals is Linux. This talk describes the Linux embedded within Android, and how it differs from desktop Linux.  Mobile Phone Security Exploits : Smart phones are lot less secure than the old flip- feature phones were as smart phones are computer systems, with many more hardware devices than a typical PC  Root Your Android Device : Rooting an Android devices enhances its functionality. There are some 250 x 106 units in use in 2014. It is safe to say that at least 1% of these are rooted. The first goal of this talk is to explain what rooting is and how it is done. Our second goal is to present a judgment rubric whether you should do it or not.  Flash A Custom ROM to Your Android Device : Savvy users are no longer satisfied with the vendor supplied Android ROM. They want greater control of their device. This talk explores the technical internals of what is involved. Resource Person : Prabhaker Mateti, Associate Professor, Dept of Computer Science and Engineering, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio , USA. He has completed his Masters Degree in Computer Science, Indian Institute of Technology at Kanpur and Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA. Target Participants: IT Professionals, Faculty members from IT / CSE / MCA, Research Scholars & Students from IT / CSE / MCA. Program Venue: Computer Society of India, C I T Campus, 4th Cross Road, Taramani, Chennai – 600113. Registration Fee (including Service Tax) ================================ Fee also includes morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea and certificate of participation and course material in eform Category CSI / IEEE CS Member (Rs.) Others (Rs.) Student 281 506 Faculty / Research Scholar 506 730 Professional 730 899 Online payment details =================== Name of beneficiary: CSI Headquarters Education Beneficiary’s Bank & Branch: Axis Bank Ltd, Adyar Branch Account Number: 082010100337342 MICR Code: 600211006 NEFT Code: AXISINBB082 Registration will be confirmed on first paid basis; payment can also be made by DD / Multi-city Cheque drawn in favour of “CSI Headquarters Education” payable at Chennai. Completed registration form with payment details to be sent to CSI to the address mentioned below on or before 25th November 2014 Computer Society of India Education Directorate CIT Campus, 4th Cross Road Taramani, Chennai – 600 113 Phone : +91-44-2254 1102 / 1103 / 2874 For clarifications, pl. contact: Mr. Gnanasekaran : 98843 68428, E-mail : admn.officer(a)csi-india.org OR Mr. Ramasamy : 98400 09417, Email : csiprograms(a)csi-india.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request Article
by Somashekhar Lalasangi 14 Nov '14

14 Nov '14

Dear Professionals friends One of our staff needs following article for her research purpose. If any one of you have access to it, kindly arrange to send the soft copy. - Traumatic atlantoaxial dislocation <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0090301982901616>Original Research Article - *Surgical Neurology*, *Volume 18, Issue 5*, *November 1982*, *Pages 388-392* - Dennis J. Maiman, Joseph F. Cusick Regarding Somashekhar lalasangi Asst Librarian Digital Library BLDE University Vijayapur(Bijapur)-586103 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Evolving Patterns in Scholarly Publishing - NLW Program in Central College Campus on 19th
by Ishwar Goudar 14 Nov '14

14 Nov '14

Dear Professionals, It gives me great pleasure in inviting you on behalf of all those concerned for a special lecture and discussion on the topic " Evolving Patterns in Scholarly Publishing" Subtopics are given below. This program is organised as a part of National Library Week Celebrations by Karnataka State Library Association in collaboration with Bangalore University Library and Canara Bank School of Management Studies. THe NLW Celebrartions of KALA will conclude with this program. DETAILS: Topic: "Evolving Patterns in Scholarly Publishing" Speaker: Hema Wesley, Consultant Editor, Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore Precided by: Prof. M.K. Sridhar, Director, CBSMS Venue: Conference Hall, Canara Bank School of Management Studies, Central College Campus, Bangalore ( Near Mysore Bank) Date and Time : 19th Nov at 3 PM. I cordially invite you for this important program. I also request you to kindly forward this mail to your colleagues and friends. Regards, -------------------------- Topics to be covered: "Evolving Patterns in Scholarly Publishing" 1. Technical advances in Science communication and publishing patterns 2. Editorial and review practice 3. Increasing visibility scholarly journals content 4. Open access to scholarly content 5. Plagiarism About Speaker: Hema Wesley; Hema Wesley is presently ‘Consultant Editor’ at the Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore -- science publishers of repute. She began her career in publishing when in 1977 she joined the Macmillan India Company where the effective training and experience in typesetting techniques determined her career in publishing. She was later ’ Technical Editor’ for a medical Journal before joining the Academy in 1990. Since 2008 as ‘Executive Editor’ she has been in-charge of the production and the intrinsic challenges of bringing out ten journals comprising science content. The Academy’s collaboration with Springer and the inherent impact of demanding global issues in science publishing has been a challenge and a learning experience. Mr. I.H. Jahagirdar General Sectretary, KALA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dr. I.R.N. Goudar - Visiting Professor Cum Library Adviser Bangalore University Library, Jnana Bharathi Campus BANGALORE - 560056, India - Ex. Visiting Professor Cum Library Adviser, UoM, Mysore - Ex. Scientist 'G' and Head, ICAST, NAL, Bangalore - Ex. Dy Librarian, IITM, Chennai - Ex. Scientist (Information), IICT, Hyderabad - Fulbright Scholar, Univ. of Michigan and Columbia Univ, USA (1995-96) - British Council Scholar (1982-83) E-mail: goudarishwar(a)gmail.com Tel: 080-23215510 Mob: 91+9611165781 (If not reachable pl try land line) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request
by monisha mishra 14 Nov '14

14 Nov '14

Dear All, Good afternoon. Does anybody has access to the below mentioned article as it being urgently required by one of our professionals. The bibliographical details of article is as below: Characteristics in Evaluating Stream Functions in Ground-Water Flow by by G. B. Matanga, M.ASCE, (Sr. Staff Engr., Radian Corp., Sacramento, CA 95827) *Journal of Hydrologic Engineering*, Vol. 1, No. 1, January 1996, pp. 49-53, (doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)1084-0699(1996)1:1(49)) regards M*onisha Mishra* *LibrarianOrissa University of Agriculture & Technology,Bhubaneswar-751003Orissa* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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