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Articles, Books, Presentations on Resource Description and Access (RDA)
by Salman Haider 22 Sep '14

22 Sep '14

NEW POST IN RDA BLOG: Articles, Books, Presentations on Resource Description and Access (RDA) <http://resourcedescriptionandaccess.blogspot.com/2014/09/articles-books-pre…> Salman Haider WEB: www.google.com/+SalmanHaider BLOG: http://resourcedescriptionandaccess.blogspot.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) workshop on Presentation Skills
by Rajendra Babu 22 Sep '14

22 Sep '14

Dear LIS Professionals, Do you get scared speaking in public or giving presentations? Don’t worry, KALA is organising a two day Workshop on developing 'Effective Presentation Skills'. Through this workshop, KALA aims to develop your skills, knowledge and confidence in both formal and informal ways and situations, such as introducing yourself in an interview, meetings, training sessions, presenting your work in conferences and so on. We provide you the opportunity to explore and practice key areas in both preparation and effective delivery of presentations and help you enable yourself in group discussion in this two day workshop. Aims of the workshop 1. Encourage LIS professionals to improve their presentation skills for future. 2. To be able to plan, structure and deliver an effective presentation 3. To overcome nervousness 4. To understand the impact of body language and voice 5. To be able to select and use a range of visual aids to support your presentation 6. To have techniques for gaining and keeping the attention of your audience Participants: About 25-30 maximum to be more effective. Registration: (First-come-first-serve-basis) Rs. 800.00 for KALA members Rs. 1100.00 for non KALA members (KALA life membership will be given free of cost) Includes Tea/ coffee, Lunch and Handouts. Venue: Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science (SRELS), # 702, Upstairs, 42nd Cross, III Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore-10. Date: 26 & 27 September 2014. Please contact H Rajendra Babu (hrajendra.babu(a)gmail.com) for registering to the workshop, as there are limited seats available. Thanks and Regards, Dr. I H Jahagirdar General Secretary KALA, Bangalore. -- Thanks and Regards, Rajendra Babu H Assistant Professor Dept. of studies and Research in LIS Tumkur University B H Road, Tumkur-572103. Karnataka, India * Please consider your environmental responsibilities before printing this e-mail * -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request to forward Advertisement for "Library Trainee" on temporary basis
by bhagyashree sane 22 Sep '14

22 Sep '14

Dear All, Please refer detail advertisement at www.niapune.com regards, Chief Librarian National Insurance Academy Pune -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Garfield Research Fellowship
by Satish Munnolli 22 Sep '14

22 Sep '14

Dear Professionals, The following information may be useful for professionals in Health Science discipline in particular. You can find many more Fellowships / Grants / Scholarships / Awards for all from the URL- <http://www.mlanet.org/awards/grants/> http://www.mlanet.org/awards/grants/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ The Medical Library Association Eugene Garfield Research Fellowship promotes and supports research on topics in the history of information science. The $5000 fellowship, established in 2013, is to be used for research-related purposes regarding the history of information science to increase the underlying knowledgebase in this area and enhance the current and future practice of the information professions, particularly health sciences librarianship. Health sciences librarians and information scientists, health professionals, researchers, educators, and administrators are eligible. Applicants must have a master's or doctor's degree or be enrolled in a program leading to such a degree and demonstrate a commitment to the health sciences. The fellowship is not designed to support research for a doctoral dissertation or master's thesis. The award is not restricted to disbursement in a single year and funding may be disbursed over a period of up to two years depending on the needs of the research fellow. The award may be used to supplement or extend other awards, including other private or government-supported fellowships, but is not contingent on receiving other awards. Please see the MLA Grants and Scholarships page (https://www.mlanet.org/awards/grants/garfield.html) on MLANET for more information. The submission deadline is December 1. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------- Satish S Munnolli Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC) Tata Memorial Centre (TMC) Sector 22 Kharghar Navi Mumbai 410210 -- 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] One Day National Seminar on "Enhancing Access to Library Resources: A Critical Discussion, Examination and Evaluation of Web-Scale Discovery Services"
by nikesh 21 Sep '14

21 Sep '14

Hi Library professionals, Great to notice that Web Scale Discovery Tools are being discussed in Library professional forums and conferences. In this context, i would like to provide some useful evaluation studies and Latest report on Resources Discovery services and Marshell Breeding ( Full text can be downloaded from the link provided below) 1. Paths of Discovery: Comparing the Search effectiveness of EBSCO Discovery Service, Summon, Google Scholar, and Conventional Library Resources ( http://crl.acrl.org/content/early/2012/05/07/crl-374.abstract Abstract ) In 2011, researchers at Bucknell University and Illinois Wesleyan University compared the search efficacy of Serial Solutions Summon, EBSCO Discovery Service, Google Scholar and conventional library databases. Using a mixed-methods approach, qualitative and quantitative data was gathered on students' usage of these tools. Regardless of the search system, students exhibited a marked inability to effectively evaluate sources and a heavy reliance on default search settings. On the quantitative benchmarks measured by this study, the EBSCO Discovery Service tool outperformed the other search systems in almost every category. This article describes these results and makes recommendations for libraries considering these tools. *2. Library System Report 2014 By Marsehll Breeding* EBSCO currently stands as the front-runner, with a long lead of 5,612 library subscribers to EDS. OCLC reports 1,717 libraries with access to WorldCat Local, though a smaller number use it as their primary discovery interface. Ex Libris has licensed Primo to 1,407 libraries, and ProQuest reports 673 libraries using Summon. *(* http://www.americanlibrariesmagazine.org/article/library-systems-report-2014) Regards *Nikesh Narayanan* +91 8130995687 > > Message: 3 > Date: 20 Sep 2014 04:57:25 -0000 > From: "chaitra tara chai" <chaitrablore(a)rediffmail.com> > To: <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in>, > <lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in>, > <lis-forum-owner(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> > Subject: [LIS-Forum] One Day National Seminar on "Enhancing Access to > Library Resources: A Critical Discussion, Examination and > Evaluation > of Web-Scale Discovery Services" on 14th Oct 2014 @ Jain > University, > JC Road Campus, Bangalore. > Message-ID: <20140920045725.27284.qmail(a)f4mail-235-253.rediffmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Dear Professional Friends, > > Jain University in collaboration with SLA Asian Chapter & KALA, sponsored > by ProQuest Discovery... organizing a One Day National Seminar on > "Enhancing Access to Library Resources. A Critical Discussion, Examination > and Evaluation of Web-Scale Discovery Services" on 14th Oct 2014 @ Jain > University, JC Road Campus, Bangalore. > > Objectives: > ?????????The seminar is intended to be a platform for discussion, > knowledge sharing and demonstration of this emerging technology by eminent > panel experts, subject experts as well as information professionals from > premium institutions, who are the early adopters of Discovery Services. > > ?????????To discover services effectively, we need to be able to measure > and compare the similarity among services. Most ontology-based and IR-based > discovery techniques assume that service input/output are simple data types > when calculating service similarity. However, real-world services published > on the Web usually have complex data types inputs/output parameters. > > ?????????Furthermore a good match of parameters does not guarantee good > usability and good reliability. The relevant services must be further > evaluated by users? past experiences. > > ?????????Discovery services can play a vital role in a library?s strategic > infrastructure. But it?s not a one-size-fits-all arena. The needs of public > and academic libraries. For example, differ enormously. Libraries can > select from a variety of options to deliver the best user experience, but > they must be well-equipped with data and perspective as they place their > bets in this critical area. > > The seminar would be a rare opportunity for LIS Professionals to gain > knowledge on the following constituents of existing discovery tools and > evaluation criteria, which can help in selected tools that fulfil the > requirements and is sustainable: > ?????????Library supplied data > ?????????Open access and public domain data > ?????????Publisher metadata and full text > ?????????WSD-licensed material > ?????????Mutually licensed. > ?????????Issues and Challenges of accessibility/e-discovery > ?????????Discovering information within and outsources resources > ?????????Research and corporate needs > ?????????Integration and filtering > ?????????Discovery Dilemma: Volume-to/vs-Relevance > ?????????User needs and satisfaction Handling volumes > > Speakers: Eminent personalities in the LIS field will talk on the above > topics? > Interaction: There will be a greater interaction with all participants > through Panel Discussion? > > Who Can Participate? > > Library and information science professionals and scholars, Information > technology professionals, Knowledge workers, Policy makers, Educationalists > and academicians, E-learning communities, Content and knowledge managers, > Library managers, Library consultants/Corporate professionals. > > Registration: > Free but limited 75 (First come first serve basis). > Please confirm your participation by sending filled registration form to > chaitrablore(a)rediffmail.com > For more information please: Click on the below links & Download the > brochure & Registration Form. > Seminar Brochure > Seminar Registration Form > OR > > https://sites.google.com/site/seminarconferences/SLA%20Asian%20Chapter%20-%… > > https://sites.google.com/site/seminarconferences/SLA%20Asian%20Chapter%20-%… > OR Visit Jain University Website and look at Events.... > If you are unable to download the docs, then just send a mail to Ms. > Chaithra N, The Organising Secretary with the following details. > > Name : > Designation : > Organisation : > Address : > Telephone/Mobile: > E-mail : > > We would appreciate if you could circulate this information to your > professional friends. > > For further enquiries, please contact me: > > With Best Regards > Ms. Chaithra N > Organizing Secretary > and > Librarian, > Jain University, No. 34, 1st Cross, > J.C Road Campus, Bangalore ? 560027, India > Telephone: +91 8043430111 > E-mail: chaitrablore(a)rediffmail.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 Somashekhar Lalasangi 20 Sep '14

20 Sep '14

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One Day National Seminar on "Enhancing Access to Library Resources: A Critical Discussion, Examination and Evaluation of Web-Scale Discovery Services" on 14th Oct 2014 @ Jain University, JC Road Campus, Bangalore.
by chaitra tara chai 20 Sep '14

20 Sep '14

Dear Professional Friends, Jain University in collaboration with SLA Asian Chapter & KALA, sponsored by ProQuest Discovery... organizing a One Day National Seminar on "Enhancing Access to Library Resources. A Critical Discussion, Examination and Evaluation of Web-Scale Discovery Services" on 14th Oct 2014 @ Jain University, JC Road Campus, Bangalore. Objectives: The seminar is intended to be a platform for discussion, knowledge sharing and demonstration of this emerging technology by eminent panel experts, subject experts as well as information professionals from premium institutions, who are the early adopters of Discovery Services. To discover services effectively, we need to be able to measure and compare the similarity among services. Most ontology-based and IR-based discovery techniques assume that service input/output are simple data types when calculating service similarity. However, real-world services published on the Web usually have complex data types inputs/output parameters. Furthermore a good match of parameters does not guarantee good usability and good reliability. The relevant services must be further evaluated by users’ past experiences. Discovery services can play a vital role in a library’s strategic infrastructure. But it’s not a one-size-fits-all arena. The needs of public and academic libraries. For example, differ enormously. Libraries can select from a variety of options to deliver the best user experience, but they must be well-equipped with data and perspective as they place their bets in this critical area. The seminar would be a rare opportunity for LIS Professionals to gain knowledge on the following constituents of existing discovery tools and evaluation criteria, which can help in selected tools that fulfil the requirements and is sustainable: �Library supplied data �Open access and public domain data �Publisher metadata and full text �WSD-licensed material �Mutually licensed. �Issues and Challenges of accessibility/e-discovery �Discovering information within and outsources resources �Research and corporate needs �Integration and filtering �Discovery Dilemma: Volume-to/vs-Relevance �User needs and satisfaction Handling volumes Speakers: Eminent personalities in the LIS field will talk on the above topics… Interaction: There will be a greater interaction with all participants through Panel Discussion… Who Can Participate? Library and information science professionals and scholars, Information technology professionals, Knowledge workers, Policy makers, Educationalists and academicians, E-learning communities, Content and knowledge managers, Library managers, Library consultants/Corporate professionals. Registration: Free but limited 75 (First come first serve basis). Please confirm your participation by sending filled registration form to chaitrablore(a)rediffmail.com For more information please: Click on the below links & Download the brochure & Registration Form. Seminar Brochure Seminar Registration Form OR https://sites.google.com/site/seminarconferences/SLA%20Asian%20Chapter%20-%… https://sites.google.com/site/seminarconferences/SLA%20Asian%20Chapter%20-%… OR Visit Jain University Website and look at Events.... If you are unable to download the docs, then just send a mail to Ms. Chaithra N, The Organising Secretary with the following details. Name : Designation : Organisation : Address : Telephone/Mobile: E-mail : We would appreciate if you could circulate this information to your professional friends. For further enquiries, please contact me: With Best Regards Ms. Chaithra N Organizing Secretary and Librarian, Jain University, No. 34, 1st Cross, J.C Road Campus, Bangalore – 560027, India Telephone: +91 8043430111 E-mail: chaitrablore(a)rediffmail.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 full text article
by Ravi Hullur 20 Sep '14

20 Sep '14

Dear Professionals, One of our Staff need of the following articles, If any library holds below mentioned article. Please send me DOK, a cell line established from human dysplastic oral mucosa, shows a partially transformed non-malignant phenotype International Journal of Cancer Volume 52, Issue 6, <http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ijc.v52:6/issuetoc>pages 896–902 , 2 December 1992 -- ** *** Regards Mr.Ravi Hullur Asst.Librarian & In-Charge to Digital Library KLE University, Belgaum Mob.No.9740638831 Blog:http://ravihullurs.blogspot.in/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Date Extended for Book Chapter: Career in LIS, to be published by DLIS, Calcutta University
by Dr. Susmita Chakraborty 19 Sep '14

19 Sep '14

*Department of Library & Information Science* *University of Calcutta* *Notice* Papers are invited from the Faculty Members, Research Scholars, Students and LIS Professionals for the *Book '**Career in LIS: Challenges and Opportunities**', to be edited by Mr. Parikshit Mondal and Dr. Susmita Chakraborty and published *by the* Department of Lib. & Inf. Sc., University of Calcutta.* Theme: *Career in LIS: Challenges and Opportunities* *Last Date for Submission of Paper: 28th October 2014* * Author Guidelines: *Manuscripts in .docx format and images in .tiff, in around 3000 words, with 1 inch margin on all sides, Font Face: Arial, Font Size: 12 Point for the Headers and 11 point for the body, with APA Reference Style to be sent to *susmitachakraborty94(a)gmail.com* <susmitachakraborty94(a)gmail.com>* and **parikshit.cu(a)gmail.com* <parikshit.cu(a)gmail.com> *Facets* on which papers are invited: 1. LIS as a profession 2. Evolution in LIS Career: a Journey 3. Employability and LIS Curriculum 4. LIS Career in Different Countries 5. Capacity Building 6. Promotional Activities in LIS Career 7. Interdisciplinary Opportunities 8. Language Efficiency and LIS Career 9. LIS Career in Information Industry 10. Role of ICT in LIS Career 11. Social Networking Tools and LIS Career 12. Role of Professional Associations in Advancing LIS Career With Regards, *Susmita* ------------------------------------------------ *Susmita Chakraborty, PhD* Assistant Professor, Dept. of Lib. & Inf. Sc, University of Calcutta, India *Secretary**: Asian Chapter, Special Libraries Association (SLA-Asian)* *Member**, Standing Committee, Education & Training Division, IFLA * *Editor: IFLA SET Bulletin; *Facebook: *https://www.facebook.com/susmita.India <https://www.facebook.com/susmita.India>* Member, Program Committee, IFLA-SET 2015 and 2016 *Member**, Standing Committee (2009-2013) & Program Committee 2013 of IFLA_KM * *International Federation of Library Associations & Institutions (IFLA), Netherlands* Skype: *Susmita.In; **Twitter: Susmita_Kolkata; Delicious Id:@susmitaindia, Publications: **http://caluniv.academia.edu/SusmitaChakraborty <http://caluniv.academia.edu/SusmitaChakraborty>* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Advertisement for Post of Graduate Trainee in Central Library, Alliance University, Anekal
by Pradeep P Kavi 19 Sep '14

19 Sep '14

September 19, 2014 Advertisement for Post of Graduate Trainee in Central Library Alliance University invites applications for the position of “Graduate Trainees” in library science to work in the Alliance University Central library at Anekal in Bangalore. Position: Graduate Trainees – 3 no’s The selected candidate will have to work in shifts. Qualifications: B.L.I.Sc / M.L.I.Sc with good communication and computer skills are essential. Stipend: Rs. 10,000/- per month. Training period: One year. Applicants may send their CVs to the below mentioned email id on or before 23.09.2014 pradeep.pk(a)alliance.edu.in [Date and time of the interview will be sent directly to the applicant after the initial screening of the CVs.] ================================== Pradeep.P.Kavi Assistant Librarian ALLiance University School of Business Saw Mill Stop, Chikkahagade Cross, Chandapur-Anekal Road, Anekal 562106 Bangalore, Karnataka -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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