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Reference collections
by Subbiah Arunachalam 20 Jun '14

20 Jun '14

Friends: If you are a reference librarian, you may find this white paper on the Status of Reference Collections by Elisabeth Leonard, MSLS, MBA, useful. *http://www.sagepub.com/repository/binaries/pdfs/StateofReference.pdf <http://www.sagepub.com/repository/binaries/pdfs/StateofReference.pdf>* *Abstract* SAGE conducted research that shows that the introduction of new technologies, the pervasive nature of free internet sources, and tightened budgets have caused librarians to conceive of and purchase reference differently. Reference service, whether it is provided at a service desk or via research consultations, remains necessary because patrons are overwhelmed by the abundance of information, leaving librarians to serve as research guides who may point patrons to reference resources without ever referring to them as “reference.” Future changes in the nature of reference are anticipated as librarians begin to expect reference to look and feel like any other information resource, rather than feeling like a print-based, stagnant, and protected resource. This white paper addresses each of these areas as they relate to public, academic, government, medical, health, and corporate libraries in Asia, Europe, South America, and North America. Keywords: libraries, budgets, collection development, collection management, reference, information seeking behaviour. Best. Arun -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Invitation for Seminar on Role of Public Libraries in 21st Century and Felicitation of Distinguished Personalities
by Nagappa B 20 Jun '14

20 Jun '14

Dear Professional Friends, Karnataka State Library Association in collaboration with Dept. of Public Libraries, Govt. of Karnataka and Public Libraries Employees Association, Bangalore cordially invite you to the Seminar on Role of Public Libraries in 21st Century and Felicitation of Distinguished Personalities. Eminent Speakers: 1. National Mission on Libraries By Dr. PY Rajendra Kumar, Director General, National Library of India, Kolkata 2. Public Libraries in Contemporary Context By Prof. CR Karishiddappa, Professor of Emeritus, Karnatak University, Dharwad Felicitation of Distinguished Personalities: 1. Dr. PY Rajendra Kumar, DG National Library of India, Kolkata 2. Dr. L Byrappa, President, Karnataka State Employees Association, Bangalore 3. Dr. Satish Kumar S Hosamani, Director, Dept. of Public Libraries, Bangalore 4. Sri. SF Duragannavar, Member, Kannada Pustaka Pradhikar & Former Chief Librarian, Dept. of Public Libraries, Bangalore 5. Sri. GM Sannamuddayya, Honorary President, Karnataka State Employees Association, Bangalore Inauguration By: Dr. Chandrashekhar B Kambar, Famous Literaturist and Jnanapeeth Awardee Chief Guest: Prof. VG Talwar, Vice Chancellor, Reva University, Bangalore, President KALA, Bangalore and Former Vice Chancellor, Mysore Date: 21st June 2014 Time: 3.30 PM Venue: Granthangana, City Central Library, West Zone, Hampi Nagar, Bangalore Registration: Open to all and free. Dr. IH Jahagirdar General Secretary Karnataka State Library Association =====-----=====-----===== Notice: The information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, use, review, distribution, printing or copying of the information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it are strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us by reply e-mail or telephone and immediately and permanently delete the message and any attachments. Thank you -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fwd: A MOOC on copyright for teachers and librarians
by Subbiah Arunachalam 20 Jun '14

20 Jun '14

Friends at Academic and Research Libraries: I want to alert the members of this list to a short Coursera MOOC on copyright, designed for teachers and librarians at all levels, that will be offered starting *21 July 2014*. The MOOC is taught by three librarian/lawyers who all specialize in this area -- Kevin Smith of Duke University, Anne Gilliland from UNC Chapel Hill, and Lisa Macklin from Emory University. This is a free course. More information and enrollment are available at the course site: https://www.coursera.org/course/cfel Of course, the course will talk about US copyright law, but it would still be useful and relevant to Indian librarians. Best, Arun -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Manipal University - Admission to MSc. Library and Information Science Program
by Mahabaleshwara Rao 20 Jun '14

20 Jun '14

Dear Moderator, Kindly publish the following message on your mailing list. Admission to M.Sc. Library and Information Science program is open at Maniapal University, Manipal, Karnnataka for the academic year 2014-2015. This course is of two years duration (four semesters) and the minimum admission eligibility is Bachelor degree in any stream (BA, BCom., BSc., BCA, BBM etc.). Program fee is Rs. 35,000.00 per annum. Admissions are done on the basis of marks obtained in qualifying examinations. Classes will commence from 8th August, 2014. Following are the highlights of the program:  Updated and employable curriculum  Practice-led teaching and practice-supported learning  Hands-on-training through online and offline resources  Exposure to the advanced techniques in the field of librarianship  Computing, internet and library software training facilities  Library practicing in world-class Manipal University Libraries  All faculty members are with Ph.D. qualification Applications are available at select branches of State Bank of India and ICICI Banks. For more details, may contact Director, Admission, Manipal University, Manipal [admissions(a)manipal.edu] or Department of Library and Information Science, Health Sciences Library, Manipal University, Manipal [Ph: 0820 2922358 or 0820 2922609; M: 9448842867; 9964498288; e-Mail: libraryscience(a)manipal.edu] Details of program in library and information science are available at the Manipal University website www.manipal.edu. With kind regards, Dr. Mahabaleshwara Rao Baikady MA, MLISc., Ph.D. Assistant Professor (Sr. Scale) and Senior Librarian Dept. of Library and Information Science and KMC Health Sciences Library Manipal University Manipal - 576 104 Karnataka, India Ph: +91 820 2922609 | 09964498288 | Fax: +91 820 2570061 e-Mail: baikadi(a)yahoo.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Dr. Harish Chandra
by Amba Sanjeevi 19 Jun '14

19 Jun '14

Dear Professionals, It is with sorrow I read about Dr. Harish Chandra. Our acquaintance goes back many years and he was always helpful and friendly and took great pains to help others and did not stint in extending support and advice whenever approached. I pray for his soul and send my condolences to the bereaved family. . S. Amba Retired Scientist, CLRI, Chennai -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Requirement of Library Professionals
by Ramakrishna Reddy 19 Jun '14

19 Jun '14

Dear LIS Professionals, The Acharya Polytechnic, Hesaraghatta Main Road, Soldevanahalli, Bangalore is urgently in need of following Library professionals for its refurbished Library and Information Centre. (1) Librarian (Regular MLIS with minimum 55% + 2 to 3 years experience) (2) Assistant Librarian (Regular MLIS with minimum 55%) Interested candidates may send their resumes to the below mentioned address by mail or contact him personally, immediately. With wishes, Dr. K Ramakrishna Reddy Chief Librarian Acharya Institutes Acharya Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Road Hesaraghatta Main Road Soldevanahalli, Bangalore - 560 090 Phone: 080-28396011 /28376431 Mobile: 9739038652 Residence: 080-23461829 E-Mail: ramakrishnareddy(a)acharya.ac.in krred(a)yahoo.com drkrreddy1655(a)gmail.com http://www.acharya.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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CSI eNewsletter -- Jun 2014 -- Inputs for "CSI History"
by Mohan Hr 18 Jun '14

18 Jun '14

Dear all, The CSI eNewsletter of Jun 2014 can be accessed at http://www.csi-chennai.org/csi-enl/csi-enl-2014-jun.pdf and also at the CSI KM Portal http://www.csi-india.org/enewsletter For the archives of this newsletter, pl. visit http://www.csi-chennai.org/csi-enl/csi-enl-archives.htm or at http://www.csi-india.org/archives5 You are free to forward this mail to your contacts who may like the information presented in the mail. =============================================== Primer on CSI History - An Appeal As Computer Society of India (CSI) will be turning 50 in 2015, a series of Golden Jubilee events/activities are planned in the coming two years. In this context, a primer on "CSI History" -- highlighting the significant milestones of CSI from its inception is being brought out. To facilitate the compilation/preparation of this primer, inputs are requested from CSI members and all who have been associated with CSI at various capacities at the chapter, regional, national and international levels. Kindly provide us with all possible information relevant to this primer as write-ups, documents, publications, photographs and in all other forms at your earliest. The inputs provided will be used with suitable acknowledgement. While soft copies of the inputs can be sent to by email to csi.history(a)gmail.com the hard copies (documents/publications/photos/) may pl. be sent to: Director - Education, Computer Society of India, Education Directorate, CIT Campus, IV Cross Road, Taramani, Chennai - 600 113. Ph: +91-44-22541102 / 1103 / 2874. After use, they will be returned back to you if desired. We request your immediate support in this activity as the lead-time for the primer preparation is quite short. =============================================== With regards HR Mohan Editor -- CSI eNewsletter http://infoforuse.blogspot.com/ Contents ======= -- What will life be like after Windows XP -- Bill Gates trustworthy computing memo -- 11 reasons encryption is (almost) dead -- Intel(R) Roadmap Directions 2014 - A Resource Guide for CIOs and IT Professionals -- YouthSpark Challenge for Change winners promote STEM and Storytelling -- Is 3-D Printing Buildings As Good For The Environment As You Want It To Be -- 15 crazy jobs that will exist in the future -- 10 commandments of disaster recovery and business continuity planning -- The ugly side of Indian IT companies -- Google's unbelievable projects that will change the world -- The 8 People You'll Meet in Social Media Marketing -- 10 Best Practices for Sensitive Data Text Messaging -- Silicon Valley's next invention may change lives of the ordinary -- Dogs, Technology and the Future of Disaster Response -- Top 10 best practices for effective risk and reputational management -- Gentle Introduction of Hadoop and Big Data -- Video: An IT Manager's Nightmare: Is Your Company prepared For The Next Vicious DDoS Attack? -- 2014 Cloud Guide: Insights For a Great Migration -- Where is the ROI for UC? -- Are You Prepared for a Software Audit? -- Top Ten Considerations when Evaluating Unified Communications Solutions -- Monitoring Mobile Employee Productivity -- 16 Top Big Data Analytics Platforms -- 16 NoSQL, NewSQL Databases To Watch -- Critical thinking calls for the ability to: -- CSI @ 50 - Golden Jubilee :: Forthcoming Events -- ICT News: Voices & Views -- ICT News: Govt, Policy, Telecom, Compliance -- ICT News: IT Manpower, Staffing & Top Moves -- ICT News: Company News: Tie-ups, Joint Ventures, New Initiatives -- Book: Unit and Ubiquitous Internet of Things (www.crcpress.com) -- Book: Conflict and Cooperation in Cyberspace: The Challenge to National Security (www.crcpress.com) -- Book: Concise Guide to Databases (www.springer.com) -- Book: What Is Computer Science? An Information Security Perspective (www.springer.com) . -- Book:IPv6 for Enterprise Networks (www.pearsoned.co.in) -- About the CSI-eNewsletter -- Contributions to CSI-eNewsletter InfoQuiz-2014-Jun (EIGHT Prizes to of INR. 250/= each to Win) ============================================== 1. OMG means ------ 2. Whose Goal is "Providing a free encyclopedia to everyone on the planet. 3. Classical Computer : bits = Quantum Computer : ------ 4. The successor to Mr N. R. Narayana Murthy as CEO at Infosys is considered as the father -----, an in-memory, column-oriented, relational database management system developed and marketed by SAP. 5. ------ is the latest invention from HP that could revolutionize the computing world and is claimed can manage 160 petabytes of data in a mere 250 nanoseconds. Email your answers by 10th Jul 2014 to csi.infoquiz(a)gmail.com with subject "infoquiz-2014-jun". Please provide your name, designation, company/institution, full postal address (to send the prize amount by cheque) and the contact phone nos. after the answers. There are EIGHT prizes of INR. 250/= each to win. While four prizes of INR. 250/= are sponsored by Cognitive Platform Solutions (CPS) Pvt Ltd (http://cognitiveplatformsolutions.com) a wholly owned subsidiary of SRA Systems which focuses on software products and solutions, the remaining four prizes of INR 250/= are sponsored by Orbit Innovations Private Limited (www.orbitinnovations.com) Answers along with the winners' info will be published in the next issue. Answers to InfoQuiz-2014-Apr-May ============================ Amazon, Project Ara, 950 times, Make it matter, Ubuntu The winners of INR. 250/= each ========================= Ashish Dandekar, Mumbai Tarun Chintam, Secunderabad Sivasubramanyam, Chennai Pavan Shankar Koli, Navi Mumbai B. 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Two Days National Conference on LIS
by ram karuna 18 Jun '14

18 Jun '14

Dear Professional Colleagues, We are indeed very happy to inform you that the Central University of Karnataka, Gulbarga is going to host and organize National Conference on “Integrating ICT in Academic Libraries: Making a Difference in Knowledge Age” during August 12 – 13, 2014 in Gulbarga, India. The National Conference 2014 is an National event and is expected to bring together over 500 delegates from all over India including library science, digital libraries, computer science, and knowledge organization. The theme of the conference is divided into 7 sessions such as (1) Application of ICT in Academic Libraries, (2) Security Issues, (3) Technologies for Sustainability, (4) Networking of Management Libraries, (5) Knowledge Management, (6) Resources & Services, (7) Human Resources Management. Last Date of Final Paper Submission : 05/07/2014 Intimation of Acceptance : 08/07/2014 Authors are invited to submit abstract/full papers to the specified e-mail: librariancuk(a)gmail.com All the papers must follow the American Psychological Association (APA) format and should not exceed more than seven pages. Paper to be submitted should not be previously published in other conference/Journal. All the papers will be reviewed by the technical committee and the corresponding author of selected paper will be intimated through e-mail. PROCEEDING PUBLICATION Abstract (about 300 words and 4 to 5 keywords) of the papers will be published in the conference proceedings. Selected papers will be published in book format with ISBN no. This conference is useful to all mainly researchers, LIS students, faculty and Librarians. It is a great platform for all participants across the country to share their knowledge, expertise and experience. Therefore, I am extremely happy to invite you as a participant for the National conference and I also request you to encourage your colleagues to participate in the national conference. For more details, please visit the website http://cuklibrary.ac.in/ Warm Regards and thanks -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Refresher Course in Library Science at University of Allahabad
by Satyabrat Shukla 18 Jun '14

18 Jun '14

Dear Professionals It my pleasure to inform the professionals that UGC-ASC University of Allahabad is going to organize a three week Refresher Course in Library Science from 5th January 2015 to 25th January 2015. The theme of the Refresher Course will be "The Changing Role of Libraries in Providing Access to Information". For any other queries please write to: bskingh5(a)gmail.com Satya Brat Shukla Central Library University of Allahabad Mob-+91 93335313221 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Sad News-reg
by Mailing List Admin 18 Jun '14

18 Jun '14

Date: 18 Jun 2014 05:57:33 -0000 From: planisamy ilangumaran kumar <kumarilan(a)rediffmail.com> Dear All This is indeed very sad news and a profound loss for the LIS community and for all those who benefited from his knowledge, professionalism and service.On behalf of Central library ,Sethu Institute of Technology,Virdhunagar Dist , i offer our deepest condolences to the family at this hour grief.May his soul rest in peace.Regards P.Ilangumaran Senior Librarian Sethu Institute of Technology, Virdhunagar Dist kumarilan(a)rediffmail.com 9789527616

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