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FW: Electronic Theses & Dissertations (ETD) 2014: reminder of the call for proposals
by Shalini Urs 06 Jan '14

06 Jan '14

Dear Professionals: Here is a reminder for the call for proposals for the ETD 2014 conference.Read the mail below for more details/visit - http://www.le.ac.uk/etd2014/call The deadline for proposal is round the corner. Best Shalini -- Dr. Shalini R.Urs Executive Director and Professor International School of Information Management University of Mysore Manasagangotri Mysore - 570006 Phone : + 91 821 2514699 Fax : + 91 821 2519209 www.isim.ac.in Subject: Electronic Theses & Dissertations (ETD) 2014: reminder of the call for proposals *With apologies for cross-posting* Electronic Theses & Dissertations (ETD) 2014: 23 to 25 July 2014, Leicester, UK.Deadline for proposals for papers and posters is 31 January ETD2014 – the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations’ (NDLTD) 17th annual symposium – takes place at the University of Leicester, UK from 23 to 25 July 2014. Now that the New Year has arrived we would like to remind you that the deadline for proposals is Friday, 31 January 2014. Put 23 to 25 July 2014 in your diary and submit a proposal to present a paper or contribute a poster to share your knowledge with the ETD community! With the overall symposium theme of ‘ETDs for Life’, we want to explore what difference the huge growth in open access to electronic theses and dissertations is making for authors, other researchers and for social and economic development We are seeking proposals which address one of the following themes: ● ETDs for authors: topics such as authors’ perceptions of advantages/disadvantages of open access to ETDs and whether this access has influenced development of their career or other aspects of their lives. ● ETDs for society and the economy: topics such as the value of open access to ETDs to business, education (including beyond academia), cultural life and economic development. ● ETDs for scholarship: topics such as the visibility and accessibility of ETDs to the information seeker and the development of ‘enhanced’ ETDs which include access to related research data. ● ETDs and the information professional: topics such as the skills, resources and services required to further improve access to ETDs. For information on how to submit your proposal, please visit http://www.le.ac.uk/etd2014/call -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library e-Newsletter
by Vinod Kumar Mishra 06 Jan '14

06 Jan '14

Dear All, In continuation to the announcement of new website of library http://library.nitrkl.ac.in/ BPCL has also started a new service i.e. e-Newsletter to update about the Library activities and disseminate the information which is relevant to NITR Community. As we are aware e-Newsletter is a unique kind of service at national level by library for the benefit of its patrons, our e-Newsletter will also be a medium to disseminate the current and relevant information. Hence library promises to play vital role in dissemination of information through these mediums for overall growth and development of NIT Rourkela. The e-Newsletter can be accessed from Biju Patnaik Central Library website at http://library.nitrkl.ac.in/enewsletter/enewsletter.pdf Please feel free to contact for any suggestions and Improvement. V.K. Mishra I/C Library 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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Article Request
by Devendra pratap 06 Jan '14

06 Jan '14

Dear Sir/Madam, It would be highly appreciated if you send the following articles as one of our research scholar needs this article for his research work. TitleThe leakage of foreign exchange earnings from tourism.AuthorsSmith, C.<http://www.cabdirect.org/search.html?q=au%3A%22Smith%2C+C.%22> ; Jenner, P.<http://www.cabdirect.org/search.html?q=au%3A%22Jenner%2C+P.%22> JournalTravel & Tourism Analyst<http://www.cabdirect.org/search.html?q=do%3A%22Travel+%26+Tourism+Analyst%22> 1992 No. 3 pp. 52-66ISSN0269-3755<http://www.cabdirect.org/search.html?q=sn%3A%220269-3755%22> http://www.cabdirect.org/abstracts/19921898560.html;jsessionid=5766EEBAE90E… -- *Have a good Day* ----------- *Devendra Pratap * *Ph.D.(Enrolled), MLIS, PGDCA, UGC - JRF 2010, 2012* Information Scientist Central Library Tezpur University Tezpur -784028 Assam -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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SATKAL Awards 2013: Call for Nominations
by HPS Kalra 06 Jan '14

06 Jan '14

Nominations are invited for Satinder Kaur Ramdev Memorial Trust for Advancement of Librarianship (SATKAL) Awards for the year 2013. These Awards are given each year to individuals for their perceptible contribution to the Library and Information profession for advancement of librarianship. The closing date for receiving nominations is 31 January 2014. Kindly send your nominations for the following awards: · National Librarian Award · Woman Librarian Award · Young Librarian Award · School Librarian Award Eligibility: Library and Information Science professionals working in India or abroad are eligible to apply. At least 20 year experience in case of National Librarian Award and Women Librarian Award, and 10 year experience in for Young Librarian Award and School Librarian Award is necessary. For Young Librarian Award, professionals must be below 45 years. The self nominations will not be considered and a person can nominate only one person for each category. In case of school librarian it should be recommended by the principal of the school. Written nominations must include: Name of the nominee, job title, organization, mailing address, phone no., email address, award category, a detailed profile highlighting the educational & professional experience, significant contribution made in the field of library and information science/services, publications, a paragraph (one page) justifying nomination for the award. Besides a soft copy, send two printed copies of the nomination on or before 31 January 2014 to: Dr. H.P.S. Kalra, PRO, SATKAL & Associate Professor and Head, Department of Library and Information Science Punjabi University, Patiala 147 002 Punjab INDIA. Phone: 0175-3046179 (Office) Email: hpskalra(a)gmail.com Soft copy of the nomination should also be sent to: Dr. Jagtar Singh, President, SATKAL at jagtardeep(a)gmail.com Dr. Raj Kumar, Secretary, SATKAL at rajkumar196(a)yahoo.co.in Kindly write “SATKAL AWARD 2013” on the top of the envelope and enclose a signed copy of the profile. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Parents should read books to toddlers
by Mailing List Admin 06 Jan '14

06 Jan '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2014 11:46:02 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <subbiah.arunachalam(a)gmail.com> Here is what some public libraries in the US have started doing: encourage parents to read books to kids before they are three or four years old, and read a thousand books! Of course, the books should be carefully chosen. http://www.pricecountydaily.com/news/local/article_d80dbc80-723f-11e3-bcaa-… Arun

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The tremendous value of public libraries
by Mailing List Admin 06 Jan '14

06 Jan '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2014 11:40:02 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <subbiah.arunachalam(a)gmail.com> Friends: Here is a short summary of a Pew report on the value of public libraries to the communities they serve. http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2014/01/opinion/advocates-corner/quantifying-t… Arun

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Request for Case
by Gulshan Kumar 06 Jan '14

06 Jan '14

Dear Library Professional, We urgent need below mentioned Case if you have kindly send softcopy to me. Please send as soon as possible. *Cases* *Title: * <https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/501038-PDF-ENG>TiVo<https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/501038-PDF-ENG> *Author(s): *Luc Wathieu; Michael Zoglio Publication Date Nov 22, 2000 Discipline: Marketing Source: HBS Premier Case Collection Product #: 501038-PDF-ENG Format: 16 p, English PDF *Title: TiVo (501038-PDF-ENG)* *Author(s):* LUC Wathieu & Michael Zoglio *Harvard Business School* *Product No.- XLS198-XLS-ENG* -- *..... Thanks & RegardsGulshan Kr. Sachdeva* *M.No.- +91-9911496696 <%2B91-9911496696>* http://gkslibrary.blogspot.in/ -- *.....Thanks & RegardsGulshan Kr. Sachdeva* *M.No.- +91-9911496696* http://gkslibrary.blogspot.in/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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INVITATION: Inaugural Ceremony of National Conference on “Contemporary Engineering College Libraries: Challenges and Prospects”
by Rajendra Babu 05 Jan '14

05 Jan '14

Kalpataru Vidya Samsthe® KALPATARU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY TIPTUR-572 201, Karnataka INVITATION Inaugural Ceremony of National Conference on “Contemporary Engineering College Libraries: Challenges and Prospects”, Organized by Library and Information Centre -KIT, in association with AKELPA and KALA, Bangalore Venue: KIT Auditorium Date: 10th January, 2014 Time : 10.00 am Chief Guest and Key Note Address: Prof. V. G. Talawar, Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, Reva University, Bangalore and Former Vice Chancellor, University of Mysore, Mysore Director of the Conference Dr. P .G. Tadasad Professor and Chairman, DLIS, Karnataka State Women’s University, Bijapur Presided by: Sri N.Basavaiah, President, Kalpataru Vidya Samsthe, Tiptur GUESTS OF HONOUR Vice presidents, KVS Sri T.M.Chandrashekar Sri H.V.Keshavamurthy Sri G.S. Umesh Sri T.U.Jagadeesh Murthy Secretaries, KVS Sri G.K.Shivaswamy Sri P.K.Thipperudrappa Sri K.P.Rudramuniswamy Treasurer : Sri B. R. Vishwanath You are cordially invited Dr. S.M.Shashidahara Principal Members of Conference Committee and Library Staff Dr.M.M.Bachalapur Organizing Secretary and Librarian ------------------------------------------------------------ Kalpataru Vidya Samsthe® KALPATARU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY TIPTUR-572 201, Karnataka VALEDICTORY Valedictory Ceremony of National Conference on “Contemporary Engineering College Libraries: Challenges and Prospects”, Organized by Library and Information Centre-KIT, in association with AKELPA and KALA, Bangalore Venue: MBA Seminar Hall Date: 11th January, 2014 Time : 04.30 pm Chief Guest: Dr.B.D.Kumabr, Professor and Chairman, DLIS, Karnatak University, Dharwad Director of the Conference: Dr. P .G. Tadasad, Professor and Chairman, DLIS, Karnataka State Women’s University, Bijapur Rapporteur General: Dr. Gururaj S. Hadagali, Asst. Prof., DLIS, Karnatak University, Dharwad Presided by: Dr.S.M.Shashidhara Principal, Kalpataru Institute of Technology, Tiptur You are cordially invited Members of Conference Committee and Library Staff Dr.M.M.Bachalapur Organizing Secretary and Librarian -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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New office bearers of Kerala Library Association Kottayam Region
by Vimal Kumar V. 05 Jan '14

05 Jan '14

Dear Friends, The Annual General Body meeting of Kerala Library Association, Kottayam Region was held on 03 January, 2014 at 3.30 pm in the Seminar Hall of Mahatma Gandhi University Library, Kottayam. New office bearers have selected by General body unanimously. Following are the names of Kerala Library Association Kottayam Region office bearers: President Rev. Fr. Jose Viruppel Librarian, S B College, Changanacherry Secretary Sri. Vimal Kumar V. Technical Assistant, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam. Executive Committee Members Sri. Unnikrishnan S. Assistant Librarian, M G University, Kottayam Sri. J. Suku Deputy Librarian, M G University, Kottayam Sri. Justin Thomas Librarian, St Joseph’s College of Engineering, Pala Sri. Jasimudeen S. Librarian, St. Stephen’s College, Uzhavoor. Smt. Savithry Sharma Library Assistant, MG UNiversity Library Special Invitees Dr. K.P. Somanathan Nair, Head of the Department Dept. of Library and Information Science M G University, Kottayam Smt. Laila T. Abraham Deputy Librarian (In-Charge), M G University Library, Kottayam Smt. Annu George Deputy Librarian, M G University, Kottayam Sri. Johny John Nidhiri Librarian Deva Matha College, Kuravilangad Sr. Merciamma Librarian, Assumption College, Changanacherry Regards, -- Vimal Kumar V. Technical Assistant Mahatma Gandhi University Library Kottayam, Kerala- 686 560 Web: http://www.vimalkumar.info Blog: http://linuxhalwa.blogspot.com http://kohageek.blogspot.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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organization detail
by subhash khode 04 Jan '14

04 Jan '14

Dear professionals I would like to know details about following two organization who are using openbiblio software 1)Matru Kripa Jyothish Gurukula Library http://www.mkjg.org/lms/opac/index.php 2) Patanjali Yogpeeth http://uka.focusindia.com/biblio/opac/index.php Subhash Khode Chief Librarian MIT, Ujjain -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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