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Two-Day National Conference at S V S College, Bantwal, D K, Karnataka State
by Sujatha H R 01 Jul '13

01 Jul '13

Dear Professionals, I am indeed very happy to announce that Sri Venkataramana Swamy c ollege, Bantwal, Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka State, in collaboration with Dakshina Kannada & Kodagu Library Association (DKKLA) is organising a Two- Day UGC Sponsored National Conference on September 27-28, 2013. About the Conference We are in the most challenging time when technology and our traditional library values are converging. Libraries have undergone a great paradigm shift under the influence of Information Technology (IT). With the development of automation and computing and a knowledge society, libraries have evolved to become information providers rather than mere document providers. The internet explosions have opened up electronic information to the masses and they are demanding that information be presented to them in an aesthetic manner. Indeed recent advances in the field of IT contribute significantly to improve the services of the library. Further, the impact of IT has led to a paperless society, digital libraries and virtual libraries.While acknowledging the changes taking place in the mode and service of information delivery and usage, it is important that the library profession rediscover the specialised needs and expectations of the users so that it can reevaluate its services, and reinvigorate the library professional. The future of the libraries and information centres depends on the information professionals who attempt to understand in-depth these emerging changes and equip themselves accordingly. With these concerns in mind it is planned to organize a two day national conference on ‘Academic Libraries: Challenges in the Electronic Era’ in collaboration with the Dakshina Kannada & Kodagu library Association, (R) Udupi, Karnataka. The major objectives of the symposium are:· To create awareness amongst the LIS professionals on the recent developments in the library and information services.· To find out the emerging library and information technologies for delivering quality and value added services.· To provide a forum to participants to share knowledge and ideas and promote closer cooperation and development amongst the information professionals.· To foster an alliance with experts and professionals for improving Library and Information Services. Main Theme: “ACADEMIC LIBRARIES: CHALLENGES IN THE ELECTRONIC ERA” Sub Themes: (but not limited to) · Digital Library Technologies· Content Management· Knowledge Management· Digital Preservation· Open Access to Knowledge· Emerging technologies, Web 2.0, Mobile Technologies, Library Portal, Open Source Software, Archiving of E-resources, Electronic Publishing, Multilingual Technologies.· Library Networking and Consortia · Best Practices and Innovative Services· Information Literacy and E-Learning· User Studies· Library Management· Soft Skills Call for Papers The Conference intends to invite experts to deliver theme paper on each of the Plenary Sessions followed by invitation to authors to present their papers. Hence working papers based on practical experience, research findings and case studies are invited from the library and information professionals. The accepted papers will be published in the Conference proceedings with ISBN. Best paper will also be given to the best paper presented in the conference based on the technical committee recommendations. Conference proceedings will include only those accepted papers for which the registration fee has been paid before September 5, 2013. The papers may be sent in the prescribed format should be submitted for approval before the deadline as e-mail attachment to svsconference(a)yahoo.com. Important Dates:Conference Dates Sept 27th& 28th, 2013Deadline for paper submission August 15, 2013Notification of acceptance August 25, 2013 Participation confirmation bythe paper presenters with registration September 5, 2013 Last date for registration for others September 20, 2013 Target GroupLibrary and Information Science professionals, Students and Research Scholars. Registration and Accommodation Participants are required to fill in the registration form and send it to the Co-ordinator by September 5, 2013. Rs 300/- is the Registration Fee. OOD facility is available. The registration fee is to be paid by Demand Draft / Cheques drawn from any Nationalized Bank in favour of the “The Principal, S.V.S College , Bantwal”, payable at Bantwal/B.C.Road/Mangalore. Kindly ensure that the cheques are CTS compliant format.For outside participants accommodation will be arranged at hotels on payment and information in advance. For further details log on to http://svsconference2013.yolasite.com Conference Broucher and Registration form can be downloaded from the above site. Dr Khaisar M Khan Dr Suresh Jange Conference Director Rapporteur General Co-ordinatorDr Sujatha H RLibrarian (SG) & President (DKKLA) Sri Venkataramana Swamy College, Bantwal -- 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] (no subject)
by Mailing List Admin 01 Jul '13

01 Jul '13

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2013 19:04:41 +0530 From: Munesh nibm <muneshnibm(a)gmail.com> To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: Re: LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 123, Issue 26 Hi...prof. friends In continuation of discussion- "oss and commercial s/w" raised by V K Mishra Sir and replied by Ashok Sir on same,...I would like to add few points here... "Be owner of your data always, like your ownership of physical collection". If you have your upadated data of your library activities, with you then you can easily migrate to your desired solutions... It is 100% possible in case of oss but, difficult in case of commercial solutions. So be cautious while adopting commercial software regarding data policy. Never depends on software firms. Open Source S/W is better than commercial as we all know. Even, AICTE also has mentioned in its Handbook to go for open source software in your libraries. Be owner of your library in real and as well as in virtual. With thanks, your friend Munesh Kumar Add- mun_esh(a)hotmail.com ( P) asst.librarian(a)nitgoa.ac.in (o) 9970219639

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National Workshop on Resaerch Methodology and Statistical Tools
by Mailing List Admin 01 Jul '13

01 Jul '13

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 02:02:57 -0700 From: Lata Suresh <suresh.lata(a)gmail.com> INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS, IMT MANESAR GURGAON ANNOUNCES THREE DAYS NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND STATISTICAL TOOLS on 29th July to 31st July 2013. Target Participants: Students, Ph.D. scholars, young lecturers, faculty, researchers, academicians, scientists, professionals from Colleges, Universities, Research Laboratories and Scientific organizations Seats Limited to 50 participants only on First cum First basis Resource Person 1. Prof. and Vice Chancellor Prof. Venkata Rao (NLU, Bangalore) 2. Prof. Farooq Ahmed Mir ( University of Kashmir) 3. Prof Rajendra Prasad ( Prof. of Corporate Law)- Conference Director and more Please contact the Organising Secretary: LATA SURESH for further Details. contact 0124 2290183 or mail at library.iica(a)gmail.com -- Best wishes and regards, LATA SURESH Librarian Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) (Ministry of Corporate Affairs-GOI) P No. 6,7 & 8, Sect 5 IMT Manesar, Distt Gurgaon 122 050 Haryana Mobile: +91 9911126706

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Call for Papers: SoFerence 2013, October 19-20, 2013 @ Tata Consultancy Services, Bangalore
by Mailing List Admin 01 Jul '13

01 Jul '13

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2013 14:41:31 +0530 From: Nagappa B <nagappa.b(a)tcs.com> Dear Professional Friends, Seasonal Greetings� Tata Consultancy Services, Bangalore in collaboration with Karnataka State Library Association, Bangalore is organizing two days SoFerence: A Social Conference on Failures, Learnings, Case Studies Best Practices, and Success Stories in Library & Information Science and related areas on 19-20 Oct 2013 at Bangalore. Objectives: To create an environment for LIS professionals to come together and share their experiences. To discuss on the failures, learnings, success stories, best practices, recent trends, etc. in LIS & related fields. To enhance the competencies of LIS professionals to meet the needs of the changing environment. Theme: v Case Studies on Failures, Learnings, Process Improvements, New Initiatives, Best Practices, Success Stories, Current Awareness Services, Information Retrieval & Repackaging Query Handling, Librarian as SME, Application of ICT/LMS, Marketing of Info Products, HRM, etc.* v Surveys on Users Satisfaction, Use of eBooks / Journals, Job Satisfaction, Career Growth, New Opportunities, etc.* v Classroom Teaching v/s Internship in LIS, Soft Skills, Professionalism, Recent Trends, Future of Libraries, etc.* * Specific to LIS and related areas. Call for Papers: Unpublished and original papers on the above theme are invited. Papers will be accepted after thorough plagiarism check for stage presentation. Further, based on the participant's feedback and editorial advice, papers will be selected for the publication in SoFerence Proceedings (to be published after the event as a book with ISBN). Authors to follow the below guidelines, otherwise paper may not be considered for presentation: Unpublished and original papers should be - in .doc format - in single-spaced, - A4 page size, - Times New Roman 12 font size, - between 4-10pages and - APA reference style Scanned copy of Copyright Declaration letter (with the details of theme, title, author, etc.) duly signed by the author(s) should be sent along with the paper. Paper should have Title, Author(s) Name, Organization Address, Tel. No., E-mail id, etc. Registration is mandatory for authors as well as participants. The full paper should be sent to: soference(a)gmail.com Who Can Participate? LIS Professionals, Students, Research Scholars, Content Managers, Information Managers, Publishers, ECM and KM Professionals, Academicians and others. Important Dates: August 15, 2013: Full paper Submission August 20, 2013: Registration Closes August 30, 2013: Acceptance for stage presentation Registration Fee: - Working Professionals: Rs. 1500/- - Students & Retired Professionals: Rs. 1200/- *Includes SoFerence kit, Tea/Coffee, Snacks, Lunch and SoFerence Proceedings (to be sent after publication). # Registration is limited to 200 seats only (Including authors on first come, first serve basis). Payment: The completed registration form (download from https://sites.google.com/site/soference) along with the registration fee in the form of Cheque/DD in favour of "Karnataka State Library Association ", payable at Bangalore should send to: Registration Committee-SoFerence 2013, C/o Information Resource Centre, LCenter, Tata Consultancy Services, Near Vydehi Hospital, Plot No.78, 79 & 83, EPIP Industrial Area, Whitefield, Bangalore - 560066, Karnataka, India. Accommodation: Participants are requested to make their own arrangement. There are many good hotels in and around the city. For more details, you may like to visit the following sites: www.karnatakatourism.org/Bangalore/en/ http://karnatakatravelguide.in/bangalore-hotels.php More details available https://sites.google.com/site/soference Email: soference(a)gmail.com Tel. +91 80 67251331 / 475 or +91 7760505296 SoFerence 2013 Brochure: https://sites.google.com/site/soference/SoFerence%202013_Brochure%201.6.pdf SoFerence 2013 Registration Form: https://sites.google.com/site/soference/SoFerence%202013_Registration%20For… With Best Regards Dr. Nagappa Bakkannanavar Head | Information Resource Centre | Tata Consultancy Services Pioneer Building, International Tech Park | Padandhur Agrahara | Whitefield Road | Bangalore - 560 066 | Karnataka | India Ph:- +91 80 67251330 | Buzz:- 4851330 / 4224 | Cell:- 91-7760505296 | Mailto: nagappa.b(a)tcs.com

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Automation: a suggestion to new Institutes
by Mailing List Admin 01 Jul '13

01 Jul '13

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 22:57:14 +0530 From: Shivraj Thorat <thoratshivraj(a)gmail.com> Dear Professionals, I came across Vinod Kumar Mishra's post regarding Automation: a suggestion to new Institutes, I have surprised by his suggestion because there are some commercial vendors who are keeping their monopoly and non cooperating in migrating to another software, but are they (OSS) supporting in such issues. i am experiencing OSS movement via seminars, workshops etc. but i have a query that are they aware about cost of bibliographic data? really such data have cost but now a days nobody is thinking about this but they uses OSS. all OSS are safe and secure. they will also show their policies later. or OSS may using bibliographic data commercial purposes. one will know cost of bibliographic data after considering various products from OCLC etc. so, saying OSS are best than commercial softwares is not fully right. On Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 11:40 AM, <lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in>wrote: > Date: 26 Jun 2013 03:19:26 -0000 > From: "Vinod Kumar Mishra" <vinod_librarian(a)rediffmail.com> > solutions for libraries specially in the area of Automation, they may use > Koha, Newgenlib, evergreen, etc. with the community support or just by > inviting some experts for 2-3 days. After adopting it you may easily > compare it with commercial ones like Libsys, VTLS, Soul etc. The most > import thing is you will have full freedom to switch over to new software > (commercial/OSS) without any difficulty but at the same time if you will > adopt commercial you may be in big problem in switching over to open world > as per latest trends. > > Please remember no commercial firm will easily allow you to migrate your > data. So its my personal view is to go for OSS and compare it later on with > commercial as per your requirements at the same time also keep contact with > the Institutions who is using the various software. > > Thanking You. > > With regards, > Vinod Kumar Mishra, > Assistant Librarian, > Biju Patnaik Central Library, > NIT Rourkela, > Mob:91+9455306495 > 91+6612462103 (O) > email: vinod_librarian(a)rediffmail.com > : mishravk79(a)gmail.com

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ISO Certified Librarie
by Aragonda L Moorthy 01 Jul '13

01 Jul '13

Dear Professional Friends, I am lucky to have associated myself with ISO Certification of Libraries viz. Knowledge Centres (KCs) of DRDL, BrahMos Aerospace at Delhi and Hyderabad as well as for all of DESIDOC. I would like to make a survey of all ISO Certified Libraries in Academia, R&D institutions, Private and Public Sectors. But there is consolidated list available. I shall be grateful if LIS professionals and friends send me information as under: *Name of Library/KC Certifying Agency Year Contact e-mail/Phone* -- Regards -- Dr AL Moorthy, Chief Consultant (Inf Sci), BrahMos Aerospace, 16 Cariappa Marg, Delhi Cantt-110010 Ph: (O) 011-33123313; (R) 011-28086805; Mob: 08447797774 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Librarian's post at JRD Tata Library, IISc
by franc＠library.iisc.ernet.in 01 Jul '13

01 Jul '13

Dear Members, Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has advertised for the post of a Librarian. The details of the advt. are accessible at http://www.iisc.ernet.in/opportunities/ADVT_LIBRARIAN.htm The last date for receipt of application has been extended till 12 July 2013. With best wishes, - Francis JRD Library IISc, Bg. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Reverse publishing : an Intresting Read
by noufal＠tatamotors.com 01 Jul '13

01 Jul '13

Dear Friends, An interesting stuff appeared in the Business Standard. Hope you may interest to browse this. The way people consume news has changed dramatically over the last few years with an increasing number of people paying digital media a visit several times in a day to get their doses. Traditional media houses have realised with time that to grasp this change and ride the wave, they need to go beyond their structured thinking. They need to step into digital shoes. That brings us to the emerging trend of 'digital first' publishing or reverse publishing. Fast forward to 2013 and you will find print journalists breaking news as it happens online rather than holding it until the next edition. Broadcasters now do a simulcast of important news on their websites and on television while some even create multiple versions of the same story online as it progresses. According to the latest Oriella Digital Journalism study conducted among journalists globally, 39 per cent of journalists in countries like Canada, India, Russia, Italy and Sweden admit that their motto is now 'digital first'. For full story: http://www.business-standard.com/article/management/time-now-for-reverse -publishing-113062300627_1.html Happy Reading !!! Noufal.PP Library & Information Services Management Training Centre Tata Motors Jamshedpur Mob:09234607094 LP:0657 6693633 ******************************************************************************************************************************************************** "This e-Mail may contain proprietary and confidential information and is sentfor the intended recipient(s) only. If, by an addressing or transmission error,this mail has been misdirected to you, you are requested to delete this mailimmediately. You are also hereby notified that any use, any form of reproduction, dissemination, copying, disclosure, modification, distribution and/or publication of this e-mail message,contents or its attachment(s) other than by its intended recipient(s) is strictly prohibited. Any opinions expressed in this email are those of the individual and not necessarily of the organization. Before opening attachment(s), please scan for viruses." ******************************************************************************************************************************************************** -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fwd: LibraryBox: Portable private digital distribution
by Shamprasad Pujar 30 Jun '13

30 Jun '13

Dear All, LibraryBox is an open source, portable digital file distribution tool based on inexpensive hardware that enables delivery of educational, healthcare, and other vital information to individuals off the grid via the communication network. May be some of you find it very useful, where it can be deployed for a field level delivery of information. Explore more at: http://librarybox.us/ best Regards, Dr Shamprasad M. Pujar Deputy Librarian Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research Gen Vaidya Marg, Goregaon (East) MUMBAI-400 065, India Phone: ++91-22-2841 6547 E-mail: pujar(a)igidr.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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NewGenLib users
by subhash khode 29 Jun '13

29 Jun '13

I would like to know how many institute using NewGenLib software. If you are using the same , Please give me details. Name of the Institute, Online or offline in campus and If using online give me opac address Subhash Khode -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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