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Human Resource Management (HRM) in Libraries & Information Centres', March 27, 2:30 PM onwards
by Mailing List Admin 21 Mar '12

21 Mar '12

Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:23:10 +0530 From: Varsha <varsha.joshi(a)icicibank.com> Effective Human Resource Management is a challenge in the current scenario worldwide. Libraries and Information Centres are generally viewed as cost centres resulting in many unanswered issues. With limited training in managing human capital, we rely often on our individual traits and leadership styles through trial and error. We sometimes shy away from openly expressing our concerns and doubts on people management & HR practices We are all fortunate to be working with talented knowledge workers - skilled, semi skilled & untrained. Our domain also requires us to work directly with the Top Management and also with clients, directly and indirectly. We therefore assume that most of our day-to-day issues related to HR are common. Please mark Tuesday, March 27th on your calendar - a platform to discuss, debate and learn from each others experiences; a forum to voice out pressing people issues Date: March 27, 2012 Time: 2:30 p.m. Venue: The American Library We look forward to your esteemed presence at the seminar. We would appreciate if you could confirm your attendance by March 22, 2012 For more details about the program visit : https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzkiWJhz2p5WOUJ6R1MzUnlUQlNpRkFrbDNlX095UQ/… Warm Regards, Varsha

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LISA database
by Sangeetha Govindasami 21 Mar '12

21 Mar '12

Dear Sir/Madam,   kindly let me know where LISA database is available. I want to collect bibliographical data like   1.title 2. Author 3. Author affiliation 4. source 5. language etc.   wheather author affiliation data is available or not is lisa database   with regards G.Sangeetha -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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50 years of DRTC: DRTC alumni meet on 9th July 2012
by ictk drtc 20 Mar '12

20 Mar '12

Hello All, Dear members of the LIS fourm. DRTC is going to hold an Alumni-meet in July. Concerning the meet it is interested to collect the contact details of it's Alumni. Even after a good effort put in, it has failed to know the whereabouts of some of them. Below is a list of the DRTC-alumni with the respective batch-year. Kindly help DRTC by providing the contact-details of the below mentioned personals. ADIS 2006-08 Ghani Syed Raiyan ADIS 2005-07 Neha Singh ADIS 2003-05 Sarandha Singh K M Hussain Rashid ADIS 2000-02 Debanshu Shanmuga Prabha. S Suman. S ADIS 1999-2001 Hatua, Sudip Ranjan Jalal, Samir Kumar Singh, Pramod Kumar ADIS 1998-2000 Sreevidya. S Udayashankar S.S ADIS 1997-1999 Manna Sumit Kumar Suchitra Pattanayak ADIS 1996-1998 Rajeev K.R Udayaprakash C ADIS 1995-1997 Wadekar Abhijeet Sudhakar ADIS 1994-1996 Arpana M Asha. R Rajasri Damodaran Renu Bala Chowdhary Sarkhel Gopal Kumar Unnikrishnan G Vijaya P ADIS 1993-1995 Bakshi Buddhadeb Lakshmi. R Rajeswari V Raju Jagan Mohan Sharmista Nath ADIS 1992-1994 Banerjee Sushanta Das Pradip Reddy Ravindra B ADIS 1991-1993 Chandra Sekara Bharaty Swamy B.V Joshi George. P Kar Bidyut Baran Karthikeyan. S ADIS 1990-1992 Basab Ranjan Shee Dilip V Jeyaraj. K Padhi Biswaranjan Roy Joyadeep ADIS 1989-1991 Gowri. R Palaniyandi M V Somaiah K Sreedevi B V Subramanian R ADIS 1988-1990 Chandana Maity Goswami Sarbai Maya Manikandan. P Nandalal Manik ADIS 1987-1989 Bankapur Vinayak M Karuna Gupta Krishnamurthy. R Mohan. K Srikantaluxmy ADIS 1986-1988 Aprana Ayathan Choudhury Abhijit Dasgupta Sabuj Jeganathan Lalitha M.R Smita Sen ADIS 1985-1987 Gosh Tarak Brahma Panda K.R Rafique Mostafa Kamal Subramanian R.V Suchitra Das ADIS 1984-1986 Jayanthi Parimila Rao S Reddy Ramesh K Sandha D P Saragin Peter Yan Shakunthala K H Shete Ombrakash Vaijinath Suryana Narayanan ADIS 1983-1985 Kumaraswamy. K Muthusamy. R Rao Vinayak G N Reddy Sudarsana D ADIS 1982-1984 Bhandari Krishna Mani Chakraborthi B.K Chakraborthi H.S Inder Mohan Ramadevi V Shelk Saifulla ADIS 1981-1983 Afsar Begum Chikkahuchaiah. M Bhagavan Ramarkishna Bose Kahailal Chattopadyya Amit Kumar Gita N.S Padmini B N Pankaja Pati S.M Shankar Prasad Srinivasan R Vijayalakshmy T ADIS 1979-1981 Ichchangimath G Shivayosi Alphonse. L Anuradha K.T Bhattacharyya Sikha Kittur K N Poornima R Reddy Umakantha Sambi Reddy B Subba Rao M Thankur S B Vijayalekshmy V ADIS 1978-1980 Andrawes G.F Deshpande J Kalpana. K Kumbhar S.R Malathi Nagaraj More R.S Murugesan. T Prakash Chandra L K Rao Narsing R Seetharam M V Shyamala Iyer S Subbrayan. P Vasantha Kumar I Virdi R.S ADIS 1977-1979 Gowda Thimme Gowtham M.S Lakshmi. R ADIS 1976-1978 Ramanan. M Kuppuswamy S Manavalan.V Rao Nagaeswara B Sasikala N Subeash Dattatraya Shirdade ADIS 1975-1977 Govindaiah Naidu. R Gowda Veeranna N D Kamal Kararia Ranjita Maitra Saha Ramakrishna Shailaja N Subrahmanyam. T Vijayalakshmi B ADIS 1974-1976 Gopalakrishna N.K Gupta R.C Kalburgi L.B Leena John Managuli A.S Naganarasimha KS Paul Hare Krishna Wescey G.Y ADIS 1973-1975 Ashok Kumar Hakim Devarmani S Y Keshav V K Mamadpalli S.R Parvatikar RR Peter K M Spurgen C Sugra Begam R ADIS 1972-1974 Bankapur M B Basu Ashok Manmohandas T.K Murthy HSS Murthy S.G.K Nagaraja G R Soma Raju Gupta D.K ADIS 1971-1972 Abraham M.A Basu. Harendranath Joseph. K.S Mitra Priti Sanyal Tushar Kantil Mishra SK ADIS 1970-1971 Mookerjee Bijiyapada Mookherjee B.P Parameswaran. M Samba Murthy N Sayeeda Bano Sinha K M ADIS 1969-1970 Singh Harjit Sinha Manga Prasad Revanna Siddappa H.C ADIS 1968-1969 Amga H.L Jacob Thomas. T Kidwai A.H Mahajan S.G ADIS 1967-1968 Bavadekar PN Chakarborthy A.K Chandra Sekhara Sastry K Chitra. K Gopinath M.A Ranganathan T ADIS 1966-1967 Anandaraman .K Gopinath M V Gupta A.K Gupta B.L Krishnamurthy P.G Sabade MR ADIS 1965-1966 Bhide M.G Gonnetilleke SC Gupta A B Nair VKG Rao Vasudev K N Subramanyan PVS Wasan R.P ADIS 1964-1965 Anjaneyulu. V Das Sakti Pada Nagarathna RA Parthasarathy VV Raghavendra M K Rao Raja D Ch. Seetharama S Semwal G P ADIS 1963-1964 Gundu Rao D Ragavan M.C Subramanyan T V Sikka G.P Upadyaya Prakash Dutta ADIS 1962-1963 Arora G.K Elhence Dinesh Rau MVR In case one has any information or contact details about the individuals in the list, please send a mail to ictk2012(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in. You may also feel free to send a postal mail to: Documentation Research & Training Center Indian Statistical Institute 8th Mile, Mysore Road, RVCE Bangalore - 560 059 Karnataka. Note: You may visit http://www.drtc.isibang.ac.in/ictk for further information about the Alumni-meet and ICTK-2012) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Mobile library :
by Sathe, Chandrakant 20 Mar '12

20 Mar '12

Dear Sir, Please post: The MBA who runs a library on a bicycle. (Ref: Rediff.com) With regards, Chandrakant Sathe --------------------------------------------------------------------------- G Murgaraj, an MBA from Anna University quit his cushy job in a multinational company to create awarenss about world literature. When he was pursuing his MBA from Anna University in Tamil Nadu five years ago, G Murugaraj had no fancy dreams. He just loved finance as a subject and had decided to go with the flow. Post his MBA, he got a job in a multinational bank but got bored of it quickly. He returned to his hometown at Kumbakonam to provide a hand to the family jewellery business but his father was not too keen to have him there. With no direction visible, he started an advertising agency for people in and around Thanjavur and other Chennai districts. While meeting up with clients he realised that they had little knowledge about the world outside and little exposure to world literature. In fact, they did not read much either, which came as a shock to the voracious reader in Murugaraj. That's when the idea of a 'mobile library' hit the 28-year-old. But without the money to start it up, he was not sure how he would proceed. "I had a lot of books which I had collected over the years and I knew of people who wanted to read but getting those books to them was the question," said Murugaraj. "I thought hard about this and realised that only solution was to take the books to people and that is when the mobile library idea struck me," he said. He could not afford to buy a van, so hired it To begin with, the young MBA graduate started delivering books using his bicycle. But then one could only do so much with a bicycle, considering the number of books and people he was delivering to. "By then, friends too had started contributing books to the library so I had a sizeable number with me," he said. A four-wheeler was clearly in order, from which he could not only deliver books but also put them up on display. Buying a van was something he could ill-afford, so hiring one was a solution. But then again, the daily Rs 800 rental was also beyond reach. It then struck him that he could really use a van for just two to four days a month and other days transport the books on his bicycle. And that's how Murugaraj's mobile library has been functioning for the last seven months in Kumbakonam. "It's a satisfying feeling though I do not make any money. But I was alarmed about the fast declining reading habit among people and children and wanted to do something about it. This is the closest that I can come to in order to make people read more," Murugaraj told. The library has 356 books under 17 classifications The lifetime membership price of the roving library has been kept at a modest Rs 300 only because people cannot afford anything more. "In the beginning I announced a monthly fees of Rs 300 but there were no takers, so I made it Rs 300 for lifetime and now I have almost 30 members. This is only the beginning. Once people get into the habit of reading and enjoy it, they will come in big numbers," the 'librarian' hopes. Murugaraj is on his bike almost everyday, dropping and collecting books. On the days when he hires a four-wheeler, he tries to get new customers by parking the vehicle near temples, colleges and schools in Kumbakonam. He hands over the list of his books with code numbers to interested people. Once a member is on board, all he has to do is pay the fee and receive the book at his doorstep by simply SMSing the book code number to Murugaraj. Today 'Vallalar Library' as Murugaraj has named it, has 356 books under 17 classifications. He takes on members from outside Kumbakonam and the rest of Thanjavur district. He also takes on customers from Chennai. "I visit Chennai almost every week so I don't have an issue with depositing books there," says Murugaraj. Actually, the real reason why Murugaraj visits Chennai so often is because he still runs his little advertising agency from there, the earnings of which help him survive. "My agency clients are few and small-sized but I get my bread and butter from the business. I do not make any money from the library. With the earnings from the agency, Murugaraj has also employed an assistant to help him run the library. "Sometimes there is too much work and I can't do it alone. I also cannot afford to disappoint people at this stage," he says. Though Vallalar Library has a variety of books, the books most frequently picked up are those on health and self-help. Vallalar Library is on Facebook today and can be found on the web at vallalarlibrary.wordpress.com. Murugaraj says that MBA taught him planning and organising which helps him run the library methodically. "I may have not learned library management but I have learned about planning ventures and getting work organised while doing my MBA. The learnings come back to me on a daily basis when I deal with people and my library." His mission to get people into the reading habit seems small and insignificant while his colleagues from his MBA class are pursuing big bucks and in big companies. He says that his work makes him happy and his mission gives him the energy to do well everyday and that is far more satisfying than a job in a big multinational or owning a flashy car. Those who would like to send books for Murugaraj's library can do so at: Vallalar Library, 72/35, Moorthy Chetty Street, Kumbakonam 612 001 Tanjore District, Tamilnadu ============================================================================ With regards, Chandrakant Sathe Librarian Emcure Pharmaceuticals Limited P-2, I.T.B.T. Park, Phase II, MIDC, Hinjwadi, Pune - 411 057. Maharashtra, India. Tel: 91-20-39821350, Ext - 2038 Mob: +91 989210410 E-Mail:Chandrakant.Sathe@emcure.co.in http://www.emcure.co.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy @ Lalit Kala Akademi New Delhi
by Veeru 20 Mar '12

20 Mar '12

Dear all, * Lalit Kala Akademi* *Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi * The Lalit Kala Akademi an autonomous organization established by Govt. of India, Ministry of Culture invites applications from eligible candidates for the following positions on regular basis: 1. *Assistant Secretary Library Services* – (1.post) (*Pay Band *with G.P PB-2 9300-34800+4800) Plus allowances as per Central Govt. employee pay rules. *Age* : Below 30 years relaxable upto a maximum of 15 years in case of candidate working in Government/Autonomous organizations. *Essential Qualifications :* a) A Degree or equivalent in Library Science from a recognized University. b) At least three year experience in a Govt. or Public Library of standing. Desirable: Knowledge of more than one Indian language and qualification in Library services. For more details visit website:* http://121.242.207.115/lalitkala/Advt%20LKA%2012.pdf* * http://lalitkala.gov.in/public-notices.html* -- Thanks and Warm Regards Virupaksh. B. H Library and Information Assistant National Library of India, Kolkata-700027 Email Id: *veerulis(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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request
by Abdul Gafoor 19 Mar '12

19 Mar '12

Dear professionals I have installed E-GRANTHASALA library software from NIC in my library. I have done my data entry works(accession register) in MICROSOFT EXCEL. Could you help me import this Data to E-granthasala software. How it is possible? Please help ABDUL GAFOOR ASST.LIBRARIAN MESSOA KUTTIPPURAM,MALAPPURAM KERALA-INDIA -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy of Graduate Trainee
by Rajesh M N 19 Mar '12

19 Mar '12

*Dear Professionals,* *DCSchool of Mangement and Technology (DCSMAT) <http://www.dcschool.net>, Vagamon invites applications for the post of graduate trainee to work in DCSMAT library and Research Centre in Vagamon Campus, Idukki, Kerala.* *For detailed advertisement follow the link below. http://www.dcschool.net/php/showAnnouncementDetails.php?ann_id=9 Regards, Arunkishore B L The Chief Librarian Library and Research Centre DCSMAT, Vagamon http://www.dcschool.net/* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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OSS Labs 2012 Training Calendar: Koha & Dspace
by savitra sirohi 19 Mar '12

19 Mar '12

All, We at OSS Labs are offering Koha & Dspace training and certification workshop in Mumbai and Bangalore. The objectives of this program are to: - Train library professionals & staff on using Koha/Dspace - To test and certify their readiness to use the software This is a 2 day program for Koha and 1 day program on Dspace, covering the key modules and functions in the software. At the end of program, participants will be required to demonstrate their skills on the various modules. Participants who complete 60% of the exercises successfully will be awarded a Basic skills certificate. Participation fee for the workshops are as follows: Koha (2 day workshop): Rs. 3,000 per head Dspace (1 day workshop): Rs. 1,500 per head. Participant can register in one (Koha or Dspace) of both the programs, as the are on contiguous dates. The Koha workshops are schedules as follows: Mumbai: 20th (Friday) & 21st April (Saturday), 2012 Bangalore: 4th (Friday) & 5th May (Saturday), 2012 Mumbai: 22nd (Friday) & 23rd June (Saturday), 2012 Bangalore: 6th (Friday) & 7th July (Saturday), 2012 Mumbai: 24th (Friday) & 25th August (Saturday), 2012 Bangalore: 31st (Friday) August & 1st September (Saturday), 2012 Mumbai: 19th (Friday) & 20th October (Saturday), 2012 Bangalore: 1st (Friday) & 2nd November (Saturday), 2012 And the Dspace workshops are schedules as follows: Mumbai: 22nd (Sunday) April, 2012 Bangalore: 8th July (Sunday), 2012 Mumbai: 26th August (Sunday), 2012 Bangalore: 3rd November (Sunday), 2012 For more information including registration details and workshop outline please visit these pages: http://www.osslabs.biz/koha/training-certification http://www.osslabs.biz/dspace/training-certification Thanks, Savitra Sirohi Nucsoft OSS Labs Professional Support for Open Source Software Ph: +91 89718 06111 Web: http://www.osslabs.biz -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Jobs:Librarian:University of Hyderabad
by Mallikarjuna C 19 Mar '12

19 Mar '12

Dear All The University of Hyderabad invites applications for group-A non-teaching positions. The recruitment shall be made in accordance with the UGC norms / Regulations on minimum qualifications for appointment of teachers and other academic staff in universities and colleges and measures for the maintenance of standards in higher education 2010. For the detailed advertisement, including eligibility criteria, application fee, details of posts, etc. please visit the University website www.uohyd.ernet.in or www.uohyd.ac.in. The last date for submission of application complete in all respects is 30th April, 2012. http://www.uohyd.ac.in/images/recruitment/univ_lib_advt_2012.pdf -- Regards A. Madhava Rao -- Best Regards, C.Mallikarjuna ******************************************** Central Library Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad http://library.iith.ac.in ******************************************** *"Please don't print this e-mail unless you REALLY, REALLY need to"...Save trees ....... * -- Best Regards, C.Mallikarjuna ******************************************** Central Library Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad http://library.iith.ac.in ******************************************** *"Please don't print this e-mail unless you REALLY, REALLY need to"...Save trees ....... * -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fw: GNU/Linux Distributions for Differently abled from CDAC, Mumbai
by Dimple Patel 18 Mar '12

18 Mar '12

--- On Fri, 16/3/12, ossd(a)cdac.in <ossd(a)cdac.in> wrote: Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to inform you that CDAC, Mumbai has released three GNU/Linux distributions specific to three different kinds of disabilities namely: 1. GNU/Linux distribution for Visually-challenged: This is a GNU/Linux distribution (beta version - 0.1.1) created specially for visually challenged users. Visually challenged users can use it out of the box because accessibility settings required by them are already enabled. It is advisable to go through documentation first before installing/using the distribution. ISO file of distribution and other related documentation can be downloaded HERE 2. GNU/Linux distribution for Physically-challenged: 'GNU/Linux for Physically Challenged-Beta-0.1.1' is a special distribution for physically challenged people, so that they can easily access FOSS desktops. It is advisable to go through documentation first before installing/using the distribution. ISO file of distribution and other related documentation can be downloaded HERE 3. GNU/Linux distribution for Cognitively-challenged: This GNU/Linux distribution has been developed to provide an accessible desktop environment to the cognitively challenged users. It is advisable to go through documentation first before installing/using the distribution. ISO file of distribution and other related documentation can be downloaded HERE Thanking you, Open Source Software Department CDAC, Kharghar Navi Mumbai ossd(a)cdac.in Tel: +91-22-27565303 Extn.301 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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