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Advt for "Library Trainee" at ISI, Library
by V L KALYAN 01 Aug '11

01 Aug '11

Dear Moderator, Kindly announce the following advertisement: The Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore Centre, seeks one "LIBRARY TRAINEE" on purely temporary basis to work in the Library Unit of the Institute. Qualification: The candidate must have an M.L.I.Sc. degree with consistently good academic record. Candidates with Computer Knowledge and good English Communication skills will be preferred. Candidates who have appeared and are awaiting M.L.I.Sc. results may also apply. Tenure: The appointment is up to 31st March, 2012, which may be extended/terminated subject to availability of funds and depending on the performance of the candidates. Stipend: Rs. 10,000 per month (Consolidated) Apply within 15 daysof the date of this advertisement. Candidates may send their resume to: vlkalyan(a)isibang.ac.in For any additional information, please contact the below mentioned address: V.L. KALYAN, Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore Centre Library, 8th Mile, Mysore Road, R.V. College Post, Bangalore - 560 059 Telephone: 091-080-28483002/03 Extn: 316 E-Mail: vlkalyan(a)isibang.ac.in V.L. Kalyan ISIBC Library, Bangalore - 560059 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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invitation
by SRELS 01 Aug '11

01 Aug '11

Dear Moderator : Kindly insert the following invitation to the benefit of the LIS-FORUM members. Thanking you, Yours truly, K.N. Prasad ****** Dear all: The Ranganathan Centre for Information Studies and the MOP Vasihnav College for Women cordially invite you along with your friends and colleagues to attend the SRI C. SUBRAMANIAN CENTENARY LECTURE: WHEN ANOTHER CS?byDr. Krishnaraj Vanavarayar (Chairman, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Coimbatore) at 4 PM on 10th August 2011 at the Auditorium, MOP Vasihnav College for Women, Nungambakkam, Chennai 34. Prof. M. Anandakrishnan, Chairman, Governing Council, IIT Kanpur and Chairman, Ranganathan Centre for Information Studies will preside. Prof. Nirmala Prasad, Principal, MOP Vaishnav College for Women will introduce the Chief Guest. Regards Raghavan Dr. K. S. Raghavan Professor, DRTC, Indian Statistical Institute Bangalore 560 059 Tel: +91-80-28483002 to 28483006 Ext. 492 Fax: +91-80-28484910 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Article: Importance of patent search in pharma industry
by Bindu 29 Jul '11

29 Jul '11

Dear Friends, Greetings! I am happy to share my article entitled "Importance of patent search in pharma industry" that recently got published in Pharmabiz. Have a look: <http://www.pharmabiz.com/ArticleDetails.aspx?aid=63612&sid=21> http://www.pharmabiz.com/ArticleDetails.aspx?aid=63612&sid=21 Bindu Sharma Thursday, June 23, 2011, 08:00 Hrs [IST] A patent is a statutory right granted by Government to the inventor of a novel, non-obvious and industrially useful invention. Patents work differently in different industries and they have always played a vital role in pharmaceutical industry worldwide and in India especially after compliance with TRIPs obligations and implementation of product patent regime. Patent protection for pharmaceutical products is more important compared to other industries because the actual manufacturing process is often easy to replicate and can be copied even though the actual cost of research and clinical testing is huge. The high cost of research, lengthy gap between discovery and approval of new drug certainly needs attention in pharmaceutical industry to make sure that research is carried in right direction and is not mere duplication of work done by others. Effective patent search before planning research can not only save huge amount of time and resources but also can ensure quality output from research. Patent search The word "patent search" or "prior-art" means any information that relates to the knowledge, existing prior to the invention/idea in the form of patent, scientific literature, knowledge or publication. The prior-art search is often performed by a person who is expert in domain and patent law and is performed at various levels and the purpose of doing it may vary depending upon the requirements. Various patent and non-patent databases are used to conduct the search. The main reasons for which prior art search is done are: * Before planning R & D in order to assess the work already done by others, plan research and prevent duplication of work. * Before filing patent to identify closely related literature. It is highly recommended to perform patent search to prevent filing patent application on existing knowledge resulting in waste of time and money. * During opposition if one wants to oppose or revoke a patent/patent application on the ground of "Lack of novelty", or "obviousness" or other statutory grounds. * Before product launch in specific market, it is essential to perform prior art search or "freedom to operate analysis" to make sure that launching the product does not infringe any third party's patent rights. Types of patent search There are different types of prior art searches for different purposes but broadly patent search can be classified in to five main categories namely: a) Patentability or Novelty search (PAS) b) Freedom To Operate (FTO) c) Validity or Invalidity search d) State of the Art Search e) Technology Landscape Analysis A. Patentability search (PAS) "Patentability search", also known as "Novelty search" is the most common type of search on patent/non-patent literature to assess patentability of the invention. While patentability search can be performed much earlier during the development of an invention, it is more commonly performed prior to submitting a patent application. B. Freedom To Operate (FTO) FTO search, also known as "Clearance search" or "Right to use searches" is conducted prior to launching a new product to check the patents that are in force in a country to ensure that upon launching the product, the company is not infringing any patent (s) of third party. FTO search is limited to patents that are 'in-force' and it requires in-depth analysis of the claims and legal status of patents identified. FTO is usually done jurisdiction-wise because patent rights are specific to jurisdiction, and FTO analysis should relate to particular countries or regions where a company wants want to operate. If the company wants to launch products in the US, FTO is required to be done in the US alone but if the products have to be exported to four other countries, FTO shall be done in other four countries as well. C. Invalidity/Validity Search The purpose of validity/invalidity search is to determine whether a patent issued on an invention is valid or not in view of prior art. The main reason to performing this search is to either validate or invalidate one or more claims of a patent. In other words, when a search is conducted to validate the claims of a given patent, it is called Patent Validity Search and when it determined to invalidate the claims of a given patent then it is called Patent Invalidity Search. D. State of the Art search The State of the Art search is the broadest and the most general of all types of patent searches. It is essentially a market survey that ideally finds out what technologies already exist. State of the Art search results are valuable in many situations especially when a company is contemplating entry into a particular field of art. The State of the Art search results may provide concrete evidence of the advisability of such a decision. To a company that is currently active in a particular field of art, the State of the Art search results may lay out the path that must be followed to design around the current art. E. Technology landscape Technology landscape is an in-depth analysis of patents to understand the technology evolution, major players, current and upcoming competitors and changes in the timeline trend. The main purpose of technology landscape is to identify the white space or gap in the technology and it provides a comprehensive scope to plan the future R & D, leading to innovative projects to bring out new products/process in an industry. The main purpose of technology landscapes study is to understand the technology trends, strength of competitors, to learn latest technology advancement and analyse the patent activity related to technology of interest. Based on technology landscape analysis, appropriate IP strategy, complaint with business strategy is devised for the companies because a good IP strategy is a critical part of business plan and growth at any stage. Conclusion As pharmaceutical industry is heavily based on the patents, appropriate patent search can be extremely useful in devising patent strategy, planning research in right direction, having opinion of patentability of the invention and getting complete technology landscape. Patent search is an effective tool that not only gives quality and visibility to the research output but minimizes patent infringement risks before product launch. The author is Patent Attorney, CEO & Founder, Origin IP Solutions LLP, Bangalore Best regards, Bindu Sharma Origiin IP Solutions LLP [Intellectual Property Rights] Bangalore Phone: +919845693459, +919880213204 Website: <http://www.origiin.com> www.origiin.com Linkedin Profile: <http://in.linkedin.com/in/bindusharma> http://in.linkedin.com/in/bindusharma Email: <mailto:bindu@origiin.com> bindu(a)origiin.com, <mailto:origiin2010@gmail.com> origiin2010(a)gmail.com 1. Download complimentary HANDBOOK on IPR from <http://www.origiin.com/download/Handbook%20on%20IPR-Origiin%20IP%20Solution s.pdf> http://www.origiin.com/download/Handbook%20on%20IPR-Origiin%20IP%20Solutions .pdf 2. Blog: <http://origiinipae.blogspot.com> http://origiinipae.blogspot.com 3. Special blog for children, they can EARN WHILE LEARN: <http://origiin-youngworld.blogspot.com> http://origiin-youngworld.blogspot.com Without patents, the future of your business may be owned by someone else -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Job Opportunities at TCS Information Resource Centers (IRCs)
by Nagappa B 29 Jul '11

29 Jul '11

Job Opportunities at TCS Information Resource Centers (IRCs) (Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad and Mumbai) Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is an IT services, business solutions and outsourcing organization that delivers real results to global businesses, ensuring a level of certainty no other firm can match. A part of the Tata Group, India's largest industrial conglomerate, TCS has total employee strength of over 200,000 with the world's best trained IT consultants, in 47 countries. The company generated consolidated revenues of US $ 8.2 billion for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011. TCS takes pride in having a unique corporate Information Resource Centre model in place. Its large network of Information Resource Centre (IRC) in India comprises 70 location IRCs across 15 cities, managed by over 120 professionals. Winner of the Special Library Association (SLA) Centre of Excellence Award, 2009, for its high quality processes and benchmarks, and an exemplary application of management techniques and tools, TCS IRC consistently aligns its services to TCS?s global business needs and helps associates maintain a competitive advantage. To support its fast expanding information services network, TCS invites applications from talented, enthusiastic team players for the post of ?IRC Officers?, for its IRCs at Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad and Mumbai . These are regular positions and selected candidates should be prepared to work in those cities on a long-term basis. Remuneration and benefits will be on par with the best in the industry. Eligibility and Requirements: ? M.L.I.S./Masters in (Library Science/Information Science/ Information Management)/A.D.I.S/any equivalent degree. (Those who are currently pursuing these programs and appearing for the final semester/exams are also eligible to apply). ? 0?3 years of experience in academic/special library (corporate library experience is desirable). ? Age not exceeding 28 years. ? Willingness to work in any centre within the city with flexible timings. ? Ability to work both independently and in a team to deliver results in a constantly changing environment. ? A team player with good communication skills, customer service skills. Selection Process: Resumes completed in all aspects in the prescribed format only will be considered for short listing. Shortlisted candidates will be called for a written test and an interview at the city applied for. Only shortlisted candidates will be intimated about their date of written test. Application Formalities: Resumes in the prescribed format should be e-mailed on or before 10 Aug 2011 to respective IDs based on the location applied. Note that the candidates can apply for a single location only. Location Applied for (Resume to be e-mailed to): Bangalore ( bangalore.irc(a)tcs.com) Chennai (chennai.irc(a)tcs.com) Delhi ( pti.irc(a)tcs.com) Hyderabad (hyd.irc(a)tcs.com) and Mumbai ( corporate.irc(a)tcs.com) Applications with insufficient information, not submitted in the prescribed format and those received after 10 Aug 2011 will be rejected. The subject line of the e-mail should include ?City Name - IRC Recruitment 2011- full name of the applicant?. No other certificates or documents are required at this stage. Regards & best wishes, B P Prakash Senior GM & Global IRC Head Tata Consultancy Services Limited Pls click here to download ?TCS- IRC Recruitment Application Form - Jul 2011? If you are unable to download the above attached application form, then create your own application form by copying the following text on your word document, fill it with required information and send the document to the respective locations mail ids given above. ****************************************************************************** Application for the position of ?Officer? at TCS Information Resource Centre (IRC) Location Applying for: Name: Date of Birth (DD/MM/YYYY): Age (in Years): Address for Communication (Including Mobile / Contact Nos, City, PIN Code, Email, etc.): Educational Qualifications (Please give details for all examinations SSC / 10th onwards and also include diploma, certificate course, and any other qualifications) (Create a table with 6 columns (1. Course / Degree, 2. Institute / College / University, 3. Year of Passing, 4. Marks Obtained / Total Marks, 5. % of Marks, 6. Class / Grade) and required number of rows). Professional Experience, if any: (Create a table with 5 columns [1. Employer, 2. Period of Service: from ? to (DD/MM/YYYY), 3. Designation, 4. Work Profile in Brief, 5. Annual Salary Drawn] and required number of rows. Date (DD/MM/YYYY): Place: =====-----=====-----===== 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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Impact Factor
by Dr.D.P Prathap 29 Jul '11

29 Jul '11

dear colleagues please provide information re: Impact Factor for Indian Journals, not covered by Science Citation Index. Sincerely Shanmuganathan Technical Officer Sugarcane Breeding Institute coimbatore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Assistance Please
by veeresh hiremath 29 Jul '11

29 Jul '11

Dear Profesionals, I Vikas B.N have registered for CLISc course from Madurai Kamraj University for the year 2010-2011. I facing a lot of difficulties with regards to the pattern of the question paper. May I therefore request you to send me the Question Papers for CLISc course for the years 2005-2010. If anyone has the access to it. Thank you in anticipation of considering my request favourably. I will be highly obliged for the same. - Vikas B.N -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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REMINDER: Classification and Ontology, The Hague, 19-20 September
by Aida Slavic 28 Jul '11

28 Jul '11

Apologies for cross-posting *** INVITATION*** ================================================= CLASSIFICATION AND ONTOLOGY: FORMAL APPROACHES AND ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE International UDC Seminar 2011 - 19-20 September, The Hague, Netherlands ================================================= http://seminar.udcc.org/2011/index.htm ------------------------------------------------- VENUE: Koninklijke Bibliotheek (National Library of the Netherlands) FEE: €200 (€170 students) The conference fee includes the conference proceedings book (published by Ergon Verlag), refreshments, reception and two lunches. To secure your place at this event please register online at http://seminar.udcc.org/2011/php/registration.php Ontology-like representations of classifications are recognized as potentially important facilitators in creating a web of linked data. The conference keynote speaker is Professor Patrick Hayes, one of the key players in the Semantic Web initiative and the development of RDF, OWL and SPARQL. His talk entitled "On being the same" will remind us of some oddities and internal inconsistencies in data found on the Web, as the Semantic web starts to take shape with the rise of linked data. Following the keynote address we will hear a selection of speakers from the domains of web technology, ontology, knowledge organization and bibliographic classification, including Dan Brickley, Guus Schreiber, Thomas Baker, Dagobert Soergel, Roberto Poli, Ingetraut Dahlberg, Barbara Kwasnik, Rebecca Green, Michael Panzer, Marcia Zeng, Daniel Kless, Joan Mitchell, Richard Smiraglia, Vanda Broughton, Devika Madalli, Claudio Gnoli and more. The preliminary programme with abstracts and speakers biographies is available at http://seminar.udcc.org/2011/programme.htm. -------------------------------------------------- The International UDC Seminar 2011 is followed by DC-2011 - 11th International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications "Metadata Harmonization: Bridging Languages and Description", 21-23 September - see http://dcevents.dublincore.org/index.php/IntConf/dc-2011 ================================================== -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library Internee positions at IIT Delhi, last date 17/8/2011
by Dr.Nabi Hasan 27 Jul '11

27 Jul '11

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Central Library Link for Details and Form: http://www.iitd.ac.in/jobs/Advt%20Library%20Interness%202011.pdf Opening of Library Internees positions at the Central Library, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) The Central Library, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi has fully computerized RFID based in-house operations and services and provides access to wide variety of digital collection, catering to the needs of the Faculty, Staff and Students. Several new initiatives are being taken from time to time to make this library as one of the leading and resource libraries in the area of ICT in the country. The Central Library, IIT Delhi is the Headquarter for INDEST-AICTE Consortium. The IIT Delhi is looking for young, enthusiastic, dynamic and fresh graduates with minimum First Class in Masters in Library and Information Science/Bachelors in Library and Information Science/ Two years Diploma in Library Science to work as 'Library Internee' for its Central Library till August 17, 2011. Period of Internship: Initially for Six months, on the basis of performance it may be continued up to One year. Stipend: Rs.11,000/Rs.9,000/Rs.7,000/-per month (Consolidated) Nature of Internship: Internees will be provided an opportunity to work in different sections of the Central Library and learn the modern library management techniques and web based services. The selected candidates will have ample of opportunities to work and learn on emerging IT tools and technologies. Selected internees will require to do shift duty on rotation basis along with other staff members. Accommodation facilities will not be provided by the IIT Delhi. IIT Delhi may decide the criteria for the selection of the internees which may include Written Test and /or Interview. No TA/DA will be paid for appearing in the selection process. Interested candidates may send their applications in the prescribed Performa (Attached with Advt.) by due date either by post or through email to the undersigned. (Dr. Neeraj Chaurasia) Assistant Librarian & Incharge, Reader Services Central Library Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Hauz Khas, New Delhi-110016 E-mail: neerajkc(a)library.iitd.ac.in -- Dr. Nabi Hasan Deputy Librarian, Central Library Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Hauz Khas, New Delhi - 110016, India Phone - +91-11-2659-1452 (Work) E-mail: nabihasan(a)gmail.com ; hasan(a)library.iitd.ac.in Web: http://library.iitd.ac.in/about/hasan.html -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Annoucement: The Independent Scholarly Publishers Group to work with Swets
by Chandrima Roy 27 Jul '11

27 Jul '11

Dear Professionals, Greetings from Swets!!! We are pleased to inform you that The Independent Scholarly Publishers Group (ISPG) has recently announced that Swets will be representing its content to both the Middle East and the Indian Subcontinent. Swets, which is regularly included in E-Content Magazine's annual "100 Companies that Matter Most in the Digital Content Industry," has been providing its customers with world-class professional information services since it began from a single bookshop in Amsterdam over 100 years ago. Now operating from more than 20 offices around the world, with a loyal customer base of more than 60,000 clients in 160 countries, Swets will help to establish and then grow the presence of the high-impact ISPG content to the library consortia, hospitals and other organizations in that important region. "We're looking forward to helping maximize the visibility of the vital ISPG resources," commented Lorraine Ellery, Publisher Sales Manager for Swets Gateway. "Our global marketing and sales distribution services will increase the Group's presence in this emerging, but dynamic region, providing key direction in getting their HighWire-platform-hosted, 42 ISPG journals and other resources from 18 publishers, into as many hands as possible." "When reaching out across the globe, it's important to truly understand the nuances of each market and its business culture and we're thrilled to be working with such a qualified company as Swets," added Tom Taylor, Dragonfly Sales and Marketing Consulting President and ISPG Facilitator. "Their sales force knows the unique Middle Eastern and Indian markets we're reaching out to and we're confident in their ability to connect us with those potential customers." #### Dragonfly Sales and Marketing Consulting provides the highest-quality sales and marketing services to academic publishing companies, societies and libraries internationally. Utilizing a global network of experienced professionals, Dragonfly directs the market development, launch, and sales of new and existing texts, represents societies and publishers to library consortia, and offers general sales and marketing services as needed. www.dragonflypubservices.com Swets is the world's leading information services company, built on more than 105 years of experience to maximize the return on investments in time and money for clients and publishers in today's complex information marketplace. With clients in over 160 countries and more than twenty offices around the world, Swets is a true "long tail" powerhouse that provides the most comprehensive and sophisticated e-commerce platform currently available in its field. http://www.swets.com/ Hope you will find this piece of information useful. Thanks & regards Chandrima Roy Product Support Manager Swets Office No 806, Pearls Business Park Netaji Subhash Place, Pitampura New Delhi 110034 T: +91-11-45719347 / 45719348 M: +91-9911555451 E: croy(a)in.swets.com <blocked::mailto:croy@in.swets.com> I: www.swets.com <http://www.swets.com/> Description: Swets ISO 9001:2008 Registered E-Content 100 Showcase your library to the world on Swets' "Libraries R-evolution" microsite. Click here <http://www.librariesrevolution.com/#/home> to participate. Sign up for the Swets newsletter at SwetsWise.com/newsletter <http://swets.us1.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9b83adad14891f9e89dd749d5& id=1cdfab40e7> today -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Call for Papers: "SoFerence 2011: A Social Conference" on Knowledge/Experience Sharing on 15 Oct 2011 at TCS, Bangalore organised by KALA, SLA and TCS.
by rajendrababu.hanumanthappa＠wipro.com 27 Jul '11

27 Jul '11

Dear LIS Professionals, Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) in Collaboration with Tata Consultancy Services, Bangalore and SLA Asian Chapter Organises "SoFerence - 2011: A Social Conference" on Knowledge/Experience Sharing on 15 October 2011 at Tata Consultancy Services, Bangalore, India. Introduction Days are gone, when LIS professionals were finding it difficult to struggle to align themselves properly in the industry. Present generation of LIS fraternity is very much networked and interacting at optimal level. We learn many things from the student life to manage our present professional life. Recent advancements in ICT helped LIS professionals to enhance their skill sets to achieve the best in the industry. However, there are many issues, which are still unanswered. That's where the SoFerence provides a kind of platform required and also play a vital role in finding out such solutions. About SoFerence It is a social platform, which allows professionals to share their experiences in the form of best practices, processes improvements, new initiatives, success stories, case studies, etc., which will help other co-professionals to know and implement them at their workplace. SoFerence will empower every author & participant to play a vital role by acting as a moderator to choose the best set of papers, which will eventually go for publication (SoFerence Souvenir, a CD and Book with ISBN Number). About Organizers Karnataka State Library Association It is a professional association working for LIS Professionals in the state of Karnataka since 50 years and has over 700members. For more Information, please visit: http://kalaonline.com/ Special Libraries Association (SLA) - Asian Chapter Special Libraries Association (SLA) is one of the world's largest and the oldest LIS professional Association with about 10,000 members in 85 countries with 58 chapters and 25 divisions. The Asian chapter with about 250 members covers a large geographical area consisting 22 countries. For more information please visit: http://units.sla.org/chapter/cas/ Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) TCS is an IT services, business solutions and outsourcing organization that delivers real results to global businesses, ensuring a level of certainty no other firm can match. TCS has over 198,500 of the world's best-trained IT consultants in 42 countries. For further details visit: www.tcs.com TCS IRC is one of the biggest Corporate Information Resource Centres in Asia. With well established processes, deployment of latest tools and technologies, a team of 125 well qualified and trained professionals are leading the change in the field. TCS IRC is winner of SLA's B&F Excellence Award (for Management), 2009. Call for Papers Original contributions based on applications/ deployments/ research/ surveys/ practices related to the theme are invited for stage presentations and poster presentations. Based on participants' feedback, papers for the SoFerence Souvenir (to be published in both digital & print format) will be selected. Registration for all authors is mandatory for paper presentation. All papers should be submitted through email only to the SoFerence Organizing Secretary at nagappa.b(a)tcs.com. The format and references of the paper should be according to the guidelines given on the SLA website: http://units.sla.org/chapter/cas/ and http://www.kalaonline.com/ Theme: Knowledge / Experience Sharing Sub Themes: - Best Practices - New Initiatives - Creativity - Innovation - Processes Improvements - Deployment of IT Tools / Applications - Case Studies - Success Stories - Surveys - Education & Training Methods - Internships - Soft Skills in LIS and related fields. Author Guidelines Manuscripts Requirements: Length: No length has been prescribed for a paper; however, authors are advised to write concisely. Theme Font: Times New Roman Font Size: 28 = Heading, 16 = Sub Heading and 12 = rest of the text. Title: The title should be brief and typed on a separate sheet. Paper Format: The paper should have the following details: - Cover page giving title - Sub-Theme of the paper to which the paper belongs - Author's / Co-Author's name - Communication address - Contact details like telephone number, fax number, and email - Second page must have title and an abstract of 100-150 words along with 8-10 key words - The actual paper should begin from the third page - Headings & sub headings should be defined clearly and short - Footnotes may be used wherever necessary, which should be identified in the text by consecutive numbers, placed as superscript. - Case Studies proposed may preferably be supported by real life case examples from business situations - Quality of Illustrations, Photos etc. must be good with original caption and in black and white - Tables and Figures, if any must have a brief caption written on the bottom of the figure - References must be in standard format as given below: For books: Surname, initials, (year), title, publisher, place of publication. For Periodicals: Author, A., & Author, B. (Year). Article title. Title of Periodical, x(x), pp-pp For WebPages: Author, A., & Author, B. (Year). Title of the webpage. Retrieved from http://... ..................... [Accessed on DD Month Year]. Paper Submission 1. The participants may submit their papers on or before September 15, 2011. 2. Papers should be submitted in a detailed format suggested in the conference website. 3. Acceptance of paper for presentation will be intimated to the participants by 25 Sept., 2011. 4. In case of co-authors, correspondence will be sent to the first author only. 5. The deadline for registering for the SoFerence is 20 Sept., 2011. 6. Accepted papers will be called for presentation and based on participants' feedback, papers for the SoFerence Souvenir (to be published in both in digital & print format) will be selected. However, Abstract (max25 lines) of all selected papers will be included in the SoFerence Souvenir (with ISBN No.). 7. Registration for all authors is mandatory for paper presentation. 8. Papers can be submitted through an email to: nagappa.b(a)tcs.com Registration Registration Charges (Delegates from) Rs. - Participants from Corporate & R&D institutions: 450 - Participants from Academic Institutions , SLA & KALA Members: 300 - Students, Research Scholars & Trainees: 150 The registration fee for the event covers attendance, program kit, lunch and light refreshments. Interested participants can register by sending the filled in registration form along with registration fee (by Cheque/Bank Draft) in favour of "Karnataka State Library Association" payable at Bangalore to Organizing Secretary: Dr. Nagappa B. Branch Head, Information Resource Centre Tata Consultancy Services International Tech Park (ITPL), Padandhur Agrahara, Whitefield Road, Bangalore - 560 066 Karnataka, India. Email: nagappa.b(a)tcs.com Tel. +91-80-6725 1331 / 6725 6841. Please mention your Full Name, Contact Details and Organization / Institute name on the back of your DD/Cheque. Note: Participation is limited to 80 only on first come first serve basis and there will be no spot registrations. Who Should Attend Students, Research Scholars, Teachers and Professionals working in the LIS field, Content Management, Knowledge Management, MIS and related areas. Chief Patrons: Mr. BP Prakash, President, SLA Asian Chapter and Global IRC Head, TCS, Mumbai Mr. Nagaraj Ijari, Head, TCS Bangalore Operations Mr. P Y Rajendra Kumar, President, KALA, Bangalore Committees Advisory Committee Dr. SK Patil, Bharati Vidyapeeth, Pune Mr. NV Satyanarayana, Informatics Ltd., Bangalore Dr. Shalini Urs, ISiM, Mysore Dr. SL Sangam, Karnatak University, Dharwad Dr. PV Konnur, Bangalore University, Bangalore Dr. TD Kemparaju, Bangalore University, Bangalore Dr. Mallinath Kumbar, University of Mysore Dr. BS Biradar, Kuvempu University, Shimoga Dr. BS Maheswarappa, Gulbarga University, Gulbarga Dr. AK Baradol, Mangalore University, Mangalore Dr. P Sadashivamurthy, Tumkur University, Tumkur Dr. PG Tadasad, KSWU, Bijapur Dr. Francis Jayakanth, NCSI, Bangalore Organizing Committee: Mr. Kishore Ingale, Chair - Events Committee, SLA Asian Chapter & Branch IRC Head, TCS, Pune. Ms. M. Manjula, Manager, TCS, Bangalore Mr. Rajendra Babu, General Secretary, KALA and Manager, Wipro, Bangalore Mr. Anand Byrappa, Manager, GE, Bangalore Mr. Manish Mankad, Manager, Unilever, Bangalore Mr. M Nandeesha, KM Consultant, SAP, Bangalore Mr. Raghavendra Patil, Executive, TCS, Bangalore Mr. Iranna Shatter, Executive, TCS, Bangalore Organizing Secretary Dr. Nagappa B., Branch IRC Head, TCS, Bangalore Important Dates: Last date for Submission of full papers: 15 September, 2011 Last date for Registration: 20 September, 2011 Intimation of acceptance of paper for presentation: 25 September, 2011 SoFerence Date: 15 October, 2011 For more information please visit: http://www.kalaonline.com http://units.sla.org/chapter/cas/ Regards, Rajendra Babu H General Secretary, Karnataka State Library Association (KALA). Please do not print this email unless it is absolutely necessary. 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