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[IFLA-L] Out now: March 2011 issue of IFLA Journal
by Dabas Bharat K 01 Apr '11

01 Apr '11

Dear Colleagues Latest issue of IFLA Journal: Volume 37, No. 1 (March 2011) available at: http://www.ifla.org/en/news/out-now-march-2011-issue-of-ifla-journal Contents: Editorial First Papers from Gothenburg Stephen Parker 3 Articles Sustaining learning for LIS through use of a virtual world Sheila Webber and Diane Nahl 5 Usability and compatibility of e-book readers in an academic environment: A collaborative study Mari Aaltonen, Petri Mannonen, Saija Nieminen, and Marko Nieminen 16 Keeping the information profession up to date: Are compulsory schemes the answer? Judith Broady-Preston and Amanda Cossham 8 Integrating diversity across the LIS curriculum: An exploratory study of instructors' perceptions and practices online Bharat Mehra, Hope A. Olson, and Suzana Ahmad 39 Parliamentary library and research services in the 21st century: A Delphi study Roxanne Missingham 52 Uniting information literacy promotion and reader development in schools: Two forms of ibrary-based intervention Andrew K. Shenton 62 Collection development for immigrants - what to purchase, and why? Findings in Gothenburg, Sweden Ingrid Atlestam, Ann-Christine Brunnström, and Randi Myhre 69 News 80 International calendar 88 Abstracts 90 Happy Readings Regards! Bharat Kumar Assistant Librarian Management Development Institute Gurgaon - 122007, Haryana, India Phone No - (M) +91-9968456404 (O) +91-124-4560390 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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CSI eNewsletter dt. 1st Apr 2011
by hrmohan＠vsnl.com 01 Apr '11

01 Apr '11

Dear all, The 21st issue (Volume 2. issue 5) of CSI eNewsletter dt. 1st Apr 2011 is ready and can be accessed at http://www.csi-chennai.org/csi-enl/csi-enl-2011-04-01.pdf and also at the CSI KM Portal http://www.csi-india.org/web/csi/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/web/csi/archives You are free to forward this mail to your contacts who may like the information presented in the mail. With regards HR Mohan Chairman, Div IV, CSI & eNewsletter Committee, IEEE CS & PCS Madras http://infoforuse.blogspot.com/ Contents ======= -- Reducing Organizational Risk Through Virtual Patching -- 2010 Data Breach Investigations Report -- Information Pioneers -- Top 50 Green and Environmental Engineering Blogs -- Microsoft Azure tutorial: A look at the cloud platform -- Business Intelligence Buyer’s Guide – 2011 Edition -- Data Deduplication Background -- Why Cloud Backup: Top 10 Reasons -- How to Compare Server Online Backup and Recovery Service Providers -- Avoiding the Hazards of IT Consolidation -- Quantum computer slips onto chips -- TheSportsMirror.com Internship & Training Program -- ERCIM "Alain Bensoussan" Fellowship Programme -- Happiness -- It’s All in Your Head -- Modern Panchtantra Story -- ICT News Headlines & Briefs -- Announcements -- Book: E-Business: A Management Perspective -- Book: Innovation Management - Strategies, Implementation, and Profits -- Book: 97 Things Every Project Manager Should Know -- Book: Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity -- About the CSI-eNewsletter -- Contributions to CSI-eNewsletter -- eNewsletter Committee InfoQuiz–2011-04-01 (Six Prizes to Win – Four Books and Two Awards of Rs. 500/- each) ====================================================== 1. Name the machine, powered by 90 32-core IBM Power 750 Express servers with a total of 16 terabytes of memory which had recently won $ 1 million in the Jeopardy game show defeating the champions Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter. 2. "On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog" is an adage which began as the caption of a cartoon by ------. 3. InstaCompute and InstaOffice are the cloud offerings from ------. 4. Name the $99 handheld device which delivers the joy of information by offering three million Wikipedia articles. 5. Name the web tool for language translation launched by the former President, Mr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, recently at the WWW conference which has an ambitious task of offering web based translation services to 18 Indian languages. Email your answers by 20th Apr 2011 to csi.infoquiz(a)gmail.com with subject “infoquiz-2011-04-01”. Please provide your name, designation, company/institution, full postal address (to send the prize) and the contact phone nos. after the answers. The first person to answer correctly and one randomly selected lucky winner will be awarded Rs. 500/= each by SRA Systems (www.srasys.com) Oxford University Press (http://www.oup.co.in) & Shroff Publishers & Distributors Pvt Ltd (http://www.shroffpublishers.com) will present the books which are briefly reviewed above. In all, there will be SIX prizes – TWO cash prizes of Rs. 500/- each and FOUR prizes of one book each. Answers along with the winner info will be published in the next issue. Answers & Winners of InfoQuiz-2011-03-01 =============================== Twoosh, Oh My God, Claude Elwood Shannon, qubits, Epson Awards of Rs. 500/= each from SRA Systems to Mr. P. Kumar from Chennai and to Ms. A. Brindha from Thoothukudi. Books from Oxford University Press: “IT Strategy for Business” to Ms. Femina from Chennai & “Entrepreneurship” to Mr. T. Srikanth from Hyderabad. Books from Shroff Publishers & Distributors Pvt Ltd: “Testing in 30+ Open Source Tools” to Mr. Naveen Aggarwal from Chandigarh & “Nothing is Absolute” to Mr. G. Sivashankar.G from Jagatsinghpur, Orissa. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Recruitment of Library Professionals-Reg.
by sankar kumar 01 Apr '11

01 Apr '11

IBS Pune welcomes Library Professionals IBS since its establishment in 1995 has grown impressively and achieved widespread recognition from business and industry, academic circles, and professional bodies. IBS is consistently ranked among the top B-schools in India, in the annual B-school surveys every year. Applications are invited from the library professionals for IBS Pune Campus. The candidates should have M.L.Sc / M.Li.Sc or equivalent degree from reputed university with minimum 55% marks, at least 1-6 years of experience in academic / research institutions. All candidates should be computer savvy with good communication skills. Remuneration will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Interested candidates may forward their detailed bio-data on or before 12th April 2011 by post / courier / e-mail to The Librarian, IBS C/o IFHE, City Office #52, Nagarjuna Hills Panjagutta Hyderabad-500 082 Email: library(a)ibsindia.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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consortium
by sadhana chauhan 01 Apr '11

01 Apr '11

Dear Lis Professionals plz send list or link engineering consortium. REGARD: SADHANA SINGH CHAUHAN LIBRARIAN GIIT -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Copyright in Digital Medium: The Way Forward
by rcgaur＠bol.net.in 01 Apr '11

01 Apr '11

INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL CENTRE FOR THE ARTS Cordially invites you to Kala Nidhi Lecture Series and Outreach Programme (KNL-I) on Copyright in Digital Medium: The Way Forward by Mr. Vakul Sharma Advocate, Supreme Court of India On the Wendesday, April 13, 2011 at 3.00 PM at Lecture Hall, IGNCA Kala Nidhi Building (Ground Floor) 11, Mansingh Road, New Delhi-110001 Shri V.B. Pyarelal Joint Secretary, IGNCA Will preside over Profile of Mr. Vakul Sharma A lawyer practising in the Supreme Court of India and High Court(s), specialising in the field of information technology, data protection, privacy and cyber crimes. Advises the Government of India and various State Governments on Information Technology and practices. He has been nominated by the Central Government on various Expert Committees, Consultative Committees, Panels & Working Groups on Information Technology, Cyber Security, Data Protection, Cyber Crimes, E-governance etc. Having a unique distinction of training superior court judges, civil servants, police officers, law enforcement agencies, and forensic experts all across India on information technology, data protection, privacy and cyber crimes. Has studied International Relations, International Economics, Law and Management from premier Schools/ Institutions in India and Europe and holds LL.B., Masters, M.Phil and MBA degrees. Has written numerous Books, White Papers, Directives and Policy documents. He can be reached . regards ramesh ******************************************** Dr. Ramesh C Gaur PGDCA, MLISc,Ph.D. Fulbright Scholar (Virginia Tech, USA) Librarian & Head-Kala Nidhi Division Coordinator- ABIA International Index Project Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts(IGNCA) (An Autonomous Trust under Ministry of Culture. Govt. of India) 11 Man Singh Road, New Delhi-110001 Phone: 91-11-23385442, 23385884 Fax: 91-11-23385884 Mobile: 91-9810487158 URL: www.ignca.gov.in Email: gaur(a)ignca.nic.in; rcgaur(a)bol.net.in ramesh.gaur(a)fulbrightmail.org http://www.ignca.nic.in/PDF_data/Profile_Dr_RC_Gaur.pdf -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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request for article
by Dr.D.P Prathap 01 Apr '11

01 Apr '11

Dear colleagues Please provide the following article, if possible: Advances in microirrigation - M. Gopalakrishnan Irrigation and Drainage Vol 56, No 2-3 (363-365) Yours Sincerely T.Shanmuganathan Technical Officer (Library) Sugarcane Breeding Institute m:9677502392 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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100 years of LIS Education in India
by Pawan Agrawal 01 Apr '11

01 Apr '11

Dear Library Professionals,, Year 2011 brought a special achievement for library professionals in India... We have completed 100 years of Library and Information Science Education in India.... The first LIS course was started in Baroda state in 1911 and 2011 we have successfully competed a millennium.... I congrats all LIS Teachers and Library Professional on this occasion....... -- Thanks and Regards *-------* Join hands, Join eLibrarian www.grou.ps/elibrarian *-------* *Pawan R. Agrawal *Librarian Takshshila Centre for Learning Transpek Silox Industry Ltd. Kalali Road- Atladra Vadodara- 390012 Ph. 9376135580 http://www.pragrawal.wordpress.com http://grou.ps/elibrarian Skype ID: pawanagrawal4u4u -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Wrong Information in UGC NET website
by Thirunavukkarasu TC 01 Apr '11

01 Apr '11

Sir, In UGC NET website there is no information about June2011 NET exam. But if we click Dec 2010 Notification link we are getting information about June 2011 NET exam. So Many people may not get right information * National Eligibility Test * *Important Dates* Application Submission Start Date : *29-3-2011* Application Submission End Date : *25-4-2011* Last date for receiving the documents* at the test center:* 2-5-2011 * Examination Date : *26-6-2011* -- Thirunavukkarasu.T.C. -- 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] Symposium on LIS Education in India: Challenges and Opportunities
by Dr. J. K. Vijayakumar 31 Mar '11

31 Mar '11

I am happy to note that Dr. Ali has stressed the importance of national level accreditation system for LIS education in India. I really hope this will become a reality soon. Three years ago, there was an online discussion about changing LIS education, in which I had the opportunity to raise this point (see links below). Our LIS educators, associations and librarians in India need to initiate this soon. http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/corporatelibrns/message/3020 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/corporatelibrns/message/3077 Kind regards, Dr. J. K. VIJAYAKUMAR, Sci Tech Specialist Librarian, KAUST, Saudi Arabia ------------------------------------ Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 01:35:26 -0700 (PDT) From: zafar iqbal <zafar_lib at yahoo.com> Dear Colleagues/Professionals, In order to venerate 100 years of LIS education in India, the Department of Library and Information Science, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh organized one day Symposium on â€œLibrary and Information Science education in India: Challenges and Opportunitiesâ€ on March 17, 2011. The Seminar was inaugurated by the Chief Guest, Mr. H.K Chegani, Former Director, Khuda Baksh Oriental Public Library, Patna also deliver the key note speech. The Chief Guest appreciated the efforts made by the Department holding such a wonderful symposium on suitable theme of the time. He also mentioned that the curriculum should be modified in such a way as the students get opportunity to learn about the various aspects of traditional as well as modern librarianship. President of the symposium Prof. V.K Abdul Jaleel, Registrar, Aligarh Muslim University appealed to the government to implement the National Knowledge Commissionâ€™s Report especially all those recommendations related to the library and information centers. Prof. Shabahat Hussain, Director of the symposium introduced the theme and stated that the libraries were existed in very old universities like Nalanda and Takshila. During his speech, he emphasized the need of introducing course on communication skills at B.L..I Sc level. Dr. Naushad Ali. P.M, Chairman and Organizing Secretary of the symposium in his welcome speech proudly narrated the contribution of the department in LIS education in the country by introducing â€˜Bachelor of Library Scienceâ€™ in 1958-59 with full time lecturers for the first time in the country. He also spoke about the importance of a national level accreditation system for library and information science education in India. Dr. Nishat Fatima, Coordinator of the programme proposed the vote of thanks. The symposium was attended by more than hundred professionals from in and around Aligarh. The symposium was conducted in three technical sessions and twenty two papers in LIS education were presented. The deliberations and the panel discussion ended with a few important recommendations. -- Dr. P.M Naushad Ali Associate Professor Dept. of Library & Information Science Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, U.P-India-202002 pmnaushadali at yahoo.co.in +91-9897258855 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Unlimited download Broadband Connections to Colleges in India under NMEICT project
by Ajay Kamble 31 Mar '11

31 Mar '11

Dear all, 1. Government of India, under National Mission for Education Project of Department of Higher Education, Ministry of HRD, has approved a highly subsidized scheme of providing up to 20 Nos. of Broadband Connections of 512 Kbps speed as VPN to National Knowledge Network with unlimited use of internet to each College/Institute. 2. Colleges approved by UGC/approved by AICTE/ Accredited by NAAC/affiliated to any approved University/12B/2F college Status by UGC are eligible for this services. Annual Charges per connection are as follows Annual Charges : Rs. 5000 BSNL Pays : Rs. 500 MHRD,GOI pays: Rs. 3375 College Pays : Rs. 1125* *Applicable taxes extra. 3. Annual Billing cycle is from 1st December to 30th November to be paid in advance. For more information... Please contact your nearest BSNL office and ask them about GOI NMEICT scheme... Thanks and regards... -- Ajay M. Kamble Librarian Annasaheb Vartak Arts, Commerce, Science College, Vasai Road (W), Dist. Thane - 401202 www.mlsc.co.nr www.ajaykamble.co.nr -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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