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DRTC: Course Admission Notice 2011-12
by drtc＠isibang.ac.in 23 Feb '11

23 Feb '11

Indian Statistical Institute Documentation Research and Training Centre 8th Mile, Mysore Road, Bangalore 560059 M.S. in Library and Information Science ======================================== With the emergence of knowledge-centered economies and the knowledge society, Information & Knowledge Management has emerged as a major area of concern and importance to large corporate houses, R & D Institutions and even governments. The area cuts across several disciplines including Information Technology, Library Science, and Management sciences, to mention a few. The Documentation Research & Training Centre, a unit of the Indian Statistical Institute, founded by Late Prof. S. R. Ranganathan is an internationally recognized centre for advanced training and research in this area. The DRTC now offers a novel M.S. Programme in Library & Information Science with the primary objective of preparing the next generation information managers. This new and unique programme offers an ideal blend of courses spanning library science, information technology, knowledge management and quantitative studies. The graduates of the programme will find excellent openings in industry, especially the IT industry, R & D organizations and institutions of higher education & research. For those with an aptitude for higher studies and research the M.S. Programme provides a solid foundation for Ph.D. programmes. Several universities across the country have recognized DRTC as a centre for doctoral research. ELIGIBILITY ------------ The minimum qualification for admission to the M.S. programme is a Bachelors degree in any discipline from a recognized Indian or foreign university (obtained after a minimum of 12+3 years of education) with at least 60% marks in the qualifying examination. DURATION ----------- The duration of the Programme is 24 months (2 Years); the programme is offered only at the ISI Bangalore Centre Junior Research Fellowship in Library and Information Science ============================================================ ELIGIBILITY A consistently good academic record with first or high second class in M. S. (LIS) awarded by the Indian Statistical Institute or Associateship in Documentation and Information Science of the Indian Statistical Institute or NISCAIR/INSDOC or its equivalent degree(such as Master's degree in Library and Information Science from any University) with at least 55% marks in undergraduate programme. All eligible students will receive fellowship `12,000/- per month (likely to be revised). SELECTION PROCEDURE ------------------- Selection of candidates for the M.S. programme and JRF in (LIS) will be based on academic records and performance of the candidate in an all-India written entrance test and interview. There is no tuition fee for the programme and all eligible students will receive a stipend. HOW TO APPLY? ------------- For details and application form can be obtained from the following offices of Indian Statistical Institute (by post or in person) a) Dean of Studies, Indian Statistical Institute, 203 B.T Road, Kolkata 10008. b) Head. Delhi Centre. Indian Statistical Institute, 7 SJS Sansanwal Marg, New Delhi 110016, c) Head, Bangalore Centre Indian Statistical Institute, 8th Mile Mysore Road, Bangalore 560059, d) Head, SQC-OR Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, 110 Nelson Manickam Road (1st Floor), Aminjikarai, Chennai 600029, e) Head, SQC-OR Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Street No.8, Habshiguda, Hyderabad 500007, by paying an amount of Rs.450/- (Rs.225/- for reserved categories) in cash (from 11a.m to 2 p.m on working days from Monday to Friday), or by Bank Draft drawn in favour of Indian Statistical Institute payable at Kolkata (Proper). Request for application forms should have the mailing address in CAPITALS. Postal orders, Money orders and cheque will not be accepted. Prospectus and application forms are also available on http:www.isical.ac.in/~deanweb in pdf format. IMPORTANT DATES: --------------- Distribution of Prospectus and Application Form : 09 February 2011 to 07 March 2011 Last date for receiving completed Application Form : 28 March 2011 Date of Selection Test (India and abroad) : 08 May 2011 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library requirement at ISI Bangalore
by Mailing List Admin 23 Feb '11

23 Feb '11

Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 14:37:32 +0530 From: tss(a)isibang.ac.in Applications are invited for a temporary position (sanction expected from 1st April 2011, for ONE year) at the level of an Assistant Librarian at the Indian Statistical Institute Bangalore centre Library. The candidate must have atleast 10 years of experience at a senior level in an academic/research Institutions Library, possess a Masters degree in Library and information sciences or its equivalent and be no more than 65 years of age. Preference will be given to those with a Phd in Library sciences. Consolidated remuneration + applicable HRA, will depend on work experience and qualifications. Interested persons may send their CV to : Head, I S I, R V College Post, Bangalore-59 by 4th March 2011. It can also be e-mailed to: headisibc(a)isibang.ac.in Thank you, T S S R K RAO Head, Indian statistical Institute, Bangalore ----------------------------------

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National Seminar on Next Generation Library and Information Services (NeGLIS-2011)
by Shibu.K.M 23 Feb '11

23 Feb '11

*National Seminar* *on*** *Next Generation Library and Information* *Services* *(NeGLIS-2011)* * * *April 2-3, 2011* * * *Organized by*** * * ** *Maulana Azad Library* *(1960-2010)* *(as a part of its Golden Jubilee celebrations)* * * ** *in collaboration with* * * ** *Department of Library and Information Science* *Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh*** * * * * *About the Seminar* Maulana Azad Library, the central Library of Aligarh Muslim University, the second largest University Library of Asia and the Department of Library and Information Science, one of the premier schools of Library Science in India, have been organizing national and international conferences, seminars, workshops etc. on different aspects of library and information profession. ‘Next Generation Library and Information Services’ (NeGLIS) is a national seminar to provide a platform for library and information science professionals, scientists, IT professionals, and consultants etc. to discuss the futuristic aspects of information services. It focuses on the prospective building blocks of the library services, extensive application of technology and policy change for better dissemination of information. *Objectives* The goal of the seminar is to bring together librarians, information engineers, IT professionals, researchers, consultants, educators as well as experts and professionals in other related fields to exchange ideas and share research findings about next generation information services. The specific objectives of the seminar are: · To provide a forum for scholars from different fields and backgrounds to share their views and perspectives on information services in coming future. · Identify best practices in all the spheres of new-fangled library services. · To provide strategic directions for the development of technology based new library and information service. * * *Theme: Next Generation Library and Information Services.* * * ***Sub Themes (but not limited to):* * * *Knowledge Organization* Knowledge Architecture and Mapping Standards and Protocols Web Content Management (WCM) Management of User-generated contents in Libraries Knowledge Preservation Technologies: Emerging Trends * * *Web 2.0/Library 2.0* Building Communities using Web 2.0 M-Technology RSS Feeds and its Application in Library Services Social Networks, Twitter, Blogs, Wikis, Mashups Metadata and Social Tagging Federated Search and Discovery Tools Semantic Web Ontology and Thesaurus Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems * * *E-Publishing* Open access v/s commercial publishing E-Resources: New Models for Content Delivery and Deployment Digital Rights Management (DRM) Open Source Journal Publishing – tools, standards etc *E- Learning* Conceptual framework Policies, framework and partnership Technology solutions, innovations Educational content and resources E-Learning solutions User studies *Digital Library* Building Institutional Repositories: Strategies for future Open Source vs. Commercial software Freedom of Access to Information Copyright & Open Licensing IPR & Digital resources Interoperability and metadata *Library Policies* Government’s information policies Collection development policies Library Legislation *Call for Papers* The seminar invites unpublished conceptual and empirical research papers and case studies on the above theme and sub themes. The paper will be published in the form of proceedings/edited Book. * * *Guidelines for Paper Submission* The research paper is expected to contain original work, preferably case studies which have not been published elsewhere in any form. Full paper (not more than 3000 words) related to the main theme or sub themes specified in brochure should carry the Abstract, Key words, Title, Name(s), Affiliations, and Email address. The paper should be composed in MS-Word in A4 size, single spacing with font size- 12 points and Times New Roman font. Submitted papers may follow APA format for bibliographic description. Authors are requested to send the electronic version of the papers to neglis2011(a)gmail.com. * * *Important Dates* Last Date for Submission of full papers 10 March 2011 Notification of acceptance of paper with comments 12 March 2011 Submission of the final paper 15 March 2011 Registration Starts 15 March 2011 *Registration Fee * Delegates from Industries/sponsored Rs 2500 Delegates from academics Rs 1000 Accompanying person Rs 600 Research Scholars/Students* Rs 600 *Research Scholars/students may apply through their principal/HOD *Mode of Payment* Registration fee can be paid by Cash/Bank Draft drawn in favour of ‘Organizing Secretary, Golden Jubilee celebrations, M. A. Library payable at Aligarh. Registration fee includes seminar kit, refreshment, working lunch and dinner. Spot registration facility is available for delegates on a different fee structure. * * *Target Participants* Library and Information Science Professionals, Researchers, LIS Students, I.T Professionals, Content and Knowledge Managers, Educational Policy Makers, Information / Content Providers and Vendors, E-learning Communities, Electronic / Print Publishing Community, IT Service Providers, etc. * * *Accommodation* Accommodation may be arranged on concessional tariffs for the participants in the University Guest House on first come first served basis. Delegates may indicate their requirements for accommodation in the registration form. *Maulana Azad Library* Maulana Azad Library is regarded as the second largest University Library of Asia with more than 13.5 lakh books, E- Books and other documents. The foundation of the Library was laid in 1875 when Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, a great social reformer of his time, established a School that later became Mohammaden Anglo Oriental College in 1877 and finally Aligarh Muslim University in 1920 by an Act of Parliament. The foundation stone of the Library was initially laid by Lord Lytton, the then Viceroy of India. That is why the Library was originally named as Lytton Library. The foundation stone of the present grand seven storied building of Maulana Azad Library was laid on November 12, 1955 by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, ex Prime Minister of India, who most graciously came again to inaugurate the Library on December 6, 1960. The library has thus completed 50 years. It was named after Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the great Educationist, Statesman and the first Education Minister of independent India. During the last couple of years, library services in the University have been substantially updated and modernized. Developments in the library services with the advent of latest ICT applications include- campus wide access to Online Catalogue, Digital Resource Centre with 2 lakh e-books / Encyclopedias and many language learning softwares, online journals; Automatic Security Gate for books; CCTV etc. As a sequel to that the library has recently received IP based online access to almost all important Internationally reputed Full Text Data Bases namely ‘Web of Science’, ‘Science Direct’, ‘SciFinder Scholar’, ‘ERMED Consortia’, ‘J-Gate’, ‘BIOSIS’ and ‘DELNET’. The Library serves the University community from 8 AM to 2 A.M. (next day). About 5000 students, teachers and other members of the University visit the Library daily. *Department of Library and Information Science* Department of Library and Information Science of Aligarh Muslim University is a premier institution in the field of Library and Information Science in India with a history that reaches back about sixty years. The foundation of the Department was laid way back in 1950-51 with the introduction of a ‘Certificate Course in Library Science’, by the then University Librarian, Padma Shri Prof. S. Bashiruddin. Encouraged by the success of the certificate course, late Prof. S. Bashiruddin introduced ‘Bachelor of Library Science’ in 1958-59 with full time lecturers for the first time in the country. The Certificate course was discontinued in 1968-69. Subsequently, ‘Master of Library Science’ was introduced in 1970-71. Another pioneering step taken by the department in the year 1986-87 was the introduction of Library Science as a subsidiary subject at B.A level in the Faculties of Arts and Social Science. Realizing the need and importance of research in the subject, the Department started M.Phil/Ph.D programmes since 1990-91. The teaching faculty of the department includes one Professor, three Associate Professors, two Assistant Professors, and two Guest Faculties. Using the modern ICT facilities in the dept, the faculty members are engaged in active research on various aspects of LIS. At present, the department has two ongoing projects sponsored by ICSSR and Department of Science and Technology Govt. of India. In the past also few UGC sponsored projects have been successfully completed. The guild of academic activities such as conferences, seminars, workshops and extramural lectures of eminent scholars have always been regular features of the department. *Patron* Prof. P.K Abdul Azis (Vice-Chancellor, AMU, Aligarh) * * *Organizing Secretary* Prof. Shabahat Husain (Librarian-In-Charge, M A Library, AMU, Aligarh) * * *Convener* Dr. Naushad Ali P.M (Chairman, DLIS, AMU, Aligarh) * * *Address for Communication* Convener, NeGLIS Dept of Library and Information Science Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh 202002 Tel: 0571 2700039, 3266444 E-mail: neglis2011(a)gmail.com, chairman.lis(a)amu.ac.in Website: www.amu.ac.in/seminar/neglis For any queries, please contact: Mr. Shibu K.M Dept of Library and Information Science Mob: +91 9536767063 E-mail: shibukm123(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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One day program on "Sharing SUCCESS STORIES".
by GIPE Library 23 Feb '11

23 Feb '11

Dear All SLA Asian Chapter and TCS IRC Pune is organizing one day program on "Sharing SUCCESS STORIES". Here is brief about program. Many of us come across situations/challenges in our professional life and some of these challenges are really tough and sometimes we find out some creative solutions for same. Some of these are situations / problems can be faced by us and there could be alternate solutions for same. If professionals who have implemented or followed some innovative way /methodology which turned out to be a big success worth sharing with others too. Others can deploy similar approach for situations at their end or can think in similar direction for other problems. Some times there is need to do some experiments about which we may have some apprehensions but it turn out to be very productive in long run (may be after some fine tuning) All such SUCCESS STORIES / experiences, small initiatives / problem solving approach /methods etc (* which resulted in well established processes*) can be shared with others. SLA Asian Chapter and TCS IRC Pune jointly organizing one day program for sharing such SUCCESS STORIES on Saturday the 26th Feb 2011 at Tata Consultancy Services Raja Shree Bldg. 8 Tadiwalla Road Pune - 411 001 Where various success stories will be presented by speakers like Mr Venkat Raghavan from Times of India, Ms Parinita Samant from Hexaware, Ms Jyoti Chitale from Cummins College of Engg, Mr Ashutosh Joshi from Mahindra & Mahindra, Mr Mangesh Ghodake from L & T Infotech, Mr Praveen Vaidya from Tolani Maritime Inst and Mr Dharmendra Sachan from EXIM Bank, Ms Seema Utpat from IndSearch, etc. Outline of program is 10. 00 Introduction and formal welcome 10.15 Brief about SLA Activities 10.30 to 5.00 Actual Cases Presentations. Presenters will cover points like Brief description of issue/challenge/ initiative Why it was needed, What was approach, How it was tackled / resolved, Improvements done in due course of time Important learning and Finally after establishing it as standard practice what are tangible and intangible benefits of same. Each presentation will follow question / answers session. Registrations : Registrations are open and total 100 participants on first come first served basis will be registered on payment of registrations fee of INR 150/- Please feel free to contact my colleague Ms Manisha Shinde at 0 9960613527 or write a mail to us at gipelibrary(a)gmail.com for any queries related to registration, etc. You may please ignore this mail if you have received earlier. With regards -- Dr Nanaji Shewale Librarian Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics B M C C Road, Deccan Gymkhana Pune 411004 (India) T: 91 20 25679940 (Direct) T: 91 20 25654288, 25650287 Ext 401 http://www.gipe.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library Trainee
by Dr.Dineshan Koovakkai 23 Feb '11

23 Feb '11

Dear Sir, Please arrange to post the following message in LIS Forum. Regards, Dr. Dineshan Koovakkai *Central University of Kerala located at Kasaragod needs Library Trainees for its Library. The qualification required is BLISc/MLISc (preferably MLISc). Computer Knowledge is essential. The selection will be based on the interview and practical test. The selected candidates will get a stipend of Rs. 5000/- per month. The training period will be one year.* * Those who are interested may attend the walk-in-interview and practical test with all original certificates on 9th March 2011 at 10 am at Central University Office at Nayanmarmoola, Kasaragod.* -- Dr.Dineshan Koovakkai Assistant Librarian Central University of Kerala Vidyanagar P.O. Kasargod, Kerala, India Blog: www.dineshkoovakkai.blogspot.com Visit our library blog at: www.cuklibinfopage.blogspot.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IASLIC Max Mueller Bhavan DLISc-Calcutta University Workshop
by Pijushkanti Panigrahi 22 Feb '11

22 Feb '11

IASLIC Max Mueller Bhavan DLISc-Calcutta University Workshop You are cordially invited to the inauguration of the IASLIC Goethe- Institut Max Mueller Bhavan, India joint workshop on Digitization Workflow : Tools and Techniques organized in collaboration with the Dept of Library and Information Science, University of Calcutta on February 24, 2011 at 10.30 am in the Chandramukhi-Kadambini Sabhagriha, 4th Floor, Central Library, University of Calcutta, Kolkata. Prof Suranjan Das, Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, University of Calcutta has kindly given consent to inaugurate the program. Prof Basab Choudhury, Registrar, University of Calcutta will preside over the function. Sri S B Banerjee Convener, Education Division, IASLIC Prof Pijushkanti Panigrahi Head, DLISc, CU & Hony General Secretary, IASLIC ================================================================== Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi, Professor & Head, Dept of Lib and Inf Science, 3rd Floor Asutosh Building, University of Calcutta, 87/1 College Street,Kolkata - 700 073, West Bengal, India, email : panigrahipk(a)yahoo.com, (M) : +91 94342 43522. Hony General Secretary, IASLIC ; Associate Editor, IASLIC Bulletin, IASLIC, Kolkata-54 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fwd: Report on Liam Wyatt's talk "Wikipedia and GLAM's" - Organized by KALA/ NCSI-NET
by Arjuna Rao Chavala 22 Feb '11

22 Feb '11

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Arjuna Rao Chavala <arjunaraoc(a)googlemail.com> Date: Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 5:14 PM Subject: Report on Liam Wyatt's talk "Wikipedia and GLAM's" - Organized by KALA/ NCSI-NET To: "Discussion list on Indian language projects of Wikimedia." <wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Hi, Here is a brief report on talk on Wikipedia and GLAM's talk by Liam Wyatt - organized by Karntaka Stae Library Association (KALA[1])/ NCSI-NET [2] on 19 Feb 2011 at 10:30AM at NCSI Conference hall, IISc, Bangalore The session attracted 26 LIS professionals from academic/industry/students. I, Gautam John and Arun Ram were some of Bangalore Wikipedians who attended the event. Liam explained Wikipedia and how it be can used easily with presentations and live demonstrations, which thrilled the audience. There were several questions around Wikipedia policies and how it deals with controversial topics around politics, culture. Audience also showed lot of interest in the copyright policies of Wikipedia. Liam explained it nicely by illustrating the different licensing options from all rights reserved to public domain and highlighting the licenses applicable to Wikipedia. Liam shared how Oxford English Dictionary led the crowd sourcing towards creating knowledge, when it decided to publish the complete dictionary and sought inputs from public to share all the known words. He shared his popular quote If people were passing out Knowledge on the street for free everyday, I am sure that there would be a lot more learning, based on Gregg Gillis's quote about free paints and painting. There were questions on software for building an archive of publications and Liam suggested e-hive as a potential option. There was an interesting questions on the number of contributors for Sanskrit Wikipedia and Arun answered the same, based on his knowledge of working with Sanskrit Community. We also met with senior public library professionals and a member of Karnataka knowledge commission, who offered their help towards initiatives to provide free access to Wikipedia in public libraries. Most of the audience were excited to know that Wikipedia is available in several Indian languages. I extended an invitation to the audience to take the community/chapter's help in spreading Wikipedia in their respective professional communities/users. Here is a link to some of the photos of the event. https://picasaweb.google.com/arjunaraoc/LiamSTalkToKALANCSINET?feat=directl… [1]http://kalaonline.com/ [2]http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/ncsi-net Cheers Arjun -- 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 ashraf kattumadathil 22 Feb '11

22 Feb '11

Dear professionals, If anybody having access to the following journal pleases send me the following article. Article tiltle: Promoting the Development of Online Learning Communities for Library Professional Organizations Author: Barbara Blummer Journal of Web Librarianship, 1932-2917, Volume 1, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 29 – 50 Ashraf K M.Phil Research Sholar DLIS, DU Delhi-07 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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NIFT Mumbai Looking for Research Assistant and a Library Assistant
by anand bandi 21 Feb '11

21 Feb '11

Dear Moderator, Kindly post the advertisement on the Forum for the benefit of the Professionals. "The National Institute of Fashion Technology, Mumbai invites application for the post of "Research Assistant" and "Library Asiistant"for its main Campus. A Post Grduates in Library and Information Science with First Class from reguler studies with proficiency in English Language and Computer operation may forward their CV to the undersigned latest by 7th March 2011. The candidate for Research Assistant should put in minimum of one year experience in the Library of repute along with two references indicating the contact Telephone Number and e-mail ID of such references.Also the candidate need to enlist in his/Her CV the task performed in the present Job. The selected Candidate will have an opportunity to work and learn in a total Automated & Digitised Library environment of the prestigious Resource Centrer of NIFT. Such selected candidate will be paid the stipend of Rs 10000=00 PM for the first six Months. The Candidate for "Library Assistant" will have to be a Post Graduate in LIS of the regular studies of the Universities, passed in First Class with proficiency in English Language and familer with Computer applications. Such candidate will be paid a stipend of Rs 8000=00 PM for first six Months.The candidates who are interested may forward their CV to the undersigned clearly mentioning the for the post the application is submitted. Incomplete application will be rejected. The last date for submission of complete CV is 7th March 2011. Dr.A.N.Bandi, Head, Resource Centre, National Institute of Fashion Technology, NIFT Campus, Plot No.15, Sector 4, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai - 410 210. Ph.91-22-27747080/81 Mobile : 09892192799 e-mail: anb321in(a)yahoo.co.in anbandi(a)rediffmail.com website:www.nift.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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KohaCon 2011 voting result
by Vimal Kumar 21 Feb '11

21 Feb '11

The KohaCon 2011 Location Survey is closed.Total of 877 responses received. If you voted for a location as your first choice it got 4 points, your second choice 3 points, and so on. Below is the break down in points. * Thane, India [ End October - Beginning November ] 2640+150+62+33= 2885 * Kathmandu, Nepal [ November / December 2011 ] 432+96+186+24= 738 * Kolkata, India [ November / December 2011 ] 156+339+104+33= 632 * Somerset or Bristol, UK [ September / October 2011 ] 160+141+72+108 = 481 Over whelming response shows that growing number of Koha users from India. And many libraries would like to adopt Koha in future. Thank you again for your support in favor of Koha community. Regards, -- Vimal Kumar V. Mahatma Gandhi University Library Kottayam, Kerala- 686 560 Web: http://www.vimalkumar.co.nr Blog: http://vimalkumar.oksociety.in http://linuxhalwa.blogspot.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I forget what I was taught. I only remember what I have learnt" -Patrick White -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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