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Effors to implement public library act
by kannan kannan 13 Dec '10

13 Dec '10

Dear sir, First you (people in Jharkhand) try to impart about the need and importance of such an act to the governemnt authorities namely the minister for School Education of Jharkhand, The secretary concerned of that department, and then the matter should reach the chief minster at an appropriate time. For this you shall try to initiate a series of seminars and conferences focusing on the importance of the use of public libraries in overall, continuing and imparting non-formal education. Nowadays the public libraries are seen as IT Kiosks and ways and means for implementing e-governance. All these have to reach the public first and then the government authorities concerned. Regarding models of public libraries act you have almost seventeen states which have already enacted the same. Thanking You, -- Dr.M.Kannan,M.L.I.Sc.,PhD.,UGC-NET, M.C.A Librarian, V.O.Chidambaram College, Palaymkottai Road, Tuticorin - 628 008. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Google eBookstore
by * Mukesh - Monitor * 13 Dec '10

13 Dec '10

Dear all Google just opened an electronic-book store that offers titles in formats compatible with Web browsers, Apple and Android mobile devices, and most other e-book readers . You'll be able to browse, buy and read titles through a standard Web browser at books.google.com/ebooks or through new software for the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch and for devices that run Google's Android operating system. Google eBooks are currently only available for sale to users located in the United States. They're working to expand the countries in which Google eBooks are available and offer this new product to readers around the world . In the meantime, you can still browse millions of free and public domain Google eBooks and read them effortlessly across your devices. Happy reading Mukesh Anand - - Mukesh Anand Director - Marketing The Books Monitor http://books.monitorinfo.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Job Vacancy
by Mailing List Admin 13 Dec '10

13 Dec '10

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Lecture on "Why Libraries Exist" by Dr Eric Hellman, USA, at Informatics Conference hall, Bangalore
by Mailing List Admin 13 Dec '10

13 Dec '10

Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2010 11:53:12 +0530 From: Mouna <mouna(a)informindia.co.in> Informatics (India) Ltd, Bangalore and Society for Information Science, Bangalore Chapter Cordially invite you to the Lecture on "WHY LIBRARIES EXIST" by Dr. Eric Hellman (CEO, Gluejar Inc., USA) On Wednesday, 15th December 2010 at 6 pm at Training Hall, Informatics No. 194, R V Road, Basavanagudi, (Near South-end circle) Bangalore 560 004 Prof K.S.Raghavan Documentation research and Training Centre Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore presides Dr. Eric Hellman is a technology consultant in the digital library domain. Physicist by research and academic credentials from Stanford University, Eric worked in the research labs of Intel (USA) and AT&T (USA). In 1998 Eric developed a Link Resolver product for e-Journals called 1-Cate and promoted his company, Openly Informatics, around this product which he sold to OCLC subsequently. Eric is a regular writer in Library Journal. He is in Bangalore on a 2-weeks consulting assignment at Informatics. RSVP: mouna(a)informindia.co.in or Ph. 4038-7777 (Please confirm your registration before 13th Nov. for making seating arrangements)

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Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation launches open access e-journals
by sckumaresan 13 Dec '10

13 Dec '10

Good Morning All, Bloomsbury-Qatar Foundation in association with QScience (UK) has launched various academic "open access" e-journals yesterday and the same can be accessed from their website www. qscience.com. One of the e-journals is in Library science, "Perspectives in International Librarianship". If you are planning to write any research or review article please send them to the Editor-in-chief and pass this on to all your colleagues and friends. Thanks and Regards Kumaresan S.C.Kumaresan -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IATLIS 2010 conference proceedings are available for sale
by khushpreet singh 13 Dec '10

13 Dec '10

Dear All The IATLIS 2010 conference volume is available on 20% (625 @ 20% = 500) discount for libraries and personal collection. Those who want to buy the volume are requested to send orders to the Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS) at iatlis.patiala(a)gmail.com The IATLIS 2010 conference volume includes 41* *papers and abstracts of the 13 posters. These papers and abstracts have been organized into seven sections. The first section entitled LIS education in India and Sri Lanka contains six papers including the theme paper by Prof. M.P.Satija, and the second section on LIS Curriculum comprises of nine papers. The third section entitled LIS Research* *has seven papers*,* and the fourth section on Impact of ICT on LISERT also has seven papers. Section five on Training needs and Teaching techniques contains six papers, and the sixth section entitled Miscellaneous* *also* *includes six papers on different themes. Section seven includes thirteen abstracts. Special Offer: Those who buy the volume will be given a free printed copy of the IATLIS 2010 Keynote Address by Prof. C. R. Karisiddappa. For more details email at iatlis.patiala(a)gmail.com Regards -- Khushpreet Singh University Research Scholar, Department of Library & Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala-147002 (INDIA) E-mail: khushpreet.singh(a)gmail.com Mobile: +919815303000 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Sambalpur University Alumni Association
by Rajendra Kumar Thaty 11 Dec '10

11 Dec '10

Brothers and sisters, This is a message for all, who have studied B. Lib / M Lib / M Phil / PGDLAN in the Department of Library and Information Science of Samablpur University (Jyoti Vihar Campus) since 1976 till the current year. As you are aware, we have an Alumni Association of all who are products of teh Dep of LIS , Samablpur univ. We have been meeting for the last three years at Jyoti Vihar on the last Sunday of November. However it seems many old students are not aware of this. We need to develop a directory of all such students. I need your cooperation. Let us share our ideas to build up such a database. In the meanwhile, please supply the following data about yourself or any other alumnus you know about: Batch: (the year you were studying BLIS, MLIS ..... ) Name: Addres for Correspondence: A few lines about what have you done after studying LIS and what do you do currently: About your family: Telephone # Mobile No E-mail ID: These information will suffice for the time being. If you do not want to share data under any of the above catgories, then its OK. Awaiting your reply soon, Regards, Rajendra Thaty University Librarian Sambalpur University Jyoti Vihar, BURLA 768019 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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NET Should Manditory for Lecturership/College Librarian: Madras High Court
by Goutam Biswas 10 Dec '10

10 Dec '10

CHENNAI: Thousands of MPhil degree holders<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/search?q=MPhil degree holders>, who are serving as faculty members in self-financing arts and science colleges, are finding themselves in an unenviable position following the Madras high court ruling making a pass in the National Eligibility Test<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/search?q=National Eligibility Test> (NET) a mandatory qualification for appointment as assistant professors and above. In Tamil Nadu, the immediate impact of the verdict is that scores of aspirants will not qualify for the 1,024 posts of assistant professors (lecturers) in government/aided colleges for which the Teachers Recruitment Board is set to conduct interview following the green signal from the court. Several serving teachers in the self-financing institutions, who hold MPhil degrees sans NET qualification and are drawing paltry sums as salary, will not be able to apply for these positions which would have otherwise entailed them to UGC-fixed pay scales with job security. "Estimates show that there are just 12,500 NET certificate holders in various subjects in the country whereas the vacancies in the universities and colleges are manifold. Teachers serving in self-financing colleges with an MPhil degree (based on an earlier exemption granted for such candidates by the UGC from appearing in the NET) will now be stuck in their institutions with no scope for career mobility," said assistant professor C R Ravi, who supports the cause of the MPhil degree holders. "There is no option but to move the Supreme Court challenging the high court verdict. This will be done immediately," he added. While policy makers have argued that serving teachers must take efforts to clear the NET and qualify themselves for the job as part of enhancing standard in higher education, young teachers in self-financing colleges are contending that this is easier said than done. "A sense of insecurity has gripped the non-NET qualified teachers in private colleges. Teaching is no longer 8am to 2pm job. In self-financing colleges, teachers are made to work beyond duty hours. Even on weekends, we are being asked to work. There is no time to prepare for the NET, which is a very difficult examination, since a lot of administrative work is also thrust on us in addition to the academic work," said an assistant professor of a leading self-financing arts and science college in Chennai. "The questions in NET are not confined to our specialisation. For instance in the journalism paper, questions are asked about printing technology, flexography and gravure process, all of which are highly technical and irrelevant to the main area of communication," she explained. Also, in Tamil Nadu the State Level Eligibility Test<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/search?q=State Level Eligibility Test> (an alternative to NET) has not been conducted for long. "We will be at the mercy of private colleges who will continue to pay us less citing the lack of NET qualification," one of the petitioners said. Read more: HC order leaves MPhil holders in NET of woes - The Times of India<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/HC-order-leaves-MPhil-holde…> http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/HC-order-leaves-MPhil-holde… -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Goutam Biswas University Research Fellow, Department of Library and Information Science, University of Kalyani, Nadia, West Bengal,India, MOBILE NO + 91 9831092149 , Phone:(Office) (033) 2582-8220/8293/8750 (Extn.338); Fax: (91) 033-2582 8282 E-mail: goutambiswas8(a)gmail.com; Alternative E-mail: goutam(a)klyuniv.ac.in, Website: http://www.goutambiswasresearch.yolasite.com/* [*Goutam Biswas On Twitter: http://twitter.com/goutam_kly]* * * * * -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Temporary Post of Library Trainee/Library Assistant at IGIDR Library, Mumbai
by G.K.MANJUNATH 10 Dec '10

10 Dec '10

Inidra Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai invites application from young LIS professionals to work as Trainee / Library Assistant purely on temporary basis. Details: Name of Post: Trainee / Library Assistant Number of Posts: 2 Qualification: M.L.I.Sc (55% and above) Experience: 0 - 12 months Salary: Rs,10000/- pm (Consolidated) Period of appointment: 8 months Age: 26 years as on 1 December 2010 Last date for applying : Dec 20, 2010 * Candidates short listed for the interview have to appear for the interview at thier own cost. Please send your resume to : careers(a)igidr.ac.in For more details, please check at: http://www.igidr.ac.in/eventdet.php?eid=112 Thanks, Dr.G.K.Manjunath Chief Librarian Indira Gandhi Inst of Development Research Film City Road Santosh Nagar Goregaon(East ) MUMBAI - 400 065 India Phone: 022-28416528 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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MDI is looking for Two Senior Library Assistants
by Dabas Bharat K 10 Dec '10

10 Dec '10

Dear Colleagues Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon is looking for two Senior Library Assistants in the Pay Scale of Rs. 9300-34800 with Grade Pay of Rs. 4600. Please visit http://www.mdi.ac.in/home/Advertisement.html for more information and application formalities. (N.B. Please DO NOT send your applications to this email id. Follow the instructions given on the website while applying.) 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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