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Functional Draw back of E-Granthalaya
by Premaraj Mishra 28 Jul '10

28 Jul '10

Dear Friends, I would like to know the functional drawbacks of E-Granthalaya, Integrated Library Management Software (ILMS) designed by NIC. Drawbacks like you have used this ILMS and found certain problems, whether it is fit for academic library like engineering colleges and so on. Version 3 of this ILMS is already uploaded and multilingual support facilities has been updated. Minimum things like barcode generation and User ID cards facilities is already available like any other commercial software. Thanks with Regards Premaraj Mishra Librarian, DRIEMS Cuttack 754022 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy announcement for the Position of Supervisory Librarian at the American Embassy, New Delhi
by Dr Sangeeta Kaul 27 Jul '10

27 Jul '10

The U.S. Embassy, New Delhi is seeking an individual for the position of Supervisory Librarian. Attached is the vacancy announcement for this position. -------------------------------------------------------------------- AMERICAN EMBASSY, NEW DELHI, INDIA VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: 10-069 The U.S. Embassy in New Delhi is seeking an individual for the position of Supervisory Librarian in the Public Affairs Office. Applicants must apply on Form HR-01 (Application form for Employment) and specify the vacancy announcement number. Applications not completed on Form HR-01, or without reference to a specific vacancy number will not be accepted. Only completed forms will be accepted. (Refer to application procedure below) Only applicants who are selected for the interview will be contacted OPEN TO: All Interested Candidates POSITION: Supervisory Librarian, FSN-6010-10, DLA-721018 (Personnel Services Agreement) OPENING DATE: July 26, 2010 CLOSING DATE: July 30, 2010 WORK HOURS: Full-time; 40 hours/week SALARY: Not Ordinarily Resident: Grade: FP-05 (steps5 through 14) Ordinarily Resident: Grade: FSN-10* *Starting salary and grade will be determined on the basis of qualifications and experience, and/or salary history. NOTE: ALL ORDINARILY RESIDENT APPLICANTS MUST BE RESIDING IN INDIA AND HAVE VALID WORK AND RESIDENCY PERMITS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION (PLEASE ATTACH COPIES OF RELEVANT DOCUMENTATION). APPLICATIONS WITHOUT RELEVANT DOCUMENTATION WILL NOT BE ACCEPT ED. BASIC FUNCTIONS OF POSITION � Serve as Supervisory Librarian of the American Center Library serving a Consular district consisting of eight states and a population of more than 350 million. � Plan, implement and direct a circulating library as well as a fully automated and fee-based library operation adapting cost-effective measures. � Maintain contact with high-level audiences including governors, ministers, senior government officials, judges, heads of institutions, vice chancellors, senior university professors, journalists and leaders in social, cultural and business communities. � Assess information needs of both internal and external audiences and ensure that Mission and target audience receive authoritative information about the United States. � Act as advisor and consultant to the Public Affairs section on the most effective use of library resources to advance public diplomacy objectives as defined by the Mission Strategic Resource Plan (MSRP) and in support of other programming elements. � The incumbent of this position is responsible for building a team of effective library operations consisting of 14 locally employed professionals. � The incumbent will oversee the American Corner operation in Chandigarh and identify venues for new corners as and when required. � Engage young and diverse public audiences through the use of new technologies including social media networking tools to reach out and market library resources. QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED 1. Masters degree in library and Information Science (MLIS). 2. Minimum six years of progressively responsible experience in professional library work. Evidence of planning, organization, problem solving and management skills, initiative and creativity. Must have experience in the use and management of emerging t echnologies and electronic resources. 3. Level IV (fluency) in English and Level III (Good Working Knowledge) in Hindi. 4. Must have knowledge of American reference resources and standard professional library practices and procedures. Must have an understanding of the U.S. Government public diplomacy mission and objectives, a thorough knowledge of the U.S and Indian politi cal, economic, social, educational and cultural systems as well as knowledge of key individuals and institutions within those systems. 5. Must possess thorough knowledge and a critical overview of publishing, literary, political and social trends. . Thorough knowledge and understanding of collection development policies and reference services. SELECTION PROCESS Qualified Eligible Family Members and applicants with U.S. Veteran Preference will be given preference. Therefore, it is essential that the candidate address the required qualifications above in the application. ADDITIONAL SELECTION CRITERIA 1. Management will consider nepotism/conflict of interest, budget, and residency status in determining successful candidacy. 2. Current employees serving a probationary period are not eligible to apply. 3. Eligible Family Members who currently hold a FMA appointment are ineligible to apply for advertised positions within the first 90 calendar days of that appointment. TO APPLY Interested applicants for this position should submit the following: 1. Application for Employment, Form HR-01 available on website http://newdelhi.usembassy.gov/job_opportunities.html 2. OPTIONAL: Any other documentation (e.g., essays, certificates, awards, copies of degrees earned) that addresses the qualification requirements of the position as listed above. 3. Candidates who claim U.S. Veterans preference must provide a copy of their Form DD-214 with their application. SUBMIT APPLICATION TO U. S. Embassy Human Resources Office Shantipath, ChanakyapuriNew Delhi 110 021FAX: 2419-8056 Or E-mail: NewDelhiVacancies(a)State.gov Please insert �VA# 10-069 (Vacancy Announcement Number) in the Subject of the E-mail. Applications without the Vacancy Number or with the incorrect Vacancy Number will not be accepted. DEFINITIONS 1. EFM: US Citizen spouse or US citizen child as referred to in 14 FAM 511.3 (1), who is at least age 18, and who, in either case, is on the travel orders of a US citizen Foreign or Civil service employee or military service member permanently assigned t o or stationed at a US Foreign Service post or establishment abroad and under Chief of Mission authority. 2. Member of Household (MOH): Foreign born spouses, dependent children, unmarried partners of the same and opposite sex, parents, other relatives or adult children declared to the Chief of Mission who fall outside the Department�s current legal and statu tory definition of EFM. 3. Ordinarily Resident (OR): A citizen of the host country or a citizen of another country who has shifted the main residency focus to the host country and has the required work and/or residency permit for employment in country. 4. Not-Ordinarily Resident (NOR): Typically NORs are US citizen EFMs and family members of FS, GS, and Military Personnel who are on the travel orders and under Chief of Mission authority, or other personnel having diplomatic privileges and immunities. All applications for the Subject announcement must be received in the Human Resources Office by close of business July 30, 2010. Cleared by: PA - ASeshadri Approved by: HRO � MMartin AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER -- 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] Digital repository software for a corporate library
by savitra sirohi 27 Jul '10

27 Jul '10

Richa, I can help you with two questions: >> 2. Can DSpace help us (librarians) manage issue & return of books too. No, Dspace is designed for long term preservation of digitial material. It is not designed to be a library management system. >> 3. Is there any significant difference of space occupied by koha and Libsys and the records of documents therein on server. Unlikely, both are transaction systems, that record data. Such systems should take up very less disk space. In any case disk space should not worry you, since it is very cheap nowadays. I am not clear as to what your requirements are - do you have a lot of visual material in digital or electronic format or are these physical items? If you have these in digital format, you should use Dspace. If these are physical you should use Koha. Note that in Koha It is possible to provide links to electronic material, which can in turn be stored on Dspace. So a Koha + Dspace combination is also something you might want to consider if you have electronic material and physical items that you want to circulate. Thanks, Savitra Sirohi Nucsoft OSS labs http://www.osslabs.biz > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2010 23:06:52 +0530 > From: Richa Srivastava <richa.srivastava36(a)gmail.com> > To: LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > Subject: [LIS-Forum] Digital repository software for a corporate > library > Message-ID: > <AANLkTimE6TEpro1DFfmF+HF=tkgig=mOAdvyxHdi92FR(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Dear Moderator > > Kindly post this message to the LIS Forum. > > > Dear Friends, > > Again a few questions. An architectural consultancy working at > national/international level wants to develop an information system for > itself and is stuck up with certain small issues, if anyone can help with: > > 1. Does anybody know any of the CORPORATE LIBRARIES which are using OSS for > library management? > > 2. Can DSpace help us (librarians) manage issue & return of books too. > > 3. Is there any significant difference of space occupied by koha and Libsys > and the records of documents therein on server. > > 4. Finally, if there is any librarian/data manager dealing with an > architectural/museum/visual kind of works in India where lot great > images/drawings/artifacts are being generated and catalogued every day, > please let me know. > > Thanks and warm regards > > ??? > Richa Srivastava > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Call for Papers: Global Conclave of Young Scholars of Indian Education 2011
by Puna Das 27 Jul '10

27 Jul '10

Call for Papers: Global Conclave of Young Scholars of Indian Education 2011 27-29 January 2011 Organized by: National University of Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA), New Delhi, India Call for Papers The first Global Concave of Young Scholars of Indian Education presents a unique opportunity for young scholars (doctoral and post-doctoral researchers and early-career faculty) working on any aspect of Indian education in universities and research institutes in India and abroad to come together, to share and to showcase their research, to network and to publish across boundaries of nations and disciplines. The young scholars will also have the benefit of critique and advice from senior, renowned scholars who shall be invited to give special lectures, to comment on the current status of educational research, to suggest directions for future research, and to discuss the selected papers. Those under 35 years of age are particularly encouraged to apply. Submission of Proposals and Papers Given the wide canvas of research on Indian education, the theme for the conclave is open-ended. Papers are invited on any aspect of Indian education. The papers may explore theoretical and ideological orientations, empirical realities, issues of method, design and disciplinary boundaries. They could focus exclusively on Indian education or present comparisons with other countries. In the first instance, abstracts of 300-500 words (including statement of the problem, research strategy and findings) along with contact information, designation, institutional affiliation, disciplinary background and one page CV should be submitted by email to nuepa.conclave(a)nuepa.org and nuepa.conclave(a)gmail.com by 25 August 2010. Successful candidates shall be informed by 15 September 2010. Full research papers shall be solicited from the successful candidates by 15 November 2010. All abstract and paper submissions should be formatted in Times New Roman font, size 12, and spaced 1.5 lines. Both abstracts and papers shall be subject to a process of peer review. Papers that lend themselves to publication will be selected for submission as a special issue in an internationally reputed peer-reviewed journal. Financial Support A limited number of bursaries towards travel and accommodation expenses will also be provided. Those interested in availing of the bursaries are requested to apply for the same along with their full paper. Those being awarded bursaries shall be informed by 30 November 2010. However, all candidates are advised to explore alternate funding arrangements as it may not be possible to accommodate all the requests for bursaries. Download Call for Papers: http://www.nuepa.org/GlobalConclaveoneducation/DocDownload/Call4Papers.pdf Further Details: http://www.nuepa.org/GlobalConclaveoneducation/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dr. Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India http://anupkumardas.blogspot.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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E-Content 2010 - Keynote Speakers Announced
by Soji Mathew 27 Jul '10

27 Jul '10

We are pleased to announce the Keynote speakers for E-Content 2010 - Seminar on E-Resources and Discovery Solutions. Chennai - August 2, 2010 Dr. Nagesh R Iyer Director Structural Engineering Research Centre, Chennai Mumbai - August 3, 2010 Prof. G D Yadav Director (Vice Chancellor) Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai (Formerly UDCT/UICT- University of Mumbai) Kolkata - August 4, 2010 Prof. Ashoke Ranjan Thakur Vice Chancellor West Bengal State University, Kolkata Delhi - August 6, 2010 Prof. V Rajasekharan Pillai Vice Chancellor Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi Please register yourself for participating in the seminar to listen to these eminent speakers. Register at: www.informindia.co.in/econtent2010 Or write to: events(a)informindia.co.in Hurry up... Only few seats left... Regards, Soji Mathew | Marketing & Communication Coordinator | Informatics (India) Limited | 194, R. V. Road, Basavanagudi | Bangalore - 560004, India | www.informindia.co.in <http://www.informindia.co.in/> | Phone: +91 80 4038 7777 Extn: 1013 | Fax: +91 80 4038 7600 | P Save trees. Do not print, unless necessary -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vaccancy for Assistant Librarian at Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.
by SANJEEV KR. SHARMA 27 Jul '10

27 Jul '10

Dear Moderator, Please post following information on LIS-Forum. Thanks ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Applications are invited for the post of Assistant Librarian at Aurobindo Pharma Ltd., Hyderabad. Essential Qualifications/ Experience / Skills: 1). Bachelor in Library and Information Science (B.L.I.Sc.) or Equivalent. 2). Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.). 3). Minimum one year experience in a reputed library. 4). Competency in computer basics. 5). Good communication skills. Candidates from Hyderabad will be preferred. Interested candidates may apply with full details of their Educational Qualification, Experience and current Salary Package to "saninfo(a)gmail.com" latest by August 5, 2010. Regards Sanjeev Kumar Sharma Manager, Information Systems Department Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. Hyderabad -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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FW: [CNI-ANNOUNCE] ETD's and Graduate Education by Joan Lippincott and Clifford Lynch
by Shalini Urs 27 Jul '10

27 Jul '10

Hello Friends, A new article on electronic theses and dissertations by Joan Lippincott and Clifford Lynch is now available as part of the recently released issue no. 270 of Research Library Issues (RLI). "ETDs and Graduate Education: Programs and Prospects" is freely available at http://publications.arl.org/rli270/7. It is a good one and also highlights the role that libraries can play in the ETD movement. Happy reading Shalini Dr. Shalini Urs Executive Director and Professor International School of Information Management University of Mysore Mysore - 570006 Phone : + 91 821 2514699 Fax : + 91 821 2519209 www.isim.ac.in ISiM - Management School of IT. Technology School for IM _____ From: Diane Goldenberg-Hart <diane(a)cni.org> Date: July 26, 2010 4:20:47 PM CDT To: "CNI-ANNOUNCE -- News from the Coalition" <CNI-ANNOUNCE(a)cni.org> Subject: [CNI-ANNOUNCE] ETD's and Graduate Education Reply-To: "CNI-ANNOUNCE -- News from the Coalition" <CNI-ANNOUNCE(a)cni.org> A new article on electronic theses and dissertations by Joan Lippincott and Clifford Lynch is now available as part of the recently released issue no. 270 of Research Library Issues (RLI). "ETDs and Graduate Education: Programs and Prospects" is freely available at http://publications.arl.org/rli270/7. *********************************************** Diane Goldenberg-Hart Communications Coordinator Coalition for Networked Information 21 Dupont Circle, Suite 800 Washington, DC 20036 202-296-5098 202-872-0884 (Fax) diane(a)cni.org www.cni.org For the latest news & information: CNI-ANNOUNCE: cni-announce-subscribe(a)cni.org CNI News: http://news.cni.org/ ---------- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Digital repository software for a corporate library
by Richa Srivastava 26 Jul '10

26 Jul '10

Dear Moderator Kindly post this message to the LIS Forum. Dear Friends, Again a few questions. An architectural consultancy working at national/international level wants to develop an information system for itself and is stuck up with certain small issues, if anyone can help with: 1. Does anybody know any of the CORPORATE LIBRARIES which are using OSS for library management? 2. Can DSpace help us (librarians) manage issue & return of books too. 3. Is there any significant difference of space occupied by koha and Libsys and the records of documents therein on server. 4. Finally, if there is any librarian/data manager dealing with an architectural/museum/visual kind of works in India where lot great images/drawings/artifacts are being generated and catalogued every day, please let me know. Thanks and warm regards ऋचा Richa Srivastava -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fw: Chevening database
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 26 Jul '10

26 Jul '10

--- On Mon, 26/7/10, Sriram, Kumaran (India) <Kumaran.Sriram(a)in.britishcouncil.org> wrote: From: Sriram, Kumaran (India) <Kumaran.Sriram(a)in.britishcouncil.org> Subject: Chevening database To: Date: Monday, 26 July, 2010, 16:03 Normal version 1.00 Dear all I am circulating this database which was passed on to us from the high commission in Chennai. I hope the list will be useful for you all to check and try and make the returned scholars from your city members of your chapter. Thanks & Regards S Kumaran Projects Executive Projects Unit British Council 737, Anna Salai Chennai 600 002 Tel: 044 42050663 Creating opportunities worldwide www.britishcouncil.org.in The British Council is the United Kingdom's international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations. We are a registered charity; 209131 (England and Wales) SC037733 (Scotland). We build engagement and trust for the UK through the exchange of knowledge and ideas between people worldwide. This message is for the use of the intended recipient(s) only. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete it. The British Council accepts no liability for loss or damage caused by software viruses and you are advised to carry out a virus check on any attachments contained in this message. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Integrated library management and digital repository software
by Richa Srivastava 26 Jul '10

26 Jul '10

Dear Moderator Kindly post this message. Can anybody suggest an integrated software which could help us manage the library as well as maintain a digital repository of drawings, images, maps and documents. Hopefully a proprietary software, though options to open source are also open, in case full data security is ensured. Thanks Vaidehi Srinivasan Information Assistant, Amedabad -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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