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Prof.Kaula
by Krishna Raghavendra Yeri 02 Sep '09

02 Sep '09

Dear Professionals It is very sad to know that Dr PN Kaula is no more. It is an irrecoverable loss for our profession. Let us pray God, " May his soul rest in peace". Krishna Yeri Krishna Yeri Librarian Institute of Rural Management Anand Post Box No.60 Anand 388 001 Gujarat India Tel: 91 02692 260391 263260 260181 02692 221671 (D) Fax: 91 02692 260188 url: http://www.irma.ac.in ( http://www.irma.ac.in/ ) -- 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 on ICT Innovations: The EuroIndia ICT Cooperation Conference 2009
by Puna Das 01 Sep '09

01 Sep '09

Call for Papers on ICT Innovations: The EuroIndia ICT Cooperation Conference 2009 10-11 December 2009 - New Delhi, India Supported by the European Commission and hosted by International Management Institute (IMI), New Delhi, India Call for Papers The indicative areas conference seeks contributions to, though not comprehensive are: * Innovation processes, including creativity, knowledge capture, transfer and sharing; * Social, cultural and policy effects on innovation and its institutional logics; * Financial issues, venture capital role in evaluating ideas and its impact on ICT innovation; * Political issues, regional, national and international in ICT innovations; * Innovation management, frameworks for capturing ideas, idea utilization and problem framing techniques; * Organizational design for innovation; networked firms, alliances, mergers, joint ventures, R&D Labs, standardisation bodies, etc. * Managing disruptive innovations, distributed innovation, co-creation, open innovation; * Cases of innovative ICT applications in business, government and civil society, including e-health, e-government, ICT innovations in transport and logistics, e-education, training and development; * Limitations and problems to innovation specifically between Europe & India and including emerging economies at large; * ICT innovations for development in emerging economies; * Global and national systems of innovations. Abstracts submission: The abstracts will be accepted till 10th September 2009 at https://conference.cbs.dk/index.php/euroindia/euroindia/index . There is no registration fee for contributing authors. Further Details: http://cssp-jnu.blogspot.com/2009/09/call-for-papers-on-ict-innovations.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dr. Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India http://anupkumardas.blogspot.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ See the Web's breaking stories, chosen by people like you. Check out Yahoo! Buzz. http://in.buzz.yahoo.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Sad Demise of Prof P N Kaula
by Pijushkanti Panigrahi 01 Sep '09

01 Sep '09

Sad Demise of Prof P N Kaula It is hard to believe that Padmasree Prof P N Kaula, an eminent scholar, a great teacher, internationally renowned library scientist, a doyen is no more. Prof Kaula passed away on August 30, 2009 around at 12.00 noon due to cardiac arrest. The sad demise of Prof Kaula is a great loss for the LIS profession. He was a life member of IASLIC and was associated with different activities of. IASLIC. With his guiding comments and suggestions IASLIC has been enriched its services in different aspects. With heavy heart, on behalf of IASLIC, I pry to have peace and mental strength to the family members to bear this irreparable loss. Prof Pijushkanti Panigrahi Jt Secretary, IASLIC ======================= Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi, Professor, 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. Joint Secretary, IASLIC, Convenor, Education Division, IASLIC; Associate Editor, IASLIC Bulletin, IASLIC, Kolkata-54 Fitness on your mind? Check out nearby gyms on Yahoo! India Local http://in.local.yahoo.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Salute to a hero
by manoj kumar pant 01 Sep '09

01 Sep '09

Dear all, Its really a great loss to the profession with the death of Prof Kaula. I had recently had chance to meet him at Aligarh. He still at that age had travelled overnight to be in the workshop. He still was active with various national and international projects. Salute to a great Hero. ------------------------------------ Manoj Kumar Pant (BSc., MLISc., CCNA) Lecturer, Deptt. of Library & Information Science Amrapali Institute, Shiksha Nagar, Haldwani, Nainital, Uttaranchal-263139. Ph. No.-09012226260(Mob.) 919219918942(Home), 238201(Office) e-mail - " manojpant2(a)rediffmail.com ". " manojpant2(a)yahoo.co.in ". ------------------------------------------ "Don't walk ahead of me - I can't follow you, don't walk behind me I can't lead you, Walk along with me and be my friend." ------------------------------------------ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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CONDOLENCE
by Dipen Deka 01 Sep '09

01 Sep '09

Condolence Message Department of Library & Information science, Gauhati University in a condolence meeting presided over by its Head Prof N Lahkar, expressed deep shock on the sad demise of Prof P N Kaula, UGC Emeritus Professor & Padmashree awardee on 30th august, 2009 in Lucknow. Among others, Prof Alak Buragohain , Prof N N Sarma & Dr. R K Barman spoke on the life & works of Prof P N Kaula. The meeting observed two minutes silence in his honour for the peace of eternal soul. The department along with teachers, former teachers, students, ex-students, research scholars pray the almighty for the peace of heavenly abode and convey the condolence to the members of the bereaved family. -- Dipen Deka, SRF Department of Library & Information Science Arts Block, Gauhati University Guwahati-781014 contact no. 09435731470 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Development of Libraries is Necessary
by DINESH SIDDAIAH 01 Sep '09

01 Sep '09

Dear Friends, Development of Libraries is Necessary Sri Sam Pitroda, Chairman, National Knowledge Commission, told that, today our country has got 54 thousand libraries and people should make use of these libraries to their needs. He delivered special lecture on ‘Towards the Knowledge Society - The Imperatives’ in Shivarathreeswara Centre, JSS Educational Institutions Premises, 18th Cross, 8th Block, Jayanagar, Bangalore on Sunday 30th Aug 2009. There are libraries established by Scholl, colleges, dept. of public libraries and some of the private libraries. If all these libraries are connected, plenty of knowledge can be gained and preserved, he said. He has highlighted the necessity of establishing the separate National Library Commission. He told that, a well-known person with social concern should be made responsible for the commission. And also he said that, in association with National Library Commission, libraries should be developed with the ultramodern facilities and staff there by common people, students, researchers should use libraries effectively. For details report: Browse Prajavani, Bangalore Edition, 31/08/2009, Page No. 2B. Thanking You, Dinesh -- Dr. Dinesh K. S. MLISc., Ph.D. Selection Grade Librarian, Nagarjuna College of Engineering & Technology, Devanahalli, Bengaluru - 562 110. Ph: +91-9845102382, Email: dinesh.ncet(a)gmail.com www.dineshks.webs.com, Official Blog: libraryofncet.blogspot.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Upcoming Seminars, Conferences, Workshops and Refresher Courses in LIS in India for the month of September, 2009.
by Badan Barman 01 Sep '09

01 Sep '09

Respected forum members, The following are the Upcoming Seminars, Conferences, Workshops and Refresher Courses in LIS in India for the month of September, 2009. 1. Workshop on Digitization of Resources using Open Source Software: Greenstone Digital Library (GSDL). Dates: September23-25, 2009. 2. 12th National Convention on Knowledge, Library and Information Networking (NACLIN 2009) at Panjab University, Chandigarh. Dates: September 22-25, 2009. 3. One Day Workshop On Intellectual Property Rights for the 21st Century Librarian, Bangalore Management Academy (BMA). Date: 16th September 2009. 4. Second Refresher Course in Library & Information Science at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. Dates: September 1, 2009 to September 21, 2009. For more please visit: http://lisseminar.blogspot.com/ Thanking you Yours faithfully (Sri Badan Barman) Academic Consultant, Library & Information Science, Krishna Kanta Handique State Open University, Housefed Complex, Last Gate, Dispur, Guwahati-781006, Assam, Phone: 0361-2234964 / 2235971, Fax: 0361- 2235398. Website: www.kkhsou.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Jobs in Library and Information Science in India for the month of September, 2009.
by Badan Barman 01 Sep '09

01 Sep '09

Respected forum members, The following are the Jobs in Library and Information Science in India for the month of September, 2009. 1. Post of Senior Library Information Assistant at IIT- Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. Last Date: 30th September 2009. 2. Post of University Librarian, Assistant Librarian at University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad. Last Date of Application: 25th September 2009. 3. Post of Assistant Librarian at Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar. Last Date: 15th September 2009. 4. Post of Deputy Librarian, Information Scientist, Semi Professional Assistant, Library Attendant at Nagaland University, Kohima. Last Date of Application: 11th September 2009. 5. Post of Information Scientist at Central Library, Maharshi Dayanand University Rohtak. Last Date: 10.09.09. 6. Vacancy of Senior Grade Librarian at Kerala State Planning Board, KPSC, Kerala. Last Date: 09/09/2009. 7. Post of Semi Professional Assistant at IGNOU, New Delhi. Last Date: 07.09.2009. 8. Post of Librarian, Deputy Librarian, Assistant Librarian and Assistant Director at Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar. Last Date: 07.09.09. For more please visit: http://lisjob.blogspot.com/ Thanking you Yours faithfully (Sri Badan Barman) Academic Consultant, Library & Information Science, Krishna Kanta Handique State Open University, Housefed Complex, Last Gate, Dispur, Guwahati-781006, Assam, Phone: 0361-2234964 / 2235971, Fax: 0361- 2235398. Website: www.kkhsou.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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RRC Delhi invites you to Birthday Celebration of Dr. S.R. Ranganathan at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi on 5 Sept 2009
by Puna Das 01 Sep '09

01 Sep '09

Ranganathan Research Circle Cordially invites you to 117th Birthday Celebration of Dr. S.R. Ranganathan at the Auditorium of Hall No. 8, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi On Saturday, 5 September 2009 at 11.00 A.M. to 4.00 P.M. Shri A K Sinha, Internal Audit Officer, University of Delhi, Will deliver a talk on "Financial Management in the Libraries" Followed by A Panel Discussion on "LIBRARY SCIENCE IN INDIA: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE" Dr. S S Murty, Former Director DESIDOC Delhi Chairperson PANELISTS Prof. S Ansari, Former University Librarian, Jamia Milia Islamia, New Delhi Dr. A Ratnakar, Former Librarian, Raman Research Lab. Bangalore Dr. P R Goswami, Director, Central Secretariat Library, New Delhi Dr. Shailendra Kumar, Reader, Dept. LIS University of Delhi --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PROGRAMME 10.00 AM Registration 11.00 AM Floral tribute to Dr. S RRanganathan 11.10 AM Welcome by Mr. Subhash Deshmukh 11.15 AM About RRC by Shri K K Bhatia 11.20-12.20PM Lecture By Shri A K Sinha 12.20-12.45PM Open Discussion 12.45-1.30 PM Lunch 1.30-3.00 PM Panel Discussion 3.00-3.30 PM Open Discussion Summing up Vote of Thanks Dr. N K Khatri --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tea & Lunch (Courtesy M/s Central News Agency). Please renew your RRC Membership by paying Rs. 100/- for one year ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dr. Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India http://anupkumardas.blogspot.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Send free SMS to your Friends on Mobile from your Yahoo! Messenger. Download Now! http://messenger.yahoo.com/download.php -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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article request
by priya gopalkrishna kaimal 31 Aug '09

31 Aug '09

1.Accessibility of Web-based information resources for people with disabilities (part two): A Schmetzke - Library Hi Tech, 2002 - emeraldinsight.com 2.information technology for the world's blind and print-disabled population-past, present, G Kerscher - Library Hi Tech, 2001 - emeraldinsight.com 3.Library Services to Disabled Students K Lenn - The Reference Librarian, 1996 - informaworld.com 4. Voyager 2000: a review of accessibility for persons with visual disabilities R Axtell, JM Dixon - Library hi tech, 2002 - emeraldinsight.com 5. Making Web-based tables accessible for users of screen readers D Amtmann, K Johnson, D Cook - Library Hi Tech, 2002 - emeraldinsight.com 6.High Tech and Library Access for People with Disabilities. MA Roatch - Public Libraries, 1992 - eric.ed.gov Virtually accessible: empowering students to advocate for accessibility and support JA Oravec - Library Hi Tech, 2002 - emeraldinsight.com Priya R Pillai Mobile:0091-9930913750 Office:0091-22-22047160 Fax :0091-22-28562999 Mail :priyapillai32@gmail.com/bttclibrary@yahoo.co.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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