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Emerald Research Fund awards
by Mailing List Admin 01 Apr '08

01 Apr '08

Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:14:45 +0100 From: Rajneesh Rajpal <RRajpal(a)emeraldinsight.com> I am pleased to share that due to high interests shown by the researcher's , we are extending the deadline till 30th April 2008 for receipt of papers. Thanks Emerald Research Fund Awards 2007/2008 - Indian LIS category Call for Indian LIS research proposals "Supporting the dissemination of knowledge for social good in India" This year, Emerald is proud offer to a research grant for an Indian project in the field of library and information science (LIS). The funding award will amount to up to �2,000 (US$4,200 equivalent). Applications should address the dissemination of knowledge for social good with a specific orientation toward benefit for India. Eligibility At least one member of the research team must be based in India. Judging criteria Each application will be judged, by a panel of experts, on the five criteria below. The research must: * Be of significance, particularly illustrating how it will benefit the social good. * Demonstrate originality and innovation. * Make an outstanding contribution to theory and its application. * Illustrate the appropriateness and application of the methodology. * Demonstrate sound implications for theory and practice. Application requirements Each proposal, to arrive either by post or by e-mail, must contain: 1. A summary stating specific goals, outcomes and benefits of the research. This should not exceed 2,000 words (note that tables, figures, appendices and reference lists, if provided do NOT count to the 2,000 word total). 2. A covering letter containing contact details for all researchers involved in the project. Please state clearly which researcher will be the main point of contact. The 2,000-word summary must: * Display clearly a statement of purpose and intent. * State clearly the methodology(ies) applied and explicitly describe the research process. * State expected research outcomes and expected impact and possible application. * Specify the expected timescales of the research process. * Outline projected costs and total research grant required. Where to send your application Please send all applications (either by post or by e-mail), and address any questions, to: Rajneesh Rajpal Country Manager Emerald Group Publishing Ltd E-mail - rrajpal(a)emeraldinsight.com Ruth Heppenstall External Relations Assistant Emerald Group Publishing Limited Howard House Wagon Lane Bingley BD16 1WA United Kingdom Tel: 01274 785261 Fax: 01274 785200 E-mail: rheppenstall(a)emeraldinsight.com <mailto:rheppenstall@emeraldinsight.com> Key dates The closing date for applications is 1 April 2008. The initial short-list will be completed by mid-June 2008. Winners will be announced in early July 2008. Details of the 2008 Emerald Research Fund Awards: Management Category will be announced in early 2008. Rajneesh Rajpal Country Manager Emerald group publishing Limited --------------------------------------------- 301,Vikas Surya Shopping Mall, Mangalam Place,Sector -3 , Rohini New Delhi -110085 -------------------------------------------- rrajpal(a)emeraldinsight.com www.emeraldinsight.com Mobile no- 91-9810224423 Tel no. -011-27948437-38

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Received article
by Kshema Prakash 01 Apr '08

01 Apr '08

Dear friends, It is for your information that have received the article (Srivastava, K. and Sharma, R. 2007. A Level Structure Based Hybrid Evolutionary Algorithm for the Edge Bisection Problem. Proceedings of the International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Multimedia Applications (ICCIMA 2007) - Volume 02. Pages 146-150) I requested from Sangeetaji of DELNET. Thanks for cooperation. -- Ms. Kshema Prakash Faculty Librarian - Gr I Dayalbagh Educational Institute (Deemed University) Dayalbagh, Agra 282 0110 Uttar Pradesh, India -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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NewGenLib open source - Conversion tools
by L J Haravu 31 Mar '08

31 Mar '08

Dear Members Based on the requests that we have received from libraries who have downloaded the open source NewGenLib, we have developed tools for conversion of data from SOUL and E-Granthalaya. The tools are available as part of the services that are provided to open source users. Interested libraries may send an email to bala(a)verussolutions.biz of Verus IT Services Pvt. Ltd., with details of number of records to be converted. Haravu -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Dr. Jagtar Singh appoined Dean, Faculty of Education and Information Science
by Jagtar Singh 31 Mar '08

31 Mar '08

Dear Friends and Colleagues, I am pleased to inform you that our Hon'ble Vice-Chancellor has appointed me Dean, Faculty of Education and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala w.e.f. 1.4.2008 for a period of two years. I hope to get your kind cooperation and expert guidance to enable me to come upto the expactations of the stakeholders. Profound regards -- Dr. Jagtar Singh, Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala Pin - 147 002 (India) & Standing Committee Member, IFLA Information Technology Section Email: jagtar.kindu(a)gmail.com Tel: +91 (0)175 304 6179 (Work) +91 (0)175 228 2727 (Home) Fax: +91 (0)175 228 3073 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Here is the Breaking News - An Open Access Society for India
by Sukhdev Singh 31 Mar '08

31 Mar '08

Dear Friends, India now has a number of individuals and institutions working for the cause of Open Access. Time has come to further boost such efforts through a body fully dedicated for it. Such a body can promote better coordination of individual initiatives under a collaborative framework aiming Open Access in India. I am happy to inform you that a group of young professionals has formed a Registered Society under The Travancore Cochin Literary, Scientific and Charitable Societies Registration Act, 1955 on 19th March 2008 with Registration Number : ER-157/08. It is known as Open Knowledge Society (OKSociety). Its website is located at http://www.oksociety.org This newly formed 'OKSociety' aims to promote Open Access in India through creating awareness and organizing training programmes. However we all know this is not enough. After getting the training on implementing institutional repositories, automation of libraries and on-line journal publishing; people do need some support services in putting their training into practice. These support services or 'hand-holding' are essential at least in initial stages. Unfortunately these support services are not available in the present market scenario. As this is too specialized domain with very small niche. OKSociety would act as a forum to provide support services through an array of volunteers. One another major bottle neck for small and medium institutions is that they do not have high end servers connected to Internet on 24/7 basis. This hinders the visibility of good work done by such institutions. Better servers and Internet infrastructure sometimes become too expensive to justify the exposure of good work done at such institutions. Even in large institutions, libraries may not be able to get good share of the server and bandwidth from the institutional pools. OKSociety could create a pool of high end servers having adequate bandwidth. This pool of infrastructure could be used by member institutions. Such a common reliable infrastructure can also be used for publishing Open Access Journals as well as hosting Institutional Repositories under the supervision of the Society. I wish the society all the success. I am one of its members and hope in near future more people will get associated with it. This Society would need dedicated people to carry forward its mission. I can understand it is just the beginning and more information needs to be put on its site. Which I hope will evolve in due course in time. --Sukhdev Singh. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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POST : ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN AT NIFM (fwd)
by Mailing List Admin 31 Mar '08

31 Mar '08

Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:00:45 +0530 From: Sanjeev Kumar Jain <sanjeevmlis(a)gmail.com> *NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT* (A Society under Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India) *Sector 48, Pali Road, Faridabad 121001. (Haryana)* *About NIFM:* The NIFM is a Centre of Excellence established by the Government of India, Ministry of Finance for teaching, research and consultancy in the areas of Public Finance, Financial Management, Accounting, Audit and Information Technology. The Institute conducts a two-year full-time PGDBM (FM) Programme besides other training programmes. The NIFM follows Central Govt. Rules in regard to pay & allowances and other service matters. Faculty at the Institute are entitled to other benefits as decided by the Board of Governors including sharing of consultancy income according to Institute's rules. The Institute also has residential accommodation for faculty members which is allotted subject to availability. The institute invites applications from Indian Citizens for faculty positions in the areas of Economics; Finance & Accounts; Information Technology; Quantitative Techniques; Organisational Behavior and Human Resource anagement. *POST : ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN (Rs.8,000- 13,500)* *Qualifications & Experience:* A Master Degree and Ph. D. in Library Science/ Library Information Science with 5 years continuous experience in a reputed and well stocked Library of University recognized by University Grants Commission (UGC), or recognized management institutes of national / international repute. *Age*: Not exceeding 35 years for direct recruitment. *How to apply:* Interested persons may apply for the posts in the format available on NIFM's website www.nifm.ac.in The applications may be sent to the Chief Administrative Officer, National Institute of Financial Management, Sector- 48, Pali Road, Faridabad 121001 (Haryana) so as to reach latest by *11th, April 2008.* Sanjeev Kumar Jain C/o Anministration Deptartment National Institute of Fashion Technology, GH-0, Behind Infocity Gandhinagar-382 007 Ph: 079-23240832, 232408034 ext. 106 Email: infolibrarian(a)gmail.com

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The Federal Depository Library Handbook
by sri priya 31 Mar '08

31 Mar '08

The Federal Depository Library Handbook The Federal Depository Library Manual was intended to be a practical guide, providing workable solutions for day-to-day challenges in over 1,300 depository libraries. http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fdlp/pubs/fdlm/ Education Loan Rates Education or Student Loans from banks have become a preferred way of financing higher education in India and to study abroad. Banks have also become more market-oriented, making it convenient to avail such loans. Given below are the interest rates from some of the banks like State Bank of India, ICICI Bank and others. http://www.apnaloan.com/education-loan-india/rates.html With Regards, S.Sripriya ____________________________________________________________________________________ OMG, Sweet deal for Yahoo! users/friends:Get A Month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost. W00t http://tc.deals.yahoo.com/tc/blockbuster/text2.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Oxford Journals launches first peer-reviewed journal dedicated to undergraduate bioscience research
by Kaushik 30 Mar '08

30 Mar '08

26 March 2008 Oxford Journals is delighted to announce the launch of *Bioscience Horizons*, a free online journal showcasing the best undergraduate bioscience research from the UK and Republic of Ireland. As the first peer-reviewed journal dedicated to undergraduate bioscience research, it is the only journal to provide such a forum for students, their supervisors and universities, this journal is unique in its field. It is hoped that by publishing high quality undergraduate research work the journal will strengthen the link between teaching and research in higher education. This exciting new journal is published by Oxford Journals in conjunction with Oxford University Press' Higher Education department, and has been awarded a grant from the University of Leeds for its first year. It will be published twice a year and will include papers covering a wide range of the biological sciences, from molecular biology to ecology. The first issue is available online from today. For further information about this title, and publication details, please visit www.oxfordjournals.org For more information, please contact: Kaushik Ghosh | South Asia Sales Manager Oxford Journals | Oxford University Press Plot No A 1-5, Block GP, Sector V Salt Lake Electronics Complex Kolkata 700091 India + 91 33 2357 3739 / 2357 3947 telephone kaushik.ghosh(a)oxfordjournals.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for an article
by Kshema Prakash 29 Mar '08

29 Mar '08

Hello Friends, Can some one help me by sending the full text of the below reference? Srivastava, K. and Sharma, R. 2007. A Level Structure Based Hybrid Evolutionary Algorithm for the Edge Bisection Problem. Proceedings of the International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Multimedia Applications (ICCIMA 2007) - Volume 02. Pages 146-150 Thanks and regards, Kshema -- Ms. Kshema Prakash Faculty Librarian - Gr I Dayalbagh Educational Institute (Deemed University) Dayalbagh, Agra 282 0110 Uttar Pradesh, India -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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LIBRARIAN POST
by A.Manimekalai 28 Mar '08

28 Mar '08

Dear LIS Professionals, Please utilise the opportunity or inform to your friends: 1. * Post: Librairan* Organisation: Iindian INstitute of Management , Bangalore Scale: 12, 000 Requirement: I class or Higher II class in PG in Lib. Sc. or Allied Library Science course Desirable: Mphil or PhD Experience : 8 years in any large Library Environment For Address: Visit the Site *SOURCE: The Times of India- Times Ascent- III, Date: 28th MArch 2008.* ** *2. Post : Librarian :* 4 nos. Qualifications & Pay: AS Per AICTE Contact Mr. RR NARKEHEDE, CHairman, MAthurabai Rambhau Narkhede Memorial Trust IIMT, Sun Hi TEch Shashwat Institutes, B7- EL- 39/5 Bhosari, Pune - 26 Email: mba(a)iimtpune.com Source : *The Times of India- Times Ascent- III, Date: 28th MArch 2008.* ** From: Dr. A. Manimekalai, Asst. Librarian,(Sr.Sc) Faculty of Engg. & Tech. Library, Annamalai University Annamalainagar- 608 002. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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