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by K.R. Mulla 03 May '07

03 May '07

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Advanced Workshop on ISIS for Windows (WINISIS) at Thapar University, Patiala - Call for Participation
by Puna Das 03 May '07

03 May '07

Advanced Workshop on ISIS for Windows (WINISIS) Workshop Dates: May 14-18, 2006 Place: Thapar University, Patiala (Formerly Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology) (www.tiet.ac.in) Supported by UNESCO, New Delhi (www.unesco.org/newdelhi) ISIS for Windows (WINISIS) and its predecessor CDS-ISIS have played an important role in automation of library operations in developing countries like India. ISIS has become a preferred first tool for library automation for its easy-to-use features, convenient availability, negligible cost of implementation, continuous development & support from UNESCO and a large user community. Recent developments in WINISIS such as web based enabled interface, handling of digital documents etc have made it a potential tool for development and management of digital libraries. Due to fast expansion of higher education in India in the recent years, a large number of new and established institutions are embarking upon implementation of ICT for provision of library and information services. There is also increasing interest among information professionals to use open source information processing tools WINSIS, Greenstone, DSpace, EPrint, etc. However, limited training opportunities are an impediment to spread of these tools. This 5-day Workshop at Thapar University is an attempt to fulfill this need of Library and Information community, which is being organized in collaboration with Department of Scientific & Industrial Research, Government of India and the UNESCO, New Delhi from May 14 to May 18, 2007. Objectives To equip existing and potential user of WINSIS in using advance features of the software, such as hyper-link, and web interface etc. Methodology The Workshop will cover all aspects of WINISIS, however special emphasis will be provided to advance features such as use of web tools like GENISIS, management of full text documents using linking features, use of WINISIS for automation of libraries, and exchange and conversion of WINISIS data to other tools such as Greenstone and vice versa. The format of the workshop has been designed to offer a flexible learning environment that will include lecture demonstration, group activities, visits /access to the library databases for live demonstration and extensive practical training. WINISIS and other supporting products will be given away courtesy DSIR to each participant. Target Audience & Expected Outcomes Practicing or trained- to- be library and information professionals in academic, research and other organizations which are embarking upon library automation and digitization projects. The workshop will be particularly useful for college and polytechnic librarians looking for easy-to-implement out-of-box solutions. Staff working in the small institutions without any formal training in librarianship may also register. Some exposure to computers is a pre-requisite. Knowledge or familiarity with CDS ISIS, though not compulsory, will be helpful. After attending the workshop the participants would be able to install WINISIS and its web application tools such as GENISIS and create and manage databases and its search interfaces. Venue The Workshop will be held at the Central Library of Thapar University, which offers air-conditioned state-of-art training facilities. The facility is equipped with latest computers in wired as well as wireless network Windows and Linux based environments. Registration Participation in this workshop is limited to the registered Indian users of CDS/ISIS, a database maintained by the DSIR. Seat is available on first-come-first serve basis. The participants should be nominated officially. However, non-registered users of CDS/ISIS can submit their nominations for wait-list. The interested applicants should complete the application form included in this brochure and send the same to the Workshop Coordinator at the following address by the due date, along with participation fee of Rs. 200 per person. Participants will have to bear cost of their travel and accommodation. For outstation participants limited air-conditioned / non air-conditioned shared accommodation is available within the campus, priced from Rs. 50 to Rs 100 per day. Single/double rooms are can also be arranged in the University Guest House and nearby hotels from Rs. 300 to Rs. 700 per day. Accommodation can be reserved by indicating your preference in the Registration Form and sending an advance payment of Rs. 500/- which will be adjusted with the final bill. Contact Address : University Librarian Thapar University, Patiala PO BOX 32, Patiala 147001 Email: winisis(a)tiet.ac.in Fax: +91-175-2364012, 2365522 Phone: 0175-2393040, 2393141 Mob: 09417523311 Last date for registration: May 5, 2007 Advance copy of registration forms can be sent by fax/email. Workshop Brochure & Registration Form can be had from http://dspace.tiet.ac.in:8080/dspace/handle/123456789/180 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anup Kumar Das New Delhi www.anupkumardas.blogspot.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Send a FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger. 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One Day Seminar on LIS
by ACHAR S 03 May '07

03 May '07

One Day Seminar on Library & Information Science special reference to M.Phil./Ph.D. Students; Date:26th May 2007 at M.S.Ramaiah Institute of Management in Collaboration with Digital Information Research Foundation, Chennai. Papers are invited for presentation on research in LIS on or before 15 May 2007. Registration Fee:Rs.500/- Last Date to send the papers:15 May 2007 Contact persons:Janardhan Rao at jraoan(a)gmail.com; msrimjrao(a)yahoo.com or at ph:09880021875 & Vasanthkumar at nvasanth74(a)gmail.com Venue:MS Ramaiah Institute of Management, Bangalore __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Dr.Harish Chandra-Sushila Chandra Best Librarian Award - For the year 2007 - Announcement
by Arunachalam Hariharan 03 May '07

03 May '07

Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS) B2-Solai Apartments, Mount-Poonamallee Road, Chennai 600 089 Tel: 044-2252 2448/42014772 E-mail: salis_info(a)yahoo.co.in Dr. Harish Chandra-Sushila Chandra Best Librarian Award For the year 2007 About the Award: SALIS has instituted a national level award called Dr. Harish Chandra-Sushila Chandra Best Librarian Award , sponsored by Dr. Harish Chandra, Librarian, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. Objecive of the Award: The main aim of the award is to identify a professional every year who contributes more to our profession and recognize him/her every year. Eligibility Criteria: 1. Applicant/Nominee should be a citizen of India and his/her conduct must be good. 2. The applicant should be a working library professional who holds at least Bachelors degree in library science or its equivalent. 3. Interested professionals should apply in the prescribed application form only 4. Nomination can be self or by a responsible library professional 5. Give full details for each category and attach support documents for verification. 6. Enclose separate sheets wherever necessary to give details 7. Applications without full details and support documents will be rejected 8. The application form can be obtained from SALIS office by sending e-mail to salis_info(a)yahoo.co.in or downloaded from SALIS website http://autolib-india.net/salis 9. Filled application should reach the office on or before 30.6.2007 10. The application will be evaluated by a panelist consisting of senior professionals in the country 11. Award Committee has the right to post-pone or cancel the award for any unavoidable reason. 12. All correspondence should be addressed to the Convener, SALIS Award Committee, SALIS, B2-Solai Apartments, Opp. to MGR Garden, Mount-Poonamallee Road, Chennai 600 089. Any enquires about the award may be sent to the Convener at salis_info(a)yahoo.co.in Other Information 1. The award may be presented to the awardee 10th Aug 2007 at the inaugural function of SALIS 2007 National Conference at Anna University, Chennai 2. A silver shield and a Citation will be awarded. 3. TA (IIIrd AC) by shortest route from the Residence to Chennai ( TO and FRO) will be given to the awardee 4. Local hospitality, accommodation, etc will be taken care Application Form (Give full details for each category and attach support documents wherever necessary for verification. Application without full details will be rejected) 1. Personal Data ? Name : Mr. / Ms./Dr. ________________________________________ ? Date of Birth : Age: ? Contact Address : ? E-mail : Tel (Off): Res: ? Years of Experience: 2. Qualification(s) ? Educational ? Professional ? Any other 3. Employment Details (Start with Current) Designation Organisation Pay Period Nature of Duties Major achievements From To 4. Innovative Service(s) introduced(give details) Service / Methods / Scheme a. b. c. 5. Publications (Give full details) ? Articles published in International Journals ? Articles published in National Journals ? Books Published : ? Books Edited : ? Book Reviewed : 6. Paper Presentation in Seminars/Conferences: Papers presented in International Conferences / Seminars : Papers presented in National Conferences / Seminars : 7. Conference / Seminars / Courses Attended (Give details) i). International ii). National 8. Conference / Seminar s / Courses organized / conducted (Give details) 9. Invited Lectures delivered (in conferences / seminars / courses) (Give details) i). International ii). National 10. Membership details: Member of (Give details) ? Name of the Journal - Editorial Board of a Journal ? Name of a committee ? Name of the Professional bodies and the position held ? Any other 11. Research Guidance at various levels (Give details) a. Master b. M.Phil c. Ph.D 12. Project(s) Undertaken and completed(give details) 13. Award / Medal / Citation / Honor / Fellowship Received (Give details) 14. Professional Activities in the capacity of (Give name of the professional body, period and position) ? Member of Professional bodies ? Office-bearer of Professional body 15. Country (ries) visited in official capacity and purpose thereof (give details) 16. Contribution to the profession apart from the above (give details) 17. Please give your self-assessment as to why you may be selected for this award (100 words) 18. Enclose two References (along with details of name, designation, complete address, E-mail and Telephone Number of the referees) who are holding the responsible positions. Among them, one should be the head of the institution/head of the department of the organization where the applicant is working. 19. Any other details to be considered Declaration: Information given above are correct and true to the best of my knowledge. Date: Signature of the Applicant Place: Recommendation: 1. I hereby recommend Mr./Ms./Dr.___________________________________ for the above award. 1. Name 2. Designation 3. Institution 4. Address 5. Email 6. Contact .No. Date Signature 2. I hereby recommend Mr./Ms./Dr.___________________________________ for the above award. 1. Name 2. Designation 3. Institution 4. Address 5. Email 6. Contact No. Date Signature About Dr.Harish Chandra -------------------------- Dr.Harish Chandra is currently working as Librarian of IIT, Madras. Prior to this, he has also worked in IIT, Delhi, GSI and IIFT. He underwent training in Library Automation and Digital Library at University of Cambridge, UK and Tilburg University, Netherlands respectively. His major contributions are in the areas of New Library Building Planning, ISO-9001 application in the Library, Digital Library Initiative, Web based library and information services, etc. Dr.Chandra is a member of Senate, IIT since 1995, a member of Task Force for Higher Education Library System, MHRD. He is also a member in the editorial board of various journals including OCLC Systems and Services. He is also a member of many professional bodies. Dr.Chandra has over 60 publications to his credit and completed various projects and consultancy assignments. He has organized several national and international conferences. He has received several awards, chaired number of technical sessions and delivered number of invited lectures. He has visited more than 12 countries and received several awards. He has also received many awards including SALIS Life Time Achievement Award More information about Dr. Harish Chandra is available at http://harishchandra.net/ Previous Year Award winners: 1. Dr. T.A.V. Murthy, Director, INFLIBNET for the year 2004 2. Prof. (Dr.) M.Suriya, HOD, Dept of Library & Information Science & Librarian, Annamalai University for the year 2005 3. Dr. P.V. Konnur, University Librarian, Bangalore University, Bangalore - for the year 2006 ------------------------------------------ A.Hariharan SALIS __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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33 Reasons Why Libraries and Librarians are Still Extremely Important
by kiran＠cseindia.org 03 May '07

03 May '07

This article will definitely interest members of LIS fourm.It is available at http://www.degreetutor.com/library/adult-continued-education/librarians-nee… An article by Will Sherman, in DegreeTutor. 33 Reasons Why Libraries and Librarians are Still Extremely Important http://www.degreetutor.com/library/adult-continued-education/librarians-nee… An article by Will Sherman, in DegreeTutor. Many predict that the digital age will wipe public bookshelves clean, and permanently end the centuries-old era of libraries. Technologys baffling prowess and progress even has one librarian predicting the institutions demise. He could be right. But if he is, then the loss will be irreplaceable. As libraries relevance comes into question, they face an existential crisis at a time they are perhaps needed the most. Despite their perceived obsoleteness in the digital age both libraries and librarians are irreplaceable for many reasons. 33, in fact. They are listed at http://www.degreetutor.com/library/adult- continued-education/librarians-needed Regards. Kiran Pandey Coordinator-Environment Resources Unit Centre for Science and Environment 41, Tughlaqabad Institutional Area New Delhi-110062 Ms. Kiran Pandey **************************************************************** CENTRE FOR SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT ( CSE ) 41, TUGHLAKABAD INSTITUTIONAL AREA, NEW DELHI- 110 062 TELE: 29955124 29956110, 29956394,29956399 FAX : 91-11-29955879 VISIT US AT: http://www.cseindia.org Email: kiran(a)cseindia.org ext:233 **************************************************************** -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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The information-related Librarian job vacancies UK
by K.R. Mulla 03 May '07

03 May '07

Dear Friends, The information-related Librarian job vacancies. The Jinfo Newsletter now features a CV Makeover, in which a job seeker's CV is critiqued and revised by specialists in the field as well as career tips for all experience levels. Read the latest edition and subscribe free at <http://www.jinfo.com/newsletter/>. -- Thanks with regards K. R. Mulla, Librarian, HKBK College of Engineering, # 22/1, Nagawara, Bangalore - 560 045. Karnataka, India. **************************************************************************** Engg-Lib-Forum: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Engg-Lib-Forum/ Home Page: http://krmulla.googlepages.com/ LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/krmulla Library: http://203.90.120.126:8081/ Skype Me: krmulla ***************************************************************************** -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Librarian: Career Information
by K.R. Mulla 03 May '07

03 May '07

Dear Friends Employment of librarians is expected to grow more slowly than the average for all occupations through 2014 http://careerplanning.about.com/cs/occupations/p/librarian.htm?terms=librar… -- Thanks with regards K. R. Mulla, Librarian, HKBK College of Engineering, # 22/1, Nagawara, Bangalore - 560 045. Karnataka, India. **************************************************************************** Engg-Lib-Forum: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Engg-Lib-Forum/ Home Page: http://krmulla.googlepages.com/ LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/krmulla Library: http://203.90.120.126:8081/ Skype Me: krmulla ***************************************************************************** -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Seminar on Future of e-Access & Grand Finale, 3rd May, Bangalore
by Angrosh 01 May '07

01 May '07

Seminar on Future of eAccess and InfoQuiz Grand Finale May 3rd, 2007, Bangalore Speakers: Mr. Ajit Balakrishan, Founder and CEO Rediff.Com Dr. Prasad Ram , Engineering Director and Centre Head, Google India Mr. Deependra Moitra, Management Consultant, Bangalore InfoQuiz 2007- Grand Finale Six finalists will battle it out for the cash prize and trophy. * Cash prize of INR 40,000 for the winners and INR 10,000 for the runners up sponsored by Rediff.Com * Trophy by Informatics India Venue: KSCA, P2 hall (Chinnaswamy Stadium), MG Road, Bangalore Time: 10.00 AM 1.30 PM Lunch: 1.30 PM 2.30 PM For more details and to register for the seminar and quiz www.isim.ac.in Please register and participate All are cordially invited Enquiries: Angrosh: 9886970411 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Open Source Bibliography software
by Mailing List Admin 01 May '07

01 May '07

Date: Tue, 1 May 2007 16:40:14 +0530 (IST) From: Mailing List Admin <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> Dear All, Could you please any one guide me to get the Open source bibliography software for windows version. If any one have the said software, kindly do a favour buy sending the software as an attachment. With advance thanks, Nihar K Patra Assistant Librarian (In charge of IT infrastructure) XLRI, P.B. 222, C.H Area (East) Jamshedpur - 831001

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Internet Resources Newsletter: May issue
by Mailing List Admin 01 May '07

01 May '07

Date: Tue, 1 May 2007 10:56:58 +0100 From: "MacLeod, Roderick A" <R.A.MacLeod(a)hw.ac.uk> ____________________________________________ Internet Resources Newsletter ____________________________________________ The latest edition of the FREE monthly newsletter for academics, students and researchers is now available at: http://www.hw.ac.uk/libwww/irn/irn150/irn150.html <http://www.hw.ac.uk/libwww/irn/irn150/irn150.html> No subscription or registration is needed to access this free, full text Newsletter at the above site. You can also subscribe to the free, full text email version at: http://www.hw.ac.uk/libwww/irn/irn.html <http://www.hw.ac.uk/libwww/irn/irn.html> An RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feed for the Newsletter is available: http://www.hw.ac.uk/libwww/irn/irn.rss <http://www.hw.ac.uk/libwww/irn/irn.rss> Featured in this issue: Comment Internet Resources Newsletter by email and RSS Random quotes If you only read one thing this month, read... News items of interest A-Z New & Notable Web Sites: About 100 new and notable good quality websites: new services, ejournals, directories, search engines, publishers, government sites, etexts, booksellers, portals, calls for papers, software, news services, conferences, research groups, etc, etc. Nice Web Site(s): Scribd, and The Depot Blogorama News of Blogs, RSS, etc Selected interesting Blogs and RSS feeds Press Releases Funding worth more than �15m announced Get a life! Leisure Time After hours Published by Heriot-Watt University Library, and edited by Roddy MacLeod (R.A.MacLeod(a)hw.ac.uk) Catherine Ure and Marion Kennedy

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