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Masters, M.Phil., Ph.D. thesis and dissertation on descriptive cataloging
by Salman Haider 19 Oct '15

19 Oct '15

Hi I have compiled a list of some *Masters, M.Phil., and Ph.D. thesis and dissertation on descriptive cataloging* which may be available in print and/or online, in the form of a blog post: RDA Bibliography – Thesis <https://rdabibliography.wordpress.com/2015/10/17/rda-bibliography-thesis/> (from OCLC WorldCat). URL: https://rdabibliography.wordpress.com/2015/10/17/rda-bibliography-thesis/ It seems not much research work is done on descriptive cataloging, though it is one of the most fundamental activities of librarianship, library and information science. The other possibility is that researches have been done but not documented at some *single place* for consultation. With the emergence of Resource Description & Access <http://resourcedescriptionandaccess.blogspot.com/p/rda.html> (RDA <http://resourcedescriptionandaccess.blogspot.com/p/rda.html>), as the successor of Anglo-American Cataloging Rules <http://resourcedescriptionandaccess.blogspot.com/search/label/AACR2> (AACR2 <http://resourcedescriptionandaccess.blogspot.com/search/label/AACR2>), it becomes necessary to do quality research works on the descriptive cataloging using RDA <http://resourcedescriptionandaccess.blogspot.com/p/rda.html> and AACR2 <http://resourcedescriptionandaccess.blogspot.com/search/label/AACR2> and evaluating its significance and impact on librarianship and library services. *So please help update this bibliography with description of research works on Library Descriptive Cataloging*. Suggest only those source which are available in published form or available online and can be consulted for research purposes. It will be very helpful for Librarians, LIS i-School Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) & Ph.D Students & Researchers who wish to carry out research on descriptive cataloging. *Please suggest your entries in the "form" available on the About RDA Bibliography <https://rdabibliography.wordpress.com/about/> page of RDA Bibliography.* URL: https://rdabibliography.wordpress.com/about/ *RDA Bibliography <https://rdabibliography.wordpress.com/>* is a > partner-blog of RDA Blog > <http://resourcedescriptionandaccess.blogspot.com/>. It provides an > alternative interface to the posts of RDA Blog > <http://resourcedescriptionandaccess.blogspot.com/> in the Category : > Articles Books Presentations Etc. > <http://resourcedescriptionandaccess.blogspot.com/search/label/ARTICLES%20BO….> on > Resource Description & Access. RDA Blog > <http://resourcedescriptionandaccess.blogspot.com/> provides all the > posts on articles, books, presentations, and videos in one single Category > : Articles Books Presentations Etc. > <http://resourcedescriptionandaccess.blogspot.com/search/label/ARTICLES%20BO….> Here > in RDA Bibliography <https://rdabibliography.wordpress.com/> these posts > are given different categories, so that if you want to see only articles on > RDA, you can go to Category : Articles > <https://rdabibliography.wordpress.com/category/articles/> or if you want > to see only books on RDA, you can go to Category : Books > <https://rdabibliography.wordpress.com/category/books/>. Additionally you > can browse through *tags* given in the left frame to refine your search > further. The Bibliography > <https://rdabibliography.wordpress.com/bibliography/> Page provides a > spreadsheet view of documents with proper bibliographic details and a link > to RDA Blog <http://resourcedescriptionandaccess.blogspot.com/> post, > which then redirects to the primary sources published on Resource > Description and Access <http://resourcedescriptionandaccess.blogspot.com/> > (RDA <http://resourcedescriptionandaccess.blogspot.com/>) and other > other related topics, like AACR2 > <http://resourcedescriptionandaccess.blogspot.com/search/label/AACR2>, > FRBR > <http://resourcedescriptionandaccess.blogspot.com/search/label/FRBR%20FRAD%2…> > , FRAD > <http://resourcedescriptionandaccess.blogspot.com/search/label/FRBR%20FRAD%2…> > , FRSAD > <http://resourcedescriptionandaccess.blogspot.com/search/label/FRBR%20FRAD%2…> > , MARC 21 <http://resourcedescriptionandaccess.blogspot.com/>, library > cataloging <http://resourcedescriptionandaccess.blogspot.com/>, BIBFRAME, > Linked Data, and so on… RDA Bibliography > <https://rdabibliography.wordpress.com/> aims to become the single > largest bibliography of materials on RDA > <http://resourcedescriptionandaccess.blogspot.com/> and cataloging > <http://resourcedescriptionandaccess.blogspot.com/> and other related > topics. > Warm regards *Salman Haider* <http://salmanhaider.blogspot.com> www.google.com/+SalmanHaider www.facebook.com/SalmanHaiderAuthor -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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My CERN library Experience published in The Hindu Newspaper
by Naresh Kumar 19 Oct '15

19 Oct '15

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-educationplus/the-cern-… Regards *Naresh Kumar * American Centre Library, Embassy of United States of America, New Delhi, Mob: +919015590393 DILL 2012-14 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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XXXI IATLIS National Conference, 20-21 November 2015 at Panjab University, Chandigarh - call for papers and participation
by HPS Kalra 19 Oct '15

19 Oct '15

*Hundred Years of LIS Education and Library Services in South Asia: Perceptions and Directions* *XXXI **IATLIS NATIONAL CONFERENCE 2015* 20-21 November 2015 Hosted by Panjab University, Chandigarh *and* Jointly organized by *Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS)* and *Panjab University, Chandigarh* *IATLIS*: Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS) is a professional association of more than 600 teachers and professionals in Library and Information Science in India. Since its inception in 1969, IATLIS has been active in taking up several issues of LIS Education in India especially relating to the development of curriculum, teaching methods, infrastructure, teacher training, etc. It actively works for the promotion of the professional interests of LIS teachers. As part of its activities, it conducts national seminars, workshops, and training programmes. It publishes its conference volumes and electronic journal IATLIS Journal of Library education and Research. To celebrate the 100 years of starting of modern librarianship and library science training in 1915 in Punjab (at the University of Punjab, Lahore), this year the annual IATLIS conference is being held at Panjab University, Chandigarh *Panjab University, Chandigarh* Since its inception in 1882 at Lahore (now in Pakistan), the magnificent background of the Panjab University has been the source of inspiration to the present generation of faculty and students to achieve and stand out in their academic endeavors in science and technology, humanities, social sciences, performing arts and sports. The University supports excellence and innovation in academic programmes, promotes excellence in research, scholarship and teaching and is committed to attracting and supporting the best students and recruiting faculty who excel at teaching and research. For more than a century, it has served various societal needs with distinction. By virtue of its age, experience, achievements and philosophy, the Panjab University is a University of national character and stature, in so far as it has drawn both its faculty and students from all over the country and abroad. Panjab University has been ranked number one in India and in the bracket 226-250 internationally in the Times Higher Education World Rankings, 2013-2014 powered by Thomson Reuters; also ranked number one in India and 13th in the Times Higher Education BRICS & Emerging Economies Rankings 2014. *Theme of the Conference*: *Hundred Years of LIS Education and Library Services in South Asia: Perceptions and Directions* *Sub-themes*: · LIS education o History of LIS education in South Asia o Curriculum development, with special reference to job market relevance o LIS Faculty and faculty development o Learning resources o Levels of LIS education and Student enrolment o ICTs and Internet-based resources & services o Open and Distance Learning o Quality control in LIS courses and accreditation o Future of LIS education o LIS research: current status and future trends o Collaboration in education and research at national, regional, and international level o Continuous professional development of library and information professionals · LIS Practice o Development of Libraries and Information centres o Information sources and services o Information systems and networks o Information and knowledge management o Role of libraries in scholarly communication in the Open Access era o Role of libraries in national development and the sustainable development goals o Marketing of library and information services with special reference to social media o Library leadership o Media and information literacy o Metadata and digital information standards o Privacy and security of information o Access to information, copyright issues, and fair use of information o Freedom of information o Subject and Institutional Repositories o Information seeking behaviour in the digital age These sub-themes are only indicative, and not exhaustive. *Call for papers* Original papers on the above themes or related themes are invited from library and information professionals. The papers should be based on research surveys, case studies or action plans. Papers should not normally exceed 5,000 words or 16 double-spaced pages, besides tables, diagrams, etc. Also, each paper should contain an abstract, up to ten keywords, body of the paper, conclusion and references. The abstract should state in about 150 words the sum and substance of the paper. The conclusion should include the recommendations made in the paper. The keywords which describe the main issues discussed, and should be given in alphabetical order. The paper should also contain the author's name, designation, organization, address, telephone, fax, and e-mail address. References at the end of the paper and their in-text citing should be according to APA Style manual. The following certificate should be attached with the submitted paper(s): “This is to certify that my/our paper entitled ______ is original, not copy-pasted, and is not published elsewhere.” Papers for the XXXI IATLIS National Conference should reach General Secretary, IATLIS, Department of Library & Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala – 147002 (Punjab) as email attachment latest by 15 November 2015. There will be no extension after this date. The soft copy of the file should be a Microsoft Word .doc file only (not .docx) and it should be sent to through email to iatlis.patiala(a)gmail.com. *Registration Fees:* *Indian Delegates:* Sponsored Rs. 3,000/- Non-Sponsored Rs. 2,000/- Retired Professionals Rs. 1,500/- Accompanying Person Rs. 1,500/- Students Rs. 750/- *Foreign Delegates:* SARRC Countries $ 100 Other Countries $ 200 The registration fee covers conference kit, proceedings of the conference (upon post-publication), and working lunch, and session tea for the conference days. The registration fee does not include breakfast, dinner and accommodation. Papers presented at the conference will be published in the post-conference volume and would be sent to the registered delegates later on as per the decision of the General Body. Delegates are requested to include registration fees for accompanying persons while forwarding their registration forms since it would not be possible to entertain last minute request for accommodation. Accompanying persons shall not be entitled for conference kits. Delegates are requested to intimate their travel plan in advance to avoid last minute inconvenience. The Demand Draft/multi-city cheque for registration fee should be in favour of IATLIS payable at Patiala, and should be sent along with the duly filled in Registration Form latest by 15 November 2015.All queries be addressed to: The General Secretary, IATLIS, C/o Dept. of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002 (Punjab) Tel.-0175-3046179 and 3046180 Email: iatlis.patiala(a)gmail.com *Registration Form* *XXXI* *IATLIS National Conference, 20-21 November 2015* Name: (Prof./Dr./Mr./Mrs./Ms):………………………………………………………….. Name of accompanying person/s (if any):………………………………………………. Designation: …………………………………………... Institution: ……………………………………………………………………………….. Mailing Address: ………………………………………………………… E-mail: …………………………………………………………………………………….. Phone: (O) …………………………….., (M) …………………………. Payment Details: Bank: ……………………………. Draft No. …………………………… Dated: ………................................ Amount: ……………………………… Whether accommodation is required: Yes / No. If Yes, number of persons and their names:……………………………………….. Arrival and Departure Details (Train / Flight No., Date, Time): ……………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………… Signature *Important Dates:* · Receipt of full papers: 15 November 2015 · Conference Dates: 20-21 November 2015 On behalf of Organizing Committee, we extend a very cordial invitation to all IATLIS members, LIS teachers, students, and researchers, as well as library professionals for participation in XXXI IATLIS National Conference 2015. The duly filled-in registration form along with registration fee is to be sent to the General Secretary, IATLIS C/o Dept. of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002 (Punjab). *IATLIS Office Bearers: Dr. Jagtar Singh*, President, IATLIS & Professor, Dept. of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002 Punjab Phone +91-175-3046179 and 3046180 Mobile: +919855444785 Email: jagtardeep(a)gmail.com, jagtar(a)pbi.ac.in *Dr. H. P. S. Kalra*, General Secretary, IATLIS & Professor, Dept. of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002 Punjab Phone- +91-175-3046179 and 3046180. Mobile: +919855943338 Email: iatlis.patiala(a)gmail.com *Organizing Secretary*: *Dr. Raj Kumar* Librarian, A. C. Joshi Library Panjab University, Chandigarh, 160014 Mobile: +919417461789 E-mail: librarian(a)pu.ac.in, rajkumar196(a)yahoo.co.in *Joint Organizing Secretary*: *Neeru Bhatia* Sr. Assistant Librarian, A. C. Joshi Library Panjab University, Chandigarh, 160014 Mobile: +919814899889, Email: bhatianoor(a)gmail.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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The importance of wide access to data
by Subbiah Arunachalam 19 Oct '15

19 Oct '15

http://cssp-jnu.blogspot.in/2015/10/angus-deaton-high-quality-and.html [Thanks to Mr Anup Das] Angus Deaton: "High quality and transparent data needed for informed debates" *Research and Democracy: High quality and transparent data needed for informed debates.by Angus Deaton | Oct 17, 2015 | Indian Express * I am thrilled to have been awarded the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2015. I am even more thrilled that the Nobel committee highlighted the work that my collaborators and I have done on India. My work shows how important it is that independent researchers have access to data, so that government statistics can be checked, and so that the democratic debate within India can be informed by the different interpretations of different scholars. High quality, open, transparent and uncensored data are needed to support democracy. I have used data from India's famous National Sample Surveys to measure poverty. Perhaps the biggest threat to these measures is that there is an enormous discrepancy between the National Accounts Statistics (NAS) and the surveys. The surveys "find" less consumption than do the national accounts, whose measures also grow more rapidly. While I am sure that part of the problem lies with the surveys — as more people spend more on a wider variety of things, the total is harder to capture — there are weaknesses on the NAS side too, and I have been distressed over the years that critics of the surveys have got a lot more attention than critics of the growth measures. Perhaps no one wants to risk a change that will diminish India's spectacular (at least as measured) rate of growth? We need better work resolving this issue. Without it, we cannot be sure what is happening to either poverty or inequality in India today. Measures that should be known and indisputable become instead the subject of bitter partisan debates. Poverty is more than the lack of money and my work with Jean Dreze has documented the improving, but still dreadful, state of nutrition in India. Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called stunting among Indian children a "national shame", and so it is. Our work highlighted that malnutrition is not just about a lack of calories, and certainly not about a lack of cereal calories, but is more about the lack of variety in the diet — the absence of things like leafy vegetables, eggs, and fruit. It is also crucially linked to inadequate sanitation, to the fact that women often do not get enough to eat when they are pregnant and to (in many areas) poor maternal and infant health services. Another strand of my work is about the strengths and weaknesses of randomised controlled trials and their use for policy development. My main message here is not to claim too much. These tools are not magic. For example, if we want to think about using cash transfers instead of the public distribution system, we have to consider all of the subsequent changes, what would happen to procurement and storage, and what would happen to the free market prices of grains. An experiment can be useful for part of this, but only a part, and without all the parts we cannot judge what to do. I worry too that experiments are technical solutions to political problems that really ought to be decided by democratic discussion; that experiments are often done on the poor and not by the poor is hardly an encouraging sign. Finally, I have written about inequality, and about the threat that extreme inequality poses to democracy. India has been hugely successful in building a better life for many. Some of them now have consumption patterns that look like those of the Americans or Western Europeans, and not a few have become fabulously rich. In an ideal world, the gap that has opened up between them and those left behind can be bridged if the former help pull up others. Poor people can see the new opportunities and understand that, with education and luck, their sons and daughters can prosper too. But there are also terrible dangers of inequality, if those who have escaped from destitution use their wealth to block those who are still imprisoned by it. Decent education, available and effective healthcare, and functioning sanitation are goods that benefit everyone, and the new middle class should be more than happy to pay the taxes that help others share their good fortune. Adam Smith said that "Every tax is to the person who pays it a badge, not of slavery, but of liberty." And if taxes are spent wisely, liberty can be widely shared. *The writer is professor of economics and international affairs at Princeton University. This is his statement to the Indian press- See more at: http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/research-and-democracy/ <http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/research-and-democracy/>* -- Arun http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4398-4658 http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-9925-2009 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IIT Roorkee Want Librarian & Deputy Librarian
by Ajit Prajapati 19 Oct '15

19 Oct '15

Dear All, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Uttarakhand posted a recruitment advertisement to invite all eligible Indian candidates to apply for the posts of 15 Scientific Officer, Sr. Scientific Officer, Medical Officer, Librarian & Deputy Librarian in 2015. *For more details open the link* https://sarkarinaukripesa.com/iit-roorkee-15-scientific-officer-sr-scientif… -- Thanks and Regards Ajit Prajapati 09662048549 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Calling for Book Chapters - Need OA Text Books
by Ishwar Goudar 17 Oct '15

17 Oct '15

Dear Professionals, We keep seeing such kind of postings through Lis-forum and other channels calling for Book Chapters. While I don't wish to make any comment about this sort efforts by individuals making call for book chapters for their own reason, I definitely urge LIS teachers and professionals at national/institutional/departmental level to take an initiative to publish OA texts books with the help of knowledgeable/experts in various subjects. While there could be editorial teams, authors can get credit for individual chapters. There should be revisions / new edtions and new books time to time depending upon new developments. We should also request other discipline authors like Computer Science, Statistics, Management, etc to contribute chapters useful for LIS syllabus depending upon the need. This sort of efforts could be supported by UGC. The OA books could be hosted on a server either maintained by some agency or a cloud supported by UGC and the content should be searchable and full text accessible in line with those of commercial publishers. The main reason for appeal is mainly due to the fact that not many E-Books useful for LIS are available even from commercial publishers. Even if there are, most of them are Conference Proceedings and not the Text Books. Few publishers like McGraw Hill and Pearson do make available text books, but their licensing conditions are beyond purchasing power of even some rich universities. INFLIBNET has already started e-patashala, a very good initiative covering all subjects. Our attempts should be complementary/supplimentary to INFLIBNET's initiative. We LIS personnels are leaders for digitisation, OA,and DL initiatives. If we put our efforts, definitely we can come out with some way of achieving this goal. We can even think of using electronic stitching of useful chapters (not just giving link) available in various OA channels including e-patashala, for compiling them in the form of Text Books but after getting appropriate permission from concerned. These Text Books should be listed and recommended in the Syllabi. These are my personal views, teachers and practiceners can give more thoughts suggest steps to be taken, not just for LIS but for all disciplines useful for UG and PG level academic activities. Regards, "Access E-Resources for Academic and Research Excellence" *- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -* Dr. I.R.N. Goudar - Adjunct Professor, Mangalore University - Visiting Professor Cum Library Adviser Bangalore University Library, BANGALORE - 560056 - Ex. Visiting Professor Cum Library Adviser, UoM, Mysore - Ex. Scientist 'G' and Head, ICAST, NAL, Bangalore - Ex. Dy Librarian, IITM, Chennai - Ex. Scientist (Information), IICT, Hyderabad - Fulbright Scholar, Univ. of Michigan and Columbia Univ, USA (1995-96) - British Council Scholar (1982-83) E-mail: goudarishwar(a)gmail.com Tel: 080-23215510 Mob: 91+9611165781 (If not reachable pl try land line) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Subject Approach to Information in Libraries
by Salman Haider 17 Oct '15

17 Oct '15

Subject Approach to Information in Libraries <http://librarianshipstudies.blogspot.com/2015/10/subject-approach-informati…> http://librarianshipstudies.blogspot.com/2015/10/subject-approach-informati… This new post of Librarianship Studies & Information Technology <http://librarianshipstudies.blogspot.com/> Blog answers following questions: - What are the Subject Approach to Information in Libraries <http://librarianshipstudies.blogspot.com/2015/10/subject-approach-informati…> ? - How library users seek information on a particular subject? <http://librarianshipstudies.blogspot.com/2015/10/subject-approach-informati…> - How library materials are arranged on shelves and catalogs to be located by subject? <http://librarianshipstudies.blogspot.com/2015/10/subject-approach-informati…> - What is a subject? <http://librarianshipstudies.blogspot.com/2015/10/subject-approach-informati…> - What methods and tools catalogers use to show what a library or information center has on a particular subject? <http://librarianshipstudies.blogspot.com/2015/10/subject-approach-informati…> - What methods and tools catalogers use to show what a library or information center has on related subjects? <http://librarianshipstudies.blogspot.com/2015/10/subject-approach-informati…> - How classification schemes are used for subject approaches? <http://librarianshipstudies.blogspot.com/2015/10/subject-approach-informati…> - How subject headings are used for subject approaches? <http://librarianshipstudies.blogspot.com/2015/10/subject-approach-informati…> Source (Chapter 1): Information Access Through The Subject <http://librarianshipstudies.blogspot.com/2015/04/information-access-through…> : An Annotated Bibliography / by Salman Haider <https://www.facebook.com/SalmanHaiderAuthor>. - Online : OpenThesis, 2015. (408 pages ; 23 cm.) Annotated bibliography titled Information Access Through The Subject covering Subject Indexing, Subject Cataloging, Classification, Artificial Intelligence, Expert Systems, and Subject Approaches in Bibliographic and Non Bibliographic Databases etc. The project "annotated bibliography" was worked out as Master of Library & Information Science <http://librarianshipstudies.blogspot.com/p/master-of-library-and-informatio…> (MLIS <http://librarianshipstudies.blogspot.com/p/master-of-library-and-informatio…>) dissertation in the Department of Library and Information Science, Aligarh Muslim University, India <http://www.amu.ac.in/departmentpage.jsp?did=80>. Information Access Through The Subject <http://librarianshipstudies.blogspot.com/2015/04/information-access-through…> is a very much appreciated work (see Testimonials <http://salman-haider.wix.com/thesis#!top10/mainPage>). It earned the author <https://www.facebook.com/SalmanHaiderAuthor> S. Bashiruddin – P. N. Kaula Gold Medal, Post Graduate Merit Scholarship, First Division, and IInd Position <http://salmanhaider.blogspot.com/p/academic-achievements-award-of-s.html> in the MLIS <http://librarianshipstudies.blogspot.com/p/master-of-library-and-informatio…> program. Read now: http://librarianshipstudies.blogspot.com/2015/10/subject-approach-informati… Salman Haider www.google.com/+SalmanHaider www.facebook.com/SalmanHaiderAuthor -- 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] India is among the leaders in predatory publishing
by mailman＠ncsi.iisc.ernet.in 17 Oct '15

17 Oct '15

---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- From: "Pandurang Konnur" <pvkonnur(a)gmail.com> Date: Wed, October 14, 2015 8:09 am -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Professional Friends, At the outset, I congratulate Dr.IRN Goudar for his enlighting article after a deailed research on the menace of Junk Journals. We all should get alert by his writeup and strongly stop our Research Scholars and young professionals by using this short cut for getting their articles published. I hope this will be a warning bell for our Professionals and our Professional Leaders like Dr.Goudar should do something in curbing this menace. Best regards, Konnur

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Call for Chapter in Handbook of Research on Digital Preservation Tools and Technologies by IGI Global
by Naresh Kumar 17 Oct '15

17 Oct '15

Dear Professor/Colleague/Friends, I hope this e-mail finds you well! Currently, I am in the process of editing a forthcoming publication entitled *Handbook of Research on Digital Preservation Tools andTechnologies*, to be published by IGI Global (USA), an international publisher of progressive academic research. I would like to take this opportunity to cordially invite you to submit your work for consideration in this publication. I am familiar with your research interests and expertise in Digital Preservation and Digital Libraries, and I am certain that your contribution on this topic and/or other related research areas would make an excellent addition to this publication. Please visit http://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/1692#.ViHaFJ… for more details regarding this publication and to submit your work. You can also find detailed manuscript formatting and submission guidelines at http://www.igi-global.com/publish/contributor-resources/before-you-write/. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you very much for your consideration of this invitation, and I hope to hear from you by Oct 30, 2015! and deadline to submit full chapter is by Nov. 30, 2015. Best wishes, *Naresh Kumar * American Centre Library, Embassy of United States of America, New Delhi, Mob: +919015590393 DILL 2012-14 Editor Handbook of Research on Digital Preservation Tools and Technologies -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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LIS Student’s interaction with Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam at his residence on 15.3.2011.
by Dr. Chennupati K. Ramaiah 17 Oct '15

17 Oct '15

Dear LIS Forum Moderator, Could you please post to LIS forum the brief interaction of MLIS students of Pondicherry University with Dr Kalama both text and video clips URLs uploaded on both university website and YouTube. *If it is too long, it can be sent in two parts. First part is Oath alone and second part is questions and answers. * Thanks for communicating to others through this forum, Prof. CK Ramaiah *LIS Student’s interaction with Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam at his residence on 15.3.2011.* The students of MLIS, Department of Library and Information Science (DLIS) of Pondicherry University, both I and II years accompanied by Prof. CK Ramaiah and Dr Singson had a golden opportunity of meeting and interacting with Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam at his residence in New Delhi on 15.3.2011. It was one of the most aspiring moments for these students to meet Dr. Kalam at his residence. This interaction is recorded and posted on YouTube and Pondicherry University websites at the following URLs: 1. Pondicherry University MLIS Students Interaction with Dr APJ Abdul Kalam New Delhi on 15 03 2011 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62kCVQz5pgw 2. Also seen through YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62kCVQz5pgw After hearing from all of them, he suggested the necessity for setting up a HOME LIBRARY in every one’s house and advised to read one hour every day along with the family members. Though the oath is prepared for our group but it is applicable to each family not only in India but also the entire world. So, all the students promised him that they will set up the *home library* at their homes and develop life-long reading habit among their family members. Dr. Kalam’s oath to Indian youth is as follows: *1. **Today onwards, I will start a home library with 20 books and out of which ten books will be children books. * *2. **My daughter and son will enlarge this home library with 200 books.* *3. **My grand children will lead a great home library to 2000 books.* *4. **I consider our library is lifelong treasure and precious property of our family.* *5. **We will spend at-least one hour at home library to study along with our family members. * *He adorned the role of a teacher and invited the students to ask questions about matters of their concern. The questions asked by the students and answers given by the President are given below: * *Q: Sir, how to get black money and use it for the development of the Country. On this regard, what is your advice?* *Answer:* Don’t worry about the money. All of you should try to excel in education and get a good job. If money comes it is good but knowledge is more useful. So, concentrate in your studies and excel in education. Don’t get away with funny problems. *Q: Sir, I want to become a Lecturer. I have a dream to get respected by all the students of different mindsets. So how can that be achieved?* *Answer:* I personally believe that you must have a role model. The role model either in teaching or teachers you would have come across in high school level, private school level and in college level, so you have to concentrate in a unique person, to realize how worth a teacher is to you. You’re going to have two types of knowledge: one is to appreciate his/her knowledge, the teacher radiates his knowledge. The other is s/he radiates the purity of life. So you look for such a role model if otherwise nobody is available books will help you. Good books will talk about great teachers. *Q: Sir, if God comes in front of you and asks you, my child I want to take you from earth to heaven, then what is your answer? Would you request the God to give some more time to complete the goals set by you as this country to transform as developed country?* *Answer:* My feeling is such a thing will not happen. If it happens, then God knows what I need, after all he is God. He is supposed to know what his children dream. So if the dream is good, he will say you continue with the dream and complete it. Sometimes he says the dream is already met with you so you come with me. So you have to go. *Q: There are many welfare schemes in India, due to aggressive political personal gains there is not much development in the country. Sir, what is your advice to improve the present situation in the country without political intervention?* *Answer:* We are spending about hundreds of crores for the welfare throughout the country but this amount is directed in different forms. Government has accepted what is called “PURA”- Providing Urban Amenities in the Rural India. It means you cluster 20-30 villages with a huge population of 20,000 people and give them physical connectivity, electronic connectivity, knowledge connectivity, so that economic connectivity will come. Hence money will be pumped in the PURA. Government has also started nine states in the PURA system. Throughout the country we need over 7000 PURAs for the overall development. *Q: Sir, you have always been an inspiring role model particularly to youngsters on the part of education. So, what are the steps that we should follow to become better citizens of this country?* *Answer:* Since you are studying you should excel in education. Don’t get into politics and don’t compromise anything for education because if you get 90 % mark, you get one type of profession. If you get 60 % mark you get another type of job, if you fail then another type of job. So if you excel in education you will excel in your profession too. If you get time, on Saturday and Sunday go 10 km away from Puducherry and catch hold of five people who cannot read or write and teach them and it is simple, you don’t need money. Then in your home or college campus, plant five trees and for that also you don’t need money. Then you could go to a good hospital. Most people are taken care by their friends and relatives. There are some five to ten beds which nobody takes care of. Go and meet those people with some fruits and flowers. They will be very happy and moreover you also will feel very happy. The evening will be very special. All these three things you can do on Saturdays and Sundays. *Q: Sir, what is the permanent solution to overcome terrorism and poverty in the country. As students what is our role to overcome this? What is your suggestion for global warming?* *Answer:* If poverty started decreasing, there is little scope for terrorism. A major problem to global warming is due to millions of car drives. It generates 30 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide throughout the world. If we purchase 80 billion dollars of oil from various countries, we are also purchasing that much carbon dioxide, so we have to go out of that. We get solar power, wind power, nuclear power and hydro power. We have to get rid of fossil fuels. These are the problems that generate carbon dioxide. Second, every tree absorbs about 20 kilogram of carbon dioxide and lets out about 20 kilogram of oxygen. It’s a beautiful environmental help. All of you should start a mission of million trees for million people. Each one should plant at least one. *Q: Sir, India is not paying much attention to global warming?* *Answer:* India now started a National Solar Power Program. It is supposed to generate 30,000 mega watt power similar to nuclear power by 2013. *Q: Sir, you have prepared a Mission Plan 2020 for this country. The country progressed considerably. What is your advice to the University students in terms of contribution to achieve this mission?* *Answer:* India 2020 is not my mission but it is India’s mission. So to achieve this, while studying you should excel in education means you are helping India 2020. If you excel in your education, you can become a good Librarian, good Doctors and good Politicians. Likewise, if you got time, the three things I told you are also helping India. Planting trees you are helping the environment. Try to educate those in need of. Each student suppose you take five people, teach them to read and write. Within ten years, literacy rate will be hundred percent. The third thing is going to a hospital and giving them happiness. *Q: Religion is the path to reach God. I am practicing Christianity. Through books I understand that you respect all religious equally from your childhood days onwards. Because of narrow thinking, there are lot of conflicts between religions which ultimately leads to terrorism. Sir, my question to you is - to achieve equal respect towards each religion, what should the government do to the youth in this country? In what way religious organizations or missionaries should help the Indian youth to achieve this?* *Answer:* First and foremost, every schools and college should introduce Moral Science course. One hour every day, respectable teacher should present a good life of a human being who connect religions and who work for others like Saint Augustine, Kalifa Mohammed, Lord Buddha, etc. Such type of people should be presented so as to realize that good human beings connect people. Only small people disconnect people. Great ones connect people. *Q: Every day you meet so many students, attending several functions and activities directly related to the progress of youth and country at large. How are you able to manage your time?* *Answer:* Recently, I had a program at Wayanad in Kerala at 6.30 pm in the evening. I have to go to Calicut and somehow missed my Calicut flight at Delhi. So, I went up to Bangalore by air and drove by car to Calicut. When I reached there at 1 ‘0’ clock in the morning, nearly 5,000 people were waiting for me including children, parents and teachers. I was astonished to see them. So, time is always available, only thing is you have to make up your mind what you have done with the time? *Q: Sir, what’s your feeling when you visited Bunglon village in Manipur? What’s your feeling about those people?* *Answer:* When I went to Manipur I visited the village. The teacher there, the great teacher built the whole school. He has the one man show. It’s a high school and he is the leader. The whole area loves him. People of this village love him because of his attitude and the students have come to a high position. I am happy to see that. ************************************************* *Dr. Chennupati K. Ramaiah* MSc (Meerut), MLISc (Delhi), PhD (Loughborough), FSIS, MACM, MASIST, MCILIP Dean, School of Media and Communication & Professor, Dept. of Library and Information Science, *Pondicherry University*, R.V. Nagar, Kalapet, PUDUCHERRY – 605 014. INDIA. Email: ckramaiah.lis(a)pondiuni.edu.in ; ckramaiah(a)gmail.com Website:http://www.pondiuni.edu.in/profile/dr-ck-ramaiah Tel(O): 0413-2654047; 2654592, Fax: 0413-2656766; Mobile: 9487605773. *************************************************** -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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