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Sustainable Development Goals: The Impact of Access to Information on our Societies e-forum - 7th to 18th of September 2015
by Imma Subirats 24 Jul '15

24 Jul '15

Sustainable Development Goals: The Impact of Access to Information on our Societies e-forum - 7th to 18th of September 2015 More information: http://bit.ly/1IfwrU6 The Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR) [1], the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) [2] and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations [3] are organizing an e-forum on "Sustainable Development Goals: The Impact of Access to Information on our Societies" which will take place from 7th to 18th of September 2015. The objective of this online event is to provide a forum to discuss how information centers and libraries can promote the adoption of access to information as part of the post-2015 agenda through the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) [4]. The Lyon Declaration [5], an advocacy document being used to influence the content of the UN post-2015 development agenda, will play a key role in this discussion. The event will offer webcasts by experts to provide important background information for participants and to help stimulate dialogue around three main questions: 1.- What are the ways that access to information (and more narrowly open access) contributes to sustainable development? Please elaborate in case studies and examples if possible. 2.- How can libraries and information centres promote the adoption of access to information as part of the "post-2015 agenda, in particular SDGs"? Have you considered contacting your relevant Ministries to ensure that access to information, open access, and information providers (such as libraries and information centres) are reflected in the National Development plans? 3.- What can we do collectively - for example, through COAR, FAO and IFLA- to raise awareness of open access and access to information in the context of SDG discussion? Please join and participate to this e-forum! == Target users == The e-forum is aimed at information professionals in general. Any person related to access to information, libraries, information centers is invited and encouraged to participate in the forum. == Dates == The e-forum on "Sustainable Development Goals: The Impact of Access to Information on our Societies" will take place from 7th to 18th of September 2015. == Webinars == During the e-forum, webinars will take place to support the discussions. Announcements will be distributed one week before each webinar. The first webinar will take place on the 6th of September at 11:00 with the title "Libraries, The Lyon Declaration, and the Road to 2030” by Stuart Hamilton, Deputy Secretary General, Director, Policy & Advocacy at the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA). == How to join == The e-forum is open to anyone and places are not limited. If you are interested in participating in this online event, please fill in the form at https://dgroups.org/fao/ciard-econsultation/sdgs-impact-access-information-…. If you have any questions or clarifications, please contact us at AIMS(a)fao.org ------------------------------------------------------------ [1] https://www.coar-repositories.org/ [2] http://www.ifla.org/ [3] http://www.fao.org/ [4] https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdgsproposal [5] http://www.lyondeclaration.org/signatories/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Invitation to "Librarians' Meet", presentation ceremony of of KLA Gold Medal Award & Prof. C. A. Augustine – Holy Cross Endowment Award and KLA Annual General Body Meeting, 2 Aug.,2015, Trivandrum
by S.L. Faisal 24 Jul '15

24 Jul '15

Dear Sir / Madam, We have immense pleasure to invite you to the “Librarians’ Meet 2015” & presentation of KLA Gold Medal Award and Prof. C. A. Augustine – Holy Cross Endowment Award at 10.00 am on 2nd August 2015 at K. C. Eapen Hall (2nd Floor), YMCA Buildings, North Gate of Secretariat, Thiruvananthapuram 695 001. The 44th Annual General Body Meeting of the Kerala Library Association will be held on the same day at 2.00 pm at the same venue. The agenda and other details have already been communicated to all KLA Members. Kindly make it convenient to attend the day long functions. Regards, Dr. M. Lalitha General Secretary Kerala Library Association PROGRAMME (“Librarians’ Meet 2015” & presentation of KLA Gold Medal Award and Prof. C. A. Augustine – Holy Cross Endowment Award) --------------------- Invocation Welcome: Dr. M. Lalitha, General Secretary, KLA Presidential address: Dr. A. Gopikuttan, President, KLA Inaugural address: Dr. D. Babu Paul, Former Chief Secretary, Govt. of Kerala Presentation of awards: Dr. Jancy James, former Vice Chancellor of M G Univ. and Central Univ. of Kerala Felicitations: Dr. Siddeek M. A., Assistant Professor, Dept. Of Malayalam, Univ. Of Kerala Dr. A. Paslithil, Campus Director, Sree Sankara Univ. Of Sanskrit, Tvpm Shri. Hamsa A., Deputy Librarian (I/C), Kerala Univ. Library, Tvpm Vote of thanks: Shri. G. Harikumar, Vice President, KLA ....................................................................... P.S. Please join us for lunch after the programme. ....................................................................... For more information and to download the AGB Meeting Notice and Invitation, visit Website: http://www.keralalibraryassociation.org/ Blog: https://klaweblog.wordpress.com/ Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/KeralaLibraryAssociation Twitter: http://twitter.com/klaconnect .............................................. Posted for KLA by S.L.Faisal Member, Executive Committee Kerala Library Association Thiruvananthapuram-695 002 Mobile: +91 9447699724 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Recruitment of one Project Assistant at ISI Library
by gnibedita＠isical.ac.in 24 Jul '15

24 Jul '15

Please circulate this advertisement. An Walk-in-interview will be conducted on 14 August 2015 at 11.45 am.for recruitment of one Project Assistant on purely temporary basis to work in the project titled "Restoration, Digitization and metadata creation of microfilm and microfiche" in the Reprography and Photography Unit, Library of the Institute. For detail please see the attachment. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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WHAT DO WE WANT FROM THE NEXT LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS?
by Ragaavendra R 24 Jul '15

24 Jul '15

WHAT DO WE WANT FROM THE NEXT LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS? There's a reason "librarians everywhere" were singled out for an EFF Pioneer award in 2000. Time and again, in fights against censorship and intrusive surveillance laws, librarians have been allies of the public, serving as the institutional representation of the ideals of intellectual freedom, unfettered speech, and reader privacy Users need allies like that in the federal government-and they now have a chance to get a new one. The position of Librarian of Congress-the United States' top librarian role-has opened up for the first time in 28 years. President Obama should fill that spot with a candidate that has a strong record of supporting core library values and can help ensure that those values are fully realized in the digital age. Unfortunately Dr. James Billington, who's been in that office for nearly three decades, has not been that kind of librarian. He's come under heavy criticism in recent years, in part because he has not provided the technical leadership to bring the library into the 21st century. That criticism is likely underscored by his personal technological preferences, such as communicating with his staff largely via fax. A re-energized, 21st century Library under a new Librarian could do all kinds of practical good. For example: *It could redouble its efforts to digitize its collection and make it accessible online. The Library of Congress has an amazing collection, including vast stores of public domain works, but you still have to go to DC to explore most of it. *It could do a better job of overseeing and supporting the Copyright Office, which is responsible for maintaining records of copyright registrations and is an influential voice in the crafting, and even interpretation, of copyright policy. The Registrar has complained that she is not getting the resources she needs to modernize the Office, including long-overdue efforts to bring early Copyright Catalogs online. Some misguided legislators think that solution is to move the department altogether. That's a bad idea, as we explain in another post: the Copyright Office belongs in a library. But it surely deserves the technological resources it needs to do its job. *It could improve access to the Congressional Research Service, which produces non-partisan informational reports for legislators. Those reports are tremendously valuable to the public, but they are only inconsistently available-there is no centralized public collection or catalog. As the New York Times notes, that is absurd.More broadly, the Librarian of Congress could serve as a zealous advocate for user's rights.One important area for Librarian input is the rulemaking process for temporary exemptions to section 1201 of the DMCA-this is the process by which jailbreaking or unlocking cell phones gets temporary clearance, for example, and where we're currently fighting to get new rules for repairing and modifying cars, bringing abandoned video games back online, ripping video streams, and more. The Copyright Office runs the rulemaking, and the Librarian generally, but not always, defers to its judgment. A Librarian that was engaged on users rights could be a much more active voice in that process. The Librarian of Congress could also be our foremost advocate for libraries across the country. She could help shape an orphan works proposal that was responsive to the needs of the millions and millions of users of copyrighted works, not just a few influential rightsholders. The next Librarian of Congress could throw institutional support behind executive efforts to support encryption and privacy technologies. Jessamyn West, the librarian whose Librarian of PROgress campaign has become a focal point for this discussion, has been a leading voice on what we can hope for in, to use her term, the #nextLoC. In a post last week, she laid out a wishlist of what she and other members of the library community would like to see. As she notes, these priorities could certainly match those of somebody who already works in a library-perhaps unsurprisingly, the American Library Association too has advocated that President Obama nominate a professional librarian for the position. But they could also come from somebody who is simply passionate about users rights. Free speech, privacy, and intellectual freedom are core values of both EFF and librarians everywhere, and we can always use another well-placed advocate. We urge the president to choose one. REFLINK: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/07/what-do-we-want-next-librarian-congre… Best Regards, Raghvendra R The information contained in this electronic message and in any attachments to this message is confidential, legally privileged and intended only for use by the person or entity to which this electronic message is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, and have received this message in error, please notify the sender and system manager by return email and delete the message and its attachments and also you are hereby notified that any distribution, copying, review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of this electronic transmission or the information contained in it is strictly prohibited. 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Request for article
by Bhakti Gole 24 Jul '15

24 Jul '15

Dear All I request you to kindly send following article in soft format if available: Personality Structure: Emergence of the Five-Factor Model Annual Review of Psychology Vol. 41: 417-440 (Volume publication date February 1990) Thanks and regards Bhakti GoleNIBM Pune -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library Trainee vacancy at IRMA Anand Gujarat
by Saurabh Prajapati 24 Jul '15

24 Jul '15

Dear LIS forum Moderator You are requested to post following message on LIS forum: Institute of Rural Management Anand invites applications for the post of* Library Trainee *at its Ravi J. Matthai Library. *Educational Qualification: *Should possess a first-class Masters Degree in Library and Information Science from a recognized university. *Desirable Criteria: *Good Communication Skills in English, Basic working knowledge of IT and IT related applications used in libraries, LIBSYS will be an added advantage. *Selection: *Selection of the candidates will be done through written test and interview. *Stipend: *A consolidated monthly stipend of Rs.11,000/- shall be offered to the selected candidates. *Age: *Below 30 years Interested candidates only who meet the above mentioned requirements with respect to qualification may apply online by 31st July, 2015. The written test will be in English. Candidate Should be ready to work in shift-duties/rotating weekly-off. *Last Date to apply Online: 31 July 2015 * *Please visit: https://www.irma.ac.in/careers/careers.php <https://www.irma.ac.in/careers/careers.php> * Saurabh Prajapti Deputy Librarian | Ravi J Matthai Library Institute of Rural Management Anand +91 2692 221672 <+912692221672> | +91 2692 221674 <+912692221674> https://www.irma.ac.in https://www.irma.ac.in/article.php?menuid=55 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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We love the library, but we live on the web: Survey report on Academic library users in UK
by Shamprasad Pujar 24 Jul '15

24 Jul '15

Dear All, Interesting report, could be of interest to all, especially for academic librarians. The full report can be downloaded from the following URL address. We love the library, but we live on the web http://info.iii.com/survey-uk-academic-libraries Regards, Dr Shamprasad M. Pujar Deputy Librarian Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research Gen Vaidya Marg, Goregaon (East) MUMBAI-400 065, India Phone: ++91-22-2841 6547 E-mail: pujar(a)igidr.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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One Day Workshop on "Information and Knowledge Analytics" at Bharathidasan University
by DrSuruli Nathi 23 Jul '15

23 Jul '15

Dear Professional friends Department of Library and information Science, Bharathidasan University organizing Two Day Workshop on "Information and Knowledge Analytics" *12 - 13 August 2015* *Venue *:BUTP, Seminar Hall Khajamalai Campus Smart Class, Central Library Bharathidasan University The programme consists of presentations, demonstrations, lectures and hands on sessions covering the following key aspects. 1. Online Databases, Research Protocols and Analytics. 2. Tools for Citation/Reference Management. 3. Search Strategies, Federated Search and Remote access. 4. Exploring World Digital Libraries. 5. Web Technologies for Information. Management. 6. Scholarly Communication and Scientific Publishing. *The Participants* Faculty Members, Research Scholars, Library Science Professionals of the Colleges and University Schools and Departments. *Registration Fees:* Rs. 200 *(For External Participants) *Resource kit along with working lunch and high tea will be served for the participants. *Please Send the Registration Form* *along with DD *: *Dr S. SrinivasaRagavan,* Workshop Director & Prof. and Head. *Dr.T.M.Surulinathi &* *Dr.B.Jeyapragash* Workshop coordinators Assistant Professors Dept. of Library and Information Science Bharathidasan University, Trichy – 24, Mobile : 9486916358 Phone: 0431 – 2407037 Email : bdulib(a)gmail.com Website : http://library.bdu.ac.in *REGISTRATION FORM* Two Day Workshop on Information and Knowledge Analytics *12-13 August 2015* Name: Designation: Name of the Dept.: Institution: Address: Phone/e-mail: Place : Date : Signature Please confirm your participation on or before 08th August 2015. -- With regards Dr. T. M. Surulinathi M.com, MLIS, M.Phil., Ph.D, PGDCA, HDNCC, CGT Assistant Professor Department of Library and Information Science Bharathidasan University Trichy - 620 024 Mobile No: 9943653068 http://surulinathi.webnode.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Does India have a Society of Indexers?
by Vasumathi Sriganesh (QMed) 23 Jul '15

23 Jul '15

Hello fellow librarians A friend of mine from the US asked me if India has a Society of Indexers. Apparently there is an American Society for Indexing which is looking for international associations that are similar, so that there can be more interactions and that Indian indexers can join their SIG Do let me know if there is any such organization or even an informal group. Regards Vasumathi Sriganesh QMed Knowledge Foundation (Trust - Reg No: E-24663) A-3, Shubham Centre, Cardinal Gracious Road Chakala, Andheri East, Mumbai 400099 Tel: 91-22-40054474 Mob: +919867292230 Web: www.qmed.org.in <http://www.qmedkf.org.in/> www.indianmedicalsites.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for fulltext article
by Mamtha's Gmail 23 Jul '15

23 Jul '15

Dear Friends, One of our faculty member is interested to get the fulltext of the following article. Kindly pl send the soft copy if available at your library. 1.Mitsuo Niinomi. Mechanical properties of biomedical titanium alloys.* Materials Science and Engineering:A Volume :243, Issue: 1-2 15 March 1998, Pages 231-36* -- -- *Thank you & Regards* *Mrs Mamatha P. Kumar* *Chief Librarian* *Central Library* *Yenepoya University* *Yenepoya University **|** University Road, Deralakatte **|** Mangalore 575018 **|** Karnataka **|* * India*T: +91 824 22046668/69/70 *|* Extn 310 *|*F: +91 824 2204667 *|* www.yenepoya.edu.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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