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by Dr. Muzamil Mushtaq 02 Dec '14

02 Dec '14

*Department of Library & Information Science, AMU, Aligarh* Heartly congratulations to Prof. Shabahat Husain, Chairman Department of Library & Information Science, Aligarh Muslim University for being awarded with IATLIS - S.P. Narang Research Promotion Award for the Year 2013. This award is the recognition of his contributions to the profession. He has been contributing immeasurably to the Library Science profession for more than three decades by his outstanding teaching and path breaking research activities. He has written at length on different pretenses of library science and has affixed greatly to the LIS education in India. The award was given on the occasion of *XXX - IATLIS NATIONAL CONFERENCE, 2014 *held at Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala on 27-29 November 2014. We wish superior elevation and remarkable portfolios in his future endeavours as well. Regards: *Dr. Muzamil Mushtaq* *Guest Teacher* *AMU* Best _____________________________ *Dr. Muzamil Mushtaq* Department of Library and Information Science, AMU, Aligarh, U.P., India - 202002 Cell No. : +91-8979249718 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Invitation & CFP: National Conference on Emerging Trends & Techniques for Electronic Resource Management in Libraries: Issues & Challenges on February 13-14, 2015 at Rourkela
by Bhojaraju Gunjal 02 Dec '14

02 Dec '14

*Apologies for cross posting* *Subject: Invitation to attend National Conference on Emerging Trends & Techniques for Electronic Resource Management in Libraries: * *Issues & Challenges on February **13-14, 2015** at Rourkela* Greetings from NIT Rourkela! *Dear Sir/Madam,* It gives us immense pleasure to inform you that Biju Patnaik Central Library (BPCL) of National Institute of Technology Rourkela is organizing the “*National Conference on Emerging Trends & Techniques for Electronic Resource Management in Libraries: Issues & Challenges*” on *February **13-14, 2015* in association with SLA-Asia and SLP. This conference is the second event under the series “*Empowering Library Professionals to Empower Society (ELPES)*”. The main objectives of this conference are: - Awareness and importance of electronic resources; - Familiarization with the different ways of accessing electronic content; - Acquaint with the review activities associated with e-resources; - Examine copyright and licensing implications for scholarly communication; - An opportunity to develop ideas, strategies and policies for e-resource management (ERM); - Equip participants with skills for collection development and management of e-resources both theoretical and practical; - To discuss the issues and challenges faced during ERM cycle; - To adopt best practices for enhancing usage of e-resources. We request you and your colleagues to participate and contribute a paper for this conference. And also help us to spread this message among library & information science professionals, information scientists, knowledge managers, students & scholars. Kindly register at the earliest to avail campus accommodation as we have limited number of rooms available. For Call for papers and other details please visit: http://library.nitrkl.ac.in/events/elpes2/ and http://library-nitrkl.blogspot.in/ Looking forward to meet you at NIT Rourkela. *Encl: Invitation and Poster* With Best regards, Yours sincerely, *Dr.Bhojaraju Gunjal* Organizing Secretary, ELPES-2 *Connect with BPCL: Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/bpcl.nitrkl> | Twitter <https://twitter.com/BPCL_NITR> | Google+ <https://plus.google.com/u/0/114839086094720039070/> | Blog <http://library-nitrkl.blogspot.in/>** |* ************************************************************************************************************* *Dr.Bhojaraju Gunjal* *Head, **Central Library,* ** *Biju Patnaik Central Library (BPCL),* ** *National Institute of Technology Rourkela,** **769008, **Odisha. INDIA. * *Tel (Off): +91 (0) 661-2462101 | Cell: +91 9040511891 | E-mail: Bhojaraju.G(a)gmail.com <Bhojaraju.G(a)gmail.com> Profile: http://bhojaraju.weebly.com <http://bhojaraju.weebly.com> | LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com/in/bhojarajug> | Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/bhojarajug> | XeeMe <http://xeeme.com/BhojarajuGunjal/> |* ************************************************************************************************************* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Two Vacancies in the Library of CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Goa
by Satyaranjan Sahu 02 Dec '14

02 Dec '14

Dear All, CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Goa requires two temporary staffs (Project Assistants II) for its library. The selection will be based on the walk-in-interview. Those who are interested may attend the walk-in-interview with all original certificates on 22nd December 2014 at 10am at CSIR-NIO, Dona Paula, Goa -403 004. The detailed information as follows: Name of the position: Project Assistant -II Number of positions: 2 (TWO) (advertised under two different science projects for library: http://itg.nio.org/public/public.nsf/TSAdisplay?OpenForm&UID=D90B3A460820A9… and http://itg.nio.org/public/public.nsf/TSAdisplay?OpenForm&UID=B83809B9BDCBCE… ) Consolidated Stipend per month: Rs. 16000/- Tenure - 12 months Maximum age as on date of interview: 28 yrs Essential qualification: Master Degree in Library & Information Science (MLIS) Job requirement: To assist in different information services (indexing, cataloging, data migration, data validation, digitization, etc.) in the field of oceanography - a multi-disciplinary science subject. The job requires the ability to understand the science topics, use of vocabulary control tools and sometimes to work independently by inferring the needs of the organization. Posting at: Goa Date and time of interview: 22/12/2014 10:00 AM Place of interview: NIO Dona Paula, Goa-403004 NOTE: General conditions at http://www.nio.org/index/option/com_vacgoa/task/show/title/Goa/tid/6/sid/28… . The CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography (CSIR-NIO) library has been recognized as the National Information Centre for Marine Sciences (NICMAS) since mid 90s. While catering to the needs of the users from within the institute, it is also committed to serve the marine information seekers within and outside India. Most of the operations in the library have been computerized. The selected candidates will be involved in different library & information services, such as implementation of KOHA open source ILMS, Institutional Repository developed in DSPACE, Classification (CC), Identification of literature for ASFA (Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstract) database, etc. The CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography (CSIR-NIO) with its headquarters at Dona Paula, Goa, and regional centers at Kochi, Mumbai and Visakhapatnam, is one of the constituent laboratories of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi. The institute has about 200 scientists and 100 technical support staff. In addition, there are hundreds of students pursue their project research at this institute every year. धन्यवाद सादर - सत्य Thanking you Regards - Satya -------------------------------------------- सत्यरंजन साहु/ Satya Ranjan Sahu वैज्ञानिक एवं पुस्तकालय मुख्य/Scientist & Head of Library सीएसआईआर - राष्ट्रीय समुद्र विज्ञान संस्थान/ CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography दोना पाउला/ Dona Paula, गोवा/ Goa भारत/ India - 403 004 Phone: 0832-2450275 (O); Fax-91-(0)832-2450601 -------------------------------------------------- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Articles required
by Thippeswamy 02 Dec '14

02 Dec '14

Dear Sir, I am in need for the following journal articles for our research scholars, if any one of have access to it, request you to send the softcopy, it would of great help. 1.Education for All: Reassessing the Historiography of education in Colonial India by Catriona Ellis† Article first published online: 6 FEB 2009 ; © 2009 The Author. Journal Compilation © 2009 Blackwell Publishing Ltd; Journal Title : History Compass 2. "Making Sense of Vocational Education Policies: A Comparative Assessment by Padmini Swaminathan"The Indian Journal of Labour Economics, 48:3, pp. 537-51 2005 3. “Globalisation, Skills and Within Country Income Inequality in Developing Countries”, Lee, E. & Vivarelli, M. (eds), Understanding Globalisation, Employment and Poverty Reduction, Palgrave Macmillan,New York, pp. 211-43. 4."Making Sense of Vocational Education Policies: A Comparative Assessment by Swaminathan, Padmini. 2005."The Indian Journal of Labour Economics, 48:3, pp. 537-51 5. Bennell, P. and Segerstrom, J. (1998), Vocational Education and Training in Developing Countries: Has the World Bank got it right International Journal of Educational Development, Vol. 18, No.4, pp.271 -287. 6.Buck, B. (1992), "Qualification Concepts in Vocational Training in the Federal Republic of Germany", in Dettke, D.nd Weil, C. (eds.), Challenges for Apprenticeship and Vocational Training in the 1990s: German and American Perspectives, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Bonn, Federal Republic of Germany, pp.23-28.  Thanking you, Thippeswamy KLibrarianSrishti School of Art,Design & TechnologyYelahanka New TownBangalore-560106Ph. 080-40447000 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy of female Librarian at Jamshedpur
by Bino Jose 02 Dec '14

02 Dec '14

Dear Moderator kindly circulate the following notification for aspiring LIS graduates:- One of the reputed Schools in Jamshedpur is looking for a fulltime female librarian. Candidates must have minimum Graduation/ Post Graduation in Library Science with fluency in English. Compensation commensurate with qualification and experience. Interested aspirants may send their latest resume to the following e-mail Id latest by 20th December 2014, <mailto:librarian.act@gmail.com> librarian.act(a)gmail.com With Warm Regards Dr.Bino Jose Chief Librarian, Sir Jehangir Gandhy Library Xavier Labour Relations Institute(XLRI) C.H. Area (East) Jamshedpur Jharkhand State India-831 001 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Extension of the last date for submission of papers for the National Conference- TMALDEN-2014
by mailman＠ncsi.iisc.ernet.in 01 Dec '14

01 Dec '14

From: meeraanandsbmjc(a)rediffmail.com Date: Sun, November 30, 2014 10:57 am Dear All, Due to huge number of requests from delegates to extend the last date of submission of papers for the National Conference on "Trends in Management of Academic Libraries in Digital Environment (TMALDEN-2014)" organized by Jain University, the last date of submission has been extended till 6th December 2014. For brochure details, please visit the website- http://www.jainuniversity.ac.in/PDF/2014-15/TMALDEN-2014-broch.pdf For Registration form, please visit the website- http://www.jainuniversity.ac.in/PDF/2014-15/TMALDEN-2014-regForm.pdf For queries, contact: Meeramani N, Organizing Secretary (TMALDEN-2014), Librarian, Jain University, 44/4, District Fund Road, Behind Big Bazar, Jayanagar 9th Block, Bangalore- 560 069. Ph: 080 43430920 Mob: 9845500343 E-Mail: n.meeramani(a)jainuniversity.ac.in

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IATLIS new Executive Committee 2014-2017.
by Patiala IATLIS 01 Dec '14

01 Dec '14

Dear IATLIS members and Professional colleagues, The new Executive Committee of the Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS) for the term 2014-2017 is as under: Dr Jagtar Singh - President Dr I V Malhan - Vice-President Dr B. Ramesha - Vice President Dr Trishanjit Kaur - Vice-President Dr HPS Kalra - General Secretary Dr Navkiran Kaur - Joint Secretary Dr Kiran Kathuria - Treasurer Dr Khushpreet Singh Brar - Regional Secretary Dr Kulwinder Singh - Member Dr Baljinder Kaur - Member Dr Ramesh Naik - Member Dr Sanjeev Sharma - Member Elections were held for three offices of President, General Secretary and Treasurer. Dr Jagtar Singh, Dr HPS Kalra, and Dr Kiran Kathuria have respectively won with perceptible margin of votes. Hearty congratulations to all the new team members. General Secretary, IATLIS IATLIS Headquarters C/o Department of Library and Information Science, Arts Block-1, Punjabi University, Patiala 147 002 (Punjab) India Email: iatlis.patiala(a)gmail.com Phone: +91 (0) 175 304 6179 & 6180 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Outstanding Facebook post award 2014 goes to Vimal Kumar, Mahatma Gandhi University Library
by jasim s 01 Dec '14

01 Dec '14

Dear Colleagues, Sri. Vimal Kumar V., Library Professional, Mahatma Gandhi University,Kerala has won the award for outstanding post with social commitment in Changanacherry Junction Facebook Community for the year 2014 regarding food safety norms violation in hotels in Changanacherry. He has published list of such hotels in Changanacherry Junction Facebook community. No other mainstream media had the courage to publish the list of hotels and restaurants violated food safety measures. He has obtained the information about such hotels using Right to Information Act. The award handed over to Sri. Vimal Kumar in a function organised at public library hall in his village on 30 November 2014. Changanacherry Junction is the big (25,188 members) and active Facebook community of Changanacherry Taluk residents. The community is also indulge in charity activities in Changanacherry area, Kottayam. https://www.facebook.com/vimal.kumarvazhappally https://www.facebook.com/groups/changanacherrylocals Heartiest congratulations to vimal kumar on this occasion. Jasimudeen S Librarian St.Stephen's College,Uzhavoor Kerala 9895786534 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Extension of the last date for submission of papers for the National Conference- TMALDEN-2014
by meera anand 30 Nov '14

30 Nov '14

Dear All, Due to huge number of requests from delegates to extend the last date of submission of papers for the National Conference on "Trends in Management of Academic Libraries in Digital Environment (TMALDEN-2014)" organized by Jain University, the last date of submission has been extended till 6th December 2014. For brochure details, please visit the website- http://www.jainuniversity.ac.in/PDF/2014-15/TMALDEN-2014-broch.pdf For Registration form, please visit the website- http://www.jainuniversity.ac.in/PDF/2014-15/TMALDEN-2014-regForm.pdf For queries, contact: Meeramani N, Organizing Secretary (TMALDEN-2014), Librarian, Jain University, 44/4, District Fund Road, Behind Big Bazar, Jayanagar 9th Block, Bangalore- 560 069. Ph: 080 43430920 Mob: 9845500343 E-Mail: n.meeramani(a)jainuniversity.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request Article
by Somashekhar Lalasangi 29 Nov '14

29 Nov '14

Dear Sir/Madam, One of our Staff need of the following articles *Trends in the use of of nephron-sparing surgery (NSS) at an Australian tertiary referral centre: an analysis of surgical decision-making using the R.E.N.A.L. nephrometry scoring system (pages 1341–1344)* <http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1464-410X.2011.10595.x/abstract> *BJU International* *Volume 109*, *Issue 9*, <http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bju.2012.109.issue-9/issuetoc>*pages 1304–1308*, *May 2012* *Comparison of percutaneous nephrolithotomy and retrograde flexible nephrolithotripsy for the management of 2–4 cm stones: a matched-pair analysis* BJU International *Volume 109*, *Issue 9*, <http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bju.2012.109.issue-9/issuetoc>*pages 1384–1389*, *May 2012* Thanking you Regarding Somashekhar lalasangi Asst Librarian Digital library BLDE University Bijapur Karnataka. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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