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Seminar on "KOHA - an introduction to librarians"
by Soji Mathew 08 Jul '14

08 Jul '14

Dear All, Hindustan University Library Chennai in collaboration with Informatics Publishing Limited Bangalore is pleased to announce a seminar on "KOHA - an introduction to librarians" on 26th July 2014. The Seminar will cover the following topics: 1) Introduction to Koha 2) Customization of KOHA to suit individual library requirements 3) Implementation of advanced functionalities of KOHA in an Academic Libraries 4) Case Studies from KOHA users The seminar will be held on Saturday, 26th July 2014 from 9:00AM to 5:00PM at: Hindustan University Library OMR Rajiv Gandhi Salai Padur Chennai - 603 103 The seminar will be presented by the library team of Hindustan University and Koha team of Informatics. Last date for registration is 19th July 2014. There is a registration fee of Rs. 400/- per candidate. Registration fee is to be paid in the form of DD favouring M/s. Informatics Publishing Limited, Bangalore. (Spot registration may also be made available. Cash receipt will be given at the venue itself for spot registrations). Kindly contact Hindustan University Library or the undersigned for any clarifications. Thank you. R Sunil Kumar Informatics Publishing Limited, Bangalore E: sunil.kumar(a)informaticsglobal.com M: 81050 83261 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Invitation for Training and Awareness Seminar on J-Gate in Kolkata
by Soji Mathew 08 Jul '14

08 Jul '14

Dear all, Informatics Publishing Limited is organizing a workshop on J-Gate on 15th July, 2014 at the following venue: Seminar Room National Library Plot No. 1A, Belvedere Road Alipore, Kolkata - 700 027 The event will comprise of the following activities: 1) Intensive hands-on training on the new J-Gate platform. 2) Explaining benefits of J-Gate for the librarians as well as end users. 3) Q&A and feedback session. Objectives of the Workshop: 1) To create awareness among the librarians and the end users about the new J-Gate platform and its features. 2) To train librarians on the Admin aspects of customization in J-Gate. 3) To train Library Professionals and equip them with the knowledge to impart trainings for their end-users by themselves. 4) To take feedback from the participants on the new J-Gate platform and prepare a wish-list for future releases. Who should participate: 1) Library Professionals from the institutes subscribing or planning to subscribe to J-Gate. 2) Information users who use or planning to use J-Gate as a journal discovery service. There is no registration fee. The participants will be awarded Certificate of Participation after completion of the workshop. Kindly find more details about the event and register at the following URL: www.informindia.co.in/jgatetraining We look forward to your participation. Please feel free to contact the undersigned for any further query. Thank you. Regards, Swapnil Srivastava Informatics Publishing Limited M: 99720 17067 E: swapnil.s(a)informaticsglobal.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Book Benches in London
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 08 Jul '14

08 Jul '14

This is a link librarians ought to see http://www.creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2014/july/bookbenches http://www.creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2014/july/bookbenches Dr P Vyasamoorthy President: Society for Serving Seniors 30 Gruhalakshmi Colony, Secunderabad 500015 Telangana LL 040-27846631 / Mobile: 9490804278 IRCTC Website Reservation System does not recognize Telangana as a State still knows only Andhra Pradesh! -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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paper request
by Subhash Khode 08 Jul '14

08 Jul '14

My paper has been published in your jounral Gyankosh- The Journal of Library and Information Management Year : 2012, Volume : 3, Issue : 2 but i have not received author copy of the same. I have sent many mail to editor but no reply received from editor. Bibliometric Analysis Of Literature Published In Emerald Journals On Open Source" If any member have access to this issue of this journal, please send me scan copy of my paper or pdf file if available. Subhash Khode Chief Librarian Mahakal Institute of Technology Ujjain -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Infographic - Five laws of library science
by Shamprasad Pujar 08 Jul '14

08 Jul '14

Dear All, USC Marshall School of Business, has made a nice 'Infographic' depicting Dr. S.R. Ranganathan's Five Laws of Library Science. You may find it interesting. 'An understanding of the fundamentals of Library and Information Science starts with Dr. S.R. Ranganathan’s Five Laws. Whether you’re working toward your Library Science degree online, you are already a librarian, or are simply interested in the way your favorite library is organized, brush up on the foundations of the discipline in our latest infographic': http://librarysciencedegree.usc.edu/dr-s-r-ranganathans-five-laws-of-librar… 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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Fwd: Contribute to the 2015 Library Publishing Directory
by Subbiah Arunachalam 08 Jul '14

08 Jul '14

Friends: Here is something I received from another list. I thought some of you might be interested. Arun From: Adrian Ho <hoadriank(a)gmail.com> Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2014 18:41:09 -0400 Posting on behalf of the Library Publishing Coalition. Apologies for cross-posting. Dear Colleagues, Do you distribute ETDs through your institutional repository? Do you support the publication of open access journals? Do you aid in the creation of open education resources? If you engage in these or other forms of value-added content creation and dissemination, help us to document the range of activities that libraries are undertaking in “publishing” (broadly defined) through their work in scholarly communications, digital humanities, digital sciences, and institutional repositories. To promote collaboration and knowledge-sharing, and to raise the visibility of the unique contributions of libraries as “publishers,” the Library Publishing Coalition (LPC) is compiling the second edition of its Library Publishing Directory. To have your library included, please complete our questionnaire by Friday, August 8, 2014. https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/lpdupdate2015 The questionnaire has 32 questions and takes between 20 and 45 minutes to complete. We recommend that you preview the questions and check our list of respondents before you begin. Each institution should complete only ONE questionnaire. The Library Publishing Directory is an important tool for libraries wishing to learn about this emerging field, connect with their peers, and align their practices with those of the broader community. The first edition was downloaded more than 2,000 times. The Directory is published openly on the web and will include contact information, descriptions, and other key facts about each library's publishing services. An interactive version of the Directory is forthcoming. A print version will also be made available for purchase. Please e-mail Sarah Lippincott (sarah(a)educopia.org) or Holly Mercer (hollymercer(a)utk.edu) with questions or comments. We look forward to hearing from you. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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If you are innovative then ICLAM 2014 is for you -Last date for submission of papers 31st July 2014
by skumar_31＠yahoo.com 07 Jul '14

07 Jul '14

On Sunday, 6 July 2014 10:59 PM, "nandini dutta nadutta(a)yahoo.com [digilib_india]" <digilib_india(a)yahoogroups.com> wrote: Dear all, If you are a LIS professional who is innovative and also willing to share your ideas and experiences with not only those in your own profession but in related domains such as archives and museums then ICLAM 2014 is the most appropriate forum for you. You are welcome to present papers and presentations or simply exchange ideas with LIS professionals, archivists and conservators who are battling with similar problems and are engaged in innovations just as you are. Following are the details about the conference ... International Conference on the Convergence of Libraries, Archives and Museums (ICLAM), 27th to 29th November, 2014 Venue: Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), New Delhi Theme: Innovative ideas, technologies and services Please visit the conference website for details http://www.nift.ac.in/iclam-2014/ Link via IFLA website : http://www.ifla.org/giops * Last date for submission of full Papers and Presentations : 31st July 2014 * Digital and Printed Conference Proceedings with ISBN About the Conference The National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) in collaboration with the Government Information and Official Publications section of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) will organize the second international conference of the series titled International Conference on the Convergence of Libraries, Archives and Museums (ICLAM) from 27th to 29th November, 2014 at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), New Delhi. As in the past, ICLAM will offer the library professionals an opportunity to exchange ideas with professionals from archives, museums and various other domains. Theme ICLAM 2014 aims to foster a spirit of innovation among all the professionals of the knowledge sector in order to attain the goal of long-term preservation of the collective memory of mankind. In the 21st century the core issue in memory institutions, i.e., libraries, archives and museums, is innovative applications of digital technologies in all the spheres of activities ranging from management to collaboration. However, innovations - whether internal or external, radical or incremental - are not limited to applications of technologies. On the basis of deliberations on various aspects of innovation the conference will suggest effective strategies for creating sustainable culture of innovation in institutions managing scientific and cultural heritage resources. Topics Original papers and presentations are invited on innovation in various areas of activities ranging from services to management of libraries, archives and museums. All manuscripts should be unpublished original work. The decision of the Publication Committee will be treated as final. You can send your proposal on any one or more of the following topics or other relevant areas. · The Concept: Innovation in interdisciplinary context (all forms of innovation including Jugaad (Frugal Innovation) * Innovation in the following areas: § Technologies (include applications and experiments with cutting–edge technologies and radical changes in conventional technologies) Ø Social media Ø Digital library Ø Digital preservation of cultural resources (include print and digital resources, other audio-visual sources, art works, costumes, textiles, fashion accessories, artefacts etc. in the collections of libraries, archives and museums) Ø Ethical issues in technology applications Ø Data protection and recovery in disasters § Management & Marketing * Leadership * Entrepreneurship * Management paradigm § User Services Ø Equality of Access Ø Information Literacy Ø Freedom of Expression and Censorship § Marketing of Services § Collaboration and Cooperation (include intra-sectoral and inter-sectoral cooperation and collaborations Ø Consortia, Ø Networks, of libraries, Museums and Archives Ø Public- Private Partnerships (PPP), etc. ) § Resource generation, Fund-raising etc. Please visit our website for further details about various formats and other guidelines for submissions http://www.nift.ac.in/iclam-2014/paper-submission.html With best wishes. Dr. Nandini Dutta NIFT Delhi __._,_.___ ________________________________ Posted by: nandini dutta <nadutta(a)yahoo.com> ________________________________ Reply via web post • Reply to sender • Reply to group • Start a New Topic • Messages in this topic (1) Visit Your Group * New Members 3 • Privacy • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use . __,_._,___ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Creative Review - Illustrated book benches promote literacy in London
by Jayarajan 07 Jul '14

07 Jul '14

What a creative way to promote reading! http://www.creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2014/july/bookbenches Sent from my iPad -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fwd: copyright to publicly funded research
by Subbiah Arunachalam 07 Jul '14

07 Jul '14

Friends: Here is a mail I sent to a large number of Indian scientists and librarians more than seven years ago. It is relevant now when both DST and DBT are on the verge of announcing their OA policy. I request LIS-Forum members to circulate this mail among researchers of the institutions where they serve. Subbiah Arunachalam ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Subbiah Arunachalam <subbiah.arunachalam(a)gmail.com> Date: Tue, Jan 2, 2007 at 5:49 PM Subject: copyright to publicly funded research To: *An open letter to the Fellows of INSA and IASc*. Dear Fellows of INSA and IASc: Recently, the Librarian of the Raman Research Institute, B'lore, wrote to a publishers seeking permission to deposit the full texts of research papers published in some of their journals by Prof. C V Raman decades ago in an institutional repository RRI is creating. The publisher refused permission! Refused permission for uploading papers written several decades ago. When we requested the publisher again and also publicised the incident through many electronic discussion groups, the publisher gave permission to RRI to upload those papers. Of course, the publisher had the legal right to deny permission as Prof. C V Raman must have signed a copyright transfer agreement with restrictive clauses (as most of us continue to do even now). Here is a quote from J F Sollenberger and M Shipley, The state of scientific publishing: problems and promise, *Scand J Public Health*, 2004; 32: 153–156: "Librarians and many scientists suggest that authors propose alternative wording in publication agreements, specifically retaining the right to use their publications in subsequent works or in their teaching, and/or to self-archive their works in institutional repositories. Author control over the work is then partially preserved, even though the right of first distribution still belongs to the publisher." The authors need not even take the trouble to compose the text of a revised agreement. A few alternative versions are readily avaialble. Here is another excerpt from the same article: "Publishers have what is effectively a monopoly over the distribution of scientific research, since authors hand over copyright and libraries have little choice but to subscribe to the journal. Authors who want to use the results of their own research in future publications, even a figure or a table, must ask for permission to do so, unless they had negotiated this right in the original publication agreement. If not previously arranged, faculty also must request the right to include copies of their own papers in their course syllabi. The traditional model of publishing forces institutions to buy back results of research that they (or taxpayers) have paid for already. Publishers are in control!" Come to think of it. If most Indian researchers perform research with financial support from taxpayers' money (salaries and research grants from DST, DBT, CSIR, UGC, ICAR, ICMR, DAE, DoS, DOD, universities and lab facilities created with funds from a government source), how can they surrender the copyright to their work to a journal publisher? No research paper written by a scientist on the payroll of the US Governmnt (NASA, NIH labs, etc.) is copyrightable. We should pass such a law in India. Till then, our funding agencies and the government SHOULD DEMAND that no author signs away the right to archive and reuse the content of a research paper to a journal publisher - Indian or foreign. *Of course, the authors (and their institutions) should have the freedom to choose the journal where they want to publish their papers*. As of today, more than 92% of about 9,000 journals surveyed allow authors to archive their papers in their own institution's OA repositories, either immediately or within a few months of publication in the journal. The authors can and should negotiate with publishers of other journals and amend the copyright agreement form before signing it. The funding agency which supported the research in the first place and the authors who actually did the work and wrote the paper have a greater right on the paper than the publisher. Regards. Subbiah Arunachalam -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Article Request
by Sujit Kujur 07 Jul '14

07 Jul '14

One of our Research scholar need following articles. I would be very much helpful if anyone provide the soft copies of the said articles/books. 1. "Santhali life in Santhali Folk Song" by Sarat Chandra Mishra. Journal of Anthropological Society of Bombay. vol.13, 1917-18. 2. The ''magical conflicts'' in Santhali, Bengali and Ao Naga folklore by Sarat Chandra Mitra. Journal of the Bihar and Orissa Research Socity. Vol 20, 1929. 3. On a Santali folktal of the ''hero and the deity'' type by Sarat Chandra Mitra. Journal of the Bihar and Orissa Research Socity. Vol 12, 1926. 4. Santali folklore by F. T. Cole. Indian antiquary. Vol 4, 1875. 5. " Folktales of Santals" by Indu Rai Choudhury. 1 st ed, Folk tales of Indian Series, 13, 1967 6. The origin and parallels of stories in Mr. Bompa's ''Folklore of the Santal Parganas'' by Kalipada Mitra. Journal of the Bihar and Orissa Research Society. vol 12, 1926. 7. The folk-tale in Santal Society by Mildeed Archer. Man in India 24. 224-232, 1944. Regards. -- *SUJIT KUJUR* Central Library Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, Dist.- Birbhum 731235 (West Bengal). e-mail : sujitkujur(a)gmail.com, sujit.kujur(a)visva-bharati.ac.in Mobile no. : +919800379878 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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