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Applications are invited for MLIS, M.Phil. and Ph.D. Regular and Part-time Programmes
by DrSuruli Nathi 24 Jun '14

24 Jun '14

Dear Professionals *Department of Library and Information Science, **Bharathidasan University, * *Tiruchirappalli – 620 024* The Department of Library and Information Science offering Integrated MLIS (2 years) Academic programme in full-time and Research Programmes of M. Phil. and Ph.D. in full-time and Part-time with the industry need based updated curriculum. In addition an Add on Course – Post Graduate Diploma in Digital Library & knowledge Management (PGDKM) which is of one year in full time and two years in part time duration. Department has well qualified faculty members to train the students in traditional and newer technologies to meet the current and future challenges. This department is offering the courses with practical exposure and students are trained by the faculty members in the areas of Classification, Cataloguing, Digital Resource Management, Digital Library, Institutional Repository, Web technology etc. The Department is arranging suitable placement facilities for the students in various libraries/Information Industries. These Programmes with updated curriculum in meeting present needs of government, academic, corporate libraries and information industries to ensure the cent present employability. Our degree programmes provide a solid foundation in core and emerging areas of Library and Information Science and trains students to become independent researchers. *Fur future details please contact: * Dr. Srinivasa Ragavan, Librarian and Head, Department of Library and Information Science, Bharathidasa University. Trichy -24. Cell: 9486916358 Off: 0431- 2407068 *Application and other details you can visit: * http://www.bdu.ac.in/admission/regular2012 *Last date for submission of application: 30.07.2012* -- 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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KV Pattom Library launches "Face a Book: The Reading Challenge"
by S.L. Faisal 24 Jun '14

24 Jun '14

Dear All, I am happy to inform you that we have launched a Library Project titled as "Face a Book: The Reading Challenge" recently. ABOUT THE PROJECT 'Face a Book (FaB) Challenge' is a summer reading programme to promote reading habit during the summer holidays, followed by year-long activities to evaluate its effectiveness. OBJECTIVES The basic objectives of the project are, -to help the students to enjoy reading more and motivate them to read for pleasure -to develop critical reading skills like comprehension, speed, note taking and referencing -to encourage critical thinking, innovation and creativity -to make the students lifelong readers and learners PROJECT PLANNING Stage-1 Fifty (50) students, divided in to two groups (Age 11-14 and Age 15-17), are selected for the Project as 'FaB Challengers'. They have registered on the project website. Fifty Books were selected from the Library based on their content and the age of the reader. Each FaB Challenger has been given with a Book. Stage-2 Each FaB Challenger has to prepare a scrap book titled as “My Little Book on_______”, with a review of the selected book, author profile, bibliography (list of books by the author or written on the book), character sketches, new words/phrases, drawings, paintings, quizzes, quotations, images, comments, references, etc. The scrap book shall be submitted at the time of reopening for evaluation. There will be an exhibition of the scrap books. The FaB Challengers will be provided access to the project blog, where they can post contents like reviews, comments, critical analysis, notes, studies and recommendations A one minute video of the FaB Challenger will be shot in which he/she has to present a review of the book. The videos will be uploaded on to the project website. The FaB Challengers have to present an item on the book in the School Assembly. Stage-3 A FaB Challenger will act as an authority of the particular book and the author. All FaB Challengers will be honoured with ‘Fab Challenger’ badges and participation certificates. Stage-4 All FaB Challengers will be evaluated throughout the Project period and graded accordingly. Based on the performance they will be awarded at the end of the project. STATUS Now the Project is at its Second Stage. You may visit the Project website www.faceabook.info to see all the FaB Challengers and what they are doing. PROJECT WEBSITE www.faceabook.info Thanks and regards S.L.Faisal Librarian Kendriya Vidyalaya, Pattom Thiruvananthapuram-695 004 Kerala, India Ph.09447699724 http://librarykvpattom.wordpress.com www.slfaisal.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Artcile Request
by mandhirasalam m 24 Jun '14

24 Jun '14

Dear Sir / Madam, One of our faculty requires the following paper for his research. Those who have access to the paper, please send the soft copy to my e-mail. Framework of a fuzzy quality function deployment system by Khoo LP and No NC International journal of Production research, Vol.34, pp 299-311 Thanks and with Kind Regards, Dr.M.Mandhirasalam MA.,MLIS.,M.Phil.,Ph.D. Librarian Coimbatore Institute of Technology (Government Aided Autonomous Institution) Coimbatore - 641 014 Tamilnadu, India. Mobile: 98429 56585 E-mail: mandhra_m(a)yahoo.co.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Congratulations to Dr.Sujatha.H.R. for awarded the 'Excellence in Research'
by Bhaskar Reddy M 24 Jun '14

24 Jun '14

Dear Professionals, Congratulations to Dr.Sujatha.H.R, Librarian(S G ), Sri Venkataramana Swamy College, Bantwal, Dakshina Kannada and also President of Dakshina Kannada & Kodagu Library Association, has been awarded the ' Excellence in Research' award has been announced by Educationexpo TV-'Science and Technology Awards-2014' (EET-CRS- a National Research Branding Company) The URL of the award notification: http://educationexpo.tv/news.php?id=MTA2 The evaluation criteria followed by the CRS research team led by Dr D C Singh, Chief Advisor Research were based on parameters like research papers as first author, review and articles published, books and chapters written as first author and edited, PI ship of projects, seminar organized, invited talks given, Radio/TV talks, popular articles published, patent field and consultancy project undertaken. She was also the recipient of the Travel Grant by UGC for presenting her research paper at the University of York, UK during July 2013. With Regards, M.Bhaskar Reddy Assistant Librarian M.S.Ramaiah Institute of Technology Bangalore-560054 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Radio Talk on " School Libraries and Reading Culture (Malayalam) today 9.16pm at AIR, all stations in Kerala
by Dr. A.T. Francis 24 Jun '14

24 Jun '14

Dear LIS Professionals, A Radio Talk by me on " School Libraries and Reading Culture (Malayalam) will be telecasted today 9.16pm at AIR, all stations in Kerala. Please intimate your friends. Dr. A.T. FRANCIS, MCom, MLISc, NET, PhD HEAD, LIBRARY College of Horticulture Kerala Agricultural University Thrissur - 680 656, India, 91-9496839409 (m) francisaloor(a)yahoo.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Help to get the articles & BCs
by SRINIVAS VEMULA 23 Jun '14

23 Jun '14

Dear Professional colleges, Please any one help me to get the articles & Book chapters for one of the research scholar. Leach, J., & Scott, P. (1999, August). Teaching and learning science: Linking individual and sociocultural perspectives. Paper presented at the Meeting of the European Association for Research in Learning and Instruction, Goteborg, Sweden, as part of the symposium 'In memory of Rosalind Driver: Advances in research on science learning.' Tobin, K., Tippins, D. J., & Gallard, A. J. (1994). Research on instructional strategies for science teaching. In D. L. Gabel (Ed.), Handbook of research on science teaching and learning (pp. 45-93). New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. Tobin, K. G. (1998). Issues and Trends in the Teaching of Science. In B. J. Fraser & K. G. Tobin (Eds.), International Handbook of Science Education (pp. 129-151). Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers. Connelly, F. M., & Clandinin, D. J. (2000). Narrative understandings of teacher knowledge. Journal of Curriculum and Supervision, 15(4), 315-331. Regards, Srinivas Vemula TISS Campus, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad - 500 030 email: libraryth(a)tiss.edu http://www.campus.tiss.edu/ Ph: 040-2401 7701/02/03 Extn. 225 (off) Mobile: 09885016274 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fedora Scientific
by Subbiah Arunachalam 23 Jun '14

23 Jun '14

Friends: Those of you working in science-orientd libraries might wish to install Fedora Scientific in your library & info centre. And those of you who teach Masters level LIS courses might wish to include this as part of your teaching programme. http://opensource.com/life/14/6/linux-distribution-science-geeks Best. Arun -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Half Day Workshop on "Six Sigma for LIS Professionals"
by madhuresh.singhal 23 Jun '14

23 Jun '14

Dear All, A half-day free workshop on 'Six Sigma for LIS Professionals' is being organized by NCSI-Net Foundation in collaboration with Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) and Raman Research Institute (RRI). Six Sigma Black Belt experts from the industry will be sharing their expertise knowledge during the workshop. Fellow professionals are encouraged to attend the seminar and get to understand the set of techniques and tools for process improvement. The detail of the event follows: Title: Six Sigma for LIS Professionals Venue: Raman Research Institute (RRI), CV Raman Avenue, Sadashivnagar (Near Mekhri Circle), Bangalore - 560080 Date and Time: 28 June 2014; 2.00 to 5.00 PM Registration: Free Workshop Objective/Coverage: This workshop will introduce the concept of Six-Sigma, its application in Library Science with specific examples and focus on designing Digital Library by using Six-Sigma approach. At the end, a case study on Six-Sigma will also be presented. The workshop will be participant driven where based on audience response/questions, speakers will try to give a six-sigma way of solving problems. Speakers - Lakshmeesha S Lakshmeesha is leading a team of professionals focusing on Intellectual Property, Technology and Market analysis, at GE Global Research, JFWTC, Bangalore. He has over 20 years of professional experience spanning Research, People Management, Software Program execution and Technology strategy. He has been associated with the Six Sigma activities for the last 14 years and is a Certified DFSS Master Black Belt. He has mentored many Black Belts and Green Belts both in technology as well as functions. He is also an active coach in many of the six sigma training sessions. He has led many Lean work outs, which aim at simplifying the existing process. He has a master's degree in Bio Medical Engineering and Bachelor's degree in Instrumentation technology. He has deep interest in Healthcare technologies, TRIZ for problem solving, Lean Six sigma, apart from Intellectual Property Strategy. He has been an invited speaker in various forums focusing on Quality and Intellectual Property. Ananda Byrappa Ananda Byrappa has 15 plus years of industry experience in IT, Media and R & D sectors. He is currently serving at GE as Global Leader for GE's Knowledge Center. He is leading global teams of information professionals and providing cutting edge information sources, state of the art services in the areas of information and intellectual property for GE worldwide. Ananda is a certified Six Sigma Black Belt. He has guided Six-Sigma projects and mentored many Green Belts. He has delivered key note addresses, lectures, plenary talks, chaired technical sessions and panel discussions in national and international events both in India and abroad. You are invited to attend this workshop. Regards Madhuresh Singhal (on behalf of NCSI-Net Foundation) Senior Manager - Knowledge Services Advinus Therapeutics Ltd (A TATA Enterprise) 21 & 22, Phase 2, Peenya Industrial Area, Bangalore - 560058 Phone: +91 98861 82822 Meet us at BIO International Convention | June 23-26, 2014 | San Diego, CA | Booth # 5323 ************************************************************************************************* This email and its attachments are confidential and proprietary to Advinus Therapeutics Ltd. and are meant for the intended recipient only. If you are not the intended recipient, do not take any actions based on the contents of this message, except to permanently delete the message and its attachments and inform the sender immediately. ************************************************************************************************* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Remembering P.N. Panicker, the Father of Library and Literacy movement in Kerala in Thrissur and conclusion of Four Month’s long NET Coaching in LIS on 22nd June 2014 by ALA and KLA
by Dr. A.T. Francis 21 Jun '14

21 Jun '14

Dear LIS Professionals, The Academic Library Association (ALA) and Thrissur Region of the Kerala Library Association (KLA) is jointly organising a meeting to remember Sri. P.N. Panicker, the Father of Library and Literacy movement in Keralaand conclusion of Four Month’s long NET Coaching in LIS in a meeting organised on 22nd June 2014, Sunday at the St. ThomasCollege, Thrissur at 3.30-5.30pm. Soliciting the esteemed presence of all library professionals in Thrissur, Ernakulam, Palakkad, Calicut and Malappuram area with their friends. With regards, Dr. A.T. FRANCIS, MCom, MLISc, NET, PhD HEAD, LIBRARY College of Horticulture Kerala Agricultural University Thrissur - 680 656, India, 91-9496839409 (m) francisaloor(a)yahoo.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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KLA-CPD to organize a One Day Workshop on Managing Literature for Scholarly Writing on 13 July 2014 in Thiruvananthapuram
by S.L. Faisal 21 Jun '14

21 Jun '14

Dear All, Kerala Library Association Centre for Professional Development (KLA-CPD) is organizing a one day Workshop on Managing Literature for Scholarly Writing. About the workshop This workshop will empower the researcher to systemically identify, capture, organize, and use the scholarly literature. The researchers also will be able to learn how to manage the numerous PDF files they already have in a proper way and how to add notes and annotations to them. Further it will also provide insights about how to use its bibliographical information to generate the references / citations and to insert them in MSWord / Open Office during the paper / theses writing process in the required citation style. Workshop Components: - Installation and customization of reference software Zotero. - Capturing and organizing references/citations and full text. - Managing literature including notes and annotations - Referencing / citation – styles - Integration with Word Processor for citing and generating bibliography - Data backup and restore Resource persons: The resource persons include academicians and eminent information professionals who have made a mark in the field of information search and handling reference management softwares. Who should attend? Research scholars of all disciplines, students pursuing MPhil / post Master’s programmes, Professionals working in Academic Libraries, R & D Libraries, Academicians of all disciplines, ICT Professionals in Academic and R&D Institutions. Date and Venue The workshop would be conducted at the KLA – Centre for Professional Development, No. 36, II Floor, Kairalie Plaza Annexe, Karamana, Thiruvananthapuram. The date and time is 13 July 2014 from 09.00am to 12.30pm. & 1.30 pm to 5.00pm. (Two batches) Registration Registration fee is Rs. 250/- per participant. This entitles the participant for the workshop kit [including software CD-ROM], and refreshments. How to apply? Candidates interested to participate should apply online. Visit, http://klaweblog.wordpress.com to apply online. Demand draft for Rs. 250/- drawn in favour of Kerala Library Association payable at Thiruvananthapuram should be sent to the address: V. Sriram, (Treasurer, KLA, DBRA-80, Cliff House Road, Kowdiar P.O., Thiruvananthapuram – 695003 so as to reach us on or before 5 July 2014. For details visit: http://klaweblog.wordpress.com Thank you ************************************* For KLA S.L.Faisal EC Member, KLA & Librarian Kendriya Vidyalaya, Pattom Thiruvananthapuram-695 004 Kerala, India Ph.09447699724 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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