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Workshop
by Mailing List Admin 05 Aug '13

05 Aug '13

Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2013 12:01:06 +0530 From: SARADA RANGANATHAN ENDOWMENT FOR LIBRARY SCIENCE KAnOE�s 4th Workshop http://www.kanoe.org Categories for the Web: Towards a Semantic Web One-Day Workshop (TEQIP-II/COE Sponsored) & Inauguration of the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science on the occasion of the Birthday of Dr. S. R. Ranganathan in association with Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science Thursday, 08 August 2013 Venue: Tech Park Seminar Hall, PES Institute of Technology How can categories organize information on the Web? How can e-commerce use categories effectively? How do we design a good set of categories? Are you keen to get answers to these questions? Here is the right opportunity for you! A one-day workshop sponsored under TEQIP-II by the COE in Knowledge Analytics and Ontological Engineering (KAnOE) in association with the Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, on the occasion of the Birthday of Dr. S. R. Ranganathan, to introduce participants to Categories for the Web : Towards a Semantic Web. Participants get an overview of the the notion of categories as understood and applied in Knowledge Organization and its relevance and potential application in organizing information on the Web with a specific focus on e-commerce. Who can attend? Library & Information professionals and students of LIS, Information Architects, Web Designers; Faculty and students of PESIT or other engineering colleges (from any department) as well as professionals from the industry. Registration is free of cost, but all participants must register well before the event. How do I register? Please fill out the on-line form at http://kanoe.org/workshopregistration.html Keynote Speaker: Dr. J. K. Suresh Dr. J. K. Suresh is Vice President and Research Fellow, Knowledge Management, at Infosys Ltd. He is one of the leading experts in the field of Knowledge Management in India. He has also contributed to various KM initiatives in academia, government and industry and is on the advisory boards of national and international institutions. He has written extensively on knowledge management in various forums and has secondary interests in education and learning. He obtained his BTech from IIT-Kanpur, MTech from IIT-Madras and PhD from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. Resource Persons: Dr. A. Neelameghan Prof. A. Neelameghan, an internationally acclaimed scholar in Library and Information Science and Former Professor and Head, Documentation Research and Training Centre, Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore was formerly Head, Section on Institution Building and Networking, UNESCO/PGI and Regional Advisor for Asia-Pacific, UNESCO. He undertook Technical Assistance missions to developing countries in Asia, Arab League States, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean sponsored by UNESCO/PGI, UNDP, and IDRC. These missions included formulation of national information policies, development of information institutions, organizing and teaching in national and regional training workshops in information studies. He established a regional post-graduate programme for training science information specialists in South Asia at the University of Philippines in Manila, the School of Information Studies for Africa at the University in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, a similar programme for Latin America at the University of Simon Bolivar, Caracas, Venezuela, and a national training programme for China in Beijing. He retired from UN civil service in 1986. Following graduate and post-graduate studies in Madras, India, he studied documentation and information in science in USA on Rockefeller Foundation and Fulbright scholarships. He is currently associated with the Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science (1963-) and the Ranganathan Centre for Information Studies (1993-), both not-for-profit national charitable trusts promoting research, lectures, and publications in information studies. His areas of special interest are information for socio-economic development, capacity building in developing countries, indigenous information and spiritual information. Dr. K. S. Raghavan Dr. K. S. Raghavan is a Visiting Scientist at KAnOE- the Centre for Knowledge Analytics and Ontological Engineering at PESIT. Earlier, he was a professor at the Documentation Research and Training Centre (DRTC) of the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) and the Dean (Academic) and Head of the Department of Library and Information Science at the University of Madras where he was also the Chairperson of the School of Information and Communication Studies and the School of Mathematics, Computer and Information Science. He is a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the international journal Knowledge Organization and has published widely in areas such as knowledge organization, multilingual thesauri and education for information. He holds a BSc in Physics and Mathematics and a Bachelor�s in Library Science from the University of Mysore, a Master�s in Library Science from the University of Delhi and the PhD from University of Mysore (1986). He recently edited a volume titled Categories, Contexts and Relations in Knowledge Organization. Dr. Kavi Mahesh Dr. Kavi Mahesh is the Director of the Centre for Knowledge Analytics and Ontological Engineering � KAnOE and a Professor of Computer Science at PES Institute of Technology, Bangalore, India. He is also a Principal Consultant with the Knowledge Management Group at Infosys Ltd. His areas of interest are knowledge management, epistemology, ontology, classification studies, text processing and unstructured data management. He has two US patents and has published two books, 13 book chapters and over 50 papers. He was previously with Oracle Corporation, USA and New Mexico State University and has consulted with Hewlett Packard, United Nations and EasyLib.com. He holds an M. Tech. in Computer Science from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay and an MS and a PhD in Computer Science from Georgia Institute of Technology, USA. AGENDA: Thursday, 08 August 2013 9:00 - 9:30 AM : Registration Session 1 : 9.30 - 10.45 AM Welcome and Opening Remarks -- Dr. K. N. Balasubramanya Murthy, Principal and Director, PESIT Inauguration and Keynote --- Dr. J. K. Suresh TEA BREAK: 10:45 � 11:00 AM Session 2: 11:00 AM � 1:00 pm Keynote: Categories - History and Methodology -- Dr. A. Neelameghan Categories for the Web and E-Commerce -- Dr. Kavi Mahesh Lunch Break: 1:00 � 2:00 PM Session 3: 2:00 - 3.00 PM The notion of Categories in Knowledge Organization -- Dr. K. S. Raghavan TEA BREAK: 3:00 � 3:30 PM Session 4: 3:30 � 5:00 PM Information Organization for the Web : Effective Use of Categories -- Dr. Kavi Mahesh Feedback, Discussion and Conclusion For any queries, please write to ontology(a)pes.edu

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Request for Full Text Article
by Mahesh Moolya 05 Aug '13

05 Aug '13

Dear Professionals, If any library holds below mentioned article. Please send me. Pediatrics. 1971 May;47(5):826-30. Intra-uterine growth of North Indian babies. Ghosh S, Bhargava SK, Madhavan S, Taskar AD, Bhargava V, Nigam SK. Thank you, Mahesh Moolya Jr. Librarian K S Hegde Medical Academy Dearalakatte Mangalore 575 018 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Call for Final Submissions of Papers to ICDL 2013
by Nihal Alam 05 Aug '13

05 Aug '13

TERI is organizing ICDL 2013 (International Conference on Digital Libraries) during 27–29 November 2013 at India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi. The conference would be inaugurated by Hon'ble VICE PRESIDENT OF INDIA. The major objectives of this mega event are: · To bridge the digital divide between developed and developing countries · To create a platform through capacity building on Digital Library, Knowledge Management and applications of Social Media ICDL 2013 is also expecting an august gathering of over 500 participants drawn from cross-disciplinary areas etc. We have received confirmations from several renowned international experts for participating in the deliberations. Some of the highlights of the conference would be: ü Thematic Workshop addressing on contemporary issues to a focused group of clientele ü Tutorials by leading DL experts of the World ü Conference deliberation by the luminaries of Digital Library ü Exposition by National and International Publishers, Knowledge Vendors For registration kindly visit our website: http://www.teriin.org/events/icdl/register.php Call for Papers Due to overwhelming response by the contributors and participants , the last date for paper submission to ICDL 2013 has been extended from 20th July to 10th August 2013. *Important dates* Submission of full papers 10th August 2013 Notification of acceptance of paper with comments 15th September 2013 Submission of the final paper after incorporating comments 10th October 2013 ICDL 2013 invites original submissions focusing on the theme of the conference Vision 2020: Looking back 10 years and forging new frontiers. Contributions are invited for conference sessions and tutorials. Topics for contributions (but are not limited to) include the following. · DL development, architecture, and management · Information storage and retrieval · Multi-linguality and interoperability issues · Digital rights management · Digital preservation and access management · DL best practices · E-learning and e-publishing · DL standards and policy · Open archives initiatives · ODOL (Open, distance, and online learning) · Multimedia content · Sustainable DL model · DL service marketing · Digital research libraries · Social media and network analysis · Collaborative knowledge creation · Information quality management · Enterprise 2.0 and collaborative model · Knowledge management business models · Convergence of knowledge management and learning system · Mobile technology and service-oriented architecture · Information and communication model · Knowledge management best practices Paper submission guidelines and date ICDL invites original papers typed on MS Word. The word limit for each paper is 5000 words. All papers should be written in English for acceptance for presentation in the conference. Each submitted paper will be reviewed by a panel of experts and only well-researched and well-written papers will be accepted for presentation. It is expected that all accepted papers will be presented at the conference by the author(s).A few papers shall also be selected for the poster session presentation. The conference proceedings that will be distributed to the participants will include the selected papers (for presentation at the conference) and abstracts (selected for presentation in the poster session). Papers may be submitted either in hard copy format to the ICDL secretariat or online, using the conference website or electronically at < ICDL2013(a)teri.res.in>. For details of paper submission guidelines, please visit www.teriin.org/events/icdl for further details. Mailing Address: ICDL 2013 Secretariat The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) India Habitat Centre Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003, India Tel: +91 11 24682100 or 41504900 Fax: 24682144 Email: ICDL2013(a)teri.res.in Website: www.teriin.org/events/icdl Kind regards, Nihal ============================== ======== Nihal Alam Research Associate LIC, Knowledge Management Division TERI, IHC, New Delhi Tel. 24682100, 41504900 (Extn. 2758) Mob. 09311 30 5823 email: nihal.alam(a)teri.res.in ====================================== -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Refresher Course in LIS
by Dr.Dineshan Koovakkai 05 Aug '13

05 Aug '13

Dear All, The UGC-Academic Staff College, University of Calicut is organizing UGC sponsored Refresher Course in Library & Information Science from 21.08.2013 to 10.09.2013. Application form can be downloaded from the ASC website ( www.universityofcalicut.info>Academic Staff College>Downloads). Selected participants have to remit Rs. 500/- on admission. The participants will be eligible for TA (maximum 3rd AC Rail) and Boarding Allowance @ Rs. 250/- per day (for outstation Participants). Accommodation facility in ASC Guest House is also provided. For further details please contact: 0494 2407351. Regards, -- Dr.Dineshan Koovakkai *MA; MLISc; PGDEC; PGDCA; DCHN; NET; PhD.* Assistant Librarian & Publication Officer Co-ordinator, NMEICT Nodal Officer, Higher Education Survey Associate Editor, CUK Newsletter Central University of Kerala Vidyanagar P.O. Kasargod, Kerala, India Mob: 09447468586 Blog: www.dineshkoovakkai.blogspot.com Visit our library website at: www.universitylibrarycuk.yolasite.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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An Appeal to Observe Librarians~R Day 2013
by Mailing List Admin 05 Aug '13

05 Aug '13

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sat, 3 Aug 2013 10:29:31 +0530 From: IASLIC Kolkata <iaslic.india(a)gmail.com> An Appeal to Observe Librarians� Day 2013 Believably all are aware and will appreciate that IASLIC, the premier national professional society in the field of LIS took the pioneering step to observe the Birth Anniversary of the father of Library Science, Dr. S. R. Ranganathan every year befittingly to pay homage and tribute to this illustrious Guru of ours. 12th August, stands as the sacred date to us to observe by organizing seminar, symposium, discussion, etc. or in the manner it may be feasible in a situation / environment. Since it is IASLIC which initiated and thought it prudent to observe this Birth Anniversary first in the country, IASLIC appeals to its members staying in all parts of the country kindly to take initiative to organize themselves and observe �Librarians� Day 2013� (Ranganathan�s Birth Anniversary) in any form as the situation may warrant. Prof. Pijushkanti Panigrahi General Secretary, IASLIC -- * **Prof Pijushkanti Panigrahi*, Hony General Secretary, IASLIC, P-291, CIT Scheme No. 6M, Kankurgachi, Kolkata - 700054 iaslic(a)vsnl.net or iaslic.india(a)gmail.com www.iaslic1955.org.in

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OXFORD DICTIONARIES GOING BILINGUAL
by Mailing List Admin 05 Aug '13

05 Aug '13

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2013 11:04:31 +0530 From: Ragaavendra R <Ragaavendra_R(a)jubilantbiosys.com> Dear Moderator kindly circulate. OXFORD DICTIONARIES GOING BILINGUAL With internet making print dictionaries redundant, Oxford University Press is now focusing on bilingual dictionaries and mobile applications to maintain its presence in the market. "Though our print dictionaries continue to sell in India but there has been a slowdown in demand. However, the demand for our bilingual dictionaries has been growing at the rate of 20-25 per cent per year," Ranjan Kaul, Managing Director of Oxford University Press India, told PTI here. The publishers of the world's most definitive work on English already have bilingual dictionaries in Hindi, Marathi, Odia, Kannada, Gujarati and Telugu while their Bengali one was launched here recently. "We are now trying to add more Indian languages on the list like Malayalam, Punjabi, Assamese, etc., as the aspiration to learn English is growing in smaller towns and cities all over the country," Kaul said. FOR COMPLETE READ AND REFERENCE LINK: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/oxford-dictionaries-going-bilingua… Best Regards, Raghvendra R

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Discussion on Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes required by Librarians for Open Access
by Mailing List Admin 05 Aug '13

05 Aug '13

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2013 10:52:59 +0530 From: Sridhar Gutam <gutam2000(a)gmail.com> I am currently assisting the Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA) in developing Curriculum and Self-Directed Learning (SDL) Tool for Open Access for researchers and library and information professionals as a project of UNESCO. The UNESCO adopted Open Access strategy in 2011, and with effect from 1 July 2013 it has become fully Open Access. Capacity building to promote Open Access is one of the important strands of the UNESCO strategy. The UNESCO Open Access Forum 2011 also recommended training of young researchers and library professionals on Open Access. As a first step, we would like to seek help of experts though a discussion on this platform to identify Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes needed for Open Access by Library and Information Professionals and Researchers. So, we will have two strands of discussion: One for Librarians and the other for Researchers. This week we start with training needs for Librarians� Librarians play a significant role in providing access to peer reviewed information published in journals and help manage local repositories. Sometime back we did a Delphi study with select experts, which revealed the following as key areas for the librarians to study: Module 1: Foundations 1. Introduction to Open Access: Definition, types (green, gold, delayed), OA journals (gold and hybrid), OA books, OA repositories, benefits, barriers (publisher resistance), philosophy of access to knowledge, disciplinary trends; Open Access Policy development, including funder policies 2. Copyrights and licensing mechanisms for Open Access, such as the creative commons licenses, copyleft and publishers' embargo in self-archiving Module 2: Practical Options and Systems 3. Repositories and issues involved in creating and maintaining repositories, author self-archiving 4. Open Access Journal publishing systems and processes Module 3: Initiatives, Implications and Issues 5. Searching of Open Access information (Vehicles for Open Access: OAIster and other Open Access Search Engines, PubMed), Metadata related issues, SHERPA RoMEO, DOAJ, DOAB, GOAP, OA Map, etc. 6. Impact of Open Access on dissemination of knowledge, citation advantages, estimating impact; Changing practices in scholarly communication, including open peer review, emerging approaches to recognition of scholarly works 7. Implications of online-only format for long-term preservation of OA content (Google Books, Internet Archive, Hathi Trust, other non-U.S. large initiatives) While this is useful, we need to identify the Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes to develop the curriculum and content learning materials. You may also like to comment on the suitability of the above topics. If you want to share more on the topic privately, kindly do so in the emails: smishra.col(a)gmail.com and barna.chakrabarti(a)gmail.com With Regards, Barnali Roy Choudhury Project Associate (Open Access) Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia 13/14 Sarv Priya Bihar New Delhi 110016 www.cemca.org

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KAnOE's 4th Workshop on Categories for the Web: Towards a Semantic Web on Thu 8 Aug at PESIT
by Mailing List Admin 05 Aug '13

05 Aug '13

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2013 18:07:54 +0530 From: K.N. Prasad <kadaba.n.prasad(a)gmail.com> Greetings Please find the brochure for the 4th in the series of KAnOE's workshops on *Categories for the Web: Towards a Semantic Web* on Thursday, 8 August at PESIT. The workshop is being organized on the occasion of the Birthday of Dr. S. R. Ranganathan jointly by KAnOE-PESIT and the Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science. The event also marks the Inauguration of the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the Endowment. A special thanks to Dr. J. K. Suresh of Infosys for agreeing to inaugurate the event and to deliver the keynote and to Dr. A. Neelameghan for agreeing to deliver the Keynote on the history and methodology of categorization. I request you to circulate this widely among your colleagues and associates. Thank you. With best regards, Kavi Mahesh Dr. Kavi Mahesh Director, KAnOE - Centre for Knowledge Analytics and Ontological Engineering (World Bank funded), and Professor, Department of Computer Science, PES Institute of Technology, Bangalore, and Principal Consultant, Knowledge Management Group, Infosys Technologies Ltd. Phone: +91 98452 90073 http://www.kanoe.org and http://ontology.org.in http://www.linkedin.com/in/kavimahesh <http://scholar.google.co.in/citations?hl=en&user=ZVQV4CAAAAAJ>

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ABILITY-SSS-MGU-Kerala Requires an Academic Coordinator
by Vimal Kumar V. 05 Aug '13

05 Aug '13

The ABILITY Project of the School of Social Sciences (SSS) addresses the issue of academic access of physically challenged, especially the visually impaired, students and researchers. We need an Academic Coordinator, initially for two years. Job Description: Coordinating the publication of an audio journal of humanities and social sciences research; assisting the teachers and librarians involved with the dissertations of the visually impaired; updating the website; convening training sessions in assistive technologies; writing reports and preparing financial grant proposals. Essential Requirements: The applicant should be a postgraduate in Arts/Humanities/Social Sciences/Social Work/Media and Communication Studies/Library and Information Sciences/Architecture/Civil Engineering/Fine Arts/Design, with advanced proficiency in the English language. Desirable: Knowledge of universal design/assistive technologies. Emoluments: Rs. 25000/- (consolidated) per month plus travel allowance. Age limit: 40 years Job Highlights: The opportunity to associate with a pioneering, creative, and socially sensitive project in an institution of higher learning; living in a Kerala small town with occasional travel. Eligibility conditions remaining the same, preference for candidates from SC/ST communities shall apply. How to apply? Send in your *Curriculum Vitae* and a three page write-up or a set of images with text on ‘’Thoughts on Making the High School/Higher Secondary School I Studied Accessible to the Visually Impaired” to * abilityunbound(a)gmail.com *before September 20, 2013. *Project Leader, ABILITY and Head, School of Social Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Pullarikkunnu, Malloossery (Post), Kottayam 686 041, Kerala* -- Vimal Kumar V. Technical Assistant Mahatma Gandhi University Library Kottayam, Kerala- 686 560 Web: http://www.vimalkumar.info Blog: http://linuxhalwa.blogspot.com http://kohageek.blogspot.in --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I forget what I was taught. I only remember what I have learnt" -Patrick White -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IASLIC Zone 6 : Librarians' Day 2013
by IASLIC Kolkata 05 Aug '13

05 Aug '13

*Librarians’ Day 2013* * * *Organized by* *Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres (IASLIC) Bengal Library Association (BLA)* *West Bengal Public Libraries Employees Association (WBPLEA)* * * *In collaboration with* *Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation (RRRLF)* *Bose Institute, Kolkata* * * *On* *11th August, 2013 (Sunday) at 9 am* * * *Venue* *Lecture Hall, Main Campus, Rajabazar. Bose Institute, 93/1, Acharya Prafulla Chandra Road, Kolkata – 700009, West Bengal, India *** * * *Theme of Discussion* *Ethics and Values of Librarianship Profession* * * *Registration Fees* * [image: Rupee-Symbol-Font.jpg]150 (Rupees one hundred fifty only)* * * * * We invite you and your colleagues to register either with IASLIC, BLA, or WBPLEA positively by August 08, 2013 for this professional event befittingly to pay homage and tribute to our illustrious Guru Dr S R Ranganathan. We also request you kindly to promote the event among your professional circle in the areas of LIS. We look forward to meeting you on Librarians’ Day 2013 at the Bose Institute, Kolkata * * * * *General Secretaries * * IASLIC, BLA and WBPLEA* -- * **Prof Pijushkanti Panigrahi*, Hony General Secretary, IASLIC, P-291, CIT Scheme No. 6M, Kankurgachi, Kolkata - 700054 iaslic(a)vsnl.net or iaslic.india(a)gmail.com www.iaslic1955.org.in *Join IASLIC, Contribute to IASLIC, Strengthen IASLIC* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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