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NATIONAL CONF - ROUTE - 2013-Reaching Out to Users through Technology
by Arunachalam Hariharan 10 Jan '13

10 Jan '13

NATIONAL CONFERENCE on Reaching Out to Users through Technology (ROUTE - 2013) Enhancing Innovative Library Services in Open Environment Date: 13 - 15 MARCH 2013 Organized by CSIR – Structural Engineering Research Centre Chennai – 600 113 CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre (CSIR-SERC), Chennai is one of the premier national laboratories under the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), India. CSIR-SERC is a leading research institution in the field of structural engineering at the national and international levels. CSIR-SERC has excellent facilities and expertise for the analysis, design and testing of structures and structural components. CSIR-SERC’s services are being extensively used by the Central/State Governments and public/private sector undertakings. CSIR-SERC has been certified as ISO 9001:2008 quality institution. Knowledge Resource Division, CSIR-SERC Nestled amidst the greenery in the campus, is the Knowledge Resource Division (KRD) set up on modern lines. Providing invaluable support to researchers, its collection has grown to cover all aspects of structural engineering and its related sciences. KRD, CSIR-SERC is fully automated using modern technologies such as barcode, RFID, and provides several web-based services such as OPAC, auto alert, content alert, institutional repository etc. KRD, CSIR-SERC has recently upgraded its storage and security capacities by installing storage mobile compactors and surveillance system. About the Conference Reaching Out to Users through Technology (ROUTE-2013) - Enhancing Innovative Library Services in Open Environment aims to promote the understanding and use of information and communication technologies in libraries and institutions promoting library services to ensure equitable access to information and learning opportunities to every citizen. Digital libraries and deep web offer a vast spectrum of information. Large scale and access-free digital libraries, as well as social networks and tools constitute challenges in terms of accessibility, trust, privacy, and user satisfaction. The current questions concern the trade-off, where our actions must focus, and how to increase the accessibility. ROUTE-2013 looks to the future as our presenters embrace technological change in their workplaces and institutions, seeking ways to mobilize service delivery and granting service providers the skills and power to stay ahead of a connected and socialized client base. ROUTE-2013 aims to provide a mix of sessions highlighting technologies affecting user interaction and creation of new and better ways to manage library resources. At ROUTE-2013, information professionals have the valuable opportunity to share insights that address global technological challenges affecting our local communities. Anyone interested in emerging technologies that affect libraries and its services should plan to attend. Objectives The conference is intended to provide a forum for discussion and exchange of ideas on the theme and various sub-themes. The main objectives of the conference are to: - Discuss strategies to manage libraries in the future and to reach the users through technology. - Enhancing access to libraries through new media for next generation users. - Identify and disseminate experiences of library professionals while using current technologies. - Identify and share best practices developed or adopted. Call for Papers Papers are invited on the various sub themes of the conference: - Cloud computing for library services: Software - openURL resolver, stats manager, research guides, online reference; Platforms - integrated library system, ILL, copyright compliance systems; Infrastructure - discovery, digital repository, archives management, website, digital storage, institutional repository. - Innovative Library Services: Using social networks such as facebook, twitter, blogs, wikis, RSS feeds, linkedIn etc for library services; Publishing, editing and modifying content using content management systems such as wordpress, joomla etc.; Using open source e-learning applications such as moodle. - Mobile Technologies for Library Services: Mobile technologies / devices for libraries, library mobile applications, creating mobile websites / m-opac, SMS alerts. - Resource sharing and e-resource management: Open access initiatives, OA repositories & institutional repositories, open journal systems, consortium etc. CONFERENCE THEMES - Cloud computing for library services: Software - openURL resolver, stats manager, research guides, online reference. Platforms - integrated library system, ILL, copyright compliance systems. Infrastructure - discovery, digital repository, archives management, website, digital storage, institutional repository. -Innovative Library Services: Using social networks such as facebook, twitter, blogs, wikis, RSS feeds, linkedIn etc for library services. Publishing, editing and modifying content using content management systems such as wordpress, joomla etc. Using open source e-learning applications such as moodle. - Mobile Technologies for Library Services: Mobile technologies / devices for libraries, library mobile applications, creating mobile websites / m-opac, SMS alerts. - Resource sharing & e-resource management Open access initiatives, OA repositories & institutional repositories, open journal systems, consortium etc. Papers on the themes listed above are invited from library and information professionals, IT professionals, academicians, research scholars, consultants, government and non-government organizations based on their research work / case studies. Abstracts of papers not exceeding 500 words may be sent by email or post to the organizing secretary. The abstracts will be reviewed by the technical committee, and the authors will be intimated of the acceptance along with the guidelines for preparation of the full-text. Guidelines are also available in the conference web page. Conference Fee & Pre-conference Tutorial Fee - Delegates - 3000/- per person - Students - 1000/- per person - Pre-conference Tutorial Fee - 1000/- per person For delegates with accompanying person, please add Rs.1500 to the conference fee. Registration fee includes conference kit, a digital copy of the proceedings, lunch and tea during the tutorial and conference. Registration fee may be paid through Demand Draft in favour of “IRF Structural Engineering Research Centre” payable at Chennai. Online payment option is also available. For details please refer the conference page in CSIR-SERC website. Pre-conference Tutorial A tutorial on E-prints and mobile libraries will be held on 13 March 2013. For more details, please visit the conference page in CSIR-SERC website. Dates to Remember Submission of Full Paper: 15th January 2012 Last Date of Registration: 15 February 2013 CONFERENCE DATES Pre-conference Tutorial: 13 March 2013 Main Conference : 14 – 15 March 2013 CONFERENCE VENUE Vigyan Auditorium CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre CSIR Campus, CSIR Road, Taramani Chennai – 600 113 Accommodation Limited accommodation is available on first come first serve basis in CSIR-SERC guest house on payment. Delegates are requested to contact the organizing secretary for guest house bookings. Large numbers of hotels are available in Chennai. Participants can opt for accommodation in the nearby areas of the centre such as Adyar, Velachery and Thiruvanmiyur. Information related to hotels in Chennai can be found in: Welcome to Chennai Chennai formerly known as Madras is the capital city of Tamil Nadu and is the fourth largest metro in India. Chennai is a journey into timeless India, a kaleidoscope of moods - rich in the treasures of history, from temples and shrines to forts and palaces, the landscape of the past lives easily with the present. Retaining much of its traditional charm, this 350 year old city is the gateway to the south, providing many a fascinating vignette of southern heritage. With its historic landmarks and buildings, long sandy beaches, cultural and art centers and parks, Chennai's tourism offers many interesting locations to visitors. One of the most important tourist attractions of Chennai is in the neighboring town of Mahabalipuram with its ancient temples and rock carvings of the 7th century Pallava kingdom. Chennai is world famous for its clothes shopping opportunities. Local markets solely dedicated to clothing stores and the choices, along with the prices, are truly amazing, making this a shopping destination in its own right.Chennai is well connected to other cities in India by rail, road and air. Dr. A. Hariharan Organizing Secretary & Head, Knowledge Resource Division CSIR-STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTRE CSIR CAMPUS, CSIR ROAD, TARAMANI CHENNAI - 600113 Tel: 044-22549131 / 22549132 / 22549133 /09841601903 Fax: 044 - 22541508 Email: route2013register(a)serc.res.in; route2013papers(a)serc.res.in www.serc.res.in -- 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 Harish Y S 09 Jan '13

09 Jan '13

Dear sir one of our faculty member required Following journal articles, you are one of the co author to this article if available send this article to below address or email attachment. *New forensic method for measuring dynamic changes of EMF level limits using smart dust* Information, Communication and Automation Technologies (ICAT), 2011 XXIII International Symposium on<http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/mostRecentIssue.jsp?punumber=6093619> *Date of Conference:* 27-29 Oct. 2011 *Author(s):* Hajdarevic, K. <http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/search/searchresult.jsp?searchWithin=p_Authors:.…> Pattinson, C. <http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/search/searchresult.jsp?searchWithin=p_Authors:.…> ; Hadzic, A. <http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/search/searchresult.jsp?searchWithin=p_Authors:.…> ; Hadzigrahic, J. <http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/search/searchresult.jsp?searchWithin=p_Authors:.…> *Page(s):* 1 - 5 *Product Type:* Conference Publications http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?reload=true&arnumber=6102… -- Regards Harish Y S Librarian National Institute of Engineering, Manandavadi Road, Mysore-8, Mob - +919886384826 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for article
by Muruli Acharya 09 Jan '13

09 Jan '13

Dear LIS Professionals, We urgently require the following article for one of the research scholars. Kindly help me if your library collection has it. *Hypoglycemic effect of moringa oleifera leaf powder on human diabetic subjects *by* John *and* Chellappa; The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics , 2005, 42(1), page 22-29* I thank all of you for the help provided every time when I approached. -- Muruli Librarian, Power System Training Institute (PSTI), National Power Training Institute (NPTI), Bangalore, India -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Need article
by Veeru 09 Jan '13

09 Jan '13

Dear Professionals, One of our faculty is urgent need of this article. Please send anybody who have subscribed to this article. *Title*: Galerkin approximations for singular linear alliptic and semilinear parabolic problems. *Authors*: S. N. Chow<http://www.tandfonline.com/action/doSearch?action=runSearch&type=advanced&r…> , D. R. Dunninger<http://www.tandfonline.com/action/doSearch?action=runSearch&type=advanced&r…> & M. Miklavčlč<http://www.tandfonline.com/action/doSearch?action=runSearch&type=advanced&r…> Volume 40, Issue 1, Page: 41-52 *Journal*: Applicable Analysis *www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/00036819008839991* -- Thanks and Warm Regards Virupaksh. B. H Library and Information Assistant National Library of India, Kolkata-700027 Email Id: *veerulis(a)gmail.com* * * * * -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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SRELS Lecture - Reminder
by Mailing List Admin 09 Jan '13

09 Jan '13

Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2013 12:03:37 +0530 From: SARADA RANGANATHAN ENDOWMENT FOR LIBRARY SCIENCE Dear Moderator : Kindly arrange to announce the following invitation for the benefit of lis-forum members. Yours truly, K.N. Prasad Executive Officer Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science Bangalore *** Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science (SRELS), Bangalore and Ranganathan Centre for Information Studies (RCIS), Bangalore cordially invite you to a lecture by Mr. Shion Guha Graduate Research Assistant, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York on Cross-campus collaboration : A Scientometric and Network Case Study of Publication Activity Across two Campuses of a Single Institution Dr. I.K. Ravichandra Rao Formerly, Professor and Head, Documentation Research and Training Centre, Bangalore presides on Tuesday, 15th January 2013 at 6.30 p.m. at SRELS, 702, 42nd Cross, 3rd Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore 560 010 RSVP: K.N. Prasad � Ph: (080) 23305109 E-mail: srels(a)dataone.in

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Is this the world’s “most awesome library”?
by Jayadev P Hiremath 08 Jan '13

08 Jan '13

Is this the world’s “most awesome library”? by Kevin Murphy That depends on whether you’re the type of person who agrees that bionic librarians, chaise lounges and the ability to converse at an above-whisper volume is preferable to the hushed, green lamp, bookshelf environment that’s been the norm for the last century. This February, the students and faculty of North Carolina State University will officially unveil their preference when the new James B. Hunt Library in Raleigh celebrates its grand opening. More than six years in the making, and designed by Snøhetta (the firm behind New York’s 9/11 Memorial), the library is garnering much praise from media and architecture firms alike for its innovative use of technology and a layout that encourages student interaction and collaboration. The AP reports: 1.5 million books are stored in more than 18,000 metal bins, retrievable by robots when a student requests one. The book robot, known as a bookBot … slides between rows of bins 50 feet deep and 120 feet high. A staffer files a student’s request for a book on a computer, and the robot locates the right bin, pulls it out and leaves the bin in front of the staffer, who locates the right book and takes it to the student. To save room, the books are stored by size, not another filing system. And the system does save space, taking up about one-ninth of the room needed to store 1.5 million books on shelves. When students look for a book, however, they can see it on a virtual shelf as they would under the Library of Congress system. But they also can refine the search by other parameters — for peer-reviewed material, for example — and the virtual shelf will reconfigure itself to those refinements. More than robots fetching books (how ironic!), the library’s real leap into the future gains focus when looking at the space’s floor plan, which seems to find inspiration in the Google/Facebook/Twitter type of offices currently employing an “open” and “fun” environment that’s supposedly conducive to brainstorming and collaboration. To wit, there are 100 areas for collaborative study; walls made of whiteboards; a traditional library area with about 40,000 books on shelves; and a snack bar on the first floor. And yes, food and drink are allowed here. As is talking. The more than 20 styles of funky chairs, including a sort of continuous chaise lounge, caught the eye of Jennifer Leary, a first-year doctoral student in textiles from San Francisco. The layout is conducive to studying, she said. “As a student, when you come into a library, you kind of want to find your space,” she said. “And all the variety gives you freedom to think, ‘OK, do I want to be in a rigid chair today or more laid back? Do I want to be near the window? What kind of view do I want to see?’ Such developments signal a change in expectations. Rather than quiet places of study, surrounded by rows and rows of books, the library of the future houses books in closed stacks and tends to be a place where ideas are conceived and shared, becoming much more like a laboratory, where inspiration arrives as much from discussion as words written on paper. Open offices and libraries work for some, not others. When it comes to whether these spaces actually increase creativity and synchronize workflow, the jury is still out. But one thing is for sure, colleges and universities increase their appeal when showing off shiny, technologically advanced libraries to potential students — and the James B. Hunt Library is not just a gift for students, it’s an investment on the part of the taxpayers of North Carolina, who contributed $115 million to the 220,000-square-foot-building. So far it’s been a wise investment, at least according to real estate and architecture site Curbed.com, which says “Raleigh, N.C., has seen the future … [the James B. Hunt Library] may even be enough to reseat MVRDV’s Book Mountain as the world’s most awesome library.” -- Warm regards. Jayadev P Hiremath Independent Libraries Professional (Former Librarian - IBS,Kuwait) E-mail : jayadevh(a)hotmail.com LinkedIn : http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jayadev-p-hiremath/44/12a/2a0 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Sciencedirect papers
by Mahesh *Y* 08 Jan '13

08 Jan '13

Dear LIS Professional These are the journal details, please send me the topics asap :) thanku :) <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00134686> *1 ) Electrochemical study on copper cementation from cyanide liquors using zinc* Electrochimica Acta <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00134686> Volume 44, Issue 10<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00134686/44/10>, January 1999, Pages 1617–1625 2) *Copper recovery by the cementation method* Hydrometallurgy <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/0304386X> Volume 47, Issue 1<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/0304386X/47/1>, November 1997, Pages 69–90 -- -- *With Regards* ** * Mahesh.Y Librarian, Shri Pillappa College of Engineering, Bangalore-89. ** Mob: 09916388727 * -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IATLIS General Body Meeting on 21 March 2013 at DRTC, Bangalore
by HPS Kalra 08 Jan '13

08 Jan '13

Dear Life member of IATLIS, Annual General Meeting of the Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS) will be held on 21 March 2013 at DRTC, Bangalore. Details are given in the enclosed notice. HPS Kalra General Secretary, IATLIS. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science C/o Department of Library and Information Science Punjabi University, Patiala No: IATLIS/GBM/2013 Date: 8-01-2013. The 2013 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Association will be held on Thursday, 21 March 2013 at 4.00 p.m. at the venue of the XXIX National Conference of the Association, Documentation Research and Training Centre, Indian Statistical Institute, 8th Mile, Mysore Road, Bangalore to transact the following agenda: Agenda 1. To confirm the minutes of the last Annual General Meeting held on 27 November 2011 at Gujarat University, Ahmedabad. 2. To adopt Annual Report for the period December 2011 – February 2013. 3. To adopt Audited Statement of Accounts for the period 1 April 2011 – 31 March 2012. 4. To discuss any other matter with the permission of the Chair. Presence of the members is earnestly solicited. General Secretary ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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SRELS Lecture - Reminder
by SARADA RANGANATHAN ENDOWMENT FOR LIBRARY SCIENCE 08 Jan '13

08 Jan '13

Dear Moderator : Kindly arrange to announce the following invitation for the benefit of lis-forum members. Yours truly, K.N. Prasad Executive Officer Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science Bangalore *** Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science (SRELS), Bangalore and Ranganathan Centre for Information Studies (RCIS), Bangalore cordially invite you to a lecture by Mr. Shion Guha Graduate Research Assistant, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York on Cross-campus collaboration : A Scientometric and Network Case Study of Publication Activity Across two Campuses of a Single Institution Dr. I.K. Ravichandra Rao Formerly, Professor and Head, Documentation Research and Training Centre, Bangalore presides on Tuesday, 15th January 2013 at 6.30 p.m. at SRELS, 702, 42nd Cross, 3rd Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore 560 010 RSVP: K.N. Prasad – Ph: (080) 23305109 E-mail: srels(a)dataone.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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300 Post Doctoral Fellowships for Indian Scholars in United States under Singh‐Obama Knowledge Initiative
by Dr. J. K. Vijayakumar 07 Jan '13

07 Jan '13

The University Grants Commission invites applications for 300 Post Doctoral Fellowships for Indian Scholars in United States for the year 2012 under Singh‐Obama 21st Century Knowledge Initiative 2012. The applicant should be a permanent teacher within 40 years of age as on Dec. 31, 2012, in an institution recognized under 2(f) and 12B of UGC Act and should possess a Ph.D. Degree in the respective field. Details of the scheme can be accessed from http://www.ugc.ac.in/more/sing_obamaaddvertise100512.pdf ------------ Dr. J. K. VIJAYAKUMAR, http://twitter.com/jkvijayakumar -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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