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Vecancy in RRRLF
by Veeru 01 Nov '12

01 Nov '12

Dear all *RAJA RAMMOHUN ROY LIBRARY FOUNDATION Ministry of Culture, Government of India Block DD-34, Sector-I, Salt Lake, Kolkata 700 064 *Applications are invited for recruitment to the post of Field Officer on Direct Recruitment as per the following particulars* * *1.Name of the post* : *Field Officer* *2. Pay Scale* : Pay Band (2) Rs.9300 – 34800/- with Grade Pay of Rs.4600/- plus usual allowances as admissible under Central Government and Foundation’s rule. *3. Number of Post* : 2 (Two) (Unreserved), 1 post for Southern Zonal Office at Chennai and 1 post for Western Zonal Office at Mumbai. *4. Educational and other qualifications: Essential: * a) Master’s degree of a recognized university; b) 5 years experience in Library / Educational Administrative works; c) Proficiency in Hindi and English and in any one of the regional languages of the zone where the vacancy occurs; d) Certificate course in computer applications equivalent to ‘O’ level foundation course from a DOEACC recognized institute. *Desirable: * a) Degree in Library science from a recognized university. 5. Age : Not exceeding 30 Years. *For more details please visit website*:* http://rrrlf.nic.in/rrlf1.htm** http://rrrlf.nic.in/pdf/adv_field_officer.pdf* 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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Vacancy in RBI Mumbai.
by वैभव गायकवाड 01 Nov '12

01 Nov '12

*Respected All, * * Reserve Bank of India invites applications from Library and Information Science Graduates for appointment on contract basis in its DEPR Library located in Mumbai. * *Job Profile* The Library and Information Science Graduates will attend to the work relating to creation of entire database of the books as well as completion of bar-coding and shelving of all the old books including creation of bibliographic details and other related work in the Bank’s Central Office Library. *Number of Posts and Period of contract* Four Library and Information Science Graduates will be selected for being engaged on contract basis and their period of contract will be ninety (90) days from the date of their taking up the appointment. *Eligibility* Candidates having a Degree in the Library and Information Science obtained from a recognised Institute/College may apply for the contract appointment in the Bank. *Mode of Application* Eligible candidates should apply for the contract appointment in the format<http://rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/content/pdfs/DEPRC251210_B.pdf>given below through their respective institutes. The Institutes / Colleges may forward the applications of eligible candidates alongwith their recommendations to the Officer-in-Charge, Department of Economic and Policy Research, Reserve Bank of India, Central Office, Fort, Mumbai-400001 in the prescribed form. If it is not possible to submit the applications through respective institutes, it may be submitted direct to the Bank. Last date for receipt of applications is November 15, 2012. *Selection* An interview will be conducted to select the Library and Information Science Graduates for contract appointment. The candidates will be shortlisted from among the applications received on the basis of their academic qualifications and other record furnished by them. Interviews will be held for the shortlisted candidates at the office indicated above. The candidates will have to make their own arrangement for attending the interview. The Bank will not reimburse any expenses incurred by the candidates for attending the interview. *Remuneration* The Library and Information Science Graduates engaged on contract basis will be paid an all inclusive monthly stipend of ` 12,000/- (Rupees twelve thousand only) each. They will not be entitled to any other perquisites or reimbursements. *Bank’s canteen facility* The canteen facility available to Bank’s employees will also be made available to the Library and Information Science Graduates engaged on contract basis. *Bank’s accommodation* Bank shall not provide any accommodation to the Library and Information Science Graduates engaged on contract basis. No perquisites/allowances/reimbursements or facilities other than those mentioned above shall be available to the Library and Information Science Graduates engaged on contract basis. The engagement of the Library and Information Science Graduates in the Bank shall be purely temporary and shall not entitle them to any right or claim to a job/appointment in the Bank. Source :- http://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/bs_viewcontent.aspx?Id=2589 -- Thanks Vaibhav D. Gaikwad Assistant Librarian Central Library at Mahatma Gandhi Mission, Dental College & Hospital, Kamothe, Navi Mumbai @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ email : vaibhav.gaikwad2(a)gmail.com http://vaibhavgaikwad.blogspot.com http://www.slideshare.net/vaibhavgaikwad/liblive-cddvd-dspace-manual @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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UGC NET Exam Advertisement Declared (December 30, 2012)
by Veeru 01 Nov '12

01 Nov '12

Dear all, The University Grants Commission announces holding of the National Eligibility Test (NET) on 30th December 2012 (SUNDAY) Important dates : i) Last date for Applying On-Line 16 -11-2012 ii) Last date for receiving the printout of online Application Form (one copy) and Attendance Slip (one copy) at the respective Coordinating University opted by the candidate (with fee receipt & category certificate(s) ) 22/11/2012 Fore more details please visit: *http://ugcnetonline.in/notification.php* -- 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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Announcement of the SATKAL Awards for 2012, and PLA Award for 2011 and 2012
by Jagtar Singh 01 Nov '12

01 Nov '12

Dear Professional Colleagues and Friends, We are pleased to announce the following awards respectively by the Satinder Kaur Ramdev Memorial Trust for Advancement of Librarianship (SATKAL) and the Punjab Library Association (Regd.) (PLA). These awards will be conferred on the award recipients on 06 November 2012 at the Inaugural Function of the ‘One Day Seminar on Reading in the Internet Era’ and the SATKAL Annual Function 2012 being held at Punjabi University Patiala (Punjab). *SATKAL Awards:* SATKAL National Librarian Award 2012- Dr. B.S. Kadmani, Scientific Officer “G”, BARC, Mumbai; SATKAL Women Librarian Award 2012 - Dr. R. Samyuktha, Librarian, Pondicherry University, Puducherry; SATKAL Young Librarian Award 2012 - Dr Sanjay Kataria, Librarian, Banasthali University, Rajasthan; SATKAL School Librarian Award 2012 - Mrs. Madhu, Librarian, Miri Piri Academy, Amritsar *PLA Award:* PLA-Prof. MP Satija Award for Professional Excellence 2011 - Prof. A.S. Chandel, NEHU, Shillong. PLA-Prof. MP Satija Award for Professional Excellence 2012 - Prof. Jagindar Singh Ramdev, Chicago, USA. Hearty congratulations to the award recipients. Jagtar Singh Dr. Jagtar Singh, President, SATKAL, President, PLA, President, Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS) & Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala Pin - 147 002 (India) Email: jagtar.kindu(a)gmail.com Tel: +91 (0)175 304 6179 (Work) +91 (0)175 228 2727 (Home) Fax: +91 (0)175 228 3073 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Library Week Celebration/Felcitation on 18.10.12 at Anna University]
by mailman＠ncsi.iisc.ernet.in 31 Oct '12

31 Oct '12

From: "Arunachalam Hariharan" <hariharan_ah(a)yahoo.com> Date: Tue, October 30, 2012 12:53 pm Dear Members and Professional Colleagues, Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS) is organizing the following Special Programmes/events/function,Â jointly with Central Library, Anna University, Chennai: National Library Week Celebrations Get-together of LIS Professionals Special Lecture cum Discussion HonoringÂ Ph.D Awardees HonoringÂ NET/SLET holders Honoring Retired Professionals Reorganization SALIS Chennai Chapter Date: 18th Nov 2012 Time: 10 A.M Venue: Seminar Hall, Central Library, Anna University,Chennai Hence, those who have awarded Ph.D andÂ cleared NET/SET exams recently and also professionals retired recentlyÂ are requested to send their namesÂ and other details to the following email ids: For Ph.D awardess Name, mobile, email id, Designation, topic, awarded year, University, Guide/Supervisor Name) For NET/SET holders: Name, mobile, email id, Designation, NET/SET, Year of completion, Registration No For Retired Professionals Name, mobile, email id, Designation, institution (where retired, brief bio-data with achievements) Please note that the mementoes for the Phd Awardees/Net/SET holders/Retired professionals will be given only in person. Therefore, those who are able attend the function only requested to give their names and other details on or before 5th November 2012, as given above to: 1. rmksivaji(a)yahoo.com 9444090372 2. pspanneerselvam(a)gmail.com 9940614272 3 . manimlis(a)yahoo.com 9942020895 Please note that NO TA/DA will be given to receive the mementoes or attend the function. Professionals who wish to attend the function also requested to enroll their names on or before 5ht Nov 2012. This will help us to plan for making further arrangements. Prgramme: 10. 00 A.M â Welcome AddressÂ - Dr. S.Surianarayanan, President, SALIS 10.05. Special Address by Dr. G.Krishnamurthy, Librarian, Anna University, Chennai 10.10 National Library Week Celebrations Special Address by Senior Professionals/Guests Lecture Discussion 11.30 Tea break 11.45 Felicitation to Ph.D Awardees/NET/SET Holder/Retired Professionals 01.25 Vote of Thanks â Mr. S.Swaminathan, General Secretary, SALIS 01.30 Working Lunch 02.15 Reorganization of SALIS Chennai Chapter 02.30 -03.55 Discussions 04.00 P.M Vote Thanks, Dr. P.Panneerselvam, Secretary, SALIS Chennai Chapter All are requested to participate in the function For Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS) Dr. S.Surianarayanan President Dr.G.Krishnamurthy, Librarian, Anna University, Chennai Mr.S.Swaminathan General Secretary Mr. GG Sivakumar Chairman, Chennai Chapter Dr. P. Panneerselvam, Secretary, Chennai Chapter Â ---------------------------------------------------------- SALIS: To Reach the Unreached ----------------------------------------------------------

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Librarian: Man of the Millennium-US Award
by Ishwar Goudar 31 Oct '12

31 Oct '12

Dear Professional Colleagues, Herewith I have forwarded a mail with the details of an extraordinary personality, who worked as* Librarian,* donated entire earnings of 30 years service including retirement benefits in lacs and US award (Man of the Millennium) money of Rs. 30 crores for the needy. Most appreciable fact is that he worked in hotel for his livelihood without touching his salary. Mr. Rajanikanth, the popular cine idol adopted him as his father. Let us be proud of him that he served as Librarian. I don't know if this posting was already done through Lis-forum. Even then it is worthwhile item to be repeated. Dr. I.R.N. Goudar Visiting Professor and Library Adviser University of Mysore ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: ramesha M H <ramesha.mh(a)gmail.com> Date: Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 6:32 PM Subject: (KSWF-NIRATANKA) Man of the Millennium..... To: niratanka_socialwork <niratanka_socialwork(a)googlegroups.com> DO YOU KNOW Mr. Kalyana sundaram ? *Man of the Millennium.....* *Good Morning dear all* [image: Description: http://www.tamilvanan.com/content/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/palam-kalyanas…]<https://creator.zoho.com/teameverest/chennai-everest-visits/#Form:Everest_6> *Mr.Kalayanasundaram worked as a Librarian for 30 years. Every month in his 30 year experience(service), he donated his entire salary to help the needy. He worked as a server in a hotel to meet his needs. He donated even his pension amount of about ten lakh rupees to the needy.* * * *He is the first person in the world to spend the entire earnings for a social cause. In recognition to his service, the American government honoured him with the ‘Man of the Millennium’ award. He received a sum of Rs 30 crores as part of this award which he distributed entirely for the needy as usual.* * * *Moved by his passion to help others, Super Star Rajinikanth adopted him as his father. He still stays as a bachelor and dedicated his entire life for serving the society. You can read more about him here<http://www.hindu.com/lf/2004/08/22/stories/2004082209260200.htm> .* *See the attachment also.* * * *All our Politicians, Film stars, Business magnets, cricketers Press and we all Indians should be PROUD and also should be ashamed of ourselves. American Government has honored him but we Indians even don't know that such a personality exist amongst us.* * * *Atleast have the courtesy to pass this on and on till the whole world comes to know about this Great Good **Samaritan.* * * *Hat's off Kalayanasundaram.. We Indians are extremely proud of you and proudly say "THIS HAPPENS ONLY IN INDIA"* *"Life without God is like an unsharpened pencil - it has no point."* * * [image: Fun & Info @ Keralites.net] -- Regards *MH Ramesha MSW, PGDELT* NIRATANKA *Editor, Samaja Karyada Hejjegalu,* *PH 9980066890* * https://groups.google.com/group/niratanka_socialwork?hl=en http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1343514822 http://twitter.com/rameshaniratank http://socialwork-samajkaryadahejjegalu.blogspot.in/ http://www.linkedin.com/profile/edit?locale=en_US&goback=%2Enmp_*1_*1_*1_*1… http://socialworkniratanka.wordpress.com/ Website www.niratanka.org * * * -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups " Professional Socialworkers' Forum" group. To post to this group, send email to niratanka_socialwork(a)googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to niratanka_socialwork+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/niratanka_socialwork?hl=en. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Respiratory Medicine 2011 Jan
by LEARNING RESOURCE CENTER SUMANDEEP VIDYAPEETH 31 Oct '12

31 Oct '12

We required following articles for readers. "PERIODONTAL HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC OBSTRACTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE" Respiratory Medicine, Jan 2011, 105 (1)-67-73. Kindly do cooperation. -- Thanking You DIRECTOR, LEARNING RESOURCE CENTRE SUMANDEEP VIDYAPEETH PIPARIYA -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Call for Papers for the International Journal
by Lata Suresh 31 Oct '12

31 Oct '12

*International Journal of Knowledge Management and Practices* This Bi-annual Journal provides a forum for advancing the organizational, technical, human, and cognitive issues associated with the creation, capture, transfer and use of information and knowledge management in the organizations. *Brief introduction* The International Journal of Knowledge Management and Practices, bring together academicians, researchers, information scientists to focus on understanding the modern development in the field of Library and Information Science and establishing new collaboration in this area. This journal is going to be helpful for students, researchers, teachers as well as the librarians who are communicating knowledge requirements to service providers, planning and managing the delivery of knowledge, communicating the availability of knowledge to the end-user community, monitoring the use of the knowledge assets and delivering the value of the knowledge to the end-user community. *Objective* The primary objective of the International Journal of Knowledge Management & Practices (IJKMP) is to provide a forum for advancing the organizational, technical, human, and cognitive issues associated with the creation, capture, transfer and use of information and knowledge management in the organizations. This Journal will share knowledge among researchers and practitioners with respect to the development, implementation and maintenance of effective knowledge management systems in the libraries and information centres. This journal publishes high quality empirical and theoretical research covering all aspects of knowledge management and information systems. In addition to full-length research manuscripts, the journal publishes insightful research and practice notes as well as case studies from all areas of knowledge management. *Focus and Scope* IJKM aims to -publish latest and quality research articles in the multidisciplinary area of knowledge management and Information Technology, -to disseminate latest developments, research activities, important work done in the field of Library and Information Science and Technology -to exchange knowledge, experience, issues and solutions among professionals and other interested groups -to foster a platform for leading research in the emerging new landscape of library practices, which requires the integration of knowledge and learning. Possible topics include (but are not limited to): Knowledge management and learning strategies Knowledge management and research Knowledge construction in e-learning Knowledge modeling and visualization Knowledge-based learning systems Learning and knowledge portals Web-based learning and teaching Strategies for e-learning development E-learning in the workplace Electronic performance support systems for libraries Web-based learning and knowledge communities IT security and privacy issues in Libraries Workflow management in Libraries Medical informatics E-healthcare and Information Centres *Interested in submitting to this journal?* We recommend that you review the journal's section policies, as well as the Author Guidelines. Authors need to register with the journal prior to submitting or, if already registered, can simply log in and begin the five-step submission process. Portal is exclusively meant for submission of manuscript. In case of any general query/clarification/technical issue, please write to us at Email ID: info(a)publishingindia.com or call us at 09899775880 *Chief Editor* Lata Suresh, Librarian, Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, IMT Manesar, Haryana; Ph: 9911126706 -- Best wishes and regards... LATA SURESH Librarian Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) (Ministry of Corporate Affairs-GOI) P No. 6,7 & 8, Sect 5 IMT Manesar, Distt Gurgaon 122 050 Haryana Mobile: +91 9911126706 -- *Best wishes and regards... ?* LATA SURESH Librarian Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) (Ministry of Corporate Affairs-GOI) P No. 6,7 & 8, Sect 5 IMT Manesar, Distt Gurgaon 122 050 Haryana Mobile: +91 9911126706 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Walk-in-Interview for PG Trainee - Library Science on 9.11.2012 at CSIR-SERC
by Arunachalam Hariharan 30 Oct '12

30 Oct '12

Walk-in-Interview for PG Trainee - Library Science on 9.11.2012 at CSIR-SERC Place: Knowledge Resource Division, CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre No. Of post: 1 Qualification: M.L.I.Sc First Class Stipend: Rs.10,000/month Period: 1 year For more details, please visit http://www.serc.res.in CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre (CSIR-SERC), Chennai is one of the premier national laboratoriesÂ 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 services are being extensively used by the Central/State Governments and public/private sector undertakings. 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A.Hariharan Head Knowledge Resource Division CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre Taramani Chennai - 600 113 Off: 044-22549131 Cell: 9841601903 E-mail: hariharan_ah(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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Call for Papers for Book "Modern Concept of Library Services"
by M. Ram 30 Oct '12

30 Oct '12

* Call for Papers for Book "Modern Concept of Library Services" The book will cover all areas of library science related with ICT. The book welcomes the submission of manuscripts that meet the general criteria of significance and scientific excellence, and will publish: • Original articles in basic and applied research • Case studies • Critical reviews, surveys, opinions, commentaries and essays Our objective is to inform authors of the decision on their manuscript(s) within four weeks of submission. A brief instruction for authors and other details are given below: Format: Font: times new roman, Size: 12 and in single space with linked references (APA Style) as examples are given below: References/Bibliographies: 1. Book: Kidder, T. (1981). The soul of a new machine. Boston: Little, Brown & Company. Frank, R. H., & Bernanke, B. (2007). Principles of macro-economics (3rd ed.). Boston: McGraw-Hill/Irwin. 2. Edited Book: Gibbs, J. T., & Huang, L. N. (Eds.). (2001). Children of color: Psychological interventions with culturally diverse youth. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. 3. Article/Papers: Ku, G. (2008). Learning to de-escalate: The effects of regret in escalation of commitment. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 105(2), 221-232. Sanchez, D., & King-Toler, E. (2007). Addressing disparities consultation and outreach strategies for university settings. Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, 59(4), 286-295. 4. Journal article from a subscription database (no DOI): Colvin, G. (2008, July 21). Information worth billions. Fortune, 158(2), 73-79. Retrieved from Business Source Complete, EBSCO. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com 5. Magazine article, in print: Kluger, J. (2008, January 28). Why we love. Time, 171(4), 54-60. 6. Newspaper article, no author, in print: As prices surge, Thailand pitches OPEC-style rice cartel. (2008, May 5). The Wall Street Journal, p. A9. 7. Corporate author, author as publisher, accessed online: Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2000). Tasmanian year book 2000 (No. 1301.6). Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: Author. Retrieved from http://www.ausstats.abs.gov.au/ausstats/subscriber.nsf/0/CA2568710006989... $File/13016_2000.pdf *The article/paper may be send to the e-mail: ram1998(a)yahoo.com only upto 15th November 2012.* Dr M Ram Dr R C Editors of Book -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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