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Programme on “SECURITY CONCERNS IN SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES” on Wednesday, 18th Jul 2012 at 5.30 p.m.
by Mohan HR 16 Jul '12

16 Jul '12

Dear all, Pl. find an invite for the prgramme on “SECURITY CONCERNS IN SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES” on Wednesday, 18th Jul 2012 at 5.30 p.m. The pdf invite is available at http://ieeecs-madras.managedbiz.com/pgms/2012/mm-120718-hcc.pdf Pl. make it convenient to attend the presentation. While the admission to this pgm is free, pl. confirm your participation by phone to 28294457 /28294466 or by email to office(a)hindustanchamber.in for logistics. With regards HR Mohan Chairman, IEEE CS & PCS http://infoforuse.blogspot.com/ INVITATION ================================================ HINDUSTAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE in association with COMPUTER SOCIETY OF INDIA, CHENNAI IEEE COMPUTER SOCIETY, MADRAS & IEEE PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION SOCIETY, MADRAS cordially invite you for a programme on “SECURITY CONCERNS IN SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES” at 6.00 p.m. on Wednesday, the 18th July 2012 at “H.C. Kothari Memorial Hall”, South Wing, 5th Floor, 149, Greams Road, Chennai–600006. Speakers & Topis ============= -- Mr. K.Srinivasan, President, Cyber Society of India on “Relevance of Social Media in the Indian Context” -- Mr. S.N.Ravichandran, Joint Secretary,Cyber Society of India on “Investigation of Crimes on Social Networking Sites” -- Mr. V.Rajendran, Sr. Vice-President, Cyber Society of India on “Legal Issues and Data Privacy in Social Networking Sites” Mr. P.B. Prasad, Chairman, Expert Committee on IT, Computerization & Telecom, HCC will be convenor High Tea : 5.30 p.m. R.S.V.P. :28294457 /28294466 & email: office(a)hindustanchamber.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Doomsday for librarians: A global phenomena
by Vasanth 15 Jul '12

15 Jul '12

Dear Sir/Madam, It was sad that a reputed institute like National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute, an autonomous institute of the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India advertised for an IT expert for librarian post. This move was rightly questioned by LIS professionals through LIS forum and other means of communications. But the issue is, across the globe the situation is no different. This is not an isolated case. Library Schools are shutting down in US, Canada and other parts of the world (See: The closing of American library schools: Problems and opportunities by Larry J. Ostler, Therrin C. Dahlin, J. D. Willardson). Since 1990s many of LIS schools have closed down in US and other parts of the world. Dr. Vasumathi Sriganesh in her post (See LIS Forum dated: 29th June 2012) rightly pointed out at the decline of interest or people attending the Annual Conference of the Medical Library Association The prestigious LIS Schools such as Indiana University’s School of Library and Information Science (SLIS), Royal School of Library and Information Science (RSLIS) and many other LIS schools in the recent past have joined the iSchool Caucus or renamed themselves as Information Schools (iSchools) (See http://www.ischools.org) LIS courses are more and more have becoming multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary in nature. Ostler, Dahlin, & Willardson in their book “The closing of American library schools: Problems and opportunities” discusses about two fundamental reasons why LIS Schools are declining in numbers: the reasons are lack of leadership in LIS community (void left by S.R. Ranganathan in Indian LIS community is still unfilled) and lack of theoretical underpinnings in LIS teaching and research. The relevancy of bibliographic classification in light of rapid development in digital technologies has also been in discussion. The FID (Federation for Information and Documentation, dissolved in 2002) once known for path breaking research in knowledge organization (UDC) now dissolved or consists only few members. The complexity of bibliographic classification systems in the post-Internet era have in a way dragged user towards simple and easy to use information retrieval tools like Google (See very interesting article on this issue by Birger Hjørland entitled “Is classification necessary after Google?” appeared in Journal of Documentation). The OCLC User Survey on College Students perceptions of Libraries & information Resources (See http://www.oclc.org/reports/pdfs/studentperceptions.pdf) and other similar studies have established that users are happy to use search engine like Google for retrieving information rather relying on bibliographic classification systems. The real threat that now looming large for LIS community is through Google Book Search (GBS). If Google digitize all the books available in libraries which Google has a tie up for digitization, who would visit the library? There is need to decrease the monopoly of third party information service providers such as Google to survive and have to find ways to decrease the users inclination towards search engines like Google by initiating similar products by library professionals. Robert Darnton of Harvard University in his recent book “The case for books: Past, present and future” talks about the need of international digital library to counter the monopoly of GBS. The advancement in digital technologies and availability of information through the Internet is becoming more and more, libraries and LIS course have been sidelined all over the world. One example is how many central universities established very recently in India have courses in LIS? Why there is such reluctancy to start LIS schools in many of the newly established central and state universities? Is this because information is easily found through Google? ------------------------- With best wishes Vasantha Raju N -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] DOOMSDAY FOR LIBRARIAN AND WHO CAN MANAGE A LIBRARY?
by Mailing List Admin 15 Jul '12

15 Jul '12

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2012 19:14:16 +0800 (SGT) From: nrusingh dash <nrusingh_99(a)yahoo.com> Dear Friends, Only Degree will not do anything in any profession, Professionals should not be judged only by counting their degrees. it is the attitude which should be counted. Job description for Library professionals as well defined by many in many scholarly literature. but we should act as per the need of the users.... am i right? thanks Nrusingh Kumar Dash Librarian Silicon Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar-24 --- On Tue, 10/7/12, Mailing List Admin <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: From: Mailing List Admin <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] DOOMSDAY FOR LIBRARIAN AND WHO CAN MANAGE A LIBRARY? To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Date: Tuesday, 10 July, 2012, 1:48 AM ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2012 14:03:14 +0530 From: silent listener <librarian1983(a)gmail.com> Sir, � ��You really represent our thoughts. I have seen many Dr.s issuing books and affixing due dates. generally Phd. holders are admired by the public. But people laughing at a Dr.XXX Phd.(LIS).We the professionals have to answer.Besides if the CLISc. program continue, why can't begin certificate programmes in another Science brach also.Let doctor assistants and engineer assistants also may be born. Anyway thankyou once again sir. Regards JOSEPH ZACHARIA +91 9947997767 On 6/30/12, Mailing List Admin <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2012 14:26:23 +0800 (SGT) > From: Dr. A.T.� Francis <francisaloor(a)yahoo.com> > > Dear Library Professionals, > > Let me share few points on the opinion of Mr. Gafoor as DOOMSDAY!!! > nearing for our Profession. > > 1. What are the jobs our fully qualified (MLISc + NET + PhD+PGDCA etc.) > library professionals doing in many of the University Libraries in Kerala > or other states? > 2. Whether we are employing these highly qualified professionals only for > counter duty and issue and return of books for several years? > 3. If that is happening, after a long period of issue and return only > experience, what technical and managerial excellence they can gain?. > 4. Whether our Library Schools (other than DRTC) are able to effectively > train LIS professionals to manage the e-resources. Whether we can manage > an e-resource only library confidently? > 5. Whether our Library Science teachers and senior professionals are > sincerely looking into our real personnel and professional problems and > trying for solution?.� It is a grave fact that our professionals are > quarreling each other mainly because of system generating issues like > appointment, promotion, qualification, etc. > 6. The Govt. of Kerala run schools without effective libraries and > librarians.� Now we are arguing that CLISc holders are best suit to be > posted as School Librarins > 7.� Then why not we recommend/try Nurses in place of Doctors; Diploma > holders in place of Engineers, Degree holders as Asst. Professors? > > So, this is high time to re-structure our system. Otherwise it will be a > huge loss to the society (Not to the LIS Community) > > Dr. A.T. FRANCIS, MCom, MLISc, PhD > HEAD, LIBRARY & IT NODAL OFFICER > College of Horticulture > Kerala Agricultural University > Thrissur - 680 656, India, 91-9496839409 (m) > francisaloor(a)yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] DOOMSDAY FOR LIBRARIAN AND WHO CAN MANAGE A LIBRARY?
by Mailing List Admin 14 Jul '12

14 Jul '12

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:45:02 +0200 From: Anand Pandey <meetanandpandey(a)gmail.com> My two cents: Librarians are on a point where they will need to be aware of newer technologies which can be used to enhance services in a library and that is not an avoidable thing. Older generations may keep themselves away (if they wish) but new blood will need to understand the demand of the changing times. They need to be passionate about the job they are doing and they need to love it rather taking it as a routine job just for salaries. I saw many librarians quite keen and eager to implement new things in their libraries. They took help of experts if they were not able to do by themselves but on the same point some of them keep remaining in the mood of technology resistance. Worst case is when staff of the library starts playing politics of themselves and the posts they are holding. I have an experience of a big library where the most eligible person for digitalization was kept for some other works (kept away) and most incompetent (technologically) was made in-charge to the whole project. He was even not able to solve a single problem when it came to any errors by the software. He just grabbed this opportunity to show off that he has done the digitalization. So, that is the dilemma of our times. Staffing of the librarians should be done totally on their competency and expertise. If a PhD guy is a slow or dumb, he can be put on the counters (no offence to anyone). Coming to PhD: Given the number of LIS Schools it has become quite easy to get PhD. Take a topic which is usually (not always) survey of something like �user behavior during evening time� and take the forms, compile the data. Write State-of-the-art, copy something from here and there and you are done. Gosh, what is happening? Professors who examine such theses should be always asking few fundamental questions which are usually asked if you are doing research in science and technologies and they are (more or less): 1. What is the uniqueness of your work? 2. What is the contribution of your work to the field (LIS) as a whole? 3. Does it solve some specific problem? 4. Does it extend/modify some existing theories? So on. Questions should be based the work in hand. Conclusion: research should be done with a clear vision which lack in many LIS researchers (my pragmatic experience). Regards Anand Anand Kumar Pandey PhD Student, Department of Information Engineering, University of Trento, Italy PS: No offense meant to anyone! On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 7:48 AM, Mailing List Admin < mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2012 14:03:14 +0530 > From: silent listener <librarian1983(a)gmail.com> > > Sir, > > You really represent our thoughts. I have seen many Dr.s issuing > books and affixing due dates. generally Phd. holders are admired by > the public. But people laughing at a Dr.XXX Phd.(LIS).We the > professionals have to answer.Besides if the CLISc. program continue, > why can't begin certificate programmes in another Science brach > also.Let doctor assistants and engineer assistants also may be born. > Anyway thankyou once again sir. > > > Regards > > JOSEPH ZACHARIA > > +91 9947997767 > > > > On 6/30/12, Mailing List Admin <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: > >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2012 14:26:23 +0800 (SGT) >> From: Dr. A.T. Francis <francisaloor(a)yahoo.com> >> >> Dear Library Professionals, >> >> Let me share few points on the opinion of Mr. Gafoor as DOOMSDAY!!! >> nearing for our Profession. >> >> 1. What are the jobs our fully qualified (MLISc + NET + PhD+PGDCA etc.) >> library professionals doing in many of the University Libraries in Kerala >> or other states? >> 2. Whether we are employing these highly qualified professionals only for >> counter duty and issue and return of books for several years? >> 3. If that is happening, after a long period of issue and return only >> experience, what technical and managerial excellence they can gain?. >> 4. Whether our Library Schools (other than DRTC) are able to effectively >> train LIS professionals to manage the e-resources. Whether we can manage >> an e-resource only library confidently? >> 5. Whether our Library Science teachers and senior professionals are >> sincerely looking into our real personnel and professional problems and >> trying for solution?. It is a grave fact that our professionals are >> quarreling each other mainly because of system generating issues like >> appointment, promotion, qualification, etc. >> 6. The Govt. of Kerala run schools without effective libraries and >> librarians. Now we are arguing that CLISc holders are best suit to be >> posted as School Librarins >> 7. Then why not we recommend/try Nurses in place of Doctors; Diploma >> holders in place of Engineers, Degree holders as Asst. Professors? >> >> So, this is high time to re-structure our system. Otherwise it will be a >> huge loss to the society (Not to the LIS Community) >> >> Dr. A.T. FRANCIS, MCom, MLISc, PhD >> HEAD, LIBRARY & IT NODAL OFFICER >> College of Horticulture >> Kerala Agricultural University >> Thrissur - 680 656, India, 91-9496839409 (m) >> francisaloor(a)yahoo.com >> >> ______________________________**_________________ > LIS-Forum mailing list > LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/**mailman/listinfo/lis-forum<http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum> > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > > -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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by kaginelli Pampapati 14 Jul '12

14 Jul '12

Dear Professional, We would appreciate it very much, if any one could arrange to send the soft copy of the following article which is required by our Professor. *Nonlinear steady hydro magnetic convection in mushy layers during alloy solidification D N Riahi* I request for sending me a soft copy of the same, if accessible to any of you. With best regards, Mr. Pampaapti Jain University Center for Management Studies 1/1,1 Atria Tower, Palace Road Bangalore 560001 Mobile No 9743988176 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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A Book Pulished on Digital Preservation
by Leili Seifi 14 Jul '12

14 Jul '12

Dear Professionals, A new book published on Digital Preservation of Cultural Heritage Collection:Among Libraries of India and Iran: A Comparative Study / By Leili Seifi & C.P. Ramasesh. Germany: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing,2012 For more information kindly see the below links: http://www.amazon.com/Digital-Preservation-Cultural-Heritage-Collection/dp/… https://www.lap-publishing.com/catalog/details/store/gb/book/978-3-659-1169… We hope the book be useful for the LIS community wordwile. Thanks & Regards Leili Seifi -- Regrads, Leili Seifi PhD in Library and Information Science -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Announcement - ISKO Conference
by Mailing List Admin 14 Jul '12

14 Jul '12

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2012 16:18:59 +0530 From: SARADA RANGANATHAN ENDOWMENT FOR LIBRARY SCIENCE <srels.bangalore(a)gmail.com> The 12th International ISKO Conference is being held in the University of Mysore from 6th to 9th August 2012. Eminent Scholars from over 20 countries are presenting their research papers in the Conference. There will be a pre-conference Tutorial on 6th August on �Categories for the Web� that will be conducted by Dr. Kavi Mahesh (Professor of Computer Science @ PESIT, Bangalore and Knowledge Management Consultant to Infosys). The details of papers to be presented at the conference (and the detailed programme) are on the conference website (www.isibang.ac.in/~ISKO) With a view to encourage doctoral and Masters� degree Students in allied areas (M.sc. (LIS); M.Tech; MCA), the Organizing Committee has decided to offer admission to students (from SAARC Countries) at a nominal registration fee of Rs.2,000/ only. The fee will entitle students to attend the Workshop, the Technical sessions of the Conference, Invited lectures and also Lunch and Tea on all 4 days. However, the reduced registration fee will not entitle students to receive the Conference Volume. The students will have to make their own arrangements for travel and accommodation. Those desirous of attending may send the registration fee by DD (Payable at Bangalore) for Rs.2,000/- drawn in favour of ISKO (India Chapter) along with a copy of their ID certifying that they are students. to: ISKO (India Chapter) c/o. Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science 702, 42nd Cross, III Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore 560 010 Ph: 91-080-23305109 ; E-mail: srels(a)dataone.in ; srelsbangalore(a)gmail.com

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Re: [LIS-Forum] DOOMSDAY FOR LIBRARIAN AND WHO CAN MANAGE A LIBRARY?
by Mailing List Admin 14 Jul '12

14 Jul '12

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2012 11:03:48 +0530 From: veeresh hiremath <vchiremat(a)gmail.com> Sir, We are waking up to the grim reality of Dr.'s doing odd jobs in library other than the jobs they are meant/specified to do thanks to the dilution of the process of awarding of Ph.D degrees where any Tom, Dick and Harry is now a Ph.D aspirant. The system really needs to be overhauled. The recent changeover of NET pattern is a case in point. On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 11:18 AM, Mailing List Admin < mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2012 14:03:14 +0530 > From: silent listener <librarian1983(a)gmail.com> > > Sir, > > You really represent our thoughts. I have seen many Dr.s issuing > books and affixing due dates. generally Phd. holders are admired by > the public. But people laughing at a Dr.XXX Phd.(LIS).We the > professionals have to answer.Besides if the CLISc. program continue, > why can't begin certificate programmes in another Science brach > also.Let doctor assistants and engineer assistants also may be born. > Anyway thankyou once again sir. > > > Regards > > JOSEPH ZACHARIA > > +91 9947997767 > > > > On 6/30/12, Mailing List Admin <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: > >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2012 14:26:23 +0800 (SGT) >> From: Dr. A.T. Francis <francisaloor(a)yahoo.com> >> >> Dear Library Professionals, >> >> Let me share few points on the opinion of Mr. Gafoor as DOOMSDAY!!! >> nearing for our Profession. >> >> 1. What are the jobs our fully qualified (MLISc + NET + PhD+PGDCA etc.) >> library professionals doing in many of the University Libraries in Kerala >> or other states? >> 2. Whether we are employing these highly qualified professionals only for >> counter duty and issue and return of books for several years? >> 3. If that is happening, after a long period of issue and return only >> experience, what technical and managerial excellence they can gain?. >> 4. Whether our Library Schools (other than DRTC) are able to effectively >> train LIS professionals to manage the e-resources. Whether we can manage >> an e-resource only library confidently? >> 5. Whether our Library Science teachers and senior professionals are >> sincerely looking into our real personnel and professional problems and >> trying for solution?. It is a grave fact that our professionals are >> quarreling each other mainly because of system generating issues like >> appointment, promotion, qualification, etc. >> 6. The Govt. of Kerala run schools without effective libraries and >> librarians. Now we are arguing that CLISc holders are best suit to be >> posted as School Librarins >> 7. Then why not we recommend/try Nurses in place of Doctors; Diploma >> holders in place of Engineers, Degree holders as Asst. Professors? >> >> So, this is high time to re-structure our system. Otherwise it will be a >> huge loss to the society (Not to the LIS Community) >> >> Dr. A.T. FRANCIS, MCom, MLISc, PhD >> HEAD, LIBRARY & IT NODAL OFFICER >> College of Horticulture >> Kerala Agricultural University >> Thrissur - 680 656, India, 91-9496839409 (m) >> francisaloor(a)yahoo.com >> >> ______________________________**_________________ > LIS-Forum mailing list > LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/**mailman/listinfo/lis-forum<http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum> > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > > -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Some points to rejuvenate college and university libraries in Kerala
by Dr. A.T. Francis 13 Jul '12

13 Jul '12

Dear Joseph Zacharia and other professionals, Every profession has clearly defined the roles of Professionals, Semi-Professionals and non-professionals.Â But, in Kerala, most of the professions are effectively controlled and managed by clerks, including the libraries and librarians. Some library professionals (I do not know whether they are true professionals or not) are also in this line and supporting to create quarrels and court cases. School, College and University Teachers have assistants, named Lab Asst. and Farm Asst.; Doctors have Asst., named Physicians’ Assistant; Nurses have Assistant, named Nursing Asst.; and so on. But, in the case of librarians in Kerala, such a clear definition is not prevailing, which causes unscientific management of professionals and continuous quarrels and court cases. We, the professionals in Thrissur have discussed these issues in detail in two seminars led by the Kerala Agricultural University and Kerala Library Association and recommended the following: (1). UGC or similar Scheme should be implemented in all college and university libraries, including poly technique colleges, medical colleges, nursing colleges, engineering colleges, etc. in Kerala as was done for other subject teachers in these institutions. (2). While implementing the UGC Scheme, all the then Junior Lecturers in conventional colleges/universities and Junior Assistant Professors in Kerala Agricultural University have been upgraded to Lecturers/Asst. Professors and given UGC Scale by exempting from 55% marks and NET (3). Here after, only direct recruitment prevails to Lecturer/Asst. Professor. (4). In the case of librarians, all the then professionals (Library/ Technical/ Reference Assistants/ Librarian Grade I, II, III & IV) should have to be inducted to the UGC Cadre by exempting from 55% marks and NET. (5). A new cadre similar to Lab Assistants should be introduced in university/college libraries with CLISc as qualification; with clear cut rules for promotion and without entry to the UGC Cadre. (6). So, the only solution to rejuvenate our profession is the full implementation of the UGC Scheme as was done for other teachers. Automatically, all quarrels between NETians and Non-NETians will end; all library professionals in universities will demand to raise the retirement age to 60 or even upto 65; duties like issue, return, replacement, shelf rectification, etc. will be handled by CLISc holders or even experienced non-professionals; nobody will demand for the unnecessary increase/ creation of posts for promotion and so on. (this is happening in Govt. Secretariat and every body is trying to create posts of Chief Secretary, Additional Secretary, DGP, CFO, etc. for promotion and consequently multiplying red-tappism and power governance. Dr. A.T. FRANCIS, MCom, MLISc, NET, PhD HEAD, LIBRARY & IT NODAL OFFICER 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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Open Source Software Applications in Libraries
by Anil Kumar 13 Jul '12

13 Jul '12

Dear All, You would agree that there seems to be a growing use in OSS (Open Source Software) applications in all walks of life whether you are drafting a letter or using your mobile phone. Some of the common examples of OSS in our daily lives are Mozila, Linux, Open office, and so on. In this context we thought it pertinent to study OSS with specific reference to the library market. We believe that libraries have traditionally been open to adopting OSS and some examples could be Koha, Evergreen, Dspace, Eprints, Greenstone, etc. In line with this thinking we are conducting a brief survey on and their adoption in Indian libraries. The main objective of this study is to understand the status of IT applications in libraries in areas like Integrated Library Solutions, Digital library solutions, Website solutions, etc. in India and the potential of OSS in these areas of library functioning. We plan to identify factors that play a major role in, promoting and preventing, OSS implementation. The study also seeks to identify the preferred business models that may be appropriate in promoting the use of OSS in libraries. I invite you kindly respond to this survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/7RHWDN7 that has only 20 questions and the results of this study will be shared with all the respondents of the survey. This study is supported by OSS Labs and the researchers are grateful for the support. Regards H. Anil Kumar and Mallikarjun Dora Vikram Sarabhai Library Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad H. Anil Kumar Librarian Indian Institute of Management Vastrapur Ahmedabad 380 015 Ph: (079) 66324987 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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