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Subject: A Joint Convention of IASLIC and BLA
by Prof Pijushkanti Panigrahi 19 Apr '12

19 Apr '12

Subject: A Joint Convention of IASLIC and BLA Dear Sirs/Madams We are anxious to observe the disquieting situation prevailing in the Govt. controlled and Govt. sponsored Public libraries in West Bengal caused by recent Govt. order dated 14.03.12 indicating the imposition of the Government’s inhibitive restriction for reading newspapers in the libraries of West Bengal. It is needless to mention here that modern libraries, unlike those in earlier centuries, are the knowledge resource centres (KRC) and cardinal intermediaries between the producers and consumers of knowledge. The knowledge economy starting from the days of Adam Smith has been shaping itself anew in these days of market economy resulting in both generation and proliferation of knowledge at faster rate. Its fruitful use has become indispensable in any sphere of human activity. Precisely, knowledge is the invisible capital for development and newspapers are the primary sources of knowledge. Gathering, culling, disseminating and using of knowledge of any type and variation are the absolute rights of any individual institution and organization in the society. Its easy accessibility availability and free flow for use in a library according to user’s choice, need, demand and requirement should be imperatively ensured. Moreover, according to UNESCO, a library is “people’s university”. Any imposed restriction for reading newspapers in the libraries is bound to mar the activity and effort for achieving the cherished goal. Thus, IASLIC, in collaboration with Bengal Library Association(BLA), is going to organise a joint convention on the above mentioned order issued by the Govt of West Bengal imposing restrictions on subscribing newspapers for Govt libraries on 22.04.2012 (Sunday) at 4 pm in the Mahabodhi Society Auditorium, College Square, Kolkata – 700 073. A good number of speakers are invited from different fields. We earnestly invite you to attend the convention with your professional friends and colleagues to make this convention a grand success. With warm regards. -- ========================================================================================================== পীযূষকান্তি পাণিগ্রাহী Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi, Professor & Head, Dept of Lib and Inf Science, 3rd Floor Asutosh Building, University of Calcutta, 87/1 College Street,Kolkata - 700 073, West Bengal, India, email : panigrahipk(a)yahoo.com, (M) : +91 94342 43522. General Secretary, Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres (IASLIC), P-291, CIT Scheme No 6M , Kankurgachi, Kolkata – 700 054, India; Associate Editor, IASLIC Bulletin ; Member, Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning (CPDWL), International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), Netherlands Member, Library Committee, The Asiatic Society, Kolkata. ========================================================================================================== পীযূষকান্তি পাণিগ্রাহী Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi, Professor & Head, Dept of Lib and Inf Science, 3rd Floor Asutosh Building, University of Calcutta, 87/1 College Street,Kolkata - 700 073, West Bengal, India, email : panigrahipk(a)yahoo.com, (M) : +91 94342 43522. General Secretary, Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres (IASLIC), P-291, CIT Scheme No 6M , Kankurgachi, Kolkata – 700 054, India; Associate Editor, IASLIC Bulletin ; Member, Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning (CPDWL), International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), Netherlands Member, Library Committee, The Asiatic Society, Kolkata. ========================================================================================================== পীযূষকান্তি পাণিগ্রাহী Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi, Professor & Head, Dept of Lib and Inf Science, 3rd Floor Asutosh Building, University of Calcutta, 87/1 College Street,Kolkata - 700 073, West Bengal, India, email : panigrahipk(a)yahoo.com, (M) : +91 94342 43522. General Secretary, Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres (IASLIC), P-291, CIT Scheme No 6M , Kankurgachi, Kolkata – 700 054, India; Associate Editor, IASLIC Bulletin ; Member, Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning (CPDWL), International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), Netherlands Member, Library Committee, The Asiatic Society, Kolkata. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Admission Notification: MLISc at Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar
by Kotrayya Agadi 19 Apr '12

19 Apr '12

Dear Professionals, Greetings! Centre for Library and Information Science, Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar invites applications for its regular master’s programme “Master of Library and Information Science” (MLISc) for the academic year 2012-13. The Central University of Gujarat has been established by the Parliament vide the Central University Act, 2009 (No.25 of 2009)with objective of dissemination and advancement of knowledge to make special provisions for integrated courses, to educate and train manpower for the development of the country, to appropriate measure for promoting innovation in teaching-learning and to pay special attention to the improvement of social and economic conditions and welfare of the people, their intellectual, academic and cultural development MLISc is a four semester master’s programme in the subject of Library and Information Science. Candidates who have completed graduation in any stream are eligible to apply. The selection will be based on an Entrance Test. Entrance test will be conducted at all parts of India and centres are Ahmedabad, Aurangabad, Bengaluru, Bhavnagar, Bhubaneswar, Bhuj, Chennai, Dahod, Delhi, Gandhinagar, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Imphal, Indore, Jaipur, Jalgaon, Jodhpur, Kochi, Kolhapur, Leh, Lucknow, Mehsana, Mumbai , Nagpur, North Delhi, Panaji, Patna, Porbandar, Pune, Rajkot, Rajpipla, Ranchi, Solapur, South Delhi, Srinagar, Surat, Udaipur, Vadodara, Varanasi, Vyara, Last Dates for receipt of dully filled in application forms 4th May 2012 For registering and applying prospectus, entrance test and other details, please visit http://www.cug.ac.in/admissin_news_and_procedures.html You can also download the complete prospectus and other details from the website http://www.cug.ac.in/admissin_news_and_procedures.html -- Thanks & Regards, Dr.K.B.Agadi Asst.Librarian Central University of Gujarat Sector-30, Gandhinagar-382030 I Gujarat State I INDIA Tel: + 91 – 79 - 23260061 M: 07405031234 Email: kbagadi(a)cug.ac.in I library(a)cug.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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RRRLF National Seminar: "Towards a New Reading Culture", 20-21 April 2012 , Trivandrum
by faisal sl 18 Apr '12

18 Apr '12

Dear All, The Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation (RRRLF) is organizing a National Seminar on the theme “Towards a new reading culture” on 20-21 April 2012 in Thiruvananthapuram.There would be four technical sessions, viz.Changing Reading Habit and Public Libraries, Re-orienting Public Libraries in India, ICT Applications and Public Libraries and Equipping Public Library Users and Staff with Appropriate Skills and Competencies. RRRLF National Fellowship will be awarded to Dr Balamohan Thampi at this function. Shri P Govinda Pillai, Shri Kavalam Narayana Paincker, Smt. Sugathakumari, Shri Vishnunarayanan Namboothiri, Dr K Satchidanandan, Shri Kanayi Kunhiraman, Dr George Onakkoor, Dr N.A. Karim, Prof. C.A. Augustine, Smt Lalitha Lenin and Shri N. Balagopal, the veterans in the field of Literature and Library movement will also be honoured. There will be invited presentations from eminent Literary persons and Library Professionals. You can download the Seminar Brochure from http://klaweblog.wordpress.com/ Delegate registration is already completed. For more information, please contact, Mr N. Sukumaran Nair General Convener RRRLF National Seminar 2012 Mob: 09447213155 ******************************************** Posted for the Organizing Committee by, S.L.Faisal General Secretary Kerala Library Association Ph.09447699724 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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OSS Labs Koha Workshop in Delhi (JNU Library and Information Center)
by Savitra Sirohi 18 Apr '12

18 Apr '12

All, We are pleased to announce a 2 day Koha workshop in collaboration with Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Library ((http://www.jnu.ac.in/library/default.htm) at Delhi. Workshop dates are: 18th (Friday) & 19th May (Saturday), 2012 Venue: JNU Library and Information Centre The objectives of this program are to: - Train library professionals & staff on using Koha - To test and certify their readiness to use the software This is a 2 day program covering the key modules and functions in the Koha version 3.8. At the end of program, participants will be required to demonstrate their skills on the various modules. Participants who complete 60% of the exercises successfully will be awarded a Basic skills certificate. Participation fee for the workshops are as follows: Rs. 3,000 per head For more information including registration details and workshop outline please visit these pages: http://www.osslabs.biz/koha/training-certification -- Thanks, Savitra Sirohi Nucsoft OSS Labs Professional Support for Open Source Software Web: http://www.osslabs.biz -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Research Data Curation Bibliography
by Charles W. Bailey, Jr. 17 Apr '12

17 Apr '12

Digital Scholarship (http://bit.ly/172mLs) has released the Research Data Curation Bibliography. It includes over 100 selected English-language articles and technical reports that are useful in understanding the curation of digital research data in academic and other research institutions. http://digital-scholarship.org/rdcb/rdcb.htm Most sources have been published from 2000 through 2011; however, a limited number of earlier key sources are also included. The bibliography includes links to freely available versions of included works. If such versions are unavailable, italicized links to the publishers' descriptions are provided. It is available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License. For a list of all Digital Scholarship publications, see: http://bit.ly/ffWu9D Translate (oversatta, oversette, prelozit, traducir, traduire, tradurre, traduzir, or ubersetzen) this message: http://bit.ly/IOkxjd -- Best Regards, Charles Charles W. Bailey, Jr. Publisher, Digital Scholarship http://bit.ly/Z6HFx -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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APLA Koha Workshop
by Dr. Indira Koneru 17 Apr '12

17 Apr '12

Dear Professionals, Andhra Pradesh Library Association (APLA) is organising a two-day workshop on Koha on 12 & 13 May 2012 at DVR & Dr. HS MIC College of Technology, Kanchikachrla, near Vijayawada, Krishna District. Resource Person: Dr. Parthasarathi Mukhopadhyay, Dept. of LIS, University of Burdwan, West Bengal Registratio Fee: Rs. 500/- For details contact:Dr. PV MalleswaraAsst. Secretary, APLAPhone: 09848379118e-mail: apla1914(a)gmail.com Regards,Indira------------------------------http://wikieducator.org/User:In… -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy for a librarian post in a leading MNC
by smrithi gopal 16 Apr '12

16 Apr '12

Hi Moderator, Request you to post this in LIS forum. Herewith i have attached the file. Dear all, One of the leading MNC is looking for library professionals who can manage the Information Resource Centre independently. He/she should be extrovert, diligent and able to handle the user queries effectively. Strong verbal and written communication with knowledge of MS-Office is mandatory. Location: Mumbai Designation: Associate (Information Services) Experience on Library in-house operations -- circulation, acquisition, cataloguing, resource sharing. Working knowledge in any library automation software, e-resources and databases with prior experience in handling the day-to-day library activates can apply. Please find the below details to apply for this position: 1. Regular MLISc / M.Sc (Information Science) from any recognized university 2. He/she should have 1-3 years of relevant experience. 3. Local candidate is preferable Kindly email your updated resume to valampuri_moorthy(a)yahoo.co.in Last date to apply for this position is on or before 25th April 2012. P.S – Those who have already applied for this position in the past six months do not apply again. Warm regards, Smrithi G Nandish -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Google starts ranking journals
by Shamprasad Pujar 16 Apr '12

16 Apr '12

Dear Members, Google has started ranking journals! Through its new service called '*Google Scholar Metrics*' currently it cover articles *published between 2007 and 2011*, both inclusive. The metrics are based on citations from *all articles* that were indexed in Google Scholar as of *April 1st, 2012*. This also includes citations from articles that are not themselves covered by Scholar Metrics. To know which are the top 20 journals in a particular subject area just type the subject. For example; Economics, Statistics, Mathematics etc using the following URL address. Once you get Google Scholar search box replace 'Economics' with name of other subject. http://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&view_op=search_venues&vq=economics To know more about this new service, please go through Google Scholar at: http://scholar.google.com/intl/en/scholar/metrics.html Thanks to Garry for his posting on this. The full blog posting on Significance magazine is at: http://www.significancemagazine.org/details/webexclusive/1788885/Google-sta… best Regards, Dr Shamprasad M. Pujar Deputy Librarian Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research Gen Vaidya Marg, Goregaon (East) MUMBAI-400 065, India Phone: ++91-22-2841 6547 E-mail: pujar(a)igidr.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Open Access movement is gaining momentum
by Mailing List Admin 16 Apr '12

16 Apr '12

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2012 14:24:14 -0700 (PDT) From: Subbiah Arunachalam <subbiah_a(a)yahoo.com> To: "lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in" <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> Friends: The Open Access movement is gaining momentum. Here is what the European Science Academies want! 12.04.2012 - UNESCO Open Science for the 21st Century: Declaration of All European Academies At its 13th General Assembly, ALLEA, the umbrella organization of European Academies of Science, adopted a joint declaration on Open Science for the 21st Century. The Presidents urge science funders to implement open science principles for publications, research data, software educational resources and research infrastructures. They ask scientists, educators and students to embrace a culture of open science where sharing of publications and data is the norm, enabling scientific collaboration in Europe and beyond. The document quotes article 27 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that speaks about the “right to share in scientific advancement and its benefits”, and mentions the relevance of UNESCO’s Charter for the Preservation of the Digital Heritage, adopted in 2003. European Commissioner Neelie Kroes, who is responsible for the Digital Agenda, welcomed the ALLEA Declaration. With the ever-increasing production of data – the scientific community now produces every year a collection of data that is 20 times as large as the entire collection of the Library of Congress - we have entered into the era of open science. Big data need new forms of cooperation, for which the European Commission looks far beyond the borders of the European Union. Scientific results achieved under the new Horizon 2020 Programme will all be published in open access, and will benefit science in the whole world: “Let’s invest in the collaborative tools that let us progress. Let’s tear down the walls that keep learning sealed off. Let’s make science open, and not only science but also our way of thinking.” --- Please read this leader in The Economist of 14 April 2012. <http://www.economist.com/node/21552574>; Academic publishing Open sesame When research is funded by the taxpayer or by charities, the results should be available to all without charge. It argues clearly why open access should be adopted and why governments and others who fund research should mandate open access to all publicly-funded research. It also exposes the greed of commercial publishers of science journals who make as much as 37% profit - unheard of in any other industry. Arun

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Professional Development Program (PDP) on "Influencing Knowledge Sphere in S&T Libraries through Core Competency Development@TERI, 2-4 May, 2012
by Nihal Alam 16 Apr '12

16 Apr '12

*Dear Professionals,* ** TERI Library and Information Centre is organizing a 3 days Professional Development Program (PDP ) from 2-4th May, 2012. The main objective of this program is *“to bridge the gap between what is preached and what is practiced at the workplace”, so as to; *i) develop core competencies for knowledge enhancement; ii) transform the LIS professionals into an efficient workforce and knowledgeable in developing innovative information skills; and iii) inculcate infopreneurial attitude among the LIS professionals towards sustainability. *Pedagogy* This workshop programme will be mix of presentation, case studies and hands on exercise. The course contents will be developed collaboratively with eminent experts in the field of library and information science to promote continuous improvement of core competency skills of the participants. The faculty will comprise of experts from within TERI as well as from outside. The programme pedagogy will comprise of: · Knowledge management skills · Information marketing and outreach · Communication skills · Infopreneurial skills *Target Participation *The participation in the workshop is primarily through selection nomination only. Each institute can nominate only one candidate. To allow rich and useful interactions, the number of participants will be limited to 25, drawn from all types of libraries. The workshop will be useful for middle to senior-level library and information professionals, knowledge managers, information entrepreneurs, and content developers, who have exhibited proactive interest and taken initiatives to develop innovative knowledge and information based services and products in their organizations*. * * * *Venue & registration *The workshop will take place at TERI, Darbari Seth Block, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110003 from 2- 4 May, 2012. The registration for the nominated participants will be free of charge. Each of the participants needs to fill the registration form and a survey beforehand. The registration is on first cum first serve basis, subject to survey completion. Last date for registration: 25th April 2012. Please note that the participants/nominating institute will have to bear the cost of travel, boarding and lodging expenses. * For registration and other details kindly contact to:* Mr Vijay Vikram Singh Parihar Library and Information Centre Knowledge Management Division TERI, Darbari Seth Block IHC Complex, Lodhi Road New Delhi –110003 Tel: 2468 2100 or 2468 2111 extn. 2756 Fax: 2468 2144 or 2468 2145 E-mail: vijayvsp(a)teri.res.in *OR* Dr Shantanu Ganguly Fellow, Librarian and Area Convener Library and Information Centre Knowledge Management Division TERI, Darbari Seth Block IHC Complex, Lodhi Road New Delhi –110003 Tel: 2468 2100 or 2468 2111 extn. 2762 Fax: 2468 2144 or 2468 2145 E-mail: shantanu.ganguly(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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