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Invitation
by Mailing List Admin 12 Apr '12

12 Apr '12

SARADA RANGANATHAN ENDOWMENT FOR LIBRARY SCIENCE srels.bangalore(a)gmail.com Mon Apr 9 13:28:00 IST 2012 Kindly announce the following invitation to the benefit of the lis-forum members. Yours truly, K.N. Prasad, Executive Officer, Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science Convenor, Prof. M.R.Kumbhar Memorial Lectures Committee, Bangalore ********** Government First Grade College, Lingasugur and Prof. M.R.Kumbhar Memorial Lectures Committee, Bangalore cordially invite you to the PROF. M. R. Kumbhar Memorial Lectures (18) (2012)* on ICT IN TEACHING, LEARNING AND RESEARCH By Dr. R.B.GADDAGIMATH Librarian, Gulbraga University, Gulbraga Mr. D.Y.RADDER Principal (Grade 1) Government Grade I First Grade College, Lingasugur Presides On Monday, 16th April 2012 at 6.00pm Venue : Government First Grade College Lingasugur Library and Information Center Lingasugur-584122 RSVP: Mr. Paramanand Mob-9844116650 Dr. K N Prasad Mob-09880529534* Deatials of Guest Dr. R. B. Gaddagimath Librarian Gulbarga University Gulbarga -585106 Telephone -08472-263260,(R)245634 Cell: 9844226604, E-mail:rbggug at rediffmail.com Details of Presides Mr. D.Y.Radder Government First Grade College, Lingasugur-584122

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InfoLit India: An information literacy initiative for young learners by KV Pattom
by faisal sl 12 Apr '12

12 Apr '12

Dear Professionals, The Library Media Centre at Kendriya Vidyalaya Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram has launched a project on information literacy for young learners, InfoLit India. The project aims at developing the essential 21st century literacy skills (mainly Internet, media and library literacies) in the students and teachers through instruction, training and research. It is conceived on a basic information literacy curriculum which was developed according to the standard skill sets required in an Indian school educational environment. The project has three main components. 1. Internet Literacy ("Web challenge") 2. Media literacy ("Media matters") 3. Library Literacy ("Face-a-book") The project will select a group of students and carry out a planned Information Literacy programme for the coming one year. The impact and effectiveness will be evaluated through various statistical procedures. The findings will be used to develop a national information literacy programme for Kendriya Vidyalayas across the country. For more details, please log on to the project website, http://infolitindia.org Your comments and suggestions are welcomed. Thanks for your time. Regards S.L.Faisal Librarian Kendriya Vidyalaya, Pattom Thiruvananthapuram-695 004 Kerala, India Ph.09447699724 http://librarykvpattom.wordpress.com http://kvlibrarians.grou.ps/ http://slfaisal.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Job vacancies
by vinay kumar 12 Apr '12

12 Apr '12

*Alagappa University, invites applications for the post of Asst **Professor / Asst Librarian * Asst Librarian Alagappa University – Corporation Bank Public Library *Qualification:* *i)* A Master’s Degree in Library Science/ Information Science/ Documentation Science or an equivalent professional degree with at least 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed) and a consistently good academic record with knowledge of computerization of library. ii) Qualifying in national level test conducted for the purpose by the UGC or any other agency approved by the UGC. iii) However, the candidates, who are, or have been awarded Ph.D. degree in accordance with the University Grants Commission (Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of Ph.D. Degree), Regulations 2009, shall be exempted from the requirement of the minimum eligibility condition of NET/SLET/SET for recruitment and appointment of University Assistant Librarian. *Last date :* 03.05.2012. *Click Here For More Details :* http://www.alagappauniversity.ac.in/files/news_files/Appt-1-2012%28Instruct… -- *VinayKumar D* *Guest Lecturer, DLIS Kuvempu University Jnana Sahyadri Shakaraghatta - 577 451 Shivamogga Dist, Karnataka Ph: 9945037249* -- 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] Barcode generator for Koha ILS
by Vimal Kumar 12 Apr '12

12 Apr '12

Dear Friends, I got lot of responses regarding barcode generator. This barcode generator is useful all, not only Koha users. You can contact Sri, A.J. Tomson and express your feeback and suggestions for further improvement. His email id is ajtomson at gmail.com Regards, -- Vimal Kumar V. Mahatma Gandhi University Library Kottayam, Kerala- 686 560 Web: http://www.vimalkumar.org Blog: http://linuxhalwa.blogspot.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I forget what I was taught. I only remember what I have learnt" -Patrick White -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library Information Topics
by Govinder Singh 11 Apr '12

11 Apr '12

Hi friends, I found an interesting site having much information on information science. Please follow the link to view and prepare ur UGC NET paper. http://www.netugc.com/ -- Great Regards Govinder Singh -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB)
by Dr. J. K. Vijayakumar 11 Apr '12

11 Apr '12

________________________________ Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2012 19:56 Subject: [Iatul-l] Directory of Open Access Books *** Apologies for Receipt of Duplicate Postings*** Colleagues/ OAPEN is pleased to announce a new service for Open Access monographs: the Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB). DOAB will provide a searchable index to peer-reviewed monographs and edited volumes published under an Open Access business model, with links to the full texts of the publications at the publisher’s website or repository. The beta version of the service will contain publications of a selected number of academic publishers. The beta version will be made public early spring 2012. The primary aim of DOAB is to increase discoverability of Open Access books. Academic publishers will be invited to provide the metadata of their Open Access books to the DOAB. Metadata will be harvestable in order to maximize dissemination, visibility and impact. Aggregators can integrate the records in their commercial services and libraries can integrate the directory into their online catalogues, thereby helping scholars, students and the general public to discover the books. The directory will be open to all academic publishers and should contain as many books as possible, provided that these books are peer reviewed and published in Open Access. DOAB will determine requirements for publishers to qualify as Open Access academic book publishers and will maintain a certification procedure. [ http://project.oapen.org/index.php/news ] Thanks to Roddy MacLeod ! Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor and Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University Ames IA 50011 http://bit.ly/xXucIG ------------------------------- -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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NewGenLib Adaptation Program
by shivu Komalapura 11 Apr '12

11 Apr '12

Verus Solutions has started "NewGenLib Adaptation Program". You may also recommend this program to other libraries. What is "NewGenLib Adaptation Program"? ------------------------------------------------------------ This program is for libraries which are planning to automate their libraries in just 4 days. This is time-bound program. The duration of this program is 32 hours (4 - days). And it is very simple. There are schedules for this program. If you strictly follow the schedule you will fully automate your library in just 4 days. You will be visually observing your users' (and management) satisfaction and praise for library services. What should you do to enroll to this program? --------------------------------------------------------------- Please visit http://www.verussolutions.biz/web/nglAdaptationProgram and enrol your library for the program. You may also share this link with libraries that are planning to implement library automation. What happens after enrollment? -------------------------------------------- NewGenLib Open Source Team will do the following tasks for you Step 1 - Installation: We will download and install the latest version of NewGenLib on your system. If you have any clients we will install NewGenLib clients. Step 2 - Training: This is a 24 hour program (3 days). In this step we will train you on all the critical functionalities of library management. Step 3 - Installing migrated data: We will be collecting you data to convert it into NewGenLib schema. The privacy of your library data will be strictly be maintained. NewGenLib Open Source Team will be accepting a Non-Disclosure Agreement from you to protect the privacy of your data. The process of collecting the data will happen at step 1 itself. So that at the end of the program the converted data is installed. Step 4 - System maintenance and support: We will provide you with information on process to get instant help from us. Maintaining NewGenLib is very cost effective. Is this program strictly based on schedule? ---------------------------------------------------------- The program is designed for 32 hours, that is 4 days x 8 hours per day. However you are at your liberty to allot time for this program. What are the costs involved in taking up this program? -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Verus Solutions does not charge any thing for this program. This is absolutely a free program. All you need is a decent Internet connection as all the tasks are executed on-line. For any queries you may send us an email to info(a)verussolutions.biz Wishing you a happy library management -- Sincerely *K. N Shivakumaraswamy* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fwd: World Bank Launches Open Knowledge Repository and Announces Open Access Policy for Research and Knowledge
by Shamprasad Pujar 10 Apr '12

10 Apr '12

Dear All, Through this announcement, I hope 'Open Access' to research knowledge will get further boost from governments and research councils/funding organizations. best Regards, Dr S.M. Pujar Deputy Librarian, IGIDR, Mumbai, India ================================= ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Smith, Ina <ismith(a)sun.ac.za> <ismith(a)sun.ac.za> Date: Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 6:07 PM Subject: [Irtalk] FW: [EIFLoa] World Bank Announces Open Access Policy for Research and Knowledge To: "irtalk(a)lists.lib.sun.ac.za" <irtalk(a)lists.lib.sun.ac.za> News Release 2012/379/EXTOP *World Bank Announces Open Access Policy for Research and Knowledge * *Launches Open Knowledge Repository* WASHINGTON, April 10, 2012 - The World Bank today announced that it will implement a new Open Access policy for its research outputs and knowledge products, effective July 1, 2012. The new policy builds on recent efforts to increase access to information at the World Bank and to make its research as widely available as possible. As the first phase of this policy, the Bank launched today a new Open Knowledge Repository and adopted a set of Creative Commons copyright licenses. The new Open Access policy, which will be rolled out in phases in the coming year, formalizes the Bank's practice of making research and knowledge freely available online. Now anybody is free to use, re-use and redistribute most of the Bank's knowledge products and research outputs for commercial or non-commercial purposes. "Knowledge is power," World Bank Group President Robert B. Zoellick said. "Making our knowledge widely and readily available will empower others to come up with solutions to the world's toughest problems. Our new Open Access policy is the natural evolution for a World Bank that is opening up more and more." The policy will also apply to Bank research published with third party publishers including the institution's two journals --World Bank Research Observer (WBRO) and World Bank Economic Review (WBER)-- which are published by Oxford University Press, but in accordance with the terms of third party publisher agreements. The Bank will respect publishing embargoes, but expects the amount of time it takes for externally published Bank content to be included in its institutional repository to diminish over time. In support of the new Open Access Policy, the World Bank is adopting a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) copyright license for content published by the Bank, the most accommodating of all licenses offered by Creative Commons. It allows anyone to distribute, reuse, and build upon the Bank's published work, even commercially, as long as the Bank is given credit for the original creation. The CC BY license helps the Bank to maximize its impact while simultaneously protecting the Bank's reputation and the integrity of its content. World Bank content published by third party publishers will be available in the Open Knowledge Repository under a more restrictive Creative Commons license. The new copyright practice goes into effect today. While much of the Bank's research outputs and knowledge products have been available for free on the institution's web site, and on other channels, the new Open Access policy marks a significant shift in how Bank content is disseminated and shared. For the first time, the Bank will have an aggregated portal to research and knowledge products, where the metadata is curated, the content is discoverable and easily downloaded, and third parties are free to use, reuse, and build on it. "Allowing unfettered access to the Bank's trove of development knowledge is commendable," said Cathy Casserly, CEO of Creative Commons. "For researchers, it increases the visibility, usage, and impact of their work. For users, it allows for the discovery of knowledge and encourages the open interchange of ideas." The Open Knowledge Repository, the centerpiece of the policy, is the new home for all of the World Bank's research outputs and knowledge products. The Repository -- available at openknowledge.worldbank.org -- currently contains works from 2009-2012 (more than 2,100 books and papers) across a wide range of topics and all regions of the world. This includes the World Development Report, and other annual flagship publications, academic books, practitioner volumes, and the Bank's publicly disclosed country studies and analytical reports. The repository also contains journal articles from 2007-2010 from the two World Bank journals WBRO and WBER. The repository will be updated regularly with new publications and research products, as well as with content published prior to 2009. Starting in 2013, the repository will also provide links to datasets associated with research. While the vast majority of the works are published in English, over time translated editions will also be added. The Open Knowledge Repository is interoperable with other repositories and will support optimal discoverability and re-usability of the content by complying with Dublin Core metadata standards and the Open Archives Initiatives protocol for metadata harvesting. "This new policy is a natural extension of our other efforts to make the Bank more open, including the Open Data Initiative and the landmark Access to Information Policy," said Caroline Anstey, World Bank Managing Director. "Anyone with Internet access will have much greater access to the World Bank's knowledge. And for those without internet access, there is now unlimited potential for intermediaries to reuse and repurpose our content for new languages, platforms and media, further democratizing development by getting information into the hands of all those who may benefit from it." The new Open Access policy and launch of the Open Knowledge Repository represent the next major development in the World Bank's Open Development Agenda. The first two initiatives were: * Open Data Initiative (launched in April 2010): a range of reforms enabling free access to more than 7,000 development indicators, as well as a wealth of information on World Bank projects and finances, and * Access to Information Policy (launched in July 2010): a groundbreaking change in how the World Bank makes information available to the public. Contacts: In Washington: Yoko Kobayashi (202) 458-2624, ykobayashi2(a)worldbank.org For Broadcast Requests: Natalia Cieslik, (202) 458-9369, ncieslik(a)worldbank.org The Open Knowledge Repository is freely available at openknowledge.worldbank.org. More information about Creative Commons can be found at www.creativecommons.org. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Barcode generator for Koha ILS
by Vimal Kumar 10 Apr '12

10 Apr '12

Dear Friends, Here is an online barcode generator available for librarians. It is suitable for printing barcode labels on books. You can print barcode on adhesive sticker paper (65 barcode stickers in A4 size sheet). http://openscience.in/index.php/barcode This utility developed by Sri. A.J. Tomson, Librarian, St. Joseph's College, Devagiri, Kozhikode. He implemented Koha in 2000 in St. Joseph College library, one of the earliest Koha implementation in India. Regards, -- Vimal Kumar V. Mahatma Gandhi University Library Kottayam, Kerala- 686 560 Web: http://www.vimalkumar.org Blog: http://linuxhalwa.blogspot.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I forget what I was taught. I only remember what I have learnt" -Patrick White -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Admission Notification: MLISc at TISS, Mumbai
by Satish Kanamadi 10 Apr '12

10 Apr '12

Dear Professionals, Greetings! Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai invites applications for its regular master’s programme “Master of Library and Information Science” (MLISc) for the academic year 2012-13. TISS, established in 1936, is known for its well crafted curriculum, sound theory, high quality teaching and experiential learning unique to TISS. This two year, four semester and 66 credit master’s programme comprises 20 core courses which provide common and essential inputs covering the Library and Information Science. Building on these fundamentals, students undertake a dissertation in an area of interest. Programme lays more emphasis on practical aspects of library and information science and is multidisciplinary drawing expertise from all the schools/centres of TISS and other related institutions/industries in India. Candidates who have completed graduation in any stream are eligible to apply. Candidates will have to register themselves on website and then apply online.The selection will be based on an Entrance Test, Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI). Entrance test will be conducted at Mumbai, Hyderabad and Guwahati campuses. The GD/PI will happen only at Mumbai Campus. Last date for applying is 20th May 2012 For registering and applying online, prospectus, entrance test pattern and other details, please visit http://ma-programmes.tiss.edu/ You can also download the complete prospectus with full curriculum and other details from the website http://library.tiss.edu/ Best regards, Prof.Muttayya Koganuramath Centre for Library and Information Management Studies Sir Dorabji Tata Memorial Library Tata Institute of Social Sciences MUMBAI -4500088 Tel: 022-25525281 Email: muttayya(a)tiss.edu -- Satish Kanamadi PhD Deputy Librarian Tata Institute of Social Sciences V N Purav Marg, Deonar MUMBAI -400088 INDIA Tel: 91-22-25525283 Email: satish(a)tiss.edu -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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