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Special Lecture on Reading Habits and Internet
by Suruli Nathi 09 Jan '12

09 Jan '12

Dear Professional Friends Greetings from Bharathidasan University INVITATION The Department of Library and Information Science invites the Librarians, Library Professionals, LIS"~~c"u'ltY, Research Scholars and Students to take pa'~:'iri "th'e Special Lecture and Felicitations to Professor B. Ramesh Babu on 09/01/2012 at 2.30 P.M. in the Seminar Hall of University Library. The Programme *The Topic*: Reading Habits and Internet *The Speaker: *Dr. B. Ramesh Babu, Professor, Dept. of Library and Information Science, University of Madras, Chennai-2. *Presidential Address:* Dr. M. Krishnan, Prof. & Head, Department of Eco Biotechnology, Chair, School of Environmental Sciences Bharathidasan University, Trichy-24. *Felicitations:* Dr. K. Elavazhagan, Librarian & Chief Knowledge Officer, Indian Institute of Management, Trichy-15. Demonstrations on Web of Science, Scopus, JCCC and N-L1STby the Faculty Members of Department of LIS,Bharathidasan University With regards Dr.S. Srinivasa Raghavan Librarian & Head, Dept. of LIS Bharathidasan University with regards M. Surulinathi M.com, MLIS, M.Phil., (Ph.D), PGDCA, HDNCC, CGT Assistant Professor Department of Library and Information Science Bharathidasan University Trichy - 620 024 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library Science UGC NET III Paper Objective Type: What is the Rational?
by Vasanth 08 Jan '12

08 Jan '12

Dear Sir/Madam, UGC in its 482nd meeting of the university grants commission held on 22nd December, 2011 has decided to abolish descriptive type of question and making it has objective type of questions similar to that of paper 1 and 2 (or CSIR-UGC NET format). But what is the rationale behind this? In recent time the result of qualifying NET in LIS is dwindling, just because of increasing the result output, UGC wants to abolish descriptive type questions , then again UGC at the wrong side. Time and again UGC is creating a lot of confusion among student communities. There is no clear thought process in place. Whenever UGC wants its policies to be amended it will make that change and after some time it reverts back which creates lot of anxiety among student communities. This has happened in the case of required qualification for appointment of assistant professors in universities and colleges (NET or Ph.D. or M. Phil). In 2010 UGC in a big way brought out a report on “UGC Regulations on Minimum Qualifications for Appointment of Teachers and other Academic Staff in Universities and Colleges and Measures for the Maintenance of Standards in Higher Education 2010" to maintain standard. This report created lot of confusion and problem for students as well as to the universities and colleges across India. There were no proper guidelines for Ph.D. and M. Phil holders, about whether they must qualify NET exam for appointment or Ph.D. and M. Phil holders are exempted from NET exams. Another problem for Ph.D students was that, without any rational UGC made a regulation that if the Ph.D. holders should be exempted from qualifying NET they must have done their Ph. D. based on the new regulation- Minimum Standard and Procedure foe award of Ph.D. Degree Regulation 2009. What about those who have done their Ph.Ds and joined for Ph.Ds before 2009. Those who have completed Ph.Ds before 2009 have also followed the regulations formulated and put in place by none other than UGC. If UGC not recognizing/considering these Ph.Ds, then what about the fate of these Ph.D holders. Are these Ph.Ds not done in accordance with the UGC guidelines? In 2009 UGC exempted Ph.D. holders from qualifying NET. In 2010 the same institute without proper reason made NET compulsory for those who have done their Ph.Ds before 2009 for appointment of Assistant Professors in Universities and Colleges (See http://www.ugc.ac.in/policy/englishgazette.pdf) It seems that decision of shifting from descriptive type questions to objective type questions have no basis. Simply they wanted to increase the number of candidate qualifying NET in LIS. Now many of the State conduct SLET/SET exams at the State level, then why UGC need to change the examination pattern? Time and again UGC taking decisions which are not going well with either students or academia. Does UGC alienated from the ground realities of higher education. Its new regulation for considering API (Academic Performance Index) for tenure promotion has also received lot of criticism from academic community. API only consider number of papers published by academic community not consider the quality of the research (see http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/article2721182.ece) UGC is creating lot of problem for students as well as for academics by introducing new or amending existing regulations very often. It is high time for statutory body like UGC to overcome its ambiguity and protect the interest of all the stake holders or establishment of National Commission for Higher Education and Research (NCHER) as recommended by Prof. Yashpal committee on higher education is the only solution? ------------------------- With best wishes Vasantha Raju N. GFGC-Periyapatna Mysore District -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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‎'Better research in applied sciences'Nobel laureate speaks at University of Mumbai
by sandeep bhavsar 08 Jan '12

08 Jan '12

‎'Better research in applied sciences'Nobel laureate speaks at University of Mumbai MUMBAI: Nobel Laureate Professor Kurt Wuthrich was in Mumbai University to deliver a lecture on Impact of research in natural noble sciences on human daily life. Wuthrich stressed on the need to strengthen the researches in applied sciences in India. India has progressed a lot in basic sciences but lags behind in terms of applied sciences, he said. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2002 for his development in nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy for determining three-dimensional structure of biological macromolecules in solution. He mentioned that NMR in structural biology gives new remedies for diseases like HIV and cancer. From this academic year, the university has initiated Nobel Laureate Lecture Series for which recipients will be invited to speak in their discipline. It was the first lecture of this lecture- series. The university has allocated Rs 50, 00,000 for the initiative. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Better-research-in-applied-s… Regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr. V N Bedekar Institute of Management Studies Thane Mumbai 9987049099 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Workshop on KOHA by BIMTECH
by Anil Singh 08 Jan '12

08 Jan '12

Dear Friends, Wish you a very happy new year. It’s a matter of great pleasure that Birla Institute of Management Technology, Greater Noida is going to organize its Sixth workshop under "Knowledge Building Programme Series VI: National Workshop on FLOSS based Library Automation Software- KOHA”, which is jointly being organized by Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH), Greater Noida & Jaipuria Institute of Management, Jaipur in association with Ranganathan Society for Social Welfare and Library Development during March 19-22,2012. The venue will be Jaipuria Institute of Management, 1, Bambala Institutional Area, Pratap Nagar, Sanganer, Jaipur - 302033 (Rajasthan) Professionals are requested to participate in the workshop and make it grand success. For Workshop Brochure and registration form, either visit the website www.bimtech.ac.in or http://jaipuria.ac.in/jaipur/ or contact the undersigned. With kind regards, Dr. Rishi Tiwari Librarian, Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH) Greater Noida, Mob.:09810583623, E-mail.: rishi.tiwari(a)bimtech.ac.in ----------------------------------------------------- ANIL SINGH Division of Library, Documentation and Information National Council of Educational Research and Training Sri Aurobindo Marg New Delhi - 110016 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Application are invited for the post of Deputy Librarian and Assistant Librarian in National Law University (NLU)
by Subhodip Bid 07 Jan '12

07 Jan '12

Dear Professional, Applications are invited for the following posts : 1) Deputy Librarian *Pay Scale :* (PB-3) Rs.15600-39100 + AGP of Rs.8000/- *Qualification :* i) A Master’s Degree in library science/information science/ documentation with at least 55% of the marks or its equivalent grade of B in the UGC seven point scale and a consistently good academic record. ii) Five years experience as an Assistant University Librarian/College Librarian.iii) Evidence of innovative library service and organization of published work and professional commitment, computerization of library.iv) Desirable: A M. Phil./Ph.D. Degree in library science/Information science / Documentation/Archives and manuscript-keeping/ computerization of library. Preference will be given to those who are working in National Law Universities or reputed Law Libraries. ------------------------------ 2) Assistant Librarian *Pay Scale :* (PB-3) Rs.15600-39100 + AGP of Rs.6000/- *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 the national level test conducted for the purpose by the UGC or any other agency approved by the UGC.iii) However, 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 Preference will be given to those who are working in National Law Universities or reputed Law Libraries For more details http://www.nludelhi.ac.in/pdf/Vacancy_Notice_for_Librarian.pdf -- SUBHODIP BID M.Sc,M.L.I.S, AIS Information Professional National Library, Kolkata -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Survey of women librarians in higher education institutions
by Perin Marolia 07 Jan '12

07 Jan '12

Dear Friends, A survey is being conducted by Prof. Harsha Parekh, retired University Librarian, SNDT Women's University, and myself, on the *attitudes towards women in senior academic positions* in institutions in higher education. We had sent out a questionnaire for all Librarians in Institutions of Higher Education (i.e. Universities, Colleges and other Higher Education Insitutions) to answer. If you have not yet responded, kindly do so at your earliest convenience Kindly click on the following link to access the questionnaire*: *http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/F82J8JC *We request all lady respondents to answer all the questions, while men respondents should skip question 2.* We look forward to your early response. With thanks and regards, Prof. Harsha Parekh and Dr. Perin Marolia NID Cell, UGC Project on Capacity Building of Women managers -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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New issue of EC/UDC and articles available online
by Aida Slavic 06 Jan '12

06 Jan '12

Hi, Colleagues may find the following of interest: The latest issue of the Extensions and Corrections to the UDC No. 32 (2010) contains a number of articles, bibliography of UDC editions and UDC related publications in 2010, two proposals for UDC changes: corrections and the extensions of Table 1c - =4 Afro-Asiatic, Nilo-Saharan, Congo-Kordofanian, Khoisan languages and proposal for over 800 new entries under 512.7 Commutative algebra and algebraic geometry). This issue also brings an extensive list of UDC entries revised in 2010 and distributed with the UDC Master Reference File 2010 containing 69,093 UDC classes All cancelled classes and their redirections are, as usual, available from http://www.udcc.org/cancellations.htm. Colleagues interested in these particular fields may wish to read articles on the UDC Biology revision (http://hdl.handle.net/10150/200632) and proposal for the improvement of African languages (http://hdl.handle.net/10150/200649) Please note that all articles from EC31 (2009) and EC32 (2010) are also published in the Digital Library of Information Science & Technology (DLIST) at http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/105066. The 2009 EC issue also contains proceedings of the International UDC Seminar 2009 and all articles can now be downloaded from DLIST (apart from those published in the Knowledge Organization journal Vol. 37(2010)) To access the full list of articles available online go to: - Extensions and Corrections to the UDC No. 31 (2009) - http://www.udcc.org/ec31_2009.htm - Extensions and Corrections to the UDC No. 32 (2010) - http://www.udcc.org/ec32_2010.htm - UDC Bibliography - http://www.udcc.org/2010.htm Kind regards Aida Slavic --- UDC Consortium Email: mail(a)udcc.org Web: http://www.udcc.org Blog: http://universaldecimalclassification.blogspot.com/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/UDCC ______________________ --> Multlingual UDC Summary: http://www.udcc.org/udcsummary/php/index.php --> Proceedings: Classification & Ontology: http://seminar.udcc.org/2011/index.htm ______________________ -- 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 : ICTK2012, 10 - 13 July 2012, Bangalore, India
by ictk drtc 06 Jan '12

06 Jan '12

**** APOLOGIES FOR CROSS-POSTING **** *International Conference on Trends in Knowledge and Information Dynamics** 10-13, July, 2012* *Hosted by: Documentation Research and Training Centre (DRTC) Indian Statistical Institute (ISI)* *Bangalore, India* *http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/ictk* Email: ictk2012(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in Documentation Research and Training Centre (DRTC) of Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) was founded by late Prof. S.R. Ranganathan in 1962. We are happy to announce ICTK-2012 as part of DRTC Golden Jubilee celebrations. *CALL FOR PAPERS* We invite extended abstracts in English on a wide range of *themes and sub themes.* Broadly the themes of the conference are divided into main streams. However, authors are encouraged to submit papers on narrower and related areas, as the following are only broader guiding themes. Stream 1: Trends in Library Education and Research Stream 2: Trends in Public Library Services Stream 3: Trends in Domain Specific Information Systems and Service Stream 4: Trends in Open Access to Information and Data Stream 5: Trends in ICT applications to Library and Information Science For complete list of topics please visit * http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/ictk/subthemes<http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/ictk/themes> * Extended abstract may be sent to: ictk2012 at drtc dot isibang dot ac dot in LAST DATE FOR ... - Submission of Extended Abstract: *1st February, 2012* - Acceptance of Extended Abstract: *1st March, 2012* - Submission of Full Paper: *1st April, 2012* - Camera Ready Copy (after suggestions from reviewers): *1st June, 2012* - Registration: Opens from *15th December,2011 *onwards *CONTACT AND ENQUIRY* Prof. A.R.D. Prasad (Convener - ICTK-2012) Documentation Research & Training Centre (DRTC), Indian Statistical Institute (I.S.I), 8th Mile, Mysore Road, R.V. College Post, Bangalore - 560059, Karnataka INDIA Phone: +91-80-28482711 Fax : 91-80-28484265 Email: ictk2012 at drtc dot isibang dot ac dot in -- ICTK2012 Bangalore ictk2012(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/ictk/ <https://twitter.com/#%21/ictk2012><http://www.facebook.com/events/258376894220170/> -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Congratulations to Dr. R.K. Ramakrishna Reddy
by Mailing List Admin 06 Jan '12

06 Jan '12

Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2012 08:52:39 +0530 From: Librarian AIGS <librarianaigs(a)acharya.ac.in> All the Library Professionals at Acharya Institutes, Bangalore are happy to inform all the professionals in the field of Library and Information Science that Dr. K. Ramakrishna Reddy, Ex-University Librarian of SCSVMV University, Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu, has taken-over as Chief Librarian of Acharya Institutes. All the 10 Libraries housed on the campus, will be under his control on the matters of Library Activities and Services. He will also head the Central Library, which will be in operation shortly. With 33 years of experience behind him, we are sure that he will shoulder the entrusted huge assignments positively and come up successfully in achieving them. In addition to wishing him HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR 2012, we wish him great success on all the endeavors. *His Contact Details: *Dr. K. Ramakrishna Reddy Chief Librarian Acharya Institutes Bangalore - 560 090 Office: *080-23723466 / 28396011 *Residence: *080-23461829 *Mobile: *9739038652 *E-mail: ramakrishnareddy(a)acharya.ac.in krred(a)yahoo.com http://www.acharya.ac.in/ -- ***With Best Wishes*** Shivakumara RM Librarian, AIGS. http://sites.google.com/site/aigslibrary

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Books
by Raj K Bhardwaj 06 Jan '12

06 Jan '12

One of our faculty member need the following Hindi books. Kindly let us know the availability in your library. 1) Title: Gharu Ghatna Author: Bhuneshwar Mishra 2) Title: Ramlaal Author: Mannan Dwivedi Gajpuri Sincerely yours Raj Kumar Bhardwaj College Librarian St. Stephen's College Delhi-110007 Mobile : 09212091123 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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