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Please listen seminar organisers
by Vimal Kumar 17 Dec '11

17 Dec '11

Dear Friends, Lot of seminars in national level announced recently. Announcement appeared in most of the discussion forums, blogs and social networking sites for library professionals. Paper presentation is the attraction of the seminar. Invitation mainly for attending the conference and inviting papers for presentation. Both participants and those who submit papers are need to register and pay the fee. Often, seminar registration fee is between Rs. 500 and 5000. Organisers also receiving fund from other agencies. Unfortunately, seminar organisers are not ensure the quality and content of the seminar. Most of the papers are equivalent to class assignment. All papers are accepted without peer reviewing. And no provision for plagiarism checking. It seems that main aim of the organisers are collect money by receiving maximum number of registration. Seminars should encourage the advancement of knowledge. Such events should act as a platform for showcasing current trends in the topic and participants can brush up their existing knowledge. Seminar organisers must ensure the quality of the event by receiving papers only after strict checking. And organisers should not receive registration fee from participants who like to submit papers. Prize for best paper is ideal for encourage authors to prepare quality publications. Separate prizes should distribute for best paper from student and working professionals. Organisers should send certificate to authors who could not attend the seminar. I request seminar organisers to rethink about existing practices followed in scholarly communication events. -- Vimal Kumar V. Mahatma Gandhi University Library Kottayam, Kerala- 686 560 Web: 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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Center for the Book
by Jayadev P Hiremath 17 Dec '11

17 Dec '11

Center for the Book http://www.read.gov/cfb Created in 1984, the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress has been dedicated to creating affiliate centers in the 50 states. These affiliates (and the Center, of course) work together to "sponsor programs that highlight their area's literary heritage and call attention to the importance of books, reading, literacy and libraries." On their website, visitors can learn about the affiliate centers in each state, and also learn about the annual "Idea Exchange Day". Visitors to the site can read their annual report, learn about their staff members, and also check out their annual newsletters. Along the left-hand side of the page sit the "Resources". Here visitors can wander through author webcasts, booklists, local resources organized by geography, and their upcoming literary contests -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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article request from Meteorology and Atmospheric Phsyics
by NASAR 16 Dec '11

16 Dec '11

Dear Professionals, I am in need of the following articles. Can anybody send me soft copies of the same. 1. V Rakesh, R Singh and PC Joshi,Intercomparison of the performance of MM5/WRF with and without satellite data assimilation in short-range forecast applications over the Indian region , Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics,Volume 105, Numbers 3-4, 133-155, DOI: 10.1007/s00703-009-0038-3. 2. V. Rakesh and P. Goswami,Impact of background error statistics on 3D-Var assimilation: case study over the Indian region -- , Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, Volume 112, Numbers 1-2, 63-79, DOI: 10.1007/s00703-011-0128-x 3.R Singh, CM Kishtwal, PK Pal and PC Joshi, Assimilation of the multisatellite data into the WRF model for track and intensity simulation of the Indian Ocean tropical cyclones, Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics,Volume 111, Numbers 3-4, 103-119, DOI: 10.1007/s00703-011-0127-y 4. V Rakesh, R Singh, PK Pal and PC Joshi, Impacts of Satellite-Observed Winds and Total Precipitable Water on WRF Short-Range Forecasts over the Indian Region during the 2006 Summer Monsoon, Weather and Forecasting, 2009,Journal of American Geophysical Soceity , vol. 24, no6, pp. 1706-1731. Best Regards Abdunnasar. A Library Officer Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology Thiruvananthapuram -- 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 Science Information Literacy & Scholarly Writing
by Vimal Kumar 16 Dec '11

16 Dec '11

Mahatma Gandhi University Library, Kottayam, Kerala organizes a 3 day *National Workshop on Science Information Literacy & Scholarly Writing***<http://inbofa2011.agrimainfotech.com/seminar/national%20seminar.html> * *during 17-19 January 2012 in association with the Kerala State Council for Science Technology and Environment (KSCSTE), Government of Kerala and Centre for Information Literacy Studies, University of Kerala. Library professionals, faculty and research scholars can participate. Registration Fee is Rs. 1000/ only. Last date of registration is January 10, 2012. For further details, contact Smt. Annu George, General Convenor & Deputy Librarian, Mahatma Gandhi University (email: annumgu(a)gmail.com Mob: 9495063091) Brochure *http://tinyurl.com/6mdut2a Registration form **http://tinyurl.com/6u582ja* -- 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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Minutes of NCSI-Net lecture held on 10 december 2011
by shivaram gowda 16 Dec '11

16 Dec '11

Dear Members NCSI-Net lecture for the month of August 2011 held at NCSI seminar hall on 10th December 2011. Around 15 members and fellow professionals were present. Lecture (Demonstration) started on Innovations in Library Automation Process: The Trion Journey” by Sven Carlson, CEO, Trion AG. Speaker started his talk by explaining the traditional library concepts and how he entered in to the field of developing library technologies. He highlighted the role of front desk operators in maintaining cordial relation and attracting patrons to use the library resources, he also spoke about how it can be automated to self check-in and check-out mechanism using RFID technologies and making service available for 24X7. He gave demo of Trion technologies like self-service kiosks, Automatic sorting and transporting them to right floor (right rack) etc. The video presentation of libraries who have implemented Trion technologies was interesting. He also talked about the costs involved in implementing these technologies in the beginning of planning new library and implementing in the later stage. There was a good interaction from the audience. NCSI-Net coordinator thanked speaker of the day for detailed talk and discussion on RFID technologies for libraries, and lecture was concluded Mr. Seven Carlson can be contacted for further information from address given below Mr. Seven Carlson, CEO Trion AG library system IM Schorli 1, CH-8600, Dubendorf Telfon: +41(0)445331600 Mobile:+41(0)796596686 E-mail:seven.carlson@trionag.ch With warm regards NCSI-Net Coordinators Shivaram BS ICAST, CSIR-NAL Kodihalli Bangaluru-560017 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Congratulations to INFLIBNET Centre
by Suresh Balutagi 16 Dec '11

16 Dec '11

Dear Professional Friends, Please join me in Congratulating Dr. Jagdish Arora, Director, INFLIBNET Centre, Ahmedabad and his team for getting “eINDIA Award 2011” at India’s Largest ICT Event “eINDIA”, held at Gandhinagar, Gujarat. Once again my heartiest congratulations for their great achievement. With Best Regards, Suresh Balutagi Resource Centre DA-IICT Gandhinagar Gujarat -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Congratulations!! "eINDIA Jury Award 2011"
by suresh jange 16 Dec '11

16 Dec '11

Dear Professional Friends, Please join me in Congratulating Dr. R. B. Gaddagimath, University Librarian, Gulbarga University Library and his team for getting “eINDIA Jury Award 2011” under the category of ‘Best ICT Enabled University Library’ at India’s Largest ICT Event “eINDIA”, held at Gandhinagar, Gujarat. Once again my heartiest congratulations for their great achievement. With Best Regards, ---------------------------------- Dr. Suresh Jange, IFLA-ALP Fellow Deputy Librarian, Virtual Learning Resource Centre Central Library, 'Jnana Ganga', Gulbarga University , Gulbarga - 585 106 Karnataka , India E-mail: suresh_jange(a)rediffmail.com URL-www.freewebs.com/sureshjange/ PH: 91-08472-263260 (O), 91-09902570129 (M) ------------------------------------ Dr. Suresh Jange, IFLA-ALP Fellow Deputy Librarian, Virtual Learning Resource Centre Central Library, `Jnana Ganga�, Gulbarga University, Gulbarga � 585 106 Karnataka, India E-mail: suresh_jange(a)rediffmail.com URL-www.freewebs.com/sureshjange/ Phone: 91-08472-263260 (O), 91-09902570129 (M) -- 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] KALA National Conference on "Libraries and Development: Present and Future" on 9, 10 & 11 February 2012
by rajendrababu.hanumanthappa＠wipro.com 15 Dec '11

15 Dec '11

Dear LIS Professionals, Due to unavoidable reasons, the proposed KALA National Conference to be held on 9, 10 and 11 February 2012 has been postponed to early June 2012. We shall get back to you soon with more details. Regards, Rajendra Babu H General Secretary, Karnataka State LIbrary Association (KALA). From: Rajendrababu Hanumanthappa (WT01 - Talent Transformation) Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2011 6:42 PM To: 'ncsi-net(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in'; 'lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in'; 'lisl-forum(a)gmail.com' Cc: 'pyrajendrakumar(a)gmail.com'; 'Ragaavendra R'; 'Byrappa, Ananda (GE Global Research)'; 'Gayatri Sen'; 'bachalapur(a)gmail.com'; 'kadaba.n.prasad(a)gmail.com'; 'raghavan(a)isibang.ac.in'; 'krish(a)isibang.ac.in'; 'V L KALYAN'; 'warmvka(a)gmail.com'; 'pandiyan.m' Subject: KALA National Conference on "Libraries and Development: Present and Future" on 9,10 & 11 February 2012 Dear LIS Professionals, KALA is happy to announce The National Conference on "Libraries and Development: Present and Future" to be held on 9th ,10th & 11th February 2012 in Shravanabelagola, Karnataka. Conference Theme: “Libraries and Development: Present and Future” Sub Themes: Privatisation of libraries (public libraries) with emphasis on public-private partnership Financial resource mobilization including fee-base services Karnataka Public Libraries Act (1965) Metrics Management Measuring Scholarly Impact Public Libraries: · Community Information centers; Information kiosks; Tele centers vis-à-vis public libraries. · Public Library situation in different states (situation reports) · Public Libraries vis-à-vis distance education · Collection development/ Evaluation · Staff position · Use/ User studies · Rural Libraries School and College Libraries · Library services in Schools and Colleges · School library management · Collection Development and Organization · New models of acquisition (e-books, e-journals) · Case Studies and Best Practices · Use/ User studies · Digital Libraries · Library Automation · Institutional Repositories (IR) · Library website · College Library consortia Special/ Industrial Libraries · Best practices · Web based information services · Innovative information services · Competencies/ Skills required Call for Papers Original contributions based on applications/ deployments/ research/ surveys/ best practices related to the theme and subthemes mentioned, are invited for conference presentations and poster presentations. Based on technical committee's recommendations, papers for the national conference shall be selected and published in the conference volume. Registration for all authors is mandatory for paper presentation. Paper Submission · Authors may submit their papers on or before 22nd December 2011. · Papers should be submitted in a detailed format suggested in the conference website. · Acceptance of paper for presentation will be intimated to the authors by 16th January 2012. · In case of co-authors, correspondence will be sent to the first author only. · The deadline for registering for the National conference is 31st January 2012. · Accepted papers will be called for presentation based on editorial committee's scrutiny. All the submitted papers for the conference would go through the Plagiarism Detection Process. If the plagiarism is >10%, the article would be referred back to the author for necessary revision. · Papers can be submitted through an email to Dr. K N Prasad: kadaba.n.prasad(a)gmail.com<mailto:kadaba.n.prasad@gmail.com> Author Guidelines Manuscripts Requirements · Length: Not >10 pages maximum for a paper. However, authors are advised to write as much precise as possible. · Theme Font: Times New Roman · Font Size: Heading -20, Sub Heading -16, and rest of the text - 12. · Title: The title should be concise. · Paper Format: The paper should have the following details: o Sub-Theme of the paper to which the paper belongs to o Author's / Co-Author's name o Communication address o Contact details such as telephone number and email o An abstract of 100-150 words along with 8-10 key words · Headings and Sub-headings should be short and defined clearly · Footnotes may be used wherever necessary, which should be identified in the text by consecutive numbers, placed as superscript. · Case Studies proposed may preferably be supported by real life case examples from business/academic situations · Quality of Illustrations, Photos etc. must be good with original caption and in black and white · Tables and Figures, if any must have a brief caption written on the bottom of the figure and provide the due reference of the original work. · All text should be justified References must be in standard format as given below: · For Books: Author (Surname, initials), (year), title, publisher, place of publication. · For Journals: Author, A., & Author, B. (Year). Article title. Title of Periodical, Vol (Issue), pp-pp · For Web pages: Author, A., & Author, B. (Year). Title of the web page. Retrieved from http://... [Accessed on Date, Month & Year]. Venue: Auditorium, Library Building, Behind Bus Stand, Shravanabelagola, Hassan District, Karnataka. Date: 9th ,10th & 11th February 2012. Registration Fee: Rs. 2200.00: With Tutorials for Delegates (Conference Kit, Gift, Food, Accommodation, Local Site seeing and Yoga) Rs. 2000.00: Without Tutorials for Delegates (Conference Kit, Gift, Food, Accommodation, Local Site seeing and Yoga) Rs. 1500.00: For the family members accompanying the delegates (Gift, Food, Accommodation, Local Site seeing and Yoga) Tutorials would be held on 9th February 2012 for the duration of three hours. Tutorial on “Building/ Developing a Library Website Using Drupal” by experts in the Industry. The participants shall get the tutorial material on CD, including the related software. Early bird registration option is available for the registration before 31December 2011. A discount of Rs 200 will be extended for all the above registration options Payment The DD/ Cheque should be drawn in favour of “Karnataka State Library Association” payable at Bangalore, Karnataka. Please send the filled in Conference registration forms and DD / Cheque to the address as below Rajendra Babu H General Secretary Karnataka State Library Association C/o Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science (SRELS) # 702, 'Upstairs', 42nd Cross, III Block Rajajinagar, Bangalore - 560 010 Contact: +91-9916457890 / +91-9880297932 Advisory Committee: · Sri Sri Sri Charukeerthi Bhattaraka Swamiji, Shravanabelagola and Chief Patron. · Prof. V G Talawar, Vice Chancellor, University of Mysore, Mysore · Mr. P Y Rajendra Kumar, Conference Director and President KALA, Bangalore · Mr. D Surendra Kumar, Dharmastala, Karnataka · Mr. S Jithendra Kumar, President K.J,A · Dr. Hampa Nagarajaiah, Former President, Kannada Sahithya Parishat and Kannada Writer, Bangalore. · Prof. C R Karisiddappa, Former UGC Emeritus Fellow. Karnatak University, Dharwad. · Mr. N V Sathyanarayana, Chairman & Managing Director, Informatics India Ltd, Bangalore · Dr. I R N Goudar, Rtd, Head ICAST, NAL and Visiting Prof. and Lib Adviser, University of Mysore · Prof. I K Ravichandra Rao, Professor, DRTC,ISI, Bangalore. · Prof. Shalini R Urs, Executive Director, ISiM, University of Mysore, Mysore · Mr. K G Venkatesh, Director, Department of Public Libraries, Bangalore. · Mr. Ashok Kumar, Executive Officer, Sri Muth, Shravanabelagola Technical Committee: · Dr. K N Prasad, Executive Officer, SRELS, and KALA-GC member, Bangalore. · Prof. A Y Asundi, Rtd. Professor, Bangalore University, Bangalore · Prof. K S Raghavan, DRTC, ISI, Bangalore · Dr. M S Sridhar, Rtd. Head, Library and Doc. Centre, ISRO, Bangalore · Dr. N S Harinarayana, Associate Professor, DLISc, University of Mysore, Mysore · Mrs. Usha Mukunda, Member, Knowledge Commission, Karnataka Organizing Committee: · Dr. P V Konnur, Librarian, BUB, Bangalore · Mr. V L Kalyan, Library Advisor, DRTC, ISI and KALA-GC member, Bangalore · Dr. M M Bachalapur, Librarian, KIT, Tiptur and KALA-GC member, Bangalore · Mrs. Gayathri Sen, Librarian, PESIT and KALA-GC member, Bangalore · Mr. Raghavendra, Library Executive, Jubilant Biosys, and VP, KALA, Bangalore · Dr. K R Mulla, Spl officer, VTU, Balgaum and Joint Sec, KALA, Bangalore · Mr. Shreenivas H E, Asst. Libn, Alliance University, and Joint Sec, KALA, Bangalore · Dr. Nagappa B, Branch Head, TCS, Bangalore. · Mr. S K Hosamani, Chief Librarian, DPL, Bangalore For the conference Brochure, Registration form and other details, please visit www.kalaonline.com<http://www.kalaonline.com> Regards, Rajendra Babu H General Secretary, Karnataka State LIbrary Association (KALA). 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Winter Course (Jan 2-8, 2012) at CSCS, Bangalore: Rethinking Mental Health
by Pavithrabai M S 15 Dec '11

15 Dec '11

Dear All, Winter Course starts at CSCS, Bangalore: Course Title: Rethinking Mental Health: Between the Windscreen and the Rearview Mirror Dates: Jan 2-8, 2012 (10 am to 6 pm) Venue: Centre for the Study of Culture and Society (CSCS), Bangalore Course Instructor: Anup Dhar I have uploaded the full outline of the course at VISIT: http://www.cscs.res.in/cscs/announcements_folder/announcements.2009-11-16.7… www.cusp.net.in http://aud-in.academia.edu/AnupDhar/Teaching/27910/Winter_Course_Jan_2-8_20… http://aud-in.academia.edu/AnupDhar/Teaching/27910/Course_Title_Rethinking_…. -- With Best Regards : Ms. Pavithrabai M S Librarian Centre For the Study Of Culture and Society No. 827, 29th Main Road, Poornaprajna HBCS Layout Uttarahalli, BANGALORE - 560 061 Tel ph No:91-80- 26730476/26730967/26730268 website:www.cscs.res.in Email: pavithrabai(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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Re: [LIS-Forum] Barrier & seeking solution for digitization of thesesfor digital library.
by Dr. J. K. Vijayakumar 15 Dec '11

15 Dec '11

Generally institution can not make any claim of ownership of student dissertations or theses. However, the institution can retain a non-exclusive license to make copies of dissertations or theses as needed for the academic or archival purposes of the institution. This can include providing open access to the work on the Internet (institutional repository). If necessary, to protect legitimate proprietary interests and IP (such as patent rights), students should have an option to delay the public display of their dissertation or thesis (embargo period), until they secure the patent. So, the copyright and IP right should remain with the student/researcher, not with the institution. Dr. J. K. VIJAYAKUMAR. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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