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NASI SCOPUS YOUNG SCIENTIST AWARDS 2011
by Muralidharan, Padma (ELS-DEL) 04 Oct '11

04 Oct '11

NASI SCOPUS YOUNG SCIENTIST AWARDS 2011 - LAST DATE EXTENDED TO 31st OCTOBER, 2011 Dear Librarians, Scientists and Researchers, ELSEVIER has just announced the NASI-SCOPUS YOUNG SCIENTIST AWARDS 2010. Now in its sixth year since its inception, the award has been gaining credence and prestige amongst the Indian scientific community. The awards will be given away in ten subject areas like in the previous year and all information can be had from Elsevier's South Asia website (http://southasia.elsevier.com) Any queries in this regard should be addressed to the undersigned. Thanks and look forward to your submissions. Best regards, PADMA MURALIDHARAN | Senior Manager - Account Development ELSEVIER (Science & Technology) p.muralidharan(a)elsevier.com ; (WORK) +91-124-4774202 l (MOBILE) +91-9810739993 For all information regarding Elsevier, please visit http://southasia.elsevier.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------- This communication is confidential and may be privileged. Any unauthorized use or dissemination of this message in whole or in part is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you receive this message by mistake, please notify the sender by return e-mail and delete this message from your system. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fwd: Verus starts NewGenLib adaptation program
by Shamprasad Pujar 04 Oct '11

04 Oct '11

Dear Members, I think it is a very good opportunity for libraries which have not yet undertaken complete automation. The members, who wish to participate in this programme at NO COST, may check details available in the forwarded message. best Regards, Dr S.M. Pujar Deputy Librarian IGIDR, Mumbai ======================================= ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: NewGenLib - Verus Solutions <info(a)verussolutions.biz> Date: Tue, Oct 4, 2011 at 9:16 AM Subject: Verus starts NewGenLib adaptation program To: pujar(a)igidr.ac.in Dear Patrons: Verus Solutions has started "NewGenLib Adaptation Program". You may also recommend this program for 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 Warm regards NewGenLib Open Source Team Verus Solutions -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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SoFerence 2011: Registration Date Extended till 10 Oct 2011 - on request
by Nagappa B 03 Oct '11

03 Oct '11

Dear Professional Friend, On request from many professionals friends, SoFerence Registration Date has been extended till 10th October 2011 and also increased the no. of registrations from 80 to 150. Hurry up...!!! and send your registration form along with fee immediately to the Organizing Secretary through courier or speed post. SoFerence 2011: a Social Conference on Knowledge / Experience Sharing (a National Conference) 15th October, 2011 TATA Consultancy Services, L-Centre, Near Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, EPIP Industrial Area, Whitefield, Bangalore - 560066, Karnataka, India Organizing Committee takes immense pleasure in inviting you to contribute papers and participate in "SoFerence 2011: a Social Conference on Knowledge / Experience Sharing" to be held on 15th October, 2011. SoFerence is a social platform, which allows professionals to share their experiences in the form of Best Practices, New Initiatives, Innovation, C reativity, Processes Improvements, Success Stories, Case Studies, Surveys, Soft Skills, Education & Training Methods, Internships, Deployment of IT Tools / Applications etc. in LIS and related fields, which will help other co-professionals to know and implement them at their workplace. SoFerence will empower every author & participant to play a vital role by acting as a moderator to choose the best set of papers, which will eventually go for publication (SoFerence Souvenir, a CD and Book with ISBN Number). Special Features: 1. Reward for Best Papers. 2. Poster Presentation facility for select papers. 3. Equal opportunity to every paper presentation. 4. Publication of SoFerence Souvenir: a Book & CD with ISBN Number. 5. Includes few 'Spotlight Lectures', which will be delivered by eminent professionals from LIS & related fields. 6. Advance sharing of participants questions with author on paper, which helps the author to be prepared to answer. Request you to circulate this info amongst your friends, colleagues, research scholars, students, etc. and encourage them to participate and send their papers. Important Dates: Last date for Submission of full paper...................: Closed Last date for Registration.....................................: 10th October, 2011 Intimation of acceptance of paper for presentation: Closed SoFerence Date...................................................: 15 October, 2011 Registration Charges: Participants from Corporate and R&D institutions.........................: Rs. 450/- Participants from Academic Institutions, SLA & KALA Members.: Rs. 300/- Students, Research Scholars & Trainees.......................................: Rs. 150/- Looking forward for your active participation and paper contribution. For more info pls visit: http://kalaonline.com/ OR contact Organizing Secretary. Thanks & Regards Dr. Nagappa B. Organizing Secretary - SoFerence 2011 Head | Information Resource Centre | Tata Consultancy Services Pioneer Building, International Tech Park | Padandhur Agrahara | Whitefield Road | Bangalore - 560 066 | Karnataka | India Ph:- +91 80 67251330 | Buzz:- 4851330 | Cell:- 91-7760505296 Mailto: nagappa.b(a)tcs.com | Website: http://www.tcs.com =====-----=====-----===== Notice: The information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, use, review, distribution, printing or copying of the information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it are strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us by reply e-mail or telephone and immediately and permanently delete the message and any attachments. Thank you -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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questionnaire
by subhash khode 03 Oct '11

03 Oct '11

Subject: Collection of Data for Ph.D. Thesis Dear Sir/Madam, I take pleasure in forwarding a questionnaire for receiving inputs from you for my Ph.D. Thesis entitled “Open Source Software in Libraries and Research Institutions of India : A Study ’’. I am pursuing my Ph.D. at the M.P. Bhoj Open University, Bhopal under the guidance of Dr. Sunil Singh Chandel. I would be grateful if you could kindly fill the online questionnaire at the earliest . Option-1 - For the non-users of OSS but familiar with the concept of OSS or tried for OSS http://www.kwiksurveys.com?s=OKIHMG_55155ef6 Option-2 For the users of Open source library automation Software http://kwiksurveys.com?u=osslm Option-3 For the users of open source digital library software http://kwiksurveys.com?u=osslib Thanking you, Yours truly, Subhash Khode Chief Librarian Mahakal Institute of Technology Ujjain(MP) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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NewGenLib new version 3.0.3
by shivu Komalapura 03 Oct '11

03 Oct '11

As promised - one major release every 45 days and sub release every 3 weeks, we are happy to release version 3.0.3 update 1. In this email we are summarizing all the features of Version 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.0.3(Including the latest update) .What's new in 3.0? 1. A major change in technologies used: NGL 3.0 uses Java 6.0, Apache Tomcat 6.0, Spring Framework, and Hibernate Framework. 2. For Bibliographic and Authority data searches NGL now uses Solr. Solr is the popular, blazing fast open source enterprise search platform from the Apache Lucene project. This makes your catalog searches very fast. 3. In Cataloging, you can now define your own data entry templates. We have already put a few frequently used templates. 4. You can define your own search indexes. 5. OPAC now displays Book covers, Google previews and is also integrated with Syndetics. 6. OPAC is Zotero compliant. 7. Mobile alerts: NGL can now be integrated to SMS gateways. Mobile alerts will be sent to user's mobiles at the time of check in and check out. The following functionalities are added in the latest release(3.0.3 and 3.0.3 update 1)More sophisticated Circulation privileges - Overall loan limit feature added. For example, your users are entitled to loan 10 books, 5 CDs, 3 Reference material. If you set the Overall loan limit as 10 then the user irrespective of material category can loan only 10 items - Overnight loans feature added: You can now define loan period in hours for reference material. Also, you can collect over dues on hourly basis - Good news for libraries that manage Book banks. You can now set last day of the semester/academic year as a due date - Holidays can be included/excluded while determining due date and calculating over due Utilities for academic libraries - Academic libraries deactivate student memberships at the end of the semester/year and reactivate them at the beginning of the successive semester/year. NewGenLib now provides tools to activate/deactivate user memberships in a batch - Secondly, students are usually identified by their Id, Name, Department and Course. Course when defined with precision like (Bachelor in Engineering 2nd Year), is tend to change every year. NewGenLib now provides tools to promote students from one course to their successive course in a batch Quick information utilityTwo utility information windows have been provided in Circulation. One is Item information and other is User information. These information windows provide complete and detailed information of the item and user respectively.Circulation - Batch import items that must be processed for weeding out is now available. You can also add reason for weeding out in a batch - You can undo the process of weeding out of an item. And also bring weeded out material back to racks - You can undo the process loss of item - For rapid Check outs, Check ins and Renewals, dialog popups for displaying "Task successful" and form letters have been removed. You can now rapidly check out, check in and renew items with very few clicks Web OPAC - In the search results page, you can now click on a record and see it details as a pop-up. This avoids the necessity to navigate to a new page to view details - Display of "Other books in the rack" is available - In the "Search results page", availability details of the books are summarized and shown - Issues related to "Other books in the rack" are resolved - Accessing URLS of bibliographic does not need authentication - Call numbers are displayed in the Search results page - Now you can set a default language for OPAC by setting up DEFAULT_OPAC_LANGUAGE parameter in ENV_VAR.txt (in C:/NewGenLibFiles/SystemFiles), For example: If you set DEFAULT_OPAC_LANGUAGE=el_GR then OPAC will open in Greek language Technical processingQuick add fields are no more hard coded, they are retrieved according the definitions in C:/NewGenLibFiles/MarcDictionary/QuickAdd.properties . This will help you define local fields and use them easily.AcquisitionsIn Dupe check functionality you now see accession numbers for the titles that are part of your catalog. Just double click on the title to see the accession numbers.Changes in technologyNewGenLib can now be configured to use Proxy server to - Fetch book covers - Send SMSs(To the SMS gateway portals) - Fetch Top stories (from RSS feeds) Instant email dispatch functionality has been extended to all functionalities in Circulation.Functional modules presentTechnical Processing(Cataloging), Circulation, Acquisitions, Serials Management, Web OPAC, Reports and Administration. For any queries please do send us an email toinfo(a)verussolutions.biz -- Sincerely K. N Shivakumaraswamy, MLISc,. MPhil., (PhD) Librarian & Head B G S Institute of Technology B G Nagara Contact Number- 9482114199 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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article needed
by Veeru 01 Oct '11

01 Oct '11

Dear Professionals, Can any have these article Full text Please send me its need urgent 1.Kanjilal, Uma (2001). Continuing Libraryand Information Science Professional Education Through the Virtual CampusInitiative. In: Woolls, Blanche and Sheldon, Brooke E. (eds.). Delivering LifelongContinuing Professional Education Across Space and Time: The Fourth World Conference on Continuing Professional Education for the LIS Professions. Munchen: Saur. 35-40. 2.Kanjilal, Uma (2002). Developing a Modelfor Web Enhanced Continuing Education Programs for LIS Professionals. In: Ward,Patricia Layzell (ed.) Continuing Professional Education for theInformation Society: The Fifth International Conference on Continuing ProfessionalEducation for LIS Professions. Munchen: Saur. 188 – 195. 3.Sardana, J.L. and Kumar, Krishan (1984).Continuing Education for Teachers of Library and Information Science: ASystems Approach. In: Sardana, J.L. (ed.) Continuing Education for Librarians:Seminar Papers. Delhi: Indian Library Association. 26–31. -- Thanks and Warm Regards Virupaksh. B. H Library and Information Assistant National Library of India, Kolkata-700027 Email Id: *veerulis(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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Opening for Library Assistant
by Sathish Naik H 01 Oct '11

01 Oct '11

Urgent required for Library Assistant In *IZee Education Trust* Post: Library Assistant Qualification: D.LIB/B.LIB & Knowledge of Computer Interested candidate can send their resume to sathishnaikh(a)gmail.com -- Regards Sathish Naik Librarian IZee Education Trust Electronic city Bangalore - 100 Mob. 9980925754 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy
by neeta jadhav 01 Oct '11

01 Oct '11

Temporary Vacancy - school librarian for primary section P.G.Garodia school ICSE 153, Garodia Hagar Ghatkopar- E Mumbai-77 Interested candidate can mail there resume at: nitsjdhv(a)gmail.com or can contact Neeta Jadhav 9702247947. It is possible that selected candidate can continue in future. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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One day National Seminar
by dharanikumarp＠indiatimes.com 30 Sep '11

30 Sep '11

Dear Professionals, Kuvempu University, Department of P.G. Studies in Library and Information Science is organizing one day National seminar on “Extension and outreach services to build up academic excellence, on 14th November, 2011 Sub themes of the Seminar • Curriculum support and related services • Support for competitive examinations and soft skill development • Back-up services to curricular, co-curricular and extra-mural activities • Career and placement related services • Continuing Education and professional skill development This seminar will be addressed by eminent scholars in the field of library and information science. The college librarians, faculties of degree colleges and students may be participated. Registration fee for professionals Rs. 500/- Student Delegates Rs. 300/- For detailed information you may contact: Dr. S. Padmamma Organizing secretary DLIS, Kuvempu University Jnana Sahyadri, Shankaraghatta Phone: Off: 08282-257319 Mobile: 9480467748 * DD may be drawn in favour of “Organising Secretary”, Payable at SBM, Jnana Sahyadri Branch. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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NACLIN-2011
by Ajay Kum Sharma 30 Sep '11

30 Sep '11

Dear Library Professionals, *“**NACLIN 2011**”* *14th National Convention on Knowledge, Library and Information Networking* Jointly Organised by DELNET, New Delhi and Central Library, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, West Bengal During November 15-17, 2011 *Theme: Libraries at the Crossroads* The libraries in the 21st century are confronted with issues involving constantly increasing information overload, changing patterns of resource management, new and growing technologies, specialised needs and expectations of users which are threatening the very existence of the usual functioning of libraries around the world and have pushed them to the crossroads. It is with these concerns in mind that the 14th National Convention on Knowledge, Library and Information Networking, NACLIN 2011 is being organised at Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, West Bengal from November 15-17, 2011. It is planned that the invited experts and the participants will deliberate on these and other pertinent issues and produces a roadmap for libraries and library professionals. The national convention is scheduled for three days. The first day is devoted to conducting tutorials by experts on the following topics: Ø Joomla: Content Management System Ø Koha: An Open Source Library Management Software The next two days will focus on the theme of the National Convention: Libraries at the Crossroads The theme is divided into several sub-themes as detailed below: *Sub-Theme 1* Managing Digital Libraries and Resources Digital Library Technologies Digitisation Modern Library Management Content Management Knowledge Management Digital Preservation Open Access to Knowledge Managing Web Resources: Crossing the Barriers Managing Change in Libraries Institutional Repositories Indigenous Knowledge Public Libraries as Knowledge Centres Open Access to Knowledge *Sub-Theme 2* Knowledge Networking and Consortia Networking Libraries and Information Centres Sharing of Digital Resources Best Consortia Models Archiving Consortia-based Resources *Sub-Theme 3* Technologies Affecting Libraries ICT Web 2.0 Mobile Technologies Library Portal Web-based OPAC RFID Open Access Open Source Software Archiving of E-resources Electronic Publishing Semantic Web Multilingual Technologies Storage Devices: Emerging Technologies *Sub-Theme 4* Library Services and Users’ Needs Library Services: Best Practices ICT-based Services Marketing LIS Products User Satisfaction User Studies *Sub-Theme 5* Copyright and IPR IPR and Digital Environment Open Access and Copyright Infringement Digital Rights Management Digital Libraries and IPR Copyright Management: International Efforts *Sub-Theme 6* Human Resources Management Skill Competencies in LIS Education Information Literacy E-learning Leadership Qualities E-governance Lifelong Learning *Submission of Papers:* Original papers on the above sub-themes or related themes are invited. The papers should be based on research surveys, case studies or action plans. Papers should not normally exceed 5,000 words or 16 double-spaced pages, besides tables, diagrams, etc. Also, each paper should contain an abstract and a keyword list. The abstract should state in about 150 words the sum and substance of the paper and the main conclusions made. Not more than ten key words should be given in alphabetical order, which describe the main issues discussed, empirical investigation, and conclusions. The paper should also contain the authors’ names, title, organisation, address, telephone, fax, and E-mail address. All references should be presented according to the Chicago Manual of Style (http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html) Papers should be typed in the following document setup: 8.5” x 11” page size, 1.25” margins, 12 point Times Roman and double spaced. Papers may be typed as Text, Word or in RTF format. Every paper has to be accompanied by copyright declaration according to the format in the conference website www.naclin.org. At least one of the authors listed in the paper must register for NACLIN 2011 within one week after the paper has been accepted for presentation in NACLIN. The completed paper may be sent electronically to hkkaul at gmail.com<http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum> Also a hard copy of the same along with the copyright declaration may be sent to Dr. H. K. Kaul, Director, DELNET, JNU Campus, Nelson Mandela Road, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi 110 070. Last date for submission of papers: October 10, 2011. *Conference Language* The conference language is English. * * *Who Should Attend?* Librarians, Professional Library Staff and other Library and Information Science Professionals, Knowledge Seekers, Leaders in Knowledge Industry, Government Officials, Content Management Experts, Information Management Experts, Professional Staff of IT Companies, Industrialists, Technology Managers, Knowledge Officers, Media Experts, Knowledge Centre Managers and Knowledge Managers. *Participation Fee* *India/SAARC Countries* DELNET Member-Libraries Rs.2500 DELNET Non-Members from outside West Bengal Rs.3000 Participants from West Bengal Rs.1500 Students (Regular LISc, Certficate from HOD is a must) Rs.1000 *NON-SAARC Countries* DELNET Member-Libraries US$ 150 Non-Members US$ 250 Additional delegates from the same organisation will be offered 25 per cent discount. Accompanying Person (non-LIS professional, family member): Rs. 1000 per person for attending the Convention. Accommodation charges will be extra. *Payment Details * Demand Draft may be drawn in favour of “NACLIN 2011” and payble at “State Bank of India, Santiniketan Branch, Code-2121”. For all foreign transactions, the State Bank of India, Santiniketan offers SWIFT CODE: SBIN IN BB343. ATM facility is available at the State Bank of India and Axis Bank within the University Campus. *Dates to Remember* Last Date for Registration: November 1, 2011 (*On the spot registration is also available*) Last Date for Submission of Papers: October 10, 2011 *ADDRESS FOR THE COMMUNICATION * *Registration/Accommodation * *Submission of Papers * *Dr Subodh Gopal Nandi Dr. H.K. Kaul* Organising Secretary, NACLIN 2011 Director & Librarian DELNET-Developing Library Network Visva-Bharati, JNU Campus, Nelson Mandela Road Santiniketan 731235 Vasant Kunj, New Delhi - 110070 Tel: 03463-262783 Tel.: 91-11-26742222, 26741111, Mobile: 09434064278 26741302 Mobile: 09370642225 Fax: 91-11-26741122 E-mail: naclin2011(a)gmail.com Mobile: 9891016667, 9810329992 subodhgopal.nandi(a)visva-bharati.ac.in E-mail:hkkaul@gmail.com *Please refer the Visva-Bharati Website ( http://visva-bharati.ac.in/News/news.htm) or DELNET website ( http://delnet.nic.in/) to download the 14th NACLIN Brochure.* -- Thanks and regards. Ajay Kumar Sharma Assistant Librarian & In-charge, Journal Section, Central Library, Visva Bharati, Santiniketan - 731235, Bolpur, Birbhum, West Bengal & Webmaster of ABSLA Email: ajaysharma.lib(a)visva-bharati.ac.in Web: http://www.absla.org/ajay.html Web Blog: http://www.blogger.com/home?pli=1 *********************************************************** 1. 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