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[lisnet] 28th All India Conference 2011 – Call for papers
by Pijushkanti Panigrahi 11 Jul '11

11 Jul '11

28th All India Conference 2011 – Call for papers IASLIC (Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres) has scheduled its 28th All India Conference to be held at The University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir during October 10-13, 2011. The main theme of the conference is Library Vision 2020. Papers are invited in the following areas for deliberations Information and Development : A Vision for Emerging Infrastructure Information Flows and Gaps: Measuring Tools and Techniques for Library Growth in Future Intellectual Property Rights in the Digital Millennium Social networking : use of Web 2.0 tools and Services in Designing New Generations Library Service National Library and Information Policy Exploiting New Technologies for Empowering Researchers in LIS to become effective and self-sufficient Information Seekers Management of Library and Information Centers: Emerging issues Knowledge Organization Innovation: Design and Framework of Organization of Information Issues of Digital Divide in Knowledge Society of the Future. Mobile Commerce: Application for LIS Professional LIS Education and Changing Information Landscape Role and Responsibilities of Library Associations SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP (SIG) MEETINGS SIG : Social Sciences Information Theme : Change Management Convener : Prof. S B Banerjee Ø Factors, Circumstances and Forces lending to change Ø Rationale for successful and unsuccessful changes in LICs Ø People’s Psychology towards change Ø Changing patterns of attitudes and behaviors of LIS Professionals in the 21st Century Ø Organizational Changes in LICs of the Present Century Ø Nature, Processes and Principles of Change Management SIG :Computer Application in LIS Theme : Institutional Digital Repository Convener: Shri Abhijit Kr Bhowmick § Indian scenario § Policy and Recommendations § Best practices and Work flow § Managing Indic scripts § Software and Standards Important dates Conference: October 10-13, 2011 Paper Submission: July 15, 2011 Acceptance: July 31, 2011 Camera-ready copy: August 16, 2011 Venue: The University of Kashmir, Hazratbal, Srinagar, J & K Kashmir, India General Instructions 1. Both invited and contributed papers will be considered. Submitted papers will have participative peer-to-peer reviews. A generalised presentation should be avoided. Full Paper with abstract (within 500 words) not exceeding 2500 words (not more than 10 pages of A-4 Size paper single sided with margin of 1.25" in left / right / top and bottom and duly signed by the author(s) and typed / printed in double space (in duplicate) should reach IASLIC office by 15th July, 2011 . Photographs, graphs, charts, if any should be submitted along with the negative copy/ print / tracing paper. In addition, softcopy of the full paper should also be composed in MS Word and submitted on CD/DVD disc as an attachment through e-mail iaslic.india(a)gmail.com. Author should indicate the sub-theme of the paper The paper should be accompanied with an amount of l000.00 (Rupees one thousand only) which will be adjusted with Registration Fees. Payment may be made by DD in favour of IASLIC, payable at Kolkata and send to the Hony. General Secretary, IASLIC, P-291, CIT Scheme No. GM, Kankurgachi, Kolkata - 700054. If the paper is not accepted, the amount will be refunded. Pre-Conference volume will have only Abstracts (within 500 words) of accepted papers. Accepted papers which are presented in the Conference, will only be published in the Post Conference volume within three months of the Conference held. Pre-declaration by the author(s) should be made separately that the paper(s) has/ have not been sent elsewhere for publication/ presentation. This has to be sent by hard copy. 10. All accepted papers will be invited for presentation either in the main thematic session of the Conference or in the SIG Meetings. Presenter will be allowed maximum ten minutes for presentation including introduction and conclusion. There will be provision for Poster presentation. All papers accepted for poster presentation will be allocated time for display of full papers. Abstract of all papers accepted for poster presentation will be included in the pre-conference volume. Such papers will not be published in the post conference volume. All registered participants will receive Post Conference volume free of cost from IASLIC office. Additional Rs.150/- will be charged for postage and handling those who wish to receive the volume through post. First author is entitled to get ten copies of reprints of full paper. The decision of the Editorial Committee will be final and no correspondence regarding the acceptance of papers for presentation in the Conference or otherwise will be entertained. Correspondence regarding papers should be addressed to the Prof Pijushkanti Panigrahi, Hony. General Secretary, IASLIC, P-291, CIT Scheme No. GM, Kankurgachi, Kolkata- 700054 iaslic(a)vsnl.net or iaslic.india(a)gmail.com. and for conference update please visit www.iaslic1955.org.in 13 April 2011 Prof Pijushkanti Panigrahi, General Secretary ========================================================================================================== 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, 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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Fw: ICKMARS-2011 at MUSCAT, OMAN
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 10 Jul '11

10 Jul '11

>----- Forwarded Message ----- >From: P K Jain <pkjain1310(a)gmail.com> >To: P K Jain <pkjain1310(a)gmail.com>; anil kumar jharotia <aniljharotia(a)yahoo.com>; pkjain1310(a)yahoo.co.in; P K Jain <pkjain.ieg(a)gmail.com> >Sent: Sunday, 10 July 2011, 21:56 >Subject: ICKMARS-2011 at MUSCAT, OMAN > > >ICKMARS-2011 > >INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE > >ON > >KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT & RESOURCE SHARING > >(DECEMBER 4-5, 2011) > > >at > >Seminar Hall > >WALJATCOLLEGEOF APPLIED SCIENCES >P.O. BOX-197, PC-124, KOM, RUSAYL, MUSCAT, >SULTANATE OF OMAN > >www.waljatcollege.edu.om/conference/1.htm > > >In Academic Partnership with >BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, RANCHI, INDIA > > >Dr S D Khan >Conference SecretaryMobile 00968 – 95869053,Phone 00968 - 24446660, Extn. 202WaljatCollegeof Applied Sciences,Fax 00968 - 24449196-97 >E.Mail:ickmars-2011@waljat.net, sdkhan(a)waljat.net > > > > >Regards >Dr. P K Jain >Librarian >Institute of Economic Growth >University of Delhi Enclave >DELHI- 110007. India >Mobile (Cell): 09899110787 >E-mail: pkjain1310(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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Fw: 4th Kala Nidhi Lecture Series and Outreach Programme- Fighting the Digital Dark Age
by Ramesh C Gaur 09 Jul '11

09 Jul '11

INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL CENTRE FOR THE ARTS cordially invites you to the 4th Kala Nidhi Lecture Series and Outreach Programme Topic Fighting the Digital Dark Age India's Digital Preservation Initiative Speaker Dr. Dinesh S. Katre Associate Director, C-DAC, Pune Date On the Wednesday, July 13th, 2011 at 3.00 PM Venue Auditorium Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts C.V. Mess, Janpath, New Delhi-110001 Chairperson Dr. Ramesh C. Gaur Librarian & Head of Division- Kala Nidhi Abstract: With the ever increasing proliferation of Information Technology, the volume of born digital content produced in the social, enterprise, government and personal spaces is exponentially growing to enormous proportions. This digital content, though ephemeral and non-tangible in its existence, forms a significant part of human heritage for future generations. This unprotected digital heritage may not see the living daylight by 2020 as projected by International Data Corporate (IDC), technology experts and researchers, as it is constantly threatened by digital obsolescence and frequent technological changes. In this alarming context, Department of Information Technology has taken a bold initiated to setup the Centre of Excellence for Digital Preservation at C-DAC Pune <http://www.ndpp.in/> to work along with many stakeholder organizations. This presentation gives a brief overview of the digital preservation challenges, international scenario, the Indian digital preservation initiative and the emerging opportunities. About the speaker: Dr. Dinesh Katre is presently working as Associate Director & HoD of Human-Centred Design and Computing Group at C-DAC Pune, India. He is also the Chief Investigator of Centre of Excellence for Digital Preservation project sponsored by Department of Information Technology. He has rich experience of R&D in diverse areas such as Digital Archival Systems, Virtual Museums, e-Learning, Interactive Game Design and Multimedia Authoring. He has published over 40 research papers and two books related to Human-Computer Interaction. He is a member of Editorial Board for i-manager's Journal of Educational Technology and AIAI Journal of Intelligent Human-Computer & Web Interaction. Recently, he has been elected as the Vice-chair for Working Group on Human Work Interaction Design of International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP). He has a Ph.D. in Human-Computer Interaction from Birla Institute of Technology & Sciences, Pilani and Master of Design from Industrial Design Centre, Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai. Please attend. regards ramesh ******************************************** Dr. Ramesh C Gaur PGDCA, MLISc,Ph.D. Fulbright Scholar (Virginia Tech, USA) Librarian & Head-Kala Nidhi Division Coordinator- ABIA International Index Project Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts(IGNCA) (An Autonomous Trust under Ministry of Culture. Govt. of India) 11 Man Singh Road, New Delhi-110001 Phone: 91-11-23388333, 23385884 Fax: 91-11-23385884 URL: www.ignca.gov.in Email: gaur(a)ignca.nic.in; rcgaur(a)bol.net.in ramesh.gaur(a)fulbrightmail.org http://www.ignca.nic.in/PDF_data/Profile_Dr_RC_Gaur.pdf -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Formerly Under- Secretary -General, United Nations, to inaugurate the KLA National Seminar 2011
by faisal sl 09 Jul '11

09 Jul '11

KERALA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION (KLA) National Seminar on CONTENT MANAGEMENT AND LIBRARIES New Vistas for Harnessing Information 14-16 July 2011, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala *********************************************************************************************************************************************************** Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Member of Parliament, Thiruvananthapuram (Formerly Under- Secretary -General, United Nations) will inaugurate the KLA National Seminar on Content Management and Libraries on 14th July 2011 at 10.30 a.m. at Padmam Auditorium Institute of Management in Government (IMG), PMG-Law College Road, Thiruvananthapuram. Shri K.M. Chandrasekhar, IAS, Vice Chairman, State Planning Board (Formerly Cabinet Secretary, Govt. of India) will preside over the function. Advocate K. Chandrika, Worshipful Mayor, Thiruvananthapuram Corporation will release the souvenir. *********************************************************************************************************************************************************** Download the Inaugural ceremony invitation letter http://klanationalseminar2011.wordpress.com/2011/07/08/inaugural-programme-… REGISTRATION General : Rs. 1000.00 Concession Rate for KLA Life Members & Students : Rs. 750.00 Download the registration form: http://klanationalseminar2011.wordpress.com/registration/ Accommodation details: http://klanationalseminar2011.wordpress.com/accomodation/ FOR MORE INFORMATION AND SEMINAR UPDATES, http://klanationalseminar2011.wordpress.com/ http://www.keralalibraryassociation.org/ QUICK REFERENCE Mr.K.P. Sadasivan, General Convener & President, KLA, Mob. 919447903282 Dr. A. Gopikuttan , Joint General Convener & Vice President, KLA, Mob. 919446428163 Dr. P. K. Suresh Kumar, Joint Convener & General Secretary, KLA, Mob.919495718460 ********************** Posted by, S.L.Faisal Convener (Publicity) KLA National Seminar 2011 slfaizal at gmail.com Mob: 919447699724 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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PhD advertisement University of Mysore- 2011
by Shiva Swamy Rao 08 Jul '11

08 Jul '11

Dear LIS Professionals, A golden opportunity for all LIS Professionals to do research ( Ph.D) in University of Mysore. UGC NET, JRF SLET, SET candidates are excempted form entrance exam and they can directly take admission to PhD programme. But MPhil candidates are not excempted from entrance and course work. University of Mysore Department of LIS contains esteemed faculty like Prof. V. G. Talawar, Prof. Khaiser Nikam, Prof. Shalini R Urs, Prof. Mallinath Kumbar, Dr. Harinarayana, Dr. Chandrashekara, Dr. Venkatresha, Dr. Adithya Kumari, Dr. RTD Gandhi, Dr. C. P. Ramesesh, Dr. Saraswaty and others. Its a golden opportunity to do research under their guidance. For details visit http://www.uni-mysore.ac.in/. also find attachment about advertisement along this mail. With Regards, Shiva Swamy Librarian -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Job Vacancy @ Bangalore
by ravish 08 Jul '11

08 Jul '11

Dear Sir/Madam Vacancy in International Medical College, Bangalore We are looking for ONE bright, dynamic candidate for the post of Librarian. Qualification required: M.L.I.Sc Experience : Hands on E-Campus or Smart Campus software required. Candidates must know RFID technology. Salary : negotiable TA/DA : No TA/DA is admissible for the interview Selected candidates only will be called for the interview and no correspondence is entertained. Interested candidates can send their CV to the following e-mail id within 7 days. E-mail: ravishpy(a)gmail.com Or Send your hard copy to the following Address To, Ravish P.Y, Librarian, Sir M Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology, Krishnadeveraya Nagar, Hunasamranhalli, NH-7 Via-Yelahanka, Bangalore-562 157,Karnataka,India Mobile: 9611053563 The absorbed candidate will have an exposure to all modern techniques. Best of Luck!!!!!! ============ ========= ========= ========= ========= ======= REGARDS RAVISH P.Y,BANGALORE -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Article Request
by RAKESH SINGH BISEN 08 Jul '11

08 Jul '11

Dear All, I will be thankful if this article is supplied. *Site-specific Recombination in Human Embryonic Stem Cells Induced by Cell-permeant Cre Recombinase Authors : Lars Nolden ; Frank Edenhofer; Simone Haupt; Philipp Koch; F Thomas Wunderlich; Henrike Siemen; Oliver Brüstle Nature Methods, Vol. 3, No. 6, 2006, Pg 461-467.* ** ** *RAKESH SINGH BISEN LIBRARY OFFICER* *CSIR-IIIM* *Canal Road* *JAMMU-180 001* *9469210220* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Congrats Dr. (Mrs) Shalini R. Lihitkar
by Ajay Kamble 07 Jul '11

07 Jul '11

*Dr. (Mrs) Shalini R. Lihitkar to present paper in International Conference at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia* Dr. (Mrs) Shalini R. Lihitkar, Head, Department of Library & Information Science, RTMNU, Nagpur has been invited to present a paper at International Conference on “E-Learning and Knowledge Management Technology” organized by Open Learning Society, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia between July 8-9th , 2011. Dr. Shalini Lihitkar’s three papers have been selected for presentation and publications. Dr. Shalini Lihitkar will present her research paper entitled “Design and Development of a National Content Management System for LIS Teachers and Teaching Institutions in India: A Prototype Design”. Apart from this, Dr. Lihitkar’s research paper on “Digital Libraries” and “E-Learning” with joint authorship with Dr. Anil Chikate and Mrs. Shardha Anil Naidu, have also been accepted for presentation. She has been in LIS profession since 2002, Gold Medallist from Nagpur University. 10 years Post Graduate teaching experience and guiding for UGC-NET/SET, P.O and other competitive examinations. Published more than 85 Research Papers at International and National Journals and Conferences. She has Completed Information Literacy Project with UNESCO and SALIS, as a member. Principal Investigator of UGC Research Project. She has organized 2 workshops for the benefit LIS professional and students, 1 Refresher course and 6 Edited Conference proceedings. She is also associated with various committees and associations at university and National Level. Dr. Shalini Lihitkar has thanked Dr. Vilas Sapkal, Hon. Vice Chancellor and Dr. Maheshkumar Yenki, Registrar RTMNU, Nagpur and her parents for their support and encouragement. -- Ajay M. Kamble Librarian Annasaheb Vartak Arts, Commerce, Science College, Vasai Road (W), Dist. Thane - 401202 www.mlsc.co.nr www.ajaykamble.co.nr -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Handling Overdue books - Corporate/Industry Library.
by Emmanuel E C (RBEI/HRL1-D) 07 Jul '11

07 Jul '11

Dear Sir/Madam, Currently we issue books/CD to our users for 15 days period & send 3 reminders for overdue books. If overdue book is not returned after three reminders then we initiate recovery of lost book process, wherein amount equal to the price of the book is recovered. I feel the current practice is ineffective and overhead, hence seek ideas from LIS community & also request you to share the best practices & lessons learned in this area. Regards Emmanuel Knowledge Centre & Information Services, RBEI, Bangalore Contact: 080 66571497 / 9886677094 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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vacancy for the post of Lib.Asst.
by D.V. Patwardhan 06 Jul '11

06 Jul '11

The Moderator, LIS-FORUM Sir, Please include following announcement in the next issue of LIS-Forum: A post of “Library Assistant” has fallen vacant in our college Library. Qualification: Any Degree or Diploma in Library Science with basic computer skills (MS-OFFICE). Probation period: One year. A sum of Rs.5,000.00 per month will be given during probation period of one year and regular scale will be fixed afterwards. Interested candidates may please send their resumes to: The Principal Global Academy of Technology Near Ideal Homes Township Rajarajeshwari Nagar Bangalore-560098 Resumes can also be e-mailed to the undersigned. with regards, D.V.Patwardhan Sr.Librarian Global Academy of Technology Near Ideal Homes Township Rajarajeshwari Nagar Bangalore-560098 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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