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KALA Monthly Lectures Series - Talk on "LIS Profession: Quo Vadis?" by Prof. Shalini Urs on Tuesday 5th July 2011 at TCS, Bangalore.
by rajendrababu.hanumanthappa＠wipro.com 29 Jun '11

29 Jun '11

Dear LIS Professionals, Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) is happy to invite you to the Monthly Lecture Series. The sixth talk of the series has been scheduled on Tuesday 5th July 2011 @6.00pm at the following Address: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), SJM Towers, No.18, Seshadri Road, 6th Cross, Gandhinagar (Near Ananda Rao Circle) Bangalore - 560 009 Karnataka, India. Title: LIS Profession: Quo Vadis? Speaker: Dr. Shalini R. Urs, Executive Director and Professor, International School of Information Management (ISiM), University of Mysore, Mysore. Abstract: Quo Vadis! is a Latin phrase, meaning "Where are you going?". There are some professions, which are always in a state of flux and LIS is definitely one of them. Given the pervasive and invasive nature of impact of the Internet and the attendant evolving nature of everything in this society, it is but natural that a profession such as LIS which is intertwined with the world of information is at the cusp of things. For a pessimist, it could be the end of the road; for an optimist there is the promised pot of gold along the road; for a realist it is time for a reality check. It is time that the LIS profession studies the law of the land of information in all its ramifications and redefines and repositions to the changed scenario. The framework for the redefining process begins at the notion of information (content) and its use (consumption). The digital medium has wrought in transformative changes; one of them being "access" and the concomitant issues of "democratization" and "participation". This talk will throw more questions than answers. One fundamental question this talk will pose is- with the internet heralding the new golden age of access, what is the role of LIS profession, which has always prided itself as the bridge between "content" and the "consumer?" The second pertinent question is about the social nature of the profession. Social networking is happening online riding the bandwagon of with the web 2.0 technologies. What can the LIS profession do? Can we reclaim or do we reposition? What are our choices? These are some of the questions, the talk will ponder over. About the Speaker: Prof. Shalini R Urs has been a faculty at the University of Mysore, since the last 32 years. She has done her Bachelor's degree is in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics; Master's degree is in Library and Information Sciences, and post graduate diploma in computer applications. Her doctoral research on 'relevance' in information retrieval brought out the strong correlations between cognitive sciences and information science. As Executive Director of ISiM, She is currently working towards making ISiM a world class educational enterprise in collaboration with University of Pittsburgh, Syracuse University, University of Michigan in USA and Dalhousie University in Canada and through strong linkages with industry majors such as Google, Microsoft, InfoSys, Rediff.com and others. She has initiated an annual International Summit series called InfoVision (www.infovision.org.in <http://www.infovision.org.in/> ). She has spearheaded the digital library movement in India, through various academic endeavors such as organizing major international conferences, workshops, meetings and carrying out R & D projects. She was a visiting professor at the DRTC, ISI, Bangalore during 1998 and 1999. She was a Fulbright scholar and visiting professor at Virginia Tech, USA during 2000-2001 and taught a course on digital libraries at Virginia Tech, along with Prof. Edward A. Fox. Her major accomplishments include - the Vidyanidhi Digital Library project (www.vidyanidhi.org.in <http://www.vidyanidhi.org.in/> ), which is one of the internationally known Indian digital libraries initiative. She is a member of many high level committees and organizations including the National Knowledge Commission's subcommittee on libraries, Ministry of Communication and Information Technology's Working Group on Digital Libraries and also a member of the Steering Committee of the Working Group on National Digital Preservation Programme. Currently she is the Vice-Chair and Chair elect of the Steering Committee of the Asian Digital Libraries. She has been successful in mobilizing enormous resources totaling about Rs. 5 crores for various initiatives including R & D Projects, Workshops, and Training Programmes. She published over 100 research papers. Along with Ed Fox, She has have authored the review paper on digital libraries published in the Annual Review of Information Science and Technology published by the American Society for Information Science and Technology. Prof. Shalini's areas of research interests include - Digital libraries; Social networks and Research collaborations; Topic Maps, Ontologies and Semantic web; Text mining and data analytics; OCR and Natural Language Processing. --------- Please confirm your participation as we need to make arrangements for your entry. RSVP: Raghavendra Patil (Mob: 9900606332, e-mail: raghav.patil(a)tcs.com <mailto:raghav.patil@tcs.com> ) & Anuradha (080-67246007, e-mail: anuradha.a(a)tcs.com <mailto:anuradha.a@tcs.com> ). Thanks and Regards, Rajendra Babu H General Secretary Karnataka State Library Association (KALA). Regards, Rajnedra Babu H Consulting Manager Talent Transformation Wipro Technologies, EC-1, Electronics City, Hosur Road, Bangalore - 560100. Ph: +91-80-39152411 M: +91-9880297932 mail: rajendrababu.hanumanthappa(a)wipro.com <mailto:rajendrababu.hanumanthappa@wipro.com> Please do not print this email unless it is absolutely necessary. The information contained in this electronic message and any attachments to this message are intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s) and may contain proprietary, confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies of this message and any attachments. WARNING: Computer viruses can be transmitted via email. The recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. www.wipro.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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journals & Magzines for Library
by Mailing List Admin 29 Jun '11

29 Jun '11

Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2011 14:41:21 +0530 From: Rathod Gopal.k <gopalk.rathod(a)gmail.com> Respected All Library Proffesonal Please help me , if anybody know BBA&BCA ,journals & Magzines for Library Thanks & Regards Gopal K Rathod Librarian PES,College of BBA & BCA

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Swets new office in India
by Chandrima Roy 28 Jun '11

28 Jun '11

Dear Professionals, Greetings from Swets!!! Swets is pleased to announce that the entire product and service portfolio is now available to all customers and publisher partners throughout India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and the Middle East. Our office in India, which moved to bigger premises in Netaji Subhash Place - Pitam Pura, New Delhi will continue to play a key role in offering services to publishers, libraries and other institutions across the region. "Swets is renowned worldwide for its class-leading services for libraries, information professionals and publishers," said Elsie Ng, Commercial Director for Asia Pacific and Middle East. "The India office provides us with another opportunity to build on this reputation and bring our exceptional service to this dynamic and exciting region." Swets India office will be helmed by Commercial Manager, Rakesh Malik. His extensive experience in the information management industry and knowledge of the market will prove invaluable and Swets is convinced that his leadership will help the team to provide exceptional service to all our customers in the South Asia and Middle East region. Please feel free to contact us at the address mentioned in the signatures below for any further details. Thanks & regards Chandrima Roy Product Support Manager Swets Office No 806, Pearls Business Park Netaji Subhash Place, Pitampura New Delhi 110034 T: +91-11-45719347 / 45719348 M: +91-9911555451 E: croy(a)in.swets.com <blocked::mailto:croy@in.swets.com> I: www.swets.com <http://www.swets.com/> ISO 9001:2008 Registered EContent100 Sign up for the Swets newsletter at SwetsWise.com/newsletter <http://swets.us1.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9b83adad14891f9e89dd749d5& id=1cdfab40e7> today Something exciting coming your way........ Click here <http://www.librariesrevolution.com/EDM/swets.html> -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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CSI eNewsletter dt. 1st Jul 2011
by hrmohan＠vsnl.com 28 Jun '11

28 Jun '11

Dear all, The 24th issue (Volume 2. issue 8) of CSI eNewsletter dt. 1st Jul 2011 is ready and can be accessed at http://www.csi-chennai.org/csi-enl/csi-enl-2011-07-01.pdf and also at the CSI KM Portal http://www.csi-india.org/web/csi/enewsletter For the archives of this newsletter, pl. visit http://www.csi-chennai.org/csi-enl/csi-enl-archives.htm or at http://www.csi-india.org/web/csi/archives You are free to forward this mail to your contacts who may like the information presented in the mail. Pl. note that the next issue dt. 1st Aug 2011 will be delayed. With regards HR Mohan Chairman, Div IV, CSI & eNewsletter Committee, IEEE CS & PCS Madras http://infoforuse.blogspot.com/ Contents ======= -- Seven principles for selecting software packages -- Trojans in India’s Cyber Security -- 5 Myths About the “Information Age” -- Improving Software Usability: A Manager's Guide -- Critical Communications for Business -- Moving from Legacy Systems to Cloud Computing -- An open cloud -- TLC for Teachers -- Nine gotchas to heed before diving in cloud development -- Video: Information Technology Opportunities in the Energy Sector -- Video: The Future of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence -- Why there's no Nobel Prize in Computing -- Webcast: A Common Sense Approach to Windows 7 migration -- The green IT stars of 2010 -- The hottest IT skills are non-certified -- 11 ways to promote infographics -- 7 Shortcuts to Losing Your Data (and Probably Your Job) -- Selecting a Programming Language -- Announcements -- ICT Events -- ICT News: Voices & Views -- ICT News: Government, Compliance -- ICT News: IT Manpower, Staffing & Top Moves -- ICT News: Company News: Tie-ups, Joint Ventures, New Initiatives -- Book: Personality Development and Soft Skills -- Book: Fundamentals of Ethics for Scientists and Engineers -- Book: Enterprise Multiplatform Auditing -- Book: Developing Analytical Skills -- Book: Information Systems Security -- Book: Game Design Foundations -- About the CSI-eNewsletter -- Contributions to CSI-eNewsletter -- eNewsletter Committee InfoQuiz–2011-07-01 (EIGHT Prizes to Win – SIX Books & TWO Awards of Rs. 500/-) ========================================== 1. Name the ATM card aimed to target no frills account holders in collaboration with banks being launched by The National Payment Corporation of India Ltd. 2. Name the cloud service recently launched by Apple Inc. 3. Identify the company whose tagline is “Work. Online” 4. Name the Japanese supercomputer which has overtaken the China’s Tianhe-1A supercomputer as the world’s fastest computer as per Top 500 list released on 20th Jun 2011. 5. Infosys was started with an initial investment of Rs. ------ Email your answers by 20th Jul 2011 to csi.infoquiz(a)gmail.com with subject “infoquiz-2011-07-01”. Please provide your name, designation, company/institution, full postal address (to send the prize) and the contact phone nos. after the answers. The first person to answer correctly and one randomly selected lucky winner will be awarded Rs. 500/= each by SRA Systems (www.srasys.com) Oxford University Press (www.oup.co.in) Shroff Publishers & Distributors Pvt Ltd (www.shroffpublishers.com) Wiley India Pvt Ltd (www.wileyindia.com) and Jones and Bartlett India Pvt Ltd (www.jblearning.com) will present the books which are briefly reviewed above. In all, there will be EIGHT prizes – TWO cash prizes of Rs. 500/- each and SIX prizes of one book each. Answers along with the winner info will be published in the next issue. Answers & Winners of InfoQuiz-2011-06-01 =============================== Paul Allen, False, Wipro, K.V. Kamath, Kaspersky Labs Awards of Rs. 500/= each from SRA Systems: Mr. J. Jerald Inico from Chennai and Mr. Abhishek Pandey from Visakapatnam. Two books from Oxford University Press: “Online Marketing: A customer led approach” to Ms. Yogita Randive from Pune & “Quality Management” to Ms. Geethalakshmi Balaji from Chennai. Two books from Shroff Publishers & Distributors Pvt Ltd: “The Art of Creative Destruction - Illustrated Software Testing & Test Automation” to Ms. Sweta K. Mittal from Ahmedabad & “Break Your Negative Attitude” to Ms. S. Ameena from Dharmavaram. One book from Wiley India Pvt Ltd: “Cyber Security: Understanding Cyber Crimes, Computer Forensics and Legal Perspectives” to Mr. B. Sundaram from Chennai. One from Infycareer Pvt Ltd: “Road to Success - Project Management & PMP” to Ms. Manjusha Gupta from Mumbai. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Dear sir/Madam
by shivu Komalapura 27 Jun '11

27 Jun '11

Respected sir/madam i am doing PhD i, if you have any articles relating to *library collection development * please send me -- 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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IASLIC 28th All India Conference 2011
by Pijushkanti Panigrahi 27 Jun '11

27 Jun '11

IASLIC XXVIII ALL INDIA CONFERENCE October 10-13, 2011 Call for Papers Circular I Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres (IASLIC) P-291, CIT Scheme No. 6M, Kankurgachi, Kolkata – 700054 Gram –IASLIC; Phone: (033) 2362-9651; Website: www.iaslic1955.org.in, Email: iasic(a)vsnl.net 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, Hony. General Secretary, IASLIC ========================================================================================================== 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. Hony General Secretary, IASLIC ; Associate Editor, IASLIC Bulletin, IASLIC, Kolkata-54; 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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Rupee Symbol insertion - Reg
by Mailing List Admin 27 Jun '11

27 Jun '11

Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2011 23:47:40 +0530 From: Eswar rao Nadiminti <e.essugiet(a)gmail.com> Dear colleges Please tell me how to add rupee symbol in WINISIS database instead of Rs. and also let me see in the print format N.ESWARA RAO Assistant Professor in Library Science GODAVARI INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING COLLEGE ,RAJAHMUNDRY. NH-5 ,CHITANYA KNOWLEDGECITY VELUGUBANDA (V), RAJANAGARAM ( M),RAJAHMNDRY-533296

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Open access comes of age
by madhuresh.singhal 27 Jun '11

27 Jun '11

Dear All, You may be interested to know that Open Access Journals and Articles are growing faster than subscription based. Below are the news items confirming the same. Open access comes of age A study of open-access publishing - published last week in the open-access journal PLoS ONE - has found that the number of papers in freely accessible journals is growing at a steady 20% per year (M. Laakso et al. PLoS ONE 6, e20961; 2011 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0020961> ). To many, the growth confirms the health of the free-access, author-pays model. But to a few it is a discouraging sign that open access is not about to take over the world of scholarly publishing. The analysis, by information scientist Mikael Laakso of the Hanken School of Economics in Helsinki and his colleagues, also found that the number of fully open-access journals is growing at around 15% every year as new journals are founded and subscription journals switch to the open-access model (see 'Opening up' <http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110621/full/474428a/box/1.html> ). By contrast, subscription journals are growing at about 3.5%. "Most indicators suggest growth is not slowing," says Laakso. "The open-access publishing model has proven itself to work." Read Further at http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110621/full/474428a.html?WT.ec_id=NATURE -20110623 The above Nature article is based on another article published in PLoS One Journal entitled "The Development of Open Access Journal Publishing from 1993 to 2009", which is available at http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.00209 61 You may also be interested in this blog post http://poynder.blogspot.com/2011/06/open-access-by-numbers.html Regards Madhuresh Singhal Manager - Knowledge Services Advinus Therapeutics Ltd 21 & 22, Phase 2, Peenya Industrial Area, Bangalore - 560058 Phone: +91 80 28394959 E-mail: madhureshsinghal(a)yahoo.com Visit us at Bio International Convention, 27 - 30 June 2011 in Washington DC., Booth# 1729 ************************************************************************************************* This email and its attachments are confidential and proprietary to Advinus Therapeutics Ltd. and are meant for the intended recipient only. If you are not the intended recipient, do not take any actions based on the contents of this message, except to permanently delete the message and its attachments and inform the sender immediately. ************************************************************************************************* -- 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 27 Jun '11

27 Jun '11

Respected Sir/Madam, Kindly, arrange to send the following article: Larkin, J.C. 1994. Isolation of a cytochrome P450 homologue preferentially expressed in developing inflorescences of Zea mays. Plant Mol Biol. 25(3),1994:p.343-353.(Springer) RAKESH SINGH BISEN LIBRARY OFFICER CSIR-IIIM 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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Online updates facility in SOUL 2.0
by Laxma Reddy J 26 Jun '11

26 Jun '11

Time to time updates for soul2.0 are available on www.inflibnet.ac.in/souldownloads.Users are requested to utilise this facility. Online and offline updates facility for soul 2.0 is available. With Regards, Laxma Reddy 09908115333 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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