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Temple Libraries in Chennai
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 24 Jun '11

24 Jun '11

I am forwarding a news item on temple libraries in Chennai. I heard from acouple of my friends that these are not maintained properly. Retired librarians in Chennai may offer to provide free service for proper upkeep of such libraries. Vyasamoorthy ============== Sacred texts give insights to the Gods June 24, 2011 By J.V. Siva Prasanna Kumar Though searching online has become the latest fad among many, for this group of people, browsing the books at the temple library is an obsession. — DC Some of them are research scholars and many others voraciously pore over the books attempting to gain an insight into the rich tradition and Hindu religious history. “They are not only treasure houses of spiritual knowledge but also serve as centres for learning about Hindu rituals,” says Mr Srinivasan, a regular visitor to the library at Sri Parthasarathy Swamy temple, Triplicane. Though superficially it may appear that casual visitors to the temple ignore them, the libraries functioning at the three major temples in the city attract a steady trickle of ardent devotional literature-lovers. This library contains Kamba Ramayanam and Valmiki Ramayanam, Nalayira Divyaprabandam in Tamil, besides numerous titles in English, Telugu and Sanskrit. It was first started by a devotee Ramanuja Dasan several decades ago and later on came to be known as Ramanuja Nool Nilayam. This library, like the one at Vadapalani Andavar temple and Sri Kapaleeswarar temple, Mylapore, are meant only for reference and are open for four hours in the morning from 7 am and another four hours in the evening from 4 pm. The library at Sri Kapaleeswarar temple was opened in 1958 and it possess a rich collection of Shivaite books. The Vadapalani temple’s audio library has collections of discourses, Suprabhatham and Thiruvachagam and other books. Three persons can utilise the facility at a time. In addition, it has books on Tamil literature, culture, epics, Vedas, Upanishads, Puranas and iconography. Though the patronage to the temple libraries are good, regular visitors urge the state government to completely modernise them and also digitise the rare collections. Urging the government to take steps to popularise the libraries in a big way, BJP state vice-president, Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan, has demanded the constitution of an expert committee to go into the aspects of procuring books, including rare manuscripts, and develop the libraries to be used by the academia and public alike. “There should be a survey on the titles available in these libraries and measures should be taken to procure additional books, if required. Also, the works of Siddhars and Ayurveda texts, including the translated versions, if any, should also be made available,” she added. Sources at the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments department said annually funds are allotted for the upkeep of these libraries, which have been renovated recently, and also for acquiring more titles. http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/cities/chennai/sacred-texts-give-in… -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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EARLY BIRD CLOSES: Classification and Ontology, 19-20 September, The Hague
by Aida Slavic 23 Jun '11

23 Jun '11

Apologies for cross-posting *** EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION CLOSES 1 JULY*** ================================================= CLASSIFICATION AND ONTOLOGY: FORMAL APPROACHES AND ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE International UDC Seminar 2011 - 19-20 September, The Hague, Netherlands ================================================= http://seminar.udcc.org/2011/index.htm ------------------------------------------------- VENUE: Koninklijke Bibliotheek (National Library of Netherlands) EARLY BIRD FEE: €170 (€130 students) - early bird closes on 1 July Fee includes conference proceedings book (published by Ergon Verlag), refreshment, reception and two lunches. To register and pay online go to http://seminar.udcc.org/2011/php/registration.php Ontology-like representations of classifications are recognized as potentially important facilitators in creating a web of linked data. The objective of this conference is to promote collaboration and exchange of expertise between different fields dealing with knowledge classifications: bibliographic, web and AI. Highlights: Keynote address by Prof. Patrick Hayes, followed by an outstanding selection of speakers from the domains of web technology, ontology, knowledge organization and bibliographic classification: Dan Brickley, Guus Schreiber, Thomas Baker, Dagobert Soergel, Roberto Poli, Ingetraut Dahlberg, Barbara Kwasnik, Rebecca Green, Michael Panzer, Marcia Zeng, Daniel Kless, Joan Mitchell, Richard Smiraglia, Vanda Broughton, Devika Madalli, Claudio Gnoli etc. The preliminary programme with abstracts and speakers biographies is available at http://seminar.udcc.org/2011/programme.htm. To secure your place at this event at early bird rates, register and pay by 1 July. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Aida Slavic UDC Editor-in-Chief UDC Consortium aida.slavic(a)udcc.org ____________________________________________________________________ Web: http://www.udcc.org Blog: http://universaldecimalclassification.blogspot.com/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/UDCC ____________________________________________________________________ * Multilingual UDC Summary: http://www.udcc.org/udcsummary/php/index.php * 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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KLA National Seminar: Last date for the submission of papers extended
by faisal sl 23 Jun '11

23 Jun '11

KERALA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION (KLA) National Seminar on CONTENT MANAGEMENT AND LIBRARIES New Vistas for Harnessing Information Dates:14-16 July 2011 Venue: Padmam Auditorium Institute of Management in Government (IMG) Thiruvananthapuram – 695 033 **************************************************************************************** Last date for the submission of papers has been extended to 30th June 2011 **************************************************************************************** FACETS OF THE THEME OF THE SEMINAR  Knowledge Management : New Dimensions  Document Management  Preservation Strategies  Web / Portal Content Management  Enterprise Content Management  Open Access Initiatives / Learning Object Repositories / Institutional Repositories  Digital Learning Systems  Online Learning and Course Management Systems  From Web 2.0 to Library 2.0  Delivery Methods  Info Marketing  Aggregators & Integrators  Case Studies  Tools, Techniques & Devices  Security Technologies  Application in various Information Systems including :  Public Libraries  Academic Libraries  S & T / R & D Institutional Libraries  Corporate Sector Libraries  Media Libraries  CMS Administration & Librarians : Fusion  HR Development  Education  Training In addition, the Seminar will also have a Vendor Session focusing on Tools & Techniques and Products & Services. A Panel Discussion & the Concluding Session are expected to help consolidate the deliberations and plot specific guidelines for practicing professionals. REGISTRATION General : Rs. 1000.00 Concession Rate for KLA Life Members & Students : Rs. 750.00 Download registration form: http://klanationalseminar2011.wordpress.com/registration/ SUBMISSION OF PAPERS (a) Soft copy as e-mail attachment to : kps31147(a)yahoo.com /kps31147new(a)gmail.com & (b) Print version to : The General Convener, KLA National Seminar-2011, Kerala Library Association, 36, II Floor, Kairalie Plaza Annexe, Karamana P.O., Thiruvananthapuram– 695 002 Author guidelines: http://klanationalseminar2011.wordpress.com/submission-of-papers/ (A paper will be selected from among the papers presented at the seminar (excluding the invited lectures) and given with the “Best paper Award”) IMPORTANT DATES Last date for submission of Papers : 30 June 2011 Last date for Registration : 05 July 2011 Release of Souvenir : 14 July 2011 The Event : 14 – 16 July 2011 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/ 919447699724 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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13th MANLIBNET Convention at Delhi - Announcement
by Rajesh Singh 22 Jun '11

22 Jun '11

MANAGEMENT LIBRARIES NETWORK ,New Delhi ANNOUNCES 13th Annual National Convention Being jointly organised with University of Delhi South Campus. New Delhi on Repositioning Libraries for User Empowerment: Policy, Planning & Technology October 13-15, 2011 Management Libraries Network (MANLIBNET)takes pleasure in inviting you to register, contribute papers and participate at the 13th Annual National Convention 2011 onRepositioning Libraries for User Empowerment: Policy, Planning & Technology. MANLIBNET 2011 is organized to bring together Library and information science professionals, academician and educationist in the field of Library and Information Science and Knowledge Industry to present papers, discuss, exchange views and experiences on various issues related to Repositioning Libraries for User Empowerment. CALL FOR PAPERS Original papers for the below mentioned areas of interest are invited. The areas mentioned below are only indicative and not exhaustive in coverage. The contributor can include any other topic falling under the broad gamut of the main theme of Convention. THEME Repositioning Libraries for User Empowerment: Policy, Planning & Technology SUB-THEMES Policy 1. Neo Information Environment & User Empowerment 2. Changes in emerging user characteristics, behaviors, and expectation 3. User Studies/ users expectations in the emerging environment/ 4. Diverse demographics of library users 5. Changing Information Seeking Behavior 6. Libraries as partners in the knowledge generation; 7. Information Literacy & Competency 8. Management Models and Framework, Library Services 9. Emerging management models for libraries; 10. Manpower structure in ICT environment 11. Role of Education and Training & Research Planning 1. Evolving ways and means for better relationship for working with faculty; 2. Community Information Services/Public Libraries 3. Collaboration and Networking Programmes 4. Reference Services/Virtual Reference Service/Just –in -Time Services 5. Collection management and technical services 6. Information Instructional Programmes 7. Knowledge Management 8. Marketing of Services and Products 9. Out Reach/Library Development Programmes/ 10. Empowering staff to meet the challenges, professional leadership and development, and new models of academic library governance; 11. Academic Communication/Soft Skills 12. Best practices on modern library services; Technology 1. Technological Innovations: library management and services 2. Role of Digital/ Emerging Technologies 3. Library Services and WEB.2.0 4. Enhancing Access: Role of Cataloguing and Metadata 5. Onsite/Off Site access 6. E-learning /Virtual Learning/ Resource-based learning, virtual and independent learning 7. Technology/Infrastructure/Policy Issues 8. Web Publishing/Library Portals 9. Management systems and standards; 10. Role of Social Media SUBMISSION OF PAPERS Papers on the theme and subthemes enumerated above or any other issue related with the broad theme of the convention based on research or practical experience in the field may be submitted for presentation at the convention. Case studies will also be accepted. The length of the paper should not exceed 3000 words. Title page of the paper should contain title of the paper, authors' name, designation and official address of the author (including telephone number and E-mail address); and an abstract of the paper in about 150 words. All papers will go through a process of review by a panel of experts and accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings. Only accepted papers will be allowed to be presented. Papers may also be accepted for poster presentation. Only abstracts of poster presentations will be included in the proceedings. Papers should be sent to the Conference Secretariat atmanlibnet.secretariat(a)gmail.com. IMPORTANT FOR AUTHORS Please note that the registered participants under paper presentation category only shall be allowed to present the paper and such papers will be included in the conference volume to be published and released during the convention. A copy of the publication will be provided to all the registered participants. Important Dates Submission of full papers August 15, 2011 Notification to authors August 25, 2011 Camera ready paper and Registration August 25, 2011 Conference dates October 13-15, 2011 REGISTRATION/DELEGATION FEE: Participation Fees for MANLIBNET Members Non-Residential Rs. 2500/- Participation Fees for Non-Members Non-Residential Rs. 3200/- Students Non-Residential Rs. 1500/- CONTACT DETAILS: Dr. Tariq Ashraf Organizing Secretary 13th MANLIBNET Annual Convention & Librarian University of Delhi South Campus Ph: 24110221, Mob: 9868335593 E-mail: manlibnet.secretariat(a)gmail.com Mr. Akhtar Parvez Joint Organising Secretary 13th MANLIBNET Annual Convention & Librarian Indian Institute of Management, Indore E-mail: manlibnet.secretariat(a)gmail.com Rajesh Singh -- Thanks & Regards Dr.Tariq Ashraf I Delhi University Library System I University of Delhi South Campus I Benito Juarez Road New Delhi (India )110021 I Email: tariq22(a)gmail.com i tariq(a)south.du.ac.in I Ph: 011-24110221 Fax: 011-24110221 I M:9868335593 I Website: http://www.du.ac.in Dy. Librarian E-Resources & Training Central Library University Of Delhi DELHI-110 007 011-27666404, 27667848 http://crl.du.ac.in/ Please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Regarding ebook version of DDC.
by Hanumanthappa Binnal 22 Jun '11

22 Jun '11

Dear Sir, This is replay mail to Research Librarian TKMIT Requesat on ebook or Electronic version of DDC. I am pleased to offer you the WebDewey service at no charge for the 30 day trial. I hope that this trial will help you and your colleagues experience the increased efficiency that online access to the DDC is already providing for many public libraries. you may log on to WebDewey with this account at www.dewey.org/webdewey I know that you will want to make this essential resource a part of your cataloging workflow following this 30-day introductory period. You may place your order online at any time by using the order forms available from https://www3.oclc.org/dewey. Please feel free to contact me at any time for assistance during your WebDewey trial libbie_crawford(a)oclc.org. or 1-800-848-5878, extension 6346). Sincerely, -- Hanumanthappa Veerabasappa. M.L.I.Sc.,PGDHL.,UGC-NET. Library Assistant,Ragiv Gadhi University of Health Sceince. Karnataka. Bangalore-560041. Mobile-9945268917 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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NewGenLib Open Source software version 3.0 released
by Mohan T A 22 Jun '11

22 Jun '11

Dear Professionals: I wanted to share with you that Open Source NGL 3.0 series is released and my library started using it. Those of you who are using the old version can now upgrade to the new version. Some of the good features that impressed me are 1. NGL 3 is now migrated to the latest technologies. Like Java 6.0, Spring framework, Hibernate, Apache tomcat 6.0, Postgresql 8.3&8.4. This is infact a good move by moving away from old jboss and other older technologies 2. My catalogue searches have become very very fast especially because NGL is now using search engine technology(Similar to what Google, Yahoo web searches) for catalogue searches. I have got a data sheet from them claiming that on a test database of 2 crore catalog records results were retrieved in fractions of a second 3. Now NGL automatically sends SMSs (Mobile alerts) to my users when ever a book is issued or received from them. This has uplifted my library's fame and face in our institution 4. OPAC is more cool and sophisticated. My users can now see Book covers, Google previews. Also NGL is now Zotero compliant, it means my students preparing project reports can easily create bibliographic references from library catalog 5.NGL reports are much better and very fast now. I could generate my complete accession register in 4 mins. Also Stock verification report was generated in less than 3 mins. 6. Finally the Technical processing module, its so user friendly and at the same time can use the full power of MARC21. A few links that may be helpful for you Download link: http://sourceforge.net/projects/newgenlib/files/NewGenLib/version3.0.2/Inst… Installation notes: http://www.verussolutions.biz/kb/installationNew Upgradation notes: http://www.verussolutions.biz/kb/node/27 NGL also has started train-yourself Knowledge bank: http://www.verussolutions.biz/kb These videos are really good, I could train my staff especially new recruits easily using the videos in the Knowledge Bank. T A Mohan Librarian Siddaganga Institute of Technology TUMKUR E-mail: mohan(a)sit.ac.in tamohanta(a)rediffmail.com Phone: 0816 2214078 Mobile:9343525141 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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vacancies at IIT Bombay
by Daulat Jotwani 22 Jun '11

22 Jun '11

IIT Bombay is inviting applications to fill up 2 posts of Senior Library Information Assistant. Details can be seen at http://www.iitb.ac.in/JTSnLIA.pdf -- D. Jotwani Librarian Indian Institute of Technology Bombay -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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The American Library, Chennai: Vacancy Announcement for Reference/Outreach (Prom) Librarian
by Mailing List Admin 22 Jun '11

22 Jun '11

From: "Reddy, Meena Y" <ReddyMY(a)state.gov> Sent: Tuesday, 21 June 2011, 16:49 � U. S. Consulate Chennai seeksa Reference/Outreach (Promotion) LIBRARIAN to be a senior member the American Library team managing a program & staff that identifies & serves audiences across South India. � Requirements:- Masters degree in Library/Information Science: - Outstanding analytical, organizational, communication,� interpersonal skills:- Excellent English & at least one south Indian language:- Knowledge of U.S. Print/electronic resources and professional library practices and ability to perform complex research using these resources on a variety of subjects:- Ability to organize and manage all activities of a large library program including supervising two other librarians:- 6 years of progressively responsible experience in a high-level library. �For complete description, requirements and how to apply, please visit http://chennai.usconsulate.gov/job_opportunities.html � Position is re-advertised. Applicants who applied for the earlier announcement (CHE-PSAP-2011-06) may not apply again. � Vacancy announcement # is:� CHE-PSAP-2011-06-R1. Thank you for the assistance. � With Best wishes � Meena Reddy ********************************* Meena Y. Reddy Director, The American Library U.S. Consulate General Gemini Circle, Chennai 600 006 Tele: 044- 28574374 Fax: 044- 2857 4307 URL: http://chennai.usconsulate.gov/resources.html Online Catalogue:http://amlibindia.state.gov

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Reg. e-books organize tool
by Mailing List Admin 22 Jun '11

22 Jun '11

Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2011 14:51:08 +0530 From: Basavaraj Kumbar <basukumbar(a)gmail.com> calibre is the best software for managing E-boks On 20 June 2011 12:26, Mailing List Admin <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in>wrote: > Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2011 09:16:50 +0530 > From: Praveen C S <Praveen_CS(a)jubilantbiosys.com**> > > Dear Professionals, > > Kindly inform me, which is the best software for organizing the e-books. > > Thanks in advance. > > With Kind Regards > Praveen > ______________________________**_________________ > LIS-Forum mailing list > LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/**mailman/listinfo/lis-forum<http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum> -- Regards, Mr. Basavaraj S. Kumbar The Librarian AIMSR (Adept Institute of Mananagement Studies & Research, Belur Industrial Area, DHARWAD Cell No. : 9742379948 My Personal Websites: http://basavarajkumbar.freehosting.net/index.html or www.wix.com/basukumbar/basukumbar

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Vacancy Announcement
by SRELS 22 Jun '11

22 Jun '11

Dear Moderator, On behalf of the Director, American Library,U.S.Consulate,Chennai, I am forwarding a vacancy advertisement for announcement in LISFORUM. Kindly do the needful. Sincerely, K.N.Prasad Sarada Ranganthan Endowment for Library Science 702, 42nd Cross, III Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore - 560 010 U. S. Consulate Chennai seeks a Reference/Outreach (Promotion) LIBRARIAN to be a senior member of the American Library team managing a program & staff that identifies & serves audiences across South India. Requirements:- Masters degree in Library/Information Science: - Outstanding analytical, organizational, communication, interpersonal skills:- Excellent English & at least one south Indian language:- Knowledge of U.S. Print/electronic resources and professional library practices and ability to perform complex research using these resources on a variety of subjects:- Ability to organize and manage all activities of a large library program including supervising two other librarians:- 6 years of progressively responsible experience in a high-level library. For complete description, requirements and how to apply, please visit http://chennai.usconsulate.gov/job_opportunities.html Position is re-advertised. Applicants who applied for the earlier announcement (CHE-PSAP-2011-06) may not apply again. Vacancy announcement # is: CHE-PSAP-2011-06-R1. Thank you once again for the assistance. With Best wishes Meena Reddy ********************************* Meena Y. Reddy Director, The American Library U.S. Consulate General Gemini Circle, Chennai 600 006 Tele: 044- 28574374 Fax: 044- 2857 4307 URL: http://chennai.usconsulate.gov/resources.html Online Catalogue: http://amlibindia.state.gov Check US out @ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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