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Why Library Science is 000 not 300?
by sushanta kumar pathy 09 May '11

09 May '11

Dear Mr Sunil,In my opinion the library science is coming under both social science and general pure science as some of the universities offering MSc in Library and Information Science. Hence it is better the subject has its own identity and over and above not included in both social science and basic science. I hope this may help you analysing the fact.Rgds,Sushanta Pathy8A6>$ A.>0 *> @Sushanta Kumar PathyCentral Library,Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), BhubaneswarSamantapuri (Rear-side of Hotel Swosti Plaza)Bhubaneswar- 751013, ODISHAEmail: spathy@iitbbs.ac.inOffice:0674-2306292 (D)www.iitbbs.ac.inwww.iitbbs.gov.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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request for article
by jasim s 08 May '11

08 May '11

Dear colleagues, A library user urgently needs the following article.Kindly email it to me if anybody have subscription to it. The concept of regulation for human body temperature *J. Werner* *Journal of Thermal Biology<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/03064565> Volume 5, Issue 2<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=PublicationURL&_tockey=%23TOC%2351…>, April 1980, Pages 75-82 * Jasimudeen.s Mahatma Gandhi University Kerala *Life is like a document:what matter is how good it is ,not how long it is" * -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Refresher Course at Bharathidasan University
by suruli nathi 08 May '11

08 May '11

Dear professionals, The Academic Staff College, Bharathidasan University, Trichy, Tamilnadu, conducts Refresher Course in Library and Information Science during the September 5th to 28th September , 2011. Interested candidates are requested to submit applications in prescribed format to the Director, Academic Staff College, Bharathidasan University at the earliest. Application forms are available in the ASC web page and university library website. Contact number of the Director and Head of the Department of Library and Information Science. Given below the details. http://www.bdu.ac.in/Academic_Staff_College http://library.bdu.ac.in Director - Phone : +91 431 2331062 Mobile : +91 9443662531 Librarian - 0431- 2407037 Mobile: 9486916358 bdulib(a)gmail.com with Regards Dr. S. Srinivasa Ragavan Librarian & Head Department of Library and Information Science Bharathidasan University Trichy - 24 -- With regards M. Surulinathi M.com, MLIS, M.Phil., (Ph.D), PGDCA, HDNCC, CGT Assistant Librarian Department of Library and Information Science Bharathidasan University Trichy - 620 024 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Call for paper in "International Journal of Information Research".
by Dr. Akhilesh KS Yadav 08 May '11

08 May '11

Dear Sir/Madam, As you know the year 2011 marks the completion of 100 years of Library and Information Science Education in India. I am very glad to inform you that we are going to launch an ‘International Journal of Information Research’ on this occasion of centenary celebration of Library and Information Science education in India. I am glad to invite you to submit a paper for the ‘International Journal of Information Research (IJIR)’. The International Journal of Information Research is a fully peer-reviewed print as well as online open access scholarly journal that is going to be published quarterly by the ‘Scholarly Publishing and Open Access Resources (SPOAR)’. This is a print as well as an online open access journal for library, information and management (LIM) professionals. In this journal articles, reviews, proceeding papers, and news items, etc will be published. This journal covers all the current issues and practices in the field of library, information and management, e.g. information production; economics of information; information user’s needs and seeking patterns; information sources and services; information and knowledge management; library and information science education; curriculum framework; curriculum development; training, research and development in LIS education; digital library; technological advancement; collection development and management etc. This journal will keep professionals abreast of the current research and development in the field of library, information and management (LIM). SUBMISSION GUIDELINES a) Authors are requested to submit their manuscripts in .doc or .rtff format by email attachment to editorijir(a)gmail.com. Submissions should not be longer than 5,000 words including abstract, figures, tables, references and appendices. All manuscripts submitted to the journal will be double-blind refereed by expert and members of the editorial board. The journal’s committee will remove personal details for the purpose of blind review process. b) The Journal’s committee may also decide for open review process. Therefore, for fast processing of peer-review, author can also send two reviewers name in their concerned specialised areas. But, it will be decided by the journal’s committee that nominee by authors would review the article or not. c) Manuscript should start with the title of paper, names of the authors and affiliations, the full address and E-mail ID with contact numbers. When the paper is published online there will be a link to the authors email address so that readers can contact you for further information. It is also required but not compulsory that author will submit his brief introduction for publication with article. d) Authors are requested to submit his manuscripts with abstracts of 250-300 words outlining the objectives, scope, methodology, key findings of the paper, and its implications with selected keywords. It is important that the abstracts should be clear, easily understandable, specific and in concise form. e) Manuscript reference style should be properly into APA (American Psychological Association) format. Fonts of the articles should be into twelve (12) points and in ‘Times New Roman’ style. f) Contributors should also provide at least three broad terms or keywords for search facility that highlight the topics covered by the paper. Within the journal website there will be a search facility to look for papers that have been published and the keywords will be used in conjunction with this. SCOPE AND COVERAGE Authors are requested to submit manuscript related to the trends and developments in the field of library and Information and management. The manuscript will be accepted for publication only on the basis of its originality, methodology and implications. The journal accepts academically robust papers, topical articles and case studies that contribute to the area of research in, and practice of information science. The journal publishes works in the categories: research papers, case studies, conference reports, view points and book reviews. Here are some sub-themes of the journal’s scope and coverage: Knowledge Management Information Seeking Behaviour Research Methodology Training and Research Information Literacy Information Literacy Skills Models of Information Literacy Digital and Hybrid Libraries Digital Collection and Preservation Collection Development and Management Electronic Publishing and Open Access Library Automation: Classification, Organizations, Catalogues Virtual Reference Services Databases and IR Techniques Human, Culture and Technology Drivers Institutional Repositories Knowledge Discovery Tools and Techniques Web Ontology Data Mining and Web Analysis Search Techniques and Page Ranking Web Resource Management and Semantic Web Metadata Harvesting and Web Resources Federated Search Standards and Protocols Knowledge, Architecture and Mapping Interoperability Issues Open Source Software Metadata and Social Networking Knowledge Networks User Assessment Tools and Techniques Intellectual Property Right, Copyright and Plagiarism Information Seeking Behaviour in Digital Environment Usage Statistics Research and Performance Evaluation Citation Analysis Knowledge Dissemination Mechanism and Practices Open Access and Knowledge Dissemination Scholarly Communication, Grey Literature Institutional Repositories: Case Studies Knowledge Processing, Content Organization Role of Web in Information Dissemination Social Networking Intellectual Property Right (IPR) Library and Information Science Education LIS Curriculum Development Information Studies LIS Education: Problems and Issues Curriculum Framework Competency based Curriculum Research and Development Teaching Practice and Techniques Current Tends and Development Competencies, Skills and Knowledge etc and all areas of library and information science and management. EDITORIAL BOARD Many distinguished professor and experts is member of the editorial board from abroad and inland.  Prof. A. S. Chandel Visiting Fellow & Chairman, Library Digitisation Project North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, Meghalaya, India  Prof. (Mrs.) R. S. R. Varalaxmi, Department of Library and Information Science Andhra University, Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India  Prof. Jagtar Singh, Department of Library and Information Science Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab, India  Prof. S. P. Singh, Department of Library and Information Science University of Delhi, Delhi, India  Dr. Ismail Abdullahi, Associate Professor School of Library and Information Sciences North Carolina Central University, U.S.A.  Prof. A. R. D. Prasad, Documentation Research and Training Centre (DRTC) Bangalore, Karnataka, India  Prof. K. C. Panda, Department of Library and Information Science Sambalpur University, Sambalpur, Odisha, India  Dr. U. N. Singh, Librarian Guru Ghasidas University, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India  Prof. Shabahat Husain, Department of Library and Information Science Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India  Prof. Juran Krishna Sarkhel Department of Library and Information Science, Kalyani University, Kalyani, West Bengal, India  Dr. S. N. Singh, Associate Professor Department of Library and Information Science Mizoram University, Aizawl, Mizoram, India  Dr. V. Sreenivasulu, Librarian Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Science and Technology Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir, India  Dr. J. K. Vijayakumar Senior Science & Technology Librarian King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.  Dr. Filiberto Felipe Martinez-Arellano, University Center for Library Science Research, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico.  Prof. P. Panigrahi, Department of Library and Information Science University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal, India  Mrs Madely du Preez, Lecturer Department of Library and Information Science University of South Africa, Pretoria  Prof. Yan Ma, Graduate School of Library and Information Studies University of Rhode Island, Kingston, U.S.A.  Prof. N. R. Satyanarayana Department of Library and Information Science Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India  Dr. Ann Shumelda Okerson, Associate Director, Yale University Library Collections & International Programs & Director of the NERL Consortium, New Haven, U.S.A.  Dr. Aditya Tripathi, Assistant Professor Department of Library and Information Science Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India  Dr. Naresh Agarwal, Assistant Professor Simmons College, Graduate School of Library and Information Science The Fenway, Boston. U.S.A. The Journal’s issue will come in June, 2011 so far authors are requested to submit his research paper for publication. Authors will get a print copy of the published journal. Last date of submission of article is 28th May, 2011. Contact for more information: Dr. Akhilesh KS Yadav Contact No.: +91-8059096265 (Mob.) Email ID: akhilksy(a)gmail.com ==================================== Best Regards Prof. H. N. Prasad, Department of Library and Information Science Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (U. P.) PIN -221 005 (India) Contact No. +91- 9415336709 (Mob.) Email ID: hnprasad.bhu(a)gmail.com http://www.bhu.ac.in/dlis/ ==================================== -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Karnataka Rajyotsava Awardees List
by Nagana Goudar 08 May '11

08 May '11

Dear Professionals, Is there any single source to get list of all "Karnataka Rajyotsava Awardees" since the award inception in 1966. I tried Karnataka Govt Official Site, but in vein. Dr. I.R.N. Goudar Visiting Professor and Library Adviser University of Mysore 9611165781 -- 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 : Call for papers
by Pijushkanti Panigrahi 07 May '11

07 May '11

IASLIC 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 in Social Sciences 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 in ICT 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 go through peer review process. 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 Prof Pijushkanti Panigrahi, Hony. General S -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library science 000? why not 300?
by Sunil MV 06 May '11

06 May '11

Dear Friends, One of my friends, Mr. Deepak who is a library science student is having a basic question regarding classification. We all know library science is classified under 000 (Generalities) in DDC. But,..... 1) the primary character of library is collecting and organizing of knowledge, which has come out of the society and flows again to wellness of the society. - Knowledge – from the people – by the people – to the people! - Children libraries, libraries for blind, etc., are essentially a social activity in nature. - Coming to public libraries, they are always seen as part of social development programs. - Encyclopedia Britannica has listed library science as associate of Social Science. - Ph. D’s in library science are awarded under social science branch. 2) Right from the time of Nalanda University, library is wedded with education system. Although there are special libraries associated with technical organizations, even there, major role of libraries is to support research (otherwise education) activities. With above points in view, my question is why library science is not classified under Social science-300 Please enlighten me with your discussion and valuable points. With sincere regards, ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Please consider your environmental responsibility before printing this e-mail* Sunil M.V. Librarian SDM Institute for Management Development No. 1, Chamundi Hill Main Road Siddharthanagar Post Mysore - 570 011 KARNATAKA -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Library science 000? why not 300?
by Mailing List Admin 06 May '11

06 May '11

Date: 6 May 2011 07:19:42 -0000 From: Mahesh Maharudra Angadi <mahesh_m_angadi(a)rediffmail.com> Dear Friends, After a long long time we have come across a incidence which indeed will polish and encourage all of us for primitive thinking. Well, every division or class has its own valid reasons stated by our fellow friends. Let me try to bring the face of our users. What they think about Library discipline in general. Many students are still not aware that Library is also a well established discipline like management. It would be more appropriate if we change the nomenclature of M.L.I.Sc degree and try to incorporate it in management, for e.g., M.B.A with specialization in Library and Information Centre Management. Few Institutes have Information Systems as a specialization for M.B.A. However, companies prefer candidates with B.E or M.C.A background for Systems Manager post, considering that it also involves lot of technical background knowledge. In fact, well known University Librarian Dr. P. V. Konnur, under whom I studied in Goa University, had requested for M.Sc (Information Science) nomenclature instead of M.L.I.Sc, which was later on canceled due to lot of technical difficulties. But, one thing I proudly admire, Konnur Sir had designed our syllabus in such a way that we had a wonderful blend of Management and IT subjects in our syllabus which helped us a lot in our career. I promote our Library discipline under management for following reasons:- 1. Besides technical aspects of Library Science we require more focus on managerial skills. We need to be more trained in dealing with our patrons, teachers and office staff, principal and other management members and our own subordinate staff. 2. To attract more young bright minds and also to create a brand image of our discipline, association with management discipline will help a lot. 3. Nowadays, we do find M.B.A with specialization in Pharmaceutical Management, Bio tech Management, Hospital Management, Events Management. The objective of these course is to get the best top level managers in the concerned sectors. Thus, they focus more on the management aspects with also sufficient background courses of the core sectors. 4. What I want to promote here is that, we should not stop M.L.I.Sc degrees, but looking at the current needs, we should encourage more association with management discipline with specializations in Library and Information Management. For e.g., we do have B.Pharm and also M.B.A (Pharmaceutical Management). So if UGC recognizes M.B.A (Library and Information Centre Management) as an equivalent alternative qualification for the College Librarian post with the other same criteria like NET/SET, it will act as channel to strengthen the growth of discipline in right direction. Waiting for wonderful replies with a brain storm. With regards, Mr. Mahesh M. Angadi, Librarian. Model College, Dombivli (East). Contact No. 9869120258. (0251) 2470010.

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request for article
by Dr.D.P Prathap 06 May '11

06 May '11

Dear colleagues Please provide the following article, if you have access: *Villamor, C.C. and E.H. Birnbaum. *1999. Effects of NH4NO3 and KNO3 as sources of nitrogen on micropropagation of yam (*Dioscorea alata *L.). DMMMSU Research and Extension Journal. DMMMMSU> Bacnotan, La Uniion. PP. 61-67 Thanking you Yours Sincerely Technical officer (Library) Sugarcane Breeding Institute -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Refresher Couse at JNTU Hyderabad
by jntu library 06 May '11

06 May '11

Dear Professional Friends, The UGC Academic Staff College, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad (JNTUH) is organizing a short-term Course on "Digital Resource Management in Libraries" in collaboration with the University Library, JNTUH Duration: 20.06.11 to 25.06.11 Address for Correspondence: The Director, UGC-Academic Staff College JNTU Hyderabad, Kukatpally, Hyderabad - 500085 Tel. No. 040-32410622, Tele-Fax No. 040-23156795, 040 - 23158661-4 Extn. 2310 -14 Email: directorasc(a)yahoo.com Interested candidates are requested to submit applications in the prescribed format to the Director, Academic Staff College, JNTUH before 16.06.11. For more details reg. brochure and application form visit the site at http://www.jntuh.ac.in/asc-workshop.php With Regards V.Lalitha Assistant Professor University Library JNTU Hyderabad -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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