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Release candidate of Koha version 3.2.0
by Vimal Kumar 18 Oct '10

18 Oct '10

Dear Friends, Release candidate of Koha 3.2.0 now available for testing. I request you to all library professionals from India download, install and test the release candidate. Here is the link, http://koha-community.org/release-candidate-koha-3-2-0/ Release of Koha version 3.2.0 is a milestone in the software history. Developers added more new features and functions after collecting the feed back from libraries. Koha is an open source library management system project maintain by users from various parts of the world. If users test the release candidate version of Koha meticulously, developers can release a more stable version soon by fixing the bugs. As it is a project in public domain, software users have more responsibilities and community expect more contributions from your side. Inform your comments to the Koha community after testing the releasing candidate. send your feed back to Koha discussion forum, koha-request(a)lists.katipo.co.nz -- Vimal Kumar V. Library Assistant Mahatma Gandhi University Library Kottayam, Kerala- 686 560 Web: http://www.vimalkumar.co.nr Blog: http://vimalkumar.oksociety.in --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I forget what I was taught. I only remember what I have learnt" -Patrick White -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for HBR reports
by Perin Marolia 16 Oct '10

16 Oct '10

Request to librarians of management institutes: Do you have the following HBR reports? 1. Off-Ramps and On-Ramps: Keeping women on the road to success (2005) 2. The Athena factor: Reversing the Brain Drain in Science, Engineering and Technology. (2008) If you do , please inform me. Thanks. Dr (Mrs) Perin V. Marolia, Co-ordinator, NID Cell, SNDT Women's University Library, Mumbai -- 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. 16th Oct 2010
by hrmohan＠vsnl.com 15 Oct '10

15 Oct '10

Dear all, The 12th issue of CSI eNewsletter dt. 16th Oct 2010 is ready and can be accessed at http://www.csi-chennai.org/csi-enl/csi-enl-2010-10-16.pdf and also at the CSI KM Portal http://www.csi-india.org/web/csi/enewsletter With regards HR Mohan Chairman, Div IV, CSI & eNewsletter Committee, IEEE CS Madras Contents ======= -- The ABCs of VoIP -- Turning Thoughts into Words -- Video: Reveal the power of information -- 11 hot skills for 2011 -- RAID level comparison char -- Plagiarism Explained -- Open Source Licenses For Dummies -- Scrum -- Social Book marking Sites -- Application lifecycle management: Industry roles and responsibilities -- Best Practices for Managing Virtualized Environments -- 10 great free desktop productivity tools that aren't OpenOffice.org -- Bossie Awards 2010: The best open source software of the year -- How-to: Draw an IT road map for where the business wants to go -- Tata Communications’ cloud computing services: IaaS details, pricing -- The Power of Identity -- Aligning Skills With Jobs -- The BP Oil Spill: Could Software be a Culprit? -- Prof. Vaibhav Dabhade from Nashik shares a site -- Diplomatic statements from Project Managers -- ICT News Headlines & Briefs -- Announcements -- IT Events: Call for Participation -- About the CSI-eNewsletter -- Contributions to CSI-eNewsletter -- eNewsletter Committee InfoQuiz–2010-10-16 =============== 1. Cloud Computing helps in reducing the OPEX. State True or False. 2. ----- was originally called as “Jerry's Guide to the World Wide Web”. 3. ------ is the name of Hindi movie which was based on the book “One Night @ A Call Centre”. 4. Identify the company whose Tagline is “Agile, Capable, Reliable” 5. Identify the event when the following Doodle was featured at the Google site. (if the image in not visible, pl. check at http://www.csi-chennai.org/csi-enl/csi-enl-2010-10-16.pdf) Email your answers by 30th Oct 2010 to csi.infoquiz(a)gmail.com with subject “infoquiz-2010-10-16”. Please provide your full address and 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) Answers along with the winner info will be published in the next issue. Answers & Winners of InfoQuiz-2010-10-01 =============================== 782474317884, PlayBook, BSA, Canon, Sam Pitroda Mr. G.Kannan from Chennai is the first one to answer correctly and Mr. Abhishek Kamdar from Mumbai is the lucky winner. They will receive a cheque for Rs. 500/= from SRA Systems shortly. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Four Students of Calicut University qualified JRF in LIS
by Hashim Kallungal 15 Oct '10

15 Oct '10

Dear All, We are glad to inform you that 4 Students of Dept. of Library & Information Science, University of Calicut, Malappuram (Kerala), are qualified UGC's NET and JRF, June 2010. 1. Hashim Kallungal 2. Manu C. 3. Sheena George 4. Vahida Cngrats to all of them! with regards.... Hashim Kallungal Librarian Darul Huda Islamic University Tiruarangadi- 676306 Keep Smiling.....! “Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Good news for all (UGC-JRF & SRF Holders)
by Vinod Singh 15 Oct '10

15 Oct '10

Dear Professionals, Good news for all, UGC has increased the number of JRF and fellowship amount. For more details click the link below: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article827304.ece *Source: The Hindu, Dated 13/10/2010, Page no. 15.* ** With Regards, Vinod Kumar Singh Senior Research Fellow (Ph.D) Dept. of Lib. & Info. Sci. University of Delhi Delhi-110007 ** -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IFLA Journal : Vol 36, No 3 (October 2010), Out now
by Dabas Bharat K 15 Oct '10

15 Oct '10

Dear Colleagues IFLA Journal: Volume 36, Number 3 (October 2010)is available at: http://www.ifla.org/files/hq/publications/ifla-journal/ifla-journal-36-3_20… CONTENTS Editorial: Information technology for development Stephen Parker 211 The President's Page Help for Haiti - recovering the past, creating the future! Ellen R. Tise, IFLA President 2009-2011 213 Articles Bringing the benefits of information technology to underserved populations: An introduction to ICTD for the library community Christopher T. Coward 215 Symbiotic partnerships: The global library community and the ICTD stakeholders Fay A. Austin 221 Main factors affecting the preservation of Chinese paper documents: A review and recommendations Liu Jiazhen and Wang Jingxuan 227 Arab online book clubs: A survey Amany M. Elsayed 235 System migration from Horizon to Symphony at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals Zahiruddin Khurshid and Saleh A. Al-Baridi 251 News 259 International calendar 271 Abstracts 272 Regards! Bharat Kumar Assistant Librarian Management Development Institute Gurgaon - 122007, Haryana, India Phone No - (M) +91-9968456404 (O) +91-124-4560390 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Journal on OPEN SOURCE SOLUTIONS
by Mailing List Admin 14 Oct '10

14 Oct '10

Date: 14 Oct 2010 04:01:05 -0000 From: Vinod Kumar Mishra <vinod_librarian(a)rediffmail.com> Dear Professionals/Publishers, I would like to suggest Publication of one Journal in the field of library and information science which should ONLY cover the area of open Access resources and open source softwares in the field of Library science.The Title may be like "JOURNAL OF OPEN SOURCE SOLUTIONS FOR LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE" The advantages are: -We will have a formal written record of open source solutions (OSS) for LIS. -We can share our knowledge and technical capability in the area of OSS through formal media. -We will have solutions on pin pointed problems on oss. -Most libraries can get the benefit's of using OSS efficiently and free of cost. Apart from above there may be other important benefits of such initiatives. I request to all the publishers and eminent professionals to think about it. With regards, Vinod Kumar Mishra Senior Library Information Assistant Periodicals and Automation Division P.K.Kelkar Library IIT Kanpur. Mob: 91+9198539740 email: vinod_librarian(a)rediffmail.com : mishravk79(a)gmail.com website: http://lishelp.grou.ps (HDLS)

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Indian Trade Journal
by Dr.D.P Prathap 14 Oct '10

14 Oct '10

dear colleagues If anybody is subscribing to Indian Trade Journal, please provide information regarding publisher's full address, contact email id, subscription cost etc. 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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Seminar on Nexgen Librarianship
by vrushali r rane 14 Oct '10

14 Oct '10

Dear ModeratorPlease post this link giving seminar information on the forum. https://sites.google.com/site/ibsseminar2010/BestVrushali RaneLibrarianIBS Mumbai -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Five Students of Kerala University qualified JRF in LIS
by Sudhier K G Pillai 14 Oct '10

14 Oct '10

Dear All, We are glad to inform you that 5 Students of Dept. of Library & Information Science, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, are qualified UGC's NET and JRF, June 2010. Out of the 5 students- one is a reserach scholar (Ajeemsha), 2 MPhil (Ramesh and Sreeeragi) and 2 MLISc Students (Sruthi Chandran and Jinu S. Rajan). Cngrats to all of them! Recently 2 of our MLISc students are selected by TCS for their Mumbai and Thituvananthapuram centres. Regards, *Dr. K. G. SUDHIER *Assistant Professor Dept. of Library & Information Science University Library Building University of Kerala Thiruvananthapuram- 695 034 INDIA Tel. 09446484561, +91 471 2414461 (R) 2308034(O) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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