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CSI eNewsletter dt. 1st Oct 2010
by hrmohan＠vsnl.com 01 Oct '10

01 Oct '10

Dear all, The 11th issue of CSI eNewsletter dt. 1st Oct 2010 is ready and can be accessed at http://www.csi-chennai.org/csi-enl/csi-enl-2010-10-01.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 Fog over the Grimpen Mire: Cloud Computing and the Law -- Building A Hospital Out Of Bits And Bricks -- Security Starts in the Cloud -- Project 10^100 -- Virtualization Management: 5 Tools That Matter Most -- Seven Firefox Plug-ins That Improve Online Privacy -- 10 Steps to Easier Access Management -- Information Security and the Balanced Scorecard -- U.S. Explores Transformative Future Internet Architectures -- RFID-Fitted Recycling Bins Enforce Environmental Laws -- FAQ: IT and organizational change management -- FAQ: Agile practices and their role in software development -- IFRS compliance guide for the Indian CIO -- Top 10 terms every parent of teenagers should know -- Examples of different Marketing Terms -- ICT News Headlines & Briefs -- Announcements -- Call For Papers -- IT Events -- About the CSI-eNewsletter -- Contributions to CSI-eNewsletter -- eNewsletter Committee InfoQuiz–2010-10-01 =============== 1. State the first UID no. recently allotted at the Tembhli village in Maharashtra 2. ----- is the official name of BlackPad from RIM 3. ------ is the trade group which represents a number of software makers and aims to stop copyright infringement of software produced by its members 4. Identify the company whose Tagline is “Delighting You Always” 5. Who has co-authored the book “The March of Mobile Money” with Mehul Desai Email your answers by 12th Oct 2010 to csi.infoquiz(a)gmail.com with subject “infoquiz-2010-10-01”. 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-2010-09-16 =============================== Ping, BlackPad, BSNL 3G, Knol, Nicholas Negroponte Mr. K.K. Prasad from Bangalore is the first one to answer correctly and Ms. V. Meera from Coimbatore 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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Applications are invited for the post of Library Assistant.
by Vandana Khandelwal 01 Oct '10

01 Oct '10

The Moderator, LIS-FORUM Sir, Please announce the following vacant Position in LIS-FORUM on urgent basis. Dear all Professional Greetings of the day. Invites application for the post of "Lib. Assistant" (2 position) Location - MAEERS MAE Alandi (D) Pune Experience : Minimum 2-5 years Qualification : Graduate in Library Science. Job Profile : Sound Technical Knowledge and ready to work in second (Night) shift. Willing to stay in Alandi. Interested candidates may apply with full details of their Educational Qualification/Experience on or before 05/10/2010 through email. Email ID k.vandanasharma(a)gmail.com Regards Librarian MAE, Alandi -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Transfer your Bloglines Feed Subscriptions to Google Reader
by sandeep bhavsar 30 Sep '10

30 Sep '10

Respected All Bloglines sevice will remain accessible until Nov 1, 2010 More detail can be found on the Ask.com blog - http://blog.ask.com. It is always better to take the backup of all your subscribed feed. Kindly go through the presentation http://webmail.vpmthane.org/moodle/ and transfer your Bloglines subscribed feed to Google Reader. Thanks and Regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librariantg Thane(W) 400601 MUMBAI. INDIA @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ email : sandeep.bhavsar(a)gmail.com Mob : 9029 345777 elibrary :http://www.vpmthane.org/im/elib/main.htm @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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[Jobs in Library and Information Science in India] Assistant Librarian at B.R..
by Mailing List Admin 30 Sep '10

30 Sep '10

Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 02:11:39 -0700 (PDT) From: Sri Badan Barman <badanbarman(a)gmail.com> Last date: 30th October 2010. Assistant Librarian (1 post) PB 3/Rs. 15600-39100+ AGP Rs. 6000 Minimum Educational Qualifications and Experience: (1) Master’s Degree in Library Science/Information Science/ documentation or an equivalent professional degree with atleast 55% of the marks or its equivalent grade of B in the UGC 7 point scale plus a consistently good academic record, and knowledge in computerization of library. (2) Qualifying the national‐level test conducted for the purpose by the UGC or any other agency approved by the UGC. However, candidates having Ph.D. from recognized university are exempted from the condition of NET. Professional Assistant (2 posts) PB 2/Rs. 930034800+ GP Rs. 4200 Minimum Educational Qualifications and Experience: (1) M.Lib Science/MLISE or quivalent with 50% marks: OR Master’s degree in Arts/Science/Commerce/any other discipline with 50% and B.Lib. Science with 50% marks. (2) Experience in Library of repute and good knowledge of Library. Candidates fulfilling the qualifications and experience may apply on the prescribed application form available on the University website: www.aud.ac.in. The candidates shortlisted for interview will be paid both ways second class train fare by the shortest route to the outstation candidates invited for interview on production of tickets. Separate applications for each post superscribing the post applied for on the envelope may be sent latest by 30th October 2010 at the following address. Registrar, Ambedkar University, Delhi, Sector9, Dwarka, New Delhi – 110 077 Source: Ascent, TOI, Delhi, 29 Sep, 2010 -- Posted By Sri Badan Barman to Jobs in Library and Information Science in India at 9/29/2010 02:11:00 AM -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Latest Impact Factors of Current Science & EPW?
by Sridhar Gutam 30 Sep '10

30 Sep '10

Dear All, Could anyone please inform me what are the Latest Impact Factors of Current Science & EPW? Thanks & Regards Sridhar _________________________________________________________________________ Sridhar Gutam PhD, ARS, PG Dip Patent Laws (NALSAR), IP & Biotechnology (WIPO) Scientist Unit of Simulation and Informatics Indian Agricultural Research Institute Pusa Campus, New Delhi 110012 Mobile: +91-9582791355 http://www.iari.res.in; http://works.bepress.com/sridhar_gutam/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ICLAM 2011 call for papers and participation
by ICLAM 2011 29 Sep '10

29 Sep '10

*NIFT** in collaboration with IFLA - Art Libraries Section * Organises *ICLAM 2011 (**International conference on the Convergence of Libraries, Archives and Museums*) *Theme : User Empowerment through Digital Technologies February 15 to 17, 2011** Venue : India International Centre, New Delhi* : The National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) will organize an international conference in collaboration with the *Art Libraries Section* of the *International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions** (IFLA)* from *February 15 to 17, 2011* in New Delhi. The venue of the conference is the centrally located and prestigious cultural hub of Delhi - the India International Centre. The theme of the conference is User Empowerment through Digital Technologies. This is the first conference in the series titled “* International** conference on the Convergence of Libraries, Archives and Museums (ICLAM)*” and NIFT’s third initiative to promote cross-sectoral collaborations in the knowledge sector in India. Empowerment of users is the key concern of all professionals in the heritage sector. At present the most challenging issue is serving the technology-empowered users who easily metamorphose from consumers to creators or producers of information. Libraries, Museums and Archives continuously empower their systems and services with dynamic digital technologies to serve the users more effectively. This conference will offer a forum to discuss the theme of empowerment of users from multiple perspectives – ranging from user interface technologies to empowerment of disadvantaged user communities. The issue of empowerment is also related to affordability and sustainability of digital technologies particularly in this age of financial instability. Library & Information professionals and conservators, as end users of open source and commercial software, will also discuss trends and problems. Various infrastructural, organizational and technological options including partnerships of various sectors will also be discussed. *Call for Papers* Papers and presentations are invited on the following topics related to each listed sub-theme (in bold): (More sub-themes and topics will be added. Papers on related topics are also welcome) *Emergence of the Technology-Empowered Users: * · Changing roles of Users in Libraries, Archives & Museums · Information seeking behaviour of Users : Emerging Trends · New roles & identities for Librarians, Archivists & Conservators *Empowering Users of Libraries, Archives & Museums:* · User Interface Technologies : Emerging Trends · Social Media for Empowerment: Web2.0 & beyond · Management of User-generated contents in Libraries & Museums * Building Information Repositories : Emerging Trends in Technologies* · Digital Preservation Technologies : Emerging Trends · Building Institutional Repositories : Strategies for future · Open Source vs. Commercial software *Re-defining Rights of Users of Libraries : Perspectives of Creators, Mediators and Users* · Freedom of Access to Information · Copyright & Fair Use · IPR & Digital resources *Serving the Empowered Users in Libraries & Information Centres* · Relevance of Conventional Library services to Web - empowered Users · Information Literacy Programmes · Special services for Users with Special Needs · Marketing information services to the empowered users · Branding & Promoting Institutional repositories *Open Access Publishing : A tool for Empowerment* * * · Open Access Publishing of Books · Scholarly Communication & Open Access Publishing · Sustainability of Open Access Initiatives · Future of e-journals & e-books : Emerging Integrated format * * * * *Bridging the Digital Divide** among Users : Roles of Libraries & Information Centres* · Economic barriers to Information Access · Empowerment of Disadvantaged User Communities · Roles of Public Libraries & Information Centres in the Rural Sector · Transcending the language barriers through digital technologies *Partnerships for Empowerment & Libraries* · Sustainable Digitisation Projects · Public & Private Partnerships for Digit al Libraries · Consortium model of Co-operation *From Collaboration to Convergence:* Networking of Libraries, Museums, Archives and Beyond *One day of Special Parallel Sessions on Heritage Resources in Art Libraries, Archives & Museums * *Cultural heritage** **in Art Libraries, Archives & Museums* · Culture of Heritage Preservation: Eastern & Western perspectives · Changing Patronage : Public & Private funding of Artists & Collections · How authentic is the Art work? The Collector’s nightmare · Marketing Strategies for Visual Resources · Art libraries in Asia & Africa : Problems & Prospects · Public Museums in Asia & Africa : Problems & Prospects · Archives in the Digital Age : Problems & Prospects *Digital Preservation of Cultural heritage* · Conservation of Art works & Handicrafts : Fusion of traditional techniques & modern technologies · Challenges of preservation of Rare books & Manuscripts · Archiving Exhibitions (including various forms of art) · Preserving ‘born digital’ heritage : Emerging trends · Virtual & Physical Environments in Museums · Revival of traditions through Digital Preservation *Special session** **on Conservation of Textiles & Costumes* · *Conservation of Historic Textiles & Costumes : Emerging trends* · *Conservation of Contemporary Designer collections* · *Digital Photography of Textiles & Costumes( including 3-D photography)* · *Business of Textile Conservation* · *Conservator’s role in Revival of traditional Textile crafts * * * Who can participate? Library & Information professionals from special, academic & public libraries, conservators, IT professionals, publishers, authors, educators, students and all users of libraries, information centres, archives and visitors of museums from any part of the world can attend the conference. For more details please visit the website of NIFT www.nift.ac.in Contact persons : Dr. Sanjeev Kumar 011-26542004&2 Nandini Dutta 011-26542146/7 Email : iclam2011(a)nift.ac.in<http://in.mc949.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=iclam2011@nift.ac.in> ; iclam2011(a)gmail.com<http://in.mc949.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=iclam2011@gmail.com> ; -- Head Resource Centre National Institute of Fashion Technology Hauz Khas New Delhi - 110016 Web site : http://www.nift.ac.in -- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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CWG 2010: Delhi Public Library to organize events for visitors
by Puna Das 29 Sep '10

29 Sep '10

CWG 2010: Delhi Public Library to organize events for visitors New Delhi: Just four days left for the Commonwealth Games to start. The biggest public library in the country, Delhi Public Library (DPL) will be showcasing the heritage and culture of the national capital region to domestic as well as foreign visitors during the Commonwealth Games. The library is being spruced up for the Games and will manifest the development of Delhi as a centre of power and a vibrant city at cultural crossroads. >From October 1 to 11, the library will be engaged in different activities and conduct some of the events to spread awareness about the importance of books, their management and general knowledge. Some competitions, such as quiz and writing skills, will also be held in the library. Says Madhu Sudan Sharma, a visitor at the library, "This exhibition will provide a good opportunity to see the Delhi of the 1950s and 1960s. I am very excited and eagerly waiting for the event." "The library is a part of the history of Delhi that is why we are preparing for the event. So, people will come here and get to know the real history of the city," said Dr Anjana Chattopadhyay, director general, DPL. The library, located opposite the Old Delhi Railway Station, is a standing testimony to Delhi's growth as a metropolis in the last six decades. During the Games, the library will display rare archival material, audiovisual recordings and rare books from the library, apart from programmes such as the opening ceremony and prize distribution function. "To attract the visitors and people, the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee and Tourism Department will release advertisements during the Games," added Chattopadhyay. "We are also planning to put banners at all the library centres and Dilli Haat, so that people get to know about our events." The highlight of the event will be Newseum, a portion that will showcase a selection of newspapers, books, photographs and collection of pictures of historical importance. Visitors will get to see newspapers right from 1952 to 2010. The main attraction will be the rare gramophone records. More than 4,000 records and gramophone players, from old ones to the new digital ones will be shown to the people. "We are trying to highlight the role the library has played in providing people with information and making them aware about Indian culture, society, politics and other parts of life," said Chattopadhyay. Members of the library have been assured that the library would function as usual and books would be issued for reading. One front desk will be set up near the entrance. It will provide all the information and cataloguing facility to visitors who want to get first hand information related to the library. Source: MyNews.in [http://www.mynews.in/News/cwg_delhi_public_library_to_organize_events_for_v…] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dr. Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India http://anupkumardas.blogspot.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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UNESCO Publishes "ICT Transforming Education: a Regional Guide"
by Puna Das 29 Sep '10

29 Sep '10

ICT Transforming Education: a Regional Guide By UNESCO's Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education This Regional Guide grew out of a series of meetings of ICT experts convened by UNESCO's Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education to explore pedagogy-technology integration. An outcome of these meetings was the publication of Regional Guidelines on Teacher Development for Pedagogy-Technology Integration (Working Draft) in 2005 under the editorship of Shyamal Majumdar. At the end of 2009, the present author was contracted by the UNESCO Bangkok Office to revise and update these guidelines. However, it soon became apparent that there had been such advances in ICT in education in the intervening years that more than a revision was required. New models of e-learning had appeared and new Web 2.0 tools were influencing pedagogy in classrooms around the world. Rather than a revision, then, a totally new Guide was required. This Regional Guide is the result. The publication is designed to equip teachers and teacher educators with the competencies and resources to use ICT to transform their practices, and the school and education systems. Written for teachers, teacher educators, heads of schools, administrators and Ministry ICT coordinators in the Asia-Pacific region, it draws upon the best practices and lessons learnt in the region. Download Full-text PDF http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001892/189216e.pdf ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dr. Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India http://anupkumardas.blogspot.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Recruitment of Library Trainees@Indian Statistical Institute-Kolkata
by Arup Raychaudhury 29 Sep '10

29 Sep '10

An walk-in-interview will be conducted on 26 October 2010 at 11.45 AM at Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata for recruitment of two (2) Library Trainees on purely temporary basis to work in the Library Unit of the Institute. Qualification: 1st Class Master Degree in Library and Information Science with consistently good academic record. Candidates with knowledge of Computer Programming/Dspace administration/LIBSYS will be given preference. Tenure: The appointment is up to 31 March 2011 which may be extended /terminated subject to availability of funds and depending on performance of the candidates. Pay: Rs 9000.00/month (Consolidated) Age: 35 years Candidates appearing for the interview are required to bring with them the application addressed to the Director, Indian Statistical Institute along with bio-data and attested copies of their certificates. They should also bring the original copies of the certificates for verification of photocopies. Candidates will have to report at the Office of the Library Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, 203 BT Road, Kolkata 700108, on the day of interview 1 hour before the time -- Arup Raychaudhury Library, Documentation & Information Science Division Indian Statistical Institute 203 BT Road Kolkata 700108. INDIA Phone: 91-33-2575-2106 Fax: 91-33-2578-1412 This mail is scanned by Ironport -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Impact Factor
by Mailing List Admin 29 Sep '10

29 Sep '10

Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 10:52:56 +0530 From: Amit Thapar <amitt(a)niper.ac.in> FYI The paper highlights role of impact factor as Garfield's major contribution in the field of bibliometrics. Defies impact factor and discusses the criteria fixed for calculating impact factor. Informs the manner in which impact factor can be represented mathematically. Highlights features, uses and role of impact factor in evaluation of research output of CSIR scientists. Lastly, informs about Normalized Impact Factor, a variant of the impact factor. http://nopr.niscair.res.in/bitstream/123456789/10241/4/ALIS%2057%283%29%2029 1-295.pdf Amit Thapar Library & Information Centre National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research (NIPER) (Dept. of Pharmaceuticals, Govt. of India) Sector-67, S.A.S. Nagar (Mohali)-160062 InTouch: 0172-2292073 / 9855701060 Blog: http://nipersasnagarlibrary.wordpress.com kkk

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