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Library Officer at Central Pulp and Paper Research Institute, Saharanpur (U.P.)
by Vinod Singh 28 Aug '10

28 Aug '10

Dear Professionals Post: 1. Library Officer (9300-34800, GP-4200): 1 (UR) Last date: Within 30 days. Age limit: 32 years Experience: 7 years Click for Advertisement : http://www.cppri.org.in/job-openings.html With regards, Vikusi* Senior Research Fellow (Ph.D) Dept. of Lib. & Info. Sci. University of Delhi Delhi-110007 *Vinod Kumar Singh -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Senior Library and Information Assistant at Botanical Survey of India, Andaman and Nicobar (Staff Selection Commission).
by Vinod Singh 28 Aug '10

28 Aug '10

Dear Professionals Post: 1. Senor Library and Information Assistant (9300-34800, GP-4200): 1 (UR) Last date: Sep 6, 2010 Click for: Advertisement & application form: http://www.sscer.org/ (Advertisement no. ER-02/2010) With regards, Vikusi* Senior Research Fellow (Ph.D) Dept. of Lib. & Info. Sci. University of Delhi Delhi-110007 *Vinod Kumar Singh -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Top Ten (10) Social Media Competencies for Information Professionals
by noufal palliparamban 27 Aug '10

27 Aug '10

Dear All: This is very intresting stuff to explore and practise...... Top Ten (10) Social Media Competencies for Information Professionals · Understand, articulate and teach others about the main principles and trends of web 2.0 (and library 2.0) · List major tools, categories and affordances of social networking sites · Apply social media to solve information problems, and communicate digitally with users · Use social networking sites for promotional, reference and instructional services in libraries · Navigate, evaluate and create content on social networking sites · Follow netiquette, conform to ethical standards and interact appropriately with others online · Explain copyright, security and privacy issues on social media sites to colleagues and user communities · Understand the importance of identity and reputation management usingsocial media · Explain related terminology such as collaboration 2.0, remix and open source · Renew social media competencies, advocate for institutional strategies and policies and build evidence base in social media…” Reference: (Excerpted from Top Ten (10) Social Media Competencies for Librarians) Thanking you, Noufal.PP Head & Manager (Information Services) Tata Motors, Jamshedpur Mobile: 09234607094 (O) 09430766010 (P) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Librarian Vacancy
by Ramakant Navghare 27 Aug '10

27 Aug '10

*To, Dear All Library Professional, Please go through the following details; * A reputed IB school offers positions for Librarian in Mumbai . School Profile : This International School, Mumbai is an IB World School. It is a co-education school offering IGCSE (International General Certificate of Secondary Education) and IBDP ( International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme ) for Indian as well as students from abroad. The school, spread over 10 acres, equipped with state - of - the - art infrastructure and backed by an international recognized curriculum. The faculty comprises experienced teachers with excellent track record across the world. Modelled on ‘Carpe Diem’ ( seize the day ) way of life. This school encourages students to dabble in a variety of activities that leads to all-round development and a healthier and open attitude. The focus is on grooming the students as responsible global citizens, while retaining the Indian ethos. It has unique Day Boarding and Weekly Boarding facility for students. The school curriculum, which has been modelled on the lines of the systematic, scientific and practical system, with affiliation to IGCSE and IBO, is at par with the best of international schools. The focus, however, is not just on academic curriculum , but on shaping a well-rounded personality of each student. Accordingly, the school offers a wide range of co-curricular activities including art and craft, sports and games, music and dance among other things. Besides, borrowing a leaf from some of the leading finishing schools in Switzerland, the school has designed a finishing program which includes personal grooming, personality development and leadership skills among other things ; students will be trained in English diction with emphasis on building vocabulary and refining accent, social etiquette, table manners, ballroom dancing, art of dressing, sitting, greeting and making conversations along with public speaking, time management and anger management. Job Profile: 1.Responsible for over all charge of Library. 2.Acquisition of Books and reference material 3.Subscription and management of periodicals. 4.Maintenance and updating Clipping services in subject wise. 5.Archiving of the news & entertainment footage in FCP server. 6.Co-ordination with other departments of organization. 7.Review and implementation of policy and procedures. 8.Collection development . Location - Dahisar E Skills – Fluency in English is very important. SALARY NO CONSTRAINT FOR DESERVING CANDIDATE. If interested in the above mentioned profile, kindly mail us your resume with designation on the subject line, along with current & expected CTC . The above mentioned profile does not suit you; kindly pass on the details to friend / colleague who might feel suitable for the said position. Resumes to be mailed on *leadplacements(a)gmail.com* Jumana LEAD Placements 9768688008 9820370596 022-64132987 -- Thank You, Regards, Ramakant Amar Navghare (M.L.I.Sc/NET) Librarian CKT College of Arts, Com. & Sci. New Panvel. http://www.ckthakurcollege.net/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Skype ID :ramakant.amar.navghare Mob. No. : +91 09324564183 Mobile Website : http://wapamama.net/ramakant/ Personal Blog : www.ramakantnavghare.blogspot.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Improvements to Realtime Search
by Anil Mishra 27 Aug '10

27 Aug '10

Improvements to Realtime Search The blogosphere is a dynamic environment that changes almost as quickly as the world that we live in. And as access to information becomes more widespread and more immediate, the blogosphere is steadily closing that gap. That’s why the Blogger Team is excited to spread the word about Google’s new improvements to Realtime Search, which provide richer and fresher results than ever before. From the new Realtime Search homepage, you can search live updates, recently-published blog posts, and news from around the web in brand new ways. Now you can restrict your search to include just updates from a specific geographic region or just nearby you. You can also check out complete conversations from Twitter. You can also now set up custom alerts for Realtime updates to be sent directly to your inbox once a day or week, or as soon as the happen for instant blog post fodder. For more information about Realtime’s new features, please visit - http://anilkmishra.blogspot.com/ and www.google.com/landing/realtime Regards, Anil Kumar Mishra LIO, NCHRC NIHFW, New Delhi -110067 Mob. 09582951060 Email id- amishra(a)nihfw.org www.nihfw.org Google Profile Anil's Information Portal - gateway to ICT in LIS Visit India's first Repository on Child Health - the gateway to information on child health in Inida -- 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 Pushpendra Hada 26 Aug '10

26 Aug '10

Dear all, Please send me the undermentioned article which is urgently required by one of our research scientist: A review of Q fever in Australia 1991-1994. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health Vol.21 Issue 7 Dec.1997 pages 722-730 This may please be send to pushpendrahada(a)gmail.com . From: Pushpendra S Hada National Centre for Diseases Control Delhi -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Invitation to attend Prof. M.A. Gopinath endowment lecture, organised by KALA/SRELS on Friday August 27th at SRELS, Bangalore
by Mailing List Admin 26 Aug '10

26 Aug '10

Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:03:27 +0530 From: "Byrappa, Ananda (GE Global Research)" <ananda.byrappa(a)ge.com> Dear All, You are cordially invited to attend Prof. M.A. Gopinath endowment lecture being organized by the Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) in collaboration with Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science (SRELS). Speaker: Dr. Francis Jayakanth, NCSI, IISc, Bangalore Topic: Evolution of Institutional Repositories Presided By: Dr. K.N. Prasad, Executive Officer, SRELS, Bangalore Date & Time: Friday, August 27th @ 6.00 PM Venue: Karnataka State Library Association, # 702, Upstairs, 42nd Cross, III Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore- 560010 We look forward to your support and participation to make the event a success. Best Regards, Ananda Byrappa General Secretary, KALA

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National Best Young Librarian Award
by Jatashankar Gupta 26 Aug '10

26 Aug '10

Dear All, It is my pleasure to share that Dr. Sanjay Kataria, Head, Learning Resource Centre, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida has received the “National Best Young Librarian Award” instituted by the Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS). This award is the recognition for outstanding contributions, services and achievements to the Library and Information Science Profession. The award was given during National Conference on Next Generation Digital Libraries and Web Technologies held at Krishna Engineering College Coimbatore from 19 th August to 21 st August 2010 . -- Jatashankar Gupta Learning Resource Centre, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, A-10, Sector -62, Noida (UP) India. Voice: 9211328039 Internet: jatashankar.gupta(a)jiit.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IATLIS NATIONAL CONFERENCE 2010 - FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS
by khushpreet singh 26 Aug '10

26 Aug '10

*IATLIS NATIONAL CONFERENCE 2010 - FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS * ** XXVII National Conference of the IATLIS on “Emerging Challenges and Lingering Issues in LIS Education, Research and Training”, 17-19 November 2010, University of Pune, Pune. *Theme: Emerging Challenges and Lingering Issues in LIS Education, Research and Training* The theme covers many lingering issues and challenges in LIS Education, research and training (LISERT), but a few facets of the theme are listed below. - Role and status of LISERT, particularly in the less developed countries - LIS Education – Holistic approach: mandate, manpower planning, levels, accreditation, technological determinism, infrastructure, internship, faculty and students, learning resources. - Learning styles and teaching methodologies - Open and Distance Learning - Privatization and commercialization in LIS education - Critical appraisal of LIS research - Training issues and concerns for LIS - Globalization in LISERT with special reference to developing countries - Impact of ICTs on LISERT - Cooperation, collaboration partnership in LISERT with special reference to south-south cooperation Papers are invited on the theme “*Emerging Challenges and Lingering Issues in LIS Education, Research and Training” *and its sub-themes listed above, but not limited to these sub-themes only. These sub-themes are indicative only; papers addressing any other aspect of the theme are also welcome. - Last date for sending abstracts: 19 September 2010 - Last date for sending full paper: 07 October 2010 - Notification of accepted papers: 19 October 2010 - Conference Dates: 17 – 19 November 2010 Abstracts and full papers should be sent to the *General Secretary, IATLIS, C/o Department of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala - 147002 (Punjab). Email: iatlis.patiala(a)gmail.com * The full paper (including abstract and references) should not be more than three thousand words. Please send your paper both in print and as email attachment (in MS-Word 2003). The full paper should include the title, name, address and contact details of author(s), abstract, and keywords. The paper should be prepared using APA Style Manual. Kindly mention “Paper of ___Surname of first author et al__ for IATLIS 2010 Conference” in the subject line while sending paper as email attachment. The authors of accepted papers will be a sent a Copyright Performa to be duly filled in by them. The authors of accepted papers would have to send the filled in copyright form, along with a demand draft of Rs. 500/- in favour of Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS) payable at Patiala. In case you are attending the conference, contributor’s copy will be given to you at the conference. For those who cannot make it to the IATLIS Conference, a contributor’s copy will be posted to the first author’s address. Detailed brochure of the conference follows. For further details kindly contact: The President, IATLIS, C/o Department of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala - 147002 (Punjab)..Tel: +91-175-3046179. Email: iatlis.patiala(a)gmail.com Regards -- Khushpreet Singh University Research Scholar, Department of Library & Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala-147002 (INDIA) E-mail: khushpreet.singh(a)gmail.com Mobile: +919815303000 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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MD consult subscription
by Ashwini.H.S. ashu 25 Aug '10

25 Aug '10

Dear professionals, Please give me some information about the subscription of MD Consult and if you know about any service provider for this. -- Regards, Ashwini, H.S. Librarian Apollo BGS Hospital Mysore-570023 Can create success, Can't create failure -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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