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Librarians approach Ashok Chavan for better salaries
by Snehashree Rahalkar 14 Jul '10

14 Jul '10

Snehashree Shriram Rahalkar. Information Specialist, Odyssey Capital Pvt. Ltd. Worli, Mumbai-400018 Dear Professional i like to share the following article. I am expecting a discussion on this. Librarians approach Ashok Chavan for better salaries Linah Baliga / DNAWednesday, July 14, 2010 0:30 IST Email Mumbai: Most people imagine them as bespectacled, serious-looking people who know exactly where that out-of-publication book is stashed away in rows upon rows of moth-eaten wooden shelves. While the stereotype may be true only to a degree, it is a certain fact that librarians of government-aided libraries in the state are increasingly feeling like the worn-out leaves of a book no one wants to read. To make their presence felt, this disgruntled workforce will take out a protest march to chief minister Ashok Chavan’s bungalow, Varsha, on July 19. They are demanding better pay, and want the state frame a library movement policy which clearly defines the methods and ways to reach and educate villagers through the medium of books. “We want our remuneration to be revised. We do not get salaries. There are insufficient funds to buy new books. Ours is a thankless job, in spite of us giving readers a perspective,” said Dr Ramesh Janmabandhu, Maharashtra Rajya Granthalaya Sangha. “Under the current circumstances, our work can be equated with social work. We want to be on the government’s pay roll. We also want to highlight various lacunae in the libraries. There are not enough reading rooms, books or furniture to attract readers,” said Ashok Khandle, a librarian. Sunil Kubal, a librarian from Dadar Marathi Granthalaya, said, “Books in all languages are now-a-days priced at Rs300, and grants are not sufficient to buy them. We need double the grants. Our remuneration has not been revised since five years. Our job involves not just classification and cataloguing, but we personally deliver books at senior citizen’s homes. We guide the jobless to read employment newspapers,” he said. Source: http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_librarians-approach-ashok-chavan-for-… 1409436 Snehashree Shriram Rahalkar. Information Specialist, Odyssey Capital Pvt. Ltd. Worli, Mumbai-400018 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Is their any rules Librarian as a Teacher
by chandu H 13 Jul '10

13 Jul '10

I need information on Librarian also a teacher. if you have any letter regarding this please send me with regards -- --------------------------------- CHANDRASHEKARA H, LIBRARIAN, Acharya's NRV School of Architecture (ASArch), Acharya Institutes,Soladevanahalli, Bangalore-560090 e mail: shekarlib(a)gmail.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Antivirus Software
by binu david 13 Jul '10

13 Jul '10

Dear Colleagues Since last few months our library software is regularly attacked by viruses. Can any one give suggestion about the best free anti virus software available on net. Please do write Binu David Librarian MJ College Pala -- ______________________________________________ IndiaInfo Mail - the free e-mail service with a difference! www.indiainfo.com Check out our value-added Premium features, such as an extra 20MB for mail storage, POP3, e-mail forwarding, and ads-free mailboxes! -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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LIS Trainees for IIM Kozhikode
by Mailing List Admin 13 Jul '10

13 Jul '10

Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 10:55:41 +0530 (IST) From: mgsree(a)iimk.ac.in Dear Colleagues: The Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK) is looking for Advanced Trainees in Library & Information Science for a period of one year on a monthly stipend of Rs. 5000. The candidate should possess Master’s Degree in Library & Information Science from a recognized university with not less than 55% marks. Those awaiting MLIS results also could apply, but they will be inducted for training only on production of passing with the required marks. Interested candidates may apply with full particulars, on or before 19 July 2010, to The Senior Administrative Officer, Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode , IIMK Campus P.O., Kunnamangalam, Kozhikode- 673570. The Library & Information Center (LIC) at IIMK is a world class Learning Resource Center with its unique blending of the traditional library with the advanced digital collections and services. It has been able to fetch worldwide recognitions and laurels.� IIMK is presently the South Asia Coordinator for the renowned ‘Greenstone’ Digital Library Software, on behalf of UNESCO (http://greenstoesupport.iimk.ac.in) The Center for Development of Digital Libraries (CDDL) at IIMK runs several national/international projects and training programmes. With regards,� Sreekumar ======================================================================== Dr. M.G. Sreekumar (UNESCO Coordinator, Greenstone Support for South Asia) Librarian & Head Center for Development of Digital Libraries (CDDL) Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode IIMK Campus P.O., Calicut, Kerala - 673570, INDIA ------------------------------------------------- Email : mgsree @iimk.ac.in Web : http://greenstonesupport.iimk.ac.in .... . . : http://iimk.ac.in/mgsree.php ================================================= Phone - +91-9447654066 (HP); +91-495-2809140 (O)

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UNESCO publishes World Social Science Report 2010: Knowledge Divides
by Puna Das 13 Jul '10

13 Jul '10

UNESCO publishes World Social Science Report 2010: Knowledge Divides World Social Science Report 2010: Knowledge Divides Social science from Western countries continues to have the greatest global influence, but the field is expanding rapidly in Asia and Latin America, particularly in China and Brazil. In sub-Saharan Africa, social scientists from South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya produce 75% of academic publications. In South Asia, barring some centres of excellence in India, social sciences as a whole have low priority. These are a few of the findings from World Social Science Report, 2010: "Knowledge divides". Produced by the International Social Science Council (ISSC) and co-published with UNESCO, the Report is the first comprehensive overview of the field in over a decade. Hundreds of social scientists from around the world contributed their expertise to the publication. Gudmund Hernes, President of the ISSC, Adebayo Olukoshi, Director of the United Nations African Institute for Economic Development and Planning (IDEP), Hebe Vessuri, Director, Venezuelan Institute for Scientific Research (IVIC), and François Héran, Director of Research, National Institute for Demographic Studies (INED), France, are among the experts who presented the Report during its official launch at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris on 25 June 2010. Table of Contents Foreword – Irina Bokova (Director-General of UNESCO) Foreword – Pierre Sané (Assistant Director-General for Social and Human Sciences) Preface – Gudmund Hernes (President, International Social Science Council) General introduction (Françoise Caillods and Laurent Jeanpierre) 1. Social sciences facing the world 2. The institutional geography of social science 3. Unequal capacities 4. Uneven internationalization 5. Homogenizing or pluralizing social sciences? 6. Disciplinary territories 7. Competing in the knowledge society 8. Disseminating social sciences 9. Social sciences and policy-makers 10. Conclusions and future lines of action Also includes papers of: Krishna, V.V. and Krishna, Usha. "Social sciences in South Asia". In: World Social Science Report 2010. Paris: UNESCO Publishing, 2010, pages 77-81. Khadria, Binod. "Brain drain and brain circulation in South Asia". In: World Social Science Report 2010. Paris: UNESCO Publishing, 2010, pages 124-125. Download Full-text PDF: http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001883/188333e.pdf Further Details: http://cssp-jnu.blogspot.com/2010/07/unesco-publishes-world-social-science.… ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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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12th MANLIBNET ANNUAL CONVENTION
by Lata Suresh 13 Jul '10

13 Jul '10

12th MANLIBNET ANNUAL CONVETION KNOWLEDGE DISSEMINATION THROUGH LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION CENTRES: SHARING VISION FOR THE FUTURE November 22-24, 2010 Organized by INSTITUTE OF HEALTH MANAGEMENT RESEARCH (IIHMR Society) , JAIPUR Organizing Secretary Mrs. LATA SURESH, MANAGER-LIBRARY, MANAGEMENT LIBRARY NETWORK (MANLIBNET) MANLIBNET was born in the year 2000 and was registered as a Society under Societies Regulation Act of 1860. The primary objective of MANLIBNET is to provide a common forum to the professionals; and to develop understanding and co-operation particularly among management and business libraries and the librarians. Management Libraries Network (MANLIBNET) is a movement for sharing of resources and information among the libraries by fostering a spirit of cooperation and weaving them together in a networking arrangement. MANLIBNET promotes outstanding library practices by identifying the Best Librarian from information professionals' community and recognizes the best academic work on an annual basis. We act as teachers and consultants to each other that help us identifying issues and overcome challenges with advice and support from around the country. On professional platforms, MANLIBNET tries to put you in contact with current and future leaders in the library profession. Librarians and Informational Professionals share their views by writing in MANLIBNET publications that ultimately enhances MANLIBNET's visibility in the profession. INSTITUTE OF HEALTH MANAGEMENT RESEARCH (IIHMR) IIHMR, is a premier research and training institute in the sphere of health, hospital and population management. It is the only institution in South Asia specializing in these areas. It is a WHO Collaborating Center for District Health Systems and also has collaboration with the Johns Hopkins University, USA, the New Jersey Institute of technology, USA and BITS Pilani. These tie ups have added value and provided international exposure to our programmes and activities, which are aimed at improving standards of health through better management. The institute has been identified as a "Institute of Excellence" by the Ministry of health and family Welfare, Government of India. The Institute has also been placed "A" category in the survey of Best B-Schools in India and ranked no. 1 among the sectoral management Institutes in India INTRODUCTION: In the IT era Library and Information Managers (LIM) are deluged with advice as to how to acquire and organize learning resources and satisfy the complex and ever increasing information needs of their users. However, to achieve their goal, the question of a resource constrained regime has to be kept in mind without sacrificing the interests of the users. The services offered, accordingly, have to be internally efficient and externally effective. It is in this context that the question of 'Total Quality' becomes relevant in the 'Management of Library & Information Services'. The ultimate goal of measuring it is to improve the process to make it better meet the needs of customers (library users, library staff and upper management). To share the vision for the future, the librarians and Information professionals will share a single platform and discuss the issue related to the topic. PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES: The present programme is designed to equip the participants with adequate know how so that they are able to: * gauge the requirements of their clients, i.e. the library users more accurately and precisely; * cater to the exact needs of such users; * remain cost effective in every area of operation by doing things right the first time, everytime, all the time; * To actually measure a work process or procedure in the library; * To improve efficiency and the effectiveness of the library services * Making continuous improvement a way of life for everyone involved in LIS in any organization * Overcoming barriers to continuous improvement in the context of library and information services (LIS). * Understanding the total quality management (TQM) process and benchmarking * Technological Innovations Sub topics (But not limited to) 1. Quality and Quantity of Information 1.1 Development of quality information sources 1.2 Development of 'search engines' and other means to access information sources 1.3 Changing roles of Libraries and Information Centres 1.4 International & National Standards 1.5 Networking and Marketing 2. Digital Libraries 2.1 Creating Digital Archives 2.2 Role of Digital Libraries in quality information 2.3 Open Source Softwares and applications 2.4 Institutional Repositories 2.5 Preserving the past for the future (through Virtual Libraries) 3. Digital Library Management 3.1 Collection Policy 3.2 Total Quality Management 3.3 Best Practices 3.4 Digital Security 3.5 Implementation and Promotion of Digital Libraries 4. Web Technology 4.1 Social Networking and Other web tools 4.2 Web Based Library Services and Portals 4.3 Web 2.0, 3.0 4.4 Search Engines 4.5 Copyright and Intellectual Property Rights 5. Digital Infrastructure 5.1 Wi-Fi, Smart Cards and RFID 5.2 Mobile Libraries 5.3 Storage Devices 5.4 E-resources and Information Literacy 5.5. Standards-z39.50,SRU, NCIP and more 6. Changing role of Librarians 6.1 User behaviour and Customer relation Management 6.2 Marketing the digital resources 6.3 Promoting Information Literacy: Challenges and Opportunities 6.4 Strategic Management Tools and applications 6.5 Strategic Partnerships ( PPP, Corporate and Professionals, Library Consortium and networks) 6.6 Stress Management SUBMISSION OF PAPERS Papers are invited on the above theme and sub-themes for the presentation during the convention. Authors are requested to prepare full paper not exceeding 2500 words with an abstract of 250 words in MSWORD format in A4 size (Single Column and single space) with a soft copy through an email attachment or CD form and send it to the Organizing Secretary. 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 release during the convention. IMPORTANT DATES: Submission of full paper : September 10, 2010 Workshop/tutorial proposal : September 10, 2010 Notification of acceptance with reviewers' comments : September 20, 2010 Submission of the final paper : October 15, 2010 TARGET PARTICIPANTS Library and Information Science Professionals, Academicians, IT Professionals, Research Scholars, and Students are likely to attend the conference. REGISTRATION FEES: 1 Participation fees participants for MANLIBNET Members Residential 2500.00 Non Residential 1500.00 2 Participation fees participants for Non-Members Residential 3000.00 Non-Residential 2000.00 3 Student's 1000.00 ( without accommodation) ACCOMMODATION The organizers will make arrangements to accommodate the outstation delegates, on first registration first served basis in institute hostels/ guest house. Additional accompanying Rs. 1000/- per person will be charged. ABOUT JAIPUR Rajasthan's beautiful Pink City Jaipur, was the stronghold of a clan of rulers whose three hill forts and series of palaces in the city are important attractions. Jaipur is known as the Pink City because of the colour of the stone used exclusively in the walled city. Places of Attraction: City Palace, Jantar Mantar, Jalmahal, Jaigrah Fort, Amer, Nahargarh Fort Central Museum, Birla Planetarium, Laxmi Narain Temple, Moti Doondri, Kanak Vrindavam, Govindeviji, Isar Lat, and many more . Jaipur is also famous for Blue Potteries, Sanganeri print textiles, Jaipur bangles, Silverware, marbel items, Sweets, Visit the site to know more about Jaipur: <http://www.jaipurtourism.org> www.jaipurtourism.org CLIMATE Jaipur, in November is very pleasant. For Correspondence:- Mrs. Lata Suresh Manager-Library and Organising Secretary 12th MANLIBNET CONVENTION Institute of Health Management Research (IIHMR) No.1, Prabhu Dayal Marg, Sanganer Airport Jaipur - 302011, Rajasthan , INDIA Ph : + 91 141 3924700-730 ext 727 Fax: + 91 141 3924738 URL : <http://www.iihmr.org> www.iihmr.org, Email : <mailto:lata@iihmr.org> lata(a)iihmr.org, <mailto:suresh.lata@gmail.com> suresh.lata(a)gmail.com Mobile: +91 9413993396 Mr. Akhtar Parvez Manager-ICRA Limited General Secretary Management Libraries Network (MANLIBNET) Flat No. 9, 2nd Floor, Nazir Apartment, 277 Okhla Main Road Jamia Nagar, New Delhi 110025, INDIA URL: www.manlibnet.in Email : <mailto:akhtaronline@gmail.com> akhtaronline(a)gmail.com Mobile: +91 9810306902 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Required solution manual
by Gopalakrishna 13 Jul '10

13 Jul '10

Dear Moderator, Please post this message Dear Professional friends, One of our faculties is badly in need of "Solution manual for Modern VLSI Design" by Wayne Wolf. If any of you could collect the pdf. Please send it to me. Regards, Gopalakrishna Librarian, BMS Institute of Technology, Avalahalli, Dodballapur Main Road, Yelahanka, BANGALORE Pin:560064 Ph.:080- 6536 9469 Mob.:97418 98674 -- 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] Antivirus Software
by Vimal Kumar 12 Jul '10

12 Jul '10

Dear Binu, First of all ensure that your Windows operating system is pirated one or not. Pirated copies of commercial softwares are not secure. Good anti virus software are costly to buy. Using Linux operating system is a good solution to prevent virus attack. If you are new to Linux OS, choose a user friendly Ubuntu Linux. Latest version of Ubuntu Linux is freely available with last months Linux For You and Digit Magazine. All the best, -- Vimal Kumar V. Asst. Librarian Asian School of Business Technopark, Trivandrum-695 581 Web: http://www.vimalkumar.co.nr Blog: http://vimalkumar.oksociety.in OK Society Volunteer. http://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 article
by Jayant Tripathy 12 Jul '10

12 Jul '10

Dear Professional Colleagues, Greetings !! I shall be grateful to you if any one can send me the following article authored and required by one of our scientists. Chakrabarti, S. K.; Sinha, S. N. 2001. Enzyme Additives Technology for Productivity Improvement and Cost Reduction in Jute Processing. Journal of Institution of Engineers (India), Textile Engineering. Vol. 82, (August): 1-4. Your kind help in this regards will satisfy our information requirement and will highly be appreaciated. Regards Jayanta Kumar Tripathy Technical Officer - Grade - 5 (Librarian) Indian Jute Industries Research Association 17, Taratala Road, Kolkata - 700088, West Bengal India 033- 66269244 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy - Asst. Librarian at HELP Library
by HELP LIBRARY 12 Jul '10

12 Jul '10

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