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M.Phil degree
by subhash khode 01 Jul '10

01 Jul '10

Dear library professionals There are many students persuing and want to do M.Phil. in library science but i want to know that at present , what is benefit of this degree for job purpose? Subhash Khode Chief Librarian MIT, Ujjain -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Version 78, Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography
by Charles W. Bailey, Jr. 30 Jun '10

30 Jun '10

Translate (oversatta, oversette, prelozit, traducir, traduire, tradurre, traduzir, or ubersetzen): http://digital-scholarship.org/announce/sepb_en_78.htm Version 78 of the Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography is now available from Digital Scholarship. This selective bibliography presents over 3,750 articles, books, and other printed and electronic sources that are useful in understanding scholarly electronic publishing efforts on the Internet. http://www.digital-scholarship.org/sepb/sepb.html Changes in This Version The bibliography has the following sections (revised sections are marked with an asterisk): Table of Contents Dedication 1 Economic Issues* 2 Electronic Books and Texts 2.1 Case Studies and History* 2.2 General Works* 2.3 Library Issues* 3 Electronic Serials 3.1 Case Studies and History* 3.2 Critiques* 3.3 Electronic Distribution of Printed Journals* 3.4 General Works* 3.5 Library Issues* 3.6 Research* 4 General Works* 5 Legal Issues 5.1 Intellectual Property Rights* 5.2 License Agreements* 6 Library Issues 6.1 Cataloging, Identifiers, Linking, and Metadata* 6.2 Digital Libraries* 6.3 General Works* 6.4 Information Integrity and Preservation* 7 New Publishing Models* 8 Publisher Issues* 8.1 Digital Rights Management and User Authentication* 9 Repositories, E-Prints, and OAI* Appendix A. Related Bibliographies* Appendix B. About the Author* Appendix C. SEPB Use Statistics* The following recent Digital Scholarship publications may also be of interest: (1) Digital Curation and Preservation Bibliography, Version 1 http://digital-scholarship.org/dcpb/dcpb.htm (2) Google Books Bibliography, Version 6 http://digital-scholarship.org/gbsb/gbsb.htm (3) Institutional Repository Bibliography, Version 2 http://digital-scholarship.org/irb/irb.html -- Best Regards, Charles Charles W. Bailey, Jr. Publisher, Digital Scholarship http://digital-scholarship.org/ A Look Back at 21 Years as an Open Access Publisher http://digital-scholarship.org/cwb/21/21years.htm -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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UGC Final Regulation 2010 & again disparity with the Librarians
by sabuj kumar chaudhuri 30 Jun '10

30 Jun '10

Dear friends, The UGC has finally released the Final Regulation 2010 on 28th June 2010 (No.F.3-1/2009).See in the following link: UGC REGULATIONS ON MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR APPOINTMENT OF TEACHERS AND OTHER ACADEMIC STAFF IN UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES AND MEASURES FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF STANDARDS IN HIGHER EDUCATION 2010 Again the UGC has shown step-motherly discrimatory attitude towards the librarians of the nation. There are many ambiguities by which I am sure librarians will sure be discriminated as earlier. Few of these--- 1.Though in the begining of the regulation it was clearly mentioned that these regulations are meant for teachers/librarians/physical instructors but unfortunately in the important places, I could not understand, whether it is intentionally not mentioned college librarians or it is implied for them too.These lacunas will be properly exploited by the appropriate authority and it is like the following----- 8.2. STUDY LEAVE: (i) Study leave may be granted for the entry level appointees as Assistant Professor/Assistant Librarian/Assistant Director of Physical Education and Sports/College DPE&S after a minimum of three years of continuous service, to pursue a special line of study or research directly related to his/her work in the university or to make a special study of the various aspects of university organization and methods of education. Look,college librarians are not there who may get leave for the purpose said and it may be exploited by the authorities. No body can claim that - Teachers=Librarians=Physical Instructor (Equation 1) but, Teachers/Librarians/Physical Instructor (Equation 2) This equation 2 signifies many things and I think even the UGC does not want to make equation 1 sincerely. 8(f) Age of Superannuation: (i) In order to meet the situation arising out of shortage of teachers in universities and other teaching institutions and the consequent vacant positions therein, the age of superannuation for teachers in Central Educational Institutions has already been enhanced to sixty five years, vide the Department of Higher Education letter No.F.No.119/2006-U.II dated 23.3.2007, for those involved in class room teaching in order to attract eligible persons to the teaching career and to retain teachers in service for a longer period. Consequent on upward revision of the age of superannuation of teachers, the Central Government has already authorized the Central Universities, vide Department of Higher Education D.O. letter No.F.1-24/2006-Desk(U) dated 30.3.2007 to enhance the age of superannuation of Vice- Chancellors of Central Universities from sixty five to seventy years, subject to amendments in the respective statutes, with the approval of the competent authority ( Visitor in the case of Central Universities). (ii) Subject to availability of vacant positions and fitness, teachers shall also be reemployed on contract appointment beyond the age of sixty five years up to the age of seventy years. Reemployment beyond the age of superannuation shall, however, be done selectively, for a limited period of three years in the first instance and then for another further period of two years purely on the basis of merit, experience, area of specialization and peer group review and only against available vacant positions without affecting selection or promotion prospects of eligible teachers. (ii) Whereas the enhancement of the age of superannuation for teachers engaged in class room teaching is intended to attract eligible persons to a career in teaching and to meet the shortage of teachers by retaining teachers in service for a longer period, and whereas there is no shortage in the categories of Librarians and Directors of Physical Education, the increase in the age of superannuation from the present sixty two years shall not be available to the categories of Librarians and Directors of Physical Education. 2.Look in the age of superannuation we have again discriminated. 3.It has not redesignated us but the teachers 4.We are nan-vacational (???) but the UGC want from us same academic and research output in the promotion in the regulation.We do not have any academic freedom like teachers and we are working non-vacationally without getting any preparatory day/library day.That is why it is gross injustice to us. 5.Regulation has shown the duty hours for the teachers but not spent not a single words on our duty hours and it is giving immense chances to exploit us by the authorities mercilessly. 6.It has not mentioned not a single word about the Documentation Officers in the Universities. I hope everyone of us will see the regualation and point out the the disparities and we should bring it to the notice to the UGC and the MHRD immediately. with best wishes Dr.Sabuj Kumar Chaudhuri ---------------------------------------------- Dr.Sabuj Kumar Chaudhuri [M.Sc in Marine Sc.(First Class First, Univ.of Calcutta, AIS (NISCAIR,CSIR, New Delhi),MLIS, UGC(JRF)NET, PhD (Jadavpur Univ.), W.B.C.S.(Ex.)] Librarian (W.B.C.S.C.) Basanti Devi College (Govt. Sponsored)[http://www.basantidebicollege.org] (An affiliated college under the University of Calcutta) 147B, Rash Behari Avenue Kolkata-700 029,West Bengal India Phone:(033)24197449 ; Mob-9434457215 email:sabooj_c@yahoo.co.in ;sabuj_c(a)yahoo.co.uk Website:www.geocities.com/sabuj_c/sabuj.html Blog:http://sabooj.blogspot.com ---------------------------------------------- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Revolutionary & Landmark Step in the Field of Library & Information Science
by sabuj kumar chaudhuri 30 Jun '10

30 Jun '10

Dear friends, We have been discussing a lot among us regarding its possibility and exploring its pros & Cons.Finally it has landed up. Yes , at last the field of library & Information Science is shedding out its fake(self-claimed) professional status and donning the most deserving & long due academic status. Department of Library & Information Science, University of Calcutta is starting 5 Years Integrated Course in Library & Information Science from this session (2010-11) after 10+2. 5 Years Integrated Course in Library & Information Science or follow the link http://www.caluniv.ac.in/admission%20notice/application_frame.htm I sincerely welcome and salute this initiative.I always used to think of it.Finally a dream comes true.We are lacking social acceptance (Some of us may not be agree but this a fact that no body can ignore) as a librarian (anykind or any designation).We do not have any research culture like other science/even social science.Though we may notice that there is mushrooming growth of seminar/conference/workshops in the recent past. It has become a platform for making contacts to get better oppourtunities and writing some garbage in the name of research papers (Cut-copy-paste).But unfortunately I am compelled to say that did we develop/research any thing novel that will enrich the content of our subject.I strongly believe we could not. But we must introspect ourselves what exactly we are lacking in comparison to other subjects.Possibly LIS education has been started before 90 years ago (it could be + or -) but still its content is not mature enough to start a 3 years Honours course and 2 years PG course ( self claimed stalwarts in this field think so).But the subjects like /OceanographyBiotechnology/Environmental sc/Microbiology/International reation/public administration/folklore/culture studies have not taken its birth not more than some 20 years or less.All these subjects from its birth are enjoying academic status and gradually they acquire strong research base.In this context,though it may sound a bit harsh, majority of the students choose to study this subject as a last resort to get a job.If we fail to attract the good students then how it is possible to compete with other subjects in terms of its intellectual content and research base . We never tried to make it popular option among the new students after 10+ 2 because very few people know the existence of this subject in the society.There was no remarkable intiative to transform so-called professional status to get simple academic status.In fact if we strictly judge LIS is a professional Course or not we find: No professional accreditation No Registration to start entrepreneurship/self business No Professional Quality Control in LIS programs In fact the question or conflict of professional/academic is a relative one and every subject is leading towards some career and in that sense everthing is overlapping.Rather we must concentrate and follow the road shown by the present initiative. We must be zeroing on in novel research in subject specific informatics research like: social informatics Health informatics ecological informatics biodiversity informatics chemoinformatics patent informatics geoinformatics legal informatics At the same time various departments in science,social sc, humanities should be interacted for content,research colaboration & teaching . Next step, I can optimistically foresee , there will be 3 years (Hons) course will be started in the colleges very soon. Only then it will get social recognition , popularity among the students/parents/society as a good career option. And in the PG level it would be taught in the universities like other subjects and quality research would be carried out. Only then the UGC would recognize this subject is equal to the other subjects. still they do not consider the librarians equal to teachers in terms of academic freedom,designation,vacation/leave,retirement age (academic staff tag is not sufficient) because authority do not recognize it. The UGC has redesignated all the teaching positions but not us and people represent us in various committees/bodies they are equally responsible for it as they could not show our importance as faculty . There is no leave rules for the librarians in the universities in WB and all College librarians are suffering silently.No teachers associations are not sincere about the matter because we do not have any voice. We do not have any number. Everywhere and everytime everysecond I find there is a determined tendency to undermine to e the librarians by everybody in the society and by the government also. Only the great initiative of this kind can save us from getting demoralized academically, intellectually and as a human being above all. Finally I Congratualate from the core of my heart - Prof. (Dr.) Biplab Chakroborty , and all associated, all faculty members, Department of LIS, Univ. of Calcutta for constant efforts, vision and historic feat. I believe this will surely bring a permanent qualitative change in this field motivated by the excellence only. Dr.Sabuj Kumar Chaudhuri [M.Sc in Marine Sc.(First Class First, Univ.of Calcutta, AIS (NISCAIR,CSIR, New Delhi),MLIS, UGC(JRF)NET, PhD (Jadavpur Univ.), W.B.C.S.(Ex.)] Librarian (W.B.C.S.C.) Basanti Devi College (Govt. Sponsored)[http://www.basantidebicollege.org] (An affiliated college under the University of Calcutta) 147B, Rash Behari Avenue Kolkata-700 029,West Bengal ---------------------------------------------- Dr.Sabuj Kumar Chaudhuri [M.Sc in Marine Sc.(First Class First, Univ.of Calcutta, AIS (NISCAIR,CSIR, New Delhi), MLIS, UGC(JRF)NET, PhD (Jadavpur Univ.), W.B.C.S.(Ex.)] Librarian (W.B.C.S.C.) Basanti Devi College (Govt. Sponsored)[http://www.basantidebicollege.org] (An affiliated college under the University of Calcutta) 147B, Rash Behari Avenue Kolkata-700 029,West Bengal India Phone:(033)24197449 ; Mob-9434457215 email:sabooj_c@yahoo.co.in ;sabuj_c(a)yahoo.co.uk Website:www.geocities.com/sabuj_c/sabuj.html Blog:http://sabooj.blogspot.com ---------------------------------------------- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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No Negative Marking in UGC-NET Exam
by Bairam Khan 30 Jun '10

30 Jun '10

Dear Moderator, Please post this message. UGC has notified that there will be no negative making for the UGC-NET exam. For information, please see this link http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/notificationfornegativemarking.pdf Bairam Khan Assistant Librarian Gr-II Central Library, Golapbag The University of Burdwan PIN-713104, W.B., India Cell No.- +91-9434585286 E-mail-bubairamkhan(a)gmail.com, bairamkhan(a)hotmail.com -- _______________________________________________ Search for products and services at: http://search.mail.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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SALIS 2010 - National Conference- Announcement - reg
by Arunachalam Hariharan 30 Jun '10

30 Jun '10

NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NEXT GENERATION DIGITAL LIBRARIES AND WEB TECHNOLOGIES : CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES 19.08.2010 – Pre-Conference Tutorial on Moodle 20 - 21.08.2010 - Conference Organized by Central Library Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology Coimbatore & Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS - 2010) CONFERENCE OBJECTIVE The Conference aims at providing a national platform to all stakeholders to address, discuss and debate issues related to the Next Generation Digital Libraries and Web Technologies for the benefit of all sections of the society. CALL FOR PAPERS THEMES & SUB THEMES 1. Digital Library Conceptual views, models, and architecture - Virtual Library, redefining the DL, DL initiatives, case studies of planning and implementation of DL projects using DSpace, GSDL, Fedora, etc. in academic, special and public libraries - Institutional Repositories/archives - data integration and interoperability, user interface, metadata harvesting, DL standards: Dublin Core, METS, W3 - strategic partnership with the Government, professional bodies and other stake holders for implementation and promotion of DL. 2. Digital Resource/Content E-resources, policy, consortia and sharing, models, pricing, e-learning/e-publishing, content management - standards, open source resources, OAI - preservation/ archival of contents - Issues in DL: IPR, copyright and Digital Right Management (DRM). 3. Digital Library Infrastructure HW, DL software and tools, DL infrastructure (RFID, Bio- metric, Wi-Fi, Smartcard, scanning and OCR, preservation, storage technologies, networks), Standards - z39.50, SRU, NCIP, etc 4. Digital Library Management DL resource collection policy, Security policy, budgeting and cost effectiveness, resource sharing, best practices, Total Quality Management (TQM) and Knowledge Resource Management. 5. Web Technology Application/web tools for social networking/digital library service - Web 2.0/3.0, Library 2.0, Web blogs, RSS, Podcast, Mashups, Semantic web - Web based library services and portals, impact of WT in LIS, youtube, Web OPAC, Web archives, search engine, google, wikipedia, webometrics, standards and tools, information retrieval 6. Digital Library and User User behavior in digital environment, user studies, users perception about digital libraries, digital natives, information requirements of google generation, marketing the digital resources, Information Literacy to promote usage of digital resources. 7.Capacity Building Soft skill, competency, training for the next generation library professionals to meet the challenges. 8.Curriculum Curriculum for DL and Web technology, e –Learning practices for next generation, HRD, training/courses 9.Research in Digital Libraries Current and future trends in research in India and other countries WHO SHOULD PARTICIPATE? Library and Information Science Professionals Professionals from IT and Knowledge sectors Policy makers and Knowledge seekers Educationists and Academicians Researchers, Students and distance learners E-publishers/Vendors Content Managers /Technology Managers/ Knowledge Managers Government Officials/Planners /Media experts. SUBMISSION OF PAPERS Working papers based on research work, case studies and implementation of new and novel ideas, methods and services are invited. The papers will be reviewed by the editorial committee. Selected papers will be included in the conference proceedings and also published in SALIS journals. The decision of the editorial committee regarding the acceptance of the paper for presentation will be final. The editorial committee has right to accept or reject a paper based on the recommendation of the editorial committee. GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSION OF PAPERS Authors are requested to submit the soft copy of full paper (with abstract not exceeding 200 words and at least three keywords) on CD and an e-mail attachment to the organizing secretary. Paper should not exceed 8 pages of A4 size with double line spacing and font size 12 in Times New Roman. Charts, graphs, photographs, if any, should be inserted at proper places in the paper. References should be given as per the Chicago Style. Authors are advised not to include downloaded materials and figures from the Internet. A declaration by the author(s) should be given separately stating that the paper has not been presented/ published elsewhere. Papers accepted for presentation will be intimated to the first author by e-mail. BEST PAPER AWARD Best Paper Award for LIS Professionals and Best Paper Award for LIS students will be given by SALIS for the best paper presented in the conference. REGISTRATION FEE Category Conference &Tutorial Conference Tutorial Sponsored Rs.1400/- Rs.1,000/- Rs.500/- Individual Rs.1200/- Rs. 800/- Rs.500/- SALIS member Rs.1100/ Rs. 800/- Rs.400/- Students Rs.1000/Rs. 800/- Rs.300/- CONFERENCE TIMELINE 1. Last date for submission of full paper - 16.07.2010 2. Intimation of acceptance - 20.07.2010 3. Last date for registration - 17.08.2010 Tutorial 19.08.2010 Paper presentation 20 & 21.08.2010 Send registration form along with DD to Mr. A. Fazlur Rahman, Organising Secretary/Librarian, Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology, Kuniamuthur, Coimbatore –641 008. Phone: 0422 – 2678001 (7 lines), Fax: 0422 – 2678012 , Mobile No :+919750007196 e-Mail: fazrah@yahoo.com,librarian@skcet.net, librarian(a)skcet.ac.in. PROGRAMME STRUCTURE The conference programme consists of pre-conference tutorial, inaugural session, technical sessions, invited lectures, contributed papers, product presentation cum exhibitions from reputed vendors and knowledge dissemination institutions which will create more awareness among the participants on the conference themes. ACCOMMODATION The delegates will be provided accommodation in the college hostel on sharing basis against an advance payment of Rs 100/- per day on first cum first served basis. In case of non-availability of rooms in the hostels, accommodation will be arranged in hotels on request, on extra payment. Many hotels are available near the Railway station and Gandhipuram Central Bus stand and the tariff will be ranging from Rs.500/- to 5000/- for non-A/C and A/C accommodation. TRANSPORT SKCET is located near Kuniamuthur in Coimbatore - Palakad NH, 12 kms away from Coimbatore Central Bus stand and 10 kms from the Railway Station. Call taxi, auto and bus facilities are available from all parts of the city. For availing transport and accommodation facilities, the volunteers will guide the delegates from the Railway Station and Bus stand from 19th August 2010 onwards. ABOUT THE COLLEGE Keeping pace with changing times and technologies, Sri Krishna College of Engineering Technology has come a long way since its modest beginning in 1998. Today, it is ranked among the frontline Engineering Colleges in Tamilnadu. The college is approved by AICTE, New Delhi and affiliated to Anna University, Coimbatore. SKCET has completed 11 years on incomparable services in the field of technical education. Moreover, it has also been well-known for its innovative technology programs and visionary leadership in education. The passion for excellence can be seen in every aspect of this vibrant, future-focused institution – its stringent recruitment policies, academic performance, outstanding infrastructure and placement initiatives. The ISO 9001 Certification from TUV South Asia and accreditation by NBA further substantiate the high standards of excellence that the institution has set for itself. The core values of our college are adaptability to the latest innovations in various technical fields, collaborative teamwork, student centered teaching and emphasis on problem solving methodology. These values have laid a strong foundation for the overall development of the college since the day of inception. SALIS SALIS is a registered professional body, actively involved in the development of all spheres of LIS by organizing various programs including conferences, seminars, lectures and workshops in emerging areas of LIS jointly with reputed institutions. It has many chapters across the country to provide services in the respective regions. SALIS publishes two journals to disseminate research work and exchange ideas and knowledge among professionals. SALIS instituted many awards to encourage, motivate and recognize professionals those who are doing good service to the profession and the society. The main objective of SALIS is to 'Reach the Unreached' and also to train the LIS professionals to handle the latest IT tools and techniques more effectively and efficiently in order to provide quality services to the users. ABOUT COIMBATORE Coimbatore, known as Manchester of South India has made significant growth in the fields of education and medicare. It is abounded with Universities, colleges and now IT industries. Situated at the foot hills of Nilgris, Coimbatore is known for its pleasant climate, peaceful atmosphere, cosmopolitan outlook and private enterprise. Nearset Tourist Places: Ooty, Coonoor, Mudhumalai wildlife sanctuary , Black Thunder, Kovai kondattam, Kovai kutralam, Azhiyar dam, Topslip, Anamalai wildlife sanctuary, Valparai, Thirumurthy hills, Amaravathi dam, Munnar, Malampuzha dam, Guruvayur, Palani and Kodaikanal. CONFERENCE RESOURCE PERSONS Experts and eminent personalities from various leading academic, research institutions and also from knowledge institutions and industries. CONFERENCE WEBSITE All announcements of the conference will be made available in the conference web site : www.skcet.net, www.autolib-india.net/salis/ FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE CONTACT Mr. A.Fazlur Rahman Organising Secretary / Librarian Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology Sugunapuram, Kuniamuthur (P.O), Coimbatore – 641 008 Phone: 0422 – 2678001 (7 lines), Fax: 0422 – 2678012 Mobile No : 9750007196 E-mail : fazrah(a)yahoo.com, librarian(a)skcet.ac.in, librarian(a)skcet.net -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Admission_ BLIS at NBU
by Susmita Chakraborty 30 Jun '10

30 Jun '10

Applications are being invited from graduates for admission in 1 year B.LIS course in North Bengal University. Last dt of submission: 14th July 2010. Admission Test: 19th July 2010. Willing candidates may pl contact for the form - the Office of the Joint Registrar; Faculty of Arts, Commerce & Law; University of North Bengal; Raja Rammohanpur; Darjeeling; Pin-734013; Ph: (o) 91-0353-2776357 and 0353-2776328 Thanks & regards. Susmita Chakraborty DLIS,NBU -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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[ELF] The Grey Journal: An international journal on grey literature
by Engg-Lib-Forum from India 30 Jun '10

30 Jun '10

The Grey Journal: An international journal on grey literature / D.J. Farace (Journal Editor); J. Frantzen (Technical Editor); GreyNet, Grey Literature Network Service. - Amsterdam: TextRelease, Volume 1, Number 1, Spring 2005. This serial publication appears three times a year - in spring, summer, and autumn. Each issue in a volume is thematic and deals with one or more related topics in the field of grey literature. The Grey Journal appears both in print and electronic formats. The Grey Journal (TGJ) is a flagship journal for the grey literature community. It crosses continents, disciplines, and sectors both public and private. The Grey Journal not only deals with the topic of grey literature but also is itself a document type that is classified as grey literature. It is akin to other grey serial publications, such as conference proceedings, reports, working papers, etcetera. The Grey Journal is geared to Colleges and Schools of Library and Information Studies, as well as, information professionals, who produce, publish, process, manage, disseminate, and use grey literature e.g. researchers, editors, librarians, documentalists, archivists, journalists, intermediaries, etc. http://www.greynet.org/pages/5 (See this link for contributor information). ISSN 1574-1796 (Print) ISSN 1574-180X (E-Print/CD-Rom) -- Posted By Engg-Lib-Forum from India to ELF at 6/30/2010 12:41:00 AM -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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SALIS - KLNCE Seminar on Managing E-Resources - 24.7.2010 at KLNCE, Madurai
by Arunachalam Hariharan 30 Jun '10

30 Jun '10

National Seminar on Managing E-Resources Organized by K.L.N. College of Engineering Pottapalayam - 630 611, Near Madurai Sivagangai District & Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science SALIS Madurai Chapter Date 24th July 2010 Venue K.L.N. College of Engineering Pottapalayam - 630 611 Sivagangai District About K.L.N. College of Engineering K.L.N. College of Engineering is the first self-financing co-educational Engineering College in Madurai, started in 1994 by munificence of philanthropist and well wishers in Sourashtra community which is a linguistic minority in Tamil Nadu. Shri. K.L.N. Krishnan was the Founder President. This college is managed by the committee of eminent industrialists and academicians with Shri. K.N.K.Ganesh as President and Shri. S.V.S.Shivnath as Secretary. This college has the approval of A.I.C.T.E, New Delhi and is affiliated to Anna University, Chennai. The College offers many UG and PG programmes on various branches of Engineering, Technology, Management and Computer applications The college has a modern automated library to cater to the needs of the student and faculty members. About the Library The Library has a collection of 53,000 volumes and subscribe 250 periodicals. It is equipped with the Digital Divisions comprising of 300 e-books and a good collection of e-journals. Electronic Resource Section Library has separate E-Resource section with 20 systems to utilize for students and staff members. Membership: DELNET, INDEST-AICTE (CONSORTIUM FOR Science Direct and ASME), IEEE, Institution of Engineers About the Seminar Most of the Library resources in the recent past are being made available in electronic formats such as e-journals, e-books, databases, etc. Libraries are moving from print to e-resources either subscribing individually or through consortia because of it advantages over print resources. Recent studies show that users prefer e-journals than the print.. Managing e-journals and making them available to the users are easy. E-journals provide easy access, search and retrieval, navigation, linking the resources, etc. This seminar will provide a unique opportunity to LIS professionals to discuss, understand and know more about the different types of e-resources, access management and effective utilization of e-resources. Objectives The objective of the seminar is to provide a forum to explore ideas, trends, access and technologies related to e-resources and also discuss about: ? Types of e-resources ? E-resources for Science, Technology, Engineering, Management and Social Science ? Free and Fee based e-resources ? Open Access Journals ? Consortia models- benefits - AICTE-INDEST,UGC-INFONET,CSIR and FORMA ? Resource sharing ? Search and retrieval ? Managing e-resources through portal ? Access. issues and challenges related to e-resources ? E-resources based information services ? Promoting the usage of e-resources ? Effective utilization of e-resources ? Evaluation of e-resources ? Storage and Preservation of e-resources Faculty Senior LIS Professionals in the field from various reputed organizations. Eligibility Pra LIS Professionals and students Transport Facility College buses pick up the delegates at 9.00 a.m. from Periyar Bus Stand (Near Hotel Vasantham) & Mattuthavani, Madurai. City buses are also available from Periyar busstand to Nedunkulam via College Route No.47K,47E,47B, 47A Registration Fee LIS Professionals/SALIS members Rs. 150 Non-members Rs. 200 Students Rs. 100 The registration fee includes seminar kit, working lunch and tea. Intending participants are requested to fill-up and send the attached form along with a DD in favour of ‘The Principal, K.L.N. College of Engineering’ payable at Madurai, towards the registration fee. Last Date 19.7.2010 Completed registration form can be sent to: Sri. V.Soundararajan Librarian, K.L.N. College of Engineering Pottapalayam - 630 611, Near Madurai ,Sivagangai District Ph.: 0452-2698971-73 Fax: 0452-2698280, Cell: 9942033821 e-mail: v_soundararajan(a)rediffmail.com Seminar Co-Ordinators : Sri.T.K.SARAVANAN Librarian (PG Library), Cell No.9940776881 KLNCE e-mail: sarurmil(a)yahoo.com Ms. B.V. Gopika Rani, Asst.,Librarian, KLNCE Cell No.9790273356 Email: gopisyam(a)yahoo.co.in Sri.R.R.SURESH Asst., Librarian, KLNCE Cell No.9976930466 e-mail : rr.suresh2006(a)yahoo.com and Library Staff Members Registration Form Name : Designation : Name of the Institution : Address for Communication : Tel.: Off. : Res. : E-mail ID. : Mobile No. : Particulars of Payment (Bank Draft) Name of the Bank : __________________ Rs. _________ D.D No. _______________ Date _______________ Signature Last date : 19.07.2010 (pl visit http://autolib-india.net/salis for more details about the seminar and download the seminar brochure) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- A.Hariharan SALIS -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Opening of Library Trainee positions at the ResourceCentre, DA-IICT Gandhinagar, Gujarat
by TSKumbar 29 Jun '10

29 Jun '10

Dear Colleagues, Kindly bring the following announcement to the notice of interested candidates and also request you to recommend potential candadates. ---------------------------------- Subject: Opening of Library Trainee positions at the Resource Centre, DA-IICT Gandhinagar, Gujarat The Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information & Communication Technology (DA-IICT) at Gandhinagar http://www.daiict.ac.in/ is looking for young, enthusiastic, dynamic and fresh graduates with minimum First Class in Masters in Library and Information Science to work as 'Library Trainees' for its Resource Centre (Library). Duration of the Training is for a period of one year and selected trainees gets a fixed stipend of Rs. 8000/-per month with no other facilities/ benefits, excepting casual leave. Accomodation in students hostel on the campus on payment basis will be provided, subject to availability. The Resource Centre http://resourcecentre.daiict.ac.in/ has fully computerized in-house operations and services and provides access to wide variety of digital collection, catering to the needs of the Faculty, Staff and Students. Several new initiatives are being taken from time to time to make this library as one of the leading and resource libraries in the area of ICT in the country. It is a part of regional & national consortia and actively participates in the resource sharing activities. The Resource Centre is kept open till mid night on all working days during the semester and is open on holidays, Saturdays and Sundays. Selected trainees will require to work during these extended hours on rotation basis alongwith other staff members. Nature of Traineeship: Traniees will be provided with an opportunity to work in different sections of the Resource Centre and learn the modern library management techniques and web based services.The Resource Centre provides a highly professional working & learning environment. The selected candidates will have ample of opportunities to work and learn on emerging IT tools and technologies. Date for Written Test & Interview: 16th July, 2010 ( Friday) at 10.00am Venue for written test and Interview: DA-IICT Campus, Near Indroda Circle, Gandhinagar 382 007, Gujarat Address for sending the application: Please send your application to hr(a)daiict.ac.in ( Head, HR & Admin, DA-IICT, Gandhinagar 382 007, Gujarat Tel: 079-30510551, 30510591) The interested candidates who meet the above mentioned basic requirements may send in thier application with CV at the above address and directly come for the written test and interview on 16th July, 2010. Candidate are requested to bring with them the documents in support of date of birth and qualifications, and experiences, if any. -------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks & Regards Kumbar ------------------ Dr. T S Kumbar Librarian Resource Centre DA-IICT Gandhinagar 382 007 Tel: 079-30510550 Email: ts_kumbar(a)daiict.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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