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Just Published - "Towards inclusive knowledge societies: a review of UNESCO's action in implementing the WSIS outcomes"
by Puna Das 21 May '10

21 May '10

Just Published - "Towards inclusive knowledge societies: a review of UNESCO's action in implementing the WSIS outcomes" This report reviews the UNESCO's work in these implementation areas during the five years since the Tunis phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in 2005. It summarises some highlights of what has been achieved to date and reflects upon the challenges which have arisen in the implementation of WSIS outcomes. The report looks in turn at UNESCO's three main roles in WSIS implementation: - as a coordinator/lead facilitator, with ITU, UNDP and UNCTAD, of the overall implementation process, including UNGIS and the WSIS Forum; - as a facilitator of six Action Lines to facilitate the implementation of the WSIS outcomes in specific areas of work; and - as an implementer of programmes and initiatives that seek to build inclusive Knowledge Societies and thereby contribute to the achievement of WSIS goals. The final section of the report looks forward over the next five years to suggest ways in which implementation of WSIS results might be more effectively integrated in the broader work that UNESCO and other agencies are doing. This work aims at achieving the benefits that can be derived from the Knowledge Societies to whose development UNESCO is committed. Download PDF: http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001878/187832e.pdf Sources: http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=30452&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECT… http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=30485&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECT… ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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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Re: [LIS-Forum] Call for Papers: National Seminar On" Management of Digital Information Sources, Services and Systems", July 29-30, 2010
by shobha prasad 20 May '10

20 May '10

Dear Authors and Contributors I am very thankful to all those who have quickly responded to our announcemnet to send articles. We have eloborated on other topics on which you can contribute. Please look in to the details and send in your papers to the organizing Secretary so as to enable us to include them in the seminar volume. Warm Regards, Shobha H Prasad Organising Secretary. Mail: rnsitlibrarynationalseminar(a)gmail.com ************************************************************* Library and Information Center R N S INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Approved by AICTE, New Delhi & Affiliated to VTU, Belgaum) CHANNASANDRA, Uttarahalli Road, Subramanyapura Post, BANGALORE – 560 061 Is organizing a National Seminar On" Management of Digital Information Sources, Services and Systems", July 29-30, 2010 About the Seminar Library and information services today are changing very rapidly. Present Internet age has a lot of positive impact on Digital Information Systems and Services Management. Innovations in technology have lead to the emergence of a new phase in library development through timely application of digital technology. Added to this is the accelerated convergence of communication technologies with publishing and the media. Services become possible in the libraries only by implementing digitization activities. This upgrades libraries to provide better quality and a greater diversity of services and management than they currently are able to do with analogue technology. Utilizing these opportunities, libraries are harnessing better quality services to users. This national seminar is designed to provide an opportunity to discuss various aspects of “Digital Information Systems and Services Management” across the country. It aims at bringing together librarians of various engineering colleges and related premier institutes to deliberate on the challenges and issues concerning the theme of the seminar. Take away · Educationists, Research Scholars and Library Professionals will be exposed to emerging technologies like Digital Information System, Open Access Sourcess and Web-based Information Services etc. · Applicability and Adoptability of Digital Servises will be identified and new ideas are shared and learnt to install in libraries. About RNSIT RNS Institute of Technology (RNSIT) established in the year 2001 is the brain- child of the Group – Chairman, Dr. R. N. Shetty. The Murudeshwar Group of Companies headed by Dr. R. N. Shetty is a leading player in many industries viz., construction, manufacturing, hotel, automobile, power & IT services and education. The group has contributed significantly to the field of education. A number of educational institutions are run by R. N. Shetty Trust, and RNSIT is one among them. With a continuous desire to provide quality education to society, the trust has established RNSIT, an institution to nourish and produce the best of engineering and management talents. About the Library Library at RNSIT was established in the year 2001. It endeavors to provide value-added services to support engineering and management education of the institution. The key motive is to improve education through quality information system and services. It ensures well equipped library facilities along with printed and electronic resources. Over the years RNSIT library has developed with necessary and relevant resources like books, journals, standards and specifications, trade catalogues, reports, etc., providing excellent information services. Seminar Theme Digital Information Sources - Acquisition, Organization, Access and Preservation Open Access Sources - Open Access Journals, Institutional Repositories Web-based Information Services Information Systems and Enabling Technologies - Web 2.0 and Lib 2.0 - Open Source Software - Library Automation Systems Information Search Techniques Content Creation and Management ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Related Topics Digital Information Resources. Digital Information life cycle. Categories of Digital Information Resources: Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Digital Information Resources - primary resources- E-journals, E-Books: Netlibrary, Project Gutenberg ; E-Theses, E-Newspapers, Blogs, Wikis. Free online Reference tools- Free Dictionaries: Merriam-Webster Online, 'Thesaurus Dictionary.com,. Dictionary.com, Thesaurus.com, wordthrill.com.;Glossary, Special Online Dictionaries such as Medical Dictionary, Dictionary of Slang etc. Non-free online dictionaries: Oxford English Dictionary, Hutchison's, And Free Thesauri: Wordweb. Encyclopedia: Columbia Encyclopedia, Wikipedia Encyclopedia, Encarta, Britannica, Virtual Libraries - IPL, vlib.org, Subject gateways and Portals: Ingenta, BUBL link information service, E-Print network, www Virtual-Library and their types . ADAM (http://adam.ac.uk) AGRIGATE (www.agrigate.edu.at.) BIOGATE (httpt/zbicgate.Iub.Iu.se/), Bizled· (www.bized.co.uk) Cherndex (www.chemdex.org) GEM (www.thegateway.org) Phvsics Web Resources (http://physicsweb.org) etc. Free databases: open J gate, OAIster, RePEC, Suprem Court databases, 1BID, INDIASTAT; Population Index, .Supreme Court Online, DARE Database; poverty Research Institutes Database, Human Rights Institutes Database, Peace institutes Database, Census of India; NIC database, Patents Fee based Digital Information Resources: Bibliographical and Full text databases: Sociofile, LISA, Economic Literature; Emerald, EBSCO, ProQuest, Psyco-Info, Econlit, Web of Science, Scopus, CAS, INSPEC, AGRIS, BIOSIS, INIS, MEDLARS, ASINFO, COMPENDEX, OCLC, ERIC, inside Science, Embase, Scifinder, Cambridge University Press, American Royal Society of Chemistry- titles, J -Store, UGC-Info net, Academic Search Premier, Business Source Premier. Institutional Repositories: arXiv, Cogprint, eprints@iisc, etc. Digital Information Search made easy - Search Engines and Search Strategies-Search Engines and meta search engines - Google: Google Blog Search, Google Book Search, Google Directory, Google Scholar, Altavista, ViviSimo, Dog 'pile , Clusty, Met Crawler, Teoma web search, Lycos , Yahoo etc. Scholarly Literature Search made easy- Google Scholar, Windows Live Academic, Scopus, Web of Science, Scif'inder. Advanced Search Techniques -Keyword search, Boolean operators, Proximity search, Phrase search, Field searching, concept 'Searching, Wild Card search, Truncation, Field search. Technical writing and presentation – tools, techniques and standards, Writing a technical paper, Making PPT, Foot notes and references, Software tools for reference management. Citation machine.net. Study of citation styles manuals- APA, MLA, Chicago ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Call for Papers Theoretical, conceptual and application oriented research papers that are original and not published elsewhere are invited from library professionals on various themes mentioned and in related areas. Guidelines for Authors · The paper will be in Times New Roman with font size 12, space 1.5, clearly mentioning Name of Author(s), Title of Paper, Affiliated Organization, Contact Number and E-mail ID of Authors. · Softcopy of the paper in MS Word should be sent through e-mail as an attachment Addressed to Prof. Khaiser Nikam at: rnsitlibrarynationalseminar(a)gmail.com on or before 15th June 2010. · Acceptance of the paper will be communicated to the participants on 30th June 2010. · All the selected papers are to be presented by the Authors. Each presentation will be of 15 minutes duration. · Mailing Address/author affiliation should be given in the paper. · Selected papers will be published in the Seminar Proceedings. Important Dates Last date for Submitting the full paper : 15th June 2010 Last date for Registration : 15th July 2010 Registration Fee : Rs.500/-* Registration Details DD should be drawn in favor of the Principal, RNS Institute of Technology, payable at Bangalore and sent to the address below: Mrs. Shobha H. Prasad Organizing Secretary RNS Institute of Technology Channasandra, Uttarahalli Road, Subramanyapura Post Bangalore – 560 061 Ph: +91-80-28603880/81, Mobile: +91-9481800715 E-mail: rnsitlibrarynationalseminar(a)gmail.com Accommodation: On campus accommodation can be arranged on first-cum- first served basis against nominal charges. Delegates are required to inform the organizing secretary well in advance, for on campus accommodation. Seminar Committee Chief Patron : Dr R N Shetty, Chairman RNSIT Patron : Dr H N Shivashankar, Director RNSIT Advisory Committee Dr M K Venkatesha : Organizing Chair, Principal, RNSIT Dr K S Raghavan : Member Prof., DRTC (ISI), Bangalore Dr I K Ravichandra Rao : Member Head & Prof., DRTC (ISI), Bangalore Dr S P Singh : Member Prof., DLIS, Univ. of Delhi Dr Usha Munshi : Member Librarian, IIPA,. New Delhi Dr K N Prasad : Member SRELS, Bangalore Dr I R N Goudar : Member Retd. Chief Lib., NAL Dr H Siddamalliah : Member Chief Lib., NIMHANS Sri R Dandapani : Member Retd. Chief Lib., British Library Mrs Gayathri Sen : Member Chief Librarian,PESIT Mr N Chowdappa : Member Chief Librarian, BMSCE Dr R Srinivasan : Member Dean, Research & PG Studies, RNSIT Dr K. Uma Rao : Member Dean, Academics, RNSIT Dr G T Raju : Member Prof & Head of CSE, RNSIT Dr U Bhojanna : Member Prof & Head of MBA, RNSIT Prof Sridhar : Member Prof of ECE, RNSIT Prof R B Kulkarni : Member Prof of ECE, RNSIT Mr. Purnachandra : Member P.E.D, RNSIT Mr V Kantharaju : Member Asst. Librarian, RNSIT Dr Khaiser Nikam : Member and Program Director Prof. ,DLIS, Univ. of Mysore Mrs Shobha H Prasad : Organizing secretary Librarian, RNSIT ===== National Seminar On Management of Digital Information Sources, Services and Systems (July 29-30 , 2010) Registration Form Name …………………………………………………… Organization …………………………………………………… Designation …………………………………………………… Address …………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………… Phone …………………………………………………… E-mail …………………………………………………… Details of Registration Fee: Name of Bank and Branch……………………………………….. Applicant Signature Seal and Signature of the Head of the Institution For more Details please visit: http://www.rnsit.in/ =========== Organizing Secretary Mrs. Shobha H Prasad Librarian, Library and Information Center R N S INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CHANNASANDRA, Uttarahalli Road, Subramanyapura Post, BANGALORE – 560 061 Ph: +91-80-28603880/81 Fax: +91-80-28603882 M: +91-9481800715 +91-9481800715 Email: rnsitlibrarynationalseminar(a)gmail.com, shobhahprasad(a)yahoo.co.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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help me
by swamy D 20 May '10

20 May '10

Dear Sir I am doing MLISc . UOM I have taken project work in ABCD Library automation Software in 4th semester. ABCD Library software related sources I want if anybody have same information Regarding my work Please kindly help me Thanking you sir Swamy, -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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CfP:: International Conference on Software in Public Sector, with focus on Public Education
by Puna Das 20 May '10

20 May '10

International Conference on Software in Public Sector, with focus on Public Education 27 May – 29 May 2010 Le Meridian Hotel, Kochi, Kerala, India An international conference on 'Software in Public Sector, with focus on Public Education' will be jointly conducted by UNESCO/UN Solution Exchange ICTD unit and IT@School Project of Government of Kerala this month in Kerala. The proposed workshop was designed based on the document 'Guiding principles for policy on software for the Public Sector', discussed in Bangalore on Feb 1-2, 2010. The conference will be an opportunity to present case studies on adoption of Public Sector Software with a special focus on education to ensure public ownership, transparency, sharing and independent use of public software. The workshop will encourage practitioners and policy makers to take this discussion forward to frame 'Public Sector Software Architecture (PSSA)' that can help integrate the software/computerisation and the public sector domains in meaningful and coordinated manner. Workshop objectives: 1. Provide a sharing of the experiences and lesson learned which could provide various stakeholders involved in promoting good governance with a better understanding of public sector software; 2. Discuss the potential and challenges in implementing Open standards and software in public sector by various stakeholders involved in promoting ICTs; 3. Discuss, finalise and adopt 'Guiding principles for policy on software for the Public Sector' which was initiated at the regional workshop on public sector software in Bangalore on Feb 1-2, 2010; and 4. Provide inputs for developing a framework for 'Public Sector Software Architecture (PSSA) document. The conference will be an opportunity to present case studies on adoption of PSS of with a special focus on education. Delegates will discuss and provide inputs to enable the spread of these initiatives across the region. Further Details: http://www.public-software-centre.org/node/1 For Registration Contact: http://www.public-software-centre.org/node/12 Download "Guiding Principles for Public Software" http://www.public-software-centre.org/documents/Guiding_Principles_for_Publ… ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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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NDLTD - ETD Survey
by Shalini Urs 20 May '10

20 May '10

Dear Professionals, The Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD) (www.ndltd.org <http://www.ndltd.org/> ) established in 1996, as an informal organization and formally incorporated as a Not for Profit charitable organization in 2003, is an international organization dedicated to promoting the adoption, creation, use, dissemination and preservation of electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs). Towards its mission, NDLTD has initiated many activities including the annual ETD conferences. This year also, the ETD 2010 is being held at the University of Texas at Austin, Texas, USA, during June 16-18, 2010 (http://conferences.tdl.org/utlibraries/etd2010) In this background, an ETD survey is being conducted by NDLTD to gather data relating to the ETD initiatives across the world. I request my professional colleagues involved in ETD activities in India to take time and participate in the survey. The direct link to the survey in English is here - http://yoowe.ibi.hu-berlin.de/survey/index. Thanks in advance for your participation, Regards, Shalini Dr. Shalini Urs Member, Board of Directors, NDLTD & Executive Director and Professor International School of Information Management University of Mysore Mysore - 570006 Phone : + 91 821 2514699 Fax : + 91 821 2519209 www.isim.ac.in ISiM - Management School of IT. Technology School for IM -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Job Opportunities at Tata Consultancy Services - Information Resource Centre (IRC) at Hyderabad
by K Satyanarayana 20 May '10

20 May '10

Hi, Appreciate if you can post the following on your forums. thanks Satya _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Job Opportunities at Tata Consultancy Services Information Resource Centre (IRC) at Hyderabad Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is an IT services, business solutions and outsourcing organization that delivers real results to global businesses, ensuring a level of certainty no other firm can match. A part of the Tata Group, India's largest industrial conglomerate, TCS has a total employee strength of over 1,40,000, with the world's best trained IT consultants, in 47 countries. The company generated consolidated revenues of US $ 6.34 billion for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010. TCS takes pride in having a unique corporate library and information services model in place. Its large network of Information Resource Centre (IRC) in India comprises 62 locational IRCs across 15 cities, managed by over 100 professionals. Winner of the Special Library Association (SLA) Centre of Excellence Award, 2009, for its high quality processes and benchmarks, and an exemplary application of management techniques and tools, TCS IRC consistently aligns its services to TCS?s global business needs and helps associates maintain a competitive advantage. To support its fast expanding information services network, TCS invites applications from talented, enthusiastic team players for the post of ?IRC Assistant Manager? or ?IRC Senior Executive?, for its IRC at Hyderabad. This is regular position and selected candidates should be prepared to work in Hyderabad on a long-term basis. Remuneration and benefits will be on par with the best in the industry. The selected candidate will report to the Hyderabad IRC Head. Number of Positions: One Responsibilities: ? Market IRC services effectively to key user groups by linking IRC offerings to their business needs. ? Perform traditional Library Management activities including collection development, resource management, and providing alert services. ? Perform business information research and analysis, both proactively and on request. Eligibility and Requirements: ? M.L.I.S./Masters in (Library Science/Information Science/Information Management)/A.D.I.S/any equivalent degree. ? 8 ? 14 years of experience in an academic/special library (corporate library experience is desirable). ? Ability to apply existing and emerging technologies to new initiatives and improve library services. ? Willingness to work in any centre within the city with flexible timings. ? Ability to work both independently and in a team to deliver results in a constantly changing environment. ? Ability to work well under pressure and manage multiple deadlines without losing focus on quality. ? A team player with excellent communication skills, customer service skills and analytical skills, capable of building good working partnerships with user groups. Application Formalities: Resumes in the prescribed format should be mailed to hyd.irc(a)tcs.com, by June 4, 2010. The subject line should include ?Hyderabad IRC Recruitment 2010? and the full name of the applicant. No other certificates or documents are required at this stage. Resume format is available at http://www.infolibrarian.com/tcs-hyd-format.rtf. Selection Process: Shortlisted candidates need to take a telephonic interview. Based on their performance, select candidates will be called for a personal interview at Hyderabad. Candidates called for personal interview will be reimbursed travel cost (only return fare) by second class train/bus, only on the production of valid tickets. The exact dates will be intimated to the candidates separately. Only shortlisted candidates will be intimated about their interviews. Note that applications with insufficient information and those received after the final date will not be considered. For further clarifications and information, write to <hyd.irc(a)tcs.com>. =====-----=====-----===== Notice: The information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, use, review, distribution, printing or copying of the information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it are strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us by reply e-mail or telephone and immediately and permanently delete the message and any attachments. Thank you -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library Staff at Banasthali University
by Vimal Kumar 20 May '10

20 May '10

Librarian Ph.D, MLISc with 10 years of relevant experience Asst. Librarian MLISc with 5 years of relevant experience Library Assistant BLISc and good computer skills and familiarity with library software. Application on plain paper containing the detailed biodata duly supported by testimonials along with a passport size photograph with IPO of Rs. 50/-(Rs.20/- for SC/ST) should reach withing two weeks to Secretary Banasthali Vidyapith- Rajasthan-304022 Reference: Times Ascent, Dated May 19, 2010 -- 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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Re: [LIS-Forum] Vacancies at NID Cell SNDT University Mumbai
by Mailing List Admin 20 May '10

20 May '10

Date: Wed, 12 May 2010 10:49:08 +0530 From: Perin Marolia <pvmarolia(a)gmail.com> Dear Administrator: Thank you for putting up our message regarding vacancies at NID Cell SNDT University. However, some information seems to have been left out, i.e. the first paragraph and one para in between. As a result, the name of the project does not appear anywhere in the message. We feel it is important to name the project as it will indicate the nature of the work involved. I shall be grateful if you would arrange to put the following information on the LIS Forum: With reference to the announcement regarding vacancies at the NID Cell, SNDT Women's University Library, it is clarified that the NID Cell is the Networking and Information Dissemination Cell of the UGC Project on Capacity Building of Women Managers in Higher Education. Thanking you, Yours sincerely, DR. P. V. Marolia On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 1:27 PM, Mailing List Admin < mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: > Date: Mon, 10 May 2010 11:57:39 +0530 > From: Perin Marolia <pvmarolia(a)gmail.com> > > Prof. Harsha Parekh, who retired as Librarian of the SNDT Women's > University Library and Head of the SHPT School of Library Science is the > Hon. Director of the NID Cell, and Dr. Perin Marolia is the Co-ordinator. > The NID Cell carries out its objective of disseminating information to the > members of the UGC Programme, through its website. It also maintains a > library of print and digital materials. An e-group of members is planned, as > well as various information dissemination activities. > > The NID Cell wishes to recruit TWO professional staff in the grade of > Lecturer. The details are as follows: > > *Two posts in the scale of Lecturer =96 1 Open and 1 reserved for SC* > > *Qualifications : * > > 1. Good academic record with at least 55% of marks or equivalent grade > at Master=92s Degree Level in Library and Information science/Women=92s > Studies/Information technology/Computer Applications or in Social Sciences > /Humanities with a Women=92s Studies component. > > 2. National Eligibility Test (NET) or SET as per rules > > 3. Good knowledge of Information Technology. > > *Job description:* > > The team at the NID Cell is responsible for : > > - Identifying, acquiring and managing literature and data (print and > electronic) on relevant issues > - Creating and maintaining contents for a web site (including databases, > digital library, discussion groups, a calendar of events etc.) > - Innovative dissemination service to a widely distributed target group > - Networking and coordination with regional and sub-regional coordinators > - Networking with international agencies > > *The work of the Lecturers will be:* > > To search out and prepare data for the website of the project, to identify > and acquire resources (print and digital) for the NID Cell, and to carry > out > other information-related and administrative work as assigned by the > Co-ordinator of the NID Cell. The job does not involve any teaching. > > Kindly note that the positions are temporary and contractual, initially for > a period of 1 year, and if found suitable, will be extended till March 31, > 2012. Further, they are non-vacational but have the benefit of Privilege > Leave (20 days), Sick Leave (10 days) and Casual Leave (8 days) each year, > with no privileges of encashment or accumulation of leave. > > *Remuneration:* Rs. 26,000 (consolidated), likely to be revised. The > remuneration is on an ad-hoc basis with an annual increment. > > The University does not have any accommodation facilities for ad-hoc staff. > > Apply to: > > Prof. Harsha Parekh, > Hon. Director, NID Cell, SNDT Women=92s > University Library, 2nd. floor, > Patkar Hall building, 1 Nathibai Thackersey > Road, Churchgate, Mumbai = 400 020 > > to reach on or before May 27, 2010 by 05:00 p.m. > > Applications may be sent by email to nidcell(a)gmail.com > _______________________________________________ > LIS-Forum mailing list > LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > >

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Golden Jubilee of the SHPT School of Library Science
by Perin Marolia 19 May '10

19 May '10

The SHPT School of Library Science, SNDT Women's University, Mumbai is entering its Golden Jubilee Year. A series of programmes is planned to mark the occasion. We request all alumni to contact us for further details. Please email: shptsndt(a)gmail.com or pvmarolia(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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[Fwd: DRTC Colloquium [iso-8859-1] � 3 (2009� 2011)] (fwd)
by Mailing List Admin 18 May '10

18 May '10

Date: Tue, 18 May 2010 14:35:28 +0530 (IST) From: M Krishnamurthy <krish(a)isibang.ac.in> INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE Documentation Research & Training Centre 8th Mile, Mysore Road, RVCE Post Bangalore, 560 059 DRTC Colloquium 3 (2009 2011) Current Trends in Library Automation Abstract We are living in an information age. The major resources for information now-a-day are internet and libraries. The automation of library processes to serve the users more effectively is one of the major objectives of a particular library. Implementation of new technologies to mechanize the various processes of the library will help the users utilize the resources efficiently. This colloquium provides a brief overview of the developments in the field of library automation in the last two decades. We have divided library automation into two distinct parts. One is in-house library automation which discusses automation of several in-house processes like house-keeping, serials control, cataloguing and indexing etc. Second is the digital library initiative discussing the web-based OPACs, libraries as portals, development of Ariel, MIME, digital reference services and interoperability of information systems. We will also discuss the various co-operative library networks, the role of open source movement and possible future directions. Contents Speakers 1. Introduction Sudipta Biswas 2. The Automation of Different In-house LibraryProcesses Abhinav Kumar Singh 3. The Digital Library Initiative Alka R. Singh 4. Co-operative Library Networks Shashi Bhushan Prasad 5. Interoperability of Information Systems Amit Kumar Sarangi 6. Conclusion Debayan De Venue: DRTC classroom Date: 19th May 2010 Time: 2 : 00 p.m. All are cordially invited M. Krishnamurthy Colloquium co-ordinator *************************************** Dr.M.Krishnamurthy,M.A.,M.L.I.Sc.,Ph.D Fulbright Fellow (University of Illinois) Ass Professor Indian Statistical Institute Documentation Research and Training Centre 8th Mile Mysore Road Bangalore 560059 Ph:91-80-28483002/3 Fax :91-80-28484265 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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