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VERY URGENT QUERY.
by Lata Suresh 12 Feb '10

12 Feb '10

Dear all, I need the answer of the query urgently as many faculty may be asked to resign on this basis.. According to Wikipedia:- *Doctor of Medicine* (*MD*, from the Latin<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_language> *Medicinæ Doctor* meaning "Teacher of Medicine") is a doctoral degree<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctorate>for physicians <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physician> (medical doctors). The degree is granted by medical schools<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_school> . It is a first professional degree<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_professional_degree>(qualifying degree) in some countries, including the United States <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States> and Canada<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada>, although training is entered after obtaining at least 90 credit hours of university level work (see second entry degree<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_entry_degree>). In other countries, such as United Kingdom<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom>and India <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India>, the MD is either an advanced<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postgraduate> academic <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academia> *research* degree similar to a PhD <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_of_Philosophy> or a higher doctorate <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higher_doctorate> But as per AICTE : MD is not equivalent to PhD... Is there any evidence for this that MD is equivalent to PhD in UGC Guidelines or any other norms etc... awaiting for your reply. -- Best wishes and regards Lata Suresh -- 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] to Mr. Saji S. Nair on moderation in discussion forums.
by Sunny Joseph 11 Feb '10

11 Feb '10

Dear Mr. saji, ??????????? I have the opinion that moderation is needed in discussion forums too. If no moderation, anybody can publish anything. It is wastage of time to a regular reader of LIS forum like me to read everything for getting few qualified information. But it is better to be liberal rather than strict moderartion/elimination of mails. Regards Sunny Joseph, Librarian, Govt. Institute of Advanced Study in Education , Thrissur. The INTERNET now has a personality. YOURS! See your Yahoo! Homepage. http://in.yahoo.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Report of Informatics Endowment Lecture Series - 7
by amrutraj benhal 11 Feb '10

11 Feb '10

*Report of Informatics Endowment Lecture Series - 7 * Organizing the 7th Informatics Endowment Lecture Series on the 10th of February was a pleasant coincident with Informatics itself completing 30 years of its existence in the information business. The alma mater of N V Satyanarayana was very proud to hold this lecture series by Prof. Ramani who was at the University of Mysore, to deliver INFORMATICS ENDOWMENT LECTURE SERIES ON DIGITAL LIBRARIES – 7 on *Structured Information and Information Technology*. He started his lecture with a quote; “Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet is given free access to the sum of all human knowledge. That's what we're doing! Jimmy Wales”. He started his lecture with a remark about the volume of information that is being produced and the developments that are taken place in IT- Hardware, Software and Information Content. He dealt with several aspects relating to available web content forms and its economics. He gave a live demonstration of the results of a search that can be carried out on Google taking simple examples from E- Commerce and created curiosity among the audience regarding the accuracy of the information search and retrieval over the Web. He also touched on Web 2.0 movement and structured information and its potentialities and usability. He emphasized that there is ample scope for LIS professionals in facilitating information search and creating value added content and services. He was relating the present day Web Browsing to Browsing of books in a library. He was of the opinion that the structured data, tables, schemas help in collating information which is scattered over the Web. He was also of the view that the Semantic Web has not provided possible solution for the problem of accessing web content. The lecture was well attended by professionals from Bangalore, Mangalore, Mysore and the current batch of students and research scholars of the Department. A special thanks to Dr. K N Prasad, Executive Director, Dr. I R N Gouder, and Sri. V. L. Kalyan. Prof. Khaiser Nikam welcomed the gathering and introduced the speaker, Dr. N. S. Harinarayana spoke about INFORMATICS and the ENDOWMENT LECTURE SERIES. Dr. K N Prasad was invited to present the engraved Silver Plaque to Prof. Ramani. And Dr. M. Chandrashekhara proposed vote of thanks. Dr. Adithya Kumari was the MC. From Amrutraj Benahal Project Fellow, UGC MRP University of Mysore, Mysore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Moderated email forums: Is it too rigorous?
by Saji S Nair 11 Feb '10

11 Feb '10

Dear All, Thanks to Internet, as we have a plenty of email discussion forums in LIS. In India, some of the discussion lists are moderated by List Owners, but others are free-for-all discussion groups without message filtering measures. Currently, the number of messages appearing in moderated lists is meagre when compared to the other category. If email from subscribers to a moderated list is not got posted, it is quite natural that they may bypass such lists. Is it a welcome trend? It is argued that any member of a list can take part in a conversation or begin a new topic without any difficulties. The question is: Is there any need for rigorous reviewing/filtering measures in moderated email discussion forums in LIS? * * * * -- Saji S. Nair Library & Information Services Division Regional Cancer Centre Medical College Campus Trivandrum - 695011 Kerala, INDIA ----------------------------------------------------------- 91 471 2522225 (O) 91 471 2394252 (R) 09446014130 (Mob) Email: saji(a)rcctvm.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Urgently required Assistant Librarian at BIMTECH, Greater Noida‏
by Anil Singh 11 Feb '10

11 Feb '10

Birla Institute of Management and Technology (BIMTECH), Greater Noida requires one Assistant Librararian for its Learning Resource Centre urgently. Candidate should have MLISc degree from reputed University with execellent communication skills and IT skills. Salary between 15,000-20,000 pm. Send your CV by e-mail to Dr. Rishi Tiwari, Librarian,BIMTECH, Greater Noida Mobile: 09810583623, E-mail: rishi_70(a)rediffmail.com Dr. ANIL SINGH Division of Library, Documentation and Information National Council of Educational Research and Training Sri Aurobindo Marg New Delhi - 110016 Mobile 09868167052 E-mail: dr.anilsingh5(a)gmail.com Website: http://www.dranilsingh.webs.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Tow days Workshop on Manuscripts and their Preservation
by Narenderan 11 Feb '10

11 Feb '10

Dear Friends, French Institute of Pondicherry, Pondicherry is organizing two days workshop on "Indian Manuscripts and their Preservation : strategies for conservation, diffusion and awareness (Feb 25-26, 2010) please see for details in the following link. http://www.ifpindia.org/Indian-Manuscripts-and-their-Preservation.html Thanks -- Narenthiran. R Librarian French Institute of Pondicherry 11, Saint Louis Street P.B.33, Pondicherry 605001 Phone # 91-413-2334168 Extn 126/139 Mobile: 9442934327 Web: www.ifpindia.org Email : narenthiran.r(a)ifpindia.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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[ELF] Digital Library Portal of the All India Institute of Speech and Hearing...
by Engg-Lib-Forum from India 11 Feb '10

11 Feb '10

[http://www.thehindu.com/2010/02/11/stories/2010021155720300.htm] Digital Library Portal of the All India Institute of Speech and Hearing launched V. Venkatachalam, Additional Secretary, Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (second from left), at the launch of the digital library portal of AIISH in Mysore on Wednesday. MYSORE: V. Venkatachalam, Additional Secretary, Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, on Wednesday said that the Ministry was doing its best to overcome manpower shortage that affected national health programmes, including the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Deafness (NPPCD). Scarcity of professionals in the field of speech and hearing was acute and the Ministry was addressing the problem by supporting the initiatives taken up by the All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH), he said. Launching the Digital Library Portal of the AIISH Library and Information Centre here, Mr. Venkatachalam said the national programmes launched for public health lacked trained professionals. “Manpower is not available to support the initiatives launched under the programmes. Therefore, we have introduced a few initiatives to ensure manpower to implement the programmes,” he said. Promising support and resources to AIISH in carrying forward its activities, he said the Ministry had been supporting its programmes and would continue to do so for its development. Infrastructure at the institute was on par with any other national institute, he said. Lauding AIISH for launching the Digital Library Portal, he said the portal would benefit many as information available in the library could be accessed from anywhere, anytime. He said the portal would also help those pursuing courses under distance education system launched by AIISH to overcome the shortage of speech and hearing professionals. Vice-Chancellor of the University of Mysore V.G. Talawar said the facilities provided for accessing information digitally should be used effectively. Not many scholars, academics and teachers were making use of the e-journal facility launched by the Universities Grants Commission (UGC) in which over 5,000 journals could be accessed online. “According to some surveys, only 39 per cent are making use of the facility though the journals are available in all disciplines. It is not a good trend. More and more people should make use of information for their academic prospects,” Dr. Talawar said. He urged students, research scholars and therapists to use the portal of AIISH. AIISH Director Vijayalakshmi Basavaraj said the portal was conceived two years ago and could be accessed free of cost. Shortly, the National Medical Library in New Delhi could be accessed through the portal as its approval was awaited. “Once it is done, over 1,532 journals can be accessed from our portal,” she said. Ajish Abraham, head of the Department of Electronics, AIISH, gave an overview of the portal and its benefits. He said the availability of online search allowed users to locate relevant information quickly and reliably, thus enhancing success in their research endeavours. Asha Yathiraj of the library committee of AIISH was present. -- Posted By Engg-Lib-Forum from India to ELF at 2/10/2010 09:19:00 PM -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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M.S (LIS) Course Admission Notice 2010-2011 at DRTC
by DRTC - General 11 Feb '10

11 Feb '10

Indian Statistical Institute Documentation Research and Training Centre 8th Mile, Mysore Road, Bangalore 560059 M.S. in Library and Information Science With the emergence of knowledge-centered economies and the knowledge society, Information & Knowledge Management has emerged as a major area of concern and importance to large corporate houses, R & D Institutions and even governments. The area cuts across several disciplines including Information Technology, Library Science, and Management sciences, to mention a few. The Documentation Research & Training Centre, a unit of the Indian Statistical Institute, founded by Late Prof. S. R. Ranganathan is an internationally recognized centre for advanced training and research in this area. The DRTC now offers a novel M.S. Programme in Library & Information Science with the primary objective of preparing the next generation information managers. This new and unique programme offers an ideal blend of courses spanning library science, information technology, knowledge management and quantitative studies. The graduates of the programme will find excellent openings in industry, especially the IT industry, R & D organizations and institutions of higher education & research. For those with an aptitude for higher studies and research the M.S. Programme provides a solid foundation for Ph.D. programmes. Several universities across the country have recognized DRTC as a centre for doctoral research. ELIGIBILITY The minimum qualification for admission to the M.S. programme is a Bachelors degree in any discipline from a recognized Indian or foreign university (obtained after a minimum of 12+3 years of education) with at least 60% marks in the qualifying examination. SELECTION PROCEDURE Selection of candidates for the M.S. programme will be based on academic records and performance of the candidate in an all-India written entrance test and interview. There is no tuition fee for the programme and all eligible students will receive a stipend. DURATION The duration of the Programme is 24 months (2 Years); the programme is offered only at the ISI Bangalore Centre HOW TO APPLY? For details and application form can be obtained from the following offices of Indian Statistical Institute (by post or in person) a) Dean of Studies, Indian Statistical Institute, 203 B.T Road, Kolkata 10008. b) Head. Delhi Centre. Indian Statistical Institute, 7 SJS Sansanwal Marg, New Delhi 110016, c) Head, Bangalore Centre Indian Statistical Institute, 8th Mile Mysore Road, Bangalore 560059, d) Head, SQC-OR Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, 110 Nelson Manickam Road (1st Floor), Aminjikarai, Chennai 600029, e) Head, SQC-OR Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Street No.8, Habshiguda, Hyderabad 500007, by paying an amount of Rs.450/- (Rs.225/- for reserved categories) in cash (from 11a.m to 2 p.m on working days from Monday to Friday), or by Bank Draft drawn in favour of Indian Statistical Institute payable at Kolkata (Proper). Request for application forms should have the mailing address in CAPITALS. Postal orders, Money orders and cheque will not be accepted. Prospectus and application forms are also available on http:www.isical.ac.in/~deanweb in pdf format. IMPORTANT DATES: Distribution of Prospectus and Application Form : 09 February 2010 to 05 March 2010 Last date for receiving completed Application Form : 26 March 2010 Date of Selection Test (India and abroad) : 09 May 2010 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Regarding the Eligibility
by Hire Manager 10 Feb '10

10 Feb '10

Dear LIS Professionals, One statement often being observed for the post of Assistant Librarian in the University Library position or in other National Technical/Management Institutions that for the post of Assistant Librarian "Qualifying in the national –level test conducted for the purpose by the UGC or any other agency approved by the UGC" I wish to kindly know whether the candidate who has cleared SET is also eligible for applying for the such post under the clause mentioned above. As because UGC only approves the other agency (i.e Universities) to conduct the test. Thanking You Chetan Sonawane,Librarian Pillai's Institute of Management Studies & Research Sec-16,New Panvel,MS-410 206 The INTERNET now has a personality. YOURS! See your Yahoo! Homepage. http://in.yahoo.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library Assistant/Professional Assistant Required for Law Firm
by Mailing List Admin 10 Feb '10

10 Feb '10

Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:18:13 -0800 (PST) From: jaya khare <i_amacquarian(a)yahoo.com> Hello All, I am urgently�looking for a qualified�Library�Assistant/Professional Assistant(BLIB/MLIB) for a reputed law fim in Delhi. Consolidated amount of 12,000/- will be given as a remuneration. � Please send your CV in my mail id- Nidhi.Khare(a)Amarchand.com. Candidates from Delhi are welcome. Nidhi Khare Mphil, Mlisc Library Information Officer Okhla Industrial Area,�New Delhi

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