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Out of print title?
by Umeshareddy Kacherki 02 Feb '10

02 Feb '10

Dear professional friends, I just have one question that I wanted to ask you. If a book is really out of print and no longer published, is an institution legally allowed to borrow the book from somewhere and make a copy? Is it violation of copyright to photocopy them in case they are out of print? Thanks and regards Umesh -------------------------------------- Dr. Umeshareddy Kacherki Deputy Librarian Indian Institute of Science Education & Research (IISER) Sai Trinity, Pashan, Pune - 411021, India. Phone: +91 20 25908004 www.iiserpune.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fw: Ubuntu LiveCD with DSpace, PKP Harvester, Koha and dbWiz
by Shamprasad Pujar 02 Feb '10

02 Feb '10

FYI -- Original Message -- From: "ARD Prasad" <ard(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in> To: dlrg(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 10:11:51 -0500 (EST) Subject: Ubuntu LiveCD with DSpace,PKP Harvester, Koha and dbWiz Dear All, If you are interested in a Ubuntu-9.10 based Livecd, pre-configured with 1) DSpace, 2) PKP Harvester (OAI harvester based search engine for digital repositories) 3) Koha, and 4) dbWiz (a federated search engine for online Journals/databases) You may download from http://sf.net/projects/liblivecd OR http://liblivecd/sf.net NOTE: Though sourceforge.net shows the size of the file as 712 MB, the actual size is 680 MB. After downloading the ISO file, you may cut a CD (700 MB capacity) as ISO file. DONOT copy the ISO file on to the CD!!! For people who never used a liveCD: Once you have the CD, you may boot your system with the CD. LiveCD will not write anything to your Hard Disk. You can work from the CD itself and try testing DSpace, PKP harvester, Koha, and dbWiz. If you wish to have the Ubuntu Operating system along with these Library related software, you may click the "Install Ubuntu-9.10" icon. Take more care while partitioning your hard disk. You may use even multi-boot with the existing operating systems on your system. I would greatly appreciate, for your feed back on DLRG. with best regards -- ARD Prasad, Ph.D. Documentation Research and Training Centre (DRTC) Indian Statistical Institutet 8th Mile Mysore Raod Bangalore 560 059 Phone: +91-80-28483002 Ext. 496 FAX: +91-80-28482711 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN wanted in Goa University
by Gopakumar Velayudhanpillai 01 Feb '10

01 Feb '10

Applications are invited in the prescribed form for the post of Assistant Librarian at the Goa University. Application forms can be downloaded from University website www. unigoa.ac.in Fees: (Rs. 300/- US $ 25 for candidates abroad Rs.125/- for SC/ST candidates) by crossed Demand Draft drawn in favor of Registrar, Goa University payable at Panaji Goa. Details of qualifications/experience etc. are given in the Brochure accompanying the application form. Applications duly completed in all respects along with the prescribed application fee shall be submitted to the Registrar, Goa University on or before 02/03/2010. Name of post ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN- One post UNRESERVED The minimum qualifications required for appointment to the post of Assistant Librarian in the University in the pre-revised scale of pay of Rs.8000-275-13500 shall be: (i) Qualifying in the national –level test conducted for the purpose by the UGC or any other agency approved by the UGC. (ii) Masters’ degree in Library Science/Information Science/Documentation or an quivalent professional degree with at least 55% of the marks or its equivalent grade of B in the UGC seven point scale plus consistently good academic record, computerization of Library. Note: Exempted NET to M. Phil and Ph.D. Degree holders vide UGC letter dated 22/09/2006. General 1. Each applicant must send 7 copies of the application, one of which must be handwritten or typed and the other could be photocopies. 2. All annexure should be countersigned by the applicant/ candidate. 3. Applications should be accompanied with certified true copies of all certificates. 4. The applications will be screened by a Committee to short list them on the basis of qualifications and experience and recommend candidates for being called for interview. 5. The candidates who are already employed shall send their applications through proper channel. 6. Incomplete applications will not be considered. 7. Canvassing in any form by or on behalf of the candidate will disqualify him/her 8. The University reserves the right not to fill up the post advertised, or fill up the post on short term basis. Dr GOPAKUMAR V. University Librarian, Goa University Taleigao Plateau, Goa PIN 403 206 http://www.gopakumar.synthasite.com/ gopakumar.v(a)rediffmail.com Office Phone: 08326519012 Mobile No: 09447056713 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Are e-book readers too old, limited?
by DINESH SIDDAIAH 01 Feb '10

01 Feb '10

Dear Friends, Are e-book readers too old, limited? After less than a year of its launch, Amazon Kindle seems to be having tough time in the market, as users feel that the usage of Kindle is old and limited compared to smartphones, which have touchscreen, media playback and third-party apps, reports Electronista. According to a study done by University of Georgia, a device like Apple's iPad may be better-suited to current readers than dedicated devices like the Amazon Kindle. Source: http://www.siliconindia.com/shownews/Are_ebook_readers_too_old_limited-nid-… <http://www.siliconindia.com/shownews/Are_ebook_readers_too_old_limited-nid-…>Thanking You, Dinesh -- Dr. Dinesh K. S. MLISc., Ph.D. Selection Grade Librarian, Nagarjuna College of Engineering & Technology, Devanahalli, Bengaluru - 562 110. Ph: +91-9845102382, Email: dinesh.ncet(a)gmail.com www.nagarjunaknowledgecentre.webs.com www.dineshks.webs.com, -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy In Library Science
by mukesh jha 01 Feb '10

01 Feb '10

STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION (SSC), Eastern Region A.J.C. Bose Road, Nizam Palace, 1st MSO Building, 8th Floor, Kolkata - 700020 Staff Selection Commission (SSC), Eastern Region, Kolkata invites applications in the prescribed proforma from eligible candidates for the following Group-C non-gazetted posts for various Ministries/ Offices of the Government of India : Library & Information Assistant (General and Language) : 19 posts, Pay Scale : Rs. 9300 - 34800 grade pay Rs.4200, Age : 18-28 years Library & Information Assistant (Reprography) : 01 post, Pay Scale : Rs. 9300 - 34800 grade pay Rs.4200, Age : 18-28 years Library Clerk (Laboratory) : 01 post, Pay Scale : Rs. 5200-2022 grade pay Rs.1900, Age : 18-25 years Library Clerk (Mending) : 02 posts, Pay Scale : Rs. 5200-2022 grade pay Rs.1900, Age : 18-25 years Library Clerk (Reprography) : 01 post, Pay Scale : Rs. 5200-2022 grade pay Rs.1900, Age : 18-25 years Library Clerk (General) : 01 post, Pay Scale : Rs. 5200-2022 grade pay Rs.1900, Age : 18-25 years Fee Payable : Rs.50/- (No fee for Women/ SC/ST/PH and Ex-Servicemen) by means of Central Recruitment Fee Stamps (CRFS) only, available at head post office all over the country. How to Apply : Application in prescribed format should be sent in an envelope superscribed with bold letters as "Application for the posts of .................... " on or before 08/01/2010 (15/01/2010 for the candidates from far flung areas) to : Regional Director, Staff Selection Commission (ER), 234/4, A.J.C. Bose Road, Nizam Palace, 1st MSO Building, 8th Floor, Kolkata - 700029 For further details and application form, please visit http://www.sscer.org With Regards Mukesh Kumar Jha 9654448933 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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College librarian’s plight – DCE’s new circulation policy
by Vasanth 31 Jan '10

31 Jan '10

Dear Sir/madam, Recently Department of Collegiate Education directed all the librarians to allow student to borrow books during the examinations. It is very difficult for librarians issue books during the exam time, that too at the end of the academic year (May-June). We usually do stock verification during March, if not during May-June. Because during this period there will be no circulation, so it is easy for librarian to do stock verifications. If we follow the directions, it is hard to do stock verifications. We hardly find any time to do stock verifications. That is one aspect. There are other issues- mainly in degree colleges that too from colleges located in taluk level, the student dropout rate is somewhat more (30-40 students drop every year). Most of the time these students never return books to library. If we issue books during the exam time this will increase further and what policies you have to protect librarians. Every year the library grant is given at the end of the financial year. We have to purchase books before March 31st. Otherwise the grant will be taken back. In such a case we have to purchase large number of books and they have to be accessioned and classified. This takes lot of time and effort. With hardly any man power support librarian can’t accession books and circulate them instantly. Exams in most of the colleges continue for more than two months, if the students allow for borrowing books during this period, books have to be issued every day for two months with no guarantee of returning them in time. At the time of returning books it will be in depleting condition. Librarian has to quarrel with the students. The decision is taken without the consultation of librarians. Even it was written that DCE received complaints from student associations. But the DCE never consulted librarians before taking the decisions. This is right time for the Karnataka State College Librarians Association to intervene and protect the interest of the student and librarians. We are there to serve for students but it is really over burdening and will change the equilibrium of systematic librarianship. ------------------------- With best wishes Vasantha Raju N GFGC-Periyaptna Mysore Your Mail works best with the New Yahoo Optimized IE8. Get it NOW! http://downloads.yahoo.com/in/internetexplorer/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IATUL-2010 Partial Grants for Developing Countries
by vjkjk＠yahoo.com 30 Jan '10

30 Jan '10

31st Annual IATUL Conference The Evolving World of e-Science: Impact and Implications for Science and Technology Libraries Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States. June 20-24, 2010More at http://blogs.lib.purdue.edu/iatul2010/ In order to encourage participation from librarians in developing countries and institutions the IATUL Grant Award program will provide up to 5 grants of US$1,000 each for the 2010 conference. Preference for this conference will be given to librarians from Central and South America, but applications are encouraged from librarians at any institution that is an IATUL member or would qualify for IATUL membership (i.e., the institution has a focus or substantial program in the sciences and/or engineering). More details http://blogs.lib.purdue.edu/iatul2010/grant-award-program/ -- -- -- Dr. J. K. VIJAYAKUMAR, Ph.D, Science Specialist Librarian, King Abdullah University of Science & Technology, www.kaust.edu.sa -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Seminar cum Workshop on “Web Resources in Social Science Research”
by Nadeem Akhtar khan 30 Jan '10

30 Jan '10

Call for Papers/ Participation Seminar cum Workshop on “Web Resources in Social Science Research” The department in collaboration with “Indian Council of Social Science Research” (ICSSR), North Western Region, Chandigarh is organizing a two day seminar/workshop on “Web Resources in Social Science Research” for teachers and research scholars of Social Sciences belonging to universities and colleges of the ‘North Western Region of India’ from 15-16 March, 2010. The workshop will focus on emerging Web resources, their format , discovery, effectiveness and authencity in diverse fields of Social Sciences, besides providing opportunity to participants in gaining valuable insights, exchange ideas, explore new opportunities and build new web enabled networks. The department invites teachers, research scholars and other stake holders from Social Science disciplines to contribute a paper or participate in the event to share their ideas and enrich themselves of the latest trends in the Social Science research. We are also enclosing herein the registration form which should reach to us by or before February 25, 2010. Topics for Paper Submission Web Resources: General Features, Opportunities and Challenges. 2. Web Resources in Social Sciences: General overview Web 2.0 and its Allied Tools · Wikis, Blogs etc · Social Networking etc. Open Access to Scholarship and Retrieval Tools Open Access Initiatives, Open Access Repositories Open Access Journals, Books, Theses and Dissertations, etc. Open Source Softwares Web Retrieval Tools and Strategies Web Resources and Copyright Issues Web Resources: Evaluation, Management and Citation Patterns Plagiarism in the web Era: Status and challenges. Important Dates Paper Submission Deadline: February 15, 2010 Notification of Acceptance: February 25, 2010 Seminar/Workshop Date: March 15-16, 2010. Note: All the papers should be submitted to the department either online at the following e-mail address shafi_sm(a)rediffmail.com or sumeersuheel(a)gmail.com or handed over personally to Director/Head of the Department/Organising Secretary. Scholars and other stakeholders can also participate without contributing a paper. The registration in such case is open up to March 10, 2010. However, it will be based on first come first serve basis. Registration Teachers and other Stakeholders: Rs. 1000.00 or (Rs.500.00 for Paper Contributors) Research Scholars: Rs 500.00 (The registration fee includes seminar kit, working lunch and refreshment) Mode of Payment: Payment can be made in cash or through demand draft /cheque drawn in favour of Head, Department of Library and Information Science, University of Kashmir. Accommodation: Outstation participants can apply for accommodation and can avail the same on first come basis in the University Guest Houses. However, outside accommodation can also be made on request in economical Guest Houses and hotels. Contact Details: Dr. Sumeer Gul Assistant Professor Department of Library and Information Science University of Kashmir, Hazratbal, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. CELL: (0) 8803050076 E mail: sumeersuheel(a)gmail.com Seminar on Web Resources in Social Science Research, March 15-16, 2010 Registration Form Name (s) ____________________________________________________________________________ Designation __________________________________________________________________________ Affiliation ___________________________________________________________________________ Address:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Contact Details: Cell ________________________E-mail____________________________________ Paper Contributed: Yes/No Accommodation Required Yes /No Single/Share basis DD/Cheque No: __________________________________ Amount: __________________________ Bank___________________________________________ Branch: _____________________________ Signature(s) Recommended and forwarded Head of the Department/Director/Principal -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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UGC NET COACHING CLASSES BY KLA
by Sadasivan KP 30 Jan '10

30 Jan '10

KLA COACHING CLASSES FOR THE UGC NET EXAM ASPIRANTS Dear All, We have great pleasure to announce that Kerala Library Association is conducting Coaching Classes for the UGC NET Exam Aspirants. Classes for the first batch targeting the 2010 June Exam, will commence on 21st February 2010. Other details are as follows : Duration : 5 Months (approx) Schedule of Classes : Sundays & Other Holidays ; 10.00 am - 5.00 pm ; 4 Sessions of 1 hr. 30min. each Nature of Coaching : Lectures, Discussions, Tests & Model Exams Venue : Kerala Library Association Hq. at Trivandrum Course Materials : Will be supplied to the students Info Resources for Reference : Syllabus / Old Question Papers / Popular Texts & Guides / Question Bank with Answer Keys Papers to be covered : Papers I , II & III Course Fee : Rs. 4000/- , payable in two installments (Concessional rate for KLA Life Members : Rs. 3600/-) Faculty : A Team of well qualified & experienced professionals with rich experience in teaching / practicing. For further details, please contact : President / General Secretary Kerala Library Association 30(36) , II Floor , Kairalie Plaza Karamana, Trivandrum - 695 002, Kerala, India. President : KP Sadasivan : 09447903282 (Mob) / kps31147(a)yahoo.com General Secretary : PK Sureshkumar : 09495718460 (Mob) / pksuresh(a)yahoo.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fw: UGC-REFRESHER COURSE IN LIS, CALICUT UNIVERSITY
by Sunny Joseph 29 Jan '10

29 Jan '10

--- On Tue, 26/1/10, Sunny Joseph <sannyjoseph(a)yahoo.co.in> wrote: From Sunny Joseph, Librarian, Govt. Institute of Advanced Study in Education,Thrissur, Kerala. 680 020 From: Sunny Joseph <sannyjoseph(a)yahoo.co.in> Subject: UGC-REFRESHER COURSE IN LIS, CALICUT UNIVERSITY To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Date: Tuesday, 26 January, 2010, 11:46 PM Dear all, I was a participant in 5th UGC-refresher course in LIS at calicut University. The course was from 5-1-2010 to 25-1-2010 at Academic Staff College. Threre were 45 participants including three from outside Kerala. The course was mainly aiming for providing hands on experience with various library softwares, especially digital library application packages. The course was inaugurated by Prof.Bavakutty, HOD, DLIS, Kannur University. Dr.K.X.Joseph, Director,ASC presided and Dr.Jalaja, HOD,DLIS, calicut university welcomed the gathering. Prof.Bavakutty conducted an excellent session on internet searching skills. He explained different ways of searching the Web with illustrations which was very useful. Dr.M.G.Sreekumar and Mr. Biju from IIM, Kozhikode explained about digital libraries and demonstrated Greenstone digital library applications. Sri. Rajasekharan, Librarian, KILA said that the librarian who is ignorant about building digital library is treated as illiterate in the digital age. He trained the participants on how to build digital library using Greenstone. Dr.Rama Sesha from Mysore university conducted an excellent on information sources for research. He revealed that Acharya Rajaneesh read 1,67,000 books and maintained them in his personal library fully organised. Oh! What an intellectual Acharya Rajaneesh was!!! who was mis-represented by our main stream media. Dr. Rama also revealed the story of another bibliophile, Sri. Asuthosh Mukherjee who was keeping a personal library of 1,10,000 books. Sri.Tomson, Librarian, Devagiri college, Calicut and Dr.Dinesan Koovakai, Asst. Librarian from Central University Kasaragod demonstrated KOHA installation and its working in Linux platform. They informed us that KOHA is a free library management software and has all features of high cost proprietary softwares. Sri.Madhu, system administrator, Calicut university taught us important Linux commands. Prof. Bardol form Mangalore University spoke on professional ethics. He explained that library ethics are rooted in the Five laws of Library Science. Dr. Chandrasekhara from Mysore University conducted a session on Doublin Core meta-data standards. Sri.Husain, Librarian, Kerala Forest Research Institute said there is confusion among working librarians resulting from new generation library softwares and the practical difficulty arising during switching over existing data bases to new applications. Dr.Manikandan, Faculty from Dept. of Psychology, Feroke College Calicut conducted an excellent session on reserch design and use of SPSS package in data analysis. Dr. Muhammed Haneefa, Lecturer, DLIS, Calicut University, trained us on making web pages using HTML. This was highly effective. Dr. Kochu kosi, Librarian, Central Reference Library, Kolkata conducted an enlightening session on eary writing materials, eary printing and informed us about the recommendations of National Knowledge Comission on Librarires and LIS. Dr. Jacob Verghese, Faculty, IMG, Calicut had an inter-active session on inter-personal relations. He enlightened us that professional skills contribute only 20% in success while 80% contribution in success is from other areas especially human relation skills. Dr. Abdul Aseese, University Librarian(i/C), Calicut University showed us UGC-INFONET Service in the University and informed us that 9000+ journals are in the consortium. During the course we could participate in a seminar on "Best Practices in Libraries" jointly organised by DLIS, Calicut Iniversity and KLA. SrI. Jayarajan, Country Head, British library India, Dr. Anil Chalambra, HOD, Dept. of Malayalam, University of Calicut etc spoke. On 20-1-2010, we had a good experiece of visiting IIM, Kozhikode. Dr. M.G.Sreekumar explained about the library services and about the digital library of IIMK. On the evening we visited Beypore beach, a place of historical importance. By Sunny Joseph, Librarian, Govt.Institute of Advanced Study in Education, Thrissur. sannyjoseph(a)yahoo.co.in The INTERNET now has a personality. YOURS! See your Yahoo! Homepage. 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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