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Regional Workshop on Koha organised by DELNET at Amrita School of Engineering, Bangalore from May 18-20, 2009
by Sangeeta Kaul 27 Apr '09

27 Apr '09

delnet announces Regional Workshop on on Koha - An Open-Source Integrated Library System (ILS) : An Ideal Opportunity for Libraries from May 18-20, 2009 at Amrita School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Bangalore -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Accommodation is provided free of charge to the delegates for four days stay at the Campus. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Participation Fee (For India and SAARC countries) : Member Institutions of DELNET Rs 3000 per delegate (25% discount on participation fee of more than one delegate from the same organisation) Non-Member Institutions of DELNET Rs 3500 per delegate (25% discount on participation fee of more than one delegate from the same organisation) Participants from North-East Institutions Rs 1500 per delegate Detailed Brochure available at www.delnet.nic.in For further details write to : Sangeeta Kaul Network Manager & Workshop Coordinator DELNET-Developing Library Network JNU Campus, Nelson Mandela Road Vasant Kunj New Delhi-110070 Tel: 91-11-26742222, 32471010, 32471011 Fax: 91-11-26741122 Mobile : 09810329992 Email: sangs(a)delnet.ren.nic.in, sangskaul2003(a)yahoo.co.in Web : www.delnet.nic.in Mr K K Suresh Librarian Amrita School of Engineering Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Deemed University Kasavanahalli Off: Sarjapura Road Carmelaram Post Bengaluru-560 035 Tel: 080-28441216 -17 Web : www.amrita.edu, http://210.212.205.25/opac Email: kk_suresh(a)blr.amrita.edu, suresh_amrita(a)rediffmail.com _______________________________________________________________________________ Sangeeta Kaul Network Manager DELNET-Developing Library Network Jawaharlal Nehru University Campus Nelson Mandela Road Vasant Kunj New Delhi-110070 Tel: 91-11-26742222, 32471010, 32471002, 32471011 Fax: 91-11-26741122 Email: sangs(a)delnet.ren.nic.in, sangskaul2003(a)yahoo.co.in, sangskaul(a)gmail.com Web : www.delnet.nic.in ________________________________________________________________________________ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Digitisation could help economy, says ARL director
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 26 Apr '09

26 Apr '09

http://www.researchinformation.info/news/news_story.php?news_id=435 Digitisation could help economy, says ARL director 12 February 2009 The executive director of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has urged the US government to finance a large-scale digitisation project as a way to help in the current economic crisis. The project that he wants President Obama and the US Congress to back would see the country's library and other cultural collections digitised and put on the web. In an article in the Chronicle of Higher Education, ARL's Charles B. Lowry argued that 'Investing in an open, universal digital commons will help ease the current economic crisis by creating jobs, equipping workers with 21st-century skills, and laying a foundation for innovation and national competitiveness in business and research.' He believes that infrastructure developments should go beyond roads and bridges. 'We should also build our digital infrastructure and equip workers with skills they can use in the years ahead—skills for the information age,' he explained. According to Lowry, with immediate funding, up to 10,000 people could quickly be trained and employed scanning public-domain library materials. He estimates that creating a universal digital library of 10 million books would cost $300 million, which he sees as a modest price tag compared with many public-works projects. Lowry's opinion piece, 'Let’s Spur Recovery by Investing in Information,' appeared in the 6 February 2009, issue of the Chronicle. Related internet links ARL Prof. N.LAXMAN RAO, Professor of Library & Information Science, & Director, UGC-Academic Staff College (Retd), Osmania University, HYDERABAD- 500 007 (INDIA) President, Association of British Scholars (Hyderabad Chapter) 91-40-27171565, 27177763 (res): 09246547599 (Mobile) e:mail-- naglaxman(a)yahoo.com OR naglaxman(a)gmail.com SAVE THE EARTH / ENVIRONMENT- SAVE YOURSELF -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Last UK research council mandates open access
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 26 Apr '09

26 Apr '09

http://www.researchinformation.info/news/news_story.php?news_id=436 Last UK research council mandates open access 12 February 2009 The Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has decided to mandate open-access publication of the research that it funds. However, it says that academics should be able to choose whether they use the so-called green option (ie, self-archiving in an on-line repository) or to use the gold option (ie, pay-to-publish in an open access journal). This decision, which was made at the EPSRC council's December meeting, follows a consultation by Research Councils UK, in collaboration with the Research Information Network and the Department of Trade and Industry. ESPRC was the only one of the seven Research Councils UK, which hadn't already adopted an open-access mandate; the others having announced theirs back in 2006. ESPRC will publish further details of its policy later in the spring. Related internet links EPSRC's open-access policy Prof. N.LAXMAN RAO, SAVE THE EARTH / ENVIRONMENT- SAVE YOURSELF -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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OCLCs new initiative
by Jai Haravu 26 Apr '09

26 Apr '09

Friends OCLC has recently announced a major initiative, what it calls, "the first Web-scale, cooperative library management service". This will ultimately bring into WorldCat Local the full complement of functions traditionally performed by a locally installed integrated library system (ILS). The initiative, when it becomes full-fledged wll no doubt challenge the ILS market place. OCLC's vision involves shifting increasing portions of activity managed library-by-library through locally or consortially implemented automation systems to the network level, subsumed under the global WorldCat infrastructure. Libraries that subscribe to FirstSearch WorldCat will get, for no additional charge, the WorldCat Local "quick start" service: a locally branded catalog interface. People may like to see the article in the link below by Marshall Breeding, a well respected expert in library technologies. http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6653619.html Haravu -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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New IFLA website
by Charu 25 Apr '09

25 Apr '09

Respected Friends, Greetings for the day. Change is the rule of life and Library Information Science world is not an exception of this basic rule. IFLA is not the new name in LIS world but today it got a new face. On Wednesday 22 April Claudia Lux, IFLA President, officially launched the new IFLA website. This happening took place in the presence of all IFLA Governing Board members that were gathered in The Hague at IFLA HQ for the April Governing Board Meeting. The new website and other relevant details can be accessed on following link------ http://www.ifla.org/ Regards, Miss Charu Mathur -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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NISCAIR Short Term Courses in May 2009
by G Mahesh 25 Apr '09

25 Apr '09

NISCAIR will be conducting the following short term courses during May 2009: 1. Patent Drafting (11-15 May 2009) 2. Science communication through print media (18-20 May 2009) 3. Information Technology for Information Management (25 May - 26 June 2009) For more details, please contact Dr. Narendra Kumar, In-charge, Training (Ph: 26863617, 26965094) or send an email to: training(a)niscair.res.in G. Mahesh Scientist, NISCAIR -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Complete list of Indian libraries
by Vimal Kumar 25 Apr '09

25 Apr '09

Dear Friends, I would like to know the availability of comprehensive list of libraries in India. I made a search using google, but I could found only incomplete lists. Any directory of libraries in India available? Thanks in advance. -- Vimal Kumar V. Asst. Librarian Asian School of Business Technopark, Trivandrum-695 581 Web: 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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Prof Ajit Kr Mukhopadhyay Birth Centenary Lecture by IASLIC & BLA
by Mailing List Admin 24 Apr '09

24 Apr '09

Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:19:52 +0530 (IST) From: Pijushkanti Panigrahi <panigrahipk(a)yahoo.com> Prof Ajit Kr Mukhopadhyay Birth Centenary Lecture by IASLIC & BLA � To commemorate the Birth Centenary of Late Prof Ajit Kumar Mukhopadhyay, IASLIC and BLA is going to organize Prof Ajit Kumar Mukhopadhyay Birth Centenary Lecture on April 30, 2009 at 6 pm in the Auditorium of IASLIC. The lecture will be delivered by Mr M N Nagraj and other senior members of IASLIC and BLA. Dr J N Satpahi, President IASLIC will preside over the meeting Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi, Professor, Dept of Lib and Inf Science, 3rd Floor Asutosh Building, University of Calcutta, 87/1 College Street,Kolkata - 700 073, West Bengal, India, email : panigrahipk@yahoo.com,��(M) : +91 94342 43522. Joint Secretary, IASLIC, Convenor, Education Division, IASLIC; Associate Editor, IASLIC Bulletin, IASLIC, Kolkata-54

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World Book Day
by loan fayaz 23 Apr '09

23 Apr '09

Respected/Dear professionals, Today is the World Book Day (April 23). It is celeberated to salute authors and remind the value of reading (books) to the public. We, the LIS professionals have to play a key role in highlighting this day to keep the habits of reading alive. As we all know, reading helps in all-round development of a person from his cradle to grave.It adds new sight to eyes and new wisdom to mind. A dump person becomes a communicator and a lame climbs mountains of knowledge through reading. However, in the present multimedia society, radio,television, cell phone, computer and the Internet have captured a big slice of time and reading has taken a back seat.These new gadgets of technology have become the "Time Eating Machines" and reading has almost become a closed book. Children, youth and adults alike are more inclined towards new technology for information, entertainment and pleasure. In this media mix, we the LIS professionals have to redesign the strategies to attract the new generation towards reading. With best regards/wishes Fayaz Lone (Documentation Officer) Centre of Central Asian Studies, University of Kashmir, Srinagar. Now surf faster and smarter ! Check out the new Firefox 3 - Yahoo! Edition http://downloads.yahoo.com/in/firefox/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Book Detail
by Charu 21 Apr '09

21 Apr '09

Respected Friends, Greetings for the day, E-mail ID of Dr s Singh is : shankarsingh(a)hotmail.com and details of his awarded book is given as under: 1.Information technology 2.Computer an introduction 3.Internet an introduction 4.Information technology & India 5.New Applications of Internet 6.IT ,Internet & Hindi 7.Internet hindi glossary The book is published by Poorvanchal Prakashan,Delhi in 2007 Regards, Miss Charu Mathur. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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