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Library Journal (LJ) Seeks Library of the Year Nominations
by DINESH SIDDAIAH 25 Mar '09

25 Mar '09

Dear Friends, Library Journal (LJ) Seeks Library of the Year Nominations Library Journal seeks role-model libraries to vie for the 2009 LJ/Gale Cengage Learning Library of the Year Award. The $10,000 prize celebrates the library that most profoundly demonstrates: service to the community; creativity and innovation in developing specific community programs or a dramatic increase in usage; and leadership in creating programs that can be emulated by others. Along with the cash award, the winner is featured in the June 15, 2009 LJ* *cover story and honored with a gala reception at the American Library Association Annual Conference. 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 Blog: ksdinesh.blogspot.com, Official Blog: libraryofncet.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] Regarding SOUL 2.0 V/s Open Source Software
by Aashish Savant 24 Mar '09

24 Mar '09

I don't think that the debate is around SOUL 2.0 V/S OSS but the larger issue of selection of a Library software solution which is; 1. Technologically and functionally superior 2. Compliant to International Software and Library Standards 3. Has lowest/ Most economical TCO including OS/ Database/ Installation/ Training/ customisation/ Technical Support 4. has demonstrated ability to accomodate and upgrade to evolving Technical and Domain specific standards In case the selection veers to an OSS solution, an important parameter in the selection will be the Service provider, if any. The criteria for selection would primarily be: 1. Experience in the Library Domain. 2. Commitment/ Stakes in the Library Business domain 3. Business Ideology/ Soundness of Revenue model to ascertain continued service support for the product 4. Technical competence in the product support as reflected in the product development/ enhancement contributions and Client referrals Also to understand that not all OSS solutions are better than properiatary solutions but the better OSS solutions will typically attract a large product community following. A large and vibrant product community will also ensure longievity of product life cycle and better technical and functional compliance. The debate on western origin V/S Indian developed s/w products is essentially superflous since a logical extension of this rather Protectionist argument would send us back to the Stone Ages. Reinventing the wheel for the sake of dogmatic patriotism would be a waste of trained resources. A more pragmatic approach would be to participate in a progressive project like KOHA and Localise the necessary features and develop newer ones. We have already made a begining by setting up portal www.kohaindia.org and are committed to devoting technical and functional resources for the same. This would be a contributory project and quite a few senior Librarians and FOSS developers have expressed willingness to work on the same. Adoption of newer technologies and Adherence to international standards is not a luxury but a necessity of the Indian Libraries. Incase the Indian educational and research institutes need to achieve their DUE international standing, Libraries and in turn Library professionals need to embrace the technological change. -- Aashish Savant Director, RDG Microelectronics Pvt Ltd. 203, Blue Rose Industrial Estate, Western Express Highway, Borivli (E), Mumbai 400066. Tel: +91 22 - 65279584/ 6571 9584 email: aashishs(a)rdg.co.in aashish.savant(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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PPTs of National Seminar & Research Conference
by Ajay Kamble 24 Mar '09

24 Mar '09

Dear All, Please find PPTs of National Seminar & Research Conference on "Library : a Temple of Learning & Knowledge House" held at Guru Nanak Institute of management Studies , Matunga Mumbai at www.mlsc.co.nr (A direct link is given on Homepage) <http://www.mlsc.co.nr> This PPT's were sent by Kuljeet G. Kahlon, Librarian, GNIMS. -- Ajay M. Kamble Librarian Annasaheb Vartak Arts, Commerce, Science College, Vasai Road (W), Dist. Thane - 401202 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Open Access Information
by Sambhu Nath Halder 24 Mar '09

24 Mar '09

Dear Professionals, I want to highlight the webpage of the University of Auckland that contains "Open Access Information". It is a rich site gathering open access directories, which is very much helpful to LIS community. Link is given below for your reference: http://www.library.auckland.ac.nz/instruct/il/openaccess.htm Regards, Sambhu Nath Halder Incharge, Library ============================ Narula Institute of Technology 81, Nilgunj Road; Kolkata-109 Moblie No.: +91 9733964714 ============================ New Email names for you! Get the Email name you've always wanted on the new @ymail and @rocketmail. Hurry before someone else does! http://mail.promotions.yahoo.com/newdomains/aa/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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temporary trainees for JRD tata Memorial Library
by ksc＠library.iisc.ernet.in 24 Mar '09

24 Mar '09

There are few vacancies of temporary trainees at JRD Tata Memorial Library. Those who are desirous of joining may submit their application providing their Curriculum Vitae on or before 31 march 2009 Qualification(essential): MLibSc: I class; BSc or BA:I class Send your applications to Chudamani Deputy Librarian JRD Tata Memorial Library IISc, Bangalore 560012

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Vacancy Of Library Assistant In NCSM
by mukesh jha 24 Mar '09

24 Mar '09

*National Science Centre (NSC*) (National Council of Science Museums – NCSM) Gate No.1, Pragati Maidan, Bhairon Marg, New Delhi – 01 Application are invited for the following posts : *Library Assistant ‘A’ : 01 post (OBC*), Pay Band : PB-1 Rs.5200-20200 Grade Pay Rs.2800, Qualification : Bachelor’s Degree in Library and Information Science, or Diploma in Librarianship after graduation in Science. One year relevant experience after Degree/ Diploma. *Age : 30* years as on 01/03/09. Relaxation as per rules. *Application Fee* : Rs.25/- in the form of DD in favour of National Science Centre, Payable at Delhi. *How to Apply* : Application in the prescribed format alongwith the attested copies of the testimonials should reach on the above address by 06/04/2009. Application form and other details may be obtained in person or by sending a self addressed envelope of size 25cms x 10 cms duly stamped for Rs.10/- super scribing on the the top :Application form for the post of …………….” before 04/04/09. Application form and other details can also be obtained from the website www.nscdelhi.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Prescribed qualifications for the post of Librarain as per AICTE norms
by Hi This is Muthu (ಮುತ್ತುರಾಜ.ಎಸ್ ) 9844110722 23 Mar '09

23 Mar '09

Dear all, I just wanted to know, what is the prescribed qualifications for the post of Librarian in an engineering colleges, which are affiliated to AICTE? Recently Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) had called for 9 posts of Librarian in government engineering colleges in Karnataka State. In that, it had mentioned that NET/SLET is must for the post of Librarian and Physical educational personnel in an engineering colleges. Whereas for the post of lecturers in non-engineering disciplines like English, geology, Chemistry, maths etc. are exempted from NET/SLET, if they have Mphil or PhD degree. My question is Why the same criteria is not applied for the post of Librarian? Is it violation of AICTE norms? Can any one go to the court of law for verdict? What can we do for this? Kindly provide us the necessary details regarding qualifications as per AICTE norms for the post of librarian. Thank you, Prakash M Asst.Librarian Army Institute of Fashion & Design Dooravani Nagar, Old Madras Road Bengaluru. 560 016 Ph:+91 (080) 2561 7559 Mobile: 98457 92358 Email:prakashmh@gmail.com <Email%3Aprakashmh(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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questions for LIS professionals for interview purpose
by ashok upadhyay 23 Mar '09

23 Mar '09

Interview Questions for LIS Professtionals 1. Introduce Yourself 2. What are your strengths & weakness 3. Why did you decide to enter the field of library and information science? OR What motivated you to seek a library degree? 4. Why did you decide to apply for this position? 5. Discuss some of your achievement regarding this field. 6. What kind of work environment do you prefer? 7. How are you qualified for this job? OR What qualifications do you have that make you think you will be a success at this job? 8. Do you have some extraordinary qualities that distinguish you from others? 9. The person in this position needs to be innovative and proactive. Can you describe some things you have done to demonstrate these qualities? 10. How would you rate your communication skills and what have you done to improve them? 11. What experience do you have dealing with academic scholars? 12. What is your experience with automated systems and with computers in general? 13. Tell us about yourself and your ambition. 14. Tell us about some of your contribution to improve our field. 15. What do you think a reference librarian's duties should be? 16. Tell us about your subject background and about your coursework outside of library science. 17. Do you have the skills necessary to create and maintain our WWW home pages? 18. Do you plan to continue your education? 19. Starting with your last job, would you tell me about some of your achievements that were recognized by your superiors? 20. What are some things you would like to avoid in a job? Why? 21. What does success mean to you? How do you judge it? 22. What types of things make you angry? How do you react? 23. In what ways do you think you can make a contribution to our department? 24. Why do you think this library should hire you? 25. Describe your experience in creating documents, proposals, research findings, or any other form of written copy. 26. Mention some popular reference materials. 27. What does librarianship means? 28. Mention some popular online databases with their subject coverage. 29. Briefly discuss about Melvil Dewey. 30. Mention some popular journals in our field. 31. Abbreviate ISBN and ISSN. Describe their role in this information era. 32. What do you mean by "Bibliography”? How will you arrange a bibliography? 33. Discuss the library movement in your country. 34. Which is more important ' Bibliography or Abstract ' for controlling information explosion? 35. Briefly discuss about Library Association in your country? 36. Which is the world's oldest Library Association? 37. What is library science? 38. Which is the largest library in the world? 39. What are the major classifications of the DDC? 40. What are the twenty major classes of Library of Congress? 41. What are the major Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) classes? 42. What are the ten major classes of Universal Decimal Classification? 43. Which is the largest library in your country (both in collection and structure)? 44. Briefly discuss history of library education in your country. 45. Which resource do you prefer - electronic or print, and why? 46. Discuss some major problems of library automation in your country. 47. Which classification scheme would you prefer and why? 48. What do you mean by National Bibliography? Is there any national bibliography published in your country? 49. What do you mean by classification? 50. Mention five popular National Library in the world. 51. Briefly Discuss about IFLA, it's role to promote librarianship around the world. 52. What does information literacy means? 53. What does OPAC means? 54. Discuss briefly the role of OCLC, its functions. 55. How reference services differ from information service? 56. Discuss the benefits of library automation. 57. Why classification is necessary? 58. Which is the largest academic library in your country? 59. Why Public library is called the People's University? 60. Discuss the various types of library that exist in a civil society. 61. Why networking and resource sharing of a library is necessary? 62. Mention two modern information services. -- Ashok Kumar Upadhyay Research Scholar, Department of Library Information Science, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002 (M) 91+9412545849, 9368015073 E-MAIL: ashoka143(a)gmail.com Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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PROGRAMME OF IASLIC and BLA
by Pijushkanti Panigrahi 23 Mar '09

23 Mar '09

PROGRAMME OF IASLIC and BLA Dr. Barun Mukherji, Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) and former Librarian & Teacher of Library and Information Science will deliver IASLIC’s XVth Annual Ranganathan Memorial Lecture, 2008 on Books, Libraries And Culture at the Seminar Room, Bose Institute, P-1/12 CIT Scheme-VII-M, Kankurgachi, Kolkata 700 054 on Thursday March 26, 2009 at 6.00 P..M. Bengal Library Association (BLA) will release a book ‘Bangla Pustak Bargikaran’ (Classification of Bengali Books) edited by Sri Ramkrishna Saha, President, Bengal Library Association at the Seminar Room, Bose Institute, P-1/12 CIT Scheme-VII-M, Kankurgachi, Kolkata 700 054 on Thursday March 26, 2009 . Prof. Pabitra Sarkar, Vice-President, Paschimbanga Bangla Academy and former Vice-Chancellor, Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata will release the book and preside over the function. All are cordially invited to participate in the programme. ============ ========= ========= ========= ==== 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 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(a)yahoo.com, (M) : +91 94342 43522. Joint Secretary, IASLIC, Convenor, Education Division, IASLIC; Associate Editor, IASLIC Bulletin, IASLIC, Kolkata-54 Get rid of Add-Ons in your email ID get yourname(a)ymail.com. Sign up now! http://in.promos.yahoo.com/address -- 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] Regarding SOUL 2.0 V/s Open Source Software
by savitra sirohi 23 Mar '09

23 Mar '09

Dr. Gupta, I agree that librarians should not be programmers. Have you considered open source AND professional IT support? I don't think there is any need to go backward in terms of software. It is possible to get the quality, innovation, no vendor lock-in, cost benefits of open source with the service quality and security that commercial software vendors offer. For instance we offer a shared hosted Koha instance starting at just Rs. 7,500 per year. This price includes hosting, hardware & software AMC, librarian helpdesk, technology helpdesk, nightly backup etc. I will be very happy to work with you or anybody else on this list to help automate libraries around the country at affordable prices. Thanks, Savitra Sirohi Nucsoft OSS Labs http://www.osslabs.biz > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Dr Pawan Kumar Gupta <pawan.jp(a)gmail.com> > Date: 2009/3/22 > Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Regarding SOUL 2.0 V/s Open Source Software > To: forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > Cc: pku(a)nic.in, "Dr. Jagdish Arora" <jarora(a)inflibnet.ac.in> > > > Dear Upadhyay and other friends, > > I share the views expressed (by Upadhyay and a few others thinking in line > with him). > > This is not the job of a librarian to simply move in to the area of > programmer. If we are not supposed to be electrician, a sweeper, an > engineers, or a doctor; where is the problem if we are not a programmer. > > We should be able to understand the language of the programmer like other > professions, we should be able to express our needs effectively and hire the > services of programmers. > > It would be better if we devote our selves in understanding lib & inf sc > better, as compared to using our major part of the time in understanding > code of open source software. We should use available helpful > semi-commercial (like SOUL, hardly a cost in comparison to other commercial > software), or if we wish to and can afford commercial software like LIBSYS > and so on rather than start understanding the code for OSS. > > "If they could have used even CDS/ISIS or an MS ACCESS database for data > entry at least 60% work could have been over in terms of automation." is a > perfect view. i have devoted some time in counselling in IGNOU programmes > etc. And with regular interactions with LIS personnel, especially in > Rajasthan, I am of the firm view that given the manpower and infrastructure, > and keeping in view the finances available with majority of college and > public libraries they should go with something like WINISIS for generating > their catalogue and afford effective searching for their patrons. Now with > SOUL, not a costly software, and regular support from INFLIBNET (already the > improved free replacement with SOUL 2 available), small and medium sized > libraries should go for such products. > > We need to automate all libraies with the means available at our disposal. > People in the profession having a better understanding should devote to > "migration, data conversion or enterprise integrating those softwares > solutions" used by various libraries. > > Nicely written Mr Upadhyay, needs to be applauded. > With best wishes. > > 2009/3/16 Upadhyay P K <pku(a)nic.in> > > Dear professionals, >> >> My view regarding open source solution vs proprietary are as follows. >> >> 1. There are ceratin myths about open source softwares. It is a good topic >> of discussion and academic study and reserch. But the moment we try to >> implement, problems arise out. Of course in any new implementation/change, >> there are problems. People are the most important component in any solution >> , open source or closed source. >> >> 2. Total cost of ownership(TCO) is high in case of open source solution. If >> you consider the Software installation, server setup, training, AMC, >> hosting, security, follow-up, customization the cost will be high. In >> relation to the total implementation, cost of software is negligible. We >> should not be worry about the open or closed softwares, our motive should be >> Proper Information Systems Solution. The management and parent organization >> never stop if a good proposal with time bound implementation is put for >> financial approval. Government of India has allocated Rs 23000 crore for >> eGovernance during 11th Plan . Many of the organizations are not able to >> spend their ICT bugdet or sometime spend anyhow. >> >> 3. In India we are fighting for the softwares and codes developed by >> Western Countries- both Open Source tools, OS, Systems Softwares and >> majority of the open source softwares( for example Windows, Linux, .NET, >> JAVA, IIS, Apache, etc). They are developing and launching these projects, >> and in developping countries including India we are not able to decide which >> software are to be used. Althogh we should appreciate the efforts of >> NEWGENLIB team from India and many Open Technology Centres have been >> started. >> >> 4. Only people are talking in fashion of open source, freedom of owning , >> because it seems free but it's not if you talk of total solution. It has >> become a fashion to talk of RFID, SmartCard, Web 2.0, Social Networking, >> MARC, UNICODE, Mobile OPAC, Digital Libraries, etc, even if there is no >> basic infrastructure like latest hardware, networking infrastructure, web >> hosting , data entry plan, etc. >> >> 5. Earlier also there were almost free software like CDS/ISIS from UNESCO, >> DELPLUS from DELNET(with only Rs 7500 or so), SOUL for college university >> from INFLIBNET (with Rs 50000), but libraries did not utilize the >> opportunity. Majority of libraries does not have capability to understand >> simple codes of HTML and changing their logo in the software. Actually LIS >> professionals are not supposed to be programmers. They should be information >> systems manager. >> >> 6. Unless somebody takes responsibility of support or stamps the product, >> it is not advisable to use the open source softwares . It may be security >> problem. >> >> 7. I have experience of regularly interacting with many big organizations >> and libraries throughout India that are struggling in selecting the LMS >> softwares since many years. They have not yet started Data Entry of books. >> If they could have used even CDS/ISIS or an MS ACCESS database for data >> entry at least 60% work could have been over in terms of automation. >> >> 8 Some libraries I have seen, are not able to publish their OPAC on >> Internet and maintaning database on local LAN machine. They have used many >> open source softwares of LMS, Digital Library, Repository learnt in >> different forums and training programmes. But when question comes of >> migration, data conversion or enterprise integrating those softwares >> solutions, they need huge money and running here and there. >> >> 9. There are around 5 lakh libraries in the country including schools, >> hardly 10% of these may be automated using Library Management Softwares. We >> have to make them automated using open source or closed at the earliest. >> Here all the stakeholders are required to join and contribute. Only talking >> of open or closed will not be sufficient. >> >> 10. My point in discussing these issues is not to discard the open source >> softwares, but more of providing the right kind Information Systems solution >> in totality for Indian libraries. Of course there is open revolution >> throghout world . >> >> with regards >> >> P K Upadhyay >> NIC , Delhi >> -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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