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INFLIBNET Newsletter July to September 2008
by Rajesh Chandrakar 23 Jan '09

23 Jan '09

Dear Professional Colleagues Current version of the INFLIBNET Newsletter is available for download, any one interested can download it from the following website: http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/publication/newsletter/newsletter_July_September… With best regards Rajesh ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rajesh Chandrakar, Commonwealth Professional Fellow Scientist - B (LS) INFLIBNET (INFormation and LIBrary NETwork) Centre An IUC of University Grants Commission Near Gujarat University Guest House, PB No. 4116, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad - 380 009, India Tel. +91-(0)79-26305971/ 8528/ 4695(O), 26873805(R) Mobile: +91-9427527894 Fax: +91-(0)79-26300990, 263007816 E-mail: rajesh(a)inflibnet.ac.in; rchandrakar(a)gmail.com Website: http://www.inflibnet.ac.in Video Gallery: http://www.youtube.com/INFLIBNET -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Article on Libraries
by lata＠iihmr.org 23 Jan '09

23 Jan '09

Hello, Below is a link to a great article on libraries which appeared on the front page of Thursday's Wall Street Journal. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123197709459483585.html Laurel Goodgion Wethersfield (CT) Library ========================================== LATA SURESH Manager, Library and Documentation Centre Asst.Editor, Journal of Health Management (SAGE) Institute of Health Management Research 1, Prabhu Dayal Marg, Sanganer Airport Jaipur - 302011 Rajasthan INDIA Phone: +91-141-2791431-34 ext. 328 Fax : +91-141-2792138 URL : http://www.iihmr.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Perceptions 2008: An International Survey of Library Automation
by K.R. Mulla 23 Jan '09

23 Jan '09

Dear LIS Professionals, Marshall Breeding a survey that he conducted to gather data regarding the perceptions of libraries toward their automation systems, the organizations that provide support, and the quality of support they receive. It also aims to gauge interest in open source library automation systems. For More see this link: http://www.librarytechnology.org/perceptions2008.pl -- Thanks with regards K. R. Mulla, Librarian, HKBK College of Engineering, # 22/1, Nagawara, Bangalore - 560 045. Karnataka, India. Tel. +91-80-25441722, 25443744 Ext 152 ................................................................................................. Engg-Lib-Forum: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Engg-Lib-Forum/ Home Page: http://krmulla.googlepages.com/ Library: http://203.90.120.126:8081/ ****************************************************************************

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IATLIS Communications
by hpskalra＠gmail.com 22 Jan '09

22 Jan '09

Dear Professional Colleagues, The next issue of the quarterly official organ of the Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS), 'IATLIS Communications', is under preparation. Members and other professionals are requested to send relevant news items for the period December 2008 onwards for publication in the next issue of IATLIS Communications. News of doctorates awarded, new faculty, faculty promotions, awards and recognition to faculty, forthcoming events, reports of seminars/conferences organized, and other relevant news should be sent to the General Secretary, IATLIS, C/o Dept of Library & Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala by post or to iatlis.patiala(a)gmail.com by email. HPS Kalra Joint Secretary, IATLIS. DLIS, Punjabi University, Patiala. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Help regarding literature on women librarians in India
by anjali kale 22 Jan '09

22 Jan '09

Dear Friends Can any one please help me with the literature on women librarians. I am looking out for some information on Mrs Anandibai Prabhudesai who was first lady to serve library. She worked as the Superintendent of the Children's Library and Play room in the Baroda Central Library in 1930's Miss V. Khandwala University Librarian of SNDT Women' s University. I am working on Pioneer Women Librarian in India If anyone has the information on the same, please send. Thanks anjali Librarian K. J. Somaiya Comprehensive College of Education, Training and Research Vidyavihar Mumbai Ph. no : 25150265

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Request for Article
by Mailing List Admin 22 Jan '09

22 Jan '09

Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:34:53 +0530 From: G. K. Sachdeva <gksachdeva30(a)gmail.com> Dear Professional, If any one have this article in hardcopy or Softcopy please send. It is very urgent needed for one our Professors: Non-linear least-squares fitting with excel solver and related routines in HPLC modelling of retention II. Considerations of selection of optimal fit Journal: *Chromatographia* Publisher: *Vieweg Verlag* Issue: *Volume 52, Numbers 7-8 / October, 2000* Pages: *487-493* *With Regards*, *Gulshan Kr. Sachdeva* *Assistant Librarian* *Pearl** **School** of Business* *46, Institutional Area, Sector 32* *Gurgaon 122001* *Gksachdeva30(a)gmail.com* *Gulshan.sachdeva(a)psbg.in* *0124-4217547*

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Statement on the Global Economic Crisis and Its Impact on Consortial Licenses
by D Jotwani, Librarian IIT Bombay 22 Jan '09

22 Jan '09

Dear All You may be interested to see the following statement by the International Coalition of Library Consortia. please see the full document at http://www.library.yale.edu/consortia/icolc-econcrisis-0109.htm INTERNATIONAL COALITION OF LIBRARY CONSORTIA (ICOLC) Statement on the Global Economic Crisis and Its Impact on Consortial Licenses Written on behalf of the many library consortia across the world that participate in the ICOLC, this statement has two purposes. It is intended to help publishers and other content providers from whom we license electronic information resources (hereafter simply referred to as publishers) understand better how the current unique financial crisis affects the worldwide information community. Its second purpose is to suggest a range of approaches that we believe are in the mutual best interest of libraries and the providers of information services. The ICOLC library consortia consider the current crisis of such significance that we cannot simply assume that libraries and publishers share a common perspective about the magnitude of the crisis and the best approaches to cope with it. ICOLC members have been exchanging perspectives about how the current economic recession will impact consortia and their libraries. We make the following forecasts about the impact of this crisis on libraries and library consortia. 1. We expect significant and widespread cuts in budget levels for libraries and consortia: reductions unlike the sporadic or regional episodes experienced from year to year, with real and permanent reductions to base budgets. It may not be uncommon for library and consortia budgets to decline by double digits year over year. We have yet to see the full effects, as many 2009 journal and database subscriptions have already been renewed. As of late 2008, many institutions have declared significant budgets cuts in all areas (content, staff, and operations) for 2009. Some consortia are experiencing significant economic impact in the current fiscal year; by calendar and fiscal 2010, the cuts will be in full force and widespread. 2. These cuts will be prolonged. The public and education sectors will likely lag in funding recovery. Once funding is withdrawn over multiple years, it will be years before budgets climb back toward pre-crisis levels. 3. Exchange rate fluctuations are complicating and in some cases amplifying the impact. We encourage publishers to recognize these fundamentally different circumstances as we work together for the benefit of all parties. Library consortia are uniquely positioned to be the most effective and efficient means to preserve the customer base for publishers and create solutions that provide the greatest good for the greatest number. By working together, publishers and consortia can create the most effective pricing and renewal options and maintain the broadest base of subscribing libraries and services. While we cannot be prescriptive where solutions are concerned, we suggest the following principles and techniques as likely to be the most effective approaches. Principle 1: Flexible pricing that offers customers real options, including the ability to reduce expenditures without disproportionate loss of content, will be the most successful. In stable times, standardized pricing and terms may work relatively well. Today, purchasers will be under heavy pressure to reduce their outlays and need solutions that let them do so while continuing to offer as much content and service as possible. It is in the publisher's best interest that we avoid all-or-nothing, take-it-or-leave-it decisions and options, whose lack of flexibility is likely to result in far greater damage than is absolutely necessary. Principle 2: It is in the best interest of both publishers and consortia to seek creative solutions that allow licenses to remain as intact as possible, without major content or access reductions. Content, once discontinued, will be very difficult to reinstate at a later date. While there may be practical limits to this principle, publishers, authors, scholars, and libraries will be best served by those solutions that retain as much access to as much content as possible. With these two principles in mind, we suggest the following approaches: 1. Purchasers will trade features for price; that is, we can do without costly new interfaces and features. This is not a time for new products. Marketing efforts for new products will have only limited effects, if any at all. Libraries will have few if any resources to invest in new titles or more content elements. Publishers who work with the scholarly communities to understand what content is critically needed will be the most successful. 2. Putting price first will help all parties, because budget pressures will drive decisions in a way never seen before. Real price reductions will be welcomed and can help to sustain relationships through the hard times. Even increases at inflation levels will not be supportable by many groups and libraries. Other approaches and options must be considered and made available. Some options may be uniquely created to take advantage of local situations. Therefore: 3. Tailoring content to need and pricing accordingly can be very helpful. For example, customized approaches that look to usage patterns as the basis for an adjustment may be equitable for all parties. In the case of tiered pricing schedules, applying this flexibly to core content packages in combination with more affordable pricing for single titles may create another affordable option. Multiple, creative options are needed so that library consortia can work with their members to fashion the optimal purchase level. 4. Multi-year contracts will be possible only with clear opt-out and/or reduction clauses. As difficult as these clauses can be, the only alternative for many institutions will be year-to-year (or even shorter term) licenses. These increase the administrative overheads for all parties and may encourage further reductions. Additionally, opt-out clauses must as well recognize the need for a flexible set of reduction techniques that avoid penalizing customers in either the long or short term. 5. While annual payments currently are the most prevalent payment schedule for group licenses, options will be needed for semi-annual or quarterly payment schedules, in combination with more flexible opt-out/reduction clauses and renewal cycles. Libraries and consortia may have very little warning of changes in their budgets. Payment options are a necessary precaution in light of rapidly changing financial circumstances and expectations. * * * In combination, we suggest these approaches as a way to advance the conversations among libraries, consortia and publishers, who all hope to preserve existing relationships, provide as much information to users, and generate as much business as budgets will allow. We believe our recommendations provide a solid foundation for the information community, including the publishers of scholarly information, to go forward together in these difficult times. The current situation may in the long term serve as a catalyst that challenges publishers, scholars and libraries to create a system that will more efficiently produce and disseminate the growing output of global scholarship. Regards. -- D. Jotwani Librarian Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Powai, Mumbai 400076 Phone 91-22-25768920, 91-22-25720227 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Koha workshop at Trivandrum
by Vimal Kumar 21 Jan '09

21 Jan '09

Kerala Library Association organising three day Koha workshop at Thiruvananthapuram. Date- 13 – 15 February 2009 Venue- Christ Nagar School, Kowdiar P.O. Thiruvananthapuram. Registration Fee The Registration Fee for the Workshop is Rs.1000 per participant. Members of KLA need pay only Rs. 900. More details at http://keralalibraryassociation.org -- Vimal Kumar V. Asst. Librarian Asian School of Business Technopark, Trivandrum-695 581 Web: www.asb.edu.in/vimal/ Blog: http://vimalkumar.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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FW: What are your space expectations?
by Indira 21 Jan '09

21 Jan '09

-----Original Message----- From: david.raitt(a)esa.int [mailto:david.raitt@esa.int] Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 3:12 PM Dear Professionals, This is a somewhat different note to those you usually receive from me! I am involved in a study of the International Academy of Astronautics and what we are trying to do is to ascertain the expectations of the public, particularly youth, regarding space activities. We have made a lot of progress over the past year and have put a questionnaire up on a special Web site at www.space-expectations.org Since many of you work in a university or library, then I wonder whether you might be willing to draw the attention of your students or users to the Web site and ask them to simply complete the questionnaire there (which is in several languages). This would be very helpful in getting as wide a distribution as possible. You can fill it in too - indeed please give it to any one you can - family, colleagues, friends! A suggested text for any announcement you might care to make is given below. Thanks and regards, Dr David Raitt Editor, The Electronic Library Dr David Raitt Senior Technology Transfer Officer Technology Transfer Programme Office European Space Agency - ESTEC PO Box 299 2200 AG Noordwijk The Netherlands e-mail: david.raitt(a)esa.int tel: +31-71-5653017 fax: +31-71-5656635 http://www.esa.int/ttp -------------------------------------- Ms. Indira Koneru, M.A., M.L.I.Sc., M.Phil., (Ph.D.) Faculty Member Dept. of Library Science Icfai Academic Wing 23, Nagarjuna Hills Hyderabad–500 082 India ------------------------------------------------------------ Icfai University Journal of Library & Information Studies ijlibinfstd(a)iupindia.org -------------------------------------------------------------

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Kolkata Boi Mela : Scotland - Kolkata Connections: LIS Programmes
by Pijushkanti Panigrahi 21 Jan '09

21 Jan '09

Kolkata Boi Mela : Scotland - Kolkata Connections: LIS Programmes The Kolkata Boi Mela ( Calcutta Book Fair ) is a glorious gigantic cultural event held in winter in Kolkata, West Bengal for all who love books. It is a unique book fair meant primarily for the general public. It is the world's largest non-trade book fair. The 33rd Kolkata Book Fair 2009 have been scheduled January 28 to February 08, 2009 at Milon Mela (Near Science City), Kolkata. Scotland is Focal Theme for this year. In this connection, British Council, in partnership with several organisations, is hosting a series of events under a programme entitled Scotland-Kolkata Connections. A number of delegates, including senior government officials, authors, writers, poets, musicians, museum and library officials and other dignitaries from Scotland will visit Kolkata during the time. The following events will be of particular interest to library and information professionals Sunday February 01, 2009 1600 -1700 Lecture ‘The National Library of Scotland: South Asian Collections & Kolkata Curiosities’by Kevin Halliwell, National Library Scotland at AC Hall, Kolkata Book Fair Grounds Monday, February 02, 2009 1500 – 1600 Lecture on The Medical History of British India on-line project, by Jan Usher, National Library of Scotland at the National Library, Kolkata in association with IASLIC, Tuesday February 03, 2009 1600 – 1700 Lecture on “The role of libraries in accessing knowledge and information in the future” by Martyn Wade, Director National Library Scotland at the Dept of LIS, Jadavpur University Thursday, 5 February 2009 1830 Asiatic Society seminar “The making and preservation of books and manuscripts” marking the 225th anniversary celebrations of the Asiatic Society. Martyn Wade to join in panel All professional colleagues are cordially invited to join in making the programmes a success. For any queries do get in touch with: Indrani Bhattacharyya, Head, Young Audiences (East India), T +91 (0)33 22825370, F +91 (0)33 22824804, email : indrani.bhattacharyya@ in. britishcouncil.org Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi, Reader, Dept of Lib and Inf Science, 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 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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