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Call for Participation: A Seminar with National Knowledge Commission On Building India's Knowledge Economy: Need for Generational Changes
by Puna Das 06 Aug '08

06 Aug '08

Dear Sir/ Madam, We are pleased to inform you that FICCI is organizing a Seminar with National Knowledge Commission, Government of India titled "Building India's Knowledge Economy: Need for Generational Changes" from 1400-1730 on Wednesday, August 13, 2008 at Federation House, New Delhi. The main objective of the meeting is to discuss the · Policy and implementation imperatives with key stakeholders · Mechanisms to create appropriate industry-academia linkages to enhance quality and relevance Mr. Sam Pitroda, Chairman, National Knowledge Commission (NKC), Government of India will be giving the Vision Address. Mr. Janardan Dwivedi, Chairman, Parliamentary Standing Committee, Human Resource Development, Government of India has been invited to deliver the Special Address. Other key NKC members would make presentation on specific areas like higher education, vocational education, entrepreneurship and innovation. Please find the draft Programme attached for your reference. Both the Government and Industry is in agreement that to retain global competitiveness and leadership in the knowledge economy, we need to focus on develing highly skilled manpower both at the shop floor and managerial levels, create knowledge networks, increase investment in education, research and development and enhance industry participation in education. FICCI strongly feels that it's timely and appropriate to review the NKC recommendations and push for implementation of reforms. In this context, we invite you to join us for the seminar and participate in the discussions. Your valuable and incisive views would help in evolving an action plan for the reform process. Looking forward to receiving your confirmation in the enclosed registration proforma. With kind regards, Yours sincerely, (Amit Mitra) _________________________________________________________ REGISTRATION PROFORMA A Seminar with National Knowledge Commission, GoI On "Building India's Knowledge Economy: Need for Generational Changes" August 13, 2008, at 1400-1730 FICCI, FEDERATION HOUSE, NEW DELHI Name: Designation: Organisation: Address: Tel.(with city code): Fax: Mobile: Email: Delegate Fee: NO FEE Signature Send this Registration Form to: Ms. Rashmi Sarita Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry Federation House, Tansen Marg, New Delhi – 110 001 Tel: 011-23736306 (D); 23738760-70 Extn. 212 Fax: 011-23765333, 23721504, 23320714 Email: indiarnd(a)ficci.com; rashmisarita(a)ficci.com _________________________________________________________ Draft Programme 1400 -1430 Registration 1430 - 1440 Welcome/Opening Remarks by Dr. Amit Mitra, Secretary General, FICCI 1440 - 1510 Vision Address by Mr. Sam Pitroda, Chairman, National Knowledge Commission, Government of India. NKC Members will Address on 1510 -1525 Skill Development 1525-1540 Higher Education 1540 - 1655 Entrepreneurship 1555 - 1615 Special Address by Mr. Janardan Dwivedi, Chairman, Parliamentary Standing Committee, Human Resource Development 1615 - 1645 Discussion & Concluding Remarks 1645 - 1730 High Tea ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India http://www.anup-jnu.blogspot.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://in.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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GenISIS - international workshop
by University LIbrary Mahatma Gandhi University 06 Aug '08

06 Aug '08

Sub: *International Workshop **on UNESCO's WINISIS/GenISIS **For Digital Libraries/Archives* Mahatma Gandhi University Library is organizing in association with Marian College Kuttikkanam an International Workshop on UNESCO's WINISIS/GenISIS For Digital Libraries/Archives from 6-9 September 2008 at Marian College, Kuttikkanam, Peermade, Idukki, Kerala India The workshop intended for researchers, librarians and information managers will provide capacity to the participants: for developing and managing Digital Archives, Digital Libraries and personal e-Document collections using WINISIS and GenISIS, making them accessible with search mechanisms over Intranet/Internet using GenISISWEB, publishing them with search engine in CDROMs using GenISISCD; all simple and easy to use open source packages from UNESCO. At the end of the workshop participants will be able to create electronic publications with search and full text retrieval facility and launch Digital Libraries/Archives of full text, image, audio and video files, accessible over the Web. Resource Persons will be experts in developing and publishing e-documents/collections using GenISIS including K. Rajasekharan from KILA who has developed the simplified manuals used worldwide on the concerned packages, and Sainul Abideen P from IIITM-K, who has developed various electronic publications and collection using the package. Participants need only prior basic knowledge in using computers. Training Kit will be a functional CDROM Publication demonstrating the power of the packages covered and will include the software, manuals, and course materials. The venue of the programme; Marian College Kuttikkanam occupies a site, nestled in the Sahyadri mountain ranges of Kerala. The scenic environment is mountainous, with forestland and mist covered landscape. The eco friendly Campus is situated at *Kuttikkanam*, a famous tourist place beside Kottayam-Kumily road. Located at an altitude of 4500 ft. above the sea level in a sylvan setting of scenic beauty, the temperature at the Campus vary from 12 degree C to 30 degree C. The College provides quality education in Information Technology, Commerce, Social Work and Management. *Kuttikkanam lies 14 km from Wagamon the hill station amidst pine forests, *40 km from the famous Periyar Tiger Reserve and Lake Resort of Thekkady, 72 km. from Kottayam (nearest Railway Station), 125 km. from Ernakulam/Cochin (nearest Airport), 125 km. from Munnar hill station, 212 km. from Trivandrum (State Capital), 84 km. from Kumarakam lake resorts and 100 km from Alleppey the famous backwater tourist centre. Further details can be had from the Website on the workshop: www.genisis.net.tc OR >From the Unesco site http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=27432&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECT… To know more about University Library please visit www.mgu.ernet.in MG University web sit www.mguniversity.edu Or you can contact the Programme Director: Dr. R. Raman Nair, University Librarian, Mahatma Gandhi University,Priyadarshini Hills P.O, Kottayam -686 560,Kerala, India. Tel: 91-481-2731080. 2731018, 9387826738, 9495020591, URL: www.mgu.ernet.in E-mail: mgulibrary(a)gmail.com ramannair.r(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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KLA National Seminar Blog
by Sainul Abideen P 06 Aug '08

06 Aug '08

Dear Friends, For the benefit of the Library professionals who are working at various locations, Kerala Library Association (KLA) has created a blog (http://klaseminar2008.blogspot.com/) detailing the proceedings of the National Seminar on 'Redefining the Role of Public Libraries in India:The Knowledge Society Imperatives', organised by Kerala Library Association, and Co-sponsored by Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation, Kolkata, during 6 8 August, 2008 at Thiruvananthapuram. This blog aims to bring you with the latest update on different sessions, details of the papers presented (possibly with abstracts), photographs etc as and when the seminar progresses i.e inaugural session to valedictory function. Hope it will be a unique experience for the Library professionals to remotely access the details of the national seminar, as and when it progresses.... without worrying where ever they are!! Keep updating/refreshing your browser to get latest updates immediately after it happens in Thiruvananthapuram. Blog will be updated from today (6th Aug) 2.30 PM onwards. for Kerala Library Association Sainul Abideen P Member EC, KLA Sainul Abideen P IIITM-Kerala Technopark, Thiruvananthapuram 695 581 www.iiitmk.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National seminar at guwahati in January 2009
by Mailing List Admin 06 Aug '08

06 Aug '08

Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2008 12:59:57 +0530 From: Apurba Jyoti Majumder <apurbajyoti(a)gmail.com> Dear Professionals, National Seminar on* "*Digitization and Networking of Library and Information Centers in NE India" *Organized jointly by * Department of Library and Information Science, Gauhati University, Guwahati (Assam) & Central Reference Library , Department of Culture, GOI, Kolkata Theme: Digitization and Networking of Library and Information Centers in NE India Sub Themes - Application of ICT in LICs of NE India: present and future - Digitization of library resources: planning - Role of LIS Schools - NE India Library Network (NEILIBNET) Dates: January 9-10, 2009 (Friday-Saturday) more details will come shortly on www.gulis.110mb.com Apurba Jyoti Majumder, JRF. Department of Library & Information Science. Arts Block, Gauhati University, Jalukbari, Guwahati-781014 Ph: 0-94352-68733

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New Library Policy of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan
by faisal sl 05 Aug '08

05 Aug '08

Dear all, The newly adopted library policy (Library Charter) of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, New Delhi is available at http://www.kvsangathan.nic.in/LIBRARY%20POLICY.pdf -- S.L.Faisal Librarian Kendriya Vidyalaya Pattom,Thiruvananthapuram-695 004 Kerala India Ph.09447699724 www.librarykvpattom.wordpress.com www.librarynext.wordpress.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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web information retrieval
by jasim s 05 Aug '08

05 Aug '08

A useful and must read article on new trends in web information retrieval can be accessed from the following Url. http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2008080450071600.h… -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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WORKSHOP ON DEVELOPING DIGITAL LIBRARY USING DSPACE (A Program under TEQIP-WORLD BANK )
by shankar nadoor 05 Aug '08

05 Aug '08

Dear Professional Friends We have great Pleasure to inform you all that,The M.S.Ramaiah Institute of Technology,Library & Information Centre is intending to have a "THREE DAY WORKSHOP ON DEVELOPING DIGITAL LIBRARY USING DSPACE (A Program under TEQIP-WORLD BANK )"The workshop is open to the Librarians and Information Professionals of engineering Colleges & R & D Centres.We propose to hold the programme on 27th , 28th & 29th August 2008 at Hi-Tech Seminar Hall MSRIT,Bangalore.Hence we request all the professional friends to take part in this workshop and make it a grand success. With Regards , Sd/- Dr.M.Manogar Organizing Secretary For more information pls visit the below URL address http://msritlibdspaceworkshop.googlepages.com/ Thanking You Shankar Nadoor Assistant Librarian M.S.R.I.T shankarnadoor(a)gmail.com www.freewebs.com/shankarnadoor -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IGNOU course materials online available at eGyankosh
by Mukesh Anand 05 Aug '08

05 Aug '08

Dear Members', Now IGNOU course materials are available online at eGyankosh. eGyankosh(www.egyankosh.ac.in) - a national digital repository to store, index, preserve, distribute & share digital learning resources developed by the Open and Distance Learning Institutions in the country.All course materials of IGNOU can now be accessed & downloaded free of cost.The collection comprises print & video based content.Items in eGyanKosh are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved by IGNOU, unless otherwise indicated. You can Browse 1.Titles 2. Author 3. eGyankosh Blog 4. eGyankosh Wiki Other Links available 1.IGNOU Online 2. Education Broadcast Thanx & Regards, Mukesh Anand Asst. Libn. Oficers' Training College for Indian Railways Sanskari Nagari Vadodara -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Journal of thermal sciences...
by poornima＠css.nal.res.in 05 Aug '08

05 Aug '08

Hello One of our scientist is in urgent need for articles from the 'Journal of Thermal Science', a Springer publication. Please let me know if anyone is subscribing to this title either in print/e form. We are prepared to pay the charges as per the norms of the subscribing institution. Thanks Poornima Narayana ------------------------------------------------------------ Poornima Narayana Contact: 080-25086083 (O) Dy Head, ICAST 080-26682781 (R) N.A.L E mail: poornima(a)css.nal.res.in Airport Road prn_1_in(a)yahoo.com Bangalore 560 017 poornima.narayana(a)gmail.com Fax: 080-25086083 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Internet Resources Newsletter: Issue 164
by MacLeod, Roderick A 05 Aug '08

05 Aug '08

____________________________________________ Internet Resources Newsletter ____________________________________________ The latest edition of the FREE monthly newsletter for academics, students and researchers is now available at: http://www.hw.ac.uk/libwww/irn/irn164/irn164.html No subscription or registration is needed to access this full-text newsletter at the above site. You can also subscribe to the free, full-text email version at: http://www.hw.ac.uk/libwww/irn/irn.html An RSS feed for the newsletter is available: http://www.hw.ac.uk/libwww/irn/irn.rss Featured in this issue: Comment Internet Resources Newsletter by email and RSS Random Quotes News items of interest A-Z New & Notable Web Sites: About 100 new and notable websites: new services, ejournals, directories, search engines, publishers, government sites, eResources, booksellers, calls for papers, software, news services, conferences, research groups, plus anything of interest, etc, etc. Nice Web Site(s): Wordle, and DRIVER Search Blogorama Selected interesting blogs, RSS feeds and related news items Recent Internet books in the Library Get a life! Leisure Time After hours Published by Heriot-Watt University Library, and edited by Roddy MacLeod (R.A.MacLeod(a)hw.ac.uk) Catherine Ure and Marion Kennedy -- Heriot-Watt University is a Scottish charity registered under charity number SC000278. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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