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AquaBrowser Library
by DINESH SIDDAIAH 16 May '08

16 May '08

Dear Friends, The Prairie Area Library System, a multi-type regional library system in northern Illinois and eastern Iowa, has chosen AquaBrowser Library with MyDiscoveries. AquaBrowser Library is recognized globally as the only search and discovery system exclusively dedicated to providing visually-represented and faceted search solutions for libraries. Details from: http://www.librarytechnology.org/ With best regards, Dinesh K. S. -- 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] Where to donate?
by T. Shahab 16 May '08

16 May '08

________________________________ From: T. Shahab Sent: Thu 5/15/2008 10:40 AM To: Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy; lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: RE: [LIS-Forum] Where to donate? Dear Dr. Vyasmoorthy I don't know whether you have contacted the authorities at the IGNCA/ the National Archives, New Delhi. I am hopeful this may yield positive results. Regards. ________________________________ From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in [mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in] On Behalf Of Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 9:00 PM To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] Where to donate? Dear Friends A friend of mine in Delhi has a collection of about 100 rare books manuscripts & palm leaves, mostly in Tamil left by his father. He wants to donate them to some institution that may preserve it for future use. Digitisation is one of the options also. Do you know of libraries where he can try? Any leads will be appreciated. My own efforts have not yielded any results. Regards -- Dr P Vyasamoorthy, Society for Serving Seniors 30, Gruhalakshmi Colony, Secunderabad 500015 Phone 27846631 / 94908 04278 http://societyforservingseniors.satyamcsr.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner <http://www.mailscanner.info/> , and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Where to donate?
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 16 May '08

16 May '08

Dear Friends A friend of mine in Delhi has a collection of about 100 rare books manuscripts & palm leaves, mostly in Tamil left by his father. He wants to donate them to some institution that may preserve it for future use. Digitisation is one of the options also. Do you know of libraries where he can try? Any leads will be appreciated. My own efforts have not yielded any results. Regards -- Dr P Vyasamoorthy, Society for Serving Seniors 30, Gruhalakshmi Colony, Secunderabad 500015 Phone 27846631 / 94908 04278 http://societyforservingseniors.satyamcsr.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Where to donate?
by Sebjose 16 May '08

16 May '08

Sir, As your friend is in Delhi s/he may contact, Dr. Sudha Gopalakrishnan, Mission Director, National Mission for Manuscripts, 5, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi - 110001 Ph.: 011-23383894, 011-23073387 Fax: 011-23073340 E mail: director[at]namami.org or missiondirector[at]namami.org www.namami.org or www.namami.nic.in For the kind information of other subscribers of LIS-Forum who come across manuscripts: "Do you have manuscripts lying at home? Do you know of manuscripts on other homes, temples, bhandars, matts, madrassas, museums or libraries? Do you know of manuscripts that could be documented or that are in need of conservation? If yes, please feel free to contact Manuscript Resource Centres (http://www.namami.org/resourcecentres.htm) Manuscript Conservation Centres (http://www.namami.org/mcc.htm) or Manuscript Partner Centres (http://www.namami.org/partnercentres.htm) of National Mission for Manuscripts at any time." "The Mission does not seek to take away manuscripts only to document them. The Mission will accept donations but will not forcibly take away manuscripts from their owners." Sanjo Jose Bangalore Dear Friends A friend of mine in Delhi has a collection of about 100 rare books manuscripts & palm leaves, mostly in Tamil left by his father. He wants to donate them to some institution that may preserve it for future use. Digitisation is one of the options also. Do you know of libraries where he can try? Any leads will be appreciated. My own efforts have not yielded any results. Regards -- Dr P Vyasamoorthy, Society for Serving Seniors 30, Gruhalakshmi Colony, Secunderabad 500015 Phone 27846631 / 94908 04278 http://societyforservingseniors.satyamcsr.org From Chandigarh to Chennai - find friends all over India. Go to http://in.promos.yahoo.com/groups/citygroups/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IBS : Positions of Libn, DL, AL & Lib. Asst. in 18 Metros
by Mukesh Anand 15 May '08

15 May '08

Dear Members', About IBS :- IBS, ranked among the top business schools in India, is engaged in fostering contemporary & quality research & teaching in the Management Area.IBS offers full time Postgraduate programmes in Management at campuses all over India. IBS Centres :- It require Library Professionals at Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Goa, Gurgaon, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Manglore, Mumbai, Nagpur, NOIDA & Pune (Total 18 Cities) Librarians :- Candidates should have M.L.Sc. /M.L.I.Sc. or equivalent degree from reputed university with minimum 55% marks, at least 8-12 years of experience in similar positionspreferably in academic / research institutions. Exposure to Library Software, Library Automation, Application of Modern Technology is desirable. Deputy/ Assistant Librarians:- Candidates having M.L.Sc. /M.L.I.Sc. or equivalent degree with lesser experience will be considered for Deputy/Assistant Librarian positions as per instutions norms. Candidates with Ph. D. from reputed universities will be considered for suitable positions. Library Assistants :- Candidates should have Bachelor's Degree in library science with minimum 1 year experience in similar position preferably in academic / research institutions. Freshers with Masters' Degree in Library Science cn also apply. All candidates should be computer savvy. Remuneration will be commensurate with qualifications & experience. Interested candidates may forward their detailed biodata immediately specifying the post applied for and the location preferred, by speed post / fax/ courier/ e-mail to :- Director, IBS - Planning and Coordination Division, # 13/17, Nagarjuna Hills, Punjagutta, Hyderabad - 500 002 Ph. # 040-2343-5301 (5 Lines), Fax : 040-2343-5327 E-mail :- careers(a)ibsindia.org Website :- www.ibsindia.org Print Access to this Advt. :- Times Ascent Page # XII, The Times of India, dated 14th May, ' 08 (Wednesday) Thanx & Regards, Mukesh Anand Asst. Libn. Indian Railways Officers' Training College 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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KM Solution
by Ravi Nandhan 15 May '08

15 May '08

Hi, We are in the process of figuring out the best KM solutions/system and evaluate that which suits our organization. How good is MS Sharpoint? If there are any better ones for ECM other than MS Sharepoint. Please suggest. Also please help me in finding a KM solutions provider in India who has good understanding of the KM aspects for SMEs (Market research - KPO), preferable one who has implemented KM solution. With warm regards, Ravi Nandhan V KM Specialist M: +91 9958784666 F: +91 4100 9433 W: www.thesmartcube.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ebooks and information 4 free
by shriram pandey 15 May '08

15 May '08

Dear professionals, Eldis, a development portal, hosts this group which is intended to provide links to good places to go to access a number of resources on ebooks and online resources, such as Eldis itself. This space is partly to complement the work of Book Aid International's physical book donation program, enabling BAI's partners and group members to share their knowledge of the many and varied free or low-cost sources of information available on the web. In addition to online resources members can include information resources available offline for free such as CD-ROMs. Visit this link for detail : http://community.eldis.org/?14@@.5995b0fd Shriram Pandey IKM Trainee NCSI, IISc B'lore-12 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fwd: Library Professionals required for the position of Assistant Librarian (2), Information Scientist (1), Library & Information Assistant (2), Library Trainee (4)
by Vijayakumara 15 May '08

15 May '08

Note: forwarded message attached. Dr. Vijayakumar M. MSc., PGDLAN., Ph.D. Deputy Librarian Birla Institute of Technology, Technical University University Mesra, Ranchi- 835215, India Tel:0651-2276675 Fax:0651-2275401 http://www.bitmesra.ac.in/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Refresher Course in LIS
by T. Shahab 15 May '08

15 May '08

Dear Moderator This is to inform all the concerned that the UGC-Academic Staff College, Jamia Millia Islamia (a Central University), New Delhi is organising the 2nd. Refresher Course in Library & Information Science from August 6'08 to August 27'08. The Application Form can be downloaded from the Website: http:// jmi.nic.in/asc/asc.htm. Important information regarding the University can be got from its website www.jmi.nic.in Regards. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Reg. Libsys training
by Moumita Dey 14 May '08

14 May '08

Libsys Corporation itself arranges training programme for their clients in regular interval. They train in two stages: 1st level and 2nd level training. But the best and ultimate way is self learning by surfing and handling the software for day to day library activities. Though the training helps a lot. rgrds, Moumita -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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