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ebrary Honors National Library Week, Offers Complimentary Access to Library Science E-books
by Mailing List Admin 17 Apr '08

17 Apr '08

Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:47:55 -0700 (PDT) From: sandeep bhavsar <sandeep31581(a)yahoo.co.uk> ebrary Honors National Library Week, Offers Complimentary Access to Library Science E-books for one year In support of National Library Week, April 13 to 19, 2008, ebrary(R), a leading provider of e-content services and technology, today announced that it will provide librarians as well as students and faculty in library science and related programs with complimentary access to its Library Center for one year. Subsidized by ebrary, the Library Center includes more than 85 full-text e-books covering topics such as digital library development, general collection development, and the history of libraries and librarianship, as well as illustrated guides from the Library of Congress. Contributing publishers include Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Idea Group, Inc., Greenwood Publishing Group, Library of Congress, and MIT Press. To receive complimentary access, students, faculty, and librarians may register at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=iLchAc260S528_2botn4tcig_3d_3d. Thanks and Regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Management Studies Thane(W) 400601 MUMBAI. email : sandeep.bhavsar(a)gmail.com Mob : 9987049099 elibrary :http://www.vpmthane.org/im/elib/main.htm

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a Chief Librarian for our Central Library at MVJ College
by Mailing List Admin 17 Apr '08

17 Apr '08

Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 21:56:35 +0530 (IST) From: m.j.bala chandar <mj_balachandar(a)yahoo.co.in> Dear Professionals, we are in need of a Chief Librarian for our Central Library at MVJ College of Engineering, near Whitefield, Bangalore. The requirement is urgent since we are in expansion mode. Apart from a first class in MLIS, the person should possess atleast 10 years experience with P.hd. Salaries will be as per AICTE Scale in Professor's cadre + state government's allowances. Please help us identify an experienced and suitable person. Regards Balachandar

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Probationer Trainee - Library-1, Requirement at RAJASTHAN STATE MINES & MINERAL LIMITED (RSMM)
by Thapar, Amit 17 Apr '08

17 Apr '08

RAJASTHAN STATE MINES & MINERAL LIMITED (RSMM) (A Government of Rajathan Enterprise) 4, Meera Marg, Udaipur - 313001 RSMML intends to appoint qualified personnel in executive's cadre as General Manager/ Dy. General Manager & Trainee Probationer in the following disciplines 1.. General Manager (Mining) : 02 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.14300-18300/-, Age : 50 years as on 31/3/08 2.. Dy. General Manager (Mining) : 02 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.13500-17500/-, Age : 45 years as on 31/3/08 3.. Dy. General Manager (Mechanical) : 01 post, Pay Scale : Rs.14300-18300/-, Age : 50 years as on 31/3/08, Pay Scale : Rs.13500-17500/-, Age : 45 years as on 31/3/08 4.. Probationer Trainee : 47 posts (Mining-13, Mechanical-3, Electrical-2, Civil-3, Finance & Accounts -9, Pers & Admn-5, Material Management -3, Marketing-3, Ore-Dressing-1, Laboratory-1, Survey-1, Systems-1, Instrumentation-1, Library-1), Pay Scale : Rs.8000-13500/-, Age : 26 years as on 31/3/08 How to Apply: Applicant should appy in the prescribed proforma which can be downloaded from the website enclosing true copies of marksheets, certificates of all the exam passed, experience, caste (in case of SC/ST/OBC), age, etc should be sent to the Chief (Personnel & Administration), Rajasthan State Mines & Minerals Ltd., 4 - Meera Marg, Udaipur - 331001 alongwith a DD/Indian Postal Order of Rs. 100/- (Rs. 50/- for SC/ST) drawn in favour of " RSMML Udaipur" latest by 10/05/2008. For Complete details and application proforma please visit http://www.rsmm.com/careers.htm; http://www.rsmm.com/download.php?file=recruite-042008.pdf -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Librarians of Private Academic Institutions
by Niraj Barua 17 Apr '08

17 Apr '08

Dear Professionals,I would like to get some informations about the status of Librarians working in private educational institutions like those approved by UGC, AICTE etc. Some of my queries relates to: 1.Whether they enjoy full status of a librarian as in Govt institutions. 2.Whethet they get the same pay scales as in Govt institutions or higher. 3.Whether their jobs are secure? 4.Whether they are entitled for pensions? 5.Whether their payscales would also be revised in tune with revisions recommended by 6th Pay Commission. I would be very much greatful if someone working in Private insttutions as Librarian responds to my queries. Thanking You All. -- Niraj Barua Phone:9435346637(Mobile) Email:nbar@iitg.ernet.in niraj_barua(a)yahoo.co.in. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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KALA-GB and FUTURE?
by I.R.N.Goudar 17 Apr '08

17 Apr '08

KARNATAKA STATE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION Dear Professionals, As already communicated earlier the General Body meeting along with elections of KALA will be held on 29th April 2008 (Tuesday) at 5.00 pm in Granthangana, City Central Library, RPC Layout. The details are attached below. General Body notices have been sent to all those members as per the addresses given in the list with KALA. In case of non-receipt of of the invitation please treat this LIS-FORUM message as the invitation and please attend the meeting without fail. We need to revive and make KALA more vibrant both in terms of activities and membership. A good number of youngsters are interested in joining the association and carry forward its objectives. Although there are good number of professional associations, they scope is limited to academic or public library etc. We need to make KALA fully functional as an apex association at the state level. The need of the hour is: 1. To elect a cohesive and active group to take over as the office bearers of the KALA. 2. We can think of having: - an experienced professional as the President - talented, enthusiastic and hard working professional as Secretary. - a treasure who will work in collaboration with Secretary, preferably working very close to Secretary's place 3. We should change the by-laws of the association to suit the present requirements. 4. We should take up the membership drive seriously 5. Apart from conducting monthly lectures we should organize some seminars, workshops, etc. I openly admit that we could not do much especially in the later part of our tenure due to many constraints. For many years SRELS has been kind enough to give its premises for KALA activities. The KALA does not have its own address. We should discuss and take appropriate steps in this direction. I invite all member to attend the meeting and specifically request the young professionals to take over the regime from us. Those interested are requested to send their self-nomination to the election officer as detailed in the mail attached below. With regards, (Dr. I.R.N. Goudar) President, KALA. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: KALA GB MEETING & ELECTIONS Karnataka State Library Association Notice for General Body Meeting and Elections The General Body Meeting of Karnataka State Library Association is schedule to be held on 29-04-2008 (Tuesday) at 5.00 pm at City Central Library, Granthangana, RPC Layout, Hampinagar, (near RPC Layout bus terminus), Bangalore - 560040 ( Buses: Mejestic 87, Shivajinagar 63, 195, Many Buses comming to Attiguppe from all destinations) All the Members are requested to attend the meeting without fail. AGENDA 1.Presentation & Approval report on KALA activities during the years 2006 & 2997. 2.Presentation & Approval of details of revenue and expenditure during the years 2006 & 2007. 3.Conducting of elections for Office Bearers and EC Members of KALA and announcement of results. 4.Any other matter. Dr. I.R.N. Goudar Prof. T.D.Kemparaju President, KALA. General Secretary, KALA. ============================================================================= Details of Election Process and Posts 1.Office Bearers : President - 1 Post Vice President - 2 Post Secretary - 1 Post Joint Secretary - 1 Post Treasurer - 1 Post 2.Date of Election: 29-04-2008 (Tuesday) 6.00 pm 3.Venue - City Central Library, Granthangana, RPC Layout, Hampinagar (near RPC Layout bus terminus), Bangalor 560040 4.Last date for Nomination - 24-04-2008 (Thursday) 5.Withdrawal of nomination - 29-04-2008 Instructions: 1. Members desiring to contest the election for the above posts of KALA should submit self-nomination on plain paper to the Election Officer. 2. The members contesting for election to the said posts must be present physically at the GB Meeting venue. 3. The decision of the Election Officer is final in all the matters of election process. 4. For any other details contact the Election Officer at following address: Mrs. Seethalakshmi Chinnappa Election Officer, KALA Chrystal Meadows, 3556, Flast 2B Doopanahalli, 3rd Cross HAL II Stage, Bangalore-560038 Mobile: 9845042582 Residence: 25281815 Email:slc@indegene.com slc33in(a)yahoo.co.in -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. I.R.N. Goudar Tel: 91-80-25086081 Sci F & Head, Information Centre for 91-80-25235315 Aerospace Science and Technology Fax: 91-80-25268072 National Aerospace Laboratories E-mail:goudar@css.nal.res.in Airport Road, BANGALORE-560 017 India http://www.icast.org.in/staff/goudar.html -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Return of Search term "abortion" popline database
by Rajesh Aldarthi 17 Apr '08

17 Apr '08

Dear Professionals, Librarian's cry of over a month to restore, "Abortion" as a search term in Reproductive Health Database POPLINE (population Information Online) bought up fruitful results to researchers, in retrieving good amount of information. Earlier term abortion has been added to stop list, because of federal laws dating back to 1973. Popline is being funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development and contains more than 360,000 items about family planning and sexually transmitted disease. To read full article follow the below link... http://www.ala.org/ala/alonline/currentnews/newsarchive/2008/april2008/popl… Rajesh Aldarthi GEC Library! Infosys Technology! Mysore DC-570 018 Ex. 74891! Mobile: 09886268857 Email: - Rajesh_222670(a)infosys.com<mailto:Rajesh_222670@infosys.com> "You don't have to be big. (r) To make a big difference" **************** CAUTION - Disclaimer ***************** This e-mail contains PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION intended solely for the use of the addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by e-mail and delete the original message. Further, you are not to copy, disclose, or distribute this e-mail or its contents to any other person and any such actions are unlawful. This e-mail may contain viruses. Infosys has taken every reasonable precaution to minimize this risk, but is not liable for any damage you may sustain as a result of any virus in this e-mail. You should carry out your own virus checks before opening the e-mail or attachment. Infosys reserves the right to monitor and review the content of all messages sent to or from this e-mail address. Messages sent to or from this e-mail address may be stored on the Infosys e-mail system. ***INFOSYS******** End of Disclaimer ********INFOSYS*** -- 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] Profit and Value: UNESCO helps preserve Indian documentary heritage
by Suvarsha Walters 17 Apr '08

17 Apr '08

This discussion is interesting - of making profit and creating value. A lot of the web is free, yet we use it everyday. It is not devalued just because it is free. And again, there are a lot of people making huge profits (money) by providing things for free - for example this very email service that I use for free. It is about creating value - if it is valuable, people will use it and you can also make money with it. A collection of rare material may not be of value to everyone - but it is of value to a specific set of users - historians, antropologists etc. and it is of great value to a nation in general. If our library has such a collection then we are entrusted with two responsiblities (our value add for the salary we get) - preserve it and make it accessible. Now how we do it efficienty is left to us - get funds, raise funds; outsource, do it inhouse. If an external vendor can do it for you more efficiently (for example for a small collection it may work out cheaper), then you should go ahead with it. The vendor making profits is not our concern at all, as long as he delivers for what he is being paid for. That is his value add to society. Thanks and regards, Suvarsha Information Analyst, HP Labs India Bangalore --- On Wed, 4/16/08, Mailing List Admin <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: > From: Mailing List Admin <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> > Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] UNESCO helps preserve Indian documentary heritage > To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > Date: Wednesday, April 16, 2008, 12:24 AM > Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:52:49 +0530 > From: Kshipra Sardesai <kshipra.sardesai(a)gmail.com> > > Madam, > I also support your views. There is no imprtance or real > valuation of rare > things unless we priced it.I found whatever is free to > public no one > bothers > for the services offered by such organisations like Library > which are doing > a great job of making such things available to public.The > profit makers are > always in search of ways out to make money.Government may > fix some nominal > charges on such rare collection and can divert this revenue > for > digitisation > and infrastructure required for libraries to give best > services. > > Kshipra Sardesai > Asstt Librarian > RBI, Bandra > Mumbai 400051 > > On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 5:24 PM, Mailing List Admin < > mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: > > > Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:19:29 +0530 > > From: Susmita Chakraborty > <susmitachakraborty94(a)gmail.com> > > > > With regard to Mr. Leonard Fernandes' comments, I > have a question to ask > > the LIS community. > > > > When some (rare) resources are uploaded so that > everyone can have it for > > free, is it not defeating the purpose if someone > (publisher or any other > > other profitmaking body) tries to earn profit from > it? > > On the other hand, I feel that libraries having such > rich archives must > > go > > the digital way(digitization and dissemination of rare > materials) by > > exploring state/national government or other funds and > then try to derive > > some revenue from these resources to cover the running > costs of those > > libraries. > > > > In these days of finance-crunch, it may point out one > way to break-even. > > > > Regards. > > > > Susmita Chakraborty > > Bengal Engineering & Science University, Shibpur, > Howrah, W.B. > _______________________________________________ > LIS-Forum mailing list > LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fiction and Facts Regarding new NIH open access policy
by Sukhdev Singh 17 Apr '08

17 Apr '08

Dear Friends, As most of you know that in United States a legislation has been passed dealing with its National Institute of Health's Policy on Open Access (No wonder, why US is the world leader). This policy will ensure that public will have access to the published results of NIH funded research. It requires scientists to submit journal articles that arise from NIH funds to the digital archive PubMed Central (http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/) The Policy requires that these articles be accessible to the public on PubMed Central to help advance science and improve human health. US National Library of Medicine comes under NIH and is the leading library and resource in for Biomedical Research. There are some doubts (probably created by publishers' interests) regarding this policy. I am reproducing a table from an article by Peter Suber about the "Common misconceptions about the new NIH open access policy" and the facts. Fiction 1: The mandate is to publish in open access journals. Fact 1: The mandate is to deposit in an open access repository (PubMed Central). Fiction 2: The mandate is to bypass journals and peer review. Fact 2: The mandate is to provide open access to articles already published in peer-reviewed journals. Fiction 3: The mandate applies to the published version of articles. Fact 3: The mandate applies to the final versions of the authors' peer-reviewed manuscripts. Fiction 4: The mandate directs deposits to PubMed. Fact 4: The mandate directs deposits to PubMed Central. Fiction 5: The mandate requires a 12-month embargo on the copy in PubMed Central. Fact 5: The mandate permits an embargo of up to 12 months on the copy in PubMed Central. Fiction 6: The new NIH budget is US$29 million. Fact 6: The new NIH budget is US$29 billion. Fiction 7: The new mandate will last for only 1 year. Fact 7: The new mandate will last indefinitely. Fiction 8: The mandate requires violation of copyright law. Fact 8: The mandate requires compliance with copyright law. Sources: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/earlham/dGCQ/~3/271893090/more-on-oa-mandate… http://www.openmedicine.ca/article/view/213/135 --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. -- 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] Help evaluate the Open Training Platform
by sunder singh bg 17 Apr '08

17 Apr '08

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Profit and Value: UNESCO helps preserve Indiandocumentary heritage
by Sukhdev Singh 16 Apr '08

16 Apr '08

So, the moral of the story is - "In Net Age, Don't make profit from Content, Generate it from Somewhere Else". This "Somewhere Else" is the key to success. And profit does not always mean "money". At least not for a library meant for academic / social purposes. --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 7:12 PM, sathya <sathya(a)informindia.co.in> wrote: > Yes. Lots of companies pay tons of money to buy Ad. Space from Google. > In less than ten years time, Google has emerged as #1 information company in > the world, almost twice bigger than Thomson and Elsevier who use to share > #1/#2 slots. > Google's 2007 revenue is $16.6 billion. (Rs.65,000 crores). > And all this growth, without owning any information! > > Sathya > ----------------------------------- > | N V Sathyanarayana | Managing Director | Informatics (India) Ltd | 194, R > V Road, Basavanagudi | Bangalore 560 004. INDIA | ww.informindia.co.in | > Phone +91-80-4038-7777 | FAX +91-80-4038-7600 | > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > [mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in] On Behalf Of Sukhdev Singh > Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 5:49 PM > To: suvarsha_w(a)yahoo.com > Cc: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Profit and Value: UNESCO helps preserve > Indiandocumentary heritage > > -- Does anybody pay to Google? Yet Google is taking over (Buying) more and > more companies. > > -- Shabir Bhatia gave free email accounts (Hotmail) and become famous and > rich. > > -- Baba Ram Dev gives free demonstration of Yoga on TV. It is now Famous and > Rich. > > -- VIRGIN Mobile pays if you receive a Call (Earlier they use to charge Rs. > 8 per minute for incoming calls) > > -- Magazines like India Today and Out Look gives you Gifts worth equal to > their subscription rates. > > -- We sell our Old Newspapers at home to scrap dealers and get almost back > the cost of its subscription. > > All the above are not fools, they have MBAs working for them. > > Understand the Business of New Economy!!!. > > --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. > > On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 12:40 PM, Suvarsha Walters <suvarsha_w(a)yahoo.com> > wrote: > > This discussion is interesting - of making profit and creating value. > > > > A lot of the web is free, yet we use it everyday. It is not devalued just > because it is free. And again, there are a lot of people making huge profits > (money) by providing things for free - for example this very email service > that I use for free. It is about creating value - if it is valuable, people > will use it and you can also make money with it. > > > > A collection of rare material may not be of value to everyone - but it is > of value to a specific set of users - historians, antropologists etc. and it > is of great value to a nation in general. > > > > If our library has such a collection then we are entrusted with two > responsiblities (our value add for the salary we get) - preserve it and make > it accessible. > > > > Now how we do it efficienty is left to us - get funds, raise funds; > outsource, do it inhouse. > > > > If an external vendor can do it for you more efficiently (for example for > a small collection it may work out cheaper), then you should go ahead with > it. The vendor making profits is not our concern at all, as long as he > delivers for what he is being paid for. That is his value add to society. > > > > Thanks and regards, > > > > Suvarsha > > > > Information Analyst, > > HP Labs India > > Bangalore > > > > --- On Wed, 4/16/08, Mailing List Admin <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> > wrote: > > > > > From: Mailing List Admin <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> > Subject: > > Re: [LIS-Forum] UNESCO helps preserve Indian documentary heritage > > > To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > Date: Wednesday, April 16, 2008, > > 12:24 AM > Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:52:49 +0530 > From: Kshipra > > Sardesai <kshipra.sardesai(a)gmail.com> > > Madam, > I also support > > your views. There is no imprtance or real > valuation of rare > > > things unless we priced it.I found whatever is free to > public no > > one > bothers > for the services offered by such organisations like > > Library > which are doing > a great job of making such things > > available to public.The > profit makers are > always in search of > > ways out to make money.Government may > fix some nominal > charges > > on such rare collection and can divert this revenue > for > > > digitisation > and infrastructure required for libraries to give best > > > services. > > > > > > Kshipra Sardesai > > > Asstt Librarian > > > RBI, Bandra > > > Mumbai 400051 > > > > > > On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 5:24 PM, Mailing List Admin < > > > mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: > > > > > > > Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:19:29 +0530 > > From: Susmita > > Chakraborty > <susmitachakraborty94(a)gmail.com> > > > > With regard > > to Mr. Leonard Fernandes' comments, I > have a question to ask > > > > the LIS community. > > > > > > > > When some (rare) resources are uploaded so that > everyone can > > have it for > > free, is it not defeating the purpose if someone > > > (publisher or any other > > other profitmaking body) tries to earn > > profit from > it? > > > > On the other hand, I feel that libraries having such > rich > > archives must > > go > > the digital way(digitization and > > dissemination of rare > materials) by > > exploring state/national > > government or other funds and > then try to derive > > some revenue > > from these resources to cover the running > costs of those > > > > libraries. > > > > > > > > In these days of finance-crunch, it may point out one > way to > > break-even. > > > > > > > > Regards. > > > > > > > > Susmita Chakraborty > > > > Bengal Engineering & Science University, Shibpur, > Howrah, W.B. > > > _______________________________________________ > > > LIS-Forum mailing list > > > LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum > > > > > > -- > > > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content > > by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > ______________ > > Be a better friend, newshound, and > > know-it-all with Yahoo! 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