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Suden demise of Mrs. Ms K Kalaiselvi, Chief Librarian, VIT
by Arunachalam Hariharan 10 Apr '08

10 Apr '08

We are very sad to inform about the sudden demise of Ms K Kalaiselvi, CHief Librarian, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), University on 9th.Apr 2008 ( yesterday night) at Vellore. She joined at VIT in 1984. She has contributed a lot for the growth of VIT Library since 1984. She was a member of many professional bodies including MALA, SALIS, etc She was the Advisor of SALIS Vellore Chapter also. She has oganised many seminara at VIT On behalf of SALIS, we deeply express our heart felt condolences on the sad and sudden demise of Ms K Kalaiselvi, Chief Librarian, VIT May her soul rest in peace. SALIS Vellore Chapter __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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About : World eBook Fair: July 4th to August 4th
by sri priya 10 Apr '08

10 Apr '08

World eBook Fair: July 4th to August 4th During the rest of the year you may continue to download your selection of about 500,000 PDF eBooks by joining the World Public Library. Annual membership is only $8.95 per year. July 4th 2008 for Third Annual World eBook Fair. To provide Free access for a month to One Million eBooks. 2006 First Annual World eBook Fair: July 4th to August 4th offered 1/2 Million. 2007 Second Annual World eBook Fair: July 4th to August 4th offered 3/4 Million. 620,000 Free eBooks + ~110,000 Commercial eBooks Grand Total about 3/4 Million Total eBook Files Available eBooks in over 100 Different Languages! Created by Contributions from 150+ eLibraries Around the World Last year 1,000 newspapers carried this story when 1/3 million eBooks were offered free of charge at The First World eBook Fair. This year there will be twice as many eBooks!!! Last year The World eBook Fair gave away about 1 million eBooks a day for 30 days between July 4 and August 4. 2007 Additions: 1,000 eBooks for the One Laptop Per Child Computer as seen on "60 Minutes" just two weeks ago. These books were specially commissioned by One Laptop Per Child and created by the World Public Library for use at no charge, (View Collection). 110,000 commercial eBook titles from Digital Pulp Publishing (See Coupon), & eBooks About Everything, eBooksAboutEverything.com (See Coupon) and other fine commercial eBook sources. 220,000 eBooks from The Internet Archive, (Open-Access Text Archive) Archive.org, The Internet Archive is building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Like a paper library, they provide free access to researchers, historians, scholars, and the general public. 500,000 eBooks from World Public Library, WorldLibrary.net. Membership supported access to 130 Collections of the finest digital books on the Internet (Browse Collections page). Contacts: Michael S. Hart Founder, Project Gutenberg 405 W. Elm, Urbana, IL 61801 hart@pglaf.org,hart@pobox.com US Phone 217-344-6623 John Guagliardo Founder, World Public Library Honolulu, Hawaii john(a)gutenberg.cc US Phone 808-292-2068 http://www.worldpubliclibrary.org Source : http://worldebookfair.com/ Regards, S.Sripriya __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.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] UNESCO helps preserve Indian documentary heritage
by Mailing List Admin 10 Apr '08

10 Apr '08

Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2008 16:07:57 +0100 (BST) From: Leonard Fernandes <leonardfernandes(a)yahoo.com> Bold step indeed!! Being a print-on-demand publisher myself, we had approached the Goa Central Library with a unique proposal. The Central Library, instituted during the Portuguese rule in Goa, has a unique collection of rare manuscripts written in Konkani, Marathi, English and Portuguese, not to mention a vast archive of newspapers. However, the collection has aged and is fragile. Therefore, when people come to research on this part of the world and have to either turn them away or risk damaging the books further. We had proposed that we will scan these books and produce one copy (most copyrights have expired) that they can use to give to researchers and other visitors. Print-On-Demand allows printing of just one copy at a time and the technology is aptly suited for this kind of a situation. We had also proposed that we will print their books that are stored in microfilm. Both proposals met with rejection despite the curator being in favour of them because "books were a step backward when the whole world was going digital" In the context of such hare-brained decisions, one can only admire the initiative taken by the Xavier college at Kolkota >Mailing List Admin <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: Date: Mon, 7 Apr >2008 11:02:21 +0530 From: Susmita Chakraborty >Congratulations to The Librarian, The Principal and the other members of >the team for doing a tremendous piece of work towards preserving great >cultural heritage of mother India. >Hope many others will get inspired. >Regards. >Susmita Chakraborty >Kolkata

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Post - Librarian : CVR College of Engineering
by sri priya 10 Apr '08

10 Apr '08

CVR College of Engineering Accredited by NBA-AICTE for the branches of EEE, ECE, CSE & IT (Approved by AICTE & Govt. of A.P. and Affiliated to JNT University) Vastunagar, Mangalpalli (V), Ibrahimpatan (M), R.R. District-501 510. Ph: 08414-252222, 252369, Tele Fax: 08414-252396 Website: http://cvr.ac.in Appointments Notification Librarian M.L.I.Sc. with six years experience & exposure in Library Automation. Salary negotiable. Email Principal : principal(a)cvr.ac.in General Information: info(a)cvr.ac.in Advisor/Correspondent: cmr(a)cvr.ac.in Placements info: placement(a)cvr.ac.in Interested candidates may send their resume by Monday 21st April, 2008 either by email or post. To Principal. 2) St. Francis Degree & Post Graduate College for Women (A Catholic Minority Institution) (An Autonomous College of Osmonia University) Uma Nagar, St. No. 6, Begumpet, Hyderabad-16, Ph.: 23403200/ 23418308 Required Library Assistant Visit : http://www.stfranciscollege.ac.in/ Email: mail(a)stfranciscollege.ac.in alumnae(a)stfranciscollege.ac.in curriculum(a)stfranciscollege.ac.in goldenjubilee(a)stfranciscollege.ac.in Regards, S.Sripriya __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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KALA GB MEETING & ELECTIONS
by I.R.N.Goudar 10 Apr '08

10 Apr '08

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: Megestic 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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post of Library Attendent at LNPE, Gwalior
by vijay kumar 10 Apr '08

10 Apr '08

Dear Library Professionals, Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education,Gwalior , Govt of India , invites application for the post of Library Attendent. Total number of post- 1(one) Pay Scale- Rs 2550-3200 For Details see the Employment news dated 5-11 April 2008 Thanks Vijay Kumar NCSI -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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application for the apprenticeship at Defence Scientific and Documentaion Center, New Delhi
by vijay kumar 10 Apr '08

10 Apr '08

Dear Library Professionals, Defence Scientific and Documentaion Center invites application for the apprenticeship under the Apperentice Act of 1961 for person holding Degree in Library and information science Total post for Apprenticeship is 6 Monthly Stipened - Rs 1970 For Details see the Employment news dated 5-11 April 2008 Thanks Vijay Kumar NCSI -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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"Project Assistant" required for another Project at ISI, Kolkata
by Shikha Bhowmik 10 Apr '08

10 Apr '08

Dear Moderator, Please post this information in LIS-Forum. Thank you. One Project Assistant is required in ISI Library for a period of one year to work in the project entitled "Digital repository of the contributions of Professor P.C.Mahalanobis using open source software (Dspace)". Essential qualification: A consistently good academic record with Masters degree in Library & Information Science or its equivalent from a recognized University/Institute with knowledge in computer applications in library operations. Desirable qualification: Familiarity with the concepts of Digital Library and Open source software (Dspace). Total remuneration is RS.5000/- plus 30%HRA per month. A walk-in-interview will be conducted on 23 April 2008 at 10.30 A.M. Candidates are required to bring with them an application addressed to the Director,Indian Statistical Institute along with bio-data and photocopies as well as original copies of their certificates and they must report at the office of the ISI Library half an hour before the time mentioned. Shikha Bhowmik Indian Statistical Institute Library -- Open WebMail Project (http://openwebmail.org) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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How to get a usage feedback? - Need inputs
by Suvarsha Walters 10 Apr '08

10 Apr '08

Hi everyone, I want to measure usage of Journals/Magazines (J/M) used in the library. Let me give you the setting of the library: Ours is a small corporate library where borrowing and returning of library material works mostly on trust. So it's up to the user to record material that he/she takes out of the library - including books and journals on cards placed in the library. While most of our users sincerely record books taken out, they are not bothered about the J/M. Moreover, J/M are also scanned and read when inside the library and replaced back (which is also usage). For the last few months I tried attaching little slips of paper to new issues and asked people to write their names if they used it. But that was not very successful. I am now looking at new ways to record usage. If you have had any practical experience or can come up with some innovative ideas, do let me know. Thanks very much, Suvarsha Information Analyst, HP Labs India Bangalore __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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request for article
by sheeba jasmine 10 Apr '08

10 Apr '08

Dear Professionals, I need the full text of the following articles. It will be helpful to me if anyone can send these articles. 1. literature of disasters from the human factors point of view: a descriptive analysis - Nestor L. Oscorio, Jitka Hurych - Collection Building - V.23, 2 - 2004 - p.64-72 - Emerald 2. Bibliometric analysis of tsunami research - Scientometrics - V.73,1 - October 2007 - p.3-17 - Akademiai Klado with Springer Science+Business media Thank you, with regards, Sheeba Jasmine Librarian Valliammai Engineering College Kattankulathur Tamil Nadu 603 203 Ph:044-22391011 Explore your hobbies and interests. Go to http://in.promos.yahoo.com/groups/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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