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M.Phil and Ph.D programs
by Biradar B.S. 13 Jul '06

13 Jul '06

Dear Professionals We are happy to inform you that though Kuvempu University is young affiliating university in Karnataka, it is a university with distinctive academic profile. Now this university is offering M.Phil and Ph.D. programs in Library and Information Science both in regular and distance mode from the academic year-2006 -2007. Last date for submission of prescribed application along with necessary documents is 25th July 2006. You may choose your research guide from any university in India who has been recognised as a research guide in their parent organisation or in any Indian universities. For further information you may contact to the Chairman, Department of Library and Information Science, Kuvempu University, Jnana Sahadri-577 451, Shimoga, Karnataka. ================== Dr.B.S.Biradar Chairman DOS in Library and Information Science Kuvempu University, Jnana Sahadri-577 451, Shimoga, Karnataka. E-mail: bsbiradar53(a)rediffmail.com bs_biradar(a)yahoo.com Ph: (08282) 257 319 Cell: 94494 00725 --------------------------------- Sneak preview the all-new Yahoo.com. It's not radically different. Just radically better. Dear Professionals We are happy to inform you that though Kuvempu University is young affiliating university in Karnataka, it is a university with distinctive academic profile. Now this university is offering M.Phil and Ph.D. programs in Library and Information Science both in regular and distance mode from the academic year-2006 -2007. Last date for submission of prescribed application along with necessary documents is 25 th July 2006. You may choose your research guide from any university in India who has been recognised as a research guide in their parent organisation or in any Indian universities. For further information you may contact to the Chairman, Department of Library and Information Science, Kuvempu University, Jnana Sahadri-577 451, Shimoga, Karnataka. ================== Dr.B.S.Biradar Chairman DOS in Library and Information Science Kuvempu University, Jnana Sahadri-577 451, Shimoga, Karnataka. E-mail: mailto:bsbiradar53@rediffmail.com bsbiradar53(a)rediffmail.com mailto:bs_biradar@yahoo.com bs_biradar(a)yahoo.com Ph: (08282) 257 319 Cell: 94494 00725 Sneak preview the http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=40762/*http://www.yahoo.com/preview all-new Yahoo.com . It's not radically different. Just radically better.

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First new Director for Connemara Public Library - joined to-day
by Arunachalam Hariharan 13 Jul '06

13 Jul '06

Dear friends, I am happy to inform you that Mr. N.Avadaiappan, Joint Director, Dept of Public Libraries, Govt. of Tamil Nadu and also Librarian-in-charge, Connemara Public Library (State Central Library) has been appointed as a full time Director of Connemara Public Library. The Librarian post has been now upgraded to Director. Mr. N. Avadaiappan is a qualified library professional. He has taken charge to-day as the first Director of Connemara Public Library Congratulations to the first new Director. This is good news for all the library professionals. A.Hariharan SALIS __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Addmission M. Phil in LIS
by arvind kant singh 13 Jul '06

13 Jul '06

Dear all, I hold MLIS with 1 years of experience and want to do M.Phil through distance education. Kindly, inform me about the recognised university/institutions/colleges which award M. Phil. Hope to hear from u soon. Arvind Kant Singh arvks_singh(a)yahoo.co.in --------------------------------- Find out what India is talking about on Yahoo! Answers India. So, whats NEW about the NEW Yahoo! Messenger? Find out. Dear all, I hold MLIS with 1 years of experience and want to do M.Phil through distance education. Kindly, inform me about the recognised university/institutions/colleges which award M. Phil. Hope to hear from u soon. Arvind Kant Singh mailto:arvks_singh@yahoo.co.in arvks_singh(a)yahoo.co.in Find out what India is talking about on http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/mailanswersshare/*http://in.answers.yahoo.co… Yahoo! Answers India. So, whats NEW about the NEW Yahoo! Messenger? http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/mailmessenger/*http://in.beta.messenger.yaho… Find out.

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online encyclopedia
by Mailing List Manager 13 Jul '06

13 Jul '06

Date: 13 Apr 2006 11:36:23 -0000 From: Sampath Kumar <sampathbt_2001(a)rediffmail.com> � Dear Professionals The Online encyclopedia (wikipedia)which allows you to edit or add any portion to existing piece,adds to novelty of the site. This encyclopedia is in several languages (kannada, Telugu, hindi. english etc). Do visit www.wikipedia.org and you'll like it. www.wikipedia.org ==================== Dr.B.T.Sampath Kumar Lecturer Dept. of Library and Inf. Sc. KUVEMPU UNIVERSITY, JNANA SAHYADRI-577451, Shimoga. Karnataka, INDIA Ph:94483 20187 www.freewebs.com/drbtsampathkumar

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Computer Sc. periodicals
by moumita dey 13 Jul '06

13 Jul '06

Here are a few popular computer Sc. Periodicals National 1.Chip 2.Data Quest 3.Developer IQ 4.Digit 5.Information Technology 6.Journal of Institute of Engineers:computer engineering 7.Linux for you 8.Living Digital 9.PC Quest 10.Pitch Foreign 11.IEEE:computer 12.Dr.Dobbs Hope this will help you. Moumita Dey Asst. Librarian Bengal College of Engineering & Technology Durgapur, W.B. Here are a few popular computer Sc. Periodicals National 1.Chip 2.Data Quest 3.Developer IQ 4.Digit 5.Information Technology 6.Journal of Institute of Engineers:computer engineering 7.Linux for you 8.Living Digital 9.PC Quest 10.Pitch Foreign 11.IEEE:computer 12.Dr.Dobbs Hope this will help you. Moumita Dey Asst. Librarian Bengal College of Engineering & Technology Durgapur, W.B. http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigclick.cgi/www.rediff.com/signa… http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigimpress.cgi/www.rediff.com/sig…

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Vacancy for the post of Librarya Assistant at RVCE
by yekanath kamble 13 Jul '06

13 Jul '06

Dear Professionals, There is a vacancy for the post of Library Asst. Qualification M L I Sc.(regurlar Course). Knolwdge of computer is essential.The candidate should be well conversent with library packages, access to digital resources and web portals.Good communication skills.Experience preferable. Apply on or before 20th July 2006 to e-mail:rvlibn@rediffmail.com With regards, Yekanath N Kamble Asst.Librarian R V College of Engineering, Mysore Road, BANGALORE-59 YEKANATH N KAMBLE ASST.LIBRARIAN R V COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING,MYSORE ROAD, BANGALORE-59 (INDIA) PH.91-80-28600351/28604705/28600184 FAX : 91 - 80 - 2860 0337 MOBILE.9448585358 --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Next-gen email? Have it all with the all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta. Dear Professionals, There is a vacancy for the post of Library Asst. Qualification M L I Sc.(regurlar Course). Knolwdge of computer is essential.The candidate should be well conversent with library packages, access to digital resources and web portals.Good communication skills.Experience preferable. Apply on or before 20th July 2006 to e-mail:rvlibn@rediffmail.com With regards, Yekanath N Kamble Asst.Librarian R V College of Engineering, Mysore Road, BANGALORE-59 YEKANATH N KAMBLE ASST.LIBRARIAN R V COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING,MYSORE ROAD, BANGALORE-59 (INDIA) PH.91-80-28600351/28604705/28600184 FAX : 91 - 80 - 2860 0337 MOBILE.9448585358 Do you Yahoo!? Next-gen email? Have it all with the http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=42241/*http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/handr… all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta.

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Thomson Scientific Citation Laureate Gala, 27 July 2006
by ajay.mehrotra＠thomson.com 13 Jul '06

13 Jul '06

INVITATION FROM THOMSON SCIENTIFIC On Thursday, 27th July 2006, Thomson Scientific will recognize prominent India Researchers for their outstanding contributions in their research field at a ceremony held at Taj Residency Hotel, Bangalore. Join us on this special occasion. India Research Day and Citation Laureate Award Presentation, 2006 Venue: Taj Residency Hotel 41/3, M.G Road, Bangalore - 560 001 4.00 PM Registration 4.30 PM Lighting the Lamp 4.35 PM Welcome Speech Mark Garlinghouse, Vice President and General Manager Thomson Scientific Asia Pacific 4.50 PM Thomson Scientific Vision for Academic Research Community Keith Macgregor, Executive Vice President, Academic & Government Markets, Thomson Scientific 5.25 PM Guest Speaker Professor S Sadagopan, Director International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore 6.00 PM Year of Celebration A message from Dr. Eugene Garfield, Chairman Emeritus 6.15 PM Thomson Scientific Citation Analysis: World Class Research from India Nobuko Miyairi, Senior Information Analyst, Thomson Scientific Asia Pacific 7.00 PM Presentation of Citation Laureate Awards 7.45 PM Vote of Thanks Wong WoeiFuh, Director of Sales, Asia Thomson Scientific Asia Pacific 8.00 PM Dinner Please RSVP to Ms Trupti Nagesh on (80) 2555 0333 ext 3265 / 6007; or Trupti.Nagesh(a)thomson.com We will be delighted to have you with us. Thank you. Yours sincerely, Ajay Mehrotra - Thomson Scientific -------------------- Internet e-Mail Disclaimer -------------------- This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that any use, disclosure, copying or distribution of the information is prohibited. In such case, you should destroy this message and kindly notify the sender by reply e-mail.The views expressed in this e-mail and any attachments are personal and, unless stated explicitly, do not represent the views of Thomson Scientific. Furthermore, Thomson Scientific will not be bound by this e-mail.  INVITATION FROM THOMSON SCIENTIFIC � � On Thursday, 27 th July 2006, Thomson Scientific will recognize prominent India Researchers for their outstanding contributions in their research field at a ceremony held at Taj Residency Hotel, Bangalore . Join us on this special occasion. � � India Research Day and Citation Laureate Award Presentation, 2006 � Venue: Taj Residency Hotel 41/3, M.G Road , Bangalore - 560 001 � 4.00 PM�� Registration � 4.30 PM�� Lighting the Lamp � 4.35 PM�� Welcome Speech Mark Garlinghouse, Vice President and General Manager Thomson Scientific Asia Pacific � 4.50 PM�� Thomson Scientific Vision for Academic Research Community Keith Macgregor, Executive Vice President, Academic & Government Markets, Thomson Scientific � 5.25 PM�� Guest Speaker Professor S Sadagopan, Director International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore � 6.00 PM�� Year of Celebration A message from Dr. Eugene Garfield, Chairman Emeritus � 6.15 PM�� Thomson Scientific Citation Analysis: World Class Research from India Nobuko Miyairi, Senior Information Analyst, Thomson Scientific Asia Pacific � 7.00 PM�� Presentation of Citation Laureate Awards � 7.45 PM�� Vote of Thanks Wong WoeiFuh, Director of Sales, Asia Thomson Scientific Asia Pacific � 8.00 PM�� Dinner � � � � Please RSVP to Ms Trupti Nagesh on (80) 2555 0333 ext 3265 / 6007 ; or mailto:Trupti.Nagesh@thomson.com Trupti.Nagesh(a)thomson.com � We will be delighted to have you with us. Thank you. � � Yours sincerely, Ajay Mehrotra - Thomson Scientific � -------------------- Internet e-Mail Disclaimer -------------------- This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that any use, disclosure, copying or distribution of the information is prohibited. In such case, you should destroy this message and kindly notify the sender by reply e-mail.The views expressed in this e-mail and any attachments are personal and, unless stated explicitly, do not represent the views of Thomson Scientific. Furthermore, Thomson Scientific will not be bound by this e-mail. �

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[LIS-Forum] Guest Lecturer (Contract) at DLIS, University of Calicut
by J. K. Vijayakumar 12 Jul '06

12 Jul '06

Extract from Mathrubhumi Newspaper: Post: Guest Lecturer (Contract) at DLIS, University of Calicut, Kozhikode, Kerala Qualifications: Masters in LIS with 55% and NET. PGDCA is desirable. If NET qualified Candidates are not available, candidates with out NET will be considered. Renumeration: Rs 8000 (for NET) and Rs 5000 (with out NET) fixed per month. Appointment will be for one year and purely on contract basis. Appear for the Walk-in-interview for the said post with all original documents to be held on July 20, 2006 at 10.30 am [Present at Seminar Complex One hour prior]. -------------------- Original Source: Mathrubhumi News Paper July 13, 2006. Please contact University for more details and authoritative information http://www.universityofcalicut.info/ --------------------------------- Want to be your own boss? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business. Extract from Mathrubhumi Newspaper: Post: Guest Lecturer (Contract) at DLIS, University of Calicut, Kozhikode, Kerala Qualifications: Masters in LIS with 55% and NET. PGDCA is desirable. If NET qualified Candidates are not available, candidates with out NET will be considered. Renumeration: Rs 8000 (for NET) and Rs 5000 (with out NET) fixed per month. Appointment will be for one year and purely on contract basis. Appear for the Walk-in-interview for the said post with all original documents to be held on July 20, 2006 at 10.30 am [Present at Seminar Complex One hour prior]. -------------------- Original Source: Mathrubhumi News Paper July 13, 2006. Please contact University for more details and authoritative information http://www.universityofcalicut.info/ http://www.universityofcalicut.info/ Want to be your own boss? Learn how on http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=41244/*http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-index Yahoo! Small Business.

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Fwd: [Sigiii-l] 2006 International Paper Contest Winners
by Dr. J. K. Vijayakumar 12 Jul '06

12 Jul '06

Sorry for cross postings. Congrats to winners. J. K. Vijayakumar -----Original Message----- From: sigiii-l-bounces(a)asis.org [mailto:sigiii-l-bounces@asis.org] On Behalf Of domole(a)worldbank.org Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 3:33 PM To: ifla-l(a)infoserv.inist.fr; asis-l(a)asis.org; sigiii-l(a)asis.org; LibAll%WORLDBANK(a)worldbank.org; AFLIB-L(a)statelib.pwv.gov.za; majordomo(a)uku.fi Subject: [Sigiii-l] 2006 International Paper Contest Winners It is my great pleasure to announce the results of the sixth International Paper Contest organized by the American Society for Information Science & Technology (ASIST) Special Interest Group on International Information Issues (SIG III). The 2006 winners are: 1. Aditya Nugraha, Indonesia. "Desa Informasi - The Role of Digital Libraries in the Preservation and Dissemination of Indigenous Knowledge." 2. Chengyu Zhang & Li Li, China. "Digital Teaching Reference Book Service: A Case Study on Knowledge-Object-Based Microstructure of Digital Resources." 3. Bharati Sen & Nahid Khashmelmous, India & Sudan. "Incorporating Indigenous Knowledge Materials: Preliminary Efforts at Elhafeed Library, Ahfad University, Sudan." 4. Pradip Upadhyay & Madaswamy Moni, India. "e-Granthalaya: Moving Towards Rural Digital Library for Sustainable Rural Livelihoods." 5. Yashwant Kanade & K.S Chudamani, India. "A Discourse on Promotion of Reading Habits in India." 6. P Jain & Parveen Babbar, India. "Digital Library Initiatives in India." The theme of this year?s contest was "Information Realities: Shaping the digital future for all?" The six winning papers were selected from 31 submissions by 42 authors from 12 developing countries. The principal authors of each of the six winning papers will be awarded a two-year individual membership to ASIST. In addition, the first place winner, Aditya Nugraha will be awarded a minimum of $1,000 to attend the November 3-8, 2006 ASIST Annual Meeting, in Austin, Texas. These winning papers and other submitted papers for the competition will be considered for publication by Elsevier's International Information and Library Review, which is edited by Toni Carbo. Thanks to the generous donations from Eugene Garfield Foundation, Elsevier, the Chicago Chapter of ASIST, University of Western Ontario, Drexel University, Kent State University, LACASIS, and many other organizations and individuals. Your efforts have enabled us to continue with the International Contest. Further fundraising is underway and donations are still welcome to support the contest. Congratulations to the winners! The Contest Committee worked really hard in selecting the winning papers. The paper contest was organized by Duncan Omole (Chair) and Jonathan Levitt (co-Chair) from the Open University and University College London. The judges were: Duncan Omole, The World Bank Group, Washington DC. Miriam Vieira da Cunha, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil. Yunfei Du, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. Yin Zhang, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, USA. Nadia Caidi, University of Toronto, Canada. Sue Johnson, Consultant, National Library of Medicine, Washington, DC. Liwen Vaughan, University of Western Ontario, Canada. Nathalie Leroy, United Nations, New York City, New York. Merlyna Lim, Annenberg Center for Communication, University of Southern California, Los Angeles. J.K.Vijayakumar, American University of Antigua, Antigua & Barbuda, West Indies. We thank the jury members for their selfless effort and our donors for their compassion which makes it possible to develop and sustain this international network of digital scholars and experts on digital libraries and information technology in developing countries. More information about the paper competition is available from the SIG III website (http://www.asis.org/SIG/SIGIII/) under Paper Contest. More information about the paper competition is available from the SIG III website http://www.asis.org/SIG/SIGIII/ under Paper Contest. Duncan Omole, Chair, 2006 ASIST International Paper Contest. --------------------------------- Be a chatter box. Enjoy free PC-to-PC calls with Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Sorry for cross postings. Congrats to winners. J. K. Vijayakumar -----Original Message----- From: sigiii-l-bounces(a)asis.org [mailto:sigiii-l-bounces@asis.org] On Behalf Of domole(a)worldbank.org Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 3:33 PM To: ifla-l(a)infoserv.inist.fr; asis-l(a)asis.org; sigiii-l(a)asis.org; LibAll%WORLDBANK(a)worldbank.org; AFLIB-L(a)statelib.pwv.gov.za; majordomo(a)uku.fi Subject: [Sigiii-l] 2006 International Paper Contest Winners It is my great pleasure to announce the results of the sixth International Paper Contest organized by the American Society for Information Science & Technology (ASIST) Special Interest Group on International Information Issues (SIG III). The 2006 winners are: 1. Aditya Nugraha, Indonesia. "Desa Informasi - The Role of Digital Libraries in the Preservation and Dissemination of Indigenous Knowledge." 2. Chengyu Zhang & Li Li, China. "Digital Teaching Reference Book Service: A Case Study on Knowledge-Object-Based Microstructure of Digital Resources." 3. Bharati Sen & Nahid Khashmelmous, India & Sudan. "Incorporating Indigenous Knowledge Materials: Preliminary Efforts at Elhafeed Library, Ahfad University, Sudan." 4. Pradip Upadhyay & Madaswamy Moni, India. "e-Granthalaya: Moving Towards Rural Digital Library for Sustainable Rural Livelihoods." 5. Yashwant Kanade & K.S Chudamani, India. "A Discourse on Promotion of Reading Habits in India." 6. P Jain & Parveen Babbar, India. "Digital Library Initiatives in India." The theme of this year?s contest was "Information Realities: Shaping the digital future for all?" The six winning papers were selected from 31 submissions by 42 authors from 12 developing countries. The principal authors of each of the six winning papers will be awarded a two-year individual membership to ASIST. In addition, the first place winner, Aditya Nugraha will be awarded a minimum of $1,000 to attend the November 3-8, 2006 ASIST Annual Meeting, in Austin, Texas. These winning papers and other submitted papers for the competition will be considered for publication by Elsevier's International Information and Library Review, which is edited by Toni Carbo. Thanks to the generous donations from Eugene Garfield Foundation, Elsevier, the Chicago Chapter of ASIST, University of Western Ontario, Drexel University, Kent State University, LACASIS, and many other organizations and individuals. Your efforts have enabled us to continue with the International Contest. Further fundraising is underway and donations are still welcome to support the contest. Congratulations to the winners! The Contest Committee worked really hard in selecting the winning papers. The paper contest was organized by Duncan Omole (Chair) and Jonathan Levitt (co-Chair) from the Open University and University College London. The judges were: Duncan Omole, The World Bank Group, Washington DC . Miriam Vieira da Cunha, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil. Yunfei Du, Wayne State University , Detroit , Michigan . Yin Zhang, Kent State University , Kent , Ohio , USA . Nadia Caidi, University of Toronto , Canada . Sue Johnson, Consultant, National Library of Medicine , Washington , DC . Liwen Vaughan, University of Western Ontario , Canada . Nathalie Leroy, United Nations, New York City , New York . Merlyna Lim, Annenberg Center for Communication, University of Southern California , Los Angeles . J.K.Vijayakumar, American University of Antigua, Antigua & Barbuda, West Indies . We thank the jury members for their selfless effort and our donors for their compassion which makes it possible to develop and sustain this international network of digital scholars and experts on digital libraries and information technology in developing countries. More information about the paper competition is available from the SIG III website ( http://www.asis.org/SIG/SIGIII/ http://www.asis.org/SIG/SIGIII/ ) under Paper Contest . More information about the paper competition is available from the SIG III website http://www.asis.org/SIG/SIGIII/ http://www.asis.org/SIG/SIGIII/ under Paper Contest. Duncan Omole, Chair, 2006 ASIST International Paper Contest. Be a chatter box. Enjoy http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman12/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/e… free PC-to-PC calls with Yahoo! Messenger with Voice.

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Walk-in-Interview for Library professionals
by Vijayakumara 12 Jul '06

12 Jul '06

Dear All, Leading Technical Institution in Bangalore requires committed library professionals for it learning resources centre. Fresh Diploma/ Graduate/ Post Graduate holders in library science (Library and Information science) can walk into our campus on July 17th 2006 @ 10.00 am Openings are in the following category Assistant Librarian - 2 Library Assistant - 3 Preference will be given to the candidates who are residing in and around bangalore Venu: Principal Chamber, East Point College of Engineering and Technology, Near Hirandahally & Avalahally, Bangalore 560 049 contact numbers: 080-28473777, 28473888, 28473232 The persons who already applied through mail can attend the interview on the same date. Thanking you Dr. Vijayakumar M \ \ | / / \ \ ~ ~ / / | @ @ | ---------------oooo------ (_)-------------oooo------------------ Dr. Vijayakumar M, Chief Librarian, East Point College of Engineering and Technology Bidarahalli, Kithaganoor Road, Virgonagar - Post, Bangalore - 5600 049, India Tel:080-8473888, 8473777 Fax:080-8472999, coolvg(a)gmail.com --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Get on board. You're invited to try the new Yahoo! Mail Beta. Dear All, Leading Technical Institution in Bangalore requires committed library professionals for it learning resources centre. Fresh Diploma/ Graduate/ Post Graduate holders in library science (Library and Information science) can walk into our campus on July 17th 2006 @ 10.00 am Openings are in the following category Assistant Librarian - 2 Library Assistant - 3 Preference will be given to the candidates who are residing in and around bangalore Venu: Principal Chamber, East Point College of Engineering and Technology, Near Hirandahally & Avalahally, Bangalore 560 049 contact numbers: 080-28473777, 28473888, 28473232 The persons who already applied through mail can attend the interview on the same date. Thanking you Dr. Vijayakumar M \ \ | / / \ \ ~ ~ / / | @ @ | ---------------oooo------ (_)-------------oooo------------------ Dr. Vijayakumar M, Chief Librarian, East Point College of Engineering and Technology Bidarahalli, Kithaganoor Road, Virgonagar - Post, Bangalore - 5600 049, India Tel:080-8473888, 8473777 Fax:080-8472999, mailto:coolvg@gmail.com coolvg(a)gmail.com Do you Yahoo!? Get on board. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=40791/*http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/handr… You're invited to try the new Yahoo! Mail Beta.

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