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[LIS-Forum] Felicitation-Smt. Lalithabai, DLIS, University of Kerala
by Saji S. Nair 17 Apr '06

17 Apr '06

Dear friends, This is to inform that Smt. K. K. Lalithabai (‘Lalitha Lenin’ in literary circles), Reader, Department of Library & Information Science, University of Kerala is completing her ‘Shashtyabdi’(completion of 60 years) in April 2006, and formally laying down office on superannuation on 30th April 2006. She has been serving the Department for the last twenty-seven years as faculty member and as Head of the Department during 1989-93. Thousands of Information professionals working elsewhere in India and abroad may be her fond disciples who still cherish memories of her classes. All her students and well-wishers are cordially invited to the felicitation programme to be held at DLIS, University Kerala on 29th April 2006. You can wish the beloved teacher at dliskerala(a)email.com Lalitha teacher, through her motherly affection, endeared herself as a friend, philosopher and guide not only on academic and professional issues but also on personal matters. As ‘Lalitha Lenin’, she is well known in social, cultural and literary fields as well. She has a rare combination of gifted teacher, a talented litterateur and an accomplished social activist who assiduously champions the cause of the marginalized and the downtrodden. All the literary works that she has authored were well received and she has been honoured with a number of literary awards. As a member of the judging committees of many of the prestigious awards in literature and film she has earned a reputation for her unbiased and critical appraisal. She always makes use of these opportunities to uphold the role played by Information Science and Information profession in every field of knowledge, especially literature. On behalf of the felicitation committee, this message is posted by Saji S. Nair Regional Cancer Centre Library Thiruvananthapuram Kerala www.rcctvm.org _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web!

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Greenstone Support effort for South Asia has been launched on
by mgsree＠iimk.ac.in 17 Apr '06

17 Apr '06

Dear Colleagues: We are pleased to announce the launch of the Greenstone Support Organization for South Asia on April 5, 2006. Our objective is to ensure effective promotion and support for Greenstone in the South Asia region. The support site is available at http://greenstonesupport.iimk.ac.in. Please visit the site and your valued contributions towards enriching the site are most welcome. An E-List with the ID greenstonesupport(a)iimk.ac.in is also established for this purpose. Your contributions/suggestions/comments for attention by the community can be submitted to this mail ID. Other functions as well as subscription to the E-List are explained in the site. This E-List (Support Forum) is the first step in the establishment of a Greenstone Support Organization for India (GSOI). To this end, the CDDL is coordinating the development of a network of Greenstone users and a feasibility study on GSOI under the supervision of an Advisory Committee (names given in the site). Our profound thanks to the Greenstone team at Waikato, UNESCO, Greenstone Experts and Advisors from India for their wholehearted support and encouragement in this regard. With best regards, Sreekumar/John Rose (IIMK) /(Research Associate, University of Waikato) -- Dr. M. G. Sreekumar Librarian & Head, Center for Development of Digital Libraries (CDDL) Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode IIMK Campus P.O. Kozhikode, Kerala, India-673 570 ----------------------------------------- Phone : +91 495 2809140 Fax : +91 495 2803010/11 Email : mgsree(a)iimk.ac.in Web : www.iimk.ac.in =========================================

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assistance from freelancers
by Mailing List Manager 17 Apr '06

17 Apr '06

Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2006 11:53:34 +0530 From: guhamba <guhamba(a)informindia.co.in> Dear All, We need the assistance of a few freelancers in and around Malleshwaram, Bangalore, with proficiency in one or more of the Indian languages that include Tamil, Bengali, Gujarati and Punjabi, apart from English. The freelancer should be capable of: a) Translating front pages of publications in Indian langauge(s) to English. b) Transliterating as per standards for which a one-time training will be imparted. Having an MLIS background will be an added advantage. Those interested may pl. contact with resume: guhamba(a)informindia.co.in Regards, D.Guhamba Informatics India Ltd 112/7 11 th Cross 5th Main Malleswaram Bangalore 560 003

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Why Are some Librarians so Insensitive...
by Chitra P Rao 17 Apr '06

17 Apr '06

I read the article by Ranjit Lall and have to accept that some or most of us are so cought up by our rules that we forget that our prime objective is to provide information.. Yes to our bonafide memebers.. which we can accomplish very easily from the second meeting. First we should always give the service and then refer the user to our rules and ask for memberships etc. Unless we develop these PR Skills we will remain insensitive. The rules are made for us to manage the Library and we can definitely ensure this but with more care and politeness. It is also necessary oftentimes to explain the user , the funding and who should use the Library etc after you have served once.. Hence its only the first crucial step which is very important that all of us must take. It is not necessary that all Libraries accomadate all users, but the refusal should be a guidance rather than a Negative... Hope we all can contain ourselves, and not succumb to say NO. I also analyse this as an occupational hazard over the last 25 years I have worked in this field.. Many a time we say a categorical NO which may sound rude but is not so because we actually know that it is not there. But here again if we temper our NO we will seems more accomadative and eager to Help which is what we should project. Sr Librarian and Head LIS NITIE Mumbai 400 087 ph: 28573371 extn 337

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A book on Open Access
by Sukhdev Singh 17 Apr '06

17 Apr '06

Dear Friends Following book on Open Access is available for download. Willinsky, J. (2005) The Access Principle: The Case for Open Access to Research and Scholarship MIT Press < https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/willinsky/TheAccessPrinciple_TheMITPress_026… > --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. http://openmed.nic.in

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Google Calendar
by Sreeharsha_Gopalakrishna＠i2.com 16 Apr '06

16 Apr '06

Google has launched a new service. and this time its about time and more precisely Google will help you organize your time with Google Calendar. Google Calendar is a very strong initial release, with a good balance between powerful features and ease of use. The ability to easily work with multiple calendars and the sharing features are particularly appealing, especially for people who are dissatisfied with their current calendar application. Trying the Google Calendar is low-risk—if you don't like it, you can simply export your information and import it back into your current calendar application. Using Google Calendar, you can create an event, set reminder and even you can notify others about the event, by entering their email id. Looks like Google has taken a leaf from IBM Lotus Notes. Currently those who have Gmail ID can make use of it. www.google.com/calendar Regards ~Sreeharsha BG

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Internet for schools
by Subbiah Arunachalam 15 Apr '06

15 Apr '06

Internet2 Survey Finds Over 46,000 K20 Institutions Connected to its Advanced Network K20 access to advanced networking more than quadruples in four years. http://k20.internet2.edu/survey/survey_index.php More than 46,000 K-12 schools, community colleges, libraries, and museums in 35 U.S. states are now connected to the Internet2 backbone network according to the results of a bi-annual survey, released recently. The survey highlights the success of the nationwide Internet2 K20 Initiative in bringing together Internet2 member institutions and innovators from primary and secondary schools, colleges and universities, libraries, and museums to extend new technologies, applications, and advanced content to all educational sectors across the country. -------------- Friends: It is important for us in India to provide Internet connectivity (of reasonable bandwidth) to all our educational institutions. It may sound esoteric, but it is a real need. While we still have schools without proper classrooms, blackboards and decent buildings, one may feel some trepidation to talk about Internet in every school. In my view both are important. We should work on both content and the best means to disseminate/ access the content. It is in this context, both open access and open course ware acquire tremendous importance. Look at what the Azim Premji Foundation is doing in distant hamlets in Kolar district. They have set up many computers in village schools (in mud buildings) and have employed a local graduate trained in computers and educational materal in CD-ROM and are enabling children of class 3 onwards to use the computers and augment their classroom learning with CD-ROM supplements. Look at what the National Virtual Academy for Rural Prosperity is aiming to do. Through a network of village knowledge centres and trained volunteers (from among the local communities), NVA is attempting to spread the knowledge revolution in rural India. The Knowledge Commission will do well to work with this enthusiastic rural cadres. Subbiah Arunachalam Internet2 Survey Finds Over 46,000 K20 Institutions Connected to its Advanced Network K20 access to advanced networking more than quadruples in four years. http://k20.internet2.edu/survey/survey_index.php http://k20.internet2.edu/survey/survey_index.php More than 46,000 K-12 schools, community colleges, libraries, and museums in 35 U.S. states are now connected to the Internet2 backbone network according to the results of a bi-annual survey, released recently. The survey highlights the success of the nationwide Internet2 K20 Initiative in bringing together Internet2 member institutions and innovators from primary and secondary schools, colleges and universities, libraries, and museums to extend new technologies, applications, and advanced content to all educational sectors across the country. -------------- Friends: It is important for us in India to provide Internet connectivity (of reasonable bandwidth) to all our educational institutions. It may sound esoteric, but it is a real need. While we still have schools without proper classrooms, blackboards and decent buildings, one may feel some trepidation to talk about Internet in every school. In my view both are important. We should work on both content and the best means to disseminate/ access the content. It is in this context, both open access and open course ware acquire tremendous importance. Look at what the Azim Premji Foundation is doing in distant hamlets in Kolar district. They have set up many computers in village schools (in mud buildings) and have employed a local graduate trained in computers and educational materal in CD-ROM and are enabling children of class 3 onwards to use the computers and augment their classroom learning with CD-ROM supplements. Look at what the National Virtual Academy for Rural Prosperity is aiming to do. Through a network of village knowledge centres and trained volunteers (from among the local communities), NVA is attempting to spread the knowledge revolution in rural India. The Knowledge Commission will do well to work with this enthusiastic rural cadres. Subbiah Arunachalam

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Vacancy for the post of Library assistant
by js vijaya 15 Apr '06

15 Apr '06

Dear Moderater, Kindly announce the following message. Rush your resume / contact the Librarian (080-7828657 or 9886380349) for the post of of Library Asst. Preferred male BLISc candidate who is willing to work on shift basis. Address: Administrative Management College 18th K.M. , Bannerghatta Road Opp. Union staff Training college Bangalore-560083 Vijayalakshmi J S Librarian Administrative Management College 18th K M Bannerghatta Road Bangalore 560083 Ph: 080-7828657 Mob:9886380349 e-mail:jsvijaya@yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Request for article
by PRASHANTA KUMAR 13 Apr '06

13 Apr '06

Dear Sir/Madam I will be thank full to you if anybody help me to get the blow mentioned article , & kindly consider it as an urgent message. Author : Singh D & Ahuja PS Title: 5S rDNA gene diversity in tea (Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze) and its use for variety identification. Journal Details- "Genome", Vol.- 49, No- 1, year . 2006 Page- 91-96 Publisher- NRC Research Press, Canada Thanking You Thanks & Regards, PRASHANTA **************** IHBT, (CSIR), Govt. of India Library, Palampur, HP, Pin- 176061 Mobile- +91 94 18 18 44 21 --------------------------------- Jiyo cricket on Yahoo! India cricket Yahoo! Messenger Mobile Stay in touch with your buddies all the time. Dear Sir/Madam I will be thank full to you if anybody help me to get the blow mentioned article , & kindly consider it as an urgent message. Author : Singh D & Ahuja PS Title: 5S rDNA gene diversity in tea (Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze) and its use for variety identification. Journal Details- "Genome", Vol.- 49, No- 1, year . 2006 Page- 91-96 Publisher- NRC Research Press , Canada Thanking You Thanks & Regards, PRASHANTA **************** IHBT, (CSIR), Govt. of India Library, Palampur, HP, Pin- 176061 Mobile- +91 94 18 18 44 21 Jiyo cricket on http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/mailcricket/*http://in.sports.yahoo.com/cric… Yahoo! India cricket http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/mailmobilemessenger/*http://in.mobile.yahoo.… Yahoo! Messenger Mobile Stay in touch with your buddies all the time.

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Rajasthan enacts Library Legislation Act
by D Jotwani 13 Apr '06

13 Apr '06

Dear All You will be pleased to know that the Rajasthan Assembly passed Public Libraries Act 2006 last week. The news was covered bery briefly by local press which I could see during my visit to Udaipur. All the members of Rajasthan Library Association and other professionals who worked hard for this purpose deserve our appreciation and congratulations for the job well done. Regards. -- D. Jotwani Librarian Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Powai, Mumbai 400076 Phone 91-22-25768920, 91-22-25720227

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