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Demonstrating the value of libraries
by Subbiah Arunachalam 29 Aug '15

29 Aug '15

Friends: Here is an excerpt from a news story in the latest issue of the* Bookseller*, < http://www.thebookseller.com/news/essential-councillors-understand-value-li… >. Nick Poole, CEO of CILIP, argues that research has proven having access to a library service delivered by qualified professionals can support teachers by boosting learning outcomes, literacy and pupil attainment. “Library services across the UK are delivering frontline support which helps reduce the pressure on health and social care services that make up some 20% of council spending,” Poole said. CILIP noted that some authorities have been able to strengthen their reserves during the period of the report, but still urged councils to consider retaining a quality library service as a means of avoiding significant cost increases elsewhere in their expenditure before building up reserves. The information was derived from Department for Communities and Local Government Revenue Summary Outturn returns submitted by local authorities in England. Good to hear that quality library service provided by 'qualified' (meaning with the right skills and attitudes) can not only boost learning outcomes in schools, literacy and pupil attainment but also make a difference in health and social care. It was Wassily Leontief, who won the Nobel in Economics in 1973, who showed tht investment in one area would have impact on other areas. Now the UK experience has shown the value of investing in public and school libraries. I have no idea of how the relation between library investment and its impact on health and social care and literacy and learning outcome in schools was established nor do I know the techniques used in this input-output analysis. But I am sure similar studies should be done in India so we could also show how valuable our public libraries are. Any takers? Arun http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4398-4658 http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-9925-2009 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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KLA Centre for Professional Development (KLA-CPD), Two Day Workshop on KOHA,September 12 – 13, 2015
by Sriram V 29 Aug '15

29 Aug '15

Dear All, KLA Centre for Professional Development (KLA-CPD) announces its 10th training programme, a Two Day Workshop on KOHA, the Open Source Library Management Software, during September 12 – 13, 2015. The programme will be held at the KLA Centre for Professional Development (KLA-CPD), on the premises of KLA Head Quarters, Thiruvananthapuram. Who can participate: Working Library Professionals, LIS Students and Researchers in LIS. Venue: Room No. 36, 2nd Floor, Kairalie Plaza Annexe, Karamana P.O., Thiruvananthapuram-695 002. Date & Time: Sept. 12 & 13, 2015; 10.00 am to 5.00 pm Resource Persons: Shri Arun V R (KSCSTE, Tvpm) and Shri Ashkar K (Mathrubhumi, Tvpm) Training mode: Demonstration and Hands on sessions Course Fee: Rs 1000/- (includes study kit+software CD/DVD, working lunch, tea and snacks) Number of seats: 10 (Ten) only Registration: On first come first served mode. Online Registration: https://klaweblog.wordpress.com/2015/08/23/two-day-workshop-on-koha-online-… Last date for registration: 05/09/2015 or until all seats are occupied, which ever is earlier ——————————————————————————– Registration fee must be paid through bank transfer mode or as a Demand Draft. By fund transfer to: Name: Kerala Library Association A/c No. 67061603692 IFSC Code: SBTR0000292 Bank Name: State Bank Of Travancore Branch Name: KUOC Trivandrum Branch Address: Kerala University PO, Thiruvananthapuram – 695034 ______________________________________ Demand Draft should be drawn in favour of Kerala Library Association, payable at Thiruvananthapuram. The DD must be send to Mr S. L. Faisal, (Treasurer, KLA), TC 2/317, PVN-B/23, Pillaveedu Nagar, Kesavadasapuram, Pattom Palace P. O, Thiruvananthapuram – 695004. _______________________________________ Registration will be confirmed only after the receipt of the prescribed fee All communications will be primarily through e-mail. For more details: Shri N. Parameswaran & Shri N. Sukumaran Nair, Coordinators, KLA-CPD Mob:09387822201/09447213155 (npwaran49@yahoo.co.in/sukukla@yahoo.com) Mr Sriram V., Mob: 09447251892 / Mr S. L. Faisal., Mob: 09447699724 Click here for more details https://klaweblog.wordpress.com/2015/08/24/kla-centre-for-professional-deve… Thanks and Regards, S. L. Faisal Treasurer, KLA Mobile: +91 9447699724 (slfaizal at gmail.com) Thanks and Regards, V. Sriram -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Application are invited for the post of Librarian Information Assistant in College of Materials Management (Ministry Of Defence), Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh
by Subhodip Bid 28 Aug '15

28 Aug '15

Dear Professional Application are invited for the post of Librarian Information Assistant in *College of Materials Management (Ministry Of Defence), Jabalpur, *Madhya Pradesh Librarian Information Assistant: 01 Educational Qualification: Candidate should have passed Matriculation and Two Years Diploma Course in Library Science from a recognized University or Institute. Pay Scale: Rs. 5200-20200 + Grade Pay Rs. 2400/- Age Limit: 18-25 Years Last Date: September 18, 2015 For more details http://www.davp.nic.in/WriteReadData/ADS/eng_10202_107_1516b.pdf -- SUBHODIP BID M.Sc,M.L.I.S, AIS Library & Information Assistant National Library, Kolkata -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Articles request
by janet lobo 28 Aug '15

28 Aug '15

Dear Professional colleagues, I am in need of the following articles, if available in your Library, Please forward to me. 1. Ethical Problems Posed by Laparoscopic Surgery. Book Title: Laparoscopic Surgery; Book Subtitle: A Colloquium; Book Part Part V: Pages: pp 305-308; Springer-Verlag New York, Inc. 2. Reconsidering the Soleus Muscle Flap for Coverage of Wounds of the Distal Third of the Leg; Annals of Plastic Surgery:June 2003 - Volume 50 - Issue 6 - pp 631-635; Authors: Beck, Joel B. MD; Stile, Frank MD; Lineaweaver, William MD, FACS3. Annals of Plastic Surgery: September 2001 - Volume 47 - Issue 3 - pp 269-278.                 A Modified Technique for Harvesting the Reverse Sural Artery Flap From the Upper Part of the Leg: Inclusion of a Gastrocnemius Muscle “Cuff” Around the Sural Pedicle.4. Clinical implications of oxidative stress and antioxidant therapy. Current gastroenterology reports. Vol.7 (4). pp. 308–316. Authors: Dryden, G.W., Deaciuc, I., Arteel, G. & McClain, C.J. (20! 05).5. Flavonoid antioxidants: chemistry, metabolism and structure-activity relationships. The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry. [Online]. Vol.13 (10). pp. 572–584. Available : Authors: Heim, K.E., Tagliaferro, A.R. & Bobilya, D.J. (2002). With Kind Regards, Dr Janet Dotty LoboLibrarianFr Muller Knowledge CentreMangalore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Ph.D Viva Voce Communication
by Dr. M Tamizhchelvan 28 Aug '15

28 Aug '15

*Dear Sir * *Greetings* ***With your good wishes one of my candidate taking up the **Viva**-**Voce** examination.*** * I am very happy to invite you for the Ph.D Public **Viva** -**Voce** Examination* *Name of the Candidate : Mr. Bathri Narayanan, A L* *Date : **4th September 2015 at 11.30 * * a.m. * *Venue : Anna University, Regional Office Coimbatore, Maruthamalai, Coimbatore.-641 047 I solicit your presence and participation. I herewith attach the Ph.D **Viva** - **Voce** Examination Invitation.* ***Thanking you*** ** *Yours * *M. Tamizhchelvan* *Deputy Librarian* *Gandhigram Rural Institute - Deemed University* *Gandhigram - 624 302* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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PAPERS WITH SHORTER TITLES GET MORE CITATIONS
by Ragaavendra R 28 Aug '15

28 Aug '15

PAPERS WITH SHORTER TITLES GET MORE CITATIONS To William Shakespeare, brevity was the soul of wit. For scientists, it may be even more valuable, as conciseness seems to correlate with how frequently a research paper is cited. Adrian Letchford and his colleagues at the University of Warwick in Coventry, UK, analysed the titles of 140,000 of the most highly cited peer-reviewed papers published between 2007 and 2013 as listed on Scopus, a research-paper database. They compared the lengths of the papers' titles with the number of times each paper was cited by other peer-reviewed papers- a statistic sometimes used as a crude measure of importance. As they report in Royal Society Open Science1, "journals which publish papers with shorter titles receive more citations per paper". FOR COMPLETE READ AND REFLINK:http://www.nature.com/news/papers-with-shorter-titles-get-more-cita… Best Regards, Raghvendra R The information contained in this electronic message and in any attachments to this message is confidential, legally privileged and intended only for use by the person or entity to which this electronic message is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, and have received this message in error, please notify the sender and system manager by return email and delete the message and its attachments and also you are hereby notified that any distribution, copying, review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of this electronic transmission or the information contained in it is strictly prohibited. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and may not represent those of the Company or bind the Company. Any commitments made over e-mail are not financially binding on the company unless accompanied or followed by a valid purchase order. This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by Mail Scanner, and is believed to be clean. The Company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. www.jubl.com -- 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 Chandrakumar, V. 27 Aug '15

27 Aug '15

The Department of Library & Information Science, University of Madras under the UGC- HRDC (formerly Academic Staff College), University of Madras is coordinating a Special Refresher Course - ‘Special Winter School on Library & Information Sciences’ from 12.11.2015 to 02.12.2015. Eligible and Interested Candidates are requested to apply. Applications for the Special Refresher Course can be obtained from the under mentioned website. http://www.unom.ac.in/asc/ *Department of Library & Information Science* *University of Madras* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Invitation to ILA National Seminar on 30th August 2015
by Dr. Rajesh Bhardwaj 27 Aug '15

27 Aug '15

Dear Friends We are pleased to inform you that Indian Library Association is organizing a one day National Seminar and Dr. S R Ranganathan Memorial Lecture on Sunday, August 30, 2015 on the occasion of 21st Delhi Book Fair at *Pragati Auditorium*, Administrative Block, *Pragati Maidan*, New Delhi on a very important theme “*Inculcating Reading Habits in Digital Era: A Challenge to Libraries*.*”* In the digital age, there are many challenges before libraries including Inculcating Reading Habits among its users. Whether, it is a school, collage or public or any other library, it is fact that the culture of reading books has been deteriorating drastically. The objective of this seminar is to remember our beloved Father of Library & Information Science Dr. S R Ranganathan in the light of the theme of this seminar. There are many questions seeking answers such as, shall we accept to shift paradigm of digital reading or remain focus on physical books reading in changing ICT environment or what measures to be taken to enhance the reading interest among library users? The seminar is expected to be attended by more than hundred top class Corporate, Business, Management & Academic institutions library professionals and faculty members. You may like to visit association website at: https://ilaindia.wordpress.com/events/one-day-seminar/ for ONLINE Registration/further details or www.ilaindia.net Thanks and Regards *General Secretary* *Dr. Pardeep Rai * Ph: 9899359373 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Data sharing and ethics in public health and medical research
by Subbiah Arunachalam 27 Aug '15

27 Aug '15

Friends: SAGE has been kind enough to make virtually a whole issue of *Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics* (July 2015). There is whole section on Ethics and Best Practices in Data Sharing in Low and Middle Income Settings. The papers in this section are especially relevant to India where many labs are doing contract research for overseas pharma firms on drug testing. Those of you who are working in medical colleges, medical and public health research centres, etc. will find this section relevant to users of your library. The link is <*http://jre.sagepub.com/content/10/3.toc <http://jre.sagepub.com/content/10/3.toc>*> Best wishes. Arun http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4398-4658 http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-9925-2009 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Call for Chapters
by Dr.S.Dhanavandan 27 Aug '15

27 Aug '15

Dear Distinguished Professors/ LIS Professionals/ Researchers, Greetings!!! With due respect, we feel immense pleasure to inform you that we are going to publish an Edited Book with the reputed publisher (New Delhi) with ISBN. We cordially invite you to contribute your valuable input on any one of the themes and sub themes through original research papers/case studies/articles covering issues, practices, techniques and strategies in various aspects. It includes both fundamental and advanced research oriented ideas with an expectation that all those who wish to contribute diverse papers. The book will include invited papers of eminent Academician's / Library Professionals and Scholars in the field. As a token of appreciation and honor a copy of the book will be provided to each contributor (First Author). *Themes and Subthemes of Paper* Open Access Policies and Issues on Open Access Open Access Products and Services Managing Open Access and E-Resources Open Educational Resources Open Access Resources; Open data, Open Source Software Innovation and Open Access Publishing Institutional Repository Digital Repository Open Learning Technologies E-Learning using Open Access *Instructions for Authors* Papers should not be exceeding 15 pages of A4 size with 1.5 lines spacing in Times New Roman 12 font size. A soft copy of the paper shall be sent before 30 September 2015 by email: *editorbook1(a)gmail.com <editorbook1(a)gmail.com>* Authors will be acknowledged immediately and the acceptance of the contribution will be notified till 10th October 2015. Authors may be required to help, if need be, in terms of proof, clarifications, etc. Manuscripts are accepted for consideration with the understanding that they are original and are not under consideration for publication elsewhere. with regards Dr. S. Dhanavandan Dr. M. Tamizhchelvan by Dr. S. Dhanavandan *Assistant Librarian* Gandhigram Rural Institute-Deemed University Gandhigram -624 302. Dindigul Dt, Tamil Nadu, Mobile:094428 67275, dhanavandan(a)gmail.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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