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National Workshop on Content Management Systems - JOOMLA
by Anil Singh 03 Dec '14

03 Dec '14

Dear Professionals, It's a matter of great pleasure that Knowledge Centre, Birla Institute of Management Technology, Greater Noida in association withRanganathan Society for Social Welfare and Library Development is going to organize National Workshop on "Content Management Systems - JOOMLA" on December 20-21, 2014 at BIMTECH Campus, Greater Noida. For further details kindly refer to the brochure and registration form available at www.bimtech.ac <http://www.bimtech.ac.in/>.in . Regards, Dr. Rishi Tiwari Librarian Birla Institute of Management Technology(BIMTECH) Plot No.5, Knowledge Park-II Greater Noida (NCR) U.P.-201306 Mob.:09810583623 Off.:0120-2323001-10(Extn.400, 401) E-mail.:rishi.tiwari@bimtech.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Free Access to all articles in NATURE & 48 titles of Nature Publishing Group
by Byrappa, Ananda (GE Global Research) 03 Dec '14

03 Dec '14

Dear All, Here is an interesting news item for all of us... All research papers from Nature will be made free to read in a proprietary screen-view format that can be annotated but not copied, printed or downloaded, the journal's publisher Macmillan announced<http://www.nature.com/press_releases/share-nature-content.html> on 2 December. The content-sharing policy, which also applies to 48 other journals in Macmillan's Nature Publishing Group (NPG) division, including Nature Genetics, Nature Medicine and Nature Physics, marks an attempt to let scientists freely read and share articles while preserving NPG's primary source of income - the subscription fees libraries and individuals pay to gain access to articles For more info visit: http://www.nature.com/news/nature-makes-all-articles-free-to-view-1.16460 Best Regards, Anand Ananda T.Byrappa Global Leader, Whiteny Knowledge Center Six Sigma Black Belt GE John F Welch Technology Center 122, EPIP, Phase 2, Whitefield Road, Bangalore 560066, INDIA Phone: 91-90-4088 2618 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Nature makes all articles free to view
by G Mahesh 03 Dec '14

03 Dec '14

All research papers from Nature will be made free to read in a proprietary screen-view format that can be annotated but not copied, printed or downloaded, the journal’s publisher Macmillanannounced<http://www.nature.com/press_releases/share-nature-content.html> on 2 December. The content-sharing policy, which also applies to 48 other journals in Macmillan’s Nature Publishing Group (NPG) division, including Nature Genetics, Nature Medicine and Nature Physics, marks an attempt to let scientists freely read and share articles while preserving NPG’s primary source of income — the subscription fees libraries and individuals pay to gain access to articles..... Read more at: http://www.nature.com/news/nature-makes-all-articles-free-to-view-1.16460?W… Disclaimer ________________________________ Information contained and transmitted by this email is proprietary to NISCAIR and is intended for use only by the individual or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If this is a forwarded message, the content of this email may not have been sent with the authority of the Company. If you are not the intended recipient, an agent of the intended recipient or a person responsible for delivering the information to the named recipient, you are notified that any use, distribution, transmission, printing, copying or dissemination of this information in any way or in any manner is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please delete this mail & notify us immediately at itd(a)niscair.res.in ________________________________ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Nature and low-cost access
by Subbiah Arunachalam 02 Dec '14

02 Dec '14

Nature and many other journals published by the Nature Group now allows widespread article sharing. Please see < http://chronicle.com/article/In-a-Move-Toward-Open-Access/150311/?cid=wc&ut… >. Best. Arun -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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News item for posting in LIS-Forum
by Dr. Muzamil Mushtaq 02 Dec '14

02 Dec '14

*Department of Library & Information Science, AMU, Aligarh* Heartly congratulations to Prof. Shabahat Husain, Chairman Department of Library & Information Science, Aligarh Muslim University for being awarded with IATLIS - S.P. Narang Research Promotion Award for the Year 2013. This award is the recognition of his contributions to the profession. He has been contributing immeasurably to the Library Science profession for more than three decades by his outstanding teaching and path breaking research activities. He has written at length on different pretenses of library science and has affixed greatly to the LIS education in India. The award was given on the occasion of *XXX - IATLIS NATIONAL CONFERENCE, 2014 *held at Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala on 27-29 November 2014. We wish superior elevation and remarkable portfolios in his future endeavours as well. Regards: *Dr. Muzamil Mushtaq* *Guest Teacher* *AMU* Best _____________________________ *Dr. Muzamil Mushtaq* Department of Library and Information Science, AMU, Aligarh, U.P., India - 202002 Cell No. : +91-8979249718 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Invitation & CFP: National Conference on Emerging Trends & Techniques for Electronic Resource Management in Libraries: Issues & Challenges on February 13-14, 2015 at Rourkela
by Bhojaraju Gunjal 02 Dec '14

02 Dec '14

*Apologies for cross posting* *Subject: Invitation to attend National Conference on Emerging Trends & Techniques for Electronic Resource Management in Libraries: * *Issues & Challenges on February **13-14, 2015** at Rourkela* Greetings from NIT Rourkela! *Dear Sir/Madam,* It gives us immense pleasure to inform you that Biju Patnaik Central Library (BPCL) of National Institute of Technology Rourkela is organizing the “*National Conference on Emerging Trends & Techniques for Electronic Resource Management in Libraries: Issues & Challenges*” on *February **13-14, 2015* in association with SLA-Asia and SLP. This conference is the second event under the series “*Empowering Library Professionals to Empower Society (ELPES)*”. The main objectives of this conference are: - Awareness and importance of electronic resources; - Familiarization with the different ways of accessing electronic content; - Acquaint with the review activities associated with e-resources; - Examine copyright and licensing implications for scholarly communication; - An opportunity to develop ideas, strategies and policies for e-resource management (ERM); - Equip participants with skills for collection development and management of e-resources both theoretical and practical; - To discuss the issues and challenges faced during ERM cycle; - To adopt best practices for enhancing usage of e-resources. We request you and your colleagues to participate and contribute a paper for this conference. And also help us to spread this message among library & information science professionals, information scientists, knowledge managers, students & scholars. Kindly register at the earliest to avail campus accommodation as we have limited number of rooms available. For Call for papers and other details please visit: http://library.nitrkl.ac.in/events/elpes2/ and http://library-nitrkl.blogspot.in/ Looking forward to meet you at NIT Rourkela. *Encl: Invitation and Poster* With Best regards, Yours sincerely, *Dr.Bhojaraju Gunjal* Organizing Secretary, ELPES-2 *Connect with BPCL: Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/bpcl.nitrkl> | Twitter <https://twitter.com/BPCL_NITR> | Google+ <https://plus.google.com/u/0/114839086094720039070/> | Blog <http://library-nitrkl.blogspot.in/>** |* ************************************************************************************************************* *Dr.Bhojaraju Gunjal* *Head, **Central Library,* ** *Biju Patnaik Central Library (BPCL),* ** *National Institute of Technology Rourkela,** **769008, **Odisha. INDIA. * *Tel (Off): +91 (0) 661-2462101 | Cell: +91 9040511891 | E-mail: Bhojaraju.G(a)gmail.com <Bhojaraju.G(a)gmail.com> Profile: http://bhojaraju.weebly.com <http://bhojaraju.weebly.com> | LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com/in/bhojarajug> | Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/bhojarajug> | XeeMe <http://xeeme.com/BhojarajuGunjal/> |* ************************************************************************************************************* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Two Vacancies in the Library of CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Goa
by Satyaranjan Sahu 02 Dec '14

02 Dec '14

Dear All, CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Goa requires two temporary staffs (Project Assistants II) for its library. The selection will be based on the walk-in-interview. Those who are interested may attend the walk-in-interview with all original certificates on 22nd December 2014 at 10am at CSIR-NIO, Dona Paula, Goa -403 004. The detailed information as follows: Name of the position: Project Assistant -II Number of positions: 2 (TWO) (advertised under two different science projects for library: http://itg.nio.org/public/public.nsf/TSAdisplay?OpenForm&UID=D90B3A460820A9… and http://itg.nio.org/public/public.nsf/TSAdisplay?OpenForm&UID=B83809B9BDCBCE… ) Consolidated Stipend per month: Rs. 16000/- Tenure - 12 months Maximum age as on date of interview: 28 yrs Essential qualification: Master Degree in Library & Information Science (MLIS) Job requirement: To assist in different information services (indexing, cataloging, data migration, data validation, digitization, etc.) in the field of oceanography - a multi-disciplinary science subject. The job requires the ability to understand the science topics, use of vocabulary control tools and sometimes to work independently by inferring the needs of the organization. Posting at: Goa Date and time of interview: 22/12/2014 10:00 AM Place of interview: NIO Dona Paula, Goa-403004 NOTE: General conditions at http://www.nio.org/index/option/com_vacgoa/task/show/title/Goa/tid/6/sid/28… . The CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography (CSIR-NIO) library has been recognized as the National Information Centre for Marine Sciences (NICMAS) since mid 90s. While catering to the needs of the users from within the institute, it is also committed to serve the marine information seekers within and outside India. Most of the operations in the library have been computerized. The selected candidates will be involved in different library & information services, such as implementation of KOHA open source ILMS, Institutional Repository developed in DSPACE, Classification (CC), Identification of literature for ASFA (Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstract) database, etc. The CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography (CSIR-NIO) with its headquarters at Dona Paula, Goa, and regional centers at Kochi, Mumbai and Visakhapatnam, is one of the constituent laboratories of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi. The institute has about 200 scientists and 100 technical support staff. In addition, there are hundreds of students pursue their project research at this institute every year. धन्यवाद सादर - सत्य Thanking you Regards - Satya -------------------------------------------- सत्यरंजन साहु/ Satya Ranjan Sahu वैज्ञानिक एवं पुस्तकालय मुख्य/Scientist & Head of Library सीएसआईआर - राष्ट्रीय समुद्र विज्ञान संस्थान/ CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography दोना पाउला/ Dona Paula, गोवा/ Goa भारत/ India - 403 004 Phone: 0832-2450275 (O); Fax-91-(0)832-2450601 -------------------------------------------------- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Articles required
by Thippeswamy 02 Dec '14

02 Dec '14

Dear Sir, I am in need for the following journal articles for our research scholars, if any one of have access to it, request you to send the softcopy, it would of great help. 1.Education for All: Reassessing the Historiography of education in Colonial India by Catriona Ellis† Article first published online: 6 FEB 2009 ; © 2009 The Author. Journal Compilation © 2009 Blackwell Publishing Ltd; Journal Title : History Compass 2. "Making Sense of Vocational Education Policies: A Comparative Assessment by Padmini Swaminathan"The Indian Journal of Labour Economics, 48:3, pp. 537-51 2005 3. “Globalisation, Skills and Within Country Income Inequality in Developing Countries”, Lee, E. & Vivarelli, M. (eds), Understanding Globalisation, Employment and Poverty Reduction, Palgrave Macmillan,New York, pp. 211-43. 4."Making Sense of Vocational Education Policies: A Comparative Assessment by Swaminathan, Padmini. 2005."The Indian Journal of Labour Economics, 48:3, pp. 537-51 5. Bennell, P. and Segerstrom, J. (1998), Vocational Education and Training in Developing Countries: Has the World Bank got it right International Journal of Educational Development, Vol. 18, No.4, pp.271 -287. 6.Buck, B. (1992), "Qualification Concepts in Vocational Training in the Federal Republic of Germany", in Dettke, D.nd Weil, C. (eds.), Challenges for Apprenticeship and Vocational Training in the 1990s: German and American Perspectives, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Bonn, Federal Republic of Germany, pp.23-28.  Thanking you, Thippeswamy KLibrarianSrishti School of Art,Design & TechnologyYelahanka New TownBangalore-560106Ph. 080-40447000 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy of female Librarian at Jamshedpur
by Bino Jose 02 Dec '14

02 Dec '14

Dear Moderator kindly circulate the following notification for aspiring LIS graduates:- One of the reputed Schools in Jamshedpur is looking for a fulltime female librarian. Candidates must have minimum Graduation/ Post Graduation in Library Science with fluency in English. Compensation commensurate with qualification and experience. Interested aspirants may send their latest resume to the following e-mail Id latest by 20th December 2014, <mailto:librarian.act@gmail.com> librarian.act(a)gmail.com With Warm Regards Dr.Bino Jose Chief Librarian, Sir Jehangir Gandhy Library Xavier Labour Relations Institute(XLRI) C.H. Area (East) Jamshedpur Jharkhand State India-831 001 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Extension of the last date for submission of papers for the National Conference- TMALDEN-2014
by mailman＠ncsi.iisc.ernet.in 01 Dec '14

01 Dec '14

From: meeraanandsbmjc(a)rediffmail.com Date: Sun, November 30, 2014 10:57 am Dear All, Due to huge number of requests from delegates to extend the last date of submission of papers for the National Conference on "Trends in Management of Academic Libraries in Digital Environment (TMALDEN-2014)" organized by Jain University, the last date of submission has been extended till 6th December 2014. For brochure details, please visit the website- http://www.jainuniversity.ac.in/PDF/2014-15/TMALDEN-2014-broch.pdf For Registration form, please visit the website- http://www.jainuniversity.ac.in/PDF/2014-15/TMALDEN-2014-regForm.pdf For queries, contact: Meeramani N, Organizing Secretary (TMALDEN-2014), Librarian, Jain University, 44/4, District Fund Road, Behind Big Bazar, Jayanagar 9th Block, Bangalore- 560 069. Ph: 080 43430920 Mob: 9845500343 E-Mail: n.meeramani(a)jainuniversity.ac.in

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