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Outstanding Management Librarian 2012 award
by Mailing List Admin 04 Feb '13

04 Feb '13

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2013 01:55:14 -0800 (PST) From: Sujatha H R <hrsujatha(a)yahoo.com> Dear members, � Dr. Manjunatha K, Chief Librarian, T.A. Pai Management Institute[TAPMI], Manipal received Outstanding Management Librarian 2012 award from AIMS International for his distinguished services in the field. The award carrying a medal and certificate was given to Dr. Manjunatha at AIMS Intl conference on management organized by Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore held during January 6-9, 2013 in Bangalore. � Dr. Manjunatha is working as librarian at TAPMI since 1986 and he was president of Dakshina Kannada and Kodagu Library Association for two terms from 2008 to 2012. On behalf of DKKLA and its members I congratulate Dr. Manjunatha for his distinguished recognition from a reputed Management Association and wish him to receive many more honours. � Dr. H R Sujatha, Selection grade Librarian & President Dakshina Kannada & Kodagu Library Association Sri Venkataramana Swamy College Bantwal-574211, Dakshina Kannada Karnataka State Phone No.- 919164560894

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Sadful demise of our esteemed and beloved faculty Prof. Vyuptakesh Sharan
by Champeswar Mishra 03 Feb '13

03 Feb '13

Dear All, We deeply mourn the sadful demise of one of our esteemed and beloved faculty Prof. Vyuptakesh Sharan. Prof Vyuptakesh Sharan is currently professor at the Chandragupt Institute of Management Patna. Prior to this assignment, he was at Global Business Operations Postgraduate Programme, Sri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi, Delhi. Before this, Dr Sharan was a UGC Visiting Professor at the Department of Commerce, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi. Prior to his Delhi assignments he was Professor and Dean, Faculty of Commerce, Magadh University. Dr Sharan has also been associated with the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University as ICSSR Senior Fellow. Professor Sharan teaches international finance and international business. He has to his credit seven books and around sixty articles published in this area in India, Italy and the UK. He is on the editorial advisory board of Indian Journal of Commerce and has the privilege of chairing national-level seminars at various institutions in the country. The loss CIMP family had from his demise, will never be recovered. May his soul rest in peace. With regards, Champeswar Mishra Library and Information officer Library Resource Centre Chandragupt Institute of Management Patna -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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rankings: top 10 hot articles in library and information science, january 2013
by Sandhya 02 Feb '13

02 Feb '13

link: http://www.infodocket.com/2013/01/29/list-top-10-hot-articles-in-library-an… powered by bx hot articles from ex libris. hot articles is based on usage data from millions of researchers across journals, publishers and platforms. it helps the users to discover articles that other users found interesting – in general and for a specific topic. bx hot articles for oth -- sent via shareaholic-publishers Sandhya D. Shinde Ass Prof University of Pune -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library and Information Resource Management (LIRM) as CBSE Vocational Course: Scheme of Studies and Syllabus
by faisal sl 02 Feb '13

02 Feb '13

Dear All, The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), Govt of India, has been offering 40 Vocational Courses in different sectors at Senior Secondary Level and 4 vocational courses at Secondary level. A student can choose to avail competency based skill learning along with general education in order to enhance the skills in the chosen field. The vocational education envisions imparting the procedural knowledge and skills to the students that will enable students to excel and emerge successful in real life situation of both work and life. It works towards imparting an education that is holistic, meaningful and skill oriented which instils among the youth a sense of usefulness and responsibility. (source: http://www.cbseacademic.in/web_material/Circulars/2013/7_Vocational.pdf) As per the new circular No. Acad-07/2013, dated 17 Jan. 2013, and other related documents, the Vocational Course which was earlier named as "Library Management" has been now redesigned as "Library and Information Resource Management" (LIRM). The affiliated schools can choose and offer one or more of these competency based courses in Senior Secondary level (Class XI and XII) from the academic session 2013-14. You may download the details regarding LIRM Course from the following links. The Scheme of studies: http://www.cbseacademic.in/web_material/Circulars/2013/7_Vocational/Scheme%… Syllabus: http://cbseacademic.in/web_material/Curriculum/Vocational/2012/voc_lirm.pdf Paper 1. Library, Information & Society Paper 2. Information Storage and Retrieval Paper 3. Library systems and Resource Management Paper 4. Library Classification and Cataloguing Teacher's Qualifications: Bachelors in Library Science and One year's experience in a library. http://cbseacademic.in/web_material/Circulars/2013/7_Vocational/Teacher%E2%… I believe, this initiative from CBSE is worth mentioning and like to congratulate all those professionals who worked for it. Thanks and regards S.L.Faisal General Secretary Kerala Library Association <http://www.keralalibraryassociation.org%20>(KLA) Moderator, KV Librarians' Network <http://kvlibrarians.grou.ps/> & Librarian Kendriya Vidyalaya, Pattom <http://librarykvpattom.wordpress.com> Thiruvananthapuram-695 004 Kerala, India Ph.09447699724 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Copyright for librarians
by N.S. Harinarayana 01 Feb '13

01 Feb '13

Dear Professionals. One of my students, Mr. Madhu K.S. of National Law School of India University has sent a mail to me which I am retransmitting for the benefit for larger community. Found this interesting book by Harvard's Berkmen Centre on "copyright for librarians" (yes... freely downloadable!!!). http://www.eifl.net/news/cfl-essential-handbook-launches. It largely deals with the US and EU positions, along with Berne, TRIPS etc... So there is no Indian law involved. evertheless, I thought it is well written and may useful. It would be great if we could keep copies in our libraries and get the notice of the librarians. -- N.S. Harinarayana Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore, Manasagangotri Mysore 570 006 Off. Ph: (0821) 2419788 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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I want to this article
by tapas das 01 Feb '13

01 Feb '13

Please send me the following article, if anyone has access to it. Maharana, B., Choudhury, B. K., & Dutta, S. (2004). Collection development of electronic information resources in the R&D libraries of Kolkata City: a survey. Library Herald, 42(3), 235-246. Thanking You Tapas Kumar Das Assistant Librarian Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan Bolpur - 731235, W.B. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Seminar on “Scientometric Indicators for Research Assessment”
by Kiran Savanur 01 Feb '13

01 Feb '13

Dear Professional colleagues I am pleased to inform you that the “Prof. S. L. Sangam Felicitation Committee” is organizing a two days National Seminar on “Scientometric Indicators for Research Assessment” on 29th-30th March 2013 at SDM CET Dharwad. It is also proposed to felicitate Prof. S. L. Sangam on his superannuation on the last day of the seminar. THEME OF THE SEMINAR: Scientometric Indicators for Research Assessment Sub-Themes • Philosophical foundations of (Biblio/Sciento/Infor/Webo/Techno) metrics • Issues in (Biblio/Sciento/Infor/Webo/Techno) metrics • New developments in Bibliometrics and research assessment • Mathematical foundations of Scientometrics • Collaborative Studies • Mapping of Science • Scientometric portraits • Citation analysis • Bibliometric laws • Obsolescence studies • Ranking of Universities and institutions CALL FOR PAPERS: Contributors can send their research papers on any of the sub-themes or any other theme relevant to the main theme of the Seminar. Papers should be sent to bankapur(a)rediffmail.com and kiranpsavanur(a)gmail.com on or before 28th February 2013. Papers submitted should compulsorily accompanied by the registration fees (If joint authored papers both the authors should register). GUIDELINES FOR PAPER SUBMISSION: Papers will be considered for publication and/or presentation provided they are submitted according to the guidelines for paper submission. The paper should be adhered to the following guidelines: • Papers should be typed in MS Word and texts should be typed in “Cambria” with font size 12 and double-spaced. • Headings and subheadings must be in bold font, justified left side. • Title should be followed by name, affiliation and address of the author(s) • An abstract not more than 250 words should be supplied with the paper. Four to five keywords must be given after the abstract. • Size of the paper to be kept within 5000 words. All papers must be accompanied by one passport size colour photograph with a brief CV of author(s). • Tables and graphs should be clearly labelled (e.g. Table-1, Figure-1) • The references should be provided in accordance with APA style. REGISTRATION FEE: Working Professionals : Rs. 500/- Research scholars and Students : Rs. 300/- DD may be drawn in favour of “Prof.S.L.Sangam Felicitation Committee”, payable at the Syndicate Bank, Bhootramanhatti Branch, Belagavi”. Please send your duly filled registration form along with the registration fees to the: Organising Secretary, Department of Studies in Library and Information Science, Rani Channamma University Vidya Sangama, National Highway - 04 Belagavi-591156, Karnataka. For further details you may contact: Prof. P. V. Konnur Department of Studies in Library and Information Science, Rani Channamma University Vidya Sangama, National Highway - 04 Rani Channamma University Belagavi-591156, Karnataka. e-mail: pvkonnur(a)gmail.com Mobile No. 09449679737 ------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Kiran Savanur Asst. Professor, Rani Channamma University Belagavi-591156, -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Lecture cum Health Awareness Programme for LIS Professionals on 1.2.2013
by Arunachalam Hariharan 01 Feb '13

01 Feb '13

Lecture cum Health Awareness Programme Topic and Speaker: 1. Perceptions on Library Users and Library Professionals - by Mr. J.Arumugam, TCS, Chennai 2.Health Insurance for LIS Professionals by Mr. Garam Chand, United India Insurance Organized by Anna University Library and SALIS, Chennai Chapter Date: 01.02.2013 Time: 5.00 P.M Tea: 5.00 P.M Venue: Seminar Hall, Anna University Library Programme 1. Welcome Address 2. Perceptions on Library Users and Library Professionals - by Mr. J.Arumugam, TCS, Chennai 3. Health Insurance by Mr. Garam Chand, United India Insurance 4. Vote of Thanks *** SALIS, Chennai Chapter is planning to organize Cardiac Health Screening Camp in collaboration with Fortis Malar Hospital, Chennai and Health Insurance for LIS Professionals in association with United India Insurance. Those who are interested may contact Ms. S. Kamatchi, Secretary - SALIS Chennai Chapte, Cell: 9941726547. All are cordially invited Sincerely, S. Kamatchi Secretary - SALIS Chennai Chapter Cell: 9941726547 aravindkamatchi(a)yahoo.co.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Open Source Options for Education - University of Oxford
by sandeep bhavsar 31 Jan '13

31 Jan '13

Respected All http://www.oss-watch.ac.uk/resources/ossoptionseducation Recently, University of Oxford has published a document entitled "Open Source Options for Education" This document presents options for open source software for use in the education sector. Some of these may have uses outside of education, but they are presented here in the context of their specific benefits to educational establishments, or their use in the course of teaching and learning. For more information please have a look at http://www.oss-watch.ac.uk/resources/ossoptionseducation Regards Sandeep Bhavsar || Librarian || B.Com,M.Lib.I.Sc,SET,Mphil,American Library Association FERA 2011 Dr. V N Bedekar Institute of Management Studies Thane(W) 400601 INDIA Mobile : +91 09987049099 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Promotion to Dr. Srinivasa Raghavan
by bramesha B 31 Jan '13

31 Jan '13

Respected Professionals.............. Congratulations.................................. I'm extremely happy to inform you that *Dr. Srinivasa Raghavan*, Bharathidasan University, Tirchy got promotion as a Professor with effect from 30th January 2013. Now he is heading the Dept. of Library and Information Science and also I/c University Librarian. I pray god almighty give him a good strength, courageous to bring quality in LIS With high regards, Dr. Ramesh -- Dr. Ramesha Associate Professor Dept. of Library and Information Science Bangalore University Jnana Bharathi Campus BANGALORE - 560 056 Phone: Mobile 09481246961 Office Direct :080 22961401 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Outstanding Management Librarian 2012 award
by Sujatha H R 31 Jan '13

31 Jan '13

Dear members, Dr. Manjunatha K, Chief Librarian, T.A. Pai Management Institute[TAPMI], Manipal received Outstanding Management Librarian 2012 award from AIMS International for his distinguished services in the field. The award carrying a medal and certificate was given to Dr. Manjunatha at AIMS Intl conference on management organized by Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore held during January 6-9, 2013 in Bangalore. Dr. Manjunatha is working as librarian at TAPMI since 1986 and he was president of Dakshina Kannada and Kodagu Library Association for two terms from 2008 to 2012. On behalf of DKKLA and its members I congratulate Dr. Manjunatha for his distinguished recognition from a reputed Management Association and wish him to receive many more honours. Dr. H R Sujatha, Selection grade Librarian & President Dakshina Kannada & Kodagu Library Association Sri Venkataramana Swamy College Bantwal-574211, Dakshina Kannada Karnataka State Phone No.- 919164560894 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Koha : Customized Live DVD
by Vinod Kumar Mishra 31 Jan '13

31 Jan '13

Dear All, Its my pleasure to share experience with koha over the internet in the form of Koha live DVD (3.8.9) which is almost similar to the Koha which has been implemented at IIT Roorkee, Saharanpur Campus. DVD provides many customizations which can convert your Koha OPAC into library website also. Therefore you can use this live DVD for automation and creation of your Library website in a single server. Some useful display and searching features has been added, so simply you need to edit the text and links given in the codes in koha "GLOBAL SYSTEM PREFERENCES' option or you can delete all to add your own codes. There are several unique features of this DVD like direct backup in your pen drive, search by acc.number in home page, display of acc. number in detailed display etc. Please feel free to contact for any assistance/suggestions. You may also refer other koha live dvd made by Mr. Vimal Kumar (http://vimalkumar.org/koha) Its my moral responsibility to share my experiences with community as i achieved the same due to sharing of knowledge. The detail documents are downloadable from the website.I am thankful to the Librarian,Dy. Librarian, other staffs of IITR, Professor In-Charge SRE Campus Library, and users of Library who appreciated a lot for the whole work. Download Koha live DVD : http://sourceforge.net/projects/vkmkoha/files/ Installation Video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mg8h394E28 "I MAY NOT BE GOOD FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL BUT VERY USEFUL FOR INSTITUTION/COUNTRY" With regards, Vinod Kumar Mishra, Senior Library Information Assistant, Saharanpur Campus Library, IIT Roorkee, Mob:91+9455306495 91+9198539740 email: vinod_librarian(a)rediffmail.com : mishravk79(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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Buy IIMA Case Studies online
by Mallikarjun 30 Jan '13

30 Jan '13

Dear All We are extremely delighted to inform you that today, January 26, 2013, our Institute has launched its case website: cases.iimahd.ernet.in to enable the academic institutes to explore, register, search and buy cases and other learning resources prepared by the IIMA faculty and Associates. IIMA has been following the case method of learning since its inception in 1961. Our faculty members have developed some 3000 cases over the years spread across different economic sectors and disciplines of management. These cases have been extensively used in our Post Graduate and Executive educational programmes. We now make them available to the academic and corporate institutes for use in their educational programmes through this website. This website has been so designed as to facilitate searching and buying the cases at nominal rates. I take this opportunity to invite you to explore our new case website and utilize its potential. For any further query or clarification in this regard you may get in touch with Prof. M.R. Dixit (email: dixit(a)iimahd.ernet.in) He will be very happy to provide you the needed clarification. We would also welcome your feedback and suggestions to strengthen the utility of the website. Thanks and regards. !~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!! Mallikarjun Dora Professional Assistant Vikram Sarabhai Library Indian Institute of Management, Ahemadabad http://mallikarjundora.wordpress.com/ !~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!! -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Openings for a Trainee Position in IIHS - 1
by preedip balaji 30 Jan '13

30 Jan '13

Hello, Indian Institute for Human Settlements Library is looking for a Trainee position at Bangalore. Please find the attached notification and Bangalore based aspirants are preferred. For details, see the link at: http://www.iihs.co.in/wp-content/themes/education/resources/JD_Trainee_Libr… Regards, B. Preedip Balaji -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Assistant librarian in Supreme court of India
by Veeru 29 Jan '13

29 Jan '13

Dear all, *SUPREME COURT OF INDIA* F.6/Library/2013-SCA (I) New Delhi, dated January 10, 2013 *ADVERTISEMENT * *1. Assistant Librarian -01* *2.Essential Qualification* 1. Degree in Library Science from a recognised University. 2. Diploma in Computer Applications of a recognised university or Institute. 3. Knowledge of Computer Operation in Library work. It includes-(i) Knowledge and experience of working with any standard "Library Automation Software" for House Keeping activities in the library such as cataloguing, acquisition and circulation etc. and (ii) Knowledge and experience of computerized search both of on-line and off-line databases including retrieval of desired information through various search engines/processes. Experience Minimum two years experience in a Library of any Government organisation/recognised Educational or Research Institution. 3.* Pay Band of* Rs. 9300-34800, GP-4600 *Last Date:* *7/2/2013* * For more details please visit Website:* * http://www.supremecourtofindia.nic.in/recruitment.htm * http://supremecourtofindia.nic.in/outtoday/assttlib2013.pdf -- Thanks and Warm Regards Virupaksh. B. H Library and Information Assistant National Library of India, Kolkata-700027 Email Id: *veerulis(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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i want to this Artical
by GANESHA SK 28 Jan '13

28 Jan '13

Congenital Heart Disease: Repaired tetralogy of Fallot in the adult: monitoring and management - Heart 2008; 94:1663-1669 doi:10.1136/hrt.2008.147249 -- GANESHA.S.K - MLISc SENIOR LIBRARIAN NARAYANA HRUDAYALAYA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES HEALTH CITY BANGALORE - 99 ganeshnhl(a)gmail.com MOBIL NO 0919449352489 OFFICE NO 0919538895313 Ext-1694 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for full text article
by Ravi Hullur 28 Jan '13

28 Jan '13

Dear Professionals, One of our Faculty member urgently need of the following article *Laws related to women in India **S. Kadu Sandeep****<http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:mlu&volume=11&issue=1&a…> *, Asso. Prof., Sham Burungale*****<http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:mlu&volume=11&issue=1&a…> *, **Asst. Prof., V Mattu Neha****<http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:mlu&volume=11&issue=1&a…> *, Asst. Lecturer, J Khare Suraj******<http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:mlu&volume=11&issue=1&a…> *, Intern **Medico-Legal Update - An International Journal Year : 2011, Volume : 11, Issue : 1* -- ** Ravi Hullur Asst.Librarian KLE University, Belgaum Mob.No.9740638831 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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passing of dr. subir sen
by Kailash Garg 26 Jan '13

26 Jan '13

It was very sad to know about the death of Dr. sen. I knew Dr Sen since his student days at INSDOC. he was a thorough professional and had a deep understanding of the subject. His death is a big loss to the profession. I prey to god that his soul may rest is peace. K.C.Garg -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Shri Subir Sen passed away
by Shahab 26 Jan '13

26 Jan '13

Shri Subir Kumar Sen is no more with us. Yesterday night, he passed away at his residence in Kolkata. He has retired last year as the Associate Professor at the Department of Library & Information Science, University of Calcutta. He was associated with many organisations such as INSDOC, IASLIC and many science forums. He was one of the Editor of JISSI: The International Journal of Scientometrics and Informetrics. My association with Shri Sen went back to 2000 when I first joined the BLISc course at the University of Calcutta. I know him as a great teacher, a thorough mentor,and a soulful guide. He was very energetic and thoughtful. He was a good science-writer -- very much with the science of Bengal. Even his failing health off late could not deter him from writing and contributing to science. Being student of his, I have many fond memories associated with him. So many to tell! But in this hour of grief, I condole his relatives. Its a great loss to all of us! Shri Sen was a great human being and a great teacher. He will live for ever in the hearts of his students. May his soul rest in peace! S M SHAHABUDDIN Asst Library & Information Officer National AIDS Research Institute, Pune -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Workshop on OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE: KOHA IN ACADEMIC LIBRARIES at Nagpur
by Sambhaji Patil 24 Jan '13

24 Jan '13

Dear all Professional Department of Library and Information Science****** Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj , Nagpur University, Nagpur**** *Organised * In Collaboration with**** First Ray Consulting, Pune**** Workshop on **** *OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE: KOHA IN ACADEMIC LIBRARIES* * * *On 31st January 2013* * * *At 11:30 am* * * *Resource Persons* * * *Mr. Vikram Zadgaonkar,Pune* *Dr. Amita Munshi, Pune* *Dr. R.M. Deshpande, Nagpur* *Venue* *Department of Library and Information Science* *Rashtrasant Tukadoji Nagpur University, Ramdaspeth, Nagpur* * * *Convener Organising Secretary* *Amita Munshi, First Ray Consulting,Pune Dr. Shalini R. Lihitkar* Dr. Shalini Lihitkar-Waghmare Head, DLISC, RTMNU, Nagpur -- Thanking you… Yours Faithfully, Mr. SAMBHAJI GULABRAO PATIL LIBRARIAN, MET’s INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING, BHUJBAL KNOWLEDGE CITY, ADGAON, NASHIK-422003 Mob no.: -09420691868, 0253- 2555888 (Off) Email id: - sambhajipatil07(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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Workshop On Development of Institutional Repository Using DSpace at New Panvel, New Mumbai
by Dattatray Phadke 24 Jan '13

24 Jan '13

Dear Sir, It is requested to post the following message to all LISFORUM members. Thanks D.N.Phadke Dear Librarians and LIS Professionals, Pillai Centre for Advances in Library Information Technology,New Panvel is hosting two day's programme "*Workshop on Development of Institutional Repository(DL) Using DSpace*", as a part of their course PGDILIT on 9th and 10th February,2013. We are inviting interested Librarians and LIS professionals in this region to attend the workshop. One can visit the following website to know about registration and other details: http://pgdilit.piit.ac.in/ -- Thanking you D.N.Phadke,Ph.D. Consultant Librarian,PIIT,Coordinator,PGDILIT Dr.K.M. Vasudevan Pillai's Campus Sector 16,New Panvel,New Mumbai,Mumbai 410206 Contact Phone No.022-27451700/56100,022-27463739(Extn.151) Mob.+919869786186 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Use of Social Networking Tools
by Raj K Bhardwaj 23 Jan '13

23 Jan '13

Dear Professional Friends, I am a conducting a survey on the topic “Use of Social networking Tools by Library Professionals” . A questionnaire is prepared to collect data from library and information science professionals. In this regards, I request you to kindly spare some time to fill up the questionnaire. I assure you that the data collected will be used for academic purpose and will be kept confidential. Looking forward for your co-operation to provide the important feedback to make this study significant. Click the link below https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEY5VGRuR2JYemEzYWVuRl… Sincerely yours Raj Kumar Bhardwaj College Librarian St Stephen's College Delhi-110007 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Second International Conference of Academic Libraries during February 12 – 15, 2013
by Bibhuti B. Sahoo 23 Jan '13

23 Jan '13

Dear Professionals, We are happy to inform you that Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi would be organizing Second International Conference of Academic Libraries during February 12 – 15, 2013. The conference is expected to bring together over 500 delegates from several countries from diverse areas including library science, digital libraries, computer science, and knowledge organization from around the world. The theme of the conference “ACADEMIC LIBRARY SERVICES THROUGH CLOUD COMPUTING” is indeed very important and relevant in today’s knowledge-driven society. The detailed information is given in website: http://www.ipu.ac.in/ical2013/index.htm We therefore, urge all professional to participate the conference to make it a big success. This will certainly give us a chance to discuss and deliberate on cloud developments and their library applications with the experts from India and abroad. Thanks and regards, For details contact: SUBHASH DESHMUKH, Organising Secretary, ICAL-2013 University Librarian University Information Resource Centre Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University Sector 16-C, Dwarka, New Delhi - 110 075 Phone: Telefax: 011 25302218 Mobile : 9873680484 Alternative e-mail: subhashdes(a)gmail.com ical2013.os(a)gmail.com -- Thanks and Regards Dr. Bibhuti Bhusan Sahoo Central Library, INDEST - AICTE Consortium Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Hauz Khas, New Delhi - 110016 Phone - 011-2659 1444 Mobile - 9818689 555 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy of Dy. Librarian at IIT Bhuvanswar and Semi Prof. Asst. at DELHI UNIVERSITY
by kamal chaurasia 23 Jan '13

23 Jan '13

Applications are invited from the eligible candidates for filling up the following non-teaching posts on direct recruitment/deputation basis. Name of the post Deputy Librarian No. of Vacancies: 01 (Unreserved) Pay Band & Grade Pay Pay Band-3 of Rs.15600-39100/- with AGP of Rs.8000/- Upper age Limit 50 Yrs. And allowances as admissible. Note: The crucial date for determining the age limit shall be the closing date for receipt of applications from candidates. For More Info: Visit:http://library-soup.blogspot.in/2013/01/vacancy-of-deputy-librarian-at-iit.html NOTICE FOR SEMI- PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANT Applications are invited to fill up one post of Semi Professional Assistant on contract basis in the Department of English, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 on a consolidated salary of Rs.11550/-p.m. with the following Qualifications. Essential: 1. Graduate in Arts / Science / Commerce or any other discipline or any other higher qualification with 50% marks. 2. B.Lib.Sc. / B.L.I.Sc with First division i.e 60% marks. 3. Course in Computer Applications at Graduate or PG level of 6 months Computer course from a recognized Institution. Desirable: 1. M.Lib. 2. Knowledge of Library softwares 3. Fluency in English Applications on plain paper giving details regarding qualifications, experience, e.mail address etc. should reach The Head, Department of English, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 latest by 28th January, 2013. Also visit Library Soup Blogfor other 100+ vacancies in Library Field With Regards Kamal Kumar Chaurasia Acts and Bills Section FB-60, I Block Parliament Library Building Loksabha Secretariat Parliament of India, New Delhi-1 Email:kamal.chaurasia@yahoo.com Ph:-09968508129 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Linux Usage of LIS Professionals-Survey
by jasim s 23 Jan '13

23 Jan '13

Dear Friends, Please participate in this survey. The main objective of this survey is to find the usage of Linux operating system among LIS professionals in India. Please click on the following link to start the survey http://kwiksurveys.com/s.asp?sid=stge2vtubo0s71280299 *Jasimudeen s Librarian St.Stephen's College Uzhavoor ,Kerala jasimmgu.weebly.com * -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Now a 'Wikipedian' !!
by Jayadev P Hiremath 22 Jan '13

22 Jan '13

'Wikipedian' hired at Ford presidential library The Gerald R. Ford Library at the University of Michigan is taking steps to make its collections available for all visitors, even virtual ones. The university has announced that Michael Barera is the nation's first Wikipedian-in-residence at a presidential library. The School of Information master's student is interning at the presidential library to help bring its collections to life online. Exhibit specialist Bettina Cousineau said the goal is to reach out to "the broadest possible audience" and make the "content accessible to everyone, everywhere." Similar positions have been held at other museums and libraries, but this is the first time a presidential library has hosted one. Information available online will include articles about legislation, actions and notable events during Ford's presidency. -- Warm regards. Jayadev P Hiremath Independent Libraries Professional (Former Librarian - IBS,Kuwait) E-mail : jayadevh(a)hotmail.com LinkedIn : http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jayadev-p-hiremath/44/12a/2a0 Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/people/Jayadev-P-Hiremath/603802230 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Australian Library Employee Jokes About Moving Lance Armstrong Books to Fiction Section
by Jayadev P Hiremath 22 Jan '13

22 Jan '13

By Sonia van Gilder Cooke Time This past Saturday, an employee at an Australian library put up a sign announcing that its Lance Armstrong books would be relocated to the fiction section, after the famous cyclist admitted to doping on his way to seven Tour de France victories. The sign in the Manly Library, located in a suburb of Sydney, said: “ALL NON-FICTION LANCE ARMSTRONG BOOKS, INCLUDING ‘Lance Armstrong: Images of a Champion’, ‘The Lance Armstrong Performance Program’ and ‘Lance Armstrong: World’s Greatest Champion’ WILL SOON BE MOVED TO THE FICTION SECTION. THANK YOU, MANLY LIBRARY” Several patrons snapped pictures of the tongue-in-cheek message, which concludes with a smiley face, and posted them to Twitter and Reddit. The sign quickly went viral. The employee who created it isn’t exactly being praised for his creativity, however. “There will be an internal review with the person who put the signage up,” Wendy Ford, the acting manager of the Manly Library told the Sydney Morning Herald. “He didn’t have any authority to make a statement on behalf of the library.” Ford said the sign was put up “as a bit of a joke” by a college student who works occasional shifts. “He didn’t mean it to be offensive in any way,” she said. “He just thought it was something that would be humorous and didn’t for one minute think it would be as big as it is. He is very contrite.” When Sydney Morning Herald asked whether the prankster would be punished in any way, Ford said it was unlikely. “We’re hoping it does just blow over.” -- Warm regards. Jayadev P Hiremath Independent Libraries Professional (Former Librarian - IBS,Kuwait) E-mail : jayadevh(a)hotmail.com LinkedIn : http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jayadev-p-hiremath/44/12a/2a0 Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/people/Jayadev-P-Hiremath/603802230 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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request
by Alpana Shah 22 Jan '13

22 Jan '13

I am a student of Master of library & Information Science (IGNOU) I would like to request you to send some information regarding Library associations in India. Kindly suggest title or any other information you have. it is very help ful in my dissertation work.Kindly obliged me. Regards, -- Indus Institute of Technology & Engineering Rancharda, Via: Thaltej Ahmedabad - 382115 Telefax: +91- 02764 - 260277 / 260278 / 260279 Web site: www.iite.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Survey results of Open Discovery Initiative (ODI)
by Dr. J. K. Vijayakumar 22 Jan '13

22 Jan '13

From: Cynthia Hodgson <chodgson(a)niso.org> Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2013 10:48:20 -0500 (with apologies for cross-posting) The Open Discovery Initiative (ODI), a volunteer work group within the National Information Standards Organization (NISO), was formed to develop a recommended practice related to the index-based discovery services for libraries. The ODI aims to investigate and improve the ecosystem surrounding these discovery services, with a goal of broader participation of content providers and increased transparency to libraries. The ODI working group was formed in late 2011 and held its first meeting in January 2012. This fall, the ODI dispatched a survey of librarians, content providers, and discovery service providers to learn more about the current state of satisfaction with these new research tools and to measure the value of various requirements in cross-sector practice. The survey addressed current levels of scholarly metadata delivery / indexing, technical successes / opportunities in these data exchanges, and potential benefits of greater development / distribution of discovery tool usage data. A request to participate in the survey was sent to this mailing list. Many thanks for your input if you participated! The report from this survey is now available via the NISO ODI page at http://www.niso.org/workrooms/odi/ - please note that the full set of recommendations from the ODI Working Group is still underway and will be available in draft form for comment a few months from now. Survey findings and analysis are provided in detail in this report, which is organized by type of respondent. Each constituency was posed with a range of 5-15 questions on similar topics, customized to address the specific factors that characterize or impact each sector. It is important to note that not all questions were required for completion of the survey, so some items were left unanswered by some respondents. Following the survey exercise, the ODI will be tasked with developing recommendations for consideration by the wider NISO community. The conclusion of this survey report outlines those next steps in greater detail. If you are interested in keeping up to date with ODI, please sign up to our Interest mailing list: http://www.niso.org/lists/opendiscovery. Sincerely, ODI Working Group odi(a)niso.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Conference on Reprographic Rights and Copyright Act
by gnibedita＠isical.ac.in 21 Jan '13

21 Jan '13

Dear Moderator, Please post this announcement. Announcement regarding Extension of Dates : Revised date of submission of abstract: 8 February 2013 Revised date of submission of final paper: 28 February 2013 It is a pleasure to inform you that the "National Conference on Reprographic Rights and Copyright Act: Challenges and Management (NCRRCA-2013)" will be organized by the Reprography and Photography Unit of the Library, Documentation and Information Science Division, INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE, Kolkata. The Conference will discuss on the following themes/sub-themes*: Reprography Service in Library Reprographic rights Fair Use & Fair Dealing in Education and Research o Clipping and copying materials into innovative teaching tools. o Posting materials for Distance Learning. o Developing databases of copyrighted works for education and research. o Developing digital libraries. Intellectual Property Rights Copyright in General Libraries and Copyright o Preservation of Unpublished Works in the Library Collections o Copies for Preservation or Replacement Access vs. Copyright Copy management and copy protection Copyright Infringement Rights protected by copyright laws Copyright Ownership Reprographic License Free Use and Non-voluntary Licenses *The themes are not exhaustive. Any related matters may be discussed. The Programme detail will be available at the Website: http://www.isical.ac.in/events.php Who should participate: Library Professionals, Legal Professionals, Professionals from other subject areas, Postgraduate Students and Research Scholars of Library & Information Science, Law and other subject areas, Authors, Publishers and Reproduction Rights Organizations. Call For Papers: Important Dates Submission of Abstract: 8 February 2013 Acceptance of paper with comments: 30 January 2013 Submission of the final paper : 20 February 2013 Last Date for sending filled in registration form: 25 February 2013 Registration: Sponsored Delegates : Rs.1000.00 Students (Post-graduate) and Research Scholars: Rs.500.00 Payment: Registration fee as applicable should be sent in the form of a Demand Draft/Bankers Cheque drawn in favour of Indian Statistical Institute payable at Kolkata. Venue and Date: Kolmogorove Bhawan, NAB-I & II Indian Statistical Institute 203 BT Road Kolkata 700 108 INDIA Date: 7-8 March 2013 I ernestly request your participation and submission of your paper. Contact: Dr. Nibedita Ganguly Organizing Secretary & Convener Indian Statistical Institute 203 B T Road, Kolkata 700 108 Ph No- 2575 2107, 2575 2116 Email:- nibeditaganguly56(a)gmail.com gnibedita(a)isical.ac.in repro(a)isical.ac.in http://www.isical.ac.in/events.php -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Lisert-India: official mailing list of IATLIS
by HPS Kalra 21 Jan '13

21 Jan '13

Dear All, Lisert-India https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups#!forum/lisert-india is the official mailing list-cum-discussion forum of Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS). This is a moderated list. Members of the association and other professionals are requested to join the list and report issues, concerns, and developments related to library and information science education, research and training on Lisert-India. HPS Kalra General Secretary, IATLIS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dr. Harinder Pal Singh Kalra Associate Professor and Head Department of Library and Information Science Punjabi University, Patiala 147 002 Punjab INDIA. Tel: +91-175-304-6179 (work) Email: hpskalra(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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Article request_reg
by sankar kumar 21 Jan '13

21 Jan '13

Dear Professionals, One of our faculty member is in need of the full text of the following article for his research work. It would be great help, if anyone can send the soft copy. Understanding students' choice of electives and its implications''by Ding Hooi Tinga & Christina Kwai Choi Leea ''Studies in Higher education'' Vol.37, Issue 3, 2012 Thanking you, P.S. Kumar Librarian ICFAI Foundation of Higher Education Hyderabad -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Punjab University has advertised 8 posts of Deputy Librarian and 26 posts of Assistant Librarians
by Dr. A.T. Francis 21 Jan '13

21 Jan '13

Dear all,Punjab University has advertised 8 posts of Deputy Librarian and 26 posts of Assistant Librarians. But, what is the fate of Libraries and Librarians in the universities in Kerala? All universities in Kerala are running without University Librarians in post to manage the library system with long term strategic plans. UGC Scheme is not properly implemented, though induction to the scheme is given. Direct recruitment to the UGC posts insists, it is not implemented by protecting the existing incumbents in the Non-UGC cadre. So, what is the net result? Lack of leadership, lagging to develop union catalogues, digital libraries, institutional repositories etc., many court cases generated/induced by the system itself, lack of unity and cooperation among professionals, dissatisfied and demotivated library professionals with high qualifications (mostly with PG+MLISc+NET+MPhil+Publications) and so on. It is high time to renovate our library system to maximise the use of rich collection of knowledge resources for enhancing the quality of our research, education and extension programmes. ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: dinesh kaushik <kaushik_dinesh2005(a)yahoo.co.in> To: "nmlis(a)yahoogroups.com" <nmlis(a)yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, 21 January 2013 9:56 AM Subject: [nmlis] Advertisement Dear Friends This is for your kind information that Punjab University has advertised the post for Deputy Librarian (8) and Assistant Librarians (26). Dinesh Kaushik __._,_.___ Reply via web post Reply to sender Reply to group Start a New Topic Messages in this topic (2) Recent Activity: * New Members 10 Visit Your Group Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use • Send us Feedback . __,_._,___ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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What Makes a Library a Library?
by Jayadev P Hiremath 19 Jan '13

19 Jan '13

What Makes a Library a Library? by Kyle Chayka The latest controversy striking the tumultuous world of libraries (a very shocking place) is the announcement of a bookless library to open this fall in San Antonio, Texas. The new space will look and function more like an Apple store than what we would traditionally think of as a library, but how much does that matter when it comes to providing public access to information? The San Antonio library, called BiblioTech, will be a long, open space with a sloping front desk on one side and rows of computer terminals on long tables in the center. A smaller counter will hold a line of smartphones, while the opposite side of the library will host a reading lounge. There will be very few shelves. It’s not that the BiblioTech doesn’t have books; its books just come in a different form. The space will hold 50 computer terminals, a stock of laptops and tablets, and preloaded e-readers for customers to take home. All the information is still there; it just exists on more platforms than normal paper. The proposed New York Public Library renovation (Image via elitedaily.com) The proposed New York Public Library renovation (Image via elitedaily.com) Can you still have a library if there are no print-and-bound volumes in it? The BiblioTech calls to mind the problem currently facing the New York Public Library’s main branch — as useful as technology is, library customers (and the public at large) still love their books. Critics complain that the NYPL’s plan to remove many of the books from its central location into a storage depot in New Jersey to make room for more computer terminals and a cafe is disrespectful to its heritage and turns it into “a glorified Starbucks,” according to the New York Times. Yet libraries have already been trending more toward media centers than manuscript repositories. It only takes one glance at Rem Koolhaas’s Seattle Central Library, a crystalline glass structure, to realize that you’re looking at something different than a normal institution. The library features large, open reading spaces and over 400 public computer terminals. If it’s more like a Starbucks, so what? It ultimately serves its function as a public resource. The Seattle Central Library (Image via wikipedia.org) The Seattle Central Library (Image via wikipedia.org) Maybe the more fundamental question is: what is a book? BiblioTech will host e-readers, which will doubtless become a more and more pervasive platform for literary consumption. Books can be read wholly online through a web browser, or downloaded as a PDF, or saved onto a smartphone. When it comes down to it, “book” is just a word for a structured collection of information. It has nothing to do with print or not. A library, as a collection of books, is just as mutable: it’s where we go to consume information and access our shared cultural history, whatever form it may take. -- Warm regards. Jayadev P Hiremath Independent Libraries Professional (Former Librarian - IBS,Kuwait) E-mail : jayadevh(a)hotmail.com LinkedIn : http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jayadev-p-hiremath/44/12a/2a0 Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/people/Jayadev-P-Hiremath/603802230 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Presentation on “The Future of the Internet” on Thursday, 24th Jan 2013 at 4.30 p.m.
by Mohan HR 18 Jan '13

18 Jan '13

Dear all, Presentation on “The Future of the Internet” on Thursday, 24th Jan 2013 at 4.30 p.m. The pdf invite is available at http://ieeecs-madras.managedbiz.com/pgms/2013/mm-130124.pdf Pl. make it convenient to attend the presentation. As the seats are limited, you are requested to be on time for presentation. With regards HR Mohan Chairman, IEEE CS http://infoforuse.blogspot.com/ INVITATION ===================================================== ACM India, Chennai Chapter IEEE Computer Society, Madras Chapter Computer Society of India, Chennai Chapter IIT Madras Alumni Association, Chennai Chapter Cordially invite you for a presentation by Dr. Vinton Gray Cerf President, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Co-designer of TCP/IP Protocol & Turing Award Winner and Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist, Google, USA on “The Future of the Internet” on Thursday, 24th Jan 2013 at 4.30 p.m. at IC&SR Auditorium, IIT Madras Dr. D. Janakiram, Chairman, ACM, Chennai Mr. H.R. Mohan, Chairman, IEEE CS & PCS Madras Chapter Mr. A. Chandrasekaran, Chairman, CSI Chennai Chapter Mr. K. Bhaskaran, President, IITMAA Chennai Chapter Programme ========= 4.00 p.m. : Tea & Fellowship 6.30 p.m. : Presentation About the Presentation ================= This presentation will review the present state and statistics of the Internet and then examine present trends and their extrapolation to new applications and evolutionary directions for the Internet in the 21st Century About the Speaker ============== Vinton G. Cerf is currently the President of ACM. He was the recipient of ACM Turing Award in 2004. Vinton G. Cerf has served as vice president and chief Internet evangelist for Google since October 2005. In this role, he is responsible for identifying new enabling technologies to support the development of advanced, Internet-based products and services from Google. He is also an active public face for Google in the Internet world. Cerf is the former senior vice president of Technology Strategy for MCI. In this role, Cerf was responsible for helping to guide corporate strategy development from the technical perspective. Previously, Cerf served as MCI’s senior vice president of Architecture and Technology, leading a team of architects and engineers to design advanced networking frameworks including Internet-based solutions for delivering a combination of data, information, voice and video services for business and consumer use. Widely known as one of the "Fathers of the Internet," Cerf is the co-designer of the TCP/IP protocols and the architecture of the Internet. In December 1997, President Clinton presented the U.S. National Medal of Technology to Cerf and his colleague, Robert E. Kahn, for founding and developing the Internet. Kahn and Cerf were named the recipients of the ACM Alan M. Turing award in 2004 for their work on the Internet protocols. The Turing award is sometimes called the “Nobel Prize of Computer Science.” In November 2005, President George Bush awarded Cerf and Kahn the Presidential Medal of Freedom for their work. The medal is the highest civilian award given by the United States to its citizens. In April 2008, Cerf and Kahn received the prestigious Japan Prize. Prior to rejoining MCI in 1994, Cerf was vice president of the Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI). As vice president of MCI Digital Information Services from 1982-1986, he led the engineering of MCI Mail, the first commercial email service to be connected to the Internet. During his tenure from 1976-1982 with the U.S. Department of Defense's Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Cerf played a key role leading the development of Internet and Internet-related packet data and security technologies. Vint Cerf serves as Chairman of StopBadWare and President of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and served as chairman of the board of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) from 2000-2007. Cerf also served as founding president of the Internet Society from 1992-1995 and in 1999 served a term as chairman of the Board. In addition, Cerf is honorary chairman of the IPv6 Forum, dedicated to raising awareness and speeding introduction of the new Internet protocol. Cerf served as a member of the U.S. Presidential Information Technology Advisory Committee (PITAC) from 1997 to 2001 and serves on several national, state and industry committees focused on cyber-security. Cerf sits on the Board of Directors for the Americas Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN), StopBadWare, the Gorilla Foundation and Advisory Board for CosmosID. Cerf also sits on the Board of Associates of Gallaudet University. He serves on the Jet Propulsion Laboratory Advisory Committee and is a distinguished visiting scientist there. He serves as Chair of the Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology of the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology. He also serves as Vice Chairman and Treasurer of the National Science & Technology Medals Foundation and President of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). Cerf is a Fellow of the IEEE, ACM, and American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the International Engineering Consortium, the Computer History Museum, the Annenberg Center for Communications at USC, the Swedish Royal Academy of Engineering, the American Philosophical Society, the Hasso Platner Institute and is a member of the US National Academy of Engineering. In 2011, he was made Distinguished Fellow of the British Computer Society. Cerf is a recipient of numerous awards and commendations in connection with his work on the Internet. These include the Marconi Fellowship, Charles Stark Draper award of the National Academy of Engineering, the Prince of Asturias award for science and technology, the National Medal of Science from Tunisia, the St. Cyril and St. Methodius Order (Grand Cross) of Bulgaria, the Alexander Graham Bell Award presented by the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf, the NEC Computer and Communications Prize, the Silver Medal of the International Telecommunications Union, the IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal, the IEEE Koji Kobayashi Award, the ACM Software and Systems Award, the ACM SIGCOMM Award, the Computer and Communications Industries Association Industry Legend Award, installation in the Inventors Hall of Fame, the Yuri Rubinsky Web Award, the Kilby Award , the Rotary Club International Paul P. Harris Medal, the Joseph Priestley Award from Dickinson College, the Yankee Group/Interop/Network World Lifetime Achievement Award, the George R. Stibitz Award, the Werner Wolter Award, the Andrew Saks Engineering Award, the IEEE Third Millennium Medal, the Computerworld/Smithsonian Leadership Award, the J.D. Edwards Leadership Award for Collaboration, World Institute on Disability Annual award and the Library of Congress Bicentennial Living Legend medal. Cerf was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in May 2006. He was made an Eminent Member of the IEEE Eta Kappa Nu (HKN) honor society in 2009. In 2010 he received a Lifetime Webby Award. In February 2011 he was named a Stanford Engineering School “Hero” for his work on the Internet and received a lifetime achievement award from the Oxford Internet Institute. In December, 1994, People magazine identified Cerf as one of that year's "25 Most Intriguing People." In addition to his work on behalf of Google and the Internet, Cerf has served as a technical advisor to production for "Gene Roddenberry's Earth: Final Conflict" and made a special guest appearance on the program in May 1998. Cerf has appeared on television programs NextWave with Leonard Nimoy and often co-hosted World Business Review with Alexander Haig and Caspar Weinberger. Cerf also holds an appointment as distinguished visiting scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory where he is working on the design of an interplanetary Internet. Cerf holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from Stanford University and Master of Science and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science from UCLA. He also holds honorary Doctorate degrees from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich; Lulea University of Technology, Sweden; University of the Balearic Islands, Palma; Capitol College, Maryland; Gettysburg College, Pennsylvania; George Mason University, Virginia; Rovira i Virgili University, Tarragona, Spain; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York; the University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands; Brooklyn Polytechnic; Marymount University; the University of Pisa; the Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications; Tschingua University, Beijing, China; the University of Zaragoza, Spain; the Technical University of Cartagena, Spain; the Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain; Bethany College, Kansas; the Moscow State University of International Relations; the Buenos Aires Institute of Technology and Keio University, Tokyo, Japan. His personal interests include fine wine, gourmet cooking and science fiction. Cerf and his wife, Sigrid, were married in 1966 and have two sons, David and Bennett. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Second International Conference of Academic Libraries during February 12 – 15, 2013
by Upadhyay P K 18 Jan '13

18 Jan '13

Dear friends, GGS Indraprastha University, New Delhi is organizing the Second International Conference on Academic Libraries from February 12 – 15, 2013. http://www.ipu.ac.in/ical2013/index.htm . This indeed is going to be a major international event of special interest and importance to the library and computing professionals in India. It is going to have several leading experts as speakers from the academic and corporate world from India and abroad. In addition to the Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, Indraprastha University as the Conference Chair, this conference has constituted a Vice-Chancellors Advisory Committee. The conference will deliberate on “ACADEMIC LIBRARY SERVICES THROUGH CLOUD COMPUTING” – a topic that is of great importance and relevance to today’s knowledge-driven society. The objective of the Conference is to deliberate on cloud computing solutions for moving libraries to the web for library collaboration at all levels, unlock library potential to share global library collections, and identify strategies for moving to cloud environment. The other areas for discussion and deliberation include new dimensions to academic library services, collaboration in library education, training and research, and policy changes and strategies as required for cloud program implementation. The Conference is planning to have a gathering of about 600 delegates and experts from India and abroad for almost four days from February 12 to 15, 2013 at the GGS Indraprastha University Campus, Delhi and conduct its proceedings through several Plenary, Parallel technical sessions and Tutorials. This international conference is taking place especially in India on such an important topic, our library and computer professionals and teachers must get the opportunity to benefit from this international event in large number. Registration form and conference details are available at : Registration: http://www.ipu.ac.in/ical2013/registration3.htm Brochure: http://www.ipu.ac.in/ical2013/ical2013.pdf With regards, P. K. Upadhayay Technical Director National Informatics Centre, New Delhi Ph: 91-11-24360567, 24305481 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Competency Development Programme on Research Methodology on 19 January 2013 at Gandhi Peace Foundation, New Delhi
by Shantanu Ganguly 18 Jan '13

18 Jan '13

*Research is an art, needs inquisitiveness and curiosity with proper decision making. For obtaining such attributes you should be aware of the mechanisms to conduct an organised research. For any budding research scholar and want to indulge into real research work, then this programme would of immense value.* * * *Join the Competency Development Programme on Research Methodology at Gandhi Peace Foundation, New Delhi tomorrow on 19 January 2013 (Saturday) at 08:30 am by paying a nominal fee of Rs 1000/- (for students Rs 600/-) and enjoy the interactive session with leading researchers.* * * 08:30-09:15 AM Registration 09:15-09:45 AM Inauguration and Overview of the Programme · Welcome address by Dr A M Siddiqui · Overview of the Programme by Dr. P. K. Bhattacharya · Inaugural Address by Dr P R Goswami · Vote of Thanks by Mrs Bandana Jha 09:45 AM -10:00 AM *Tea* * * 10:00-10:30 AM Module 1: Introduction to Research Methodology Dr. Archana Sinha 10:30-11:30 AM Module 2: Research Process and Questionnaire Design Prof Kiran Pandya 11:30 AM -12:30 PM Module 3: Measurement and Scaling Prof A N Malviya 12:30-01:30 PM Module 4: Literature Survey and Data collection from Primary and Secondary Resources and Gap Analysis Prof B. K. Sen 01:30-02:00 PM *Lunch* * * 02:00-03:15 PM Module 5: Hypothesis Testing , Data collection & Analysis Prof. Naseem Abidi 03:15-03:30 PM *Tea* * * 03:30-04:15 PM Module 6: Report Writing/Referencing and Plagiarism Dr. Shantanu Ganguly 04:15-04:45PM Open Discussion 04:45 – 05-00 PM Vote of Thanks Mr. Anand Anjani Jha -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Call for Papers: 9th International CALIBER, Gandhinagar, Gujarat - 21-23 March 2013
by Dr. J. K. Vijayakumar 17 Jan '13

17 Jan '13

Convention on Automation of Libraries in Education and Research Institutions (CALIBER) is an annual convention, organised by INFLIBNET Centre in collaboration with different Universities. CALIBER 2013 is the 18th CALIBER in the series and the 9th International CALIBER which is being held at INFLIBNET Centre, INFOCITY, Gandhinagar, Gujarat during 21-23 March 2013. For more details please visit http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/caliber2013/ Editorial committee invite potential authors to submit original papers within the follow themes and sub-themes, to present during the conference. Electronic Submissions are strongly encouraged by http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/caliber2013/ocs/openconf.php or email caliber2013(a)inflibnet.ac.in The theme of the 9th International CALIBER is "Library Vision 2020: Moving Towards the Future" with following sub-themes Migration towards future * Decision technology, mobile technologies and service science. * Collection and assets management. * Data discovery tools, technics for linking of richer-deeper data for semantic web. * Next generation service delivery models. * Integrated physical and digital spaces: "e-everything". * Changeover to newer metadata standards, metadata crosswalks: technologies and case studies. * Content modelling for semantic and social web. * Evolving professional roles Collaborative Library Services * New paradigms in networks and collaborations in libraries. * Collaborative acquisition and access management. * Collaboration systems and technologies. * Cloud based library services. * ILL and document delivery systems in digital environment. * Collaborative learning systems. * Impact of collaborative services : case studies. Open Access and Open Content * Collection Library to Creation Library. * New generation of open source software: Impact on Library Services. * Open learning resources and learning content management System. * Multimedia enriched e-learning systems. * Standards and IPR issues. * Societal and cultural issues. * National and international projects on e-Learning and scholarly content generation. * New Trends and developments. * SCORM & Tin Can API : Implementation Case studies Important dates Receipt of full paper: 31st January 2013 Intimation to Authors: 10th February 2013 The Event: March 21-23, 2013 URL http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/caliber2013/ Editorial Committee * Dr. Jagdish Arora, Editor-in-Chief, Director, INFLIBNET Centre, Members * Dr. Pawan Gupta, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur * Dr. T S Kumbar, IIT Gandhinagar * Dr. G Mahesh, Principal Scientist ,NISCAIR ,New Delhi * Dr. J K Vijayakumar, KAUST, Saudi Arabia * Mr. Yatrik Patel, Scientist D (CS), INFLIBNET -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA)
by mailman＠ncsi.iisc.ernet.in 17 Jan '13

17 Jan '13

mukesh jha mysjha(a)gmail.com Wed Jan 16 12:08:56 IST 2013 Dear Professionals, Seasons Greetings! The Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) is Indias premier think tank undertaking objective research and policy relevant studies on all aspects of defence, security and strategic studies International Studies, Foreign Policy. IDSA is a autonomous body funded by the Indian Ministry of Defence. The IDSA website, www.idsa.in, is a database for E-Books, Journals, Monographs, Occasional Papers, Issue Briefs, Policy Briefs, Comments, News Digests, etc published by IDSA on important issues. These publications are available for wide dissemination and could be very useful for your students and faculty members. I request you to kindly list IDSA with its web link in the resources list for International Relations, Defence and Security on your esteemed website. A line in acknowledgement will be greatly appreciated. Thanking you, Yours Sincerely Mukesh KUmar Jha Sr Library & Info.Assistant IDSA, Library -- Webmaster Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses 1, Development Enclave, Rao Tula Ram Marg, New Delhi 110 010 Phone: +91-11-2671 7983 (Extn: 7223) Mobile: 9871494939 Visit us at www.idsa.in *Subscribe to IDSA Update*: http://idsa.in/subscribe *Follow IDSA* on Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/pages/Institute-for-Defence-Studies-and-Analyses/19…> , Twitter <http://twitter.com/IDSAIndia>, Linkedin<http://www.linkedin.com/companies/institute-for-defence-studies-and-analyses>

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National Level Workshop on "Koha: Open Source Software for Library Automation"
by Anand Kenchakkanavar 17 Jan '13

17 Jan '13

Dear Professionals, We are pleased to announce that the "*National Workshop on**"Koha: Open Source Software for Library Automation"** *is being organized by Gogte Institute of Technology, Belgaum from 02-03 Feb 2013. The objective of this workshop is to give hands-on experience to the participants on Koha Software installation, Administrative Setup, Customization, Backup/ Restore and Up-gradation etc. I would request you to participate in this workshop. *Resource Persons* *Dr. Sunita Barve*, Senior Technical Officer, National Chemical Laboratory Pune 411008 *Dr. Nanaji Shewale*, Librarian Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, B M C C Road, Deccan Gymkhana Pune 411004 (India) *Registration Fees: *The registration fees includes Workshop kit and Working lunch. - LIS Professional (Without Accommodation) - *Rs. 500/-* - LIS Students (Without Accommodation) - *Rs. 200/-* - LIS Professional (With Accommodation) -* Rs. 1000/-* - LIS Students (With Accommodation) - *Rs. 700/-* Payment: A Demand Draft / Cheque drawn on any Nationalized Bank in favour of “Principal, Gogte Institute of Technology", payable at Belgaum should reach us on or before Monday, 24 Jan 2013. *The number of participants is restricted to 40 and admission will be strictly on a first-come-first-served basis.* *Venue*: Gogte Institute of Technology, Udaymbag, Belgaum Karnataka (India) *Date:* 02nd & 03 Feb 2013 For more details browse the link http://git.edu/library/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=63&Item… Please contact below Workshop Co-coordinators for further clarification. Mr. Atmanand G. H (9620351871) and Shri. R.V. Naik (9845073896) -- *Anand Y Kenchakkanavar* *Librarian,* *USM - KLE International Medical Programme,* *Neharu Nagar* *Belgaum* - *590 010* *KARNATAKA* *E-mail:* *anand.3661(a)gmail.com* <anand.3661(a)gmail.com> *website: http://kenchakkanavar.webnode.com* *cell phone: 96115 79601 * -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Aaron Swartz, R.I.P
by Mailing List Admin 16 Jan '13

16 Jan '13

Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:10:39 +0800 (SGT) From: Vasanth <gooche_1981(a)yahoo.co.in> This is a very sad story about Aaron Swartz, who committed suicide on 11th January 2013. Aaron Swartz, was online activist and a key proponent of the movement against the US Congress' infamous Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). He was also involved in copyright issues and Internet freedom. Aarnon was propagating open access across the globe. Aarnon was facing legal charges for downloading 4 million articles from JSTOR which he intended to make available for free online. Though JSTOR dropped the legal charges against him, the Federal Government, US was up in the arms with him. Aaron wrote RSS Specification when he was just 14. Visit the following websites to know more about Aaron and his works (sorry for the cross posting) Aaron Swartz, R.I.P: Swaraj Paul Barooah http://kafila.org/2013/01/14/aaron-swartz-r-i-p-swaraj-paul-barooah/ processing the loss of Aaron Swartz http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2013/01/13/aaron-swartz.html ------------------------- With best wishes Vasantha Raju N

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Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA
by mukesh jha 16 Jan '13

16 Jan '13

*Subject*: Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) Dear Professionals, Seasons Greetings! The Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) is India’s premier think tank undertaking objective research and policy relevant studies on all aspects of defence, security and strategic studies International Studies, Foreign Policy. IDSA is a autonomous body funded by the Indian Ministry of Defence. The IDSA website, www.idsa.in, is a database for E-Books, Journals, Monographs, Occasional Papers, Issue Briefs, Policy Briefs, Comments, News Digests, etc published by IDSA on important issues. These publications are available for wide dissemination and could be very useful for your students and faculty members. I request you to kindly list IDSA with its web link in the resources list for International Relations, Defence and Security on your esteemed website. A line in acknowledgement will be greatly appreciated. Thanking you, Yours Sincerely Mukesh KUmar Jha Sr Library & Info.Assistant IDSA, Library -- Webmaster Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses 1, Development Enclave, Rao Tula Ram Marg, New Delhi 110 010 Phone: +91-11-2671 7983 (Extn: 7223) Mobile: 9871494939 Visit us at www.idsa.in *Subscribe to IDSA Update*: http://idsa.in/subscribe *Follow IDSA* on Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/pages/Institute-for-Defence-Studies-and-Analyses/19…> , Twitter <http://twitter.com/IDSAIndia>, Linkedin<http://www.linkedin.com/companies/institute-for-defence-studies-and-analyses> -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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edit pdf's in word
by jasim s 16 Jan '13

16 Jan '13

hello friends Word 2013 helps you to edit PDF'S..... Read the article with the following link http://www.pcworld.com/article/2023741/how-to-edit-pdfs-in-word-2013.html#t… -- *Jasimudeen.s Kerala * -- 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 Intern at Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla
by Dinesh Ranjan 16 Jan '13

16 Jan '13

Indian Institute of advanced Study, Shimla requires two library Interns (purely on contract basis for a period of six months) in the library of the Institute as per the details given below; a. *Educational Qualification:* Minimum First Class in Master of Library and Information Science b. *Additional Qualifications:* Basic Knowledge of Computers and preferably working knowledge of library software, open source software and e-resources c. * **Desirable:* PGDCA and proficiency in written and communication skills d. * **Age Limit*: Maximum 30 years e. *Salary:* Rs. 10000/- per month (consolidated) Applications on plain paper, giving full particulars of age, qualifications, experience, etc. along with copies of testimonials should reach the *Secretary, Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Rashtrapati Nivas, Shimla - 171005 within 15 days* from the date of publication of this advertisement. Details: http://epaper.tribuneindia.com/81978/The-Tribune/TT_13_January_2013#page/7/2 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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RRC Monthly Meeting
by Ratnakar Aspari 16 Jan '13

16 Jan '13

Dear Moderator: Kindly circulate the following announcement on Lis-Forum. With best wishesRatnakarNew Delhi9891390300 _____________________________________________________________________ RANGANATHAN RESEARCH CIRCLE (An organ of Ranganathan Research Trust, Regd.:25953, 1995) J8/123, Rajouri Garden, New Delhi Manager Program Committee SUBHASH DESHMUKH A-103, C-DOT Apartments, GH 2, Gurgaon, Haryana 122003 Ph. 95124-2578715, 9873680484 Date : 13th , January 2013 We have the pleasure to announce the 141st Monthly Meeting of RRC in collaboration with Social Science Documentation Centre, New Delhi on 19th January 2013 (3rd Saturday) at 10.00 hrs. Venue : National Social Science Documentation Centre, Firojshah Road, Mandi House, New Delhi-110 016 Speaker : Mr. Raj Kumar Bhardwaj, Librarian St. Stephen’s College, Delhi Topic : Collaborative Librarianship in Social Networking Environment Chairperson : Dr. P.R. Goswamy Director NASSDOC, New Delhi Kindly make it convenient to attend the meeting and participate to benefit the group by discussions. Thanking you, Yours sincerely, SUBHASH DESHMUKH -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Media Libraries & Archives National Conference and UNESCO Capacity Building workshop, Feb 4-5, 2013
by Anita Pujari 15 Jan '13

15 Jan '13

We are happy to inform you that the Association Media Libraries and Archives (AMLA) www.amla.org.in , in collaboration with the Central Library, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) , New Delhi and UNESCO is organizing its 1 st National Conference AMLANC-2013, on the theme, “Managing Indian Media Libraries and Archives: Challenges, Opportunities and Best Practices ” during February 4-5, 2013 , at the Jawaharlal Nehru University Convention Centre, New Delhi . The conference will be followed by Training Workshop on Capacity Building on ‘ Digitization, and Digital Archiving in Media Libraries and Archives’ on 6 th February 2013 . The workshop will be conducted by experts from the field. There is no separate fee for workshop. All participants of the conference may attend. Only the outside participants need to pay for one day extra accommodation only. The topics covered under the workshop will be as follows: i. Microfilm : A Media for long term preservation ii. From Digital to Microfilming iii. Digitization iv. Digital Preservation v. Digital Archiving vi. Training on Greenstone may be included. The Conference primarily aims to provide a professional platform for the Library and Information Services (LIS) professional working in the media libraries, archives and information centres to deliberate, discuss, and share the various practical issues in managing all aspects of Media Libraries and Archives, covering the entire gamut of mass media segments, such as Print, TV, Radio and Online. The conference is expected to be attended by over 200 delegates from all parts of India. You are cordially invited to present a paper and also to attend the conference. The few participants from other libraries such as university libraries etc. engaged in newspaper based services in the library may be enrolled. The last date for registration has been extended up to January 31, 2013 . However accommodation will be provided on first-cum firs served basis as we have limited accommodation only. Thanking you, Yours Sincerely, Dr. Ramesh C Gaur Chief Patron, AMLA 9810066244 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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pdf tribute to aron swartz
by jasim s 14 Jan '13

14 Jan '13

An online tribute to Aaron Swartz, the 26-year-old activist who helped create RSS and committed suicide this past week<http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/12/aaron-swartz/>, has attracted more than 1,500 links to research and academic papers. The site with the full list of links and research is here.<http://pdftribute.net/> * jasimudeen.s * -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Digital Commons Network - Cross search tool for accessing open access resources
by Shamprasad Pujar 14 Jan '13

14 Jan '13

Dear Members, Digital Commons network promoted by Bepress, provides free access to more than 600,000 works (full -text papers, presentations, theses etc) in different disciplines emanating from 263 institutions. The disciplines include: Architecture, Arts and Humanities, Business, Education, Engineering, Law, Life Sciences, Medicine and Health Sciences, Physical Sciences and Mathematics and Social and Behavioral Sciences. It is a cross repository search developed for the benefit of researchers. In Library and Information science sub-discipline it provides access to more than 8000 resources. You may access this tool at: http://network.bepress.com best Regards, Dr Shamprasad M. Pujar Deputy Librarian Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research Gen Vaidya Marg, Goregaon (East) MUMBAI-400 065, India Phone: ++91-22-2841 6547 E-mail: pujar(a)igidr.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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article needed
by leeladharan manavalan 14 Jan '13

14 Jan '13

Dear LIS Professionals, I urgently require the following article for a research scholar. If you have access to it, Kindly mail the full text PDF to me.** * * *A new recombinant pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating peptide-derived peptide efficiently promotes glucose uptake and glucose-dependent insulin secretion.* Ma Y<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Ma%20Y%5BAuthor%5D&cauthor=true&cau…>, Luo T<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Luo%20T%5BAuthor%5D&cauthor=true&ca…>, Xu W<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Xu%20W%5BAuthor%5D&cauthor=true&cau…>, Ye Z<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Ye%20Z%5BAuthor%5D&cauthor=true&cau…>, Hong A<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Hong%20A%5BAuthor%5D&cauthor=true&c…> . Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai).<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23052710>2012 Nov;44(11):948-56. doi: 10.1093/abbs/gms078. Epub 2012 Oct 9. Thanks, M.LEELADHARAN Assistant Professor Department of Library & Information Science Pondicherry University -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fw: How readers discover content in scholarly journals, Simon Inger and Tracy Gardner
by Dr. J. K. Vijayakumar 13 Jan '13

13 Jan '13

PRESS RELEASE: 7th November 2012 Simon Inger and Tracy Gardner publish results of largest ever study into How Readers Discover Content in Scholarly Journals The report, which is the culmination of a 6-month research project and has the backing of leading publishers within STM, Humanities and Social Science, compares the changing reader behaviour between 2005 and 2012 and as a result looks at the impact on publisher and library web site design and function. Simon Inger and Tracy Gardner announced today the publication of a detailed report into discoverability of online content. Simon Inger, commenting on the reasoning behind the research said "There have been many studies using web logs that calculate where users of scholarly resources were referred from, but this approach doesn't indicate where those users started their research, merely the details of the last "hop" before hitting a content website. Discovery of academic content is complex with a plethora of discovery resources to choose from and many different routes to take. In order to expose content to the maximum number of potential readers, publishers and libraries need to understand these different routes and that is where this report can help them". This report is the output of a large-scale survey focussing on journal content discovery conducted during May, June and July of 2012. Over 19,000 responses were received from all over the world from readers in many different sectors, job roles and subject areas. The research repeats two earlier studies performed in 2005 by Scholarly Information Strategies (for whom the authors were consultants) and in 2008 by the authors. The shifts in reader preferences over time provide a valuable insight into reader navigation, the features that readers find useful in publisher web sites, and the role and effectiveness of library technologies. The 2012 survey was also updated to include questions about search engine preference and app use. Given such a large number of responses were received, this report goes much further than the previous two and is able to provide an insight into how readers in different sectors, regions, subject areas, and job roles behave. So, for example, answers to all the following questions can be found in the report: * In which subject areas, regions, job roles and sectors do readers make the most use of aggregated databases when searching for online articles? * Is Baidu, Google or Google Scholar the most popular search engine amongst students in China? * Which features do students, lecturers and academic researchers find most useful on Publisher web sites? * Which sectors make the most use of journal homepages and ToC Alerts? Tracy Gardner said "This report informs publishers, libraries, intermediaries and academics which resources the world's consumers prefer to use to discover scholarly content. It's an invaluable piece of research and we would like to wholeheartedly thank those organisations who supported us". The survey was supported by BMJ Group, CABI, Cambridge University Press, IOP Publishing, Nature Publishing Group, Palgrave Macmillan, Publishing Technology, RSC Publishing and SAGE. A summary report is available for free and the full report is available for £250 for organisations, £100 for academic libraries, and approximately £7 (or equivalent in other currencies) for individual use on Kindle (or Kindle viewers for PC, Mac, iPad). The full data set and the analytical tool are also available for purchase. See http://www.renewtraining.com/publications.htm for more details. ENDS Tracy Gardner TGM / Renew Training Tel: +44 (0) 7884 438007 Email: tracy(a)tgm.ox14.com Web: www.renewtraining.com NEW: How Readers Discover Content in Scholarly Journals - the results of a large scale reader survey - is now available for download at www.renewtraining.com/publications.htm Forwarded by Dr. J.K.Vijayakumar -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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congratulations to Prof Ashu Shokeen for getting elected as President, ILA
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 13 Jan '13

13 Jan '13

Madam Prof Ashu ji hearty congratulations for getting unanimously elected as President of the ILA. we all hope that things will move in right direction and the Association will get a new life under ur leadership.I join every member and professional to wish u all the best and congratulations best wishes Prof. N.LAXMAN RAO, Visiting Professor, Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies, Hyderabad-500032ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE: Plot No: A-194, H.No- 1-8-10/1, Ravindra Nagar, Habsiguda, HYDERABAD- 500 007 (INDIA) 9246547599 (Mobile) e:mail-- naglaxman(a)yahoo.com OR naglaxman(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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article
by Mahesh *Y* 12 Jan '13

12 Jan '13

Dear Friends, One of my faculty members need this article for his research work. kindly send me the article. Hereby i am sending the details. cOPPER (II) CATALYZED OXIDATION OF HYDRAZINE HYDRATE BY POTASSIUM FERRICYANIDE. vol no.3 iss no.3 2012. *S. Shashidhar, Vidyavati Shastry, S. T. Nandibewoor, B. C. Sateesh http://www.stmjournals.com/index.php?journal=JoMCCT&page=article&op=view&pa… * -- *With Regards* ** * Mahesh.Y Librarian, Shri Pillappa College of Engineering, Bangalore-89. ** Mob: 09916388727 * -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Workshop on Information Management System
by Sree Kumar Nair 12 Jan '13

12 Jan '13

*National Workshop on Information Management System: Strategies on E-Resources Management in Higher Education * Organized by Centre for Education Beyond Curriculum (CEDBEC), Christ University, Bangalore in association with International Federation of Catholic Universities (IFCU)* 26-28 February 2013 * * Pre-notice* Dear Sir/Madam, Greetings! We are pleased to inform you that Christ University, Bangalore, in association with International Federation of Catholic Universities (IFCU) is conducting a National Workshop on Information Management System: Strategies on E-Resources Management in Higher Education from February 26th to 28th, 2013 *Background* There has been a paradigm shift the world over, the way information and knowledge is being generated, stored, accessed, disseminated and consumed. Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) is the game changer in this and it has propelled the growth of large numbers of Electronic Resources across the world. In the electronic publishing ecosystem, scholarly E-Resources form a major stakeholder targeting the electronic information systems, researchers and the academic community. E-Resources extend numerous advantages to information systems and to the user community. They offer concurrent and multiple access to the content, remote access, multimedia facilities, online searching, and considerable storage savings. Information systems could also explore numerous resource base enhancement innovations such as the UGC Infonet, INDEST Consortium etc. and several Open Source Digital Library technologies towards making the library vibrant, resourceful, outreaching, accessible and visible. However, there are numerous challenges faced by Digital Libraries in managing these resources as each one has it own characteristics and particularities in its format and meaning. *Objective * Keeping in view the way information and knowledge is generated and the paradigm shift undergone by major libraries to e-resources, the main objective of this workshop is to empower users in Information and Communication Technologies working in university libraries and public service institutions. This workshop will also enhance skills in building your own digital libraries, document repositories, content management and information retrieval strategies and utilize various e-resources available to the world at large, effectively promoting knowledge based-services. *Content: * - Information Management - Web 2.0 applications in information sharing, collaborations and value added services - E-Resources Management Strategies - Digital Libraries using Open Source software “Greenstone” - Scholarly Electronic Resources  Institutional Repositories (Open Access Archives) using “DSpace”, “OAI Harvester” etc. - Web based Content Management Applications (CMS) using “Drupal”, “Joomla” etc. - Federated Searches and Discovery Services  Single Sign-On and Remote Login Services - Consortia approach to Library's digital / electronic collection building activities Methodology - Interactive sessions - Practical presentations - Feedback and support *Delegate Profile* Librarians, & Information Managers, College/University Teachers and Professionals interested in the field. *Registration* Outstation participants: Rs 3500/-per participant (Includes lunch, tea on all days of the workshop and accommodation will also be provided at the Center for Academic Excellence, Christ University, Bangalore) Local participants: Rs 2500/-per participant (Includes lunch & tea on all days of the workshop) * Payment details* DD drawn in favour of “Christ University, Bangalore”, payable at Bangalore *Last day for registration: 9th February 2013 * *Venue:* Seminar Room, Christ Junior College Block, IV Floor, Christ University campus Sd/- Dr (Fr) ABRAHAM V M Pro-Vice Chancellor Christ University, Bangalore *For more information/clarification, you may contact:* Dr. Kennedy Andrew Thomas The Director, Total Quality Management System (TQMS), Christ University, Bangalore 560029 Phone 91-800-40129451/40129454 Fax: 91-80-40129000Mobile -9343521435 Email: cedbec(a)christuniversity.in / kennedy.andrew(a)christuniversity.in REGISTRATION FORM : Attached with this mail. Warm regards, Sree Kumar Nair, Librarian, Christ University, Hosur Road, Bangalore - 560029 Karnataka -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for fulltext article needed
by Ravi Hullur 11 Jan '13

11 Jan '13

Dear LIS Professionals, We urgently require the following article for one of the research scholars. Kindly help me if your library collection has it. Ectrodactyly-ectodermal dysplasia-clefting (EEC) syndrome presenting with a large nephrogenic cyst, severe oligohydramnios and hydrops fetalis: a case report and review of the literature Tuenjai Chuangsuwanich1,*, Prasert Sunsaneevithayakul2, Kobkun Muangsomboon3, Chanin Limwongse Prenatal Diagnosis Volume 25, Issue 3, <http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pd.v25:3/issuetoc>pages 210–215, March 2005 I thank all of you for the help provided every time when I approached -- ** ***** Regards Ravi Hullur Asst.Librarian KLE University, Belgaum -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Seminar-cum-Workshop on Media and Information Literacy, 12-13 February 2013 Punjabi University, Patiala - call for papers and participation
by HPS Kalra 11 Jan '13

11 Jan '13

Seminar-cum-Workshop on Media and Information Literacy 12-13 February, 2013 Organized by Department of Library and Information Science Punjabi University, Patiala Objectives of the seminar-cum-workshop (a) To understand the concept of media and information literacy and lifelong learning; (b) To apply media and information literacy concepts and skills across frontiers (c) To develop media and information literacy modules for L professionals (d) To formulate a National Media and Information Literacy Agenda (e) To create a ripple effect by training librarians and faculty in MIL Theme of the Seminar: Media and Information Literacy Sub-themes: (suggested topics but not limited to the following) • Media and information literacy (MIL) as a composite concept • Information literacy and lifelong learning • Information literacy methods and techniques and best practices • Information literacy policies and policy development: Initiatives in India • Information literacy and libraries • Information literacy and LIS education • Information literacy across disciplines • Planning strategies for information literacy training (promotion and marketing, training the trainers, partnership, collaboration across professions, teacher education, integrating into curricula) • Information literacy instruction (teaching techniques and methods, instructional design, curriculum development, measurement and evaluation, Web-based training, e-learning) • Information literacy and ethical and social issues • Information literacy and citizenship • Information literacy and digital divide • Role of Media and Information in Democracy • Representation in Media and Information; • Languages in Media and Information; • Citizenship, Freedom of Expression and Information, Access to Information, Democratic Discourse and Life-long Learning • Understanding Media and Information Ethics Note: These sub-themes are not exhaustive, rather indicative only. Call for papers: Full articles and research papers (with abstracts) are invited on the above mentioned theme and sub-themes of the seminar. Papers should reach the Head, Department of Library & Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala – 147002 (Punjab) as an email attachment (as a doc file) latest by 08 February 2013 to milpatiala(a)gmail.com with a copy to Jagtar Singh jagtardeep(a)gmail.com The paper should include Title, Name and Address of author(s), Abstract and Keywords. References at the end of the paper and their in-text citing should be according to APA Style manual. Keynote speaker: Dr. Albert K. Boekhorst, Visiting Professor, University of Pretoria, South Africa would be delivering the keynote address and would conduct a workshop on the second day. Participation and Registration: Participation to the workshop is limited for 25-30 participants and would be provided on first-come-first-served basis. Registration Fees: Rs. 750.00 for the seminar-cum-workshop. Registration fee payable by cash/DD. DD payable at Patiala to be drawn in favour of Head, Dept. of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala. Climate: Climate in Patiala is generally very cold during mid-February. Outstation participants should bring heavy woolens to avoid inconvenience. How to Reach Patiala: Patiala is easily approachable by train/bus. Nearest airport is Chandigarh (60 km away). Patiala also has a railway station and Ambala Cantt. (50 km) and Rajpura (20 km) are major and nearest stations on Delhi – Amritsar main rail line. Frequent bus service is available from Chandigarh, Ambala Cantt. and Rajpura. Direct buses are available from other major cities in North India. Punjabi University is situated 6 km before the city on Rajpura-Patiala highway and buses make a stop there at the request of passengers. Accommodation: Accommodation in Punjabi University guest house is very limited and would be arranged by the Organizers ONLY on first-come-first served basis for those participants who send prior information for it in the registration form. Charges for accommodation are to be borne by the participants as per actuals. Registration Form Seminar-cum-Workshop on Media and Information Literacy 12-13 February 2013 Department of Library & Information Science Punjabi University, Patiala Name: (Prof./Dr./Mr./Mrs./Ms):………………………………………………………….. Name of accompanying person/s (if any):………………………………………………. Designation: …………………………………………... Institution: ……………………………………………………………………………….. Mailing Address: ………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………….. E-mail: …………………………………………………………………………………….. Phone: (O) …………………………….., (M) …………………………. Payment Details: Bank: ……………………………. Draft No. …………………………… Dated: ………................................ Amount: ……………………………… Whether accommodation is required: Yes / No. If Yes, number of persons and their names:……………………………………….. Arrival and Departure Details (Train / Flight No., Date, Time): ……………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………… Signature The filled-in registration form along with registration fee is to be sent to the Head, Dept. of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002 (Punjab) Ph.-0175-3046179, 3046180. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Full text artical
by sridhar gowda 11 Jan '13

11 Jan '13

Dear professionals For one of our student Research the below journal articles are urgently required, if u have access these full text article, please mail to sridhar.cool06(a)gmail.com 1. Personality development & stress reduction in nursing personnel by Makhija Neclam. Vol. 91, No. 12 December 2000, The Nursing Journal of India. 2. Student nurses problem & guidance nursing. July 1997, The Nursing Journal of India -- ** Sridhar M. P. Librarian, Narayana Hrudayalaya College of Nursing, Bangalore Ph. +91-9538898126 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Gmail configuration in Dspace
by Manju Channappa 10 Jan '13

10 Jan '13

Dear professionals, I want to know how to configure gmail server in dspace. I checked the dspace forum and tried but its failed to launch mail server. Can any one help me in this... Thanks and Regards Manju C Librarian ISBR Business School Bangalore Mob:9880678301 -- 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 honnappa ramannanavar 10 Jan '13

10 Jan '13

Dear LIS Members, One of our faculty member need these articles. kindly send the following articles at the earliest. Smirnova, Yelena (2012). Perceptions of corporate social responsibility in Kazakhstan, Social Responsibility Journal Vol. 8, No. 3, pp. 404-417 Kansal, Monika and Singh, Sukhdev (2012). Measurement of corporate social performance: an Indian perspective, Social Responsibility Journal, Vol. 8, No. 4, pp. 527-546. Obalola, Musa and Adelopo, Ismail (2012). Measuring the perceived importance of ethics and social responsibility in financial services: a narrative-inductive approach. Social Responsibility Journal, Vol. 8, No. 3, pp. 418-432 Azmat, Fara; Zutshi, Ambika (2012). Perceptions of corporate social responsibility amongst immigrant entrepreneurs. Social Responsibility Journal, Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 63-76. Weyandt, A J; Costa, S R Reis da; Nunes, M L and Gaspar, A (2012). Social responsibility of fish processing companies located in Portugal and Spain. Social Responsibility Journal, Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 100-113 Güler Aras, Asli Aybars, Ozlem Kutlu, (2010) "Managing corporate performance: Investigating the relationship between corporate social responsibility and financial performance in emerging markets", International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, Vol. 59 Iss: 3, pp.229 – 254 Best Regards, Honnappa Ramannanavar Asst. Librarian IFIM Business School -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Need of article
by banesh hiremath 10 Jan '13

10 Jan '13

Dear sir, one of our faculty needed below mentioned article for their research purpose Titile : Galerkin approximations for singular linear elliptic and semilinear parabolic problems *Author : *S. N. Chow<http://www.tandfonline.com/action/doSearch?action=runSearch&type=advanced&r…> a*, D. R. Dunninger<http://www.tandfonline.com/action/doSearch?action=runSearch&type=advanced&r…> b & M. Miklavčlč<http://www.tandfonline.com/action/doSearch?action=runSearch&type=advanced&r…> b Volume 40 <http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/gapa20?open=40#vol_40>, Issue 1<http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/gapa20/40/1>, 1991 Taylor and Francis if u have above mentioned article kindly send to below mentioned email id "librarian(a)jssaten.ac.in" -- Thanks and Regards, B. K. Hiremath Librarian Library and Information Center JSS Academy of Technical Education Noida-201301 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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NATIONAL CONF - ROUTE - 2013-Reaching Out to Users through Technology
by Arunachalam Hariharan 10 Jan '13

10 Jan '13

NATIONAL CONFERENCE on Reaching Out to Users through Technology (ROUTE - 2013) Enhancing Innovative Library Services in Open Environment Date: 13 - 15 MARCH 2013 Organized by CSIR – Structural Engineering Research Centre Chennai – 600 113 CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre (CSIR-SERC), Chennai is one of the premier national laboratories under the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), India. CSIR-SERC is a leading research institution in the field of structural engineering at the national and international levels. CSIR-SERC has excellent facilities and expertise for the analysis, design and testing of structures and structural components. CSIR-SERC’s services are being extensively used by the Central/State Governments and public/private sector undertakings. CSIR-SERC has been certified as ISO 9001:2008 quality institution. Knowledge Resource Division, CSIR-SERC Nestled amidst the greenery in the campus, is the Knowledge Resource Division (KRD) set up on modern lines. Providing invaluable support to researchers, its collection has grown to cover all aspects of structural engineering and its related sciences. KRD, CSIR-SERC is fully automated using modern technologies such as barcode, RFID, and provides several web-based services such as OPAC, auto alert, content alert, institutional repository etc. KRD, CSIR-SERC has recently upgraded its storage and security capacities by installing storage mobile compactors and surveillance system. About the Conference Reaching Out to Users through Technology (ROUTE-2013) - Enhancing Innovative Library Services in Open Environment aims to promote the understanding and use of information and communication technologies in libraries and institutions promoting library services to ensure equitable access to information and learning opportunities to every citizen. Digital libraries and deep web offer a vast spectrum of information. Large scale and access-free digital libraries, as well as social networks and tools constitute challenges in terms of accessibility, trust, privacy, and user satisfaction. The current questions concern the trade-off, where our actions must focus, and how to increase the accessibility. ROUTE-2013 looks to the future as our presenters embrace technological change in their workplaces and institutions, seeking ways to mobilize service delivery and granting service providers the skills and power to stay ahead of a connected and socialized client base. ROUTE-2013 aims to provide a mix of sessions highlighting technologies affecting user interaction and creation of new and better ways to manage library resources. At ROUTE-2013, information professionals have the valuable opportunity to share insights that address global technological challenges affecting our local communities. Anyone interested in emerging technologies that affect libraries and its services should plan to attend. Objectives The conference is intended to provide a forum for discussion and exchange of ideas on the theme and various sub-themes. The main objectives of the conference are to: - Discuss strategies to manage libraries in the future and to reach the users through technology. - Enhancing access to libraries through new media for next generation users. - Identify and disseminate experiences of library professionals while using current technologies. - Identify and share best practices developed or adopted. Call for Papers Papers are invited on the various sub themes of the conference: - Cloud computing for library services: Software - openURL resolver, stats manager, research guides, online reference; Platforms - integrated library system, ILL, copyright compliance systems; Infrastructure - discovery, digital repository, archives management, website, digital storage, institutional repository. - Innovative Library Services: Using social networks such as facebook, twitter, blogs, wikis, RSS feeds, linkedIn etc for library services; Publishing, editing and modifying content using content management systems such as wordpress, joomla etc.; Using open source e-learning applications such as moodle. - Mobile Technologies for Library Services: Mobile technologies / devices for libraries, library mobile applications, creating mobile websites / m-opac, SMS alerts. - Resource sharing and e-resource management: Open access initiatives, OA repositories & institutional repositories, open journal systems, consortium etc. CONFERENCE THEMES - Cloud computing for library services: Software - openURL resolver, stats manager, research guides, online reference. Platforms - integrated library system, ILL, copyright compliance systems. Infrastructure - discovery, digital repository, archives management, website, digital storage, institutional repository. -Innovative Library Services: Using social networks such as facebook, twitter, blogs, wikis, RSS feeds, linkedIn etc for library services. Publishing, editing and modifying content using content management systems such as wordpress, joomla etc. Using open source e-learning applications such as moodle. - Mobile Technologies for Library Services: Mobile technologies / devices for libraries, library mobile applications, creating mobile websites / m-opac, SMS alerts. - Resource sharing & e-resource management Open access initiatives, OA repositories & institutional repositories, open journal systems, consortium etc. Papers on the themes listed above are invited from library and information professionals, IT professionals, academicians, research scholars, consultants, government and non-government organizations based on their research work / case studies. Abstracts of papers not exceeding 500 words may be sent by email or post to the organizing secretary. The abstracts will be reviewed by the technical committee, and the authors will be intimated of the acceptance along with the guidelines for preparation of the full-text. Guidelines are also available in the conference web page. Conference Fee & Pre-conference Tutorial Fee - Delegates - 3000/- per person - Students - 1000/- per person - Pre-conference Tutorial Fee - 1000/- per person For delegates with accompanying person, please add Rs.1500 to the conference fee. Registration fee includes conference kit, a digital copy of the proceedings, lunch and tea during the tutorial and conference. Registration fee may be paid through Demand Draft in favour of “IRF Structural Engineering Research Centre” payable at Chennai. Online payment option is also available. For details please refer the conference page in CSIR-SERC website. Pre-conference Tutorial A tutorial on E-prints and mobile libraries will be held on 13 March 2013. For more details, please visit the conference page in CSIR-SERC website. Dates to Remember Submission of Full Paper: 15th January 2012 Last Date of Registration: 15 February 2013 CONFERENCE DATES Pre-conference Tutorial: 13 March 2013 Main Conference : 14 – 15 March 2013 CONFERENCE VENUE Vigyan Auditorium CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre CSIR Campus, CSIR Road, Taramani Chennai – 600 113 Accommodation Limited accommodation is available on first come first serve basis in CSIR-SERC guest house on payment. Delegates are requested to contact the organizing secretary for guest house bookings. Large numbers of hotels are available in Chennai. Participants can opt for accommodation in the nearby areas of the centre such as Adyar, Velachery and Thiruvanmiyur. Information related to hotels in Chennai can be found in: Welcome to Chennai Chennai formerly known as Madras is the capital city of Tamil Nadu and is the fourth largest metro in India. Chennai is a journey into timeless India, a kaleidoscope of moods - rich in the treasures of history, from temples and shrines to forts and palaces, the landscape of the past lives easily with the present. Retaining much of its traditional charm, this 350 year old city is the gateway to the south, providing many a fascinating vignette of southern heritage. With its historic landmarks and buildings, long sandy beaches, cultural and art centers and parks, Chennai's tourism offers many interesting locations to visitors. One of the most important tourist attractions of Chennai is in the neighboring town of Mahabalipuram with its ancient temples and rock carvings of the 7th century Pallava kingdom. Chennai is world famous for its clothes shopping opportunities. Local markets solely dedicated to clothing stores and the choices, along with the prices, are truly amazing, making this a shopping destination in its own right.Chennai is well connected to other cities in India by rail, road and air. Dr. A. Hariharan Organizing Secretary & Head, Knowledge Resource Division CSIR-STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTRE CSIR CAMPUS, CSIR ROAD, TARAMANI CHENNAI - 600113 Tel: 044-22549131 / 22549132 / 22549133 /09841601903 Fax: 044 - 22541508 Email: route2013register(a)serc.res.in; route2013papers(a)serc.res.in www.serc.res.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ARTICLE REQUEST
by Harish Y S 09 Jan '13

09 Jan '13

Dear sir one of our faculty member required Following journal articles, you are one of the co author to this article if available send this article to below address or email attachment. *New forensic method for measuring dynamic changes of EMF level limits using smart dust* Information, Communication and Automation Technologies (ICAT), 2011 XXIII International Symposium on<http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/mostRecentIssue.jsp?punumber=6093619> *Date of Conference:* 27-29 Oct. 2011 *Author(s):* Hajdarevic, K. <http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/search/searchresult.jsp?searchWithin=p_Authors:.…> Pattinson, C. <http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/search/searchresult.jsp?searchWithin=p_Authors:.…> ; Hadzic, A. <http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/search/searchresult.jsp?searchWithin=p_Authors:.…> ; Hadzigrahic, J. <http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/search/searchresult.jsp?searchWithin=p_Authors:.…> *Page(s):* 1 - 5 *Product Type:* Conference Publications http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?reload=true&arnumber=6102… -- Regards Harish Y S Librarian National Institute of Engineering, Manandavadi Road, Mysore-8, Mob - +919886384826 -- 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 Muruli Acharya 09 Jan '13

09 Jan '13

Dear LIS Professionals, We urgently require the following article for one of the research scholars. Kindly help me if your library collection has it. *Hypoglycemic effect of moringa oleifera leaf powder on human diabetic subjects *by* John *and* Chellappa; The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics , 2005, 42(1), page 22-29* I thank all of you for the help provided every time when I approached. -- Muruli Librarian, Power System Training Institute (PSTI), National Power Training Institute (NPTI), Bangalore, India -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Need article
by Veeru 09 Jan '13

09 Jan '13

Dear Professionals, One of our faculty is urgent need of this article. Please send anybody who have subscribed to this article. *Title*: Galerkin approximations for singular linear alliptic and semilinear parabolic problems. *Authors*: S. N. Chow<http://www.tandfonline.com/action/doSearch?action=runSearch&type=advanced&r…> , D. R. Dunninger<http://www.tandfonline.com/action/doSearch?action=runSearch&type=advanced&r…> & M. Miklavčlč<http://www.tandfonline.com/action/doSearch?action=runSearch&type=advanced&r…> Volume 40, Issue 1, Page: 41-52 *Journal*: Applicable Analysis *www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/00036819008839991* -- Thanks and Warm Regards Virupaksh. B. H Library and Information Assistant National Library of India, Kolkata-700027 Email Id: *veerulis(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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SRELS Lecture - Reminder
by Mailing List Admin 09 Jan '13

09 Jan '13

Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2013 12:03:37 +0530 From: SARADA RANGANATHAN ENDOWMENT FOR LIBRARY SCIENCE Dear Moderator : Kindly arrange to announce the following invitation for the benefit of lis-forum members. Yours truly, K.N. Prasad Executive Officer Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science Bangalore *** Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science (SRELS), Bangalore and Ranganathan Centre for Information Studies (RCIS), Bangalore cordially invite you to a lecture by Mr. Shion Guha Graduate Research Assistant, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York on Cross-campus collaboration : A Scientometric and Network Case Study of Publication Activity Across two Campuses of a Single Institution Dr. I.K. Ravichandra Rao Formerly, Professor and Head, Documentation Research and Training Centre, Bangalore presides on Tuesday, 15th January 2013 at 6.30 p.m. at SRELS, 702, 42nd Cross, 3rd Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore 560 010 RSVP: K.N. Prasad � Ph: (080) 23305109 E-mail: srels(a)dataone.in

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Is this the world’s “most awesome library”?
by Jayadev P Hiremath 08 Jan '13

08 Jan '13

Is this the world’s “most awesome library”? by Kevin Murphy That depends on whether you’re the type of person who agrees that bionic librarians, chaise lounges and the ability to converse at an above-whisper volume is preferable to the hushed, green lamp, bookshelf environment that’s been the norm for the last century. This February, the students and faculty of North Carolina State University will officially unveil their preference when the new James B. Hunt Library in Raleigh celebrates its grand opening. More than six years in the making, and designed by Snøhetta (the firm behind New York’s 9/11 Memorial), the library is garnering much praise from media and architecture firms alike for its innovative use of technology and a layout that encourages student interaction and collaboration. The AP reports: 1.5 million books are stored in more than 18,000 metal bins, retrievable by robots when a student requests one. The book robot, known as a bookBot … slides between rows of bins 50 feet deep and 120 feet high. A staffer files a student’s request for a book on a computer, and the robot locates the right bin, pulls it out and leaves the bin in front of the staffer, who locates the right book and takes it to the student. To save room, the books are stored by size, not another filing system. And the system does save space, taking up about one-ninth of the room needed to store 1.5 million books on shelves. When students look for a book, however, they can see it on a virtual shelf as they would under the Library of Congress system. But they also can refine the search by other parameters — for peer-reviewed material, for example — and the virtual shelf will reconfigure itself to those refinements. More than robots fetching books (how ironic!), the library’s real leap into the future gains focus when looking at the space’s floor plan, which seems to find inspiration in the Google/Facebook/Twitter type of offices currently employing an “open” and “fun” environment that’s supposedly conducive to brainstorming and collaboration. To wit, there are 100 areas for collaborative study; walls made of whiteboards; a traditional library area with about 40,000 books on shelves; and a snack bar on the first floor. And yes, food and drink are allowed here. As is talking. The more than 20 styles of funky chairs, including a sort of continuous chaise lounge, caught the eye of Jennifer Leary, a first-year doctoral student in textiles from San Francisco. The layout is conducive to studying, she said. “As a student, when you come into a library, you kind of want to find your space,” she said. “And all the variety gives you freedom to think, ‘OK, do I want to be in a rigid chair today or more laid back? Do I want to be near the window? What kind of view do I want to see?’ Such developments signal a change in expectations. Rather than quiet places of study, surrounded by rows and rows of books, the library of the future houses books in closed stacks and tends to be a place where ideas are conceived and shared, becoming much more like a laboratory, where inspiration arrives as much from discussion as words written on paper. Open offices and libraries work for some, not others. When it comes to whether these spaces actually increase creativity and synchronize workflow, the jury is still out. But one thing is for sure, colleges and universities increase their appeal when showing off shiny, technologically advanced libraries to potential students — and the James B. Hunt Library is not just a gift for students, it’s an investment on the part of the taxpayers of North Carolina, who contributed $115 million to the 220,000-square-foot-building. So far it’s been a wise investment, at least according to real estate and architecture site Curbed.com, which says “Raleigh, N.C., has seen the future … [the James B. Hunt Library] may even be enough to reseat MVRDV’s Book Mountain as the world’s most awesome library.” -- Warm regards. Jayadev P Hiremath Independent Libraries Professional (Former Librarian - IBS,Kuwait) E-mail : jayadevh(a)hotmail.com LinkedIn : http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jayadev-p-hiremath/44/12a/2a0 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Sciencedirect papers
by Mahesh *Y* 08 Jan '13

08 Jan '13

Dear LIS Professional These are the journal details, please send me the topics asap :) thanku :) <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00134686> *1 ) Electrochemical study on copper cementation from cyanide liquors using zinc* Electrochimica Acta <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00134686> Volume 44, Issue 10<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00134686/44/10>, January 1999, Pages 1617–1625 2) *Copper recovery by the cementation method* Hydrometallurgy <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/0304386X> Volume 47, Issue 1<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/0304386X/47/1>, November 1997, Pages 69–90 -- -- *With Regards* ** * Mahesh.Y Librarian, Shri Pillappa College of Engineering, Bangalore-89. ** Mob: 09916388727 * -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IATLIS General Body Meeting on 21 March 2013 at DRTC, Bangalore
by HPS Kalra 08 Jan '13

08 Jan '13

Dear Life member of IATLIS, Annual General Meeting of the Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS) will be held on 21 March 2013 at DRTC, Bangalore. Details are given in the enclosed notice. HPS Kalra General Secretary, IATLIS. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science C/o Department of Library and Information Science Punjabi University, Patiala No: IATLIS/GBM/2013 Date: 8-01-2013. The 2013 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Association will be held on Thursday, 21 March 2013 at 4.00 p.m. at the venue of the XXIX National Conference of the Association, Documentation Research and Training Centre, Indian Statistical Institute, 8th Mile, Mysore Road, Bangalore to transact the following agenda: Agenda 1. To confirm the minutes of the last Annual General Meeting held on 27 November 2011 at Gujarat University, Ahmedabad. 2. To adopt Annual Report for the period December 2011 – February 2013. 3. To adopt Audited Statement of Accounts for the period 1 April 2011 – 31 March 2012. 4. To discuss any other matter with the permission of the Chair. Presence of the members is earnestly solicited. General Secretary ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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SRELS Lecture - Reminder
by SARADA RANGANATHAN ENDOWMENT FOR LIBRARY SCIENCE 08 Jan '13

08 Jan '13

Dear Moderator : Kindly arrange to announce the following invitation for the benefit of lis-forum members. Yours truly, K.N. Prasad Executive Officer Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science Bangalore *** Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science (SRELS), Bangalore and Ranganathan Centre for Information Studies (RCIS), Bangalore cordially invite you to a lecture by Mr. Shion Guha Graduate Research Assistant, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York on Cross-campus collaboration : A Scientometric and Network Case Study of Publication Activity Across two Campuses of a Single Institution Dr. I.K. Ravichandra Rao Formerly, Professor and Head, Documentation Research and Training Centre, Bangalore presides on Tuesday, 15th January 2013 at 6.30 p.m. at SRELS, 702, 42nd Cross, 3rd Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore 560 010 RSVP: K.N. Prasad – Ph: (080) 23305109 E-mail: srels(a)dataone.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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300 Post Doctoral Fellowships for Indian Scholars in United States under Singh‐Obama Knowledge Initiative
by Dr. J. K. Vijayakumar 07 Jan '13

07 Jan '13

The University Grants Commission invites applications for 300 Post Doctoral Fellowships for Indian Scholars in United States for the year 2012 under Singh‐Obama 21st Century Knowledge Initiative 2012. The applicant should be a permanent teacher within 40 years of age as on Dec. 31, 2012, in an institution recognized under 2(f) and 12B of UGC Act and should possess a Ph.D. Degree in the respective field. Details of the scheme can be accessed from http://www.ugc.ac.in/more/sing_obamaaddvertise100512.pdf ------------ Dr. J. K. VIJAYAKUMAR, http://twitter.com/jkvijayakumar -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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CSI eNewsletter of Jan 2013
by Mohan HR 07 Jan '13

07 Jan '13

Dear all, CSI eNL wishes its readers a Happy New Year - 2013. You can now access the CSI eNewsletter of Jan 2013 at http://www.csi-chennai.org/csi-enl/csi-enl-2013-01-01.pdf and also at the CSI KM Portal at http://www.csi-india.org/web/csi/enewsletter For the archives of this newsletter, pl. visit http://www.csi-chennai.org/csi-enl/csi-enl-archives.htm or at http://www.csi-india.org/web/csi/archives You are free to forward this mail to your contacts who may like the information presented in the mail. With regards HR Mohan Chairman -- eNewsletter Committee, IEEE CS & PCS Madras http://infoforuse.blogspot.com/ Contents ======= -- CSI eNL wishes its readers a Happy 2013 -- Welcome to the Home of the Future -- The top 10 strategic technology trends for 2013 from Gartner -- The top five in-demand IT certifications for 2013 -- 14 global cybersecurity challenges for 2013 -- Security Resolutions for 2013 -- SaaS in 2013: Companies and Trends to Watch -- 13 E-Commerce Trends for 2013 -- Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Information Archiving -- The Technology Outlook for STEM+ Education 2012-2017 -- Computer Engineering: Feeling the heat -- 10 things to try when applications won't work with Windows 8 -- Use Real-time Compression to Reduce Storage Cost -- Five amazing things made reality by M2M technology -- The trouble with hurried solutions -- The White House’s long-awaited Digital Strategy -- Understanding the Three Most Common Open Source Licenses -- Open Source Compliance in the Application Development Space -- Discovery Channel - Global Warming, What You Need To Know: (1 hr 27 min 32 sec -- Nature: 2012 Review of the Year -- eBook: A Data Quality Primer -- eBook: Clearing the Air -- eBook: Conquering the Cloud -- (IN)SECURE Magazine -- eBook: "Modern Malware for Dummies -- Video: Google's Larry Page Talks Privacy, EU Troubles in Rare Interview -- Video: Defending the Data Center -- Video: TED Talks: How do we consume data? (08.08), may 2012 -- Opportunity -- Announcements -- ICT Events -- ICT News: Voices & Views -- ICT News: Telecom, Govt, Policy, Compliance -- ICT News: IT Manpower, Staffing & Top Moves -- ICT News: Company News: Tie-ups, Joint Ventures, New Initiatives -- Book: Hacking Exposed 7 Network Security Secrets and Solution, 7/e (TMH) -- Book: Digital and Analog Communication Systems (Wiley) -- Book: Software Testing: Principles and Practices (Pearson) -- Book: Bioinformatics Programming Using Python (Shroff Publishers) -- Book: Persuasive Reports and Proposals (Universities Press) -- Book: Leadership Skills (Universities Press) -- Book: Rigorous Software Development: An Introduction to Program Verification (Springer) -- Book: Windows Networking Tools: The Complete Guide to Management, Troubleshooting, and Security (CRC Press) -- About the CSI-eNewsletter -- Contributions to CSI-eNewsletter InfoQuiz–2013-01-01 =============== TWELVE Prizes to Win – FOUR Prizes of Rs. 500/- each and EIGHT books 1. Name the song video which made history as the first ever video on You Tube to reach 1 billion views. 2. GET THE QUESTION FROM THE PAGE 7 OF THE CSI eNL at http://www.csi-chennai.org/csi-enl/csi-enl-2013-01-01.pdf 3. “An idea can change your life” is the tagline of ------ 4. GET THE QUESTION FROM THE PAGE 7 OF THE CSI eNL at http://www.csi-chennai.org/csi-enl/csi-enl-2013-01-01.pdf 5. The popular “Linux For You” magazine is now known/renamed as ------ Answers to be provided to ALL FIVE questions. Question 2 & 4 are to be picked from the page 7 of the CSI eNL at http://www.csi-chennai.org/csi-enl/csi-enl-2013-01-01.pdf Email your answers by 31st Jan 2013 to csi.infoquiz(a)gmail.com with subject “infoquiz-2013-01-01”. Please provide your name, designation, company/institution, full postal address (to send the prize) and the contact phone nos. after the answers. There are TWELVE prizes to win. TWO prizes of Rs. 500/= each by SRA Systems (www.srasys.com) and TWO prizes of Rs. 500/= each by VictoryMind Educare Services. EIGHT prizes will be in the form of books which are briefly reviewed in this edition of the newsletter. They are being offered by Tata McGraw Hill Education Pvt. Ltd (www.tmhshop.com/) Wiley India Pvt. Ltd (www.wileyindia.com) Pearson Education (http://www.pearsoned.co.in) Shroff Publishers & Distributors Pvt. Ltd (www.shroffpublishers.com) Universities Press (www.universitiespress.com) Springer (www.springer.com) and CRC Press (www.crcpress.com) Answers along with the winners’ info will be published in the next issue. Answers & Winners of InfoQuiz-2012-12-01 =============================== Texting/SMS, Ajit Balakrishnan, Google Glass, Pope Benedict, Section 66 (A) Rs. 500/= from SRA Systems: Deepak Mangal (Mathura) & N. Thimmappa (Bangalore) Rs. 500/= from VictoryMind Edu Services: Liny Varghese (Kochi) & G.Jose Moses (Rajahmundry) Book from Tata McGraw Hill Education Pvt Ltd: Ch. Sravanalaxmi (Visakapatnam) Book from Wiley India Pvt Ltd: Shalini Aggarwal (New Delhi) Book from Pearson Education: Nadeem Ahmad (Darbhanga, Bihar) Book from Shroff Publishers & Distributors: Guru Dutta Padhy (Pune) Book from Universities Press: M Venu Gopal (Visakapatnam) Book from Digital Empowerment Foundation: Bijoy Ketan Panda (Bhubaneswar) Book from Springer: Pramod Kumar Jha (Hyderabad) Book from CRC Press: T.U. Peter (Chennai) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Application for Librayr Professionals
by swati＠iimcal.ac.in 07 Jan '13

07 Jan '13

Moderator is requested to post this message: A Human Resource Agency is inviting applications from qualified library professionals. Selected candidates will be placed at the library of Indian Institute of Management Calcutta. After filling out currently vacant positions, a panel of such professionals will be prepared which will remain valid for one year. Depending on future vacancies, professionals from the panel may be called for interview. The other important information regarding these appointments: 1. The candidates will be recruited by the Human Resource Agency. All positions carry the benefits of PF, ESI, Mediclaim as applicable. 2. The recruited candidates will be placed at the library of IIM Calcutta. 3. Selected candidates will have to perform shift duty along with other professionals in this category. Currently two shifts are operational – one is 9:15 AM – 5:45 PM and the other is 4:00 PM – 12:00 AM. There can be changes in the timings of these shifts or more shifts may be created in future if work situation demands so. 4. Selected candidates will be provided shared single accommodation inside the campus (no family accommodation). 5. Candidates must possess M. Lib.Sc. However, candidates possessing B.Lib.Sc and with exceptional experience of working in other places may also be considered. 6. Depending on experiences and performance in the interview, the selected candidates will be placed in one of the following pay-group: (i) Rs 18000/ p.m. for candidates with working experiences of 18-24 months in large academic/technical libraries (ii) Rs 16000/ p.m. for candidates with working experiences of 12-15 months in large academic/technical libraries (iii) Rs 14000/ p.m. for candidates with little or no exposure to library work but who would prove their interest in work during the interview. Interested candidates must send their resume to udskolkata(a)uds.in with a copy to librarian(a)iimcal.ac.in immediately. Applications will be received till January 16, 2013. -- Swati Bhattacharyya Librarian Indian Institute of Management Calcutta Joka, Diamond Harbor Road Kolkata - 700104 Ph: +91-33-2467-8300/01 (extn: O:416; R: 106) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Workshop on Koha
by john jeraud 07 Jan '13

07 Jan '13

Dear moderator, Lourdes Matha Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology, Trivandrum (approved by AICTE and affliated under University of Kerala) is conducting a two day Workshop on Koha on 26th and 27th of January 2013 at Trivandrum. Resource Person : Dr. Sunita Barve, NCL Pune Investment : Rs. 3000/- which includes food & accommodation For Further details please contact , John at 0-8907-888-000 or 0-8907-900-111 or mail to : johnjeraud(a)gmail.com please publish, thanking you John Jeraud Librarian, LMIHMCT Trivandrum 695 574 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Assistant Librarian Job @ University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur
by Veeru 07 Jan '13

07 Jan '13

Dear Professionals, University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur - Teachers University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur, KA Advt No.R/Rectt/Direct posts/Advt.8&9/2012-13 *Assistant Librarian (02)- SC-1 / UR-1* *2.Qualification:* i. Good Academic record with at least 55% of the marks at the Master Degree in Library Science / Information Science from a recognized Indian University, or an equivalent Degree from a Foreign University. ii. Candidates should have cleared the National Eligibility Test (NET) in Library Science for Assistant Professor post conducted by the ASRB/UGC/CSIR or a similar test accredited by the ICAR/ICMR/NCERT/UGC/CSIR i.e., (a) For Agriculture/Animal Husbandry/ Veterinary/ Fisheries disciplines, ASRB/ ICAR NET in the concerned subject is prescribed (b) For Humanities, Languages, etc., UGC NET is prescribed (c) For Pure Sciences, CSIR NET is prescribed iii. Ph.D. is desirable. 2.*Scale of pay Rs*. 15600-39100+6000 AGP *more details visit*:*-http://www.uasraichur.edu.in/* http://www.tngovernmentjobs.in/2013/01/university-of-agricultural-s...<http://www.tngovernmentjobs.in/2013/01/university-of-agricultural-sciences.…> *Last date* 01.02.2013 -- Thanks and Warm Regards Virupaksh. B. H Library and Information Assistant National Library of India, Kolkata-700027 Email Id: *veerulis(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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Inside The Library of Congress's Mission To Organize 170 Billion Tweets
by Jayadev P Hiremath 05 Jan '13

05 Jan '13

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Library of Congress says it's amassed about 170 billion tweets since it began collecting an archive of all Twitter messages in 2010. Twitter is donating its archive to the library, going back to the first one posted in 2006. Library Director of Communications Gayle Osterberg wrote in a blog post Friday that the volume of tweets it receives has grown from 140 million daily in February 2011 to nearly half a billion tweets each day in late 2012. Librarians have been developing a system to preserve and organize the collection. Now the library is shifting its focus to handle the technical challenges of making such a massive archive available to researchers. The library may work with a private partner to provide access because its own search technology is slow. Inside The Library of Congress's Mission To Organize 170 Billion Tweets By Sarah Kessler | January 4, 2013 Turning 170 billion tweets into a usable archive is a challenge that the nation's largest library has never seen before. The Deputy Librarian of Congress talks with Fast Company about where to start. When the Library of Congress began archiving new tweets in February 2011, it would transfer about 140 million new tweets each day from temporary servers onto magnetic film. By the next October, that number had soared to about 400 million tweets per day. There are now about 170 billion tweets in the archive, which also includes a collection of all tweets going back to 2006 that the library acquired from Twitter in 2010. The library’s two compressed copies of the data total 133.2 terabytes. “It’s a few cabinets of tape,” explains Robert Dizard, the deputy librarian at the Library of Congress. “It’s not a roomful or roomfuls. And that’s just a testament of the storage capacity of tape.” The size of Twitter is on the order of the size of the Internet, just in tweets instead of web pages. Since the library signed an agreement with Twitter in 2010 that gave it access to historical tweets, a small team of its staff have been working to establish a sustainable process for acquiring and storing tweets. Now they’re transitioning their efforts to the significantly more difficult challenge of providing access to the archive they've built. Running a search term through a body of data as big as the tweet archive, Dizard says, could take more than 24 hours. The archived tweets are already indexed by time, but an hour of tweets could contain millions of 140-character snippets--not so helpful for someone doing research about a specific topic. The library has experience with large digital collections. It regularly archives, for instance, websites, government databases, and policy events. But Twitter is new territory. “It’s not only very large,” Dizard says. “It’s expanding daily and at an increasing velocity. The variety of tweets is high.” Not even Twitter, which employs some of the best engineers in Silicon Valley, has attempted to create a searchable archive of tweets. That’s partly because the commercial demand for historical access pales in comparison to that for real-time advertising. But the massive server space and resources such a project would consume are certainly another factor. Jamie de Guerre, VP Product at Topsy, a private company that provides some access to the Twitter archive, compares the task of indexing Twitter to indexing the entire Internet. “Google’s index of the entire Internet ranges from about, in some estimates, 45 billion web pages to 125 billion web pages,” he told Fast Company in a recent interview. “So the size of Twitter is on the order of the size of the Internet, just in tweets instead of web pages. Having all of that data available, being able to query across and return a large data file to a user is definitely quite a challenge.” In its first step to addressing the challenge, the library is talking with third-party companies that could potentially manage access to the archive. Given current resources, a solution for access is not likely to be a search engine that can locate a specific tweet. Dizard says he has no idea how a viable solution might look, but that abandoning the project isn't an option. “Our mission is to collect, preserve, and provide access to creative and historical record of America,” he says. “We’re looking at Twitter from a research and scholarship perspective as providing a reflection of everyday life as well as showing the development and impact of significant events. You also have the record and recordings of individuals. Which are also valuable.” “I look at Twitter as a start of what the Library will be doing in the medium and long-term,” Dizard says. “Not a test of whether we’ll collect social media at all.” -- Warm regards. Jayadev P Hiremath Independent Libraries Professional (Former Librarian - IBS,Kuwait) E-mail : jayadevh(a)hotmail.com LinkedIn : http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jayadev-p-hiremath/44/12a/2a0 Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/people/Jayadev-P-Hiremath/603802230 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Donation of bound volumes of newspapers
by Dr. Ramesh C Gaur 05 Jan '13

05 Jan '13

CENTRAL LIBRARY JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY January 04, 2013 The Central Library, Jawaharlal Nehru University has a sizable collection of bound volumes of the newspapers. Due to the space constraints the Central Library, JNU is not in position to further maintain the collection and intends to donate these volumes of the newspapers to interested libraries/other organizations of the preferably Government organizations. However, in case of no proposal is received from government organizations, proposals of private organizations may be considered. The interested library has to provide an undertaking that: 1. The newspapers have to be put for use by scholars/ users without any charge. 2. Disposal of the newspapers will not be done without written permission of the Central Library, JNU. 3. The transportation, packaging and other related cost to be borne by the concerned library. 4. The library needs to provide details of future use of these volumes of newspapers. 5. Users of Central Library, JNU will have free and open access to these volumes. The competent authority has all rights to accept or reject any or all requests of donation without assigning any reason. The proposals may be sent to: Dr. Ramesh C Gaur PGDCA, MLISc,Ph.D. Fulbright Scholar (Virginia Tech, USA) University Librarian Jawaharlal Nehru University(JNU) New Meharuli Road, New Delhi - 110067 Tele +91-11-26742605, 26704551 Fax : +91-11-26741603 Email: rcgaur(a)mail.jnu.ac.in ;rcgaur66(a)gmail.com URL: www.jnu.ac.in Brief Profile: http://www.jnu.ac.in/Library/RameshCGaur.htm Organizations/ libraries interested to accept donation of bound volumes of the newspapers, and would like to have more information, may contact Assistant Librarian, Press Clippings Section, Central Library, JNU, phone 011-26704541 on or before 17th January 2013. The list of the titles of the newspapers is as given below: NEWSPAPER TITLES WITH HOLDINGS Sl. No. Name of Newspaper Holding 1 AAJ 1977- Jan, to Dec 1978- Jan to Jul, Nov, Dec !979:- Jan to Dec 2 Al-AHRam 1976- Jan to Dec !977- Jan, Mar to Dec 1978- Jan to Dec 1979- Oct, Nov 1980- Nov 1981- Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov !988- Aug 1989- Jan to Jun, Dec 1990- Jan, Mar, May, Sept 1991- Jan, Mar, Jul, Sept, Nov 1992- Nov 3 AL-ITIHAD 1979-Jun to Dec 4 AL-MADINA 1980- Jan to Oct 1981- Mar to Nov 5 AL-THAWRA 1978- Jul to Dec 1979- Feb to May 1980- Jan to Dec 1981- Jan, Feb, Jul to Dec 6 An-NAHAR 1975-May to Dec 1976- Jan, Feb 7 ARGUMENTY 1994- Jan ot Dec 1995- Jan to Dec 1996- Jan to Jun 8 ARYAVARAT 1977- Jan to Mar, Jul, Oct 1978- Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec 9 ASHAI SHINMBUM 1976- Sep to Dec 1978- Mar to Dec 1995- Oct, Nov, Dec 1997- Jan to Dec 10 ASAHAI NEWSPARER 1996- Jun to Nov, Aug to Dec 11 BAGHDAD OBSERVER 1997-Jan-to Dec 1998- Jan to Dec 12 BANGLADESH OBSERVER 1976- Jul, Aug, Nov, Dec 1977- Jan to Dec 1978- Jan to Dec 1979- Jan to Oct 1981- Mar to Oct 13 BAKINSKII RABOCHII 1978- May to Dec 1979- Jan to Apr, Sep, Oct 14 BEIJING WANBAO 1989- Jan to Dec 1990- Jan to Dec 1991- Jan to Dec 1992- Jan-to-Dec 15 CENTRAL DAILY 1989-1991 -( Bound in one paper) 1992- Apr-to Dec- (Bound in one paper) 16 CHINA IN DAILY 1985- Jan to Jul,Oct 1986- Mar, Aug to Nov 1989- Jan to Mar 1990- Jan to Sept 1991- Jan to Dec 1993-Jan to Dec 1994- Jan to Dec 1995- Jan to Sept 1996- Jan to Dec 1997- Jan to Dec 1998- Jan to July, Sep, Oct 1999- Jan to Oct 2000- Mar, Apr, Sep to Dec 2002- Mar, Apr, Sep to Dec 2003- Jan, Feb, July to Nov 2004Jan to 2010…… 17 CHINA YOUTH DAILY 1992- Jan-to-Oct 1993- Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec 1994- Jan , Feb, Mar, May to Dec 1995- Jan to Dec 1996- Jan-to Dec 1997- Jan-to Dec 1998- Jan-to Dec 1999-Jan-to Dec 2000-Jan-to Dec 2002- Oct, Nov, Dec 2003- Jan to Sept 18 CUMHURIYET 1975- Nov-to Dec 1976- Jan-to Dec 1977- Jan to Dec 1978-Jan to Jul, Sep to Dec 1979- Mar to Dec 1980- Jan to Apr 1981- Mar to Dec 1982- Jan to Dec 1993- Jan to Oct 1994- Jan to Dec 1995-Jan to Dec 1996- Jan to Dec 1997- Jun to Dec 19 DALIY ITTEFAQ 1974- Nov, Dec 1976- Mar, Apr, Jul 1977- Apr to Dec 1978- Jan to Dec 1979- Jan to Dec 1980- Jan to Apr 1981-Jan to Oct 1982- Jan to Dec 1983- Jan to Oct 1985-Jan to Dec 1986-Jan to Dec 1987- Jan, Feb Oct, Dec 1988- Jan to Apr Aug, Sep, Nov, Dec 1989- Jan, Feb, Mar, May to Aug 20 DIE-ZEIT 1988- Feb to Jun, Oct to Dec 1989- Feb to Jun, Aug to Dec 1990- Jan to Dec 1991-Jan to Dec 1992-Jan to Dec 1994- Jan to Dec 1995-Jan to Dec 1996-Jan to Dec 1997-Jan to Dec 1998- Jan to Mar 21 ECONOMIC IN DAILY ( CHINESE) 1977- Jul , Aug, Sep 1994- May to Dec 1995- Jan to Dec 1996- Jan to Dec 1997- Jan to Dec 1998- Jan to July 22 ECONOMIC TIMES 1978- Mar to Aug, Nov to Dec 1979-Jan to Oct 1980-Jan to Dec 1981- Jan to Oct 1982- Jan to Aug 1983- May-to Dec 1984- Jan, Feb 1986- Mar to Jun 1994- Jul to Dec 1995- Jan to Dec 1996- Jan, Feb, May to Dec 1997-Jan to Dec 1998-Jan to Dec 1999-Jan to Dec 2000-Jan to Dec 2001-Jan to May 2002- Feb, Mar, Sep, Nov, Dec 2003- Feb, Mar, Jun to Dec 2004-Jan to 2010 23 ECONOMIKA IZHIZA 1990-Jun to Dec 1991-Jan to Dec 1992-Jan to Dec 1993-Jan to Dec 1994-Jan to Dec 1995-Jan to Dec 1996-Jan to Jun 24 EKNOMIGHESKAIA GAZETA 1983- Jan to Dec 1984- Jan to Dec 1985-Jan to Dec 1986-Jan to Dec 1987-Jan to Dec 1988- Jan to Jun 1989-Jan to Dec 1990- Jan to Jun 25 EGYTIAN GAZZETTE 1976- Jan to Apr 1978-Jan to Dec 1979- May to Oct 1980- Jan to Dec 1981- Jan to Aug 26 EGYTIAN TIMES 1976- Jan to Apr, Sep to Dec 27 EMIRATES NEWS 1978- Aug to Dec 1979- Jan ,Feb, Jul to Dec 1981- Jan to Jun 28 Financial Times 2003 Feb to Dec & 2004 Jan to 2010 29 GAZETA 1992- Jan to Jun 30 JERMAN TRIBUNE 1979- Jan to Dec 1980- Feb to Dec 1981- Feb to Nov 1982- Jan to Nov 1983- Jan to Nov 31 GUANGMING DAILY 1988- Jan to Dec 1989- Mar to Dec 1990- Jan to Dec 1991- Jan to Dec 1992- Jan to sep 1993- Jan to Mar, Nov, Dec 1994- Jan, Sep 32 GUANG MING RIBAO 1986- Jan, Feb, Mar, May to Dec 1987- Jul to Oct 33 HINDU 1976- Nov ,Dec 1977-Jan to Dec 1978-Jan to Dec 1979-Jan to Dec 1980- Jan to May 1981- Jun to Dec 1982- Jan to Dec 1983-Jan to Dec 1984-Jan to Dec 1985-Jan to Dec 1986-Jan to Dec 1987-Jan to Dec 1988- Jan to Dec 1989-Jan to Dec 1990-Jan to Dec 2000- Jan to Dec 2001- Jan to May 2003- Feb to Nov 2004- Jan to 2010 34 HOLIDAY BANGLADESH 1977- Jan to Dec 35 INDONESIA TIMES 1976- Jul, Aug, Oct, Dec 1977- Jan to Dec 1980- Mar to Jun, Nov, Dec 1981- Feb, Mar, Jul to Nov 1982- Jan to Dec 1983-Jan to Dec 1984- Jan to Dec 1985- Jan to Dec 1986- Jan to Dec 1987- Jan, Feb, Oct, Nov, Dec 1988-Jan to Dec 1989-Jan to Dec 1990-Jan to Dec 1991-Jan to Dec 1992-Jan to Dec 1993-Jan to Dec 1994-Jan, Feb, Mar, Jul to Dec 1995- Jan to Dec 1996- Jan to Dec 1997-Jan, Feb, Apr, May 1998- July 36 INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE 1976- Oct, Nov 1977- Jan to Apr, Jun to Dec 1978- Jan to Oct 37 ISLAND 1990- Nov, Dec 1991- Feb to May, Jul to Dec 1992- Jan, Feb May, Jun 1993- Mar to Dec 1994- Jan to Dec 1995-Jan to Aug, Nov, Dec 1996- Jan to May 2001- Jul, Aug 2002- Nov, Dec 2003- Jan to Dec 2004 Jan to 2010 38 ITTDAAT 1976- May to Dec 1977- Jan to Mar Oct to Dec 1978- Apr, Aug to Dec 1978- May to Dec 39 IZVESTIIA 1979-Jan to Dec 1984- Jan to Dec 1985- Jan to Dec 1986-Jan to Apr, Jun, Jul, Sep, Oct, Dec 1987- Jan to Dec 1988-Jan to Dec 1989-Jan to Dec 1990-Jan to Dec 1991-Jan to Dec 1993 Jul to Dec 1994- Jan to Dec 1995-Jan to Dec 1996-Jan to Dec 1997-Jan to Dec 1998-Jan to Dec 1999- Jan to Dec 2000- Jan to Dec 2001-Jan to Mar 40 JANG (Pakistan) 1983- Jan to Dec 1984-Jan to Dec 41 JAPAN TIMES 1983-Jan to Dec 1984-Jan to Dec 1985-Jan to Dec 1988- Jan to Jun 1989-Jan to Dec 1990-Jan to Dec 1991- Jan to Dec 1992-Jan to Dec 1993-Jan to Dec 1994-Jan to Dec 1995- Jan to Nov 1996-Jan to Dec 1997-Jan to Dec 1998-Jan to Dec 1999-Jan to Dec 2000-Jan to Dec 2002- Feb 2003- Jan to Dec 2004-Jan to 2010 42 JERUSALEM POST 1976- Sep to Dec 1977- Jan to Dec 1978-Jan to May, Sep to Dec 1979-Jan to Dec 1981- Jan to Mar 1982-Jan to Dec 1983-Jan to Dec 1984-Jan to Dec 1985-Jan to Dec 1986-Jan to Dec 1987-Jan to Dec 1988-Jan to Dec 1989-Jan to Dec 1990-Jan to Dec 1991-Jan to Dec 1992- Apr to Sep 1993- Jan to Dec 1994-Jan to Dec 1995-Jan to Dec 1996-Jan to Dec 1997-Jan to Dec 1999- Jan, Feb, May to Sep, Dec 2000-Jan to Dec 2001-Jan, Feb 2002- Jan to Dec 2003-Jan to Dec 2004-Jan to 2010 43 KAZAKHSTANSKAITA PRAVDA 1995-Jan to Dec 1996-Jan to Dec ( Bound in two paper) 44 KHALEJ TIMES 1981- Jan to Nov 1994- Jan to Jun, Aug to Jul 1995- Jan to Dec 1996-Jan to Dec 1997-Jan to Dec 1998-Jan to Dec 1999-Jan to Dec 2000-Jan to Dec 2001-Jan to Dec 2002- Jul, Dec 2003- May to Sep, Nov, Dec 45 KOMSOMOLSKAIA PRAVAD 1978- May to Dec 1979- Jan to Dec 46 KOREA HERALD 1977- Nov, Dec 1978- Jan, Feb, May, Jun, Nov, Dec 1979-May to Dec 1980- Janto Apr 1981- Mar to Dec 1982- Jan to Apr, Aug 47 KRASNAIA ZVEZDA 1978- May to Dec 1979-Jan to Dec 48 KROKODIL 1978- Jan to Dec 49 KOMMUNIST TAJIKISTAN 1978- May to Dec 1979- Jan to Dec 50 KUWAIT TIMES 1978- Jul to Oct 1979- Jan to Oct 1980- Jan to Apr 1981- Mar to Oct 1982-Jan to Dec 1983-Jan to Dec 1984- Jan to Jul, Sep, Dec 1985- Jan to Dec 1986- Jan to Aug, Oct, Dec 1988-Jan to Dec 1989-Jan to Dec 1990-Jan to Dec 51 LE-MOND 1976- Jan,Jun, Jul, Sep to Dec 1977-May to Jun, Aug to Dec 1978- Feb to Sep, Nov 1979- Feb to Dec 1981- Apr to Jul 1982- Jan to Nov 1983- Apr to Oct 1984- Mar, May to Oct 1985- Feb, Mar, May, Aug to Oct 1986- Jan 1988-Oct to Dec 1989- Jan to Dec 1990- Jan to Dec 1991- Jan to Dec 1992- Oct to Dec 1993-Jan to Jul, Nov, Dec 1994-Jan to Dec 1995-Jan to Nov 1996- Jan, Feb, Jun to Dec 1997-Jan to Dec 1998-Jan to Dec 1999-Jan to Dec 2000-Jan to Dec 2001-Jan to Dec 2002-Jan to Dec 2004-Jan to 2010 52 LE-MONDE (Week) 1978- Jan to Dec 53 LE-MOND DIPLOMATIQUE 1978- Jan to Dec 1982-86 ( Bound in one paper) 1990- Mar to Oct 54 LITERATURE PRESS 1986- Mar to Dec 1987- Jan to Dec 1988- Jan to Dec 1989-Jan to Dec 1990- Jan to Dec 1991-Jan to Dec 1992-Jan to Dec 1997- Jan to Dec 55 LITERATURE GAZETA 1978- Jan to Dec ( Bound in two paper) 1983- Jan to Nov 1984-Jan to Dec 1985-Jan to Dec 1986-Jan to Dec 1987- Jul to Dec 1988-Jan to Dec 1989-Jan to Dec 1990-Jan to Dec 1991-Jan to Dec 1992- Jun, to Dec 1994-Jan to Dec 1995-Jan to Dec 56 LITERATURNAIA ROSSIA 1978- Jan to Dec 1982-Jan to Dec 1983-Jan to Dec 1984-Jan to Dec 1985-Jan to Dec 1986- Jul to Dec 1988- Jul to Dec 57 MALAY MAIL 1976- Jan to Jun, Sep to Dec 1977- Jan Mar, Jun 58 MAlAYSIA NEW STRAITS TIMES 1981- Mar to Jul, Sep 59 MANICHI DAILY NEWS 1988- Apr to Sep 1989- Feb to Dec 1990-Jan to Dec 1991- Jan to Nov 1992- Apr to Dec 1993- Jan to Mar, Jul, Aug 1994- Mar to Dec 1995- Jan to Dec 1996- Jan to Dec 1997- Jan to Apr 60 MANICHI SHIMBUN 1976-Oct to Dec 1979- May to Dec 61 MILLIYAT 1977- May, Jun, Sep, Oct 62 MINGPAO 1976- Aug to Dec 63 MOSKOVSKIE NOVOSTI 1993-Jul to Dec 1994- Jan to Dec 1995- Jan to Dec 1996- Jan to Jul 64 NAI DUNIYA 1977- Jan to Jun, Sep to Dec 1978- Jul to Dec 1979- Jan, Feb, Jul to Sep 1980- Jan to Apr 1981- May to Oct 65 NANFANG RIBAO 1994- Oct to Dec 1995-Jan to Dec 1996-Jan to Dec 1997- Jan to Dec 1998- Jan to Mar 66 NATIONAL ECHO 1977- Apr to Jul 67 NATIONAL HERALD SUPPLEMENTARY 1977- Jan, Feb 1979- Mar, Apr 68 NAV BHARAT TIMES 1977- Apr to Dec 1978- May to Aug, Nov, Dec 1979- Jan to Apr, Aug to Dec 69 NAWA-E-WAQT 1977- Jan to Jun, Sep to Dec 1978- Jan to Dec 1979- Mar to Dec 1980- Jan to Apr 1981- Jan to Dec 1982- Jan to Sep 1983- Mar to Nov 70 NE-DELIA 1978- Jan to Dec 71 NEW STRAITS TIMES (Ceylon) 1975- Jan, Feb, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec 1976- Jan, Mar, Apr, Jun, Sep, Nov 1977-Mar,Apr, May, 1981-Oct to Dec 1982-Jan to Dec 1983-Jan to Dec 1984-Jan to Dec 1985-Jan to Dec 2000- Nov 72 NEZAVISIMAIN GAZETTA 1994-Apr to Dec 1995-Jan to Dec 1996-Jan to Dec 1997-Jan to Sep 1998- Jan to Dec 1999-Jan to Dec 2000-Jan to Dec 2001-Jan to Mar 73 NIHON KEIZAI SHIMBUN 1978- Apr to Dec 74 NIKKEI ( Weekly) 1991-Jan to Dec 1992- Jan to Dec 1993- Jan to Dec 1994-Jan to Dec 1995-Jan to Dec 1996-Jan to Dec 1997-Jan to Dec 75 PAKISTAN TIMES 1977- Jan to Dec 1978-Jan to Dec 1979-Jan to Dec 1980-Jan to Apr, Aug to Sep 1981-Jan to Dec 1982-Jan to Dec 1983- Jan to Dec 1984-Apr, Jul 76 PRAVADA 1978-Jul to Dec 1979- Jan to Dec 1984-Jan to Dec 1985-Jan to Dec 1986-Jan, Feb, Mar, Jul to Dec 1987-Jan to Dec 1988-Jan to Dec 1989-Jan to Mar 1990-Jan to Dec 1991-Jan to Dec 1993- Jun to Dec 1994- Jan to Dec 1995-Jan to Dec 1996-Jan to Dec 1997-Jan to Dec 1998-Jan to Dec 1999-Jan to Dec 2000-Jan to Dec 76 PRAVADA SUPPEMENT 1996- Jul to Dec 77 PRAVADA vostoka 1978- May to Dec 1979- Jan to Dec 78 RENMIN BAO 1977- Jan to Apr 1986-Jan, Feb, Apr, Jun, Nov, Dec 79 REMMIN RIBAO 1976- Sep to Dec 1977-Jun to Dec 1978-Jan to Dec 1979-Jan to Dec 1986- Jan to Dec 1987-Sep to Dec 1988-Jan to Dec 1989-Mar to Dec 1990-Jan to Dec 1991-Jan to Dec 1992-Jan to Dec 1994-Jan to Dec 1995-Jan to Sep 1996-Jan to Dec 1997-Jan to Dec 1998-Jan to Dec 1999-Jan to Dec 2000-Jan to Dec 2001-Jan to Dec 2002-May to Dec 2003-Jan to Dec 80 ROSSISKAIA GAZETA 1996- Jul to Dec 1997-Jan to Dec 1998-Jan to Dec 1999-Jan to Dec 2000-Jan to Dec 2001-Jan to Mar 81 SANGBAD 1990-Jan to Dec 1991-Jan to Dec 1992-Jan to Dec 1993-Jan to Dec 1994-Jan to Dec 1995-Jan to Dec 82 SHAONIAN ZHONGGUO 1989-91 (Bound in one paper) 83 SING TAO WAN PAO 1976- Nov, Dec 84 SOVESTSKAIA KIRGIZIIA 1978- May to Dec 1979-Jan to Dec 85 SOVESTKAIA KULTURA 1978- Jan to Dec 86 SOVETS KAIA ROSSIIA 1978- May to Dec 1979-Jan to Dec 1993-Jul to Dec 1995-Jan to Dec 1996-Jan to Dec 87 STANDARD 1976- Jan to May 1977-Jan to Dec 1978-Jan to Dec 1979-Jan to Apr Sep to Dec 1980-Aug to Dec 1981-Jan to Dec 1982-Jan to Dec 1983-Jan to Dec 1984-Jan to Dec 1985-Jan , Feb 1986-Mar to Dec 1987-Jan to Dec 1988-Jan to Sep 1990- Jan to Dec 1991-Jan to Dec 1992-Jan to Dec 1993-Jan to Nov 1994-Jan to Jul, Oct, Dec 1995-Jan to Dec 1996-Jan to Dec 88 STAR 1976-Aug to Oct, Dec 1977-Jan to Jun 1981-Mar to Dec 1982- Jan to Dec 1983-Jan to Apr 89 SUTSIAUSTICHESKAIA INDUSTRIA 1978-May to Dec 1979-Jan to Dec 90 TA KUNG PAO 1983-85 (Bound in two paper) TIMES OF INDIA 1977-Jan to Dec 1978-Jan to Jun, Sep to Dec 1979-Jan to Jun, Aug to Dec 1980-Jan to Apr 1981-Jun-to Dec 1983-Jan to Dec 1984-Jan to Dec 1985-Jan to Dec 1986-Jan to Dec 1987-Jan to Dec 1988-Jan to Dec 1989-Jan to Dec 1990-Jan to Dec 1991-Jan to Dec 1992-Jan to Dec 1993-Jan to Dec 1994-Jan to Dec 1995-Jan to Dec 1996-Jan to Dec 1997-Jan, Feb, , Aug to Dec 1998-Jan to Dec 1999-Jan to Dec 2000-Jan to Dec 2001-Jan to Dec 2002-Jan to Dec 2003-Jan to Dec 2004-Jan to 2010 91 TRUD 1978-Jan to Dec 1979-May to Aug 92 TIMES OF ZAMBIA 1976-Sep to Dec 1977-Jan to Apr 93 YOMIURI SHIMBUN 1976-Dec 1979-Jun to Dec 94 ZA-RUBEZNOM 1978- Jan to Dec 95 ZARIA VOSTOKA 1978- May to Dec 1979-Jan to Dec 96 ZHONGGUO QINGNIAN BAO 1990-Jan to Dec 1991-Jan to Dec 1994-Jan to Jun 1996-Jan to Dec 1997-Jan to Dec 97 ZHONGGNO WENHUA BAO 1994-Jan to Apr 1996-Jan to Dec 1997-Jan to Dec Sd. University Librarian Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi ************************************** Dr. Ramesh C Gaur PGDCA, MLISc,Ph.D. Fulbright Scholar (Virginia Tech, USA) University Librarian Jawaharlal Nehru University(JNU) New Meharuli Road, New Delhi - 110067 Tele +91-11-26742605, 26704551 Fax : +91-11-26741603 Email: rcgaur(a)mail.jnu.ac.in ;rcgaur66(a)gmail.com URL: www.jnu.ac.in Brief Profile: http://www.jnu.ac.in/Library/RameshCGaur.htm -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ARTICLE REQUEST
by Satish S 04 Jan '13

04 Jan '13

One of our faculty is urgent need of this article. Please send anybody who have subscribed to this article. TITLE:-A Review of 3D Aircraft Image Recognition Methods Authors: Xu Feng Zhu, Cai Wen Ma Journal Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 433 - 440) Volume Materials Science and Information Technology Citation Xu Feng Zhu et al., 2012, Advanced Materials Research, 433-440, 2794 Online since January, 2012 LINK-http://www.scientific.net/AMR.433-440.2794 -- SATISH.S MLISc., M.Phil RVCE, BENGALORU. srisanayak(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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Lecture invitation
by Mailing List Admin 04 Jan '13

04 Jan '13

Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2013 11:47:05 +0530 From: SARADA RANGANATHAN ENDOWMENT FOR LIBRARY SCIENCE Dear Moderator : Kindly arrange to announce the following invitation for the benefit of lis-forum members. Yours truly, K.N. Prasad Executive Officer Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science Bangalore Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science (SRELS), Bangalore and Ranganathan Centre for Information Studies (RCIS), Bangalore cordially invite you to a lecture by Mr. Shion Guha Graduate Research Assistant, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York on Cross-campus collaboration : A Scientometric and Network Case Study of Publication Activity Across two Campuses of a Single Institution Dr. I.K. Ravichandra Rao Formerly, Professor and Head, Documentation Research and Training Centre, Bangalore presides on Tuesday, 15th January 2013 at SRELS, 702, 42nd Cross, 3rd Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore 560 010 RSVP: K.N. Prasad Ph: (080) 23305109 E-mail:srels@dataone.in

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CFP: Classification and Visualization: Interfaces to Knowledge - The Hague, 24-25 October 2013
by Aida Slavic 04 Jan '13

04 Jan '13

==== 3rd CALL FOR PAPERS ==== CLASSIFICATION AND VISUALIZATION: INTERFACES TO KNOWLEDGE International UDC Seminar 2013 VENUE: The Hague, National Library of the Netherlands DATE: 24-25 October 2013 WEBSITE: http://seminar.udcc.org/2013/ CONTACT: seminar2013(a)udcc.org We invite overviews, illustrations and analysis of approaches to and models of the visualization of knowledge that can help advance the application of documentary and bibliographic classifications in information and knowledge discovery. Paper proposals should be submitted in the form of an extended abstract (1000-1200 words including references for papers and 500-600 words for posters). To read more about invited topics visit the conference website: http://seminar.udcc.org/2013/ Important dates 15 Jan 2013 - Paper proposal submission deadline 15 Feb 2013 - Notification of acceptance 15 Apr 2013 - Paper submission ORGANIZER: Classification& Visualization is the fourth biennial conference in a series of International UDC Seminars organized by the UDC Consortium (UDCC) and hosted by Koninklijke Bibliotheek (The National Library of Netherlands). --- Dr Aida Slavic Editor-in-Chief, UDC UDC Consortium The Hague, The Netherlands -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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message to LIS Forum
by Dr. Chennupati K. Ramaiah 04 Jan '13

04 Jan '13

Dear LIS Forum Moderator, Please post the below given message to LIS Forum Members: Thank you, Prof.C.K. RAMAIAH ******************************** ‘Electronic Resources Management in Libraries’ Book Released** * * A glittering Function was organised on 29 December 2012 at the Acharya NG Ranga Agricultural University (ANGRAU) Teachers Home, Hyderabad to Felicitate Dr A.L. Moorthy, former Director, DESIDOC, Delhi. On the occasion, Dr Justice Y. Bhaskara Rao, former Chief Justice of Karnataka, former Chairman, AP State Human Rights Commission and former Member, National Human Rights Commission and presently President, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (Hyderabad & Secunderabad) released the felicitation volume titled *Electronic Resources Management in Libraries* in the presence of Shri K. Narasimha, IPS, DIG (Retd) & former Chairman, AP Public Service Commission, Hyderabad and Dr S.S. Murthy, former Director, DESIDOC, DRDO, Delhi. Shri M Jagannadham, IAS, Jt Collector and Guest of Honour, Hyderabad could not attend the Meeting due to official exigencies. The function organised by Dr. A.L. Moorthy Felicitation Committee members and presided by Prof. L.S. Ramaiah, former University Librarian, CIEFL, Hyderabad was attended by more than 100 senior Library & Information Science (LIS) professionals. The book is edited by Dr CK Ramaiah, Professor & Head, Dept of LIS, Pondicherry University and published by Allied Publishers, Delhi. Dr A.L. Moorthy, rendered more than 33 years of service in Satish Dhawan Space Centre, ISRO, Srihari Kota, Defence Electronics Research Laboratory (DLRL), Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL), Hyderabad and DESIDOC, Delhi (all DRDO) in various capacities. He superannuated on 30 June 2012 as Director, DESIDOC, Delhi. As mark of honour, some of his friends and well wishers brought out a Festschrift volume. Dr. A. L. Moorhty’s contributions to LIS profession are significant and noteworthy. He introduced many new services and innovative techniques for optimal utilization of information resources. He established digital libraries at DRDL and at DESIDOC. He created web-based and project oriented information services to all R&D scientists of DRDO through its intranet. He has guided the development of Library Automation Software, Database of Library Holdings and Union Catalogue of Periodical Holdings. He improved the quality, coverage, content and timely publication of periodicals both as Editor for a decade and as Editor-in-Chief. He was instrumental in starting new publications like Technology Focus, DRDO Monographs & Special Publications. He has initiated and realized DRDO Consortium for providing online access of over 550 R&D journals to all DRDO Labs. He established Knowledge Repository of DRDO Technical Reports and an Institutional Repository of papers published by DRDO scientists. Dr Justice Bhaskara Rao told that the volume contains 39 high quality papers written by experts from the field and the subject is highly relevant in the contemporary developments in the LIS field. He extensively quoted many Sanskrit *slokas* enunciating the value of education and Knowledge and the role of libraries in furthering them. Shri Narasimha mentioned that the research papers published in the volume covered various areas including digital resource management and intellectual property rights. He felt that R&D in the country is used for both human developments as well as for destruction like atomic bombs and emphasized LIS professionals to see that R&D should be used for Societal development. Dr SS Murthy recalled his association with and contributions made by Dr AL Moorthy who worked with passion but was strict disciplinarian which invited dissent from colleagues at times. Prof LS Ramaiah in his Presidential Address stressed the changing face of the libraries in the light of technologies, the importance of the electronic resources, opined that the book is a valuable addition to the knowledge and summed up the proceedings. This was followed by felicitation of DR AL Moorthy by the LIS professionals. Earlier Dr CK Ramaiah, Secretary, Dr. A.L. Moorthy Felicitation Committee welcomed the invitees. Dr M Koteswara Rao, former University Librarian, Hyderabad Central University introduced the Chief Guest and Guests of Honour, Dr K Veeranjaneyulu, Librarian, ANGRAU introduced the felicitation volume, Dr G Sujatha, Librarian, Dr Ambedkar AP Open University read the Citation and Dr K Nageswara Rao, Head, Knowledge Centre, DRDL read Messages received from Honourable Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, former President of India, and Prof AJ Meadows, Emeritus Professor, Loughborough University, UK. Dr P Divakar, Head, Library, CCMB proposed the Vote of Thanks. -- ************************************************************ *Dr. Chennupati K. Ramaiah* MSc (Meerut), MLISc (Delhi), PhD (Loughborough), FSIS, MACM, MASIST, MCLIP Professor & Head, Dept. of Library and Information Science, Pondicherry University, R.V. Nagar, Kalapet, PUDUCHERRY – 605 014. INDIA. Email: ckramaiah.lis(a)pondiuni.edu.in ;ckramaiah(a)gmail.com Website:http://www.pondiuni.edu.in/profile/dr-ck-ramaiah Tel : 0413-2656757, Fax: 0413-2656766; Mobile: 9487605773. ************************************************************ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Lecture invitation
by SARADA RANGANATHAN ENDOWMENT FOR LIBRARY SCIENCE 04 Jan '13

04 Jan '13

Dear Moderator : Kindly arrange to announce the following invitation for the benefit of lis-forum members. Yours truly, K.N. Prasad Executive Officer Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science Bangalore ** *********** *Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science (SRELS), Bangalore* *and* *Ranganathan Centre for Information Studies (RCIS), Bangalore* *cordially invite you to a lecture* *by* *Mr. Shion Guha* Graduate Research Assistant, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York *on* *Cross-campus collaboration : A Scientometric and Network Case Study of Publication Activity Across two Campuses of a Single Institution* * * *Dr. I.K. Ravichandra Rao* Formerly, Professor and Head, Documentation Research and Training Centre, Bangalore *presides* on Tuesday, 15th January 2013 at SRELS, 702, 42nd Cross, 3rd Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore 560 010 RSVP: K.N. Prasad – Ph: (080) 23305109 E-mail: srels(a)dataone.in -- 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 Clerk at National Library, Kolkata
by amit uraon 03 Jan '13

03 Jan '13

Dear professional friends, SSC (Eastern region) invites applications from the eligible candidates for the Post of Library Clerk for National Library, Kolkata. 1. Name of Post : LIBRARY CLERK (GENERAL) Vacancy : 02 (OBC-02) Department : National Library, Kolkata. AGE : 18 to 25 years. (Age relaxation is admissible as per Instructions). PSL : Rs. 5200 – 20200/-, Grade Pay Rs.1900/-, (PB-1) E.Q. : i. Matriculation or equivalent from a recognized institution; and ii. A certificate in Library Science from a recognised institution 2. Name of Post : LIBRARY CLERK (LABORATORY) Classification : Group „C Non-Technical, Non-Ministerial Vacancy : 01 (UR-01) Department : National Library, Ministry of Culture, Kolkata. AGE : 18-25 years (Age relaxation is admissible as per Instructions). PSL : Rs.5200 –20200/-, Grade Pay Rs.1900/-, (PB-1) CLOSING DATE: 11.02.2013 for more visit : www.sscer.org http://www.sscmpr.org/noticeboard/Advt.%20No.%20ER-01-2013%20English%20Advt… -- (-*:*......*KEEP SMILING*.....*:*-) With Regards, *Amit Uraon* * L.I.A.* *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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Call for papers for IATLIS 2013 Conference, 20-22 March 2013 at DRTC, Bangalore
by HPS Kalra 03 Jan '13

03 Jan '13

* DRTC Golden Jubilee National Conference on Library Education* > > > *Jointly with* > > > > *XXIX IATLIS* *NATIONAL CONFERENCE 2013* > > > > > > *20-22 March 2013* > > > > *Theme* > > *LIS Education and Research: Contemplating Persistent and Debatable Issues > * > > > > *Organized jointly by* > > * > * > Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS) > > > and > Documentation Research & Training Centre (DRTC),Indian Statistical > Institute, > 8th Mile Mysore Road,Bangalore- 560 059 > > * * > > *IATLIS: *Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information > Science (IATLIS) is a professional association of more than 600 teachers > and professionals in Library and Information Science in India. Since its > inception in 1969, IATLIS has been active in taking up several issues of > LIS Education in India especially relating to the development of > curriculum, teaching methods, infrastructure, teachers’ training, etc. It > actively works for the promotion of the professional interests of LIS > teachers. As part of its activities, it conducts national seminars, > workshops, training programmes, etc. It brings out its official organ > ‘IATLIS Communications’ besides publishing conference volumes. This year > the annual IATLIS conference is being held at Documentation Training and > Research Centre (DRTC), at Bangalore on the broad theme of *“LIS > Education and Research: Contemplating Persistent and Debatable Issues” from > 20-22 March 2013* > > > > *DRTC:*Documentation Research and Training Centre (DRTC) established by > Prof. S R Ranganathan in 1962, is a research centre at Indian Statistical > Institute (ISI) conducting Research, Training and Higher Education in the > field Library and Information Sciences and allied areas. In the last five > decades, DRTC has been involved in Research, Education, Training and > cutting edge applications of Information and Communication Technology to > Libraries and Information Centres, Knowledge centers and systems. 2012 > marks the Golden Jubilee of DRTC and we are happy to host as part of > 'Golden Jubilee Celebrations', the national conference on LIS Education and > Research jointly with the XXIX IATLIS conference on *“LIS Education and > Research: Contemplating Persistent and Debatable Issues” from 20-22 March > 2013.* > > > *Theme of the Conference*:* * > *LIS Education and Research: Contemplating Persistent and Debatable Issues > * > *Sub-themes: (suggested topics but not limited to the following)* > > - What course components are relevant and irrelevant in LIS Curriculum? > - Is LIS research over-emphasizing Survey Research, Citation Analysis, > and redundant topics? > - What ICT topics should form the core and specializations in LIS > Curriculum? > - Core vs. Specializations with special reference to Public Library > system and School Library system > - How to facilitate smooth transition from: > - Tradition to modernity > - Classification to Ontology > - Cataloging to Bibliographic Metadata > - Authority files to Metadata Schema > - Moving beyond Informatics and work in Data and Text Mining > - Information Sources to Information Gateways and Discovery tools > - National Mission for Libraries and LIS Education > - E-learning in LIS, Open Courseware, LISwiki (Open invitation for > voluntary editors) > - IPRs and Open Access > - Open Source Software in LIS > - Open Standards in LIS > - Library 2.0: Web 2.0 Technologies > - Role of Social Networks in Library Services > - Resource Discovery tools: A critique of Web Search Engines > > *Invited talks on:* > > - Data Science: Data Repositories, Linked Data, Data Analytics > - Semantic web: Ontology, metadata and Inferencing > - Cloud Computing: LIS Clouds > > Panel Discussion on LIS Education and Research > > Note: These sub-themes are not exhaustive, rather indicative only. > > > > *Call for papers:* > > Full articles and research papers (with abstracts) on the above mentioned > theme and sub-themes for the XXIX IATLIS* *National Conference should > reach to Dr. H. P. S. Kalra, General Secretary, IATLIS, Department of > Library & Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala – 147002 > (Punjab) as a hard copy and also as an email attachment latest by *28 > February 2013*. The paper should not be more than 3000 words. Please send > your paper both in print and electronic form on a CD in Microsoft Word and > also a soft copy through email to iatlis2012(a)gmail.com. The paper should > include Title, Name and Address of author(s), Abstract and Key Words. > References at the end of the paper and their in-text citing should be > according to APA Style manual. For further information about this check > this link: http://www.wooster.edu/psychology/APA-crib.html > > > *Registration Fees:* > > *Indian Delegates:* > Sponsored: > > > Rs. 3,000/- > > Non-Sponsored > > Rs. 2,000/- > > Retired Professionals: > > Rs.1,500/- > > Accompanying Person: > > Rs. 1,500/- > > Students: > > Rs. 750/- > > *Foreign Delegates:* > > > > SARRC Countries: > > $ 150 > > Other Countries: > > $ 300 > > > > The registration fee covers conference kit, proceedings of the conference > (upon post- publication), and working lunch, dinner and breakfast and > session tea for the days of the conference. The registration fee does not > include accommodation charges. Papers presented at the conference will be > published in the post-conference volume and would be sent to the registered > delegates later on. Delegates are requested to include registration fees > for accompanying persons while forwarding their registration forms since it > would not be possible to entertain last minute request in view of shortage > of accommodation. Accompanying persons shall not be entitled for conference > kits. Delegates are requested to intimate their travel plan in advance to > avoid inconvenience. The Demand Draft for registration fee should be in > favour of IATLIS payable at Patiala, and should be sent along with duly > filled Registration Form latest by 9 March 2013 to: > > > > Dr. H. P. S. Kalra, General Secretary, IATLIS and > Head, Dept. of Library and Information Science, > Punjabi University, Patiala 147002 (Punjab) > Ph.-0175-3046179 and 3046180 Email: hpskalra(a)gmail.com > > > On the spot registration will also be available at the conference venue. > > > *Accommodation: *Accommodations in ISI guest house are very limited and > will be arranged by the local Organizing Secretary ONLY on first-come-first > served basis for those participants who send prior information for it in > the registration form. Charges for accommodation are to be borne by the > participants as per actuals. Bangalore is host to several hotels and > hostels catering to all budgets. Delegates can also make their booking on > their own. > > > > > > > > *How to reach DRTC, Indian Statistical Institute: * > > *By Bus* > > The city bus service is known as BMTC (or BTS) and its main terminal is > right opposite the city railway station. Please use the subway from outside > the railway station to reach the BTS bus station. (The area that covers the > railway station, bus station etc. is known as Majestic.) You may take a > Kengeri bound bus (nos. 222A, 226A and 403A) from platform no. 19A to come > to ISI. Platform no. 19A is closest to the railway station. Ask for a > ticket to "Jairamdas Bus stop". (The ISI bus stop is known as 'Jairamdas'.) > This bus stop is just after the University Gate bus stop and just before > the R. V. College bus stop. The bus journey takes 30-40 minutes. > > > *By Air * > > Bangalore International Airport is approximately one and a half hour > drive from the Institute about 56 kms. It handles direct flights from a > number of national and international destinations. A journey by taxi from > the air port to the Institute will cost approximately Rs.1050/- > > > *By Rail* > > Bangalore, is well connected with rail and roads. There are plenty of > trains from all the major cities of India to Bangalore City. Indian > Statistical Institute, which is next to the Bangalore University, is about > 12 km on the way to Mysore from the city railway station. A journey by > taxi from the railway station to the Institute will take approximately 30 > minutes and costs approximately Rs.500. > > > > * * > > *Registration Form* > > XXIX IATLIS National Conference, 20-22 March 2013 > > Documentation Training and Research Centre, > > Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore > > > Name: (Prof./Dr./Mr./Mrs./Ms):………………………………………………………….. > Name of accompanying person/s (if any):………………………………………………. > Designation: …………………………………………... > Institution: ……………………………………………………………………………….. > Mailing Address: ………………………………………………………………………… > > ………………………………………………………………………….. > > E-mail: …………………………………………………………………………………….. > Phone: (O) …………………………….., (M) …………………………. > *Payment Details: * > Bank: ……………………………. Draft No. …………………………… > Dated: ………................................ Amount: ……………………………… > (DD to be drawn in favour of IATLIS, payable at Patiala). > Whether accommodation is required: Yes / No. > If Yes, number of persons and their names:……………………………………….. > Arrival and Departure Details (Train / Flight No., Date, Time): ……………………. > ……………………………………………………………………………………………… > > Signature > > > *Important Dates: * > Receipt of full papers: 28 February 2013 > Conference Dates: 20 – 22 March 2013 > > *On behalf of Organizing Committee we extend a very cordial invitation to > all IATLIS members, LIS teachers, LIS students and Library professionals > for participation in XXIX IATLIS National Conference 2013 and to celebrate > Golden Jubilee of DRTC. * > > > The filled-in registration form along with registration fee is to be sent > to the General Secretary, IATLIS C/o Dept. of Library and Information > Science, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002 (Punjab) Ph.-0175-3046179, > 3046180. > > *IATLIS Office Bearers:* > Dr. Jagtar Singh, *President, IATLIS *& > Professor, Dept. of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, > Patiala 147002 Ph.-0175-3046179 and 3046180, Email: jagtardeep(a)gmail.com, > iatlis.patiala(a)gmail.com > > Dr. H. P. S. Kalra, General Secretary, IATLIS and Head, Dept. of Library > and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002 (Punjab) > Ph.-0175-3046179 and 3046180 Email: hpskalra(a)gmail.com > > *Organising Secretary:* > Dr. Devika P. Madalli, devika(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in > > -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Kerala Gazette Notification for University of Calicut
by Ratheesh K 03 Jan '13

03 Jan '13

Dear Friends, If any body have the copy of the Kerala Gazette notification by University of Calicut - 2003 July 22, Vol. 48 Number 29, Part III - stating about the inclusion of College Librarian in the college council. If you have kindly send the soft copy to the mail id ratheeshk1980(a)gmail.com Regards, Ratheesh.K -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fwd: Author Workshop- Emerald on 10th Jan. 2013
by Ramesh C Gaur 03 Jan '13

03 Jan '13

CENTRAL LIBRARY JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY in association with EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LIMITED Cordially invites you to Author Workshop: How to write & Get Published in Academic journals? by Dr. Peter John Stokes (Editor in Chief: International Journal of Organizational Analysis) Date: Thursday, 10 th January 2012 Time: 3.00 pm Venue: Lecture Hall -1, Convention Centre, JNU, New Delhi REGISTRATION: 2.00 pm-3.00pm (Registration will be done on the spot. 100 participants will be registered on first-cum-first served basis.) About the Workshop: This workshop is designed to give authors the chance to meet editors or representatives of Emerald and find out exactly what we're looking for, greatly increasing their chances of getting published. The presentation is aimed at early researchers. However it has been observed that even experienced researchers/authors have benefited from attending and finding out what editors and reviewers are looking for. Please feel free to circulate to all concerned. Regards Ramesh ************************************** Dr. Ramesh C Gaur PGDCA, MLISc,Ph.D. Fulbright Scholar (Virginia Tech, USA) University Librarian Jawaharlal Nehru University(JNU) New Meharuli Road, New Delhi - 110067 Tele +91-11-26742605, 26704551 Fax : +91-11-26741603 Email: rcgaur(a)mail.jnu.ac.in ; librarian(a)mail.jnu.ac.in URL: www.jnu.ac.in http://www.jnu.ac.in/Library/default.htm -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Kindly send to all members
by Pardeep Rai 02 Jan '13

02 Jan '13

Call for PapersGovernment Information and Official Publications Section & Government Libraries Section *Theme: * Information for Development Action: Governments, Civil Society and Libraries The Government Information and Official Publications Section<http://www.ifla.org/giops> and Government Libraries Section <http://www.ifla.org/government-libraries> invite proposals for papers to be presented at a two-hour session in the next IFLA General Conference on August 2013 in Singapore. This joint session will focus on trends and patterns of information creation and dissemination in the fields of international economic development and poverty. Speakers are invited to explore types of poverty and development information being produced, the tools used for its access and discovery, the relationships between international organizations, national governments, and civil society in creating and sharing this information, and the role of libraries in building collections and providing access to this information in an increasingly digital environment. The program will appeal to librarians interested in global economic development, poverty alleviation, development assistance, and trends in official government information and civil society (NGO) publishing. Subjects of interest may include but are not limited to: - Official government information and strategies for economic growth and poverty alleviation in the Asian region and beyond - Information sources on development and poverty assistance, impact evaluation, and statistical data - National government strategies and information sources for economic development - Poverty alleviation and development information from regional and international governmental organizations, such as the United Nations, the World Bank and regional development banks - Civil society (NGO) information sources on poverty relief, capacity building, and microfinance - The role of libraries in collecting, preserving, and providing access to this information Submission requirements All proposals should include the following: *Title of presentation Abstract of no more than 500 words Name, E-mail address, position (title) of presenter(s), plus a brief presenter(s) biography Presenter(s) employed or affiliated institution* Please send your proposal for papers no later than *15 February 2013* to: Satendra Dhaka E-mail: ssdhaka(a)gmail.com and Jim Church E-mail: jchurch(a)library.berkeley.edu Deadlines*15 February 2013*Deadline for submission of Abstract*15 March 2013 *Notification of acceptance/rejection of paper*10 May 2013*Dearline for submission of full paper The proposals will be evaluated by the refereeing team for the IFLA Government Information and Official Publications, and Government Libraries sections. Papers for the conference should be written and presented in English. Both abstracts and full papers should be submitted as a MS Word file by e-mail. Proposed papers must be original and not have been published elsewhere. For additional questions or comments please write to: *Dr. S.S. Dhaka* Chair, IFLA Government Information and Official Publications Section Director, Library & Information Ministry of External Affairs Patiala House, Annexe "B" Tilak Marg, New Delhi-110001 Email: ssdhaka(a)gmail.com and/or: *Jim Church *Secretary/Treasurer, IFLA Government Information and Official Publications Section Librarian for Economics, Development Studies and International Government Information 438 Doe Library University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA, 94720 United States E-mail: jchurch(a)library.berkeley.edu Submissions *All proposals must be in before 15 February 2013.* Please note Pre-conference registration fees will be waived for the speakers. However, it is the speakers' responsibility to find funding for travel, accommodation and associated costs, which IFLA and its Sections are not in a position to fund. Congress Attendance Grants The Singapore National Committee and IFLA have worked hard to secure* *funds for Conference Participation Grants. Up-to-date information will be available on our Conference Participation Grants<http://conference.ifla.org/ifla79/conference-participation-grants> webpage. -- - *Thanks & Regards* *Dr.Pardeep Rai I Librarian, Maitreyi College( University of Delhi ) I ChanakyaPuri New Delhi (India )110021 *I *Email: **raipardeep(a)gmail.com* *I M:9899359373 I * -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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(Registration date extended ) 9th Annual Meet and Workshop of INDEST-AICTE Consortium January 18 – 19, 2013
by Mallikarjun 01 Jan '13

01 Jan '13

Dear All, We are happy to announce that the 9th Annual Meet and Workshop of INDEST-AICTE consortium is being held at Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA) and is jointly organized by IIM Ahmedabad and IIT Gandhinagar. The venue of the meeting is IIMA Campus during January 18-19, 2013. We invite all INDEST Core members to register at the earliest to avail campus accommodation as we have limited number of rooms available. Other Library professionals interested can also register for the meet. The registration date has been extended up to January 10, 2013 For more details please visit to the following website: http://www.iimahd.ernet.in/indest/ or http://paniit.iitd.ac.in/indest/ Details of programme will be posted soon on the workshop website. Target Participants: All members of INDEST‐AICTE Consortium and other interested library professionals. The annual meet and workshop will be of two days, i.e., January 18‐19, 2013. N.B - While on January 17, 2013, a half day (2.00 P.M. to 6.00 P.M.) meeting will be held for the core members of INDEST‐AICTEConsortium. Organizing Committee: Prof. Samir K. Barua Director, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad director(a)iimahd.ernet.in Prof. Sudhir K Jain Director, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar director(a)iitgn.ac.in Prof. B D Gupta National Coordinator, INDEST‐AICTE Consortium, IIT Delhi bdgupta(a)physics.iitd.ac.in Dr. H Anil Kumar Librarian & Head NICMAN, Vikram Sarabhai Library, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad anilkumar(a)iimahd.ernet.in Dr. T S Kumbar Librarian, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar tskumbar(a)iitgn.ac.in Dr. Bibhuti B. Sahoo Assistant Librarian, INDEST‐AICTE Consortium, IIT Delhi bibhuti(a)library.iitd.ac.in Useful Contacts: IIM Ahmedabad Ms. Sindhu Menon +91 ‐ 092272 43710 sindhu(a)iimahd.ernet.in Mr. Lalit Sharma +91 ‐ 099743 55161 lalit(a)iimahd.ernet.in Regards !~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!! Mallikarjun Dora Professional Assistant Vikram Sarabhai Library Indian Institute of Management, Ahemadabad http://mallikarjundora.wordpress.com/ !~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!! -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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APPLICATION INVITED FOR THE POST OF LIBRARIAN (UGC)
by Anil Kumar 01 Jan '13

01 Jan '13

APPLICATION INVITED FOR THE POST OF LIBRARIAN (UGC) St Xaviers College,Thumba,Thiruvananthapuram 695 586 Notification on Mathrubhumi Daily 19/12/12 (Apply with in ONE MONTH) Application fees ;Rs 300/-(in person) Qualification ;MLISc -55% +UGC NET The Principal, St Xaviers College,Thumba, Thiruvananthapuram 695 586, Kerala, Phone : 0471 2705254, 2704267 Email : principalthumba(a)yahoo.com , stxaviersthumba(a)yahoo.com The Manager, St Xaviers College,Thumba, Thiruvananthapuram 695 586, Kerala. Phone :0471- 2706078/ 2704056 ANILKUMAR 9037310144 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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From HR Mohan, The Hindu -- HNY 2013
by Mohan HR 01 Jan '13

01 Jan '13

Once again there is a new sunrise with a golden blare behind the dark trees. **** *H* - Have a positive mind set. *A* - Always seek new opportunities. *P* - Plan your work, work your plan. *P* - Perform better than before. *Y* - Yearn to learn more. ** **** *N* - Nurture pride in self, work, family, organization, society & your country. *E* - Excite, enthuse, and encourage people around you. *W* - Weave a network of great relationships. ** *Y* - Yell praises on people. *E* - Enjoy time with family and friends. *A* - Always SMILE. *R* - Rejuvenate self. ** **** Wishing you a Happy 2013 in a very special way - with bring in Prosperity, Good Health, Happiness to you and your loved ones.**** **** Let the New Year be filled with new hope, new joy, and new beginnings....... **** **** All the best and good luck for 2013 and once again wishing you a Happy New Year 2013. Pl. have a look at the following inspirational clips when you find some free time. The Road to Happiness http://play.simpletruths.com/movie/the-road-to-happiness/ If Life is a Game, these are the Rules http://play.simpletruths.com/movie/if-life-is-a-game-these-are-the-rules/ With regards HR Mohan, AVP(Systems), The Hindu, Chennai - 2 Blog: http://infoforuse.blogspot.com/ Phone: +91 9841432179 -- 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] Happy New Year 2013
by Dr. Ramesh C Gaur 01 Jan '13

01 Jan '13

Dear All, Wishing you a very happy and prosperous new year 2013. It is my pleasure to announce that the Association of Media Libraries and Achieves (AMLA) in collaboration with Central Library, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi under the patronage of UNESCO is going to organize, First National Conference AMLANC-2013 on “Managing Indian Media Libraries and Archives : Challenges Opportunities and Best Practices” during 4-5th February 2013 at Convention Centre, Jawaharlal Nehru University Campus, New Delhi - 110067. The Conference primarily aims to provide a professional platform to deliberate, discuss, examine and debate the various practical issues in managing all aspects of Media Libraries and Archives. The conference may be followed by a training workshop on 6th February 2013. For more details please logon to www.amla.org.in. regards ramesh ************************************** Dr. Ramesh C Gaur PGDCA, MLISc,Ph.D. Fulbright Scholar (Virginia Tech, USA) University Librarian Jawaharlal Nehru University(JNU) New Meharuli Road, New Delhi - 110067 Tele +91-11-26742605, 26704551 Fax : +91-11-26741603 Email: rcgaur(a)mail.jnu.ac.in ;rcgaur66(a)gmail.com URL: www.jnu.ac.in Brief Profile: http://www.jnu.ac.in/Library/RameshCGaur.htm From: ajit singh Sent: Monday, December 31, 2012 10:19 PM To: JNV Auraiya ; aj_51999(a)yahoo.co.in ; aradhana ; b l meena ; Bhawana ; bidyutmal(a)gmail.com ; Madam chakraborthy ; Hirakkanti Chakraborty ; Bikas Chandra ; Shikha chouhan ; LIBRARIAN CL ; divya ; NAT CONF GBU ; NAT CONF GBU ; avanish graphics ; Rupal gupta ; h s meena ; himanshukumar.shrivastav(a)birlasunlife.com ; himanshusrivastava.p(a)gmail.com ; iaslic(a)vsnl.net ; jasmer ; jyoti ; jyoti gmail ; k k singh ; kanchan ; Sabana Khan ; raj kishor ; rakesh kumar ; Kapil kumar ; Vaidehi vaidehi Kumari ; lis foroum ; Abdul Majid ; Amrita Majumdar ; Menika ; Manish Mishra ; Bhartendu Mishra model science college rewa ; Dr.G.H.S. Naidu ; Dr.G.H.S. Naidu ; neetu ; Bindia Nigam ; Bindia Nigam ; kajal nigam ; Menika Patel ; Pradeep ; Prakash ; Prakash ; Devendra pratap ; ps_kawatra(a)yahoo.co.in ; mate pune ; Meena Raja ; Murtimati Rath ; ro ; ro ; vijay sachan ; saroj ; Dr. Sanjeev Sarraf Sir ; satna ; iaslic seminar ; anand sharma ; Kumud Sharma ; shikha ; amit shrivastava ; Ayush Shrivastava ; Shrish Shrivastava ; Himanshu Shrivastava Fatehgarh ; ramakant shukla ; ramakant shukla ; premprakash Shukla ; Jagtar Singh ; TCS ; TimesJobs.com ; B.J. Trivedi ; sandeep varanasi ; Digambar Waghmare Subject: Happy New Year 2013 Happy New Year To All My Friends And Well Wishers! Please Take Care Of Your Relations & Maintain Them.................. Wish You All The Best Jyoti Kumar Singh -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Dr. Nilesh Gawande (Librarian) appointed as College Principal in Maharashtra
by Dr. A.T. Francis 01 Jan '13

01 Jan '13

Dear all, The appointment of Dr. Nilesh Gawande (Librarian) as College Principalin Maharashtra is a happy moment to all librarians and library educators in India. We all library professionals join here to congratulate him and wish him all success in the new assignment. With regards, Dr. A.T. FRANCIS, MCom, MLISc, NET, PhD HEAD, LIBRARY & IT NODAL OFFICER College of Horticulture Kerala Agricultural University Thrissur - 680 656, India, 91-9496839409 (m) francisaloor(a)yahoo.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 at University of Mysore
by N.S. Harinarayana 31 Dec '12

31 Dec '12

Dear Colleagues, Wish you happy and prosperous new year. I am happy to inform you that the Refresher Course in LIS will be held from 9th January 2013 organised by the UGC-Academic Staff College, University of Mysore, Mysore and the Department of Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, Mysore. The theme of the RC is "Repositioning Library Services in the Social Networking Environment". Those who have already submitted their applications may contact The UGC-Academic College (0821-2419319) during the office hours. Please note that there has been a overwhelming response for the course. Interested may hurry-up to confirm their participation soon. With regards, -- N.S. Harinarayana Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore, Manasagangotri Mysore 570 006 Off. Ph: (0821) 2419393 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Success of Degloor National Conference and Congratulation Best Paper Award..
by Sambhaji Patil 31 Dec '12

31 Dec '12

Dear All Professional, On 26th-27th December 2012, Department of Library, Degloor College (Degloor, Dist. Nanded, Maharashtra) organized UGC Sponsored National Conference on 'Redesigning Libraries and Information Centre in Digital Era'. This conference was really very success, In this conference Best Paper Presentation Awards is also given to *Ms. SHANTASHREE SENGUPTA*, Librarian & Head, Department of Library & Information Science, C.T. Bora College, Shirur. I Heartiest congratulate and wish him all success in his future endeavors and get many more achievements. I also Congratulations once again to Dr. Ashok Wakodkar (Principal) and Mr. Santosh Kadam (Librarian) of Degloor College and their team for the achievement. Congratulation for great achievement! Hearty Congratulation and Best Luck for her future ! -- Thanking you… Yours Faithfully, Mr. SAMBHAJI GULABRAO PATIL LIBRARIAN, MET’s INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING, BHUJBAL KNOWLEDGE CITY, ADGAON, NASHIK-422003 Mob no.: -09420691868, 0253- 2555888 (Off) Email id: - sambhajipatil07(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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Dr. Kundu is no more.
by santosh kumar verma 31 Dec '12

31 Dec '12

Dear all Professionals, There is a sad news for all the library & information professionals that one of the very active and dedicated library professional Dr. A. K. Kundu, Retired Dy. Librarian, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong took his last breath on 30th December'2012. He was a gold medalists in B.Lib. Sc. & M. Lib.I.Sc. and Ph. D. in Library & Information Science under great Guru Prof. Y. P. Dubey, DLIS.BHU, Varanasi. He was a disciple of Padamshri Prof. P. N. Kaula and always promoted fellows to enhance library by writing something about it. He himself was a voracious reader,writer and good command over English . May rests his soul in peace. Santosh Kumar Verma Professional Assistant Banaras Hindu University (BHU) Central Library, Varanasi- 221005 Contact No. : 094252828885 e-mail: ksverma99(a)yahoo.co.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Presentation & Demo on “Enjoyable Introduction to Programming using Alice and JavaScript” on Thursday, 3rd January 2013 at 5.30 p.m.
by Mohan HR 30 Dec '12

30 Dec '12

Dear all, Pl. find an invite for the presentation & demo on “Enjoyable Introduction to Programming using Alice and JavaScript” on Thursday, 3rd January 2013 at 5.30 p.m. Pl. make it convenient to attend the presentation. With regards HR Mohan Chairman, IEEE CS http://infoforuse.blogspot.com/ INVITATION ===================================================== Computer Society of India, Chennai Chapter IEEE Computer Society, Madras Chapter Cordially invite you for the presentation and demo by Dr. Jeyakesavan Veerasamy Director of CS UT Design Program & Teaching Faculty Department of Computer Science, Erik Jonsson School The University of Texas at Dallas, USA on “Enjoyable Introduction to Programming using Alice and JavaScript” on Thursday, 3rd January 2013 at 5.30 p.m. at Conference Hall, Anna University Alumni Centre Anna University, Guindy, Chennai – 600025 Mr. A. Chandrasekaran< Chairman, CSI Chennai Mr. H.R. Mohan, Chairman, IEEE CS Madras Programme ======== 5.30 p.m.: Tea & Fellowship 6.00 p.m.: Presentation 7.30 p.m.: Dinner About the Presentation ================= Learning to program can be exciting, or is it? Fighting with logic, syntax errors, and improper planning, majority of the students get frustrated and even resort to memorizing programs! Institutions & global programming community have provided several solutions to address these issues. After reviewing a few such tools, the speaker will demo one visual programming tool called Alice and highlight its features & show how it makes learning to program really exciting! Alice (http://www.alice.org/) is an innovative 3D programming environment that makes it easy to create an animation for telling a story, playing an interactive game, or a video to share on the web. It is a freely available teaching tool designed to be a student's first exposure to programming. In Alice, 3-D objects (e.g., people, animals, and vehicles) populate a virtual world and students create a program to animate the objects. After the introducing programming using Alice, the speaker will demo KhanAcademy-JavaScript (http://www.khanacademy.org/cs) based system – it enables the students to get used to free-form typing and syntax errors, while keeping their interest with fancy GUI outputs. About the Speaker ============== Dr. Jeyakesavan Veerasamy (http://www.utdallas.edu/~jeyv/) works as Director of Senior Design program and also as Senior Lecturer in Computer Science at the University of Texas at Dallas, USA. He has worked in wireless telecom industry for 16 years (3 years in Nortel & 13 years in Samsung) and joined UT Dallas in Fall 2010 to focus more on teaching. He worked in wireless switch software in Nortel and focused on CDMA wireless air-interface in Samsung. Along with full-time job, he has taught a no. of online courses related to programming and software engineering for several US universities for 11 years. He is an Alumnus of UT Dallas and has done his MS & PhD in Computer Science. He has 12 publications in conferences/journals and four patents in telecom area. He teaches programming courses in Java & C++ to undergraduate students. As Director of Senior Design Projects, Dr. Jey is responsible for working with the industry to bring industry projects to CS Department so that final year undergraduate students can gain industry experience before they graduate. He travels frequently to India and gives guest lectures/conducts workshops in various colleges to share his knowledge & approach with current generation of students & faculty. He has developed virtual workshop materials on Alice (http://www.utdallas.edu/~veerasam/alice/) and JavaScript (http://www.utdallas.edu/~veerasam/KAJS/) so that any college in the world can run those workshops any time for their students. These tutorials will be available through Spoken Tutorials (IIT Bombay’s project) in a few months. Dr. Jey is also a regular speaker in A-VIEW (http://aview.in/) India’s national webinar system. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Bedbugs Found In U Of Washington Library Books
by Jayadev P Hiremath 30 Dec '12

30 Dec '12

The Seattle Times Bedbugs hitching rides in books? Yep, and it's happening here. A New York Times piece about bedbugs and other crawly creatures showing up in library books says the problem is occurring across the country — including at the University of Washington. The article quotes Stephanie Lamson, head of preservation services at the University of Washington Libraries, saying she has put bug-infested books in plastic bags and then into freezers to kill the critters. Lamson said twice in August, circulation-desk employees at the UW Libraries saw insects crawling in returned books. She immediately put the books in a freezer in the natural-history museum, at temperatures of minus 18 degrees Fahrenheit. -- Warm regards. Jayadev P Hiremath E-mail : jayadevh(a)hotmail.com LinkedIn : http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jayadev-p-hiremath/44/12a/2a0 Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/people/Jayadev-P-Hiremath/603802230 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Google launches Dead Sea Scrolls online library
by Jayadev P Hiremath 30 Dec '12

30 Dec '12

Google launches Dead Sea Scrolls online library More than six decades since the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls - and thousands of years after they were written - Israel on Tuesday put 5,000 images of the ancient biblical artifacts online in a partnership with Google. The digital library contains the Book of Deuteronomy, which includes the second listing of the Ten Commandments, and a portion of the first chapter of the Book of Genesis, dated to the first century B.C. Israeli officials said this is part of an attempt by the custodians of the celebrated manuscripts - often criticized for allowing them to be monopolized by small circles of scholars - to make them broadly available. "Only five conservators worldwide are authorized to handle the Dead Sea Scrolls," said Shuka Dorfman, director of the Israel Antiquities Authority. "Now, everyone can touch the scroll on screen around the globe." Last year, Google partnered with the Israel Museum to put five scrolls online. Dead Sea scrolls go online The scrolls, considered one of the most significant archaeological finds of the 20th century, are thought to have been written or collected by an ascetic Jewish sect that fled Jerusalem to the desert 2,000 years ago and settled at Qumran, near the shore of the Dead Sea. The hundreds of manuscripts found in caves near the site have shed light on the development of the Hebrew Bible and the origins of Christianity. Google says the new digital library took two years to assemble, using technology first developed by NASA. The multimedia website allows users to zoom in on various fragments, with translations and Google maps alongside. Google hopes to further expand its project. Two months ago Google launched a "Cultural Institute," a digital visual archive of historical events in cooperation with 17 museums and institutes around the world. "We're working to bring important cultural and historical materials online and help preserve them for future generations," said Yossi Matias, head of Google's Research and Development Center in Israel. "Our partnership with the Israel Antiquities Authority is another step toward enabling users to enjoy cultural material around the world." -- Warm regards. Jayadev P Hiremath E-mail : jayadevh(a)hotmail.com LinkedIn : http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jayadev-p-hiremath/44/12a/2a0 Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/people/Jayadev-P-Hiremath/603802230 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Quora Just Launched A Major Salvo At Google With Its Plan To Become The Internet's 'Library Of Alexandria'
by Jayadev P Hiremath 30 Dec '12

30 Dec '12

http://www.businessinsider.com Quora CEO Adam D'Angelo is nothing if not ambitious. He just announced plans to dramatically expand the site's goals beyond just asking and answering questions, declaring in a blog post that he hoped to build "an Internet-scale Library of Alexandria." That's an implicit challenge to Google, which has long declared its mission to be "to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful." But D'Angelo noted in his post that the ""vast majority of human knowledge is still not on the Internet. Most of it is trapped in the form of experience in people's heads, or buried in books and papers that only experts can access." Besides asking and answering questions, Quora allows users to write posts about topics on boards, or topical discussion forums on the site. D'Angelo's announcement suggests that Quora will be dramatically expanding such general-purpose writing tools, in competition with Twitter, WordPress, and other Web-publishing options. Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/quora-internet-library-of-alexandria-2012-12… -- Warm regards. Jayadev P Hiremath E-mail : jayadevh(a)hotmail.com LinkedIn : http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jayadev-p-hiremath/44/12a/2a0 Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/people/Jayadev-P-Hiremath/603802230 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Obama library battle: Chicago vs. Hawaii
by Jayadev P Hiremath 30 Dec '12

30 Dec '12

David Jackson, USA TODAY The battle is on for part of President Obama's legacy: The presidential library. The University of Chicago and the University of Hawaii -- schools from Obama's home city and his birth state -- have expressed interest in hosting the library that will hold records from President Obama's administration. Every president since Herbert Hoover has sponsored a library; the George W. Bush library is scheduled to be dedicated next year in Dallas. The Chicago Tribune reports on the competition for the Obama facility: "The University of Hawaii, where the president's parents attended school, has made no secret of its campaign to lure the library to Honolulu. The Hawaii Legislature passed a resolution calling on Obama to choose the state for the library and a committee of government and civic leaders has been put in place to lobby for it. "The (University of Chicago), where Obama was a member of the law school faculty for 12 years, is widely considered the front-runner, though university officials have been tight-lipped about its efforts. However, officials at the National Archives and Records Administration, which administers 13 presidential libraries, confirmed that the U. of C. has expressed interest. "A U. of C. spokesman raised the possibility that a presidential library could be built off campus ... "Wherever it lands, it won't come cheap. (Bill) Clinton's library cost $165 million. The George W. Bush Foundation raised more than $300 million for his. A law passed by Congress in 2008 requires each president's foundation, which raises private money to build the library, to place 60 percent of the cost of the library in an endowment to offset the government's operating and maintenance costs once it opens. "The cost of Obama's library could spiral to $500 million, depending on how elaborate it is, library experts say." -- Warm regards. Jayadev P Hiremath E-mail : jayadevh(a)hotmail.com LinkedIn : http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jayadev-p-hiremath/44/12a/2a0 Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/people/Jayadev-P-Hiremath/603802230 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Congratulations to Prin. Dr. Nilesh Gawande for another significant achievement...
by Ajay Kamble 28 Dec '12

28 Dec '12

Dear all, We all know Dr. Nilesh Gawande as the first Librarian to become Principal in Maharashtra. He has now put one step further in his successful professional Journey. He has been elected as a Chairman of the Board of Studies of Library and Information Science. On Behalf of all members of MLOSC, We congratulate him and wish him success in Future. Also we have a lot of expectations from him regarding the betterment of Library and Information Science field in Vidarbha Region. -- -- Thanks and Regards, Ajay M. Kamble Librarian Annasaheb Vartak Arts, Commerce, Science College, Vasai Road (W), Dist. Thane - 401202 www.mlsc.co.nr www.ajaykamble.co.nr -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Membership on feedback
by Vasudevasarma Palavalasa 28 Dec '12

28 Dec '12

We are going to renewal for I A S L (International Association School Librarian) Institutional membership , please give suggestion and feedback for the renew it or not. if any benefits please mention the same. Thanks & Regards, Vasudeva -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IASLIC 29th All India Conference 2013
by Prof Pijushkanti Panigrahi 28 Dec '12

28 Dec '12

Dear Professional friends Hope you all are fine and are stepping towards 2013 with sweet memories of 2012. IASLIC is functioning with all your whoehearted support. We need your more support in coming years. Happy and prosperous New Year 2013 in advance. IASLIC 29th All India Conference 2013 will be organised at NIV (National Institute of Virology), Pune tentatively during 26-29 December, 2013. You all are requested to plan accordingly to attend the Conference. Proceedings of 24th National Seminar 2010 (held at DDU, Gorakhpur) and 28th All India Conference 2011 (held at Kashmir University, Srinagar) are already published. I request all registered participants of those Conferece and Seminar to contact IASLIC office for their copies. With warm and personal regards Pijushkanti Panigrahi General Secretary IASLIC ========================================================================================================== পীযূষকান্তি পাণিগ্রাহী Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi, Professor , Dept of Lib and Inf Science, 3rd Floor Asutosh Building, University of Calcutta, 87/1 College Street,Kolkata - 700 073, West Bengal, India, email : panigrahipk(a)yahoo.com, panigrahipk11(a)gmail.com, (M) : +91 94342 43522. General Secretary, Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres (IASLIC), P-291, CIT Scheme No 6M , Kankurgachi, Kolkata – 700 054, India; Associate Editor, IASLIC Bulletin ; Member, Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning (CPDWL), International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), Netherlands Member, Library Committee, The Asiatic Society, Kolkata. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Need Stock Verification Report Format
by Prabhu lis 27 Dec '12

27 Dec '12

Dear Professionals I am in need of prepare the stock verification report for my Library, I expect your help to prepare the same. Kindly send your template / format of the same. Thank you M.Prabhu, B.Com, M.L.I.Sc., M.Phil., (Ph.D.,) Librarian United Institute of Technology G.Kovundampalayam, Periyanaickenpalayam Coimbatore 641 021 Mobile: 97 503 999 55 http://uitcentrallibrary.webs.com/ http://anbudanprabhulis.blogspot.com/ http://bdugateway.dreamhosters.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library Science and Kerala University - Nothing new in the attitude
by Gopakumar Velayudhanpillai 26 Dec '12

26 Dec '12

Dear friendsI dont find something new in the attitude of Kerala University towards library science and working librarians. I was a student of Kerala University during 1983. After that I wanted to have my Masters through some distance course as I did not get a chance at Kerala University. Since I was working in Government of Kerala, never had a chance to get deputed also. I wanted to try Madras University distance course in the year 1991. I came to know that the Kerala University do not recognize the Madras distance course. I approached all doors at that time including the faculty at Kerala university . But my requests were unheard by the authorities. I know that at that time also the faculty were engaged as examines for such distance courses. This is not a blame at all but as I got a chance to open up my mind I am writing this. The department never helped the librarians in the Kerala Government to come up. We had all sorts of hindrance! s and those who have come up have reached there through their own efforts. Hence it is my humble request to the faculty at Kerala University that please open up yourself and provide avenues for the working professionals.   Dr GOPAKUMAR V. University Librarian,Goa University Taleigao Plateau, Goa. PIN 403 206 Personal webpage http://www.vgkumar.weebly.com/ gopakumar.v(a)rediffmail.com Office Phone: 08326519012 Mobile No: 09447056713 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Meet Mr Mugesan - the barefoot librarian
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 26 Dec '12

26 Dec '12

Mr Murgesan of Dindukkal in Tamilnadu is a rare personality. Born in Kumaran Thandalam village near Alankanallur in Madurai, he is a 72 year old librarian cum second handbook seller with a difference. He enjoys procuring and supplying books in Tamil Language, culture and literature useful MPhil and PhD Scholars in several universities.He has studied only up to second class! He developed a taste for books when he was running a shop for waste paper. Books and pamphlets attracted him. Started attending free seminars, debates, conferences etc. He had the opportunity of many students and teachers visiting his shop because of useful collection of books. He has named his children: IRaiMani, IRaiRani, IRaiMalar, IRaiEeasan etc. IRai stands for God in Tamil. Some customers who were surprised by his devotion to Tamil language and culture, though utterly uneducated in a formal sense, suggested that he supplies books to university research students.He has been peddling his wares with sack load of books on his back for about twenty years. He is fondly referred to as "Putthaga Taathaa" (old man with books) by students. He has helped a few thousand students to complete their research courses. One Susheela Gopalan mentioned his contribution and acknowledged his help in her PhD thesis. Since then, quite a large number of Research dissertations include his name in acknowledged page. As a librarian, I can say this is a direct honor for self less work. Murugesan does not charge anything specific for his service. He accepts whatever is given happily. He buys season ticket from Dindukkal to Madurai regularly. Within cities and towns he goes by bus or walk. Any book required by a scholar is located (within a week utmost) in a book shop or library, bought / borrowed and delivered at the residence of customer. All out of love for helping academics. He is proud to mention that the ice Chancellor of Tamil University Tanjavur, Ma Thirumalai and HOD of Tamil Dept, Smt Chandira are among his beneficiaries. They have referred a large number of students to him. [image: Inline image 1] His heart is full of contentment and happiness. If this is not a story of productive ageing what else can be? (Story courtesy: Ananda Vikatan dated 28 nov 2012 pages 74-77 Translated / re-told by Vyasamoorthy) ======== Dr P Vyasamoorthy, 30 Gruhalakshmi Colony Secunderabad 500015 Ph 040-27846631 / 9490804278. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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request
by monisha mishra 26 Dec '12

26 Dec '12

Dear all, Good afternoon. Can anybody from our profession help me to get the fulltext of the following articles as those are urgently needed by one of our research scholars. Dorny P, Claerebout E, Vercruysse J, Sani R, Jalila A.. 1994.* Anthelmintic resistance in goats in peninsular Malaysia*. *Vet Parasitol.* 1994 Dec;55(4):327-342 Neil D. Sargison 2011. Pharmaceutical Control of Endoparasitic Helminth Infections in Sheep. *Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice*, Volume 27(1):139-156 U.K. Chauhan, Sanjeev Dubey and Shilpa Mishra. 2012. Diabetes Mellitus and its Treatment with the Help of Aloe Vera. International Journal of Biotechnology & Biochemistry (IJBB), Volume 8: 35-45 Howell SB, Burke JM, Miller JE, Terrill TH, Valencia E, Williams MJ, Williamson LH, Zajac AM, Kaplan RM. 2008. Prevalence of anthelmintic resistance on sheep and goat farms in the southeastern United States. *J Am Vet Med Assoc.* 233(12):1913-1919 regards *Monisha Mishra* *Librarian Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology, Bhubaneswar Orissa* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Mrs. Sushila A. Motiwale passed away on 24 December 2012
by Jagtar Singh 25 Dec '12

25 Dec '12

Dear All, A phone call from Surender Kumar, ICAR, Indore broke a very sad news today. Mrs. Sushila A. Motiwale breathed her last on 24 December 2012. Mrs. Motiwale was a very good human being and a dedicated teacher. She instituted the 'IATLIS-Motiwale Best LIS Teacher Award' in 1980s to motivate and reassure the LIS teachers. In her last letter to me, she has expressed the desire that this is a national award and it should be equally given to best LIS teachers from all states and UTs in India. I had the opportunity to work with her for about six months in Jabalpur in 1985-86. I feel very sad on her demise. It is difficult for me to believe this news. Let us pray to God, the Almighty, to rest her soul in peace and provide courage to the family members to bear this irreparable loss. With a heavy and very sad heart, Jagtar Singh Dr. Jagtar Singh, President, Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS) & Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala Pin - 147 002 (India) Email: jagtar.kindu(a)gmail.com Tel: +91 (0)175 304 6179 (Work) +91 (0)175 228 2727 (Home) Fax: +91 (0)175 228 3073 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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SLA Asian Chapter Board 2013 Election Results Declared
by Dr.Nabi Hasan 25 Dec '12

25 Dec '12

SLA Asian Chapter Board 2013 Election Results President Elect: SHIRLEY INGLES-CRUZ/Philippines – Votes casted in her favour - 54 (Winner) Secretary: Maqsood Shaheen/ Pakistan– Votes casted in his favour - 18 Salek Chand/ India – Votes casted in his favour - 36 (Winner) Director: Sneh Lata / India– Votes casted in her favour - 26 Narendar Kumar Wadhwa / India – Votes casted in his favour – 28 (Winner) Treasurer-Elect Tariq Ashraf ? India– Vote casted in his favour - 54 (Winner) Position Continued from 2012: President: Dr Medha Joshi / India Immediate past president: Dr Harish Chandra/India Director: Mrs. Kyoko Sato / Japan and Dr. Susmita Chakraborty / India Treasurer: Mr Jay Bhatt/USA -- Nabi Hasan, Ph.D. Borlaug Fellow (Cornell University, USA) Deputy Librarian, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Hauz Khas, New Delhi - 110 016, India Phone - +91-11-2659-1452 (Work) E-mail: nabihasan(a)gmail.com ; hasan(a)library.iitd.ac.in Web: http://library.iitd.ac.in/about/hasan.html -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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SC relief to NET Candidates
by Kiran 24 Dec '12

24 Dec '12

Dear professional friends, See the today Times of India newspaper 24/12/2012 page no.3SC relief to NET candidatesTNN | Dec 24, 2012, 04.19 AM IST PUNE: In a relief to thousands of aspirants taking the national<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/The-National>eligibility test (NET), the UGC has withdrawn its decision to increase the cut-off marks for clearing the NET, following a Supreme Court order on Friday. The UGC had increased the eligibility score by 15% without notice. The national educational testing bureau of the UGC conducts the NET for determining the eligibility for lectureship and for awarding junior research fellowship to ensure minimum standards for the entrants in the teaching profession and research. The NET is conducted in June and December every year. The UGC, however, made several changes in the June 2012 exam, including increasing the cut-off marks. The candidates learnt about the changes only when the UGC announced it a day after announcing the results of the exam on September 18. As per the initial notification, candidates belonging to the SC/ST sections needed 35, 35, and 60 marks respectively for qualifying papers 1, 2 and 3. The marks to be obtained by the OBCs were set as 35, 35, and 68 and for those belonging to the general category it was 40, 40, and 75. But, when the results were announced, candidates who would've been eligible as per the initial criteria failed to qualify. As per the new criteria, the percentage of marks to be scored by candidates belonging to different categories has been increased by 15%. This made several students file an affidavit with the SC against the UGC regarding change in norms. On Friday, the SC issued an order saying that the UGC's decision was invalid as it did not follow the exam policy in announcing the changes in cut-offs and that, too, in such a short period of time. An official at the University of Pune that conducts the NET exam said, "The SC decision is valid for all candidates who sat for the June 2012 examinations. The old cut-offs will be considered and new results will be announced." Dear friends let us hope for revised UGC-NET 2012 result soon. -- *G. Kiran Kumar* *B.Sc., M.L.I.Sc., M.Phil., P.G.D.L.A.N.* Library Assistant, Library and Information Centre, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuroscience (NIMHANS), Deemed University, Hosur Road / Marigowda Road, Bangalore - 560029 Karnataka, India. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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TWO DAY WORKSHOP ON WEB CONTENT MANAGEMENT CONCLUDED IN ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY
by zafar iqbal 24 Dec '12

24 Dec '12

REPORT Workshop on Web Content Management (WCM 2012) 18-19 December, 2012 Organized by Department of Library and Information Science Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh with Partial support from DST, New Delhi “TWO DAY WORKSHOP ON WEB CONTENT MANAGEMENT CONCLUDED IN ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY” Aligarh: National Workshop on Web Content Management (WCM 2012) organized by the Department of Library and Information Science, Aligarh Muslim University in collaboration with DST New Delhi, got off with recitation from the Holy Quran. Prof. Shabahat Husain, Chairman of the department and Director of the workshop welcomed the gathering and gave an introduction about the workshop. The inaugural session was presided over by Lt. Gen (Retd.) Zameer Uddin Shah, Vice Chancellor, Aligarh Muslim University. He appreciated the efforts made by the department of Library and Information Science holding such a wonderful workshop on such a novel theme of the time. During the presidential address, Lt. Gen (Retd) Zameer Uddin Shah said that the University would facilitate access to the wealth of knowledge to outside researchers. Now-a-days, research scholars are very lucky to have internet for searching the resource material. The digitalization process of the University is proceeding speedily, he added. Gen. Shah said that although he belonged to a generation that enjoyed reading printed books, he was aware that the future belonged to digitalized work and several institutions had developed e-Libraries. He said that he was committed to digitalization of all valuable books and their availability to users through the internet. Prof. N. Laxman Rao of Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies, Hyderabad & Ex-Professor Emeritus, DLIS, Osmania University, Hyderabad, said that 300 million websites are available for various purposes throughout the globe. Germany has the highest number of internet users as 84.7 percent people there are using this technology. He pointed out that AMU's Maulana Azad Library has the facility of accessing e-books and it is considered the best library among Indian universities' libraries with a facility of two million e-books. Prof. Rao appreciated the Digital Resource Centre developed by Maulana Azad Library during the tenure of Prof. Husain as Librarian-in charge of the Library, which provides free access to the resource material to the users. He said that the libraries were the centre of knowledge activity because of the technological advancement. He however urged the research scholars to use authentic materials. On this occasion, AMU Vice Chancellor, Gen. Shah released the "Directory of Major Scientific Research Organizations and Institutes in India" compiled by Dr. Naushad Ali P.M. The purpose of this Directory is to provide a reference source to students, researchers, scientists, academicians etc who are engaged in various research assignments in various disciplines of science and technology. The Directory covers details of more than 300 institutes all over India specializing in various disciplines of Science and Technology. Noted historian, Prof. Irfan Habib was the guest of honour of the inaugural ceremony. He hoped that more and more history materials will be available on the internet. Dr. Naushad Ali, PM, Associate Professor & Coordinator of the Workshop proposed a vote of thanks and Mr. Mohamed Mustafa K. Project Fellow conducted the inaugural ceremony. More than thirty five professionals from all over the country were rigorously trained over two days in total of seven sessions conducted in Research Lab, University Computer Centre. Prof. S.M. Shafi (University of Kashmir), Dr. Madhusudhan (University of Delhi), Mr. Nitin Swaroop (N.S Solutions) and Mr. Salim Ali (AMU) were trainers in the workshop. Valedictory function was presided over by Prof. Shabahat Husain, Chairman, Dept. of Library and Information Science, and Dean, Faculty of Social Science, Aligarh Muslim University on 19th Dec. 2012. In the presidential address, Prof. Husain stated that the department will conduct regular programs for training the library professionals in modern technologies in future. Dr. Naushad Ali P.M Coordinator of the workshop welcomed all the dignitaries of the gathering. Prof. Abu Sufiyan Zilli, Chairman, Dept. of Psychology, AMU, was the Chief Guest and gave away certificates to participants. Mr. Mohamed Musthafa. K, Project Fellow extended the vote of thanks in the valedictory session. The workshop was organized as a part of the project sanctioned to Dr. Naushad Ali by Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India, New Delhi for developing a subject information gateway in Information Technology-SIGIT (www.itsubjectgateway.com) Pl. have a visit to: • www.aligarhdlis.blogspot.com/ • http://www.news4education.com/article/AMU-for-speedy-digitalisation-of-inte… • http://education.intoday.in/story/amu-for-speedy-digitalization-of-intellec… • http://www.business-standard.com/generalnews/news/amu-for-speedy-digitalisa… • http://www.itsubjectgateway.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Job Opportunities with Samaya TV at Bangalore (Urgent requirement)
by prashant vajjaramatti 24 Dec '12

24 Dec '12

Dear Professionals, Job Opportunities with Samaya TV at Bangalore Samaya, a 24x7 Kannada news channel, was launched on 20th June 2010. The channel aims to give objective, incisive and in-depth news round the clock. The prime focus is development journalism and the channel is making every effort to achieve it. The channel focuses in issues that matter to people's lives. Social justice, regional balance, rural development, corruption, probity in public life, environment, art & culture and urban issues dominate the air time on Samaya. Invites applications from talented, enthusiastic candidates for the post of Asst. Librarians for its Library at Bangalore. Positions: Two Eligibility and Requirements: Graduates with B. Lib. & Inf. Sc. / M. Lib. & Inf. Sc. with computer knowledge 0-2 years of experience preferably in special /corporate library. Willingness to work in flexible timings and in shifts. Ability to work both independently and in a team to deliver results in a constantly changing environment. Male candidate preferable. Salary: Salaries as per Company norms Those desirous of opting for the job may apply with CV & photo by e-mail at librarian(a)samayatv.in as early as possible. Thanks N Regards Prashant H.Vajjaramatti Sr. Librarian Samaya TV Kasturbha Road, Bangalore - 560001 Mobile No.:+919060009795 +918861304699 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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request
by monisha mishra 22 Dec '12

22 Dec '12

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Article Request
by Ajay Kum Sharma 22 Dec '12

22 Dec '12

Dear Library Professinals, One of our Faculty member urgently need of the following two article from "Journal of the Indian Chemical Society" for his reference purpose. Ref. *1.* J. Ind. Chem. Soc., Vol. 88, April 2011, Pages 491-496. Title: "Bivalent copper .......... properties" Author: S. K. Chandra et al Ref. *2.* J. Ind. Chem. Soc., Vol. 88, October 2011, Pages 1501-1508. Title: "Benign routes .......... lanthanide complexes" Author: S. K. Chandra et al It would be highly appreciated if anyone send soft copy of the same at an early date. -- Thanks and regards. अजय कुमार शर्मा Ajay Kumar Sharma Assistant Librarian & In-charge, Journal Section, Central Library, Visva Bharati, Santiniketan - 731235, Bolpur, Birbhum, West Bengal & Webmaster of ABSLA Email: ajaysharma.lib(a)visva-bharati.ac.in Mobile No.: +91 9735111064 Office Land Line: +91 3463 262783 Ext. 220 Web: http://www.absla.org/ajay.html Web Blog: http://www.blogger.com/home?pli=1 *********************************************************** 1. Join today Digital Library Discussion Forum http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/dlrg 2. Join today LIS-Forum mailing list http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum *********************************************************** You can’t change the past but you can change the future, always remember to recycle... -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for Full text article
by Mahesh Moolya 21 Dec '12

21 Dec '12

Dear Professionals, If any library holds below mentioned article. Please send me. Associations Between Conventional Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Risk of Peripheral Artery Disease in Men Michel M. Joosten, PhD; Jennifer K. Pai, ScD, MHS; Monica L. Bertoia, MPH, PhD; Eric B. Rimm, ScD; Donna Spiegelman, ScD; Murray A. Mittleman, MD, DrPH; Kenneth J. Mukamal, *JAMA. 2012;308(16):1660-1667* -- Mahesh Moolya Jr. Librarian K S Hegde Medical Academy Dearalakatte Mangalore 575 018 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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RDA Cataloging
by salman haider 21 Dec '12

21 Dec '12

*RDA Cataloging* <https://plus.google.com/communities/114381713914946747854> RDA Cataloging is an online community/group/forum on Google+ for library and information science students, professionals and cataloging & metadata librarians. It is a place where people can get together to share ideas, trade tips and tricks, share resources, get the letest news, and learn about Resource Description and Access (RDA), a new cataloging standard to replace AACR2. -- 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] STEP MOTHERLY TREATMENT TOWARDS THE LIBRARY SCIENCE PROFESSIONALS IN UNIVERSITY OF KERALA (Dr. A.T. Francis)
by Chitra Vimal 20 Dec '12

20 Dec '12

I too support Dr. A T Francis in his opinion. Kerala University has permitted Part-Time PhD for teachers in Govt. and aided colleges in the Kerala State, for contract lecturers appointed in teaching and research centres attached to the University Depts., UIT centres and KUCTE and also to those working as Library Staff in the University of Kerala with a minimum of three years experience. It is quite a matter to think about. If UGC-NET is an essential qualification for college librarians in aided and Govt Colleges as it is required for the teaching staff, and if the college librarians are eligible to avail FIP as in the case of teaching staff in colleges, then why are they not given the chance to do part time PhD? Why only teaching staff are given that privilege? Authorities should really think over the matter and they should remember that if these aided and Govt colleges are offering Library and Information Science Courses, then these librarians definitely would have a chance for being a teaching professional. Then why this discrimination?? Chitra S. Librarian St. Joseph's College for women Alappuzha -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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CDP on Res. Methodology
by Anand 20 Dec '12

20 Dec '12

Competency Development Programme on Research Methodology 19th January, 2013 (Saturday), Gandhi Peace Foundation, 221-223, DDU Marg, New Delhi Organised by SOCIETY FOR INFORMATION RESEARCH & STUDIES (SIRs) Last date for Registration: January 10, 2013 Welcome for Participation Dear Professionals, It gives us immense pleasure to inform you that we are organizing a Competency Development Programme on Research Methodology on above said date and place. Why this event? This Competency Development Programme acronym as CDP coined by SIRs (Society for Information Research and Studies) involves the design and implementation of a competency framework as a useful tool to augment and enhance the capacity and knowledge, and skills in contemporary areas. The competency development programme is designed based around your rising needs and how it will be practically used in the day to day fields. A competency development programme is very useful for giving budding professionals of all square, a clear guidance on what is expected in their current and possible future roles. Format of the Conference Measurement and Scaling Techniques: Measurement scales sources of error in measurement, test of validity, test of reliability, scaling, scaling techniques - rating scales, scale construction techniques. Data Collection: Sources Data collection, observation method, interview method, methods of data collection, difference between survey and experiment, Data Processing - Editing, Coding, classification and tabulation. Report writing: Types of reports, contents of report, style of reporting and steps in drafting of report Eminent Learning outcomes After attending the programme, professionals should have a: . Conceptual framework of the research process and methodology . Insights into different research design . Familiarity with tools and techniques of management decision making approach. Registration process Interested persons are requested to send their nominations through Registration form (in prescribed format attached herewith it) at knowledge.professionals.india(a)gmail.com on or before 10th January 2013. The registration fee for the said programme is: . Rs 1000/- for budding working professionals who opt for research work in near future. . Rs 600/- for students only (Attached and Produce Identity Proof) The remittances may be sent in advance through DD/Cheque in favour of Society for Information Research & Studies drawn at New Delhi. For any other queries, please contact Society for Information Research & Studies (SIRs) 11A/1, IInd Floor, Gautam Nagar New Delhi - 110 049 Tel. +91-9953476674, 9910017177 e-mail. knowledge.professional.india(a)gmail.com website. www.sirsindia.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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9th Annual Meet and Workshop of INDESTAICTE Consortium January 18 – 19, 2013
by TS Kumbar 19 Dec '12

19 Dec '12

Dear All, We are happy to announce that the 9th Annual Meet and Workshop of INDEST-AICTE consortium is being held at Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA) and is jointly organized by IIM Ahmedabad and IIT Gandhinagar. The venue of the meeting is IIMA Campus during January 18-19, 2013. We invite all INDEST Core members & others to register at the earliest to avail campus accommodation as we have limited number of rooms available. Other Library professionals interested can also register for the meet. For more details please visit to the following website: http://www.iimahd.ernet.in/indest/ or http://paniit.iitd.ac.in/indest/ Details of programme will be posted soon on the workshop website. Target Participants: All members of INDEST‐AICTE Consortium and other interested library professionals. The annual meet and workshop will be of two days, i.e., January 18‐19, 2013. *N.B - While on January 17, 2013, a half day (2.00 P.M. to 6.00 P.M.) meeting will be held for the core members of INDEST‐AICTE Consortium. * Organizing Committee: Prof. Samir K. Barua Director, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad director(a)iimahd.ernet.in Prof. Sudhir K Jain Director, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar director(a)iitgn.ac.in Prof. B D Gupta National Coordinator, INDEST‐AICTE Consortium, IIT Delhi bdgupta(a)physics.iitd.ac.in Dr. H Anil Kumar Librarian & Head NICMAN, Vikram Sarabhai Library, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad anilkumar(a)iimahd.ernet.in Dr. T S Kumbar Librarian, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar tskumbar(a)iitgn.ac.in Dr. Bibhuti B. Sahoo Assistant Librarian, INDEST‐AICTE Consortium, IIT Delhi bibhuti(a)library.iitd.ac.in Useful Contacts: IIM Ahmedabad Ms. Sindhu Menon +91 ‐ 092272 43710 sindhu(a)iimahd.ernet.in Mr. Lalit Sharma +91 ‐ 099743 55161 lalit(a)iimahd.ernet.in ---------------------------------------------------------- Looking forward to your active participation. Thanks & Regards Kumbar -- Dr. T. S. Kumbar Librarian Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar V G E Complex Chandkheda, Visat-Gandhinagar Highway, Ahmedabad 382 424* |* Gujarat | INDIA Tel: + 91-79-32454368 Email: tskumbar(a)iitgn.ac.in | tskumbar(a)gmail.com Website: http://www.iitgn.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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UGC Cheated while Declaring UGC-NET June 2012 supplimentary results-reg.
by Kiran 19 Dec '12

19 Dec '12

Dear Professional Friends, The UGC declared UGC-NET June 2012 results two times. The supplementary results declared by the UGC has given remark as pass for the following General category students who have scored 63.43% instead of 65.00%. This has also happened in OBC and SC/ST Category also. For more information you can visit http://www.ugcnetonline.in/marksDisplay.php webpage and cross check the role numbers listed below (Supplementary result sheet). I want to ask how the UGC passed the students who scored less than 65.00% in General Category and Similarly in other category also. The role numbers listed 15590114, 16590087, 16590256, 17590023, 17590040, 10590014, 11590017, 12590048, 12590070, 12590074, 12590126, 1259018, 12590574, 12590669, 15590114, 16590087, 16590256, 17551494 have passed UGC by scoring 63.43% in General Category. The UGC has not announced on what criteria they have reduced the pass percentage form 65% to 63.43%. The UGC raised the qualifying marks to 15% in each category while announcing the results. Then how they passed 63.43% scored candidate that has to be clarified. The 63.43% cannot be rounded to 64.00% or 65.00%. The UGC is fooling the students by announcing results like this. Dear Professionals let us support Kerala High Court Decission and fight against UGC. -- *G. Kiran Kumar* Mobile: 07259932431 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for distribution of the circular
by Ratnakar Aspari 19 Dec '12

19 Dec '12

Dear Moderator" Kindly circulate the following informtion among lis-forum members. Ratnakar New Delhi ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ RANGANATHAN RESEARCH CIRCLE (An organ of Ranganathan Research Trust, Regd.:25953, 1995) J8/123, Rajouri Garden, New Delhi Manager Program Committee SUBHASH DESHMUKH A-103, C-DOT Apartments, GH 2, Gurgaon, Haryana 122003 Ph. 95124-2578715, 9873680484 Date : 19th December, 2012 We have the pleasure to announce the 140th Monthly Meeting of RRC in collaboration with Social Science Documentation Centre, New Delhi on 22nd December 2012 (4th Saturday) at 10.00 hrs. Venue : Social Science Documentation Centre, Firojshah Road, Mandi House, New Delhi-110 016 Speaker : Dr. Sangeeta Kaul, Network Manager DELNET, New Delhi Chairperson : Mr. Upadhyay National Informtics Centre New Delhi Topic : Library and Information Services : Growing Global Trends Kindly make it convenient to attend the meeting and participate to benefit the group by discussions. Thanking you, Yours sincerely, SUBHASH DESHMUKH _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy IIT Gandhi Nagar
by Paramjit Singh 19 Dec '12

19 Dec '12

Vacancy IIT Gandhi Nagar http://www.iitgn.ac.in/pdf/advertisement_01_2012-13.pdf -- *Thanks & Regards** * * * *Paramjit Singh* *Librarian* P* **please consider the environment before printing this email !!!* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Article by Library User @ The Hindu
by Sunil MV 19 Dec '12

19 Dec '12

Dear All, Like to share the article published in The Hindu by K. Srilata, *Associate Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Madras, *experience of Library user. http://www.thehindu.com/education/issues/take-your-libraries-seriously/arti… With sincere regards, -- *Please consider your environmental responsibility before printing this e-mail* Dr. Sunil M.V. Librarian SDM Institute for Management Development No. 1, Chamundi Hill Main Road, Siddharthanagar Post Mysore - 570 011, INDIA -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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urgent requirement
by Sharmila Ghosh 18 Dec '12

18 Dec '12

a reputed school in Gurgaon is looking for a Librarian. Good pay and work environment. Close to MG Road metro station. Kindly contact: Indu Shastri, Principal American Public School (APS) L Block DLF City, Phase – II, Gurgaon, Haryana (NCR) – 122002 Phones: 2352580, 2353131, 4018944 Email/website: info(a)americanpublicschool.com ; www.americanpublicschool.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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CSI eNewsletter of Dec 2012
by Mohan HR 18 Dec '12

18 Dec '12

Dear all, You can now access the CSI eNewsletter of Dec 2012 at http://www.csi-chennai.org/csi-enl/csi-enl-2012-12-01.pdf and also at the CSI KM Portal at http://www.csi-india.org/web/csi/enewsletter For the archives of this newsletter, pl. visit http://www.csi-chennai.org/csi-enl/csi-enl-archives.htm or at http://www.csi-india.org/web/csi/archives You are free to forward this mail to your contacts who may like the information presented in the mail. With regards HR Mohan Chairman -- eNewsletter Committee, IEEE CS & PCS Madras http://infoforuse.blogspot.com/ Contents ======= -- Mobility disruption: A CIO perspective -- Confessions of a CTO: 7 Dos and Don'ts for bringing your existing enterprise apps to the iPad -- Minding your digital business: McKinsey Global Survey results -- When IT Services are Free, Guess the Consequences -- Seven Steps to Effective Data Governance -- The 11 Secrets of Business Rules Success -- From Big Data to Big Business -- Big Data, Big Impact: New Possibilities for International Development -- The Future of Big Data -- 5 Must-Have Tools For Virtualization -- Google Data Center Now Open for a Virtual Tour -- Google’s Green Data Centers: Network POP Case Study -- eBook: Mobiles for Social Impact -- IT's 6-step guide to adopting consumerization -- Is Your Database Ready for Your Company's Future? -- Soundtrack to history: 1878 Edison audio unveiled -- R&D 100 Awards -- Microsoft Surface: Cheat Sheet -- The Emotional Computer -- Using Archives: A Guide to Effective Research (2011) -- Video: How to make a video - Production & Post Production in 4 parts -- Video: Consumerization of IT: A view from the real world -- Podcast: Panel discussion on '66A of IT Act' -- Proceedings of the International Conference on Emerging Applications of Information Technology (EAIT 2012) -- The Resume Dictionary -- Announcements -- ICT Events -- ICT News: Voices & Views -- ICT News: Telecom, Govt, Policy, Compliance -- ICT News: IT Manpower, Staffing & Top Moves -- ICT News: Company News: Tie-ups, Joint Ventures, New Initiatives -- Book: Software Testing: Applications And Product-Testing (TMH) -- Book: Cloud Computing, 2nd Ed (Wiley India) -- Book: Mobile Cellular Communication (Pearson) -- Book: Making Software: What Really Works, and Why We Believe It (SPD) -- Book: The Database Book: Principles & Practice Using ORACLE Database System (Universities Press) -- Book: NetCh@kra: 15 Years of Internet in India (Retrospectives and Roadmaps (Digital Empowerment Foundation). -- Book: Computational Social Networks: Tools, Perspectives and Applications (Springer) -- Book: Business Analysis for Business Intelligence (CRC Press) -- About the CSI-eNewsletter -- Contributions to CSI-eNewsletter InfoQuiz–2012-12-01 =============== TWELVE Prizes to Win – FOUR Prizes of Rs. 500/- each and EIGHT books 1. Which popular mobile application has recently completed 20 years? 2. Who is the author of the book “The Wave Rider A Chronicle Of The Information Age” 3. Name the project of Google which puts a small computer display in a person’s field of vision and uses the augmented reality technology. 4. Name the celebrity whose Twitter handle is @pontifex 5. Under which section of the Indian IT Act, two women were arrested recently in Mumbai for posting comments on Facebook on Bal Thackeray. Email your answers by 5th Jan 2013 to csi.infoquiz(a)gmail.com with subject “infoquiz-2012-12-01”. Please provide your name, designation, company/institution, full postal address (to send the prize) and the contact phone nos. after the answers. There are TWELVE prizes to win. TWO prizes of Rs. 500/= each by SRA Systems (www.srasys.com) and TWO prizes of Rs. 500/= each by VictoryMind Educare Services. EIGHT prizes will be in the form of books which are briefly reviewed in this edition of the newsletter. They are being offered by Tata McGraw Hill Education Pvt. Ltd (www.tmhshop.com/) Wiley India Pvt. Ltd (www.wileyindia.com) Pearson Education (http://www.pearsoned.co.in) Shroff Publishers & Distributors Pvt. Ltd (www.shroffpublishers.com) Universities Press (www.universitiespress.com) Digital Empowerment Foundation (http://defindia.net/) Springer (www.springer.com) and CRC Press (www.crcpress.com) Answers along with the winners’ info will be published in the next issue. Answers & Winners of InfoQuiz-2012-11-01 =============================== Flavors of Android, 12, Titan, PadFone, SanDisk Rs. 500/= from SRA Systems: Suresh Kumar (Palwal) & K. Geetha (Chennai) Rs. 500/= from VictoryMind Edu Services: R.Jayakanthan (Chennai) & Rahul Kumar Vishwakarma (Damoh) Book from Tata McGraw Hill Education Pvt Ltd: Chhaya S. Gosavi (Pune) Book from Wiley India Pvt Ltd: S.Vajjiravelu (Vellore) Book from Pearson Education: S M Fazal Hussain (Lucknow) Book from Shroff Publishers & Distributors: I.S.Hephzi Punithavathi (Madurai) Books from Universities Press: V. Lakshmi Prabha (Coimbatore) & M. Omkar Sharma (Siddipet, AP) Book from Springer: N. Balakrishnan (Bangalore) Book from CRC Press: B. Sundaram (Chennai) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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STEP MOTHERLY TREATMENT TOWARDS THE LIBRARY SCIENCE PROFESSIONALS IN UNIVERSITY OF KERALA
by Dr. A.T. Francis 18 Dec '12

18 Dec '12

Dear all, University of Kerala has invited applications for PhD Registrations vide Notification No. Ac.E1.B1/16273/2012 dt. 10-12-2012. As per this, the following categories are permitted PhD Part-Time Registration: Part-Time Registration is permitted to Teachers in Govt. and aided colleges in the State of Kerala. Part-Time Registration in management studies is extended to those working in managerial position with a minimum of three years experience in Govt./Public Sector undertakings. Part-Time Registration is extended to contract lecturers appointed in teaching and research centres attached to the University Depts., UIT centres and KUCTE. Part-Time Registration in Library and Information Science is extended to those working as Library Staff in the University of Kerala with a minimum of three years experience. The University of Kerala and University of Calicut are the only universities in Kerala offering PhD Programme in Library and Information Science. KeralaUniversity is permitting staff of Companies for PhD programme. PhD being a statutory qualification for library staff, they are not permitted for part-time PhD!!!!!!!. Why many universities are putting negative clauses on the development of libraries as well the career development of library staff. Whether the university teachers and authorities are afraid on the career development of library staff?. While Librarians are designated as Scientists/Teachers in Central/State Govt. research institutions like DRDO, ISRO, KSCSTE, KFRI, CWRDM, TBGRI etc. and also in most of the universities in India, the librarians in universities and colleges in Kerala are categorized as non-teachers. The High Court of Kerala verdict states that the Librarians in KeralaAgriculturalUniversity are “Teachers” as per KAU Act. I am very much ashamed that the very meaning of “teaching” is not known to many so called academicians!!!. That is why library and librarians are categorized as non-teaching. Dr. A.T. FRANCIS, MCom, MLISc, NET, PhD HEAD, LIBRARY & IT NODAL OFFICER College of Horticulture Kerala Agricultural University Thrissur - 680 656, India, 91-9496839409 (m) francisaloor(a)yahoo.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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The Book 'Pioneers of Library Movement in India: A Tribute by SATKAL' Released
by Mailing List Admin 18 Dec '12

18 Dec '12

Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2012 13:56:01 +0530 From: Jagtar Singh <jagtar.kindu(a)gmail.com> The Book 'Pioneers of Library Movement in India: A Tribute by SATKAL' Released Dr. Jaspal Singh, Vice Chancellor, Punjabi University, Patiala released the book, �Pioneers of Library Movement in India: A Tribute by Satkal� at the Inaugural Session of the First World Punjabi Diaspora Conference on 11 December 2012 in the Science Auditorium of Punjabi University, Patiala. Congratulating Dr. Jagtar Singh, editor of the book, and Professor Jagindar Singh Ramdev, Founder & Chief Patron of Satkal, the Vice Chancellor said that this book would certainly inspire the younger generation of library and information professionals to emulate their role models from the book. This book was also released at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi on 12 December 2012 by Padmashri Alok Mehta, Chief Editor, National Duniya, a leading Hindi Daily. Speaking about the book, he said that this book provides valuable information about library pioneers which was earlier either not available or widely scattered. He underlined the need for more such books to inspire people. Speaking at this occasion, Sh. K. K. Banerjee, Director General, Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation, Kolkata, and Chief Guest of the function said that the book is a unique contribution of Satkal to the professional literature, and it must be a long-term project of Satkal to publish more such books on living luminaries as well. Prof. Jagindar Singh Ramdev updated the audience about the mission and activities of the Satinder Kaur Ramdev Memorial Trust for Advancement of Librarianship (Satkal), and Prof. Jagtar Singh, editor of the book enlightened the people about the background and contents of the book. Dr. H. K. Kaul, Director, DELNET: Developing Library Network, New Delhi delivered the �Satkal Annual Lecture 2012� on �Essential Skills for LIS Professionals in 21st Century.� Professor P. B. Mangla, Tagore National Fellow, said in his presidential address that library and information professionals must focus their energies on preserving and serving knowledge and information to the stakeholders. Dr. Jagtar Singh, President Satkal, Dr. R. C. Gaur, Librarian, JNU jointly organized the book release ceremony and the Satkal Annual Lecture at JNU, New Delhi. *About the Book * This book contains profiles of fifty six library doyens written by forty three library and information science experts. The main purpose of this book is to present profiles of library pioneers under one cover which either were not written yet or bits of information about them were widely scattered within different sources. This book is a inimitable source of information about the moorings of the library pioneers, how they joined this profession, what challenges they faced, and what message they have left for the next generation of library educators and practitioners. Besides being an asset to the professional literature on the contributions of library pioneers in India, this book is a humble tribute to the pioneers by Satkal. Besides 48 photographs of librarian pioneers, and 08 photographs of Satinder Kaur Ramdev Memorial Trust for Advancement of Librarianship (Satkal), this book includes articles on Prof. jagindar Singh Ramdev, Founder, and Patron-in-Chief of Satkal, Mrs. Satinder Kaur Ramdev in whose memory the Trust has been founded, and the Satkal. The book also includes a list of contributors in the beginning and an index at the end. The book is published by Punjab Library Association (PLA) in December 2012. It contains LII preliminary and 328 main pages, and is priced for Rs. 995/- and US$ 25. The orders for purchasing this book can be sent to *The Secretary, **Punjab** Library Association (Regd.) C/o Department of Library and Information Science, **Punjabi** **University**, Patiala-147002 (** Punjab**).* For more details of the book contact Dr. Jagtar Singh: jagtardeep(a)gmail.com *Jagtar Singh, editor of the book* *Excerpts from the Book * Though the book contains profiles of 56 pioneers, yet only a few excerpts are given here for the benefit of the list members in view of the constraints of space and time. In my opinion, the present book � is a unique contribution to the professional literature. It contains fifty six profiles of library doyens from India who have made profound contribution in the field of library movement. It traces � the history of library development of around 150 years, from 1861 to 2012, through the profiles of library pioneers. Besides others, the book includes profiles of five *Padma Shris, *namely* *Sh. Iyyanki Venkata Ramanaiah, Dr. S. R. Ranganathan, Prof. S. Bashiruddin, Sh. B.S. Kesavan, and Prof. P.N. Kaula. ... I not only believe but am sure also that this book would certainly inspire the younger generation of library and information professionals to emulate their role models. *Dr. Jaspal Singh, Vice Chancellor, **Punjabi** **University**, **Patiala* "I agree with Albert Einstein that World is a dangerous place not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on, and do nothing. I would like to die in the thought that I did something for the advancement of librarianship and education. My fellow professionals, life is very short and we never have enough time for gladdening the hearts of those who travel the way with us. Make haste to be kind. Be happy. It is a way of being wise. Anytime you think someone owes you something, it is a limit on your happiness. I would like to die in the thought that I did something for the advancement of librarianship and education. The book 'Pioneers of Library Movement in India: A Tribute by Satkal' is one more humble contribution to the professional literature by the Trust" *Prof. Jagindar Singh Ramdev, Founder, and Patron-in-Chief, SATKAL* He had a firm conviction that it was possible for everyone, even an ordinary man, to develop the same kind of love for books that he had. Sayajirao believed that if a library is once opened in a community, the people would get used to books to such an extent that they would continue to support it forever. If this had been true, all the money, labour, and energy expended by modern public libraries even today for publicity and promotion to generate and sustain interest of the people for books and reading would be uncalled for. In fact, there is always a need for sustained effort to bring the reader to the library or even to reach him at his home. An effective library service cannot be maintained without extensive library propaganda. Murari Lal Nagar* *(Quoted in Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III: A Visionary Ruler) He (W. A. Borden) apparently displayed his ingenuity to the fullest extent and labored hard. With a splendid cooperation of his Indian colleagues, he was able to work wonders, creating a remarkable Library System in the progressive State of Baroda. Mr. Borden, Mr. Motibhai Amin, Mr. Kudalkar, Mr. Dutt and Mr. T.D. Waknis were major resource persons in translating Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad�s ideology and thinking of library movement, to implementation stage." *P. S. G. Kumar (Quoted in Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III: A Visionary Ruler) There is no doubt that Dickinson was the founding father of modern librarianship in British India and for that matter of Pakistan. If his wish for further work of reorganizing libraries had been accepted by the then British authorities, libraries in this part of the world would have progressed far rapidly than these did in the next 40 years after his departure from India. *Mumtaz A. Anwar, Hon. Professor, DLIS, University of the **Punjab**, ** Lahore*** The moving spirit behind library movement in Andhra was Padmashrt Iyyanki Venkataramanayya. Popularly known as Iyyanki. �He completed his school education in 1903. He could not prosecute his studies further owing to his deep involvement in the National Movement. Iyyanki realized that illiteracy was the root-cause of the social and economic problems of India. He felt that libraries were as powerful as educational institutions in eradicating illiteracy. This led him to start the library movement. He joined the Ram Mohun Library as its Secretary in 1911. This library made rapid strides under his leadership. He also worked as the Secretary. Andhra Desa Library Association from its inception in 1914 to 1939. He built-up the Andhra Movement as a model to the entire country. *P. S. G. Kumar, Former Head, DLIS, **Nagpur** **University**, **Nagpur*** He (Ranganathan) was of the strong conviction that libraries are force in education including adult education. His dream was to provide free book service to all Indians. �Crusader in him never stifled the scientist he was. He possessed a radical and fertile mind. His deliberations on the theory of library science metamorphosed its very face. In his first book *The Five Laws of Library Science *(1931), now a classic (reprinted many times); he gave library science its normative principles. This book is a sum and summary of his entire library philosophy and became the fountain head of all his later writings. M. P. Satija, Former Professor & Head, DLIS, GNDU, Amritsar He (S. Bashiruddin) was pioneer in many respects. He was first fullfledged AMU librarian. He brought all the books including the prestigious collection of manuscripts, for the first time, under one roof in MA library. He was the first to introduce �Certificate in Library Science in the University. He was the man who started first of all a postgraduate degree course as �Bachelor in Library Science� in the country. He was the first to open job avenues for girls in the University Library, Aligarh. He was the unique librarian who served four other university libraries after being relinquished from Aligarh. Dr. S R Ranganathan was the �Father of Library Science� in India whereas Prof. Bashiruddinn was exceptionally a harbinger in the field of Library Science. In recognition the Government of India awarded him Padma Shri in June 1976 although he deserved to be considered for a higher Padma award. Habibur Rahman Chighani, Former Director, Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Library, Patna In the words of Keswan,"what is Marshall's contribution to librarianship? The answer is he himself and in that answer is contained a world of significance. What he has done is to build a great tradition of service to scholarship, both postgraduate and undergraduate which has to be seen to be believed. ...His professional life with its deep involvements and incorruptible integrity was so exemplary that he led without wanting to lead". "We the librarians of India would like to salute him on the occasion of his retirement and to say that we feel taller because he was and is one among us." K. Navalani, Former Professor & Head, DLIS, Punjabi University, Patiala I will now turn my attention to Kesavan�s contribution to the National Library, the Indian National Bibliography (INB), and his profession in Indiaand in other countries. Kesavan took charge of the Imperial Library in March 1948. The challenge that he first faced concerned Pakistan�s claim to a part of the stock of books in the Imperial Library and other governmental libraries as a consequence of partition. In a famous picture that appeared in the American weekly *Time Magazine*, Kesavan is seen as a harried librarian sitting between two piles of books on either side labeled India and Pakistan L. J. Haravu, Trustee, Kesavan Institute of Information and Knowledge Management, Mysore Prof. Das Gupta was a great teacher, with amazing depth of knowledge, not just in Library related subjects but also in the entire universe of knowledge, with an unparalleled eloquence, always with convincing arguments and strong convictions. As an academician, he was respected by entire teaching community of the University and was a very popular friend of all departments and faculties. Even Vice Chancellors like C. D. Deshmukh had great regard for him. The two decades from 1946 to 1966, when he was in the University of Delhi virtually he was at the helm of affairs of every library matter in the country. C. A. Augustine, Former Head, DLIS, University of Kerala, Trivandrum During the five years of his (D. R. Kalia) directorship of DPL, his fame had spread like a forest fire both within the country and abroad. He reached the end of his five year tenure on 31 January 1956, starting 1 Feb 1951. His stars were in ascendance. A month before the end of his tenure, he had a chance meeting with Dr. Luther Evans, Director General of Unesco which was holding its annual conference at New Delhi in December 1955. Impressed with Kalia�s work at Delhi Public Library, Dr. Evans queried Kalia if he could possibly be available to Unesco for extending the benefit of his experience to countries where such experiences was required, of course when he was free from his present assignment. Kalia made his mind known to Dr. Evans in the affirmative. He was thirty-five at the end of his DPL tenure. M. L. Saini, Former Librarian, University of Delhi Delhi Dr. Sharma faced an uphill task of shifting the University Library from Simla to Chandigarh. However, with the co-operation of his colleagues, shifting was done smoothly by the middle of December, 1959. ...Dr. Sharma assisted Mr. Mons. P. Jeanneret, a French Architect, in designing Panjab University Library building and its furniture. ...A magnificent five storied building of the library with its valuable collection came into existence. The first air conditioned University Library in the country, situated in the heart of the University Campus, surrounded by the teaching departments and the University hostels, can claim to be the largest library in the region. The credit goes to Dr. Sharma and his dedicated colleagues who worked day in and day out. The library was formally inaugurated by Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, the then Prime Minister of India in October, 1963." D.R. Grover, Retired Faculty, DLIS and V.K. Grover, Deputy Librarian, A.C. Joshi Library, P.U. Chandigarh Ranganathan had remarked about Herald of Library Science when it was launched that it is *the tenth organ of librarianship in **India**� This is second such organ to be started by my friend Prithvinath Kaula*. Alas after his demise, no issue has been published. It seems that *Herald of Library Science* has also died along with him, though S R Ranganathan had wished that it will� live long under his care (Kaula). A. S. Chandel, Former Head, DLIS, NEHU, Shillong �I was very impressed by Ganesh Bhattacharyya. In my memory, the image of him is framed in gold. He influenced me on a professional level. A scholar with a theoretical bent; he made me understand the importance of the principles underlying systems for organizing information. Though such generalities derive from Ranaganthan, filtered through Bhattacharyya's systematic and imaginative mind, they had a power and persuasiveness that reordered my intellectual life; leading me to go India to study at the Documentation Research and Training Center; later on to chair a working group at IFLA on the principles underlying subject heading languages; and eventually to write my book on the intellectual foundations of information organization.� Elaine Svenonius, Professor Emerita, DLIS, UCLA, Los Angeles, California Shri Subba Rao has greatly contributed to the LIS profession by his active involvement in spear heading for the creation of an All India Library Service cadre and also parity in the pay scales and other service conditions of the library professionals. Most of his suggestions submitted through the Memorandum to the Fifth Pay Commission have been recommended by it and were accepted by the Government of India. In addition to this, he has also strived hard to sort out the anomalies in the pay scales recommended by the Fourth Pay Commission for the library professionals, some of which have been endorsed by the Fifth Pay Commission also. For these activities, he mobilized all the library professionals and organised seminars to find solutions to these thorny issues. He has also carried out research on the variation of exchange rates of major foreign currencies over five years based on RBI exchange rates vis-a-vis Good Offices Committee, and suggested a formula for adoption by the libraries. He rendered selfless service to the profession honestly and sincerely." R. C. Gaur, University Librarian, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi Professor Tikekar was such a magnet that organized information and staff through his five decades of experience in managing different types of academic libraries and teaching Library and Information Science to the students in the University of Mumbai. His method of teaching was both anecdotal and experimental, and that was one of his major attributes. ... He had lately coined the slogan �A librarian Never Retires� which slogan he had printed on his last visiting card. ... Professor Tikekar was all for the modernization of libraries and he helped a number of libraries in their efforts to get modernized. He was of the view that ICT was set to make far-reaching changes in the library field and librarians should adopt ICT with devotion and high deal of expertise. He also advised the Departments of Library and Information Science to adopt new courses that will bring in new talent and introduce transformation of libraries. H. K. Kaul, Director, DELNET, JNU Campus, Nelson Mandela Road, New Delhi About the Editor Dr. Jagtar Singh presently working as Professor in the Department of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala (India) has 30 years of teaching and research experience, and about 100 papers and five books to his credit. He is a recipient of the Commonwealth Academic Staff Fellowship (1992), the Ken Haycock Leadership Development Award (2005) (IASL), and PLA-Prof. M.P. Satija Award for Professional Excellence 2008. He has also been awarded Certificate of Appreciation by UNESCO for outstanding contributions to the Training-The-Trainers (TTT) in Information Literacy Workshop 2009. He is a Standing Committee Member of the *Classification and Indexing Section* of IFLA. He has also served as Director-Asia, International Association of School Librarianship (IASL), as well as a Consultant Professor for the Ph. D Programme at the National Institute of Library and Information Sciences (NILIS), University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. He has visited 20 countries on various academic assignments. He is the President of the Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS), the Punjab Library Association (PLA), and the Satinder Kaur Ramdev Memorial Trust for Advancement of Librarianship (SATKAL). He is a Governing Council Member of the Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation, Kolkata. He is Chairman (South Asia) of the UNESCO Supported International Media and Information Literacy Survey (IMILS) Project, and also a member of the �Working Group on National Virtual Library, Modernization and Networking of Libraries� of the National Mission on Libraries, Government of India. Dr. Jagtar Singh, President, Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS), President, Punjab Library Association (PLA), President, SATKAL & Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala Pin - 147 002 (India) Email: jagtar.kindu(a)gmail.com Tel: +91 (0)175 304 6179 (Work) +91 (0)175 228 2727 (Home) Fax: +91 (0)175 228 3073

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9th INDEST-AICTE Annual Meeting and Workshop (Jan 18-19, 2013)
by Anil Kumar 18 Dec '12

18 Dec '12

Dear All I would like to invite all Centrally Funded Technical Institutions, AICTE institutions and interested library professionals to participate in the 9th INDEST-AICTE Annual Meeting and Workshop (Jan 18-19, 2013) at IIM Ahmedabad. This event is organised by IIM Ahmedabad and IIT Gandhinagar and will include: * Invited talks by eminent professionals * Information sharing sessions * Experience sharing sessions * Open House for members * Presentation by Publishers / Vendors * Exhibition of information products / services Please see the link: http://www.iimahd.ernet.in/indest/ Kindly book you accommodation at the earliest as we have limited on campus facility. Regards Anil H. Anil Kumar Librarian Indian Institute of Management Vastrapur Ahmedabad 380 015 Ph: (079) 66324987 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Invitation-Lecture on Scholarly Communication by Prof Leslie Chan-Reminder
by Ishwar Goudar 18 Dec '12

18 Dec '12

Dear Professionals, Special lecture of interest to all faculty members and researchers. "Emerging Trends in Scholarly Communications and Impact Measures in the Open Knowledge Environment" by Prof. Leslie Chan Department of Social Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, Canada Prefixed to this main lecture: Briefing on Open Access Scenario in India by Prof. Subbaiah Arunachalam, Distinguished Fellow at M.S. Swaminathan Foundation, Science Writer, Editor, Information Consultant and OA Champion in India You along with your fellow researchers and guide are cordially invited Organized by Mysore University Library Department of Studies in Library and Information Science (DLIS-UoM) Mysore Library and Information Scientists’ Association (MyLISA) and SDM Institute of Management Development, Mysore Venue: Manasa Media Centre, Mysore University Library, Manasagangotri, Mysore Date: Wednesday, 19th December 2012 at 3.30 p.m. RSVP: Dr. C.P. Ramasesh, University Librarian, MUL, Mob: 9731343004 Dr. Khaiser Nikam, Professor & Chairperson, DLIS, UoM, Mob: 9845328672 Prof. Mallinath Kumbhar, President, MyLISA, Mob: 9844355929 Dr. M.V. Sunil, Librarian, SDM-IMD, Mob: 9986439832 Dr. I.R.N. Goudar, Visiting Professor and Library Adviser, UoM, Mob: 9611165781 About Speaker: Leslie Chan is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Social Sciences at the University of Toronto Scarborough, where he serves as the Program Supervisor for the International Development Studies program. A pioneer in the use of the Web for knowledge exchange and learning, Leslie has been the Director of Bioline International, a collaborative platform based at CRIA Brazil for open access distribution of research journals from close to twenty developing countries. This activity is part of Leslie’s long-term teaching and research interests in the roles of openness and control in the flow of knowledge and information and their impact on local and international development. In particular, Leslie has worked with organizations such as the Open Society Institute, UNESCO, and IDRC, in the development of alternative forms of knowledge media and communicative practices enabled by social network and collaborative software, and in the evaluation of human centered design principles and participatory approaches to media for community development. With Alma Swan, Leslie co-founded the Open Access Scholarly Information Sourcebook (OASIS) and the Global Open Access Map. A Trustee of the Electronic Publishing Trust for Development, Leslie is on the editorial board of Open Medicine, and the advisory board of the Scholarly Communication in Africa project based at the University of Cape Town. He is also a member of the Research Dissemination Committee of the Canadian Federation of Humanities and Social Sciences. -- Dr. I.R.N. Goudar Visiting Professor and Library Adviser Mysore University Library University of Mysore Manasagangotri, MYSORE - 570 006 Tel: 0821-2419283 mob: 09611165781 E-mail: goudarishwar(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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Dr V G Talawar, Mysore University, Mysore: Udayavani article
by Mailing List Admin 17 Dec '12

17 Dec '12

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2012 13:43:20 +0800 (SGT) From: Suresh Horakeri <horakerisd(a)yahoo.com> Dear Sir/Madam, Dr V G Talawar, former Vice-Chancellor of Mysore University, Mysore. An article appeared in Udayavani dated 15-12-2012 p-8 � I wish him a very Happy and peaceful retired life. May god bless him good health and prosperity in his future life. please click �http://epaper.udayavani.com/Display.aspx?Pg=H&Edn=BN&DispDate=12/15/2012 Thanks, Regards Suresh D Horakeri BSc,MLISc,MPhil,PGDCA,PGDLAN, Asst Librarian, BVB College of Engg & Tech, Hubli �sdhorakeri(a)yahoo.co.in horakeri(a)bvb.edu http://www.connotea.org/user/suresh1973 http://works.bepress.com/suresh_dh/ http://www.prajavani.net/jun192006/5758220060619.php

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ACM India -- Annual Event -- Research Scholar Event on 23rd Jan 2013 -- Pre-Registration Open
by Mohan HR 17 Dec '12

17 Dec '12

Dear all, ACM India announces its Annual Event with the following events: Jan 23, 2013: Research Scholar Event: A set of 4 lectures exposing selected research scholars to the research areas. Jan 24, 2013: ACM-W Event: Lectures and panel discussions highlighting women in Computing Jan 25, 2013: ACM India Annual Event: Main Event The venue for all the events will be IIT Madras. Research Scholar Event ================== The Research Scholar Event will showcase a cross-section of topics in which research is being actively pursued within India. We have invited four leading researchers to deliver tutorial presentations on their work. The target audience is fresh Ph.D students in the initial stages of their own research. For those who have not yet fixed an area to work in, this is an excellent opportunity to look for good research problems to work on. For those who have already chosen a topic, we expect that these lectures will provide a broad exposure to a variety of areas that could help reveal useful connections and trigger new insights in their own areas of specialization. Please visit the Registration link for more details on the registration process. Programme ======== 08:30: Registration 09:20: Welcome and Introduction 09:30: Reading Genomes by Ramesh Hariharan, Strand Life Sciences -- 11:00 Tea 11:30 Annotating, indexing and searching the Web of entities and relationships by Chakrabarti, IIT Bombay 13:00 Lunch 14:00 An Overview of Systems Research at IIT Delhi by Sorav Bansal, IIT Delhi 15:30 Tea 16:00 Learning by Mukerjee, IIT Kanpur 17:30 Vote of Thanks Pre-registration for the Research Scholar Event is OPEN. Deadline - Dec 23. To pre-register pl. visit https://sites.google.com/site/acmindiaevent2013/registration Based on the inputs provided by the registrant, selection will be made and confirmation will be sent for further actions. As the deadline is 23rd Dec, pl. rush your registrations. With regards HR Mohan Chairman, IEEE CS ACM Interface to Technical Societies AVP(Systems), The Hindu, Chennai - 2 Blog: http://infoforuse.blogspot.com/ Phone: +91 9841432179 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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More than one million pages of newspapers within reach of a click for free
by Rahul Hiremath 17 Dec '12

17 Dec '12

*More than one million pages of newspapers within reach of a click for free * *The State and University Library Lausanne (BCU Lausanne) launched on December 7, 2012 the **http://scriptorium.bcu-lausanne.ch**, a platform for older editions of major newspapers of Swiss canton of Vaud. The first stage of this ambitious project is the launch of all issues of the title “24 heures” and its ancestor “Feuille d’Avis de Lausanne”, published between 1762 and 2001. The site **http://scriptorium.bcu-lausanne.ch **gives free access to the entirety of the text and provides very fine research functionalities. This project was led thanks to grants of the Swiss National Library and Edipresse (Tamedia), in collaboration with the Archives of Canton de Vaud and Archive of the City of Lausanne. * More than one million pages, this is the body of literature that the State and University Library Lausanne (BCU Lausanne) makes available free of charge to users on the site *http://scriptorium.bcu-lausanne.ch*. Consultation of a specific issue or a particular page from the collection of “Feuille d’Avis de Lausanne” and “24 heures”, published from 1762 up to 2001, is made possible. The site also offers the functionalities facilitating research in the whole content. The scanned pages can be downloaded, printed or sent by email. Making this body available online in a digital form is the first step of a larger project that aimes at making available through * http://scriptorium.bcu-lausanne.ch *all the newspapers that have historically participated in the constitution of cultural identity of the Swiss canton of Vaud. Thus, the platform will be gradually enriched by the contribution of other titles and the titles of “ 24 heures” posterior to 2001, this without competing with the commercial release of the most recent issues. An iPad version should be available in 2013. The completion of this first stage of the project has benefited from the support of the Swiss National Library and Edipresse (Tamedia), owner of the titles. It has also benefited from the active participation of Archives of Canton of Vaud and the Archive of the City of Lausanne. With *http://Scriptorium.bcu-lausanne.ch*, BCU Lausanne provides preservation, promotion and access of and to the heritage of Swiss Canton de Vaud, all these actions being at the heart of the mission of BCU Lausanne. *For more information please contact: * * * *Jeannette Frey* Directrice *Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire – Lausanne* Unithèque 1015 Dorigny Tél. portable: 079 608 53 35 Courriel: jeannette.frey(a)bcu.unil.ch -- Rahul R. Hiremath Librarian, N.S.S.College of Commerce and Economics, 94, M.P.Mill Compound, Behind A.C.Market, Tardeo, Mumbai - 400 034 Mobile 9867325650 * http://rahulrh.yolasite.com/* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Last date for Registration to ICKMODE-2013
by Shekar H P 17 Dec '12

17 Dec '12

Dear Moderator Please circulate this information for the benefit of forum members. Thanking you With regards Shekar.H.P. Dear Professional Friends, SEASON'S GREETINGS TO YOU ALL !!! Really, We are over whelmed by the support extended by you by means of contributing papers to ICKMODE- 2013 well in time. ICKMODE-2013 is an International Conference to be organized by Sree Siddagagnga College for women, Tumkur (Near Bangalore) with the blessings of H.H. Sree Sree Sivakumara swamiji of Sree Siddaganga Mutt and supported by Karnataka State College Librarians Association (KSCLA)Bangalore. The theme of the International Conference is KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION IN THE DIGITAL ERA (ICKMODE -2013) Date: 17-19 January, 2013 Venue: Birla Auditorium, SIT Campus, Tumkur. The theme and sub-themes of the conference are very much relevant to the need of current information society where the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has changed the face of traditional library by ever changing interest of the users. Through this event there is a unique opportunity to interact with various Foreign Professional Fellows who have already confirmed their arrival and Mentors from India as well. The Mentors shall be available to highlight on this Knowledge Management and Organization in the Digital Era. Keeping in view your interest and participation in ICKMODE-2013, we are extending you a special invitation and believe, your participation will add more value to the conference. We look forward your confirmation of participation. Please refer conference website for more details of the conference i.e. http://ickmode2013.ijlit.net. The registration form available on the Conference website. LAST DATE FOR REGISTRATION : 31.12.212 Looking forward to receive you in the conference at TUMKUR. Thanking you With best regards S.L.Kadadevaramath Organizing Secretary and -- Shekar.H.P. Head, KRC IBS Business School Bangalore #231, Babasabara Palya Near Kengeri Check post Mysore Road, Bangalore-60 Ph:+91 9945799927 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Contents of the book entitled, "Pioneers of Library Movement in India: A Tribute by SATKAL"
by Jagtar Singh 17 Dec '12

17 Dec '12

Dear All, For contents of the book entitled, "Pioneers of Library Movement in India: A Tribute by SATKAL", kindly access the following link: http://punjabla.org/publication.aspx Regards, Jagtar Dr. Jagtar Singh, President, Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS) & Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala Pin - 147 002 (India) Email: jagtar.kindu(a)gmail.com Tel: +91 (0)175 304 6179 (Work) +91 (0)175 228 2727 (Home) Fax: +91 (0)175 228 3073 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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The Book “Pioneers of Library Movement in India: A Tribute by SATKAL” released at Punjabi University and Jawaharlal Nehru University
by Jagtar Singh 15 Dec '12

15 Dec '12

*The Book “Pioneers of Library Movement in **India**: A Tribute by SATKAL” Released* Dr. Jaspal Singh, Vice Chancellor, Punjabi University, Patiala released the book, “Pioneers of Library Movement in India: A Tribute by Satkal” at the Inaugural Session of the First World Punjabi Diaspora Conference on 11 December 2012 in the Science Auditorium of Punjabi University, Patiala. Congratulating Dr. Jagtar Singh, editor of the book, and Professor Jagindar Singh Ramdev, Founder & Chief Patron of Satkal, the Vice Chancellor said that this book would certainly inspire the younger generation of library and information professionals to emulate their role models from the book. This book was also released at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi on 12 December 2012 by Padmashri Alok Mehta, Chief Editor, National Duniya, a leading Hindi Daily. Speaking about the book, he said that this book provides valuable information about library pioneers which was earlier either not available or widely scattered. He underlined the need for more such books to inspire people. Speaking at this occasion, Sh. K. K. Banerjee, Director General, Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation, Kolkata, and Chief Guest of the function said that the book is a unique contribution of Satkal to the professional literature, and it must be a long-term project of Satkal to publish more such books on living luminaries as well. Prof. Jagindar Singh Ramdev updated the audience about the mission and activities of the Satinder Kaur Ramdev Memorial Trust for Advancement of Librarianship (Satkal), and Prof. Jagtar Singh, editor of the book enlightened the people about the background and contents of the book. Dr. H. K. Kaul, Director, DELNET: Developing Library Network, New Delhi delivered the “Satkal Annual Lecture 2012” on “Essential Skills for LIS Professionals in 21st Century.” Professor P. B. Mangla, Tagore National Fellow, said in his presidential address that library and information professionals must focus their energies on preserving and serving knowledge and information to the stakeholders. Dr. Jagtar Singh, President Satkal, Dr. R. C. Gaur, Librarian, JNU jointly organized the book release ceremony and the Satkal Annual Lecture at JNU, New Delhi. *About the Book * This book contains profiles of fifty six library doyens written by forty three library and information science experts. The main purpose of this book is to present profiles of library pioneers under one cover which either were not written yet or bits of information about them were widely scattered within different sources. This book is a inimitable source of information about the moorings of the library pioneers, how they joined this profession, what challenges they faced, and what message they have left for the next generation of library educators and practitioners. Besides being an asset to the professional literature on the contributions of library pioneers in India, this book is a humble tribute to the pioneers by Satkal. Besides 48 photographs of librarian pioneers, and 08 photographs of Satinder Kaur Ramdev Memorial Trust for Advancement of Librarianship (Satkal), this book includes articles on Prof. jagindar Singh Ramdev, Founder, and Patron-in-Chief of Satkal, Mrs. Satinder Kaur Ramdev in whose memory the Trust has been founded, and the Satkal. The book also includes a list of contributors in the beginning and an index at the end. The book is published by Punjab Library Association (PLA) in December 2012. It contains LII preliminary and 328 main pages, and is priced for Rs. 995/- and US$ 25. The orders for purchasing this book can be sent to *The Secretary, **Punjab** Library Association (Regd.) C/o Department of Library and Information Science, **Punjabi** **University**, Patiala-147002 (** Punjab**).* For more details of the book contact Dr. Jagtar Singh: jagtardeep(a)gmail.com *Jagtar Singh, editor of the book* *Excerpts from the Book * Though the book contains profiles of 56 pioneers, yet only a few excerpts are given here for the benefit of the list members in view of the constraints of space and time. “In my opinion, the present book … is a unique contribution to the professional literature. It contains fifty six profiles of library doyens from India who have made profound contribution in the field of library movement. It traces … the history of library development of around 150 years, from 1861 to 2012, through the profiles of library pioneers. Besides others, the book includes profiles of five *Padma Shris, *namely* *Sh. Iyyanki Venkata Ramanaiah, Dr. S. R. Ranganathan, Prof. S. Bashiruddin, Sh. B.S. Kesavan, and Prof. P.N. Kaula. ... I not only believe but am sure also that this book would certainly inspire the younger generation of library and information professionals to emulate their role models.” *Dr. Jaspal Singh, Vice Chancellor, **Punjabi** **University**, **Patiala*** * * "I agree with Albert Einstein that World is a dangerous place not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on, and do nothing. I would like to die in the thought that I did something for the advancement of librarianship and education. My fellow professionals, life is very short and we never have enough time for gladdening the hearts of those who travel the way with us. Make haste to be kind. Be happy. It is a way of being wise. Anytime you think someone owes you something, it is a limit on your happiness. I would like to die in the thought that I did something for the advancement of librarianship and education. The book 'Pioneers of Library Movement in India: A Tribute by Satkal' is one more humble contribution to the professional literature by the Trust" *Prof. Jagindar Singh Ramdev, Founder, and Patron-in-Chief, SATKAL* “He had a firm conviction that it was possible for everyone, even an ordinary man, to develop the same kind of love for books that he had. Sayajirao believed that if a library is once opened in a community, the people would get used to books to such an extent that they would continue to support it forever. If this had been true, all the money, labour, and energy expended by modern public libraries even today for publicity and promotion to generate and sustain interest of the people for books and reading would be uncalled for. In fact, there is always a need for sustained effort to bring the reader to the library or even to reach him at his home. An effective library service cannot be maintained without extensive library propaganda.” *Murari Lal Nagar* *(Quoted in Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III: A Visionary Ruler)* “He (W. A. Borden) apparently displayed his ingenuity to the fullest extent and labored hard. With a splendid cooperation of his Indian colleagues, he was able to work wonders, creating a remarkable Library System in the progressive State of Baroda. Mr. Borden, Mr. Motibhai Amin, Mr. Kudalkar, Mr. Dutt and Mr. T.D. Waknis were major resource persons in translating Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad’s ideology and thinking of library movement, to implementation stage." *P. S. G. Kumar (Quoted in Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III: A Visionary Ruler)* “There is no doubt that Dickinson was the founding father of modern librarianship in British India and for that matter of Pakistan. If his wish for further work of reorganizing libraries had been accepted by the then British authorities, libraries in this part of the world would have progressed far rapidly than these did in the next 40 years after his departure from India.” *Mumtaz A. Anwar, Hon. Professor, DLIS, University of the **Punjab**, ** Lahore*** “The moving spirit behind library movement in Andhra was Padmashrt Iyyanki Venkataramanayya. Popularly known as Iyyanki. …He completed his school education in 1903. He could not prosecute his studies further owing to his deep involvement in the National Movement. Iyyanki realized that illiteracy was the root-cause of the social and economic problems of India. He felt that libraries were as powerful as educational institutions in eradicating illiteracy. This led him to start the library movement. He joined the Ram Mohun Library as its Secretary in 1911. This library made rapid strides under his leadership. He also worked as the Secretary. Andhra Desa Library Association from its inception in 1914 to 1939. He built-up the Andhra Movement as a model to the entire country.” *P. S. G. Kumar, Former Head, DLIS, **Nagpur** **University**, **Nagpur*** * * “He (Ranganathan) was of the strong conviction that libraries are force in education including adult education. His dream was to provide free book service to all Indians. …Crusader in him never stifled the scientist he was. He possessed a radical and fertile mind. His deliberations on the theory of library science metamorphosed its very face. In his first book *The Five Laws of Library Science *(1931), now a classic (reprinted many times); he gave library science its normative principles. This book is a sum and summary of his entire library philosophy and became the fountain head of all his later writings.” *M. P. Satija,** **Former Professor & Head, DLIS, GNDU, **Amritsar*** * * “He (S. Bashiruddin) was pioneer in many respects. He was first fullfledged AMU librarian. He brought all the books including the prestigious collection of manuscripts, for the first time, under one roof in MA library. He was the first to introduce ‘Certificate in Library Science’ in the University. He was the man who started first of all a postgraduate degree course as ‘Bachelor in Library Science’ in the country. He was the first to open job avenues for girls in the University Library, Aligarh. He was the unique librarian who served four other university libraries after being relinquished from Aligarh. Dr. S R Ranganathan was the ‘Father of Library Science’ in India whereas Prof. Bashiruddinn was exceptionally a harbinger in the field of Library Science. In recognition the Government of India awarded him Padma Shri in June 1976 although he deserved to be considered for a higher Padma award.” *Habibur Rahman Chighani, Former Director, Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Library, ** Patna*** * * In the words of Keswan,"what is Marshall's contribution to librarianship? The answer is he himself and in that answer is contained a world of significance. What he has done is to build a great tradition of service to scholarship, both postgraduate and undergraduate which has to be seen to be believed. ...His professional life with its deep involvements and incorruptible integrity was so exemplary that he led without wanting to lead". "We the librarians of India would like to salute him on the occasion of his retirement and to say that we feel taller because he was and is one among us." *K. Navalani, Former Professor & Head, DLIS, **Punjabi** **University**, ** Patiala*** * * * *“I will now turn my attention to Kesavan’s contribution to the National Library, the Indian National Bibliography (INB), and his profession in Indiaand in other countries. Kesavan took charge of the Imperial Library in March 1948. The challenge that he first faced concerned Pakistan’s claim to a part of the stock of books in the Imperial Library and other governmental libraries as a consequence of partition. In a famous picture that appeared in the American weekly *Time Magazine*, Kesavan is seen as a harried librarian sitting between two piles of books on either side labeled ‘India’ and ‘Pakistan’.” *L. J. Haravu, Trustee, Kesavan Institute of Information and Knowledge Management, **Mysore** * “Prof. Das Gupta was a great teacher, with amazing depth of knowledge, not just in Library related subjects but also in the entire universe of knowledge, with an unparalleled eloquence, always with convincing arguments and strong convictions. As an academician, he was respected by entire teaching community of the University and was a very popular friend of all departments and faculties. Even Vice Chancellors like C. D. Deshmukh had great regard for him. The two decades from 1946 to 1966, when he was in the University of Delhi virtually he was at the helm of affairs of every library matter in the country.” *C. A. Augustine, Former Head, DLIS, **University** of **Kerala**, ** Trivandrum*** * * “During the five years of his (D. R. Kalia) directorship of DPL, his fame had spread like a forest fire both within the country and abroad. He reached the end of his five year tenure on 31 January 1956, starting 1 Feb 1951. His stars were in ascendance. A month before the end of his tenure, he had a chance meeting with Dr. Luther Evans, Director General of Unesco which was holding its annual conference at New Delhi in December 1955. Impressed with Kalia’s work at Delhi Public Library, Dr. Evans queried Kalia if he could possibly be available to Unesco for extending the benefit of his experience to countries where such experiences was required, of course when he was free from his present assignment. Kalia made his mind known to Dr. Evans in the affirmative. He was thirty-five at the end of his DPL tenure.” *M. L. Saini, Former Librarian, **University** of **Delhi**, **Delhi*** * * "Dr. Sharma faced an uphill task of shifting the University Library from Simla to Chandigarh. However, with the co-operation of his colleagues, shifting was done smoothly by the middle of December, 1959. ...Dr. Sharma assisted Mr. Mons. P. Jeanneret, a French Architect, in designing Panjab University Library building and its furniture. ...A magnificent five storied building of the library with its valuable collection came into existence. The first air conditioned University Library in the country, situated in the heart of the University Campus, surrounded by the teaching departments and the University hostels, can claim to be the largest library in the region. The credit goes to Dr. Sharma and his dedicated colleagues who worked day in and day out. The library was formally inaugurated by Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, the then Prime Minister of India in October, 1963." *D.R. Grover, Retired Faculty, DLIS and V.K. Grover, Deputy Librarian, A.C. Joshi Library, P.U. Chandigarh * * * “Ranganathan had remarked about *Herald of Library* *Science* when it was launched that it is *the tenth organ of librarianship in **India**… This is second such organ to be started by my friend Prithvinath Kaula*. Alas after his demise, no issue has been published. It seems that *Herald of Library Science* has also died along with him, though S R Ranganathan had wished that it will… live long under his care (Kaula).” *A. S. Chandel, Former Head, DLIS, NEHU, Shillong* * * “I was very impressed by Ganesh Bhattacharyya. In my memory, the image of him is framed in gold. He influenced me on a professional level. A scholar with a theoretical bent; he made me understand the importance of the principles underlying systems for organizing information. Though such generalities derive from Ranaganthan, filtered through Bhattacharyya's systematic and imaginative mind, they had a power and persuasiveness that reordered my intellectual life; leading me to go India to study at the Documentation Research and Training Center; later on to chair a working group at IFLA on the principles underlying subject heading languages; and eventually to write my book on the intellectual foundations of information organization.” *Elaine Svenonius, Professor Emerita, DLIS, UCLA, Los Angeles, California* "Shri Subba Rao has greatly contributed to the LIS profession by his active involvement in spear heading for the creation of an All India Library Service cadre and also parity in the pay scales and other service conditions of the library professionals. Most of his suggestions submitted through the Memorandum to the Fifth Pay Commission have been recommended by it and were accepted by the Government of India. In addition to this, he has also strived hard to sort out the anomalies in the pay scales recommended by the Fourth Pay Commission for the library professionals, some of which have been endorsed by the Fifth Pay Commission also. For these activities, he mobilized all the library professionals and organised seminars to find solutions to these thorny issues. He has also carried out research on the variation of exchange rates of major foreign currencies over five years based on RBI exchange rates vis-a-vis Good Offices Committee, and suggested a formula for adoption by the libraries. He rendered selfless service to the profession honestly and sincerely." *R. C. Gaur, University Librarian, **Jawaharlal** **Nehru** **University**, **New Delhi*** "Professor Tikekar was such a magnet that organized information and staff through his five decades of experience in managing different types of academic libraries and teaching Library and Information Science to the students in the University of Mumbai. His method of teaching was both anecdotal and experimental, and that was one of his major attributes. ... He had lately coined the slogan “A librarian Never Retires” which slogan he had printed on his last visiting card. ... Professor Tikekar was all for the modernization of libraries and he helped a number of libraries in their efforts to get modernized. He was of the view that ICT was set to make far-reaching changes in the library field and librarians should adopt ICT with devotion and high deal of expertise. He also advised the Departments of Library and Information Science to adopt new courses that will bring in new talent and introduce transformation of libraries. *H. K. Kaul, Director, DELNET, JNU Campus, **Nelson Mandela Road**, **New Delhi** * * * * * *About the Editor* Dr. Jagtar Singh presently working as Professor in the Department of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala (India) has 30 years of teaching and research experience, and about 100 papers and five books to his credit. He is a recipient of the Commonwealth Academic Staff Fellowship (1992), the Ken Haycock Leadership Development Award (2005) (IASL), and PLA-Prof. M.P. Satija Award for Professional Excellence 2008. He has also been awarded Certificate of Appreciation by UNESCO for outstanding contributions to the Training-The-Trainers (TTT) in Information Literacy Workshop 2009. He is a Standing Committee Member of the *Classification and Indexing Section* of IFLA. He has also served as Director-Asia, International Association of School Librarianship (IASL), as well as a Consultant Professor for the Ph. D Programme at the National Institute of Library and Information Sciences (NILIS), University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. He has visited 20 countries on various academic assignments. He is the President of the Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS), the Punjab Library Association (PLA), and the Satinder Kaur Ramdev Memorial Trust for Advancement of Librarianship (SATKAL). He is a Governing Council Member of the Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation, Kolkata. He is Chairman (South Asia) of the UNESCO Supported International Media and Information Literacy Survey (IMILS) Project, and also a member of the ‘Working Group on National Virtual Library, Modernization and Networking of Libraries’ of the National Mission on Libraries, Government of India. Dr. Jagtar Singh, President, Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS), President, Punjab Library Association (PLA), President, SATKAL & Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala Pin - 147 002 (India) Email: jagtar.kindu(a)gmail.com Tel: +91 (0)175 304 6179 (Work) +91 (0)175 228 2727 (Home) Fax: +91 (0)175 228 3073 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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KLA Seminar on "PUBLIC RELATIONS IN LIBRARIES”
by Dr. A.T. Francis 15 Dec '12

15 Dec '12

Dear Library Professional, Seminar on "PUBLIC RELATIONS IN LIBRARIES” Organised by : Kerala Library Association (KLA) Date : 15-12-2012, Saturday Venue : Govt. Institute of Advanced Study in Education, Thrissur Time : 2.30pm to 5.30 pm Inauguration by : Dr. B. Suresh, Principal, IASE, Thrissur Presidential Address : Dr. A.T. Francis, President, KLA Thrissur RegionTheme Paper Presentation: Sri. Humayoon Kabir, MedicalCollege, Thrissur Welcome to all. Dr. A.T. FRANCIS, MCom, MLISc, NET, PhD HEAD, LIBRARY & IT NODAL OFFICER College of Horticulture Kerala Agricultural University Thrissur - 680 656, India, 91-9496839409 (m) francisaloor(a)yahoo.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IASLIC Prof. AK Mukherjee Life-time Achievement Award
by Dr. Indira Koneru 15 Dec '12

15 Dec '12

Dear All, Join me in congratulating T. Ashokbabu (Retd. Librarian, DRDL, Hyderabad) on receiving the IASLIC Prof. AK Mukherjee Life-time Achievement Award! Regards, Indira http://wikieducator.org/User:Indkon -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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XXIX IATLIS National Conference postponed
by HPS Kalra 14 Dec '12

14 Dec '12

Dear All, The XXIX National Conference of the IATLIS scheduled to be held on 26-28 December 2012 at DRTC, Bangalore has now been postponed in view of the miserably poor response to call for papers and participation for the conference. The General Body meeting of the IATLIS scheduled for 27 December 2012 also stands postponed. The call for papers for the conference is still open and authors can submit their papers, but the new dates for the conference and the general body meeting would be announced soon. Dr HPS Kalra General Secretary, IATLIS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Harinder Pal Singh Kalra Associate Professor and Head Department of Library and Information Science Punjabi University, Patiala 147 002 Punjab INDIA. Tel: +91-175-304-6179, 6180 (work) +91-98559-43338 (cell) Email: hpskalra(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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Metrics for library Activities
by BINO JOSE 14 Dec '12

14 Dec '12

Dear Moderator, Please circulate among group members the following quiery . Are there any defined metrics available for library activities? If yes, I will appreciate if somebody sending it to me in my email ID given below. With Warm Regards Dr.Bino Jose Chief Librarian XLRI, C H Area (East), Jamshedpur, Jharkhand State, India-831 035. Phone: +91-657-6653161 Fax: +91-657-2227814 Email : bino.jose(a)xlri.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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request for full text article
by Ravi Hullur 14 Dec '12

14 Dec '12

Dear All We required following articles for research purpose for our fuclty Mechanisms of Disease: Purinergic Signaling during Inflammation<http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMra1205750> H.K. Eltzschig, M.V. Sitkovsky, and S.C. Robson http://www.nejm.org/toc/nejm/367/24 -- ** Ravi Hullur Asst.Librarian KLE University, Belgaum Mob.No.9740638831 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Article Request
by LIJESH TK 14 Dec '12

14 Dec '12

Dear Professionals, If your holding these articles..Please send to me... Eltringham, J.K., 1974. The rescue of distressed large mammals in national parks using drug immobilization. Afr. J. Ecol. 12, 233–237. Link: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2028.1974.tb00116.x/abstr… Pickett, S. T. A., and M. L. Cadenasso. 1995. Landscape Ecology: Spatial Heterogeneity in Ecological Systems. Science 269:331-334.Link: http://www.sciencemag.org/content/269/5222/331.full.pdf?sid=390c8872-777a-4… Lijesh T.KKFRI -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Prof. K. A. Isaac Commemoration Lecture 2012 on 20 Dec.12 in Trivandrum
by faisal sl 13 Dec '12

13 Dec '12

Dear All, We have immense pleasure to invite you to the 8th Professor K. A. ISAAC Commemoration Lecture (2012), organized jointly by Kerala Library Association (KLA) and the Department of Library & Information Science (DLIS), University of Kerala on 20th December 2012 at 11.00 am at the Lecture Hall, DLIS, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram. Programme Welcome: Dr A. Gopikuttan, President, KLA Presidential Address: Dr K. P. Vijayakumar, Head, Dept. of Library & Info. Science, University of Kerala Commemoration Lecture: Dr M. D. Baby, Prof. & Head, School of Library and Information Science, Rajagiri College of Social Sciences, Kochi Topic : New Generation Knowledge Management: A Challenge to Library Professionals Reminiscences of Prof. K. A. Isaac : Shri N. Parameswaran, Librarian, Asian School of Business, Thiruvananthapuram [Formerly: Deputy Librarian-in-Charge, Kerala University Library, Tvpm] Vote of Thanks : Shri S. L. Faisal, General Secretary, KLA For details kindly visit, http://klaweblog.wordpress.com/2012/12/12/prof-k-a-isaac-commemoration-lect… Thanks and regards S.L.Faisal General Secretary Kerala Library Association (KLA) 36, 2nd Floor, Kairalie Plaza Annexe, Karamana Thirvananthapuram-695 002 Ph.09447699724 www.keralalibraryassociation.com / E-mail: kla.org(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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FUND PROBLEM : NO MORE EXCUSE FOR AUTOMATION
by Vinod Kumar Mishra 13 Dec '12

13 Dec '12

Dear All, In the age of open source solutions it is difficult to justify Fund related issues for purchasing of software and their maintenance. In LIS profession their are several type of Open source software (OSS) available today like Newgenlib, Koha, Evergreen etc. for automation, Dspace, Greenstone etc, for Digitization Joomla, drupal for Content management and many others which facilitates advance features for all library related activities free of cost. Therefore my view is giving excuses of fund problem for automation, digitization, website creation is not justifiable. Now a days we can see Newgenlib people are always posting on forums to automate your library free of cost and recently a MHRD initiative under the project NMEICT some professionals are engaged to Automate the AICTE/UGC affiliated collages/institute libraries with KOHA software (http://koha.ignouonline.ac.in/ )without any fee/charge. So now it is time to realize our technical IT based Knowledge problem in adoption of such wonderful free of cost solutions for libraries and we need to pay much attention in development of such skills, i am sure these capability will also help in improving the status of library profession in society also. Please do not forget that commercial firms who provide the support for above software are not the maker of OSS they just make us aware about how to use the software which should not be a big job for young B.Lib, M.Lib, Dr. in LIS and some stupid like me. Please feel free to correct me or present your view on this topic. With regards, Vinod Kumar Mishra, Senior Library Information Assistant, Saharanpur Campus Library, IIT Roorkee, Mob: 91+9198539740 email: vinod_librarian(a)rediffmail.com : mishravk79(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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Walk- in- Interview for the Post of Research Assistant
by Mailing List Admin 13 Dec '12

13 Dec '12

Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2012 23:54:12 +0530 From: Uma Kanjilal <uma_kanjilal(a)hotmail.com> Suitable candidates are invited for a walk-in-Interview on 22nd December, 2012 at 10.00 am to fill up the Position of Research Assistants (15 positions) purely on contractual basis initially for a period of six months, for a Project on Library Automation and Networking under the National Mission on Education through ICT (NMEICT), MHRD, New Delhi. The basic qualification and experience required are as follows: Qualification: MLIS from a recognized University Experience: At least one year experience in working in a library with KOHA library automation software. Emolument: Rs. 20,000 per month (Consolidated) Other terms and conditions: 1. The contract for each position will be for six month. The contract engagement to these positions shall not be part of the regular cadres nor, any special preferential treatment would be given to such contractual staff in the matter of recruitment to regular posts. 2. The contract engagement shall have no vested right prior to and after the completion of the contract period to ask for regularization/absorption in IGNOU. 3. Selected candidate may be placed anywhere in the country as per the requirement of the project. All desirous candidates may walk-in to attend the interview on December 22, 2012 along with a copy of their complete CV giving details of i) name, ii) Father�s name, iii) date of birth (age), iv) address with contact no., v) qualifications, vi) experience, etc. supported with the attested copies of the testimonials at VC Block, IGNOU Campus, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-110068 at 10.00 am onwards.

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Articel Needed
by Mahesh *Y* 13 Dec '12

13 Dec '12

Dear Friends, One of my faculty members need this article. J Capill Electrophor Microchip Technol.<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16042123#> 2005;9(3-4):39-44. Experimental design applied for the simultaneous analysis of whey proteins and caseins of binary and ternary milk mixtures by capillary electrophoresis. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16042123 -- *With Regards* ** * Mahesh.Y Librarian, Shri Pillappa College of Engineering, Bangalore-89. ** Mob: 09916388727 * -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Article Needed
by Mahesh *Y* 13 Dec '12

13 Dec '12

Dear Friends, Please send me the below article. Carbon Aerogels and Xerogels1992 MRS Spring Meeting.Richard W. Pekalaa1 and Cynthia T. Alvisoa1 http://dx.doi.org/10.1557/PROC-270-3 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1557/PROC-270-3> -- *With Regards* ** * Mahesh.Y Librarian, Shri Pillappa College of Engineering, Bangalore-89. ** Mob: 09916388727 * -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Walk- in- Interview for the Post of Research Assistant
by Uma Kanjilal 12 Dec '12

12 Dec '12

Indira Gandhi National Open UniversityNMEICT Project on Library Automation and NetworkingADVERTISEMENT Walk-in-Interview Suitable candidates are invited for a walk-in-Interview on 22nd December, 2012 at 10.00 am to fill up the Position of Research Assistants (15 positions) purely on contractual basis initially for a period of six months, for a Project on Library Automation and Networking under the National Mission on Education through ICT (NMEICT), MHRD, New Delhi. The basic qualification and experience required are as follows: Qualification: MLIS from a recognized University Experience: At least one year experience in working in a library with KOHA library automation software. Emolument: Rs. 20,000 per month (Consolidated) Other terms and conditions: 1. The contract for each position will be for six month. The contract engagement to these positions shall not be part of the regular cadres nor, any special preferential treatment would be given to such contractual staff in the matter of recruitment to regular posts. 2. The contract engagement shall have no vested right prior to and after the completion of the contract period to ask for regularization/absorption in IGNOU. 3. Selected candidate may be placed anywhere in the country as per the requirement of the project. All desirous candidates may walk-in to attend the interview on December 22, 2012 along with a copy of their complete CV giving details of i) name, ii) Father’s name, iii) date of birth (age), iv) address with contact no., v) qualifications, vi) experience, etc. supported with the attested copies of the testimonials at VC Block, IGNOU Campus, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-110068 at 10.00 am onwards. -- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Assistant Librarian at NIFTEM. MoFPI, Govt of India
by Nihar Patra 12 Dec '12

12 Dec '12

National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM)is a Deemed–to-be university under De-novo category and Autonomous Institution under the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Government of India. It has been setup by the Ministry as a Rs. 500 crore (US $125 million) project in a sprawling campus of 100 acres located near Delhi NCR at Kundli, Sonepat Haryana as an apex world class institute of global standards in Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management. The Institute will cater to the needs of various stake holder entrepreneurs, industry, exporters, policy makers, the government and the existing institutions.A multi-level five storey 5474.29 SqmtState-of-the-ArtNIFTEM Knowledge Centre (Library)is housed in aesthetically designed boat shaped signature building of the NIFTEM campus. The datails for the post of Assistant Librarian please visit @ http://www.niftem.ac.in/NIFTEM/currentJobopenings.jsp Nihar Patra NIFTEM -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library Trainee at NIFTEM, MoFPI, Govt. of India
by Nihar Patra 12 Dec '12

12 Dec '12

ADVERTISEMENT FOR THE ENGAGEMENT OF LIBRARY TRAINEE: ON CONTRACTUAL APPOINTMENT BASIS (PURELY TEMPORARY) National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM)is a Deemed–to-be university under De-novo category and Autonomous Institution under the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Government of India. It has been setup by the Ministry as a Rs. 500 crore (US $125 million) project in a sprawling campus of 100 acres located near Delhi NCR at Kundli, Sonepat Haryana as an apex world class institute of global standards in Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management. The Institute will cater to the needs of various stake holder entrepreneurs, industry, exporters, policy makers, the government and the existing institutions. A multi-level five storey 5474.29 Sqmt State-of-the-ArtNIFTEM Knowledge Centre (Library) is housed in aesthetically designed boat shaped signature building of the NIFTEM campus. NIFTEMinvites Post-Graduates in Library & Information Science from recognized Indian universities to serve as Library Trainee purely on a temporary basis maximum for six months. Remuneration: Selected candidates will be paid a consolidated stipend of Rs. 16,000/- per month. The selected candidates will have to work from Monday-Friday (five days a week) and be ready to work in different shifts and weekends on rotation basis. Essential Qualification & Experiences:Post-graduate in Library & Information Science (M. Lib & Sc.), (Regular Course). Candidate shall have basic knowledge of computer and preferably working knowledge of any library software / open source software. Age Limit:28 years as on the date of test & interview Selection of candidate will be based on the performance in the written test and personal interview. NO TA/DA will be given for the same. Interested candidates may send their RESUME along with a passport size photograph affixed at niftem.nkc(a)gmail.comby 16th December, 2012 positively and directly come for the written test & interview on 17thDecember 2012 at 11.00AM. Candidates are requested to bring with them the certificates (original & one set of photocopy) in support of date of birth and qualifications, experience if any.Venue for written test & interview: NIFTEM Campus. For more information about the Institute, Library and this announcement, please visit @ http://www.niftem.ac.in Nihar K Patra NIFTEM -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Notice for Engaging of Casual Workers in National Library, Kolkata
by RUDRA RANJAN 12 Dec '12

12 Dec '12

The National Library intends to engage 6 casual workers on daily wages basis (five days a week) for 60 (3 Months) working days to work in the Hindi Division. The candidate should preferably be a graduate with good knowledge of Hindi and good handwriting and willing to perform the job which will be assigned by the library authority. Interested persons may apply with their complete Bio-data within 15 days from the date of issuing of this notice. The application, addressed to the Director General, National Library, Kolkata, may be submitted to ALIO Hindi Division, National Library, Kolkata. Last Date of Application: 20.12.2012 For more Details: http://www.nationallibrary.gov.in/nat_lib_stat/pdfs/Notice_HindiDivision.pdf -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library Trainee at NIFTEM, MoFPI, Govt. of India
by NIFTEM Knowlede Centre 12 Dec '12

12 Dec '12

*ADVERTISEMENT FOR THE ENGAGEMENT OF LIBRARY TRAINEE: ON CONTRACTUAL APPOINTMENT BASIS (PURELY TEMPORARY)* *National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM)* is a Deemed–to-be university under De-novo category and Autonomous Institution under the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Government of India. It has been setup by the Ministry as a Rs. 500 crore (US $125 million) project in a sprawling campus of 100 acres located near Delhi NCR at Kundli, Sonepat Haryana as an apex world class institute of global standards in Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management. The Institute will cater to the needs of various stake holder entrepreneurs, industry, exporters, policy makers, the government and the existing institutions. A multi-level five storey 5474.29 Sqmt *State-of-the-Art*NIFTEM Knowledge Centre (Library) is housed in aesthetically designed boat shaped signature building of the NIFTEM campus. *NIFTEM* invites Post-Graduates in Library & Information Science from recognized Indian universities to serve as *Library Trainee* purely on a temporary basis maximum for six months. *Remuneration:* Selected candidates will be paid a consolidated stipend of *Rs. 16,000/- per month*. The selected candidates will have to work from Monday-Friday (five days a week) and be ready to work in different shifts and weekends on rotation basis. *Essential Qualification & Experiences:* Post-graduate in Library & Information Science (M. Lib & Sc.), (Regular Course). Candidate shall have basic knowledge of computer and preferably working knowledge of any library software / open source software. * Age Limit:* 28 years as on the date of test & interview Selection of candidate will be based on the performance in the written test and personal interview. NO TA/DA will be given for the same. Interested candidates may send their RESUME along with a passport size photograph affixed at *niftem.nkc(a)gmail.com* <niftem.nkc(a)gmail.com>* by 16 th December, 2012 positively and directly come for the written test & interview on 17th December 2012 at 11.00AM*. Candidates are requested to bring with them the certificates (original & one set of photocopy) in support of date of birth and qualifications, experience if any. *Venue for written test & interview: NIFTEM Campus.* For more information about the Institute, Library and this announcement, please visit @ * http://www.niftem.ac.in* <http://www.niftem.ac.in/>** * * *Nihar K Patra* *NIFTEM* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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[Call for papers:IATLIS Conference, 26-28 December 2012 at DRTC, Bangalore
by mailman＠ncsi.iisc.ernet.in 11 Dec '12

11 Dec '12

---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- - From: "Khushpreet Singh Brar" <khushpreet.singh(a)gmail.com> Date: Mon, December 10, 2012 2:18 pm -------------------------------------------------------------------------- DRTC Golden Jubilee National Conference on Library Education Jointly with XXIX IATLIS NATIONAL CONFERENCE, 2012 26-28 December 2012 Theme LIS Education and Research: Contemplating Persistent and Debatable Issues Organized jointly by Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS) and Documentation Research & Training Centre (DRTC),Indian Statistical Institute, 8th Mile Mysore Road, Bangalore- 560 05*9* IATLIS: Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS) is a professional association of more than 600 teachers and professionals in Library and Information Science in India. Since its inception in 1969, IATLIS has been active in taking up several issues of LIS Education in India especially relating to the development of curriculum, teaching methods, infrastructure, teachers training, etc. It actively works for the promotion of the professional interests of LIS teachers. As part of its activities, it conducts national seminars, workshops, training programmes, etc. It brings out its official organ IATLIS Communications besides publishing conference volumes. This year the annual IATLIS conference is being held at Documentation Training and Research Centre (DRTC), at Bangalore on the broad theme of *LIS Education and Research: Contemplating Persistent and Debatable Issues from 26-28 December 2012 DRTC:*Documentation Research and Training Centre (DRTC) established by Prof. S R Ranganathan in 1962, is a research centre at Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) conducting Research, Training and Higher Education in the field Library and Information Sciences and allied areas. In the last five decades, DRTC has been involved in Research, Education, Training and cutting edge applications of Information and Communication Technology to Libraries and Information Centres, Knowledge centers and systems. 2012 marks the Golden Jubilee of DRTC and we are happy to host as part of 'Golden Jubilee Celebrations', the national conference on LIS Education and Research jointly with the XXIX IATLIS conference on *LIS Education and Research: Contemplating Persistent and Debatable Issues from 26-28 December 2012 Theme of the Conference LIS Education and Research: Contemplating Persistent and Debatable Issues Sub-themes: (suggested topics but not limited to the following) - What course components are relevant and irrelevant in LIS Curriculum? - Is LIS research over-emphasizing Survey Research, Citation Analysis, and redundant topics? - What ICT topics should form the core and specializations in LIS Curriculum? - Core vs. Specializations with special reference to Public Library system and School Library system - How to facilitate smooth transition from: - Tradition to modernity - Classification to Ontology - Cataloging to Bibliographic Metadata - Authority files to Metadata Schema - Moving beyond Informatics and work in Data and Text Mining - Information Sources to Information Gateways and Discovery tools - National Mission for Libraries and LIS Education - E-learning in LIS, Open Courseware, LISwiki (Open invitation for voluntary editors) - IPRs and Open Access - Open Source Software in LIS - Open Standards in LIS - Library 2.0: Web 2.0 Technologies - Role of Social Networks in Library Services - Resource Discovery tools: A critique of Web Search Engines Invited talks on: - Data Science: Data Repositories, Linked Data, Data Analytics - Semantic web: Ontology, metadata and Inferencing - Cloud Computing: LIS Clouds Panel Discussion on LIS Education and Research Note: These sub-themes are not exhaustive, rather indicative only. Call for papers: Full articles and research papers (with abstracts) on the above mentioned theme and sub-themes for the XXIX IATLIS* *National Conference should reach to Dr. H. P. S. Kalra, General Secretary, IATLIS, Department of Library & Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002 (Punjab) as a hard copy and also as an email attachment latest by *21 December 2012*. The paper should not be more than 3000 words. Please send your paper both in print and electronic form on a CD in Microsoft Word and also a soft copy through email to iatlis2012(a)gmail.com. The paper should include Title, Name and Address of author(s), Abstract and Key Words. References at the end of the paper and their in-text citing should be according to APA Style manual. For further information about this check this link: http://www.wooster.edu/psychology/APA-crib.html Registration Fees: Indian Delegates: Sponsored: Rs. 3,000/- Non-Sponsored Rs. 2,000/- Retired Professionals:Rs.1,500/- Accompanying Person:Rs. 1,500/- Students:Rs.750/- Foreign Delegates: SARRC Countries:USD 150 Other Countries: USD 300 The registration fee covers conference kit, proceedings of the conference (upon post- publication), and working lunch, dinner and breakfast and session tea for the days of the conference. The registration fee does not include accommodation charges. Papers presented at the conference will be published in the post-conference volume and would be sent to the registered delegates later on. Delegates are requested to include registration fees for accompanying persons while forwarding their registration forms since it would not be possible to entertain last minute request in view of shortage of accommodation. Accompanying persons shall not be entitled for conference kits. Delegates are requested to intimate their travel plan in advance to avoid inconvenience. The Demand Draft for registration fee should be in favour of IATLIS payable at Patiala, and should be sent along with duly filled Registration Form latest by 21 December 2012 to: Dr. H. P. S. Kalra, General Secretary, IATLIS and Head, Dept. of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002 (Punjab) Ph.-0175-3046179 and 3046180 Email: hpskalra(a)gmail.com Accommodation: Accommodations in ISI guest house are very limited and will be arranged by the local Organizing Secretary ONLY on first-come-first served basis for those participants who send prior information for it in the registration form. Charges for accommodation are to be borne by the participants as per actuals. Bangalore is host to several hotels and hostels catering to all budgets. Delegates can also make their booking on their own. Climate and Clothing: Weather is generally pleasant in December in Bangalore with temperatures between 15-27 degrees Celsius. Heavy woolens are not required but sweaters and shawls are advisable. How to reach DRTC, Indian Statistical Institute: By Bus The city bus service is known as BMTC (or BTS) and its main terminal is right opposite the city railway station. Please use the subway from outside the railway station to reach the BTS bus station. (The area that covers the railway station, bus station etc. is known as Majestic.) You may take a Kengeri bound bus (nos. 222A, 226A and 403A) from platform no. 19A to come to ISI. Platform no. 19A is closest to the railway station. Ask for a ticket to "Jairamdas Bus stop". (The ISI bus stop is known as 'Jairamdas'.) This bus stop is just after the University Gate bus stop and just before the R. V. College bus stop. The bus journey takes 30-40 minutes. By Air Bangalore International Airport is approximately one and a half hour drive from the Institute about 56 kms. It handles direct flights from a number of national and international destinations. A journey by taxi from the air port to the Institute will cost approximately Rs.1050/- By Rail Bangalore, is well connected with rail and roads. There are plenty of trains from all the major cities of India to Bangalore City. Indian Statistical Institute, which is next to the Bangalore University, is about 12 km on the way to Mysore from the city railway station. A journey by taxi from the railway station to the Institute will take approximately 30 minutes and costs approximately Rs.500. Registration Form XXIX IATLIS National Conference,26-28 December 2012 Documentation Training and Research Centre, Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore Name: (Prof./Dr./Mr./Mrs./Ms):.. Name of accompanying person/s (if y):. Designation: ... Institution: .. Mailing Address: .. E-mail: .. Phone: (O) .., (M) . Payment Details: Bank: . Draft No. Dated: ................................ Amount: (DD to be drawn in favour of IATLIS, payable at Patiala). Whether accommodation is required: Yes / No. If Yes, number of persons and their names:.. Arrival and Departure Details (Train / Flight No., Date, Time): . Signature Important Dates: Receipt of full papers: 21 December 2012 Conference Dates: 26 28 December 2012 On behalf of Organizing Committee we extend a very cordial invitation to all IATLIS members, LIS teachers, LIS students and Library professionals for participation in XXIX IATLIS National Conference 2012 and to celebrate Golden Jubilee of DRTC. The filled-in registration form along with registration fee is to be sent to the General Secretary, IATLIS C/o Dept. of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002 (Punjab) Ph.-0175-3046179, 3046180. IATLIS Office Bearers: Dr. Jagtar Singh, *President, IATLIS *& Professor, Dept. of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002 Ph.-0175-3046179 and 3046180, Email: jagtardeep(a)gmail.com, iatlis.patiala(a)gmail.com Dr. H. P. S. Kalra, General Secretary, IATLIS and Head, Dept. of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002 (Punjab) Ph.-0175-3046179 and 3046180 Email: hpskalra(a)gmail.com Organising Secretary: Dr. Devika P. Madalli, devika(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in Regards -- Khushpreet Singh Brar UGC-JRF Department of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala-147002 E-mail: khushpreet.singh(a)gmail.com Mobile: +919815303000

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Invitation for Book Release and JNU Central Library 8th Library Lecture Series
by Devendrappa T M 11 Dec '12

11 Dec '12

Dear Sir, Kindly post the Book *Release and Central Library JNU *8th Library Lecture Series and Outreach Programme invitation. All the LIS professionals are cordially invites to attend the programme. Below is the programme details. *Central Library, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)* In collaboration with *SATKAL Trust* cordially invites you to the *Release of the Book* *Pioneers of Library Movement in India: A Tribute by SATKAL * *(Published by Panjab Library Association & SATKAL Trust)* *Padmashri Alok Mehta*, Member, RRRLF & Chief Editor, National Duniya, New Delhi will release the book *Dr. K. K. Banerjee*, Director General, Raja Rammohun Library Foundation (RRRLF), Kolkata will be the Chief Guest *Prof. Jagindar Singh Ramdev*, Chief Patron & Founder, Satinder Kaur Ramdev Memorial Trust for Advancement of Librarianship (SATKAL) will be the Guest of Honour *SATKAL Annual Lecture* on *Essential Skills for LIS Professionals * by *Dr. H K Kaul* Director, DELNET, New Delhi *Chairperson: Prof. P. B. Mangla * Former Dean & HoD-DLIS, DU, University of Delhi Date: *Wednesday, December 12, 2012, 11.00 am * Venue:* Lecture Hall-I, Convention Centre, JNU, New Delhi* with regards ----------------------------------------- Devandrappa T M Professional Assistant JNU Central Library New Delhi-110067 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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urgent
by monisha mishra 11 Dec '12

11 Dec '12

Dear professionals , Good afternoon.Can anyone send me the fulltext of the below mentioned article as it is being urgently required by one of our research scholars. U.K. Chauhan, Sanjeev Dubey and Shilpa Mishra. 2012. Diabetes Mellitus and its Treatment with the Help of Aloe Vera. International Journal of Biotechnology & Biochemistry (IJBB) Volume 8: 35-45 With regards. Truely,l *Monisha Mishra* *Librarian Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology, Bhubaneswar Orissa* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Invitation-Lecture by Prof Leslie Chan
by Ishwar Goudar 11 Dec '12

11 Dec '12

Dear Professionals, You along with your faculty members and researchers are cordially invited for a special lecture on: "Emerging Trends in Scholarly Communications and Impact Measures in the Open Knowledge Environment" by Prof. Leslie Chan Department of Social Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, Canada Organized by Mysore University Library Department of Studies in Library and Information Science (DLIS-UoM) Mysore Library and Information Scientists’ Association (MyLISA) and SDM Institute of Management Development, Mysore Venue: Manasa Media Centre, Mysore University Library, Manasagangotri, Mysore Date: Wednesday, 19th December 2012 at 3.30 p.m. Who Should Participate: Faculty, Researchers, Scientists, Students, Librarians RSVP: Dr. C.P. Ramasesh, University Librarian, MUL, Mob: 9731343004 Dr. Khaiser Nikam, Professor & Chairperson, DLIS, UoM, Mob: 9845328672 Prof. Mallinath Kumbhar, President, MyLISA, Mob: 9844355929 Dr. M.V. Sunil, Librarian, SDM-IMD, Mob: 9986439832 Dr. I.R.N. Goudar, Visiting Professor and Library Adviser, UoM, Mob: 9611165781 About Speaker: Leslie Chan is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Social Sciences at the University of Toronto Scarborough, where he serves as the Program Supervisor for the International Development Studies program. A pioneer in the use of the Web for knowledge exchange and learning, Leslie has been the Director of Bioline International, a collaborative platform based at CRIA Brazil for open access distribution of research journals from close to twenty developing countries. This activity is part of Leslie’s long-term teaching and research interests in the roles of openness and control in the flow of knowledge and information and their impact on local and international development. In particular, Leslie has worked with organizations such as the Open Society Institute, UNESCO, and IDRC, in the development of alternative forms of knowledge media and communicative practices enabled by social network and collaborative software, and in the evaluation of human centered design principles and participatory approaches to media for community development. With Alma Swan, Leslie co-founded the Open Access Scholarly Information Sourcebook (OASIS) and the Global Open Access Map. A Trustee of the Electronic Publishing Trust for Development, Leslie is on the editorial board of Open Medicine, and the advisory board of the Scholarly Communication in Africa project based at the University of Cape Town. He is also a member of the Research Dissemination Committee of the Canadian Federation of Humanities and Social Sciences. Request: Please inform your colleagues in library, your faculty and researchers about this lecture -- Dr. I.R.N. Goudar Visiting Professor and Library Adviser Mysore University Library University of Mysore Manasagangotri, MYSORE - 570 006 Tel: 0821-2419283 mob: 09611165781 E-mail: goudarishwar(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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Training Programme on “Utilization of e-Resources in Agriculture” in Kerala Agricultural University
by Dr. A.T. Francis 11 Dec '12

11 Dec '12

Dear all, In order to equip the scientific community with modern tools of digital knowledge resources and e-learning, a Series of Training Programmes on “Utilization of E-Resources in Agriculture” has been organized by the KeralaAgriculturalUniversity for Scientists, Teachers, and Research Students. First of this Training Programme is being organised on 12-12-2012. The Training Series and first programme will be inaugurated Prof. (Dr.) P. Rajendran, Hon. Vice Chancellor, KAU in a function chaired by Prof. (Dr.) E.K. Mathew, Registrar. Major topics covered in the training are “Searching techniques of CAB Database & E-Books”, “Consortia based Knowledge Resources”, “E-Resources of KeralaAgriculturalUniversity”. Most welcome to the registered participants as well as all others to the Inaugural function at 10.00am at the University Library, Thrissur. With regards, Dr. A.T. FRANCIS, MCom, MLISc, NET, PhD HEAD, LIBRARY & IT NODAL OFFICER College of Horticulture Kerala Agricultural University Thrissur - 680 656, India, 91-9496839409 (m) francisaloor(a)yahoo.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Article Request
by LIJESH TK 11 Dec '12

11 Dec '12

Dear All Professionals, Our Research scholar need below article. Kindly help me in this regard. Title:Morphological and Phytochemical characterisation of different accessions of Hemidesmus indicus Authors:Satheesh George; Unnikrishnan K.P; Udayan P.S; Tushar K.V; Anu Augustine; Indira Balachandran Source:Journal of Tropical Medicinal Plants Vol/Issue:8(1): 97-103 Link:http://www.tropmedplants.com/article.php?aid=312 By, Lijesh T.K Project Fellow (Library) Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI), Peechi, Thrissur, Kerala. PH: 09497249813 Email: tklijesh(a)yahoo.com or lijeshalapad(a)gmail.com Visit: http://www.libraryjobs4u.blogspot.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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9th Annual Meet and Workshop of INDEST-AICTE consortium at IIM Ahmedabad
by Bibhuti B. Sahoo 11 Dec '12

11 Dec '12

Dear All, We are happy to announce that the 9th Annual Meet and Workshop of INDEST-AICTE consortium is being held at Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA) and is jointly organized by IIM Ahmedabad and IIT Gandhinagar. The venue of the meeting is IIMA Campus during January 18-19, 2012. We invite all INDEST members (Core, Active and others) to register at the earliest to avail campus accommodation as we have limited number of rooms available. Other Library professionals interested can also register for the meet. For more details please visit to the following website: http://www.iimahd.ernet.in/indest/ or http://paniit.iitd.ac.in/indest/ Details of programme will be posted soon on the workshop website. -- Thanks and Regards Dr. Bibhuti Bhusan Sahoo Central Library, INDEST - AICTE Consortium Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Hauz Khas, New Delhi - 110016 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for an article
by Dr. Vinod Kr. Sharma 11 Dec '12

11 Dec '12

Dear Professional Friends, If you have access, please forward me a copy of the below mentioned article required by one of our senior faculty member for his research work - Saxena S, Kesharwani RK, Singh V, Singh S. Designing of putative siRNA against geminiviral suppressors of RNAi to develop geminivirus-resistant papaya crop.Int J Bioinform Res Appl. 2013;9(1):3-12. doi: 10.1504/IJBRA.2013.050655. Link: http://inderscience.metapress.com/content/p004805646270355/?genre=article&i… Thanks in advance for your kind cooperation. Regards, -- *Dr Vinod Kr Sharma,* *Librarian/Information Scientist National Institute of Plant Genome Research, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, P B No.10531,J.N.U. Campus, New Delhi - 110067. Ph. : 91-11-26735101(Direct) 91-11-26741612, 14, 17 Ext. 101, 102 * -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Article request
by Manas Samanta/মানস সামন্ত 10 Dec '12

10 Dec '12

Dear all Kindly send me the following article Magnetic Properties and Giant Magneto-Impedance Effect of Ductile Amorphous Microwires Without Glass Coating *Authors: *Zhukova, V.; Umnov, P.; Molokanov, V.; Shalygin, A.N.; Zhukov, A. *Source:* Sensor Letters <http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/asp/senlet>, Volume 10, Numbers 3-4, March/April 2012 , pp. 731-735(5) Reference link: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/asp/senlet/2012/00000010/F0020003/art… with regards -- ---------------------------------------------------- Manas Samanta Computer Sc(H). MLIS Technical Assistant CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory Jamshedpur . Ph.No.- 0657-2345112(O) Mobile No. - 8102387227 (Jharkhand), 9126345586 (West Bengal) man_lis(a)rediffmail.com , lis_man(a)hotmail.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Call for papers:IATLIS Conference, 26-28 December 2012 at DRTC, Bangalore -
by Khushpreet Singh Brar 10 Dec '12

10 Dec '12

*DRTC Golden Jubilee National Conference on Library Education* *Jointly with* *XXIX IATLIS* *NATIONAL CONFERENCE, 2012* *26-28 December 2012* *Theme* *LIS Education and Research: Contemplating Persistent and Debatable Issues* *Organized jointly by* * * Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS) and Documentation Research & Training Centre (DRTC),Indian Statistical Institute, 8th Mile Mysore Road, Bangalore- 560 05*9* * * *IATLIS: *Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS) is a professional association of more than 600 teachers and professionals in Library and Information Science in India. Since its inception in 1969, IATLIS has been active in taking up several issues of LIS Education in India especially relating to the development of curriculum, teaching methods, infrastructure, teachers’ training, etc. It actively works for the promotion of the professional interests of LIS teachers. As part of its activities, it conducts national seminars, workshops, training programmes, etc. It brings out its official organ ‘IATLIS Communications’ besides publishing conference volumes. This year the annual IATLIS conference is being held at Documentation Training and Research Centre (DRTC), at Bangalore on the broad theme of *“LIS Education and Research: Contemplating Persistent and Debatable Issues” from 26-28 December 2012* *DRTC:*Documentation Research and Training Centre (DRTC) established by Prof. S R Ranganathan in 1962, is a research centre at Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) conducting Research, Training and Higher Education in the field Library and Information Sciences and allied areas. In the last five decades, DRTC has been involved in Research, Education, Training and cutting edge applications of Information and Communication Technology to Libraries and Information Centres, Knowledge centers and systems. 2012 marks the Golden Jubilee of DRTC and we are happy to host as part of 'Golden Jubilee Celebrations', the national conference on LIS Education and Research jointly with the XXIX IATLIS conference on *“LIS Education and Research: Contemplating Persistent and Debatable Issues” from 26-28 December 2012* *Theme of the Conference*:* * *LIS Education and Research: Contemplating Persistent and Debatable Issues* *Sub-themes: (suggested topics but not limited to the following)* - What course components are relevant and irrelevant in LIS Curriculum? - Is LIS research over-emphasizing Survey Research, Citation Analysis, and redundant topics? - What ICT topics should form the core and specializations in LIS Curriculum? - Core vs. Specializations with special reference to Public Library system and School Library system - How to facilitate smooth transition from: - Tradition to modernity - Classification to Ontology - Cataloging to Bibliographic Metadata - Authority files to Metadata Schema - Moving beyond Informatics and work in Data and Text Mining - Information Sources to Information Gateways and Discovery tools - National Mission for Libraries and LIS Education - E-learning in LIS, Open Courseware, LISwiki (Open invitation for voluntary editors) - IPRs and Open Access - Open Source Software in LIS - Open Standards in LIS - Library 2.0: Web 2.0 Technologies - Role of Social Networks in Library Services - Resource Discovery tools: A critique of Web Search Engines *Invited talks on:* - Data Science: Data Repositories, Linked Data, Data Analytics - Semantic web: Ontology, metadata and Inferencing - Cloud Computing: LIS Clouds Panel Discussion on LIS Education and Research Note: These sub-themes are not exhaustive, rather indicative only. *Call for papers:* Full articles and research papers (with abstracts) on the above mentioned theme and sub-themes for the XXIX IATLIS* *National Conference should reach to Dr. H. P. S. Kalra, General Secretary, IATLIS, Department of Library & Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala – 147002 (Punjab) as a hard copy and also as an email attachment latest by *21 December 2012*. The paper should not be more than 3000 words. Please send your paper both in print and electronic form on a CD in Microsoft Word and also a soft copy through email to iatlis2012(a)gmail.com. The paper should include Title, Name and Address of author(s), Abstract and Key Words. References at the end of the paper and their in-text citing should be according to APA Style manual. For further information about this check this link: http://www.wooster.edu/psychology/APA-crib.html *Registration Fees:* *Indian Delegates:* Sponsored: Rs. 3,000/- Non-Sponsored Rs. 2,000/- Retired Professionals: Rs.1,500/- Accompanying Person: Rs. 1,500/- Students: Rs. 750/- *Foreign Delegates:* SARRC Countries: $ 150 Other Countries: $ 300 The registration fee covers conference kit, proceedings of the conference (upon post- publication), and working lunch, dinner and breakfast and session tea for the days of the conference. The registration fee does not include accommodation charges. Papers presented at the conference will be published in the post-conference volume and would be sent to the registered delegates later on. Delegates are requested to include registration fees for accompanying persons while forwarding their registration forms since it would not be possible to entertain last minute request in view of shortage of accommodation. 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Delegates can also make their booking on their own. *Climate and Clothing:* Weather is generally pleasant in December in Bangalore with temperatures between 15-27 degrees Celsius. Heavy woolens are not required but sweaters and shawls are advisable. *How to reach DRTC, Indian Statistical Institute: * *By Bus* The city bus service is known as BMTC (or BTS) and its main terminal is right opposite the city railway station. Please use the subway from outside the railway station to reach the BTS bus station. (The area that covers the railway station, bus station etc. is known as Majestic.) You may take a Kengeri bound bus (nos. 222A, 226A and 403A) from platform no. 19A to come to ISI. Platform no. 19A is closest to the railway station. Ask for a ticket to "Jairamdas Bus stop". (The ISI bus stop is known as 'Jairamdas'.) This bus stop is just after the University Gate bus stop and just before the R. V. College bus stop. The bus journey takes 30-40 minutes. *By Air * Bangalore International Airport is approximately one and a half hour drive from the Institute about 56 kms. It handles direct flights from a number of national and international destinations. A journey by taxi from the air port to the Institute will cost approximately Rs.1050/- *By Rail* Bangalore, is well connected with rail and roads. There are plenty of trains from all the major cities of India to Bangalore City. Indian Statistical Institute, which is next to the Bangalore University, is about 12 km on the way to Mysore from the city railway station. A journey by taxi from the railway station to the Institute will take approximately 30 minutes and costs approximately Rs.500. * * *Registration Form* XXIX IATLIS National Conference,26-28 December 2012 Documentation Training and Research Centre, Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore Name: (Prof./Dr./Mr./Mrs./Ms):………………………………………………………….. 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Arrival and Departure Details (Train / Flight No., Date, Time): ……………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………… Signature *Important Dates: * Receipt of full papers: 21 December 2012 Conference Dates: 26 – 28 December 2012 *On behalf of Organizing Committee we extend a very cordial invitation to all IATLIS members, LIS teachers, LIS students and Library professionals for participation in XXIX IATLIS National Conference 2012 and to celebrate Golden Jubilee of DRTC. * The filled-in registration form along with registration fee is to be sent to the General Secretary, IATLIS C/o Dept. of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002 (Punjab) Ph.-0175-3046179, 3046180. *IATLIS Office Bearers:* Dr. Jagtar Singh, *President, IATLIS *& Professor, Dept. of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002 Ph.-0175-3046179 and 3046180, Email: jagtardeep(a)gmail.com, iatlis.patiala(a)gmail.com Dr. H. P. S. Kalra, General Secretary, IATLIS and Head, Dept. of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002 (Punjab) Ph.-0175-3046179 and 3046180 Email: hpskalra(a)gmail.com *Organising Secretary:* Dr. Devika P. Madalli, devika(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in Regards -- Khushpreet Singh Brar UGC-JRF Department of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala-147002 E-mail: khushpreet.singh(a)gmail.com Mobile: +919815303000 -- 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 from Taylor and Francis
by Dr. Badan Barman 10 Dec '12

10 Dec '12

Respected forum members, I am in need of the following article: "Angry Pandas": Hindu priest and the colonial government in the dispersal of Hardwar Mela 1982. by Katherine Prior. Publisher: Taylor and Francis. Published in South Asia, Vol. 16; No.1; 1993. pp. 25-52. Link to the full text: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00856409308723173 I shall appreciate if any body can send the article. Note: This is for the second time I am posting the request to the forum members. Thanking you, Yours faithfully Badan Barman -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fwd: [sss-global] THE FORGOTTEN BOOK READING HABIT
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 10 Dec '12

10 Dec '12

I am reproducing an article on reading that impressed me. As many of us are librarians stocking good literature and fiction, I feel it is our duty not to let this reading habit among our customers to die. Dr P Vyasamoorthy, 30 Gruhalakshmi Colony Secunderabad 500015 Ph 040-27846631 / 9490804278. How to read books and alienate friends *Jairaj Singh, Hindustan Times* December 09, 2012 Of late, I have been finding reading books a little futile and irksome. The more I read, the more I seem to forget, and only now has it is begun to hurt somewhere deep inside. Each time I start a new book, I feel like I'm holding a fistful of sand, and with each page I turn, I can't help but let its fragile content slip through the grasp of memory. When the book finally draws to an end, I'm left with bits of dust and crumbs. I don't know why I'm still reading books. A few weeks ago, I finally found Jonathan Safran Foer's Everything is Illuminated (2002), a book I've been looking for the longest, in a bookstore that vehemently denied of having it on its shelves and stock. For some inexplicable reason, it's one of those few novels I've read, which became an almost instant favourite long before I read its first page. Has this ever happened to you? After I was turned down by Fact & Fiction and told matter-of-factly to hunt for a cheaper edition, I set myself on an adventure to look for the book across the city's bookstores only to be confronted with a cruel and unfortunate reality that I have been ominously harping about in recent times. Bookstores in the city are on the verge of ruin. The future is not far when you won't be left with much choice on what to read. Perhaps, it's to do with the loss of my best friend (we used to share books we enjoyed since Mayo), I found Everything is Illuminated a very sad and moving tale. The story is about a young American Jew (shares the same name as the author) who travels to Ukraine with a yellowing photograph in search of a woman believed to have saved his grandfather from the Nazis. He is accompanied by a local, Alex, who is his age, very fond of American pop culture, and a very terrible translator, Alex's melancholic grandfather, who is the designated driver of the journey and is convinced he's blind, and Sammy Davis Jr Jr, the driver's "deranged seeing-eye bitch", out on a quixotic journey that will cast an indelible impression on the rest of their lives. Told in three narrative strands, loosely set in magic realism, and etched in wit, war, sex and pain, I couldn't help but have tears in my eyes when I read the novel. The book took me incomprehensibly long to read. Since it was the cheaper edition, it has a very fine print, and thus hard to read. But it helped traveling with the book to the hills. If you're ever looking for closure in life, and hold sadness in your heart, then I would advise you to take a book to the mountains. Another book I picked up was Raymond Carver's Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?, a collection of short stories by one of America's finest short story writers. The beauty of Carver lies in his ability to be simple and precise as he freely moves between compassion, sadness and humility tucked in careful folds of ordinary life. He has a rich deep working class poet's voice, but not in the lyrical way; he adds heft to composition. Not for a minute will your eyes stray from his stories because they are so neat, precise and concise. Anyone who has ever toyed with the idea of writing a short story must read him. Will You Please Be Quiet, Please? was written at a very harsh period in Carver's life. Around the time this collection of short stories was released, his first, he almost died of alcoholism, and had to settle with a life of sobriety. Perhaps this transition of strife and chaos permeates through in his stories, making this collection all the more endearing. Reading books is becoming increasingly dull in this age of instant messaging, social media, Wikipedia, smartphones, TV shows and films. It takes some inane commitment to develop a habit of reading, and it's only going to grow harder. Why do we read books? To be entertained, stimulated, to learn, or just visit worlds we never knew existed? By not reading books and killing the culture, we're making way for a rudderless world with no balanced view and perspective. Speaking on the pleasures of reading, one of the most celebrated writers of our times, Ian McEwan, who I met many years ago on a cold sunny afternoon in Jaipur, in a recent interview to The New York Times said, "Perhaps the greatest reading pleasure has an element of self-annihilation. To be so engrossed that you barely know you exist." So, why do I read books? I enjoy stories. It's not always how little you remember or forget from a book that counts. It's the dust and crumbs you hold on to that make a difference. ========== -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Centenary Photography Competition
by Dr.D.P Prathap 08 Dec '12

08 Dec '12

Kindly arrange to distribute through LIS forum: ================================ *Centenary Photography Competition * Commemorating its centenary, the Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore is organizing a photography competition open to all Indian citizens living in India. The theme for the contest is ‘*Sugarcane’*. Entry is free. Individual digital photographs must be the competitor’s own work, and cannot be older than 10 years. Entrants can upload up to three images related to the theme. There will be three winners with five consolation prizes. *Practical information:* · Deadline for submissions: 12 hrs IST on* 15 December 2012* · Photographs and entry forms must be sent by email to * sbiphotocontest(a)gmail.com* · Information about the competition is available at* * http://www.sugarcane100.blogspot.in , www.sugarcane.res.in & www.caneinfo.nic.in Contact the Chairman, Publicity committee, SBI-Centenary, at sbicentenary(a)gmail.com if anything needs to be clarified. ====================== -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Invitation for DELNET-Daisy Forum Programme at IIC Annexe on December 15, 2012
by Dr Sangeeta Kaul 07 Dec '12

07 Dec '12

Dear Professional Colleagues We would appreciate if you may kindly send us the confirmation to attend the programme at the earliest possible. ========================================================================== DELNET-Developing Library Network & DAISY Forum of India cordially invite you and your colleagues to a panel discussion on Transcending the Boundaries of Vision : Managing Digital Content in the Mainstream Libraries for the Print Disabled Panelists Mr Dipendra Manocha, President, Daisy Forum of India Mr Ashim Bhattacharya, National Library, Kolkata Dr H K Kaul, Director, DELNET Mr Hiroshi Kawamura, Vice-President, Assistive Technology Development Organisation (Japan) and immediate Past President, Daisy Consortium on Saturday, December 15, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. at Lecture Room I (Ground Floor) India International Centre Annexe (Next to World Bank) Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003 Tea: 6:00 p.m. Tea : 6:00 RSVP : 26742222 ========================================================================== Dr Sangeeta Kaul Network Manager DELNET-Developing Library Network Jawaharlal Nehru University Campus Nelson Mandela Road Vasant Kunj New Delhi-110070 INDIA Tel: 91-11-26742222, 26741266, 9810329992 (M) Fax: 91-11-26741122 Email: sangs(a)delnet.ren.nic.in, sangskaul2003(a)yahoo.co.in ========================================================== -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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9th International CALIBER 2013 to be held Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET) Centre, Ahmedabad on 21-23 March, 2013
by Dinesh Ranjan 07 Dec '12

07 Dec '12

*9th International CALIBER 2013* *Information and Library Network Centre, Ahmedabad* *21-23 March, 2013* It is our immense pleasure to inform you that the Information and Library Network Centre (INFLIBNET), Ahmedabad is organising CALIBER 2013 a three day International Convention during 21-23 March 2013 *About CALIBER * Convention on Automation of Libraries in Education and Research Institutions (CALIBER) is an annual convention, organised by INFLIBNET Centre in collaboration with different Universities. CALIBER 2013 is 18thCALIBER in the series and 9 th International CALIBER which will be held in INFLIBNET Centre, INFOCITY, Gandhinagar, Gujarat during 21-23 March 2013. *CONVENTION HIGHLIGHTS* CALIBER 2013 offers a unique opportunity to the library and information professionals, teachers, IT professionals, consultants and users involved in automation and networking of libraries as well as information providers to come together and interact on the subjects of mutual interest. It is a focused event that addresses latest trends on an important theme and sub themes. CALIBER brings together practitioners and academicians in the field of library and information science and computer science from across the world. Leading experts, IT gurus, and vendors from around the globe participate in the event. CALIBER has proved to be a forum for renowned and trend-setting speakers to stimulate strategic discussions among librarians, information specialists, publishers from all over the country and beyond. The theme of the 9th International CALIBER is "*Library Vision 2020: Moving Towards the Future* *Sub Themes* The conference will discuss all aspects of library and information services and technologies in the electronic environment, open access and e-learning and other futuristic technologies. The main theme will be divided into three sub-themes as detailed below, but not necessarily limited to: *Subtheme 1 : Migration towards future*. · Decision technology, mobile technologies and service science. · Collection and assets management. *· *Data discovery tools, technics for linking of richer-deeper data for semantic web. ** · Next generation service delivery models. · Integrated physical and digital spaces: "e-everything". · Changeover to newer metadata standards, metadata crosswalks: technologies and case studies. · Content modelling for semantic and social web. · Evolving professional roles * * *Subtheme 2: Collaborative Library Services * · New paradigms in networks and collaborations in libraries. · Collaborative acquisition and access management. · Collaboration systems and technologies. · Cloud based library services. · ILL and document delivery systems in digital environment. · Collaborative learning systems. · Impact of collaborative services : case studies. *Subtheme 3: Open Access and Open Content * · Collection Library to Creation Library. · New generation of open source software: Impact on Library Services. · Open learning resources and learning content management System. · Multimedia enriched e-learning systems. · Standards and IPR issues. · Societal and cultural issues. · National and international projects on e-Learning and scholarly content generation. · New Trends and developments. · SCORM & Tin Can API : Implementation Case studies *Who should participate?* Library and Information Science Professionals Professionals from IT and Knowledge sectors Policy makers and Knowledge seekers Educationists and Academicians Researchers, Students and distance learners E-publishers/ Vendors Content Managers /Technology Managers/ Knowledge Managers Government Officials/Planners /Media experts. *Call for Papers* Programme Committee solicits high quality research and technical papers, case studies, technology updates, etc. related to the theme and sub-themes of the conference. The paper submitted should have been neither published anywhere not kept under consideration for publication. All papers will go through a process of review and accepted papers will be published in the Conference Proceedings. Correspondence will be made with the principal author. The Programme Committee will have the right to edit the papers. The papers should be submitted in electronic version as mentioned below: · Soft copy as e-mail attachment to:caliber2013@inflibnet.ac.inSoft copy submit through online *Important Dates* Receipt of full paper: 31st January 2013 Intimation to Authors: 10th February 2013 The Event: March 21-23, 2013 *Guidelines for paper submission * *Electronic Submission * We strongly encourage you to send the final, revised version of your article electronically, Online <http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/caliber2011/ocs/> or by email caliber2013(a)inflibnet.ac.in. Author(s) are requested to use following format: *Format of Manuscript * 1. All papers should be typed on Microsoft Word-version. 2. Paper size should be A4, Portrait of size 8.5" x 11" with Margins: 1” (top & bottom); 1.5” (left & right) 3. All text should be typed in Arial or Times New Roman Font with size 12 and single-spaced. 4. Headings and subheadings must be in Bold font, left justified and numbered according to Level of heading as below: 1. First Level Heading 1.1 Second Level Heading 1.1.1 Third Level Heading 5. Header & Footer of font size 8. 6. Use double space after the headings, before starting the next paragraph. 7. Page Break can be given to give a logical end to a page. 8. The main title of your paper must not exceed 50 characters. This includes letters, spaces and punctuation. 9. Title should be followed by name, affiliation and address of the Author(s) 10. An abstract of length not more than 250 words should be supplied. 11. Few keywords must be given after the abstract. 12. Size of the paper to be kept within 5000 words. 13. All papers must be accompanied by one passport size color photograph together with a brief CV. 14. Illustrations such as photographs, charts, graphs, drawings, and diagrams should be labelled, so that they correspond with their mention in the text (e.g. Table-1, Figure-2, Diagram-3). Regards, -- Dinesh Ranjan Pradhan Scientific Technical Officer (LS) INFLIBNET Centre (An IUC of UGC) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IATLIS General Body Meeting on 27 December 2012 at DRTC, Bangalore
by Mailing List Admin 07 Dec '12

07 Dec '12

HPS Kalra hpskalra(a)gmail.com Thu Dec 6 15:02:18 IST 2012 Dear life member of IATLIS, The Annual general meeting of the Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS) will be held on 27 December 2012 at DRTC, Bangalore. Details are given in the enclosed notice. HPS Kalra General Secretary, IATLIS. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science C/o Department of Library and Information Science Punjabi University, Patiala No: IATLIS/GBM/2012 Date: 28-11-2012. The 2012 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Association will be held on Thursday, 27 December 2012 at 4.00 p.m. at the venue of the XXIX National Conference of the Association, Documentation Research and Training Centre, Indian Statistical Institute, 8th Mile, Mysore Road, Bangalore to transact the following agenda: Agenda 1. To confirm the minutes of the last Annual General Meeting held on 27 November 2011 at Gujarat University, Ahmedabad. 2. To adopt Annual Report for the period December 2011 November 2012 3. To adopt Audited Statement of Accounts for the period 1 April 2011 31 March 2012. 4. To discuss any other matter with the permission of the Chair. Presence of the members is earnestly solicited. General Secretary ------------------------------------------------------

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Invitation for DELNET-Daisy Forum Programme at IIC Annexe on December 15, 2012
by Mailing List Admin 07 Dec '12

07 Dec '12

Dr Sangeeta Kaul sangs(a)delnet.ren.nic.in Fri Dec 7 20:09:13 IST 2012 Dear Professional Colleagues We would appreciate if you may kindly send us the confirmation to attend the programme at the earliest possible. ========================================================================== DELNET-Developing Library Network & DAISY Forum of India cordially invite you and your colleagues to a panel discussion on Transcending the Boundaries of Vision : Managing Digital Content in the Mainstream Libraries for the Print Disabled Panelists Mr Dipendra Manocha, President, Daisy Forum of India Mr Ashim Bhattacharya, National Library, Kolkata Dr H K Kaul, Director, DELNET Mr Hiroshi Kawamura, Vice-President, Assistive Technology Development Organisation (Japan) and immediate Past President, Daisy Consortium on Saturday, December 15, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. at Lecture Room I (Ground Floor) India International Centre Annexe (Next to World Bank) Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003 Tea: 6:00 p.m. Tea : 6:00 RSVP : 26742222 ========================================================================== Dr Sangeeta Kaul Network Manager DELNET-Developing Library Network Jawaharlal Nehru University Campus Nelson Mandela Road Vasant Kunj New Delhi-110070 INDIA Tel: 91-11-26742222, 26741266, 9810329992 (M) Fax: 91-11-26741122 Email: sangs at delnet.ren.nic.in, sangskaul2003 at yahoo.co.in ==========================================================

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Beall~Rs List of Predatory Publishers 2013
by Mailing List Admin 07 Dec '12

07 Dec '12

Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2012 21:51:01 -0800 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <subbiah.arunachalam(a)gmail.com> Bealls List of Predatory Publishers 2013 By Jeffrey Beall Released December 4, 2012 The gold open-access model has given rise to a great many new online publishers. Many of these publishers are corrupt and exist only to make money off the author processing charges that are billed to authors upon acceptance of their scientific manuscripts. There are two lists below. The first includes questionable, scholarly open-access publishers. Each of these publishers has a portfolio that ranges from just a few to hundreds of individual journal titles. The second list includes individual journals that do not publish under the platform of any publisher they are essentially independent, questionable journals. In both cases, we recommend that researchers, scientists, and academics avoid doing business with these publishers and journals. Scholars should avoid sending article submissions to them, serving on their editorial boards or reviewing papers for them, or advertising in them. Also, tenure and promotion committees should give extra scrutiny to articles published in these journals, for many of them include instances of author misconduct. There are still many high-quality journals available for scholars to publish in, including many that do not charge author processing fees. An additional option is author self-archiving of articles in discipline-specific and institutional repositories. The author is grateful to the many colleagues who have shared information about potential predatory publishers. Last years list included 23 publishers, and this years has over 225, evidence of the rapid growth in the number of predatory journals and publishers. This list will be updated throughout the year at the blog *Scholarly Open Access*, http://scholarlyoa.com. The criteria for inclusion in the lists can be found here<http://scholarlyoa.com/2012/11/30/criteria-for-determining-predatory-open-a…>. The authors email address is: jeffrey.beall(a)ucdenver.edu. A PDF version of this document is available here<http://scholarlyoa.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/2013-lists1.pdf> . http://scholarlyoa.com/2012/12/06/bealls-list-of-predatory-publishers-2013/

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A good academic discussion on Koha and NewGenLib
by Rabishankar Giri 07 Dec '12

07 Dec '12

Dear Sir, I have recently sent my observations on the article mentioned below to the editor of Electronic Library. Subsequently, the author has sent the reply to the Editor which was forwarded to me by the editor. I hope that the discussion will enlighten us about the two OSS. The copy of the discussion has been pasted without any modifications. Regards, RS Giri Open Source Integrated Library Management Systems: Comparative Analysis of Koha and NewGenLib/ Manisha Singh and Gareema Sanaman, A comment Rabishankar Giri * * Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology, GGS Indraprastha University, Kashmere Gate, Delhi -110006, India. E-mail: rsgiri11(a)gmail.com Singh and Sanaman’s recent article (2012) on the comparative evaluation of two Open Source ILMS viz. Koha and NewGenLib makes space for debate. Response: There is no need for debate as the article was written in 2010 and was accepted in 2011. Mr. Giri has published his latest studies in the time period of 2011-2012. So as the technology changes every day, new improvised versions of software are developed and implemented. There may be slight difference in updated and lower versions. The two open source software have been compared previously. A white paper by Haravu (2009) compares both these software, but have been missed by the authors. In addition to this prominent work, there are a number of many other papers on NewGenLib which also if reviewed would have given a different perspective. Response: our article on comparative evaluation of two Open Source ILMS viz. Koha and NewGenLib includes more additional features, characteristics and provides specific information about both the software. And it is not possible to review entire literature and include in the paper while writing the study. Major important documents and relevant articles were reviewed by both the authors before writing review of literature and preparation of checklist. Some errors, perhaps due to oversight, that have crept in need to be corrected. On page. 813, the author has mentioned that NewGenLib was developed in 2007, but the fact is that NewGenLib version 1 is released in 2005 and on Jan. 9, 2008, it was declared as OSS under GNU GPL 3 (Wikepedia). Response: I would like to mention that Wikipedia is not an authentic source of information. NewGenlib is the product of a 4-year collaboration between the Kesavan Institute of Information and Knowledge Management (KIIKM) and Verus Solutions Pvt. Limited (VSPL), both based in Hyderabad, India. Toward the end of 2007 a business decision was taken to release NewGenLib under the GNU General Public License (GPL). “NewGenLib was developed in 2007” mentioned in the article is used to inform about its development as open source software for the first time. So, if needed the information about the release of first version of software (2008) can be added for clarifying the doubts. In the methodology (Sec. 5, pg. 814) , views/ opinions of professionals of two libraries viz. Delhi Public Library (DPL) using Koha, and Central Library, University of Delhi (CLUD) using NewGenLib have been taken into account. As per our best of knowledge, Central Library, University of Delhi is using Troodon, a proprietary software for Library Management, for more than one year (http://dulsopac.du.ac.in/) and DPL is using KOHA for more than three years. It may be that CLUD did some experiment with NewGenLib for sometime but recent interaction with the professionals from DU Library reveals that they did not experiment with NewGenLib in recent times. Even if we assume that Central Library, University of Delhi done a pilot study on NewGenLib, scaling opinion in Likert’s system will differ substantially because DPL is using the system for at least three years and its professionals got habituated with the process and naturally everything in their software seems to be easierwhereas professionals attached with initial pilot phase of experimentation of NewGenLib in CLUD will feel less habituated. Thus, it attracts a debate in the use of five point scaling system while giving weightage to the opinions where two systems are not at par. It is also to be noted that even DPL is not using all modules of Koha regularly, except acquisition, cataloguing, Circulation, Administration. Thus, the evaluation process based on the two sites, i.e., the Delhi Public Library that has not explored all features and modules of Koha and Delhi University Library that used NewGenLib for testing purpose only. Response: I want to inform the person that article is not only written on the basis of professional personal views and opinions. Article has been written after the thorough study of the software through important sources such as software manuals, relevant articles and software websites. I would also like to add to the knowledge that while I was conducting my study I have personally visited Central Library, DU where the work over library data was under progress using NewGenLib. Later if it has been discontinued, that’s not my responsibility to give reason behind the personal issues of the library. And again I would like to add more for DPL using Koha as I already had mentioned that not only one specific source has been used for writing the article. Visiting DPL and also CRL was the part of the study for gathering more and more information about the study. I have not used rating scale to compare the libraries using the software. It is used as an evaluation tool for the individual software at its own basis irrespective of the libraries. In the software evaluation section (Sec. 4, pg. 814), the authors say, “reference tools which compare the software features and functionality as a whole; reference statistical data available; verification through checklists which is a comprehensive list of questions or list of items to be noted, checked, or remembered and enables to clarify and standardize the evaluation and comparison process and directs the evaluator to the right things.” And “The software packages were evaluated and compared using the checklist which was prepared after thorough study and review of related literature, software reference tools and reference statistical data available” The author has neither referred to the standard reference tools, reference statistical data and checklists available nor provided comprehensive list of questionnaires. Response: I have not used the word Questionnaire anywhere in my study. And Checklist has been prepared personally by the efforts of both the authors after work hand and studies from the software manuals, documentation available, consulting sources and software websites. Checklist has not been copied from anywhere and it is presented in the form of the tables given in our article. And the entire points used in the checklist can be cross-checked while visiting to websites of the software used and their documentation and also by reading the articles used in the review. Again on same page the authors said, “On the basis of qualitative and quantitative results obtained from various sources and their satisfaction in meeting the requirements through the software, all the selected major and minor components or elements were rated for the comparison and various items were signed for their availability (√) and non-availability (×) in the software.” But authors did not mentioned the various sources from where they have derived the quantitative and qualitative results. If, it is from CUDL and DPL, CUDL is not using NewGenLib regularly, so there is hardly any question of satisfaction level of professionals at different levels of implementation and the other one DPL has partially exploited the Koha. Response: I have already mentioned in above responses related to various sources and have clearly written that data from Central Library, Delhi University and DPL, was only one of the source to know more about the software. On page 815, the authors mentioned “Further Koha is more compatible with international metadata and interoperability standards in comparison to NewGenLib which supports very few of them which are later discussed in the paper under formats and standards implementation.” Although the author’s mention that standards implementation are later discussed in the paper, it is found that they make general statements, e.g., in Table 1, under interoperability they give a score of 4 and 3 to Koha and Newgenlib respectively without justifying and/or specifying what interoperability standards are being supported or not supported. But, it is found that NewGenLib supports major international standards for better interoperability (Giri, 2012, 2011) and also compliant to Zotero which has been overlooked by the authors. Response: Kindly Read the article carefully, as the Table VI clearly explains the standards supported by the software. “Koha is more user friendly in terms of installation whereas NewGenLib.” This finding is in stark contrast with the findings reported by Giri from different workshop/training participants (Giri, 2012). It is to be noted that most Koha experts advises its installation on linux platform which is comparatively difficult than Windows platform. Whereas, most of NewgenLib installation is on Windows platform as found from the NewGenLib forum discussion. Response: Findings may vary from personal experience and individual point of view. Similarly, under Granularity, they provide scores to the two software without spelling out what they mean by granularity. In the absence of specific criteria on which the scores for granularity are based, score card is not convincing. If granularity means breaking main module into different smaller parts/submodules for user convenience, our three years experience of using NewGenLib tells that it takes into account very minute details as that of Koha. In several areas, like Budget Management, NewGenLib stands ahead of Koha as it has a well defined budget management system including carry forwarding unspent budget of previous financial year or in patron management, upgrading patron from one course to another by forcing change in patron id. If granularity means as author mentioned “Koha has granularity which describes various types of access permissions given to selected people who use the site and help an administrator to maintain control over who is allowed to edit and/or publish on a site whereas it is missing in NewGenLib software”, then the author has put less attention in NewGenLib and the statement is grossly inaccurate. NewGenLib has different level of permission in very minute level, who can use any module or sub module/specific function in module through Patron category's privileged matrices. Response: I have thoroughly studied the concept and have mentioned specifically about granularity. There is possibility of difference in opinion because of work hand over different versions. Since the article was written in 2010 and with sources available at that time. On page 815, the authors have stated that ”Koha is highly flexible as consultations and library can be used at terminals without any hard disk or specialized hardware which is not possible in NewGenLib.” This statement is inaccurate as NewGenLib can also be used with dumb terminals like Koha. In Page no. 816/817, under the Table II, the authors have pointed out that Koha is using Zebra search engine and mentioned no search engine for NewGenLib. Also it has been mentioned in 6.4 database features “NewGenLib database is searchable through CQL using bath and Dublin core profiles where in Koha has sophisticated zebra search engine”. The authors has provided very much inaccurate information and it is to be noted that NewGenLib is using Lucene / Solr for indexing/searching (Giri, 2011, 2012). Zebra is open source Index data software which has hardly any community around it whereas Lucene Solr is most active open source indexing software project from Apache. Many other successful open source projects like Vufind is using Lucene Solr project. Koha community is also shifting to Lucene/Solr (http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Switch_to_Solr_RFC, http://lists.katipo.co.nz/pipermail/koha/2010-November/026306.html) Biblibre(one of Koha Vendor) has argued for using Lucene/Solr for Koha. (http://drupal.biblibre.com/en/blog/entry/solr-developments-for-koha) Response: I agree with the person with statement made above about the search engine. But I would like to clear that I have taken Zebra Search Engine as a feature of ILMS. It can be edited and corrected by stating Search Engine as a general feature in Table II and than giving the name of both search engines used independently through explanation. S.No. General Feature Koha NewGenLib 10 Search Engine ✔ ✔ Total Features 23 27 Explanation: There are various features common in both Koha and NewGenLib…………………………….Whereas in NewGenLib there is non-availability of Z39.50 client and server for data interchange; Z39.50 Copy Cataloguing, Engine, RSS feed for new acquisition/ search updates, LDAP Authentication and vice-versa are in Koha. Search Engine used in both software are different as Koha uses Zebra as search engine whereas NewGenlib uses Lucene and Solr (NewGenLib 2012 c) soon Koha will also have Solr (ACKU 2012). Reference can be added in online version as: ACKU, Koha online catalogue, ACKU, viewed 1 December 2012, <http://178.79.186.94/>. NewGenLib 2012c, Technology used, NewGenlib, viewed 1 December 2012, < http://www.slideshare.net/newgenlib/newgenlib-30-presentation>. Similarly, in the same table, under database backup, Koha is marked as ‘Easy’ and NewGenLib as ‘More easy’. Such general statements without substantiation gives biased views. Response: Explanation is clearly given below the table. Statement to be edited for database searchable feature: NewGenLib database is searchable through CQL using bath and Dublin core profiles and with Lucene and Solr (NewGenLib 2012 c) whereas Koha has sophisticated zebra search engine. Similarly, the author has mentioned there is no provision for binding management in Koha which is very much incorrect. Response: This is part of Circulation module. Please kindly read more about it as Information given about binding management is correct. Haravu, L J. (2009), “Comparison of two open source integrated Library Systems (ILS):Koha (version. 3.0) and NewGenLib (version. 2.2 beta)” , Available at www.verussolutions.biz/files/Whitepaper2.doc (accessed 20 August 2012) Under Toolkit, against NewGenLib there is J2SDK. This is not a toolkit but an application development environment. Version 3.0.4 of NewGenLib uses a few open source kits like JMARC, Jasper (for report generation). Response: Article was written over Version 3.0 in 2010 and toolkit here refers to the environment to run the program, which is correctly mentioned and is of true knowledge. In the active developments status, the author has given Koha score 5 for newgenlib 1 , but in General features of ILMS author pointed “Koha is also less frequently upgraded and is lacking in modifying, improving and enhancing its features quality from technology view point”. The statements and points given are contradictory and it is to be noted that new features of Koha is released every six months and every month they release bugfix also (Koha Wiki). In case of NewGenlib they release major updates with bugfixes in every three months (Giri, 2012). So, the score card is confusing. However, it is convincing that Koha has wider user as well as developer base across the globe and thus reporting bugs as well as bugfixes are expected to be quick in comparison to NewGenlib where Verus Solution is the sole developer. Response: There is difference in the Characteristics and General features of both software. The person has misunderstood. In Table I Koha have active development status with frequent upgrades which means that Koha is developing its features and characteristics within its old technology and Table II it is defined in term of latest technology development. On page 818 of the paper, the author’s write, “NewGenLib user interface supports few international and local Indian languages.” . But, it has also mentioned that Koha (40 languages) have multilingual support through I18N/L10N whereas NewGenLib (51 languages) through only I18N - Look and feel standard. A correct statement would be that NewGenLib supports all Unicode 4.0 complaint languages. NewGenLib also allows the use of Google transliterate functionality to enable data entry in any Unicode language in Roman script. Corrections can then be made to the entered transliterated text. Response: As NewGenLib is developed in India, so it supports few Indian Languages. And the article is written with objectivity. And Statement made “Koha (40 languages) have multilingual support through I18N/L10N whereas NewGenLib (51 languages) through only I18N - Look and feel standard” is in its correct form. On page 819 of the paper, the authors stated that “Koha, data backup created cannot be used platform independently i.e. backup taken on windows cannot be used or run on Linux and vice versa”. This is an incorrect statement because if backup is taken as .sql file how it will depend on operating system. Response: The information provided in the Article under Table IV for data backup is correct. There are three main components of Koha that must be considered when backing up and restoring: the database, the Koha file system, and the operating system customizations for the system. Refer: http://www.kohadocs.org/Backups and Restoring.html On page 820, under Acquisition Modules function, the sub-functions including background functions (e.g., Acquisitions administration) are given scores without defining what the parameter means. Similarly, on page 821, Table 6, the article uses scores for functions without defining these sufficiently clearly. The author has also mentoned that in Koha “Printing of Catalogue module in AACR2 format is not possible”. This statement is also not the correct one . Response: It is very clear from the explanation given below Table V for Acquisition. And the analysis was done thoroughly on the basis of functionality of software before giving them scores. In Koha “Printing of Catalogue module in AACR2 format is not possible is correct. Kindly read Manual of Koha for more clarification. On page 822, under Circulation functions, the authors depart from the method used to evaluate the two software for Acquistions function, which was to assign a score of 1 to 5 for each sub-function. In evaluating the Circulation function, the authors, use just Yes or No marks. They revert back to the rating of sub-functions in the Serial module (Table 8). Once again the author’s assign scores (1 to 5) for the OPAC/WebOPAC functionality (Table 9, page 824). In other words, the paper has not been consistent in evaluating the functional modules. Response: It is already mentioned that various methods have been used to evaluate the different functionalities as per the availability of Data. Conclusion The paper would have been useful if it had compared the view/opinions of professionals of libraries using most of the functionalities of the two open ILMS for at least a while. Reference Giri, Rabishankar and Sengar, DS. (2011), “Use of open source software in the learning resource centre of Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology: a case study”, Annals of Library and Information Studies, Vol. 58 No.1, pp. 41-48., available at: http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/11555 (accessed 28 November 2011). Haravu, L J. (2009), “Comparison of two open source integrated Library Systems (ILS):Koha (version. 3.0) and NewGenLib (version. 2.2 beta)” , Available at www.verussolutions.biz/files/Whitepaper2.doc (accessed 20 August 2012) Giri,Rabishankar(2012),"NewGenLib 3: An Integrated Open Source Library Management System that Makes your Library Visible in Web", Library Hi Tech News, Vol. 29 Iss: 10 (Date online 15/10/2012) Downloaded on: 16-11-2012 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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SIS Fellowship Conferred on Prof C.K.Ramaiah
by Uma Gudivada 07 Dec '12

07 Dec '12

Prof C.K.Ramaiah, Head, Dept of Lib Inf Sci, Pondicherry Central University has been conferred the SIS Fellowship at the recent SIS Conference held at NIT Silchar on 26 Nov 2012, as per a press release from the university. http://www.pondiuni.edu.in/sites/default/files/director30112012.pdf Congratulations ! G.Uma Devi Hyderabad -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for an article
by ddp 07 Dec '12

07 Dec '12

Dear Moderator, Kindly arrange to publish my request for an article on LIS forum. Thanks. Dear Professionals, one of our faculty member needs following article for reference. Newcombe, Nora S. & Frick Andrea (2010). Early Education for Spatial Intelligence : Why, What and How. "Mind, Brain and Education", Volume 4, Issue 3, pages 102-111, September 2010. (Blackwell Publishing) If it is accessible to any of you, kindly send me the soft copy. Regards. D. D. Prdnekar Homi Bhabha Centre For Science Education Tata Institute Of Fundamental Research V. N. Purav Marg, Mankhurd Mumbai 400 088. Te.No. : 022-25072337 / 25072303 E-Mail : library(a)hbcse.tifr.res.in / ddp(a)hbcse.tifr.res.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Beall~Rs List of Predatory Publishers 2013 (fwd)
by Mailing List Admin 07 Dec '12

07 Dec '12

Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2012 21:51:01 -0800 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <subbiah.arunachalam(a)gmail.com> Bealls List of Predatory Publishers 2013 By Jeffrey Beall Released December 4, 2012 The gold open-access model has given rise to a great many new online publishers. Many of these publishers are corrupt and exist only to make money off the author processing charges that are billed to authors upon acceptance of their scientific manuscripts. There are two lists below. The first includes questionable, scholarly open-access publishers. Each of these publishers has a portfolio that ranges from just a few to hundreds of individual journal titles. The second list includes individual journals that do not publish under the platform of any publisher they are essentially independent, questionable journals. In both cases, we recommend that researchers, scientists, and academics avoid doing business with these publishers and journals. Scholars should avoid sending article submissions to them, serving on their editorial boards or reviewing papers for them, or advertising in them. Also, tenure and promotion committees should give extra scrutiny to articles published in these journals, for many of them include instances of author misconduct. There are still many high-quality journals available for scholars to publish in, including many that do not charge author processing fees. An additional option is author self-archiving of articles in discipline-specific and institutional repositories. The author is grateful to the many colleagues who have shared information about potential predatory publishers. Last years list included 23 publishers, and this years has over 225, evidence of the rapid growth in the number of predatory journals and publishers. This list will be updated throughout the year at the blog *Scholarly Open Access*, http://scholarlyoa.com. The criteria for inclusion in the lists can be found here<http://scholarlyoa.com/2012/11/30/criteria-for-determining-predatory-open-a…>. The authors email address is: jeffrey.beall(a)ucdenver.edu. A PDF version of this document is available here<http://scholarlyoa.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/2013-lists1.pdf> . http://scholarlyoa.com/2012/12/06/bealls-list-of-predatory-publishers-2013/

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Vacancy for Contractural Job In HP
by Mailing List Admin 07 Dec '12

07 Dec '12

Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2012 06:29:18 -0800 From: archana gupta <archanagupta76(a)gmail.com> Job Description for Information Analyst for HPs PPS R& D Hub India It is *Contractual Job only...* HP's PPS R&D Hub is a key R&D center of HP in Bangalore that is focused on product development for various business units of HPs Imaging and Printing Group. The hub is embarking on a major initiative to transform itself into a world class R&D center, and to this goal is looking for an information analyst to for the following information handling activities. 1. To provide information search support to staff members of the lab 2. To manage the hubs library 3. To create newsletters of items relevant to the activities of the lab and about the activities of the lab 4. To coordinate the creation of research & competitive development updates on different technology areas of interest to PPS R&D hub 5. To prepare news items and copy edit articles 6. Supporting R&D engineers in searching for the prior art (in context of their R&D work or patent disclosures). 7. Manage technical publications process. For details you can contact me.. Archanagupta76(a)gmail.com Regards Archana

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Request for a paper
by Mailing List Admin 07 Dec '12

07 Dec '12

Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2012 21:17:39 +0530 From: Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy <vyasamoorthy(a)gmail.com> Dear mr Arup Here is the article you wanted. I want to know why you can not get it yourself? Why are you posing the request in LIS-Forum? If the paper in question is difficult to get, after exhausting your resources and all efforts, as a last resort if you ask LIS_FORUM members, then it is fine. Despite the article is shown as available for a fee from Wiley journal site, I can locate a free pdf download in five seconds. WHY CAN'T YOU DO it? This is my question. You are a librarian, after all. And your post itself is very matter of fact and I consider it as impolite. Other members of the Forum are welcome to comment on librarians taking the easy / lazy path of just leaving an article request in Lis-forum without exerting any other effort on their part. Vyasamoorthy Dr P Vyasamoorthy, 30 Gruhalakshmi Colony Secunderabad 500015 Ph 040-27846631 / 9490804278. Hong Kong Weather Dept cares for seniors: see http://elderly.weather.gov.hk/socare.htm On Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 9:11 PM, Arup Raychaudhury < arup.raychaudhury(a)gmail.com> wrote: > We need the following paper: > author = Cord, A. and Bach, F. and Jeulin, D. > year = 2010, > title = Texture classification by statistical learning from > morphological image processing: Application to metallic > surfaces, > journal = Journal of microscopy, > volume = 239, > number = 2, > pages = {159-166}, > doi = { > http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2818.2010.03365.x > > > -- > Arup Raychaudhury > ------------------------------------------------- > Indian Statistical Institute > 203 BT Road > Kolkata 700108 > > Phone:0-33-2575-2106 > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > > _______________________________________________ > LIS-Forum mailing list > LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum > -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Wanted: intellectual leaders, not CEOs
by Vasanth 07 Dec '12

07 Dec '12

Dear Sir/Madam, There is an interesting editorial entitled "Wanted: intellectual leaders, not CEOs" in The Hindu on 1 December 2012 on Indian higher education and universities. The editorial discusses the need of having Vice Chancellor with strong intellectual vigor not CEOs for marketing education in universities. Excerpt of the article: As the dictionaries tell us, and as every educated person knows, ‘education’ involves something more than mere knowledge, training, or skill. The ‘something more’ is hard to describe and harder still to evaluate. This is particularly true in our hyper-technological age, when there is nothing ‘mere’ about invaluable assets like knowledge, training or skill, together summarised as competence. That is why there is great ambivalence today about whether universities and colleges should impart anything more or other than competence. Most higher educational institutions either do not feel they need to, or are actually unable to do so. However, even elite public universities — institutions best placed to pursue the traditional ideals of education — are floundering. Most worrisome is the fact that the logic of their institutional position seems to make Vice Chancellors and other institutional heads part of the problem rather than the solution..... You can access the full text of the article on the following link: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/wanted-intellectual-leaders-not-ceos/a… ------------------------- With best wishes Vasantha Raju N -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for an article
by Champeswar Mishra 06 Dec '12

06 Dec '12

Dear Friend, Greetings! I would be thankful to get an article. Title: An integrated fuzzy-AHP-LP (FAHLP) approach for supplier selection and purchasing decisions Author: Rakesh D. Raut; Harsh V. Bhasin; Sachin S. Kamble; Sayan Banerjee Address: Supply Chain Management, National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), Vihar Lake, Mumbai-4000 87, India. ' Operations Management Group, National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), Vihar Lake, Mumbai-87, India. ' Operations Management Group, National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), Vihar Lake, Mumbai-87, India. ' National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), Vihar Lake, Mumbai-87, India http://www.inderscience.com/info/inarticle.php?artid=43464 Thanking you for your kind help. With regards, Champeswar Mishra Library and Information Officer Chandragupt Institute of Management Patna -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Articles requirement-urgent
by LEARNING RESOURCE CENTER SUMANDEEP VIDYAPEETH 06 Dec '12

06 Dec '12

Dear All We required following two articles for research purpose for our researcher. Honey as an Alternative to Formalin in the Demonstration of Connective Tissue Components Journal of histotechnology 2008 V.6 Page no67-72*The effectiveness of honey as a substitute formalin in the fireaction of tissue Jr. of histotechnology 2006 v-29 page173-176 * Thanking You DIRECTOR, LEARNING RESOURCE CENTRE SUMANDEEP VIDYAPEETH PIPARIYA -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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PU Professor selected as a Society for Information Science Fellow
by V.Rajendran 06 Dec '12

06 Dec '12

Dear LIS Forum Moderator, Please post the below given message to LIS Forum Members: Thank you, V. Rajendran *********************** PU Professor selected as a Society for Information Science Fellow Dr. Chennupati K. Ramaiah, Professor of Library and Information Science, was recently selected to be a Fellow of the Society for Information Science (SIS). SIS recognises Dr. Ramaiah’s contributions in promoting the use of Information and Communication Tools such as multimedia for information dissemination to receive the honor of SIS Fellowship. This award is given to him in the 29th National Convention & Conference of SIS held at NIT, Silchar on 26th November 2012 by Prof. N.V. Deshpande, Director, NIT, Silchar. This distinguished honor is given annually to an individual whose contributions are significant in the area of Information Science. According to the SIS, “Society Fellowship is an honor bestowed on the best Library and Information Science (LIS) professionals and Information Scientists based on the recommendations received from all over the country. SIS members are nominated by the existing SIS Fellows in recognition of their distinguished contributions to Information Science through such avenues as publications, applied research, teaching, administration of LIS programs, contributing to the public awareness of Information Science, leadership of professional organizations, and taking on editorial, bibliographic and library responsibilities.” ******************************* -- ************************************************************ Dr. Chennupati K. Ramaiah MSc (Meerut), MLISc (Delhi), PhD (Loughborough), FSIS, MACM, MASIST, MCLIP Professor & Head, Dept. of Library and Information Science, Pondicherry University, R.V. Nagar, Kalapet, PUDUCHERRY – 605 014. INDIA. Email: ckramaiah.lis(a)pondiuni.edu.in ;ckramaiah(a)gmail.com Website:http://www.pondiuni.edu.in/profile/dr-ck-ramaiah Tel : 0413-2656757, Fax: 0413-2656766; Mobile: 9487605773. ************************************************************ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IATLIS General Body Meeting on 27 December 2012 at DRTC, Bangalore
by HPS Kalra 06 Dec '12

06 Dec '12

Dear life member of IATLIS, The Annual general meeting of the Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS) will be held on 27 December 2012 at DRTC, Bangalore. Details are given in the enclosed notice. HPS Kalra General Secretary, IATLIS. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science C/o Department of Library and Information Science Punjabi University, Patiala No: IATLIS/GBM/2012 Date: 28-11-2012. The 2012 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Association will be held on Thursday, 27 December 2012 at 4.00 p.m. at the venue of the XXIX National Conference of the Association, Documentation Research and Training Centre, Indian Statistical Institute, 8th Mile, Mysore Road, Bangalore to transact the following agenda: Agenda 1. To confirm the minutes of the last Annual General Meeting held on 27 November 2011 at Gujarat University, Ahmedabad. 2. To adopt Annual Report for the period December 2011 – November 2012 3. To adopt Audited Statement of Accounts for the period 1 April 2011 – 31 March 2012. 4. To discuss any other matter with the permission of the Chair. Presence of the members is earnestly solicited. General Secretary -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Article Request
by LIJESH TK 06 Dec '12

06 Dec '12

Dear All Professionals, Our Research scholar need below article. Kindly help me in this regard. Title:Morphological and Phytochemical characterisation of different accessions of Hemidesmus indicus Authors:Satheesh George; Unnikrishnan K.P; Udayan P.S; Tushar K.V; Anu Augustine; Indira Balachandran Source: Journal of Tropical Medicinal Plants Vol/Issue: 8(1): 97-103Link: http://www.tropmedplants.com/article.php?aid=312 By, Lijesh T.K KFRI -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Invitation for DELNET-Daisy Forum Programme at IIC Annexe on December 15, 2012
by Dr Sangeeta Kaul 05 Dec '12

05 Dec '12

Dear Professional Colleagues We would appreciate if you may kindly send us the confirmation to attend the programme at the earliest possible. ========================================================================== DELNET-Developing Library Network & DAISY Forum of India cordially invite you and your colleagues to a panel discussion on Transcending the Boundaries of Vision : Managing Digital Content in the Mainstream Libraries for the Print Disabled Panelists Mr Dipendra Manocha, President, Daisy Forum of India Mr Ashim Bhattacharya, National Library, Kolkata Dr H K Kaul, Director, DELNET Mr Hiroshi Kawamura, Vice-President, Assistive Technology Development Organisation (Japan) and immediate Past President, Daisy Consortium on Saturday, December 15, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. at Lecture Room I (Ground Floor) India International Centre Annexe (Next to World Bank) Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003 Tea: 6:00 p.m. Tea : 6:00 RSVP : 26742222 ========================================================================== Dr Sangeeta Kaul Network Manager DELNET-Developing Library Network Jawaharlal Nehru University Campus Nelson Mandela Road Vasant Kunj New Delhi-110070 INDIA Tel: 91-11-26742222, 26741266, 9810329992 (M) Fax: 91-11-26741122 Email: sangs(a)delnet.ren.nic.in, sangskaul2003(a)yahoo.co.in ========================================================== -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Informatics studies- journal- invitation to contribution
by nikesh 05 Dec '12

05 Dec '12

INFORMATICS STUDIES Invitation to Contribute Papers for Volume 1 (Issues 1-4) 2013 The rapid growth of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has thrown up enormous possibilities for managing knowledge resources. ICT has also great potential as a tool for learning and bridging the knowledge gap. But there are various challenges in this regard to countries like India using numerous languages and scripts. Harnessing ICT to the full in such regions need giving priority to research and development in areas like language technology? In these contexts Centre for Informatics Research and is launching a journal - *Informatics Studies *which* *will serve as a media for discussing the emerging trends in theory and application of Information Science. Each issue will deal with a different theme related to information service scenario. The journal will focus on –Information Infrastructures, Knowledge Management, Institutional Repositories, Digital Library/Archive, Cloud Computing Solutions for Libraries, Unicode, Multi-linguality and Interoperability Issues, Thesauri and Ontologies, Semantics, Metadata and Retrieval, Resources Discovery Solutions, Online Resources Usability Issues, Open Access Initiatives, OA –PMH, MARC 21, Consortia, IPR, Information Literacy, Training and education of Professionals, Performance Measurement and Metrics, Setting Service Quality Standards etc. Detailed list of topics to be covered by the journal is available at informaticsstudies.org We are happy to invite you to send your research paper for publication in the first volume of the journal to be published during 2013. For author guidelines and other details you can refer http://informaticsstudies.org or http://souparnika.org/is/ or contact : editor(a)informaticsstudies.org R. Raman Nair Co-ordinator. Informatics Studies Centre for Informatics Research and Development Trivandrum – 69043, India ramannair.r(a)gmail.com -- *Nikesh Narayanan * *Information Specialist* Virtus Group Co. W.L.L* Kuwait* Mobile: *+965 60903818* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Current-contents for LIS Researchers
by ranjit dharmapurikar 05 Dec '12

05 Dec '12

Contents of recently received Issues of Journal of Indian Library Association Vol XLVII (A peer-reviewed Quarterly Journal) Sr. Title of Article Author 01 Information Management Vs Knowledge Management Dr. Dharm Veer Singh 02 Use of Electronic Resources and Services by Marine Scientists in South India Dr. Biradar, B.S. and Maranna O. 03 Active use of Digital Library for E-Learning in India Dr. K. K. Chaudhary 04 Participation of INFLIBNET for Academic Excellence in India Debasish Pradhan and Indrani Ghosh 05 A Study on the use of online public access catalogue at the library of M.G.M. College Devendra and Dr. Khaiser Nikam 06 Innovative Approach to Librarian-Publishers Relationship in Academic Libraries Dr. Jesudoss Manalan and Dr. L. Parisutharaj 07 JNV Libraries in Maharashtra: A study Kishor M. Dhumne and Dr. Suresh H. Gawali 08 Reading Habits of Public Library Users in Erode Corporation, Tamilnadu: A survey M. R. Ramesh 09 Utilization of E-learning platforms by the postgraduate students of Kerala: An Analytical Study Mahjabeen A ydeed and Vahida Beegam T. 10 Directory of Open Access Journals, Health Science – Nursing: A bibliometric study Rajeev Vashishtha and Madan Lal Jat 11 ICT and Librarians: Surviving the Challenges of the Technological Developments Seema Vasishta Ranjeet G. DharmapurikarInformation Scientist,SRTM University,Nanded-431606. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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AMLA National Conference 2013 - Call for Papers & Participation
by Anita Pujari 05 Dec '12

05 Dec '12

AMLANC-2013: Managing Indian Media Libraries and Archives, New Delhi, 4-5 February 2013 Jointly hosted by Association of Media Libraries and Archives and JNU Jawaharlal Nehru University, the 1st AMLA National conference will take place in New Dehli. The conference’s theme is Managing Indian Media Libraries and Archives: Challenges, Opportunities and Best Practices The Association of Media Libraries and Archives (AMLA), a professional forum, was originally conceptualized by the Indian media library and information professionals, during the IFLA International Newspaper Conference which was held from February 25-28,2010 at IGNCA, New Delhi. As the AMLA is now fully functional, it seriously aims for regular exchange of professional ideas and knowledge sharing through conferences, seminars, workshops, training programmes and publications etc., by catering to the development needs of professionals working in various Media Libraries and Archives in India, which is the first such initiative, in the mass media industry in the Country. As the first step towards achieving one of its main goals, ‘regular exchange of professional ideas and knowledge sharing’, AMLA has now decided to host an all India annual conference to discuss the current issues and various emerging trends in managing media libraries and archives in India. AMLANC-2013 is the first national level conference to be held in India under AMLA from February 4-5, 2013 and it will bring together the LIS and Archival Management Professionals working in the media libraries as well as some of the select group of prominent users of media libraries under one roof. The Conference primarily aims to provide a professional platform to deliberate, discuss, examine and debate the various practical issues in managing all aspects of media libraries, across the various mass media segments such as, Print, TV, Radio and Online. The Conference Organising Committee invites professional contributions from all likeminded professionals in the form of paper presentations matching with the theme and sub-themes of the Conference. Call for papers is open until December 31st, 2012 Registration deadlines: For the Authors of the Papers: January 20th, 2013 For Delegates: January 25th, 2013 Venue of Conference: JNU Convention Centre, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi – 110067, INDIA Mob.: 9810487158, Tele +91-11-26742605, 26704551 Email: amlanc2013(a)gmail.com regards Anita Pujari ---------------------------------------------- General Manager DNA - Research, Archives & Syndication -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for a paper
by Arup Raychaudhury 04 Dec '12

04 Dec '12

We need the following paper: author = Cord, A. and Bach, F. and Jeulin, D. year = 2010, title = Texture classification by statistical learning from morphological image processing: Application to metallic surfaces, journal = Journal of microscopy, volume = 239, number = 2, pages = {159-166}, doi = { http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2818.2010.03365.x -- Arup Raychaudhury ------------------------------------------------- Indian Statistical Institute 203 BT Road Kolkata 700108 Phone:0-33-2575-2106 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Conference on Reprographic Rights and Copyright Act
by gnibedita＠isical.ac.in 04 Dec '12

04 Dec '12

Dear Moderator, Please post the following announcement. It is a pleasure to inform you that the "National Conference on Reprographic Rights and Copyright Act: Challenges and Management (NCRRCA-2013)" will be organized by the Reprography and Photography Unit of the Library, Documentation and Information Science Division, INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE, Kolkata. The Conference will discuss on the following themes/sub-themes*: Reprography Service in Library Reprographic rights Fair Use & Fair Dealing in Education and Research o Clipping and copying materials into innovative teaching tools. o Posting materials for Distance Learning. o Developing databases of copyrighted works for education and research. o Developing digital libraries. Intellectual Property Rights Copyright in General Libraries and Copyright o Preservation of Unpublished Works in the Library Collections o Copies for Preservation or Replacement Access vs. Copyright Copy management and copy protection Copyright Infringement Rights protected by copyright laws Copyright Ownership Reprographic License Free Use and Non-voluntary Licenses *The themes are not exhaustive. Any related matters may be discussed. The Programme detail will be available at the Website: http://www.isical.ac.in/events.php Who should participate: Library Professionals, Legal Professionals, Professionals from other subject areas, Postgraduate Students and Research Scholars of Library & Information Science, Law and other subject areas, Authors, Publishers and Reproduction Rights Organizations. Call For Papers: Important Dates Submission of Abstract: 15 January 2013 Acceptance of paper with comments: 30 January 2013 Submission of the final paper : 20 February 2013 Last Date for sending filled in registration form: 25 February 2013 Registration Sponsored Delegates : Rs.1000.00 Students (Post-graduate) and Research Scholars: Rs.500.00 Payment: Registration fee as applicable should be sent in the form of a Demand Draft/Bankers Cheque drawn in favour of Indian Statistical Institute payable at Kolkata. Venue and Date: Kolmogorove Bhawan, NAB-I & II Indian Statistical Institute 203 BT Road Kolkata 700 108 INDIA Date: 7-8 March 2013 I ernestly request your participation and submission of your paper. Contact: Dr. Nibedita Ganguly Organizing Secretary & Convener Indian Statistical Institute 203 B T Road, Kolkata 700 108 Ph No- 2575 2107, 2575 2116 Email:- nibeditaganguly56(a)gmail.com gnibedita(a)isical.ac.in repro(a)isical.ac.in http://www.isical.ac.in/events.php This mail is scanned by Ironport -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Call for papers for IATLIS 2012 Conference, 26-28 December 2012 at DRTC, Bangalore
by HPS Kalra 04 Dec '12

04 Dec '12

*DRTC Golden Jubilee National Conference on Library Education* *Jointly with* *XXIX IATLIS* *NATIONAL CONFERENCE, 2012* *26-28 December 2012* *Theme* *LIS Education and Research: Contemplating Persistent and Debatable Issues* *Organized jointly by* * * Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS) and Documentation Research & Training Centre (DRTC),Indian Statistical Institute, 8th Mile Mysore Road, Bangalore- 560 059 * * *IATLIS: *Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS) is a professional association of more than 600 teachers and professionals in Library and Information Science in India. Since its inception in 1969, IATLIS has been active in taking up several issues of LIS Education in India especially relating to the development of curriculum, teaching methods, infrastructure, teachers’ training, etc. It actively works for the promotion of the professional interests of LIS teachers. As part of its activities, it conducts national seminars, workshops, training programmes, etc. It brings out its official organ ‘IATLIS Communications’ besides publishing conference volumes. This year the annual IATLIS conference is being held at Documentation Training and Research Centre (DRTC), at Bangalore on the broad theme of *“LIS Education and Research: Contemplating Persistent and Debatable Issues” from 26-28 December 2012* *DRTC:*Documentation Research and Training Centre (DRTC) established by Prof. S R Ranganathan in 1962, is a research centre at Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) conducting Research, Training and Higher Education in the field Library and Information Sciences and allied areas. In the last five decades, DRTC has been involved in Research, Education, Training and cutting edge applications of Information and Communication Technology to Libraries and Information Centres, Knowledge centers and systems. 2012 marks the Golden Jubilee of DRTC and we are happy to host as part of 'Golden Jubilee Celebrations', the national conference on LIS Education and Research jointly with the XXIX IATLIS conference on *“LIS Education and Research: Contemplating Persistent and Debatable Issues” from 26-28 December 2012* *Theme of the Conference*:* * *LIS Education and Research: Contemplating Persistent and Debatable Issues* *Sub-themes: (suggested topics but not limited to the following)* - What course components are relevant and irrelevant in LIS Curriculum? - Is LIS research over-emphasizing Survey Research, Citation Analysis, and redundant topics? - What ICT topics should form the core and specializations in LIS Curriculum? - Core vs. Specializations with special reference to Public Library system and School Library system - How to facilitate smooth transition from: - Tradition to modernity - Classification to Ontology - Cataloging to Bibliographic Metadata - Authority files to Metadata Schema - Moving beyond Informatics and work in Data and Text Mining - Information Sources to Information Gateways and Discovery tools - National Mission for Libraries and LIS Education - E-learning in LIS, Open Courseware, LISwiki (Open invitation for voluntary editors) - IPRs and Open Access - Open Source Software in LIS - Open Standards in LIS - Library 2.0: Web 2.0 Technologies - Role of Social Networks in Library Services - Resource Discovery tools: A critique of Web Search Engines *Invited talks on:* - Data Science: Data Repositories, Linked Data, Data Analytics - Semantic web: Ontology, metadata and Inferencing - Cloud Computing: LIS Clouds Panel Discussion on LIS Education and Research Note: These sub-themes are not exhaustive, rather indicative only. *Call for papers:* Full articles and research papers (with abstracts) on the above mentioned theme and sub-themes for the XXIX IATLIS* *National Conference should reach to Dr. H. P. S. Kalra, General Secretary, IATLIS, Department of Library & Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala – 147002 (Punjab) as a hard copy and also as an email attachment latest by *21 December 2012*. The paper should not be more than 3000 words. Please send your paper both in print and electronic form on a CD in Microsoft Word and also a soft copy through email to iatlis2012(a)gmail.com. The paper should include Title, Name and Address of author(s), Abstract and Key Words. References at the end of the paper and their in-text citing should be according to APA Style manual. For further information about this check this link: http://www.wooster.edu/psychology/APA-crib.html *Registration Fees:* *Indian Delegates:* Sponsored: Rs. 3,000/- Non-Sponsored Rs. 2,000/- Retired Professionals: Rs.1,500/- Accompanying Person: Rs. 1,500/- Students: Rs. 750/- *Foreign Delegates:* SARRC Countries: $ 150 Other Countries: $ 300 The registration fee covers conference kit, proceedings of the conference (upon post- publication), and working lunch, dinner and breakfast and session tea for the days of the conference. The registration fee does not include accommodation charges. Papers presented at the conference will be published in the post-conference volume and would be sent to the registered delegates later on. Delegates are requested to include registration fees for accompanying persons while forwarding their registration forms since it would not be possible to entertain last minute request in view of shortage of accommodation. Accompanying persons shall not be entitled for conference kits. Delegates are requested to intimate their travel plan in advance to avoid inconvenience. The Demand Draft for registration fee should be in favour of IATLIS payable at Patiala, and should be sent along with duly filled Registration Form latest by 21 December 2012 to: Dr. H. P. S. Kalra, General Secretary, IATLIS and Head, Dept. of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002 (Punjab) Ph.-0175-3046179 and 3046180 Email: hpskalra(a)gmail.com *Accommodation: *Accommodations in ISI guest house are very limited and will be arranged by the local Organizing Secretary ONLY on first-come-first served basis for those participants who send prior information for it in the registration form. Charges for accommodation are to be borne by the participants as per actuals. Bangalore is host to several hotels and hostels catering to all budgets. Delegates can also make their booking on their own. *Climate and Clothing:* Weather is generally pleasant in December in Bangalore with temperatures between 15-27 degrees Celsius. Heavy woolens are not required but sweaters and shawls are advisable. *How to reach DRTC, Indian Statistical Institute: * *By Bus* The city bus service is known as BMTC (or BTS) and its main terminal is right opposite the city railway station. Please use the subway from outside the railway station to reach the BTS bus station. (The area that covers the railway station, bus station etc. is known as Majestic.) You may take a Kengeri bound bus (nos. 222A, 226A and 403A) from platform no. 19A to come to ISI. Platform no. 19A is closest to the railway station. Ask for a ticket to "Jairamdas Bus stop". (The ISI bus stop is known as 'Jairamdas'.) This bus stop is just after the University Gate bus stop and just before the R. V. College bus stop. The bus journey takes 30-40 minutes. *By Air * Bangalore International Airport is approximately one and a half hour drive from the Institute about 56 kms. It handles direct flights from a number of national and international destinations. A journey by taxi from the air port to the Institute will cost approximately Rs.1050/- *By Rail* Bangalore, is well connected with rail and roads. There are plenty of trains from all the major cities of India to Bangalore City. Indian Statistical Institute, which is next to the Bangalore University, is about 12 km on the way to Mysore from the city railway station. A journey by taxi from the railway station to the Institute will take approximately 30 minutes and costs approximately Rs.500. * * *Registration Form* XXIX IATLIS National Conference,26-28 December 2012 Documentation Training and Research Centre, Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore Name: (Prof./Dr./Mr./Mrs./Ms):………………………………………………………….. Name of accompanying person/s (if any):………………………………………………. Designation: …………………………………………... Institution: ……………………………………………………………………………….. Mailing Address: ………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………….. E-mail: …………………………………………………………………………………….. Phone: (O) …………………………….., (M) …………………………. *Payment Details: * Bank: ……………………………. Draft No. …………………………… Dated: ………................................ Amount: ……………………………… (DD to be drawn in favour of IATLIS, payable at Patiala). Whether accommodation is required: Yes / No. If Yes, number of persons and their names:……………………………………….. Arrival and Departure Details (Train / Flight No., Date, Time): ……………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………… Signature *Important Dates: * Receipt of full papers: 21 December 2012 Conference Dates: 26 – 28 December 2012 *On behalf of Organizing Committee we extend a very cordial invitation to all IATLIS members, LIS teachers, LIS students and Library professionals for participation in XXIX IATLIS National Conference 2012 and to celebrate Golden Jubilee of DRTC. * The filled-in registration form along with registration fee is to be sent to the General Secretary, IATLIS C/o Dept. of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002 (Punjab) Ph.-0175-3046179, 3046180. *IATLIS Office Bearers:* Dr. Jagtar Singh, *President, IATLIS *& Professor, Dept. of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002 Ph.-0175-3046179 and 3046180, Email: jagtardeep(a)gmail.com, iatlis.patiala(a)gmail.com Dr. H. P. S. Kalra, General Secretary, IATLIS and Head, Dept. of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002 (Punjab) Ph.-0175-3046179 and 3046180 Email: hpskalra(a)gmail.com *Organising Secretary:* Dr. Devika P. Madalli, devika(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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CALIBER 2013 dates announced.
by Gopakumar Velayudhanpillai 03 Dec '12

03 Dec '12

Dear friendsDirector, INFIBNET Centre Announced the probable dates for  CALIBER 2013.  This will be held at Ahmedabad in their new premises from 21st to 23rd of March 2013. Professionals, prepare yourself for this important event. Dr GOPAKUMAR V. University Librarian,Goa University Taleigao Plateau, Goa. PIN 403 206 Personal webpage gopakumar.v(a)rediffmail.com Office Phone: 08326519012 Mobile No: 09447056713 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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DRTC Students Seminar
by drtc＠isibang.ac.in 03 Dec '12

03 Dec '12

INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE DOCUMENTATION RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE 8th Mile Mysore Road, Bangalore 560059 D.R.T.C. Seminar [Batch:2011-13] The Multimedia Semantic Web Abstract The evolution of libraries from clay-tablets to consortia has witnessed the evolution of knowledge preservation on papyrus leaves to books to e-Books and audio books and even audio-visual contents. Thus preservation of knowledge for posterity not only depends on text based materials but also several other multimedia formats. Also the retrieval of such knowledge plays an important role, since storage is not our only purpose, dissemination is equally important as preservation to the information seeker. The near future is not only text based but also will be containing information in various multimedia formats, especially in the graphical/ image format (what I believe). Thus, I am focussing mainly on the multimedia data (especially images) as well as textual data for the future semantic web in this seminar. In my seminar, I intend to elaborate the various processes involved in the information retrieval process from images to text and vice-versa. I will also elaborate the underlying processes and principle involved in the retrieval of such data. I have discussed the CBIR (Content Based Information Retrieval), how it works, how it can be implemented in our library and information science field, its working methodology, etc. also the need of taping the Latent Semantics so that the information retrieval is meaningful and is with the least noise to avoid redundancy. The implementation of SVD (Singular Value Decomposition) has also been discussed. Moreover I have incorporated some conceptual hypotheses on which I want to work in future and extend my research, to what I think is plausible as of now. Speaker: Mayukh Biswas Venue : DRTC Classroom, Date: 6th December, 2012 Time : 02:00 P.M. All are cordially invited. Dr. Devika P Madalli Dr. Saiful Amin Seminar Coordinator -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IATLIS Awards 2012: Call for Nominations
by Khushpreet Singh Brar 03 Dec '12

03 Dec '12

Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS) invites nominations from LIS teachers / professionals / researchers for the following three awards for the year 2012: 1. IATLIS – Motiwale Best LIS Teacher Award; 2. IATLIS – Prof. S.P. Narang Research Promotion Award; 3. IATLIS – Prof. Jagindar Singh Ramdev Lifetime Achievement Award Executive Council Members of IATLIS are not eligible to be nominated for these awards. *Eligibility for IATLIS – Motiwale Best LIS Teacher Award: * The nominee should have at least 10 years of teaching experience at the post-graduate level or 10 years professional experience at a senior level, and should be in service. A person can receive the award only once and one person can nominate only one LIS teacher / professional at a time. Nominations on plain paper should be accompanied by bio-data, list of publications, details of professional activities, and contribution to IATLIS activities. *Eligibility for IATLIS – Prof. S. P. Narang Research Promotion Award: * For this year’s award, nominations only of students registered for Ph.D. in a recognized university would be considered. The nominee should not be a full-time employee. Nominations should be sent on a plain paper along with bio-data, progress report of research work, and research papers (published/accepted for publication), if any. *Eligibility for IATLIS – Prof. Jagindar Singh Ramdev Lifetime Achievement Award:* A very senior/retired LIS teacher/professional/researcher who has made profound contribution to library education, research, training, literature, and practice. Claims must be supported with documentary proof. Award can be given to a deserving person even if not applied. Award won't be given if no one is found suitable. [image: https://mail.google.com/mail/images/cleardot.gif] The nominations will be considered by an Awards Committee constituted by the IATLIS Executive Committee. An award will not be given in case majority of the Committee Members feel that no one has been found suitable for that award. Nominations in quadruplicate (four copies) with all the required documents should reach Dr. H. P. S. Kalra, General Secretary, IATLIS, Department of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002 (Punjab) on or before 17 December 2012. In addition to four copies of nominations in hard copy form, a soft copy of nominations should also be sent to the General Secretary, IATLIS by email at iatlis.patiala(a)gmail.com. No communication other than nominations will be entertained and the decision of the Awards Committee will be final. Dr. Jagtar Singh, President, Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS), and Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala-147002 (India) Home: +91(0)1752282727 Work: +91 (0) 1753046179 Email: jagtardeep(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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free library management software with unlimited user and book reg..
by santhoshkumark2002 02 Dec '12

02 Dec '12

anybody plz help me working as a school librarian please advise with free software with unlimited book entry , and user -- Santhoshkumar.K +919952392253 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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COMMONWEALTH PROFESSIONAL FELLOWSHIP AWARDED TO DR. MALLIKARJUN ANGADI
by Dr Suresh Jange 02 Dec '12

02 Dec '12

Dear Library Professionals, I am very glad to inform you that Dr. Mallikjarun Angadi, Deputy Librarian, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai has been awarded the prestigious Commonwealth Professional Fellowship by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission, United Kingdom, for the year 2013. As a part of the three months fellowship programme, he will visit many universities/institutes/libraries like University College of London (UCL), The British Library, University of Salford, University of Manchester, National Library of Scotland, Welcome Trust Library, University of Greenwich, Cambridge University etc. Gulbarga University is very proud of Dr. Mallikjarun Angadi, who is its product did M.L.I.Sc and PhD in LIS. He is an inspiration to the LIS fraternity. Let us all join in congratulating Dr. Mallikjarun Angadi for the award of the prestigious Commonwealth Professional Fellowship United Kingdom-2013 and wish him great laurels in his academic and research pursuits. With warm regards, Dr SURESH JANGE -- *Dr. Suresh Jange,* IFLA-ALP Fellow Deputy Librarian, Virtual Learning Resource Centre & Digital Library Gulbarga University, Gulbarga - 585 106 Karnataka, India Mobile - 9902570129 URL: www.guglibrary.net www.guglibrary.net/ssl/ Homepage: http://jangess.webs.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] AMC for Software Library
by Vimal Kumar V. 02 Dec '12

02 Dec '12

Dear Madam, Why not try any Open Source library management system? You can download Koha Live DVD from here and try the software. http://sourceforge.net/projects/kohalivedvd/ If you find that its suitable for your library, you can implement. No hassle of AMC and up gradation payment. Regards, -- Vimal Kumar V. Mahatma Gandhi University Library Kottayam, Kerala- 686 560 Web: http://www.vimalkumar.org Blog: http://linuxhalwa.blogspot.com http://kohageek.blogspot.in --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I forget what I was taught. I only remember what I have learnt" -Patrick White -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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LIS Meet @ ISB (Mohali - Campus) ...
by Jayakumar Chockalingam 30 Nov '12

30 Nov '12

Dear Moderator, Sorry for cross posting. Following information for LIS-Forum network. Dear Professional Friends, LEARNING RESOURCE CENTRE INDIAN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS - Mohali Campus Knowledge City, Sector - 81, SAS Nagar, Mohali - 140 306 Cordially Invites You to Celebrate Library Week & Library and Information Science Professionals Meet "INFORMATION SERVICES IN THE CONTEXT OF E-RESOURCES" on Friday, the 7th December 2012 by 10:00 hrs at Indian School of Business, Mohali Programme 10:00 hrs. Welcome 10:10 hrs. Presentations by Participating LIS Professionals 11:30 hrs. High Tea 11:45 hrs. Presentations by the Team LRC. 13:00 hrs. Lunch 14:00 hrs. Panel Discussion “INFORMATION SERVICES IN THE CONTEXT OF E- RESOURCES” 15:00 hrs. Valedictory Session: 15:30 hrs. LRC Visit Kindly note : Registration is free No TA/DA will be provided For Registration, Please Contact : Mr. Ajay Kumar Arora, Manager, LRC Mob: 094635 02763, Phone : (0172) 459 1821 Email: ajay_arora(a)isb.edu With best wishes, Jayakumar Chockalingam Associate Director, LRC -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Gmail users can now send files up to 10 GB
by Mailing List Admin 30 Nov '12

30 Nov '12

Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2012 12:36:58 +0530 From: Ragaavendra R <Ragaavendra_R(a)jubilantbiosys.com> Gmail users can now send files up to 10 GB from their Google Drive, announced Google on Wednesday. "Now with Drive, you can insert files up to 10GB - 400 times larger than what you can send as a traditional attachment. Also, because you're sending a file stored in the cloud, all your recipients will have access to the same, most-up-to-date version", wrote Gmail's product manager Phil Sharp, in a blog post. Gmail will also double-check that all your recipients have access to any files being sent. For instance, whenever you send a file from Drive that isn't shared with everyone, you'll be prompted with an option to change the file's sharing settings without leaving your email page. You can even paste Google Drive links directly into emails to share a file. You can also attach videos, PDF's, images, etc via this new option. Google has announced to roll out this file-sharing feature over the next few days. So, click on the Compose tool and start using it. REF LINK: http://zeenews.india.com/news/net-news/gmail-users-can-now-send-files-up-to… Best Regards, Raghvendra R

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Congratulations to Prof. Narayan Barse for his appointment as Chairman, Board of Studies in LIS , University of Mumbai
by sandeep bhavsar 30 Nov '12

30 Nov '12

Dear All I am happy to inform you that Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, University of Mumbai has appointed Prof. Narayan Barse sir , Librarian and Co-ordinator, DLIS Joshi Bedekar College Thane as a Chairman of the Ad-hoc Board of studies in Library and Information Science. It is proud moment for all Librarians By virtue of his appointment as a Chairman, he has also become a) Member of the Academic Council b) Member of the Faculty of Arts c) Member of the Board of University Teaching and Research for the Faculty of Arts d) Member of RRC in Library and Information Science We should Thank Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor for appointing Prof. Narayan Barse sir for this position. -- Thanks and Regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Management Studies Thane(W) 400601 MUMBAI. INDIA @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ email : sandeep.bhavsar(a)gmail.com Mob : 9987049099 elibrary :http://www.vpmthane.org/im/elib/main.htm @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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request for full text article
by Ravi Hullur 30 Nov '12

30 Nov '12

Dear, All LIS Professionals Our faculty need below articles. Kindly help me in this regards 1. Pomegranate extracts mouth rinsing effects on saliva measures relevant to gingivitis risk.Author: DiSilvestro RA, DiSilvestro DJ Phytotherapy Research 2009 Aug; 23(8):1123-7 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1099-1573 2. Punica Granatum (Pomegranate) extract is active against dental plaque. Menezes SM, Cordeiro LN, Viana GS Journal of Herbal Pharmacotherapy 2006; 6(2):79-92 http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.1080/J157v06n02_07?journalCode=wher -- ** Ravi Hullur Asst.Librarian KLE University, Belgaum -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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CDS, Thiruavananthapuram: Walk - in – Test & Interview for the selection of Trainee Library Assistant
by Sriram V 30 Nov '12

30 Nov '12

Dear Moderator, Kindly publicize the following requirement for CDS in our forum? ======================================= **Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram is conducting a Walk- in – Test & Interview for the selection of Trainee Library Assistant in The K N Raj Library at the Centre Qualification Graduation/Post-Graduation in Library and Information Science with minimum 55% marks Remuneration monthly stipend of Rs.7500/- Period of the Traineeship is One Year Age Limit Below 30 Years Interested candidate may appear for the walk-in- test & interview with detailed bio-data along with attested copies of certificates showing educational qualification, age etc and original certificates for verification. No TA/DA will be paid for attending the interview. For details visit: www.cds.edu Date& Time : 12th December 2012(Wednesday) at 9:30 A.M. Venue : Conference Hall, Computer Centre, CDS, Thiruvananthapuram ============================================ Thanks and Regards, V Sriram Mob: +91 9447251892 Email: vsrirams(a)gmail.com Blog: https://vsrirams.wordpress.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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WSIS Knowledge Communities discussion on 'Is Open Access Only for Rich Countries?'
by Subbiah Arunachalam 30 Nov '12

30 Nov '12

Message from Eve Grey "Is open access helping to reverse this global divide [in education and academic research] by increasing the exposure of developing country research? And what strategies are being used to achieve this goal? ... There are a number of questions that arise - most cogently, how has this focus on journals worked for the developing world? Often the rhetoric for supporting either green or gold OA has been the advantage in getting higher citation rates in the ISI. Is this what we should be aiming for? ... But also, should we be focusing on journals? If we step away from developing world practices, what are the real publishing needs that face us?" Eve Gray wrote the above section introducing the ongoing WSIS Knowledge Communities discussion on 'Is Open Access Only for Rich Countries?' The discussion will advance through the next weeks, focusing on the following issues: translation, co-production and increasing access to academic materials; importance of OA in producing and sharing of non-state-supported educational materials; OA in academia and the search for global prestige; the perverse impact of metrics and rankings; scholarly knowledge production, sharing and consumption challenges in developing countries. Please let us invite you to follow and participate in this crucial debate about open access, education and the developing world. Link to the debate: http://www.wsis-community.org/pg/forum/topic/586392/is-open-access-only-for… You can also participate in the discussion on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Open-Access-debates/356010021156418 Or tweet about it using the hashtag #developoa -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Application invited for the librarian post
by smrithi gopal 29 Nov '12

29 Nov '12

Hi Moderator, Request you to post this in LIS forum. Dear all, One of the leading MNC is looking for library professionals who can manage the Information Resource Centre independently. He/she should be extrovert, diligent and able to handle the user queries effectively. Strong verbal and written communication with knowledge of MS-Office is mandatory. Location: Mumbai & Bangalore Designation: Associate (Information Services) Experience on Library in-house operations -- circulation, acquisition, cataloguing, resource sharing. Working knowledge in any library automation software, e-resources and databases with prior experience in handling the day-to-day library activates can apply. Please find the below details to apply for this position: 1. Regular MLISc / M.Sc (Information Science) from any recognized university 2. He/she should have 1-3 years of relevant experience. 3. Local candidate is preferable Kindly email your updated resume to smrithi.gopal(a)gmail.com<mailto:smrithi.gopal@gmail.com> Last date to apply for this position is on or before 3rd of Dec 2012. P.S - Those who have already applied for this position in the past six months do not apply again. Warm regards, Smrithi G -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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My Account Hacked
by Satendra Dhaka 29 Nov '12

29 Nov '12

My account was hacked this morning at 11.30AM (+5.30GMT). Kindly ignore any suspicious mails from my account received today. Do NOT entertain any mails asking for money in any form or download any attachments. Further block these two email ids from your accounts 1. ssd.haka(a)hotmail.com 2. dr.a.cole(a)live.com Thanks & Regards ---------------- Dr S.S.Dhaka Director(Library & Information) Ministry of External Affairs -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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