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Article request
by Devendrappa T M 10 Feb '11

10 Feb '11

Dear all, I would be grateful if any of professional friends share this reference with us. We need this reference very urgently. Thanks in advance. http://www.future-science.com/doi/pdf/10.4155/fmc.10.21 Future Medicinal Chemistry June 2010, Vol. 2, No. 6, Pages 949-964 Title: *Strategies for discovering and derisking covalent, irreversible enzyme inhibitors* Author: *Douglas S Johnson†1, Eranthie Weerapana2 & Benjamin F Cravatt†2* Best Regards, --------------------------------------- Devandrappa T M Information Officer Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering Kumarswamy Layout Bangalore-560078 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for articles
by Binod Yadav 10 Feb '11

10 Feb '11

Dear Colleages/ Professionals, This is to request you to provide the given articles. The details are given for your convenience. 1. Journal: International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics Issues(Year, Vol, No., and Page No.): 2008 Oct 46(10): 538-44 Title of the article: Bioequivalence of Oxcarbazepine oral suspension Vs. film coated tablets in healthy chinese male subjects. 2. Journal: International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics Issues(Year, Vol, No., and Page No.): 2002 Sep 40(9): 424-30. Title of the article: Carbamazepine : a bioequivalence study and limited sampling 3. Journal: International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, Therapy and Toxicology Issues(Year, Vol, No., and Page No.): 1992 Apr 30(4): 139-44. Title of the article: Investigation into the relative ..... Journal: International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, Therapy and Toxicology Issues(Year, Vol, No., and Page No.): 1992 Oct 30(10): 410-4. Title of the article: Investigation of the bioequivalence ..... Thanking you in antipation. Binod Kumar Yadav Senior Librarian B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences Dharan, Nepal Phone: +97725525555 Mobile:+977-9804060641 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National seminar- inviting papers
by Dr.Dineshan Koovakkai 09 Feb '11

09 Feb '11

Dear Sir, Please arrange to post the message in LIS Forum. Dear Sir/Madam, Department of Library and Information Science, University of Calicut is organizing a two day national seminar on 27th and 28th May 2011in connection with the retirement of Dr. Jalaja V., Head, DLIS, University of Calicut. The venue of the seminar will be Calicut University. A Festschrift Volume also will be brought out by including the accepted papers of the seminar. The topic of the seminar is *“LIBRARY 2.0 AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT”*. To have a broad outline we suggest the following areas. 1. Information resources 2. Knowledge management 3. Library users, user studies and information literacy competency 4. User services and user satisfaction 5. Research in Library and Information Science 6. Tools and techniques of information management 7. Library Profession and professional associations 8. Information dissemination tools and techniques 9. Open Source Philosophy The above listed areas are only broad outlines and you are free to contribute on any of the relevant areas. However, we appreciate sharing practical experience and case studies/ research works rather than generalized presentation. Please send the paper as e-mail attachment to dineshank(a)gmail.com in MSWORD format latest by 15th March, 2011. Though you are an expert in producing standard papers, for our convenience and for uniformity, we request you to follow the guidelines given here under. 1. Paper: A4, MS Word 2. Font: Arial with main and subheadings =bold 3. Font Size: 12 for text and 18 for title 4. Margin and Space: Left=1.3, Right=1, Top=1 and bottom=1 with line spacing=double 5. Numbering: All subtitles are to be serially numbered as 1, 1.1, 1.2, 2 and so on 6. Maximum length: 5000 words 7. Title should be followed by name, affiliation and address(s) ( E mail?) of the Author(s) 8. An abstract (not more than 250 words) 9. Keywords ( 5 to 6) 10. A brief CV of author/s with color photograph* * 11. Illustrations such as photographs, charts, graphs, drawings, and diagrams should be serially numbered and labeled. *Reference Style:* *Book*: Adams, John. (2007). *Research methods for graduate business and social science students.* New Delhi: Response Books. *Paper in Edited Work*: Gopikuttan, A. (2005). Scientometric analysis of the research productivity of university teachers. In G. Devarajan (Ed.). *Applied research in library and information science*. New Delhi: Ess Ess, 166-179. *Periodical Article*: Boyce, Judith I. and Boyce, Bert R. (1995). Library outreach programs in rural areas. *Library Trends*, 44 (1), 112-28. *Online Journal Article*: Laidi, S. (2006). Identity development and Internet misuse<http://www.aui.ma/vppa/cads/research-student-06-Internetmisuse.pdf> . (Retrieved December 17, 2008, from http://www.aui.ma/vppa/cads/research-student-06-Internetmisuse.pdf) *Web Content*: http://osdir.com/ml/culture.india.sarai.reader/2005-01/msg00156.html (Retrieved on 5th December, 2009) Sincerely, *T. M. Vasudevan* *Convenor* *Dr. Jalaja Felicitation Committee* *DLIS, University of Calicut* *Dr. Dineshan Koovakkai* *Co-ordinator* *National Seminar on Library 2.0 and Information Management* *Central University of Kerala* *Kasaragod* ** -- Dr.Dineshan Koovakkai Assistant Librarian Central University of Kerala Vidyanagar P.O. Kasargod, Kerala, India Blog: www.dineshkoovakkai.blogspot.com Visit our library blog at: www.cuklibinfopage.blogspot.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.. brp? 09 Feb '11

09 Feb '11

Dear Sir/Madam, One of my faculty member requires this article for his PhD Work. Journal Name: International journal Advanced Manufacturing technology Title: Comparison of optical and stylus methods for measurement of surface texture. V:33 Page:110-118 https://springerlink3.metapress.com/content/0851313276m3t772/resource-secur… -- *With Warm & Regards* ** *Mahesh. Y* *Assistant Librarian KS Group of Instituation Mallasandra Bangalore-62* -- 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 and Elib
by Mailing List Admin 09 Feb '11

09 Feb '11

Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2011 12:27:01 +0530 (IST) From: dharanikumarp(a)indiatimes.com The Department of Library and Information Science, Kuvempu University is organizing one week National workshop on Library Automation software (Koha and E-lib) during 14-19 March 2011. Registration Fee Rs. 2000/- (excluding accommodation) The registration fee includes Workshop kit (containing course materials, bag, and stationery) and working lunch. Note: Participants strength is restricted to 25 and selection will be on first cum first served basis. Registration Form Name______________________ Address____________________ Pin________________________ Telephone__________________ E-mail______________________ Fax_______________________ Payment Particulars Amount: Rs: DD No. Bank Date Date & Signature You are requested to send the dully filled registration form along with a DD drawn in favour of "Chairman Dept. of Library and Information Science, Kuvempu University" Shankaragatta, payable at SBM, Jnana Sahyadri campus, Kuvempu University before 20th February 2011. For further details you may contact P. Dharani Kumar Assistant Professor Dept. of Library and Information Science Kuvempu University Shimoga, Karnataka Phone: 09741501214 email: dharanikumarp(a)indiatimes.com Co-ordinator: Dr. S. Padmamma, Associate Professor & Chairman Dept of Library & Information Science, Kuvempu University, Jnana Sahyadri, Shankaragatta - 577 451, Shimoga, Karnataka

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Article Request
by RAKESH SINGH BISEN 09 Feb '11

09 Feb '11

Dear All, Kindly send the following article for one of our scientist: *"Plant Genetic Resource Network in India/Paroda, R S"* ** *Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources,1(1-2),pp.32-42* RAKESH SINGH BISEN LIBRARY OFFICER INDIAN INSTITUTE OF INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE(IIIM) (Formerly Regional Research Laboratory) Canal Road, JAMMU-180 001(J&K)-INDIA rsbisen(a)iiim.res.in library(a)iiim.ac.in bisen.iiim(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
by RAKESH SINGH BISEN 09 Feb '11

09 Feb '11

Dear All, Kindly send the following article if you have: *"Marketing and Trade of Saffron in India/Munsi, A M"* ** *Agricultural Marketing,33,1990,pp. 29031* RAKESH SINGH BISEN LIBRARY OFFICER INDIAN INSTITUTE OF INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE(IIIM) (Formerly Regional Research Laboratory) Canal Road, JAMMU-180 001(J&K)-INDIA rsbisen(a)iiim.res.in library(a)iiim.ac.in bisen.iiim(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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Request for an Article
by Mohan T A 08 Feb '11

08 Feb '11

Dear Professionals Kindly send the full text article mentioned below, which is required for our teaching faculty. Title: Effects of Non-Plastic Fines on Minimum and Maximum Void Ratios of Sand Author : Lade P., Liggio C., Yamamuro J. Journal Name: Geotechnical Testing Journal (GTJ) Volume 21, Issue 4 (December 1998) pages 336-347 DOI: 10.1520/GTJ11373J with regards T A Mohan Librarian Siddaganga Institute of Technology TUMKUR E-mail: mohan(a)sit.ac.in tamohanta(a)gmail.com Mobile:9343525141 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Requirement of Full-text article
by Mamtha's Gmail 08 Feb '11

08 Feb '11

Dear Friends, Kindly provide full-text of the following articles if available in your library. 1. *Kilani S, Ben Sghaier M, Limem I, Bouhlel I, Boubaker J, Bhouri W,* * In vitro evaluation of antibacterial,antioxidant, cytotoxic and apopotic activities of the tubers infusion and extracts of Cyperus rotundas. * *Bioresource Technology (2008) Vol:99 Issue :18 pgs:9004-9008* ** *2. Kilani S, Ledauphin J, Bouhlel I, Ben Sghaier M, Boubaker J, Skandrani I, Mosrati R, Ghedira K, Barillier D, Chekir-Ghedira L* * Comparative study of Cyperus rotundus essential oil by a modified GC/MS analysis method. Evaluation of its antioxidant, cytotoxic and apopotic effects * *Chemistry & Biodiversity (2008) Vol :5 Issue:5 pgs:729-42* ** *3. Yazdanparast R, Ardestani A* *Invitro antioxidant and free radical scavenging activity of Cyperus rotundus* *Journal of Medicinal Food (2007) Vol:10 issue:4 pgs: 667-74* ** *Thank you.* ** *Best wishes* ** *Mamatha PK* *Chief Librarian* *Yenepoya University* *Deralakatte,* *MANGALORE-575018* * Ph:0824-2204668, 69, 70* ** ** ** -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Origiin IP Academy launches course on FTO (Freedom-to- Operate) analysis
by Bindu 08 Feb '11

08 Feb '11

Dear Sir/Madam, We are happy to announce that Origiin IP Academy, a subsidiary of Origiin IP Solutions LLP, Bangalore after successful completion of Patent Agent Examination Training for the year 2010-2011, now launches "Certificate course on Freedom-to-Operate (FTO) analysis". FTO, also known as "Clearance search" or "Right to Use searches" is a kind of patent search that is used to determine whether a particular action, such as testing or launch or commercialising of a product in a specify territory, can be done without infringing valid intellectual property rights of third party (ies) or not. Patent infringement is the commission of a prohibited act with respect to a patented <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invention> invention without permission from the <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patent> patent holder. According to Anindya Sircar, Head of IP Cell at Infosys Technology, Bangalore, "IP risk assessment before product launch in a given territory is extremely critical for the business today and is an essential step to mitigate future infringement possibilities." Therefore risk assessment before launching a product or the process to make such product is extremely crucial for any business. The course has been specifically designed to the students, researchers who want to pursue career in the area of Intellectual Property Rights as well as the people already working in this area but want to further refine their skills. "Such a specialized IP Certificate Course will be highly beneficial to any student or a researcher who wants to pursue career in this area. In India specifically, such a course is really required says, Prof Rama Murthy, Professor & Head, Intellectual Property Cell at Centre for Emerging Technologies, Jain University, Bangalore and Scientific Advisor to Patent Office, Government of India Course: Certificate course on Freedom-to-Operate (FTO) analysis Mode of teaching: Online along with contact class and one project Contents: Basics of Prior Art Search and FTO, Case-studies, exercises, preparation of report Fee: 14,500 INR (Corporate discounts available on more than 5 registrations) Registration: Write to origiin.training(a)gmail.com, info(a)origiin.com Phone: 9845693459, 9880213204 Have a good day! Best regards, Bindu Sharma Origiin IP Solutions LLP [Intellectual Property Rights] Bangalore Phone: +919845693459, +918025830363 Website: www.origiin.com <http://www.origiin.com/> Email: bindu(a)origiin.com, origiin2010(a)gmail.com Blog: http://origiin.blogspot.com <http://origiin.blogspot.com/> , http://origiinipae.blogspot.com <http://origiinipae.blogspot.com/> Linkedin Profile: http://in.linkedin.com/in/bindusharma -- Bindu Sharma Origiin IP Solutions LLP [Intellectual Property Rights] Bangalore Phone: +919845693459, +918025830363 Website: www.origiin.com <http://www.origiin.com/> Email: bindu(a)origiin.com, origiin2010(a)gmail.com Blog: http://origiin.blogspot.com <http://origiin.blogspot.com/> , http://origiinipae.blogspot.com <http://origiinipae.blogspot.com/> Linkedin Profile: http://in.linkedin.com/in/bindusharma -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Invitation to the National Seminar on “Digital Future of Library Materials: Issues and Challenges” at Vidyasagar University, W.B.
by soumen mallik 07 Feb '11

07 Feb '11

National Seminar on “Digital Future of Library Materials: Issues and Challenges” Organised by- Department of Library and Information Science, Vidyasagar University, Medinipur – 721 102, West Bengal Date- March 17-18, 2011 Venue - B C Mukherjee Hall, Vidyasagar University Campus, Midnapore About the Seminar Libraries have undergone considerable changes to cope up with the increasing use of technology. Information Centers are striving hard to match the expectation of users by competing with other Internet information service providers. Customized information aggregation, Tagging etc. is a few of the initiatives which libraries are embracing to make their existence relevant. Document storage, representation and document delivery are three of the most important activities of Library services which are ever influenced as technology develops. In pursuit of changing face of library services and activities the Department of Library and Information Science of Vidyasagar University organizing two day National Seminar on “Digital Future of Library Materials: Issues and Challenges”. During the seminar the theme will by analysed from multiple perspectives ranging from user interface and digital preservation technologies to affordability and sustainability of digital technologies. Sub Themes The following sub themes may be considered in this connection: I) Emerging Trends in Digital Preservation Technologies ; II) Open Source and Commercial Software; III) Sustainability of Open Access Initiatives; IV) Future of e-journals & e-books : Emerging Integrated format; V) Building Institutional Repositories; VI) Transcending the language barriers through digital technologies; Call for Papers We invite articles on the aforementioned sub-themes. Full paper in MSWord, references following Indian Standard (IS:2381-1978) in CD or by e-mail and a hard copy of the same must reach us by 2nd March, 2011. Target Audience Apart from LIS professionals, teachers, researchers, and students; scientists, social scientists, IT specialists, alongwith information users from different disciplines and activities are expected to participate and render their experiences and suggestions on the seminar topic. Registration Fees- Student (V. U.) Rs. 150.00; Others- Rs. 250.00 Payment should be made by Cash / DD in favour of the Dept. of Library and Information Science, Vidyasagar University. Filled in Registration Form and Fees must reach on or before March 8, 2011. Accommodation- Accommodation of outstation participants may be arranged if request is sent at least ten days before the Seminar. Participants will have to bear the charges. All Communication should Address to Soumen Mallik, Organizing Secretary; Dept. of Library and Information Science, Vidyasagar University, Medinipur - 721 102, West Bengal, India. Mob: 9476432869. e-mail- soumenmallik(a)in.com; soumen.mallik(a)gmail.com About the Place - The weather is normally soothing cool during this time. Numerous historically important sites, forests are the added attractions of this place. How to Reach the Venue - Nearest Rail Station: Medinipur (about 15 km. by road from Kharagpur). From Medinipur Rail Station/ Bus Terminus Auto rickshaws, Buses and Rickshaws are available. -- Soumen Mallik Lecturer Department of Library and Information Science Vidyasagar University Midnapore-721102 09476432869 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Are libraries finished? Five arguments for and against - BBC
by G.K.MANJUNATH 07 Feb '11

07 Feb '11

An interesting reading at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-12340505 Dr.G.K.Manjunath Chief Librarian Indira Gandhi Inst of Development Research Film City Road Santosh Nagar Goregaon(East ) MUMBAI - 400 065 India Phone: 022-28416528 email: gkm(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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M.S (LIS) Programme in DRTC
by drtc＠isibang.ac.in 07 Feb '11

07 Feb '11

Indian Statistical Institute Documentation Research and Training Centre 8th Mile, Mysore Road, Bangalore 560059 M.S. in Library and Information Science With the emergence of knowledge-centered economies and the knowledge society, Information & Knowledge Management has emerged as a major area of concern and importance to large corporate houses, R & D Institutions and even governments. The area cuts across several disciplines including Information Technology, Library Science, and Management sciences, to mention a few. The Documentation Research & Training Centre, a unit of the Indian Statistical Institute, founded by Late Prof. S. R. Ranganathan is an internationally recognized centre for advanced training and research in this area. The DRTC now offers a novel M.S. Programme in Library & Information Science with the primary objective of preparing the next generation information managers. This new and unique programme offers an ideal blend of courses spanning library science, information technology, knowledge management and quantitative studies. The graduates of the programme will find excellent openings in industry, especially the IT industry, R & D organizations and institutions of higher education & research. For those with an aptitude for higher studies and research the M.S. Programme provides a solid foundation for Ph.D. programmes. Several universities across the country have recognized DRTC as a centre for doctoral research. ELIGIBILITY The minimum qualification for admission to the M.S. programme is a Bachelors degree in any discipline from a recognized Indian or foreign university (obtained after a minimum of 12+3 years of education) with at least 60% marks in the qualifying examination. SELECTION PROCEDURE Selection of candidates for the M.S. programme will be based on academic records and performance of the candidate in an all-India written entrance test and interview. There is no tuition fee for the programme and all eligible students will receive a stipend. DURATION The duration of the Programme is 24 months (2 Years); the programme is offered only at the ISI Bangalore Centre HOW TO APPLY? For details and application form can be obtained from the following offices of Indian Statistical Institute (by post or in person) a) Dean of Studies, Indian Statistical Institute, 203 B.T Road, Kolkata 10008. b) Head. Delhi Centre. Indian Statistical Institute, 7 SJS Sansanwal Marg, New Delhi 110016, c) Head, Bangalore Centre Indian Statistical Institute, 8th Mile Mysore Road, Bangalore 560059, d) Head, SQC-OR Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, 110 Nelson Manickam Road (1st Floor), Aminjikarai, Chennai 600029, e) Head, SQC-OR Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Street No.8, Habshiguda, Hyderabad 500007, by paying an amount of Rs.450/- (Rs.225/- for reserved categories) in cash (from 11a.m to 2 p.m on working days from Monday to Friday), or by Bank Draft drawn in favour of Indian Statistical Institute payable at Kolkata (Proper). Request for application forms should have the mailing address in CAPITALS. Postal orders, Money orders and cheque will not be accepted. Prospectus and application forms. sample question papers and this administion notice will also be available on our website http:www.isical.ac.in/~deanweb in pdf format from 9th Feb. 2011 IMPORTANT DATES: Distribution of Prospectus and Application Form : 09 February 2011 to 07 March 2011 Last date for receiving completed Application Form : 28 March 2011 Date of Selection Test (India and abroad) : 08 May 2011 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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UGC sponsered national workshop on Open source solution for Academic libraries on 19-20 February , 2011.
by Deepak Sharma 07 Feb '11

07 Feb '11

Dear All, Indira Gandhi National College, Ladwa ( Kurukeshtra) is organizing a tow day UGC sponsered national workshop on Open source solution for Academic libraries on 19-20 February , 2011. About the workshop As we know the Open Source Softwares have created a lot of enthusiasm and opportunities in the domain of library services. Open Source Softwares are available free of cost, support you to work at the system level and provide freedom to customize software as per the requirements of a specific library. Numerous Open Source Library automation softwares like Koha, NewGenLib, MyLibrary, and digital library creation softwares like Green Stone and Dspace etc are available. Koha is the full featured Open-source Integrated Library System (ILS) from open source domain. It is Web-centric, modular, multilingual and compliant with almost all the bibliographic standards storing, processing and retrieving of Indic script based documents. KOHA is free, supported by an internal group of developers and obviously has a tremendous application possibility in automation of college libraries and public libraries in India. Aims/ Objectives •The workshop will provide an intensive training to the library Professionals with regard to the optimum utilization of Open Source Softwares to effect library automation. •A detailed discussion on the best featured software “KOHA” will characterize the workshop. •A few lectures covering the various features of digital library developing softwares will be delivered. •Workshop will also provide a forum to the librarians to exchange their views on the problems being confronted by them in implementation of Open Source Softwares and the expert views of the Resource Persons will go a long way in facilitating the process they are going through. Registration Fees •LIS Professionals – 400/- •Students and Retired Professionals– 200/- The fee covers workshop kit (reading material and associated software CD, Tea & Lunch). Registration Form •Registration Form (DOC File) •Registration Form (PDF File) Accomodation •The limited accommodation is available and will be provided to the participants on the first-come-first-served basis. •Those who are interested in availing the accommodation are requested to give us advance information so that necessary arrangement may be made. Contact Us Dr. Rupesh Gaur M.A., MLIS, PGDCA, M. Phil and PhD (Library & Information Sc.) Librarian Indira Gandhi National College, Ladwa (Kurukshetra) - 136132 Phone Off. 01744-260334 Mobile No. 9466694800 Email: rupesh_gaur(a)rediffmail.com, gaurrupesh(a)gmail.com -- Deepak Sharma Assistant Librarian ITM University Sector 23 A, Gurgaon 01242365811 9015433756. "Solve your simple mistakes early before it leads to big problem. Because we always slip from small stones, not from a mountain" -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for Articles for Edited Book
by arjun k 07 Feb '11

07 Feb '11

DEAR FRIENDS AND PROFESSIONAL Submit your Articles for book entitle “KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT IN DIGITAL LIBRARIES" will be published Soon with ISBN No. It is requested kindly send original articles on recent trends in library services till the 20th February 2011 only on the following topics. Time New Roman font, size 12, with single space, references in MLA style and copyright transfer to the editors. *KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT IN DIGITAL LIBRARIES* · Knowledge Management of Libraries in Digital Environment Era · Tool for Knowledge Management in Academic Libraries · Implementing Knowledge Management in Public Libraries · Total Quality Management and Knowledge Management · Role of Library and Information Professionals in the Knowledge Environment · Digital Preservation in Knowledge Resource Centre · KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT IN MODERN LIBRARIES · Organizing Digital Information · Internet Management Software in Libraries · Role of Digital Library in E-Learning · Digital Libraries and Electronic Publishing Today · Electronic Publishing · Digital Library · Evolution of Library Services in Digital Era · Copyright for Digital document. · Knowledge Management for e-Resources ** *Submit your Articles to* *Mr. Dinesh Kumar on dineshpta(a)gmail.com* *Associate editor international Journal of Library Science.* *dineshpta(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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PHD IN LIS
by Harish Kumar 07 Feb '11

07 Feb '11

Dear Members I want to pursue Phd in LIS )distance education. Kindly guide me the best university HARISH Airports Authority of India Library -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Mahasagar archive now available on line
by Satyaranjan Sahu 07 Feb '11

07 Feb '11

Dear All, The library of National Institute of Oceanography, Goa after successful implementation of its Institutional Repository (among top 300 world repositories - http://drs.nio.org) recently made the contents of its ceased journal "Mahasagar" online at http://ijs.nio.org. The Librarians may like to provide link to this open archive. We have used Open Journal Systems software for this purpose. Thanks to Prof. Arunachalam for encouragement. We can consider providing space for the Earth Sciences/Oceanography journal. Kindly contact me at: satya(a)nio.org for feasibility. Regards Satya -------------------------------------------- Satya Ranjan Sahu Scientist National Information Centre for Marine Sciences National Institute of Oceanography (CSIR) Dona Paula, Goa - 403 004 Phone: 0832-2450370 (O); Fax-91-(0)832-2450601 ----------------------------------------------------- Visit http://www.nio.org, http://drs.nio.org, http://www.biosearch.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fw: Invite
by Dr. Ramesh C Gaur 07 Feb '11

07 Feb '11

Dear Friends, This is just to remind you about tomorrow's programme at IGNCA. Kala Nidhi Division of IGNCA will be celebrating its 22nd Annual day on 8th February 2011 from 10.45 am to 5.00 pm. The important speakers on this occassion are Prof. Mushirul Hasan, DG, National Archive of India, Mr. Raju Buddharaju, CIO, National Library Board, Singapore, and Dr. Tuk Tuk Kumar, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Culture. Presentations on Kalanidhi Collections specially digital initiatives at IGNCA will also be made. All are cordially invited to attend. Regards Ramesh ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Ramesh C Gaur PGDCA, MLISc,Ph.D. Fulbright Scholar (Virginia Tech, USA) Librarian & Head-Kala Nidhi Division Coordinator- ABIA International Index Project Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts(IGNCA) (An Autonomous Trust under Ministry of Culture. Govt. of India) 11 Man Singh Road, New Delhi-110001 Phone: 91-11-23388333, 23385884 Fax: 91-11-23385884 Mobile: 91-9810487158 URL: www.ignca.gov.in Email: gaur(a)ignca.nic.in; rcgaur(a)bol.net.in http://www.ignca.nic.in/PDF_data/Profile_Dr_RC_Gaur.pdf -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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DL and AL at CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF KERALA
by Dr. J. K. Vijayakumar 05 Feb '11

05 Feb '11

-|- Applications in the prescribed format are invited from eligible candidates for filling up the following non-teaching positions at CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF KERALA: Deputy Librarian 1 Assistant Librarian 1 Last date: 21st February, 2011 More details and application format at http://www.cukerala.ac.in/docs/non-teaching_2011.pdf -|- -- 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] LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 95, Issue 6
by saroj panda 05 Feb '11

05 Feb '11

Dear fiends, Subscription of online electronic journals is always spelled out with license agreements with publishers. The licenses for electronic resources impose two types of restrictions on its usage, namely i) who can use these resources; and ii) how the resources can be used. The first restriction defines authorized users for e-resources, which generally includes students, faculty, staff and onsite visitors of a subscribing institution. The second restriction deals with how these resources can be used. It should use for personal, educational and research purposes only. Systematic downloading or printing of entire journal issues or volumes, or large portions of other e-resources are prohibited by the publisher. As they are playing with research outputs done around the world but the originality to them are commercial publishers. They did not want to use their resources commercially by the other person or organisation. .They have registered to their products under the copyright laws that mean not to use by any commercial purposes. Why we should make systematic downloads? Could we read all the documents at a time? The answer is obviously “No”. So, It is the responsibility of individual users to ensure that e-resources are used for personal, educational and research purposes only. For more information please visit our site http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/econ/licences.php With Regards, Saroj kumar Scientific & Technical Assistant - I (LS) INFLIBNET Centre Near Gujarat University campus Navarangpur, Ahmedabad-380009,Gujarat Phone: 09723115671 Email: saroj(a)inflibnet.ac.in Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2011 10:41:00 +0530 > From: vijaya kumar <kumarjammala(a)gmail.com> > To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > Subject: [LIS-Forum] Systematic downloading > Message-ID: > <AANLkTinadBze7HH3HRWic+=pH-eBxMkZ2VV0ofJBRqgZ(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > In our Engineering College Library we have access with UGC INFONET and > INDEST, now we are facing Systematic downloading problems. Hence I > reuest you to kindly give your valuable suggestions to overcome systematic > downloading problems > > -- > Dr.J.Vijaya Kumar > Engineering College Library > Andhra University > Visakhapatnam- 530 003 > Andhra Pradesh > India. > Phones: > Res : (0891) 2718711 > M : 9440503562 > E-Mail Address: > kumarjammala(a)gmail.com > kumarjammala(a)rediffmail.com > jammalamadakavijayakumar(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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THREE DAY NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON “RESEARCH METHODS & STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES” 14-16 MARCH, 2011
by Nadeem Akhtar khan 05 Feb '11

05 Feb '11

THREE DAY   NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON “RESEARCH METHODS & STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES” 14-16  MARCH, 2011 Introduction The diversity and evolving trends across disciplines has always baffled researchers worldwide. Research in different disciplines is advancing with changing times and fading disciplinary boundaries, so are the methods and techniques in exploring and developing various intricacies. This complexity in research canvas has made the methods more composite and multifarious.  Thus, in order to maintain dynamic and appropriate platform during research, investigators need to constantly examine the trends in research as well as the methods that can make them more  intelligent and well informed consumers of information and knowledge to document , assimilate and ultimately  infer fruitful  results and   innovations. The ICT dependant world has offered new choices and opportunities in the research endeavor. New research practices have been established in many disciplines and this dramatic shift in the research paradigm calls for a platform to make them aware ! of the growing trends and approaches. Thus, the present workshop endeavors to focus on the current trends in the research methods and techniques to help  in enriching the research skills of participants.  Objectives The workshop will focus on the emerging research methods and their application in different disciplines in order to achieve following objectives: To work out proper research design and hierarchy in each type of research method. To explore various research methods and research instruments helpful to researchers. To visualize major research paradigms.  To gain familiarity with the softwares used in sampling, data analysis and interpretation. Current trends in research techniques in the ICT era. Who can Participate?The participants can be research scholars or young teachers and other stake holders interested in research from diverse fields especially belonging to Social Sciences, Humanities, Law , Education, Management and Science faculties. Resources Persons“Kashmir University Senior faculty” and “Faculty from other national institutes” ScheduleDay OneInauguration SessionTechnical Session ITopic:  Research DimensionsTechnical Session II-IIITopic:  Research MethodsDay TwoTechnical Session IV Topic: Sampling TechniquesTechnical Session VTopic:  Hypothesis: Theory and PracticeTechnical Session VITopic: Information Resources and Services (Traditional-Resources, Emerging);Technical Session VIITopic: References and Citation PatternsDay ThreeTechnical Session VIIITopic: Statistical Techniques for Data Collection and AnalysisTechnical Session IXTopic: Software for Sampling Design and Analysis, Analysis and Presentation of Data and Hypothesis TestingTechnical Session XIITopic: Practical SessionsValedictory Session Workshop Date: March 14-16, 2011   Registration Fee          Rs.500  ( Cheque/Draft/Addressed to Head, DLIS, University of Kashmir) No of participants: 30(First come first basis) (Registration form Enclosed)The registration fee covers workshop kit, refreshment and working lunch. The boarding and lodging will be made on first- come -first basis for outside participants in nearby guest houses. Interested persons can contact conference coordinator in advance for Registration and Accommodation (if any).Contact for Registration / Further information: Dr. Sumeer  GulProgram CoordinatorDepartment of Library and Information ScienceUniversity of Kashmir, Hazratbal, Srinagar. 190 006. Jammu and Kashmir. Indiae-mail: sumeersuhail(a)gmail.comCell: (0)-8803050076ORProgramme DirectorProfessor S. M. Shafi Department of Library and Information ScienceUniversity of Kashmir, Hazratbal, Srinagar. 190 006. Jammu and Kashmir. Indiae-mail: shafi_sm(a)rediffmail.com  or smshafi(a)kashmiruniversity.ac.inCell: (0)-9419008599 REGISTRATION FORMTHREE DAY   NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON “RESEARCH METHODS & STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES”14-16  MARCH, 2011 Name:_______________________________________________________________________ Designation __________________________________________________________________ Affiliation ____________________________________________________________________ Address _____________________________________________________________________ E-mail_______________________________________________________________________ Cell/phone __________________________________________________________________ Date of Arrival _______________________________________________________________ Registration Fee:  Amount: Rs 500/- Draft/ Cheque No ____________Date_______________Bank________________ Reservation Fee (Advance) (if required): Rs 500/- Draft/ Cheque No _________ Date ___________Bank______________ Signature -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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MINIMUM BUDGET REQUIRED TO CREAT A DIGITAL LIBRARY
by mamata hembram 04 Feb '11

04 Feb '11

Dear Professionals, I want to know that what would be the minimum cost required to creat a digital library. As we have many OSS availabe for library management. Regards, Mamata Hembram Library Professional Bhubaneswar -- 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 National Conference of Agricultural Librarians on - Agricultural Librareis In the knowledge Web - on Feb 24-25, 2011
by Dr.Nabi Hasan 04 Feb '11

04 Feb '11

Call for Papers & Participation http://www.egranth.ac.in/sites/default/files/ncaluc.html National Conference of Agricultural Libraries and User Community 2011 on “Agricultural Libraries in the Knowledge Web” 24-25 February 2011 Venue:B.P. Pal Auditorium, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, PUSA, New Delhi-110012 About the Conference Access to Digital Resources is of paramount importance to the researchers, academicians, students and other stack holders. Under the aegis of Indian Council of Agricultural Research, mega efforts are being made to strengthen Digital Library, create open access Institutional Repository, providing access to Digital Resources viz. commercially published journals and databases on the desktop of scientists, enhancing the web presence, eCourses development and hosting, crop specific knowledge portals and web services through World Bank funded National Agricultural Innovation Project. In this era of transition from information age to knowledge society, libraries have much greater challenges to face. It is not only the advancing technology, there is change in the medium from physical to virtual, concept of service delivery has changed from one way to two way interactive and more customized to user needs. The whole perception of library has changed from collection of books to a single window knowledgebank. To be ready to migrate to knowledge society we need to sensitize the Indian National Agricultural Research System (NARS) comprising of State Agricultural Universities and Research Institutions in agriculture sector. Important Dates 10/02/2011 Submission of Full Paper/ Poster 15/02/2011 Acceptance of Papers 18/02/2011 Intimation to the Author Conference Website - http://www.egranth.ac.in/sites/default/files/ncaluc.html Thanks and Regards, -- Dr. Nabi Hasan (Formerly CCPI, eGRANTH) Deputy Librarian, Central Library Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Hauz Khas, New Delhi - 110016, India Phone - +91-11-2659-1452 (Work), 9560978667 (Mobile) FAX - +91-11-26596759 E-mail: nabihasan(a)gmail.com ; hasan(a)library.iitd.ac.in Web: http://web.iitd.ac.in/~library/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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Invitation for NCSI-Net lecture – 12th February 2011
by shivaram gowda 04 Feb '11

04 Feb '11

Dear Members I cordially invite you all for NCSI-Net Lecture scheduled on 12th of February 2011 (second Saturday) at NCSI Seminar hall at 11.00AM. Details of the Talk: Topic: Introduction to Six Sigma for Information Professionals Speaker: Lakshmeesha S, IP Manage, GE, Bangalore Date & Time: 12/12/2011 at 11.00 AM Venue: NCSI Seminar Hall, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore Abstract of the talk will be informed shortly. Kindly confirm your participation to NCSI-Net coordinators with warm Regards NCSI-Net Coordinators Shivaram BS ICAST, CSIR-NAL Kodihalli Bangaluru-560017 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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[MLOSC.12392] if non received the journal
by Banerjee, Bharati 04 Feb '11

04 Feb '11

Sir, This is in connection with the above issue. I observe that many librarians have expressed helplessness concerning the agencies which fail to deliver the issues in spite of being paid the subscription in advance. One way to overcome this problem is to sign an agreement on 100 rupee stamp paper beforehand which would contain the terms and conditions of the transaction. The agreement can include a clause about the non-receipt of issues and the time frame within which the copies are to be received as well as refund of the subscription amount in case the missing issues are not available after specified date. The agreement should further specify that in case of dispute, the matter will be resolved legally in whichever state the library is located. This agreement will be jointly signed by the librarian (on behalf of the library) and the vendor. The vendor should also produce a witness who would sign the agreement in addition to him. The agreement safeguards the interests of the library since it's a legal document. Regards, Bharati Banerjee Assistant Chief Librarian Reserve Bank of India ________________________________ Notice: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, use, review, distribution, printing or copying of the information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it are strictly prohibited. If you have received this email by error, please notify us by return e-mail or telephone and immediately and permanently delete the message and any attachments. The recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The Reserve Bank of India accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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CONTU Guidelines
by M S Sridhar 04 Feb '11

04 Feb '11

Dear Vijaya Kumar, An informal aggreement called CONTU Gidelines has been worked and followed by Authors, Publishers and Librarians in order to resolve *Systematic Reproduction* clause of US Copyright Act section 108 (g): 1. CONTU Guidelines for copying from periodicals apply only to materials less than five years old (referred to as part of the "rule of five"). 2. Up to five articles may be copied from a single periodical in one calendar year under the ILL provision (referred to as part of the "rule of five"). 3. A library with a subscription for a periodical which is not immediately available may consider a copy obtained from another library as if made from its own collection. 4. All ILL requests must be accompanied by a copyright compliance statement from the requesting library. The requesting library must maintain records of all requests and of their fulfillment. These records must be kept for three calendar years after the request has been made. 5. No more than six copies of articles/chapters/small portions may be made from a non-periodical (including a book) during the entire term of copyright of the work. 6. For copying beyond the CONTU Guidelines, the library may need to obtain copyright permission directly from the copyright holder or from a representative such as Copyright Clearance Center<http://www.copyright.com/ccc/viewPage.do?pageCode=ac1-n>. -- With best regards. Sincerely yours, *Dr. M S Sridhar (ಡಾ. ಎಂ. ಎಸ್. ಶ್ರೀಧರ್) *http://stores.lulu.com/mssridhar http://www.scribd.com/people/documents/75039-m-s-sridhar -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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microsoft office alternatives
by jasim s 04 Feb '11

04 Feb '11

Read the article in the PC World to keep informed about some microsoft office suite alternatives http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/218394-4/microsoft_office_alt… Jasimudeen.s MG University Library Kottayam *Life is like a book:what matter is how good it is ,not how long it is" * -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Libraries should be heaven for all
by Swapan Patra 03 Feb '11

03 Feb '11

To Administrator, Dear Sir, Please publish this news item on your forum. The item is published in China Daily dated 1st February 2011. I think Indian libraries can learn lesson from Chinese experience. thanks -- Swapan Kumar Patra Research Scholar Room No- 232 SSS-I Centre for Studies in Science Policy School of Social Sciences Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi-110067 INDIA Ph-+91-9213224875 Libraries should be heaven for allBy Xu Xiaomin (China Daily) Updated: 2011-02-01 07:56 A library in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, garnered nationwide attention a while back, not for its vast collection of books or its range of cultural events, but because it allowed beggars and other disadvantaged people to use its services. Chu Shuqing, the library's curator, famously said: "I don't have the right to keep them (the beggars) away from the library, but anyone (who doesn't agree) has the right to leave." The comment caused heated debate on the Internet. Another library director told the media that this wasn't news because as a public service the library welcomed all people who like reading. Like many others, the incident grabbed my attention. "What? A beggar, who may be ill, is allowed to be in a library? How could other readers stand to sit with him side by side?" was my initial reaction. But the director's response to the media made me ashamed of myself. Since a library is for the public, it should welcome all people who are fair in front of the law and should not judge anyone before exploring the truth. What makes such "non-news" important? I think it is because as a society we are used to classifying people into different classes and groups and giving them a label. The wealthy are depicted as the "noble community" in many advertisements, students who return from overseas study are the "elite", while beggars and the homeless are all illiterate and up to no good. Society is inclined to put those in the more attractive groups on a pedestal and tries to cozy up to them, but gives a cold shoulder to those in the more disadvantaged groups, such as beggars. But is this behavior good for society? I think the answer is no. The writer Lung Ying-tai said that the standard by which to measure the civilization of a society is not how many high-rises it has or how many limousines are on the street, but its attitude toward the socially vulnerable groups. I couldn't agree with her more. To me, the criteria to judge the quality of a society is not how it treats the "elite", but its attitude and treatment toward the more disadvantaged groups. Big cities, like Shanghai, treat the elite groups very well. The city government has built low-rent apartments for overseas talent working in Shanghai and various policies seem to mostly benefit those with a good educational background. Some Chinese cities have started building special houses for the homeless, establishing more homes for the elderly and giving subsidies to families before Spring Festival. But compared with all they provide the elite, it is still not enough. What's worse is that the public's attitude toward the disadvantaged hasn't changed much. Even though traditional Chinese culture encourages us to show sympathy and compassion for disadvantaged groups, it doesn't encourage us to respect them as other human beings. The result is that people look down on them after showing their compassion. The comedy actor Zhao Benshan was sued by US audiences when he performed overseas, as during the performance his troupe made fun of the obese, disabled people and people with mental health problems. Zhao didn't understand that although Chinese audiences found making fun of these people amusing it offended audiences in the United States. The Argentinean writer Jorges Luis Borges once said "I have always imagined that paradise will be a kind of library". We can start building a paradise by first building a library for everyone, rich or poor. The author is director of the China Daily Shanghai News Center. (China Daily 02/01/2011 page8) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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GRATIS (Free Books)
by * Mukesh - Monitor * 03 Feb '11

03 Feb '11

Dear Friends Sub: GRATIS (Free Books) The aim of this Gratis scheme is to provide Books to those Libraries within India who would otherwise be unable to obtain them. The simple purpose of this scheme is to spread knowledge as widely as possible. This is a collaboration between Monitor Information Services with publishers & authors of the books. We plan to provide a number of books per year. Institutions may request the books for themselves or suggest for others. Please click http://monitorlinks.typepad.com/newbooks/ and get more details about this GRATIS(FREE BOOKS)scheme. Thanks Mukesh Anand Director - Marketing http://books.monitorinfo.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Journal subscription
by Y.A. Janardana gupta 03 Feb '11

03 Feb '11

Dear Sir, We are subscribing through supplier/Agent since 6 years. There is no problem/audit objection. Y.A. JANARDANA GUPTA LIBRARIAN, LEOS/ISRO. ---------------------------------------------------------------- This mail contains PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION intended solely for the use of the addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by e-mail and delete the original message. LEOS has taken every reasonable precaution to remove any viruses however you should also carry out your own virus checks before opening the e-mail or attachment. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Koha users in India
by Vimal Kumar 03 Feb '11

03 Feb '11

Dear Manjunath Sir, Find the link below, it includes the list of Koha users from India. http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Koha_Users_Worldwide Many users not registered their name, but list is useful to find koha users from India. I request Koha users from India to register their details in the list soon. Regards, -- Vimal Kumar V. Mahatma Gandhi University Library Kottayam, Kerala- 686 560 Web: http://www.vimalkumar.co.nr Blog: http://vimalkumar.oksociety.in http://linuxhalwa.blogspot.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "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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Re: [LIS-Forum] [MLOSC.12388] if non received the journal after sent subscription
by Ruchika Sharma 03 Feb '11

03 Feb '11

Hi, Very true, I and my library is too suffrer of their services as well, Research India Publications are so very bad with their services. They havent provided the online access as yet for the year 2010, plus they are unable to send missing issues for the year 2010 as yet. Many of calls n mails being send to them, but they dont reply. Two girls at reception always have same reply, "Mr Vivekanand (owner of the publication) will see the matter, n he has not came yet". Be it any time of the day, the same reply will be given by them. Infact 2 times I was made to talk to him, but he too is not responding properly n delaying the matter. ......................................... Mrs Ruchika Sharma Asstt. Librarian KIIT College of Engineering Gurgaon ........................................... On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 12:44 PM, Anu Bajaj <omkarlibrary(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > Please note that the service from the publisher's like Research India > Publications, International Research Publications, Serials Publications and > Global Research Publications is very very poor. Please try to avoid > subscribing journals only for the sake of low cost. It is my personal > recommendation to all the fellow librarians to please cehck the genuinity of > the publisher's before placing the orders. > Also you can check the credibility with the subscription agents. Normally > publisher's does not issue refund for the non supply of issues, in that case > you can subscirbe through a subscription agent with writing about the refund > of subscription amount. > > Regards > > Anu Bajaj > Librarian > Omkar Consultancy Services > Mumbai > > > > On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 2:53 PM, Bhoop Singh <bhoopsarodia(a)yahoo.co.in>wrote: > >> >> Dear Professionals >> Good Afternoon >> >> I have >> subscribed 4 International Journal for my Engineering College Library by >> Research India Publication,New Delhi on 22.02.2010 By Demand draft of Rs >> 11000/-. I had sent many e-mails,reminders and communicated by phone. but >> they are not giving any response. Now they has send only two issues of two >> journals till date. >> >> Please tell me what can i do now. Please help me. >> please >> >> Thanks & regards >> Bhoop Singh >> Rajdhani Jaipur Rajasthan >> >> >> >> > > > -- > Anu Bajaj > Librarian > Omkar Consultancy Services > Mumbai > > -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fwd: Query regarding Funding agency for promoting R&D intiatives in Library Science
by Deepak Sharma 03 Feb '11

03 Feb '11

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Deepak Sharma <deepak81063(a)gmail.com> Date: Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 12:56 PM Subject: Query regarding Funding agency for promoting R&D intiatives in Library Science To: lis-forum-owner(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Cc: deepak81063 <deepak81063(a)gmail.com> Respected All, I want to know how we can apply for funding of Conference/Seminar/Research Projects/SDPs from government agencies like AICTE/UGC/HRD Ministery/State government agenices. Kindly let us know the whole system for applying for organising of these kind of events, what are the conditions and eligibility criteria and whether private sector institute/universities are applicable to get these kind of Funds or not. Regards, Deepak Sharma Assistant Librarian ITM University Sector 23 A, Gurgaon 01242365811 9015433756 -- Deepak Sharma Assistant Librarian ITM University Sector 23 A, Gurgaon 01242365811 9015433756 -- 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] Regarding Joining the Management Libraries Network ( MANLIBNET) *
by Ruchika Sharma 03 Feb '11

03 Feb '11

Hello all Its good to join such networks and associations, ya I agree, they provide common forum to library professionals, they develop understanding and cooperation among libraries and librarians, for sure they share resources and information, but I would like to know how they identify and overcome problems and exploitation being faced by the library staff?? Ya, I know those who have been in private sector much be awared of the problems, coz they themselves might have faced themselves, but how to overcome these problems. Not every one can switch to govt sector, not everyone can attaing various qualifications or can pursue further studies. In my knowledge, I never seen any Library association acted upon to reach the AICTE or NAAC to tell them that their norms are not being actully applied in their so called affiliated institutions. No pay commission, no 5 day working policies are being actually taking any place in privated sector. Library staff are deprived of facilities which are being given to the teaching staff. Why such private sectors are so fearless about such norms or guidelines, only bcoz they have enough sources that even inspections couldn't find anything fishy there. What kind of inspections are these if they are preplanned or give enough time to the institution to prepare data and their institution what to show to the inspection team, some times such these teams dont even come to take round to actual place either, they sit in well decorated conference rooms, see well prepared paper work and data, have their breakfast n lunch and moves back. Whose going to put a check on them, whose going to show them the actual picture, not a single person or a small group can raise their voices being uncertain job market, where there is no value of employee. Libraries can be handled by attendents even, stability of Librarians is no more required,employees need jobs but jobs dont need proper qualified employees, there is lack of jobs, not of employees. Can't our Library Associations n professionals talk to the AICTE and NAAC teams to join hands and see the actual conditions of the Libraries and Library staff in these private institutions not like any preplanned inspection teams but like vigilation department Wish to like to views of all the Library professionals .......................................... Mrs Ruchika Library Professional ........................................... On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 5:05 PM, Deepak Sharma <deepak81063(a)gmail.com> wrote: > [image: Boxbe] <https://www.boxbe.com/overview> Deepak Sharma ( > deepak81063(a)gmail.com) is a contact of one of your friends > Approve sender <https://www.boxbe.com/anno?tc=6788832508_911255284> > > > Respected All, > > > > MANLIBNET was born in the year 2000 and was registered as a Society under > Societies Regulation Act of 1860. The primary objective of MANLIBNET is to > provide a common forum to the professionals; and to develop understanding > and co-operation particularly among management and business libraries and > the librarians. Management Libraries Network (MANLIBNET) is a movement for > sharing of resources and information among the libraries by fostering a > spirit of cooperation and weaving them together in a networking arrangement. > > MANLIBNET promotes outstanding library practices by identifying the Best > Librarian from information professionals’ community and recognizes the best > academic work on an annual basis. We act as teachers and consultants to each > other that help us identifying issues and overcome challenges with advice > and support from around the country. On professional platforms, MANLIBNET > tries to put you in contact with current and future leaders in the library > profession. Librarians and Informational Professionals share their views by > writing in MANLIBNET publications that ultimately enhances the visibility of > MANLIBNET in the profession. > > I on the behalf of MANLIBNET request to all of you that kindly come forward > to join hands with MANLIBNET. I am also attaching MANLIBNET membership form > for your kind perusal. Kindly send it to me with the payment (as mentioned > in the form attached) on the following address > > > > Thanks with Best Regards, > > > > Yours > > > *-- > Deepak Sharma > Assistant Librarian > ITM University > HUDA-Sector 23 A, * > *Gurgaon-122017* > *Haryana > 01242365811 > 9015433756* > ** > *Or you may also send the fully filled form with the payment on the > following address:* > ** > *Mr. Akhtar Pravez > Manager > I C R A Limited > Building No. 8, 2nd Floor, Tower A > DLF Cyber City, Phase II, > Gurgaon – 122 002** > Mobile: 9810306902 > **Email: akhtaronline(a)gmail.com* <akhtaronline(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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Systematic downloading
by vijaya kumar 03 Feb '11

03 Feb '11

In our Engineering College Library we have access with UGC INFONET and INDEST, now we are facing Systematic downloading problems. Hence I reuest you to kindly give your valuable suggestions to overcome systematic downloading problems -- Dr.J.Vijaya Kumar Engineering College Library Andhra University Visakhapatnam- 530 003 Andhra Pradesh India. Phones: Res : (0891) 2718711 M : 9440503562 E-Mail Address: kumarjammala(a)gmail.com kumarjammala(a)rediffmail.com jammalamadakavijayakumar(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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Vote for KohaCon 2011
by Vimal Kumar 02 Feb '11

02 Feb '11

Dear Friends, I invite you to vote for selecting venue for KohaCon 2011 in VPM Thane, India. http://survey.web2learning.net/limesurvey/index.php?sid=15529&lang=en Request your friends to vote for KohaCon 2011 in India. Regards, -- Vimal Kumar V. Mahatma Gandhi University Library Kottayam, Kerala- 686 560 Web: http://www.vimalkumar.co.nr Blog: http://vimalkumar.oksociety.in http://linuxhalwa.blogspot.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "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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Centre For Development Studies, Kerala: Release of Library Blog
by Sriram V 02 Feb '11

02 Feb '11

Dear fellow professionals, KNRaj Library, Centre for Development Studies has started a Library Blog service for its users. The URL is http://cds.ac.in/lib/ This blog aims to present a window to our library collection and to provide information about web based social science information sources and literature. Request you all to take a look and provide your valuable feedback to improve the blog. Thank and Regards, V. Sriram Chief Librarian, K N Raj Library Centre For Development Studies Prasanth Nagar, Ulloor Thiruvananthapuram - 695011. India P +91 471 2448881-4, C +91 94472 51892 E-mail: sriram(a)cds.ac.in Web: www.cds.edu -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Required Librarian
by prakash in 02 Feb '11

02 Feb '11

Dear Professionals, Welingkar Institute of Management A Leading Management Institute (AICTE Approved) at Bangalore immediately required a Librarian. Eligibility: MLISc First Class or equivalent, minimum 10-15 years professional experience. Salary: No constraints for deserving candidate. Skills: Knowledge of Computer, Library Management Software’s, Digital Library Software’s is must, Ph.D. / M.Phil / NET preferred. Experience in a large academic institution library i.e. college, university, research will be considered. Please send your resume on or before 10.02.2011 for below mentioned E-mail ID. latha.basavanthappa(a)welingkar.org Kind regards. Latha H.B -- 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: The American Library Association's Near East and South Asia (NESA) Subcommittee
by Bibhuti B. Sahoo 02 Feb '11

02 Feb '11

Dear All, CALL FOR PAPERS: The American Library Association's Near East and South Asia (NESA) Subcommittee is seeking papers for presentation at the American Library Association Annual Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, June 23-28, 2011. Papers should focus on some aspect of digital libraries, institutional repositories, or digitization projects in the Near East and South Asia. Please see http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/iro/neareastsouth.cfm for a list of countries that the subcommittee covers as proposed papers should include projects or institutions in one or more of these countries. The subcommittee will consider a broad range of papers related to the topic. Possible subjects include but are not limited to: * Collaborative projects between U.S. or European institutions and institutions in the NESA countries * Projects that effect a virtual reunification of cultural records * Digitization of manuscripts, rare books, photographs, maps or historic documents unique to the NESA countries * Promoting establishment and use of institutional repositories to capture intellectual output * Technical and financial challenges for creating digital libraries in the region Papers will be selected based on their originality, clarity, and relevance to the NESA countries. Presenters will be responsible for their own travel and registration expenses (although registration waivers may be available). If you are interested, please send a 200 word abstract and vita to Richard Sapon-White, chair, ALA Near East and South Asia Subcommittee by February 19, 2011 at richard.sapon-white(a)oregonstate.edu. -- 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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CALL FOR PARTICIPATION : NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON LIBRARY 2.0
by jiban＠isical.ac.in 01 Feb '11

01 Feb '11

Dear professional colleagues, A three-day Workshop on Library 2.0 (NATWOL2) is to be organized by the Indian Statistical Institute Library (Kolkata) in collaboration with North Eastern Hill University (Shillong); which will be held at NEHU campus, during March 7 to 9, 2011. A maximum number of 20 participants (only from north-eastern region of India) will be taken for the workshop on first-come-first-serve basis. No fees will be charged for registration, accommodation, etc. to attend the Workshop. Therefore, the professional colleagues belonging to north-eastern states of India may register for the workshop. Further details, please visit at: http://www.isical.ac.in/~Natwol2 (Jiban K Pal) Library, Documentation & Info. Sc. Division, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata E-mail: jiban(a)isical.ac.in ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quote: The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of childhood into maturity... (Thomas Henry Huxley) 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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Fw: [oadl] Fwd: Urgent: Librarians' help needed to legalize parallel imports
by Subbiah Arunachalam 01 Feb '11

01 Feb '11

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Pranesh Prakash <pranesh(a)cis-india.org> Date: Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 1:52 PM Subject: Urgent: Librarians' help needed to legalize parallel imports To: Subbiah Arunachalam <subbiah.arunachalam(a)gmail.com> Subject: [oadl] Fwd: Urgent: Librarians' help needed to legalize parallel imports Dear Prof. Arunachalam, Krithika, and Gopa, Could you please circulate this amongst all the librarians and library associations that you know, and if possible follow up with them? I was told that we can also circulate this among the Koha, the LIS India and the LibTech mailing lists. Thanks. Regards, Pranesh ===== Dear all, Among the proposed amendments to the Copyright Act is a proposal to legalize parallel importation of books into India. This provision is now under threat because a publishers association convinced the HRD Minister (Kapil Sibal, who is in charge of copyright law) that no one is calling for parallel importation. The Copyright Office told me that we need to get in touch with the Minister by today if parallel importation is to be considered. Could you ask whichever libraries and library organizations you know to send in letters to the Minister today itself? I have attached a letter that could serve as a template. # What is Parallel Importation? Parallel importation allows books that are (legally) bought overseas to be imported into India without asking the copyright owners permission. Without parallel importation being allowed, purchases made by libraries from foreign sellers (for instance on the Internet) are rendered illegal. International organizations like the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA), Electronic Information for Libraries (eIFL), and Consumers International all support parallel importation, especially in developing countries. # What can be done to safeguard parallel importation? E-mail: Mr. Kapil Sibal: hrm(a)nic.in BCC: pranesh(a)cis-india.org (so that he can quote them when he speaks to journalists). You can fax the letter to: +91 11 23382365 To call him at his office numbers: +91 11 23782698 +91 11 23782387 And to follow it up with a letter sent by registered post to: Kapil Sibal Minister for Human Resource Development Room No 301 Shastri Bhawan Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road New Delhi - 110 001 If they need help, I have written more extensively about why we need parallel importation here: http://goo.gl/7MiMf Pranesh can be contacted at: +91 9916158217. -- Pranesh Prakash Programme Manager Centre for Internet and Society W: http://cis-india.org | T: +91 80 40926283 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Articles Request
by Harish Y S 01 Feb '11

01 Feb '11

Dear all Please do favour to send following article as it is required by our research scholar. Details are given below 1. TITLE - TOOL WEAR STUDIES ON ALUMINIUM MATRIX HYBRID COMPOSITES AUTHOR - L KRISHNAMURTHY, D ABDUL BUDAN, BK SRIDHARA, ETAL. JOURNAL - International Journal for Manufacturing Science and Technology, vol11 (1) 2009 Page 5-10 2. TITLE - TOOL WEAR STUDIES ON ALUMINIUM MATRIX HYBRID COMPOSITES AUTHOR - L KRISHNAMURTHY, D ABDUL BUDAN, BK SRIDHARA, ETAL. JOURNAL -JOURNAL OF FUTURE ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY,Vol.1 (1) 2009 Page 26-32 -- 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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Conversion from Microfilm to DVD
by Sriram V 01 Feb '11

01 Feb '11

Dear friends, Our library has a large collection of Microfilms. Since the media is outdated, and the support for maintenance of its readers are not easily available, we wish to convert them to DVD. I would like to get the contact details of companies who can provide the conversion. If anyone is having the details please provide me the same and also your share your experience about the conversion and its outcome. Thanks and Regards, V. Sriram Chief Librarian, K N Raj Library Centre For Development Studies Prasanth Nagar, Ulloor Thiruvananthapuram - 695011. India P +91 471 2448881-4, C +91 94472 51892 E-mail: sriram(a)cds.ac.in Web: www.cds.edu -- 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 SRELS 01 Feb '11

01 Feb '11

Dear Moderator: Kindly arrange to announce the following invitation for the benefit of LIS-FORUM members. Sincerely, K.N. Prasad, SRELS ********* Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science (SRELS), Bangalore in association with Informatics (India) Ltd., Bangalore and Ranganathan Centre for Information Studies, Chennai & Bangalore cordially invites you to the Dr. S.R. Ranganathan Memorial Lectures (16) (2011) on PEOPLE, CULTURE, AND 21 CENTURY LIBRARIES by Dr. Gary Marchionini Dean and Cary C. Boshamer Professor, School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA on 17 , 18 , and 19 February 2011, at 6.00 pm each day at SRELS, 702, 'Upstairs', 42 Cross, III Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore 560 010 Mr. N.V. Sathyanarayana Chairman & Managing Director, Informatics (India) Ltd., Bangalore Inaugurates Tea: 5.30 pm RSVP:1. K.N. Prasad-Ph: (080) 23305109 E-mail: srels(a)dataone.in ********* Abstracts Day 1. The transformation of Libraries as Institutions: Physical-Digital Hybrids Electronic technologies have brought great changes to information work, including libraries Library automation: classification, organizations, catalogs (e.g., MARC, OCLC, ISI) Online searching, virtual reference Databases and IR techniques Digital libraries Technology Drivers Digitization Indexing, Metadata Network transfer, interoperability Preservation Human Drivers New skills, roles, adoptions Culture Drivers Economies of scale and action Intellectual Property Cooperation, Policies Hybrid Libraries Shared collections Local special collections lnteroperations High tech vs high touch decisions Day 2. Humans as information Creators, Collectors, Consumers, and Communicators Human Memory and Institutional History Creation, capture, and reuse revolutions in the information life cycle Capture: cameras, recorders, sensors, scanners Editors, mixers and mashups Personal Collections Physical Digital Information Consumption Learning: effectiveness, retention Working: flow, efficiency Entertaining: engagement, enjoyment Communication Social networks Participatory Libraries: Institutional + Personal Libraries Day 3. Libraries of People and their State Changes: Saturday Computational Agents and Social Media Agents as Assistants, Surrogates, Observers, and Adversaries Social media: individuals, groups, culture blur Proflection Theory Projections of Self: Exoinformation Purposeful Unconscious Reflections of Self Human Machine Participatory Libraries of Proflections of Personal Identity Libraries as Reflections of Cyberspace Culture Gary Marchionini, Brief Bio Gary Marchionini is the Dean and Cary C. Boshamer Professor in the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He teaches courses in humaninformation interaction, interface design and testing, and digital libraries. He heads the Interaction Design Laboratory at SILS. His Ph.D. is from Wayne State University in mathematics education with an emphasis on educational computing. He has published over 200 articles, chapters and reports in a variety of books and journals. He is author of a book titled Information Seeking in Electronic Environments published by Cambridge University Press and a forthcoming book titled Information Concepts: From books to Personal Identities in Cybespace. Professor Marchionini has had grants or research awards from the National Science Foundation, Council on Library Resources, the National Library of Medicine, the Library of Congress, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Kellogg Foundation, and NASA, The National Cancer Institute, Microsoft, Google, and IBM among others. Professor Marchionini was Editorin- Chief for the ACM Transaction on Information Systems (2002- 2008) and is the editor for the Morgan-Claypool Lecture Series on Information Concepts, Retrieval, and Services. He has been program chair forACM SIGIR (2005) and ACM/IEEE JCDL (2002) as well as general chair ofACMDL96 and JCDL2006. He serves or has served on a dozen editorial boards and is the 2010 president of the American Society of Information Science and Technology. His current interests and projects are related to: interfaces that support information seeking and information retrieval; usability of personal health records; alternative representations for electronic documents; multimedia browsing strategies; digital libraries; and evaluation of interactive media, especially for learning and teaching. He currently has a 3-year grant from NSF on established a search results framework that supports searches over multiple sessions and in collaboration. He also has a one-year grant from NSF to investigate the viability of Second Life as an environment for promoting digital preservation. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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CSI eNewsletter dt. 1st Feb 2011
by hrmohan＠vsnl.com 01 Feb '11

01 Feb '11

Dear all, The 19th issue (Volume 2. issue 3) of CSI eNewsletter dt. 1st Feb 2011 is ready and can be accessed at http://www.csi-chennai.org/csi-enl/csi-enl-2011-02-01.pdf and also at the CSI KM Portal http://www.csi-india.org/web/csi/enewsletter You are free to forward this mail to your contacts who may like the information presented in the mail. 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 With regards HR Mohan Chairman, Div IV, CSI & eNewsletter Committee, IEEE CS Madras Contents ======= -- System Administration Soft Skills -- Virtualization: Blessing or Curse? -- The future of eBooks -- The 11 Drivers of Software Innovation in 2011 -- Book: Invisible Engines: How Software Platforms Drive Innovation and Transform Industries by David S. Evans, Andrei Hagiu and Richard Schmalensee -- EMC’s cloud certification: Another way to validate cloud competency -- The Internet of Things -- The rise of the networked enterprise: Web 2.0 finds its payday -- Nine ways to avoid open source pitfalls -- 5 big themes in BI for 2011 -- The business focused CIO: The need of the hour for Indian enterprises -- Indian CIOs open up to open source -- Unified Communications: The new mouthpiece in enterprises -- Why don't firewalls work? -- Make a career in the BPO sector: Post your queries! -- Careers & Courses: Animation & Digital Technology -- ITU Report on “Power of ICTs in tackling climate change” -- French Proverbs -- Great One Liners. -- ICT News Headlines & Briefs -- Announcements -- IT Events: Call for Participation & Call For Papers -- Book: Mechatronics: Integrated Technologies for Intelligent Machines -- Book: Skills Development for Business and Management -- Book: 97 Things Every Software Architect Should Know -- Book: Heads You Win Tails You Win -- About the CSI-eNewsletter -- Contributions to CSI-eNewsletter -- eNewsletter Committee InfoQuiz–2011-02-01 (Six Prizes to Win – Four Books and Two Awards of Rs. 500/- each) 1. “m-Paisa” – the mobile banking service is from ------ 2. What is common: Milestone, Flipout, Charm, Quench 3. ------ is a Facebook-style social media application for business from Salsesforce.com 4. The original product name/code name of the popular microblogging service twitter was ------ 5. Identify the company whose tagline is “Power of Simplicity” Email your answers by 13th Feb 2011 to csi.infoquiz(a)gmail.com with subject “infoquiz-2011-02-01”. Please provide your name, designation, company/institution, full postal address (to send the prize) and the contact phone nos. after the answers. The first person to answer correctly and one randomly selected lucky winner will be awarded Rs. 500/= each by SRA Systems (www.srasys.com) Oxford University Press (http://www.oup.co.in) & Shroff Publishers & Distributors Pvt Ltd (http://www.shroffpublishers.com) will present the books (Mechatronics: Integrated Technologies for Intelligent Machines, Skills Development for Business and Management) whose brief review appear in this issue. In all, there will be SIX prizes – TWO cash prizes of Rs. 500/- each and FOUR prizes of one book each. Answers along with the winner info will be published in the next issue. Answers & Winners of InfoQuiz-2011-01-16 ================================== IBM, Mobile Applications Stores, Nicholas Carr, Micromax, symbolics.com Awards of Rs. 500/= each from SRA Systems to Mr. J.Vijayaraghavan from Chennai and to Mr. Debasis Ghosh from Kolkata Books from Oxford University Press: “Bioinformatics: Databases, Tools and Algorithms (with CD)” to Ms. Arati S. Nayak from Dharwad & “Leadership and Team Building” to Mr. G. Dorababu from Chennai. Books from Shroff Publishers & Distributors Pvt Ltd: “97 Things Every Programmer Should Know” to Mr. G.Vimal Raj from Chennai & “Time Out for Leaders” to Mr. Ravi Kumar from Chennai. -- 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 Information and Knowledge Dissemination: Present Status and Future Direction
by bidhan chaudhuri 01 Feb '11

01 Feb '11

Dear Members, We invite you all to participate in a national seminar on Information and Knowledge Dissemination: Present Status and Future Direction (IKD-2011) during May 6-7, 2011 organized by Central Glass & Ceramic Research Institute, Kolkata. Research papers on the topics mentioned bellow are invited. For more information about the seminar please visit the conference webpage (www.cgcri.res.in/ikd2011) Topics: • Knowledge Dissemination Mechanism and Practices in Knowledge Resource Centre • Open Access and Knowledge Dissemination • Scholarly Communication, Grey Literature etc • Institutional Repositories: Case Studies • Role of Publishing Industries in Knowledge Dissemination • Knowledge Processing, Content Organization • Resource Description Framework (RDF) • Digital Library/Repository • Role of Web 2.0 in Information Dissemination: Blog, Wiki • Information User and Knowledge Dissemination in Digital Era • Issues Involved in Indigenous Knowledge Dissemination • Intellectual Property Right and Knowledge Dissemination • E-Resource Sharing • Right to Information Act with regards, -- Bidhan Chaudhuri CG & CRI Kolkata 700 032 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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?Classic articles in physics-jan 19 request
by jasim s 01 Feb '11

01 Feb '11

There was a request in our forum on jan 19 asking for the ? two classic articles in physics:it follows as... We wish to acquire the following two articles. If anybody has these articles, could you please send us the pdf of the same (or hardcopy at the address mentioned below, in case pdf is not possible). The articles requested are : 1. Arkiv for Matematik, Astronomi och Fysik, 1942, v.28A (6), p.19- , Alfven,H./ Remarks on the reotation of a magnetized sphere with application to solar rotation. 2. Nature, 1942, v.150, p.405-406, Alfven,H./ Existence of electromagnetic-hydrodynamic waves. The article with serial number two was available over the internet and that with the number first with a broken link and was not accessible.I mailed for assistance for locating it to the Science Reference Librarian of Library of Congress and the British Library.The very next day the Reference Librarian of the British Library responded that it was available there and a processing fees of 10 pound(approx) may be sent to customer service division to procure it.The science Reference Librarian Of LOC was kind enough to sent the scanned pdf file free of any processing charge of the same under fair use privilege for our Library. So it will be useful for all of us to make use of online reference services of the great libraries LOC and the British Library for Precise Information search. The Interesting thing is that the mail bounced back twice when i emailed to the person who requested the articles in our forum ... ;-) Jasimudeen.s MG University Library Kottayam Kerala -- *Life is like a book:what matter is how good it is ,not how long it is" * -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Securing Ph.D. degree to become tough
by Dhanukumar Pattanashetti 01 Feb '11

01 Feb '11

Dear Professionals, An interesting article in The Hindu regarding PhD admissions. http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/article114117… Best Regards, Dhanu ************************************************************** Dhanu Pattanashetti, BE, MLISc IEEE Client Services Manager, India Email - dhanu.p(a)ieee.org Web: http://www.ieee.org/go/clientservices ************************************************************** IEEE. Advancing Technology for Humanity -- 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 Veeru 31 Jan '11

31 Jan '11

Dear Professionals, Can anyone please provide me the article Title:- * The Future of Project Management in Technical Communication: Incorporating a Communications Approac* Source:- I*nternational Professional Communication Conference, 2006 IEEE*<http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/mostRecentIssue.jsp?punumber=4114138> * * *Issue Date:* 23-25 Oct. 2006 *Digital Object Identifier:* 10.1109/IPCC.2006.320372 Link : * http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/Xplore/login.jsp?url=http%3A%2F%2Fieeexplore.iee… * *with regards Virupaksh BH Senior Research Fellow, University of Agricultural Science, GKVK, Bangalore**,* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Registration of early bird accommodation for CALIBER 2011 extended to 25th January 2011
by Rajesh 31 Jan '11

31 Jan '11

Dear expected delegates Due to the demand from various delegates, the early bird registration for accommodation is extended from 10th January to 25th January 2011. Apart from that there is special tour programmes for the interested delegates who have plan to stay one more day for site scene on 5th March 2011. Details about the programme is available on the CALIBER website at http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/caliber2011. There is also possibility for accompanying person. The charges for the accompanying persons are described in the registration column of the above website. With best regards Rajesh Chandrakar Co-convener, International CALIBER 2011 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy of Assistant Librarian at MIT Mysore
by ashokar kar 31 Jan '11

31 Jan '11

Dear Moderator kindly post it Maharaja Institute of Technology Mysore invites applications to fill the post of "Asstistant Librarian" fot it's library situated at Mysore. Required Qualifications and Experience: 1. Name of the Post : Asstistant Librarian 2. Educational Qualifications : B.L.I.Sc with Computer background. 3. Experience : One or Two years work experience in Academic institutional library. Applay to ashokarmlisc(a)gmail.com on or before 6-2-2011. Contact No. : 9620228133 Regards Ashoka R, Librarian, Maharaja Institute of Technology Mysore. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy of STA 'B' (Library Science) in DRDO
by Navin Soni 29 Jan '11

29 Jan '11

Dear LIS Professionals, Please see DRDO Advt. No.: CEPTAM-04 *Post: Senior Technical Assistant 'B' Library Science 5 (UR)* * * *Qualification: Bachelor's Degree in Science with minimum one year Diploma in Library Science,* *from recognized University/ Institute* *Download * *Advertisement : http://www.drdo.gov.in/drdo/ceptam/Advertisement04.pdf* * <http://www.drdo.gov.in/drdo/ceptam/Advertisement04.pdf>Application Form : *http://www.drdo.gov.in/drdo/ceptam/Application%20Form04.pdf *With regards * ================================= Navin Kumar Soni *INMAS, DRDO, * *Min. of Defence, Brig SK Mazumdar Road, * *Delhi- 110054 *Ph: +91-1123985466, +91-9868459805, 9555720136 http://www.drdo.org/labs/inmas/index.html http://lislinks.ning.com/profile/NavinKumarSoni Email: navinsoni22(a)gmail.com, navin(a)inmas.drdo.in =================================== -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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SET Notification
by shekara ppa 28 Jan '11

28 Jan '11

Announcement: The University of Mysore, Mysore has been identified by the UGC, New Delhi as a Nodal agency to conduct Karnataka State Eligibility Test for Lecturership (SET) during the year 2011. The following 26 subjects have been approved by the UGC to conduct SET examination. The Notification calling for applications for the SET will be notified during the month of February 2011 and the examination will be held in the month of MAY 2011. For further details contact: The Co-ordinator, KSET, University of Mysore Preeksha Bhavan, Mysore 560 005, Ph: 0821 2419202 http://www.uni-mysore.ac.in/news/ -- S Shekarappa, M.L.I.Sc, M.Phil Librarian M.S.Ramaiah College of Law New BEL Road , Bangalore-54 shekarappas(a)gmail.com shekar_001(a)rediffmail.com cell-9980537090 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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KALA Monthly Lectures Series - Talk on "Digital Environment: Users Empowered and Librarians Deserted" by Dr. M S Sridhar
by Babu Rajendra 27 Jan '11

27 Jan '11

Dear LIS Professionals, Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) is happy to invite you to the Monthly Lecture Series. The first talk of the series has been scheduled on Tuesday 1st Feb 2011 @ 6.00pm at the following Address: Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science (SRELS) # 702, 'Upstairs', 42nd Cross, III Block Rajajinagar, Bangalore - 560 010 Title: Digital Environment: Users Empowered and Librarians Deserted Abstract: Digital world is characterized by user empowerment, content boom, democratization of information, nomadic nature of users, image-based (content) society etc. Huge number of users of libraries has migrated to digital world and the existing knowledge of librarians does not reflect truly the needs and behaviour of digital information users. Digital world has provided a great opportunity to those who wish to understand digital information users in terms of log data of what users have done (as against what users say in legacy studies). Digital environment also has certain inherent threats like dehumanization while excessively emphasizing speed and access, disintermediation/ user-enabling logic, too many complex strategies, multitude of choice and so on. The talk tries to explore the environment to determine what kind of understanding of digital information users is required and through what methodology. Citing the results and findings of selected recent studies discusses values, needs and behaviour of digital information users vis-à-vis exploring whether user-empowerment has isolated and deserted librarians and what kind of strategies like 'embedded librarianship', 'invisible librarian', 'repositioning' or 're-orientation' can save and be more effective in facing the challenges of digital world. The talk also cover the below mentioned items. 1. Features of digital content 2. Characteristics of digital era 3. Need for digital information user studies 4. What to understand? 5. Digital environment: implications, Opportunities and Threats 6. Some findings and results 7. Repositioning alternatives 8. Conclusion: some implications on librarians About Speaker: Dr. M S Sridhar is a post-graduate in mathematics and management and a doctorate in library and information science with over 36 years of experience in different capacities in three premiere institutions in Bangalore, namely, ISRO Satellite Centre, Indian Institute of Management (IIMB) and National Aeronautical Laboratory (NAL). He was heading the Library and Documentation Division of ISRO Satellite Centre for over 30 years till retirement in February 2009. He has published 4 books, contributed 5 chapters to books, over 100 research papers (including 45 in Kannada), 47 conference & seminar presentations and 25 course materials to MPhil, MLISc and BLISc courses. A short profile and publications can be accessed from: 1. http://www.scribd.com/people/view/75039-m-s-sridhar 2. http://www.scribd.com/doc/16996353/List-of-Publications-of-Dr-M-S-Sridhar. Please confirm your participation. Thanks and Regards, Rajendra Babu H General Secretary Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) The information in this email is confidential and is intended solely for the addressee(s). Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not an intended recipient, please notify the sender of this email immediately. You should not copy, use or disseminate the information contained in the email. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of Capco. http://www.capco.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Yad Vashem’s Holocaust archives goes online+new OCR tech.by google
by jasim s 27 Jan '11

27 Jan '11

Jerusalem-based center for remembering the Holocaust's victims and survivors put their collections on the web.The project is in collaboration with Google,and the use of a new OCR technology is adopted to make the search more precise.read more at http://googland.blogspot.com/2011/01/g-explore-yad-vashems-holocaust.html <http://googleblog.blogspot.com/> <http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/explore-yad-vashems-holocaust-archiv…> -- Jasimudeen.s MG University KOttayam Kerala "*Life<http://www.amazon.com/dp/1416542744?tag=acatlif-20&camp=213381&creative=390…>is like a book <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book>: what matters is how good it is, not how long it is".....* -- 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 E-granthalaya Software (22- 24 Feb 2011)
by librarian BITT 27 Jan '11

27 Jan '11

Dear all, You are welcome to participating in National workshop on E- Granthalaya software for Automation and Networking of Libraries ( 22-24 Feb 2011) Organized by BIRSA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ( TRUST) -- BITT Getlatu , Ranchi, Jharkhand , 835217 Phone No:- 0651- 2273063/64 Follow this link :- http://www.bitt.ac.in/updt/e-granthalaya-workshop.htm Niraj Kumar Srivastava -- -- --------------------------------------------------------------- *librarian* BIRSA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY(Trust)- BITT Getlatu, Ranchi JHARKHAND -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Asian Festival of Children`s Content( AFCC)
by Mailing List Admin 27 Jan '11

27 Jan '11

Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 08:21:48 +0530 From: Dr. Ramesh C Gaur <rcgaur(a)bol.net.in> 26 - 28 May 2011 @ The Arts House, Singapore Asian Content for the World's Children Theme: Connecting With Connected Kids Once upon a cyberspace, children explored the world through libraries, bedtime tales and story books. Books are still around, but they are looking different. As technology puts media access into children's pockets and bedrooms, how do content makers stay connected with connected kids? Get the answers at The Asian Festival of Children's Content (AFCC) in Singapore from 26 - 28 May 2011. Organised by the National Book Development Council of Singapore and The Arts House, this festival is back - bigger, better and bolder. Join experts from around the world at Asia's gateway to the international children's content market. Celebrate, contemplate and collaborate on exciting new ways to engage, educate and empower the world's children on a global stage through uniquely Asian content. Asian Children's Writers & Illustrators Conference (26 & 27 May 2011) Conference Director: R Ramachandran, Singapore Conference Consultant: Pooja Makhijani, US For mode details, visit, http://singaporebookcouncil.wordpress.com/2010/03/18/afcc-2010-acwic-track-… ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Ramesh C Gaur PGDCA, MLISc,Ph.D. Fulbright Scholar (Virginia Tech, USA) Librarian & Head-Kala Nidhi Division Coordinator- ABIA International Index Project Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts(IGNCA) (An Autonomous Trust under Ministry of Culture. Govt. of India) 11 Man Singh Road, New Delhi-110001 Phone: 91-11-23388333, 23385884 Fax: 91-11-23385884 Mobile: 91-9810487158 URL: www.ignca.gov.in Email: gaur(a)ignca.nic.in; rcgaur(a)bol.net.in http://www.ignca.nic.in/PDF_data/Profile_Dr_RC_Gaur.pdf -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Invitation
by sandeep bhavsar 27 Jan '11

27 Jan '11

Dear All Mrs. Heather Brown, a preservation specialist and a teacher in LISc. from Australia will be on a short visit to India during last week of January. The DLISC of Mumbai university has arranged her lecture on Friday, 28th January 2011, at 2.30 pm. at the Prof. D. N. Marshall hall on the topic, " Web Preservation". You are cordially invited to attend the same. She is going to dedicate this lecture to Late Prof. Tikekar You may inform about this to interested colleagues. Pratibha Gokhale ___________________________________________ Dr. Pratibha Gokhale Department of library and Information Science University of Mumbai, Vidyanagari Kalina, Santacruz (East), Mumbai - 400 098 Phone No: (022)- 26528201 (Office),Mobile: 09821400617 E-mail: pratibha_gokhale(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 Manas Samanta 27 Jan '11

27 Jan '11

Dear All If any library holds below mention article. Please send. Failure of Tungsten Carbide-Cobalt Lamination Dies: A Corrosion Evaluation<http://corrosion.aip.org/resource/1/corrak/v53/i10/p813_s1> S. P. Pednekar Corrosion *53*, 813 (1997); doi:10.5006/1.3290266 (*7 pages*) with regards Manas Samanta. msamanta(a)nmlindia.org Technical Assstant IMDC, NML -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fw: Golden Jubilee Celebration of SHPT School of Library Science, SNDT Women's University, Mumbai
by Parul Zaveri 26 Jan '11

26 Jan '11

Dear Friends, Are you an alumni of SHPT School of Library Science? We would be very happy to know about you and your achievements. Please share with us details about your professional achievements. Also, at present you may have retired or on a professional break, we would still like to know about you. Form for the Alumni's Directory is herewith. Do fill it up and send it to us at earliest. We are having a Get to Gather of the Aumni on 29-01-2011. We are releasing the directory on the same day. So don't forget to send your data. Also on 29-01-2011, we are felicitating our dear professor Madam Harsha Parekh. I am sure you would like to be present for that. Also we are felicitating Prof. Bharati Sen, for receiving the Best Teacher's Award for the year 2008-2009. Programme is as follows: The most waited programme, OPEN HOUSE is organized on 29th January 2010 from 3 pm onwards with lots of fun, games, cultural events, and interactions. Our earlier Open House had served a platform to meet classmates, senior as well as young professionals of the schools. This time also we have a few events for Open House. They are as follows • One minute games related to library • Crossword • Down the Memory Lane (including experiences, quotes, poems, talk from the participants (limited entries)) • Quiz • Felicitation of Prof. Bharati Sen for Best Teacher Award 2008-09 from Govt. of Maharashtra • Felicitation of Prof. Harsha Parekh, Ex Head, SHPT School of Library Science A contribution of minimum Rs300/- is requested from the participants. Kindly send your contribution in cash or cheque/ DD to us at earliest. Please draw a cheque/ DD in favour of ‘SHPT School of Library Science Past Students Association’. Kindly contact Dr. Powdwal/ Mrs.Zaveri/ Mrs. Bhabal/ Dr. Sawant for further details. We are eager to meet our golden stars of the Department. Hoping to meet you all in large number in the Open House. Please confirm your presence at earliest. Alumni Form for the Directory. Please fill it and send at earliest. Recent Photo Directory of alumni of SHPT School of Library Science Personal Details Name (First Name, Middle Name, Surname): _____________________________________________ Maiden Name (First Name, Middle Name, Surname): ________________________________________ Address (Full address along with Pin Code): _______________________________________________: ___________________________________________________________________________________ Telephone Number (Residential) * With STD Code: __________________________________________ Mobile Number : ____________________E-mail Id * : ___ __ Field of Expertise / Special Interest/ Research etc: : _________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Qualifications Degree University Year of Passing B. Lib. Sc./ BLISc. M. Lib. Sc. / MLISc. M. Phil./ Ph.D. Other qualification (pl. mention) _________________________ NET/ SET Completion Year: __________________________ Current Employment Designation : _______________________________________________________________________ Official Address : ____________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ Telephone Number (Office) With STD code : ______________________________________________ Type of the Library working for : ________________________________________________________ Career History (Designation and Institutions where employed earlier): ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Professional Achievements: (pl. mention No. of Publications, Awards; Special Assignments/ Invitations, etc.) : _______________________________________________________________ Pl see that u have attached ur photo with this mail If you have already contacted us, please ignore this mail Mrs. Parul Zaveri Associate Professor Faculty of Library & Information Science SHPT School of Library Science SNDT Women's University Mumbai -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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MALA presents a workshop on “Library automation and services for School Librarians” in Chennai
by Gowri Ravindranth 26 Jan '11

26 Jan '11

Dear Friends: The Madras Library Association (MALA) in association with the Anna Centenary Library, Chennai is organizing a training workshop on “Library automation and services for School Librarians” on Saturday, February 5, 2011 at Anna Centenary Library Seminar Hall, Kotturpuram, Chennai. The workshop is co-sponsored by Scholastic India. Sessions include “Introduction to Koha”, an Open Source Library Software, “Catch them Young – for the love of books, interactive sessions” and “Storytelling techniques”. Registration fee is Rs.200.00. Contact 9382338822 or write to: madraslibraryassociation(a)gmail.com for further details. Thank you L.R. Gowri Joint Secretary, MALA -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Re for: Suggestions on Online journals for an Engineering
by kannika.gp kannika 25 Jan '11

25 Jan '11

Dear colleagues, Mohan kulakarni, sir may this is help to you for finding best E-Journals. FULL TEXT E-JOURNALS: American Chemical Society (37 titles) American Institute of Physics (18 titles) American Physical Society (10 titles) Annual Reviews (33 titles) Blackwell Publishing (908 titles) Cambridge University Press (224 titles) Economic & Political Weekly (1 title) Elsevier (Cell Press) (34 titles) Elsevier (ScienceDirect) (1036 titles) Emerald (LIS Collection) (29 titles) Institute of Physics (46 titles) JSTOR (1401 titles) Nature (1title) OJS@INFLIBNET (4 titles) Oxford University Press (206 titles) Portland Press (8 titles) Project Euclid (34 titles) Project Muse (411titles) Royal Society of Chemistry (29 titles) SIAM (14 tiles) Springer Link (1389 titles) SAGETaylor & Francis ( 1173 titles) KAMAL-RAJ OTHER DATABASES: ISID (Institute for Studies in Industrial Development) OPEN ACCESS RESOURCES: Open Access E - Journals Bioline International BioMed Central HighWire Press Indian Academy of Sciences (IAS) Indian Journals Journal of Digital Information (JoDI) Journal of Postgraduate Medicine Medknow Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI) Public Library of Science (PLoS) PubMed Central Trials MedIND Open Access Directories Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) Open J-Gate Free Medical Journals Free Journals (ICAST) Open Access Institutional RepositoriesInstitutional Repositories of Publications by Indian Universities -- Kannikaparameshwari G. Research Scholar Department of Library & Information Science University of Mysore Karnataka. http://uni-mysore.academia.edu/KannikaparameshwariG -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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want suggestion
by pravesh choudhary 25 Jan '11

25 Jan '11

respected members I want to know the waitage of PHD degree in LIS from BIT, Mesra will be same as good as other universities??? I mean phd in Inf. Science is equivalent to Phd in LIS waiting for your reply Pravesh Choudhary Central Library Indian School of Mines Dhanbad-826004 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request to post for a " Library Associate" vacancy at IFMR, Chennai.
by Mailing List Admin 25 Jan '11

25 Jan '11

Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 11:27:39 +0530 From: trb.sarma <trb.sarma(a)ifmr.ac.in> Dear Sir, I would grateful, if you could post the following information to fill the post of Library Associate at IFMR, Chennai. IFMR library invites applications to fill the post of "Library Associate" in its library situated at Chennai. Required Qualifications and Experience: 1. Name of the Post : Library Associate 2. Educational Qualifications : M.Lib.I.Sc with Computer background. 3. Experience : Two years work experience in Academic institutional library. Knowledge in KOHA is desirable. 4. Type of position : Permanent 5. Other facilities : PF, Gratuity, Health, LTC as per the Institution guidelines. 6. Salary : Pay Scale will be fixed to get monthly salary between Rs.20,000 to 25,000 on the basis of candidate's experience and qualifications. I request the qualified candidates to send their CVs to the following address at the earliest. Thanks and regards, Dr.T.R.B.SARMA Chief Librarian, Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR) 24, Kothari Road, Nungambakkam Chennai. 600 034; India E.mail: trb.sarma(a)ifmr.ac.in; Web: www.ifmr.ac.in Phone No. 044-28303425; Mobile: 09840402210 Fax: 044-28279208

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vacancy of LIM and project trainees at JRD Tata Memorial library
by ksc＠library.iisc.ernet.in 25 Jan '11

25 Jan '11

The JRD Tata Memorial Library calls for applications for the following posts 1. LIM trainee: (emoluments Rs. 7500) qualifications: First class degree with Ist class MLISc 2. Project trainee: (emoluments Rs 4000) Qualification: Ist class in BLISc or Ist class in Diploma in Lib sc or Ist class JOC Persons fulfilling these qualifications can send their applictions to JRD Tata Memorial Library, INdian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012 They must include their biodata specifying their name, date of birth, father/gaurdian name, address of communication, contact no, qualification, marks card, experience certificate if any, etc. Last date for receiving applications is 31 jan 2010 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Advertisement for the temporary post of “Library Trainees”....at IUCAA, Pune...
by Hemant Kumar Sahu 25 Jan '11

25 Jan '11

Dear Moderator, Kindly post this announcement regarding library trainees to the group. Thanking you With Regards Dr. Hemant Kumar Sahu Scientific Officer-B, Library ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTER-UNIVERSITY CENTRE FOR ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS (An Autonomous Institution of the University Grants Commission) Pune University Campus, Pune – 411007. Phone: 020-2569 1414 2560 4100 Fax: 25604699 Requires: Dated 10.01.2011 Advertisement for the temporary post of “Library Trainees” No. of vacancies: 03 (Three) Qualification : Graduate in any discipline preferable science and Masters Degree in Library and Information Science (M.Lib. & I.Sc.) (Students who have appeared for final exam and expecting result may also apply). Age limit : 25 years (Relaxable 5 years for SC/ST and 3 years for OBC) Tenure : One year Emoluments : Rs. 10,000/- p.m. Nature of Jobs: 1. These trainees will be involved various in-house tasks such as Acquisition, Cataloguing, Serial Control and Circulation, etc and will be exposed to e-environment works as NAS server, creating a database for IRCs collection, creation of database of digitalized IUCAA photographs collection, etc. 2. The selected candidate will have to work in shift duties (noon to late evening), Saturdays, Sundays and holidays as per library requirement. Candidates meeting the above requirement may send curriculum vitae/Bio data along with copies of certificates to the Senior Administrative Officer, IUCAA, Post Bag 4, Ganeshkhind, Pune – 411007 latest by January 31, 2011. Senior Administrative Officer ======================================================================================= - ************************************** Dr. Hemant Kumar Sahu Scientific Officer-B, Library Inter-University Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Post Bag 4, Ganeshkhind, Pune - 411 007, Phone: + 91-020-25604308(o)-Library, Phone: 91-020-25604340 (o)- Direct fax: + 91-020 25604699 E-mail: hksahu(a)iucaa.ernet.in hksahu(a)gmail.com URL: http://www.iucaa.ernet.in/~hksahu *************************************** -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fw: Deadline Approaching - IFLA/OCLC 2012 Fellowship Progam!
by Dr. J. K. Vijayakumar 24 Jan '11

24 Jan '11

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Ingeborg Verheul <Ingeborg.Verheul(a)ifla.org> Date: Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 3:42 AM Appologies for cross posting ****** Deadline for 2012 Jordan IFLA/OCLC Fellowship is 18 February The application deadline for the 2012 Jay Jordan IFLA/OCLC Early Career Development Fellowship Program is 18 February 2011. This program, jointly sponsored by the American Theological Library Association, the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and OCLC, provides early career development and continuing education for library and information science professionals from countries with developing economies. Up to six individuals, including a theological librarian, are selected for participation in this intensive five-week Fellowship program. Four weeks are based at OCLC headquarters in Dublin, Ohio, USA; one week is based at OCLC in Leiden, Netherlands. The program gives Fellows opportunities to meet with leading information practitioners, visit libraries, and explore topics including information technologies, library operations and management, and global cooperative librarianship. Learn more about the Jordan IFLA/OCLC Fellowship Program (link) http://www.ifla.org/en/ifla-oclc-fellows Guidelines for the 2012 Fellowship Program (Word format) http://www.oclc.org/us/en/community/careerdevelopment/fellows/guidelines.doc (PDF format) http://www.oclc.org/us/en/community/careerdevelopment/fellows/guidelines.pdf Application for 2012 Fellowship Program (Word format) http://www.oclc.org/us/en/community/careerdevelopment/fellows/application.d… (PDF format) http://www.oclc.org/us/en/community/careerdevelopment/fellows/application.p… Dr. J K Vijayakumar IFLA-OCLC Fellow 2002 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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List of Online LIS Groups
by Ajay Kamble 24 Jan '11

24 Jan '11

Active Online Groups related to Library and Information Science field and their E-mail ID's for posting information(Only members of respective groups can post to their forum) (in Alphabetical order) Name of Online Group Email ID 1. An Interactive Forum for Corporate Librarians corporatelibrns(a)yahoogroups.com, 2. Digital Libraries India digilib_india(a)yahoogroups.com, 3. E-LIS E-Prints in Library and Information Science e -lis-e-prints-in-library-and-information-science(a)googlegroups.com 4. Library Dotcom <librarydotcom(a)yahoogroups.com>, 5. Indian Association for Teachers in Library and Information Science iatlis(a)yahoogroups.com, 6. Indian Librarians Online Study Circle(Proxy of MLOSC) ilosc(a)yahoogroups.com, 7. Librarian Wannabes librarian_wannabes(a)yahoogroups.com, 8. Library Technology libtech(a)yahoogroups.com, 9. LIS Forum lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in 10. LIS Forum, Orissa lisforum_orissa(a)yahoogroups.com, 11. LIS Links lislinks(a)gmail.com 12. Group for Live Reference Service to Librarians livereference(a)yahoogroups.com 13. "MANLIBNET" <MANLIBNET-india(a)yahoogroups.com>, 14. Maharashtra Librarians Online Study Circle mlosc(a)googlegroups.com, 15. New Millenium LIS Professionals nmlis(a)yahoogroups.com, 16. Punjab Librarians Online Study Circle with Chd, Himachal and Haryana prof. plosc(a)googlegroups.com 17. Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science salis_info(a)yahoogroups.com Please do add if you know some more...-- 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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Article request
by Manas Samanta 24 Jan '11

24 Jan '11

Dear All If any library holds the below mention article. Article: Room Temperature Magnetic-Semicondcutors in Modified Iron Titanates: Their Properties and Potential Microelectronic Devices. Room Temperature Magnetic-Semicondcutors in Modified Iron Titanates: Their Properties and Potential Microelectronic Devices Journal Advances in Science and Technology <https://mail.google.com/AST> (Volume 54) Volume Smart Materials & Micro/Nanosystems <https://mail.google.com/AST.54> Edited by Pietro VINCENZINI and Giuseppe D'ARRIGO Pages 216-222Journal: Advances in Science and Technology <https://mail.google.com/AST> (Volume 54) Volume: Smart Materials & Micro/Nanosystems <https://mail.google.com/AST.54> Pages: 216-222 Please send me. It is urgent for our scientist. with regards Manas Samanta. msamanta(a)nmlindia.org Technical Assistant Library, NML Room Temperature Magnetic-Semicondcutors in Modified Iron Titanates: Their Properties and Potential Microelectronic Devices Journal Advances in Science and Technology <https://mail.google.com/AST> (Volume 54) Volume Smart Materials & Micro/Nanosystems <https://mail.google.com/AST.54> Edited by Pietro VINCENZINI and Giuseppe D'ARRIGO Pages 216-222 Room Temperature Magnetic-Semicondcutors in Modified Iron Titanates: Their Properties and Potential Microelectronic Devices Journal Advances in Science and Technology <https://mail.google.com/AST> (Volume 54) Volume Smart Materials & Micro/Nanosystems <https://mail.google.com/AST.54> Edited by Pietro VINCENZINI and Giuseppe D'ARRIGO Pages 216-222 Room Temperature Magnetic-Semicondcutors in Modified Iron Titanates: Their Properties and Potential Microelectronic Devices Journal Advances in Science and Technology <https://mail.google.com/AST> (Volume 54) Volume Smart Materials & Micro/Nanosystems <https://mail.google.com/AST.54> Edited by Pietro VINCENZINI and Giuseppe D'ARRIGO Pages 216-222 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ur contribution to Festschrift
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 23 Jan '11

23 Jan '11

dear professional friends On the occasion of my superannuation, my colleagues are brining out a festschrift in my honor, Number of articles were received. due to delay in its publication, now the committee has decided to bring it in March 2011. Professional friends may contribute articles for inclusion in the said volume. the contributions may be sent before end of Feb 2011 to Prof sudarshan rao whose mail id is given below. You may also send a copy to me too. best wishes Prof sudarshan rao s --- yesyesrao(a)yahoo.com Prof. N.LAXMAN RAO, UGC- EMERITUS PROFESSOR, Dept of Library & Information Science, Osmania University, HYDERABAD- 500 007 (INDIA) President, Association of British Scholars (Hyderabad Chapter) +91-9246547599 (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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literary cultures of India to global community
by prasad nisarga 22 Jan '11

22 Jan '11

Dear Members, World famous Harvard University of USA will make literary heritage of India available to English-language readers. Called "Murty Classical Library of India" series, this dual-language series will enhance scholarship in the field and also serve the needs of the general public. It will present the literary cultures of India to a global readership. Showcasing the contributions of Indian literature to world civilization, many of the works will be available for the first time in English. Please visit to below link for read more news on it. http://www.sify.com/news/harvard-university-will-present-literary-cultures-… -- Prasad, N. N. Library Project Assistant University Library Manasagangothri University of Mysore Mysore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ICDLEIMC-2011 Announcement and First Call for Papers
by Rasmita Mohanty 22 Jan '11

22 Jan '11

Dear Professionals, Announcement and First Call for Papers for the *1st International Conference on Digital Library and Electronic Information Management and Control (ICDLEIMC)* *Organised by : KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Orissa* *Date:8-10 October 2011* *Conference objectives:* The objective of the conference is to juxtapose the library professionals with IT professionals for the management and control of the electronic information with regards to Digital Library. This interaction is expected to create understanding of the needs to manage the Libraries now-a-days with the advent of new technology. *Target Audience and Participants:* ICDLEIMC 2011 will witness cross-disciplinary participation by Library and Information Scientists IT Professionals Knowledge Managers Educationists Electronic Publishers Information Scientists Information providers and vendors All stakeholders in the digitization and knowledge business Policy makers *Call for Papers:* Original papers and case studies focusing on various facets/sub themes of the conference themes as listed bellow are invited from all library & information science professionals from all over the world. *Sub Themes:* - Planning, development and management of Digital Libraries - New Technologies and adaptability - Digital Library Development: Technical Issues - Web design and Interfaces - Digital Preservation - Digital Resource sharing and Networking: Consortia, Open Archives etc. - Content organization and knowledge management - Information Storage and Retrieval for global access - User studies and system evaluation - E-learning - Multilingual information retrieval system and Unicode - Organization of traditional and electronic Resources cataloguing, metadata, XML, Dublin Core, New Generation Catalogues, etc. - Indexing and Classification in a digital Environment, Taxonomies, Information architecture, Ontology, Natural Language Processing, Intelligent Mediators, etc. - Resource Discovery Tools-Search Engines, Directories, Semantic web, Intelligent Retrieval, Multi and Cross Lingual Retrieval, Information audit, etc. - Digital Library services - Copy right issues in Digital Era *Important Dates :* ** Deadline for abstratct submission 1st May 2011 Notification for Acceptance of papers 1st June 2011 Final Paper submission 1st July 2011 For registration, author guidelines, format for submitting the papers and for all other details please visit the conference website under the URL http://www.kiit.ac.in/icdleimc2011/index.htm. For further queries contact : ** ICDLEIMC 2011 Secretariat *Dr. Ranjit Kumar Das Organizing Secretary, KIIT University, Kushabhadra Campus, KIIT campus-5, Bhubaneswar - 751024, Odisha, India. Mob:*-+91-94371 77669 *Tel: *+91-674- 2725472, 2725415, 2725708 *Fax no.:* +91-674 - 2725708 *Email:* library(a)kiit.ac.in, ranjitkumardaskims(a)gmail.com *Web: *www.kiit.ac.in With thanks and best wishes *Ms Rasmita Mohanty* *[MLISc.(Gold Medal), UGC-NET, PGDLAN, PGDCA,]* *Asst Librarian,* *KIIT School of Law,* *KIIT University, Bhubaneswar,* *Odisha, Pin-751024* ** -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ultimate startpage web users
by jasim s 22 Jan '11

22 Jan '11

single clickpage to more than 500 important webpages..try it out at http://wisestart.co.uk/ -- Jasimudeen.s MG University Library Kottayam "*Life<http://www.amazon.com/dp/1416542744?tag=acatlif-20&camp=213381&creative=390…>is like a book <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book>: what matters is how good it is, not how long it is".....* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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how to cope with online applications
by jasim s 22 Jan '11

22 Jan '11

A must read article for those who wish to keep currency ..do read NET SPEAK of last week http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/internet/article1095562.ece?service=mobile -- Jasimudeen.s MG University Library Kottayam "*Life<http://www.amazon.com/dp/1416542744?tag=acatlif-20&camp=213381&creative=390…>is like a book <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book>: what matters is how good it is, not how long it is".....* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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CSI eNewsletter dt. 16th Jan 2011
by hrmohan＠vsnl.com 21 Jan '11

21 Jan '11

Dear all, The 18th issue (Volume 2. issue 2) of CSI eNewsletter dt. 16th Jan 2011 is ready and can be accessed at http://www.csi-chennai.org/csi-enl/csi-enl-2011-01-16.pdf and also at the CSI KM Portal http://www.csi-india.org/web/csi/enewsletter You are free to forward this mail to your contacts who may like the information presented in the mail. 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 With regards HR Mohan Chairman, Div IV, CSI & eNewsletter Committee, IEEE CS Madras Contents ======= -- Human Machine Interface (HMI) Systems -- 7 Major Ways We're Digitizing Our World, And 3 Reasons We Still Want Hardcopies -- Top 9 Facebook Time Wasters to Avoid -- Forget Google: Use the 7 Greenest Search Engines -- Server leasing, in-place upgrades more economical than purchase model -- Software Quality Assurance Podcast with Dr. Murali Chemuturi -- Top 10 server virtualization tips of 2010 -- Top 25 Oddball Interview Questions of 2010 -- 20 predictions for the next 25 years -- Understanding the strategic value of IT in M&A -- Data to dollars: Supporting top management with next-generation executive information systems -- DQ Top 20 Articles of 2010 -- Book: Invisible Engines: How Software Platforms Drive Innovation and Transform Industries by David S. Evans, Andrei Hagiu and Richard Schmalensee -- Facebook Fellowship Program -- ACM-W Scholarships for Attending Research Conferences -- Fellowship Application Round Opens for ICANN Public Meeting 41 in Amman, Jordan -- International Fulbright Science & Technology Award 2011, USA: -- Quotes of Confucius -- Interesting Confusions -- ICT News Headlines & Briefs -- Announcements -- IT Events: Call for Participation & Call For Papers -- Call For Journal Papers: -- Book: Bioinformatics: Databases, Tools and Algorithms (with CD -- Book: Leadership and Team Building -- Book: 97 Things Every Programmer Should Know -- Book: Time Out for Leaders -- About the CSI-eNewsletter -- Contributions to CSI-eNewsletter -- eNewsletter Committee InfoQuiz–2011-01-16 (Six Prizes to Win – Four Books and Two Awards of Rs. 500/- each) 1. Name the IT major to break 5,000-Patent Mark in a single year 2010 2. What is common: GetJar, PocketGear, AndroLib, MobiHand 3. Name the author of the book “The Big Switch: Rewiring the World, from Edison to Google:” 4. Identify the company whose tagline is “Nothing Like Anything”. 5. Name the first commercial Internet domain name registered in March 1985. Email your answers by 30th Jan 2011 to csi.infoquiz(a)gmail.com with subject “infoquiz-2011-01-16”. Please provide your name, designation, company/institution, full postal address (to send the prize) and the contact phone nos. after the answers. The first person to answer correctly and one randomly selected lucky winner will be awarded Rs. 500/= each by SRA Systems (www.srasys.com) Oxford University Press (http://www.oup.co.in) & Shroff Publishers & Distributors Pvt Ltd (http://www.shroffpublishers.com) will present the books (Bioinformatics: Databases, Tools and Algorithms (with CD), Leadership and Team Building, 97 Things Every Programmer Should Know, Time Out for Leaders) whose brief review appear in this issue. In all, there will be SIX prizes – TWO cash prizes of Rs. 500/- each and FOUR prizes of one book each. Answers along with the winner info will be published in the next issue. Answers & Winners of InfoQuiz-2011-01-01 ================================ edustrokes.com / careerstorkes.com, Mark Zuckerberg, Stuxnet, HTC, William Gibson Awards of Rs. 500/= each from SRA Systems: Mr. K. Jaiganesh from Karur and Mr. B. Sundaram from Chennai. Books from Oxford University Press: “Information Technology for Management” to Mr. G. Suresh from Madurai & “Web Technologies” to Mr. Srikanth Thalla from Hyderabad. Books from Shroff Publishers & Distributors Pvt Ltd: “Hard-Knocks Communication: Thirty Six Timeless Rules for Success” to Ms. Sajal Goel from Faridabad & “The PMP Exam - How To Pass On Your First Try” to and Mr. Chandravadan M. Prajapati from Navi Mumbai. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacany in Indian Express
by jaya durga 21 Jan '11

21 Jan '11

Dear All, Express (Madurai) Group is an independent Group, Publishing Newspapers and Periodicals in the States of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Orissa and Union Territories of Pondicherry, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Enam and Lakshdweep. Location:- Chennai, Ambattur Position:- Asst.Librarian Experience: - 2 - 3 Years Qualification :- MLIS or MSc Information Science with good communication and Inter Personal skills and also with sound Computer knowledge. Preference : Male Candidates Please send your resume to Natarajdelhi(a)gmail.com Regards R.Durga -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Suggestions on Online journals for an Engineering College
by Mohan Kulkarni 21 Jan '11

21 Jan '11

Dear Library professionals, I am working as Librarian in an Engineering college where UG courses (Mechanical, IT, Computer, E&TC, Civil) are conducted. We were having IEL online journals subscription but instead of renewing the same, our management have asked to search for an option or a package where we can select journals from number of options available in different sources like ACM, ASME, ASCE, IEL, Springer, JGATE etc. According to them like this we can have balance between quantity, quality and finance. I have already made them aware of options available in INDEST consortia but they say that hundrerds and thousands of journals/articles are available there, but many of them are not of our use. There are students and staff , journals should be understandable by both of them. Many Journals/Articles are useful for researchers mainly. We want maximum output from what we invest. So if anybody have any suggestions on this, kindly suggest me. Thank you, -- From- Mohan Kulkarni Librarian kulkarnimohan(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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Book by/on Achyut Kanvinde
by Richa Srivastava 21 Jan '11

21 Jan '11

Greetings to LIS Members! I am looking for the book of Achyut Kanvinde (an eminent Architect from Maharashtra), published by BNCA Publication Cell; Pune. How can I obtain it? -- Best wishes ऋचा Richa Srivastava -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Details Need for E Library
by Bhagaban Mallik 21 Jan '11

21 Jan '11

Dear all Our LIS Professions Friends Now our College going to open elibrary very soon.I want to Subscribe following E journal for our Library.Kildly sir will you give the following information about it. 01.. List of Journals( IEL Online Electrical, Electronics, Telecommunication, Comp. Sc.) 02.. Rules and regulation for user / faculty in e library system Redards Bhagaban Mallik , Librarian Raajdhani Engineering College , Bhubaneswar www.reclibrary.hpage.com Cell : 08018828030 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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New Publication
by M. Paul Pandian 21 Jan '11

21 Jan '11

Dear All, Following is a new publication (authored by me) on RFID: RFID for Libraries: A practical guide by M.Paul Pandian Publisher: Wooedhead Publishing (incorporating Chandos Publishing) Edition: 1, 2010 ISBN-13: 978-1843345459 Price: US$75 For more information, please http://www.woodheadpublishing.com/en/book.aspx?bookID=1949&ChandosTitle=1 For ordering, please contact: Ravindra Saxena Sara Books Pvt Ltd G-1 Vardaan House 7/28 Ansari Road, Daryaganj New Delhi 110002 India Tel: +91 11 23266107 Thanks, Pandian M.Paul Pandian, Ph.D ========================================================================= Scientific Officer (Library) | The Institute of Mathematical Sciences | (An Autonomous Institute of Department | of Atomic Energy, Goverment of India) | CIT Campus, Taramani | Chennai 600 113, Tamilnadu |Phone: +91-44-2254 3383(D) | +91-44-2254 3100(EPABX) India |Fax: +91-44-2254 1586 |E-mail: pandian(a)imsc.res.in URL:http://www.imsc.res.in/library/Index.php ========================================================================= -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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International Conference on Digital Libraries and Knowledge Organization (ICDK 2011)
by Neeraj 21 Jan '11

21 Jan '11

Dear Colleagues, Please consider participating in : International Conference on Digital Libraries and Knowledge Organization (ICDK 2011) 14-16 February 2011 Jointly Organized by Management Development Institute (MDI) Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres (IASLIC) INDEST-AICTE Consortium, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi In Association with UNESCO Goethe-Institut, Max Mueller Bhavan South Asian Studies Council, MacMillan Center, Yale University Conference Highlights · Galaxy of International Speakers · Pre-conference Workshops/Tutorials on cutting-edge digital library topics · Emerald’s international journal Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems to bring out a special issue with selected articles from the conference · Reputed international publisher to publish the post conference proceedings as an edited book with ISBN · Most convenient location, in the millennium city Gurgaon (National Capital Region- Delhi), just 10 kms away from Delhi IGI airport and 30 kms from New Delhi railway station · Strategic partnership with national and international agencies Workshops / Tutorials How to Improve Access to Information? A Tutorial Workshop By Prof. Paul Nieuwenhuysen, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium Developing Digital Libraries Using DSpace: A Workshop By Prof. ARD Prasad, Documentation Research & Training Centre, Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore Social Media in Information Services: A Workshop By Waltraut Ritter, Director (Research and Innovation), Knowledge Dialogues, Hong Kong Digitization Workflow from A to Z By Klaux Kempf and Gabrie Messmer, Bavarian State Library, Germany Digital Libraries and Building DLs using Greenstone By Dr. M.G. Sreekumar, (UNESCO Coordinator, Greenstone Support for South Asia), Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode Developing and Managing a Virtual Reference Service: A Tutorial-Cum-Workshop By Dr. H.P.S. Kalra, Punjabi University Eminent Speakers Dr. Ann Okerson, Yale University Prof. Anna Maria Tammaro, (Chair IFLA Education and Training Section), University of Parma, Italy Prof. ARD Prasad, Documentation Research & Training Centre, Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore Prof. Chutima Sacchanand, School of Liberal Arts, Sukhothaim Thammathirat Open University, (Former President - Thai Library Association), Thailand Dr. Devika P. Madalli, Documentation Research & Training Centre, Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore *Dr. Ellen R. Tise, President, International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) Prof. Fausto Giunchiglia, Department of Computer Science, University of Trento, Italy Dr. Fazlul Alam, Executive Director, Bangladesh Research and Development Association (BRADA), University of Dhaka *Dr. Frederick J. Friend, Honorary Director, Scholarly Communication UCL Prof. G. P. Agarwal, National Cordinator, INDEST-AICTE Consortium, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi Gabrie Messmer, Bavarian State Library, Germany Prof. Gary Marchionini, Dean & Cary C. Boshamer Professor, School of Information & Library Science, North Carolina University Dr. H K Kaul, Director, DELNET-Developing Library Network Klaux Kempf, Bavarian State Library, Germany Heather Brown, Assistant Director, Artlab Australia Prof. Hussein Suleman, Department of Computer Science, University of Cape Town, South Africa Prof. Ingeborg Torvik Solvberg, Dept. of Computer and Information Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology Dr. Jagdish Arora, Director, INFLIBNET, Ahmedabad Dr. John B. Rose, Honorary Research Associate, University of Waikato, New Zealand. Prof. Joyce Chao-chen Chen, Professor and University Librarian, Graduate Institute of Library and Information Studies, National Taiwan Normal University Prof. Mitsuhiro ODA, Department of Education, Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan Patricia Liebetrau, Director, DISA: Digital Innovation South Africa Prof. Paul Nieuwenhuysen, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium Dr. Ramesh C. Gaur, IGNCA, New Delhi Dr. Ravinder Kumar Chadha, Joint Secretary, Parliament of India Dr. Stuart Weibel, Senior Research Scientist, OCLC, Dublin, Ohio Prof. Subbiah Arunachalam, Distinguished Fellow, Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore Dr. Sujin Butdisuwan, Faculty of Informatics, Mahasarakham University, Thailand Dr. Suzie Allard, School of Information Sciences, University of Tennessee Please visit the conference site at: http://www.mdi.ac.in/ICDK/ Home.html for more details on registration, etc. ================ Dr.Neeraj Chaurasia INDEST-AICTE ConsortiumIndian Institute of Technology Delhi Hauz Khas, New Delhi-110016 Ph.011-26596622(O) E-mail : neerajkc(a)library.iitd.ac.in neerajchaurasia.iit(a)gmail.com __._,_.___ Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post | Start a New Topic Messages in this topic (1) Recent Activity: New Members 13 New Files 1 Visit Your Group Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use . __,_._,___ -- 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 Shailesh Lohiya 20 Jan '11

20 Jan '11

Dear All Please do favour to send following article as it is required by our research scholar. Details are given below:- Title: Academics as Law-Makers? Journal: University of Queensland Law Journal Issue: Volume No. 29, No. 01 .July 2010 -- Shailesh K. Lohiya Librarian, Institute of Law NIRMA University SG Road,Ahmedabad Mob. 09601851608 --------------------------------------------- *Before printing, think about the environment, every 3000 A4 paper costs 1tree. Please DO NOT print unless you really need it.* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Donation of Chemical Abstracts, Journals and Books
by madhuresh.singhal 20 Jan '11

20 Jan '11

Advinus Therapeutics Pvt Ltd (A TATA Enterprises) would like to donate the following collection to suitable organization(s). Interested person/organization can contact me for either full collection or part of the collection, indicating the choice in case of part of collection at madhuresh.singhal(a)advinus.com <mailto:madhuresh.singhal@advinus.com> . Chemical Abstracts - Chemical Abstract - Vol. 1-111 (1907-1989) CA Decennial Index - Vol. 1-50 (1907-1956) CA Collective Index - Vol. 51-95 (1957-81) (till 10th Collective Index) All volumes are in good condition and also hard bound till 1986. From 1986-89, we have loose issues. Journals - Various titles on Chemistry, Pesticides, Environmental Science, Agriculture, Veterinary etc. Select titles are AOAC Journal, Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, Journal of Food and Agricultural Chemistry, Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, International Journal of Pest Management, International Pest Control, Journal of Environmental Entomology, American Journal of Pharmacy, Analytical Chemistry, JOC etc. A full list with years is available on request. Books - we have appx 1500 books to be disposed off in the areas of Agriculture, Botany, Agrochemical and Pesticides, Environmental, Fertilizers, Soil, Microbiology etc. Interested parties have to bear all associated cost like packaging/transportation etc. Regards Madhuresh Singhal Manager - Knowledge Services Advinus Therapeutics Pvt Ltd (A TATA Enterprises) 21 & 22, Phase 2, Peenya Industrial Area, Bangalore - 560058 Phone: +91 80 66553106, 28394959 Ext 331 http://www.advinus.com/ ************************************************************************************************* This email and its attachments are confidential and proprietary to Advinus Therapeutics Pvt. Ltd. and are meant for the intended recipient only. If you are not the intended recipient, do not take any actions based on the contents of this message, except to permanently delete the message and its attachments and inform the sender immediately. ************************************************************************************************* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Is Librarian teaching or Non teaching?
by srinivas rao 20 Jan '11

20 Jan '11

Dear Professionals, There is a lot of talk about the place of librarians in academics. I worked for faculty status and non-faculty status positions. I am happy with either position since I’m doing my job, my work; I can publish and speak regardless of whether or not anyone tells me to. But I never really understood why some libraries had a status while others didn’t. What specifically is the purpose of having a status track for librarians? To encourage publication? To put librarians on the same level as other academic faculty? To create job security? To get the respect we deserve? Maybe that’s why I like discuss here. I don’t get judged for my age, my looks or my chair. I’m judged for what I am and what I do. “Librarian with faculty rank.” The only places I see our “faculty rank” coming into play is in payroll, vacation days, and in the ability to be a part of faculty clubs and other committees. While we have a “place at the table,” we are certainly not seen as faculty members by the faculty. It is clear to me that the faculty members see us as support staff. They see us as people who help them find articles and help their students to learn how to do library research. They don’t see us as teachers, as creators of knowledge, and as experts in our particular field (librarianship). And in spite of our degrees and our knowledge, we are here to support the students and faculty. That’s our job. So while I’d love for faculty members to see me as an intellectual equal and to understand what I do, I don’t think status is what would do it. Some persons arguing against made the valid point that librarians can become involved in faculty committees simply by being given faculty rank. However, they also argued that librarians don’t need the security of tenure because they are collecting knowledge not creating it. There I disagree. There are plenty of librarians who write and who do original research. There are plenty of librarians on the cutting edge of technology and are developing amazing applications. They are creating knowledge. If the purpose of librarians having tenure is to secure academic freedom for us (and the ability to take sabbaticals to do original research and whatnot), I’m all for it. But that is rarely an argument. With faculty status, librarians find it easier to earn the respect of their faculty peers and administrators. They become credible academics who are capable partners in the shaping of teaching and research. As faculty members, librarians are more likely to have a say in establishing the criteria on which academe will judge libraries in the 21st century. Srinivasa Rao G Sr.Librarian Bharat Institute of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Bid for KohaCOn 2011 in India
by Vimal Kumar 20 Jan '11

20 Jan '11

Dear Friends, Members from India are trying to bid for KohaCon 2011 in India. We have to raise our voice in Koha discussion forum. Kindly send mails to Koha discussion forum favoring of organize KohaCon 2011 in India. Eamil is koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz See the links, http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Koha_Conference_Bidding http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/KohaCon2011_Proposals KohaCon 2011 in India will make waves among library professionals. Definitely it will make positive effects in library automation market in India. Your valuable posting in Koha discussion forum can be consider as a vote. Regards, -- Vimal Kumar V. Mahatma Gandhi University Library Kottayam, Kerala- 686 560 Web: http://www.vimalkumar.co.nr Blog: http://vimalkumar.oksociety.in http://linuxhalwa.blogspot.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "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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Sad Demise of Dr. Padma Upadhya in Manipal
by Manjunath K 19 Jan '11

19 Jan '11

Dear Porfessional Colleagues, Many of you might know Dr. Padma Upadhya from Manipal. It is with deep sorrow to inform you that Dr. Padma suddenly demised yesterday in Manipal due to some health problem. Padma completed her MLIS from Mangalore University in early 80s and started her career as Asst. Librarian at Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal. She was awarded PhD from Mysore University in 1999 for her research carried out under the supervision of Dr. I K Ravichandra Rao [DRTC] Later, she moved to teach system related courses in Manipal Institute of Management >From Manipal she moved to Delhi on Govt of India Research Project to promote computer literacy among rural youths and from there she moved to institutions like Indian Business Academy, AIMS, Alliance Business Academy at Bangalore. >From ABA she came back to Manipal and started Computer Training Institute in collaboration GNIT and started Abacus Institute of Management in collaboration with Abacus. She had tremondous potential to take many initiatives and absorb the challenges in life and profession. She had achieved lot in short span of life. We librarians in Manipal were working as small family member for workshops, seminars and other professional activities. Dr. Padma is survived by her husband, two daughters [elder completed her BE in Aeronatical Engg and younger studying PU], aged parents, younger sisters. Being eldest daughter, she took the responsibility of her sisters' marriage. We Librarians from Manipal experess our heartfelt condolenses to the daparted soul and pray the almighty to give strength to her family to withstand the great loss. Manjunatha ------------------------ Dr. Manjunatha K, Chief Librarian, T.A. PAI Management Institute, P.B. No. 9, Manipal - 576 104. Udupi Dist., Karnataka, India +91 0820-2701105 (off) / 2575161(Res) manjunath(a)tapmi.edu.in<mailto:manjunath@tapmi.edu.in>; manjunathak(a)gmail.com<mailto:manjunathak@gmail.com> http://www.tapmi.edu.in -------------------------- -- 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] Sad Demise of Dr. Padma Upadhya in Manipal
by prakash in 19 Jan '11

19 Jan '11

Dear All, It is very difficult to believe that Dr.Padma Upadhya is no more. It is not only shocking but also unfortunate that our profession has lost a bright and nice professional like Dr.Padma. She had made meaningful contribution to the library profession through her teaching and training initiatives. For young professionals she was not only inspiring but also a guide to many. I have known her very closely and have a great respect for her. May her soul rest in peace. I express my heartfelt condolences to the members of the bereaved family. May God give peace to the departed soul and give strength and courage to the family members to bear the loss. With Regards, Prakash I.N Librarian Prin.L.N.Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research No.102 & 103, Electronic City Phase-I, Next to BSNL Telephone Exchange, Hosur Road, Bangalore-560 100 Ph:080-42678304 Mobile No: 9880446597 E-mail: prakash.nagaraj(a)welingkar.org --- On Tue, 18/1/11, Gayathri Sen <librarian_pesit(a)yahoo.co.in> wrote: From: Gayathri Sen <librarian_pesit(a)yahoo.co.in> Subject: Re: [Engg-Lib-Forum] Re: Sad Demise of Dr. Padma Upadhya in Manipal To: Engg-Lib-Forum(a)yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, 18 January, 2011, 11:19 PM Dear friends, I am extremly shocked to know the sudden demise of Padma. She was so dynamic in all respects. It is a great loss to the profession and of course to her family. May God give them the strength to bear the loss and may her soul rest in peace. Gayathri Sen ______________________________ Chief Librarian & Head Library & Learning Resource Center PES Group of Institutions 100 Feet Ring Road, BSK III Stage, BANGALORE - 560085 Ph: (080) 26821983/21722108 Extn: 229 http://library.pes.edu --- On Tue, 18/1/11, Suresh D Horakeri <surhor73(a)yahoo.co.in> wrote: From: Suresh D Horakeri <surhor73(a)yahoo.co.in> Subject: [Engg-Lib-Forum] Re: Sad Demise of Dr. Padma Upadhya in Manipal To: "Engg Lib Forum engg-lib-forum" <engg-lib-forum(a)yahoogroups.com> Date: Tuesday, 18 January, 2011, 9:55 PM Dear sir, I am very sorry to know that Dr Padma is no more, I attended one programme conducted in the year 2003 in your institution, TAPMI, during that time we might met across, she may be actively involved in that programme, any how I express our heartfelt condolences to the departed soul and pray the almighty to give strength to her family to withstand the great loss. Thanks, Regards, S D Horakeri Librarian, Hubli On Tue, 18 Jan 2011 12:22:24 , Manjunath K <manjunath(a)tapmi.edu.in> wrote Dear Porfessional Colleagues, Many of you might know Dr. Padma Upadhya from Manipal. It is with deep sorrow to inform you that Dr. Padma suddenly demised yesterday in Manipal due to some health problem. Padma completed her MLIS from Mangalore University in 80s and started her career as Asst. Librarian at Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal. She was awarded PhD from Mysore University in 1999 for her research carried out under the supervision of Dr. I K Ravichandra Rao [DRTC] Later, she moved to teach system related courses in Manipal Institute of Management From Manipal she moved to Delhi on Govt of India Research Project to promote computer literacy among rural youths and from there she moved to institutions like Indian Business Academy, AIMS, Alliance Business Academy at Bangalore. From ABA she came back to Manipal and started Computer Training Institute in collaboration GNIT and started Abacus Institute of Management in collaboration with Abacus. She had tremondous potential to take many initiatives and absorb the challenges in life and profession. She had achieved lot in short span of life. We librarians in Manipal were working as family members for workshops, seminars and other professional activities. Padma is survived by her husband, two daughters [elder completed her BE in Aeronatical Engg and younger studying PU], aged parents, younger sisters. Being eldest daughter, she took the responsibility of her sisters’ marriage. We librarians from Manipal experess our heartfelt condolenses to the daparted soul and pray the almighty to give strength to her family to withstand the great loss. Manjunatha ------------------------ Dr. Manjunatha K, Chief Librarian, T.A. PAI Management Institute, P.B. No. 9, Manipal - 576 104. Udupi Dist., Karnataka, India +91 0820-2701105 (off) / 2575161(Res) manjunath(a)tapmi.edu.in; manjunathak(a)gmail.com http://www.tapmi.edu.in -------------------------- SURESH D HORAKERI BSc, MLISc, PGDCA, PGDLAN Asst Librarian Central Library & Information Technology Enclave BVB COLLEGE OF ENGG & TECH VIDYANAGAR HUBLI 580031. HNO 76 . SRI KOTTURESHWAR KRUPA, SIRUR PARK II STAGE VIDYANAGAR HUBLI 580021 http://www.linkedin.com/in/horakerisd Web :http://sureshdh73.googlepages.com/sureshhorakeri EMAIL : horakeri(a)bvb.edu horakeri_sd(a)rediff.com PHONE : (0836) 2371172 / 9341610603 (R) 2378423 (O) __._,_.___ Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post | Start a New Topic Messages in this topic (2) Recent Activity: New Members 1 Visit Your Group Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use . __,_._,___ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Case Study Workshop at JKPS- IMT, Gurgaon- 27-29. Jan.2011
by G. K. Sachdeva 19 Jan '11

19 Jan '11

Dear All Library Professionals *Please circulate among faculty members of your institute.* Dear Sir / Madam, Greetings from JKPS. JKPS is a member of JK Group which makes it a rare business school in India that has a strong corporate backing right from its inception. The JK Organization, is one of the leading private sector groups in India, was founded more than 100 years ago. It has activities in diversified sectors. The companies in the group have a diverse portfolio, including automotive types & tubes, paper & pulp, cement, v-belts, oil seals, power transmission systems, hybrid seeds, woolen textiles, readymade apparels, sugar, food & dairy products, cosmetics, etc. s Keeping our tradition of imparting knowledge through meaningful and content rich research, training and interaction, we are organizing a *Faculty Development Programme (FDP*) on “National Workshop on Case Study” scheduled from 27-29, January 2011. We are sure that this Faculty Development Programme will be an excellent opportunity for the career development of your talented faculty members. May we, therefore request you to nominate faculty members from your esteemed institute to participate in this programme and gain valuable experience, which will enhance their teaching, research and aptitude skills. Kindly forward the nomination of your faculty members in the prescribed format by 15 January, 2011 and enable us to ensure necessary organizational arrangements. A line of early confirmation in this regard will be highly appreciated. For more details about the institute please visit our website www.jkps.edu.in. Please feel free for any query and mail us at makarandjaipur(a)gmail.com<http://mc/compose?to=makarandjaipur@gmail.com>, makarand.upadhyaya(a)jkps.edu.in<http://mc/compose?to=makarand.upadhyaya@jkps.edu.in>or contact at 09560198104 , 09413965890 Looking forward to see you at JKPS. With regards, *Dr. Makarand Upadhyaya* Workshop Convener -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Conference of Agricultural Librarians on - Agricultural Librareis on the knowledge Web - on Feb 24-25, 2011
by Dr.Nabi Hasan 19 Jan '11

19 Jan '11

Call for Papers & Participation National Conference of Agricultural Libraries and User Community 2011 On “Agricultural Libraries in the Knowledge Web” Jointly Organized by 24-25 February 2011 Venue:B.P. Pal Auditorium, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, PUSA, New Delhi-110012 e-Granth Strengthening of Digital Library and Information Management in NARS CeRA Consortium for e-Resources in Agriculture AALDI Association of Agricultural Librarians and Documentalists of India About the Conference Access to Digital Resources is of paramount importance to the researchers, academicians, students and other stack holders. Under the aegis of Indian Council of Agricultural Research, mega efforts are being made to strengthen Digital Library, create open access Institutional Repository, providing access to Digital Resources viz. commercially published journals and databases on the desktop of scientists, enhancing the web presence, eCourses development and hosting, crop specific knowledge portals and web services through World Bank funded National Agricultural Innovation Project. In this era of transition from information age to knowledge society, libraries have much greater challenges to face. It is not only the advancing technology, there is change in the medium from physical to virtual, concept of service delivery has changed from one way to two way interactive and more customized to user needs. The whole perception of library has changed from collection of books to a single window knowledge bank. To be ready to migrate to knowledge society we need to sensitize the Indian National Agricultural Research System (NARS) comprising of State Agricultural Universities and esearch Institutions in agriculture sector. Important Dates Registration Fee S.No Date Particulars Participants Amount (`) 1 10/02/2011 Submission of Full Paper/ Poster Working Professionals 1000 2 15/02/2011 Acceptance of Papers Students 500 3 18/02/2011 Intimation to the Author Retired Professionals Free Registration fee includes Conference kit, lunch, tea etc. Please send Registration fee in the form of Demand Draft in favour of “AALDI-Delhi”, payable at New Delhi. For more details, see the attached Brochure Thanks and Regards, -- Dr. Nabi Hasan Deputy Librarian, Central Library Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Hauz Khas, New Delhi - 110016, India Phone - +91-11-2659-1452 (Work), 9560978667 (Mobile) FAX - +91-11-26596759 E-mail: nabihasan(a)gmail.com ; hasan(a)library.iitd.ac.in Web: http://web.iitd.ac.in/~library/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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Call for Papers / Case Studies--HR Conclave 2011
by G. K. Sachdeva 19 Jan '11

19 Jan '11

Dear All Library Professionals *Please circulate among faculty members of your institute.* HR Conclave 2011 *On* *World Class HR Practices: Strategy and Execution* *11-12**th **February 2011*** * * *Call for Papers / Case Studies*** * * *Dear Sir / Madam*, Warm Greetings! We feel immense pleasure in inviting you to the HR Conclave 2011on the focal theme of “*World Class HR Practices: Strategy and Execution*” to be held on *11-12th February 2011* at *JK *Padampat Singhania Institute of Management and Technology, Gurgaon. *JK* Padampat Singhania Institute of Management and Technology is the business education service provider founded to groom and develop efficient managers and business leaders. JKPS provides services in India under the overall leadership of Shri Govind Hari Singhania (Ex-President-ASSOCHAM, Promoter JK Group). JKPS is backed by JK Organization, one of India's largest industrial groups, founded more than a century ago. JK organization is actively involved in different sectors ranging from manufacturing of fibers & yarns, paper, cement, automobile tyres & tubes, engineering files, pharmaceuticals, sugar, dairy products, agro chemicals, and is also engaged in the field of computer software and education. The HR Conclave will also cover various sub-themes as mentioned in the brochure. This Conclave aims at sharing research and experience based knowledge among researchers, academicians and practitioners on contemporary field of Human Resource Management. The Conclave shall also explore and deliberate on innovative practices and strategies that might assist organizations in strategizing their venture. We invite you and your colleagues once again to the Conclave either as a paper presenter or participant. The Abstracts / Papers may be sent through e-mail to *hrconclave2011(a)jkps.edu.in*** Thanks and Regards, *Dr.Saurabh Gupta* * * *Conclave Coordinator* Please feel free to contact for any queries at saurabh.gupta(a)jkps.edu.in or on 09560198108. * * *Encls:** *Conclave Brochure Thanks & Regards Gulshan Kr. Sachdeva M.No. - 91+9015259302 -- 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] [MLOSC.12273] Fw: Sad Demise of Dr. Padma Upadhya in Manipal
by ravindra mendhe 19 Jan '11

19 Jan '11

Dear Professionals We the members of Khandesh Library Association from Jalgoan ( Maharashtra) experess our heartfelt condolenses to the daparted soul and pray the almighty to give strength to her family to withstand the great loss. Khandesh Library Association ( KLA) Jalgaon ( Maharashtra), India with regards Ravindra M. Mendhe Deputy Librarian,Central Library SVKM's NMIMS University,Mumbai Mukesh Patel Technology Park Shirpur Campus, Bank of Tapi River, Mumbai - Agra Road, Shirpur, Dist- Dhule- 425 405, MS, India Tel: 02563 -286545 email: ravindra.mendhe(a)nmims.edu, , ravindra_mendhe(a)rediffmail.com Blog: www.ravindramendhe.blogspot.com On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 7:35 PM, Prof. N. Laxman Rao. <naglaxman(a)yahoo.com>wrote: > > > From: Manjunath K <manjunath(a)tapmi.edu.in> > Subject: Sad Demise of Dr. Padma Upadhya in Manipal > To: "Acharya Institute Management and Sciences (aimslibrary(a)hotmail.com)" > <aimslibrary(a)hotmail.com> > Date: Tuesday, 18 January, 2011, 12:24 > > Dear Porfessional Colleagues, > > > > Many of you might know Dr. Padma Upadhya from Manipal. > > > > It is with deep sorrow to inform you that Dr. Padma suddenly demised > yesterday in Manipal due to some health problem. > > > > Padma completed her MLIS from Mangalore University in 80s and started her > career as Asst. Librarian at Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal. She > was awarded PhD from Mysore University in 1999 for her research carried out > under the supervision of Dr. I K Ravichandra Rao [DRTC] > > > > Later, she moved to teach system related courses in Manipal Institute of > Management > > > > From Manipal she moved to Delhi on Govt of India Research Project to > promote computer literacy among rural youths and from there she moved to > institutions like Indian Business Academy, AIMS, Alliance Business Academy > at Bangalore. > > > > From ABA she came back to Manipal and started Computer Training Institute > in collaboration GNIT and started Abacus Institute of Management in > collaboration with Abacus. > > > > She had tremondous potential to take many initiatives and absorb the > challenges in life and profession. She had achieved lot in short span of > life. > > > > We librarians in Manipal were working as family members for workshops, > seminars and other professional activities. > > > > Padma is survived by her husband, two daughters [elder completed her BE in > Aeronatical Engg and younger studying PU], aged parents, younger sisters. > Being eldest daughter, she took the responsibility of her sisters’marriage. > > > > We librarians from Manipal experess our heartfelt condolenses to the > daparted soul and pray the almighty to give strength to her family to > withstand the great loss. > > > > > > Manjunatha > > *------------------------* > > *Dr. Manjunatha K,*** > > *Chief Librarian,*** > > *T.A. PAI Management Institute,*** > > *P.B. No. 9,*** > > *Manipal - 576 104.*** > > *Udupi Dist., Karnataka, India*** > > +91 0820-2701105 (off) / 2575161(Res) > > manjunath(a)tapmi.edu.in <http://mc/compose?to=manjunath@tapmi.edu.in>; > manjunathak(a)gmail.com <http://mc/compose?to=manjunathak@gmail.com> > > http://www.tapmi.edu.in > > -------------------------- > > > > > -- Ravindra M. Mendhe Deputy Librarian,Central Library SVKM's NMIMS University,Mumbai Mukesh Patel Technology Park Shirpur Campus, Bank of Tapi River, Mumbai - Agra Road, Shirpur, Dist- Dhule- 425 405, MS, India Tel: 02563 -286545 email: ravindra.mendhe(a)nmims.edu, , ravindra_mendhe(a)rediffmail.com Blog: www.ravindramendhe.blogspot.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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CFP:DiversiWeb2011 Workshop at the WWW2011, India
by Dimple Patel 19 Jan '11

19 Jan '11

Dear Colleagues We welcome your contributions to the WWW2011 DiversiWeb Workshop. Kindly see below for details. Best Regards -- Devika Madalli, DRTC/ISIBC Co-Chair, DiversiWeb 2011 ******** Apologies for multiple postings *********** Please forward to interested parties and relevant listservs *********************************************************** Call for Papers for DiversiWeb 2011 First International Workshop on Knowledge Diversity on the Web Workshop at WWW 2011, Hyderabad, India, March 28 or 29 (TBD), 2011 Supported by the EU FP7 projects RENDER and Living Knowledge == Organization committee == * Elena Simperl, AIFB, KIT, Germany * Devika P. Madalli, Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore, India * Denny Vrandecic, AIFB, KIT, Germany * Enrique Alfonseca, Google Zurich, Switzerland Website: ========= http://render-project.eu/diversiweb-2011/ Almost 20 years after its introduction, the Web provides a platform for the publication, use and exchange of information, at planetary scale, on virtually every topic, and representing an amazing diversity of opinions, viewpoints, mindsets and backgrounds. The success of the Web can be attributed to several factors, most notably to its principled scalable design, but also to a number of subsequent ICT developments such as smart user-generated content, mobile devices, and most recently cloud computing. The first two of these have dramatically lowered the last barriers of entry when it comes to producing and consuming information online, leading to an unprecedented growth and mass collaboration. They are responsible for hundreds of millions of users all over the globe creating high-quality encyclopedias, publishing Terabytes of multimedia content, contributing to world-class software, and lively taking part in defining the agenda of many aspects of our society by raising their voices, and publicly expressing and sharing their ideas, viewpoints, and resources. The other side of the coin in this unique success story is, nevertheless, the great challenges associated with managing the sheer amounts of information continuously being published online, whilst allowing for purposeful use, and leveraging the diversity inherently unfolding through global-scale collaboration. In this context, diversity includes different opinions, sentiments, preferences, or worldviews that are reflected in the way information is expressed on the Web. These challenges are still to be solved at many levels, from the infrastructure to store and access the information, through the methods and techniques to make sense out of it, to the paradigms underlying the processes of Web-based information provision and consumption. As an example, when searching for blog posts, state-of-the-art technology – be that popularity-based algorithms, recommendation engines or collaborative filters – tends to return either the most popular posts, or those which correspond with a personal profile and therefore with the known opinions and tastes of the reader. Alternative points of view, and new unexpected content, are not taken into account as they are not highly ranked, and posts expressing different opinions are sometimes even discarded. This behavior has particularly negative consequences when dealing with information that is expected and intended to be subject to diverse opinion – as is the case with news reports, ratings of products or media content, customer reviews, or any other type of subjective assessment. The same negative effects apply in a community-driven environment that is designed for collaboration – the most obvious example here being Wikipedia and the blogosphere. The information diversity exposed in such an environment, impressive both with respect to scale and the richness of opinions and viewpoints expressed, cannot be handled without adequate computer support in an economically feasible manner. In the long run, maintaining the current state-of-affairs will change the ways and the extent to which people are informed (or not) on a particular topic, tremendously influencing how they look into that topic, what they find about it and what they think about it. On top of all this, it is meanwhile acknowledged that the current state of affairs hampers true collaboration. Wikipedia is a tremendous success, but it is also a largely meritocratic system with a decreasing number of active contributors, whereas the blogosphere has to deal with the limited attention of the blog authors. What is needed are novel concepts, methods and tools that allow humans and machines to leverage the huge amounts of information created by a community, based on interaction models that support expressing, communicating and reasoning about divergent models simultaneously. This would not only enhance true collaboration, but would also significantly improve various aspects of the information management life cycle, thus addressing information overload in sectors which rely on opinions-driven information sources and mass participation – news, ratings, reviews, and social and information sharing portals of any kind. == Goal of the workshop == The overall aim of this workshop is to provide an interdisciplinary forum for researchers and practitioners to present and discuss their ideas related to the challenges posed by diversity on the Web. We aim to address a wide array of interdisciplinary questions, which need to be tackled in order to preserve the fragile balance between a world that is continually converging and growing together, the rich diversity of the global society, and the dangers of fragmentation and splintering. This includes but is not limited to questions such as ‘How to model diversity?’, ‘How to discover bias and opinion in blog posts, tweets, forum items, wiki edits, etc.?’, ‘How to rank, aggregate, summarize, and exploit information in a diversity-aware manner?’, ‘What are the applications of diversity-rich information sources?’, ‘How can we use diversity as an asset instead of regarding it as a barrier?’. == Topics == In particular we welcome submissions that * Analyze the capabilities of current information management models, algorithms and technologies to leverage knowledge diversity, * Extend existing models, methods, techniques and tools to accommodate the requirements arising from paying a proper account to diversity-expressed information sources and communication and collaboration environments characterized by a rich variety of opinions and viewpoints. * Discuss the foundations of knowledge diversity on the Web and propose alternative paradigms, * Propose novel evaluation strategies, methods and techniques to assess the impact of diversity-minded information management. Topics of the workshop include, but are not limited to: ======================================================= * Risks and advantages of diversity and diversification on the Web * Facets of knowledge diversity and conceptual and formal models for representing and understanding diversity * Discovery and mining of corpora for diversity-related information * Use of Natural Language Processing techniques for diversity mining * Classifying Web 2.0 content items such as blog posts, videos, tweets, and wiki-edits by their biases * Usage and benefits of diversity in the corporate context, e.g. in order to understand feedback and communication with the customer * Enabling or improving communication and collaboration over barriers induced by diversity * Extensions to Web applications taking diversity into account * Exposing and explaining diversity to end users * User experiences avoiding the radicalization of groups by exposing them to alternatives * User interfaces allowing the explicit annotation of content with diversity markers * Studies on the acceptance by end-users of diversified applications. We explicitly invite experience reports on topics related of diversity from the Web as it is used in India. == Submissions == We aim at four different kind of submission: (1) research papers of the length of 8 pages presenting mature work, prototypes and methodologies, (2) position papers of the length of 4 pages presenting early work and elaborated ideas, (3) demo outlines of the length of 2 pages, and (4) experience reports of up to 6 pages about dealing and managing with diversity, especially within the usage of the Web in India. Submission format is the same as for WWW 2011 (i.e. ACM style). Selected papers will be invited for a special issue of a journal or as bookchapters, pending negotiations. Submissions can be submitted via EasyChair at <https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=diversiweb2011> == Important dates == Submission deadline: * Submission deadline: 11th February, 2011 * Notification of acceptance: 7th March, 2011 Camera ready versions of accepted papers: 19th March, 2011 Workshop date: 28th or 29th March, 2011 (TBD) == Organization committee == * Elena Simperl, AIFB, KIT, Germany * Devika P. Madalli, Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore, India * Denny Vrandecic, AIFB, KIT, Germany * Enrique Alfonseca, Google Zurich, Switzerland Contact us at <diversiweb(a)lists.kit.edu> -- Dr.Devika P. Madalli Associate Professor Documentation Research and Training Center (DRTC) Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) 8th Mile, Mysore Road, Bangalore - 560059 Karnataka, INDIA Phone: +91-80-28483002 /3/4/5/6 Extsn 497 or 490 Fax:+91-80-28482711 Email: 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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[ELF] Call for Applications to Receive Global Disability Rights Library
by Engg-Lib-Forum from India 18 Jan '11

18 Jan '11

Washington, DC – The Global Disability Rights Library project announces a call for organizations to apply to receive a free digital Global Disability Rights Library (GDRL). Applications are open to disabled people’s organizations, universities, and agencies in developing countries. Sixty organizations will receive the digital library to empower them to disseminate valuable disability rights knowledge and toolkits to their communities. -- Posted By Engg-Lib-Forum from India to ELF at 1/18/2011 01:39:00 AM -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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REGISTER NOW.......NIFT-IFLA WORLD CLASS EVENT
by ICLAM 2011 18 Jan '11

18 Jan '11

NIFT in collaboration with IFLA - Art Libraries Section Other Collaborators: C-DAC ( Dept. of IT), CSIR ,SLA (Asian Chapter) & ISIM (University of Mysore) Organises ICLAM 2011 (International conference on the Convergence of Libraries, Archives and Museums) (February 15 to February 17, 2011) Venue : India International Centre, New Delhi Theme: User Empowerment through Digital Technologies Highlights • Unique international conference of Librarians, Archivists & Conservators to promote digital convergence of the memory institutions • Selected papers will be published in IFLA Journal • Conference proceedings (with ISBN) of accepted papers will be published NIFT - ICLAM • Tutorials by leading Academicians & Industry experts • World renowned Academicians, Professionals, Freelancers & Entrepreneurs will share their ideas & experiences • Special sessions by Wikimedia, C-DAC & other reputed organzations • Special day of parallel sessions on Preservation of Heritage Resources LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF COMPLETE PAPER (for Heritage sessions on 16-02-2011) “DECEMBER 30, 2010” About the Conference: User empowerment is critical to the development of all information organizations, i.e. libraries, archives and museums. The goal of technological innovations in information services is to enhance the sense of participation and control of IT-empowered users, who easily metamorphose from consumers to creators of information. Libraries, archives and museums, collectively known as memory institutions, are continuously empowering their systems and services with dynamic digital technologies to meet the increasing expectations of users. Information service providers throughout the world are striving to strike a balance between traditional organizational control strategies and user empowerment initiatives. In pursuit of empowerment of users, the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) has collaborated with the Art Libraries Section of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) to organize an international conference from 15th to 17th February, 2011 in New Delhi. The theme of the conference is ‘User empowerment through digital technologies’. This conference will offer a forum to deliberate on issues related to user empowerment in libraries, archives and museums, now developing into a unified knowledge repository through digital convergence. This is the first conference in the series titled “International conference on the Convergence of Libraries, Archives and Museums (ICLAM)” and NIFT’s third initiative to promote cross-sectoral collaborations in the knowledge sector in India. During the conference all stakeholders contributing to the convergence of libraries, archives and museums will analyze the theme of empowerment of users from multiple perspectives – ranging from user interface and digital preservation technologies to rights of the users and empowerment of disadvantaged user communities. The issue of empowerment is also related to affordability and sustainability of digital technologies particularly in this age of financial instability. Library & Information professionals, archivists and conservators, as end users of open source and commercial software, will discuss trends and problems specific to their own sectors. Leading professionals, academicians and entrepreneurs will also exchange views on other issues related to technological, infrastructural and organizational developments including partnerships in the knowledge sector. Eminent Speakers: CALL FOATIONS Dr. Dinesh Katre Group Coordinator, Centre for Development of Advance Computing, Pune, India www.cdac.in Mr. GussVan der Brekel Coordinator, Electronic Services Central Medical Library Netherlands Ms. Heather Brown Asstt. Director Artlab, Australia www.artlabaustralia.com.au Dr. Jagdish Arora Director, INFLIBNET Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India www.inflibnet.ac.in Prof. Jagtar Singh Department of Library and Information Science Punjabi University India www.punjabiuniversity.ac.in Dr. Jan Simane Chair & Treasurer, Art Libraries Section -IFLA Kunsthistorisches Institute in Florenz Italy www.khi.fi.it Ms. Lucile Trunel Literature and Art Department, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, France www.bnf.fr Mr. Martin Flynn National Art Library, Victoria and Albert Museum, London UK www.vam.ac.uk Ms. Maureen Burns President Visual Resources Association, USA www.vraweb.org Prof. P.B. Mangla Former HoD, Department of Library and Information Science Delhi University, India www.du.ac.in Mr. Pratapanand Jha Director (Cultural Informatics Lab.) Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts New Delhi, India www.ignca.nic.in Dr. R. K. Chaddha Joint Secretary Parliament Library, New Delhi, India Mr. Rolf Kallman Head of Department Swedish National Heritage Resources Board, Sweden Dr. S. Majumdar Librarian University of Delhi, India www.du.ac.in Mr. S. P. Singh Retd. Director (Conservation) National Museum, New Delhi, India www.nationalmuseumindia.gov.in Prof. Shalini Urs Executive Director, ISIM University of Mysore, India www.uni-mysore.ac.in Prof. T. Viswanathan Former Director, INSDOC (now NISCAIR) www.niscair.res.in More names of Speakers will be added soon……. Sub Themes: Emergence of the Technology-Empowered Users: • Changing roles of Users in Libraries, Archives & Museums • Information seeking behaviour of Users : Emerging Trends • New roles & identities for Librarians, Archivists & Conservators Empowering Users of Libraries, Archives & Museums: • User Interface Technologies : Emerging Trends • Social Media for Empowerment: Web2.0 & beyond • Management of User-generated contents in Libraries & Museums Building Information Repositories : Emerging Trends in Technologies • Digital Preservation Technologies : Emerging Trends • Building Institutional Repositories : Strategies for future • Open Source vs. Commercial software Re-defining Rights of Users of Libraries : Perspectives of Creators, Mediators and Users • Freedom of Access to Information • Copyright & Fair Use • IPR & Digital resources Serving the Empowered Users in Libraries & Information Centres • Relevance of Conventional Library services to Web - empowered Users • Information Literacy Programmes • Special services for Users with Special Needs • Marketing information services to the empowered users • Branding & Promoting Institutional repositories Open Access Publishing : A tool for Empowerment • Open Access Publishing of Books • Scholarly Communication & Open Access Publishing • Sustainability of Open Access Initiatives • Future of e-journals & e-books : Emerging Integrated format Bridging the Digital Divide among Users : Roles of Libraries & Information Centres • Economic barriers to Information Access • Empowerment of Disadvantaged User Communities • Roles of Public Libraries & Information Centres in the Rural Sector • Transcending the language barriers through digital technologies Partnerships for Empowerment & Libraries • Sustainable Digitisation Projects • Public & Private Partnerships for Digit al Libraries • Consortium model of Co-operation From Collaboration to Convergence: • Networking of Libraries, Museums, Archives and Beyond One day of Special Parallel Sessions on Heritage Resources in Art Libraries, Archives & Museums Cultural heritage in Art Libraries, Archives & Museums • Culture of Heritage Preservation: Eastern & Western perspectives • Changing Patronage : Public & Private funding of Artists & Collections • How authentic is the Art work? The Collector’s nightmare • Marketing Strategies for Visual Resources • Art libraries in Asia & Africa : Problems & Prospects • Public Museums in Asia & Africa : Problems & Prospects • Archives in the Digital Age : Problems & Prospects Digital Preservation of Cultural heritage • Conservation of Art works & Handicrafts : Fusion of traditional techniques & modern technologies • Challenges of preservation of Rare books & Manuscripts • Archiving Exhibitions (including various forms of art) • Preserving ‘born digital’ heritage : Emerging trends • Virtual & Physical Environments in Museums • Revival of traditions through Digital Preservation Special session on Conservation of Textiles • Conservation of Historic Textiles : Emerging trends • Conservation of Contemporary Designer collections • Digital Photography of Textiles ( including 3-D photography) • Business of Textile Conservation • Conservator’s role in Revival of traditional Textile crafts ICLAM-2011 offers following formats for presentations:  Papers in sessions: Thematic sessions of presentation of written papers with power point presentations.  Demonstrations: Demonstrations of hands-on applications / techniques with or without power point presentations can be presented in special sessions for Art Libraries and Museums.  Special interaction sessions: Professional interaction sessions on relevant issues can be arranged on special requests for informal and non-commercial presentations of interactive manner. Presenters will be in-charge of these sessions and will facilitate discussions. Who can participate? Library & Information professionals from special, academic & public libraries, conservators, IT professionals, publishers, authors, educators, students and all users of libraries, information centres, archives and visitors of museums from any part of the world can attend the conference. REGISTRATION India & SAARC country delegates Fees per participant Remarks Sponsored participant (Conference only) Rs.3500/- 20% discount in case of more than three participants from same organization One day participation Rs.1200/- Tutorial participation * Rs.1000/- Sponsored participant (Tutorial & conference) Rs.4000/- Non-sponsored, students, retired professionals etc. participant (Conference only) Rs.1500/- 20% discount in case of more than three participants from same organization/department Rest of the world delegates USD 150/- Tutorial participation* USD 50/- * If planned  Registration fee includes conference kit, tea, lunch, copy of proceedings and dinner, whenever planned.  Registration fee is non-refundable.  Substitutes are permitted.  Registration fee does not include accommodation.  Registration will be confirmed only if the form is duly filled and payment is received in full.  Students can participate by sending their form through their institution. Mode of payment:  All payments from delegates will be accepted in Cash/ Local Cheque/ Demand Draft prepared in favour of NIFT Delhi, payable at Delhi. Please indicate clearly that the payment is remitted towards registration for ICLAM – 2011 with particulars of the delegate. Bank transaction charges may be included for outstation or international cheques along with the registration fee. For further details please check the websites of NIFT http://www.nift.ac.in/ICLAM_2011/index.htm & IFLA http://www.ifla.org/en/news/71 Contact persons: Dr. Sanjeev Kumar 011-26542004&2 Moblie: 98100111975 Ms.Nandini Dutta 011-26542146/7 Email ids : iclam2011(a)gmail.com; nrc.nift(a)gmail.com; delhirc(a)gmail.com -- *Dr. Sanjeev Kumar* *Dy. Director * *National Resource Centre National Institute of Fashion Technology* *Hauz Khas, Near Gulmohar Park, New Delhi - 110 016, Tel: (011) – 26542004 Fax: +91-11-26866414, http//**ww.nift.ac.in*<http://www.nift.ac.in/> * * *Mobile: 9810011975* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Digital Curation and Preservation Bibliography, Version 2
by Charles W. Bailey, Jr. 17 Jan '11

17 Jan '11

Version 2 of the Digital Curation and Preservation Bibliography is now available from Digital Scholarship as an XHTML website with live links to many included works. This selective bibliography includes over 500 articles, books, and technical reports that are useful in understanding digital curation and preservation. All included works are in English. It is available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License. http://digital-scholarship.org/dcpb/dcpb.htm Table of Contents http://digital-scholarship.org/dcpb/toc.htm 1 General Works about Digital Curation and Preservation 2 Digital Preservation Copyright Issues 3 Digital Preservation of Formats and Materials 3.1 General Works 3.2 Digital Data 3.3 Digital Media 3.4 E-journals 3.5 Other Digital Formats and Materials 3.6 World-Wide Web 4 Digital Preservation Metadata 5 Digital Preservation Models and Policies 6 Digital Preservation National and International Efforts 7 Digital Preservation Projects and Institutional Implementations 8 Digital Preservation Research 9 Digital Preservation Services 9.1 JSTOR 9.2 LOCKSS 9.3 Portico 10 Digital Preservation Strategies 11 Digital Repository Digital Preservation Issues Appendix A. Related Bibliographies Appendix B. About the Author The following recent Digital Scholarship publications may also be of interest: 1. Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography, Version 79 http://digital-scholarship.org/sepb/sepb.html 2. Electronic Theses and Dissertations Bibliography, Version 5 http://digital-scholarship.org/etdb/etdb.htm 3. Institutional Repository Bibliography, Version 3 http://digital-scholarship.org/irb/irb.html 4. Transforming Scholarly Publishing through Open Access: A Bibliography (a paperback, a PDF file, and an XHTML website) http://digital-scholarship.org/tsp/w/tsp.html See also: Reviews of Digital Scholarship Publications: http://digital-scholarship.org/announce/reviews.htm Translate (oversatta, oversette, prelozit, traducir, traduire, tradurre, traduzir, or ubersetzen): http://digital-scholarship.org/announce/dcpb_en_2.htm -- Best Regards, Charles Charles W. Bailey, Jr. Publisher, Digital Scholarship http://digital-scholarship.org/ Digital Scholarship Chronology http://digital-scholarship.org/cwb/dschronology.htm -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ICDK 2011: Don’t miss the opportunity - Largest conglomeration of international DL experts ever in India
by Bibhuti B. Sahoo 17 Jan '11

17 Jan '11

Dear Members, Please consider participating in the forthcoming International Conference on Digital Libraries and Knowledge Organization (ICDK 2011) 14-16 February 2011 at MDI Gurgaon (National Capital Region – Delhi) Jointly Organized by Management Development Institute (MDI) Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres (IASLIC) INDEST-AICTE Consortium, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi In Association with UNESCO Goethe-Institut, Max Mueller Bhavan South Asian Studies Council, MacMillan Center, Yale University Conference Highlights • Galaxy of International Speakers • Largest conglomeration of international DL experts ever in India • Best paper awards • Workshops/Tutorials on cutting-edge digital library topics • Emerald’s international journal Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems to bring out a special issue with selected articles from the conference • Reputed international publisher to publish the post conference proceedings as an edited book with ISBN • Most convenient location, in the millennium city Gurgaon (National Capital Region- Delhi), just 10 kms away from Delhi IGI airport and 30 kms from New Delhi railway station • Strategic partnership with national and international organizations Workshops / Tutorials How to Improve Access to Information? A Tutorial Workshop By Prof. Paul Nieuwenhuysen, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium Developing Digital Libraries Using DSpace: A Workshop By Prof. ARD Prasad, Documentation Research & Training Centre, Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore Social Media in Information Services: A Workshop By Waltraut Ritter, Director (Research and Innovation), Knowledge Dialogues, Hong Kong Digitization Workflow from A to Z By Klaux Kempf and Gabriele Messmer, Bavarian State Library, Germany Digital Libraries and Building DLs using Greenstone By Dr. M.G. Sreekumar, (UNESCO Coordinator, Greenstone Support for South Asia), Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode Developing and Managing a Virtual Reference Service: A Tutorial-Cum-Workshop By Dr. H.P.S. Kalra, Punjabi University Eminent Speakers Dr. Ann Okerson, Yale University Dr. Anjana H. Bhatt, Florida Gulf Coast University Prof. Anna Maria Tammaro, (Chair IFLA Education and Training Section), University of Parma, Italy Prof. ARD Prasad, Documentation Research & Training Centre, Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore Prof. Chutima Sacchanand, School of Liberal Arts, Sukhothaim Thammathirat Open University, (Former President - Thai Library Association), Thailand Dr. Devika P. Madalli, Documentation Research & Training Centre, Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore Dr. Eduardo da Silva Alentejo, Universidade de Brasília, Brasil Dr. Egbert De Smet, University of Antwerp, Belgium Prof. Fausto Giunchiglia, Department of Computer Science, University of Trento, Italy Dr. Fazlul Alam, Executive Director, Bangladesh Research and Development Association (BRADA), University of Dhaka Prof. G. P. Agarwal, National Cordinator, INDEST-AICTE Consortium, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi Gabriele Messmer, Bavarian State Library, Germany Prof. Gary Marchionini, Dean & Cary C. Boshamer Professor, School of Information & Library Science, North Carolina University Dr. H K Kaul, Director, DELNET-Developing Library Network Klaux Kempf, Bavarian State Library, Germany Heather Brown, Assistant Director, Artlab Australia Prof. Hussein Suleman, Department of Computer Science, University of Cape Town, South Africa Prof. Ingeborg Torvik Solvberg, Dept. of Computer and Information Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology Dr. Jagdish Arora, Director, INFLIBNET, Ahmedabad Dr. John B. Rose, Honorary Research Associate, University of Waikato, New Zealand. Prof. Joyce Chao-chen Chen, Professor and University Librarian, Graduate Institute of Library and Information Studies, National Taiwan Normal University Dr. Maja Zumer, University of Ljubljana Prof. Mitsuhiro ODA, Department of Education, Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan Prof. Paul Nieuwenhuysen, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium Dr. Ramesh C. Gaur, IGNCA, New Delhi Dr. Ravinder Kumar Chadha, Joint Secretary, Parliament of India Dr. Ruth Creamer, UNESCO International Bureau of Education, Paris Prof. Subbiah Arunachalam, Distinguished Fellow, Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore Dr. Sujin Butdisuwan, Faculty of Informatics, Mahasarakham University, Thailand Dr. Suzie Allard, School of Information Sciences, University of Tennessee Dr. Timo Borst, German National Library of Economics, Hamburg Dr. Vesna Injac, National Library of Serbia, Serbia Dr. Wawta Techataweewan, Srinakharinwirot University, Thiland (and many more……….) Please visit the conference site at: http://www.mdi.ac.in/ICDK/Home.html for more details on registration, etc. -- 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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Bandaramaram Library and Information Centre (BLIC) inaugurated
by Library＠Arboretum.org.in 17 Jan '11

17 Jan '11

Dear Friends, A small lamp of knowledge was lit in Bandaramaram village of Nalgonda district, Andhra Pradesh last Friday, January14, 2011. Bandaramaram Library and Information Centre (BLIC) was inaugurated by Mr. Vinod Reddy, Chairman of Nalgonda Zilla Granthalaya Samstha at an impressive function attended parents, children and local media. As a symbolic gesture and first contribution, Mr. Vinod Reddy presented two big bundles containing books received by him as complimentary copies from publishers/authors. He exhorted the gathering not to depend on the Government for library development but mobilize resources on their own and strive to start libraries in villages. Mr. A. Srinivas of Gundrampally Library and Information Centre provided a large number of books from his duplicate collection to BLIC and guided on its establishment. The driving force behind BLIC is Mr. Gaddam Satyanarayana, Librarian of Fergusson College in Hyderabad. He struggled for almost three years to smoothen out political differences among the local leaders belonging to various parties and finally could enlist their support for establishment of a village library. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Gaddam Uppalaiah, sarpanch of Bandaramaram Gram Panchayat appealed to the parents to send their children to the village library whenever the children have free time to gain knowledge and information. Responding to the appeal made by him, several donations in the form of a book rack, chairs, newspaper/magazine subscriptions, etc., were announced by the participants at the meeting. It is heartening to note that an amount of Rs.1000 was donated to the library by a young, low-salaried constable belonging to ST community. Bandaramaram is in a backward area with poor literacy level (30%). Unemployment is the major problem faced by the local youth. It has a high school with a strength of around 250 students. This school does not have a library of its own. It is hoped that BLIC would serve both as a public library cum school library for the whole village. Of the total population of 3000, STs form a major part numbering 1400. The people of this village need books in Telugu and English mainly of the following types: Reference books (dictionaries, encyclopedias, directories, career guides, etc.) Religious books Englishspoken and written Agriculture Light reading (novels, stories, childrens literature, etc.) I appeal to all LIS professionals and library lovers to support this fledgling library in whatever manner they can. You may wish to contact directly Mr. Satyanarayana at the following address: Mr. Gaddam Satyanarayana, Librarian, Fergusson College, P.G. Centre, Mushirabad, Hyderabad - 500020. Mobile No. 9490019787. Email: gsatyam(a)gmail.com OR Bandaramaram Library and Information Centre (BLIC) Bandaramaram Village Pasthala Post Thungathurthy Mandal Nalgonda District Andhra Pradesh, India PIN CODE 508 279 On the return journey, Mr. Vinod Reddy visited the Konda Gadapa, another small village in Thungathurthy mandal and motivated the local village development committee to start a library in their village. Hopefully, this library should also start serving the people within the next six months. Who says public libraries are on the decline? Thank you Sincerely T.V. Prafulla Chandra T.V. Prafulla Chandra Research Officer ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dharma Vana Arboretum Administrative Office Plot 95/1, Phase 2 IDA Cherlapally Hyderabad 500 051 Andhra Pradesh India Mobile: 93962 51106 Phones Direct +91 40 3911 4202 EPABX +91 40 3911 4200 Ext. 202 +91 40 2726 0801 Ext. 202 Fax +91 40 3911 4219 www.arboretum.org.in ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Applications for the post of Project Assistants
by Salahudheen. E "The most powerful position is on your knees." 17 Jan '11

17 Jan '11

Dear All, Applications are invited for the post of *Project Assistants*(Two posts) to work full time in the Research Project sponsored by *Department of Science and Technology** (DST)*, Government of India, entitled “Developing a Subject Information Gateway in Information Technology (SIGIT)” in the Department of Library and Information Science, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh for the period of one and half years. Appointment will be initially for one year, renewable depending upon the performance of the candidate. *Qualification:* - *Essential:* M.L.I.Sc/M.Sc (Computer Science/ Information Technology)/ MCA with minimum 55% marks. - *Desirable:* Adequate knowledge in web designing/web searching and analysis. *Salary:* Rs. 7500/- per month (fixed) Application on plain paper with all supporting documents should reach to the Principal Investigator on the following address latest by *27th January, 2011.* *Dr. Naushad Ali P.M* Principal Investigator/Chairman DST Research Project Department of Library and Information Science AMU, Aligarh-202002 E-mail: naushadali.amu(a)gmail.com Telephone: 0571-2700039 Salahudheen. E Project Fellow DST Research Project Department of Library and Information Science AMU, Aligarh-202002 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for classic articles
by Ms. Smita Chandra 17 Jan '11

17 Jan '11

Dear Members of the forum, We wish to acquire the following two articles. If anybody has these articles, could you please send us the pdf of the same (or hardcopy at the address mentioned below, in case pdf is not possible). The articles requested are : 1. Arkiv for Matematik, Astronomi och Fysik, 1942, v.28A (6), p.19- , Alfven,H./ Remarks on the reotation of a magnetized sphere with application to solar rotation. 2. Nature, 1942, v.150, p.405-406, Alfven,H./ Existence of electromagnetic-hydrodynamic waves. Thanking you in anticipation, Yours sincerely, Smita Chandra Librarian Indian Institute of Geomagnetism Plot No.5, Sector 18, Kalamboli-Panvel Highway New Panvel, Navi Mumbai 410 218 MAHARASHTRA. INDIA Ph. +91-22-27484137 Fax.+91-22-27480782 Indian Institute of Geomagnetsim, Plot No.5, Sector 18, Near Kalamboli Highway, New Panvel, Navi Mumbai +9122-27484000 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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About DLIS BHU
by mukesh jha 17 Jan '11

17 Jan '11

Dear all Professionals DLIS BHU has recently launched its new Website. The Website developed in present State-of-the-art and has archival (Institutional Repository) facility. Its also have student corner, specially designed in CMS Please Visit on the following link http://www.bhu.ac.in/dlis/index.php With Regards Mukesh -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Wikipedia completes 10 years
by Vasanth 17 Jan '11

17 Jan '11

Dear Sir/Madam, As we all know Wikipedia, a collaborative free online encyclopedia celebrating its 10th anniversary. To commemorate this Pew Internet & American Life Project and other media houses have published some interesting facts about Wikipedia. Please visit the following link to know more about and celebrate the democratization of Information. Wikipedia: Past and present: http://www.pewinternet.org/~/media//Files/Reports/2011/PIP_Wikipedia.pdf What has a decade of Wikipedia meant to you?: http://www.pewinternet.org/Media-Mentions/2011/Washington-Post-Wikipedia.as… 53 percent of online Americans use Wikipedia http://www.pewinternet.org/Media-Mentions/2011/msnbc-Wikipedia.aspx ------------------------- With best wishes Vasantha Raju N GFGC-Periyapatna Mysore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Grant Funds to attend IFLA 2011 in USA
by Dr. J. K. Vijayakumar 16 Jan '11

16 Jan '11

2011 Grant Funds to attend IFLA 2011 are now available to support a number of colleagues from: Latin America and the CaribbeanAsia & OceaniaAfricadeveloping countries and emerging economies throughout the world Visit http://conference.ifla.org/ifla77/conference-participation-grants for more details and application form. Submission deadline: 1 March 2011 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fw:Winners of the InfoShare awards for 2011
by Dr. J. K. Vijayakumar 15 Jan '11

15 Jan '11

From: Abebe Rorissa <arorissa(a)albany.edu> Subject: [Asis-l] Winners of the InfoShare awards for 2011 To: sigiii-l(a)asis.org, asis-l(a)asis.org, SIG-L(a)asis.org Date: Monday, January 10, 2011, 9:28 PM *** Please excuse cross posting *** Dear Colleagues, On behalf of all our fellow officers of the Special Interest Group for International Information Issues (SIG-III) of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T), we are pleased to announce the winners of the InfoShare awards for 2011. (http://www.asis.org/SIG/SIGIII/) Information professionals from developing countries, where the cost of ASIS&T membership would be a burden, are eligible to receive one year of membership. SIG-III officers vote on a roster of candidates nominated by ASIS&T colleagues or others. These memberships are funded by monies raised at the International Reception during the ASIS&T Annual Meeting. 2010 was a very successful year for the reception in Pittsburgh and we are thrilled to be able to offer memberships to six(6) outstanding professional candidates and four(4) student candidates: Professional members Justin Chisenga Atanu Garai Muhammad Sajid Mirza E. Ramesh Maqsood Shaheen Nosheen Fatima Warraich Student members S. Ajeemsha Claudia Bucceroni Guerra Navkiran Kaur Saima Qutab You can learn more about the winners at the InfoShare page of the SIG-III Website: (http://www.asis.org/SIG/SIGIII/) Please welcome these new members into the ASIS&T community! Abebe Rorissa Devendra Potnis InfoShare SIG-III ASIS&T -----Inline Attachment Follows----- ASIS&T 73rd Annual Meeting: Navigating Streams in an Information Ecosystem October 22-27, 2010, Pittsburgh, PA http://www.asis.org/asist2010/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ALA- TOP TEN CHILDREN'S BOOKS 2010
by jasim s 14 Jan '11

14 Jan '11

American Library Association announced the top children's books of 2010. Read more: http://www.bradenton.com/2011/01/13/2873031/the-best-books-of-2010-the-amer… -- Jasimudeen.s MG University Library Kerala "*Life<http://www.amazon.com/dp/1416542744?tag=acatlif-20&camp=213381&creative=390…>is like a book <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book>: what matters is how good it is, not how long it is".....* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Peter Drucker's at it Again! What He REALLY Thinks about Libraries and Librarians
by Rohit Sahu 14 Jan '11

14 Jan '11

Dear LIS colleagues, Objective of this mail is to bring the kind attentions on the view of Peter Drucker's : a great thinker of modern management. His vision about the libraries and librarian. I am sore, you will be proud yourself . http://www.knowmap.com/open/harris_peter_drucker.html and also the vision about this project. http://www.lishalloffame.in/ Regards. Rohit Kumar Sahu Manager (Archives and Digital Asset management) VLCC Health Care Ltd. 64 HSIDC, Sector -18 Gurgaon- Mobile: 09811545534 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Thanks for your complements
by Pandurang Konnur 14 Jan '11

14 Jan '11

Dear Professional Friends, Thank you very much for your greetings and best wishes. My success is just because of the Love, Affection and support of friends like you. All credit should go to those who moulded me to this extent: My friends, my clientele and my Professionals who made me to perform up to their expectations. I ONCE AGAIN THANK ALL THOSE WHO HAVE EXPRESSED THEIR GOOD WORDS ABOUT ME AND THE “IASLIC LIBRARIAN OF THE YEAR – 2009” AWARD BESTOWED ON ME. * * *With all best wishes for the New Year 2011 and Happy Sankranthi* -- Dr.P.V.Konnur President, IALA Fulbright Fellow (University of Illinois) *University Librarian,* Bangalore University Library, Jnanabharati, Bangalore-560056 Phone: 080-22961131, 23215510 Website: http://library.bub.ernet.in/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Dr. Parthasarathi Mukhopadhyay - The IASLIC BEST YOUNG TEACHER in LIS 2009
by soumen mallik 13 Jan '11

13 Jan '11

A Hearty Congratulation to Dr. Parthasarathi Mukhopadhyay, Lecturer (Senior Scale), University of Burdwan, West Bengal, who has been awarded "IASLIC BEST YOUNG TEACHER in LIS 2009" on 18th December, 2010. He has been awarded by IASLIC at IASLIC XXIV National Seminar 2010 held during 18-21 December, 2010 at Deen Dayal Upadhaya Gorakhpur University, Civil Lines, Gorakhpur (U.P.)- 273009 India. He is such a wonderful human being, an inspiring soul, a vigilant guide, and great teacher with oceanic knowledge. I also thank IASLIC to recognize him and acknowledge his contribution. I am fortunate student of Dr. Parthasarathi Mukhopadhyay Soumen Mallik Lecturer, Vidyasagar University -- Soumen Mallik Lecturer Department of Library and Information Science Vidyasagar University Midnapore-721102 09476432869 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Congratulation Dr.P.V.Konnur
by S.F KATTIMANI 13 Jan '11

13 Jan '11

A Hearty congratulation to Dr. P.V.Konnur, University Librarian, Bangalore University, Bangalore, Karnataka, who has been awarded "BEST LIBRARIAN 2009" Award, Awarded by IASLIC.at IASLIC XXIV National Seminar 2010, Deen Dayal Upadhaya Gorakhpur University, Civil Lines, Gorakhpur (U.P.)- 273009 India -- *S.F.KATTIMANI DEPUTY LIBRARIAN M.S.RAMAIAH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Autonomous Institute affiliated to vtu, ISO 9001-2000 certfied, NBA Accredited) MSR NAGAR MSRIT POST BANGALORE 560054 (080) 23600822, 23606936 Extn :223, 107,312 http://sfkattimani.blogspot.com* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for the Articles
by Ghousemodin Mamdapur (Associate) 13 Jan '11

13 Jan '11

Dear All, I am in need of this following articles., 1. Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences / Revue Canadienne des Sciences de l'Administration, Volume 20, Issue 1, pages 74-86, March 2003 Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1936-4490.2003.tb00306.x 2. Government Information Quarterly, Volume 18, Issue 2, Summer 2001, Pages 93-104, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0740-624X(01)00063-6 3. Government Information Quarterly, Volume 19, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 389-405, Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0740-624X(02)00118-1 4. Government Information Quarterly, Volume 25, Issue 3, July 2008, Pages 477-490, Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.giq.2007.01.001 Do the needful ASAP Thanks & Regards, Mr. Ghouse Modin Associate - Knowledge Center Librarian, Mind Tree Ltd., Global Village Tech Park, Mysore Road, Bangalore - 560 059 Gmail id: ghouse.mamdapur(a)gmail.com<mailto:ghouse.mamdapur@gmail.com> ________________________________ http://www.mindtree.com/email/disclaimer.html -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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PB3 to PB4 in 3years
by Apurba Jyoti Majumder 13 Jan '11

13 Jan '11

Dear professionals, Tts good news for direct recruited Deputy Librarians. Now they can move from PB3 (AGP 8000)to PB4(AGP9000) in three years. http://www.ugc.ac.in/notices/psletter13oct10.pdf -- Apurba Jyoti Majumder, JRF Assistant Librarian Rabindra Library (Central Library) Assam University. Silchar- 781011 Cell No: 09435268733, 09707626388 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Congrats DR P. V. Konnur - Ganguly Nationla award
by srinivasa ragavan 13 Jan '11

13 Jan '11

Dear Sir, Congrats for for Prof. Ganguli National Award for the Best Librarian of the Year 2009 by IASLIC. This is another feather on your professional achievement. We all wish you have a great health to further contribute to the librarianship. Dr.S.Srinivasa Ragavan Librarian, Head, DLIS, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli- 620 024., India. -- 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 / Case Studies--HR Conclave 2011
by G. K. Sachdeva 13 Jan '11

13 Jan '11

Dear All Library Professionals *Please circulate among faculty members of your institute.* HR Conclave 2011 *On* *World Class HR Practices: Strategy and Execution* *11-12**th **February 2011*** * * *Call for Papers / Case Studies*** * * *Dear Sir / Madam*, Warm Greetings! We feel immense pleasure in inviting you to the HR Conclave 2011on the focal theme of “*World Class HR Practices: Strategy and Execution*” to be held on *11-12th February 2011* at *JK *Padampat Singhania Institute of Management and Technology, Gurgaon. *JK* Padampat Singhania Institute of Management and Technology is the business education service provider founded to groom and develop efficient managers and business leaders. JKPS provides services in India under the overall leadership of Shri Govind Hari Singhania (Ex-President-ASSOCHAM, Promoter JK Group). JKPS is backed by JK Organization, one of India's largest industrial groups, founded more than a century ago. JK organization is actively involved in different sectors ranging from manufacturing of fibers & yarns, paper, cement, automobile tyres & tubes, engineering files, pharmaceuticals, sugar, dairy products, agro chemicals, and is also engaged in the field of computer software and education. The HR Conclave will also cover various sub-themes as mentioned in the brochure. This Conclave aims at sharing research and experience based knowledge among researchers, academicians and practitioners on contemporary field of Human Resource Management. The Conclave shall also explore and deliberate on innovative practices and strategies that might assist organizations in strategizing their venture. We invite you and your colleagues once again to the Conclave either as a paper presenter or participant. The Abstracts / Papers may be sent through e-mail to *hrconclave2011(a)jkps.edu.in*** Thanks and Regards, *Dr.Saurabh Gupta* * * *Conclave Coordinator* Please feel free to contact for any queries at saurabh.gupta(a)jkps.edu.in or on 09560198108. * * *Encls:** *Conclave Brochure Thanks & Regards Gulshan Kr. Sachdeva M.No. - 91+9015259302 -- 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 yekanath kamble 13 Jan '11

13 Jan '11

Irrigation and Drainage Systems Volume 24, Numbers 3-4, 265-277, DOI: 10.1007/s10795-010-9098-2 Valuing irrigation water using survey-based methods in the Tungabhadra River Basin, India David N. Barton and Avinandan Taron ************************************************************************************** Yekanath N K Assistant Librarian Institute for Social and Economic Change (An All-India Institute for Interdisciplinary Research and Training in the Social Sciences) Nagarabhavi,Bangalore 560072 Phone: 080-23215468, 23215519, Ext.-305 Fax:(91 080)23217008 Mobile.09448585358 E-mail:yekanathnkamble@yahoo.com E-mail:yekanathnk@isec.ac.in www.isec.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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AFFORDABLE REGISTRATION: DONT MISS IT
by ICLAM 2011 13 Jan '11

13 Jan '11

NIFT in collaboration with IFLA - Art Libraries Section Other Collaborators: C-DAC ( Dept. of IT), CSIR ,SLA (Asian Chapter) & ISIM (University of Mysore) Organises ICLAM 2011 (International conference on the Convergence of Libraries, Archives and Museums) (February 15 to February 17, 2011) Venue : India International Centre, New Delhi Theme: User Empowerment through Digital Technologies Registration Amount: Rs. 3000/ 1500/ 1200 (as per catagory) Highlights •Unique international conference of Librarians, Archivists & Conservators to promote digital convergence of the memory institutions •Selected papers will be published in IFLA Journal •Conference proceedings (with ISBN) of accepted papers will be published NIFT - ICLAM •Tutorials by leading Academicians & Industry experts •World renowned Academicians, Professionals, Freelancers & Entrepreneurs will share their ideas & experiences •Special sessions by Wikimedia, C-DAC & other reputed organzations •Special day of parallel sessions on Preservation of Heritage Resources LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF COMPLETE PAPER (for Heritage sessions on 16-02-2011) “DECEMBER 30, 2010” About the Conference: User empowerment is critical to the development of all information organizations, i.e. libraries, archives and museums. The goal of technological innovations in information services is to enhance the sense of participation and control of IT-empowered users, who easily metamorphose from consumers to creators of information. Libraries, archives and museums, collectively known as memory institutions, are continuously empowering their systems and services with dynamic digital technologies to meet the increasing expectations of users. Information service providers throughout the world are striving to strike a balance between traditional organizational control strategies and user empowerment initiatives. In pursuit of empowerment of users, the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) has collaborated with the Art Libraries Section of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) to organize an international conference from 15th to 17th February, 2011 in New Delhi. The theme of the conference is ‘User empowerment through digital technologies’. This conference will offer a forum to deliberate on issues related to user empowerment in libraries, archives and museums, now developing into a unified knowledge repository through digital convergence. This is the first conference in the series titled “International conference on the Convergence of Libraries, Archives and Museums (ICLAM)” and NIFT’s third initiative to promote cross-sectoral collaborations in the knowledge sector in India. During the conference all stakeholders contributing to the convergence of libraries, archives and museums will analyze the theme of empowerment of users from multiple perspectives – ranging from user interface and digital preservation technologies to rights of the users and empowerment of disadvantaged user communities. The issue of empowerment is also related to affordability and sustainability of digital technologies particularly in this age of financial instability. Library & Information professionals, archivists and conservators, as end users of open source and commercial software, will discuss trends and problems specific to their own sectors. Leading professionals, academicians and entrepreneurs will also exchange views on other issues related to technological, infrastructural and organizational developments including partnerships in the knowledge sector. Eminent Speakers: CALL FOATIONS Dr. Dinesh Katre Group Coordinator, Centre for Development of Advance Computing, Pune, India www.cdac.in Mr. GussVan der Brekel Coordinator, Electronic Services Central Medical Library Netherlands Ms. Heather Brown Asstt. Director Artlab, Australia www.artlabaustralia.com.au Dr. Jagdish Arora Director, INFLIBNET Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India www.inflibnet.ac.in Prof. Jagtar Singh Department of Library and Information Science Punjabi University India www.punjabiuniversity.ac.in Dr. Jan Simane Chair & Treasurer, Art Libraries Section -IFLA Kunsthistorisches Institute in Florenz Italy www.khi.fi.it Ms. Lucile Trunel Literature and Art Department, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, France www.bnf.fr Mr. Martin Flynn National Art Library, Victoria and Albert Museum, London UK www.vam.ac.uk Ms. Maureen Burns President Visual Resources Association, USA www.vraweb.org Prof. P.B. Mangla Former HoD, Department of Library and Information Science Delhi University, India www.du.ac.in Mr. Pratapanand Jha Director (Cultural Informatics Lab.) Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts New Delhi, India www.ignca.nic.in Dr. R. K. Chaddha Joint Secretary Parliament Library, New Delhi, India Mr. Rolf Kallman Head of Department Swedish National Heritage Resources Board, Sweden Dr. S. Majumdar Librarian University of Delhi, India www.du.ac.in Mr. S. P. Singh Retd. Director (Conservation) National Museum, New Delhi, India www.nationalmuseumindia.gov.in Prof. Shalini Urs Executive Director, ISIM University of Mysore, India www.uni-mysore.ac.in Prof. T. Viswanathan Former Director, INSDOC (now NISCAIR) www.niscair.res.in More names of Speakers will be added soon……. Sub Themes: Emergence of the Technology-Empowered Users: • Changing roles of Users in Libraries, Archives & Museums • Information seeking behaviour of Users : Emerging Trends • New roles & identities for Librarians, Archivists & Conservators Empowering Users of Libraries, Archives & Museums: • User Interface Technologies : Emerging Trends • Social Media for Empowerment: Web2.0 & beyond • Management of User-generated contents in Libraries & Museums Building Information Repositories : Emerging Trends in Technologies • Digital Preservation Technologies : Emerging Trends • Building Institutional Repositories : Strategies for future • Open Source vs. Commercial software Re-defining Rights of Users of Libraries : Perspectives of Creators, Mediators and Users • Freedom of Access to Information • Copyright & Fair Use • IPR & Digital resources Serving the Empowered Users in Libraries & Information Centres • Relevance of Conventional Library services to Web - empowered Users • Information Literacy Programmes • Special services for Users with Special Needs • Marketing information services to the empowered users • Branding & Promoting Institutional repositories Open Access Publishing : A tool for Empowerment • Open Access Publishing of Books • Scholarly Communication & Open Access Publishing • Sustainability of Open Access Initiatives • Future of e-journals & e-books : Emerging Integrated format Bridging the Digital Divide among Users : Roles of Libraries & Information Centres • Economic barriers to Information Access • Empowerment of Disadvantaged User Communities • Roles of Public Libraries & Information Centres in the Rural Sector • Transcending the language barriers through digital technologies Partnerships for Empowerment & Libraries • Sustainable Digitisation Projects • Public & Private Partnerships for Digit al Libraries • Consortium model of Co-operation From Collaboration to Convergence: • Networking of Libraries, Museums, Archives and Beyond One day of Special Parallel Sessions on Heritage Resources in Art Libraries, Archives & Museums Cultural heritage in Art Libraries, Archives & Museums • Culture of Heritage Preservation: Eastern & Western perspectives • Changing Patronage : Public & Private funding of Artists & Collections • How authentic is the Art work? The Collector’s nightmare • Marketing Strategies for Visual Resources • Art libraries in Asia & Africa : Problems & Prospects • Public Museums in Asia & Africa : Problems & Prospects • Archives in the Digital Age : Problems & Prospects Digital Preservation of Cultural heritage • Conservation of Art works & Handicrafts : Fusion of traditional techniques & modern technologies • Challenges of preservation of Rare books & Manuscripts • Archiving Exhibitions (including various forms of art) • Preserving ‘born digital’ heritage : Emerging trends • Virtual & Physical Environments in Museums • Revival of traditions through Digital Preservation Special session on Conservation of Textiles • Conservation of Historic Textiles : Emerging trends • Conservation of Contemporary Designer collections • Digital Photography of Textiles ( including 3-D photography) • Business of Textile Conservation • Conservator’s role in Revival of traditional Textile crafts ICLAM-2011 offers following formats for presentations:  Papers in sessions: Thematic sessions of presentation of written papers with power point presentations.  Demonstrations: Demonstrations of hands-on applications / techniques with or without power point presentations can be presented in special sessions for Art Libraries and Museums.  Special interaction sessions: Professional interaction sessions on relevant issues can be arranged on special requests for informal and non-commercial presentations of interactive manner. Presenters will be in-charge of these sessions and will facilitate discussions. Who can participate? Library & Information professionals from special, academic & public libraries, conservators, IT professionals, publishers, authors, educators, students and all users of libraries, information centres, archives and visitors of museums from any part of the world can attend the conference. REGISTRATION India & SAARC country delegates Fees per participant Remarks Sponsored participant (Conference only) Rs.3500/- 20% discount in case of more than three participants from same organization One day participation Rs.1200/- Tutorial participation * Rs.1000/- Sponsored participant (Tutorial & conference) Rs.4000/- Non-sponsored, students, retired professionals etc. participant (Conference only) Rs.1500/- 20% discount in case of more than three participants from same organization/department Rest of the world delegates USD 150/- Tutorial participation* USD 50/- * If planned  Registration fee includes conference kit, tea, lunch, copy of proceedings and dinner, whenever planned.  Registration fee is non-refundable.  Substitutes are permitted.  Registration fee does not include accommodation.  Registration will be confirmed only if the form is duly filled and payment is received in full.  Students can participate by sending their form through their institution. Mode of payment:  All payments from delegates will be accepted in Cash/ Local Cheque/ Demand Draft prepared in favour of NIFT Delhi, payable at Delhi. Please indicate clearly that the payment is remitted towards registration for ICLAM – 2011 with particulars of the delegate. Bank transaction charges may be included for outstation or international cheques along with the registration fee. For further details please check the websites of NIFT http://www.nift.ac.in/ICLAM_2011/index.htm & IFLA http://www.ifla.org/en/news/71 Contact persons: Dr. Sanjeev Kumar 011-26542004&2 Moblie: 98100111975 Ms.Nandini Dutta 011-26542146/7 Email ids : iclam2011(a)gmail.com; nrc.nift(a)gmail.com; delhirc(a)gmail.com -- *Dr. Sanjeev Kumar* *Dy. Director * *National Resource Centre National Institute of Fashion Technology* *Hauz Khas, Near Gulmohar Park, New Delhi - 110 016, Tel: (011) – 26542004 Fax: +91-11-26866414, http//**ww.nift.ac.in*<http://www.nift.ac.in/> * * *Mobile: 9810011975* -- 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 Obaiah B 13 Jan '11

13 Jan '11

Dear Members, One of our researcher is very much in need of fallowing paper, I would greatly appreciate if someone can send me the paper. Wilson, J. B. (2011). "The twelve theories of co-existence in plant communities: the doubtful, the important and the unexplored." Journal of Vegetation Science 22(1): 184-195. Regards Obaiah B. ATREE Bangalore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request to present one day Seminar on “Science, Education & Culture: Trends in Independent India
by Goutam Biswas 12 Jan '11

12 Jan '11

To All Library and Information Science, *Subject: Request to present one day Seminar on “Science, Education & Culture: Trends in Independent India. * * * Respected Sir/Madam, On behalf of Kalyani University Research Scholar’s Association (KURSA) it is inform you that the one day seminar on *“Science, Education & Culture: Trends in Independent India” * will be organized by KURSA on 20th January (Thursday), 2011 at 11 A.M in Vidyasagar Sabhagreeha . You are request to be present for the said Seminar and Preside over the session. The Association will be grateful if you present as a special guest for the said Seminar and preside over the session. Thanking You, Regards * * * Goutam Biswas* * * * ______________________* * Vice President, Kalyani University Research Scholar's Association* (KURSA) Website: http://www.klyuniv.ac.in/scholar.html -- * * -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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DRTC seminar on 'Knowledge Representation and Digital Libraries
by drtc＠isibang.ac.in 12 Jan '11

12 Jan '11

Indian Statistical Institute Documentation Research & Training Centre Bangalore 560 059 Seminar on Knowledge Representation and Digital Libraries includes Workshop on advanced DSpace 17th -18th February, 2011 http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/krdl Knowledge organization and representation is a major challenge in harnessing information on the Web for effective retrieval and the realization of semantic web. There have been many attempts in developing metadata and ontology in order to tame the web, which resulted in many metadata schema like Dublin Core, TEI, MODS, MARCXML. In the area of ontology models too the developments are reflected in the emergence of OWL and SKOS, which can be perceived in the transformation of many thesauri into either SKOS or OWL. In addition, the faceted classification systems prove promising in developing faceted ontologies. In view of the recent developments Documentation Research and Training Center, Indian Statistical Institute announces Knowledge Representation and Digital Libraries seminar that aims at bringing out the various aspects of prospective knowledge organization and representation models for better information retrieval on the Web through special invited lectures. The second topic focuses on a workshop on digital libraries. DSpace has emerged as a major software for digital repositories and in India the most widely used software. The latest version of DSpace 1.7.0 (to be released in December) has many features, which will be useful for the DSpace administrator. Special Lectures in Knowledge Representation Dr. Stuart Weibel, OCLC Prof. Gary Marchionini, North Carolina University Themes in Advanced DSpace * Backup & Restore, Export & Import, Data Migration from diverse resources *Harvesting in DSpace *Usage statistics using Solr *Advanced Customization *LDAP integration *Video Streaming *liblivecd: Ubuntu based livecd per-configured with DSpace and Koha (http://liblivecd.sourceforge.net ) *Other topics on DSpace as proposed by participants Resource Persons: International experts in the domain of knowledge models, representation and retrieval are expected to deliver lectures. The Participants: The Seminar is targeted at Library and Information professionals, faculty, students from the academia and industry. However, researchers in LIS related areas and computer professionals will also benefit from participating in the seminar. Registration Fee: The Registration fee for the Seminar is Rs.2000/-. The fee covers the cost of course material, lunch and tea. The fee should be paid in the form of a Demand Draft drawn in favour of the Indian Statistical Institute, payable at Bangalore. Accommodation Accommodation at a nominal cost could be arranged for a limited number of participants on a first-come-first-served basis in the Guest houses attached to the Indian Statistical Institute. For further details contact: Prof. A.R.D. Prasad Convener DRTC, Indian Statistical Institute 8th Mile, Mysore Road, Bangalore 560 059 Email: ard(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in, ardprasad(a)gmail.com Telefax: 080-28482711 ============================================== Registration Form ====================================== Seminar on Knowledge Representation and Digital Libraries 17th -18th February, 2011 Registration Form 1.Name 2.Designation and affiliation 3.Address 4.Telephone Number(s) E-mail: 5.Demand Draft No name of the Bank and Date 6.Whether Accommodation is required? YES / NO Signature of Participant -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Congratulation to Dr. P.V.Konnur
by Meruvu. satyanarayana 11 Jan '11

11 Jan '11

A Hearty congratulation to Dr. P.V.Konnur, University Librarian, BangaloreUniversity, Bangalore, Karnataka, Awardee of "BEST LIBRARIAN 2009" awarded by IASLIC.at IASLIC XXIV National Seminar 2010. I hope that he will put efforts with our Library Associations on Government for redesignation of University Librarians as Professors because the Academic Librarians are Teachers like other regular department Teachers. The Universal definition for Teacher is a person who imparts knowledge,skills, providing activities, material,direction and guidance by way of Lecture/ demonstration/seminar/any appropriate method that facilitate learning of students in an educational Institution. Prof. M.Satyanarayana Professor in Library & Information Science(Redesignated post of University Librarian) Andhra University,Visakhapatnam Mobile:.09440632703 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Job Market for the LIS professionals
by Bobby Goswami 11 Jan '11

11 Jan '11

Dear Library and Information Science professionals, I am conducting a online survey to complete my research paper entitled "Relevance of the rising job market for LIS professionals versus competencies needed with reference to Indian context". Please find some free time to complete my survey with the following link http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PPRTS6L Thanks for spending your valuable time to finish the survey and wishing all a very Happy New Year 2011. Kindly forward the link if you know any LIS professionals. Yours sincerely, Bobby Goswami Baruah Project linked person (Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata) and Research Scholar (Northeastern Hill University,Shillong) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Symposium paper
by Y.A. Janardana gupta 11 Jan '11

11 Jan '11

Dear Sir, I request to send a copy of yhe paper with details given below, as it is required by our User. 1.Mathematical modelling of an earth sensor Markland, C. A. In: Symposium on Automatic Control in Space, 7th, Rottach-Egern, West Germany, May 17-21, 1976, Preprints. Volume 2. (A77-24777 10-12) Duesseldorf, VDI/VDE-Gesellschaft Mess- und Regelungstechnik, 1976, p. 412-427. With regards, Y.A. JANARDANA GUPTA LIBRARIAN, LEOS/ISRO Peenya 1st stage Bangalore-58 ---------------------------------------------------------------- This mail contains PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION intended solely for the use of the addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by e-mail and delete the original message. LEOS has taken every reasonable precaution to remove any viruses however you should also carry out your own virus checks before opening the e-mail or attachment. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Congratulations
by subuhi ali 11 Jan '11

11 Jan '11

It gives me immense pleasure to share with you all that Dr. (Mrs.) P.K. Walia has taken charge as Head of the Department of LIbrary & Information Science, University of Delhi, Delhi. -- Miss SUBOOHI SIDDIQUI M.Phil (Library Science) Delhi University 09319385485 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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OSS Labs Koha Training & Certification - 2011 Calendar
by savitra sirohi 11 Jan '11

11 Jan '11

All, Our Koha training and certification workshop calendar for 2011 is available now, details are given below. The objectives of this program are to: - Train library professionals & staff on using Koha - To test and certify their readiness to use Koha This is a 3 day program, covering the key modules and functions in Koha. At the end of program, participants will be required to demonstrate their skills on the various modules. Participants who complete 60% of the exercises successfully will be awarded a Koha skills (Level 1) certificate. The current workshop schedule is as follows: Bangalore: 11th to 13th February, 2011 Mumbai: 24th to 26th February, 2011 Bangalore: 13th to 15th May, 2011 Mumbai: 26th to 28th May, 2011 Bangalore: 12th to 14th August, 2011 Mumbai: 25th to 27th August, 2011 Bangalore: 11th to 13th November2011 Mumbai: 24th to 26th November, 2011 For more information, including fees, registration and workshop outline please visit this page: http://www.osslabs.biz/koha/training-certification Thank you, Savitra Sirohi Nucsoft OSS Labs http://www.osslabs.biz -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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World Class Conference at World Class Venue
by ICLAM 2011 11 Jan '11

11 Jan '11

NIFT in collaboration with IFLA - Art Libraries Section Other Collaborators: C-DAC ( Dept. of IT), CSIR ,SLA (Asian Chapter) & ISIM (University of Mysore) Organises ICLAM 2011 (International conference on the Convergence of Libraries, Archives and Museums) (February 15 to February 17, 2011) Venue : India International Centre, New Delhi Theme: User Empowerment through Digital Technologies Highlights • Unique international conference of Librarians, Archivists & Conservators to promote digital convergence of the memory institutions • Selected papers will be published in IFLA Journal • Conference proceedings (with ISBN) of accepted papers will be published NIFT - ICLAM • Tutorials by leading Academicians & Industry experts • World renowned Academicians, Professionals, Freelancers & Entrepreneurs will share their ideas & experiences • Special sessions by Wikimedia, C-DAC & other reputed organzations • Special day of parallel sessions on Preservation of Heritage Resources LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF COMPLETE PAPER (for Heritage sessions on 16-02-2011) “DECEMBER 30, 2010” About the Conference: User empowerment is critical to the development of all information organizations, i.e. libraries, archives and museums. The goal of technological innovations in information services is to enhance the sense of participation and control of IT-empowered users, who easily metamorphose from consumers to creators of information. Libraries, archives and museums, collectively known as memory institutions, are continuously empowering their systems and services with dynamic digital technologies to meet the increasing expectations of users. Information service providers throughout the world are striving to strike a balance between traditional organizational control strategies and user empowerment initiatives. In pursuit of empowerment of users, the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) has collaborated with the Art Libraries Section of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) to organize an international conference from 15th to 17th February, 2011 in New Delhi. The theme of the conference is ‘User empowerment through digital technologies’. This conference will offer a forum to deliberate on issues related to user empowerment in libraries, archives and museums, now developing into a unified knowledge repository through digital convergence. This is the first conference in the series titled “International conference on the Convergence of Libraries, Archives and Museums (ICLAM)” and NIFT’s third initiative to promote cross-sectoral collaborations in the knowledge sector in India. During the conference all stakeholders contributing to the convergence of libraries, archives and museums will analyze the theme of empowerment of users from multiple perspectives – ranging from user interface and digital preservation technologies to rights of the users and empowerment of disadvantaged user communities. The issue of empowerment is also related to affordability and sustainability of digital technologies particularly in this age of financial instability. Library & Information professionals, archivists and conservators, as end users of open source and commercial software, will discuss trends and problems specific to their own sectors. Leading professionals, academicians and entrepreneurs will also exchange views on other issues related to technological, infrastructural and organizational developments including partnerships in the knowledge sector. Eminent Speakers: CALL FOATIONS Dr. Dinesh Katre Group Coordinator, Centre for Development of Advance Computing, Pune, India www.cdac.in Mr. GussVan der Brekel Coordinator, Electronic Services Central Medical Library Netherlands Ms. Heather Brown Asstt. Director Artlab, Australia www.artlabaustralia.com.au Dr. Jagdish Arora Director, INFLIBNET Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India www.inflibnet.ac.in Prof. Jagtar Singh Department of Library and Information Science Punjabi University India www.punjabiuniversity.ac.in Dr. Jan Simane Chair & Treasurer, Art Libraries Section -IFLA Kunsthistorisches Institute in Florenz Italy www.khi.fi.it Ms. Lucile Trunel Literature and Art Department, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, France www.bnf.fr Mr. Martin Flynn National Art Library, Victoria and Albert Museum, London UK www.vam.ac.uk Ms. Maureen Burns President Visual Resources Association, USA www.vraweb.org Prof. P.B. Mangla Former HoD, Department of Library and Information Science Delhi University, India www.du.ac.in Mr. Pratapanand Jha Director (Cultural Informatics Lab.) Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts New Delhi, India www.ignca.nic.in Dr. R. K. Chaddha Joint Secretary Parliament Library, New Delhi, India Mr. Rolf Kallman Head of Department Swedish National Heritage Resources Board, Sweden Dr. S. Majumdar Librarian University of Delhi, India www.du.ac.in Mr. S. P. Singh Retd. Director (Conservation) National Museum, New Delhi, India www.nationalmuseumindia.gov.in Prof. Shalini Urs Executive Director, ISIM University of Mysore, India www.uni-mysore.ac.in Prof. T. Viswanathan Former Director, INSDOC (now NISCAIR) www.niscair.res.in More names of Speakers will be added soon……. Sub Themes: Emergence of the Technology-Empowered Users: • Changing roles of Users in Libraries, Archives & Museums • Information seeking behaviour of Users : Emerging Trends • New roles & identities for Librarians, Archivists & Conservators Empowering Users of Libraries, Archives & Museums: • User Interface Technologies : Emerging Trends • Social Media for Empowerment: Web2.0 & beyond • Management of User-generated contents in Libraries & Museums Building Information Repositories : Emerging Trends in Technologies • Digital Preservation Technologies : Emerging Trends • Building Institutional Repositories : Strategies for future • Open Source vs. Commercial software Re-defining Rights of Users of Libraries : Perspectives of Creators, Mediators and Users • Freedom of Access to Information • Copyright & Fair Use • IPR & Digital resources Serving the Empowered Users in Libraries & Information Centres • Relevance of Conventional Library services to Web - empowered Users • Information Literacy Programmes • Special services for Users with Special Needs • Marketing information services to the empowered users • Branding & Promoting Institutional repositories Open Access Publishing : A tool for Empowerment • Open Access Publishing of Books • Scholarly Communication & Open Access Publishing • Sustainability of Open Access Initiatives • Future of e-journals & e-books : Emerging Integrated format Bridging the Digital Divide among Users : Roles of Libraries & Information Centres • Economic barriers to Information Access • Empowerment of Disadvantaged User Communities • Roles of Public Libraries & Information Centres in the Rural Sector • Transcending the language barriers through digital technologies Partnerships for Empowerment & Libraries • Sustainable Digitisation Projects • Public & Private Partnerships for Digit al Libraries • Consortium model of Co-operation From Collaboration to Convergence: • Networking of Libraries, Museums, Archives and Beyond One day of Special Parallel Sessions on Heritage Resources in Art Libraries, Archives & Museums Cultural heritage in Art Libraries, Archives & Museums • Culture of Heritage Preservation: Eastern & Western perspectives • Changing Patronage : Public & Private funding of Artists & Collections • How authentic is the Art work? The Collector’s nightmare • Marketing Strategies for Visual Resources • Art libraries in Asia & Africa : Problems & Prospects • Public Museums in Asia & Africa : Problems & Prospects • Archives in the Digital Age : Problems & Prospects Digital Preservation of Cultural heritage • Conservation of Art works & Handicrafts : Fusion of traditional techniques & modern technologies • Challenges of preservation of Rare books & Manuscripts • Archiving Exhibitions (including various forms of art) • Preserving ‘born digital’ heritage : Emerging trends • Virtual & Physical Environments in Museums • Revival of traditions through Digital Preservation Special session on Conservation of Textiles • Conservation of Historic Textiles : Emerging trends • Conservation of Contemporary Designer collections • Digital Photography of Textiles ( including 3-D photography) • Business of Textile Conservation • Conservator’s role in Revival of traditional Textile crafts ICLAM-2011 offers following formats for presentations:  Papers in sessions: Thematic sessions of presentation of written papers with power point presentations.  Demonstrations: Demonstrations of hands-on applications / techniques with or without power point presentations can be presented in special sessions for Art Libraries and Museums.  Special interaction sessions: Professional interaction sessions on relevant issues can be arranged on special requests for informal and non-commercial presentations of interactive manner. Presenters will be in-charge of these sessions and will facilitate discussions. Who can participate? Library & Information professionals from special, academic & public libraries, conservators, IT professionals, publishers, authors, educators, students and all users of libraries, information centres, archives and visitors of museums from any part of the world can attend the conference. REGISTRATION India & SAARC country delegates Fees per participant Remarks Sponsored participant (Conference only) Rs.3500/- 20% discount in case of more than three participants from same organization One day participation Rs.1200/- Tutorial participation * Rs.1000/- Sponsored participant (Tutorial & conference) Rs.4000/- Non-sponsored, students, retired professionals etc. participant (Conference only) Rs.1500/- 20% discount in case of more than three participants from same organization/department Rest of the world delegates USD 150/- Tutorial participation* USD 50/- * If planned  Registration fee includes conference kit, tea, lunch, copy of proceedings and dinner, whenever planned.  Registration fee is non-refundable.  Substitutes are permitted.  Registration fee does not include accommodation.  Registration will be confirmed only if the form is duly filled and payment is received in full.  Students can participate by sending their form through their institution. Mode of payment:  All payments from delegates will be accepted in Cash/ Local Cheque/ Demand Draft prepared in favour of NIFT Delhi, payable at Delhi. Please indicate clearly that the payment is remitted towards registration for ICLAM – 2011 with particulars of the delegate. Bank transaction charges may be included for outstation or international cheques along with the registration fee. For further details please check the websites of NIFT http://www.nift.ac.in/ICLAM_2011/index.htm & IFLA http://www.ifla.org/en/news/71 Contact persons: Dr. Sanjeev Kumar 011-26542004&2 Moblie: 98100111975 Ms.Nandini Dutta 011-26542146/7 Email ids : iclam2011(a)gmail.com; nrc.nift(a)gmail.com; delhirc(a)gmail.com -- *Dr. Sanjeev Kumar* *Dy. Director * *National Resource Centre National Institute of Fashion Technology* *Hauz Khas, Near Gulmohar Park, New Delhi - 110 016, Tel: (011) – 26542004 Fax: +91-11-26866414, http//**ww.nift.ac.in*<http://www.nift.ac.in/> * * *Mobile: 9810011975* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fw: LIS Hall of Fame www.lishalloffame.in
by Dr. Ramesh C Gaur 11 Jan '11

11 Jan '11

Dear Professional colleagues, We wish you a very happy and prosperous new year 2011!!! This New Year has something new for you. Starting from Dr. S R Ranganathan, father of library science in India, many Library and Information professionals have made outstanding contributions to the growth and development, continued success and exceptional reputation of Indian Librarianship, Library advances teaching, learning, research and community service by providing outstanding collections, access to the world of knowledge, excellence in service and an appropriate library environment, all of which are client-focused and responsive to the needs of the Library and Information Services. Some Professionals with the help of Satkal Trust has planned a project known as LIS Hall of Fame www.lishalloffame.in for honouring 101 Best Librarians and Information Scientists for their excellent contributions in the field of Library and Information Science and also seeks support from all eminent Library & Information Professionals of India in selection of 101 Best Librarians & Information Scientists. This initiative of honouring best librarians and information scientist is to recognize exceptional individuals, achievements, and contributions to the Indian Library and information profession in particular and Library and Information Profession worldwide in general. With the support of Satkal Trust, a team of some professionals has undertaken this task of preparation of a list of 101 Best Librarians & Information Scientists of India. The work is purely on honorary basis and no financial incentives will be provided to the Project Team. The Satkal Trust is the sponosrer and close associate and Prof. Jagindar Singh Ramdev, the founder patron of Satkal Trust is the initiator of the project. The work is in the interest of the profession. The period covers for this selection of eminent librarians both working / or retired and also dead / or alive is from year 1900 to 2000. The job in hand is very challenging. Therefore cooperation of all library and information professionals in India is solicited. For above project a website has been launched at http://www.lishalloffame.in/Index.aspx Criteria It is proposed to adopt following methodology for the selection of 101 Best Librarians and Information Scientists of India during the 20th Century ;- a.. Invitation of nominations to prepare initial list of 200 Librarians and Information Scientists. How to Nominate 1.. The proposals/nominations will be invited from the various Library & Information Professionals working in India. 2.. The nominations will be invited through an announcement in various Libraries list serves, SATKAL Trust Website and Websites of different professional associations. 3.. The nominations will be invited only from the Library & Information Professionals who are minimum Graduate in Library Science and are having minimum 10 years of experience and presently are working on a designation minimum at the level of Assistant Librarian in University Library or above or equivalent designations. 4.. The person who is nominating someone must have some association with the person in form of personal association, professional association or organizational association. The names of two professionals at the level of University Librarian or equivalent should be provided to further verify the nominations. Who can be Nominated 1.. Nominees can be both working / or retired and also dead / or alive. 2.. Nominees must have worked / working at a level not below the rank of University Librarian / Professor / Chief Librarian or Head of any type of Libraries i.e. government, public, special and academic etc. However relaxation may be given by the Project Team. 3.. Nominees are expected to have shown an exceptional understanding of the library and information profession in India and may be nominated for outstanding contributions in the areas of: a.. Job performance b.. Client service c.. Communication skills d.. Collaboration with other libraries/sections e.. Contribution to the practice or profession of librarianship f.. Promotional activities g.. Teamwork h.. Special initiative/s i.. Creative problem solving j.. Leadership Selection 1.. After the receiving of nominations, list of 200 Best Librarians & Information Scientists will be prepared by the Project Team. Criteria for short listing of 200 entries will be decided by the Project Team. 2.. An Expert Committee will be formed to help Project Team in short listing of 101 Best Librarians & Information Scientists from the list of 200 Librarians & Information Scientists. The criteria of short listing of 101 Best Librarians & Information Scientists will be decided by the Project Team. 3.. The incomplete nominations will be rejected by the Project Team. The project team is not affiliated to any institution and is independent. The decision of the Project Team will be final and will be binding on all. An undertaking in this regard will have to sign by the each nomination / proposer. 4.. Any member of the above Project Team whose nomination is also received for consideration for above selection and also qualify the above criteria may be included in the list. 5.. No telephonic recommendations / suggestions will be entertained. 6.. Nominations will be accepted through E-mail and by registered post only. Prescribed Nomination Form may be downloaded from the website. However, there is no restriction on format and details about the nominee. 7.. Nominations must reach to the Convenor of the project on or before 28th February 2011. 8.. Nominations for selection of 101 B estLibrarians & Information Scientists in India should be mailed / sent to: Dr. Ramesh C Gaur Convenor (Honorary), LIS Hall of Fame Publication Project C/o Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) 11 Man Singh Road, New Delhi-110001 Email: rcgaur(a)lishalloffame.in, lishalloffame(a)gmail.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Ramesh C Gaur PGDCA, MLISc,Ph.D. Fulbright Scholar (Virginia Tech, USA) Librarian & Head-Kala Nidhi Division Coordinator- ABIA International Index Project Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts(IGNCA) (An Autonomous Trust under Ministry of Culture. Govt. of India) 11 Man Singh Road, New Delhi-110001 Phone: 91-11-23388333, 23385884 Fax: 91-11-23385884 Mobile: 91-9810487158 URL: www.ignca.gov.in Email: gaur(a)ignca.nic.in; rcgaur(a)bol.net.in http://www.ignca.nic.in/PDF_data/Profile_Dr_RC_Gaur.pdf -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Case Study Workshop at JKPS- IMT, Gurgaon- 27-29. Jan.2011
by G. K. Sachdeva 10 Jan '11

10 Jan '11

Dear All Library Professionals *Please circulate among faculty members of your institute.* Dear Sir / Madam, Greetings from JKPS. JKPS is a member of JK Group which makes it a rare business school in India that has a strong corporate backing right from its inception. The JK Organization, is one of the leading private sector groups in India, was founded more than 100 years ago. It has activities in diversified sectors. The companies in the group have a diverse portfolio, including automotive types & tubes, paper & pulp, cement, v-belts, oil seals, power transmission systems, hybrid seeds, woolen textiles, readymade apparels, sugar, food & dairy products, cosmetics, etc. s Keeping our tradition of imparting knowledge through meaningful and content rich research, training and interaction, we are organizing a *Faculty Development Programme (FDP*) on “National Workshop on Case Study” scheduled from 27-29, January 2011. We are sure that this Faculty Development Programme will be an excellent opportunity for the career development of your talented faculty members. May we, therefore request you to nominate faculty members from your esteemed institute to participate in this programme and gain valuable experience, which will enhance their teaching, research and aptitude skills. Kindly forward the nomination of your faculty members in the prescribed format by 15 January, 2011 and enable us to ensure necessary organizational arrangements. A line of early confirmation in this regard will be highly appreciated. For more details about the institute please visit our website www.jkps.edu.in. Please feel free for any query and mail us at makarandjaipur(a)gmail.com , makarand.upadhyaya(a)jkps.edu.in or contact at 09560198104 , 09413965890 Looking forward to see you at JKPS. With regards, *Dr. Makarand Upadhyaya* Workshop Convener -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IIT Delhi Library Conducted Seminar on - Decision Making Techniques
by Mailing List Admin 10 Jan '11

10 Jan '11

Dear Colleagues The IIT Delhi Library conducted a Seminar on "Decision Making Techniques" on January 7, 2011. The Resource Person wasProf. Gopal C. Dorai, Professor of Economics, William Paterson University, New Jersey, USA. There was overwhelming response for this event and the Seminar Hall was packed with the audience especially the IIT Delhi students took the keen interest. Thanks and Regards, -- Dr. Nabi Hasan Deputy Librarian, Central Library Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Hauz Khas, New Delhi - 110016, India Phone - +91-11-2659-1452 (Work), 9560978667 (Mobile) FAX - +91-11-26596759 E-mail: nabihasan(a)gmail.com ; hasan(a)library.iitd.ac.in Web: http://web.iitd.ac.in/~library/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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Palampur varsity wins the Best Library of the year 2010 Award
by Mailing List Admin 10 Jan '11

10 Jan '11

Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2011 01:12:07 -0800 (PST) From: Dr.Nabi Hasan <nabihasan72(a)yahoo.com> Dear colleagues It gives me immense pleasure to share with you all that my parent institution - Himachal Pradesh Agriculture University Library, Palampur Library has been awarded with the BEST LIBRARY OF THE YEAR 2010 AWARD at the India International Centre, New Delhi during December 30-31, 2010. The award was presented by Mr.Marzouk (Ambassador of the Republic of Tunisia) and Mr.Woldemarian (Ambassador of the Republic of Eritrea) at the World Management Congress. It is important to mention here that this Library is an ISO 9001:2000/2008 Certifiedsince longand was rated as one of the best automated library during one of the NATP/ICAR Workshops during 2003. Thanks and Regards -- Dr. Nabi Hasan Deputy Librarian, Central Library Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Hauz Khas, New Delhi - 110016, India Phone - +91-11-2659-1452 (Work), 9560978667 (Mobile) FAX - +91-11-26596759 E-mail: nabihasan(a)gmail.com ; hasan(a)library.iitd.ac.in Web: http://web.iitd.ac.in/~library/about/hasan.html

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Students Seminar
by drtc＠isibang.ac.in 07 Jan '11

07 Jan '11

INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE Documentation Research and Training Centre 8th Mile Mysore Road Bangalore 560059 Seminar on Libraries and Cloud Computing Abstract :- Today the web is not only a collection of web sites, pages, and forms. It can host much more, including rich applications, public datasets, software interfaces, and customizable databases. Cloud computing is a useful abstraction, where an application or other capacity is made available over the internet as a service. The hardware/software behind this service is abstracted as a cloud. All needed is an internet connection and anything can be accessed in the cloud. In the light of above, libraries are not an exception to the changing times. Libraries have been adopting cloud-based solutions for different services including electronic journal access management, statistics tracking, digital library hosting, and even integrated library system hosting. This has allowed libraries to make strategic choices about the allocation of resources and to offer better service than in-house solutions. So the impact of cloud computing and its services on libraries will be highlighted. With the growing uptrend in hosted/proxy services, cloud computing has already started making inroads in offering e-information services management and access to these touted electronic libraries - library without walls and the hanging libraries on clouds have arrived here. http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=15267 http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=15248 Student Presenter: Alka Rani Singh Venue: DRTC Classroom Date : 10-01-11 Time : 2:00 PM All are cordially invited Devika P. Madalli Seminar Co-ordinator -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Change odf Date for the National Seminar
by Susmita Chakraborty 07 Jan '11

07 Jan '11

Dear LIS-Scholar, The date of the National Seminar on 'Implementation of ICT is changed from 4th to 2nd February. Please see the enclosed for 'Call for Papers' . Thanks & regards. Dr. Susmita Chakraborty Organising Secretary -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Artilce request
by Francis Jayakanth 07 Jan '11

07 Jan '11

Dear Members, One of our researchers is in need of the following article. Would appreciate if someone can either provide the article or point to the source where it is likely to be available: Geller W., and Sun T., "Influence of Alloy Additions on Hydrogen Diffusion in Iron and Contributions to the System Iron-Hydrogen", Arch. Eisenhuettenw, Vol 21, 1950, pp 423-430. Thanks for your attention. With best wishes, - Francis NCSI, IISc, Bangalore

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Message appearence
by Mailing List Admin 07 Jan '11

07 Jan '11

Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2011 06:13:09 +0000 (UTC) From: Parthasarathi Mukhopadhyay <psm_bu(a)india.com> Dear Admin My message (posted yesterday to your forum) has not appeared properly. I'm attaching it again for your action. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Parthasarathi Mukhopadhyay Lecturer (Sr.), Department of Library and Information Science, University of Burdwan, Burdwan - 713 104 (WB), India ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Bidyarthi I cannot help you in determing IF of the said journal but can help you to have an idea about the quality of the said journal on the basis of some other Bibliometric Indicators (better than the close indicator like IF). This small citation study carried on the honour of our friendship reveals following figures (based on open database Google Scholar <more comprehensive than WoS) and open bibliometric indicator H-index <more resonable than IF>); Infact i'm now exploring the possibilities of open citation framework (ofcourse alongside the main busines OSS and Open stamndards). Here we go........................ Happy New Year 2011........ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Parthasarathi Mukhopadhyay Lecturer (Sr.), Department of Library and Information Science, University of Burdwan, Burdwan - 713 104 (WB), India ----------------------------------------------------------------------- "Journal of Economic Integration" Pub. By: Sejong University Query date: 1/5/2011 Summary: ------------------------------------------------ Years: 26 Papers: 633 Citations: 3898 Cites/paper: 6.16 Cites/year: 149.92 Authors/paper: 1.17 Authorship pattern -------------------------------- 540 paper(s) with 1 author(s) 79 paper(s) with 2 author(s) 13 paper(s) with 3 author(s) 1 paper(s) with 4 author(s) Bibliometric Indicators (Not age-old Imp Fact (close indicator!!! I hate it.) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ h-index: 28 g-index: 47 hc-index: 19 hI-index: 20.63 e-index: 31.67 hI,norm: 27 hm-index: 26.33 (****Hirsch a=4.97, m=1.08; Contemporary ac=4.88; Cites/paper 6.16/2.0/0 (mean/median/mode); Authors/paper 1.17/1.0/1 (mean/median/mode)) Top ten papers (based on citations received) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Cites, Authors, Title, Year, Source, Publisher, ArticleURL ,CitesURL 186,"A Mattoo, R Rathindran…","Measuring services trade liberalization and its impact on economic growth: An illustration",2006,"… of Economic Integration","SejongUniversity","http://sejong.metapress.com/index/4Q358PDD5KW32JFU.pdf","http://sch olar.google.com/scholar?cites=11316706572150702739&as_sdt=2005&sciodt=2000&… &num=100" 143,"E Ianchovichina…","Trade liberalization in China's accession to WTO",2001,"Journal of Economic Integration","SejongUniversity","http://sejong.metapress.com/index/A65XFY2QP61PWBKN.pdf","http://sch olar.google.com/scholar?cites=17060155040898965672&as_sdt=2005&sciodt=2000&… &num=100" 124,"TL Walmsley…","Relaxing the restrictions on the temporary movement of natural persons: a simulation analysis",2005,"Journal of Economic Integration","SejongUniversity","http://sejong.metapress.com/index/EQKDFJKQKW144XKD.pdf","http://sch olar.google.com/scholar?cites=11509666495339986192&as_sdt=2005&sciodt=2000&… &num=100" 108,"D Boisso…","Economic distance, cultural distance, and openness in international trade: Empirical puzzles",1997,"Journal of EconomicIntegration","","","http://scholar.google.com/scholar?cites=13291295647467036765 &as_sdt=2005&sciodt=2000&hl=en&num=100" 93,"TW Hertel, T Walmsley…","Dynamic Effects of the"" New Age"" Free Trade Agreement between Japan and Singapore",2001,"… of Economic Integration","SejongUniversity","http://sejong.metapress.com/index/N8P2NHRJA57AYXP9.pdf","http://sch olar.google.com/scholar?cites=10442754424234782412&as_sdt=2005&sciodt=2000&… &num=100" 88,"GW Harrison, TF Rutherford…","Increased competition and completion of the market in the European Union: static and steady state effects",1996,"Journal of EconomicIntegration","","","http://scholar.google.com/scholar?cites=146008676132310955&a s_sdt=2005&sciodt=2000&hl=en&num=100" 78,"Z Drabek…","The impact of transparency on foreign direct investment",2002,"Journal of Economic Integration","SejongUniversity","http://sejong.metapress.com/index/148hekxl3092r4yh.pdf","http://sch olar.google.com/scholar?cites=1872520959114495212&as_sdt=2005&sciodt=2000&h… num=100" 74,"D Piazolo","Trade Integration between Eastern and Western Europe: Policies Follow the Market",1997,"Journal of Economic Integration","SejongUniversity","http://sejong.metapress.com/index/k6q32dv1q0dmgrww.pdf","http://sch olar.google.com/scholar?cites=3240783231521935906&as_sdt=2005&sciodt=2000&h… num=100" 70,"A Esteradeordal, J Goto…","The New Regionalism in the Americas: the case of MERCOSUR",2001,"… of Economic Integration","SejongUniversity","http://sejong.metapress.com/index/4UJE9RYM4BNN24X9.pdf","http://sch olar.google.com/scholar?cites=6564292876401534467&as_sdt=2005&sciodt=2000&h… num=100" 62,"A Mattoo…","Regional agreements and trade in services: Policy issues",2004,"Journal of Economic Integration","SejongUniversity","http://sejong.metapress.com/index/NP4B10VK5HKDD39E.pdf","http://sch olar.google.com/scholar?cites=15406914877994058078&as_sdt=2005&sciodt=2000&… &num=100" 62,"TJ Prusa","Pricing behavior in the presence of antidumping law",1994,"Journal of EconomicIntegration","econweb.rutgers.edu","","http://scholar.google.com/scholar?cites=6 810338014766212683&as_sdt=2005&sciodt=2000&hl=en&num=100" At 5 Jan 2011 07:41:49 +0000 (UTC) from Bidyarthi Dutta <bidyarthi.bhaswati(a)gmail.com>: Can anyone tell me the Impact Factor of "Journal of Economic Integration?" -- Dr. Bidyarthi Dutta Librarian Central Library St. Xavier's College (Autonomous) 30, Park Street Kolkata 700016 India -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Information Scientist in Assam University
by Apurba Jyoti Majumder 07 Jan '11

07 Jan '11

Vacancy in Assam University, Silchar 1. Information Scientist Pay band: Rs.15600-39100 + GP Rs.5400/- (PB 3) ii) Master’s degree with atleast 55% marks or its equivalent in Library & Information Science (M.Lib. or M.Lib. Inf. Science) and Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications (PGDCA) Age: Not above 35 years as on 30/12/2010. http://www.aus.ac.in/regularposts.html -- Apurba Jyoti Majumder, JRF Assistant Librarian Rabindra Library (Central Library) Assam University. Silchar- 781011 Cell No: 09435268733, 09707626388 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Kindly flash this message in LIS-Forum
by Shilpi Verma 07 Jan '11

07 Jan '11

Dear AllDLIS, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedakar University is organizing Workshop on KOHA from 7th to 13th Feb 2011 in the department. Interest candidates can send their filled Regsitartion form along with Regsiatrion Fee on urgent basis.We are having limited no. of seats. The Selection criteria for the same will be on "FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS". So please register yourself as early as possible to avoid any inconvenience.The complete details along with registartion form can be accesed from University's Web Site:www.bbauindia.orgor by sending mail on these email ids:sksonker@yahoo.co.inshipoo.lko@gmail.commahawar67@gmail.comdlisc@sify.comThanks & RegardsShilpi VermaAsstt Prof.DLIScBabasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar UniversityVidya Vihar, Rai-bareli RoadLucknow-226025 (UP) INDIA  -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Full explanation: ‘Half-Life’ in the context of library materials. How is it calculated?
by Pawan Agrawal 06 Jan '11

06 Jan '11

Dear library Professionals, You must have remember about a question asked in UGC NET exam last Sunday. We were asked a question about *half life in context of library material and its calculation*. As per the question it's indication was about library material and in that case we can not exclude books half life. I have browsed a lot on this question and received a lot on citation only. cited half life, citing half life, citation half life etc. which was covering only journal or periodicals half life. There was almost nothing on books or other library material. Some how I could get some hints of it and I though I must share it with all of you. I have prepared a short answer of this question which I feel would be useful for you. *Half life concept in Bibliometrics* Half life is a method though to be practical for evaluating the usefulness of specific library material examines citation half life (for journals) and use half life (for books and other material). Half life studies attempt to evaluate the length of time in which a journal or book is used, either as resources as indicated by citation, or physical use as indicated by circulation (books). Tsay (1998) examines journal or book “life” based on uses as demonstrated by citation or circulation. The premises “half life” in bibliometrics is to determine when half of all the active literature of a field has been published, or the time period that includes half of more of the references made. Short half life, whether citation based or use based which means more than 50% of the use or the citations occurred in a short period of time, implies “new volumes of a title are generally used more often than older volumes”. Half life studies may suggest which library resources are most used, but may also exaggerate use in that there are more publications now than previously. There have been suggestions that half life studies could identify which resources are least used, resulting in a list of items for considered for discontinuation of write off. Caution should be taken in applying such a plan; the mission of the institution, the orientation and the behavior of the users, and any possible other contributors to low use, such as inaccessibility, should be considered. 1995(9 citation or no item issued in a year) 1996 (6) 1997(7) 1998(6) 1999(7) 2000(7) 2001(7) 2002(3) 2003(7) 2004(5) 2005(7) 2006(2) 2007(5) 2008(2) 2009(2) 2010 (1) *Half life on the basis of Citation:* This can be achieved by subtracting the publication year of the source documents from the median publication year of the documents that cite the source document. We take an example of the data given above. Here, in this example citation data is given for a certain article which was published in 1994. In the table above the account of the citation received by the article from 1995 to 2010 is given. Total number of documents citing this article in period of 16 years is 83. It is also possible that total 83 documents are published during this period on the subject of the article published in 1994. Now If we take out median of the publication date of citing documents it will come 42, which is received in year 2000. Then, 2000 minus 1994 equals six years. So the half life of the article published in 1994 would be of 6 years. *Half life on the basis of circulation: *This can be achieved by subtracting the acquisition year of the source item from the median of issue years of the document. We can take an example again of the data given above. A resource acquired by a library in the year 1995. The statistics given above are of the circulation in the period of 16 years. Total number of issue of this book in period of 16 year is 83 and the median as similar of the above example comes 42, which is achieved in year 2000. Then, 2000 minus 1995 equals five year. So the half life of the item received in 1995 would be of 5 years. Comments are welcome -- Join hands, Join eLibrarian www.grou.ps/elibrarian Thanks and Regards ------ *Pawan R. Agrawal *Librarian Takshshila Centre for Learning Transpek Silox Industry Ltd. Kalali Road- Atladra Vadodara- 390012 Ph. 9376135580 http:\\www.grou.ps/elibrarian -- 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 sibsankar jana 06 Jan '11

06 Jan '11

plz convey the message. Dear sir/madam Kindly send the scan/digital/hard copy of the following articles: 1. Ergonomic considerations in information center design for knowledge workers: The basic and foremost requirement for effective knowledge management process / By Sibsankar Jana. Proceeding of IADIS International Conference e-Society 2006 2. Threats and protections of open sources in the changing context of digital environment: Some issues and observations / By Sibsankar Jana. Proceeding of National Conference on Initiatives in Library and Information Centers in the Digital Era 2006 3. Virulent software: A threat to online information in cyberspace in the changing context of digital library environment. / By Sibsankar Jana. Proceeding of NACLIN 2006 4. Open source software: The prominent face of Open Source Initiatives in the digital environment with special reference to Library and Information Center / By Sibsankar Jana. Proceeding of ILA Conference 2006 5. Cornell University digital library: A user friendly approach for modern online information services / By Sibsankar Jana. Proceeding of EMPI Digital Library National Convention 2007 6. Weblogs: The impact of a digital trend on libraries / By Sibsankar Jana. National Conference on Information Access Initiations and Rural India 2009 With regards Sibsankar Jana Assistant Librarian University of Kalyani -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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temporary trainee at JRD Tata Memorial Library
by ksc＠library.iisc.ernet.in 06 Jan '11

06 Jan '11

Applicatins are invited for Temporary project trainees at JRD tata Memorial library J.R.D. TATA MEMORIAL LIBRARY INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE BANGALORE-560 012 INVITES APPLICATIONS FOR TEMPORARY PROJECT TRAINEES Advertisement No.L/L-3A/2010 dated 28th April, 2010 Number of positions 1 Duration Up to march 2011. The duration will be extended on the availability of vacancy Qualifications: B.lib.Sc or dip in Library science or JOC in library science Emoluments: Rs 4000 Last date of receiving application: 12.1.2011 Chudamani Deputy Librarian, IISc, Bangalore -560012 -- 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] what is the proceedure for Loss of Books - reg
by Mailing List Admin 06 Jan '11

06 Jan '11

Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2011 08:35:00 +0530 From: RK_Panda <rkpanda1568(a)gmail.com> Dear friends, Still there is lack of comprehensive policy on loss of books in library, however right now the standard lines in this regard are only available in GFR that is applicable to govt library only. while fixing the responsiblility several facts should taken into account like available manpower in library to reduce the loss, duration / working hours of library, type of library user (children / adult), accessibility etc. best wishes, remain thank u On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 12:57 PM, Mailing List Admin < mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: > Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2011 08:03:11 +0530 (IST) > From: kalpana miss <kalpanalib(a)yahoo.com> > > Mr. Prabhu, > > Kindly refer GFR(General Financial Rules) issued by Govt. of India about > physical verification of libraries. The rules are very clear it is " 5 books > per one thousand issued or consulted may be loss written off without the > responsibility of librarian. The costly books of value more than Rs. 1000/- > and rare books are not included for such losses, for which a board is need > to form. In case you have problem in getting goverment order, you may refer > swamy's compilation on GFR. For any refernce may contact > > Kalpana > Sr. Lib. & Information Officer, > DGS, Cabinet Secretariat, > New Delhi > 08010137224 > 09868156850 > --- On Tue, 4/1/11, Mailing List Admin <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: > > From: Mailing List Admin <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> >> >> Subject: [LIS-Forum] what is the proceedure for Loss of Books - reg >> To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >> Date: Tuesday, 4 January, 2011, 11:57 AM >> >> Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2011 22:47:24 -0800 >> From: Prabhu lis <prabhumlis(a)gmail.com> >> >> Dear Professionals: >> >> While doing the Stocck Verfication of our library >> collection, we found that some books were missing/lost. Is >> there any standing rules for replacing the lost books or is >> it that the loss should be made good by the Librarian? Pls >> send to me if you have any GO or norms for the same. >> >> >> -- M.Prabhu. >> Librarian >> United Institute of Technology >> G.Kovundampalayam, >> Coimbatore 641 021 >> Mobile: 9750399955 >> http://anbudanprabhulis.blogspot.com/ >> http://bdugateway.dreamhosters.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> LIS-Forum mailing list >> LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >> http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum >> > _______________________________________________ > 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. > > -- Mr.R.K.Panda Librarian Kendriya Vidyalaya Gopalpur Military Station Odisha-7610052, India http://librarykvgopalpurms.wordpress.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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MANLIBNET 2010 Proceedings
by Lata Suresh 06 Jan '11

06 Jan '11

Dear All The MANLIBNET 2010 conference volume” Knowledge Dissemination through Libraries and information Centres: Sharing Vision for the Future” is available at a discounted rate of Rs. 750/- including postage for libraries and personal collection. Those who want to buy the volume are requested to kindly send their order for procurement to Mrs. Lata Suresh, Institute of Health Management Research, 1, Prabhu Dayal Marg, Sanganer Airport, Jaipur. The Demand Draft should be drawn in favor of IIHMR, Jaipur, payable at Jaipur. The MANLIBNET 2010 conference volume includes 67 full length papers that includes case studies, research reports, survey reports, trend reports and research reviews. The contents are broadly divided into six major areas for easy identification and analysis of the major facets of the convention. Starting from the emerging technologies in libraries to the best practices in libraries, benchmarking, web 2.0 tools and techniques, web resources, e-learning, social networking, quality of information, stress management, RFID etc. are covered in this volume. Limited copies are available hence rush your orders. -- Best wishes and regards Lata Suresh ============================= Manager- Library and Documentation Centre ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Institute of Health Management Research (IIHMR) No.1, Prabhu Dayal Marg, Sanganer Airport Jaipur - 302011 Rajasthan INDIA Ph : + 91 141 3924700-730 etx 727 Fax: + 91 141 3924738 URL : www.iihmr.org, http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=712694941, http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/profile.php?id=1021736909 Email : lata(a)iihmr.org, suresh.lata(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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Invitation for NCSI-Net lecture – 8th JAN 2011
by Obaiah B 06 Jan '11

06 Jan '11

Dear Members I cordially invite you all for NCSI-Net Lecture scheduled on 8th of January 2011 (second Saturday) at NCSI Seminar hall at 11.00AM. Details of the Talk: Topic: POSITIVE ATTITUDE FOR CAREER Speaker: Dr. P.V.Raveendra, Professor, M.S.Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore Date & Time: 08/01/2011 at 11.00 AM Venue: NCSI Seminar Hall, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore About Speaker: Dr. PV Raveendra has done BE (Mechanical) and MBA, holds Doctorate degree on Finacial Services. Served many reputed engineering colleges in Bangalore in various Capacities. Authored two books on *Change and Knowledge management* and *Wealth creation through Entrepreneurship*. Coordinated various National and International workshops and attended number of Training programs. He has presented more than 10 papers in National Conferences. Published number of articles in leading national magazines like Silicon Times, HRM review, Training and Management. Presently he is serving as a Professor at MSRIT, Bangalore. Kindly confirm your participation to NCSI-Net coordinators Regards Obaiah B. ATREE Royal Enclave, Shriramapura Bangalore-64 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Refresher course in Library and Information Science – Goa University
by Gopakumar Velayudhanpillai 06 Jan '11

06 Jan '11

Dear Friends, The UGC-Academic Staff College of Goa University in collaboration with the Goa University Library conducts Refresher Course in Library and Information Science from March 30, 2011. Interested candidates can apply to the Director, Academic Staff College, Goa University, Taleigao Plateau, Panaji, Goa PIN 403 206. The prescribed application form is available at the Academic Staff College Website or under the url http://www.unigoa.ac.in/downloads/ascform.pdf Dr GOPAKUMAR V. University Librarian,Goa University Taleigao Plateau, Goa. PIN 403 206 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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Intra-Border Data Transfer
by Gautam Bharti 06 Jan '11

06 Jan '11

Dear Professionals, Can you please tell something about the Intra-Border Data Transfer.... -- Goutam Kumar Bharti Librarian Kendriya Vidyalaya Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu 08148369756, 09597387446 gautamkbharti(a)gmail.com gkbharti2003(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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A CALL FOR PAPERS FOR EDITED BOOK
by M. Ram 05 Jan '11

05 Jan '11

DEAR FRIENDS AND PROFESSIONAL A EDITED BOOK ENTITLE "RECENT TRENDS IN LIBRARY SERVICES" WILL BE RELEASE AT NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON “INFORMATION LITERACY SKILLS FOR LIBRARIANS IN DIGITAL ENVIRONMENT”(NCILSCLDE-2011)Organized by Dept. of Library and Information Science Aggarwal College,Ballabgarh-121004 FARDIBAD(February 26-27, 2011) It is requested kindly send original papers/articles on recent trends in library services till the 16th January 2011 only on the following e-mail address typed in Time New Roman font, size 12, with single space, references in MLA style and copyright transfer to the editors. mram721(a)rediffmail.com /ram1998(a)yahoo.com Thanking you Dr Mange Ram Deputy Librarian-Incharge Dayalbagh Educational Institute (Deemed Univ) Dayalbagh, Agra-5 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Impact Factor of "Journal of Economic Integration?"
by Bidyarthi Dutta 05 Jan '11

05 Jan '11

Can anyone tell me the Impact Factor of "Journal of Economic Integration?" -- Dr. Bidyarthi Dutta Librarian Central Library St. Xavier's College (Autonomous) 30, Park Street Kolkata 700016 India -- 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] what is the proceedure for Loss of Books - reg
by Mailing List Admin 05 Jan '11

05 Jan '11

Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2011 08:03:11 +0530 (IST) From: kalpana miss <kalpanalib(a)yahoo.com> Mr. Prabhu, Kindly refer GFR(General Financial Rules) issued by Govt. of India about physical verification of libraries. The rules are very clear it is " 5 books per one thousand issued or consulted may be loss written off without the responsibility of librarian. The costly books of value more than Rs. 1000/- and rare books are not included for such losses, for which a board is need to form. In case you have problem in getting goverment order, you may refer swamy's compilation on GFR. For any refernce may contact Kalpana Sr. Lib. & Information Officer, DGS, Cabinet Secretariat, New Delhi 08010137224 09868156850 --- On Tue, 4/1/11, Mailing List Admin <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: > From: Mailing List Admin <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> > Subject: [LIS-Forum] what is the proceedure for Loss of Books - reg > To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > Date: Tuesday, 4 January, 2011, 11:57 AM > Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2011 22:47:24 -0800 > From: Prabhu lis <prabhumlis(a)gmail.com> > > Dear Professionals: > > While doing the Stocck Verfication of our library > collection, we found that some books were missing/lost. Is > there any standing rules for replacing the lost books or is > it that the loss should be made good by the Librarian? Pls > send to me if you have any GO or norms for the same. > > > -- M.Prabhu. > Librarian > United Institute of Technology > G.Kovundampalayam, > Coimbatore 641 021 > Mobile: 9750399955 > http://anbudanprabhulis.blogspot.com/ > http://bdugateway.dreamhosters.com > > _______________________________________________ > LIS-Forum mailing list > LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum

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Re: [LIS-Forum] what is the proceedure for Loss of Books - reg (fwd)
by Mailing List Admin 05 Jan '11

05 Jan '11

Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2011 11:41:25 +0000 From: MN Seetharaman <mns27(a)hotmail.com> Dear Sri Prabhu, UGC has issued guidelines reg. physical stock verification of library books and write-off loss under certain limits of the books found rmissing or damaged during physical verification, provided the loss is not due to fraud, theft or negligence. The Physical Verification Committee has to make recommendations in this regard. The Librarian can not be held responsible unless he failed in his duties in not properly monitoring the issue and recall of books loaned to the users. In order to minimize the loss of books, you need to develop a good, computerized circulation system with provision for imposing fines for late or non-return of books by users. Please visit and study the modern library circulation systems in force in reputed libraries like NAL Bangalore, IISc, IIt Libraries and others. Best wishes M N Seetharaman Formerly, NAL Library & Information Centre > Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2011 11:57:57 +0530 > From: mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > Subject: [LIS-Forum] what is the proceedure for Loss of Books - reg > > Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2011 22:47:24 -0800 > From: Prabhu lis <prabhumlis(a)gmail.com> > > Dear Professionals: > > While doing the Stocck Verfication of our library collection, we found > that some books were missing/lost. Is there any standing rules for > replacing the lost books or is it that the loss should be made good by the > Librarian? Pls send to me if you have any GO or norms for the same. > > > -- > M.Prabhu. > Librarian > United Institute of Technology > G.Kovundampalayam, > Coimbatore 641 021 > Mobile: 9750399955 > http://anbudanprabhulis.blogspot.com/ > http://bdugateway.dreamhosters.com > > _______________________________________________ > LIS-Forum mailing list > LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum

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Re: [LIS-Forum] what is the proceedure for Loss of Books - reg
by Mailing List Admin 05 Jan '11

05 Jan '11

Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2011 12:38:34 +0530 From: kit kanpur <kitlibrary2009(a)gmail.com> Dear Sir, When I was in the college library, our college library committee had prepared a policy for library, Weeding/ Write-Off/Losses was part of library policy: 1. On receipt of a written request from the Chief Librarian, the Principle shall appoint two members from the faculty for weeding of outdated, worn-out and/or seriously damaged or mutilated books and other materials. They shall submit their recommendations to the competent authority (the Vice Chancellor) for the write-off of such materials. 2. The concerned site librarian shall submit complete bibliographic detail of all books/non-print materials damaged, and/or worn-out through fair wear and tear to the Chief Librarian after physical verification. The Chief Librarian shall forward the same report to the competent authority for write-off action. 3. Losses to the extent of 3% per annum of the available stock in an open access library shall be written off by the competent authority. 4. Losses to the extent of 2% per annum of the available collection of a close access or partially open access library shall be written off by the competent authority. 5. Losses written off by the competent authority shall be struck-off from the stock and the records of the library, including public catalogues, and transferred to the withdraw register indicating the authority under which the losses were written off. 6. The permanent irrecoverable loans of mutilated, damaged and worn-out books found to be beyond repairs during the physical verification of the library shall also be reported to the competent authority for write-off. 7. For the losses beyond 3%, the Library Staff will be jointly responsible to make up the loss in accordance with their official status. On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 11:57 AM, Mailing List Admin < mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: > Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2011 22:47:24 -0800 > From: Prabhu lis <prabhumlis(a)gmail.com> > > Dear Professionals: > > While doing the Stocck Verfication of our library collection, we found that > some books were missing/lost. Is there any standing rules for replacing the > lost books or is it that the loss should be made good by the Librarian? Pls > send to me if you have any GO or norms for the same. > > > -- > M.Prabhu. > Librarian > United Institute of Technology > G.Kovundampalayam, > Coimbatore 641 021 > Mobile: 9750399955 > http://anbudanprabhulis.blogspot.com/ > http://bdugateway.dreamhosters.com > > _______________________________________________ > LIS-Forum mailing list > LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum > -- Priyanka Srivastava Librarian J.K Cement, Kanpur.

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QUERY ON INTERNATIONAL PRINT JOURNAL SUBSCRIPTION AS PER AICTE
by vinay channavenkatesh 05 Jan '11

05 Jan '11

Dear Mr. Subhash, If you are subscribing Online International journals through AICTE-INDEST consortium you need not subscribe to Print issues of the same. This is as per the AICTE notification Advt. No. : AICTE /PC/2(1)/2006. You can visit the following link for the detailed notification. http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=VE9JQkcvMjAwNi8wMi8wMy… With Regards, Vinay. C Sr. Gr. Librarian, SJB Institute of Technology, BGS Health & Education City, Uttarahalli Main Road, Kengeri, Bengalooru-560 060. Off. Phone: 080-28605445 / 46, Mob: 9886811828 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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UGC sponsored National Conference at Nagpur
by Ajay Kamble 05 Jan '11

05 Jan '11

Dear all, Annasaheb Gundewar College, Nagpur has organised UGC sponsored one day National conference on "Academic Librarianship in 21st Century : Challenges and Opportunities" to be held on 23rd January 2011. The sub-themes of the conference will be 1. Quality Management in Academic Libraries 2. Emerging Trends in Academic Librarianship 3. LIS curriculum development 4. Skills for 21st century Librarian 5. Human Resource Development in Academic Libraries 6. 100 years of librarianship in India 7. Funding Issues 8. Security Issues in Libraries 9. Reaching offsite and differently-able learners These are only indicatives. Authors are free to write on any relevant topics to the theme of the conference. Call for Papers : Authors are requested to submit paper through email in MS-Word-2003 along with two hard copies not exceeding 2500 words with an abstract of 150 words in A4 size with single column and single space in Ariel font 12 size, with margin of 1.25" on all sides to Organising Secretary(nitasharma258(a)yahoo.com) and Technical Advisor( hmangala(a)rediffmail.com) on or before 10th January 2011. Use 'Harvard style manual' for citing the references. Registration : Rs 200 (upto 15th January 2011) Rs 250 (after 15th January 2011) For more details, Please contact : -- 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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csi-eNewsletter dt. 1st Jan 2011
by hrmohan＠vsnl.com 04 Jan '11

04 Jan '11

Dear all, The 17th issue (Volume 2. issue 1) of CSI eNewsletter dt. 1st Jan 2011 is ready and can be accessed at http://www.csi-chennai.org/csi-enl/csi-enl-2011-01-01.pdf and also at the CSI KM Portal http://www.csi-india.org/web/csi/enewsletter You are free to forward this mail to your contacts who may like the information presented in the mail. With regards HR Mohan Chairman, Div IV, CSI & eNewsletter Committee, IEEE CS Madras Contents ======= CSI eNewsletter wishes its readers a Happy and Prosperous New Year -- How to Hang On to Your Job: Irreplaceable You -- Desktop Virtualization – 10 Mistakes to Avoid -- How to Make a Humanoid Robot Dance -- Video: The Private Cloud: Amazon, Google, ... and You! -- AT&T Position on IPv6: A White Paper for Enterprise Customers -- Seven rights of cloud computing service users -- Should Your Email Live In The Cloud? A Comparative Cost Analysis -- The Battle for Productivity-and the Tools You Need to Win It -- Best Practices for Provisioning for Development Databases -- Free subscription to “Solid State Technology” magazine -- Basics of Requirement Engineering -- Ten key mobile technologies for 2011 -- Gartner defines top 10 strategic technologies for 2011 -- Communication trends for 2011 -- 30 Ways to Detox Your Home and Body -- Characteristics of an Entrepreneur -- Business Presentation Primer -- Books: Web Technologies: Information Technology for Management; Hard-Knocks Communication: Thirty Six Timeless Rules for Success; The PMP Exam - How To Pass On Your First Try; Foundations of Algorithms -- Felix Scholarships for Indian Students 2011,UK -- Government of India funded projects for students -- Love & Marriage -- Quotes of Albert Einstein -- ICT News Headlines & Briefs -- Announcements -- IT Events: Call for Participation & Call For Papers -- About the CSI-eNewsletter -- Contributions to CSI-eNewsletter -- eNewsletter Committee InfoQuiz–2011-01-01 (Six Prizes to Win – Four Books and Two Awards of Rs. 500/- each) ================= 1. Name the e-learning venture recently launched by the former captain of Indian Cricket Team – Kris Srikanth. 2. Name the Time’s Person of the Year 2010. 3. ------ is the recently discovered worm that spies on and reprograms industrial systems and specifically targets Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition Systems which are used to control and monitor industrial processes. 4. Identify company whose tagline is “Quietly Brilliant” 5. Who had coined the term “cyberspace” Email your answers by 13th Jan 2011 to csi.infoquiz(a)gmail.com with subject “infoquiz-2011-01-01”. Please provide your name, designation, company/institution, full postal address (to send the prize) and the contact phone nos. after the answers. The first person to answer correctly and one randomly selected lucky winner will be awarded Rs. 500/= each by SRA Systems (www.srasys.com) Oxford University Press (http://www.oup.co.in) & Shroff Publishers & Distributors Pvt Ltd (http://www.shroffpublishers.com) will present the books (Web Technologies, Information Technology for Management, Hard-Knocks Communication: Thirty Six Timeless Rules for Success, The PMP Exam - How To Pass On Your First Try) whose brief review appear in this issue. In all, there will be SIX prizes – TWO cash prizes of Rs. 500/- each and FOUR prizes of one book each. Answers along with the winner info will be published in the next issue. Answers & Winners of InfoQuiz-2010-12-16 ================================== WikiLeaks, Azim Premji, Adam, Check Point, Haryana Awards of Rs. 500/= each from SRA Systems: Mr. R. Jayakanthan from Chennai from Ms. Savitha Anilkumar from Bangalore. Books from Oxford University Press: “Supply Chain Management: Process, System, and Practice (Book with a CD)” to Mr. Shrenik Daklia from Rajnandgaon & “Mobile Computing” to Mr. P. Rajesh from Namakkal. Shroff Publishers & Distributors Pvt Ltd: “LAMP Programming for Professionals” (Book with CD & DVD) to Mr. R. Saranyaraj from Coimbatore & “Enhancing Soft Skills” to and Ms. P. Sharanya Raghav from Hyderabad -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Need aticle
by Ajay Kum Sharma 04 Jan '11

04 Jan '11

Dear Library Professional, One of my research scholar urgently required the following article. please send soft copy of this article as early as possible so that he may refer this article for his research work. Title: Electrical Conduction Mechanism in Metal-ZrO2-Silicon Capacitor Structures Authors: Ming-Tsong Wang; Tsung-Hong Wang; ; Joseph Ya-min Lee Journal:Journal of the Electrochemical Society ; Vol. 152 No.3 Year 2005 [Pagn. G182-G185 ] Thanks and regards. 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 Web: http://www.absla.org/ajay.html *********************************************************** 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 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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what is the proceedure for Loss of Books - reg
by Mailing List Admin 04 Jan '11

04 Jan '11

Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2011 22:47:24 -0800 From: Prabhu lis <prabhumlis(a)gmail.com> Dear Professionals: While doing the Stocck Verfication of our library collection, we found that some books were missing/lost. Is there any standing rules for replacing the lost books or is it that the loss should be made good by the Librarian? Pls send to me if you have any GO or norms for the same. -- M.Prabhu. Librarian United Institute of Technology G.Kovundampalayam, Coimbatore 641 021 Mobile: 9750399955 http://anbudanprabhulis.blogspot.com/ http://bdugateway.dreamhosters.com

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Invitation for NCSI-Net lecture – 8th JAN 2011
by shivaram gowda 04 Jan '11

04 Jan '11

Dear Members I cordially invite you all for NCSI-Net Lecture scheduled on 8th of January 2011 (second Saturday) at NCSI Seminar hall at 11.00AM. Details of the Talk: Topic: POSITIVE ATTITUDE FOR CAREER Speaker: Dr. P.V.Raveendra, Professor, M.S.Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore Date & Time: 08/01/2011 at 11.00 AM Venue: NCSI Seminar Hall, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore About Speaker: Dr. PV Raveendra has done BE (Mechanical) and MBA, holds Doctorate degree on Finacial Services. Served many reputed engineering colleges in Bangalore in various Capacities. Authored two books on *Change and Knowledge management* and *Wealth creation through Entrepreneurship*. Coordinated various National and International workshops and attended number of Training programs. He has presented more than 10 papers in National Conferences. Published number of articles in leading national magazines like Silicon Times, HRM review, Training and Management. Presently he is serving as a Professor at MSRIT, Bangalore. Kindly confirm your participation to NCSI-Net coordinators With Best Regards Shivaram BS Sr. Tech. Officer ICAST, National Aerospace Laboratories Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Kodihalli, Bangaluru-560017 -- 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] A query about copyright registration and ISBN for our publication
by Dr. Indira Koneru 03 Jan '11

03 Jan '11

Dear Mr. Kishore Kumar, the following details may serve your purpose: ISBN Agency in India:Raja Rammohun Roy National Agency for ISBNAddress:Ministry of Human Resource Development Department of Higher Education A2/W 4, Curzon Road Barracks New Delhi -110001Phone:(+91 11) 2338 2436Fax:(+91 11) 2338 17 39Contact:G.R.RaghavendereMail:isbn@nic.in You can download the pro forma for registration from http://www.education.nic.in/isbn/isbnbrief.asp Regards,Indira-------------http://wikieducator.org/User:Indkon ---------------------------------------------------Dear Sir / Madam, > > I am working in a government organization which serves in the field of > publishing instructional media packages ( Books ) for industrial training > institutes. We want to go for copyright registration and ISBN for our > publications. > > Hence, kindly provide the information regarding agencies / consultancies > in Chennai > > Who can take up such assignments. > > With Regards, > > Kishore kumar > Librarian > Advanced Training Institute > Vidyanagar > Hyderabad ? 500 007 > Phone : 9866004977 > cvsskisorkumar(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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Students Seminar
by drtc＠isibang.ac.in 03 Jan '11

03 Jan '11

INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE Documentation Research and Training Centre 8th Mile, Mysore Road, Bangalore 560 059 Seminar on CPM and PERT in Library Management Abstract: CloseCloseFrequently asked questions about RSS feeds In this seminar I am going to discusses two techniques of systems analysis, Critical Path Method (CPM) and Program Evaluation Review Techniques (PERT), and their place in library management. The techniques discussed can be used by library managers to structure various tasks and to ascertain start and finish dates and resource allocations. Introduction A project is a group of activities with a beginning and an end. Complex projects like for example moving a library etc require that multiple activities be carried out simultaneously. Critical Path Method (CPM) and Program Evaluation Review Techniques (PERT) are systematic techniques which can be used when there is N number of ways to achieve a particular objective. They enable the project manager to schedule and to manage successful completion of a project. Both techniques are widely used in the field of librarianship. The basic purpose of both techniques is to subdivide a complex project into a series of shorter independent tasks, and then to see which ones are crucial and necessary for the overall completion of the project crucial in the sense that any delay in a particular job results in a delay of the entire project. This seminar discuss the two techniques in detail while tracing the basic difference in approaches and their applications for Librarianship. Student Presenter : Mr. Shashi Bhushan Prasad Venue : DRTC Classroom Date : 5/1/2011 Time : 2:00 pm All are cordially invited. Devika P. Madalli Seminar Coordinator -- 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] A query about copyright registration and ISBN for our publication
by Mailing List Admin 03 Jan '11

03 Jan '11

Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2010 14:57:29 +0000 From: MN Seetharaman <mns27(a)hotmail.com> Dear Sri Kumar, The following information taken from the website of Registrar of Copyrights, India, http://copyright.gov.in may answer your query: ============================================================================================================================================ The Copyright Office has been set up to provide registration facilities to all types of works and is headed by a Registrar of Copyrights and is located at B.2/W.3, C.R. Barracks, Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi- 110 003. The applications for registration of works can be filled at the counter provided at the Copyright Office from 2.30 P.M. to 4.30. P.M. from Monday to Friday. The applications are also accepted by post. On-line registration through �E-filing facility � has been provided from 8th September 2009, which facilitates the applicants to file applications at the time and place chosen by them ======================================================================================================================================= With best wishes, M N Seetharaman Fmr. Head, Library & Information Centre, NAL, Bangalore Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2010 11:50:01 +0530 From: mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] A query about copyright registration and ISBN for our publication Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2010 14:13:52 +0530 From: kishore chinni <cvsskisorkumar(a)gmail.com> Dear Sir / Madam, I am working in a government organization which serves in the field of publishing instructional media packages ( Books ) for industrial training institutes. We want to go for copyright registration and ISBN for our publications. Hence, kindly provide the information regarding agencies / consultancies in Chennai Who can take up such assignments. With Regards, Kishore kumar Librarian Advanced Training Institute Vidyanagar Hyderabad � 500 007 Phone : 9866004977 cvsskisorkumar(a)gmail.com

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Two vacancies in DNA-Daily News & Analysis
by Dipti C 03 Jan '11

03 Jan '11

Dear All, There are two openings at DNA – Daily News & Analysis, India's fastest growing English newspaper. DNA is looking for dynamic, computer and net savvy Library & Information Science professionals for Research N Archives (RNA) which is the Digital Archives Management and Content Syndication division of the company. The placements are in Mumbai and Bangalore. *Pre-requisite*: Masters Degree in Library & Information Science with 2-4 years experience. Excellent English language skills, Communication skills, Current Affairs & General Knowledge are a must-have. Work experience in a digital library/special library and proven IT skills will be given preference. Position: Officer Remuneration: 2.4 lakh per annum Interested candidates may mail their CV within one week to rna(a)dnaindia.netmentioning "Vacancy in DNA Mumbai" for Mumbai post and “Vacancy in DNA Bangalore” for Bangalore post in the subject line. Local candidates will be given preference. Thanks & Regards, Dipti Kumari Chaurasia DNA- Research N Archive Diligent Media Corporation Ltd DNA, Prestige Solitaire, Ground Floor 6, Brunton Road, Off M G Road Bangalore - 560025 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy in IASE
by Veeru 02 Jan '11

02 Jan '11

Dear Professionals, LIBRARIAN AND ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN / COLLEGE LIBRARIAN *1.* Librarian *iii. Evidence of innovative library service and organization of published work.* *ii. Qualifying in the national level test conducted for the purpose by the UGC or any other agency approved by the UGC.* *For more details please visit:* ***http://www.iaseuniversity.org.in/download/advt_eligibility_criteria.pdf* ***http://www.iaseuniversity.org.in/* i. A Master’s Degree in Library Science /Information Science/documentation with at least 55% marks or its equivalent grade of B in the UGC seven points scale and consistently good academic record set out in these Regulations. ii. At least thirteen years as a Deputy Librarian in a university library or eighteen years’ experience as a College Librarian. 6 iv. Desirable: A M.Phil./Ph.D. Degree in library science/information science / documentation/achieves and manuscript-keeping. * * *2. Assistant Librarian/ College Librarian* * * *i. A Master’s Degree in Library Science / Information Science / Documentation Science or an equivalent professional degree with at least 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed) and a consistently good academic record with knowledge of computerization of library.* -- *with regards Virupaksh BH Senior Research Fellow, University Library, University of Agricultural Science, GKVK, Bangalore**,* -- 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 Implementation of ICt in LIC at DLIS, North Bengal University
by Susmita Chakraborty 01 Jan '11

01 Jan '11

Dear LIS Scholar, , *Greetings from North Bengal University, Darjeeling, WB, India!* * * *WISH YOU a HAPPY 2011 - full of insight, innovation and immense joy.* We are organising a National Seminar on 4th Feb 2011(Friday) at DLIS, North Bengal University. Please send Abstract/Paper on *' Implementation of ICT in Libraries/Information Centres'* and its sub-areas by 10th Jan'2011 to * seminar.dlis.nbu(a)gmail.com*. *Tentative areas* (but not exclusive) are listed below: 1. *Implementation of ICT in Different Types of Libraries* 1.1 Implementation of ICT in Public Libraries 1.2 Implementation of ICT in Academic Libraries 1.3 Implementation of ICT in Special Libraries *2.* *Use of Web Technologies in LIC* 2.1 Web 2.0 and Library 2.0 2.3 Folksonomy and other User Participation Area 2.4 Social Networking 2.5 Other Areas *3.* *Library Automation & Library Management Software* 3.1 Using Network Backbone in Libraries 3.2 Use of Open Source Software 3.3 Use of Proprietary Software 3.4 Protocols and specifications for ICT Implementation *4.* *Implications of ICT in the Contemporary Library Arena* 4.1 Social Implications 4.2 Psychological Implications 4.3 Economic Implications 4.4 Health & Hygienic Implications 4.5 Other Implications Any constructive suggestion regarding the seminar is very welcome. Please send paper/abstract by *10th Jan.* 2011 to * seminar.dlis.nbu(a)gmail.com* For queries and suggestions please contact: Dr. Susmita Chakraborty Organising Secretary, NaSIILIC 2011 (M) 0-9830710918 Email: *seminar.dlis.nbu(a)gmail.com; *susmitachakraborty94(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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IASLIC 28th Conference 2011
by Pijushkanti Panigrahi 01 Jan '11

01 Jan '11

IASLIC 28th Conference 2011 Venue Kashmir University, Srinagar Theme Library Vision 2020 SIG I: Institutional Digital Repositories SIG II : Change Management Tentative Dates : October 10-13, 2011 Wishing You and Your Family a very Warming, Happy, Charming and Prosperous New Year 2011 -Prof Pijushkanti Panigrahi, Joint Secretary, IASLIC Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi, Professor & Head, 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, (M) : +91 94342 43522. Joint Secretary, IASLIC, Convenor, Education Division, IASLIC; Associate Editor, IASLIC Bulletin, IASLIC, Kolkata-54 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IEEE journals
by subhash khode 31 Dec '10

31 Dec '10

Dear library professinals, If our institute is subscribing IEEE journals via INDEST then also we have to subscribe print and international journals as per AICTE norms or not? Thanking you Subhash Khode MIT, Ujjain -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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A query about copyright registration and ISBN for our publication
by Mailing List Admin 31 Dec '10

31 Dec '10

Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2010 14:13:52 +0530 From: kishore chinni <cvsskisorkumar(a)gmail.com> Dear Sir / Madam, I am working in a government organization which serves in the field of publishing instructional media packages ( Books ) for industrial training institutes. We want to go for copyright registration and ISBN for our publications. Hence, kindly provide the information regarding agencies / consultancies in Chennai Who can take up such assignments. With Regards, Kishore kumar Librarian Advanced Training Institute Vidyanagar Hyderabad � 500 007 Phone : 9866004977 cvsskisorkumar(a)gmail.com

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Inaugural function of Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) Monthly Lectures and Felicitation to LIS Achievers
by Babu Rajendra 30 Dec '10

30 Dec '10

KARNATAKA STATE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION (KALA) invites you to the Inaugural function of KALA MONTHLY LECTURES AND FELICITATION TO LIS ACHIEVERS Prof. H A Ranganath Director, National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), Bangalore Inaugurates Prof. M R Doreswamy. MLC Founder-Secretary, PES Institutions, Bangalore. Will be the Chief Guest Prof. V G Talawar Vice Chancellor, University of Mysore, Mysore. Presides LIS Achievers to be Felicitated Dr. R Shivanna Dy. Librarian (Rtd.), Bangalore University, Bangalore. Prof. D Shivalingaiah Registrar, Tumkur University, Tumkur. Date: 2nd January 2011 Time: 10.00 am Venue: Auditorium, City Central Library, Hampinagar (RPC Layout), Bangalore. You are cordially invited, please also bring your friends to make this program a success. Thanks and Regards, Rajendra Babu H General Secretary Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) The information in this email is confidential and is intended solely for the addressee(s). Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not an intended recipient, please notify the sender of this email immediately. You should not copy, use or disseminate the information contained in the email. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of Capco. http://www.capco.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Happy and Prosperous New Year 2011
by Shantanu Ganguly 30 Dec '10

30 Dec '10

Wishing you and your family a very Happy and Magnanimous New Year 2011. May Almighty..shower you with Good Health, Wealth and Strength for all your future endeavours. This video is dedicated to you... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNuHTG6TRfw -- With best regards *Shantanu Ganguly, PhD* Fellow, Librarian and Area Convenor Library and Information Center Knowledge Management Division TERI India Habitat Center Complex Lodhi Road New Delhi - 110003 Tel: 011-24682100/2111 (Extn 2763) ----------------------------------------------------------------- A-67, Chittaranjan Park, First Floor New Delhi-110019 Tel (R): 011-26272596 (M): 9811330235 Email: sganguly67(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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Half life for library materal: LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 93, Issue 20
by Librarian 30 Dec '10

30 Dec '10

Dear Pawan ji, You did a very good effort and explain the topic in an easy way. Hope it will be helpful to every library professionals I also searched on the same topic and get some similar articles, but your explanation is best among them Thanking you With best regards, Ram Laut Tyagi Information Resource, Intas Biopharmaceuticals Ltd., 423/P/A/GIDC, Sarkhej Bavla Highway, Moraiya, Ahmedabad, Gujarat-382210 (India) Phone: +912717660100, Etn.246 -----Original Message----- From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in [mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in] On Behalf Of lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2010 2:21 PM To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 93, Issue 20 Send LIS-Forum mailing list submissions to lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in You can reach the person managing the list at lis-forum-owner(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of LIS-Forum digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Students Seminar (drtc(a)isibang.ac.in) 2. Full explanation: ?Half-Life? in the context of library materials. How is it calculated? (Pawan Agrawal) 3. Indian IRs which are not listed in ROAR (Shivraj Thorat) 4. Vacancy for the post of libraria (js vijaya) 5. Re: Are we able to maintain the quality of International Conference in LIS? (library) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2010 14:52:01 +0530 From: drtc(a)isibang.ac.in To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] Students Seminar Message-ID: <1ecf2e7a41a76eda84726eefec8dd223.squirrel(a)mail.isibang.ac.in> Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE Documentation Research and Training Centre 8th Mile Mysore Road Bangalore ? 560059 Seminar on Search Engines: A Comparative Study Abstract: We are living in the age of information explosion. Mainly electronic environment and WWW is responsible for this information explosion. In the present situation, to get right information at right time from this heap of information, is very tedious job. To do the job a little easier search engine came into existence. Today information seekers are heavily dependent on these search engines to satisfy their information need. But the problem is, their are several search engines present and most of users do not know how to use them effectively. In this seminar we will discuss on different types of search engine and their working in general, also we will throw some light on the features of good search engine. At last we will try to compare some of todays popular search engines based on certain characteristics. Student Presenter : Sudipta Biswas Venue : DRTC Classroom Date : 30/12/2010 Time : 2:00 pm All are cordially invited Devika P. Madalli Seminar Co-ordinator -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2010 17:18:03 +0530 From: Pawan Agrawal <pawanagrawal4u4u(a)gmail.com> To: elibrarian <elibrarian(a)googlegroups.com>, mlosc <mlosc(a)googlegroups.com>, libtech(a)yahoogroups.com, adinetyuva(a)googlegroups.com, LIS-Forum <LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in>, lislforum(a)gmail.com Subject: [LIS-Forum] Full explanation: ?Half-Life? in the context of library materials. How is it calculated? Message-ID: <AANLkTinxmf8BHgVomuu5qYS63H5M0gVJ0NhH-6W0P3au(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Dear library Professionals, You must have remember about a question asked in UGC NET exam last Sunday. We were asked a question about *half life in context of library material and its calculation*. As per the question it's indication was about library material and in that case we can not exclude books half life. I have browsed a lot on this question and received a lot on citation only. cited half life, citing half life, citation half life etc. which was covering only journal or periodicals half life. There was almost nothing on books or other library material. Some how I could get some hints of it and I though I must share it with all of you. I have prepared a short answer of this question which I feel would be useful for you. *Half life concept in Bibliometrics* Half life is a method though to be practical for evaluating the usefulness of specific library material examines citation half life (for journals) and use half life (for books and other material). Half life studies attempt to evaluate the length of time in which a journal or book is used, either as resources as indicated by citation, or physical use as indicated by circulation (books). Tsay (1998) examines journal or book ?life? based on uses as demonstrated by citation or circulation. The premises ?half life? in bibliometrics is to determine when half of all the active literature of a field has been published, or the time period that includes half of more of the references made. Short half life, whether citation based or use based which means more than 50% of the use or the citations occurred in a short period of time, implies ?new volumes of a title are generally used more often than older volumes?. Half life studies may suggest which library resources are most used, but may also exaggerate use in that there are more publications now than previously. There have been suggestions that half life studies could identify which resources are least used, resulting in a list of items for considered for discontinuation of write off. Caution should be taken in applying such a plan; the mission of the institution, the orientation and the behavior of the users, and any possible other contributors to low use, such as inaccessibility, should be considered. 1995(9 citation or no item issued in a year) 1996 (6) 1997(7) 1998(6) 1999(7) 2000(7) 2001(7) 2002(3) 2003(7) 2004(5) 2005(7) 2006(2) 2007(5) 2008(2) 2009(2) 2010 (1) *Half life on the basis of Citation:* This can be achieved by subtracting the publication year of the source documents from the median publication year of the documents that cite the source document. We take an example of the data given above. Here, in this example citation data is given for a certain article which was published in 1994. In the table above the account of the citation received by the article from 1995 to 2010 is given. Total number of documents citing this article in period of 16 years is 83. It is also possible that total 83 documents are published during this period on the subject of the article published in 1994. Now If we take out median of the publication date of citing documents it will come 42, which is received in year 2000. Then, 2000 minus 1994 equals six years. So the half life of the article published in 1994 would be of 6 years. *Half life on the basis of circulation: *This can be achieved by subtracting the acquisition year of the source item from the median of issue years of the document. We can take an example again of the data given above. A resource acquired by a library in the year 1995. The statistics given above are of the circulation in the period of 16 years. Total number of issue of this book in period of 16 year is 83 and the median as similar of the above example comes 42, which is achieved in year 2000. Then, 2000 minus 1995 equals five year. So the half life of the item received in 1995 would be of 5 years. Comments are welcome -- Join hands, Join eLibrarian www.grou.ps/elibrarian Thanks and Regards ------ *Pawan R. Agrawal *Librarian Takshshila Centre for Learning Transpek Silox Industry Ltd. Kalali Road- Atladra Vadodara- 390012 Ph. 9376135580 http:\\www.grou.ps/elibrarian -- 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] Are we able to maintain the quality of International Conference in LIS?
by Mailing List Admin 30 Dec '10

30 Dec '10

It is good to see that a debate has been opened up on this issue, though to my mind it has been long overdue. I would, however, like to go deep and would like to understand the reason for such a spate of seminars and conferences. There are two aspects of this issue - one is the frequency of seminars and the other is the quality of papers. Regarding the frequency of seminar happenings I have a question. That is, by organizing seminars/conferences does one get extra points in her/his CV? If, during assessment and promotion, one can earn extra points by showing that s/he has organized a seminar/conference, then the driving force of such seminars/conferences is not entirely professional. Regarding the quality of paper - quality of papers rises when such papers are empirical research driven. Unless theories are tested in practice, knowledge cannot expand and without such tested knowledge, most papers would look same. It need not be a research at doctoral study level. One can do small research in her/his library. Instead, most of the time, we find papers which are mini-text books - on topics such as RFID, knowledge management. Very few try to experiment how the concept of knowledge management can be tested in libraries and the benefit out of it. Regards, Swati Bhattacharyya -------------------------------------------------- Librarian Indian Institute of Management Joka Diamond Harbor Road Calcutta - 700104 Phone: 091-33-24678300 Extn: 416 FAX: 091-33-2467-8062 Email: swati @iimcal.ac.in -------------------------------------------------- > Thanks to Mr.Susanta Kumar Pathy and Thaty dada, > > I am also of the same opinion that we are, now, organizing so many > seminars > that the next is knocking the door hardly the proceedings of preceding > seminar is read or digested. One can encounter many librarian-presenters > of > last seminars with papers on library organization, but in their own > library > the self-professed phenomenon is absent; rather it is disheveled. > > D R Meher > > Librarian, OUAT, Bhubaneswar > > > On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 5:39 PM, Rajendra Kumar Thaty > <pitam97(a)gmail.com>wrote: > >> Dear All, >> A pinching arrow rightly sent forth from some one who is quality >> conscious like many of us. I have a similar opinion for National >> Conferences too. It is so easy to write a paper for a conference >> now-a-days. one of the causes is the 'publish or perish' rule of the >> organizations. Even periodicals are facing the same problem. Some of >> the periodicals will close their shops if they start looking for >> really qualitative articles. This needs a debate. >> >> Let me invite a very honest answer from all of you. How many of us, >> who send papers regulaly to journals and conferences and get them >> published profusely, have the guts to get the paper circulated in >> lis-forum and other fora like this seeking comments from all so that >> it can be improved? I do not remember anyone to have done so at least >> in India. But that would be a great practice - perhaps most of you >> will agree with me - for enhancing the quality of our publications. >> >> Can we do so for PhD theses also? Is Prof Kapil Sibal listening? >> >> If we have open access journals and open access archives, why not open >> access seminars, symposia and conferences? What about >> teleconferencing? If sight-seeing is important, may be we can demand >> for more frequent LTC so that the money earmarked for attending >> seminars can go to the LTC account to make it more enjyable for the >> family. >> >> Well I think I have given enough food for thought. >> >> Thanks >> >> Rajendra Thaty >> University Librarian, Sambalpur University >> >> >> On 12/8/10, sushanta kumar pathy <skpathy(a)rediffmail.com> wrote: >>> Dear Professional(s),It is seen that for the last 4/5 years we in >> India >>> organised so many International Conference in the field of Library >> & >>> Information Science, many more are coming and more will come in >> future. >> In >>> this regard I would like to discuss few points as mentioned below:1. >>> Although this kind of international conference promotes many >> activities >>> including interaction, debate, resource sharing, exchange of ideas, >> writing >>> articles etc. Is it the right time to organise this many international >>> conference?2. Is it justified to have International Conference by the >> same >>> institutes/body every year? Don't we degrading the value of >> International >>> conference?3. If so, why don't we regulating the system through our >>> associations, body etc? Why not in 3/4yrs on rotation?4. Are the >> quality >> of >>> papers accepted for the international conferences are of high >> standard?I >>> think this is the right time that we should discuss the above topic >> and I >>> invite all the great professionals to con! >>> tribute their ideas/ pros and cons.Thanking youSushanta Kumar >>> PathyCentral Library,Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), >>> BhubaneswarSamantapuri (Rear-side of Hotel Swosti Plaza)Bhubaneswar- >> 751013, >>> ODISHAEmail: >>> spathy@iitbbs.ac.inOffice:0674-2306292www.iitbbs.ac.inwww.iitbbs.gov.in >>> -- >>> This message has been scanned for viruses and >>> dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >>> believed to be clean. >>> >>>

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Vacancy for the post of libraria
by js vijaya 30 Dec '10

30 Dec '10

Dear All, Call for applications for the post of Librarian, Centre for the Study of Culture and Society, Bangalore Applications are invited for the post of LIBRARIAN at Centre for the Study of Culture and Society (CSCS). Essential Requirements: 1. Postgraduate qualification in Library and Information Science or Associateship in Information Science or equivalent degree from a recognized university. 2. 4-6 years experience in a library. 3. Competence in the use of computers and software for library and information technology. Knowledge on KOHA and D-space is an added advantage. 4. Communication skills for effective interaction with information service providers, user community, and for engaging in inter-institutional partnerships. Job description: The librarian should have the ability to maintain the relevance of the CSCS library in this fast-changing world in which modes of access to information are continually and rapidly evolving. The responsibilities of the Librarian include, but are not limited to, the following: a) Managing the day-to-day functioning of the library and its staff, interaction with user community to continue and update journal subscriptions and book collection; interaction with print and electronic information service providers, making financial projections and working towards the target goals. b) With the Institute’s requirements in view, initiating necessary action to modernize and/or strengthen the structures to facilitate the research of the Institute. c) To strengthen the Institute’s current active role in inter-institutional consortia and professional bodies, coordinating their activities, and liaising with local and national institutes’ libraries for exchange of information and for resource sharing. d) For more information about the CSCS please logon to www.cscs.res.in How to apply: The application submitted for consideration should include a bio-data, record of qualifications, a resume emphasizing relevant academic and work experience. Applications should be submitted to Mr. M.P. Nagaraj, Administrative Officer, on email: admin(a)cscs.res.in. Last date for receiving applications is 7th January 2010. Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed in the second week of January. The selected candidate is expected to join the institution by late January 2011. Should you have any further queries please contact: M.P. Nagaraj Administrative Officer Centre for the Study of Culture and Society No. 827, 29th Main Road Poornaprajna HBCS Layout Uttarahalli, BANGALORE - 560 061 Phone: 91-80-2642 3266/ 67 /68 Fax: 91-80-2642 3002 Email: admin(a)cscs.res.in Vijayalakshmi J S e-mail:jsvijaya@yahoo.com; vijayajs(a)gmail.com Contact No: 9448954975 / 080-26677160 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Indian IRs which are not listed in ROAR
by Shivraj Thorat 29 Dec '10

29 Dec '10

Dear Professional I need a list of Institutional Repositories from India which are not listed in ROAR. i think one had worked out on this. Kindly send me above -- Regards Mr. Shivraj Thorat Librarian BVDU, Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship Development Paud Rd, Kothrud, Pune-38 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Students Seminar
by drtc＠isibang.ac.in 29 Dec '10

29 Dec '10

INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE Documentation Research and Training Centre 8th Mile Mysore Road Bangalore 560059 Seminar on Search Engines: A Comparative Study Abstract: We are living in the age of information explosion. Mainly electronic environment and WWW is responsible for this information explosion. In the present situation, to get right information at right time from this heap of information, is very tedious job. To do the job a little easier search engine came into existence. Today information seekers are heavily dependent on these search engines to satisfy their information need. But the problem is, their are several search engines present and most of users do not know how to use them effectively. In this seminar we will discuss on different types of search engine and their working in general, also we will throw some light on the features of good search engine. At last we will try to compare some of todays popular search engines based on certain characteristics. Student Presenter : Sudipta Biswas Venue : DRTC Classroom Date : 30/12/2010 Time : 2:00 pm All are cordially invited Devika P. Madalli Seminar Co-ordinator -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Students Seminar
by drtc＠isibang.ac.in 28 Dec '10

28 Dec '10

INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE Documentation Research and Training Centre 8th Mile, Mysore Road, Bangalore 560 059 Seminar on On the six degrees of separation Abstract Networks are everywhere. We find them in trade markets, underlying the Internet and the World Wide Web, in gene and protein sequences, and in social settings. This seminar focuses on a characteristic of networks called degrees of separation. We explore the classical theory behind this characteristic, the earliest of the experiments that led to an elucidation of the same, and how modern-day networks exhibit the phenomenon. Student Presenter : Debayan De Venue : DRTC Classroom Date : 29/12/2010 Time : 2:00 pm All are cordially invited. Devika P. Madalli Seminar Coordinator -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Please ciculate the msg for Workshop on Koha
by Shilpi Verma 28 Dec '10

28 Dec '10

DLIS, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow is going to organize a 07 days workshop on KOHA from 7th to 13th Feb. 2010 in the Info-tech lab of the department. Those desire to attend the programme are requested to contact the undersigned for further details.   Email-Id: dlisc@sify.comshipoo.lko@gmail.com mahawar67@gmail.comPh:0522-2440541 With RegardsShilpi VermaAsstt Prof.DLIScBabasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar UniversityVidya Vihar, Rai-bareli RoadLucknow-226025   -- 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] Are we able to maintain the quality of International Conference in LIS?
by sureshn＠tafe.co.in 27 Dec '10

27 Dec '10

Most of our high profiled conferences are gauged by the venue, freebies, delegation fees, invitees (in this order) - not by the contributors/ contributions. It is the reality, which many of our organizers won't agree. Organisers credentials are on how much amount s/he can bring in as sponsorship? As regards to adding value to CV - yes, this need to be included in your resume. If someone does it well, what's the harm in adding it to the CV.? Whatever may be the quality of the Seminar/ Conference, making it happen is in fact tedious. And unless you are a person of substance, you can't accomplish it in a satisfactory manner. KM is an interesting area which is in vogue - people speak more and do less ... Library community, to which even I belong, should be looking for something very appropriate - besides, KM - open access software; IPR; presentation skills, softskills and things which add value to their profession and thereby the parent organisations respect the personnel in the field of Librarianship. Regards, Suresh D Nair Chennai (India) Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2010 13:57:28 +0530 (IST) From: Mailing List Admin <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Are we able to maintain the quality of International Conference in LIS? Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.1012221357090.28367(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed It is good to see that a debate has been opened up on this issue, though to my mind it has been long overdue. I would, however, like to go deep and would like to understand the reason for such a spate of seminars and conferences. There are two aspects of this issue - one is the frequency of seminars and the other is the quality of papers. Regarding the frequency of seminar happenings I have a question. That is, by organizing seminars/conferences does one get extra points in her/his CV? If, during assessment and promotion, one can earn extra points by showing that s/he has organized a seminar/conference, then the driving force of such seminars/conferences is not entirely professional. Regarding the quality of paper - quality of papers rises when such papers are empirical research driven. Unless theories are tested in practice, knowledge cannot expand and without such tested knowledge, most papers would look same. It need not be a research at doctoral study level. One can do small research in her/his library. Instead, most of the time, we find papers which are mini-text books - on topics such as RFID, knowledge management. Very few try to experiment how the concept of knowledge management can be tested in libraries and the benefit out of it. Regards, Swati Bhattacharyya -------------------------------------------------- Librarian Indian Institute of Management Joka Diamond Harbor Road Calcutta - 700104 Phone: 091-33-24678300 Extn: 416 FAX: 091-33-2467-8062 Email: swati @iimcal.ac.in -------------------------------------------------- The information contained and transmitted by this EMAIL is proprietary to TAFE and is intended for use only by the individual or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If this is a forwarded message, the content of this E-MAIL may not have been sent with the authority of the Company. If you are not the intended recipient, an agent of the intended recipient or a person responsible for delivering the information to the named recipient, you are notified that any use, distribution transmission, printing, copying or dissemination of this information in any way or in any manner is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please delete this mail. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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SRF required for ICAR eGRANTH Project, Walk in Interview on Jan. 11, 2011
by Dr.Nabi Hasan 27 Dec '10

27 Dec '10

CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur- 176 062 (HP) University Library ' 01894-230361; 01894-283-181-187, 193-197 (EPABX);Fax- 01894-230361 E-Mail: library(a)hillagric.ernet.in Web: http://hillagric.ernet.in No. QSD./Lib./CSKHPKV/ Dated: Palampur, the Fellowship Notice ICAR has sanctioned a Project, e-GRANTH, vide Memo No. 30 47)/2009/Library/NAIP/O&M dated 15.5.2009. CSK. H.P. Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur and this Library is Consortia Partner of this project. The details of the post is given below. Designation No.of posts Qualifications Monthly Salary Sr. Research Fellow 1 Essential Qualification & Experiences: Master’s degree in Library Science/Information Science/documentation With first Division or 60% marks or equivalent grade points average from a recognized University. Rs.12,000/- PM + HRA Application along with the CV are invited on plain paper by the undersigned for the above position of contractual basis. The Walk-in interview will held on 11-01-2011 at 11.00 AM in the office of the undersigned. No separate interview letter will be sent for attending the interview.Applicant may send their application and CV in advance to the undersigned by post or by e-mail to: devwaliacopi(a)gmail.com, before the date of Walk-in-interview. The post is co-terminus with the project . Upper age limit is 35 years with relaxation of 5 years for women/SC/ST and 3 years for OBC. The candidates are required to produce original certificates and attested testimonials at the time of interview . No TA/DA will be paid for attending the interview. Link for the Ad: http://www.hillagric.ernet.in/library/Text%20Files/_vti_cnf/ScannedImage-25… Librarian University Library Copy to: (1) All the Heads of Departments, CSKHPKV, Palampur (HP) (2) All the Satautory Officers in the CSKHPKV, Palampur, Distt. Kangra (H.P) (3) All the Associate Directors in the CSKHPKV (4) The Registrar, Dr. Y.S Parmar University of Hort. & Forestry, Nauni, Solan (HP) (5) The Registrar , HPU, Summer Hill, Shimla-5 (HP) (6) The Registrar PAU Ludhiana ( Punjab) (7) SVC/PS to the Vice Chancellor, CSKHPKV, Palampur (8) The Director IHBT (CSIR), Palampur (HP) (9) Registrar CCSHAU Hisar, Haryana Thanks and Regards, -- Dr. Nabi Hasan Deputy Librarian, Central Library Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Hauz Khas, New Delhi - 110016, India Phone - +91-11-2659-1452 (Work), 9560978667 (Mobile) FAX - +91-11-26596759 E-mail: nabihasan(a)gmail.com ; hasan(a)library.iitd.ac.in Web: http://web.iitd.ac.in/~library/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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Call for Participant ICLAM 2011
by NRC-NIFT 27 Dec '10

27 Dec '10

*NIFT in collaboration with IFLA** **-* *Art Libraries Section * Other Collaborators: C-DAC ( Dept. of IT), CSIR ,SLA (Asian Chapter) & ISIM (University of Mysore) * * Organises *ICLAM 2011* * (**International conference on the Convergence of Libraries, Archives and Museums)* *(February 15 to **February 17, 2011**)** * *Venue : **India** International Centre**, **New Delhi* *Theme: **User Empowerment through Digital Technologies** * * * *Highlights * - Unique international conference of Librarians, Archivists & Conservators to promote digital convergence of the memory institutions - Selected papers will be published in IFLA Journal - Conference proceedings (with ISBN) of accepted papers will be published NIFT - ICLAM - Tutorials by leading Academicians & Industry experts - World renowned Academicians, Professionals, Freelancers & Entrepreneurs will share their ideas & experiences - Special sessions by Wikimedia, C-DAC & other reputed organzations - Special day of parallel sessions on Preservation of Heritage Resources * * *LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF COMPLETE PAPER (for Heritage sessions on ** 16-02-2011**)** “**DECEMBER 30, 2010**”*** * * * * *About the Conference:* ** User empowerment is critical to the development of all information organizations, i.e. libraries, archives and museums. The goal of technological innovations in information services is to enhance the sense of participation and control of IT-empowered users, who easily metamorphose from consumers to creators of information. Libraries, archives and museums, collectively known as memory institutions, are continuously empowering their systems and services with dynamic digital technologies to meet the increasing expectations of users. Information service providers throughout the world are striving to strike a balance between traditional organizational control strategies and user empowerment initiatives. In pursuit of empowerment of users, the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) has collaborated with the Art Libraries Section of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) to organize an international conference from 15th to 17th February, 2011 in New Delhi. The theme of the conference is ‘*User empowerment through digital technologies’. * This conference will offer a forum to deliberate on issues related to user empowerment in libraries, archives and museums, now developing into a unified knowledge repository through digital convergence. This is the first conference in the series titled *“International conference on the Convergence of Libraries, Archives and Museums (ICLAM)”* and NIFT’s third initiative to promote cross-sectoral collaborations in the knowledge sector in India. During the conference all stakeholders contributing to the convergence of libraries, archives and museums will analyze the theme of empowerment of users from multiple perspectives – ranging from user interface and digital preservation technologies to rights of the users and empowerment of disadvantaged user communities. The issue of empowerment is also related to affordability and sustainability of digital technologies particularly in this age of financial instability. Library & Information professionals, archivists and conservators, as end users of open source and commercial software, will discuss trends and problems specific to their own sectors. Leading professionals, academicians and entrepreneurs will also exchange views on other issues related to technological, infrastructural and organizational developments including partnerships in the knowledge sector. *Eminent **Speakers:* CALL FOATIONS * * *Dr. Dinesh Katre* Group Coordinator, Centre for Development of Advance Computing, Pune, India www.cdac.in * * *Mr. GussVan der Brekel* Coordinator, Electronic Services Central Medical Library Netherlands * * *Ms. Heather Brown* Asstt. Director Artlab, Australia www.artlabaustralia.com.au * * * * *Dr. Jagdish Arora* Director, INFLIBNET Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India www.inflibnet.ac.in * * * * *Prof. Jagtar Singh* Department of Library and Information Science Punjabi University India www.punjabiuniversity.ac.in * * * * *Dr. Jan Simane* Chair & Treasurer, Art Libraries Section -IFLA Kunsthistorisches Institute in Florenz Italy www.khi.fi.it * * * * *Ms. Lucile Trunel* Literature and Art Department, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, France www.bnf.fr * * * * *Mr. Martin Flynn* National Art Library, Victoria and Albert Museum, London UK www.vam.ac.uk * * *Ms. Maureen Burns* President Visual Resources Association, USA www.vraweb.org * * *Prof. P.B. Mangla* Former HoD, Department of Library and Information Science Delhi University, India www.du.ac.in * * * * *Mr. Pratapanand Jha* Director (Cultural Informatics Lab.) Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts New Delhi, India www.ignca.nic.in * * *Dr. R. K. Chaddha* Joint Secretary Parliament Library, New Delhi, India * * *Mr. Rolf Kallman* Head of Department Swedish National Heritage Resources Board, Sweden * * *Dr. S. Majumdar* Librarian University of Delhi, India www.du.ac.in * * *Mr. S. P. Singh* Retd. Director (Conservation) National Museum, New Delhi, India www.nationalmuseumindia.gov.in * * *Prof. Shalini Urs* Executive Director, ISIM University of Mysore, India www.uni-mysore.ac.in * * *Prof. T. Viswanathan* Former Director, INSDOC (now NISCAIR) www.niscair.res.in * * *More names of Speakers will be added soon…….*** *Sub Themes:* * * *Emergence of the Technology-Empowered Users:* - Changing roles of Users in Libraries, Archives & Museums - Information seeking behaviour of Users : Emerging Trends - New roles & identities for Librarians, Archivists & Conservators *Empowering Users of Libraries, Archives & Museums:* - User Interface Technologies : Emerging Trends - Social Media for Empowerment: Web2.0 & beyond - Management of User-generated contents in Libraries & Museums *Building Information Repositories : Emerging Trends in Technologies* - Digital Preservation Technologies : Emerging Trends - Building Institutional Repositories : Strategies for future - Open Source vs. Commercial software * * *Re-defining Rights of Users of Libraries : Perspectives of Creators, Mediators and Users* - Freedom of Access to Information - Copyright & Fair Use - IPR & Digital resources *Serving the Empowered Users in Libraries & Information Centres* - Relevance of Conventional Library services to Web - empowered Users - Information Literacy Programmes - Special services for Users with Special Needs - Marketing information services to the empowered users - Branding & Promoting Institutional repositories *Open Access Publishing : A tool for Empowerment* - Open Access Publishing of Books - Scholarly Communication & Open Access Publishing - Sustainability of Open Access Initiatives - Future of e-journals & e-books : Emerging Integrated format *Bridging the Digital Divide** among Users : Roles of Libraries & Information Centres* - Economic barriers to Information Access - Empowerment of Disadvantaged User Communities - Roles of Public Libraries & Information Centres in the Rural Sector - Transcending the language barriers through digital technologies *Partnerships for Empowerment & Libraries* - Sustainable Digitisation Projects - Public & Private Partnerships for Digit al Libraries - Consortium model of Co-operation *From Collaboration to Convergence:* - Networking of Libraries, Museums, Archives and Beyond *One day of Special Parallel Sessions on Heritage Resources in Art Libraries, Archives & Museums * *Cultural heritage** **in Art Libraries, Archives & Museums* - Culture of Heritage Preservation: Eastern & Western perspectives - Changing Patronage : Public & Private funding of Artists & Collections - How authentic is the Art work? The Collector’s nightmare - Marketing Strategies for Visual Resources - Art libraries in Asia & Africa : Problems & Prospects - Public Museums in Asia & Africa : Problems & Prospects - Archives in the Digital Age : Problems & Prospects * * *Digital Preservation of Cultural heritage* - Conservation of Art works & Handicrafts : Fusion of traditional techniques & modern technologies - Challenges of preservation of Rare books & Manuscripts - Archiving Exhibitions (including various forms of art) - Preserving ‘born digital’ heritage : Emerging trends - Virtual & Physical Environments in Museums - Revival of traditions through Digital Preservation * * *Special session** **on Conservation of Textiles * - Conservation of Historic Textiles : Emerging trends - Conservation of Contemporary Designer collections - Digital Photography of Textiles ( including 3-D photography) - Business of Textile Conservation - Conservator’s role in Revival of traditional Textile crafts * * * * * * * ICLAM-2011 offers following formats for presentations:* * * v *Papers in sessions: *Thematic sessions of presentation of written papers with power point presentations. v *Demonstrations:* Demonstrations of hands-on applications / techniques with or without power point presentations can be presented in special sessions for Art Libraries and Museums. v *Special interaction sessions: *Professional interaction sessions on relevant issues can be arranged on special requests for informal and non-commercial presentations of interactive manner. Presenters will be in-charge of these sessions and will facilitate discussions. * * Who can participate? Library & Information professionals from special, academic & public libraries, conservators, IT professionals, publishers, authors, educators, students and all users of libraries, information centres, archives and visitors of museums from any part of the world can attend the conference. *REGISTRATION * * * *India & SAARC country delegates* * * *Fees per participant* *Remarks* Sponsored participant (Conference only) Rs.3500/- 20% *discount in case of more than three participants from same organization * One day participation Rs.1200/- Tutorial participation * Rs.1000/- * * Sponsored participant (Tutorial & conference) Rs.4000/- * * Non-sponsored, students, retired professionals etc. participant (Conference only) Rs.1500/- *20% discount in case of more than three participants from same organization/department* * * *Rest of the world delegates* USD 150/- * * Tutorial participation*** USD 50/- * * ** If planned * v Registration fee includes conference kit, tea, lunch, copy of proceedings and dinner, whenever planned. v Registration fee is non-refundable. v Substitutes are permitted. v Registration fee does not include accommodation. v Registration will be confirmed only if the form is duly filled and payment is received in full. v Students can participate by sending their form through their institution. * * *Mode of payment:* * * v All payments from delegates will be accepted in Cash/ Local Cheque/ Demand Draft prepared in favour of NIFT Delhi, payable at Delhi. Please indicate clearly that the payment is remitted towards registration for ICLAM – 2011 with particulars of the delegate. Bank transaction charges may be included for outstation or international cheques along with the registration fee. *For further details please check the websites of NIFT* http://www.nift.ac.in/ICLAM_2011/index.htm *& IFLA* http://www.ifla.org/en/news/71 *Contact persons: * *Dr. Sanjeev Kumar* 011-26542004&2 *Ms.Nandini Dutta* 011-26542146/7 * * *Email ids :* *iclam2011(a)gmail.com; **nrc.nift(a)gmail.com; delhirc(a)gmail.com* -- National Institute of Fashion Technology (Deptt: National Resource Centre) Head Office, Hauz Khas New Delhi - 110 016 Ph: 011-26542002, 26542004, 26542147 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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help for article
by Binod Yadav 27 Dec '10

27 Dec '10

Dear professional/ colleagues, I am requesting you for the given article. Journal: Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Year,Volume, Issue- 1990 Aug; 36(4) Pages: 192-5 Article Title: Association between weight for age and mid-upper arm circumference measurement: finding from Malawi. Thanking and wishing you a very happy new year 2011. Yours Binod Kumar Yadav Senior Librarian B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences Dharan, Nepal Phone: +97725525555 Mobile:+977-9804060641 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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LIBRARIAN VACANCY AT ICWA, NEW DELHI
by Abhishek Verma 27 Dec '10

27 Dec '10

Dear Moderator, Kindly post this link to lis-forum ... http://www.icwa.in/pdfs/AddLibPost.pdf Post_Librarian Org._Indian Council of World Affairs Location_New Delhi -- *Abhishek Verma* Who's Who Cell, Parliament Library Lok Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi ** <wwc-lss(a)sansad.nic.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 Veeru 26 Dec '10

26 Dec '10

Dear Professional, If anybody has the following article, I request you to kindly provide a copy its very urgent. * Title*: Knowledge Discovery in the Digital Library: access tools for mining science *Authors*: Bernard Dumouchel1, Jeffrey Demaine2 * Source*: Information Services and Use<http://iospress.metapress.com/content/103157/?p=957e0e62008f4b24b5c2e75659c…> Volume 26, Number 1/2006<http://iospress.metapress.com/content/fgeauk09r6ky/?p=957e0e62008f4b24b5c2e…> *http://iospress.metapress.com/content/fj6cry58letknmek/* -- *with regards Virupaksh BH Senior Research Fellow, university Library, University of Agricultural Science, GKVK, Bangalore**,* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library Social Media Sites
by jasim s 24 Dec '10

24 Dec '10

What are all the factors that should keep in mind while creating library social media sites?.BellaOnline's Library Sciences<http://www.bellaonline.com/site/librarysciences> Editor opines..read at http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art70003.asp * *-- Jasimudeen.s Professional Assistant(Library) MG University Kottayam "*Life<http://www.amazon.com/dp/1416542744?tag=acatlif-20&camp=213381&creative=390…>is like a book <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book>: what matters is how good it is, not how long it is".....* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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marketing of information in library and informaton scince
by shivani nayak 23 Dec '10

23 Dec '10

To I am student of M.phill in LIS and I working a disseration on the topice "Marketing of information product and service in lis in Indore University" Please kindly send a some full text article on this subject i obesily for this suppot. thanks Mrs. shivani nayak Student of M.phill in LIS Indore( M.P.) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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New Book
by M. Anisur Rahman 23 Dec '10

23 Dec '10

*Title: Use of ICT in the University Libraries of Bangladesh* *Author: Md Anisur Rahman & Amit Kumar Bandyopadhyay* *Product Details* ·*Paperback:* 312 pages · *Price:* US$ 104 ·*Publisher:* LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing (December 20, 2010) ·*Language:* English ·*ISBN-10:* 3838328825 ·*ISBN-13:* 978-3838328829 ·*Source:* www.amazon.com/Use-ICT-University-Libraries-Bangladesh/dp/3838328825/ref=sr… *Book Description:* The marriage of computer and communication technology has brought revolution in the information world. The libraries of the advanced countries have quickly adopted the new technologies and changed themselves accordingly. But the transformation has not been so easy for the libraries of the developing countries. The situation is no different with Bangladesh. This book reports the result of a research study to find out the problems and prospects of the University Libraries of Bangladesh in using ICT. A preliminary survey was conducted among all the Universities and the final in-depth survey is done among top ranked 22 Universities. The study covers literature review, growth and development of university libraries in global and local perspectives, development of IT and their usage in the libraries, a detailed analysis of the situation of the University Libraries of Bangladesh and finally presents a precise summary of findings, conclusion and recommendations. The book can provide a guideline to all stake holders of the university libraries of the developing countries to take necessary measures to improve the existing services of the university libraries *Author:* *Dr. Md. Anisur Rahman* worked as a Deputy Director, Library & Information Division, Northern University Bangladesh; Senior Information Officer/Librarian in ICDDR,B; faculty member, Dept. of LIS, Darul Ihsan University. He holds BA & MA in LIS, University of Dhaka & PhD from the University of Burdwan, India. Email: anis.lisbd(a)gmail.com * * *Dr. Amit Kumar Bandyopadhyay*, Professor & Head, Department of Library & Information Science, University of Burdwan, India. Graduated from Calcutta University, did BLISc, MLISc and PhD from Jadavpur University, India. Teaching LIS since 1988, before which worked in INSDOC and RRRLF. Authored three books and nearly 50 articles. Email: a*mitkrb(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 requested
by Binod Yadav 23 Dec '10

23 Dec '10

Dear Sir/colleagues, Please provide me the articles whose details is given for your convenience. . Details:- Journal: Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Article: Association between weight for age and mid-upper arm circumference measurement: findings from Malawi Issue: 1990 Aug; 36(4): 192-5 Hoping your quick response. Thanking and wishing you a very Happy new Year 2011 Yours Binod Kumar Yadav Senior Librarian B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences Dharan, Nepal Phone: +97725525555 Mobile:+977-9804060641 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Position of Director at the American Center Library
by Mailing List Admin 22 Dec '10

22 Dec '10

Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2010 15:23:13 +0530 From: KOTI Raghavan <ksragav(a)hotmail.com> Dear Members: The American Center Library, Chennai is looking for a new director as the present director, Mr. M. K. Jagadish is retiring by the end of this month. The position has been notified on the website of the US Consulate, http://chennai.usconsulate.gov/job_opportunities.html Regards, Raghavan Dr. K. S. Raghavan Professor, DRTC, Indian Statistical Institute Bangalore 560 059 Tel: +91-80-28483002 to 28483006 Ext. 492 Fax: +91-80-28484910

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Article request
by Manas Samanta 22 Dec '10

22 Dec '10

Dear All Happy winter session and Christmas day. Following journal articles needed in your Organization. *Wear* i) Vol. 254(10), 2003, pp. 1001-1009 ii) Vol. 268 (5-6), 2010, pp. 751-755 iii) Vol. 266 (5-6), 2009, pp. 523-526 iv) Vol. 266(3-4), 2009, pp. 482-487 If softcopy is available please mail to msamanta(a)nmlindia.org . with regards Manas Samanta. msamanta(a)nmlindia.org Technical Assistant National Metallurgical Laboratory(CSIR). Jamshedpur -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Advt. IIM-INDORE
by Manas Samanta 22 Dec '10

22 Dec '10

All LIS professional pl. follow the link http://www.iimidr.ac.in/iimi/pages/corporates/regular-positions.php for Librarian Post. Regards Manas Samanta NML, Jamshedpur -- 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 Md Sohail AKGIM/AMU 22 Dec '10

22 Dec '10

Dear Library Professionals, If anybody has the following article, I request you to kindly provide a copy. The below mentioned article for your convenience.. “Evaluation and Measurement of User Satisfaction with Web-Based Information Systems at Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh: An Empirical Study" has published in the first issue of "SALIS Journal of Information Management and Technology".Vol.1 No.1 The first issue was released at 6th March 2010. It would be highly appreciated if anyone sends this either in hard or soft copy. Thanks and regards. -- Md Sohail Assistant Librarian Ajay Kumar Garg Institute of Management, Ghaziabad, UP sohail(a)akgim.edu.in www.sohailmlib.blogspot.com Mobile No# +918802114646, +917428098317 -- 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 urgently
by Binod Yadav 22 Dec '10

22 Dec '10

Dear Colleague, Please provide the given article. Journal: Journal of Tropical pediatrics Article: Association between weight for age and mid-upper arm circumference measurement: findings from Malawi. IssueNo.: 1990 Aug;36(4):192-5. Author: Shrestha RM, Tyson S, Selenje L. Look forward to your response Thanking you, -- Binod Kumar Yadav Senior Librarian B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences Dharan, Nepal Phone: +97725525555 Mobile:+977-9804060641 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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PLEASE DONATE TWO QUESTIONS
by Swati Bhattacharyya 22 Dec '10

22 Dec '10

Dear Colleagues, What kind of questions regarding established library practices do appear in your mind when you carry on routine works in your library? What keeps you anxious/worried when you contemplate to introduce something new in your library? Are you looking for answers to some questions related to operation/management/improvement of your library? If you have questions as above, please share with me at least two such questions which you think are very important to answer for the betterment of your library (more are most welcome if that does not tax your valuable time). Any question, in any area of librarianship is welcome. Only restriction is that it should be a formulated question using one or more of How, What, Why, Does/Do, Are/is, and the likes. I would request you to please send me the questions directly to me swati(a)iimcal.ac.in and not on this list. I will compile the questions and publish those on this list at a later stage. Best regards, Swati Bhattacharyya -------------------------------------------------- Librarian Indian Institute of Management Joka Diamond Harbor Road Calcutta - 700104 Phone: 091-33-24678300 Extn: 416 FAX: 091-33-2467-8062 Email: swati @iimcal.ac.in -------------------------------------------------- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Bharathidasan University Library Launches Dynamic Website
by Dr. R. Balasubramani 21 Dec '10

21 Dec '10

Dear Friends, Greetings from Bharathidasan University Library, We are happy to inform that Bharathidasan University, Department of library and Information Science has launched library website ( http://library.bdu.ac.in) with a separate server with dynamic content and interactive web based information services for the benefit of the academic community of the university and it’s affiliated colleges in particular and to the general public in general. Institutional repository and university-subscribed e-resources can be accessed through intranet in the university campuses. Others may request the librarian for full text and bibliographic resources by email. Librarians and library professionals are welcome to contact the librarian for their literature review. We also acknowledge the librarians and library professionals of affiliated colleges and other universities and institutions in India for the participation in the workshop on Access to Library Networks and Scholarly Databases. We thank resource persons from University of Zululand, South Africa, Geothe-Institut, Anna University, Scopus, Web of Science, Informatics, EBSCO, and resource person from Bharathidasan University. Please see also: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article957803… http://www.hindu.com/edu/2010/12/20/stories/2010122050130400.htm http://library.bdu.ac.in Wish You A Happy Christmas & Prosperous New Year With Regards Dr. S. Srinivasa Ragavan Librarian and Head Department of Library and Information Science Bharathidasan University, Trichy. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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"NATIONAL LEVEL CONFERENCE ON OPEN CONTENT MANAGEMENT & ORGANIZATION FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION SERVICES” From Dr.M.Manogar, Librarian, MSRIT,Bangalore
by MANOHAR MANOHAR 21 Dec '10

21 Dec '10

*Dear Sir,* ** *Kindly we request you to publish the below information in the forum. * * * *Dear Professional Friends,* ** We have great Pleasure to inform you all that, *THE M.S.RAMAIAH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, BANGALORE, LIBRARY & INFORMATION CENTRE* is intending to have a *"ONE DAY NATIONAL LEVEL CONFERENCE ON OPEN CONTENT MANAGEMENT & ORGANIZATION FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION SERVICES”* The conference is open to the Librarians, Information Professionals, R & D Professionals & Other Professionals. We propose to hold the programme on *4TH FEB 2011* at Hi-Tech Seminar Hall MSRIT, Bangalore.Hence we request all the professional friends to take part in this conference and make it a grand success. *DATE: 4TH FEB 2011* * * *LAST DATE FOR REGISTRATION: 31ST JAN 2011* * * *REGISTRATION FEE* : 1. For Students: *Rs.*150/- 2. For Others: *Rs.*200/- 3. For R&D & Corporate: *Rs.*300/- * * *Registration Fee by DD should be drawn in favour of "**THE PRINCIPAL, MSRIT ** - Payable at Bangalore* *Note: Registration includes Lunch, Kit and Refreshment.* *RESOURCE PERSONS:* * 1. **Dr. ARD Prasad* Professor & Head Documentation Research & Training Centre (DRTC), Indian Statistical Institute, 8th Mile Mysore Road, Bangalore- 560 059 * 2. **Dr. Devika P.Madalli* Associate Professor Documentation Research & Training Centre (DRTC), Indian Statistical Institute, 8th Mile Mysore Road, Bangalore- 560 059 * 3. **Dr. Francis Jayakanth*** Scientific Staff National Centre for Science Information (NCSI) Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560012 *4. Dr.K.Rama Patnaik,* Librarian Indian Institute of Management(IIMB) Bangalore - 560076 *FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE ATTACHED BROCHURE * * * **** *ORGANIZING SECRETARY* ** *DR.M.MANOGAR LIBRARIAN & HEAD M.S.RAMAIAH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY M.S.R.NAGAR BANGALORE 560054 PH: 080 23600822/23606934 EXT 312 & 107 MOBILE:9916102611 www.msrit.edu * Thanks & Regards, DR.M.MANOGAR LIBRARIAN & HEAD M.S.RAMAIAH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BANGALORE 560054,INDIA PH: 080 23600822/23606934 EXT 312 & 107 MOBILE:+91-9916102611 -- 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 Dr.D.P Prathap 21 Dec '10

21 Dec '10

*Dear colleagues* ** *If anybody has access to the following article, please provide * * * *Enzyme inhibitors in biorational approaches for pest control.* *Guerrero A, Rosell G.* **** ** *Mini Rev Med Chem. 2004 Sep;4(7):757-67* Thanking you Yours sincerely Technical Officer (Library) Sugarcane Breeding Institute Coimbatore-7 m: 99944-61172 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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International CALIBER 2011: Call for Papers
by Rajesh Chandrakar 21 Dec '10

21 Dec '10

CALL FOR PAPERS CALIBER (Convention on Automation of Libraries in Education and Research Institutions), an International Convention organized by the INFLIBNET Centre at different parts of the country in collaboration with universities, invites high quality papers on research & technical works, case studies, technology updates etc. related to the themes and sub-themes of the convention mentioned below. The convention provides a unique forum 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. The theme of the 8th International CALIBER is "Towards Building a Knowledge Society: Library as Catalyst for Knowledge Discovery and Management". The convention is being organized at the Goa University, Goa during 2nd to 4th March 2011. Theme: Towards Building a Knowledge Society: Library as Catalyst for Knowledge Discovery and Management Sub Themes · Knowledge Discovery Tools and Techniques o Web Data Mining and Analysis o Harvesting Web Resources o Federated Search and Discovery Tools o Standards and Protocols o Knowledge Architecture and Mapping o Interoperability · Web Resource Management and Semantic Web o e-Publishing and Open Access o Institutional Repositories and ETDs o Digital Libraries o Digital Preservation o Metadata and Social Tagging o Access Management o Knowledge Networks o Semantic Web o Ontology and Thesaurus · Information Literacy o Models of Information Literacy o Information Literacy Skills o Assessment Tools o Citation Styles o Government Policies o IPR, Copyright and Plagiarism o Information Seeking Behaviour · Measuring Research Productivity and ROI o Information Audit o Cost Benefit analysis and ROI o Research and Performance Evaluation o Citation Analysis o Usage Statistics o S & T Indicators IMPORTANT DATES Receipt of full papers : December 15, 2010 Intimation to Author(s) : December 31, 2010 Early Bird Accommodation & Registration : January 10, 2011 Convention Dates : March 2 - 4, 2011 Detailed Guidelines and Editorial policy for International CALIBER 2011 will be available at the INFLIBNET website http://www.inflibnet.ac.in. Contact Details Paper Submission Sh. Manoj Kumar K Convener, International CALIBER 2011 Scientist D (CS) INFLIBNET Centre (An IUC of UGC) Gujarat University Campus PB 4116, Navrangpura Ahmedabad - 380 009, (Gujarat) India Phone: +91-79-26304695/8528/5971/0002 Fax: +91-79-26300990/26307816 E-Mail:caliber2011@inflibnet.ac.in; manoj(a)inflibnet.ac.in Sh. Rajesh Chandrakar Joint-Convener, International CALIBER 2011 Scientist B (LS) INFLIBNET Centre (An IUC of UGC) Gujarat University Campus PB 4116, Navrangpura Ahmedabad - 380 009, (Gujarat) India Phone: +91-79-26304695/8528/5971/0002 Fax: +91-79-26300990/26307816 E-Mail: rajesh(a)inflibnet.ac.in Registration and Accommodation Dr. Gopakumar V. Organising Secretary, International CALIBER 2011 University Librarian, Goa University Taleigao Plateau Goa - 403 206 Phone: +91-832-6519012 (O) +91-9447056713; 9421517535 (M) Fax: +91-832-2451184 E-mail: drgopakumar2011(a)gmail.com Chairman Dr. Jagdish Arora Director INFLIBNET Centre (An IUC of UGC) Gujarat University Campus PB 4116, Navrangpura Ahmedabad - 380 009, India Phone: +91-79-26304695/5971/8528 +91-79-26305702 (Direct) Fax:+91-79-26300990/26307816 E-Mail: director(a)inflibnet.ac.in; jarora(a)inflibnet.ac.in With best reagrds Rajesh ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rajesh Chandrakar, Commonwealth Professional Fellow Scientist - B (LS) INFLIBNET (INFormation and LIBrary NETwork) Centre An IUC of University Grants Commission Near Gujarat University Guest House, PB No. 4116, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad - 380 009, India Tel. +91-(0)79-26305971/ 8528/ 4695(O), 26873805(R) Mobile: +91-9427527894 Fax: +91-(0)79-26300990, 263007816 E-mail: rajesh(a)inflibnet.ac.in; rchandrakar(a)gmail.com Website: http://www.inflibnet.ac.in Weblog: http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/blog Video Gallery: http://www.youtube.com/INFLIBNET ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Invitation: National Library Seminar at GIPE - Pune on 29-30 Dec 2010
by GIPE Library 20 Dec '10

20 Dec '10

Dear LIS Professionals GIPE, Pune and NIV, Pune will be jointly organising a "National Seminar on Challenges and Opportunities of Library and Information Science in Digital Era" on 29th and 30th Dec 2010 at GIPE Pune. Seminar is Sponsored By National Library, Kolkata and Jointly Organised By National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune and Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics (GIPE), Pune. Registration is FREE on FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVED Basis and limited to 300 participants registering on or before 25 Dec 2010. Participants will be provided with Seminar kit, Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner during Seminar hours. Participants are requested to make their own travel and accommodation arrangements. More details about the seminar are as follows. Seminar Title: National Seminar on Challenges and Opportunities of Library and Information Science in Digital Era Seminar Dates: 29 and 30 Dec 2010 Seminar Venue: Kale Hall, Gokhale Institute of Political and Economics (GIPE), B M C C Road, Pune 411004 Tentative List of Speakers: 1. Dr. Sidhamalaya, PIO, NIMHANs, Bangalore. 2. Dr Surya Nath Singh, Sr. LIO, NIV Pune. 3. Prof SK Patil, Professor and Head, Librarian, Jaykar Library, Univ. of Pune, Pune. 4. Dr. Joginder Singh, Chief Librarian, NIIT, Roorkee. 5. Dr M M Joshi, Head, Digital Library, TMHRC, Mumbai. 6. Dr Sangeeta Kaul, Dr. Sangeeta Kaul, DELNET, New Delhi. 7. Dr Sunita Barve, Librarian, National Centre for Radio Astrophysics, Pune. 8. Dr Nanaji Shewale, Librarian, Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune. 9. Prof N J Deshpande, Professor, Jaykar Library, Uni of Pune, Pune. 10. Dr Avachat / Dr Kanetkar, Armament Research & Development Establishment, Pune. 11. Mrs M Chirmule, Librarian, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune. 12. Mr Kishore Ingale, Tata Consultancy Services, Pune. 13. Dr Ashok Kumar, DESIDOC, Metcalf House, New Delhi. 14. Ms Kajari Mitra, Manager, British Library, Pune. To confirm your participation, please email your Full Name, Designation (if any), Organisation Address (if any), Communication Details: Phone (O), Phone (R), Mobile, and Email to Ms Manisha Shinde at gipelibrary(a)gmail.com on or before 25 Dec 2010. Please note that there will be no telephonic or on-the-spot registration, so hurry and send your registrations before the closing date, i.e. 25 Dec 2010. Thanks. -- Dr Nanaji Shewale Librarian Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics B M C C Road, Deccan Gymkhana Pune 411004 (India) T: 91 20 25679940 (Direct) T: 91 20 25654288, 25650287 Ext 401 http://www.gipe.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Are we able to maintain the quality of International Conference in LIS?
by sushanta kumar pathy 18 Dec '10

18 Dec '10

Dear Professional(s),It is seen that for the last 4/5 years we in India organised so many International Conference in the field of Library & Information Science, many more are coming and more will come in future. In this regard I would like to discuss few points as mentioned below:1. Although this kind of international conference promotes many activities including interaction, debate, resource sharing, exchange of ideas, writing articles etc. Is it the right time to organise this many international conference?2. Is it justified to have International Conference by the same institutes/body every year? Don't we degrading the value of International conference?3. If so, why don't we regulating the system through our associations, body etc? Why not in 3/4yrs on rotation?4. Are the quality of papers accepted for the international conferences are of high standard?I think this is the right time that we should discuss the above topic and I invite all the great professionals to con! tribute their ideas/ pros and cons.Thanking youSushanta Kumar PathyCentral Library,Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), BhubaneswarSamantapuri (Rear-side of Hotel Swosti Plaza)Bhubaneswar- 751013, ODISHAEmail: spathy@iitbbs.ac.inOffice:0674-2306292www.iitbbs.ac.inwww.iitbbs.gov.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 RESEARCH PAPER FOR PUBLISHING OUR QUARTERLY BULLETIN "INFOLIB"
by BASANTA KUMAR DAS 18 Dec '10

18 Dec '10

Dear Library Professionals, >From Jharkhand, we are publishing a quarterly bulletin named INFOLIB. We request to all of you to contribute your research article in the following mail address: jilaranchi(a)gmail.com. You can be a member of this association by sending a bank draft of Rs.1000/- in favour Jharkhand Information and Library Association payable at Ranchi. thanking you, Yours faithfully, BASANTA KUMAR DAS IGNOU,RANCHI -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Seminar onContemporary issues for Information Professionals in a Digital Era (NASCIP- 2011)
by ashok upadhyay 18 Dec '10

18 Dec '10

National Seminar on Contemporary issues for Information Professionals in a Digital Era(NASCIP- 2011) Dear Sir/Madam, It gives me a great pleasure to informing you that Information Resource Center of INMANTEC, Ghaziabad is going to organize a National Seminar on Contemporary issues for the Information Professionals in a Digital Era (NASCIP- 2011) in collaboration with Management Library Network (MANLIBNET), New Delhi held on January, 22nd, 2011. The main objective of the seminar is to explore the contemporary issues for the library and information professionals in the digital environment. Beside, the seminar will provide a platform and enable interaction among the Information Professionals, Researchers, Academicians and Students for adopting, implementing and utilising new technologies towards shaping Information paradigm. The seminar will also provide an opportunity to identify the strengths and weakness in the library and information system and to suggest new models, policies and mechanisms for information management and services. Your contribution in the aforesaid subject has been admirable and praiseworthy. No word seems to be adequate that can express your exemplary and ongoing efforts in this field. I take this opportunity to extend my invitation to you to contribute the research papers/Case studies related to theme and subthemes for the presentation and publication. The selected papers will be published in seminar proceedings/Edited Book and our international journal Gyankosh: The Journal of Library and Information Management (ISSN No. 2229-4023) Important Dates Last date for Submission of full papers 20 Dec’2010 Notification of Acceptance of paper with Comments/Feedback 25 Dec’2010 Submission of The final paper 30 Dec’2010 Last Date for sending filled in registration form 05 Jan’2011 For more information please find the attachment With warm regards Organising Secretary Monnawer Eqbal Librarian, INMANTEC Institutions Editor, Gyankosh: The Journal of Lib. & Info. Management Managing Editor, Inmantec Publishing Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh Email:m.eqbal@inmantec.edu, nascip2011(a)gmail.com Mob: 9313126488, 07503586565, 07428066447 from DR.ASHOK KUMAR UPADHYAY Assistant Librarian&Assistant Editor (IRC) INMANTEC Institutions, Ghaziabad www.inmantec.edu (M) 91+9412545849 (ALIGARH) 91+7428066447 (NCR) E-Mail: ashoka143(a)gmail.com Blog: www.panditashok.blogspot.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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SLA Membership for India Associates on Subsidized Rate.
by Kishore Ingale 17 Dec '10

17 Dec '10

Dear professional, Greetings ! I invite you to join SLA (Special Libraries Association) USA, one of the oldest & reputed professional body in L&IS.. The annual membership fee is USD 40 or INR1900/= and payment can be done by online / credit card. http://www.sla.org/content/membership/joinsla/index.cfm There is also an option to send cheque / DD in Indian rupee to Mr. PK Jain, Chairman, SLA Asian membership committee. (Mr. P K Jain, Librarian, Institute of Economic Growth, University of Delhi Enclave, DELHI- 110007. India Ph. 91-11-27667463, Fax: 91-11-27667410, Mobile : 09899110787, E-mail: pkjain1310(a)gmail.com, pkjain(a)iegindia.org ).You will get a due receipt from him and an acknowledgement from SLA head quarters subsequently. Pl arrange your payments quickly so that you can apply for many prestigious travel grants, awards, etc aimed at SLA Annual Conference to be held at Philadelphia, USA in June 2011. Announcements (on SLA website) asking applications for these awards/ grants are round the corner. Please pass on this message to fellow professionals, as well. Best wishes, Bp Prakash (President Elect- SLA Asian Chapter) Sr General Manager & Global Head, Information Resource Centre Tata Consultancy Services, Mumbai. Mailto: bp.prakash(a)tcs.com Website: http://www.tcs.com ____________________________________________ ******************************************************************* Why Join SLA? Membership of SLA introduces you to an international community of information professionals. You can build career networks and promote professional development. The SLA culture will help you learn and share ways to turning information into corporate decision-making aid. In particular, you can: Receive “Information Outlook”, our periodical. Also contribute articles. Have free access to learning resource on our web Apply for following grants and awards from SLA o SLA scholarships for studies : Masters Degree, PhD, Post M.L.S. study o SLA Endowment Fund Grant o SLA Awards and Honors o Steven I. Goldspiel Memorial Research Fund o David R Bender Fund for International Development o Grants & Scholarships offered by various Chapters & Divisions Benefit from Click University Courses Webinars About SLA Asian Chapter Asian chapter of SLA was established in September 1999. The Asian chapter is one of the biggest chapters, covering a large geographical area consisting of over 20 countries, namely Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Myanmar, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. Presently there are about 250 members of the Asian Chapter. The Chapter promotes many International, National and regional seminars & professional events. The Chapter is currently organizing ICoASL 2011 (Inter National Conference of Asian Special Libraries) in association with Japan SLA at Tokyo, from 10 - 12 Feb 2011. The Chapter also publishes Asian Chapter newsletter, regularly Related websites / URLs for more detailed information, SLA Asian Chapter http://units.sla.org/chapter/cas/ Special Library Association (SLA) http://www.sla.org/ ICoASL 2011 ( International Conference of Asian Special Libraries) http://units.sla.org/chapter/cas/ICoASL-2011.htm *************************************************************************************************** =====-----=====-----===== Notice: The information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, use, review, distribution, printing or copying of the information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it are strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us by reply e-mail or telephone and immediately and permanently delete the message and any attachments. Thank you -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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CSI eNewsletter dt. 16th Dec 2010
by hrmohan＠vsnl.com 17 Dec '10

17 Dec '10

Dear all, The 16th issue of CSI eNewsletter dt. 16th Dec 2010 is ready and can be accessed at http://www.csi-chennai.org/csi-enl/csi-enl-2010-12-16.pdf and also at the CSI KM Portal http://www.csi-india.org/web/csi/enewsletter You are free to forward this mail to your contacts who may like the information presented in the mail. With regards HR Mohan Chairman, Div IV, CSI & eNewsletter Committee, IEEE CS Madras Contents ======= -- 5 Steps to Successful IT Consolidation and Virtualization -- Taking Control of the Cloud for Your Enterprise - Addressing Security, Visibility, and Governance Challenges -- Book Excerpt: Four key principles of personal innovation -- The New Application Delivery Networking Handbook -- The Journey to the Private Cloud – Taking the First Steps -- Video: BPM: Top Seven Architectural Topics in 2010 -- 12 programming mistakes to avoid -- Tutorial: Towards 4G - Technical Overview of LTE and WiMax -- Privacy and Security for Online Social Networks: Challenges and Opportunities -- News from the Communications Industry -- Cloud Computing: 2011 Predictions -- The Best Motivational Videos of 2010 -- Myths and Facts of PC Slowdowns -- Opportunities of study in cyber security -- Supply Chain Management: Process, System, and Practice (Book with a CD -- Mobile Computing -- LAMP programming for Professionals (Book with CD & DVD -- Enhancing Soft Skills -- Successful Interviewing and recruitment -- Automation Testing -- Quotes of Thomas A. Edison -- Interesting Laws -- ICT News Headlines & Briefs -- Announcements -- IT Events: Call for Participation & Call For Papers -- About the CSI-eNewsletter -- Contributions to CSI-eNewsletter -- eNewsletter Committee InfoQuiz–2010-12-16 (Six Prizes to Win – Four Books and Two Awards of Rs. 500/- each) ================================================================= 1. Name the whistle blowing website which was in the news recently. 2. Name the Indian IT czar who has recently has committed about $ 2 billion for philanthropy. 3. The tablet ------ is claimed to be the India’s answer to iPad from Apple. 4. Identify company whose tagline is “We Secure the Internet” 5. ------ is the first Indian state to have implemented the Mobile Number Portability (MNP) Email your answers by 28th Dec 2010 to csi.infoquiz(a)gmail.com with subject “infoquiz-2010-12-16”. Please provide your name, designation, company/institution, full postal address (to send the prize) and the contact phone nos. after the answers. The first person to answer correctly and one randomly selected lucky winner will be awarded Rs. 500/= each by SRA Systems (www.srasys.com) Oxford University Press (http://www.oup.co.in) & Shroff Publishers & Distributors Pvt Ltd (http://www.shroffpublishers.com) will present the books (Supply Chain Management: Process, System, and Practice - Book with a CD & Mobile Computing & Software, LAMP programming for Professionals - Book with CD & DVD), Enhancing Soft Skills) whose brief review appear in this issue. In all, there will be SIX prizes – TWO cash prizes of Rs. 500/- each and FOUR prizes of one book each. Answers along with the winner info will be published in the next issue. Answers & Winners of InfoQuiz-2010-12-01 ================================ F.C. Kohli, www.trueknowledge.com, The Social Network, HCL, Hal Abelson, Ken Ledeen & Harry Lewis Awards of Rs. 500/= each from SAR Systems: Mr. K. Siva Ganesh from Chennai and Ms. S. Jayashree from Bangalore. Books from Oxford University Press: “Distributed Computing” to Ms. P.Jansi Rani from Chennai & “Software Testing“ to Mr. Sanjay Jain from Gwalior. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Golden Jubilee Celebrations of DLIS, University of Kerala
by Sudhier K G Pillai 17 Dec '10

17 Dec '10

Dear Sir/Madam The *Department of Library and Information Science, *University of Kerala, established in 1961 on the initiative of the then University Librarian *Professor K A Isaac*, is the premier school of Library and Information Science in Kerala and one of the early teaching and research departments in the University. Now it has completed 50 years of years creditable functions . The Department and the Alumni Association of the Department have decided to organize the Golden Jubilee Celebrations in a befitting manner. We propose to organize a series of academic programmes including seminars, workshops, conferences, debates etc. *Sri G Sudhakaran*, Hon. Minister for Co-operation will inaugurate the Golden Jubilee Celebrations on 18th December at 10 am at the Senate Chamber, University of Kerala. *Dr. J Prabhash* Pro-Vice-Chancellor, University of Kerala will preside. We cordially solicit your esteemed presence and co operation.* * * * * * *Programme* 10.00 am to 12.00 noon *Inaugural session* Invocation : Sruthy Welcome :* Dr. A. Gopikuttan* (Head, Dept of Library and Information Science) Presidential address: *Prof. J. Prabhash* (Pro Vice Chancellor, University of Kerala) Inaugural address: *Sri. G. Sudhakaran* (Hon’ble Minister, Co-operation & Coir) Felicitation to: *Students of 1970-71 and 1971-72 batches* *Retired professionals* *PhD awardees* *J R F Winners and MLISc Rank holders* *Distribution of AADLIS Welfare Schoolarship* *Distribution of Smt. K. K. Lalitha Bai Endowment Scholarship* Felicitation Address : *Dr. G. Devarajan * (Former Prof & Head, DLIS, University of Kerala) *Smt. Lalitha Llenin* (Former Head, DLIS, University of Kerala) *Sri.* *V. K. Madhu * (President, District Library Council) *Dr.P. Mohanachandran Nair* (Senate member, University of Kerala) Vote of Thanks *Dr. Sunil Kumar* (Secretary, AADLIS) 12 noon 1 pm *Annual General Body Meeting of AADLIS* 1.00 -2pm Lunch break 3 pm onwards *Cultural programmes * *Dr. K. G. SUDHIER *Assistant Professor Dept. of Library & Information Science University Library Building University of Kerala Thiruvananthapuram- 695 034 INDIA Tel. 09446484561, +91 471 2414461 (R) 2308034(O) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Information
by sanjay sethi 16 Dec '10

16 Dec '10

Dear Professional, Can any one suggest me, where we can get publication of CAPAM in Delhi. Regards Sanjay sethi Librarian, Department of Admin. Reforms & PG 011-23401477 9013309050 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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From Bidyarthi Dutta
by Bidyarthi Dutta 16 Dec '10

16 Dec '10

Dear Editor, LIS FORUM, Please post the following on LIS forum. Regards Bidyarthi Dutta Librarian St. Xavier's College (Autonomous) 30, Park St. Kolkata 700016 Dear professional friends and colleagues, Please go through the following research paper and kindly give your valuable comments and suggestions for our future betterment. The bibliographic details of the paper are given below: Thanks With warm regards Bidyarthi Dutta, Krishnapada Majumder, B.K.Sen Title: CONTENT MANAGEMENT BY KEYWORDS: AN ANALYTICAL STUDY Authors: Bidyarthi Dutta ; Krishnapada Majumder and B. K. Sen Published in: SRELS journal of information management Vol: 47 Issue: 6 Page no. 599-620 Year: December, 2010 -- Dr. Bidyarthi Dutta Librarian Central Library St. Xavier's College (Autonomous) 30, Park Street Kolkata 700016 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 Ajay Kum Sharma 16 Dec '10

16 Dec '10

Dear Library Professionals, One of my Faculty member has required the below mentioned article from the journal "International Journal of Reliability, Quality and Safety Engineering (IJRQSE)" Vol. 16, Issue. 3 of June 2009. Article: *LOAD-STRENGTH INTERFERENCE FAILURE RATE MODEL* Author: *LIYANG XIE and ZHENG WANG* Journal Name: International Journal of Reliability, Quality and Safety Engineering (IJRQSE) Vol. 16 Issue: 3, June 2009 Page: 249-260 It would be highly appreciated if anyone send this eiother in hard or soft copy for his study and research purpose. Thanks and regards. *Ajay Kumar Sharma* *Assistant Librarian & In-charge,* Journal Section, Central Library, Visva Bharati <http:///www.visva-bharati.ac.in>, Santiniketan - 731235, Bolpur, Birbhum, West Bengal Email: ajaysharma.lib(a)visva-bharati.ac.in *********************************************************** 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 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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