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We all Congatulate Prof. (Dr.) V. G. Talvar, the new Vice Chancellor
by Balu Deshpande 19 Dec '08

19 Dec '08

On 12/18/08, Balu Deshpande <balu.mlic(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Dear Professionals, > > On behalf of the Library and Information Sciences, Mlisc and Mphil, > University of Mysore. Students, Hope all of you aware that Prof. V.G .Talwar > has been appointed as the Vice-chancellor of the Mysore University; Sir is > the first from an LIS community to achieve such a great honor. > > We all Congatulate Prof. (Dr.) V. G. Talvar, the new Vice Chancellor of > University of Mysore. Wishing him all success for his new assignment.* > > > > This is happy news to all the LIS professionals in our country > > > > B, S, Deshpande > > Librarian > > A. J. institute of Medical Sciences > > Mangalore > > > -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Ten Point Agenda of National Knowledge Commission to improve the quality and quantity of Ph.D. students in the country
by Puna Das 18 Dec '08

18 Dec '08

Ten Point Agenda of Indian National Knowledge Commission to improve the quality and quantity of Ph.D. students in the country. 1. Launch a national publicity campaign to attract the best young minds for careers in teaching at all levels, and also academic research 2. Initiate major academic reforms in universities 3. Implement administrative reforms in universities 4. Enable research environments in universities 5. Set up more quality undergraduate teaching institutions across disciplines 6. Increase funding for education at all levels and for R&D 7. Rejuvenate doctoral programmes across disciplines 8. Ensure quality of doctoral work and academic research in institutions 9. Enable vigorous Industry-Academia interaction 10. Foster a global outlook in research We hope, LIS researchers will be more vocal for early implementation of this recommendation. Source: http://knowledgecommission.gov.in/downloads/recommendations/MoreQualityPhDL… ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India http://anupkumardas.blogspot.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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The Knowledge Society Debates: A series of events exploring science, technology and innovation in India
by Puna Das 18 Dec '08

18 Dec '08

Call for Participation The Knowledge Society Debates: A series of events exploring science, technology and innovation in India 5th-13th January, 2009 Hyderabad (5-6th), Bangalore (8-9th), Delhi (12-13th) In India, as in Europe, visions of a ‘knowledge society’ have brought science, technology and innovation to the forefront of politics, democracy and public life. As India positions itself in global high-technology markets and European governments attempt to tame their sceptical public, ‘knowledge society’ and ‘knowledge economy’ have become buzzwords in public policy. But... What is a ‘knowledge society’? Whose knowledge counts? What are the drivers of change? What are the contending perspectives? India and Europe present many parallels in how they engage with the ‘knowledge society’. Following the work of the ‘National Knowledge Commission’ in India and the ‘Taking the Knowledge Society Seriously’ report in Europe, there is much that each can learn from the other. What is common between European and Indian visions of a ‘knowledge society’? Can these form a basis for an alternative vision of the global future to that of a borderless market? ...Or is the underlying picture one of greater conflict and uncertainty? These are just some of the questions to be discussed in a series of debates across India – in Hyderabad, Bangalore, and Delhi. Three lead authors of the European report will discuss their findings with Indian academics, policymakers and activists. Lead discussants Brian Wynne, Professor of Science Studies and Associate Director of the UK ESRC, Centre for Economic and Social Aspects of Genomics, Lancaster University; Sheila Jasanoff, Pforzheimer Professor of Science and Technology Studies at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University; Andy Stirling, Professor and Director of Science at the Science and Technology Policy Research Unit and Co-Director of the STEPS Centre, University of Sussex; Shiv Visvanathan Professor of Sociology of Science and Technology at DA-IICT, Gandhinagar; A number of academics, civil society members, policy commentators, and activists will join the debate to bring in India specific perspectives. Events at the Knowledge Society Debates a) Roundtable Discussions b) Public Discussions (A) Roundtable Discussions In each city the first day of the debate will be an invitation-only workshop which will critically engage with the politics of ‘knowledge society’. The workshop at each location will include three sessions: (i) Rethinking innovations: Who innovates for whom? (ii) Democracy or technocracy? Civic engagement in knowledge society (iii) Knowledge society or risk society? Uncertainty, regulation and precaution Venues Hyderabad, 5th Jan 2009, Centre for Economic and Social Studies Bangalore, 8th Jan 2009, National Institute of Advanced Studies New Delhi, 12th Jan 2009, India Habitat Centre Contact To participate in the Roundtable Discussion please contact: Shanti Mahendra Email: knowledgedebates[at]ids.ac.uk http://www.steps-centre.org/ourresearch/knowledgesociety.html http://www.steps-centre.org/PDFs/Knowledge%20Society%20flyer_Novt08_small%2… (B) Public Discussions The roundtables will be followed by a public discussion on the next day, in each city and are open for all. Issues raised at the roundtables will be carried forward to these debates which will focus on the following: Knowledge society and uncertain futures, Hyderabad, 6th Jan 2009, Centre for Economic and Social Studies Knowledge futures in the innovation city, Bangalore, 9th Jan 2009, National Institute of Advanced Studies Democratising Knowledge futures, New Delhi, 13th Jan 2009, British Council Auditorium More Details: http://www.steps-centre.org/PDFs/Knowledge%20Society%20flyer_Novt08_small%2… ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India http://openaccess-unesco.blogspot.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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great
by Nihar Patra 18 Dec '08

18 Dec '08

Congratulation Dr. Ramesh. Nice to see this great news... regards, Nihar ************************************************************************ Nihar K Patra M. Phil, MLIS, PGDLAN, Pursuing PhD Head - Library Science (Assistant General Manager) NSHM Knowledge Campus 60 (124), B L Saha Road Kolkata - 700053, India Phone and Facsimile: +91 33 2403 2300/01 Mobile: +919748741550 --- On Wed, 12/17/08, Shantanu Ganguly <sganguly67(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: Shantanu Ganguly <sganguly67(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [corporatelibrns] (unknown) To: gaur(a)ignca.org Cc: dharmendra(a)eximbankindia.com, dineshkg(a)sancharnet.in, kishor_satpathy(a)yahoo.com, lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in, nmlis(a)yahoogroups.com, pkjain1310(a)yahoo.co.in, sbghosh(a)hotmail.com, p_panneer(a)yahoo.com, salis_info(a)yahoogroups.com, agarwal_uk2001(a)yahoo.co.in, iatlis(a)yahoogroups.com, corporatelibrns(a)yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, December 17, 2008, 6:49 AM Dear Ramesh: Congratulations for your grand success!!! You really deserve it..... Regards Shantanu Ganguly Associate Professor and Head Knowledge Resource Center Indus World School of Business (IWSB) Greater Noida Website: www.iwsb.in ************ ********* ********* ********* ********* ** (Direct): 95120-3120657 (Mob): 9811330235 ************ ********* ********* ********* ********* ** sganguly67@gmail. com ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- -- A-67, Chittaranjan Park, First Floor New Delhi-110019 Tel: 011-26272596 ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- -- On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 5:31 PM, Pushkar Sharma <pushkar_udr@ yahoo.com> wrote: Respected Professional Colleagues, It is a matter of great pleasure to inform you that Dr. Ramesh C. Gaur, Librarian & Head Kala Nidhi Division of Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, New Delhi has been awarded IASLIC- S. M. Ganguly Award for the BEST LIBRARIAN OF THE YEAR 2007. Dr. Gaur is young, energetic, dedicated LIS professional and have worked in various esteemed academic & special libraries of the country such as IMT, MDI, TIFR, etc. His expertise and knowledge have also been recognized at the international level. He has contributed many research articles, authored and edited 3 books and delivered many lectures on various aspects of Library & information science particularly on Automation, Digitization and Digital Archiving. Formation of Ranganathan Research Circle (RRC) as its Founder Covenor and Life Trustee-Ranganathan Research Trust are some of his major contributions to LIS Profession. Recently he has also been nominated to Delhi Library Board (Delhi Public Library Governing body) as its member. Considering the above, the award given to him as the token of recognition of his dedicated work & contribution to the Library & information science profession. May I take this liberty of requesting you to please join me in congratulating Dr. Ramesh C. Gaur for this honour, which he truly deserved. Thanking you. (Dr. P.L.Sharma) Asstt. Manager (Library) NHPC Limited ( A Govt. of India Enterprise) NHPC Office Complex, Sector-33, Faridabad (Haryana)- 121010 -- Shantanu Ganguly Associate Professor and Head Knowledge Resource Center Indus World School of Business (IWSB) Greater Noida Website: www.iwsb.in ************ ********* ********* ********* ********* ** (Direct): 95120-3120657 (Mob): 9811330235 ************ ********* ********* ********* ********* ** sganguly67@gmail. com ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- -- A-67, Chittaranjan Park, First Floor New Delhi-110019 Tel: 011-26272596 ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- -- __._,_.___ Messages in this topic (2) Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic Messages | Files | Photos | Links | Database | Polls | Members | Calendar MARKETPLACE From kitchen basics to easy recipes - join the Group from Kraft Foods Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch format to Traditional Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe Recent Activity 2 New MembersVisit Your Group Yahoo! Finance It's Now Personal Guides, news, advice & more. Y! Messenger Group get-together Host a free online conference on IM. Search Ads Get new customers. List your web site in Yahoo! Search. .. __,_._,___ -- 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 69, Issue 14
by Balu Deshpande 18 Dec '08

18 Dec '08

Dear Professionals, On behalf of the Library and Information Sciences, Mlisc and Mphil, University of Mysore. Students, Hope all of you aware that Prof. V.G .Talwar has been appointed as the Vice-chancellor of the Mysore University; Sir is the first from an LIS community to achieve such a great honor. We all Congatulate Prof. (Dr.) V. G. Talvar, the new Vice Chancellor of University of Mysore. Wishing him all success for his new assignment.* This is happy news to all the LIS professionals in our country B, S, Deshpande Librarian A. J. institute of Medical Sciences Mangalore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Annamalai University - UGC - National Conference - reg
by Dr. R. Balasubramani 18 Dec '08

18 Dec '08

*ANNAMALAI** UNIVERSITY* UGC-National Seminar on *"Strategic Information Management in the Digital Era"* 26th -27th, March 2009 Thursday & Friday *Website: *www.annamalaiuniversity.ac.in *Contact for Registration / Enquires* *Seminar Director* *Dr. M. Nagarajan* Professor & Head Department of Library & Information Science Annamalai University Annamalainagar – 608 002 Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu *Mobile*: 9443497604 *e-mail*: au_nagarajan(a)yahoo.co.in / sanpno(a)gmail.com *Themes & Sub-themes* • Information – Transformation from print to digital form. • Transition from traditional library to hybrid library • Collection development – Practices • Collection processing in the Digital Era – Digital preservation • Development of IRs – Intellectual Property Rights • Consortia Approach – Models – Case Studies • Role of Library Professionals in the Digital Era. *Call for papers* Participants are invited to contribute papers for presentation on the above themes and related aspects. The Abstract and manuscript of the paper (preferably as MS-word attachments) should be submitted to the Seminar Director by e-mail (au_nagarajan(a)yahoo.co.in / sanpno(a)gmail.com) and by post mail before the deadline. *Who should attend?* This seminar expects wide participation by faculty, scientists, professionals of library research, IT, research scholars, students and other related persons to library & information subject. *Registration Fee *(includes seminar kit, resource material, participation certificate, working lunch and refreshment). For Faculty / Librarian & others … Rs.500/- *For Research Scholars … Rs.300/- ***For Students … Rs.200/- ***Should produce evidence from their Institution *Dates to Remember* For Submission of Abstract – *30th January 2009* For submission of full paper *along with Registration fee *- *28th February 2009* *Accommodation* The participants make their own arrangements. However, limited accommodation is available in our university Guest House on extra payment. We would help the participants in arranging accommodation at nominal charges on first-come first-serve by twin-sharing basis. *No TA / DA will be paid to the participants.* *UGC-National Seminar on* *Strategic Information Management in the Digital Era* 26th & 27th March 2009 *Registration Form* Name: Designation: Institution Address for Communication Phone: Mobile: e-mail: Are you presenting a paper : Yes / No If yes, give title of the Paper Accommodation is required : Yes / No *Payment details* Bank: D.D. No. Date Rs. (Demand Draft may be drawn in favour of the *Registrar, Annamalai University *payable at *Annamalainagar / Chidambaram *in State Bank of India / Indian Bank / ICICI Bank Ltd. *Cheque will not be accepted*). *Signature* -- Dr. R. Balasubramani Assistant Librarian, Bharathidasan University, Trichy. Cell:9787617452 9994889426 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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desidoc J of Lib & Infor Tech- online - reg
by chandra shekar 18 Dec '08

18 Dec '08

To Mr. Chandrima Roy Manager) Document Delivery & IndianJournals.Com [Products of Divan Enterprises] B-9, Basement, "A" Block, Local Shopping Complex Naraina Vihar, Ring Road New Delhi - 110028 Dear Sir Earlier this bulletin was free in online after Title changes, Now only abstracts are available. When I click the following link, saying URL not found How It could be happened, any changes in online subscription or it has to be updated. [To view the Journal online, you may kindly click on the link below: http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:dbit <http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:dbit&type=home> &type=home ] The above link is given by you.But it is not opening. Kindly clarify and suggest to open online full text. Regards G. Chandra shekar APL Research Centre Hyderabad -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Searching Facility for more than 2900 Open Access (OA) English Language Journals in more than 112 subjects areas from a Single Plarform
by Badan Barman 18 Dec '08

18 Dec '08

Respected All, Myself with two other colleague for last three months are compiling the list of open access English language journals in all branch of knowledge (more than 112 subjects). Till now, we able to compile a list of more than 2900 journals. The list will be made available for cross searching and browsing from 1st January, 2009 onwards over LIS Links: Link Library of Open Access English Language Journals http://lislinks.blogspot.com/. Currently the journals in the field of engineering are made available over the site as part of a testing phase. I will be glad, if you make a search in the search box and comments upon them for further improvement. -- Thanking you Yours faithfully (Sri Badan Barman) Academic Consultant, Library & Information Science, Krishna Kanta Handique State Open University, Housefed Complex, Last Gate, Dispur, Guwahati-781006, Assam, Phone: 0361-2234964 / 2235971, Fax: 0361- 2235398. Website: www.kkhsou.org, Email: kkhsou(a)gmail.com, kkhsoul(a)gmail.com Research Scholar: Department of Library & Information Science, Gauhati University, Guwahati-781014, Assam. Email: dlisgu(a)gmail.com. ---------------------------------------------------------- LIS in India: What's are going on? LIS Links: A Link Library in LIS: http://lislinks.110mb.com LIS Links: Jobs in LIS in India: http://lisjob.blogspot.com/ LIS Links: Upcoming Seminars, Conferences, Workshops & Refresher Courses in LIS in India: http://lisseminar.blogspot.com LIS Links: Latest Happenings & Contemporary Issues in LIS: http://lislatest.blogspot.com LIS Links: Awards, Prizes, Scholarships or Fellowships in LIS: : http://lisscholarship.blogspot.com/ LIS Links: Admission Notice for Courses in LIS in India: http://liscourse.blogspot.com/ Ning: LIS Links Contributors: http://lislinks.ning.com/ Google Groups: LIS Links Users: http://groups.google.co.in/group/lislinks?hl=en&lnk=srg -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Congrats Dr..Ramesh C Gaur - the "IASLlC-S M Ganguly award for Best Librarian of the Year 2007"
by Ayesha Khatoon 18 Dec '08

18 Dec '08

Dear Professionals Please join me in congratulating Dr. Ramesh C. Gaur, Librarian and Head Kala Nidhi Division, Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts, New Delhi, for being the awardee of the prestigious *"IASLIC-S M Ganguly award for Best Librarian of the Year 2007" * in recognition of his outstanding contribution to Library and Information Science field. Dr. Gaur is young, energetic, dedicated LIS professional and has worked in various esteemed academic & special libraries of the country. He is well-known professional in the library field and his area of interest is Digital repository building and preservation. I along with, the entire team of IGNCA congratulate Dr. Gaur and wish him many more such awards in years to come which he truly deserves. With kind and best regards -- Ayesha Khatoon Project Trainee Digital Library Kala Nidhi Division Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts(IGNCA) (An Autonomous body under Ministry of Culture. Govt. of India) 5 Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi-1 http://www.drtc.isibang.ac.in/~ayesha -- 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] Quotation process (Mrs. Kuberkar)
by d kuberkar 18 Dec '08

18 Dec '08

Dear Friends, Quotation for Books is not so good idea. GOC mentions as follows : Amendment to rules 99 and 116 of the General Financial rules, 1963 (Third edition) exclusion of books, publications and periodicals, etc. from the definition of Stores. THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE VIDE THEIR O.M. NO. F.23(7). EII (A)/83 DATED 7.2.1984 MADE CHANGES IN THE GENERAL FINANCIAL RULES WHICH DISPENSE WITH THE NECESSITY OF CALLING FOR TENDERS OR QUOTATIONS IN RESPECT OF PURCHASE OF BOOKS, PERIODICALS, ETC. All though quotations are not necessary, some follow the practice. My personal view is : it consumes more time in procuring procedure and also it is unfair with suppliers. The first supplier who brings a particular book on approval, should be given the order. If you get quotations for the same , some other supplier who quotes better is given the order. This definitely affects the business relation. Regards, Mrs. Kuberkar Librarian K J Somaiya College of Engineering, Mumbai -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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reg -adalat
by shivashankar kadadevaramath 18 Dec '08

18 Dec '08

In presence of Honourable Higher Education Minister Sri. Aravind Limbavali, Commissioner for Collegiate Education Smt.N Nagambika Devi, Director for Collegiate Education Sri. K V Kodandaramaiah and Additional Director for Collegiate Education Smt. V Kamalamma" ADALAT FOR PCI & LIBRARIANS " is held during morning session (10.30 AM - 1.30 PM) and the same for NON-TEACHING STAFF is held during noon session (2.30 PM - 5.30 PM) on 02nd January 2009 at Shikshakara Sadana, K.G Road, Bangalore. It is hereby brought into the notice of Non-teaching staff AND Librarians / PCI's of all 348 government first grade colleges and 299 private aided colleges that grievances if any concerned to their "PROMOTIONS, T.B.A, T.B.P, PENSION SETTLEMENTS AND PLACEMENTS / PENSION /OTHER ISSUES OF LIBRARIAN'S / PCI'S" should be brought into notice at the meeting. Applicable formats displayed below should be filled in by the concerned and brought to the meeting and copy of the same should be sent to department E-mail id:bngcce@kar.nic.in on or before 15.12.2008. PLACEMENT GRIEVANCES FORMATS - LIBRARIAN'S / PCI'S PROMOTION/TBA/TBP/OTHER GRIEVANCES FORMATS - NON-TEACHING STAFF PENSION GRIEVANCES FORMAT Contact Us Statistics - Students - Staff - Colleges Support - Scholarships Training/Support and Counseling Awards/ Recognitions NAAC - Assessment and grades TQM Programs Edusat - web based education -- 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 ramesh chander 18 Dec '08

18 Dec '08

Dear colleagues, Can you help me in getting this article, if anybody has access to it. The details of the article is: - The rutile type and its derivatives *Author:* Werner H. Baur a *DOI:* 10.1080/08893110701433435 *Published in:* Crystallography Reviews<http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title%7Econtent=t713456298%7Edb=all>, Volume <http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title%7Econtent=t713456298%7Edb=all%7Etab=…>13<http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title%7Econtent=t713456298%7Edb=all%7Etab=…>, Issue 1 <http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title%7Econtent=g780765499%7Edb=all>January 2007 , pages 65 - 113 With Regards, Romesh Chander Sharma National Center for Science Information(NCSI), Indian Institue of Science, Bangalore-560012, -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IndCat: Online Union Catalogue of Indian Unversities
by K.R. Mulla 18 Dec '08

18 Dec '08

*Dear All* ** *IndCat: Online Union Catalogue of Indian Unversities *is unified Online Library Catalogues of books, theses and journals available in major university libraries in India. The union database contains bibliographic description, location and holdings information for books, journals and theses in all subject areas available in more than 112 university libraries across the country. A Web-based interface is designed to provide easy access to the merged catalogues. The IndCat is a major source of bibliographic information that can be used for inter-library loan, collections development as well as for copy cataloguing and retro-conversion of bibliographic records. The IndCat consists three components available in open access to users and librarians. - *Books: *Over ten millions bibliographical records of books from more than 112 university libraries. more details<http://indcat.inflibnet.ac.in/indcat/book.jsp> - *Theses: *Doctoral theses submitted to various Indian universities till date. more details <http://indcat.inflibnet.ac.in/indcat/thesis.jsp> - *Serials: *Currently subscribed journals by the universities and holdings information on serials available in various university libraries. more details <http://indcat.inflibnet.ac.in/indcat/serial.jsp> http://indcat.inflibnet.ac.in/ <http://mail.google.com/mail/#compose> -- Thanks with regards K. R. Mulla, Librarian, HKBK College of Engineering, # 22/1, Nagawara, Bangalore - 560 045. Karnataka, India. Tel. +91-80-25441722, 25443744 Ext 152 ................................................................................................. Engg-Lib-Forum: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Engg-Lib-Forum/ Home Page: http://krmulla.googlepages.com/ Library: http://203.90.120.126:8081/ **************************************************************************** -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Congratulation !!!
by Juran Sarkhel 17 Dec '08

17 Dec '08

Dear Professionals, On behalf of the Dept. of Library and Information Science, University of Kalyani, West Bengal, I am very much delighted to congratulate Prof. V. G. Talawar, Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, for his appointment as Vice Chancellor of the University of Mysore. It is a matter of great pride and honour that a Vice-Chancellor of a premier university has been selected for the first time in our country from the LIS community. We congratulate Prof Talwar for this achievement.DR. J. K. SarkhelProfessor & HeadDept of Library & Information ScienceUniversity of KalyaniKalyani-741235West Bengal; India _________________________________________________________________ Chose your Life Partner? Join MSN Matrimony FREE http://in.msn.com/matrimony -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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A Guide to RFID in Libraries
by Indira 17 Dec '08

17 Dec '08

Dear Professionals, Searching for "A Guide to RFID in Libraries"? Here is the report, which has been launched at the CILIP RFID in Libraries conference in London on 13 November 2008. This guide provides libraries with a reliable, neutral and supportive document to help them invest in RFID and importantly gain all the available benefits. You can download the guide from e4libraries, Book Industry Communication site. http://www.bic.org.uk/e4libraries/11/RFID-/ Path to download Case studies http://www.bic.org.uk/e4libraries/12/CASE-STUDIES/ Regards, Indira ------------------------------------------------------------ Ms. Indira Koneru, M.A., M.L.I.Sc., M.Phil., (Ph.D.) Faculty Member Dept. of Library Science Icfai Academic Wing 23, Nagarjuna Hills Hyderabad-500 082 India -- 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 priya gopalkrishna kaimal 17 Dec '08

17 Dec '08

Sir, Pls send this article by mail if anyone has access to elsevier opublications. This will only for my research. Access to museums for visually challenged people in Japan International Congress Series, Volume 1282, September 2005, Pages 877-880 Kozue Kusayama Pillai Indipol Mobile:0091-9892218803 Office:0091-22-28562999 Fax :0091-22-28562999 MSN :pillai_rajesh@hotmail.com Mail :rajeshpillai30@yahoo.com/petrochem07@gmail.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Contributions to Information Age
by Library 17 Dec '08

17 Dec '08

Dear MOderator:Kindly post the following in the lis-forum. Thanks Patil -------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Colleagues: As you are aware that we are brimging out Information Age on quarterly basis and we are in the second year of publication. The December 2008 special issue will have the following themes. -Information Literacy -Total Quality Management -LIS EDucation in India -E-Governance The soft copies of the papers may be sent to the following before 31st December 2008: hirwade2004(a)indiatimes.com ympatil(a)rri.res.in Two hard copies may be sent to: The Editor, Information Age, Dr.P.S.G.Kumar Library Foundation, 371, Guru Prasad Nagar, Wadi, Nagpur 440 023. You may subscribe the Information Age.Annual rates are: Individual - Rs. 150.00; Institutional - Rs.500.00 The DD drawn in favour of "Dr.P.S.G.Kumar Library Foundation", Nagpur and to be sent to the address given above. You may refer for format "Instructions to authors" from current issue of Information Age. Regards, Y.M.Patil, Anil W. Hirwade Editors, Information Age -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Raman Research Institute Library, Tel: +91 80 2361 0122 Extn 250 C V Raman Avenue, Sadashivanagar, Fax: +91 80 2361 0492 Bangalore 560 080, India. Email: library(a)rri.res.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Free Koha 3 installation, thank you note
by Vimal Kumar 17 Dec '08

17 Dec '08

Dear Friends, I submitted an offer in Lis-Forum about free installation of Koha 3 for libraries in Trivandrum city. I got lot of responses from out of Kerala for Koha 3 installation. Unfortunately I am not in a position to reach libraries out of Kerala. I request you to approach Linux experts in your area for Koha installation. Another solution is hire service of companies providing Koha support. I would like to introduce OSSlabs (http://www.osslabs.biz/products/koha/) from Bangalore. Their pricing is very attractive and affordable to libraries. See their pricing here http://www.osslabs.biz/products/koha/pricing.html Thank you again for your interest in Koha open source ILS. -- Vimal Kumar V. Asst. Librarian Asian School of Business Technopark, Trivandrum-695 581 Web: www.asb.edu.in/vimal/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "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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Prof. V.G.Talwar as Vice -Chancellor, Mysore
by pramod mangla 17 Dec '08

17 Dec '08

I hereby convey my sincere congratulations and best wishes to Prof.V.G.Talwar for his taking over as VC, Mysore University. His appointment is certainly an epoch making event in this LIS Profession. Prof.P.B.Mangla -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Heartly congratulates prof. V.G.Talwar
by Parameshwar Goutam 17 Dec '08

17 Dec '08

Dear Professionals, *On behalf of the Research Scholars of Dept. of P.G.Studies and Research in Library & Information Science, Gulbarga University, Gulbarga I Congatulate Prof. (Dr.) V. G. Talvar, the new Vice Chancellor of University of Mysore. Wishing him all success for his new assignment.* regards -- S.Parameshwar Senior Research Fellow, Dept.of Lib & Inf. Science Gulbarga University, Gulbarga -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Congratulations!
by Mailing List Admin 17 Dec '08

17 Dec '08

Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2008 10:29:23 +0530 From: madaiah krishnamurthy <mkrishna_murthy(a)hotmail.com> Dear Professionals, I wish to Cogratulate Prof.V.G.Talawar, Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, for his appointment as Vice Chancellor of university of Mysore. We thank the Search Committee headed by Prof. Balaveera Reddy, Former Vice Chancellor of VTU, and Govt of Karnataka for his selection. I wish him all the best, With Warm regards,M.Krishnamurthy Dr.M.Krishnamurthy,M.A.,M.L.I.Sc., PhD. Fulbright Scholar(University of Illinois,USA) Library-In-Charge Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore Centre Library 8th Mile Mysore Road Bangalore 560059 Ph: 91-080-28483002/3/5 Fax: 91-080-28484265

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congratulations
by sreenivas kura 17 Dec '08

17 Dec '08

Dear sir, I on behalf of the staff of Library and Information Centre SRI VENKATESWARA ENGINEERING COLLEGE wish to convey my whole hearted congratulations to Prof. V.G.Talwar for assuming charge as Vice chancellor of Mysore University. With best wishes K. Srinivas Librarian SRI VENKATESWARA ENGINEERNG COLLEGE SURYAPET DIST.NALGONDA ANDHRA PRADESH -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fw: Invitation to participate in DL curriculum module field test
by Puna Das 17 Dec '08

17 Dec '08

Over the past few years, our NSF-funded project has developed a number of specific lesson plans/modules that can be incorporated into courses that address digital libraries. Faculty at UNC and Virginia Tech, as well as members of the project's advisory board and others, have participated in the development of these modules. If you are teaching a course on digital libraries or could use this content in a related course, we hope that you will assist in the field testing of one or more of these modules. The modules are part of a curriculum framework, available at: http://curric.dlib.vt.edu/DLcurric_images/ModuleFramework2008-08-23.pdf Modules currently available for use include: Module 1-b: History of digital libraries and library automation Module 3-b: Digitization Module 4-b: Metadata Module 5-a: Architecture overviews Module 5-b: Application software Module 6-a: Information needs/relevance Module 6-b: Online information seeking behaviors and search strategies Module 6-d: Interaction design and usability assessment Module 7-b: Reference Services Module 9-c: Digital library evaluation, user studies Draft versions of these modules, along with evaluator comments, can be viewed on the project wiki at: http://curric.dlib.vt.edu/wiki/index.php/ In addition, several other modules are in preparation and may be ready for your use this spring. They include: Module 3-e: Web publishing Module 7-a: Search engines Module 8-a: Preservation Module 9-e: Intellectual property If you are willing, we will send you full documentation of one or more of the modules that have been created. You may select any of those modules that you think will be most useful to you in your teaching (either in a DL course or in a related course). You will then implement it (as developed or as you adapt it) in your course(s). For the evaluation, we will be collecting three types of data: 1) Your opinions about the quality of the lesson/module, as expressed in an interview. The interview will take 30-45 minutes. 2) Your students' opinions about the quality of the lesson/module, as expressed in a very brief Web-based questionnaire. The questionnaire will take no longer than 2 minutes to fill out, and respondents will be offered a small incentive. We will ask that you provide us with a list of the students and their email addresses, so that we can invite them to participate in the evaluation. 3) Your students' performance with the module. We will ask that you provide copies of all your students' work completed as part of the module. We will use it to assess how well the module supported their learning. If a student does not grant us explicit permission to use this data for our evaluation, we will destroy it upon receipt. Your participation in this evaluation is, of course, entirely voluntary, as is the participation of your students. Please contact us if you are willing to participate in this evaluation process, or if you have any questions about this request for your assistance. We hope that you will become a participant in this important effort to improve DL education throughout the U.S. and the world. Sincerely, Edward Fox (Virginia Tech), Barbara Wildemuth (UNC), and Jeffrey Pomerantz (UNC) (send all correspondence to Barbara Wildemuth, wildem(a)ils.unc.edu) ________________________________ Forwarded by Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India http://anupkumardas.blogspot.com ________________________________ Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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INDEST-AICTE WORKSHOP & 6TH ANNUAL MEET
by D Jotwani, Librarian IIT Bombay 16 Dec '08

16 Dec '08

The next INDEST-AICTE WORKSHOP & 6TH ANNUAL MEET is planned to be held at IIT Bombay during 7-9 Jan 2009. This is an important national event for all library and information professionals from the Consortium Member institutes. We have received enormous response from interested professionals requesting for extending the last date for submission of registration since many of them have received our circulars very late. In view of the above the LAST DATE FOR REGISTRATION FOR THE ABOVE WORKSHOP HAS BEEN EXTENDED TILL 22 DECEMBER 2008. No request for registration will be entertained after this date. So hurry, rush you registration form to the undersigned. The registration is free for those from INDEST-AICTE Consortium members institutes. However, they have to pay Rs 1000/- towards accommodation charges. Accommodation is very limited and preference will be given to those who have already sent their payment. -- D. Jotwani Librarian Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Powai, Mumbai 400076 Phone 91-22-25768920, 91-22-25720227 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library Science - National Conference at Annamalai University in Tamilnadu
by Dr. R. Balasubramani 16 Dec '08

16 Dec '08

Dear Friends UGC-National Seminar on "Strategic Information Management in the Digital Era" 26th -27th, arch 2009l Thursday & Friday at Annamalai University Themes & Sub-themes - Information – Transformation from print to digital form. - Transition from traditional library to hybrid library - Collection development – Practices - Collection processing in the Digital Era – Digital preservation - Development of IRs – Intellectual Property Rights - Consortia Approach – Models – Case Studies - Role of Library Professionals in the Digital Era Call for papers: Participants are invited to contribute papers for presentation on the above themes and related aspects. The Abstract and manuscript of the paper (preferably as MS-word attachments) should be submitted to the Seminar Director by e-mail au_nagarajan(a)yahoo.co.in / sanpno(a)gmail.com) and by post mail before the deadline. Who should attend? : This seminar expects wide participation by faculty, scientists, professionals of library research, IT, research scholars, students and other related persons to library & information subject. Registration Fee (includes seminar kit, resource material, participation certificate, working lunch and refreshment). For Faculty / Librarian & others … Rs.500/- *For Research Scholars … Rs.300/- *For Students … Rs.200/- * Should produce evidence from their Institution Dates to Remember: For Submission of Abstract – 30th January 2009 For submission of full paper along with Registration fee - 28th Feb. 2009 Accommodation: The participants make their own arrangements. However, limited accommodation is available in our university Guest House on extra payment. We would help the participants in arranging accommodation at nonominal charges on first-come first-serve by twin-sharing basis. No TA / DA will be paid to the participants. *Registration Form* Name: Designation: Institution Address for Communication Phone: Mobile: e-mail: Are you presenting a paper : Yes / No If yes, give title of the Paper Accommodation is required : Yes / No Payment details Bank: D.D. No. Date Rs. (Demand Draft may be drawn in favour of the Registrar, Annamalai University payable at Annamalainagar / Chidambaram in State Bank of India / Indian Bank / ICICI Bank Ltd. Cheque will not be accepted). Signature Contact for Registration / Enquires Dr. M. Nagarajan Professor & Head Department of Library & Information Science Annamalai University Annamalainagar – 608 002 Mobile: 9443497604 e-mail: au_nagarajan(a)yahoo.co.in or sanpno(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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Hearty Congrats to Prof.(Dr.) V. G. TALVAR
by sudhier k g pillai 16 Dec '08

16 Dec '08

Dear Professionals, On behalf of the Dept. of Library & Information Science, University of Kerala and Kerala Library Association, Thiruvananthapuram I Congatulate Prof. (Dr.) V. G. Talvar, the new Vice Chancellor of University of Mysore. Wishing him all success for his new assignment. regards Dr. K. G. SUDHIER Lecturer Dept. of Library & Information Science University of Kerala & Exe. Committee Member Kerala Library Association Thiruvananthapuram- 695 034 INDIA Ph. 09446484561, +91 471 2414461(R) 2478034(O) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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i-QUIZ 2008 - The Grand Finale
by AmitVerma 16 Dec '08

16 Dec '08

Congratulations to the winners and the runners up! The Garfield Team of Vijaianand and Manas Samanta walked away with the beautiful iQuiz trophy and the big bonanza of cash prizes. The runners up were the Dewey team of Ramesh Yernagula and Chandana Patra. The days of anticipation and waiting were over on December 11, 2008 as the curtains came down on the iQuiz 2008 - keenly awaited event - organized by Informatics and IASLIC on the occasion of the 23rd National Seminar of IASLIC 2008 at Bose Institute. ISiM (International School of Information Management), University of Mysore was our quiz partner and OCLC was the sponsor. The grand finale was a cliff hanger - with the Garfield Team and the Dewey Team racing neck to neck till the end. The top six scorers of the Online Round held on November 28th were teamed up into Ranganathan Team, Dewey Team and Garfield team and invited to the final round of the stage quiz. However due to unavoidable circumstances, Shion Guha of Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore did not show up and hence based on an impromptu quiz one of audience Ms. Chadana Patra was selected to replace Guha for the final round. There was palpable tension and anticipation in the air, with both the contestants and the audience sitting literarily at the seat edges. The iQuiz trophy along with the cash prize of Rs. 10,000 for the winning team and Rs. 5000 for the runners up and other prizes and goodies added to the excitement and the passions of everyone. IASLIC also announced a cash prize of rs.1000 for the winning team. We thank everyone for their participation and support The iQuiz Team and Informatics www.i-quiz.in <http://www.i-quiz.in/> -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Congratulations to Prof. V.G .Talwar
by Senthil Kumar T 16 Dec '08

16 Dec '08

Dear Members Hope all of you aware that Prof. V.G .Talwar has been appointed as the Vice-chancellor of the Mysore University; Sir is the first from an LIS community to achieve such a great honor. On behalf of AALIS (Alumni Association of Library and information Science)Bishop Heber College, Trichy, Tamil Nadu. I congratulate Prof. V.G .Talwar for his great Achievement WITH REGARDS SENTHIL KUMAR.T President - AALIS Librarian Christ University Bangalore- 560 029 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Convey of Congratulations to V.G.Talwar on the new assignment as a vice chancellor of Mysore University-reg:-
by librarian＠gitam.edu 15 Dec '08

15 Dec '08

Dear sir, I on behalf of the staff of Knowledge Resource Centre(Central Library) GITAM University wish to convey my whole hearted congratulations to Prof. V.G.Talwar for assuming charge as Vice chancellor of Mysore University. With best wishes Dr.K. Satyanarayana University Librarian Knowledge Resource Centre GITAM University Visakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Books Store at your Window
by DINESH SIDDAIAH 15 Dec '08

15 Dec '08

Dear Friends, Those who are struggling to get the price proof of newly publised book irrespective of pulisher can log on to http://www.flipkart.com/. flipkart site provides upto date details of new editions of books. You just need to type the ISBN No. or Author or Key word. You also get good discount on the books if you buy online through flipkart. Thanking You, Dinesh K. S. -- Dr. Dinesh K. S. Selection Grade Librarian, Nagarjuna College of Engineering & Technology, Devanahalli, Bengaluru - 562 110. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Congratulations to Prof. Talwar
by meruvu Satyanarayana 15 Dec '08

15 Dec '08

On behalf of the Library Professionals of Andhra University,Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh),I congratulate Prof. V.G. Talwar for his new assaigntment as V.C of Mysore University and wish him every success -- Dr. M. Satyanarayana Associate Professor of Library and Information Science, 3/10, AU Quarters, Siripuram , Visakhapatnam-530 003 Phone: 2560669 (M) 9440632703 -- 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] How we can improve status of library professionals.
by Mailing List Admin 15 Dec '08

15 Dec '08

From: Baban Chavan <babanchavan(a)gmail.com> Date: Dec 6, 2008 7:09 AM Dear all It is the true fact that librarians are not given the statuas of faculty especialy in academic field having a same educational qualification. Even if the workof librarian different than teahers ; he gides the user community to get the required information from huge stock of knowledge, he guides the student to complete the projects, Some librarians guides the M.Phil & P.Hd. students. So he is the Teacher of Teacher. But unfotunately he is not given the importance as the faculties are given.so for the status of librarians are concerned he or she needs to improve overall performance by working hard to optimum level . so that he wil be given status. However, to get the status there is a need to have some sort of representation in BoS,Senate in university. so that librarians will be able to place their problem on such a platform. this wiil help in improving libraries,services then automaticaly the status of librarians. This type of discussion is going on in maharashtra is a welcome step. I am in favour of this step & I request all college librarians to be a part of this movement for betterment of Liraries,This is the response to Mr.Desale, Ass.Librarian, University of Pune. Thanks a lot Chavan B.V. Librarian Sangamner College Sangamner Dist -Maharashtra Maharashtra

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Possible Spam : Accreditation of LIS Education
by Mailing List Admin 15 Dec '08

15 Dec '08

Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2008 12:20:04 +0530 From: Prabhash N. Rath <prabhash(a)gipe.ernet.in> I fully agree with Prof. Sarkhel's proposal for an external accreditation body. I think the time has come to assess the LIS schools periodically evaluate the standard of teaching and research in concerned LIS departments. Prabhash N. Rath ----- Original Message ----- From: Juran Sarkhel To: LIS-Forum LIS-Forum Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 10:10 PM Subject: Possible Spam : [LIS-Forum] Accreditation of LIS Education Dear Friends, I do agree with Smita, Parinita,Vijay Gautam, K Desale, Prof. Mangla and others who have expressed concern over the present state of LIS education in our country. In this connection, I Iike to say that India today has more than 100 LIS schools at the university level alone churning out at least 5000 LIS degree holders � 4500 bachelor degree holders and 500 master degree holders � even at a modest estimate, which is several times more than the available job opportunities in Indian market and possibly highest production in the world. All these have brought into focus the question of continued relevance and adequacy of the present programme of LIS education. [truncated]

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West Bengal College Service Commission invites applications for Lecturers (LIS)
by Ajay Kum Sharma 15 Dec '08

15 Dec '08

Dear Library Professionals, West Bengal College Service Commission invites applications from Indian Citizens (and other national who are declared eligible by the Govt. of India) for preparation of Panel for the post of lecturers/librarians of Non-Govt. Colleges and Teachers' Training Colleges affiliated to the state universities of West Bengal. Tentative vacancies as on 15/09/08 (University Zone wise Separate) for degree colleges are given below: Name of the University General OBC SC ST Total PH 1. Calcutta University 19 0 0 0 19 0 2. Burdwan University 36 0 0 0 36 0 3. West Bengal State University (Barasat) 7 0 0 0 7 0 4. Vidyasagar University 14 0 0 0 14 0 5. Kalyani University 11 0 0 0 11 0 6. Gour Banga University 3 0 0 0 3 0 7. North Bengal University 15 0 0 0 15 0 Last date of submission of application form: On or before 31.12.2008 by hand or by post during11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on all working days. Details of vacancies, eligibility, fees and format of application is available on the wbcsc website (http://www.wbcsc.ac.in/) Thanks and regards. Ajay Kumar Sharma Assistant Librarian, Central Library, Visva Bharati, Santiniketan, Birbhum - 731235, W.B. Email: ajaysharma.lib(a)visva-bharati.ac.in Web: http://www.geocities.com/ajaysharma_lib/ *********************************************************** 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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Re: [LIS-Forum] Prof V G Talwar, is the Vice chancellor of Mysore University
by T. Shahab 15 Dec '08

15 Dec '08

Dear all, The crowning of Prof Talwar, Ex-HOD Dept. of LIS, Univ. of Mysore as the Vice-Chancellor of the Mysore University should be undoubtedly celebrated by the fellow librarians all over the country as a great occasion. This selection whereas on one hand is a great tribute to Prof. Talwar's personal academic excellence as well as his administrative acumen, it is on the other hand also a tribute to the unbiased and wise decision of the governor of the state who has deemed it fit to stamp his acknowledgement to the all round contributions that a good librarian can make to the University system. Regards, TANWIR HMS Central Library New Delhi -----Original Message----- From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in [mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in] On Behalf Of Mailing List Admin Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 11:19 AM To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Prof V G Talwar, is the Vice chancellor of Mysore University Date: 11 Dec 2008 13:35:19 -0000 From: Dr. S M.SHAFI <shafi_sm(a)rediffmail.com> It is a rarest tribute to capabilities of pof V G Talwar, Ex- chairman of one of the best Departments of LIS at Mysore and gives more creditibility to the subject and profession which is facing meeting new challanges and getting best opportunities in Knowlege Society. We congratulate profesor Talawr and wish him a succesful tenure in the Mysore Unversity. S M SHAFI Professor and head Department oF L&IS , KU (J&K) On Wed, 10 Dec 2008 Harish Chandra wrote : >Great news Dr. Laxman. Really LIS professionals are proud of Prof. VGT >Regards and thanks > >Dr. Harish Chandra >Librarian >Indian Institute of Technology Madras >Chennai - 600036 INDIA >http://www.harishchandra.com <http://www.harishchandra.com/> >http://www.linkedin.com/in/harishsushila >http://www.iitm.ac.in <http://www.iitm.ac.in/> >http://www.cenlib.iitm.ac.in <http://www.cenlib.iitm.ac.in/> >Phone: 91 044 22574951-O >FAX :91 044 22570509 > > > From: Prof. N. Laxman Rao. [mailto:naglaxman@yahoo.com] >Sent: Wed 12/10/2008 22:21 >To: list forum; nmlis(a)yahoogroups.com; iatlis(a)yahoogroups.com; ifla lis education list; amudhavalli alagusundaram; anjali gulati; BASAVARAJ KADEMANI; bs_biradar(a)rediffmail.com KUVEMPU >Cc: A S chandel; AbbasKhan A.A. Khan; Abdus Sattar Chaudhry NTU SINGAPORE; Aditya Tripathi; al moorty; Altaf Mazid; anand varala; anand bandi; anil binwal; Anjana Bhatt; aparajita suman; ardprasad drtc; aruna sivakami; Arundhati A; Ashu Shokeen; Bar NK; Baradol ashok; beena c; beena chitrampatt; bramesha(a)hotmail.com; bravi33(a)yahoo.co.in; c karisiddappa; Chadha Ravinder Kumar; chandra psrkrishnan; CHANDRAN D; chandrasekhar rao braou; chandrasekhararao v; CK RAMAIAH; Dinesh K. Gupta; enukondar(a)yahoo.co.in; eshwer reddy db; Gayasjamai makhdumi; Gobinda Chowdhury; goudar bangalore; Hari Krishna Reddy; Hari Nath Prasad; harvinder kaur; hrmohan; hrmohan(a)vsnl.com; infolibrarian; Ismail H Abdullahi; Jagtar Singh; Jagtar Singh; Jahagirdar India Iqbal >Subject: Prof V G Talwar, is the Vice chancellor of Mysore University > _______________________________________________ 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. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Hearty Congradulations to Prof. Talwar
by Bavakutty M 14 Dec '08

14 Dec '08

On behalf of the faculty and students of The Dept. of Library & Information Science Pondicherry University I congratulate Prof. V.G. Talwar for his new assaigntment as V.C of Mysore University and wish him every success. Dr. M. Bavakutty Professor DLIS, Pondicherry University Connect with friends all over the world. Get Yahoo! India Messenger at http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/?wm=n/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Call for Nominations: Public Librarians are Invited to Participate in Workshop on "Future Libraries: Advanced GSDL" with UNESCO Scholarship
by Puna Das 14 Dec '08

14 Dec '08

Call for Nominations: Public Librarians are Invited to Participate in Workshop on "Future Libraries: Advanced GSDL" with UNESCO Scholarship Workshop on "Future Libraries: Advanced GSDL and RFID" 14-16 January 2009, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi Organized by: The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), New Delhi Nominations are invited from the library professionals working in the State Central Libraries, District Libraries, Public Libraries and Rural Libraries for Scholarships in attending the Workshop on "Future Libraries: Advanced GSDL and RFID", during 14-16 January 2009, at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. The Scholarship includes complimentary registration and travel support (by Sleeper Class train). The complimentary registration includes workshop kit (reading material and GSDL software on CD-ROM) and working lunch/tea. This scholarship does not include cost of accommodation, however assistance can be provided to avail accommodation in youth hostels/ guest houses. Interested professionals strictly belonging to above-mentioned categories can download the Registration Form [http://teriin.org/events/docs/reg_form_dl_workshop.doc] and apply for the Scholarship latest by 24th December 2008. Selection of the candidates will be done by merit-cum-means basis. Send Filled-up Registration Form (forwarded by the head of library/institution) along with CV of the candidate to: The DL Workshop Secretariat (UNESCO Scholarship) Library and Information Centre TERI Darbari Seth Block, Lodhi Road New Delhi – 110 003 Download Registration Form: <http://teriin.org/events/docs/reg_form_dl_workshop.doc> Website: <www.teriin.org/events/dlworkshop/> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India http://www.openaccess-unesco.blogspot.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Subject: Congratulation to I-Quiz Winners 2008
by nageswar rao Kondamudi 13 Dec '08

13 Dec '08

..Dear Professional, I have great pleasure in extending my hearty congratulations to Mr.Vijaya Anand(Winner Team)IIT Kanpur, Mr.Ramesh Yernagula(Runner Team)IIT Kanpur, their Panel and all those associated with this effort for being recognized for their efforts through the prestigious I-Quiz By Informatic Ltd at 23 IASLIC Conference , Kolkota. I am sure that it will encourage them to work with renewed vigour towards a more sustainable future. with warm regards K.Nageswararao Sr.Lib.Information Asst. IIT Delhi. Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Invitation for college librarians meet at University of Pune.
by S K DEsale 13 Dec '08

13 Dec '08

Dear all, Please attend the meeting of college librarians under University of Pune on 21st December 2008 at 11 am. The vanue for the meeting is conferece hall of Jayakar library, Universiy of Pune. Discussion will be on how we can improve our status. After discussions, line of action will be decided to achive that. Following points along with other issues raise by librarians in the meeting will be discussed. I appeal you to attend the meeting & share your views. 1) *College Librarians should be considered as a faculty and should be given the same rights given to the teachers*. College Librarian should have right to represent on board of studied of LIS, he should be given a right to vote and choose his representatives on board. Since librarian is a person who is actually working in the library he knows what knowledge one should pusses to be successful in this profession and what should be taught to new entrants. Librarian can design new courses, syllabus and examination pattern so that the new entrants will have the right skills to cope with the changing needs of the library users. *2) **Academic library professionals should have the nomenclatures same as approved by Andhra Gvt.* Andhra Pradesh Government has re-designated Librarians/Deputy Librarians/Assistant Librarians as Professors/Associate Professors/Assistant Professors in Library and Information Science. 3) *College Librarian should be considered as head of department of library and information science like other teachers for their respective departments in colleges.* Librarian is continuously involved in teaching students in how to Locate, retrieve and use correct, pinpointed information quickly and accurately. He/she is also engage in developing reading habits and achieve information literacy among the students by doing this they actually stimulate the learning process. ** * * *4) **Library profession should have the separate faculty like other professions e.g. Law, Management, Medicine etc.* * * Library and information science is a profession and it should be treated as a separate profession. It should be given an equal chance for its development like other professions. The separate faculty of LIS will help in the development of this profession. Presently LIS is been clubbed in M.M.S. (Mental and Moral and social sciences) with other subjects, which are non-professional courses therefore LIS should have separate faculty like management, law, architect etc. 5) *One seat should be reserved for college librarian on senate*. There is no representation of college librarians in the senate. University librarian is ex-officio member of the senate. Regards Mr. S. K. Desale Asst librarian Jayakar Library -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Citation laureates receive Nobel prizes
by Prabhash N. Rath 13 Dec '08

13 Dec '08

The usefulness of citation analysis is proved by its correct prediction of nobel prize winners over the years. Please see the following link for detailed story: http://scientific.thomsonreuters.com/news/2008-12/8492540/ Regards Prabhash Narayana Rath, Ph. D. Documentation Officer Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics (University estd. under section 3 of UGC Act 1956) 846 Shivajinagar Agarkar Road Pune 411004 Ph: +91-20-25650287 (O.), 25678311 (R.) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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How can we improve the status of the Librarians??? - eg
by Sree Kumar Nair 13 Dec '08

13 Dec '08

Dear Friends, When we speak of improving the status of the Librarians, here we have a friend who has plagiarised my text which was published in LIS, Vol 69 Issue 16 - "How can we improve the status of the Librarians - Sree Kumar Nair" (this was sent to LIS forum and to one of my friend Mr Venkata who had forwarded me Mr. S.K Desale email). Our dear friend "Tapas" has given me an opportunity to corroborate with my statement " ...problem not with the Institution but with the individual in itself." Mr. Tapas, you have really given us an example why the status of Librarians is not improving. However we work, such people will exist everywhere. With warm regards, Sree Kumar Nair. Message: 3 Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2008 15:35:29 +0530 From: "Tapas Kumar Das" <tapaskumar.mu(a)gmail.com> Subject: [LIS-Forum] How can we improve the status of the Librarians? To: LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Message-ID: <dc7625680812120205w2ba326d5v3366031def920a02(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Dear Friends I too agree with S K DEsale and P B mangla. We cannot keep on giving endless services and in return expect nothing. The working conditions of the librarians and their status is very poor in our country. Even after earning a post graduation in LIS, many of the librarians are taken on a beginner's scale. As we say for better services a user has to pay. The same thing applies when it comes to salary and working conditions. If you are paid well, you serve better. What Ms. Smita Chandra says is correct and I think these are the very basic things which most of the librarians do. We should also understand that librarians have to depend on the parent organization and libraries come last when budget is to be allocated and comes first when services are to be given. So I would say that IT progresses, ordered and neater libraries can be expected when there are no budget problems and min. man power is a must. And the important facor is the LIS education There are exceptions where librarians don't work inspite of having good budgets etc.are true, indeed, *****that Librarians are not getting the same status as lecturers and other professionals in the society. The problem is not with Institution but with the individual in itself. I have personally come across many professionals having MLIS or M.Phil but not up-to-mark. Why???? Is it the structure of the course or what they learn? It is very easy to get first class in LIS if you know the basic, but this basic does not help in LIS profession. What they have learnt during their course period - they are unable to utilize the same in their institution. For example how many candidates know to use DDC/Colon effectively and have a proper classification system in the Library. How many of us are good at giving proper user education??? There are many more such issues which cannot be discussed. If you notice many of them (I should not be calling them professionals) use either the Library of Congress Catalogue or British Library Integrated Catalogue to classify the books, which in my opinion - using these for classification of Indian books is misleading and inappropriate for arrangement of books in a library. My dear friend, Classification and Cataloguing is the essence of LIS and if you take them out anybody can be a Librarian. Communication is one aspect which needs to be thoroughly improved. Communication can be improved through regular reading and interacting with the users and not through starting a movement. Here, again, the individual has to take the initiative. I have also come across good Librarians and they are well placed in Asst. Professors grade. To be frank with you, they are really good in their work, in their ideology and have contributed towards the growth of the institution. Some of the Library Assistants are also well placed. There is a saying "First Deserve and then Desire". 'Deserve' is not only qualification but other aspects in an individual. I am of the opinion that with 2-3 years of work experience in a library will easily get him a lecturer's scale. My dear Vivek if you notice, the Library Assistant's are paid in the grade of Rs.5500/-. The fact is that some Institutes take Library Assistant and call them Librarians and thus the Library Assistant feels that they are in Lecturer's grade. The Librarians are not teaching and the ones who teach obviously get a lecturer's/asst professors grade. Imagine the rigorous process which a Library lecturer has to undergo for a job in an institute. As a part of the interview process they have to teach a class in front of the higher authorities and then judged by students and faculty. Does this happen with non-teaching Librarian??? If you notice all Post Graduates are not Lecturers, they opt for different options and those who opt for lecturers/Asst Professor know the art of teaching. An institution cannot survive by taking lectures who do not know how to teach and those who know how to teach are paid the Lecturers/Asst Professors grade. But ironically, all PG in LIS wants Lecturers grade, the moment they join.***** -- Tapas Kumar Das Technical Assistant Central Library Mangalayatan University Aligarh, U.P. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Accreditation of LIS Education
by Juran Sarkhel 12 Dec '08

12 Dec '08

Dear Friends, I do agree with Smita, Parinita,Vijay Gautam, K Desale, Prof. Mangla and others who have expressed concern over the present state of LIS education in our country. In this connection, I Iike to say that India today has more than 100 LIS schools at the university level alone churning out at least 5000 LIS degree holders — 4500 bachelor degree holders and 500 master degree holders — even at a modest estimate, which is several times more than the available job opportunities in Indian market and possibly highest production in the world. All these have brought into focus the question of continued relevance and adequacy of the present programme of LIS education. The present scene in LIS education in India gives dismal condition and reflects a very disappointing scene. To achieve academic excellence, it is of utmost importance that standards and norms for LIS education should be set by an external agency and thereafter adherence to them be made mandatory. The immediate task is to establish a mechanism for accreditation of LIS courses offered by different library schools in India. It is a high time that the Government of India should pass an Act for LIS education on the analogy of Indian Medical Council Act, BAR Council of India Act and All India Council of Technical Education Act which would help in standardization of LIS education in India. The proposed Act should make provision for establishing a Library and Information Science (LIS) Council of India (or in any other name) and it should function as a central agency to provide guidelines and standards in LIS education and practices. I think all library professionals should come forward to raise their voice in favour of accreditation of LIS education to overcome its present crisis. Dr. J. K. SarkhelProfessor & HeadDept of Library & Information ScienceUniversity of KalyaniKalyani-741235West Bengal; India _________________________________________________________________ Searching for the best deals on travel? Visit MSN Travel. http://in.msn.com/coxandkings -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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New Nomenclature for Librarians
by Dr. K M Haneefa 12 Dec '08

12 Dec '08

New Nomenclature for Librarians Most of the Librarians do not want to identify themselves as Librarians. The UGC Pay Review Committee has given new nomenclature for various teaching posts (Assistant Professor for Lecturer). Similarly Librarian posts should also be redesignated as Manager/Director/Professor in Colleges and Universities recognized by University Grants Commission. The core responsibilities for librarians are administrative in nature. Their jobs often involve overall management, administration and coordination of all phases of day-to-day operations, collection development, policy formulation and programs development, etc. Most of the librarians are providing training and orientation for library users and new staff members. In general, the Librarianship sees itself is lacking in reward and respect but the nature of duties are compared with a high status profession. One of the important measures that can be taken to improve the status of Librarians is to redesignate them as Manager/Director/Professor. The scale of pay and career advancement scheme of Librarians should be equivalent to that of teachers in Colleges and Universities. Dr. K M Haneefa Librarian T.K.M. College of Engineering Kollam-691 005 Kerala, INDIA Phone No:+91-474-2713933 Mobile No:09895622811 Fax : +91-474-2712023 E-mail: hanee4u(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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Quotation process
by Premaraj Mishra 12 Dec '08

12 Dec '08

Dear LIS Mambers, Kindly post your view on "Quotation process in Book Acquisition ". It will be highly appreciable to justify your views. 1. Good OR 2. Bad Best Regards Premaraj Mishra Asst. Librarian NSHM Knowledge Campus Kolkata Quotes of the Day : One never knows when things start happening in India. They go on talking and holding meetings but they rarely act here. That is why it is important we keep pushing. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Good Medical and Pharmacy Book and Journal Suppliers with in the city of Kolkata
by Premaraj Mishra 12 Dec '08

12 Dec '08

ESTEEMED LIS MEMBERS ! This is my sincere request that, please let me know the Name, Address and Ph. No. of *Good* Pharmacy and Medical Books and Journal *Suppliers* with in the city of Kolkata. Best Regards Premaraj Mishra Asst. Librarian NSHM Knowledge Campus Kolkata -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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How can we improve the status of the Librarians?
by Tapas Kumar Das 12 Dec '08

12 Dec '08

Dear Friends I too agree with S K DEsale and P B mangla. We cannot keep on giving endless services and in return expect nothing. The working conditions of the librarians and their status is very poor in our country. Even after earning a post graduation in LIS, many of the librarians are taken on a beginner's scale. As we say for better services a user has to pay. The same thing applies when it comes to salary and working conditions. If you are paid well, you serve better. What Ms. Smita Chandra says is correct and I think these are the very basic things which most of the librarians do. We should also understand that librarians have to depend on the parent organization and libraries come last when budget is to be allocated and comes first when services are to be given. So I would say that IT progresses, ordered and neater libraries can be expected when there are no budget problems and min. man power is a must. And the important facor is the LIS education There are exceptions where librarians don't work inspite of having good budgets etc.are true, indeed, that Librarians are not getting the same status as lecturers and other professionals in the society. The problem is not with Institution but with the individual in itself. I have personally come across many professionals having MLIS or M.Phil but not up-to-mark. Why???? Is it the structure of the course or what they learn? It is very easy to get first class in LIS if you know the basic, but this basic does not help in LIS profession. What they have learnt during their course period - they are unable to utilize the same in their institution. For example how many candidates know to use DDC/Colon effectively and have a proper classification system in the Library. How many of us are good at giving proper user education??? There are many more such issues which cannot be discussed. If you notice many of them (I should not be calling them professionals) use either the Library of Congress Catalogue or British Library Integrated Catalogue to classify the books, which in my opinion - using these for classification of Indian books is misleading and inappropriate for arrangement of books in a library. My dear friend, Classification and Cataloguing is the essence of LIS and if you take them out anybody can be a Librarian. Communication is one aspect which needs to be thoroughly improved. Communication can be improved through regular reading and interacting with the users and not through starting a movement. Here, again, the individual has to take the initiative. I have also come across good Librarians and they are well placed in Asst. Professors grade. To be frank with you, they are really good in their work, in their ideology and have contributed towards the growth of the institution. Some of the Library Assistants are also well placed. There is a saying "First Deserve and then Desire". 'Deserve' is not only qualification but other aspects in an individual. I am of the opinion that with 2-3 years of work experience in a library will easily get him a lecturer's scale. My dear Vivek if you notice, the Library Assistant's are paid in the grade of Rs.5500/-. The fact is that some Institutes take Library Assistant and call them Librarians and thus the Library Assistant feels that they are in Lecturer's grade. The Librarians are not teaching and the ones who teach obviously get a lecturer's/asst professors grade. Imagine the rigorous process which a Library lecturer has to undergo for a job in an institute. As a part of the interview process they have to teach a class in front of the higher authorities and then judged by students and faculty. Does this happen with non-teaching Librarian??? If you notice all Post Graduates are not Lecturers, they opt for different options and those who opt for lecturers/Asst Professor know the art of teaching. An institution cannot survive by taking lectures who do not know how to teach and those who know how to teach are paid the Lecturers/Asst Professors grade. But ironically, all PG in LIS wants Lecturers grade, the moment they join. -- Tapas Kumar Das Technical Assistant Central Library Mangalayatan University Aligarh, U.P. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Scholarly journals - new free service makes keeping up-to-date easy
by MacLeod, Roderick A 12 Dec '08

12 Dec '08

ticTOCs is a new scholarly journal tables of contents (TOCs) service. http://www.tictocs.ac.uk/ It's free, its easy to use, and it provides access to the most recent tables of contents of over 11,000 scholarly journals from more than 400 publishers. It helps scholars, researchers, academics and anyone else keep up-to-date with what's being published in in the most recent issues of journals on almost any subject. Using ticTOCs, you can find journals of interest by title, subject or publisher, view the latest TOC, link through to the full text of over 250,000 articles (where institutional or personal subscriptions, or Open Access, allow), and save selected journals to MyTOCs so that you can view future TOCs (free registration is required if you want to permanently save your MyTOCs). ticTOCs also makes it easy to export selected TOC RSS feeds to popular feedreaders such as Google Reader and Bloglines, and in addition you can import article citations into RefWorks (where institutional or personal subscriptions allow). You select TOCs by ticking those of interest - thousands of TOCs, within a tick or two (hence the name ticTOCs). The full press release is available here: http://tictocsnews.wordpress.com/2008/12/11/scholarly-journals-new-free- service-makes-keeping-up-to-date-easy/ Please help to spread the word about this new service. Thank you. Roddy MacLeod MA, DipLib, MCILIP Senior Subject Librarian Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh EH14 4AS Tel (0131) 451 3576 Fax: (0131) 451 3164 R.A.MacLeod(a)hw.ac.uk <mailto:R.A.MacLeod@hw.ac.uk> Home: http://www.hw.ac.uk/libwww/libram/roddy.html Blogging at: http://hwlibrary.wordpress.com/ Heriot-Watt University is a Charity registered in Scotland, SC000278 -- Heriot-Watt University is a Scottish charity registered under charity number SC000278. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Alumni Association for Deptt. of LIS Amravati University, M.S.
by amol suresh chawande 12 Dec '08

12 Dec '08

Dear all, If you have completed B.L.I.Sc. or M.L.I.Sc. from Amravati University, Maharashtra, please contact Dr. V. Choukhande, Department of Library and Information Science, Amravati University, Amravati. Department of LIS is now collection all related information of previous students and form alumni association. Please cooperate regarding this matter. Regards Amol Chawande -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Accreditation of LIS Education
by Sree Kumar Nair 12 Dec '08

12 Dec '08

Dear Sir, Many thanks for your mail. I appreciate your thoughts and am of the opinion that the syllabus will make a huge difference in solving the recent problems. A strict course curriculum and evaluation will make a candidate to think which profession he/she wants to join. I have the following suggestions to make: The 12 month BLIS/MLIS course should be spread over for a period 16 months with 4 months of compulsory internship in a reputed Library. Theme-oriented assignments/project should be introduced as soon as possible. More emphasis should be given on Computer courses - Online Resources, how to create and maintain a website but not on what is 'CPU' and what is 'mouse'? The LIS correspondence courses should have a minimum 5 – 6 months compulsory class on weekends failing which student will not be able to write the examination. The correspondence course should also have theme oriented project/assignments as part of their course structure. The 2 year and 5 year MLIS programes will help in developing standard of LIS education in India. Why not have 5 year BA. LIS or BSc. LIS etc etc... equivalent to Bachelors Degree (*in 5 year law prog. it is BA LLB or BSc LLB and after that LLM*). This will help to standardize the education in LIS and have specific course structure. This will also help an individual to specialize in one subject area. Sir, *department-wise*, the Library is the only department where you have more no. of people. If you look at other departments, be it teaching or non-teaching, the no. of staff is less. Yet LIS professionals are facing difficulties in getting jobs. A slight improvement in the pattern of LIS syllabus will help a lot. With warm regards, Sree Kumar Nair, SLCU, Bangalore - 29 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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InfoVision 2009, Jan 22-23, Bangalore - Early Bird Registration closes on December 20, 2008!
by Angrosh 12 Dec '08

12 Dec '08

InfoVision 2009: The Knowledge Summit, January 22-23, 2009, Bangalore Theme: "Content to Intent: Understanding user intent in multimodal, multilingual, mobile, and enterprise Information Access" Please note that the Early Bird Registration closes on December 20, 2008. InfoVision 2009 - the 4th Edition of InfoVision Series focuses on the following: * Mobile Information Access * Multimedia Information Access * Multilingual Information Access * Consumer Created Content * eScience, eResearch and Cyber infrastructure * Enterprise Content and Communication Inaugural Keynote Dr. Mark Maybury, Executive Director, Information Technology Division, MITRE Corporation, USA - an expert in Intelligent Multimedia Information Retrieval will give the Inaugural Keynote at InfoVision 2009 on January 22, 2009. Keynote Title: Intelligent Multimedia: Promises and Challenges InfoVision 2009 offers an intellectual feast of talks by: 1. Dr. P. Anandan, Managing Director, Microsoft Research India, Bangalore 2. Mr. John Blossom, President and Senior Analyst, Shore Communications, USA 3. Dr. Edward Cutrell, Research Scientist, Adaptive Systems Interaction Group, Microsoft Research, Redmond, USA 4. Prof. Dieter Fellner, Director IGD, Fraunhofer Institute of Computer Graphics Research, Darmstadt, Germany 5. Prof. John Girard, Associate Professor of Management, Minot State University, USA 6. Mr. Bruno Goveas, Head, Marketing & Product Management, Akamai Technologies India 7. Mr. Ajay Gupta, Director HP Labs India and Director, Mobility Solutions Group 8. Mr. Srikanth B. Iyer, Co-Founder and COO, Edurite Technologies 9. Dr. Hari M. Koduvely, Senior Risk Analyst, Amazon.com 10. Mr. Balaji Krishnan, General Manager, MindTree 11. Prof. Ee-Peng Lim, School of Information Systems, Singapore Management University, Singapore 12. Ms. Usha Mohan, Managing Director, Triumph India Software Services, Bangalore 13. Mr. Gopinath Padmanabhan, President, Applications Business Unit, Mphasis 14. Mr. P. Ravindranath, Director - Strategic Development and Govt. & Public Affairs, Hewlett Packard India 15. Prof. Rohini Srihari, Founder CEO, Janya Inc., USA & Associate Professor, Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, USA 16. Mr. Bob Stembridge, Thomson Reuters, UK 17. Prof. Shalini R. Urs, Executive Director, ISiM, Mysore 18. Mr. Mahesh Vyas, Managing Director & CEO, CMIE Don't miss this great opportunity. For registration and updates, please visit: www.infovision2009.org For details and clarifications, please contact: InfoVision secretariat International School of Information Management University of Mysore, Manasagangotri Mysore 570 006 Tel: +91-821-2514699; +91-821-2411417 Fax: +91-821-2519209 Angrosh - 9886970411 Email: office(a)infovision.org.in; office(a)isim.ac.in See you at InfoVision 2009! InfoVision 2009 Summit Team. Thanks and regards, Angrosh ************************************* Angrosh Project Manager International School of Information Management University of Mysore, Manasagangotri Mysore 570 006 Tel: +91-821-2514699; +91-821-2411417 Fax: +91-821-2519209 Email: angrosh(a)isim.ac.in ************************************* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Change of Mail address for the Vacancy at LNM IIT, Jaipur
by Shriram Pandey 12 Dec '08

12 Dec '08

Dear Professional I would like to bring your kind attention on LNM Vacancy for Asst. Librarian, that i have posted yesterday. Please send your application on library.lnmiit(a)gmail.com not library(a)lnmiit.ac.in(The inbox is almost full and may be your mail will not reach to us) Regards, Shri Ram Pandey - MLIS(BHU), IKM(IISc), UGC-NET (JRF) LNM Institute of Information Technology(LNM IIT) Jaipur(Rajasthan) -- 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] Prof V G Talwar, is the Vice chancellor of Mysore University
by Mailing List Admin 12 Dec '08

12 Dec '08

Date: 11 Dec 2008 13:35:19 -0000 From: Dr. S M.SHAFI <shafi_sm(a)rediffmail.com> It is a rarest tribute to capabilities of pof V G Talwar, Ex- chairman of one of the best Departments of LIS at Mysore and gives more creditibility to the subject and profession which is facing meeting new challanges and getting best opportunities in Knowlege Society. We congratulate profesor Talawr and wish him a succesful tenure in the Mysore Unversity. S M SHAFI Professor and head Department oF L&IS , KU (J&K) On Wed, 10 Dec 2008 Harish Chandra wrote : >Great news Dr. Laxman. Really LIS professionals are proud of Prof. VGT >Regards and thanks > >Dr. Harish Chandra >Librarian >Indian Institute of Technology Madras >Chennai - 600036 INDIA >http://www.harishchandra.com <http://www.harishchandra.com/> >http://www.linkedin.com/in/harishsushila >http://www.iitm.ac.in <http://www.iitm.ac.in/> >http://www.cenlib.iitm.ac.in <http://www.cenlib.iitm.ac.in/> >Phone: 91 044 22574951-O >FAX :91 044 22570509 > > > From: Prof. N. Laxman Rao. [mailto:naglaxman@yahoo.com] >Sent: Wed 12/10/2008 22:21 >To: list forum; nmlis(a)yahoogroups.com; iatlis(a)yahoogroups.com; ifla lis education list; amudhavalli alagusundaram; anjali gulati; BASAVARAJ KADEMANI; bs_biradar(a)rediffmail.com KUVEMPU >Cc: A S chandel; AbbasKhan A.A. Khan; Abdus Sattar Chaudhry NTU SINGAPORE; Aditya Tripathi; al moorty; Altaf Mazid; anand varala; anand bandi; anil binwal; Anjana Bhatt; aparajita suman; ardprasad drtc; aruna sivakami; Arundhati A; Ashu Shokeen; Bar NK; Baradol ashok; beena c; beena chitrampatt; bramesha(a)hotmail.com; bravi33(a)yahoo.co.in; c karisiddappa; Chadha Ravinder Kumar; chandra psrkrishnan; CHANDRAN D; chandrasekhar rao braou; chandrasekhararao v; CK RAMAIAH; Dinesh K. Gupta; enukondar(a)yahoo.co.in; eshwer reddy db; Gayasjamai makhdumi; Gobinda Chowdhury; goudar bangalore; Hari Krishna Reddy; Hari Nath Prasad; harvinder kaur; hrmohan; hrmohan(a)vsnl.com; infolibrarian; Ismail H Abdullahi; Jagtar Singh; Jagtar Singh; Jahagirdar India Iqbal >Subject: Prof V G Talwar, is the Vice chancellor of Mysore University >

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Congratulation to Prof. V.C. Talwar
by Shailesh Lohiya 12 Dec '08

12 Dec '08

On behalf of Library & Information Science professional, NIRMA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, I congratulate and wish Prof. V.G. Talwar for his new appointment as V.C of Mysore University. This is happy news to all the LIS professionals in our country. -- Shailesh K. Lohiya Librarian (NUIL) NIRMA University Ahmedabad -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Great news and a matter of pride for all LIS community that Prof. V. G. Talwar became Vice-Chancellor of Prestigious UOM
by DINESH SIDDAIAH 12 Dec '08

12 Dec '08

Dear Friends, It is the great news and a matter of pride for all Library and Information community that Prof. V. G. Talwar became Vice-Chancellor of Prestigious University of Mysore. This honor comes to the legend of Library and Information Science after long time even though he deserves it. On behalf of our professional fraternity, I congratulate Dr. VGT. for his success. I think first person in India belongs to LIS profession occupying this seat. We sincerely hope that the University of Mysore will achieve new heights under his dynamic leadership. Dinesh K. S. -- Dr. Dinesh K. S. Selection Grade Librarian, Nagarjuna College of Engineering & Technology, Devanahalli, Bengaluru - 562 110. -- 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 Open Source Library Solutions (OSLS) on 16th - 17th January, 2009.
by krishna nand singh 12 Dec '08

12 Dec '08

Dear All, Department of Library & Information Science, BHU & Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi are jointly going to organise *National Seminar On Open Source Library Solutions (OSLS)* on 16th - 17th January, 2009. *About Seminar:* The rising cost of technology has compelled the libraries to use Open Source Software (OSS) for library automation, digital library and so on. OSSs are developed in public domain by the technology experts for the libraries. The professional community implements the software solutions and renders feedback to developers, which is a real time testing of software. The OSS products are provided with source code for implementation level customization and future development of software. These solutions are often free for use and could be redistributed. Today, there are OSSs available for different library activities which are better than the commercial solutions using cutting age technology. These solutions range from Operating System to specialized institutional repositories. This has made the library services more cost effective and least dependent on commercial software and vendors. However, there is a concern of the professionals over stability of software implementation and continuing support to these OSSs. There is an equal and opposite concern from the end of developers also towards having a sustainable funding for running the software development projects. Whatever the concerns may be, the increased use of open source software among the library community is very encouraging for open source solution developers. The Department of Library and Information Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi proposes to conduct two days National Convention on Open Source Library Solutions (OSLS), 16th – 17th January, 2009. The proposed seminar would provide a common platform for library professionals to share their experience. Research papers, demonstration and case-studies are invited for presentation and discussion during the convention in following areas: Implementation of OSS in:- Library automation, Digital repositories, Digital preservation, Consortium planning, Community education, Office management, Content development, Event management, E-publishing, Knowledge management, E-governance, Community networks. *Target Participants:* Practicing Librarians and Information Scientists, Faculty Members, Researchers, Students, Information System Personnel, Managers, etc. *Call for Papers:* Full texts paper(s) in English (in A4 size, double space, not more than 10 pages) should be sent to the *Organising Secretary, Deptt. of Library and Information Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi - 221005*. adityatripathi(a)hotmail.com aditya(a)bhu.ac.in Last date for submission of full texts of paper(s) is 20.12.2009. *Registration:* Rs. 500/- per participant. The DD / Cash payable in favour of *"National Seminar on Open Source Library Solutions"*, payable at Varanasi. The Registration Fee includes -Conference Kit & Working Lunch / Tea. *Accommodation:* Limited accommodation is available on payment basis on first come first basis. For further enquiry please contact: Coordinator Prof. H. N. PRASAD Head, Deptt. of Library and Information Science Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi- 221 005 Tel: +91 542 6701028 (Off.) +91 9415336709 (Mob.) E-mail: hnprasad.bhu(a)gmail.com Organising Secretary Dr. ADITYA TRIPATHI Lecturer, Deptt. of Library and Information Science Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi- 221 005 Tel: +91 542 6701027 (Off.) +91 9450710628 (Mob.) E-mail: adityatripathi(a)hotmail.com; aditya(a)bhu.ac.in *Registration Form:* Registration form can be downloaded from the Department's website http://www.bhu.ac.in/lis.html or directly from the URL http://www.bhu.ac.in/dlis/osls.pdf KRISHNA NAND SINGH MLIS(BHU) -- 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] Software for a media library
by Puna Das 11 Dec '08

11 Dec '08

Dear Hima Please refer to following forthcoming publication from UNESCO New Delhi for your query: Digital Archiving of Audio Content Using WINISIS and Greenstone Software: A Manual for Community Radio Managers. by K. Rajasekharan and K. M. Nafala <http://www.solutionexchange-un.net.in/ictd/cr/res26090803.pdf> With Best Wishes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India <http://anupkumardas.blogspot.com/> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [LIS-Forum] Software for a media library hima bindu abhignaa at yahoo.co.in Thu Dec 11 16:17:48 IST 2008 Dear all, Kindly can anybody suggest software for a Media library. The requirement is the content(video clippings,audio), loaded on server, should be retrieved through the keywords,and other attributes provided in catalogue. Thank you Hima Bindu Freelance Librarian Secunderabad 040-27222607 Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Congrats to Prof. V.G. Talwar - wishes from SALIS
by Arunachalam Hariharan 11 Dec '08

11 Dec '08

On behalf of the Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science, I congratulate and wish Prof. V.G. Talwar for his new appointment as V.C of Mysore University. This is happy news to all the LIS professionals in our country. SOurce: http://www.starofmysore.com/main.asp?type=news&item=18951 DR. TALWAR TAKES OVER AS VC OF MYSORE VARSITY Mysore, Dec. 11 (ACP & DM)- The newly-appointed Vice-Chancellor of Mysore University Prof. V.G. Talwar took charge today. Acting Vice-Chancellor Dr. C.P. Siddhashrama handed over charge to Prof. Talwar at the Crawford Hall. Admirers of Prof. Talwar burst crackers outside the Craw-ford Hall as he took charge. The Governor-Chancellor Rameshwar Thakur yesterday issued an order appointing Prof. V.G. Talwar, Professor of Library and Information Science, Mysore University, as new Vice-Chancellor. The post was vacant following the retirement of Prof. J. Shashidhara Prasad on Oct. 22 last year and many hurdles came in the way of appointing a new Vice-Chancellor. V.G. Talwar: A man of wide experience At last, it has happened after a prolonged wait for more than a year! The news is that Dr. V.G.Talwar, Professor of Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, has been appointed Vice-Chancellor of the University of Mysore. The academic and administrative profile of the man who is going to head, lead and manage the affairs of the University of Mysore for the next four years is proof enough to indicate what the new Vice-Chancellor is capable of. Humility and down to earth temperament endowed with practical wisdom are the hallmarks of the personality of the new Vice-Chancellor. All those who know him personally would agree with one voice that it is indeed a great gesture that a man of simplicity and self-effacement committed to quality-oriented higher education has been elevated to the post of a Vice-Chancellor of a prestigious University struggling at the moment to keep up its reputation. He has an uphill task in setting right certain irregularities committed in the recent past. Harnessing pulls and pressures of different sorts would be one of the real challenges awaiting him as he takes up his new assignment. Looking for and having right people as part of his team management could go a long and effective way in meeting the challenges ahead of him. Having been an insider for many years could be a great aid. A man with a heart of wisdom derived from vast and wide experience as teacher and administrator, Prof.Talwar, known as VGT in the shortened version of his name, is a well-known name in the academic and administrative circle within and outside the University of Mysore. There is no department that he is not familiar with. He is aware of the ins and outs of almost all the Sections at Crawford Hall by virtue of having served as Registrar of the University for four years and four months and being a Chairman or a member of one committee or the other till date. Prof.Talwar is also known for his outreaching sensitivity. His friendly and helpful nature could be a great source of strength and problems as well. A fine sense of a compassionate worldview, thanks to his humble origin and family background, pervades his reasoning and discernments. Free from coterie culture, kitchen cabinet, and mean and mud-slinging politicking, he has the art of cultivating the spirit of accommodativeness lest ego clashes and ghetto interests and conflicts should overpower the management of academic and administrative matters of the University. As an aspirant for the post, he has shared his vision for the development of the University of Mysore with some of his friends besides formulating the same in a more organised manner in his profile documentation made available to the search committee that selected him as one of the three persons recommended for the post. If only politics and interventions of people with vested interests do not bother him too much, we could count on his intellectual acumen, dialogic imagination, team-building spirit, practical wisdom for smooth management of the University that has been blessed with a special grant of one hundred crore by the Government of India besides the other usual budget already made available by the State Government and the budget to be generated from local resources. — A.S. Dasan, University of Mysore Bio-data • Born on 1st June, 1950; Son of a farmer, hailing from Jikanur village in Belgaum District. • Pursued higher education in Bangalore University and passed out with a Gold Medal in 1978; started his career in Bharat Electronics Ltd. Bangalore ( 10 + years), served Mangalore University for 6 + years before joining the University of Mysore where he has been for the last 17 years; • Important positions held in the University of Mysore: Director of UGC – Academic Staff College ( 4 + years); Registrar of the University ( 4 + years); • Experience in Research Guidance: has successfully guided 13 students till date for PhD; • Publications: 10 books one of which is Legacy of learning (2002), a comprehensive and significant reference book on the history of development of the University of Mysore with a vision for its future, 46 monographs, and 50 articles; • Has been recognised and honoured by the Govt. of Karnataka for his meritorious services in the field of higher education, especially in the field of library science and digital libraries. 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Software for a media library
by hima bindu 11 Dec '08

11 Dec '08

Dear all, Kindly can anybody suggest software for a Media library. The requirement is the content(video clippings,audio), loaded on server, should be retrieved through the keywords,and other attributes provided in catalogue. Thank you Hima Bindu Freelance Librarian Secunderabad 040-27222607 Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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LISERT-India: An IATLIS Discussion Group
by Jagtar Singh 11 Dec '08

11 Dec '08

Dear All, We have started a moderated discussion group named *LISERT-India* to promote discussion on lingering and leading-edge issues relating to library and information science education, research and training. To join this group, please click the *'Join this Group'* link by accessing the following URL: http://groups.google.com/group/lisert-india/ In case you face any difficulty, please mail us at the following email address: iatlis.patiala(a)gmail.com We shall take care of your difficulties. All the best, Jagtar Singh -- Dr. Jagtar Singh, Professor and Head, Department of Library and Information Science, Dean, Faculty of Education and Information Science Punjabi University, Patiala Pin - 147 002 (India) Email: jagtar.kindu(a)gmail.com Tel: +91 (0)175 304 6462 & 304 6179 (Work) +91 (0)175 228 2727 (Home) Fax: +91 (0)175 228 3073 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy for the post of Asst. Librarian at LNM IIT, Jaipur
by Shriram Pandey 11 Dec '08

11 Dec '08

Dear Professionals, We are looking for a dynamic information professional for our central library.The candidate should have vision towards library development. The detail of the vacancy is as fallows.. Assistant Librarian (No. of vacancy-1) The candidate should be well conversant with various activities of an Academic Library, such as procurement and processing of books and periodicals and providing assistance to general library administration Essential Qualification/Experience: 1. Master's degree in Library Science/Information science/Documentation or an equivalent professional degree with at least 60% marks or its equivalent grade of B in the UGC seven point scales. 2. At least 2 years experience in a responsible capacity in a University level Library. Candidates should be familiar with usage of Knowledge of classification scheme- DDC, library software and have experience in library computerization. 3. The candidate having NET/SLET will be preferred. Salary to Pay: Rs. 12000-15000(fixed) Last Date to apply: December 30, 2008 Please send an application, along with your bio-data to Registrar, LNM Institute of Information Technology (LNM IIT) Rupa Ki Nagal, Post-Sumel, Via- Jamdoli Jaipur (Rajasthan)-302031 You can apply through email. Send your application to library(a)lnmiit.ac.in or library.lnmiit(a)gmail.com Regards, Shri Ram Pandey - MLIS(BHU), IKM(IISc), UGC-NET (JRF) LNM Institute of Information Technology(LNM IIT) Jaipur(Rajasthan) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Rare Books Exhibition
by nirmala reddy 11 Dec '08

11 Dec '08

‘Jewels of India’, The VIIth Rare Books Exhibition The Bombay Natural History Society and Rotary Club of Bombay Seacoast are holding a Rare Book exhibition from 17th - 23rd December 2008 at Hornbill house, Opp. Lion gate, Dr. Salim Ali Chowk, Shaheed Bhagat Singh road, Mumbai-400 001. The Exhibition will remain open from 11.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. on all days except on 23rd December, 2008 (11.30 a.m. to 4.00 p.m.) Exhibition is a part of the society’s 125th year celebration. It is a unique opportunity to see the rarest and finest books published in the last 200 years containing lithographs, paintings and old maps from the century old collection of the BNHS Library. The Highlights of the exhibition are Jonh Gould’s The Birds of Asia, Oriental Memoirs by James Forbes (1913), Memories of a Map of Hindoostan, published in 1798 and Indian Serpents by Patrick Russell, published in 1801. Most of the books were donated by Mr. Evans Fraser in 1925. Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Prof V G Talwar, is the Vice chancellor of Mysore University
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 11 Dec '08

11 Dec '08

dear friends iam happy to inform you that Prof VG Talwar, professor, dept of library and information science, University of Mysore has been appointed as VC of University of Mysore. the orders have been issued by the Hon'ble Governor of Karnataka. He is the first VC from the library and information field.Earlier, he was the Registrar of the same university and Director, UGC-CADEMIC STAFF COLLEGE. HE WAS HEAD, CHAIRMAN OF THE DEPT. HE WAS EXPERT TO MANY UNIVERSITIES. WE ARE PROUD OF HIM AND THE LIBRARY SCIENCE COMMUNITY CELEBRATES HIS APPOINTMENT. HE WILL BE TAKING CHARGE ON 11 DEC 2008. ON BEHALF OF ME AND THE PROFESSIONALS BOTH TEACHERS AND LIBRARIANS, I CONGRATULATE HIM FOR GETTIG APPOINTED AS vc OF PRESTIGIOUS UNIVERSITY- UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE. WE ALL THANK THE GOVERNMENT ESPCIALLY THE HON'BLE CHIEF MINISTERR AND EDUCAION MINISTER OF THE KARNATAK STATE FOR APPOINTIG HIM AS VC. WE ALSO THANK THE HON'BL GOVERNOR OF KARNATKA. WE ALL WISH PROF TALWAR, A SEASONED ADMINISTRATOR, A SUCCESFUL TERM AS VC. THE WHOLE LIBRARY PROFESSION IS WITH AND BEHIND HIM SUPPORTING ALL HIS ENDEAVOURS. PROF LAXMAN RAO Prof. N.LAXMAN RAO, Professor of Library & Information Science, & Director, UGC-Academic Staff College (Retd), Osmania University, HYDERABAD- 500 007 (INDIA) President, Association of British Scholars (Hyderabad Chapter) 91-40-27171565, 27177763 (res): 09246547599 (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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Library Movement
by vijay gautam 10 Dec '08

10 Dec '08

Dear friends, I too agree with S K DEsale and P B mangla. We cannot keep on giving endless services and in return expect nothing. The working conditions of the librarians and their status is very poor in our country. Even after earning a post graduation in LIS, many of the librarians are taken on a beginner's scale. As we say for better services a user has to pay. The same thing applies when it comes to salary and working conditions. If you are paid well, you serve better. What Ms. Smita Chandra says is correct and I think these are the very basic things which most of the librarians do. We should also understand that librarians have to depend on the parent organization and libraries come last when budget is to be allocated and comes first when services are to be given. So I would say that IT progresses, ordered and neater libraries can be expected when there are no budget problems and min. man power is a must. And the important facor is the LIS education There are exceptions where librarians don't work inspite of having good budgets etc. I would like to throw some light on out LIS Education too and that is where what Smita and Parinita says holds true. In earlier times there were very few universities/colleges offering Lib. degrees. Now so many universities and colleges are offering these degrees. But how many have a standard? I have come across several applications for a higher post where so many candidtes have M.LIb degree with distinction but their basic graduation scores are just 35-40%. They cannot communicate, organize collection, knowledge of subject is zero and the very basic lib. functions are so badly handled that I doubt their Lib. degrees and Phds. On top of all this they have papers( highly sub-standard) published and presented at various conferences and seminars. These are the people who are spoiling our profession and thereby our professional status. The Universities/colleges imparting LIS degrees should set a proper standard and modify eligibility criteria for admissions to Blib/Mlib/PhD. All this together can form the basis of Lib. movement. VIJAY GAUTAM MLIS LUCKNOW Mob:9450093626 Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Just Published: "Internet Governance Forum (IGF) - The First Two Years"
by Puna Das 10 Dec '08

10 Dec '08

"Internet Governance Forum (IGF) - The First Two Years" Edited by Avri Doria and Wolfgang Kleinwächter in coorperation with the IGF Secretariat. A UNESCO Publications for the World Summit of the Information Society - Special issue co-produced with the ITU and UNDESA (2.34MB) Download Full-text Book: http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/hydera/IGFBook_the_first_two_years.pdf ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India http://anupkumardas.blogspot.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Invite them now. Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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CALIBER09 : Call for paper
by Prem Chand 10 Dec '08

10 Dec '08

Call for paper for International Conferences on E-Content Management: Challenges and Strategies during 25-27 Feb. 2009 in Pondichery, India. The CALIBER 2009 is 16th CALIBER in the series and 7th International CALIBER, which is being organised Information and Library Network Centre (INFLIBNET) in collaboration with Pondichery University during 25-27 Feb 2009 in Pondichery, India. Receipt of full papers: January 20, 2009 Last date for Registration: February 15, 2009 Theme of the Conference: E-Content Management: Challenges and Strategies Sub-Theme of the Conference: 1. Digital preservation and digital persistence Digital Preservation: Strategies Issues and Challenges PREMIS/ OAIS Reference Model 2. Web Content Management (WCM) Content Management Software Case Studies Enterprise Search and Vertical search Semantic Web Enterprise 2.0 Technologies & Social Computing Best Practices in Content Management Deployment 3. Web 2.0/ Library 2.0 Building Communities using Web 2.0 Case Studies Beyond Web 2.0 RSS Feeds and its Application in Library Services Social Networks, Twitter, Blogs, RSS, Wikis, Mashups Moving from Web 2.0 to Enterprise 2.0 4. E-Publising E-Resources: New Models for Content Delivery and Deployment Trends in Scholarly Communication: Challenges and Opportunities to Libraries Electronic Resource Management Systems (ERMS) Anti-plagiarism Software Digital Rights Management (DRM) Ebooks: Latest Trends Software for Open Source Journal Publishing Standards and Protocols: COUNTER, SUSHI and OAI-PMH For further details, please visit our site at http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/caliber2009/ Prem Chand Convener- CALIBER 2009 Caliber2009(a)inflibnet.ac.in or premchand(a)inflibnet.ac.in Prem Chand Scientist- D Convener UGC-INFONET Digital library Consortium Information & Library Network Centre (INFLIBNET) An Inter University Centre of UGC, Near Gujarat University Guest House Navrangpura, Ahmedabad Gujarat. India Phone: 079-26305971, 26304695 ( Office) 079- 29096170( R) 09427001489 prem65_chand(a)yahoo.co.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Reg-Librarian's Adalat
by shivashankar kadadevaramath 10 Dec '08

10 Dec '08

Dear Librarian's it is hereby brought into the notice of Librarians of all 348 government first grade colleges and 299 private aided colleges that grievances if any concerned to their placements/pension should be brought into notice on or before 15th dce 2008 for more informantion http;//www.dce.kar.nic.in/shikshana%20adalat.html the adalat will be held on 20th dec 2008 at sikshakar sadan K G Road Bangalore at 10am S L Kadadevaramath President Karanataka state college Librarians aosscation Bangalore mob 9449070311 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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SIS " Fellowship 2008" Award
by kunwar.air air 10 Dec '08

10 Dec '08

Dear LIS Professionals It is a pleasure to inform you that Dr. Harish Chandra, Librarian, Central Library, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai has been awarded prestigious "Fellowship 2008" by Society for Information Science, New Delhi for valuable contributions to Information Science in India. The award was received by Dr. Harish Chandra in person at the Valedictory Function of SIS 25th Annual Conference at Indian Institute of Management, Indore on 6th December, 2008. -- Regard:- Kunwar Singh Rawat Senior Library Information Assistant Central Library Indian Institute of Technology Madras Chennai-600036 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Please support college librarian’s movement
by S K DEsale 10 Dec '08

10 Dec '08

Dear friends, We are raising some problems of college Librarians/ Dy. Librarian/ Asst. Librarian/ Lecturers at university level. If you are one of them then I request you to join us. If not then also we need your support in reaching out all such library professionals working in Pune University or affiliated colleges and institutes. I request you to forward this mail to those people or inform them by some other means so that we can come together and discus following issues. 1) *College Librarians should be considered as a faculty and should be given the same rights given to the teachers*. College Librarian should have right to represent on board of studied of LIS, he should be given a right to vote and choose his representatives on board. Since librarian is a person who is actually working in the library he knows what knowledge one should pusses to be successful in this profession and what should be taught to new entrants. Librarian can design new courses, syllabus and examination pattern so that the new entrants will have the right skills to cope with the changing needs of the library users. *2) **Academic library professionals should have the nomenclatures same as approved by Andhra Gvt.* Andhra Pradesh Government has re-designated Librarians/Deputy Librarians/Assistant Librarians as Professors/Associate Professors/Assistant Professors in Library and Information Science. 3) *College Librarian should be considered as head of department of library and information science like other teachers for their respective departments in colleges.* Librarian is continuously involved in teaching students in how to Locate, retrieve and use correct, pinpointed information quickly and accurately. He/she is also engage in developing reading habits and achieve information literacy among the students by doing this they actually stimulate the learning process. ** * * *4) **Library profession should have the separate faculty like other professions e.g. Law, Management, Medicine etc.* * * Library and information science is a profession and it should be treated as a separate profession. It should be given an equal chance for its development like other professions. The separate faculty of LIS will help in the development of this profession. Presently LIS is been clubbed in M.M.S. (Mental and Moral and social sciences) with other subjects, which are non-professional courses therefore LIS should have separate faculty like management, law, architect etc. 5) *One seat should be reserved for college librarian on senate*. There is no representation of college librarians in the senate. University librarian is ex-officio member of the senate. Friends we are planning to assemble at University of Pune on Sunday 14th or 21st, please inform which date is convenient to you so that we can choose a date which will convenient to more and more people. With Best Regards Mr. S. K. Desale Asst. Librarian Jayakar Library University of Pune. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Google Book Search Bibliography, Version 3
by Charles W. Bailey, Jr. 09 Dec '08

09 Dec '08

The Google Book Search Bibliography, Version 3 is now available from Digital Scholarship. http://www.digital-scholarship.org/gbsb/gbsb.htm This bibliography presents selected English-language articles and other works that are useful in understanding Google Book Search. It primarily focuses on the evolution of Google Book Search and the legal, library, and social issues associated with it. Where possible, links are provided to works that are freely available on the Internet, including e-prints in disciplinary archives and institutional repositories. Note that e-prints and published articles may not be identical. For a discussion of the numerous changes in my digital publications since my resignation from the University of Houston Libraries, see the Digital Scholarship Publications Overview. http://www.digital-scholarship.org/cwb/dsoverview.htm -- Best Regards, Charles Charles W. Bailey, Jr. Publisher, Digital Scholarship http://www.digital-scholarship.org/ DigitalKoans, Electronic Theses and Dissertations Bibliography, Google Book Search Bibliography, Open Access Bibliography, Open Access Webliography, Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography, Scholarly Electronic Publishing Weblog, and Tout de Suite series. A Look Back at Nineteen Years as an Internet Digital Publisher http://www.digital-scholarship.org/cwb/nineteenyears.htm -- 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] Enabling Koha for Malayalam
by Rajan 09 Dec '08

09 Dec '08

Dear Shri Francis / Others, Enabling Koha for Malayalam data entry is simple. It is possible in Windows XP with SP II or later versions and can be done by installing the Indic Input Method Editor (IME) and adding the language Keyboard. IME can be added from the Microsoft Windows/Office CD or from the Downloads link under the For End Users section of the www.bhashaindia.com The screenshots are available at http://www.bhashaindia.com/Patrons/Tutorials/MalayalamIME.aspx and at http://malayalam.kerala.gov.in/index.php/EnableMalayalam Exact steps are as follows:- 1.. Malayalam IMEs can be enabled by going to Control Panel and then click on the button titled "Regional and Language Options". Three options will emerge as tabs: Regional Options, Languages and Advanced. Select the Languages tab. Check the box titled "Install files for complex scripts and left-to-right languages (including Thai)" and click Apply. Then insert the Windows XP CD to finish the configuration. 2.. Run the Malayalam IME setup file and restart the computer. 3.. To enable the keyboard layout, please go to the Control Panel and then on to Regional and Language Options button. Of the three tabs available, select the Languages tab. Then click on the Details. . . button in the Text services and input languages section. Upon clicking the button, select Malayalam as the input language and Add Malayalam as the keyboard. In the option box that ensues, select Malayalam Indic IME 1 as the option. 4.. After the installation is complete, click the Language Indicator located in the System Tray on the right side of the Windows taskbar, and select "Malayalam Indic IME 1 from the shortcut menu that appears. Now the computer is ready for input of any data in Malayalam. If Koha is installed in the computer and data has been entered in Malayalam using Unicode, you can make Malayalam search and retrieval. For installation of Koha 2.2.9 on Windows, the installation guide at http://www.koha.rwjr.com/Koha_on_Windows.html provides the steps. Apache 2.2.9, Active Perl 5.8.8, Mysql 4.1 and Koha 2.2.9 worked well on my computer. The OPAC will be accessible to the intranet users, if you are connected to a network. Regards, K Rajasekharan Kerala Institute of Local Administration Thrissur ------------------------------ Original Message: Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2008 10:01:32 +0530 (IST) From: Aloor Thomas Francis <francisaloor(a)yahoo.com> Subject: [LIS-Forum] Use of Malayalam in KOHA To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Dear Professionals, We are also interested to use Malayalam with KOHA. If any body already using or have adequate knowledge to advise, please let us know. Yoursfiathfully, A.T. FRANCIS HEAD, LIBRARY COLLEGE OF HORTICULTURE KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY THRISSUR - 680 656, INDIA francisaloor(a)yahoo.com francisaloor@gmailcom ? ? -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library culture and LIS education
by vasanth raj 08 Dec '08

08 Dec '08

Dear Sir/Madam, Why librarians are not treated on par with teaching faculty and not respected? The reason that I figured out myself are, we are witnessing a complete lack of library culture among faculty and students. It seems either faculty or students have never ever understand (in PU and Degree colleges –particularly) the role and the importance of library and the librarian. They have developed a misconception that librarians are just a store keeper and they are there to see that no one sneak into the library. Education institutions also have their pie in that without proper infrastructure and facilities they should not start a college but it is other way around. To ask them to provide a well constructed building for the library is impossible. College authorities only make sure themselves that there is some one in the library to give book for students to pass their exams, that’s it. Librarian role is over (for long time without a librarian, libraries have successfully managed by the clerk!). This is one of the strong reasons why librarians have not treated on par with lecturers. Faculty often ask students to consult books which are truly syllabus oriented and student also blindly follow their suggestion and borrow books which caters their examination need thereafter they never turn to library again. Often we operate in a closed access system. We never allow student to see books and enjoy it. System also has been accustomed to it. With such environment it would always difficult to make them understand our presence and our role immediately. If we build a strong library culture amongst students in an early age and improve the basic facilities slowly we can change the mind set of the people. Let us optimistic and try. Western way of seeing the library is the need of the hour. We have followed free market and experiencing the recent financial crunch. Why not follow the western way of developing library culture in our country. If we imbibe the library culture among children in an early age, it may some how definitely in a long run help LIS profession. It is a high time to move from behavioristic model of education to constructivist model of education. Kerala public library system is notable here. In Kerala one can see increasing number of children visiting nearest public library for reading books of different genre. Recent educational reforms (headed by K M Panniker) in Kerala also emphsize to give enough importance to school library. [Views are personal] ------------------------- With best wishes Vasantha Raju N Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Workshop on Library Automation Packages @ NCSI
by K.T Anuradha 08 Dec '08

08 Dec '08

Dear Professional, Kindly ignore this mail if you have already responded. A five day workshop on Library Automation Packages is arranged at NCSI. More detail about the workshop can be accessed at: http://dharmaganja.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/workshop Please note that 15th December is the last date for registration. Regards, Anuradha NCSI, IISc Bangalore

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Fw: Request to Publish on Various Forums
by Rajesh Chandrakar 08 Dec '08

08 Dec '08

Dear Moderator I request you to put following text as "Call for Papers" for seminar on "Open Access to Textual and Multimedia Content: Bridging the Digital Divide"29th - 30th January, 2009 New Delhi Rajesh Call for Papers (As Posters) Authors are invited to submit their papers for poster presentation. You may submit the full-length paper along with an abstract. While abstract will be published in the proceedings, you will have an opportunity to present your paper as a poster in an hour-long poster session. Your poster may include graphs, photographs, and bulleted text. Authors would be required to stand next to their posters to give a short presentation and answer questions from the participants. Authors will, therefore, have opportunity to discuss their papers with interested participants on one-to-one basis. Suggestions for Poster Design: a.. It is said that "one picture is equivalent to one thousand words". The poster session offers you an opportunity to present your idea as a poster which may include photographs, graphs and bulleted text. a.. Your poster may highlight only important portion of your paper. It should encourage discussions and dialogue with participants. The better the quality of the poster, the higher the quality of the interactions. a.. The poster may be approximately 1 m x 0.5 m which is roughly equivalent to six A4 sheets. a.. The poster can be in a single large sheet or many sheets of A4 or other sizes, as long as the total size fits the poster board. a.. Poster should be a visual representation of your paper's textual information. Displaying only a copy of your paper on the poster will not be desirable. a.. Your poster should be aesthetically pleasing, attractive, colourful and legible. It should not be cluttered. The objective is to capture the attention of participants. As such include graphics, pictures and illustrations, avoid text, as far as possible. a.. Use glossy and heavy grade paper for poster. Note: Authors are NOT expected to bring the poster board and pushpins. Poster boards will be provided by the organizers at the conference venue. IMPORTANT: The posters will be arranged and secured to a poster board by the authors themselves at the meeting. Posters should be pinned-up before commencement of the poster session. Timings of the session will be announced well in time and authors will be given time to pin-up their posters Your Paper along with Posters should be submitted to Dr.Jagdish Arora(Director,INFLIBNET CENTRE),director(a)inflibnet.ac.in with copy to: yatrik(a)inflibnet.ac.in on or before 25/12/2008 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Who Speaks for Librarians
by Charu 08 Dec '08

08 Dec '08

Respected Friends, In the line of discussion raised by worthy friends regarding some of issues are as follows-------- 1. Professional accreditation of librarians in society, 2. Quality of LIS Education at all level. 3. Time bound Professional as well as technical enhancement , 4. At par status in parent organisations, 5. Removal of Financial and Administrative disparities , 6. Change of image from CIRUCLATION CLERK to KNOWLEDGE GENRATOR, KNOWLEDGE MANAGER, INFORMATION OFFICER and so on , 7. Library Services are as precious , priceless and very much mandatory than any other service in the parent organisation/body, And this is not the end of issues at all. All of us as LIS Professionals are well aware of all these issues and the irony of fate is that we do have the answers also. But the million dollar question is that who speaks first? Mere discussion on different forums and in conferences does not give any concrete result. I think now the time has come that we all should stand up to change the nomenclature of LIS world. We should come forward and can ask the administrative machinery to change the various recommendations into authenticity. We have number of LIS Associations not only in India but across the globe. Numbers of scholars are there who can sail the ship in right direction for next generation. We have library legislation in 10 states , lucrative recomendations of Knowledge Commisons are also there to guard the LIS issues. So what we all are waiting for................ Regards, Miss Charu Mathur. Delhi. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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How can we improve the status of the Librarians???
by Sree Kumar Nair 08 Dec '08

08 Dec '08

Dear Venkata, Many thanks for forwarding this. It is true, indeed, that Librarians are not getting the same status as lecturers and other professionals in the society. The problem is not with Institution but with the individual in itself. I have personally come across many professionals having MLIS or M.Phil but not up-to-mark. Why???? Is it the structure of the course or what they learn? It is very easy to get first class in LIS if you know the basic, but this basic does not help in LIS profession. What they have learnt during their course period - they are unable to utilize the same in their institution. For example how many candidates know to use DDC/Colon effectively and have a proper classification system in the Library. How many of us are good at giving proper user education??? There are many more such issues which cannot be discussed. If you notice many of them (I should not be calling them professionals) use either the Library of Congress Catalogue or British Library Integrated Catalogue to classify the books, which in my opinion - using these for classification of Indian books is misleading and inappropriate for arrangement of books in a library. My dear friend, Classification and Cataloguing is the essence of LIS and if you take them out anybody can be a Librarian. Communication is one aspect which needs to be thoroughly improved. Communication can be improved through regular reading and interacting with the users and not through starting a movement. Here, again, the individual has to take the initiative. I have also come across good Librarians and they are well placed in Asst. Professors grade. To be frank with you, they are really good in their work, in their ideology and have contributed towards the growth of the institution. Some of the Library Assistants are also well placed. There is a saying "*First Deserve and then Desire*". 'Deserve' is not only qualification but other aspects in an individual. I am of the opinion that with 5 - 7 years of work experience in a library will easily get him a lecturer's scale. My dear Venkata, if you notice, the Library Assistant's are paid in the grade of Rs.5500/-. The fact is that some Institutes take Library Assistant and call them Librarians and thus the Library Assistant feels that they are in Lecturer's grade. The Librarians are not teaching and *the ones who teach* obviously get a lecturer's/asst professors grade. Imagine the rigorous process which a *Library lecturer* has to undergo for a job in an institute. As a part of the interview process they have to teach a class in front of the higher authorities and then judged by students and faculty. Does this happen with non-teaching Librarian??? If you notice *all Post Graduates are not Lecturers*, they opt for different options and those who opt for lecturers/Asst Professor know the art of teaching. An institution cannot survive by taking lectures who do not know how to teach and those who know how to teach are paid the Lecturers/Asst Professors grade. But ironically, all PG in LIS wants Lecturers grade, the moment they join. I hope am able to give you a clear picture on this. With warm regards, Sree Kumar Nair. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Kind attention to INDEST members
by Ajay Kum Sharma 08 Dec '08

08 Dec '08

Dear INDEST Members, I would like to convey my message to all INDEST members through the LIS-Forum that I have left the INDEST Consortium and joined the Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan as Assistant Librarian since 30th June 2008. Still, I am getting the INDEST mails regularly and I am unable to give you the proper response in due time. You can expect the quick response if you send your mail directly to the INDEST people at the given addess: *Prof. G P Agarwal *Acting Coordinator, INDEST-AICTE Consortium Central Library, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Hauz Khas, New Delhi - 110 016 Phone: 011-2659 1451 (O) *OR* *Bibhuti Bhusan Sahoo* Assistant Librarian, Central Library INDEST-AICTE Consortium Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Hauz Khas, New Delhi - 110 016 E-mail: bibhuti(a)library.iitd.ac.in, indest(a)library.iitd.ac.in Phone: : 011-2659 1444 -- Thanks and regards. Ajay Kumar Sharma Assistant Librarian, Central Library, Visva Bharati, Santiniketan, Birbhum - 731235, W.B. Email: ajaysharma.lib(a)visva-bharati.ac.in Web: http://www.geocities.com/ajaysharma_lib/ *********************************************************** 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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Nat. Symp. on OA & Building IRs: Corrected Date
by I.R.N.Goudar 08 Dec '08

08 Dec '08

Dear Professional Colleagues, PLEASE READ THE DATE AS 21-23 JANUARY AS THE DATE OF THIS SYMPOSIUM. However the brochure uploaded on Internet has correct date mentioned. Inconivinience caused is regretted. We at National Aerospace Laboratories have organised a three day "National Symposium on Open Access and Building Institutional Repositories (NSOABIR)" as a part of Golden Jubilee Celebrations of NAL. Date: 21-23 Jan 2009 at NAL, Bangalore. Venue: Dr. S R Valluri Auditorium/KTMD Seminar Hall National Aerospace Laboratories Bangalore Topics: Scholarly Communication, Open Access Movement/Initiative, OA Channels, OA Policies, Digitisation & Digital Preservation, Open Access Journals, Institutional Repositories, Setting up of IRs, Impact of OA on Citations/IF Value, IPR and Copyright issues, Librarian's Role in OA/IR, Case Studies. Resource Persons: Experts from DRTC/ISI, NCSI/IISc, NIMHANS, GEIT, Informatics India and NAL Panel Discussion: "Impact of Open Access on Science Communication" No of Participants: Restricted to 75 Registration Fees: Rs. 2000/- Accommodation: For few participants on first come first serve basis I invite you to make use of this opportunity for yourself or your colleagues. For more details Please See: www.icast.org.in/nsoabir.html Contact: Mrs. Poornima Narayana, Convener, NSOABIR Information Centre for Aerospace Science and Technology (ICAST) National Aerospace Laboratories Post Bag No. 1779, Bangalore-560 017 Tel: 080-25086080; 25086083 Fax: 080-25260862; 25270670 E-mail: poornima(a)nal.res.in Regards Goudar -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. I.R.N. Goudar Tel: 91-80-25086081 Sci G & Head, Information Centre for 91-80-25235315 Aerospace Science and Technology Fax: 91-80-25268072 National Aerospace Laboratories E-mail:goudar@css.nal.res.in Airport Road, BANGALORE-560 017 India http://www.icast.org.in/staff/goudar.html -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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How We can improve the status of Librarian
by pramod mangla 08 Dec '08

08 Dec '08

I have read the write-up very carefully. It is indeed important. Yes, you should start the movement and you would have my full support. Best wishes, Prof.P.B.Mangla -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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OpenMED@NIC
by Shriram Pandey 07 Dec '08

07 Dec '08

Dear Colleagues, OpenMED@NIC is an open access archive for Medical and Allied Sciences. Here authors / owners can self-archive their scientific and technical documents. For this they need to register once in order to obtain a user id in OpenMED@NIC system. However no registration is required for searching the archive or viewing the documents. OpenMED@NIC is a discipline based International Archive. It accepts [Revised policy - dated 28th March 2006] peer-reviewed documents having relevance to research in Medical and Allied Sciences including Bio-Medical, Medical Informatics, Dental, Nursing and Pharmaceutical Sciences. These could be peer-reviewed preprints, postprints (refereed journal paper) and accepted theses. In case of non-English documents, descriptive data [Author, Title, Source etc.], abstract and keywords must be in English. Submitted documents will be placed into the submission buffer and would become part of OpenMED@NIC archive on their acceptance. More information available at : http://openmed.nic.in/ Regards, Shri Ram Pandey - MLIS(BHU), IKM(IISc), UGC-NET (JRF) LNM Institute of Information Technology(LNM IIT) Jaipur(Rajasthan) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Open Library Project
by Shriram Pandey 07 Dec '08

07 Dec '08

Dear List Members, Open Library is a project of the non-profit Internet Archive, and is funded in part by a grant from the California State Library. They have a small team of fantastic programmers who have accomplished a lot, ! .This is an Open project - the software is open, the data is open, the documentation is open, and the site is open. For more information: http://openlibrary.org/ Regards, Shri Ram Pandey - MLIS(BHU), IKM(IISc), UGC-NET (JRF) LNM Institute of Information Technology(LNM IIT) Jaipur(Rajasthan) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Young Librarian suffering from blood cancer
by shankar Dhande 07 Dec '08

07 Dec '08

Young Librarian from Osmanabad district K. L Chappu suffering from blood cancer and admitted in J J hospital, Mumbai. The expenditure of hospital is beyond his financial capicity. All professionals are kindly requested to help him. He is admitteed in ward 12 , second floor, J.J. hospital. Report number cd-25007. Contact - Chappu 9420770878 his friend Pawan Sharma - 9421039142 Professionals from Mumbai may help him by visiting hospital. Even if u r knowning doctors from that hospital or if u are knowing the agencies for financial assistance, that will help him lot. Shankar Dhande Librarian IBMR Pune -- 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] Koha for Malyalam Catalogues
by Parthasarathi Mukhopadhyay 06 Dec '08

06 Dec '08

Dear Mr. K Rajasekharan It's good to see that you are trying hard to promote Indic script based automated and digital library system. Thanks a lot, I'm not alone in this endeavour. Let me tell you and other interested professioanls that a step-by-step guide has been developed by me for Bengali script based Koha in 2006. This peocess can be extended to any Indic script now (as TDIL developed required virtual keyboard, open type fonts etc; see http://ildc.gov.in/) Koha developer team included this methodology in their official manual and can be acccessed through link http://www.kohadocs.org/usersguide/apbs01.html. The final result of this methodoloy already published as a paper in IASLIC 2006 conference at Roorkee and available from LDL https://drtc.isibang.ac.in/bitstream/1849/409/1/open%20road_main_theme_psm_…. This paper shows Bengali script based interface of Koha (both user/opac and librarian/intranet), Search interface (simple/advance), ISBD display format of Bengali script based documents, ISO-2709 based export/import of Bengali script based documents. IFLA also reported this development in IFLA SET Bulletin July 2008 issue (see page 21). It can be accessed through http://www.ifla.org/VII/s23/bulletin/SET_Bulletin-Jul2008.pdf. Thanks and regards partha Dr. Parthasarathi Mukhopadhyay Department of Library and Information Science University of Burdwan, Burdwan, Rajbati - 713104, WB ----- Original Message ----- From: Rajan To: "Lis Forum" Subject: [LIS-Forum] Koha for Malyalam Catalogues Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2008 12:05:18 +0530 Dear All, Koha is a good choice for libraries in Kerala.But the possibility of using Koha for creating catalogue of Malayalam books (due to its Unicode compliance) has not been explored much because of poor knowledge of most of the librarians about Unicode, it seems.Dr P Mukhopadhyay ( University of Burdwan), a prominent practitioner of Koha, clarifies that Koha can be used for creating searchable catalogue of books in Malayalam, if we use utf-8 encoding for character set and the mysql supports utf-8 as native character set. Kindly inform me, if anyone is using Koha 2.2.9 on Windows for Malayalam catalogue preparation. Regards, K Rajasekharan Kerala Institute of Local Administration Thrissur -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum -- _______________________________________________ Search for products and services at: http://search.mail.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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How we can improve status of Librarian professionals?
by S K DEsale 06 Dec '08

06 Dec '08

Dear all, Many of you will agree on the fact that Librarians are not getting the same status as lecturers and other professionals in society. Since we all pusses same qualifications, same working conditions, pay scales etc. we deserve the same status which these other professionals enjoying. If we just take the example of our LIS teaching faculty, they are also treated differently than librarians. I think this is not fair. Librarians should be considered as a faculty and should be given the same rights given to the teachers. Librarian should have right to represent in board of studied of LIS, he should be given a right to vote and choose his representatives in the board. Since librarian is a person who is actually working in the library he knows what knowledge one should pusses to be successful in LIS profession & what should be taught to new entrants. Library professionals also should demand separate faculty like other professions e.g. Law, architect, Management, Medical etc. LIS should have its own dean who will represent us at higher level so that we can able to take our profession forward. These are few things if we able achieve then I am sure it will make lot of difference in our status in the society. We are planing to start one movement to achive this, I want to know your opinion and views on that. With regard Mr. S. K. Desale Asst. Librarian Jayakar Library University of Pune -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Use of Malayalam in KOHA
by Aloor Thomas Francis 06 Dec '08

06 Dec '08

Dear Professionals, We are also interested to use Malayalam with KOHA. If any body already using or have adequate knowledge to advise, please let us know. Yoursfiathfully, A.T. FRANCIS HEAD, LIBRARY COLLEGE OF HORTICULTURE KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY THRISSUR - 680 656, INDIA francisaloor(a)yahoo.com francisaloor@gmailcom Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Talk on “ Intellectual Property Rights from Librarian’ s Point of View” .
by Joe Joseph 06 Dec '08

06 Dec '08

01/12/2008 Dear Professionals, In connection with National Library Week Celebrations, Cochin University Library along with Kerala Library Association Ernakulam Region is organising a talk on “Intellectual Property Rights from Librarian’s Point of View”. Intellectual Property Law (IPR) has assumed much significance in this information age especially with the impact of information communication technology, and library professionals should be aware of its latest developments and its implications in managing a library with out getting into troubles. Intellectual property rights are a bundle of economic rights conferred by statute upon the creators of products of Intellectual Labour or activity such as patents, trademarks, industrial designs and geographical indications of source and copyright which includes literary and artistic work etc. In this context a talk on this topic will be very much useful for the library professionals. The talk is meant for the library professionals. Mr.Benoy Kadavan, (Advocate the High Court of Kerala and IPR consultant) is the resource person for the talk. All are requested to participate. Date : 11th December 2008 (Thursday) Time : 10.00AM to 12.00 Noon Venue : Department of Computer Science Auditorium. Thanking You JOE JOSEPH, KLA Ernakulam Regional Secretary JUNIOR LIBRARIAN, DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE CUSAT,KOCHI 682022 MOBILE 09447260241 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Internet Governance must ensure freedom of expression and universal access, UNESCO says
by Puna Das 06 Dec '08

06 Dec '08

Internet Governance must ensure freedom of expression and universal access, UNESCO says 04-12-2008 (Hyderabad) “The principles of freedom of expression and universal access must be safeguarded on the Internet and, consequently, in Internet Governance structures”, said Abdul Waheed Khan, UNESCO’s Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information yesterday at the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Hyderabad, India. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the Forum, Abdul Waheed Khan said that the Internet, as it is inherently democratic and empowering, provides unparalleled opportunities to realize the dream of a global free flow of ideas and universal access to information and knowledge. “We need clear and globally applicable principles based on human rights, and legal, ethical and technical standards to organize the Internet,” stressed Khan. At the same time, “it is important to ensure that the technical structure of the Internet allows provision of access to content in all languages,” he added. During the three days of the IGF (3-6 December 2008), UNESCO provides a variety of platforms for discussions on freedom of expression and universal access. As part of UNESCO's advocacy for free flow of information and freedom of expression in cyberspace, a workshop on Freedom of Expression in Cyberspace: Internet Filtering and Censorship explores the latest challenges to openness and freedom of expression on the Internet and identifies the implications of governmental and other Internet content regulation, particularly by direct implementation of filtering and content censorship. A workshop on Access to Public Held Information with a Development Perspective addresses the issue of access to public held information, a core element of the right to freedom of information as a fundamental human right, particularly in the context of development. The Internet Governance Forum that meets for the third time is a forum for multi-stakeholder policy dialogue to discuss public policy issues related to key elements of Internet governance in order to foster the sustainability, robustness, security, stability and development of the Internet. One of its main features is to facilitate discourse between bodies dealing with different cross-cutting international public policies regarding the Internet. In the debates on Internet Governance over the last years, UNESCO has consistently advocated the key values of freedom of expression, cultural diversity and openness that must be safeguarded on the Internet. Source: http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=27868&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECT… ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India http://www.openaccess-unesco.blogspot.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IGF 2008: Content in local languages is as essential as connectivity
by Puna Das 06 Dec '08

06 Dec '08

IGF 2008: Content in local languages is as essential as connectivity 05-12-2008 (Hyderabad) The power of the Internet is multiplied when people are able to access and use content in their local languages, agreed a group of experts who opened the 2008 Internet Governance Forum in a session on Reaching the Next Billion: Multilingualism. The complex topic of achieving multilingualism on the Internet has political and social dimensions beyond the technological challenges of ensuring tools for access and translation. Key points of the discussion were: * Content in local languages is as essential as connectivity. People must be able to create and receive information in their local language and to be able to express themselves in ways their peers can understand. * Internet tools and applications – software, hardware, search engines, browsers and translation tools – must be localized and also support the accessibility needs of people with special needs. * A fundamental access point is how one accesses Internet sites. Internationalised Domain Names (IDNs) and internationalised email addresses, to accommodate non-Latin scripts, are being developed through technology, standards and policies. * Increasingly, online communication is occurring in mediums other than in written form: multilingualism for multiple media, of which mobile devices are a significant point of access. * A common framework and language will help the Internet Governance Forum to address these issues. * There remains a great need for capacity building in digital literacy as well as basic, traditional literacy. The panelists were: Alex Corenthin, President of the Internet Society; Manal Ismail, Director of International Technical Coordination, Government of Egypt; Hiroshi Kawamura, President of DAISY consortium (Digital Accessible Information System); Viola Krebs, Executive Director, ICVolunteers; Tulika Pandey, Department of Information Technology, Government of India; S. (Ramki) Ramakrishnan - CEO of C-DAC (Centre for Development of Advanced Computing), India. The moderator and rapporteur for the session was Miriam Nisbet, Director of UNESCO’s Information Society Division. An Open Dialogue plenary session on Reaching the Next Billion: Access and Multilingualism gave panelists and participants from both opening day main sessions an opportunity to discuss in more depth the relationship between access and multilingualism. Proceedings of all IGF sessions and workshops are available on the IGF website [http://www.intgovforum.org/] Source: http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=27869&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECT… ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India http://www.anup-jnu.blogspot.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Polytechnic Library requirements
by Mailing List Admin 06 Dec '08

06 Dec '08

Date: 4 Dec 2008 07:01:07 -0000 From: baban more <bkmore(a)rediffmail.com> Can you please help me? I'm a librarian at a polytechnic college. Please let me know the no. of book titles & no.of Volumes that the library should posses during the first year of establishment of the library? Thanking you B K More Librarian, Saraswati Education Society's Saraswati Institute of Technology Plot No.-46/46A, Sect- 05 Kharghar Navi- Mumbai- 410210 E-mail- bkmore(a)rediffmail.com babankmore(a)gmail.com Ph.No. 09869780650

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Training for corporate librarianship
by Mailing List Admin 05 Dec '08

05 Dec '08

Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2008 17:41:46 +0530 From: Anita Pujari <anita(a)dnaindia.net> Dear professional colleagues, I have been following with interest the exchange of opinions on Corporate Librarianship - the status, the training needs etc. In my opinion the problems that LIS professionals face in the Corporate Sector is that of being little understood. Atanu Garai has elucidated with examples the poor understanding of HR/Corporate recruiters of the professional/academic requirements to handle the role of Information Management or Knowledge Management. At best they would think of a LIS professional for a "Library" with a view of a physical collection - typically Books, Magazines, Newspapers or Multimedia such as CDs, DVDs, Tapes and so on as per the business the company engages in. Basically Storehouse/Collection management. However it is not always so - there are many exceptions. I have been lucky to have worked in both kinds of Corporate Libraries. My experience of the past 14 years with Media Libraries has been particularly challenging. Fighting mindsets & managing perceptions plays a big part. We as LIS professionals have to work on marketing ourselves and creating our role and place in the company. As you all know Knowledge Management is the big buzz word in the Corporate sector now. At the recently held CII KM India 2008 Knowledge Summit in Mumbai there were about 150 delegates from a spectrum of companies. Amongst all those knowledge practitioners barely 6-7 of us were from the LIS profession. Every other profession, with IT & MBAs in the lead have staked claim to playing the Knowledge Manager role in almost all companies be it Infosys, WIPRO, Satyam, Reliance, MindTree, Eureka Forbes, Airtel� long list. ILFS, Mumbai is an exception I know of and there maybe(hopefully) a couple more. But we are hopelessly outnumbered in this upcoming profession and Job role that we as LIS professionals can so easily play. Anita Pujari ------------------------------------------ General Manager DNA - Research, Archives & Syndication Diligent Media Corporation Ltd. Oasis Complex, Kamala Mills Compound, Lower Parel, Mumbai 400 013 Phone: +91 22 39888888 Extn 451 Fax: +91 22 39801000 www.dnaindia.com <http://www.dnaindia.com/> http://epaper.dnaindia.com <http://epaper.dnaindia.com/> www.3dsyndication.com <http://www.3dsyndication.com/> ----Original Message---------- From: Mailing List Admin Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Training for corporate librarianship To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2008, 10:53 AM Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 20:17:49 +0530 From: atanu garai Dear Professors, I am very glad to interact with you all again, as I always look for opportunities to ask questions to teachers. Let me be very honest here. I will of course agree to what is said regarding the imminent need for improving the quality of intake and output of LIS incumbents. There is no doubt about it. But, this is just one side of the

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Nat. Symp. on OA & Building IRs
by I.R.N.Goudar 05 Dec '08

05 Dec '08

Dear Professional Colleagues, We at National Aerospace Laboratories have organised a three day "National Symposium on Open Access and Building Institutional Repositories (NSOABIR)" as a part of Golden Jubilee Celebrations of NAL. Date: 21-23 Dec 2008 at NAL, Bangalore. Venue: Dr. S R Valluri Auditorium/KTMD Seminar Hall National Aerospace Laboratories Bangalore Topics: Scholarly Communication, Open Access Movement/Initiative, OA Channels, OA Policies, Digitisation & Digital Preservation, Open Access Journals, Institutional Repositories, Setting up of IRs, Impact of OA on Citations/IF Value, IPR and Copyright issues, Librarian's Role in OA/IR, Case Studies. Resource Persons: Experts from DRTC/ISI, NCSI/IISc, NIMHANS, GEIT, Informatics India and NAL Panel Discussion: "Impact of Open Access on Science Communication" No of Participants: Restricted to 75 Registration Fees: Rs. 2000/- Accommodation: For few participants on first come first served basis I invite you to make use of this opportunity for yourself or your colleagues. For more details Please See: www.icast.org.in/nsoabir.html Contact: Mrs. Poornima Narayana, Convener, NSOABIR Information Centre for Aerospace Science and Technology (ICAST) National Aerospace Laboratories Post Bag No. 1779, Bangalore-560 017 Tel: 080-25086080; 25086083 Fax: 080-25260862; 25270670 E-mail: poornima(a)nal.res.in Regards Goudar -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. I.R.N. Goudar Tel: 91-80-25086081 Sci G & Head, Information Centre for 91-80-25235315 Aerospace Science and Technology Fax: 91-80-25268072 National Aerospace Laboratories E-mail:goudar@css.nal.res.in Airport Road, BANGALORE-560 017 India http://www.icast.org.in/staff/goudar.html -- 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 nitu＠drtc.isibang.ac.in 05 Dec '08

05 Dec '08

Dear friends, Can someone kindly send me a copy of the below reference? I shall be grateful. Article title: Commercial Portals Evaluation Author: Azar, S.N.; jalali, A.H.; Falsafi, S. Advanced Communication Technology, 2008. ICACT 2008. 10th International Conference on Volume 3, Issue , 17-20 Feb. 2008 Page(s):2035 - 2039 Publisher: IEEE Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/ICACT.2008.4494187 Seeking your co-operation Thanking You Nitu Kumari ADIS 2nd Year Student Documentation Research and Training Centre Indian Statistical Institute Bangalore-059 Karnataka (India) email: nitu(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in nitu.drtc(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 Exhibition Cum Sale
by Ajay Kamble 05 Dec '08

05 Dec '08

*Annasaheb Vartak College of Arts, Kedarnath Malhotra College * *of Commerce, **E S Andrades College of Science and * *Vidyavardhini **Junior College* ** *Proudly Invites you to the programme* ** *"Granthanchya Sahavasat Teen Diwas"* ** *College Library Books' Exhibition* *10th December 2008* *Venue : Vartak College Library* ** *Book Exhibition and Sale * *11th - 12th December 2008* *Venue - Rajani Hall, Vartak College* ** *Ajay Kamble* *Librarian* *Annasaheb Vartak Arts,* *KM Commerce,* *ESA Science and Junior College,* *Vasai Road (W) - 401202* *Dist. Thane* *0250-2352981* -- 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] Training for corporate librarianship
by Mailing List Admin 05 Dec '08

05 Dec '08

Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2008 05:28:27 -0800 (PST) From: Anila Fadnavis <asufadnavis(a)yahoo.com> Dear All, yes what you say is right. Mostly in companies the library expenditure was/is shown for tax benefits, like social welfare of employees. Hence basics of libraries are not thought over and just some budget to purchase books & Magazines(not Journals) and some place with tables and chairs is provided. In the course of time the librarian and library is absorbed in some form in company except library. may be publication department or so.and librarian is posted somewhere in the company or fired. It is all oweners' wish and any CEO who has interest in Library & books. Librarians are not even middle managers who are in the companies main stream of flow of information. anila fadnavis --- On Wed, 12/3/08, Mailing List Admin <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: From: Mailing List Admin <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Training for corporate librarianship To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2008, 10:53 AM Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 20:17:49 +0530 From: atanu garai <atanugarai.lists(a)gmail.com> Dear Professors, I am very glad to interact with you all again, as I always look for opportunities to ask questions to teachers. Let me be very honest here. I will of course agree to what is said regarding the imminent need for improving the quality of intake and output of LIS incumbents. There is no doubt about it. But, this is just one side of the coin. [truncated]

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STALLMAN TO SPEAK IN MGU ON 7th DECEMBER 2008
by University LIbrary Mahatma Gandhi University 04 Dec '08

04 Dec '08

STALLMAN TO SPEAK IN MGU ON 7th DECEMBER 2008 Dr. Richard Matthew Stallman, who heralded software freedom movement and the brain behind the GNU Project which resulted in he creation of free Unix-like operating system (LINUX), will address the academia and the public in Mahatma Gandhi University Campus on 7th December 2008 at 11.00 am. Vice-_Chancellor Prof. (Dr.) Rajan Gurukkal will preside over the function. Recipient of several honorary doctorates from leading Universities including Sweden's Royal Institute of Technology, Stallman set up the Free Software Foundation in 1985. He pioneered the concept of copyleft and is the main author of several copyleft licenses including the GNU General Public License, the most widely used free software license. Since the mid-1990s, Stallman has spent most of his time advocating free software, as well as campaigning against both software patents and what he sees as excessive extension of copyright laws. He co-founded the League for Programming Freedom in 1989. Teachers, students and the public interested to attend the programme as well as interact with Dr. Stallman are requested to register their names/send their queries through email promgu(a)gmail.com. For further details contact: G.Sreekumar, Public Relations Officer, Mahatma Gandhi University <http://sites.google.com/site/stallmanslecture/Home/StallmanF.JPG?attredirec…> Contributions of Dr. Richard Stallman<http://sites.google.com/site/stallmanslecture/Home/contributions> Personal Page of Dr. Richard Stallman <http://www.stallman.org/> Open Access Digital Archives of Doctoral Dissertations of Mahatma Gandhi University <http://www.mgutheses.org/> -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Book Tome
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 04 Dec '08

04 Dec '08

Here is a good personal library management software. bookTome bookTome, a book management system, can help catalog and manage your library or personal book collection. Its features include: Add and edit books manually or using web services; sort and organise your books by author, series or reading status; display books - view books by author or series, as well as by the reading status; search your books with free-form text searching and links; and print out book lists, book information; and keep track of books that you want to read with the wish list. The 2.95 MB bookTome, version 1.20 (29th Nov, 2008), for Windows XP / Vista, can be downloaded at http://booktome.shanemca.com/downloads/bookTome.exe Dr P Vyasamoorthy Link to me through: http://vyasa-kaaranam-ketkadey.blogspot.com/ http://societyforservingseniors.satyamcsr.org/ -- 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 Freedom in Computing, Development and Culture
by Vimal Kumar 04 Dec '08

04 Dec '08

2nd International conference on Freedom in Computing, Development and Culture" start on 9 December 2008 at Mascot Convention Center, Thiruvananthapuram. Three day conference is end on December 12. Seat availability is 400, online registration facility is available. Seats will be based on First-Come First-Served mode. Organizers of this event are Kerala State IT Mission and SPACE, the Society for Promotion of Alternative Computing and Employment. Celebrities in free software movement attend this conference and lots of related programs are the highlights of this conference. Main attraction among speakers are Eben Moglen, Jimmy Wales, Richard Matthew Stallman, Subbiah Arunachalam, and Adam Arvidsson. Other sweet session of this conference are Linux install fest, Open Movie Fest and display of Malayalam Computing, General Word Processing Applications, Scientific Computing, Games and Educational Software, Open Hardware and Computing for Disabled. Various interesting topics are take place for speech and discussion; ethical economy, Free Software in E-Governance, open access, software patents, FOSS in Agriculture and Fisheries, Free Software Education and Research. More details available at http://fsfs.in/ -- Vimal Kumar V. Asst. Librarian Asian School of Business Technopark, Trivandrum-695 581 Web: www.asb.edu.in/vimal/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "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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Post Graduate Diploma in Location Guidance
by Ratneshwar Bhavsar 04 Dec '08

04 Dec '08

Dear Professionals, I am a librarian in Sinhgad Institute in Management College in Pune. I want to do the "Post Graduate Diploma in Location Guidance". Do you have any idea, information or knowledge about this course then please tell me. I want direct students that how to choose career, educational field by which they can get success in their life. For doing this I think Post Graduate Diploma in Location Guidance this course help me. Thanking you in advance. Ratneshwar C Bhavsar Librarian SIBACA, Lonavala Dist Pune Mobile No. 9372579948 -- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Koha for Malyalam Catalogues
by Rajan 04 Dec '08

04 Dec '08

Dear All, Koha is a good choice for libraries in Kerala. But the possibility of using Koha for creating catalogue of Malayalam books (due to its Unicode compliance) has not been explored much because of poor knowledge of most of the librarians about Unicode, it seems. Dr P Mukhopadhyay ( University of Burdwan), a prominent practitioner of Koha, clarifies that Koha can be used for creating searchable catalogue of books in Malayalam, if we use utf-8 encoding for character set and the mysql supports utf-8 as native character set. Kindly inform me, if anyone is using Koha 2.2.9 on Windows for Malayalam catalogue preparation. Regards, K Rajasekharan Kerala Institute of Local Administration Thrissur -- 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] biased towards their candidate in filling vacancies:Hinders to the growth of corporate librarian
by Mailing List Admin 04 Dec '08

04 Dec '08

Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 23:06:50 -0800 (PST) From: jaya khare <i_amacquarian(a)yahoo.com> � i am going through all the forums seriously� specially atanu garai� and appreciate his observation towards this situation ,what i found as a research scholar (Mphil) and professional ,�is LIS education on one side and successful corporate librarian another side. All the advertisements gets published to fill up the vacancies but gets fill up without any announcement that is one point. � � Another �People are so biased in india that they prefer their candidates and all other qualified professionals records go to the dustbin� everyday� and biased towards their candidate on job too , i am really unable to understand .� � � Unless and until we deal with this situation , we will never be�successful in bringing quality in Librarianship profession. � Nidhi.k Mlisc,Mphil(pursuing) s p university, Anand Gujarat 09974168052 --- On Wed, 12/3/08, Mailing List Admin <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: From: Mailing List Admin <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Training for corporate librarianship To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2008, 12:23 AM Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 20:17:49 +0530 From: atanu garai <atanugarai.lists(a)gmail.com> Dear Professors, I am very glad to interact with you all again, as I always look for opportunities to ask questions to teachers. Let me be very honest here. I will of course agree to what is said regarding the imminent need for improving the quality of intake and output of LIS incumbents. There is no doubt about it. But, this is just one side of the coin. [truncated]

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Just Published: EFA Global Monitoring Report 2009 - Overcoming inequality:why governance matters
by Puna Das 04 Dec '08

04 Dec '08

Education for All Global Monitoring Report 2009 - Overcoming inequality:why governance matters Despite much progress since 2000, millions of children, youth and adults still lack access to good quality education and the benefits it brings. This inequality of opportunity is undermining progress towards achieving Education for All by 2015. Who are these individuals and groups? What are the obstacles they face? How can governance policies help break the cycle of disadvantage and poverty? What policies work? Is education reform integrated into the bigger picture? Is the international community making good on its commitments? Download Press release: http://www.unesco.org/education/gmr2009/press/GMR2009_pressrelease_EN.pdf Download Summary Report: http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0017/001776/177609e.pdf Download the Full Report: http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0017/001776/177683E.pdf ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India http://www.anup-jnu.blogspot.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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vacancy of Librarian
by Manoj Verma 03 Dec '08

03 Dec '08

Librarian at Sir M. Visvesvaraya Institute Of Technology, Krishnadevarayanagar, Hunasamaranahalli, Via : Yelahanka, Bangalore – 562157<http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lisjob/~3/h45oZWqKuOM/librarian-at-sir-m-vis…> For more details please visit: http://www.sirmvit.edu -- MANOJ KUMAR M.Sc.(Phys), MLISc,M.PHIL.(LIS), ADCA,UGC-NET(June & Dec.2006) -- 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 ramesh chander 03 Dec '08

03 Dec '08

Dear Colleagues, I need an article which one of our IISc research scholar needs for his research work. If any one has access to it, please send me the same. The details of the article are High-Temperature Heat Content and Entropies of Cerium Dioxide and Columbium Dioxide,Authors: E.G. King, A.U. Christensen, , Rep. Invest., vol. 5789, U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1961, p. 1. -- With Regards, Romesh Chander Sharma National Center for Science Information(NCSI), Indian Institue of Science, 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] Training for corporate librarianship
by Mailing List Admin 03 Dec '08

03 Dec '08

Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 20:17:49 +0530 From: atanu garai <atanugarai.lists(a)gmail.com> Dear Professors, I am very glad to interact with you all again, as I always look for opportunities to ask questions to teachers. Let me be very honest here. I will of course agree to what is said regarding the imminent need for improving the quality of intake and output of LIS incumbents. There is no doubt about it. But, this is just one side of the coin. The other side is equally dark and grim and I have serious doubts that even if we are successful in bringing out quality graduates, Indian companies are very unlikely to take them (practice in North America and Europe is very different). Let me explain. First and foremost, the heads of these institutes (say, HR heads - who corporate librarians most often report to, e.g. http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/pipermail/lis-forum/2006-July/004325.html) have little to no idea of library and librarian. Lets do little bit of survey of Terms of Reference of job advertisements of posts relevant to corporate world (knowledge manager, librarians etc.). Case Study 1: Knowledge Management Officer. This advt is posted in naukri.com on 20 Nov. It says: Client of XYZ HR agency "Job Description: 1.Conceptualizing and implementing the knowledge management processes - both for physical library and virtual knowledge base. 2. Designing & Implementing project based knowledge sharing system ensuring optimum utilization. Desired Candidate Profile: 1. Engineer / Commerce graduate 2.Should be fluent in English and well versed with usage of computers 3. Experience in working with libraries will be added advantage Company Profile: It's India's top maritime and port consultant. It provides Business Research, Consulting, Information and Data services to Ports, Shipping, Logistics and other maritime industry." So, presumably this posting is released by a HR company, which has sufficient knowledge and expertise in this domain, with MBAs in HR and aware of the requirements of "Conceptualizing and implementing the knowledge management processes - both for physical library and virtual knowledge base". For the development of library, they need either an engineer or a commerce graduate, a person who known English and usage of computer (Librarians dont know either for sure) and experience in working with libraries will be advantage (as if, engineers generally work in libraries). Case study 2: Librarian (Client of XYZ HR agencies) "Job Description: should be a Bachelor in Library science/MBA. Preferably from a law institue,law firm or worked earlier in some legal deparment. Preferably a male candidate Desired Candidate Profile: should be a Bachelor in Library science/MBA Preferably from a law institue,law firm or worked earlier in some legal deparment. Preferably a male candidate Company Profile: Leading Law Firm based in Delhi" This is not very clear if the recruitment agency wants to say a Bachelor in Library Science equals to an MBA or, an MBA or BLIB will be required. Also, the gender bias in the advertisement is does not go well. Additionally, one can read the article written by T D Wilson, The nonsense of 'knowledge management' - http://informationr.net/ir/8-1/paper144.html, which is a gem in this regard. Secondly, I do not believe the concept of traditional sense of library as a physical building go well with corporate (or for that matter any other fast paced working environment) working culture. Information has to reside within the grasp of people, not in a distant location where you need to go and come back with your piece of information. Some authors have already written on this issue. Thirdly, since the HR managers do now know what to do with the librarians, they have already started recruiting MBAs (not the librarians with MBAs, but plain MBAs), so abundantly available in Indian market. Drive past the Delhi and Jaipur highway, and you can actually get an MBA degree from the roadside MBA dhabas in lieu of few thousand rupees and don't forget to get it signed from the head of the institute. The current issue of CACM actually gave a dim picture of India's tryst with ICT education as well ( http://mags.acm.org/communications/current) "In addition, while the Indian IT exports industry has a severe need for students to have "soft qualifications" (such as proficiency in spoken and written English and the ability to manage projects efficiently), this education system does not provide any such courses. Hence, it is not surprising that a recent study by the strategy consulting firm McKinsey and Company (www.mckinsey.com/mgi) indicated only 25% of engineering graduates would have the requisite qualifications to be employed in the Indian IT exports industry." (http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/1409360.1409369) The immediate strategy will be therefore to educate these HR people about LIS and perhaps few well-drafted TOR for various positions and roles related to corporate world could be sent to all these firms, so that they know they dont have to curse their brains next time. Best regards Atanu Garai

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Re: [LIS-Forum] LIS EDUCATION VIS-A-VIS CORPORATE LIBRARIANS
by T. Shahab 02 Dec '08

02 Dec '08

Dear Moderator, As Mr. Sadasivan has very correctly highlighted, the expectations from a prospective librarian are many fold and if we are able to acknowledge and fulfill these we will able to add to the glory of the profession. But this will require a re-engineering of our academic curriculum as well as great emphasis on the apprenticeship programme. Regards TANWIR ________________________________ From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in [mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in] On Behalf Of Sadasivan KP Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2008 3:44 PM To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] LIS EDUCATION VIS-A-VIS CORPORATE LIBRARIANS Dear All, This is in response to the recent postings on the above subject matter. The Problems 1. There is a widening gap between the demand and supply of really competent LIS professionals in our country, irrespective of the nature of institutions where they are expected to perform. Corporate sector is undoubtedly one such area with tremendous job potential. 2. But sadly, majority of the products of LIS Schools are mediocre in nature ! Few exceptions are always there from any School or most of the products are OK from a very very few Schools. 3. There are several factors contributing to this lamentable situation. They include : (a) Poor standard of the students joining for the LIS Course (b) Out of date Syllabus followed in the LIS Schools (c) Inadequate infrastructure facilities in the Schools (d) Incompetent Teachers or Teachers who do not bother to update their knowledge base (e) Reluctance of LIS Schools for proper interactive programmes with performing libraries & librarians (f) Poor communication skills and leadership qualities among the students (g) Lack of commitment of students in accepting LIS as a good profession. They, instead, consider it as a short cut to get a job. Etc., etc. Well, the above listing is only selective. The Solutions 3. The solutions are partly embedded in the problems listed above. But still, let me repeat a few : (a) There is an immediate need for restructuring the LIS Syllabus uniformly across the country. The exercise should not just be confined to NCSI or NISCAIR or DRTC or a handful of Universities, like, University of Mysore, Madras University, etc. Rather, these front-runners (and other stake holders too) should think of initiating a dialogue for a commonly acceptable quality/standard syllabus for all Schools in the country, in the larger interest of the profession. (b) Poor communication skills & leadership qualities of students constitute a major issue. Unless this is effectively resolved, we are not going to succeed in generating competent professionals. The course-ware , the methods of teaching and grading of results/scores should not, at all ignore these factors. Not much seriousness is attributed to the so called 'Soft Skill Development' among our young professionals at present. (c) Making them IT-savvy is another essential ingredient. (d) How to attract really brilliant students to this course is another big question. Career prospects is perhaps one aspect. We must evolve a proper assessment of the market-needs of our professionals. Then mould them appropriately, by complying with other curriculum-related issues (discussed earlier). An explicit outcome should be a mechanism for Assured Placement after their course of study. 4. We, the professionals by and large are lured to concentrate in segmented areas as part of our modernization. It could be anything like CDS/ISIS, WINISIS, Digital Libraries with its fragmented approaches, IR, Webopac, OAI, E-Print, DSpace, etc., if we examine the chronological events. But what is lacking is a Total Framework encompassing all these segments and much more, so as to make it as a body of knowledge for LIS Education & Practice. This has to be planned and designed at a fairly 'higher level' so as to implement the same uniformly and mandatorily as learning modules in the academic programmes. 5. Now, the question of Corporate Librarians.The existing teaching-learning practices and the curriculum contents should invariably be changed to suit the special needs of the sector, which is diffrent from the conventional systems. Rigorous training in soft-skill development and management practices, etc., are needed for moulding them to perform proactively in the newgen LIS domain. Be it 'old bottle or new bottle', it has to be filled with 'new wine' . 6. But who will bell the cat? Possibly a selfless 'Think Tank Group' should evolve for initiating the task. Even a 'Social Network' for the purpose can trigger the operation. Then it will assume the inertial strength required for the 'take off'. 7. A mandatory mechanism for LIS domain, like Medical Council of India in the Health Education Sector, Bar Council of India in the Legal Sector, AICTE for Engineering / Technical Education, etc., has to be evolved for a proper co-ordination to ensure quality education. 8. Responsible Professional Societies in LIS in India including IATLIS cannot shy away from this crisis situation. 9.Certain recommendations of NKC may also be examined in this context. The Time Targets Well, an overnight solution is not possible. What is proposed is a long term strategy. But the time factor should not be stretched to infinity, if we really want to salvage our profession and give it an impressive and acceptable shape. It is high time to evolve strategies for revamping the LIS Education / Profession in India so as to Seek the comments of our esteemed LIS Forum Members. SADASIVAN KP Former Head, Library & Informatics and Former Consultant (ICT) NIIST (CSIR), Trivadrum Poor management and communication skills among the students/products. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner <http://www.mailscanner.info/> , and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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One Day Registration in ETTLIS - 2008
by Chauhan 02 Dec '08

02 Dec '08

*INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM* *ON* *EMERGING TRENDS AND TECHNOLOGIES IN LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION SERVCIES* *ETTLIS- 2008* *December 18-20, 2008* ___________________________________________________ Dear All, On several requests from professionals, the 'One Day Registration' is open in ETTLIS – 2008. This 'One Day registration' offers the opportunity to delegates who have tight schedules or interested in events of a particular day and can have the benefit of all the hospitality offered on the day preferred. Instead of full symposium they can get registered for any of the day's events during the symposium schedule i.e. 18th, 19th and 20th days of December, 2008. Interested delegates should send a Demand Draft of Rs.1000/- (Rupees One Thousand only) in favour of 'JIIT Noida', payable at Noida on the following address: *Dr. Sanjay Kataria Organizing Secretary, ETTLIS 2008 &* *Head, Learning Resource Centre* *Jaypee Institute of Information Technology University A-10, Sector -62, Noida (UP) India Ph. +91 120-2590851, (M) +91 9810503341 Email: skataria.jiitu@ gmail.com <skataria.jiitu@gmail..com> , sanjay.kataria@ jiit.ac.in <sanjay..kataria(a)+jiit.ac.in>* Last date for "One Day Registration" is December 12, 2008. Please refer symposium website for detailed information at http://www.ettlis2008.com/ With best wishes Sincerely yours, Suresh K Chauhan -- 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] Training for corporate librarianship
by Mailing List Admin 02 Dec '08

02 Dec '08

Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:03:00 +0530 From: pramod mangla <manglapb(a)gmail.com> Dear Professional Colleagues, It is really interesting to read whether LIS professionals should also undergo some training so as to equip themselves for Corporate Libs./Inf. Centres.I support the views expressed by Prof. Laxman Rao.Even MBAs have to have some orientation about the corporate world where they are selected. It is high time certain DLIS or even Libraries take the initiative to develop certain trainig modules for this purpose and run short-term orientation programmes for those already holding LIS degrees. Prof.P.B.Mangla

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Regarding research news
by Mailing List Admin 02 Dec '08

02 Dec '08

Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2008 14:39:40 +0530 (IST) From: ranjit dharmapurikar <d_ranjit(a)yahoo.com> � Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University, Nanded has awarded Ph.D. in library and information science to Mrs. Medha G. Basole(Dharmapurikar), Librarian, KRM Mahila College, Nanded. Her topic is "Critical Study of University Grants Commissions' assistance to College Libraries: a Case study of colleges under SRTM University, Nanded. She completed her research under the guidance of Dr. S. P. Satarkar R.G.Dharmapurikar

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lib-web-cats
by DINESH SIDDAIAH 02 Dec '08

02 Dec '08

*lib-web-cats: A directory of libraries throughout the world:* ** It is a library web sites and catalogs. lib-web-cats is a directory of libraries worldwide. While the majority of the current listings are in North America, the numbers of libraries represented in other parts of the globe is growing. Each listing includes links to the library's website and online catalog. Other information available includes the geographic location, address, library type, current and previous library automation systems used, and the size of the library's collection. If you need more sophisticated ways to find and compare libraries, try the advanced search Page in http://www.librarytechnology.org/libwebcats/index.pl?SID=20081202819793701&…. Additional search features available on the advanced page include options to search or qualify by the current or previous automation system and by collection size . Thanking You, Dinesh K. S. -- Dr. Dinesh K. S. Selection Grade Librarian, Nagarjuna College of Engineering & Technology, Devanahalli, Bengaluru - 562 110. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Free Koha 3 installation
by Vimal Kumar 02 Dec '08

02 Dec '08

Dear Friends, Recently I installed Koha 3 (Latest version) on Ubuntu and Debian Linux. I would like to install Koha for selected libraries inside Trivandrum city. I hope that it would be helpful to know that how Koha 3 works in a real library environment. Libraries having no library automation software can approach me for free Koha installation. Installation will be using Linux. Internet connection is a prerequisite for installation process. Click on following link to enter your details, I will contact you soon. http://snipurl.com/70xvz <http://snipurl.com/70xvz%20%20> -- Vimal Kumar V. Asst. Librarian Asian School of Business Technopark, Trivandrum-695 581 Web: www.asb.edu.in/vimal/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "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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Student award from SLA Asian Chapter
by Debal Chandra Kar 02 Dec '08

02 Dec '08

Dear Colleagues: The Asian Chapter of the Special Libraries Association in conjunction with the Science-Technology Division of the Special Libraries Association is offering a very unique award for one Asia based Master's level student in the field of Library and Information Science who has a particular interest in a career related to some aspect of the field of Science and Technology librarianship. The award will fund the costs associated with traveling to Washington, D.C. in June 2009, to attend the Special Libraries Association's Annual Conference, which also happens to be the SLA's 100th Anniversary. The US$ 1800 Award will cover economy class air fare, lodging while in Washington, D.C., conference registration, a one year membership in the SLA, and incidental expenses. More details about the award including application requirements are attached. The deadline for applying is 31 December 2008. The Special Libraries Association (SLA) is a nonprofit global organization for innovative information professionals and their strategic partners. SLA serves more than 11,000 members in 75 countries in the information profession, including corporate, academic, and government information specialists. SLA promotes and strengthens its members through learning, advocacy, and networking initiatives. For more information, visit us on the Web at www.sla.org. The Asian chapter of SLA is one of the largest chapters, covering a geographical area consisting of over 20 Asian countries. The Asian Chapter organizes workshops, seminars, meetings and training as well as networking opportunities for Asian information professionals by linking them to their counterparts throughout Asia and the rest of the world and also offers an awards program. For more information on the Asian Chapter, please visit http://units.sla.org/chapter/cas/index.html We believe that this SLA Asian Chapter Award provides an exceptional opportunity for a talented student to travel to the US and to enhance their skills and understanding of librarianship through meeting a large number of top level information professionals from around the world as well as attending Conference sessions and a very large Information Exhibition. We would very much appreciate your help in publicizing this Award among the students in your program. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Scott Davidson, Chairman, Awards Committee, SLA Asian Chapter at scottjdavidson(a)gmail.com or to Debal C Kar, SLA Asian Chapter President at dckar(a)teri.re.sin Regards, Debal C Kar President, SLA Asian Chapter Fellow, Library and Information Centre Darbari Seth Block IHC Complex, Lodhi Road New Delhi - 110 003, India Tel. (+91 11) 2468 2100 / 2468 2111 Extn 2724, 9811392242 (Mobile) Fax (+91 11) 2468 2144 / 2468 2145 E-mail dckar(a)teri.res.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ILA-TISS International Conference 2008.
by Vidya I K 02 Dec '08

02 Dec '08

Dear Professionals, I take this opportunity to Congratulate to Dr. Mutthayya. Koganurmath and his team for successfully organizing the International Conference on “Knowledge for All: Role of Library & Information Centers”, to commemorate ILA Platinum Jubilee Year 2008. I could be, able to witness the deliberations and able to interact with my other colleagues who had come from various places of India and from abroad. All the delegates were really impressed by the event and were praising Dr. Koganuramath and his team for extending good hospitality. Indeed it is true that the event was breathtaking one. Success can be achieved through the efforts of the good team and the good leader leading the same. Dr. Koganuramath takes such a keen interest in every event to make it a grand success, howsoever small or big it may be. The meticulously and judiciously prepared schedule of the Conference itself is an evidence. The LIS luminaries across India gathered and deliberated on various range of LIS issues. This conference gave me an opportunity to interact, share and exchange my views with the great personlities of LIS profession. I am sure all the participants also must have borrowed a lot from the conference as they got an opportunity to witness the meaningful and thought provoking deliberations of all FOUR (hectic) days as there were about more than 100 papers presented in the conference. This mega Conference was unique in many ways in real sense. All the presentations were made by using PPT which was possible only because of the state-of-the- art technology made available in the conference hall. And Mumbai, being the commercial hub of India , gave that cosmopolitan touch and flavor which an International event requires. I once again congratulate Dr. Koganuramth and I also congratulate all the awardees of the Conference. With Best Wishes, Dr. Vidya Veeresh. Hanchinal. _________________________________________________________________ Get more done, have more fun, and stay more connected with Windows Mobile®. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/119642556/direct/01/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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GLOBELICS 2009 - PhD students' paper competition
by Puna Das 01 Dec '08

01 Dec '08

GLOBELICS 2009 "Inclusive Growth, Innovation and Technological Change: education, social capital and sustainable development" Organized by: The Global Network for the Economics of Learning, Innovation, and Competence Building Systems (Globelics) UNU-MERIT (Maastricht, The Netherlands) CRES, UCAD (Dakar, Senegal) Dates: October 6-8, 2009 Place: Dakar, Senegal PhD students' paper competition: Ph.D. students currently in programs of developing countries may enter the PhD students' paper competition. Winners will receive free accommodation and travel support, a small grant to support their research and a diploma. All participants with accepted papers will be provided local hospitality for three days (October 6-8, 2009). Participants from developing countries with accepted papers will also be provided some travel support. The Globelics Board will be mobilizing resources for providing such travel support. Participants should be prepared though to pay for all other expenses in the hotel like mini bar, telephone, laundry, etc and outside like the city tour, other social events etc. More Details: http://globelics2009dakar.merit.unu.edu/index.php OR http://cssp-jnu.blogspot.com/2008/12/call-for-papers-globelics-2009-7th.html See Also: Call for Papers: 6th Asialics International Conference http://cssp-jnu.blogspot.com/2008/12/call-for-papers-6th-asialics.html & Call for Papers: 12th International Conference on Scientometrics and Informetrics (ISSI 2009) http://cssp-jnu.blogspot.com/2008/12/call-for-papers-12th-international.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India http://www.anup-jnu.blogspot.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Need help
by M. Anisur Rahman 01 Dec '08

01 Dec '08

Dear Professionals: I am doing my PhD in the dept of LIS under Burdwan University. My Research topic is" Usages of IT in University librries in Bangladesh". I need to know the software uses in Indian libraries. If anybody have any article on this topic pls help me. Thanks in advance. Md. Anisur Rahman dept of LIS University of Burdwan & Deputy Director/Head of Library Northern Unviersity Bangladesh -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Transformational Technologies: Practical Uses for Web 2.0 in the library environment
by DINESH SIDDAIAH 01 Dec '08

01 Dec '08

Dear Friends, This seminar was held in Glasgow on the 2nd of November. It focused on what technologies are available for the librarian to exploit and use in their everyday work, to reach and engage the user. So librarians should inhabit the users' world rather than set up worlds of their own, was the message. More details may be obtained by log on to intute web site http://www.intute.ac.uk/blog/2007/11/15/transformational-technologies-pract… Thanking You, dinesh K. S. -- Dr. Dinesh K. S. Selection Grade Librarian, Nagarjuna College of Engineering & Technology, Devanahalli, Bengaluru - 562 110. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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XXV IATLIS National Conference Concluded
by Rupak Chakravarty 01 Dec '08

01 Dec '08

November 27, 2008: Make the EducationSystem More Interactive and Dynamic: Prof. R.C. Sobti, Vice-Chancellor, Panjab University said in his PresidentialAddress at the Inaugural Session of the XXV IATLIS NationalConference that it is high time that we make our educationalprogrammes interactive and dynamic. There should be a fair blendingof teaching and learning style and a teacher is required to play therole of a parent in the formal and informal settings. Earlier, Prof.Jagtar Singh, the Keynote Speaker and the Dean Faculty of Educationand Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala said that thereis an immediate need for a shift from rote learning to resource-based student-centred-learning. The LIS courses must be affordableand consistent with the emerging job market. He further said that thefaculty must be deeply committed to internalize employable skillsamong the students. Prof. S.L. Sharma, the Chief Guest said that theLIS curricula should be based on the top-down and bottom-up approach.He further emphasized that there is a need to encourag! e students toask questions and actively participate in discussions. Prof. AshuShokeen, Director of the Conference said that efforts must be made tomake the LIS programmes relevant, effective, innovative and dynamic.Prof. C. R. Karisiddappa, President of Indian Association of Teachersof Library and Information Science (IATLIS) explained the mandate andthe activities of IATLIS and said that we must repay the LISprofession by developing employable manpower. Prof. Ranjana Vohrawelcomed the dignitaries and the participants of the conference aswell as introduced the key speakers. Prof. B.D. Kumbar, GeneralSecretary, IATLIS proposed the vote of thanks and Mr. RupakChakravarty conducted the stage. About 75 delegates from all overIndia and resource persons are participating in this nationalconference on Changing face of LIS Education: Learning Stylesand Teaching Methodologies. November 28, 2008 On the Second day of theXXV IATLIS National Conference being organized by the Department ofLibrary & Information Science, Panjab University, Chandigarh anumber of papers were being presented on the topic EmergingLearning Styles and New Methods of Teaching, Symbiosis ofClassroom and virtual Learning and Open Distance Learning andContinuing Education Programmes. The presenters discussed the newlearning management systems required in todays IT scenario,weblogs as learning tools, e-learning initiatives with specialreference to India, Continuing Professional Development for LISProfessionals etc. Various learning management tools both commercialas well as open source were highlighted and the need for adoptingthem by the institutions of higher learning were stressed. Thesessions were followed by General Body Meeting of IATLIS. Chandigarh29 November 2008 TheXXV IATLIS National Conference which began here at Panjab University,Chandigarh with the inaugural session with Prof. S.L. Sharma as ChiefGuest on 27 November 2008 and concluded today with the ValedictorySession. Prof. B.S. Ghuman, Dean Faculty of Arts said in hisPresidential Address said that India is emerging as a knowledgeeconomy and has the demographic advantage of 550 million youth belowthe age of 25 years. Commercialization and privatization of educationis taking place in favour of the elite professions like medicine,engineering and business management, whereas, the social sciencesubjects including library and information science are being pushedto the periphery. There is an immediate need to make our coursesrelevant to the job market to stay in the main stream. More and moreempirical research should be done to generate valuable information toinform social science programmes. He further said that resourcecrunch will be increasing day by day but this does not mean th! at wecompromise on quality of education and training. Our teaching methodsshould be based on the blending of traditional teaching methods andICT-based teaching methods because ICT can help us in the functionalareas but not in the basic understanding of the subject. He alsoemphasized that the relationship between the tradition and modernityshould be complementary and not competitive. Speaking at thisoccasion Prof. C. R. Karisiddappa, President of IATLIS said that theLIS faculty is required to develop the employable skills among thefuture professionals. He further emphasised that there is animmediate need to change the faculty mindset to strengthen the IndianAssociation of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS)he lementered that only 30 % of the faculty is member of the IATLIS.It is high time that we ask ourselves that what we have given to theIATLIS. The faculty must encourage the students to become independentlearners and critical thinker. Earlier Dr. Trishanj! it Kaur,Rapportaur-General, presented a comprehensive report of thepro ceedings this three conference. Dr. Ashu Shokeen, Director of theconference presented 8 resolutions based on the discussions duringthe three days. At the outset Dr. Ranjana Vohra, Organising Secretaryexpressed her satisfaction upon the deliberations of the conference.Dr. Preeti Mahajan, Co-Orgnanising Secretary presented the vote ofthanks and Mr. Rupak Chakravarty, Lecturer in the Departmentconducted the stage. About 75 delegates from all over Indiaparticipated in this National Conference. At the Inaugural SessionProf. R.C. Sobti, Vice-Chancellor, Panjab University, Chandigarh inhis presidential address emphasised the need to make the LISeducation programmes / courses more interactive, dynamic and full ofpersonal touch. Prof. Jagtar Singh, the Keynote Speaker and Dean,Faculty of Education and Information Science, Punjabi University,Patiala made a case for a shift from rote learning to resource basedstudent centred learning to develop independent learners and criticalthinkers! . Prof. S.L. Sharma, the Chief Guest at the Inaugural Sessionsaid that to make the courses acceptable to the employers, all thestakeholders must be involved in the process of curriculumdevelopment. Few of the snaps can be viewed here: click here Thanks and Regards Rupak Chakravarty Lecturer-cum-Assistant Librarian Department of Library & Information Science Panjab University, Chandigarh - 160014 INDIA Website: http://libsc.puchd.ac.in Phone # (0172) 2700459(R) (0172) 2534775(O) 9217133380(M) Email: rupak2811(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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National Workshop on Manuscriptology and Palaeography
by rajesh singh 01 Dec '08

01 Dec '08

Dear Professionals, We are happy to announce that the Central Library, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi is organising a National Workshop on Manuscrioptology & Palaeography from 10th December 2008 to 17th January 2009 .Details of the program is available in the university web site www.internet.bhu.ac.in/seminar/seminar.htm. Thank u Dr.D. K. Singh Dy. Librarian Banars Hindu University Varanasi -- 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] International Conference on Academic Libraries
by shweta 01 Dec '08

01 Dec '08

Sorry for cross posting..... Dear Friends! This is to inform you that *International Conference on Academic Libraries*is going to held at Conference Centre, *University **of Delhi, October 5, 2009- October8, 2009.* ** For further information please go to this below link. http://library.du.ac.in/ocs/index.php/ical/ICAL ** ** ** ok ----------------------- Best Regards Shweta Pande Assistant Librarian Indus World School of Business ( A Career Launcher Education Foundation Initiative) Greater Noida (U.P) Phone: +0120-3120657 www.iwsb.in "Attitude is a small thing that makes big difference...!" -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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FW: Corporate Librarians and special training?
by Aman Jha 01 Dec '08

01 Dec '08

Dear All Last week, I was in an SLA-Asian Chapter conference in Delhi. And one of the sessions was focused on the role of LIS Career and Opportunities. S M Dhawan, former Scientist F, National Physical laboratory, stressed on the three things that would help quality output from the LIS schools in India and one of the key points that he mentioned was lack of 'Best Intake' in this field. He stressed that the profession is still the last career option for many. What is required is that our LIS Schools have to 1) attract best minds in the field and 2) give them best possible training (matching IIT and IIM level). I am sure if these two things are strictly and honestly implemented, the output will be of world class. I have never come across information like LIS departments are training students as corporate librarians. But then yes there is no harm preparing LIS students the way corporations do function. We all know that libraies are always a non-profit institution be it in the corporations. But then nothing is free even in academic libraries. Even if you provide free service to your customer, there is a cost attached to it; for ex: your salary, real estate value, etc. I appreciate what Anita Pujari of DNA has done to the library services by attaching notional value to the information products / service that she provides to her customer. This is the value that she has added for what she does. So, it is the attitude/value/culture that makes corporations better. And I think we must inculcate such values/culture in LIS students. I do agree with what Anand says in terms of skilling the freshers. I WOULD say that there is a big gap in skills we need in the industry [for academic & special libraries and LIS teachers] and the output we get from the LIS schools. Regards, Aman Jha Deputy Director - Library Confederation of Indian Industry 249-F, Sector 18, Udyog Vihar, Phase IV Gurgaon - 122 015, Haryana, INDIA Tel: 91-124-4014060-67 Fax: 91-124-4014080 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------- From: [mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in] On Behalf Of Byrappa, Ananda (GE, Research) Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 2:30 PM To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Corporate Librarians and special training? (vasanthraj) LIS Schools are thinking about training students for the corporate needs...Is there a big difference between a special library and a corporate library? As many LIS schools offer a specialization in Special Libraries, there may not be a big need for focussing on Corporate Libraries at university level unless ther is a plan for corporate spnoncered/collaboarative effort. Many LIS schools are putting their best efforts in training the students. However, the fact is, there is a big gap in skills we need in the industry and the output we get from the LIS schools. Syllabus is always attractive but often we fail to see the learnings out of it when we interview the students. Many practising LIS professionals know that, we need to teach and train on almost everything to people we recruit. Sometimes, we end up recruiting non LIS people for jobs other than core LIS jobs like classification etc. Majority of the students fail to understand how corporate libraries function. The reasons may be many: - Lack of trained and experienced teachers - Limited/No infrastructure - Lack of cooperation from practicing librarians - Kind of students opting for LIS and - LIS Schools not having enough collaboration with Libraries Its unfortunate that we have this big gap in our profession unlike in other professions - medicine, nursing etc. More open, genuine and collaborative efforts in bridging the gap between theory and practice is required. Teachers and LIS practioners should have more (healthy) debates, discussions and must develop willingness to collaborate for the proposperity of this profession. Regards, Anand Ananda T.Byrappa Manager, Whitney Knowledge Centre GE India Technology Centre 122, EPIP, Phase 2, Whitefield Road, Bangalore - 560066, INDIA Phone: 91-80-25032618 Fax: 91-80-28412114 email: ananda.byrappa(a)ge.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:12:07 +0530 (IST) From: vasanth raj <gooche_1981(a)yahoo.co.in> Subject: [LIS-Forum] Corporate Librarians and special training? To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Dear sir/madam, This is in response to the LIS-Forum member request to suggest on how LIS departments can train Corporate Librarians? Though my response would not offer any suggestion, but contradicts with the postings itself. - How can LIS departments prepare corporate librarians? ?I am deliberating on the issue why there is much fuss about corporate world. ?Library Science and Information Science (Information Studies-Including wide spectrum of behavioral theories, science and technology) Schools have been training LIS professionals to perform their duties irrespective of the organization they aspire to work.? It was not previously discussed so much about academic library or public library. But we have been making our graduates to be a perfect fit to a corporate world. Again these all have been become forefront in the light of globalization. ?Corporate venture have very strong financial back up to train their workers and they have been successful doing that over the years (Infosys global training centre). Today?s need is to prepare our graduates to work for the people from whom they have got benefitted (local tax payers). ? Andhara Pradesh itself is a naxal prone area with so much of economic inequalities, let our graduate take step in reducing the economic barrier and fill the gap of information rich and poor. There we need training and enrich our people. ? Globalization itself has become a halt, because of recent economics meltdown in US. Economists? likes of Joseph Stiglitz and Paul Krugman have propagating the humanistic economic policy with equal opportunity for every one.? Coming back to the topic ? LIS schools have leveraging the technology and new crop of Information schools are in a way modeled to survive in the information rich world. Syllabuses of some of the information schools can throw some lights on how LIS schools can tune their curriculum to prepare their graduates in the 21st century.? Good thing is that library school basics have not changed lot-then why LIS departments prepare corporate librarians. Holistic approach is the need of the hour. ------------------------- With best wishes Vasantha Raju N Govt First Grade College Periyapatna Mysore Dist. DISCLAIMER:The information in this message may be privileged. If you have received it by mistake please notify the sender by return e-mail and delete the message from your system. Any unauthorised use or dissemination of this message in whole or in part is strictly prohibited. Any information in this message that does not relate to official business shall be understood to be neither given nor endorsed by the Confederation of Indian Industry. Reach us via our unique Membership Helpline: 00-91-11-435 46244 / 00-99104 46244 (Monday-Saturday: 0900-1700 hrs) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Excellence in Library Profession
by Rajan 01 Dec '08

01 Dec '08

Dear All, Shri K P Sadasivan has put forth a fantabulous framework for bringing excellence gradually into fore in the library field. It is a very good piece to start a proactive discussion on the status or magnitude of the ills mentioned by him, the possible options for revival and the strategic steps the fellow professionals or a cohesive group can take to cure the ills. It seems that one cannot find anything in the piece to disagree with. I propose that he should work out the practical ways, to bell the cat, with an action plan. Regards, K Rajasekharan Kerala Institute of Local Administration Thrissur -------------------------------------------------- > Original Message: > Subject: [LIS-Forum] LIS EDUCATION VIS-A-VIS CORPORATE LIBRARIANS > Dear All,> ? > This is in response to the recent postings on the above subject matter.> > The Problems ? > 1. There is a widening gap between the demand and supply > 3. There are several factors contributing to this lamentable situation. > They include :? > (a) Poor standard of the students joining for the LIS Course> > (b) Out of date Syllabus followed in the LIS Schools> > (c) Inadequate infrastructure facilities in the Schools> > (d) Incompetent Teachers or Teachers who do not bother to update their > knowledge base> > (e) Reluctance of LIS Schools for proper interactive programmes with > performing libraries &?> ???? librarians > (f)? Poor communication skills and leadership qualities among the > students> > (g) Lack of commitment of students in accepting LIS as a good profession. > They, instead, consider it as a short cut to get a job. ???? Etc., etc.> ? > Well, the above listing is only selective. It is high time to evolve > strategies for revamping the LIS Education / > Profession in India so as to > > SADASIVAN? KP > Former Head, Library & Informatics and Former Consultant (ICT) > NIIST (CSIR), Trivadrum -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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LIS Trainee Recruitment
by anand bandi 01 Dec '08

01 Dec '08

Dear candidate, The National Institute of Fashion Technology, Ministry of Textiles, GoI, became Center of excellence by act of Parliament. It is the Institute of National importance, training manpower in the field of Design, Management and Technology. The Resource Center of the Institute is the heart of academic and research activities having state of the art infrastructure and the collection. The Institute is looking for the bright and enthusiastic fresh LIS professionals as Trainees. The Candidates will have opportunities to work in various areas of the information archival, mapping, etc apart from the circulation of information to the scholars and to the Industry at large. The state of the art infrastructure give the opportunity to the Trainee to gain confidence and emerge a brightest and confident professional to take on the challenges of Knowledge Management. The selected Trainee Candidates will be paid a stipend of Rs 6000=00 PM. Interested candidates may forward their respective CV to the undersigned latest by 15th December,2008. Dr.A.N.Bandi, Head, Resource Centre, National Institute of Fashion Technology, NIFT Campus, Plot No.15, Sector 4, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai - 410 210. Ph.91-22-27747080/81 Mobile : 09892192799 e-mail: anb321in(a)yahoo.co.in anbandi(a)rediffmail.com website:www.niftindia.com Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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RSSMicro - Dedicated RSS Feed Search Engine
by sandeep bhavsar 01 Dec '08

01 Dec '08

Respected All http://www.rssmicro.com/ The most comprehensive RSS feed search on the web that searches 4.3 million RSS, feeds RSSMicro was formed to explore new search capabilities where the web contents become extremely dynamic and grow exponentially. This behavior, along with higher user expectations, creates a dilemma that requires a search service whose capabilities go beyond the limits of conventional search engines. Without new data formats or attached date and time to the content, there will be no reliable search service or product that can efficiently index and make the content available for search. RSSMicro is building and exploring a new search service which balances the freshness, relevance, and reliability of the search results along with a substantial gain in search performance and efficiency. Thanks and Regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Management Studies Thane(W) 400601 MUMBAI. INDIA @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ email : sandeep.bhavsar(a)gmail.com Mob : 9987049099 elibrary :http://www.vpmthane.org/im/elib/main.htm @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Self learning of Drupal, Wiki Moodle etc
by Mailing List Admin 01 Dec '08

01 Dec '08

Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2008 17:37:24 +0530 From: "Byrappa, Ananda (GE, Research)" <ananda.byrappa(a)ge.com> Dear Rajasekharan, NCSI-Net (Association of NCSI Staff and Students) is glad to hear that the recently held TBR memorial seminar on Web Content Management (Drupal focused) was useful to you. Many LIS professionals may be interested in knowing how NCSI net is doing these hands-on and effective one day programmes since last 4 years. Objective of these seminars are to enable budding LIS professionals to use the tools and resources (mainly open source) and motivate them to make a better impact at the organization where they work. We choose workshop/seminar resource persons from preferably from NCSI Net, working across the industry. This helps us to make these programmes truly practical and one or two case studies will add to the impact. The programme will also have a session dealing with career building strategies and job opportunities for LIS professionals - which has been greatly appreciated by the participants. Seminar presentations and summary can be accessed from the NCSI-Net portal: http://ncsi-net.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/workshop/ <http://ncsi-net.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/workshop/> Regards, Anand Ananda T.Byrappa Manager, Whitney Knowledge Centre GE India Technology Centre 122, EPIP, Phase 2, Whitefield Road, Bangalore - 560066, INDIA Phone: 91-80-25032618 Fax: 91-80-28412114 email: ananda.byrappa(a)ge.com From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in [mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in] On Behalf Of Rajan Sent: 27 November 2008 18:05 To: Lis Forum Subject: [LIS-Forum] Self learning of Drupal, Wiki Moodle etc Dear All, The recent Drupal workshop at NCSI was a meaningful attempt to capacitate librarians in opening new ways of information dissemination with a good content management tool. Libraries or institutions having local area network (LAN) can think of using Drupal (or Joomla or similar one) for creating an intranet website that provides information content to the institutional users through a website- like a gateway. Drupal requires apache, mysql & php software - all installed and configured in the computer. The configuration of those software may fail at times. So the easier option for a beginner is to use Xampp software that includes all the three software. So any beginner who is interested to learn Drupal can do so by installing it even in a client computer by using Xampp. The advantage of the content Management System is that we can have local language content and can make search /retrieval, if the information is in Unicode font. By using the same Xampp installation, one can install Wiki software also in the same computer and can develop an internal Wikipedia for creation of frequently used local content for internal users. Even reading materials on key topics can be made available in LAN by using internal Wiki. Media Wiki is a reasonable choice among a wide range of Wiki software available for download. Having an internal Wiki may help the users in learning the process of editing the content in Wikipedia. So the creative users may eventually turn themselves as contributors of Wikipedia, the fastest growing segment in the digital world. Librarians, thus, can have partnership in building the knowledge repository by showing the users a method to build digital knowledge resource. Moodle is an E-Course Management software one can install in the same computer by using the same Xampp installation. Libraries can use it for offering compensatory or additional courses on topics of special interest among the users, with the help of library friendly academics or library professionals themselves. The screenshots of Moodle installation on Windows is available at http://docs.moodle.org/en/Windows_installation_using_XAMPP <http://docs.moodle.org/en/Windows_installation_using_XAMPP> Installation on Linux is also similar. The installation of Drupal or Wiki can be done in the similar manner. Open Journal System is yet another similar tool, the librarians should look into. Exploring all these tools will be a way ahead in empowerment in this bewildering digital world. Regards, K Rajasekharan Kerala Institute of Local Administration Thrissur -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner <http://www.mailscanner.info/> , and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner <http://www.mailscanner.info/> , and is believed to be clean. Think before you print. 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congratulate Dr. Jagtar Singh ji
by Bhupinder Singh 01 Dec '08

01 Dec '08

Respected Teachers and Professional Colleagues, I on behalf of Library Professionals, wish to congratulate *Dr. Jagtar Singh,* Professor and Head, Department of Library Information Science and Dean, Faculty of Education and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala, for his appointment as President of the Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS) India for a period of three years from November 2008 to November 2011. Wish him all the best. With warm regards, -- Bhupinder Singh Librarian Gian Jyoti Institute of Management & Technology, Phase-2, Mohali Pin:160055 (India) Email: bhupinder82(a)gmail.com Tel: +91(0)9888631058 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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LIS EDUCATION VIS-A-VIS CORPORATE LIBRARIANS
by Sadasivan KP 30 Nov '08

30 Nov '08

Dear All, This is in response to the recent postings on the above subject matter. The Problems 1. There is a widening gap between the demand and supply of really competent LIS professionals in our country, irrespective of the nature of institutions where they are expected to perform. Corporate sector is undoubtedly one such area with tremendous job potential. 2. But sadly, majority of the products of LIS Schools are mediocre in nature ! Few exceptions are always there from any School or most of the products are OK from a very very few Schools. 3. There are several factors contributing to this lamentable situation. They include : (a) Poor standard of the students joining for the LIS Course (b) Out of date Syllabus followed in the LIS Schools (c) Inadequate infrastructure facilities in the Schools (d) Incompetent Teachers or Teachers who do not bother to update their knowledge base (e) Reluctance of LIS Schools for proper interactive programmes with performing libraries & librarians (f) Poor communication skills and leadership qualities among the students (g) Lack of commitment of students in accepting LIS as a good profession. They, instead, consider it as a short cut to get a job. Etc., etc. Well, the above listing is only selective. The Solutions 3. The solutions are partly embedded in the problems listed above. But still, let me repeat a few : (a) There is an immediate need for restructuring the LIS Syllabus uniformly across the country. The exercise should not just be confined to NCSI or NISCAIR or DRTC or a handful of Universities, like, University of Mysore, Madras University, etc. Rather, these front-runners (and other stake holders too) should think of initiating a dialogue for a commonly acceptable quality/standard syllabus for all Schools in the country, in the larger interest of the profession. (b) Poor communication skills & leadership qualities of students constitute a major issue. Unless this is effectively resolved, we are not going to succeed in generating competent professionals. The course-ware , the methods of teaching and grading of results/scores should not, at all ignore these factors. Not much seriousness is attributed to the so called 'Soft Skill Development' among our young professionals at present. (c) Making them IT-savvy is another essential ingredient. (d) How to attract really brilliant students to this course is another big question. Career prospects is perhaps one aspect. We must evolve a proper assessment of the market-needs of our professionals. Then mould them appropriately, by complying with other curriculum-related issues (discussed earlier). An explicit outcome should be a mechanism for Assured Placement after their course of study. 4. We, the professionals by and large are lured to concentrate in segmented areas as part of our modernization. It could be anything like CDS/ISIS, WINISIS, Digital Libraries with its fragmented approaches, IR, Webopac, OAI, E-Print, DSpace, etc., if we examine the chronological events. But what is lacking is a Total Framework encompassing all these segments and much more, so as to make it as a body of knowledge for LIS Education & Practice. This has to be planned and designed at a fairly 'higher level' so as to implement the same uniformly and mandatorily as learning modules in the academic programmes. 5. Now, the question of Corporate Librarians.The existing teaching-learning practices and the curriculum contents should invariably be changed to suit the special needs of the sector, which is diffrent from the conventional systems. Rigorous training in soft-skill development and management practices, etc., are needed for moulding them to perform proactively in the newgen LIS domain. Be it 'old bottle or new bottle', it has to be filled with 'new wine' . 6. But who will bell the cat? Possibly a selfless 'Think Tank Group' should evolve for initiating the task. Even a 'Social Network' for the purpose can trigger the operation. Then it will assume the inertial strength required for the 'take off'. 7. A mandatory mechanism for LIS domain, like Medical Council of India in the Health Education Sector, Bar Council of India in the Legal Sector, AICTE for Engineering / Technical Education, etc., has to be evolved for a proper co-ordination to ensure quality education. 8. Responsible Professional Societies in LIS in India including IATLIS cannot shy away from this crisis situation. 9.Certain recommendations of NKC may also be examined in this context. The Time Targets Well, an overnight solution is not possible. What is proposed is a long term strategy. But the time factor should not be stretched to infinity, if we really want to salvage our profession and give it an impressive and acceptable shape. It is high time to evolve strategies for revamping the LIS Education / Profession in India so as to Seek the comments of our esteemed LIS Forum Members. SADASIVAN KP Former Head, Library & Informatics and Former Consultant (ICT) NIIST (CSIR), Trivadrum Poor management and communication skills among the students/products. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Requirement of Library trainees
by NIMR Library 30 Nov '08

30 Nov '08

We are looking for 3 young professionals to work as trainees in our library. Qualifications: MLIS or equivalent degree from a recognized university/institution Tenure : 12 months Salary : Rs.5000/- per month. (Consolidated ) Trainees will get opportunity to work in a highly professional environment. Science graduates with computer knowledge are preferable. Interested candidates are requested to send their details bio-data (including qualification, percentage of marks, year of passing etc) by email to librarian(a)mrcindia.org or librarian.nimr(a)gmail.com The last date for receiving the application is 10th December, 2008. The short listed candidates will be called for interview, the dates for which will be communicated later over the email. Thanks and regards Dr B.N. Nagpal Dy. Director National Institute of Malaria Research, 22-Sham Nath Mg, Delhi-54 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library assistants
by C T K 29 Nov '08

29 Nov '08

We are looking for diploma holders for the post of Library assistants. Only male candidates can apply. The candidates should be ready to work in shift duties. Send your resume to the following address or send through email. -- *********************************************** C T Kantharaj Librarian Cambridge Instittute of Technology K R Puram, Bangalore - 560036 email: ctkantharaj(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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UGC NET QUESTIONS
by binu david 28 Nov '08

28 Nov '08

Dear all If any one remember the Paper 3 questions for Library Information Science for UGC net of December 2007. please mail me. Thanking you Binu David Librarian Engg College Palghat Kerala -- ______________________________________________ IndiaInfo Mail - the free e-mail service with a difference! www.indiainfo.com Check out our value-added Premium features, such as an extra 20MB for mail storage, POP3, e-mail forwarding, and ads-free mailboxes! -- 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 School Libraries 10-11 Feb. 2009 - NCERT
by Mailing List Admin 28 Nov '08

28 Nov '08

Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2008 14:48:31 +0530 (IST) From: Paramjit Singh Kawatra <ps_kawatra(a)yahoo.co.in> National Seminar on Role of School Libraries in Quality Education, 10-11- Feb. 2009 Organiser : NIE Library, NCERT For more information, you may have a look at : http://www.ncert.nic.in/html/pdf/DLDI.pdf � Thanking you � P. S. Kawatra, Head, DLDI

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ISiM-CXO Lecture by Ajit Balakrishnan postponed (due to Mumbai Mayhem)
by Shalini Urs 28 Nov '08

28 Nov '08

Dear Professional friends, We regret to inform that 'The ISiM - CXO Lecture by Ajit Balakrishnan Founder Chairman and CEO of Rediff. Com' had to be postponed due to the Mumbai Mayhem. Ajit Balakrishnan a resident of Colaba, Mumbai could not get out of his house on November 27th morning as per plan to catch his plane to Bangalore. We will announce the new dates of our CXO Lecture later on. ISiM joins the nation and the world in praying for peace and normalcy. Thanks and Regards Shalini Dr. Shalini Urs Executive Director and Professor International School of Information Management University of Mysore Manasagangotri Mysore - 570006 Phone : + 91 821 2514699 Fax : + 91 821 2519209 ISiM-Management School for IT, Technology School for IM www.isim.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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KV Pattom releases New Library Bulletin
by faisal sl 27 Nov '08

27 Nov '08

Dear All, The Library Media Centre at Kendriya Vidyalaya Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram released its New Library Bulletin on 26 Nov., 2008. To read http://librarykvpattom.wordpress.com/2008/11/26/library-bulletin-vol1-issue… -- S.L.Faisal Librarian Kendriya Vidyalaya Pattom,Thiruvananthapuram-695 004 Kerala India Ph.09447699724 http://librarykvpattom.wordpress.com http://librarynext.wordpress.com http://kvlblogs.wordpress.com http://homeworksonline.wordpress.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Maybury, MITRE Corp., USA, Keynote @ InfoVision 2009 - Early Bird Registration - 3 Weeks to Go!
by Angrosh 27 Nov '08

27 Nov '08

Dr. Mark Maybury, an expert in Intelligent Multimedia Information Retrieval and Executive Director, Information Technology Division, MITRE Corporation, USA will give the Inaugural Keynote at InfoVision 2009 on January 22, 2009. Please note that the Early Bird Registration closes on December 20, 2008. InfoVision 2009 - the 4th Edition of InfoVision Series focuses on the following: * Mobile Information Access * Multimedia Information Access * Multilingual Information Access * Consumer Created Content * eScience, eResearch and Cyber infrastructure * Enterprise Content and Communication The overarching theme of InfoVision 2009 is ""Content to Intent: Understanding user intent in multimodal, multilingual. mobile and enterprise content Information Access" InfoVision 2009 offers an intellectual feast of talks by: 1. Dr. P. Anandan, Managing Director, Microsoft Research India, Bangalore 2. Mr. John Blossom, President and Senior Analyst, Shore Communications, USA 3. Dr. Edward Cutrell, Research Scientist, Adaptive Systems Interaction Group, Microsoft Research, Redmond, USA 4. Prof. Dieter Fellner, Director IGD, Fraunhofer Institute of Computer Graphics Research, Darmstadt, Germany 5. Prof. John Girard, Associate Professor of Management, Minot State University, USA 6. Mr. Bruno Goveas, Head, Marketing & Product Management, Akamai Technologies India 7. Mr. Ajay Gupta, Director HP Labs India and Director, Mobility Solutions Group 8. Mr. Srikanth B. Iyer, Co-Founder and COO, Edurite Technologies 9. Dr. Hari M. Koduvely, Senior Risk Analyst, Amazon.com 10. Mr. Balaji Krishnan, General Manager, MindTree 11. Prof. Ee-Peng Lim, School of Information Systems, Singapore Management University, Singapore 12. Ms. Usha Mohan, Managing Director, Triumph India Software Services, Bangalore 13. Mr. Gopinath Padmanabhan, President, Applications Business Unit, Mphasis 14. Mr. P. Ravindranath, Director - Strategic Development and Govt. & Public Affairs, Hewlett Packard India 15. Prof. Rohini Srihari, Founder CEO, Janya Inc., USA & Associate Professor, Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, USA 16. Mr. Bob Stembridge, Thomson Reuters, UK 17. Prof. Shalini R. Urs, Executive Director, ISiM, Mysore 18. Mr. Mahesh Vyas, Managing Director & CEO, CMIE Don't miss this great opportunity. For registration and updates, please visit: www.infovision2009.org For details and clarifications, please contact: InfoVision secretariat International School of Information Management University of Mysore, Manasagangotri Mysore 570 006 Tel: +91-821-2514699; +91-821-2411417 Fax: +91-821-2519209 Angrosh - 9886970411 Email: office(a)infovision.org.in; office(a)isim.ac.in See you at InfoVision 2009! InfoVision 2009 Summit Team. ***************************************** Angrosh M.A. Project Manager International School of Information Management University of Mysore, Manasagangotri Mysore 570 006 Tel: +91-821-2514699; +91-821-2411417 Fax: +91-821-2519209 Email: angrosh(a)isim.ac.in; office(a)isim.ac.in ****************************************** -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Self learning of Drupal, Wiki Moodle etc
by Rajan 27 Nov '08

27 Nov '08

Dear All, The recent Drupal workshop at NCSI was a meaningful attempt to capacitate librarians in opening new ways of information dissemination with a good content management tool. Libraries or institutions having local area network (LAN) can think of using Drupal (or Joomla or similar one) for creating an intranet website that provides information content to the institutional users through a website- like a gateway. Drupal requires apache, mysql & php software - all installed and configured in the computer. The configuration of those software may fail at times. So the easier option for a beginner is to use Xampp software that includes all the three software. So any beginner who is interested to learn Drupal can do so by installing it even in a client computer by using Xampp. The advantage of the content Management System is that we can have local language content and can make search /retrieval, if the information is in Unicode font. By using the same Xampp installation, one can install Wiki software also in the same computer and can develop an internal Wikipedia for creation of frequently used local content for internal users. Even reading materials on key topics can be made available in LAN by using internal Wiki. Media Wiki is a reasonable choice among a wide range of Wiki software available for download. Having an internal Wiki may help the users in learning the process of editing the content in Wikipedia. So the creative users may eventually turn themselves as contributors of Wikipedia, the fastest growing segment in the digital world. Librarians, thus, can have partnership in building the knowledge repository by showing the users a method to build digital knowledge resource. Moodle is an E-Course Management software one can install in the same computer by using the same Xampp installation. Libraries can use it for offering compensatory or additional courses on topics of special interest among the users, with the help of library friendly academics or library professionals themselves. The screenshots of Moodle installation on Windows is available at http://docs.moodle.org/en/Windows_installation_using_XAMPP Installation on Linux is also similar. The installation of Drupal or Wiki can be done in the similar manner. Open Journal System is yet another similar tool, the librarians should look into. Exploring all these tools will be a way ahead in empowerment in this bewildering digital world. Regards, K Rajasekharan Kerala Institute of Local Administration Thrissur -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Journals for donation
by Mankad, Manish 27 Nov '08

27 Nov '08

We have the following journals for donation. 1. Archives of Bio chem biophys 2. Arch of dermatology 1991-92 3. Biochem journals 1950-1992 4. Biochemistry 1962-1992 5. Biochimica et biochemica acta 1961-1975; 1982-83 6. Food tech 1947-1974 7. Immunology today 1983-1993 8. IJMR 1960-1983 9. Jl of bio chem1950-1992 10. Jl of immunology 1981-1988 11. Jl of molecular biology 1960-1974 12. Jl of national cancer inst 1971-1977 13. Jl of physiology 1970-1974 The packaging and forwarding costs will have be paid by the party accepting this offer. Regards. Manish Mankad Manager-Knowledge Management 080 39830958 Hindustan Unilever Ltd 64 main Road Whitefield Bangalore 560066 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Call for Paper: National Seminar at Guwahati
by Apurba Jyoti Majumder 27 Nov '08

27 Nov '08

Dear professional, This is the final call for papers for the National Seminar at Gauhati University Theme: "*Digitization and Networking of Library and Information Centres in * *North East India"* ** Sub theme: *Application of ICT in LICs of NE India: present and future* *Digitization of library resources: planning* *Role of LIS schools * *NE India Library Network (NEILIBNET)* Deadlines: Submission of Full Paper December 10, 2008 Registration January 02, 2009 Visit: http://gulis.110mb.com/activity.htm for more details -- Apurba Jyoti Majumder, JRF Deptt. of Library & Information Science. Arts Block, Gauhati University. Guwahati- 781014 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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Internet Resources Newsletter - December Issue
by MacLeod, Roderick A 27 Nov '08

27 Nov '08

____________________________________________ Internet Resources Newsletter ____________________________________________ The latest edition of the FREE monthly newsletter for academics, students and researchers is now available at: http://www.hw.ac.uk/libwww/irn/irn168/irn168.html No subscription or registration is needed to access this full-text newsletter at the above site. You can also subscribe to the free, full-text email version at: http://www.hw.ac.uk/libwww/irn/irn.html An RSS feed for the newsletter is available: http://www.hw.ac.uk/libwww/irn/irn.rss Featured in this issue: Comment Internet Resources Newsletter by email and RSS Random Quotes News items of interest Publisher newsletters A-Z New & Notable Web Sites: About 100 new and notable websites: new services, ejournals, directories, search engines, publishers, government sites, booksellers, calls for papers, software, news services, conferences, research groups, plus anything else of interest, etc, etc. Nice Web Site(s): SciFeeds ticTOCs CiteULike Current Issues FeedNavigator MyJournals.org Zetoc RSS Blogorama Selected interesting blogs, RSS feeds and related news items Recent Internet books in the Library Get a life! Leisure Time After hours Published by Heriot-Watt University Library, and edited by Roddy MacLeod (R.A.MacLeod(a)hw.ac.uk) Catherine Ure and Marion Kennedy -- Heriot-Watt University is a Scottish charity registered under charity number SC000278. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Librarian required for Advinus Pune
by madhuresh.singhal 27 Nov '08

27 Nov '08

Dear all, Advinus Therapeutics Pvt Ltd (A TATA Enterprise), Pune requires a self-motivated and dynamic Library Officer. Below is the detail. Please send your CV to madhuresh.singhal(a)advinus.com mentioning subject as Librarian - ATPL, Pune. Last date for sending your CV is 08 Dec, 2008. About Advinus Advinus Therapeutics is an R&D driven company that is focused on the new drug discovery and development of pharmaceutical and agrochemical products. Advinus is one of the leading R&D alliances and pharmaceutical research outsourcing companies, promoted by the TATA group, one of India's largest and most respected business houses. See our website www.advinus.com for more details. Responsibilities * Maintain Library and do routine operation like book purchase, cataloging, issue/return etc. * Assist scientists in doing searches and getting reference material * Assist in managing various online systems like intranet, Library Management System, Portals etc * Patent and IP related search * Manage Lab Note Books including issue/return and archiving * Create awareness about various online resources/databases and effective utilization of available resources * Track and provide competitive Intelligence information to management * Work with IT in managing various scientific s/w Profile Requirements * The applicant should be M. Sc. in Chemistry and Master/ Bachelor in Library and Information Science OR B.Sc. in Chemistry and Masters in Library and Information Science with 2+ years of experience * Relevant experience in Pharma or in chemistry structure searching is preferable * Candidates who have worked on Open Source s/w (KOHA, Drupal, Joomla, Wordpress etc) will be preferred. * Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written) * Should be well versed with various offline and online databases especially in chemistry and biology. For example Scifinder, STN, Crossfire etc Salary will not be a constraint for right candidate and it will be the best in industry. Please make sure before sending the mail * Attachment CV filename must contain your name. Filenames like CV.doc, Resume.doc etc will not be acceptable. * Vacancy is for Pune. If you are not in Pune, you should be ready to relocate there. Regards Madhuresh Singhal Deputy Manager - Knowledge Services Advinus Therapeutics Pvt. Ltd. 21 & 22, Phase 2, Peenya Industrial Area, Bangalore - 560058 Phone: +91 80 28394959; ************************************************************************************************* 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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India’s Best Blogger in LIS Award, LIS Links, India
by Badan Barman 27 Nov '08

27 Nov '08

The "LIS Links" blogs currently making an impact in the LIS blogosphere, whose present subscriber rise to more than 900 with an addition of more than 500 web hits a day. As such, the "LIS Links" to have some more posting and wide coverage like to announce the "India's Best Blogger in LIS Award". There will be three position of the awards that is First, Second and Third. It's my request to all of you not to collaborate in the blogs as "participation to the award" rather please takes it as a means of working collaborately to give some concrete to the LIS in India. The awards will be based on a) Posting new massage over "LIS Links" blogs; b) Participation in the "LIS Links" blogs. Things to avoid a) Posting duplicate massage; b) Posting irrelevant massage. Note: I personally reserve the right to remove or edit any posts that does not meet the criteria of "LIS Links" from any of the blog(s), you have chosen to participate. The Prize: The awards will include a certificate and a small packet of books in LIS. The prizes will dispatch by surface mail to the awards winner(s). The awards competition will run throughout the year 2009 (starting from 1st January, 2009 -31st December, 2009) and jury announcement of the winners will be made on 31st January, 2010, mostly virtually. How you can participate a) Open a Email Account, if you already have it is good. (Gmail is preferred). b) Determine your areas of interest from the following (only one) i) LIS Links: Jobs in LIS in India: http://lisjob.blogspot.com/ ii) LIS Links: Upcoming Seminars, Conferences, Workshops and Refresher Courses in LIS in India: http://lisseminar.blogspot.com/ iii) LIS Links: Latest Happenings and Contemporary Issues in LIS:http://lislatest.blogspot.com/ iv) LIS Links: Awards, Prizes, Scholarships or Fellowships in LIS:http://lisscholarship.blogspot.com/ v) LIS Links: Admission Notice for Courses in LIS in India: http://liscourse.blogspot.com/ c) Mail your areas of interest from your Gmail account to badanbarman(a)gmail.com d) After receiving your Email by the author, you will be added as author of your pre-determined blog. e) Now you will be notify regarding adding of you as author in the blog, follow the link, and in your profile page includes your original name; f) Now keep blogging over the blog. For details please wait for further announcements over http://lisscholarship.blogspot.com/ Note: Please circulate this massage among the LIS professionals in India. -- Thanking you Yours faithfully (Sri Badan Barman) Academic Consultant, Library & Information Science, Krishna Kanta Handique State Open University, Housefed Complex, Last Gate, Dispur, Guwahati-781006, Assam, Phone: 0361-2234964 / 2235971, Fax: 0361- 2235398. Website: www.kkhsou.org, Email: kkhsou(a)gmail.com, kkhsoul(a)gmail.com Research Scholar: Department of Library & Information Science, Gauhati University, Guwahati-781014, Assam. Email: dlisgu(a)gmail.com. ---------------------------------------------------------- LIS in India: What's are going on? LIS Links: A Link Library in LIS: http://lislinks.110mb.com LIS Links: Jobs in LIS in India: http://lisjob.blogspot.com/ LIS Links: Upcoming Seminars, Conferences, Workshops & Refresher Courses in LIS in India: http://lisseminar.blogspot.com LIS Links: Latest Happenings & Contemporary Issues in LIS: http://lislatest.blogspot.com LIS Links: Awards, Prizes, Scholarships or Fellowships in LIS: : http://lisscholarship.blogspot.com/ LIS Links: Admission Notice for Courses in LIS in India: http://liscourse.blogspot.com/ Ning: LIS Links Contributors: http://lislinks.ning.com/ Google Groups: LIS Links Users: http://groups.google.co.in/group/lislinks?hl=en&lnk=srg -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Publication of practical guide to computer recycling
by Puna Das 27 Nov '08

27 Nov '08

Publication of practical guide to computer recycling UNESCO is launching a free practical guide to computer recycling for entrepreneurs and project sponsors, on the occasion of a conference on Digital Solidarity being held in Lyon (France). UNESCO’s partners in this project are the French Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME), French consultants Tic Ethic, non-governmental organizations, Emmaüs Solidarité Ouagadougou and Ateliers du Bocage, along with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). The publication of this guide comes amidst growing concern over the impact computer equipment waste on health and environment. According to the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and the Gartner consultancy, there will be almost 4 billion mobile telephones in use by the end of this year, while the number of personal computers has already passed the billion mark. The good news behind these figures is that the digital divide is shrinking - 58% of computers are in developed countries but, this share is expected to drop to 30% by 2014 when the total number of personal computers should reach two billion. But there is another side to the coin: this year, almost 180 million computers have been replaced by new machines, and an estimated 35 million computers dumped, despite the toxic substances they contain. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Computer Recycling is published in English, and will soon also be available in French. The purpose of the guide is to help develop the skills required to handle the growing flux of waste generated by the market for new and used computers so as to protect the environment and public health. This global problem particularly affects developing countries. The project also aims to support the emergence of new business opportunities. It should prove useful for NGOs and local development stakeholders in fostering small and micro entrepreneurships. In addition, the open license of the guidebook will allow interested parties to create versions adapted to local conditions and particular contexts. The guidebook, which can be downloaded free of charge (www.ticethic.com/guide) will be supplemented by an operational module containing an inventory of waste recycling processes, practical advice and case studies from recycling plants in Burkina Faso, France and India. Reuse of obsolete or unwanted IT and computer equipment is the preferred option, rather than destruction. It allows other users to benefit from the equipment at low cost, extends the return on energy and resources used in manufacturing the products and reduces the quantity of devices entering the waste stream. Reuse may require repair, refurbishment or upgrade. Equipment and components not fit for reuse should be disassembled and processed to recover raw materials in an environmentally sound manner. PCs contain valuable ferrous (e.g. iron), non-ferrous (e.g. aluminium and copper) and precious metals, such as gold, palladium, silver, indium and gallium that can be retrieved. The rising value of raw materials makes recycling more economically viable and attractive. Internet support will soon be available with a forum on which entrepreneurs will be able to discuss their experiences. Considering that the number of PCs used in China, for example, is expected to rise from 55 million in 2007 to half a billion in 2015, there should be much to discuss. The Entrepreneur's Guide to Computer Recycling Authors : Benoit VARIN and Pierre-Etienne ROINAT Download the guidebook: http://www.ticethic.com/guide/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India http://www.anup-jnu.blogspot.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Post of LIS professionals @ SMVIT
by kuber kumbar 27 Nov '08

27 Nov '08

Dear professional, We are looking young LIS professionals with Very good academic qualification, computer knowledge, good management skill and communication skill for the following posts. Post: Librarian Qualification: Master of Library and Information Sciences, With Ph.D/NET/M.Phil And Minimum 5 or 8 years experience (preferably engineering college or R & D center working Candidates only) Scale: As per AICTE Norms. Post: Library Assistant Qualification: BLISc or DLSc Scale: Depending on qualifications and Experience. Those are interested may please send their resume within 10 days from the date of this advertisement. To: sirmvitbgl(a)gmail.com or kuberkp(a)gmail.com Librarian Sir M Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology Hunasemaranahallli Bangalore-562157 Thanks/Regard KUBERA K.P LIBRARIAN Sir.M. Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology. Be the first one to try the new Messenger 9 Beta! Go to http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/win/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Training for corporate librarianship
by Prabhash N. Rath 27 Nov '08

27 Nov '08

Mr. Byrappa has put up very nicely about the problems faced by LIS departments in their pursuit for providing good training to students. In our country, the problem is that we have a tendency not to take up a holistic view of the entire scenario. Mr. Vasanth Raj is right that there is no need of any special training for corporate librarianship (at least not as part of the syllabus). A person having sufficient knowledge of IT and good communication skills can well be fit to be a corporate librarian. The same applies to any library now-a-days, and we should not have an image of bespectacled dumb fellow as librarian of a public library. So the basic thing is personality development which again depends on individual teachers. Why LIS schools can't give stress on personality development in the way business schools do? Prabhash Narayana Rath, Ph. D. Documentation Officer Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics (University estd. under section 3 of UGC Act 1956) 846 Shivajinagar Agarkar Road Pune 411004 Ph: +91-20-25650287 (O.), 25678311 (R.) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Library Week 2008: Kendriya Vidyalaya Pattom
by faisal sl 26 Nov '08

26 Nov '08

Dear Friends, The Library Media Centre at Kendriya Vidyalaya Pattom , Thiruvananthapuram celebrates National Library Week from 27th Nov. to 2nd Dec.,2008 with various programmes. Dr. Lalitha M., Chief Librarian, SCERT,Govt. of Kerala will inaugurate the week long celebration at11.00a.m. on 27th Nov. in the Library. Dr. Cicy Roy Mathew, Principal, will preside over the function. A Book Fair in collaboration with DC Books, Trivandrum is organized from 27-29 Nov. in the Vidyalaya. In the Meet the Author session on 28th Nov., Dr.Rati Saxena, famous Hindi writer,translator and Kendra Sahitya Academy award winner will interact with students at 11.00 a.m. The valedictory function will be inaugurated by Smt. Vimala Menon, famous children's writer and academician, on 02nd Dec. 2008.She will give away the prizes to the winners of Library competitions. Library competitions Reading competition, Book review competition, Spot poetry writing competition. All are invited. For more information: -- S.L.Faisal Librarian Kendriya Vidyalaya Pattom,Thiruvananthapuram-695 004 Kerala India Ph.09447699724 http://librarykvpattom.wordpress.com http://librarynext.wordpress.com http://kvlblogs.wordpress.com http://homeworksonline.wordpress.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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iQuiz - Online Quiz on December 1, 2008 - Register Now
by AmitVerma 26 Nov '08

26 Nov '08

Good News!!!!! Registration for i-Quiz extended .... Open till 30th November We have given you more time to refresh your memory Participate in the ONLINE QUIZ on December 1,2008....win CASH Prize & Other Awards i- Quiz 2008 is part of the "23rd National Seminar of IASLIC 2008" at Bose Institute (to commemorate 150th Birth Anniversary of Acharya J.C. Bose and 90th Foundation Day of the Institute" during 10-13 December, 2008, being organised by Bose Institute, Kolkata. InfoQuiz is now i-Quiz. i-quiz has 2 rounds: Round 1 - Online Quiz & Round 2 - Stage Quiz. Round 1 - Online Quiz is on 1st December, 2008 and the grand finale - Stage quiz is on December 11, 2008 in Kolkota during 23rd National Seminar of IASLIC 2008. Registration for i-Quiz are on until 30 Nov. '08, at www.i-quiz.in CASH PRIZES and other AWARDS for the Winners and 1st Runners-up. Spread the good word - tell your friends and colleagues... "More, the Merrier" More details visit - www.i-quiz.in I-Quiz Team Informatics India Limited Bangalore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library jobs in Engineerings college & Schools
by vivek yadav 26 Nov '08

26 Nov '08

Dear Professionals, *Jobs in Institute of Engineering Technology & Management Libraries * *1. Post: *LIBRARIAN & ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN In *G. L. Bajaj Institute of Technology and Management* (www.glbitm.org) *Experience, Eligibility & Emoluments:* As per UGC/AICTE norms. *Last Date*: Send your resume alongwith two recent passport size photograph and xerox copy of all testimonials with in fifteen days from days from the date of advertisement (Times of india,Delhi, November 26,2008) to the head HR at the following address mentioning the position applied and area on the top of the envelop. *To the Head HR* * Plot no. 2, Knowledge park-III, Greater Noida-201306* * Ph. no. 0120-2323818, Fax: 2323817* * Email:* glbhrd(a)gmail.com *2. Post: *LIBRARIAN IN B.S. Anangpuria Educational Institutes, alampur, Ballabgarh-sohna road, Faridabad-121004. Ph.0129-2206750-53, 2206948-50, fax no. 2206752 *Experience, Eligibility: *M.Lib. with at least 55% marks having 3 years relevant exp. in an educational institute. *Last Date: *Interested candidates may send their resume through E-mail (bsaitm(a)bsact.org ) or plain paper alongwith photocopies of supporting documents at the above address or *camp office:SCF-36 & 37, market part -II,Sector-19, Faridabad-121002 by 11th Dec..2008 * *3.* *Post*: LIBRARIAN & LECTURER (Library Science) in Rajiv Academy for Technology & Management NH# 2, Mathura-Delhi Road P O- Chhatidara, Mathura-281001 (UP) Tel: 0565-2530318 / 348, +919412777999 *E-Mail: career(a)ratm.org.in * *Qualification, Experience & Pay Scales: *As per AICTE/UGC Norms. candidates having Ph D., M. Phill & UGC-NET qualified will be preferred. Higher salary may be offered to outstanding candidtates. *Last Date:* eligible and willing Candidates may forward their latest resumes with recent photo within 10 days (Times of india,Delhi, November 26,2008)to the Director. *Job in Schools Library* *1. Post: *LIBRARIAN * Last Date:* Apply within 10 days (Times of india,Delhi, November 26,2008) on prescribed form alongwith recent passport size photo & a demand draft of Rs. 100/- in favour of Delhi Public School, Panipat city payable at panipat. 77 Milestone, G.T. Road, NH-1, Samalkha, Panipat-132101, Haryana, India Ph. 0180-3200025 Website: www.dpspanipatcity.com ** ** ** ** Thanks & Regards Vivek Kumar Yadav Technical Assistant Central Library, Mangalayatan University Beswan, Aligarh-202145 E-Mail: vivekyadav.mu(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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National Conference on Digitization and Digital Preservation, 11-12 Dec. 2008
by Bijay＠DRDO 26 Nov '08

26 Nov '08

DESIDOC is organizing a two day National Conference on Digitization and Digital Preservation (NCDDP-2008) during 11-12 Dec, 2008. Eminent library management and technology experts will be invited to speak on the important themes and sub themes. If any one is interested to participate in the above mentioned conference kindly register as early as possible. For details regarding the conference visit the web site (http://www.drdo.org/ncddp/ncdp2008.htm) --Regards *********************************************** Bijayananda Pradhan DESIDOC, DRDO Metcalfe House, Delhi-54 ncsipradhan(a)yahoo.com Ph : 09968251146, 011-23902526/2529 (O) *********************************************** -- 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] Corporate Librarians and special training? (vasanth raj)
by Byrappa, Ananda (GE, Research) 26 Nov '08

26 Nov '08

LIS Schools are thinking about training students for the corporate needs...Is there a big difference between a special library and a corporate library? As many LIS schools offer a specialization in Special Libraries, there may not be a big need for focussing on Corporate Libraries at university level unless ther is a plan for corporate spnoncered/collaboarative effort. Many LIS schools are putting their best efforts in training the students. However, the fact is, there is a big gap in skills we need in the industry and the output we get from the LIS schools. Syllabus is always attractive but often we fail to see the learnings out of it when we interview the students. Many practising LIS professionals know that, we need to teach and train on almost everything to people we recruit. Sometimes, we end up recruiting non LIS people for jobs other than core LIS jobs like classification etc. Majority of the students fail to understand how corporate libraries function. The reasons may be many: - Lack of trained and experienced teachers - Limited/No infrastructure - Lack of cooperation from practicing librarians - Kind of students opting for LIS and - LIS Schools not having enough collaboration with Libraries Its unfortunate that we have this big gap in our profession unlike in other professions - medicine, nursing etc. More open, genuine and collaborative efforts in bridging the gap between theory and practice is required. Teachers and LIS practioners should have more (healthy) debates, discussions and must develop willingness to collaborate for the proposperity of this profession. Regards, Anand Ananda T.Byrappa Manager, Whitney Knowledge Centre GE India Technology Centre 122, EPIP, Phase 2, Whitefield Road, Bangalore - 560066, INDIA Phone: 91-80-25032618 Fax: 91-80-28412114 email: ananda.byrappa(a)ge.com -----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: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 10:36 AM To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 68, Issue 21 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. Corporate Librarians and special training? (vasanth raj) 2. Fw: Request to fill the Questionnaire on Library Management System Survey for research work (o u) 3. Free Sanskrit Software Tools and Fonts has been released by DIT, Ministry of Communication and Technology, Govt. of India (Ajay Kum Sharma) 4. Libraian-cum-Documentation Assistant vacancy in Sree Chitra Trivadnrum (Abdunnasar. A) 5. Research Methodology and Techniques (kunwar.air air) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:12:07 +0530 (IST) From: vasanth raj <gooche_1981(a)yahoo.co.in> Subject: [LIS-Forum] Corporate Librarians and special training? To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Message-ID: <246216.69167.qm(a)web95301.mail.in2.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Dear sir/madam, This is in response to the LIS-Forum member request to suggest on how LIS departments can train Corporate Librarians? Though my response would not offer any suggestion, but contradicts with the postings itself. - How can LIS departments prepare corporate librarians? ?I am deliberating on the issue why there is much fuss about corporate world. ?Library Science and Information Science (Information Studies-Including wide spectrum of behavioral theories, science and technology) Schools have been training LIS professionals to perform their duties irrespective of the organization they aspire to work.? It was not previously discussed so much about academic library or public library. But we have been making our graduates to be a perfect fit to a corporate world. Again these all have been become forefront in the light of globalization. ?Corporate venture have very strong financial back up to train their workers and they have been successful doing that over the years (Infosys global training centre). Today?s need is to prepare our graduates to work for the people from whom they have got benefitted (local tax payers). ? Andhara Pradesh itself is a naxal prone area with so much of economic inequalities, let our graduate take step in reducing the economic barrier and fill the gap of information rich and poor. There we need training and enrich our people. ? Globalization itself has become a halt, because of recent economics meltdown in US. Economists? likes of Joseph Stiglitz and Paul Krugman have propagating the humanistic economic policy with equal opportunity for every one.? Coming back to the topic ? LIS schools have leveraging the technology and new crop of Information schools are in a way modeled to survive in the information rich world. Syllabuses of some of the information schools can throw some lights on how LIS schools can tune their curriculum to prepare their graduates in the 21st century.? Good thing is that library school basics have not changed lot-then why LIS departments prepare corporate librarians. Holistic approach is the need of the hour. ------------------------- With best wishes Vasantha Raju N Govt First Grade College Periyapatna Mysore Dist. ? Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Electronic Discussion Lists
by Nihar Patra 26 Nov '08

26 Nov '08

Dear Frineds, Please find some "Electronic Discussion Lists". The purpose of the discussion lists are to facilitate informative discussion about topics and provide quick distribution of news. The following are some of the discussion lists in the field of collections development and acquisitions: ACQNET-L. For those interested in acquisitions work. listproc(a)listproc.appstate.edu ARL-Ejournal. For discussion of all aspects of the management of electronic journals. ARLNAL(a)ARL.ORG Backserv. For exchanging and replacing back issues of serials. Http://lists.swetsblackwell.com/mailman/listinfo/backserv<http://lists.swetsblackwell.com/mailman/listinfo/backserv> COLLDV-L. For those librarians who are interested in collection development issues. listproc@usc. edu ERIL. For discussion of practical aspects related to electronic resources. http://listserv.binghamton.edu/archives/eril-l.html ExLibris. For discussion of issues related to rare books and special collections. Listproc(a)library.berkeley.edu GIFTEX-L. For discussion of gifts and exchanges. Listserv(a)lsv.uky.edu LlBLICENSE-L. For issues related to licensing electronic resources. Listproc(a)lists.yale.edu MEDIA-L. For information about media literacy. Listserv(a)listserv.binghamton.edu Newjour. For new journals announcements. Listproc(a)ccat.sas.upenn.edu SERIALST-L. For discussion of issues related to serials. Listserv(a)list.uvm.edu VIDEOLIB. For discussion of the acquisition and use of video materials in libraries. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/VideoLib/archive.html With regards, Nihar ************************************************************************************************************************************* Nihar K Patra M. Phil, MLIS, PGDLAN, Pursuing PhD Head - Library Science (Assistant General Manager) NSHM Knowledge Campus 60 (124), B L Saha Road Kolkata - 700053, India Phone and Facsimile: +91 33 2403 2300/01 Mobile: +919748741550 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Ph D in Gauhati University.
by Apurba Jyoti Majumder 26 Nov '08

26 Nov '08

Dear Professionals, *The date of Ph D admission test for LIS is declared.* *the test will be held on 18-12-2008 at the Department itself.* *Last date of apply is 02-12-2008* *Apply in plain paper with a biodata and Rs. 100 to the HOD, DLIS, GU* *No documents required*. -- Apurba Jyoti Majumder, JRF Deptt. of Library & Information Science. Arts Block, Gauhati University. Guwahati- 781014 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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i-Quiz - Last 2 days to register
by AmitVerma 26 Nov '08

26 Nov '08

Who is the Father of Citation Analysis? a) Sir Garfield Sobers b) Dr. Eugene Clark c) Dr. Eugene Garfield If you can answer this then register yourself for iQUIZ 2008....win CASH Prize & Other Awards i- Quiz 2008 is part of the "23rd National Seminar of IASLIC 2008" at Bose Institute (to commemorate 150th Birth Anniversary of Acharya J.C. Bose and 90th Foundation Day of the Institute" during 10-13 December, 2008, being organised by Bose Institute, Kolkata. InfoQuiz is now i-Quiz. i-quiz has 2 rounds: Round 1 - Online Quiz & Round 2 - Stage Quiz. Round 1 - Online Quiz is on 28th November, 2008 and the grand finale - Stage quiz is on December 11, 2008 in Kolkota during 23rd National Seminar of IASLIC 2008. Registration for i-Quiz are on until 27 Nov. '08, at www.i-quiz.in CASH PRIZES and other AWARDS for the Winners and 1st Runners-up. Spread the good word - tell your friends and colleagues... "More, the Merrier" More details visit - www.i-quiz.in I-Quiz Team Informatics India Limited Bangalore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Refresher Course for L&ISc lecturers, College Librarians etc
by Dr Pawan Kumar Gupta 26 Nov '08

26 Nov '08

Dear..., I am getting a number of queries about the Refresher Course in L&IS to be held in the University of Rajasthan. In brief I am placing below information for all members. - The Course is meant for Lecturers in LIS, College Librarians, and Assistant Librarians in the university libraries intending to qualify for personal promotion for senior scale or selection scale etc as per UGC guidelines. - The dates: From 05 Jan to 24 Jan 2009. - Venue Academic Staff College, University of Rajasthan, Jawahar Lal Nehru Marg, Jaipur 302055 - Please apply to Director, Academic Staff College, University of Rajasthan, Jawahar Lal Nehru Marg, Jaipur 302055. - Application should accompany a DD for Rs 500/- in favour of Director, UGC-ASC, University of Rajasthan, payable at Jaipur. - Please get the application form from the Univ Of Rajasthan website: www.uniraj.ernet.in in Academic Staff College area. I hope the information will be of help to intending persons. With best wishes. -- Dr Pawan Kumar Gupta, Deputy Librarian, Rajasthan University Library, Jaipur - 302 020 INDIA +91-141-2707866 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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International Essay Competition 2009 & Prize in Higher Education Policy Research
by Puna Das 25 Nov '08

25 Nov '08

IAU/Palgrave Prize in Higher Education Policy Research The theme of the 2009 edition of the Prize is "Equitable Access, Success and Quality - three essential ingredients or three mutually exclusive concepts for higher education development?" The IAU/Palgrave Prize, valued at £1,000, is awarded to the most outstanding essay received from a researcher/scholar working in an IAU Member institution/organization. Deadline for submissions: March 31, 2009 More Details: http://www.unesco.org/iau/pdf/2009_Prize.pdf OR http://cssp-jnu.blogspot.com/2008/11/international-essay-competition-2009.h… ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India http://www.anup-jnu.blogspot.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From Chandigarh to Chennai - find friends all over India. Go to http://in.promos.yahoo.com/groups/citygroups/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Corporate Librarians and special training?
by vasanth raj 25 Nov '08

25 Nov '08

Dear sir/madam, This is in response to the LIS-Forum member request to suggest on how LIS departments can train Corporate Librarians? Though my response would not offer any suggestion, but contradicts with the postings itself. - How can LIS departments prepare corporate librarians? I am deliberating on the issue why there is much fuss about corporate world. Library Science and Information Science (Information Studies-Including wide spectrum of behavioral theories, science and technology) Schools have been training LIS professionals to perform their duties irrespective of the organization they aspire to work. It was not previously discussed so much about academic library or public library. But we have been making our graduates to be a perfect fit to a corporate world. Again these all have been become forefront in the light of globalization. Corporate venture have very strong financial back up to train their workers and they have been successful doing that over the years (Infosys global training centre). Today’s need is to prepare our graduates to work for the people from whom they have got benefitted (local tax payers). Andhara Pradesh itself is a naxal prone area with so much of economic inequalities, let our graduate take step in reducing the economic barrier and fill the gap of information rich and poor. There we need training and enrich our people. Globalization itself has become a halt, because of recent economics meltdown in US. Economists’ likes of Joseph Stiglitz and Paul Krugman have propagating the humanistic economic policy with equal opportunity for every one. Coming back to the topic – LIS schools have leveraging the technology and new crop of Information schools are in a way modeled to survive in the information rich world. Syllabuses of some of the information schools can throw some lights on how LIS schools can tune their curriculum to prepare their graduates in the 21st century. Good thing is that library school basics have not changed lot-then why LIS departments prepare corporate librarians. Holistic approach is the need of the hour. ------------------------- With best wishes Vasantha Raju N Govt First Grade College Periyapatna Mysore Dist. Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Research Methodology and Techniques
by kunwar.air air 25 Nov '08

25 Nov '08

Dear LIS Professionals RESEARCH SCHOLARS, 25.11.08 Sub: Research Methodology and Techniques --- Arrangement of apecial Lecture by Dr.Rajendran, Prof. of Management, Anna University -- Request for participation and getting benefit -- Reg. *********** This is to inform my Ph.D. Research scholars that a Special lecfture on"Research Methodology and Techniques" has been arranged at Anna University Library. All are requested to participate and get benefit with regard to their Ph.D. Project. PL. BRING A COPY OF YOUR Ph.D. PROJECT QUESTIONNAIRE IF AVAILABLE. Also bring a scribbling pad. You can interact with the resource person and get clarified. Each Scholar is requested to contribute Rs. 100 towards Honorarium for the Resource person and lunch for everyone. Hence you are requested to convey your willingness to attend the above said programme through mail within 2 days . Ph.D.Research Scholars l are requested to attend the Programme without fail. Topic : Research Methodology and Techniques Name of the Resource Person : Dr. Rajendran, Prof. of Management, Anna University. Date of the Programme : 30.11.08 (Sunday) Time : 9 a.m. Venue : Seminar Hall, Anna University Library Regard:- K. S. Rawat Central Library Indian Institute of Technology Madras Chennai-600036 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Free Sanskrit Software Tools and Fonts has been released by DIT, Ministry of Communication and Technology, Govt. of India
by Ajay Kum Sharma 25 Nov '08

25 Nov '08

Dear Library and Information Professionals, It is very good news for us that DIT, Ministry of Communication and Technology, Govt. of India has released a complete set of free Sanskrit Software Tools and Fonts for linking the people through Indian Language Technology in association with the Technology Development for Indian Languages Programme & Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC) at Tirupati on November 25, 2008 to bring about a language computing technology revolution in the country. For Your free software CDs, Kindly register at: http:www.ildc.in OR http:www.ildc.gov.in (for download) Sources: Times of India, Kolkata dated November 25, 2008 Thanks and regards. Ajay Kumar Sharma Assistant Librarian, Central Library, Visva Bharati, Santiniketan, Birbhum - 731235, W.B. Email: ajaysharma.lib(a)visva-bharati.ac.in Web: http://www.geocities.com/ajaysharma_lib/ *********************************************************** 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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i-Quiz 2008 Contest : Part of 23rd National Seminar of IASLIC
by Dr. Arun K. Chakraborty 24 Nov '08

24 Nov '08

Dear Moderator Pl. circulate this. Dear LIS students and professionals, Subject : i-Quiz 2008 Contest : Part of 23rd National Seminar of IASLIC 2008 at BI, Kolkata) Important Dates : Round 1 - Online Quiz is on 28th November, 2008 and the Grand finale - Stage quiz is on December 11, 2008 in the Bose Institute, Kolkota during 23rd National Seminar of IASLIC 2008. Register Before : 2nd December, 2008 ___________________________________________________________________________ Informatics is happy to announce the return of Q-Times. Yes, We are back with our popular quiz contest !!!!! We bring the "i-Quiz 2008" to tease your brains and let you win prizes ...... i- Quiz 2008 is part of the "23rd National Seminar of IASLIC 2008" at Bose Institute (to commemorate 150th Birth Anniversary of Acharya J.C. Bose and 90th Foundation Day of the Institute" during 10-13 December, 2008, being organised by Bose Institute, Kolkata. InfoQuiz is now i-Quiz. i-quiz has 2 rounds: Round 1 - Online Quiz & Round 2 - Stage Quiz. Round 1 - Online Quiz is on 28th November, 2008 and the grand finale - Stage quiz is on December 11, 2008 in Kolkota during 23rd National Seminar of IASLIC 2008. Registration for i-Quiz begins on November 21 and closes on 27th, at www.i- quiz.in Please note - you have just 7 days to register for the event. The last date for registration is November 27, 2008. Top 6 scorers in the Online Quiz will be called for the Final Round on December 11,2008 in Kolkata, during IASLIC 2008. CASH PRIZES and other AWARDS for the Winners and 1st Runners-up. Spread the good word - tell your friends and colleagues... "More, the Merrier" More details visit - www.i-quiz.in I-Quiz Team Informatics India ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please Register yourself for the Seminar before 30th November, 2008, after that it may not be possible for us to Register any particpants. http://bic.boseinst.ernet.in/seminar/workshop/library/ Contact : Dr. Arun Kumar Chakraborty DR. ARUN KUMAR CHAKRABORTY LIBRARIAN BOSE INSTITUTE, KOLKATA, INDIA CENTENARY CAMPUS : P1/12 CIT SCHEME - VII-M, KOLKATA 700 054 INDIA PH: 91-33-2569 3268, 3270 FAX: 91-33-2355 3886 MAIN CAMPUS: 93/1 A.P.C. ROAD, KOLKATA 700 009 INDIA PH: 91-33-2350 2402/03, FAX: 91-33-2350-6790 Ph(Res): 91-33-23242100, E-MAIL: akc(a)bic.boseinst.ernet.in ------- End of Forwarded Message ------- DR. ARUN KUMAR CHAKRABORTY LIBRARIAN BOSE INSTITUTE, KOLKATA, INDIA CENTENARY CAMPUS : P1/12 CIT SCHEME - VII-M, KOLKATA 700 054 INDIA PH: 91-33-2569 3268, 3270 FAX: 91-33-2355 3886 MAIN CAMPUS: 93/1 A.P.C. ROAD, KOLKATA 700 009 INDIA PH: 91-33-2350 2402/03, FAX: 91-33-2350-6790 Ph(Res): 91-33-23242100, E-MAIL: akc(a)bic.boseinst.ernet.in (Fulbright Scholar 2005-2006) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Registration Open for IASLIC Seminar 10-13 December, 2008 at BI
by Dr. Arun K. Chakraborty 24 Nov '08

24 Nov '08

Dear Moderator Kindly circulate this. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- INDIAN ASSOCIATION OF SPECIAL LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION CENTRE (IASLIC), KOLKATA 23rd National Seminar of IASLIC at Bose Institute, during 10-13 December,2008 Dear All We have the honour to submit that Bose Institute, as a part of year long programme in commemoration of 150th Birth Anniversary Founder Sir J. C. Bose and 90th Foundation Day of the Institute, is organizing and hosting the 23rd National Seminar of Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centre (IASLIC) during 10-13, December 2008. The Seminar will be inaugurated on Wednesday 10th December, 2008 at 4.30 P.M. SIG Meetings will be at 10.00 A.M. on 10th December, 2008. All of your presence would benefit all the library professionals in India and globe. Please register yourself and also depute at least two persons from Library or LIS Department. Some of the objectives of the Seminar are to bring together special library professionals to a common platform, to promote special libraries, and facilitate the exchange of ideas and help to bridge the knowledge gap amongst the professionals associated with special libraries and to develop the professional competent. This seminar is expected to attract more than 500 participants from India and abroad. Registrations are open. You are invited to attend the same. For details please visit: http://bic.boseinst.ernet.in/seminar.html/workshop.html, or http://www.iaslic1955.org/organ.htm, Dates to Remember Last Date for Registration : 30th November 2008 Cancellation of Registration (for any un-avoidable circumstances) before 7th December, 2008 ---- 80% Registration Fees and accommodation charges (if any) will be refunded after deduction of Paper Publication charges (for authors, if any) Registration Fees : http://www.iaslic1955.org/fee.htm Register Online : http://bic.boseinst.ernet.in/seminar/workshop/library/lib_form.htm PANEL of SPEAKERS --- For Panel Discussions --- from India and abroad Payment Details : The payment should be sent through local cheque/ demand draft to be made in favour of "NS-IASLIC-BI-2008 and payable at Kolkata. The filled-in registration forms and the payment should be sent to the Bose Institute address (http://www.iaslic1955.org/regd.pdf) For further information, please contact: Dr. Arun Kumar Chakraborty Organizing Secretary 23rd National Seminar of IASLIC Bose Institute P-1/12 CIT Scheme VII-M, Kankurgachi, Kolakta 700 054 INDIA Ph. 91-33-25693268/ 3270 Fax: 91-33-23553886 Cell: 09433323424 Email: akc(a)bic.boseinst.ernet.in, c_arunK(a)hotmail.com, iaslic(a)vsnl.net Seminar updates : http://bic.boseinst.ernet.in/seminar/workshop/library/, www.iaslic1955.org Dated : 27th October, 2008 (Dr. Arun Kumar Chakraborty) Hony. General Secretary DR. ARUN KUMAR CHAKRABORTY LIBRARIAN BOSE INSTITUTE, KOLKATA, INDIA CENTENARY CAMPUS : P1/12 CIT SCHEME - VII-M, KOLKATA 700 054 INDIA PH: 91-33-2569 3268, 3270 FAX: 91-33-2355 3886 MAIN CAMPUS: 93/1 A.P.C. ROAD, KOLKATA 700 009 INDIA PH: 91-33-2350 2402/03, FAX: 91-33-2350-6790 Ph(Res): 91-33-23242100, E-MAIL: akc(a)bic.boseinst.ernet.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Lecture on Use pattern of e-Resource Databases in Modern Libraries at NISCAIR, New Delhi on 28-11-2008
by Puna Das 24 Nov '08

24 Nov '08

Dear All, You are coordially invited for the lecture on "Use pattern of e-Resource Databases in Modern Digital Libraries" by Dr. Dirk Fernholz on 28th November 2008 at NISCAIR as per the details given below: Speaker Dirk Fernholz Sr. e- Product Manger, Springer, Heidelberg. Topic Use pattern of e-Resource Databases in Modern Digital Libraries Venue Seminar Hall, NISCAIR, 14 Satsang Vihar Marg, New Delhi -110 067, India Date & Time 28 November 2008. 14:30hrs-16.30hrs Programme 14.30 Hrs. Welcome by Mr. S K Rastogi, Director, NISCAIR 14.35 Hrs. Opening Remarks 15.00 Hrs. Mr. Dirk Fernholz 16.30 Hrs. Closing remarks - Mr. Prakash Chand Regards Prakash Chand National Science Library NISCAIR, New Delhi-110 067, India ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India http://www.anup-jnu.blogspot.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Building Malayalam documents with Greenstone
by Rajan 24 Nov '08

24 Nov '08

Dear All, Recent trials on Greenstone 2.81 revealed that Malayalam full text documents (word, pdf etc) containing Unicode fonts can be built up into digital library collections with browsing classifiers and word search in Malayalam. Greenstone emerges, probably, as the only digital library software with capability to have full text search in Malayalam. The experimentation was surprising to many of us, in spite of NCSI team, who worked on this aspect earlier, had told us about this possibility much earlier. The complexity of Malayalam language and the long delay in standardizing the keyboard made many of us believe that it would be a difficult task to handle Malayalam text. Now Malayalam search is a reality in Greenstone. This indicates that Greenstone has a larger scope from now onwards in local language computing and digitization. Malayalam OCR is still under development and may not expect to have more than 80 percent accuracy in the beginning, according to the development team. Regards, K Rajasekharan Kerala Institute of Local Administration Thrissur -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fw: Request to fill the Questionnaire on Library Management System Survey for research work
by o u 24 Nov '08

24 Nov '08

Dear Sir, Please try to include the following message in LIS- FORUM mailing for the information of professionals in this region. Thanks --- On Mon, 24/11/08, o u <ojwini(a)yahoo.co.in> wrote: From: o u <ojwini(a)yahoo.co.in> Subject: Request to fill the Questionnaire on Library Management System Survey for research work To: lis-forum-owner(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Cc: "Ojas Upasani" <ojaswini.upasani(a)gmail.com> Date: Monday, 24 November, 2008, 4:03 PM Please publish this request on LIS-FORUM Thanx Ojaswini Upasani Hello Professionals, I am a research (Doctorate level) student at Library and Information Sciences faculty of Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU, Nashik) under the guidance of Dr. D.N. Phadke of IIT Mumbai. I need your cooperation in my research project, entitled: Study of migration of Library Management Systems (LMS) in Western regional Indian libraries. This survey is designed to depict a regional picture of the library software / system migration in India . A questionnaire, to seek data about the migration aspects of LMS pertaining to your library is enclosed herewith. The information sought from you will not only help me to investigate the problem in detail but the process will also help in identifying problems in migration of LMS and solving them with standardization and troubleshooting. I would like to assure you that the data will be used only for the academic purpose and will be treated as “Strictly Confidential”. I need to know if any library other than the western region has migration experience which they are willing to share with the professionals. If you let me know your name and address, I will contact you for the details of the same. If you wish to reply my questionnarie for Librarians, the same is available on my blog http://ojas-lms.blogspot.com. Similarly, Questionnarie for Vendors is preapred separately to understand the type of features of LMS and type of services provided by the vendors. Hope to get you kind support & co-operation. Complete address: Mrs. Ojaswini Subodh Upasani A-202, Chandravel Co-op. Housing Society Katrap D.P. Road, Badlapur (East) Dist. Thane. Pin code – 420 503 Mobile: 9324962146 E-mail id : ojaswini.upasani(a)gmail.com Blog: http://ojas-lms.blogspot.com Get rid of Add-Ons in your email ID. Get yourname(a)rocketmail.com. Sign up now! Get perfect Email ID for your Resume. Grab now http://in.promos.yahoo.com/address -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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DELNET Annual Lecture by Mr Stephen Abram, President, SLA, USA on, November 28, 2008 at 6:30 pm at IIC
by Sangeeta Kaul 24 Nov '08

24 Nov '08

Dear Sir/Madam We request you to kindly join us for the DELNET Annual Lecture. Please confirm your kind presence. Thanking you Yours faithfully Sangeeta Kaul ============================================================================= DELNET cordially invites you to the DELNET Annual Lecture on Libraries and the Global Technology Forecast by Stephen Abram President, Special Libraries Association (SLA) U.S.A Vice President Innovation for SirsiDynix Corporation on Friday, November 28, 2008 at 6-30 p.m. at India International Centre (Conference Room II) 40 Max Mueller Marg, New Delhi 110003 N. Ravi Shankar Joint Secretary, Department of Information Technology, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India has kindly agreed to preside. Tea : 6 p.m. RSVP : 26742222 Stephen Abram is President, Special Libraries Association (SLA), U.S.A. He was President 2004-2005 of the Canadian Library Association, President 2002 of the Ontario Library Association and has served twice on the SLA international board of directors, in addition to the Toronto Chapter, CASLIS and SLA as LMD. He is currently also Vice President Innovation for SirsiDynix where he helps predict the future of libraries, technology and user behavior. He has been VP of Corporate Development for Micromedia ProQuest and Publisher Electronic Information for Thomson. He has run libraries for Suncor, Coopers & Lybrand, Smith Lyons Torrance Stevenson and Mayer and The Hay Group. Stephen has been listed by Library Journal as a "Mover and Shaker", one of the key people influencing the future of libraries and librarianship. He has been awarded SLA's John Cotton Dana Award as well as being a Fellow of the SLA. He was Canadian Special Librarian of the Year and Alumni of the Year for the Faculty of Information Studies at the University of Toronto. He is an adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Information Studies. Stephen gives well over 50 international keynote talks annually to library and information industry conferences and articles and columns for, among others, Information Outlook, Feliciter, Multimedia & Internet @ Schools, and Library Journal. Recently he has enjoyed a few radio and television appearances promoting libraries. _______________________________________________________________________________ Sangeeta Kaul Network Manager DELNET-Developing Library Network Jawaharlal Nehru University Campus Nelson Mandela Road Vasant Kunj New Delhi-110070 Tel: 91-11-26742222, 32471010, 32471002, 32471011 Fax: 91-11-26741122 Email: sangs(a)delnet.ren.nic.in, sangskaul2003(a)yahoo.co.in, sangskaul(a)gmail.com Web : www.delnet.nic.in ________________________________________________________________________________ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Neem extract for preservation
by YASHWANT G KANADE 24 Nov '08

24 Nov '08

Dear Members, Could any one please suggest us how neem extract can be used to control the worm attacked to books? Please give the details of the company who does this services? -- YASHWANT G KANADE SGO/Librarian Centre for Ecological Sciences Indian Institute of Science BANGALORE - 560012, Karnataka, INDIA kanade(a)ces.iisc.ernet.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner @CES, and is believed to be clean.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] LIS Education
by shriram pandey 24 Nov '08

24 Nov '08

Dear Madam, There are various approaches that can be adopted by LIS departments and some specialized organizations to prepare corporate librarians. In order to fulfill this requirement, first we have to see that whats are the necessary qualifications and experience needed for a corporate librarians.Most of the corporate libraries are fully automated and use latest technologies to provide best quality based services to their patrons. This includes content management, Community portal development for social networking, CAS services through blogs and through some others web 2.0 technology like wikies. Knowledge Management is also more associated with this and many libraries are now proactively providing "Knowledge Management services". Some of the leading organizations that have already started some specialized programs for LIS professionals include NCSI, Indian Institute of Science, which is providing specialised training in information and Knowledge Management(IKM). This training programme is now being continued as LIM (Library and information management) in collaboration with JRD Tata Memorial Library, IISc. ADIS course (Now MS-Library and information science), ISI , Bangalore has also the latest curriculum and infrastructure to prepare corporate librarians. Library and information Science departments can take reference from curriculum of these organizations and can develop their curriculum based on that. There are several other issues that LIS departments should have to care of like Specialized staff , Infrastructure etc. Regards, Shri Ram Pandey - MLIS(BHU), IKM(IISc), UGC-NET (JRF) NCSI, 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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The Jay Jordan IFLA/OCLC Early Career Development Fellowship Program -2010
by J. K. Vijayakumar 23 Nov '08

23 Nov '08

Introduction 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. Program overview On an annual basis, 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's 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. The Fellows visit selected North American and European libraries, cultural heritage institutions and library organizations. The Fellows also observe OCLC's governance structure in action, gaining insight into issues affecting the global library cooperative. Fellows give presentations about their home countries and libraries, meet leading information professionals and discuss real-world solutions to the challenges facing libraries today. The Fellows translate their learning and experiences into specific professional development plans that guide their continued growth as well as their personal contributions to their home institutions and country of origin. Application deadline 06 March 2009 Selection April - July 2009 Award announcement August 2009 Program dates April - May 2010 (exact dates to be determined) Full Details are available at http://www.oclc.org/community/careerdevelopment/fellows/default.htm Best wishes for all applicants; Posted by -- -- -- Dr. J. K. VIJAYAKUMAR IFLA-OCLC Fellow - 2001 Associate Director of Library Services American University of Antigua PB W-1451, St. Johns Antigua, West Indies www.auamed.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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"Get an edge realize your dream"
by shivakumar shiva 23 Nov '08

23 Nov '08

Dear Professionals, The 5th talk of the 'Friday Talk' series of MULISSA (Mysore University Library and Information Science Students Association) was held at the First year Lecture hall of Department of Library and Information Science, University of Mysore on Friday, 21st Nov. 2008. This week's topic of discussion was 'Get on edge to realize your dream'. Mr. Prashanth Kumar, Managing Director of EDGE (Enhancing Individual Growth and Excellence), Mysore, gave an interactive presentation on how to realize our dreams. He began by defining the word 'success', which means many things to many people. Intent, effort and God's grace are three ingredients for success. He emphasized certain issues such as - Why some people are not successful. - The art of dream conversion being a structured process. - Handling fear - Dealing with criticism He ended with the quote 'Dreams can come true, if you make them come true'. Dr. Mallinath Kumbar presided over the function, welcomed and introduced the guest, Faculty, Research Scholars and students were present on the occasion. -- *Shivakumar H.R.* * II year MLISc * *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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Corrigendum : National Seminar On Open Source Library Solutions (OSLS) 16th - 17th January, 2009
by Aditya Tripathi 21 Nov '08

21 Nov '08

Dear All, This is regarding correction in the 'Call for Papers' section of the brochure of 'National Seminar On Open Source Library Solutions (OSLS)' 16th - 17th January, 2009 The last date for the submission of full texts of paper(s) should be read as 20.12.2008 Our apologies for the inconvenience caused. Call for Papers Full texts paper(s) in English (in A4 size, double space, not more than 10 pages) should be sent to the Organising Secretary, Deptt. of Library and Information Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi - 221 005. adityatripathi(a)hotmail.com aditya(a)bhu.ac.in Last date for submission of full texts of paper(s) is 20.12.2008 . -- Dr. Aditya Tripathi Lecturer Department of Library & Information Science Banaras Hindu University Varanasi-221005 ---------------------------------------------------- 1. Contribute to DRTC LIS Open Digital Library https://drtc.isibang.ac.in 2. Join today Digital Library Discussion Forum http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/dlrg -- 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 21 Nov '08

21 Nov '08

Dear Moderator: Kindly announce the following lecture invitation to the benefit of Lis-forum members. Yours truly, K.N. Prasad Executive Officer, SRELS ******** The Board of Trustees of the Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science (SRELS), Bangalore Cordially invites you to the Sarada Ranganathan Endowment Lectures (27)(2008) on GROWTH OF LITERATURE AND MEASURES OF SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTIVITY: SCIENTOMETRIC MODELS by Dr. I.K. Ravichandra Rao Professor and Head, Documentation Research and Training Centre, Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore on 18, 19 and 20th December 2008 at 6.00 p.m. each day at SRELS, 702, 42nd Cross, 3rd Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore 560 010 Prof. N. Mukunda Professor (Retired), Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore Editor, Publications, Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore inaugurates RSVP: K.N. Prasad - Ph: (080) 23305109 E-mail: srels(a)dataone.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Reading books, the new way - Times of India
by DINESH SIDDAIAH 21 Nov '08

21 Nov '08

Dear Friends An article on Reading books, the new way is appeared in the times of India, Times City on Bangalore edition on 21st November 2008. some of the highlights are *When stodk markets in the US were hitting new lows, the Chicago Public Library had a sunny detail to record. * The reading habit is far from dying in the city. Lending libraries are diversifying to adapt to modern readers' needs and intersts, *Small lending libraries losingout because stacking a quality collection of books a high-investment proposition, Dinesh K. S. -- Dr. Dinesh K. S. Selection Grade Librarian, Nagarjuna College of Engineering & Technology, Devanahalli, Bengaluru - 562 110. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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net/ set exam
by Jayanthi Rajkumar Kumbhar 21 Nov '08

21 Nov '08

I am Jayanthi Vishwanath worked as Librarian in MBA college Pune. I have already given 3-4 times NET exam and one time SET exam, but iam not cleared the exam. So. I want ask you that can i get the question paper set of NET/SET exam & can given the instructions regarding how to study for clearing the exam. Thanks. -- with regards, Jayanthi Rajkumar Mamasaheb Mohol College of Business Administration Pirangut Pune- 412108 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Workshop on Library2.0
by Mailing List Admin 21 Nov '08

21 Nov '08

Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:36:25 +0530 (IST) From: Mrs Nishtha Anilkumar <nishtha(a)prl.res.in> Dear Colleagues, Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad is organising a national workshop on "Library2.0 : A Global Information Hub, on 5 - 6 February 2009. This workshop would help in familiarizing oneself with the following contemporary concepts and applying them in the libraries so as to move towards user driven information scenario : Understanding Web 2.0 Interoperability standards and Protocols Network & RFID Technologies Open Source Technologies More information about the workshop will be available from the workshop webpage under the PRL Library website (http://www.prl.res.in/~library) Kindly note that registration is limited to 80 participants. If you or your staff members are interested in attending the workshop, please pre-register (online) and submit your payment at the earliest to secure a place. Thank you. With regards Nishtha A Nishtha Anilkumar Librarian SD Phone : 079-2631-4167 Physical Research Laboratory Fax : 079-2631-4911 Off Gujarat University Road email : nishtha(a)prl.res.in Navrangpura URL : www.prl.res.in/~library Ahmedabad - 380 009

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Vacancies in IBS Library
by Shekar H P 21 Nov '08

21 Nov '08

Dear Moderator, Kindly circulate this information in LIS Forum Dear Professionals, We have openings for the position of "Library Assistants" in IBS Bangalore. Those who are interested in the above mentioned position and willing to work, may contact the Librarian at the below mentioned number between 10 am to 6 pm (Monday to Saturday) or forward your updated resume addressed to the Director, IBS Bangalore through e-mail ID given below. Position Vacant: Library Assistants - 2 Educational Qualification: Any Graduate or Post Graduate with B.L.I.Sc / M.L.I.Sc or equalent degree from a recognized University with Good Communication Skills and Computer Knowledge Experience required: Min 1+ years Salary: Pay scale + CPF+ allowances as per IBS norms Job location: Bangalore Last Date: 26.11.2008 Contact E-mail: bnglib(a)ibsindia.org OR shekarhp(a)gmail.com Ph: 080-26860100 Extn.133 Web site: www.ibsindia.org -- SHEKAR.H.P. M.L.I.Sc.,M.Phil.,B.Ed.,PGDHRM., Librarian, IBS Bangalore #19 / 3, Nr.Metro, Kanakapura Road Bangalore-560 062 Ph:080-26860100, 9945799927 -- 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 Open Access to Textual and Multimedia Content
by Rajesh Chandrakar 21 Nov '08

21 Nov '08

Dear Moderator Kindly announce the following National Seminar on Open Access to Textual and Multimedia Content With best regards, Rajesh Chandrakar National Seminar on Open Access to Textual and Multimedia Content: Bridging the Digital Divide Jointly organized by CEC, New Delhi and INFLIBNET Centre, Ahmedabad at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi on 29th to 30th January 2009. For more details kindly follow the link: http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/seminar/. Background Consortium for Educational Communication (CEC) and the Information Library Network (INFLIBNET) the two Inter-University Centres (IUC's) of the University Grants Commission (UGC) were set up with common facilities as IUC's equipped with infrastructure for research and academic activity in the universities of higher education in the country considering the fact that heavy investment on infrastructure and other cost-intensive central facilities may be beyond the reach of individual institutions. CEC and the INFLIBNET Centre of UGC provide information support for education and research in colleges and universities through their services and facilities. While CEC concentrates on creation and dissemination of multimedia-based learning resources, the INFLIBNET specialises in textual-based information retrieval services through its union databases and by facilitating access to full-text and bibliographic e-resources through consortium arrangements. Both the organizations make intensive use of Internet, Web and other communication technology to develop and disseminate their services. While both the institutions work primarily for the same goal, albeit separately, there is a lot of scope for the them to cooperate, coordinate and collaborate in the process of creation, development and dissemination their resources and services. The Internet and Web technology offer virtual environment that facilitate collaboration, hitherto, not possible in the traditional communication system. There is, therefore, an opportunity to examine and evaluate the activities, services and functionalities of the two institutions, identify gaps in resources, services and infrastructure and flag potential areas of coordination and collaboration. The two organizations may also redefine their roles in changing scenario and identify modalities to work in tandem with inputs from their users and experts in Media, Communication and Library Information Science Theme and Sub-theme of the Seminar Multi-media Content Development and Management a.. E-content creation and building learning objects repositories. b.. Information retrieval techniques for non-textual media c.. Multimedia formats and standards d.. Virtual learning environment Multi-media Communication: Tools and Techniques a.. EDUSAT network for dissemination of knowledge b.. Podcasting, Vodcasting and Webcasting Digital preservation a.. Digital preservation strategies and its challenges b.. Digital preservation of metadata Metadata Creation and Management a.. Metadata standards for textual and multimedia content b.. Learning Objects Metadata Standards Open Access and Open Source Software a.. Institutional Repositories (IRs) b.. Open Access (OA) initiatives in India c.. Interoperability: Standards and Tools d.. Open source software Library Consortia and IPR in Digital World a.. Library consortia: Economics and impact on research output b.. IPR in digital environment Target Audience The seminar is essentially targeted to the academic community in the universities and colleges. Individuals concerned with application of ICTs in libraries, media centres, virtual learning, online courseware development and dissemination would also benefit from the seminar. The existing users of media services from CEC / EMMRC's and INFLIBNET will also participate. Registration Last Date for Registration : January 15, 2009 Registration fee : Rs. 2,000.00 per participant The amount for registration fee may be paid either by Demand Draft / Multi-City cheque in favour of "Director, CEC, New Delhi" payable at New Delhi. The payment may be sent on the address given overleaf along with the Registration Form. Registration will be confirmed only if the form is duly completed. Registration fee is non-refundable. Registration fee does not include accommodation. Contact us for Registration/Enquires Seminar Secretariat Chief Administrative Officer / Organising Secretary Consortium for Educational Communication (CEC), IUAC Campus, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi - 110067 Phone: 011-26890264, 011-26122605, 011- 26897418, 26897419 Fax: 011-26897416 Website: http://www.cec-ugc.org . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rajesh Chandrakar, Commonwealth Professional Fellow Scientific & Technical Officer 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 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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For Indian Libraries only
by Mailing List Admin 21 Nov '08

21 Nov '08

Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:37:13 -0800 (PST) From: Ceser Res <ceserres(a)yahoo.com> *******Apologies for cross-postings******* � Special Package Offer to the Indian Libraries http://ceser.res.in/ijamas/ams-jour.html � Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce special subscription fee offer to the Indian Libraries as �Annual Subscriptions Packages-Year 2009� of followings journals. (http://ceser.res.in/ijamas/ams-jour.html) � A. Annual Subscriptions Fee Package- One Special Offer Fee: �Rs. 50,000 (Actual Fee = Rs. 117600 [US$ 2450] Discount 57%) 1.�� International Journal of Ecological Economics & Statistics [Print issue] 2.�� International Journal of Tomography & Statistics [Print issue] 3.�� International Journal of Artificial Intelligence (IJAI) [Online issue] 4.�� Bulletin of Statistics & Economics (BSE) [Online issue] 5.�� International Journal of Mathematics and Computation (IJMC) [Online issue] � B. Annual Subscriptions Package- Two Special Offer Fee:� Rs. 50,000 (Actual Fee = Rs. 117600 [US$ 2450] Discount 57%) International Journal of Applied Mathematics & Statistics [Print issue] International Journal of Ecology & Development �[Print issue] International Journal of Mathematics and Statistics [Online issue] International Journal of Imaging (IGI) [Online issue] International Journal of Mathematics and Computation (IJMC) [Online issue] � C. Annual Subscriptions Package- Both Special Offer Fee:� Rs. 80,000 (Actual Fee = Rs. 223200 [US$ 4650] Discount 64%) International Journal of Ecological Economics & Statistics [Print issue] International Journal of Tomography & Statistics �[Print issue] International Journal of Artificial Intelligence (IJAI) [Online issue] Bulletin of Statistics & Economics (BSE) [Online issue] International Journal of Applied Mathematics & Statistics �[Print issue] International Journal of Ecology & Development �[Print issue] International Journal of Mathematics and Statistics [Online issue] International Journal of Imaging (IGI) [Online issue] International Journal of Mathematics and Computation (IJMC) [Online issue] � The above Special Package Offer (Year 2009) is only for Indian Libraries as end users and valid with direct orders only (without subscription agent). � You may order a subscription at: subsc(a)ceser.res.in; ceser_info(a)yahoo.com, eic.ijees(a)yahoo.com; eic.ijed(a)yahoo.com � Please visit for journals at:� http://ceser.res.in/ijamas/ams-jour.html � Further enquiries: subsc(a)ceser.res.in; ceser_info(a)yahoo.com; eic.ijees(a)yahoo.com; eic.ijed(a)yahoo.com

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Special Lecture
by Mailing List Admin 21 Nov '08

21 Nov '08

Date: 20 Nov 2008 06:57:56 -0000 From: raghunandana m <mraghunandana(a)rediffmail.com> BANGALORE UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE Cordially invites you to the SPECIAL LECTURE On Contemporary Challenges in LIS By Shri. M.N. Seetharama Librarian (Retd.) Date: 22nd Nov. 2008, Saturday Venue:Dr. S. Radhakrishna Lecture Hall Time:11.00 AM Dept. of Library & Information Science Sneha Bhavan building Jnanabharathi Campus Bangalore ALL ARE WELCOME Dr. Lalitha Ashwath Professor & Chairman Dept. of Library & Information Science Bangalore University, Bangalore

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LIS Education
by Vara Lakshmi Rudrabhatla 21 Nov '08

21 Nov '08

Dear Professional friends, How can LIS departments prepare corporate librarians? Please offer your suggestions that are more practical for implementation. Varalakshmi -- Dr. RSR Varalakshmi Professor, Dept. of Library and Information Science., Andhra University. Visakhapatnam. _________________________________________________________________ Searching for the best deals on travel? Visit MSN Travel. http://in.msn.com/coxandkings -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Call for Presentation Proposals on "Digitization in the Developing World" for American Library Association Annual Conference 2009
by J. K. Vijayakumar 20 Nov '08

20 Nov '08

-----Original Message----- From: Jacqueline Solis [mailto:jsolis@email.unc.edu] Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 7:26 AM Subject: [alaworld] Call for Presentation Proposals on "Digitization in the Developing World" for American Library Association Annual Conference 2009 Call for Presentation Proposals "Digitization in the Developing World" American Library Association International Relations Round Table Pre-Conference American Library Association Annual Conference July 10, 2009 Digitization has become important in worldwide efforts to preserve, manage, and provide access to cultural heritage and scholarly information. However, digitization efforts require significant financial investments in infrastructure and technology as well as in human resources for project management. This pre-conference session will look at issues, successes, and challenges for digitization projects in developing countries. The organizing committee invites proposals for presentations at the International Relations Round Table Pre-Conference session held during the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago on topics that address the following questions, or other relevant topics: • How are developing countries overcoming challenges and moving forward with digitization projects? • Which collections are being chosen for digitization? • What are considerations in selecting material for digitization? • How are digital collections being presented and organized? • How are potential partners/funding agencies being identified? • Success stories Submission guidelines: If interested, please submit an abstract (300 words maximum) by 31 December 2008, to Jacqueline Solis, Co-chair of the International Relations Round Table Pre-Conference, at jsolis(a)email.unc.edu. Travel and expenses: The committee is able to cover the cost of the pre-conference registration for accepted presenters, but we are not able to pay for travel costs, accommodations, or registration for the ALA Conference. -- Jacqueline Solis Humanities Reference and Instruction Librarian University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Davis Library, Campus Box 3922 Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890 Phone: +1 919 962 1151 | Fax: +1 919 962 5537 --------------------- Message forwarded by Dr. J. K. VIJAYAKUMAR Associate Director of Library Services American University of Antigua PB W-1451, St. Johns Antigua, West Indies www.auamed.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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EU Online Digital library
by Raj K Bhardwaj 20 Nov '08

20 Nov '08

Europian Union launched its online Digital library , an online digest of European's Culture heritage. In a first attempt a few thousand works from france , Hungry, and Portugal, were put online in March 2007 by France National Libary, which has its own Digital sectionGallica, Launched in 1996. Its project aim to operate in 21 languages. Read detailed article in Hindu 20 Nov. page 24 http://search.theeuropeanlibrary.org/portal/en/index.html<http://search.theeuropeanlibrary.org/portal/en/index.html> with regards Raj Kumar Bhardwaj Hon'ble Judges Library High Court of Punjab and Haryana Chandigarh -- http://raajchd.googlepages.com/home -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Ph D in Gauhati University
by Apurba Jyoti Majumder 20 Nov '08

20 Nov '08

Dear Professionals, Gauhati University has given advertisement for Ph D programme. This year for the first time Admission test will be taken. You have to apply to the respective departments in Plain paper along with biodata and Rs. 100 Published in The Assam Tribune, 16th Nov. You can send me a mail for the copy of the adv. -- Apurba Jyoti Majumder, JRF Deptt. of Library & Information Science. Arts Block, Gauhati University. Guwahati- 781014 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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Query about content management!
by T. Shahab 20 Nov '08

20 Nov '08

Dear Moderator, Would some professional colleagues like to share with me their practical experience (particularly, the work flow process) about content management in any subject, say Biotechnology or Medicine, please? Thanks TANWIR -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Workshop on Library Automation Packages from Jan 5-9 '09 @ NCSI
by K.T Anuradha 20 Nov '08

20 Nov '08

Dear Professional, A five day Workshop on Integrated Library Automation Packages (ILAP): Basics of KOHA and NewGenLib is organised at National Centre for Science Information (NCSI), Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore from January 5th to 9th, covering installation on Windows XP and Linux (Ubuntu) and basics of Staff-Client and OPAC modules in KOHA and NewGenLib. The workshop is carried out as part of IDRC sponsored project on ILAP (http://dharmaganja.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in) This is the first workshop in a series of workshops organised through this project sharing our experience with open source ILAP. Topics covered: Ubuntu: An overview; Basics of MARC and use of MARC Edit; Library Automation Software: Past, Present and the Future; Installation of KOHA and NewGenLib on Ubuntu and Windows XP; Overview of Staff-Client module and OPAC in KOHA and NewGenLib. The workshop is conducted with theory followed by lab sessions. Workshop CD containing all the presentation slides, lab exercises and installable software will be provided to the participants. Date: 5th to 9th January, 2009 Registration Details: Rs. 4,000 registration fee is charged. A DD has to be drawn in favour of 'The Registrar, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore' and posted to 'Anuradha.K.T, National Centre for Science Information, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012'. Working lunch and tea will be provided during the workshop dates. Participants have to take care of their travel, board and lodging. On request accommodation for participants during the dates 5th to 9th January 2009 will be provided at the 'Hoysala House' hostel of IISc. Maximum of 20 participants will be taken for the workshop on first come first serve basis. To register for the workshop kindly send a mail to workshop(a)dharmaganja.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Venue: Internet School, Opposite to NCSI, IISc, Bangalore Last date for Registration: 15th December 2008 Workshop Coordinator: Ms. Anuradha.K.T. National Centre for Science Information Indian Institute of Science Bangalore 560 012 anu(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in For more details visit http://dharmaganja.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/workshop

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FW: Detailed in depth subdivisions or subclasses of the main DDC classes/numbers
by Kamal Hindawi 20 Nov '08

20 Nov '08

Dear LIS members, I wonder if you are using in your college the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) system to classify the books, journals, and related resources. If yes, I would be grateful to you if you do provide me with detailed in depth subdivisions and/or subclasses of the main DDC classes/numbers. Thank you in anticipation Kamal Hindawi ICARDA -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy - Coordinator (World Health Organization Library – Geneva Switzerland) --ind
by Tomas Allen 19 Nov '08

19 Nov '08

Vacancy - Coordinator (World Health Organization Library – Geneva Switzerland) Vacancy HQ/08/HQ/IER/FT934 Deadline for application : 12 December 2008 Duty Station: Geneva Switzerland For the FULL vacancy description; and application; please visit the following site https://erecruit.who.int/public/hrd-cl-vac-view.asp?o_c=1000&jobinfo_uid_c=… Brief Description of duties: (PLEASE SEE FULL LINK ABOVE FOR FULL DESCRIPTION) The incumbent is Coordinator of the Library and Information Networks of Knowledge (LNK). 1. Managing the WHO Library and Information Networks for Knowledge (LNK), including key library services and its financial and human resources, with appropriate work plans, monitoring and performance measurement and improvement. 2. Providing leadership, policy guidance, strategic advice and support to WHO Library systems worldwide, and brokering collaborative relationships and seamless information systems between HQ clusters, Regional Offices and WHO country offices. 3. Building and managing dynamic networks and platforms, such as the Global Health Library and Health InterNetwork Access to Research Initiative (HINARI), to foster universal access the world of health information in member states, working with public and private partners to set agendas in access to knowledge and develop appropriate policy frameworks, local capacity and systems, and innovative mechanisms for technical assistance to countries in need. 4. Providing an intelligence function on critical current and emerging issues and technologies on access to knowledge for WHO, and optimizing expertise and networks for information management in support of WHO's work as a global knowledge-based Organization. 5. Participating in the development of the Department's strategic planning and management and representing the Organization at interagency, international and national meetings. Kind regards Tomas ALLEN Tomasallen_who(a)hotmail.com Or alternatively allent(a)who.int _________________________________________________________________ Access your email online and on the go with Windows Live Hotmail. http://windowslive.com/Explore/Hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_access… -- 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 Nihal Alam 19 Nov '08

19 Nov '08

Dear friends, Can someone kindly send me a copy of the below reference? I shall be grateful. Article title: *Content-based retrieval in digital libraries* Author: Adam, N.R.; Gangopadhyay, A. Journal title: COMPUTER ( IEEE Xplore) Bibliographic details: Volume 31, Issue 1, Jan 1998 Page(s):93 - 95 Publisher: IEEE Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/2.641982 Seeking your co-operation Thanking You Nihal Alam ADIS 2nd Year Student Documentation Research and Training Centre Indian Statistical Institute Bangalore-059 Karnataka (India) email: nihalalam(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in nihal.drtc(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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UPDATE: Dr. TBR Memorial Seminar on Content Management on November 08th, 2008 at Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore
by Arumugam Pitchai 19 Nov '08

19 Nov '08

Dear Friends, NCSI-NET have organised Dr. TBR Memorial Seminar on Content management for Information Professionals, successfully on 8th November 2008. We have received excellent response from student community as well from the working professionals. We had 102 participants including NCSI-NET members. The Seminar started with Prof. A.G. Menon, Prof. Giridhar Madras & Prof. N.V. Joshi lighting the lamp, and Prof. Joshi introduced the TB Rajashekar Memorial Seminar. Later the Keynote address by Mr. Kottai A., KM/ECM Services, TCS followed by High Tea. First Session started with the topic Introduction to Content Management (CM) presented by Mr. Rajendra Babu. He stressed on the need of Content Management System for Content creation, capturing, publishing, organizing, storage & retrieval, preservation. He also explained the Enterprise Content Management & the related components & the Features of CMS. It was followed by Evaluation of Major Commercial/Open Source CMS by Mr. Sudhakar Gudlannagari. He presented the evaluation criteria for selecting a CMS, also major Commercial/Open source CMS tools. Later in the forenoon session we had CMS Process, Design & Implementation presented by Mr. Arumugam Pitchai. He explained about the CMS process & its workflow. Followed by Management of CMS: Migration, Metrics and Measurement & Promotion by Ms. Suvarsh Minj. She stressed the options & strategies for Content Migration also need for Metrics and Measurements for the usage of different CMS tools. The second session started with a presentation by Mr. B.S. Shivaram on Drupal: An Overview & Installation. He explained the different features of Drupal. Followed by the Drupal: Installation & Demo by Mr. Maruthu Pandiyan B. He gave an overview of installation Drupal on Windows platform and demonstrated various modules and features of Drupal. Third session started with the panel discussion titled Skills for LIS Professionals. Mr. Ananda Byrappa, Ms. Lakshmi and Mr. T.S. Prasanna Participated in the discussion. All of them gave their individual opinions in answering the questions put forth by the participants. The seminar materials and presentations were distributed through CD. Please find the updated seminar page with presentations at: http://ncsi-net.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/workshop/seminar2008.html Also: a picture is worth a thousand words, so find here are a few pictures that speak volumes!! http://picasaweb.google.com/sp.arumugam/DrTBRMemorialSeminar2008Picture?aut… # It was a memorable event for NCSI'ans. We thank you all for the support extended to the coordination team. Hope to organize such events in future. Regards NCSI-Net Coordinators -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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INFLIBNET ( IndCat ) Union Catalogue of books crossed ten million bibliographic records
by Prem Chand 18 Nov '08

18 Nov '08

INFLIBNET ( IndCat. ) records crossed ten million bibliographic records INFLIBNET has compiled and processed ten millions bibliographical records of books from more than 112 university libraries which can be accessed from the Centre web site. It contains 10697998 bibliographic records from participating members. Anyone can access these records from http://unicat.inflibnet.ac.in:8080/unicat/ and download matched records. It is free. The database is known as IndCat. The Centre has developed new interface which has additional features of advanced search, search within the single library, and restrict the search to one particular state. The records can be downloaded and can easily merged in to SOUL software or any another software which adheres to MARC 21. Library professional are requested to use this source to identify millions of books held at 112 major universities in India. We solicit your feedback With regards Prem Chand Scientist- D Convener UGC-INFONET Digital library Consortium Information & Library Network Centre (INFLIBNET) An Inter University Centre of UGC, Near Gujarat University Guest House Navrangpura, Ahmedabad Gujarat. India Phone: 079-26305971, 26304695 ( Office) 079- 29096170( R) 09427001489 prem65_chand(a)yahoo.co.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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INDEST-AICTE Workshop on “Library 2.0 practices”, during January 15-17, 2009 at NIT-Rourkela.
by hemanta kumar biswal 18 Nov '08

18 Nov '08

Dear All, INDEST-AICTE and National Institute of Technology, Rourkela (NITR) are jointly organizing a Workshop on “Library 2.0 practices”, during January 15-17, 2009. Introduction Web 2.0, the second phase of World Wide Web (WWW), is seen as an exciting evolution. Web 2.0 practices have tremendous implications on libraries and usher them into a new order, which is termed as library 2.0. Library 2.0 is more about connections rather than collections. It is all about participation. The fundamental 2.0 tools, particularly blog and wiki, offer clear opportunities for libraries and information centers to practice services which are more user inclusive than ever before. It is time for librarians and information managers to reorient initiatives by employing 2.0 tools to provide users an effective service with rich experience. In view of the above trend, the library of NIT Rourkela has done some successful initiatives. To pass the knowledge gained, in the course of initiating library 2.0 practices, to other library colleagues, the library of NITR is organizing this workshop. Focus The workshop will focus on: Wordpress – Blog Engine Installation and Customization, Essential Wordpress plug-ins installation and configuration Mediawiki – Wiki Engine Installation and Customization, Essential extensions installation and configuration Drupal – Content Management System (CMS) installation and configuration Essential modules installation and Configuration Success of library 2.0 implementation lies on user participation. Relevant case studies on the successful implementation of wiki and blog will also be presented. Methodology The workshop will be completely based on practical training with presentations. Each participant will be given a high-end computer to learn step-by-step installation and customization of wiki, blog and CMS engines. Who can participate? Librarians (Academic, Research and Corporate) Only 20 seats Registration Fee For INDEST-AICTE members – No Registration Fee For Non INDEST-AICTE members – Rs. 1000/- (Registration Fee will include, workshop kit, Lunch and Tea) All Participants are required to meet the lodging and other expenses on their own institute sponsorship. However, local guest house accommodation (fee-based) will be arranged on request. INDEST-AICTE and National Institute of Technology, Rourkela (NITR) are jointly organizing a Workshop on “Library 2.0 practices”, during January 15-17, 2009. Participants Name(s): Designation: Institute Name and Address: Email: Mobile: Is your institute a member of INDEST-AICTE Consortium? If no, DD No: Demand Draft should be in favor of “The Director”, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela Participant(s) Signature Place: Date: Interested members may send the duly filled application form on or before December 20, 2008, either by post or by email to the following Address: Madhan, M Workshop Cordinator Biju Patnaik Central Library National Institute of Technology, Rourkela 769008 Mail: mu.madhan(a)gmail.com madhan(a)nitrkl.ac.in Mobile: (0)9861185117 Phone: 0661-2462102 (off) 0661-2463103 (Res) Thanking You, Hemanta Kumar Biswal Biju Pattnaik Central Library National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Orissa 0661-2462105 +91 9938410850 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Online survey (Reminder)
by K.T Anuradha 18 Nov '08

18 Nov '08

Dear Professional, Apologies for cross posting and kindly ignore this message if you have already replied. As part of an ongoing project on Integrated Library Automation Packages (ILAP) carried out at National Centre for Science Information, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, a survey is carried out. We know that you are busy and hard pressed for time. But your response will help us to get a clear view of the present scenario of ILAP. Hence we request you to take some time off to fill in the questionnaire. We assure you that whatever information you provide us will be used for academic purpose only and kept confidential. Please note that the survey is open for all. The online survey form can be accessed at: http://dharmaganja.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/index_files/surveyinstrument.html However, if you have problem in answering the online survey, for your convenience a few questions are given below, which you can fill in and reply back to survey(a)dharmaganja.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in 1. Your Name: 2. Official Address: 3. E-Mail ID: official: other: 4. If you are using any of following software for your library automation, kindly name them: 4.1 Library Automation Software (such as Koha, LibSys, NewGenLib): 4.2. Meta Search (such as AGent , MetaFind, ZPortal): 4.3. Link Resolver (such as 360 Link Serial Solution, V-Link): 4.4. Electronic Resource Management (such as 360 Resource Management): 4.5. Institutional Repository (such as EPrints, DSpace, Fedora): 4.6. Digital Collection Tool (such as Greenstone Digital Library): 5. Kindly give corresponding URL of the above implementation(s): 6. If you know any other library using the above mentioned software give URL of them also: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regards, Anuradha -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ms.K.T.Anuradha E-mail: anu(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Senior Technical Officer URL:vidya-mapak.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in National Centre for Science Information Indian Institute of Science FAX:(+91-80) 23601426/23600683 Karnataka, Bangalore 560 012 Tel:(+91-80) 23600271/22932511 India ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Seminar on Indo-Canadian S&T / Innovation Cooperation & Linkages
by Puna Das 18 Nov '08

18 Nov '08

Seminar on Indo-Canadian S&T / Innovation Cooperation & Linkages 24 November, 2008 Federation House, New Delhi, India Dear Sir/ Madam I am pleased to inform you that FICCI is organizing its annual Higher Education Summit 2008 titled “Higher Education at the Crossroads: Imperatives for Policy & Practice” on November 25 & 26, 2008 in New Delhi with the support of Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. A delegation of more than 40 Canadian institutions is participating in the event. As a pre-conference activity, we are organizing a Seminar on Indo-Canadian S&T/Innovation Cooperation & Linkages on November 24, 2008 with University experts from India and Canada sharing their views about the existing collaborations, emerging technologies and future roadmap followed by discussions and one to one interactions. The Seminar is scheduled at 1.30 pm at FICCI, Federation House, Tansen Marg, New Delhi. We are happy to invite you for this programme. Enclosed are the tentative programme and the registration proforma for your kind perusal. May I request you to kindly send in your confirmation to Ms Rashmi Sarita / Ms Arpita Subhash (Phone: 91-11- 23736306, email – indiarnd[at]ficci.com) Looking forward to your kind confirmation. With best regards, Yours Sincerely (V K TOPA) Adviser to Secretary General, FICCI -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tentative Programme 1: 30 – 2:00 pm Registration 2:00 – 2:10 pm Introductory remarks Mr. Y P Kumar, Head International Division, DST, Government of India David McKinnon, Minister-Counsellor (Commercial) and Senior Trade Commissioner, Canadian High Commissioner, India 2:10 – 2:35 pm Canadian strengths in Innovation and Emerging Technologies Prof David Johnston, President, University of Waterloo Speaker from Canadian Govt /Industry/association 2:35 – 2:55 pm Indian strengths in Innovation and Emerging Technologies Mr. R Saha, Adviser, DST, Government of India Mr. Deepak Bhatnagar, Adviser & Scientist-G, TIFAC, DST 2:55 – 3:35 pm Presentations by Canadian Research Institutes Dr Januz A. Kozinski, Dean and Prof, Univ of Saskatchewan Dr. B. Mario Pinto, the Vice-President, Research, Simon Fraser University Robert Schad, University of Regina Richard Poulin, Director – Bureau International, Univ of Laval (Presentation to cover India Strategy, Research strengths and possible Areas of collaboration) 3:35 – 3:50 pm Tea Break 3:50 – 4:30 pm Presentation by Indian research institutes. Dr. Naresh Kumar, Head R & D Planning Division, CSIR Prof. S N Singh, Dean- R&D, IIT Delhi Dr. Vibha Dhawan, Executive Director, TERI Dr. P B Sharma, Director, Delhi College of Engineering Dinesh Singh, Director, South Campus, Delhi University (Presentation to covering Research strengths and possible Areas of collaboration) 4:30 – 5:00 pm Q & A and discussions 5:00 – 5:10 pm Summary and follow up action points 5:10 – 5: 30 pm Networking -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Registration Proforma Seminar on Indo-Canadian S & T / Innovation Cooperation & Linkages 24 November, 2008, Federation House, New Delhi, India Name: Designation: Organisation: Address: Tel.(with city code) : Fax: Mobile: Email: Delegate Fee: NO FEE Signature Contact: Rashmi Sarita Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry Federation House, Tansen Marg, New Delhi – 110 001 Tel: 011-23736306 (D); 23738760-70 Extn. 212 Fax: 011-23765333, 23721504, 23320714 Email: rashmisarita[at]ficci.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India http://www.anup-jnu.blogspot.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Be the first one to try the new Messenger 9 Beta! Go to http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/win/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Help regarding pay fixation
by anjali kale 18 Nov '08

18 Nov '08

Dear Friends, I am a librarian working in Mumbai. I want some information regarding pay fixation or pay protection. One of my friend is working as a librarian at pay scale rs 10,000 (Senior Scale) in an unaided institution. Recently she got appointment letter from aided college but her pay scale is fixed as rs. 8000. is there any circular or GR which states that salary is protected when u move from unaided to aided situation. Please help regarding this as her decision is pending and she does not want to loose this opportunity. thanks and regards Ms. Anjali S. Kale K. J. Somaiya Comprehensive College Of Education, Training and Research Vidyavihar Mumbai - 400 077 Ph.no: 25150265 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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CCD Bangladesh has published Unesco TTT-IL Workshop concluded report in his e-publication
by khushpreet singh 18 Nov '08

18 Nov '08

Dear all, CCD Bangladesh has published Unesco TTT-IL Workshop concluded report in his e-publication info service {INFO :: Issue 147 (TTT Workshop in Information Literacy concluded in India)} the report is given below Khushpreet singh Ph.D, Researcher, Dept. of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala (INDIA) Email: khushpreet.singh(a)gmail.com mobile: 09815303000 <http://www.ccdbd.org/> ******* <http://www.ccdbd.org/> <http://www.ccdbd.org/> <http://www.ccdbd.org/> <http://www.ccdbd.org/> Home <http://www.ccdbd.org/>* | *About* * <http://www.ccdbd.org/about.html> *| *Contact <http://www.ccdbd.org/contact.html>* * * * *TTT Workshop in Information Literacy for South and Central Asia concluded in India * *A three daylong workshop in Information Literacy has successfully concluded on 7 November 2008, at Punjabi University in Patiala, India. This Workshop, which is one in the series of eleven IFAP-funded TTT workshops, is organized by the Department of Library and Information Science of Punjabi University from 5 to 7 November. The workshop was inaugurated through a colorful opening ceremony on 5 November 2008, at Senate Hall of the Punjabi University in Patiala, India. * Dr Amrik Singh, educationist and former Vice Chancellor of Punjabi University, inaugurated the Workshop. In his address, he stressed the importance of information literacy training at school level and of the need to promote wider use of knowledge and information through informal channels. Mr. Sidhu Damdami, Editor of Punjabi Tribune (a daily newspaper), in his presentation of a media perspective of information literacy, observed that World Wide Web has taken the shape of 'wild wild web'. He emphasized the need to promote information literacy to save the innocent minds from further damage. He also felt that the information literacy campaigns should be directed towards providing knowledge to the adults. The Workshop (*The tenth UNESCO Training-the-Trainers (TTT) *aims at providing a platform for creating a pool of trainers in information literacy who will impart information and media literacy skills to the graduate and post-graduate students and researchers in their respective institutions across the sub-regions. About 50 participants and 10 resource persons from the South and Central Asia are attending the event, which is the successor of two information literacy sub-regional workshops held in South Asia: - International Workshop on Information Skills for Learning, organized by National Institute of Library and Information Sciences (NILIS) in Colombo from 1 to 5 November 2004; and - Empowering 8 International Workshop in South and South East Asia to Promote Information Literacy, organized by Punjabi University from 3 to 7 October 2005. Resource persons and participants from Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Turkmenistan have stressed the importance of information literacy curricula for library and media schools in South and Central Asia. As a result of this discussion, a working group has been created in order to develop a model of such curriculum, in consultations with teachers, professional associations and other stakeholders in the respective regions. Mr. G M Mourtoza, Director of CCD and renowned media activist of Bangladesh took part in the workshop as a resource person. CCD will arrange a number of such kind workshops and orientation courses *on Information Literacy in Bangladesh in near feature.* Prof. Jagtar Singh, Head of the Department of Library and Information Science and Dean of Faculty of Education and Information Science of Punjabi University has successfully coordinated the workshop. ****** -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Announcement of National Seminar at BHU on 16th and 17th January, 2009
by Aditya Tripathi 18 Nov '08

18 Nov '08

DLIS, BHU - ICSSR National Seminar On Open Source Library Solutions (OSLS) 16th - 17th January, 2009 Organised by Deptt. of Library and Information Science Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi & Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi About Seminar The rising cost of technology has compelled the libraries to use Open Source Software (OSS) for library automation, digital library and so on. OSSs are developed in public domain by the technology experts for the libraries. The professional community implements the software solutions and renders feedback to developers, which is a real time testing of software. The OSS products are provided with source code for implementation level customization and future development of software. These solutions are often free for use and could be redistributed. Today, there are OSSs available for different library activities which are better than the commercial solutions using cutting age technology. These solutions range from Operating System to specialized institutional repositories. This has made the library services more cost effective and least dependent on commercial software and vendors. However, there is a concern of the professionals over stability of software implementation and continuing support to these OSSs. There is an equal and opposite concern from the end of developers also towards having a sustainable funding for running the software development projects. Whatever the concerns may be, the increased use of open source software among the library community is very encouraging for open source solution developers. The Department of Library and Information Science, Banaras Hindu University proposes to conduct two days national convention on Open Source Library Solutions (OSLS), 16th – 17th January, 2009. The proposed seminar would provide a common platform for library professionals to share their experience. Research papers, demonstration and case-studies are invited for presentation and discussion during the convention in following areas: Implementation of OSS in - library automation - digital repositories - digital preservation - consortium planning - community education - office management - content development - event management - e-publishing - knowledge management - e-governance - community networks Target Participants Practicing Librarians and Information Scientists, Faculty Members, Researchers, Students, Information System Personnel, Managers, etc. Call for Papers Full texts paper(s) in English (in A4 size, double space, not more than 10 pages) should be sent to the Organising Secretary, Deptt. of Library and Information Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi - 221 005. adityatripathi(a)hotmail.com aditya(a)bhu.ac.in Last date for submission of full texts of paper(s) is 20.12.2009. Registration Rs. 500/- per participant The DD / Cash payable in favour of "National Seminar on Open Source Library Solutions", payable at Varanasi. The Registration Fee Includes # Conference Kit # Working Lunch / Tea Accommodation Limited accommodation is available on payment basis on first come first basis. For further enquiry please contact: Coordinator Prof. H. N. PRASAD Head Deptt. of Library and Information Science Banaras Hindu University Varanasi- 221 005 Tel: +91 542 6701028 (Off.) +91 9415336709 (Mob.) e-mail: hnprasad.bhu(a)gmail.com Organising Secretary Dr. ADITYA TRIPATHI Lecturer Deptt. of Library and Information Science Banaras Hindu University Varanasi- 221 005 Tel: +91 542 6701027 (Off.) +91 9450710628 (Mob.) e-mail: adityatripathi(a)hotmail.com aditya(a)bhu.ac.in FORMAT OF REGISTRATION FORM 1. Name 2. Designation 3. Organization 4. Address (Correspondence) 5. Accommodation Required Yes/No 6. Telephone Number Office : Residence: Mobile : e-mail : 7. Payment Details DD/Cash DD No. : Bank : Branch : Amount : Date : Signature Mail to Organising Secretary, Open Source Library Solutions (OSLS) Department of Library and Information Science Banaras Hindu University Varanasi- 221 005 Tel: +91 9450 710628 (mob) +91 542 6701027 (Off) -- Dr. Aditya Tripathi Lecturer Department of Library & Information Science Banaras Hindu University Varanasi-221005 Tel.: +9450 710628 ---------------------------------------------------- 1. Contribute to DRTC LIS Open Digital Library https://drtc.isibang.ac.in 2. Join today Digital Library Discussion Forum http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/dlrg -- 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 Developing Online Tutorials, IIITM-K 29-30, Nov 2008
by Sainul Abideen P 18 Nov '08

18 Nov '08

Dear Friends, Digital Library & Information Services Division of the Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management – Kerala (IIITM-K), Thiruvananthapuram is organizing a 'National Workshop on Developing Online Tutorials for Information Products and Services' during 29-30 November 2008. This Workshop aims to give practical training on creating Online tutorials for the Information Products like Online databases, Digital Libraries, Library Automation Softwares etc. As above products are acquired paying huge amount, it's effective usage depends on how the users are educated on it's use. This workshop provides an opportunity for library professionals to develop online web accessible Interactive tutorials, using Free software called Wink. Examples of Online tutorials created using Wink is provided in the workshop website www.iiitmk.ac.in/wink More details about the workshop is given below, You are requested to kindly attend this workshop, and forward this message to your professional friends and colleagues. With Best Regards Sainul Abideen P Librarian Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management – Kerala Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala Mobile:09496252786 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- National Workshop On Developing Online Tutorials for Information Products and Services Date: 29-30 November 2008 Organised by Digital Library & Information Services Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management – Kerala (IIITM-K), Thiruvananthapuram [established by the Govt. of Kerala] Workshop Website: www.iiitmk.ac.in/wink About the Workshop Libraries have been using different Information products like Online databases, e-journals, CD ROM based products, Library automation software, Digital Libraries, Online catalogues, etc. for various services. It is the duty of the Library professionals to train their users on the use of such products having varying functionalities and interfaces, for the effective utilization of these resources, which requires time and efforts from the Library and information professionals. Shortage of adequate manpower in some of the libraries calls for a facility wherein the users can learn about different products and services by the help of online Interactive Tutorials at their own pace. Provision of Interactive Tutorials, enhances the usage of such information products, which might have procured by spending huge amount. Many institutions organize training on different tools for information services including Digital Library development tools like GenISISWeb, Dspace, Greenstone, Eprint, Library automation software like KOHA, NewGenLib etc. Such training events can also be supplemented with an online, self instructional material with step by step instruction, e.g. an installation guide to Dspace or Cataloguing module of KOHA etc. Such self-instructional materials can be reused by the learner for better understanding of the concerned process/procedure. This workshop aims to provide a practical exposure on the application of ‘Wink’ a free software for creating different interactive self-learning modules/tutorials for various requirements, including that of information products. About the ‘Wink’ Software ‘Wink’ is a tutorial and presentation creation software, primarily aimed at creating tutorials on how to use software (like a tutor for MS-Word/Excel etc). Using ‘Wink’ one can capture screenshots, add explanations boxes, buttons, titles etc and generate a highly effective interactive tutorials. Using ‘Wink’ one can create online tutorials viewable across the web. Similar applications sell for hundreds of dollars, while ‘Wink’ is free with several unique features including the multimedia capability. Applications of Wink 'Wink' can be used for various Applications including that of: * To demonstrate the working of different Software like LibSys,Dspace, KOHA,WinISIS,MS Word, Adobe Photoshp etc * To demonstrate the working of different online/offline databases products like IEEE, ProQuest, ACM, Emerald etc * To create Online Tutorials for Education/User Training Purpose * To develop Demo of Websites like Library Portals/websites * To develop e-learning Modules and self instructional materials * To demonstrate the installation of software products like Dspace, Greenstone, GenISISWeb,Libsys Who can attend? As this software can be used in building interactive tutorials for different applications, participation is not restricted to library professionals only. Participants can be from various fields including that of Library Professionals, Academicians, Students, Workshop organizers, E-journal/ Library automation software/ database vendors, e-learning designers, Software developers, e-governance agencies, government organizations etc. Venue IIITM-K, Technopark, Thiruvananthapuram – 695581 Registration Rupees 2000/= Only Participants from Industry Rs. 3000/= Only. Mode of Payment DD in favour of “Director, IIITM-K” payable at Canara Bank, Kazhakkoottam Branch. (Thiruvananthapuram) Workshop fee covers Lectures, Course material in CD, Working Lunch and Tea. No TA/DA will be given to the participants. Participants are requested to make their own arrangements for Accommodation and Travel. Registration form along with the Fee may be sent to the Workshop Coordinator. No. of seats is limited to 25. Kindly confirm the availability of seats by email to sainul [AT] yahoo [DOT] com before sending the Registration fee. Last date for registration and payment of Registration fee: 24th November 2008 Faculty Workshop will be handled by the Digital Library team of IIITM-K headed by Sainul Abideen P, (VLIR Scholar, Belgium) Librarian, IIITM-K, who has developed several self instructional materials using ‘Wink’. For Registration and further details Sainul Abideen P Workshop Coordinator & Librarian IIITM-K, Park Centre Building Technopark, Karyavattom PO PIN 695581 Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India Phone 0471-2527567, 3091334, 2700777 exn 119 Mobile: 09496252786 Fax: 0471-2527568 Email: sainul [AT] yahoo [DOT] com Workshop Website: www.iiitmk.ac.in/wink Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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RDA Full Draft
by Indira 18 Nov '08

18 Nov '08

Dear Professionals, The full draft of RDA is now available for comment. For accessing, use the URLs: http://www.collectionscanada.ca/jsc/rdafulldraft.html http://www.rdaonline.org/constituencyreview/ You can submit your comments on RDA @: http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/jsc/rdadraftcomments.html Ms. Indira Koneru Faculty Member Dept. of Library Science Icfai Academic Wing 23, Nagarjuna Hills Hyderabad-500 082 India -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library week at Amrapali Institute, Nainital
by manoj kumar pant 17 Nov '08

17 Nov '08

Hi all. AMRAPALI INSTITUTE, Dept of Library and Information Science is celebrating Library Week.The celebrartion was inaugrated by Prof. D C Joshi.We have planned a lot of events till 20th Nov. All are cordially invited to join from 1:00 to 4:30 pm everyday to events like lectures from prominent professionls from the region. Prof J C Binwal is supposed to be chief guest of concluding day 20th Nov, 2008. ------------------------------------ Manoj Kumar Pant Lecturar, Amrapali Institute of Management and Computer Application, Haldwani,Nainital, Uttaranchal-263139. Ph. No.-09917247770(Mob.) 919219918942(Home), 05946-238496, 268201(Office) e-mail - " manojpant2(a)yahoo.co.in ". " manojpant2(a)yahoo.co.in ". ------------------------------------------ "Don't walk ahead of me - I can't follow you, don't walk behind me I can't lead you, Walk along with me and be my friend." ------------------------------------------ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Kind Request..
by JK 17 Nov '08

17 Nov '08

Dear All, Can I have the information about the standard format of Library Portal. Actually, I am looking for the main Library icons and links which constitutes a Standard Library Portal/Home Page. Your earliest reply will be appreciated. Thank you so much in advance. Thanks & Regards, Jaya Kalra Senior Consultant – LIS Group Total IT Solutions Pvt Ltd. New Delhi -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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by Mailing List Admin 17 Nov '08

17 Nov '08

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Correction in the Date of my Seminar
by Nihal Alam 15 Nov '08

15 Nov '08

I am extremely sorry that by mistake i had mentioned my seminar date 19/11/2009. In fact it will be on 19/11/2008. Indian Statistical Institute Documentation Research and Training Center 8th Mile Mysore Road, R.V. College Post Bangalore -560059 Seminar On Semantic Relation and its application in Information Science Semantic Relation and its application in information science Of late, then interest of many researchers is to examine the nature Free Add On semantic relations and their main application in the information science. Concepts (language) and relations (text) provide the foundation of knowledge and thought. When we look at the world, we perceive not only a mass of colors but also objects that automatically assign categories labels. Our perception system automatically segments the world into concepts and the Categories. Language is used not for the sake of communicating the concepts and the relations, but also employed to represent, store and reason with concepts and relation. Research and development in information science have focused on concepts and terms with increasing emphasis in identification, processing, management of the relation to achieve greater effectiveness and refinement in information science techniques. This seminar presents: (i) an overview of the semantic relation used in the knowledge structure such as thesauri and Ontologies, (ii) main techniques used in the automatic extraction of the semantic relations from text, and (iii) the use of semantic relation in the information extraction, information retrieval, question-answering, and automatic text summarization. Speaker: Nihal Alam 2nd Y ADIS All are cordially invited Venue: DRTC Classroom Seminar In charge Date: 19/11/2008 (Dr. Devika P. Madalli) Time: 2 PM -- Nihal Alam ADIS 2nd Year DRTC 8th Mile Mysore Road, RV College post Indian Statistical Institute Bangalore-059 Karnataka Email: nihalalam(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in Personal Mail: nihal.drtc(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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Prof. K.A. Isaac Commemoration Lecture, 2008
by Vimal Kumar 15 Nov '08

15 Nov '08

Dear Friends, Prof. K.A. Isaac Commemoration Lecture, 2008 Organised by Kerala Library Association. Lecture on INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE IN LIS By Prof. (Dr.) A. Amudhavalli Professor and Head, Dept. of Information Science, University of Madras Venue: Department of Library and Information Science University of Kerala, Trivandrum. Date and Time: 18 November 2008, 3.30 pm. -- Vimal Kumar V. Asst. Librarian Asian School of Business Technopark, Trivandrum-695 581 Web: www.asb.edu.in/vimal/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "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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"Ethics in Advertising"
by shivakumar shiva 14 Nov '08

14 Nov '08

Dear Professionals, Special 'Friday talk' lecture of Mysore University Library and Information Science Students Association (MULISSA) was held at First Year lecture hall of the Department of Library and Information Science, University of Mysore on Friday, 14th Nov. 2008. This Friday's talk was special because National Library Week starts from the same day, i.e. 14th - 20th Nov. 2008.This week's guest Prof. N.S.Venugopal of Basudev Somany First Grade College, Kuvempunagar, Mysore gave lecture on the 'Ethics in Advertising'. He began by tasking a question 'Does advertisement sell product?' He continued on to the concept of business ethics, meaning of ethics, qualities of ethics, present day advertisement trends and how advertisements can be helpful in serving the purpose of the library.He ended by explaining the self regulatory methods for the advertising industry. Dr. Khaiser Nikam, Chairperson and faculty advisor to MULISSA, gave a lecture on the history and importance of National Library Week and read some excerpts from Padmashree S.R.Ranganathan's classic 'Five Laws of Library Science'.Faculty, Research scholars and Students were present on the occasion. -- Shivakumar H.R. II year MLISc 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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ISiM - CXO Lecture Series (1) by Ajit Balakrishnan
by Angrosh 14 Nov '08

14 Nov '08

International School of Information Management University of Mysore ISiM CXO Lecture - 1 ****************** "You can see Indian Computer Programmers everywhere these days except in the Innovation Rankings - Solow's Paradox?" by Mr. Ajit Balakrishnan Founder Chairman and CEO, Rediff.com & Chairman, Board of Governors, IIM Kolkata Chair Shri M.N. Vidyashankar CEO & E/o Principal Secretary, DPAR (Elections) Karnataka Date and Time: November 27, 2008 : 3:00 p.m. Venue: The International School of Information Management University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore You are cordially invited For more details - http://www.isim.ac.in/html/cxo/cxo1.htm ******************* Thanks and regards Angrosh **************************************** Angrosh M.A. Project Manager International School of Information Management University of Mysore, Manasagangotri Mysore 570 006 Tel: +91-821-2514699; +91-821-2411417 Fax: +91-821-2519209 **************************************** -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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INFLIBNET Consortium opens Associate Membership
by Prem Chand 14 Nov '08

14 Nov '08

Dear Professionals, I am pleased to announce associate membership of UGC- INFONET Digital Library Consortium. Under the programme, selected e-resources are offered on subscription to private universities and research institutions that are not covered under the Consortium as its core members. The Associate Members can subscribe to one or more resources at the same rates that Consortium is paying for its core members. The libraries can take the benefit of negotiated price for selected e-resources which is listed below. An annual membership of Rs. 5000.00 will be charged from the members to join the Associate Membership Programme. List of Resources: 1.. American Institute of Physics and American Physical Society 2.. Annual Reviews 3.. Cambridge University Press 4.. Emerald (Library Science Collection) 5.. JSTOR 6.. Institute of Physics (IoP) 7.. MathSciNet 8.. Nature 9.. Oxford University Press 10.. Portland Press 11.. Royal Society of Chemistry 12.. SciFinder Scholar (CAS) 13.. SpringerLink 14.. Taylor and Francis For more detail, please visit our site at http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/econ/associate-membership.htm Regards, Prem Chand Scientist- D Convener UGC-INFONET Digital library Consortium Information & Library Network Centre (INFLIBNET) An Inter University Centre of UGC, Near Gujarat University Guest House Navrangpura, Ahmedabad Gujarat. India Phone: 079-26305971, 26304695 ( Office) 079- 29096170( R) 09427001489 prem65_chand(a)yahoo.co.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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REQUEST FOR ARTICLES
by Manik Nand lal 14 Nov '08

14 Nov '08

Dear Colleages, Some of our scientists require the following two article urgently. Can you please arrange to send me the same if you have access. 1. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry.6;1963;732 and 2. Journal of Organic Chemistry.25;1960;96 Best regards, N. MANIK MANAGER-LIBRARY AND INFORMATION CENTRE DABUR PHARMA LTD. (R & D) 22, SITE IV, SAHIBABAD GHAZIABAD-201010 INDIA TEL. : +91-120-437 8497 FAX : +91-120-437 6905 "This message is for the designated recipient only and may contain privileged, proprietary, or otherwise private information. If you have received it in error please notify the sender immediately and delete the original. Any other use of the email by you is prohibited." -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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