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Invitation for III Dr. T.B. Rajashekar Memorial Lecture- Announcement
by Ramya Krishna 02 Jun '08

02 Jun '08

Dear Friends, NCSI-Net, an informal association comprising of NCSI staff, trainees,and its alumni, cordially invites you to the III Dr. T.B. Rajashekar Memorial Lecture. The details of the lecture are given below: Title: "Scientometrics with social emphasis on measuring Scientific productivity" Speaker: Dr. IK Ravichandra Rao, Professor and Head Documentation Research and Training Centre Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore Date: Saturday, 7th June, 2008 Time: 6.00 PM Venue: Choksi Hall, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (Choksi Hall is located on the right side just after the IISc main gate opposite BHEL) -- with regards, NCSI-Net co-ordinators -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Upcoming Seminars, Conferences, Workshops & Refresher Courses in LIS in India: Alert
by Badan Barman 02 Jun '08

02 Jun '08

*Upcoming Seminars, Conferences, Workshops & Refresher Courses in LIS in India* 1. National Workshop on Institutional Repositories", M.S.Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore. Workshop Dates: 12 & 13th June, 2008. 2. Four days Regional Training Workshop On Building Institutional Archives And Digital Libraries, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology (SMIT) Sikkim. *The Registration fee, boarding and lodging facility is free. TA also will be provided to the participants.* Workshop Dates: 24-27 June 2008. 3. National Seminar on "Redefining the Role of Public Libraries in India: the Knowledge Society Imperatives", Thiruvavthapuram. Seminar Dates: 6-8 August 2008. 4. SANGOSHTHI 2008 - Role of IT-Enabled Knowledge Management in Growth of India at IGCAR, Kalpakkam. Conference dates: 24- 26 July, 2008. 5. Refresher Course at UGC-Academic Staff College, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi August 6, 2008 to August 27, 2008. 6. ILA Platinum Jubilee International Conference. Dates: November 13-15, 2008. 7. A three-day National Conference on Digitization and Digital Preservation, Delhi. Dates: Second week of December 2008. 8. Workshop on NewGenLib, JRD Tata Memorial Library Annexe, IISc, Bangalore Workshop Dates: 9-11 June 2008. 9. ICoASL 2008, India Islamic Cultural Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi, India. Dates: 26-28 November 2008. 10. Elevanth National Convention on Knowledge, Library and Information Networking (NACLIN 2008) at Karunya University, Coimbatore, India. Seminar / Conference Dates: November 4-7, 2008. 11. The 11th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries (ICADL 2008), Bali, Indonesia. Seminar / Conference Dates: December 2-5, 2008. For details of the above please visit *Upcoming Seminars, Conferences, Workshops & Refresher Courses in LIS in India: * http://lisseminar.blogspot.com/ To receive Email Alert from above site register your name at the following site. http://lislinks.ning.com/main/authorization/signUp?target=http%3A%2F%2Flisl… you can also subscribe it on http://lisseminar.blogspot.com/ -- Thanking you Yours faithfully Sri Badan Barman Research Scholar DLISc, Gauhati University ---------------------------------------------------------- Important Resources for LIS Professionals Upcoming Seminars, Conferences, Workshops & Refresher Courses in LIS: http://lisseminar.blogspot.com/ Jobs in LIS: http://lisjob.blogspot.com/ Awards, Prizes, Scholarships or Fellowships in LIS: http://lisscholarship.blogspot.com/ Admission Notice for Courses in LIS: http://liscourse.blogspot.com/ Latest Happenings & Contemporary Issues in LIS: http://lislatest.blogspot.com/ Search all OA LIS Journals: http://lis-journals-swicki.eurekster.com ----------------------------------------------------------- Confidentiality: This email (including any attachments) may contain confidential, proprietary and privileged information. Any unauthorized disclosure or use of this information is prohibited. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Call for Papers: National Conference on Traditional Knowledge Systems, Intellectual Property Rights and their Relevance for Sustainable Development
by Puna Das 02 Jun '08

02 Jun '08

National Conference on Traditional Knowledge Systems, Intellectual Property Rights and their Relevance for Sustainable Development Organized by: National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources (NISCAIR), CSIR, New Delhi 24-26 November 2008 Call for Papers: The Abstract, not exceeding 250 words, with title, author(s) and affiliation, typed in Times New Roman (font 12 size and 1.5 line space) on A4 size paper, should be submitted along with PowerPoint presentation (including soft copy) by 31 August 2008 along with Registration Fee. Abstracts will be reviewed by the Scientific Programme Committee for selection for oral/poster presentation. Manuscript of the Full Paper to be presented is to be submitted by 15 October 2008. Scientific Sessions will cover the following areas * Traditional Knowledge and Sustainable Development (Ethnobotany, Ethnomedicine, Ethnoveterinary Practices, Ethnofisheries, Traditional Foods & Beverages, Traditional Agriculture, etc.) * Traditional Knowledge Documentation * Traditional Cultural Expressions (Folklore) * Traditional Knowledge Related Biodiversity and Genetic Resources in Developing Countries: Issues of Piracy&Protection * Traditional Knowledge and Intellectual Property Rights: Impact and Implications * Assessing Existing Legal Framework * Bioprospecting based on Traditional Knowledge and Related IPR Issues * Access and Benefit Sharing Details at: http://niscair.res.in/Movingmenu/conf-TK-IPR-nov08.pdf --------------------------------- What is your Emotional Quotient? Find out. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fwd: [oss4lib-discuss] Open Source digital library Kete version 1.0 released.
by Dimple Patel 02 Jun '08

02 Jun '08

Horowhenua Library Trust and Katipo Communications in New Zealand are pleased to annouce the release of Kete Version 1.0. Kete provides a platform for developing community contributed content. It allows uploading of different types of content: topics (html text based content), documents, audio files, images, movies and links. Kete is the mâori word for basket, in the Kete system a basket is the overall organising structure for content. Beyond baskets content is organised by the community using tagging and relating pieces of content to each other. Kete is developed with Ruby on Rails, utilizes Zebra z39.50 full text indexing engine developed by IndexData, is fully compatible with Koha, and is released under a GNU General Public License (GPL). Kete recently won the 2007 3M Award for Innovation in New Zealand Libraries, and a Special Mention at the 2007 World Summit Awards for the North America - Oceania Region in the e-inclusion section. Full documentation, contacts and links to the code repository can be found at the project site http://kete.net.nz Joann Ransom. Project Manager. Dimple Patel, Ph.D., Asst. Professor, Dept. of Library & Information Science, Osmania University, Hyderabad. (0)9440947893 ------------------------------------------------- 1. Join today NMLIS Discussion Forum http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nmlis/ 2. Contribute to LDL: Librarians' Digital Library https://drtc.isibang.ac.in 3. Join today Digital Library Discussion Forum http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/dlrg ------------------------------------------------- "I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library" Jorge Luis BORGES (1899-1986) --------------------------------- Meet people who discuss and share your passions. Join them now. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ oss4lib-discuss(a)lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oss4lib-discuss see also http://oss4lib.org/

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Microsoft Shuttering Book Digitization Efforts
by S.F KATTIMANI 31 May '08

31 May '08

Dear all Microsoft Shuttering Book Digitization Efforts Following on the heels of Microsoft's announcement that it would pay customers who search for and buy products through Microsoft Live Search cashback, the company's Microsoft's Live Search team announced on its blog that it would be taking down its Live Search Books and Live Search Academic projects Web sites in coming days. for more information http://www.campustechnology.com/articles/63270/ -- S.F.KATTIMANI DEPUTY LIBRARIAN M.S.RAMAIAH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (AUTONOMOUS) M.S.RAMAIAH NAGAR BANGALORE 560054 PH: 080 23600822/23606934 EXT 223 & 107 MOB: 9886821032 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Registration Forms and full details of the National Workshop on Institutional Repositories
by pramod babu 31 May '08

31 May '08

Dear Professionals As all of you aware that, M.S. Ramaiah Medical College, Department of Library and Information Centre is Organizing National Workshop on *"Institutional Repositories"* on 12th & 13th June 2008. Workshop details and Registration Forms are as below: National Workshop on Institutional Repositories 12 & 13*th* June, 2008 Department of Library and Information Centre M.S. Ramaiah Medical College Bangalore *About the Workshop* * * The digitization and development of digital library is slowly emerging in the Indian libraries, thus providing a context for the integration of information resources with online, virtual and e-learning environments. Under the digital and virtual environment the scholarly publications are increasingly demand but the the publishing policies and procedures of intellectual contents producers are charging heavily on information resources, Alternatively the Open Archives Initiatives (OAI), self archive, institutional archive etc., gaining momentum all over the world, Realizing the significance of digital libraries and digital initiatives, the Library and Information Centre of M.S.Ramaiah Medical College has organized a *"National Workshop on Institutional Repositories".* * * Today information revolution is being complimented by digital revolution Digitization is one of the technological advancements. It brings the resources nearer to the benefit of users. The digitized information .can be used in numerous ways to overcome the barriers of communication. The availability of right information can take study, teaching and research into a new horizon and can help the decision makers to take right decision. The digitization of library and information center's resources has its roots in library automation. But at the same time not all the resources of a library need to be digitized. Institutional Repository (IR) consists of formally organized and managed collection of digital content generated by faculty, staff and students of an institution. The content of these repositories can be made available for integration with on campus library and course management systems. The availability of right information can take study, teaching and research into a new horizon and can help the decision makers to take right decision. Therefore, This Workshop has been thought of with the following objectives: * * *Objectives of the Workshop* This workshop aimed to 1 Present an overview of institutional Repositories(IR) 2 Emphasise on the use of DSpace software in the development of IRs; and 3 Provide hands-on experience in the development of IRs using DSpace *Facets of Workshop * * * 1 Institutional Repositories 2 Infrastructure for IR 3 DSpace 4 Metadata and Standards To fulfill the stated objectives, Information Professionals with experience both in teaching and practice were invited to contribute Course materials for the various sub themes of workshop and share their rich experiences as guest faculty. The work shop covers Tutorials, lectures, open discussions and feedback followed by the hands-on experience. *Invited Experts:* Learned Experts in the field of Library and Information Science are invited to deliver lecturers on the theme of the workshop. *Participants* Librarians, Information Scientists, Researchers and Schools of Library and Information Science *Registration Fee:* The Registration fee for the Workshop is Rs.1000/-(Rupess One Thousand Only). The workshop fee includes working lunch, tea, dinner and resources kit. *Workshop participants* The participants are limited to 50 Selection of candidates will be made as per merit, commitment to digital libraries and familiarting with IT applications in Libraries Applications (Nomination should reach the M.S. Ramaiah Medical college Library office on or before 07-06-2008) *Accommodation* * * Participants will need to make their own arrangements for stay in Bangalore for the workshop. *Date and Venue* The work shop will be held During 12 -13th June 2008 at M.S. RAMAIAH MEDICAL COLLEGE Campus *Organizing Secretary* N. SUBRAMANYAM Sr. Librarian Dept. of Library & Information Centre M.S. Ramaiah Medical College Bangalore Ph: 080-23605190 (Ext.) 418 9449252683 (M) e-mail : msrmclib(a)yahoo.co.in --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "National Workshop on Institutional Repositories" 12 & 13*th* June, 2008 *OFFICE BEARERS* Chairman *: Dr. S. Kumar* Vice Chairman *:Dr. R. Srinivasa* Organizing Secretary *: Mr. Subramanyam N.* Treasurer *: Mr. Nanjappa K.* Members *:* 1) Dr. A.C. Ashok 2) Dr. K. Harish 3) Dr. P.P. Maiyya 4) Dr. S. Sundari 5) Dr. Roopa Kala 6) Mr. Shashidhara J 7) Library Staff Members --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "National Workshop on Institutional Repositories" 12-13*th* June, 2008 Registration Form 1) Name -------------------------------------------------------- 2) Designation --------------------------------------------------------- 3) Institution --------------------------------------------------------- 4) Address -------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- 5) Phone (With STD Code )/Mobile --------------------------------- 6) E-mail --------------------------------- 7) Accommodation Required: Yes No 8) Registration Fee Rs.1000/- 9) D.D.No <http://d.d.no/>. Date………… /2008 Date: Signature Participants can register by sending filled in registration form and D.D in Favour of " M. S. Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore " --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For More Information regarding Workshop please contact *Organizing Secretary* N. SUBRAMANYAM Sr. Librarian Dept. of Library & Information Centre M.S. Ramaiah Medical College Bangalore Ph: 080-23605190 (Ext.) 418 9449252683 (M) e-mail : msrmclib(a)yahoo.co.in Above details are for your convenient. Kindly circulate among your staffs and colleagues. ---------------------------------------------------------- Regards Pramod B Dept. of Library and Information Centre M.S. Ramaiah Medical College M.S.R. Post Bangalore-54 Ph:080-23605190 Ext. 418 (O) +91-9945229910(M) e-mail: pramodhbabu(a)gmail.com Visit: http://pramodhbabu.googlepages.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Just Published - Freedom of Information: a Comparative Legal Survey - 2nd Edition
by Puna Das 30 May '08

30 May '08

Just Published - Freedom of Information: a Comparative Legal Survey by Toby Mendel Second Edition, Revised and Updated, 2008 The importance of the right to information or the right to know is an increasingly constant refrain in the mouths of development practitioners, civil society, academics, the media and governments. What is this right, is it really a right and how have governments sought to give effect to it? These are some of the questions this book seeks to address, providing an accessible account of the law and practice regarding freedom of information, and an analysis of what is working and why. Source: http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=26159&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECT… Download e-book: http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/files/26159/12054862803freedom_information_e… --------------------------------- Did you know? You can CHAT without downloading messenger. Click here -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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SALIS 2008 - Nat Conf at Kumaraguru College of Technology - 7-9 Aug 08 -- Announcement - reg
by Arunachalam Hariharan 30 May '08

30 May '08

SALIS 2008 National Conference on Re-Building the Libraries: Learning from the Past to Plan for the Future August 7, 2008 : Pre-Conference Tutorial August 8-9, 2008 : Conference Organized by Mahatma Gandhi Central Library Kumaraguru College of Technology Coimbatore Jointly with Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS) Venue: Dr.Mahalingam Vigyan Bhavan Kumaraguru College of Technology (An Autonomous institution) Coimbatore - 641 006, Tamilnadu INTRODUCTION Libraries are undergoing tremendous changes due to ICT revolution, information explosion and globalization. The emergence of knowledge society in the digital era has emphasized the need for knowledge resource centers to create, organize and provide quality information to the users from a variety of sources and media available across the globe. Libraries should learn from the past to plan and prepare for the future. Traditional library and information services need to be redefined keeping in view of the changing information requirements of the knowledge society. Libraries should use various ICT tools and techniques to provide customized and value added services to its present day users. The role and responsibility of librarians are constantly changing. Librarians need to acquire various skills and knowledge to perform new roles and meet the digital challenges. CONFERENCE OBJECTIVE The conference aims at providing a forum for learning and exchange of ideas among practicing librarians, information specialists, information providers, LIS teachers and students. CALL FOR PAPERS Articles / papers are invited for presentation in the following themes / sub themes in conformance with the main theme. Papers on original case studies, best practices, research, innovations and new ideas will be given preference for presentation and publication. 1. Collection Building: Policy, issues and management, Integrating print and digital resources, Weeding out, Loss of resources, Preservation of print and digital resources. 2. Information Needs and Analysis: Information needs of to-days users, User behaviour and assessment, Social information needs, use and satisfaction, Learning trends, Information infrastructure. 3. User Studies: Information seeking behaviour in the digital era, Utilization and evaluation of library resources and services, Bibliometrics, Webometrics, E-metrics, Reading habits and measures for improvement. 4. User Education: Promotion of library services, Information literacy programs, Innovative user education / orientation methods and techniques. 5. Creative and Innovative Library Services: Re-defining library services, Traditional vs Technology based services, User-interactive services, Customer support services, Value added services, Next generation library services. 6. Modern Library Management Practices: Library building design, Adoption of good old practices, Plan of action for the future, Automation trends, ICT tools and applications, Security systems and new tools, Outsourcing of Library services, Re-organization, re-engineering and transformation in libraries, Knowledge management and strategic planning, Change management in libraries, Liaison and public relation, Team building, Implementation of ISO standards, Library accreditations (NBA, NAAC), Marketing library products and services, Copyright and IPR issues. 7. Networking and Resource Sharing: Consortium and access mechanism, ILL, Networking of professionals, institutions, resources, experts and vendors for knowledge sharing, Users and librarians. 8. Digital Libraries: Current trends and challenges, Design, methodology, planning, digital initiatives, HW/SW, standards, formats and metadata, Institutional repository, OAI protocol and standards, Open source initiatives, Content creation and management, Data and information mining. 9. Web based Library Services: Web portal design, hosting and services, Emerging web tools for innovative library services, RSS feeds, Web 2.0, Web 3.0, Library 2.0, Wikipedia, Weblogs, Web OPAC, Web metrics, Deep web, Invisible sites, Subject Gateways, Search Engines, Semantic Web, Ontology, E-publishing, E-resources. 10. E-learning: Current trends and challenges, Tools and techniques, Software and modules, E-learning and higher education, Role of LIS in e-learning, Web based online courses and best practices. 11. Capacity Building Initiatives: Career development, Creativity thinking, Soft skill, Competency, Training, Changing manpower requirements, Quality manpower, Professionalism, Role of professional bodies. 12. Research in LIS: Current and global trends, Statistical tools in LIS research, Redesigning LIS courses, Refresher courses and Future research. INVITED PAPERS Each session will focus on a specific emerging topic with special keynote address from an expert. Subject experts in LIS and IT from various institutions across the country have been invited to present papers in each session, which will also be included in the conference proceedings. SUBMISSION OF PAPERS Authors are requested to submit the soft copy of full paper (with abstract not exceeding 200 words and at least three keywords) on CD or an e-mail attachment to the organizing secretary. Paper should not exceed 10 pages of A4 size with double line spacing and font size 12 in Times New Roman. Charts, graphs, photographs, if any, should be inserted at proper places in the paper. Papers without registration fee will not be accepted. A declaration by the author(s) should be given separately stating that the paper has not been presented / published elsewhere. Papers accepted for presentation will be intimated to the first author by e-mail. The decision of the editorial committee regarding the acceptance of the paper for presentation will be final. Last date for submission of full paper : 14.07.2008 Last date for registration : 05.08.2008 PRE-CONFERENCE TUTORIAL Topic : Computer Networking Configuration and Troubleshooting for Practicing Librarians Date : 7th August 2008 (9.30 am to 5.00 pm) (Theory & Practical Sessions) Panel Discussion on HRD in LIS on 9th August 2008 at 4.00 pm. REGISTRATION FEES Conference & Tutorial Individual Rs.1000 Individual (Deputed) Rs.1500 Conference Individual Rs.700 Individual (Deputed) Rs.1000 Tutorial Individual Rs.300 Individual (Deputed) Rs.500 20% concession will be given to regular students and trainees in the registration fee. Non-member has to pay Rs.100/- extra. The registration / accommodation fees should be paid through D.D. in favour of The Principal, Kumaraguru College of Technology payable at Coimbatore and addressed to the Organizing Secretary. KUMARAGURU COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY Kumaraguru College of Technology is one of the leading self financing engineering colleges in India, started in 1984 under the auspices of Ramanandha Adigalar Foundation, a charitable educational trust of Sakthi Group. KCT, an autonomous institution approved by AICTE and affiliated to Anna University, Coimbatore offers 12 UG and 13 PG programs. All the 11 eligible programs have been accredited by the NBA. The institution is also accoladed with ISO 9001: 2000 certification and Bharatiya Vidya Bhavans Best Engineering College award in 2004 by ISTE. Mahatma Gandhi Central Library of KCT has a collection of about 75,000 documents including books, back volumes, projects and non-book materials. Fully automated MGCL has been subscribing about 1000 print / online journals. Recently it has implemented the IR using DSpace and augmented the digital library services using GSDL. SOCIETY FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE (SALIS) SALIS is a registered professional body, actively involved in the development of all spheres of LIS by organizing various programs including seminars, lectures and workshops on emerging areas. It has many chapters across the country to provide services in the respective regions. One of the objectives of SALIS is to train the LIS professionals to handle the latest IT tools and techniques more effectively and efficiently in order to provide quality based services. ABOUT COIMBATORE Coimbatore known as Manchester of South India has made significant growth in the fields of Education and Medicare. It is abounded with universities, colleges and now IT industries. Situated at the foot hills of Nilgiris, Coimbatore is known for its pleasant climate, peaceful atmosphere, cosmopolitan outlook and private enterprise. Nearest Tourist Places: Ooty, Coonoor, Mudhumalai wildlife sanctuary, Black Thunder water theme park, Kovai kondattam theme park, Kovai kutrralam, Azhiyar dam, Top slip, Anaimalai wildlife sanctuary, Valparai, Thirumurthy hills, Amaravathi dam, Munnar, Malampuzha dam, Guruvayur, Palani and Kodaikanal. Temples: Perur, Maruthamalai, Eachanari, Karamadai, Then Thirupathi and Dhyanalingam etc Site seeing will be arranged on payment on 10.08.2008 (Sunday). ACCOMMODATION The delegates will be provided accommodation in the college hostel on twin sharing basis against an advance payment of Rs. 200/- on first cum first serve basis. Accommodation can also be provided for the family members on additional payment in advance. In case of non-availability of rooms in the hostel, accommodation will be arranged in hotels on extra payment. Many hotels are available near the Railway station and Gandhipuram bus stand and the tariff ranging from Rs.300 to Rs.3000 for non-A/C and A/C accommodation. TRANSPORT KCT is located near Saravanampatti in the Coimbatore-Mysore National Highway and is 10 kms away from Coimbatore Central Bus Stand and 12 kms from the Railway Station. Call taxi, auto and bus facilities are available from all parts of the city. For availing transport and accommodation facilities, the volunteers will guide the delegates from the Railway Station and Bus stand from 7th August 2008 morning onwards. ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE Mr.M.Mandhirasalam Organizing Secretary SALIS 2008 & Deputy Librarian Kumaraguru College of Technology (An Autonomous Institution) Post Box no. 2034, Coimbatore - 641 006, Tamil Nadu. Phone : 91-422-2669401 to 404, extn.1011, Fax : 0422-2669406, Web : www.kct.ac.in Mobile : 98429 56585 / 97876 17452 E-Mail : kctsalis2008(a)gmail.com Conference updates is available at http://www.autolib-india.net/salis Chief Patron Arutselvar Dr.N.Mahalingam, Chairman, Sakthi Group Patrons Prof.Dr.K.Arumugam, Vice-Chairman, KCT Mr.M.Manickam, Vice-Chairman, KCT Mr.M.Balasubramaniam, Correspondent, KCT Co-Patron Dr.A.Selvakumar, Joint Correspondent, KCT Chairman, Organizing Committee Dr.Joseph V.Thanikal, Principal, KCT Convener Prof.M.Prasad Kumar, Prof. in-charge Library, KCT Organizing Secretary Mr.M.Mandhirasalam, Deputy Librarian, KCT Conference Director Dr.Harish Chandra, Librarian, IIT Madras Conference Joint Director Dr.S.Srinivasa Ragavan, Librarian & Head, DLIS, Bharathidasan University, Trichy National Advisory Committee Dr.S.Sadasivam, Dean (Academic), KCT Mr.A.Hariharan, President, SALIS Dr.M.Surya, University Librarian, Annamalai University Dr.M.Nagarajan, Prof. & Head, DLIS, Annamalai University Mr.N.Avudaiyappan, Director, Connemara Public Library, Chennai Dr.A.L.Moorthy, Director, DESIDOC, DRDO, New Delhi Dr.S.Surianarayanan, Librarian (SG), Sri Paramakalyani College, Alwarkuruchi Mr.L.Parisutharaj, Librarian, NIT, Trichy Dr.S.Muralidhar, Scientist, TIRC, CVRDE, Chennai Mr.K.Hariharan, Chief Librarian, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda College, Chennai Dr.M.Kanagaraj, Librarian, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore Mr.M.Muniasamy, Librarian, Yadava College, Madurai Dr.D.Rajyalakshmi, Head, DLIS, RTM Nagpur University, Nagpur Dr.M.Natarajan, Scientist, NISCAIR, New Delhi Mr.Anup Kumar Das, Specialist, Information for All, CI, UNESCO, New Delhi Dr.K.Chinnasamy, Reader & Chairperson, School of LIS, Alagappa University, Karaikudi Dr.P.Vinayagamoorthy, University Librarian, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore Dr.Sanjay Kataria, Librarian, JPIIT University, Noida, UP Mrs.Lata Suresh, Librarian, Indian Institute of Health Management Research, Jaipur Organizing Committee Dr.R.Balasubramani, Deputy Librarian, KCT Mr.N.Subramaniyan, Asst. Librarian, KCT Dr.J.Dominic, Associate Chief Librarian, Karunya University, Coimbatore Dr.M.Tamizhchelvan, Librarian, SKCET, Coimbatore Mr.S.Elango, Librarian, SRMV Maruthi College of Physical Education, Coimbatore Mr.S.Swaminathan, Librarian (SS), SRMV College of Education, Coimbatore Mr.T.Stephen, Librarian, Bishop Appasamy College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore Mr.A.M.Venkatachalam, Librarian, Jansons School of Business, Coimbatore Dr.A.Sokkalingam, Librarian, SRMV Polytechnic, Coimbatore Mr.R.Senthilkumar, Librarian (SS), Kongunadu Arts and Science College, Coimbatore Mr.M.Santhoshkumar, Librarian, VLBJ CET, Coimbatore Mr.B.Sivakumar, Head, Learning Resource Centre, PSGIM, Coimbatore Mr.R.Sivakumar, Librarian, DJ Academy of Managerial Excellence, Coimbatore Mr.S.Sivaraj, Head, Learning Resource Centre, BIT, Sathyamangalam Mr.S.Karthikeyan, Librarian, Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College, Coimbatore Mr.V.Rajendran, Asst. Librarian, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore Mr.S.Ramkumar, ATO, Library, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore Mr.N.Murugesan, Librarian, Angel College of Engineering and Technology, Tiruppur Mr.V.Krishnamurthy, Librarian, PPG Institute of Technology, Coimbatore Mrs.M.A.Deepamala, Librarian, Sankara College of Science and Commerce, Coimbatore Mr.P.Pannerselvam, Librarian, B.S.A. Crescent Engineering College, Chennai Mr.K.Karunairaghavan, Librarian, St. Peters Engineering College, Chennai Mr.M.Surulinathi, Guest Lecturer, Bharathidasan University, Trichy SALIS 2008 National Conference on Re-Building the Libraries: Learning from the Past to Plan for the Future REGISTRATION FORM Name: Dr./Mr./Ms. : . Designation : . Institution : . Address : . .. StatePIN.. Phone : (O) (R) .. Mobile :..E-mail : Registration for : Tutorial & Conference : Conference only : Tutorial only SALIS member : YES / NO Deputed : YES / NO Paper presentation : YES / NO Accommodation required : YES / NO Payment Details: For Conference : Rs For Tutorial : Rs For Accommodation : Rs... Total : Rs DD no..datedfor RsBank. (drawn in favour of The Principal, Kumaraguru College of Technology payable at Coimbatore). Arrival Details (Train No., Date, Time etc.): . Signature : Name : ---------------------------- A.Hariharan SALIS -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ISRO Libraries 2020
by Monitor - Mukesh 30 May '08

30 May '08

Dear Professionals The paper, ' Web 2.0 Marketing Strategies for ISRO Libraries' presented by Mr A B S V Prasada Rao, Librarian, NRSA Hyderabad was adjudged the Best Paper, during recently concluded workshop, ISRO Libraries 2020 at VSSC Thiruanantpuram. Congratulations to Mr. Prasada Rao for his visionary thoughts on, Libraries of the Future. Sincerely Mukesh Anand - - Mukesh Anand Director - Marketing http://monitorlinks.typepad.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Indian repositories in the top 300
by MP Tapaswi 30 May '08

30 May '08

Dr Arunachalam probably did not inadvertently notice Indian Statistical Institute at 95th rank. Congratulations to ISI people too. With warm regards, Dr Murari P Tapaswi Natl Info Centre for Marine Sciences (NICMAS) National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) Dona Paula 403 004 Goa, India Phone: 91-832-2450275; Fax: 91-832-2450602 Visit websites: http://www.nio.org; http://www.mangroveindia.org -----Original Message----- From: Subbiah Arunachalam [mailto:subbiah.arunachalam@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 6:53 AM To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in; oa-india(a)dgroups.org Subject: Indian repositories in the top 300 Friends: CSIC, Spain, ranks the world's open access repositories. <http://repositories.webometrics.info/top300_rep.asp> In their latest version of 300 top repositories, only four are from India: Indian Institute of Science is placed at 36th rank. Openmed of NIC is at 111, Indian Institute of Astrophysics is at 228 and National Institute of Oceanography is at 231. Congratulations to the people behind these four repositories. In the next version to be released in July, shall we expect a few more Indian repositories included? Subbiah Arunachalam -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Science Circle Lecture on "Efficient Use of Computers: Challenges and Application", 5 June 2008, New Delhi
by Puna Das 30 May '08

30 May '08

11th Science Circle Lecture, 05 June 2008 The German Embassy, New Delhi cordially invites you to the next Science Circle Meeting Lecture by: Professor Kurt Mehlhorn, Director, Max Planck Insitute for Computer Science, Germany Topic: "Efficient Use of Computers: Challenges and Application" Date, Time: Thursday, June 05, 2008, 6.30 p.m. Venue: Amaltas Hall (Basement), India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi 110 003. (Entry from Gate No. 3 on Vardhaman Marg ) The Lecture will be followed by informal discussions and a get together. For details please contact wiss-20(a)newd.diplo.de, Tel: 011-44 199 164 Details at: http://www.science-circle.org/lecture_Jun08.asp Best Wishes Anup Kumar Das New Delhi --------------------------------- Bollywood, fun, friendship, sports and more. You name it, we have it. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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University of Delhi:Two Professor post in Lib.& Info.Sc.
by Mukesh Anand 30 May '08

30 May '08

Respected Members', University of Delhi Advt. No.:Estab-IV/205/2008 Dated:22nd May 2008 Applications are invited in the PRESCRIBED FORM for the vacant positions of Professor (2 Post - Unreserved) in Library & Information Science. The last date for submission of application to the undersigned is 27.06.2008. For further details regarding scale of pay, Essential Qualifications (Annexure -I), Special/Desirable Qualifications (Annexure-B) & application Form, see Delhi University website www.du.ac.in OR contact Estav-IV, Room No. 205, New Administrative Block,University of Delhi,Delhi -110 007 Ph.# 011- 2766 2021 Email:- estaviv(a)yahoo.co.in Print Access to this Advt. :- The Hindu Opportunities, Page # 2, dated 28th May, 2008 (Wednesday) With Regards, Mukesh Anand Asst. Libn. Officers' Training College for Indian Railways Sanskari Nagari Vadodara -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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What can Bloggers do for Open Access?
by Sukhdev Singh 30 May '08

30 May '08

Dear Friends, Last Saturday (24th May, 2008). I participated in a Bar Camp in Delhi. This was organized by IBNMS and was named as Blog Camp Delhi. I made a presentation there on what is Open Access and how bloggers can play a role in it. http://snipr.com/blogoa I am giving an extract here: .."One way is to blog on Open Access itself. There are few already there and well established like the one by Peter Suber [7]. Some others which I know are OA Librarian [23]; The Imaginary Journal of Poetic Economics [24] and I will also mention the one from student community – Open Students: students for open access to research [25]. Second way is to blog about various open access resources. Every day, number of resources including journals, repositories, open courseware etc are launched and announced. These could be evaluated, annotated and listed under well planned categories (or tags) in a blog. Links of such tags or categories automatically collate resources into listings of related posts. It could be very similar to 'Digital Scholarship' [26]. Third way has to do more with subject experts. Scientists and Scholars can blog on how to promote open access within their own subject domain. Open Access Anthropology: Promoting Open Access in Anthropology [27] is beautiful example. Very similar concept has been highlighted in a presentation - Blogging Archaeology: creating an Open Access source for knowledge [28]. Fourth way is to blog about Peer-Reviewed Research. All such blog posts can be aggregated at one place [29]. There could be many more ways to promote Open Access through blogging".. - http://snipr.com/blogoa --Sukhdev Singh. (9868960074). -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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OA developments at Harvard and Radcliffe
by Subbiah Arunachalam 30 May '08

30 May '08

>From Peter Suber's blog Open Access News Stuart Shieber reflects on his new position In New Job, Harvard Professor Downplays the Role of Revolutionary, Library Journal Academic Newswire, May 29, 2008. Excerpt: Last week, Harvard University professor Stuart Shieber made historyhe was named the first director of Harvards newly minted Office for Scholarly Communication (OSC). In his new role, Shieber will oversee the implementation of the universitys groundbreaking open access mandate, which he helped author, and which many suggest could have wide-ranging implications for the future of scholarly communication. Lets not go overboard, Shieber says with a laugh and an audible wince when asked if he views his new role as a historic opportunity. People like to extrapolate that [the mandate] will have a revolutionary effect. But you cant make a policy based on that extrapolation. Sometimes theres too much talk about momentous, revolutionary effects, it gets too far in front of what is really happening. There are lots of things going on, and there will be changes. Were just trying to do our part. That sober approach should be heartening to observers concerned with getting the implementation rolling. In a conversation with the LJ Academic Newswire this week, Shieber embraced a straightforward mission to support the efforts of the Harvard faculty to make their collective scholarly output as broadly available as possible. Its a big job, Shieber conceded, and one he didnt necessarily expect to fall to him, despite his role in authoring the policy.... Among the first, and perhaps the most central of his initial tasks, will be to establish the online repository that will be the fulcrum of Harvards OA mandate. In theory, it is as simple as downloading some open source software and turning it on, he said, in practice, many complexities come up, such as having it work well with other systems already in place at the university. Nevertheless, work on the repository is progressing, he says, and a beta could be in place shortly. Another big part of his new role will be outreach to faculty. Perhaps the most engaging if still unformed aspect of Shiebers new job, however, will be developing how Harvard will support and work with open access journals. The OSC pertains not just to the open access policy, its broader, he explains. The policy offers open access the articles directly, essentially through author self-archiving. To the extent that we need to find alternative business models, it behooves Harvard to support those alternative business models. Shieber said he is looking at a few options to support open access journals. One is to work with the Harvard University Press (HUP), which he called an important ally. He said he has had many discussions with HUP about how the activities of the press and fit with the OSC, noting that HUP will soon publish its first journal in years, the Journal of Legal Analysis an open access, faculty edited journal. My hope is that this will be the first of several OA journals HUP will start to run.... More broadly, Shiebers goal is to see OA journals exist on equal footing with subscription-based journals. As of now, he says, they do not, because much of the money that underwrites the services of subscription-based journals comes from libraries while the money that underwrites OA journals comes mostly from author charges. Authors dont get underwriting help from the library when they publish in OA journals, while they do from publishing in subscription-based journals, he explains. To put OA and subscription journals on a level playing field, he suggests, youd want to underwrite OA journals just as you do subscription journals. Both Shieber, and his co-sponsor in the FAS mandate, university librarian Robert Darnton, say they are confident of a continuing, vital role for academic journals in an open access future, and note that there has been much discussion at Harvard over whether OA might induce a blowback effect on the stability of those journals or peer review. Both believe the evidence does not threaten either journals or peer review, but that doesnt mean there is no uncertainty there, Shieber added. You cant just say dont worry. You have too look at these issues. What we do know is we couldnt keep going the way we had been going. We know that is not sustainable. PS: For background, see my post on Stuart's appointment as Director of Harvard's Office of Scholarly Communication, my post on the HUP roll-out of the Journal of Legal Analysis (both May 22, 2008), and my newsletter article on the Harvard OA mandate (March 2, 2008). Posted by Peter Suber at 5/29/2008 05:14:00 PM. Ginsparg to investigate and build on OA at Radcliffe Paul Ginsparg has been named a Science Fellow for 2008-2009 at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. (Thanks to Garrett Eastman.) From the Radcliffe announcement: Paul Ginsparg is a professor in the physics and information science departments at Cornell University. He is well-known as the creator of the on-line system arXiv.org that distributes scientific research results. At Radcliffe, he will embark on a theoretical and experimental investigation into how researchers interactions change as a result of ever-growing open access. Ginsparg plans to create tools and resources for researchers to communicate more efficiently with one another. Posted by Peter Suber at 5/29/2008 04:12:00 PM. __________________________________________________________ Sent from Yahoo! Mail. A Smarter Email http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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What types of libraries are there? : General Information
by sri priya 29 May '08

29 May '08

What types of libraries are there? Libraries can be categorized into four basic types: 1. public libraries, http://www.yahoo.com/Reference/Libraries/Public_Libraries/ 2. school libraries, http://www.yahoo.com/Reference/Libraries/School_Libraries/ 3. academic libraries, http://www.yahoo.com/Reference/Libraries/University_Libraries/, and 4. special libraries, which include: Law libraries http://www.yahoo.com/Government/Law/Legal_Research/Libraries/ Medical libraries http://www.yahoo.com/Health/Reference/Libraries/ Art libraries http://www.yahoo.com/Arts/Libraries/ Science and engineering libraries http://www.yahoo.com/Science/Libraries/ http://www.yahoo.com/Science/Engineering/Libraries/ Music libraries http://www.yahoo.com/Entertainment/Music/Libraries/ Government libraries http://www.yahoo.com/Government/Documents/Libraries/ or any of the many libraries which serve organizations requiring, or providing, specialized information (see Special Libraries Assoc., http://www.sla.org/.) Regards, S.Sripriya -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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E-Papers
by Ranganath 29 May '08

29 May '08

Dear All, You can read your favorite newspapers or magazines of all languages online at one stop. http://epaperview.net/ Regards Ranganath BenakattiSun Microsystems, Bangalore.Mbl:+919845504417 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Souvenir
by vagiiap＠iiap.res.in 29 May '08

29 May '08

Dear Friends I am looking for a Souvenir brought out during the 60th birthday of Prof. S. Bhagavanthan by his students in Hyderabad in 1969. If any library has a copy please let me know. Thanks Dr. Vagiswari Indian Institute of Astrophysics Koramangala Bangalore 560 034 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library Of RGNUL, PATIALA
by arjun k 29 May '08

29 May '08

A Library is a public institution charged with the care of, collection of books, the duty of making them accessible to those who require the use of them and the task of converting every person in its neighborhood into a habitual library reader of books. A Library plays an important role in the field of education. Education and libraries are the two joint parts of body. One cannot be separated from the other. Library is charged with providing adequate reading material to users. The library organizes the reading materials so that it can be in systematic order for use. As we know libraries are spending institutions where the money spent on establishment and services can't be measured in the form of profit. Thus a library is a place where books, periodicals, musical scores, manuscripts and other literary and artistic materials are collected, processed and kept in some convenient order for use by clientele and not for sale. The RGNUL came into existence in the month of June 2006. With in a short span, the University has established a well-resourced Library on the Campus. Keeping in view the aims and objectives of the Law University, the Library has been planned and is being developed by a team of qualified professional Library staff. Our Library is well stocked and the entire Library is divided into five major sections. 1. Reference Section 2. Periodical Section 3. General Section 4. Technical Section 5. Xerox Section. The Library at the RGNUL has acquired a collection of over 14000 Volumes covering a wide range of general and special subjects consisting of text books, reference books, volumes of journals, reports etc. apart from the current legal periodicals. The RGNUL Library at present subscribes 35 Law Journals and about 25 magazines. Apart from the subscription to law journals, 14 Newspapers and Online journals are also being subscribed by the RGNUL Library for keeping the students and faculty in touch with the current affairs. Apart from these two, separate reading rooms have been marked for the undergraduate students and for the Post graduate students. The active library professionals started using computers not only to manage library but also to fulfill the needs and requirements of library users. Computer and other digital or electronic resources are less expensive and more helpful for easy access. Now the users can access the libraries from outside by digital access by commonly available electronic information resources such as CO-ROMs/DVDs, OPAC and the Internet. The RGNUL Library has been using LIBSYS package for Library Automation and housekeeping operations. The library on-line catalogue database has bibliographic information books and back volumes of periodicals. Through the LIBSYS OPAC users can access and search the Library Online Catalogue by Author, Title, Subject, and keywords. Users can know the latest additions of periodicals. Reservation of a book can be done Online. http://www.rgnulpatiala.org/ Library staff of RGNUL http://www.rgnulpatiala.org/libs.html Libbrary Services of RGNUL http://www.rgnulpatiala.org/intro.html -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Engineering Technology e-Books
by sri priya 28 May '08

28 May '08

ebook3000.com : Engineering Technology eBooks: Library of free ebook downloads. http://www.ebook300 0.com/Engineerin g-Technology/ index.html Freebooksource: http://www.freebooksource.com/Engineering-Electronics/Numerical_Optimizatio… 2020ok : Directory of FREE Online Books and FREE eBooks http://2020ok.com/index.html Powerful Ebook Writing Tips: http://www.prairienet.org/boedicker/useful.htm Regards, S.Sripriya -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Dspace querry
by SONIA BANSAL 28 May '08

28 May '08

Dear Friends, I want to undergo training in Dspace software.Can anybody provide necessary infomation regarding this.     With Regards Sonia GADVASU, Ludhiana Send free SMS to your Friends on Mobile from your Yahoo! Messenger. Download Now! http://messenger.yahoo.com/download.php -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Librarian Vacancy at The Brigade School, Bangalore.
by Manjunath BK 28 May '08

28 May '08

Post: Librarian Qualification : M.LISc / B.LISc Experience: 2-3 years in Schools / Colleges Candidate should be proficient in use of Libsys Software and excellent command of English. We offer an attractive remuneration package, commensurate with a professional working environment, (The Brigade School is a co-educational institution, affiliated to the CBSE Board, The Brigade School has over 800 students, across Nursery to Standard 12 levels. Located in J.P. Nagar, The Brigade School began its first academic year in 2004. Young in years and spirit, yet rich in academic experience, it has already earned the reputation of being an institution of excellence. In due course a branch of the school will be set up in the Malleswaram- Rajajinagar area. The school is managed by the Brigade Foundation, a not-for-profit trust set up by Brigade, one of Bangalore’s leading property developers and an ISO 9001-2000 certified company.) Interested Candidates may forward their applications (downloaded from website) immediately to the following address. Principal The Brigade School, J.P. Nagar Campus @ Brigade Millennium, 7th Phase, Bangalore 560 078. Ph: 91-80-4130 1390/91, 6560 2626 Website: www.brigadeschools.org Email: enquiry(a)brigadeschools.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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OCLC and Google to exchange data
by DINESH SIDDAIAH 28 May '08

28 May '08

Dear Friends, OCLC and Google Inc. have signed an agreement to exchange data that will facilitate the discovery of library collections through Google search services. Under terms of the agreement, OCLC member libraries participating in the Google Book Search program, which makes the full text of more than one million books searchable, may share their WorldCat-derived MARC records with Google to better facilitate discovery of library collections through Google. Source: http://www.librarytechnology.org/ With regards, Dinesh K. S. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Innovative for complete digital library service
by DINESH SIDDAIAH 28 May '08

28 May '08

Dear Friends, Trinity University's Elizabeth Huth Coates Library selected a suite of Innovative technology products for complete digital library service. In addition to the Millennium ILS, the Library selected Electronic Resource Management, Research Pro federated-search, and the Encore discovery services platform. Source:http://www.librarytechnology.org/ With regards Dinesh K. S. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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E-thesis
by K.R. Mulla 28 May '08

28 May '08

Dear All, This site contains doctoral dissertations and other publications from the University of Helsinki <http://www.helsinki.fi/english/>. All of these full-text publications are freely accessible via the Internet. for more click this link http://ethesis.helsinki.fi/en/ -- 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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Web site of Maulana Azad Library (AMU) has been launched
by nazim malik 28 May '08

28 May '08

Dear friends Maulana Azad Library, Aligarh Muslim University has launched new website. the website of the library can be visited through the following link: http://www.malibrary.com/index.html Mohammad Nazim Central Library, BHU BMR - a key player in weight issues. Know more - http://in.search.yahoo.com/search?&fr=na_onnetwork_mail_taglines&ei=UTF-8&r… -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Indian repositories in the top 300
by Mailing List Admin 28 May '08

28 May '08

Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 06:52:55 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <subbiah.arunachalam(a)gmail.com> Friends: CSIC, Spain, ranks the world's open access repositories. <http://repositories.webometrics.info/top300_rep.asp> In their latest version of 300 top repositories, only four are from India: Indian Institute of Science is placed at 36th rank. Openmed of NIC is at 111, Indian Institute of Astrophysics is at 228 and National Institute of Oceanography is at 231. Congratulations to the people behind these four repositories. In the next version to be released in July, shall we expect a few more Indian repositories included? Subbiah Arunachalam --

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Vaccancy for Library Professionals
by saroj panda 28 May '08

28 May '08

Dear Professional, Vaccancy for Deputy Librarian, Library Assistant & Documentation Assistant at NATIONAL JUDICIAL ACADEMY INDIA (NJA), Last Date of Application: 10/06/2008 Send the application form to The Registrar, National Judicial Academy India, Bhadbhada Road, P.O.: Suraj Nagar, Bhopal-4620044 (MP). ADV. & APPLICATION FORM can be available at: http://nja.nic.in/rect%20of%20staff%2008.pdf -- With regards, Saroj kumar Project Assistant(LS) INFLIBNET Centre Near Gujrat University campus Navarangpur, Ahmedabad-380009 Gujarat -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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KLA National Seminar on "Redefining the Role of Public Libraries in India
by Sainul Abideen P 28 May '08

28 May '08

Dear Friends, Kerala Library Association (www.kearlalibraryassociation.org) is organising a National Seminar on "Redefining the Role of Public Libraries in India: the Knowledge Society Imperatives during 6-8 August 2008 at Thiruvavthapuram. About KLA Kerala Library Association, the Premier Professional society in the library and information system (LIS) domain of this region was founded in 1971,by formally registering under the societies registration act. With the strength of more than 800 Professionally qualified members on its fold, and having four regional centers at Kottayam,Ernakulum ,Thrissur and Kozhikode,KLA has been able to outreach all categories of libraries and LIS professionals across the state.The association has been contributing significantly to the scientific management and quality improvement of LIS in kerala, in addition to providing valid inputs to the policy making processes, particularly in the public Library and Academic Library Systems of the region. As part of the continuing education programmes,KLA has organized scores of Training Courses, Workshops, Seminars& Conferences ,Invited Lectures,Discussions,Debates etc.The National Seminars held on School Libraries (1998) and on the Libraries of Higher Education Sector(2005) brought laurels to KLA. With a sense of pride and satisfaction ,KLA is now organizing the three day National seminar on Redefining the Role of Public Libraries in India: the Knowledge Society Imperatives. The seminar is expected to equip and enable all the stakeholders of public library set up to work for an immensely potential area of activity with tremendous societal impact. Objectives · To critically evaluate the status of the public library set up in India and examine how far they fulfill the roles bestowed on them. · To apprise the professionals and the authorities alike for the need of change. · To discuss the modalities of the desired changes in the public library system in India and to ensure the feel of its impact in our society. · To formulate an action plan for the reorientation, reengineering and rejuvenation of the facilities and services in the upcoming scenario. Who can participate? LIS professionals, LIS educators, LIS students, authorities and staff of public libraries, other stakeholders and anybody who is interested in the development of the public libraries as an instrument for social change. Special invitees Policy planners, public library authorities, decision makers at the governmental and non-governmental level and social scientists. Programme The seminar is envisaged to have seven Business Sessions in addition to the Inagural, Valedictory Sessions and Panel Discussion. Facets of the Theme Public Library system in India: A Critical Appraisal · State-wise Scenario: Current and Futuristic · Role of Professional Societies & NGOs Library legislation in different states · Major Provisions · Limitations · Expectations Public Libraries and Knowledge Society · Perspectives on Knowledge Commission Recommendations · National Policy for Library and Information · Public Libraries and Information Literacy · Changing Role of public Libraries in Education · Public Libraries as Cultural Centres Impact of Technology · Preservation/Digitalization · Problems of Automation · Information Storage, Retreival and Dissemination in a Network Environment · Methods and Techniques of Knowledge Management · Influence of the Media Resources and Services · Information Resources: Traditional & Modern · Resource Sharing · New Dimensions in Services · Marketing, Public Relations, Publicity · Content Management · Community Information Service and Village Knowledge Centre Resource Mobilization and HRD · Sources of finance - Regional, National and International · Self-generating fiscal mechanisms · Human Resources - Planning, Development and Management Special Session on Public Libraries in Kerala · District-wise presentation of: Case studies Issue and Problems Development Initiatives Submission of papers Abstracts of papers on the above facets and sub facets are invited for oral presentation .The authors are requested to submit the extended abstract (not less than 200 words) typed in 1.5 line space on A4 size paper as Word File or by e-mail as Attachment file, to the general Convenor Papers for oral presentation will be selected by a screening Committee. The remaining Papers, subject to their quality clearance, will only be published in the proceedings afterwards. Registration Fee Delegates : Rs. 750.00 KLA Members& Participants sponsored by Kerala state Library Council :Rs.600.00 LIS Students : Rs.300.00 (Only limited no .of seats. Registration on first come first serve basis) Accompanying Persons (Non-Delegates) :Rs.400.00 Accommodation We do not provide accommodation to the delegates. However, we would help the participants in arranging accommodation at nominal rates on payment in advance, subject to the condition that such payments are received by us on or before25th July 2008. Dates to Remember Submission of abstract: 15 June 2008 Submission of full paper: 10 July 2008 Payment of registration fee : 25 July 2008 Communication All communications have to be addressed to: N.Sukumaran Nair General Convenor KLA National Seminar 2008, Kerala Library Association 36,Kairalie Plaza, II Floor Karamana, Thiruvananthapuram-695 002 Mobile:9447213155/E-mail: sukukla(a)yahoo.com Or Dr. K.P. Vijayakumar Joint General Convenor KLA NATIONAL Seminar & General Secretary, KLA Dept.of Library & information Science University of Kerala,Thiruvananthapuram-695 034 Tel.0471-2478034 E-mail :kpvijayakumar@teacher.com With Best Regards, Sainul Abideen P, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (BSc, BLISc, ADIS, PGDCA, VLIR Scholar, Belgium) | Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management-Kerala | Park Centre, Technopark | Tel. : +91-471-2527567,2700777 exn 119 | Karyavattom PO, PIN 695581 | Tel. : +91-471-2593961 (Resi) | Thiruvananthapuram | Mobile.: 9946401830 | Kerala, INDIA | Fax. : +91-471-2527568 | http://sainul.tripod.com | E-Mail : sainul at iiitmk dot ac dot in | www.iiitmk.ac.in | | |_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _| -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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information relating to digital library software
by Ramnivas Sharma 27 May '08

27 May '08

Dear Professionals I required Some information relating to digital library software. if some one have the information them plz mail. i am waiting for responses. 1. Name....................................................................................... 2. Designation............................................................................... 3. Organization............................................................................. 4. E-mail..................................................................................... 5. Please mention which software is used for the library/digital library/repository in your ins.......................................................... This is only for the purpose of research/ survey.. .. with regards Ramnivas Sharma(project fellow) M.L.B College of Excellence, Gwalior -- 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 2
by Charles W. Bailey, Jr. 27 May '08

27 May '08

The Google Book Search Bibliography, Version 2 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 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 Resources Scholarly Electronic Publishing Weblog -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Announcement
by Bhomra Chatterji 27 May '08

27 May '08

Regional Training & Workshop on Building of Institutional Archives & Digital Libraries, 24-27 June 2008. A Joint Collaboration of Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) & Sikkim-Manipal Institute of Technology (SMIT)- will be held at SMIT Campus at Majitar, Rangpo, East Sikkim. LIS Professionals/Students can only participate in this Training programme. The Workshop will comprise Lectures, Tutorials and Hands on sessions to focus on need and purpose of Digital Library, Digital Resources, Softwares, Open Source Movement and creation and application of Digital Archives,by the eminent scholars and resource persons in this field. Number of participants will be restricted to 30 (Thirty only) from Northeastern region of India only. Participants will be provided local hospitalities including accommodations for the persons from outside. Last date of Registration : June 10, 2008. Participants will be selected first come first serve basis. For details please contact: Mrs. Bhomra Chatterji, Coordinator (ISI) bhomrac(a)gmail.com 09831241921 Mr Sudhir Jena, Coordinator (SMIT) sudhirjena05(a)yahoo.co.in librariansmit(a)gmail.com 09434864701 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Installation of OpenBiblio using EasyPHP
by Vimal Kumar 27 May '08

27 May '08

Dear Friends, I have created manual to install OpenBiblio in windows. OpenBiblio is an easy to use, automated library system written in PHP licensed under GNU General Public License (GPL). It has essential functional modules like OPAC, circulation, cataloging, and staff administration only, therefore suitable for the automation of libraries with small collection. Features of OpenBiblio are easy installation procedures, simple and neat user interface. It supports MARC importing and advanced features are still under development. You can find more about OpenBiblio here http://obiblio.sourceforge.net/ . Software requirements for OpenBiblio are MySQL database, Apache web server and PHP programming language. Normal installation and maintenance of database and web server may feel difficult to librarians. Document available at http://www.asbindia.in/vimal/openbiblio/ http://vimal0212.googlepages.com/OpenBiblioInstallationusingEasyPHP.pdf -- 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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Just Released - WSIS Stocktaking Report 2008
by Puna Das 27 May '08

27 May '08

ITU issues WSIS Stocktaking Report 2008 Geneva, 23 May 2008 The WSIS Stocktaking 2008 Report, an effective tool for fostering development of the information society, was released today. This Report is an update on the activities undertaken by governments, business, civil society and other organizations aimed at the achievement of the objectives and targets of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) from end 2005 until mid 2008. The World Summit on the Information Society was held in two phases, in Geneva in December 2003 and in Tunis in November 2005. Over 50 Heads of State and Government attended each of the two Summits and committed to building a people-centred, inclusive and development-oriented Information Society. This stocktaking process, initiated by the WSIS Executive Secretariat in October 2004 and launched in Tunis in 2005, provides an inventory of activities and tracks progress on the implementation of the goals of the Summit. The Report was prepared through a consultative process with all stakeholders by placing the draft report for comments on the WSIS stocktaking website. The system is publicly accessible and presents information on WSIS-related initiatives and projects. See www.itu.int/wsis/stocktaking. It is possible to search for information within the database by WSIS action line, project, keyword, geographical location and other specifications. Governments submitted 3812 activities, representing 54 per cent of the total number of submissions. International organizations were second, with 29 per cent, followed by businesses, civil society entities and others. Some 44 per cent of activities submitted had been carried out at the national level, while 30 per cent were of an international nature. This report was issued during the annual WSIS follow up meetings which are held in a ten-day cluster of events in Geneva, Switzerland around World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, which marks the foundation of ITU on 17 May, 1865. The Report on the WSIS Stocktaking 2008 is available free of charge at: www.itu.int/wsis/stocktaking Download the Report: http://www.itu.int/wsis/stocktaking/docs/2008/WSIS-Stocktaking2008-e.pdf Thanking You Anup Kumar Das New Delhi http://anup-jnu.blogspot.com --------------------------------- Bring your gang together. Do your thing. Find your favourite Yahoo! Group. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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New Journal "JIST"
by gopikuttan gopikuttan 27 May '08

27 May '08

Dear professionals, Im happy to announce that the Dept of Library and Information Science, University of Kerala has released a New Journal "journal of Information Science and Technology" on 23th May 2008 at the 5th Annual meet of the Alumni Association of the Department of Library and Information Science. The first issue was released by Dr.E.P.Yesodharan, vice chairman of Kerala State Council for Science,Technology and Envirnment and reveived by Prof Lekshman rao, Osmania University. Keral University Vice Chancellor Dr.M.K.Ramachandran Nair was the Chief guest of the progeamme. Dr.A.Gopikuttan Dept of Library and Information Science University of Kerala Thiruvananthapuram-34 Best Jokes, Best Friends, Best Food and more. Go to http://in.promos.yahoo.com/groups/bestofyahoo/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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131st monthly meeting of RRC on 31st May, 2008 is postponed.
by Swapan kumar Patra 27 May '08

27 May '08

From SUBHASH DESHMUKH University Librarian GGS Indraprastha University Kashmere Gate, Delhi – 110 006 011-23900181, 9873680484 Dear Friends, Due to unavoidable circumstances 131st monthly meeting of RRC on 31st May, 2008 is postponed. Inconvenience is regretted. Swapan kumar Patra Research Scholar Center for Studies in Science Policy School of Social Science Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi-110067 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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University of Pune:Vacancy of Jr.Info.Scnt., Doc., Museum Asst.& Jr.Lib.Asst.
by Mukesh Anand 27 May '08

27 May '08

Dear Members', Job Openings at University of Pune Last Date : - 30th June, ' 08 Sl. #- Designation & Pay Scale- Reservation 2. Junior Information Scientist (II Class) Rs. 8,000-13,500 - 1 Post(Open) 5. Documentist Rs. 6,500-10,500 - 1 Post(Open) 12. Museum Assistant Rs. 4,500-7,000 - 1 Post (SC) 16. Junior Library Assistant Rs. 4,500-7,000 - 1 Post (Open) & 1 Post (इमाव) Print Access to the job Advt. in Marathi Language :- The Times of India , dated 25th May, ' 08 (Sunday), Page # 9 Website :- www.unipune.ernet.in Thanx & Regards, Mukesh Anand Asst. Libn. Officers' Training College for Indian Railways Sanskari Nagari Vadodara -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Librarian Post at Delhi
by A.Manimekalai 27 May '08

27 May '08

Dear Professionals , Please pass on this message to your friends, Post: Librarian SALARY: 8,000 ( bASIC) Qualification: 1. PG in Library Science 2. MPHil or Net- Application DOwn Loads: www.shivajicollege.ac.in Add: The Principal Shivaji College University of Delhi, Ring Road, Raja Garden, New Delhi- 100 027 Source: Employment Tamil Weekly, Page 17, Date: May 21- 27, 2008. From: Dr. A. Manimekalai, Asst. Librarian, Faculty of Engg. & Tech. Library, Annamalai University Annamalainagar- 608 002. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fwd: New Beta version of the Ranking Web of World Repositories
by Subbiah Arunachalam 27 May '08

27 May '08

--- "Isidro F. Aguillo" <isidro(a)CINDOC.CSIC.ES> wrote: > Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 15:17:43 +0200 > From: "Isidro F. Aguillo" > <isidro(a)CINDOC.CSIC.ES> > Subject: New Beta version of the Ranking Web of > World Repositories > To: > AMERICAN-SCIENTIST-OPEN-ACCESS-FORUM(a)LISTSERVER.SIGMAXI.ORG > > We have taken into account some of the suggestions > regarding the Ranking > Web of World Repositories for the new Beta 2 > version. We have changed > the domain that it is now autonomous from the > Universities Ranking one: > > http://repositories.webometrics.info/ > > This will allow to be more flexible in the future > and to enlarge and > diversify the coverage. Now we are ranking the Top > 300 instead the first > 200 as in the previous edition. New repositories > have been added, like > PubMedCentral that was missed and others have been > deleted because they > are not focused on research papers. > > The most important changes are related to ranking > methodology: For the > Rich files ranking we are considering only Adobe > Acrobat pdf files, as > other formats numbers were very low for ranking > purposes. For the same > reason, only data extracted from Google and Yahoo > were considered. > Regarding Scholar ranking, it is now build from the > mean between the > total number of items and those published between > 2001 and 2008 to > increase the weight of the "freshness". > > Finally we are suggesting the use of Google > Analytics as common minimum > standards for obtaining usage data, clearly the > weakest point of our > current approach. > > Comments are welcomed as usual, > > -- > **************************** > Isidro F. Aguillo > Laboratorio de Cibermetría > Cybermetrics Lab > CCHS - CSIC > Joaquin Costa, 22 > 28002 Madrid. Spain > > isidro @ cindoc.csic.es > +34-91-5635482 ext 313 > **************************** > __________________________________________________________ Sent from Yahoo! Mail. A Smarter Email http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fwd: Need Help
by Waseem Raja 26 May '08

26 May '08

From: "Waseem Raja" <silverabez(a)gmail.com> Subject: [LIS-Forum] Need Help To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Dear professionals, I have done my P.G in library science from Delhi University and now working in Central Library in Delhi University on CONTRACT BASIS as library PROFESSIONAL. but while working they are saying that they are not going to give me the experience certificate as i am working on contract basis. so i there any such type of provision that you cannot give experience certiicate to those working on contract basis OR they just exploaiting persons like me. If you have any rules or guide lines concering this then please send it to me. Waiting for your help... Name: Wasem Raja Organisation : Delhi University Central Library Adreess: Delhi, India. Email: silverabez(a)gmail.com Phone Number: 09868003971 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Job Alert for last week of May, 2008
by Badan Barman 26 May '08

26 May '08

Director General, Delhi Public Library System, Delhi Last Date of Application: 13/06/2008. Deputy Librarian, Library Assistant, Documentation Assistant at National Judicial Academy India (NJA), Bhopal, MP Last Date of Application: 10/06/2008. Deputy Librarian, Kumaon Engineering College, Dwarahat (Almora)-263653, Uttarakhand Last Date of Application: 20/06/2008. For details of the above positions please visit the following site. Jobs in LIS: http://lisjob.blogspot.com/ To receive Email Alert with details of the jobs opening register your name at the following site. http://lislinks.ning.com/main/authorization/signUp?target=http%3A%2F%2Flisl… -- Thanking you Yours faithfully Sri Badan Barman Research Scholar DLISc, Gauhati University ---------------------------------------------------------- Important Resources for LIS Professionals Upcoming Seminars, Conferences, Workshops & Refresher Courses in LIS: http://lisseminar.blogspot.com/ Jobs in LIS: http://lisjob.blogspot.com/ Awards, Prizes, Scholarships or Fellowships in LIS: http://lisscholarship.blogspot.com/ Admission Notice for Courses in LIS: http://liscourse.blogspot.com/ Latest Happenings & Contemporary Issues in LIS: http://lislatest.blogspot.com/ Search all OA LIS Journals: http://lis-journals-swicki.eurekster.com ----------------------------------------------------------- Confidentiality: This email (including any attachments) may contain confidential, proprietary and privileged information. Any unauthorized disclosure or use of this information is prohibited. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Article required
by Shailesh Lohiya 26 May '08

26 May '08

Dear all I have required following fulltext article. Algebraic Aspects of Parikh Matrices Book Series Lecture Notes in Computer Science<http://www.springerlink.com/content/105633/?p=2459ef9458214a5fa6f40a9d6d076…> Publisher Springer Berlin / Heidelberg ISSN 0302-9743 (Print) 1611-3349 (Online) Volume Volume 3113/2004 Book Theory Is Forever<http://www.springerlink.com/content/hn26kl36363b/?p=2459ef9458214a5fa6f40a9…> DOI 10.1007/b98751 Copyright 2004 ISBN 978-3-540-22393-1 Pages 170-180 Subject Collection Computer Science <http://www.springerlink.com/computer-science/> SpringerLink Date Regards Friday, October 29, 2004 Shailesh Kumar Lohiya Librarian Amrapali Institute, Siksha Nagar, Haldwani 263139 Ph. 05946-238201,238202 Mob. 9897400551 -- 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 Institutional Repositories
by pramod babu 26 May '08

26 May '08

Dear Moderator, Kindly make arrangements to announce the "National workshop on Institutional Repositories" for the benefit of lis-forum members. Workshop Details as below "National Workshop on Institutional Repositories" 12 & 13*th* June, 2008 *About the Workshop* * * The digitization and development of digital library is slowly emerging in the Indian libraries, thus providing a context for the integration of information resources with online, virtual and e-learning environments. Under the digital and virtual environment the scholarly publications are increasingly demand but the the publishing policies and procedures of intellectual contents producers are charging heavily on information resources, Alternatively the Open Archives Initiatives (OAI), self archive, institutional archive etc., gaining momentum all over the world, Realizing the significance of digital libraries and digital initiatives, the Library and Information Centre of M.S.Ramaiah Medical College has organized a *"National Workshop on Institutional Repositories" * * * * * Today information revolution is being complimented by digital revolution Digitization is one of the technological advancements. It brings the resources nearer to the benefit of users. The digitized information .can be used in numerous ways to overcome the barriers of communication. The availability of right information can take study, teaching and research into a new horizon and can help the decision makers to take right decision. The digitization of library and information center's resources has its roots in library automation. But at the same time not all the resources of a library need to be digitized. Institutional Repository (IR) consists of formally organized and managed collection of digital content generated by faculty, staff and students of an institution. The content of these repositories can be made available for integration with on campus library and course management systems. The availability of right information can take study, teaching and research into a new horizon and can help the decision makers to take right decision. Therefore, This Workshop has been thought of with the following objectives: *Objectives of the Workshop* * * This workshop aimed to v Present an overview of institutional Repositories(IR) v Emphasise on the use of DSpace software in the development of IRs; and v Provide hands-on experience in the development of IRs using DSpace *Facets of Workshop * v Institutional Repositories v Infrastructure for IR v DSpace v Metadata and Standards To fulfill the stated objectives, Information Professionals with experience both in teaching and practice were invited to contribute Course materials for the various sub themes of workshop and share their rich experiences as guest faculty. The work shop covers Tutorials, lectures, open discussions and feedback followed by the hands-on experience. *Invited Experts:* Learned Experts in the field of Library and Information Science are invited to deliver lecturers on the theme of the workshop. *Participants* Librarians, Information Scientists, Researchers and Schools of Library and Information Science * * *Registration Fee:* The Registration fee for the Workshop is Rs.1000/-(Rupess One Thousand Only). The workshop fee includes working lunch, tea, dinner and resources kit. *Workshop participants* The participants are limited to 50 Selection of candidates will be made as per merit, commitment to digital libraries and familiarting with IT applications in Libraries Applications (Nomination should reach the M.S. Ramaiah Medical college Library office on or before 07-06-2008) *Accommodation* * * Participants will need to make their own arrangements for stay in Bangalore for the workshop. *Date and Venue* The work shop will be held During 12 -13th June 2008 at M.S. RAMAIAH MEDICAL COLLEGE Campus Organizing Secretary N. SUBRAMANYAM Sr. Librarian Dept. of Library & Information Centre M.S. Ramaiah Medical College Bangalore Ph: 080-23605190 (Ext.) 418 (M) 9449252683 e-mail : msrmclib(a)yahoo.co.in Participants can register by sending filled in registration form and D.D in Favour of " M. S. Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore " For More Information regarding Workshop Please Contact "Organizing Secretary" . -- ---------------------------------------------------------- Regards Pramod B Dept. of Library and Information Centre M.S. Ramaiah Medical College M.S.R. Post Bangalore-54 Ph:080-23605190 Ext. 418 (O) +91-9945229910(M) e-mail: pramodhbabu(a)gmail.com Visit: http://pramodhbabu.googlepages.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Open-access more harm than good in developing world
by madhuresh.singhal 26 May '08

26 May '08

Dear All, I am reproducing below the letter of Mr Raghavendra from IISc published in Nature recent issue. I am sure that our Open Source champions will have some comments on this. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- Open-access more harm than good in developing world Raghavendra Gadagkar1 Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India Sir The traditional 'publish for free and pay to read' business model adopted by publishers of academic journals can lead to disparity in access to scholarly literature, exacerbated by rising journal costs and shrinking library budgets. However, although the 'pay to publish and read for free' business model of open-access publishing has helped to create a level playing field for readers, it does more harm than good in the developing world. Authors by no means have a level playing field, even in the traditional publishing model. The dynamics of peer review make it hard to ensure that publication of an article is a function of only its quality, uninfluenced by factors such as topicality or the author's name and affiliation. The open-access model makes the playing field for authors even more uneven. Page charges may be waived for authors who cannot afford to pay, but a model that depends on payment by authors can afford only a few such waivers. And why should anyone want to survive on charity? The argument that it is the granting agency and not the author that pays does not wash either. If anything, the playing field for grants is even more uneven. Besides, this will undermine, rather than encourage, the whole area of grant-free research. Page charges make extra difficulties for authors, while the old problems associated with peer review persist. They could be disastrous for the underdeveloped world, encouraging people to remain as consumers (readers), rather than to become producers (authors) of knowledge. A 'publish for free, read for free' model may one day prove to be viable. Meanwhile, if I have to choose between the two evils, I prefer the 'publish for free and pay to read' model over the 'pay to publish and read for free' one. Because if I must choose between publishing or reading, I would choose to publish. Who would not? Source: Nature 2008, 453(7194): 450 http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v453/n7194/full/453450c.html Regards Madhuresh Singhal Deputy Manager - Knowledge Services Advinus Therapeutics Pvt. Ltd. 21 & 22, Phase 2, Peenya Industrial Area, Bangalore - 560058 Phone: +91 80 28394959; Mobile 098861 82822 E-mail: madhureshsinghal(a)yahoo.com http://nettalk2.tripod.com/ ************************************************************************************************* This email and its attachments are confidential and proprietary to Advinus Therapeutics Pvt. Ltd. and are meant for the intended recipient only. If you are not the intended recipient, do not take any actions based on the contents of this message, except to permanently delete the message and its attachments and inform the sender immediately. ************************************************************************************************* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for Information on FOSS developed in South Asian Countries
by Puna Das 26 May '08

26 May '08

Dear Colleague, Some of you are the developer/ user of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS), particularly software used in the areas of library automation, digital archiving, information management, knowledge management, content management or e-Learning. I am presently documenting FOSS developed in India and other South Asian Countries. If you come across any such software developed in South Asia, kindly provide me its details such as name of the software, website of the software, name of the developers, name of the originating country, etc. I am pleased to inform you that selected software will be highlighted/ evaluated in a forthcoming UNESCO publication. Thanking You Yours Sincerely Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India Email: puna_05(a)yahoo.co.in Tel: +91-9911479926 --------------------------------- Has your work life balance shifted? Find out. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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REG: Manorama "Tell Me Why"
by Kshema Prakash 24 May '08

24 May '08

Hello friends, Can anyone tell me how to get back issues of Manorama "Tell Me Why"? This is a very good resource for children. I have a subscription to it but there are some missing issues also. I have contacted the publishers but of no use. Any info in this regard will be helpful. Regards, Kshema -- Mrs. Kshema Prakash Faculty Librarian - Gr I Dayalbagh Educational Institute (Deemed University) Dayalbagh, Agra 282 0110 Uttar Pradesh, India -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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UNESCO's IFAP seeks comments on its Draft Strategic Plan 2008-2013
by Puna Das 24 May '08

24 May '08

UNESCO's IFAP seeks comments on its Draft Strategic Plan 22-05-2008 (Paris) At its 5th session in April 2008, the Intergovernmental Council of the Information for All Programme (IFAP) considered the Draft Strategic Plan of its activities in 2008-2013 and finally decided to adopt it after an online public consultation giving all stakeholders an opportunity to comment and propose new ideas. The multi-stakeholder approach is at the heart of the global effort to create the information/knowledge society. It is hoped that opening the Draft Strategic Plan to a public consultation will allow to profit from the collective wisdom of everyone interested in the issue. In the coming years, the Information for All Programme of UNESCO will focus on the following overarching objective: to help Member States develop and implement national information policies and knowledge strategies in a world increasingly using information and communication technologies (ICT). IFAP can make the most effective contribution by assisting Member States develop and implement national information policy frameworks. Within this context, the Programme will focus on five priorities: information for development, information accessibility, information literacy, information preservation and information ethics. The Draft Strategic Plan sets out how to pursue these goals. It can be consulted here in PDF format [http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/files/26352/12114609343ifap_draf_strategic_p…] Your comments and advice are cordially invited. Please send them before the end of May 2008 to: Karol Jakubowicz, Chairman of the IFAP Council; Miriam Nisbet, UNESCO, Director of the Information Society Division; or Boyan Radoykov, UNESCO, Information Society Division. Details: http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=26839&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECT… Thanking You Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India http://anup-jnu.blogspot.com --------------------------------- What is your Emotional Quotient? Find out. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Sharing PPT slides on "Open Access: What it is and why it is required for scholarly community?"
by Sukhdev Singh 23 May '08

23 May '08

Friends, Just shared a presentation on - "Open Access: What it is and why it is required for scholarly community?" In the online version, some images has been distorted. The downloadable PPT file gives better images. - http://snipr.com/oapresent Hope, You like it. Thanks Sukhdev Singh (09868960074), NIC. -- 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: June Issue
by MacLeod, Roderick A 23 May '08

23 May '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/irn162/irn162.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 A-Z New & Notable Web Sites: About 100 new and notable websites: new services, ejournals, directories, search engines, publishers, government sites, eResources, booksellers, calls for papers, software, news services, conferences, research groups, plus anything of interest, etc, etc. Nice Web Site(s): ARROW Discovery Service; UK Government Information on the Internet; Open Access Journal Collection from Sabinet Blogorama Selected interesting blogs, RSS feeds and related news items Free magazine subscriptions 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 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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131st Monthly Meeting of RRC on 31st May, 2008
by Swapan kumar Patra 22 May '08

22 May '08

RANGANATHAN RESEARCH CIRCLE (An organ of Ranganathan Research Trust, Regd.:25953, 1995) J8/123, Rajouri Garden, New Delhi Manager Program Committee SUBHASH DESHMUKH A-103, C-DOT Apartments, GH 2, Gurgaon, Haryana 122003 Ph. 95124-2578715, 9873680484 Date : 19th May, 2008 We have the pleasure to announce the 131st Monthly Meeting of RRC on 31st May, 2008 (5th Saturday) at 10.00 hrs. *Venue : National Social Science Documentation Center, * * **Firoz Shah Road**, Near Mandi House Metro Station,* * New Delhi-110 001 * * * *Speaker : **Dr. A.K. Sinha, * * Internal Chief Auditor* * Delhi University, Delhi * * * *Topic : Financial Management in Libraries* * * Kindly make it convenient to attend the meeting and participate to benefit the group by discussions. Swapan Kumar Patra Center for Studies in Science Policy School of Social Sciences Jawharlal Nehru University New Delhi-110067 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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KALA Election Results
by I.R.N.Goudar 22 May '08

22 May '08

Dear Professionals, Below is the report of Elections held recently for its office bearers and EC Members as submitted by Election Officer Mrs. Sita Lakshmi Chinnappa. I on behalf of Members of previous Committee and KALA Members Congratulate the newly elected Committee and hope that under the leadership of Dr. I.K. Ravichandra Rao and Mr. Anand Byrappa KALA will have many activities of high standard. I thank all of you for the support and cooperation extended to our committee during our tenure. Goudar -------------------------------- KARNATAKA STATE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION (KALA) Details of the election for the year 2008-2010 of the KARNATAKA STATE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION (KALA) Date 5-5-2008 The following nominations were received for the election of Office Bearers and Executive Committee Members for KALA. Office Bearers: President : Dr.I.K. Ravichander Rao Two Vice Presidents : Mr. Francis Jayakant : Mrs.Usha Mukunda : Dr. S.B.Kittur (Three nominations for two posts) General Secretary : Mr.Anand Byrappa Joint Secretary : Mr.Rajendra Babu Treasurer : Mr.Puttabasavaiah Executive Committee Members 1. Mr. Shivanna 2. Mr. Abdul Rehman 3. Dr.I.R.N. Goudar 4 Dr.K.N.Prasad 5. Mr.V.L.Kalyan 6. Mrs. Poornima Narayan 7. Mrs. Gayatri Sen. 8. Mr.Chikkamallaiah The General Body meeting of the Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) was held at the City Central Library, RPC Layout, Bangalore. The meeting was presided over by Dr.Nagana Goudar, the President KALA. After the formal presentation of the activities of the Association, income & expenditure statement, detailed discussion was held regarding the presentation. The Election process started at 6-30 pm. There were single contestants for the posts of President: Dr.I.K.Ravichandra Rao Secretary: Mr.Anand Byrappa Joint Secretary: Mr.Rajendra Babu Treasurer: Mr.Puttabasavaiah Therefore the candidates were elected unopposed. There were three candidates for the two posts of Vice president. Ballot papers were given & members were asked to cast their votes. Mrs. Usha Mukunda, polled 31votes, Mr. Francis Jayakant polled 27 votes and Dr. S.B. Kittur polled 17 votes. Mrs. Usha Mukunda & Mr. Francis Jayakant were declared elected for the two posts of Vice President For the Executive Committee: Mr.Shivanna, Mr. Abdul Rehman, Dr.I.R.N.Goudar, MrV.L.Kalyan, Mrs. Poornima Ranganath, and Mrs.Gayathri Sen were elected unopposed. According to the Bylaws of KALA contestants seeking election for the Governing Body(GB) or Executive Committee(EC) must be physically present at the time of election. Therefore the nominations of Dr.K.N.Prasad and Mr.Chikkamallaiah for EC could not be considered, as they were not present at the time of polling. The following three candidates were elected to the Executive Committee by the members present by show of hands: Mr. Ramananda proposed by Mr. Rehman seconded by Mr.Kalyan was declared elected. Dr. S.B. Kittur proposed by Dr. I.R.N. Goudar &seconded by Dr Kemparaj was declared elected. Dr. P.V. Konnur proposed by Mrs.Gayatri Sen. seconded by Mr. Francis was declared elected. The meeting adjourned with formal vote of thanks. (Sd) Mrs. Sita Lakshmi Chinnappa Election Officer Karnataka State Library Association -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. I.R.N. Goudar Tel: 91-80-25086081 Sci F & 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 The meeting was presided over by the President KALA. After the formal presentation of the activities of the Association, income & expenditure statement, detailed discussion was held regarding the presentation. The Election process started at 6-30 pm. There were single contestants for the posts of President: Dr.I.K.Ravichandra Rao Secretary: Mr.Anand Byrappa Joint Secretary: Mr.Rajendra Babu Treasurer: Mr.Puttabasavaiah Therefore the candidates were elected unopposed. There were three candidates for the two posts of Vice president. Ballot papers were given & members were asked to cast their votes. Mrs. Usha Mukunda, polled 31votes, Mr.Francis Jayakant polled 27 votes and Dr.Kittur polled 17 votes. Mrs. Usha Mukunda &Mr. Francis Jayakant were declared elected for the two posts of vice president For the Executive Committee: Mr.Shivanna, Mr. Abdul Rehman, Dr.I.R.N.Goudar, MrV.L.Kalyan, Mrs. Poornima Ranganath, and Mrs.Gayathri Sen were elected unopposed. The candidatures of Dr.K.N.Prasad and Mr.Chikkamallaiah could not be considered, as they were not present at the time of polling. As per the KALA bylaws the contestants must be present at the time of election. The following three candidates were elected to the Executive Committee by show of hands: Mr. Ramananda proposed by Mr. Rehman seconded by Mr.Kalyan was declared elected. Dr.Kittur proposed by Dr.Gouder &seconded by Dr Kemparaj was declared elected. Mr.Kannur proposed by Mrs.Gayatri Sen. seconded by Mr. Francis was declared elected. The meeting adjourned with formal vote of thanks. (Sd) Mrs Sita Lakshmi Chinnappa Election Officer Karnataka State Library Association -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy at NIPER, Ahmedabad
by Thapar, Amit 22 May '08

22 May '08

NIPER-Ahmedabad is looking for faculty of high caliber and motivation to face the challenge of building the institute into a centre of excellence. The overall focus is on building strong master’s, doctoral and postdoctoral programmes. However, current focus is on M.S.(Pharm.) programme. Applications are invited for Assistant Librarian Essential qualification and experience Assistant Librarians: B.Lib/M.Lib or Diploma with 2-3 years experience. Preference will be given to candidates with experience in post-graduate science/pharmacy colleges. The pay structure will be comparable to that applicable to faculty in the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs). All appointments are contractual in nature, which can be renewed every year depending upon performance and mutual consent. Send applications along with bio-data in a sealed envelope, to The Project Director National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research (Ahmedabad) C/o B. V. Patel Pharmaceutical Education & Research Development (PERD) Centre Thaltej-Gandhinagar Highway, Thaltej, Ahmedabad – 380 054 Ph: 079-27439375, 27416409 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Gujarat Vidyapith, Ahmedabad : Librarian post vacancy
by Mukesh Anand 22 May '08

22 May '08

Respected Members', Gujarat Vidyapeeth: Ahmedabad - 380 004 Advt. No. 1/2008-2009 Its a Deemed University established by Mahatma Gandhi in 1920.Its Central Library Collection has • 5,34,987 books • 600 journals • 32 newspapers • 691 manuscripts The University has a Post Graduate Teaching Program in Library Science. Application are invited for the post of Librarian at the pay scale of Rs. 16,400-22,400 Application Form can be downloaded in English http://www.gujaratvidyapith.ac.in/jobs/applicationform.pdf in Gujarati http://www.gujaratvidyapith.ac.in/jobs/Jobapplication.pdf Gujarat Vidyapeeth Website www.gujaratvidyapith.org www.gujartvidyapith.ac.in Last date for submission of completed application :- 1st June, ' 08 With Regards, Mukesh Anand Asst. Libn. Officers' Training College for Indian Railways Sanskari Nagari Vadodara -- 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 pawan sharma 22 May '08

22 May '08

Dear Professionals can anybody dispatch me the information regarding various RFID equipment used in libraries with regard Pawan Sharma Dy. Librarian ITM Library -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy for Assistant Librarian, at NIFT Head Office, New Delhi
by Mailing List Admin 22 May '08

22 May '08

Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 09:29:13 +0530 From: Sanjeev Kumar Jain <sanjeevmlis(a)gmail.com> National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) established by Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India is a premier Institute of Fashion Business Education with eight Centres located at New Delhi , Chennai, Hyderabad , Gandhinagar, Kolkata, Mumbai, Bangalore and Rae Bareli. The Institute is having excellent facilities for Fashion Business Education and Research in Design, Management and Technology and is looking for personnel of high caliber and potential for Administrative positions in various NIFT Centres. The opening is for the post of *Assistant Librarian, at NIFT Head Office, **New Delhi* to be filled on adhoc contract basis for a period of 01 year, as per the following details : *Name of the post * *Eligibility Criteria * *Centre * 1.Assistant Librarian (Rs.5500-9000/-) i) Graduate in Library & Information Science from a University / Institute of repute. ii) Minimum 3 years experience in a well established Library. iii) Knowledge of computer application in library management. New Delhi Appointment will be contractual in nature initially for a period of 01 year and extendable based on the performance of the incumbent. Other allowances as per Central Govt. Rules. Eligible and Interested candidates may forward their resumes to Registrar (Establishment), National Institute of Fashion Technology, NIFT Campus, Hauz Khas, Near Gulmohar Park, New Delhi-110016. The last date of receipt of the applications is *23rd May, 2008* *.* REGISTRAR *Sanjeev Kumar Jain* (Research Assistant) C/o Administration Department National Institute of Fashion Technology, GH-0, Road, Behind Infocity Gandhinagar- 382 007 Ph: 079-23240832, 232408034 ext. 106 Email: infolibrarian(a)gmail.com

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Nationalisation of Tamil Books
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 22 May '08

22 May '08

Dear Friends I read a news item that said that the Tamilnadu Government recently nationalised literary works of 27 authors and paid a compensation of nearly 1.65 crores. I request knowledgable people to tell me what does this mean? One thing I can guess is that the author's wards get financial compensation and the objective appears to be promotion and preservation of Tamil Literature for posterity. How is this achieved? >From the copyright angle, do the titles go out of copyright such that anyone may copy without any further royalties being payable? How about commercially successful authors like Sujatha? Can they (the wards) refuse to be bought by government? How does the common man benefit? Vyasamoorthy -- Dr P Vyasamoorthy, Society for Serving Seniors 30, Gruhalakshmi Colony, Secunderabad 500015 Phone 27846631 / 94908 04278 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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LIS Research
by Juran Sarkhel 21 May '08

21 May '08

Applications are invited for the post of Unbiversity Research Scholars at the Department of Library and Information Science, University of Kalyani, West Bengal. Essential Qualifications: Candidates must possess 55% marks or above in MLISc from any recognised university or ADIS from the DRTC, ISI or AIS from the INSDOC (now NISCAIR) and qualify NET/SET examination. Total number of posts: 03 (Three) Area of Research/Specialization: (i) Community Information Services / Information Literacy; (ii) Information Storage and Retrieval; and (iii) Information Seeking Behaviour of Library Users / TQM in Library and Information Services. Others: As per rules of UGC/Government of West Bengal Applications in plain paper with complete Biodata, attested copies of certificates, marksheets and testimonials should reach within 27.05.2008 to: Professor J. K. Sarkhel Head, Dept of Library & Information Science University of Kalyani Kalyani-741235 West Bengal; India _________________________________________________________________ No Harvard, No Oxford. We are here. Find out !! http://ss1.richmedia.in/recurl.asp?pid=500 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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DDC Screensaver
by Sanjo Jose 21 May '08

21 May '08

Sir, This may be trivia. If you're looking for a fun way to stay familiar with the ten main classes of the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) system, you may download the DDC screensaver for your computer from http://www.oclc.org/dewey/resources/screensaver/default.htm Direct Link: http://www.oclc.org/dewey/resources/screensaver/newDot_marks_the_spot.exe Sanjo Jose 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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DESIDOC Bulletin available Free Online
by Sanjeev Kumar Jain 21 May '08

21 May '08

Dear LIS Professionals and Library Managers DESIDOC Bulletin of Information Technology endeavours to bring recent developments in information technology, as applicable to library and information science, to the notice of librarians, documentation and information professionals, students and others interested in the field. It is published bi-monthly. DESIDOC Bulletin previous issues could be access free online Clik DESIDOC Bulletin<http://publications.drdo.gov.in/gsdl/cgi-bin/library?a=p&p=home&l=en&w=utf-8> . Sanjeev Kumar Jain (Research Assistant) C/o Administration Department National Institute of Fashion Technology, GH-0, Road, Behind Infocity Gandhinagar- 382 007 Ph: 079-23240832, 232408034 ext. 106 Email: infolibrarian(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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Associateship in Information Science (AIS):Notification for 2008-2010 batch
by Mukesh Anand 21 May '08

21 May '08

Dear LIS Students', National Institute of Science Communication & Information Resources (NISCAIR), New Delhi Advt. No. NISCAIR/ETD/1/08 Admission Notice Associateship in Information Science (AIS) Course 2008-2010 Applications are invited for the 2008-2010 batch of AIS course commencing on 1 Sept., ' 08. Candidates will be selected on the basis of Admission Test & Interview.The 2 Year full time course is equivalent to MLISc & is recognised by the Govt. of India & many Universities. For details visit NISCAIR website www.niscair.res.in Print Access to this Notification :- The Hindu dated 10th May , ' 08 (Saturday), Page # 11 The Hindu dated 17th May , ' 08 (Saturday), Page # 4 Thanx, Mukesh Anand Asst. Libn. Officers' Training College for Indian Railways Sanskari Nagari Vadodara -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Cryptograhy:Article about its Career Option in Education Times
by Mukesh Anand 21 May '08

21 May '08

Dear Members', Cryptic Careers by Soumi Das in Education Times, Page # 3, The Times of India , dated 19th May, ' 08 (Monday) This introductory Article deals with Career Option in Cryptograhy (It is the Science of making messages illegible to unintended recipients) Thanx & Regards, Mukesh Anand Asst. Libn. Officers' Training College for Indian Railways Sanskari Nagari Vadodara -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Information Security Industry:Career Opportunities & Skill Set:: Article in Education Times
by Mukesh Anand 21 May '08

21 May '08

Dear Members', Network Policing / by Rajat Khare & Manash Pratim Gohain in Education Times Page # 5 in The Times of India dated 12th May, ' 08 (Monday) This article deals with Career Opportunities & Skill Set required in Information Security Industry. Thanx & Regards, Mukesh Anand Asst. Libn. Officers' Training College for Indian Railways Sanskari Nagari Vadodara -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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SANGOSHTHI 2008 - reg
by Arunachalam Hariharan 21 May '08

21 May '08

LISPS - Library & Information Science Promotion Society is organising a Conference on - SANGOSHTHI 2008 - Role of IT-Enabled Knowledge Management in Growth of India at IGCAR, Kalpakkam from 24- 26 July 2008. The details of the conference is available at www.lisps-india.org You may also contact Dr. T.S. Rao Organising secretary subbarao(a)igcar.gov.in for any further information --------------------------------------------- A.Hariharan -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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NET/SET Guidance for CUDELSAA Members
by Susmita Chakraborty 21 May '08

21 May '08

*Calcutta University Department of Library Science Alumni Association (CUDELSAA)* NET/SET Guidance for CUDELSAA Members It is to inform all our members that the Guidance for NET/SET in Library & Information Science will commence from the first week of June 2008. A nominal registration fee is required. Limited seats are available. Last date of submission of application (in the following format) is May 29, 2008. ** Tridib Chattopadhyay Dr. Biplab Chakraborty (General Secretary) (President) *Application Format* ** 1. Name: 2. Postal Address including phone no. & email: 3. Date of Birth: 4. Educational Qualifications: 5. MLIS Degree details: Year of Passing Division/Class Percentage of Intakes (Part I & Part II) 1. Category: Gen./SC/ST 2. Membership details of CUDELSAA: Signature with date ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ms. Susmita Chakraborty Bengal Engineering and Science University Shibpur, Howrah-3, West Bengal, India Email: susmitachakraborty94[at]gmail[dot]com Personal Blog: http://susmitachakraborty.blogspot.com/ Please support: MANAS - a society for mentally disturbed persons their family and friends http://www.geocities.com/manas_teghari/~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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3rd World Congress on ISIS
by Sainul Abideen P 21 May '08

21 May '08

Dear Friends, 3rd World Congress of ISIS will be held int Rio de Janeire, Brazil, from 14th upto 16th September 2008. Visit Website: http://www.eventos.bvsalud.org/agendas/isis3/?lang=en For all necessary information about the objectives, a programme scheme (to be completed later), enrollment form etc.. Questions can be sent using the 'Contact'-page of the site to Ernesto Spinak spinaker(a)adinet.com.uy These can be in English, Portuguese, French or Spanish. Answers will be given in English or Spanish. Questions of general interest will be published in this ISIS-userslist, and a FAQ-page will be prepared in the website a.s.a.p. Most of all this meeting will present 3 very important new developments : ABCD * integrated web-based library management software ISIS-NBP * new ISIS platform J-ISIS * new WinISIS version with JAVA (multi-platform client-server) With best regards Sainul Abideen P Librarian IIIT M-Kerala Thiruvananthapuram -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy Announcement for the post of Project Assistant for the Librarian at Max Mueller Bhavan Delhi
by Seth, Renu 21 May '08

21 May '08

<<ole0.bmp>> Vacancy Announcement Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan New Delhi invites applications for the position of Project Assistant for the Library. MMB is part of the worldwide network of the Goethe-Institut Munich and promotes German language and culture abroad. The Regional Information Centre in Delhi provides comprehensive and up-to-date information about Germany. Responsibilities: * Provide assistance in organization of international conferences and seminars * Coordinate the local staff training programmes * Provide information services about Germany * Provide coverage of the circulation desk * Work with the content management system to update the website and other web projects * Create attractive displays to promote library collection and services * Maintain address databases * Carry out day to day office administration and other related activities Requirements: * Master's degree in Humanities * Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English * Good knowledge of spoken and written German language and culture an advantage * Strong organizational skills and experience in day to day office administration * Competence in using new technology as a research tool * Profound knowledge of computer applications * Strong commitment to public service * Initiative, flexibility, and strong ability to work in a team environment Remuneration in accordance with the MMB salary scheme and in commensuration with qualifications and experience. Applications received by June 30, 2008 will receive first consideration. Send letter of application, along with three professional references to Renu Seth, Max Mueller Bhavan, 3, K.G. Marg, Delhi-110001 Tel: (011) 23329506 email: seth(a)delhi.goethe.org Visit our web site at www.goethe.de/newdelhi -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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LISWire - The Librarian's News Wire
by P. S. MANJUNATHA 21 May '08

21 May '08

LISWire is a brand new idea from the guy behind LISNews & LISHost, Blake Carver. The plan is to allow member companies and organizations to use LISWire to send their full-text news releases and multimedia content to librarians, journalists, library professionals and the general public. We're going to build a network to distribute this information world wide. See more information http://liswire.com/ P.S. MANJUNATHA LIBRARIAN B.N.M.INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BANGALORE -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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required information on qualifications and pay scales for librarians in private engineering college libraries
by Sridhar K 21 May '08

21 May '08

Dear Professionals please provide the information for the college librarians in private engineering college libraries which are accredited by AICTE and affiliated to their state universities. qualifications promotions sr.grade / selection grade .. pay scales -- K SRIDHAR REDDY -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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[JoDI] New Issue Published
by Mailing List Admin 21 May '08

21 May '08

Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 04:41:40 +0000 (GMT) From: sandeep bhavsar <sandeep31581(a)yahoo.co.uk> Respected All Journal of Digital Information has just published its latest issue at http://journals.tdl.org/jodi. Vol 9, No 26 (2008) Table of Contents Articles A Review of Organizational Structures of Personal Information Management Abstract PDF Indratmo Indratmo, Julita Vassileva Nine questions to guide you in choosing a metadata schema Abstract PDF Marie R. Kennedy The ALOCOM Framework: Towards Scalable Content Reuse Abstract PDF Katrien Verbert, Xavier Ochoa, Erik Duval Pliny: A model for digital support of scholarship Abstract HTML John Douglas Bradley Thanks and Regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Management Studies Thane(W) 400601 MUMBAI. email : sandeep.bhavsar(a)gmail.com Mob : 9987049099 elibrary :http://www.vpmthane.org/im/elib/main.htm

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ALUMNI MEET 2008
by gopikuttan gopikuttan 20 May '08

20 May '08

Dear professionals, Alumni Association of the Department of Library and Information Science (AADLIS), University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram is organising its 5th Annual meeting on May 24th 2008 at the senate chamber, University of Kerala. The details of the program is available at its website aadlis.org. All members are invited. Thank u Dr.A.Gopikuttan Department of Library and Information Science University of Kerala. What is your Emotional Quotient? Find out here - http://in.search.yahoo.com/search?&fr=na_onnetwork_mail_taglines&ei=UTF-8&r… -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Collaboration for printing of out-of-print and out-of-copyright books
by Leonard Fernandes 20 May '08

20 May '08

Hello, I represent CinnamonTeal Print and Publishing Services, a print-on-demand (POD) service provider based in Goa. As you probably know, print-on-demand is a technology that allows one to print books in runs of one and ultra-small quantities such as 10, 15 or 20. The technology has a lot of potential in a country like India since books catering to very small audiences can be printed and circulated. To this end, we would like to collaborate with various libraries to identify and print books that are out of print and those whose copyrights have expired. This will ensure that books are still accessible while taking care to see that the integrity of the copyright is not compromised. We hope that you will be willing to collaborate with us and help us in our endeavour. The language of the book does not matter as we can print books in any language. After covering the costs of production, any profits that might be realised will be given to the concerned library so that the money can be used for preservation and other activities. If the proposal seems interesting to you, allow me to call you at a time of your convenience so that we can get things started. I hope you will find it worth your while to reply to this email and carry this conversation further. Meanwhile, our website can be accessed at http://www.cinnamonteal.in Sincerely, Leonard Fernandes CinnamonTeal Print & Publishing Services, Plot No. 16, Housing Board Colony, Margao GOA 403601 Cell: +91-98503 98530 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Workshop - brochure
by SRELS 20 May '08

20 May '08

Dear Moderator, Kindly arrange to announce the following workshop brochure for the benefit of lis-forum members. Thanking you, Yours truly, K.N. Prasad Executive Officer, SRELS, Bangalore ***** Workshop on NewGenLib (9-11 June 2008) Organized by Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science (SRELS) in association with Ranganathan Centre for Information Studies (RCIS), JRD Tata Memorial Library Indian Institute of Science and Kesavan Institute of Information and Knowledge Management (KIIKM) WORKSHOP ON NEWGENLIB About NewGenLib NewGenLib (www.newgenlib.com) a web-based integrated library management system (ILMS) was recently made open source under the GNU General Public Licensing (GPL). In the three months since it became open source software (OSS), there have been 6000+ downloads of the software worldwide. NewGenLib is predicated on using international metadata and interoperability standards and web protocols. The two agencies involved in the development of the software: Kesavan Institute of Information and Knowledge Management (KIIKM) (www.kiikm.org) and Verus Solutions Pvt. Ltd., (VSPL) envision the spread of NewGenLib and other open source solutions in libraries in the country and region via advocacy, workshops and services to libraries. The NewGenLib Foundation has been formed to further the use of open source technologies, NewGenLib and also to contribute to its continued enhancement. Workshop Objectives and Content 1. Paradigms of the open source movement and the pros and cons of OSS 2. Technology and architecture of NewGenLib 3. Metadata and inter-operability standards on which NewGenLib in predicated and hands-on exercises on using these. 4. Hands-on installation of the server-and client-side software on Windows and Linux OS 5. Database development (including multilingual data entry) with NewGenLib using direct import and the Z39-50 protocol from web sources of MARC-21 metadata. 6. The development of open access repositories compliant with OAI-PMH via NewGenLib 7. Serials management in NewGenLib and use of standards for display and the MARC-21 holdings format 8. The NewGenLib Desktop Application and the End-of-day Process application 9. Free and paid technical support services that open source users can expect Target Audience for the Workshop LIS professionals with basic working knowledge of IT and IT professionals interested in ILMS and current/potential users of NewGenLib. The Workshop will be limited to 40 participants on a 'first-come-first-served' basis. Workshop Fee Those interested may register on or before 1st June 2008 on payment of Rs. 4,000/- by DD drawn favouring Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science. The fee will cover the cost of workshop kit comprising the Installation CD, multimedia tutorials and papers, hard copy user manual; lunch and tea. The duly filled-in Registration Form with the payment should be forwarded to the Executive Officer, Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, 702, 42nd Cross, III Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore 560 010 on or before 1st June 2008. Course Faculty Mr. L.J. Haravu, KIIKM, Hyderabad E-mail: haravu(a)newgenlib.com Mr. E M Siddartha, NewGenLib Foundation, Hyderabad, E-mail: siddartha(a)newgenlib.com Accommodation Participants will need to make their own arrangements for stay in Bangalore for the Workshop. Workshop Coordinator Dr. K.N. Prasad Executive Officer SRELS, Bangalore 560 010 Phone: (080) 23305109 E-mail: srels(a)dataone.in Venue Cyber Class Room Digital Information Services Centre (DISC) JRD Tata Memorial Library Annexe, IISc Indian Institute of Science, IISc PO Bangalore 560 012 REGISTRATION FORM Workshop on NewGenLib (9-11 June 2008) Name : Designation : Name of the Institution : Mailing Address : Pin Code: Tel : Fax : E-Mail : Payment Details : Amount : D.D. No. & Date : Bank Name & Branch : Sponsoring Authority : (seal and signature) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Invitation - Symposium
by SRELS 20 May '08

20 May '08

Dear Moderator, Kindly arrange to announce the following symposium for the benefit of lis-forum members. Thanking you, Yours truly, K.N. Prasad Executive Officer, SRELS, Bangalore ***** Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science (SRELS) 702, 'Upstairs', 42nd Cross, III Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore 560 010 in association with Ranganathan Centre for Information Studies, Bangalore invites you to a Symposium on the Design and Development of Bi-lingual- and Multi-lingual Thesaurus for Information Indexing and Retrieval Lead by Dr. K.S. Raghavan Professor, Documentation Research and Training Centre Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore on Saturday, 31st May 2008 at 2.30 p.m. at Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, Bangalore RSVP: Ph: 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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eIndia2008: India's Largest ICT Event (29-31 July 2008, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi)
by Mukesh Anand 19 May '08

19 May '08

Dear Members', eIndia2008 India's Largest ICT Event 29-31 July 2008, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi www.eIndia.net.in 7 Tracks viz -e gov, municipal IT, digital Learning, mServe, eHealth, Telecentre Forum & eAgriculture 50 Countries 300 Speakers 75 Thematic Sessions 200 Companies 4,000 Delegates Presented By 1. Deptt. of Info. Tech., M/o of Commn. & I.T., Govt. of India 2. CSDMS: Knowledge for Change 3. elets 4. UN Global Alliance for ICT & Development (UN GAID) For Exhibition or Sponsership Enquiries :- sales(a)eINDIA.net.in For Registration Enquiries :- registration(a)eINDIA.net.in Contact :- eINDIA2008 Secretariat, G-4, Sector -39, Noida, UP, India Ph. :- +91 -120-2502180-85 Fax :- +91 -120-2500060 Web :- www.eINDIA.net.in For Print Access to Detail Advt. :- The Indian Express, dated 13th May, ' 08 Wednesday , Page # 5 Thanx & Regards, Mukesh Anand Asst. Libn. Indian Railways Officers' Training College Sanskari Nagari Vadodara -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library professionals are required for the position of Information Scientist, Assistant Librarian, Library and Information Assistant and Traniees
by Vijayakumara 19 May '08

19 May '08

Dear All, Prospective candidates are invited for walk-in-Interview on 26-05-2008 at 10.00am for the following post in Central Library, Birla Institute of Technology, Deemed University, Mesra-Ranchi Information Scientist . Post vacant: 1, Salary. Rs. 8000-275-13500/ - Qualification. MCA/DOECC/MLISc/ BLISc/BCA /LibSys-Linux Server Admn, Experience 1 Year Assistant Librarian, Post vacant: 2 Salary. Rs. 8000-275-13500/ - Qualification. MLISc. / NET, Experience 5 Years Library & Information Assistant, Post vacant: 2, Salary. Rs. 5500-175-9000/ - , Qualification Essential: MLISc. Experience, 1 Year Library Trainee, Post vacant: 4, Salary. Rs. 5000/- P.M. + Hostel Accomodation, Qualification. Essential: MLISc. Candidates meeting the above requirement( s) are to bring their applications on plain paper, giving the Bio-data i.e. Candidates Name, Fathers Name, Sex, Date of Birth, Qualification (Giving name University/Board, Institution and Place, Qualification & Year obtained and percent marks) from highest down to SSLC, Caste (SC/ST/OBC/Gen) Address (Permanent & Correspondence) , Experience, Copies of all testimonials and Certificates duly attested by a Gazetted Officer and two copies of photographs submit them to the Librarian, B.I.T., Mesra, Ranchi - 835 215 or e-mail to library@bitmesra. ac.in For more details/confirmatio n contact Librarian I/C : Mobile: 09430730106 Phone: 0651-2275444, 2276249 Ext.: 505/506/507/ 452 Direct Number: 0651 -2276675, Good luck Vijayakumar Dr. Vijayakumar M. MSc., PGDLAN., Ph.D. Deputy Librarian Birla Institute of Technology, Technical University University Mesra, Ranchi- 835215, India Tel:0651-2276675 Fax:0651-2275401 http://www.bitmesra.ac.in/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Librarian post : Naukri
by sri priya 19 May '08

19 May '08

Dear all, These links provide recent jobs for the Librarian posts : Naukri http://jobsearch.naukri.com/mynaukri/mn_newsmartsearch.php?xz=3_1_1&xid=120… Regards, S.Sripriya -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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LIS research in India- response from LIS professionals is encouraging.
by Manjunath K 19 May '08

19 May '08

Dear LIS Professionals, (sorry for cross posting--- if already responded please ignore this) Recently I had posted a small online questionnaire to our e-forums for compiling directory of LIS doctoral research. The response is encouraging.. Over Hundred members have already responded to the questionnaire. I request full cooperation from LIS Teachers and Practioners with PhD degree to compile the comprehensive directory. My desire is to complete the task as early as possible so that our professionals get benefited. If you have not yet responded, please spare just five minutes to open the following survey and provide the information. It will take just two-three minutes to fill the questionnaire. http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=pGIJhUehDUUas09WOeerUfQ&emai l=true If you cannot open the link, please copy the link and paste it on your web browser. If you have already responded... Thank you very much for the cooperation. I have extracted data from inflibnet, Vidyanidhi and University news. Anticipating your full cooperation I am hoping of completing the task by this June end. I will post the cumulated directory on our e-forums for the benefit of our professionals. I need your cooperation. With regards, Dr. Manjunatha Keralapura Chief Librarian T.A. Pai Management Institute, Manipal - 576 104 Udupi Dist. Karnataka, Ph: 0820-2573551, Email: manjunath(a)mail.tapmi.org <mailto:manjunath@mail.tapmi.org> ; manjunathak(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 sortware for share trading company reg.
by suresh kumar 17 May '08

17 May '08

Dear Sir/Madam, As you all aware documents involved in share trading companies are quite vast and it needs to be automated for furture retrieval. We would like to have some healthy discussion on it. Do we have any library software purely meant for share trading companies exists in the market or we need to develope. Join hands to work on it. With regards, SURESH KUMAR (suresh_saru(a)yahoo.com) Mobile: 9791057273 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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NACLIN 2008, Eleventh National Convention on Knowledge, Library and Information Networking, November 4-7, 2008
by bathrinarayanan 17 May '08

17 May '08

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Rethinking the Library Administration syllabus!
by T. Shahab 17 May '08

17 May '08

Dear all, Does the changing profile of the users of library services, particularly in metropolitan cities have ever appered you to be a bit more challenging in comparison to dealing with our own traditional Indian users? What I am hinting at is that whether the ever increasing volume of multinational clienteles speaking in different langauges (however poor in English), showing different kind of cultural behaviour and expecting a new kind of service need some rethinking at our part? Is it true that dealing with them professionally with all seriousness of our vocation requires a paradigm shift in our understanding of how the library activities should be carried out; how the behaviour of library staff need to be modified/sensitized; what new facilities (like comfortable reading halls, good working toilets, efficient canteens, etc.) may be added; how the library hours can be lenghtened; the period of loan and library fines may be standardized in keeping with international library practices; over all a new work culture with emphasis on resposiveness, answerability, openess and all fairness in dealing with the users without any prejudice on account of race/colour/language/nationalitities are required? In light of the above, would you support the demand that the syllabus of the paper concerned with Library Administration require certain changes with more pronounced emphasis on "Organizationa Behavior"? Please join the discussion with reasoned views and opinions. With best regards. T. SHAHAB -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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(no subject)
by Juran Sarkhel 17 May '08

17 May '08

Wanted University Research Scholars in Library and Information Science Applications are invited for the post of Unbiversity Research Scholars at the Department of Library and Information Science, University of Kalyani, West Bengal. Essential Qualifications: Candidates must possess 55% marks or above in MLISc from any recognised university or ADIS from the DRTC, ISI or AIS from the INSDOC (now NISCAIR) and qualify NET/SET examination. Total number of posts: 03 (Three) Area of Research/Specialization: (i) Community Information Services / Information Literacy; (ii) Information Storage and Retrieval; and (iii) Information Seeking Behaviour of Library Users / TQM in Library and Information Services. Others: As per rules of UGC/Government of West Bengal Applications in plain paper with complete Biodata, attested copies of certificates, marksheets and testimonials should reach within 27.05.2008 to: Professor J. K. SarkhelHead, Dept of Library & Information ScienceUniversity of KalyaniKalyani-741235West Bengal; India _________________________________________________________________ Watch hottest Bollywood videos, clips, movie tailors, star interviews, songs and more on MSN videos. http://video.msn.com/?mkt=en-in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Where to donate
by Waseem Raja 17 May '08

17 May '08

From: Waseem Raja Sent: Thu 5/15/2008 10:40 AM To: Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy; lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject : Where to donate Dear Dr. Vyasmoorthy You can donate your collection of manucsripts to the Maulana Azad Library (MAL)of Aligarh Muslim University(AMU) , as It has the largesyt collerctrion of manuscripts in the ASIA and as a result expertise in maintaining in good condition to them . You can contact the librarian of A.M.U.here is his contact number Librarian of MAL 0571-2700512 0571-2505989 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Zyxware technologies
by Vimal Kumar 17 May '08

17 May '08

Dear Friends, I would like to introduce zyxware technologies from Trivandrum. They associate with free software movement chapter, Kerala. You can purchase all Linux distribution CD and DVD in nominal rate. An online order form available with their website and they will deliver the disks by VPP. http://www.zyxware.com/requestcd Their services are Linux Installation Assistance Server Configuration and Administration Open Source Solutions Installation and Maintenace Remote Monitoring and Troubleshooting Development & Promotion of Open Source Communities www.zyxware.com/ * * -- 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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"IASLIC- R. C. Gupta Endowment Lecture"
by Pijushkanti Panigrahi 17 May '08

17 May '08

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Earth Sciences - Digital Library
by Subbiah Arunachalam 17 May '08

17 May '08

Friends: You may find this information useful. You may want to look at DLESE, The Digital Library for Earth System Education one of the first big digital library projects in the U.S. Please spread the word among earth scientists. You may forward this information to all Geology and Earth Science departments in Indian universities. Best wishes. Subbiah Arunachalam ======= Mary Marlino, director of e-Science and the NCAR Library and former director of DLESE, spoke frankly from personal experience about what to do when the email arrives informing you that your funding will not continue. She explained her planning for sustainability and asked that people think openly about what happens when and if a funding agency might "pull the plug." She introduced DLESE, The Digital Library for Earth System Education one of the first big digital library projects in the U.S. DLESE was a grassroots, community-led project with a completed collection of 13,500 digital educational resources organized into 41 thematic collections. As an organization DLESE was a focal point for community action in geoscience education and developed numerous best practices around building education-based digital libraries. __________________________________________________________ Sent from Yahoo! Mail. A Smarter Email http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ILA Plattinum Jubille CALL for PAPERS
by Praveen Kumar K 16 May '08

16 May '08

Dear Professional friends, I am pleased to inform to you that Sir Dorabji Tata Memorial Library, Tata Institute of Social Sciences,Mumbai and Indian Library Association jointly organising an International Conference on "Empowering Knowledge for All: Role of Libraries", November 13-15, 2008 to commemorate ILA Platinum Jubilee-Year 2008. Call for papers Theme: Empowering Knowledge for All: Role of Libraries Sub-Themes (But not limited to) - Open Archives and Access Issues - Knowledge Management - Role of National Knowledge Commission - Digital Libraries - Intellectual Property Rights in the Digital Age - Librarianship in the Digital Age - Role of Library Associations - Knowledge Society - Web Resources - Corporate Libraries and Information Systems Target Audience: The conference is aimed at a broad multidisciplinary audience. It includes library and information science professionals, knowledge seekers, leaders in knowledge industry, government officials, content management experts, information management experts, professional staff of IT companies, technology managers, knowledge officers, media experts, knowledge managers, policy makers, content developers, web designers, web administrator, information scientists, electronic publishers, Students of library and information science are also encouraged to attend the event. Please wait for the second circular which contains Guidelines for submission of papers, Conference website, Registration fee etc. Important Dates : Submission of Full Papers : August 16, 2008 Notification to Authors : September 15, 2008 (First Announcement) For more information on submission of papers, contact to Dr. Muttayya Koganuramath Organizing Secretary Sir Dorabji Tata Memorial Library Tata Institute of Social Sciences V. N. Purav Marg, P.B.No. 8313 Deonar, Mumbai 400088, INDIA Phone: 91-22-25563290-96 Ext. 281 (Off) Direct: 91-22-2551 3350 Mobile: 0-9967570481 Fax: 91-22-25562912 e-mail: ilaic.mmk(a)gmail.com K. Praveen Kumar IIPS, Mumbai -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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AquaBrowser Library
by DINESH SIDDAIAH 16 May '08

16 May '08

Dear Friends, The Prairie Area Library System, a multi-type regional library system in northern Illinois and eastern Iowa, has chosen AquaBrowser Library with MyDiscoveries. AquaBrowser Library is recognized globally as the only search and discovery system exclusively dedicated to providing visually-represented and faceted search solutions for libraries. Details from: http://www.librarytechnology.org/ With best regards, Dinesh K. S. -- 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] Where to donate?
by T. Shahab 16 May '08

16 May '08

________________________________ From: T. Shahab Sent: Thu 5/15/2008 10:40 AM To: Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy; lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: RE: [LIS-Forum] Where to donate? Dear Dr. Vyasmoorthy I don't know whether you have contacted the authorities at the IGNCA/ the National Archives, New Delhi. I am hopeful this may yield positive results. Regards. ________________________________ From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in [mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in] On Behalf Of Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 9:00 PM To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] Where to donate? Dear Friends A friend of mine in Delhi has a collection of about 100 rare books manuscripts & palm leaves, mostly in Tamil left by his father. He wants to donate them to some institution that may preserve it for future use. Digitisation is one of the options also. Do you know of libraries where he can try? Any leads will be appreciated. My own efforts have not yielded any results. Regards -- Dr P Vyasamoorthy, Society for Serving Seniors 30, Gruhalakshmi Colony, Secunderabad 500015 Phone 27846631 / 94908 04278 http://societyforservingseniors.satyamcsr.org -- 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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Where to donate?
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 16 May '08

16 May '08

Dear Friends A friend of mine in Delhi has a collection of about 100 rare books manuscripts & palm leaves, mostly in Tamil left by his father. He wants to donate them to some institution that may preserve it for future use. Digitisation is one of the options also. Do you know of libraries where he can try? Any leads will be appreciated. My own efforts have not yielded any results. Regards -- Dr P Vyasamoorthy, Society for Serving Seniors 30, Gruhalakshmi Colony, Secunderabad 500015 Phone 27846631 / 94908 04278 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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Where to donate?
by Sebjose 16 May '08

16 May '08

Sir, As your friend is in Delhi s/he may contact, Dr. Sudha Gopalakrishnan, Mission Director, National Mission for Manuscripts, 5, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi - 110001 Ph.: 011-23383894, 011-23073387 Fax: 011-23073340 E mail: director[at]namami.org or missiondirector[at]namami.org www.namami.org or www.namami.nic.in For the kind information of other subscribers of LIS-Forum who come across manuscripts: "Do you have manuscripts lying at home? Do you know of manuscripts on other homes, temples, bhandars, matts, madrassas, museums or libraries? Do you know of manuscripts that could be documented or that are in need of conservation? If yes, please feel free to contact Manuscript Resource Centres (http://www.namami.org/resourcecentres.htm) Manuscript Conservation Centres (http://www.namami.org/mcc.htm) or Manuscript Partner Centres (http://www.namami.org/partnercentres.htm) of National Mission for Manuscripts at any time." "The Mission does not seek to take away manuscripts only to document them. The Mission will accept donations but will not forcibly take away manuscripts from their owners." Sanjo Jose Bangalore Dear Friends A friend of mine in Delhi has a collection of about 100 rare books manuscripts & palm leaves, mostly in Tamil left by his father. He wants to donate them to some institution that may preserve it for future use. Digitisation is one of the options also. Do you know of libraries where he can try? Any leads will be appreciated. My own efforts have not yielded any results. Regards -- Dr P Vyasamoorthy, Society for Serving Seniors 30, Gruhalakshmi Colony, Secunderabad 500015 Phone 27846631 / 94908 04278 http://societyforservingseniors.satyamcsr.org 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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IBS : Positions of Libn, DL, AL & Lib. Asst. in 18 Metros
by Mukesh Anand 15 May '08

15 May '08

Dear Members', About IBS :- IBS, ranked among the top business schools in India, is engaged in fostering contemporary & quality research & teaching in the Management Area.IBS offers full time Postgraduate programmes in Management at campuses all over India. IBS Centres :- It require Library Professionals at Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Goa, Gurgaon, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Manglore, Mumbai, Nagpur, NOIDA & Pune (Total 18 Cities) Librarians :- Candidates should have M.L.Sc. /M.L.I.Sc. or equivalent degree from reputed university with minimum 55% marks, at least 8-12 years of experience in similar positionspreferably in academic / research institutions. Exposure to Library Software, Library Automation, Application of Modern Technology is desirable. Deputy/ Assistant Librarians:- Candidates having M.L.Sc. /M.L.I.Sc. or equivalent degree with lesser experience will be considered for Deputy/Assistant Librarian positions as per instutions norms. Candidates with Ph. D. from reputed universities will be considered for suitable positions. Library Assistants :- Candidates should have Bachelor's Degree in library science with minimum 1 year experience in similar position preferably in academic / research institutions. Freshers with Masters' Degree in Library Science cn also apply. All candidates should be computer savvy. Remuneration will be commensurate with qualifications & experience. Interested candidates may forward their detailed biodata immediately specifying the post applied for and the location preferred, by speed post / fax/ courier/ e-mail to :- Director, IBS - Planning and Coordination Division, # 13/17, Nagarjuna Hills, Punjagutta, Hyderabad - 500 002 Ph. # 040-2343-5301 (5 Lines), Fax : 040-2343-5327 E-mail :- careers(a)ibsindia.org Website :- www.ibsindia.org Print Access to this Advt. :- Times Ascent Page # XII, The Times of India, dated 14th May, ' 08 (Wednesday) Thanx & Regards, Mukesh Anand Asst. Libn. Indian Railways Officers' Training College Sanskari Nagari Vadodara -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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KM Solution
by Ravi Nandhan 15 May '08

15 May '08

Hi, We are in the process of figuring out the best KM solutions/system and evaluate that which suits our organization. How good is MS Sharpoint? If there are any better ones for ECM other than MS Sharepoint. Please suggest. Also please help me in finding a KM solutions provider in India who has good understanding of the KM aspects for SMEs (Market research - KPO), preferable one who has implemented KM solution. With warm regards, Ravi Nandhan V KM Specialist M: +91 9958784666 F: +91 4100 9433 W: www.thesmartcube.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ebooks and information 4 free
by shriram pandey 15 May '08

15 May '08

Dear professionals, Eldis, a development portal, hosts this group which is intended to provide links to good places to go to access a number of resources on ebooks and online resources, such as Eldis itself. This space is partly to complement the work of Book Aid International's physical book donation program, enabling BAI's partners and group members to share their knowledge of the many and varied free or low-cost sources of information available on the web. In addition to online resources members can include information resources available offline for free such as CD-ROMs. Visit this link for detail : http://community.eldis.org/?14@@.5995b0fd Shriram Pandey IKM Trainee NCSI, IISc B'lore-12 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fwd: Library Professionals required for the position of Assistant Librarian (2), Information Scientist (1), Library & Information Assistant (2), Library Trainee (4)
by Vijayakumara 15 May '08

15 May '08

Note: forwarded message attached. Dr. Vijayakumar M. MSc., PGDLAN., Ph.D. Deputy Librarian Birla Institute of Technology, Technical University University Mesra, Ranchi- 835215, India Tel:0651-2276675 Fax:0651-2275401 http://www.bitmesra.ac.in/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Refresher Course in LIS
by T. Shahab 15 May '08

15 May '08

Dear Moderator This is to inform all the concerned that the UGC-Academic Staff College, Jamia Millia Islamia (a Central University), New Delhi is organising the 2nd. Refresher Course in Library & Information Science from August 6'08 to August 27'08. The Application Form can be downloaded from the Website: http:// jmi.nic.in/asc/asc.htm. Important information regarding the University can be got from its website www.jmi.nic.in Regards. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Reg. Libsys training
by Moumita Dey 14 May '08

14 May '08

Libsys Corporation itself arranges training programme for their clients in regular interval. They train in two stages: 1st level and 2nd level training. But the best and ultimate way is self learning by surfing and handling the software for day to day library activities. Though the training helps a lot. rgrds, Moumita -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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10 most-recent LIS job vacancies in Australia (ALIA) : Librarian
by sri priya 14 May '08

14 May '08

ALIA employment http://www.alia.org.au/employment/ http://www.alia.org.au/employment/vacancies/ ---------------------------------------------------- Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University Vidya Vihar, Rae-Bareli Road, Lucknow-226025 Web site: http://www.bbauindia.org Advt. No. 01/Faculty/Non-faculty/2008 Applications on prescribed form are invited from exceptionally qualified candidates for teaching and non teaching positions in the following School/Departments of the University. School for Ambedkar Studies Economics Reader-(1) UR Lecturer-(2) OBC-2 History Professor-(1) UR Lecturer-(1) OBC Political Science Professor-(1)SC Reader-(2) SC-1, UR-1 Lecturer-(3) OBC-1, UR-2 Sociology Professor-(1)UR Reader-(2) UR Lecturer-(3) OBC-1, UR-2 School for Environmental Sciences Environmental Science Lecturer-(1) UR School for Information Science & Technology Library & Information Science Professor-(1) UR Computer Science Professor-(1) UR Lecturer-(2) UR-1 OBC-1 Information Technology Professor-(1) UR Reader-(1) UR Lecturer-(3) UR-2, OBC-1 Mass Communication & Journalism Professor-(1) ST Reader-(2) UR-2 Lecturer-(3)UR-1, OBC-1, SC-1 School for Legal Studies Law Professor-(1) UR Reader-(1) SC Lecturer-(3) ST-1,OBC-2 Human Rights Lecturer-(1) UR School for Biosciences and Biotechnology Applied Animal Science Professor-(1)SC Applied Plant Science Reader-(1) UR Biotechnology Lecturer-(1) OBC School for Home Science Human Resource & Family Welfare Professor-(1)UR Reader-(2) ST-1, SC-1 Lecturer-(3) UR-2, OBC-1 Non-Teaching posts Controller of Examination -1 (UR) Deputy Registrar-1(SC) Assistant Registrar-1(UR) Assistant Librarian-1 (OBC) Junior Engineer -1(UR) Senior Assistant-1 (UR) Laboratory Assistant-1(OBC) Library Assistant-1 (UR) Assistant (LDC)-4 OBC-1, ST-1, SC-1 & UR-1 Library Attendant- (1) (PH) Last date: 29.02.08 For full details please visit http://currentvacancy.blogspot.com/2008/01/recruitment-of-various-posts-in_… ----------------------------------------------------- GovJobs - Government Jobs in India http://govjobs.wordpress.com/2008/04/ Regards, S.Sripriya -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Message
by prasadkn＠vsnl.net 14 May '08

14 May '08

Dear Moderator: Please arrange to send the following message: K.N. Prasad -------------- Hearty congratulations to the new office bearers of the Karnataka State Library Association(R). Hope the new team will revitalise the activities of the Association and bring back its past glory. K.N.Prasad Life Member, KALA -- 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] LIBsys querry
by T. Shahab 14 May '08

14 May '08

Dear Majumdar The easiest way for on hand Libsys training is to visit any of the neighburhood libraries where they have implemented this integrated library package and learn sitting along with the staff . Otherwise, you can borrow from some professionals the Libsys User's manual for different modules, sit on on your PC and follow the instructions. Another alternative but a costlier one is to visit the local Libsys vendor and learn with their instructors. But please note that there are other alternatives to Libsys available in the Indian market and they are at least equally good or even better. Regards. -----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: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 10:27 AM To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] LIBsys querry Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 04:01:51 -0700 From: Apurba Jyoti Majumder <apurbajyoti(a)gmail.com> Dear professionals I want to undergo LIBSYS training. Can anyone provide me nay information regarding this. -- Apurba Jyoti Majumder, JRF Department of Library & Information Science Gauhati University, Guwahati-781014 Ph: 0-94352-68733 _______________________________________________ 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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Library & Website Management Trainee
by rajesh mishra 14 May '08

14 May '08

Position: Library & Website Management Trainee The Urban Health Resource Centre (UHRC) is committed to address the needs of the urban poor by working with key partners to raise awareness and mobilizing resources for improving health of the urban poor. The goal of UHRC is to bring about sustainable improvements in Maternal and Child Health conditions among the Urban Poor through a consultative and knowledge sharing approach in partnership with Government and Civil Society. UHRC has been institutionalized from the USAID-supported Environmental Health Project (EHP India) and continues the program activities of EHP India with ongoing USAID support. One of UHRC’s key activities is developing and maintaining a resource center of urban health information which is easily accessible to researchers, policy makers and other development sector professionals. UHRC Library has a growing collection of urban health related literature. UHRC website available at www.uhrc.in is a preferred destination for researchers and program planners for information on various aspects of urban health. UHRC is looking for a fresh library and information science post-graduate to support its Library & Information Centre, website and related knowledge management functions. Key Responsibility: Ø The incumbent will support in managing the library and the UHRC intranet, Ø The incumbent will support in developing and maintaining digital repositories of urban health literature and information Ø Support in providing information services to UHRC staff, Ø Support in disseminating UHRC publications widely through print and electronic media, Ø support in periodically updating and maintaining the website, preparation of e-newsletters, etc. Essential Qualification & Skills The right candidate should be post-graduate in Library and Information Science. He/she should have basic understanding of content management systems and open source software. He/she should be a team player with good verbal and written communication skills. Compensation: The traineeship will be for a period of 12 months. Emoluments will range from Rs.10,000/-pm to Rs.12,000/-pm. Applications can be sent by email to jobs(a)uhrc.in or by post to Urban Health Resource Centre (UHRC), B-7/122-A, Safdarjung Enclave, New Delhi 110029 latest by June 9, 2008. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Rajesh Kumar Mishra Bollywood, fun, friendship, sports and more. You name it, we have it on http://in.promos.yahoo.com/groups/bestofyahoo/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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LIBsys querry
by Mailing List Admin 14 May '08

14 May '08

Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 04:01:51 -0700 From: Apurba Jyoti Majumder <apurbajyoti(a)gmail.com> Dear professionals I want to undergo LIBSYS training. Can anyone provide me nay information regarding this. -- Apurba Jyoti Majumder, JRF Department of Library & Information Science Gauhati University, Guwahati-781014 Ph: 0-94352-68733

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Artcle required
by Mailing List Admin 14 May '08

14 May '08

Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 12:00:22 +0530 From: lata(a)iihmr.org The following article is required by one of our faculty mameber. Kindly help. Curriculum and Gender Question : The Indian Experience, Saroj Pandey ( Senior lecturer, DTEE, NCERT, New Delhi) , Social Action, Vol. 46, Jan-Mar.1996, p.p. 340-347 with regards Lata Suresh ========================================== LATA SURESH Librarian Institute of Health Management Reserach 1, Prabhu Dayal MArg Sanganer Airport Jaipur - 302033 Rajasthan INDIA Phone: +91-141-2791431-34 ext. 328 Fax : +91-141-2792138 URL : http://www.iihmr.org

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"Project Assistant" position at ISI, Kolkata
by Shikha Bhowmik 13 May '08

13 May '08

Dear Moderator, Please post this information in the LIS-Forum. Thank you. A walk-in-interview will be conducted on 22 April 2008 at 10.30 A.M. at Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata for recruitment of two Project Assistants on purely temporary basis, initially for a period of one year, to work in the project entitled "Reclassification of selected areas of library collections and simultaneous modification of manual as well as automated catalogue" in Indian Statistical Institute Library. Essential qualification: 1.A consistently good academic record with Masters degree in Library & Information Science or its equivalent from a recognized University/Institute. 2.Knowledge in computer applications in library operations. Desirable qualification: Familiarity with Libsys. Total remuneration is Rs.5000/- plus 30% HRA per month. Candidated are required to bring with them an application addressed to the Director, Indian Statistical Institute along with bio-data and original as well as photocopies of their certificates and they must report at the Office of the ISI Library half an hour before the time mentioned. Shikha Bhowmik Indian Statistical Institute Library, Kolkata -- Open WebMail Project (http://openwebmail.org) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Post of Library Assistants
by kuber kumbar 13 May '08

13 May '08

Dear Professionals, We are looking for young LIS professionals (Male Candidates ) with Very good academic qualification, computer knowledge, preferably residents of Bangalore to work in Sir M Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology. Qualifications: BLISc or DLSc Salary: Depending on qualifications and Experience. Those interested may please send their resume, To: sirmvitbgl(a)gmail.com or kuberkp(a)gmail.com Within 10 days. Kuber K.P Librarian Sir M VIT Bangalore --------------------------------- Bring your gang together. Do your thing. Find your favourite Yahoo! Group. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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TALKING WEBSITE
by Shaheen, Farooque 13 May '08

13 May '08

IT major IBM India Private Limited is now working on a talking website at its India Research Laboratory. This will ensure that even the unlettered can create a website and access information from others for business transactions. Disclosing the details to Business Standard, IBM India Research Laboratory Director Guruduth Banavar said pilots of the project have been completed and were in the final stages. The highlight is that it will be a spoken website. An individual can call up the registry (agency) to create a site for him. There will be a list of services and products available, the price and time frame set for him. The clients will call up the same registry to perform a 'search'. Instead of keying it on a computer, they will spell out the requirements. The registry will throw up choices that are closest to the search criterion. Banavar said several such registries will be created for locale and product-specific talking websites. "This project is scalable and can be used across sectors,'' he said, adding that the booming mobile revolution in India was the basis for this mobile-web initiative. This also transcends language barriers. The idea is to reach out to a large section of the population and this will eventually be part of the IBM business units. http://www.business-standard.com/common/news_article.php?leftnm=8&autono=32… Thanks & Regards Farooque Shaheen Manager- Information Services Keane India Pvt Ltd. +91-80-26678388 Ext 4105 (Tel) ______________________________________________________________________ Disclaimer: This communication, along with any documents, files or attachments, is confidential, intended only for the use of the recipient(s) named above and may contain information that is legally privileged, attorney work product or otherwise exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient(s) or have received this message in error, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of any information contained in or attached to this communication is strictly prohibited; instructed to immediately notify the sender by return email or by a phone call to the sender; and required to delete this message from your computer. This communication does not form any contractual obligation on behalf of the sender, the sender's employer or such employer's parent company, affiliates or subsidiaries. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Invitation - Symposium
by SRELS 13 May '08

13 May '08

Dear Moderator, Kindly arrange to announce the following symposium for the benefit of lis-forum members. Thanking you, Yours truly, K.N. Prasad Executive Officer, SRELS, Bangalore ***** Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science (SRELS) 702, 'Upstairs', 42nd Cross, III Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore 560 010 in association with Ranganathan Centre for Information Studies, Bangalore invites you to a Symposium on the Design and Development of Bi-lingual- and Multi-lingual Thesaurus for Information Indexing and Retrieval Lead by Dr. K.S. Raghavan Professor, Documentation Research and Training Centre Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore on Saturday, 31st May 2008 at 2.30 p.m. at Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, Bangalore RSVP: Ph: 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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Electronic Theses and Dissertations Bibliography
by Raj K Bhardwaj 13 May '08

13 May '08

Dear Friends, Electronic theses and Dissertation bibliography version 2 is available at below mentioned link. http://www.digital-scholarship.org/etdb/etdb.htm The bibliography present the selected English language articles and other printed and electronic sources that are useful in understanding electronic these and dissertations(ETD) Raj Kumar Bhardwaj Hon'ble Judges Library High Court of Punjab and Haryana, Chandigarh -- http://raajchd.googlepages.com/home " There is a difference between an objective and actions. Unless you understand your objective, you will be wasting your time in actions. Know your objective first " – Swami Vivekananda -- 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] Writings of great Indians on an open access portal (fwd)
by Library 13 May '08

13 May '08

Dear all: To begin with, we planned to include in our IR all the newspaper clippings(1925s and onwards), which are very much in demand by historians of science. We scanned all the newspaper clippings in our archives (relating to Raman) and sought copyright clearance from all the newspapers, (which they gave readily) and posted them in our IR; Then, we showcased all the research output of RRI from 1971 to date, keeping them open access wherever publishers have given permission to authors. The other articles are restricted access and one can e-mail us for a copy; With the above exposure, we hit upon the idea of digitizing all of C.V. Raman's collected works, published by the Indian Academy of Sciences in 6 volumes and followed the following norms: - We first got the Indian Academy's permission to digitize and make pdfs and host in IR; - Then we sought individual publisher's copyright permission for each article/s highlighting that papers published are of historical significance, which needs preservation and wide dissemination by placing in the IR; - Many of the publishers gave copyright clearance with the result that we could host them in our IR and make them open access. For carrying out such a stupendous task, one needs an open mind, sustained effort, dedication and team spirit. Dr.Y.M.Patil Librarian -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- On Mon, 12 May 2008, Subbiah Arunachalam wrote: > Dear Sunder and Sathya: > > Thanks very much for your mails. I am requesting Mr Patil of RRI to tell us > the problems RRI faced in putting together of all of Raman's papers and how > they overcame them. > > I am also requesting Mr Pitroda to take up the matter of reducing the age of > the copyright with the government. > > Best wishes. > > Arun > > == > > On 5/12/08, sunder singh bg <bgs(a)nic.in> wrote: >> >> Arun: >> >> In a world of faster rates of obsolescence, copyrights need not remain >> hindrance to OA. While copyrights and the Law are important, >> can the Raman Research Institute or those who created the Raman Archive >> like resources share their experiences? >> >> regards, >> ss/20080512/13:00 >> ----------------------------------- >> >> At 01:49 AM 5/12/2008, sathya wrote: >> >> Arun >> >> The simple solution lies in reducing the age of copyright for all >> literary works from the current 75 years or so to a more reasonable level >> of say less than 10 years. In case of India it is some X number of years >> after the death of the author! Even patents have maximum of 14 years for >> expiry date (Some countries, I think, have 17 years). >> >> OA champions should indeed focus on getting the law makers attention to >> the exceedingly long life for copyright. But any changes in the copyright >> law at global level is a bigger battle! >> >> *Sathya >> *======= >> | *N V Sathyanarayana *| Managing Director *|* *Informatics (India) Ltd* * >> |* 194, R V Road, Basavanagudi *|* Bangalore 560 004. INDIA *|* * >> ww.informindia.co.in* <http://www.informindia.co.in/> | Phone >> +91-80-4038-7777 *|* FAX +91-80-4038-7600 *|* >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* Subbiah Arunachalam [ >> mailto:subbiah.arunachalam@gmail.com<subbiah.arunachalam(a)gmail.com>] >> >> *Sent:* Monday, May 12, 2008 5:08 AM >> *To:* sam.pitroda(a)c-sam.com; ratnakar(a)informindia.co.in; >> prgoswami(a)icssr.org; prgoswami(a)hotmail.com; seth(a)delhi.goethe.org; >> hkkaul(a)delnet.ren.nic.in; bgs(a)nic.in; chadha(a)nic.in; naina(a)nic.in; >> giridhar(a)chemeng.iisc.ernet.in >> *Cc:* rrrlf(a)wb.nic.in; library(a)rri.res.in; ard(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in; >> dasgupta_kalpana(a)hotmail.com; lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in; >> nandula.raghuram(a)gmail.com; ragh(a)ces.iisc.ernet.in; naglaxman(a)yahoo.com; >> satyanarayan(a)gmail.com; sathya(a)informindia.co.in; balki(a)serc.iisc.ernet.in; >> dbala(a)lvpei.org; mv(a)mbu.iisc.ernet.in; akolaskar(a)yahoo.com; >> bviswanathan(a)gmail.com >> *Subject:* Writings of great Indians on an open access portal >> >> Friends: >> >> In the US, the writings of the founding fathers of the country are being >> brought into the public domain. Should we not do the same in India for the >> writings of our great leaders (Gandhi, Nehru, Subash Chandra Bose, Patel, >> Rajaji, Tagore and a large number of others)? We can do the same for our >> great scientists (Srinivasa Ramanujan, J C Bose, S N Bose, M N Saha, K S >> Krishnan, H J Bhahba and a number of others; Almost all papers of C V Raman >> are already in the RRI archive). >> >> Best wishes. >> >> Arun >> >> == >> >> *Plan for OA to American Founding Fathers' >> papers<http://www.earlham.edu/%7Epeters/fos/2008/05/plan-for-oa-to-american-foundi…> >> * >> National Archives Creates Plan for Online Access to Founding Fathers >> Papers <http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2008/nr08-102.html>, >> press release, May 7, 2008. >> >> On Tuesday, May 6, 2008, Archivist of the United States Allen Weinstein >> submitted a report, entitled The Founders Online, to the Committees on >> Appropriations of the U.S. Congress. This report is the National Archives >> response to concerns raised by the Committees that the complete papers of >> America's Founding Fathers are not available online. The Founders Online is >> a plan for providing online access, within a reasonable timeframe, to >> researchers, students and the general public. The report is available >> electronically<http://www.archives.gov/nhprc/publications/founders-report.pdf>at >> the National Archives website. >> >> In announcing the completion of the report, Professor Weinstein said, "We >> feel this plan would provide scholars and the public access to the best >> available versions of the complete papers; it would also protect the >> longstanding interests of the publishers and host organizations which along >> with the Federal government have invested great resources in the past four >> decades. Most importantly, it would build a monument to the Founders of our >> nation in their own words." >> >> The National Archives received suggestions from the editors of the papers >> of John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and >> George Washington, university publishers, and others in crafting a blueprint >> for providing access to the already completed print editions and the raw >> materials for the editions to come. If carried out, the plan ensures that >> interested readers worldwide can see the work in progress with the already >> complete editions accompanied by transcriptions of the papers yet to be >> published. To hasten the transition process, the National Historical >> Publications and Records Commission plans to invest $250,000 as a >> demonstration pilot project. >> >> The plan outlines three basic steps that remain: Digitizing the existing >> 217 volumes and publishing the Papers on a single website to allow for >> research and inquiry across America's Founding Era collections; Transcribing >> and otherwise preparing for publishing on the web the remaining papers >> (approximately 90,000 documents) and replacing these raw materials with >> authoritative annotated versions as these are completed; and Creating an >> independent oversight process to ensure that rigorous performance goals are >> established and met by the parties carrying out all aspects of the work. >> [image: Permanent link to this post] >> <http://www.earlham.edu/%7Epeters/fos/2008/05/plan-for-oa-to-american-foundi…> >> Posted >> by Gavin Baker at 5/10/2008 05:33:00 PM. >> >> >> > -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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NET results
by Apurba Jyoti Majumder 12 May '08

12 May '08

Hello professionals, UGC has declared NET December,2007 Results. Hope you will find your number there. Best of Luck visit: http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/netresults.html http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/netresults/net07d.pdf -- Apurba Jyoti Majumder, JRF Department of Library & Information Science Gauhati University, Guwahati-781014 Ph: 0-94352-68733 -- 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] Writings of great Indians on an open access portal
by sathya 12 May '08

12 May '08

Arun The simple solution lies in reducing the age of copyright for all literary works from the current 75 years or so to a more reasonable level of say less than 10 years. In case of India it is some X number of years after the death of the author! Even patents have maximum of 14 years for expiry date (Some countries, I think, have 17 years). OA champions should indeed focus on getting the law makers attention to the exceedingly long life for copyright. But any changes in the copyright law at global level is a bigger battle! Sathya ======= | N V Sathyanarayana | Managing Director | Informatics (India) Ltd | 194, R V Road, Basavanagudi | Bangalore 560 004. INDIA | <http://www.informindia.co.in/> ww.informindia.co.in | Phone +91-80-4038-7777 | FAX +91-80-4038-7600 | _____ From: Subbiah Arunachalam [mailto:subbiah.arunachalam@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 5:08 AM To: sam.pitroda(a)c-sam.com; ratnakar(a)informindia.co.in; prgoswami(a)icssr.org; prgoswami(a)hotmail.com; seth(a)delhi.goethe.org; hkkaul(a)delnet.ren.nic.in; bgs(a)nic.in; chadha(a)nic.in; naina(a)nic.in; giridhar(a)chemeng.iisc.ernet.in Cc: rrrlf(a)wb.nic.in; library(a)rri.res.in; ard(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in; dasgupta_kalpana(a)hotmail.com; lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in; nandula.raghuram(a)gmail.com; ragh(a)ces.iisc.ernet.in; naglaxman(a)yahoo.com; satyanarayan(a)gmail.com; sathya(a)informindia.co.in; balki(a)serc.iisc.ernet.in; dbala(a)lvpei.org; mv(a)mbu.iisc.ernet.in; akolaskar(a)yahoo.com; bviswanathan(a)gmail.com Subject: Writings of great Indians on an open access portal Friends: In the US, the writings of the founding fathers of the country are being brought into the public domain. Should we not do the same in India for the writings of our great leaders (Gandhi, Nehru, Subash Chandra Bose, Patel, Rajaji, Tagore and a large number of others)? We can do the same for our great scientists (Srinivasa Ramanujan, J C Bose, S N Bose, M N Saha, K S Krishnan, H J Bhahba and a number of others; Almost all papers of C V Raman are already in the RRI archive). Best wishes. Arun == Plan <http://www.earlham.edu/%7Epeters/fos/2008/05/plan-for-oa-to-american-foundi ng.html> for OA to American Founding Fathers' papers National <http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2008/nr08-102.html> Archives Creates Plan for Online Access to Founding Fathers Papers, press release, May 7, 2008. On Tuesday, May 6, 2008, Archivist of the United States Allen Weinstein submitted a report, entitled The Founders Online, to the Committees on Appropriations of the U.S. Congress. This report is the National Archives response to concerns raised by the Committees that the complete papers of America's Founding Fathers are not available online. The Founders Online is a plan for providing online access, within a reasonable timeframe, to researchers, students and the general public. The report is available <http://www.archives.gov/nhprc/publications/founders-report.pdf> electronically at the National Archives website. In announcing the completion of the report, Professor Weinstein said, "We feel this plan would provide scholars and the public access to the best available versions of the complete papers; it would also protect the longstanding interests of the publishers and host organizations which along with the Federal government have invested great resources in the past four decades. Most importantly, it would build a monument to the Founders of our nation in their own words." The National Archives received suggestions from the editors of the papers of John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and George Washington, university publishers, and others in crafting a blueprint for providing access to the already completed print editions and the raw materials for the editions to come. If carried out, the plan ensures that interested readers worldwide can see the work in progress with the already complete editions accompanied by transcriptions of the papers yet to be published. To hasten the transition process, the National Historical Publications and Records Commission plans to invest $250,000 as a demonstration pilot project. The plan outlines three basic steps that remain: * Digitizing the existing 217 volumes and publishing the Papers on a single website to allow for research and inquiry across America's Founding Era collections; * Transcribing and otherwise preparing for publishing on the web the remaining papers (approximately 90,000 documents) and replacing these raw materials with authoritative annotated versions as these are completed; and * Creating an independent oversight process to ensure that rigorous performance goals are established and met by the parties carrying out all aspects of the work. <http://www.earlham.edu/%7Epeters/fos/2008/05/plan-for-oa-to-american-foundi ng.html> Permanent link to this post Posted by Gavin Baker at 5/10/2008 05:33:00 PM. -- 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 and Books on Retrospective conversion for research purpose
by ashok upadhyay 11 May '08

11 May '08

Dear Friends, I am doing research on Retroconversion of Documents in English Language in Central Secretariat Library, Zakir Husain Library, JMI and Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, New Delhi: An evaluative study. For this purpose I have needed some full text articles and references of books on Retrospective Conversion by which I would complete my research work. Please help me regarding this because much material is not available on that topic and give me valuable suggestions regarding this. Provide me book reference on that topic and book availability because much books are not available on that topic if available anywhere give me information to me. I shall be highly thankful to you. waiting for your response. From Ashok Kumar Upadhyay Assistant Librarian Mangalayatan University Aligarh- Mathura Highway Beswan, Aligarh 202145 (M) 09359146945 E-MAIL: ashoka143(a)gmail.com Ashok.K.Upadhyay --------------------------------- Explore your hobbies and interests. Click here to begin. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Librarian Post-Dindigul
by A.Manimekalai 09 May '08

09 May '08

Dear LIS professionals, Please utilise the opportunity Post : Librarian Qualification : MLIS, MPhiL, Contact: The administrative Office, NPR College of Engg. & Tech. 20, Thiruvalluvar Salai Near Bustand Dindigul Source: Employment Service Tamil Weekly, April, 16- 22, 2008 Page: 20 From Dr. A. Manimekalai, Asst. Librarian(Sr.Sc) Faculty of Engg. & Tech. Library, Annamalai University Annamalainagar- 608 002. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Natianal Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur:Tech.Staff Vacancy in Library
by Mukesh Anand 09 May '08

09 May '08

Dear Members', Natianal Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur Advt. No. 03/2008 Tech. Staff Grade III, Pay Scale Rs. 4,500-7000, Age not exceeding 28 years Edu. Quali.- 1st class B. Lib.Sc. Des. Quali. - M.Lib.(with B.Sc.) with Computer Know. Job. Req. - Library Automation,Networking,Digital Library, Technical Publishing Last Date - 30June, ' 08 Web Access to Detailed Advt. :- http://www.nmlindia.org/download/advt3_2008.pdf Print Access to Brief Advt. - Indian Express dated 7th May, ' 08 (Wednesday) Page # 5 Thanx, Mukesh Anand Asst. Libn. Indian Railways Officers' Training College Sanskari Nagari Vadodara -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Chemical Laboratory, Pune:Scientist & Tech. Staff positions in Information Division
by Mukesh Anand 09 May '08

09 May '08

Dear Members', NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research) Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune-411 008 ADVT. NO. 1/2008 (ABSTRACT) APPLY ONLINE ON OR BEFORE 02.06.2008 (III) SCIENTIST - GROUP IV(1) (Rs. 8000-13500) (1) CODE NO. 11 : INFORMATION DIVISION [RESERVED FOR PWD (LOCOMOTOR DISABLED OR ORTHOPAEDICALLY HANDICAPPED)] Qualification : 1st class Masters in Library and Information Science with B.Sc from reputed institutions. Desirable:: The candidate should have one year of experience in a research laboratory. Strong communication and interpersonal skills and ability to work well in a collaborative team based environment. Knowledge of computational tools and techniques for data management and manipulation, digital resource management and metadata. Familiarity with some of the commonly used repository platforms would be helpful. Experience with relational database design, tools for metadata manipulation and scripting. The candidate with Advanced Diploma in Information Science/Knowledge Management from DRTC(ISI) or NCSI (IISC) would be preferred. Job Requirements: The selected candidate will work in the area of Application of IT in the library, Dvelopment and Management of information systems and databases, information portals and gateways and setting up institutional repository. (VI) TECHNICAL STAFF IN GROUP III(1) – (Rs.4500-125-7000) 2)CODE NO. 21 – INFORMATION DIVISION – 1 POST(UNRESERVED) Qualification : 1st Class B. Lib. Science or equivalent.. Desirable : At least one year of experience of working in a research library of repute, knowledge of working with digital resources. Strong communication skills and ability to work in a team. 1st class Masters in Library and Information Science will be an added advantage. Job Requirements: To help in the day to day functioning of the library. Web Access to Detailed Advt. :-http://www.ncl-india.org/jobs/advt_ncl.pdf Print Access to Brief Advt. : - The Times of India, dated 7 May, ' 08 (Wednesday), Page # 19 The Hindu, dated 7 May, ' 08 (Wednesday), Page # 9 Thanx, Mukesh Anand Asst. Libn. Indian Railways Officers' Training College Sanskari Nagari Vadodara -- 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 xahoor sofi 09 May '08

09 May '08

Dear Professionals Can anyone of you help me in suggesting some specific web links providing articles on the topic semntic web. Zahoor Ahmad Chief librarian, Islamia College of Science & Commerce,Srinagar. J&K __________________________________________________________ Sent from Yahoo! Mail. A Smarter Email http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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MANLIBNET - Gujarat Chapter's Round-Table Conference on "Management Librarians and Their Role in Promoting Research'.
by Nihar Patra 08 May '08

08 May '08

Dear Fellow Professional, Sub: MANLIBNET – Gujarat Chapter's Round-Table Conference on "*Management Librarians and Their Role in Promoting Research*'. MANLIBNET – Gujarat Chapter is pleased to inform you that the First Round-Table Conference on "Management Librarians and Their Role in Promoting Research" will be held at *EDI Campus* on *17th May 2008 (Saturday). *The tentative programme schedule is as follows: 09.00 Registration 09.30 Inaugural function 10.00 Talk by an Eminent Management Academician 11.00 Tea break 11.30 Presentation on EDI Library and Information Centre 12.00 Discussion on activities of MANLIBNET Gujarat Chapter 13.00 Lunch You are requested to participate / nominate your Library Professionals in the above conference and make the event a grand success. As it is the first meeting of this chapter, I request encouraging presence from you and your other colleagues. Kindly note that the registration is free. I request you to kindly pass on this information to other library professionals whoever in touch with you. Please confirm your participation immediately to ganapathi(a)ediindia.org* *or Mobile No. 93270 45345. Yours sincerely, B. Ganapathi Librarian Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India; PO Bhat 382 428 Dist. Gandhinagar NOTE: Please send us the updated e-mail IDs and contact details of you and your friends to ganapathi(a)ediindia.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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E-book reader
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 08 May '08

08 May '08

Dear Friends I want to buy a good e-book reader. Some years ago I was sort of following the trends. Can anyone practically using e-book reader say which brand / model is good & why? Hidden (unsaid) problems if any may be mentioned. If price & availability is known, better. Is there any library in India lending e-books to be stored on E-book readers as a part of routine lending plans? Any hints on sources for free ebooks, especially fiction, are also welcome. -- Dr P Vyasamoorthy, Society for Serving Seniors 30, Gruhalakshmi Colony, Secunderabad 500015 Phone 27846631 / 94908 04278 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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HANDBOOK OF UGC NET
by tariq22＠gmail.com 08 May '08

08 May '08

Hi Just to bring to your kind notice HANDBOOK OF UGC NET FOR LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE Editors: Dr.Tariq Ashraf Sanjay Kumar Jha Foreword Dr.(Mrs) S.P.Singh Professor, Department of Library & Information Science University of Delhi-Delhi Published by: Bookwell , 23 Ansari Road, New Delhi.011-23268786 2008 .Pages.394 Price Rs. 295/ The information contained in this e-mail message is privileged, confidential, and protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination or copying is strictly prohibited. If you think that you have received this e-mail message in error, please e-mail the sender. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Part - Time External Ph.D. Registration
by Vimal Kumar 08 May '08

08 May '08

Dear Friends, I would like to know, can we register for PhD in Library Science under Part - Time External Ph.D. Registration programme offer by Bharatiar University? If anybody already joined for PhD, please share the details. -- 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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Online Journals offered by Taylor & Francis Group
by Sharma, Yogeeta 08 May '08

08 May '08

Hi Greetings from Taylor & Francis Group. Taylor and Francis provides services to academic users, students, researchers with 1000+ eJournals supplemented by Online Archives (back files), 18000+ eBooks, Online Reference Resources and netBase to name a few. It publishes more than 1100 journals and around 2,000 new books each year, with a books backlist in excess of 40,000 specialist titles under the following imprints: * Routledge * Taylor & Francis * Spon Press * RoutledgeFalmer * Martin Dunitz * Parthenon * Europa Publications * Curzon Press * Fitzroy Dearborn * Garland Science * Bios Scientific Publishers Limited * Cavendish * Frank Cass and CRC Press * Marcel Dekker * Institute of Physics For further information on online / print journals, please visit http://www.informaworld.com <http://www.informaworld.com/> . For eBooks of CRCnetBASE, visit www.crcnetbase.com <http://www.crcnetbase.com/> Warm regards, Yogeeta Sharma Marketing Executive (Journals) Taylor & Francis Books India Pvt. Ltd. 912 Tolstoy House 15 - 17 Tolstoy Marg New Delhi - 110001 Email: yogeeta.sharma(a)tandfindia.com <mailto:yogeeta.sharma@tandfindia.com> Tel: +91 (0) 11 2371 2131, 2371 2134, 2371 2135, 2335 1453 Fax:+91 (0) 11 2371 2132 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Medlline Plus released a multilingual feature (i.e. Hindi, Bengali, Gujarathi, Punjabi and Urdu etc.)
by Shivendra Singh 08 May '08

08 May '08

Medlline Plus released a multilingual feature (i.e. Hindi, Bengali, Gujarathi, Punjabi and Urdu etc) http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/languages/languages.htm MedlinePlus released a multilingual feature, providing access to high quality health information in languages other than English and Spanish (i.e Hindi, Bengali, Gujarathi, Punjabi and Urdu etc). This new service, linked from the MedlinePlus homepage and available directly at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/languages/languages.html , benefits people who prefer to read consumer health information in their native language. It also helps the information professionals and health care providers who serve them. -- Shivendra Singh Assistant Librarian Baba Farid University of Heath Sciences GGS Hospital Campus, Sadiq Road Faridkot- 151203, Punjab Contact Number: 9915023251, 9815526163 E-mail: shiv.mail(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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Descriptive Questions in LIS
by DINESH SIDDAIAH 07 May '08

07 May '08

Dear Friends, Those who are writing NET / SLET / SET exam, this book is very useful. This contains descriptive Questions in LIS. Descriptive Questions in Library and Information Science (Based on New Syllabus for NET (UGC) SLET, SET and Other Tests)/S.M. Tripathi, C. Lal and K. Kumar. New Delhi, Ess Ess Publications, 2002, 464 p., $39. ISBN 81-7000-340-7. For more details browse: https://www.vedamsbooks.com Dinesh K. S. -- 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, December 2008, Organized by DESIDOC, DRDO, Delhi
by yogesh.modi 07 May '08

07 May '08

CALL FOR PAPERS National Conference on Digitization and Digital Preservation December 2008 DESIDOC is organizing a three-day National Conference on Digitization and Digital Preservation on second week of December 2008, aimed to debate various issues on the subject. It will emphasize the ways in which the historical records of an organization can be preserved and made available for dissemination and scholarly use. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF PAPERS Authors are invited to submit manuscripts as per the following schedule preferably as Microsoft Word attachments at; E-mail. : director(a)desidoc.drdo.in Submission of Abstracts : 10 July 2008 Conveyance of Acceptance : 17 July 2008 Submission of Full Papers : 10 Sept 2008 THEMES & SUB-THEMES COVERED § Digital Libraries and Digitization issues § Preservation / Conservation Procedures § Metadata Standards in relation to Digitization / Preservation § Copyright Issues § Networking Techniques and Technologies § Storage Solutions/ Specifications § Semantic Web § Knowledge Management CONTACT PERSON Dr. AL Moorthy, Director Chairman, Organizing Committee NCDDP 2008 DESIDOC, Metcalf House, Delhi-54 Phone: 011-23902527, 23902529, Fax : 011-23819151, 23902449 Email: director(a)desidoc.drdo.in For more details please visit DRDO website (http://www.drdo.org/ncddp/ncdp2008.htm) Organized by Defence Scientific Information and Documentation Centre Defence Research and Development Organization Metcalfe House, Delhi - 110054 -------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________________________ The contents of this Email communication are confidential to the addressee. If you are not the intended recipient you may not disclose or distribute this communication in any form but should immediately contact the Sender. The information, images, documents and views expressed in this Email are personal to the Sender and do not expressly or implicitly represent official positions and policies of DRDO and no authority exists on behalf of DRDO to make any agreements, representations or other binding commitment by means of Email. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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KALA office bearers for next two years
by Byrappa, Ananda (GE, Research) 07 May '08

07 May '08

Dear LIS professionals, I am happy to announce the names of the newly elected office bearers of the Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) for next two years (2008-2010). ________________________________________________________________________ ____ President Prof. I.K Ravichandra Rao DRTC,Indian Statistical Institute Bangalore Email:ikrrao@yahoo.co.in Vice - President: Mrs. Usha Mukunda Email:usha.mukunda@gmail.com Vice - President: Mr. Francis Jayakanth NCSI, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore Email: franc(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in General Secretary: Mr. Ananda T.Byrappa GE India Technology Centre Bangalore Email: ananda.byrappa(a)ge.com Treasurer: Mr. Puttabasavaiah Indian Institute of Science Bangalore bas(a)library.iisc.ernet.in Joint Secretary: Mr. H Rajendra Babu Symphony Services Corporation, Bangalore Email:Rajendra.Babu@capco.com ________________________________________________________________________ ________ Kind regards, 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 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES's VIRTUAL LIBRARY PORTAL
by K.R. Mulla 07 May '08

07 May '08

DEAR ALL, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES's VIRTUAL LIBRARY PORTAL LINK http://164.100.80.120/karpublib/westzone%20website/New%20Folder/virtual%20l… -- 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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UNESCO helps measure information literacy among residents of an Indian metropolitan city
by Puna Das 07 May '08

07 May '08

UNESCO helps measure information literacy among residents of an Indian metropolitan city 06-05-2008 (New Delhi) The Department of Library and Information Science, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India, in association with UNESCO, completed a research study to measure information literacy competency and reading habits amongst the urban and semi-urban habitants in a metropolitan city in India. UNESCO releases a report on this research entitled Information Literacy Competency and Readership Study of Five Specific Localities in Urban, Industrial and Semi-Urban Areas of Kolkata Metropolitan City. The study sought to identify and critically examine the information literary competency and reading habits of mixed habitants, having contrasting professions or vocations. More particularly, the study had the following objectives: * to assess the readership of people from different social strata of five specific localities of Kolkata metropolitan city; * to measure the encroachment of different media on peoples reading habit; * to find out the probable causes behind the difference in pattern of the reading habits of people in different localities of Kolkata; * to assess the role played by public libraries in promoting reading habits; and * to map the information literacy level of people living in urban, industrial and semi-urban areas of Kolkata. This study illustrates information seeking behaviour of diverse groups of habitants, including youths, women, industrial workers and elderly persons. The report concludes that the number of men who do not read regularly far exceeds the number of women in the same category, and that women are more prone to use libraries for satisfaction of their reading needs. Among the non-print media, television attracted most respondents. The study also demonstrated that, despite the electronic media boom, reading still survives. The public libraries in the city play wider role to inculcate reading habits amongst youths and neo-literates. This study suggests that information literacy competency and lifelong education can also be imparted to marginalised groups through public library networks in the country. The study report is available online: click here http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=26726&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECT…. Source: http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=26727&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECT… See Also: http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=26397&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECT… With Best Wishes Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India www.anup-jnu.blogspot.com --------------------------------- Bollywood, fun, friendship, sports and more. You name it, we have it. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Free video lectures
by K.R. Mulla 07 May '08

07 May '08

* Dear all, Free online vedio lectures are available in different discipline please click this link http://www.kannadamitra.com/dox/text/58.pdf for more click this link http://freevideolec tures.com * -- 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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Launch of YouTube in India.
by Sukhdev Singh 07 May '08

07 May '08

Once again, I am talking about Google.!! Sometimes I feel like awkward talking about it. But then it is a news I wish to share. Google has launched Indian Version of YouTube <http://in.youtube.com> .."Indian version of YouTube allows you to connect with local users like never before –- take a look at the videos being featured on our home page right now and you'll see everything from a non-resident Indian (NRI) family trying to tell folks back home how much they missed their hot cup of morning tea to the merry whistlers from Bangalore to traffic mayhem in Hyderabad".. I had more to say on that, but keeping it for next time. --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. -- 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] KALA office bearers for next two years
by Suresh Horakeri 07 May '08

07 May '08

Congratulations! Mr. Francis Jayakant and to your team! For elected as office bearers of the KALA. I hope under able guidance of Prof Ravi, KALA will take a new shape in the society. Suresh D Horakeri BVBCET, Hubli -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. Bollywood, fun, friendship, sports and more. You name it, we have it on http://in.promos.yahoo.com/groups/bestofyahoo/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Open Science Directory launched
by ryerna＠iitk.ac.in 07 May '08

07 May '08

Dear friends, Kindly share the following news! The Open Science Directory, a large collection of e-journals, is now available for researchers in developing countries. The Open Science Directory, with the support of EBSCO and Hasselt University Library, creates a unique access point to journals contained in existing programmes and open access journals. http://www.opensciencedirectory.net/ With regards, Ramesh Yernagula Central Library Indian Institute Of Technology Kanpur -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Job Posting - Director - Knowledge Management and Sharing World Health Organization (Geneva Swit
by Tomas Allen 06 May '08

06 May '08

Job Posting - Director - Knowledge Management and Sharing World Health Organization (Geneva Switzerland) Dear Friends The following position would be of interest to a senior level person with an advanced University degree in knowledge management and/or information science and/or publishing and or other knowledge related fields and an interest in the public health related field - Please circulate among your colleagues this interesting career possibility. Please submit all inquiries, questions and applications as per instructions at the following site. http://www.who.int/employment/vacancies/en/ A full description is available from the WHO Web site at https://erecruit.who.int/public/hrd-cl-vac-view.asp?o_c=1000&jobinfo_uid_c=… Description of duties:1)To develop and implement strategies related to knowledge management that will 1) strengthen the performance of health systems and 2) strengthen the knowledge culture of WHO, and 3) establish knowledge management as a fundamental public health science.2) Serve as key player in contributing to the overall vision and implementation of the IER strategy and leads IER strategic planning related to knowledge management; plans and directs the work and staff of the department, collaborates, coordinates with Regional KMS focal points on institution-wide development and implementation of knowledge management strategy.3) Pioneers the development and implementation of innovative and effective knowledge management strategies in public health drawing on WHO's assets and, in partnership with other institutions, designs and promotes international norms, standards, guidelines and recommendations with respect to knowledge management as a core public health science. Supports member states in the development, implementation and monitoring of knowledge management strategies.4) Oversees the WHO Libraries in their activities to enable access to highest quality scientific information to support all health sector activities in member states and particularly in developing countries.5) Oversees the production of the annual World Health Report (WHR) closely collaborating with the Editor-in-Chief each year and the relevant technical program at headquarters and in Regional Offices.6) Oversees the publication of the Bulletin of the World Health Organization by working closely with the Editor-in-Chief, members of the Editorial Board, and the Editorial Committee; oversees the WHO Press in its activities related to publishing, licensing, marketing, sales and dissemination and is responsible for the governance and implementation of the WHO publication policy; oversees the WHO coordinator on Multi-lingualism and ensures implementation of the multi-lingual plan of action. Many thanks for your assistance. Tomas Allen WHO Library. tomasallen_who(a)hotmail.com _________________________________________________________________ With Windows Live for mobile, your contacts travel with you. http://www.windowslive.com/mobile/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_m… -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Post of Libraraian
by arul pragasam 06 May '08

06 May '08

Sir Please place this advt for the post of Librarian in Arts , science and Commerce College situated in the Mumbai sub urban with the students capacity of 11000.Courses ranges from Junior college,U.G, P.G. Ph.D etc NAAC : B+ Sindhi minority Govt aided College. This is my sister Institution. Req.Qualification is M.L.I.S. and NET / SLET. No Excemption for M.Phil and Ph.D Holder, However For M.Phil 31/12/1993 and Ph.D. - 31/12/2002 are Exempted from NET /SET Last date is 15/05/2008 Ref:- 1/05/2008 dt. Times of India. Suitable candidates can send their CV to The Principal R.K.Talreja College Ulhasnagar- 421003 Thane - Dist Maharashtra Please do the needful to get an suitable candidate. Thank you Your sincerely P.ARULPRAGASAM LIBRARIAN SEVA SADAN'S COLLEGE OF EDUCATION ULHASNAGAR -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library Posters
by Sukhdev Singh 06 May '08

06 May '08

What about downloading, printing and placing some of these posters in your Library? "..Fantastic photos and quotes. Can be used by any library. No need to customize.." http://www.statelibraryofiowa.org/ld/tell-library-story/Props/posters --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Kendriya Vidyalaya Librarian post Written Exam.:Guidelines for Paper I & II
by Mukesh Anand 06 May '08

06 May '08

Dear LIS Students' / Trainees', I am posting following matter regarding KV Librarian post written exam. of Paper I & II, which is going to be held on 13th May, ' 08. Target Audiance of this message :- Forum Members' whose are going to appear in Kendriya Vidyalaya Librarian post Written Exam. for the First Time. I hope that this info. will littlebit help in their K V exam.I expect , u people got ur admit card already. Paper I - General Paper : Objective Type Multiple Choice Questions, 2 Hour duration, 120 marks, probably 120 questions, Timing 9-11 am, Difficulty Level -Not Mention.It is Qualifying paper. Questions will be asked from following part a. General English b. General Awareness c. General Intelligence & Reasoning d. Numerical Ability e. Teaching Aptitude Some Questions asked in the last KV exam, from General Awareness part 1. Bagha border is situated in which Indian state - Punjab 2. Which country has won men's Hockey gold in Doha Asiad ? 3. What is the Fog Density of air plane (in metres) ? 4. Who was heading th Interim govt. in India in 1946 ? Jawaharlal Nehru 5. When was Indian National Army (INA) was founded ? 6. Which is not a source of Calcium ? rice, ragi, milk. 7. Which place is considered as birth place of second women Indian Astronaut Sunita Williams ? Ahmedabad Paper II Language Proficiency: Difficulty Level +2 Level, Descriptive Paper, Duration 1 hour, Timing 11am - 12 noon, 40 marks (20 marks to English & 20 Marks to Indian Language opted by you).This paper is qualifying in nature & also its marks are added for final merit. Few Questions from the last KV exam. (A) English 1. Comprehension of a passage & related questions 2. Paragraph Writing for example on My favourate subject 3. Sentence making from words, voice change etc. (B) Hindi 1. Comprehension of a passage & related questions 2. Paragraph Writing on topic of current affairs like Watching Cricket is the wastage of National Time OR Use of womens' in the advertisement of Cosmetics 3. Word meaning, Idioms meaning 4. Why books are our best friend ? Paper III Subject Paper (Library Science) : Descriptive Paper,Difficulty Level - Graduation /Diploma, Duration 3 Hours, Timing : 2-5 pm All the Best for the Exam. Mukesh Anand Asst. Libn. Indian Railways Officers' Training College Sanskari Nagari Vadodara -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IGNCA Needs Professionals for IT support
by Ramesh C Gaur 06 May '08

06 May '08

Hi! IGNCA is premier research and academic institute engaged in preservation and documentation of Indian Cultural Heritage. The Kala Nidhi Division of the Centre is responsible for preservation and dissemination of Indian Cultural Heritage Knowledge Resources. Users at Kala Nidhi Reference Library have access to over 7.00 lakhs resources in form of books, journals, electronic databases, rare books, manuscripts, slides, paintings, masks, glass plates, art objects, textile, microfilms, microfiches, CDs/DVDs and audio video holdings. About 60% of non-print material has been digitized. We are in the process of digitization of 2500 rare books. The D-Space an Open Source Digital Library Software has been installed. Libsys LS-Premia with MARC-21 and Unicode facilities is being used Library automation. To strengthen our Library Automation and digitization activities we are looking for some Library Professionals/Computer Professionals with following experiences and expertise:- 1. Knowledge and experience in use and installation of open source digital Library Software i.e. D-Space 2. Knowledge of Linux 3. Proficiency in management of Internet and Intranet 4. Experiences in digitization 5. Good knowledge of computer hardware. 6. Liaison with AMC vendors for both hardware and software. A suitable person may be paid a salary in the range of Rs.15000/- to Rs.25,000/- depending on the qualification and experience. The requirement is initially for one year likely to be extended for one more year. The job is purely on contact and on temporary basis. The interested candidate may send their CV to the undersigned by e-mail or by post latest by May 12, 2008. Regards Ramesh ******************************************************** Dr. Ramesh C Gaur PGDCA, MLISc,Ph.D. Fulbright Scholar (Virginia Tech, USA) Head-Kalanidhi 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 Phone: 91-11-23385442, 23385884 Fax: 91-11-22385442 Mobile: 91-9810487158 URL: www.ignca.nic.in Email: gaur(a)ignca.org; gaur(a)vt.edu; rcgaur(a)bol.net.in **************************************************** VirusFree, Spamfree, power packed email service. Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited **************************************************** -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Google Reader evolving into a Social Networking Site?
by Sukhdev Singh 06 May '08

06 May '08

That is not a news, but my wild guess!! Just wondering whether Google Reader (a RSS Reader) <http://reader.google.com/> is gradually evolving into a Social Networking Site? <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1335211/social-networking-site> It has now improved its Sharing options. It has become easier to share your favorite sites with your friends <http://googlereader.blogspot.com/2008/05/share-anything-anytime-anywhere.ht…> . It provides for a "Share in Reader" link that can be dragged and dropped in your browser's bookmarks bar. Once that is done, you are ready to share your favorite sites or the sites you just discovered. Select a relevant portion of the site you wish to share through Google Reader and click on "Share in Reader". (Well text selection is optional, but it is also better to be focused). A window will open up with title of the site being shared with selected text already filled. Now just put your annotation (yet another optional step) about the site (your friends might like to know as why you are sharing?) and click "Post Item". You have now shared an item through Google Reader. You can email the links of shared items to your friends, share through your blog (ready to add clip in Blogger available) or copy and paste relevant HTML snippet in your site. Will Google Reader continue to add such features and evolve into a Social Networking Site? It can add profiles, favorite contacts, communities, pictures and all that stuff. With all these usual social networking stuff powered with shared knowledge (sites), Google Reader could become "Google Wisdom" for a participating virtual community. --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request to Ignore the Mails from a.manimekalai@gmail.com
by A.Manimekalai 06 May '08

06 May '08

Dear friends, I am Manimekalai Working in Annamalai University Library (Engineering) and was contacting so many persons for my research work. Unfortunately some persons were misusing my ID by asking money stating I am in South Africa and Nigeria. It is a Hoax mail, kindly ignore the mails which are coming through the ID a.manimekalai(a)gmail.com Some how the person is misusing and asking money in the name of mine. AS I was busy in my PhD work, i could not take enough steps even to mail this intimation to all since i could not access my Inbox itself. It made me upset and I kindly request all the superiors and my friends who had helped me for my academic work to ignore the mails in the name of mine. Some of my friends ranged up to me and checked whether it is true or not. Dr.A. Manimekalai, Asst. Librarian( Sr.Sc) Annamalai University ( Engineering Faculty) Thanking you, -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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50x15 Initiative
by Raj K Bhardwaj 06 May '08

06 May '08

Dear All, Video of Head of AMD - Hector Ruiz developed their 50x15 project as a viable business model to help meet educational demands for developing countries and have brought in innovative. Head of AMD - Hector Ruiz discusses AMD's commitment to world-wide internet connectivity. for video access the below mentioned link. http://oceanstatelibrarian.com/ *Raj Kumar Bhardwaj * *Hon'ble Judges Library* *High Court of Punjab and Haryana,* *Chandigarh* -- http://raajchd.googlepages.com/home " There is a difference between an objective and actions. Unless you understand your objective, you will be wasting your time in actions. Know your objective first " – Swami Vivekananda -- 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] Cartoon wanted : can anyone help me?
by pappuindelhi 06 May '08

06 May '08

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Short Term Training Courses (2008-2009) at NISCAIR, New Delhi, India
by Puna Das 05 May '08

05 May '08

National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources (NISCAIR), Training Division 14, Satsang Vihar Marg, New Delhi 110 067, India NISCAIR conducts short term courses in the field of Library and Information Science and other areas. The following short term courses will be held during April 2008 to March 2009. Short Term Training Courses (20082009) Information Technology for Information Management Library Automation and Resource Sharing Design and Development of Digital Libraries Using DSPACE Advanced Applications in WINISIS Knowledge Innovation Culture and Management in Libraries Online WINISIS Databases: Design & Development Access and Management of E-Resources: Consortia Approach Technical Writing & Editing Library Automation and Open Source Software Bibliometrics Tools and Techniques for Measurement & Evaluation of Research Outputs Design and Development of Digital Libraries Using GSDL Science Communication and Science Popularization E-Publishing Interoperability through OAI-PMH Protocol Fundamentals of IPR Patent Drafting Intellectual Property Management Herbarium Techniques Note: 1. The number of participants are limited to Twenty (20) for each of the courses. 2. Admission is strictly on the basis of first come first serve basis. 3. Course fee may be sent to the In-charge, Training courses at least 10 days in advance in the form of Demand Draft in favour of "Director, NISCAIR" payable at "New Delhi". For details, please visit: http://www.niscair.res.in/movingmenu/Training%20Course%20Calender%202008-09… and for any clarification, feel free to contact Dr. Narendra Kumar, In-Charge, Training Division (+91-11-26965094/26863617) at narendrakumar(a)niscair.res.in With Best Wishes Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India --------------------------------- Bring your gang together. Do your thing. Find your favourite Yahoo! Group. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IIT, Kanpur : Vacancy for Libn., SLIA & Jr. Asst. (Lib.)
by Mukesh Anand 05 May '08

05 May '08

Dear Members', Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur has notified for following vacancies for its Library Advt. No. 1/2008 1. Librarian (UR) Pay Scale Rs. 16,400-22,400 2. Senior Library Information Assistant (OBC-1) Pay Scale Rs.5,500-9,000 3. Junior Assistant (Library) (SC-1,PH/UR-1, UR-1) Pay Scale Rs.3,200-4,900 Gross Emoluments (including DP - Dearness Pay, DA Dearness Allowance, HRA House Rent Allowance, CCA -City Compensatory Allowance & TA-Transport Allowance) at the initial basic pay for Librarian post Rs. 40,892/- Senior Library Information Assistant post Rs. 13,706/- Junior Assistant (Library) Rs. 8,026/- N.B. :- For qualification & experience see detailed advt. published in Employment News dated 26th April, ' 08 OR on the Institute's Website www.iitk.ac.in The completed application must reach the Institute on or before 26th May, ' 08 Thanx & Regards, Mukesh Anand Asst. Libn. Indian Railways Officers' Training College Sanskari Nagari Vadodara -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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UNESCO helps complete study on equitable access to documentary heritage in South Asian Countries
by Puna Das 05 May '08

05 May '08

UNESCO helps complete study on equitable access to documentary heritage in South Asian Countries 05-05-2008 (New Delhi) The National Mission for Manuscripts of India, in association with UNESCO, completed a research study to assist in the development of legal and policy framework and protocols for promoting equitable access to documentary heritage, relevant to India and other South Asian countries. Entitled Legal and Policy Framework for Promoting Equitable Access to Documentary Heritage, the study seeks to accurately identify and critically examine the legal and policy framework for promoting equitable access to documentary heritage. The National Mission for Manuscripts is the most important institution in India dealing with bibliographic databases and the conservation and preservation of valuable manuscripts. The study covers the legal and policy framework which envelops the lifecycle of the Mission's work: access to manuscripts, their digitisation and creation of databases. By critically examining the legal rules in the practical context of the Missions work, the research team has put together the first review of an initiative aimed at the protection of Indian traditional knowledge. The study illustrates working patterns of the Mission within the legal and policy framework of the country. It is a helpful sourcebook for understanding South Asian legal and policy framework for accessing documentary heritage collections. While the study does not set out to be the final word on these policy initiatives, it definitely makes significant progress in the policy debate and legal literature in this field. The conclusions presented in the form of draft legal agreements and policy recommendations will, with no doubt, be valuable tools for South Asian countries that share similar legal and policy framework within the sub-region. The study is available online: click here http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=26706&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECT…. Source: http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=26709&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECT… See Also: http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=26397&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECT… ---- With Best Regards Anup Kumar Das New Delhi India http://anup-jnu.blogspot.com --------------------------------- From Chandigarh to Chennai - find friends all over India. Click here. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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SOP IN LIBRARY
by Manik Nand lal 05 May '08

05 May '08

Dear Colleagues, Do you follow STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDUE (SOP) in your library? If so, can you please arrange to send me a copy? Thanking you & with warm regards, N. MANIK MANAGER-LIBRARY AND INFORMATION CENTRE DABUR RESEARCH FOUNDATION 22, SITE IV, SAHIBABAD GHAZIABAD-201010 INDIA TEL. : +91-120-4378 497 FAX : +91-120-4376 905 "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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Workshop - brochure
by SRELS 05 May '08

05 May '08

Dear Moderator, Kindly arrange to announce the following workshop brochure for the benefit of lis-forum members. Thanking you, Yours truly, K.N. Prasad Executive Officer, SRELS, Bangalore ***** Workshop on NewGenLib (9-11 June 2008) Organized by Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science (SRELS) in association with Ranganathan Centre for Information Studies (RCIS), JRD Tata Memorial Library Indian Institute of Science and Kesavan Institute of Information and Knowledge Management (KIIKM) WORKSHOP ON NEWGENLIB About NewGenLib NewGenLib (www.newgenlib.com) a web-based integrated library management system (ILMS) was recently made open source under the GNU General Public Licensing (GPL). In the three months since it became open source software (OSS), there have been 6000+ downloads of the software worldwide. NewGenLib is predicated on using international metadata and interoperability standards and web protocols. The two agencies involved in the development of the software: Kesavan Institute of Information and Knowledge Management (KIIKM) (www.kiikm.org) and Verus Solutions Pvt. Ltd., (VSPL) envision the spread of NewGenLib and other open source solutions in libraries in the country and region via advocacy, workshops and services to libraries. The NewGenLib Foundation has been formed to further the use of open source technologies, NewGenLib and also to contribute to its continued enhancement. Workshop Objectives and Content 1. Paradigms of the open source movement and the pros and cons of OSS 2. Technology and architecture of NewGenLib 3. Metadata and inter-operability standards on which NewGenLib in predicated and hands-on exercises on using these. 4. Hands-on installation of the server-and client-side software on Windows and Linux OS 5. Database development (including multilingual data entry) with NewGenLib using direct import and the Z39-50 protocol from web sources of MARC-21 metadata. 6. The development of open access repositories compliant with OAI-PMH via NewGenLib 7. Serials management in NewGenLib and use of standards for display and the MARC-21 holdings format 8. The NewGenLib Desktop Application and the End-of-day Process application 9. Free and paid technical support services that open source users can expect Target Audience for the Workshop LIS professionals with basic working knowledge of IT and IT professionals interested in ILMS and current/potential users of NewGenLib. The Workshop will be limited to 40 participants on a 'first-come-first-served' basis. Workshop Fee Those interested may register on or before 1st June 2008 on payment of Rs. 4,000/- by DD drawn favouring Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science. The fee will cover the cost of workshop kit comprising the Installation CD, multimedia tutorials and papers, hard copy user manual; lunch and tea. The duly filled-in Registration Form with the payment should be forwarded to the Executive Officer, Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, 702, 42nd Cross, III Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore 560 010 on or before 1st June 2008. Course Faculty Mr. L.J. Haravu, KIIKM, Hyderabad E-mail: haravu(a)newgenlib.com Mr. E M Siddartha, NewGenLib Foundation, Hyderabad, E-mail: siddartha(a)newgenlib.com Accommodation Participants will need to make their own arrangements for stay in Bangalore for the Workshop. Workshop Coordinator Dr. K.N. Prasad Executive Officer SRELS, Bangalore 560 010 Phone: (080) 23305109 E-mail: srels(a)dataone.in Venue Cyber Class Room Digital Information Services Centre (DISC) JRD Tata Memorial Library Annexe, IISc Indian Institute of Science, IISc PO Bangalore 560 012 REGISTRATION FORM Workshop on NewGenLib (9-11 June 2008) Name : Designation : Name of the Institution : Mailing Address : Pin Code: Tel : Fax : E-Mail : Payment Details : Amount : D.D. No. & Date : Bank Name & Branch : Sponsoring Authority : (seal and signature) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Cartoon wanted : can anyone help me?
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 05 May '08

05 May '08

Dear Friends Long ago I saw a cartoon. It contained a series of about 8 pictures. During a night, a person picks up spherical rock/stone pieces, chisels and smoothen them out to the size of a foot ball, paints them to look like foot ball, then stealthily places them at vantage points on the road (say under a well lit lamp post) and then goes home to sleep. Next morning a queue of men of various ages with broken legs pile up in his clinic. He, the mischief maker, who worked hard in the night is an orthopedic surgeon. "It is a hard life indeed" or some such thing was the caption. I saw it on the net about 2 years ago and have sent it to a couple of "ortho doc" friends. But now I am unable to locate this picture, though I have been trying to get at it for the past many months. Can some avid googler take up this challenge and help? Here is a case of Image searching where keywords are not of much use. That is the reason why Google encourages searchers to assign tags or keywords to the image search results. Dr P Vyasamoorthy, Society for Serving Seniors 30, Gruhalakshmi Colony, Secunderabad 500015 Phone 27846631 / 94908 04278 http://societyforservingseniors.satyamcsr.org -- Dr P Vyasamoorthy, Society for Serving Seniors 30, Gruhalakshmi Colony, Secunderabad 500015 Phone 27846631 / 94908 04278 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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Kind Request
by JK 04 May '08

04 May '08

Dear All, I need some information about the standards (National as well as International) used for e-publishing. I also want to know from the library and information science professionals about the interoperable online metadata standards and their applications in Digital Library Softwares. Specifically, I like to know about DCMI (Dublin Core Metadata Initiative which is one of the online metadata standard) and its relevance and applications in Digital Library Softwares. I would be very grateful if I could get some information about e-learning/e-content management softwares/ models. Specifically, like to know if any body is aware of and can explain applications of SCORM which is one of the standard for web based e-learning used internationally. Urgent reply will be appreciated. *Regards* *Jaya Kalra* *Senior Consultant - LIS Group* *Total IT Solutions Pvt. Ltd.* *412-C, Suneja Tower - I,* *District Centre, Janak Puri* *New Delhi - 110058* *e-mail : jaya(a)totalit.co.in* *website : www.totalit.co.in* * www.ejserver.com* * www.globalperiodicals.com* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Subramania Bharati’s Letters: from THE HINDU Archives
by sankaran arumugam 04 May '08

04 May '08

Dear All, THE HINDU recently published the great Tamil poet, freedom fighter Subramania Bharati's "Letters to the Editor' from TH Archives. Highlights: The Letters to the Editor the great Tamil poet contributed to The Hindu between 1904 and 1916 have a remarkable range and a distinctive voice. C. Subramania Bharati (1882 - 1921) is indisputably the greatest of modern Tamil poets. He was a precocious child, and his prodigious talent at verse earned him the title of Bharati even as a boy. He briefly taught Tamil at Madurai before joining the Swadesamitran. The nationalist Tamil daily was founded by G. Subramania Iyer, one of the founders of The Hindu. The Hindu is proud to reproduce some of Bharati’s published letters. (With research assistance from K. Rajendrababu, Chief Librarian, The Hindu.) For full details click the link http://www.thehindu.com/2008/04/06/stories/2008040659160800.htm Response from readers http://www.hindu.com/2008/04/07/stories/2008040754781004.htm http://www.hindu.com/2008/04/08/stories/2008040854311003.htm http://www.hindu.com/2008/04/09/stories/2008040954931003.htm http://www.hindu.com/2008/04/10/stories/2008041055671004.htm Book released http://www.thehindu.com/2008/04/20/stories/2008042059150500.htm Regards sankaran Bollywood, fun, friendship, sports and more. You name it, we have it on http://in.promos.yahoo.com/groups/bestofyahoo/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Research in LIS
by Sambhunath Halder 03 May '08

03 May '08

Dear All I would like to know the opportunity to research in LIS by SET qualified candidates. The information provided by WBCSC is "*SET qualified candidates will also be eligible for State funded Research Scholarship tenable only in the departments of the State -aided Universities (vide G.O. No. 51(7) Edn. (U) dt. 30.01.97 from the Higher Education Department, Govt. of West Bengal)*". If possible, please give the details for the same. =================================== Regards, Sambhu Nath Halder Library and Documentation Centre, Narula Institute of Technology, 81, Nilgunj Road, Kolkata 700109. Contact No. : +91 9733964714; 9851280201 =================================== -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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open access publishing
by nrusingh dash 03 May '08

03 May '08

dear professional friends ! The following link will take you to a plethora of open access information http://library.truman.edu/search_articles/open-access.htm just have a look at it, Nrusingh Kumar Dash Librarian Silicon Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar-24 ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Job and Seminar Alerts for May Month
by Badan Barman 02 May '08

02 May '08

Information about a lot of new job openings is announced on the following site. Interested candidates are requested to click on the following link for details http://lisjob.blogspot.com For upcoming seminars, conference, workshop and refresher courses please click on the following link http://lisseminar.blogspot.com/ If any information is left out please let me know. Your contribution will be greatly acknowledged. -- Thanking you Yours faithfully Sri Badan Barman Research Scholar DLISc, Gauhati University -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Courses on Distance Mode and Open Universities In India
by sri priya 02 May '08

02 May '08

List of Institutions Offering Courses on Distance Mode and Open Universities In India: Open Universities Distance Courses Institutes http://www.education.nic.in/dist_inst.asp Regards, S.Sripriya ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy Announcement for the post of Librarian at Max Mueller Bhavan Mumbai
by Seth, Renu 02 May '08

02 May '08

<<ole0.bmp>> Vacancy Announcement Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan Mumbai is planning to open a new library in its premises. Therefore we invite applications for the position of the Librarian. MMB is part of the worldwide network of the Goethe-Institut Munich and promotes German language and culture abroad. The library provides comprehensive and up-to-date information about Germany. Responsibilities: * Implement the new concept for library and information work in cooperation with the Regional Institute in Delhi * Convert the collection profile * Develop and maintain new library services according to the needs of patrons * Provide information services about Germany * Introduce new library software for cataloguing and circulation * Market library resources and services to target groups * Organize events to promote collection and services * Plan and monitor library budget * Evaluation of library performance (reports, statistics) Requirements: * Master's degree from an accredited library school * Minimum of two years professional experience * Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English * Good knowledge of spoken and written German language and culture an advantage * Competence in using new technology as a research tool * Profound knowledge of computer applications * Strong commitment to public service * Initiative, flexibility, and strong ability to work in a team environment * Organizational skills are a must Remuneration in accordance with the MMB salary scheme and in commensuration with qualifications and experience. Applications received by May 15, 2008 will receive first consideration. Send letter of application, along with two professional references to Marla Stukenberg, The Director, Max Mueller Bhavan Mumbai, K. Dubash Marg, Kala Ghoda, Mumbai - 400 001. Tel: (022) 2202 7542 Email: il(a)mumbai.goethe.org Visit our web site at www.goethe.de/mumbai > > > -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Institutional Repositories to be vigorously promoted in India!
by T. Shahab 02 May '08

02 May '08

Recently I participated in a Brainstroming meet held at INSA, New Delhi on 26/04/2008 with a view to draft recommendations to be submitted to the GOI for changes in Copyright Law for scholarly communication in tune with emerging practices in the new information era. While it was generally agreed that research publications coming out of all public funded researches and projects has to be made available through open access (OA) initiatives similar to the international practices, the modalities to achieve this aim drew passioned discussions from various quarters representing different interest groups, like publishers, advocates, scientista, librarians, etc. It was agreed that the scientific community should be won over to ths concept of contributing their peer reviewed reseacrh articles, etc for the Institutional Archives and Repositories (IR) so that they may get wider visibility and impact and simulatenously the level of study & research in the country may get elevated. Different models from the international practices were also discussed-ranging from Institutional fiats to self mandates by the scholarly community. The signed editorial by Dr. P. Balaram carried in the April 10, 2008 issue of the CURRENT SCIENCE titled 'Science Journals: Issues of Access', which has called the open access movement a 'new wind' blowing over the 'turbulent world of science publishing' generated great interest. Balaram noted that scientific literature was globally exploding and publishing was an increasingly profitable enterprise. Large publishing houses like (the European) Elsevier Science and Springer-Verlag are beginning to monopolise the world of science journals; a situation that promotes a seller's market. However there are great pressures on libraries worldwide to 'prune their subscriptions in the face of mounting costs'. Citing the example from his experience at IISc, Bangalore, which has probably India's largest holding of science and engineering journals, Balaram has written that even IISc was thinking of trimming the library's subscriptions. A current idea floating at the Institute is that the Journals that the IISc faculty did not publish for a few years, which were not cited by IISc authors and also did not cite papers emerging from this Bangalore institution, were listed. This list could save Rs.10 million (US$250,000) by way of subscriptions.Thus it has been argued that 'the idea of open, institutional archives' has to be 'vigorously promoted in India'. Regards. TANWIR Libraries inpublished Current Science, India's prominent fortnightly journal of research, has editorially argued for 'the idea of open, institutional archives' and called for it to be 'vigorously promoted in India'. India are facing growpressures on libraries worldwide to 'prune their subscriptions in the face of mounting costs'. It said Bangalore's Indian Inspublished Current Science, India's prominent fortnightly journal of research, has editorially argued for 'the idea of open, institutional archives' and called for it to be 'vigorously promoted in India'.titute of Science (IISc), probably India's largpublished Current Science, India's prominent fortnightly journal of research, has editorially argued for 'the idea of open, institutional archives' and called for it to be 'vigorously promoted in India'.est holding of science and engineering journals, was thinking of trimming the library's subscriptions.published Current Science, India's prominent fortnightly journal of research, has editorially argued for 'the idea of open, institutional archives' and called for it to be 'vigorously promoted in India'. Journals that the IISc faculty did not publish for a few years, which were not cited by IISc authors and also did not cite papers emerging from this Bangalore institution, were listed. This list could save Rs.10 million (US$250,000) by way of subscriptions. ing costs, specially to sometimes maintain both print and on-line subscriptions and issues related to 'perpetual' electrpressures on libraries worldwide to 'prune their subscriptions in the face of mounting costs'. It said Bangalore's Indian Institute of Science (IISc), probably India's largest holding of science and engineering journals, was thinking of trimming the library's subscriptions. Journals that the IISc faculty did not publish for a few years, which were not cited by IISc authors and also did not cite papers emerging from this Bangalore institution, were listed. This list could save Rs.10 million (US$250,000) by way of subscriptions. onic access to back-files. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Hindi included in Google Translate
by Sukhdev Singh 02 May '08

02 May '08

Google Translate <http://translate.google.com> has now included Hindi in its list of languages. So now you can translate English to Hindi or Hindi to English. See also few tools available in Google Translate. You can read English sites in Hindi or Make your own site available in Hindi or English. The translated text for Hindi would be in Devnagri. But don't start celebrating yet! Translated text does not follow the grammar or syntax of Hindi. For example "My name is Sukhdev Singh" would be translated as "मेरा नाम है सुखदेव सिंह", when it should be "मेरा नाम सुखदेव सिंह है". You can suggest Google the right translation by clicking on "Suggest a better translation". It may improve translation quality in future by learning from suggestions. --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Executive Summary of Workshop Results emerging from The International Seminar "Libraries on the Agenda!"
by Seth, Renu 02 May '08

02 May '08

Dear Colleagues, You might be aware, Max Mueller Bhavan in collaboration with the French Embassy, British Council and Instituto Cervantes organised "Libraries on the Agenda" ": An International Seminar on Library Advocacy. The seminar was also supported by The National Knowledge Commission. The seminar was intended to provide a platform to Indian professionals and other stakeholders to explore ways and means of taking the NKC recommendations to the implementation stage. The expertise and the efforts made all over Europe towards library advocacy, branding and Marketing of libraries, library policies and best practices were shared in the seminar as illustrations of good practices. The seminar culminated into workshops and the professionals taking part in the workshops deliberated upon developing a blue print and an action plan on the following four topics, which would be helpful in reviving and modernising the library landscape in India: 1. Role and Authority of the National Commission as an Advocate for Library Development in India 2. Developing an Advocacy Strategy for Indian Libraries 3. Branding and Marketing for Changing the Image of Libraries in India 4 Developing Standardised ICT Infrastructure for Libraries in India The Executive summary of the workshop results is available at the National Knowledge Commission website at: http://knowledgecommission.gov.in/downloads/documents/IntSeminar_Libraries.… We are happy that the results are accessible to everyone through the NKC website and will keep you posted about further developments in this regard. Yours sincerely, Marilen Daum Renu Seth Director Chief Librarian Library and Information Services South Asia <<ole0.bmp>> Max Mueller Bhavan 3, Kasturba Gandhi Marg New Delhi-110001 Telephone +91-11-23329506 www.goethe.de/newdelhi -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library Use of E-books, 2008-09
by thimma naik 02 May '08

02 May '08

Primary Research Group has published Library Use of E-books, 2008-09 Edition, (ISBN 1-57440-101-7) Data in the report is based on a survey of 75 academic, public and special libraries. Librarians detail their plans on how they plan to develop their e-book collections, what they think of e-book readers and software, and which e-book aggregators and publishers appeal to them most and why. Other issues covered include: library production of e-books and collection digitization, e-book collection information literacy efforts, use of e-books in course reserves and inter-library loan, e-book pricing and inflation issues, acquisition sources and strategies for e-books and other issues of concern to libraries and book publishers. Some of the report's findings are that: Well over 81% of the sample cataloged their e-book collection and listed it in their online library catalog. For the most part, librarians in the sample felt that their patrons were less skilled in using e-book collections than they were in using databases of magazine, newspaper and journal articles. The libraries in the sample had MARC records for a mean of approximately 74% of the e-books in their collections. Many libraries reported significant use of electronic directories. 12.5% reported extensive use and 30% said that use was significant. The larger libraries reported the heaviest use. Use of e-books in the hard sciences was particularly high. More than 30% of participants said that use of e-books in the hard sciences (defined as chemistry, physics and biology) was quite extensive and another 26% noted significant use. Libraries in the sample maintained a print version for a mean of 24% of the e-books in their e-book collections. Nearly 21% of the libraries in our sample have digitized out-of-copyright books in their collections in order to make their contents more available to their patrons. Libraries in the sample expect to renew a mean of 77% of their current e-book contract. E-book spending grew rapidly in 2008 but slowed significantly from 2007 growth rates. E-books account for only about 3.9% of the books on course reserve, with a minimum of 0 to a maximum of 30%. Nearly 70% of the sample's total spending on e-books was with aggregators, while just over 24.6% of the total spending was spent with individual publishers. Data is broken out by library budget size, for US and non-US libraries and for academic and non-academic libraries. The report presents more than 300 tables of data on e-book use by libraries, as well as analysis and commentary. The report is available from Primary Research Group (www.PrimaryResearch.com) cost for PDF version $75.00 Thimmappa N. MLISc, PGDHL Bengaluru +91 94488 69387 thimmappa03(a)yahoo.com or softeyest(a)gmail.com --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Hong Kong Library Association 50th Anniversary Conference
by Indira K. 02 May '08

02 May '08

The Hong Kong Library Association 50th Anniversary Conference The Hong Kong Central Library 4th and 5th November, 2008 Conference on "Looking Back, Moving Forward:Asian Libraries in the World of Information". The conference focuses on the key issues and challenges which face libraries in Asia today. The main themes covered by the conference will be: 1.. Asian Digital Libraries 2.. Digitisation, Preservation and Conservation Initiatives 3.. Libraries, Learning and Language 4.. Library Buildings and Learning Spaces 5.. The Internet, Social Networking, Web 2.0 and Libraries 6.. Learning Technologies and Libraries 7.. Issues in Library Management 8.. Library Professional Development in Asia An abstract of approximately 500 words is to be submitted together with contact details to the HKLA 50th Anniversary Conference Secretariat by Friday the 23rd May 2008. Abstracts using the attached form can be submitted by email to Ms Venia Mak, Honorary Secretary, HKLA, at ymmak(a)ied.edu.hk or by mail or fax to the address listed below. All applicants will be notified by early June of the acceptance of their paper, and full papers will be required for submission for inclusion in the Proceedings by the end of September. Contact Details Ms Venia Mak, Honorary Secretary, The Hong Kong Library Association 50th Anniversary Conference Secretariat PO Box 10095, General Post Office, Hong Kong Tel: +852 2948 6697 Fax: +852 2948 6696 Email: ymmak(a)ied.edu.hk Website: www.hkla.org -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ms. Indira Koneru Faculty Member Department of Library Science Icfai Academic Wing 23, Nagarjuna Hills Hyderabd- 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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Windows-based library management software
by Swapan kumar Patra 01 May '08

01 May '08

Windows-based library management software 'Mandarin M3' can be downloaded FREE from the following web site. The software uses a client/server based architecture.Download includes cataloging, circulation (including basic reports), OPAC, and inventory modules. However full version of the software is priced. Visit the Mandarin web site at < www.informedlibrarian.com/mandarinfree.cfm> for further details. Researchers, Librarians can have a look to this software. Swapan Kumar Patra Research Scholar Center for Studies in Science Policy School of Social Science Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi-110067 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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UNESCO's IFAP to measure information literacy
by Puna Das 01 May '08

01 May '08

UNESCO's IFAP to measure Information Literacy 16-04-2008 (Paris) UNESCO's Information for All Programme (IFAP) releases a paper providing a basic conceptual framework for measuring information literacy. Entitled Towards Information Literacy Indicators, the publication includes a definition of information literacy; a model that links information literacy with other adult competences, such as ICT skills; and a description of information literacy standards in education. While recognising the considerable effort being invested by many international organizations in "measuring the information society", UNESCO's IFAP aims to identify additional indicators to measure the development of knowledge societies. Measurements of knowledge societies focus more on people and government priorities than on the information itself or the information technologies. They focus more on the impact of information on societies than on access to information, for example. Information literacy is part of an integrated set of skills which adults need to be effective in all aspects of their lives. As derived from the Alexandria Proclamation of 2005, information literacy is the capacity of people to: * recognise their information needs; * locate and evaluate the quality of information; * store and retrieve information; * make effective and ethical use of information, and * apply information to create and communicate knowledge. The development of indicators of information literacy is a priority at both national and international levels. Information literacy underpins many of the Millennium Development Goals, for instance, combating diseases and enhancing employment opportunities. Indicators of information literacy can help countries to identify the effect of policies to foster information literacy development and to know the extent to which their citizens are able to participate in a knowledge society. This is why UNESCO, through its Information for All Programme, decided to engage in the development of an international framework for measuring information literacy through which achievements at both international and national levels can be demonstrated and future efforts can be better focused. The publication is available online in PDF: click here http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001587/158723e.pdf . Source: http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=26597&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECT… See Also: http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001585/158585e.pdf Anup Kumar Das New Delhi India --------------------------------- Connect with friends all over the world. Get Yahoo! India Messenger. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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SALIS Awards for the year 2008 - Announcement - reg
by Arunachalam Hariharan 01 May '08

01 May '08

Nominations are invited for the following SALIS Awards for the year 2008 1. Dr. Harish Chandra-Sushila Chandra Best Librarian Award (National level) ------------------------------------------------------- SALIS instituted an award- sponsored by Dr. Harish Chandra, Librarian, IIT Madras, in the name of Dr. Harish Chandra-Sushila Chandra Best Librarian Award . Aim of instituting the award: To honor and recognize library professionals - for their outstanding contributions to the profession. Eligibility: Professionals holding any degree in Library Science or equivalent and working in library and information field in any parts in India. Must be a citizen of India About Dr.Harish Chandra -------------------------- Dr.Harish Chandra is currently working as Librarian of IIT, Madras. Prior to this, he has also worked in IIT, Delhi, GSI and IIFT. He underwent training in Library Automation and Digital Library at University of Cambridge, UK and Tilburg University, Netherlands respectively. His major contributions are in the areas of New Library Building Planning, ISO-9001 application in the Library, Digital Library Initiative, Web based library and information services, etc. Dr.Chandra is a member of Senate, IIT since 1995, a member of Task Force for Higher Education Library System, MHRD. He is also a member in the editorial board of various journals including OCLC Systems and Services. He is also a member of many professional bodies. Dr.Chandra has over 60 publications to his credit and completed various projects and consultancy assignments. He has organized several national and international conferences. He has received several awards, chaired number of technical sessions and delivered number of invited lectures. He has visited more than 12 countries and received several awards. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. AutoLibTamilnadu Best Librarian Award (for Library Professionals working in Tamilnadu region only) 3. AutoLib Tamilnadu Best Young Librarian Award (for Library Professionals working in Tamilnadu region only: Age below 40 years) Must be a citizen of India The above two awards are sponsored by M/s AutoLib Software System , a leading Library Automation Solution Provider at Chennai. Eligibility for the above two Awards : Professionals holding any degree in Library Science or equivalent and working in library and information field in Tamilnadu region.Must be a citizen of India Aim of instituting the award: To honor and recognize library professionals - for their outstanding contributions to the profession. Nominations Nominations for all the three awards ( by Library professionals holding responsible position or by self) are invited for the year 2008 from eligible professionals. The application form can be downloaded from http://autolib-india.net/salis or by sending E-mail to salis_info(a)yahoo.co.in The other details are given in the application form. Filled-in application along with necessary supporting documents should be sent in a sealed cover to The Convener, SALIS Award Committee, SALIS B2-Solai Apartments(opp to MGR Garden) Mount-Poonamallee Road, Chennai 600 089. Last date for the receipt of filled application is 15.07.2008 For any clarifications, E-mail to the convener salis_info(a)yahoo.co.in Convener SALIS Award Committee ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Aligarh Muslim University : Class I Vacancies in Library
by Mukesh Anand 01 May '08

01 May '08

Respected Members', Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh) Advertisement No. 2/2008, Dated 11.4.' 08 Appications on the prescribed form are invited for the following post by 26.05.' 08 1. University Librarian - 1 2. Deputy Librarians : Maulana Azad Library - 2 3. Assistant Librarians : Maulana Azad Library - 8 4. Lecturer in Library & Information Science - 1 5. Documentation Officer : Centre of West Asian Studies - 1 6. Archivist : Sir Syed Academy - 1 N.B. :- Necessary details about the required qualification with the prescribed employment form can be downloaded from the website www.amuregistrar.com Print Access to the Brief Advt. : - The Hindu dated 30 April, 2008 (Wednesday), Page # 9 Thanx & Regards, Mukesh Anand Asst. Libn. Indian Railways Officers' Training College Sanskari Nagari Vadodara -- 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] OSS web opac
by Rupak Chakravarty 01 May '08

01 May '08

Dear Sir,Two more Next Generation WebPACs are there: Scriblio and another is VuFind. Even one can try LibraryFind. The links are: * http://about.scriblio.net/ * http://www.vufind.org/ * http://libraryfind.org/ 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 ---------- Original Message ----------- From: L J Haravu <haravu(a)newgenlib.com> To: rupak(a)pu.ac.in Cc: Siddartha <siddartha(a)newgenlib.com> Sent: Thu, 01 May 2008 12:11:57 +0530 Subject: OSS web opac > Dear Mr Rupak > > The link that you gave regarding the open source Ruby on Railsimplementation of an OPAC (http://blacklight.rubyforge.org/) somehowdid not work. Can you please check it out and let me have the details.Thanks and regards. Haravu > ------- End of Original Message ------- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Workshop on DSpace
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 01 May '08

01 May '08

Workshop on DSpace May 9 - 11, 2008 Organized by Department of Library & Information Science, Osmania University, Hyderabad in collaboration with Academy of Library Science & Documentation (ALSD) About the Workshop: The present day libraries are extensively using Information Technology for information management. As part of storage and access to digital information, the libraries are developing their own digital libraries / institutional digital repositories. There are number of free software available for developing digital libraries and Dspace (http://www.dspace.org) is one of the most popular software developed jointly by MIT Libraries and HP labs. DSpace is a digital asset management system. It helps to create, index and retrieve various forms of digital content. Dspace has built-in Interoperability between the systems and adheres to international standards for metadata. This workshop is planned to meet the growing demand for Developing Digital Libraries. As DSpace is open source software and it had become popular due to its increased use by the LIS professionals. The workshop is aimed to support growing needs for learning software which can be useful to build institutional digital libraries and repositories. Dspace being one of the most popular having number of facilities, the workshop is being organized to enable the LIS professionals to start building their own repository. About DSpace: Dspace is an open source software and is freely downloadable from http://www.dspace.org Submission facility allows scientists and researchers to upload digital documents from anywhere in the world Workflow feature allows moderation of the submitted documents. Uses persistent handles. Conforms to the standards like Dublin Core and OAI-PMH v.2.0. Security can be built at various levels to effect restricted access. Indian Language based digital libraries can be built as it conforms to the UNICODE standard Objectives: Today every organization needs to develop its own Digital Institutional Repository. The LIS professionals need training to develop these repositories. This workshop is organized to make them competent in using the software. To provide background knowledge of the digital library and its related concepts. To offer hands on experience in using Dspace Software. To encourage the participants in developing their own Institutional Digital Libraries. The topics to be covered in the Workshop: Overview of DSpace Installation of DSpace DSpace Users: Anonymous, Members & Authors DSpace Administration Lucene Search Engine Persistent Handles DSpace Customization The sessions in the workshop include lectures, demonstration and Hands-on- experience. The Laboratory facilities are made available for practice to the participants. Dept. of Library & Information Science: The Department was established in 1959. At present the Department is offering BLISc, MLISc, M.Phil and Ph.D. Programmes. It is well equipped with a Computer Lab and Seminar Library. The Department had earlier organized several National and International Conferences / Seminars / workshops covering various facets of Library and Information Science. Recently, the department organized a mega conference, the "53rd All India Library Conference - 2007" of the Indian Library Association (ILA), during 13th - 16th Dec. 2007. ALSD: ALSD, Hyderabad is a professional organization established in 1965. It has about 600 members. The members are both from India and outside. The Association organized several programs / seminars and conferences. It published quarterly ALSD Communication. Registration Fee: Rs.1,000/- per participant Rs.2,000/- per participant (For Sponsored participants) The DD / Cash payable in favor of: The Head, Dept. of Library & Information Science, Osmania University, payable at Hyderabad. The Registration Fee include: Dspace Software CD Handouts Working Lunch / Tea Target Participants: LIS professionals with working knowledge of Information Technology. The Workshop is confined to 25 participants Accommodation: The Guest House / Hotel Accommodation will be arranged on payment. For details contact: Prof S Sudarshan Rao, Head, Dept of Library &Information Science, Osmania University, Hyderabad- 500007 email: yesyesrao(a)yahoo.com Phone: 9849228980 (M); 040-27682290 (O) Prof N,Laxman Rao, Director, UGC-Academic Staff College, Osmania University, Hyderabad- 500007. email : naglaxman(a)yahoo.com Phone :9246547599; 040-27098102 (O) Dr. Dimple Patel, Dept of Library &Information Science, Osmania University, Hyderabad- 500007. email: dimplerp(a)yahoo.co.in Phone: 9440947893; 040-27682290 (O) Prof. N.LAXMAN RAO, Dept.of Library & Information Science, & Director, UGC-Academic Staff College, & Osmania University, HYDERABAD- 500 007 (INDIA) President, Association of British Scholars (Hyderabad Chapter) Vice-President, Faculty Club, Osmania University Ph:+91-40-27171565(res): +91-40- 27098102(telefax-off) 9246547599(Mobile) e:mail-- naglaxman(a)yahoo.com OR naglaxman(a)gmail.com --------------------------------- Sent from Yahoo! Mail. 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Directory of Librarian & Information Professionals
by RIZWAN SHEIKH 01 May '08

01 May '08

Dear Professionals, I am going to compile a Directory of Librarians / Information Professionals of India. Half of the work has been carried out. Those who want to get their name registered are requested to send their Name Qualification Designation Organisation Address of Organisation Residential Address E-mail Phone Cell on my e-mail address. After completion of work it will be uploaded on the net or will be printed and distributed or both. (Rizwan Sheikh) Senior Librarian C U Shah Medical College, Dudhrej Road, Surendranagar Gujarat, India Rizwan --------------------------------- Download prohibited? No problem. CHAT from any browser, without download. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Hindustan Latex Family Planning Promotion Trust is looking for information professionals
by Mailing List Admin 01 May '08

01 May '08

Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:52:16 +0530 (IST) From: raghavan(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in Dear Moderator: Please arrange to announce the following to all members of LIS Forum: Regards K.S. Raghavan DRTC The Hindustan Latex Family Planning Promotion Trust is looking for information professionals meeting the following requirements: Name of the position: Librarian for Knowledge Management Center Reference ID: HLFPPT/APRIL-08/KMC TSD Name of the Company: Hindustan Latex Family Planning Promotion Trust Location: Knowledge Management Center, (KMC) Noida Office Timings: 9.30 am to 6.30 pm (Monday to Friday). Division: Technical Services Division (TSD) HLFPPT Remuneration: The gross salary package in the scale of pay will be in the range of INR 3 to 4 lakh per annum. Two year contractual and will be renewed on the basis of annual performance. Qualification: Bachelor/ Masters in degree in library science with additional Certificate course on Managing information in digital age, training on library software like Greenstone, D Space, LIBSYS and Knowledge Management. Diploma in computer programme and computer skills on DTP, Carol draw, Photoshop, page maker is desirable Experience: Minimum 5 years experience as Librarian & Knowledge Management in recognized institutes. He/She should be familiarity with developing and delivering knowledge sharing programme and establishing effective partnerships within and outside the learning centers and resource centers. Functional Area: Managing resource, update website & intranet, knowledge management · Key responsibilities include: 1. Identify and collection of resources, update the resource in the master list 2. Promote knowledge sharing by using innovation and new IT technologies. 3. Strengthening links between knowledge sharing and the information systems, and improving integration among information systems in the organization 4. He/She maintain the central repository of all communication (IEC/BCC) materials, proposals, reports from the organization. 5. Document the project, divisional information and reports Languages: English compulsory, other regional language like Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil and Bengali is desirable. Start date: As soon as possible (ASAP) Interested and eligible candidates, may mail their application with updated resume at careers(a)hlfppt.org by 10th May 2008. Interview planned during on 3rd Week of May at Noida/Delhi. Please note that only short listed candidates will be contacted for further stages. Mr. A. K. Mehta, Sr. Manager HR Hindustan Latex Family Planning Promotion Trust B-11, Sector-59, Gautam Budh Nagar, Noida - Uttar Pradesh, INDIA 201301 careers(a)hlfppt.org www.hlfppt.org 91-120-4231060, 4231061, Fax: 4231065

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SPECIAL LECTURE PROGRAMME
by Mailing List Admin 01 May '08

01 May '08

Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 06:43:04 +0100 (BST) From: lalitha aswath <lalithaaswath(a)yahoo.co.in> BANGALORE UNIVERSITY Department of Library and Information Science SPECIAL LECTURE PROGRAMME 2007-2008 Managing Human Resource By Dr. Ramesh Prof. & Head P.G. Department of Management Studies Mount Carmel College Bangalore. Time: 11 am, Date: 3rd May 2008 AND Role of IT in Creative Teaching By Dr. Padma International Academy for Creative Teaching Hebbal, Bangalore. Time: 12.30 pm, Date: 3rd May 2008 Venue: Dr. S. Radhakrishna Hall ALL ARE INVITED Staff and Students Dept. of Library and Information Science Bangalore University, Bangalore-560 056

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Fwd: Promoting Reading Habits
by loan fayaz 01 May '08

01 May '08

loan fayaz <fayazlib(a)yahoo.co.in> wrote: Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2008 06:32:42 +0100 (BST) From: loan fayaz <fayazlib(a)yahoo.co.in> Subject: Promoting Reading Habits To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Dear Colleage, As all of us know information is power and this power is absorbed in the body not by eating but by reading. So a person must have reading habits in this information age. Now the question is how to develop them? A single person or organisation cannot develop reading habits in modern multimedia society where new media is distracting the reader from reading materials. Parents , teachers and librarians have to play a great role in creating a reading society. As a librarian you can attract users towards reading by displaying book jackets of new books/the new issues of periodicals, providing SDI services, circulating contents of new issues, motivating the authorities for celeberating World Book Day, Library Week, Librarian's Day, and organising the Book exhibitions. Book talk, Quiz competitions and the like. It is matter of regret that in academic institutions of India emphasis is given on passing the examinations, not on promoting the lifelong reading habits. That is why our biggest population struggles in every field for survival and leading in the none as compared to other developing countries. We must know that "the nations who reads is a nation who leads". Fayaz Lone Documentation Officer CCAS, University of Kashmir. --------------------------------- Best Jokes, Best Friends, Best Food. Get all this and more on Best of Yahoo! Groups. --------------------------------- Best Jokes, Best Friends, Best Food. Get all this and more on Best of Yahoo! Groups. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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FW: I Need Your Help !-hoax Mail--- BEWARE THIS MAIL IS NOT FROM ME. I AM IN INDIA
by Manjunath K 01 May '08

01 May '08

Dear friends, Today I got this mail from my nephew who is in dubai... shocking to see this mail under my gmail-id... The below mail is not from me and I am very much in India. It is a hoax mail. If you have received this mail asking for help, please ignore it. I request you to forward this mail to your friends and other forums. Manjunath ------------- Dr. Manjunatha K Librarian T.A. Pai Management Institute Manipal - 576 104 Udupi Dist. Karnataka, India Ph: +91-0820-2573551(0ff); 2575161(Res) email: manjunath(a)mail.tapmi.org; manju_tapmi(a)yahoo.com web: http://www.tapmi.org ------------- ********** Manjunatha Keralapura <manjunathak(a)gmail.com> wrote: Date: Thu, 1 May 2008 03:05:35 +0100 From: "Manjunatha Keralapura" <manjunathak(a)gmail.com> To: manjunathak(a)gmail.com Subject: I Need Your Help ! How are you doing today? I am sorry I didn't inform you about my traveling to Africa for a program ,the program is taking place in three major countries in Africa which is Ghana , South Africa and Nigeria . It has been a very sad and bad moment for me, the present condition that i found myself is very hard for me to explain. I am really stranded in Nigeria because I forgot my little bag in the Taxi where my money, passport, documents and other valuable things were kept on my way to the Hotel am staying, I am facing a hard time here because i have no money on me. I am now owning a hotel bill of $1550 and they wanted me to pay the bill soon else they will have to seize my bag and hand me over to the Hotel Management., I need this help from you urgently to help me back home, I need you to help me with the hotel bill and i will also need $1600 to feed and help myself back home so please can you help me with a sum of $3,500 to sort out my problems here? I need this help so much and on time because i am in a terrible and tight situation here, I don't even have money to feed myself for a day which means i had been starving so please understand how urgent i needed your help. I am sending you this e-mail from the hotel cafe , I will appreciate what so ever you can afford to send me for now and I promise to pay back your money as soon as i return home so please let me know on time so that i can forward you the details you need to transfer the money through Money Gram or Western Union. please i really need your help . i promise to pay you back . -- Manjunath ------------------------- Dr. Manjunatha K Librarian T.A. Pai Management Institute ________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Reading habits of Students
by Chitra Prakash Rao 01 May '08

01 May '08

Hi ; To best showcase your Jpurnals and to promote reading habits in users one must always go out to them and not expect them to come to you. first suggestion would be to find out what chapters of books or course is taught and display those books ot make detailed chapter wise bibliographies and put it up on the Library Notice boards.. Second go out to the teachers and students and interact with them ask if they have got all the material they want to study. Have them see the recent magazines and books. Slowly and steadily introduce them to what you have in Library Start a Book Awareness Club where the top ten books recieved in that week/ month are talked about or written. Ensure magazine articles are displayed for all to see. If they do not come to the Library Put it in a place they can see. For BE courses your interaction with the teachers and showing them what is availbale will improve the reading habits of students ie. awareness of what is availble in their Libraries. As they depend on teachers references a lot. Thirdly we all have to make the maximum effort to break this barrier in the initial stages only later on word of mounth from batch to batch will automatically advertise your collection. Last but not the least we have to accept that they have made their own arrangements either from Friends and Book-stores and have organised their reading materials themselves. In which case getting a vendor to sell at your campus at the beginning of the year with more discounts as books will be purchased in Bulk will endear you to them and they will approach you in future if they want any urther information..Try always to be among them and not away where their needs are concerned. best wishes and welcome to the real word of Library management Chitra Rao Library and Information officer NITIE Mumbai -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Information/Library Assistant
by ACHAR S 30 Apr '08

30 Apr '08

Dear All, Upcoming National Business School which is Associated with International Business School in JP Nagar(Bangalore) requires Information/Library Assistant. Active,Smart fresh/apprentice trained diploma candidates(female) willing to work in a challenging environment. Preferably candidates should be in & around JP nagar, Bangalore.Six Months to One year probationary period followed by confirmation. Contact:Achar, Consultant; cell:9449340789 Send your Resumae along with photo to: Achar, c/o Shanthakumar, "Vasanthakrupa", #163, Thalagattapura Post, Kanakapura Road, Bangalore-560062 ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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LIS research in India- response from LIS professionals is encouraging.
by Manjunath K 30 Apr '08

30 Apr '08

Dear LIS Professionals, (sorry for cross posting--- if already responded please ignore this) Recently I had posted a small questionnaire to our e-forums for compiling directory of LIS doctoral research. The response is encouraging.. Seventy members have already responded to the questionnaire. I request full cooperation from LIS Teachers and Practioners with PhD degree to compile the comprehensive directory. My desire is to complete the task as early as possible so that our professionals get benefited. If you have not yet responded, please spare just five minutes to open the following survey and provide the information. It will take just two-three minutes to fill the questionnaire. http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=pGIJhUehDUUas09WOeerUfQ&emai l=true If you cannot open the link, please copy and paste the link on your web browser. If you have already responded... Thank you very much for the cooperation. I have extracted data from inflibnet, Vidyanidhi and University news. Anticipating your full cooperation I am hoping of completing the task by this June end. I will post the cumulated directory on our e-forums for the benefit of our professionals. I need your cooperation. With regards, Dr. Manjunatha K Librarian TAPMI, Manipal - 576 104 Karnataka, Ph: 0820-2573551, Email: manjunath(a)mail.tapmi.org <mailto:manjunath@mail.tapmi.org> ; manju_tapmi(a)yahoo.com <mailto:manju_tapmi@yahoo.com> -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Job posting - CMC Vellore
by Vasumathi Sriganesh 30 Apr '08

30 Apr '08

Dear library professionals (Apologies for the Cross posting - if you are getting multiple copies of this mail by subscribing to all lists) I have a request from a friend at CMC Vellore to spread a message about this vacancy. ------------------------------------------------ Wanted by the Prof. BV Moses & ICMR Advanced Centre for Research and Training in Evidence Based Health Care, ('ICMR Centre for Advanced Research in Evidence Based Health Care':) Carman Block, Christian Medical College, Bagayam, Vellore, for a 5 year project: SACN 1: Information Specialist / Electronic Resource Librarian (Research Scientist- non-medical): Qualifications: M.L.I.Sc., + One year PG Diploma in Library Automation and Networking and or equivalent and Appropriate Experience in e-resource management. Salary: Consolidated Rs. 25,000 per month; (as per ICMR scales). Accommodation not provided. Job requirements include: Compiling and Maintaining a register of clinical trials conducted in India and other countries in South Asia; maintenance of the South Asian Cochrane Network website (www.cochrane-sacn.org) and institutional research website; teaching health professionals to use PubMed, The Cochrane Library, other health data repositories, how to run searches, how to use reference manager software, etc.; conducting research on publication and dissemination issues Only candidates with proficiency in English and required qualifications and skills need apply. Please send your application by email to paul_signet(a)hotmail.com --------------------------------------------- Regards Vasumathi Sriganesh CEO, QMed Knowledge Foundation A-3, Shubham Centre, Cardinal Gracious Road Chakala, Andheri East, Mumbai 400099, India Tel: 91-22-40054474 / 75 Fax: 91-22-40054358 Web: www.qmedkf.org.in Indian Medical Sites- www.indianmedicalsites.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography 2007 Annual Edition
by Charles W. Bailey, Jr. 29 Apr '08

29 Apr '08

The Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography 2007 Annual Edition is now available from Digital Scholarship: http://www.digital-scholarship.org/sepb/annual/annual.htm Annual editions of the Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography are PDF files designed for printing. Each annual edition is based on the last HTML version published during the edition's year. The SEPB 2007 Annual Edition is based on Version 70 (12/18/2007). The printed bibliography is over 260 pages long. The PDF file is over 1 MB. In addition to updated URLs, hundreds of additional URLs have been added to the SEPB 2007 Annual Edition. (The additional URLs will be added to Version 72 of the SEPB HTML edition.) The bibliography has the following sections: Table of Contents 1 Economic Issues 2 Electronic Books and Texts 2.1 Case Studies and History 2.2 General Works 2.3 Library Issues 3 Electronic Serials 3.1 Case Studies and History 3.2 Critiques 3.3 Electronic Distribution of Printed Journals 3.4 General Works 3.5 Library Issues 3.6 Research 4 General Works 5 Legal Issues 5.1 Intellectual Property Rights 5.2 License Agreements 6 Library Issues 6.1 Cataloging, Identifiers, Linking, and Metadata 6.2 Digital Libraries 6.3 General Works 6.4 Information Integrity and Preservation 7 New Publishing Models 8 Publisher Issues 8.1 Digital Rights Management 9 Repositories, E-Prints, and OAI Appendix A. Related Bibliographies Appendix B. About the Author New versions of SEPB are announced on DigitalKoans: http://www.digital-scholarship.org/digitalkoans/ RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/DigitalKoans For a discussion of the numerous changes in my digital publications since my resignation from the University of Houston Libraries, see: http://www.digital-scholarship.org/cwb/dsoverview.htm -- Best Regards, Charles Charles W. Bailey, Jr. Publisher, Digital Scholarship http://www.digital-scholarship.org/ DigitalKoans Open Access Bibliography Open Access Webliography Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography Scholarly Electronic Publishing Resources Scholarly Electronic Publishing Weblog -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Promotional Avenues for Professional Assistant
by ANIL SINGH 29 Apr '08

29 Apr '08

Dear Professional Colleagues, Is there any promotional avenues (ACP or time bound Scale) for Professional Assistants in any university in India. If any scheme exists, please inform. DLDI, NCERT New Delhi - 110016 E-mail: rathoreas(a)hotmail.com _________________________________________________________________ Technology : Catch up on updates on the latest Gadgets, Reviews, Gaming and Tips to use technology etc. http://computing.in.msn.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Some query regarding DDC number
by Jaipal Singh Sisodia 29 Apr '08

29 Apr '08

Dear professionals I would like to know some of the following Title's DDC number. 1. Library and Information Science School of Australia 2. Dictionary of Hindu Rights and Ceremonies 3. Joint selection committe of Indian Parliament 4. Social Status of Bangladesh in Bengal 5. History of Newspaper and Journalism in India 6. Monetary Policy of India 7. Radiological Diagnosis of Gastric Ulcer 8. Termite Pests of Sugar cane crops 9. Cricket coaching 10.Sanskrit Reader for English speaking people 11. Physical Diagnosis of skin diseases of sheeps 12.Aptitute test for Classical Dancing 13. Economic conditions in India during Ashoka period 14. Teachinh methods for mathematics in elementary schools 15. Bone tuberclosis of horse Please help in this regards, as this information required for my research work. with regards -- Jaipal Singh Sisodia Librarian Institute of Technology and Science G.T. Raod Mohan Nagar Ghaziabab-201007 -- 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] Promoting reading habits
by T. Shahab 29 Apr '08

29 Apr '08

"Librarians work for the mankind"? Forgive me to sound churlish. This textbook comments appear me like rubbing salt to every practicing librarians' open wound. Librarains in the real work situation in most of the institutions in our counrty-whether public or private-have no larger profile than submitting with all docility at their command to the directives or sweet wishes or whims of the governing committee/Principal/Professors/Directors/Vice-Chancellors, etc. I haven't come across any Public or Academic librarian who feel empowered enough to acquire books with a view to cultivating best "Value system", without being in perpetual trepidation of having her/his choices being qestioned. Librarians in our contry may become effective instrunments in the development of an Information literate society provided the significance of libraries as an agent of social transformation is understood by those who are holding the reins of authority and power. Moreover, while seized with the issue of "Information literacy" we should also think of the usefulness of the long forgotten techniques used in library extension services. The true literacy is not really course book based. It is to banish the darknness of ignorance from our minds and to enable us to acuire various forms of competencies that should empower us to be engaged in the contemporary society beneficially for all. Regards. TANWIR -----Original Message----- From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in [mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in] On Behalf Of Sukhdev Singh Sent: Friday, April 25, 2008 1:50 PM To: Smita Chandra; lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Cc: binu david Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Promoting reading habits Are we just teachers? Or our responsibility goes beyond that? I thought, it just the teachers who "force" their "pupils" to learn whatever is prescribed in their syllabus. A teacher transfers a domain of knowledge to its pupils. S/he deals with one generation (25 years equals to a generation). Fine, I have no objection to this. It is his/her duty. The roles are well defined; the person standing in the class knows the best. Now there is something called social "value system". Conflicts between generations start from here. Call it "Generation Gap" if you like. Here the older generation always feel that their value system is better and more right than that of younger generation. The young feels just the opposite. I am with the younger generation. I feel the younger generation is always right because they know better. After all they are born after 25 years. During these 25 years, the sum total of mankind knowledge gets added up (Quiz - How many times?). And Technology? How much does it change in 25 years? While a teacher (not a researcher) merely transfers the existing known domain knowledge to its pupil, a librarian has more challenging task - s/he builds the knowledge base. S/he acquires the best knowledge produced and recorded; organizes; makes it findable and usable. Librarian does not work for a Generation. Librarian does not work for Money. Librarian does not subscribe to any particular Ideology. Librarian does not work for a particular Society or Community. Librarian WORKS FOR MANKIND. Libraries collectively form the MEMORY of MANKIND. Now coming to philosophy of Library Science. I wonder whether we all have grown beyond Ranganathan. More of us are talking in terms of THIRD LAW (Every Book Its Reader - the promotional aspect) while ignoring the SECOND LAW (Every Reader his/her Book - the collection development aspect). As already hinted in my previous mail, priority should be according to the order of the Laws. For me the FIRST LAW (Books are for use) comes first, so I talk of Open Access. Collection development comes second and promotion comes third. I am very happy that few of us actually pinpointed the root cause. It is the strict adhere to "numerical" and "magic numbers" prescribed by accrediting bodies. Recently, I was invited at CMC Vellore < http://www.cochrane-sacn.org/symposium2008/workshops.html > to chair a session. There I got an opportunity to look to one poster. It was co-authored by Dr. R. R. Pathak, Depratment of Pharmacology, C U Shah Medical College, Surendranagar GUJARAT - 363001 and Sheikh, Rizwan, the Senior Librarian there. I talked at length to Dr. Pathak during his poster presentation. His views are important to me. He is a PG Student of Pharmacology and a Library User. I requested a copy of the poster, which he sent me through email later (I can forward the same to whoever desires, or better if Rizwan is here and listening, I request him to make his presentation in lis-forum) What does this poster say? It bursts the MCI's Library Norms and Magic Numbers. He shows how a private college can fill up "magic numbers" with books and journals that students would never need. He goes ahead with high pitch, which I don't like to circulate over here. So you cannot have Second Law violated and then expect Librarian to operate the Third Law. So Build Your Collection to the Needs of your User. Don't impose your own Value - System on the User. User Knows the Best. --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 10:32 AM, Smita Chandra <smitac_in(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > Sorry am back once again... > > The problem indeed lies somewhere else. Reading habits do not evolve > over-night, but it is a long process having its roots in human beings > as kids. Curiosity will no doubt drive anyone to read anything of > his/her interest no matter where it is. But if we are talking of > 'reading' for the sake of inner development and a more mature level of > understanding and a mature society in-turn, then it is the whole wide > spectrum of 'reading habit' that comes into picture. There are n-book > clubs of different trusts/ organizations however there is a deficiency > of a library, librarian, a school library, a public library (pls lets > leave the BCL and USIS out of our 'Indian' list), or a library > association in India involved directly or indirectly in such a > process. (This bring to mind a question I have been pondering, is > there any association at all between the National Book Trust of India > and our libraries, lets say our National Library ?...pls can someone > clarify ? ) > > There are some public libraries in the US, that hand out gift baskets > containing books to 'expectant mothers' to read them out to their unborn ! > ..sounds familiar to our culture too...oh yes thats also Abhimanyu > from Mahabharat !!! So it is at THIS BASIC level that we have YET TO > BEGIN working towards. Else we are all aware of the parallel education > system in our country, of the rote system of learning in schools, of > ... are these the reason why school kids so shy away from their > library periods ? Is there any study between such dynamic relations > /interactions related also to school libraries / national association > in this ? If yes, then has that been out forward to the varied boards > on education set up time and again to bring reforms to the school > syllabus and learning methodology. We see examples here being pointed > from US, are people in such committees aware of the role a library has > in developing lets say 'reading habit' here ? Are there any librarians > or representatives of library associations ? What about the role of libraries in developing reading habits for the special kids ? > > > Regards, > > Smita-- > Smita Chandra > Librarian > Indian Institute of Geomagnetism > New Mumbai > > Sukhdev Singh <esukhdev(a)gmail.com> wrote: > But aren't we trying to reinvent the Wheel? > > Let us go back to our science. > > Read and Understand the Second Law: > > Better Buy a Copy and keep it on your table. I don't have to tell you > the title. http://dlist.sir.arizona.edu/1220/ > > Also remember the Second Law comes Before Third Law. > > The problem lies somewhere else. Poor students!! Always at receiving end!!. > > One question? Who told them to read SMSes? > Second Question? Who told them to Google? > > Answer = IF SOMETHING IS USEFUL, IT WILL BE USED!! > > So if the Library collection is useful, it will be used. Put your > useful books in Seven Locks, people will still ask for it. Don't you > observe it daily in your library? > > Sorry, the problem lies somewhere else. > Do you still want to know the problem? > > > --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. > > > On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 8:32 AM, Parinita Samant wrote: > > Dear All, > > > > This could be a very interesting point for discussion, as promoting > > reading habits will always be an important topic for all librarians. > > > > Could we professionals work together on this forum and try to list > > out all possibilities for increased readership in libraries? > > > > Thanks & Regards > > > > Parinita Samant > > Hexaware Technologies Ltd > > Mahape, Navi Mumbai 400710 > > > > 67919595 - Xt- 9707 > > "To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that > > is all" -Oscar Wilde > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > [mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in] On Behalf Of binu > > david > > Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 3:13 PM > > To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > > > > > Subject: [LIS-Forum] Promoting reading habits > > > > Dear Friends > > > > I am a Librarian with a self financing engineering college(only > > BTech/BE) in Kerala. Our library subscribes to around 80 print > > periodicals in the area of engineering and allied subjects. To > > promote reading habits of periodicals among students and faculty we > > have taken initiate like user education, current awareness etc. > > But the response to these initiatives are meagre. Yearly we are > > spending around 2 lakh on periodicals. So i need some valuable > > suggestions from my colleague's in promoting reading habits of our > > periodicals in optimum. > > > > Hope soon I will receive a lot of suggestion from you people. > > > > Thanking you > > > > Sincerely > > > > Binu David > > Librarian > > N J College of Engineering > > Pothandi > > Palghat > > > > > > -- > > ______________________________________________ > > 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. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > LIS-Forum mailing list > > LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum > > > > > > > ********************************************************************** > ***************************************************** > > This e-mail communication and any attachments may be privileged and > confidential to Hexaware and are intended only for the > > use of the recipients named above. 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REQUIRED TRAINEE APPRENTICE AT BRITISH LIBRARY, BANGALORE - URGENT
by Banda Shankar 29 Apr '08

29 Apr '08

British Library, Bangalore invites applications for one year apprenticeship programme. Selected candidates will be paid a consolidated stipend of Rs.7, 000/- per month. Qualification required 1. MLISc or equivalent (completed only) Eligible candidates can send their resume to bl.bangalore(a)in.britishcouncil.org or Manager BritishLibrary Prestige Takt 23, Kasturba Road Cross Bangalore– 560001 Tel: +91-80-22489220 Fax: +91-80-22240767 Number of vacancies - 2 Last date for receiving applications: 03/05/2008 Short listed candidates will be intimated by 05/05/2008 Date of Interview: 06/05/2008 10.30 AM at above address No TA/DA will be paid for attending the interview. Please bring all your certificates in original supporting your educational qualification and proof of age. Manager British Library ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Required LIS professionals
by Mallikarjun K 29 Apr '08

29 Apr '08

Dear Moderator, Please post this information in the LIS-Forum. Thank you. We are looking for young LIS professionals (Male Candidates only) with Very good communication skill, preferably residents of Bangalore, to work in Bangalore Management Academy. Qualifications: MLISc or BLISc with minimum of 50% marks. Remuneration: Depending on qualifications and Experience. Those interested may please send their resume with Photograph, To: prakash(a)bmaindia.com or prakash_inp(a)yahoo.com -- *Mallikarjun M Kappi *Asst.Librarian-Knowledge Centre #17, Ashirwad Towers, Doddanekkundi Cross, Mahadevapura Ring Road, Maratahalli Post, Bangalore - 560 037 E-mail: mkmallikarjun(a)gmail.com Mallikarjun(a)bmaindia.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Report on “International Standards in Library Automation and Networking” held at Bangalore University
by Pandurang Konnur 29 Apr '08

29 Apr '08

Report on "International Standards in Library Automation and Networking" held at Bangalore University Introduction Bangalore University, Indian Academic Library Association (IALA) and Kesavan Institute for Information and Knowledge Management (KIIKM) together organized this workshop in Bangalore University, Jnana Bharathi Campus. It was attended by 60 librarians from Academic libraries, Research organizations, Corporates and Public Libraries. This workshop took place from 17th March 2008 to 21st March 2008. The overwhelming success of this workshop is evident from the great satisfaction levels of the participants. Resource persons 1. Mr. L.J.Haravu (Kesavan Institute for Information and Knowledge Management) 2. Dr. A.R.D. Prasad (DRTC, Bangalore) 3. Dr. Ramesha (Associate Professor, Bangalore University) 4. Dr. Krishnamurthy (Librarian, Mysore University Library) 5. Mr. E.M.Siddartha (NewGenLib Foundation) Technical sessions The technical sessions started with an overview of metadata standards. In this session metadata standards like MARC21, and Dublin core were discussed, and also the importance of using metadata standards were discussed. The next session was on MARC21. Participants were explained the importance and prominence of MARC21 standard. Practical sessions were held online to make participants understand the structure of MARC21, they were also taught on how to use the documentation of MARC21. In fact the session became so exciting that participants requested for an extra one hour session on MARC21 to further examine the standard and know more about it. MARC21 for Bibliographic data, Authority data and Holdings data were covered during this session. Session on Dublin Core discussed the Dublin core metadata standard in detail. This session created an awareness in Participants about semantic web and describing the web resources A session on "What are Interoperability standards?" has discussed concepts like Z39.50 and other related interoperability standards were discussed. The session on Z39.50 protocol, server and client made the participants know more this protocol A session on SRU/W (Search Retrieve through URLs and Web services) was taken, where it was explained how the web services are taking over the traditional standards in database interoperability. A query language Common Query Language (CQL) was also explained. Most importantly participants were able to do practical sessions on invoking SRU/W based services and also see the results. One of the most exciting sessions was on XML. The importance of XML and its implementations were discussed here. Participants also had practical session ob creating XML documents and interpret XML documents. After this session participants were able to interpret MARC XML documents easily. There was also a session on Unicode. This session discussed the importance and implementations of Unicode One of the current buzz words in library automation is RFID. There was a half day session on RFID and also NISO Circulation Interchange Protocol (NCIP). RFID equipment was practically shown and demonstrated to the participants The session on OAI-PMH discussed the importance of creating institutional archives, making these archives accessible and its importance was discussed. OAI-PMH harvesters were also discussed in this session. Putting all the things above together a platform or application that could support the global standards was explained. In this session it was discussed on how "Open Source" software can address the above requirements. A discussion on various open source software and their pros and cons were also discussed. Finally there was session on NewGenLib Open source. Participants were explained "What is open source?", Features of NewGenLib Open source, and a hands-on session on installation of NewGenLib Open source -- Dr.P.V.Konnur Fulbright Fellow (University of Illinois) University Librarian, Bangalore University Library, Jananabharati, Bangalore-560056 Phone: 080-22961131, 23215510 Website: http://library@bub.ernet.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Advt. Project Linked Personnel in DRTC
by DRTC - General 29 Apr '08

29 Apr '08

INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE 8TH MILE, MYSORE ROAD, BANGALORE 560059 ADVERTISEMENT Applications are invited for one (1) purely "temporary Project-linked Person" in DRTC at Bangalore Centre of the Institute to work on the project on "Facet Analysis and Enhancement of information Retrieval in the Digital Environment". Qualification : Essential : ADIS from the Indian Statistical Institute or an equivalent qualification in Library & Information Science from a recognized University / Institute OR Masters Degree in Computer Applications (MCA). Pay: Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand only) per month, all inclusive. Tenure of appointment : The temporary appointment is upto 31 March 2009. Age: Maximum of 30 years as on 01 January 2008. Age may be relaxed for SC/ST/OBC candidates. Typed applications stating (1) Name [In block letters]: (2) Father's /Husband's name: (3) Address: (4) E-mail: (5) Phone No.: (6) Date of Birth: (7) Educational Qualification: (8) Work experience, (if any): accompanied by attested copies of relevant documents/ testimonials addressed to the Director, Indian Statistical Institute, should reach the Head, Documentation Research and Training Centre, Indian Statistical Institute, 8th Mile, Mysore Road, RV College Post, Bangalore 560059 on or before 31 May 2008. The Institute reserves the right not to appoint Project-linked Person. T.S.S.R.K. Rao Head, Bangalore Centre -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Faceted browsing with Solr and Ruby on Rails
by Rupak Chakravarty 29 Apr '08

29 Apr '08

OSS WebOPAC: A next generation library catalog written in ruby, using solr as theunderlying search engine. All you have to do is export your marcrecords, index them with the scripts provided, start up ruby on rails,and you're on your way to faceted browsing bliss.Check this out: http://blacklight.rubyforge.org/ 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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Promoting Reading Habits
by Rajan 28 Apr '08

28 Apr '08

Dear Mr Singh, It is true that you should build the collection to the needs of the user and should not impose your value system to him. The user knows the best, most of the time, but not always. When you speak about the user, please don't think of the students or faculty now there in the academic rolls of the institution alone. Think of the tenure of a library book and all possible users which may run into a few generations. So, in many cases you need to foresee creatively and arrive at a conclusion about the real needs of the users of the book rather than what the users speak when you decide to purchase. That means, don't avoid inclusion of a book which you visualize to be of useful later and cannot be obtained then eventhough you dont have a user right now. As well, when you think of the user, you should think of the diverse kinds of users during the entire tenure of the book too. Regards, K Rajasekharan Librarian, Kerala Institute of Local Administration(KILA) Mulagunnathukavu, Thrissur From: "Sukhdev Singh" <esukhdev(a)gmail.com> So you cannot have Second Law violated and then expect Librarian to operate the Third Law. So Build Your Collection to the Needs of your User. Don't impose your own Value - System on the User. User Knows the Best. --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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A browser plugin for libraries
by Romesh Chander 28 Apr '08

28 Apr '08

Dear colleagues, LibX is a browser plugin for Firefox and Internet Explorer that provides direct access to your library's resources. LibX is an open source framework from which editions for specific libraries can be built. Currently, 345 academic and public libraries have created public LibX editions. To find more information, follow the following link:- http://www.libx.org/ With Regards, Romesh Chander Sharma IKM Trainee, National Centre for Science Information(NCSI), Indian Institute of Sciences, Bangalore-560012 Mob. no. 9880959707 Meet people who discuss and share your passions. Go to http://in.promos.yahoo.com/groups/bestofyahoo/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Open Science Directory
by Mailing List Admin 28 Apr '08

28 Apr '08

Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2008 12:54:23 +0200 From: Imma Subirats <imma.subirats(a)gmail.com> Open Science Directory http://www.opensciencedirectory.net/ Search tool for open access journals and journals in special programs for developing countries. The *Open Science Directory* has been developed by *EBSCO* and the *Hasselt University Library* based upon a request by marine information management experts collaborating within the framework of the *IOC<http://ioc.unesco.org/> *'s (*Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO*) *IODE<http://www.iode.org/> * (*International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange*) programme. *Goal: * - To create a global search tool for all open access and special programs journal titles. - To enhance the access of these collections by creating direct links to the journals and their articlesincluded in this A-to-Z-list. - All information about the included journal collections is available at the websites of the included projects. These websites are directly accessible from the Open Science Directory. - The Open Science Directory will not replace these programs. Also the different programs have their own regulations and eligibility conditions. As a interested user, you or your institute will have to register on their sites if you want to make use of special programs like HINARI, AGORA, INASP-PERI, OARE, eIFL and eJDS. *Target groups: * - Institutes (universities, research units, …) and their researchers in developing countries. - Every organization and researcher interested in these collections. *Content:* - About 13000 scientific journals are now available in the 'Open Science Directory'. When all the special program journals will be included, the Open Science Directory will contain more than 20000 titles. - Open Science Directory contains collections of Open Access Journals (full – partly) and journals in the special programs (Hinari, Agora). Other programs will be added in the near future: OARE, INASP-PERI, eIFL, eJDS. *Open Acces Journals:* The most important collections are: - The Directory of Open Access Journals <http://www.doaj.org/> covers free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals. We aim to cover all subjects and languages. There are about 3000 in the directory (Dec 1, 2007). DOAJ is developed by the Lund University Libraries. - BioMed Central <http://www.biomedcentral.com/home/> is an independent publishing house committed to providing immediate open access to peer-reviewed biomedical research. BioMed Central contains 184 journals (Dec 1, 2007). Many are citation-tracked and already have Impact Factors. - A division of the Stanford University Libraries, HighWire Press<http://highwire.stanford.edu/>hosts a large repository of high impact, peer-reviewed content, with 1079 journals and 4,552,400 full text articles from over 130 scholarly publishers. HighWire-hosted publishers have collectively made 1,823,449 articles free. You will find the journals in the Open Science Directory with the embargo information included. - PubMed Central (PMC) <http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/> is the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) free digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature. Journals in special programs: - HINARI <http://www.who.int/hinari/>: The Health InterNetwork Access to Research Initiative (HINARI), set up by the World Health Organization (WHO) together with major publishers<http://extranet.who.int/hinari/en/partners.php>provides free or very low cost online access to the major journals in biomedical and related social sciences to local, not-for-profit institutions in developing countries. Over 3750 journal titles are now available to health institutions in 113 countries<http://www.who.int/hinari/eligibility/en/>. - AGORA <http://www.aginternetwork.org/>: The AGORA program, set up by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) together with major publishers <http://www.aginternetwork.org/en/part.php>, enables developing countries to gain access to an outstanding digital library collection in the fields of food, agriculture, environmental science and related social sciences. AGORA provides a collection of 1132 journals to institutions in 107 countries<http://www.aginternetwork.org/en/el.php>. - OARE <http://www.oaresciences.org/>: Online Access to Research in the Environment (OARE), an international public-private consortium coordinated by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Yale University, and leading science and technology publishers<http://oare.oaresciences.org/content/en/partners.php>, enables developing countries to gain access to one of the world's largest collections of environmental science research. Over 1,300 peer reviewed titles owned and published by over 340 prestigious publishing houses and scholarly societies are now available in more than 100 low income countries <http://www.oaresciences.org/eligibility/en/>. *Not available yet in the Open Science Directory: in negotiation* - INASP <http://www.inasp.info/>-PERI: PERI<http://www.inasp.info/file/104/peri-programme-for-the-enhancement-of-resear…>is a programme to support capacity building in the research sector in developing and emerging countries by strengthening the production, access and dissemination of information & knowledge. The programme comprises five components: 1: Delivers information (Access to journals and research content). 2: Strengthens national research publications. 3: Enhances ICT skills. 4: Supports country collaboration and networking. 5: Research and development. This project already includes: over 20,000 full text online journals, many of the world's leading citation, bibliographic and reference databases, document delivery from over 20,000 research journals, CD-ROM (or DVD) format can be provided where they are available. - eJDS <http://www.ejds.org/>: The electronic Journals Delivery Service (eJDS) is a prototype programme geared to facilitate the access to current scientific literature free of cost in the fields of Physics and Mathematics. The goal is to distribute individual scientific articles via e-mail to scientists in institutions in Developing Countries who do not have access to sufficient bandwidth to download material from the Internet in a timely manner and/or cannot afford the connection. The eJDS was made possible through agreements with several important scientific publishing companies and societies<http://sdu.ictp.it/ep/publishers.html>who provide access to their journals for free in the fields of Physics and Mathematics. - Finally, even if it was impossible to add an eIFL collection to the Open Science Directory, it is still a relevant program for institutes in search of support for access to scientific literature. eIFL.net<http://www.eifl.net/>is a not for profit organisation that supports and advocates for the wide availability of electronic resources by library users in transitional and developing countries. Its core activities are negotiating affordable subscriptions on a multi-country consortial basis, supporting national library consortia and maintaining a global knowledge sharing and capacity building network in related areas, such as open access publishing, intellectual property rights, open source software for libraries and the creation of institutional repositories of local content. eIFL.net currently offers 6 core programs to the consortia in its network:1. Negotiating affordable access to commercially available e-resources<http://www.eifl.net/cps/sections/services/negotiations>; 2. Supporting the creation of sustainable national library consortia; 3. Open access publishing and the building of institutional repositories of local content; 4. Intellectual property rights and libraries; 5. Free and open source software (FOSS) for libraries; 6. Knowledge sharing and networking. *The Open Science Directory is developed by EBSCO - Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (UNESCO) Hasselt University Library (Bibliotheek Universiteit Hasselt)* -- Imma Subirats E-LIS Chief executive E-LIS, E-prints in Library and Information Science URL: http://eprints.rclis.org/ URL: http://openlib.org/home/subirats/ imma DOT subirats AT gmail DOT com

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Lasetjet 1020
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 28 Apr '08

28 Apr '08

Dear Friends I have a HP Laserjet 1020 printer attached to my PC. PC runs on XP. When the printer is temporarily out of order (say no tomer or no paper) I can print the matter to "print-to-file" This asks for a file names and saves the printer output specific to HP 1020. How do I get a physical paper print out this printed file? Any clues? -- Dr P Vyasamoorthy, Society for Serving Seniors 30, Gruhalakshmi Colony, Secunderabad 500015 Phone 27846631 / 94908 04278 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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Promoting reading habits & collection sharing
by gayathri sen 28 Apr '08

28 Apr '08

Dear Chudamani, Most of the engineering colleges are already members of INDEST and getting the foreign journal access at a reduced rate. As far as sharing of books is concerned DELNET is doing a wonderful job by sending books through courier in the fastest possible time for all its member libraries. I get many books which are out of print or out of stock for reference through DELNET and my users are overjoyed by this. It is only when we provoide what the user wants, in the shortest possible time, somehow or the other, their faith in the library system increases, and you can see you readership and usage increasing by leaps & bounds. Provoide what they want, of course keeping the quality collections in mind. You can see the result yourself. When you cannot get what they want communicate the reason, either by mail or over phone to explain. Regards, Gayathri Sen PESIT --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ISiM Special Lecture 3 - April 28,2008
by Shalini Urs 26 Apr '08

26 Apr '08

ISiM Special Lecture Series - 3 "Machine Learning: New Paradigms and Perspectives" By Prof. Sargur Srihari SUNY Distinguished Professor Department of Computer Science and Engineering Founding Director CEDAR (Centre of Excellence for Document Analysis and Recognition) University at Buffalo, State University of New York, USA All are cordially invited Date & Time: April 28, 2008: 3.30 PM Venue: Vidyanidhi Hall Mysore University Library Manasagangotri Mysore ------------ Abstract of the Talk: Machine learning methods are a systematic approach to designing high performance information processing systems. The methods of machine learning have been around for nearly fifty years, yet there is now a revolution ongoing with methods such as the fully Bayesian approach and conditional random fields. There is also a move to discover the broad underpinnings of a unified theory, to describe a range of seemingly ad-hoc methods, by using graphical models and the discriminative-generative taxonomy. The talk will begin with a tutorial approach to the central concepts underlying newer methods and then describe some results in the context of MINDS (Machine learning, Information retrieval, Natural language processing, Document analysis/ recognition and Speech recognition). Speaker's Bio Sargur (Hari) Srihari is a SUNY Distinguished Professor at the State University of New York at Buffalo. He teaches and does research in pattern recognition and machine learning in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. He served as Principal Investigator on a project that led to the first large scale deployment of automatic reading of handwritten postal systems in the world. He is presently serving on a U.S. National Academy of Sciences committee on "Identifying the Needs of the Forensic Community". An author of over 300 papers he has received several honours including Fellow of IEEE, Fellow of the International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR) and Distinguished Alumnus of the Ohio State University College of Engineering. Srihari received a B.E. from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and a PhD from the Ohio State University, Columbus. ------ 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 - new age school for the knowledge economy 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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LIS DIGEST : New Library and information science journal
by JAGDISH KULKARNI 26 Apr '08

26 Apr '08

Dear professionals, I am pleased to inform u that a QUARTERLY publication LIS DIGEST is scheduled to publish from Nanded (Maharashtra). All professionals are requested to send research papers and professional literature to this new publication. Papers in English on different topics are expected. Being a new publication all are requested to send their suggestions about how a lis journal should be? What will be difficulties and how it can overcome. Send Ur papers and comments to, The General Editor, LIS Digest, 15, Manorama, Vivekanand Society, Gopalchawadi, Nanded (Maharashtra) e-mail: lisdigest(a)rediffmail.com ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Post of Assistant Librarian at GNDU, Amritsar
by Raj K Bhardwaj 26 Apr '08

26 Apr '08

Dear All, Applications are invited for the post of Assistant Librarian , No of post 3 (2Gen, 1SC/ST) at Guru Nank Dev University , Amritsar. Last date of receipt of application is 21.05.08. For more detail access the below mentioned link http://gndu.ac.in/DOWNLOAD/Advt.No2-2008.pdf Raj Kumar Bhardwaj Hon'ble Judges Library High Court of Punjab and Haryana, Chandigarh -- http://raajchd.googlepages.com/home " There is a difference between an objective and actions. Unless you understand your objective, you will be wasting your time in actions. Know your objective first " – Swami Vivekananda -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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E-learning and its Prospects
by Raj K Bhardwaj 26 Apr '08

26 Apr '08

Dear All , As per *William Glasser;* "We learn……. 10% of what we read 20% of what we hear 30% of what we see 50% of what we see and hear 70% of what we discuss with others 80% of what we experience personally 95% of what we teach someone else Read the interested article on E-Learning on the following link http://www.employmentnews.gov.in/career_details-e-learning-and-its-prospect… Raj Kumar Bhardwaj Hon'ble Judges Library, High Court of Punjab and Haryana, Chandigarh -- http://raajchd.googlepages.com/home " There is a difference between an objective and actions. Unless you understand your objective, you will be wasting your time in actions. Know your objective first " – Swami Vivekananda -- 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] Promoting reading habits
by gautam bahl 25 Apr '08

25 Apr '08

I Totally agree with Mr. Sukhdev that problem lies somewhere else. I think the one should just not see one side of the coin only, the root cause of the problem expressed by Mr. David lies somewhere else i.e. 'Collection development.' But as per AICTE norms (http://www.aicte.ernet.in/12norms_engineering.htm) There should be a minimum of 12 technical journals - 6 Indian and 6 International for each branch of engineering. While this is essential for institutions offering P.G. programme, the number of International Journals may be relaxed, though preferred for those offering only U.G. Programmes. I would like to know through this forum about the situation in other engineering institution libraries what are they doing int their libraries to utilise this mandatory collection. Gautam Bahl Asstt.Librarian A.C Joshi Library Panjab University Sector - 14 Chandigarh - 160014 India ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Promoting reading habits
by binu david 25 Apr '08

25 Apr '08

Dear Friends I am a Librarian with a self financing engineering college(only BTech/BE) in Kerala. Our library subscribes to around 80 print periodicals in the area of engineering and allied subjects. To promote reading habits of periodicals among students and faculty we have taken initiate like user education, current awareness etc. But the response to these initiatives are meagre. Yearly we are spending around 2 lakh on periodicals. So i need some valuable suggestions from my colleague's in promoting reading habits of our periodicals in optimum. Hope soon I will receive a lot of suggestion from you people. Thanking you Sincerely Binu David Librarian N J College of Engineering Pothandi Palghat -- ______________________________________________ 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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Today's Job Alerts in LIS
by Badan Barman 25 Apr '08

25 Apr '08

For a more Job Alerts in LIS please make a time to visit the site Jobs in LIS: http://lisjob.blogspot.com/ This is with reference to the massage posted to the LIS-FORUM on Tuesday, April 22, 2008 2:16 PM with the subject "Today's Job Alerts in LIS". The email address that is mention (bstpharmay(a)rediffmail.com) is not a valid one. Firstly when I receive a number of massage regarding the post, I thought that it may be due to my typing mistake, but when I recheck the particulate newspaper i.e The Telegraph, Tuesday 22 April, 2008 p. Jobs 3. I found that it appear as wrong in the newspaper itself. So after consultation of the website I found its correct address as bstpharmacy(a)rediffmail.com. So, candidates interested in the particular post are hereby requested to send their resume to bstpharmacy(a)rediffmail.com. The mistake was also corrected in the Jobs in LIS: http://lisjob.blogspot.com/. <http://lisjob.blogspot.com/> Finally, sorry for the inconvenience. -- Thanking you Yours faithfully Sri Badan Barman Research Scholar DLISc, Gauhati University ---------------------------------------------------------- Important Resources for LIS Professionals Upcoming Seminars, Conferences, Workshops & Refresher Courses in LIS: http://lisseminar.blogspot.com/ Jobs in LIS: http://lisjob.blogspot.com/ Awards, Prizes, Scholarships or Fellowships in LIS: http://lisscholarship.blogspot.com/ Admission Notice for Courses in LIS: http://liscourse.blogspot.com/ Latest Happenings & Contemporary Issues in LIS: http://lislatest.blogspot.com/ Search all OA LIS Journals: http://lis-journals-swicki.eurekster.com ----------------------------------------------------------- Confidentiality: This email (including any attachments) may contain confidential, proprietary and privileged information. Any unauthorized disclosure or use of this information is prohibited. -- 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 25 Apr '08

25 Apr '08

Dear Moderator, Kindly arrange to announce the following invitation for the benefit of lis-forum members. Thanking you, Yours truly, K.N. Prasad Executive Officer, SRELS, Bangalore ***** Prof. K.S. Deshpande Endowment Lectures c/o. Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science 702, 42nd Cross, 3rd Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore 560 010 Prof. L.S. Seshagiri Rao Former Chairman, Kannada Pustaka Pradhikara, Bangalore will deliver the 7th Prof. K.S. Deshpande Endowment Lecture Prof. H.M. Marulasiddaiah Professor of Social Work (Retd.), Bangalore University presides on Monday , 5th May 2008 at 6.00 pm at the premises of Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science You are cordially invited RSVP: K.N. Prasad - 080-23305109 Chairman and Members E-mail: prasadkn(a)vsnl.net Prof. K.S. Deshpande Endowment Lectures Committee, Bangalore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fw: Latest DPC Technology Watch Report - 'PDF should be used to preserve information for the future'.
by Shamprasad Pujar 25 Apr '08

25 Apr '08

-- Original Message -- From: Carol Jackson <carol(a)DPCONLINE.ORG> To: EPIC-LST(a)NIC.SURFNET.NL Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:00:02 +0200 Subject: Latest DPC Technology Watch Report - 'PDF should be used to preserve information for the future'. ***Apologies for cross postings*** PDF should be used to preserve information for the future Good news the already popular PDF file format adopted by consumers and business alike is one of the most logical formats to preserve todays electronic information for tomorrow. According to the latest report released today by the Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC), Portable Document Format (PDF) is one of the best file formats to preserve electronic documents and ensure their survival for the future. This announcement will allow information officers to follow a standardised approach for preserving electronic documents. Information management and longterm preservation are major issues facing consumers and businesses in the 21st Century. This report is one of a series where The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) aims to think about and address the challenges facing us. This report reviews PDF and the newly introduced PDF/Archive (PDF/A) format as a potential solution to the problem of longterm digital preservation. It suggests adopting PDF/A for archiving electronic documents as the standard will help preservation and retrieval in the future. It concludes that it can only be done when combined with a comprehensive records management programme and formally established records procedures. Betsy Fanning, author of the report and director of standards at AIIM, comments, A standardised approach to preserving electronic documents would be a welcome development for organisations. Without this we could be walking blindly into a digital black hole. The National Archives works closely with the DPC with issues surrounding digital preservation and will continue to do so. Adrian Brown, head of digital preservation at The National Archives said: This report highlights the challenges we all face in a digital age. Using PDF/A as a standard will help information officers ensure that key business data survives. But it should never be viewed as the Holy Grail. It is merely a tool in the armoury of a well thought out records management policy. The report is a call to action, organisations need to act now and look hard at their information policies and procedures to anticipate the demand for their content (documents and records) in the future. Everybody has different criteria, types and uses for documentation so you need to find one that works for your organisation. If you would like to read the full report please go to the Digital Preservation Coalition website. This can be accessed here:<http://www.dpconline.org/graphics/reports/index.html#twr0802>www.dpconline.org/graphics/reports/index.html#twr0802 For further information about: The National Archives please contact, Tim Matthews,<tim.matthews(a)nationalarchives.gov.uk>tim.matthews(a)nationalarchives.gov.uk, or 020 8392 5277. Digital Preservation Coalition please contact Frances Boyle,<fb(a)dpconline.org>fb(a)dpconline.orgor 01904 435 320 About The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) is a cross-sector member organisation established in 2001 to foster joint action to address the urgent challenges of securing the preservation of digital resources in the UK and to work with others internationally www.dpconline.org *********************************************************************************************************************************** Carol Jackson Administration and Events Manager Digital Preservation Coalition Innovation Centre York Science Park Heslington YO10 5DG e-mail:<carol(a)dpconline.org>carol(a)dpconline.org tel: +44 (0) 1904 435 362 https:<http://www.dpconline.org>www.dpconline.org Dr S.M. Pujar Deputy Librarian IGIDR, Mumbai, India -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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TED : Ideas worth spreading
by vimal kumar 25 Apr '08

25 Apr '08

Dear Friend, TED (stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design) is a platform for exchange ideas brings together the world's most fascinating thinkers and doers, who are challenged to give the talk of their lives (in 18 minutes). This site makes the best talks and performances from TED available to the public, for free. More than 200 talks are now available, with more added each week. These videos are released under a Creative Commons license, so they can be freely shared and reposted. www.ted.com Vimal Kumar Asst. Librarian Asian School of Business Technopark Trivandrum-695 581 http://www.asb.edu.in/vimal ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "I forget what I was taught. I only remember what I have learnt" -Patrick White ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ -- 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] promoting reading habit - organising journal clubs
by T. Shahab 24 Apr '08

24 Apr '08

"Right information to the right recepients at the right time on right price" is the philosophy that drives the quest for Information Literacy all over the globe. Librarians at different levels of education and in a variety of library environment can play a very useful role towards the task of universal Information Literacy through diligence and professional committment. But the present age of "copy, cut and paste" is making it a very difficult task. In our own University, previously students used to depend heavily on downloaded materials from the net for their assignments which used to have repititative information haphazardly arranged. Now, they have been asked to derive materials mainly from the journals. This has rekindled in them the the zest for literature survey and brought back the smile on librarians face. We have already burnt our hands while practicing the CAS and SDI. The academics are a smug community. We thought that our best foot forward will also enliven them to come over to the library to benefit from its knowledge resources. But we only received phone calls for photocopies. The library management was already hardpressed because of insufficent D group staff. Now, who will photocopy and who will distribute the materails to each desk. After a few months this initiative died. Otherwise the hands of a librarian are mostly tied in an acdemic library og higher education to take independent decisions that involves the precious commodity, money. Private organizations may be better placed to tailor made their policies and arrange resources accordingly. Neverthess, best wishes for the professionals who are honestly holding to their committment towards promting Information Literacy. Regards. ________________________________ From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in [mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in] On Behalf Of Kumaravel C Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 2:28 PM To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] promoting reading habit - organising journal clubs This is response to the optimum use of journals subscribed. This is a problem not unique to any particular college alone. To satisify the norms of the councils like MCI, PCI, AICTE, DCI, INC and various other councils, the libraries are forced to subscribe to journals inspite of the shrinking budget. Apart from routing of journals to the particular college/depts., we organize 'Journal Club' where a student from every college/department has to present a paper from the latest journal issue on a particular day of a week. Again the initiative has to come from the concerned department head and a faculty will monitor the session. This method seems to have a double impact wherein the student and the faculty are forced to go through the latest journal articles. Kumaravel.C Sr.Librarian, MTIHS, Puducherry. Kumaravel.C JS RED<http://imadworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/adimage.cgi/2087310_2079 844/creative_2087453.jpg> -- 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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Query regarding SDI service
by Shabu Allijan 24 Apr '08

24 Apr '08

Dear all, Is there any software available for the SDI service? ( ie to prepare the user profile to compare with document profile) regards, Shabu M.A. DCSMAT Trivandrum. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Attachment Programme (ATP) at the INFLIBNET Centre
by Rajesh Chandrakar 24 Apr '08

24 Apr '08

Attachment Programme (ATP) at the INFLIBNET Centre The INFLIBNET Centre is happy to launch "Attachment Training Programmes (ATP)" where-in working librarians and computer programmers from North-East can come to the Centre and spend three to six months working in the Centre on ongoing projects with experienced INFLIBNET staff. The trained personnel can go back to their colleges / universities with knowledge and know-how that they can implement in their libraries. Eligibility Criteria Young, qualified professionals working in the universities / colleges or other educational institutions in North Eastern region having at least 3 years of experience are eligible for the "Attachment Training Programmes (ATP)". The candidates for "Attachment Training Programmes (ATP)" in Library Science should have Master Degree in Library and Information Sciences. Applicants having computer knowledge will be preferred. Candidates for Attachment Training Programmes (ATP) in Computer Science should possess BCA, BE (Computer Science / Electronics / Electrical) or MCA. The upper age limit for both the category is 45 years. Professionals who are not working currently are not eligible for the ATP. Duration Duration of the "Attachment Training Programme (ATP)" will be 3 months to 6 months. The applicant can opt for either three months or six months ATP depending on permission from his / her parent institution or his / her own preference. Number of Participants: 4 (Two each in Library and Computer Science) Local Hospitality The INFLIBNET will provide local hospitality to the selected candidates which will include free accommodation at the INFLIBNET hostel, an allowance of Rs. 500.00 per day for a period of 3 / 6 months. The allowance will be paid on monthly basis. The selected candidates will have to manage his / her food expenses from the daily allowance. Travel Expenses The selected candidates will be paid to and fro fare (one-time only) from his work place to Ahmedabad as per the eligibility of the candidates and according to the rules and regulation of the Centre. How to Apply? Eligible Library / Computer professionals from North Eastern Region may apply for the "Attachment Training Programme (ATP)" in the prescribed Application Form along with a recent passport size photograph duly affixed in it, attested copies of certificates, and an undertaking from their employer stating that the candidate will be relieved from his / her duties for the specified period in the event of selection. Application complete in all respect may be sent to the Administrative Officer (P & A) at the address given below within 20 days of publication of the advertisement. Application form can be downloaded from the INFLIBNET website at http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/ne-form.pdf. The Centre reserves the right to reject any application without assigning any reason. Administrative Officer (P & A) Opp. Gujarat University Guest House Post Box No. 4116, Navrangpura Ahmedabad, Gujarat - 380009 Tel: +91 79 26308528, 26304695, 26305971 Fax: +91 79 26300990 and 26307816 With regards, Rajesh ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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KALA-Election-Date-Extended
by I.R.N.Goudar 24 Apr '08

24 Apr '08

1. Date extended till 27 April 2008 for Nomination for Election of Office Bearers and EC Member posts. 2. Any member can nominate any other member (one) for one post only 3. Self nomination is already allowed An e-mail to Mrs Lakshmi Chinnappa slc(a)indegene.com slc33in(a)yahoo.co.in with a copy to me will do goudar(a)css.nal.res.in Please come forward to make KALA as vibrant as it was few years back. Election details are as mentioned below Goudar KARNATAKA STATE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION Dear Professionals, As already communicated earlier the General Body meeting along with elections of KALA will be held on 29th April 2008 (Tuesday) at 5.00 pm in Granthangana, City Central Library, RPC Layout. I request active members to come forward to contest for election and also elect suitable office bearers. Last date for self nomination is 24 April 2008. Goudar ============================================================================= Details of Election Process and Posts 1.Office Bearers : President - 1 Post Vice President - 2 Post Secretary - 1 Post Joint Secretary - 1 Post Treasurer - 1 Post 2.Date of Election: 29-04-2008 (Tuesday) 6.00 pm 3.Venue - City Central Library, Granthangana, RPC Layout, Hampinagar (near RPC Layout bus terminus), Bangalor 560040 4.Last date for Nomination - 24-04-2008 (Thursday) 5.Withdrawal of nomination - 29-04-2008 Instructions: 1. Members desiring to contest the election for the above posts of KALA should submit self-nomination on plain paper to the Election Officer. 2. The members contesting for election to the said posts must be present physically at the GB Meeting venue. 3. The decision of the Election Officer is final in all the matters of election process. 4. For any other details contact the Election Officer at following address: Mrs. Seethalakshmi Chinnappa Election Officer, KALA Chrystal Meadows, 3556, Flast 2B Doopanahalli, 3rd Cross HAL II Stage, Bangalore-560038 Mobile: 9845042582 Residence: 25281815 Email:slc@indegene.com slc33in(a)yahoo.co.in -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. I.R.N. Goudar Tel: 91-80-25086081 Sci F & 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. _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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MathMLVersion 3.0 Draft Published
by noufal palliparamban 24 Apr '08

24 Apr '08

Hello: The Math Working Group of W3C has published a Working Draft of Mathematical Markup Language (MathML) Version 3.0. This is the third draft of MathML, an XML application for describing mathematical notation and capturing both its structure and content. The goal of MathML is to enable mathematics to be served, received, and processed on the World Wide Web, just as HTML has enabled this functionality for text. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Noufal.PP Assistant Librarian XLRI, Jamshedpur -------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- Unlimited freedom, unlimited storage. Get it now -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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