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A New Way of Promoting Librarianship among the Unemployed Youth
by Badan Barman 14 Mar '17

14 Mar '17

Respected forum members, Kindly consul the following information and if possible kindly replicate the idea in your own state / city to promote the Librarianship among the Unemployed youth. 1. About Vacancy in Assam Website: Vacancy in Assam (http://www.vacancyinassam.com) is a website that provides job notification to the unemployed youth of Assam. The website is designed to show-cause the potential of Library and Information Science professionals in providing quality contents to the users and helping them in their search for the required job. 2. How the Website is Managed: The Vacancy in Assam (http://www.vacancyinassam.com) website is designed by a Library and Information Science professionals from Assam. The developer of the website invites other 30 nos. of Library and Information Science professionals to volunteers themselves to help the user by way of publishing relevant and important job notification in the website. The LIS professionals who show their willingness are trained to post job vacancy in the website. Later on, each volunteer were asked to go through all the popular newspapers published from Assam on a pre-assigned date and published the relevant job advertisement over the website. They are expected to spend at least two hours of their time in a month for the website. 3. Features of the Website: The website has in general the following features a) Search Options: Any vacancy posted over the website can be searched by inputting any text part of the job advertisement in the search box located just below the header of the website. b) Email Subscription Option: People who have the Email id can subscribe to the updates from the Vacancy in Assam website by way of Email alert by going through the web link: https://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=VacancyInAssam c) Google Plus Page: People can follow the Vacancy in Assam website through Google Plus page: https://plus.google.com/100163762118485582563 d) Facebook Page: Interested job seekers can also follow the Vacancy in Assam website by Liking its Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/VacancyInAssam e) Twitter Profile: People can also follow the Vacancy in Assam Website by following its Twitter Profile: https://twitter.com/VacancyInAssam f) Displaying Advertisement in Other Website: People who are interested to display job vacancies from Assam need to put the following code in their website. This code will display the scrolling page located at the left hand side bar of Vacancy in Assam (http://www.vacancyinassam.com) website in their own website. The code for the same is: <marquee direction="up" onmouseover="this.stop();" onmouseout="this.start();" loop="true" onmouseout="this.setAttribute('scrollamount', 2, 0);" onmouseover="this.setAttribute('scrollamount', 0, 0);" scrollamount="2"><br /><script src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/VacancyInAssam?format=sigpro" type="text/javascript"></script></marquee><style> div #creditfooter{ display: none; } </style> 4. Benefit for the Library and Information Science Professionals: The Library and Information Science professionals should not be restricted to themselves. The Vacancy in Assam (http://www.vacancyinassam.com) website gives an opportunity to the Library and Information Science professionals in Assam to reach to the unemployed or under-employed youth of Assam. By providing the Vacancy related information the website is trying to get the attention of a small section of people from Assam and it is very much successful in this regard. We are sure, if LIS professionals from other states will replicate the project in their own state, it will be very much useful for all the LIS fraternity. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file and it is available at: https://goo.gl/ja1Kbo -- Badan Barman, Assistant Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, Gauhati University, Guwahati-781014, Assam, India. Website: http://www.badanbarman.in Google Plus: https://plus.google.com/+BadanBarman Twitter: https://twitter.com/badanbarman Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/badanbarman?v=wall&ref=ts -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IEEE ICSC 2018 CALL FOR PAPERS
by Biswanath Dutta 14 Mar '17

14 Mar '17

-------------------------------------------------- IEEE ICSC2018 CALL FOR PAPERS -------------------------------------------------- 12th IEEE International Conference on Semantic Computing (ICSC2018) February 5-7, 2018 Newport Beach Marriott Hotel & Spahttp://www.ieee-icsc.org Semantic Computing (SC) addresses the derivation, description, integration, and use of semantics (“meaning”, "context", “intention”) for all types of resource including data, document, tool, device, process and people. The scope of SC includes, but is not limited to, analytics, semantics description languages and integration (of data and services), interfaces, and applications including biomed, IoT, cloud computing, SDN, wearable computing, context awareness, mobile computing, search engines, question answering, big data, multimedia, and services. The technical program of the 12th IEEE International Conference on Semantic Computing (ICSC 2018) will include workshops, invited keynotes, paper presentations, panel discussions, poster sessions, and more. Submissions of high-quality papers describing mature results or ongoing work are invited. TOPICS OF INTEREST include, but are not limited to: * Analytics (from contents to semantics): Structured data, image and video, audio and speech, big data, natural language, deep learning * Description and Integration: Semantics description language, ontology integration, interoperability * Use of Semantics in IT Applications: Multimedia, IoT, cloud computing, SDN, wearable computing, mobile computing, search engine, question answering, robotics, web service, security and privacy * Use of Semantics in Interdisciplinary Applications such as biomedicine, healthcare, manufacturing, engineering, education, finance, entertainment, business, science, humanity * Interface: Natural language, multi-modal SUBMISSIONS Authors are invited to submit an 8-page (regular), 4-page (short), or 6-page (industry) technical paper manuscript in double-column IEEE format following the guidelines available on the ICSC2018 web page. All papers will be double blind reviewed. The conference proceedings will be published by IEEE Computer Society Press. Distinguished quality papers presented at the conference will be selected for the best paper/poster awards and for publication in internationally renowned journals. IMPORTANT DATES Workshop Proposals Deadline: 09/24/2017 (PDT) (Regular, Short, Demo, Poster, Industry) Paper Submission Deadline: 10/01/2017 (PDT) Notification of Acceptance: 12/01/2017 (PST) Workshop Paper Submission Deadline: 12/15/2017 (PST) Camera-ready and Registration Deadline: 12/25/2017 (PST) CONTACT: icsc(a)uci.edu -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Students Colloquium: Museums: An Overview
by drtc＠isibang.ac.in 13 Mar '17

13 Mar '17

INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE Documentation Research & Training Centre (DRTC) 8th Mile, Mysore Road, RVCE Post Bangalore-560 059 COLLOQUIUM:-3 Museums: An Overview Abstract As a curious organism, we humans are always eager to know about our past. Museums around the world provide the platform to quench our thirst of primeval curiosity. From the beginning of the documented history, humans collected objects which define their surrounding society and environment. As an effect of this collecting and conserving nature, private collection and later museum came into the picture. Museum houses variety of artifacts and objects of artistic, cultural, historical or scientific importance. Museums aim to serve the various communities ranging from researchers and specialist to the general public. The main objective of this colloquium is to provide a peripheral view of museum, museum technologies and the collaboration between libraries and museums. We will also discuss about virtual museums and the overall challenges. This colloquium is organized as follows: Speakers Topics Dipanjan Munshi Introduction Amrish Dubey Types of Museum Supriya Bag Museum Services Udaya Varadarajan Museum Cataloguing and Metadata Schemas Naveen A Patil Metadata Schemas (Cont..) Harish Kumar T CMS Tools for Museums (open source) Harsha Rathi CMS Tools for Museums (commercial) Goutam Mondal Preservation and Management of Museum Objects Amit Tiwari Challenges and Solutions Susheel K Chourasiya Conclusion Date: 15-03-2017 Time: 2 p.m. Venue: DRTC Class Room (G-16), ISI Bangalore. All are cordially invited. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IEEE CS Distinguished Lecture on “Data Driven Infographics" on 15th Mar 2017 at 6.00 p.m.
by Mohan Hr 10 Mar '17

10 Mar '17

Dear all, Pl. find an invite for the IEEE CS Distinguished Lecture on “Data Driven Infographics" on 15th Mar 2017 at 6.00 p.m. The pdf invite is available at http://ieeecs-madras.managedbiz.com/pgms/2017/mm-170315-infographics.pdf To facilitate logistics, please pre-register at https://goo.gl/forms/IzgBXPj0LlrReMLz1 INVITE ===================================. IEEE Madras Section IEEE Computer Society, Madras Chapter IEEE Professional Communication Society, Madras Chapter IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Society, Madras Chapter Computer Society of India, Chennai Chapter Cordially invite you for the IEEE CS Distinguished Lecture on “Data Driven Infographics” by Dr. Fakhrul Hazman Yusoff Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Science Head, Spatial Visual Analytics Research Group Universiti Teknology MARA (UiTM), Malaysia on Wednesday, 15th Mar 2017 at 6.00 p.m. at Seminar Hall, CSI Education Directorate, Taramani, Chennai – 600113 (Situated in the opposite lane to Indira Nagar MRTS Railway Station. About 100 meters away from the Dharmambal Women’s Polytechnic & Opposite to the Inst. of Mathematical Sciences and Inst. of Hotel Management) Programme ========= 6.00 p.m. : Tea & Fellowship 6.30 p.m. : Lecture 7.45 p.m. : Dinner About the presentation: =================== Nowadays text-based information presentation is considered to be the thing of the past. Given improvement in computer graphics technology the usage of infographics has been the norm. Inforgraphics in a nutshell is conveying information via the usage of graphics technology. Data driven infographics on the other hand look at how infographics is tailored based on the data available to produced best information dissemination. The speaker will give an overview on infographics in perspective of information technology. Several techniques being used to implement data driven infographics will also be evaluated. This is followed by discussion on the latest research conducted in the area. To conclude, the speaker will touch on the future trends of the data driven infographics technology. About the Speaker: =============== Dr. Fakhrul Hazman Yusoff is a senior lecturer in Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Science (FSKM), Universiti Teknology MARA (UiTM). He graduated with B.Sc. (Management – Information System) from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Ohio, USA in 1998. He earned his M.Sc. (Information Technology) from Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia in 2001 and obtained his Ph. D in Computer Graphics in 2010 also from Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia. His PhD research work was modeling of head movement during facial expression. His research interest includes computer graphics, gamification and game development. Dr. Fakhrul currently leads an academic-based research entity known as Spatial Visual Analytics Group (SVAG). The group activity focuses on enriching life via graphics and multimedia technology. Among the projects that he initiated under this entity include Animated Infographics as Icon in Queue Numbering System, The Enjoyment Design of Augmented Reality Based Gamification for Learning Environment, Sound Visualization as a tool for anxiety alleviation during Waiting Room environment, Quranic-Based Sound-Induced Visualization, Emotional Conditioning Sound-Induced Visualization, Non-Planar Parametric Visualization, Digital Storytelling of Historical Event by Collaborating Augmented Reality, Learning French via Tablet, Large Screen Non-Planar Projection System. Dr. Fakhrul is an active member of IEEE under Malaysia Computer Chapter. He was former IEEE Malaysia Computer Chapter Chair between 2014-2015. He had organized various activities under IEEE banner inclusive of talks, workshop and conferences. He is the General Chair for International Conference on Open Systems (ICOS) for the year 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. He is also the General Chair for International Conference on e-Learning, e-Management and e-Services (IC3e) for the year 2014 and 2015. Likewise he is the General Chair for International Conference on Wireless Sensors (ICWiSE) for the year 2014 and 2015. Overall, Dr. Fakhrul always keen to learn new things. He is always on the look-out to leverage the knowledge he acquired through-out his 17 years of working experiences for the betterment of society in general. He can be contacted at fakhrul(a)tmsk.uitm.edu.my To facilitate logistics, please pre-register at https://goo.gl/forms/IzgBXPj0LlrReMLz1 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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India CSR Dr. Velaga Venkatappiah Memorial award:
by Koteswara Rao Mamidi 10 Mar '17

10 Mar '17

The India CSR Velaga Memorial Award for Innovative Library Services is established by the India-CSR Network in the year 2017 in profound memory of Dr. Velaga Venkatappiah (1930-2014), a think tank of Indian library movement and architect of public library legislation, who passed away on 29th December, 2014. He was the first person to apply the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to libraries and proved that public libraries can also derive support from corporate firms and PSUs under the CSR mandate. The Award is the brain-child of Shri Rusen Kumar, who is the Founder and Editor of India CSR Network and is supported by the Society for Promotion of Public Libraries (SPPL), Visakhapatnam; Iyyanki-Velaga Puraskar Endowment, Guntur (AP); and Intellectuals Society for Socio-Techno Welfare (ISST),Gaziabad. The aim of this award is to identify and acknowledge Indian library professionals who have introduced innovative practices in library services and made significant contribution to meet their social responsibilities as librarians. The award carries a cash prize of Rs. 11,000, a Certificate and a Memento. The selection of the awardees will be based on the recommendation of the jury and the award is presented during the annual India-CSR meet. The recipient is also required to deliver Dr. Velaga memorial lecture on any of the topics related to libraries, librarianship, library services which embody the concept of corporate social responsibility. There are two categories of the Awards, namely: India CSR Dr. Velaga Memorial Awards for Innovative Library Services (Library Professional): This award will be conferred to those Indian Library professionals who are performing extraordinary work in the field of library services with ‘out of box’ thinking. Applicants have to prove their work which is leaving deep impact on the society. Cases of their work place will not be considered. Applicants have to give details of minimum last five years with evidence. India CSR Dr. Velaga Memorial Awards for Innovative Library Services (Non-Library Professional): This award will be conferred upon those people who are not LIS professionals but have focused on promotion reading culture by promoting library services and bringing social change. Applicants have to provide evidences of their work minimum last five years. Interested Indian citizens may send their nominations or nominate their colleagues who fulfill the basic requirements for the award. The applicants shall submit their nominations in the prescribed format (online and offline). The applications received will be scrutinized by a panel of experts and the winners will be selected. In case there are more than one persons selected for the award,it will be given jointly. Each application should accompany a nomination fee of Rs 1100/-. The last date for receiving the nominations is 31 March, 2017. For downloading brochure and nomination form Please visit the website: http://indiacsr.in/india-csr-establishes-dr-velaga-memorial-award-for-innov… For further information contact: Shri. Rusen Kumar India CSR Network, India’s Largest CSR Newswire 222, Krishna Vatika, Near Shalini School, Church Road, Boirdadar, Raigarh – 496001 (Chhattisgarh), Mob: +91 (0) 99810 99555, Email: awards(a)indiacsr.in, rusenk(a)indiacsr.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Special Lecture Programme at DLISc., Bangalore University
by bbramesha B 10 Mar '17

10 Mar '17

BANGALORE UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE Jhanabharathi Campus, Bangalore – 560 056. Special Lecture *on * “Library Technologies for Teaching, Learning and Research*”* *by* Dr. Srinivasa Raghavan Professor and Head & University Librarian Dept. of Library and Information Science Bharathidasan University, Palakalai Perur, Tiruchirapalli – 620 024. *Venue:* Dr. S.R. Ranganathan Hall Department of Library & Information Science Bangalore University, Jnanabharathi Campus Bangalore – 560 056 Date: 11.03.2017 Time: 12.30am. *ALL ARE WELCOME* Dr. Ramesha, Professor and Chairman, Faculty, Research Scholars and Students Dept. of Library and Information Science, Bangalore University, Bangalore -- Dr. Ramesha Professor and Chairman Vice-President, ILA and IATLIS Dept. of Library and Information Science Bangalore University Jnana Bharathi Campus BANGALORE - 560 056 Phone: Mobile 09481246961 Office Direct :080 22961401 http://bramesha.webs.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] National Workshop On “Open Source software – KOHA Training & Certification” on 27-28 May 2017
by Shyam Gupta 09 Mar '17

09 Mar '17

*National Workshop On “Open Source software – KOHA Training & Certification” on 27-28 May 2017* Registration Fee:- Students/Research Scholars – Rs. 500/- Professional – Rs. 600/- *Accommodation: - Free of Cost.. * *Fees accepted through cheque,DD,Cash & online :- Account No- 0345104000106481 IDBI BANK ( IFSC Code – IBKL0000345 ) * *Account Holder Name – Mandsaur University, Branch – Mandsaur -458001 * *Place of venue : *Mandsaur University, Mandsaur -458001 , M.P. On Thu, Mar 9, 2017 at 12:40 PM, Pronobi Khan <khanpronobi(a)gmail.com> wrote: > [image: Boxbe] <https://www.boxbe.com/overview> Pronobi Khan ( > khanpronobi(a)gmail.com) added themselves to your Guest List > <https://www.boxbe.com/approved-list?tc_serial=29237888135&tc_rand=336914480…> > | Remove them > <https://www.boxbe.com/anno?action=remove&tc_serial=29237888135&tc_rand=3369…> > | Block them > <https://www.boxbe.com/anno?action=add&disp=b&tc_serial=29237888135&tc_rand=…> > > Dear Sir, > > Please give detail of the workshop like venue etc. > > Thanks > > P.Porel > > > On 3/8/17, Shyam Gupta <sbiharigupta(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > *National Workshop On “Open Source software – KOHA Training & > > Certification” on 27-28 May 2017* > > > > *Objective of the Workshop* > > > > - To introduce open source Integrated Library Software. > > > > > > - Make participant self-reliant with the respect installation, > > Configuration and running KOHA with Confidence > > > > *About the Workshop* > > > > KOHA is the world’s first free open source ILS Software. It is fully > > featured scalable library integrated software. It is used worldwide by > > public, Academic & Special Libraries. It is web based with a SQL database > > preferably MySql as Back end. Perl is used for front end. Cataloguing > data > > is stored in MARC 21 format. It is accessible via Z39.50 or > > > > Search and Retrieve via URL(SRU). The user interface is very much > > configurable and adaptable. The software supports Web 2.0 facilities like > > tagging, commenting social sharing and RSS Feeds. > > > > It has ability to cope with any number of branches,Patrons, Patron > > Categories, item Categories, item Currencies and Other data. It has free > > support systems like Documentation, Mailing Lists and Internet Relay > > Chatting (IRC) Libraries are free to support the product in-house or can > > get help from a support company. > > > > > > *Workshop Contents* > > > > - Case Studies on KOHA > > - Instillation of Ubuntu 15.04 > > - Installation of KOHA 3.22 the current stable version > > - Configuration of KOHA and customization of interface > > - Data pre-processing, Marc Edit > > - Importing data into KOHA > > - Bulk Patron Data/Image importing > > - Introduction to all modules of KOHA > > - Administration > > - Acquisition > > > > > > - Authority Management > > - Cataloguing > > - Circulation > > - Tools > > - Patrons > > - Advanced Search > > - Customized Reports > > - Serials etc > > - Configuring Crontab > > - Basic SQL Commands > > - KOHA Communities. > > > > -- > > This message has been scanned for viruses and > > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > > believed to be clean. > > > >

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IIT Gandhinagar: Student Summer Research Internships 2017 (SRIP): Library Projects
by TS Kumbar 09 Mar '17

09 Mar '17

Dear All, Greetings! The Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN) is excited to announce the sixth edition of the Summer Internship Research Program (SRIP) for 2017. The program is aimed at building strong ties with other institutions through research at IITGN. The program strives to bring together students and faculty from prominent institutions across the country right here on our campus <http://www.iitgn.ac.in/>. It will allow visitors to participate in on-going research projects, undergo mentorship by IITGN faculty and develop close partnerships and collaborations between respective institutions. As part of this 8 weeks internship, IIT Gandhinagar LIBRARY has announced following two projects for which the applications from the eligible candidates have been sought. *1. 2017TSK1. Development of web-based application to manage IITGN Research Publications2. 2017TSK2. Developing an application to manage Document Delivery Service (Research article delivery management system)* The deadline for receiving application is *10th March, 2017.* More details about this internship are available at http://sites.iitgn.ac.in/srip/index.php We request you to kindly share this information with the students who would be interested in spending eights weeks ( during summer) at IIT Gandhinagar Library and encourage them to apply and avail this opportunity. Thanks & Regards Kumbar -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- T. S. Kumbar, PhD Librarian Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar Palaj Gandhinagar 382 355*|* Gujarat | INDIA Tel: 7069021642 Mob: 09825921864 Email: tskumbar(a)iitgn.ac.in | tskumbar(a)gmail.com Website: http://www.iitgn.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Application for Senior Project Officer / Project Officer - Library Science in IIT Kharagpur
by Subhodip Bid 09 Mar '17

09 Mar '17

Name of the post: Senior Project Officer / Project Officer Consolidated Compensation Upto Rs. 35000 (depending upon qualification & experience) Qualifications MLIS/ADIS/M Sc in Digital Library with first class or equivalent in related field. Ph. D. will be preferred Vacancies 1 post Application Deadline 15-Mar-2017 Temporary Position(s) Project Officer / Junior Project Officer - Library Science Vacancies 3 posts Consolidated Compensation Upto Rs. 30000 (depending upon qualification & experience) Qualifications Bachelor / Master degree in science / engineering / law / medicine / arts / humanities followed by Master Degree in Library & Information Science ( M.Lib.I.Sc) with first class or equivalent in related field Application Deadline 15-Mar-2017 For more details http://www.iitkgp.ac.in/temporary-jobs;jsessionid=4831E6A5D56A07C8B13E74D61… -- SUBHODIP BID M.Sc,M.L.I.S, AIS Library & Information Assistant National Library, Kolkata -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Application called for the post of Chief Libtrarian
by Shekar H P 09 Mar '17

09 Mar '17

Dear Sir, Kindly circulate this information to forum members. *Chief Librarian vacancy at ‘The oxford College of Engineering Bangalore’* *Name of the post: Chief Librarian* Salary*: *As per norms of the Institution *Qualification:* §MLISc (regular) from a University recognised by UGC . §At least five years working experience in Library of Engineering College § Knowledge of Computer Application with good communication s Preference will be given to Ph.D holders. Candidates pursuing Ph.D can also apply Interested candidates may send their resume to E-mail ID: hsrinfocentre(a)theoxford.edu *on or before 20.03.2017. * -- *Dr. Shekar HP* *MLISc.,M.Phil., B.Ed., PGDHRM., Ph.D.,* *Chief Librarian* *The Oxford Group of Institutions* *HSR Layout* *Bangalore-560102* *Mob: 09945799927 * *Ph: 080-30266346* *Web:http://drshekar.weebly.com <http://drshekar.weebly.com>* *WWW.theoxford.edu <http://WWW.theoxford.edu>* P *Please don't print this email unless you really need to; and preserve trees on planet Earth* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Announcement
by Koteswara Rao Mamidi 08 Mar '17

08 Mar '17

Dear Dr. Francis, May I request you to kindly announce the following award in lis-forum? Dr. M. Koteswara Rao Retd. Librarian, UoH Mob:9949953399 India CSR Dr. Velaga Venkatappiah Memorial award: The India CSR Velaga Memorial Award for Innovative Library Services is established by India CSR Network in the year 2017 in profound memory of Dr. Velaga Venkatappiah (1930-2014), a think tank of Indian library movement and architect of public library legislation, who passed away on 29th December, 2014. He was the first person to apply the concept of CSR to libraries and proved that public libraries can also derive support from corporate firms and PSUs under the CSR mandate. The Award is the brain-child of Rusen Kumar, who is the Founder and Editor of India CSR Network and is supported by the Society for Promotion of Public Libraries (SPPL), Visakhapatnam; Iyyanki-Velaga Puraskar Endowment, Guntur (AP); and Intellectuals Society for Socio-Techno Welfare (ISST),Gaziabad. The aim of this award is to identify and acknowledge Indian library professionals who have introduced innovative practices in library services and made significant contribution to meet their social responsibilities as librarians. The award is The award carries a cash prize of Rs. 11,000, a Certificate and a memento. The selection of the awardees will be based on the recommendation of the jury and the award is presented during the annual India-CSR meet. The recipient is also required to deliver Dr. Velaga memorial lecture on any of the topics related to libraries, librarianship, library services which embody the concept of corporate social responsibility. There are two categories of the Awards, namely: India CSR Dr. Velaga Memorial Awards for Innovative Library Services (Library Professional): This award will be conferred to those Indian Library professionals who are performing extraordinary work in the field of library services with ‘out of box’ thinking. Applicants have to prove their work which is leaving deep impact on the society. Cases of their work place will not be considered. Applicants have to give details of minimum last five years with evidence. India CSR Dr. Velaga Memorial Awards for Innovative Library Services (Non-Library Professional): This award will be conferred upon those people who are not LIS professionals but have focused on promotion reading culture by promoting library services and bringing social change. Applicants have to provide evidences of their work minimum last five years. Interested Indian citizens may send their nominations or nominate their colleagues who fulfill the basic requirements for the award. The applicants shall submit their nominations in the prescribed format (online and offline). The applications received will be scrutinized by a panel of experts and the winners will be selected. In case there are more than one persons selected for the award,it will be given jointly. Each application should accompany a nomination fee of Rs 1100/-. The last date for receiving the nominations is 31 March, 2017. For downloading brochure and nomination form Please visit the website: http://indiacsr.in/india-csr-establishes-dr-velaga-memorial-award-for-innov… For further information contact: Shri. Rusen Kumar India CSR Network, India’s Largest CSR Newswire 222, Krishna Vatika, Near Shalini School, Church Road, Boirdadar, Raigarh – 496001 (Chhattisgarh), Mob: +91 (0) 99810 99555, Email: awards(a)indiacsr.in, rusenk(a)indiacsr.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ILL - J Basic and Applied Mycol. 2005; 4:68-70
by Vasumathi Sriganesh (QMed) 08 Mar '17

08 Mar '17

Dear librarian colleagues A librarian from the NIH, USA needs this article for one of her library patrons. She has exhausted all options and asked me. I searched NUCSSI and the INFLIBNET catalogue but could not trace this journal anywhere. If anyone can send it to me, do let me know Singh, S.K., Gaikwad, V.P. and Waingankar, V. M. 2005. A new endophytic Thielavia icacinacearum (ascomycete) isolated from medicinal plant Nothapodytes nimmoniana. J. Basic and Applied mycol. 4: 68–70 Best wishes Vasumathi Sriganesh QMed Knowledge Foundation A-3, Shubham Center, Cardinal Gracious Road Chakala, Andheri East, Mumbai 400099, India Tel: 91-22-40054474 Mob: +919867292230 Email: vasu(a)qmed.ngo Web:www.qmed.ngo MMC Speaker Code - MMC/MASS/00030/2016 Member: Academy of Health Professions Education Help QMed Inspire a New Generation of Evidence Based Practitioners <http://www.qmed.ngo/donate/> -- 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 “Open Source software – KOHA Training & Certification” on 27-28 May 2017
by Shyam Gupta 08 Mar '17

08 Mar '17

*National Workshop On “Open Source software – KOHA Training & Certification” on 27-28 May 2017* *Objective of the Workshop* - To introduce open source Integrated Library Software. - Make participant self-reliant with the respect installation, Configuration and running KOHA with Confidence *About the Workshop* KOHA is the world’s first free open source ILS Software. It is fully featured scalable library integrated software. It is used worldwide by public, Academic & Special Libraries. It is web based with a SQL database preferably MySql as Back end. Perl is used for front end. Cataloguing data is stored in MARC 21 format. It is accessible via Z39.50 or Search and Retrieve via URL(SRU). The user interface is very much configurable and adaptable. The software supports Web 2.0 facilities like tagging, commenting social sharing and RSS Feeds. It has ability to cope with any number of branches,Patrons, Patron Categories, item Categories, item Currencies and Other data. It has free support systems like Documentation, Mailing Lists and Internet Relay Chatting (IRC) Libraries are free to support the product in-house or can get help from a support company. *Workshop Contents* - Case Studies on KOHA - Instillation of Ubuntu 15.04 - Installation of KOHA 3.22 the current stable version - Configuration of KOHA and customization of interface - Data pre-processing, Marc Edit - Importing data into KOHA - Bulk Patron Data/Image importing - Introduction to all modules of KOHA - Administration - Acquisition - Authority Management - Cataloguing - Circulation - Tools - Patrons - Advanced Search - Customized Reports - Serials etc - Configuring Crontab - Basic SQL Commands - KOHA Communities. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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TV news reports about the French Institute of Pondicherry
by saravanan 08 Mar '17

08 Mar '17

Dear Madam / Sir, This is to inform you that CNN TVs' Tamil Channel "News 18" has brought out two news reports (in Tamil) on the French Institute of Pondicherry (IFP): one is regarding the IFP's collection of palm leave manuscripts, and the other one is on the EAP project on the documentation of endangered temple art of Tamil Nadu (see: http://eap.bl.uk/database/overview_project.a4d?projID=EAP896;r=292) Link to the news report about the IFP's collection of palm leave manuscripts, telecast on 01/03/2017: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJKNgRhZhXU&feature=share&list=PLZjYaGp8v2I… <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJKNgRhZhXU&feature=share&list=PLZjYaGp8v2I…> Link to the news report about the EAP project, telecast on 23/02/2017: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVFr3LtcY5A&sns=fb <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVFr3LtcY5A&sns=fb> Sincerely, Dr. G. Saravanan Librarian Library and Publication Division French Institute of Pondicherry UMIFRE 21 CNRS-MAEE # 11, Saint Louis Street, P.B. No. 33 PUDUCHERRY - 605 001 South India, INDIA Tel : 0091 - 413 – 22 31 661 (direct) Fax : 0091 – 413 - 22 31 605 Mail : saravanan.g(a)ifpindia.org Web Site : www.ifpindia.org Web : http://www.ifpindia.org/saravanan-g ***************************************************************** Please consider the environment before printing this email. Thank you. *****************************************************************

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Bookshop Employees keeping themselves busy (fun)
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 08 Mar '17

08 Mar '17

What happens when book shop employees feel bored? http://www.boredpanda.com/people-match-books-librairie-mollat/?page_numb=3 Above link gives some answer. Our librarians or bookshop guys may not be this innovative. But, How about librarians copying these photos, enlarge and display them in their libraries? Dr P Vyasamoorthy 30 Gruhalakshmi Colony, Secunderabad 500015 Telangana LL 040-27846631 / Mobile: 9490804278 Are you a music buff? Is Google Home available in India? -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Recruitment for the post of LIBRARIAN
by Ramakrishna Reddy 07 Mar '17

07 Mar '17

Dear LIS Professionals, The Acharya NRV School of Architecture, Hesaraghatta Main Road, Soldevanahalli, Bangalore is urgently in need of a LIBRARIAN. Minimum requirements for the position are given below. (1) MLIS (Regular) with minimum 60%. (2) 3 to 5 years experience in a reputed institution. (3) Good English communication skills. (4) Working knowledge on Library Automation. Interested candidates may send their resumes to the below mentioned address by mail or contact him personally, immediately. With wishes, *Dr. K Ramakrishna Reddy* *Chief LibrarianAcharya Institute of TechnologyAcharya InstitutesHesaraghatta Main RoadAcharya Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan RoadSoldevanahalli, Achitnagar (Post) Bangalore - 560 107Phone: 080-28396011 /28376431Mobile: 9739038652Residence: 080-23461829E-Mail: ramakrishnareddy(a)acharya.ac.in <ramakrishnareddy(a)acharya.ac.in> krred(a)yahoo.com <krred(a)yahoo.com> drkrreddy1655(a)gmail.com <drkrreddy1655(a)gmail.com>http://www.acharya.ac.in <http://www.acharya.ac.in>* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Appeal to purchase book on Koha
by vinod mishra 07 Mar '17

07 Mar '17

Dear All, I was hesitating to make appeal to procure my book “Basics of Library automation, Koha library management software and data migration: challenges with case studies", due to Royalty involve in that. <http://www.amazon.in/Library-Automation-Management-Software-Migration/dp/81…> But the commitment made by myself in preface of the book " At last the author would like to share that the royalty received from this book will be contributed to Koha community for its further development and poor children's of India" motivated me to do so because of some novel cause. Therefore i would request all librarians to kindly procure few copies in the library not only to enhance knowledge in the said area but to support my good cause too. The details of the book are available at : http://mishravk.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/preliminary-pages.pdf Please feel free to get any information/help from me in the above topic. <http://www.amazon.in/Library-Automation-Management-Software-Migration/dp/81…> With Regards, Vinod Kumar Mishra, Assistant Librarian, Biju Patnaik Central Library (BPCL), NIT Rourkela, Sundergadh-769008, Odisha, India. Mob:91+9439420860 Website: http://mishravk.com/ *"Spiritual relationship is far more precious than physical. Physical relationship divorced from spiritual is body without soul" -- Mahatma Gandhi* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Research Study on Fund raising and resource generation in academic libraries in India & Canada
by vrushali r rane 07 Mar '17

07 Mar '17

Respected Sir / MadamRequest you to please cooperate and participate in the below survey.RegardsVrushali RaneDear Sir/Madam,   I am Dr. Sarika Sawant, Asst. prof at SHPT School of Library Science, SNDT Women's University, Mumbai, India. I am doing research study on 'Fund raising/Gifts donations and resource generation in academic libraries in India & Canada' sponsored by Center for Canadian Studies, UGC area studies center. The purpose of this study is to investigate donations/fund raising activities in the university libraries(regular/deemed)  or libraries of institute of national importance in India and Canada. It will also explore the perceptions of librarians towards donations/fund raising activities and their role/utilization of funds for the library.   I would greatly appreciate if you could complete the brief questionnaire if your library is engaged in such activities. The link to the questionnaire is given below   https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/6R763BQ   I expect that it should take approximately 15 minutes for you to complete.  All information that you provide will remain confidential and will be de-identified for all analyses. If you have any questions about this survey feel free to email me. Results from this study will provide different perception of gifts/donations/ fundraising activities that tales place in libraries. Thank you for your participation.  Sincerely,   Dr. Sarika SawantAssistant Professor,SHPT School of Library Science,SNDT Women's University,1 # N.T. Road, Marine Lines,Mumbai 400 020 INDIAhttps://sites.google.com/site/drsarikasawant/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vendor who contribute for LIS community: Koha
by vinod mishra 06 Mar '17

06 Mar '17

Dear All, I on behalf of entire LIS fraternity thanks to Mr. Indranil Das Gupta <https://www.facebook.com/indradg> , a Koha developer from India ( http://www.l2c2.co.in/ ) for his contributions/help for entire Library professionals. He has contributed many patch as well as gifted some features to entire library professionals free of cost although he is having his own firm L2C2 technologies. Recently he has made long awaited SMS driver for Koha users so that one can use it free of cost after availing sms services. As per my personal observation he always helps the entire Koha community on forums as well as for other IT based issues in LIS domain. http://search.cpan.org/~indradg/SMS-Send-IN-Unicel-0.01/ With Regards, Vinod Kumar Mishra, Assistant Librarian, Biju Patnaik Central Library (BPCL), NIT Rourkela, Sundergadh-769008, Odisha, India. Mob:91+9439420860 Website: http://mishravk.com/ *"Spiritual relationship is far more precious than physical. Physical relationship divorced from spiritual is body without soul" -- Mahatma Gandhi* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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INDEXING LANGUAGES
by Salman Haider 04 Mar '17

04 Mar '17

*INDEXING LANGUAGES <https://librarianshipstudies.blogspot.com/2017/03/indexing-languages.html>* A system for naming subjects in the way that we have described <https://librarianshipstudies.blogspot.com/2017/02/assigned-indexing.html> is called an *indexing language*, and, like any other language, it will consist of two parts: *vocabulary and syntax.* *Indexing language* <https://librarianshipstudies.blogspot.com/2017/03/indexing-languages.html> is a set of items (vocabulary) and devices for handling the relationships between them in a system for providing index descriptions. Indexing language is also referred to as *retrieval language*. If we use terms as they appear in documents without modification, we are using *natural language*. However, we will see that this can lead to problems. Where vocabulary is concerned, different authors may use different terms to express the same idea-synonyms-leading to a decrease in recall. Where syntax is concerned, the same idea may be expressed in more than one way: child psychology or psychology of children; adult education or education of adults. For these reasons, assigned indexing systems introduce a measure of control over the terms used: we use a controlled vocabulary. We also formalize a flexible syntax of natural language by permitting only certain constructions: instead of heat treatment of aluminum, we use aluminum-heat treatment; instead of using libraries for children, or children’s libraries, we use libraries, children’s. We are then using a *structured language*. A controlled vocabulary and formalized structure are features of an *artificial indexing language*. The extreme example of an artificial indexing is the notation of a classification scheme; instead of natural language terms, heat treatment of aluminum, or the more formalized aluminum-heat treatment, we use 669.71.04. *Source: * https://librarianshipstudies.blogspot.com/2017/03/indexing-languages.html -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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New RDA Toolkit Design + Implementation of the LRM in RDA + RDA Toolkit Update, February 14, 2017
by Salman Haider 04 Mar '17

04 Mar '17

New RDA Toolkit Design + Implementation of the LRM in RDA + RDA Toolkit Update, February 14, 2017 https://resourcedescriptionandaccess.blogspot.com/2016/05/rda-cataloging-ne… RDA Cataloging News and RDA Bibliography <https://resourcedescriptionandaccess.blogspot.com/2016/05/rda-cataloging-ne…> article of Resource Description & Access (RDA) or RDA Blog <https://resourcedescriptionandaccess.blogspot.com/> blog is updated with new updates providing details of the new RDA Toolkit design, Implementation of the LRM in RDA, and RDA Toolkit Update, February 14, 2017. *RDA Toolkit website has got a new elegant design:* At the top, there are 7 main links/menus, viz., HOME, SUBSCRIBE, NEWS & INFORMATION, TRAINING RESOURCES, RDA IN TRANSLATION, SHOP RDA, and MORE RESOURCES. The HOME refers to the RDA Toolkit home page. SUBSCRIBE menu has submenus: Pricing, New Subscriber, Renew, Authorized Distributors, Consortia, and Purchase Offline. NEWS & INFORMATION follows which is like a blog with new updates on RDA … … ... *Implementation of the LRM in RDA:* The RDA Steering Committee (RSC) agreed at its November 2016 meeting to adopt the draft IFLA Library Reference Model (LRM) as a conceptual model for the development of RDA: Resource Description and Access, replacing the Functional Requirements family of models (FRBR, FRAD, and FRSAD) that are superseded by the LRM … … *RDA Toolkit Update, February 14, 2017:* A new release of the RDA Toolkit is published on Tuesday, February 14. This release contains a small number of Fast Track changes made through the normal Fast Track process … … ... Read full update on RDA Blog: https://resourcedescriptionandaccess.blogspot.com/2016/05/rda-cataloging-ne… Regards Salman Haider Librarian (Cataloging) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Special Lecture on “Process of Research” at DLISc., Bangalore University
by bbramesha B 04 Mar '17

04 Mar '17

*BANGALORE **UNIVERSITY* *DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE* Jhanabharathi Campus, Bangalore – 560 056. *Special Lecture * *on * *“Process of Research”* *By* *Dr. C.R. Karisiddappa* Former Professor & Chairman, Former Professor of Emeritus and Ex-President, ILA Dept. of Library and Information Science Karnatak University, Dharwad *Venue:* *Dr. S.R. Ranganathan Hall* *Department of Library & Information Science* *Bangalore University, Jnanabharathi Campus* *Bangalore – 560 056* Date: 08.03.2017 Time: 11.00am. *ALL ARE WELCOME* *Dr. Ramesha, Professor and Chairman, * *Faculty, Research Scholars and Students * Dept. of Library and Information Science, Bangalore University, Bangalore -- Dr. Ramesha Professor and Chairman Vice-President, ILA and IATLIS Dept. of Library and Information Science Bangalore University Jnana Bharathi Campus BANGALORE - 560 056 Phone: Mobile 09481246961 Office Direct :080 22961401 http://bramesha.webs.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Invitation for Call for Book Chapters: Library and Information Science in the Age of MOOCs
by annak Kaushik 04 Mar '17

04 Mar '17

Call for Book Chapters: Library and Information Science in the Age of MOOCs Editor Dr. Anna Kaushik Deputy Librarian Central Library University of Kota Kota-324005 (Rajasthan) India Call for Book Chapters Proposals Submission Deadline: May 1, 2017 Full Chapters Due: August 1, 2017 Submission Date: November 30, 2017 Introduction Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) has emerged as new Avatar in an online learning environment and become a burning topic nowadays in every discipline including library and information science. MOOCs offer both opportunities and challenges for libraries, library and information science schools/ institutions and library and information science professionals. On the other hands, libraries, library and information science schools/ institutions and library and information science professionals are regularly thinking how they may not only be active part of MOOC activities by adopting, developing, linking and resolving problems faced by MOOC developers but also able to provide infrastructure, resources free from any constraints and environment to develop quality massive open online Courses (MOOCs) in diverse topics connected to different disciplines. Therefore, this book is to plan to publish which to be covered chapters on MOOCs and Library and information science issues such as survey, case study, business model, creation models, quality aspects, evaluation of MOOC, role of library and information science professionals, future implications of MOOCs in library and information science domain and other issues from library and information science professionals globally. Objective The objectives of this book are to spreading out Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) concept with its potential in library and information science domain. This book intends to make every library and information science professionals aware with MOOC concept as a whole and how they can play worthy roles in MOOC setting by using their LIS competencies. This book is focusing on exploring the ideas how library and information science professionals are an active part of MOOC activities and engage themselves not only in the development of MOOCs library and information science area but also able to work as a backbone for other MOOC developers for solving problems related to MOOCs activities. Target Audience The target audiences of this book are library and information science professionals, knowledge managers, Information scientists, library and information science teachers, research scholars, students of library and information science area. Web librarians, executives, consultants, instructors, IT specialists, managers, trainers libraries, library and information science schools/ institutes and other library and information science professionals etc. Recommended Topics The Tentative TABLE of Contents given but is not limited to the following topics or subject areas: Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) concept and general issues Literature review of MOOCs in common/ special aspect of MOOC Literature on MOOC and library and information science Construction and development of MOOCs using different models /schemas Business models of MOOC Evaluation/ comparison of MOOCs platforms Evaluation/ comparison LIS MOOCs Acceptance of MOOCs in library and information science domain Quality models/benchmarks/ assurance/indicators of MOOCs MOOCs and Libraries MOOCs and library and information science schools and education Role of library and information science professionals in MOOCs environment Copyright/legal issues and MOOCs Survey studies on MOOCs and Library and information science Case studies on MOOCs Return on Investment (ROI) in MOOCs environment SWOT analysis of MOOCs in library and information science context How to design MOOCs effectively Any topic on MOOCs and Library and information science domain Submission Procedure Researchers and practitioners of library and information science and other area are invited to submit on or before May 1, 2017, a chapter proposal of 1,000 to 2,000 words clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors will be notified by May 16, 2017, about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by August 1, 2017, and all interested authors must consult the guidelines for manuscript submissions at http://www.igi-global.com/publish/contributor-resources/before-you-write/ prior to submission. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project. Note: There are no submission or acceptance fees for manuscripts submitted to this book publication, Trust in Knowledge Management and Systems in Organizations. All manuscripts are accepted based on a double-blind peer-review editorial process. All proposals should be submitted through the E-Editorial Discovery TM online submission manager. Please visit http://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/2646 for more details regarding this publication and to submit your work. Publisher This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the "Information Science Reference" (formerly Idea Group Reference), "Medical Information Science Reference," "Business Science Reference," and "Engineering Science Reference" imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2018. Important Dates May 1, 2017: Proposal Submission Deadline May 16, 2017: Notification of Acceptance August 1, 2017: Full Chapter Submission September 30, 2017: Review Results Returned November 15, 2017: Final Acceptance Notification November 30, 2017: Final Chapter Submission Inquiries Editor's Name: Dr. Anna Kaushik Editor's Affiliation: Deputy Librarian, Central Library, University of Kota, Kota -324005- (Rajasthan)- INDIA Editor's Contact Information 2/38, Ganesh Talab, Basant Vihar, Kota-324009- (Rajasthan)-INDIA drkaushikanna(a)gmail.com Dr. Anna Kaushik Deputy Librarian Central Library University of Kota M.B.S. Marg, Near Kabir Circle Kota (Rajasthan) drannakaushik(a)uok.ac.in Mobile no.9414936675 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Felicitation to Prof. Lalitha K. Sami, Gulbarga University
by Dr Suresh Jange 04 Mar '17

04 Mar '17

Dear Professional Friends, *Hyderabad Karnataka Librarians’ Association* is organizing a felicitation Programme to Prof. Lalitha K. Sami, Department of Library and Information Science, Gulbarga University, Kalaburagi on attaining superannuation @ PDA College of Engineering Library Auditorium, Gulbarga on 19th March 2017 at 10.30 am. *Prof. Lalitha K. Sami,* our esteemed teacher known for quality and excellence in teaching and research in LIS has put up more than 31 years of teaching and research experience in Library and Information Science from Gulbarga University. It’s time to extend our gratitude to our esteemed teacher and we the members of the association, students, teachers, library fraternity, friends and well wishers cordially invite you to attend the felicitation function on 19th March 2017 at 10.30 am to be held at @ PDA College of Engineering Library Auditorium, Gulbarga. -- Suresh Jange *Ph.D* *University Deputy Librarian* *IFLA & Commonwealth Professional Fellow* *Virtual Learning Resource Centre & Digital Library <http://www.guglibrary.net/>* *Gulbarga University <http://www.gulbargauniversity.kar.nic.in/>, Gulbarga - 585 106, *Karnataka, India *Council Member - Indian Library Association (2016-19)* *Vice President- Karnataka University Library Association* *President - Hyderabad Karnataka Librarians Association* Mobile - +91-9902570129 URL: www.guglibrary.net Home: https:// <http://jangess.webs.com/>sj71.wordpress.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Need information on journals on Mahatma Gandhi
by preetharani K R 04 Mar '17

04 Mar '17

I am Preetha Rani. Deputy Librarian Kerala Legislature Secretariat. > > Can anyone help me with information on magazines or journals on Mahatma > Gandhi. This is urgent.

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