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Opening for Library management Trainee position, NIFT, Mumbai
by anand bandi 13 Apr '16

13 Apr '16

"The National Institute of Fashion Technology, Govt.of India, looking for fresh MLISc Candidates to be recruited as "Information Management Trainee" (Two Positions) for a period of one year. It is an opportunity for the freshers to work in the totally automated and Cloud based Library environment. Those who are interested to apply need to be from the Library and Information Science Departments of Indian Universities, who conduct 2 year integrated regular programmes and others need not to apply. The selected professionals will be paid Rs 10000=00 stipend per month. The candidates can send their application on the mailing address furnished below or may send their respective C.V via e-mail. The lost date for submitting the application is 15/05/2016. The short listed candidates will be called for the interview subsequently. No TA/DA will be paid to the candidate for attending the interview. Dr. A.N.BandiHead, Resource CentreNIFT Campus,Institutional Area,Plot No. 15, Sector-4,Kharghar,Navi Mumbai-410 210

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Required a rare document
by ajeemsha s 13 Apr '16

13 Apr '16

Dear Friends One of our library staffs required a rare document which is out of copyright period. The title of the document is "A PRELIMINARY LIST OF THE PLANTS OF ANDAMAN ISLANDS" BY J.S. GAMBLE dated back 1903. The URL is http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/002000481 If anyone have access to the above document kindly mail to librarian(a)jntbgri.res.in Ajeemsha.S Librarian, JNTBGRI Palode, Trivandrum-695562 Ph-09961853343 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Survey of mathematicians
by Subbiah Arunachalam 13 Apr '16

13 Apr '16

You might wish to help with this survey. I received it in the mail. < https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1r4LBUJk1VF9e4Dl4aXgS4fW-O8HR9yz1cqmXdzz0Cj… > Arun http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4398-4658 http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-9925-2009 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Using FOSS to add "Ask the Librarian" chat support to your Koha OPAC
by Indranil Das Gupta 12 Apr '16

12 Apr '16

Dear all, At the recently concluded National Koha Conclave (Feb 17 - 18, 2016), one of the "Koha Wishlist" items discussed was that of adding a chat facility to Koha. Chris Cormack, the original developer of Koha had replied that the Free Software i.e. Mibew (pronounced as: My-beau) messenger may be used to add the chat capability to the OPAC. Last weekend, I decided to try out Mibew and implement this. I'm happy to report that it has worked out very nicely. I've blogged about how you can add it on your server here - http://blog.l2c2.co.in/index.php/2016/04/11/mibew/. Sharing this so that more people may find the information useful. Also if anyone wants to test how it works, without installing Mibew, contact me off-list, I will be happy to help. regards, -idg -- Indranil Das Gupta L2C2 Technologies Phone : +91-98300-20971 IRC : indradg on irc://irc.freenode.net Twitter : indradg -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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COSCOLIDIA -2016 – “National Conference on School Libraries in Digital Age”
by Bharat Alasandi 12 Apr '16

12 Apr '16

To, All School Managements, Principals and School Librarian’s Sir/Madam, Sub: COSCOLIDIA -2016 – “National Conference on School Libraries in Digital Age” Education is vital and more importantly school education has vital role to play in developing nascent leaner into a good productive learners in digital age. Many digital media and devices are making a beeline to induce the digital learning. The challenges for schools are to see all children’s are smart learners along with digital learning methods and resources. Today there are many good schools with state of art facilities in India giving important many aspects of learning. There are even great school libraries seen within the schools as one of the important centers. It is School Libraries which act as a nascent center for elementary resources useful for budding learners and open to the new world of understanding and learning. The school library provides a model for quest for learning and building knowledge and confidence in seeking and processing information. Making this first ever event for School LIS professionals and school managements to meet and share knowledge and expertise from participating school library professionals. The focus of the school libraries is now on digital content. Hence the concern for librarians of these days should be to redefine the role of school Libraries in reaching out the right information to the right user at a right time. The national Conference is being organized on 12th and 13th May 2016 jointly by Bharatesh Education Trust’s Global Business School Belagavi, Jain Heritage School (JGI) Belagavi and Journal of Library Development (JLD) In Belagavi, Karnataka. We have enclosed a e-brochure for your reference, we look forward to the team of people from your school and the Library faculty members to be part of the conference by sharing your experiences and contributing in the form of a write-up in a standard format to the conference proceedings adding value to school Library literature. We therefore request you all to be part of the school library conference and share your ideas through articles give a new thought to young learners. Take part in the conference, it is a podium to hear you, Thanking you, Yours faithfully, -- Bharat B. Alasandi Librarian Bharatesh Education Trusts Global Business School B.C. 188 Fort Road Belgaum - 6 Karnataka E-mail : bharatalasandi(a)gmail.com Phone: 9986135406/9686190253 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Soft Skills CDs / DVDs
by sheeba jasmine 12 Apr '16

12 Apr '16

Dear Friends, We are looking for CDs / DVDs on "Soft Skills" for our students (Diploma, Graduate and Post Graduate levels). Kindly suggest the availability of such CDs/ DVDs produced by reputed institutions. with regards,Dr. Sheeba Jebaseeli JasmineInformation & Documentation OfficerCIPET Chennai

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Vacancies at MVJ college of Engineering, Bangalore
by Mailing List Admin 12 Apr '16

12 Apr '16

Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2016 07:57:46 +0000 (UTC) From: Mumtaz Khan <khanmain(a)yahoo.com> Dear Sir MVJ College of Engineering, Bangalore requires following Library Professionals for their information Center. Salary is not a constraint to the right candidate. Interested candidates may send their resume to the following mail id at the earliest. khanmain58(a)gmail.com Detailsof the posts: Chief Librarian: Qualification and Experience requiredFirst orSecond class Master of Library Science or equivalent from a recognizedUniversity with a minimum of 3 years experience in a reputed organization.Preference will be given to candidates with science back ground and workingexperience in Engineering College. Deputy Librarian: Qualification and Experience required First or Second class Master of Library Science or equivalent from a recognized University with a minimum of 2 years experience in a reputed organization. Preference will be given to candidates with science background and working experience in Engineering College. Assistant Librarian:Qualification and Experience required First or Second class Bachelor of Library Science or equivalent from a recognized University. Preference will be given to candidates with science back ground andsome working experience in an academic institution Library Assistant: Qualificationand Experience required, 2 posts (Male candidates only) First or Second class Diploma in Library Science or equivalent. Preference will be given to candidates with some working experience in an academic institution. Mumtaz Khan

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National Workshop on Koha: An intensive hands on training from 20th to 22nd April, 2016 at NMIT, Bangalore
by Mailing List Admin 12 Apr '16

12 Apr '16

Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 (UTC) From: Gangadhar KC <gangadhar67(a)yahoo.com> Dear Professionals, Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology,Bangalore is organizing 3 Day National Workshop on Koha: An intensive hands ontraining from 20th to 22nd April,2016 at NMIT, Bangalore. Resource Persons: Prof. ARD Prasad, Head, DRTC, Bangalore Mr. Gopalakrishna, Librarian, BMS Instituteof Technology, Bangalore Registration Fees of Rs. 2000/- or Rs. 2,500/-(with Accommodation) is to be paid by cash or Demand Draft / Cheque drawn on anynationalized bank in favour of Principal, Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology, payable at Bangalore & must reach the workshop coordinatorbefore 16th April,2016 Interested persons can confirm their participationby registering their details online at http://goo.gl/forms/KtH7gWIQT1 Address for further Communication: Mr. K.C.Gangadhar Workshop Coordinator Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology Yelahanka, Bangalore-560 064 Email : library(a)nmit.ac.in; gangadhar67(a)yahoo.com Ph.: 080-22167882; Mob.; 8123381280 Gangadhar K.C. Senior Librarian Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology P.B.No.6429, Yelahanka, Bangalore-560 064. Ph:080-22167882, Cell:8123381280

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Urgent - Article required
by sheeba jasmine 12 Apr '16

12 Apr '16

Dear Friends, One of our Research Scholar urgently requires the following article. If anyone having access to this article, may kindly send the article. Title: Hobbing - A renewed method for producing moulds and dies Author:Aleksei HobemägiJournal name:Materials Processing Technology Vol.No., Issue:V42, Issue 4 Period:May 1994 Page:p.421-430Link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0924013… Thanks with regards,Dr. Sheeba JasmineCIPET

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Congratulations to Dr. Jagtar Singh
by Khushpreet Singh Brar 11 Apr '16

11 Apr '16

Respected Sir Hearty congratulations to Dr. Jagtar Singh, Professor, Department of Library & Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala for taking charge as head of University Library. Respected Sir, in your able guidance the university library will achieve new heights. Regards Khushpreet Singh -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Students Colloquium-4
by drtc＠isibang.ac.in 11 Apr '16

11 Apr '16

INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE Documentation Research & Training Centre 8th Mile, Mysore Road, RVCE Post Bangalore, 560 059 COLLOQUIUM - 4 (2015 2017) "PLAGIARISM: A STUDY" ABSTRACT Plagiarism has become a disease and has been on the rise due to many factors. One of the prominent factor is the availability of scientific information on Internet. There are no common acceptance on the concept of plagiarism. There are varied aspect of plagiarism which are still vague in some aspect. The time pressure and the demand to keep up with producing noteworthy scientific information as well as the availability of colossal amount of literature is resulting in academic dishonesty, rampant publication and demeaning scholarship. While academic community is still coping up with what to consider as plagiarism and where to draw the line, it is essential to educate and spread awareness about plagiarism in order to salvage ethical scholarship. In this colloquium we shall discuss the notion of plagiarism in scholarship, the various facets of plagiarism, legalities concerning plagiarism, some cases, the tools and techniques for detecting plagiarism, the need of educating which calls for librarians' role, discuss issues, means and ways to avoid plagiarism. The sub-topics of this colloquium and the corresponding speakers are as follows: TOPICS SPEAKERS 1. Introduction Alovi Zhimomi 2. Types of Plagiarism with examples. Sagar Gajbe 3. Cases of Plagiarism. Dipanwita Das 4. Plagiarism detection tools (Commercial Software). Srinivas Gurrala 5. Plagiarism detection tools (Open Source Software). Shiva Shankar Mahato 6. Plagiarism and the role of librarians. Kanu Chakraborty 7. Summary and conclusion. Vandana Date: 13-04-2016 Time: 2 p.m. Venue: DRTC (Room G-16), ISI Bangalore. All are cordially invited. Coordinator Dr. Biswanath Dutta -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Final Call for Full Chapter:Digitizing the Modern Library and the Transition from Print to Electronic
by Raj K Bhardwaj 11 Apr '16

11 Apr '16

Dear Sir/Madam I hope this e-mail finds you well! Currently, I am in the process of editing a forthcoming publication entitled “Digitizing the Modern Library and the Transition from Print to Electronic <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.igi-2Dglobal.com_pu…>” to be published by IGI Global, an international publisher of progressive academic research. I would like to take this opportunity to cordially invite you to submit your work for consideration in this publication. I am familiar with your research interests and expertise in the area of book and I am certain that your contribution on this topic and/or other related research areas would make an excellent addition to this publication. Please visit *http://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/2007* <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.igi-2Dglobal.com_pu…> for more details regarding this publication and to submit your work. You can also find detailed manuscript formatting and submission guidelines at http://www.igi-global.com/publish/contributor-resources/before-you-write/ <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.igi-2Dglobal.com_pu…>. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you very much for your consideration of this invitation, and I hope to hear from you by May 30, 2016 In case of any problem to upload the paper on e-Editorial Discovery platform please send the full paper at: raajchd(a)gmail.com Best wishes, *Sincerely yours,* Dr. Raj Kumar Bhardwaj Deputy Librarian, Nalanda University, Rajgir, Bihar -803116 (India) E-mail: raajchd(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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5 Day state level Workshop on Software Basics for file creation and management
by Usman Karassery 11 Apr '16

11 Apr '16

Kindly forward the Workshop intimation to all Library professional for information 5 Day state level Workshop on Software Basics for file creation and management on 18th to 22nd April, 2016 at College of Engineering Thalassery, Kerala. Registration Fee: 2000 (TEQIP Institutions) 500 (Other institution) Last Date : 15- 04- 2016 *For more Details* http://library.cethalassery.in/images/Announcement/brochure__Application_fo… http://cethalassery.ac.in/images/News/brochure__Application_form1.pdf Usman koya P.T Librarian College of Engineering Thalassery Ph. 09846974035 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] LIS Links Digest
by Koteswara Rao Mamidi 10 Apr '16

10 Apr '16

Dear Dr. Francis, For quite some time I am seeing postings from 'LIS Links' included in Lis-Forum. I do not understand why NCSI should post the postings of another discussion forum like 'LIS Links' which itself is a discussion forum with nearly 20,000 members? Who really owns the news / information? Today there are many such discussion forums available to LIS professionals. Going by the standard of postings on LIS Links, it is better for NCSI to operate independently. This is my personal opinion and being a friend of late shri T B Rajasekhar I do not want LIS-Forum to deviate from its original goal. Dr. M. Koteswara Rao Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2016 02:02:55 +0000 Subject: LIS Links Digest From: noreply+feedproxy(a)google.com To: mk-rao(a)hotmail.com LIS Links Digest LIS Links Digest Union HRD Minister Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani Launches ISBN Portal: http://isbn.gov.in E.Ramesh Elected 2nd time as General Board Memebr to DELNET New Delhi Call Papers for Library Research World" 3rd issue June, 2016 Vacancies of Librarian in the Government of Telangana Regarding Book Loss Recovery Need Help for WEB OF SCIENCE Three Day National Workshop On Koha: An Open-Source Library Management Software (OSLMS) in Ranchi, Jharkhand Two Days Library Workshop on "D-Space" at Ma'din Polytechnic College, Malappuram Union HRD Minister Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani Launches ISBN Portal: http://isbn.gov.in Posted: 09 Apr 2016 02:35 AM PDT ISBN, Now a Click Away! The Union Minster of Human Resource Development Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani launched a portal for registration and allotment of International Standard Book Number (ISBN) at a function held in New Delhi.on 7th April 2016. Please See The WEBSITE For More Details for ISBN Portal: http://isbn.gov.in/ Press Information Bureau ,Government of India,Ministry of Human Resource Development http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=138686 E.Ramesh Elected 2nd time as General Board Memebr to DELNET New Delhi Posted: 09 Apr 2016 01:56 AM PDT Dear All, I am feeling happy to share with you that I, E. Ramesh, Sr Librarian, JBREC., Hyderabad, 2nd time Elected as General Board Member to DELNET New Delhi's Biennial (two year term) elections 2016-2018. I thank one and all in this election process and I need your co operation for ever. E.Ramesh Sr Librarian http://jbrec.edu.in/ http://jbrec.edu.in/facilities_library.php Call Papers for Library Research World" 3rd issue June, 2016 Posted: 09 Apr 2016 01:24 AM PDT Respected Madam/Sir, We are pleased to inform you that with the joint efforts of the like-minded librarians we have started a Journal titled “Library Research World” It is a peer-reviewed, bi-annual journal indexed in IIJIF with ISSN 2454-3586 in print format. “Library Research World” is an exclusive Library and Information Science based journal without any commercial interest. The journal is our endeavour to provide an opportunity to research scholars and library professionals for publishing research papers. We hope that your Department of Library and Information Science will subscribe this journal and also spread awareness among research scholars and research professionals about the same. Further details of the journal are attached for your perusal. Waiting for your positive response Regards Vacancies of Librarian in the Government of Telangana Posted: 08 Apr 2016 04:00 AM PDT Telangana Residential Educational Institutions Societies - 2016 The Government of Telangana has announced recruitment of junior lecturers, principals, degree college lecturers, librarians, staff nurse, TGTs, PGTs and various other posts in Gurukulams (Residential Educational Institutions). There are 2444 vacancies in various Gurukulams to be filled in TSPSC (Telangana State Public Service Commission) in 2016. Following are details of vacancies: 1) Telangana Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society: 758 posts. The details are as follows: Principal - 12 posts Trained Graduate Teachers: 560 posts Physical Education Teachers: 79 posts Art / Music Teachers: 52 posts Librarian: 34 posts Staff Nurse : 18 posts 2) Residential Education Institutions Society (School Education): 313 posts Junior Lecturers (Inter): 6 posts PG Teachers: 136 posts Trained Graduate Teachers: 74 posts Physical Education Teachers: 22 posts Art / Craft / Music Teachers: 43 posts Staff Nurse: 32 posts 3) Mahatma Jyothiba Phule BC Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society: 307 posts Principal: 7 posts PG Teachers: 83 posts Trained Graduate Teachers: 99 posts Physical Education Teachers: 16 posts Art Teachers: 28 posts Staff Nurse: 16 posts Junior Lecturers (Inter): 22 posts Degree College Lecturers: 36 posts 4) Tribal Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society: 436 posts. Junior Lecturers: 41 posts Librarians: 26 posts PG Teachers: 40 posts Trained Graduate Teachers: 271 posts Physical Directors: 6 posts Physical Education Teachers: 33 posts Art / Craft / Music Teachers: 19 posts 5) Minority Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society: 630 posts. Principal: 70 posts Trained Graduate Teachers: 350 posts Physical Education Teachers: 70 posts Staff Nurse: 70 posts Craft / Art / Music Instructors: 70 posts Regarding Book Loss Recovery Posted: 08 Apr 2016 03:39 AM PDT Dear Professionals, Myself from NIELIT Agartala (www.nielit.gov.in).We have finalised the list of the defaulter for this year. Few queries regarding adjustment of book loss: 1) Which amount we should consider regarding calculation of book loss? The amount mentioned in the Accession Register or The current market price of the book. 2) In the list, few books are there which are out of print or out of syllabus now. What should we do in this case? 3) Actually we are collection caution deposit at the time of admission. Although we are not issuing books normally beyond the value of security deposit but in some emergency very few such books were issued. What should we do those who exceeded the value of caution deposit? -Prasanta Kumar Nath Librarian Need Help for WEB OF SCIENCE Posted: 07 Apr 2016 10:51 PM PDT Dear Professionals, I am doing part time PhD in the area is Scientometrics. I collected data for the period of 1989-2015 and analysed by using HISTCITE. Total records 39,092. I want to upload to Histcite each 500 record as individual Plain text (Notepad) without missing records in the output. Please Help me. Three Day National Workshop On Koha: An Open-Source Library Management Software (OSLMS) in Ranchi, Jharkhand Posted: 03 Apr 2016 11:11 PM PDT National Workshop On KOHA An Open-Source Library Management Software (OSLMS) 20-22 May, 2016 Jointly Organized by Jharkhand Information & Library Association, Ranchi & International Research & Development Association, Ranchi Venue: Ramanujam Institute of Technology, Kokar, Ranchi The… Time:May 20, 2016 at 10am to May 22, 2016 at 5pm Location:Ramanujam Institute of Technology, Near Matriprerana Eye Hospital, Opposite: Prabha Kiran Apartment,Chuna Bhatta, Kokar, Ranchi City/Town:Ranchi Website or Map:http://www.jilaranchi.org.in Phone:Co-Ordinators:Shri Basanta Kumar Das, Mob: +91 94313 59491 Shri Sanjay Kumar Karn, Mob: +91 94311 04313 Dr. Bharat Bhushan, Mob: +91 98353 76044 Organizing Secretary: Mr. Shiva Prakash, Mob: +91 94311 09820 Export to Outlook or iCal (.ics) Two Days Library Workshop on "D-Space" at Ma'din Polytechnic College, Malappuram Posted: 22 Mar 2016 03:29 AM PDT For Online Registration click here Time:May 28, 2016 at 9:30am to May 29, 2016 at 3pm Location:Malappuram Street:Melmuri City/Town:Malappuram Website or Map:http://www.madinpoly.com Phone:9142376236 Export to Outlook or iCal (.ics) This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now You are subscribed to email updates from LIS Links Digest. 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Fw: [IFLA-L] Alan Hopkinson
by Dr. J. K. Vijayakumar 10 Apr '16

10 Apr '16

It is very sad to see the news of Prof. Alan Hopkinson's demise.http://mdx.academia.edu/AlanHopkinson He was very active in international librarianship, also in mentoring budding young professionals from developing world.May his departed soul rest in peace. ---------- Dr. J. K. VIJAYAKUMAR, Manager, University Library Collections and Information Services, King Abdullah University of Science & Technology, www.kaust.edu.sa On Sunday, April 10, 2016 8:57 AM, Knock Douglas (KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST) <douglas.knock(a)NHS.NET> wrote: Please see sad news about Alan below. Alan was a long-standing ILIG committee member and, as Ian says, very active in the international arena prior to his stroke. He always had amazing energy and enthusiasm as well as a passion for supporting colleagues. He continued to attend ILIG committee meetings and events after his stroke and will be sorely missed. Doug Sent from my Windows PhoneFrom:IAN JOHNSON (0616285) Sent:‎09/‎04/‎2016 14:05 To:IFLA List (ifla-l(a)infoserv.inist.fr) Subject:[IFLA-L] Alan Hopkinson It is with great sadness that I have to inform you that Alan Hopkinson died on 7th April. Alan was for many years Chairman of the permanent UNIMARC Committee and of the UDC consortium. He was regularly involved in development projects throughout the world until almost completely paralysed by a stroke about 2 years ago. Although there had recently been some small signs of improvements in his condition, he died peacefully in his sleep a few days ago. Professor Ian Johnson,Chief Editor, IFLA/De Gruyter series: 'Global Studies in Libraries and Information'Aberdeen, Great Britain Phone: +44 1224 740785Mobile: +44 7719 859239Skype: ian.m.johnson45 Sent from Yahoo Mail. Get the app

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National Workshop on Koha:an intensive hands on training from 20th to 22nd April, 2016 at NMIT
by Gangadhar KC 09 Apr '16

09 Apr '16

Dear Professionals, Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology,Bangalore is organizing 3 Day National Workshop on Koha:an intensive hands ontraining from 20th to 22nd April,2016 at NMIT, Bangalore. Resource Persons: Prof. ARD Prasad, Head, DRTC, Bangalore Mr. Gopalakrishna, Librarian, BMS Instituteof Technology, Bangalore Registration Fees of ₹ 2000/- or ₹2,500/-(with Accommodation) is to be paid by cash or Demand Draft / Cheque drawn onanynationalizedbank in favour of ‘Principal, Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology’payableat Bangalore &must reach theworkshopcoordinator before 16thApril,2016 Participants can confirm their participationby registering their details online at http://goo.gl/forms/KtH7gWIQT1 Address for further Communication: Mr. K.C.Gangadhar Workshop Coordinator Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology Yelahanka, Bangalore-560 064 Email : library(a)nmitac.in; gangadhar67(a)yahoo.com Ph.: 080-22167882; Mob.; 8123381280

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Congratulations to Archana Kulakarni
by Elan Ramesh 09 Apr '16

09 Apr '16

Dear All I am happy to inform u that Bandlaguda, Chandrayangutta,Hyderabad Aurora’s Scientific Technological & Research Academy's LIBRARIAN Archana Kulakarni had been elected as GENERAL BODY MEMEBR to DELNET - NEW DELHI's bienneal (2016-2018) elections by unanimously from ‪#‎Telangana‬, one among three members. we all wish her the best and successful in her endeavors. With regards E.Ramesh Sr Librarian jrec.edu.in/ http://jbrec.edu.in/facilities_library.php Genral Body Member - DELNET New Delhi

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Librarians, OA and scholarly communication
by Subbiah Arunachalam 09 Apr '16

09 Apr '16

Friends: Here is a very good paper on librarians, OA and scholarly communication based on a survey. I found it useful. Hope you would too. <http://www.istl.org/16-winter/refereed4.html>. Best. Arun http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4398-4658 http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-9925-2009 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ISBN PORTAL AT http://isbn.gov.in/
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 08 Apr '16

08 Apr '16

http://isbn.gov.in/ Government of India Ministry of Human Resource Development 07-April-2016 18:24 ISTUnion HRD Minister Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani Launches ISBN Portal ISBN, Now a Click Away! The Union Minster of Human Resource Development Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani launched a portal for registration and allotment of International Standard Book Number (ISBN) at a function held in New Delhi today. The Union Minister said that the ISBN portal has been created in a short period of time, to facilitate publishers as well as the authors to register forISBN online. This interactive automated system would provide fast and efficient services in a stipulated time frame to the Publishers and Authors as well.She added that after the feedback from the publishers, a mobile app in the regional languages would also be launched in order to reach out to more and more publishers and authors across the country. She hoped that the publishers and authors from small towns would also be benefited from this initiative. To address the problem of free download of works of authors from the internet, she assured the book writing fraternity that the issue will be discussed with the concerned ministries including DeitY which will be shared with the states.Prof. Narendra Kohli, eminent author was the Guest of Honor on the occasion. Speaking about the ISBN he said that in present times, ISBN has become an important part of publishing sector. He further said that this online system is a good initiative towards providing enhanced accessibility to the publishers and authors.Shri Amish Tripathi, well-known author was the Chief Guest on the occasion. He said that, “ISBN gives an identity to a book. If you do not have it, the bookshops will not sell it.” He observed that ISBN is free in India unlike other countries like US and UK where publishers need to pay huge money for its registration. He further added that ISBN was manual till now and since it is online from today, it will help publishers from different parts of the country to get registration done easily and will save their time also.Earlier, Smt. Aparna Sharma, Joint Secretary (BP & CR) welcomed the guests and informed that ISBN Portal is a part of Government’s e-governance initiative for streamlining the process of registration and make it user friendly.Dr Rita Chowdhury, Director, NBT, India proposed the vote of thanks. She hoped that through this user friendly system, the publishers and authors would find it easy to register for ISBN.BACKGROUNDRaja Rammohun Roy National Agency for ISBN, (Book Promotion and Copyright Division), under Department of Higher Education had organized the event for launch of ISBN portal. ISBN is a unique number used to identify monographic publications. Displayed in barcode format, ISBN is a 13 character identification allotted by International ISBN Agency based in UK through the National ISBN Agency. It provides access to bibliographic data bases used by the book industry and libraries to provide information. Raja Ram Mohan Roy National Agency for ISBN is responsible for ISBN registration in the country and is affiliated to UK based International Agency. The ISBN Nos. are allotted free of cost. Over a period of time with the growth of the publishing industry and awareness about ISBN, the request for ISBN has increased exponentially. Efforts have been made from time to time to streamline the operations of the agency which caters to the requirement of the applicants of the entire country. In this direction an attempt is being made by designing the ISBN online portal http://isbn.gov.in to further streamline the operations. The ISBN portal seeks to completely automate the process of seeking application, their examination and allotment of ISBNs. The developed software has several modules – users’ registration, online application submission, ISBN generation which includes ISBN generation request from the National Agency to the International Agency at UK. The automation process also seeks to maintain inventory as well as process the data that will be provided by the users. There will be doing away with receipt of hard copy of any document unless considered appropriate for establishing the identity of the applicant and for confirming the book publishing activity. Taking forward the Government’s ambitious Digital India campaign, the Ministry of Human Resource Development’s endeavor will ensure: ease of registration, enhanced accessibility, wider transparency, trust and credibility and greater efficiency for the book writing fraternity in the country.*******GG/DS/RT/isbn Prof. N.LAXMAN RAO, President, Telangana Library Association Member, Advisory Board, National Library, KolkataUGC-Emeritus Fellow (2009-11) Professor in Library and Information Science, Osmania University, Hyderabad (super-annuated). Formerly Director, UGC-Academic Staff College (2006-8). Formerly President of Indian Association of Teachers in Library and Information Science (IATLIS) and Association of British Scholars (AP Chapter) .

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Regarding Internet Broadband Connection
by Hemanta Gogoi 08 Apr '16

08 Apr '16

Sir/Madam Greetings of the day...!!!! We need your kind suggestions regarding Internet broadband connection in our college.. We are having the Internet under NMEICT through BSNL....but the service is very pathetic.. So we want a new broadband with our limited budget. So please suggest any service provider for our college.Our college is having UGC 12B 2F certificate and under UGC NERO.. Sincerely Hemanta Gogoi Librarian, Chaiduar College Gohpur, Biswanath-784168 Assam -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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REQUEST FOR CIRCULATE TO FORUM
by BASANTA KUMAR DAS 07 Apr '16

07 Apr '16

Respected Sir, Please circulate this in your forum member for wide circulation. Jharkhand Information & Library Association (JILA) with IRDA is organising 3 days (20-22 May 2016) Open Source Library Management Software at KOKAR, Ranchi. pl visit our website for details : www.jilaranchi.org.in. -- BASANTA KUMAR DAS IGNOU RANCHI BLOG:bkdasignou.blogspot.com http://mylibrary-basanta.blogspot.in/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fwd: Please Help Share arXiv.org Survey with Users
by Subbiah Arunachalam 07 Apr '16

07 Apr '16

Dear academic and research librarians; Kindly share this with physicists, astronomers, astrophysicists, mathematicians, mathematical biologists, etc. Best wishes. Subbiah Arunachalam From: Oya Rieger <oyr1(a)cornell.edu> Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2016 14:33:19 -0400 To: ARXIV-SUPPORT-UPDATES-L <arxiv-support-updates-l(a)list.cornell.edu> Dear Colleagues, As noted in our recent update, 2016 is the 25th anniversary of arXiv, an important milestone. We are engaged in a series of vision-setting activities and, as part of this process, we are implementing a user survey to help us improve arXiv and clarify future directions for the service in a way that best serves the user community: Click here to start arXiv survey: https://cornell.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_brM4ULfjHGClNJj We need your help in reaching out to the user community. Please share the link far and wide and encourage scientists, researchers, and students to complete the survey. If you or your institution is active on social media please post the link freely. The survey will close on April 27. The responses we gather will help us plan the future for arXiv and continue to provide a service that is based on actual user needs and experiences. With appreciation, Oya Oya Y. Rieger, Ph.D. Associate University Librarian arXiv Program Director Scholarly Resources & Preservation Services Cornell University Library

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SALIS awards - announcements - Reg
by Dr. R. Balasubramani 07 Apr '16

07 Apr '16

Dear All, Greetings from SALIS. SALIS invites application /nominations from the members of LIS community for the following SALIS awards for the year 2015. 1. Dr. Harish Chandra-Sushila Chandra National Best Librarian Award (National Level Award) (Sponsored by Late Dr. Harish Chandra, Librarian, IIT Madras) 2. AutoLib-Tamil Nadu Best Librarian Award (Sponsored by AutoLib Software System, Chennai) 3. AutoLib-Tamil Nadu Best Young Librarian Award (below 40 years) (Sponsored by AutoLib Software System, Chennai) 4. SALIS - A.N.Marappan Memorial National Best Young Librarian Award (below 40 years) (National Level award) Sponsored by Dr.A.M.Venkatachalam, Librarian, KSR College of Technology, Tiruchengodu. 5. SALIS - S.M.Venkidusamy Memorial Best Public Librarian Award” (State Level award) Sponsored by S.V.Kumudham (W/o Dr.A.M.Venkatachalam), Secretary, Namathu Bharatham Foundation, Athani, Erode Dist, TN. A committee constituted by the President, SALIS will select a suitable candidate for each award among the nominations/applications received strictly based on the criteria fixed for the award. If suitable candidates are not found for the award, the committee will nominate deserving LIS professionals strictly based on the criteria fixed for the award. All the awards will be presented during the the inaugural function of the two day SALIS 2016 - National Conference on Creativity, Innovation and Transformation in Libraries to be held on 8th July 2016 at K.S.Rangasamy College of Technology, Tiruchengode, Tamil Nadu. All the awards include a silver memento, shawl and citation. Last date for the receipt of application/nomination is 10.06.2016. Application forms can be downloaded from www.salis.in Application form can also be obtained by sending an e-mail to salis_info(a)yahoo.co. in with the subject name as “Application form for SALIS Awards" www.salis2016.wordpress.com -- Dr.A.M.Venkatachalam Organizing Secretary, SALIS 2016 & Librarian K.S.Rangasamy College of Technology (Autonomous Institution) KSR Kalvi Nagar Tiruchengode - 637215, Tamil Nadu, India. Phone : 04288-274741-44, Extn.400,404,401 Fax : 04288-274745 Mobile : 9994250222 E-Mail : ksrctsalis16(a)gmail.com Web : www.ksrct.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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2nd CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS
by Swati Bhattacharyya . 06 Apr '16

06 Apr '16

*2nd CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS* *Proposal Submission Deadline: April 30, 2016* *Changing the Scope of Library Instruction in the Digital Age* edited by Dr. *Swati Bhattacharyya (Librarian, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta) and Dr. K. Rama Patnaik* *(Librarian, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore)* *Introduction* Library instruction originates from Readers’ Advisory Service/User Education and Outreach Service. Earlier, this service aimed to educate users on identifying authentic information quickly and efficiently. However, the scope of this service has enhanced considerably in recent years. Besides, library instruction service is increasingly viewed as part of classroom teaching and thus, teaching is an important component. Current digital age is impacting the contents and delivery of instructional service in many ways. Instructional sessions not only describe various features of a resource, but these sessions also bring issues like the ethical use of information, copyright, value of open knowledge. Librarians are required to help users to learn the use of citation management tools, data visualization tools etc. The new paradigm of education – blended and online education – requires that learners are supported by library instructions in virtual mode. The library instruction in virtual mode is also useful for those who want to learn at their pace. The designing of learning objects for an instructional session – either in face-to-face mode or virtual mode – requires the understanding of Instructional Design and other related areas. Increasingly, library instructions are integrated into classroom activities, and it implies that such programs should be based on contemporary teaching philosophies. Given these changes, the knowledge of the Instructional Librarian on the contents of resources is required to be supplemented by the knowledge of how to create effective instructions. An instructional session has a significant teaching component. The familiarity/knowledge of learning models, teaching philosophy, instructional design, the use of technology, and communication contribute to developing effective library instructions. That the new/additional knowledge is required in this regard is evident from the job description of many positions for Instructional/Reference Librarians. *Objective of the Book* The book aims to report cases of library instructions developed in different contexts. The book aims to capture the large canvass of theoretical frames used from teaching, learning, instructional design, technology use, and communication in this regard. Practical experience with regards to challenges faced in designing instructions for wide range of users, in terms of age group, educational level, disciplines will also be reported. Library instruction is an area which is not taught but learnt on job. The goal of the book is to provide a platform for facilitating that learning from others’ experience and viewpoints. *Target Audience* The target audience of this book will be librarians who are engaged fully or partly with the design of library instructions and imparting those instructions to learners. Specialists in the areas of instructional design, communication in virtual media – they can examine the cases and contribute to this area further. This book will also be helpful for the entry level librarians who aim to pursue a career of Instructional Librarian. *Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following:* The chapters will be divided, broadly, in four areas: (A) Theoretical foundation/framework of designing library instructions Papers in this area will devote to the theoretical frameworks from learning models, teaching principles, instructional design, technology use, communication, library and information science and other areas, as applicable, for designing library instructions. (B) Cases of library instructions Papers in this area will report actual cases of designing and offering library instructions. The cases may target specific age group (child/adult), social groups (international students/migrants/learners from underprivileged groups), learners of different academic programs (primary education/secondary education, tertiary education), disciplines specific issues (humanities, social science, physical science and others). (C) Managing library instruction sessions Papers that will address issues related to managing library instructions sessions will be accommodated here. The issues may be challenges in integrating instruction sessions in classroom activities, inter-personal relationship. (D) Instructional Librarian – professional issues A wonderful contribution from established and senior Instructional Librarians will be how they prepared themselves to meet the challenges of this task, in the evolving library scenario, particularly in the technology enriched education system for last couple of years. Besides, reflections on how the LIS education can accommodate this area in view of the new landscape emerging from digital age, both from practitioners and academics, will be an important value addition to the book. *Submission Procedure* Potential contributors are invited to submit a 2-3 page chapter proposal (approximately 2000 words) to the Editor by April 30, 2016 detailing the background, motivations and structure of the proposed chapter. The proposals can be submitted to http://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/2148 Authors will be notified in short order as to the status of their proposals and sent organizational guidelines. Full chapters should be at least 8,000-9,000 words in length and are due on July 30, 2016. Final revised chapters are due on October 30, 2016. All chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project. *Important Dates* *April 30, 2016:* Proposal Submission Deadline *May 20, 2016:* Notification of Acceptance *July 30, 2016:* Full Chapter Submission *September 30, 2016:* Review Results Returned *October 30, 2016*: Revised Chapter Submission from Chapter Authors *November 30, 2016:* Final Acceptance Notification *Publisher* This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), an international academic publisher of the “Information Science Reference” (formerly Idea Group Reference), “Medical Information Science Reference,” “Business Science Reference,” and “Engineering Science Reference” imprints. IGI Global specializes in publishing reference books, scholarly journals, and electronic databases featuring academic research on a variety of innovative topic areas including, but not limited to, education, social science, medicine and healthcare, business and management, information science and technology, engineering, public administration, library and information science, media and communication studies, and environmental science. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2017. Inquiries may be sent to: Dr. Swati Bhattacharyya Librarian, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta Email: swra2017igi(a)gmail.com Swati Bhattacharyya, Ph.D. Librarian Indian Institute of Management Calcutta Joka, Diamond Harbor Road Kolkata - 700104 India Phone: 91-33-2467-8300 (Bus extn: 416; Res extn: 106) Library: http://library.iimcal.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Suggestions for language lab our library
by G.K.MANJUNATH 06 Apr '16

06 Apr '16

dear Friends, We are planning to set up a language lab in our library to enable our members to learn foreign languages specifically French, German, Russian and Spanish, to begin with. In view of this we seek your suggestions regarding authentic products and institutions who have published interactive CDs/DVDs which can be copied on to our LAN server so that we could give 24 x 7 access from the campus network. Members visiting the library will be provided with headphones. If any of you are using such materials, please furnish the following details : Title Institution (developers ) Language Publisher Year * Any other relevant details. thanks, Dr.G.K.Manjunath Chief Librarian Indira Gandhi Inst of Development Research Film City Road Santosh Nagar Goregaon(East ) MUMBAI - 400 065 India Phone: 022-28416528 email: gkm(a)igidr.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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