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Library Voices: a new initiative by Taylor & Francis
by Segon, Shafina 09 Mar '15

09 Mar '15

Hello everyone, I am happy to share with you a new initiative from the Taylor & Francis Team called the "Library Voices''. Library Voices aims to capture stories from academic librarians around the world, focusing on what their library roles entail, how they are changing, and to demonstrate the positive and considerable contribution libraries are making to the research community, particularly those in developing regions. This output will primarily be a collection of short videos, but will also include audio recordings, images, and text-based accounts. For any clarifications, please write to me: Shafina.segon(a)tandfindia.com<mailto:Shafina.segon@tandfindia.com> Below are further details on how to go about sending us your story. We hope this will provide some inspiration for your story. What should my story include? Please consider the following questions when thinking about the story you would like to tell. What do you think someone in another region could learn about how you work in your library? What would they find interesting, or surprising? 1. What does a typical day look like for you in your library? Which task keeps you busiest? 2. How do you tend to interact with your library users? Do you undertake any work to engage with users outside of the physical library space? 3. Do you have an online presence at all for your library and your library collection? 4. How do you monitor usage of your collection? 5. Would you say your role as a librarian is changing? If so, how? You might like to focus on answering just one of these questions, or share a more general account of the everyday work undertaken in your library - it's entirely up to you! Options for submitting your story Video recordings Videos should be no more than 5 minutes in length. Please clearly introduce yourself, your role, and the library you work in at the beginning of your recording. - A recording on a mobile device or phone, such as an iPad, iPhone, or Galaxy is of a sufficient quality. - Videos should be provided in one of the following formats: .mp4, .mov, .mpg - Remember to make your recording holding your device in the landscape position (sideways) rather than portrait (upright) - Think about the setting: do you want to be in a static position, or would you like the guide the viewer around your library? - Think about location: aim to record the video in a location that is relevant to the subject matter, ideally in the library environment. - Think about framing: distance from the camera and positioning in the frame - Think about background and costume: Try not to have a mess in the background or wear unprofessional/stripy clothing - Think about lighting: Lighting directly onto the speaker, not behind or from the side - Think about the audio: Quiet room to minimise background noise; close enough to the camera to pick up the audio clearly if the microphone is built into the camera Audio recordings Audio recordings should be no longer than 5 minutes in length. Please clearly introduce yourself, your role, and the library you work in at the beginning of your recording. - A recording via a mobile device is of sufficient quality - Recordings should be provided in the following file formats: .mp3, .wav - Think about capturing clear audio: Quiet room to minimise background noise; close enough to the device to pick up the audio clearly if the microphone is built in Submitting a video or audio recording Videos and audio recordings should be submitted using ZendTo, a file transfer website hosted by Taylor & Francis Group, which allows you to transfer files of up to 2GB internationally. The Taylor & Francis Communications team can guide you through this process. We require you to sign a Recording Rights Agreement before we can publish your video. The Taylor & Francis Communications team will arrange for this to be forwarded on to you. Please sign the agreement and post/email it back as soon as possible, as without it we are unable to host your video. Written account Written accounts should be no more than 300 words in extent. They should be accompanied by an image of yourself and the library you work in. These can simply be emailed to Shafina.segon(a)tandfindia.com<mailto:Shafina.segon@tandfindia.com> Please note: all submissions to Library Voices will be assessed for editorial suitability and quality. Submissions which do not meet these criteria will not be published online. How your Library Voices story will be used Once accepted, we will post your recording or account on the Taylor & Francis website so that others around the world can gain an insight into your working practices and learn more about issues affecting libraries in your region. We aim to build this collection over time so that experiences and knowledge can easily be shared amongst the international library community. Best wishes Shafina Segon Marketing Head | Journals & Online Resources | Taylor & Francis India [Description: T & F Logo] Taylor & Francis Books India Pvt. Ltd. 2nd & 3rd floor | The National Council of YMCAs of India 1, Jai Singh Road| New Delhi 110001| India Direct line: 91 11 43155137 Switchboard: 91 11 43155100 Fax: 91 11 23712132 shafina.segon(a)tandfindia.com<mailto:shafina.segon@tandfindia.com> http://www.taylorandfrancisgroup.com/ [We are moving] Taylor & Francis Books India Pvt Ltd. CIN : U22112DL2004PTC131487 Taylor & Francis is a trading name of Informa UK Limited, registered in England under no. 1072954 Informa Group plc | Registered in England & Wales No. 3099067 | Mortimer House | 37-41 Mortimer Street | London | W1T 3JH -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Query request
by Hemavathi.R 09 Mar '15

09 Mar '15

Dear All I am looking for one answer? can you please help me 1.How many number of members are provided for FORSA and what are there services as on july 2014. 2.How many number of members are provided for CONCERT and what are there services as on july 2014. Regards Hemavathi.R Biological Science Library IISc,Bangalore-560012 E-mail:hemavathi@ces.iisc.ernet.in Ph:08022932786 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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BITS & BYTES Lecture Series:Minutes of First lecture held on 13th February 2015 at SRELS, Rajajinagagr, Bangalore
by shivaram gowda 09 Mar '15

09 Mar '15

BITS & BYTES Lecture Series: Minutes of First lecture held on 13th February 2015 at SRELS, Rajajinagagr, Bangalore Topic: “Big Data and Analytics: Applications in LIS” Speaker: Suvarasha Minj, Kaybus, Bangalore Organizers:NCSI-Net Foundation, Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) and Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science (SRELS) Date & Venue:Friday 13th February 2015 at SRELS, Rajajinagar, Bangalore. The Lecture started with welcome address and brief introduction of lecture series by Dr. Francis Jayakanth. Dr. IRN Goudar, who presided the function, introduced speaker and presented his views about the buzz word “Big Data” which is widely talked in present social networking context. He also appreciated organizers – and the three organizations - for reinitiating monthly lecture series in Bangalore. Mrs. Suvarsha, the speaker, introduced concept &history of Big Data and its nature. She explained Big data with its 4Vs terminology i.e Volume (terabytes to exabytes of data), Velocity (Data in motion, streaming data), Variety (Data in many formats like structured, semi structured, unstructured etc), Veracity (Data in doubt). She spoke about big data analytics which has got wide market applications, for example market trends, customer preferences etc. The history of big data analytics was demonstrated with a YouTube video. Survasha highlighted key enablers and technologies of big data. She explained MapReduce,Apache Hadoop – 2005, NoSQL and other big data related technologies. She also mentioned applications of big data in various fields by giving various examples like, Wal-Mart can predict what products will sell, Car insurance companies understand how well their customers actually drive, Obama’s 2012 election win by analyzing big data analytics etc. She concluded her talk byexplaining applications of Big Data concepts in LIS field; she mentioned various ongoing projects in LIS arena. She opined that possible applications of Big Data in LIS field can be: 1.Knowledge production – keeping the tabs – using web data, 2.Information – Books, articles, data sets, metadata along with other data 3.Users – Usage of information 4.Webometrics - large scale data analysis identifying appropriate research fields for new information sources based upon an initial analysis of its potential 5.Bibliometrics and Altmetrics - identify patterns, discover new knowledge, and inform public and scholarly decision making Finally she concluded her talk by explaining path of Knowledge automation and Kaybus knowledge automation tool demonstration. There was interactive question answer session. The lecture was attended by more than 40 professionals from academic, R & D, corporate, student community. The lecture was well received and appreciated by the participants. Mr. Ananda Byrappa thanked Mrs. Suvarsha for informative talk and Dr. IRN Goudar for presiding over the lecture. Anand thanked audience for making the first Bits and Bytes lecture successful by turning in large numbers. Anand explained how the BITS and BYTES lecture series would help LIS professionals in Bangalore going forward. About BITS & BYTES Lecture Series: A Joint lecture series initiated in Bangalore by three LIS organizations namely - NCSI-Net Foundation, Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) and Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science (SRELS). Organizers welcome others to join the initiative. The lecture would be held on second Friday of every month at 6.15 pm at SRELS, Rajajiangar, Bangalore. Next talk would be organized on 13th March about “Library Space in context of Internet World” by Prof. Lalitha Aswath, Director, Prasaranga, Bangalore University. The lecture would be presided by Prof. AY Asundi. Former Prof. Bangalore University. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Minutes Prepared by: Shivaram with inputs from Madhuresh Singhal& Ananda Byrappa ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://kalaonline.com/ with warm regards Shivaram BS Treasurer, KALA Shivaram BS ICAST, CSIR-NAL Kodihalli Bangaluru-560017 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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CFP & CFR -- National Conference on "Recent Trends in Computing and Communications"
by Mohan Hr 07 Mar '15

07 Mar '15

Dear all, Shri Shankarlal Sundarbai Shasun Jain College for Women, Chennai, the first Arts & Science College which received the "BEST STUDENT BRANCH Award" for the period 2013-14 from Computer Society of India is organizing the 2nd National Conference on "Recent Trends in Computing and Communications" during 26-27 Mar 2015 in association with CSI Chennai Chapter.. For Call For Papers (last date -- 16th Mar 2015) ;& Call For Registrations, pl. see http://www.csi-chennai.org/2nd-nc-racc.pdf Technical papers describing original, unpublished results are solicited in all areas of theory and practice of Computing, Communication and Information Technologies. Authors are invited to submit original & unpublished papers from (but not limited to) the topics listed below: Artificial Intelligence; Cloud Computing; Computer Networks and Communication Technology; Graph Theory and Analysis of Algorithms; Data Engineering (Data Mining and Data Warehousing); Big Data; Data Visualization; Virtual reality; Grid Computing; Image Processing & Pattern Recognition; Information Retrieval; Knowledge Base and Mining; Methods of Simulation and Modeling; Mobile Technology & Wireless Communication; Natural Language Processing; Neural Networks and Applications; Ontology Design and Tools; Robotics; Software Engineering and Design Patterns; Web Mining & Internet Computing; Service Oriented Architecture; E-Governance. For further details pl. contact: Mythili Prakash Asst. Professor, Dept. of CSE Shri Shankarlal Sundarbai Shasun Jain College for Women T. Nagar, Chennai 600 017 Email: mythiliprakash(a)shasuncollege.edu.in Mobile: +919841337438 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Conference
by ambika ashok 07 Mar '15

07 Mar '15

Dear Professional Colleagues, We are organizing national conference at K..S. School of Engineering and Management, No.15, Mallsandra,  Off. Kanakapura Road, Bengaluru-62. on 5th May 2015, Tuesday. Last date to submit the full length paper: 31.03.2015 Acceptance Notification : 10.04.2015 Submission of corrected full length paper (in the given format) with registration form : 15.04.2015 Conference Date : 5.05.2015 We request you to submit the paper at the earliest. Paper to be sent to : ncash15(a)kssem.edu.in Topics: eResource/Library Services/ICT/User Education Programme/Citations/Semantic/ and other relevant topics For further more details please go through the link http://www.kssem.edu.in/ncash2015-science/ Regards, Ambika C.A. Librarian K.S. School of Engineering and Management No.15, Mallsandra, Off. Kanakapura Road, Bengaluru-62. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library Assistants required for SJBIT Bengaluru
by Vinay Channavenkatesh 07 Mar '15

07 Mar '15

Dear Moderator, Kindly publish the following information in LIS Forum SJB Institute of Technology, Kengeri, Bengaluru, requires Library Assistants for its Library & Information Centre with following requirements: *Should be a holder of DLISc., BLISc., or MLISc., *.1 to 2 years of Experience with knowledge of Library software, Digital Library & MS office. *Possess good English communication skills *Should be ready to work in shifts (Day / Night) *Salary will be as per norms of the institution. Deserving candidates shall apply with Hard Copies of Detailed Curriculum Vitae and relevant documents to the below mentioned address.Shortlisted candidates will be called for written test & / or interview. Apply with detailed resume on or before 16th March 2015. With Warm Regards, Vinay. C, Librarian (Senior Grade) SJB Institute of Technology, BGS Health & Education City, Uttarahalli Main Road, Kengeri, Bengalooru - 560 060. Phone: 080-28612445 / 46 Fax: 080-28612651 Mob: +91-9886811828 Web: www.sjbit.edu.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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What The Heck is... Big Data? | Bernard Marr | LinkedIn
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 07 Mar '15

07 Mar '15

Should librarians bother to know about Big Data? Some of you may like to peep in! When you were reading a book in the past, no external data was generated. If you now use a Kindle or Nook device, they track what you are reading, when you are reading it, how often you read it, how quickly you read it, and so on https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20130527063838-64875646-what-the-hell-is-big… -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Pls share - Thanks
by Ragaavendra R 06 Mar '15

06 Mar '15

Might be interest to professionals. http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2015/03/opinion/peer-to-peer-review/a-speciali… Best Regards, Raghvendra R The information contained in this electronic message and in any attachments to this message is confidential, legally privileged and intended only for use by the person or entity to which this electronic message is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, and have received this message in error, please notify the sender and system manager by return email and delete the message and its attachments and also you are hereby notified that any distribution, copying, review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of this electronic transmission or the information contained in it is strictly prohibited. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and may not represent those of the Company or bind the Company. Any commitments made over e-mail are not financially binding on the company unless accompanied or followed by a valid purchase order. This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by Mail Scanner, and is believed to be clean. The Company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. www.jubl.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fwd: The historical and empirical study exclusively on surya namaskar.
by Library CJC 06 Mar '15

06 Mar '15

Dear Sir/Madam, I find out there are many comparative study on surya namaskar and yoga with physical and psychological attributes. But I have not come across a single study about *the historical and empirical study exclusively on surya namaskar.* Could you please help me to find out the article on above said subject as soon as possible. Thanks & Regards Sona Raphel Library Christ Junior College Bangalore - 560 029 Email: library(a)cjc.christcollege.edu Tel: 080 - 40129233 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ILA Newsletter Jan - Feb 2015
by Dr. Rajesh Bhardwaj 05 Mar '15

05 Mar '15

Dear Friends The digital copy of ILA Newsletter Jan - Feb 2015 has been published on website http://ilaindia.webs.com/ila-newsletter All professionals are requested to send profession news for ILA Newsletter by last day of every month to ... Editor: pro(a)ilaindia.net They are also welcome for their suggestions and feedback. Thanks and Regards Dr. Rajesh Kr. Bhardwaj -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fw: SLA-AGC program
by Dr. J. K. Vijayakumar 05 Mar '15

05 Mar '15

21st Annual Conference & Exhibition of the SLA - AGC Special Libraries Association – Arabian Gulf Chapter. Home The conference program for the 21st annual conference & exhibition of SLA-AGC has been uploaded to conference website http://www.slaagc2015.org/pdf/slaagc2015-program.pdf Mohamed Ghali Rashed Mubarak Senior Librarian - Library Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies Hamad Bin Khalifa University Tel: +974 445 46632 Mobile: +974 33226800 Fax: +974 445 46576 P.O Box: 34110 Doha, Qatar Email:momubarak@qfis.edu.qa Website:www.qfis.edu.qa Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail Notice: This message may contain privileged and confidential information intended only for use of the addressee named above. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, distribution or reproduction of this message is prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify QFIS immediately or send email toqfisinfo(a)qfis.edu.qa . CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email and any attachments transmitted with it are confidential and intended for the use of individual or entity to which it is addressed. If you have received this email in error, please delete it immediately and inform the sender. Unless you are the intended recipient, you may not use, disclose, copy or distribute this email or any attachments included. The contents of the emails including any attachments may be subjected to copyrights law, In such case the contents may not be copied, adapted, distributed or transmitted without the consent of the copyright owner. | | | | | | | | | | | Home21st Annual Conference & Exhibition of the SLA - AGC, The Internet and the Positive Change to Librarians and Information Professionals: Creating Real Future Impact.... | | | | View on www.slaagc2015.org | Preview by Yahoo | | | | | -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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'Face a Book Challenge' 2014-'15, a school reading and information literacy project, concluded.
by S.L. Faisal 04 Mar '15

04 Mar '15

Dear Professionals, *"Face a Book (FaB) Challenge*" is a reading and information literacy (IL) programme to promote reading habit and develop information literacy skills among students during summer holidays, followed by continuous and yearlong activities and comprehensive evaluation. FaB Challenge is conceived by the Library of Kendriya Vidyala Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. The project was launched in April 2014 and concluded in February 2015. Fifty students from class VI to XII and four teachers were participated in the project and successfully completed all four activities assigned to them. In the first stage, all participants were given with an option to select their own FaB book from the library. They red the book during the summer holidays and engaged in the assigned activities. The activities include (i) publishing a review of the selected book on the project blog (participants are provided with log in facility to access the blog themselves where they can post contents like reviews, comments, critical analysis, notes, studies and recommendations, etc) (ii) preparation of a scrap book (titled as *“My Little Book on_______”*, with a review of the selected book, author profile, bibliography, character sketches, new words/phrases, drawings, paintings, quizzes, quotations, images, comments, references, etc.), (iii) shooting and uploading of a one minute video (Booktalk) on the book, and (iv) presenting a programme (skit, play, reviews, etc) based on the book in the school assembly. The participants were known as "FaB Challengers". Anyone could challenge an FaB Challenger on the selected book. Evaluation was carried out in each and every stage and eight students were selected as the best performers. Certificates, badges and prizes were presented to the winners and other participants. You may visit the project blog at https://faceabookinfo.wordpress.com to find out how the participants performed. Thanks and regards S. L Faisal Librarian Kendriya Vidyalaya, Pattom <http://librarykvpattom.wordpress.com> Thiruvananthapuram-695 004 Kerala, India Ph.09447699724 KV Librarians' Network <http://kvlibrarians.grou.ps/> http://slfaisal.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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TAPMI Manipal hosts MANLIBNET 2015 Conference on May 7-9, 2015 at Manipal
by Manjunath K 04 Mar '15

04 Mar '15

Good Morning Professional colleagues.(sorry for cross posting) I trust you are in the final stages of your research paper for MANLIBNET 2015 conference organized by TAPMI on May 7-9, 2015 at Manipal. Please submit the paper at the earliest. TAPMI welcomes you to Manipal for active participation and presentation of paper at the conference. Soft copy of the conference brochure is attached and it is available on: http://www.manlibnet2015.weebly.com www.manlibnet.in<http://www.manlibnet.in> . TAPMI is one among top 20 B-Schools in the country. Manipal- Udupi is located in Coastal Karnataka surrounded by temples, beaches, forest and Western Ghats. It is well-connected to major cities in India through Air, Rail and Road. Mangalore is the nearest airport (70 Kms) and Udupi is the nearest railway station (5 Kms). Bangalore is 400 Kms away and plenty of Govt & Private Buses (Volvo/sleeper) are running daily from Udupi to Bangalore, Hyderabad, Goa, Mumbai etc. I look forward to meet you in Manipal. With regards, Manjunath -------------- Dr. Manjunatha K Chief Librarian T.A. Pai Management Institute| PB.No.9 Manipal - 576104, Udupi Dist., Karnataka, India Ph: 0820-2701105(Off), 2575161 (Res) e- manjunath(a)tapmi.edu.in<mailto:manjunath@tapmi.edu.in> ; manjunathak(a)gmail.com<mailto:manjunathak@gmail.com> http://www.manjunathakeralapura.weebly.com<http://www.manjunathakeralapura.weebly.com/> ------------ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Plagiarism workshop on Mendeley
by Iqbal Ahmad 04 Mar '15

04 Mar '15

*Workshop on Plagiarism and Reference Management using Mendeley * *on 19-20 March, 2015 at * *All India Management Association* *About the Programme* Plagiarism is considered as a form of misconduct in scholarly communications. You, as a researcher, must have heard about it; or you might know what it is. However, there exists ambiguity about it in academic community. When does plagiarism occur? Is there any established percentage to determine when plagiarism has taken place? Is there a rule of thumb to determine plagiarism? Are there different types of it? What may be the consequences if plagiarism is detected? How to avoid it? This workshop aims to address these types of questions. Use of reference manager can be a powerful addition to your research activities. Mendeley is a Reference Manager and Academic Social Network that can assist you in managing references, research papers (PDFs), annotating your PDFs, taking searchable notes, citing while you are writing, automatically creating bibliographies, syncing your account between multiple computers, collaborating, and discovering new research in fields of interest. Discover and learn the enriching world of Mendeley to enhance the quality of your research work! *Workshop Objectives* The workshop aims at: - Making you understand the issues surrounding plagiarism - Making you manage Reference Management Software - Aid you in constructing Referencing - Enhancing your academic/ research writing - Making you learn working of Mendeley and Zotero *Takeaways* - Hands on experience of Mendeley and Zotero - Managing referencing - Your account on Mendeley - Access to Resources for research work - AIMA certificate of participation *Target Participants* - Faculty and Research Scholars - Library Professionals *Resource Person* Dr. Ramesh C. Gaur, University Librarian,Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. Mr. Sanjeev K Sunny, Assistant Librarian, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi *Registration Fee * *Rs 3000/-- Per Participant (Early bird discount 20% for registration before 15th March 2015.)* *For Details Contact:* *Ms Rumma Sharma, Deputy Director* Centre for Management Education, All India Management Association, Management House, 14 Institutional Area, Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110003 Email - rsharma(a)aima.in <rsharma(a)aima.in> Phone No. - 011 24608507 (D), 43128100 Extn. 329, 330 Mobile - 9818099537 Fax. - 011 24626689/24643035 Website - www.aima.in Thank You, Iqbal Ahmad Ansari +91-9450427212 On 23 February 2015 at 18:01, <lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: > Send LIS-Forum mailing list submissions to > lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > You can reach the person managing the list at > lis-forum-owner(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of LIS-Forum digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Release of the book "From College to Career" & a presentation > on "College to Career - Crossing the Chasm" on 28th Feb 2015 at > 6.00 p.m. (Mohan Hr) > 2. One Day Seminar on INDIAN SCIENCE BOOKS on 28 February 2015 > (G Mahesh) > 3. Introducing DINVIN Books Excellence - (A complete solution > for enhancing knowledge..?) (Satish Raut) > 4. Two days hands in sessions on SPSS with AMOS (Sebitha V P) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2015 22:03:13 +0530 > From: Mohan Hr <hrmohan(a)gmail.com> > To: undisclosed-recipients:; > Subject: [LIS-Forum] Release of the book "From College to Career" & a > presentation on "College to Career - Crossing the Chasm" on 28th > Feb > 2015 at 6.00 p.m. > Message-ID: > < > CAFzg7BOJEVFxgNaJ+-_1hBg-HakB7_iGA1UAi4PhOXF_K+SbTg(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Dear all, > > Pl. find an invite for the release of the book "From College to > Career: How to Make the Transition and Become a Successful > Professional". > > Prof. C.R. Muthukrishnan, Former Dy. Director & Prof. of CSE, IIT > Madras, Past President, Computer Society of India & Consulting Advisor > at Tata Consultancy Services Limited has consented to release the book > and offer felicitation. > > After the release of the book, there will be a presentation on "College > to Career - Crossing the Chasm" by Mr. Gopalaswamy Ramesh, Author, > Consultant and Guest Faculty, IIT Madras on Saturday, 28th Feb 2015 at > 6.00 p.m. at CSI Education Directorate,Taramani, Chennai - 600113. > > The pdf invite is available at > http://ieeecs-madras.managedbiz.com/pgms/2015/mm-150228.pdf > > Please note: The book " From College to Career" will be available for > sale at a discount of 30% and the authors, Mr. Gopalaswamy Ramesh & > Mahadevan Ramesh will personally sign the book. > > To facilitate logistics, please pre-register at > http://goo.gl/forms/HJRT28WC66 > > With regards > HR Mohan > President, CSI & Chairman, IEEE CS & PCS > MC Member, IITMAA Chennai Chapter > > INVITE > ========================================== > > Computer Society of India, Chennai Chapter > IEEE Computer Society, Madras Chapter > IEEE Professional Communication Society, Madras Chapter > IIT Madras Alumni Association, Chennai Chapter > Pearson India Education Services Private Limited > > Cordially invite you for the release of the book > >From College to Career: > How to Make the Transition and Become a Successful Professional > > > Prof. C.R. Muthukrishnan > Former Dy. Director & Prof. of CSE, IIT Madras > Past President, Computer Society of India > Consulting Advisor at Tata Consultancy Services Limited > > has consented to release the book and offer felicitation > > Following the book release, a presentation will be made by > Mr. Gopalaswamy Ramesh > Author, Consultant and Guest Faculty, IIT Madras > www.rameshg.com > > on > College to Career - Crossing the Chasm > > on Saturday, 28th Feb 2015 at 6.00 p.m. > > at > 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 Institute of Mathematical Sciences and > Institute of Hotel Management) > > Mr. Pramod Mooriath, Chairman, CSI Chennai > Mr. H.R. Mohan, Chairman, IEEE CS > Cmdr Mohan Menon, President, IITMAA, Chennai > > Programme > ======== > 6.00 p.m. : Tea & Fellowship > 6.30 p.m. : Book Release > 7.00 p.m. : Presentation > 7.45 p.m. : Dinner > > About the Book & Presentation > ======================= > > While the number of students graduating out of engineering colleges > has shot up to more than 15 lakhs, only 10-25% can be gainfully and > readily employed in the industry. The main cause of this gap is the > absence of soft skills. Studies of Fortune 500 companies have > reaffirmed the findings that 75% of long term success in career > depends on people and soft skills and only 25% in technical skills. As > a student moves out of the protected environment of a college into the > demanding world of industry, it requires cultivating excellent > personal and professional attitudes and develop the ability to adapt > to changing situations. > > The book, From College to Career - How to Make the Transition and > Become a Successful Professional, by Gopalaswamy Ramesh and Mahadevan > Ramesh that is getting launched, captures the essence of such career > building by focusing on several important topics, ranging all the way > from initial job hunting and the placement process to communication > skills and social responsibility. The contents of this book have been > developed based on successful execution of courses on Soft Skills and > Professional Development at IIT, Madras and other places. This > presentation by the author, Gopalaswamy Ramesh will highlight the > skills required and some practical tips to achieving those skills and > provide a brief overview of the book. > > About the Speaker > ============== > > Gopalaswamy Ramesh is an independent consultant, eminent author, > visiting and adjunct professor in several reputed universities and an > acknowledged thought leader in the areas of global software project > management, software testing and related areas as well as on soft > skills. He has over three decades of experience in industry, > consulting and teaching. He has taught courses in several leading > universities including IIT Madras, IIM Bangalore, IIIT Bangalore, > XLRI, Jamshedpur, Anna University, Chennai, Amrita School of Business > and Great Lakes Institute of Management. In particular, he has taught > the contents discussed in this book to several batches of students at > IIT Madras. 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Fwd: Free teaching resources from JSTOR
by Subbiah Arunachalam 03 Mar '15

03 Mar '15

Friends; JSTOR has come up with some useful services for college and school teachers and students. Please spread the word among your library's users. Arun ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: JSTOR <education(a)jstor.org> Date: Tue, Mar 3, 2015 at 11:25 PM Subject: Free teaching resources from JSTOR To: "subbiah.arunachalam(a)gmail.com" <subbiah.arunachalam(a)gmail.com> *NEWS* WEB VERSION <http://info.ithaka.org/acton/ct/10452/s-013f-1503/Bct/l-0131/l-0131:6d7d/ct…> <#14be0c794f547eea_> <http://info.ithaka.org/acton/ct/10452/s-013f-1503/Bct/l-0131/l-0131:6d7d/ct…> <http://info.ithaka.org/acton/ct/10452/s-013f-1503/Bct/l-0131/l-0131:6d7d/ct…> <http://info.ithaka.org/acton/ct/10452/s-013f-1503/Bct/l-0131/l-0131:6d7d/ct…> <http://info.ithaka.org/acton/ct/10452/s-013f-1503/Bct/l-0131/l-0131:6d7d/ct…> [image: JSTOR] <http://info.ithaka.org/acton/ct/10452/s-013f-1503/Bct/l-0131/l-0131:6d7d/ct…> Free Tools for Educators I am happy to announce JSTOR Teaching Resources <http://info.ithaka.org/acton/ct/10452/s-013f-1503/Bct/l-0131/l-0131:6d7d/ct…>, a website that brings together a set of new tools designed to help educators integrate JSTOR into the classroom and students to improve their research skills. The available resources currently include: JSTOR Classroom Readings <http://info.ithaka.org/acton/ct/10452/s-013f-1503/Bct/l-0131/l-0131:6d7d/ct…>, intended to help teachers locate articles on JSTOR for classroom use, using filters for topic, length of article, and reading level. Understanding Shakespeare <http://info.ithaka.org/acton/ct/10452/s-013f-1503/Bct/l-0131/l-0131:6d7d/ct…>, which enables scholars to link directly from lines in plays to the articles on JSTOR that mention them. Research Basics for High School Students <http://info.ithaka.org/acton/ct/10452/s-013f-1503/Bct/l-0131/l-0131:6d7d/ct…>, a self-paced, online research skills course for college-bound high school students. All of the teaching resources are open and free for anyone to use. Where the resources link to articles on JSTOR, full access may depend on institutional participation in JSTOR or an individual account. However, the majority of the articles are also available for free online reading through Register & Read <http://info.ithaka.org/acton/ct/10452/s-013f-1503/Bct/l-0131/l-0131:6d7d/ct…> . We hope you’ll find these helpful. Let us know what you think! Kristen Garlock Education & Outreach, JSTOR ------------------------------ *Contact Us* 2 Rector Street, New York, NY 10006, USA www.jstor.org <http://info.ithaka.org/acton/ct/10452/s-013f-1503/Bct/l-0131/l-0131:6d7d/ct…> | education(a)jstor.org | @JSTOR <http://info.ithaka.org/acton/ct/10452/s-013f-1503/Bct/l-0131/l-0131:6d7d/ct…> | Facebook <http://info.ithaka.org/acton/ct/10452/s-013f-1503/Bct/l-0131/l-0131:6d7d/ct…> | Tumblr <http://info.ithaka.org/acton/ct/10452/s-013f-1503/Bct/l-0131/l-0131:6d7d/ct…> ©2000-2015 ITHAKA. All Rights Reserved. JSTOR®, the JSTOR logo, and ITHAKA® are registered trademarks of ITHAKA. This is a JSTOR commercial message. To update your communication preferences, please log into your MyJSTOR account here <http://info.ithaka.org/acton/ct/10452/s-013f-1503/Bct/l-0131/l-0131:6d7d/ct…>. If you prefer not to receive email messages from JSTOR in the future, you may unsubscribe here <http://info.ithaka.org/acton/ct/10452/s-013f-1503/Bct/l-0131/l-0131:6d7d/ct…> . -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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MISSION TO REVIVE BOOK WEALTH
by Ragaavendra R 03 Mar '15

03 Mar '15

MISSION TO REVIVE BOOK WEALTH The students at Government Central High School, Attakkulangara, are engaged in an interesting treasure hunt. They find one word a day, from the books at the library. In the process they get to know what wealth their library possesses - thousands of old and rare books, which were lying neglected until last year. In 2014, a group of volunteers had embarked on the 'Library First Aid' project led by Achuthshankar S Nair, Honorary Director, Centre for Bio-informatics, University of Kerala. They had managed to go through each and every book, and sort what was then a mess, into a library, useful for the students. Usha Raghavan, the Mathematics teacher who serves as the library in-charge, says that they have counted 16,000 books. Some of the moth-eaten, yellowed books are works from another century. "Chances are that the collection might have some rare books, like those written by Vedachalam," says Achuthshankar. "A proponent of Dravidianism, Vedachalam had changed his name to Maramalai Adikal, a name devoid of Sanskrit words. He was a teacher at the Central School," says Achuthshankar. After the Library First Aid project which was supported by C-DIT, Achuthshankar realised that the project can be easily replicated in all schools where books were lying neglected. He made a proposal to the government for a project where volunteers would be given food and travel expenses, in return for the 'first aid' service. Alongside, there was a proposal to establish a 'School Heritage Library'. Every school should donate books older than 50 years to a well-appointed centralised library, which has a librarian. ''Since schools do not have the post of a librarian, this idea can make sure that the books do not lie abandoned. If there are duplicate copies of the same book, the schools can generate money by selling them,'' says Achuthshankar. At Attakkulangara, the First Aid project has opened up a world of interesting words to the children. Usha says that the children were told to find words only for the month of November, but have become really interested in the 'treasure hunt'. However it cannot just be any word, and has to be something in which you can read the history and heritage of a place, the school librarian has told them. In a place like their school library, that should be easy. REF LINK: http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/Mission-to-Revive-Book-Wealth/… Best Regards, Raghvendra R The information contained in this electronic message and in any attachments to this message is confidential, legally privileged and intended only for use by the person or entity to which this electronic message is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, and have received this message in error, please notify the sender and system manager by return email and delete the message and its attachments and also you are hereby notified that any distribution, copying, review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of this electronic transmission or the information contained in it is strictly prohibited. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and may not represent those of the Company or bind the Company. Any commitments made over e-mail are not financially binding on the company unless accompanied or followed by a valid purchase order. This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by Mail Scanner, and is believed to be clean. The Company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. www.jubl.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] Ieee article
by mailman＠ncsi.iisc.ernet.in 03 Mar '15

03 Mar '15

From: "Pandurang Konnur" <pvkonnur(a)gmail.com> Date: Tue, March 3, 2015 11:24 am Dear Friends, I saw one of the article request of Mr.Mahesh Librarian Shri Pillappa College of Engineering, Kondashettihalli, BENGALURU. *I am desired to inform all of you that, all the 203 Engineering colleges of Karnataka State are connected with the IEEE IEL-Online database through VTU Consortium. If any one of you have difficulty in accessing IEL-Online, Please contact Mr.Vinay, Gist, Bangalore Mobile No: 9916252539.* Best Regards, *Dr. P. V. Konnur* *Former Professor & Director,* School of Applied Sciences, *Rani Channamma University, Belgaum.* Present Res: # 1075, "*Ganga Nivas*" 5th 'A' Main, Ist stage, IInd Phase, Gokul, Bangalore- 560 054 Karnataka State, (India) Mobile : 09449679737 E-Mail : pvkonnur(a)gmail.com On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 11:21 AM, <lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: > Dear Professionals, > > > one of my faculty members need this article Kindly send the below article. > > *1. 1. **Design of a motor speed controller for a lightweight electric > vehicle* > > Carroll, B. > < > http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/search/searchresult.jsp?searchWithin=p_Authors:.… > > > ; Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Kettering Univ., UK ; Klug, D. > < > http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/search/searchresult.jsp?searchWithin=p_Authors:.… > > > ; Dimitrov, L. > < > http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/search/searchresult.jsp?searchWithin=p_Authors:.… > > > ; Marmara, S. > < > http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/search/searchresult.jsp?searchWithin=p_Authors:.… > > > > > DOI: 10.1109/EEIC.1999.826269 > <http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EEIC.1999.826269> Wireless vehicular Accident > > > 2. Detection and Reporting System > > DOI: 10.1109/ICMET.2010.5598437 > 3. Difference analysis of GPS data base sources based on vehicle > location system Wu Linli > < > http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/search/searchresult.jsp?searchWithin=p_Authors:.… > > > ; Acad. of Inf. Technol., Luoyang Normal Univ., Luoyang, China ; Shen > Zhangyi > < > http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/search/searchresult.jsp?searchWithin=p_Authors:.… > > > Doi: 10.1109/ICCRD.2011.5764049 > <http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICCRD.2011.5764049> > > > > Regards > *____**________________* > > > *Librarian* > Shri Pillappa College of Engineering > #79, Kondashettihalli, Between M S Palya Hesaraghatta Main Road > *BENGALURU*-560089. > Ph:(080) 28446727 Extn:205 > > --

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Library Professional required for Advinus Therapeutics (A TATA Enterprise), Bangalore
by Madhuresh Singhal 03 Mar '15

03 Mar '15

Dear all, Advinus Therapeutics Ltd (A TATA Enterprise), Bangalore requires a self-motivated and dynamic Library professional. Please find below the details of the position. About Advinus Advinus Therapeutics is a research-based Pharmaceutical Company founded by leading global pharmaceutical executives and promoted by the TATA Group. The company is the first of its kind in India to offer end-to-end development services to the global Pharma, Agro and Biotech industries and at the same time creating long-term value through internal and collaborative innovative Drug Discovery. See our website www.advinus.com for more details. Profile Requirements * The applicant should be a Bachelor in Science and Master in Library and Information Science with minimum of 5+ years of experience * Candidates must have good knowledge of Open Source s/w (Drupal, KOHA, Wordpress etc.) * Relevant experience in Pharma/ chemical industry is preferable * Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written) * Should be well versed with various databases especially in chemistry and biology. Responsibilities * Manage Library and routine operations like book purchase, cataloging, issue/return etc. * Assist scientists in doing searches and provide document delivery service * Manage various online systems like intranet, Library Management System, website, Portals etc. * Manage Lab Note Books and Log Books including issue/return and archiving * Create awareness about various online resources/databases and effective utilization of available resources * Track and provide competitive Intelligence information to management * Manage scientific s/w Please send your CV to madhuresh.singhal(a)advinus.com mentioning subject as Library-Advinus, Bangalore. Last date for sending your CV is 11 March, 2015. Please make sure before sending the mail * Attachment CV filename must contain your name. Filenames like CV.doc, biodata.doc, Resume.doc etc. will not be acceptable. * Vacancy is for Bangalore. If you are not in Bangalore, you should be ready to relocate. * Mention current salary and expected salary Salary will not be a constraint for right candidate and it will be the best in industry. Regards Madhuresh Singhal Senior Manager - Knowledge Services Advinus Therapeutics Ltd. 21 & 22, Phase 2, Peenya Industrial Area, Bangalore - 560058 Phone: +91 80 66553106 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Article Request
by Vinay Kumar Sharma 03 Mar '15

03 Mar '15

Dear All, I am looking for following article. Can anyone please help me? Title: Structural Walls Author(s): W. G. Corley, A. E. Fiorato, and R. G. Oesterle Publication: Special Publication, American Concrete Institute (ACI) Volume: 72 Pages(s): 77-132 Year: 1981 DOI: 10.14359/6756 URL: http://www.concrete.org/publications/internationalconcreteabstractsportal.a… thanks & regards Vinay Kumar Sharma Librarian Sarath Engineering and Technology N.H. - 08, Nr. Chiloda Himatnagar-383125 Gujarat -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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GOOGLE TO RANK WEBSITES BASED ON FACTS NOT LINKS
by Ragaavendra R 03 Mar '15

03 Mar '15

GOOGLE TO RANK WEBSITES BASED ON FACTS NOT LINKS Google plans to rank websites on its search engine based on factual accuracy, a move that will prevent sites full of misinformation from appearing first in search results. The search engine currently uses the number of incoming links to a Web page as a proxy for quality, determining where it appears in search results. So pages that many other sites link to are ranked higher. The disadvantage of the system is that websites full of misinformation can rise up the rankings, if enough people link to them, 'New Scientist' reported. The trustworthiness of a web page might help it rise up Google's rankings if the search giant starts to measure quality by facts. A Google research team is adapting that model to measure the trustworthiness of a page, rather than its reputation across the web. Instead of counting incoming links, the system will count the number of incorrect facts within a page. The score they compute for each page is its Knowledge-Based Trust score. The software works by tapping into the Knowledge Vault, the vast store of facts that Google has pulled off the internet. Those facts which the web unanimously agrees on are considered a reasonable proxy for truth. Web pages that contain contradictory information are bumped down the rankings. REFERENCE LINK: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/features/smartbuy/tech-news/google-to-r… Best Regards, Raghvendra R The information contained in this electronic message and in any attachments to this message is confidential, legally privileged and intended only for use by the person or entity to which this electronic message is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, and have received this message in error, please notify the sender and system manager by return email and delete the message and its attachments and also you are hereby notified that any distribution, copying, review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of this electronic transmission or the information contained in it is strictly prohibited. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and may not represent those of the Company or bind the Company. Any commitments made over e-mail are not financially binding on the company unless accompanied or followed by a valid purchase order. This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by Mail Scanner, and is believed to be clean. The Company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. www.jubl.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Selling Poetry books on a pushcart
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 02 Mar '15

02 Mar '15

http://scroll.in/article/710618/Meet-the-Hyderabad-marriage-bureau-owner-wh… http://goo.gl/N6yDrW Please visit this link to read about a marriage bureau owner selling poetry books on a pushcart and making a success of it. Dr P Vyasamoorthy 30 Gruhalakshmi Colony, Secunderabad 500015 Telangana LL 040-27846631 / Mobile: 9490804278 == http://dictation.io/ This site helps you create a text file as you dictate via your microphone on your Laptop / PC.Free service. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Golden Jubilee Celebration 2015
by Amit Kumar Das 02 Mar '15

02 Mar '15

Happy to announce that Department of LIS, the University of Burdwan will organised the following events:- Golden Jubilee Celebration 2015 Department of Library and Information Science, The University of Burdwan DC Meeting Item No.- Date-02/03/2015 Convenor- Prof. A.K. Bandyopadhyay HOD, DLIS, The University of Burdwan Jt. Secretary- Prof. S.C. Biswas & Prof. Tidib Tripathi DLIS, The University of Burdwan Cashier- Prof. S. Mandal & Prof. B.K. Roy DLIS, The University of Burdwan Programme Components 1. Seminar organisation 2. Commemorative volume (with ISBN) / publication of 3. Inviting Lecture series through out the year 4. Re-union Tentative date November 20-22, 2015 Contact details: 9239232019 / 9674815244 Email-gjlisbu2015(a)gmail.com Further information will be provided later Suggestions & co-operations from alumni members and professionals are highly welcome. -- With regards, ---------------------------------------------------- Amit Kumar Das Librarian, Mankar College, Mankar, Burdwan PIN-713144 @mail to dasamitkumar2007(a)gmail.com dasamitkumar2007(a)india.com ---------------------------------------------------- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Open textbooks
by Subbiah Arunachalam 02 Mar '15

02 Mar '15

Friends: Hundreds of quality college-level open textbooks are available and the number is expected to increase rapidly. A large number of Foundations and academic consortia in the US are actively promoting and adopting open textbooks and thus helping the student communities save millions of dollars. The LIS community in Indian academic institutions should alert the heads of their institutions, faculty and students to this development. I give below a few examples. <http://collegeopentextbooks.org> covers a wide range of fields. Another agency is <http://oerconsortium.org/discipline-specific/>. They also cover a wide range. Some of these books are dynamic, meaning they change over time incorporating more recent examples and student quizes. "There are over 160 open textbooks available on the Open Textbook Library ( open.umn.edu <http://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/>) that faculty could adopt in their classrooms immediately," says the report, “Open Textbooks: The Billion-Dollar Solution,” available at www.studentpirgs.org/textbooks. Best wishes. Arun -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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KG TO PG FREE EDUCATION TO EVERY ONE: ROLE AND DEVELOPMENT OF LIBRARIES
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 01 Mar '15

01 Mar '15

dear friends and professionals KG TO PG FREE EDUCATION TO EVERY ONE: FLAGSHIP PROGRAM OF TELANGANA GOVERNMENT: ROLE AND DEVELOPMENT OF LIBRARIES The TELANGANA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION (TSLA) is going to organize a program on 15 March 2015 at 9.30 am at City Central Library, Ashok Nagar, Hyderabad. The program is discussion cum talk on KG TO PG FREE EDUCATION TO EVERY ONE: FLAGSHIP PROGRAM OF TELANGANA GOVERNMENT: ROLE AND DEVELOPMENT OF LIBRARIES. Many eminent personalities who are associated with this program and sympathizers of libraries will address the gathering and give their idea. The TSLAs seek their support in making the libraries as part of the TELANGANA GOVERNMENT AGENDA. THE LIBRARIES PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THIS MAHA YAGNA INITIATED BY SRI K CHANDRA SHEKHAR RAO, HON'BLE CHIEF MINISTER OF TELANGANA. THIS IS TIME FOR ALL PROFESSIONAL FRIENDS TO JOIN THEIR HANDS AND SHOW OUR ABILITY, STRENGTH AND WILLINGNESS TO WORK AND SHOW OUR SUPPORT THE KG to PG FREE EDUCAION PROGRAM. WE ALL KNOW THAT ALL TYPES OF LIBRARIES ARE TO BE ESTABLISHED AND DEVELOP THE EXISTING LIBRARIES. IT WILL CREATE LOT OF EMPLOYMENT AND GIVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE VALUABLE SERVICE TO THE SOCIETY. The speakers and invitees include, Sri Bandaru Dattatreya, Hon;ble Minister of Govt of India; Prof Haragopal; Sri Allam Narayana, Chairman Telangana Press Academy; Prof K Nageshwer, MLC and Editor of Hans India Newspaper; Prof Kodandarami Reddy, Chairman, Telangana Joint Action Committee; Prof Krishna Reddy, Director, ICSSR-SRC and many more eminent persons including two MLCs will be joining the program. PLEASE MAKE IT CONVENIENT AND INFORM ALL OTHER FELLOW PROFESSONALS AND MAKE THE PROGRAM A SUCCESS. PLEASE ATTEND THE PROGRAM WITHOUT FAIL. PL SUPPORT TSLA ENDEAVOURS TO IMPROE THE LIBRARIES AND ALSO GET MORE JOBS FOR THE UNEMPLOYED. ALL ARE WEELCOME AND TSLA INVITES EVERY ONE CONCERNED TO EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES N LAXMAN RAOProf. N.LAXMAN RAO, Member, Advisory Board, National Library, KolkataPresident, Telangana Library Association. UGC-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) . ADDRESS: Plot No A-194, H No 1-8-10/1, Ravindra Nagar, Habsiguda, HYDERABAD- 500007. Mobile: 9493701565. email: naglaxman(a)yahoo.com, naglaxman(a)gmail.com. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fwd: Knowledge Unlatched
by Subbiah Arunachalam 28 Feb '15

28 Feb '15

Friends: Please look up the website of 'Knowledge Unlatched.' It appears to be an excellent programme for some leading Indian institutions to join. Already close to 300 institutions (including Fudan University in China and two institutions in South Africa) have joined. The partnering publishers include several Universities. In any case all books are free to download by our researchers and students. But this kind of OA is made possible by the member institutions sharing the cost. More the members lower will be the cost to each of them. Librarians of key Indian academic and R&D institutions might wish to recommend joining this programme to their vice chancellors and directors. I spoke to two leaders of the OA movement and both of them felt that Indian institutions would benefit by joining the programme. Arun -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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