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Discovery, the way Michael Nielsen sees it
by Subbiah Arunachalam 26 Aug '14

26 Aug '14

Friends: The book I was showing you at today's meeting: *Reinventing Discovery: The New Era of Networked Science* Michael Nielsen Princeton University Price (paperback priced $19.95). I have read most of it and more than once. It is really insightful. Hope you will enjoy reading it too. Dr Nielson's talks are available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf2qO0plUKs and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnWocYKqvhw Of course there are many many more of his writings available on the Net. Regards. Arun -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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evaluation of science
by mailman＠ncsi.iisc.ernet.in 26 Aug '14

26 Aug '14

Here is an interesting blog post on the new journal of AAAs and the way we evaluate science now. http://blog.openaccessbutton.org/2014/08/19/every-time-you-hit-a-paywall-th… A must read for scientists and academic librarians. Please share this widely. Arun

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Stop the deluge of science research
by mailman＠ncsi.iisc.ernet.in 26 Aug '14

26 Aug '14

>From the Guardian Higher Education Blog The increasing pace of human discovery is a curse â we need to rethink what it means to publish the results of research Timo Hannay, 5 Aug 2014 The rapid growth of scientific literature is often seen as evidence, if evidence were needed, that the pace of human discovery is accelerating. On the contrary, however, it is becoming a curse â one that requires us to radically rethink what it means to publish the results of research <http://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/research>. Relentlessly â day after day, year after year â scientists are uncovering new facts about the world. If anything, the startling rate at which this happens appears to be increasing, but how would we know if such an impression was true? One way is to look at the rate at which scientific papers are published and these have indeed been appearing at an ever-increasing rates for decades or even centuries. As reported in a recent paper <http://arxiv.org/abs/1402.4578>, the rate of growth of cited (ie somewhat influential) scientific publications has risen from less than 1% before the middle of the 18th century to 2-3% in the first half of the 20th century, and 8-9% today. That last figure is equivalent to a greater than doubling of scientific output every decade. What better testament to human intellectual progress and the power of the scientific method? Not so fast. For a start, not every publication is equal. When the author Theodore Sturgeon first invoked his famous law ("90% of everything is crap") he was talking about science <http://www.theguardian.com/education/science> fiction, but he could equally well have been talking about science. Estimates vary wildly, but probably between a quarter and a third of all research papers in the natural sciences go uncited <http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2014/04/23/academic-papers-ci…>. A much larger proportion is cited only by their own authors or by one or two others. This is not necessarily a sign of inadequate or wasteful research, but it should give us pause. It is at least partly a result of the imperative for researchers to publish in order to continue to secure funding and employment, and the accompanying incentive to salami-slice research results so as to secure the maximum number of publications from any given piece of work. This in turn leads to the bane of every scientist's existence: far too many papers to read in far too little time. This situation is only going to get worse, even in the absence of any genuine increase in scientific activity. One reason is the rise of author-pays open-access publishing. This has the benefit of allowing anyone to read the research in question without paying the publisher, but also has the disadvantage of giving publishers a strong commercial incentive to issue as much content as possible. In general I am a supporter of open access <http://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/open-access>, but subscription business models at least help to concentrate the minds of publishers on the poor souls trying to keep up with their journals. As if this were not enough, proponents of open science (including me) are proposing that researchers should start publishing all of their work â complete with full data sets, comprehensive methods, negative results and "failed" experiments. In an age of bottomless digital information this is technically achievable and has the potential to greatly increase the transparency, impartiality and reproducibility of research â particularly welcome at a time when science is going through something of a crisis of confidence on these fronts <http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21588069-scientific-research-has-chan…>. But it hardly promises a more manageable literature for those who are desperately trying to absorb all this information. The only practical solution is to take a more differentiated approach to publishing the results of research. On one hand funders and employers should encourage scientists to issue smaller numbers of more significant research papers. This could be achieved by placing even greater emphasis on the impact of a researcher's very best work and less on their aggregate activity. On the other they should require scientists to share all of their results as far as practically possible. But most of these should not appear in the form of traditional scholarly papers, which are too laborious for both the author and the reader to fulfil such a role. Rather, less significant work should be a issued in a form that is simple, standardised and easy for computers to index, retrieve, merge and analyse. Humans would interact with them only when looking for aggregated information on very specific topics. What would such a publication look like? I don't know exactly, but we can see signs in born-digital data publishing platforms such as Figshare <http://figshare.com/> (a portfolio company of Digital Science, which I run), Zenodo <http://zenodo.org/> (an initiative from CERN, the European particle-physics laboratory) and Dryad <http://datadryad.org/> (a not-for-profit membership organisation that supports the dissemination of research data). It is easy to forget that 350 years ago the scientific journal was itself an innovation, enabled in large part by the emergence of the printing press some 200 years earlier. Today our challenge is to create a new kind of scientific publication, internet-enabled and fit for a data-rich digital age. *Timo Hannay is managing director at Digital Science â follow them on Twitter **@timohannay* <https://twitter.com/timohannay>* and **@digitalsci* <https://twitter.com/digitalsci> -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Proposed patch to add in-browser support of Indian/non-Latin language typing in Koha
by Indranil Das Gupta 26 Aug '14

26 Aug '14

Hi all, [apologies for X-Posting] Browser based on-the-fly transliterated input on the OPAC was a long-standing requirement particularly in the Indian Koha user community. Indian government recognises 22 official languages for the purpose of official correspondance. The earlier attempts to add GoogleIndicTransliteration was a step in this direction. But that attempt did not finally clear QA. Google Transliteration API was deprecated in June 2011 and it's general Terms of Service (ToS) are not FOSS friendly. In contrast, jQuery.IME is dual-licensed under GPLv2+ and MIT. It is a key component of Wikimedia's (the organisation behind Wikipedia.org) global language engineering stack. At present, this represents robust, well tested support for over 135 input methods spanning over 67 languages. I've uploaded a patch (http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/attachment.cgi?id=31152) against the bug number http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=12815. The patch is against the current Koha master. I would like to request interested users to have a look and preferably test it. The patch work both in the OPAC as well as in Koha's staff client interface. Screenshots of the patch in action: http://imgur.com/a/2gB7H#0 and http://imgur.com/a/2gB7H#2 cheers, -indra -- Indranil Das Gupta Phone : +91-98300-20971 Blog : http://indradg.randomink.org/blog IRC : indradg on irc://irc.freenode.net Twitter : indradg -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Please exchange editable Office documents only in ODF Format. No other format is acceptable. Support Open Standards. For a free editor supporting ODF, please visit LibreOffice - http://www.documentfoundation.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Invitation for Training and Awareness Seminar on J-Gate in Coimbatore (for AICTE Affiliated Institutes)
by Soji Mathew 25 Aug '14

25 Aug '14

Dear all, Informatics Publishing Limited is organizing a workshop on J-Gate for AICTE affiliated institutes in and around Coimbatore region. The event will be held on 26th September 2014 at the following venue: Auditorium Nehru Group of Institutions Jawahar Garden Kaliapuram, T.M. Pallayam Coimbatore - 641105 The event will comprise of the following activities: 1) Intensive hands-on training on the new J-Gate platform. 2) Explaining benefits of J-Gate for the librarians as well as end users. 3) Q&A and feedback session. Objectives of the Workshop: 1) To create awareness about the new J-Gate platform and it's features amongst the librarians and the end users. 2) To train the librarians on the Admin aspects of customization in J-Gate. 3) To train the Library Professionals and equip them with the knowledge to impart trainings for their end-users by themselves. 4) To take feedback from the participants on the new J-Gate platform and prepare a wish-list for future releases. Who should Participate? 1) Library Professionals from the institutes subscribing or planning to subscribe to J-Gate. 2) Information seekers who use or planning to use J-Gate as a journal discovery service. There is no registration fee and the participants will be awarded 'Certificate of Participation' after completion of the workshop. Kindly find more details about the event and register at: www.informindia.co.in/jgatetraining We look forward to your participation. Kindly feel free to contact the undersigned for any further query. Regards, Swapnil Srivastava Informatics Publishing Limited +91 99720 17067 swapnil.s(a)informaticsglobal.com -- *Confidentiality Notice: *T*his electronic message transmission, including any attachment(s), may contain confidential, proprietary, or privileged information from Informatics Publishing Limited. If you are not the intended recipient, be advised that any dissemination, copying, distribution, printing or use of the contents of the information contained in this electronic message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this electronic message by error, please destroy all copies of the message and contact the sender immediately by either replying to this message or calling 91-80-40387777.* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fwd: Twelfth International Conference on Books, Publishing and Libraries
by Ramakant Navghare 25 Aug '14

25 Aug '14

*Dear All,* *Please go through following mail;* * THE TWELFTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BOOKS, PUBLISHING, AND LIBRARIES Boston, USA Simmons College 8-9 November 2014* * Dear Delegate,* Proposals for paper presentations, workshops, posters or colloquia are invited for the Twelfth International Conference on Books, Publishing, and Libraries being held at Simmons College in Boston, USA from 8-9 November 2014. We welcome proposals from a variety of disciplines and perspectives that will contribute to the conference discourse. We also encourage faculty and research students to submit joint proposals for paper presentations or colloquia. SPECIAL CONFERENCE FOCUS: "Disruptive Technologies and the Evolution of Book Publishing and Library Development" Change for the better, or change for the worse? New technology in publishing and library science disrupts established literary, academic and business models. How can we assess the impact of a constantly flowing river of change? Will the books or libraries of tomorrow look anything like those of yesterday or today? Are the e-book, the blog post, the app and the tweet just the beginning of a deeper revolution? Will algorithms "think" just like humans in the future when we research a topic or store our narratives and information? Is respect and preference for print and physical libraries the new Luddite view, or is it still a sensible, viable posture in the volatile realm of today's and tomorrow's writing, reading, publishing and library science? The 2014 meeting will feature a special focus on this provocative subject. We welcome open debate, discourse and research from participants that center on this special topic, as well as any other themes or issues relevant to books, publishing, and libraries. CONFERENCE THEMES: Proposals for paper presentations, workshops or colloquia are invited that discuss the broader themes listed below. In addition to the special focus, paper presentations will be grouped into one of the following categories for presentation at the conference: Theme 1: Publishing Practices: Past, Present, and Future Theme 2: Reading, Writing, Literacy, and Learning Theme 3: Books and Libraries 2014 Special Focus: Disruptive Technologies and the Evolution of Book Publishing and Library Development If you are unable to attend the conference in person, you may still join the community and submit your article for peer review and possible publication, upload an online presentation, and enjoy subscriber access to The International Journal of the Book. Proposals for in-person presentations should be submitted by 8 OCTOBER 2014 (title and short abstract). Proposals submitted after this day will be accommodated in non-themed sessions at the conference or are eligible for community membership registrations (no attendance at conference required with community membership presentations). For more information on submitting your proposal and registering for the conference visit: www.BooksAndPublishing.com/Boston-2014 Enquiries: ConferenceDirector(a)commongroundpublishing.com Web address: http://BooksAndPublishing.com/Boston-2014 Sponsored by: Books, Publishing and Libraries / Common Ground Publishing *Source - * *From: Conference Alerts Date: Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 4:54 PMSubject: Twelfth International Conference on Books, Publishing and Libraries* ---------------------------------------------------------------- This announcement is distributed via Conference Alerts. We aim to provide correct and reliable information about upcoming events, but cannot accept responsibility for the text of announcements or for the bona fides of event organizers. Please feel free to contact us if you notice incorrect or misleading information and we will attempt to correct it. ---------------------------------------------------------------- -- *-- Thank You, Regards,Ramakant Amar Navghare (B.A.M.L.I.Sc/DOA <http://m.l.i.sc/NET/DOA>) Librarian.J.B.S.P. Sanstha's Changu Kana Thakur A.C.S. College, Plot No.1, Sector - 11, Khanda Colony,New Panvel (W), Dist. Raigad, Maharashtra, India. Pin. - 410206.http://www.ckthakurcollege.net/ <http://www.ckthakurcollege.net/> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Skype ID :ramakant.amar.navghareMob. No. : +91 09324564183 Mobile Website : http://wapamama.net/ramakant/ <http://wapamama.net/ramakant/> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR LIBRARY TRAINEE AT GURU KANGRI VISHWAVIDYALAYA, HARIDWAR
by BASANTA KUMAR DAS 25 Aug '14

25 Aug '14

Respected Sir, Please post this advertisement in your esteemed forum for wide circulation -- *Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya Haridwar - Job Details* Applications are invited from eligible Indian Citizens for the post of Library Trainees in The Central Library, Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya Haridwar. (UK). *Library Trainee* :Job vacancy(only for male candidates)in Gurukul kangri Vishwavidyalaya(Main campus) Haridwar(Uttrakhand). ww.freshersworld.com *SL.No* *Name of the Post* *Qualification* *No.of Post* 1 Library Trainee The candidate must have Master in Library Information Science(MLISc) degree. (Candidates who have appeared for their final year examination and are expecting the results may also attend). *Desirable: *Candidates with good knowledge and experience in the usage of ICT applications in library and information services will be preferred. 06 *Remuneration:* Consolidated stipend of Rs.10,000/-per month. *Selection Process : *Written test & Personal interview. *How to Apply**:* Interested Candidate are required to attend walk in Interview at the following Address : *Date for written test & interview:* 18th Sep, 2014 at 11 a m. *Venue for written test & interview:* Central Library ,Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya Haridwar ,Uttrakhand. *Contact for any query : *09936712343, ashish1077(a)yahoo.co.in *For More Information about Vishwavidyalaya Visit : **http://www.gkv.ac.in* <http://www.gkv.ac.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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A Single tool for Library Automation , Institutional Repository, Knowledge Management, with Social media Features.
by Emmanuel E (RBEI/ETI) 25 Aug '14

25 Aug '14

Dear All, I am happy to share our experience with you on using NGL tool which is developed in India based on Indian Librarians' experience & inputs and the tool which is par with the best LMS tools available internationally (As per my understanding) !! Before 2013 we were using three different software for library automation, digital Library (IR) and newsletter designing and they are A commercial Library Automation software, GSDL, and MS Front page respectively. For a small library team which is responsible for catering to the information needs of a large number of users, it was difficult to maintain/work on three different tools/Databases and satisfy library users as they had to search multiple databases for a piece of information, which was time consuming activity. In early 2013 we phased out these different tools and have a single tool that comprises all the functions & features of the tools mentioned above and more importantly an OPAC with Web 2.0 features. Software: To overcome the above mentioned limitations it was planned to use NGL, an open source tool. The existing NGL 3.0.4 is customized based on the inputs & continuous feedback given by several academic libraries and special libraries, including our K-Centre & Information services. Innovation & Novelty: The interesting features of NGL are highlighted here in: * Acquisition Module: comes with workflow (online Approvals) - Starting from user's request through Online Form available in OPAC to arrival of book. * Circulation Module: Helps handling multi-location transactions & real-time status update. Easy to circulate resources among multiple libraries. * Serial Module: Allows indexing articles against a particular serial and generate a content page newsletter in html. Multi-location issues are catalogued in one location and control/accession number is generated & used for circulation. It's helping in work distribution among library team located in different geographical locations. * Cataloguing Module allows manually cataloguing book details and also downloading MARC21 records. It also supports OAI-PMH. * Administration: Library staff and patron's access rights are managed at various levels. * E-Resource : E-Resource feature is new addition to NGL & it has following features, o Upload any document /file format in NGL by users and Library staff. o Catalogue electronic documents available in organization's internal server folder or an intranet page or document available on internet. o Access rights management - Single/multi-user restriction, copy, download restriction & group access rights given through distribution List. * News letter designing: Catalogue details are converted as New Arrivals, Content pages newsletters in html and sent by e-mail. * NGL Touch: NGL touch feature helps in implementing user self service Kiosk- users can check-out, check-in and renew books by themselves. * Federated Search: Searches various collections within NGL and subscribed databases with API level integration/Open or Public Databases( Successfully tested Google books and open springer) * OPAC with Web 2.0 features: o Single Search for all resources: A keyword search searches Library collection, IR and expert's profile. o User self services online: Users can renew, reserve a book and cancel it online. User can request a book online for check-out, and raise request for a new book. o My Account: Through LDAP integration Windows NT ID & Password are used for secure access to My account-Manual user creation not required. User can check for their transaction history, cancel reservation, and update their profile details. o Knowledge sharing:1) submit book review comments online 2) Rate information resources listed in OPAC 3) Save, print, Tag and share bibliographic record with colleagues 4) Subscribe to RSS feed 6) Upload, catalogue and submit document . 6) Search expert profile and initiate discussion-discussion are captured & searchable. * NGL Mobile: Android based Mobile Apps helps user in browsing OPAC on their mobile & transact. Transaction related alerts are sent via sms. * NGL Social Media: NGL supports Face book and Twitter time lines can be displayed on OPAC home page. * Barcode, RFID support: NGL support barcode, RFID technology and also QR Code. Benefits of using NGL : Customized NGL helps in saving the time of users which would have been spent in searching multiple databases for a piece of information. RSS feed, system generated mails keep users informed about the recent additions, and thereby increase in use of library resources. NGL frees the library team from redundant works and helps involving themselves more value added information services. NGL helps librarians in moving into the knowledge Management area through the features available in NGL. OAI-PMH, federated search, API integration features helps in expanding the library's information resources beyond the library's owned & subscribed collection (Open Access). Standardisation of Library practice among library community in India, as tool is open source and any library can use it to stay competitive in the onslaught of omnipresent electronic resources. "A Single tool for Library Automation , Institutional Repository, Knowledge Management, with Social media Features". Thank you ! Regards Emmanuel Deputy Manager K-Centre & Information Services, Robert Bosch Engineering and Business solutions Ltd, #123, Industrial Layout, Hosur Road, Koramanagala, Bangalore-560095, INDIA Tel: 918061013229 / Mobile: 09886677094 -- 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 janet lobo 25 Aug '14

25 Aug '14

Dear Sir/Madam, One of our Library user needs the following Journal articles. If it is available with you, please forward it to me. 1. Mushroom poisoning management collaboration between poison control centre & laboratory. Journal of Toxicology, Clinical Toxicology, April 2002. 2. Amatoxin poisoning: a 15-year retrospective analysis and follow-up evaluation of 105 patients, Journal of Clinical Toxicology .2007 June- Aug :45(5):539-42 Thanking You, Yours sincerely, Dr Janet Dotty Lobo LIBRARIAN FR MULLER CENTRAL LIBRARY MANGALORE -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Dr. Shamkant Deshmukh sir is no more
by Sandeep Bhavsar 25 Aug '14

25 Aug '14

I feel very bad to share the sad news. Dr. Shamkant Deshmukh Librarian Nutan Maratha College Jalgaon expired today in road accident. We all know him as a senior professional and scholar. He was one of the best teacher. ON MY BEHALF AND UR BEHALF, I CONVEY THE CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY. LET HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE. -- Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian *Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research*L Napoo Road, Matunga (CR), Mumbai- 400 019 Tel: 022-2419 8377 Mob: 8286 447 333 website*: www.welingkar.org <http://www.welingkar.org/>* Library Portal*: http://elearn.welingkar.org/infowe <http://elearn.welingkar.org/infowe>* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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KALA’s Librarian’s Day Celebrations for the year 2014 – A Report
by shivaram gowda 25 Aug '14

25 Aug '14

Greetings from Karnataka State Library Association (KALA)! KALA like to share with you brief report of the KALA’s activity on “Librarians’ Day - 2014” ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ E V E N T: Librarian’s Day Celebrations for the year 2014 O R GA N I S E R: Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) D A T E & V E N U E: 12th August 2014, Raman Research Institute, Bangalore, India. C O L L A B A R O A T O T R S: 1. Raman Research Institute (RRI) 2. Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science (SRELS) 3. Ranganathan Centre for Information Studies 4. ISKO (India Chapter) 5. Informatics (India) Ltd. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) in collaboration with above organisations celebrated the 122nd birth anniversary of Dr. S R Ranganathan – world’s most celebrated Librarians – as Librarian’s day. The program received an excellent response and witnessed by more than 100 participants. The event began with a “Tour of Sir C V Raman Museum”. Participants appreciated the organisers and the host for providing an opportunity to see Sir CV Raman’s personal collection. Technical Program started by offering prayer to goddess Saraswati by Mr. Ramasubramanyam, Personal Relations Officer, RRI. Dr. Meera, Librarian, RRI, also Vice President of KALA, welcomed all the participants and requested to observe two minutes silence to condole the death of well known LIS teacher Prof. A. Neelameghan. She also read out a Kannada poem (refer Annexure 1) written by one of the library patron from Indian Academy of Sciences on the occasion of librarians’ day. Dr IH Jahgirdhar, Secretary, KALA, formally welcomed Guests of the day and briefed about KALA activities. Chief guest Prof. VG Talwar, Vice Chancellor, REVA University & President of KALA released Librarians day poster ‘with a tag line – “Jog your mind, use libraries” designed by KALA. Prof. Shalini Urs, University of Mysore, gave Keynote address on ‘Tablets to Tablets’. She took all participants to a fascinating journey of “Tablets to Tablets” i.e. from ancient clay tablets to modern electronic tablets. She highlighted the revolutionary changes taken place in publishing and disseminating the published information due to the technological advancements. Prof. Urs emphasized that, one has to adapt for change and take maximum advantage from it. She compared the advantages and limitations of traditional book and a tablet, and role of library and information centers in this changing environment. Professor concluded her talk with positive comments on Gulzar Sahab´s Shayari - Kitabein on Books and Computer. Professor IK Ravichandra Rao, Visiting Scientist, Centre for knowledge analytics and ontological engineering, PESIT, Bangalore launched online collection of SRELS Journal of Information Management's (50 Years of Archives) bought out by Informatics (India) Ltd. The SRELS content is available on I-scholar platform of Informatics (India) Ltd. Prof. Rao narrated the history and growth of SRELS Journal of Information Management's and called for younger generation to come up with new research papers in wider spectrum of LIS. Chief Guest Prof. VG Talwar, in his presidential remark, wished the gathering on Librarians day. He also touched upon many opportunities and challenges faced in the profession. He called LIS professionals to be united and innovative in using opportunities and facing challenges of the present day scenario. Second part of the event was panel discussion on ‘Books and Tablets’, panelists were: Dr I R N Goudar, Visiting Professor cum Library Adviser, Bangalore University Library (Moderator) Dr Satish Tiwary, Head, Intellectual Property, Airbus, India (Reader perspective) Haja Sheriff, Co-Founder & Partner at Prost Innovation Labs, (Industry Perspective) Ananda T Byrappa, Global Leader, Knowledge Center, GE John F. Welch Technology Center (LIS Perspective) Arnab Pal, Research Fellow, Raman Research Institute (Student Perspective) Dr IRN Goudar formally welcomed all panelists and introduced them to the gathering. In his opening remarks he talked about role of tablets in transforming traditional libraries in to digital information centers and changing user expectations. Dr Satish Tiwary as a reader and user of library opined that, there will be a change in the modes of information delivery due to new models of publishing and aggregating tools. He underlined that personal bonding of enjoying the reading may not diminish though the medium of information container changes. He suggested libraries to be ready to adapt these challenges and meet their user requirements. Mr. Arnab Pal gave students perspective of looking at new gadgets as information carriers. He mentioned that students will accept new tablets once they experience them and have full confidence in the devices. Mr. Anand Byrappa who presented LIS perspectives, mentioned need for LIS professionals to be aware about latest developments in ‘publishing’ and ‘’tablets’ domains. He narrated how amazon’s Kindle reader can be adapted in library and Information Centers. He gave an overview about current global initiatives in the areas of ‘eBooks’ and ‘tablets’ and explained how many of them can be adapted as new initiatives by LIS professionals in their respective organizations. Mr. Haja Sharif who represented industry perspective, highlighted huge market scope for new gadgets like tablets and other similar devices. He shared insightful industry trends, which created lot of interest in participants. There was a very active interactive session towards end of the panel discussion where audience raised several questions which were clarified by the panelists. Moderator IRN Goudar concluded the panel discussion by thanking all the four panelists. Mr. Rajendra Babu, Assistant Professor, Tumkur University, proposed vote of thanks and the Librarian’s day program concluded with Dinner. Report Prepared by: Shivaram BS, Treasurer, KALA, with inputs from Dr. Meera, Rajendra Babu and Anand Byrappa ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For Detailed Report kindly follow the link on KALA Website:http://kalaonline.com/sites/default/files/lib-day-14-report.pdf For Photos of the event follow the link on :http://kalaonline.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- with warm regards 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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Fwd: The six myths of OA
by Subbiah Arunachalam 24 Aug '14

24 Aug '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Subbiah Arunachalam <subbiah.arunachalam(a)gmail.com> Date: Sun, Aug 24, 2014 at 6:47 PM Subject: The six myths of OA To: Peter Suber <peter.suber(a)gmail.com> Dear Peter: You may kindly update your paper in the Guardian, UK, 'Higher Education Network' blog. http://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/blog/2013/oct/21/open-a… It would be helpful for policy makers, funders, and researchers themselves. Regards. Arun -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Please send article for a Book on LIS Career by 15th Sep. 2014
by Dr. Susmita Chakraborty 24 Aug '14

24 Aug '14

*Notice* Call for Paper for the *Book 'LIS Career: Challenges and Opportunities**', to be edited by Mr. Parikshit Mondal and Dr. Susmita Chakraborty, to be published *by the* Department of Lib. & Inf. Sc., University of Calcutta* Theme: *Career in LIS: Challenges and Opportunities* *Last Date of Submission: 15th September 2014* * Author Guidelines: *Manuscripts in .docx format and images in .tiff, in around 3000 words, with 1 inch margin on all sides, Font Face: Arial, Font Size: 12 Point for the Headers and 11 point for the body, with APA Reference Style to be sent to *susmitachakraborty94(a)gmail.com* <susmitachakraborty94(a)gmail.com>* and parikshit.cu(a)gmail.com <parikshit.cu(a)gmail.com>* *Facets *(not exclusive) are as follows: 1. Capacity Building 2. LIS as a profession 3. LIS Career in Different Countries 4. Evolution in LIS Career: a Journey 5. Promotional Activities in LIS Career 6. Interdisciplinary Opportunities 7. Role of Professional Associations in Advancing LIS Career 8. Role of ICT in LIS Career 9. Social Networking Tools and LIS Career 10. Language Efficiency and LIS Career 11. LIS Career in Information Industry 12. Employability and LIS Curriculum With Regards, *Susmita* ------------------------------------------------ *Susmita Chakraborty, PhD* Assistant Professor, Dept. of Lib. & Inf. Sc, University of Calcutta, India *Secretary**: Asian Chapter, Special Libraries Association (SLA-Asian)* *Member**, Standing Committee, Education & Training Division, IFLA * *Editor: IFLA SET Bulletin; *Facebook: *https://www.facebook.com/susmita.India <https://www.facebook.com/susmita.India>* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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KLA-DLIS (UoK) Workshop on “Influential Communication”, 29 August 2014, Thiruvananthapuram
by S.L. Faisal 24 Aug '14

24 Aug '14

Dear All, Kerala Library Association, in collaboration with the Department of Library & Information Science (DLIS), University of Kerala, is organizing a Workshop on ‘Influential Communication’ for LIS Students and Young Professionals on 29th August 2014 at the DLIS Hall, Thiruvananthapuram. There is a constant need to check one’s current practices in communication, be it on formal or informal grounds. Behavioral and functional training interventions to a large extent help a team to acquire a set of best practices that enables them to re-assure self worth, mutual value, trust and respect in an organization. Objective: To enable students and young Professionals to present themselves in public with confidence. Modules Interpersonal Relations: Building and maintaining rapport by applying emotional intelligence at all occasions Effective ‘speaking skills’: Role of body language and posture, voice and tone in making or breaking your public speaking skills Social and Personal etiquette: Acceptable code of conduct. Personal grooming: Carry yourself well on all occasions and power dressing. Who can participate: LIS Students, Scholars and Working Library Professionals Venue: DLIS Lecture Hall, Department of Library & Information Science, University of Kerala, University Library Buildings, Palayam, Thiruvananthapuram Date & Time: August 29, 2014; 2.00 pm to 5.00 pm Resource Person: Ms Sreekala Narendranath, Nascent Technologies. Course Fee: Rs 100/- only Number of seats: 40 only Registration: On first come first served mode. Online Registration: http://klaweblog.wordpress.com/2014/08/20/kla-dlisuok-workshop-on-influenti… Last date for registration: 27/08/2014 For more details: Dr. A. Gopikuttan, President, KLA: Mob: 09446428163, E-mail: agopikuttan(a)yahoo.co.in Dr. M. Lalitha, General Secretary, KLA, Mob: 09495122282, E-mail: maashu1(a)gmail.com ********************************************** For KLA S.L.Faisal EC Member , KLA Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Making textbooks affordable
by Subbiah Arunachalam 24 Aug '14

24 Aug '14

Friends: It is just not publishers of S&T journals and bibliographic databases who swindle the academic and research community with exorbitant prices. Those who publish college textbooks are not angels either. I am pointing to two articles (among the many that have appeared in the past two years). 1. < http://www.aei-ideas.org/2012/12/the-college-textbook-bubble-and-how-the-op… > 2. < https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/08/22/george-washington-u-clarifie… > The fault, I believe, is with us - the academics, researchers, and librarians. We have allowed such loot for years. In an era of open educational resources, open course ware and MOOCs, we can no longer allow such a racket to continue. In the US, a number of universities are acting. When will we in India wake up? Best. Arun -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Need for openness in science, as seen by a young neuroscientist
by Subbiah Arunachalam 24 Aug '14

24 Aug '14

Friends: Here is a short article that appeared in The Guardian, UK, website two days ago. It is a must read for scientists, both young and experienced, and academic and research librarians. Regards. Arun http://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/blog/2014/aug/22/univer… University research: if you believe in openness, stand up for it Publishing openly provides greater exposure, boosts prospects and can lead to more citations, says *Erin McKiernan * • Open access: six myths to put to rest <http://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/blog/2013/oct/21/open-a…> [image: Heavy chain with a padlock around a laptop]Instead of encouraging students to share information, we expect them to lock it up. Photograph: LJSphotography / Alamy/Alamy We spend years teaching our children to share. Yet from the moment students enter academia, we discourage it. Lock up your work in prestigious subscription journals; keep your data close to your chest; compete instead of collaborate – these are the messages transmitted by peers and mentors. These are the tenets of our unhealthy academic culture. We need to change our priorities. Every day we make amazing discoveries, some of which could even save lives. Then we lock that information in journals that most of the population cannot read. In many parts of the world, access to subscription journals is just too expensive. The amount some US or UK universities pay a single publisher <http://gowers.wordpress.com/2014/04/24/elsevier-journals-some-facts/>in a year equals a large percentage of the annual budget of research institutions in less developed countries (over 10% for some Latin American institutions). The cost of an electronic subscription to a single high-profile journal can be as much as the annual salary of a researcher. Institutions in these countries often have to choose between conducting educational and research programmes, paying instructors and researchers, or paying publishers. Effectively, that means forgoing access. *Paywalls stifle innovation* A lack of access to information hinders learning, stifles innovation and slows scientific progress. I have watched colleagues researching public health issues struggle to obtain articles on the most recent developments in their field. I have seen the frustration of students who are motivated to learn about a new subject but hit paywall after paywall. I hit those paywalls myself every day. I am able to eventually get past some, tracking down author versions or receiving articles from people I reach out to through email and social media. But there are some articles I cannot gain access to, and am left to wonder if there is information crucial to my research that I am missing. Reforming the current system will require action at multiple levels: government and funder initiatives; institutional open access mandates; and, perhaps most importantly, strong commitments to openness from individual researchers. I am an early career researcher, and have pledged to make all of my work openly available, forgoing publication in closed access journals like Nature and Science. I have been told by peers and mentors that this is career suicide <http://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/blog/2014/jan/29/boycot…>. But I do not believe it has to be. There are so many ways to be open and be successful in academia. There is even evidence that being open can help your career. Publishing openly, whether via open access journals or self-archiving, can lead to more citations <http://www.istl.org/10-winter/article2.html> and more visibility for your work. This is especially important for early career researchers as they try to make a name for themselves. Published studies that make data openly available <https://peerj.com/articles/175/>also tend to receive more citations. If Journal Impact Factor (JIF) is a concern – this flawed measure <http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2013.00291/abstract> is unfortunately still used by many institutions in hiring, tenure, and promotion evaluations – there are many open access journals with moderate-to-high JIFs, including several BioMed Central <http://www.biomedcentral.com/> and Public Library Of Science <http://www.plos.org/>journals. It is encouraging that over 400 institutions and over 10,000 individuals have now signed the San Francisco declaration on research assessment <http://am.ascb.org/dora/>, pledging not to consider JIF and to weigh the scientific content of a paper more heavily than where it is published. Some institutions now explicitly value open access publications <http://www.facultysenate.vcu.edu/2010/11/17/vcu-faculty-senate-resolution-1/> in hiring, tenure, and promotion evaluations. *Peer review is transparent* Many researchers worry about the quality of peer review in open access journals. However, no controlled study has been done comparing peer review in open access versus subscription journals. A 2013 sting <http://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/2013/oct/04/open-access…> conducted by Science magazine’s John Bohannon showed that some open access journals readily accepted a spoof paper. But other reputable open access publishers, such as Frontiers <http://www.frontiersin.org/>, Hindawi <http://www.hindawi.com/> and PLoS, rejected the paper. It was recently found that subscription journals from Springer and IEEE published over one hundred spoof papers <http://www.nature.com/news/publishers-withdraw-more-than-120-gibberish-pape…>, showing that flaws in peer review are not exclusive to open access journals. In their favour, peer review in open access journals is often transparent <http://blog.peerj.com/post/43139131280/the-reception-to-peerjs-open-peer-re…>– the history is published alongside the article, so those wanting to check its rigour can read every criticism and every change. Of course, openness is not limited to publishing in open access journals. If researchers feel it necessary to publish in certain subscription journals, there is always the option to use the green open access model and self-archive an author copy in an open repository. In this context, it is important that authors know their rights and do not sign them away to publishers. Attaching an author addendum <http://www.sparc.arl.org/resources/authors/addendum> to your publishing agreement is a great way to publish where you want while still retaining the right to openly distribute your work. In short, there does not have to be a conflict between being open and being successful. You have many options, and the benefits to your career can be significant. Publishing openly means that you get more exposure for your work, the public has access to your research, taxpayers get more value for money and there is greater opportunity for your research to influence policy. At any stage of your career, you have the right to stand up for what you believe in. If you believe in openness, stand up for it. Access to information is a human right, but it is often treated as a privilege. This has to change. And it will take all of us to make it happen. *Erin McKiernan is a researcher in experimental and computational neuroscience, and an advocate for open access, open data and open science. Follow her on Twitter *@emckiernan13 <https://twitter.com/emckiernan13>. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fulltext Article
by Somashekhar Lalasangi 23 Aug '14

23 Aug '14

One of our staff need of the following articles 1. Prenatal diagnosis of an acardiac amorphous twin and the anomalous co-twin in a monoamniotic twin pregnancy Chih-Ping Chen Prenatal Diagnosis Volume 25, Issue 7, <http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pd.v25:7/issuetoc>pages 618–620, July 2005 2. An acardiac amorphous twin presenting soft tissue dystocia. Loughead JR, Halbert DR. An acardiac amorphous twin presenting soft tissue dystocia. South Med J. 1969 Sep; 62(9):1140-2. 3. Acardiac twin presenting as fetus amorphous with an attenuated umbilical cord. Hanley LC <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Hanley%20LC%5BAuthor%5D&cauthor=tru…> 1, Boyd TK <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Boyd%20TK%5BAuthor%5D&cauthor=true&…> , Hecht JL <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Hecht%20JL%5BAuthor%5D&cauthor=true…> . Pediatr Dev Pathol. <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18001161> 2007 Nov-Dec;10(6):487-90. Thanking you Regarding somashekhar lalasangi Asst librarian Digital library BLDE University Bijapur -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ORCID - India should adopt it
by Subbiah Arunachalam 23 Aug '14

23 Aug '14

Friends: Please see: < http://blog.impactstory.org/ten-things-you-need-to-know-about-orcid-right-n… >. ORCID is adopted by major journal publishers, funders, and many academic and research institutions. The uptake is growing pretty fast. I wonder how many researchers in India have an ORCID identity. But I believe it will be good if all of our researchers can have their ORCID. While many of us are discussing the need for adopting Green OA as a policy for Indian research, it would add value to the policy if we could persuade our researchers to embrace ORCID. Regards. Arun -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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CALL FOR PAPERS FOR IJSS, Vol-1, Issue-2, 2014
by arjun k 23 Aug '14

23 Aug '14

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFORMATION SERVICES (SSN: 2349-428X) Bi-monthly Peer reviewed research journal, Inviting original research papers / articles for Vol-1, September-October, Issue-2, 2014. Your requested to submitted original, unpublished research papers in the Field of LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE. papers should be reached to chiefeditor(a)ijss.in before 25th September 2014. all papers will be published by M/S Geetanjali Research Publication. for author guidelines you may visit *http://www.ijss.in/manuscript-submission.html <http://www.ijss.in/manuscript-submission.html>* *Submit your papers to : chiefeditor(a)ijss.in <chiefeditor(a)ijss.in>* -- With Regards *ARJUN* Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law Sidhuwal, Bhadson Road Patiala, Punjab -- With Regards *ARJUN* Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law Sidhuwal, Bhadson Road Patiala, Punjab -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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LIS professionals required for Information Resource Center, Accenture Services Pvt. Ltd.
by kiran.s.khamitkar＠accenture.com 22 Aug '14

22 Aug '14

Dear Library and Information Science Professionals, Accenture Services Pvt. Ltd., a multinational IT company is looking for a person who can manage the information resource Centre independently as a one man show. He/she should be extrovert, diligent and flexible in handling queries. A strong verbal and written communication is highly required. Location: Delhi/NCR, Kolkata and Pune Designation: Associate Information Services Work Profile: circulation, acquisition, cataloguing, resource sharing, working on e-resources and handling all other day-to-day library activities, reference queries etc. Knowledge on outlook and excel is desirable. Salary: Based on experience, knowledge and expertise. Note: Contractual position Please find below the details required for the above position: 1. Qualification: MLISc. (Regular) from any recognized university. 2. Experience: He/she should have 1-3 years of experience. A fresher can also apply. 3. Local candidate is preferable 4. He/she should have the knowledge of library management software. Knowledge on open source software is an added advantage. 5. He/she should possess a strong written and verbal communication. Kindly Mail Your Resume to: rituparna.bose(a)accenture.com<mailto:rituparna.bose@accenture.com> or srinivas.nanjappa(a)accenture.com<mailto:srinivas.nanjappa@accenture.com> Regards, Kiran S Khamitkar Information Resource Center Accenture, Bangalore ________________________________ This message is for the designated recipient only and may contain privileged, proprietary, or otherwise confidential information. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the original. Any other use of the e-mail by you is prohibited. Where allowed by local law, electronic communications with Accenture and its affiliates, including e-mail and instant messaging (including content), may be scanned by our systems for the purposes of information security and assessment of internal compliance with Accenture policy. ______________________________________________________________________________________ www.accenture.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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7th Annual Conference of Karnataka Health Sciences Library Association -KHSLA-2015
by KLEUS KHSLA 2015 22 Aug '14

22 Aug '14

Dear Sir/Madam, Warm and Heartfelt Greetings to you All. We have been extended an opportunity to host the *7th Annual Conference of Karnataka Health Sciences Library Association -KHSLA-2015 to be held on **23rd and 24th January, 2015 at KLE University’s J.N.Medical College Campus, Belgaum, Karnataka.* We deem it a proud privilege and a rare honor to host this Conference. Needless to add, we will put up all our Efforts and Resources to make the said Conference a Grand Success. Our Esteemed Colleagues have been putting in their best efforts to make it an Academic feast and a memorable moment to Treasure. Given your enthusiastic participation, wholehearted co-operation and of course your active involvement, we assure you, it will turn out to be a rewarding and enriching experience. The Conference Brochure is under preparation and it will be there soon. We look forward to your active support and co-operation for the successful conduct of the Conference. Please feel free to contact the undersigned for any further information / clarification in the matter. Sincerely yours, -- Organizing Secretary, KHSLA-2015, Asst. Librarian, Central Library, KLE University’s Dr.S G Desai Library, Belgaum – 590010. Telephone: 0831-2470386 extn-4185 Mobile No. 992709888 E-mail: khsla2015(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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Article Request
by Supritha Shetty 22 Aug '14

22 Aug '14

Dear Professionals, If you have access to the following article could you please send it to me. 1. Mymensingh Med J. 2013 Apr;22(2):377-84. Prevalence of ESBL producing Escherichia Coli and Klebsiella species with their co-resistance pattern to antimicrobials. Biswas T1, Das M, Mondal R, Raj HJ, Mondal S. Thank you, with regards Librarian K.S.Hegde Medical Academy Deralakatte -575018 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Dates Announced: E-Content 2014 - National Seminar Series on Library-Publisher Partnership
by Soji Mathew 22 Aug '14

22 Aug '14

Informatics is pleased to announce the dates and locations of E-Content 2014, its annual National Seminar Series on Library-Publisher Partnership. Theme for this year's event is "Knowledge - Creation, Extraction, Discovery and Delivery". The seminar will have keynote speeches and panel debates on this theme at all locations. Dates & Location: Monday, September 15, 2014 - Bhopal Tuesday, September 16, 2014 - Lucknow Wednesday, September 17, 2014 - Kolkata Friday, September 19, 2014 - Kochi Registration is mandatory to attend the seminar and is free for all research and library professionals. There will be an Online Quiz before the programs (and during the program too) with attractive prizes. Please look forward to announcement on online quiz soon. For further details and to register, please visit: www.informindia.co.in/event2014 Please keep watching the forum for further details. Regards, E-Content 2014 Team -- *Confidentiality Notice: *T*his electronic message transmission, including any attachment(s), may contain confidential, proprietary, or privileged information from Informatics Publishing Limited. If you are not the intended recipient, be advised that any dissemination, copying, distribution, printing or use of the contents of the information contained in this electronic message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this electronic message by error, please destroy all copies of the message and contact the sender immediately by either replying to this message or calling 91-80-40387777.* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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JournalTOCs - Free - Table of Contents for over 24645 Journals
by Sandeep Bhavsar 22 Aug '14

22 Aug '14

Respected All http://www.journaltocs.ac.uk/ JournalTOCs is the biggest searchable collection of scholarly journal Tables of Contents (TOCs). It contains articles' metadata of TOCs for over *24,645 journals* directly collected from over *2283 publishers.* JournalTOCs pulls together a database of Table of Contents (TOCs) from scholarly journals and provides a convenient single "one stop shop" interface to these TOCs. JournalTOCs is a Current Awareness Service (CAS) where you can discover the newest papers coming directly from the publishers as soon as they have been published online. JournalTOCs is for researchers, librarians, students and anyone who's looking for the latest or most current papers published in the scholarly literature with international coverage. JournalTOCs is a free service for individual users. JournalTOCs has taken special care to include all the highest rated journals in their fields, guaranteeing quality results. See *Selection Criteria* <http://www.journaltocs.ac.uk/suggest.php#selection>. Coverage includes titles from: [image: Main Publishers] JournalTOCs was created by researchers from the *ICBL* <http://www.icbl.hw.ac.uk/> at *Heriot-Watt University* <http://www.hw.ac.uk/>. It is a spin-out of the JournalTOCs-API Project, which was funded by the *JISC Rapid Innovation Grants* <http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/programmes/inf11/jiscri/roles.aspx#lib> in 2009. Regards -- Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian *Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research*L Napoo Road, Matunga (CR), Mumbai- 400 019 Tel: 022-2419 8377 Mob: 9870 18 9999 website*: www.welingkar.org <http://www.welingkar.org/>* Library Portal*: http://elearn.welingkar.org/infowe <http://elearn.welingkar.org/infowe>* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Program Schedule of National Seminar on Technology Management in Libraries
by Dr. A.T. Francis 22 Aug '14

22 Aug '14

Dear friends, The College of Horticulture (CoH), Kerala Agricultural University (KAU), Vellanikkara, Thrissur is organizing a National Seminar on Technology Management in Libraries for Qualified Librarians and Library Education Teachers during 29-30 August 2014, Friday & Saturday. 62 papers will be presented and deliberated. The seminar is being organised in collaboration with the Academic Library Association (ALA) and Kerala Library Association (KLA) and sponsored by the Kerala State Council for Science Technology and Environment (KSCSTE). All teachers, students, staff, other friends and librarians/Library Education Teachers are cordially invited to the Inaugural Ceremony of the Seminar on 29-08-2014 (Friday), 11.00am at the Seminar Hall, CoH. Detailed programme is given below: Yours faithfully, (Dr. P.K. Valsalakumari) (Dr. A.T. Francis) Associate Dean, CoH Head, Library, CoH & Organising Secretary INAUGURAL SESSION (29 August 2014, Friday 11.00am; Venue: Seminar Hall, CoH) Welcome : Prof. (Dr.) P.K. Valsalakumari Associate Dean, CoH About the Seminar : Dr. A.T. Francis Head, Library, CoH & Organizing Secretary Inauguration : Prof. (Dr.). V.N. Rajasekharan Pillai Executive Vice President, KSCSTE & Secretary, Dept. of Science & Technology, Govt. of Kerala Presidential Address : Prof. (Dr.). T.R. Gopalakrishnan Director of Research, Kerala Agricultural University Key Note Address : Smt. P.K. Sobhana State Librarian, Govt. of Kerala Felicitations : Sri. K.P. Sathian, University Librarian, KAU : Dr. M. Lalitha, Chief Librarian, SCERT & General Secretary, KLA Sri. P.A. Pradeep, General Secretary, ALA Vote of Thanks : Smt. V.S. Swapna, Joint Organizing Secretary VALEDICTORY SESSION (30 August 2014, Saturday 4pm; Venue: Seminar Hall, CoH) Welcome : Dr. A.T. Francis, Organizing Secretary Presided by : Prof. (Dr.) K. Sudhakara, Dean, Faculty of Forestry, KAU Report : Sri. C. Abdul Razak, Rapporteur General Vote of Thanks : Smt. V.S. Swapna, Joint Secretary TECHNICAL SESSIONS 29-08-2014 FRIDAY 9am: Registration 9.30-11am; Session 1: Digitization, Digital Libraries & Institutional Repositories Chairperson : Sri. K. Rajendran, DLIS, Bharatiar University, Coimbatore Theme Presentation : Sri. E.K. Mohanlal, Kerala Veterinary and Animal University, Wayand 11am-12 Noon; Inaugural Session 12 Noon-1pm; Session 2: ICT, Data Management & Networked Services in Libraries Chairperson : Sri. Cherian K. George, Union Christian College, Aluva Theme Presentation : Smt. R. Suganthy, CMC College of Education, Coimbatore 2pm-3pm; Session 3: Informatics & Web Technologies Chairperson : Dr. V. Vishnu, Regional Cancer Centre, Trivandrum Theme Presentation : Sri. P. Humayoon Kabir, Govt. Medical College, Thrissur 2pm-3pm Session 4; (Parallel Session): Information Literacy & User Education Chairperson : Dr. B. Shaji, M.P.M.M.S.N.T.College, Shoranur, Palakkad Theme Presentation : Smt. N.B. Nisha, DLIS, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry 3pm-5pm; Session 5: Library Automation, Data Migration & Management of OPAC Chairperson : Dr. K.F. George, Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi, Thrissur Theme Presentation : Dr. Sweety Isaac, Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady 30-08-2014 SATURDAY 9.30am-10.30am; Session 6: Library Automation, Data Migration & Management of OPAC Chairperson : Dr. Susan Mathew, Cochin University of Science and Technology Theme Presentation : Dr. N.K. Sheeja, Cochin University of Science and Technology 11am-12 Noon; Session 7: Library and Information Science Education Chairperson : Sri. S. Azhagiri, Librarian (Rtd.), Govt. College, Pattambi, Palakkad Theme Presentation : Sri. Sunny Joseph, DLIS, Bharatiar University, Coimbatore 11am-12 Noon; Session 8: (Parallel Session): Open Source Software for Library Management Chairperson : Sri. V.S. Kunjumuhammed, Kerala University of Fisheries & Ocean Sciences Theme Presentation : Dr. Veerankutty Chelatayakkot, Cochin University of Science & Technology 12 Noon-1pm; Session 9: Personnel Management & Public Relations in Libraries Chairperson : Sri. V.C. John, ThejusEngineering College, Vellarakad Theme Presentation : Sri. P. J. Wels, Govt. Ayurveda College, Thripunithura, Ernakulam 12 Noon-1pm; Session 10: (Parallel Session): Resource Management in Libraries Chairperson : Dr. P. Joshy George, St. Alberts College, Ernakulam Theme Presentation : Sri. K.D. Anto, DLIS, Bharatiar University, Coimbatore 2pm-3.30pm; Session 11: Management of School Libraries Chairperson : Dr. Shibu Ray, CochinUniversityof Science and Technology Theme Presentation : Sri. S. Sreekumaran, Kelappaji College of Agrl. Engg. & Tech., Malappuram 3.30pm-4pm; General Discussion 4-5pm: Valedictory Session Rapporteurs:- 1. Sri. C. Abdul Razak, University Librarian (Rtd.), KAU (Rapporteur General) 2. Sri. K. Radhakrishnan, NPOL, DRDO, Kochi (Associate Rapporteur General) 3. Smt. Priya. T.K., Kannur University, Kannur 4. Smt. Rekha Manoj, Kalamandalam Deemed University, Cheruthuruthy 5. Smt. Surekha, District Institute of Education and Training (DIET), Palakkad 6. Smt. K.N. Vijayalakshmi, Govt. Engineering College, Thrissur 7. Smt. K.V. Alphonsa, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur Dr. A.T. FRANCIS, MCom, MLISc, NET, PhD HEAD, LIBRARY College of Horticulture Kerala Agricultural University Thrissur - 680 656, India, 91-9496839409 (m) francisaloor(a)yahoo.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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