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Librarian's Day Program - a reminder
by Meera B. M. 11 Aug '14

11 Aug '14

Karnataka State Library Association in collaboration with The Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, The Ranganathan Centre for Information Studies, ISKO (India Chapter), Informatics (I) Ltd and Raman Research Institute Cordially invites you To Celebrate 122nd birth anniversary of Dr S R Ranganathan and Librarian’s Day on 12th August, 2014 Venue: Raman Research Institute, C V Raman Avenue, Sadashivnagar Bangalore - 560080 Contact Ph No: Mr. Manjunath - 9449033923 Come and participate in the programme to know more about eBooks & tablets and the ways to adopt tablets in library and information centres. PROGRAMME CHAIR: Prof. V G Talwar, Vice Chancellor, REVA University KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Prof. Shalini R Urs, University of Mysore Launch of SRELS Journal of Information Management Online Archive: Prof I K Ravichandra Rao, Visiting Scientist, Centre for knowledge analytics and ontological engineering, PESIT, Bangalore PANEL DISCUSSION: Dr I R N Gowdar, Visiting Professor Cum Library Adviser, Bangalore University Library, Dr. Satish Tiwary, Head, Intellectual Property, Airbus, India (Reader perspective) Haja Sheriff, Co‐Founder & Partner at Prost Innovation Labs, Former Country Director Kobo Inc, (Industry Perspective) Ananda T Byrappa, Global Leader, Knowledge Center, GE John F Technology Center (LIS Perspective) Arnab Pal, Research Fellow, Raman Research Institute (Student Perspective) Pogramme: Registration (Free) : 4 PM “Tour of C V Raman Museum” - 4.15 PM to 4.45 PM - Do not Miss Invocation: 5 PM Welcome address by Mr. I H Jahagirdar, Secretary, KALA Release of the poster to mark the occasion Librarians Day: 5.15 PM Launch of SRELS Journal of Information Management Online Archive: 5.30 P M Address By Program Chair: 5.45 PM Key note Address: 6.00 PM Panel discussion: 6.30 PM to 7.30 PM Vote of thanks by Dr M V Sunil, Joint Secretary, KALA: 7.30 PM Followed by Dinner -- Dr B M Meera Librarian Raman Research Institute C V Raman Avenue, Sadashivanagar P O Bangalore 560 080 Ph: 09480836045 -- 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 11 Aug '14

11 Aug '14

Dear sir/Madam, The following articles are required to one of my library user. If available in your Library , please forward to me. 1.Norazah Mohd Suki, Jennifer Chiam Chwee Lian, Norbayah Mohd Suki, (2011) "Do patients' perceptions exceed their expectations in private healthcare settings?", International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, Vol. 24 Iss: 1, pp.42 - 56. 2.Mark J. Kay, (2007) "Healthcare marketing: what is salient?", International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Marketing, Vol. 1 Iss: 3, pp.247 – 263. 3.Aditi Naidu, (2009) "Factors affecting patient satisfaction and healthcare quality", International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, Vol. 22 Iss: 4, pp.366 - 381 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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Re: [LIS-Forum] Library Automation- User Self Service Kiosk
by Emmanuel E (RBEI/ETI) 11 Aug '14

11 Aug '14

Dear Pavan, Your point is valid and I appreciate this ! While planning for the Kiosk we had the following things in our mind, hence we thought that Kiosk would be better than keeping a normal PC. · To make circulation activities library staff independent- Unmanned · To save the time of Library staff & users (waiting at the circulation counter). · To provide a solution which is cost effective or at least a reasonable one. · To avoid errors in the entries that may occur when done manually (Users/staff)- This Kiosk has RFID reader for reading user’s card and barcode reader for reading book barcode labels. · To provide the finest user experience-similar to what we can see with Bank ATMs or kiosks in shopping malls etc · To provide proof of issue/return of books: While users taking the book out of the library this Kiosk generates a small check-out slip similar to what we get in ATMs. Further users show/submit this to the security at the gate/exit as a proof of issue out book – Kiosk has POS printer. · To make the transactions at kiosk secure, especially for the books which are returned- If you don’t have a Kiosk with drop-in box, then there is a chance of missing of returned books. This also make users to feel confident that the book they returned is safe in the Kiosk till the library staff takes it out & confirms. Other advantages are: · Kiosk has two separate drop-in slots for books & CDs · This Kiosk has a touch screen monitor. · This Kiosk has a metallic trackball with keyboard and also has virtual Keypad. · This Kiosk also comes with the speaker for user’s instruction/information. · On this NewGenLib Touch application provides options like , check-out, check-in, renew, search OPAC, reserve etc. Also provide secure login either through user cards or with login ID & password. Though keeping a single computer helps but will not provide the same advantages/benefits and user experience what we get from the “User Self service Kiosk”. However I feel that this “Kiosk” is not an ultimate solution, it should be continuously improved/upgraded. We all (LIS community) need to work together, influence the manufacturers and software developers to make more useful and effective technologies or tools available at the low/affordable cost for all type of libraries. 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 From: Pawan Agrawal [mailto:pawanagrawal4u4u@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2014 2:18 PM To: Emmanuel E (RBEI/ETI) Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Library Automation- User Self Service Kiosk Sir, Why kiosk is used.. what if we use a simple computer for the same... HOW kiosk is more useful than a pc.... On Fri, Aug 8, 2014 at 4:06 PM, Emmanuel E (RBEI/ETI) <Emmanuel.EC(a)in.bosch.com<mailto:Emmanuel.EC@in.bosch.com>> wrote: Dear All, Electronic media is omnipresent & omnipotent now and there is no escape from this, we can only ignore this at our own peril. Libraries have to work on a strategy to be competitive, relevant in this electronic/information age. As internet, mobiles, e-book readers, tabs have given more content in users hand. This leading to change in user's reading habits and user experience(rich content) and taking away some library users from the libraries. While welcoming the electronic media as our future, some of us may ask ourselves a question as to what to do with our print media that we already have ? as the good number of users (Gen X) still demand printed books. And the younger generation (Gen Y) /tech savvy users prefers electronic resources. The best solution could be to balance both, the printed collection & electronic media. If so, how to achieve this with the same limited staff ? There could be several approaches to handle this situation, but I am sharing what we tried at our corporate library. We decided to retain and continue with the print media & its related services and also to add electronic media (e-books to start with)/electronic media based information services. This we had to do with the limited staff or with no additional staff. We had to save the time of our team from the mundane activities and utilize the saved time in handling e-resources. We achieved this through complete library automation, in simple words: 1. We put barcode labels to the library resources 2. Installed a barcode based "User self service Kiosk" (with book drop-in box) 3. Installed "NewGenLib Touch application" on this Kiosk. It is less expensive as each label costs less than a rupee and the approx cost of a Kiosk is less than Rs. 1.5 lacs- cost may increase based on the features that you want to have in kiosk and the "NewGenLib Touch Application" is open source( free of cost). Now user themselves check-in & check-out the books, search OPAC on Kiosk and our team free from routine activities and is involving themselves in electronic newsletter designing, information/database search, e-books procurement and related activities. RFID based kiosk is also one option but it is expensive and not affordable for the large number of libraries in India. If you have similar experience or better ideas on this, then please share with all (LIS community) so that we can learn from each other's best practices. 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. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/pipermail/lis-forum/attachments/20140808/3bfa40c4…> _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in<mailto:LIS-Forum@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum -- Thanks and Regards ------- Join hands, Join eLibrarian https://sites.google.com/site/theelibrarians/ ------- Pawan R. Agrawal Registered freelancer: NewGenLib Academic Councellor: IGNOU and BAOU Assistant Librarian Learning Resource Centre (Library) Silvassa College Govt. 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Librarians Day Celebrations
by SARADA RANGANATHAN ENDOWMENT FOR LIBRARY SCIENCE 11 Aug '14

11 Aug '14

Dear Moderator : Please arrange to announce the following for the benefit of LIS colleagues. SRELS, Bangalore --- SRELS and RCIS invites to you to participate in : - Celebration of Librarian’s Day - Release of Online Archives of 50 years of SRELS Journal of Information Management - Panel Discussion on Books and Tablets Organized by KALA, RRI, SRELS, RCIS, ISKO(India Chapter) and Informatics (India) Ltd., On 12th August 2014 from 4.00 PM onwards at Raman Research Institute, Sadashivanagar, Bangalore 560080 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Kerala pay revision 2014(PRC2014) preparing proposals
by pradeep 11 Aug '14

11 Aug '14

Sir, Kerala Govt. constituted a Pay revision Commission(PRC 2014) for govt. employees. The committee invited suggestions from individuals and associations. I am requesting you to kindly give your (library staff in Kerala state) valuable suggestions for preparing proposal about University library system, please reply through email at the earliest. -- *Pradeep P. A, MLISc.,MPhil,NET* *Librarian i/cCollege of Dairy Science & Technology Mannuthy, Thrissur09995087645* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library Automation- User Self Service Kiosk
by Emmanuel E (RBEI/ETI) 10 Aug '14

10 Aug '14

Dear All, Electronic media is omnipresent & omnipotent now and there is no escape from this, we can only ignore this at our own peril. Libraries have to work on a strategy to be competitive, relevant in this electronic/information age. As internet, mobiles, e-book readers, tabs have given more content in users hand. This leading to change in user's reading habits and user experience(rich content) and taking away some library users from the libraries. While welcoming the electronic media as our future, some of us may ask ourselves a question as to what to do with our print media that we already have ? as the good number of users (Gen X) still demand printed books. And the younger generation (Gen Y) /tech savvy users prefers electronic resources. The best solution could be to balance both, the printed collection & electronic media. If so, how to achieve this with the same limited staff ? There could be several approaches to handle this situation, but I am sharing what we tried at our corporate library. We decided to retain and continue with the print media & its related services and also to add electronic media (e-books to start with)/electronic media based information services. This we had to do with the limited staff or with no additional staff. We had to save the time of our team from the mundane activities and utilize the saved time in handling e-resources. We achieved this through complete library automation, in simple words: 1. We put barcode labels to the library resources 2. Installed a barcode based "User self service Kiosk" (with book drop-in box) 3. Installed "NewGenLib Touch application" on this Kiosk. It is less expensive as each label costs less than a rupee and the approx cost of a Kiosk is less than Rs. 1.5 lacs- cost may increase based on the features that you want to have in kiosk and the "NewGenLib Touch Application" is open source( free of cost). Now user themselves check-in & check-out the books, search OPAC on Kiosk and our team free from routine activities and is involving themselves in electronic newsletter designing, information/database search, e-books procurement and related activities. RFID based kiosk is also one option but it is expensive and not affordable for the large number of libraries in India. If you have similar experience or better ideas on this, then please share with all (LIS community) so that we can learn from each other's best practices. 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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Re: [LIS-Forum] Are we really publishing scholarly and peer reviewed Journals in LIS?
by Dr. J. K. Vijayakumar 10 Aug '14

10 Aug '14

I agree with the views of Anil, Vinod and Rajesh. But it is not the LIS to be blamed alone. This is a practice in all fileds, especially in India. I would like to bring attention to a major issue that India is facing due to this kind of "publish anywhere" syndrome. Currently, the world of scientific research presents a different and ever-changing landscape. The scientific output of the nations is tracked based on the indexed publications. The concepts of “quality in research”, “reviewed research” and “reviewed publications” are discussed widely and we understand that only reviewed and indexed research pieces qualify for the ratings and rankings of Universities and Institutions worldwide. It becomes essential to bring a large number of ‘reviewed’ research papers from Indian institutions, not only just to keep a good "global ranking", but also to ensure a high level scholarly environment in the country. As a yardstick to measure the research contributions and research impact of individuals, research publications reflect the character of the innovative research, and it is critically looked by agencies and institutions in deciding funding, tenures, promotion and other related activities. In nutshell, the publications indexed in the databases such as Scopus and ISI Web of Science are considered in the global level, where a large number of Indian papers are not accepted in ranked journals and many researchers do not gain an understanding of producing better content. Publishing the papers in peer-reviewed and internationally indexed journals by Indians is increasingly important, which will increase researchers’ index and wide acceptance and academic profiling. This is also very important for the ranking of the institutions and the country at global level. According to Thomson Reuter’s analysts, the rise of China in the internationally influential journal literature indexed by Thomson Reuters ISI—in terms of share of world output—is the most significant event in the structure of scientific research in the past 30 years. In 1983, China produced just 6 percent of articles in the Science Citation Index (Web of Science). Now, China produces some 13 percent of the literature, second only to the United States at 29 percent. (Source: Research fronts 2013: 100 Top-Ranked Specialties in the Sciences and Social Sciences, Thomson Reuters, April 2013). This is also can be validated by from another Citation database, Elsevier’s Scopus Citation Database. Librarians have a major role in creating awareness among young faculty, researchers to address research publication process, global research network, optimization of research publication, structuring of research publications, review and indexing process, methods of generating good publications, demonstration of global indexing databases, research networks and other citation and evaluation metrics. Hope UGC will consider this important factor in their forthcoming reformation under Prof. Hari Gautham and include research and faculty evaluations based on quality of research and publications. The views in this notes are purely personal. ---------- Dr. J. K. VIJAYAKUMAR, Manager, Library Research & Reference, King Abdullah University of Science & Technology, -------------------- Dear Anil You have hit the nail. It requires lot of guts to criticize in this profession as everyone knows to everyone and equation of their relations is very much important for them. I appreciate your view and look it towards healthy discussion. I don't know about what other professionals think. It could be complete opposite from my view as well. With best regards Rajesh Chandrakar ----------------------------- On Thursday, July 24, 2014 9:52 AM, Anil Singh <dr.anilsingh5 at gmail.com> wrote: When I check my e-mail account, I observe that on an average I receive one request in a week to send a paper for a particular LIS Journal. It seems that there is mushrooming of LIS Journals. In India it is very easy to start a journal. Just register the Journal with RNI (Registrar of Newspaper/Magazine in India), constitute a dummy editorial board, get the ISSN from NISCAIR and journal is ready to be launched. In LIS there are approximately 80 journals. There is also no restriction to make the journal National or International, it depends on us. After the implementation of API/PBAS by UGC for evaluation of performance of faculty & librarians for career advancement and recruitment, a trend has emerged in the last five years to start an in-house journal within the organization, or by individual association and NGOs to get articles published at any cost, simply to meet their scores for promotion/recruitment. By December 2009, there were 7425 journals registered in India in all areas as per ISSN register whereas this number reached 16161 in 2013. In many Indian universities, for the selection process the journals are classified into national & international for allotting the marks whereas they should have been classified as "Indian" or "Foreign" Journals. It has been seen that many times journal having word "International" is treated as foreign publication and it got more marks. Therefore, most of these journals started with "International Journal of ........" A new trend has also started to take the handling charges from the authors who want to publish their paper/article. It seems that authors are able to get anything published that is in type form without refereeing or revision. Here nobody will reject the paper. Such paid journals have become a booming business in India but this trend has tarnished the standard of research journals in LIS. An influential person can get his or her paper published easily, whether it has any novelty or not. People with little experience in a editing and reviewing become Chief Editor and Expert Referees. There are instances when heads of the department tend to insert their names in most of the papers, communicated from their department. Here, the main point is that if somebody publishes his/her paper in LIS journals like IASLIC Bulletin, SRELS Journal of Information Management, Annals of Library and Information Studies etc. and another person publishes in "International Journal of XYZ" published from India, then who will get more point as per the UGC rule. Can we compare the standard of above mentioned journals with any other so called International Journal published from India? Therefore, we should have a strict code for Academic and Research Journals and it may be prepared by ISSN giving agency i.e., NISCAIR. It is also necessary that, while evaluating the quality of publications, emphasis should be given to those publications which are indexed and cited by international databases like SCOPUS, Web of Knowledge etc. Feedback and comments are welcome. Anil Singh NCERT Library New Delhi -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum at ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fw: [NMLIS] Fwd: Re: Google SCholar
by Dr. J. K. Vijayakumar 10 Aug '14

10 Aug '14

Apart from the structures or behind the screen technology of databases/search engines, I am trying to provide another dimension (purely user's so Librarian's too). For a user, which one is more important for literature review and for research institutions? Just an article index/database or a citation index/database? As we know, article databases usually allow us to search and find journal literature (now many of them includes book chapters, theses and many OA documents). These were introduced by aggregators or compiled by individual libraries, especially when we were in 100% print based. When the scenario changed to online, the records provide direct hyperlinks to articles. Then we have online indices/databases (Web of Science/Web of Knowledge, Scopus etc) and search engines (Google Scholar) that provide the citation details of articles, in addition to direct links, enabling us to gauge the influence and impact of that work, plus links to related articles and cross references. Citation indices/databases are used for a "comprehensive literature search/review", where the quality of your references is important for your assignment/paper/thesis. In addition to the literature search and the bibliometric/scientometric studies (individual performance analyses metrics carried out by using Citation index/database), recently Institutions started using them to measure the impact of their research and evaluating their programs/staff/funding etc. There are tools developed (Incites, Research-In-View, Scival, PURE etc) based on these databse/indexes. I also understand that these tools will also be utilizing new altmetrics components (like how many times articles downloaded, shared on social networking, news medias etc) . So my question is, having subscribed to just an article database (whatever the coverage be) is not going to serve the purpose of a researcher (literature review) or a new generation institution (research evaluation). As librarians, it is time to rethink, and do not miss the chance to get in to institutional wide efforts, with appropriate tools. We have to come out of the shadows of just "information retrieval" to a broader scope of "information analysis", "research impact analysis". Who else can do this for an organisation? Just my thought, many people will have different opinions. We have to move out of vendor defined tools, and look forward to user/institutions wanted tools....if we need to redefine ourselves. ---------- Dr. J. K. VIJAYAKUMAR, Manager, Library Research & Reference, King Abdullah University of Science & Technology, -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Gulzar Sahab´s take on Books and Computer: Keynote speech and Panel Discussion on “Books and Tablets” at Bangalore
by Kulkarni, Sheshagiri 09 Aug '14

09 Aug '14

Dear Members and KALA TEAM, I thought I will share Gulzar Sahab´s Shayari - Kitabein on Books and Computer. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEBHmsx2Pjw Best regards, Sheshagiri Kulkarni ________________________________________ Von: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in [lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in]" im Auftrag von "Ra jendra Babu [hrajendra.babu(a)gmail.com] Gesendet: Donnerstag, 7. August 2014 12:20 An: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Betreff: [LIS-Forum] Keynote speech and Panel Discussion on “Books and Tablets” at Bangalore, organized by KALA on 12th August, 4.00pm at RRI, Bangalore.. Dear Members Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) in collaboration with Raman Research Institute (RRI), and Informatics India Ltd., Bangalore Cordially invites you to the keynote speech and Panel discussion on the theme “Books & Tablets” – to commemorate the 122nd birth anniversary of Dr. S R Ranganathan and to celebrate Librarian’s Day P R O G R A M M E D E T A I L S D A T E: Tuesday 12th August, 2014 T I M E: 4.00pm to 7.30pm followed by Dinner V E N U E: Raman Research Institute (RRI), Near Mekhri Circle, C. V. Raman Avenue, Sadashivanagar. Bangalore - 80, INDIA PROGRAMME CHAIR: Prof. V G Talwar, President, KALA and Vice Chancellor, REVA University, Bangalore. KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Prof. Shalini R Urs, Executive Director, ISiM, University of Mysore, Mysore. Launch of SRELS Journal of Information Management's "50 Years of Archives" Online by Prof I K Ravichandra Rao, Visiting Scientist, Centre for knowledge analytics and ontological engineering, PESIT, Bangalore. Release of KALA Silver Jubilee Logo by President, KALA PANEL DISCUSSION on “Books & Tablets” Books are critical and tablets are a niche! Today’s niche ‘gadgets’ or ‘tablets’ are changing the usage patterns and behaviors of readers. On the other side, the world has witnessed how the web and associated technologies have transformed the publishing industry – including book publishing… Come and participate in the programme to know more about eBooks & tablets and the ways to adapt tablets in library and information centers. Following are the experts sharing the dais to debate and discuss about Books and Tablets... Dr. I R N Goudar, Visiting Professor cum Library Adviser, Bangalore University Library (Moderator) Dr. Satish Tiwary, Head, Intellectual Property, Airbus, India (Reader perspective) Mr. Haja Sheriff, Co-Founder & Partner at Prost Innovation Labs, Former Country Director Kobo Inc, (Industry Perspective) Mr. Ananda T Byrappa, Global Leader, Knowledge Center, GE John F Technology Center (LIS Perspective) Mr. Arnab Pal, Research Fellow, Raman Research Institute (Student Perspective) For more details & to download the Librarian’s day poster visit KALA website @ http://kalaonline.com/ Registration is open to all and its FREE Warm regards Team KALA --------- RSVP: Dr. B M Meera Librarian Raman Research Institute C V Raman Avenue, Sadashivanagar P O Bangalore - 560 080 Ph:+91-9480836045 E-mail: meera(a)rri.res.in * Please consider your environmental responsibilities before printing this e-mail * -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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30 Most Impressive University Business School Libraries
by Sandeep Bhavsar 09 Aug '14

09 Aug '14

Respected All http://www.businessresearchguide.com/30-most-impressive-university-business… Business school can be challenging, and business school libraries are among the key resources available to students in meeting the challenge. In recent years, many of these libraries have reinvented themselves to incorporate online and other digital media alongside traditional print holdings. Though there are surely more than thirty impressive business libraries amongst U.S. business schools, the schools in this list are exceptional, and were selected based on the following characteristics. - Size and Variety of Selections — Each library on this list has a collection of more than 50,000 print volumes, and at least some digital resources and databases. Those libraries with an extended collection — meaning books are available from other libraries at the University, or from a nationwide interlibrary loan program — have also been noted. - Additional Services — While most libraries offer basic services such as book check out, interlibrary loans, and printing and copying, the libraries on this list offer additional services valuable to a business student or researcher. - Associations and Reputation — Many of the libraries on this list belong to the nation’s top business schools. In many cases, these programs are more willing and able to provide students with unique collections, more in-depth services, and higher-quality study spaces and materials. - Special Features — In putting together this list, libraries with notable features such as impressive architecture, public access, and accessibility were also considered. http://www.businessresearchguide.com/30-most-impressive-university-business… -- * Regards * *Sandeep BhavsarLibrarian,* *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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Librarian's Day: Creative Poster - Download for Display
by Ishwar Goudar 09 Aug '14

09 Aug '14

Dear Professionals, Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) has created a creative poster to commemorate the 122nd birth anniversary of Dr. S R Ranganathan and to celebrate Librarians Day. While the arrangements have been to distribute these posters through some collection points / persons, it would be nice if you can take a printout of the Poster preferably using a colour printer and display on your notice boards to spread the message "Jog your minds ........ Use Libraries". The Poster is available for download from the KALA website: http://kalaonline.com/ *KALA-LIBRARIANS’ DAY Poster Distribution/Collection Points* Dr. S. Hosamani Director, Department of Public Libraries 4th Floor, Vishweshwaraiah Main Towers Ambedkar Road, Bangalopre 560001 E-mail: sshosamani5454(a)gmail.com Mob: 9448595196 Mr. Govinda Reddy K V Chief Librarian, High Court of Karnataka Ambedkar Veedhi, Bangalore - 560 001 Email: gk46345(a)gmail.com Mob: 9845015717 Dr. I R N Goudar Visiting Professor cum Library Adviser Bangalore University Library Gnana Bharathi Campus, Bangalore - 560 056 E-mail: goudarishwar(a)gmail.com Mob: 9611165781 Anand Byrappa Whitney Knowledge Centre GE India Technology Centre Plot #122, Export Promotion Industrial Park, Phase 2 Hoodi Village, Whitefield Road, Bangalore - 560 066 Email: anand.byrappa(a)gmail.com Mob: 9845027250 Dr. B M Meera Librarian, Raman Research Institute C V Raman Avenue, Sadashivanagar Bangalore - 560 080 E-mail: meera(a)rri.res.in Mob: 9844519180 Dr. Sunil M V Librarian SDM Institute for Management Development (SDMIMD) No. 1, Chamundi Hill Road, Siddarthanagar Post Mysore - 570 011 E-mail: sunilmv(a)sdmimd.ac.in Mob: 9986439832 Dr. K. N. Prasad Executive Director Sharada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science 702, 42nd Cross, 3rd Block, Rajajinagar 560010 Bangalore 560010 E-mail: kadaba.n.prasad(a)gmail.com Mob: 9880529534 Regards - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dr. I.R.N. Goudar - Visiting Professor Cum Library Adviser Bangalore University Library, Gnana Bharathi Campus BANGALORE - 560056, India - Ex. Visiting Professor Cum Library Adviser, UoM, Mysore - Ex. Scientist 'G' and Head, ICAST, NAL, Bangalore - Ex. Dy Librarian, IITM, Chennai - Ex. Scientist (Information), IICT, Hyderabad - Fulbright Scholar, Univ. of Michigan and Columbia Univ, USA (1995-96) - British Council Scholar (1982-83) E-mail: goudarishwar(a)gmail.com Tel: 080-23215510 Mob: 91+9611165781 (If not reachable pl try land line) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Books and Tablets: A Panel Discussion and Librarians' Day Celebrations
by Ishwar Goudar 08 Aug '14

08 Aug '14

Dear Professionals, Panel Discussion: Books and Tablets Celebration of Librarians' Day Release of 50 years Online Archive of SRELS Journal of Inf. Management Organisers: Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) in collaboration with Raman Research Institute (RRI), Sharada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science (SRELS) and Informatics India Ltd., Bangalore P R O G R A M M E D E T A I L S D A T E: Tuesday 12th August, 2014 T I M E: 4.00pm to 7.30pm followed by Dinner V E N U E: Raman Research Institute (RRI), Near Mekhri Circle, C. V. Raman Avenue, Sadashivanagar. Bangalore - 80 PROGRAMME CHAIR: Prof. V G Talwar, President, KALA and Vice Chancellor, REVA University, Bangalore. KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Prof. Shalini R Urs, Executive Director, ISiM, University of Mysore, Mysore. Launch of 50 years Online Archive of SRELS Journal of Information Management: Prof I K Ravichandra Rao, Visiting Scientist, Centre for Knowledge Analytics and Ontological Engineering, PESIT, Bangalore. Release of KALA Silver Jubilee Logo by President, KALA PANEL DISCUSSION on “Books & Tablets” Dr. I R N Goudar, Visiting Professor cum Library Adviser, Bangalore University Library (Moderator) Dr. Satish Tiwary, Head, Intellectual Property, Airbus, India (Reader Perspective) Mr. Haja Sheriff, Co-Founder & Partner at Prost Innovation Labs, Former Country Director Kobo Inc, (Industry Perspective) Mr. Ananda T Byrappa, Global Leader, Knowledge Center, GE John F Technology Center (LIS Perspective) Mr. Arnab Pal, Research Fellow, Raman Research Institute (Student Perspective) YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED. For more details visit KALA website @ http://kalaonline.com/ Please download the beautifully designed Librarians' day poster from this site and display on Notice Boards. Regards, Team KALA --------- RSVP: Dr. B M Meera Librarian Raman Research Institute C V Raman Avenue, Sadashivanagar P O Bangalore - 560 080 Ph:+91-9480836045 E-mail: meera(a)rri.res.in ----------------------- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dr. I.R.N. Goudar - Visiting Professor Cum Library Adviser Bangalore University Library, Gnana Bharathi Campus BANGALORE - 560056, India - Ex. Visiting Professor Cum Library Adviser, UoM, Mysore - Ex. Scientist 'G' and Head, ICAST, NAL, Bangalore - Ex. Dy Librarian, IITM, Chennai - Ex. Scientist (Information), IICT, Hyderabad - Fulbright Scholar, Univ. of Michigan and Columbia Univ, USA (1995-96) - British Council Scholar (1982-83) E-mail: goudarishwar(a)gmail.com Tel: 080-23215510 Mob: 91+9611165781 (If not reachable pl try land line) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Prof. S.R. Ranganathan Birth Anniversary Special Lecture at DRTC
by drtc＠isibang.ac.in 08 Aug '14

08 Aug '14

INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE Documentation Research and Training Centre 8th Mile, Mysore Road, Bangalore 59 CORDIAL INVITATION Professor S.R Ranganathan Birth anniversary (122nd) Special Lecture On "Open Data and Open Data Policies" By Dr. Usha Mujoo Munshi Librarian Indian Institute of Public Administration Indraprastha Estate, Ring Road, New Delhi-110002 On Tuesday, 12th August 2014 at 3: 30 pm. At Documentation Research and Training Centre Indian Statistical Institute 8th Mile Mysore Road Bangalore 560059 Professor and Head, DRTC -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy of Assistant Librarian at Yuvakshetra Institue of Management studies, Palakkad, Kerala
by Vimal Kumar V. 08 Aug '14

08 Aug '14

Post: Assistant Librarian/Library Assistant Qualification required: 1. 1st Class in BLISc/MLISc + Experience 2. Computer Knowledge. The selection will be based on practical test and interview. Candidates Preferable From Palakkad District. Application: apply immediately with your CV and photograph Address: The Director, Yuvakshetra Institue of management studies Ezhakadu P.O, Mundur Palakkad, Pin :678631 Phone: 04912846426, 9400012368 Email: yuvakshetrta(a)gmail.com Website:www.yuvakshetra.org Regards, -- Vimal Kumar V. Technical Assistant Mahatma Gandhi University Library Kottayam, Kerala- 686 560 Web: http://www.vimalkumar.info Blog: http://linuxhalwa.blogspot.com http://kohageek.blogspot.in http://moovandan.blogspot.in --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I forget what I was taught. I only remember what I have learnt" -Patrick White -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Which Way for Public Libraries in India?
by Vasanth 07 Aug '14

07 Aug '14

Dear Sir/Madam, There is an interesting article has appeared in the current issue of Economic and Political Weekly (EPW) on public libraries titled "Which Way for Public Libraries in India? by Chitralekha of JNU. Very interesting piece which talks about the importance of public libraries and its sustenance for strengthening the democracy. Full text can be accessed at: http://www.epw.in/commentary/which-way-public-libraries-india.html ------------------------- With best wishes Vasantha Raju N. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fwd: A study on the suitability and applicability of KOHA open source (KOHA OSS) for academic library services.
by Prasanth M.P. 07 Aug '14

07 Aug '14

Dear Professional friend, Thank you very much for taking time out for this survey. This study is being carried out as part of a research paper. This survey would help me understand your opinions about koha software. The survey wouldn't take more than five minutes to complete. I assure you that the study is being carried out purely for academic reasons and that the findings would be kept confidential. If you have trouble viewing or submitting this form, you can fill it out online: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/17RDy9XTXKA-Ly07-WjC1XF3kQR_Tb-OOHLpQ0BFTlm… A study on the suitability and applicability of KOHA open source (KOHA OSS) for academic library services. This is not a commercial initiative and feel free to enter details of Koha in your library. This survey is used for academic purposes only. *Required [image: Captionless Image] Institution/Library Name * Institution Address Library Type * University College School Public Library Other Which Library Software you are using currently? * If using Koha,which year Koha was installed? * Which Koha version now using? * - 3.16.x - 3.14.x - 3.12.x - 3.10.x - 3.8.x - 3.6.x/ any other older versions Previous library automation system,if any? Reason for moving to Koha? How you know about Koha and how suggested to install in your library? Who helped to customize and install Koha in your Library? Have you faced any issues with Koha so far If so please mention. Have you incurred any cost for Koha Implementation / customization etc. if yes please specify What are the main advantages/strengths of Koha? (Please select all that apply) - Software customization - Reliable - Relevance - Easy to use - Free software/Value for money - Independence from vendors and suppliers - Koha community support - Other What are the main disadvantages/weaknesses of Koha? (Please select all that apply) - Lack of security - Unreliable - Not user friendly - Difficult to customize - Not suitable for large institution - Lack of on line support - Other How to rate present Koha version? - Fair - Good - Very Good - Excellent Contact email Never submit passwords through Google Forms. Powered by [image: Google Forms] This content is neither created nor endorsed by Google. Report Abuse <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/17RDy9XTXKA-Ly07-WjC1XF3kQR_Tb-OOHLpQ0BFTlm…> - Terms of Service <http://www.google.com/accounts/TOS> - Additional Terms <http://www.google.com/google-d-s/terms.html> -- ****** *Thanks & Regards :-Prasanth M.* *P.* *Librarian* Chinmaya Institute of Technology Kannur,Kerala www.chintech.org/library Mob:9961858865 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Librarian's day invite
by Meera B. M. 07 Aug '14

07 Aug '14

Dear Fellow Librarians, Please Join Karnataka Library Association (KALA) with The Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, The Ranganathan Centre for Information Studies, ISKO (India Chapter), Informatics (I) Ltd at Raman Research Institute to celebrate Librarian's Day On 12th August 2014. Attraction: "Sir C V Raman's Museum Tour" "Key Note Address & Jog Your Mind in Pael Discussion" Followed By Dinner Come and Celebrate Please find attached "INVITE" for more program details Warm Welcome Meera & RRI library staff -- Dr B M Meera Librarian Raman Research Institute C V Raman Avenue, Sadashivanagar P O Bangalore 560 080 Ph: 09480836045 -- 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 ETTLIS 2015
by Shri Ram 07 Aug '14

07 Aug '14

Sorry for Cross Posting. Moderator Please approve for vide circulation. Symposium Venue Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida – 201307 (UP), INDIA Symposium website http://www.jiit.ac.in/lrcjiit/ettlis-2015 Symposium Date January 6-8, 2015 Paper Submission Due 31 August 2014 Theme of the Symposium and Topics Theme 1: Emerging Technologies in Libraries and Information Services · Artificial Intelligence and Decision Support Systems · Cloud Computing and Library Services · Digital Libraries and Future · Distributed and Collaborative Information spaces More>> Theme 2: Global Best Practice in Libraries and Information Services · Cultural Archives · Cultural Repositories · Data and Information Security · Data Warehouses and Data Mining More>> Theme 3: Changing Dimensions of Libraries in Internet Era · Content Management System · Generations of Internet Technology · Information Clustering · Information Ranking More>> Theme 4: User Expectation, Experience in Virtual Library System: Case studies · Adoption of Virtual Media and Virtual Worlds by Librarians · Data and Information Management in Virtual Organizations · e-Business · E-Commerce More>> Theme 5: Perception Change in Librarianship · Consortia and Networks · Content Aggregation and Information Delivery · Customer Relation Management · Delivery and Exchange of Service More>> Theme 6: Socio Legal perspective in Library and Information Services · Content License Agreement · Copyright Issues · Cyber infrastructure architectures, applications, and deployments · Digital Right Management More>> Paper Submission We would like to invite contributors like you to submit papers to ETTLIS 2015 through EasyChair Paper Submission System (Logged in at https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ettlis2015) As per the IEEE standards the submitted paper will go through rigorous review process. There will be Zero tolerance for plagiarized content. The accepted papers will be published as a conference volume with a reputed publisher. The paper can also be submitted through email at ettlis2015(a)gmail.com Contact Us Email: ettlis2015(a)gmail.com Tel: +91 98105 03341; +91 120 2594190 Shri Ram Jaypee University of Information Technology Waknaghat, Distt-Solan (Himachal Pradesh), PIN-173215, Phone: (+91) 1792 239242, Fax: (+91) 1792 245362 (M) +98160 46419, +9418109763 (R) +91 1792 245416 http://shriram2576.googlepages.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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"Jog Your Mind...Use Libraries" - Download a free poster for Librarians Day
by Byrappa, Ananda (GE Global Research) 07 Aug '14

07 Aug '14

Dear LIS Professionals, Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) has created a creative poster to commemorate the 122nd birth anniversary of Dr. S R Ranganathan and to celebrate Librarians Day The Poster is available for download from the KALA website: http://kalaonline.com/ Those who are in Karnataka can collect an A2 size poster from the following Collection Points/People KALA-LIBRARIANS' DAY Poster Distribution/Collection Points Dr. S. Hosamani Director Department of Public Libraries 4th Floor, Vishweshwaraiah Main Towers Ambedkar Road Bangalopre 560001 Mr. Govinda Reddy K V Chief Librarian High Court of Karnataka Ambedkar Veedhi Bangalore - 560 001 Dr. I R N Goudar Visiting Professor cum Library Adviser Bangalore University Library Gnana Bharathi Campus Bangalore - 560 056 Whitney Knowledge Centre GE India Technology Centre Plot #122 Export Promotion Industrial Park, Phase 2 Hoodi Village, Whitefield Road Bangalore - 560 066 Dr. B M Meera Librarian Raman Research Institute C V Raman Avenue Sadashivanagar Bangalore - 560 080 Dr. Sunil M V - Librarian Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Institute for Management Development (SDMIMD) No. 1, Chamundi Hill Road Siddarthanagar Post Mysore - 570 011 Dr. K. N. Prasad Executive Director Sharada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science 702, 42nd Cross, 3rd Block Rajajinagar 560010 Bangalore 560010 Dr. H. Rajendra Babu Asst. Professor, Department of Library & information science Tumkur University BH Road, Tumkur - 572103 S. Sathyaprakash General Manager, Subscription Operations Informatics India Ltd 194, R. V. Road, Basavanagudi Bangalore 560004 Regards, Anand -- 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 07 Aug '14

07 Aug '14

Dear Sir/Madam, The following articles are required to my Library users. If it is available in your Library, please send the article at the earliest. 1 Pui-Mun Lee, PohWah Khong, Dhanjoo N. Ghista, (2006) "Impact of deficient healthcare service quality", The TQM Magazine, Vol. 18 Iss: 6, pp.563 - 571 2 Amira ep Koubaa Eleuch, (2011) "Healthcare service quality perception in Japan", International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, Vol. 24 Iss: 6, pp.417 - 429 3 Hardeep Chahal, Neetu Kumari, (2010) "Development of multidimensional scale for healthcare service quality (HCSQ) in Indian context", Journal of Indian Business Research, Vol. 2 Iss: 4, pp.230 - 255 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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Fwd: [EIFL-OA] Introducing the Open and Collaborative Science in Development Network (OCSDNet)
by Sridhar Gutam 07 Aug '14

07 Aug '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Iryna Kuchma <iryna.kuchma(a)eifl.net> [image: Final Logo with full name (1).jpg] Introducing the Open and Collaborative Science in Development Network (OCSDNet) We are pleased to announce the launch of the Open and Collaborative Science in Development Network (OCSDNet) <http://www.ocsdnet.org> and the public Call for Concept Notes <http://ocsdnet.org/downloads/OCSDNetCallforConceptPapers.pdf> on case studies that explore the linkages between open science and development initiatives. With funding from Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC) <http://www.idrc.ca/>, OCSDNet is jointly coordinated by the Centre for Critical Development Studies (CCDS) <http://blog.utsc.utoronto.ca/idsprogram/> at the University of Toronto Scarborough (Canada) <http://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/home/> and iHub (Kenya) <http://www.ihub.co.ke/>. OCSDNet aims to support researchers and practitioners from the Global South to carry out research or projects that will lead to deeper understanding of whether, and the conditions under which open knowledge production processes could lead to development outcomes, such as economic and educational opportunities, improved health and food security, and policy reform. By contributing to this new area of study, OCSDNet will also build a community of open science practitioners and leaders who will influence policy dialogues pertaining to the role of science and innovation in development. Research Focus: OCSDNet aims to investigate a broad range of questions, including: - How do researchers in various institutional contexts practice "openness"? How can open science approaches benefit researchers in the Global South? - Will OCS lead to novel insights and solutions to entrenched development problems? - Can greater participation of citizens in the planning and conduct of scientific research increase its application in addressing local development goals? - How can the sharing of knowledge as a public good be weighed against protection of various forms of rights? To explore these and related questions, OCSDNet will provide funding support for up to 15 case studies from eligible countries <http://ocsdnet.org/article/application#eligibility>. Specifically, OCSDNet will support case studies that employ innovative and transformative open processes to address a range of development challenges in Global South contexts. The network welcomes a mix of projects <http://ocsdnet.org/thematic> that include scientific research in a specific domain to generate new knowledge (i.e. food security, health equity, citizen empowerment, renewable energies, climate change impact), as well as critical research on ongoing initiatives, focusing on behaviours, contexts, challenges and opportunities enabled by OCS principles. Applying for OCSDNet Funding: OCSDNet has launched an open call for concept papers for OCS development projects <http://ocsdnet.org/article/application>. The call is open to researchers and practitioners affiliated with organizations based in countries that are eligible for support by the IDRC. The deadline for submissions is September 8th, 2014. Successful authors of the papers will be invited to a proposal development workshop, to be held in Nairobi, Kenya in October 2014. (For details of the call, visit the OCSDNet web site: www.ocsdnet.org ). For further questions, please contact us at info(a)ocsdnet.org. Regards, Nanjira Sambuli iHub <http://www.ihub.co.ke/> | Research <http://www.ihub.co.ke/research> | UXLab <http://www.ihub.co.ke/uxlab> | Consulting <http://www.ihub.co.ke/consulting> *Mobile:* +254722481566 *Skype:* nanjirasambuli | *Twitter:* @NiNanjira -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Keynote speech and Panel Discussion on “Books and Tablets” at Bangalore, organized by KALA on 12th August, 4.00pm at RRI, Bangalore..
by Rajendra Babu 07 Aug '14

07 Aug '14

Dear Members Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) in collaboration with Raman Research Institute (RRI), and Informatics India Ltd., Bangalore Cordially invites you to the keynote speech and Panel discussion on the theme “Books & Tablets” – to commemorate the 122nd birth anniversary of Dr. S R Ranganathan and to celebrate Librarian’s Day P R O G R A M M E D E T A I L S D A T E: Tuesday 12th August, 2014 T I M E: 4.00pm to 7.30pm followed by Dinner V E N U E: Raman Research Institute (RRI), Near Mekhri Circle, C. V. Raman Avenue, Sadashivanagar. Bangalore - 80, INDIA PROGRAMME CHAIR: Prof. V G Talwar, President, KALA and Vice Chancellor, REVA University, Bangalore. KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Prof. Shalini R Urs, Executive Director, ISiM, University of Mysore, Mysore. Launch of SRELS Journal of Information Management's "50 Years of Archives" Online by Prof I K Ravichandra Rao, Visiting Scientist, Centre for knowledge analytics and ontological engineering, PESIT, Bangalore. Release of KALA Silver Jubilee Logo by President, KALA PANEL DISCUSSION on “Books & Tablets” Books are critical and tablets are a niche! Today’s niche ‘gadgets’ or ‘tablets’ are changing the usage patterns and behaviors of readers. On the other side, the world has witnessed how the web and associated technologies have transformed the publishing industry – including book publishing… Come and participate in the programme to know more about eBooks & tablets and the ways to adapt tablets in library and information centers. Following are the experts sharing the dais to debate and discuss about Books and Tablets... Dr. I R N Goudar, Visiting Professor cum Library Adviser, Bangalore University Library (Moderator) Dr. Satish Tiwary, Head, Intellectual Property, Airbus, India (Reader perspective) Mr. Haja Sheriff, Co-Founder & Partner at Prost Innovation Labs, Former Country Director Kobo Inc, (Industry Perspective) Mr. Ananda T Byrappa, Global Leader, Knowledge Center, GE John F Technology Center (LIS Perspective) Mr. Arnab Pal, Research Fellow, Raman Research Institute (Student Perspective) For more details & to download the Librarian’s day poster visit KALA website @ http://kalaonline.com/ Registration is open to all and its FREE Warm regards Team KALA --------- RSVP: Dr. B M Meera Librarian Raman Research Institute C V Raman Avenue, Sadashivanagar P O Bangalore - 560 080 Ph:+91-9480836045 E-mail: meera(a)rri.res.in * Please consider your environmental responsibilities before printing this e-mail * -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for Full Text article
by Mahesh Moolya 07 Aug '14

07 Aug '14

Dear Professionals, If you have access to the following article could you please send it to me. 1. Randomized Clinical Trial of Continuous Femoral Nerve Block combined with Sciatic Nerve Block versus Epidural Analgesia for Unilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty Original Research Article The Journal of Arthroplasty, , Available online 31 July 2014 , Tariq Al-Zahrani, Khaled S. Doais, Fawzi Aljassir, Ibrahim Alshaygy, Waleed Albishi, Abdullah S. Terkawi 2. Postoperative throat complaints after tracheal intubation. Christensen AM, Willemoes-Larsen H, Lundby L, Jakobsen KB. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 1994;73:786–787 Thank you, with regards -- Mahesh Moolya Jr. Librarian K S Hegde Medical Academy Dearalakatte Mangalore 575 018 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library Trainees: Extension of Last date and Postponed of Test at NIT Rourkela
by Vinod Kumar Mishra 06 Aug '14

06 Aug '14

Dear All, The last date of submission of Library trainees form has been extended up to 20th August and Date of Test has been postponed to 25th August at NIT Rourkela. http://nitrkl.ac.in/IntraWeb/Jobs_Tenders/Jobs/Stipendiary/2014/14150835060… Thanking You. With regards, Vinod Kumar Mishra, Assistant Librarian, (Library In-Charge) Biju Patnaik Central Library, NIT Rourkela, Mob:91+9439420860 91+6612462103 (O) email: vinod_librarian(a)rediffmail.com : mishravk79(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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On the value for money of commercial journals
by Subbiah Arunachalam 06 Aug '14

06 Aug '14

Friends: I wonder if you had seen this article in *The Guardian*, UK, which appeared in mid-June. It is very relevant to all university and research librarians. As Cambridge mathematician Timothy Gowers has warned, we should not allow commercial publishers to take us for a ride. Please read: http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/jun/16/universities-get-poor-value-… You may also read the original article (that led to the *Guardian* piece) in* PNASc*. 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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