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Walk-In- for an Interview PK Das Institute of Medical Sciences, Vaniamkulam ( Kerala)
by Sri Ramchandra D M 04 Jul '14

04 Jul '14

1) Post: Librarian / Deputy Librarian 2) Date and Time: from 03-07-2014( Thursday) to 10/07/2014(Thursday) between 10:00 am To 1:00pm for the following address. 3) Address: PK Das Institute of Medical Sciences, Vaniamkulam, Ottapalam, Palakkad Dist, Kerala. Phone: 0466-2344500. Source: Deccan Herald, Wednesday, July 02, 2014. -- Regards, Sri Ramchandra D.M.( B.A., M.L.I.Sc.) Librarian, Roohi college of Nursing, Bangalore-562149. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Information required urgently
by Rajendra Jena 04 Jul '14

04 Jul '14

Dear Professional, I would like inform you that we are in plan to open the library in suturday & sunday. Therefore, i plan to change the weekly off for some staff friday to saturday and for others sunday and monday. I need your suggestions. I also want to know whether this possible in govt. institutions or not. If any government academic institution following such type of arrangement pl. let me know. Regards, R. K. JenaAsstt. LibrarianSPA Bhopal -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Identifying RDA Catalog Records : RDA Blog
by Salman Haider 04 Jul '14

04 Jul '14

Identifying RDA Records #RDA #CATALOGING #RDABLOG http://resourcedescriptionandaccess.blogspot.com/2014/07/identifying-rda-re… Salman Haider Cataloging & Metadata Librarian -- 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 Radha....:) 04 Jul '14

04 Jul '14

Hello One of our research scholar immediately needed few articles for her research work. Below are the names of three papers and I need them for my research work. Can you please help me in arranging these? 1. Needleman, A. Inflation of spherical rubber balloons (1977) International Journal of Solids and Structures, 13 (5), pp. 409-421 2. stability and vibrations of elastic thick-walled cylindrical and spherical shells subjected to pressure, Int. J. Non-Linerar Mech. by Wang, A.S,D. Ertepinar. 3. Large amplitude oscillations of a tube of incompressible elastic material, Q. Appl. Math. by J.K. Knowles. Please arrange these articles and mail it to radharani(a)iitp.ac.in. Radharani Rit Senior Library Information Assistant Central Library IIT Patna Bihar, India Email: radharani(a)iitp.ac.in ********************************************************************************************************* “Why can't we get all the people together in the world that we really like and then just stay together? I guess that wouldn't work. Someone would leave. Someone always leaves. Then we would have to say good-bye. I hate good-byes. I know what I need. I need more hellos.” On Sat, Jun 28, 2014 at 10:38 AM, <lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: > Send LIS-Forum mailing list submissions to > lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > You can reach the person managing the list at > lis-forum-owner(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of LIS-Forum digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Workshop on Questionnaire Design and Analysis (Spot > Registration) (Sunil MV) > 2. Competency Index for Library Field (Aragonda L Moorthy) > 3. SALIS Awards for the year 2013 - Announcement - reg > (Arunachalam Hariharan) > 4. Launching of Graduate Library Membership at Mahatma Gandhi > University Library (Vimal Kumar V.) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2014 16:49:01 +0530 > From: Sunil MV <sunilmysore(a)gmail.com> > To: lisforum <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> > Cc: Ronald Cutinha <ronald_prakash(a)yahoo.com>, MyLISA Mysore > <mylisamysore(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [LIS-Forum] Workshop on Questionnaire Design and Analysis > (Spot Registration) > Message-ID: > < > CANnO5MhySMm_v3YU-xTyzXsc_MAWRQ7BA5hY2TjmCO_ru7tTAg(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Dear Friends, > > This is in response to the calls received requesting for Spot Registration > for the Workshop on Questionnaire Design and Analysis organized by Mysore > Librarians and Information Scientists Association (MyLISA), Mysore and St. > Philomena's College, Mysore, on Sunday, June 29, 2014 at Conference Hall, > St. Philomena's College, Mysore. > > We would like to inform that the organizers have kindly consented to allow > spot registration. However, the participants should submit the request to > mylisamysore(a)gmail.com providing the contact details (Name, Designation, > Address and Contact No.) for the same in advance. > > For more information please visit http://mylisamysore.weebly.com > > This is for your kind information. > > With sincere regards, > > Dr. Sunil M.V. > Librarian > Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara > Institute for Management Development (SDMIMD) > No. 1, Chamundi Hill Main Road, Siddharthanagar Post, Mysore - 570 011, > INDIA > Mobile: 998639832 | Telephone: 0821-2429722 Extn: 3006 > * Please consider your environmental responsibility 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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A forthcoming conference - OpenCon 2014
by Subbiah Arunachalam 04 Jul '14

04 Jul '14

From Open Buttons to OpenCon – Building a student community By Cameron Neylon <http://blogs.plos.org/opens/author/cneylon/> Posted: July 1, 2014 *This is a guest post from* *Joe McArthur <https://twitter.com/Mcarthur_Joe>, one of the founders of the* *OA Button <https://www.openaccessbutton.org/> project and newly appointed Assistant Director of the* *Right to Research Coalition <http://www.righttoresearch.org/>.* Seven months ago, after little sleep I boarded a plane to Berlin to attend a conference and launch a project I’d been working tirelessly on for five months. That project was the Open Access Button <https://openaccessbutton.org/>, a browser plug-in which visualises when paywalls stop people reading research. Since the launch, which was covered in the Guardian <http://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/nov/18/open-access-button-push>, Scientific American <http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/information-culture/2013/11/25/the-open…>and got the attention of EU science ministers <http://www.scienceguide.nl/201401/the-end-of-the-paywall.aspx> the project has continued to progress. As the co-founder normally I’d now go on to talk all about it. Today is different though, I’m going to briefly tell the story of the conferences which launched, grew and gave birth to the Button and why we, as a community should support <http://www.righttoresearch.org/act/opencon/sponsor.shtml> a new one, OpenCon 2014 <http://opencon2014.org/>, which will do the same for many other ideas. The Berlin 11 Satellite Conference for Students and Early Stage Researchers <http://www.righttoresearch.org/act/berlin11/>conference, which brought together more than 70 participants from 35 countries (and was webcast to many more around the world) to engage on Open Access was the stage for the Button’s launch. We launched the Button on stage with a timed-social media push (Thunderclap <https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/5675-open-access-button-launch>) which reached over 800,000 people. Without this platform we’d have never been able to obtain the level of publicity or move the project forward at the pace we have since. The story of instrumental conferences goes back further though. Months before our launch we met with organisational leaders from across the globe at the Right to Research Coalition <http://www.righttoresearch.org/> general assembly. This was the first time we truly were able to talk about the Button with our peers. We sought feedback, buyin and help moving the project forwards – all of which we got in spades. An afternoon training session then used the Button as a case study and the ideas from student leaders all then fed into what we did. The final conference worth highlighting, is the one where it all began. While attending a conference of the International Federation of Medical Students <http://www.ifmsa.org/> I and my co-founder (David Carroll) got talking to Nick Shockey, Director of the Right to Research Coalition <http://www.righttoresearch.org/>. Prior to that conversation, David and I knew no alternative to the system of publishing that frustrated us both. After it, well, the Open Access Button was born. These three events provided us with a launching venue, a place to develop our ideas, raised our awareness and inspired us to act. In-between each is hundreds of hours of work, but these were each transformative points in our journey. We’re not alone in this experience though, at each event we were just one of many projects doing the same. I’m now, along with a student team from across the global working to make a conference which will do this for many others. OpenCon 2014: is a unique Student and Early Career Researcher Conference onOpen Access <http://www.sparc.arl.org/issues/open-access>, Open Education <http://www.sparc.arl.org/issues/oer> and Open Data <http://www.sparc.arl.org/issues/open-data>. On November 15-17 in Washington, DC, the event will bring together attendees from across the world to learn, develop critical skills, and return home ready to catalyze action toward a more open system for sharing the world’s information — from scholarly research, to educational materials, to digital data. OpenCon 2014’s three day program will begin with two days of conference-style keynotes, panels, and interactive workshops, from leaders in the Open Access, Open Education and Open Data movements and participants who have led successful projects. The final day will be a half-day of advocacy training followed by the opportunity for in-person meetings with relevant policymakers, ranging from members of the U.S. Congress to representatives from national embassies and NGOs. Participants will arrive with plans of action or projects they’d like to take forwards and leave with a deeper understanding of the conference’s three issue areas, stronger skills in organizing projects, and connections with policymakers and prominent leaders. Plans this ambitious though come with a price tag. To help support the travel of students from across the globe, feed them and provide them with the vital lifeblood of conferences (coffee) and put on the best conference possible we need the support of the Open Access, Open Education and Open Data movements. There are a huge variety of sponsorship opportunities, each with it’s own unique benefits which can be found here <http://www.righttoresearch.org/act/opencon/sponsor.shtml>, but equally we appreciate to help of anyone in draw attention to the event or of course attending. Author: Joe McArthur Assistant Director at the Right to Research Coalition Co-founder of the Open Access Button Joe(a)righttoresearch.org @mcarthur_joe -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Call for Paper
by Dr.S.Dhanavandan 03 Jul '14

03 Jul '14

*Dear Distinguished Professors/ LIS Professionals/ Researchers,* *Greetings!!!* With due respect, we feel immense pleasure to inform you that we are going to publish an Edited Book with the reputed publisher (New Delhi) with ISBN. *Web Environment in Libraries* (Title of the Book) We cordially invite you to contribute your valuable input on any one of the themes and sub themes through original research papers/case studies/articles covering issues, practices, techniques and strategies in various aspects. It includes both fundamental and advanced research oriented ideas with an expectation that all those who wish to contribute diverse papers. The book will include invited papers of eminent Academician's / Library Professionals and Scholars in the field. As a token of appreciation and honor a copy of the book will be provided to each contributor (First Author). *Themes and Subthemes of Paper* *Changes of Library after the Web * *Application of Web/Library 2.0, Web 3.0 * * Application of Cloud Computing in Libraries Automation of library in the web environment* *Collection Development in Web Environment* *Consortia in web environment* *Digital Divide, Digital Preservation, Digital Repositories* * E-Resource, E-Books, E-journals Management Information Literacy , Innovative Library Services Institutional Repositories IPR, Copyright and Fair Use in digital Era Library Services in ICT Environment, Library Website **Open Access Resources; Open data, Innovation and Open Access Publishing* *Open Source Software* * Role of library professionals in Digital era* *Social Networking Tools and libraries* * Security Systems for Library (RFID) Subject Gateway **Tools and Technologies; Ontology, Semantic Web and Linked Data* *Web-Scale Discovery Systems; Cloud Computing Applications* *Web- based Learning and Mobile learning* * Web based Reference Tools * *Instructions for Authors * Papers should not be exceeding 15 pages of A4 size with 1.5 lines spacing in Times New Roman 12 font size. A soft copy of the paper shall be sent before 30July 2014by email: editorbook1(a)gmail.com Authors will be acknowledged immediately and the acceptance of the contribution will be notified till 20th July, 2014. Authors may be required to help, if need be, in terms of proof, clarifications, etc. Manuscripts are accepted for consideration with the understanding that they are original and are not under consideration for publication elsewhere. -- Dr. S. Dhanavandan Dr.M.Tamizhchelvan Gandhigram Rural Institute-Deemed University Gandhigram -624 302. Dindigul Dt, Tamil Nadu, -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Conference LIBTRANS-2014 at Mangalore- Last date extended for paper submission-reg
by Shekar H P 03 Jul '14

03 Jul '14

Dear Moderator, Please circulate this information for the benefit of forum users With regards Dear all, Greetings of the day...!!! It gives me immense pleasure to invite you all for the National Conference LIBTRANS-2014 being organised at Besant Evening College Mangalore in association with Karnataka State College Librarians Association, (KSCLA) Bangalore and Dakshina Kannada &Kodagu Library Association Mangalore during 22-23 Aug, 2014. Thanks for the immediate response and support extended by fellow colleagues by way of contributing papers. In view of the budding library professionals and their request to extend the date for submission of papers, the organizing committee decided to extended the dates as mentioned below: IMPORTANT DATES: Last date for Full Paper submission: 14.07.2014 Intimation on Acceptance of Paper: 24.07.2014 Last date for Registration (Authors): 04.08.2014 Please forward this mail to other professional friends known to you. I will be happy to receive you all at Mangalore (Namma Kudla) Thanking you With warm regards Dr. Vasappa Gowda SG. Librarian & Organizing Secretary Besant Evening College Mangalore-575003 (Kar) Ph:(o) 0824-2491204 (R) 0824-2453109 Mob:09448150365 Website:www.libtrans2014.weebly.com E-mail: libtrans2014(a)gmail.com -- *Dr. Shekar H.P.* Head, Knowledge Resource Centre IBS Business School, #231, Near Kengeri Check post Mysore Road, Bangalore-560060 Karnataka - India Ph: (O): 080-66222244 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Chapter needed for the faculty: Research purpose
by Dr. B. RAVIIVVENKAT 03 Jul '14

03 Jul '14

Dear Professionals, If you have the following chapter/article could you please send it to me. NEEDED FOR UNIVERSITY FACULTY: Research Purpose Auclair, C. and E. Voisin (1985). Nitroblue tetrazolium reduction. In: Handbook of Methods for Oxygen Radical Research (Ed. R.A. Greenwald). CRC Press, Inc.: Boa Raton. -- *Dr. B. RavivenkatDeputy LibrarianTumkur University, Tumkur-572103Karnataka, basralravi@gmail, ravivenkatb(a)tumkuruniversity.in <ravivenkatb(a)tumkuruniversity.in>* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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One Day National Level Workshop on Web Designing for Academic Library - 12th July 2014.
by Dr. R. Balasubramani 03 Jul '14

03 Jul '14

Dear Professionals, The Central Library of RVS College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore Cordially invites you all for “One Day National Level Workshop on Web Designing for Academic Libraries Using Open Source Tools (WEB DAL 2014)”, 12th July 2014. The Details of the Workshop can be found at *http://www.rvscet.ac.in/pdf/ webdal2014.pdf* <http://www.rvscet.ac.in/pdf/webdal2014.pdf> *Dr.N.TAMILSELVAN* Chief Librarian & Head RVS College of Engineering and Technology Coimbatore - 641 402 Cell: 9789499871 E-Mail: drntamilselvan(a)gmail.com Phone:0422 - 2688077, 2687877 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Admission for One Year Post Graduate Diploma Course in Health Science Librarianship (PGDHL) for the academic year-2014-15 (August 2014 to July 2015) at Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore.
by Ravi Hullur 03 Jul '14

03 Jul '14

Applications are invited from eligible candidates for admission to One Year Postgraduate Diploma Course In Health Science Librarianship (PGDHL) for the academic year 2014-15 (August 2014 to July 2015) at Department of Health Science Library & Information Studies in Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore-56004 http://www.rguhs.ac.in/digitallibrary/RGUHS%20Digital%20Library.htm -- ** *** Regards Mr.Ravi Hullur Asst.Librarian & In-Charge to Digital Library KLE University, Belgaum Mob.No.9740638831 Blog:http://ravihullurs.blogspot.in/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IASLIC Newsletter July 2014
by IASLIC Kolkata 03 Jul '14

03 Jul '14

Dear Professionals Good morning!!! We are proud to inform you that IASLIC Newsletter July 2014 has already been published and uploaded on 1st July 2014. You will have access to it with a click on http://www.iaslic1955.org.in/fckeditor/userfiles/file/IASLIC%20Newsletter%2… . We are putting their continuous effort to make the Newsletter uptodate. We also request you all to join hands with IASLIC to strengthen the activities of IASLIC. Regards -- *Prof Pijushkanti Panigrahi*, Hony General Secretary, IASLIC, P-291, CIT Scheme No. 6M, Kankurgachi, Kolkata - 700054 iaslic(a)vsnl.net or iaslic.india(a)gmail.com www.iaslic1955.org.in *Join IASLIC, Contribute to IASLIC, Strengthen IASLIC* -- 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 02 Jul '14

02 Jul '14

From Somashekhar Lalasangi Asst librarian Digital Library BLDe University Bijapur Dear All Professionals, The following journal articles are required Kindly help me to get this articles. Radical *versus* conservative surgical treatment of liver hydatid cysts British Journal of Surgery Volume 101, Issue 6, <http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/bjs.2014.101.issue-6/issuetoc>pages 669–675, May 2014 Thanking you sir, 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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Google SCholar
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 02 Jul '14

02 Jul '14

http://arxiv-web3.library.cornell.edu/abs/1406.4331 Interesting paper: The dark side of Open Access in Google and Google Scholar: the case of Latin-American repositories. "Since repositories are a key tool in making scholarly knowledge open access, determining their presence and impact on the Web is essential, particularly in Google (search engine par excellence) and Google Scholar (a tool increasingly used by researchers to search for academic information). The few studies conducted so far have been limited to very specific geographic areas (USA), which makes it necessary to find out what is happening in other regions that are not part of mainstream academia, and where repositories play a decisive role in the visibility of scholarly production. The main objective of this study is to ascertain the presence and visibility of Latin American repositories in Google and Google Scholar through the application of page count and visibility indicators. For a sample of 137 repositories, the results indicate that the indexing ratio is low in Google, and virtually nonexistent in Google Scholar; they also indicate a complete lack of correspondence between the repository records and the data produced by these two search tools." ============== Dr P Vyasamoorthy President: Society for Serving Seniors 30 Gruhalakshmi Colony, Secunderabad 500015 Telengana LL 040-27846631 / Mobile: 9490804278 Did not know that Mumbai Samachar (Gujarathi) is the oldest (192 years) surviving Daily in India -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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libraries as publishers
by Subbiah Arunachalam 02 Jul '14

02 Jul '14

More and more public and academic libraries are helping writers launch self-published books in the US. See < http://www.americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blog/libraries-publishers>. Times are changing. We in India seem t be slow in catching up. Arun -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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MILAN at MyDLIS - An Alumni Association Formed
by N.S. Harinarayana 02 Jul '14

02 Jul '14

Hello friends, MILAN is born! On the occasion of the inauguration of the golden jubilee of MyDLIS (Mysore University Department of Library and Information Science), MILAN (Mysore University Information and Library Science Alumni Association) was formed to be a platform for the alumni of this illustrious Department to strengthen their ties for the cause of LIS profession and professionalism. MILAN took birth during the Alumni Meet held as part of the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the Department of Studies in Library and Information Science of the University of Mysore, Mysore held recently. The Grand Finale of the Golden Jubilee of MyDLIS will be organized in collaboration with MILAN during June 19-20,2015 (Friday and Saturday.) Please mark your calendar and plan to be part of the great celebrations of your Alma Mater. We have chosen a weekend to make it convenient for all of you! We have grand plans to make it a professionally meaningful and emotionally fulfilling day for all our alumni. We welcome and solicit your ideas! We will soon be setting up a website (http://www.milan-mysore.org) with interactive participatory features. You are most welcome to populate and contribute to the dialogue and debate. Please join your Alma Mater during its Grand Finale. We don't want to miss even a single alumnus/alumna on that eventful day. The details of the grand finale program will be announced in due course. Stay Tuned for an exciting Golden Jubilee Year of MyDLIS from MILAN! A SPECIAL REQUEST TO ALUMNI OF THE MyDLIS.--Wherever you are, working or retired, or otherwise, please email me (ns.harinarayana(a)gmail.com) your contact details and register at the MILAN site which will be up soon. Three Cheers to MILAN! -- N.S. Harinarayana Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore, Manasagangotri Mysore 570 006 Off. Ph: (0821) 2419393 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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DRDO Training Workshop on “Innovative and Emerging Technologies for Library professionals”
by Dr. Badan Barman 01 Jul '14

01 Jul '14

Dear Professionals, INMAS will be organizing a five days training workshop during 4-8 August 2014. The theme of this training workshop is “Innovative and Emerging Technologies for Library professionals”. Topics that shall be covered include: • Digital Library Development • Digital Resources -Enhancing User Experience, Technologies and Critical Issues • Electronic Publishing • Ethics and professionalism in library and information services • Impact of Copyright and IPR on the Free Flow of Knowledge • New trends, techniques, and innovations in preservation and conservation *Resource Persons*: The following distinguished LIS Professionals are going to share their wisdom through presentations during the Workshop: 1. Dr. Abdul Majid Baba (Librarian, University of Kashmir) *2. * *Dr. AL Moorthy (Former Director, DESIDOC) * 3. Mrs. Anju Gupta (Librarian, Central State Library, Chandigarh) 4. Prof. ARD Prasad (Director, DRTC) 5. Dr. Ashu Shokeen (President, ILA) 6. Dr. Badan Burman (Founder, LIS Links, Guwahati) *7. * Dr. Gayas Makhdumi *(**University Librarian, JMI)* 8. *Dr. HK Kaul (Director DELNET)* 9. Prof. HR Chopra (Former Head, DLIS, PU Chandigarh) 10. Dr. Imtiaz Ahmed (Deputy University Librarian, Raipur) 11. Dr. Jagdish Arora (Director, INFLIBNET) 12. Dr. K Bhanumurthy (Head, SIRD, BARC) 13. *Dr. Narendra Kumar (*Librarian, IIT Delhi) 14. Dr. PK Jain (Librarian, Institute of Economic Growth) 15. Sh. Parveen Khurana (Director, American Corner, Chandigarh) 16. Dr. Raj Kumar (University Librarian, Panjab University Library) 17. Dr. Ramesh C Gaur (*University Librarian, JNU)* 18. Dr. Sangeeta Kaul (Network Manager, DELNET) 19. Prof. Sangita Gupta (Head, DLIS, Jammu University) 20. Prof. Shalini Urs (Director, ISIN, Mysore) 21. Sh. SK Jindal (Director, DESIDOC) 22. Prof. (Mrs.) SP Singh (Dept of LIS, University of Delhi) 23. Dr. Suresh Chand Jindal (University Librarian, University of Delhi) 24. Prof. Uma Kanjlal (IGNOU) 25. Sh. Yogender Singh (Librarian, IIT Roorkee) 26. *and more surprises …*. Training mode: Interactive lectures to exchange ideas and share research findings & working experiences, Hands on sessions/Demonstration and Site Visits Who can participate: Working Library Professionals, LIS Students and Researchers in LIS field. Registration: On first come first served mode. Last date for registration: 31/07/2014 Participation Fees: DRDO Participants- Free Non-DRDO participants- Rs 4000 (Cost to cost basis). Website: http://www.drdo.gov.in/drdo/labs/INMAS/website/broucher.pdf Registration will be confirmed only after the receipt of the prescribed fee. All communications will be through e-mail only. For further details kindly email to---- vijinmas(a)gmail.com Thanking you, Yours faithfully Dr. Badan Barman, Assistant Librarian, Central Library, Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University, Patgaon, Rani Gate, Guwahati-781017, Assam, India *.* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Three Day National Workshop on KOHA: an intensive hands-on training
by Gopalakrishna 01 Jul '14

01 Jul '14

Dear Moderator, Kindly publish the following information. With Regards, Gopalakrishna Librarian, BMSIT. ---------------------------------------------------------- BMS Institute of Technology has organised *Three day National Workshop on Koha*: An Intensive Hands-on Training, scheduled to be held *between 23*^*rd* *and 25*^*th* *July, 2014 *at their campus near *Avalahalli, Doddaballapur Main Road, Yelahanka, Bangalore-560064 * *Workshop Contents:* Case Studies, Installation of Ubuntu 12.04, Introduction to Open Source LIS, Installation & Configuration of Koha 3.16, Customisation of Interface, Data Pre-prossesing, MarcEdit, Importing Data into Koha, Bulk Patron Data/Image importing, Introduction to all Modules of Koha, Configuring Crontab, Basic SQL Commands, Koha Community. *Objective:* Make participants self-reliant with respect to Koha installation and running confidently. *Keynote Address By:* Dr. IRN Goudar, Visiting Prof. & Advisor, Bangalore University. *Resource Persons:* Dr. Krishnamurthy, M. Asst. Prof. DRTC, Bangalore; Mr. Mallikarjuna C, Asst. Librarian, IIT Hyderabad, Mr. Gopalakrishna, Librarian, BMSIT, Bangalore. Registration Fee: Rs. 2000/- Without accommodation (Workshop Kit, Breakfast & Working Lunch), Rs.2500/- With accommodation. *No spot Registration*. Payment: NEFT/DD/Cheque, favouring THE PRINCIPAL, BMSIT. Bank Details: SB A/c No.: 21096732049, IFSC Code: ALLA0212019, Allahabad Bank, Avalahalli Branch. Last Date for Registration: 19th July, 2014 For online registration form please click the link https://docs.google.com/forms/d/15LAxDzlkGyy-l7lja7_BDV_cF0YdwtAjzCGwPGfa6g… -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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BITS PILANI PARTNERS WITH EDX TO LAUNCH OPEN ONLINE COURSES
by Ragaavendra R 01 Jul '14

01 Jul '14

Dear Moderator pls circulate this. BITS PILANI PARTNERS WITH EDX TO LAUNCH OPEN ONLINE COURSES Birla Institute of Technology and Sciences (BITS), Pilani has recently tied-up with edX - an online and classroom learning platform provider. The institute will join edX as a contributing member and will leverage the edX' platform to enhance learning experience of its on-campus and off-campus students. The institute will also offer MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) to reach out to students outside BITS. "We are in midst of implementing several projects aimed at becoming a leading technical university in Asia," said Bijendra Nath Jain, Vice-Chancellor of BITS Pilani in a press statement. "The partnership will enable BITS Pilani to enrich the learning experience of students enrolled in our on-campus and off-campus programmes, as well as provide a platform to reach out to the world at large." BITS Pilani will offer 60 courses over three years to students across its four campuses and its off-campus programmes through edX while also offering several courses every year as MOOCs to engage with students outside the BITS system, added Shan Sundar Balasubramaniam, Dean for Academic & Resource Planning of BITS Pilani, according to the statement. Courses offered through these platforms will contain online digital content including recorded videos, online exercises and computer-based simulations. REFERENCE LINK: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/on-campus/bits-pilani-partners-with-edx… Best Regards, Raghvendra R The information contained in this electronic message and in any attachments to this message is confidential, legally privileged and intended only for use by the person or entity to which this electronic message is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, and have received this message in error, please notify the sender and system manager by return email and delete the message and its attachments and also you are hereby notified that any distribution, copying, review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of this electronic transmission or the information contained in it is strictly prohibited. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and may not represent those of the Company or bind the Company. Any commitments made over e-mail are not financially binding on the company unless accompanied or followed by a valid purchase order. This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by Mail Scanner, and is believed to be clean. The Company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. www.jubl.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Submission to MHRD and Min. of Science & Tech. on Open Access Policy
by Sridhar Gutam 01 Jul '14

01 Jul '14

Dear All, Now the time has come to start and campaign and also to submit to MHRD and Min. of S&T on National Open Access Policy. Please share your thoughts and messages with the Ministers responsible (i.e. Hon'ble PM Mr. Narendra Modi (@narendramodi https://www.facebook.com/narendramodi and Hon'ble Minister HRD Ms. Smriti Z. Irani @smritiirani https://www.facebook.com/Smriti.Irani.Official) Thanks & Regards Sridhar On behalf of Open Access India Sridhar Gutam (https://www.facebook.com/oaindia; https://www.facebook.com/groups/oaindia/ ; http://oaindia2013.wordpress.com/) Resources:- http://sparceurope.org/ireland-has-announced-a-national-open-access-policy/ http://www.agriculture.gov.ie/media/migration/research/NationalPrinciplesOp… http://www.dst.gov.in/NDSAP.pdf http://ec.europa.eu/research/science-society/document_library/pdf_06/open-a… http://blogs.nature.com/news/2013/02/us-white-house-announces-open-access-p… -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Applications are invited for Ph.D. Registration @ Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam
by Vimal Kumar V. 01 Jul '14

01 Jul '14

Dear Friends, Applications are invited from eligible candidates for registration for research leading to Ph.D. Degree of this University as per the “Revised Regulations for Ph.D. Registration and Award of the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy 2010/2012’’. The PhD programme is conducted by the university teaching departments, inter-university / inter- school centres and approved research centres of the university. Library and Information Science research is attached with School of Social Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University. Part time and full time research is available. Please visit following link for details: http://mgu.ac.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1097&Itemid=1… 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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Happy Social Media Day!!
by Segon, Shafina 30 Jun '14

30 Jun '14

Dear all, Happy Social Media Day! Coinciding with social media day (#smday), we thought you might be interested to learn more about our findings from our Twitter party on the use of social media in the library. We have created a ‘Story’ via Storify of our Twitter Party: https://storify.com/LibraryLantern/use-of-social-media-in-the-library#publi… Thank you to all those who joined us to share thoughts on: • The challenges and opportunities social media presents to the library community • Social media as a teaching tool - the role social media plays in information literacy • User engagement & perception of using social media in the library • Accessibility– how Social Networking Sites are being promoted in the library • Measurability - the impact of social media There were lots of useful and practical tips on using social media in the library that were mentioned at the party that we have scheduled for release once every hour today on #smday via @librarylantern so we hope you find these helpful. We will be consolidating our findings from the Twitter party, various focus groups and an online survey to inform our White Paper on the use of social media in the library. For more information about the White Paper, visit: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/pdf/white-paper-social-media-in-the-library… If you are interested in getting involved with the research, we would love to hear from you. Thanks again, for your interest and input. Best wishes Aalia Oosman Communications Manager Library & Media Relations Taylor & Francis Group Email: aalia.oosman(a)tandf.co.uk www.tandfonline.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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SALIS Awards for the year 2013 - Announcement - reg
by Mailing List Admin 30 Jun '14

30 Jun '14

Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2014 04:56:41 -0700 From: Arunachalam Hariharan <hariharan_ah(a)yahoo.com> Dear All On behalf of Founder President, President and Governing Council of SALIS, I pleased to announce that SALIS invites an application/nominations from the members of LIS community for the following awards . 1. Dr. Harish Chandra-Sushila Chandra Best Librarian Award (National Level Award) Sponsored by Dr. Harish Chandra, Librarian, IIT Madras 2. AutoLib-Tamilnadu-Best Librarian Award Sponsored by AutoLib Software System, Chennai 3. AutoLib-Tamilnadu-Best Young Librarian Award (below 40 years) Sponsored by AutoLib Software System, Chennai 4. A.N.Marappan Memorial National Best Young Librarian Award (below 40 years) (National Level award) Sponsored by Dr.A.M.Venkatachalam,Senior Librarian,Chettinad College of Engineering and Technology,Karur,TamilNadu A committee constituted by the President, SALIS will select a suitable candidate for each award among the nominations/applications received strictly based on the criteria fixed for the award. If suitable candidates are not found for the award, the committee will nominate deserving LIS professionals strictly based on the criteria fixed for the award. All the awardees will be presented memento, shawl and citation during the two day SALIS 2014 - National Conference on "National Conference on Reaching the Unreached: Connecting the Library Users and Resources through Innovative Services and Technologies” on 8th August 2014 during the inaugural function. Last date for the receipt of application/nomination is 12.7.2014. Application forms can be download at www.salis.in. visit: http://www.salis.in/ see under News & Announcements See the messages scrolling To download the desired application from, please click and wait.. You may also send a mail to salis_info(a)yahoo.co.in for receiving the application by mail with the subject name as 'Application fo SALIS Awards". All the details of the awards, eligibility, instructions, application form, etc are available at SALIS website. The filled-in application form along with the supported documents ( hard copies ) should be sent by post only to: The President SALIS 32G, 2nd Main Road Sabari Nagar Extension, Mugalivakkam Chennai - 600 125 Eligibility Criteria: 1. Applicant should be a citizen of India. 2. The applicant should be a working library professional who holds at least Bachelors degree in library science or its equivalent. 3. Interested professionals should apply in the prescribed application form only 4. Senior professionals can also nominate deserving candidates using the prescribed application. 5. The application form can be downloaded from the SALIS website at www.salis.in 6. Filled application as per instructions given with supported documents should reach SALIS office on or before 12.7.2014. 7. Please note that application only will be accpted with documentary evidence only in hardcopy wherever required. 8. Softcopy of the application will not be accepted. 9. A committee constituted by SALIS will scrutinize the received application/nomination forms from eligible candidates and select one applicant for each award based on the criteria set for the award. If suitable candidate for each award is not found, the committee will nominate eligible candidate for the award strictly based on the criteria for the award. 10. The decision of the committee constituted by SALIS, to select the candidate for the award is final. 11. Award Committee has the right to post-pone or cancels the award for any unavoidable reason. 12. No enquirey will be entertained about to know the stauts of the award 13. The result of the award will be communicated to the awardess and also to the forum 14. All correspondence should be addressed to the ‘ The President, 32G, 2nd Main Road, Sabari Nagar Extension, Mugalivakkam, Chennai –600 125 with best regards Founder President, President, General Secretary and SALIS Governing Council Dr. A.Hariharan SALIS

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National Seminar on Technology Management in Libraries In Kerala Agricultural University – August 29-30, 2014 - Papers are invited
by Dr. A.T. Francis 30 Jun '14

30 Jun '14

National Seminar on Technology Management in Libraries In KeralaAgriculturalUniversity – Papers are invited August 29-30, 2014 For the last several years, the Kerala Agricultural University (KAU) was organizing several library related programmes like, National and State level Seminars, Training programmes, Workshops, National Book Festivals, Competitions etc. in the main campus of KAU at Thrissur. This year, it is decided to organize a National Seminar on Technology Management in Libraries during August 29-30, 2014 for Qualified Library Professionals/ Library Education Teachers in the College of Horticulture of KAU, Vellanikkara, Thrissur. The Academic Library Association (ALA) and Kerala Library Association (KLA) will collaborate to organize the seminar. Papers are invited on the following broad topics of the seminar: 1. Library Management in the context of Modern Technologies 2. Personnel Management; Change Management 3. Hardware and Software Management; Library Automation Softwares 4. Open Source Software for Libraries; Power Management 5. Library Networking & Resource Sharing; Network Security and Data Security 6. Library Consortia; Use of Social Networking Sites in Libraries 7. Application of Web/Library 2.0, Web 3.0; Library Portals/Websites 8. Digitization and Preservation of Knowledge Resources 9. Development and Management of Digital Libraries and Institutional Repositories 10. Information Literacy, Library Education, User Orientation 11. Re-engineering Library and Information Systems 12. Re-structuring LIS Education in the context of modern technologies 13. Other topics related to effective Library & Information Science Registration : Registration to the Seminar is free Accommodation : Will be arranged in KAU or outside on payment basis Important Dates:- Submission of Abstracts : 20th July 2014 Intimation of Acceptance : 25th July 2014 Submission of Full Paper : 10th August 2014 Seminar : 29-30 (Friday and Saturday) August 2014 Last date of Registration : 20th August 2014 For Further details contact:- 1. Dr. A.T. Francis, Head, Library & Organizing Secretary; Phone(o): 0487-2438311-15; (m) 9496839409; e-mail: francisaloor(a)yahoo.com 2. Smt. V.S. Swapna, Library, College of Horticulture; Phone(o): 0487-2438513; (m) 9446434149; e-mail: swapnabenn(a)gmail.com 3. Websites:-www.kau.edu; www.kauhort.in; http://www.keralalibraryassociation.org Sd/- Vellanikkara HEAD, LIBRARY 28-06-2014 COLLEGE OF HORTICULTURE 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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Requested Articles
by Supritha Shetty 30 Jun '14

30 Jun '14

Dear Professionals, If you have access to the following article could you please send it to me. 1. Plasma Cortisol and Adrenocorticotropin in Appropriate and Small for Gestational Age Fetuses Economides D.L. Nicolaides K.H. · Linton E.A. · Perry L.A. · Chard T. Fetal Therapy 1988;3:158–164 (Vol. 3, No. 3, 1988) 2. Akush Ginekol (Mosk). 1989 Jan;(1):26-30.[Cortisol contents in maternal and umbilical artery blood during delivery of low birth weight fetuses].Chernukha EA, Komissarova LM, Malysheva VA, Abubakirova AM, Galstian AA. 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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Regarding PhD Title
by Chandra kanth 30 Jun '14

30 Jun '14

Dear Professionals, I have selected the title " Library services for disabled users on university libraries in India" for my Ph.D work. so I want to know this work done by anybody already? Please inform me anybody done this work..... Thanking You Chandrakanth H.G Librarian RRIT Bangalore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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