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Coursera Course on Metadata: Organizing and Discovering Informaton
by Sree Kumar Nair 26 Apr '14

26 Apr '14

Dear All, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, is conducting a MOOC course "Metadata: Organizing and Discovering Information" in COURSERA. The registration is free; the study materials are in the form of videos and ppts. This is an 8 week course, 8 Units, and each Unit has different topics in the form of video lectures and demos. A graded test each week and a final examination will be conducted to evaluate your learning skills. When the course starts you can also participate in discussion forums and share or receive notes from other members. This online course was also conducted last year and was quiet successful. For more details: https://www.coursera.org/course/metadata Warm regards, Sree Kumar Nair, Christ University, Bangalore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Refresher Course in Library and Information Science
by gopikuttan gopikuttan 25 Apr '14

25 Apr '14

Dear Library Professionals Academic staff College, University of Kerala has announced refresher course in library and Information Science from May 9-29,2014. Application can be downloaded from the web site of the Academic Staff College, University of Kerala or available from the office of the Directoe ASC, golden jubilee buildings, karyavattom, Thiruvananthapuram. Last date to receive the application is 2/5/2014. Dr.A.Gopikuttan Director, School of Communication and Library Science University of Kerala Thiruvananthapuram-34 Kerala -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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International Conference on the Convergence of Libraries, Archives and Museums (ICLAM) by NIFT
by anand bandi 25 Apr '14

25 Apr '14

Dear Moderator, Kindly post the conference details mentioned below for wider accessibility by the LIS Professionals to derive the benefit. Date : 27th to 29th November, 2014 Venue: Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), New Delhi Theme: Innovative ideas, technologies and services Website : http://iclam2014.in/ Professionals and enthusiasts are hereby invited to submit papers and presentations focusing on areas related to the theme of the conference. About the Conference The National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) in collaboration with the Government Information and Official Publications section of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) will organize the second international conference of the series titled International Conference on the Convergence of Libraries, Archives and Museums (ICLAM) from 27th to 29th November, 2014 at the Indira Gandhi National Center for the Arts (IGNCA), New Delhi. As in the past, ICLAM will offer the library professionals an opportunity to exchange ideas with professionals from archives, museums and various other domains. Theme ICLAM 2014 aims to foster a spirit of innovation among all the professionals of the knowledge sector in order to attain the goal of long-term preservation of the collective memory of mankind. In the 21st century the core issue in memory institutions, i.e., libraries, archives and museums, is innovative applications of digital technologies in all the spheres of activities ranging from management to collaboration. However, innovations - whether internal or external, radical or incremental - are not limited to applications of technologies. On the basis of deliberations on various aspects of innovation the conference will suggest effective strategies for creating sustainable culture of innovation in institutions managing scientific and cultural heritage resources. Topics Original papers and presentations are invited on innovation in various areas of activities ranging from services to management of libraries, archives and museums. All manuscripts should be unpublished original work. The decision of the Publication Committee will be treated as final. You can send your proposal on any one or more of the following topics or other relevant areas. · The Concept: Innovation in interdisciplinary context (all forms of innovation including Jugaad (Frugal Innovation) * Innovation in the following areas: § Technologies (include applications and experiments with cutting–edge technologies and radical changes in conventional technologies) Ø Social media Ø Digital library Ø Digital preservation of cultural resources (include print and digital resources, other audio-visual sources, art works, costumes, textiles, fashion accessories, artefacts etc. in the collections of libraries, archives and museums) Ø Ethical issues in technology applications Ø Data protection and recovery in disasters § Leadership § Entrepreneurship § Management paradigm § User Services Ø Equality of Access Ø Information Literacy Ø Freedom of Expression and Censorship § Marketing of Services § Collaboration and Cooperation (include intra-sectoral and inter-sectoral cooperation and collaborations Ø consortia, Ø networks, of lIbraries, Museums and Archives Ø Public- Private Partnerships (PPP), etc. ) § Resource generation, Fund-raising etc. Please visit our website for further details about various formats and other guidelines for submissions http://iclam2014.in/paper-submission/. The accepted papers will be published in both digital and printed conference proceedings. IMPORTANT DATES Call for Papers and presentations 15th March 2014 Opening of Registration 1st April 2014 Last date for submission of full Papers and Presentations 31st July 2014 Acceptance of submitted Papers and Presentations 7th August 2014 Submission of camera-ready Paper 31st August 2014 Conference papers will be published in ISBN conference vol. / edited book Dr.A.N.Bandi Head Resource Center NIFT Campus, Hi-Tech City, Madhapur, Hyderabad-500081 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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EBLIDA - European Bureau of Library, Information and Documentation Associations has sent you a message
by Mailing List Admin 25 Apr '14

25 Apr '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 21:32:24 +0530 Friends: I just signed the petition "for The Right to E-read" on Change.org. It's important. Will you sign it too? Here's the link: http://www.change.org/petitions/for-the-right-to-e-read?recruiter=34673592&… Thanks. Arun

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World Book Day Celebrations at KV Kanjikode
by mujib rahiman 25 Apr '14

25 Apr '14

Kendriya Vidyalaya Kanjikode is celebrating World Book and Copyright Day from 21-26 April 2014 with various programmes. Mr. Johnson Mathew, Assistant Commissioner, KVS RO Ernakulam gave away various prizes and awards to the library prize winners of the previous session. * Outstanding Reader of the Year : A Cash Prize of Rs. 1000/- each to ten Best Readers, instituted by Mr. Kiran Ramachandran, an alumni of our Vidyalaya to motivate reading habit. The students were selected based on the library points, Book Lovers Programme for School participation, Readers' Club points and creative writing skills. * Best Library User (School) certificates and gift coupons: To 12 students based on the Library Points secured in the previous academic session * Class of Readers Award : To the class that secures a minimum 1000 library points in the session. * Best Library User (Class): The students who secure the maximum library points in the session in their class * Reading Achievement Certificates: To the students who secure a minimum of 50 library points in the session. This year 60 students received the certificate. These prizes are given annually during World Book Day and the it was heartening to see that the number of prize winners almost doubles every year. The School Library also received Rs. 14000/- worth of books from various sources during the Donate a Book campaign organised during the International Children's Book Day celebrations this month. The School Library is also organising the following competitions for the students this week. * Book Title Challenge * Library Treasure Hunt * Fairy Tales Quiz (Primary) A Children's Book Fair is being organised in the School Library on 24, 25 and 26 April 2014. On behalf of the staff and students of the Vidyalaya, I would like to express our sincere gratitude to all the well wishers who have extended their support in all our endeavors. Thank you M Rahiman LIBRARIAN KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA KANJIKODE WEST PALAKKAD - 678 623 KERALA, INDIA Phone (Off.): 0491 -2566317 (08:30 am to 04:00 pm) Mobile: 09946152785 (on working days after 04:00 PM) http://kvklibrary.in http://scholasticworld.blogspot.in http://sharinglibrarian.blogspot.in http://kv-library.blogspot.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Create your own Library Blog/Website with WordPress: KLA-CPD offers 2 Day Hands-on Workshop on WordPress, the open source CMS
by S.L. Faisal 25 Apr '14

25 Apr '14

Dear Professionals, KLA Centre for Professional Development (KLA-CPD) announces a two day hands-on workshop on WordPress, a free and open source blogging tool and a Content Management System (CMS), on May10 and 11, 2014. The programme will be held at the newly inaugurated training facility of Kerala Library Association, the KLA Centre for Professional Development (KLA-CPD), on the premises of KLA Head Quarters, Thiruvananthapuram. ABOUT WORDPRESS WordPress was born out of a desire for an elegant, well-architectured personal publishing system built on PHP and MySQL and licensed under the GPLv2 (or later). It is the official successor of b2/cafelog. WordPress is fresh software, but its roots and development go back to 2001. It is a mature and stable product. WordPress started in 2003 with a single bit of code to enhance the typography of everyday writing and with fewer users than you can count on your fingers and toes. Since then it has grown to be the largest self-hosted blogging tool in the world, used on millions of sites and seen by tens of millions of people every day.Everything, from the documentation to the code itself, was created *by and for the community*. WordPress is an Open Source project, which means there are hundreds of people all over the world working on it. (More than most commercial platforms.) It also means you are free to use it for anything from your cat’s home page to a Fortune 500 web site without paying anyone a license fee and a number of other important freedoms. You can download and install a software script called WordPress from WordPress.org. To do this you need a web host who meets the minimum requirements and a little time. WordPress is completely customizable and can be used for almost anything. There is also a *service* called WordPress.com which lets you get started with a new and free WordPress-based blog in seconds, but varies in several ways and is less flexible than the WordPress you download and install yourself. WordPress started as just a blogging system, but has evolved to be used as full content management system and so much more through the thousands of plugins and widgets and themes. Source: https://wordpress.org/about/ WORDPRESS FOR LIBRARIES Worldwide, hundreds of libraries have created their blogs or websites with WordPress. This highly customizable blogging system can be used very effectively as a web portal to your library's resources and services. The open and free nature of WordPress made it a is highly recommended blogging platform for libraries with less or no financial support, to launch their own website and provide online services. In India also, we have a good number of library blogs created with WordPress. A list of libraries around the world using WordPress is given below. http://lib20.pbworks.com/w/page/59677899/WordPress-Libraries-examples Special mention: http://universityofglasgowlibrary.wordpress.com/ Some examples of Indian libraries with blogs on WordPress are, Library, Kendriya Vidyalaya Pattom: http://librarykvpattom.wordpress.com(launched in 2007) K. N. Raj Library, Centre for Development Studies, Kerala: http://knrajlibrary.wordpress.com/ MBCET Library, Thiruvananthapuram : http://mbcet.wordpress.com/ Library Blogs of Kendriya Vidyalayas: http://kvlibrarians.grou.ps/ IITB Central Library: http://iitblibrary.wordpress.com/ http://indialibraries.wordpress.com/page/2/ http://rajabiswas.wordpress.com/ The list is not comprehensive and representative. You may find many more. WORKSHOP ON WORDPRESS Who can participate: Working Library Professionals, LIS Students and Researchers in LIS. Venue: 36, 2nd Floor, Kairalie Plaza Annexe, Karamana P.O., Thiruvananthapuram-695 002. Date & Time: May 10 & 11, 2014; 9.30 am to 5.00 pm Resource Persons: Experts on WordPress Training mode: Demonstration and Hands on sessions Course Fee: Rs 1000/- (includes study kit, working lunch, tea and snacks) Number of seats: 10 (Ten) only. Registration: On first come first served mode. Online Registration:http://klaweblog.wordpress.com/2014/04/15/kla-cpd-training-on-… Last date for registration: 02/05/2014 Registration fee must be paid as Demand Draft, drawn in favour of Kerala Library Association, payable at Thiruvananthapuram. Registration will be confirmed only after the receipt of the prescribed fee. All communications will be primarily through e-mail. Guidance for accommodation will be given on request. Details: http://klaweblog.wordpress.com/2014/04/16/kla-centre-for-professional-devel… For more details: Shri N. Parameswaran / Shri N. Sukumaran Nair, Coordinators, KLA-CPD Mob:09387822201/09447213155 (npwaran49@yahoo.co.in/sukukla@yahoo.com) OR Dr A. Gopikuttan, President, KLA, Mob: 09446428163 (agopikuttan(a)yahoo.co.in) Dr M. Lalitha, General Secretary, KLA, Mob: 09495122282 (maashu1(a)gmail.com) ********************* For KLA-CPD S.L.Faisal Librarian Kendriya Vidyalaya, Pattom <http://librarykvpattom.wordpress.com> Thiruvananthapuram-695 004 Kerala, India Ph.09447699724 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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On the writings of Tim Gowers
by Subbiah Arunachalam 25 Apr '14

25 Apr '14

Friends: This message is particularly meant for librarians working in institutions where *mathematics* is taught. And of course, it will be useful to mathematicians at all levels, especially to those who teach. Please visit *<http://gowers.wordpress.com/ <http://gowers.wordpress.com/>>, the weblog of Prof. Timothy Gowers,* *<https://www.dpmms.cam.ac.uk/~wtg10/ <https://www.dpmms.cam.ac.uk/~wtg10/>> * and recommend them to students of mathematics in your university. It is a treasurehouse of mathematical knowledge. If you are already not familiar with or not heard of him at all, Prof. Gowere is a Fields Medal winning mathematician working at Trinity College, Cambridge University. Best wishes. Arun *Here is a short biography: William Timothy Gowers <http://planetmath.org/node/38367>* (born 1963) English mathematician, Fellow of the Royal Society. In 1998 he won the Fields<http://planetmath.org/node/30355> Medal for research on functional analysis <http://planetmath.org/node/38636> and combinatorics. In addition <http://planetmath.org/node/38786> to scholarly papers on mathematics, Gowers is also the author of AVery Short Introduction to Mathematics and other works popularizing mathematics. He was hired as a consultant for the film Proof, starring Gwyneth Paltrow andAnthony Hopkins. Gowers has Erdős number <http://planetmath.org/ErdHosNumber> 4: he collaborated with Maurey in 1989, who collaborated with Lindenstrauss in 1996, who collaborated with Preiss in 1976, who collaborated with Erdős in 1976. -- 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 the post of Librarian by Srimathi Lingammal Ramaraju Rotary Vidyalaya MAT. HR. SEC.School, Rajapalayam.
by Sri Ramchandra D M 24 Apr '14

24 Apr '14

1) Post : Librarian, 2) Government scale of pay, EPF, ESI, as per school rules, 3) T.A. for out station candidates called for interview as per rules, 4) Weight-age in salary for experience, 5) Apply Immediately to, P.R. Ramasubrahmaneya Rajha ( Chairman RAMCO Group), Managing Trustee, Srimathi Lingammal Ramaraju Rotary Vidyalaya MAT. HR. SEC.School, Lingammal Ramaraju Salai, Rajapalayam - 626117. Phone No. 04563 - 233500, E-Mail ID. slrvms(a)dataone.in Source : The Hindu, Wednesday, April 23, 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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Applications are invited for the post of Librarian by Bhavan - Bangalore Press School & Bhavan - BBMP Public School, Bangalore.
by Sri Ramchandra D M 24 Apr '14

24 Apr '14

1) Post : Librarian, 2) Apply before 2nd may 2014, 3) Address: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's, Bhavan - Bangalore Press School, # 89, Mysore Road, Chamarajpet, Bangalore - 18. & Bhavan - BBMP Public School, 5th Main Road, Srirampur, Bangalore - 21. E-Mail : bhavanbangalorepressschool(a)gmail.com / bhavanbbmp(a)gmail.com Source : Deccan Herald, Thursday, April 24, 2014. -- Regards, Sri Ramchandra Madar ( B.A., M.L.I.Sc.) Librarian, Roohi college of Nursing, Hennur - Bagalur Main Road, Bangalore-562149. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Interns for Learning Resource Centre at Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research (We School), Mumbai.
by girish kunkur 24 Apr '14

24 Apr '14

Dear Moderator, Kindly release this information in LIS forum Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research (We School), Mumbai is looking for Library Interns in Learning Resource Centre on Contract for a period of one year on a monthly consolidated pay of Rs.10,000/-. · The minimum qualification required for an intern is a degree in any discipline and a Master in Library and Information Science (MLISC) from a recognized university with not less than 55% marks. · Preference will be given to the fresh candidates having good communication and IT skills. Interested candidates should send their application and CV by e-mail to hrd(a)welingkar.org and cc to giridhar.kunkur(a)welingkar.org. Last date for receiving the applications is 10th May 2014 Regards Giridhar Kunkur Head, Learning Resource Centre Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research L Napoo Road, Matunga (CR) Mumbai 400 019 Tel: 022-2419 8377 website: www.welingkar.org Library Portal: 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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Elligibility conditions for doing MPhil/PhD through FDP Scheme-Librarian-UGC XII Plan
by manoj kumar 24 Apr '14

24 Apr '14

Dear Professional Friends, As per the XII plan guidelines by UGC, Librarians not having teaching experience are not eligible for the award of Teacher Fellowship for doing M.Phil/Ph.D. The tenure of teaching experience required inorder to become elligible for this is not clearly mentioned in the guidelines issued by UGC Those who already applied/awarded the fellowship in this scheme/earlier schemes may kindly share their experiences on the matter. regards to all -- manoj kumar librarian(ugc) nehru arts and science college kanhangad, kerala Web: nasc.ac.in mob: 09895266543 email:manukhd@gmail.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Five free apps for encrypting email
by Aragonda L Moorthy 24 Apr '14

24 Apr '14

Dear Moderator, Please Circulate *Five free apps for encrypting email* By Jack Wallen <http://www.techrepublic.com/search/?a=jack+wallen> in Five Apps <http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/five-apps/>, October 30, 2013, 12:39 PM PST Whether you are using an email client or a web-based email solution, you can encrypt your email. Please go to http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/five-apps/five-free-apps-for-encrypting-em… Regards Dr AL Moorthy, Former Director-DESIDOC & Chief Consultant (Inf Sci), BrahMos Aerospace, Hyderabad Centre, Adj: DRDL Rear Gate, Kanchanbagh PO, Hyderabad-500058 Ph: (O) 040-24087058; Mob: 09951212000 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Inter-Library Loan Request
by Smita Chandra 24 Apr '14

24 Apr '14

Dear Madam/Sir, We have been trying to get the following articles, however without success. We request help from any member of the forums that can kindly provide us with pdf of the same. The articles are : 1. Il Nuovo Cimento C, luglio–agosto 1979, Volume 2, Issue 4, pp 411-420. N. Iucci, M. Parisi, M. Storini, G. Villoresi, N. L. Zangrilli. The cosmic-ray storm of February 15, 1978. 2. Il Nuovo Cimento C, Gennaio–Febbraio 1986, Volume 9, Issue 1, pp 39-50. N. Iucci, S. Pinter, M. Parisi, M. Storini, G. Villoresi. The longitudinal asymmetry of the interplanetary perturbation producing Forbush decreases. 3. Indian Geological Congress Bulletin, 1, 267-276, 2001. B R Arora and Reddy C D. Corelation between high electrical conductivity and seismicity: role of fluids. Thanking you in anticipation, Yours sincerely, Dr.Smita Chandra Librarian Indian Institute of Geomagnetism New Panvel, Navi Mumbai 410218 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Archives of Annals of Library Information Studies in open domain
by Rabishankar Giri 24 Apr '14

24 Apr '14

Dear Professionals, Annals of Library Information Studies, one of India 's oldest peer reviewed LIS research journal published by CSIR-NISCAIR has launched its open access archive (http://nopr.niscair.res.in/ handle/123456789/66 ) since its inception (i.e, Vol.1 , No.-1, 1954). One can find around 54 articles contributed by Dr. S. R. Ranganathan . I feel that LIS fraternity around the globe will be immensely benefited by the efforts and urge other Indian LIS journals to make their contents available in the open access domain. Rabishankar Giri India -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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CFR -- One day FREE programme -- "IPv6 Roadshow cum Hands-on Workshop" on 2nd May 2014 at IIT Madras
by Mohan Hr 24 Apr '14

24 Apr '14

Dear all, Pl. find the Call for Registration for a one day FREE programme -- "IPv6 Roadshow cum Hands-on Workshop" being held on 2nd May 2014 at ICSR Auditorium, IIT Madras. The pdf invite is at www.csi-chennai.org/mm-140502-ernet-ipv6.pdf Pre-registration is essential at http://www.ipv6.ernet.in. It is a great opportunity to know about the IPv6 migration related issues since it is expected create an opportunity similar to that of Y2K problem. Pl. inform your friends and colleagues who would be interested in this pgm and ask them to register early since seats are limited in this FREE programme. With regards HR Mohan ============================================================= ERNET - India Research & Education Network Computer Society of India Cordially invite you to IPv6 Roadshow cum Hands-on Workshop on Friday, 2nd May 2014 at 9.00 a.m. at IC&SR Auditorium, IIT Madras Programme ========= 9.00 a.m. : Registration 10.00 a.m. - 12.30 p.m. : Workshop 12.45 p.m. : Lunch 2.00 p.m. - 4.00 p.m : Hands-on Session About the Roadshow =============== IPv6 - is successor of Internet Protocol IPv4 that offers around 18 trillion IP addresses so much so that we can even assign our coffee maker its very own global address! You would be aware that IPv6 implementation is a need of the hour as well as the mandate of the Government and its organisation. However being a new protocol brings with it a lot of challenges and need for enhanced skill development. ERNET India- Indian National Research & Education Network (NREN) had successfully transited to IPv6 about half a decade ago and has been empanelled by DoT and appointed nodal agency by DeitY for IPv6 transition in the government - are organising an IPv6 Workshop on 2nd May 2014 at IIT Chennai. The workshop intends to enrich participants with what the other organisations are doing on this front, how they should proceed and the methodologies they should adapt in the form of presentations by eminent panelists. The workshop would be followed by an exposure to the real world of IPv6 in the form of Hands-on training for those interested as well as in the some live demos of the opportunities that IPv6 brings to the civilization. The event is free of cost. This IPv6 Roadshow is perfectly weaved for Birds of Feather who share same enthusiasm about knowing knickknacks of IPv6 with ERNET India. ERNET India recently conducted an IPv6 Roadshow cum Hands-on Workshop in New Delhi on 15 April 2014 which was a huge success and appreciated by all stake holders. This is the 2nd workshop being held at Chennai at IIT Madras on 2nd May 2014. Registration is FREE on first come first served basis Please visit http://ipv6.ernet.in/roadch & fill the online registration form as a confirmation. Please note that the hands-on registration is to be separately done and there is a very limited number of seats (about 30) based on first come first served basis. Pl. bring your own laptop for the hands-on session.Any one without the laptop will not allowed to attend the hands-on session. Tentative agenda for the day will be uploaded soon on the website at http://www.ipv6.ernet.in For further information & clarification please visit the website www.ipv6.ernet.in Or feel free to contact Ms. Nirmal Marwah at 9650149996 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Refresher Course in Library Science
by chetan sharma 24 Apr '14

24 Apr '14

Dear Professionals Academic Staff College, Kurukshetra University Kurukshetra is going to conduct Refresher Course in Library & Information Science from 19.05.2014 to 07.06.2014, interested candidates may apply before due date. For more information go to the below mentioned link: http://www.kuk.ac.in/information.php?m=Yg==&L01_id=MTE=&L01_direction=H&L02… *Regards * Dr. Chetan Sharma Assistant Librarian, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Sector-16 C, Dwarka, New Delhi-110075 Phone:- +91-11-25302222 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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'BOOKS ARE A BRIDGE BETWEEN GENERATIONS'(WORLD BOOK DAY OCCASION)
by Ragaavendra R 24 Apr '14

24 Apr '14

Dear Moderator pls circulate. 'BOOKS ARE A BRIDGE BETWEEN GENERATIONS'(WORLD BOOK DAY OCCASION) Kannada litterateurs stressed on the importance of books and cultivating the habit of reading on the occasion of 'World Book Day' on Wednesday. Speaking on the sidelines of the event, writer Narahalli Balasubramanya said "We should ensure children emulate great minds if we want them to be responsible citizens. This is possible only if we make them read good books. Today, we are increasingly finding ourselves in the company of corrupt people. It is through books that we can interact with great literary figures such as Bendre and Kuvempu." The event was jointly organised by Karnataka Publishers Association, Kendra Sahitya Akademi, Karnataka Lekhakiyara Sangha and Indian Institute of World Culture. Balasubramanya maintained that the Kendra Sahitya Academy sold books at affordable rates and also gave a funding of Rs 400 crore to the book publishers, annually. "But not many people are aware of books entering market and the works don't reach people," he added. A series of Kannada works written by authors were released on the occasion. Writer Dr Siddalingaiah who released the books said "Books are bridges between our minds and our ancestors' minds. Every home should have a small library." 'Pustaka Bhagya' "The State government has introduced Anna Bhagya, Ksheera Bhagya and other schemes. Similarly, they should also implement Pustaka Bhagya," said M V Nagaraj Rao of Shrungara Prakashana. Technical writer in Kannada U B Pavanaja maintained that in Kannada Wikipedia there was dearth of information on Kannada literary works. "There is enough information about English works but not on Kannada novels and literary publications. The Kannada publishers should strive to feed information and synopsis of each work into the Kannada wikipedia," he added. Public Library Department celebrated the occasion by holding a book exhibition and essay competition for children at City Central Library premises on Wednesday. REFERENCE LINK: http://www.deccanherald.com/content/401569/039books-bridge-generations039.h… 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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Adeline Koh interviews
by Subbiah Arunachalam 23 Apr '14

23 Apr '14

Friends: Please look up *, Digital Challenges to Academic Publishing <http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/tag/digital-challenges-to-academic-pu…>, a series of interviews with senior librarians by Adeline Koh <http://adelinekoh.org/>.* *Especially relevant to university and research librarians.* *Arun* *Madhan:* *Get in touch with Ms Adeline Koh and collect all nine interviews from her. We may then share the collection with the Indian academic and LIS communities.* *Arun* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fwd: NETmundial: A Global Stakeholder Meeting on Future of Internet Governance
by Subbiah Arunachalam 23 Apr '14

23 Apr '14

Friends: [Here is a note from Mr Sunil Abraham, Executive Director, Centre for Internet & Society, Bangalore, India] Brazilian Internet Steering Committee in partnership with /1Net, a forum that gathers international entities of various stakeholders involved with internet governance is organizing “NETmundial” at Grand Hyatt Hotel, Sao Paulo, Brazil, on April 23 and 24, 2014. Ministerial representatives from 12 countries (Argentina, Brazil, France, Ghana, Germany, India, Indonesia, South Africa, South Korea, Tunisia, Turkey and United States of America) along with 12 members of the multi-stakeholder international community participating in the meeting will primarily focus on: crafting internet governance principles and proposing a roadmap for further evolution of internet governance ecosystem. So far there have been a total of 187 submissions expressing divergent views, some in support and some in opposition. The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) has been involved in research on internet governance issues such as IT Act, privacy, and freedom of speech and expression. As part of its research to enable productive discussions of the critical internet governance issues at the meeting and elsewhere CIS has published the following outputs: 1. Who Governs the Internet? Implications for Freedom and National Security<http://crm.cis-india.org/administrator/components/com_civicrm/civicrm/exter…>(by Sunil Abraham, Yojana, April 4, 2014). 2. Principles for Internet Governance: NETmundial 2014 — What do the Contributions Reveal?<http://crm.cis-india.org/administrator/components/com_civicrm/civicrm/exter…>(by Geetha Hariharan, April 21, 2014). 3. NETmundial and Suggestions for IANA Administration<http://crm.cis-india.org/administrator/components/com_civicrm/civicrm/exter…>(by Smarika Kumar, April 22, 2014). 4. NETmundial - Comparing Appearance of Fifty Most Frequent Words<http://crm.cis-india.org/administrator/components/com_civicrm/civicrm/exter…>(by Sumandro Chattapadhyay, April 22, 2014). 5. NETmundial - Contributions by Countries of Origin<http://crm.cis-india.org/administrator/components/com_civicrm/civicrm/exter…>(by Sumandro Chattapadhyay, April 22, 2014). 6. NETmundial - Contributions by Types of Organisation<http://crm.cis-india.org/administrator/components/com_civicrm/civicrm/exter…>(by Sumandro Chattapadhyay, April 22, 2014). 7. NETmundial - Which Countries Have Not Contributed to NETmundial?<http://crm.cis-india.org/administrator/components/com_civicrm/civicrm/exter…>(by Sumandro Chattapadhyay, April 22, 2014). 8. NETmundial - Which Governments Have Not Contributed to NETmundial?<http://crm.cis-india.org/administrator/components/com_civicrm/civicrm/exter…>(by Sumandro Chattapadhyay, April 22, 2014). 9. NETmundial - Word Clouds of Contributions by Types of Organisation<http://crm.cis-india.org/administrator/components/com_civicrm/civicrm/exter…>(by Sumandro Chattapadhyay, April 23, 2014). 10. Accountability of ICANN<http://crm.cis-india.org/administrator/components/com_civicrm/civicrm/exter…>(by Smarika Kumar, April 23, 2014). 11. NETmundial Roadmap: Defining the Roles of Stakeholders in Multistakeholderism<http://crm.cis-india.org/administrator/components/com_civicrm/civicrm/exter…>(by Jyoti Panday, April 23, 2014). 12. NETmundial Day 0<http://crm.cis-india.org/administrator/components/com_civicrm/civicrm/exter…>(by Achal Prabhala, April 23, 2014). CIS is a non-profit research organization that works on policy issues relating to freedom of expression, privacy, accessibility for persons with disabilities, access to knowledge and IPR reform, and openness (including open government, FOSS, open standards, etc.), and engages in academic research on digital natives and digital humanities. The following individuals are associated with this research, and can be reached at their e-mails or phone numbers given below: 1. Sunil Abraham (sunil(a)cis-india.org, 91-9611100817) 2. Sumandro Chattapadhyay (mail(a)ajantriks.net, 078381 63651) 3. Smarika Kumar (smarika(a)altlawforum.org) 4. Achal Prabhala (aprabhala(a)gmail.com, 91-9845884149) 5. Pranesh Prakash (pranesh(a)cis-india.org <Pranesh(a)cis-india.org>) 6. Geetha Hariharan (geetha(a)cis-india.org, 91-8860360717) 7. Jyoti Panday (jyoti(a)cis-india.org, 91-9717526223) -- 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 the post of Librarian by B.L.D.E. Association, Bijapur.
by Sri Ramchandra D M 23 Apr '14

23 Apr '14

1) Post: Librarian, 2) Qualification : MLISc with minimum 03 years of experience, 3) If you have good communication skills in English and are computer literates send your resume within next 07days to the following address. 4) Address: HR, Administrative Officer, B.L.D.E. Association, Smt. Bangaramma Sajjan Campus, Solapur Road, Bijapur - 586 103. 5) For application form and other details please log on to: www.bldeasbmpps.ac.in Source: Deccan Herald, Wednesday, April 23, 2014. -- Regards, Sri Ramchandra Madar ( B.A., M.L.I.Sc.) Librarian, Roohi college of Nursing, Hennur - Bagalur Main Road, Bangalore-562149. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Endowment Lecture at MyDLIS
by chandrashekara m 23 Apr '14

23 Apr '14

Dear Professionals, We are happy to inform and invite you to the Eleventh Informatics Endowment Lecture on Digital Libraries organized by the Department of Studies in Library and Information Science (MyDLIS) on April 25, 2014 at 10.30 am held at International School of Information Management (ISiM), Manasagangotri, Mysore. Dr. Shailesh Kumar, Google, Hyderabad will deliver the endowment lecture on “From Indexing to Intelligence: The Evolution in Information Technology”. Sri N.V. Sathyanarayana, Chariman and Managing Director, Informatics India Ltd., Bangalore will grace the occasion by his presence. The event will be presided over by Prof. D. Shrijay Devaraj Urs, Registrar (Evaluation), University of Mysore, Mysore. The present lecture is the eleventh one in the digital library endowment series. Since 2001 eminent scholars have delivered the lectures. Speakers of the past lectures are Prof. S. Sadagopan, Prof. N. Balakrishnan, Prof. Jayanth R Haritsa, Dr. P. Ananda, Prof. Vijay V. Raghavan, Dr. Chintan Mehta, Prof. Srinvas Ramani, Sri Ragahvendra U. Udupa, Dr. N.R. Srinivasa Ragahavan, and Dr. Douglas W. Oard. Instituted by Informatics India Ltd, the endowment lecture series is one of the coveted events organized by MyDLIS almost every year. The lecture has attracted in the past computer science students & teachers, techno-savvy citizens of Mysore, LIS professionals and others. Please visit http://www.uni-mysore.ac.in/ (Latest News) for more details. Chandrashekara M. Professor & Chairman Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore, Manasagangotri Mysore - 570 006 Off. Ph: (0821) 2419398 M: 9448600970 -- 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 the post of Librarian by St.George College of Management and Science, Bangalore.
by Sri Ramchandra D M 23 Apr '14

23 Apr '14

1) Post: Librarian ( female), 2) Qualification: MLISc with experience / freshers also can apply, 3) Interested candidates may send resume to, *shaijujohn(a)hormail.com <shaijujohn(a)hormail.com>*. 4) Address: St.George College of Management and Science, Banasawadi, Bangalore - 43, Mobile No. 9742575774. Source: The Times of India, Wednesday, April 23, 2014. -- Regards, Sri Ramchandra Madar ( B.A., M.L.I.Sc.) Librarian, Roohi college of Nursing, Hennur - Bagalur Main Road, Bangalore-562149. -- 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 the post of Library Information Officer by National Public School, Bangalore.
by Sri Ramchandra D M 23 Apr '14

23 Apr '14

1) Post: Library Information Officer 2) Those who wish to join this dynamic team of professionals may send detailed C.V., recent photograph, copies of credentials and a one page outline on " My professional accomplishment". 3) Address: The Principal, National Public School, 5th Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore - 560 010. Source: The Times of India, Wednesday 23, April 2014. -- Regards, Sri Ramchandra Madar ( B.A., M.L.I.Sc.) Librarian, Roohi college of Nursing, Hennur - Bagalur Main Road, Bangalore-562149. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Discovery of a Genius True Librarian
by Vinod Kumar Mishra 23 Apr '14

23 Apr '14

Dear All, First time in my professional career i have discovered/Met a Genius Library professional who is not having a single degree of Library science but having much talent and knowledge in comparison to many big degree holders including myself who posts some useless topics in forums. Please note my intention is not to criticize any one but only to promote such professionals so that others could learn something from them. He ( https://www.facebook.com/wisdombooks ) has registered for our workshop and send me friend request on facebook, i was thinking that the person is having a high qualifications in LIS because of his age (above 60) and the devotion for LIS. During our discussions on facebook he invited for Excel data conversion for Koha at his institute (Bhaktivedanta Research Centre, Kolkatta) but on volunteer basis. My self and My colleague Mr. D.P. Tripathi agreed and he send his complex data in excel format because we never seen such standard data maintained in excel. The job of conversion was very challenging but we did successfully and went kolkata at midnight 11:30 PM, he picked us and we went to his Small library which was maintained perfectly and neatly almost independently. We were surprised to see all modern equipments as well as latest and old collection of manuscripts, examples of technical preservation of original papers to digital preservation methods, use of technology for w! orking comfortably with accuracy and speed etc. After visit of library we sat and asked for his degree and socked to here that he had taken admission in IGNOU but could not complete B.lib/M.lib due to some personal reasons. Then we started some technical discussions about the library technologies and simultaneously i was thinking that he may not be aware about those but surprised when he discussed and replied about all those technologies and tools. We found almost all tools and technology in such a small library including high end scanner (Bookeye4). Due to some complexity in data migrations it took much time and we had to catch our Flight also at 3:00 AM early morning for Assam Univ. Silchar, we were very tired but not seen a single sign of tiredness on his face and sleepy even up to 3 o'clock but ultimately we success in data migration and system setup of koha. Dear friends the above person has taken Indian citizenship but he is Italian and working with such a devotion and duty in the age of 60 is really surprising therefore i request all LIS professionals to meet with such professionals whenever you have time and spare some time with him to learn the real ethics of Librarianship. Now i can assume what was the devotion of Dr. Ranganathan and others during those days because "Angelo Pugliese" has also made his own temporary scheme for classifying documents and taken many Latest technological initiatives for the Library. 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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FREELY MIGRATE DATA AND IMPLEMENT KOHA, DSPACE, JOOMLA ETC.
by Vinod Kumar Mishra 23 Apr '14

23 Apr '14

Dear All, Its my pleasure to inform that we have taken initiative to migrate the data from existing system such as SOUL, LIBSYS, ALICE etc. to Koha and implement other library software's like Koha, Joomla, Dspace, Newgenlib, etc in Govt. institute Libraries FREE OF COST, only TA/DA and honorarium will be accepted as per government rules subject to approval of our competent authority. We have experience of implementing and migrating data of many libraries like IISER Bhopal, Assam Univ. Silchar, Central University of Odisha etc. and we appreciate the efforts of the Librarians of above Systems who has given us opportunity to do the job and saved lakhs of Public money in public interest. Therefore i hope many of our Library professionals will pay attention on our initiative before availing any commercial support because by sharing our expertise we can not only save lakhs of money but strengthening our professionals also for better recognition in the society. I also invite some experts who is having such experience and want to provide such services to the community. Please feel free to contact: V.K. Mishra: 09439420860, vinod_librarian(a)gmail.com D.P. Tripathi: 08895296796, dptkvs(a)rediffmail.com 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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