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Workshop on Koha, Joomla and data migration at NIT Rourkela
by Vinod Kumar Mishra 26 Mar '14

26 Mar '14

Dear All, Biju Patnaik Central Library of NIT Rourkela is organizing first National Workshop on "Library Automation (Koha), Content Management System (Joomla) Data Migration: Challenges and Prospects" from 02-05 May, 2014 under the Series "Empowering Library Professionals to Empower Society (ELPES)-I" . The most peculiarity of this workshop is to provide training to the participants in such a way that they can Implement the same in real environment and the experts from NIT Rourkela library will provide them online/telephonic support up to at least Six month from the date of Workshop. However, professionals are always welcome if they want any support from us. The Details of the Workshop can be found at our Workshop Page at: http://library.nitrkl.ac.in/images/bpcl/workshop/ http://library.nitrkl.ac.in/bpcl/workshop/brochure.pdf http://library.nitrkl.ac.in/bpcl/workshop/form.pdf V.K. Mishra I/C Library Workshop Convener 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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Postpone- Training programme on Bibliometrics and Research Output Analysis
by Roma 26 Mar '14

26 Mar '14

Respected All Due to election, three days training programme on "Bibliometrics and Research Output Analysis" scheduled to be held at INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar, Gujarat from 23rd -25th April, 2014 will be postponed till further announcement. Any inconvenience is regretted Regards, Roma -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Prof. Khaiser Nikam, DLIS, University of Mysore is appointed as Editor of "Journal of Advancements in Library Sciences (JoALS)"
by shivaraj Shiva 26 Mar '14

26 Mar '14

Prof. Khaiser Nikam, DLIS, University of Mysore is appointed as Editor of 'Journal of Advancements in Library Sciences (JoALS)' by the Managing Director of STM Group of Journals. The first issue of the online version of this journal is expected in the first week of April 2014 and the print version is awaited in the last week of April 2014. "JoALS" is a part of STM Group of Journals (Science, Technology & Medicine)." Shivaraju. M Dept. of Library and Information Science, Manasagangothri, Mysore mysore-6 -- 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] Who invented email?
by Dimple Patel 26 Mar '14

26 Mar '14

It might interest you to read this Wikipedia article and subsequently follow the external references. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiva_Ayyadurai#Development_of_EMAIL.2C_ensuin… But some less discerning readers are taking this for a fact. I think such information should be taken with a pinch of salt till it has been confirmed. Regards, Dimple Dear LIS Members, Who invented email? Came across an interesting posting in a blog available at the following link INDIAN BOY WHO INVENTED EMAIL Monday, 24 March 2014 | Kumar Chellappan | CHENNAI http://bharatkalyan97.blogspot.in/2014/03/indian-boy-who-invented-email-va-… Content is as follows: Even the best brains in computer and software engineering may not be able to answer if you ask them who invented email. This was illustrated on Sunday when this writer checked the same with Prof Achuthsankar S Nair, Director, State Inter-University Centre of Excellence in Bioinformatics, Government of Kerala and Dr Iyemperumal, Executive Director, Tamil Nadu State Science and Technology Centre. Both of them expressed their helplessness even though both of them handle hundreds of email messages per day. It is a 14-year-old boy from India and that too with roots in Tamil Nadu who invented email as well as the five-letter word which has become synonymous with communication. VA Shiva Ayyadurai, hardly out of school in New Jersey, ushered in the paperless era into this world. It was in response to a challenge thrown at him by Dr Leslie P Michelson, Director, High Performance Computing Lab, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ), in Newark, New Jersey, which made little Shiva create the world's first email system in November 1978. ?The UMDNJ was a big campus connected by a wide area computer network. The computer was in its initial stages of being used in the office environment. Dr Michelson wanted me to create an electronic version of the interoffice mail system so that the entire staff of doctors, secretaries, students and staff could communicate faster. At that time, secretaries and staff were performing drafting, typing, copying, hand delivering of the entire paper-based mail. By observing the interoffice mail system, I created a parts list: Inbox, Outbox, Memo, Folders, Address Book, Attachments, and then created a computer programme of nearly 50,000 lines of computer code which replicated this entire system. I called my innovation ?email?, a term that had never been used before. The world?s first email I sent was to Dr Michelson in November 1978,? Dr Ayyadurai told The Pioneer on Sunday. Dr Ayyadurai developed email as a software programme. ?Software itself was a new concept then. In 1978, it was not even covered under the Intellectual Property Rights. The US Copyright Law of 1976 was amended, however, in 1980 to allow for the protection of software. In 1982, I was awarded the first US Copyright for ?Email?, recognising me as the inventor of email by the US Government,? said Dr Ayyadurai, who holds four different Post Graduate degrees including a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. ?What you see in any email system today, the Inbox, Outbox, Address Book, the Memo (From, To, Date, Subject, Body, CC and BCC), Attachments, etc are based on my observations to replicate the interoffice mail system. In November 1978, as a 14-year-old school boy, I addressed the doctors of the University on what I invented and demonstrated the use of this entire system,? reminiscences Dr Ayyadurai, son of Vellayappa Ayyadurai, a chemical engineer hailing from Rajapalayam in Tamil Nadu and Meenakshi, a mathematics teacher who went on to become the head of the elite Don Bosco Public School in Mumbai. The Ayyadurais migrated to the USA in 1970 in search of greater challenges so that little Shiva could get better education and exposure. He did not let his parents down. By the age of 13 he had mastered all known computer programming languages in vogue and went on to create email, which revolutionised the world of communication. Dr Ayyadurai has come out with a book The Email Revolution: Unleashing The Power of Connect which has foreword by Dr Leslie Michelson and an introduction by none other than Prof Noam Chomsky. He is in India as part of his mission to identify more ?Shivas? who have much better innovations to offer to the world. ?Young people of all colors, hungry to make this world a better place, are going to innovate things we?ve never imagined. We have to provide more global images to young people, in India, for example, with icons, beyond just white skinned and white haired, bearded scientists,? said Dr Ayyadurai. And how many of us are aware of the fact that radio was invented by Prof Jagdish Chandra Bose? It was his failure to get it patented that cost Dr Bose the title. Marconi, who had seen Dr Bose?s public demonstration of the radio, had approached him with an irresistible offer to market the same. But Dr Bose wanted the radio to be used for the welfare of the humanity. The night he held the public demonstration, his equipment was robbed from his hotel room. The rest is history,? Prof Ranjit Nair, leading physicist, had told this writer. So, today we all think Marconi, an Italian, invented Radio. But, when it comes to email, it's time to set the record straight, once and for all ? it was a boy, a 14-year-old Indian boy, who invented email. The facts are black and white. -- *Please consider your environmental responsibility before printing this e-mail* Dr. Sunil M.V. Librarian SDM Institute for Management Development No. 1, Chamundi Hill Main Road, Siddharthanagar Post Mysore - 570 011, INDIA -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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You want Linux DVD?
by Vimal Kumar V. 25 Mar '14

25 Mar '14

Dear Friends, Few copies of Linux DVDs are available with me. I have burned the official ISO of Linux on DVDs on the occasion of a technical festival in our area. Following Linux distributions are available with me: Ubuntu 12.04 (Lucid Lynx) 64-bit Linux Mint 16 (Petra) 64-bit Debian 7.4 (Wheezy) 64-bit If you bear the expense of stationery (Rs. 50), I am ready to send the DVD by mail. You can send the delivery charge by money order to my address. Please contact me if you want more details about the Linux DVD. My email ID is vimal0212 at gmail.com 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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Installing DSpace 4.1 on Ubuntu 12.04
by Vimal Kumar V. 25 Mar '14

25 Mar '14

Dr. G Santhosh Kumar, DSpace Ambassador , India/Southern has prepared a document for supporting the installation of DSpace 4.1 (Latest Version) on Ubuntu 12.04. This document can be downloaded from the Cusat Digital Library. http://dspace.cusat.ac.in/jspui/handle/123456789/7831 Information courtesy: Sri. Surendran Cherukodan -- 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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Workshop on Koha and Launch of Koha at BIMTECH
by Vinod Kumar Mishra 25 Mar '14

25 Mar '14

Dear All, Its my pleasure to inform you that myself and My colleague Mr. D.P. Tripathy has participated at BIMTECH workshop ( 21-23 March ) as a resource person which was a very effective workshop as feedback received by the participants. During the workshop we have also migrated the BIMTECH data from previous software to Koha successfully which was Launched by Mr. Yogendra Singh, Librarian, IIT Roorkee. I congratulate Dr. Rishi Tiwari to develop and organize such platforms for the betterment of Library profession and Professionals. NIT Rourkela is also organizing the Workshop on same topic with data migration tools and tips the detail of the workshop can be found at: http://library.nitrkl.ac.in/images/bpcl/workshop/ Please feel free to contact if you need any assistance. 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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Presentation on "Trillion Dollar by 2025 - North Star for Indian IT" by Mr. S. R. Ramaswami on Thursday, 3rd Apr 2014 at 6.00 p.m.
by Mohan Hr 25 Mar '14

25 Mar '14

Dear all, Pl. find an invite for a presentation on "Trillion Dollar by 2025 - North Star for Indian IT" by Mr. S. R. Ramaswami on Thursday, 3rd Apr 2014 at 6.00 p.m. This is a part of "CSI at 50 - Celebrating Golden Jubilee" Programme Series. The pdf invite is available at http://ieeecs-madras.managedbiz.com/pgms/2014/mm-140403.pdf The invite in word doc format is available at http://ieeecs-madras.managedbiz.com/pgms/2014/mm-140403.doc To facilitate dinner and other logistics, pl. pre-register at http://goo.gl/GTzKg PLEASE CONSIDER REGISTERING FOR THE PROGRAMS ONLY IF YOU ARE SURE OF ATTENDING. PLEASE BE CONSIDERATE TO OTHER FELLOW MEMBERS AND PROFESSIONALS. By any chance, after registering, if you are not likely to attend, pl. inform us at least ONE day in advance by email to csiprograms(a)csi-india.org so that we will extend the invite to those in the wait list and also plan the dinner arrangements accordingly. With reagrds HR Mohan Chairman, IEEE CS & PCS and VP, CSI INVITE ========================================== Computer Society of India, Chennai Chapter IEEE Computer Society, Madras Chapter Cordially invite you to a presentation on "Trillion Dollar by 2025 - North Star for Indian IT" by Mr. S. R. Ramaswami Growth with Governance Advisor Former President & Partner Polaris Financial Technology, Chennai on Thursday, 3rd Apr 2014 at 6.00 p.m. at CSI Education Directorate, Taramani, Chennai - 600113 (Situated in the opposite lane to Indira Nagar MRTS Railway Station. About 100 meters away from the Dharmambal Women's Polytechnic & Opposite to the Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Institute of Hotel Management) Mr. P. Kumar, Chairman, CSI Chennai Mr. H.R. Mohan, Chairman, IEEE CS Programme ======== 6.00 p.m. : Tea & Fellowship 6.30 p.m. : Presentation 7.45 p.m. : Dinner (Fruit & Bread) About the presentation ================= Indian IT has poised for the next big leap and move up to reach leadership position not only in IT services but also in Software Products and possibly Knowledge Technology. According to Gartner and other analysts, by 2015, IT services will be a trillion dollar market and enterprise software to grow to 325 billion in the total market of four trillion. With normal growth and next wave of technology evolution, the IT spend is expected to touch eight to 10 trillion USD by 2025. The Indian IT has an opportunity to dominate and lead in the IT services, enterprise software and contribute to the growth in newer technologies including robotics and bionics. IT Services and Software Product (IP) is the sweet spot for India to gain 30% market share. The speaker is looking at the Crystal Ball in this session and will walk through the path that Indian IT to take including paradigm shift to become the top three in the world coinciding with the Diamond Jubilee of CSI. About the Speaker ============== Mr. S.R. Ramaswami, an alumnus of IISc is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA). He has over three decades of exposure to Business and Technology in Banking, Insurance and Manufacturing. He has been a banker and technologist from the days of FORTRAN to iOS. He has successfully developed and implemented strategies for a 100 million pure play enterprise software company and also has been the CEO of an Insurance Product company from Pittsburg, UA and has been on the Boards of several services and product companies. He has authored of the article "Indian Software Industry - Landing on the Moon" way back in 1997 (DQ Week) dreaming India to touch USD 300 billion by 2010. He has published a paper in Prajnan - the Journal of NIBM, Pune framing an Linear Programming Model for Investment Returns. He has contributed to Draft1.2 of SEI CMM Model to include Risk Management as a KPA. He has further helped in establishing software company operations at Singapore, Australia, UK, USA, Canada etc., He is currently an independent advisor to software companies in India and US. Registration ========= To facilitate dinner and other logistics, pl. pre-register at http://goo.gl/GTzKg PLEASE CONSIDER REGISTERING FOR THE PROGRAMS ONLY IF YOU ARE SURE OF ATTENDING. PLEASE BE CONSIDERATE TO OTHER FELLOW MEMBERS AND PROFESSIONALS. By any chance, after registering, if you are not likely to attend, pl.inform us at least ONE day in advance by email to csiprograms(a)csi-india.org so that we will extend the invite to those in the wait list and also plan the dinner arrangements accordingly. This is a part of "CSI at 50 - Celebrating Golden Jubilee" Programme Series. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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The Library Blog of Kendriya Vidyalaya
by Karunakar N 25 Mar '14

25 Mar '14

It's immense job done by the Librarian's and Its Staff Members in Promoting and making students to read and identifying them & Involving students in Library Activities. Congrats to all them for giving Library Blog. FYA>>> Happy to share the joy of crossing 3 Million Hits on the Library Blog of Kendriya Vidyalaya Pattom at http://librarykvpattom.wordpress.com/ -- * Thanks & Regards,*** *Karunakar.N** B.Sc., MLISc., M.Phil., MBA. Librarian, Govt Women's College, Hunsur, Hunsur(T), Mysore(D). Karnataka, INDIA* -- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Just Published "Collaboration in International and Comparative Librarianship" by IGI Global, 2014 (with some chapters on Library Associations and LIS Education)
by Swapan kumar Patra 25 Mar '14

25 Mar '14

*Just Published "Collaboration in International and Comparative Librarianship"* *Edited by Susmita Chakraborty* (University of Calcutta, India) *and Anup Kumar Das* (Jawaharlal Nehru University, India) DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-4365-9 ISBN13: 9781466643659, EISBN13: 9781466643666 http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4365-9 *This a Festschrift Volume honoring Professor S.B. Ghosh, Member different sections of IFLA (RSCAO & SET).* Cite: Chakraborty, S., & Das, A. K. (2014). Collaboration in International and Comparative Librarianship (pp. 1-406). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-4365-9 Description With the introduction of the Bologna Process, the emphasis on the importance of international librarianship and its activity between governmental or non-governmental institutions, organizations, and groups of nations has continued to grow. Collaboration in International and Comparative Librarianship highlights the importance of international librarianship in governmental and non-governmental institutions, organizations, and groups in order to promote, develop, and maintain librarianship and the library profession around the world. This publication is essential for graduate students, researchers, teachers, and LIS administrators in the field of library science. Table of Contents Foreword by Dan Dorner Preface by Susmita Chakraborty, Anup Kumar Das Chapter 1: Prof. S. B. Ghosh, alias Badal, as I Know Him (pages 1-8) by A. K. Dasgupta Chapter 2: Introduction: Comparative and International Librarianship (pages 9-16) by Anup Kumar Das, Susmita Chakraborty Chapter 3: Donations to Libraries: A Problem in International Cooperation (pages 17-27) by Paul Sturges Chapter 4: Globalization and Library and Information Science: Ethical Challenges (pages 28-36) by Ismail Abdullahi Chapter 5: Philanthropy in Libraries (pages 37-50) by Achala Munigal, Susmita Chakraborty Chapter 6: International Librarianship: One Librarian's Experience in Reducing the Digital Divide (pages 51-62) by Alan Hopkinson Chapter 7: The Role of the Special Libraries Association in Promoting Library Professionals on a Global Scale (pages 64-84) by Sheila L. Rosenthal Chapter 8: Role of IFLA in Marketing Initiatives in Library and Information Services (pages 85-93) by Dinesh K. Gupta Chapter 9: International Scholarship and the Role of American Research Libraries (pages 94-100) by Barbara I. Dewey Chapter 10: International Cooperation in the Domains of Agricultural Research and Information (pages 102-110) by Deva Eswara Reddy Chapter 11: Energy, Environment, and Sustainable Development Knowledge Center: A TERI LIC Case Study (pages 111-124) by Reeta Sharma, Shantanu Ganguly Chapter 12: Collaboration in Editorship: "Global Perspectives on School Libraries" (pages 126-136) by Luisa Marquardt, Dianne Oberg Chapter 13: Building the Capacity of Librarians through Collaboration: The Experience of the University of Bergen and Makerere University Libraries with their New Partners in the North and South (pages 137-147) by Maria G. N. Musoke, Ane Landoy Chapter 14: Innovation Network in IT Sector: A Study of Collaboration Patterns Among Selected Foreign IT Firms in India and China (pages 148-170) by Swapan Kumar Patra Chapter 15: Library and Information Science Collaborations in the Philippines and Beyond (pages 171-194) by Ana Maria B. Fresnido, Joseph M. Yap Chapter 16: Collaboration at an International Level: Germany (pages 195-203) by Hella Klauser Chapter 17: Across the Seas: Collaboration between Australia and the Pacific Islands (pages 204-217) by Jayshree Mamtora, Peter Walton Chapter 18: International Satellite Communications to Support and Supplement Web-Based Information Exchange: A Co-Operative Programme (pages 219-226) by A. Neelameghan Chapter 19: Content in the Cloud: Towards a Green Information Service Model (pages 227-238) by Gobinda G. Chowdhury Chapter 20: International Cooperation in Developing a Digital Library Software and South Asia Network (pages 239-255) by A. Neelameghan, K.S. Raghavan Chapter 21: Digital Library in a Collaborative Context: Romania and Norway 2003-2012 (pages 257-272) by Angela Repanovici, Ane Landoy Chapter 22: Curriculum Contents of Digital Library Education (DLE) in Europe (pages 273-296) by Nafiz Zaman Shuva, Ragnar Andreas Audunson Chapter 23: Internationalization of LIS Education in India: ICT-Based Collaborative Approach (pages 297-306) by Swati Bhattacharyya Chapter 24: Learning Mode of the Future: Open and Distance Education- Role of Libraries (pages 307-313) by M. P. Satija Chapter 25: Internationalization of LIS (Library and Information Science) Education: The Bologna Process Approach (pages 314-320) by Anna Maria Tammaro Chapter 26: Collaboration Scenario in the Indian LIS Papers of the 21st Century (pages 322-328) by Bimal Kanti Sen Chapter 27: Anatomy of Social Science Research Literature: A Scientometric Evaluation of Global Productivity (pages 329-337) by K. C. Panda, Bipin Bihari Sethi Afterword by A. Neelameghan Sample PDFs are available for all chapters. Further Details: http://www.igi-global.com/book/collaboration-international-comparative-libr… Dr. Swapan Kumar Patra Senior Researcher EJOLT Centre for Studies in Science Policy School of Social Sciences Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi-110067 INDIA Ph-+91-9013048815 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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AULISAA-Members
by Dr.S.Dhanavandan 25 Mar '14

25 Mar '14

*Dear LIS Professionals,* Season's Greetings! We are happy to inform you that we are uniting ourselves (Annamalai University LIS PhD awardees) in the form of alumni by the name of AULISAA (Annamalai University Library and Information Science Alumni Association). The office bearers of AULISAA are initially selected on ad-hoc basis. The permanent office bearers will be elected at the first general body meeting to be held on 29.3.2014 at 1.00pm. We solicit your kind presence and participation. *Note*: On behalf of AULISAA, the Ph.D. awardees of Annamalai University are planning to honour in the occasion of two day National Seminar to be held on 28th and 29th March 2014 organized by DLIS, Annamalai University. *AULISAA 2014* (Annamalai University Library and Information Science Alumni Association) 1. *President* : *Dr. A. Manoharan* (Bishop Heber College) 2. *Vice president* : *Dr. S. Suriyanarayanan* (Sri Paramakalyani College) *Dr. R. Sarangapani* (Bharathiar Univeristy) 3. *Secretary* *Dr. S. Ravi* (Annamalai University) 4. *Joint Secretary *: *Dr. M. Sadik Batcha* (Periyar University) 5. *Treasurer and Legal Advisor* : *Dr. S. Thanuskodi* (Alagappa University) *6. **Executive Committee Members : * 1. *Dr. K. Chinnasamy* (Madurai Kamaraj University) 2. *Dr. R. Sevukan* (Pondicherry University) 3. *Dr. P. Sivaraman* (Annamalai University) 4. *Dr. S. Mohamed Esmail* ( Annamalai University) 5. *Dr. K. Elavazhagan* (Indian Institute of Management, Trichy) 6. *Dr. R. Balasubramani* (Bharathidasan University) 7. *Dr. S. Dhanavandan* ( Gandhigram Rural University) 8. *Dr. P. Balasubramanian* (Manonmaniam Sundaranar University 9. *Dr. S. Balakrishnan* (Annamalai University) 10. *Dr. R. Natarajan *(Annamali University) 11. *Dr. J. Vasanthi* ( Karaikal) 12. *Dr. S. Kavitha* ( Annamalai University) 13. *Dr. V. Ramesh Babu *(Pals Engg. College) -- Dr. S. Dhanavandan *Assistant Librarian* Gandhigram Rural Institute-Deemed University Gandhigram -624 302. Dindigul Dt, Tamil Nadu, Mobile:09442867275, dhanavandan(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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Anybody have tried Invenio digital library software?
by Vimal Kumar V. 24 Mar '14

24 Mar '14

Dear Friends, I am trying to install Invenio (https://invenio-software.org/) digital library software. I failed in the first two attempts. I stuck with last few commands in the detailed installation manual. I would like to know anybody have successfully installed this software before? Invenio digital library seems useful and rich with many good features. Here is a brief description about the software from the home page, Invenio has been originally developed at CERN to run the CERN document server, managing over 1,000,000 bibliographic records in high-energy physics since 2002, covering articles, books, journals, photos, videos, and more. Invenio is being co-developed by an international collaboration comprising institutes such as CERN, DESY, EPFL, FNAL, SLAC and is being used by about thirty scientific institutions worldwide. 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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Who invented email?
by Sunil MV 24 Mar '14

24 Mar '14

Dear LIS Members, Who invented email? Came across an interesting posting in a blog available at the following link INDIAN BOY WHO INVENTED EMAIL Monday, 24 March 2014 | Kumar Chellappan | CHENNAI http://bharatkalyan97.blogspot.in/2014/03/indian-boy-who-invented-email-va-… Content is as follows: Even the best brains in computer and software engineering may not be able to answer if you ask them who invented email. This was illustrated on Sunday when this writer checked the same with Prof Achuthsankar S Nair, Director, State Inter-University Centre of Excellence in Bioinformatics, Government of Kerala and Dr Iyemperumal, Executive Director, Tamil Nadu State Science and Technology Centre. Both of them expressed their helplessness even though both of them handle hundreds of email messages per day. It is a 14-year-old boy from India and that too with roots in Tamil Nadu who invented email as well as the five-letter word which has become synonymous with communication. VA Shiva Ayyadurai, hardly out of school in New Jersey, ushered in the paperless era into this world. It was in response to a challenge thrown at him by Dr Leslie P Michelson, Director, High Performance Computing Lab, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ), in Newark, New Jersey, which made little Shiva create the world's first email system in November 1978. “The UMDNJ was a big campus connected by a wide area computer network. The computer was in its initial stages of being used in the office environment. Dr Michelson wanted me to create an electronic version of the interoffice mail system so that the entire staff of doctors, secretaries, students and staff could communicate faster. At that time, secretaries and staff were performing drafting, typing, copying, hand delivering of the entire paper-based mail. By observing the interoffice mail system, I created a parts list: Inbox, Outbox, Memo, Folders, Address Book, Attachments, and then created a computer programme of nearly 50,000 lines of computer code which replicated this entire system. I called my innovation ‘email’, a term that had never been used before. The world’s first email I sent was to Dr Michelson in November 1978,” Dr Ayyadurai told The Pioneer on Sunday. Dr Ayyadurai developed email as a software programme. “Software itself was a new concept then. In 1978, it was not even covered under the Intellectual Property Rights. The US Copyright Law of 1976 was amended, however, in 1980 to allow for the protection of software. In 1982, I was awarded the first US Copyright for ‘Email’, recognising me as the inventor of email by the US Government,” said Dr Ayyadurai, who holds four different Post Graduate degrees including a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. “What you see in any email system today, the Inbox, Outbox, Address Book, the Memo (From, To, Date, Subject, Body, CC and BCC), Attachments, etc are based on my observations to replicate the interoffice mail system. In November 1978, as a 14-year-old school boy, I addressed the doctors of the University on what I invented and demonstrated the use of this entire system,” reminiscences Dr Ayyadurai, son of Vellayappa Ayyadurai, a chemical engineer hailing from Rajapalayam in Tamil Nadu and Meenakshi, a mathematics teacher who went on to become the head of the elite Don Bosco Public School in Mumbai. The Ayyadurais migrated to the USA in 1970 in search of greater challenges so that little Shiva could get better education and exposure. He did not let his parents down. By the age of 13 he had mastered all known computer programming languages in vogue and went on to create email, which revolutionised the world of communication. Dr Ayyadurai has come out with a book The Email Revolution: Unleashing The Power of Connect which has foreword by Dr Leslie Michelson and an introduction by none other than Prof Noam Chomsky. He is in India as part of his mission to identify more “Shivas” who have much better innovations to offer to the world. “Young people of all colors, hungry to make this world a better place, are going to innovate things we’ve never imagined. We have to provide more global images to young people, in India, for example, with icons, beyond just white skinned and white haired, bearded scientists,” said Dr Ayyadurai. And how many of us are aware of the fact that radio was invented by Prof Jagdish Chandra Bose? It was his failure to get it patented that cost Dr Bose the title. Marconi, who had seen Dr Bose’s public demonstration of the radio, had approached him with an irresistible offer to market the same. But Dr Bose wanted the radio to be used for the welfare of the humanity. The night he held the public demonstration, his equipment was robbed from his hotel room. The rest is history,” Prof Ranjit Nair, leading physicist, had told this writer. So, today we all think Marconi, an Italian, invented Radio. But, when it comes to email, it's time to set the record straight, once and for all — it was a boy, a 14-year-old Indian boy, who invented email. The facts are black and white. -- *Please consider your environmental responsibility before printing this e-mail* Dr. Sunil M.V. Librarian SDM Institute for Management Development No. 1, Chamundi Hill Main Road, Siddharthanagar Post Mysore - 570 011, INDIA -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library Trainee
by Dr.Dineshan Koovakkai 24 Mar '14

24 Mar '14

Dear All, Central University of Kerala, Kasaragod needs Library Trainees for its Libraries. *Qualification required:* 1. BLISc/MLISc (preferably MLISc). 2. Computer Knowledge. The selection will be based on practical test and interview. Stipend: *Rs. 9000/- *per month. Training period: *1 year*. Interested candidates may attend the walk-in-interview and practical test with all original certificates on *2nd April, 2014 at 10am* at the Central University Office at Nayanmarmoola, Vidyanagar, Kasaragod. Contact Phone No. 04994- 255533 Regards, -- Dr.Dineshan Koovakkai *MA; MLISc; PGDEC; PGDCA; DCHN; NET; PhD.* Assistant Librarian & Publication Officer Co-ordinator, NMEICT Nodal Officer, Higher Education Survey Associate Editor, CUK Newsletter Central University of Kerala Vidyanagar P.O. Kasargod, Kerala, India Mob: 09447468586 Blog: www.dineshkoovakkai.blogspot.com Visit our library website at: www.universitylibrarycuk.yolasite.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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DRTC Students Colloquium (3)
by drtc＠isibang.ac.in 24 Mar '14

24 Mar '14

INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE Documentation Research & Training Centre 8th Mile, Mysore Road, RVCE Post Bangalore, 560 059 DRTC Colloquium 3 ONTOLOGY AND ITS VARIOUS ASPECTS ABSTRACT Ontology illuminates the structure of knowledge. It captures the fundamental conceptual structure of the domain. Ontology plays a great role in sharing and reusing of knowledge. So, constructing an effective ontology, we require to perform an effective analysis of the field or domain. Weak analysis results illogical ontological construction. In the literature we find various types of ontologies, for instance, top-level ontology, domain ontology, heavyweight, lighweight, middleweight ontology, etc. In this colloquium, we will discuss these various types of ontology and their construction mechanism and tools. We will also discuss some of the significant exisitng ontology evaluation techniques, ontology applications and projects. This colloquium is organized as follows: 1. Introduction : Samhati Soor 2. Ontology Evolution : Dibakar Sen 3. Ontology Classification : Jayanta Kumar Nayek, Manasa Rath 4. Ontology Development Methodology : Tanmay Mondal 5. Ontology Development Tools : Sandip Das 6. Ontology Evaluation Techniques : Anwesha Bhattacharya 7. Ontology Applications : Manash Kumar 8. Ontology Mapping and Alignment : Shiv Shakti Ghosh 9. Existing Projects and Conclusion : Mohit Garg Date : 26.03.2014. Time : 2 p.m. Venue : DRTC, ISI Bangalore All are cordially invited. Biswanath Dutta Colloquium Co-ordinator -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Paper invited for International Journal of Information Research (ISSN: 2249 8273)
by Shriram Pandey 24 Mar '14

24 Mar '14

Dear LIS Professionals, Greetings! I am very pleased to inform all of you that with the help of our esteemed editorial board members and reviewer committee, 'International Journal of Information Research (ISSN 2249-8273)' has been released its Vol. 3, Issue 3 of March, 2014. I am glad to invite you to submit your article for the Vol 3, Issue No. 4 (June, 2014) of 'International Journal of Information Research (ISSN: 2249-8273)'. The International Journal of Information Research is a peer-reviewed print as well as online open access scholarly journal that is being published quarterly by the 'Society for Scholarly Publishing and Open Access Resources (SPOARS)'. This is a print as well as an online open access journal for library, information and management (LIM) professionals. In this journal articles, reviews, proceeding papers, and news items, etc are published. SUBMISSION GUIDELINE Authors are requested to submit their manuscripts in .doc or .rtff format by email attachment to editorijir(a)gmail.com. Submissions should not be longer than 7,000 words including abstract, figures, tables, references and appendices. All manuscripts submitted to the journal will be double-blind refereed by expert and members of the editorial board. The journal's committee will remove personal details for the purpose of blind review process. Thank you. Warm regards, Prof. H. N. Prasad, Editor-in-Chief International Journal of Information Research Department of Library and Information Science Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (U. P.) PIN -221 005 (India) Contact No. +91- 9415336709 (Mob.) Email ID: editorijir(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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ICLAM2014 : Call for Papers
by skumar_31＠yahoo.com 23 Mar '14

23 Mar '14

All LIS professionals are invited to submit papers or presentations to ICLAM 2014, an international LIS conference that is unique in so many ways: Ø For the first time a LIS conference in India invites you to share your experiences about Jugaad, a form of innovation (also known as Frugal Innovation), you engage in almost everyday in your library/organisation to serve the users better. Ø For the first time you have the freedom to submit a presentation without a paper or a full paper on multiple aspects of innovation including Jugaad. Ø In ICLAM 2014 you do not submit a traditional poster but a video that will be uploaded to Youtube. Ø ICLAM 2014 is truly inter-disciplinary - professionals from libraries, archives, museums and other cultural institutions; and non-professional enthusiasts for learning from any field are invited to attend and actively participate in ICLAM 2014. The conference being inter-disciplinary the boundaries of disciplines simply do not matter. There are many other interesting features of ICLAM 2014. Kindly visit the conference websitehttp://www.iclam2014.in/iclam-2014/ for further details about the conference and the topics for submission of papers or presentations. You can submit your paper or presentation from 15th March 2014 onwards. Few important details 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 Associationsand 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 Centre 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. 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. Apart from Library and Information professionals, Archivists and Conservators, experts drawn from the diverse fields of Management, Information Technology, Education and Governance from all over the world will be invited to present their perspectives. I M P O R T A N T D A T E S · Call for papers / presentations 15th March, 2014 · Opening of registration 1st April, 2014 · Last date for submission of full papers/presentations 31st July, 2014 · Acceptance of submitted papers/ presentations 7th August, 2014 · Submission of camera-ready paper 31st August, 2014 · Early bird registration 31st October, 2014 · Conference 27th to 29th November, 2014 Dr Sanjeev kumar Director NRC NIFT -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Kerala Library Association and MyLISA: Hats Off
by Ishwar Goudar 23 Mar '14

23 Mar '14

Dear Professional Friends, As I have observed two LIS Associations Kerala Library Association (KLA) and Mysore Librarians and Information Scientists Association (MyLISA) have been doing excellent jobs in South by way of arranging number of lectures, seminars, workshops useful both for students and practicing librarians, by and large true to their objectives. A number of useful topics/programs like DSpace, KOHA, UGC-Net, Felicitations, Career Developmental Programs, Surveys, etc have been covered by them. Useful publications are also brought out, apart from lobbying at government level in the interest of profession They also handle LIS related consultancy/developmental projects. Recently KLA, released Librarian Logo on International Women's Day. I appreciate activities of KLA Centre for Proficiency Development (KLA-CPD). KLA Community is well represented in Social Media. SALIS is another Association with notable activities. In no way I am undermining the activities of other LIS Associations. We, professionals and associations should come up to the expectations of the society and there by getting better recognition. Regards, - - - - - - - - Dr. I.R.N. Goudar Ex. Visiting Professor and Library Adviser Mysore University Library University of Mysore Manasagangotri, MYSORE - 570 006 Ex Scientist 'G' and Head, ICAST, NAL, Bangalore E-mail: goudarishwar(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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The Library Blog of Kendriya Vidyalaya Pattom crossed 3 Million Hits
by S.L. Faisal 23 Mar '14

23 Mar '14

Dear All, Happy to share the joy of crossing 3 Million Hits on the Library Blog of Kendriya Vidyalaya Pattom at http://librarykvpattom.wordpress.com/ Thanks to everyone. Regards S.L.Faisal Librarian Kendriya Vidyalaya, Pattom Thiruvananthapuram-695 004 Kerala, India Ph.09447699724 http://kvlibrarians.grou.ps/ http://slfaisal.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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KLA Centre for Professional Development (KLA-CPD), Trivandrum, offers 2 Day Training on KOHA on April 12 & 13, 2014
by S.L. Faisal 23 Mar '14

23 Mar '14

Dear Professionals, KLA Centre for Professional Development (KLA-CPD) announces a two day training programme on KOHA, the Open Source Library Management Software, on April 12 and 13, 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. Who can participate: Working Library Professionals, LIS Students and Researchers in LIS Venue: Room No. 32, 2nd Floor, Kairalie Plaza Annexe, Karamana P.O., Thiruvananthapuram-695 002. Date & Time: April 12 & 13, 2014 ; 9.30 am to 5.00 pm Resource Persons: Experts on KOHA Training mode: Demonstration and Hands on sessions Course Fee: Rs 1000/- (includes study kit+software CD, working lunch, tea and snacks) Number of seats: 10 (Ten) only Registration: On first come first served mode. Online Registration facility is available at http://klaweblog.wordpress.com/ Last date for registration: 04/04/2014 Registration fee must be paid as a 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. 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 Secretay, KLA, Mob: 09495122282 (maashu1(a)gmail.com) Also visit http://www.keralalibraryassociation.org/ **************************************************** Thanks and regards S.L.Faisal Member, Executive Committee, KLA Ph.09447699724 -- 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
by Shankar Dhande 21 Mar '14

21 Mar '14

*Call for Papers For JLIS **ISSN 2347-8993* It has wide scope for library and Information science research to publish article in Journal of Library and Information Services. Original research Papers articles on new invention and case studies on Library and Information Science are invite for publication. *Submission Requirements* 1. Submitted work must be Original work. 2. Submitted paper without prior approval from editor, publisher author should not publish in other Publication. 3. Author should sent only electronic copy of paper Microsoft word attachments file via E-mail: vaidyanathlibrary(a)gmail.com, vaidyanathlibrary(a)yahoo.in 4. Text should be in Times New Roman Styles with font size 12 pts. 5. Use APA Styles for Citations. *Important Dates*: Date is extended up to 30 March 2014, for Publication April 2014 Issue *Title: JOURNAL OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES* *Publisher*: Vaidyanath College Library Parli Vaijanath Dist Beed. (M. S.) *Editor in Chief*: Prof. S. A. Dhande Librarian Vaidyanth College Parli Vaijanath Dist Beed. (M. S.) Mob. 9404152951*Mailing Address**: *Shankar Ashok Dhande Librarian, Vaidyanath College, Parli Vaijanath Dist. Beed. (M. S.) 431515 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Libraries change lives award
by Mailing List Admin 21 Mar '14

21 Mar '14

Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 20:43:37 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <subbiah.arunachalam(a)gmail.com> CILIP has an award called 'Libraries change lives award.' Please see http://www.cilip.org.uk/cilip/advocacy-awards-and-projects/awards-and-medal… Is there something we can do similar to that in our country? Arun

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RDA Blog : a blog on Resource Description & Access reaches 100000 pageviews
by Salman Haider 21 Mar '14

21 Mar '14

RDA BLOG REACHES 100000 PAGEVIEWS RDA Blog is a blog on Resource Description & Access, a new library cataloging standard replacing AACR2. RDA BLOG HIGHLIGHTS IN 1-MINUTE VIDEO PRESENTATION <http://resourcedescriptionandaccess.blogspot.com/2014/03/rda-blog-reaches-1…> http://resourcedescriptionandaccess.blogspot.com/2014/03/rda-blog-reaches-1… Salman Haider RDA Cataloging Librarian -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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SALIS 2014 - National Conference on Reaching the Unreached: Connecting the Library Users and Resources through Innovative Services and Technologies
by Arunachalam Hariharan 21 Mar '14

21 Mar '14

SALIS 2014 - Conference Announcement TEQIP (Phase II) Sponsored National Conference on Reaching the Unreached: Connecting the Library Users and Resources through Innovative Services and Technologies (SALIS 2014) 8th & 9th August 2014 Organized by Department of Library, CIT, Coimbatore and SALIS About CIT The V. Rangasamy Naidu Educational Trust devoted to the cause of promoting technical and scientific literacy, established Coimbatore Institute of Technology (CIT) in 1956. CIT is one of the most reputed and prestigious educational institutions in South India since 1956. CIT, a government aided autonomous institution affiliated to Anna University, Chennai managed by a pedigreed lineage for the past 58 years, enjoys national repute. The Institute backed by world class research and development. The Institute boasts of strong academic–industrial interaction and a high quality of research and consultancy. The institute has celebrated its Golden Jubilee in the year 2006. All the departments are well equipped with qualified staff, class rooms and laboratories. CIT is identified as one of the beneficiary institutions under TEQIP (Phase II) – Sub Component 1.1 (Strengthening institutions to improve learning outcomes and employability of graduates). About the Department of Library, CIT The Department of Library, CIT functioning in the vast area of15,000 sq.ft. The main objective of the CIT library is to provide information services and access to print and e-resources to support the scholarly and informational needs of the institute community. The fully automated library is well equipped with modern facilities and resources in the form of books, print and e-journals, back volumes and non-book materials.The CIT library has been subscribing many on-line databases and e-resources including IEEE, ASCE, ASME, Science Direct, Springer Link, Mc-Graw Hill’s Access Engineering Library, J-Gate Plus, GREENR, ASTM, NPTEL etc. The library is also a member of N-LIST, DELNET and American Concrete Institute, USA for sharing / accessing information resources and servcies. About SALIS SALIS is a registered national professional body, actively involved in the development of all spheres of LIS by organizing various programmes such as conferences, seminars, workshops and training programmes on emerging topics throughout the year in various parts of the country through its chapters located in many places. SALIS publishes national and international journals, proceedings and newsletter for exchange of information and knowledge among LIS professionals. SALIS instituted many awards to encourage and motivate LIS professionals. One of the objectives of SALIS is to train the LIS professionals in the country to handle the latest IT tools and techniques more effectively and efficiently and also to understand and adopt the best practices in order to provide high quality service to the users. About the Conference Libraries are the integral part of academic, R &D institutions and also in a society to disseminate information and knowledge to the user community for the betterment and well being of the society. Libraries invest heavily for acquiring, processing and disseminating and maintaining resources by spending huge amount of money. Therefore, these resources should be equitably utilized to the maximum for academic and R & D excellence, developing competency skills and acquiring knowledge for all the stake holders in the society. Innovative programmes and services should be designed using technologies to provide access and service to all particularly the unreached. At present, one group of users have access to plenty of resources but not utilizing and the another group needs information but not getting access to the information. Therefore, libraries should plan, design suitable programme to provide access to information to all and connect the right users to the right resource at the right time. Conference Objectives The conference is intended to provide a forum for LIS professionals to discuss, deliberate and exchange knowledge and ideas to reach the unreached. The objectives are To indentify the unreached groups Reasons for not reaching the unreached groups Reasons for underutilizing the resources Information requirements of the unreached group Ways to serve the unreached group Innovative programmes and service to serve the unreached group Suitable methods and technologies to promote and deliver the services Themes and Sub-Themes Connecting Users to Resources Initiatives-To Reach the Unreached, To serve the un-served, To make non-reader as reader, Right users to the right resources; Connecting the Resources to the users; Connecting the students of distance education; Equitable service to all the users; Academic Institutions: Students-Scholars-Faculty; assignment - project - fund - research - thesis - higher education - Funding - job opportunities; Programmes for Schools - Lesson planning, students project and exercises; Connecting R & D - Industry - Corporate Bodies - Small Scale industries with correct resources: Literature studies - products - patents - standards - reports - specification. Innovative Programmes to Reach the Unreached Audio - Video - TV - Online - Library Kiosk - Information Booth - Online library services - GPSS application to locate resources; Programme for skill development and higher studies - Research Help - Technology Help- Online Research Assistants; Library as a incubator; Liaison with Departmental activities - Programs for attracting users to library - developing reading habits making non-readers as readers Innovative Library Services Literature Review - SDI, CAS, Alert services; Research Output - Bibliometric, Scientometric and Citation Studies; Push and Pull services; Eresource usage studies; Database creation- IRTrend report-consolidation and repacking; Photos-Press-Publicity; Quality management – accreditation-Best Practices; KM initiatives for Knowledge Sharing: Ask a Librarian – FAQ - Forum-Group for Research in Progress - News Compilation; Publication activities; Electronic Article Delivery; OpenURL; Patents writing - IPR – Copyright – Plagiarism. Innovative Library Services using Technology to ‘Reach the Unreached’ Telephone-IVRS-Internet-Email-Mobile-SMS; Elearning; CMS; Digital library services; Social networking tools: Blog – Facebook - Twitter – RSS - Flicker; Cloud technology; Automated library vending machines; Library Hot-spot ; Mobile Library apps – MOPAC; Lending E-books online; Online Tutorial - Webinar. Information Literacy Programmes Awareness - Orientation - Bibliographic Instruction; Guided Tour - how to use technology and resources; Curriculum - course embedded IL programmes for each subject ; Modules for all courses; ICT- health - finance - food – literacy. Out Reach Programmes Extension service: for Isolated and Less privileged communities - rural population - Differentially abled - Children-adult and aged - house wife - poor and homeless; Establishment of Village Library - Readers Group - reading corner - Mobile library / Circulating library; Home delivery; Adoption of Village libraries by corporate; Design of outreach programmes in vernacular language for all the ages; Establishment of community college libraries; Collaboration and Liaison of academic, local libraries, local communities, small scale industries and business groups for sharing resources; Information Kiosk; Night Study room for adult; Off-campus services. Promotion and Marketing of Library Services Brochures- banners- Slogans- flyers-news lettercut- outs-exhibits-quotes-Advertisement - Special programmes; Personal discussion – Chatting - Group discussion – through websites – mobiles – e-mail - street drama - mobile van – Library week – Tope 10 readers – Tope 10 books – gift and awards for the best users - Participation of institution – professional association – Govtnational- state-local bodies-NGO-Corporate for promotion of library usage. Submission of Papers Original and unpublished papers on the conference themes are invited for presentation at the conference. Papers will be accepted only after strict review by editorial committee. Accepted papers will be published in the Conference Proceedings with ISBN. Selected papers may be published in the SALIS journals. Author Guidelines Authors are requested to submit the full paper in word file (with an abstract not exceeding 200 words and at least 3 keywords) as an e-mail attachment to citsalis2014(a)gmail.com. Paper should not exceed 6 pages of A4 size with 1.5 line spacing and font size 12 in TMN. Reference style: APA. Papers will not be accepted without registration fee. Target Participants Librarians, Information professionals, LIS Teachers, Students and Research scholars. Registration Fee: LIS Professionals Rs.1000 Research Scholars (Regular) & LIS Students Rs.500 (Kit without conference bag) Participants (without paper) Rs.500 (Kit without conference bag and proceedings) Registration fee should be paid through Demand Draft drawn in favour of 'The Principal, CIT’ payable at ‘Coimbatore’ and addressed to the “Organizing Secretary”. The online payment details to be provided on request. Last Dates Submission of full-paper 30.06.2014 Registration 25.07.2014 Conference Websites www.salis2014.wordpress.com www.cit.edu.in www.salis.in www.autolib-india.net/salis https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100007788373190 Accommodation The delegates will be provided accommodation in the college hostel on sharing basis against an advance payment of Rs. 500/- on first cum first served basis. In case of non-availability of rooms in the hostel, accommodation will be arranged in the nearby hotels on extra payment. Participants can also make their own arrangement for accommodation at hotels available in and around Central Railway Station and Gandhipuram. The room rent varies from Rs. 500 to 5000 per day. About Coimbatore Coimbatore is the second biggest city of Tamilnadu. It is identified as one of the fast developing metros of India. It is abounded with universities, colleges and IT industries. Situated at the foot hills of Nilgiris, Coimbatore is known for its pleasant climate, peaceful atmosphere and surrounded by major tourist spots has always been a favorite place for tourists. Nearest Tourist Places Ooty (Hill Resort) Valparai (Hill Station) Kovai Kutralam Black Thunder Temples Perur Marudhamalai Eachanari Isha Dhyanalingam Koniamman Temple, Karamadai Ranganathar Temple, Then Thirupathi, Anamalai Masaniamman Temple and many more temples. Palani and Guruvayur are around 100 kms from Coimbatore Dr.M.Mandhirasalam Organizing Secretary, SALIS 2014 & Librarian Coimbatore Institute of Technology (Government Aided Autonomous Institution) Civil Aerodrome (Po), Coimbatore - 641 014. Tamil Nadu, India. Phone: 0422-2574071-72, Extn.355 Fax: 0422-2575020, Mobile: 0 98 42 95 65 85 E-Mail: citsalis14(a)gmail.com Web: www.cit.edu.in & Dr. S.Surianarayanan President, SALIS Dr. S.Swaminathan General Secretary, SALIS & SALIS Governing Council -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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SATKAL Awards 2013 presented at the 59th ILA Conference at IIT Roorkee
by HPS Kalra 20 Mar '14

20 Mar '14

The President and the Trustees of the Satinder Kaur Ramdev Memorial Trust for Advancement of Librarianship (SATKAL) presented various SATKAL awards for the year 2013 on 22 February 2014 on the occasion of the 59thInternational Conference of the Indian Library Association (ILA) at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee (Uttarakhand). SATKAL was founded by an NRI, Prof. Jaginder Singh Ramdev, in the year 2000 in the sweet memory of his wife Mrs. Satinder Kaur Ramdev. This is perhaps the only trust in India that encourages and motivates library and information professionals by giving various awards annually. At the award ceremony, Citations of the award recipients were readout, and a Shawl, a Plaque, and a citation were presented to each of the recipients by the trustees. The names of the SATKAL award recipients for the year 2013 are given below. SATKAL National Librarian Award 2013: Mr. Yogendra Singh, Librarian, IIT, Roorkee. SATKAL Woman Librarian Award 2013: Dr. Jaspal Kaur, Librarian, Dev Samaj College for Women, Chandigarh. SATKAL Young Librarian Award 2013: Dr. Rishi Tiwari, Librarian Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIM-TECH), Greater Noida. SATKAL School Librarian Award 2013: Ms. Rashmi T. Kumbar, Librarian, Adani Vidya Mandir, Ahmedabad. A leaflet about the history, mandate and activities of SATKAL was also distributed at the ILA Conference. About 300 delegates attended the awards ceremony. Dr. HPS Kalra PRO, SATKAL --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Harinder Pal Singh Kalra Associate Professor and Head Department of Library and Information Science Punjabi University, Patiala 147 002 Punjab INDIA. Tel: +91-175-304-6179, 6180 (work) Email: hpskalra(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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