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One Day Workshop on Literature Review at MyLISA, Mysore
by Vasanth 26 Nov '13

26 Nov '13

Dear Sir/Madam, Mysore University Library in association with Mysore Librarians and Information Scientists Association (MyLISA) is organising an one-day workshop on 'Tackle a literature review' under the series 'Publish or Perish'. This is the second workshop on the series. Workshop Date and Venue: The one-day workshop will be on November 30, 2013 at the Mysore University Library, Mysore. The programme is likely to start at 9.30 am. The participants are required to be present at the venue at 9.00 am itself for completing the formality required for attending the workshop. The tea and coffee will be served to the participants between the session breaks. Please note that the participants have to make their own arrangement for lunch on the day of workshop. Workshop registration: There is no fee for participation in the workshop.Certificate of participation will be given to the participants. Please note that there are limited seats available. Hence, the registration will be given only on first-come first serve-basis. The registration would start from 27th November 2013 and close as soon as the maximum number of available seats is filled up. There is no spot registration facility. The application should include the Participant’s Name, Designation, Full Department/Institute Address, Phone Number (preferably mobile), email id and the recommendation from the Chairperson/Guide in case of research scholars, research associates, project assistants, MPhil students and research scholars. The date of receipt of the application by the organizers will be considered for registration purposes. Application has to be delivered by hand at the office of the University Librarian, Manasagangotri, Mysore. Application through email will not be entertained/considered. For further information you may contact: Dr. C.P. Ramasesh University Librarian Mysore University Library University of Mysore Mysore Phone: 0821-2419388 Or Dr. N.S. Harinarayana Secretary MyLISA Mysore Phone: 0821-2419399 ------------------------- With best wishes Vasantha Raju N. PRO MyLISA, Mysore -- 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] Save libraries and librarianship]
by mailman＠ncsi.iisc.ernet.in 26 Nov '13

26 Nov '13

---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: Re: Save libraries and librarianship From: "Sangeeta Narang" <sangeeta.bbdl(a)gmail.com> Date: Sat, November 23, 2013 7:48 pm To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Vasantha, Your vision about the libraries and librarianship in India is very apt. It is true that higher authorities have little concern about the growth and development of public libraries and even advancements in medical libraries is almost abysmal.(Though they have the direct link with the society) One can see how well, management libraries, engineering libraries even university libraries are performing. Neither is there much literature or activities found on public libraries or medical libraries. Many of the professional associations are for the namesake just like the Medical Library Association of India. I wish they should be more active and should unitedly work for improving the status of medical librarians rather than absorbing the posts for their personal gains. Thank you KALA for raising the issue 'save libraries save librarianship' in one of your seminar. Hope such meetings and seminars will be a regular feature all around. Thank you Lis-forum for sending us the regular updates. With best regards Sangeeta Narang ---------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 11:20:19 +0800 (SGT) > From: Vasanth <gooche_1981(a)yahoo.co.in> > To: LIS forum <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> > Subject: [LIS-Forum] Save Libraries and Librarianship: Some Thoughts > Message-ID: > <1385090419.52067.YahooMailNeo(a)web190806.mail.sg3.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > Dear Sir/Madam, > > This piece is just a bundle of thoughts that have been lingering in my > mind after come across the title of the seminar ?Save Libraries and > Librarianship? organized by the Karnataka State Library Association (KALA), > Bangalore on the eve of National Library Week-2013. > > I have tried to look at, why KALA at this juncture has organized a seminar > on this topic ?Save Libraries and Librarianship?? Not on what transpired at > the event.? > > Recently while searching for library quotations we had come across lot of > inspiring quotations on libraries. Many of them have come from famous > literary giants, great scientists and tech wizards. Some of them are: > > "The only thing you absolutely have to know is the location of the > library." > ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??????????????????????? - Albert Einstein? > I have always imagined paradise as a kind of library > ??? ??? ??? ???????????????????????????? - Jorge Louis Borges > > A library is a hospital for the mind > ??? ??? ??? ?? ? ? ? ? ? ?? -? Anonymous? > > Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. > ??? ??? ??? ?? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? - Sir Richard Steel > I cannot live without books > ??? ??? ???????????? -Thomas Jefferson > > What all these quotations indicating or pointing us that, how important > libraries are for creating a healthy society as well as for intellectual > growth of an individual. This is what Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft > has said about libraries ?I?d be happy if I could think that the role of > the library was sustained and even enhanced in the age of the computer.?? > The decline of any cultural institutions (such as libraries) is the decline > of the society. If society is not cared for its cultural institutions then > there is something wrong with the society. The death of library (cultural > institutions) is the death of the society as well.? > > The voice of ?Save libraries? has to come from the society not from the > professional organization. Librarianship may have been facing some serious > problems to sustain in this technological age but not libraries. Every > stakeholder in the society has the role to keep this society healthy by > helping cultural institutions like libraries to sustain and thrive. Why we > librarians, the managers of libraries have to plead the society??Is it not > the collective efforts of the society? > > If few points to ponder upon the current status of librarianship in India > or across the globe, we are lacking strong leadership in the domain (after > S.R.Ranganthan?s demise, Indian LIS field has not seen the leader of such > stature). The academia has, if we go through the recent research trends > (Ph.Ds, research papers, conference, seminars) shifted its focus more on > technological aspects not librarianship (library philosophical > foundations). Public libraries have not been the part of LIS academic > discourse in recent times. If we skim through the LIS Forum posting for the > last one year itself is an indication that even 0.01% > seminars/conference/workshops have had the theme ?public libraries?. Today > in the 21st knowledge society libraries especially public libraries have > big role to play. Technology would help us tap the large mass of the people > through public libraries. Are we doing anything on this?? > > Though we are living in an information society (where economy is largely > depend upon the availability of information) libraries the main chain of > information society is not taken care in a manner it should have been. > Libraries have been deprived of even basic facilities. If school, college, > and public libraries are provided minimal physical facilities and human > resource support, automatically conditions would be little better off. Is > this happening in college, schools and public libraries?? > > Library schools across the globe have been shifting their boundaries > (changing their name as iSchools) from libraries to other interdisciplinary > domains. Library is slowly forgetting from the academic world. If we really > wants to boost the confidence of LIS students (future LIS education), what > we really need to do? Do we have the answer?? > > If library professional organizations not address fundamental questions > and started to ask (save libraries and librarianship) this kind of > questions? Are we putting library profession at stake?? > > > (Views are personal) > > ? > ------------------------- > With best wishes > Vasantha Raju N. > GFGC-Periyapatna > Mysore

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Golden Jubilee Celebrations - SRELS
by SARADA RANGANATHAN ENDOWMENT FOR LIBRARY SCIENCE 26 Nov '13

26 Nov '13

Dear Moderator : Please arramge to announce the following invitation for the benefit of the lis-forum members. Yours truly, K.N. Prasad Executive Officer SRELS Bangalore **** Centre for Knowledge Analytics and Ontological Engineering PES Institute of Technology, Bangalore in association with Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, Bangalore and Ranganathan Centre for Information Studies, Bangalore cordially invite you to a Workshop on Visual Text Analytics by Dr. Michael Shepherd Dean, School of Computer Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and Dr. Carolyn Watters Vice President-Academic and Provost, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Dr. K N Balasubramanya Murthy Principal & Director, PES Institute of Technology, Bangalore will preside on Tuesday, 3rd December 2013 at 9.30 A.M. at Tech Park Seminar Hall, PES Institute of Technology 100ft. Ring Road, Banashankari III Stage, Bangalore 560085 RSVP: 9448041026 (Raghavan) 9880529534 (Prasad) 9845290073 (Mahesh) Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, Bangalore and Ranganathan Centre for Information Studies, Bangalore in association with Centre for Knowledge Analytics and Ontological Engineering PES Institute of Technology, Bangalore cordially invite you to the Dr. S.R. Ranganathan Memorial Lecture (17)(2013) on Methods of Knowledge by Dr. J. K. Suresh Assoc. Vice President and Principal Knowledge Manager Infosys Group Companies, Bangalore Prof. S. Parthasarathy Formerly Scientist-In-Charge, INSDOC, New Delhi will preside on 3rd December 2013, at 2.00 P.M. at Tech Park Seminar Hall, PES Institute of Technology 100ft. Ring Road, Banashankari III Stage, Bangalore 560085 RSVP: 9448041026 (Raghavan) 9880529534 (Prasad) Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, Bangalore in association with Centre for Knowledge Analytics and Ontological Engineering PES Institute of Technology, Bangalore and Ranganathan Centre for Information Studies, Bangalore cordially invite you to the Valedictory Function of the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the “SARADA RANGANATHAN ENDOWMENT FOR LIBRARY SCIENCE” Release of Books by Dr. J. K. Suresh, Vice-President and Principal Knowledge Manager,- Infosys Group Companies, Bangalore Special Lecture by Dr. Michael Shepherd Dean, School of Computer Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on Knowledge Organization in the Age of Big Data (continued) Distribution of Mementos by Prof. S. Parthasarathy Formerly Scientist-In-charge, INSDOC, New Delhi Dr. K. N. Balasubramanya Murthy Principal & Director, PES Institute of Technology, Bangalore will preside on Tuesday, 3rd December 2013 at 4.00 P.M. at Tech Park Seminar Hall, PES Institute of Technology, 100ft. Ring Road, Banashankari III Stage, Bangalore 560085 RSVP: 9448041026 (Raghavan) 9880529534(Prasad) PROGRAMME Invocation : Welcome : Prof. A. Neelameghan Release of books : Dr. J. K. Suresh 1. Scientometrics 2. Knowledge Organization : >From Libraries to the Web Special Lecture : Dr. Michael Shepherd Distribution of Mementos : Prof. S. Parthasarathy President’s Remarks : Dr. Balasubramanya Murthy Vote of Thanks : Dr. K. S. Raghavan ******* The online registration is now open at: http://kanoe.org/workshopregistration.html -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for full text
by Ravi Hullur 26 Nov '13

26 Nov '13

Dear Professionals, If any library holds below mentioned article. Please send me. Journal of PEARLDENT Year : 2013, Volume : 4, Issue : 2 First page : * ( 1) * Last page : * ( 8) * Print ISSN : 0976-0180. Online ISSN : 2229-4457. Epithelial and mesenchymal interactions in odontogenic tumors: A review -- ** *** Regards Mr.Ravi Hullur Asst.Librarian(Incharge to Digital Library) KLE University, Belgaum Mob.No.9740638831 Blog:http://ravihullurs.blogspot.in/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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DRTC Students Seminar
by drtc＠isibang.ac.in 26 Nov '13

26 Nov '13

Indian Statistical Institute Documentation Research and Training Centre Bangalore 560059 Seminar (4) 2012-14 eLearning Management System : A Critical Study Abstract The success of the e-learning paradigm observed in recent times has created a growing demand for e-learning systems in universities and other educational institutions, which has led to the development of a number of either commercial or open-source eLearning Management Systems (eLMS). What are those eLMS systems, or how they function? The present discussion initially highlights certain distinctive features of e-learning management systems. Basically the idea of adaptive e-learning is being facilitated through the use, implementation and installation of various open source or commercial software. Such software for their operation requires specific platforms. Because of multiplicity of platforms and approaches for systems implementation, it becomes increasingly difficult to manage or compare them. Each new LMS presents its own learning model. How to compare different e-learning platforms, and on what basis to choose the most adequate one, is a task of ever increasing importance. Thus a comparative study has been made to enumerate the utility and effectiveness of e-learning software like Moodle, Sakai, ATutor, Caroline and Dokeos. However, with implementation of different eLMS modules certain barriers have evolved. Issues related to these barriers would be addressed in the concluding section of this discussion. Besides this, the conclusion also provides insights in regard of what lies in future for the idea of e-learning management systems, and how can its drawbacks be resolved SPEAKER : KAUSTAV SAHA VENUE : DRTC CLASSROOM DATE : 28/11/2013 TIME : 2 PM ALL ARE CORDIALLY INVITED Biswanath Dutta Seminar Coordinator -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Google library
by N.S. Harinarayana 25 Nov '13

25 Nov '13

Dear Professionals, On November 19, the Google has come out with one more product called "Google Scholar Library". It enables everyone to have a personal library of their own with the search capabilities of Google. For more details see http://scholar.google.com/intl/en/scholar/help.html#library With regards, -- N.S. Harinarayana Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore, Manasagangotri Mysore 570 006 Off. Ph: (0821) 2419393 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Conference on the theme "Towards a Semantic Digital Library infrastructure" during December 18-19, 2013 at IGCAR Kalpakkam
by V.Rajendran 25 Nov '13

25 Nov '13

Dear Members, We are glad to inform you that we are organizing a 9th National Conference on the theme "Towards a Semantic Digital Library infrastructure" during December 18-19, 2013 at IGCAR Kalpakkam. This Conference forms a part of the series "Recent Advances in Information Technology (READIT)" organized by the Madras Library Association (Kalpakkam Chapter) and Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam. This READIT series is being conducted from 1995 onwards. The previous Conferences were well received by professionals engaged in IT and Library & Information services and Academic institutions. The Conference will be preceded by a one-day Tutorial on "Creating Content Portals" on 17/12/2013. We plan to have invited talks as well as contributed papers on the following sub-themes: · Virtualized Digital Library Infrastructure · Cloud Computing Techniques · E-books & Enabling Architecture · Semantic Metadata creation & retrieval · Knowledge Dissemination techniques · The new roles of librarians Contributed papers on any of the above mentioned sub-topics are invited. The papers can be sent to readit(a)igcar.gov.in. Registration Interested persons are requested to fill-in the registration form attached here with and mail it to the convener latest by 5th December, 2013. No presentation will be allowed without registration. Registration Fee Fee MALA Members Bonafide Students Tutorial 1000 750 500 Conference 2500 2000 750 Conference + Tutorial 3500 2500 1000 The registration fee may be sent by DD in favour of READIT payable at State Bank of India,Kalpakkam Branch (Code No.2219) Important dates: Pre-Registration and submission of Abstracts: 25th October, 2013 Intimation of Acceptance : 11th November, 2013 Receipt of completed papers : 25th November, 2013 Acceptance of full papers : 30th November, 2013 Last date for Registration : 10th December, 2013 Address for correspondence: Dr. M. Sai Baba Convener, Organizing Committee, READIT, Head, Scientific Information Resource Division, Associate Director, Resources Management Group Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam - 603 102, Tamil Nadu. Phone : +91 44 27480096 +91 44 27480500 Extn 22819 E-mail: readit(a)igcar.gov.in; sound(a)igcar.gov.in Website: http://www.igcar.gov.in/igc2004/sird/readit2013/index.html ---------------------------------------------------- Thanks & Regards, V. Rajendran, SIRD / IGCAR -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Invitation
by SARADA RANGANATHAN ENDOWMENT FOR LIBRARY SCIENCE 25 Nov '13

25 Nov '13

Dear Moderator: Kindly announce the following invition for the benefit of the lis-forum members. Thanking you, Yours truly, K.N. Prasad Executive Officer Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science 702, 42nd Cross, III Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore 560 010 91-080-23305109 ******** Centre for Knowledge Analytics and Ontological Engineering PES Institute of Technology, Bangalore in association with Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, Bangalore and Ranganathan Centre for Information Studies, Bangalore cordially invite you to a Workshop on Visual Text Analytics by Dr. Michael Shepherd Dean, School of Computer Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and Dr. Carolyn Watters Vice President-Academic and Provost, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Dr. K N Balasubramanya Murthy Principal & Director, PES Institute of Technology, Bangalore will preside on Tuesday, 3rd December 2013 at 9.30 A.M. at Tech Park Seminar Hall, PES Institute of Technology 100ft. Ring Road, Banashankari III Stage, Bangalore 560085 RSVP: 9448041026 (Raghavan) 9880529534 (Prasad) 9845290073 (Mahesh) Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, Bangalore and Ranganathan Centre for Information Studies, Bangalore in association with Centre for Knowledge Analytics and Ontological Engineering PES Institute of Technology, Bangalore cordially invite you to the Dr. S.R. Ranganathan Memorial Lecture (17)(2013) on Methods of Knowledge by Dr. J. K. Suresh Assoc. Vice President and Principal Knowledge Manager Infosys Group Companies, Bangalore Prof. S. Parthasarathy Formerly Scientist-In-Charge, INSDOC, New Delhi will preside on 3rd December 2013, at 2.00 P.M. at Tech Park Seminar Hall, PES Institute of Technology 100ft. Ring Road, Banashankari III Stage, Bangalore 560085 RSVP: 9448041026 (Raghavan) 9880529534 (Prasad) Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, Bangalore in association with Centre for Knowledge Analytics and Ontological Engineering PES Institute of Technology, Bangalore and Ranganathan Centre for Information Studies, Bangalore cordially invite you to the Valedictory Function of the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the “SARADA RANGANATHAN ENDOWMENT FOR LIBRARY SCIENCE” Release of Books by Dr. J. K. Suresh, Vice-President and Principal Knowledge Manager,- Infosys Group Companies, Bangalore Special Lecture by Dr. Michael Shepherd Dean, School of Computer Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on Knowledge Organization in the Age of Big Data (continued) Distribution of Mementos by Prof. S. Parthasarathy Formerly Scientist-In-charge, INSDOC, New Delhi Dr. K. N. Balasubramanya Murthy Principal & Director, PES Institute of Technology, Bangalore will preside on Tuesday, 3rd December 2013 at 4.00 P.M. at Tech Park Seminar Hall, PES Institute of Technology, 100ft. Ring Road, Banashankari III Stage, Bangalore 560085 RSVP: 9448041026 (Raghavan) 9880529534(Prasad) PROGRAMME Invocation : Welcome Release of books : 1. Scientometrics 2. Knowledge Organization : >From Libraries to the Web Special Lecture Distribution of Mementos President’s Remarks Vote of Thanks : Prof. A. Neelameghan : Dr. J. K. Suresh : Dr. Michael Shepherd : Prof. S. Parthasarathy : Dr. Balasubramanya Murthy : Dr. K. S. Raghavan Book-Post Invitation Workshop on Visual Text Analytics oo o Dr. S.R. Ranganathan Memorial Lecture (17)(2013) o o o Valedictory Function of the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the “SARADA RANGANATHAN ENDOWMENT FOR LIBRARY SCIENCE” Date : 3-12-2013, Tuesday -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Appointment of Library Trainees
by Swati Bhattacharyya . 25 Nov '13

25 Nov '13

Moderator is requested to publish this message: The Library of Indian Institute of Management Calcutta will appoint a few Library Trainees for an ongoing project. Followings are the details of the appointment: 1. The appointment is purely temporary and contractual for three (3) months only. 2. The job for which these Trainees will be appointed is extremely data-intensive. Hence only hardworking and confident individuals should apply. 3. Desirable qualification is M.Lib.Sc. However individuals with B.Lib.Sc and proven record of experience of data-intensive jobs will also be considered. 4. Preference will be given to those who have some experiences of work 4. Applications must be sent only to librarian(a)iimcal.ac.in 5. No application will be received in person. 6. No enquiry about this appointment will be entertained. 7. Salary will be commensurate with the experience and qualification subject to a maximum of Rs 10,000/ per month. 8. Selected candidates will have to work 8 hours a day, 6 days a week with weekly off on roster basis. 9. Institute cannot provide any on-campus accommodation. Interested candidates must send their resume to the email address as mentioned in point 4 above within 7 days from the date of publication of this message. Regards, Swati Bhattacharyya Librarian Indian Institute of Management Calcutta Joka, Diamond Harbor Road Kolkata - 700104 India Phone: 91-33-2467-8300 (Bus extn: 416; Res extn: 106) Library: http://library.iimcal.ac.in Swati Bhattacharyya Librarian Indian Institute of Management Calcutta Joka, Diamond Harbor Road Kolkata - 700104 India Phone: 91-33-2467-8300 (Bus extn: 416; Res extn: 106) Library: http://library.iimcal.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Koha (3.14) Live DVD
by Vinod Kumar Mishra 24 Nov '13

24 Nov '13

Dear All, Please click the link below to get the koha latest version Live DVD (easykoha.iso). However, old stable version (KohaLiveDVD.iso) is also available from the link. Please note that instructions and ID/Passwords are similar in all versions. Live DVD : http://sourceforge.net/projects/vkmkoha/files/ Installation Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mg8h394E28 Thanking You. With regards, Vinod Kumar Mishra, Assistant Librarian, 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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Fw: Petition to setup the Indian Institute for Library and Information Science
by Dimple Patel 23 Nov '13

23 Nov '13

Hi! I just signed the petition "Hon'ble Minister of Culture, GOI, Secretary Ministry of Culture, GOI, Jt Secretary Ministry of CUlture, GOI, Sam Pitroda, Hon'ble PM, Hon'ble Minister of State, Hon'ble Minister Dr.Tharoor: IASLIC demands setting up Indian Institute of Library and Information Science" on Change.org. It's important. Will you sign it too? Here's the link: http://www.change.org/petitions/hon-ble-minister-of-culture-goi-secretary-m… Thanks! -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Re : NEED IEEE PAPER
by Naveen. KS 23 Nov '13

23 Nov '13

Dear Professionals, One of our faculty need following article for her PhD work . If any one of you have access to IEEE , kindly arrange to send the soft copy, as soon as. 1) http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/Xplore/defdeny.jsp?url=http%3A%2F%2Fieeexplore.i… . -- Thanks Naveen K.S Librarian (AIeMS) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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I just signed “Hon'ble Minister of Culture, GOI, Secretary Ministry of Culture, GOI, Jt Secretary Ministry of CUlture, GOI, Sam Pitroda, Hon'ble PM, Hon'ble Minister of State, Hon'ble Minister Dr.Tharoor: IASLIC demands setting up Indian Institute of Library and Informa”
by Apurba Jyoti Majumder 23 Nov '13

23 Nov '13

Hey, I just signed the petition "Hon'ble Minister of Culture, GOI, Secretary Ministry of Culture, GOI, Jt Secretary Ministry of CUlture, GOI, Sam Pitroda, Hon'ble PM, Hon'ble Minister of State, Hon'ble Minister Dr.Tharoor: IASLIC demands setting up Indian Institute of Library and Informa" and wanted to see if you could help by adding your name. Our goal is to reach 25,000 signatures and we need more support. You can read more and sign the petition here: https://www.change.org/petitions/hon-ble-minister-of-culture-goi-secretary-… Thanks! Apurba Jyoti You're receiving this message because Apurba Jyoti Majumder sent you an email through Change.org's petition sharing tool. Change.org has not stored your email address. If you believe you have received this message in error, respond directly to Apurba Jyoti Majumder at apurbajyoti(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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I just signed “Hon'ble Minister of Culture, GOI, Secretary Ministry of Culture, GOI, Jt Secretary Ministry of CUlture, GOI, Sam Pitroda, Hon'ble PM, Hon'ble Minister of State, Hon'ble Minister Dr.Tharoor: IASLIC demands setting up Indian Institute of Library and Informa”
by Pijushkanti Panigrahi 23 Nov '13

23 Nov '13

Hey, I just signed the petition "Hon'ble Minister of Culture, GOI, Secretary Ministry of Culture, GOI, Jt Secretary Ministry of CUlture, GOI, Sam Pitroda, Hon'ble PM, Hon'ble Minister of State, Hon'ble Minister Dr.Tharoor: IASLIC demands setting up Indian Institute of Library and Informa" and wanted to see if you could help by adding your name. Our goal is to reach 25,000 signatures and we need more support. You can read more and sign the petition here: https://www.change.org/petitions/hon-ble-minister-of-culture-goi-secretary-… Thanks! Pijushkanti You're receiving this message because Pijushkanti Panigrahi sent you an email through Change.org's petition sharing tool. Change.org has not stored your email address. If you believe you have received this message in error, respond directly to Pijushkanti Panigrahi at panigrahipk(a)yahoo.com. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vivekavardhan-UGC-NET/JRF/SET -Book by Vice Chancellor, Osmania University, Hyderabad.
by jumpala vardhan 22 Nov '13

22 Nov '13

Dear Sir/Madam/Professional friends, I am happy to state that Prof. S. Satyanarayana, Vice-Chancellor, Osmania University has released my Book entitled “Manual of Library and Information Science: UGC-NET/JRF/SET” written by me (Mr. J. Vivekavardhan) Asst. Professor,PGDDIM Programme, Department of Library & Information Science, Osmania University, edited by Prof. V.Vishwa Mohan, Head & Chairman BoS, Department of Library & Information Science, Osmania University, today i.e. 22.11.2013 in VC’s Office. The foreword for the book was written by Dr. E. Rama Reddy, Retd. Librarian of University of Hyderabad & Formerly Visiting Professor of Mahasarakham University, Thailand. This book is useful to all the Library & Information Science Post-Graduates & Professionals who desire to appear for National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET), Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) conducted by UGC and State Level Eligibility Test (SET) at State Level. Thanking you, with regards, J.Vivekavardhan, Asst.Professor, PGDDIM Programme, Dept.of Library & Information Science, Osmania University, Hyderabad. o9441300395. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Need Book Chapter
by Bharat Alasandi 22 Nov '13

22 Nov '13

Respected Library Professionals, I need following article for my study. If anybody is having access kindly send the same. http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-642-27296-7_42#page-1 Thanks & Regards Bharat B. Alasandi Librarian Bharatesh Education Trusts Global Business School B.C. 188 Fort Road Belgaum - 6 Karnataka E-mail : bharatalasandi(a)gmail.com Phone: 9986135406 -- Bharat B. Alasandi Librarian Bharatesh Education Trusts Global Business School B.C. 188 Fort Road Belgaum - 6 Karnataka E-mail : bharatalasandi(a)gmail.com Phone: 9986135406 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Koha 3.14.0 released
by Vimal Kumar V. 22 Nov '13

22 Nov '13

Dear Friends, Koha 3.14.0 is a major functionality release that includes various new features, including: - A new default theme, “Bootstrap”, for the public catalog interface. The Bootstrap theme provides a responsive design that works well both for desktop web browsers and mobile devices. - A new course reserves module. - A new offline circulation module that is entirely browser-based. - A revamp of the serials predication system which allows for significantly more flexibility in managing patterns. - The ability to create lists of patrons. - The ability to search for items to check out by keyword rather than barcode. - The ability to overlay item records during batch imports. - The ability to define rules (called MARC modification templates) for batch-modifying MARC records during import. - Numerous acquisitions workflow improvements, including the ability to move orders from one vendor to another, search acquisitions history, merge duplicate invoices, and get warnings if a new order would over-commit a fund. - Cataloging improvements including the ability to import authority record via Z39.50, the ability to merge authority records, and the ability to save and continue editing bib records. - Support for schema.org microdata in the OPAC to increase the visibility of your catalog to search engines. There are also a number of under-the-hood improvements, including - Zebra DOM filter support for UNIMARC bib and authority records. - The introduction of an ORM, DBIx::Class. - Significantly improved unit test coverage. Information courtesy: http://koha-community.org/koha-3-14-0-released/ -- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "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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Request for an article
by Gopakumar Velayudhanpillai 22 Nov '13

22 Nov '13

FriendsAnybody having access to the below mentioned article (in print or online) is requested to provide me a copy of it. Molecular structure and spectroscopic properties of L-Histidinium dihydrogen monophosphate monohydrate: FT-Raman, FT-IR ,SERS and DFT computationsV. Bena Jothy, M. Amalanathan, V.K. Rastogi and I. Hubert Joe Asian journal of spectroscopy (2012) 207-224. Dr GOPAKUMAR V. University Librarian,Goa University Taleigao Plateau, Goa. PIN 403 206 Personal webpage http://www.vgkumar.weebly.com/ gopakumar.v(a)rediffmail.com Office Phone: 08326519012 Mobile No: 09447056713 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Invitation 24th IASLIC - R C Gupta Endowment Lecture
by IASLIC Kolkata 22 Nov '13

22 Nov '13

*INDIAN ASSOCIATION OF SPECIAL LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION CENTRES* *(IASLIC)* P-291, CIT Scheme, No. - 6M, Kankurgachi, Kolkata -- 700 054 Ph: 033 2362 9651; E-mail: iaslic.india(a)gmail.com Website: http://www.iaslic1955.org.in The *24th * *IASLIC - R C Gupta Endowment Lecture 2012 *will be held at the Seminar Room of IASLIC, Kolkata on Thursday, the 28th November, 2013 at 6.30 P.M. *PROGRAMME* *Topic: **Education and Development* *Speaker: **Professor Basudeb Barman, *Formerly Vice Chancellor, University of Kalyani and Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) *Date & Time: *28th November, 2013, Thursday, at 6.30 P.M. *Venue: *Seminar Hall, IASLIC, P-291, CIT Scheme, No. 6M, Kankurgachi, Kolkata -54 *Professor Subimal Sen, *Formerly Chairman, West Bengal State Council of Higher Education, has kindly consented to preside over the programme. All are cordially invited to participate in the programme. Place: Kolkata Prof Pijushkanti Panigrahi Date: 8th November, 2013 General Secretary -- *Prof Pijushkanti Panigrahi*, Hony General Secretary, IASLIC, P-291, CIT Scheme No. 6M, Kankurgachi, Kolkata - 700054 iaslic(a)vsnl.net or iaslic.india(a)gmail.com www.iaslic1955.org.in *Join IASLIC, Contribute to IASLIC, Strengthen IASLIC* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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LIS Profession: Quo Vadis ? Databrarian ? as placement data in US indicates as per the Library Journal Survey ? Want to be ahead of the curve ?
by Shalini Urs 22 Nov '13

22 Nov '13

Dear LIS professionals, We have been debating about the future of LIS profession.Conferences/Workshops/Panels are being organised on this issue. Here is an interesting article that perhaps gives an idea of "whither LIS ?" http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2013/10/placements-and-salaries/2013-survey/th e-emerging-databrarian Library Journal (LJ) did a survey of approximately 1,900 graduates who responded to their annual Placements & Salaries survey, about a 3rd percent of the 2012 graduates from the 41 participating programs, several new job titles appeared among the survey responses, including emerging technologies librarian, e-learning and distance learning librarian, and e-lending librarian. Social media manager and project manager were also among the popular job titles, and individuals who found positions in academic institutions were as likely to be instructional designers and user experience designers as they were to be reference librarians. According to the survey by LJ, the top new job title and responsibilities included the following: 1. Data Analytics 2. Data Science 3. Digital Archives 4. Digital Content Management 5. Social Media Manager And others. The iSchools are leading the pack in creating this new avatar of LIS professionals.Very happy that we at ISiM ( http://www.isim.ac.in <http://www.isim.ac.in/>) have been doing this since 2005! Our InfoVision conference series have been focusing on data analytics for a while now. And now with the ICADL 2013 focusing on Data Analytics and Mining, we are ahead of the curve! Come to ICADL 2013 and learn how to become a Databrarian and be ahead of the curve (http://www.icadl2013.org.in <http://www.icadl2013.org.in/>) ! Shalini Dr. Shalini R.Urs Executive Director and Professor International School of Information Management University of Mysore Manasagangotri Mysore - 570006 Phone : + 91 821 2514699 Fax : + 91 821 2519209 www.isim.ac.in ISiM - Management School of IT. Technology School for IM -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Save Libraries and Librarianship: Some Thoughts
by Vasanth 22 Nov '13

22 Nov '13

Dear Sir/Madam, This piece is just a bundle of thoughts that have been lingering in my mind after come across the title of the seminar “Save Libraries and Librarianship” organized by the Karnataka State Library Association (KALA), Bangalore on the eve of National Library Week-2013. I have tried to look at, why KALA at this juncture has organized a seminar on this topic “Save Libraries and Librarianship”? Not on what transpired at the event. Recently while searching for library quotations we had come across lot of inspiring quotations on libraries. Many of them have come from famous literary giants, great scientists and tech wizards. Some of them are: "The only thing you absolutely have to know is the location of the library." - Albert Einstein I have always imagined paradise as a kind of library - Jorge Louis Borges A library is a hospital for the mind - Anonymous Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. - Sir Richard Steel I cannot live without books -Thomas Jefferson What all these quotations indicating or pointing us that, how important libraries are for creating a healthy society as well as for intellectual growth of an individual. This is what Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft has said about libraries “I’d be happy if I could think that the role of the library was sustained and even enhanced in the age of the computer.” The decline of any cultural institutions (such as libraries) is the decline of the society. If society is not cared for its cultural institutions then there is something wrong with the society. The death of library (cultural institutions) is the death of the society as well. The voice of “Save libraries” has to come from the society not from the professional organization. Librarianship may have been facing some serious problems to sustain in this technological age but not libraries. Every stakeholder in the society has the role to keep this society healthy by helping cultural institutions like libraries to sustain and thrive. Why we librarians, the managers of libraries have to plead the society? Is it not the collective efforts of the society? If few points to ponder upon the current status of librarianship in India or across the globe, we are lacking strong leadership in the domain (after S.R.Ranganthan’s demise, Indian LIS field has not seen the leader of such stature). The academia has, if we go through the recent research trends (Ph.Ds, research papers, conference, seminars) shifted its focus more on technological aspects not librarianship (library philosophical foundations). Public libraries have not been the part of LIS academic discourse in recent times. If we skim through the LIS Forum posting for the last one year itself is an indication that even 0.01% seminars/conference/workshops have had the theme “public libraries”. Today in the 21st knowledge society libraries especially public libraries have big role to play. Technology would help us tap the large mass of the people through public libraries. Are we doing anything on this? Though we are living in an information society (where economy is largely depend upon the availability of information) libraries the main chain of information society is not taken care in a manner it should have been. Libraries have been deprived of even basic facilities. If school, college, and public libraries are provided minimal physical facilities and human resource support, automatically conditions would be little better off. Is this happening in college, schools and public libraries? Library schools across the globe have been shifting their boundaries (changing their name as iSchools) from libraries to other interdisciplinary domains. Library is slowly forgetting from the academic world. If we really wants to boost the confidence of LIS students (future LIS education), what we really need to do? Do we have the answer? If library professional organizations not address fundamental questions and started to ask (save libraries and librarianship) this kind of questions? Are we putting library profession at stake? (Views are personal) ------------------------- With best wishes Vasantha Raju N. GFGC-Periyapatna Mysore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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English medium essential? - Talk at MyDLIS - MULISSA
by N.S. Harinarayana 21 Nov '13

21 Nov '13

Dear Friends, I am happy, as a faculty advisor to Mysore University Library and Information Science Students Association (MULISSA), that a brainstorming session on "Is English medium a sine-qua-non for higher education?" has been organised on 22nd November 2013 at 3.30 pm at the Department (MyDLIS). Five professors, representing science, arts and literature field would put-forth their views on the subject. It is expected that this 'Friday Talk' will be attended by students of the campus in large numbers. The event has been formed as a part of inauguration of MULISSA's activity for the academic year 2013-14. You are cordially welcomed to the Session With regards -- N.S. Harinarayana Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore, Manasagangotri Mysore 570 006 Off. Ph: (0821) 2419393 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Refresher Course in Library Science from 10th Feb 2014
by sangeeta gupta 21 Nov '13

21 Nov '13

Department of Library and Information Science,University of Jammu is organising Refresher Course in Library Science from 10th Feb 2014 ........... Interested Candidates may apply............................. Refresher Course in Library Science from 10th Feb 2014 http://www.jammuuniversity.in/asc_schedule.asp Prof. Sangita Gupta Deptt. of Library and Information Science University of Jammu Jammu -J & K 180006 Email:sangitauniv@gmail.com 09906038332,09419134620,R-01912433691 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Conference
by Khalid Nadeem Khan 21 Nov '13

21 Nov '13

Dear Sir/Madam Greeting! Trust it finds you well. You will be pleased to know that a two day national conference is being organized by University of Delhi South Campus jointly with Society for Library Professionals in association with United Nations Information Centre-India and Special Library Association-Asian Chapter on Friday-Saturday, 7-8 February 2014 . The theme of conference is “From Brick to Click: Transforming Libraries into Social Spaces” and the conference aims to address the main issues of concern within the framework of transformation which is taking place with the emergence of distributed forms of information in a double click environment. We believe that the role of physical libraries have changed considerably over the last ten years, to reflect changes in the nature of education. The importance of collaboration, group work and communication in teaching and learning are widely recognised and the central role of the library as a repository of facts and information is changing. While it is still important to have this kind of resource, it has proven to be a diminishing draw in terms of library traffic. The notion of transforming libraries into social and cultural spaces is an expansive role for the future library not only serving as an information resource, but much more, with the exact mission and goals evolving and changing over time. A culture-based library is one that taps into the spirit of the community, assessing priorities and providing resources to support the things deemed most important. Libraries are in a unique position to experiment with creative spaces so the future role of the library can define itself. The conference program will include plenary sessions, invited and contributed papers, poster sessions, product presentations, panel discussions and an exhibition. A series of parallel sessions will be held offering delegates a wide range of in depth presentations by leading national and international experts. In view of your eminence and contribution to LIS profession, the core committee of the conference seeks your support in organising the conference successfully as its very distinguished organising committee member . We also seek your kind presence during the conference as our distinguished guest. We are sure that you will accept our invitation and extend your support to the event and enrich us by your invaluable advice and experience from time to time so that conference achieves its objectives and concludes with purposefully. We will keep you duly posted with all the developments and decision associated with the organising of the conference. Looking forward for your support With many thanks, Dr.Tariq Ashraf, Organising Secretary Library and Information Professionals Summit 2014 University of Delhi South Campus Benito Juarez Road, New Delhi-110021 Phone: +91-11-24110221, Mobile:+91-9868335593 Dr.Tariq Ashraf Librarian University of Delhi South Campus Benito Juarez Road, New Delhi (India )-110021 Email: tariq22(a)gmail.com, tariq(a)south.du.ac.in, Website: http://www.du.ac.in Phone: +91-11-24110221, Fax:+91-11-24110221 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Workshops cum Panel Discussions at ICDL2013
by Ranjan Karmakar 21 Nov '13

21 Nov '13

ICDL 2013 is pleased to announce Thematic Workshops which will be conducted in parallel to ICDL 2013 sessions for discussion on specialized issues relevant to knowledge organization, digital learning, Open access and technology development issues across the globe. Impact of digital resources on knowledge society, economic benefits to governments will also be covered. A learned panel of experts will deliver views and share experiences on the issues. For more details: http://www.teriin.org/events/icdl/workshop.php For registration: http://www.teriin.org/events/icdl/register.php For any other query related to ICDL2013 contact to our Secretariat: ICDL 2013 Secretariat The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) India Habitat Centre Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003, India Tel: +91 11 24682100 or 41504900 Fax: 24682144 Email: ICDL2013 at teri.res.in Website: www.teriin.org/events/icdl With warm regards, Ranjan Karmakar ================================== Ranjan Karmakar, UGC - NET, NISCAIR, Information Analyst, Library and Information Centre, Knowledge Management Division, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), India Habitat Centre Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003, India. Website: www.teriin.org; www.teriin.org/events/icdl (Mob: 08882519628) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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