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Hearty Congratulations to P.Y.Rajendra Kumar on his appointment as Director General, National Library, Kolkata,
by Shalini Urs 08 Nov '13

08 Nov '13

Dear friends, Please join me in congratulating P.Y.Rajendra Kumar! Govt. Of India, Ministry of Culture has appointed P.Y.Rajendra Kumar as the DIRECTOR GENERAL, National Library of India, Kolkata; on contract basis for a period of 3 years he has assumed Charge. It is especially a matter of pride for all of us LIS professionals, as a Library professional who has distinguished himself in the field through his services to the Department of Public Libraraies has been appointed. On behalf of MyDLIS ( University of Mysore, Department of Library and Information Science), I would like to wish our alumnus -- Rajendra Kumar all the very best for his new assignment. We are proud of you Rajendra Kumar and I am sure you will make us proud! 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 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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BookMooch
by noufal＠tatamotors.com 07 Nov '13

07 Nov '13

Request to be circulated among our colleagues. Dear All: You may also interested to explore this innovative service, BookMooch is a community for exchanging used books. BookMooch lets you give away books you no longer need in exchange for books you really want. * Give & receive: Every time you give someone a book, you earn a point and can get any book you want from anyone else at BookMooch. Once you've read a book, you can keep it forever or put it back into BookMooch for someone else, as you wish. * No cost: there is no cost to join or use this web site: your only cost is mailing your books to others. * Points for entering books: you receive a tenth-of-a-point for every book you type into our system, and one point each time you give a book away. In order to keep receiving books, you need to give away at least one book for every two you receive. * Help charities: you can also give your points to charities we work with, such as children's hospitals (so a sick kid can get a free book delivered to their bed), Library fund, African literacy, or to us to thank us for running this web site <grin>. * World wide: You can request books from other countries, in other languages. You receive 3 points when you send a book out of your country, to help compensate you for the greater mailing cost, and it costs the moocher 3 points to get the book. John Buckman, who runs BookMooch, has lived in California, England, France and Germany, and was frustrated by the vast number of books that were printed in just one country and not available in the other countries (for example, many books are published in Britain and never made available in America). * Wishlist: you can keep a "book wish list" that will automatically arrive to you when you have the points and/or the book becomes available in our catalog. * Feedback score: each time you receive a book, you can leave feedback with the sender, just like how eBay does it. If you keep your feedback score up, people are most likely to help you out when you ask for a book. * How we pay our bills: We tap into Amazon's book database, and if you follow an Amazon link from our web site, we receive a commission from Amazon if you buy that book instead of getting it free from BookMooch. * Why "Mooch"?: dictionary.co.uk defines "mooch" as: "to obtain something without paying for it, or to borrow something without intending to return it" as in "You're old enough to get a job and stop mooching off your family." And so, the word fits this project: BookMooch is a way to get books without paying, and without any intention of returning the book. This is the American definition of "mooch" and one of two British definitions. The other British definition is "to walk or act slowly and without much purpose" as in "Stop mooching about in your room and do something useful!" which isn't an entirely appropriate definition for this web site, but it is funny so we'll just live with it. * Why create this?: if you're passionate about books, you know how emotionally difficult it is to throw a book away, even if you will never read it again. You want to find a good home for your books, have them find someone who appreciates them. Also, you may be interested in trying a lot of books out, and keep the ones that are great. It's a great crime to have a book disappear, out of print, for none to read. BookMooch keeps books in circulation, and finds new readers for them. If you're not interested in getting free books, you can donate to charities, the points you gain by giving your books away. * Who are we? BookMooch is conceived, designed, written and administered by John Buckman <http://bookmooch.com/about/email> (pictured above). John also runs the online record label Magnatune <http://magnatune.com> . The graphic identity of the site is by Claudy Niesen <http://www.spirolab.com> , and the illustration is by Andrice Arp <http://www.hi-horse.com/aa/portfolio.html> . For more details: http://bookmooch.com Regards, Noufal.PP Library & Information Services Management Training Centre Tata Motors Jamshedpur Mob:09234607094 LP:0657 6693633 ******************************************************************************************************************************************************** "This e-Mail may contain proprietary and confidential information and is sentfor the intended recipient(s) only. If, by an addressing or transmission error,this mail has been misdirected to you, you are requested to delete this mailimmediately. 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Request for Full Text Article
by Mahesh Moolya 05 Nov '13

05 Nov '13

Dear Professionals, If any library holds below mentioned article. Please send me. 1.The Forensic Significance of Conjunctival Petechiae Rao, Valerie J.; Wetli, Charles V. American Journal of Forensic Medicine & Pathology. 9(1):32-34, March 1988. 2. J Forensic Sci. 2000 Nov;45(6):1274-7. Asphyxial deaths and petechiae: a review. Ely SF, Hirsch CS. Thank you, with regards Mahesh Moolya Jr. Librarian K S Hegde Medical Academy Dearalakatte Mangalore 575 018 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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request for full text article
by Ravi Hullur 05 Nov '13

05 Nov '13

Dear All Professionals, One of our faculty members required the following journal article for research purpose. Kindly help me to get this article. 1. Knowledge, Attitudes, Beliefs, and Perception of the North Indian Population Toward Adoption of Contraceptive Practices Asia Pac J Public Health November 2012 24: 1002-1012, first published on July 31, 2011 -- ** *** Regards Mr.Ravi Hullur Asst.Librarian KLE University, Belgaum 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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Project Assistant In IIT Hyderabad Library
by Mallikarjuna C 05 Nov '13

05 Nov '13

Dear Professionals, 1. (a) Post - Project Assistant (for Library) 1 post (b) Pay - Rs. 13,500 - Rs. 17,100/- (c) Qualification - A Master’s degree in Library and Information Science plus a Certificate in word processing/ computer applications. (d) Age: Maximum Age: As on date of Interview 28 Years Desirable: One or two years working experience in reputed institute. More details are here : http://www.iith.ac.in/recruitment.html *Best Regards,* *Mallikarjuna ,C * *Assistant Librarian* ******************************************************************** IITHLibrary <http://library.iith.ac.in/>*|I I T Hyderabad|*PIN-502205*|*Andhra Pradesh, INDIA |T: 91-040-23016025 *|* E: library [at] iith.ac.in <library(a)iith.ac.in>* |* Web:library.iith.ac.in <http://library.iith.ac.in/>*|*<http://library.iith.ac.in/> Blog <http://iithlibrary.wordpress.com/>*|* -- 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 Gopalakrishnan S 05 Nov '13

05 Nov '13

Dear Moderator, I request you to kindly post the following information to all the LIS-forum members. National Institute of Fashion Technology, Chennai invites applications from the prospective Library and Information Science candidates to work under a project for 4 months. The selected candidate will be paid Rs.10000/- per month and the period of the project is for 4 months. The interested applicants may send the applications to the below mentioned address on or before 15th November 2013. *Dr.S.GopalakrishnanHead, Resource CentreNational Institute of Fashion TechnologyNIFT Campus, Rajiv Gandhi SalaiTaramani, Chennai - 600 113Ph: 91-44-22542770 / 22542756 Fax: 91-44-22542769* *Mobile: 91--9444913926* *email: gopusg(a)yahoo.com <gopusg(a)yahoo.com> / resourceforyou(a)gmail.com <resourceforyou(a)gmail.com>* *The candidates may send their application by post or by email. * *Rgds* *Dr.S.Gopalakrishshnan* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Lecture at Central Library, JNU on August 27, 2013 at 3.00 pm
by Dr. Ramesh C Gaur 05 Nov '13

05 Nov '13

Central Library Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) cordially invites you to the 12th Library Lecture Series and Outreach Programme Topic: Building a Print Fanzine Collection in a Digital Era Speaker : Ms. Isabel Ayres Maringelli Walter Wey Library Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo http://biblioteca.pinacoteca.org.br:9090/site/ imaringelli(a)pinacoteca.org.br Date: Tuesday, 27th August 2013 at 3:00 pm Venue: Committee Room, Central Library, JNU, New Delhi About the Topic: Building a Print Fanzine Collection in a Digital Era. Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo is the oldest art museum in São Paulo, SP, Brazil. The Walter Wey Library was created in 1959 to support the Museum staff: curators, researchers and conservators but today the majority of patrons is graduate students. The Library's collection is rich in representing Brazilian artists and contains materials pertinent to the Museum's art collections but it includes materials from all over the world. The Library has just started a new section that is formed by fanzines. Although there are many other libraries that hold these collections they are not very familiar either to users or to librarians. The library became interested in starting this collection because we have received many fanzines made by visual artists, illustrators, poets and comic writers. Fanzines are self-published booklets, created by hand or using low-cost printing technologies that allow to creator to take part in the whole production process. Although there are some E-zines being produced, some authors claims that fanzines could be considered as means of cultural resistance, in terms that they are printed and usually handmade, in opposition to all social media and digital sources for publishing. By bringing these materials into an art public Library Pinacoteca seeks to invite more people to read them. The circulation of fanzines could be restricted to other places than public museum and they are so original and creative that we decided to keep them and make them available to users. We expect to do a research to find relationships with contemporary art and also with other disciplines as Communication Theory and Information Science. About the Speaker: Isabel Ayres Maringelli was born in São Paulo, SP, Brazil, 1969. She has a Master of Business Administration - MBA in Cultural Economics (2009) – FGV – Getulio Vargas Foundation and a Graduate Degree and Bachelor's in Information and Documentation Science – Sociology and Political School São Paulo Foundation (1993). She is the Coordinator of Library Walter Wey, Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo, the oldest art museum in the city, since 2009. Prior to this she has worked for more than 20 year in the Business Administration in the Getulio Vargas Foundation. She has published some articles in the field of use of open source software for library automation and libraries portals and has also been working with exhibitions productions. Please make it convenient to attend. Regards Ramesh ************************************** Dr. Ramesh C Gaur PGDCA, MLISc,Ph.D. Fulbright Scholar (Virginia Tech, USA) University Librarian Jawaharlal Nehru University(JNU) New Meharuli Road, New Delhi - 110067 Tele +91-11-26742605, 26704551 Fax : +91-11-26741603 Email: rcgaur(a)mail.jnu.ac.in ;rcgaur66(a)gmail.com URL: www.jnu.ac.in Brief Profile: http://www.jnu.ac.in/Library/RameshCGaur.htm -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Require Guidance
by Sachin Garate 04 Nov '13

04 Nov '13

Since 1995, I have been working with an govt. aided college affiliated to Mumbai University as a Non-Teaching library staff. I have completed 18 years of my service which is covered under old pension scheme. Recently I cleared NET as well as SET in Lib. & Inf. Sc. At this juncture, if I join as a librarian in any such govt. aided college, Will my service be continued? Will I get benefit of continuation for my old pension scheme? Can a service be continued from Non-Teaching to Teaching cadre? Is there any case benefited under such circumstances? This is my kind request to you all to guide me with an authentic information. Mr. Sachin Garate Library staff D G Ruparel College of Arts, Com & Sc. Mumbai-16 -- 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 04 Nov '13

04 Nov '13

Indian Statistical Institute Documentation Research and Training Centre Seminar (3) 2012-14 Information Retrieval from Document Image Databases Abstract: ========= Information is an essential component for the progress, welfare and development of any community. In this era of information explosion, newer forms of information sources are slowly replacing the traditional ones. Today, 'Document Image Databases' have gained paramount popularity as an information source. This is being considered as an important topic of research in knowledge and data engineering. In an attempt to move towards the paperless society, large quantities of printed documents are digitized and stored as images in databases. In this context one major challenge that information scientists face is the retrieval of relevant information from image data than from text data. The present discussion revolves around the study of information retrieval from document image databases. Venue: DRTC Classroom Date: 07.11.2013 Time: 2 PM Speaker : Sayon Roy II-year MS(LIS) 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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ICKM-2013
by drtc＠isibang.ac.in 04 Nov '13

04 Nov '13

Dear LIS Professionals, DRTC is organizing ICKM 2013 (International Conference on Knowledge Modelling and Knowledge Management) during 20-21 November 2013 at Indian Statistical Institute Bangalore Centre. Conference website: http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/ickm/ The objective is to bring together experts from different areas of information science, computer science, artificial intelligence and other disciplines, who have a mutual interest in understanding and solving problems of knowledge modelling and knowledge management. The aim is to recognize and focus on new areas of knowledge modelling and knowledge management. Therefore philosophy, logic, linguistics, cognitive science, health care, management science, media, etc. are relevant areas, too. The conference programme features a series of eminent speakers : Fausto Giunchiglia (University of Trento, Italy) Aditya Bagchi (Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata) M. P. Satija (UGC Emeritus Fellow, India) and many more..... To know more about conference programme and to register, go to the conference website: http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/ickm/ Registration fees: Full Registration: INR. 2000 (Indian & SAARC Delegates) USD 100 (Foreign Delegates other than SAARC) Student Registration*: INR. 1000 (Indian & SAARC Delegates) USD 50 (Foreign Delegates other than SAARC) *To avail concessional registration, Students should send/produce a letter from the head of the Institute/Department on official letter head certifying them as regular/full-time students. This is not meant for part-time students. The registration fee covers working lunches, refreshments, conference kit and the conference proceedings Contact: ickm2013(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in, bisu(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in We look forward to seeing you in November. With Regards, Dr. Biswanath Dutta (Convener- ICKM 2013) Documentation Research & Training Centre (DRTC) Bangalore Email: ickm2013(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in bisu(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IDLI@ICADL 2013, Bangalore - showcase your DL and win prizes! - Last date for submission has been extended till 15 Nov 2013
by franc＠library.iisc.ernet.in 04 Nov '13

04 Nov '13

Dear Members, Thank you for sending your proposals for the Indian Digital Library Initiatives (IDLI) to be show-cased during ICADL 2013. On popular demand, the last date to submit the proposals to show-case the digital library initiative of your organization has been extended till 15 Nov 2013. Up to 10 selected proposals will get a free registration for the ICADL 2013 conference. This apart, the top two DL initiative will win attractive prizes and the best initiative may get financial support to attend the next ICADL! So, if you haven't sent your proposal as yet, you may do so at your earliest convenience, but not later than 15 Nov 2013. The details of the IDLI follows: The 15th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries (ICADL 2013) is brought to you by the International School of Information Management and University of Mysore. It will be held in Bangalore, India, during December 9-11, 2013. The venue is Hotel Le Meridien, Bangalore. The theme of the conference is ³Social Media and Community Networks² Would you like to showcase your DL, attend the conference, and win some exciting prizes too--without paying the registration fee? ICADL 2013 will not be just another run-of-the-mill DL conference! Apart from plenary talks and presentations of accepted papers, several special events are lined up during the conference. Once such event is showcasing of Indian Digital Library Initiatives (IDLI). We invite short (2 page) proposals from those of you who have implemented digital libraries in your own organizations for IDLI. We will select up to 10 proposals for showcasing them at the ICADL 2013. The criteria for selection would include (but not limited to): 1. Innovation and Novelty - There should be some aspect of novelty in the initiative. For example novelty could be customization of DL software to meet local needs or to implement a feature that is not supported by the software. The customization could be at the source code and/or configuration levels. Novelty could also be in terms of how social media is used to engage the users 2. Currency - The Initiatives should be current with respect to content and DL software and features being used 3. Impact - What has been the impact of your DL? How and how many users have you reached? How are you engaging your end user? What does the usage statistics reveal? Do you feel that the DL initiative that you are part of qualifies for the above and more? Then, here is your chance to attend the ICADL 2013 for free. You could also get financial support to attend the next ICADL. The write up should not be more than 2 pages and it should cover: - Name of the DL initiative - Year of establishment - Software being used - Current version of the software and the version being used - Innovation / Novelty in the initiative. Please briefly describe the innovation introduced by you - Impact of the initiative with reference user to its reach and usage - Email id of the administrator Up to 10 selected proposals will get a free registration for the ICADL 2013 conference. This apart, the top two DL initiative will win attractive prizes and the best initiative may get financial support to attend the next ICADL! All the selected proposals can showcase their DLs through posters and live demonstrations. The showcasing will take place in the exhibition hall of the conference venue, so there is no time constraint to showcase your DL initiatives. Send your proposals to franc(a)library.iisc.ernet.in A 3-member team comprising of experts in the DL field will adjudge proposals, and the winners will be selected. ICADL 2013 says, " There is something like a free lunch after all" Dr. Francis Jayakanth IDLI@ICADL 2013 Coordinator Member, ICADL 2013 Organizing Committee & JRD Tata Memorial Library Indian Institute of Science Bangalore - 560012, India franc(a)library.iisc.ernet.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Free Online coaching for UGC NET Examination
by Thirunavukkarasu TC 04 Nov '13

04 Nov '13

Dear Professionals, I am glad to inform, that i have started one new initiative for www.lisquiz.com: Free Online coaching for UGC NET Examination (Exclusive for Library and information Science). Syllabus wise training and mock tests will be conduct on daily / weekly basis. You may already know about lisquiz.com. It contains more than 4000 Objective Questions in Mock Test format. And its absolutely Free to everyone. Please visit www.lisquiz.com and give you suggestion and refer your colleagues and students for this training. Best Regards, T.C. Thirunavukkarasu Librarian and Information Assistant Anna Centenary Library Chennai-85 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Librarian Guide - Technical Discussion Forum
by DP Tripathi 03 Nov '13

03 Nov '13

Hello Everyone! A good news for library professionals. "Librarian Guide - Technical Discussion Forum" designed by Pragya Tripathi is now ready for use. This website contains the tutorial on the topics such as Content Management System i.e. Joomla, Digital Library i.e. DSpace, Library Automation Software i.e. e-Granthalaya etc. The site has been designed keeping in view that those library professionals who are not aware of open source technologies and find difficulties in operation of all these. This website contains the information in detail in video format. Hope this website will be useful for all of us. The URL of the site is www.librarianguide.in Thanks, -- ********************* D. P. Tripathi Assistant Librarian Biju Patnaik Central Library NIT Rourkela Odisha - 769008 ********************** -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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You Can Go To Jail For An Overdue Library Book
by Jayadev P Hiremath 02 Nov '13

02 Nov '13

By Mary Beth Quirk<http://consumerist.com/author/marybethquirkconsumerist/> November 1, 2013 If there’s one thing we’ve learned over the years, it is not to mess with librarians or library materials<http://consumerist.com/?s=overdue+library+books>. We’ve learned some other things too, of course, but for today’s lesson in library lateness, just go with it. Moving on! A Texas man was arrested this week for failing to return a GED study guide he simply spent too long studying — three years — and was sent to jail to mull over his actions, or lack thereof. It’s not like he’s serving hard time or anything, though. People like him are usually released on a $200 bond after arrest, notes a municipal judge. KTWX.com<http://www.kwtx.com/ourtown/home/headlines/Copperas-Cove-Overdue-Library-Bo…>cites court documents that show he first checked out the guide in 2010 and never responded to the library’s subsequent attempts by phone and emails to recover its property. The library told the municipal court and boom, you’ve got an active overdue libraries material warrant on your head and cops can bring you in during a routine stop. To those who say it sounds unfair to go to jail over a book, just think about the people who might want or need that same tome, only to find it unavailable, said the judge. That’s why the city passed the ordinance allowing for arrest warrants in these cases a few years ago — it was getting too expensive to replace materials that weren’t coming back. “Universal hatred,” the judge calls the reaction to the ordinance. “Nobody wants to get arrested over a library book. The other side of that is people that go to our library and can’t have these materials, they’re put out too,” he said of the reaction to getting an arrest in such a case. The suspect didn’t seem excited to talk to local media about his case, but KTWX notes that a copy of a GED study guide like the one he checked out was back on the shelf, with his library card inside. We can’t help but wonder how that GED went after three years of studying. -- Warm regards. Jayadev P Hiremath Independent Libraries Professional (Former Librarian - IBS,Kuwait) E-mail : jayadevh(a)hotmail.com LinkedIn : http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jayadev-p-hiremath/44/12a/2a0 Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/people/Jayadev-P-Hiremath/603802230 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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CONGRATULATONS to INFOQUIZ 2013 WINNERS!
by franc＠library.iisc.ernet.in 01 Nov '13

01 Nov '13

Dear Memebrs, The first round of InfoQuiz2013 (online quiz) and one of the ICADL'2013 attractions was conducted on 28th October as scheduled. Due to time-out error in the case of a few participants, we had to conduct it again for them on 30th October, with a different set of questions. The results are out with top-six scorers selected for the final round of stage quiz. We congratulate these top-six scorers, who are selected for the Stage Quiz at the ICADL2013, on 11th December in Bangalore. They will separately receive the invite from ICADL organizers. Informatics, the organizers of InfoQuiz 2013 will sponsor their travel and hospitality. Here is the list of top10 scorers listed below. The first six are the winners of the online Quiz. Congratulations winners! The six winners will be formed into three teams combining ranks 1&6 (Team Atri), 2&5 (Team Agastya) and 3&4 (Team Arundhati) as twin members of three teams for the Stage Quiz. InfoQuiz 2013 Results --------------------- # NAME Score Time Date (Sec.) 1. Mr. Sanjo Jose,Librarian, Ernakulam, Kerala 90 1,674 30/10/13 2. Mr. Pradeep Kumar, Senior Library Asst., 84 1,532 28/10/13 Parliament Library of India, New Delhi 3. Ms. Anitha P G, Library Assistant, 84 1,730 30/10/13 Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management, Trivendrum, Kerala 4. Mr. MuzamilNaikoo, Research Scholar, 82 941 28/10/13 Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, UP 5. Ms. Shazia Khan, Research Scholar, 80 445 28/10/13 Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, UP 6. Ms. Shashi Kala Yadav, Librarian, 80 1,062 28/10/13 Kendriya Vidyalaya, New Delhi. 7. Ms. Bhakti Gala, Faculty, 80 1,697 28/10/12 Department of Library & Information Science, Vadodara, Guajrath 8. Mr. Ramesh Yernagula, Dy. Dircetor (Doc.), 80 1,720 28/10/13 Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR), New Delhi 9. Mr. Kavi Upreti, Scientific Officer, AERB, Mumba 76 709 28/10/13 10. Mr. Vilas Jadhav, Documentation Officer, 76 1,274 28/10/13 Gokhale Institute of Politics & Economics, Pune, Maharashtra Note: Top six scorers, from 1-6 are the winners selected for stage quiz We thank all those who participated in the InfoQuiz2013. Join us at ICADL2013 to watch the exciting stage quiz and many intellectually engaging programs. N. V. Sathyanarayana Chairman & Managing Director Informatics India Ltd., Bangalore 560004 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Preservation, Trust and Continuing Access for e-Journals - Report
by Shamprasad Pujar 01 Nov '13

01 Nov '13

Dear Members, ‘Preservation, Trust and Continuing Access for e-Journals’ is the latest report released by 'Digital Preservation Coalition’s (DPC). The report provides a comprehensive review of the latest developments in e-journal preservation, outlining key considerations and an application of best practice standards. The report introduces a range of service providers that now support continuing access and/or preservation of e-journals and how research libraries have increasingly come to trust them. Full text of the report available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.7207/twr13-04 I hope you may find it useful. Wish you a very happy and prosperous Diwali! Regards, Dr Shamprasad M. Pujar Deputy Librarian Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research Gen Vaidya Marg, Goregaon (East) MUMBAI-400 065, India Phone: ++91-22-2841 6547 E-mail: pujar(a)igidr.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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9th Dr. TB Rajashekar Memorial Seminar (2013): Digital Information Services in Academic and R&D Information Centers
by madhuresh.singhal 31 Oct '13

31 Oct '13

Dear Members, NCSI-Net, an informal association comprising of erstwhile NCSI staff and its trainees, was established in 2000. During its 13 years of existence, the association has been constantly engaged in organizing various professional activities like monthly lectures, invited talks, seminars, conferences, and workshops. It has also been collaborating with other professional associations in organizing and conducting various professional activities. Being an informal association, it had its own advantages and to some extent, some constraints, too. Also, many of NCSIians have been expressing their intent, for a long time now, that it should become a registered body so that it can engage itself in lot more diversified activities. Several of senior NCSI-Net members have been mulling about the idea of NCSI-Net being a registered body for a long time. Around March 2013, it was decided that NCSI-Net would be registered as a charitable trust. The process for registration was started thereafter and after few initial hurdles, we finally managed to get it registered. We are very happy to convey that our plan came into fruition on Friday, 14 June 2013. So, NCSI-Net is now NCSI-Net Foundation, a registered charitable trust. The foundation, for the present, will continue with the existing activities including the annual lecture and seminar series in honor and memory of late Dr. T.B. Rajashekar. In fact, the TBR Memorial lecture, 2013, on "Knowledge Diversity in Media Content Analysis - An Analytico-synthetic Approach" delivered by Dr. Devika P. Madalli of DRTC, on Friday 21 June 2013, was the inaugural event of the foundation. The foundation already has a web presence with a very rudimentary web site, accessible at http://www.ncsinet.org. It will be improved up on in due course of time. We are now gearing up for the second event by the foundation - Dr. T.B. Rajashekar Memorial Seminar. The announcement about the seminar follows: NCSI-Net Foundation cordially invites you to the 9th Dr. TBR Memorial Seminar (2013). This year's topic will be "Digital Information Services in Academic and R&D Information Centers". It's a one-day seminar targeted for the benefit of students of Library and Information Science and budding LIS professionals. The details of the seminar are given below. Brochure is available at Foundation website. Title: Dr. TBR Memorial Seminar (2013): Digital Information Services in Academic and R&D Information Centers Date: November 23, 2013 (Saturday) Venue: APC (erstwhile NCSI) Seminar Hall, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore - 560012 Registration fee: Rs. 250/- for Students and Rs. 500/- for budding professionals (includes working Lunch). Target audience: Students of Library & Information Science courses & budding information professionals. Seminar coverage: The Seminar is being conducted with an intention to create awareness amongst the students and budding information professionals about the latest developments in the field of Information and Communication technologies applicable to LIS profession. This year's Seminar will give an overview on the various Digital Information Services provided by the Library & Information Centers in R&D and Academic Institutions. There will also be a session dealing with soft skills/communication skills and career building strategies for LIS professionals. Please do note that no arrangements for accommodation are being made for outstation participants. Number of participants restricted to 40 (due to Space constraint), it will be on first come first serve basis. Kindly bring this to the attention of the budding professionals and encourage them to attend the seminar. Participants will get an opportunity to interact with fellow professionals working in the industry and academia. For further information and Seminar Brochure, please visit the Seminar website at: http://www.ncsinet.org Regards Madhuresh Singhal On behalf of NCSI-Net Foundation -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Congratulations to the new office bearers of KSCLA, Bangalore..
by IIPM-Library 31 Oct '13

31 Oct '13

Dear Moderator, I request you to please post this information to the forum to get the benefit of it to the LIS Professionals. WIth regard KN Madhu HELLO.... SEASONS GREETINGS TO U ALL I am glad to inform you that Dr. Vijayaraj, Librarian, VHD Central Institute of Home Science, Seshadri Rd, Gandhi Nagar Bangalore has been elected as a PRESIDENT and Dr. Manjunatha M, Librarian, Govt. First Grade College, Rajaji Nagar, Bangalore has been elected as a Joint Secretory of Karnataka State College Librarians Association (KSCLA) in the general body meeting held on Sunday 26/1`0/2013 at Davanagere, Karnataka. Please join me in congratulating him and his team mates. With Regards KN MADHU ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Asst. Librarian Indian Institute of Plantation Management (IIPM) (An Autonomous Organization Promoted by Ministry of Commerce & Industry - GOI) Jnana Bharthi Campus, Mallathalli Post, Bangalore - 560 056 Mobile No. 09916436565, Ph- (O) 080-23213515 Fax: 91-80-23212775, E-mail: library(a)iipmb.edu.in 6Madhu(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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Request for an article
by jntu library 31 Oct '13

31 Oct '13

Dear Sir/Madam, The following journal article is required for research purpose for one of my faculty. Kindly help us, if you have access for this article from Springer Book Series. 1. Authors: Tusar Kanti Mishra and Arun K. Pujari. Title: Time Series Quanslet: A Novel Primitive for Image Classification. * * Contemporary Computing<http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-642-32129-0>Communications in Computer and Information Science<http://link.springer.com/bookseries/7899> Volume 306, 2012, pp 64-72 http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-642-32129-0_12 Thanks in advance. Warm Regards V.Lalitha Assistant Professor University Library JNTU Hyderabad -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for fulltext article
by Mamtha's Gmail 31 Oct '13

31 Oct '13

Dear Moderator, Kindly arrange to publish my request for soft copy of an article on LIS forum. Dear Professionals friends, One of our Faculty member needs following article for her research purpose. If any one of you have access to it, kindly arrange to send the soft copy. 1. Vieth M, Peitz U, Labenz J, et al. what parameters are relevant for the histological diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease without Barrett's mucosa?. *Dig Dis. 2004;22:196-201* 2. Vieth M, Peitz U, Labenz J, et al. What parameters are relevant for the histological diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease without Barrett's mucosa?. *Dig Dis. 2004;22:196-201* -- *Thank you & Regards * *Mrs Mamatha P. Kumar* *Chief Librarian* *Central Library* *Yenepoya University* *Yenepoya University **|** University Road, Deralakatte **|** Mangalore 575018 **|** Karnataka **|** India *T: +91 824 22046668/69/70 *|* Extn 310 *|*F: +91 824 2204667 *|* www.yenepoya.edu.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IASLIC launches Register of ‘Research in Progress’ - (RiP)
by Prof Pijushkanti Panigrahi 31 Oct '13

31 Oct '13

IASLIC launches Register of ‘Research in Progress’ - (RiP) Research in Progress (RiP) is an initiative of IASLIC to collate and publish information on ongoing research in the discipline of Library & Information Science in India. It is envisaged that RiP will contribute towards promotion of research by facilitating visibility of research in progress, avoid duplication of research efforts and encourage interaction amongst researchers. RiP will be available on IASLIC website. Required information IASLIC requests Departments of LIS of all universities/organisations that run Ph.D. programmes to furnish the following information on research leading to Ph.D. (only ONGOING work should be reported, and on a continuing basis) for creation of the Register: 1. Ph. D Candidate: • Name: Surname, middle name and forename (in full form) • Gender: Male/Female • Attachment: Full –time Scholar / Part-time Scholar • Contact: E-mail ID and Phone no. 2. Topic: • Title of the Research • Broad area of the research: Tick one from the list (based on JITA Classification System of LIS: http://rclis.org/internal/jita.txt) (1. Theoretical and general aspects of libraries and information, 2. Information use and sociology of information, 3. Users, literacy and reading, 4. Libraries as physical collections, 5. Publishing and legal issues, 6. Management, 7. Industry, profession and education, 8. Information sources, supports, channels, 9. Information treatment for information services, Information functions and techniques, 10. Technical services in libraries, archives and museums, 11. Housing technologies, 12. Information technology and library technology). 3. Abstract of the Research Proposal (within 60 words): [Also send a soft copy to vkthoma(a)gmail.com] 4. Registration details: • Name of the university/organisation • Year of registration 5. Guide(s) • Name, designation and affiliation Mode of dispatch Heads of Departments of Library & Information Science: Forward the filled in information (in a blank sheet) by respective candidates to IASLIC certifying their veracity. (Abstract to be sent as soft copy too) OR Individual Researchers: Fill up the required information in a blank paper and send to IASLIC, duly authenticated by the Guide concerned. (Abstract to be sent as soft copy too). Address for dispatch and correspondence: General Secretary, IASLIC, P-291, CIT Scheme No. 6M, Kankurgachi, Kolkata 700054. E-mail: iaslic.rip(a)gmail.com or Dr. V. K. Thomas, Co-ordinator, RiP, IASLIC, P-291, CIT Scheme No. 6M, Kankurgachi, Kolkata 700054. E-mail: vkthoma(a)gmail.com; Phone: 033-23355467 ========================================================================================================== পীযূষকান্তি পাণিগ্রাহী Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi, Professor , Dept of Lib and Inf Science, 3rd Floor Asutosh Building, University of Calcutta, 87/1 College Street,Kolkata - 700 073, West Bengal, India, email : panigrahipk(a)yahoo.com, panigrahipk11(a)gmail.com, (M) : +91 94342 43522. General Secretary,Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres (IASLIC), P-291, CIT Scheme No 6M , Kankurgachi, Kolkata – 700 054, India; Associate Editor, IASLIC Bulletin ; Member, Library Committee,The Asiatic Society, Kolkata. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Is your LIS-Forum mail / posting being distributed to all the members?
by franc＠library.iisc.ernet.in 31 Oct '13

31 Oct '13

Dear Members, The answer to the above question would be both 'yes' and 'no'. The answer would be yes, all the lis-forum members will receive a copy of your posting/reply provided your lis-forum mail is sent in 'plain text' mode. The answer would be 'no', ALL the members may not receive a copy of your mail if your lis-forum mail/reply is not sent in 'plain text' mode If you want the answer to be 'yes' every time you make a posting to the lis-forum, then you just need to ensure that your email client, a program used to access and manage your mails, sends all your lis-forum mails - both new postings and replies - in plain text mode. How does one ensure that the lis-forum mails are sent in 'plain text' mode? Quite simple. For Gmail users, the procedure to be followed is: While composing your LIS-Forum mail/reply, click on the small inverted triangle that appears at the bottom right corner. Clicking it will list the various options. Click on the 'Plain text mode' option. The selection will be saved and all your mails, henceforth, will be sent in Plain text mode. The default mode for Gmail is 'Rich text' and this mode should be avoided for lis-forum mails. For Yahoo users: The default mode in Yahoo is 'Rich text'. To change this to 'Plain text mode', the procedure is: In the 'Compose' screen, click on the '>>' sign to toggle (change) between 'Rich text' and 'Plain text' modes. The '>>' sign appears at the bottom portion of 'Compose' screen. I'm not familiar with other email service providers like Hotmail, Rediffmail, etc. The procedure to send the mails in 'Plain text' mode from these email providers should also be quite straight forward. So, just ensure that your mails to lis-forum are in 'Plain text'. This will guarantee that your mails are distributed to ALL the members of the list. Subscription to LIS-Forum can be made either in the 'digest' mode or in the 'non-digest' mode. In the 'digest' mode, all the approved mails from LIS-Forum are sent as a single mail. In the 'non-digest' mode, the approved mails are sent individually. The mails that are received in the 'Plain text' mode gets distributed to ALL the members without any issues. However, mails that are received in non-plain text mode (rich text, HTML etc), may not reach ALL the members especially those who have subscribed in 'non-digest' mode. So, if your posting/mail is not reaching all the members of the list, you know the reason for that and do take the corrective measure. Thanks for your co-operation. With best wishes, - Francis JRD Tata Library IISc, Bangalore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Paper submission date extended -10-11-2013 for the national Conference at KIT, Tiptur, Karnataka
by Dr.Mallikarjun Bachalapur 31 Oct '13

31 Oct '13

Dear Moderator, paper Submission date extended, Kindly forward the same -- Dr. M M Bachalapur Ph.D Librarian Kalpataru Institute of Technology Tiptur-572 201, Karnataka M- 9740016911 PH:08134-251267 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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### IASLIC demands for setting up Indian Institute of Library and Information Sciences
by Prof Pijushkanti Panigrahi 31 Oct '13

31 Oct '13

IASLIC demands for setting up Indian Institute of Library and Information Sciences Dear Professional Friends We all are aware that the Working Group on Libraries under National Knowledge Commission (NKC) in its Report to the Nation (2006-2009) entitled “Libraries: Gateway to Knowledge – A Roadmap for Revitalization” recommended the formation of Indian Institute of Library and Information Science (IILIS) of national importance along with other nine major recommendations on libraries. In pursuance of this, a High Level Committee National Mission on Libraries (NML) had been set up by the Government of India. It was extremely heartening to us (IASLIC) with the hope that this NML would give due importance in implementing all ten major recommendations including setting up the Indian Institute of Library and Information Science (IILIS) of national importance which, as a nodal body, would give a vital direction to LIS education, research and practice for both high speed generation and use of knowledge needed for brining a structural change in Indian economy. IASLIC demands that the IILIS is absolutely the need of the hour for the LIS profession of Library and Information Science to fulfill its role as a corner stone of the knowledge society. I am sure; all of our fellow professionals bear the same feelings in their heart. But unfortunately NML has not taken yet any positive step to this effect. At least we could not find any such prominent effort on the part of NML. Thus we, on behalf of IASLIC, wrote to the Hon’ble Prime Minister expressing our grievance in this regard and also approached to Dr Barun Mukherjee, Hon’ble MP (Rajya Shabha) to help Library Professionals of India. IASLIC is ever grateful to Dr Mukherjee for taking up this matter and also for putting forward a demand in the Parliament on August 14, 2013. “Dr Barun Mukherjee (West Bengal) : Sir, I would urge upon the Minister of Culture to set up a National Institute of Library and Information Science as is being demanded by thousands of library professionals and has been recommended by the National Knowledge Commission (NKC) constituted in 2005 initiated by the Prime Minister and headed by Mr Sam Pitroda. The Working Group of Libraries under NKC in its Report entitled “Libraries: Gateway to Knowledge – A Roadmap for revitalization” recommended in 2006 the formation of Indian Institute of Library and Information Science of national importance. With the growing technological development and advancement in research and studies, library and information science have assumed added importance. To feed the need of expertise for the purpose, a national institute for studies, research and training is essential, which we are lacking till now, particularly in the field of public library. Although LIS courses up to Post Graduate and Ph D levels are offered in many of the universities, overall guiding model at the national level is yet to be developed. NKC has, therefore, recommended NILIS as a nodal body. But this is yet to be implemented by the Government. Even it is not known whether the recommendation has been rejected, and, if so, why? LIS is now a full grown professional subject, having its exclusive Encyclopedia in the International Market. When other professional subjects are having apex academic bodies, why not the LIS? I, therefore, request the Ministry of Culture to take necessary steps to set up the NILIS at an early date.” I, on behalf of IASLIC, request all of our fellow professionals and professional associations to join hands to strengthen this movement. With warm regards Prof Pijushkanti Panigrahi General Secretary IASLIC ========================================================================================================== পীযূষকান্তি পাণিগ্রাহী Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi, Professor, email : panigrahipk(a)yahoo.com, panigrahipk11(a)gmail.com, (M) : +91 94342 43522. General Secretary,Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres (IASLIC), P-291, CIT Scheme No 6M , Kankurgachi, Kolkata – 700 054, India; Associate Editor, IASLIC Bulletin ; Member, Library Committee,The Asiatic Society, Kolkata. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Need Article
by Maruthi 30 Oct '13

30 Oct '13

I need below mentioned Article for my research. Knapp, P. (1956) ‘A Suggested Program of College Instruction in the Use of the Library’, Library Quarterly 26: 224–31. -- *Regards,* Maruthi G. Librarian, Indira Gandhi Govt. First Grade Women's College Sagar, Shimoga (D).Karnataka M-9900115347 *"Helping hands are better than Praying Lips"* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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