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Job - Assistant Librarian @ MSEC (Mr. Bentoor V.B.)
by Bentoor V B 08 Oct '13

08 Oct '13

Dear LIS Professionals, Applications are invite for the one post of Assistant Librarian at Central Library in M.S. Engineering College, Bangalore. QUALIFICATION: B.Sc. in Library and Information Science (BLISc.) with a minimum of 55% Marks, and one year experience in appropriate field of Library & Information Science. DESIRABLE: Knowledge of computer applications and Proficiency in English and Kannada language. The candidate should be well conversant with various activities of an Academic Library, such as cataloging, processing of books and periodicals, supervision of special collections, maintenance of Library materials. APPLICATIONS: To apply, send a cover letter and CV with the names and contact details of two referees to library(a)msec.ac.in The closing date for applications is 24th October, 2013. -- Mr. Bentoor V.B. MLISc., (Ph.D) Senior Librarian M.S.Engineering College, Navarathna Agrahara, Sadahalli Post, Off. Kempegowda International Airport Road, BANGALORE - 562 110 Ph: 080 3252 9575 / 9939 / 3297 0290 Fax: 080 4113 7900, www.msec.ac.in Mobile: +91 94820 11094 -- 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 Opening up by Closing the Circle: Strengthening Open Access in India, October 21, 2013, JNU Convention Centre, New Delhi
by Dr. Ramesh C Gaur 08 Oct '13

08 Oct '13

National Conference on Opening up by Closing the Circle: Strengthening Open Access in India UNESCO, in partnership with Central Library, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), and the Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA) is organizing a national conference on ‘Opening up by Closing the Circle: Strengthening Open Access in India’ on 21 October 2013 to mark the international Open Access Week. The first international Open Access for Research Week was celebrated on 19–23 October 2009. Hundreds of leading academic and research sites in over 30 countries marked the week in unique ways, and expressed their support for the advancement of knowledge through free, immediate, online access to the results of scholarly research. Ever since, Open Access Week has been observed internationally to help raise awareness of the potential benefits of Open Access (OA) for research, and to celebrate milestones in making OA a norm in the conduct of science and scholarship. The one-day conference will focus on the need to create an enabling environment for OA in India, to promote and upscale existing OA initiatives, and to encourage the development of new OA programmes. This can be done by ‘closing the circle’ or linking multiple stakeholder groups, namely researchers, librarians, archivists, publishers, technologists, and policymakers, taking into account their concerns and views and providing a platform for them to advocate for a common cause. The conference will provide a unique opportunity to stakeholders to pool their insights, identify and discuss key OA-related issues in the country, and create a roadmap for strengthening OA in India. The specific objectives of the national conference are to: · Build awareness among the stakeholder groups and student community about the importance of OA to scientific research · Facilitate the exchange of experiences, knowledge and best practices of various institutions in the OA space · Contribute towards the creation of an advocacy group that will promote OA at institutional and national levels · Analyze current trends and pitfalls with regard to the OA landscape in India · Develop policy recommendations for the creation of a national mandate to promote OA · Promote partnerships and collaborations among interested stakeholders Venue: JNU Convention Centre Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) New Mehrauli Road New Delhi 110067 The conference is open to all Library and Information Science professionals. The academicians/researchers interested in open access may also attend. There is no registration fee. Registration is restricted to only 100 participants on “first-cum-first serve basis”. Registration can be sent by email at unescojnu(a)gmail.com with following information: Name……………………………….. Institution --------------------------------- Address ----------------------- Email address---------------- Mobile No------------------- Any contributions in Open Access-------------- The last date for registration to the conference is October 18th 2013. Contacts: Ms. Iskra Panevska Advisor for Communication and Information for South Asia UNESCO New Delhi Email: i.panevska(a)unesco.org 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 Dr. Sanjaya Mishra, PhD Director, CEMCA 13/14 Sarv Priya Vihar New Delhi 110016 http://www.cemca.org.in Mr. Anirban Sarma National Programme Officer Communication and Information sector UNESCO New Delhi Email: a.sarma(a)unesco.org 1. The importance of OA in India Open Access has emerged during the last decade or so as a movement and a business model whose goal is to provide free access and re-use of scientific knowledge in the form of research articles, monographs, data and related materials. Faster and wider sharing of knowledge fuels the advancement of science and, accordingly, the return of health, economic, and social benefits back to the public. By removing the barriers of price and permissions, OA publishing promotes the global flow of knowledge; improves access to ‘developed-country research’; creates much-needed visibility for ‘developing-country research’; and allows researchers and practitioners to access current knowledge. The idea of open access to scholarly literature is not new to India. India has a large S&T research community and Indian researchers conduct research in a wide variety of areas. India also trains a very large number of scientists and engineers. One might believe that all is well with science and technology in India. But the truth is very different. In terms of the number of papers published in refereed journals, the number of citations per paper, and the number of international awards and recognitions won, India’s record is not all that encouraging. India has a vast pool of academic talent and a track record of excellence in disciplines related to science and technology, but this is at odds with the limited endowments that academic libraries receive to support scientific research. Most Indian libraries cannot afford to subscribe to key journals required by researchers and scientists. This is a serious impediment to the acquisition of knowledge, and researchers’ own scholarly output is adversely impacted as a result. Another outcome of prohibitive subscription costs is the low visibility of Indian research. Academics in the region exert themselves to publish their work in well-known journals which very few of their peers can access afterwards. This leads to the poor citation of works by Indian researchers, the poor circulation of their research findings, and ultimately very limited awareness about scientific developments in the country. Thus, Indian scientists face two problems, namely, access and visibility. Both these handicaps can be overcome to a considerable extent if open access is adopted widely both within and outside the country. 2. Noteworthy OA initiatives in India The lack of awareness might still be an issue for Indian researchers, but there have been various initiatives by Indian institutes, journals and publishers to make research content open. Since 2003, India has been contributing to The Directory of Open Access Journals (which contains free, full-text high-quality scientific journals).The Indian Medlars Centre (IMC), has taken the pioneering step of putting Indian biomedical journals accessible on to a single platform. IMC’s first bibliographic database IndMed, established in 1998, provides abstract level information from more than 70 journals. The Indian Academy of Sciences and the Indian National Science Academy are premier institutes that run vibrant publishing programmes and offer open access to their journals and papers. Bioline International is a not-for-profit collaborative effort of the University of Toronto Libraries, Canada, the Reference Center on Environmental Information, Brazil, and Bioline, UK. Bioline provides access to 14 Indian journals on their primary site as well as archives these journals at the Bioline EPrints Archive. ePrints@IISC is a repository that collects, preserves and disseminates in digital format the works of the research community of the prestigious Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore. Open J-Gate – a free database of OA journals – currently offers access to more than 4000 OA English language journals from across the world. The work of Medknow Publications, an innovative publisher of OA journals, and that of the National Institute of Technology, Rourkela are also leading Indian contributions to the OA movement. It is important that these initiatives should not operate in isolation, but should form part of a concerted effort and campaign at a national level to promote OA in India. In 2012–13, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) launched a major OA initiative. ICAR has formulated an OA policy stipulating that its member institutes across the country must allow open access to their research and technical publications, books, catalogues, conference proceedings, case studies, lecture notes and other digital objects. While these institutes will maintain their own OA repositories, ICAR is setting up a central harvester to allow ‘one-stop access’ to all the scientific and agricultural knowledge generated within the Council. Master repositories such as ICAR’s, composed of a network of repositories, greatly enhance accessibility, help realize the potential of OA, and strengthen the very purpose of the OA movement in India. But while developing policies and networks at the institutional level is necessary, it is critical to entrench the idea of OA at the level of national policy. A national mandate and policy framework for OA would ensure that OA initiatives cease to operate in isolated clusters, and become part of a coherent, progressive national movement to promote the flow of knowledge. 3. OA in India vis-à-vis global trends Open Access is of particular importance to the Global South because it provides an unprecedented opportunity for equitable access to essential research information from around the world. So while removing the price barrier is important, the key to Open Access is that it allows researchers and the institutions they work for to regain control of their intellectual labour and capital by disseminating the research they produce in ways that they see fit, and not simply according to the business logic of for-profit publishing houses. This will hopefully result in a more balanced production and dissemination of knowledge from around the world. With free software such as the Open Journal System, and with peer-review being performed without cost as a long-standing tradition, the cost of producing journals is far lower than commercial publishers would have us believe. The Directory of Open Access Journals now list over 8,500 titles from around the world; most do not charge an author fee. These Open Access outlets provide important opportunities for knowledge dissemination while reducing costs substantially for the libraries. Most universities in North America and Europe have set up repositories individually or as consortia, and an increasing number of higher education institutions in the Global South have also set them up to feature their faculty’s research output. In addition, many universities have also set up publishing platforms such as the Open Journal Systems and other kinds of open source platforms to allow faculty to engage in Open Access publishing and other kinds of innovative digital scholarship. However, many repositories remain poorly filled because researchers are often not aware of Open Access, or they have misconceptions about it and copyright, or about quality issues associated with it, not realizing that Open Access is compatible with traditional peer review and copyright. Hence more awareness-building efforts are needed to educate researchers about the benefits of Open Access, and the limitations and unsustainability of the traditional system. In addition, a policy should be put in place to encourage researchers to deposit their research articles and materials into the repositories. Many institutions now enact either a voluntary or a mandatory policy requiring their faculty to deposit a copy of their work into the repository. It is also crucial for administrators to be better informed about the detrimental nature of adhering to the narrow use of the journal impact factor as a means of research evaluation. In 2013, the Obama administration declared that all publicly funded research would be made freely available within 12 months of publication. Research councils in the UK have recently begun to make public-funded research open to all. The European Commission is expected to do the same from January 2014. The applicability of these approaches to the Indian context, and their potential benefits, must be seriously considered by stakeholders in the country. In India, Open Access is now a key topic of discussions and engagement at many higher education institutions (including universities and deemed universities) as well as high-level research organisations, such as the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the Department of Atomic Energy, the Indian Space Research Organisation, the Defence Research and Development Organisation, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research and the Indian Council of Medical Research. The tireless advocacy work of Subbiah Arunachalam [Chennai-based information consultant] has been instrumental in sensitising these key institutions in the Open Access debates. However, a strong national or institutional policy on Open Access is yet to be implemented. At the same time, some key institutions such as the Indian Academy of Sciences have been playing a leadership role in providing Open Access to the journals they publish, and the Indian Institute of Science has one of the longest running institutional repositories with the most content in the country. There are now over 350 Open Access journals being published by various organisations across India, but they cover mostly areas in science and medicine. Social sciences and the humanities are poorly represented. Of the close to 600 higher education institutions across India, fewer than 100 have an existing institutional repository, though many are in the planning stage. In an editorial piece in Current Science, Prof. P. Balaram, Director of IISc and Member of the National Knowledge Commission observed: ‘The idea of open, institutional archives is one that must be vigorously promoted in India. The introduction of legislation that vests copyright with institutions, in the case of publicly funded research, may also provide the necessary legal framework to avoid any contentious issues … Mandating open access for all publicly funded research publications is easy to do by legislation.’ 4. UNESCO and Open Access UNESCO promotes OA as part of its mandate to build inclusive knowledge societies, whose overarching goal is to facilitate the global flow of knowledge and to strengthen socio-economic development. UNESCO’s OA initiatives focus primarily on improving access to scientific information (journal articles, conference papers, datasets etc). Working through strategic partnerships, UNESCO seeks to build awareness about the benefits of OA among policymakers, researchers and knowledge managers. The organization encourages the development of OA-enabling policies; engages in global OA debates; and cooperates with local, regional and global initiatives in support of OA. As a leading advocate of OA, UNESCO adopted a policy in May 2013 to make its publications available free of charge and with an open license, in order to increase their accessibility and visibility. Major current initiatives include a partnership with the Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA) to develop curricula and self-directed learning tools for OA for librarians and researchers; and the upgrade and enhancement of UNESCO’s Global Open Access Portal (GOAP), a unique online resource that helps policymakers understand the global OA environment, and provides insights into the OA framework of individual UNESCO member states. 5. Scope of the proposed National Conference UNESCO proposes to partner with CEMCA and Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) to organize a day-long national conference on Friday, 25 October 2013 in New Delhi during Open Access Week (the third week of October). The tentative title of the conference is ‘Opening up by Closing the Circle: Strengthening Open Access in India’, and it will be held at JNU. The title connotes the need for concerted efforts to create a more enabling environment for OA in the country, to promote and upscale existing OA initiatives, and to encourage the development and launch of new OA programmes which will lead to establishment of a national OA policy. This can be done by ‘closing the circle’ or linking multiple stakeholder groups and taking into account their concerns and views – namely researchers, librarians, archivists, publishers, technologists, and policymakers – and providing a platform for them to advocate for a common cause. The conference will provide a unique opportunity to stakeholders to pool their insights, identify and discuss key OA-related issues in the country, and create a roadmap for strengthening OA in India. 6. Structure of the Conference Beginning with a keynote address by a leading expert on open access to scientific research, the national conference will be structured into two panel discussions and a Round Table (RT) discussion. The two panel discussions will be on the themes ‘Why open access?’ and ‘The open access environment in India’. The RT discussion will be on the theme ‘Towards a National OA Policy: Forging the Missing Links’. The first panel will explore the benefits and advantages of OA for researchers, academics and scientists, and will assess the relative merits and demerits of the ‘green’ and ‘gold’ approaches to OA publishing. It will draw attention to especially innovative features of leading OA initiatives in India and in other countries, and will discuss the advantages of these alternative, non-commercial publishing models. The second panel will present a detailed overview of the OA environment in India, with a particular focus on the impediments to the widespread acceptance of OA. Core issues will include the need for a national OA mandate; sound institutional publishing and archiving policies; the lack of awareness, human and technical capacity; and the need for intensive advocacy and skill-building within the LIS community. The potential efficacy of the self-directed learning tools being developed by UNESCO and CEMCA will also be discussed. The deliberations of the RT will be preceded by a rapporteur’s brief summary of the key issues emerging from the two panel discussions. On the basis of these points, the RT will revisit and update the recommendations made by the National Knowledge Commission in 2007 on the formulation of a national OA mandate. The RT will also develop a template for national OA policy framework The RT’s recommendations will subsequently be compiled in the form of a policy brief that will be circulated among decision-makers and policymakers. 7. Objectives The objectives of the national conference are to: · Build awareness among the stakeholder groups and student community about the importance of OA to scientific research · Facilitate the exchange of experiences, knowledge and best practices of various institutions in the OA space · Contribute towards the creation of an advocacy group that will promote OA at institutional and national levels · Analyze current trends and pitfalls with regard to the OA landscape in India · Develop policy recommendations for the creation of a national mandate or framework to promote OA · Promote partnerships and collaborations among interested stakeholders 8. Expected Outcomes As a result of the national conference, it is expected that: · OA stakeholder groups and the participating student community will appreciate the significance of OA, and will have understood the key trends, issues and challenges pertaining to the development of OA in India; · The innovative character and successful operation of leading OA initiatives in India will have been highlighted; · The collective efforts and actions behind the OA movement will be understood, and will inspire the next generation of researchers and librarians to become advocates of OA · Participating stakeholders will engage in a dialogue about possible partnerships and collaborative ventures · A set of recommendations will be developed for the creation of (a) a national OA mandate and policy framework, and (b) a general template for institutional OA policies, repositories and archives. 9. Target Group The national conference will be attended by university students, librarians, researchers, academics, publishers, and representatives of journal consortia, developers of technological solutions, decision-makers, government representatives and policymakers. CONFERENCE AGENDA 21st October 2013 JNU Convention Centre, Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi 110067 Timing Activity 9:30 AM-10:00 AM Registration Inaugural Session 10:00 AM-11:00 AM · Saraswati Vandana: Lighting of Lamp · Welcome Address by Prof. Sudha Pai, Rector, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi · Inaugural Address by Dr Shashi Tharoor, Minister of State for Human Resource Development, MHRD, Government of India · Address by Mr Shigeru Aoyagi, Director and UNESCO Representative to Bhutan, India, Maldives and Sri Lanka · Address by Dr Sanjaya Mishra, Director, Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia · Vote of Thanks by Dr Ramesh C Gaur, University Librarian, JNU 11:00 AM-11:30 AM Keynote Address by Prof. Ramakrishna Ramaswamy, Vice Chancellor, University of Hyderabad 11:30 AM-11:45 AM Tea Break Panel 1: Why Open Access? 11:45 AM-01.00 PM Chair: Dr BK Gairola, Mission Director, e-Governance Group, Department of Electronics and Information Technology, Ministry of Communications and IT, Government of India Invited Speakers: · Dr RR Hirwani, Head, CSIR Unit for Research and Development of Information Products · Mr Sanjiv Goswami, Managing Director, Springer India Pvt Ltd · Dr Usha Mujoo Munshi, Librarian, Indian Institute of Public Administration · Dr ARD Prasad, Professor and Head, Documentation, Research and Training Centre, Indian Statistical Institute · Dr Nehaa Chaudhari, Centre for Internet and Society 1.00 PM-2:00 PM Lunch Panel 2: The Open Access Environment in India 2:00 PM-4:00 PM Chair: Dr Pawan Agarwal, Adviser, Higher Education and Culture, Planning Commission, Government of India Invited Speakers: · Prof. Uma Kanjilal, Director, School of Social Sciences, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) · Mr Pratapanand Jha, Director (Cultural Informatics), Indira Gandhi National Council for Arts · Dr Rameshwar Singh, Project Director Directorate of Knowledge Management in Agriculture, Indian Council of Agricultural Research · Dr NV Sathyanarayana, Chairman and Managing Director, Informatics India, Bangalore · Dr Jagdish Arora, Director, Inflibnet, Ahmedabad · Dr Sukhdev Singh, Technical Director, National Informatics Centre 4:00 PM-4:15 PM Tea Break Roundtable: Towards a National Open Access Policy: Forging the Missing Links 4:15 PM-4:30 PM Rapporteur’s summary of Panels 1 and 2 4:30 PM-5:30 PM Participants of Roundtable · Dr Pawan Agarwal, Adviser, Higher Education and Culture, Planning Commission, Government of India · Dr Gautam Bose, Head (Social Development), National Informatics Centre · Mr Vakul Sharma, Advocate, Supreme Court of India · Dr NV Sathyanarayana, Chairman and Managing Director, Informatics India, Bangalore · Prof. SK Sopory, Vice Chancellor, Jawaharlal Nehru University / Dr Ramesh C Gaur, University Librarian, Jawaharlal Nehru University · Ms Iskra Panevska, Adviser for Communication and Information for South Asia, UNESCO New Delhi · Dr Sanjaya Mishra, Director, Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia Note: Prior to the event, certain background documents such as ICAR’s Draft OA Policy and UNESCO’s Model OA Policy will be circulated among participants of the policy roundtable. These could serve as useful models when framing a national OA policy. Closing Session 05:30 PM-05:35 PM Concluding remarks by Ms Iskra Panevska, Adviser for Communication and Information for South Asia, UNESCO New Delhi 05:35 PM-05:50 PM Valedictory Address by Dr Ashok Thakur, Secretary, Department of Higher Education, MHRD, Government of India 05:50 PM-06:00 PM Vote of thanks by Dr Ramesh C Gaur, University Librarian, Jawaharlal Nehru University ************************************** 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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Request for articles
by Neerja Sharma 07 Oct '13

07 Oct '13

One of our fellow is needed the following articles from the journa *Wittgenstein Studien*. Wittgenstein Studien Bd.1/2010 *Stefan Majetschak, Kassel*: Psychoanalysis of grammatical misinterpretations: the relationship of Ludwig Wittgenstein with the work of Sigmund Fre *Andrew Lugg, Montreal*: Overinterpreting Wittgenstein: Philosophical Investigations §§19(b)-20 *Ángeles J. Perona, Madrid*: Reflections on Language Games, Madness and Commensurability Wittgenstein Studien Bd.2/2011 *Mauro L. Engelmann, Belo Horizonte*: What Wittgenstein’s ‘Grammar’ is NOT. On Garver, Baker and Hacker, and Hacker on Wittgenstein on ‘Grammar’ Wittgenstein Studien Bd4/2013 *Peter Campbell and Bela Szabados, Regina*: Wittgenstein on Self-Deception in Science, Psychology and Philosophy *Henning Zöller, Berlin*: On the Coherence of Wittgenstein’s Philosophy of Psychology Kindly help me to get these articles. Neeraj Sharma Professional Assistant Indian Institute of Advanced Study R.P. Nivas, Shimla 171005 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Ph.D Notification announcement in University of Mysore-2013-14
by Chikkamanju Nayaka 07 Oct '13

07 Oct '13

Dear Library Science professionals University of Mysore announced the Ph.D Notification 2013-14. Exemption for Phd Entrance exam UGC/CSIR, UGC-NET, SET, AND M.PHIL ALSO EXEMPTION FROM PHD ENTRANCE EXEMPTION, FOR MORE DETAILS VISIT URL ADDRESS Online APPLICATION FROM FEE STRUCTURE SC/ST/CAT-1 1000/- OTHRS 2000/- LAST DATE 30/10/2013 TIME: 5 PM http://rc.uni-mysore.ac.in/app/assets/Notification_for_PhD_admission_Sept_2… -- Chikkamanju MLISc., M.PHIL., UGC-SET. Senior Research Scholar Dept. of Studies in Lib & Info. Sc., Manasagangothri, University of Mysore-570006 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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CONNECTING INDIAN RESEARCHERS WITH GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE
by Ragaavendra R 07 Oct '13

07 Oct '13

Dear Moderator pls circulate. CONNECTING INDIAN RESEARCHERS WITH GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE Mayur Vaidya from IIT-Madras is pursuing a PhD in material sciences. Till some time ago, he wasn't sure of the content sources relevant to his topic and available through the institute library. His mentor told him about Knimbus and he's been using the online platform since then. As Knimbus is customised to his library subscriptions, he got just those articles in search that he could access. That saves his time and effort in finding content and he also got to know of other publisher platforms. FOR COMPLETE STORY AND REFERENCE LINK:http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/connecting-indian-r… Best Regards, Raghvendra R The information contained in this electronic message and in any attachments to this message is confidential, legally privileged and intended only for use by the person or entity to which this electronic message is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, and have received this message in error, please notify the sender and system manager by return email and delete the message and its attachments and also you are hereby notified that any distribution, copying, review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of this electronic transmission or the information contained in it is strictly prohibited. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and may not represent those of the Company or bind the Company. Any commitments made over e-mail are not financially binding on the company unless accompanied or followed by a valid purchase order. This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by Mail Scanner, and is believed to be clean. The Company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. www.jubl.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fwd: Presentation on "Designing API" on Wednesday, 9th Oct 2013 at 6.00 p.m.
by Mohan Hr 07 Oct '13

07 Oct '13

Dear all, Pl. find an invite for the Presentation on "Designing API" on Wednesday, 9th Oct 2013 at 6.00 p.m. The pdf invite is available at http://ieeecs-madras.managedbiz.com/pgms/2013/mm-131009.pdf INVITATION ===================================================== Computer Society of India, Chennai Chapter IEEE Computer Society, Madras Chapter Cordially invite you for a presentation On “Designing API” by Mr. Siddarth Chandrasekaran Software Engineer, STRIPE, USA on Wednesday, 9th October 2013 at 6.00 p.m. at Seminar Hall, CSI Education Directorate, Taramani, Chennai – 600113 (Situated in the opposite lane to Indira Nagar MRTS Railway Station. About 100 meters away from the Dharmambal Women’s Polytechnic & Opposite to the Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Institute of Hotel Management) Mr. P. Kumar, Chairman, CSI Chennai Chapter Mr. H.R. Mohan, Chairman, IEEE CS & IEEE PCS Madras Chapter Programme ========= 6.00 p.m. : Tea & Fellowship 6.30 p.m. : Presentation 7.45 p.m. : Dinner About the presentation: ================= What APIs are, why they matter, and most importantly, designing, implementing and maintaining an API. The lessons here are derived from building Stripe's payments API. Stripe is a simple, developer-friendly way to accept payments online. We believe that enabling transactions on the web is a problem rooted in code, not finance, and we want to help put more websites in business. Complexity and opacity have traditionally been hallmarks of online payment processing. We want to fix that. About the Speaker: ============== Mr. Siddarth Chandrasekaran has completed his under graduation from Harvard University USA, with Computer Science as major and Philosophy as minor. He had many teaching assignment on Computer related subjects while he was at Harvard. His special interest is Carnatic Music and Chess. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Social Media and its Use Among LIS Professionals in India: A Survey
by Shihab Illias 07 Oct '13

07 Oct '13

Dear Sir/Madam Please find enclosed link of a online questionnaire which is related to publishing an article in a Journal on Social Media and its Use Among LIS Professionals in India: A Survey. Kindly co-operate with me by filling the questionnaire. The information provided will be kept confidential and will be used only for data analysis. Your identity will not be revealed to anybody. Your co-operation is solicited. To fill it out, please visit: https://docs.google.com/forms/ d/ 1MoLbCzgOoQHg9UQbbqCh1C7sJh5V3 bJHALP_ALicec8/viewform Shihab.I, Library Professional, University of Kerala -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request to all Karnataka Govt Degree College Librarians to fill this online questionnaire
by Prakash B Vagmare 06 Oct '13

06 Oct '13

Resp Sir / Madam , I Undersigned request to all Karnataka Govt Degree College Librarians to fill this online questionnaire which may help us to give a information to Karnataka Government regarding the practical requirements to library and for librarians also . Click on the below link https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1F9e3HbskzBDbDkoSBlq05vkHU2hO89ALeRyKkaNZwK… -- *Prakash. B. Waghmare* *Librarian* *Govt. First Grade College,* *Tq and Dist : Bidar (KS) 585403* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Registrations Open: International Conference on Digital Libraries (ICDL) 2013
by ICDL TERI 06 Oct '13

06 Oct '13

TERI is organizing ICDL 2013 (International Conference on Digital Libraries) during 27–29 November 2013 at India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi. The conference would be inaugurated by Hon'ble VICE PRESIDENT OF INDIA. The major objectives of this mega event are: • To bridge the digital divide between developed and developing countries • To create a platform through capacity building on Digital Library, Knowledge Management and applications of Social Media ICDL 2013 is also expecting an august gathering of over 500 participants drawn from cross-disciplinary areas etc. We have received confirmations from several renowned international experts for participating in the deliberations. Some of the highlights of the conference would be: ü Thematic Workshop addressing on contemporary issues to a focused group of clientele ü Tutorials by leading DL experts of the World ü Conference deliberation by the luminaries of Digital Library ü Exposition by National and International Publishers, Knowledge Vendors For registration kindly visit our website: http://www.teriin.org/events/icdl/register.php Mailing Address: 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(a)teri.res.in Website: www.teriin.org/events/icdl -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Panjab University outshines IITs in Times World University ranking 2013-14]
by mailman＠ncsi.iisc.ernet.in 05 Oct '13

05 Oct '13

---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- From: "Nitin S. Joshi Joshi" <nitinsjoshi(a)yahoo.com> Date: Fri, October 4, 2013 12:24 pm For the first time a lesser known Panjab University has been ranked ahead of all the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Ranking 2013-14. For details, visit: http://www.indiaeducationreview.com/news/panjab-university-outshines-iits-t… Nitin S Joshi Librarian MAEERâs MIT School of Management (MITSOM) Kothrud, Pune 411038 M- 09922587907 Direct Line- 020-30273597 www.mitsom.org

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IDLI@ICADL 2013, Bangalore - showcase your DL and win prizes! - Firsr Reminder
by franc＠library.iisc.ernet.in 05 Oct '13

05 Oct '13

Dear Members, We have been receiving very good response for the Indian Digital Library Initiative (IDLI) to be showcased during ICADL 2013. If you haven't sent your proposal as yet, you may please do so at your earliest convenience.. The last date to receive your proposals is on or before 31 October 2013. 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 organisations 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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Fw: DOAJ reaches new milestones
by Dr. J. K. Vijayakumar 05 Oct '13

05 Oct '13

FYI. -----Original Message----- From: An informal open list set up by UKSG - Connecting the Information Community On Behalf Of Lotte Jorgensen Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2013 6:26 PM Subject: DOAJ reaches new milestones March 12th 2013 DOAJ reaches new milestones: We have just completed the transition to a new environment and launched a new platform with integrated functionality for sharing, exporting and enhanced search/browse functionality: at the article level, search results can be filtered by language and publication year and by license and publication fee; at the journal level, you can filter by subject, by country, by license and by publication fees. These facets will be developed further in the months to come. (Read more about our enhancements on our home page: www.doaj.org <http://www.doaj.org>.) We are also very proud to announce that the DOAJ has reached two important milestones: 1. For the first time since launch in 2003, more than 50% of the journals are providing metadata at article level.We will continue to work with the 2000+ publishers to increase this figure. 2. More than 1 million articles are now searchable in DOAJ which means more than 1 million article-level metadata entriesare available for harvesting!We expect this figure to increase significantly in the months to come. We continue to work with key stakeholders to agree on and implement new, tighter criteria for the inclusion of journals in the DOAJ: critieria that will address issues of quality and openness, as well as other kinds of information about the journals. We are very excited about these developments and we are grateful for the continued support from the community. We always need more support so we can continue to provide a better service, so please consider contributing: http://www.doaj.org/doaj?func=loadTemplate&template=supportDoaj&uiLanguage=… For more information, please contact Lars Bjørnshauge <mailto:lars@doaj.org>or Dom Mitchell <mailto:dom@doaj.org> The Directory of Open Access Journals is provided by IS4OA <http://www.is4oa.org>in cooperation with SemperTool <http://www.sempertool.dk>. On behalf of the DOAj-team, Lotte Jorgensen Managing Editor -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Admission Notification 2014-16 : MLISc Programme at TISS , Mumbai
by Satish Kanamadi 04 Oct '13

04 Oct '13

Dear Professionals, Greetings! Centre for Library and Information Management Studies, Sir Dorabji Tata Memorial Library, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai is happy to announce admissions to the two year, full time programme "Master in Library and Information Science" for the year 2014-2016. The minimum qualification for admission to MLISc is a Bachelors Degree in any discipline from a recognized university, obtained after a minimum of 12+3 years of education. Candidates are required to apply online through the E-application at https://admissions.tiss.edu The selection will be based on a national online test and personal interview. Please visit the link to know more details: https://admissions.tiss.edu/programmes/mumbai-campus/centre-for-digital-lib… Complete prospectus with course curriculum can be downloaded at http://library.tiss.edu/mlisc.html A brief introduction about "Information Science as Career @ TISS" is also available on YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xroRXC-eglg Last date for submission of application online is 25th October 2013 We will also be happy to answer your queries. Thanks and Regards, Satish Kanamadi PhD Acting Librarian and Chairperson Centre for Library and Information Management Studies Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) V N Purav Marg, Deonar MUMBAI - 400088. INDIA Tel: 91-22-25525283 Email: satish(a)tiss.edu -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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GOOGLE SEARCH MAKING PEOPLE MORE FORGETFUL: STUDY
by Ragaavendra R 04 Oct '13

04 Oct '13

Dear Moderator pls circulate. GOOGLE SEARCH MAKING PEOPLE MORE FORGETFUL: STUDY The Internet is fast eroding people's memories of world-changing events in history, making them more forgetful as they increasingly bank upon Google to provide the information, a new UK study has found. The study of 2,000 adults found less-than-half of people surveyed could name the year when Princess Diana died, even though it happened as recently as 1997. Many respondents did not even know the year in which the terror attacks on the World Trade Center took place while many others were clueless about when the Berlin Wall fell, the 'Metro' reported. The important dates of world-changing events in history are fast disappearing from the memories of the Internet generation, researchers said. Majority of the adults, who took part in the survey, said that they made less of an effort to remember things "because we can look them up" on the Internet. "The Internet could be changing the traditional way we remember and process things - certainly compared to older generations," spokesman for Grant's Whisky, which commissioned the survey, said. The most common date people remembered was the Battle of Hastings, while the dates of the two world wars and England's World Cup win were also ingrained in their memory. REFERENCE LINK: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/info-tech/google-s… Best Regards, Raghvendra R The information contained in this electronic message and in any attachments to this message is confidential, legally privileged and intended only for use by the person or entity to which this electronic message is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, and have received this message in error, please notify the sender and system manager by return email and delete the message and its attachments and also you are hereby notified that any distribution, copying, review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of this electronic transmission or the information contained in it is strictly prohibited. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and may not represent those of the Company or bind the Company. Any commitments made over e-mail are not financially binding on the company unless accompanied or followed by a valid purchase order. This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by Mail Scanner, and is believed to be clean. The Company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. www.jubl.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Can I self-archive my e-print?
by Shamprasad Pujar 04 Oct '13

04 Oct '13

Dear Members, 'rchive' is a web tool to spread the awareness and the practice of self-archiving / green Open Access among researchers. You may enter the journal name or publisher's name to know the publishers policy towards self archiving of your papers. This tool may be useful to know the policy of International publishers. You may please check the tool at: http://rchive.it 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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Vacancy in indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya RAIPUR (CHHATTISGARH)
by Veeru 04 Oct '13

04 Oct '13

Dear all, *INDIRA GANDHI KRISHI VISHWAVIDYALAYA * *KRISHAK NAGAR, RAIPUR (CHHATTISGARH) 492012 * * * * * No.Estt.-1/Advt.l127/2013/ 3558 Raipur, Date:01/10/2013 *ADVERTISEMENT * Applications in prescribed form are invited for appointment to the post of Assistant , Assistant Librarian . Number of posts available under different categories are as below: 1.*Assistant Librarian-* (Posts 09) (UR-04, ST-03, SC-01, OBC-01) *2. (Pay Scale f 15,600-39,100+ AGP f 6,000/-) * *3. Qualification: Essential :* * * 01. A Master's Degree in Library Sciencelinformation Sciencel Documentation Science or an equivalent professional degree with at least 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed) and a consistently good academic record with knowledge of computerization of library. 02. Qualified in the national level test conducted for the purpose by the UGC or any other agency approved by the UGC. 03. However, candidates, who are, or have been awarded Ph.D. degree in accordance with the 'University Grant Commission (Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of Ph.D. degree). Regulations 2009, shall be exempted from the requirement of the minimum eligibility condition of NET/SLET/SET for recruitment and appointment of University Assistant Librarianl College Librarian *For more Details Visit web site*-:http://igau.nic.in/pdf/adv_01102013.pdf *Application-:* http://igau.nic.in/pdf/Proforma_of_Application_Assistant_Librarian.pdf -- Thanks and Warm Regards Virupaksh. B. H Library and Information Assistant National Library of India, Kolkata-700027 Email Id: *veerulis(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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Vacancy of Library and Information Asstt at IIAS, Shimla.
by Prem Chand 04 Oct '13

04 Oct '13

Applications are invited in the prescribed format from bonafide citizens of India for the two posts of Library and Information Assistant purely on contract basis for International Centre for Human Development (UNDP) at Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla. The International Centre for Human Development (IC4HD) is established in project mode through a partnership between the Ministry of Human Resource Development, the Indian Institute of Advanced Study and UNDP.The details of the vacant position are: Designation: Library and Information Assistant No of Posts: Two QUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCE: Master of Library and Information Science or its equivalent degree with 60% marks. Two years’ working experience in any reputed library Desirable: PGDCA; Knowledge of Library Automation Software (LIBSYS and KOHA) and Knowledge of Digital Resources Salary: Rs. 25000 per month ( Fixed) GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS: (a The candidates selected for the above posts will be engaged purely on contract basis for a one year period. Applications (forms available on our website) complete in all respects along with the required documents should reach within 15 days from the date of advertisement in the Employment News to the Secretary, Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Rashtrapati Nivas, Shimla – 171 005 (Himachal Pradesh).or email to secretaryiias(a)gmail.com (c For detailed advertisement, terms & conditions and downloading of application form, please refer website of IIAS i.e. www.iias.org/. Prem Chand Secretary & Librarian Indian Institute of Advanced Study Rashtrapati Nivas, Shimla - 171 005 Himachal Pradesh http://www.iias.org Phone: 0177- 0177-2830105 Cell: 09816016593 Email: chanprem(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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Tune Koha to enable precise regional language searching
by Vimal Kumar V. 03 Oct '13

03 Oct '13

Dear Friends, Here are the steps to tune Koha to search Indian languages precisely. I tried these steps on Koha 3.12.x installation based on Debian packages. I borrowed these steps from Koustubha Kale posting ( http://tinyurl.com/kza7l84) in Koha Discussion forum. I made slight changes in the instructions. Lets start tuning... Open a terminal and apply following commands one by one. Install additional packages sudo su apt-get install libicu-dev yaz-icu Copy few files to a new location cd /usr/share/idzebra-2.0/tab/ cp icu.idx phrases-icu.xml string.chr words-icu.xml /etc/koha/zebradb/etc/ cp /etc/koha/zebradb/etc/words-icu.xml /etc/koha/zebradb/etc/icu.xml Folder ownership sudo chown -R library-koha:library-koha /etc/koha/zebradb/etc gedit /etc/koha/sites/library/zebra-biblios.cfg add line at the bottom of the file, index: icu.idx Restart zebra server sudo su koha-restart-zebra library Rebuild zebra index sudo koha-rebuild-zebra -f -v library Turn Off Home → Administration > System Preferences > Searching > QueryFuzzy -- 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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Fw: Research Methodology Workshop in Social Sciences @ CUHP
by Dimple Patel 03 Oct '13

03 Oct '13

School of Education, Central University of Himachal Pradesh is going to organise 10 days’ Research Methodology Workshop in Social Sciences from 12th November to 21st November 2013 under the sponsorship of Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi. The registered Research Scholars in Social Sciences areas who are pursuing Ph.D from any University in Himachal Pradesh State and in neighbouring States can apply for this Workshop. All the selected outstation participants will be paid TA & DA as per ICSSR norms. Accommodation and food will be provided for all the participants for 10 days by the organisers free of charge. Research Scholars of any category can apply. The candidates may apply on the prescribed application form as given below. The duly filled in form should be sent to the Course Director latest by 25th October 2013. Forms can be downloaded from university website: http://cuhimachal.ac.in/news/20131003152938688.pdf The selection will be made on the basis of first come, first serve. Incomplete applications will be rejected. Eligibility: He / She should be a registered PhD Scholar in any University. The participants have to bring their proof of Identity from their respectiveInstitution. The Scanned copies of the application form can be sent through the email given below and the Hard Copies of application form through post to the address given below. Last Date for Submission of Application form 25th October 2013 For further details please contact Course Director: Dr. Arbind K. Jha, Dean, School of Education, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, P.B. No. 21, Dharamshala, District- Kangra, Himachal Pradesh- 176215. Email: drarbind1(a)gmail.com anueducation(a)gmail.com Mobile: 08894519006, 09805196290, 09805701199 Office: 01892- 237285/8/9- Ext- 306. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ph-d-regulations-2010-amendment: University of Mysore
by Chikkamanju Nayaka 03 Oct '13

03 Oct '13

Dear Professional Friends ph-d-regulations-2010-amendment: University of Mysore visit the following website address for More information http://www.uni-mysore.ac.in/ph-d-regulations-2010-amendment/ With regards Chikkamanju MLISc., M.PHIL., UGC-SET. Junior Research Scholar Dept. of Studies in Lib & Info. Sc., Manasagangothri, University of Mysore-570006 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fwd: Towards a New Library Model
by Shamprasad Pujar 03 Oct '13

03 Oct '13

FYI ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Daniel Gil <daniel.gil(a)cobdc.org> Date: Thu, Oct 3, 2013 at 1:57 AM Subject: [IFLA-L] Towards a New Library Model To: ifla-l(a)infoserv.inist.fr ** We need to think again, in a radical and disruptive way, about our professional future, and the future of the buildings of our libraries. This is not about introducing small improvements, or doing some new stuff so as to avoid big changes. This is not useful anymore. *In spite of the obvious and avowed success of the actual model of library, the social, economic and cultural reality imposes itself just like a heavy slab; and this reality imposes, wants and needs a systemic change, a new way of doing and posing the libraries – of all kinds, not only the public ones*. Everything we have done and planned during the last 30 years is not useful anymore. I wonder if it would be necessary to create a new reading map. And I wonder as well if a library of the magnitude and dimensions of the new Public Library of Birmingham<http://www.bauenblog.info/2013/09/04/biblioteca-publica-de-birmingham/>is applicable in our envirorment and social and cultural ecosystem; moreover, I wonder if it would be advisable to build. I seriously doubt about what to answer, despite my intuition makes me say ‘no’. All article and comments in: http://www.bauenblog.info/2013/09/26/towards-a-new-library-model/ -- ================================ *DANIEL GIL SOLÉS* *Bibliotecari-documentalista* Col·legiat COBDC núm. 2.270 http://bauenblog.info T +34 977719825 | M +34 696025101 Skype: danielgilsoles ================================ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Annual Book Exhibition
by Mailing List Admin 03 Oct '13

03 Oct '13

Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2013 15:59:31 +0530 From: Vidya Subramanian <vidya110(a)gmail.com> Dear Fellow mates, We are organising our Annual Book Exhibition on 3rd and 4th Oct 2013 at our college premises. I cordially invite each one of you to visit the same as per your convenience. Thanks. yours sincerely -- Mrs. Vidya Subramanian Librarian,' Dr. Bhanuben Mahendra Nanavati College of Home Science Matunga, Mumbai 400019

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Social Media and its Use Among LIS Professionals in India: A Survey.
by Shihab Illias 03 Oct '13

03 Oct '13

Dear Sir/Madam Please find enclosed link of a online questionnaire which is related to publishing an article in a Journal on Social Media and its Use Among LIS Professionals in India: A Survey. Kindly co-operate with me by filling the questionnaire. The information provided will be kept confidential and will be used only for data analysis. Your identity will not be revealed to anybody. Your co-operation is solicited. To fill it out, please visit: https://docs.google.com/forms/ d/ 1MoLbCzgOoQHg9UQbbqCh1C7sJh5V3 bJHALP_ALicec8/viewform Shihab.I, Library Professional, University of Kerala http://shihabillias.googlepages.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Ph.D Degree awarded "E-resources Use and Search Patterns"
by Chikkamanju Nayaka 03 Oct '13

03 Oct '13

Dear Professional friends, I congratulate Mr. G. Kiran Kumar for perusing PhD degree. He has been awarded PhD in Library and Information Science from University of Mysore, Mysore under the guidance of Prof. Mallinath Kumbar. His area of research is "E-Resources Use and Search Patterns". I wish him all the best with his future career ! With regards, Chikkamanju MLISc., M.PHIL., UGC-SET. Senior Research Scholar Dept. of Studies in Lib & Info. Sc., Manasagangothri, University of Mysore-570006 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Google Scholar IAP
by rajendra singh 01 Oct '13

01 Oct '13

Dear all, Please share your knowledge and experience regarding "Google Scholar Institutional Access Program". There is a link below on this but it is not very clear (steps for availing its services or becoming an institutional member of this program) - http://googlepress.blogspot.in/2005/05/google-scholar-institutional-access_… I think, it is like a discovery service but free from Google. Thanks & regards, RAJENDRA -- Rajendra Singh AM (Lib.& Info.Service) IIIT-Delhi Okhla, Phase III New Delhi-110020, India Tel: 91 11 26907510 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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