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Dr R Guruprasad, Scientist, KTMD, CSIR-NAL Awarded 'Scientist of the Year 2013' by NESA, New Delhi.
by Ramachandran Guruprasad 30 Oct '13

30 Oct '13

The International Board of Awards Committee of the National Environmental Science Academy (NESA), New Delhi has awarded Dr R Guruprasad, Scientist, Knowledge and Technology Management Division, CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore as ‘Scientist of the Year 2013’. The merit for consideration for the award was based on two heads, namely: (a) Academic Achievements, (b) Experience and Publications. Dr Guruprasad’s in-depth research work in studying the ‘Use Patterns of Electronic Information Resources among the Aerospace Scientists and Engineers of Bangalore’ and his innovative application of ‘Metadata techniques’ in chronicling the Civil Aircraft Development at CSIR-NAL has been duly recognized by this International Board of Awards Committee. The award consists of a gold medal, citation and a certificate. Dr Guruprasad would be receiving the award in the forthcoming national seminar on ‘Climate Change, Environment and Sustainable Development at Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi on 10 December 2013. Dr Guruprasad holds a MLIS Degree from Annamalai University and a Ph.D. from the Department of Studies in Library and Information Science, University of Mysore. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Mandate Open Access (OA) Says L.J.Haravu of Open Source ILMS-NewGenLib Fame
by Vasanth 30 Oct '13

30 Oct '13

Dear Sir/Madam, As a part of Open Access Week-2013, Mysore Librarians and Information Scietintists Association (R), MyLISA, Mysore was organized the special lecture. This is the brief report of the special lecture. Mr. L.J. Haravu, UNESCO Expert on implementation of technology base library services in South East Asia and Arab Countries, gave a special lecture on this occasion on the theme of “Open Access: The Philosophy and Trends” at the SBRR Mahajana First Grade College, Mysore on 26th October 2013. L. J. Haravu started his lecture by citing some of the historical, cultural and social movements that have altered the human civilization in great deal. He pointed out that people movements have started because of some fundamental causes that hindered the human freedom and aspirations of common people. The fundamental changes that occurred because of social, cultural, historical and scientific movements was bring in new legislations, regulations and reforms, he said. Continuing his lecture he said that movements have by-products or spin-offs. 1950 and 60s India witnessed a library movements in a big way, as a part of this there were movements in the areas of classification and indexing, thesaurus building. Now we have been witnessing a new kind of movements in the field of library automation, digitization, open source software adaptation, etc. While speaking on the philosophy behind OA movements, L.J. Haravu highlighted some of the major breakthrough in scholarly publishing domain which played crucial role in spreading OA movements. Some of the major changes in scholarly publishing domain that led to OA movements were: increase emphasize for publishing research papers (publish or perish syndrome), rapid increase in scholarly publications, rise in subscription cost of scholarly journals (200% to 250% of increase in the last 25 years), dwindling library budget on the other hand, deprived of access to research materials, publishers monopoly. Because of some of these reasons, stakeholders involved in scholarly publications (academicians, scientists, librarians, activists, (who are vocal about OA) contemplated for starting OA movement. The developments in contemporary technologies (Internet) provided them a great platform to provide access to information easily like never before. OA movement was formally launched in 3 international meetings in 2002-03, in Budapest, Bethesda and Berlin, he said. He said that there were two major rubrics of OA publishing models. One is OAJs (Open Access Journals) and another model is OAA (Open Access Archiving). He cited some of the examples for OAJs: Public Library of Science (PLoS), Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). For open access archiving major institutional repositories and OAIster. Because of OA movement, today we have, open courseware (MIT Open Courseware), open educational resources, open theses, open data and open source films, he said. L. J. Haravu mentioned some of the barriers for open access, such as business model of OAJ publishers, emergence of predatory OA journals, authors reluctance for publishing their research papers in OA journals. He urged the librarians to play active role in creating awareness and educate academicians/executives about the importance of OA. He also urged the librarians to play crucial role in establishing institutional repositories in their respective intuitions and adopting OA mandate. On this gracious occasion MyLISA felicitated Mrs. Asha P., Mr. Vijaynag and Mr. Shivakumar for having cleared the National Eligibility Test (NET), conducted by the University Grant Commission (UGC) in June 2013. Library professionals from Bangalore, staff of SBRR Mahajana College and MyLISA office bearers and members in large numbers attended the event. MyLISA is very much thankful for SBRR Mahajana First Grade College for providing the auditorium to host the event. ------------------------- With best wishes Vasantha Raju N. PRO, MyLISA Mysore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Seminar on Innovative Practices in Libraries at Mangalore
by Sujatha H R 29 Oct '13

29 Oct '13

I request you to Please publish the below information for the benefit of the Professionals. Dr Sujatha H R Dear Professionals, We are pleased to announce that an UGC Sponsored National Seminar is being organised at Besant Women's College , Mangalore in collaboration with Dakshina Kannnada & Kodagu Library Association on December 13th 2013. Venue: Besant Women's College Auditorium, Mangalore Call for papers Unpublished and original papers based on the theme & sub-themes are invited for presentation.Based on the technical committee's recommendations, selected papers will be published in a post conference volumewith ISBN.Registration of author (s) is mandatory for paper presentation and publication. Paper Submission * Authors may submit full text of their papers on or before 30th November 2013 * Accepted papers for presentation will be intimated to the authors by 5th December 2013 * Registration feeRs 100 and publication fee Rs 500 are mandatory for paper publication and presentation * All papers should be submitted through the e-mail:besantseminar@gmail.com only. Instructions to Authors: Length: Not more than 8 pages for a paper. however authors are advised to write as precisely as possible Font New Times Roman Font Size: Heading- 14 (BOLD), Sub-Heading: 12 (BOLD), and Text-12 Title should be concise with 16 Font Authors should follow APA reference style Main Theme:" Innovative Practices in Libraries" Sub-Themes Innovations, Best Practices & Skill Competencies Virtual Learning & E-Resource Management Impact of ICT on Libraries & LIS Professionals Role of E- Resources in Academic Libraries Changing Needs of Library Users Emerging Trends in Librarianship Library Designing in the Digital Era Paper should have the following details: * author's/ Jt author's name & address for communication, Contact details such as e-mail Id & phone Numbers * An abstract of 100-150 words and upto 4-6 Key-words * Tables & Figures should have brief caption written at the bottom of the table/figure and provide due reference of the original work. The papers accepted will be published as a post conference publicationwith ISBN. Additional Rs 500/- per copy of publication to be sent along with the registration fee of Rs 100/-. Important Dates: December 13: National Seminar Date November 30th: Deadline for Full paper submission December 5th: Paper Acceptance for Presentation OOD Facility is Available DirectorCo-ordinatorCo-ordinator Dr Khaisar m Khan Mr Lokraj V SMrs Karthyayini K DLIS, Mangaloree-mail:lokrajvtl@gmail.comE-mail;karthyayinik@yahoo.com 98455048869448239849 9845468232 Dr Sujatha. H RLibrarian (Selection Grade) & President (DKKLA)Sri Venkataramana Swamy College Bantwal-574211, Karnataka, India E-mail:hrsujatha@yahoo.com Mob:919164560894 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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NEED IEEE PAPERS
by Naveen. KS 29 Oct '13

29 Oct '13

Dear Professionals One of our Student needs following article for her project work . If any one of you have access to IEEE , kindly arrange to send the soft copy, as soon as. 1) http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?arnumber=6548548&contentT… . 2) http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?arnumber=6597169&contentT… . 3) Article Title : Danger Theory: A new approach in big data analysis Publication Title Automatic Control and Artificial Intelligence (ACAI 2012), International Conference on Posted Online Date Thu Apr 04 00:00:00 EDT 2013 Authors Lin Lu; Yiwen Liang; He Yang; Chao Yang. -- Thanks Naveen K.S Librarian Amruta Institute of Engineering & Management Sciences,(AIeMS) Bidadi Industrial Zone,Near Toyota Kirloskar Motors, Off Mysore Road. Bangalore -562109 Mob:9480214162 Mail Id : naveen.ks100(a)gmail.com Web: www.aiems.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy for the post of Library Assistant at DIAT
by amit uraon 28 Oct '13

28 Oct '13

Defence Institute Of Advanced Technology (DIAT) Girinagar, Pune invites applications from the eligible candidates for the following Non - Teaching posts : Assistant Registrar : 01 post on deputation, Pay Scale : Rs. 15600 - 39100 grade pay Rs. 5400/- Library Assistant : 03 posts, Pay Scale : Rs. 5200 - 20200 grade pay Rs. 2400/- Driver Grade-A : 03 posts, Pay Scale : Rs. 5200 - 20200 grade pay Rs. 1900/- *How to Apply :* Apply in the prescribed format should be send on or before 30/11/2013. Please visit http://www.diat.ac.in for details and application format. -- 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 Karnatak University Dharwad 2013-14
by Kotrayya Agadi 26 Oct '13

26 Oct '13

Dear Library Science professionals KARNATAK UNIVERSITY, DHARWAD announced the Ph.D Notification 2013-14. NOTIFICATION Applications for admission to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in the prescribed form, are invited from the eligible candidates for the year 2013-14. Modes of the Ph.D Programme A candidate may register either for Full -time or part-time Ph.D programme. A candidate shall submit duly filled-in application form along with necessary documents to the Chairperson of the concerned Department on or before 31.10.2013 A teacher fellow (On QIP/FIP Programme) shall work on a regular basis in the Department/Research Centre during the period of Fellowship visit KUD website http://www.kud.ac.in/Docs/U0001-7201310713533792/U0001-72013108148384720131… With Regards, K.B.Agadi, Ph.D Asst.Librarian Central University of Gujarat Sector-30, Gandhinagar-382030 Ph:079-23260061 Email: kbagadi(a)cug.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for article
by Ajay Kum Sharma 25 Oct '13

25 Oct '13

Dear Library Professionals, One of our library user has urgent need of the below mentioned article for his study and reference purpose. Journal Name: Journal of Immunology, April 1, 2013; 190 (7) Article Name: Galectin-3 Negatively Regulates Dendritic Cell Production of IL-23/IL-17–Axis Cytokines in Infection by Histoplasma capsulatum Author: SY Wu, JS Yu, FT Liu, SC Miaw… Download URL : http://www.jimmunol.org/content/190/7/3427.full.pdf+html It would be highly appreciated if anyone send the copy (hard/Soft) of the said article. -- Thanks and regards. अजय कुमार शर्मा Ajay Kumar Sharma Assistant Librarian & In-charge, Journal Section, Central Library, Visva Bharati, Santiniketan - 731235, Bolpur, Birbhum, West Bengal & Webmaster of ABSLA Email: ajaysharma.lib(a)visva-bharati.ac.in Mobile No.: +91 9735111064 Office Land Line: +91 3463 262783 Ext. 220 Web: http://www.absla.org/ajay.html Web Blog: http://www.blogger.com/home?pli=1 *********************************************************** 1. Join today Digital Library Discussion Forum http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/dlrg 2. Join today LIS-Forum mailing list http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum *********************************************************** You can’t change the past but you can change the future, always remember to recycle... -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Help me please to get the data
by Pradip Das 25 Oct '13

25 Oct '13

Dear Moderater, Can you please publish my appeal to all member through your forum please. Dear professional, One of our research fellow is badly in need to have the Import and Export data for Lactic Acid. Can you please send me the data *Regards,** ……**?* _____________________ *Pradip Das* *Deputy Librarian,* *SVKM’s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (A Deemed to-be University)* *Mukesh Patel School of Technology Management & Engineering,* *Bhakti Vedant Swami Marg, J. V. P. D. Scheme,* *Vile Parle (West), MUMBAI – 400056* *(** : +91-22-42334004, Cell : 9420836138* ****E-mail :**pradipbhadreswardas@gmail.com *** *Or **Pradip_das_55(a)rediffmail.com* <Pradip_das_55(a)rediffmail.com> ** *Visit us at : **www.nmims.edu* <http://www.nmims.edu/>** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ************************************************************** -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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TISS MA admissions 2014-16 (including MLISc): Last Date Extended upto 15th NOV 2013
by Puttaraj Choukimath 25 Oct '13

25 Oct '13

Dear Friends, JFYI: *TISS MA admissions 2014-16 (including MLISc): Last Date Extended upto 15th NOV 2013 * * * *Pl visit:* *1.* http://admissions.tiss.edu/ *OR* *2.* http://socialsciencesinfoblog.blogspot.in/2013/10/tiss-ma-admissions-2014-1… Best regards, *Puttaraj.* -- Mr.Puttaraj, A. C. Asst. Librarian (SS) Periodicals Section, SDTM Library, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, P.B. No.8313, Deonar, MUMBAI - 400 088 (Maharashtra) INDIA T: +91-22-2552 5285 (O); Fax: +91-22-2552 5050 E: choukimath(a)tiss.edu; choukimath(a)gmail.com W: http://library.tiss.edu/ B: http://socialsciencesinfoblog.blogspot.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Anthony Debons, Pioneering Information Scientist is no more-R.I.P
by shalini＠isim.ac.in 24 Oct '13

24 Oct '13

Anthony Debons, a very well known scientist and pioneering of Information Scientist, professor at the University of Pittsburgh, who shaped the contours of the then emerging field of Information Science through his volume Information Science?: ?Search for identity?, in 1972 and several books later including Information Science 101; Information Science: an Integrated view; Information Science in Action: System Design ; Information Systems: Failure Analysis; The Information professional?: ?survey of an emerging field? is no more. He died on October 19, 2013 Perhaps some of my students from Mysore of the late 1970s vintage may remember him and his book?which I insisted they read if they wanted to reposition as Information Scientists. In my opinion, Tony was the father of information science setting the intellectual foundations of the field along with many others such as B.C. Brookes, Nicholas Belkin, S.E. Robertson, Dagobert Soergel, and others. I had the privilege of studying information science first hand under his tutelage at the International Graduate Summer School at Wales, organized in collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh, way back in 1981, where in I took a 3 credit course on " Foundations of Information Science' taught by Dr. Debons and cherish such wonderful discussions in the evenings about the evolving nature of the newly emerging field of Information Sciences from a very strong intellectual foundations perspective. Had the pleasure of meeting and interacting with him again after a long gap, when I went to University of Pittsburgh in 2005 as part of my efforts to establish the International School of Information Management (ISiM), the first and only Information School in India in partnership with the University of Pittsburgh I School. Tony was an amazing human being and fine intellect, with clarity of thought even in the ripe old age of nineties. May his soul rest in peace. Shalini Dr. Shalini 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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Call for Paper
by !!!!!.....any...wht i can do?......!!!!!! 24 Oct '13

24 Oct '13

We, *Mr. M. Ayub felicitation Committee*, are pleased to propose to bring out a festschrift edited volume in honor of Mr. M. Ayub, Chief Librarian, Farook College, Kozhikode, Kerala. Mr. Ayub is a dedicated Library Professional who has rendered envious services for the betterment of the profession in Kerala especially for the development of College libraries. He is instrumental in developing the “Abussabah Library Complex” of Farook College, the best College Library under the University of Calicut. He has made the Farook College Library such a hub and the role model for college libraries with a variety of collections and services. He is the founder of first Library and Information Science School started in an affiliated college in the state of Kerala. The proposed festschrift volume will include original papers, case studies and research articles in the various themes in Library & Information Science as described below. The proposed title of the volume “*Redefining Academic Libraries in the Knowledge Society”* will focus on how the needs of technologically empowered academic community are met by technologically empowered libraries and library professionals. This will include, but not limited to the below sub themes; Libraries and Society Social Networking Role of Libraries in a Knowledge Society Libraries as Learning Space Library Services: New Paradigms Information Commons and the Libraries Human Resource Re-inventing the Role of Library Staff Competencies of Information Professionals New Skills for the New Age Continuing Education for Professional Development Innovative Library Services Mobile technologies/devices for libraries Library mobile applications Creating mobile websites/ m-opac, SMS alerts etc Using social networks such as Facebook, twitter, blogs, wikis, RSS feeds etc. for library services Publishing, editing and modifying content using content management systems such as wordpress, joomla etc. Using open source e-learning applications such as moodle. Best practices in Academic Libraries Marketing of Library Products in Academic Libraries Collaborative Library Services New paradigms in networks and collaborations in libraries Collaborative acquisition and access management Collaboration systems and technologies Cloud based library services ILL and document delivery systems in digital environment Collaborative learning systems Impact of collaborative services : case studies Open Access and Open Content Collection Library to Creation Library New generation of open source software: Impact on Library Services Open learning resources and learning content management System Multimedia enriched e-learning systems Standards and IPR issues Societal and cultural issues National and international projects on e-Learning and scholarly content generation New Trends and developments E-resource Management Institutional Repositories Digital Libraries E-resource consortium Library Portals Resource Discovery Services Copyright Issues Indian Copyright Act 2012 Amendments and Libraries Licensed Electronic Resources Copyright and Pay-per-view Management Impact of Copyright and IPR on the free flow of Knowledge The Organizing Committee solicits high quality research and technical papers, case studies, technology updates, etc. related to the theme and sub-themes of the festschrift edited volume. The paper submitted should have been neither published anywhere not kept under consideration for publication. All papers will go through a process of review and accepted papers will be published in the festschrift edited volume with ISBN. Correspondence will be made at m.bavakutty(a)gmail.com or azeez64(a)gmail.com The Organizing Committee will have the right to edit the papers. The papers should be submitted not later than 15th November 2013, in electronic version as mentioned below: *Format of Manuscript* 1. All papers should be typed on Microsoft Word-version. 2. Paper size should be A4, Portrait of size 8.5" x 11" with Margins: 1” (top & bottom); 1.5” (left & right) 3.All text should be typed in Arial or Times New Roman Font with size 12 and single-spaced. 4 Headings and subheadings must be in Bold font, left justified and numbered according to Level of heading as below: 1. First Level Heading 1.1 Second Level Heading 1.1.1 Third Level Heading 5.Header & Footer of font size 8. 6.Use double space after the headings, before starting the next paragraph. 7.Page Break can be given to give a logical end to a page. 8.The main title of your paper must not exceed 50 characters. This includes letters, spaces and punctuation. 9.Title should be followed by name, affiliation and address of the Author(s) 10.An abstract of length not more than 250 words should be supplied. 11.Few keywords must be given after the abstract. 12.Size of the paper to be kept within 5000 words. 13.All papers must be accompanied by one passport size color photograph together with a brief CV. 14.Illustrations such as photographs, charts, graphs, drawings, and diagrams should be labelled, so that they correspond with their mention in the text (e.g. Table-1, Figure-2, Diagram-3). -- With Regards Vahida Beegam.T Research Scholar Calicut University vahooo822(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 soft copy of an article
by ddp 24 Oct '13

24 Oct '13

Dear Moderator, Kindly arrange to publish my request for soft copy of an article on LIS forum. Thanks. Dear Professionals and 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. Rosalind Driver (1989) Students conception & learning of science. International journal of science education, Vol 11(5), pp.481-490. (Taylor and Francis) Regards. D. D. Prdnekar Homi Bhabha Centre For Science Education Tata Institute Of Fundamental Research V. N. Purav Marg, Mankhurd Mumbai 400 088. Te.No. : 022-25072337 / 25072303 E-Mail : library(a)hbcse.tifr.res.in / ddp(a)hbcse.tifr.res.in -- 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 24 Oct '13

24 Oct '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. Thermo and pH Dual-Responsive Nanoparticles for Anti-Cancer Drug Delivery Volume 19, Issue 19, pages 2988–2992, October, 2007 Advanced Material 2. pH-Triggered Thermally Responsive Polymer Core–Shell Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery Volume 17, Issue 3, pages 318–323, February, 2005 Advanced Material Self-assembled micellar nanoparticles of a novel star copolymer for thermo and pH dual-responsive drug release Volume 329, Issue 2, pages 244–252, year- 2005 Journal of colloid and interface science 3. Advances in polymeric micelles for drug delivery and tumor targeting Volume 6, Issue 6, December 2010, Pages 714–729 Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine ** *** * -- ** ** *** Regards Mr.Ravi Hullur Asst.Librarian KLE University, Belgaum Mob.No.9740638831 Blog:http://ravihullurs.blogspot.in/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Open Access Week 2013 at MyLISA, Mysore
by Vasanth 24 Oct '13

24 Oct '13

Dear Sir/Madam, Greetings of the Open Access Week! A special lecture has been organized by MyLISA on 26th October 2013 at 3.30 PM. The lecture is organised to celebrate the Open Access Week-2013. Sri L.J. Haravu will deliver the lecture on "Open Access: The Philosophy and Trend". The venue is AVC 2 Hall, SBRR Mahajana First Grade College, Jayalakshmipuram, Mysore- 570012. You are cordially invited. As already informed you through our earlier mail, 'Open Access Week' is being celebrated. The present lecture is a token of celebration from MyLISA side. I request you to kindly attend the lecture. ------------------------- With best wishes Vasantha Raju N. PRO, MyLISA Mysore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Libraries in India using EZproxy software
by Dimple Patel 24 Oct '13

24 Oct '13

Dear Colleagues, I would like to know which libraries in India are using EZproxy software. Would appreciate if someone using EZproxy would PM me at: dimple148(a)yahoo.co.in -- Regards, Dimple http://oudl.osmania.ac.in http://sites.google.com/site/dimplerp What we think, we become. ~ Buddha -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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The General body meeting Notice of Karnataka State Library Association (KALA)
by rajendra babu 24 Oct '13

24 Oct '13

Dear KALA Members, The General body meeting of KALA is scheduled on Saturday 16th November 2013 @5:00 PM at the Seminar Hall, City Central Library, West Zone, Hampinagar, (RPC Layout), Vijayanagar, Bangalore - 40 You are requested to attend the meeting. Please see the detailed meeting agenda below Agenda 1. Presentation of annual Reports for KALA activities during the years 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13. 2. Audit statements for the years 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13. 3. Elections to the Governing Body & Announcement of results. 4. Any other matter. Please make it convenient to attend the AGM. Thanks and Regards, H Rajendra Babu General Secretary, KALA Email: rhbabu2003(a)yahoo.co.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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CILIP offers free student membership
by Dr. J. K. Vijayakumar 23 Oct '13

23 Oct '13

>From October 2013 CILIP offers free student membership. Available to students on library, information and knowledge related courses in the UK and overseas, and to graduate trainees on a library, information and knowledge work-based schemes - free student membership will give people at the start of their careers more support and opportunities for professional and personal developmen - See more at: http://www.cilip.org.uk/cilip/membership/join-cilip#sthash.EEGNyyqa.dpu Dr. J. K. VIJAYAKUMAR -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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First 24 hour automated library in U.S. installed in Norman
by Mailing List Admin 23 Oct '13

23 Oct '13

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 10:40:42 +0530 From: Jayadev P Hiremath <jayadevph(a)gmail.com> by Bree Steffen K4TV <http://kfor.com/author/bree-steffen/> NORMAN, Okla. � The first 24 hour automated library in the United States was installed in Norman at Irving Recreation Center. The concept is similar to Redbox but patrons will not have to use credit cards, just their library cards to access hundreds of books, audiobooks, and DVDs. Patrons can check items out 24 hours a day, seven days a week, rain or shine. They can even pay fines with credit cards or pick up items placed on hold. �There are a lot of installations in China.� Lisa Wells, assistant director for Library Services, said. �But this is the first United States installation. We were very excited to be first to bring it to Oklahoma, and more importantly, the city of Norman.� The automated library was purchased through EnvisionWare, partnering with Pioneer Library system. �Many of my employees said this was my birthday present because that was yesterday, and it was bringing this system to life yesterday for the first time in America after 2 and � years of research and development.� Mike Monk, CEO of EnvisionWare, said. A westside 24 hour library will also be installed. Both the eastside and westside locations will open by November 1. -- 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

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What happened to the NUCSSI & NISCAIR websites?
by Vasumathi Sriganesh 23 Oct '13

23 Oct '13

Dear colleagues Does anyone have any idea as to why the NUCSSI and the NISCAIR Websites are not available? I have tried the first for the last three days and the Niscair today Would be happy if anyone can provide an answer Regards Vasumathi Sriganesh QMed Knowledge Foundation (Trust - Reg No: E-24663) A-3, Shubham Centre, Cardinal Gracious Road Chakala, Andheri East, Mumbai 400099 Tel: 91-22-40054474/75 Fax:91-22-40054358 Web: www.qmed.org.in <http://www.qmedkf.org.in/> www.indianmedicalsites.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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KSCLA Special AGM and a State level seminar at Davanagere-reg
by Shekar H P 23 Oct '13

23 Oct '13

Dear Moderator, Please circulate this information for the benefit of forum members. Thanking you Dear Members of KSCLA, The Executive body of Karnataka State College Librarians Association (KSCLA) decided to hold its special General Body Meeting on 27th of October 2013 (Sunday) at GFGC Davanagere at 11:00am. AGENDA: To ELECT ITS OFFICE BEARERS FOR THE YEAR 2013-2015 On this occasion, Govt. First Grade College Davanagere organizing a State Level Seminar for one day. Supported by KSCLA. TOPIC: IMPORTANCE OF LIBRARY AND THEIR PROBLEMS Will be inaugurated by:Dr. B.L.Bhagyalakshmi, Director of Collegiate Education, Govt. of Karnataka, Bangalore. Eminent personalities in LIS are invited as resource persons. Please Note: NO REGISTRATION FEE for the Seminar. Certificate will be issued to the participants. All the Life Members of KSCLA are requested to attend Special AGM and elect new office bearers for the next two years and help the association for smooth functioning. VENUE OF THE MEETING AND SEMINAR: Date:27.10.2013 at 11:am Govt. First Grade College, Dental College Road, Near Anubhava Mantapa Davanagere-4 Awaiting to receive you at Davanagere. Mr.M.M.Hebballi, General Secretary, KSCLA -- Dr. Shekar H.P. Librarian, IBS Business School, #231, Near Kengeri Check post Mysore Road, Bangalore-560060 Karnataka - India Ph: (O): 080-66222244 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Best of India’s articles are published in Open Access Journals
by Sukhdev Singh 23 Oct '13

23 Oct '13

I noted an interesting fact while I was preparing my Presentation for the recently concluded conference of UNESCO, in partnership with Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), and the Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA) - "Opening up by Closing the Circle: Strengthening Open Access in India" on 21 October 2013 at JNU. I was trying to answer a frequently asked question in my presentation – what about the quality of Open Access Journals? I did a little bit of research to find out as what is the status of top Indian Journals published from India. As quality of journals is still measured by their Impact Factors – so I picked top 20 Indian Journals according to their 2012 Impact Factors. Then I proceeded to look Internet for the URLs of these Top Twenty Indian Journals and attempted if I could access and download articles from these journals for free. I was able to access 16 of these 20 top journals. Which is quit well – a score of 80%. Coming to Bio-Medical Journals – which is of interest to me – I was surprised by the fact that I could access all these Bio-Medical Journal. Wow – Top Bio-Medical journals from India are accessible openly. So, what does that means? It simply means that best of India’s articles, especially in the field of bio-medical sciences, are published in Open Access Journals. My PPTs of the above mentioned talk are available at - http://www.slideshare.net/sukhi/open-access-to-indian-biomedical-literature Regards, Sukhdev Singh, TD, NIC -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Open Access Week 2013 @ IIA
by praba 23 Oct '13

23 Oct '13

Dear Friends,     To support the 'International Open Access Week' event observed all over the world between 21st to 27th Oct.,2013, IIA library has designed a poster.  This poster is available for viewing in the following URL, http://prints.iiap.res.in/handle/2248/6423 The previous year’s OA week celebration at IIA also can be viewed from the following URL, http://prints.iiap.res.in/handle/2248/5286   With Regards, Christina Birdie Librarian, IIA,Bangalore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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One day state level seminar
by Mallikarjun Kappi 23 Oct '13

23 Oct '13

SEMINAR ANNOUNCEMENT Library and Information Centre, Government First Grade College, Davangere – 577004 Is pleased to announce One- day state level seminar – 2013 IMPORTANCE OF LIBRARIES AND PROBLEMS on Sunday, 27th October 2013 at Davangere, Karnataka, India Detailed seminar brochure is attached herewith for kind reference and for more details contact: Prof. Gurumurthy G R Organizing Secretary and Librarian Government First Grade College Davangere – 577004, Karnataka Mobile: +919448705494 Email: gurumurthyguliguli(a)gmail.com mkmallikarjun(a)gmail.com -- Regards, Mallikarjun M K Librarian-Government First Grade College Jagalur - 577528 Davanagere (Dist) Tel - 91-8196-227999 Mobile:+91 7829283101 mkmallikarjun(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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IRMA Library Assistant-II Position
by Krishna Raghavendra Yeri 23 Oct '13

23 Oct '13

Dear Moderator Kindly arrange to put the following announcement on LIS-Forum: Institute of Rural Management Anand Applications are invited for the post of Assistant -II in IRMA-Ravi J Matthai Library. E.Q: Incumbent should have BLISC. MLISC is preferred. One year's experience in a reputed academic Library and working knowledge of LibSys. One year specialized training in IT. Age: below 35 years Salary: consolidated remuneration of Rs.15,000/- per month for a period of two years contract. Last date for application: 31 October 2013 Applications are to be sent ONLINE only. For more details visit: https://www.irma.ac.in/careers/careers.php Krishna Yeri Librarian, IRMA -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Seminar on Best and Innovative Practices in Libraries on 26.10.2013 at AMET University, Chennai
by A Hariharan 23 Oct '13

23 Oct '13

Seminar on Best and Innovative Practices in Libraries Date: 26th October 2013 (Saturday) Organized by Department of Library & Information Science, AMET University & Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS) (Chennai Chapter) About AMET University The AMET University which has been established for the propagation of Maritime Education is currently offering various marine related UG, PG and Ph.D programmes. The University was conferred with the status of Deemed University under section 3 of the UGC Act 1956 and started functioning as a full-fledged University from 2007 and has also got the unique distinction of being the first private University in India to offer exclusively Maritime Education. About the AMET Library AMET Library is being developed as one of the best libraries in the field and its service has been automated to provide timely and quality service to the users. Library holds books and subscribes many national and international journals. About the Seminar The 21st century has witnessed exponential growth of educational institutions all over the world. Managing these institutions is a big challenge to the various government agencies such as UGC, AICTE, Universities, etc. These agencies have introduced strict norms, assessment and accreditation processes and policies for minimum requirements, infrastructure, mandatory resources to maintain the quality and standards of these institutions and also the libraries attached to them. The function of libraries has changed dramatically since the global change in ICT from storing of books to learning and disseminating knowledge. It helps the expectations of users also. Best practices are indentified by examining empirical evidence of success. Therefore they have to adopt the best procedures from TQM concepts, ISO standards, assessment and accreditation norms/policies of various governments and certification bodies. The main reason for adopting these procedures is not only to provide quality services for user satisfaction and also to discharge their routine functions effectively and efficiently. Library services need to be frequently evaluated and updated to the changing needs of library users. Library 2.0 calls for libraries to encourage user participation and feedback in the development and maintenance of library services. The focus of the libraries is now user centered, user satisfaction and participation. Therefore, new, innovative and flexible methods are to be introduced to accommodate new concepts for the changing requirements and environment. Objectives To understand the best and innovative practices stated in TQM, ISO and management techniques and principles. To discuss the norms, assessment and accreditation criteria in academic and other type of libraries. To formulate strategies and how best and innovative practices can be adopted to make the library as a dynamic, user-centric and user participative institution. To identify where services need improvement from user point of view. To discuss how to evaluate the library resources, services for the improvement and user satisfaction. Topics ISO:9000 - 2000 - Quality Management Systems for Library TQM Principles and concepts for Library, Seven Sigma Norms, assessment and accreditation process/requirements of AICTE/NBA, UGC/NAAC, IMC, Universities etc. Innovative Methods and Procedures to make library as a dynamic, user-centric and user participative institutions. Evaluation of Library services, resources and user satisfaction Target Audience Librarians, Information professionals, LIS faculty and students. The number of seats is limited and the selection will be based on first come first served basis. Resource Persons Experts and practicing LIS professionals from reputed institutions. Registration Fee The registration fee of Rs. 300/- is to be paid through DD in favour of “AMET”, payable at “Chennai”. The last date for registration is 21st October, 2013. Advisory Committee Chief Patron Dr.J. Ramachandran, President, AMET Trust Patron Col. Dr. G. Thiruvasagam, Vice-Chancellor Mr. K. Seyadu Registrar Organizing Secretary U.Tamilarasan, Librarian Organizing Committee Dr.S.Surianarayanan, President, SALIS Dr. G.Krishnamoorthy, Anna University Dr.S.Swaminathan, SRMCE, Coimbatore Mr.S.Manikandan, ACL, Chennai Dr.P.Panneerselvam, B.S.Abudur Rahman University A. Joseph Anburaj, KCG College of Tech, Chennai M. Jannath Najeemunnisa Beegum. JBASCW P. Ezhil Pandian, St.Joseph College of Engineering V.Viswanathan, MNM Jain College of Engineering S.Sethuraman, SSN Engineering College Dr.S.Kamatchi, Anna Centenary Library Address for Communication: U.Tamilarasan Organizing Secretary and Librarian, AMET University, No. 135, East Coast Road, Kanathur - 603112, Chennai. Tamil Nadu. Mobile No. 9841545819 Email: ametlibrary(a)yahoo.com Tel : 91 - 44 - 2747 2905 / 3257 7002 / 7030 Fax : 91 - 44 - 27472804 / 2747 2904 Web: http://www.ametuniv.ac.in/ Registration Form Name: ……………………………………………… Designation: ………………………………………. Department: ……………………………………….. Institution: ………………………………………….. Address: ……………………………………………. ……………………………………………… Phone: ……………………………………………… Mobile: …………………………………………….. E-mail: ……………………………………………… Payment Details: Rs. …………. Bank ……………………………….. DD no. ………………. Date ……………………. (Demand Draft should be drawn in favour of “AMET” payable at ‘Chennai’ and addressed to the Organizing Secretary). Signature: ………………………………………….. Name: ………………………………………………. Date: ……………………………….......................(Photocopy of this form can be used, if required) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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