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Hurry up to register for Professional Development Programme@TERI
by Nihal Alam 22 May '13

22 May '13

TERI in collaboration with NASSDOC, ICSSR is organizing a workshop on "Professional Development Programme for Managerial Librarianship for Social Science Libraries" from 17-19 July, 2013 at TERI, India Habitat Center, New Delhi aimed at equipping the LIS (library and information science) professionals with state-of-the art skills and knowledge to meet current and recent challenges in this dynamic knowledge society. Some of the select objectives of this would be to: • Transform the informational professionals belonging to social science libraries knowledgeable in developing innovative information services. • Inculcate infopreneurial attitude among the LIS professionals towards sustainability. • Bridge the gap between what is preached and what is practiced in the Social Science Libraries. The workshop programme as well as course contents have been developed in guidance with eminent subject experts to promote continuous improvement of core competency skills of the participants. The resource persons will comprise of experts from within TERI as well as outside. The pedagogy of this programme will be lectures, presentations, exercises and case based discussion. The course has been developed content rich which primarily focuses on guidance to implementation of best practices. To allow such rich and useful interactions, the number of participants will be limited to 25 drawing participants from social science libraries. Each institute can nominate only one candidate to have appropriate blende of the experiences of the LIS professionals. While the registration for the nominated participants will be free of charge, the transportation and lodging cost will be borne by the participants. The select participants need to fill up a survey form to assess his/her current level of expertise. You are requested to kindly attend or nominate one candidate from your esteemed organization for the same before 31st May 2013. For more information, please contact Dr Shantanu Ganguly Workshop Coordinator Library and Information Centre Knowledge Management Division E-mail: shantanu.ganguly(a)teri.res.in For registration you may call Ms Pallavi Shukla on Tel. (+91 11) 2468 2100 and 41504900 or mailto: Pallavis(a)teri.res.in Regards, Nihal Alam Research Associate Knowledge Management Division TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute) Tel. +91 11 2468 2100, ext. 2758 Mobile: +91 9311305823 E-mail nihal.alam(a)teri.res.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Orientation on academic communication and plagiarism
by Vimal Kumar V. 22 May '13

22 May '13

Dear Friends, Kerala Library Association, Kottayam Region is organizing "Orientation on Academic Communication and Plagiarism" in association with S.B. College, Changancherry on 8 June 2013. Programme Time 10 AM – 4PM Who can participate? Library Science (MLISc.) students and LIS professionals. Scope of the programme Plagiarism Dissertation writing Collaboration tools Citation management Curation and sharing of content Registration Registraton Fee is Rs. 100/ Programme brochure https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B6E3iEzJp74uVUFKYXFkNGhRZWs/edit?usp=sharing -- Vimal Kumar V. Secretary Kerala Library Association, Kottayam Region 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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MyLISA AGM on May 26, 2013
by Sunil MV 22 May '13

22 May '13

*Kind Attn: Life Members of MyLISA, Mysore* Dear All, This is to inform the Life Members of *Mysore Librarians and Information Scientists Association (MyLISA), Mysore* that the Annual General Body Meeting (AGM) and the election of Executive Members for the term 2013-2016 will held on *Sunday, 26th May 2013 at 11:00 AM*. As per the decision of the Executive Committee the AGM is open only for the Life Members of MyLISA and the election will be held among the members who attend the meeting. The members present in the meeting are eligible for both contesting the election and to vote the candidates. *Details of the meeting are as follows:* *Presided by:* Prof. Mallinath Kumbar, President, MyLISA, Mysore *Venue: * Mysore University Library, University of Mysore, Manasagangothri, Mysore *Agenda:* 1. Presentation of the report by the Secretary. 2. Presentation of the income and expenditure statement by the Treasurer. 3. Address by the President of the Association. 4. Election of the Executive Members of the association for the term 2013-2016. 5. Any other issues with the permission of the chair. MyLISA request the life members to make it convenient to attend the AGM. *Note: Members are requested to join for Lunch after the AGM* With sincere regards, ---------------------------------------------------- Basappa, K.L. Secretary, MyLISA, Mysore Librarian, Shri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering (SJCE), Mysore Email: basappakl64(a)gmail.com Mobile: 9480422557<http://vt.summon.serialssolutions.com/search?t.isbn=9480422557> -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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CSI eNewsletter -- May 2013 -- Inputs for "CSI History"
by Mohan Hr 21 May '13

21 May '13

Dear all, The CSI eNewsletter of May 2013 (combined issue) can be accessed at http://www.csi-chennai.org/csi-enl/csi-enl-2013-05-01.pdf and also at the CSI KM Portal http://www.csi-india.org/web/csi/enewsletter For the archives of this newsletter, pl. visit http://www.csi-chennai.org/csi-enl/csi-enl-archives.htm or at http://www.csi-india.org/web/csi/archives You are free to forward this mail to your contacts who may like the information presented in the mail. =============================================== Primer on CSI History – An Appeal As Computer Society of India (CSI) will be turning 50 in 2015, a series of Golden Jubilee events/activities are planned in the coming two years. There is a proposal to have a curtain raiser in Jun/Jul 2013 at Delhi. In this context, a primer on "CSI History” -- highlighting the significant milestones of CSI from its inception is being brought out. To facilitate the compilation/preparation of this primer, inputs are requested from members and all who have been associated with CSI at various capacities at the chapter, regional, national and international levels. Kindly provide us with all possible information relevant to this primer as write-ups, documents, publications, photographs and in all other forms at your earliest. While soft copies of the inputs can be sent to by email to csi.history(a)gmail.com the hard copies (documents/publications/photos/) may pl. be sent to: Director – Education, Computer Society of India, Education Directorate, CIT Campus, IV Cross Road, Taramani, Chennai – 600 113. Ph: +91-44-2254 1102 / 1103 / 2874. After use, they will be returned back to you if desired. We request your immediate support in this activity as the lead-time for the primer preparation is quite short. =============================================== With regards HR Mohan Editor -- CSI eNewsletter http://infoforuse.blogspot.com/ Contents ======= -- The first 20 years of Wired: 1993-2013 -- How to advance your IT career in one simple step -- OK, so stick with Windows XP: But how big a risk do you run -- 12 Must-Do PC Tasks -- Mastering digital business -- The 21st Century Data Center Special Feature -- Best Readings in Green Communications -- How Green is Your IT? -- A Computer Weekly buyer’s guide to green computing -- Green computing energy efficiency guide -- How Mobility Is Changing the Enterprise -- CIO Playbook: How Mobility Can Transform Your Business -- Big data: What’s your plan? -- The coming era of ‘on-demand’ marketing -- Five routes to innovative problem solving -- Wi-Fi Network Technology Technical View -- 40 Gigabit Ethernet: The Migration Begins -- MOOCs and the Meta Campus -- Video: 7 Skills students need for their future -- Video: The World in 2030 -- Video: Eric Schmidt on disruptive technologies -- MBA Exam Questions through the Ages -- Announcements -- ICT Events -- ICT News: Voices & Views -- ICT News: Telecom, Govt, Policy, Compliance -- ICT News: IT Manpower, Staffing & Top Moves -- ICT News: Company News: Tie-ups, Joint Ventures, New Initiatives -- Book: Quick Test Professional: covers QTP 9.2, 9.5, 10.00 and 11.00 (TMH) -- Book: Android Design Patterns: Interaction Design Solutions for Developers (Wiley India) -- Book: Know Your English (Vol. 2): Words Frequently Confused (Universities Press) -- Book: Introduction to Soft Computing: Neuro-Fuzzy and Genetic Algorithms (Pearson Education) -- Book: Cloud Enterprise Architecture (CRC Press) -- About the CSI-eNewsletter -- Contributions to CSI-eNewsletter -- Volunteers to CSI-eNewsletter InfoQuiz–2013-05-01 =============== (SEVEN Prizes to Win – TWO Prizes of Rs. 500/- each and FIVE books) 1. What is Bitcoin 2. MariaDB is an open source database developed based on ------ 3. The combination of Smartphone and Tablet in a single device is known as ------ 4. Angry Birds : Pigs = Angry Anna : ------ 5. Graph Search, recently introduced by Facebook considers FOUR core points and they are: People, Places, Photos and ------ Email your answers by 10th Jun 2013 to csi.infoquiz(a)gmail.com with subject “infoquiz-2013-05-01”. Please provide your name, designation, company/institution, full postal address (to send the prize) and the contact phone nos. after the answers. There are SEVEN prizes to win. TWO prizes of Rs. 500/= each by SRA Systems (www.srasys.com) FIVE prizes will be in the form of books which are briefly reviewed in this edition of the newsletter. They are being offered by Tata McGraw Hill Education Pvt. Ltd (www.tmhshop.com/) Wiley India Pvt. Ltd (www.wileyindia.com) Universities Press (www.universitiespress.com) Pearson Education (http://www.pearsoned.co.in) and CRC Press (www.crcpress.com) Answers along with the winners’ info will be published in the next issue. Answers & Winners of InfoQuiz-2013-04-01 Yahoo!, Azim Premji, Calligraphy, Variety, BlackBerry Rs. 500/= from SRA Systems: Karan Dev (Delhi) & K. Shivani (Anantapur) Rs. 500/= from VictoryMind Edu Services: M. Bhuvaneshwari (Bangalore) & S. Rajini (Coimbatore) Book from Tata McGraw Hill Education Pvt Ltd: B. Suraj Aravind (Visakapatnam) Book from Wiley India Pvt Ltd: Nivedita Kulkarni (Pune) Books from Universities Press: Anurag Jagetiya (Bhilwara) & TK Gireesh Kumar (Hyderabad) Book from Springer: Maruthupandi Kathiresan (Chennai) Book from CRC Press: M. Prasanth (Chennai) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Article rquirement
by LEARNING RESOURCE CENTER SUMANDEEP VIDYAPEETH 21 May '13

21 May '13

One of our Research Scholar require following article for research purpose. Details are as under : Journal Name : International journal of tuberculosis & lung Disease. Article Title : Pulmonary Tuberculosis : the day after Author Stani A A June 2013 Kindly do needful. -- Thanking You DIRECTOR, LEARNING RESOURCE CENTRE SUMANDEEP VIDYAPEETH PIPARIYA -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Article Request
by LIJESH TK 21 May '13

21 May '13

Dear Professionals, Our Research scholar need below articles. Kindly help me in this regard. Title: The lipid language of plant–fungal interactions Authors: Shawn A. Christensen; Michael V. Kolomiets Source: Fungal Genetics and Biology 48(1): 4–14 Special Issue: Fungal Secondary Metabolism Year: 2011 Website: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1087184510000952 Title: Fungal secondary metabolites – Strategies to activate silent gene clusters Authors: Axel A. Brakhage; Volker Schroeckh Source: Fungal Genetics and Biology 48(1): 15–22 Year: 2011 Special Issue: Fungal Secondary Metabolism Website: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S108718451000068X Title: Compartmentalization and molecular traffic in secondary metabolism: A new understanding of established cellular processes Authors: Ludmila V. Roze; Anindya Chanda; John E. Linz Source: Fungal Genetics and Biology 48(1): 35–48 Special Issue: Fungal Secondary Metabolism Year: 2011 Website: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1087184510000964 Title: Surveys of non-ribosomal peptide and polyketide assembly lines in fungi and prospects for their analysis in vitro and in vivo Authors: Bradley S. Evans; Sarah J. Robinson; Neil L. Kelleher Source: Fungal Genetics and Biology 48(1): 49-61 Special Issue: Fungal Secondary Metabolism Year: 2011 Website: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1087184510001246 Title: Regulation of secondary metabolism by chromatin structure and epigenetic codes Authors: Joseph Strauss; Yazmid Reyes-Dominguez Source: Fungal Genetics and Biology 48(1): 62-69 Special Issue: Fungal Secondary Metabolism Year: 2011 Website: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1087184510001441 With regards, Lijesh T.K KFRI, Thrissur, Kerala. Visit: http://www.libraryjobs4u.blogspot.com/ Library News: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Library-News/146299565539496 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Open Access Books
by Chief Librarian, SAIACS 20 May '13

20 May '13

<http://doabooks.org/> http://doabooks.org/ 1423 Academic peer-reviewed books from 49 publishers Purpose of DOAB The primary aim of DOAB is to increase discoverability of Open Access books. Academic publishers are invited to provide metadata of their Open Access books to DOAB. Metadata will be harvestable in order to maximize dissemination, visibility and impact. Aggregators can integrate the records in their commercial services and libraries can integrate the directory into their online catalogues, helping scholars and students to discover the books. The directory will be open to all publishers who publish academic, peer reviewed books in Open Access and should contain as many books as possible, provided that these publications are in Open Access and meet academic standards. Regards ________________________________ Yesan Sellan, B.Com., MLISc., PGDLAN, NET Chief Librarian South Asia Institute of Advanced Christian Studies (SAIACS) 363 Dodda Gubbi Cross Road, Kothanur Post Office, Bangalore -560077, INDIA Phone : 91 80 2846 5235/5344/ 5649, Fax : 91 80 28465412, Mobile : 91-9972348251 Website : <http://www.saiacs.org/> www.saiacs.org Alternative Email: <mailto:yesan.sellan@saiacs.org> yesan.sellan(a)saiacs.org or <mailto:yesans@gmail.com> yesans(a)gmail.com ______________________________________ IMPORTANT : This message is intended only for the addressee. It may contain confidential information. Any unauthorized disclosure is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify us immediately so that we may correct our internal records. Please then delete the original message. Thank you. P Please consider the environment before printing this email. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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KLA National Seminar (NITILIC), 12-13 July 2013, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala: Registration open
by faisal sl 20 May '13

20 May '13

KERALA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION (KLA) NATIONAL SEMINAR 12-13 July 2013, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala MAIN THEME: "New Information Technology Interfaces in Libraries and Information Centres (NITILIC)” SUB THEMES: Evolving Models of Library and Information Centres in the New Millennium Social Media in Libraries Cloud computing and Libraries Recent Developments in Software applicable to Libraries E-reading and E-Devices Library Designing in the Digital Era Human Resource Development in the Digital context Technology Interfaces for Public Libraries Details at http://klanationalseminar2013.wordpress.com/2013/03/17/annoncement/#more-169 Download Seminar Brochure from http://klaweblog.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/kla-national-seminar-2013-brochur… REGISTRATION Individual participants: Rs 1250.00 Institutional participants: Rs 1750.00 Concessional rate for KLA Life Members and Research Scholars in LIS: Rs 1000.00 Students: Rs 750.00 Last date for Registration: 05 July 2013 Download Registration form: http://klanationalseminar2013.wordpress.com/downloads/registration-form/ ONLINE REGISTRATION All participants have to register online at http://klanationalseminar2013.wordpress.com along with the submission of duly filled registration form and fee. MODE OF PAYMENT By DD drawn in favour of Kerala Library Association and payable at Thiruvananthapuram or by cash to the General Secretary, KLA. DD along with the registration form may be sent to the General Convener, KLA National Seminar-2013, Kerala Library Association, 36, 2nd Floor, Kairalie Plaza Annexe, Karamana P.O., Thiruvananthapuram – 695 002, Kerala. VENUE OF THE SEMINAR The Seminar Hall at Kerala State Science and Technology Museum and Priyadarsini Planetarium (KSSTMPP), PMG Junction, Vikas Bhavan P.O, Thiruvananthapuram - 33. FOR MORE DETAILS AND SEMINAR UPDATES Seminar Blog: http://klanationalseminar2013.wordpress.com KLA Website: www.keralalibraryassociation.org CONTACT General Convener: Dr. A. Gopikuttan , President, Kerala Library Association (E-Mail : agopikuttan(a)yahoo.co.in / Mob. 919446428163) Joint General Conveners Shri M. Chandrakumaran Nair, Vice President, Kerala Library Association (E-mail: ckumarnair(a)gmail.com / Mob: 919447276657) Shri S. L. Faisal, General Secretary, Kerala Library Association (E-mail: slfaizal(a)gmail.com/Mob: 919447699724) ********************************** Regards S.L.Faisal, General Secretary, Kerala Library Association (KLA) 36, II Floor, Kairalie Plaza Annexe, Karamana P.O. Thiruvananthapuram– 695 002, Kerala slfaizal(a)gmail.com/Mob: 919447699724 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Refresher Course in LIS at Bharathidasan University
by Suruli Nathi 20 May '13

20 May '13

Greetings from LIS, Bharathidasan University We are happy to inform that Department of Library and Information Science along with UGC-Academic Staff College, Bharathidasan University will be organizing refresher course in Library and Information Science during 8thto 28th November 2013 for the benefits of Librarians and Faculty working in college and university across the country. Desired Faculty members and Librarians are invited to take part in the UGC- ASC Refresher course in Library and Information Science by sending the application to *The Director, UGC-ASC, Bharathidasan University, Trichy-24, Tamilnadu*. The application form along with instruction can download from BDU ASC Website or Library website. http://www.ugcascbdu.org/ http://library.bdu.ac.in/ with regards Professor & Head Department of Library and Information Science Bharathidasan University Tiruchirappalli -24 Tamilnadu -- With regards Dr. T. M. Surulinathi M.com, MLIS, M.Phil., Ph.D, PGDCA, HDNCC, CGT Assistant Professor Department of Library and Information Science Bharathidasan University Trichy - 620 024 Mobile No: 9943653068 http://surulinathi.webnode.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 article
by Subir Mukherjee 20 May '13

20 May '13

Dear Forum Members, The following article is urgently required by our faculty member for research purpose. If your library have access to this kindly send me the same and oblige. A single quantum cannot be cloned / W. K. Wootters*,1 & W. H. Zurek2 Nature 299, 802-803 (28 October 1982) | :10.1038/299802a0; Accepted 7 September 1982 http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v299/n5886/pdf/299802a0.pdf With Regards Subir Kumar Mukherjee Central Library Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University PO Belur Math, Dist Howrah 711202 West Bengal, India Email: subir.mukh(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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DRTC Students Colloquium-3
by drtc＠isibang.ac.in 17 May '13

17 May '13

Indian Statistical Institute Documentation Research and Training Centre Colloquium (3) 2012-14 Integrated Library Management System to Resources Discovery: Recent Trends Abstract The emergence of technologies has brought about enormous changes to the evolving society, especially in education, learning, and research arenas. Modern libraries are repositories for documents in both, printed and electronic form. Both kinds of documents can be stored/archived, retrieved/access, delivered/downloaded when required. The books and printed materials together with endless and ever increasing scholarly e-resources makes the traditional management of library and information centres a difficult target to accomplish. To overcome these difficulties, new technologies are being adopted like library automation, networking, Internet, web 2.0 etc. And in recent years, the evolution of discovery systems lead towards a model that provides access to a more comprehensive representation of library collections. A variety of products and projects have emerged with the ambitious goal of addressing the content represented in a librarys subscriptions to electronic resources in addition to the books and other materials managed in the integrated library system. This colloquium aims to discuss Resource Discovery issues and prospects under the topics below: TOPICS SPEAKERS 1. Introduction and Overview: Kaustav Saha 2. Library Automation Debashis Naskar 3. Resources Discovery Vikas Bhushan 4. Current in Global Level Sayon Roy 5. Conclusion: Sumanta Bag VENUE: DRTC CLASSROOM DATE: 22/05/2013 TIME: 2 PM ALL ARE CORDIALLY INVITED Dr. M. Krishnamurthy Colloquium Coordinator -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Workshop on Koha and DSpace
by Jamsheer np 17 May '13

17 May '13

We are happy to announce that the Central Library, College of Engineering Thalassery is going to organize a 5 Day Workshop on Open Source Software For Library Management (Latest Version of DSpace and Koha ILS) The objective of the Workshop is to provide training to Library and Information Professionals on Open Source Library Management Software’s to enable them to manage Library Automation and Digital Library. The Workshop is scheduled to be held from 03. 07. 2013 to 07. 07. 2013. Interested professionals to participate in the Workshop, may send their Application form along with the DD as per prescribed format available in the College website www.cethalassery.ac.in .Selected candidates shall be intimated accordingly. Eligibility The Workshop is aimed to Library and Information Professionals and Staff members of College of Engineering Thalassery. How to apply The application form is available in the College website www.cethalassery.ac.in. Filled Applications forwarded by the concerned authorities, along with a DD of Rs. 500/- (in favor The Principal, College of Engineering Thalassery, Payable at SBT Thalassery) should reach the Workshop Coordinator, Central Library, College of Engineering Thalassery, Eranholi- PO, Kannur- 670107 on or before 17- 06- 2013. Applicant will be registered on first come first served basis as the number of seats limited to 30 for outside candidates. Registration fee Registration fee Rs. 500/- (includes course kit, Software DVD, Lunch and Tea) Important Dates Last date of Receipt of Application: 17/06/2013 Intimation of Selection: 20/06/2013 (by Phone/ e-mail) Confirmation by participants: 22/06/2013 (by Phone/ e-mail- coethalassery(a)gmail.com) Address for Communication Silpa. K MLISc., NET- Librarian (in charge ) Workshop Coordinator +91 9447074987 Usman koya P T MA, MLISc., PGDJ Convenor, Workshop +91 9846974035 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Need an article
by Mamtha's Gmail 17 May '13

17 May '13

Dear professional friends, One of our faculty needs the following article for her research. Since we do not have this in our subscribed databases, kindly provide fulltext if available in your library. Serum and Saliva Levels of Ischemia-Modified Albumin in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis *Volume 27*, *Issue 2*, <http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jcla.2013.27.issue-2/issuetoc> *pages 99–104*, *March 2013* -- *Thank you & Regards * *Mrs Mamatha P. Kumar* *Chief Librarian* *Central Library* *Yenepoya University* *Yenepoya University **|** University Road, Deralakatte **|** Mangalore 575018 **|** Karnataka **|** India *T: +91 824 22046668/69/70 *|* Extn 310 *|*F: +91 824 2204667 *|* www.yenepoya.edu.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for full text artilcle
by Mahesh Moolya 17 May '13

17 May '13

Dear Professionals, If any library holds below mentioned article. Please send me. 1. Surg Radiol Anat. 1999;21(1):77-81. Left renal vein variations. Satyapal KS, Kalideen JM, Haffejee AA, Singh B, Robbs JV. 2. Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy, 2003;25(5-6):465–467 Two rare anomalies of the left renal vein, B. Senecail, J. Bobeuf, P. Forlodou, and M. Nonent, 3. Surgical and Radiological anatomy2002;23(6):443-445. Surucu, HS; Erbil KM; Tastan C; Yener N Anomalous veins of the retroperitoneum: clinical considerations. 4. Surgical and Radiological Anatomy 1994;16(2):205-209 Magnetic resonance angiography of the left renal vein A Carriero, N Magarelli, L Tamburri, AG Tonni, A Iezzi… with regards, Mahesh Moolya Jr. Librarian K S Hegde Medical Academy Dearalakatte Mangalore 575 018 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Professional Development Programme from July 17-19 2013 at TERI
by Nihal Alam 16 May '13

16 May '13

TERI in collaboration with NASSDOC, ICSSR is organizing a three days workshop on *“Professional Development Programme for Managerial Librarianship for Social Science Libraries”* from *17-19 July, 2013 *at* TERI, India Habitat Center, New Delhi* aimed at equipping the mid-career LIS (library and information science) professionals with state-of-the art skills and knowledge to meet current and recent challenges in this dynamic knowledge society. Some of the select objectives of this would be to: *• **Transform the mid-career informational professionals belonging to social science libraries knowledgeable in developing innovative information services.* *• **Inculcate infopreneurial attitude among the LIS professionals towards sustainability.* *• **Bridge the gap between what is preached and what is practiced.* The workshop programme as well as course contents have been developed in guidance with eminent subject experts to promote continuous improvement of core competency skills of the participants. The resource persons will comprise of experts from within TERI as well as outside. The pedagogy of this programme will be lectures, presentations, exercises and case based discussion. The course has been developed content rich which primarily focuses on guidance to implementation of best practices. To allow such rich and useful interactions, the number of participants will be limited to 25 drawing participants from social science libraries. Each institute can nominate only one candidate to have appropriate blende of the experiences of the LIS professionals. While the registration for the nominated participants will be free of charge, the transportation and lodging cost will be borne by the participants. The select participants need to fill up a survey form to assess his/her current level of expertise. On full-filling the questionnaire, and meeting the criteria, the select professional incumbent would be invited to attend the course. Please note that during this course, your complete dedication and interactive participation is mandatory. You are requested to kindly attend or nominate one candidate from your esteemed organization for the same before* 31**st May 2013.* For more information contact to: Dr Shantanu Ganguly Librarian and Area Convener Library and Information Centre TERI Email: shantanu.ganguly(a)teri.res.in Phone: 011- 2468 2100 /41504900 extn 2762 For registration you may contact Ms Pallavi Shukla on 011- 2468 2100 /41504900 OR mailto: pallavis(a)teri.res.in Regards, Nihal Alam Research Associate Knowledge Management Division TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute) Tel. +91 11 2468 2100, ext. 2758 Mobile: +91 9311305823 E-mail nihal.alam(a)teri.res.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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REGISTRATION OPEN: Classification & Visualization, The Hague, 24-25 October 2013
by Aida Slavic 16 May '13

16 May '13

*Apologies for cross-posting* === REGISTRATION OPEN === International UDC Seminar 2013 entitled "Classification & Visualization: Interfaces to Knowledge" will take place on Thursday 24 - Friday 25 October in the National Library of the Netherlands (Koninklijke Bibliotheek), The Hague Conference website: http://seminar.udcc.org/2013. The objective of this conference is to explore cutting edge advances and techniques in the visualization of knowledge across various fields of application and their potential impact on developments in the more main stream bibliographic and documentary classifications. The conference will be opened by Emer. Prof. W. Boyd Rayward, well-known historian of the international organization of knowledge and the history of documentation and information science. His keynote address will set the scene for discussions on models and metaphors of knowledge and information visualization that bridge historical and technological perspectives. A series of eminent speakers will follow: Lev Manovich, Kathryn La Barre, Fabrice Papy, Marcel Worring, Luca Rosati, Andrea Resmini, Scott Weingart, Richard Smiraglia, Charles van den Heuvel, Andrea Scharnhorst etc. To learn more about conference programme and to register go to the conference website http://seminar.udcc.org/2013 Early bird registration opens on 15 May 2013: EUR180 early bird fee, students EUR140 (to 30 June) EUR220 regular fee, students EUR180 Contact: seminar2013(a)udcc.org About the organizer: Classification & Visualization is the fourth biennial conference in a series of International UDC Seminars organized by the Universal Decimal Classification Consortium (UDC Consortium). UDCC is not-for-profit organization, based in The Hague, established to maintain and distribute the UDC and to support its use and development (http://www.udcc.org) UDC is one of the most widely used knowledge organization systems in the bibliographic domain. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Physics News 04/04/2010
by Ajay Kum Sharma 16 May '13

16 May '13

Dear Library Professionals, One of our faculty member has urgent required the below mentioned article from Physics News of dated 4th April 2010. Article: "Challenges and Opportunities in the Science Education Scenario in India" Journal : Physics News, of dated 04/04/2010 It would be greatful to him if anyone kindly send this article for his research purpose. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Raj Mallick <mr.mallickraj(a)gmail.com> Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 16:10:23 +0530 Subject: Physics News 04/04/2010 To: ajaysharma.lib(a)gmail.com "Challenges and Opportunities in the Science Education Scenerio in India" Physics News 04/04/2010 Regards RAJ MALLICK -- 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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Request for articles
by Deepak Sharma 16 May '13

16 May '13

Dear Forum Members, The following articles are urgently required by our faculty member for research purpose. If any one have access to the following resources then please provide the same and oblige. Afuzzy formal concept analysis based approach for business component identification - Zhen-gong Cai<http://link.springer.com/search?facet-author=%22Zhen-gong+Cai%22>, - Xiao-hu Yang<http://link.springer.com/search?facet-author=%22Xiao-hu+Yang%22>, - Xin-yu Wang<http://link.springer.com/search?facet-author=%22Xin-yu+Wang%22>, - Aleksander J. Kavs<http://link.springer.com/search?facet-author=%22Aleksander+J.+Kavs%22> Direct Link: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1631%2Fjzus.C1000337 *Applying agglomerative hierarchical clustering algorithms to component identification for legacy systems* Authors: Jian Feng Cui<http://dl.acm.org/author_page.cfm?id=81330489709&coll=DL&dl=ACM&trk=0&cfid=…> Department of Computer Science and Technology, Xiamen University of Technology, 600 LiGong Rd., Xiamen 361024, China<http://dl.acm.org/inst_page.cfm?id=60092863&CFID=217472800&CFTOKEN=51454153> Heung Seok Chae<http://dl.acm.org/author_page.cfm?id=81100282270&coll=DL&dl=ACM&trk=0&cfid=…> Department of Science and Engineering, Pusan National University, 30 Changjeon-dong, Keumjeong-gu, Busan 609-735, South Korea<http://dl.acm.org/inst_page.cfm?id=60008783&CFID=217472800&CFTOKEN=51454153> Direct Link: http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1968307 Please do the needful. -- Deepak Sharma Assistant Librarian ITM University Sector 23 A, Gurgaon 01242365811 9015433756. I may not be an explorer Or an adventurer Or a treasure seeker Or a gun fighter But I am proud of what I am I ….. am a LIBRARIAN !!! Memorable quote from the movie ‘The Mummy’ "Solve your simple mistakes early before it leads to big problem. Because we always slip from small stones, not from a mountain" "Coins always make sound, But the currency notes are always silent, So, When your value increases, keep yourself calm and silent" -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Publisher Threatens to Sue OA Blogger for $1-Billion
by Dr. Indira Koneru 15 May '13

15 May '13

Dear Professionals, Publisher threatens to sue Jeffrey Beall, scholarly open access blogger for $1-Billion. <http://chronicle.com/article/Publisher-Threatens-to-Sue/139243/?cid=at&utm_…> Be cautious about predatory open access publishers! Regards,Indira -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Bangalore university Question papers
by Manju Channappa 15 May '13

15 May '13

Hi all can any one please send the soft copy of one year PGDM question papers of bangalore university...... to my mail ID Thanks and Regards Manju Librarian ISBR Business School Bangalore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Open Access Theses
by Chief Librarian, SAIACS 15 May '13

15 May '13

http://oatd.org/ OATD aims to be the best possible resource for finding open access graduate theses and dissertations published around the world. Metadata (information about the theses) comes from <http://oatd.org/oatd-publishers.html> over 800 colleges, universities, and research institutions. OATD currently indexes over <http://oatd.org/oatd/search?q=*%3A*&sort=date> 1.6 million theses and dissertations. Best wishes, ________________________________ Yesan Sellan, B.Com., MLISc., PGDLAN, NET Chief Librarian South Asia Institute of Advanced Christian Studies (SAIACS) 363 Dodda Gubbi Cross Road, Kothanur Post Office, Bangalore -560077, INDIA Phone : 91 80 2846 5235/5344/ 5649, Fax : 91 80 28465412, Mobile : 91-9972348251 Website : <http://www.saiacs.org/> www.saiacs.org Alternative Email: <mailto:yesan.sellan@saiacs.org> yesan.sellan(a)saiacs.org or <mailto:yesans@gmail.com> yesans(a)gmail.com ______________________________________ IMPORTANT : This message is intended only for the addressee. It may contain confidential information. Any unauthorized disclosure is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify us immediately so that we may correct our internal records. Please then delete the original message. Thank you. P Please consider the environment before printing this email. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IEEE India Council Newsletter -- IEEE India Info -- May 2013 issue
by Mohan Hr 14 May '13

14 May '13

Dear all, You can now access the May 2013 issue of IEEE India Info, the newsletter of the IEEE India Council at http://ieeecs-madras.managedbiz.com/icnl/1305/icnl-iii-2013-05.pdf and also at the India Council website http://ewh.ieee.org/r10/india_council/newsletters/2013/may13.pdf You are free to forward this mail to your contacts who may like the information presented in the mail. Pl. provide your feedback by email to ieeeindiainfo(a)gmail.com With regards HR Mohan Editor IEEE India Info Chairman, IEEE CS & PCS Madras Email: hrmohan.ieee(a)gmail.com Blog: http://infoforuse.blogspot.com/ Contents ======== http://ieeecs-madras.managedbiz.com/icnl/1305/index.html -- Message from Chairman -- Message from Editor -- The Anatomy of Autonomy in Technical Education -- Importance of Academic Skills for Engineering Graduates -- Can engineers make a difference to the Indian society? -- IT in April 2013 -- News from Sections: Bangalore, Kolkata, UP, IEEE OES, Madras -- In Lighter Sense: MBA Exam Questions through the Ages -- Information Resources -- Book: Nanotechnology: The Science of Small (Wiley India) -- Book: Know Your English (Vol. 2): Words Frequently Confused (Universities Press) -- TechQuiz 2013-05 -- Forthcoming Events -- Announcements TechQuiz – 2013-05 ================ (Two Prizes to win – Books reviewed will be presented to the winners) 1. Twenty years back, in 1993, the Mosaic browser was released by Marc Andreessen and ------ of the National Center for Supercomputer Applications (NCSA) at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. 2. Windows 95 : Chicago = Windows 7 ; ------ 3. “Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe”. Who said this? 4. IEEE, is pronounced as ------ 5. A six sigma process is one in which ------ % of the products manufactured are statistically expected to be free of defects Email your answers by 10th Jun 2013 to ieee.techquiz(a)gmail.com with subject “techquiz-2013-05”. Please provide your name, designation, company/institution, full postal address (to send the prize) and the contact phone nos. after the answers. There are TWO prizes to win. Two prizes will be in the form of books which are briefly reviewed in this edition of the newsletter. They are being offered by Wiley India Pvt. Ltd (www.wileyindia.com) and Universities Press (www.universitiespress.com) Answers along with the winners’ info will be published in the next issue. Answers & Winners of TechQuiz-2013-04 =============================== Green House Gases, Bill Gates, U.R. Rao, 8, Steam Engine “Digital and Analog Communication Systems” from Wiley India to Shantanu Singh Chauhan (Goa) “Know Your English (Vol. 1): Idioms and their stories” from Universities Press to Sumit Kumar Manna (Kolkata) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Scientometric Conference volume
by saravanan 14 May '13

14 May '13

Dear Madam / Sirs, Can anyone inform me, whether the Conference Volume of Second National Conference on Scientometrics and Knowledge Management held on 20th & 21st April 2013, at Karnatak University, Dharwad is released? Thanking you in advance, With regards, Mr. G. Saravanan alias Goby Krichenan Librarian French Institute of Pondicherry # 11, Saint Louis Street, P.B. No. 33 PUDUCHERRY - 605 001 South India, INDIA Ph: 0091 - 413 - 2231661 Mail : saravanan.g(a)ifpindia.org Web : http://www.ifpindia.org/Saravanan-G.html -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Workshop (Two Days) on Contents Management Systems Using Joomla at New Mumbai
by Dattatray Phadke 14 May '13

14 May '13

Dear Sir, Kindly arrange to post the following message to all LIS FORUM member. Thanks Phadke Dear Librarians and LIS Professionals, Pillai Centre for Advances in Library Information Technology and Reserach ,New Panvel is hosting two day's programme ,"Workshop on Content Management Systems Using Joomla" as a part of their course PGDILIT on June 1st and 2nd,2013 at New Panvel,New Mumbai. We are inviting interested Librarians and LIS professionals in this region to attend the workshop and avail the training opportunity. One can visit the following websites to know about registration and other details: http://pgdilit.piit.ac.in/ http://www.pcalitr.piit.ac.in/ -- Thanking you D.N.Phadke, . Consultant Librarian,PIIT C/O Dr.K.M. Vasudevan Pillai's Campus Sector 16,New Panvel,New Mumbai 410206 Contact Phone No.022-27451700/6100,022-27463739(Extn.151) Mob.+919869786186 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National workshop on Use of Technology for Marketing of Library and Information Resources held on 7-8 June 2013
by Ravindra Mendhe 14 May '13

14 May '13

Dear Professionals It gives us immense pleasure to inform you that, SVKM's NMIMS organized , National Workshop on Use of Technology for Marketing of Library and Information Service and e - Resources 7-8 June, 2013 ABOUT THIS WORKSHOP The main function of libraries and information centres is to collect the information from various sources, organized and process it, and distribute it to target users. Libraries have been doing this by means of various library services. Keeping in view cost of information, processing time and other inputs, libraries can maximize their ROI if information services are being used by larger population of users. This demands need of marketing for the users at right time in a right way. Libraries and information centers are facing a time of unprecedented change and challenges. Recent technological developments are creating new form and source of information, bypassing traditional libraries. Library users are transcending into customers with rising expectations, diverse needs ,wants and choices. Libraries and information centers should make it a point to apply new leading concepts like social networking in the marketing of their services and information to the users. In a target workshop, we plan to discuss various methods of identifying the services needs , skills required for effective marketing and how we can avail ourselves of technology for marketing. The key aspects for this workshop will be group discussions brain storming role plays and case studies. *ABOUT NMIMS * The Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) ( Deemed to be University) established in 1981 has over 13,000 students and 350 faculty members representing an eclectic mix of industry and academic experience in severed diverse domains of knowledge. Apart from its main campus at Mumbai, NMIMS has off-campus centers at Shirpur (Maharashtra), Bangalore and Hyderabad. In 2003, NMIMS established eight schools, offering programs across various disciplines including Management Technology, Science, Pharmacy, Architecture and Commerce offering graduate, postgraduate and doctoral programs. * * Keeping in mind its concern for the society, NMIMS set up an off campus at Shirpur in 2007. This campus provides state-of-art infrastructure facilities to students while offering quality education. Spread over a land area of 50 acres, the campus comprises ¨ *Mukesh Patel School of Technology Management & Engineering (MPSTME)* Program: B.Tech (I.T.Comp,Egg, E & TC, Mechanical and Civil) Duration: 04 years MBA Tech.( (I.T.Comp,Egg, E & TC, Mechanical and Civil) Duration:05 years M.Tech ( Mechanical Egg and Computer Egg.) Duration: 02 years ¨ *MPSTME’s Centre for Textiles Function (CTF)* ¨ *School of Pharmacy & Technology Management (SPTM)* Program-B.Pharm Duration: 04 years B.Pharm +MBA ( Pharma-Tech)- Dual Degree Program Duration – 05 years M.Pharm ( Pharmacology, Pharmacutics, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Quality Assurance) -02 years M.Pharma+MBA ( Analysis, Quality Assurance and Pharmacutics) - Duration :02 years. *MUEKSH PATEL CENTRAL LIBRARY* Mukesh Patel Central Library at Shirpur campus is a valuable resource for all students and faculty members. It has a rich collection of 23500 books,17 various full text databases and 74,000 e-books from renowned publishers, NPTEL videos etc. Covering 45000 Sq ft area, it provides access to valuable resources in Engineering, Management, Pharmacy, Computer Science, and Business Management *TOPICS * Following topics will be covered during the workshop: · Identification of Services Which Needs Library Marketing · Use of Technology for Library Marketing · Brain Storming: Possible Ideas and Solutions for Library Marketing · Measuring Impact of Marketing Activities · Created Tools in excel to automate unit level MIS generation RESOURCE PERSONS Experts from academia and Industry in respective fields will be facilitating the sessions. *SHIRPUR CITY* Shirpur is a tribal area of North Maharashtra adjoining Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat. It is located near the Satpuda ranges on the NH-3 (Mumbai-Dhule-Indore-Agra). It is a perfect example of a model township developed by the leadership of *Hon’ble Shri. Amrishbhai Patel, MLA*, Maharashtra who is also the President, SVKM and Chancellor, SVKM’s NMIMS. The city owns several pride possession including the Balaji Temple, The Mukesh Patel Recreation Garden, Textile industries, and the Shirpur Gold Refinery. * * *TARGET PARTICIPANTS* Library and Information science Professionals, Knowledge manager and students who have an interest or are involved in using Technology for Marketing of Library and Information Service and e – Resources in their respective organizations. * * *OUR PATRONS* ¨ *Hon’ble Shri Amrishbhai R. Patel*, Chancellor (NMIMS) and Chairman, SVKM ¨ *Hon’ble Shri Bhupeshbhai R. Patel* (President, R.C.Patel Education Trust, Shirpur) ¨ *Hon’ble Shri **Rajgopal Bhandari*, Member, Managing Committee, SVKM, Shirpur * * *ADVISORY COMMITTEE* ¨ Dr. Tapan Bagchi,* *Director, NMIMS, Shirpur ¨ Dr. R.S.Gaud, Dean, SPPSPTM, Mumbai ¨ Dr. M.V.Deshpande, Associate Dean, MPSTME, Shirpur ¨ Mr. Rahul Dande, Account & Purchase officer, NMIMS, Shirpur ** *ORGANIZING COMMITTEE* ¨ Mr. Shivanand Sadlapur, NMIMS, Mumbai** ¨ Mr. Kishore Ingale, TCS, Pune ¨ Mr. Ravindra M. Mendhe, NMIMS, Shirpur ¨ Mr.H.M.Chaudhari, SES, Shirpur ¨ Mr. Anand Gawadekar, NMIMS, Shirpur ¨ Mrs. Manisha Tiwari, NMIMS, Shirpur ¨ Mr. Sachin Wani, NMIMS, Shirpur *HOW TO REACH SHIRPUR* Shirpur is 50 km away from Dhule and 200 km from Indore (MP), Surat (Gujarat), Nasik and Aurangabad. Buses frequently ply between Dhule and Shirpur. The nearest railway stations are Jalgaon (MS), Bhusawal (MS), 120 km (Central Railway) and Nandurbar (MS), 85 KM (Western Railway via Surat). * * *REGISTRATION FEES * Registration fee is Rs.800/- per participant (without accommodation) and Rs.1000/- (with accommodation) including Food and Kit. The payment should be made by Demand Draft, drawn in favor of *“SVKM’s NMIMS, “* and payable at Shirpur (Dist-Dhule), Maharashtra state. * * *LAST DATE OF REGISTRATION / CONFIRMATION:* 30th May, 2013 *INTAKE* A maximum of 60 participants will be enrolled for the workshop on the first- come- first served basis. *ACCOMMODATION* Fully furnished accommodation on sharing basis will be provided to the participants. * * *CONTACT PERSON* *Mr. Ravindra M. Mendhe,* *Deputy Librarian and Organizing Secretary * M.P.Central Library SVKM’s NMIMS,(Deemed to be University) Mukesh Patel Technology Park, Shirpur campus Bank of Tapi River, Mumbai-Agra Road , N.H.3 Shirpur, Dist-Dhule- 425405 M.S. Tel.No.02563-286545-51, ext.210 , 110 Mob. No: 09403503789 , 9881913681 Email: ravindra.mendhe(a)nmims.edu lrcshirpur(a)gmail.com *Registration Form* Name in Capital: ………………………...... ……………………………………………. Designation: ………………………………. Organization’s Address:…………………. ……………………………………………… ……………………………………………… ……………………………………………… PIN Code:…………... Ph. No.: …………….. Mob. No.: …………........................................ URL Add.: …………...................................... E-mail ID:………………………………….. *Accommodation*: YES / NO (Pl. tick) *Registration Fee:* Rs.800/- ( without accommodation) and Rs.1000/- ( with accommodation) per participants . *Payment Details*: Kindly send DD/Cheques in favour of *SVKM’s NMIMS, ”* Payable at Shirpur. Details of DD/Cheque No.:………….……………. Date.:……………………………………………… * * *Amount (Rs): ……………………………………/- only.* -- Sincerely Ravindra M. Mendhe Deputy Librarian, & In-charge Central Library SVKM's NMIMS ( Deemed to be University Mumbai) Mukesh Patel Technology Park Shirpur Campus, Bank of Tapi River, Mumbai - Agra Road, Shirpur, Dist- Dhule- 425 405, MS, India Tel: 02563 -286545 email: ravindra.mendhe(a)nmims.edu, , ravindramendhe@ <ravindramendhe@g> gmail.com *“New Technology, New Trends, New Ideas; Modifying the Library with the User in Mind'.* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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