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EMERGING FRONTIERS OF DIGITAL LIBRARIES PERSPECTIVES, EMPOWERMENT AND ADVOCACY (2011 – 12) March 13 – 14, 2012
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 18 Jan '12

18 Jan '12

EMERGING FRONTIERS OF DIGITAL LIBRARIES PERSPECTIVES, EMPOWERMENT AND ADVOCACY (2011 – 12) March 13 – 14, 2012 Organizers Department of Library and Information Science University of Kashmir Schedule Conference Date: March 13-14, 2012 Important Dates Paper Submission: February 15, 2012 Acceptance of Papers: February 28, 2012 Registration: January 01, 2012 to March 01, 2012 Main topics and subtopics (but not limited to) are: Digital Libraries: Knowledge Advocacy Ø Global Level Activities Ø Regional Level Activities Ø Digital Literacy Ø Digital Libraries: Social, Technical and Economic Perspectives Ø Digital Libraries: Educational programmes and Policies Ø Organizational and Psychological Issues Digital Libraries: Technologies & Standards Ø Digital Publishing Technologies Ø Digital publishing Standards Ø Metadata and Interoperability Ø Interoperability Standards Digital Libraries: Development & Engineering Perspectives Ø Information Architecture, Configuration. Ø Digital Content Creation Ø Digital Library Development: Tools and Infrastructures Ø Digital Library Models Ø Open Source Softwares for Digital Libraries Digital Libraries: Semantics Ø Web 2.0 and 3.0 Ø Semantics 2.0 and 3.0 Ø Artificial Intelligence Ø Ontologies Ø Content Indexing and Rating Digital Libraries: Information Retrieval Ø Information Retrieval Models Ø Vocabulary Control Ø Search Strategies and Techniques Digital Libraries: Social Networks Ø Resource Sharing and Social Networks Ø Impact of Social Networks on the Digital Library Services Digital Publishing, Libraries, Archives & Museums Ø Preserving Heritage and Culture Ø Encoded Archival Description Ø Digital publishing and information services Ø Digital publishing platforms for libraries, archives and museums Digital Libraries: Use & User Studies Ø Use and User Studies Ø Usage Metrics: Tools & Techniques Ø User Studies: Information Needs, pattern and Information Seeking Behaviour Digital Libraries, museums and Archives: Initiatives & Case studies Ø Audiovisual and Multimedia Libraries Ø Children libraries Ø Physically Challenged libraries Ø Public libraries Ø Museums and archives Digital Libraries: Rights Management Ø Legal Issues Ø Intellectual Property Rights Ø Access Management , Security and plagiarism Prof. N.LAXMAN RAO, . -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fw: Re: Fw: JOURNAL OF LIBRARY MANAGEMENT: Call for Papers
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 18 Jan '12

18 Jan '12

EMERGING FRONTIERS OF DIGITAL LIBRARIES PERSPECTIVES, EMPOWERMENT AND ADVOCACY (2011 – 12) March 13 – 14, 2012 Organizers Department of Library and Information Science University of Kashmir Schedule Conference Date: March 13-14, 2012 Important Dates Paper Submission: February 15, 2012 Acceptance of Papers: February 28, 2012 Registration: January 01, 2012 to March 01, 2012 Main topics and subtopics (but not limited to) are: Digital Libraries: Knowledge Advocacy Ø Global Level Activities Ø Regional Level Activities Ø Digital Literacy Ø Digital Libraries: Social, Technical and Economic Perspectives Ø Digital Libraries: Educational programmes and Policies Ø Organizational and Psychological Issues Digital Libraries: Technologies & Standards Ø Digital Publishing Technologies Ø Digital publishing Standards Ø Metadata and Interoperability Ø Interoperability Standards Digital Libraries: Development & Engineering Perspectives Ø Information Architecture, Configuration. Ø Digital Content Creation Ø Digital Library Development: Tools and Infrastructures Ø Digital Library Models Ø Open Source Softwares for Digital Libraries Digital Libraries: Semantics Ø Web 2.0 and 3.0 Ø Semantics 2.0 and 3.0 Ø Artificial Intelligence Ø Ontologies Ø Content Indexing and Rating Digital Libraries: Information Retrieval Ø Information Retrieval Models Ø Vocabulary Control Ø Search Strategies and Techniques Digital Libraries: Social Networks Ø Resource Sharing and Social Networks Ø Impact of Social Networks on the Digital Library Services Digital Publishing, Libraries, Archives & Museums Ø Preserving Heritage and Culture Ø Encoded Archival Description Ø Digital publishing and information services Ø Digital publishing platforms for libraries, archives and museums Digital Libraries: Use & User Studies Ø Use and User Studies Ø Usage Metrics: Tools & Techniques Ø User Studies: Information Needs, pattern and Information Seeking Behaviour Digital Libraries, museums and Archives: Initiatives & Case studies Ø Audiovisual and Multimedia Libraries Ø Children libraries Ø Physically Challenged libraries Ø Public libraries Ø Museums and archives Digital Libraries: Rights Management Ø Legal Issues Ø Intellectual Property Rights Ø Access Management , Security and plagiarism Prof. N.LAXMAN RAO, . -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Subject: Re: UGC-NET: Necessary Changes and Amendments(Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:39:15 +0530 > From: Vinit <vinitbhu06@gmail.com)
by Madhurjyamoy Das 17 Jan '12

17 Jan '12

Dear Friends, My heartiest thanks to my colleague Mr. Vinit Kumar (who is fairly experienced in the art of our profession) for his valuable inputs. I seek my colleague’s kind permission to bring about some contextual issues again in this regard. My dear colleague has mentioned ‘The education is just not mugging of facts and by heart some questions’. I exactly agree with his words and want to say in symphony that just mugging up the things, preparing model answers of ten years UGC-NET papers along with plenty model test papers available in the market, practising on how to write answers to these descriptive questions and finally just reproducing the things in the answer sheets in the examination hall on that D-Day, should this be the focus that we expect from the UGC-NET ? Now in the context of exams like IIM-CAT, GATE, etc., I would humbly like to mention that these are not entirely the entrance examinations just to admit students in regular academic courses as has been claimed, but also, the scores in these tests are used equally with that of UGC-NET by the premier institutes viz. IITs, IIMs, et.al. for selecting researchers in the respective disciplines and these facts can easily be tested for genuineness in the respective websites of the above mentioned institutions. With my colleague’s kind permission again, I would like to state here that it is the beauty of these tests to offer to the takers a system that is either almost or absolutely free of repetitions. Let us take an interesting example. There are a lot of articles, newspaper reads, and other relevant documents supporting the fact that the CAT is a kind of test that is being held for decades with it’s unique nature i.e. without any repetition and this has also been observed that the new things are being incorporated in the system in novel fashions. GRE(Graduate Record Examination) is another very significant example and it is used by the best universities worldwide for the selection of research scholars. Anyway, I believe that the possibility of repetition becomes more in the descriptive type papers rather than objective type tests. So, if one mugs up ten years papers by UGC, more are the possibilities for him/her to get repetitive questions in the descriptive paper. I do agree with my colleague that that there is possibility to have some innovative type question in the said type of descriptive model, but the previous year papers available in the UGC-NET site tell us a different story here. Our LIS discipline is facing challenges like never before and it is high time that we need to have smart professionals in our field well conversant in modern techniques as well as the traditional base. In my humble opinion what we need to have is a well mix of things to make our profession in harmony. Either we have to adopt changes in proportion to the need of present day challenges a professional faces in our discipline or we are on the verge to get perished. Finally, I found this platform to be very healthy and thus put a disclaimer that nothing is personal here and not aimed to harm individual’s thoughts, but to enjoy a freedom to express within the given scope. Best Regards, Madhuryamay Das DRTC, ISI-Bsngslore > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:39:15 +0530 > From: Vinit <vinitbhu06(a)gmail.com> > To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] UGC-NET: Necessary Changes and Amendments > Message-ID: > <CA+Kko-FJefbhw6OOCy47gJoaPUqugxeR27oV2GBnvUDQpRyypg(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Dear colleagues, > Apropos to the post on UGC Amendments (UGC-NET: Necessary Changes and > Amendments - Madhurjyamoy Das), I second with the thoughts of my dear > budding colleague. There is no doubt that the objective type questions > provide transparency and a fair level playing, but they just ruin the basic > tenets of education. The education is just not mugging facts and by heart > some questions. It trains our mind to think intuitively, observe, analyse > the observations and most importantly *interpret* and* express* the > observations in a standard and unambiguous way. Unfortunately our > educational setup has produced more mugging experts than thinkers. > > The exams (IIM-CAT and GATE) mentioned by my colleague are entrance > examination for a course of study and not for a herculean task of teaching > and research which involve independent thinking and analysis. In the case > of entrance exams objective type questions can be justified as the session > has to be started on time. Where UGC does not have any deadlines to > meet. I think this is the reason till date UPSC for its IAS mains > examination has not opted objective type questions. Here one can easily > argue that the objective type questions can also be > set intuitively to check the conceptual, analytical ability of a candidate. > But after a period of time the questions start getting repeated and then > again the mugging starts. This has been exemplified by the IIT JEE > modification in 2002( the main exam was made objective), now the big cram > shops have opened in every street. > > The point raised by my colleague that this objective type pattern will > handle the problem of inter examiner varibality of marking third paper is > baseless. As in the present system one answer sheet is checked by a panel > of 12-13 experts and not by a single person and this is the reason for > delay in the results. This delay can be justified if the quality evaluation > is the cause of it. > > In my opinion, the only good decision of UGC of having national level test > is everyday diluted by UGC itself and over the passage of time this will > ruin the quality of NET and UGC. > > Rest UGC is known for changing policies frequently. > > With best regards > > > -- > Regards > Vinit Kumar > Assistant Professor, > Dr. Ranganathan Institute of Library and Information Science > Bundelkhand University > Jhansi, U.P. 284128 > Alt email: vinit(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in > Home page: http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/~vinit > =============== > Join DLRG : http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/dlrg > Submit your articles to LDL : https://drtc.isibang.ac.in/ > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > >

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List of Human resourse management journals and forums
by jyoti wadhwani 17 Jan '12

17 Jan '12

Dear Professional Friends, Can Any one could provide the List of Best Indian Journals and Forums in the Field of Human Resourse Management . Please also provide the name of good Associations and Organisations that are working in the field of Management urgently Thanks Jyoti Balani jyoti20wadhwani(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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SEMINAR on Emerging Frontiers in digital library 13-15th march 2012.
by Dr. S M.SHAFI 17 Jan '12

17 Jan '12

EMERGING FRONTIERS OF DIGITAL LIBRARIES PERSPECTIVES, EMPOWERMENT AND ADVOCACY (2011 – 12) March 13 – 14, 2012 For detailed information please visit home page of http://kashmiruniversity.ac.in professor S M SHAFI cell:9419008599 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Nat Conf on Innovative Library Service-inaugural/valedictory function-invitation
by Arunachalam Hariharan 17 Jan '12

17 Jan '12

Dr. Mahalingam College of Engineering and Technology, Pollachi & Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science Inauguration Function National Conference on INNOVATIVE LIBRARY SERVICES IN THE DIGITAL ERA Inauguration Function on Friday 20th January, at 10.00 AM in Centenary Centre Dr. A.L. MOORTHY Director DESIDOC, DRDO, Delhi has kindly consented to be the Chief Guest and delivers the inaugural address Keynote Address Dr. M. SURIYA Librarian & Professor, Annamalai University & Special Address Mr. K. JOHN PAUL ANBU University of Swaziland Libraries, Swaziland South Africa VALEDICTORY FUNCTION We cordially invite you for the Valedictory Function of National Conference on INNOVATVIE LIBRARY SERVICES IN THE DIGITAL ERA Saturday, 21st January 2012, at 4.00 P.M in the Electrical Seminar Hall Shri M. MURUGASAN Director General Central Power Research Institute, Bangalore has kindly consented to be the Chief Guest and delivers the Valedictory Address ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SALIS -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fw: JOURNAL OF LIBRARY MANAGEMENT: Call for Papers
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 17 Jan '12

17 Jan '12

From: MANLIBNET Secretariat <manlibnet.secretariat(a)gmail.com> Subject: JOURNAL OF LIBRARY MANAGEMENT: Call for Papers To: Date: Monday, 16 January, 2012, 23:23 CALL FOR PAPERS and SUBSCRIPTION JOURNAL OF LIBRARY MANAGEMENT VOLUME 1 ISSUE 1 January-March 2012 Quarterly Journal of Management Libraries Network Published in Association with Indian Research.com Chairman, Editorial Advisory Board: Dr. H. Anil Kumar Managing Editor: Dr. Akhtar Parvez Editors: Dr. Tariq Ashraf and Mr. Jitender Sharma Management Libraries Network (MANLIBNET), India’s premier library association, is pleased to announce the launching of its journal titled “Journal of Library Management” - a print journal of the LIS discipline dedicated to publish peer reviewed original research papers, survey reports, and reviews & opinions pertaining to the subject of Library Management. Published on quarterly basis, the Journal of Library Management intends to provide a dedicated platform to LIS professionals for regularly contributing to LIS literature in the niche area of Library Management. By publishing quality refereed papers of issues of vital importance, the Journal proposes to act as a crucial link between the research community and practitioners in the profession which help keep up with the latest concepts, trends, opinions, theories, and methodologies in the areas of library management and of interest and value to senior managers and academics within the library and information profession. Authors are requested to contribute by submitting their unpublished research papers for the publication in the journal on the following broad areas of library management: · Collections Development & Library Services · Data Protection and Copyright · Digital Libraries/ Institutional Repositories · Documentation Services · Electronic Resources· · Emerging Technologies · Information Use · Leadership & Professional Development · Leadership and Human Resource Management· · Library & Society · Library 2.0 · Library Automation · Library Finance & Budgeting · Library Research · Managing Change · Marketing and Communication· · Marketing of Library Services · Outsourcing · Performance Measurement · Publishing Industry · Quality Management · Strategic Management · Teamwork · User Needs And Services· Contributions must be submitted in Microsoft® Word format; be typewritten in English; in single space; have a one-inch (2.5 cm) margin on all sides; have text left-justified; have text set as 11-pt. Times New Roman font; include the title on the top of the first page; list the authors and their affiliations and countries directly under the title. References: The authors are requested to ensure that all information in the paper that is taken from another source is substantiated with an in-text reference citation. Please also note that your references must strictly follow APA (American Psychological Association) style. Please e-mail your papers at manlibnet.secretariat(a)gmail.com and indianresearch.com(a)gmail.com Appeal for Subscription Launching of this Journal is a defining moment in the short history of MANLIBNET and achieving of yet another milestone. On behalf of MANLIBNET, we request you to support the Journal through regular subscription. We are sure that you will extend your helping hand to the publication by adding to your subscription list for year 2012. We assure you that the Journal would be a valuable addition to your library and open a new and ground breaking vista in the realm of LIS literature. Copy of subscription form is attached herewith. Sincerely, Dr. Akhtar Parvez General Secretary, MANLIBNET and Managing Editor, Journal of Library Management Mobile: +91-7389906902 e-mail: akhtaronline(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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Fwd: JOURNAL OF LIBRARY MANAGEMENT: Call for Papers
by J Sharma 17 Jan '12

17 Jan '12

Dear All Request to send your valuable research papers for the journal and subscribe the same for your library. regards, Jitender Sharma Treasurer - MANLIBNET Librarian & Marketing Manager - Journal of Marketing & Communication NIILM Centre for Management Studies Plot No. 53, Knowledge Park - V Greater Noida - 201306 Tel: 0120-2397006, 09899695953 (Mob) E-mail: jsharma(a)niilm.com, jitendersharmaji(a)gmail.com, jitendersharmaji(a)yahoo.com -----Original Message----- From: MANLIBNET Secretariat <manlibnet.secretariat(a)gmail.com> To: undisclosed-recipients:; Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 23:23:43 +0530 Subject: JOURNAL OF LIBRARY MANAGEMENT: Call for Papers CALL FOR PAPERS and SUBSCRIPTION JOURNAL OF LIBRARY MANAGEMENT VOLUME 1 ISSUE 1 January-March 2012 Quarterly Journal of Management Libraries Network Published in Association with Indian Research.com Chairman, Editorial Advisory Board: Dr. H. Anil Kumar Managing Editor: Dr. Akhtar Parvez Editors: Dr. Tariq Ashraf and Mr. Jitender Sharma Management Libraries Network (MANLIBNET), India’s premier library association, is pleased to announce the launching of its journal titled “Journal of Library Management” - a print journal of the LIS discipline dedicated to publish peer reviewed original research papers, survey reports, and reviews & opinions pertaining to the subject of Library Management. Published on quarterly basis, the Journal of Library Management intends to provide a dedicated platform to LIS professionals for regularly contributing to LIS literature in the niche area of Library Management. By publishing quality refereed papers of issues of vital importance, the Journal proposes to act as a crucial link between the research community and practitioners in the profession which help keep up with the latest concepts, trends, opinions, theories, and methodologies in the areas of library management and of interest and value to senior managers and academics within the library and information profession. Authors are requested to contribute by submitting their unpublished research papers for the publication in the journal on the following broad areas of library management: · Collections Development & Library Services · Data Protection and Copyright · Digital Libraries/ Institutional Repositories · Documentation Services · Electronic Resources· · Emerging Technologies · Information Use · Leadership & Professional Development · Leadership and Human Resource Management· · Library & Society · Library 2.0 · Library Automation · Library Finance & Budgeting · Library Research · Managing Change · Marketing and Communication· · Marketing of Library Services · Outsourcing · Performance Measurement · Publishing Industry · Quality Management · Strategic Management · Teamwork · User Needs And Services· Contributions must be submitted in Microsoft® Word format; be typewritten in English; in single space; have a one-inch (2.5 cm) margin on all sides; have text left-justified; have text set as 11-pt. Times New Roman font; include the title on the top of the first page; list the authors and their affiliations and countries directly under the title. References: The authors are requested to ensure that all information in the paper that is taken from another source is substantiated with an in-text reference citation. Please also note that your references must strictly follow APA (American Psychological Association) style. Please e-mail your papers at manlibnet.secretariat(a)gmail.com and indianresearch.com(a)gmail.com Appeal for Subscription Launching of this Journal is a defining moment in the short history of MANLIBNET and achieving of yet another milestone. On behalf of MANLIBNET, we request you to support the Journal through regular subscription. We are sure that you will extend your helping hand to the publication by adding to your subscription list for year 2012. We assure you that the Journal would be a valuable addition to your library and open a new and ground breaking vista in the realm of LIS literature. Copy of subscription form is attached herewith. Sincerely, Dr. Akhtar Parvez General Secretary, MANLIBNET and Managing Editor, Journal of Library Management Mobile: +91-7389906902 e-mail: akhtaronline(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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Fwd: Fw: Four Days National Workshop on Bibliometrics / Webometrics / Scientometrics
by Anil Talawar 17 Jan '12

17 Jan '12

Dear Professional Colleagues Greetings from Karnatak University, Dharwad The Department of Library and Information Science, Karnatak University, Dharwad is going to organize a *four days* National Workshop (Under UGC SAP-DRS) on Bibliometrics / Scientometrics / Webometrics in the last week of February 2012. Interested professionals who are pursuing their Ph.D. in these areas / the professionals who are working on these areas can send their Bio-data immediately to the address mentioned below. The exact date and the details of the Workshop will be intimated very soon. Dr. B. D. Kumbar Professor & Chairman Dept. of Library and Information Science Karnatak University, Dharwad - 580 003 Karnataka State, INDIA Phone: Office : 0836-2215260 Residence : 0836-2776085 Mobile : 09945408212 mail: bdkumbar(a)yahoo.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] UGC-NET: Necessary Changes and Amendments
by Vinit 17 Jan '12

17 Jan '12

Dear colleagues, Apropos to the post on UGC Amendments (UGC-NET: Necessary Changes and Amendments - Madhurjyamoy Das), I second with the thoughts of my dear budding colleague. There is no doubt that the objective type questions provide transparency and a fair level playing, but they just ruin the basic tenets of education. The education is just not mugging facts and by heart some questions. It trains our mind to think intuitively, observe, analyse the observations and most importantly *interpret* and* express* the observations in a standard and unambiguous way. Unfortunately our educational setup has produced more mugging experts than thinkers. The exams (IIM-CAT and GATE) mentioned by my colleague are entrance examination for a course of study and not for a herculean task of teaching and research which involve independent thinking and analysis. In the case of entrance exams objective type questions can be justified as the session has to be started on time. Where UGC does not have any deadlines to meet. I think this is the reason till date UPSC for its IAS mains examination has not opted objective type questions. Here one can easily argue that the objective type questions can also be set intuitively to check the conceptual, analytical ability of a candidate. But after a period of time the questions start getting repeated and then again the mugging starts. This has been exemplified by the IIT JEE modification in 2002( the main exam was made objective), now the big cram shops have opened in every street. The point raised by my colleague that this objective type pattern will handle the problem of inter examiner varibality of marking third paper is baseless. As in the present system one answer sheet is checked by a panel of 12-13 experts and not by a single person and this is the reason for delay in the results. This delay can be justified if the quality evaluation is the cause of it. In my opinion, the only good decision of UGC of having national level test is everyday diluted by UGC itself and over the passage of time this will ruin the quality of NET and UGC. Rest UGC is known for changing policies frequently. With best regards -- Regards Vinit Kumar Assistant Professor, Dr. Ranganathan Institute of Library and Information Science Bundelkhand University Jhansi, U.P. 284128 Alt email: vinit(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in Home page: http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/~vinit =============== Join DLRG : http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/dlrg Submit your articles to LDL : https://drtc.isibang.ac.in/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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librarians are eligible for the post of Principal
by Vasantha M.C 17 Jan '12

17 Jan '12

Maharashtra Government, Department of Higher and Technical Education issued a GO that college *librarians are eligible for the post of Principal*similar to Director of Physical education. this is the milestone for the community. Every one should make effort to pass similar order in their own state. with regards -- *Vasantha M C.* Librarian Bangalore Technological Institute (B T I) Bangalore - 560 035 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Workshop on Statistical Analysis - Change in Event Date
by Sunil MV 16 Jan '12

16 Jan '12

Dear Professional Friends, This is to inform you that the Workshop on “Statistical Analysis of Research Data” scheduled during February 3 & 4, 2012 is postponed to February 8 & 9, 2012. The Two-Day Hands-on workshop is aimed to introduce the social science researchers, practitioners and students to wide variety of advanced statistical techniques in Microsoft Excel with the freeware add-in R. The last day for registration to this workshop is January 31, 2012. For more information please visit the workshop web page http://www.sdmimd.ac.in/workshop/index.html. With Sincere Regards, -- *Please consider your environmental responsibility before printing this e-mail* Sunil M.V. Librarian SDM Institute for Management Development No. 1, Chamundi Hill Main Road Siddharthanagar Post Mysore - 570 011 KARNATAKA -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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INBOFA 2012 Blog
by Vimal Kumar 16 Jan '12

16 Jan '12

Dear Friends, INBOFA 2012, international book fair organize by Mahatma Gandhi University started on January 13. We started a blog to report the events in INBOFA 2012. Theme discussions, seminars, cultural programmes and book exhibitions are the highlights of the event. Blog address is http://inbofa2012.blogspot.com Regards, -- Vimal Kumar V. Mahatma Gandhi University Library Kottayam, Kerala- 686 560 Web: http://www.vimalkumar.org Blog: http://linuxhalwa.blogspot.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "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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Invitation-Nat Conf on Innovative Library Services - inaugural & Valedictory Function
by Arunachalam Hariharan 15 Jan '12

15 Jan '12

Dr. Mahalingam College of Engineering and Technology, Pollachi & Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science Inauguration Function National Conference on INNOVATIVE LIBRARY SERVICES IN THE DIGITAL ERA Inauguration Function on Friday 20th January, at 10.00 AM in Centenary Centre Dr. A.L. MOORTHY Director DESIDOC, DRDO, Delhi has kindly consented to be the Chief Guest and delivers the inaugural address Keynote Address Dr. M. SURIYA Librarian & Professor, Annamalai University & Special Address Mr. K. JOHN PAUL ANBU University of Swaziland Libraries, Swaziland South Africa VALEDICTORY FUNCTION We cordially invite you for the Valedictory Function of National Conference on INNOVATVIE LIBRARY SERVICES IN THE DIGITAL ERA Saturday, 21st January 2012, at 4.00 P.M in the Electrical Seminar Hall Shri M. MURUGASAN Director General Central Power Research Institute, Bangalore has kindly consented to be the Chief Guest and delivers the Valedictory Address------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A.Hariharan SALIS -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Microsoft confirms UEFI fears, locks down ARM devices
by Dimple Patel 14 Jan '12

14 Jan '12

Microsoft confirms UEFI fears, locks down ARM devices By Aaron Williamson | January 12, 2012 At the beginning of December, we warned the Copyright Office that operating system vendors would use UEFI secure boot anticompetitively, by colluding with hardware partners to exclude alternative operating systems. As Glyn Moody points out, Microsoft has wasted no time in revising its Windows Hardware Certification Requirements to effectively ban most alternative operating systems on ARM-based devices that ship with Windows 8. Read More: http://www.softwarefreedom.org/blog/2012/jan/12/microsoft-confirms-UEFI-fea… -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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UGC-NET: Necessary Changes and Amendments
by Madhurjyamoy Das 13 Jan '12

13 Jan '12

Dear Sir/Madam, Warm welcome to the amendments UGC has made for NET Examination 2012 and many thanks to Mr. Ved Prakash and team. As we, who are planning to appear for the National Eligibility Test (NET), June 2012 in LIS, would be able to evaluate the performance immediately after appearing for the much-simplified test. Another good reason to be happy is that the UGC has decided that all the question papers for the test will be objective type. Till now, two papers were objective and the third one subjective. This has led not only delaying in declaration of the results, but also, making the system less transparent and non-uniform. It is indeed a very good step that has been adopted finally by UGC. Some long pending issues that have been tried to be met by the UGC regarding paper III inter alia are (a) Transparency, (b) Reducing the inter and intra examiner variability in marking of paper III, (c) Delay in declaration of NET results and finally there are reasons really to be happy as the recommendations of the NET moderation committee for changing paper III from descriptive to objective type are in place on the pattern of CSIR - NET examination. With this amendment, it tends to be a more regular, homogeneous platform for the NET aspirants. The goal of the MCQ type paper is to ensure a standard of uniformity in the evaluation process. The objective type MCQ pattern has always been tested to be successful globally in delivering the quality and thus producing better results be it IIM CAT exams or GATE Exams. I believe questions can be set quite intuitively to test a student’s degree of knowledge as well as skills of application to the very purpose of the test irrespective of the discipline be it science, management, humanities or arts and making the game fairer and level playing. Madhuryamay Das MSLIS Student, DRTC, ISI-Bangalore. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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EBSCO Publishing Calling MLISc candidates for the post of Bibliographic Database Designer
by saju s raj 13 Jan '12

13 Jan '12

*EBSCO Publishing Calling MLISc candidates for the post of Bibliographic Database Designer* * Bibliographic Database Designer* Department: Information Technology and Services Position Type: Full-Time Regular Experience: 2 years Education: MLISc Location: MA - Ipswich - EBSCO Publishing *Basic Function* Create detailed specifications for implementing bibliographic databases and associated features for EBSCO’s online bibliographic products. * Required Qualifications* • Minimum of two years in the field of librarianship or bibliographic database development or design, including demonstrated experience creating or manipulating bibliographic data in a searchable database environment • Minimum of two years of demonstrated experience with web-based bibliographic database search and retrieval techniques • Minimum of one year demonstrated experience with indexing methods as applied to bibliographic data • Minimum of one year demonstrated understanding of MARC21 bibliographic format • Minimum of one year demonstrated experience reading and understanding documents in XML format • Minimum of one year demonstrated ability to balance multiple projects concurrently in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment • Master of Library Science degree Read More http://tech2librarian.blogspot.com/search/label/LIS%20Career -- *W*ith *t*hanks *&* *R**egardz....* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Article
by Manas Samanta&&মানস সামন্ত 13 Jan '12

13 Jan '12

Dear Professionals Please help me to get the below mention article 2001 Ironmaking Proceedings - Vol. 60 Characteristics And Behaviour Of High Alumina Iron Ore Sinter A. K. Das, A. Kumar, A. K. De, T. Mukherjee Reference link: http://www.steellibrary.com/PartDetails/tabid/56/partid/0800820450480490540… -- মানস সামন্ত টেকনিকল অ্যাসিটেন্ট সি. এস. আই. আর.-এন. এম. এল. জামশেদপুর-৮৩১০০৭ ---------------------------------------------------- Manas Samanta Computer Sc(H). MLIS Technical Assistant CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory Jamshedpur . Ph.No.- 0657-2345112(O) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Presentations of Strategies for Managing Libraries in the future - 2011 IIM Ahmedabad
by sandeep bhavsar 13 Jan '12

13 Jan '12

Respected All Please have a look at the presentations of Strategies for Managing Libraries in the future 2011 - IIM Ahmedabad http://www.iimahd.ernet.in/libcon/index.php/2011/libcon/announcement Regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr. V N Bedekar Institute of Management Studies Thane(W) India 9987049099 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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[lisnet] Presentations of Strategies for Managing Libraries in the future - 2011 IIM Ahmedabad
by sandeep bhavsar 13 Jan '12

13 Jan '12

Respected All Please have a look at the presentations of Strategies for Managing Libraries in the future 2011 - IIM Ahmedabad http://www.iimahd.ernet.in/libcon/index.php/2011/libcon/announcement Regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr. V N Bedekar Institute of Management Studies Thane(W) India 9987049099 -- 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 Creation and Management of Digital Collection scheduled at INFLIBNET Centre, Ahmedabad
by Dinesh Ranjan 12 Jan '12

12 Jan '12

Dear Professionals, The INFLIBNET Centre, Ahmedabad is organizing a National Workshop on Creation and Management of Digital Collections from 13th to 17th February, 2012. The workshop will cover the following topics: - Digitization and Digital Preservation - Working with Linux : Basic commands. - Institutional Repositories and Digital Libraries - Metadata Standards for Digital Collection - Digital collection building using DSpace: Installation & Configuration - Digital collection building using DSpace:Administration & Customization - Digital collection building using DSpace: Workflow & Submissions - IPR and Security aspects of IR - Web 2.0 and Social Networking - Library Automation and latest trends in ICT - Access to e-resources subscribed under different consortium The deatils of the workshop is available at http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/forthcoming/WorkshopIR%20-DSpace-feb2012.pdf With regards, -- Dinesh Ranjan Pradhan Scientific Technical Officer (LS) INFLIBNET Centre (An IUC of UGC) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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The Poverty of Innovation
by * Mukesh - Monitor * 12 Jan '12

12 Jan '12

The Poverty of Innovation by Shiv Visvanathan One misses the celebration of science today. Science acquired its creativity through play and it is the playfulness of science that created a Jagadish Chandra Bose, a Raman, a Ramanujan or Chandrasekhar. Science as playfulness has to come back as cultural form to childhood and the universities. Science has to be enjoyable. Read the complete article by clicking the link below: http://www.deccanchronicle.com/columnists/shiv-visvanathan/poverty-innovati… - - Mukesh Anand | Director - Marketing | Monitor Information Services http://monitorlinks.typepad.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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E-journal row: HC blow to AICTE (TOI)
by ಸಿ.ಟಿ.ಕಾಂತರಾಜ್ (CTK) 12 Jan '12

12 Jan '12

Dear Professionals, E-journal row: HC blow to AICTE TNN | Jan 12, 2012, 03.30AM IST CHENNAI: The Madras high court has restrained the All India Council for Technical Education <http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Technical-Education>(AICTE), the statutory body established for the development of technical education in the country, from taking any coercive action against any institution for not subscribing an e-journal. The AICTE<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/AICTE>had recently put out a list of e-journals compelling self-financing engineering colleges to subscribe to them at mandatory rates for the academic year 2012-13. Justice Vinod K Sharma on Wednesday passed the interim order on the writ petitions filed by the Association of Management of Coimbatore Anna University-affiliated Colleges and the Consortium of Self-Financing Professional Arts and Science Colleges in Tamil Nadu. "The authorities are restrained from taking any coercive action against the institutions for not subscribing to a particular journal detailed in annexure 1," the judge said. The matter will be taken up for further hearing in March. Saying that the conditions in the new handbook were arbitary, senior counsel N R Chandran submitted that AICTE could not compel institutions to purchase e-journals of particular publishers at pre-fixed rates that too without consulting the institutions concerned. Since there were about 5,500 engineering colleges in the country, the annual subscription fee would be in the range of Rs 825 crore, he said. The Association of Management of Coimbatore Anna University-affiliated Colleges, which was the first to approach the court, said it was unfair for the AICTE to insist that colleges should purchase selected foreign e-journals at exorbitant cost through a private agency, the petition said, adding that, "institutions cannot be forced to bear such arbitrary, exorbitant and additional burden". The above article can be accessed on http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/E-journal-row-HC-blow-to-AI… -- With Regards, C.T.Kantharaj Librarian, Cambridge Institute of Technology, K.R.Puram, Bangalore - 560036 -------------------------------- Phone: 080-25618798 / 99 Mobile: 9448611800 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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CSI eNewsletter Jan 2012 issue
by H Mohan 12 Jan '12

12 Jan '12

Dear all, The Jan 2012 issue of CSI eNewsletter can be accessed at http://www.csi-chennai.org/csi-enl/csi-enl-2012-01-01.pdf [1] and also at the CSI KM Portal http://www.csi-india.org/web/csi/enewsletter [2] For the archives of this newsletter, pl. visit http://www.csi-chennai.org/csi-enl/csi-enl-archives.htm [3] or at http://www.csi-india.org/web/csi/archives [4] You are free to forward this mail to your contacts who may like the information presented in the mail. With regards HR Mohan Chairman, Div IV, CSI & eNewsletter Committee, IEEE CS & PCS Madras http://infoforuse.blogspot.com/ [5] Contents ======= -- CSI eNL wishes its readers a Happy and Prosperous New Year 2012 -- 12 IT Outsourcing Predictions for 2012 -- 10 Business Tech Predictions for 2012 -- Predictions for 12 Months of Digital Marketing -- 10 Best Practices Learned from 2011 Tech Market Chaos and Stupidity -- How to Create and Implement an Information Management Policy -- Six information security lessons from 2011 -- So, You're Responsible for Managing Laptops: -- How to Set Up Your Company's Social Media Policy -- Tech Luminaries We Lost in 2011 -- IPv6 Doomsday Won't Hit in 2012, Experts Say -- Eight Signs Your Business is Tech-Illiterate -- 10 programming habits that should be more common -- The Future of IT Skills: What You Need To Keep Your IT Career Alive -- The IBM Century: Creating the IT Revolution -- Book: IPv6 for All -- The Definitive Guide To Selling More Of Anything Online -- Video: Pranav Mistry: The thrilling potential of SixthSense technology -- Reducing Hidden Operating Costs Through IT Asset Discovery -- What We Can Learn from Steve Jobs -- Interesting Definitions -- Microsoft's Bill Gates decided to invest further in Punjab after receiving a letter from Mr Banta Singh. -- 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: Cloud Computing Bible -- Book: Software Project Management -- Book: Implementing Six Sigma in Education Towards TQM in Academics -- About the CSI-eNewsletter -- Contributions to CSI-eNewsletter -- eNewsletter Committee InfoQuiz-2012-01-01 (SEVEN Prizes to Win - THREE Books & FOUR Prizes of Rs. 500/- each) ========================================= 1. Provide the answer: Linux: Penguin = Perl: ------ 2. Identify the company whose tagline is "When IT is mission critical" 3. Who coined the term "Debugging" 4. Provide the answer: The Quick Response (QR) Code was invented in (country) ------ 5. What is common to all these: Magiq, Enjoy, Slide, Xoom Email your answers by 31st Jan 2012 to csi.infoquiz(a)gmail.com [6] with subject "infoquiz-2012-01-01". 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 [7]) and two prizes of Rs. 500/= each by VictoryMind Educare Services. Other three 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 [8]), Tata McGraw Hill Education Pvt Ltd (www.tmhshop.com/ [9]) and S. Chand Publishing (www.schandgroup.com [10]). Answers along with the winners' info will be published in the next issue. Answers & Winners of InfoQuiz-2011-12-01 =============================== Lenovo, Denise Ritchie, 8th Jun 2011, Ronald Wayne, Bring Your Own Device Rs. 500/= from SRA Systems - Mr. Ch. Satyanarayana Rao (Chennai) & Dr. T. Revathi (Sivakasi) Rs. 500/= from Victory Mind Educare Services - Mr. G. Sai Bharath (Bangalore) & Ms. M.R. Dhivya (Coimbatore) Book from Oxford University Press - Mr. B. Sundaram (Chennai) Book form TMH - Mr. Pandu Rangan V (Tumkur) Book from SPD - Mr. Amol Purushottam Zore (Pune) Links: ------ [1] http://www.csi-chennai.org/csi-enl/csi-enl-2012-01-01.pdf [2] http://www.csi-india.org/web/csi/enewsletter [3] http://www.csi-chennai.org/csi-enl/csi-enl-archives.htm [4] http://www.csi-india.org/web/csi/archives [5] http://infoforuse.blogspot.com/ [6] mailto:csi.infoquiz@gmail.com [7] http://www.srasys.com/ [8] http://www.wileyindia.com/ [9] http://www.tmhshop.com/ [10] http://www.schandgroup.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Workshop on "Statistical Analysis of Research Data" @ SDMIMD Mysore
by Sunil MV 11 Jan '12

11 Jan '12

Dear Professional Friends, SDM Institute for Management Development (SDMIMD) a premier Business School in the Palace City – Mysore is organizing a Two-Day Workshop on “Statistical Analysis of Research Data” on February 3 & 4, 2012. This hands-on workshop is designed for Social Scientists in the field of Management, Library and Information Science and Social Work. The workshop provides hands-on experience on using Microsoft Excel and RExcel for data compilation and statistical analysis. Further, it also aims at introducing the participants to various data exploration possibilities. For more information please visit the workshop web page http://www.sdmimd.ac.in/workshop/index.html Please contact the undersigned for any clarification. With Sincere Regards, -- *Please consider your environmental responsibility before printing this e-mail* Sunil M.V. Librarian SDM Institute for Management Development No. 1, Chamundi Hill Main Road Siddharthanagar Post Mysore - 570 011, KARNATAKA Mobile: 9986439832 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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