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Co.Nx Webchat with R. David Lankes, Thursday, November 17 @ 8:30 pm
by Mailing List Admin 11 Nov '11

11 Nov '11

Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:31:42 +0530 From: Shibu.K.M <shibukm123(a)gmail.com> Dear Friends I invite you to please log on to the following URL and participate in the web chat. This web chat is open to all and Co.Nx can be accessed by any computer with an Internet connection. 4:00 PM Rome time is 8:30PM New Delhi time. The title of the talk is *�Librarians as Change Agents.�***** *Abstract:* *The global challenges facing our community require a new librarianship not based on functions, but on true community engagement. Librarians must leave behind simplistic notions of neutrality for a mission of transformative social action. In essence, librarians must adopt a more direct **mission to improve society, not simply documenting it.* *Librarians as Change Agents* Thursday, November 17, 2011 10:00 EST (15:00 UTC / 16:00 CET) *URL: https://statedept.connectsolutions.com/rome<http://state.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a49153264c371916817f7fcdc&id…> * * ***[image: http://gallery.mailchimp.com/a49153264c371916817f7fcdc/files/R._David_Lanke…] *** **Description:* How can librarians promote social change? Join Professor R. David Lankes from Syracuse University�s School of Information Studies to discuss how today�s global challenges require a new librarianship based on community engagement. Learn why librarians must adopt a mission of transformative social action to help improve society, not simply document it. *Format: *This will be a video web chat in English. Click on the above URL and "Enter as a Guest" to participate.**** ** ** * * * PS: Please send the feedback to *sharmac2(a)state.gov <gideona(a)state.gov> * ** * *Thanks and regards* * * * * *Chhaya Sharma* | Deputy Library Director | The American Library |Embassy of the United States of America I 24 K.G. Marg, New Delhi 110001 IT +91 2347 2121 | E sharmac2(a)state.gov <gideona(a)state.gov> I ****

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Fwd: Verus starts NewGenLib adaptation program (Upadhyay P K) -- Rgds Koha
by savitra sirohi 11 Nov '11

11 Nov '11

All, in response to Mr. P K Upadhyay's message on Koha technology stack and its search engine: 1. Solr Search Engine: Agreed, Solr/Lucene is better. But Zebra is very good too, I don't beleive any library has serious issues with Zebra. Also Koha will have Solr very soon. You can see a working implementation of Koha with Solr here: http://178.79.186.94 (OPAC) To try searches use following search terms: a* (to see a lot of records and then refine) Sample Chinese search term: 梁诗正等编 2. On Perl & Mysql: Perl is very fast, and it has vast software libraries (see cpan.org) that make programming new features on Koha very quick. MySQL is the world's most widely used Open Source DBMS, very large libraries run on this platform without any problems, e.g. British Council Libraries in India and Sri Lanka have 2 million loans per year. This is running smoothly on Mysql. Java and PostgreSQL are very good, but there is no reason to select a software purely on one's perceptions of a technology stack. The fact is that Perl & MySQL have served Koha and its user very well over the last 10 years and likely to continue to do so in the future. 3. Koha vs. Newgenlib Koha is a true open source with a wide global community and a wide developer and vendor base. This is the true advantage of Koha over Newgenlib. The implications of this are: - Koha is likely to improve exponentially due to the wide pool of sponsors and developers - Koha is going to be open source forever, no single entity controls the software. Vendors can come and go but this has not impact on the health of the software and its development trajectory. - Koha is developed using a true open source development process. Diverse group of people including librarians, developers, software architects are involved in decision making. This makes the software quality better. Thanks, Savitra Sirohi Nucsoft OSS Labs Professional support for Open Source Software http://www.osslabs.biz Message: 1 Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:41:34 +0530 From: Upadhyay P K <pku(a)nic.in> To: Shamprasad Pujar <pujar(a)igidr.ac.in>, lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Fwd: Verus starts NewGenLib adaptation program Message-ID: <fc6d1cf6b047.4ebac95e(a)nic.in> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Dear friends, It is very good posting in this forum on adoption of OSS and other softwares. There have been varying opinion. Last year I had posted various mails on pros and cons of OSS and Commercial softwares. In relation to NewGenLib and KOHA, technically I would prefer NGL to KOHA. Few of the reasons are: Technology platform of NewGenLib has been PsotgreSQL backend, Apache server and JAVA at front end. These are the most preferred choices like .Net for development of softwares, although various technologies are being used for others including Open and proprietary. I do not understand why developers of KOHA application used/chose PERL langauage for front development and MySQL as back end. What will be long term implication, time will tell. Although KOHA has been customized for PostgreSQL and Windows lateron. Another fascinating technology of NewGenlib is their search engine Solr and ZOTERO. For Bibliographic and Authority data searches NGL now uses Solr. Solr is the popular, blazing fast open source enterprise search platform from the Apache Lucene project. Even DSpace also uses Lucene and now it has customized for use of Solr. Again here, KOHA is using ZEBRA search engine not so popular like Lucene and Solr. I find it easy to integrate DSpace and NewGenLib with portal using JSP and common connectors more of JAVA technology. Both of softwares are licensed as GPL not BSD. Although I prefer BSD, DSpace is BSD licensed. Both the software are now being supported in India by private firms, it is good. Again I would repeat that either Open Source, Free or commercial, total implementation of the information system/software that matters and it hardly makes any difference in cost. Some of the research articles will help you to understand the efforts of library automation and digital library implementation. I liked one such paper by S R Birje on Library Automation case study in SRLELS Journal of Information Management, V48 (2), April 2011, p131-145. Although some of the cost and effort estimation could also have been incorporated in this paper like OPAC Hosting on Internet server, Database Hosting, Customization, Post implementation support, etc. for others to understand implementation. Even Dr Goudar also comprehensively on his experience in migration from one application to other. If any one like to discuss more on the issue, I would be happy to extend my inputs. with kind regards P K Upadhyay NIC, Delhi -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Library Week Celebrations by KALA
by rajendrababu.hanumanthappa＠wipro.com 10 Nov '11

10 Nov '11

Dear Professionals, KALA takes immense pleasure in inviting you to join us in Celebrating National Library Week during 14-20 November 2011. The Program is as follows. ========================================================= Date: 15th November 2011 Topic: "Mind Openers: How Inquisitive Are YOU?" Speaker: Mr. K V Ramaswamy, Renowned Behavioral Trainer, Bangalore. Time: 14.30pm onwards, Venue: Auditorium, Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology (NMIT), Yelahanka, Bangalore. For more details please contact: Mr. Gangadhar, Chief Librarian, NMIT. Ph: +91-9379835009 e-mail: gangadhar67(a)yahoo.com<mailto:gangadhar67@yahoo.com> ========================================================= Date: 16th November 2011 Topics: 1. "Governance at Cross Roads" by Mr. A Ramaswamy, Former Chairman of Karnataka Appellate Tribunal (KAT), Bangalore-82. 2. "Libraries at the Cross Roads" by Dr. Siddamalliah H S, Principal, Library and Information Officer, NIMHANS, Bangalore. Time: 14.00pm onwards, Venue: Auditorium, CMR Institute of Management studies, #2, 3rd' C' Cross. 6th 'A' Main, HRBR Layout, Kalyan Nagar, Bangalore - 560043. For more details please contact: Mr. Paramashivaiah H S Chief Librarian, CMR Institute of Management studies Ph: +91-9448190951 e-mail: paramashiv(a)gmail.com<mailto:paramashiv@gmail.com> ============================================== Date: 17th November 2011 Topic: "Open Access to Scholarly Literature" Speaker: Dr. Francis Jayakanth, NCSI, IISc, Bangalore. Time: 14.30pm onwards, Venue: Auditorium, SJB Institute of Technology, Uttarahalli-Kengeri Road, Bangalore. For more details please contact: Mr. Vinay C Chief Librarian, SJBIT. Ph: +91-9886811828 e-mail: vinayc1975(a)gmail.com<mailto:vinayc1975@gmail.com> ============================================== Date: 18th November 2011 Topics: 1. "Sustainability: A Primer" by Mr. Bijal Rasbihari Chhaya, Principal Consultant, Talent Transformation, Wipro. 2. "What a Wonderful world!" by Mr. Subhankar Biswas, Renowned Artist, Bangalore. Time: 16.30pm onwards, Venue: Auditorium, Raman Research Institute, C V Raman Avenue, Bangalore. For more details please contact: Dr. Meera B M Chief Librarian, RRI. Ph: +91-9844519180 e-mail: meera(a)rri.res.in<mailto:meera@rri.res.in> ================================================ Date: 19th November 2011 Topic: "Behavioral Training in the Corporate World" by Mr. Sudip Majumder, Manager, Global Enablement and Delivery, Talent Transformation, Wipro, Bangalore" Time: 10.30am onwards, Venue: Auditorium, Kalpataru Institute of Technology (KIT), Tiptur, Tumkur Dist, Karnataka. For more details please contact: Dr. Bachalapur M M Chief Librarian, KIT and Governing Council Member, KALA. Ph: +91-9740016911 e-mail: bachalapur(a)gmail.com<mailto:bachalapur@gmail.com> ================================================ I request you to please make it convenient to attend the events and encourage your professional friends to attend the programs organized and make it successful. For any further clarifications/ details, please feel free to contact KALA office bearers; Raghavendra R Vice President, KALA e-mail: raghupawar(a)gmail.com<mailto:raghupawar@gmail.com> Rajendra Babu H General Secretary, KALA. e-mail: rhbabu2003(a)yahoo.co.in<mailto:rhbabu2003@yahoo.co.in> Please do not print this email unless it is absolutely necessary. The information contained in this electronic message and any attachments to this message are intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s) and may contain proprietary, confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies of this message and any attachments. WARNING: Computer viruses can be transmitted via email. The recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. www.wipro.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Assistant Librarian in Central Institute of Indian Languages
by Satish S 10 Nov '11

10 Nov '11

There is a post of Assistant Librarian in Central Institute of Indian Languages, Ministry of Human Resource Development). For more details see below link http://http://ssckkr.kar.nic.in/Eng%20Advt-3-2011.pdf<http://http//ssckkr.kar.nic.in/Eng%20Advt-3-2011.pdf> -- SATISH.S MLISc., M.Phil RVCE, BENGALORU. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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MyLISA Lecture on 'Innovative Approaches in Library Liaison'
by Sunil MV 09 Nov '11

09 Nov '11

MyLISA, Mysore cordially invites you to the lecture on *Innovative Approaches in Library Liaison* BY: Dr. Jesudoss Manalan Librarian Bishop Heber College Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu followed by * Nirmal Library Automation Software DEMO * BY: Dr. Venugopal Former University Librarian Director Nirmal Library Automation Software Tiruchirappali, Tamil Nadu on November 12, 2011 at 3:30 PM *Venue: *Basudeve Somani College, Mysore -- *Please consider your environmental responsibility before printing this e-mail* Sunil M.V. Public Relation Officer - MyLISA, Mysore 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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E-Content 2011 - Keynote Speakers Announced
by Soji Mathew 09 Nov '11

09 Nov '11

We are pleased to announce the Keynote speakers for E-Content 2011 - From Discovery to Delivery Chandigarh - November 21, 2011 Dr. Rajneesh Arora Vice Chancellor Punjab Technical University, Kapurthala Bhubaneswar - November 23, 2011 Prof. (Dr.) Ashok S. Kolaskar Vice Chancellor KIIT University, Bhubaneswar Hyderabad - November 24, 2011 Prof. Ramakrishna Ramaswamy Vice Chancellor University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad Pune - November 25, 2011 (will be announced shortly) Please register yourself for participating in the seminar to listen to these eminent speakers. Register at: www.informindia.co.in/event2011 Hurry up... Only few seats left... Regards, Soji Mathew Informatics (India) Limited | 194, R. V. Road, Basavanagudi | Bangalore - 560004, India www.informindia.co.in | Phone: +91 80 4038 7777 | Fax: +91 80 4038 7600 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Workshop on Web Content Management (WCM 2011)
by Shibu.K.M 09 Nov '11

09 Nov '11

*Workshop on Web Content Management* *(WCM 2011) ** (3rd -4th December, 2011)* *Organized by*** *Department of Library and Information Science, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh*** *(Partially supported by **DST under Project Mode)*** * * *About the Workshop* Information Technology has made advances over the last several years. As the World Wide Web grows, it is becoming more and more complex for humans to efficiently find and exploit the information. The underlying idea of having a description of data available on the Web is organized in such a way as to be used by machines. Therefore management of information on web is crucially important for better utilization of resources. The information professionals in all kinds of information warehouses have to apply the tools and techniques of ICT to meet the changing requirements of the users by innovating its procedures and systems. This workshop aims to help the library professionals to get an overview and hands on experience on designing library web portals and developing subject gateways. This workshop intends to sharpen the skills of information professionals to present information effectively using internet technology. *Web Portal Designing* Web portal is a web site that functions as a point of access to information in the World Wide Web. A portal presents information from diverse sources in a unified way. This workshop will give hands on training to most of the activities involved in designing a library web portal. *Subject Gateways* Gateways are the Internet search tools to help people find resources on the Internet. They are Internet based services designed to help users locate high quality information that is available on the Internet. *Participants* The Workshop is primarily meant for: · Library and Information Science professionals · IT professionals and · Academicians The total in take would be 30 participants on first come first served basis. *Resource persons* Eminent resource persons will be invited from the reputed institutions in the country. * * *Important Dates* Registration starts 10th November, 2011 Registration closes 30th November, 2011 *Registration* There is a registration fee of Rs 500. It includes the workshop folder, working lunch, and high tea. Registration fee can be paid by Cash/Bank Draft drawn in favour of *the Coordinator, WCM2011 payable at Aligarh*. Participants will be given a certificate on successful completion of the workshop. * * *Accommodation* Accommodation may be arranged on nominal tariffs for the participants in the University Guest House/near by hotels on first come first served basis. * * *About the Department of Library and Information Science, AMU, Aligarh* Department of Library and Information Science of Aligarh Muslim University is a premier institution in the field of Library and Information Science in India with a history that reaches back about sixty years. The foundation of the Department was laid way back in 1950-51 with the introduction of a 'Certificate Course in Library Science', by the then University Librarian, Padma Shri Prof. S. Bashiruddin. Encouraged by the success of the certificate course, late Prof. S. Bashiruddin introduced 'Bachelor of Library Science' in 1958-59 with full time lecturers for the first time in the country. The Certificate course was discontinued in 1968-69. Subsequently, 'Master of Library Science' was introduced in 1970-71. Another pioneering step taken by the department in the year 1986-87 was the introduction of Library Science as a subsidiary subject at B.A level in the Faculties of Arts and Social Science. Realizing the need and importance of research in the subject, the Department started M.Phil/Ph.D programmes since 1990-91. The teaching faculty of the department includes one Professor, three Associate Professors, two Assistant Professors, and two Guest Faculties. Using the modern ICT facilities in the dept, the faculty members are engaged in active research on various aspects of LIS. At present, the department has two ongoing projects sponsored by ICSSR and Department of Science and Technology Govt. of India. In the past also few UGC sponsored projects have been successfully completed. The guild of academic activities such as conferences, seminars, workshops and extramural lectures of eminent scholars have always been regular features of the department. * * *About DST Funded Project* Department of Science & Technology (DST) was established in May 1971, with the objective of promoting new areas of Science & Technology and to play the role of a nodal department for organizing, coordinating and promoting S&T activities in the country. Department of Library and Information Science, Aligarh Muslim University is developing Subject Information Gateway in Information Technology (SIGIT), first full-fledged subject information gateway exclusively in the field of Information Technology (IT) fully funded by DST. SIGIT comprehensively covers all areas of Information Technology like e-journals, e-books, IT schools and their curriculum links, databases, free as well as open source software, research projects, electronic theses and dissertations, programming languages, forthcoming conferences/workshops, fellowships and grants, training programmes in IT, etc. and it indents to cater the information needs of the specialists who are directly or indirectly concerned with IT as a subject or an activity. It will be also useful for scientists, academicians, researchers, authors, students, etc. who are engaged in IT based study/research work. *ORGANIZING COMMITTEE* * * *DIRECTOR* * * *Prof. Shabahat Husain* (Prof. DLIS & Librarian-In-Charge, M A Library, AMU, Aligarh) * * *COORDINATOR* * * *Dr. Naushad Ali P.M* (Chairman, DLIS, AMU, Aligarh) * * *COMMITTEE MEMBERS* * * *Mr. S. Mustafa Zaidi* (Asso. Prof. DLIS, AMU, Aligarh) *Dr. Sudharma Haridasan* (Asso. Prof. DLIS, AMU, Aligarh) *Dr. Nishat Fatima* (Asst. Prof. DLIS, AMU, Aligarh) *Dr. Mehtab Alam Ansari* (Asst. Prof. DLIS, AMU, Aligarh) *Mr. Shibu K.M* (Guest Faculty, DLIS, AMU, Aligarh) *Ms. Surayya Ghalibeen* (Guest Faculty, DLIS, AMU, Aligarh) * * *Address for Correspondence* * * *Coordinator* WCM 2011 Department of Library and Information Science Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh 202 002 Phone: Tel: 0571 2700039 Email: wcmdlis(a)gmail.com For queries, please may contact: *Mr. Shibu K.M*, Dept of Library and Information Science, Mob: +91 9536767063 E-mail: shibukm123(a)gmail.com *Registration Form* Name: Mr./Ms./Mrs./Dr./Prof._________________________________________________________ Designation: ___________________________________________________________ __________ Organization: _____________________________________________________________________ Address : _________________________________________________________________________ City: ________________ Pin: ____________State: ______________ Country: _________________ Phone: Office:_____________________________ Res.:____________________________________ Fax: ______________________________ Mobile:_____________________________________ E-mail: _____________________________________________________________________________ Accommodation Required: Yes No Mode of Payment Cash DD/Cheque * * *Details of Demand Draft (DD)* Kindly make the DD in favour of “*the Coordinator, WCM2011*” Payable at Aligarh No.___________________ Date ___/___/________ Bank ________________________ Branch___________________Amount_____________ * * * * *Travel Schedule* Date Time Mode Arrival Return Date : Place : Signature Please send the Registration Form to* *:* Dr. Naushad Ali P.M, *Coordinator, WCM 2011, Department of Library and Information Science, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202 002 Thanks and regards Shibu K M Department of Library and Information Science Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh 202 002 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Recruitment of Two apprenticeship trainees
by NIMR-LIBRARY 09 Nov '11

09 Nov '11

Dear All, Kindly circulate the follwoing among forum members. National Institute of Malaria Research Sector 8, Dwarka New Delhi-110 077 Recruitment of Apprenticeship Trainees at Library of National Institute of Malaria Research Delhi Library of National Institute of Malaria Research requires Two young professionals to work as Apprenticeship trainees for the year 2012 (January- December 2012) purely on temporary basis for the proposed term. Qualifications and method of recruitment are furnished below. Qualifications: Freshly pass out BLIS graduates (Results declared in 2011) from a recognized University or Institute Tenure: January to December 2012 Stipend: Rs 11500/- (Rupees Eleven thousand five hundred only) consolidated, no other allowances Method of recruitment: Interested candidates may send their curriculum vitae/biodata to The Director, National Institute of Malaria Research, Sector 8, Dwarka, New Delhi-110 077 by post or E-mail their biodata in MS Word File to librarian(a)mrcindia.org. Candidates sending their application through post are requested to super scribe the envelop with "Application for the post of Apprenticeship trainee at NIMR Library" Last date of receipt of applications: 30 November 2011 Note: The applications will be screened initially and only short listed suitable candidates (10-15 candidates) will be called for personal discussion in December 2011. Selected candidates will have to join in January 2011. Selected candidates have to make their own arrangements for stay in Delhi. Candidates will have to bring all original documents, certificates at the time of Personal discussion. Director NIMR -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IATLIS Awards: Call for Nominations. Closing Date: 15 November 2011
by Jagtar Singh 08 Nov '11

08 Nov '11

IATLIS Awards – Call for Nominations In the last general body meeting of the Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS) held on 18 November 2010 at University of Pune, Pune, the increase in the number of LIS teachers and IATLIS members was highly appreciated. In view of the increase of LIS teachers and members, it was resolved to give the following awards on an annual basis. Therefore, IATLIS invites nominations from LIS teachers /professionals / researchers for the following two awards: 1. IATLIS – Motiwale Best LIS Teacher Award 2011 2. IATLIS – Mrs. Ratna Laxman Rao Best LIS Teacher / Professional Award 2011 3. IATLIS - Prof. S.P. Narang Research Promotion Award 2011 A. Eligibility for IATLIS – Motiwale Best LIS Teacher Award, and IATLIS – Mrs. Ratna Laxman Rao Best LIS Teacher / Professional Award: Executive Council Members of IATLIS are not eligible to be nominated for these awards. The nominee should have at least 10 years of teaching experience at the post-graduate level or 10 years professional experience at a senior level, and should be in service. A person can receive the award only once and one person can nominate only one LIS teacher / professional for each award at a time. B. Eligibility criteria for IATLIS - Prof. S.P. Narang Research Promotion Award to be given every alternate year to an LIS Teacher: The teacher must be in-service in a UGC recognized university on a full-time basis and must have at least 10 years of teaching and research experience in Library and Information Science. The following aspects of the research work during previous two years shall be considered for the award: Supervision of Ph.D. research work Research funding got from national and international bodies. Research papers published in peer-reviewed journals. Research publications that got citations. The recipient LIS teacher/researcher will be given a citation and a memento/shawl at the Annual IATLIS Conference. The nominations will be considered by an Awards Committee constituted by the IATLIS Executive Committee. An award will not be given in case majority of the Committee Members feel that no one has been found suitable for that award. Nominations in quadruplicate (four copies) with all the supporting documents should reach The General Secretary, IATLIS, Department of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002 (Punjab) on or before 15 November 2011. In addition to four copies of nominations in hard copy form, a soft copy of nominations should also be sent to the General Secretary, IATLIS by email at iatlis.patiala(a)gmail.com. No communication other than nominations will be entertained and the decision of the Awards Committee will be final. Dr. H.P.S. Kalra, Joint Secretary, IATLIS iatlis.patiala(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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ILA CONFERENCE AT MANGALORE, D.K. ,KARNATAKA
by Vishala BK 08 Nov '11

08 Nov '11

*ILA Annual Conference 2012 at Mangalore* Dear professional friends, *The 57th Annual conference* of the *INDIAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION -* will be organised by St.Agnes Centre for Post Graduate Studies & Research, Mangalore, Karnataka, in collaboration with Karnataka State College Librarians’Association (R) Bangalore, Karnataka on* **February** *23-25, 2012 on the theme *"KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY: INNOVATIONS IN LIBRARIANSHIP".* Last date of Submission of Fulltext Papers : 25.12.2011 Acceptance Notification : 10.01.2012 Conference : 23-25 February, 2012 Venue : St.Agnes Centre (Autonomous) Bendore, Mangalore-575002 Karnataka, India More details are available at the website http://ilaconference2012.weebly.com/index.html Contact details *Dr. Vishala B.K.* *Organising Secretary** *Head and Selection Grade Librarian St.Agnes Center for P.G. Studies & Research Library, Mercara Hill Road, Bendore, Mangalore-575002, Karnataka, India Phone: 09448824505; (M), 09880984544 Email: *bk.vishala(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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Reg: Article Needed
by ksgimahesh 08 Nov '11

08 Nov '11

Dear Professionals, One of My faculty Member urgent need this article for her research work. Any one can send me the below articles. 1. Cyclic strain resistance and fracture behaviour of Al2O3-particulate[image: next term]<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/014211239598939Z#hit2> -[image: previous term]<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/014211239598939Z#hit1> reinforced[image: next term]<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/014211239598939Z#hit3>2014 aluminium alloy metal-matrix composites *International Journal of Fatigue*<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01421123> Volume 17, Issue 3<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=PublicationURL&_hubEid=1-s2.0-S014…>, April 1995, Pages 183-199 , 2. On the castability of Al-Si/SiC particle-reinforced metal-matrix composites: Factors affecting fluidity and soundness<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/026635389390016A?_alid=180…> *Composites Science and Technology*<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/02663538>, Volume 49, Issue 1<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=PublicationURL&_hubEid=1-s2.0-S026…>, 1993, Pages 1-12 3. *Effect of solidification rate and metal feedability on porosity and SiCAl2O3 particle distribution in an Al-Si-Mg (359) alloy<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0266353895000011?_alid=180…> * *Composites Science and Technology*<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/02663538>Volume 53, Issue 3<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=PublicationURL&_hubEid=1-s2.0-S026…>, 1995, Pages 301-315 -- *With Regards* ** * Mahesh. Y Assistant Librarian, K.S.School of Engineering & Management, K.S.Group of Institutions, Bangalore-62. * -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Asst. Librarian / Librarian - Mumbai
by kamlesh hilal 08 Nov '11

08 Nov '11

Asst. Librarian / Librarian - Mumbai 1 Opening(s) Personnel Selekt, hiring for India’s premier cultural institution * * <http://naukri.com/tieups/tieups.php?othersrcp=11497> *Experience:* 4 - 9 Years *Location:* Mumbai, Mumbai Suburbs *Compensation:* Attractive Compensation with benefits and a 5 day week *Education:* UG - Other Graduate - Any Specialization PG - Any PG Course - Any Specialization,Post Graduation Not Required *Industry Type:* Education/ Teaching/Training *Role:* Librarian *Functional Area:* Teaching, Education *Posted Date:* 03 Nov Job Description The incumbent would work a 5 day week and be responsible for providing effective library and research services to local and international users and be responsible for the maintenance of the Library and all its content matter. Evaluating the existing library systems and controls and upgrading them if required to reflect a modern knowledge center, updating library policies and procedures, keep abreast of the latest technology and source and track for the availability of new products best suited to the Library, Proper catalogue and display of new acquisitions, prepare specific research reports, conducting workshops for various users, monitor and regularly renew subscriptions, relationship management with internal and external customers, etc are some important job attributes. *Keywords:* Librarian, Information Executive, Desired Candidate Profile Applicants should be smart and presentable aged 26 – 32 years with at least a degree in Library Science and 5 – 10 years experience in the Library / Information Management function of a multinational organization. High computer literacy levels with a knowledge of various library software packages and good exposure to working in a digital environment are some important characteristics aspirants should possess. Company Profile Client of Personnel Selekt is India’s premier cultural institution which is 4 decades old. The first multi-venue, multi-purpose cultural centre to be built in South Asia, it has been committed since its inception to promoting and preserving the country’s rich and vibrant traditions in music, dance and theatre, as well as catalyzing new and innovative work in the field of the performing arts. With multiple modern theatres, a photography gallery, research and training center and extensive archival and library facilities located in the heart of Mumbai’s business district, our client presents more than 500 events each year across all major art forms. Contact Details *Company Name:* Personnel Selekt *Website:* http://www.personnelselekt.com *Executive Name:* Ms Subhashita Shetty *Address:* Not Mentioned *Email Address:* pselekt(a)vsnl.com *Telephone:* Not Mentioned *Reference ID:* NK - 979 / 11 -12 -- Thanks (¨`·.·´¨) Always `·.¸ (¨`·.·´¨) Keep (¨`·.·´¨)¸.·´ Smiling! `·.¸.·´ Kamlesh B. Hilal B.R.Harne College of Engineering & Technology Wangani (W) 421503 MUMBAI. INDIA @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ email : kamleshhilal24(a)gmail.com : http://kamleshhilal.blogspot.com : http://www.slideshare.net/kamleshhilal/online-buying-for-librarians. Mob : 9322735397 /// 9833787311. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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OA day at CSIR-NAL.
by Dr.Poornima Narayana 08 Nov '11

08 Nov '11

Dear Members The first ever celebrations of 'International Open Access Day' event was held at CSIR-NAL on 24th October 2011 in commemoration with the 'International Open Access Week' being celebrated during 24th -30th October 2011. This global event in its 4th year is an opportunity for the academic and research community to continue to learn about the potential benefits of Open Access (OA), to share what they have learned from professional colleagues, and to help inspire in wider participation in helping to make OA a new norm in scholarship and research. The program was organized at SR Valluri Auditorium in the afternoon. Dr. Poornima Narayana, Head, ICAST welcomed the gathering and highlighted the significance of open access movement and initiatives being adopted around the world. To convey complete awareness about OA and related issues appropriately, a 'road show' of video clipping depicting the advantages of OA was screened followed by a power point presentation on the current scenario of OA at international and national levels. The OA mandate framed by the CSIR Core Committee constituted by DG, CSIR and the guidelines / policies were highlighted. Mr. Shyam Chetty, Director, CSIR-NAL in his remarks highlighted the advancement in this direction and mentioned about the adoption of OA mandates/policies at CSIR, decided by DG, CSIR to ensure that the concept of OA is really accepted and implemented to make appropriate action plan, draw time lines and negotiate with publishers, the authors hosting rights and institutional archival rights in consonance with the OA mandates. He also mentioned that as per DG,CSIR's directive, CSIR will lead the OA movement within the country and take on board other scientific channels to form a 'National Open Access Policy' including legislation if necessary to mandate the availability of out put of publicly funded research in public domain in near future. He appreciated the role of CSIR-NAL in actively advocating and promoting the OA initiatives. He congratulated Head, ICAST & team representing CSIR-NAL for being recently awarded the 'Platinum Award' for the pioneering contributions to the CSIR OA movement along with CSIR-NIO. He further mentioned that the CSIR-NAL's Institutional Repositories (IR) has been one of the top ranked open repositories in the world's leading IRs. He mentioned that CSIR-NAL has been identified as the nodal point for guiding/setting up of IRs of not only other CSIR labs but other institutions in the country, as well and main committee constituted by the DG, CSIR apart from having a member from CSIR-NAL, has also identified a group for imparting training to the other CSIR laboratories with two members. The Chief Guest of the day was Prof. P. Balaram, Director, IISc and the editor of the popular journal 'Current Science'. Prof. Balaram with enormous contribution in science communication research, is an advocate of open access especially open archives. The topic of his presentation was on 'Science Publishing: Issues of Access' wherein he expressed his concern over the science publishing, the publisher's growing monopoly and in particular authors rights. He opined that open archives - one of the prominent OA channel is more preferable for promoting scholarly communication. In his own words "much publicly-funded research work done in India and other developing countries appears in high impact factor journals. The key question is, how should the fruits of publicly-funded research be made available to readers in the developing world at no cost? Since the question of who pays for open access journals is unresolved, scientists should go ahead and promote open archives. His concern regarding the funding of publishing in OA journals was clearly evident when he remarked 'OA - who will pay for the publishing - Authors or Readers??' In Europe and the United States, the costs of publishing in open access journals are underwritten by grants from bodies such as the Wellcome Trust, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and the US National Institutes of Health. These all provide grants that are far larger than any seen by scientists in developing countries." He appreciated the efforts of Librarians / Information Scientists for bridging the gap in providing the much needed information between the publishers and the information seekers. Professor suggested that the various consortiums, forums and organizations in the country have to come together for negotiations with the publishers with clearly defined agreements towards post-termination and perpetual access and discuss at length these issues at national policy making level while coming out with strong legislation to have sustainable open access model. Professor's speech was received with thunderous applause. Dr. L. Venkatakrishnan, Head of Experimental Aerodynamics Division, CSIR-NAL was the second speaker of the day on the topic 'Open Access: Promised Utopia Or Eventual Reality?' He gave a brief background on publication channel with peer review, a lengthy process taking around 18-21 months. His presentation touched upon the various channels/routes of OA: green, and gold for archival purposes. He presented a clear picture of rising / escalating cost of the commercial journals as the actual reason for the evolution of Open Access while citing the different OA journal models: completely free and author-pays-model (PLOS). In total agreement with Prof. Balaram's statement of promoting OA through open archives (IR), he put a straight forward question "Faculty creating, editing and reviewing content - Are publishers required?". Citing the famous phrase "Chicken or Egg", he pondered over the issue of 'More Downloads ?More Citations' Or More Citations ?More Downloads?' Regarding the funding aspect especially in developing countries which professor had already raised in his speech, Dr. Venkatakrishnan mentioned that general reaction of OA as 'Wider Access? More Downloads ?More Readers ?More Citations and finally to more funding'. He also provided some insight into the copyright policies of different publishers and statistics of authors citations/downloads in OA Context. Mr. BS Shivaram anchored the event while Mr. S R Dey proposed vote of thanks. http://www.icast.org.in/confICAST.php -- Dr. Poornima Narayana +91-80-25086083(W) Fulbright Scholar +91-80-26682781 (R) Head, ICAST poornima.narayan(a)gmail.com National Aerospace Laboratories Bangalore 560017 INDIA -- Dr. Poornima Narayana +91-80-25086083(W) Fulbright Scholar +91-80-26682781 (R) Head, ICAST poornima.narayan(a)gmail.com National Aerospace Laboratories Bangalore 560017 INDIA -- Dr. Poornima Narayana +91-80-25086083(W) Fulbright Scholar +91-80-26682781 (R) Head, ICAST poornima.narayan(a)gmail.com National Aerospace Laboratories Bangalore 560017 INDIA -- Dr. Poornima Narayana +91-80-25086083(W) Fulbright Scholar +91-80-26682781 (R) Deputy Head, ICAST poornima.narayan(a)gmail.com National Aerospace prn_1_in(a)yahoo.com Laboratories Bangalore 560017 INDIA -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Resscheduling of National seminar on Preservation of Information Resources in 21st century
by rabinarayan mishra 07 Nov '11

07 Nov '11

sir, Due to unavoidable circumstances and reasons beyond control, the National Seminar on Preservation of Information Resources in 21st century scheduled to be held on 23rd-25th November 2011 in the Dept. of Lib. & Inf. Science, Mizoram University, Aizawl has been rescheduled and postponed to 27th-29th February 2012. The last date for submission of paper is 31st December, 2011. Dr. R N Mishra Seminar Coordinator Ddept. of Lib. & Inf. sc. Mizoram University Aizawl -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Position of JRA (Junior Research Associate) @ ITC R&D Centre
by Hemanth Rao KR 07 Nov '11

07 Nov '11

Dear Friends, There is a position open for *JRA (Junior Research Associate) with ITC R&D Centre, ITC Limited* based in Bangalore. *Eligibility & Requirements: *M.L.I.S. (Masters in Library & Information Science) with Basic Science degree will be preferred. Library management, Ability to create internal newsletters/bulletins and handling daily newsletters, Carry out online publishing, maintaining tools for Information services, Intranet site maintenance Ability to understand the Scientists' area of interest and set-up alerts. The candidate is expected to be well versed with computers, Internet and library software's/tools Excellent communication skills. Good customer service skills and analytical skills. Ability to apply existing and emerging technologies to new initiatives and improve library services. Ability to work both independently and in a team. Ability to work well under pressure and manage multiple deadlines without losing focus on quality. Keen learner & Pro-active. *Required Experience: *0-2 Years *Functional Area:* Knowledge Centre/Library *Salary:* As per Corporate standard Interested can send their updated resume to unnikrishnan.g at itc.in or unnikrishnangk at yahoo.com by 8th Nov 2011 along with a mention of present CTC in the mail. *Best Wishes & Regards,* Hemanth Rao KR, Knowledge Centre, ITC R&D Centre, Bangalore Ph: 9611695838 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Asst. Librarian / Librarian - Mumbai at Personnel Selekt
by kamlesh hilal 06 Nov '11

06 Nov '11

Asst. Librarian / Librarian - Mumbai at Personnel Selekt*Posted by*: *Personnel Selekt* *Posted date*: *03-Nov* *Job Description:* The incumbent would work a 5 day week and be responsible for providing effective library and research services to local and international users and be responsible for the maintenance of the Library and all its content matter. Evaluating the existing library systems and controls and upgrading them if required to reflect a modern knowledge center, updating library policies and procedures, keep abreast of the latest technology and source and track for the availability of new products best suited to the Library, Proper catalogue and display of new acquisitions, prepare specific research reports, conducting workshops for various users, monitor and regularly renew subscriptions, relationship management with internal and external customers, etc are some important job attributes. *Keywords:* Librarian, Information Executive, *Desired Candidate Profile* Applicants should be smart and presentable aged 26 &ndash 32 years with at least a degree in Library Science and 5 &ndash 10 years experience in the Library / Information Management function of a multinational organization. High computer literacy levels with a knowledge of various library software packages and good exposure to working in a digital environment are some important characteristics aspirants should possess. *Experience Required*: 4 - 9 Years *Education Required*: UG - Other Graduate - Any Specialization PG - Any PG Course - Any Specialization,Post Graduation Not Required Post DetailsJob TitleAsst. Librarian / Librarian - Mumbai at Personnel SelektClassificationEducation & Training Jobs<http://www.spanjobs.com/category/education-training.html>Job TypeFull-time <http://www.spanjobs.com/category/full-time.html>LocationMumbai JobsCountry <http://www.spanjobs.com/category/.html>Job SalaryAttractive Compensation with benefits and a 5 day weekCompany and Contact Details CompanyPersonnel SelektCompany ProfileClient of Personnel Selekt is India s premier cultural institution which is 4 decades old. The first multi-venue, multi-purpose cultural centre to be built in South Asia, it has been committed since its inception to promoting and preserving the country s rich and vibrant traditions in music, dance and theatre, as well as catalyzing new and innovative work in the field of the performing arts. With multiple modern theatres, a photography gallery, research and training center and extensive archival and library facilities located in the heart of Mumbai s business district, our client presents more than 500 events each year across all major art forms. *Address:*Not MentionedContact Person NameMs Subhashita Shetty -- Thanks (¨`·.·´¨) Always `·.¸ (¨`·.·´¨) Keep (¨`·.·´¨)¸.·´ Smiling! `·.¸.·´ Kamlesh B. Hilal B.R.Harne College of Engineering & Technology Wangani (W) 421503 MUMBAI. INDIA @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ email : kamleshhilal24(a)gmail.com : http://kamleshhilal.blogspot.com : http://www.slideshare.net/kamleshhilal/online-buying-for-librarians. Mob : 9322735397 /// 9833787311. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Post of Librarian(SC) at Shifastar Technologies Pvt Ltd
by kamlesh hilal 06 Nov '11

06 Nov '11

Post of Librarian(SC) at Shifastar Technologies Pvt Ltd*Posted by*: *Shifastar Technologies Pvt Ltd* *Posted date*: *04-Nov* *Job Description:* Job Description & Specification Designation 1.0Librarian Department 2.0Library Reports To 3.0Medical Director Broad Function 4.0 4.1Formulate library policies and procedures. 4.2Monitor availability of current materials for each discipline at the hospital. 4.3Budget allocation. 4.4Liaison with book vendors and subscription agencies. 4.5Acquisition, cataloging, arrangement, organization, and evaluation of library materials in any format. 4.6Negotiation of licensing agreements with vendors of electronic resources. 4.7Answering reference questions, performance of mediated searches of knowledge based information resources, and provision of other information. 4.8Circulation or control of materials. 4.9Notification to hospital staff of new information in their areas of interest. 4.10Audiovisual services. 4.11Promotion of library services. 4.12Cooperation with other libraries to optimize resource sharing. 4.13Information needs assessment and user surveys. Principal Responsibilities 5.0 Principal Responsibilities 5.1 Provide customer friendly service 5.1.1 Identify, retrieve, organize, repackage and present information in an actionable form. 5.1.2 Help control the flood of available information by selecting what is relevant and usable and, when required, analyzing or synthesizing the content. 5.2Implementation 5.2.1Risk & safety management To ensure that documents from the library are used in the proper manner by library patrons To protect library material from theft and damage In case of natural / man-made disasters, to ensure safety of library patrons 5.2.2Fiscal management Plan and monitor annual library budget that meets the needs of all departments of AHIRC and accountable for the same. Construct and maintain cost effective library facilities without sacrificing quality. Qualifications 6.0Qualifications 6.1Masters of Library and Information Science *Keywords:* Librarian *Desired Candidate Profile* Experience 7.0Experience 7.1Three years independently managing a hospital library Skills 8.0Skills 8.1Effective communication skills 8.2Works well with others in a team 8.3Technology savvy with Internet searching skills 8.4In-depth knowledge of print and electronic information resources in the specialized subject areas of AHIRC. 8.5Design and management of information services that meet the strategic information needs of the individual or group being served. *Experience Required*: 1 - 5 Years *Education Required*: UG - Any Graduate - Any Specialization PG - Any PG Course - Any Specialization Post DetailsJob TitlePost of Librarian(SC) at Shifastar Technologies Pvt Ltd ClassificationPharma, Healthcare & Biotechnology Jobs<http://www.spanjobs.com/category/pharma-healthcare-biotechnology.html>Job TypeFull-time <http://www.spanjobs.com/category/full-time.html>LocationMumbai JobsCountry----------------- <http://www.spanjobs.com/category/.html>Job Salary---------Company and Contact DetailsCompanyShifastar Technologies Pvt LtdCompany ProfileShifastar Technologies Pvt Ltd *Address:* C-Floral Deck Plaza, MIDC, Andheri East MUMBAI,Maharashtra,India 400093Contact Person Nameswapnil chavan -- Thanks (¨`·.·´¨) Always `·.¸ (¨`·.·´¨) Keep (¨`·.·´¨)¸.·´ Smiling! `·.¸.·´ Kamlesh B. Hilal B.R.Harne College of Engineering & Technology Wangani (W) 421503 MUMBAI. INDIA @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ email : kamleshhilal24(a)gmail.com : http://kamleshhilal.blogspot.com : http://www.slideshare.net/kamleshhilal/online-buying-for-librarians. Mob : 9322735397 /// 9833787311. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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UGC Sponsored Two days National Seminar at Ghatal Rabindra Satabarsiki Mahavidyalaya, Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal
by Ajay Kum Sharma 06 Nov '11

06 Nov '11

Dear Library Professionals, UGC Sponsored Two days National Seminar On User Empowerment through Information Technologies (IT) in College Libraries During 22nd and 23rd November 2011 will be Organised by The Department of College Central Library, Ghatal Rabindra Satabarsiki Mahavidyalaya, Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur, Pin – 721212, West Bengal, In Collaboration with Chandrakona Vidyasagar Mahavidyalaya, Chandrakona Town, Paschim Medinipur. Subtheme 1. Ethical and Ideological issues of Library Profession in the IT era and with context of user empowerment. 2. Political and Educational issues of user empowerment 3. Role of professional organizations for user empowerment. 4. Roll of Librarians as a professional for user empowerment in the college libraries. 5. Present scenario of user empowerment in the college libraries. 6. Roll of Library profession for user empowerment through IT. 7. User empowerment is the main motto of library management through IT. 8. Management role of library administrations for user empowerment in the college libraries. 9. Library Automation, Internet faculties, Mobile services and online OPAC are the main thrust area for user empowerment in the college libraries. 10. User empowerment through Its in the college libraries 11. Social role of Information Technologies (IT) in the college libraries 12. Community and Indigenous user empowerment system through IT. 13. Empirical issues of user empowerment. 14. State of ICT/IT application for user empowerment in college library service. Target Audience: Apart from LIS professionals, teachers, researchers, students, scientists, social scientists, IT specialists along with information users from different disciplines and activities are expected to participate and render their experiences and suggestions on the seminar topic. Call for Papers: We invite articles on the aforementioned subthemes. Full papers in MS Word references following Indian Standard (IS: 2381 1978) in CD or by e-mail at ranajitkm(a)yahoo.co.in and a hard copy of the same must reach us by 9th November 2011. Registration Fee: Students (VU & GRSM): RS. 150.00 Others: Rs. 300.00 Accomodation: Rs. 500.00 Payment should be made by cash / Demand Draft in favour of Principal, Ghatal Rabindra Satabarsiki Mahavidyalaya, Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur, Pin – 721212, West Bengal. Last date of registration is 19th November 6, 2011. Address for Communication: *Mr. Ranajit Kumar Mandal* Ghatal Rabindra Satabarsiki Mahavidyalaya, Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur, Pin – 721212 Mobile No. 9153259648, 8926105639 Email: ranajitkm(a)yahoo.co.in -- Thanks and regards. 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 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 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Kohacon11 News in DNA Newspaper
by sandeep bhavsar 06 Nov '11

06 Nov '11

Hi All Please have a look at Kohacon11 News covered by DNA newspaper. http://epaper.dnaindia.com/epapermain.aspx?edorsup=Sup&queryed=37&querypage… Thanks and Regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Management Studies Thane(W) 400601 MUMBAI. INDIA -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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NATIONAL CONVENTION OF MEDICAL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION OF INDIA (MLAI)
by K Madhu 05 Nov '11

05 Nov '11

NATIONAL CONVENTION OF MEDICAL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION OF INDIA (MLAI) 7 to 9 December 2011 Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India Website: http://www.mlai.in/ Organizing committee pleased to inform you that the National Convention of Medical Library Association India will be held from 7th to 9th December, 2011 at Dr. Rajendra Prasad Govt. Medical College College Kangra at Tanda Organized by: Medical Library Association of India (MLAI) Deadline for abstracts/proposals: 1 December 2011 Check the event website <http://www.mlai.in/> for latest details. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Short Term Course on E-Resources for Faculty Members of Social Sciences
by Shibu.K.M 05 Nov '11

05 Nov '11

Dear Colleagues The Academic Staff College in collaboration with the Department of Library & Information Science, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh is organizing a Short Term Course on *E-Resources for the Faculty Members of Social Sciences * from *17/12/2011 to 22/12/2011*. *Area Covered:* Web Sources and Services Online and Database Searching Open Access Sources Discipline specific Databases (Social Science) Information use ethics: Copyright issues and plagiarism Proforma for Registration may be downloaded from the Website www.asc.amu.orgor it may be collected from the office of the Academic Staff College on all working days and send the filled registration form to the Director, Academic Staff College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh. Last Date for Registration: *30/11/201 (Strictly on first come first serve basis) * Venue*: *UGC Academic Staff College, AMU, Aligarh Timing: 3.00 pm to 7.50 pm** Conveyance allowance will be paid to the participants on the successful completion of the course. We look forward to your active participation in this Programme. Course Coordinator: *Dr. Naushad Ali P.M* Chairman Department of Library & Information Science Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202 002** Thanks and regards Shibu K M Department of Library and Information Science Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh 202 002 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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SURVEY TO KNOW THE IMPACT OF COPYRIGHT IN LIBRARY SERVICES : INDIA
by musheer khan 05 Nov '11

05 Nov '11

*Madam/Sir I am conducting a survey to analyze the impact of copyright on library services in India and U.S.A. for my research work . I would like to request you to fill up this questionnaire and give your valuable suggestion in the space provided.The information will be used only for research work. I will be highly thankful to you for this kindned.* * * * * *Please check this link * * * http://www.kwiksurveys.com?s=OHHDMG_a313ba27<http://www.kwiksurveys.com/?s=OHHDMG_a313ba27> * Musheer Ahmad Khan Research Scholar Department of Library and Information science Aligarh Muslim University U.P, India* -- مشير احمد خان MUSHEER KHAN RESEARCH SCHOLAR AMU ALIGARH 09319482353 on web: www.musheerahmadkhan.blogspot.com www.amualigarh.ning.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Routledge trials new author rights policy for Library and Information Science Journals
by Mallikarjun 05 Nov '11

05 Nov '11

Dear All, Here is another good news on Open Access from Routledge publisher, a two year pilot test by Routledge group on author right policy for library and information science journals, under this, author will retain the copyright to their work and can post in their institutional repository without any embargo period. follow the below link for details http://www.informa.com/Media-centre/Press-releases--news/Latest-News/Routle… List of Library and Information Science journal included http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/pdf/author/lis-journals.pdf Regards !~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!! Mallikarjun Dora Professional Assistant Vikram Sarabhai Library Indian Institute of Management, Ahemadabad http://mallikarjundora.wordpress.com/ !~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!! -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Access problem and affordability
by Subbiah Arunachalam 05 Nov '11

05 Nov '11

Dana Ruth said: "I think there is a tendency to overly generalize the access problem which, in my mind, is primarily a problem with the biomedical literature. Lack of access, by members of the general public who need to go from PubMed to the full text, is obviously very frustrating. My sense, however, is that few serious researchers or students are truly having a problem with access to the scientific literature. Granted there are problems for non-subscribers desirous of immediate ... seamless ... access. But with options such as institutional document delivery, visiting or contacting a friend at a subscribing library, direct purchase of individual articles, author websites, institutional repositories, etc. ... I doubt that very many researchers are having a serious problem with access." On the contrary, a very very large number of researchers around the world are having a serious problem with access. Perceptions depend on one's own circumstances. We are all conditioned by our own experience. Dana lives in California and works at Caltech. Affluent places. Most researchers in the world work in places where their libraries cannot afford even one tenth or one hundredth of Caltech library's collection of books, journals, reports, and paid online sources. For us the access problem is real and huge. [Even in the affluent West, librarians associations started advocating open access when they started feeling the pinch of steep rises in journal subscription costs.] That is why many of us advocate open access repositories. When arXiv was founded, physicists around the world (including those working at Caltech, Stanford, MIT, Harvard, Princeton, Oxford and Cambridge) benefited a great deal. That is why researchers in less-endowed institutions need open access to all research. And the preferred mode is OA repositories. Talking about OA journals, notice that many OA journals in the West (e.g. PLoS, BMC) charge a publication fee from the authors, but hardly any OA journal published from Brazil or India or any other developing country. Access and affordability are both important. One without the other is far less effective. And when every researcher adopts open access self-archiving, then everyone, everywhere, will have free online access to all journal articles and the issue of affordability (for subscribing to expensive journals) will diminish in importance. That is where institutional and funder OA mandates become important. Arun Subbiah Arunachalam Distinguished Fellow Centre for Internet and Society Bangalore, India -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Madras High Court stays plan to turn library into hospital
by Pawan Agrawal 05 Nov '11

05 Nov '11

Madras High Court stays plan to turn library into hospital CHENNAI: The Madras High Court on Friday stayed the Tamil Nadu government's controversial proposal to shift the recently-constructed Anna Centenary Library to DPI campus in Nungambakkam. A bench of Chief Justice MY Eqbal and Justice TS Sivagnanam granted stay after three PILs were filed questioning the decision . It also directed the government to file a counter affidavit in six weeks. The petition was filed by advocate P Pugalenthi, who claimed the November 1 decision of the state cabinet to shift the library would be "arbitrary, unfair and unreasonable." Chief minister Jayalalithaa had on Wednesday announced that the library, set up by the previous M Karunanidhi government for Rs 230 crore, would be converted into a children's specialty hospital. Justifying her decision on shifting the library, she had said her government, by initiating the effort, has put the state in the forefront of child care. The PILs said it was a political move that would affect the children's right to education . Chief Justice Eqbal, who had only last month attended a function at the library, observed on Friday that it was indeed a beautiful building. If the government wants to build a new hospital, it can do it elsewhere, he said. Writers, including Sa Kandasamy, Indira Parthasarathy, Nanjil Nadan, Prabanchan and Manushya Puthiran among others, some of them Sahitya Akademi Award recipients , expressed "shock" and said the library should be allowed to continue at the Kotturpuram site itself, earlier selected by Jayalalithaa to construct a new Assembly complex during her 2001-06 regime. Soon after coming to power in May, Jayalalithaa had announced the conversion of the under-construction secretariat premises into a super-speciality hospital and shifted the secretariat back to the centuries-old Fort St George. The Jayalalithaa government had also stopped the DMK's flagship programme of supplying free colour TVs, and recast an insurance scheme named after Karunanidhi. Source of Information: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com -- Thanks and Regards *-------* Join hands, Join eLibrarian http://elibrarian.grouply.com <http://elibrarian.grouply.com%20/> *-------* *Pawan R. Agrawal *Librarian Takshshila Centre for Learning Transpek Silox Industry Ltd. Kalali Road- Atladra Vadodara- 390012 Ph. 9376135580 http://www.pragrawal.wordpress.com http://elibrarian.grouply.com Skype ID: pawanagrawal4u4u -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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