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Progress of UDC Summary translation in to languages of the Indian subcontinent
by Aida Slavic 10 May '11

10 May '11

Hi, Colleagues may be interested in the progress made so far in translating the UDC Summary into languages of the Indian subcontinent (http://www.udcc.org/udcsummary/php/index.php). Currently UDC Summary has around 2400 classes and is available online in 42 languages. We hope to be able to provide exports for free use for training and indexing soon. At the moment we can send multilingual exports of what is available on upon request. In 2010, under the guidance of Dr. Devika Madalli and with help from DRTC (Bangalore) we managed to establish contact with volunteers in a number of universities and we have made good progress in making at least the top classes in a number of languages available online. We are pleased to announce that the translation in two Indic languages is now fully completed - BENGALI Bengali (http://www.udcc.org/udcsummary/php/index.php?lang=bn) - courtesy of Bhaskar Mukherjee (Banaras Hindu University) and Subal Chandra Biswas - HINDI (http://www.udcc.org/udcsummary/php/index.php?lang=hi) - courtesy of Aditya Tripathi and colleagues from Banaras Hindu University: Rajani Mishra, Sneha Tripathi, Praveen Shukla - and Vinit Kumar from DRTC, Bangalore In addition we have top classes and started translatin the following four languages: - Marathi (http://www.udcc.org/udcsummary/php/index.php?lang=mr) - courtesy of Rajendra Kumbhar (Uni. of Pune), Sunita Barve (Uni. of Pune), Priyamwada Joshi (Thane College) - Malayalam (http://www.udcc.org/udcsummary/php/index.php?lang=ml) - courtesy of Anila S (DRTC) - Kannada (http://www.udcc.org/udcsummary/php/index.php?lang=kn) - courtesy of Amrut Benahal, Preedip Balaji B. (DRTC) - Tamil (http://www.udcc.org/udcsummary/php/index.php?lang=ta) - courtesy of Preedip Balaji B (DRTC) Colleagues have approached us for Punjabi and Urdu and we hope to make some progress with these two languages as well. I would like to congratulate and thank all colleagues who helped us so far with this international project. Translation of a knowledge classification is by no means a trivial task and having more translators helping and contributing is paramount. The experience is also rewarding in terms of working towards an established knowledge organization terminology in any given language that can be shared online within and between communities. We would again like to extend our invitation to colleagues from these above and other language communities to join us. -- Dr Aida Slavic UDC Editor in Chief UDC Consortium Email: aida.slavic(a)udcc.org ===== Web: http://www.udcc.org blog: http://universaldecimalclassification.blogspot.com/ twitter:http://twitter.com/UDCC = New! = Multilingual UDC Summary: http://www.udcc.org/udcsummary/php/index.php 2011 Seminar Classification& Ontology:http://seminar.udcc.org/2011/index.htm -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy of Project Fellow
by Salahudheen. E 10 May '11

10 May '11

Applications are invited for the post of *Project Fellow (One Post)* to work full time in the Research Project sponsored by *Department of Science and Technology (DST)*, Government of India entitled as “Developing a Subject Information Gateway in Information Technology (SIGIT)” in the Department of Library and Information Science, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh. Appointment will be initially for one year renewable depending upon the performance of the candidate. Qualification: - Essential: M.L.I.Sc. / M.Sc. (Computer Science/Information Technology)/MCA with minimum 55% marks. - Desirable: Adequate knowledge of web searching, analysis and presentation. Salary: Rs. 8000/- per month (fixed). Application on plain paper/soft copy through email along with latest CV should reach to the Principal Investigator latest by 18th May, 2011. Dr. Naushad Ali P.M Chairman/Principal Investigator DST Research Project Department of Library and Information Science Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh-202002 E-mail: naushadali.amu(a)gmail.com naushadali.ls(a)amu.ac.in Telephone: 0571-2700039 -- Salahudheen. E Project Fellow DST Research Project Dept. of Lib. & Info. Science Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh. Mob: +91- 9808185894 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Librarian vacancy
by murulieps＠excelindia.com 10 May '11

10 May '11

Dear Professionals, There is an immediate recruitment for Librarian post in Excel Public School, Hootagalli Industrial Area, Mysore. Salary is comparatively very high in the industry. People who are interested in exposing to the new paradigm of the profession can apply to the post. Eligibility criteria - 1. Candidate should be an MLISc. 2. Candidate with good computer knowledge is preferred. 3. He/she should posses good English communication skills 3. Candidate having experience in library field will have more advantage. Those who are interested can send the resume to murulieps@excelindia.com/muruli.acharya@gmail.com Muruli -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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LIS Links : A Virtual Community of Indian LIS Professionals
by Badan Barman 10 May '11

10 May '11

Dear group members, The LIS Links : A Virtual Community of Indian LIS Professionals<http://lislinks.com/> : http://lislinks.com/, which is one of the India's leading site for Library and Information Science Professionals changed its privacy settings. Instead of the home page now the full site can be viewed by the guest. The site has 4,500+ members and 3,500+ subscribers. Just make a visit to the site to know how it able to being more than 8,000+ Indian LIS professionals over a single platform. Thanking you Yours faithfully <http://snkkhsou.org/photo/mr-badan-barman/next?context=user> (Sri Badan Barman) Academic Consultant, Library & Information Science, Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University, Housefed Complex, Last Gate, Dispur, Guwahati-781006, Assam Phone: 0361-2234964 / 2235971, Fax: 0361- 2235398. Mobile: +9198642-05166 Website: www.kkhsou.net / www.kkhsou.org / www.kkhsou.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Invitation for NCSI-Net lecture – 14th May 2011
by shivaram gowda 10 May '11

10 May '11

Dear Members I cordially invite you all for NCSI-Net monthly lecture scheduled on 14th of May 2011 (Second Saturday) at NCSI Seminar hall at 11.00AM. Details of the Talk: Topic: Mastering MS Excel (Tentative) Speaker: Prashant C V, Associate Program Manager, Yahoo!, Bangalore Date & Time: 14/05/2011 at 11.00 AM Venue: NCSI Seminar Hall, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore About Lecture: Introduction to Excel Spreadsheet User Interface, Basics of Cell Formatting, Conditional Formatting, Sorting, Merging of Cells, Hiding/Unhiding of Rows, Columns and Sheets, Basics of Formulas like SUM, AVERAGE, MIN, MAX, SUMIF, COUNTIF etc, Applying Formulas to other Cells through Drag n Drop, Use of Excel Help , Data Validations and Basics of Charts and Pivot Tables. About Speaker: Prashant C V, is Data Analyst and a VBA Programmer by Profession, having around 7 years of experience in the Analytics field in MNCs, currently working as an Associate Program Manager (Business Intelligence Team) for Yahoo! Bangalore. Details of Book Reading Reader: Rajendra Babu H Details of the Book: Title: Developing and Sustenance of Reading Habits Author: S K Savanur Brief Abstract: The book is an attempt to cover various aspects of Developing and Sustenance of Reading Habits. It emphasises Reading Habit is a major factor leading to success and happiness in life. It motivates everyone to read by citing the lives of those who made an incredible mark by their great contribution in different fields. Developing and Sustenance of Reading Habit is both diagnostic and remedial in its content. The book addresses Parents, Teachers, Librarians and many more in developing an individuals reading habits and also explains what can be done at an individual level in/to Developing and Sustenance of Reading Habits. Kindly confirm your participation to NCSI-Net coordinators With Warm Regards NCSI Coordinators Shivaram BS ICAST, CSIR-NAL Kodihalli Bangaluru-560017 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Article Request - Dr.Konnur
by Pandurang Konnur 09 May '11

09 May '11

Dear Friends, One of our research faculty needs the following article. Can any one of you send me this article at an earliest? Title : The rolling motion of a viscous fluid on and off a rigid surface Author(s) : DJ Benney, WJ Timson Year of publication:1980 Journal Name : Studies In Applied Mathematics Thanks, -- Dr.P.V.Konnur President, IALA Fulbright Fellow (University of Illinois) *University Librarian,* Bangalore University Library, Jnanabharati, Bangalore-560056 Phone: 080-22961131, 23215510 Website: http://library.bub.ernet.in/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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iBIRA: Integrated Bioinformatics Information Resource Access
by Shri Ram 09 May '11

09 May '11

Dear Research Scholars, Scientists, Bioinformatics Professionals and Librarians! For research and development activity in the field of bioinformatics, scientists, researchers, faculty and student often rely on the various types of information resources on Genomics, Proteomics, Metabolomics, to mention few, in the form of Database, Software Tools, Webservers, Journals, Patents and literatures published in journals, newsletters and conferences, along with the institutions working in this area and imparting education in recent years globally. I am working on an Online Tools for “Integration of Bioinformatics Information Resources: “iBIRA”. I have created a database on the various types of information resources available over internet and frequently being used for numerous bioinformatics activities. The database can be accessed at http://ibira.net and http://ibiranet.in You are requested to browse this tool and give me the feedback about the usability to the bioinformatics community. Your valuable suggestions will help me to improve the quality of the information and help the bioinformatics community. Get registered yourself in-order to see the response of the bioinformatics professionals so that some useful user data can be collected through this registration in order to analyses the response and usability of the iBIRA. The valuable suggestions will be made available on this website for creating your personal visibility to global people. Though the information is very less of about 3000 entry and it is being updated on daily basis. If you find any information ambiguous do let me know and I will try to update correct information. If you have to share any information on areas or any new area do give us details we will try to incorporate them as maximum as can be. Shri Ram Jaypee University of Information Technology Waknaghat, Distt-Solan (Himachal Pradesh), PIN-173215, Phone: (+91) 1792 239242, Fax: (+91) 1792 245362 (M) +98160 46419, +9418109763 (R) +91 1792 245416 http://www.ibira.net/ http://ibiranet.in/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy at Mitra Academy - Bangalore
by Thippeswamy 09 May '11

09 May '11

Dear All,   There is a vacancy at Mitra Academy School affiliated to ICSE , for Librarian in Bangalore (Bannerghatta Road). For details contact The Principal Mrs. Jayanthi Vijaygopal Mobile No. 9845025716 Ph. 080-41107545, 26482386. Thanks, Thippeswamy K Librarian Srishti School Art, Design & Technology Bangalore. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Seminar on Library 2.0 and Information Management
by Dr.Dineshan Koovakkai 09 May '11

09 May '11

The Department of Library and Information Science, University of Calicut is organising a two-day national seminar on *Library 2.0 and Information Management*. The seminar is organised to honour the retiring LIS Guru- Dr. Jalaja Madam, Associate Professor in the Department of Library and Information Science, University of Calicut, who is retiring from Calicut University Service on 31st May, 2011. Eminent speakers, experienced professionals and technologists are expected to join to share their views in the seminar. As you are a person who is interested to hear and share new ideas in LIS, your presence in the seminar is highly solicited. The details of the Seminar can be had from the blog: www.jalajavfelicitation.blogspot.com Sincerely, -- Dr.Dineshan Koovakkai Assistant Librarian Central University of Kerala Vidyanagar P.O. Kasargod, Kerala, India Blog: www.dineshkoovakkai.blogspot.com Visit our library blog at: www.cuklibinfopage.blogspot.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Need Information about BOOK SCANNER - reg
by Prabhu lis 09 May '11

09 May '11

Dear Professional Members We are going to buy Book Scanner, if anybody having the same in your library, Kindly inform me about the scanner. Which one is best for scanning the book and all Thank you M.Prabhu. Librarian United Institute of Technology G.Kovundampalayam, Coimbatore 641 021 Mobile: 9750399955 http://anbudanprabhulis.blogspot.com/ http://bdugateway.dreamhosters.com WebRep Overall rating -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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DRTC Students Colloquium (2)
by drtc＠isibang.ac.in 09 May '11

09 May '11

INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE Documentation Research and Training Centre 8TH Mile, Mysore Road Bangalore 560059 DRTC Colloquium (3) 2010-2012 Copyright and Digital Libraries Abstract: Libraries, museums and information centers involved in implementing digital libraries inevitability have to be aware of the relevant intellectual property rights that apply to the creation, storage and dissemination of digital information sources. The purpose of these colloquia is to identify the modes of digital content creation for digital libraries and discuss the associated copyright issues with the types of digital content. Prevalent copyright laws in India in the context of digital content have been studied and issues related to specific types of digital content have been discussed. In addition to two known types of digital content, namely born digital and turned digital, a third type, gained digital has been delineated. It is found that extant copyright laws, particularly in India, allow scope for forming opinions with regard to digital content thereby giving room for insecurity for digital content creators. Copyright laws in the context of World Intellectual Property Organization and India have been discussed. In these colloquia, it has been tried to focus the digital content creators and digital library managers/administrators to understand copyright issues relevant to the digital library. TOPICS SPEAKERS 1.Overview/Purpose of the Copyright System Madhuryamay Das 2.Copyright Acts in India and Abroad/ Information Technology Act 2000 Anindya Basu 3.Salient Features of Indian Copyright Act/ Fair Dealing Ushashi Chatterjee 4.Copyright Issues in Digital Library Saiph Mustafa 5.Conclusion and Future work Shailesh Verma Venue: DRTC Classroom Date: 13th May 2011 Time: 2.00pm All are cordially invited M.Krishnamurthy Colloquium Coordinator -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Urgent requirement for Asst Librarian/ Library Asst
by yashu shetty 09 May '11

09 May '11

Dear candidates, An urgent requirement for Asst. Librarian/Library asst.(female only) for International Institute of Business Studies R.T Nagar, Bangalore with experiance not exceeding 1-2 years. Preference will be given to the freshers having knowledge in computer and communication skills. For more details Contact or mail to: Umesh.P librarian IIBS Bangalore 9964988658. umesh_iibs(a)indiatimes.com umeshp913(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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Why Library Science is 000 not 300?
by sushanta kumar pathy 09 May '11

09 May '11

Dear Mr Sunil,In my opinion the library science is coming under both social science and general pure science as some of the universities offering MSc in Library and Information Science. Hence it is better the subject has its own identity and over and above not included in both social science and basic science. I hope this may help you analysing the fact.Rgds,Sushanta Pathy8A6>$ A.>0 *> @Sushanta Kumar PathyCentral Library,Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), BhubaneswarSamantapuri (Rear-side of Hotel Swosti Plaza)Bhubaneswar- 751013, ODISHAEmail: spathy@iitbbs.ac.inOffice:0674-2306292 (D)www.iitbbs.ac.inwww.iitbbs.gov.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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request for article
by jasim s 08 May '11

08 May '11

Dear colleagues, A library user urgently needs the following article.Kindly email it to me if anybody have subscription to it. The concept of regulation for human body temperature *J. Werner* *Journal of Thermal Biology<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/03064565> Volume 5, Issue 2<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=PublicationURL&_tockey=%23TOC%2351…>, April 1980, Pages 75-82 * Jasimudeen.s Mahatma Gandhi University Kerala *Life is like a document:what matter is how good it is ,not how long it is" * -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Refresher Course at Bharathidasan University
by suruli nathi 08 May '11

08 May '11

Dear professionals, The Academic Staff College, Bharathidasan University, Trichy, Tamilnadu, conducts Refresher Course in Library and Information Science during the September 5th to 28th September , 2011. Interested candidates are requested to submit applications in prescribed format to the Director, Academic Staff College, Bharathidasan University at the earliest. Application forms are available in the ASC web page and university library website. Contact number of the Director and Head of the Department of Library and Information Science. Given below the details. http://www.bdu.ac.in/Academic_Staff_College http://library.bdu.ac.in Director - Phone : +91 431 2331062 Mobile : +91 9443662531 Librarian - 0431- 2407037 Mobile: 9486916358 bdulib(a)gmail.com with Regards Dr. S. Srinivasa Ragavan Librarian & Head Department of Library and Information Science Bharathidasan University Trichy - 24 -- With regards M. Surulinathi M.com, MLIS, M.Phil., (Ph.D), PGDCA, HDNCC, CGT Assistant Librarian Department of Library and Information Science Bharathidasan University Trichy - 620 024 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Call for paper in "International Journal of Information Research".
by Dr. Akhilesh KS Yadav 08 May '11

08 May '11

Dear Sir/Madam, As you know the year 2011 marks the completion of 100 years of Library and Information Science Education in India. I am very glad to inform you that we are going to launch an ‘International Journal of Information Research’ on this occasion of centenary celebration of Library and Information Science education in India. I am glad to invite you to submit a paper for the ‘International Journal of Information Research (IJIR)’. The International Journal of Information Research is a fully peer-reviewed print as well as online open access scholarly journal that is going to be published quarterly by the ‘Scholarly Publishing and Open Access Resources (SPOAR)’. This is a print as well as an online open access journal for library, information and management (LIM) professionals. In this journal articles, reviews, proceeding papers, and news items, etc will be published. This journal covers all the current issues and practices in the field of library, information and management, e.g. information production; economics of information; information user’s needs and seeking patterns; information sources and services; information and knowledge management; library and information science education; curriculum framework; curriculum development; training, research and development in LIS education; digital library; technological advancement; collection development and management etc. This journal will keep professionals abreast of the current research and development in the field of library, information and management (LIM). SUBMISSION GUIDELINES a) Authors are requested to submit their manuscripts in .doc or .rtff format by email attachment to editorijir(a)gmail.com. Submissions should not be longer than 5,000 words including abstract, figures, tables, references and appendices. All manuscripts submitted to the journal will be double-blind refereed by expert and members of the editorial board. The journal’s committee will remove personal details for the purpose of blind review process. b) The Journal’s committee may also decide for open review process. Therefore, for fast processing of peer-review, author can also send two reviewers name in their concerned specialised areas. But, it will be decided by the journal’s committee that nominee by authors would review the article or not. c) Manuscript should start with the title of paper, names of the authors and affiliations, the full address and E-mail ID with contact numbers. When the paper is published online there will be a link to the authors email address so that readers can contact you for further information. It is also required but not compulsory that author will submit his brief introduction for publication with article. d) Authors are requested to submit his manuscripts with abstracts of 250-300 words outlining the objectives, scope, methodology, key findings of the paper, and its implications with selected keywords. It is important that the abstracts should be clear, easily understandable, specific and in concise form. e) Manuscript reference style should be properly into APA (American Psychological Association) format. Fonts of the articles should be into twelve (12) points and in ‘Times New Roman’ style. f) Contributors should also provide at least three broad terms or keywords for search facility that highlight the topics covered by the paper. Within the journal website there will be a search facility to look for papers that have been published and the keywords will be used in conjunction with this. SCOPE AND COVERAGE Authors are requested to submit manuscript related to the trends and developments in the field of library and Information and management. The manuscript will be accepted for publication only on the basis of its originality, methodology and implications. The journal accepts academically robust papers, topical articles and case studies that contribute to the area of research in, and practice of information science. The journal publishes works in the categories: research papers, case studies, conference reports, view points and book reviews. Here are some sub-themes of the journal’s scope and coverage: Knowledge Management Information Seeking Behaviour Research Methodology Training and Research Information Literacy Information Literacy Skills Models of Information Literacy Digital and Hybrid Libraries Digital Collection and Preservation Collection Development and Management Electronic Publishing and Open Access Library Automation: Classification, Organizations, Catalogues Virtual Reference Services Databases and IR Techniques Human, Culture and Technology Drivers Institutional Repositories Knowledge Discovery Tools and Techniques Web Ontology Data Mining and Web Analysis Search Techniques and Page Ranking Web Resource Management and Semantic Web Metadata Harvesting and Web Resources Federated Search Standards and Protocols Knowledge, Architecture and Mapping Interoperability Issues Open Source Software Metadata and Social Networking Knowledge Networks User Assessment Tools and Techniques Intellectual Property Right, Copyright and Plagiarism Information Seeking Behaviour in Digital Environment Usage Statistics Research and Performance Evaluation Citation Analysis Knowledge Dissemination Mechanism and Practices Open Access and Knowledge Dissemination Scholarly Communication, Grey Literature Institutional Repositories: Case Studies Knowledge Processing, Content Organization Role of Web in Information Dissemination Social Networking Intellectual Property Right (IPR) Library and Information Science Education LIS Curriculum Development Information Studies LIS Education: Problems and Issues Curriculum Framework Competency based Curriculum Research and Development Teaching Practice and Techniques Current Tends and Development Competencies, Skills and Knowledge etc and all areas of library and information science and management. EDITORIAL BOARD Many distinguished professor and experts is member of the editorial board from abroad and inland.  Prof. A. S. Chandel Visiting Fellow & Chairman, Library Digitisation Project North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, Meghalaya, India  Prof. (Mrs.) R. S. R. Varalaxmi, Department of Library and Information Science Andhra University, Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India  Prof. Jagtar Singh, Department of Library and Information Science Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab, India  Prof. S. P. Singh, Department of Library and Information Science University of Delhi, Delhi, India  Dr. Ismail Abdullahi, Associate Professor School of Library and Information Sciences North Carolina Central University, U.S.A.  Prof. A. R. D. Prasad, Documentation Research and Training Centre (DRTC) Bangalore, Karnataka, India  Prof. K. C. Panda, Department of Library and Information Science Sambalpur University, Sambalpur, Odisha, India  Dr. U. N. Singh, Librarian Guru Ghasidas University, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India  Prof. Shabahat Husain, Department of Library and Information Science Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India  Prof. Juran Krishna Sarkhel Department of Library and Information Science, Kalyani University, Kalyani, West Bengal, India  Dr. S. N. Singh, Associate Professor Department of Library and Information Science Mizoram University, Aizawl, Mizoram, India  Dr. V. Sreenivasulu, Librarian Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Science and Technology Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir, India  Dr. J. K. Vijayakumar Senior Science & Technology Librarian King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.  Dr. Filiberto Felipe Martinez-Arellano, University Center for Library Science Research, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico.  Prof. P. Panigrahi, Department of Library and Information Science University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal, India  Mrs Madely du Preez, Lecturer Department of Library and Information Science University of South Africa, Pretoria  Prof. Yan Ma, Graduate School of Library and Information Studies University of Rhode Island, Kingston, U.S.A.  Prof. N. R. Satyanarayana Department of Library and Information Science Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India  Dr. Ann Shumelda Okerson, Associate Director, Yale University Library Collections & International Programs & Director of the NERL Consortium, New Haven, U.S.A.  Dr. Aditya Tripathi, Assistant Professor Department of Library and Information Science Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India  Dr. Naresh Agarwal, Assistant Professor Simmons College, Graduate School of Library and Information Science The Fenway, Boston. U.S.A. The Journal’s issue will come in June, 2011 so far authors are requested to submit his research paper for publication. Authors will get a print copy of the published journal. Last date of submission of article is 28th May, 2011. Contact for more information: Dr. Akhilesh KS Yadav Contact No.: +91-8059096265 (Mob.) Email ID: akhilksy(a)gmail.com ==================================== Best Regards Prof. H. N. Prasad, Department of Library and Information Science Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (U. P.) PIN -221 005 (India) Contact No. +91- 9415336709 (Mob.) Email ID: hnprasad.bhu(a)gmail.com http://www.bhu.ac.in/dlis/ ==================================== -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Karnataka Rajyotsava Awardees List
by Nagana Goudar 08 May '11

08 May '11

Dear Professionals, Is there any single source to get list of all "Karnataka Rajyotsava Awardees" since the award inception in 1966. I tried Karnataka Govt Official Site, but in vein. Dr. I.R.N. Goudar Visiting Professor and Library Adviser University of Mysore 9611165781 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IASLIC 28th All India Conference 2011 : Call for papers
by Pijushkanti Panigrahi 07 May '11

07 May '11

IASLIC 28th All India Conference 2011 : Call for papers IASLIC (Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres) has scheduled its 28th All India Conference to be held at The University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir during October 10-13, 2011. The main theme of the conference is Library Vision 2020. Papers are invited in the following areas for deliberations Information and Development : A Vision for Emerging Infrastructure Information Flows and Gaps: Measuring Tools and Techniques for Library Growth in Future Intellectual Property Rights in the Digital Millennium Social networking : use of Web 2.0 tools and Services in Designing New Generations Library Service National Library and Information Policy Exploiting New Technologies for Empowering Researchers in LIS to become effective and self-sufficient Information Seekers Management of Library and Information Centers: Emerging issues Knowledge Organization Innovation: Design and Framework of Organization of Information Issues of Digital Divide in Knowledge Society of the Future. Mobile Commerce: Application for LIS Professional LIS Education and Changing Information Landscape Role and Responsibilities of Library Associations SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP (SIG) MEETINGS SIG in Social Sciences Theme : Change Management Convener : Prof. S B Banerjee Ø Factors, Circumstances and Forces lending to change Ø Rationale for successful and unsuccessful changes in LICs Ø People’s Psychology towards change Ø Changing patterns of attitudes and behaviors of LIS Professionals in the 21st Century Ø Organizational Changes in LICs of the Present Century Ø Nature, Processes and Principles of Change Management SIG in ICT in LIS Theme : Institutional Digital Repository Convener: Shri Abhijit Kr Bhowmick § Indian scenario § Policy and Recommendations § Best practices and Work flow § Managing Indic scripts § Software and Standards Important dates Conference: October 10-13, 2011 Paper Submission: July 15, 2011 Acceptance: July 31, 2011 Camera-ready copy: August 16, 2011 Venue: The University of Kashmir, Hazratbal, Srinagar, J & K Kashmir, India General Instructions 1. Both invited and contributed papers will be considered. Submitted papers will go through peer review process. A generalised presentation should be avoided. Full Paper with abstract (within 500 words) not exceeding 2500 words (not more than 10 pages of A-4 Size paper single sided with margin of 1.25" in left / right / top and bottom and duly signed by the author(s) and typed / printed in double space (in duplicate) should reach IASLIC office by 15th July, 2011 . Photographs, graphs, charts, if any should be submitted along with the negative copy/ print / tracing paper. In addition, softcopy of the full paper should also be composed in MS Word and submitted on CD/DVD disc as an attachment through e-mail iaslic.india(a)gmail.com. Author should indicate the sub-theme of the paper The paper should be accompanied with an amount of l000.00 (Rupees one thousand only) which will be adjusted with Registration Fees. Payment may be made by DD in favour of IASLIC, payable at Kolkata and send to the Hony. General Secretary, IASLIC, P-291, CIT Scheme No. GM, Kankurgachi, Kolkata - 700054. If the paper is not accepted, the amount will be refunded. Pre-Conference volume will have only Abstracts (within 500 words) of accepted papers. Accepted papers which are presented in the Conference, will only be published in the Post Conference volume within three months of the Conference held. Pre-declaration by the author(s) should be made separately that the paper(s) has/ have not been sent elsewhere for publication/ presentation. This has to be sent by hard copy. 10. All accepted papers will be invited for presentation either in the main thematic session of the Conference or in the SIG Meetings. Presenter will be allowed maximum ten minutes for presentation including introduction and conclusion. There will be provision for Poster presentation. 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Library science 000? why not 300?
by Sunil MV 06 May '11

06 May '11

Dear Friends, One of my friends, Mr. Deepak who is a library science student is having a basic question regarding classification. We all know library science is classified under 000 (Generalities) in DDC. But,..... 1) the primary character of library is collecting and organizing of knowledge, which has come out of the society and flows again to wellness of the society. - Knowledge – from the people – by the people – to the people! - Children libraries, libraries for blind, etc., are essentially a social activity in nature. - Coming to public libraries, they are always seen as part of social development programs. - Encyclopedia Britannica has listed library science as associate of Social Science. - Ph. D’s in library science are awarded under social science branch. 2) Right from the time of Nalanda University, library is wedded with education system. Although there are special libraries associated with technical organizations, even there, major role of libraries is to support research (otherwise education) activities. With above points in view, my question is why library science is not classified under Social science-300 Please enlighten me with your discussion and valuable points. 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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Re: [LIS-Forum] Library science 000? why not 300?
by Mailing List Admin 06 May '11

06 May '11

Date: 6 May 2011 07:19:42 -0000 From: Mahesh Maharudra Angadi <mahesh_m_angadi(a)rediffmail.com> Dear Friends, After a long long time we have come across a incidence which indeed will polish and encourage all of us for primitive thinking. Well, every division or class has its own valid reasons stated by our fellow friends. Let me try to bring the face of our users. What they think about Library discipline in general. Many students are still not aware that Library is also a well established discipline like management. It would be more appropriate if we change the nomenclature of M.L.I.Sc degree and try to incorporate it in management, for e.g., M.B.A with specialization in Library and Information Centre Management. Few Institutes have Information Systems as a specialization for M.B.A. However, companies prefer candidates with B.E or M.C.A background for Systems Manager post, considering that it also involves lot of technical background knowledge. In fact, well known University Librarian Dr. P. V. Konnur, under whom I studied in Goa University, had requested for M.Sc (Information Science) nomenclature instead of M.L.I.Sc, which was later on canceled due to lot of technical difficulties. But, one thing I proudly admire, Konnur Sir had designed our syllabus in such a way that we had a wonderful blend of Management and IT subjects in our syllabus which helped us a lot in our career. I promote our Library discipline under management for following reasons:- 1. Besides technical aspects of Library Science we require more focus on managerial skills. We need to be more trained in dealing with our patrons, teachers and office staff, principal and other management members and our own subordinate staff. 2. To attract more young bright minds and also to create a brand image of our discipline, association with management discipline will help a lot. 3. Nowadays, we do find M.B.A with specialization in Pharmaceutical Management, Bio tech Management, Hospital Management, Events Management. The objective of these course is to get the best top level managers in the concerned sectors. Thus, they focus more on the management aspects with also sufficient background courses of the core sectors. 4. What I want to promote here is that, we should not stop M.L.I.Sc degrees, but looking at the current needs, we should encourage more association with management discipline with specializations in Library and Information Management. For e.g., we do have B.Pharm and also M.B.A (Pharmaceutical Management). So if UGC recognizes M.B.A (Library and Information Centre Management) as an equivalent alternative qualification for the College Librarian post with the other same criteria like NET/SET, it will act as channel to strengthen the growth of discipline in right direction. Waiting for wonderful replies with a brain storm. With regards, Mr. Mahesh M. Angadi, Librarian. Model College, Dombivli (East). Contact No. 9869120258. (0251) 2470010.

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request for article
by Dr.D.P Prathap 06 May '11

06 May '11

Dear colleagues Please provide the following article, if you have access: *Villamor, C.C. and E.H. Birnbaum. *1999. Effects of NH4NO3 and KNO3 as sources of nitrogen on micropropagation of yam (*Dioscorea alata *L.). DMMMSU Research and Extension Journal. DMMMMSU> Bacnotan, La Uniion. PP. 61-67 Thanking you Yours Sincerely Technical officer (Library) Sugarcane Breeding Institute -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Refresher Couse at JNTU Hyderabad
by jntu library 06 May '11

06 May '11

Dear Professional Friends, The UGC Academic Staff College, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad (JNTUH) is organizing a short-term Course on "Digital Resource Management in Libraries" in collaboration with the University Library, JNTUH Duration: 20.06.11 to 25.06.11 Address for Correspondence: The Director, UGC-Academic Staff College JNTU Hyderabad, Kukatpally, Hyderabad - 500085 Tel. No. 040-32410622, Tele-Fax No. 040-23156795, 040 - 23158661-4 Extn. 2310 -14 Email: directorasc(a)yahoo.com Interested candidates are requested to submit applications in the prescribed format to the Director, Academic Staff College, JNTUH before 16.06.11. For more details reg. brochure and application form visit the site at http://www.jntuh.ac.in/asc-workshop.php With Regards V.Lalitha Assistant Professor University Library JNTU Hyderabad -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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SET Exam.Marathi Book Released
by Dhananjay Sutar 06 May '11

06 May '11

Dear Library Professionals, The first complete book according to NET/SET syllabus of Library and Information science in marathi Languageis is now available for thorough preparation of NET/SET Exam. It is useful for preparation of paper II and III both.The book cover and index i.e. contents of book are attached herewith.Booking and Distribution started from 6 th May 2011. Bibliographic Details of book: Title:Granthalaya Aani Mahitishashtra.(B.Lib., M.Lib., NET/SET Karita) Author: (Asst.Prof.) Dhananjay B. Sutar. M.Com.,M.Lib., NET.SET. ISBN : 978-81-910-262-6-9, Pages: 439, Size:A4. Price : Rs.450/- Send Your Order alongwith D.D. worth Rs.500/- ( Price 450 + Postage 50) drawn in favour of "Sneha D.Sutar"on State Bank of India, Sangli Branch to send it on the address given below or collect Your copy personally from: Dhananjay B. Sutar, Librarian, Smt.C.B.Shah Mahila Mahavidyalaya, P.B.161,Ratanshinagar, sangli-416416 Cell No. 9890940074 email:dbsutar@rediffmail.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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LIS 000.... why not 300?
by murulieps＠excelindia.com 06 May '11

06 May '11

Dear professionals, I wish to congratulate Mr. Sunil M.V. for posting a thought provoking topic in LIS Forum. I would like to share my views about why Library and Information Science is not classified under Social Science - 300 in DDC. Here the idea behind bringing it under 200 is that, LIS was earlier considered as one of general phenomena. In the earlier age libraries were called knowledge repositories where all kind of documents were kept. We can try to analyze on the basis of the division which LIS is surrounded by. The class 000 is Computer science, knowledge & systems. Here computer science is the discipline which was added in the recent decades where as the term knowledge was used in the first instance. As mentioned before the classificationist was in a notion that LIS fits to be in the class 000 as it deals with knowledge and information all the while. To make it little clearer we can have a look at the following examples- 010 Bibliographies 030 Encyclopedias & books of facts 050 Magazines, journals & serials 060 Museums 080 General collections 090 Manuscripts & rare books The most of the examples given above considered are documents which are stocked in library such as books, serials, manuscripts etc. On the other hand some of them like Bibliographies, encyclopedias, serials are the documents that are determined to be the sources of knowledge even from the earlier days and their uses were more significant in libraries than anywhere in the society. As library was a place to converge all the branches of knowledge the classificationist might have felt it is right to give LIS a place in Generalities which is 000 where ‘Knowledge’ is also located. Looking at it from a different paradigm, it feels that the libraries were not paid much importance in the 19th century. In terms of their services libraries were failed to make a mark in the society. We all have learnt that many libraries did not have an open access and books were kept in locked cabinets where only a few times in a year the library were allowed to be used. Hence, the chances were less to realize the importance of the libraries’ role in the society. This might have made the classificationist to place LIS under 000 which is Generalities. As the information revolution took place in the modern society now LIS subject is earning priority. Further, I completely agree that LIS is supposed to be considered as a branch of Social Sciences since it has always been associated with the social activities for serving information need. But, taking the current status of DDC it might become difficult to accommodate LIS discipline which is growing much larger in the information era. The class 300 (from 300-390) has already been entirely assigned for different branches of social science. If, changes are made to any part of Social Science, problems may arise in future regarding practical issues, where one of the entire divisions under the class 300 will have to be re-assigned. It may also bring the problem of changing the classification arrangement in libraries following the DDC in world wide. Though libraries are the heart of the education system, anywhere in 370 LIS cannot be inserted due to the same technical issues. Thanks and regards Muruli Acharya Librarian Excel Public School Mysore 97421 33755 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________-- Dear Friends, One of my friends, Mr. Deepak who is a library science student is having a basic question regarding classification. We all know library science is classified under 000 (Generalities) in DDC. But,..... 1) the primary character of library is collecting and organizing of knowledge, which has come out of the society and flows again to wellness of the society. - Knowledge – from the people – by the people – to the people! - Children libraries, libraries for blind, etc., are essentially a social activity in nature. - Coming to public libraries, they are always seen as part of social development programs. - Encyclopedia Britannica has listed library science as associate of Social Science. - Ph. D’s in library science are awarded under social science branch. 2) Right from the time of Nalanda University, library is wedded with education system. Although there are special libraries associated with technical organizations, even there, major role of libraries is to support research (otherwise education) activities. With above points in view, my question is why library science is not classified under Social science-300 Please enlighten me with your discussion and valuable points. 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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Fwd: Library science 000? why not 300?
by Mohan Kulkarni 06 May '11

06 May '11

Dear Moderator, Please put forth this corropspondence for discussion on LIS forum for LIS members. Thank you, ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Mohan Kulkarni <kulkarnimohan(a)gmail.com> Date: Fri, May 6, 2011 at 10:39 AM Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Library science 000? why not 300? To: Sunil MV <sunilmysore(a)gmail.com> Dear Sir, First of all congratulations to Mr. Deepak for arising this question. Really, the question is genuine. Until now everybody blindly follow the system and agree with DDC number 000. But if it comes under social science according to UGC then why we can't use DDC number 300 for Library Science. One thing is there. If we unable to get the satisfactory answer for this question, We can tell to UGC that according to DDC (Which is world wide accepted numbering system & ISO certification also agrees with this numbering system) Library Science does not come under Social Science. And further there would be rethinking of compulsion of NET/SET in case of Library & Information Science. We can demand clarification from UGC. I don't oppose NET/SET but there should be proper reason that why UGC has recommended NET/SET for Library Science. And faculties from technical stream specially from Engineering stream (ME, M.Tech) are kept free from NET/SET. One question of Mr. Deepak gives birth to many many questions. Good. On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 1:53 PM, Sunil MV <sunilmysore(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Friends, > > One of my friends, Mr. Deepak who is a library science student is having a > basic question regarding classification. > > We all know library science is classified under 000 (Generalities) in DDC. > But,..... > > 1) the primary character of library is collecting and organizing of > knowledge, which has come out of the society and flows again to wellness of > the society. > > - Knowledge – from the people – by the people – to the people! > - Children libraries, libraries for blind, etc., are essentially a social > activity in nature. > - Coming to public libraries, they are always seen as part of social > development programs. > - Encyclopedia Britannica has listed library science as associate of > Social Science. > - Ph. D’s in library science are awarded under social science branch. > > 2) Right from the time of Nalanda University, library is wedded with > education system. Although there are special libraries associated with > technical organizations, even there, major role of libraries is to support > research (otherwise education) activities. > > With above points in view, my question is why library science is not > classified under Social science-300 > > Please enlighten me with your discussion and valuable points. > > 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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