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Emerging Futures of Librarians
by Sukhdev Singh 15 Apr '11

15 Apr '11

Dear Friends, There is a nice draft report on emerging future for librarians. Please check out http://diglib.clairmontheights.org/node/3389 for report. I have already twitted ( http://twitter.com/esukhdev ) some of the emerging trends suggested by it. Here is the summary: Digital Library Initiative has been asked to submit a summary review of our thoughts on emerging trends in the roles of the subject liaison. The goal is to inform service division team leaders before their report out April 12 on this subject. From our review of published literature (see recommended readings below) and from our own experience, we endorse the now common assumption that the emerging future of the subject librarian will be, like the present, multifaceted and dynamic both within and among subject librarian positions. In addition, each position will be contingent in configuration depending on a series of changing variables and vectors such as disciplinary culture, digital technologies, evolving research practices, scholarly publishing, intellectual property rights, and economic and government support of higher education. So we speak of futures in the plural, offering a few possible scenarios in different formats (narrative, graphic, tabular), and concluding with proposals to take advantage of the new opportunities to leverage existing skills and develop new ones. --- Enjoy reading. Sukhdev Singh, NIC. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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seeking three publications
by Bob Heyer-Gray 13 Apr '11

13 Apr '11

A researcher here at the University of California, Davis was interested in exploring three references (see below) that are not available through any of our usual library resources. It is not clear to me that these were actually ever published, but before giving up, I thought I would try this list. Bhattacharya TK, Mishra TN, Singh B. Techniques for removal of CO2 and H2S from biogas. Paper presented at XXIV annual convention of ISAE, held at PKV, Akola, 1988. Bhattacharya is a faculty member in the Department of Farm Machinery & Power Engineering at G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology Khapre UL. Studies on biogas utilization for domestic cooking. Paper presented at XXV annual convention of ISAE, held at CTAE, Udaipur; 1989. Dubey AK. Wet scrubbing of carbon dioxide. Annual report of CIAE, Bhopal (India); 2000. Dubey is a researcher in the Agricultural Energy & Power Division of CIAE. Many thanks in advance, Bob ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bob Heyer-Gray Engineering/Transportation/Mathematics/Statistics Librarian Physical Sciences & Engineering Library 100 NW Quad, University of California, Davis, CA 95616-5292, USA ph: 530.752.0348 fax: 530.752.4719 e-mail: bobhg(a)lib.ucdavis.edu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF LIBRARY EDUCATION IN INDIA
by bhakti gala 13 Apr '11

13 Apr '11

CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF LIBRARY EDUCATION IN INDIA Dear Friends and Professionals, As you all know, we have completed 100 years of Library Movement in our country. Just for records, in 1910, His Highness Sir Sayajirao Gaekwad III invited W. A. Borden to set up free public libraries in Baroda State; and in March 1911 W.A. Borden initiated training for librarianship in Central Library, Baroda. We as a nation are completing 100 years of library education. Let us celebrate this occasion in a novel way – AS A MOVEMENT! Let us gift at least one book each to any two children in our region in a language of their choice. (Children after reading the book may circulate it further if they so wish.) Let us also try and inspire two more individuals, i.e., fellow professionals or any friends, to do the same. Just let us remember to write on the top of the title page of the books that we are gifting: “CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF LIBRARY EDUCATION IN INDIA” The reasons for suggesting this way of celebration are: firstly, this would promote the culture of reading amongst the young; and secondly, we librarians would be able to gain a special and honourable place in the thoughts of the young minds; thirdly, this way we would be able to keep on our celebrations throughout the year and if desired even longer! Dr. Shyama Rajaram Associate Professor Dr. Sanghamitra Pradhan Teaching Faculty Ms. Bhakti Gala Teaching Faculty Department of Library and Information Science, M. S. University of Baroda, Vadodara -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Invitation
by SRELS 13 Apr '11

13 Apr '11

Dear Moderator : Kindly arrange to announce the following invitation for the benefit of the lis - forum members. Thanking you, Yours truly, K.N. Prasad Executive Officer Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science 702, 42nd Cross, III Block, Rajajinagar, bangalore 560 010 Prof. M.R. Kumbhar Memorial Lectures Committee, Bangalore cordially invites you to the Prof. M.R. Kumbhar Memorial Lectures (17) (2011) on TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN LIBRARIES ; A CRITICAL ANALYSIS by Mr. V.L. Kalyan Formerly, Deputy Manager, Technical Information Centre (C-D & D). Bharat Electronics, Bangalore Dr. B.M. Meera Library-in-Charge, Indian Statistical Institute (Bangalore centre), Bangalore presides on Saturday, 16th April 2011 at 6.00 pm at Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science 702, 'Upstairs', 42nd Cross, (Near Syndicate Bank) III Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore 560 010 RSVP: K.N. Prasad : Ph : (080-23305109 E-mail : srels(a)dataone.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Librarians: Masters of the info universe (Must read)
by Pawan Agrawal 13 Apr '11

13 Apr '11

Librarians: Masters of the info universeLibrarians, information specialists, knowledge managers or whatever title a librarian might have -- their skills are in high demand. And, though you might not know it, they are everywhere.And so in their honor during National Library Week, we enjoy the following tidbits of information.*Famous people who were librarians***FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, Casanova, Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir, former first lady Laura Bush and China's Mao Zedong. At one point in their lives, each of them either worked as librarian or in a library*Librarians are techno-savvy***Librarians don't just use books anymore. Searching through tweets, blogs, podcasts, websites and more to find accurate and authoritative information has become more the rule than the exception.At a time where anyone can Google just about anything, librarians don't just find information, they find the * correct* information -- and fast. The American Library Association reports reference librarians in the nation's public and academic libraries answered nearly 5.7 million questions each week in 2010.*Filmmaker's library***Even "Star Wars" creator George Lucas has his own research library on his Skywalker Ranch. Lucas started the library in 1978, and the collection is housed under a large stained-glass dome.*Librarians influence our culture and society***While clearing out old archives at the Palmer Theological Seminary in 2005, librarian Heather Carbo found a working manuscript of one of Beethoven's final compositions.*Librarians track spy info and classified intelligence***When the CIA needs to provide information to the U.S. president, they turn to their librarians. To become one of the U.S. intelligence's community research experts, a librarian must pass medical and psychological exams, polygraph interviews and clear extensive background investigations.*Librarians are heroic***Alia Muhammad Baker, the chief librarian of Basra, Iraq, removed 30,000 books from the city's main library before it was destroyed during the 2003 invasion of Iraq.*Their numbers are many***In 2009, there were 206,000 librarians, 50,000 library technicians and 96,000 other education, training and library workers*Librarians are behind the scenes in current events***-- Federal government shutdown. Lawmakers go to the Congressional Research Service, a division of the Library of Congress, for information.-- The royal wedding at Westminster Abbey. The Abbey's Library and Muniment Room has a historic collection of books, manuscripts and archival material.-- NATO no-fly zone over Libya. NATO's Brussels Headquarters houses a multimedia library with a collection focusing on international relations, security and defense, military questions and world affairs.*Warning to readers about librarians***A character in "The Callahan Touch", one of science fiction writer Spider Robinson's books, said, "Librarians are the secret masters of the universe. They control information. Never piss one off."Good advice. Source of information: http://edition.cnn.com/2011/LIVING/04/12/librarians.masters.of.universe/ind… -- 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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CNN - "...Librarians are the secret masters of the universe.."
by Sukhdev Singh 13 Apr '11

13 Apr '11

Friends, Hope you have already came across the following write up on CNN International Edition "Librarians: Masters of the info universe" By Kerith Page McFadden, CNN - http://sn.im/27s6n5 If not, then let me sum up: - Skills of librarians are in high demand. - They are everywhere - Famous people who were librarians - FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, Casanova, Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir, former first lady Laura Bush and China's Mao Zedong. - Librarians are techno-savvy - Librarians influence our culture and society - Librarians are heroic - Their numbers are many - Librarians are behind the scenes in current events "Librarians are the secret masters of the universe. They control information. Never piss one off." Think again! --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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article request
by Manas Samanta 12 Apr '11

12 Apr '11

Dear all If any library holds below mention article. Please send me. *Cyanide and Other Lixiviant Leaching Systems for Gold with Some Practical Applications* *Graham J. Sparrow; James T. Woodcock * Pages 193 - 247. Vol.14(3-4), 1995 regards Manas Samanta. msamanta(a)nmlindia.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Mr.Ramakrishnan of British Library, Bangalore Passed away
by Mailing List Admin 12 Apr '11

12 Apr '11

Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 13:13:20 +0530 From: Shankar <shankar(a)krnassociates.in> Hi all I am sorry to hear about Mr.Ramakrishna's (The British Library, Bangalore) death. We are still in shock. It is shocking news for The British Library friends. We, all express our deep condolences to the bereaved family . May God strengthen the family to bear this loss and comfort them at this moment of grief. May his soul rest in peace. Regards, Shankar KRN Associates, Bangalore - 560016 91 09916912236 www.krnassociates.in <http://www.krnassociates.in/>

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source of information
by murulieps＠excelindia.com 12 Apr '11

12 Apr '11

Dear Professional, I urgently require some sources for literature survey on the topic "low glycemic index using wheat". The topic falls under Food Science and Nutrition. Pleae let me know if there are any abstracts/sources to find the work done in the above said topic. However, I am greatful to you if you can send me the articles regarding the topic mentioned. I request you to come up with as many sources as possible for the same. Provision of web links and citations for articles and papers will be a great help to me. Thanking you in anticipation. Muruli Librarian Excel Public School Mysore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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DDC
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 12 Apr '11

12 Apr '11

Skip to page content DDC 23 is coming soon! OCLC will soon release a new print edition of the Dewey Decimal Classification, DDC 23. The new edition includes several major changes held for simultaneous publication in the print and Web versions of the DDC plus many interim updates already distributed to users in WebDewey 2.0. The DDC print edition is scheduled for delivery to the Americas in May 2011, and to locations outside the Americas in July 2011. Pre-ordering is now available We are now accepting pre-orders for DDC 23. Pre-orders are scheduled for delivery to the Americas in May 2011, and to locations outside the Americas in July 2011. Dedicated to Dewey users worldwide, DDC 23 features: Many new topics and significant updates to selected fields Numbers informed by interaction with the worldwide community of Dewey users A complete overhaul to the representation of groups of people Revisions to several standard subdivisions Elimination of dual headings and unbalanced spans A minimal price increase As a result, DDC 23: Better reflects the changing world More accurately reflects regional differences around the world Greatly increases classifier efficiency Is more intuitive for the way classifiers work DDC 23 also features: New provisions in 004-006 Computer science and elsewhere to reflect changes in technology Updates to provisions for the Orthodox Church and Islam in 200 Religion Improved provisions in 340 Law for legal systems based on civil law Significant updates to 370 Education resulting in an improved international framework for levels of education, kinds of schools, policy issues and specific subjects in primary education Updated provisions for food and clothing Updates to 740 Graphic arts and decorative arts A new location and expanded development for cinematography and videography at 777 Significant expansions throughout 796 Athletic and outdoor sports and games Significant expansions in Table 2, with parallel provisions in 930-990, for the ancient world, Italy, Switzerland, Sweden, Finland, Turkey, Indonesia, Vietnam and Canada Updated historical periods throughout 930-990 WebDewey 2.0 is now available! WebDewey 2.0 is now available for use. The new WebDewey is easier to use than ever and features: An easy-to-navigate, simple user interface that is suitable for the novice as well as the power user BISAC-to-DDC mappings An easy-to-personalize screen display, often done with a single click Continuous updating No price increase! Current WebDewey subscribers can access the new system with their existing authorizations and passwords at http://dewey.org/webdewey. The existing WebDewey interface will be available until mid 2011, at which time users will be redirected to the new service. Abridged 15 and Abridged WebDewey 2.0 will be available later in 2011. Workshops and webinars DDC 23 training workshops are scheduled for June 7, 2011, at OCLC headquarters in Dublin, Ohio; and for August 12, 2011, in San Juan, Puerto Rico (venue to be announced), immediately preceding the 2011 World Library and Information Conference. Watch for detailed announcements about all these events at Dewey Services and on 025.431: The Dewey blog. For more information: Please contact us. © 2011 OCLC Domestic and international trademarks and/or service marks of OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. and its affiliates Prof. N.LAXMAN RAO, UGC- EMERITUS PROFESSOR, Osmania University, Plot No: A-194, H.No- 1-8-10/1,Ravindra Nagar, Habsiguda, HYDERABAD- 500 007 (INDIA) President, Association of British Scholars (Hyderabad Chapter) +91-9246547599 (Mobile) e:mail-- naglaxman(a)yahoo.com OR naglaxman(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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CfP:: Conference on "ICT-IPR Trends and Challenges in Globalised World", 21st April; India Habitat Centre
by Puna Das 11 Apr '11

11 Apr '11

Conference on "ICT-IPR Trends and Challenges in Globalised World" Thursday, 21st April, 2011 Time: 9:30 am to 5:30 pm Venue: Jacaranda Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi Organisers: Department of Information Technology (DIT), Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). Electronics and Information technology has emerged as an enabler for innovations in virtually all fields of technology. Technology changes are taking place rapidly, creating more avenues for business. The commercial stakes are very high which can be gauged from the fact that between 10-15% of patenting activities in the world are related to this field. Being a specialized and rapidly evolving field, handling IPR issues requires specialized knowledge. The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), a premier institute under the patronage of the Department of Information Technology (DIT), Ministry of Communications & Information Technology (MC&IT), Government of India along with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is organizing a one day conference on “ICT-IPR Trends and Challenges in Globalised World” at New Delhi. The main objective of the conference is to discuss issues and methodologies so that the Indian ICT community especially SME’s and Researchers get updated, so as to meet the challenges of the present innovation based global economic ecosystem. The conference also aims to build greater awareness and develop insights into the complex mechanism of creation, ownership and protection of Intellectual Property (IP). Who should attend: Academicians, Researchers, IPR Professionals, SME’s, Start-Ups and Executives involved in IP creation, Management, Technology Transfer & Licensing issues in ICT domain. SESSION 1: Role of IPR in the digital economy : A global perspective This session will focus on role of IPR, especially patents in promoting innovation, issues, trends, laws and their profound implications on innovation. SESSION 2: Technical Session: Strategies for Protection of Incremental Innovations and Patentability of Software : Challenges for ICT industry This session will focus on Patents for incremental innovations, which are typical of the software industry. The session will also attempt to answer a plethora of questions in respect of computer program related inventions. SESSION 3: Panel discussion: The ICT Sector Today and Tomorrow: Changing Paradigms, Disruptive Technologies and Challenging Business Models, The Intellectual Property Dimension & Public Policy Direction Online Registration: http://203.199.132.51/ict-ipr.cdac.in/IPRConference_registrationForm.html Further Details: http://ict-ipr.cdac.in/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dr. Anup Kumar Das Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India http://anupkumardas.blogspot.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fw: Global Open Access Portal: Call for consultants
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 11 Apr '11

11 Apr '11

--- On Sun, 10/4/11, IAN JOHNSON (0616285) <i.m.johnson(a)rgu.ac.uk> wrote: From: IAN JOHNSON (0616285) <i.m.johnson(a)rgu.ac.uk> Subject: Global Open Access Portal: Call for consultants To: Date: Sunday, 10 April, 2011, 15:15 Global Open Access Portal: Call for consultants 06-04-2011 (Paris) Open Access logo UNESCO, with the support of Colombia, Norway and United States of America, is developing a portal on Open Access (OA) to present a high-level snapshot of the state of OA around the world. Entitled Global Open Access Portal (GOAP), the tool is supposed to be the first destination for users seeking information on OA. OA experts will collect, analyse and filter information related to the subject from different countries. This information will include: major national projects and initiatives; national and regional funding agencies; deposit mandates; and key organizations and institutions that are able to support Open Access initiatives. GOAP aims to assist UNESCO Member States in understanding the current state of Open Access and in taking appropriate decisions. UNESCO is soliciting the interest of individual experts and institutions working on Open Access to serve as short-term consultants to provide content from the five regions: Africa, Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Europe and North America, and Latin America and the Caribbean. For more details about the consultancy and the information on how to join the OA Community, please contact: Sanjaya Mishra, UNESCO, Information Society Division (s.mishra(a)unesco.org). The promotion of Open Access, with a particular reference to scientific information published in journals, is one of the UNESCO approaches to build knowledge societies. UNESCO believes that research literature should have the highest visibility and be freely available to all. The Organization is advocating, therefore, for OA and participating in debates and discussions to coordinate and organize the OA field through capacity building activities and the creation of a Community of Practice (CoP). The seminar that was organised by the UNESCO Office in New Delhi (India) on 16 March 2011 is one of UNESCO’s activities in the OA field. Over 60 delegates from research institutions in India gathered at the seminar, which was also attended by participants from Bangladesh, Brazil, Italy, Nepal, Netherlands and Sri Lanka. Discussions focused on potentials of Open Access, and good practices and business models around it. The Open Access Community, recently built by UNESCO on the WSIS platform, has already more than 1000 members and hosts many discussions about various issues of interest to stakeholders. OA practitioners are encouraged to join the community and to enrich the debates. Robert Gordon University is the best modern university in the UK (The Times Good University Guide 2011) Robert Gordon University, a Scottish charity registered under charity number SC 013781. This e-mail and any attachment is for authorised use by the intended recipient(s) only. It may contain proprietary material, confidential information and/or be subject to legal privilege. It should not be copied, disclosed to, retained or used by, any other party. If you are not an intended recipient then please promptly delete this e-mail and any attachment and all copies and inform the sender. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Robert Gordon University. Thank you. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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BEST PAPER AWARD
by ashok upadhyay 11 Apr '11

11 Apr '11

Subject: Best Paper Award NeGLIS 2011 Dear Professionals, It gives me a great pleasure that a national seminar on ‘Next Generation Library and Information Services’, (NeGLIS 2011) was organized at Maulana Azad Library with the collaboration with DLIS, Aligarh Muslim University during 2-3 April, 2011. The Seminar was a grand success in terms of participation, discussions and its outcome. No. of research papers were presented in the seminar and the best paper award was given to Mr. Monawwrer Eqbal, Librarian and Managing Editor, INMANTEC Institutions Ghaziabad. Mr. Eqbal has 8 yrs library experience and has more than 35 papers at the national and international level. He has also two books in his credit and working as a Editor, Gyankosh the Journal of Library and Management and managing editor of other three journals published by INMANTEC publications. For his bright career we all professionals wished him and expect that he will do your best and for the library profession also. From DR.ASHOK KUMAR UPADHYAY Librarian NOIDA INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (NIET) 19, Knowledge Park-II, Institutional Area, Phase - II, Greater Noida, GB. Nagar, UP (M) 91+9412545849 (ALIGARH) 91+7428066447 (NCR) E-Mail: ashoka143(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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Bids invited for hosting the 2011 IATLIS National Conference.
by Jagtar Singh 11 Apr '11

11 Apr '11

Dear All, Bids are now invited from interested institutions/ departments of library and information science/university libraries/other libraries for hosting the 28th National Conference of IATLIS to be held in 2011. Theme of the 2011 IATLIS National Conference is 'LIS Education Research and Training: Vision 2020'. This three day annual conference is generally held during November. Interested institutions should send their bids to the President, IATLIS via email as well as via postal mail by 16 May 2011 with tentative dates, and details of the: - infrastructural facilities including accommodation available - manpower (faculty in the department/library staff) - past experience of organizing such events - support of their parent institution - support of other institutions/libraries, and - rail. road and air connectivity, For further details, contact Dr Jagtar Singh, President IATLIS & Professor and Head, Department of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala-147 002 (Punjab) Tel: 0175-3046179 Email: jagtar.kindu(a)gmail.com 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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Exemption from NET
by M. Ram 11 Apr '11

11 Apr '11

Dear Professionals I wish to know the followings: 1.Whether PHD and M Phil holder of Library Science is exempted from NET or Not if exempted any GO regarding this. 2.Many professionals are saying that MHRD rejected the plea of UGC to exempt the Ph D or M Phil holder of Library Science from NET. Any document or order of MHRD regarding this. 3. Whether PHd or Mhill from Distance mode is exempted or not.Any notification regarding this. Thanking you Dr.Mange Ram Deputy Librarian & Incharge University Library Dayalbagh Educational Institute (Deemed University), Dayalbagh Agra-5 (UP)INDIA Mail: mram72ster(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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First CFP: M4D2012 - 3rd International Conference on Mobile Communication for Development
by atanu 11 Apr '11

11 Apr '11

------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Call for Papers M4D2012: 3rd International Conference on Mobile Communication for Development February 28–29, 2012 New Delhi, India www.m4d2012.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Institute of Management Studies (Ghaziabad, India) in cooperation with HumanIT (Karlstad University, Sweden) invite you to the 3rd International Conference on Mobile Communication for Development (M4D2012), following the inaugural conference in Karlstad, Sweden in 2008 (http://m4d.humanit.org/2008/) and 2nd conference in Kampala, Uganda (http://m4d.humanit.org/). M4D2012 aims to provide a forum for researchers, practitioners and all those with interests in Mobile Communication for Development. M4D2012 will combine two days of workshops, discussions, demos, plenary, paper and panel sessions. The conference activities will take place at a reputed hotel in the National Capital Region of Delhi and the campus of Institute of Management Studies, Ghaziabad. More information in subsequent call for papers and on the website: http://www.m4d2012.com. ***Call for papers, panels and workshops*** We strive to create an inclusive event where all types of actors and formats are included. If you wish to present a paper, demo or poster you submit either to the practitioner or the research track. The research track has a traditional academic conference design while in the practitioner’s track industry, NGOs, and public bodies can discuss experiences, ideas and disseminate knowledge. However this conference is not only for paper presenters but also for all who have an interest in areas of mobility, communication, social change and their intersections. It is our explicit aim to make room for extensive discussions and interaction between all participants throughout the conference. We therefore also invite you who have ideas of different kinds workshops, panels, demos and discussion formats to contact the conference organization (m4d2012(a)gmail.com). All topics that relate to mobile communication and development are welcome. The suggested topics (but not limited to) include: • Social implications of mobile communication • Mobile health • Mobile communication and political participation/ change • Agriculture, rural development and mobile communication • Economic development and mobile communication such as mobile banking and mobile money • Mobile learning • Mobile communication and community awareness/ development • Mobile communication and disaster management • Mobile communication and fighting corruption • Mobile communication and election/ government monitoring • Mobile communication and community awareness/ development • Mobile communication and disaster management • Mobile communication and climate control • Challenges to the proliferation of mobile technology • Mobile communication and women empowerment • Mobile communication and surveillance • Innovative applications for mobile communication ***Important Dates*** Workshop/ panel proposals: Jun 30, 2011 Paper/ poster/ demo: Jul 31, 2011 Acceptance/ review note: Sep 30, 2011 Travel grant application: Oct 15, 2011 Final paper submission: Nov 15, 2011 Early bird registration: Nov 15, 2011 Regular registration: Dec 31, 2011 ***Submission*** All paper presenters will have to apply directly with a more or less finished version upon deadline (July 31), no abstracts should be sent in advance. Paper presenters can choose whether to submit a full paper (maximum of 10 pages) or a short paper (4 pages) to the practitioners or the research track. Poster and demo presenters as well as workshop and panel organizers are requested to submit a 1 page abstract for conference proceedings upon deadline (see above). Poster size is 80 cm maximum width and 120 cm maximum height. Submitting your papers and abstracts, you must use the M4Dtemplate found here: http://m4d.humanit.org/m4d_template.doc. All Submissions to the M4D 2012 should be done using the EasyChair Conference Management system. Please click the following link for the Paper submission: https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=m4d2012 ***Travel Grants*** HumanIT will sponsor travel costs and conference fees for a few participants from the developing countries with accepted full papers. Upon acceptance notification, send your paper, together with the reviews of the paper and a motivation letter (1 page maximum) to jakob.svensson(a)kau.se (deadline for application October 15th). The decision on who will get their fees covered will be made by the board of HumanIT. ***Interested in Reviewing? *** Interested in reviewing? Please contact Vikas Kumar (m4d2012(a)gmail.com) and tell how many papers you are interested in reviewing, your areas of interest and your level of expertise. ***Organization*** Conference Chairs: General Chair: Vikas Kumar, IMS, Ghaziabad, India Co-Chair: Jakob Svensson, HumanIT, Karlstad University, Sweden International Advisory Committee: R K Bharadwaj, Director General, IMS, Ghaziabad, India John Sören Pettersson, President, HuamanIT, Karlstad University, Sweden H M Gupta, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India R G Gupta, Ministry of Communications & IT, Govt. of India, New Delhi, India Harinder Kumar, DGM (IT & TM), Advance Level Telecom Training Centre, Ghaziabad, India International program committee: Johan Hellström, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden Kiran Prasad, Sri Padmavati Mahila University, Tirupati, India Gudrun Wicander (IPID/ HumanIT), Karlstad, Sweden Jude T Lubega, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda Pushpendra Singh, Indraprashtha Institute of Information Technology, New Delhi, India Ravinder Jena, Institute of Management Technology, Nagpur, India Rasika Dayarathna, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka Atanu Garai, AROHEE Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, India Local organizing committee: Nripender Dwivedi, IMS, Ghaziabad, India Awadhesh Gupta, IMS, Ghaziabad, India Rajnish Jain, IMS, Ghaziabad, India Smita Agarwal, IMS, Ghaziabad, India Kavindra Garg, IMS, Ghaziabad, India Nitin Rastogi, IMS, Ghaziabad, India Preeti Sirohi, IMS, Ghaziabad, India Tushar Jindal, IMS, Ghaziabad, India -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy for Library Assistants at ISEC
by yekanath kamble 11 Apr '11

11 Apr '11

Dear All, Applications are invited for three posts of ‘Library Assistant’ at Dr.V K R V Rao Library of Institute for Social and Economic Change, Nagarbhavi, Bangalore. The tenure of position is for six months and it is extendable. Essential Qualification: Graduate in Library and Information Science. Post Graduates may also apply. Salary: Rs.7000/- PM Interested candidates may send or e-mail/their application/resume with full details to. Deputy Librarian Institute for Social and Economic Change Nagarabhavi, Bangalore 560072 Phone: 080-23215468, 23215519, Ext.-305/303 Fax :( 91 080)23217008 Mobile.09448585358 leela(a)isec.ac.in yekanathnkamble(a)yahoo.com yekanathnk(a)isec.ac.in ************************************************************************************** Yekanath N K Assistant Librarian Institute for Social and Economic Change (An All-India Institute for Interdisciplinary Research and Training in the Social Sciences) Nagarabhavi,Bangalore 560072 Phone: 080-23215468, 23215519, Ext.-305 Fax:(91 080)23217008 Mobile.09448585358 E-mail:yekanathnkamble@yahoo.com E-mail:yekanathnk@isec.ac.in www.isec.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for an article
by LIBRARY 11 Apr '11

11 Apr '11

Namaskars, One of the academicians in our Centre needs this article. Could any one kindly help us by sending a copy of the same. Factoring and weighting approaches to status scores and clique identification The Journal of Mathematical Sociology Volume 2, Issue 1, 1972, Pages 113 - 120 Author: Phillip Bonacicha Thanks & regards, Veena -- -------------------------------------------------- Library TIFR Centre for Applicable Mathematics Phone: 91-80-66953757 Post Bag No. 6503, Sharada Nagar, Fax: 91-80-66953799 Chikkabommasandra, GKVK Post, URL: http://math.tifrbng.res.in Yalahanka New Town, Bangalore-560 065 Bharat -------------------------------------------------- "Every duty is holy and devotion to duty is the highest form of the worship of God." - Swami Vivekananda -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Announcement and Call for Papers
by Ranjit Das 10 Apr '11

10 Apr '11

Dear Professionals, I take the pleasure in informing you that KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha is organizing the First “*International Conference* *On* *Digital Library and Electronic Information Management and Control” during **8th to 10th October 2011 *for the first time in the state. Digital Library and Electronic Information Management and Control is the out come of the development of information and communication technology or access facilities in libraries, an enhanced skill base and improved telecommunication and information technology facilities within and across geographical boundaries. The Information Communication Technology revolution at the end of 20th Century has revamped the ways in which information can be created, harvested, assembled, combined, manipulated and enhanced. Therefore, a nation’s capacity to develop systems that support the upgradation in the lifestyle of the civilized and cultured society. The objective of the conference is to juxtapose the library professionals with IT professionals for the management and control of the electronic information with regards to Digital Library. This interaction is expected to create understanding of the needs to manage the Libraries now-a-days with the advent of new technology. * * *Delegate Profile:* * * ICDLEIMC 2011 will witness cross-disciplinary participation by policy makers - Library and Information Scientists - IT Professionals - Knowledge Managers - Educationists - Electronic Publishers - Information Scientists - Information providers and vendors - All stakeholders in the digitization and knowledge business - Policy makers The conference aims to explore the topics in themes and sub themes through tutorials, workshops, demonstrations, invited talks and presentations. Eminent researchers, academicians and practitioners will be invited to deliver theme papers on selected papers. * * *CALL FOR PAPERS:* ICDLEIMC 2011 invites original papers and case studies on various facets of the conference theme, as listed here. *Theme: Digital Library and Electronic Information Management and Control* - Planning, development and management of Digital Libraries - New Technologies and adaptability - Digital Library Development: Technical Issues - Web design and Interfaces - Digital Preservation - Digital Resource sharing and Networking: Consortia, Open Archives etc. - Content organization and knowledge management - Information Storage and Retrieval for global access - User studies and system evaluation - E-learning - Multilingual information retrieval system and Unicode - Organization of traditional and electronic Resources cataloguing, metadata, XML, Dublin Core, New Generation Catalogues, etc. - Indexing and Classification in a digital Environment, Taxonomies, Information architecture, Ontology, Natural Language Processing, Intelligent Mediators, etc. - Resource Discovery Tools-Search Engines, Directories, Semantic web, Intelligent Retrieval, Multi and Cross Lingual Retrieval, Information audit, etc. - Digital Library services - Copy right issues in Digital Era *Important dates :* * * *Deadline for Submissions of Abstract of Papers* *May 1st , 2011* *Notification for Acceptance of Papers* *June 1st, 2011* *Full Paper Submission* *July 1st, 2011* * * For details please log on to the conference website at www.kiit.ac.in/icdleimc2011 -- Thanking You. Yours sincerely, Dr. Ranjit Kumar Das, Organizing Secretary, ICDLEIMC-2011, Kushabhadra Campus, KIIT Campus-5, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar-751 024, ODISHA, INDIA. Mob:- +91-94371 77669, Tel: +91-674-2725472, 2725415,2725708 Fax No: +91-674-2725708. Email: library(a)kiit.ac.in, ranjitkumardaskims(a)gmail.com Web: www.kiit.ac.in/icdleimc2011 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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A presentation on "The time for Libraries now"- very cool and must see for all LIS professionals
by Shalini Urs 09 Apr '11

09 Apr '11

Hello friends, I came across the coolest presentation on Libraries. This is as good and would say far superior any cool marketing blitz any company has done it. Please see, enjoy and use it to market and reposition libraries. It also tells how to reposition! http://www.slideshare.net/thewikiman/the-time-for-libraries-is-now Happy viewing! Shalini Dr. Shalini Urs Executive Director and Professor International School of Information Management University of Mysore Mysore - 570006 Phone : + 91 821 2514699 Fax : + 91 821 2519209 www.isim.ac.in ISiM - Management School of IT. Technology School for IM -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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20% of peer-reviewed articles across all disciplines are now freely available .
by Pawan Agrawal 08 Apr '11

08 Apr '11

20% of peer-reviewed articles across all disciplines are now freely available. <http://elibrarian.grouply.com/message/113> Following study shows that 20% of all peer reviewed articles from all disciplines are now available with open access. This is really a mile stone for library professionals and those who are big supporter of Open Access. Background The Internet has recently made possible the free global availability of scientific journal articles. Open Access (OA) can occur either via OA scientific journals, or via authors posting manuscripts of articles published in subscription journals in open web repositories. So far there have been few systematic studies showing how big the extent of OA is, in particular studies covering all fields of science. Methodology/Principal Findings The proportion of peer reviewed scholarly journal articles, which are available openly in full text on the web, was studied using a random sample of 1837 titles and a web search engine. Of articles published in 2008, 8,5% were freely available at the publishers' sites. For an additional 11,9% free manuscript versions could be found using search engines, making the overall OA percentage 20,4%. Chemistry (13%) had the lowest overall share of OA, Earth Sciences (33%) the highest. In medicine, biochemistry and chemistry publishing in OA journals was more common. In all other fields author-posted manuscript copies dominated the picture. Conclusions/Significance The results show that OA already has a significant positive impact on the availability of the scientific journal literature and that there are big differences between scientific disciplines in the uptake. Due to the lack of awareness of OA-publishing among scientists in most fields outside physics, the results should be of general interest to all scholars. The results should also interest academic publishers, who need to take into account OA in their business strategies and copyright policies, as well as research funders, who like the NIH are starting to require OA availability of results from research projects they fund. The method and search tools developed also offer a good basis for more in-depth studies as well as longitudinal studies. for full article: http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0011273 -- 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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article request
by Manas Samanta 08 Apr '11

08 Apr '11

Dear all If any library holds the below mention article. Please send to me. *Bulletin of Materials Science Vol-12(3-4),1989, pp.381-405 with regards Manas Samanta. msamanta(a)nmlindia.org TA. NML* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ASIS&T April / May Bulletin - Knowledge Organization Innovation: Design and Frameworks
by atanu 07 Apr '11

07 Apr '11

[If you are interested to receive any article(s) for study or research, please send an email to atanu at computer.org.] Bulletin TOC Below, but first... - Annual Meeting: May 31 is deadline for paper and panel submissions for the Annual Meeting, October 9-13 In New Orleans http://www.asis.org/asist2011/am11cfp.html - BOOKSTORE ASIS&T has a new bookstore! http://www.asis.org/Bookstore/ - Bulletin http://www.asis.org/bulletin.html SPECIAL SECTION: “Knowledge Organization Innovation: Design and Frameworks” 12] Introduction by Jane Greenberg, Guest Editor 15] A STELLAR Role for Knowledge Organization Systems in Digital Archaeology by Douglas Tudhope, Ceri Binding, Stuart Jeffrey, Keith May and Andreas Vlachidis 19] Developing an Eclectic Terminology Registry by Marjorie Hlava 23] HIVE: Helping Interdisciplinary Vocabulary Engineering by Jane Greenberg, Robert Losee, José Ramón Pérez Agüera, Ryan Scherle, Hollie White and Craig Willis 27] Using Social Discovery Systems to Leverage User-Generated Metadata by Louise F. Spiteri 30] Developing a Dublin Core Application Profile for the Knowledge Organization Systems (KOS) Resources by Marcia Lei Zeng and Gail Hodge 35] The Open Metadata Registry: An Update by Jon Phipps and Diane I. Hillmann 38] Organizing Our Knowledge of Biodiversity by Hilmar Lapp, Robert A. Morris, Terry Catapano, Donald Hobern and Norman Morrison 43] Idea Collider: From a Theory of Knowledge Organization to a Theory of Knowledge Interaction by Richard P. Smiraglia and Charles van den Heuvel COLUMNS 48] The Ouch Factor: What Happens When User Needs Change, IA Column, by Thom Haller Departments 2] Editor’s Desktop, Irene Travis 3] President’s Page, Linda C. Smith 5] Inside ASIS&T __________________ Richard B. Hill Executive Director American Society for Information Science and Technology (301) 495-0900 rhill(a)asis.org ASIS&T 73rd Annual Meeting: Navigating Streams in an Information Ecosystem October 22-27, 2010, Pittsburgh, PA Join Asist-announce mailing list at http://mail.asis.org/mailman/listinfo/asist-announce -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Article request
by Manas Samanta 07 Apr '11

07 Apr '11

Dear all, If any library holds following article. Please mail me. A simplified method for the detection of Gallionella in water *Pages 395-396* F. Ahmed, P.G. Smith Water Research. Vol.22(3), 1988 with regards Manas Samanta. msamanta(a)nmlindia.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Dr Ramdas S. Lihitkar has been awarded Ph.D. contratulation
by ravindra mendhe 07 Apr '11

07 Apr '11

Dear Professional I am pleased to inform you that Prof.Dr Ramdas S. Lihitkar has been awarded Ph.D. in Library and Information Science by RTM Nagpur University. His topic of research was “Application And Implication of Library Software in College Libraries Affiliated to RTM Nagpur University, Nagpur : A Critical Study” under the guidance of Dr.(Mrs) Aswini P. Paradkar Librarian S.F.S. College Nagpur. He gives the credit of her success to his guide Dr.(Mrs) Aswini P. Paradkar, senior fraternity of LIS Dr. P.S.G. Kumar, Prof. Dr.(Mrs) D. Rajyalakshmi, Prof. S. K. Kesarwani etc. he also gives his credit of success to his wife Dr. Shalini Lihitkar Head DLISc RTM Nagpur University Nagpur . He has been in LIS Profession Since 2001, MLISc Gold Medalist from Bhopal University. Presently working as Librarian, Govt. Institute of Science Nagpur. Experience of teaching and guiding for UGC NET/SET, examinations. Published several papers in seminars, conferences and Journals and has more than 25 papers to his credit. "Heartly Congratulation " Thanks with regards -- Ravindra M. Mendhe Deputy Librarian,Central Library SVKM's NMIMS ( Deemed to be University) ,Mumbai Mukesh Patel Technology Park Shirpur Campus, Bank of Tapi River, Mumbai - Agra Road, Shirpur, Dist- Dhule- 425 405, MS, India Tel: 02563 -286545 email: ravindra.mendhe(a)nmims.edu, , ravindra_mendhe(a)rediffmail.com Blog: www.ravindramendhe.blogspot.com *" Life is always in a flux; it keeps changing. Your Knowledge is the same if you stop learning" * -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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