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2011 ASIS&T SIG-III International Paper Contest
by atanu 02 Mar '11

02 Mar '11

Please see the announcement below. [From: Shaheen Maqsood, posted on 25 January 2011 at IFLA-L list] Announcement of the 2011 ASIS&T SIG-III International Paper Contest The Special Interest Group on International Information Issues (SIG-III) of the American Society for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is pleased to announce its eleventh competition for papers to be submitted for the 2011 Annual Meeting, which will take place in New Orleans, Louisiana, October 7-12, 2011. (http://www.asis.org/asist2011/am11cfp.html) Building from the overall conference theme, the theme for this year’s paper contest is: "Bridging the Gulf: Communication and Information in Society, Technology, and Work". Papers could discuss issues, policies and case studies on specific aspects of the theme from a global and/or international perspective. Topics include, but are not limited to, the following core areas: 1. Intercultural Information Ethics: Critical reflection on the ethical challenges related to the global and cross-cultural production, storage, and distribution of information, as well as the ethical dimensions of the global development and implementation of information systems, infrastructures, and policies. 2. Information Behavior: Information needs, information seeking, information gaps and sensemaking in various contexts including work, interests or every-day life activities by individuals or groups. 3. Knowledge Organization: Indexing, index construction, indexing languages, thesaurus construction, terminology, classification of information in any form, tagging (expert, userbased, automatic), filtering, metadata, standards for metadata, information architecture. 4. Information Systems, Interactivity and Design: How people use and communicate with information systems; the design, use and evaluation of interactive information technologies and systems, including interfaces and algorithms; search and retrieval, browsing, visualization, personalization. 5. Information and Knowledge Management: Information and knowledge creation, transfer and use at the personal, group, organizational and societal levels. The management of the processes and systems that create, acquire, organize, store, distribute, and use information and/or knowledge. Selected papers will be published in the International Journal of Information Management. 6. Information Use: How people re-purpose existing knowledge from a variety of sources (scientific, humanities, news, family, friends, colleagues), forms (articles, books, video, audio, tweets), locations (work, home, in transit) and mediums (cell-phones, PDAs, digital libraries) to advance knowledge, solve problems, improve information literacy, and learn. 7. Information and Society: Economic, Political, Social Issues: Copyright issues, policies and laws; national and international information policies; privacy and security; economics of information, personal rights vs. freedom of information; surveillance; globalization and the flows of information; computerization movements; social informatics. Selection Criteria There will be up to six winners who will be selected by a panel of judges including: Maqsood Shaheen (IRC, US Embassy Islamabad), Johannes Britz (UW-Milwaukee), Maria Haigh (UW-Milwaukee), Hong Xu (University of Pittsburg), Catherine Johnson (Western Ontario), Anindita Paul (University of Missouri), and Borchuluun Yadamsuren (University of Missouri). The judging criteria will be based on: 1. Originality of paper in the developing world and global information ecosystem (originality of the project described, etc.) 2. Relevance to the paper contest theme 3. Quality of argument, presentation and organization Eligibility & Information for authors Only papers by a principal author who is a citizen of, and resides in a developing country are eligible. Winners in the 2007-2010 contests are not eligible. The papers should be original, unpublished, and submitted in English. We encourage submissions from librarians, information and network specialists, and educators involved in the creation, representation, maintenance, exchange, discovery, delivery, and use of digital information. Award The award for each winner is a two-year individual membership in ASIS&T. In the case of multiple authors, the principal author will be awarded the ASIS&T membership. In addition, depending on SIG III fundraising for this competition, the first place winner will be rewarded a minimum of $1,000 toward travel, conference registration, and accommodations while attending the ASIS&T Annual Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, October 7-12, 2011. Style The international paper contest committee requires that submissions follow the International Information and Library Review instructions to authors. Detailed information is available under the heading, Guide for Authors at: http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/622845/authori… Publishing opportunities Submitted papers will be considered for inclusion in a special issue of the International Information and Library Review, subject to the usual peer refereeing process, for that journal. ASIS&T Copyright Policy ASIS&T will have the non-exclusive right to publish any of the papers submitted on its web site or in print, with ownership and all other rights remaining with the author. Deadline for submission of full papers: Authors are invited to submit manuscripts, not to exceed 5,000 words, by May 31, 2011, to Maqsood Shaheen at ShaheenMA(a)gmail.com, preferably as Microsoft Word or PDF attachments. Maqsood Shaheen Chair, Committee on International Paper Contest Special Interest Group on International Information Issues (SIG-III) American Society for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) Email: ShaheenMA(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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Article request
by Swati Bhattacharyya 02 Mar '11

02 Mar '11

Dear Moderator, Please post this message on lis-forum: Hello All, I would request you to please let me know if your library has one or more of the following journals (years are indicatd against each title) in either print or electronic format. I need a few articles from these journals. 1. Newspaper Research Journal 1981, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1995 2. Journalism and Mass Communication 1995 3. Journalism Quarterly 1986, 1987, 1988, 1993, 1994 4. Presstime 1996 5. Mass Communication and Society 2001 6. Journal of Communication 1983 7. Communication Research -1994 Thanks, Swati Bhattacharyya -------------------------------------------------- Librarian Indian Institute of Management Joka Diamond Harbor Road Calcutta - 700104 Phone: 091-33-24678300 Extn: 416 FAX: 091-33-2467-8062 Email: swati @iimcal.ac.in -------------------------------------------------- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fw: [LISEA] Call for Participants to A-LIEP 2011 Pre-conference Workshop 21 June and A-LIEP 2011 Conference 22-24 June 2011
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 02 Mar '11

02 Mar '11

From: Rafidah Abdul Aziz <rafidah3802(a)SALAM.UITM.EDU.MY> Subject: [LISEA] Call for Participants to A-LIEP 2011 Pre-conference Workshop 21 June and A-LIEP 2011 Conference 22-24 June 2011 To: LISEA(a)MLIST.NTU.EDU.SG Date: Wednesday, 2 March, 2011, 8:40 The organizing committee cordially invites you and colleagues to participate in the A-LIEP 2011 conference with its main theme encompassing Library, Information and Records Management-Practice and Education in these 3 related fields. There are also 3 pre-conference workshops that you and colleagues may be interested in. Please visit the web site: http://fim.uitm.edu.my/a-liep2011 for more details. Kindly forward this to your colleagues, students, and people in the information industry who may benefit from it. Thank you for your kind attention and response. Regards, A-LIEP 2011 Committee Faculty of Information Management Universiti Teknologi MARA Puncak Perdana Campus Shah Alam, Selangor. MALAYSIA -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Seminar on Networking of Libraries
by Kishor Satpathy 01 Mar '11

01 Mar '11

National Seminar on Networking of Library and Information Centres of North East India in Digital Environment (NLICDE-2011) (21-23 March 2011) ORGANISED UNDER THE AEGIS OF National Library, Kolkata Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India Organized by Central Library, National Institute of Technology Silchar THEME Networking of Library and Information Centres of NE India in Digital Environment SUB-THEMES 1. Networking of Educational & Research Institutes of NE India 2. Library Consortia, Networking and Resource Sharing of LICs of NE India 3. Impact of ICTs on LICs of NE India: Issues and Challenges. 4. Web 2.0 / Lib 2.0 and Its Implications in LICs of NE India 5. Open Access, DL/ IR Initiatives in LICs of NE India OBJECTIVES 1. The principal objectives of this seminar is to provide a platform for exchange of knowledge, ideas & learning experience among the Librarians, Information specialists, Information providers & persons related to LIS. 2. To identify constraints, problems and challenges relating to networking & information sharing of LICs of NE India. 3. To develop inter-institute links within the North East India to facilitate effective exchange of information resources among the information professionals of NE India. 4. To initiate a library Consortia in North East India & to suggest the mechanisms to set up North East India Library & Information Network (NEILIBNET). WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Practicing Librarians, Retired Library Professionals, Teachers, IT Professionals, Knowledge Workers, Students and Faculties of LIS etc of the country in general and of the North East India in particular are the targeted participants. CALL FOR PAPERS Papers based on Case studies, Researches, Practical experiences, etc. on the main theme and sub-themes of the Seminar are invited from the interested persons. The Paper should be within 6000 word including Abstract of about 300 words with 4 keywords and typed in MS-WORD in 12-point Times New Roman. All the references should be properly tagged and referred following Chicago Manual Style. The authors should agree with the transfer of the copyright of the papers to NL, Kolkata and the NIT Silchar. The same should be sent as e-mail attachment to the Organizing Secretary on or before 10th March 2011. All the received papers will be peer–reviewed. Only the accepted papers will be published in an edited book format to be published under the aegis National Library, Kolkata. REGISTRATION Interested delegates need to resister for the Seminar. Registration, Boarding and Lodging for the Seminar is free. Due to limited financial resources, only the selected participants (presenting papers) from North-East Region shall be paid TA on production of Train/Bus/Sumo fare receipts. Please note that there will be no telephonic or on-the-spot registration, so please send your registrations before 10th March 2011. CONTACT DETAILS Kishor Chandra Satpathy Librarian & Organising Secretary. National Institute of Technology (A Deemed University-Institute of National Importance under Ministry of HRD, GOI) Silchar-788010, Assam, India Telephone : +91-3842-240055 (Off) +91-9435175531 (M) E-mail : kishor_satpathy(a)yahoo.com and ksatpathy(a)gmail.com Seminar updates can be accessed at: http://nerlibnet.blogspot.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for Information
by Dr.D.P Prathap 01 Mar '11

01 Mar '11

Dear colleagues If anybody has access to the following book chapter, please provide : Title: Transgenic plants : methods and protocols, Series: Methods in Molecular Biology 286, 2004 (Springer) *Chapter: histochemical and fluorometric assays for uicl a (us) gene detection.* *p.203-213* thanking you Sincerely T.Shanmuganathan Technical Officer (Library) Sugarcane Breeding Institute Coimbatore, M:99944-61172 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Rupee Symbol insertion - Reg
by Eswar rao Nadiminti 01 Mar '11

01 Mar '11

Dear colleges Please tell me how to add rupee symbol in WINISIS database instead of Rs. and also let me see in the print format ok -- N.ESWARA RAO Assistant Professor in Library Science GODAVARI INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING COLLEGE ,RAJAHMUNDRY. NH-5 ,CHITANYA KNOWLEDGECITY VELUGUBANDA (V), RAJANAGARAM ( M),RAJAHMNDRY-533296 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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CSI eNewsletter dt. 1st Mar 2011
by hrmohan＠vsnl.com 01 Mar '11

01 Mar '11

Dear all, The 20th issue (Volume 2. issue 4) of CSI eNewsletter dt. 1st Mar 2011 is ready and can be accessed at http://www.csi-chennai.org/csi-enl/csi-enl-2011-03-01.pdf and also at the CSI KM Portal http://www.csi-india.org/web/csi/enewsletter For the archives of this newsletter, pl. visit http://www.csi-chennai.org/csi-enl/csi-enl-archives.htm or at http://www.csi-india.org/web/csi/archives You are free to forward this mail to your contacts who may like the information presented in the mail. With regards HR Mohan Chairman, Div IV, CSI & eNewsletter Committee, IEEE CS & PCS Madras http://infoforuse.blogspot.com/ Contents ======= -- eBook: Storage Virtualization for Dummies -- 7 Virtualization Challenges -- Is SOA Being Pushed Beyond Its Limits? -- Design Considerations for Software plus Services and Cloud Computing -- Environmentally Sustainable Infrastructure Design -- Business Insight = Business Infrastructure = BI Platform -- Red Hat PaaS: Bringing Open Choice & Application Portability to the Cloud -- The Fundamental Principles of Network Security -- Desktop Virtualization: Drivers, Challenges, and Best Practices -- 9 Essential Requirements for Web 2.0 Security -- Data Center Project: Standardized Process -- Blade server technology faces virtualization hit in the data center -- MCA programme: Eligibility, Best Institutes, more -- Careers & Courses: Software Testing -- Web 3.0 Emerging -- How to divorce your tech vendor -- Design Rules by Eric S. Raymond, the author of the book The Art of Unix Programming. -- Some startling facts in India -- ICT News Headlines & Briefs -- Announcements -- IT Events: Call for Papers & Participation -- Book: IT Strategy for Business -- Book: Entrepreneurship -- Book: Testing in 30+ Open Source Tools -- Book: Nothing is Absolute -- About the CSI-eNewsletter -- Contributions to CSI-eNewsletter -- eNewsletter Committee InfoQuiz–2011-03-01 (Six Prizes to Win – Four Books and Two Awards of Rs. 500/- each) ================================================================= 1. ------ is a tweet that is exactly 140 characters long. 2. In SMS/Chat lingo “OMG”means what? 3. Who is considered as the "Father of information theory?" 4. Classical Computer : bits = Quantum Computer : ------ 5. Identify the company whose tagline is “Exceed Your Vision” Email your answers by 20th Mar 2011 to csi.infoquiz(a)gmail.com with subject “infoquiz-2011-03-01”. Please provide your name, designation, company/institution, full postal address (to send the prize) and the contact phone nos. after the answers. The first person to answer correctly and one randomly selected lucky winner will be awarded Rs. 500/= each by SRA Systems (www.srasys.com). Oxford University Press (http://www.oup.co.in) & Shroff Publishers & Distributors Pvt Ltd (http://www.shroffpublishers.com) will present the books which are briefly reviewed above. In all, there will be SIX prizes – TWO cash prizes of Rs. 500/- each and FOUR prizes of one book each. Answers along with the winner info will be published in the next issue. Answers & Winners of InfoQuiz-2011-02-01 =============================== Vodafone, handsets from Motorola, Chatter, twttr, Tally Awards of Rs. 500/= each from SRA Systems to Mr. R. Jayakanthan from Chennai and to Ms. S. Sangeetha from Walajapet. Books from Oxford University Press: “Mechatronics: Integrated Technologies for Intelligent Machines” to Mr. N.M. Zaheer from Chennai & “Skills Development for Business and Management” to Mr. M.Elavazhagan from Kanchipuram. Books from Shroff Publishers & Distributors Pvt Ltd: “97 Things Every Software Architect Should Know” to Ms. L. Kannagi, from Guduvancherry & “Heads You Win Tails You Win” to Mr. S. Shankar from Hosur. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Opportunities for Library professionals
by Swati Bhattacharyya 01 Mar '11

01 Mar '11

lis-forum coordinator - please post this message: Opportunities for Library professionals A Human Resource Agency (Updater Services Ltd. Kolkata) is inviting applications from trained Library and Information Science graduates, for placing them in the library of a Kolkata-based institute. The requirements are: 1. Minimum qualification: M.Lib.Sc with good result and strong aptitude towards working in fully computerized environment. 2. Desirable: Training in MS-Office (ability to work with MS Access and spreadsheet) and other software necessary for library work. 3. Experience: A few of the positions will be filled up with professionals already having working experiences in large libraries. At the maximum level, the experience should be in the area of one or more of (i) working with MARC-21 record structure (ii) working with library software such as Libsys, Softlink, Virtua, KOHA (iii) record management for electronic resources (iv) knowledge of cataloguing, classification, metadata. Rest of the positions will be filled up with professional with less experience (in terms of the area of experience and/or years of experience). Fresh graduates may also be considered if found suitable. 4. Remuneration: Rs 9,000 Rs 18,000/ p.m. depending on range and number of years of experience. 5. Duration: The positions are purely on contractual basis and initially for one year. Hence permanent position holders must not apply. Interested individuals may send their resume. Those who want their current experiences to be considered must provide details of experiences (duration of experience, nature of job done) duly certified by the organization. Please email your application to udskolkata(a)uds.in with subject line: Attn Mr. P.K. Sen for Library positions. Applications can also be mailed to the undersigned (swati(a)iimcal.ac.in) which will be forwarded to the agency. Swati Bhattacharyya -------------------------------------------------- Librarian Indian Institute of Management Joka Diamond Harbor Road Calcutta - 700104 Phone: 091-33-24678300 Extn: 416 FAX: 091-33-2467-8062 Email: swati @iimcal.ac.in -------------------------------------------------- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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DCSMAT Invites applications for library trainees.
by Rajesh M N 28 Feb '11

28 Feb '11

*DCSMAT* Institutions invites Applications for the post of *Professional Trainees* for our Vagamon Campus Library. For more details follow the link below. http://www.dcschool.net/php/showAnnouncementDetails.php?ann_id=7 With regards, Rajesh M N Assistant Librarian Library and Research Centre DC School of Management and Technology Vagamon -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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3 days training program on Content Management using Open Source Tool-DRUPAL
by shivaram gowda 28 Feb '11

28 Feb '11

Dear Professionals/Memmbers, The Information center of CSIR-NAL, ICAST, an ISO-9001: 2008 Certified Center (http://www.icast.org.in) is imparting 3 days training program on Content Management using Open Source Tool-DRUPAL. This training program is targeted to professional interested in and responsible for creating, managing and providing web based information service. The details of the training program are given below: TITLE: Content Management using Open Source Tool-DRUPAL DATE: 19-21 April 2011 VENUE: NAL-ICAST Lecture Hall, NAL, Bangalore - 560017 TARGET AUDIENCE: Librarians, Information and KM managers, Content Managers, Information systems managers, etc, with adequate knowledge of IT applications. TRAINING PROGRAM OBJECTIVE and COVERAGE: The objective of this training program is to enable individual and organisations to initiate building their library and subject specific web portals. The specific goal of the training program is to impart practical training to participants in using the package for creation and maintenance of their library portal. Focus is on installing, configuring, customizing and administration of this package. The main objective is to acquire complete knowledge and skill sets required to build one’s own subject specific web portal. Training Program Contents: Introduction to Content Management An Overview of Drupal Installation of Drupal on Linux/Windows Modules, Themes, Menus & Blocks Configuration Content Creation Functionality Custom Content Kit (CCK) & Taxonomy Views Configuration User management Site Configuration Multilingual Content Report Generations & Backup Number of Participants: Restricted to 25, it will be FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS. Registration fee: Rs. 2000/- per participant, DD should be drawn in favor of Director NAL, payable at Bangalore. NOTE: Limited arrangements for accommodation at NAL Guest house for outstation participants on first come first serve basis. For further information, please visit the Seminar website at: http://www.icast.org.in/cm/contmgnt.html To register kindly send an E-Mail to Training program Coordinator. Dr. Poornima Narayana Head, ICAST National Aerospace Laboratories Bangalore - 560 017 E-Mail: poornima(a)nal.res.in; adminicast(a)nal.res.in Telephone: Tel: 080-25086080, 81, 82, 83. Fax: 080-25268072 Registration Form Participant’s Name: Ms./ Mr./ Dr. Position: Organization: Address: City: Pin: Telephone: Fax: Email: Registration details: Registration Fee per participant Rs. 2,000/- I need accommodation in NAL Guesthouse: YES / NO (Note: Accommodation charges are as per guest-house rates. Bill to be settled in the guest-house directly) Dates of accommodation requirement: From: To: Payment details: DD No. & date: Bank drawn on: Amount:(Note: DD to be drawn in favor of “Director NAL” payable at Bangalore) with warm Regards ICAST, CSIR-NAL, Bangalore-17 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Autobiograghy of S R Ranganathan
by silent listener 28 Feb '11

28 Feb '11

Dear fellow professionals, I would like to get a copy of the book "A Librarian Looks Back" autobiography of Ranganathan the Great. Can anybody suggest where it will available. Regards Joseph Zacharia -- 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 Mamtha's Gmail 28 Feb '11

28 Feb '11

Dear Friends, Kindly provide full-text of following articles, if available in your library. 1. Decrease in the total antioxidant activity of saliva in patients with periodontal disease Randa Diab-Ladki, Bernard Pellat Ramez Chahine * **Clinical Oral Investigations*<http://www.springerlink.com/content/1432-6981/> * (2003)* Volume 7, Number 2<http://www.springerlink.com/content/1432-6981/7/2/>, 103-107, 2. Aerobic exercise reduced oxidative stress in saliva of persons with Downs Syndrome Zambrano JC, Marquina R., Sulbaran N., Rodriquez-Malaver AJ, Reves RA * **Res Sports Med.*<javascript:AL_get(this,%20'jour',%20'Res%20Sports%20Med.');> * 2009 *;17(3):195-203. Thanking You. Best wishes Mamtha Pk Central Library yenepoya university Deralakatte -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Need information.
by Manjunath Ealiger 28 Feb '11

28 Feb '11

Dear Professionals, I am working in Health Science/Medical Library since from around one year. Now I want know the qualification required for the below mentioned posts as per* MCI* norms/rules, 1 Librarian 2. Deputy Librarian 3. Documentalist 4. Cataloguer 5. Library Assistants 6. Daftaries 7. Peon I request the professionals to clarify this question. yours, Manjunath Ealiger -- With Regards, Manjunath Ealiger GENOHELIX Librarian Bangalore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for MLIS example project report
by banani banik 26 Feb '11

26 Feb '11

Hi, I am Banani, an MLIS student from IGNOU. Currently I am preparing for my Master's project. Any example report will help me to frame my final thesis, specially questionnaire to find a statistical report from the user of the library. Thank in advance for fowarding any example set of question!!! Best Regards Banani Banik -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Reaching out to Government school libraries.
by usha mukunda 26 Feb '11

26 Feb '11

Dear friends, I would like to send out this appeal to all of you residing in Karnataka to ask if you would be willing to be involved in a programme of mentoring high school libraries in your vicinity You may be required to pay a visit to the school about once a month. As a member of the Karnataka Knowledge Commission, I have been closely associated with "Arivu" , an initiative which covered 225 high schools in helping them set up active open libraries in their schools. In this regard, they were provided with open racks, a carefully selected set of books in Kannada and English, along with a user-friendly manual written especially for this purpose. In addition we held workshops with the participating teachers where we helped them raise questions and generate ideas towards running an open library with the active help of the students themselves. The schools have now embarked on this programme about a month ago. We feel that to make this an effective model, monthly visits by mentors would be essential. Therefore the idea was to gather a pool of resource people who would be willing to give some of their valuable time to perform this invaluable task and serve the profession as well. Our plan is to link each school with a library professional who is based in the same district. Please contact me for any clarification and to respond with your name, place of residence and availability so that we may begin the process of linking schools with mentors. With many thanks and hoping to hear from you, Usha Mukunda School Librarian Member, Karnataka Knowledge Commission (Committee on Libraries and Knowledge Networking.) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Beyond OER: Shifting Focus to Open Educational Practices -- OPAL Report 2011 released
by Puna Das 25 Feb '11

25 Feb '11

Beyond OER: Shifting Focus to Open Educational Practices -- OPAL Report 2011 released 22-02-2011 (Paris) The Open Educational Quality Initiative (OPAL) releases its Report 2011, entitled Beyond OER: Shifting Focus to Open Educational Practices. Among its conclusions is the fact that OER are more widely used where programmes or initiatives for open resources exist at the institutional level. The lesser the fear, insecurity or discomfort towards OER, the higher the frequency of their use. The report thus advocates building trust in OER in order to increase their actual usage and to build open learning architectures to transform learning. As a member of OPAL Initiative, UNESCO contributed to the international dimensions of the Report, especially policy development and institutional capacity building, and will also be responsible for its wide dissemination. Institutional policies for OER are still a long way from impacting on educational institutions, according to findings from the OPAL quantitative survey. The perception by respondents that OER lead to institutional innovation still does not translate into implementation at the organization level. This is further compounded, on the one hand, by the very modest levels of support to factors that induce or enable the implementation of Open Educational Practices (OEP) in educational institutions, and on the other hand, by the level of importance attached by respondents to institutional policy barriers to the use of OER. The report presents the following key findings in relation to supporting factors for OER. Policy support for OER: * Support and recognition for OER projects and initiatives is necessary in institutional policy in higher education and adult education. * Support for localization, adaptation and translation of existing OER and support for implementing appropriate licensing schemes are viewed as very important. * Infrastructure, access and availability are seen as necessary conditions. * Promotion of quality assurance for OER is viewed as necessary. Role of networks and partnerships for the diffusion of OER in institutions: * 54% of all respondents stated that partnership with other organizations is a supporting factor for the use of OER. * Future OER-related support initiatives should focus their attention more on partnerships with other institutions. Demand for specific quality assurance processes for OER * The report shows that systematic quality assurance mechanisms for OER are lacking in higher education and adult education in Europe. * Educational professionals give voice to considerable insecurity about how they can demonstrate the value of OER. The Report (PDF, 64mb) can be downloaded from the University of Duisberg-Essen public repository: click here http://duepublico.uni-duisburg-essen.de/servlets/DerivateServlet/Derivate-2…. OPAL is an international network that promotes innovation and better quality in education through the use of open educational resources. Partly funded by the European Commission, OPAL is initiated through international organizations like UNESCO, ICDE and EFQUEL, and a number of universities. UNESCO is contributing to the OPAL Open Educational Practices framework, as well as to the development of the Registry of OER Champions and the Clearinghouse of Open Educational Practices. Source: http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=31243&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECT… ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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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IMI invites applications for the post of Assistant Librarian for its Bhubaneswar Campus.
by Chinmaya Rout 25 Feb '11

25 Feb '11

Subject: IMI invites applications for the post of Assistant Librarian for its Bhubaneswar Campus Date: Thursday, 24 February, 2011, 19:54 IMI invites applications for the post of Assistant Librarian for its Bhubaneswar Campus. Qualification: M.L.I.Sc. from recognized University. Skill of computer applications in library environment. Job Profile: To set up and manage the library of the Institute. Candidate should have a knowledge of all in house task such as Acquisition, Classification , Cataloguing , and organize electronic resources, softwares etc. Age Max. 35 years Experience: 5â€6 years Interested candidates may email an upâ€toâ€date CV, within ten days to registrar(a)imi.edu and indusharma(a)imi.edu . With Regards:- Chinmaya Kumar Rout Central Library IMS & SUM HOSPITAL BHUBANESWAR- ORISSA 09438236726 (M) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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KALA Monthly Lectures Series - Talk on "Implicit knowledge in Cartoons" by Prof. A Y Asundi on Tuesday, 1st March 2011 @6.00pm
by Babu Rajendra 25 Feb '11

25 Feb '11

Dear LIS Professionals, Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) is happy to invite you to the Monthly Lecture Series. The second talk of the series has been scheduled on Tuesday 1st Mar 2011 @ 6.00pm at the following Address: Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science (SRELS) # 702, 'Upstairs', 42nd Cross, III Block Rajajinagar, Bangalore - 560 010 Title: Implicit knowledge in Cartoons - A study of cartoons of famous Indian Cartoonists with particular reference to R.K.Laxman. Speaker: Prof. A Y Asundi Abstract: The content analysis of News Papers is one of the common features in mass communication channels for extracting the knowledge. They focus on news items or feature articles. But the analysis of the cartoons' implicit knowledge is uncommon. In cartoons, the caricature, the content and the context of the useful satiric knowledge is implicit and inherent. Yet it is common perception that they are for 'fun' and to 'children' only sections. In fact children are more often prevented from watching cartoons, with the fear of becoming 'cartoon addict' in early days by reading cartoon books and now watching cartoons channels on Television broadcast. But there is sufficient hidden knowledge that can be explicated and also can be creative and innovative, and need to be extracted for assimilation both by children, adults and the aged, especially the latter can guide the children to the innovative knowledge embedded in cartoons. The talk would attempt to identify the implicit knowledge of cartoons of R.K.Laxman, to surface for explicit knowledge in their socio-political and administrative and other contexts contemporarily. The talk also tries to categorise the cartoons on the basis of content and cartoonists point of views. Several cartoon examples are explicated to highlight their hidden themes. About Speaker: Dr. A Y Asundi is a post-graduate in library and information science. He has done his ADR from INSDOC (First Rank). He has done his PhD from Gulbarga University on Classification. He has over 40 years of experience as a Librarian, Scholar and Teacher of LIS in the premiere institutions, namely, Indian Institute of Management (IIMB) and Bangalore University. He served as a Professor & Chairman (Rtd.), Dept of LIS, Bangalore University & in charge of IT centre of UGC/INFLIBNET at Bangalore University. He is one of the few in the country who have digested the Classification from its core. Taught for MCA & MIEB in Bangalore and Karnataka Universities. He has guided 8 PhDs, written 5 books and >100 research papers. He was a Member of core committee of CDC of UGC for the preparation of syllabus. He is a Life member of ILA, SIS, ITALIS & Karnataka State Library Association (KALA). He has organised couple of National Conferences, that of IASLIC and ITALIS. He was rapporteur General of 48th ILA Conference held at Bangalore in 2002. Please confirm your participation. Thanks and Regards, Rajendra Babu H General Secretary Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) The information in this email is confidential and is intended solely for the addressee(s). Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not an intended recipient, please notify the sender of this email immediately. You should not copy, use or disseminate the information contained in the email. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of Capco. http://www.capco.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] information
by Mailing List Admin 25 Feb '11

25 Feb '11

Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:06:59 +0530 From: Librarian <Librarian(a)intasbiopharma.co.in> Dear Dr. DP Pratap, Open the pdf file in adobe professional find file menu in menu bar and click on reduce file size, there you can use lower version of acrobat like acrobat 5 or lower. And save it at different location or in different name. Hope this work for you. Thanks Sincerely Ram Laut Tyagi Information Resource, Intas Biopharmaceuticals Ltd., Plot No. 423/P/A/GIDC, Sarkhej-Bavla Highway, Moraiya, Ahmedabad-382213 Gujarat Mob: +919725608963 Message: 4 Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 11:41:27 +0530 From: Sukhdev Singh <esukhdev(a)gmail.com> To: Vinit <vinitbhu06(a)gmail.com> Cc: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] information Message-ID: <AANLkTinW4ibZiZGUNxQe=1hktyKy2mCpGvVfwTBO_m6X(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 I can suggest the following from our experience with http://medind.nic.in (i) For new publications or publications in the process of printing: (a) get hold of DTP Version (normally in PageMaker) from your publication in-charge or your printer. (b) Open the DTP Version in its native format (Normally with PageMaker) and export the publication into PDF format. (c) PDF files obtained in such a manner are light and best as compared to other methods. (ii) For Publications where DTP Version is not available: (a) Scan pages having TEXT ONLY with scanner resolution 200 DPI in black and white. (b) Scan pages having B/W DIAGRAMS with scanner resolution 300 DPI in black and white. (c) Scan pages having COLORED DIAGRAMS with scanner resolution 300 DPI in COLOR. (d) Scan pages having COLORED PHOTOs with scanner resolution 600 DPI in COLOR. (e) Save as Multi-page PDF file. (iii) In case text searching is required, but display quality does not matter: (Files obtained by scanning as above) (a) Use CAPTURE Feature of ACROBAT (iv) In case text searching is required but display quality can not be compromised: (Files obtained by scanning as above) (a) Use a OCR Package and save as Document File format (Word) (b) Proof read Document Files obtained and manually correct errors introduced in OCR Process. (c) Print / Convert Document Files as PDF Hope it helps, SUKHDEV SINGH, NIC. On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 4:39 PM, Vinit <vinitbhu06(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Dr. DP Prathap, > > Use any good pdf editor and optimize the file for web use. The quality will > be a bit diminished so you can give an option to download the file of size > in addition. > > > > On 22 February 2011 17:05, Dr.D.P Prathap <sbilibrary(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> dear colleages >> >> please clarify.... >> >> when we convert printed pages into pdf ?by scanning, the file size is very >> big (in MB even for a few pages), kindly provide information as how to >> reduce the file size. >> >> while downloading pdf articles from the Net / online databases, the file >> size is very small (in KBs only) for a few pages. >> >> thanking you >> >> Sincerely >> Library >> Sugarcane Breeding Institute

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Its glad to see our librarian in the University of BHU.
by sanjay kumar 25 Feb '11

25 Feb '11

*With the Good Wishes*, *From LIS Professionals, Researchers and students of BHU at Varanasi,India. The whole LIS team congretulates to Dr. AK Srivastav's achievement as a Librarian of BHU after 23 years. We expect that he will serve best of his service in the interest of library. * * *-- Regards........ Sanjay Kumar Senior Research Fellow, Deptt.Of Library & Information Science, Banaras Hindu University,Varanasi.UP. Message........ A journey of million kilometres always start with single step. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Commonwealth Professional Fellowships, 2011
by Shamprasad Pujar 24 Feb '11

24 Feb '11

Dear Members, Commonwealth Scholarship Commission has announced professional fellowships for the year 2011. Through this Scheme, the Commission funds fellowships for mid-career professionals from developing Commonwealth countries to spend periods (typically three months) with a relevant UK host organisation in their field for a programme of professional development. Applications should be made by the UK host organisation which acts as the 'nominator', and which can be from any sector. The last date for application is: April 21, 2011. More information may please be found at: http://www.cscuk.org.uk/apply/professional_fellowships.asp Regards, Dr Shamprasad M. Pujar Commonwealth Professional Fellow-2008 Deputy Librarian Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research Gen Vaidya Marg, Goregaon (East) MUMBAI-400 065, India Phone: ++91-22-2841 6547 E-mail: pujar(a)igidr.ac.in -- 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 Next Generation Library and Information Services - invitation
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 24 Feb '11

24 Feb '11

all the professionals are invited to attend the following national conference details can be had at the following URLhttp://www.amu.ac.in/seminar/neglis/ Welcome to National Seminaron Next Generation Library and Information Services (NeGLIS-2011)(2-3 April, 2011) Organized byMaulana Azad Library(1960-2010)(as a part of its Golden Jubilee celebrations)in collaboration withDepartment of Library and Information ScienceAligarh Muslim University, Aligarh -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Postponement of Workshop forTwo days
by dharanikumarp＠indiatimes.com 24 Feb '11

24 Feb '11

The Department of Library and Information Science, Kuvempu University is schedule to be organize one week National workshop on Library Automation software (Koha and E-lib) during 14-19 March 2011 has been postponed to 16th to 21st March 2011. I request to convey this message to all professional friends. Registration Fee Rs. 2000/- (excluding accommodation) The registration fee includes Workshop kit (containing course materials, bag, and stationery) and working lunch. Note: Participants strength is restricted to 25 and selection will be on first cum first served basis. Registration Form Name______________________ Address____________________ Pin________________________ Telephone__________________ E-mail______________________ Fax_______________________ Payment Particulars Amount: Rs: DD No. Bank Date Date & Signature You are requested to send the dully filled registration form along with a DD drawn in favour of "Chairman Dept. of Library and Information Science, Kuvempu University" Shankaragatta, payable at SBM, Jnana Sahyadri campus, Kuvempu University before 20th February 2011. For further details you may contact P. Dharani Kumar Assistant Professor Dept. of Library and Information Science Kuvempu University Shimoga, Karnataka Phone: 09741501214 email: dharanikumarp(a)indiatimes.com Co-ordinator: Dr. S. Padmamma, Associate Professor & Chairman Dept of Library & Information Science, Kuvempu University, Jnana Sahyadri, Shankaragatta - 577 451, Shimoga, Karnataka -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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International Vaccency of Library and Research Coordinator
by Deepak Sharma 24 Feb '11

24 Feb '11

Dear All, MOTAT is New Zealand’s largest and leading transport and technology museum where history comes to life. It take visitors on an interactive journey through many of the technological achievements that have helped shape New Zealand. MOTAT provides a working environment like no other. It is a vibrant, fast paced and supremely professional organisation that every week attracts thousands of visitors. Here’s your chance to become part of an exciting journey at MOTAT! The Walsh Memorial Library is a reference library open to the public and has a large range of books, archives and images relating to transport, technology and social history. This role will ensure the effective management of gathering, maintaining, storing and referencing reliable collection related data and information. Reporting to the Museum Collection Manager the main duties will include: Raising the profile of the Library within the wider community Management of acquisitions for the Museum Collection Managing and monitoring the quality of inventory, catalogue and database processing Working collaboratively with the wider collection team to promote and engage in research Receive and process all research requests from the public and colleagues Providing an educational, family centric and interactive experience to engage visitors of all ages Skills and experience desired A degree and Post-graduate qualification preferably in library studies People management experience Experience working in an archive preferred Computer literacy – advanced MS Office and Vernon database or equivalent Proven writing and research skills Apply your passion, work ethic and communication skills with this iconic Museum and you’ll love adding value to the wider Auckland community. Being a part of this passionate, professional and approachable team, many of whom are volunteers will utilise your strong networking abilities to build the library to a high profile, recognised research base. Plus, you’ll be based in a truly unique and iconic setting. This is a role for someone who is dedicated to ensuring that generation’s to come enjoy MOTAT’s collection, and share in a love of learning. Apply today by sending your CV and covering letter to hannah.ealson(a)madison.co.nz or for more information please contact Hannah Ealson on 09 3034455 Deepak Sharma Assistant Librarian ITM University Sector 23 A, Gurgaon 01242365811 9015433756. "Solve your simple mistakes early before it leads to big problem. Because we always slip from small stones, not from a mountain" -- 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 Dr.D.P Prathap 24 Feb '11

24 Feb '11

Dear colleagues If anybody has access to the following article, please provide: ELECTROPHORESIS 1995, Vol.16, No.1, p.423-430 Separation and characterization of Arabidopsis thaliana.....detection Sincerely T.Shanmuganathan Technical Officer (Library) Sugarcane Breeding Institute Coimbatore-7 m:9994461172 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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