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Grant Funds to attend IFLA 2011 in USA
by Dr. J. K. Vijayakumar 17 Jan '11

17 Jan '11

2011 Grant Funds to attend IFLA 2011 are now available to support a number of colleagues from: Latin America and the CaribbeanAsia & OceaniaAfricadeveloping countries and emerging economies throughout the world Visit http://conference.ifla.org/ifla77/conference-participation-grants for more details and application form. Submission deadline: 1 March 2011 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fw:Winners of the InfoShare awards for 2011
by Dr. J. K. Vijayakumar 15 Jan '11

15 Jan '11

From: Abebe Rorissa <arorissa(a)albany.edu> Subject: [Asis-l] Winners of the InfoShare awards for 2011 To: sigiii-l(a)asis.org, asis-l(a)asis.org, SIG-L(a)asis.org Date: Monday, January 10, 2011, 9:28 PM *** Please excuse cross posting *** Dear Colleagues, On behalf of all our fellow officers of the Special Interest Group for International Information Issues (SIG-III) of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T), we are pleased to announce the winners of the InfoShare awards for 2011. (http://www.asis.org/SIG/SIGIII/) Information professionals from developing countries, where the cost of ASIS&T membership would be a burden, are eligible to receive one year of membership. SIG-III officers vote on a roster of candidates nominated by ASIS&T colleagues or others. These memberships are funded by monies raised at the International Reception during the ASIS&T Annual Meeting. 2010 was a very successful year for the reception in Pittsburgh and we are thrilled to be able to offer memberships to six(6) outstanding professional candidates and four(4) student candidates: Professional members Justin Chisenga Atanu Garai Muhammad Sajid Mirza E. Ramesh Maqsood Shaheen Nosheen Fatima Warraich Student members S. Ajeemsha Claudia Bucceroni Guerra Navkiran Kaur Saima Qutab You can learn more about the winners at the InfoShare page of the SIG-III Website: (http://www.asis.org/SIG/SIGIII/) Please welcome these new members into the ASIS&T community! Abebe Rorissa Devendra Potnis InfoShare SIG-III ASIS&T -----Inline Attachment Follows----- ASIS&T 73rd Annual Meeting: Navigating Streams in an Information Ecosystem October 22-27, 2010, Pittsburgh, PA http://www.asis.org/asist2010/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ALA- TOP TEN CHILDREN'S BOOKS 2010
by jasim s 14 Jan '11

14 Jan '11

American Library Association announced the top children's books of 2010. Read more: http://www.bradenton.com/2011/01/13/2873031/the-best-books-of-2010-the-amer… -- Jasimudeen.s MG University Library Kerala "*Life<http://www.amazon.com/dp/1416542744?tag=acatlif-20&camp=213381&creative=390…>is like a book <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book>: what matters is how good it is, not how long it is".....* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Peter Drucker's at it Again! What He REALLY Thinks about Libraries and Librarians
by Rohit Sahu 14 Jan '11

14 Jan '11

Dear LIS colleagues, Objective of this mail is to bring the kind attentions on the view of Peter Drucker's : a great thinker of modern management. His vision about the libraries and librarian. I am sore, you will be proud yourself . http://www.knowmap.com/open/harris_peter_drucker.html and also the vision about this project. http://www.lishalloffame.in/ Regards. Rohit Kumar Sahu Manager (Archives and Digital Asset management) VLCC Health Care Ltd. 64 HSIDC, Sector -18 Gurgaon- Mobile: 09811545534 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Thanks for your complements
by Pandurang Konnur 14 Jan '11

14 Jan '11

Dear Professional Friends, Thank you very much for your greetings and best wishes. My success is just because of the Love, Affection and support of friends like you. All credit should go to those who moulded me to this extent: My friends, my clientele and my Professionals who made me to perform up to their expectations. I ONCE AGAIN THANK ALL THOSE WHO HAVE EXPRESSED THEIR GOOD WORDS ABOUT ME AND THE “IASLIC LIBRARIAN OF THE YEAR – 2009” AWARD BESTOWED ON ME. * * *With all best wishes for the New Year 2011 and Happy Sankranthi* -- Dr.P.V.Konnur President, IALA Fulbright Fellow (University of Illinois) *University Librarian,* Bangalore University Library, Jnanabharati, Bangalore-560056 Phone: 080-22961131, 23215510 Website: http://library.bub.ernet.in/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Dr. Parthasarathi Mukhopadhyay - The IASLIC BEST YOUNG TEACHER in LIS 2009
by soumen mallik 14 Jan '11

14 Jan '11

A Hearty Congratulation to Dr. Parthasarathi Mukhopadhyay, Lecturer (Senior Scale), University of Burdwan, West Bengal, who has been awarded "IASLIC BEST YOUNG TEACHER in LIS 2009" on 18th December, 2010. He has been awarded by IASLIC at IASLIC XXIV National Seminar 2010 held during 18-21 December, 2010 at Deen Dayal Upadhaya Gorakhpur University, Civil Lines, Gorakhpur (U.P.)- 273009 India. He is such a wonderful human being, an inspiring soul, a vigilant guide, and great teacher with oceanic knowledge. I also thank IASLIC to recognize him and acknowledge his contribution. I am fortunate student of Dr. Parthasarathi Mukhopadhyay Soumen Mallik Lecturer, Vidyasagar University -- Soumen Mallik Lecturer Department of Library and Information Science Vidyasagar University Midnapore-721102 09476432869 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Congratulation Dr.P.V.Konnur
by S.F KATTIMANI 13 Jan '11

13 Jan '11

A Hearty congratulation to Dr. P.V.Konnur, University Librarian, Bangalore University, Bangalore, Karnataka, who has been awarded "BEST LIBRARIAN 2009" Award, Awarded by IASLIC.at IASLIC XXIV National Seminar 2010, Deen Dayal Upadhaya Gorakhpur University, Civil Lines, Gorakhpur (U.P.)- 273009 India -- *S.F.KATTIMANI DEPUTY LIBRARIAN M.S.RAMAIAH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Autonomous Institute affiliated to vtu, ISO 9001-2000 certfied, NBA Accredited) MSR NAGAR MSRIT POST BANGALORE 560054 (080) 23600822, 23606936 Extn :223, 107,312 http://sfkattimani.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 the Articles
by Ghousemodin Mamdapur (Associate) 13 Jan '11

13 Jan '11

Dear All, I am in need of this following articles., 1. Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences / Revue Canadienne des Sciences de l'Administration, Volume 20, Issue 1, pages 74-86, March 2003 Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1936-4490.2003.tb00306.x 2. Government Information Quarterly, Volume 18, Issue 2, Summer 2001, Pages 93-104, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0740-624X(01)00063-6 3. Government Information Quarterly, Volume 19, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 389-405, Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0740-624X(02)00118-1 4. Government Information Quarterly, Volume 25, Issue 3, July 2008, Pages 477-490, Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.giq.2007.01.001 Do the needful ASAP Thanks & Regards, Mr. Ghouse Modin Associate - Knowledge Center Librarian, Mind Tree Ltd., Global Village Tech Park, Mysore Road, Bangalore - 560 059 Gmail id: ghouse.mamdapur(a)gmail.com<mailto:ghouse.mamdapur@gmail.com> ________________________________ http://www.mindtree.com/email/disclaimer.html -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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PB3 to PB4 in 3years
by Apurba Jyoti Majumder 13 Jan '11

13 Jan '11

Dear professionals, Tts good news for direct recruited Deputy Librarians. Now they can move from PB3 (AGP 8000)to PB4(AGP9000) in three years. http://www.ugc.ac.in/notices/psletter13oct10.pdf -- Apurba Jyoti Majumder, JRF Assistant Librarian Rabindra Library (Central Library) Assam University. Silchar- 781011 Cell No: 09435268733, 09707626388 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Congrats DR P. V. Konnur - Ganguly Nationla award
by srinivasa ragavan 13 Jan '11

13 Jan '11

Dear Sir, Congrats for for Prof. Ganguli National Award for the Best Librarian of the Year 2009 by IASLIC. This is another feather on your professional achievement. We all wish you have a great health to further contribute to the librarianship. Dr.S.Srinivasa Ragavan Librarian, Head, DLIS, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli- 620 024., India. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Call for Papers / Case Studies--HR Conclave 2011
by G. K. Sachdeva 13 Jan '11

13 Jan '11

Dear All Library Professionals *Please circulate among faculty members of your institute.* HR Conclave 2011 *On* *World Class HR Practices: Strategy and Execution* *11-12**th **February 2011*** * * *Call for Papers / Case Studies*** * * *Dear Sir / Madam*, Warm Greetings! We feel immense pleasure in inviting you to the HR Conclave 2011on the focal theme of “*World Class HR Practices: Strategy and Execution*” to be held on *11-12th February 2011* at *JK *Padampat Singhania Institute of Management and Technology, Gurgaon. *JK* Padampat Singhania Institute of Management and Technology is the business education service provider founded to groom and develop efficient managers and business leaders. JKPS provides services in India under the overall leadership of Shri Govind Hari Singhania (Ex-President-ASSOCHAM, Promoter JK Group). JKPS is backed by JK Organization, one of India's largest industrial groups, founded more than a century ago. JK organization is actively involved in different sectors ranging from manufacturing of fibers & yarns, paper, cement, automobile tyres & tubes, engineering files, pharmaceuticals, sugar, dairy products, agro chemicals, and is also engaged in the field of computer software and education. The HR Conclave will also cover various sub-themes as mentioned in the brochure. This Conclave aims at sharing research and experience based knowledge among researchers, academicians and practitioners on contemporary field of Human Resource Management. The Conclave shall also explore and deliberate on innovative practices and strategies that might assist organizations in strategizing their venture. We invite you and your colleagues once again to the Conclave either as a paper presenter or participant. The Abstracts / Papers may be sent through e-mail to *hrconclave2011(a)jkps.edu.in*** Thanks and Regards, *Dr.Saurabh Gupta* * * *Conclave Coordinator* Please feel free to contact for any queries at saurabh.gupta(a)jkps.edu.in or on 09560198108. * * *Encls:** *Conclave Brochure Thanks & Regards Gulshan Kr. Sachdeva M.No. - 91+9015259302 -- 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 yekanath kamble 13 Jan '11

13 Jan '11

Irrigation and Drainage Systems Volume 24, Numbers 3-4, 265-277, DOI: 10.1007/s10795-010-9098-2 Valuing irrigation water using survey-based methods in the Tungabhadra River Basin, India David N. Barton and Avinandan Taron ************************************************************************************** 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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AFFORDABLE REGISTRATION: DONT MISS IT
by ICLAM 2011 13 Jan '11

13 Jan '11

NIFT in collaboration with IFLA - Art Libraries Section Other Collaborators: C-DAC ( Dept. of IT), CSIR ,SLA (Asian Chapter) & ISIM (University of Mysore) Organises ICLAM 2011 (International conference on the Convergence of Libraries, Archives and Museums) (February 15 to February 17, 2011) Venue : India International Centre, New Delhi Theme: User Empowerment through Digital Technologies Registration Amount: Rs. 3000/ 1500/ 1200 (as per catagory) Highlights •Unique international conference of Librarians, Archivists & Conservators to promote digital convergence of the memory institutions •Selected papers will be published in IFLA Journal •Conference proceedings (with ISBN) of accepted papers will be published NIFT - ICLAM •Tutorials by leading Academicians & Industry experts •World renowned Academicians, Professionals, Freelancers & Entrepreneurs will share their ideas & experiences •Special sessions by Wikimedia, C-DAC & other reputed organzations •Special day of parallel sessions on Preservation of Heritage Resources LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF COMPLETE PAPER (for Heritage sessions on 16-02-2011) “DECEMBER 30, 2010” About the Conference: User empowerment is critical to the development of all information organizations, i.e. libraries, archives and museums. The goal of technological innovations in information services is to enhance the sense of participation and control of IT-empowered users, who easily metamorphose from consumers to creators of information. Libraries, archives and museums, collectively known as memory institutions, are continuously empowering their systems and services with dynamic digital technologies to meet the increasing expectations of users. Information service providers throughout the world are striving to strike a balance between traditional organizational control strategies and user empowerment initiatives. In pursuit of empowerment of users, the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) has collaborated with the Art Libraries Section of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) to organize an international conference from 15th to 17th February, 2011 in New Delhi. The theme of the conference is ‘User empowerment through digital technologies’. This conference will offer a forum to deliberate on issues related to user empowerment in libraries, archives and museums, now developing into a unified knowledge repository through digital convergence. This is the first conference in the series titled “International conference on the Convergence of Libraries, Archives and Museums (ICLAM)” and NIFT’s third initiative to promote cross-sectoral collaborations in the knowledge sector in India. During the conference all stakeholders contributing to the convergence of libraries, archives and museums will analyze the theme of empowerment of users from multiple perspectives – ranging from user interface and digital preservation technologies to rights of the users and empowerment of disadvantaged user communities. The issue of empowerment is also related to affordability and sustainability of digital technologies particularly in this age of financial instability. Library & Information professionals, archivists and conservators, as end users of open source and commercial software, will discuss trends and problems specific to their own sectors. Leading professionals, academicians and entrepreneurs will also exchange views on other issues related to technological, infrastructural and organizational developments including partnerships in the knowledge sector. Eminent Speakers: CALL FOATIONS Dr. Dinesh Katre Group Coordinator, Centre for Development of Advance Computing, Pune, India www.cdac.in Mr. GussVan der Brekel Coordinator, Electronic Services Central Medical Library Netherlands Ms. Heather Brown Asstt. Director Artlab, Australia www.artlabaustralia.com.au Dr. Jagdish Arora Director, INFLIBNET Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India www.inflibnet.ac.in Prof. Jagtar Singh Department of Library and Information Science Punjabi University India www.punjabiuniversity.ac.in Dr. Jan Simane Chair & Treasurer, Art Libraries Section -IFLA Kunsthistorisches Institute in Florenz Italy www.khi.fi.it Ms. Lucile Trunel Literature and Art Department, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, France www.bnf.fr Mr. Martin Flynn National Art Library, Victoria and Albert Museum, London UK www.vam.ac.uk Ms. Maureen Burns President Visual Resources Association, USA www.vraweb.org Prof. P.B. Mangla Former HoD, Department of Library and Information Science Delhi University, India www.du.ac.in Mr. Pratapanand Jha Director (Cultural Informatics Lab.) Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts New Delhi, India www.ignca.nic.in Dr. R. K. Chaddha Joint Secretary Parliament Library, New Delhi, India Mr. Rolf Kallman Head of Department Swedish National Heritage Resources Board, Sweden Dr. S. Majumdar Librarian University of Delhi, India www.du.ac.in Mr. S. P. Singh Retd. Director (Conservation) National Museum, New Delhi, India www.nationalmuseumindia.gov.in Prof. Shalini Urs Executive Director, ISIM University of Mysore, India www.uni-mysore.ac.in Prof. T. Viswanathan Former Director, INSDOC (now NISCAIR) www.niscair.res.in More names of Speakers will be added soon……. Sub Themes: Emergence of the Technology-Empowered Users: • Changing roles of Users in Libraries, Archives & Museums • Information seeking behaviour of Users : Emerging Trends • New roles & identities for Librarians, Archivists & Conservators Empowering Users of Libraries, Archives & Museums: • User Interface Technologies : Emerging Trends • Social Media for Empowerment: Web2.0 & beyond • Management of User-generated contents in Libraries & Museums Building Information Repositories : Emerging Trends in Technologies • Digital Preservation Technologies : Emerging Trends • Building Institutional Repositories : Strategies for future • Open Source vs. Commercial software Re-defining Rights of Users of Libraries : Perspectives of Creators, Mediators and Users • Freedom of Access to Information • Copyright & Fair Use • IPR & Digital resources Serving the Empowered Users in Libraries & Information Centres • Relevance of Conventional Library services to Web - empowered Users • Information Literacy Programmes • Special services for Users with Special Needs • Marketing information services to the empowered users • Branding & Promoting Institutional repositories Open Access Publishing : A tool for Empowerment • Open Access Publishing of Books • Scholarly Communication & Open Access Publishing • Sustainability of Open Access Initiatives • Future of e-journals & e-books : Emerging Integrated format Bridging the Digital Divide among Users : Roles of Libraries & Information Centres • Economic barriers to Information Access • Empowerment of Disadvantaged User Communities • Roles of Public Libraries & Information Centres in the Rural Sector • Transcending the language barriers through digital technologies Partnerships for Empowerment & Libraries • Sustainable Digitisation Projects • Public & Private Partnerships for Digit al Libraries • Consortium model of Co-operation From Collaboration to Convergence: • Networking of Libraries, Museums, Archives and Beyond One day of Special Parallel Sessions on Heritage Resources in Art Libraries, Archives & Museums Cultural heritage in Art Libraries, Archives & Museums • Culture of Heritage Preservation: Eastern & Western perspectives • Changing Patronage : Public & Private funding of Artists & Collections • How authentic is the Art work? The Collector’s nightmare • Marketing Strategies for Visual Resources • Art libraries in Asia & Africa : Problems & Prospects • Public Museums in Asia & Africa : Problems & Prospects • Archives in the Digital Age : Problems & Prospects Digital Preservation of Cultural heritage • Conservation of Art works & Handicrafts : Fusion of traditional techniques & modern technologies • Challenges of preservation of Rare books & Manuscripts • Archiving Exhibitions (including various forms of art) • Preserving ‘born digital’ heritage : Emerging trends • Virtual & Physical Environments in Museums • Revival of traditions through Digital Preservation Special session on Conservation of Textiles • Conservation of Historic Textiles : Emerging trends • Conservation of Contemporary Designer collections • Digital Photography of Textiles ( including 3-D photography) • Business of Textile Conservation • Conservator’s role in Revival of traditional Textile crafts ICLAM-2011 offers following formats for presentations:  Papers in sessions: Thematic sessions of presentation of written papers with power point presentations.  Demonstrations: Demonstrations of hands-on applications / techniques with or without power point presentations can be presented in special sessions for Art Libraries and Museums.  Special interaction sessions: Professional interaction sessions on relevant issues can be arranged on special requests for informal and non-commercial presentations of interactive manner. Presenters will be in-charge of these sessions and will facilitate discussions. Who can participate? Library & Information professionals from special, academic & public libraries, conservators, IT professionals, publishers, authors, educators, students and all users of libraries, information centres, archives and visitors of museums from any part of the world can attend the conference. REGISTRATION India & SAARC country delegates Fees per participant Remarks Sponsored participant (Conference only) Rs.3500/- 20% discount in case of more than three participants from same organization One day participation Rs.1200/- Tutorial participation * Rs.1000/- Sponsored participant (Tutorial & conference) Rs.4000/- Non-sponsored, students, retired professionals etc. participant (Conference only) Rs.1500/- 20% discount in case of more than three participants from same organization/department Rest of the world delegates USD 150/- Tutorial participation* USD 50/- * If planned  Registration fee includes conference kit, tea, lunch, copy of proceedings and dinner, whenever planned.  Registration fee is non-refundable.  Substitutes are permitted.  Registration fee does not include accommodation.  Registration will be confirmed only if the form is duly filled and payment is received in full.  Students can participate by sending their form through their institution. Mode of payment:  All payments from delegates will be accepted in Cash/ Local Cheque/ Demand Draft prepared in favour of NIFT Delhi, payable at Delhi. Please indicate clearly that the payment is remitted towards registration for ICLAM – 2011 with particulars of the delegate. Bank transaction charges may be included for outstation or international cheques along with the registration fee. For further details please check the websites of NIFT http://www.nift.ac.in/ICLAM_2011/index.htm & IFLA http://www.ifla.org/en/news/71 Contact persons: Dr. Sanjeev Kumar 011-26542004&2 Moblie: 98100111975 Ms.Nandini Dutta 011-26542146/7 Email ids : iclam2011(a)gmail.com; nrc.nift(a)gmail.com; delhirc(a)gmail.com -- *Dr. Sanjeev Kumar* *Dy. Director * *National Resource Centre National Institute of Fashion Technology* *Hauz Khas, Near Gulmohar Park, New Delhi - 110 016, Tel: (011) – 26542004 Fax: +91-11-26866414, http//**ww.nift.ac.in*<http://www.nift.ac.in/> * * *Mobile: 9810011975* -- 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 Obaiah B 13 Jan '11

13 Jan '11

Dear Members, One of our researcher is very much in need of fallowing paper, I would greatly appreciate if someone can send me the paper. Wilson, J. B. (2011). "The twelve theories of co-existence in plant communities: the doubtful, the important and the unexplored." Journal of Vegetation Science 22(1): 184-195. Regards Obaiah B. ATREE Bangalore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request to present one day Seminar on “Science, Education & Culture: Trends in Independent India
by Goutam Biswas 12 Jan '11

12 Jan '11

To All Library and Information Science, *Subject: Request to present one day Seminar on “Science, Education & Culture: Trends in Independent India. * * * Respected Sir/Madam, On behalf of Kalyani University Research Scholar’s Association (KURSA) it is inform you that the one day seminar on *“Science, Education & Culture: Trends in Independent India” * will be organized by KURSA on 20th January (Thursday), 2011 at 11 A.M in Vidyasagar Sabhagreeha . You are request to be present for the said Seminar and Preside over the session. The Association will be grateful if you present as a special guest for the said Seminar and preside over the session. Thanking You, Regards * * * Goutam Biswas* * * * ______________________* * Vice President, Kalyani University Research Scholar's Association* (KURSA) Website: http://www.klyuniv.ac.in/scholar.html -- * * -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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DRTC seminar on 'Knowledge Representation and Digital Libraries
by drtc＠isibang.ac.in 12 Jan '11

12 Jan '11

Indian Statistical Institute Documentation Research & Training Centre Bangalore 560 059 Seminar on Knowledge Representation and Digital Libraries includes Workshop on advanced DSpace 17th -18th February, 2011 http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/krdl Knowledge organization and representation is a major challenge in harnessing information on the Web for effective retrieval and the realization of semantic web. There have been many attempts in developing metadata and ontology in order to tame the web, which resulted in many metadata schema like Dublin Core, TEI, MODS, MARCXML. In the area of ontology models too the developments are reflected in the emergence of OWL and SKOS, which can be perceived in the transformation of many thesauri into either SKOS or OWL. In addition, the faceted classification systems prove promising in developing faceted ontologies. In view of the recent developments Documentation Research and Training Center, Indian Statistical Institute announces Knowledge Representation and Digital Libraries seminar that aims at bringing out the various aspects of prospective knowledge organization and representation models for better information retrieval on the Web through special invited lectures. The second topic focuses on a workshop on digital libraries. DSpace has emerged as a major software for digital repositories and in India the most widely used software. The latest version of DSpace 1.7.0 (to be released in December) has many features, which will be useful for the DSpace administrator. Special Lectures in Knowledge Representation Dr. Stuart Weibel, OCLC Prof. Gary Marchionini, North Carolina University Themes in Advanced DSpace * Backup & Restore, Export & Import, Data Migration from diverse resources *Harvesting in DSpace *Usage statistics using Solr *Advanced Customization *LDAP integration *Video Streaming *liblivecd: Ubuntu based livecd per-configured with DSpace and Koha (http://liblivecd.sourceforge.net ) *Other topics on DSpace as proposed by participants Resource Persons: International experts in the domain of knowledge models, representation and retrieval are expected to deliver lectures. The Participants: The Seminar is targeted at Library and Information professionals, faculty, students from the academia and industry. However, researchers in LIS related areas and computer professionals will also benefit from participating in the seminar. Registration Fee: The Registration fee for the Seminar is Rs.2000/-. The fee covers the cost of course material, lunch and tea. The fee should be paid in the form of a Demand Draft drawn in favour of the Indian Statistical Institute, payable at Bangalore. Accommodation Accommodation at a nominal cost could be arranged for a limited number of participants on a first-come-first-served basis in the Guest houses attached to the Indian Statistical Institute. For further details contact: Prof. A.R.D. Prasad Convener DRTC, Indian Statistical Institute 8th Mile, Mysore Road, Bangalore 560 059 Email: ard(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in, ardprasad(a)gmail.com Telefax: 080-28482711 ============================================== Registration Form ====================================== Seminar on Knowledge Representation and Digital Libraries 17th -18th February, 2011 Registration Form 1.Name 2.Designation and affiliation 3.Address 4.Telephone Number(s) E-mail: 5.Demand Draft No name of the Bank and Date 6.Whether Accommodation is required? YES / NO Signature of Participant -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Congratulation to Dr. P.V.Konnur
by Meruvu. satyanarayana 11 Jan '11

11 Jan '11

A Hearty congratulation to Dr. P.V.Konnur, University Librarian, BangaloreUniversity, Bangalore, Karnataka, Awardee of "BEST LIBRARIAN 2009" awarded by IASLIC.at IASLIC XXIV National Seminar 2010. I hope that he will put efforts with our Library Associations on Government for redesignation of University Librarians as Professors because the Academic Librarians are Teachers like other regular department Teachers. The Universal definition for Teacher is a person who imparts knowledge,skills, providing activities, material,direction and guidance by way of Lecture/ demonstration/seminar/any appropriate method that facilitate learning of students in an educational Institution. Prof. M.Satyanarayana Professor in Library & Information Science(Redesignated post of University Librarian) Andhra University,Visakhapatnam Mobile:.09440632703 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Job Market for the LIS professionals
by Bobby Goswami 11 Jan '11

11 Jan '11

Dear Library and Information Science professionals, I am conducting a online survey to complete my research paper entitled "Relevance of the rising job market for LIS professionals versus competencies needed with reference to Indian context". Please find some free time to complete my survey with the following link http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PPRTS6L Thanks for spending your valuable time to finish the survey and wishing all a very Happy New Year 2011. Kindly forward the link if you know any LIS professionals. Yours sincerely, Bobby Goswami Baruah Project linked person (Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata) and Research Scholar (Northeastern Hill University,Shillong) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Symposium paper
by Y.A. Janardana gupta 11 Jan '11

11 Jan '11

Dear Sir, I request to send a copy of yhe paper with details given below, as it is required by our User. 1.Mathematical modelling of an earth sensor Markland, C. A. In: Symposium on Automatic Control in Space, 7th, Rottach-Egern, West Germany, May 17-21, 1976, Preprints. Volume 2. (A77-24777 10-12) Duesseldorf, VDI/VDE-Gesellschaft Mess- und Regelungstechnik, 1976, p. 412-427. With regards, Y.A. JANARDANA GUPTA LIBRARIAN, LEOS/ISRO Peenya 1st stage Bangalore-58 ---------------------------------------------------------------- This mail contains PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION intended solely for the use of the addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by e-mail and delete the original message. LEOS has taken every reasonable precaution to remove any viruses however you should also carry out your own virus checks before opening the e-mail or attachment. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Congratulations
by subuhi ali 11 Jan '11

11 Jan '11

It gives me immense pleasure to share with you all that Dr. (Mrs.) P.K. Walia has taken charge as Head of the Department of LIbrary & Information Science, University of Delhi, Delhi. -- Miss SUBOOHI SIDDIQUI M.Phil (Library Science) Delhi University 09319385485 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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OSS Labs Koha Training & Certification - 2011 Calendar
by savitra sirohi 11 Jan '11

11 Jan '11

All, Our Koha training and certification workshop calendar for 2011 is available now, details are given below. The objectives of this program are to: - Train library professionals & staff on using Koha - To test and certify their readiness to use Koha This is a 3 day program, covering the key modules and functions in Koha. At the end of program, participants will be required to demonstrate their skills on the various modules. Participants who complete 60% of the exercises successfully will be awarded a Koha skills (Level 1) certificate. The current workshop schedule is as follows: Bangalore: 11th to 13th February, 2011 Mumbai: 24th to 26th February, 2011 Bangalore: 13th to 15th May, 2011 Mumbai: 26th to 28th May, 2011 Bangalore: 12th to 14th August, 2011 Mumbai: 25th to 27th August, 2011 Bangalore: 11th to 13th November2011 Mumbai: 24th to 26th November, 2011 For more information, including fees, registration and workshop outline please visit this page: http://www.osslabs.biz/koha/training-certification Thank you, Savitra Sirohi Nucsoft OSS Labs http://www.osslabs.biz -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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World Class Conference at World Class Venue
by ICLAM 2011 11 Jan '11

11 Jan '11

NIFT in collaboration with IFLA - Art Libraries Section Other Collaborators: C-DAC ( Dept. of IT), CSIR ,SLA (Asian Chapter) & ISIM (University of Mysore) Organises ICLAM 2011 (International conference on the Convergence of Libraries, Archives and Museums) (February 15 to February 17, 2011) Venue : India International Centre, New Delhi Theme: User Empowerment through Digital Technologies Highlights • Unique international conference of Librarians, Archivists & Conservators to promote digital convergence of the memory institutions • Selected papers will be published in IFLA Journal • Conference proceedings (with ISBN) of accepted papers will be published NIFT - ICLAM • Tutorials by leading Academicians & Industry experts • World renowned Academicians, Professionals, Freelancers & Entrepreneurs will share their ideas & experiences • Special sessions by Wikimedia, C-DAC & other reputed organzations • Special day of parallel sessions on Preservation of Heritage Resources LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF COMPLETE PAPER (for Heritage sessions on 16-02-2011) “DECEMBER 30, 2010” About the Conference: User empowerment is critical to the development of all information organizations, i.e. libraries, archives and museums. The goal of technological innovations in information services is to enhance the sense of participation and control of IT-empowered users, who easily metamorphose from consumers to creators of information. Libraries, archives and museums, collectively known as memory institutions, are continuously empowering their systems and services with dynamic digital technologies to meet the increasing expectations of users. Information service providers throughout the world are striving to strike a balance between traditional organizational control strategies and user empowerment initiatives. In pursuit of empowerment of users, the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) has collaborated with the Art Libraries Section of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) to organize an international conference from 15th to 17th February, 2011 in New Delhi. The theme of the conference is ‘User empowerment through digital technologies’. This conference will offer a forum to deliberate on issues related to user empowerment in libraries, archives and museums, now developing into a unified knowledge repository through digital convergence. This is the first conference in the series titled “International conference on the Convergence of Libraries, Archives and Museums (ICLAM)” and NIFT’s third initiative to promote cross-sectoral collaborations in the knowledge sector in India. During the conference all stakeholders contributing to the convergence of libraries, archives and museums will analyze the theme of empowerment of users from multiple perspectives – ranging from user interface and digital preservation technologies to rights of the users and empowerment of disadvantaged user communities. The issue of empowerment is also related to affordability and sustainability of digital technologies particularly in this age of financial instability. Library & Information professionals, archivists and conservators, as end users of open source and commercial software, will discuss trends and problems specific to their own sectors. Leading professionals, academicians and entrepreneurs will also exchange views on other issues related to technological, infrastructural and organizational developments including partnerships in the knowledge sector. Eminent Speakers: CALL FOATIONS Dr. Dinesh Katre Group Coordinator, Centre for Development of Advance Computing, Pune, India www.cdac.in Mr. GussVan der Brekel Coordinator, Electronic Services Central Medical Library Netherlands Ms. Heather Brown Asstt. Director Artlab, Australia www.artlabaustralia.com.au Dr. Jagdish Arora Director, INFLIBNET Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India www.inflibnet.ac.in Prof. Jagtar Singh Department of Library and Information Science Punjabi University India www.punjabiuniversity.ac.in Dr. Jan Simane Chair & Treasurer, Art Libraries Section -IFLA Kunsthistorisches Institute in Florenz Italy www.khi.fi.it Ms. Lucile Trunel Literature and Art Department, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, France www.bnf.fr Mr. Martin Flynn National Art Library, Victoria and Albert Museum, London UK www.vam.ac.uk Ms. Maureen Burns President Visual Resources Association, USA www.vraweb.org Prof. P.B. Mangla Former HoD, Department of Library and Information Science Delhi University, India www.du.ac.in Mr. Pratapanand Jha Director (Cultural Informatics Lab.) Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts New Delhi, India www.ignca.nic.in Dr. R. K. Chaddha Joint Secretary Parliament Library, New Delhi, India Mr. Rolf Kallman Head of Department Swedish National Heritage Resources Board, Sweden Dr. S. Majumdar Librarian University of Delhi, India www.du.ac.in Mr. S. P. Singh Retd. Director (Conservation) National Museum, New Delhi, India www.nationalmuseumindia.gov.in Prof. Shalini Urs Executive Director, ISIM University of Mysore, India www.uni-mysore.ac.in Prof. T. Viswanathan Former Director, INSDOC (now NISCAIR) www.niscair.res.in More names of Speakers will be added soon……. Sub Themes: Emergence of the Technology-Empowered Users: • Changing roles of Users in Libraries, Archives & Museums • Information seeking behaviour of Users : Emerging Trends • New roles & identities for Librarians, Archivists & Conservators Empowering Users of Libraries, Archives & Museums: • User Interface Technologies : Emerging Trends • Social Media for Empowerment: Web2.0 & beyond • Management of User-generated contents in Libraries & Museums Building Information Repositories : Emerging Trends in Technologies • Digital Preservation Technologies : Emerging Trends • Building Institutional Repositories : Strategies for future • Open Source vs. Commercial software Re-defining Rights of Users of Libraries : Perspectives of Creators, Mediators and Users • Freedom of Access to Information • Copyright & Fair Use • IPR & Digital resources Serving the Empowered Users in Libraries & Information Centres • Relevance of Conventional Library services to Web - empowered Users • Information Literacy Programmes • Special services for Users with Special Needs • Marketing information services to the empowered users • Branding & Promoting Institutional repositories Open Access Publishing : A tool for Empowerment • Open Access Publishing of Books • Scholarly Communication & Open Access Publishing • Sustainability of Open Access Initiatives • Future of e-journals & e-books : Emerging Integrated format Bridging the Digital Divide among Users : Roles of Libraries & Information Centres • Economic barriers to Information Access • Empowerment of Disadvantaged User Communities • Roles of Public Libraries & Information Centres in the Rural Sector • Transcending the language barriers through digital technologies Partnerships for Empowerment & Libraries • Sustainable Digitisation Projects • Public & Private Partnerships for Digit al Libraries • Consortium model of Co-operation From Collaboration to Convergence: • Networking of Libraries, Museums, Archives and Beyond One day of Special Parallel Sessions on Heritage Resources in Art Libraries, Archives & Museums Cultural heritage in Art Libraries, Archives & Museums • Culture of Heritage Preservation: Eastern & Western perspectives • Changing Patronage : Public & Private funding of Artists & Collections • How authentic is the Art work? The Collector’s nightmare • Marketing Strategies for Visual Resources • Art libraries in Asia & Africa : Problems & Prospects • Public Museums in Asia & Africa : Problems & Prospects • Archives in the Digital Age : Problems & Prospects Digital Preservation of Cultural heritage • Conservation of Art works & Handicrafts : Fusion of traditional techniques & modern technologies • Challenges of preservation of Rare books & Manuscripts • Archiving Exhibitions (including various forms of art) • Preserving ‘born digital’ heritage : Emerging trends • Virtual & Physical Environments in Museums • Revival of traditions through Digital Preservation Special session on Conservation of Textiles • Conservation of Historic Textiles : Emerging trends • Conservation of Contemporary Designer collections • Digital Photography of Textiles ( including 3-D photography) • Business of Textile Conservation • Conservator’s role in Revival of traditional Textile crafts ICLAM-2011 offers following formats for presentations:  Papers in sessions: Thematic sessions of presentation of written papers with power point presentations.  Demonstrations: Demonstrations of hands-on applications / techniques with or without power point presentations can be presented in special sessions for Art Libraries and Museums.  Special interaction sessions: Professional interaction sessions on relevant issues can be arranged on special requests for informal and non-commercial presentations of interactive manner. Presenters will be in-charge of these sessions and will facilitate discussions. Who can participate? Library & Information professionals from special, academic & public libraries, conservators, IT professionals, publishers, authors, educators, students and all users of libraries, information centres, archives and visitors of museums from any part of the world can attend the conference. REGISTRATION India & SAARC country delegates Fees per participant Remarks Sponsored participant (Conference only) Rs.3500/- 20% discount in case of more than three participants from same organization One day participation Rs.1200/- Tutorial participation * Rs.1000/- Sponsored participant (Tutorial & conference) Rs.4000/- Non-sponsored, students, retired professionals etc. participant (Conference only) Rs.1500/- 20% discount in case of more than three participants from same organization/department Rest of the world delegates USD 150/- Tutorial participation* USD 50/- * If planned  Registration fee includes conference kit, tea, lunch, copy of proceedings and dinner, whenever planned.  Registration fee is non-refundable.  Substitutes are permitted.  Registration fee does not include accommodation.  Registration will be confirmed only if the form is duly filled and payment is received in full.  Students can participate by sending their form through their institution. Mode of payment:  All payments from delegates will be accepted in Cash/ Local Cheque/ Demand Draft prepared in favour of NIFT Delhi, payable at Delhi. Please indicate clearly that the payment is remitted towards registration for ICLAM – 2011 with particulars of the delegate. Bank transaction charges may be included for outstation or international cheques along with the registration fee. For further details please check the websites of NIFT http://www.nift.ac.in/ICLAM_2011/index.htm & IFLA http://www.ifla.org/en/news/71 Contact persons: Dr. Sanjeev Kumar 011-26542004&2 Moblie: 98100111975 Ms.Nandini Dutta 011-26542146/7 Email ids : iclam2011(a)gmail.com; nrc.nift(a)gmail.com; delhirc(a)gmail.com -- *Dr. Sanjeev Kumar* *Dy. Director * *National Resource Centre National Institute of Fashion Technology* *Hauz Khas, Near Gulmohar Park, New Delhi - 110 016, Tel: (011) – 26542004 Fax: +91-11-26866414, http//**ww.nift.ac.in*<http://www.nift.ac.in/> * * *Mobile: 9810011975* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fw: LIS Hall of Fame www.lishalloffame.in
by Dr. Ramesh C Gaur 11 Jan '11

11 Jan '11

Dear Professional colleagues, We wish you a very happy and prosperous new year 2011!!! This New Year has something new for you. Starting from Dr. S R Ranganathan, father of library science in India, many Library and Information professionals have made outstanding contributions to the growth and development, continued success and exceptional reputation of Indian Librarianship, Library advances teaching, learning, research and community service by providing outstanding collections, access to the world of knowledge, excellence in service and an appropriate library environment, all of which are client-focused and responsive to the needs of the Library and Information Services. Some Professionals with the help of Satkal Trust has planned a project known as LIS Hall of Fame www.lishalloffame.in for honouring 101 Best Librarians and Information Scientists for their excellent contributions in the field of Library and Information Science and also seeks support from all eminent Library & Information Professionals of India in selection of 101 Best Librarians & Information Scientists. This initiative of honouring best librarians and information scientist is to recognize exceptional individuals, achievements, and contributions to the Indian Library and information profession in particular and Library and Information Profession worldwide in general. With the support of Satkal Trust, a team of some professionals has undertaken this task of preparation of a list of 101 Best Librarians & Information Scientists of India. The work is purely on honorary basis and no financial incentives will be provided to the Project Team. The Satkal Trust is the sponosrer and close associate and Prof. Jagindar Singh Ramdev, the founder patron of Satkal Trust is the initiator of the project. The work is in the interest of the profession. The period covers for this selection of eminent librarians both working / or retired and also dead / or alive is from year 1900 to 2000. The job in hand is very challenging. Therefore cooperation of all library and information professionals in India is solicited. For above project a website has been launched at http://www.lishalloffame.in/Index.aspx Criteria It is proposed to adopt following methodology for the selection of 101 Best Librarians and Information Scientists of India during the 20th Century ;- a.. Invitation of nominations to prepare initial list of 200 Librarians and Information Scientists. How to Nominate 1.. The proposals/nominations will be invited from the various Library & Information Professionals working in India. 2.. The nominations will be invited through an announcement in various Libraries list serves, SATKAL Trust Website and Websites of different professional associations. 3.. The nominations will be invited only from the Library & Information Professionals who are minimum Graduate in Library Science and are having minimum 10 years of experience and presently are working on a designation minimum at the level of Assistant Librarian in University Library or above or equivalent designations. 4.. The person who is nominating someone must have some association with the person in form of personal association, professional association or organizational association. The names of two professionals at the level of University Librarian or equivalent should be provided to further verify the nominations. Who can be Nominated 1.. Nominees can be both working / or retired and also dead / or alive. 2.. Nominees must have worked / working at a level not below the rank of University Librarian / Professor / Chief Librarian or Head of any type of Libraries i.e. government, public, special and academic etc. However relaxation may be given by the Project Team. 3.. Nominees are expected to have shown an exceptional understanding of the library and information profession in India and may be nominated for outstanding contributions in the areas of: a.. Job performance b.. Client service c.. Communication skills d.. Collaboration with other libraries/sections e.. Contribution to the practice or profession of librarianship f.. Promotional activities g.. Teamwork h.. Special initiative/s i.. Creative problem solving j.. Leadership Selection 1.. After the receiving of nominations, list of 200 Best Librarians & Information Scientists will be prepared by the Project Team. Criteria for short listing of 200 entries will be decided by the Project Team. 2.. An Expert Committee will be formed to help Project Team in short listing of 101 Best Librarians & Information Scientists from the list of 200 Librarians & Information Scientists. The criteria of short listing of 101 Best Librarians & Information Scientists will be decided by the Project Team. 3.. The incomplete nominations will be rejected by the Project Team. The project team is not affiliated to any institution and is independent. The decision of the Project Team will be final and will be binding on all. An undertaking in this regard will have to sign by the each nomination / proposer. 4.. Any member of the above Project Team whose nomination is also received for consideration for above selection and also qualify the above criteria may be included in the list. 5.. No telephonic recommendations / suggestions will be entertained. 6.. Nominations will be accepted through E-mail and by registered post only. Prescribed Nomination Form may be downloaded from the website. However, there is no restriction on format and details about the nominee. 7.. Nominations must reach to the Convenor of the project on or before 28th February 2011. 8.. Nominations for selection of 101 B estLibrarians & Information Scientists in India should be mailed / sent to: Dr. Ramesh C Gaur Convenor (Honorary), LIS Hall of Fame Publication Project C/o Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) 11 Man Singh Road, New Delhi-110001 Email: rcgaur(a)lishalloffame.in, lishalloffame(a)gmail.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Ramesh C Gaur PGDCA, MLISc,Ph.D. Fulbright Scholar (Virginia Tech, USA) Librarian & Head-Kala Nidhi Division Coordinator- ABIA International Index Project Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts(IGNCA) (An Autonomous Trust under Ministry of Culture. Govt. of India) 11 Man Singh Road, New Delhi-110001 Phone: 91-11-23388333, 23385884 Fax: 91-11-23385884 Mobile: 91-9810487158 URL: www.ignca.gov.in Email: gaur(a)ignca.nic.in; rcgaur(a)bol.net.in http://www.ignca.nic.in/PDF_data/Profile_Dr_RC_Gaur.pdf -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Case Study Workshop at JKPS- IMT, Gurgaon- 27-29. Jan.2011
by G. K. Sachdeva 10 Jan '11

10 Jan '11

Dear All Library Professionals *Please circulate among faculty members of your institute.* Dear Sir / Madam, Greetings from JKPS. JKPS is a member of JK Group which makes it a rare business school in India that has a strong corporate backing right from its inception. The JK Organization, is one of the leading private sector groups in India, was founded more than 100 years ago. It has activities in diversified sectors. The companies in the group have a diverse portfolio, including automotive types & tubes, paper & pulp, cement, v-belts, oil seals, power transmission systems, hybrid seeds, woolen textiles, readymade apparels, sugar, food & dairy products, cosmetics, etc. s Keeping our tradition of imparting knowledge through meaningful and content rich research, training and interaction, we are organizing a *Faculty Development Programme (FDP*) on “National Workshop on Case Study” scheduled from 27-29, January 2011. We are sure that this Faculty Development Programme will be an excellent opportunity for the career development of your talented faculty members. May we, therefore request you to nominate faculty members from your esteemed institute to participate in this programme and gain valuable experience, which will enhance their teaching, research and aptitude skills. Kindly forward the nomination of your faculty members in the prescribed format by 15 January, 2011 and enable us to ensure necessary organizational arrangements. A line of early confirmation in this regard will be highly appreciated. For more details about the institute please visit our website www.jkps.edu.in. Please feel free for any query and mail us at makarandjaipur(a)gmail.com , makarand.upadhyaya(a)jkps.edu.in or contact at 09560198104 , 09413965890 Looking forward to see you at JKPS. With regards, *Dr. Makarand Upadhyaya* Workshop Convener -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IIT Delhi Library Conducted Seminar on - Decision Making Techniques
by Mailing List Admin 10 Jan '11

10 Jan '11

Dear Colleagues The IIT Delhi Library conducted a Seminar on "Decision Making Techniques" on January 7, 2011. The Resource Person wasProf. Gopal C. Dorai, Professor of Economics, William Paterson University, New Jersey, USA. There was overwhelming response for this event and the Seminar Hall was packed with the audience especially the IIT Delhi students took the keen interest. Thanks and Regards, -- Dr. Nabi Hasan Deputy Librarian, Central Library Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Hauz Khas, New Delhi - 110016, India Phone - +91-11-2659-1452 (Work), 9560978667 (Mobile) FAX - +91-11-26596759 E-mail: nabihasan(a)gmail.com ; hasan(a)library.iitd.ac.in Web: http://web.iitd.ac.in/~library/about/hasan.html -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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