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IIT Hyderabad calls for Library Assistant position
by Kshema Prakash 04 Nov '10

04 Nov '10

Apologies for x-postings Dear Colleagues, IIT Hyderabad is looking for a suitable candidate for the post of Library Assistant (one-contractual). Mentioned below are the details, which can also be found their website at http://www.iith.ac.in/recruitment/lib_asst.html. Advertisement No.: IITH/Admin/2010 3 November 2010 Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad invites applications for the post of Library Assistant (1 Post- On Contract). The candidate should be well conversant with various activities of an Academic Library, such as procurement and processing of books and periodicals, maintenance of Library materials, library automation, reprography, binding unit, etc. and providing assistance to general library administration. Qualifications: Master's degree in Library Science/Information Science/Documentation or an equivalent professional degree with at least 55% marks or its equivalent grade of B in the UGC seven point scale plus a consistently good academic record. At least 3 years of relevant experience. Candidates should be familiar with usage of Library software and have experience in library computerisation/automation. Age limit - 35 years, Emoluments - Rs. 22,500/- p.m. (consolidated). Period of employment - Initially for 11 months, likely to be extended Interested individuals may apply by sending their bio-data to reach IIT Hyderabad by 15th November 2010. Clearly mention relevant experience. Include attested degree certificate along with mark sheets of Intermediate and qualifying degree. Selection Procedure: A committee of faculty members will shortlist candidates based on their resume. Shortlisted candidates will be called for an interview. E mail - careers(a)iith.ac.in (Please include the subject of the email as ‘Library Assistant Position’) Postal address The Director (Attn Admin Section), Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Ordnance Factory Estate, Yeddumailaram Pin 502 205 Dist. Medak, Andhra Pradesh With best regards and wishes for a happy and safe Deepavali, Kshema ---------------------------------------- Dr. (Mrs.) Kshema Prakash Deputy Librarian, Central Library Indian Institute of Technology, Rajasthan IIT Rajasthan Camp Office Department of Computer Sc. & Engineering MBM Engineering College JODHPUR 342 011 * ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Tel: +91-291-2449038 Mobile: +91-7742941299 Email: kprakash(a)iitk.ac.in, kshemaprakash(a)gmail.com * ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Website: http://www.kshema-distancelibraryservices.blogspot.com/ **http://in.linkedin.com/in/kshemaprakash* * ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ * -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IIM Ahmedabad Books
by Anil Kumar 04 Nov '10

04 Nov '10

Dear All One of the initiatives in celebrating the Golden Jubilee of IIMA, the institute in association with Random House is bringing out a series of books on management. The first four books are now available in the market and can be bought on flipkart and amazon. The books are: 1. Business and Intellectual Property 2. Managers Who Make a Difference 3. Strategies for Growth 4. The Persuasive Manager The website link for this is http://iimabooks.com/ Regards Anil Dr. H. Anil Kumar Librarian and Head NICMAN Indian Institute of Management Vastrapur Ahmedabad 380 015 Ph: 079-66324987 (D) 9825083804 (M) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Exempt teachers who did MPhil before July 2009 from NET/SLET’
by yekanath kamble 03 Nov '10

03 Nov '10

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Fw: Awareness Seminar on How to access IGNCA Information & Cultural Knowledge Resources at IGNCA n 19th Nov. 2010
by Dr Ramesh C Gaur 03 Nov '10

03 Nov '10

Dear Colleagues, I wish you all a very happy and prosperous dipawali. I am pleased to invite you to the one day awareness seminar on how to access Infrmation and cultural resources at IGNCA. The seminar will be held on 19th November 2010 from 11.00 am to 4.00 pm at IGNCA. The particiaption is free but will be done on first cum first basis. About IGNCA: As you might be aware that Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) is a premier research and academic institute engaged in preservation, documentation and promotion of Indian Art and Culture. The IGNCA established in the memory of Smt. Indira Gandhi by the Government of India, in 1987, as an autonomous institutions encompassing the study and experience of all forms of the arts -- each form with its own integrity, yet within a dimension of mutual interdependence, interrelatedness with nature, social structure and cosmology. This view of the arts, integrated with, and essential to the large matrix of human culture, is predicated upon Smt. Gandhi's recognition of the role of the arts as essential to the integral quality of a person, at home with himself and society. It partakes of the holistic world-view so forcefully articulated throughout the Indian tradition, and emphasized by modern Indian leaders from Mahatma Gandhi to Rabindranath Tagore. About Kala Nidhi Reference Library: Kala Nidhi Division of the IGNCA is a Culture Knowledge Resource Centre. It is the knowledge hub of IGNCA and is designed to support the research objectives of the various in-house Divisions as well as also acts as national facilities to support scholars and researchers in India and abroad. With a collection of 1,50,000 books, back issues of over 150 foreign titles in the area of Art and Archeology, over 100,000 visuals (all digitized), over 3000 rare books (all digitized), 3,00,000 manuscripts (All digitized), current issues of 250 Indian and foreign Journals, electronic full text databases such as JSTOR, Wilson Arts Abstract and Index, EBSCO Humanities International Complete, J-Gate Arts & Humanities, 10 Personal Libraries of eminent scholars like Dr. Suniti Kumar Chatterjee, Prof. Hazari Prasad Dewedi, Thakur Jai Dev Singh, Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan (under processing) etc. are the resources available under disposal of users of Kala Nidhi Reference Library. Subject Coverage: The collection covers the various subjects such as Anthropology, Archaeology, Architecture, Arts, Bibliography, Computer, and Information Science, Conservation, Culture, Dance, Folklore, History, Humanities, Library & Information Science, Linguistics, Literature, Museum Studies, Music, Numismatics, Oriental Studies, Performing Arts, Philosophy, Puppetry, Religion, History of Science, Sociology, Social Sciences, Theatre and Area Studies etc. Besides this, over 200 IGNCA publications and 50 DVDs released by IGNCA, large collection of archival material such as photographs, art objects, artifacts, masks etc. in IGNCA Cultural Archives along with over 1000 hours of video documentations on Cultural Heritage are also accessible to users through Kala Nidhi Reference Library. Kala Nidhi Reference Library has also started development of Article Indexing & Abstracting Database of Indian Journals received in Reference Library. This may be the first initiative of this kind in India. Digital Library : Kala Nidhi Reference Library is in process of development of Digital Library which will have digital collection of over 2.5 lacs manuscripts, 1.00 lac Slides/visual, 3000 Rare Books, Photographs, paintings, masks and audio/video etc. How to access Cultural Resources at IGNCA: All above resources are available for free consultation. Kala Nidhi Reference Library is open to all with the following types of Memberships:- 1. For one week - Access is free of charges 2. Temporary membership - Rs.100/- for one month 3. Annual Membership Fee for students Rs.250/- P.A and other scholars Rs.500/- P.A. 4. Annual membership Renewal for students Rs. 150/- P.A and other scholars Rs.300/- P.A. 5. Life Membership:- On time payment of Rs.5000/- Copies of the Manuscripts: The copies of various collections available at IGNCA may be obtained as per the IGNCA rules. Scholars and researchers can also access3,00,000 manuscripts collected from 49 libraries in India and 6 Libraries from outside India. They can also obtain copies, subject to copyright restrictions, and indeed the conditions spelt out in the MOUs signed between IGNCA and concerned manuscript Library. As a general practice one need to seek permission of concerned library to obtain a copy of the manuscripts from IGNCA collection. Copies are being made available in Digital/Microfilm/Print formats on charge basis. The consultation to all above manuscripts at IGNCA Reference Library is open to all without any charges. Online catalogue of these manuscripts will be made available soon at IGNCA website. Opening Hours: The library remains open from 9.00 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. from Monday to Saturday except on Government Holidays. Please feel free to call us at 011-23388333, 9810487158 or write at gaur(a)ignca.nic.in for any further information/clarification. More details regarding IGNCA and various Kala Nidhi collections can be obtained from IGNCA website www.ignca.nic.in Awareness Seminar about the Resources on 19th November, 2010 : To brief you andyour scholars/students/faculty/users of your Library more about above resources "A one day Awareness Seminar" has been organized on 19th November, 2010 from 11.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. at Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), 11 Man Singh Road, New Delhi - 110 001. Detailed presentation about each resources and how to access resources at IGNCA will be done at above Seminar. This will help in creating an awareness about various resources at IGNCA amongst your scholars/students/Researchers and faculty. Therefore, it is requested that all the scholars, students, faculty and Library staff may be deputed to attend the above Seminar. A line of confirmation about the number of participants for above seminar will be appreciated. I look forward to your kind support. Please circulate this information to all students, scholars and faculty members in your institute/University for the benefit for all concerned. We would be grateful to you. With regards, Yours Sincerely, (Ramesh C.Gaur) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Ramesh C Gaur PGDCA, MLISc,Ph.D. Fulbright Scholar (Virginia Tech, USA) Librarian & Head-Kala Nidhi and Kala Kosha Divisions 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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Fw: Seminar at I I T Roorkee
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 03 Nov '10

03 Nov '10

--- On Wed, 3/11/10, Yogendra Singh <yogi(a)iitr.ernet.in> wrote: From: Yogendra Singh <yogi(a)iitr.ernet.in> Subject: Seminar at I I T Roorkee To: naglaxman(a)yahoo.com Cc: naglaxman(a)gmail.com Date: Wednesday, 3 November, 2010, 11:29 Dear all The Mahatma Gandhi Central Library IIT Roorkee will conduct a two day Seminar during 18-19 Nov 2010 on E-Resource Management and North Zone User Convention The aim of the seminar is to spread awareness about the e-resources and their proper management. The sub themes of the Seminar are: E-Resources-Features and Characteristics. E-Resources users-Information Seeking Behaviour. Managing Shift from Print to Electronic. E-Resources-Collection Development Licensing and Access Management User Support and Services Usage Analysis Consortia- National and International Open Access E-repositories Digital Libraries The Host Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee is the oldest engineering educational institution in the country. It was established in 1847 as College of Civil Engineering Roorkee which was renamed as Thomason College of Civil Engineering in the memory of James Thomason (then Lt. Governor of North West Provinces) in 1854. Thomason College was converted into University of Roorkee after independence in 1947 which now have been converted into Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee in 2001 by the Central Government recognizing its national importance. The Mahatma Ghandhi Central Library Mahatma Gandhi Central Library of the Institute finds a unique place in the academic library scenario in this part of world. It is an amalgamation of the old and the new. While it is one of the oldest academic libraries in country, it is housed in a state of art new building using latest ICT. The Library contains more than 3.40 lacs documents in every form of media. It has access to more than 12000+ e-journals and 25000+ e-books. About 6000 books are added to its collection annually. The building of the MGCL has been designed keeping in view of latest ICT facilities. It has a provision of more then 200 I/Os for connecting desktop computers. Wi Fi connectivity is provided for laptops. A well equipped imaging centre with two Minolta Planetary Scanners and several flatbed scanners has been established for digitization purpose. The Library maintains six servers for various activities. The library has also established an Institute repository "Bhagirathi" which is to contain Institute achieves and other publications and available at http://bhagirathi.iitr.ac.in/dspace . Further information about the library is available at http://mgcl.iitr.ac.in. About Roorkee Roorkee is situated at the foot of Himalayas, has picturesque landscape blessed with holy Ganga canal; and is the gateway to world famous pilgrimage and tourist places of Hardwar, Rishikesh, Valley of flowers, Badrinath, Kedarnath, Dehradun and Mussoorie. It has a population of over 1,50,000 and is at a distance of about 180 Km from Delhi. It is directly connected through railways to Delhi, Bombay, Lucknow, Calcutta, and Amritsar. Regular bus and taxi service is available from Inter State Bus Terminal at Delhi and takes about 5 hours from Delhi to Roorkee. The weather in April is very comfortable however sometimes light woolens may be required woolens are required. Participants are advised to come prepared accordingly. INDEST-AICTE Consortium Indian National Digital Library in Engineering Sciences and Technology (INDEST) Consortium" was set-up in 2003 by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) on the recommendation of an Expert Group appointed by the Ministry. It provides access to electronic resources to its member institutions comprising of more than 1207 members including 48 core member institutions with MHRD funding, including IITs, IISc, NITs, NERIST, ISM, IIIT, IIITM , NITIE, IISER & NITTTR, 60 AICTE supported institutions and 1099 institutions that have joined the consortium under its self-supported category. The Consortium was converted into INDEST-AICTE Consortium in December 2005 with the AICTE playing pivotal role in enrolling its affiliated engineering colleges and institution as members of the consortium. Registration Fee There is no registration fee for the members of INDEST-AICTE Consortium. The participants need to submit their registration form through proper channel. However for non members the registration fee is Rs.1500. Accompanied persons shall be charged Rs. 1000 each extra. Lodging, Boarding and Travel The arrangement for lodging and boarding of participants will be made in Institute's guest houses from 17th November 2010 evening to 20th November 2010 morning on twin sharing and first come first basis. Rs 750/- shall be charged for accommodation. As the accommodation at IITR is limited, participants are requested to book their accommodation as early as possible by sending the requisite amount in the form of cheque/DD payable at Roorkeein favour of Registrar IIT Roorkee. The participants desirous of staying in hotels will have to make their own arrangement. Travel expenses will be born by participating institutions. For further details please contact: Mr. Yogendra Singh Organising Secretary & Librarian, M.G.Central Library Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Roorkee - 247 667 (Uttarakhand) Tel.: 01332-285239, Mobile: 09412158901 FAX: : 01332-277587, 273560 Mrs. Sushma Guptai Joint Organising Secretary & Deputy Librarian, Central Library Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Roorkee - 247 667 (Uttarakhand) Tel.: 01332-285352 Mob: 09719325499 Contact Person in the INDEST - AICTE Consortium Dr. Bibhuti Bhusan Sahoo INDEST-AICTE Consortium Central Library , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Hauz Khas, New Delhi - 110016 E-mail: bibhuti(a)library.iitd.ac.in Tel.: 011-2659 1444 National Advisory Committee Patron: Prof. S.C. Saxena, Director, IIT Roorkee Chairman: Prof. Surendra Kumar, Dean, Academic Research., IIT Roorkee Co. Chairman: Prof. Gopal P. Agarwal National Coordinator, INDEST-AICTE Consortium Yogendra Singh Librarian Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Roorkee-247667 (Uttarakhand) India Tel# +91-1332-285239/277587 Fax#+91-1332-273560/277587 ----- Original Message ----- From: <libtech(a)yahoogroups.com> To: <libtech(a)yahoogroups.com> Sent: 01, 11, 2010 2:28 PM Subject: [libtech] File - monthly membership reminder > Yogendra Singh Librarian Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Roorkee-247667 (Uttarakhand) India Tel# +91-1332-285239/277587 Fax#+91-1332-273560/277587 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Releasing of Dr. C. V. Rajan Pillai Festschrift Volume- Invitation
by Sudhier K G Pillai 03 Nov '10

03 Nov '10

* * *Dear Sir/Madam*, The students, colleagues and admirers of Dr. C. V. Rajan Pillai, *University Librarian (Rtd.) CUSAT and former Professor and Head, Dept. of Library & Information Science, M. G. University*, are bringing out a Festschrift volume- *Confetti of Thoughts on Library & Information Studies: Essays in honour of Prof. (Dr.) C. V. Rajan Pillai*/ *edited By Dr. S. Humayoon Kabir and Dr. K. G. Sudhier*. (New Delhi: Authors Press. 533p. ISBN 978-81-7273-558-6, Price Rs. 1200/-). The book consists of Forty four articles contributed by eminent scholars, librarians, faculty members of various library schools and other noted educationists from different parts of the country. The book will be released at 3.00 PM on Wednesday 10th November 2010 in DLIS Hall, Kerala University Library by *Dr. Puthusseri Ramachandran (n*oted Malayalam Poet and Educationist*)*. The function will be presided over by * Padmasree* *Dr. Vellayani Arjunan.* PROGRAMME Invocation: U. R. Sruthi Welcome: Dr. S. Humayoon Kabir*, Editor* Presidential Address: *Padmasree* Dr. Vellayani Arjunan Introducing the Book: Dr. K. G. Sudhier*, Editor* Inaugural address and : Dr. Puthusseri Ramachandran Releasing of the book Felicitations: Dr. A. Gopikuttan *Head, DLIS, University of Kerala* Smt. Suprabha *Librarian, Kerala State Central Library* Dr. K. P. Somanathan Nair *Head, DLIS, Mahatma Gandhi University* Sri. K. P. Sadasivan *President, Kerala Library Association* Reply: Dr. C. V. Rajan Pillai Vote of Thanks: Dr. K. G. Sudhier Your esteemed presence is earnestly solicited. *Dr. K. G. SUDHIER *Assistant Professor Dept. of Library & Information Science University Library Building University of Kerala Thiruvananthapuram- 695 034 INDIA Tel. 09446484561, +91 471 2414461 (R) 2308034(O) -- 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 03 Nov '10

03 Nov '10

dear colleagues please let us know about Discussion Forums for Plant Biotechnology Researchers. (like lis-forum). yours sincerely Technical Officer (Library) Sugarcane Breeding Institute Coimbatore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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State Award
by SRELS 03 Nov '10

03 Nov '10

Dear Moderator, Kindly arrange to announce the following message to the benefit of LIS-FORUM members Sincerely, K.N.Prasad ___________________ It gives me great pleasure to inform all my professional colleagues that Dr. R.Shivanna,Deputy Librarian (Retd.),Bangalore University, Bangalore, was conferred with the prestigious State Award (Rajyotsava Award) by the Karnataka State Government.on 1st November 2010. May God shower upon him with many more such Awards. K.N.Prasad Executive Officer Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science Bangalore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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sad demise of Dr. AC Tikekar
by Mankad, Manish 03 Nov '10

03 Nov '10

Dr. Arvind Tikekar was my teacher at Univ of Mumbai during 1984-85 and later he took over as Univ Librarian and HOD of dept of Lib sc from Dr. Andersen. Dr. Tikekar had a keen sense of historical developments in our field and also envisaged the IT revolution that would sweep our profession. Univ of Mumbai Library had a good deal of automation initiated during his era. An era has ended with Dr. Tikekar's sad demise. May his soul rest in eternal peace. Manish Mankad R&D I&T Management CFC: Manager Tel: +91 80 39830958 Mob: +91 09741350810 Address: Unilever R&D, 64 Main Road, Bangalore, Karnataka, INDIA, 560066 Unilever U.K. Central Resources Limited Registered in England & Wales; Company No 29140 Registered Office: Unilever House, 100 Victoria Embankment, London EC4Y 0DY -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fw: Festival of Children's Literature at IGNCA
by Dr Ramesh C Gaur 02 Nov '10

02 Nov '10

The Bookaroo Trust in collaboration with Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts(IGNCA), New Delhi is organizing Festival of Children's Literature at IGNCA, No. 3 & No. 5, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi-110 001 from November 26 to 28, 2010. The event will include following programmes:- (i) Workshops (ii) Storytelling (iii) Puppet Shows (iv) Book Readings (v) Illustrators' Exhibition (vi) Crafts Corner The more details about the event can be had from following websites:- (i) www.bookaroo.in (ii) www.teamworkproductions.in For any details, please contact at info(a)bookaroo.in. Please feel from to circulate this information to the concerned Libraries/Schools. Regards, ramesh ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Ramesh C Gaur PGDCA, MLISc,Ph.D. Fulbright Scholar (Virginia Tech, USA) Librarian & Head-Kala Nidhi and Kala Kosha Divisions 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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LibLive CD/DVD - Dspace Manual
by वैभव गायकवाड 02 Nov '10

02 Nov '10

Respected All, I am pleased to inform you to that under the guidance of Dr. A R D Prasad Sir, We have completed the LibLive CD/DVD Dspace Manual wherein we have taken the screenshots of each and every step of Installations, How to upload the documents in Dspace. I have uploaded the Manual at http://www.slideshare.net/vaibhavgaikwad/liblive-cddvd-dspace-manual . You can Share, Download this presentation with all your professional friends. I am sure that you all will be able to install the LibLive CD/DVD by just going through these screenshots. Kindly let me know your feedback for this work. Please do not hesistate to contact me at vgaikwad(a)vpmthane.org -- Thanks Vaibhav D. Gaikwad Asst. Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Management Studies Thane(W) 400601 MUMBAI. INDIA @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ email : vaibhav.gaikwad2(a)gmail.com *vgaikwad(a)vpmthane.org <http://vgaikwad.vpmthane.org>* **elibrary :http://www.vpmthane.org/im/elib/main.htm http://vaibhavgaikwad.blogspot.com/ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fw: Workshop on "Status of digitization, Digital Preservation and Access to Libraries and Archive in North-East India" and Exhibition on Rare Books.
by Dr Ramesh C Gaur 02 Nov '10

02 Nov '10

Dear professional colleagues, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts(IGNCA) in collaboration with ANWESHA, Guwahati is organizing a three-days Workshop on "Status of digitization, Digital Preservation and Access to Libraries and Archive in North-East India" at Guwahati during January, 2011. The exact dates of the Workshop will be announced very soon. The Workshop is aimed for participation only for the Libraries and Archives in North-East India. In this context, the essence of digitization is safe preservation of invaluable books and manuscripts and their easy access to the users. The climatic conditions in the North-East and the area's proneness to natural calamities make the preservation of valuable books and manuscripts an uphill task in the region. Because of our lackadaisical attitudes and lack of awareness, we have already lost precious books and documents of historical importance. Through digitization and digital preservation of books and manuscripts, we can safely preserve them. Preservation alone is not enough. We should also have easy access to the preserved materials for its meaningful use. E-access to digital libraries and archives saves us the money, time and energy of visiting locations for their use. It also paves the way for intellectual resource sharing. Unfortunately, we have not done enough towards digitization and digital preservation of our books and manuscripts in the libraries and archives in the North-East. The conservation needs of the region, in this respect demand that we have a fresh look at the status of digitization and digital preservation of our libraries and archives. Equally important is the issue of easy access to the books in the libraries and archival materials. Therefore, the proposed workshop will mainly focus on the following:- Conservation and preservation needs of the libraries and archives in the North-East. Identification of libraries and archive of historical significance. Collaboration between IGNCA and libraries and archives in North-East. Acquisition of personal libraries and archives from North East, India. The workshop will comprise an inaugural session, technical session, panel discussion and a valedictory session. It is expected that this workshop will offer us a road map towards digitization, digital preservation and easy access to the libraries and archives in the North-East, thus leading to a new collaborative effort of IGNCA and Anwesha. Exhibition on Rare and Old Books and Manuscripts: Weather in Assam is wet and humid in most part of the year which is not at all conducive for the longevity of books and manuscripts. But still there are many rare and old books and manuscripts in various institutions and personal hands in Assam. The objective as this exhibition will be to create awareness among the younger generation for better preservation of the invaluable books and manuscripts, because they are so integral part of our culture and enlightenment. The occasion will also be used to motivate prospective scholars, authors and book collectors to donate their personal collection of books to IGNCA for better preservation and use. The more details about the workshop will be made available at IGNCA website www.ignca.nic.in very soon. All the libraries/archives in North-East India are requested to participate in above events. The libraries and archives that unable to get travel support from their organization will be provided travel support also. There is no participation fee and registration will be confirmed on the basis of suitability of the participants to the Workshop. The lodging & boarding will be provided by the organizers to all the participants. Apart from lectures from the experts, selected presentations in form of case studies, project proposals and status paper may be accepted for presentation at the Workshop. The registration will be on first come first basis plus suitability of the participant to the event. Please send your nominations/proposals to the undersigned at gaur(a)ignca.nic.in. Regards, Yours sincerely, (Ramesh C.Gaur) PS: Please let us know if any Conference/Workshop/Seminar is being organized in January, 2011 in North-East India. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Ramesh C Gaur PGDCA, MLISc,Ph.D. Fulbright Scholar (Virginia Tech, USA) Librarian & Head-Kala Nidhi and Kala Kosha Divisions 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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Newly Elected Members - (KALA)
by K.N. Prasad 02 Nov '10

02 Nov '10

Congratulations to the newly elected members of the Governing Body of the Karnataka State Library Associations (KALA) and wish them to take the Association to greater heights than ever before. I also congratulate the outgoing members of the Governing Body of KALA for their superlative efforts in keeping the KALA flag fly high. Best wishes, K.N. Prasad Life Member, KALA -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Invitation for Dr. TBR Memorial Seminar (2010): Web 2.0 technologies for Library Services - reminder
by shivaram gowda 02 Nov '10

02 Nov '10

Dear Members, NCSI-Net (http://ncsi-net.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in) an informal association comprising of NCSI staff, trainees, and its alumni, cordially invites you to the 6th Dr. TBR Memorial Seminar (2010). This year’s seminar will be on Web 2.0 Technologies for library services. It is a one-day seminar targeted for the benefit of students of Library and Information Science and budding LIS professionals. The details of the seminar are given below: Title: Dr. TBR Memorial Seminar (2010): Web 2.0 technologies for Library Services Date: November 13, 2010 (Saturday) Venue: NCSI Seminar Hall, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore - 560012 Target audience: Students of Library & Information Science course or its equivalent & budding information professionals. Seminar coverage: The Seminar is being conducted with an intention to create awareness amongst the students and budding information professionals about the latest developments in the field of Information and Communication technologies applicable to LIS profession. This year's Seminar will give an overview on Web 2.0 technology tools like RSS feeds, Wikis, Mashup, Blogs, etc., and customize those to Library & Information services. There will also be a session dealing with career building strategies and alternate carrier opportunities for LIS professionals. Registration fee: Rs. 150/- for Students and Rs. 350/- for budding professionals. Please do note that no arrangements for accommodation are being made for outstation participants. Number of participants restricted to 40 (due to Space constraint), it will be first come first served basis. Kindly bring this to the attention of the budding professionals and encourage them to attend the seminar. Participants will get an opportunity to interact with fellow professionals working in the industry and academia. For further information, please visit the Seminar website at: http://ncsi-net.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/workshop/ Registration form is available at: http://ncsi-net.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/workshop/registration2010.html With regards NCSI-Net Coordinators Shivaram BS ICAST, CSIR-NAL Kodihalli Bangaluru-560017 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Workshop on E-learning & Multimedia for Education at JNU on 3 Nov
by Puna Das 01 Nov '10

01 Nov '10

Special Centre for Sanskrit Studies (SCSS), JNU & Communication & Information Services (CIS), JNU are organising a one-day workshop on E-learning & Multimedia for Education on Wednesday, 3rd November, 9am at Committee Room(1st Floor), Special Centre for Sanskrit Studies, JNU, New Delhi Click for programme: http://www.jnu.ac.in/Events/workshop_schedule.doc All are cordially invited. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dr. 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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Fwd: request
by Manoj Verma 31 Oct '10

31 Oct '10

dear professional one of researcher is urgently requires following articles- *Open source in libraries : an introduction and overview *Mr. Alan Poulter library review Volume 59 issue 9Published: 2010 If you have then provide me. Thanking you yours-- *MANOJ KUMAR (**मनोज कुमार)* * M.Sc.(Phys), MLISc,M.PHIL.(LIS), Ph.D. (contd.) ADCA,UGC-NET(June & Dec.2006)* *LIBRARIAN* *Dr. Ambedkar Government P.G. College, Unchahar, Raebareli UP-229404* www.dagpgcunchahaar.o <http://www.dagpgcunchahaar.org/>rg -- *MANOJ KUMAR (**मनोज कुमार)* * M.Sc.(Phys), MLISc,M.PHIL.(LIS), ADCA,UGC-NET(June & Dec.2006)* *LIBRARIAN* *Dr. Ambedkar Government P.G. College, Unchahar, Raebareli UP-229404* www.dagpgcunchahaar.o <http://www.dagpgcunchahaar.org/>rg -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Prof. A. C. Tikekar - A Tribute
by Syed Sajjad Ahmed 30 Oct '10

30 Oct '10

Dear Library Friends, It is indeed shocking to hear the sad demise of Prof. A. C. Tikekar last thursday in Mumbai. I was knowing him since I was a student of M.Lib.Sc. at Mumbai University way back in 1987-88. He was an excellent teacher and a great Librarian. In fact, Prof. Tikekarji had held with distinction the office of the Librarian and as the HOD of Library Science at the Mumbai University before retiring in 1996. He earned the respect and admiration of his students and all the library fraternity for his dedication, sense of service and innate simplicity. His services to the Indian Library field shall always be remembered. May his soul rest in Peace. Grieved Student!, Syed Sajjad Ahmed Senior Cataloger Box 1910, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals Library Dhahran - 31261, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Phone : (9663)-8603008 - Office Fax : (9663)-8603018 - Office Email : sjahmed(a)kfupm.edu.sa Personal Home Page: http://staff.kfupm.edu.sa/library/sjahmed/ Save a tree. Don't print this e-mail unless it's really necessary -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Announcement of Vacancy position of Librarian in KVS
by Anurag 30 Oct '10

30 Oct '10

The Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan announces the vacancy of Librarian in the Pay Scale of 9,300-34,800 Plus 4,200 Grade Pay. For detail, please login http://www.kvsangathan.nic.in/recruitment.htm with regards, Anurag Shrivastava LIBRARIAN KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA MADHUPUR, JHARKHAND+919386650890 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Sad Demise of Prof. Arvind Tikekar
by sandeep bhavsar 29 Oct '10

29 Oct '10

Dear Professional friends, We are very much shocked to sad demise of noted scholar in Library Science and Great Librarian of University of Mumbai Prof. Arvind Tikekar . May the almighty grant peace to the departed soul. Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr. V N BRIMS Thane -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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12th MANLIBNET CONVENTION AT JAIPUR
by Lata Suresh 29 Oct '10

29 Oct '10

Sub: 12th MANLIBNET CONVENTION on " KNOWLEDGE DISSEMINATION THROUGH LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION CENTRES: SHARING KNOWLEDGE FOR THE FUTURE to be held from Nov 22,2010 to Nov 24, 2010. Dear friends, Due to the overwhelming response from the participants from all over the country, we regret to inform you all that it may not be possible for us to accept spot registrations. Those who are willing to participate need to send their registration form latest by Nov 10, 2010 positively. Please log on to www.manlibnet.in for details and registration form. IIHMR has well equipped computer labs hence, we are also organising a pre-conference tutorial (Half Day) on the techniques of digitizing documents. Also, a special lecture would be organised on Stress Management. Complete programme would be sent to all the participants shorlty. Note : Paper submission deadline closed. Thanks and regards Lata Suresh Organising Secretary, 12th MANLIBNET CONVENTION Manager- Library and Documentation Centre ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Institute of Health Management Research (IIHMR) No.1, Prabhu Dayal Marg, Sanganer Airport Jaipur - 302011 Rajasthan INDIA Ph : + 91 141 3924700-730 etx 727 Fax: + 91 141 3924738 URL : www.iihmr.org, http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=712694941, http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/profile.php?id=1021736909 Email : lata(a)iihmr.org, suresh.lata(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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Re: [LIS-Forum] Prof. Tikkekar's demise
by Jai Haravu 28 Oct '10

28 Oct '10

I was very saddened to hear of the passing away of Prof. Tikkekar. He was a thorough professional and uncompromising when it came to his teaching and research. May God give strength that his family may bear their loss. Haravu On 28-10-2010 11:55, lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in wrote: > Send LIS-Forum mailing list submissions to > lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > You can reach the person managing the list at > lis-forum-owner(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of LIS-Forum digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Information Related to M.Phil (Shams Raza) > 2. Sad Demise of Prof. Arvind Tikekar (sandeep bhavsar) > 3. Koha Workshop by CISSR, Kolkata (CISSR) > 4. Re: book bank scheme (Mailing List Admin) > 5. Impact Factor (Rasmita Mohanty) > 6. One day Meet on OPEN ACCESS (Dr. Ramesh B) > 7. Re: Want Some Information Related to Websites (ZAHID WANI) > 8. Indian Citation Index (IndianCitationIndex.com) Launched > (Puna Das) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 22:19:46 +0530 > From: Shams Raza<shamsraza(a)gmail.com> > To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > Subject: [LIS-Forum] Information Related to M.Phil > Message-ID: > <AANLkTimwEg6O0Xgiy_w5yx_OuNVcOAyxJ_R0JHCZgH-o(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Dear All, I want study corresponds M.Phil in Lib.& Info.Sci. so anybody > suggest good university....and this university is valid > and supervisor can help me for completing my M.Phil > > -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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27th Annual Convention of SIS & Conference on "Open Access: Gateway to Open Innovation"
by narayan ghosh 28 Oct '10

28 Oct '10

Request for registration 27th Annual Convention of the Society for Information Science & Conference on “Open Access: Gateway to Open Innovation” Organized by: The Society for Information Science in association with Indian Institute of Chemical Biology and Bose Institute, Kolkata Date: 24th to 26th November, 2010 Venue: Bose Institute Auditorium, 93/1, A P C Road, Rajabazar, Kolkata Theme: Open Access: Gateway to Open Innovation Areas Covered: Open Access Initiatives Open Access: Paths & Players Open Access Repositories Open Access: Data Harvesting /Mining Open Knowledge Network Open Source Software and DiscoveryOpen Standards Open Source Licensing and DiffusionOpen Innovation Resource Persons: Prof. Subbiah Arunachalam, Prof. A.R.D. Prasad, DRTC, Bangalore, Dr. Parthasarathi Mukhopadhyay, BU Mr. Sukhdev Singh, NIC, New Delhi, Dr. Francis Jayakanthan, NCSI, Bangalore, Dr. Madhan Muthu,,, ICRISAT, Dr. K. K. Kochukoshy, CRL, Kolkata, Dr. Murari P Tapaswi, NIO, Goa, Dr. Zakir Thomas, CSIR, NewDelhi, Dr. Shefalika Samaddar, MNNIT, Allahabad, Dr. R R Hirwani, URDIP, Pune Last date for Registration: 9th November, 2010 For further details pl visit url: http://www.sisconference2010.org Regards, N C Ghosh Organizing Secretary, SIS Conference, 2010 Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, 4, Raja S C Mullick Road, Kolkata-700032, Phone: (033) 24995713/2473-3491/3493, Extn.713/769 Mobile: 09432248877, E-mail: ncghosh@iicb.res.in;librarian@iicb.res.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Indian Citation Index (IndianCitationIndex.com) Launched
by Puna Das 27 Oct '10

27 Oct '10

Indian Citation Index (IndianCitationIndex.com) Launched India is contributing good amount of knowledge contents to world literature but there is no tool for evaluation and measurement of its impact, quality and quantity. Accordingly, Indian researchers, scholars, policy makers, decision takers, funding agencies and others too have been facing a big problem to perform/assess the contribution/contributors objectively. At international level few tools/databases like WoS and SCOPUS are available but coverage of Indian knowledge contents in these databases are negligible. Therefore, these tools/databases are not adequate to evaluate/analyze India's knowledge contents. As is known that to come over such limitation, few of the countries, like China, Korea, Japan etc. have already brought out their own citation indexes for proper evaluation and representation of their R&D contribution. With the same approach and bridge existing gap, I am happy to inform you that the "Indian Citation Index (ICI)" has come in existence for the benefit of R&D community including researchers, planers, decision makers, funding agencies etc. and it is ready/available for users w.e.f. 25th October 2010. Indian Citation Index (ICI) is a home grown citation database, planned to have multidisciplinary information/knowledge contents from about 1000 top Indian scholarly journals. It provides powerful search engine to perform search and evaluate researchers, policy makers, decision makers, institutions, subjects, city, state etc. Presently, ICI have five years back files data depth of 400 plus journals which would go over to 1000 journals by March/April 2011. ICI is equipped with all major search features including analytics to serve the requirements of users. Also, by the end of December 2010, few more specific and elaborative search features will be in place to meet local needs more specifically. Indian Citation Index (ICI) is developed by a society named "The Knowledge Foundation" which is fully supported by M/s Divan Enterprise. ICI as a product for sale, distribution, enter into agreements, receive revenue etc is exclusively owned by M/s Divan Enterprise. The ICI may be accessed by its URL: www.indiancitationindex.com. We are happy to announce that Indian Citation Index (ICI) has been launched on 25th October 2010 at New Delhi, India. For further details please contact: Prakash Chand Head ICI Project & Former Scientist, NISCAIR Email: prakash[at]indiancitationindex.com www.indiancitationindex.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dr. 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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Re: [LIS-Forum] Want Some Information Related to Websites
by ZAHID WANI 27 Oct '10

27 Oct '10

Dear Reza, There are no free movie sites to my knowledge, but we have umpteen torrent sites which gives you opportunity to download audio, video, software etc. but most of these items are copyrighted and hence allowing access to these contents is in violation of the same. So you can download movies from torrent sites at you own risk. some of the famous torrent sites are www.piratebay.com www.btjunkie.org www.torrentroom.com -- Regards *Dr. Zahid Ashraf Wani Assistant Professor Department of Library & Information Science, University of Kashmir, J&K Cell:91-9596410521* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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One day Meet on OPEN ACCESS
by Dr. Ramesh B 27 Oct '10

27 Oct '10

Dear Modarator The Bangalore University, Dept. of Library and Information Science is planning to organise ONE DAY MEET on OPEN ACCESS WEEK on 30th October 2010. We are herewith enclosing the One day meet invitation to post in your LIS FORUM for vider circulation. with kind regards, Dr. Ramesh BANGALORE UNIVERSITY Dept. of Library and Information Science Cordially invites you for the “One Day Meet” on “World Open Access Week” ‘LECTURE PRESENTATIONS’ on Saturday, 30th October 2010 Dr. A.Y. Asundi Former Professor & Chairman Dept. of Library and Information Science Topic: Introduction to Open Source Software 11.00 a.m. to 12.00 p.m. Dr. M. Krishnamurthy Asst. professor, DRTC-ISI, Bangalore Topic: Features & Application of Library Open Source Software 12.00 p.m. to 1.30p.m. Dr. H.S. Siddamallaiah Principal, Library and Information Science NIMHANS, Bangalore Topic: Trade & Fatalistic approach of Open Source Software 2.30p.m. to 3.30pm. Venue: Dept. of Library and Information Science Sneha Bhavan, Jnanabharathi Campus Bangaluru – 560 056 YOU ARE INVITED Staff and Students Dr. T.D. Kemparaju Professor and Chairman ******************* Dr. RAMESHA READER DEPT. OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE, BANGALORE UNIVERSITY JNANA BHARATHI BANGALORE - 560 0056 E-mail: bramesha(a)rediffmail.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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