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A Personal Librarian For Every First Year Student
by J K Vijayakumar 16 Sep '10

16 Sep '10

An interesting and great idea for academic libraries. (From Drexel University website) Drexel University is aiming to personalize the experience by establishing the “Personal Librarian Program.” Through this program, each of the 2750 entering freshmen is assigned to a librarian. “The program is a natural extension of what libraries have done for a long time, but now we are adding a more personal element,” said Dean of Libraries at Drexel Danuta A. Nitecki. Read the full-text at http://www.drexel.edu/news/headlines/a-personal-librarian-for-every-drexel-… ------------------ Dr. J. K. VIJAYAKUMAR, Science & Technology Specialist Librarian, King Abdullah University of Science & Technology, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Applications for the post of Data Analyst at Bangalore
by sujata 16 Sep '10

16 Sep '10

Dear All, Thanks a ton for the massive response for our Delhi position, correspondingly we are looking for dynamic candidate for our Banglore Office as well. Company Profile: Paprika Media is a publishing house, deals in editorial, designing, production, distribution and marketing solutions, Paprika Media has tied up with UK-based publishing company, Time Out, to publish Indian editions of the magazine. Paprika Media marks the Essar Group’s foray into the publishing industry. Eligibility Criteria: Bachelor of Library and Information Science (B.L.I.Sc) from reputed University. Experience: 0-1 Year Desirable Experience: At least 3-6 months experience in Cataloguing and Indexing Digital Assets; Hands on experience on Data Harvesting, Metadata applications; Basic knowledge of Photo Editing Software; and Familiarity with Portals and Meta search engines. Job Description: Digitization of Text and Images content with comprehensive tagging; Identification and conversion of various file formats; and Assist in DMS and other ongoing projects of company. Interested candidates may apply with full details of their Educational Qualification and Experience and post applied for to, Mr. Sabin Sashi Officer- Admin & HR - TOB | Paprika Media Pvt. Limited | #5&6, Jalbhavan, 1st Stage, 1st Phase, BTM Layout, Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore - 560029 | Karnataka | India | T +91 9663326567 | +91 080 42698511 Ext.: 211 | E sabin(a)paprikamedia.com | www.essar.com | Regards, Sujata Jadhav Manager Information (Digital) | Paprika Media Pvt. Limited | Essar House , 11 , K .K.Marg,Mahalaxmi , Mumbai - 400034 | Maharashtra | India | T +91 9867106931 | +91 22 66601111 Ext.: 4462 | E sujata(a)paprikamedia.com | www.essar.com | -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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interview for temporary trainee on monday at 2.30PM at JRD Tata Memorial library, IISc, Bangalore-12
by ksc＠library.iisc.ernet.in 16 Sep '10

16 Sep '10

Dear all, those who fufil the necessary qualification as per message posted on 13th sep can attend the interview on Monday at 2.30PM, i.e 20th sep 2010. All are requested to come around 2PM and submit their Biodata in the office. wishing you all the best chudamani -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for 'Survey-Internet Resources on LIS Marketing'
by annak Kaushik 15 Sep '10

15 Sep '10

Dear Sir/ Madam As part of my research study I am undertaking an online survey of library and information professionals  who have interest in marketing.  Responses about interest in marketing, searching and finding information on the subject shall be studied.  The information supplied will be used only for academic purposes and shall not be disclosed to any individual or institution.  Please could you spare a few minutes of your time to complete the survey. You may please click the link below or copy it into your web browser to participate in the survey: http://www.kwiksurveys.com?s=HKNLFK_388c6bcb  [Internet Resources on LIS Marketing: Searching and Finding Information] Thanks for your time! Sincerely yours,  Anna Kaushik (Research Scholar Dept. of Library & Infromation Sc. V M Open University)  E-mail: annakaushik@rediffmail.com body { background: #FFF; } -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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SATKAL Awards: Call for Nominations
by Jagtar Singh 15 Sep '10

15 Sep '10

SATKAL Awards: Call for Nominations Nominations are invited for the SATKAL Awards 2010. These Awards are given each year to individuals for their perceptible contribution to the Library and Information services and for advancement of librarianship. The closing date for receiving nominations is 30 September 2010. Kindly send your nominations for: * Punjab National Librarian Award * Young Librarian Award * Woman Librarian Award * School Librarian Award Eligibility The Library and Information Science professionals working in India or outside India of Indian Nationality/ origin are eligible to apply. Age Limit: For Young Librarian Award, professionals must be below 45 years. The nominations can be either self nominations or nominated by a senior professional. In case of school librarian it should be recommended by the principal of the school. Written nominations must include Name of the nominee, job title, organization, mailing address, phone no., email address, award category, a detailed profile highlighting the educational & professional experience, significant contributions made in the field of library and information science/services, publications, a paragraph (one page) justifying nomination for the award. Please send the nominations on or before 30 September 2010 to: Dr. Raj Kumar, General Secretary, SATKAL & University Librarian, A.C. Joshi Library, Panjab University, Chandigarh-160014 Email: rajkumar196(a)yahoo.co.in Cell phone: 09417461789 Landline: 0172 2548159 Kindly write “SATKAL AWARD 2010” on the top of the envelope and enclose a signed copy of the profile. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ANNA CENTENARY LIBRARY , CHENNAI
by smith davis 15 Sep '10

15 Sep '10

One of the landmark libraries in the country, the Anna Centenary Library at Kotturpuram would be thrown open to the public by Chief Minister M Karunanidhi on today 15.09.10. In every sense a world-class repository of books, the library, spread over eight acres, would be the second biggest of its kind in Asia and the biggest in South Asia. At any given time, about 1,250 persons can be seated. An eco-friendly green library, whose foundation was laid in 2008, the building boasts of natural lighting for better reading and houses more than 1.2 million books, e-journals, e-books and a wide range of publications on assorted subjects. Jawaharlal Nehru University, IITs and IIMs have been requested to provide their online public access catalogs to enable procurement of the same titles by ACL. On the ground floor, more than 40,000 books, besides journals and short films, await children. The fully air-conditioned building has a special carpeted floor for them. There are artificial trees, walls adorned with cartoon characters and a lush green landscape, all brought to life by art director and master craftsman Thotta Tharani. The floor has been designed in Lilliputian style including wooden chairs, tables and book racks. And if one is hungry, there is a state-of-the-art food court. The library has a separate section in the ground floor for the visually impaired, containing 25,000 braille enabled titles, with a facility to convert any book in to its braille equivalent. On the fourth floor, one can have a look at a collection of Tamil manuscripts. MY HEARTY WISHES TO TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT . SMITH D MALIAKKAL LIBRARIAN NCERC THRISSUR, KERALA -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Global awareness Programme
by Benny M D 15 Sep '10

15 Sep '10

Dear Professionals, We are looking for a good resource for our Global Awareness Programme in the Middle School. Our interest is in resources which are updatable at least once in every 6 months and which primarily consist of worldwide newspaper and magazine articles on a range of themes (in a ring binder) which are added to when the supplement comes out. The themes should include topics such as global warming, medical ethics, social responsibility, international relations, poverty eradication, disease control, politics, etc. In case if any of you are using similar resources in your school kindly provide the details. Best wishes Benny M.D. HoD, Department of Library The International School Bangalore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ubutu help
by SRH 15 Sep '10

15 Sep '10

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message from Dr. M.Satyanarayana
by Meruvu. satyanarayana 15 Sep '10

15 Sep '10

Please put this message in lis-forum for all the practicing librarians. The practicing Academic librarian is a teacher because of the following reasons 1. He involves in the teaching activity . Teaching is the act of imparting knowledge, skills, providing activities,materials, direction and guidance by way of lecture, demonstration, seminar or any other approriate method that facilitate learning of students in an educational Institution. 2. The Andhra Pradesh Universities Act,1991given the definition of the expression of Teacher as Teacher means, Professor, Reader, Lecturer in a college and such other persons giving instruction in a college as may be declared by the stutues to be Teacher. 3. The expression Teacher of the University is also defined under section 2(23) of Andhra Pradesh Universities Act, 1991 which reads " Teachers of the University means Teachers appointed by the University to give instruction or guide reasearch in the University and Constituent Colleges" Dr. M.Satyanrayana Librarian, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IATLIS Awards: Call for Nominations, Closing Date: 15 October 2010
by Jagtar Singh 15 Sep '10

15 Sep '10

IATLIS Awards – Call for nominations Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS) invites nominations from LIS teachers / professionals / researchers for the following three awards: 1. IATLIS – Motiwale Best LIS Teacher Award, 2. IATLIS – Mrs. Ratna Laxman Rao Best Woman LIS Teacher / Professional Award 3. IATLIS – Prof. S.P. Narang Research Promotion Award Eligibility for IATLIS – Motiwale Best LIS Teacher Award, and IATLIS – Mrs. Ratna Laxman Rao Best Woman LIS Teacher / Professional Award: Executive Council Members of IATLIS are not eligible to be nominated for these awards. The nominee should have at least 10 years of teaching experience at the post-graduate level or 10 years professional experience at a senior level, and should be in service. A person can receive the award only once and one person can nominate only one LIS teacher / professional at a time. Nominations on plain paper should be accompanied by bio-data, list of publications, details of professional activities, and contribution to IATLIS activities. Eligibility for IATLIS – Prof. S. P. Narang Research Promotion Award: For this year’s award, nominations only of students registered for Ph.D. in a recognized university would be considered. The nominee should not be a full-time employee. Nominations should be sent on a plain paper along with bio-data, progress report of research work, and research papers (published/accepted for publication), if any. The nominations will be considered by an Awards Committee constituted by the IATLIS Executive Committee. An award will not be given in case majority of the Committee Members feel that no one has been found suitable for that award. Nominations in quadruplicate (four copies) with all the required documents should reach Dr. Trishanjit Kaur, General Secretary, IATLIS, Department of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002 (Punjab) on or before 15 October 2010. In addition to four copies of nominations in hard copy form, a soft copy of nominations should also be sent to the General Secretary, IATLIS by email at iatlis.patiala(a)gmail.com. No communication other than nominations will be entertained and the decision of the Awards Committee will be final. Dr. Trishanjit Kaur, General Secretary, IATLIS iatlis.patiala(a)gmail.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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XXVII IATLIS National Conference: Call for papers and participation
by Jagtar Singh 15 Sep '10

15 Sep '10

*XXVII IATLIS * *NATIONAL CONFERENCE 2010* 17-19 November 2010 ON THE THEME *Emerging Challenges and Lingering Issues in LIS Education, Research and Training*** *Invitation and call* *for papers* Organised by Department of Library and Information Science & Jayakar Library The University of Pune Pune, 411 007 Maharashtra www.lib.unipune.ac.in *IATLIS:* Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS) (founded 1969) is a professional association of about 600 teachers and professionals in Library and Information Science in India. Since its inception in 1969, IATLIS has been active in taking up several issues of LIS Education in India especially relating to the development of curriculum, teaching methods, infrastructure, teachers training etc. It actively works for the promotion of the professional interests of LIS teachers. As part of its activities, it conducts national seminars, workshops, training programmes, etc. It brings out its official organ ‘IATLIS Communication’ besides publishing pre-conference volumes. This year the annual IATLIS conference is going to be held at the Department of Library and Information Science, University of Pune, Pune – 411 007, Maharashtra from17-19 November 2010. The theme of the conference is “*Emerging Challenges and Lingering Issues in LIS Education, Research and Training*”. *About Pune:* Pune, rightly called* “Queen of the **Deccan**”, *is located at an altitude of 646m from the sea level and is 192 kms from Mumbai, surrounded on all sides by mountains from the Sahayadri range (Western Ghats). This city has been settled on the confluence of two rivers called Mutha and Mula, Pune. Pune is a historical city with great traditions. For almost a century, the Pune city served as ‘*de facto’* capital of the Maratha Empire which dominates much of the history of India during the 19th century. * * *About the **University** of **Pune* – *The Host* The University of Pune, the leading university in India was established in 1949. It has been instrumental in the rapid spread of education in rural areas and among the weaker sections of the society. The presence of the institutions of national importance including the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing ( C-DAC), Inter University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics ( IUCAA), Education Media Research Centre (EMRC), Bioinformatics Centre and UGC Regional Centre has been made this campus a place of vigorous academic pursuits and intense intellectual activities. The University of Pune has been awarded a Five Star by NAAC and under Potential for Excellence Scheme of the UGC; University of Pune made excellent progress. *Department of Library and Information Science:* The Development of Library and Information Science was established in 1958 with a one – year Diploma course in Library Science. Since 2002 the Department is conducting two years Integrated MLISc course with Semester and Credit System. It has also introduced a number of optional papers. The Department has started regular and vacational M.Phil. programmes in 2006 and 2008 respectively. So far more than 50 research scholars have been awarded Ph.D degree. The Department is regularly organizing workshops, seminars, training programmes and other academics and professional programmes at State, Regional and National levels to meet the demands of the professionals of the region in particular. *Jayakar Library: * The University Library named after Dr. Mukund Ramrao Jayakar, the first Vice-Chancellor of Pune University started in 1950 with the books donated by Dr. Jayakar himself. Located in a spacious building with (90000 sq.ft. area) a huge reading hall is very close to the main building of the university. The Jayakar library is rich in its collection and services. It has a collection of over 500,000 volumes covering all types reading materials. The rare books and manuscripts collection in the library is an invaluable assets for the scholars. The library receives 210 print and more than 10,000 online journals. It has strong collection of audio-visual materials. The library has developed digital library which cover manuscripts, rare books and letter of prominent leaders of India. It is the first university library to implement RFID technology in India. ** *Theme of the Conference:* *Emerging Challenges and Lingering Issues in LIS Education, Research and Training (LISERT)* * * *Sub Themes:* The theme covers many lingering issues and challenges in LIS Education, research and training (LISERT), but a few sub themes are listed below: - Role and status of LISERT, particularly in the less developed countries - LIS Education – Holistic approach: mandate, manpower planning, levels, accreditation, technological determinism, infrastructure, internship, faculty and students, learning resources - Learning styles and teaching methodologies - Open and Distance Learning - Privatization and commercialization in LIS education - Critical appraisal of LIS research - Training issues and concerns for LIS - Globalization in LISERT with special reference to developing countries - Impact of ICTs on LISERT - Cooperation, collaboration partnership in LISERT *Call for Papers:* Papers are invited on the theme “*Emerging Challenges and Lingering Issues in LIS Education, Research and Training” *and its sub-themes listed above, but not limited to the above mentioned facets only. These facets are indicative only; papers addressing any other aspect of the theme are also welcome. The paper should not be more than three thousand words. Please send a hard copy of your paper processed in Microsoft Word 2003 to Dr. Trishanjit Kaur, General Secretary, IATLIS, Dept of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002 (Punjab), and also as an email attachment to iatlis.patiala(a)gmail.com latest by 07 October 2010. The paper should include title, name and address of author (s), abstract, and keywords. Use the APA Style Manual for preparing the paper. For further information about the APA Style access the link: http:// www.wooster.edu/psychology/APA-crib.html *Registration fee: * * * Indian Delegates: Sponsored: Rs. 3500/- Non-Sponsored: Rs. 3000/- Retired Professionals: Rs. 1500/- Local Participants: Rs. 2000/- Accompanying Person: Rs. 2000/- Students (Residential): Rs. 900/- Student (Local): Rs. 600/- Foreign Delegates: SARRC Countries: $ 150 Other Countries: $ 250 *Delegates who register on the spot will have to pay 10% extra registration fee.* *Non-Members of IATLIS shall be required to pay additional Rs.200/- to IATLIS as participation fee. * * * *Included in the registration fee are the conference kit, conference volume, accommodation, and meals for the days of the conference. Authors who send Demand Draft for Rs. 500/- along with their papers in favour of Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS), payable at Patialashall pay Rs. 500/- less as registration fee. Delegates are requested to include registration fees for accompanying person. Accompanying persons shall not be entitled for conference kits. Delegates are requested to include registration fees for accompanying person while forwarding their registration forms since it would not be possible to entertain last minute requests in view of shortage of accommodation. Delegates are also requested to intimate their travel plan in advance to avoid any inconvenience. The registration form should be sent latest by 10 November 2010 to:* Prof. S. K. Patil, Organizing Secretary, XXVII IATLIS National Conference 2010 Department of Library and Information Science, University of Pune, Pune – 411007 Email: skpatil(a)unipune.ac.in *Accommodation:* Accommodation in University and other guest houses will be arranged by the local organizing committee for which prior information has to be provided well in time. Organizing committee may also help in finding accommodation in hotels on request for which the participants have to pay on their own. Registration fee for those who prefer to stay in hotels will be Rs. 2000/- only. *Climate and Clothing:* Winters are quite comfortable in this part of the country. Temperature during winter (November/December) varies from 15°C to 22°C. Delegates are requested to bring light woolen clothes. *How to Reach Pune:* * * - Pune city is well connected through rail, air and road. The Pune University campus is 8 km from railway station and about 20 kms from airport and may be reached by rickshaw, city buses and taxi services*.* *Important Dates:* - Last date for sending abstracts: 19 September 2010 - Last date for sending full paper: 07 October 2010 - Notification of accepted papers: 19 October 2010 - Last date for registration: 10 November 2010 - Conference Dates: 17–19 November 2010 We extend a very cordial invitation to all LIS teachers and librarians for participation in XXVII IATLIS National Conference 2010. * **XXVII IATLIS National Conference, 17-19 November 2010, Dept. of Library & Information Science* *University** of **Pune**, Pune –411 007* * * *REGISTRATION FORM* * * Name (Prof./Dr./Mr./Mrs/Ms.): ______________________________________________ Name of Accompanying Person (if any): ______________________________________ Designation: _____________________________________________________ Institution: _____________________________________________________ Mailing Address: _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ E-mail: ___________________________________________ Phone: (R)______________________(O)____________________(M)____________________ *Payment Details*: Bank Daft No. _________________ dated ______________ Amount (Rs.) _______________ (Drawn *in favour of* “*The Registrar, **University** of **Pune*”, payable at “*Pune”* Drawn on (Bank) ________________________________________________ Whether Accommodation required: Yes / No If yes, number of persons : ________ Arrival Details (Train No., Date, Time etc.):____________________________________ ___________________________________ Signature *Organizing Committee:* * * *Chief Patron* Dr. R.K. Shevgaonkar, *Vice Chancellor, *University of Pune, Pune Prof. Jagtar Singh*, President, IATLIS*, Dept. of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002 (Punjab).Ph.-0175-3046179, 3046180 Email: jagtar.kindu(a)gmail.com, iatlis.patiala(a)gmail.com Dr. Trishanjit Kaur, *General Secretary, IATLIS*, Dept. of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002 (Punjab).Ph.-0175-3046179, 3046180 Email: trishanjit.kaur(a)gmail.com Prof S. K. Patil, *Organizing Secretary*, IATLIS Conference 2010, Dept. of Library and Information Science, University of Pune, Pune-411007. Ph. 020-25695549. Cell: 094204 26338. Email: skpatil(a)unipune.ac.in Dr. Jagtar Singh, President, IATLIS jagtar.kindu(a)gmail.com Tel: + 91 (0) 175-3046179 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ISiM@five Special Lecture-September 15,2010
by Shalini Urs 14 Sep '10

14 Sep '10

The International School of Information Management University of Mysore As part of its 5th Anniversary celebrations has organized a special lecture on Computing for Socio-Economic Development at Microsoft Research India By Dr. Edward Cutrell Researcher Manager, Technology for Emerging Markets Group Microsoft Research India, Bangalore Date: September 15, 2010 | Time: 3:30 PM Venue: International School of Information Management, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore 570006 Speaker Bio: Dr. Edward Cutrell, is the Research Manager of the "Technology for Emerging Markets Group" at Microsoft Research India, Bangalore, He is a cognitive psychologist with a background in cognitive neuroscience and has been working in the field of human-computer interaction (HCI) for more than a decade. Ed's research concerns the exploration and measurement of human interactions with information technology. Over the years, he has worked on a broad range of HCI topics, including input technologies, visual perception and graphics, intelligent notifications and disruptions, and interfaces for search and personal information management. His current research focuses on Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICTD). In this work, he seeks to understand how people in the world's poor communities interact with information technologies and explores new ways for technology to meet their needs and support their socio-economic development. The Technology for Emerging Markets (TEM) group at Microsoft Research (MSR) India addresses the needs and aspirations of people in the world's developing communities. Their research targets people who are increasingly consuming computing technologies and services, as well as those for whom access to computing remains largely out of reach. TEM is a multidisciplinary group engaged in a range of technical and social-science research, working in the areas of ethnography, sociology, political science, economics, and psychology. This has enabled TEM to understand the social context of technology and how it relates to individual users. TEM also does technical research in hardware and software to devise solutions that are designed for emerging and underserved markets in rural and urban environments. In this lecture, Dr. Cutrell will give an overview of the TEM group and highlights two projects his team has been involved with one, which is a study seeking to understand how information technologies are used by very low income residents of urban slums, and another, which attempts to provide Wikipedia and other digital content offline using DVDs --- Shalini Dr. Shalini Urs Executive Director and Professor International School of Information Management University of Mysore Mysore - 570006 Phone : + 91 821 2514699 Fax : + 91 821 2519209 www.isim.ac.in ISiM - Management School of IT. Technology School for IM -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Submission of Representation to UGC Anomalies
by Mailing List Admin 14 Sep '10

14 Sep '10

Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2010 03:18:17 -0700 (PDT) From: Dr.Nabi Hasan <nabihasan72(a)yahoo.com> I think all the DOs should submit the representations directly to the UGC/MHRD Regards, -- Dr. Nabi Hasan Deputy Librarian, Central Library Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India Hauz Khas, New Delhi - 110 016 Phone - +91-11-2659-1452 (Work), 9560978667 (Mobile) FAX: +91-11-26596759 E-mail: hasan(a)library.iitd.ac.in Web: http://web.iitd.ac.in/~library/about/hasan.html ________________________________ From: Mailing List Admin <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Sent: Thursday, September 9, 2010 5:31:34 Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Submission of Representation to UGC Anomalies Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 11:45:41 +0530 (IST) From: loan fayaz <fayazlib(a)yahoo.co.in> Respected Sir, Plz take the whole library community in consideration. Upto 5th pay commssion Documentation Officer was in UGC pay scales but unfortunately in UGC 6th Pay commission, the Documentation Officer hasn't been enlisted. Some state universities are not treating them at par with Assist. Librarians now. It is a great hurdle for them. Plz take this thing into consideration while submitting the proposal. Thanking U in anticipation, Fayaz Lone (Documentation Officer) Centre of Central Asian Studies, University of Kashmir, Srinagar. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Panel Discussion on "Methods and Tools for Evaluating Research" at IIFT on 18/09/2010
by Puna Das 14 Sep '10

14 Sep '10

Ranganathan Research Circle Cordially invites you to XIIth Shri C.V. Subbarao Memorial Function at Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), B-21 Qutub Insitutional Area, New Delhi-16 on September 18th, 2010 Saturday at 10.00 A.M. till 2.00 P.M. Prof. Gangan Prathap, Director, NISCAIR, New Delhi Will deliver Shri C V Subbarao Memorial Lecture There will be a Panel Discussion on "Methods and Tools for Evaluating Research". Chair: Prof. Gangan Prathap Director, NISCAIR, New Delhi Panelists Dr. K. Satyanarayana, DDG, ICMR, New Delhi Shri. R P Gupta, Scientist E, Advisor to GOI, PMO Office, New Delhi Dr. N. Raghuram, Reader, Guru Gobind Singh Indra Prastha University, Delhi ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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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Need article
by Yusuf 14 Sep '10

14 Sep '10

Plz any having the subscription of this article please send to the undersigned Article details are- Title: Henry Evelyn Bliss — the other immortal, or a prophet without honour? Author: Vanda Broughton Journal: *Journal of Librarianship and Information Science* *March 2008 40: 45-58, * *http://lis.sagepub.com/content/40/1.toc* *doi:10.1177/0961000607086620 * ** *with regards* -- Mohd.Yusuf M.Phil. Deptt. of Library and Information Science University of Delhi Delhi 110007 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Users of Zotero
by Dr.D.P Prathap 14 Sep '10

14 Sep '10

dear colleagues I would like to know one or two people practically using Zoterofor management of bilbliographic references etc. Thanking you yours sincerely Technical officer (Library) Sugarcane Breeding Institute -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Senior Library & Information Officer at Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education, Dehradun (Uttarakhand)
by Vinod Singh 14 Sep '10

14 Sep '10

Dear Professionals, Post: 1. Senior Library & Information Officer (15600-39100, GP-7600): 1 (UR) Last date: Nov 15, 2010 Click here for advertisement, details & application form: http://www.icfre.org/UserFiles/File/advertisement_job/ICFRE-Advertisement-S… With regards, Vikusi Department of Library & Information Science University of Delhi Delhi-110007 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Deputy Librarian & Assistant Librarian at National Institute of Technology Agartala (Tripura)
by Vinod Singh 14 Sep '10

14 Sep '10

Dear Professionals, Posts: 1. Deputy Librarian: 1 (UR) 2. Assistant Librarian: 1 (UR) Last date: Oct 12, 2010 Click here: - Advertisement and details: http://www.nitagartala.in/NITAmain/news--events/recruitement/advt_nonteachi… - Application form: http://www.nitagartala.in/NITAmain/news--events/recruitement/appl_nonteachi… With regards, Vikusi Department of Library & Information Science University of Delhi Delhi-110007 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Assistant (Library) at BrahMos Aerospace, Hyderabad
by Vinod Singh 14 Sep '10

14 Sep '10

Dear Professionals, Post: 1. Assistant (Library): 1 (UR) B.Lib.Sc/B.Sc / B.Com with Masters in Library & Information Science ( M.Lib.Sc) with 3 years experience in application of Information Technology in Knowledge Management & Database Creation, knowledge of Universal Decimal Classification (UDC) and its application in special libraries and Collate Data in a reputed organisation. Last date: Extended upto Sep24, 2010. Click here: - Advertisement: http://www.brahmos.com/download/Advt_BM_Rect_10_10.pdf - Application form: Application Format BM_Rect_10_10_11.doc<http://www.brahmos.com/download/Application%20Format%20BM_Rect_10_10_11.doc> With regards, Vikusi Department of Library & Information Science University of Delhi Delhi-110007 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Professor, Associate Professor & Assistant Professor in Library & Information Science at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
by Vinod Singh 13 Sep '10

13 Sep '10

Dear Professionals Posts: 1. Professor (Code 1333): 1(SC) 2. Associate Professor (code 2484): 1 (SC) 3. Assistant Professor (Code 3689):1(SC) Last date: Sep 21, 2010 Click for advertisement page http://www.bhu.ac.in/rec.html Plz click all the corrigendum listed in sl. no. 3. With regards Vikusi Dept of Lib. & Info. Sci. University of Delhi Delhi-110007 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Transforming Scholarly Publishing through Open Access: A Bibliography
by Charles W. Bailey, Jr. 13 Sep '10

13 Sep '10

Transforming Scholarly Publishing through Open Access: A Bibliography is now available from Digital Scholarship: http://digital-scholarship.org/tsp/transforming.htm This bibliography presents over 1,100 selected English-language scholarly works useful in understanding the open access movement's efforts to provide free access to and unfettered use of scholarly literature. The bibliography primarily includes books and published journal articles. A limited number of book chapters, conference papers, dissertations and theses, magazine articles, technical reports, and other scholarly works that are deemed to be of exceptional interest are also included (see the "Preface" for further details about selection criteria). The bibliography includes links to freely available versions of included works. Most sources have been published from January 1, 1999 through August 1, 2010; however, a limited number of key sources published prior to 1999 are also included. The bibliography is available as a paperback and an open access PDF file. The following Digital Scholarship publications may also be of interest: (1) Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography, version 78 http://digital-scholarship.org/sepb/sepb.html (2) Digital Scholarship 2009 (paperback and open access PDF file) http://digital-scholarship.org/sepb/annual/ds2009.htm (3) Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography: 2008 Annual Edition (paperback, Kindle e-book, and open access PDF file) http://digital-scholarship.org/sepb/annual/sepb2008.htm (4) Digital Curation and Preservation Bibliography, version 1 http://digital-scholarship.org/dcpb/dcpb.htm Translate (oversatta, oversette, prelozit, traducir, traduire, tradurre, traduzir, or ubersetzen): http://digital-scholarship.org/announce/tsp.htm -- Best Regards, Charles Charles W. Bailey, Jr. Publisher, Digital Scholarship http://digital-scholarship.org/ A Look Back at 21 Years as an Open Access Publisher http://digital-scholarship.org/cwb/21/21years.htm -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Why Librarians' day on 12 August, When Ranganathan's birthday is on 9 August?
by Badan Barman 13 Sep '10

13 Sep '10

Respected group members, Saba Nasreen Bano <http://lislinks.com/profile/sabanasreenbano> posted a discussion over http://lislinks.com site. The title of which is "Why Librarians' day on 12 August, When Ranganathan's birthday is on 9 August?" : http://lislinks.com/forum/topics/why-librarians-day-on-12. We at our discussion forum unable to determine what is the right answer of the question. So, can anybody from other online group / forum will give focus on this issue? It will be a great help for all of us. The discussion is live over: http://lislinks.com/forum/topics/why-librarians-day-on-12 Thanking you Yours faithfully (Sri Badan Barman) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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vacancy of temporary trainees at JRD Tata Memorial library
by ksc＠library.iisc.ernet.in 13 Sep '10

13 Sep '10

The JRD Tata Memorial Library calls for applications for the following posts 1. Temporary trainee: (emoluments Rs. 6000) qualifications: First class degree with Ist class MLISc 2. Project trainee: (emoluments Rs 4000) Qualification: Ist class in BLISc or Ist class in Diploma in Lib sc or Ist class JOC Persons fulfilling these qualifications can walk into an interview on at JRD Tata Memorial Library on 20.9.2010 at 2.30PM . They must carry with them their biodata specifying their name, date of birth, father/gaurdian name, address of communication, contact no, qualification, marks card, experience certificate if any, etc. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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open letter to international publishers sent by a group of Chinese institutions
by Mailing List Admin 13 Sep '10

13 Sep '10

Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 22:08:47 -0700 (PDT) From: Subbiah Arunachalam <subbiah_a(a)yahoo.com> Friends: Here is an open letter to international publishers sent by a group of Chinese institutions. Indian science policy makers, directors of institutions, vice chancellors and senior scientists and scholars should support this initiative with a letter of their own to international publishers. Subbiah Arunachalam http://www.las.ac.cn/subpage/Information_Content.jsp?InformationID=5372 Joint Open Letter to International Publishers Scholarly journals and monographs are knowledge created by worldwide scientists and scholars. With the efforts of Chinese libraries and international publishers, China has introduced a large number of international full text STM journal databases in recent years, which has indeed improved the wide dissemination and sharing of knowledge, and has played an important role in the development of Chinese research and education. However, in recent years, the prices of international STM journals and their full text databases have continuously been increased well above the general CPI increase rate. Some went up annually at the rateof more than 10%, and a few have raised their prices even at an annual rate above 20%. This has dramatically pushed Chinese library acquisition expenses for international journals to double or even triple within no more than 10 years, causing some librariesto reduce the subscriptions. Facing the international financial crisis, many countries have kept their library budgets under strict caps or even cut library budgets, and Chinese libraries have also experienced severe pressures for rigorously controlling their subscription budgets. To our dismay and anger, a few international STM publishers, using their monopolistic position, recently demand to raise the subscription prices for their full-text database at a yearly rate of more than 14% for the next 3 years, despite of the fact that their prices have already had a yearly increase of more than 10% in the last contract period. Those publishers claimed that they aim to raise the Chinese users’ cost per article to that of most developed countries in Europe and America in 2020, completely ignoring the fact that China is still a developing country with GDP per capita and investment in research and education per capita still far below the average level of developed countries. Those publishers require that the growth of subscription fees for their products to be kept pace with the nominal growth rate of R&D investment in China, intentionally blind to the fact that China’s education and science are still at an early stage, and the spending coverage of Chinese R&D investment is usually far greater than those of similar institutions in developed countries. Those publishers care solely for their ownprofit growth targets, paying no real attention to the rights of China users to access to STM information and the actual Chinese economic situation. The sharp price rises they demand are simply far beyond any reasonable product price growth in the world and absolutely exceed the capacity of Chinese libraries. It is totally unreasonable, and categorically unacceptable. Libraries and publishers have mutual responsibility and common interest in promoting the wide dissemination of knowledge and in meeting people’s needs for information. The dutifully fulfillment of this responsibility and the reliable realization of the interest can only be based on an affordable, stable, and sustainable mechanism to protect users’ rights, to promote positive cooperation, and to establish long-term affordability, with a keen understanding of the social realities. Especially with the fast developing digital information networks, almost all the physical, technical, and even economic barriers of knowledge dissemination are fast being overcome, the open dissemination of knowledge and forceful protection of public interest become mainstream social needs. Any attempts to deprive user rights, reap extravagant profits, and to sabotage the STM supply chain, will not only harm users and libraries, destroy the stability of the STM information market, but will also inevitably hurt the long term self interests of those publishers. And because of the rigid constrains of library subscription funding, it will unquestionably attack the market shares of other STM publishers and reduce the vitality of the entire market. Therefore, we strongly require those publishers to act with a high sense of responsibilities to users, themselves, and the market, to respect the legitimate rights of Chinese users, and to develop a reasonable, realistic price policy and flexible subscription options in line with the Chinese conditions and economical realities, avoiding cutting off the access of Chinese users to their products and forcing them to re-allocate funding to other and many equally important resources. We also call upon all other international publishers to work together with libraries and user communities for the benefit of wide dissemination and utilization of knowledge, and to keep down the price changes of STM journals and databases and to maintain a reasonable, cooperative, and sustainable STM journal market. We, the undersigned libraries, promise to work together to fight the unreasonable high price increase, for the sake of China users’ long-term and legitimate rights and interests, and also for the interest of a sustainable STM information market. We are willing to work together actively and responsibly with all the publishers to discuss and explore appropriate and effective solutions to well balance the interests of users, publishers and libraries. Signatures of Library Representatives Library Name Duty National Science and Technology Library Yuan Haibo Director National Library of China Chen Li Associate Director National Science Library, Chinese Academy of Sciences Zhang Xiaolin Director Sun Tan Associate Director PekingUniversityLibrary ZhuQiang Director Xiao Long Associate Director TsinghuaUniversityLibrary Deng Jingkang Director FudanUniversityLibrary Ge Jianxiong Director Shanghai Library Zhou Deming Associate Director Instituteof Medical Information, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Dai Tao Director Agricultural Information Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Meng Xianxue Associate Director The Library of Renmin University of China Liu Chunhong Associate Director ChinaAgricultural University Library Pan Wei Associate Director TianjinAcademic Library and Information System Li Qiushi Director JilinUniversityLibrary Li Shuyuan Director ZhejiangUniversityLibraries Ma Jingdi Associate Director NanjingUniversityLibrary Shi Mei Associate Director SoutheastUniversityLibrary Li Aiguo Associate Director ShanghaiJiao Tong UniversityLibrary Lin Haoming Associate Director Xi’anJiaotong University Library Shao Jing Associate Director WuhanUniversityLibrary Liu Xia Associate Director HuazhongUniversityof Science & Technology Library Yuan Qing Associate Director SunYat-sen UniversityLibraries Luo Chunrong Associate Director Harbin Institute of Technology Library Yu Guang Associate Director DalianUniversityof Technology Library Liu Bin Associate Director BeijingNormal UniversityLibrary Huang Yanyun Associate Director PKU Health Science Library Wang Jinling Associate Director CapitalNormal UniversityLibrary Xiong Li Associate Director ShandongUniversityLibrary Jiang Baoliang Associate Director SichuanUniversityLibrary Lin Ping Associate Director XiamenUniversitylibraries Chen Xiaohui Associate Director ChongqingUniversityLibrary Peng Xiaodong Director LanzhouUniversityLibrary Sha Zhongyong Director CentralSouth UniversityLibrary Zhang Zengrong Director ZhengzhouUniversityLibrary Zhu Rong Associate Director September 1, 2010

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Invitation for NCSI-Net Lecture – 18th September 2010
by shivaram gowda 13 Sep '10

13 Sep '10

Dear Members I cordially invite you all for NCSI-Net lecture scheduled on 18th of September 2010 (Third Saturday) at NCSI Seminar hall at 11.00AM. Details of the Talk: Topic (tentative): Relevance of Dr. SR Ranganathan in 21st century Speaker: Dr. KN Prasad, Executive Officer, SRELS, Bangalore Date & Time: 18-09-2010 at 11.00 AM Venue: NCSI seminar hall, IISc, Bangalore Kindly confirm your participation to NCSI-Net coordinators 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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