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Open Theses accedes to NDLTD-will not display full text-updates on Open Thesis Issue
by Shalini 10 Feb '10

10 Feb '10

Hello LIS professionals, I reproduce below two mails one from Prof. Edward Fox, Director of NDLTD and another from Pete Celano of Open Thesis. These discussions give you a glimpse of not only the way NDLTD has been serving the cause of ETDs and also the issues involved and how a professional community can/should stand up to its values and beliefs. Happy reading! Shalini ---- Hi! Many thanks for your note, copied below, to the ETD listserv. I am glad that you have served the patent community, but patent documents are different from ETDs, calling for a different strategy. It is nice to hear that you wish to serve the ETD community. NDLTD is happy to work with partners, if we indeed can discuss and cooperate. John Hagen shared your draft announcement with me, and informed me that Gail, Thom, and he plan to talk with you about the press release and other matters. I am very glad they have been working with you, but was very concerned about your email today, and I'm rather unhappy with the tone of the press release, believing it mis-represents the current situation, and has other aspects that will be confusing and troublesome. Meanwhile, your recent action has, as was reported by R. Mutt, been harmful. As Executive Director of NDLTD I am writing to urge immediate action on your part to remove the full-texts ETDs that still appear from your site, e.g., http://www.openthesis.org/document/pdfView/22231.pdf As you have heard from others on our Board of Directors, you have taken a very unwise course of action, and may suffer serious consequences, even if you act now, but the situation will only get worse if you persist in illegal behavior. When you came to ETD 2009, I and others made it perfectly clear that we would be happy to discuss ways that you might assist the ETD community. But we never heard or saw any details about your plans until you put them in place in an inappropriate way. Reaching us was not hard, given information on our web site, and I personally gave you my contact information when we met in Texas (see also at the bottom of this message), so I am surprised and highly displeased by your failure to communicate your intentions, and by your unwise actions. Inviting the large number of subscribers to ETD-L to a phone discussion about this also seems very unwise. I hope people will not respond in numbers, complaining. I plan to call at 2pm EST tomorrow, though I already have another meeting at 2:30pm, so cannot stay long. But I am not sure how worthwhile it will be to talk now unless your actions demonstrate your willingness to cooperate. You launched your service 1/28, and though told on 2/2 about concerns, now, almost a week later, have not corrected the situation. The legal term is that I urge you to "cease and desist". I'd suggest after that a press release apologizing, and saying that you are exploring other types of services, which will be announced soon. We can work with you on your plan for services and on announcements, but I strongly urge you to delay those till after the dust has settled a bit. This note carries no commitment or endorsement, and in no way could be construed to protect your company from any legal action that others might bring to bear. My hope is solely to ensure that ill effects are reduced, and to help move things forward in a positive direction. Sincerely, Ed Fox (Edward A. Fox, Executive Director, NDLTD, fox(a)vt.edu, office +1-540-231-5113) On 2/8/2010 6:18 PM, Pete Celano wrote: > Ana and ETD professionals-- > > We're not going to display full-text from OAI; we heard you loud and clear; we'll make the change. > > Still, it's 2010 and ETDs are largely inaccessible or hard to access (keep in mind the web today favors a lack of friction; fewer clicks to get what you want). Â Patents once were the same way-- the province of paid subscription databases, till we took up the cause in 2004. Â Back then, a few hundred thousand folks per year could access patents worldwide. Â Now we serve 10 million or so people per month with free patent info, worldwide. > > With your help, we can expose ETDs to millions across the globe, in a way that fits your charter. Â We hope to work together with you in pragmatic ways; clearly there's no lack of passion among your members. > > We can drive a ton of traffic to your full-text links. Â And we will get ETDs you do NOT have, and will be sharing them via OAI. Â But how to work together in actionable ways, if you're willing? > > Join our call tomorrow at 2 pm EST (Feb 9th) if you can: Â the call-in # is 218 936 7988, the code is 64131. Â And you know our email: Â u(a)openthesis.org. > > We want yet more counsel and advice, and will tell you about a big new feature we aim to add. > > We can radically accelerate the cause of free ETDs with you. Â > > - Pete > 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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News: INFLIBNET starts ETD and E-Journal Hosting
by vjkjk＠yahoo.com 10 Feb '10

10 Feb '10

The Inflibnet Centre, Ahmedabad, has launched an online facility wherein students can submit electronic versions of their theses and dissertations for public access as well as faculty to submit their journals............... Source: The Indian Express Posted: Saturday , Feb 06, 2010 at 0524 hrs Ahmedabad: URL: http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Inflibnet-starts-online-journal-service-f… - Dr. J. K. Vijayakumar -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ISiM Seminar on Enterprise Content Management, 6th February 2010 - A Report
by Roopa 10 Feb '10

10 Feb '10

International School of Information Management University of Mysore, Mysore Seminar on Enterprise Content Management (ECM) February 6, 2010 ****** ECM in Pharma Research Enterprises by Dr. Arun Gowda Global Product Manager for Healthcare, Nokia & ECM in IT Enterprises by Mr. Arjun Thomas Consultant, Knowledge Management Office, Dell Perot Systems ****** The event started with Prof. Shalini Urs, Executive Director, ISiM welcoming the guests. Mr. Bhanu Potta, faculty for ECM to the M.Tech students of ISiM, then introduced the two guests - Dr. Arun Gowda and Mr. Arjun Thomas. Of the two speakers, Dr. Arun Gowda who is currently the Global Product Manager with Emerging Market Services Unit of Nokia was the first one to address the gathering. Dr. Arun delivered his lecture on the topic of ECM in Pharma Research Enterprises. He started off the presentation by pointing out that the latest cinematic blockbuster - AVATAR had a script that ran into 6000 pages and it grossed USD 2 bn worldwide. With that as yardstick, he asked the audience to imagine what amount of content must have been developed to bring out 'Lipitor' - cholesterol reducing drug by Pfizer grossing an yearly revenue of over USD 10 bn for over a decade now. Citing this as a metric of the amount of content/research that goes into the making of a Pharma product. He then gave an insight in to the typical life cycle of a pharma drug and the various types of content that gets generated all along. He further pointed out that the typical drug related content follows a life cycle of five stages - Collection, Storage, Processing, Analysis and Dissemination. All along the data cycle, the technology acts as the enabler to draw conclusions and interpretations. He acknowledged the role of the Web crawlers, Analytic tools, Data mining techniques and Advanced Search features in assisting the clinical research. Dr. Arun then went on to point out the various forms of content that get generated during the lifecycle of drug research. The Clinical Test Protocol, Case reports Forms and Clinical Trial Data forms the bulk of data. These data, which is inherently confidential in nature is then stored in a secure database. The data is then analyzed employing advanced Clinical Trial Data Management (CDM) softwares. The analysis is done by the copy editors, Statisticians and Medical writers who report their findings through Regulatory Submission Reports, Posters and Publications among other means. He stressed that the entire process is carried out under utmost data confidentiality environments, perhaps next only to those in automobile manufacturing industry. He made a special mention of Oracle, Accenture and Quintiles as the leading technology providers for clinical R&D data analysis. Pennside, PharmARC, Genpact and TCS are some of the companies known for their expertise in Pharma related Data Analytics. The second part of the seminar was on the topic of 'ECM in IT Enterprises' presented by, Mr. Arjun Thomas, Sr. Consultant at the Knowledge Management Office at Dell Perot Systems. Mr. Arjun started his presentation by defining the ECM as applicable to the IT enterprise. He pointed out that the IT companies typically ride the wave of ECM and are more likely to endorse new trends in the field. He pointed out that since the advent of the Web 2.0 framework, many new channels of content creation have emerged. He compiled most of the new channels in a wagon wheel picture. He particularly, pointed out the popularity of Wiki's, Facebook, Blogs, Folksonomy, YouTube, RSS feeds and Slide Share among our generation and their impact on the social life. In a lighter vein, he also pointed out that "These days, one is so busy social networking on the internet that he has no time for face-to-face socializations". He then put forth the concept of incorporating these tools within an organization's intranet to engage the employees as an organizational strategy. Such a technique could result in better dissemination of information, formation of collective opinions and effective management of human resources. He also opined that such a framework can also be employed to create whitepapers to capture knowledge and expertise that could be archived for later use. He further mentioned how the ECM tools can be leveraged to meet organizational goals. He concluded his talk with some tips on looking out for usability and customer experience factors to create an effective ECM system. The event concluded with Prof. Shalini proposing the 'Vote of Thanks' and presenting the speakers with a memento. For more details of the event please log on to <http://isim.ac.in/Events/Enterprise%20Content%20Management%20(ECM).htm> http://isim.ac.in/Events/Enterprise%20Content%20Management%20(ECM).htm ************** Thanks & Regards Roopa International School of Information Management, (ISiM) University of Mysore, Manasagangotri Mysore - 570006 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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RESULT OF HDLS QUIZ CONTEST
by Vinod Kumar Mishra 09 Feb '10

09 Feb '10

Dear All, The result of the HDLS Quiz contest held on 14th November 2009 during first day of launching of HDLS (http://lishelp.ning.com)is as follows: 1) Mr. Akhtar Hussain 2) Mr. Selvam.M 3) Mr. A.Madhava Rao I on behalf of all the HDLS members congratulate all the winners. Kindly Join HDLS at (http://lishelp.ning.com) to strengthen Library and Society. With regards, Vinod Kumar Mishra Senior Library Information Assistant P.K.Kelkar Library IIT Kanpur. Mob: 91+9198539740 email: vinod_librarian(a)rediffmail.com : mishravk79(a)gmail.com website: http://lishelp.ning.com (HDLS) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Change in the advertisement of Goa University Post for Assistant Librarian
by Gopakumar Velayudhanpillai 09 Feb '10

09 Feb '10

Dear Professionals All aspirants for the post of Asistant Librarian may please note the change in the prescribed qualification for the post. The earlier notification has been revised. Please check the same in the university website http://www.unigoa.ac.in/ and do accordingly. Dr GOPAKUMAR V. University Librarian, Goa University Taleigao Plateau, Goa PIN 403 206 http://www.gopakumar.synthasite.com/ gopakumar.v(a)rediffmail.com Office Phone: 08326519012 Mobile No: 09447056713 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Evolution of the Book
by gmahesh＠niscair.res.in 09 Feb '10

09 Feb '10

A lucid evolutionary pathway of the Book is available at: http://www.bestcollegesonline.com/blog/2010/01/07/the-evolution-of-the-book/ G. Mahesh ----------------------------------------- This email was sent using NISCAIR's web mail service. "" http://niscair.res.in/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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request for information
by Dr.D.P Prathap 09 Feb '10

09 Feb '10

Dear colleagues if anybody has the book entitled "Emerging trends in the biological control of phytophagous insects" edited by T.N.Ananthakrishnan, published by Oxford and IBH publishing house, New Delhi, 1992, I request you to kindly provide a photocopy or scanned image of the following chapter Singh, S.P.and Jalali, S.K.1992. Effect of different dosages on parasitism of Helicoverpa armigera eggs by Trichogramma species. thanking you Yours sincerely T.Shanmuganathan Technical officer Library Sugarcane Breeding Institute Coimbatore-7 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Call for Papers - Journal of Information Management
by Mailing List Admin 09 Feb '10

09 Feb '10

Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 11:58:27 +0530 From: Kshema Prakash <kshemaprakash(a)gmail.com> Apologies for x-postings CALL FOR PAPERS FOR THE JOURNAL OF LIBRARY & INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ISSN: 0975-878X Dear Sir/ Madam, The Journal will seek quality research papers that present original theoretical approaches as well as experimental case studies related to digitization of libraries. Articles should examine concepts, analysis, new approaches and techniques pertaining to the field above mentioned. Case studies covering new initiatives of important issues in the digital library field would be included. I request you to contribute your valuable papers to this Journal on any topics related to Information Technology and Management All submissions will be reviewed keeping in view the accuracy and quality of contribution in this field. A certificate in this regard may also be furnished that the article has not been published elsewhere. Contributors are requested to send their papers typed in MS Word (Double Space) in hardcopy along with soft copy positively by 15th of March 2010 at following Address. We look forward to receiving your valuable cooperation in the new announced Journal With kind regards, Ram Chander, Managing Editor Journal of Library & Information Management Add. # Librarian, Aggarwal College Ballabgarh Faridabad-121004 (Haryana) Mobile 09968803538 E-Mail: p_ram72(a)rediffmail.com, ramchander72(a)sify.com Dr. (Ms.) Kshema Prakash Faculty Librarian - Gr I, Contact Person e-Journals (Library) & Coordinator - Distance Library Services DEI Central Library Dayalbagh Educational Institute (Deemed University) Dayalbagh, Agra 282 0110 Uttar Pradesh, India Mob: +919897190604 http://kshema-distancelibraryservices.blogspot.com/

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request
by sanjay sethi 09 Feb '10

09 Feb '10

Dear friends We are very much interested in establishing Institutional Repository in a particular subject . In this respect i request all the seniors who have worked in this field , to kindly guide me how we can proceed further . Dr. sanjay sethi Librarian D/O Admin. Reforms & PG GOI Phone 23401477 9013309050 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Popular e-learning CD on ICT in education now available online
by Puna Das 08 Feb '10

08 Feb '10

Popular e-learning CD on ICT in education now available online 03-02-2010 (Bangkok) When UNESCO's Bangkok Office announced the release of its E-Learning Series on Information and Communication Technology in Education in June 2009, it was beyond expectation that 3,000 CD-ROMs would run out in just a few months. Requests for copies came literally from everywhere. To satisfy users' demand, the Bangkok Office makes now its CD available online. The series is intended for all those who are interested to learn more about ICT in education. The CD contains two modules that were especially designed for policymakers, educational planners, school administrators and educators, in general: Module 1: ICT in Education Essentials provides learners with all the essential information promoting a common understanding of the topic in the education sector; Module 2: ICT in Education Decision Making helps to consider the different factors involved in choosing the appropriate technology to use in a particular education setting. Both modules are lively, colorful and highly interactive. "I only planned to see a few screens, then I got hooked and ended up completing the two modules, which lasted for about an hour," says one of the CD users. Another one comments: "This is very informative. Now I understand more about ICT in education." It really does not matter whether the learner knows a little or nothing at all about ICT in education before doing the training. The two modules give you the confidence that you know already the essential information you need, or assure you that what you knew before is shared by many. You can launch the online course (click here http://www2.unescobkk.org/ict/elearning/ ) or obtain copies of the CD by sending a request to: ictinfo[at]unescobkk.org. After completing the course, you will be able to print a certificate, which you can send to ictinfo[at]unescobkk.org in order for your name to appear on the website of UNESCO's Bangkok Office. It is hoped that this will raise the awareness and build a network of people working in education who have a common understanding of how technology can help education in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond. Source: http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=29494&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECT… ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India http://anupkumardas.blogspot.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Your Mail works best with the New Yahoo Optimized IE8. Get it NOW! http://downloads.yahoo.com/in/internetexplorer/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Applications are invited for the post of “Project Fellow”
by Navin Soni 08 Feb '10

08 Feb '10

Applications are invited for the post of “Project Fellow” Essential Qualification:- 1. Master Degree in Computer Science Or 2. Associateship in Documentation and Information Science Or 3. Master in Library and Information Science with knowledge of digital library design and development Application with details of qualification and working experience etc. along with testimonials should reach The Principal, St. Stephen’s College, University Enclave, Delhi-110007. It may also be e-mailed to the Librarian on: librarian.ststephens(a)gmail.com on or before 15th Feb. 2010 Applicants will be required to appear for an interview on 22 February 2010 at 3:30 p.m in the Principal’s office, St. Stephen’s College –Delhi-110007. Original certificates shall be produced at the time of the interview. With kind regards ================================= Navin Kumar Soni Scientist INMAS, DRDO, Min of Defence, Brig SK Mazumdar Marg Delhi-110054. INDIA Ph: +91-1123985466, +91-9555720136, 9868459805 http://www.drdo.org/labs/inmas/index.html http://lislinks.ning.com/profile/NavinKumarSoni Email: navinsoni22(a)gmail.com, navin(a)inmas.drdo.in =================================== -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Extended date for paper submission
by sudharma haridasan 07 Feb '10

07 Feb '10

Dear Moderator Kindly post the following information on the listserv. Dear Professionals We are glad to inform that we have recieved great response regarding paper submission towards the Seminar and there is pressure for extending the date to accomodate some more papers and participants.The extended date for the paper submission is 12-02-2010. Call for Papers Main Theme: Knowledge Conservation and Preservation Sub Themes (but not limited to) : • Preservation and Conservation of - Scientific Publications (Institutional Repositories) - Electronic Theses and Dissertations - Educational Resources (Open Courseware) - Multimedia resources • Problems and Role of Govt. and NGO's in Preservation • Knowledge Engineering • Knowledge Management • Copyright Issues in Knowledge Preservation • Problems in Conservation of Cultural Heritage in Museums, Archives and Libraries • The Awareness of Conservation and Reasons for Re-Orientation of Library Training. • Physical Preservation of knowledge Resources (hardcopies archives, Microfilm Archives etc.) • Digital Preservation of knowledge Resources (digital text archives, e-paper archives, online web archives etc.) • Metadata Standards for digital preservation. • Issues in Digital Preservation, Access and Management (Technical, Financial, Manpower, etc.) Guidelines for Paper Submission • The research paper is expected to contain original work, preferably case studies which have not been published elsewhere in any form. • Full paper (not more than 2000 words) related to the main theme or sub themes specified in brochure should carry the Abstract, Key words ,Title, Name(s), Affiliations, and E-mail address. • The paper should be composed in MS-Word in A4 size, single spacing with font size- 12 points and Times New Roman font. • Follow the APA format for bibliographic description. • Paper submitted to the seminar will be reviewed by a panel of experts. • The full text paper should reach us by 5th February , 2010. • The acceptance of the paper will be notified by February 12, 2010 • Authors are encouraged to send the electronic version of the papers to naskcon2010(a)gmail.com., a CC to chairman.ls(a)amu.ac.in Resource Persons: Invited eminent experts in the field of knowledge conservation and preservation will deliver lectures Venue: Department of Library and Information Science, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, UP-202002. Expected Participants Library Administrators, Information Specialists, Researchers, Academicians LIS Students, Corporate Executives Registration Fee Delegates from Industries/Sponsored : Rs 2500 Delegates from academics : Rs 1200 Accompanying Persons : Rs 800 Research Scholar/Students : Rs 800 The registration fee can be paid by cash/ Bank Draft drawn in favor of 'Organizing Secretary, NASKCON 2010 payable at Aligarh’. Registration fee include conference kit, refreshment, working lunch, dinner, souvenir. Registration fee is non-refundable. Substitutes are permitted. Registration will be accepted only on receipt of full registration fee. Registration form: Registration form is enclosed herewith and can also be downloaded from http://www.amu.ac.in/conference/naskcon Accommodation: Accommodation may be arranged at free of cost for the participants in the University Guest Houses on first come first serve basis and on nominal charges. Delegates may indicate their requirements for accommodation in the registration form. Climate The climate in the month of March will be moderate at 22 C. Excursion Local sightseeing and visit to important tourist spots in Agra (Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, Fatehpur Seekri etc)/Mathura (Vrindavan, Lord Krishna Birthplace, Goverdhan etc) will be arranged at an extra cost based on the distance and duration of the trip and also depending on the number of delegates. Important Dates Full paper submission : February 12, 2010 Notification about accepted paper : February 12, 2010 Registration starts : January 15, 2010 Seminar : March 13 & 14, 2010 Organizing Committee Patron : Prof. P.K. Abdul Azis (Vice-Chancellor, AMU, Aligarh) Convener : Dr. Naushad Ali P.M (Chairman, DLIS, AMU, Aligarh) Organizing Secretary : Dr. Sudharma Haridasan (Asso.Prof., DLIS, AMU, Aligarh) Members : Prof. Shabahat Husain Mr. S. Musthafa Zaidi Dr. M. Masoom Raza Ms. Nishat Fatima Dr. Mehtab Alam Ansari Address for Communication: Dr. Naushad Ali P.M Chairman and Convener, NASKCON 2010, Dept. of Library and Information Science Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh (UP) Tel: 0571-2700039/098972-58855 E-mail: chairman.ls(a)amu.ac.in, naskcon2010(a)gmail.com Dr. Sudharma Haridasan Organizing Secretary, NASKCON 2010 Dept. of Library and Information Science Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh (UP) Tel: 09412272298 E-mail: naskcon2010(a)gmail.com -- Dr (Ms) Sudharma Haridasan Associate Professor Dept of Library and Information Science Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh,UP (India) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy of Guest Lecturer in the Dept. of LIS, Kannur University, Kerala
by manoj kumar 06 Feb '10

06 Feb '10

Dear LIS professionals Walk in Interview for the post of *Guest Lecturer* in the Dept. of Library and Information Science, Kannur University, Thalassery Campus.Kerala Date of Interview: February 10 , 2010 Time 10 am Venue: Academic Section, Mangattuparamba Campus, Kannur University Qualification : MLISc( Above 55% marks) Desirable Qualification :UGC-NET/ Ph.D. Weightage will be given to those candidates having experience in Teaching Library Science Remuneration: 12000/month (For UGC- NET/ Ph.D. holders) 9000/month (For MLISc. Graduates) Application fee : Rs.200 (Pay in the form of chalan at University Counter) > Candidates are requested to bring all original marks sheets, >>> certificates,experience certificates, certificates proving age, caste along >>> with one set of photocopy at the time of interview. >> >> For more information Contact : Manoj Kumar P Dept. of Library Information Science kannur University, Kerala Kerala Mob: 09895266543 Lib.: 0490-2347140 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for Article -Urgently
by rajesh kusanur 06 Feb '10

06 Feb '10

Dear Professionals, Can someone kindly spare me a copy of the following article? Title: Measuring teamwork culture:the use of a modified EFQM Model Author: P Castka, CJ Bamber, JM Sharp Journal : Journal of Management Development Year :2003 Volume:22 Issue No: 2 Page :149-170 ISSN: 0262-1711 With regards, Rajesh K A Asst. Library Officer HAL Management Academy Bangalore-17 rajesh.ka(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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Full-text Speech of Irina G. Bokova, DG of UNESCO on "Building Inclusive Knowledge Societies in a Globalised World: Opportunities and Risks"‏
by Puna Das 05 Feb '10

05 Feb '10

IGNOU Silver Jubilee Special Lecture on "Building Inclusive Knowledge Societies in a Globalised World: Opportunities and Risks" by Her Excellency Ms. Irina G. Bokova, Director General of UNESCO. Delivered on 11th January 2010 at IGNOU, New Delhi Download Full-text Speech: http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001865/186546e.pdf ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India http://anupkumardas.blogspot.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The INTERNET now has a personality. YOURS! See your Yahoo! Homepage. http://in.yahoo.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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UGC NET
by Paramanand 05 Feb '10

05 Feb '10

Dear all, paper iii of UGC-NET has been revised. it will be implimented from june 2010. please show the following link http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/lateststructureofpapaer3net.pdf Continue Paramanand, MLISc; M Phil. Assistant Librarian, M. S. Ramaiah College of Law, Library and Information Center, New BEL Road, Bangalore-560054, Fax: 080-23601446, Phone No: 080-65708015, Cell No: 9844116650. Web site: - www.paramanandjh.webs.com E-Mail: paramanand.jh(a)gmail.com Your Mail works best with the New Yahoo Optimized IE8. Get it NOW! http://downloads.yahoo.com/in/internetexplorer/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Kindly Circulate
by khaiser nikam 05 Feb '10

05 Feb '10

-- Dear professional colleagues and our alumnae On behalf of the Department of Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, Mysore, all our faculty members and the students of MLISc, Research Scholars join me in inviting all of you for the prestigious lecture series of the department entitled “*INFORMATICS ENDOWMENT LECTURE SERIES ON DIGITAL LIBRARIES - 7”. *This time we are honoured to have* Prof. Srinivasan Ramani* Ph. D , IIITB & HP Labs India , who is going to speak on *“**Structured Information and Information Technology”, *on* *Wednesday the 10th of Feb’ 2010, at 3.30 pm, at Rani Bahadur Auditorium, Bahadur Institute of Management Science, Manasagangotri, Mysore-570006. Earlier Prof. S Sadagopan, Prof. N Balakrishnan, Prof. Jayanth R Haritsa, Dr. P Anandan, Prof. Vijay V. Raghavan and Sri. Chintan Mehta have been on the panel of speakers. We will be very happy if all of you can attend the lecture and make it a success. Kindly treat this as our personal invitation. The lecture will be followed by *Cultural Program *by Dr. Sheela Sridhar and group of University Fine Arts College, Mysore. * * In anticipation of your arrival. Prof. Khaiser Nikam Chairperson & Faculty members and students Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore, Mysore RSVP: 98453 28672 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Two-Day National Level Workshop On Learning Management Systems (LMS)
by DINESH SIDDAIAH 05 Feb '10

05 Feb '10

Dear Friends, NAGARJUNA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, (NBA Accredited & An ISO 9001-2008 Certified Institution, Recognised by AICTE, Affiliated to VTU), Devanahalli, Bangalore is Organising VISVESVARAYA TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITRY (VTU) SPONSORED TWO-DAY NATIONAL LEVEL WORKSHOP On LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (LMS) On 26th (Friday) & 27th (Saturday) March 2010 Target Audience: Library and Information Science Professionals and Teaching Faculties from graduate, post graduate, research institutes and universities. Resource Persons: Eminent faculties from Indian Institute of Science (IISc.) and Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT-B), Bangalore Number of Participants is Limited to 60. Registration Fee: Rs. 400.00 Last Date for Registration: 5th March 2010 (Friday) Transportation facility is available from the important areas of Bangalore. Accommodation will be arranged with in the campus with reasonable rates. Download Brochure and Registration Forms www.nagarjunaknowledgecentre.webs.com/workshoponlms.htm About the Workshop: A Learning Management System (LMS) is used to organise an online learning environment. Typically an LMS provides the means to track users, assess performance, deploy content, and access general administrative functions such as management of users’ records. It will greatly facilitate the conduct of a course. In formal degree programs it can support all activities from registration to the awards of grades to the students. The server on which this LMS runs is usually located in the college or department or any where in the world. The instructor and the learners can access the system from anywhere with an Internet connection. At its most basic level, an LMS gives educators tools to create a course website and provide access control, so only controlled students can view it. Aside from access control, LMS offers a wide variety of tools to make learning more effective. It provide an easy way to upload and share materials, hold online discussions, and chats, give quizzes and surveys, gather and review assignments, and record grades. Moodle is an open source LMS that university, colleges, businesses, and even individual instructors use to create and manage their courses. More than 30,000 educational organizations around the world currently use Moodle to deliver online courses and supplement traditional face-to-face courses. Moodle is designed to help educators to create online courses with opportunities for rich interaction. Its open source license and modular design means that people can develop additional functionality. The Workshop facilitates the participants to create and conduct a course on the Learning Management System using Moodle. About the College: Nagarjuna College of Engineering and Technology (NCET) was established in the year 2001 by Nagarjuna Education Society, Bangalore which is supported by Nagarjuna Construction Company. College is situated in sprawling campus of 70 acres with the state of the art facilities. It is renowned for providing value based quality education to prepare students for challenges of the outside world and creating favourable environment for learning. Through its pursuits of Excellency in education it aims at serve the growing needs of today’s progressive society. The founder, Shri. J. V. Ranga Raju, a leading industrialist and philanthropist, whose endeavor has been to motivate the younger generation to dream big and strive towards the fruition of their dreams. College is well connected to NH-7 (Bangalore – Hyderabad Highway) and it is just 15 kms from the Bangalore International Airport. Nandi Hills, Muddenahalli (Birth Place of Sir. M. Visvesvaraya), Devanahalli (Birth Place of Tippu Sultan) are the well-known, must-see tourist spots situated very close by. Registration Options: Filled Registration forms along with the registration fee may be sent in the prescribed format on or before 5th March 2010. Download Registration form, *www. nagarjunaknowledgecentre.webs.com/Registration%20Form.pdf<http://www.nagarjunaknowledgecentre.webs.com/workshoponlms.htm> * Registration Forms can also be obtained by sending request to dinesh.ncet(a)gmail.com The following registration format may also be used: Name: Designation: Educational Qualification: Name of the Institution: Mailing Address: Telephone: Mobile: E-Mail: Fee Remittance Details: DD No. ..................................... dated ............................. for Rs. 400.00 in favor of “Principal, Nagarjuna College of Engineering and Technology” Payable at Bangalore. Signature of the Participant Signature of the Head of the Institution Address for Communication: Dr. Dinesh K. S. Organizing Secretary & Librarian (Sl. Gr.), Nagarjuna College of Engineering & Technology, Venkatagirikote, Devanahalli, Bangalore District, PIN: 562 110. Phone: 09845102382 E-Mail: dinesh.ncet(a)gmail.com ----------------- Thanking You, Dinesh K. S. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Article Required
by ravish krishnamurthy 05 Feb '10

05 Feb '10

Dear All, Can any one please help me in getting this artcle at the earliest, which is badly in need to one of our Professor. Tiwary, Ojha, Arun Kumar, “Corporate Governance in India: What it Means and What it needs?”, The Indian Journal of Commerce, New Delhi, Oct-Dec,1998, p.154. Thanks and Regards, Ravish Krishnamurthy -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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NDLTD ETD Awards - Call for Nominations - Reminder - Feb. 15th Deadline
by Mailing List Admin 05 Feb '10

05 Feb '10

FYI For details, visit, http://lists.lib.sun.ac.za/pipermail/scholar/2010-January/000023.html 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

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Book fair- Query (fwd)
by Mailing List Admin 05 Feb '10

05 Feb '10

Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 16:07:03 +0530 From: Satyavrat Kumar <satyavrat.du(a)gmail.com> Dear Divya, The word that u select is not appropriate, actually it is called book exhibition, Satyavrat G D GOENKA WORLD INSTITUTE satyavrat.kumar(a)gdgoenka.ac.in On Thu, Feb 4, 2010 at 1:37 PM, Mailing List Admin < mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: >> -----Original Message----- >> From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in [mailto: >> lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in] On Behalf Of divya singh >> Sent: 03 फरवर� EURO 2010 14:03 >> To: LIS >> Subject: [LIS-Forum] Book fair- Query >> >> Dear All >> >> We would like to organise a small level book fair in our institute. Can >> you >> please let me know how to go about it. Suggestions are welcome from those >> who had already organised the one in their organisations. >> >> >> Regards >> >> Divya Singh >> Resource Centre Incharge >> YWCA, Delhi

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Open Thesis
by Shamprasad Pujar 04 Feb '10

04 Feb '10

Dear Members, Now you may search, upload or download many of the full text of theses/dissertations/other academic documents submitted to various universities in all parts of the world in different subject areas using Open Thesis free database. You may find more information and search this database at: http://www.openthesis.org Interested Institutions may participate in this project and get a collection specific homepage. With best Regards, Dr Shamprasad M. Pujar Deputy Librarian Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research Gen Vaidya Marg, Film City Road, Goregaon (East) MUMBAI-400 065, India Phone: 91-22-2841 6547 ; 2840 0919 Ext: 547 E-mail: pujar(a)igidr.ac.in Skype: sham.pujar URL: http://www.igidr.ac.in Blog: http://spujar.wordpress.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Seminar on Web Based Library Services
by SUNIL M.V. 04 Feb '10

04 Feb '10

Dear Friends, JSS College for Women (Autonomous), Mysore in collaboration with SDM Institute for Management Development (SDMIMD), Mysore is organizing a UGC sponsored two-day National Seminar on Web Based Library Services between March 5 and 6, 2010. For more information please visit the seminar site http://www.sdmimd.ac.in/jssseminar2010 Regards, Sunil MV Librarian SDM Institute for Management Development No. 1, Chamundi Hill Road Siddartha Nagar, Mysore Phone : 0821 - 2420490/491 2429722/161 Fax: 0821-2425557 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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E - book reader from Kerala Based Firm
by Saji S Nair 04 Feb '10

04 Feb '10

Dear All, EC Media e-reader will shortly be one of the additions in E-book reader's family. As it claims, the gadget is available in 6 and 9 inch screen formats, with touch screen interface, annotations, text-to-speech, multiple language support, wireless internet capability, and also make use of Digital Rights Management technologies. This E-reader is the concept of DC Books, one of the leading publishers in India. It will be available in the market within a couple of months. Read the full story at: http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/contentView.do… With warm regards -- Saji S. Nair Library & Information Services Division Regional Cancer Centre Medical College Campus Trivandrum - 695011 Kerala, INDIA ----------------------------------------------------------- 91 471 2522225 (O) 91 471 2394252 (R) 09446014130 (Mob) Email: saji(a)rcctvm.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Koha 3.2 Release - Alpha
by savitra sirohi 04 Feb '10

04 Feb '10

All, Koha 3.2 "Alpha" has been released. This release has following improvements: A revamped acquisitions module An improved system preference editor Improved patron card and item label creator Email checkout slips Branch transfer limits Support for Syndetics, LibraryThing, and Babeltheque enhanced content Improvements in Koha's ability to express circulation policies Bulk item editing Fines in days Revamped inventory/stocktaking Circulation policies improvements A demo is available at this page: http://www.osslabs.biz/koha_library_management_system/demo.html Thanks, Savitra Sirohi Nucsoft OSS Labs http://www.osslabs.biz -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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