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Microsoft Bing vs Google
by Charu 24 Jun '09

24 Jun '09

Respected Friends, Greetings for the day, Microsoft vs Google is the best example of tug of war in between two knowledge giants. Both proclaimed their supremacy above each other with excellent salient features in searching domain. If we able to turn out the history of Microsoft can come to know that earlier also they failed to shake the Google’s internet supremacy. But failure teaches lesson and now with the launch of “bing” they are well prepare to rule the internet domain. To find out the how two knowledge giants stand vis-a-vis each other in features, appearance and many other counts please log on to.. http://infotech.indiatimes.com/quickiearticleshow/4688097.cms Thanks and Regards, Miss Charu Mathur, Delhi. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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XXVI IATLIS National Conference 2009: Invitation and Call for papers
by Jagtar Singh 24 Jun '09

24 Jun '09

XXVI IATLIS NATIONAL CONFERENCE, 2009 25-27 November 2009 ON THE THEME ENVISIONING EMPLOYABLE LIS COURSES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES FOR THE EMERGING KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY Invitation and call for papers Organised by Department of Library and Information Science The University of Burdwan Golapbag, Burdwan - 713104 West Bengal www.buruniv.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 to be held at Department of Library & Information Science, University of Burdwan, Golapbag, Burdwan – 713104, West Bengal. The theme of the conference is “Envisioning Employable LIS Courses in Developing Countries for the Emerging Knowledge Society”. The conference is scheduled to be held from 25-27 November 2009. About Burdwan (in Bengali language: Barddhaman): Burdwan (Barddhaman) is a city of West Bengal state in eastern India. It is the district capital since the times of the Mughals. The city is situated a little less than 100 Km north-west of Kolkata on the Grand Trunk Road (NH-2) as well as on Eastern Railway as a junction railway station. The city holds the literal meaning of the name, a prosperous and growing centre due to diversity of agricultural productivity and industrial belts. It has a multi-cultural heritage which is exhibited through the existence of various mosques, tombs, churches and temples. The town owes its historical importance of being the headquarters of the Maharajas of Burdwan who tried their best to make the region culturally, economically, educationally and ecologically healthier. The University of Burdwan: The University of Burdwan was formally inaugurated on 15 June 1960. It is a University of national character and stature. The Mahatab Manjil (the Palace of King: Rajbati) serves as Administrative Block of this university and Academic Complex is situated in Golapbag (the Garden of Rose) which is 2 km from Rajbati. The University is all set to enter in Golden Jubilee Celebration phase from June in this year after offering excellent educational services to the community. It offers graduate courses through 105 affiliated colleges and post-graduate courses in Arts, Science and Technology. As a dual mode university, it has 29 teaching and research departments along with a separate Directorate of Distance Education. With social responsibilities in mind, the university actively patronised the construction of a Science Centre and a Planetarium, named as Meghnad Saha Planetarium. Department of Library and Information Science: The Department of Library and Information Science, one of the oldest departments of the University of Burdwan, initiated post-graduate diploma in Library Science in 1965. This course later on fragmented into three separate programmes namely BLIS (1 year, two-semester programme), MLIS (1 year, two-semester programme), and M.Phil (2 years, four-semester programme). Ph. D. programme has been started since 1980. The department has two state-of-the-art computer laboratories with high-speed ATM LAN and high bandwidth Internet connectivity. One ICT lab is dedicated for the use of Free/Libre/Open Source Software (FLOSS). The department regularly updates its curriculum to keep pace with the emerging job-market. development. Theme of the Conference ENVISIONING EMPLOYABLE LIS COURSES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES FOR THE EMERGING KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY Sub-themes: 1. Relevance of existing LIS courses to the job- market. 2. Developing LIS courses for the emerging job market. 3. Equity, diversity and expansion of LIS education. 4. Choice-based credit system and internship programmes. 5. Resource-based student-centred learning. 6. Accreditation, quality assurance and standardization with special reference to distance education. 7. Continuous Professional Education and Development for Faculty improvement. 8. Physical, technological, and learning support infrastructure. 9. Liaison with and feedback management from students, alumni, and employers. 10. Marketing of LIS courses. 11. Research agenda for future. 12. International Cooperation and collaboration 13. Role of stakeholders in LIS education and research. The above sub-themes are not comprehensive rather indicative only. Call for Papers: Papers on the above-mentioned facets of the theme “Envisioning Employable LIS courses in Developing Countries for the Emerging Knowledge Society” for the XXVI IATLIS National Conference should reach Dr. Trishanjit. Kaur, General Secretary, IATLIS, C/o Department of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala - 147002 (Punjab) latest by 30 September 2009. The paper should not be more than three thousand words. Please send your paper both in print and electronic form on a CD in Microsoft Word and also a soft copy through email to iatlis.patiala(a)gmail.com. 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 this check this link: http://www.wooster.edu/psychology/APA-crib.html Registration fee: Indian Delegates: Sponsored: Rs. 3000/- Non-Sponsored: Rs. 2500/- Retired Professionals: Rs. 1500/- Local Participants: Rs. 1500/- Accompanying Person: Rs. 2000/- Students: Rs. 600/- Foreign Delegates: SARRC Countries: $ 100 Other Countries: $ 200 The registration fee covers conference kits, proceedings of the conference, accommodation, and meals on the days of the conference. 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 inconvenience. The Demand Draft along with duly filled Registration Form should be sent latest by 15 November 2009 to: Dr. Tridib Tripathi Organizing Secretary, IATLIS Conference 2009 Department of Library and Information Science University of Burdwan, Golapbag, Burdwan PIN-713104 E-mail: tridibtripathi(a)yahoo.co.in Mobile- 09475123934 Accommodation: Accommodation in hotels, University and other guest houses will be arranged by the local organizing committee for which prior information has to be provided well in time. 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 Burdwan (Barddhaman): Burdwan city is well connected through rail (located on New Delhi – Howrah route) and road (located on the G.T. Road). The university campus is 4 km from railway station and may be reached by rickshaw, town buses, auto and taxi services. Burdwan city is 85 km. away from Kolkata city and is connected via trains and buses. The nearest airport is at Kolkata. Reception: The Organizing Committee will make arrangements to receive participants at Barddhaman (Burdwan) Junction Railway station. Delegates are requested to arrange their return tickets and reservation well in advance. XXVI IATLIS National Conference 25-27 November 2009 Department of Library & Information Science University of Burdwan, Golapbag, Burdwan-713104 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 HOD, Department of Library and Information Science, University of Burdwan”, payable at “Burdwan” Drawn on (Bank) ________________________________________________ Whether Accommodation required: Yes / No If yes, number of persons : ________ Arrival Details (Train No., Date, Time etc.):____________________________________ ___________________________________ Signature Important Dates: Receipt of full papers : 30 September 2009 Last date for Registration : 15 November 2009 Conference Dates : 25-27 November, 2009 We extend a very cordial invitation to all LIS teachers and librarians for participation in XXVI IATLIS National Conference 2009. Organizing Committee: Chief Patron Prof. S. Pal Vice Chancellor, University of Burdwan Burdwan 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. Juran Krishna Sarkhel, Director of the IATLIS National Conference 2009, Head, , Dept. of Library and Information Science, University of Kalyani, Kalyani –741 235 Prof. Krishnapada Majumdar, Rapporteur General, of the IATLIS National Conference 2009, Dept. of Library and Information Science, Jadavpur University, Jadavpur, Kolkata-700 032 Dr.Tridib Tripathi, Organizing Secretary, Head, Department of Library and Information Science, The University of Burdwan , Golapbag, P.O. + Dist. - Burdwan-713104 E-mail: tridibtripathi(a)yahoo.co.in Mobile- 09475123934 Prof. Subal Chandra Biswas, Joint Organizing Secretary, Department of Library and Information Science, The University of Burdwan , Golapbag, P.O. + Dist. - Burdwan-713104 E-mail: scbiswas_56(a)yahoo.co.in Mobile: +91-9434354814 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Seminar on Content Management at IISc on 27 June 2009 - Reminder
by Francis Jayakanth 24 Jun '09

24 Jun '09

Dear All, Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) and NCSI-Net (Association of NCSI Trainees and Staff) are organizing a One-day Workshop on "Content Management" on Saturday, June 27 at IISc. Detailed information of the workshop is appended to this mail. On behalf of KALA and NCSI-Net, we cordially invite you to participate in the workshop. We would appreciate if you could cascade this information to your professional contacts. The response for the event has been very good. Since the venue of the event can accommodate more than 100 participants, we are keeping the registration open till the date of the event. If you wish to participate in the workshop, please confirm your participation by sending a mail to one of the following email ids: Rajendra Babu H <Rajendra.Babu(a)capco.com> Ananda TB <ananda.byrappa(a)ge.com> Francis Jayakanth franc(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Please note that spot registration will be entertained. Best regards, Rajendra Babu, Ananda Byrappa, and Francis Jayakanth For Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) ________________________________________________________________________ Details about the Workshop: Event: One Day National Workshop on Content Management Date and Place: Saturday, June 27, at Choksi Hall,Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India Organizers: Karnataka State Library Association and NCSI-Net (Alumni of NCSI Students and Staff) 08.30 - 09.20 Registration 9.25 Welcome 09.30 - 10.15 Keynote address on CMS: A case of plenty of content and too many CMS? by Dr. Shalini Urs Executive Director and Professor International School of Information Management University of Mysore, Manasagangotri Mysore - 570 006 10.15 - 10.40 Coffee/Tea Break 10.40 - 11.20 An Overview on Content Management 11.20 - 12.00 Evaluation of Major Commercial/Open Source CMS 12.00 - 12.45 An Overview on Drupal & its Installation 12.45 - 13.00 Product presentation I 13.00 - 13.45 Lunch break 13.45 - 14.45 Live Demonstration of Drupal Features 14.45-15.30 Case study - Western Ghats Biodiversity Information System: Pre and Post CMS by Dr. T V Ramachandra Centre for Ecological Sciences, IISc 15.30 - 15.45 Product Presentation II 15.45 - 1600 Coffee/Tea Break 16.00-17.00 Panel discussion Theme: Career opportunities in Content Management Vote of thanks

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LIS Vacancy
by Charu 24 Jun '09

24 Jun '09

Respected Friends, Greetings for the day, National Institute of Technology, Silchar has advertized one post of Librarian (Lien Vacancy). The details are as follows--------- Essential Qualifications - A Master degree in Arts/Science/Commerce with degree in Library Science from a recognized university or BA/BSc/BCom with M. Lib. Sc/.M.L.Sc. Desirable- 5 years experience in a library preferably in technical institute in a responsible position Rs. 8000-13500 pm plus other allowances as per Government of India rules (likely to be revised as per the recommendation of the 6th CPC). To download the application please visit the following link------ http://www.nits.ac.in/images/fac2009.pdf Note: The extended date of application is 10 July 2009. Regards, Miss Charu Mathur, Delhi. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ICAL 2009 PROMINENT SPEAKERS
by Rajesh Singh 23 Jun '09

23 Jun '09

Dear Professional Colleagues, It gives me immense pleasure to announce that Delhi University Library System of the University of Delhi has taken the responsibility to host an International Conference on Academic Libraries involving large number of professionals from India and abroad. The registration for the conference is open. The objective of the conference is to reposition the Academic Libraries by taking advantage of modern developments in the field of ICT; management techniques including change management; scholarly communications; advocacy; user-vendor-librarians interface etc. and develop a ROAD MAP which can be used by the governmental agencies for upgrading the library systems in India. We have developed a document having the conceptual framework which provides a framework on how various facets are conceived. We expect a professional gathering of about 1000 experts from India and abroad for almost four days with dates being October 5-8, 2009 at the Delhi University Conference Venue through several parallel sessions and tutorials. I take this opportunity to inform about the following prominent speakers of the conference. PROMINENT SPEAKERS Dr. Ellen Ramona Tise, President-Elect, IFLA and Director, LIS, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa Prof. Carol Tenopir, Chancellor's Professor, School of Information Science, University of Tenessee, United States Prof. Anne Shumelda Okerson, Associate University Librarian, Yale University, United States Prof. David Kohl, Editor, Journal of Academic Librarianship and Dean and University Librarian, University of Cincinnati, United States Prof. Joyce Chao-chen Chen, Professor & University Librarian, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan, Province of China Prof. Gobinda Chowdhury, Professor of Information and Knowledge Management, University of Sydney, Australia MANY MORE PROMINENT SPEAKERS FROM INDIA AND ABROAD ARE EXPECTED For more details please visit: http://library.du.ac.in/ocs or http://crl.du.ac.in/ical09 For all querries and further details, please send your mail to : ICAL 2009 Conference Secretariat Dr. S. Majumdar, Organising Secretary, ICAL C/o University Librarian, Central Library, University of Delhi New Delhi - 110 007, India Phone - 91-11-27666034, 27667848 or 24682100 Fax - 91-11-27666034 E-mail: ical2009.os(a)gmail.com with regards Rajesh Singh Dy. Librarian E-Resources & Training Central Library University Of Delhi DELHI-110 007 011-27666404, 27667848 http://crl.du.ac.in/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Recommendation of YASH PAL committee having A ~QSuper Regulator~R For Higher Education
by Mailing List Admin 23 Jun '09

23 Jun '09

Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:18:09 +0530 From: vaini79 <vaini79(a)gmail.com> Dear professionals, Recommendation of YASH PAL committee having A Super Regulator For Higher Education Recommendations of YASH PAL Committee related to Higher Education system. Set up Commission for Higher Education & Research Evolve GRE-like test for university education Have national testing scheme for university admissions Turn IITs/IIMs into universities Limit scope of Medical Council and Bar Council to administration Bring teacher education under purview of higher education Ban the grant of deemed university status Encourage private investment in higher education For detailed information please click on below mentioned link* http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Daily/skins/TOINEW/navigator.asp?Daily=TOIBG… Hemavathi B N Librarian AACP Bangalore

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NICMAN (National Information Center on Management) - Information service on Management
by Nicman Project 23 Jun '09

23 Jun '09

Dear Moderator Kindly forward this mail to LIS forum. "This mail is with regard to our mail regarding NICMAN membership. Please note that we are attempting to help researchers in their search for relevant literature. We cannot supply articles as it will be a copyright violation. This membership is meant for individual researchers who need help in searching for relevant literature. We will conduct the first level search across multiple journals databases and send the references for their use. Individuals can then either visit us and refer the articles or get the relevant articles from publishers or other sources. The rates of Rs. 1500 per year is towards recovering partial manpower costs for servicing the researchers in the year. Look forward to helping the business and management research community." Representative -- NICMAN Project VS Library, IIM-A Ahmedabad 38 00 15. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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100 Volumes in Single DVD
by nirmala reddy 23 Jun '09

23 Jun '09

A Treasure of Natural History: 100 JBNHS volumes now in one DVD BNHS, the largest NGO in South Asia, engaged in nature conservation research, has introduced a unique treasure of natural history for students, researchers, naturalists and policy makers, in the form of a DVD of the first 100 volumes of the Journal of BNHS (JBNHS). This is a good opportunity to read rare and valuable articles and research papers from all the Journals of BNHS published since 1886 ( VOl. No. 1 to 100) JBNHS articles and research papers are a unique work in the world of natural history. The main focus of the Journal is the spread of knowledge pertaining to nature conservation and research. Research papers by several renowned scientists and experts in the field of natural history and conservation like Jim Corbett, George Schaller, E P Gee, Dr Salim Ali, Humayun Abdulali, H G Champion and J C Daniel are covered in the DVD. It appears in a user-friendly format with browsing based on volumes, authors and articles. For more details visit the site www.bnhs.org or contact Mr. Santosh on (022)22821811 (Ext 227) or mail to bnhs(a)bom4.vsnl.net.in Ms. Reddy Nirmala P. Librarian Bombay Natural History Society, Opp. Lion Gate,Dr. Salim Ali Chowk, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Road, Fort, Mumbai- 400 001 Ph. 22821811( Ext 334) , 22876279( Direct) Fax- 91-22-22837615 ICC World Twenty20 England '09 exclusively on YAHOO! CRICKET http://cricket.yahoo.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Last date of KOHA Workshop Registration is 30th June 2009
by Sunita Barve 23 Jun '09

23 Jun '09

Dear All, This is to reminde you all about the KOHA workshop which is being planned by NCRA, Pune from 13th - 15th July 2009. The last date of registration is 30th June 2009. If you are planning to attend the workshop please register at the earliest. It is a good opportunity to learn installation of KOHA on Linux Operating System, understand features of software and learn how to import MARC records through Z3950 server directly into local KOHA server as well as adding and searching muli lingual documents in KOHA. The registration fees for the workshop is Rs. 3000/- which include training material, breakfast, tea and lunch with excellent lab facilities. For outstation candidates guest house facility is available in the NCRA campus. Each participant will get sufficient opportunity to work on KOHA. The following are the workshop faculties:-- 1. Dr. ARD Prasad, DRTC, Bangalore will cover MARC 21/UNIMARC 2. Shri. Vimal Kumar, Asian School of Business, Trivandrum, will cover demo of all modules of KOHA(acquisitions, serial control, cataloguing, circulation, setting system preferences etc.) 3. Shri. Koustubha Kale, Anant Corporation, Thane, will cover how to make KOHA convenient to add multilingual documents as well as bringing virtual key board support in KOHA OPAC to search books in other languages. Please visit http://www.granthalaya.org/ to get a feel of multilingual search in KOHA. This site is developed by Anant Corporation. 4. Dr. Sunita Barve will cover installation of KOHA on Debian Lenny operating System and introduction to linux operating system. More details about the workshop can be found at:- http://www.ncra.tifr.res.in/library/kohaworkshop/index.html Please register online. Online registration form is available at the above address. The number of participants is limited to 30 participants only. For any further queries please contact Dr. Sunita Barve National Centre for Radio Astrophysics PO Box 3, Pune Univ. Campus Pune 411 007, INDIA Email: sunitab@ncra.tifr.res.in;sunitabarve2003@yahoo.com; sunitabarve(a)gmail.com Phone: 91-020-25719211 (Office) ; 9922753827 (Mobile) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ISiM to organize COMAD 2009 - the 15th International Conference - Call for papers
by roopa 20 Jun '09

20 Jun '09

The 15th COMAD is organized by the International School of Information Management (ISiM), University of Mysore during December 9-11, 2009 at Infosys Technologies campus, Mysore. Similar to previous years, COMAD 2009's scope will include all areas in the data management space including database management systems, Web and Information Retrieval and Data Mining. For details: http://www.isim.ac.in/comad2009 For close to two decades COMAD - the International Conference on Management of Data, modeled along the lines of ACM SIGMOD, has been a premier international database conference hosted in India. The first COMAD was held in 1989, and it has been held on a nearly annual basis since then. COMAD always had significant international participation with about 30% of the papers from outside India including Europe, USA, and East/South East Asia. Call for Papers Original research submissions are invited not only in traditional database areas but also in Data Quality, Web, Information Retrieval and Data Mining. We invite submission of original research contributions as well as proposals for demonstrations, tutorials, industrial presentations, and panels. Areas of interest include but are not limited to: Data Management Systems: * Benchmarking and performance evaluation * Data exchange and integration * Database monitoring and tuning * Data privacy and security * Data quality, cleaning and lineage * Data warehousing * Managing uncertain, imprecise and inconsistent information * Multilingual data management * Novel Data Types * Parallel and distributed databases * Peer-to-peer data management * Personalized information systems * Storage and transaction management Web and Information Retrieval: * Categorization, Clustering, and Filtering * Document Representation and Content Analysis * Information Extraction and Summarization * IR Theory, Platform, Evaluation * Question Answering and Cross-Language IR * Web and IR * Social Network Analysis Data Mining * Novel data mining algorithms and foundations * Innovative applications of data mining * Data mining and KDD systems and frameworks * Mining data streams and sensor data * Mining multi-media, graph, spatio-temporal and semi-structured data * Security, privacy, and adversarial data mining * High performance and parallel/distributed data mining * Mining tera-/peta-scale data * Visual data mining and data visualization To ensure wide visibility of material published at the conference, we plan to make arrangements with ACM SIGMOD for including the proceedings of the conference in the SIGMOD on-line and CD-ROM archives. Two awards- for Best Paper and Best Student Paper, will be presented at the conference. Important Dates: . Research and Student Papers-July 31, 2009 . Industrial Papers, Demo, Panel and Tutorial Proposals-August 28, 2009 . Notification to authors-September 25th, 2009 . Camera-ready copy due-October 30, 2009 . Early-Bird Registration Deadline-December 1, 2009 . Conference-December 9-11, 2009 Conference Organization: General Chair . Shalini Urs, ISiM, University of Mysore, India Organizational Chair . Srinath Srinivasa, IIIT-Bangalore, India Program Chairs . Sanjay Chawla, University of Sydney , Australia . Kamal Karlapalem, IIIT-Hyderabad, India. Contact Details: Dr. Shalini Urs COMAD 2009 - General Chair & Executive Director and Professor International School of Information Management University of Mysore, Manasagangotri Mysore - 570 006 Tel: +91-821-2514699; +91-821-2411417 Fax: +91-821-2519209, Email: office(a)isim.ac.in -- 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 Shailesh Lohiya 19 Jun '09

19 Jun '09

Sir, Please do me favour to send following fulltext article available at Science Direct Environmental impact assessment: Retrospect and prospect *Environmental Impact Assessment Review*, *Volume 27, Issue 4*, *May 2007*, *Pages 287-300* Stephen Jay, Carys Jones, Paul Slinn, Christopher Wood Regards -- Shailesh K. Lohiya Librarian (NUIL) NIRMA University SG Road,Ahmedabad Mob. 09601851608 -- 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 Ajay Kum Sharma 19 Jun '09

19 Jun '09

Dear Professionals, One of our library user has need of the below article for his research work. It will be highly appreciated if any one send me a soft copy of the below paper at an earliest. *Article Title:* Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, and the Childhood Roots of Health Disparities: Building a New Framework for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. *Authors:* Jack P. Shonkoff; W. Thomas Boyce; Bruce S. McEwen *Journal:* Journal of the American Medical Association ; Vol. 301 No.21 Year 2009 [Pagn. 2252-2259 ] Thanks and regards. Ajay Kumar Sharma Assistant Librarian & In-charge, Journal Section, Central Library, Visva Bharati, Santiniketan - 731235, Bolpur, Birbhum, West Bengal Email: ajaysharma.lib(a)visva-bharati.ac.in Web: http://www.geocities.com/ajaysharma_lib/ *********************************************************** 1. Join today Digital Library Discussion Forum http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/dlrg 2. Join today LIS-Forum mailing list http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Report on the Fourth Dr. TB Rajashekar Memorial Lecture
by Arumugam Pitchai 19 Jun '09

19 Jun '09

Dear Members, Here's is the brief report on the Dr. T.B. Rajashekar Memorial Lecture (2009) held on Friday, 12 June 2009 at NCSI, IISc. Topic: "Academic Access in a Globalized World: Scholars without Borders" Speaker: Dr. Ram Ramaswamy, Professor, School of Physical Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. The event was set in motion with Mr. Francis Jayakanth of NCSI welcoming the well-attended gathering. He gave a brief life sketch of late Dr. TBR emphasizing on TBR's contributions and initiatives while he served at NCSI. Later, Francis Introduced Dr. IRN Goudar. Dr. Goudar, presided over the talk. Dr. Goudar being the alma mater of TBR at the DRTC, narrated couple of incidences that happened during their DRTC course and also after they started their careers. These incidences only exemplified the fact that TBR was very clear as to what he intended to do and went about in completing it with dedication. Later, Dr. Goudar introduced Dr. Ram and requested him to deliver the lecture. Dr. Ram's talk is accessible at: http://ncsi-net.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/workshop/seminars.html#_2009 Dr. Ram began his talk by giving some insights into the higher education in the country, which is the largest in the world. GoI is playing a major role in the higher education system in terms of framing of major policies for the system. He briefly mentioned about poor library system in most of the colleges and Universities, which is hindering access to the library holdings. For accessing the online journals, though INFLIBNET administered UGC Infonet is in place, poor Internet connectivity beyond the metros is an hindrance in accessing the online journals. He also emphasized on Books and book publishing in the country especially in the social sciences, where scholars publish their findings in books rather than journal articles. The speaker also presented some interesting facts about Books and Book publishing in India. Annually, India publishes between 70,000 to 80,000 titles, comes from between 16,000 to 17,000 publishers, ranging from those who do as many as 300-400 titles a year to one person operations-who may produce only two or three titles/year. According to Federation of Publishers, Booksellers Associations in India, the Federation of Indian Publishers, as well as a study of the Indian book market conducted by the British Publishers Association (2007) puts the value of the Indian book market at Rs.10,000 crores. In this 10,0000 crores, approximately Rs.3500 crores comprises educational books and Higher education Books market is at Rs.2500 crores. He also gave some insights into publishing business in the western world by citing Thomson Reuters as an example. The speaker expressed his concern in the poor distribution network in the country for quality textbooks and lack of University Press culture in the country are contributing to the growth of low quality academic publishing. He then touched upon the growth of e-books with big players in field like Thompson, spending great deal of their budget on e-books. He cited the example of JSTOR. JSTOR was founded in 1995 to build trusted digital archives for scholarship. Working with the scholarly community to preserve their work and the materials they rely upon, and to build a common research platform that promotes the discovery and use of these resources. In the context of our country, there was a mention of Language/ Literacy barriers such as * Computing in regional languages remains a somewhat distant goal. * Low investment in local technological solutions. * Need for more video content if primary educational goals are to be addressed. There was a special mention of ALUKA, an international, collaborative initiative building an online digital library of scholarly resources from and about Africa. Now a part of JSTOR. The speaker said, similar initiatives in the country are need of the hour to showcase India's academic publishing. Then Ram presented the demographies of India * Total India population: 1.037 billion * Rural population: 72% * Literacy: 52% * Computer ownership per 100 inhabitants: 0.6 * Telephone lines per 100: 4.2 * Internet hosts per 10,000: 0.35 * Internet cafés/telecentres per 10,000: 0.1 * Internet users per 100 0.33 subscribers: 1.65 users * Cell phone subscribers 10.81 million * Number of websites in the national language(s): 20,000 * Number of websites in English and other language(s): 130,000 * National bandwidth to and from the country: 1,670.3 Mbps Thus he proposed to have something like SwB: www.scholarswithoutborders.in (Academic Books from India delivered Everywhere). Few facts about SwB are: * Scholars without Borders (SwB) are an online bookstore for academic books from India. * Also other material such as journals, periodicals, reports, documentaries, CDs. * Facilitates online ordering and purchase. * Offers a range of payments: money orders, VPP, cheques, cash, credit card, etc. * Over 6000 titles from about 100 publishers. The motivation for such a SwB by Ram is "To make access to quality academic books simple, regardless of location." SwB runs a blog on books from India. It has a presence on Twitter, Facebook and other networking sites. Ram also presented the visitors to SwB from various parts of both India and worldwide. SwB's documentary site(scholarswithoutborders.in/video). This site is developed in collaboration with TCS. It provides, Semantic search of video content and partially view documentaries. Presently this site is undergoing Beta Testing. Access equity is the major item in Ram's presentation. An initiative to promote the distribution of books/academic material through the Internet and mobile phone. This will largely be a vehicle for the physical product initially, but they are aiming to increase digital content, especially of textbooks. The distribution of books and other published matter across India, especially to places with poor access to books and bookstores will be a major activity of this Initiative. While talking about future plans and the path ahead: Ram mentioned about the book readers such as Amazon Kindle and Olai. He also spoken about Cell phone based services. After the question and answer session, Dr. Goudar nicely summed up Dr. Rams talk. Mr. T.B. Anand proposed vote of thanks. (Thanks to H Rajendra Babu for Preparing this Report) Regards, NCSI-NET Co-ordinators -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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news papers archives
by S.F KATTIMANI 19 Jun '09

19 Jun '09

dear all Important archives of british library uk , 1857 riots, important news in the 19th and 20th century archives available at ( source: prajavani 19th june 2009 page no :10) http://newspapers.bl.uk./blcs thanks with regards -- S.F.KATTIMANI DEPUTY LIBRARIAN M.S.RAMAIAH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Autonomous Institute affiliated to vtu, ISO 9001-2000 certfied, NBA Accredited) MSR NAGAR MSRIT POST BANGALORE 560054 (080) 23600822, 23606936 Extn :223, 107,312 http://sfkattimani.blogspot.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Websites for Online Maps
by Sainul Abideen P, IIITMK 19 Jun '09

19 Jun '09

Dear Friends, Following online Map websites may be useful for you . *'OpenStreetMap* is a free editable map of the whole world. OpenStreetMap allows you to view, edit and use geographical data in a collaborative way from anywhere on Earth'. Website: http://www.openstreetmap.org/ *'Wikimapia* is an online editable map - you can describe any place on Earth. Or just surf maps discovering tons of already marked places'. Website:http://wikimapia.org/ <http://wikimapia.org/> Sainul Abideen P, (BSc,ADIS,PGDCA, VLIR Scholar Belgium) Librarian Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management-Kerala [IIITM-K] NILA, Technopark, Karyavattom PO Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala Ph 0471-2700777,2527567,2700965 exn 111 Mobile -9496252786 www.iiitmk.ac.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 ILL
by Arup Raychaudhury 19 Jun '09

19 Jun '09

We need the following book on ILL for 15 days: "Nowcasting" by K. A Browning (Editor), Academic Press. London, 1982 Arup Raychaudhury Library, Documentation & Information Science Division Indian Statistical Institute 203 BT Road Calcutta 700 108 INDIA This mail is scanned by Ironport -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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new society formation suggestion for name
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 18 Jun '09

18 Jun '09

helo friends to initiate and keep pace of the professional activities , i planned to start a non profit Society especially to motivate younger generation professionals.This is being felt on the basis of the experience i hav gained and also on the basis of my observations. THE SUCCESS of the nmlis group had motivated me to do more professional activities. i cannot venture in to the present professional organsiations as they are ful of elected members. every one knows tht there are many organizations, who are ready to fund for gud projects. I wnt to join with committed professionals and take some projects on the name of this Society. It will never work independently but join with any organization or school in organising these programs.ALL THE PROFESSIONALS ARE WELCOME TO JOIN INTO THIS SOCIETY AFTER ITS FORMATION. friends may suggest a GUD NAME FOR THE SAID SOCIETY. THANKS LAXMAN RAO THANKS Prof. N.LAXMAN RAO, EMERITUS FELLOW, Dept of Library & Information Science, Osmania University, HYDERABAD- 500 007 (INDIA) President, Association of British Scholars (Hyderabad Chapter) 91-40-27171565, 27177763 (res): 09246547599 (Mobile) e:mail-- naglaxman(a)yahoo.com OR naglaxman(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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Job Vacancy (Urgently required)
by Ruchika Sharma 18 Jun '09

18 Jun '09

please post this on forum to forward all... Applications are invited for the post of *Librarian* at PCTE Institute of Pharmacy, Jhande(Ferozpur Road) Ludhiana.. PCTE (Punjab College of Technical Education) was founded in the year 1999 by Punjab Management Education Trust based at Ludhiana. PCTE is more of a group of Institutes: * Punjab College of Education, Baddowal (Campus 1); * PCTE Institute of Management & Technology, Jhande (Campus 2); * PCTE Institute of Pharmacy (Campus 2); * PCTE Institute of Hotel Management & Catering Technology( Campus 2). For further information, you can visit www.pcte.edu.in Those interested, are required to send their CVs at ruchika314(a)gmail.comasap. -- Ruchika Sharma Librarian Punjab College of Technical Education(PCTE) Ferozepur Road, Baddowal,Ludhiana-142021 ................................................................. To know the road ahead, ask those coming back.... -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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One Year Post Graduate Diploma Course in Health Science Librarianship (PGDHL)
by thimma naik 18 Jun '09

18 Jun '09

Respected Professionals > Apologies for previous posting The Examination and Interview date is 25.07.2009. The last date for apply for the PGDHL is 15.07.2009. The advertisement is published all major dailies on 18.06.2009. > Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka has > invited applications for Admission for One Year Post > Graduate Diploma Course in Health Science Librarianship > (PGDHL) for the academic year-2009-10 (August 2009 to July > 2010). > Eligibility: MLIS > Intake: 5 students from merit and 5 students from > sponsoreship > Term: The course of study including submission of project > work is one year > Entrance Test: 25.07.2009 11.00am > Interview:25.07.2009 3.30pm > Stipend: 5 merit students will get 5000/-per month. > > more details at www.rguhs.ac.in/digital library > > Thimmappa N. MLISc, PGDHL > Bengaluru > thimmappa03(a)yahoo.com > or softeyest(a)gmail.com > If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not > say it Read an eBook, Save a Tree; Buy an eBook Reader, Save > a Forest > > > Cricket on your mind? Visit the > ultimate cricket website. Enter http://cricket.yahoo.com > ICC World Twenty20 England '09 exclusively on YAHOO! CRICKET http://cricket.yahoo.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Reminder for CALL FOR PAPERS ICAL-2009
by Mailing List Admin 18 Jun '09

18 Jun '09

Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:36:26 +0530 (IST) From: Rajesh Singh <rajeshzone29(a)yahoo.co.in> INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ACADEMIC LIBRARIES FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS VISION FOR THE FUTURE October 5 to 8, 2009 University of Delhi Delhi-110007 ( India) � Invites original papers reflecting Case Studies; State of the Art; Review Papers; Specific Proposals; Current Trends etc. � LAST DATE OF PAPER SUBMMISSION : 30TH JULY, 2009 � CONFERENCE THEMES � Theme 1: Vision & Roles of the Future academic libraries University libraries as partners in the knowledge creation; Academic Libraries in e-teaching and e-learning; Future of Print Publications Theme 2: Technology, Policy and Innovation Local to Global: Implications of repositioning libraries into digital future; Technologies and critical issues involved in the provision of digital information and services;� Technological Innovations leading to improved Library management and services Theme 3: Change Management Empowering staff to meet the challenges, professional leadership and development, and new models of academic library governance; Models and success stories of deliveries, exchange of ideas of how to work together in future; and Government and institutional policies on infrastructure, �accesscontrol, resource sharing, and resource development and management. Theme 4: Library Vendor/ Publisher Interface Library Vendor Publisher relationship in knowledge access and management; Indigenous knowledge creation ,content development and digital libraries; Copyright and open access publishing, self archiving, and open access policy; Legal deposit, electronic publications, and digital archiving; National and international cooperation and collaboration in knowledge access and management Theme 5: Management Models and Framework, Library Services Emerging management models for academic libraries; Manpower structure in ICT environment Library budgeting models; Evolving ways and means for better relationship for working with faculty; User centric services, reference and outreach; Changes in emerging user characteristics, behaviors, and expectation;� Academic Library linkages with Public Libraries, Special Libraries and others Analyze users expectations in the emerging digital environment; Information literacy and competency programmes, e-tutorials; Best practices on modern library services; Convergence in collection management and technical services; Cataloguing and metadata; Management systems and standards; Marketing and promotion Theme 6: Advocacy Problems, issues and best practices for academic library advocacy; Advocacy for better use of library services, for better inflow of finances, better infrastructure and better faculty status; and Advocacy for transforming the academic libraries to e-environment � � For details please visit: http://library.du.ac.in/ocs or http://crl.du.ac.in/ical09 � � �For all querries and further details, please send your mail to : � � �� ICAL 2009 Conference Secretariat Dr. S. Majumdar, Organising Secretary, ICAL C/o University Librarian, Central Library, University of Delhi New Delhi - 110 007, India Phone - 91-11-27666034, 27667848 or 24682100 Fax - 91-11-27666034 E-mail: ical2009.os(a)gmail.com Rajesh Singh Dy. Librarian E-Resources & Training Central Library University Of Delhi DELHI-110 007 011-27666404, 27667848 http://crl.du.ac.in/��

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Article required
by sujata.laxmeshwar＠wipro.com 18 Jun '09

18 Jun '09

Hi! I needed one article from International Journal of Production Research - Capacity planning with reconfigurable kits in semiconductor test manufacturing from Source: International Journal of Production Research, Volume 44, Number 13, 1 July 2006 , pp. 2625-2644(20) Best regards, Sujata Information Services Division, Wipro Technologies No.70/1,keonics Electronic City, Tower-17 basement,Bangalore-560100 Tel: -080-30299891 Please do not print this email unless it is absolutely necessary. The information contained in this electronic message and any attachments to this message are intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s) and may contain proprietary, confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies of this message and any attachments. WARNING: Computer viruses can be transmitted via email. The recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. www.wipro.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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One Year Post Graduate Diploma Course in Health Science Librarianship (PGDHL)
by thimma naik 17 Jun '09

17 Jun '09

Respected Professionals Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka has invited applications for Admission for One Year Post Graduate Diploma Course in Health Science Librarianship (PGDHL) for the academic year-2009-10 (August 2009 to July 2010). Eligibility: MLIS Intake: 5 students from merit and 5 students from sponsoreship Term: The course of study including submission of project work is one year Entrance Test: 27.07.2009 11.00am Interview:27.07.2009 3.30pm Stipend: 5 merit students will get 5000/-per month. more details at www.rguhs.ac.in/digital library Thimmappa N. MLISc, PGDHL Bengaluru thimmappa03(a)yahoo.com or softeyest(a)gmail.com If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it Read an eBook, Save a Tree; Buy an eBook Reader, Save a Forest Cricket on your mind? Visit the ultimate cricket website. Enter http://cricket.yahoo.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] NICMAN (National Information Center on MAnagement) - Information service on Management
by Nicman Project 17 Jun '09

17 Jun '09

Attention: This is in continuation of our previous message on NICMAN products and services. Kindly note that the NICMAN membership is meant for individual researchers doing research in Business/Management. Hence, librarians may kindly inform their respective researchers about the service. thanks and regards richa 2009/6/16 Nicman Project <nicman(a)iimahd.ernet.in> > Dear Friends, > > > > We are pleased to inform you that NICMAN, the National Information Center > on Management, set up at Vikram Sarabhai Library, Indian Institute of > Management, Ahmedabad has been providing information service on business and > management since 1997 and has successfully completed its 11 years in > fulfilling its purpose. > > > > Based on the information resources available at Vikram Sarabhai Library, > the main information services of NICMAN comprise of: > > > > 1. *NICMAN Membership* - To Help/ facilitate business/management > related researchers.** > > * > * > > · NICMAN will provide first level of search on your topic. From > this search list, whatever articles you select and if they are available > with the VS Library, full text of up to 10 articles will be sent free and > after that we will charge Rs. 100.00 per article. These are the charges that > predominantly include manpower and other overhead charges.** > > · List of journals relevant to your reading/research will be > provided.** > > · Help you become aware of free online websources that may be > relevant to your research.** > > · List of new arrivals of books and print journals in the VS > Library, IIMA will be sent regularly.** > > * > * > > 1. Information alert service on Marketing Management through quarterly > publication of, *Current Contents in Management: Marketing* and *Current > Index of Management: Marketing*. The *Current Contents* reproduces > content pages of core and related foreign journals covering marketing > management, while the *Current Index* provides a subject-wise listing > of articles in marketing management. The author- and subject- indices are > provided at the end of the bulletins to help locate articles of one's own > interest easily. > > > > > > We are sure, you will find the services quite useful and may subscribe the > same through DD or cheque to be drawn in favor of *Indian Institute of > Management, Ahmedabad*. The annual subscription details for publications > are as follows: > > *Subscription details for the publications:* > > Outstation cheques add Rs. 60.00 except payable at par in Ahmedabad. > > S.No. > > Name of the Bulletin > > Format > > Institutional annual subscription > > (From Jan - Dec) > > Individual annual subscription (From Jan - Dec) > > 1. > > Current Contents in Management: Marketing > > Print > > > > Rs. 800.00 > > Rs. 400.00 > > 2. > > Current Index of Management: Marketing > > Print > > Rs. 800.00 > > Rs. 400.00 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The publications will be mailed to you once in three months. > > If required by courier/ speed post/ registered post, actual charges will be > applicable. > > > > ** > > * Subscription details for NICMAN membership* > > > > Membership subscription fee > > > > Rs. 1500.00 annual > > > > Mode of service > > Online (Kindly mention your email while subscribing) > > > > *Please note that all the payments should be made through demand drafts or > cheques to be drawn in favor of Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad* > . > > Regards > > > Richa Srivastava > -- > > > NICMAN Project > VS Library, IIM-A > Ahmedabad 38 00 15. > -- NICMAN Project VS Library, IIM-A Ahmedabad 38 00 15. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Teaching post in Mizoram university
by ra vi kumar 16 Jun '09

16 Jun '09

to the moderator kindly forward this mail Associate Professor - 1 (UR) Desirable specialisation, ICT Application in Libraries, Latest Technology in LIS Assistant Professor 2 (1 OBC) (1 UR) Desirable specialisation, IT Application in Libraries, Digitisation with regards s.ravikumar assistant professor dlis, mizoram university aizawl -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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DCSMAT MDP " On web 2.0 environments, emerging IT tools, and other trends"
by arun kishore 16 Jun '09

16 Jun '09

Dear Sir/Madam, This is to inform you that DCSchool of Management and Technology, Kerala is organising the 4th MDP for library professionals on 20th June, 2009 at Ashoka Inn, Thrissur, Kerala. MDP Title: On Web 2.0 environments, emerging IT tools, and other trends For online registration and the details of the programme, please do access the following website: http://www.dcschool.net With warm regards, Arun Kishore, B.L. DC School of Management and Technology One School Avenue Pullikkanam P.O Idukki-685 503 Kerala, South India Tel:9745608096 Fax:00-91-4812-564758 E-mail: arunkishore(a)dcschool.net Visit us @ www.dcschool.net -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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