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Just Published: 'Media as Partners in Education for Sustainable Development: A Training and Resource Kit'
by Puna Das 17 Jan '09

17 Jan '09

Just Published Media as Partners in Education for Sustainable Development: A Training and Resource Kit/ edited by Venus Easwaran Jennings and Eleanor Bird. Paris: UNESCO, 2008. This training kit attempts to provide media professionals with basic information about some priority issues for sustainable development. It also provides practical exercises to inspire investigative reporting, and draws links to existing experience that may enrich the information resources of media professionals. Download Full-text: http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001587/158787E.pdf ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India http://anupkumardas.blogspot.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/

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National level Symposium in Mumbai
by Ajay Kamble 17 Jan '09

17 Jan '09

*Thakur** College** of Engineering & Technology* *Shyamnarayan Thakur Marg, Thakur Village, Kandivali (E), Mumbai 400101, Tel: 67308131* *2DAYS NATIONAL LEVEL SYMPOSIUM ON* *"Lirarianshipin21st Century: Challenges & Prospectus"* *on April 8th -9th , 2009* By Central Library & TCET-ISTE Chapter *1. THEME: *Modern Librarianship is its changing face with the introduction of digital & e-media. Even the school, college, university & industrial libraries are becoming hybrid in nature. No academic institute which imparts technical knowledge can escape from the e-literature & digital libraries, as well as multimedia resources, managing these e-resources is challenging task. Librarians need to enhance the skills of information gathering, processing & dissemination available in digital & electronic format. Very basic functions of the library process, Classification, Cataloguing, Circulation & Indexing of the information material threatened to a considerable extent by the technological advance. Further in the emerging competitive society social expectation are altering a great deal and user are to be given innovative services that are quite distinct from the traditional ones. The objective of the Symposium is to discuss the upcoming challenges and how the librarian can prepare to transform itself to meet the requirements. Therefore, theme of the National Symposium is *"Librarianship in 21stCentury: challenges & prospects" * *Sub Theme:* 1 Managing Modern Libraries 2 Digital Libraries 3 Open Source Software 4 Networking & resource sharing 5 Librarianship in the Internet Age 6 Managing e-resources *4. How to Commute? * >From Kandivali(E) Bus No. 287 or Share Autorikshaw. >From Borivali(E) Bus No. 209 & 703 to Thakur Village, Bus Stop Thakur College. *6. Who can participate: *Librarians from School, College, Research Centres, Media & Library Professionals. *7. Registration Fees:* Rs. 700/- The Registration fee include working day lunch, tea & snacks. *8. Important Dates: * Invitation of paper for presentation last date: 10th March, 2009 Last Date of Registration: 30th March, 2009 *9. How to apply?* Enclose, dully filled application form along with DD and send on the address mentioned on the front page. DD to be drawn in the favor of "TCET-ISTE Chapter, Thakur College of Engineering &Technology" *10. Application Form* Applicant's Name: Qualification: Experience: Designation: Department: Institution: Address for correspondence: e-mail ID: Phone No. (O): Phone No. (R): Mobile No.: Registration Details: DD No. Drawn on Bank: Date: Signature of Candidate Mr./ Mrs. _______________________ has been permitted to participate in 'State level Symposium at Thakur College of Engg & Technology, Kandivali (E), Mumbai, Commencing from 8th April, 2009 to 9th April, 2009. ..................................... *Signature of Head of Institution* *Name & Seal* *13. Coordinator & Contact person : *Mr. Devidas G. Kalwale Librarian Thakur College of Engg & Technology Thakur Village, Kandivali (E), Mumbai 400 101. Ph: 67308131/ Mob: 9869717226 e-mail: devidas.kalwale(a)thakureducation.org ___________________________________________________ Ajay M. Kamble Librarian Annasaheb Vartak College of Arts, Kedarnath Malhotra College of Commerce, ES Andrades College of Science, Vasai Road (W) - Dist. Thane - 401202. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Associate Membership programme under UGC-INFONET Digital Library Consortium
by Prem Chand 16 Jan '09

16 Jan '09

Dear Professionals, I am pleased to inform that the INFLIBNET Centre has launched the Associate Membership for those institutes, which are not covered under UGC 12 B act. Any institute who wish to join UGC INFONET Digital Library Consortium under associate membership, please contact Director INFLIBNET Procedure of joining Annual Membership fee of Rs 5000/- List of E- resources covered under Associate membership category 1.. American Chemical Society 2.. American Institute of Physics American Physical Society 3.. Annual Reviews 4.. Cambridge University Press 5.. Emerald - Lib. Sci. collection 6.. Institute of Physics 7.. JSTOR 8.. MathSciNet 9.. Nature 10.. Oxford University Press 11.. Royal Society of Chemistry 12.. SciFinder Scholar 13.. Springer Link 14.. Taylor & Francis Subscription Cost: The members who wish to subscribe the e-resources under Associate membership category have to pay negotiated price of e-resources. The subscription rate of above listed publishers are given on our web site at http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/econ/am09.pdf Please note that the subscription rates applicable to institutions who wish to join is subject to the approval of respective publishers. For further detail, please contact: Dr.Jagdish Arora Director Information and Library Network Centre P B No: 4116, Navrangpura Ahmedabad - 380009 E-mail: director(a)inflibnet.ac.in; jarora(a)inflibnet.ac.in Web: http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/econ/ Phone: 91 79 26308528 / 26304695 / 26305971 Prem Chand Scientist- D Convener UGC-INFONET Digital library Consortium Information & Library Network Centre (INFLIBNET) An Inter University Centre of UGC, Near Gujarat University Guest House Navrangpura, Ahmedabad Gujarat. India Phone: 079-26305971, 26304695 ( Office) 079- 29096170( R) 09427001489 prem65_chand(a)yahoo.co.in

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India 2009 (A Reference Annual) available Free Full-Text Online in English & Hindi both
by Mukesh Anand 16 Jan '09

16 Jan '09

Dear Members', India (A Reference Annual) published by Publications Division, M/o Information & Broadcasting, Govt. of India is now also available free full-text online in Hindi & English both, which is detailed below. India 2009 (A Reference Annual) Compiled by Research, Reference & Training Division & Published by Publications Division of Ministry of Information & Broadcasing Government of India Pagination iv+ 1259p., 53rd Edition ISBN - 978-81-230-1557-6 Year of Publication 2009 Price Rs. 345/- Available Free Full Text Online at http://www.publicationsdivision.nic.in/others/India_2009.pdf File Size 9.90 MB भारत 2009 Price Rs. 345/- ISBN - 978-81-230-1558-3 Pagination xii+1363 p. Year of Publication 2009 53rd Edition Available Free Full Text Online at http://www.publicationsdivision.nic.in/others/Bharat_2009.pdf File Size 14.92 MB Thanx & Regards, Mukesh Anand Asst. Libn. Officers' Training College for Indian Railways (Premier Training Institute of Indian Railways) Sanskari Nagari Vadodara -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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NET is Mandatory After June 2009
by Pandurang Shendage 16 Jan '09

16 Jan '09

NET must from next year Chetan Chauhan, Hindustan Times Email Author New Delhi, January 15, 2009 First Published: 23:16 IST(15/1/2009) Last Updated: 23:17 IST(15/1/2009) The University Grants Commission (UGC) has made National Eligibility Test (NET) mandatory for teaching jobs in higher education, in a reversal of a decision it took three years ago. Those holding a Ph.D degree, however, continue to be exempted. The UGC has told universities that those already registered for M.Phil and will complete the same before June 2009, shall be exempted from NET. However, NET will be compulsory for the candidates completing M.Phil degree after this date. On June 11, 2006, the commission had exempted M.Phil degree holders from NET for appointment as faculty for undergraduate teaching. Later the B.L. Mungerkar Committee, constituted to review the decision, recommended that NET be restored as mandatory as the exemption was leading to deterioration in the quality of teaching. The UGC has accepted the recommendation, thereby restoring NET from July 1, 2009. The UGC has decided that the relaxation given to Ph.D holders from NET examination for teaching appointment will continue provided the research is conducted as per the new guidelines circulated by the commission earlier this month. According to the guidelines universities must ensure that admissions in Ph.D are done on the basis of an entrance test and the student follows the rules for choosing a Ph.D supervisor. A student enrolled for Ph.D should undertake course-work for minimum of two semesters. Before submitting the thesis, students have to make a presentation to the department, which will be open to all faculty members and students. http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=RSSFeed-… Thank You Shendage Pandurang Baburao Assistant Librarian Tolani Maritime Institute Induri, Talegaon Dabhade Pune 410507 Phone - 02114-242082, 242081, Rec.- 02114-242377 Mobile- 9921314358 www.tolani.edu -- 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
by shashi jena 16 Jan '09

16 Jan '09

Dear Professional, If any one have this article in hardcopy or Softcopy please sends, It is very urgent one of your Research Associate Narasimhan, M.S. and Vijayalakshmi S. Impact of Agency Cost on Leverage and Investment Decisions, Journal of Applied Finance, March 2000, Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 16-25 With Regards Shashikanta Jena Professional Assistant Learning Resource Centre Jaypee Business School Jaypee Institute of Information Technology University A-10, Sector-62, Noida (UP) Email:shashikanta.jena@jiit.ac.in Mob+919973556131 Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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CALIBER: Pre-Conference Tutorial
by Prem Chand 16 Jan '09

16 Jan '09

Dear Professionals, CALIBER 2009 : Pre-Conference Tutorial A reminder for those who wish to register for pre conference tutorial on following two topics: (1) Access Management: Shibboleth / By Mr. John Paschoud, InfoSystems Engineer and Projects Manager, Library of the London School of Economics & Political science. (2) Web Content Management Systems / by Dr. M G Sreekumar, Librarian, Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode (IIMK). Registration fee for tutorial: Rs. 1000/- Date: 25.2.2009 (11.00 a.m.to 5.00 p.m) For more details and Registration Form, click here: http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/caliber2009/Registration%20Form.pdf Or Contact: Dr. R. Samyuktha University Librarian, Pondicherry University, Puducherry - 605 014 Phone: (O)+91-0413-2665213, Fax: +91-0413-2655254 Mob: 09442100228, 09884746196 Email: samravi007(a)yahoo.co.in We look forward to seeing you at Pondicherry. Prem Chand Scientist- D Convener UGC-INFONET Digital library Consortium Information & Library Network Centre (INFLIBNET) An Inter University Centre of UGC, Near Gujarat University Guest House Navrangpura, Ahmedabad Gujarat. India Phone: 079-26305971, 26304695 ( Office) 079- 29096170( R) 09427001489 prem65_chand(a)yahoo.co.in

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Opening of Library Trainee positions at the Resource Centre, DA-IICT Gandhinagar, Gujarat
by ts kumbar 16 Jan '09

16 Jan '09

Dear Colleagues, Kindly bring the following announcement to the notice of interested candidates and also request you to recommend potential candadates. ---------------------------------- Subject: Opening of Library Trainee positions at the Resource Centre, DA-IICT Gandhinagar, Gujarat The Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information & Communication Technology (DA-IICT) at Gandhinagar http://www.daiict.ac.in/daiict/index.html is looking for young, dynamic and fresh graduates with minimum First Class in Masters in Library and Information Science to work as 'Library Trainees' for its Resource Centre (Library). Duration of the Training is for a period of six months and extendable up to one year depending on the performance of candidates. The trainees gets a fixed stipend of Rs. 8000/-per month with no other facilities/ benefits, excepting casual leave. Accomodation in students hostel on the campus on payment basis will be provided subject to availability. The Resource Centre http://resourcecentre.daiict.ac.in/ has fully computerized in-house operations and services and provides access to wide variety of digital collection, catering to the needs of the Faculty, Staff and Students. Several new initiatives are being taken to make this library as one of the leading and resource libraries in the area of ICT in the country. It is a part of regional & national consortia and actively participates in the resource sharing activities. Resource Centre is kept open till mid night on all working days during the semester and is open on holidays, Saturdays and Sundays. Selected trainees will require to work during these extended hours on rotation basis. Nature of Traineeship: Traniees will be provided with an opportunity work in different sections of the Resource Centre and learn the modern library management & services including applications of information and communication technologies.The resource centre provides a highly professional working & learning environment. Candidates will have an opportunity work and learn on emerging IT tools and technologies. Date for Written Test & Interview: 19th January, 2009 at 10.00am Venue for written test and Interview: DA-IICT Campus, Near Indroda Circle, Gandhinagar 382 007 Address for sending the application: Please send your advance copy of the application hr(a)daiict.ac.in (Head, HR & Admin, DA-IICT, Gandhinagar 382 007, Gujarat) The interested candidates who meet the above mentioned basic requirements may send in thier application with CV at the above address and directly come for the written test and interview. Candidate are requested to bring with them the certificates in support of date of birth and qualifications, and experiences, if any. -------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks & Regards Kumbar ------------------ Dr. T S Kumbar Resource Centre DA-IICT Gandhinagar ts-kumbar(a)daiict.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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INFLIBNET Workshop at the University of Kalyani
by Juran Sarkhel 15 Jan '09

15 Jan '09

INFLIBNET Workshop at the University of Kalyani Department of Library and Information Science in association with the Central Library and the Centre for Information Resource Management (CIRM) of the University of Kalyani is going to organize a 2-day User Awareness Programme on Access to E-resources under the UGC-INFONET Digital Library Consortium during February 02-03, 2009 at the University of Kalyani. This program is sponsored by the UGC-INFLIBNET centre, Ahmedabad. The workshop will cover lectures and hands on demonstration of information products and services with references to digital resources under UGC-INFONET Digital Library Consortium. Broad topics to be covered include scope, characteristics, organisation and management of digital resources; objectives and present activities of INFLIBNET; Overview and major activities of UGC-INFONET Digital Library Consortium; Presentations on how to access e-Journals and e–Database under the UGC–INFONET Digital Library Consortium; and user interaction. Participants will be drawn from the faculty, research scholars, students, library professionals of university libraries in West Bengal and college libraries affiliated under the University of Kalyani. The programme will be inaugurated by Dr. Jagdish Arora, Director, UGC-INFLIBNET Centre, Ahmedabad and Dr. Himangshu Ghosh, Chairman, West Bengal College Service Commission will grace the occasion as the Guest-in-Chief. Inaugural Session will be presided over by Professor Arabinda Kumar Das, Vice-Chancellor, University of Kalyani. DR. J. K. SarkhelProfessor & HeadDept of Library & Information ScienceUniversity of KalyaniKalyani-741235West Bengal; India _________________________________________________________________ See all the ways you can stay connected to friends and family http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowslive/default.aspx

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Article Request
by jasbir singh 15 Jan '09

15 Jan '09

Dear friends, One of our faculty member urgently requires the article mentioned below. Please help 1) C. P. Jackson, K. Ramamurti,The micro-determination of glycerol in Acetobacter culture media, Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture.Volume 9 Issue 12, Pages 787 - 791. 2) Arnold Troy and William G. Alsop, The estimation of glycerol, diglycerol, and polyglycerol in commercial diglycerol ., Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society. Volume 25, Number 11 / November, 1948 pages 394-398. Jasbir Singh Learning Resource Center Jaypee University of Information Technology Waknaghat, P.O. Dumehar Kandaghat, Distt. Solan (H.P.), India http://www.juit.ac.in/Library/staff.php -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Internet Resources Newsletter: Latest issue now available
by MacLeod, Roderick A 15 Jan '09

15 Jan '09

____________________________________________ Internet Resources Newsletter ____________________________________________ The latest edition of the FREE monthly newsletter for academics, students and researchers is now available at: http://www.hw.ac.uk/libwww/irn/irn169/irn169.html No subscription or registration is needed to access this full-text newsletter at the above site. You can also subscribe to the free, full-text email version at: http://www.hw.ac.uk/libwww/irn/irn.html There's also an RSS feed for the newsletter: http://www.hw.ac.uk/libwww/irn/irn.rss Featured in this issue: Comment Internet Resources Newsletter by email and RSS Random Quotes News items of interest A-Z New & Notable Web Sites: About 100 new and notable websites: new services, ejournals, directories, search engines, publishers, government sites, booksellers, calls for papers, software, news services, conferences, research groups, plus anything else of interest, etc, etc. Nice Web Site(s): TwitterSearch Blogorama Selected interesting blogs, RSS feeds and related news items Recent Internet books in the Library Get a life! Leisure Time After hours Published by Heriot-Watt University Library, and edited by Roddy MacLeod (R.A.MacLeod(a)hw.ac.uk) Catherine Ure and Marion Kennedy -- Heriot-Watt University is a Scottish charity registered under charity number SC000278. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Workshop on Care & Maintenance of Library Documents
by Byanktesh Narain Singh 15 Jan '09

15 Jan '09

Dear Friends, Knowledge is power and Libraries are power houses of present day knowledge based society. With all sorts of information being freely available on the web, it may seem that the role of a librarian in present context is diminishing. Nothing can be farther from the truth. Besides acting as an engine of growth for the institution to which they belong, the librarians have to protect and preserve what is in their collection. Most of the libraries possess photographs, maps, etc. besides books and manuscripts. Since these materials are inherently fragile, with time they start decaying, leaving the librarian bewildered with what to do in such situations. With growing reliance upon digital archives of information, the problems are compounded as these materials exhibit their own problems. Fortunately, the life of the collection can be enhanced significantly in most cases with little effort only if the librarian is aware of the steps required to avoid such a situation. It is a matter of pleasure that we are organizing 3-days *"National Workshopon Care & Maintenance of Library Documents"* for discussing all of the relevant issues in this regard. It is expected that at the end this period the participants of the workshop will be able to identify various types of problems related to library documents, their probable causes and the remedial measures required. The workshop will mainly centre on the following themes: · Deterioration of Traditional Library Acquisitions · Care & Maintenance of Traditional Library Acquisitions · Issues in Digitization and preservation of library Collection · Care & Maintenance of Digital Information Carriers · Risk Preparedness and Disaster Management for Libraries * * *Venue:* Senate Hall, Swatantrata Bhawan, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi *Organizer:* National Museum Institute, New Delhi and Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi * * *Period:* 22nd January to 24th January 2008. * * *Resource Persons:* ** * * *Prof. J.L. Sardana, *Former Vice President FID & former HOD LIS Deptt. University of Delhi, Delhi** *Dr. S. Majumdar, * University Librarian, University of Delhi, Delhi *Dr. S. K. Garg, *Principal, Deen Dayal Upadhyay College, Delhi University** *Prof. Kamal K. Jain*, Dean (AA) & HOD, Deptt. of Conservation, NMI Delhi *Sh. K. N. Jha, *Assistant Professor, Library Science, Meerabai Polytechnic, Maharani bagh, New Delhi ** *Dr. S.M. Dhawan, *Former* *Director, Library Services, National Physics Laboratory Delhi* ** * *Dr. B.N. Singh*, S. Librarian, National Museum Institute, Delhi* * *Dr. A. P. Singh*, Associate Professor, Deptt. of LIS, BHU, Varanasi *Dr. D. K. Singh*, Deputy Librarian, BHU, Varanasi * * *Coordinator* *Dr. B. N. Singh* *Librarian* *National Museum Institute of History of Art, Conservation & Museology* *(Deemed University)* *Janpath, New Delhi-110011* *Tel. 011-23012988* *(M) 9312919313* *E-mail: byanktesh(a)gmail.com* * * * * *Contact Person:* Dr. Ajay Pratap Singh Reader and Organizing Secretary, Department of Library and Information Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, INDIA Mobile: +919415502802 E-Mail: apsingh_73(a)yahoo.co.in<http://us.mc953.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=apsingh_73@yahoo.co.in> -- Dr. B. N. Singh S. Librarian National Museum Institute (Deemed University) Janpath New Delhi 110011 Tel. 011-23012988 (M) 9312919313 Email: byanktesh(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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Hindi books in technical libraries as per Rajbhasha rules
by Mailing List Admin 15 Jan '09

15 Jan '09

Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2009 06:54:55 -0800 (PST) From: Anila Fadnavis <asufadnavis(a)yahoo.com> Dear all I would like to know if any central government autonomous body organizations' libraries purchase Hindi books for their libraries? IF so, What is the percentage of buying such books with technical books budget? Anila fadnavis NITIE Library

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Open Access and Building IRs: National Symposium 21-23 January 2009
by poornima＠nal.res.in 15 Jan '09

15 Jan '09

Subject: Open Access and Building IRs: National Symposium Dear Colleagues, I would appreciate your participation in the following symposium being organised by us at NAL. In addition you may like to depute oneor two of your staff members to "NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON OPEN ACCESS AND BUILDING INSTITUTIONAL REPOSITORIES" We at National Aerospace Laboratories have organised a three day "National Symposium on Open Access and Building Institutional Repositories(NSOABIR)" as a part of Golden Jubilee Celebrations of NAL. Date: 21-23 Jan 2009 at NAL, Bangalore. Venue: Dr. S R Valluri Auditorium/KTMD Seminar Hall National Aerospace Laboratories Bangalore Topics: Scholarly Communication, Open Access Movement/Initiative, OA Channels, OA Policies, Digitisation & Digital Preservation, Open Access Journals, Institutional Repositories, Setting up of IRs, Impact of OA on Citations/IF Value, IPR and Copyright issues, Librarian's Role in OA/IR, Case Studies. ONE FULL DAY PRACTICALS/DEMO ON SETTING UP OF IRS Resource Persons: Experts from DRTC/ISI, NCSI/IISc, NIMHANS, GEIT, Informatics India and NAL Panel Discussion: "Impact of Open Access on Science Communication" No of Participants: Restricted to 75 Registration Fees: Rs. 2000/- Accommodation: For few participants on first come first serve basis YOU CAN PAY THE REGISTRATION FEE ON THE SPOT> REGISTRATION STARTS AT *>#) a.m. ON 21st JANUARY 2009. I invite you to make use of this opportunity for yourself or your colleagues. For more details Please See: www.icast.org.in/nsoabir.html Contact: Mrs. Poornima Narayana, Convener, NSOABIR Information Centre for Aerospace Science and Technology (ICAST) National Aerospace Laboratories Post Bag No. 1779, Bangalore-560 017 Tel: 080-25086080; 25086083 Fax: 080-25260862; 25270670 E-mail: poornima(a)nal.res.in Regards Goudar -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. I.R.N. Goudar Tel: 91-80-25086081 Sci G & Head, Information Centre for 91-80-25235315 Aerospace Science and Technology Fax: 91-80-25268072 National Aerospace Laboratories E-mail:goudar@css.nal.res.in Airport Road, BANGALORE-560 017 India http://www.icast.org.in/staff/goudar.html -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Information, Media and Digital Literacy - UNESCO supported spl programme on 23.1.09
by Arunachalam Hariharan 15 Jan '09

15 Jan '09

14. 01.2009 Dear friends and professionals, Wish you a very Happy and Prosperous New Year 2009 You are all aware that the Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS) is organizing many programmes on ‘Information Literacy’ with the active support and guidance of UNESCO in many places in our country. I am happy to inform you that SALIS is again organizing a Special Session on ‘Information, Media and Digital Literacy’ supported by UNESCO during the SALIS International Conference on Knowledge Networking in Digital Era ( 22-24 Jan 2009) between 3-30 PM to 6.30 P.M on 23.01.2009 at Chennai. This Special Session will be about 3 hrs duration with discussions and Q&A. Experts from various fields will be delivering the following special lectures. 1. Media and Digital Literacy by Ms. Iskra Panevska Advisor in Communication and Information for Asia, UNESCO, New Delhi 2. Information Literacy - Basics, Standards, Models and Case Studies by Prof. Pradeepa Wijetunge, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka 3. Information Literacy Model Curricula for different types of persons (researchers, school students, graduate/PG students, professionals, lifelong learners, disabled persons, etc.) Information Literacy Indicators by Prof.Jagtar Singh,Department of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, 4. Media Literacy - basics, models, standards, indicators ( an expert from Media) 5. Digital Literacy - basics, models, standards, indicators by Dr. Harish Chandra, Librarian, IIT M 6. Information Literacy for all by Mr. Anup Kumar Das, New Delhi. Date: 23. 01.2009 Time: 3.30 P.M to 6.30 P.M Venue : B.S.A. Crescent Engineering College (Seminar Hall 1), Chennai You are all cordially invited to participate in the special programme and also give your valuable suggestions to take Information Literacy to all in our county. Programme Co-ordinator A.Hariharan Presisent, SALIS -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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The School of Planning and Architecture Bhopal invites applications from eligible candidates for the post of Librarian
by Ayesha Khatoon 15 Jan '09

15 Jan '09

Dear All* The School of Planning and Architecture Bhopal* has been established by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India in 2008 to cater to the growing demand of Architects and Planners and to promote advance research in this field. The Institute is looking for dedicated and committed candidates to fill up the Librarian post. For more Detail visit the site http://www.iiserbhopal.ac.in/SPA.htm http://www.iiserbhopal.ac.in/Recruitment_for_Non-Academic_Positions.pdf With Regards -- Ayesha Khatoon Project Trainee Digital Library Kala Nidhi Division Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts(IGNCA) (An Autonomous body under Ministry of Culture. Govt. of India) 5 Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi-1 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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The Nehru Memorial Museum & Library (NMML) invites applications from eligible candidates
by Ayesha Khatoon 15 Jan '09

15 Jan '09

1. *Head, Research & Publications Division (Direct Recruitment)* (1 post Unreserved): Scale of Pay -- Rs.15,600-39,100 + GP Rs. 7,600/-. Educational and other qualifications: - *Essential: * (i) Post Graduate Degree in Modern Indian History or an equivalent Degree, with specialization in Modern Indian History. *Desirable:* (i) Ph.D. Degree in Modern Indian History. (ii) Experience in editing of Research Publications. (iii) Knowledge of Computer Applications. Age limit for Direct Recruits: below 50 years 2. *Library & Information Officer (Direct Recruitment/Deputation) *(1 post Unreserved): Scale of Pay -- Rs. Rs. 15,600-39,100 + GP Rs. 7,600/- (Likely to be revised to Rs. 37,400-67,000 + GP Rs. 8,700/-). *Educational and other qualifications: -* * Direct Recruitment* *Essential: * (i) Post Graduate Degree in Social Sciences. (ii) Masters Degree in Library Science (iii) At least 10 years experience in a Research or a University library. *Desirable:* (i) Research experience in the field of Modern Indian History and familiarity with both published and unpublished source materials. (ii) Knowledge of Computer Applications. Age limit for Direct Recruits: below 50 years *On Deputation:* Officers in the pay scale attached to the Post of Deputy Library and Information Officer or above with five years regular service in the above grade. Candidates may send their applications giving full particulars, i.e., Name, Date of Birth, Qualifications, and Experience, with the necessary supporting documents to the Director, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, Teen Murti House, New Delhi – 110 011 within one month from the date of publication of the advertisement. Upper Age limit will be relaxed in the case of departmental candidates and in the case of candidates of exceptional merit. Relaxation in the upper age limit will also be admissible to the candidates of reserved categories as per the rules. Those who are in employment may send their applications through proper channel. Appointment to any post by Direct Recruitment may be made on the recommendations of a Selection Committee from amongst: i) candidates recommended by the Employment Exchange on requisition in respect of those categories of employees of which the recruitment has to be made through the Employment Exchange, ii) from amongst the candidates applying in response to the Advertisement; iii) from amongst persons selected through personal contact; iv) from amongst candidates who have been recommended by such persons, or authorities from whom the recommendation has been called for by the Director, v) from amongst candidates employed in Government autonomous or statutory organizations, who apply in response to any circular. The Nehru Memorial Museum & Library (NMML) reserves the right to consider any candidate who may not have formally applied. For more details visit the site http://www.nehrumemorial.com -- Ayesha Khatoon Project Trainee Digital Library Kala Nidhi Division Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts(IGNCA) (An Autonomous body under Ministry of Culture. Govt. of India) 5 Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi-1 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Call for Participation: International Conference on Knowledge Networking in ICT Era; 22-24 Jan 2009; Chennai, India
by Puna Das 14 Jan '09

14 Jan '09

Call for Participation International Conference on Knowledge Networking in ICT Era [http://crescentlib.googlepages.com/knict or http://autolib-india.net/salis/salis2008.asp] Dates: 22-24 January 2009 Venue: B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Engineering College, Chennai, India Jointly organised by B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Engineering College, Chennai, India & Society for the Advancement of Library & Information Science (SALIS), India This conference aims at bringing the IT sector, Academics and LIS professionals together for collaborative networks for knowledge creation and sharing for mutual benefits.The conference will have a special UNESCO session on Information, Media and Digital Literacy to promote ICT, media and Information Literacy, information literacy skills and to empower students, professionals and communities to meet the challenges in the changing environment in the ICT era. There will also have a pre-conference Tutorial on Moodle e-learning software. Pre-Conference Tutorial Topic: e-Learning: Creating online virtual courses using Moodle Date: 22.1.2009 (11.00 a.m.to 5.00 p.m) (theory & practical sessions) Special UNESCO Session Topic: Information, Media and Digital Literacy Date: 23.01.2009 (3.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m) For more details and Registration Form, click here: http://crescentlib.googlepages.com/knict Spot registration also can be done. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India http://anupkumardas.blogspot.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Did you know? You can CHAT without downloading messenger. Go to http://in.webmessenger.yahoo.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Call for Participation: ICT Innovations: India R&D Conference 2009; January 22-23, 2009, New Delhi
by Puna Das 14 Jan '09

14 Jan '09

ICT Innovations: India R&D Conference 2009 January 22-23, 2009 Venue: FICCI, Federation House, New Delhi, India FICCI, in partnership with Ministry of Science and Technology organizes India R & D Conferences, on an annual basis. The previous India R&D Conferences held on the themes "India as World's Knowledge Hub of the Future" (2005), "Commercialization of Innovation: Mind to Market" (2006) and "Innovation - Advantage India" (2007), Nanotechnology- Science of the Future (2008) and Geospatial Technologies in India: Challenges and Opportunities (2008) met with incredible success in terms of sensitizing the industry, R&D institutes and investors on various issues influencing the growth of India's Science and Technology. Carrying forward its earnest efforts, FICCI is now holding a series of India R&D Conferences with sectoral focus to allow formulation of sector-specific action plans and recommendations for industry, investors and policy makers. The third Conference in the Series is India R&D 2009 series with the theme of "ICT Innovations" to be held during January 22-23 2009.The conference aims to focus on ICT-enabled infrastructure by identifying priorities, building capacities and contributing to facilitating the integration of ICT into developmental agenda. ICT Innovations can lead to attainment of social development through augmented education, better health and hygiene, enhanced employment & entrepreneurship opportunities and cleaner environment. Session Details: Session I: ICT Innovations: Changing the face of Rural India Session II: In Conversation - with ICT Entrepreneur Session III: R&D Initiatives in ICT in India Session IV: FP7's Euro India Project Session Session V: Ecosystem in India for ICT Innovation Session VI: E- Health Session VII: E-mpowering Educators There is no Delegation/Registration Fee. Download Registration Form: http://www.indiarnd.com/enents/reg.pdf and Agenda: http://www.indiarnd.com/enents/prog.pdf With Best Regards ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India http://anupkumardas.blogspot.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Article request from Environmental Geology by Springer
by Abdunnasar. A 14 Jan '09

14 Jan '09

Friends, One of my colleague is in urgent need of the following article. It would be highly appreciated if anyone can send me the soft copy of the same. Journal Title: Environmental Geology Publisher: Springer Article Title : Sand and gravel mining: effects on ground water resources in Hancock county, Maine, USA Author(s): John M. Peckenham, Teresa Thornton and Bill Whalen Regards Abdunnasar. A CESS, Trivandrum -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fighting for the right cause
by sabuj kumar chaudhuri 13 Jan '09

13 Jan '09

Dear friends and colleagues Firstly I want to congratualate Dr. P. V. Konnur,President,Indian Academic Library Association and allthe members of IALA for their fighting.At last We have seen that an organization with spine is fighting for the right cause. My heartfelt support will be always for them.They have pointed almost all the anomalies. I just want to suppliment one thing that our leave rules must be at par with the teachers because it is absolutely injustice that we are working non-vacationally but our leaves are being treated as vacational staff.College/universities are taking the adavantage of lack of clearleave rules provided by the UGC. And one thing more the logic behind to treat us non-vacational is very weak as new age librarians need equal academic freedom like their teacher friends.We need every kind of leaves like- 1.One day off for study/research per week 2.Faculty Improvement Programme FIP) leaves for doing M.Phil/Ph.D 3.Special leave for Postdoctoral study 4.Study leave 5.Extraordinay leaves for academic purposes 6.Duty leaves for Refresher courses/Conference/seminar/workshop etc. 7.sabbatical leave -------Fixed the duty hour for librarians at par with teachers because working non-vacationally creates identity problem and leave scopes to call us non-teaching staff/ administrative staff ------Make our post vacational or any thing like teachers -----include "LIBRARIAN" in the definition of the teachers in univerity statute and in the UGC Rules -----As AIFUCTO and IALA have rightly pointed that we must be redignated as --Assistant Professor in LIS --Associate Professor in LIS --Professor in LIS The last two things(definition and redignation) can do wonder and can bring complete revolution in the quality of the service and personnel. ---Finally in HRD approval there is a gross anomaly regarding the age of superannuation of librarian from that of teachers citing very very weak reason that there is no shortage of libarian.But there is a real shortage of librarian in respect of eligibility specified by the UGC norms. So our age of superannuation must be at par with the teachers. There should not be any anomaly between us and them.UGC should stop this ongoing US and THEM culture for the sake of development pure and healthy academic ambience in the college/university.I could not understand why the UGC does treat us step-motherly when we have the same eligibility.Why do they undervalue our work from the very begining? Possibly The UGC does not want LIS service in the college/university must not be represented by the high calibre persons. Time has come when we must come together and fight for our self respect. Once again I salute the effort of IALA and wishing a grand triumph over decades long injustice and discrimination. With warm wishes and Happy New Year 2009 to you all. sabuj ---------------------------------------------- Dr. Sabuj Kumar Chaudhuri Librarian Basanti Devi College [http://www.basantidevicollege.org] (An affiliated college under University of Calcutta) 147B, Rash Behari Avenue Kolkata-700 029, West Bengal India Phone:(033)24641012 email:sabooj_c@yahoo.co.in ;sabuj_c(a)yahoo.co.uk ;sabujkumarchaudhuri(a)gmail.com website:http://www.geocities.com/sabuj_c/sabuj.html ---------------------------------------------- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Doing Stuff at the Library’s Website
by Vimal Kumar 13 Jan '09

13 Jan '09

Dear Professionals, It's high time to revamp the importance of a library website. Purpose of the library website will be varying for each library and they should have an answer for it. Libraries can offer all their services on their websites too. Now web publishing technology is cheap or free and user friendly. Libraries can think about adopting new technologies and tools (e.g. web 2.0) to manage online presence. Here is a nice article appeared in the blog of David Lee King. He put forward some thought provoking questions regarding the innovative use of library websites. http://www.davidleeking.com/2009/01/04/doing-stuff-at-the-librarys-website/ -- Vimal Kumar V. Asst. Librarian Asian School of Business Technopark, Trivandrum-695 581 Web: www.asb.edu.in/vimal/ Blog: http://vimalkumar.oksociety.in --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I forget what I was taught. I only remember what I have learnt" -Patrick White -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IADIS International Conference e-Society 2009 Registred Participants
by Shri Ram 13 Jan '09

13 Jan '09

Dear Forum Member! If Any One Attending IADIS International Conference e-Society 2009, Please Do Let Me Know. at shri_ram2576(a)yahoo.com regards Shri Ram Jaypee University of Information Technology Waknaghat, Distt-Solan (Himachal Pradesh), PIN-173215, Phone: (+91) 1792 239242, Fax: (+91) 1792 245362 (M) +98160 46419, +9418109763 (R) +91 1792 245416 http://shriram2576.googlepages.com/ Connect with friends all over the world. Get Yahoo! India Messenger at http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/?wm=n/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Opening at GE R&D, Bangalore - Library and Information Services Specialist
by Byrappa, Ananda (GE, Research) 13 Jan '09

13 Jan '09

Job Description: Library and Information Services Specialist Whitney Knowledge Centre (WKC), a division of Patents and Analytics Centre of Excellence (PACE) at John F. Welch Technology Centre (JFWTC) Bangalore provides a comprehensive range of Library & Information services to GE Global Research, JFWTC and other GE businesses, Globally. This job announcement is for the Library & Information Services Specialist Qualifications/Requirements: B.Sc with M.L.I.Sc or M.Sc with B.L.I.Sc (Library & Information Science), 3-6 years work experience, demonstrated ability to work independently and with limited guidance, resourceful, strong ownership, a passion for customers, excellent oral and written communication skills, teamwork, and good computer skills. The position involves interacting with technologists and attorneys at various global locations. Accordingly, preference will be given to someone with prior global exposure. Essential Functions /Responsibilities/Skills: a) Plan, procure, process & maintain WKC's print and e-resources b) Expertise in a cataloging and classification systems (knowledge of AACR II, Dewey Decimal Classification and Indexing) c) Responsible for maintenance of Library management system, assuring accuracy of all records and holdings. Perform periodic maintenance of the online system, including online routines necessary for database updating and integrity. d) Processing of technical reports for the reports database (TISCAT). e) Compile and report out usage of WKC subscribed resources f) Coordinating and conducting Book Fairs, training programs on WKC subscribed resources and services for technologists g) Assisting in publishing, budgeting, evaluation and negotiation with vendors & publishers for procurement/subscription of various databases and tools h) Interpreting and negotiating license agreements with publishers/vendors i) Good understanding of Copyright and passion for Compliance j) Experience in performing database & literature searches for Intellectual Property needs like novelty assessment etc. Salary will not be a constraint for right candidate. You can send your CV to ananda.byrappa(a)ge.com by January 27, 2009 Note: Attachment CV filename must contain your name (ex. Rama.doc) Ananda T.Byrappa Manager, Whitney Knowledge Centre John F Welch Technology Centre 122, EPIP, Phase 2, Whitefield Road, Bangalore - 560066, INDIA Phone: 91-80-25032618 Fax: 91-80-28412114 email: ananda.byrappa(a)ge.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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TRG.COURSE ON COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN SOC.SCs., 16-25 March, 2009, CSS, Surat (Gujarat).
by Puttaraj Choukimath 12 Jan '09

12 Jan '09

Dear Friends, wish you all a very special HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009! TRAINING COURSE ON COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN SOCIAL SCIENCES, 16-25 March, 2009, CSS, Surat (Gujarat). Please visit: http://www.css.ac.in/tcourse.htm Best regards Puttaraj. FYI: text of circular inlined below: TRAINING COURSE ON COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN SOCIAL SCIENCES CSS/COMP/TRA 2008-2009/775 December 29, 2008 Dear Sir, The Centre is organizing a training course on COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN SOCIAL SCIENCES between March 16 and March 25, 2009 with the financial support of ICSSR, New Delhi. The course is particularly meant for those who are engaged in survey research and have to deal with data processing and analysis. Knowledge of basic statistical methods is essential. Applicants must be PC literate. The Centre has its in-house computer division. A general outline of the course, the details of which will be sent to the participants after their selection, is given below: (1) Introduction to Qualitative and Quantitative Research & Uses of Computers in Social Sciences (2) Survey Research: Methods and Tools; (3) Types of Data, Data Structure, and Data retrieval; (4) Research methodology; (5) Statistical techniques and data analysis using SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) package; (6) Demographic Data Analysis (7) Internet as an Archive: Possibilities, Problems and Perspectives I shall indeed be thankful if you could kindly give due publicity to this amongst the faculty members / Ph.D. and M.Phil. students in your institution, who may be interested in applying for the course. Interested candidates are requested to send their application along with the filled in questionnaire (standard format enclosed) so as to reach us latest by January 29, 2009. For further information or to download the form, see our website at http://css.ac.in/form.pdf or write to us at: info(a)css.ac.in. Those selected will have to deposit Rs.500/- as earnest money to be sent by M.O. This amount is refundable only after full attendance in this course. Participants will be charged a fee of Rs.800 if they are teachers; Rs.400 if they are M.Phil/ Ph.D. students receiving fellowships and Rs.200 if they are M.Phil/ Ph.D. students not receiving any fellowship. We will defray to and fro second-class travel expenses besides providing usual hospitality to the participants, as per ICSSR rules. Yours sincerely, (Vimal Trivedi) Course Director To Download Form Click Here Telephone:(0261) 2227173, 2227174, 2255298. Fax: 2223851 E-mail: info(a)css.ac.in Website: www.css.ac.in Mr.Puttaraj, A. C. Asst. Librarian (Periodicals) SDTM Library, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, P.B. No.8313, Deonar, MUMBAI - 400 088 INDIA Tel: +91-22-2556 3290, Ext.285 (O) Fax: +91-22-2556 2912 Email: puttuc(a)yahoo.com, choukimath(a)tiss.edu URL: www.tiss.edu -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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