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The Knowledge Society Debates: A series of events exploring science, technology and innovation in India
by Puna Das 18 Dec '08

18 Dec '08

Call for Participation The Knowledge Society Debates: A series of events exploring science, technology and innovation in India 5th-13th January, 2009 Hyderabad (5-6th), Bangalore (8-9th), Delhi (12-13th) In India, as in Europe, visions of a ‘knowledge society’ have brought science, technology and innovation to the forefront of politics, democracy and public life. As India positions itself in global high-technology markets and European governments attempt to tame their sceptical public, ‘knowledge society’ and ‘knowledge economy’ have become buzzwords in public policy. But... What is a ‘knowledge society’? Whose knowledge counts? What are the drivers of change? What are the contending perspectives? India and Europe present many parallels in how they engage with the ‘knowledge society’. Following the work of the ‘National Knowledge Commission’ in India and the ‘Taking the Knowledge Society Seriously’ report in Europe, there is much that each can learn from the other. What is common between European and Indian visions of a ‘knowledge society’? Can these form a basis for an alternative vision of the global future to that of a borderless market? ...Or is the underlying picture one of greater conflict and uncertainty? These are just some of the questions to be discussed in a series of debates across India – in Hyderabad, Bangalore, and Delhi. Three lead authors of the European report will discuss their findings with Indian academics, policymakers and activists. Lead discussants Brian Wynne, Professor of Science Studies and Associate Director of the UK ESRC, Centre for Economic and Social Aspects of Genomics, Lancaster University; Sheila Jasanoff, Pforzheimer Professor of Science and Technology Studies at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University; Andy Stirling, Professor and Director of Science at the Science and Technology Policy Research Unit and Co-Director of the STEPS Centre, University of Sussex; Shiv Visvanathan Professor of Sociology of Science and Technology at DA-IICT, Gandhinagar; A number of academics, civil society members, policy commentators, and activists will join the debate to bring in India specific perspectives. Events at the Knowledge Society Debates a) Roundtable Discussions b) Public Discussions (A) Roundtable Discussions In each city the first day of the debate will be an invitation-only workshop which will critically engage with the politics of ‘knowledge society’. The workshop at each location will include three sessions: (i) Rethinking innovations: Who innovates for whom? (ii) Democracy or technocracy? Civic engagement in knowledge society (iii) Knowledge society or risk society? Uncertainty, regulation and precaution Venues Hyderabad, 5th Jan 2009, Centre for Economic and Social Studies Bangalore, 8th Jan 2009, National Institute of Advanced Studies New Delhi, 12th Jan 2009, India Habitat Centre Contact To participate in the Roundtable Discussion please contact: Shanti Mahendra Email: knowledgedebates[at]ids.ac.uk http://www.steps-centre.org/ourresearch/knowledgesociety.html http://www.steps-centre.org/PDFs/Knowledge%20Society%20flyer_Novt08_small%2… (B) Public Discussions The roundtables will be followed by a public discussion on the next day, in each city and are open for all. Issues raised at the roundtables will be carried forward to these debates which will focus on the following: Knowledge society and uncertain futures, Hyderabad, 6th Jan 2009, Centre for Economic and Social Studies Knowledge futures in the innovation city, Bangalore, 9th Jan 2009, National Institute of Advanced Studies Democratising Knowledge futures, New Delhi, 13th Jan 2009, British Council Auditorium More Details: http://www.steps-centre.org/PDFs/Knowledge%20Society%20flyer_Novt08_small%2… ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India http://openaccess-unesco.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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great
by Nihar Patra 18 Dec '08

18 Dec '08

Congratulation Dr. Ramesh. Nice to see this great news... regards, Nihar ************************************************************************ Nihar K Patra M. Phil, MLIS, PGDLAN, Pursuing PhD Head - Library Science (Assistant General Manager) NSHM Knowledge Campus 60 (124), B L Saha Road Kolkata - 700053, India Phone and Facsimile: +91 33 2403 2300/01 Mobile: +919748741550 --- On Wed, 12/17/08, Shantanu Ganguly <sganguly67(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: Shantanu Ganguly <sganguly67(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [corporatelibrns] (unknown) To: gaur(a)ignca.org Cc: dharmendra(a)eximbankindia.com, dineshkg(a)sancharnet.in, kishor_satpathy(a)yahoo.com, lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in, nmlis(a)yahoogroups.com, pkjain1310(a)yahoo.co.in, sbghosh(a)hotmail.com, p_panneer(a)yahoo.com, salis_info(a)yahoogroups.com, agarwal_uk2001(a)yahoo.co.in, iatlis(a)yahoogroups.com, corporatelibrns(a)yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, December 17, 2008, 6:49 AM Dear Ramesh: Congratulations for your grand success!!! You really deserve it..... Regards Shantanu Ganguly Associate Professor and Head Knowledge Resource Center Indus World School of Business (IWSB) Greater Noida Website: www.iwsb.in ************ ********* ********* ********* ********* ** (Direct): 95120-3120657 (Mob): 9811330235 ************ ********* ********* ********* ********* ** sganguly67@gmail. com ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- -- A-67, Chittaranjan Park, First Floor New Delhi-110019 Tel: 011-26272596 ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- -- On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 5:31 PM, Pushkar Sharma <pushkar_udr@ yahoo.com> wrote: Respected Professional Colleagues, It is a matter of great pleasure to inform you that Dr. Ramesh C. Gaur, Librarian & Head Kala Nidhi Division of Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, New Delhi has been awarded IASLIC- S. M. Ganguly Award for the BEST LIBRARIAN OF THE YEAR 2007. Dr. Gaur is young, energetic, dedicated LIS professional and have worked in various esteemed academic & special libraries of the country such as IMT, MDI, TIFR, etc. His expertise and knowledge have also been recognized at the international level. He has contributed many research articles, authored and edited 3 books and delivered many lectures on various aspects of Library & information science particularly on Automation, Digitization and Digital Archiving. Formation of Ranganathan Research Circle (RRC) as its Founder Covenor and Life Trustee-Ranganathan Research Trust are some of his major contributions to LIS Profession. Recently he has also been nominated to Delhi Library Board (Delhi Public Library Governing body) as its member. Considering the above, the award given to him as the token of recognition of his dedicated work & contribution to the Library & information science profession. May I take this liberty of requesting you to please join me in congratulating Dr. Ramesh C. Gaur for this honour, which he truly deserved. Thanking you. (Dr. P.L.Sharma) Asstt. Manager (Library) NHPC Limited ( A Govt. of India Enterprise) NHPC Office Complex, Sector-33, Faridabad (Haryana)- 121010 -- Shantanu Ganguly Associate Professor and Head Knowledge Resource Center Indus World School of Business (IWSB) Greater Noida Website: www.iwsb.in ************ ********* ********* ********* ********* ** (Direct): 95120-3120657 (Mob): 9811330235 ************ ********* ********* ********* ********* ** sganguly67@gmail. com ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- -- A-67, Chittaranjan Park, First Floor New Delhi-110019 Tel: 011-26272596 ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- -- __._,_.___ Messages in this topic (2) Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic Messages | Files | Photos | Links | Database | Polls | Members | Calendar MARKETPLACE From kitchen basics to easy recipes - join the Group from Kraft Foods Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch format to Traditional Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe Recent Activity 2 New MembersVisit Your Group Yahoo! Finance It's Now Personal Guides, news, advice & more. Y! Messenger Group get-together Host a free online conference on IM. Search Ads Get new customers. List your web site in Yahoo! Search. .. __,_._,___ -- 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] LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 69, Issue 14
by Balu Deshpande 18 Dec '08

18 Dec '08

Dear Professionals, On behalf of the Library and Information Sciences, Mlisc and Mphil, University of Mysore. Students, Hope all of you aware that Prof. V.G .Talwar has been appointed as the Vice-chancellor of the Mysore University; Sir is the first from an LIS community to achieve such a great honor. We all Congatulate Prof. (Dr.) V. G. Talvar, the new Vice Chancellor of University of Mysore. Wishing him all success for his new assignment.* This is happy news to all the LIS professionals in our country B, S, Deshpande Librarian A. J. institute of Medical Sciences Mangalore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Annamalai University - UGC - National Conference - reg
by Dr. R. Balasubramani 18 Dec '08

18 Dec '08

*ANNAMALAI** UNIVERSITY* UGC-National Seminar on *"Strategic Information Management in the Digital Era"* 26th -27th, March 2009 Thursday & Friday *Website: *www.annamalaiuniversity.ac.in *Contact for Registration / Enquires* *Seminar Director* *Dr. M. Nagarajan* Professor & Head Department of Library & Information Science Annamalai University Annamalainagar – 608 002 Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu *Mobile*: 9443497604 *e-mail*: au_nagarajan(a)yahoo.co.in / sanpno(a)gmail.com *Themes & Sub-themes* • Information – Transformation from print to digital form. • Transition from traditional library to hybrid library • Collection development – Practices • Collection processing in the Digital Era – Digital preservation • Development of IRs – Intellectual Property Rights • Consortia Approach – Models – Case Studies • Role of Library Professionals in the Digital Era. *Call for papers* Participants are invited to contribute papers for presentation on the above themes and related aspects. The Abstract and manuscript of the paper (preferably as MS-word attachments) should be submitted to the Seminar Director by e-mail (au_nagarajan(a)yahoo.co.in / sanpno(a)gmail.com) and by post mail before the deadline. *Who should attend?* This seminar expects wide participation by faculty, scientists, professionals of library research, IT, research scholars, students and other related persons to library & information subject. *Registration Fee *(includes seminar kit, resource material, participation certificate, working lunch and refreshment). For Faculty / Librarian & others … Rs.500/- *For Research Scholars … Rs.300/- ***For Students … Rs.200/- ***Should produce evidence from their Institution *Dates to Remember* For Submission of Abstract – *30th January 2009* For submission of full paper *along with Registration fee *- *28th February 2009* *Accommodation* The participants make their own arrangements. However, limited accommodation is available in our university Guest House on extra payment. We would help the participants in arranging accommodation at nominal charges on first-come first-serve by twin-sharing basis. *No TA / DA will be paid to the participants.* *UGC-National Seminar on* *Strategic Information Management in the Digital Era* 26th & 27th March 2009 *Registration Form* Name: Designation: Institution Address for Communication Phone: Mobile: e-mail: Are you presenting a paper : Yes / No If yes, give title of the Paper Accommodation is required : Yes / No *Payment details* Bank: D.D. No. Date Rs. (Demand Draft may be drawn in favour of the *Registrar, Annamalai University *payable at *Annamalainagar / Chidambaram *in State Bank of India / Indian Bank / ICICI Bank Ltd. *Cheque will not be accepted*). *Signature* -- Dr. R. Balasubramani Assistant Librarian, Bharathidasan University, Trichy. Cell:9787617452 9994889426 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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desidoc J of Lib & Infor Tech- online - reg
by chandra shekar 18 Dec '08

18 Dec '08

To Mr. Chandrima Roy Manager) Document Delivery & IndianJournals.Com [Products of Divan Enterprises] B-9, Basement, "A" Block, Local Shopping Complex Naraina Vihar, Ring Road New Delhi - 110028 Dear Sir Earlier this bulletin was free in online after Title changes, Now only abstracts are available. When I click the following link, saying URL not found How It could be happened, any changes in online subscription or it has to be updated. [To view the Journal online, you may kindly click on the link below: http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:dbit <http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:dbit&type=home> &type=home ] The above link is given by you.But it is not opening. Kindly clarify and suggest to open online full text. Regards G. Chandra shekar APL Research Centre Hyderabad -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Searching Facility for more than 2900 Open Access (OA) English Language Journals in more than 112 subjects areas from a Single Plarform
by Badan Barman 18 Dec '08

18 Dec '08

Respected All, Myself with two other colleague for last three months are compiling the list of open access English language journals in all branch of knowledge (more than 112 subjects). Till now, we able to compile a list of more than 2900 journals. The list will be made available for cross searching and browsing from 1st January, 2009 onwards over LIS Links: Link Library of Open Access English Language Journals http://lislinks.blogspot.com/. Currently the journals in the field of engineering are made available over the site as part of a testing phase. I will be glad, if you make a search in the search box and comments upon them for further improvement. -- Thanking you Yours faithfully (Sri Badan Barman) Academic Consultant, Library & Information Science, Krishna Kanta Handique State Open University, Housefed Complex, Last Gate, Dispur, Guwahati-781006, Assam, Phone: 0361-2234964 / 2235971, Fax: 0361- 2235398. Website: www.kkhsou.org, Email: kkhsou(a)gmail.com, kkhsoul(a)gmail.com Research Scholar: Department of Library & Information Science, Gauhati University, Guwahati-781014, Assam. Email: dlisgu(a)gmail.com. ---------------------------------------------------------- LIS in India: What's are going on? LIS Links: A Link Library in LIS: http://lislinks.110mb.com LIS Links: Jobs in LIS in India: http://lisjob.blogspot.com/ LIS Links: Upcoming Seminars, Conferences, Workshops & Refresher Courses in LIS in India: http://lisseminar.blogspot.com LIS Links: Latest Happenings & Contemporary Issues in LIS: http://lislatest.blogspot.com LIS Links: Awards, Prizes, Scholarships or Fellowships in LIS: : http://lisscholarship.blogspot.com/ LIS Links: Admission Notice for Courses in LIS in India: http://liscourse.blogspot.com/ Ning: LIS Links Contributors: http://lislinks.ning.com/ Google Groups: LIS Links Users: http://groups.google.co.in/group/lislinks?hl=en&lnk=srg -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Congrats Dr..Ramesh C Gaur - the "IASLlC-S M Ganguly award for Best Librarian of the Year 2007"
by Ayesha Khatoon 18 Dec '08

18 Dec '08

Dear Professionals Please join me in congratulating Dr. Ramesh C. Gaur, Librarian and Head Kala Nidhi Division, Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts, New Delhi, for being the awardee of the prestigious *"IASLIC-S M Ganguly award for Best Librarian of the Year 2007" * in recognition of his outstanding contribution to Library and Information Science field. Dr. Gaur is young, energetic, dedicated LIS professional and has worked in various esteemed academic & special libraries of the country. He is well-known professional in the library field and his area of interest is Digital repository building and preservation. I along with, the entire team of IGNCA congratulate Dr. Gaur and wish him many more such awards in years to come which he truly deserves. With kind and best 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 http://www.drtc.isibang.ac.in/~ayesha -- 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] Quotation process (Mrs. Kuberkar)
by d kuberkar 18 Dec '08

18 Dec '08

Dear Friends, Quotation for Books is not so good idea. GOC mentions as follows : Amendment to rules 99 and 116 of the General Financial rules, 1963 (Third edition) exclusion of books, publications and periodicals, etc. from the definition of Stores. THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE VIDE THEIR O.M. NO. F.23(7). EII (A)/83 DATED 7.2.1984 MADE CHANGES IN THE GENERAL FINANCIAL RULES WHICH DISPENSE WITH THE NECESSITY OF CALLING FOR TENDERS OR QUOTATIONS IN RESPECT OF PURCHASE OF BOOKS, PERIODICALS, ETC. All though quotations are not necessary, some follow the practice. My personal view is : it consumes more time in procuring procedure and also it is unfair with suppliers. The first supplier who brings a particular book on approval, should be given the order. If you get quotations for the same , some other supplier who quotes better is given the order. This definitely affects the business relation. Regards, Mrs. Kuberkar Librarian K J Somaiya College of Engineering, Mumbai -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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reg -adalat
by shivashankar kadadevaramath 18 Dec '08

18 Dec '08

In presence of Honourable Higher Education Minister Sri. Aravind Limbavali, Commissioner for Collegiate Education Smt.N Nagambika Devi, Director for Collegiate Education Sri. K V Kodandaramaiah and Additional Director for Collegiate Education Smt. V Kamalamma" ADALAT FOR PCI & LIBRARIANS " is held during morning session (10.30 AM - 1.30 PM) and the same for NON-TEACHING STAFF is held during noon session (2.30 PM - 5.30 PM) on 02nd January 2009 at Shikshakara Sadana, K.G Road, Bangalore. It is hereby brought into the notice of Non-teaching staff AND Librarians / PCI's of all 348 government first grade colleges and 299 private aided colleges that grievances if any concerned to their "PROMOTIONS, T.B.A, T.B.P, PENSION SETTLEMENTS AND PLACEMENTS / PENSION /OTHER ISSUES OF LIBRARIAN'S / PCI'S" should be brought into notice at the meeting. Applicable formats displayed below should be filled in by the concerned and brought to the meeting and copy of the same should be sent to department E-mail id:bngcce@kar.nic.in on or before 15.12.2008. PLACEMENT GRIEVANCES FORMATS - LIBRARIAN'S / PCI'S PROMOTION/TBA/TBP/OTHER GRIEVANCES FORMATS - NON-TEACHING STAFF PENSION GRIEVANCES FORMAT Contact Us Statistics - Students - Staff - Colleges Support - Scholarships Training/Support and Counseling Awards/ Recognitions NAAC - Assessment and grades TQM Programs Edusat - web based education -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Article Request
by ramesh chander 18 Dec '08

18 Dec '08

Dear colleagues, Can you help me in getting this article, if anybody has access to it. The details of the article is: - The rutile type and its derivatives *Author:* Werner H. Baur a *DOI:* 10.1080/08893110701433435 *Published in:* Crystallography Reviews<http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title%7Econtent=t713456298%7Edb=all>, Volume <http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title%7Econtent=t713456298%7Edb=all%7Etab=…>13<http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title%7Econtent=t713456298%7Edb=all%7Etab=…>, Issue 1 <http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title%7Econtent=g780765499%7Edb=all>January 2007 , pages 65 - 113 With Regards, Romesh Chander Sharma National Center for Science Information(NCSI), Indian Institue of Science, Bangalore-560012, -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IndCat: Online Union Catalogue of Indian Unversities
by K.R. Mulla 18 Dec '08

18 Dec '08

*Dear All* ** *IndCat: Online Union Catalogue of Indian Unversities *is unified Online Library Catalogues of books, theses and journals available in major university libraries in India. The union database contains bibliographic description, location and holdings information for books, journals and theses in all subject areas available in more than 112 university libraries across the country. A Web-based interface is designed to provide easy access to the merged catalogues. The IndCat is a major source of bibliographic information that can be used for inter-library loan, collections development as well as for copy cataloguing and retro-conversion of bibliographic records. The IndCat consists three components available in open access to users and librarians. - *Books: *Over ten millions bibliographical records of books from more than 112 university libraries. more details<http://indcat.inflibnet.ac.in/indcat/book.jsp> - *Theses: *Doctoral theses submitted to various Indian universities till date. more details <http://indcat.inflibnet.ac.in/indcat/thesis.jsp> - *Serials: *Currently subscribed journals by the universities and holdings information on serials available in various university libraries. more details <http://indcat.inflibnet.ac.in/indcat/serial.jsp> http://indcat.inflibnet.ac.in/ <http://mail.google.com/mail/#compose> -- Thanks with regards K. R. Mulla, Librarian, HKBK College of Engineering, # 22/1, Nagawara, Bangalore - 560 045. Karnataka, India. Tel. +91-80-25441722, 25443744 Ext 152 ................................................................................................. Engg-Lib-Forum: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Engg-Lib-Forum/ Home Page: http://krmulla.googlepages.com/ Library: http://203.90.120.126:8081/ **************************************************************************** -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Congratulation !!!
by Juran Sarkhel 17 Dec '08

17 Dec '08

Dear Professionals, On behalf of the Dept. of Library and Information Science, University of Kalyani, West Bengal, I am very much delighted to congratulate Prof. V. G. Talawar, Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, for his appointment as Vice Chancellor of the University of Mysore. It is a matter of great pride and honour that a Vice-Chancellor of a premier university has been selected for the first time in our country from the LIS community. We congratulate Prof Talwar for this achievement.DR. J. K. SarkhelProfessor & HeadDept of Library & Information ScienceUniversity of KalyaniKalyani-741235West Bengal; India _________________________________________________________________ Chose your Life Partner? Join MSN Matrimony FREE http://in.msn.com/matrimony -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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A Guide to RFID in Libraries
by Indira 17 Dec '08

17 Dec '08

Dear Professionals, Searching for "A Guide to RFID in Libraries"? Here is the report, which has been launched at the CILIP RFID in Libraries conference in London on 13 November 2008. This guide provides libraries with a reliable, neutral and supportive document to help them invest in RFID and importantly gain all the available benefits. You can download the guide from e4libraries, Book Industry Communication site. http://www.bic.org.uk/e4libraries/11/RFID-/ Path to download Case studies http://www.bic.org.uk/e4libraries/12/CASE-STUDIES/ Regards, Indira ------------------------------------------------------------ Ms. Indira Koneru, M.A., M.L.I.Sc., M.Phil., (Ph.D.) Faculty Member Dept. of Library Science Icfai Academic Wing 23, Nagarjuna Hills Hyderabad-500 082 India -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Article request
by priya gopalkrishna kaimal 17 Dec '08

17 Dec '08

Sir, Pls send this article by mail if anyone has access to elsevier opublications. This will only for my research. Access to museums for visually challenged people in Japan International Congress Series, Volume 1282, September 2005, Pages 877-880 Kozue Kusayama Pillai Indipol Mobile:0091-9892218803 Office:0091-22-28562999 Fax :0091-22-28562999 MSN :pillai_rajesh@hotmail.com Mail :rajeshpillai30@yahoo.com/petrochem07@gmail.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Contributions to Information Age
by Library 17 Dec '08

17 Dec '08

Dear MOderator:Kindly post the following in the lis-forum. Thanks Patil -------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Colleagues: As you are aware that we are brimging out Information Age on quarterly basis and we are in the second year of publication. The December 2008 special issue will have the following themes. -Information Literacy -Total Quality Management -LIS EDucation in India -E-Governance The soft copies of the papers may be sent to the following before 31st December 2008: hirwade2004(a)indiatimes.com ympatil(a)rri.res.in Two hard copies may be sent to: The Editor, Information Age, Dr.P.S.G.Kumar Library Foundation, 371, Guru Prasad Nagar, Wadi, Nagpur 440 023. You may subscribe the Information Age.Annual rates are: Individual - Rs. 150.00; Institutional - Rs.500.00 The DD drawn in favour of "Dr.P.S.G.Kumar Library Foundation", Nagpur and to be sent to the address given above. You may refer for format "Instructions to authors" from current issue of Information Age. Regards, Y.M.Patil, Anil W. Hirwade Editors, Information Age -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Raman Research Institute Library, Tel: +91 80 2361 0122 Extn 250 C V Raman Avenue, Sadashivanagar, Fax: +91 80 2361 0492 Bangalore 560 080, India. Email: library(a)rri.res.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Free Koha 3 installation, thank you note
by Vimal Kumar 17 Dec '08

17 Dec '08

Dear Friends, I submitted an offer in Lis-Forum about free installation of Koha 3 for libraries in Trivandrum city. I got lot of responses from out of Kerala for Koha 3 installation. Unfortunately I am not in a position to reach libraries out of Kerala. I request you to approach Linux experts in your area for Koha installation. Another solution is hire service of companies providing Koha support. I would like to introduce OSSlabs (http://www.osslabs.biz/products/koha/) from Bangalore. Their pricing is very attractive and affordable to libraries. See their pricing here http://www.osslabs.biz/products/koha/pricing.html Thank you again for your interest in Koha open source ILS. -- Vimal Kumar V. Asst. Librarian Asian School of Business Technopark, Trivandrum-695 581 Web: www.asb.edu.in/vimal/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "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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Prof. V.G.Talwar as Vice -Chancellor, Mysore
by pramod mangla 17 Dec '08

17 Dec '08

I hereby convey my sincere congratulations and best wishes to Prof.V.G.Talwar for his taking over as VC, Mysore University. His appointment is certainly an epoch making event in this LIS Profession. Prof.P.B.Mangla -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Heartly congratulates prof. V.G.Talwar
by Parameshwar Goutam 17 Dec '08

17 Dec '08

Dear Professionals, *On behalf of the Research Scholars of Dept. of P.G.Studies and Research in Library & Information Science, Gulbarga University, Gulbarga I Congatulate Prof. (Dr.) V. G. Talvar, the new Vice Chancellor of University of Mysore. Wishing him all success for his new assignment.* regards -- S.Parameshwar Senior Research Fellow, Dept.of Lib & Inf. Science Gulbarga University, Gulbarga -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Congratulations!
by Mailing List Admin 17 Dec '08

17 Dec '08

Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2008 10:29:23 +0530 From: madaiah krishnamurthy <mkrishna_murthy(a)hotmail.com> Dear Professionals, I wish to Cogratulate Prof.V.G.Talawar, Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, for his appointment as Vice Chancellor of university of Mysore. We thank the Search Committee headed by Prof. Balaveera Reddy, Former Vice Chancellor of VTU, and Govt of Karnataka for his selection. I wish him all the best, With Warm regards,M.Krishnamurthy Dr.M.Krishnamurthy,M.A.,M.L.I.Sc., PhD. Fulbright Scholar(University of Illinois,USA) Library-In-Charge Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore Centre Library 8th Mile Mysore Road Bangalore 560059 Ph: 91-080-28483002/3/5 Fax: 91-080-28484265

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congratulations
by sreenivas kura 17 Dec '08

17 Dec '08

Dear sir, I on behalf of the staff of Library and Information Centre SRI VENKATESWARA ENGINEERING COLLEGE wish to convey my whole hearted congratulations to Prof. V.G.Talwar for assuming charge as Vice chancellor of Mysore University. With best wishes K. Srinivas Librarian SRI VENKATESWARA ENGINEERNG COLLEGE SURYAPET DIST.NALGONDA ANDHRA PRADESH -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fw: Invitation to participate in DL curriculum module field test
by Puna Das 17 Dec '08

17 Dec '08

Over the past few years, our NSF-funded project has developed a number of specific lesson plans/modules that can be incorporated into courses that address digital libraries. Faculty at UNC and Virginia Tech, as well as members of the project's advisory board and others, have participated in the development of these modules. If you are teaching a course on digital libraries or could use this content in a related course, we hope that you will assist in the field testing of one or more of these modules. The modules are part of a curriculum framework, available at: http://curric.dlib.vt.edu/DLcurric_images/ModuleFramework2008-08-23.pdf Modules currently available for use include: Module 1-b: History of digital libraries and library automation Module 3-b: Digitization Module 4-b: Metadata Module 5-a: Architecture overviews Module 5-b: Application software Module 6-a: Information needs/relevance Module 6-b: Online information seeking behaviors and search strategies Module 6-d: Interaction design and usability assessment Module 7-b: Reference Services Module 9-c: Digital library evaluation, user studies Draft versions of these modules, along with evaluator comments, can be viewed on the project wiki at: http://curric.dlib.vt.edu/wiki/index.php/ In addition, several other modules are in preparation and may be ready for your use this spring. They include: Module 3-e: Web publishing Module 7-a: Search engines Module 8-a: Preservation Module 9-e: Intellectual property If you are willing, we will send you full documentation of one or more of the modules that have been created. You may select any of those modules that you think will be most useful to you in your teaching (either in a DL course or in a related course). You will then implement it (as developed or as you adapt it) in your course(s). For the evaluation, we will be collecting three types of data: 1) Your opinions about the quality of the lesson/module, as expressed in an interview. The interview will take 30-45 minutes. 2) Your students' opinions about the quality of the lesson/module, as expressed in a very brief Web-based questionnaire. The questionnaire will take no longer than 2 minutes to fill out, and respondents will be offered a small incentive. We will ask that you provide us with a list of the students and their email addresses, so that we can invite them to participate in the evaluation. 3) Your students' performance with the module. We will ask that you provide copies of all your students' work completed as part of the module. We will use it to assess how well the module supported their learning. If a student does not grant us explicit permission to use this data for our evaluation, we will destroy it upon receipt. Your participation in this evaluation is, of course, entirely voluntary, as is the participation of your students. Please contact us if you are willing to participate in this evaluation process, or if you have any questions about this request for your assistance. We hope that you will become a participant in this important effort to improve DL education throughout the U.S. and the world. Sincerely, Edward Fox (Virginia Tech), Barbara Wildemuth (UNC), and Jeffrey Pomerantz (UNC) (send all correspondence to Barbara Wildemuth, wildem(a)ils.unc.edu) ________________________________ Forwarded by 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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INDEST-AICTE WORKSHOP & 6TH ANNUAL MEET
by D Jotwani, Librarian IIT Bombay 16 Dec '08

16 Dec '08

The next INDEST-AICTE WORKSHOP & 6TH ANNUAL MEET is planned to be held at IIT Bombay during 7-9 Jan 2009. This is an important national event for all library and information professionals from the Consortium Member institutes. We have received enormous response from interested professionals requesting for extending the last date for submission of registration since many of them have received our circulars very late. In view of the above the LAST DATE FOR REGISTRATION FOR THE ABOVE WORKSHOP HAS BEEN EXTENDED TILL 22 DECEMBER 2008. No request for registration will be entertained after this date. So hurry, rush you registration form to the undersigned. The registration is free for those from INDEST-AICTE Consortium members institutes. However, they have to pay Rs 1000/- towards accommodation charges. Accommodation is very limited and preference will be given to those who have already sent their payment. -- D. Jotwani Librarian Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Powai, Mumbai 400076 Phone 91-22-25768920, 91-22-25720227 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library Science - National Conference at Annamalai University in Tamilnadu
by Dr. R. Balasubramani 16 Dec '08

16 Dec '08

Dear Friends UGC-National Seminar on "Strategic Information Management in the Digital Era" 26th -27th, arch 2009l Thursday & Friday at Annamalai University Themes & Sub-themes - Information – Transformation from print to digital form. - Transition from traditional library to hybrid library - Collection development – Practices - Collection processing in the Digital Era – Digital preservation - Development of IRs – Intellectual Property Rights - Consortia Approach – Models – Case Studies - Role of Library Professionals in the Digital Era Call for papers: Participants are invited to contribute papers for presentation on the above themes and related aspects. The Abstract and manuscript of the paper (preferably as MS-word attachments) should be submitted to the Seminar Director by e-mail au_nagarajan(a)yahoo.co.in / sanpno(a)gmail.com) and by post mail before the deadline. Who should attend? : This seminar expects wide participation by faculty, scientists, professionals of library research, IT, research scholars, students and other related persons to library & information subject. Registration Fee (includes seminar kit, resource material, participation certificate, working lunch and refreshment). For Faculty / Librarian & others … Rs.500/- *For Research Scholars … Rs.300/- *For Students … Rs.200/- * Should produce evidence from their Institution Dates to Remember: For Submission of Abstract – 30th January 2009 For submission of full paper along with Registration fee - 28th Feb. 2009 Accommodation: The participants make their own arrangements. However, limited accommodation is available in our university Guest House on extra payment. We would help the participants in arranging accommodation at nonominal charges on first-come first-serve by twin-sharing basis. No TA / DA will be paid to the participants. *Registration Form* Name: Designation: Institution Address for Communication Phone: Mobile: e-mail: Are you presenting a paper : Yes / No If yes, give title of the Paper Accommodation is required : Yes / No Payment details Bank: D.D. No. Date Rs. (Demand Draft may be drawn in favour of the Registrar, Annamalai University payable at Annamalainagar / Chidambaram in State Bank of India / Indian Bank / ICICI Bank Ltd. Cheque will not be accepted). Signature Contact for Registration / Enquires Dr. M. Nagarajan Professor & Head Department of Library & Information Science Annamalai University Annamalainagar – 608 002 Mobile: 9443497604 e-mail: au_nagarajan(a)yahoo.co.in or sanpno(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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Hearty Congrats to Prof.(Dr.) V. G. TALVAR
by sudhier k g pillai 16 Dec '08

16 Dec '08

Dear Professionals, On behalf of the Dept. of Library & Information Science, University of Kerala and Kerala Library Association, Thiruvananthapuram I Congatulate Prof. (Dr.) V. G. Talvar, the new Vice Chancellor of University of Mysore. Wishing him all success for his new assignment. regards Dr. K. G. SUDHIER Lecturer Dept. of Library & Information Science University of Kerala & Exe. Committee Member Kerala Library Association Thiruvananthapuram- 695 034 INDIA Ph. 09446484561, +91 471 2414461(R) 2478034(O) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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i-QUIZ 2008 - The Grand Finale
by AmitVerma 16 Dec '08

16 Dec '08

Congratulations to the winners and the runners up! The Garfield Team of Vijaianand and Manas Samanta walked away with the beautiful iQuiz trophy and the big bonanza of cash prizes. The runners up were the Dewey team of Ramesh Yernagula and Chandana Patra. The days of anticipation and waiting were over on December 11, 2008 as the curtains came down on the iQuiz 2008 - keenly awaited event - organized by Informatics and IASLIC on the occasion of the 23rd National Seminar of IASLIC 2008 at Bose Institute. ISiM (International School of Information Management), University of Mysore was our quiz partner and OCLC was the sponsor. The grand finale was a cliff hanger - with the Garfield Team and the Dewey Team racing neck to neck till the end. The top six scorers of the Online Round held on November 28th were teamed up into Ranganathan Team, Dewey Team and Garfield team and invited to the final round of the stage quiz. However due to unavoidable circumstances, Shion Guha of Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore did not show up and hence based on an impromptu quiz one of audience Ms. Chadana Patra was selected to replace Guha for the final round. There was palpable tension and anticipation in the air, with both the contestants and the audience sitting literarily at the seat edges. The iQuiz trophy along with the cash prize of Rs. 10,000 for the winning team and Rs. 5000 for the runners up and other prizes and goodies added to the excitement and the passions of everyone. IASLIC also announced a cash prize of rs.1000 for the winning team. We thank everyone for their participation and support The iQuiz Team and Informatics www.i-quiz.in <http://www.i-quiz.in/> -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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