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Availability of Workshop Proceedings & Presentations -- Second Workshop on "Creation and Dissemination of Knowledge", organized by IMI, New Delhi
by Puna Das 20 Oct '08

20 Oct '08

Availability of Workshop Proceedings & Presentations -- Second Workshop on "Creation and Dissemination of Knowledge", organized by IMI, New Delhi The Centre for Management of Innovation and Technology (CMIT) of the International Management Institute (www.imi.edu) New Delhi organized the Second Workshop on "Creation and Dissemination of Knowledge" during 15-17 October, 2008 at the National Institute of Technical Teachers' Training and Research (NITTTR), Chandigarh. The Workshop was organized in association with the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India. The focus of this Workshop was creation and dissemination of knowledge in the backdrop of India's aspirations to emerge as a knowledge economy and compete with the developed world. To meet this purpose, the Workshop discussed major factors that impinge on the creation and dissemination of knowledge. For pursuing its objectives, the Workshop discussed, among others, trends and prospects of socio-economic and technological growth, role of knowledge in supporting growth, policy statements, and the role of government, research institutes, universities and corporate sector in promoting knowledge creation and dissemination. The Workshop was conducted in an interactive mode through a mix of lectures and discussions. Workshop proceedings contain following background papers: (1) India as a Leading Player in the Global Knowledge Economy (M. K. Khanijo); (2) Trends and Prospects of Socio-economic and Technological Growth and Role of Knowledge in Supporting Growth across Indian States: A Co-integration and Causality Approach (Arindam Banik and Shromon Das); (3) Managing Knowledge Creation and the Knowledge Organization (Parthasarathi Banerjee); (4) Increasing Innovation & Productivity with Knowledge – Integrating Workers in the Organisation Larger System (Y.K. Anand and Manmohan Singh); (5) Human Resource Development and Utilization in R&D Activities (M. K. Khanijo); (6) Knowledge Management Practices and Application in Pharma Company: Case Study (Gunmala Suri); (7) Knowledge Management for Educational Practices and Policy Making in Technical Education (Ganesh Dalvi and K.M. Rastogi); (8) Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO) in India - Opportunities, Trends and Skills (D.D. Sharma); (9) Bibliography on Knowledge Management (compiled by M.K. Khanijo); (10) Glossary of Terms in Knowledge Management: Draft Indian Standard (Bureau of Indian Standards). Download Workshop Proceedings: http://anup.anasua.googlepages.com/CDK_Proceedings.pdf Download Workshop Presentations: http://anup.anasua.googlepages.com/CDK_Presentations.pdf ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India http://www.anup-jnu.blogspot.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Send free SMS to your Friends on Mobile from your Yahoo! Messenger. Download Now! http://messenger.yahoo.com/download.php -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library trainees for IGIDR library, Mumbai.
by G.K.MANJUNATH 20 Oct '08

20 Oct '08

We are looking for 2-3 young professionals to work as trainees in our library. Qualifications: M.Li.Sc or equivalent degree from a recoginsed university/institution, with minimum 60% marks. Tenure : 8 months Salary : Rs.10000/- per month. (Consolidated ) Selected candidates have to make their own arrangement for stay in Mumbai. Trainees will get opportunity to work in a highly professional environment. Will also get exposure to Libsys, WINISIS, Dspace, Linux, MySQL, php, CSS, web 2.0 tools, etc. Those interested may please send their resume, over email, with two references to: G.K.Manjunath Chief Librarian Indira Gandhi Inst of Development Research Film City Road Santosh Nagar Goregaon(East ) MUMBAI - 400 065 email: gkm(a)igidr.ac.in http://www.igidr.ac.in http://oii.igidr.ac.in Phone: 022-28416528 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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An appeal for donation of Botany documents
by Library＠Arboretum.org.in 20 Oct '08

20 Oct '08

<bold><color><param>0100,0100,0100</param><bigger>International tree park invites donation of Botany documents and related books </bold>The Dharma Vana Arboretum (DVA), a non-profit international tree park being developed at Bhongir in Nalgonda district, Andhra Pradesh, India, appeals for donation of botanical publications such as: - books & monographs - scientific journals - research reports - theses - conference proceedings - off-prints from closed libraries, retired teachers, scientists, forest officers as well as the general public. These documents would be preserved for posterity in the DVAs research and reference library for the benefit of teachers, research scientists and students. The DVA Library would be developed as one of the finest scientific libraries specialising in dendrology and silviculture not only in India but also in the entire South Asia. Although the DVAs major focus of collection development is documents about <bold>trees</bold>, it also welcomes works in related fields such as <bold>forestry, horticulture, ethnobotany, soil science, plant taxonomy, entomology, sacred groves, and philosophy. </bold> Spanning 455+ acres, the Dharma Vana Arboretum (www.arboretum.org.in) would conserve thousands of species of plants and over a thousand tree species, many of which are endangered, through innovative horticultural and silvicultural practices that meet or exceed international standards. The DVA will be among the largest arboreta in the world and the largest located in a semi-arid tropical climate. Its primary scientific mission is to collect and preserve threatened and endangered species of indigenous plants, with an emphasis on the Deccan Plateau and the Eastern Ghats. A special focus will be on trees of medicinal, ethnobotanical, aromatic, ornamental, and religious significance, in addition to cultivating trees of no particular value. T.V. Prafulla Chandra Research Officer Dharma Vana Arboretum Administrative Office Plot 95/1, Phase 2 IDA Cherlapally Hyderabad 500 051 Andhra Pradesh India Phones Direct +91 40 2726 0930 +91 40 3911 4202 EPABX +91 40 2726 0801 Ext. 202 +91 40 2726 0802 Ext. 202 +91 40 3911 4200 Ext. 202 Fax +91 40 3911 4219 www.arboretum.org.in

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Satisfaction with free/open source software: survey invitation
by Vimal Kumar 20 Oct '08

20 Oct '08

Dear Friends, I invite all LIS-Forum users to participate in this survey on behalf of my professional friend Brenda Chawner, School of Information Management, Victoria University of Wellington. Vimal Kumar V. Asian School of Business Trivandrum. www.asbindia.in/vmal I am a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Information Management at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand, and my research topic is an investigation of factors that influence participant satisfaction with library or information management free/open source software projects. Some library-related examples are DSpace, EPrints, Koha, Evergreen, Greenstone, and MyLibrary. More general information management software includes web content management software such as Drupal, wiki software such as MediaWiki or PmWiki, or blogging software such as WordPress. If you use or are involved with a relevant project, I would like to invite you to complete an online survey. I am especially interested in hearing from people in a range of roles, for example user, developer, release manager, or system administrator. I am keen to have responses from people who have had either positive or negative experiences with free/open source software, to ensure that I get a perspective on factors that diminish satisfaction, as well as those that contribute toward it. The results of this project will help developers of free/open source application software projects identify opportunities to increase user satisfaction, and it will also help users identify ways in which they might contribute to projects. I expect the survey to take between 15 and 20 minutes of your time. You may receive several copies of this message, since I am sending it to a number of project and library technology email discussion lists; however, I ask that you only complete the survey once. If you have colleagues who you think would be interested in completing it, please forward this invitation to them. The survey is available at: http://surveys.sim.vuw.ac.nz/survey.aspx?surveyid=205 It will be available until Friday, 14 November, 2008. I will post a summary of the results to relevant project and library technology email discussion lists, once the thesis is finished in mid-2009. A copy of the thesis will be deposited in the Victoria University of Wellington Institutional Repository (http://researcharchive.vuw.ac.nz/) If you have any questions about this survey, please contact me at brenda.chawner(a)vuw.ac.nz or phone +64 4 463 5780. My supervisors are Professor Gary Gorman, email gary.gorman(a)vuw.ac.nz and Professor Sid Huff, email sid.huff(a)vuw.ac.nz. Regards, -- Brenda Chawner School of Information Management Victoria University of Wellington P O Box 600 Wellington NEW ZEALAND (04) 463 5780 fax (04) 463 5446 brenda.chawner(a)vuw.ac.nz -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library Vacancies in Across the India
by Charu 20 Oct '08

20 Oct '08

Respected Friends, Greetings for the day. I request to my worthy friends, please go through the following job opportunities appeared in Employment News 18-24 October 2008. 1. One post of Assistant Librarian (UR) in University of Pune, in the pay scale of Rs. 8000-275-13500. Last date: 3rd November 2008. Ref: Employment News 18-24 October 2008. ; page 9; and www.Unipune.ernet.in<http://www.unipune.ernet.in/> 2. One post of Professional Junior (OH) in Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi ,in the pay scale of Rs. 8000-275-13500. Last date: 16 November 2008. Ref: Employment News 18-24 October 2008. ; page 24; and www.bhu.ac.in 3. One Permanent post of Librarian (UR) in Janki Devi Memorial College, Delhi University, Delhi Last date: 3i.10.2008. Ref: Employment News 18-24 October 2008. ; page 34; 4. One post of Library Attendant in Motilal Nehru College, University of Delhi, Delhi. Last date: 3rd November 2008. Ref: Employment News 18-24 October 2008. ; page 37; and www.mincdu.ac.in 5. One post of Librarian in Ministry of Finance, Board of Industrial & Financial Reconstruction, New Delhi in the scale of Pay Band of Rs. 9300-34800(PB-2) by transfer , on Deputation basis. Last date: within 45 days. Ref: Employment News 18-24 October 2008. ; page 11. Regards, Miss Charu Mathur -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Interesting Finding about Internet Searching
by J. K. Vijayakumar 19 Oct '08

19 Oct '08

UCLA scientists have found that for computer-savvy middle-aged and older adults, searching the Internet triggers key centers in the brain that control decision-making and complex reasoning. The findings demonstrate that Web search activity may help stimulate and possibly improve brain function. The study, the first of its kind to assess the impact of Internet searching on brain performance, is currently in press at the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and will appear in an upcoming issue. Read the full report at http://esciencenews.com/articles/2008/10/14/ucla.study.finds.searching.inte… VIJAY ----------- Dr. J. K. VIJAYAKUMAR MLIS PhD Associate Director Library Services American University of Antigua College of Medicine Antigua, West Indies www.auamed.org www.manipal.edu/kmcic __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Admission for One Year PGDHL for the academic year-2008-09 at RGUHS
by Dr Ram Raj Urs 18 Oct '08

18 Oct '08

Notification No. RGUHS/ULIC/PGDHL/22/2008-2009 dated 27.09.2008 Applications are invited from eligible candidates for admission to One Year Postgraduate Diploma Course In Health Science Librarianship (PGDHL) for the academic year 2008-09 (December 2008 to November 2009) at Department of Health Science Library and Information Systems in Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore. ELIGIBILITY 1. A candidate who has passed Masters Degree in Library & Information Science (M.L.I.Sc.) examination of any University established by law in India or any other degree recognized as equivalent for this purpose and scored not less than 55% of the maximum marks prescribed for the qualifying examination. 2. Librarians having M.L.I.Sc. Degree or equivalent qualifications with minimum 50% of marks and minimum of five years experience in a Health Science Library. 3. For SC/ST Category-1 candidates, the minimum prescribed percentage of marks will be relaxed by 5% DURATION: The course of study including submission of project work is one year. ENTRANCE TEST: The Entrance Test will be held for eligible candidates on 18.11.2008 at 11-00 a.m. in the Department of Health Science Library and Information Systems, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, 4th T block, Jayanagar, Bangalore-560 041. INTERVIEW: The interview for successful candidates in the Entrance Test will be held on 18-11-2008 at 3-30 p.m. STIPEND: The first five selected candidates on merit shall be provided the stipend of Rs. 5000/- per month during the course period. The second five selected candidates on merit shall be sponsored/deputed by the managements of the Health Science Institutions. The prescribed Application Form is made available in the website www.rguhs.ac.in. Duly filled in application form along with the Demand Draft for Rs. 500/- drawn in favour of Registrar, RGUHS along with attested copies of marks cards of qualifying examination, proof of date of birth, certificates and testimonials, Employment Certificate and No Objection Certificate (in case of In-service Candidates to be sent through proper channel) to the Registrar, RGUHS, 4th T Block, Jayanagar, Banalore-560 041 on or before 31-10-2008. Dr. R. Rama Raj Urs University librarian and Course Director Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka 4th 'T' Block, Jayanagar, Bangalore - 560 041 Ph: 080-26961943 Email Id: university_librarian(a)rguhs.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Survey on Integrated Library Automation Packages
by K.T Anuradha 17 Oct '08

17 Oct '08

Dear Professional, As part of an ongoing project on Integrated Library Automation Packages (ILAP) carried out at National Centre for Science Information, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, an online survey is carried out. The survey instrument consists of three parts: personal information, professional information and library activities. We know that you are busy and hard pressed for time. But your response will help us to get a clear view of the present scenario in our country. Also, a workshop will be conducted shortly wherein fellow professionals are trained to install a few open source ILAP. Based on the response to this questionnaire, we will be selecting a few people for the workshop. Hence we request you to take some time off to fill in the questionnaire. We assure you that whatever information you provide us will be used for academic purpose only and kept confidential. Please note that at present the survey is restricted to professionals from India. The online survey form can be accessed at: http://dharmaganja.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/index_files/surveyinstrument.html Thanks and Regards, Anuradha -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ms.K.T.Anuradha E-mail: anu(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Senior Technical Officer URL:vidya-mapak.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in National Centre for Science Information Indian Institute of Science FAX:(+91-80) 23601426/23600683 Karnataka, Bangalore 560 012 Tel:(+91-80) 23600271/22932511 India --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Get rid of Add-Ons in your email ID get yourname(a)ymail.com. Sign up now! http://in.promos.yahoo.com/address -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Seminar on Open Access to Textual and Multimedia Content: Bridging the Digital Divide
by Prem Chand 17 Oct '08

17 Oct '08

Dear profesionals I am pleased to annouce a Seminar on Open Access to Textual and Multimedia Content: Bridging the Digital Divide, January 29-30, 2008 at India Habitat Centre,New Delhi. It is Jointly Organized by INFLIBNET and CEC Objectives: 1. To review current trends and developments in e-content management, ICT applicable to development and dissemination of educational resources through open access 2. To examine and evaluate the existing activities, services and functionalities of the two organisations; 3. To identify areas of activities that the two organisations can take up in collaborative fashion with its existing infrastructure and expertise; 4. To examine Web 2.0 and Library 2.0 tools and technologies and examine possibilities of deploying them in activities and services of two organizations; and 5. To explore improved means and methods of providing textual and multimedia scholarly contents to the academic community. The Seminar will have evaluative presentations by invited speakers only on the core objectives followed by panel discussion on the subject consisting of expert panellists in media, library and information science and ICT. On the 2nd day of the seminar there could be Open House discussion or the participants depending on their preferences will join one of the 4 to 5 Work Groups to discuss various themes and sub-themes of the seminar and evolve recommendations and follow-up actions for the two institutions. The scope and contents of the seminar can further be expanded depending on the feed-back received from the participants consisting of user community in academia. The seminar is essentially targeted to the academic community in the universities and colleges. Individuals concerned with application of ICTs in libraries, media centres, virtual learning, online courseware development and dissemination would also benefit from the seminar. The existing users of media services from CEC / EMMRC's and INFLIBNET will also participate. Registration Starts : November 15,2008 For More Information Please Visit http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/seminar/ 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) 070- 29096170( R) 09427001489 prem65_chand(a)yahoo.co.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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KM INDIA: THE KNOWLEDGE SUMMIT
by Aman Jha 17 Oct '08

17 Oct '08

===========ANNOUNCING========= KM INDIA: THE KNOWLEDGE SUMMIT "Enhancing Competitiveness of India through Knowledge Management" [5-7th November 2008: Hotel Hyatt Regency, Mumbai] Knowledge Management has become a key enabler that fosters the organization's ability to innovate. The KM Summit this year will focus on the practice of KM in large organisations that have already grown far beyond their early stages and how to enhance enterprise knowledge-driven culture. The conference is intended to bring together experts on Knowledge Management from industry, consulting, academia and non-profit organizations to discuss the challenges facing the knowledge-intensive industries and organizations. Experts deliberate about the technologies, processes and cultural elements enabling KM. The conference is designed to be of value to senior leaders, practitioners, academicians in KM area. HIGHLIGHTS OF KM INDIA 2008 · TECHNICAL SESSION ON è KM Strategy and Assessment è Competencies and Culture building for Knowledge Organization è Technology trends for managing knowledge · Summit Keynote: In the Knowledge Innovation Zone:Implications for India, the Region and Abroad · MASTER CLASS ON è Innovation Methodologies è Jump Start your P7 Knowledge è Creating a world class Knowledge Strategy è Taking the measures of KM: Metrics, Maturity and Benchmarking · The Indian 'Most Admired Knowledge Enterprise (MAKE) Awards Ceremony · Networking Lunches / Dinners to get involved in sharing knowledge and experiences, and actively networking. · Participation of internationally renowned KM Experts · Case Studies of real innovative KM practices at work The event boasts some of the best thought leaders within India and abroad, and will be packed with keynotes, panel discussions, and masterclasses. Additionally the 2008 Indian MAKE Award ceremony recognizing the Top Indian Knowledge Enterprises will take place as part of a gala dinner event. There will be ample opportunity to learn and interact with thought leaders in an informal manner as well. Confirmed speakers include eminent personalities such as: K V Kamath, President, CII and Chairman, ICICI Bank Limited Ashok Soota, Chairman and Managing Director, MindTree Consulting Limited Rory Chase, MD, Teleos Debra Amidon, Founder & CEO, Entovation International ltd JK Suresh, Head - KM Group, Infosys Amit Ranjan, Co-founder , SlideShare William C Miller, President, Global Creativity Corporation Amit Khanna, Head - KM, Tata Steel Raj Datta, VP - KM, Mindtree Consulting Ltd Amit Ranjan, Co-Founder, SlideShare Debra R Miller, Director, Global Dharma Center Jayanta Chatterjee, Professor-IME & Design, IIT Kanpur and Chief Knowledge Officers of the organizations nominated for the MAKE awards Etc. WHO SHOULD ATTEND? * Chief Knowledge Officers * Chief Information Offices * Librarians/Information professionals * Teachers of Library and Information Science * Officials related to Strategic Planning * Academia / Institutions * CEOs of MSMEs * CTO / CIOs / CKOs of Public Sector Undertakings * R&D Establishments TAKEAWAY FOR PARTICIPANTS * Recognize benefits of implementing 'Knowledge Management' in a company/organisation * Knowledge on How to implement Knowledge Management in your company / organisation * Learn a framework of developing a workable solution for implementation of KM system * Understanding of 'ROI' on KM in a company * 'Certificate of Participation' in the Master Classes * Experience of Indian MAKE Award Winners * Understanding of the emerging challenges in the field of Knowledge Management * Effective knowledge management strategies, practices and technologies It will be our privilege to answer any queries that you may have; please write to us at kmindia(a)ciionline.org . Please visit our website www.kmindia.in <http://www.kmindia.in/> for agenda, registration, sponsorship and regular updates on this Summit. We are pleased to announce that you can avail a 15% discount on delegate fee by registering before October 20. Awaiting a positive response from your side. Best regards, Aman Jha Deputy Director Confederation of Indian Industry 249-F, Sector 18, Udyog Vihar, Phase IV Gurgaon - 122 015, Haryana Tel: 91-124-4014060-67 Fax: 91-124-4014080 E-Mail: aman.jha(a)ciionline.org DISCLAIMER:The information in this message may be privileged. If you have received it by mistake please notify the sender by return e-mail and delete the message from your system. Any unauthorised use or dissemination of this message in whole or in part is strictly prohibited. Any information in this message that does not relate to official business shall be understood to be neither given nor endorsed by the Confederation of Indian Industry. Reach us via our unique Membership Helpline: 00-91-11-435 46244 / 00-99104 46244 (Monday-Saturday: 0900-1700 hrs) -- 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 Kshema Prakash 17 Oct '08

17 Oct '08

Dear friends, Can someone kindly send me a copy of the below reference? I shall be grateful. Spectral Imaging Technique for Visualizing the Invisible Information Book Series Lecture Notes in Computer Science<http://www.springerlink.com/content/105633/?p=79d05858e5ff4ec9846bbd70eab1e…> Publisher Springer Berlin / Heidelberg ISSN 0302-9743 (Print) 1611-3349 (Online) Volume Volume 3540/2005 Book Image Analysis<http://www.springerlink.com/content/bx21p9vxmk9d/?p=79d05858e5ff4ec9846bbd7…> DOI 10.1007/b137285 Copyright 2005 ISBN 978-3-540-26320-3 Category Invited Talk DOI 10.1007/11499145_7 Pages 55-64 Thanks and regards, Kshema -- Mrs. Kshema Prakash Faculty Librarian - Gr I, Contact Person e-Journals (Library) & Coordinator - Distance Library Services DEI Central Library Dayalbagh Educational Institute (Deemed University) Dayalbagh, Agra 282 0110 Uttar Pradesh, India Mob: +919897190604 http://kshema-distancelibraryservices.blogspot.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Received article
by Kshema Prakash 16 Oct '08

16 Oct '08

Dear friends, *I have received the article* (IEEE Proceedings) that I have requested this morning. Thanks to Mr. Pankaj from Goa, for sending it immediately. Regards, Kshema -- Mrs. Kshema Prakash Faculty Librarian - Gr I, Contact Person e-Journals (Library) & Coordinator - Distance Library Services DEI Central Library Dayalbagh Educational Institute (Deemed University) Dayalbagh, Agra 282 0110 Uttar Pradesh, India Mob: +919897190604 http://kshema-distancelibraryservices.blogspot.com/ -- 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] Preservation of Books
by T. Shahab 16 Oct '08

16 Oct '08

The most feasible solution for preservation and enhancing the accessibility to documents is certainly Digitization. But this is a costly and time consuming proposition. Easier alternative is lamination with tissue paper and cellulose acetate foil which we procured from the National Archive of India. You may write to the Director, National Archive of India and enquire concerning certain schemes under which financial grants are made available for preservation. Thanks TANWIR ________________________________ From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in [mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in] On Behalf Of Rafi sm Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 1:48 PM To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] Preservation of Books Dear LIS Forum members I wish to seek your advice regarding preservation of books. Here, in my library, the most demanded books are getting dilapidated due to constant use. Normally we get the books bounded when they becomes dilapidated. But after binding the books lose their beauty and freshness. Hence, we plan to wrap the books with transparent plastic sheet. Is it a feasible solution? My question is how to extend the freshness of books/give extra life to books. Please advice Rafi.S.M Asst. Librarian PAACET Trivandrum. Mob:099496371578 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner <http://www.mailscanner.info/> , and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Preservation of Books
by Rafi sm 15 Oct '08

15 Oct '08

Dear LIS Forum members I wish to seek your advice regarding preservation of books. Here, in my library, the most demanded books are getting dilapidated due to constant use. Normally we get the books bounded when they becomes dilapidated. But after binding the books lose their beauty and freshness. Hence, we plan to wrap the books with transparent plastic sheet. Is it a feasible solution? My question is how to extend the freshness of books/give extra life to books. Please advice Rafi.S.M Asst. Librarian PAACET Trivandrum. Mob:099496371578 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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UAP on access to e-resource of UGC Infonet Digital Library consortium
by vasantha m.c m.c 15 Oct '08

15 Oct '08

Dear professionals The Department of Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, Mysore is organizing a two day User Awareness Program (UAP) on 21stand 22 nd October 2008. This program is sponsored by UGC-INFLIBNET centre, Ahmedabad. A total of 200 delegates, who are Mysore University Faculty Members, Research scholars and students are participating. Nearly 25 publishers are making presentations on how to access e - Journals and e – Database under the UGC – INFONET Digital Library Consortium. Dr. Jagadish Arora, Director, INFLIBNET centre, Ahmedabad will inaugurate the program. Prof. T.C. Shivashankara Murthy, Hon'ble Vice Chancellor (Acting) will launch JCCC, a new information product of Informatics India Pvt, Ltd. on this occasion. This workshop is sponsored by UGC – INFLIBNET centre Ahmedabad. The entry for the work shop is free and on First Come First Serve Basis (F C F S B). All are cordially invited. Vasantha, M.C. 3rd sem MLISc University of Mysore Mysore Here is the invitation. Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore UAP on Access to E-Resources of UGC – INFONET Digital Library Consortium INAUGURATION UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE Department of Studies in Library and Information Science Manasagangotri, Mysore User Awareness Programme on Access to e-Resources of UGC – INFONET Digital Library Consortium Dr. Jagdish Arora Director Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET) Centre Ahmedabad *Will Inaugurate* Sri. N.V. Sathyanarayana C & MD, Informatics (India) Ltd. Will Introduce J-Gate Custom Content for Consortia (JCCC) Prof. T.C.Shivashankara Murthy (Acting) Vice Chancellor Will Preside & Launch J-Gate Custom Content for Consortia (JCCC) *You are cordially invited* Venue: CIIL Conference Hall, Manasagangotri, Mysore Date : 21-10-2008 Time : 11.00 AM Dr. Khaiser Nikam Sri.B.J.Hosmath, Chairperson & Registrar Organizing -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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BLIS MLIS Recognition in Kerala
by shakthi parvathi 15 Oct '08

15 Oct '08

Dear LIS professionals, It is very pathetic to note that the library science degrees and diplomas offered through distance mode by the Universities in Tamilnadu (Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, etc.,)are not finding recognition in Kerala State for appointments in the state services. It is to be noted that we all imbibed the popular theories put forth by DR.S.RANGANATHAN and he is still considered as the father of library science in our Country. The universities in kerala also followed the same theories of DR.SR.in their syllabus for imparting library science to their students. The Distance Education Council has also approved the degrees and diplomas offered by the universities in Tamilnadu. Kindly share with other LIS professionals and try to send the message to the Universities concerned in Tamilnadu and in Kerala. If there are any specific orders for recognition, please send to the LIS professionals. If not, do the needful for treating the degrees and diplomas as equivalent to the programmes offered by the Universities in Kerala. As we all know very well that we, the LIS professionals spare our whole time for the development of the science, we should stand with the professionals those who are suffering by the issue for thier livelihood. with regards, Sakthivelu.V, Librarian, College of Engineering Munnar, Kerala. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fwd: Article Requests from E-Journals - FYI
by Kshema Prakash 15 Oct '08

15 Oct '08

Dear friends, Can someone kindly send me a soft copy of the following reference? "Approximate solutions of systems of fuzzy relation equations,Klir, G.J.; Bo Yuan Fuzzy Systems, 1994. IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence., Proceedings of the Third IEEE Conference on Volume , Issue , 26-29 Jun 1994 Page(s):1452 - 1457 vol.2 I shall be grateful. <E-mail%3Adpdr(a)rediffmail.com> Regards, Kshema -- Mrs. Kshema Prakash Faculty Librarian - Gr I, Contact Person e-Journals (Library) & Coordinator - Distance Library Services DEI Central Library Dayalbagh Educational Institute (Deemed University) Dayalbagh, Agra 282 0110 Uttar Pradesh, India Mob: +919897190604 http://kshema-distancelibraryservices.blogspot.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Articles needed from "Nature" journal.
by Naveen M 15 Oct '08

15 Oct '08

Dear Professionals, I am in need of some articles from "Nature" for some research work these are from a bit of old issues if any one having these articles please send to this ID or inform from where I can get them. 1) Raman Spectram Of Heavy water, by Anantkrishan R, "Nature", 1935, vol-136, issue-3440, page 551-552. 2) Raman Spectram Of Cyclopropane, by Anantkrishan R, "Nature", 1936, vol-138, issue-3481, page 123. 3) Optical observation of the Debye heat waves in crystals, by Raman C.V, Venkateshwaran C.S "Nature" 1938, vol-142, issue-3588, page 250. 4) Interferance pattern with liesegang rings, by Raman C.V, Subbakamiah K ,"Nature" 1938, vol-142, issue-3590, page 355. 5) Active Group of Papine , by Ganapathy C.V, Sastri B.N, "Nature" 1938, vol-142, issue-3594, page 539. 6) Filter Paper Disk Chromatography , by Giri K.V, "Nature" 1953, vol-171, issue-4365, page 1159. with regards ------- Naveen C.M. IKM Trainee National Center For Science Information, Indian Institute of Science. Bangalooru-12. naveencm(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Cell - 9740349997 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Scopus Young Scientist Awards 2008
by Mailing List Admin 15 Oct '08

15 Oct '08

Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:28:57 +0800 From: "Muralidharan, Padma (ELS-DEL)" <P.Muralidharan(a)elsevier.com> "Scopus Young Scientist Awards 2008 - Promote them in your institution Elsevier has announced the awards for 2008. The awards are in recognition of Indian Science and aims to celebrate the success of the young scientists. Instituted in 2006, the awards have been given away in the last two years to young and brilliant minds in major subject areas. This year's awards will be given away in 11 subject areas : Agriculture, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Engineering, Library & Information Science, Mathematics, Medicine, Physics, Pharmacology, Social Sciences. Application forms can be downloaded from http://asia.elsevier.com/SYSA_India_2008.doc http://asia.elsevier.com/SYSA_India_2008.doc The last date for applying is 25th October, 2008. Further information can be had from Padma Muralidharan at p.muralidharan(a)elsevier.com Regards, Padma Muralidharan Senior Manager - Account Development Elsevier India (Science & Technology) LOGIX PARK, I Floor, A4 & A5, Sector 16 NOIDA - 201 301 (Uttar Pradesh) Ph : 91-120-4679202; MOB +91-9810739993

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Asiatic is Indias first ISO-certified library
by shihabudeen kunju 14 Oct '08

14 Oct '08

Asiatic is Indias first ISO-certified library, DNA Mumbai, OCt. 12 Industrialists pitch in for 204-yr-old society Mahafreed *Irani* The Asiatic Society of Mumbai has been awarded ISO certification - the first library in India to get it. Although the library is 204 years old, its managing committee felt the need to get international standardisation to meet growing competition from the Internet. "We want more young faces to come and use this historic library. It is free of cost and we have the best old and new books," said Aroon Tikekar, president of the Asiatic Society of Mumbai. To get the new ISO 9001 certification under the American National Accreditation Board, every employee underwent training under the Toyota Production System method, which helps streamlining processes - from better organising the catalogue with coloured tags to creating a calendar for housekeeping. It was the idea of Sharad Gadgil, finance secretary of the society, to get the certification. "We approached the Narottam Saxena Foundation and they willingly funded the audit process, which cost around Rsl lakh," he said. The process, carried out by Ace Management Consul tants, took nine months to train every employee from the base level to the core group. Keen to assess what change the ISO certification has brought about, honorary secretary of the Asiatic Society, Vidya Vencatesan, has decided carry out a survey to get feedback from everyday visitors. Ariandra Riera, a Spanish tourist, said, "This library has beautiful architecture and is exceptionally large as compared to the ones in Spain. An ISO certification will help get more people to use it, especially foreigners like me." For now, the future of the library looks bright with the Tatas, Godrejes and Rajya Sabha MPs coming forward with funds. Rajya Sabha members Dr Alexandra and Shyaam Benegal have already sanctioned Rs25 lakh and Rsll lakh for a fire fighting system and research centre respectively." -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ANNOUNCEMENT OF SIS 2008@IIM Indore
by Kishor Satpathy 14 Oct '08

14 Oct '08

Dear All Please excuse me for cross posting as this mail has been addressed to various forums and you may be member of one or more of these forums…. Thanks & Regards, Kishor Satpathy IIM Indore ANNOUNCEMENT OF SIS 2008 Twenty Fifth National Convention & Conference of SIS on Role of the Librarian in 21st Century (5-6 December 2008) Organized by Indian Institute of Management, Indore In technical collaboration with SARDG, SIS, New Delhi, INDOLIBNET & INDORE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION ABOUT THE CONFERENCE Information Technology has dramatically impacted the librarian and their relationship to the communities they serve. As we are at the threshold of year 2008, we librarians must reassess and reconsider the changing library environment. Librarians, individually and collectively, cannot ignore the changing shape of information services that are emerging. Everyone knows that the primary objective of libraries is to organize and provide access of information. This objective will never change, but the format and methods that we have used will change dramatically; thus, providing new opportunities and challenges. On this backdrop the Conference will focus on rethinking the role of a library professional, both in relationship to his personal identity and the community he serves. The principal objectives of this conference is to provide a platform for exchange of knowledge, ideas & learning experience among the Librarians, Information specialists, Information providers & persons related to LIS. PROGRAMME STRUCTURE The Conference program will include plenary sessions invited and contributed papers, posters sessions, product presentations, panel discussion and an exhibition. A series of parallel sessions will be held offering delegates a wide range of in-depth presentations by leading national and international experts. MAIN THEME & SUB THEMES 1. Emerging Technology Trends in Libraries 2. Emerging Management Trends in Libraries 3. Library Consortia, Networking and Resource Sharing 4. Libraries in the knowledge economy 5. Human Resources & Competencies Development 6. Open Access Initiatives & I R Movement 7. Marketing of Library Services 8. Digital Library & Library 2.0 9. Information Literacy 10. Legal Aspects of Librarianship 11. E-learning 12. Disaster Management & Libraries SUBMISSION OF PAPERS Paper on the themes enumerated above or any other issue related with the broad theme of the seminar based on research, practical experience or case study in the field may be submitted for presentation at the seminar. The length of the paper should be around 3000 words. Paper should be submitted in A4 size with a soft copy on CD/DVD and/or as e-mail attachment using MS-Word latest by 25th Oct 2008 to kishor_satpathy(a)yahoo.com & sis2008conf(a)gmail.com. Title page of the paper should contain title of the paper, authors name, designation and official address of the author (including telephone no and e-mail address); and an abstract of the paper in about 150 words. Authors are requested to prepare a power point for the convention and bring it on a CD/DVD or pen drive. Each paper will be evaluated and the Organizing Secretary will communicate to the authors the decision of the Editorial board latest by 28th Oct 2008. REGISTRATION FEE Early Bird Registration till 31 Oct 2008 Sponsored Candidates: Rs. 1800 Individuals: Rs. 800 Students / Senior Citizen: Rs. 300 Accompanied Members (Without Kit): Rs. 500 1 Nov. 2008 to 30 Nov. 2008 Sponsored Candidates: Rs. 2000 Individuals: Rs. 1000 Students / Senior Citizen: Rs. 400 Accompanied Members (Without Kit): Rs. 500 Spot Registration: With an additional fee of Rs. 200/- International Participants: $100 (including boarding & lodging) Registration Fee includes conference kit, tea/coffee and working lunch. Registration Fee does not include accommodation charges. Fee as applicable should be sent in the form of Demand Draft drawn in the favour of “IIM Indore” payble at Indore. All the correspondence should be made to: Mr. Kishor Chandra Satpathy Librarian & Organising Secretary, SIS 2008 Indian Institute of Management Indore Prabandh Shikhar, Rau-Pithampur Road Indore-453331, Madhya Pradesh, INDIA E-mail: satpathy(a)iimidr.ac.in; ksatpathy(a)gmail.com Tel: 0731-4228626, 09425312746(M) For Further Information pl. visit: http://www.iimidr.ac.in/iimi/pages/institute/sis2008.php http://sis2008conference.blogspot.com/ http://www.indolibnet.org & http://sis2008.synthasite.com/ Kishor Chandra Satpathy Librarian & Coordinator, PURA Indian Institute of Management Indore Pigdamber, Rau, Indore, 453331, MP, India Phone: +91-731-4228625 (Off) 4228817(R) Mobile: 09425312746 Email: satpathy(a)iimidr.ac.in and ksatpathy(a)gmail.com www.iimidr.ac.in www.nits.ac.in -- 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] information
by Dr.D.P Prathap 14 Oct '08

14 Oct '08

Dear Colleagues Kindly tell me the source/s from which one can know the Bioinformatics training program conducted by different colleges / universitiies / institutes etc. in India. [ other than knowing from circulars, if received, from the organisers, from the issues of journals etc, checking the known websites ] Yours Sincerely Library Sugarcane Breeding Institute Coimbatore 641 007 PH: 2472621X209 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Temporary vacancy for LIS professionals
by Dr. M. Koteswara Rao 14 Oct '08

14 Oct '08

Dear moderator, Kindly put the following notice on the LIS forum. Dr. M. Koteswara Rao Librarian University of Hyderabad NOTICE! Central library University of Hyderabad needs library professionals on a temporary basis. Qualifications: certificate / Diploma in Library Science OR BLSc / MLSc. Salary: Rs. 4000/- to 6000/- per month depending upon the qualifications and experience. The position is for a period of 6 months (extendable for another 6 months if required). Interested candidates may contact the librarian at the following address or in person. Librarian IGM Library University of Hyderabad Gachibowli P.O. Central University HYDERABAD-500046 Tel: 2313 2600, 23010318 email: mkrlib(a)uohyd.ernet.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by OpenProtect(http://www.openprotect.com), and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Symposium on the ~SRole of Public Libraries in Social Development~T in Chennai
by Mailing List Admin 14 Oct '08

14 Oct '08

Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:11:55 +0000 From: Gowri Ravindranth <gravindranth(a)hotmail.com> Dear Friends: The Directorate of Public Libraries (DPL), Chennai & The Madras Library Association (MALA) Chennai cordially invite you for the Symposium on the �Role of Public Libraries in Social Development� with the sponsorship of Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation (RRRLF), Kolkatta at World University Service Centre, 18, East Spur Tank Road, Chetpet, Chennai-600031 on Saturday, 18th October 2008 at 9.00 a.m. Programme 9.00 a.m. : Registration (Free) 9.45 a.m. : Invocation 9.50 a.m. : Welcome address by : Mr. V. Ramani, Director of Public Libraries, Chennai 10.00 a.m. : Inaugural address by : Dr. M. Anandakrishnan, former Chairperson, Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chennai 10.25 a.m. : Vote of thanks by : Ms. Vijaya K. Sundaram, President, Madras Library Association, Chennai 10.30 a.m. : Tea Break Session � 1 Moderator : Dr. A. Amudhavalli, Professor & Head, Department of Information Science, University of Madras, Chennai 11.00 a.m. : Discussant 1 : Mr. S. Muthiah Historian, Chennai on �Libraries in Chennai since 1600� 11.30 a.m. : Discussant 2 : Dr. A. R. Venkatachalapathy Faculty, Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chennai on �Contributions of Luminaries to Public Libraries� 12.00 noon : Discussant 3 : Dr. R. Samyuktha Ex- Officio President, MALA on �Public Libraries vis-a-vis Societal Progression: Ancient to Global Era� 12.30 p.m. : Lunch Session � 2 Moderator : Dr. R. Ramasamy, Field Officer, Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation, Southern Zone 2.00 p.m. : Paper presentation and discussion by Public Librarians on the �Role of Public Libraries in Social Development� 3.30 p.m. : Discussion on the Papers 4.00 p.m. : Tea 4.15 p.m : Summing up : Ms. L. R. Gowri, Secretary, MALA 4. 25 p.m : Valedictory Address by: Mr. N. Avadaippan, Director, Connemara Public Library, Chennai 4. 35 p.m. : Vote of Thanks by : Mr. S. Ramalingam, Assistant Director, Directorate of Public Libraries, Chennai 4.40 p.m. : National Anthem Looking forward to see you on 18th. With regards, Secretary, MALA

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Corporate R&D Library need two Library interns.
by saravanan s 13 Oct '08

13 Oct '08

Dear professionals, Crompton Greaves Ltd.,based at Mumbai, urgently requires two Library interns for their R & D ,Technical information Centre. The duration of intern will be for 6 months with monthly stipend. (Stipend will be decided as per candidate's qualification and performance at interview) Eligibility: 1. Local candidate only preferred (ie., From Mumbai) 2. Should be BLIS or MLIS Pursuing candidate. 3. Should have enough communication and computer knowledge skills to communicate with the executives internally and to handle daily Library routines. Interested candidates are requested to mail their detailed CV to libsaraman(a)gmail.com The short listed candidates will be informed for the interview over e-mail or phone. The last date for mailing CV is 20th October, 2008. Thanks Regards S.Saravanan, Deputy Manager-Technology Crompton Greaves Ltd. CG Global R &D Kanjur East Mumbai :42 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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