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Workshop on Library Automation Packages from Jan 5-9 '09 @ NCSI
by K.T Anuradha 20 Nov '08

20 Nov '08

Dear Professional, A five day Workshop on Integrated Library Automation Packages (ILAP): Basics of KOHA and NewGenLib is organised at National Centre for Science Information (NCSI), Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore from January 5th to 9th, covering installation on Windows XP and Linux (Ubuntu) and basics of Staff-Client and OPAC modules in KOHA and NewGenLib. The workshop is carried out as part of IDRC sponsored project on ILAP (http://dharmaganja.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in) This is the first workshop in a series of workshops organised through this project sharing our experience with open source ILAP. Topics covered: Ubuntu: An overview; Basics of MARC and use of MARC Edit; Library Automation Software: Past, Present and the Future; Installation of KOHA and NewGenLib on Ubuntu and Windows XP; Overview of Staff-Client module and OPAC in KOHA and NewGenLib. The workshop is conducted with theory followed by lab sessions. Workshop CD containing all the presentation slides, lab exercises and installable software will be provided to the participants. Date: 5th to 9th January, 2009 Registration Details: Rs. 4,000 registration fee is charged. A DD has to be drawn in favour of 'The Registrar, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore' and posted to 'Anuradha.K.T, National Centre for Science Information, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012'. Working lunch and tea will be provided during the workshop dates. Participants have to take care of their travel, board and lodging. On request accommodation for participants during the dates 5th to 9th January 2009 will be provided at the 'Hoysala House' hostel of IISc. Maximum of 20 participants will be taken for the workshop on first come first serve basis. To register for the workshop kindly send a mail to workshop(a)dharmaganja.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Venue: Internet School, Opposite to NCSI, IISc, Bangalore Last date for Registration: 15th December 2008 Workshop Coordinator: Ms. Anuradha.K.T. National Centre for Science Information Indian Institute of Science Bangalore 560 012 anu(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in For more details visit http://dharmaganja.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/workshop

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FW: Detailed in depth subdivisions or subclasses of the main DDC classes/numbers
by Kamal Hindawi 20 Nov '08

20 Nov '08

Dear LIS members, I wonder if you are using in your college the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) system to classify the books, journals, and related resources. If yes, I would be grateful to you if you do provide me with detailed in depth subdivisions and/or subclasses of the main DDC classes/numbers. Thank you in anticipation Kamal Hindawi ICARDA -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy - Coordinator (World Health Organization Library – Geneva Switzerland) --ind
by Tomas Allen 19 Nov '08

19 Nov '08

Vacancy - Coordinator (World Health Organization Library – Geneva Switzerland) Vacancy HQ/08/HQ/IER/FT934 Deadline for application : 12 December 2008 Duty Station: Geneva Switzerland For the FULL vacancy description; and application; please visit the following site https://erecruit.who.int/public/hrd-cl-vac-view.asp?o_c=1000&jobinfo_uid_c=… Brief Description of duties: (PLEASE SEE FULL LINK ABOVE FOR FULL DESCRIPTION) The incumbent is Coordinator of the Library and Information Networks of Knowledge (LNK). 1. Managing the WHO Library and Information Networks for Knowledge (LNK), including key library services and its financial and human resources, with appropriate work plans, monitoring and performance measurement and improvement. 2. Providing leadership, policy guidance, strategic advice and support to WHO Library systems worldwide, and brokering collaborative relationships and seamless information systems between HQ clusters, Regional Offices and WHO country offices. 3. Building and managing dynamic networks and platforms, such as the Global Health Library and Health InterNetwork Access to Research Initiative (HINARI), to foster universal access the world of health information in member states, working with public and private partners to set agendas in access to knowledge and develop appropriate policy frameworks, local capacity and systems, and innovative mechanisms for technical assistance to countries in need. 4. Providing an intelligence function on critical current and emerging issues and technologies on access to knowledge for WHO, and optimizing expertise and networks for information management in support of WHO's work as a global knowledge-based Organization. 5. Participating in the development of the Department's strategic planning and management and representing the Organization at interagency, international and national meetings. Kind regards Tomas ALLEN Tomasallen_who(a)hotmail.com Or alternatively allent(a)who.int _________________________________________________________________ Access your email online and on the go with Windows Live Hotmail. http://windowslive.com/Explore/Hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_access… -- 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 Nihal Alam 19 Nov '08

19 Nov '08

Dear friends, Can someone kindly send me a copy of the below reference? I shall be grateful. Article title: *Content-based retrieval in digital libraries* Author: Adam, N.R.; Gangopadhyay, A. Journal title: COMPUTER ( IEEE Xplore) Bibliographic details: Volume 31, Issue 1, Jan 1998 Page(s):93 - 95 Publisher: IEEE Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/2.641982 Seeking your co-operation Thanking You Nihal Alam ADIS 2nd Year Student Documentation Research and Training Centre Indian Statistical Institute Bangalore-059 Karnataka (India) email: nihalalam(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in nihal.drtc(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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UPDATE: Dr. TBR Memorial Seminar on Content Management on November 08th, 2008 at Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore
by Arumugam Pitchai 19 Nov '08

19 Nov '08

Dear Friends, NCSI-NET have organised Dr. TBR Memorial Seminar on Content management for Information Professionals, successfully on 8th November 2008. We have received excellent response from student community as well from the working professionals. We had 102 participants including NCSI-NET members. The Seminar started with Prof. A.G. Menon, Prof. Giridhar Madras & Prof. N.V. Joshi lighting the lamp, and Prof. Joshi introduced the TB Rajashekar Memorial Seminar. Later the Keynote address by Mr. Kottai A., KM/ECM Services, TCS followed by High Tea. First Session started with the topic Introduction to Content Management (CM) presented by Mr. Rajendra Babu. He stressed on the need of Content Management System for Content creation, capturing, publishing, organizing, storage & retrieval, preservation. He also explained the Enterprise Content Management & the related components & the Features of CMS. It was followed by Evaluation of Major Commercial/Open Source CMS by Mr. Sudhakar Gudlannagari. He presented the evaluation criteria for selecting a CMS, also major Commercial/Open source CMS tools. Later in the forenoon session we had CMS Process, Design & Implementation presented by Mr. Arumugam Pitchai. He explained about the CMS process & its workflow. Followed by Management of CMS: Migration, Metrics and Measurement & Promotion by Ms. Suvarsh Minj. She stressed the options & strategies for Content Migration also need for Metrics and Measurements for the usage of different CMS tools. The second session started with a presentation by Mr. B.S. Shivaram on Drupal: An Overview & Installation. He explained the different features of Drupal. Followed by the Drupal: Installation & Demo by Mr. Maruthu Pandiyan B. He gave an overview of installation Drupal on Windows platform and demonstrated various modules and features of Drupal. Third session started with the panel discussion titled Skills for LIS Professionals. Mr. Ananda Byrappa, Ms. Lakshmi and Mr. T.S. Prasanna Participated in the discussion. All of them gave their individual opinions in answering the questions put forth by the participants. The seminar materials and presentations were distributed through CD. Please find the updated seminar page with presentations at: http://ncsi-net.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/workshop/seminar2008.html Also: a picture is worth a thousand words, so find here are a few pictures that speak volumes!! http://picasaweb.google.com/sp.arumugam/DrTBRMemorialSeminar2008Picture?aut… # It was a memorable event for NCSI'ans. We thank you all for the support extended to the coordination team. Hope to organize such events in future. Regards NCSI-Net Coordinators -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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INFLIBNET ( IndCat ) Union Catalogue of books crossed ten million bibliographic records
by Prem Chand 18 Nov '08

18 Nov '08

INFLIBNET ( IndCat. ) records crossed ten million bibliographic records INFLIBNET has compiled and processed ten millions bibliographical records of books from more than 112 university libraries which can be accessed from the Centre web site. It contains 10697998 bibliographic records from participating members. Anyone can access these records from http://unicat.inflibnet.ac.in:8080/unicat/ and download matched records. It is free. The database is known as IndCat. The Centre has developed new interface which has additional features of advanced search, search within the single library, and restrict the search to one particular state. The records can be downloaded and can easily merged in to SOUL software or any another software which adheres to MARC 21. Library professional are requested to use this source to identify millions of books held at 112 major universities in India. We solicit your feedback With regards 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 -- 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 on “Library 2.0 practices”, during January 15-17, 2009 at NIT-Rourkela.
by hemanta kumar biswal 18 Nov '08

18 Nov '08

Dear All, INDEST-AICTE and National Institute of Technology, Rourkela (NITR) are jointly organizing a Workshop on “Library 2.0 practices”, during January 15-17, 2009. Introduction Web 2.0, the second phase of World Wide Web (WWW), is seen as an exciting evolution. Web 2.0 practices have tremendous implications on libraries and usher them into a new order, which is termed as library 2.0. Library 2.0 is more about connections rather than collections. It is all about participation. The fundamental 2.0 tools, particularly blog and wiki, offer clear opportunities for libraries and information centers to practice services which are more user inclusive than ever before. It is time for librarians and information managers to reorient initiatives by employing 2.0 tools to provide users an effective service with rich experience. In view of the above trend, the library of NIT Rourkela has done some successful initiatives. To pass the knowledge gained, in the course of initiating library 2.0 practices, to other library colleagues, the library of NITR is organizing this workshop. Focus The workshop will focus on: Wordpress – Blog Engine Installation and Customization, Essential Wordpress plug-ins installation and configuration Mediawiki – Wiki Engine Installation and Customization, Essential extensions installation and configuration Drupal – Content Management System (CMS) installation and configuration Essential modules installation and Configuration Success of library 2.0 implementation lies on user participation. Relevant case studies on the successful implementation of wiki and blog will also be presented. Methodology The workshop will be completely based on practical training with presentations. Each participant will be given a high-end computer to learn step-by-step installation and customization of wiki, blog and CMS engines. Who can participate? Librarians (Academic, Research and Corporate) Only 20 seats Registration Fee For INDEST-AICTE members – No Registration Fee For Non INDEST-AICTE members – Rs. 1000/- (Registration Fee will include, workshop kit, Lunch and Tea) All Participants are required to meet the lodging and other expenses on their own institute sponsorship. However, local guest house accommodation (fee-based) will be arranged on request. INDEST-AICTE and National Institute of Technology, Rourkela (NITR) are jointly organizing a Workshop on “Library 2.0 practices”, during January 15-17, 2009. Participants Name(s): Designation: Institute Name and Address: Email: Mobile: Is your institute a member of INDEST-AICTE Consortium? If no, DD No: Demand Draft should be in favor of “The Director”, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela Participant(s) Signature Place: Date: Interested members may send the duly filled application form on or before December 20, 2008, either by post or by email to the following Address: Madhan, M Workshop Cordinator Biju Patnaik Central Library National Institute of Technology, Rourkela 769008 Mail: mu.madhan(a)gmail.com madhan(a)nitrkl.ac.in Mobile: (0)9861185117 Phone: 0661-2462102 (off) 0661-2463103 (Res) Thanking You, Hemanta Kumar Biswal Biju Pattnaik Central Library National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Orissa 0661-2462105 +91 9938410850 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Online survey (Reminder)
by K.T Anuradha 18 Nov '08

18 Nov '08

Dear Professional, Apologies for cross posting and kindly ignore this message if you have already replied. 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, India, a survey is carried out. 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 of ILAP. 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 the survey is open for all. The online survey form can be accessed at: http://dharmaganja.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/index_files/surveyinstrument.html However, if you have problem in answering the online survey, for your convenience a few questions are given below, which you can fill in and reply back to survey(a)dharmaganja.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in 1. Your Name: 2. Official Address: 3. E-Mail ID: official: other: 4. If you are using any of following software for your library automation, kindly name them: 4.1 Library Automation Software (such as Koha, LibSys, NewGenLib): 4.2. Meta Search (such as AGent , MetaFind, ZPortal): 4.3. Link Resolver (such as 360 Link Serial Solution, V-Link): 4.4. Electronic Resource Management (such as 360 Resource Management): 4.5. Institutional Repository (such as EPrints, DSpace, Fedora): 4.6. Digital Collection Tool (such as Greenstone Digital Library): 5. Kindly give corresponding URL of the above implementation(s): 6. If you know any other library using the above mentioned software give URL of them also: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Seminar on Indo-Canadian S&T / Innovation Cooperation & Linkages
by Puna Das 18 Nov '08

18 Nov '08

Seminar on Indo-Canadian S&T / Innovation Cooperation & Linkages 24 November, 2008 Federation House, New Delhi, India Dear Sir/ Madam I am pleased to inform you that FICCI is organizing its annual Higher Education Summit 2008 titled “Higher Education at the Crossroads: Imperatives for Policy & Practice” on November 25 & 26, 2008 in New Delhi with the support of Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. A delegation of more than 40 Canadian institutions is participating in the event. As a pre-conference activity, we are organizing a Seminar on Indo-Canadian S&T/Innovation Cooperation & Linkages on November 24, 2008 with University experts from India and Canada sharing their views about the existing collaborations, emerging technologies and future roadmap followed by discussions and one to one interactions. The Seminar is scheduled at 1.30 pm at FICCI, Federation House, Tansen Marg, New Delhi. We are happy to invite you for this programme. Enclosed are the tentative programme and the registration proforma for your kind perusal. May I request you to kindly send in your confirmation to Ms Rashmi Sarita / Ms Arpita Subhash (Phone: 91-11- 23736306, email – indiarnd[at]ficci.com) Looking forward to your kind confirmation. With best regards, Yours Sincerely (V K TOPA) Adviser to Secretary General, FICCI -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tentative Programme 1: 30 – 2:00 pm Registration 2:00 – 2:10 pm Introductory remarks Mr. Y P Kumar, Head International Division, DST, Government of India David McKinnon, Minister-Counsellor (Commercial) and Senior Trade Commissioner, Canadian High Commissioner, India 2:10 – 2:35 pm Canadian strengths in Innovation and Emerging Technologies Prof David Johnston, President, University of Waterloo Speaker from Canadian Govt /Industry/association 2:35 – 2:55 pm Indian strengths in Innovation and Emerging Technologies Mr. R Saha, Adviser, DST, Government of India Mr. Deepak Bhatnagar, Adviser & Scientist-G, TIFAC, DST 2:55 – 3:35 pm Presentations by Canadian Research Institutes Dr Januz A. Kozinski, Dean and Prof, Univ of Saskatchewan Dr. B. Mario Pinto, the Vice-President, Research, Simon Fraser University Robert Schad, University of Regina Richard Poulin, Director – Bureau International, Univ of Laval (Presentation to cover India Strategy, Research strengths and possible Areas of collaboration) 3:35 – 3:50 pm Tea Break 3:50 – 4:30 pm Presentation by Indian research institutes. Dr. Naresh Kumar, Head R & D Planning Division, CSIR Prof. S N Singh, Dean- R&D, IIT Delhi Dr. Vibha Dhawan, Executive Director, TERI Dr. P B Sharma, Director, Delhi College of Engineering Dinesh Singh, Director, South Campus, Delhi University (Presentation to covering Research strengths and possible Areas of collaboration) 4:30 – 5:00 pm Q & A and discussions 5:00 – 5:10 pm Summary and follow up action points 5:10 – 5: 30 pm Networking -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Registration Proforma Seminar on Indo-Canadian S & T / Innovation Cooperation & Linkages 24 November, 2008, Federation House, New Delhi, India Name: Designation: Organisation: Address: Tel.(with city code) : Fax: Mobile: Email: Delegate Fee: NO FEE Signature Contact: Rashmi Sarita Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry Federation House, Tansen Marg, New Delhi – 110 001 Tel: 011-23736306 (D); 23738760-70 Extn. 212 Fax: 011-23765333, 23721504, 23320714 Email: rashmisarita[at]ficci.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India http://www.anup-jnu.blogspot.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Be the first one to try the new Messenger 9 Beta! Go to http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/win/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Help regarding pay fixation
by anjali kale 18 Nov '08

18 Nov '08

Dear Friends, I am a librarian working in Mumbai. I want some information regarding pay fixation or pay protection. One of my friend is working as a librarian at pay scale rs 10,000 (Senior Scale) in an unaided institution. Recently she got appointment letter from aided college but her pay scale is fixed as rs. 8000. is there any circular or GR which states that salary is protected when u move from unaided to aided situation. Please help regarding this as her decision is pending and she does not want to loose this opportunity. thanks and regards Ms. Anjali S. Kale K. J. Somaiya Comprehensive College Of Education, Training and Research Vidyavihar Mumbai - 400 077 Ph.no: 25150265 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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CCD Bangladesh has published Unesco TTT-IL Workshop concluded report in his e-publication
by khushpreet singh 18 Nov '08

18 Nov '08

Dear all, CCD Bangladesh has published Unesco TTT-IL Workshop concluded report in his e-publication info service {INFO :: Issue 147 (TTT Workshop in Information Literacy concluded in India)} the report is given below Khushpreet singh Ph.D, Researcher, Dept. of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala (INDIA) Email: khushpreet.singh(a)gmail.com mobile: 09815303000 <http://www.ccdbd.org/> ******* <http://www.ccdbd.org/> <http://www.ccdbd.org/> <http://www.ccdbd.org/> <http://www.ccdbd.org/> Home <http://www.ccdbd.org/>* | *About* * <http://www.ccdbd.org/about.html> *| *Contact <http://www.ccdbd.org/contact.html>* * * * *TTT Workshop in Information Literacy for South and Central Asia concluded in India * *A three daylong workshop in Information Literacy has successfully concluded on 7 November 2008, at Punjabi University in Patiala, India. This Workshop, which is one in the series of eleven IFAP-funded TTT workshops, is organized by the Department of Library and Information Science of Punjabi University from 5 to 7 November. The workshop was inaugurated through a colorful opening ceremony on 5 November 2008, at Senate Hall of the Punjabi University in Patiala, India. * Dr Amrik Singh, educationist and former Vice Chancellor of Punjabi University, inaugurated the Workshop. In his address, he stressed the importance of information literacy training at school level and of the need to promote wider use of knowledge and information through informal channels. Mr. Sidhu Damdami, Editor of Punjabi Tribune (a daily newspaper), in his presentation of a media perspective of information literacy, observed that World Wide Web has taken the shape of 'wild wild web'. He emphasized the need to promote information literacy to save the innocent minds from further damage. He also felt that the information literacy campaigns should be directed towards providing knowledge to the adults. The Workshop (*The tenth UNESCO Training-the-Trainers (TTT) *aims at providing a platform for creating a pool of trainers in information literacy who will impart information and media literacy skills to the graduate and post-graduate students and researchers in their respective institutions across the sub-regions. About 50 participants and 10 resource persons from the South and Central Asia are attending the event, which is the successor of two information literacy sub-regional workshops held in South Asia: - International Workshop on Information Skills for Learning, organized by National Institute of Library and Information Sciences (NILIS) in Colombo from 1 to 5 November 2004; and - Empowering 8 International Workshop in South and South East Asia to Promote Information Literacy, organized by Punjabi University from 3 to 7 October 2005. Resource persons and participants from Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Turkmenistan have stressed the importance of information literacy curricula for library and media schools in South and Central Asia. As a result of this discussion, a working group has been created in order to develop a model of such curriculum, in consultations with teachers, professional associations and other stakeholders in the respective regions. Mr. G M Mourtoza, Director of CCD and renowned media activist of Bangladesh took part in the workshop as a resource person. CCD will arrange a number of such kind workshops and orientation courses *on Information Literacy in Bangladesh in near feature.* Prof. Jagtar Singh, Head of the Department of Library and Information Science and Dean of Faculty of Education and Information Science of Punjabi University has successfully coordinated the workshop. ****** -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Announcement of National Seminar at BHU on 16th and 17th January, 2009
by Aditya Tripathi 18 Nov '08

18 Nov '08

DLIS, BHU - ICSSR National Seminar On Open Source Library Solutions (OSLS) 16th - 17th January, 2009 Organised by Deptt. of Library and Information Science Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi & Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi About Seminar The rising cost of technology has compelled the libraries to use Open Source Software (OSS) for library automation, digital library and so on. OSSs are developed in public domain by the technology experts for the libraries. The professional community implements the software solutions and renders feedback to developers, which is a real time testing of software. The OSS products are provided with source code for implementation level customization and future development of software. These solutions are often free for use and could be redistributed. Today, there are OSSs available for different library activities which are better than the commercial solutions using cutting age technology. These solutions range from Operating System to specialized institutional repositories. This has made the library services more cost effective and least dependent on commercial software and vendors. However, there is a concern of the professionals over stability of software implementation and continuing support to these OSSs. There is an equal and opposite concern from the end of developers also towards having a sustainable funding for running the software development projects. Whatever the concerns may be, the increased use of open source software among the library community is very encouraging for open source solution developers. The Department of Library and Information Science, Banaras Hindu University proposes to conduct two days national convention on Open Source Library Solutions (OSLS), 16th – 17th January, 2009. The proposed seminar would provide a common platform for library professionals to share their experience. Research papers, demonstration and case-studies are invited for presentation and discussion during the convention in following areas: Implementation of OSS in - library automation - digital repositories - digital preservation - consortium planning - community education - office management - content development - event management - e-publishing - knowledge management - e-governance - community networks Target Participants Practicing Librarians and Information Scientists, Faculty Members, Researchers, Students, Information System Personnel, Managers, etc. Call for Papers Full texts paper(s) in English (in A4 size, double space, not more than 10 pages) should be sent to the Organising Secretary, Deptt. of Library and Information Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi - 221 005. adityatripathi(a)hotmail.com aditya(a)bhu.ac.in Last date for submission of full texts of paper(s) is 20.12.2009. Registration Rs. 500/- per participant The DD / Cash payable in favour of "National Seminar on Open Source Library Solutions", payable at Varanasi. The Registration Fee Includes # Conference Kit # Working Lunch / Tea Accommodation Limited accommodation is available on payment basis on first come first basis. For further enquiry please contact: Coordinator Prof. H. N. PRASAD Head Deptt. of Library and Information Science Banaras Hindu University Varanasi- 221 005 Tel: +91 542 6701028 (Off.) +91 9415336709 (Mob.) e-mail: hnprasad.bhu(a)gmail.com Organising Secretary Dr. ADITYA TRIPATHI Lecturer Deptt. of Library and Information Science Banaras Hindu University Varanasi- 221 005 Tel: +91 542 6701027 (Off.) +91 9450710628 (Mob.) e-mail: adityatripathi(a)hotmail.com aditya(a)bhu.ac.in FORMAT OF REGISTRATION FORM 1. Name 2. Designation 3. Organization 4. Address (Correspondence) 5. Accommodation Required Yes/No 6. Telephone Number Office : Residence: Mobile : e-mail : 7. Payment Details DD/Cash DD No. : Bank : Branch : Amount : Date : Signature Mail to Organising Secretary, Open Source Library Solutions (OSLS) Department of Library and Information Science Banaras Hindu University Varanasi- 221 005 Tel: +91 9450 710628 (mob) +91 542 6701027 (Off) -- Dr. Aditya Tripathi Lecturer Department of Library & Information Science Banaras Hindu University Varanasi-221005 Tel.: +9450 710628 ---------------------------------------------------- 1. Contribute to DRTC LIS Open Digital Library https://drtc.isibang.ac.in 2. Join today Digital Library Discussion Forum http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/dlrg -- 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 Developing Online Tutorials, IIITM-K 29-30, Nov 2008
by Sainul Abideen P 18 Nov '08

18 Nov '08

Dear Friends, Digital Library & Information Services Division of the Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management – Kerala (IIITM-K), Thiruvananthapuram is organizing a 'National Workshop on Developing Online Tutorials for Information Products and Services' during 29-30 November 2008. This Workshop aims to give practical training on creating Online tutorials for the Information Products like Online databases, Digital Libraries, Library Automation Softwares etc. As above products are acquired paying huge amount, it's effective usage depends on how the users are educated on it's use. This workshop provides an opportunity for library professionals to develop online web accessible Interactive tutorials, using Free software called Wink. Examples of Online tutorials created using Wink is provided in the workshop website www.iiitmk.ac.in/wink More details about the workshop is given below, You are requested to kindly attend this workshop, and forward this message to your professional friends and colleagues. With Best Regards Sainul Abideen P Librarian Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management – Kerala Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala Mobile:09496252786 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- National Workshop On Developing Online Tutorials for Information Products and Services Date: 29-30 November 2008 Organised by Digital Library & Information Services Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management – Kerala (IIITM-K), Thiruvananthapuram [established by the Govt. of Kerala] Workshop Website: www.iiitmk.ac.in/wink About the Workshop Libraries have been using different Information products like Online databases, e-journals, CD ROM based products, Library automation software, Digital Libraries, Online catalogues, etc. for various services. It is the duty of the Library professionals to train their users on the use of such products having varying functionalities and interfaces, for the effective utilization of these resources, which requires time and efforts from the Library and information professionals. Shortage of adequate manpower in some of the libraries calls for a facility wherein the users can learn about different products and services by the help of online Interactive Tutorials at their own pace. Provision of Interactive Tutorials, enhances the usage of such information products, which might have procured by spending huge amount. Many institutions organize training on different tools for information services including Digital Library development tools like GenISISWeb, Dspace, Greenstone, Eprint, Library automation software like KOHA, NewGenLib etc. Such training events can also be supplemented with an online, self instructional material with step by step instruction, e.g. an installation guide to Dspace or Cataloguing module of KOHA etc. Such self-instructional materials can be reused by the learner for better understanding of the concerned process/procedure. This workshop aims to provide a practical exposure on the application of ‘Wink’ a free software for creating different interactive self-learning modules/tutorials for various requirements, including that of information products. About the ‘Wink’ Software ‘Wink’ is a tutorial and presentation creation software, primarily aimed at creating tutorials on how to use software (like a tutor for MS-Word/Excel etc). Using ‘Wink’ one can capture screenshots, add explanations boxes, buttons, titles etc and generate a highly effective interactive tutorials. Using ‘Wink’ one can create online tutorials viewable across the web. Similar applications sell for hundreds of dollars, while ‘Wink’ is free with several unique features including the multimedia capability. Applications of Wink 'Wink' can be used for various Applications including that of: * To demonstrate the working of different Software like LibSys,Dspace, KOHA,WinISIS,MS Word, Adobe Photoshp etc * To demonstrate the working of different online/offline databases products like IEEE, ProQuest, ACM, Emerald etc * To create Online Tutorials for Education/User Training Purpose * To develop Demo of Websites like Library Portals/websites * To develop e-learning Modules and self instructional materials * To demonstrate the installation of software products like Dspace, Greenstone, GenISISWeb,Libsys Who can attend? As this software can be used in building interactive tutorials for different applications, participation is not restricted to library professionals only. Participants can be from various fields including that of Library Professionals, Academicians, Students, Workshop organizers, E-journal/ Library automation software/ database vendors, e-learning designers, Software developers, e-governance agencies, government organizations etc. Venue IIITM-K, Technopark, Thiruvananthapuram – 695581 Registration Rupees 2000/= Only Participants from Industry Rs. 3000/= Only. Mode of Payment DD in favour of “Director, IIITM-K” payable at Canara Bank, Kazhakkoottam Branch. (Thiruvananthapuram) Workshop fee covers Lectures, Course material in CD, Working Lunch and Tea. No TA/DA will be given to the participants. Participants are requested to make their own arrangements for Accommodation and Travel. Registration form along with the Fee may be sent to the Workshop Coordinator. No. of seats is limited to 25. Kindly confirm the availability of seats by email to sainul [AT] yahoo [DOT] com before sending the Registration fee. Last date for registration and payment of Registration fee: 24th November 2008 Faculty Workshop will be handled by the Digital Library team of IIITM-K headed by Sainul Abideen P, (VLIR Scholar, Belgium) Librarian, IIITM-K, who has developed several self instructional materials using ‘Wink’. For Registration and further details Sainul Abideen P Workshop Coordinator & Librarian IIITM-K, Park Centre Building Technopark, Karyavattom PO PIN 695581 Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India Phone 0471-2527567, 3091334, 2700777 exn 119 Mobile: 09496252786 Fax: 0471-2527568 Email: sainul [AT] yahoo [DOT] com Workshop Website: www.iiitmk.ac.in/wink 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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RDA Full Draft
by Indira 18 Nov '08

18 Nov '08

Dear Professionals, The full draft of RDA is now available for comment. For accessing, use the URLs: http://www.collectionscanada.ca/jsc/rdafulldraft.html http://www.rdaonline.org/constituencyreview/ You can submit your comments on RDA @: http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/jsc/rdadraftcomments.html Ms. Indira Koneru 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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Library week at Amrapali Institute, Nainital
by manoj kumar pant 17 Nov '08

17 Nov '08

Hi all. AMRAPALI INSTITUTE, Dept of Library and Information Science is celebrating Library Week.The celebrartion was inaugrated by Prof. D C Joshi.We have planned a lot of events till 20th Nov. All are cordially invited to join from 1:00 to 4:30 pm everyday to events like lectures from prominent professionls from the region. Prof J C Binwal is supposed to be chief guest of concluding day 20th Nov, 2008. ------------------------------------ Manoj Kumar Pant Lecturar, Amrapali Institute of Management and Computer Application, Haldwani,Nainital, Uttaranchal-263139. Ph. No.-09917247770(Mob.) 919219918942(Home), 05946-238496, 268201(Office) e-mail - " manojpant2(a)yahoo.co.in ". " manojpant2(a)yahoo.co.in ". ------------------------------------------ "Don't walk ahead of me - I can't follow you, don't walk behind me I can't lead you, Walk along with me and be my friend." ------------------------------------------ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Kind Request..
by JK 17 Nov '08

17 Nov '08

Dear All, Can I have the information about the standard format of Library Portal. Actually, I am looking for the main Library icons and links which constitutes a Standard Library Portal/Home Page. Your earliest reply will be appreciated. Thank you so much in advance. Thanks & Regards, Jaya Kalra Senior Consultant – LIS Group Total IT Solutions Pvt Ltd. New Delhi -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Email2Sms Mail on Mobile Service
by Mailing List Admin 17 Nov '08

17 Nov '08

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Correction in the Date of my Seminar
by Nihal Alam 15 Nov '08

15 Nov '08

I am extremely sorry that by mistake i had mentioned my seminar date 19/11/2009. In fact it will be on 19/11/2008. Indian Statistical Institute Documentation Research and Training Center 8th Mile Mysore Road, R.V. College Post Bangalore -560059 Seminar On Semantic Relation and its application in Information Science Semantic Relation and its application in information science Of late, then interest of many researchers is to examine the nature Free Add On semantic relations and their main application in the information science. Concepts (language) and relations (text) provide the foundation of knowledge and thought. When we look at the world, we perceive not only a mass of colors but also objects that automatically assign categories labels. Our perception system automatically segments the world into concepts and the Categories. Language is used not for the sake of communicating the concepts and the relations, but also employed to represent, store and reason with concepts and relation. Research and development in information science have focused on concepts and terms with increasing emphasis in identification, processing, management of the relation to achieve greater effectiveness and refinement in information science techniques. This seminar presents: (i) an overview of the semantic relation used in the knowledge structure such as thesauri and Ontologies, (ii) main techniques used in the automatic extraction of the semantic relations from text, and (iii) the use of semantic relation in the information extraction, information retrieval, question-answering, and automatic text summarization. Speaker: Nihal Alam 2nd Y ADIS All are cordially invited Venue: DRTC Classroom Seminar In charge Date: 19/11/2008 (Dr. Devika P. Madalli) Time: 2 PM -- Nihal Alam ADIS 2nd Year DRTC 8th Mile Mysore Road, RV College post Indian Statistical Institute Bangalore-059 Karnataka Email: nihalalam(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in Personal Mail: nihal.drtc(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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Prof. K.A. Isaac Commemoration Lecture, 2008
by Vimal Kumar 15 Nov '08

15 Nov '08

Dear Friends, Prof. K.A. Isaac Commemoration Lecture, 2008 Organised by Kerala Library Association. Lecture on INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE IN LIS By Prof. (Dr.) A. Amudhavalli Professor and Head, Dept. of Information Science, University of Madras Venue: Department of Library and Information Science University of Kerala, Trivandrum. Date and Time: 18 November 2008, 3.30 pm. -- 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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"Ethics in Advertising"
by shivakumar shiva 14 Nov '08

14 Nov '08

Dear Professionals, Special 'Friday talk' lecture of Mysore University Library and Information Science Students Association (MULISSA) was held at First Year lecture hall of the Department of Library and Information Science, University of Mysore on Friday, 14th Nov. 2008. This Friday's talk was special because National Library Week starts from the same day, i.e. 14th - 20th Nov. 2008.This week's guest Prof. N.S.Venugopal of Basudev Somany First Grade College, Kuvempunagar, Mysore gave lecture on the 'Ethics in Advertising'. He began by tasking a question 'Does advertisement sell product?' He continued on to the concept of business ethics, meaning of ethics, qualities of ethics, present day advertisement trends and how advertisements can be helpful in serving the purpose of the library.He ended by explaining the self regulatory methods for the advertising industry. Dr. Khaiser Nikam, Chairperson and faculty advisor to MULISSA, gave a lecture on the history and importance of National Library Week and read some excerpts from Padmashree S.R.Ranganathan's classic 'Five Laws of Library Science'.Faculty, Research scholars and Students were present on the occasion. -- Shivakumar H.R. II year MLISc Manasagangothri University of Mysore Mysore. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ISiM - CXO Lecture Series (1) by Ajit Balakrishnan
by Angrosh 14 Nov '08

14 Nov '08

International School of Information Management University of Mysore ISiM CXO Lecture - 1 ****************** "You can see Indian Computer Programmers everywhere these days except in the Innovation Rankings - Solow's Paradox?" by Mr. Ajit Balakrishnan Founder Chairman and CEO, Rediff.com & Chairman, Board of Governors, IIM Kolkata Chair Shri M.N. Vidyashankar CEO & E/o Principal Secretary, DPAR (Elections) Karnataka Date and Time: November 27, 2008 : 3:00 p.m. Venue: The International School of Information Management University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore You are cordially invited For more details - http://www.isim.ac.in/html/cxo/cxo1.htm ******************* Thanks and regards Angrosh **************************************** Angrosh M.A. Project Manager International School of Information Management University of Mysore, Manasagangotri Mysore 570 006 Tel: +91-821-2514699; +91-821-2411417 Fax: +91-821-2519209 **************************************** -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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INFLIBNET Consortium opens Associate Membership
by Prem Chand 14 Nov '08

14 Nov '08

Dear Professionals, I am pleased to announce associate membership of UGC- INFONET Digital Library Consortium. Under the programme, selected e-resources are offered on subscription to private universities and research institutions that are not covered under the Consortium as its core members. The Associate Members can subscribe to one or more resources at the same rates that Consortium is paying for its core members. The libraries can take the benefit of negotiated price for selected e-resources which is listed below. An annual membership of Rs. 5000.00 will be charged from the members to join the Associate Membership Programme. List of Resources: 1.. American Institute of Physics and American Physical Society 2.. Annual Reviews 3.. Cambridge University Press 4.. Emerald (Library Science Collection) 5.. JSTOR 6.. Institute of Physics (IoP) 7.. MathSciNet 8.. Nature 9.. Oxford University Press 10.. Portland Press 11.. Royal Society of Chemistry 12.. SciFinder Scholar (CAS) 13.. SpringerLink 14.. Taylor and Francis For more detail, please visit our site at http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/econ/associate-membership.htm Regards, 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 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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REQUEST FOR ARTICLES
by Manik Nand lal 14 Nov '08

14 Nov '08

Dear Colleages, Some of our scientists require the following two article urgently. Can you please arrange to send me the same if you have access. 1. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry.6;1963;732 and 2. Journal of Organic Chemistry.25;1960;96 Best regards, N. MANIK MANAGER-LIBRARY AND INFORMATION CENTRE DABUR PHARMA LTD. (R & D) 22, SITE IV, SAHIBABAD GHAZIABAD-201010 INDIA TEL. : +91-120-437 8497 FAX : +91-120-437 6905 "This message is for the designated recipient only and may contain privileged, proprietary, or otherwise private information. If you have received it in error please notify the sender immediately and delete the original. Any other use of the email by you is prohibited." -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Swets opens office in New Delhi, India
by Mailing List Admin 14 Nov '08

14 Nov '08

Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 05:32:12 +0100 From: Rakesh Malik <rmalik(a)in.swets.com> Swets continues its global expansion with the opening of its latest office in New Delhi, India. Coinciding with India's emergence as a global knowledge economy, Swets is committed to serving professional content users in the Academic, Government, Medical and Corporate fields through its class-leading suite of SwetsWise services, enabling seamless access and management tools for scientific and professional e-content. "As of yet, no such platform is available in India and initial customer feedback confirms the need for such a content management platform" says Thomas Snyder, Swets' Chief Commercial Officer. Through its presence in India, Swets will be in a prime position to act as an effective sales channel for publishers looking to enter or strengthen their position in the rapidly growing Indian market. "With the accelerating shift from print to web based content in the Indian market, we see a growing need for an agent with global experience in managing such transition well for both the publisher and users of their content. Swets not only has this experience but also offers an integrated platform and suite of services to efficiently access and manage such web based content" says Thomas Snyder. Swets Indian office is located in the Saket area, South New Delhi. Irwin Fouwels, Director Market Development, will act as Managing Director of Swets' Indian branch. Swets is currently in the process of hiring a Country Manager for its Indian operations. About Swets Swets is the world's leading subscription services company. We build on more than 100 years of experience to maximize the return on investments in time and money for clients and publishers in today's complex information marketplace. With clients in over 160 countries and more than twenty offices around the world, Swets is a true "long tail" powerhouse that provides the most comprehensive and sophisticated e-commerce platform currently available in its field. Swets has been included in E-Content Magazine's "100 Companies that Matter Most in the Digital Content Industry" for the past five years, and is consistently featured in the top 25% of FEM Business' "Top 500 Companies in The Netherlands". We are the only subscription services company that is ISO 9001:2000 certified on a global basis for 10 years running--a testament to our stringent operation and client service procedures.

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Research article on Chandrayaan-I
by Mailing List Admin 14 Nov '08

14 Nov '08

Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:45:54 +0530 (IST) From: kk_suresh(a)blr.amrita.edu Dear All, A Research Article Published in 'Acta Astronautica'(available online at ScienceDirect:Acta Astronautica 63 (2008) 1215-1220) which gives the complete technical details of 'Chandrayaan-1 mission to the Moon'. With regards, KK Suresh Librarian Amrita School of Engineering Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Kasavanahalli; Off:Sarjapura Road Carmelaram Post Bangalore - 560 035 PH:080-28441216/17 Website: www.amrita.edu e-contact:suresh_amrita@rediffmail.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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