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Business Daily Newspaper in Hindi, Gujarati & English
by Mukesh Anand 16 Jul '08

16 Jul '08

Dear Members', Business Standard , A prominent Business Daily Newspaper is being published in Hindi, Gujarati & in English. The newspaper is published in colour from twelve centres in India – Mumbai, New Delhi,Kolkata,Chennai,Bangalore,Ahmedabad,Hyderabad, Pune,Lucknow,Chandigarh,Kochi & Bhubaneswar. Check out below mentioned web link in the concerned languages. 1. Hindi :- www.bshindi.com 2. Gujarati :- http://gujarati.business-standard.com 3. English :- www.business-standard.com Madhya Pradash based Dainik Bhaskar Group is going to publish Hindi Business Daily soon. With Warm Personal Regards, Mukesh Anand Asst. Libn. Officers' Training College for Indian Railways Sanskari Nagari Vadodara -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Part-Time Research
by bidyarthidutta 16 Jul '08

16 Jul '08

Dear Dr. Chudamoni I completely agree with you. Some senior LIS teachers are afraid of practising librarians overtaking the faculty in finding solutions to problems. This is the actual reason behind such short-sighted and feudal decision of Kerala University.Why the librarians would be resisted to upgrade their knowledge? Some senior and cynical library professionals are trying to restrict us from gaining knowledge. It is quiet unfortunate. They are implementing such dirty act in one side, and on the other side, they are delivering lecture in the classroom about knowledge society, open source etc. etc. etc. Oh!!! What a filthy hipocracy!!! Come on and wake up the Librarians. Let us firmly protest altogether against such anti-librarian act. Thanking you Sincerely Yours Bidyarthi Dutta Bidyarthi Dutta On Wed, 16 Jul 2008 lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in wrote : >Send LIS-Forum mailing list submissions to > lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > >To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum >or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > >You can reach the person managing the list at > lis-forum-owner(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > >When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >than "Re: Contents of LIS-Forum digest..." > > >Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: [Lis-Forum] Part time Research (Mailing List Admin) > 2. Re: Part time Research (Mailing List Admin) > 3. Re: Part time Research (kannan satheesan) > 4. K-Community Event on 16-Jul-2008 hosted by Tata Consultancy > Services, Bangalore (M Nandeesha) > 5. Urgent Information needed (JK) > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Message: 1 >Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:28:56 +0530 (IST) > From: Mailing List Admin <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> >Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] [Lis-Forum] Part time Research >To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0807151727070.13493(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> >Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed > >Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:40:44 +0530 > From: poornima <poornimakulkarni7(a)gmail.com> > >My dear Professional people, > >I totally disagree with the descision of University of Kerala for not >allowing the Librarians to go for research. I dont think anybody can >restrict someone whos might be really interested in doing something. This is >our Indian education system, we are not allowed to do something we are >interested in doing something. But forced to do which we do not like at all. >Come on people wake up, its high time to restrict something. Do our >professionals know something about multitasking? Librarian has to be one, >moreover it is his part of professional requirement. Wake up people wake up > from slumber!! > >First of all there is hell of misunderstanding about the librarians in >India, moreover if he is restricted to enhance his knowledge then this >profession will be drowned. This today's concept of librarian is framed >because of old professionals who hardly did work towards progress and so >mainly the professionals are not at all PROACTIVE. Please change yourself >and fit in today's world. Darwins theory holds good for all times.. >"Survival of the Fittest", keep yourself fit to compete with other >professions. > >Move towards progress--------> >Poornima---------> >-- > >"Be Good, Do Good For Good Things Leads To Good End". > > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 2 >Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:32:05 +0530 (IST) > From: Mailing List Admin <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> >Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Part time Research >To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0807151730330.13493(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> >Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed > >Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:49:12 +0530 (IST) > From: ksc(a)library.iisc.ernet.in > > >WITH due respects to who so ever has taken the decision > >Are they afraid of practising librarians overtaking the faculty in finding >solutions to problems. Whatever the job demands are (who provide no >objection certificate) make necessary arrangements to fulfil any void >arising out of such an endeavour. > >The authorities must amend the rules to make it mandatory to work in >libraries for at least one year so that they gain experience in >understanding practical problems. > >Chudamani > >On Tue, 15 Jul 2008, Mailing List Admin wrote: > > > > > On 7/14/08, Rajan <rajankila(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> Dear All, > >> > >> It seems to me that the University of Kerala has taken a right decision > >> not > >> to allow working librarians to do part time research for obtaining PhD. > >> If any librarian is interested, he can do research without any > >> registration > >> and publish his findings in research journals, without affecting his > >> job. > >> When a person is employed as a librarian, he should do justice to his > >> job > >> for which he is employed. If he can do doctoral research alongwith his > >> job, > >> there will be compromise either in his job or in his studies, both of > >> which > >> are not good at all. > >> > >> Regards, > >> > >> K Rajasekharan > >> Librarian, Kerala Institute of Local Administration(KILA) > >> Mulagunnathukavu, Thrissur - 680581 , India > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 3 >Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:13:49 +0530 > From: "kannan satheesan" <kannan.satheesan(a)gmail.com> >Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Part time Research >To: "Dr. M. Koteswara Rao" <mkrlib(a)uohyd.ernet.in> >Cc: Lis forum <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in>, Rajan > <rajankila(a)hotmail.com> >Message-ID: > <695bbd840807150443v660c5d59w9a521faed56d8ebb(a)mail.gmail.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > >Sirs > > > I am a MLISc student and on the verge of passing out from DLIS, Kerala >University.What i feel is, part time research should continue. There is some >point in saying that, freshers cannot take up research projects. All >librarians agree upon one thing for certain - there is sea difference >between what one studies in class and what one practices. Experiance is >something which cannot be replaced with classroom lectures. Myself, when >required to prepare a project proposal for a JRF fellowship felt this >difficulty. And moreover research is something which should not be for >personal benefit alone, it should be for the society or community atleast( i >mean librarian community). A programme of research, a social science >research in particular should start with identification of a 'hot' research >problem,and will there be a hot problem for a fresher ?. Definitely he has >to take up some problems his professional seniors prescribes. If research is >for increasing and supplementing one's own knowledge and nothing beyond, ok >there shouldnt be research facility for practicing librarians. > > >On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 9:25 PM, Dr. M. Koteswara Rao <mkrlib(a)uohyd.ernet.in> >wrote: > > > Dear Mr. Rajasekharan, > > > > It is rediculous to say that librarians should not do research while doing > > his/her job. I feel that a working librarian with sufficient experience has > > better understanding of the subject and is in a position to work on a > > research > > problem leading to PhD. On the otherhand, a fresh graduate is said to have > > very > > little knowledge or understanding on how to do research since he/she does > > not > > have the relevant experience or approach to problem solving. > > > > The Kerala government must be crazy in introducing this draconian Act. I am > > sure > > there must be some senior (cynical) library professionals behind this > > 'dirty' > > Act, who for reason known to everyone does not want others to do research. > > We > > should remember that when teachers can do research, the librarians also can > > do > > research. > > > > I am sure that everyone will agree that only working librarians can and > > should > > do research, which does not affect his/her job. I do not understand why we > > (Indians) are always 'first in doing wrong things' when the whole world > > looks > > forward with positive ideas and thinking. Let us put an end to such > > short-sighted ideas. > > > > > > Dr. M. Koteswara Rao > > Librarian > > Univ of Hyderabad > > > > > > > Dear All, > > > > > > It seems to me that the University of Kerala has taken a right decision > > not to > > allow working librarians to do part time research for obtaining PhD. If any > > librarian is interested, he can do research without any registration and > > publish > > his findings in research journals, without affecting his job. When a person > > is > > employed as a librarian, he should do justice to his job for which he is > > employed. If he can do doctoral research alongwith his job, there will be > > compromise either in his job or in his studies, both of which are not good > > at > > all. > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > K Rajasekharan > > > Librarian, Kerala Institute of Local Administration(KILA) > > > Mulagunnathukavu, Thrissur - 680581 , India > > > ------------------------------ > > > > > > Message: 2 > > > Dear LIS Forum Members > > > Considering the dynamic and educative role of librarians, especially > > those who > > are working, carreer advancement and further learning is an essential > > factor. In > > this context many Universities in India is encouraging the working > > professionals > > either directly or indirectly for further learning. However, it is sad > > that the > > University of Kerala by its order > > > No.Ac.E1.B/2007 dated 5/10/2007 restricted the opportunity for Part Time > > PhD > > registration only for the Teachers.Till then, there were opportunites for > > registration, and all on a sudden the University took such a drastic > > step.As a > > result of this, the working people have to either take leave for doing PhD > > (Full time Research) or not doing PhD at all. > > > I hope that all librarian fraternity take up this issue seriously and > > comment > > on this so that the higher up can come to know of it and change for the > > better. > > > > > > Eldho Joy E > > > -- > > > > > > > > > -- > > > This message has been scanned for viruses and > > > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > > > believed to be clean. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > LIS-Forum mailing list > > > LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > This message has been scanned for viruses and > > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > > believed to be clean. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > LIS-Forum mailing list > > LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum > > > >-- >This message has been scanned for viruses and >dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >believed to be clean. > >

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FW: Indian Librarians Forum [ILF]
by Shamprasad Pujar 16 Jul '08

16 Jul '08

** Sorry for Cross Postings, if any ** -- Original Message -- From: Digital Library Research Group <dlrg(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in> To: dlrg(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:59:30 +0530 (IST) Subject: [Dlrg] ILF: Indian Librarians Forum Dear Colleagues, As already informed through this forum and other modes of communication, Max Mueller Bhavan in collaboration with the French Embassy, British Council and Instituto Cervantes organised "Libraries on the Agenda" ": An International Seminar on Library Advocacy. The seminar was also supported by The National Knowledge Commission. The seminar was intended to provide a platform to Indian professionals and other stakeholders to explore ways and means of taking the NKC recommendations to the implementation stage. The seminar culminated into workshops and the professionals taking part in the workshops deliberated upon developing a blue print and an action plan, which would be helpful in reviving and modernising the library landscape in India. The Executive summary of the workshop results is available at the National Knowledge Commission website at: http://knowledgecommission.gov.in/ One of the suggestions given by Mr. Sam Pitroda, Chairman NKC, while delivering the inaugural address during the seminar was to form a group of librarians to carry out library advocacy work, to sensitise the government bodies and the other stake holders about the needs of the profession and to help NKC in its efforts towards taking the recommendations given to the implementation stage. An "Indian Librarians Forum" (ILF) came into existence as a follow up to the seminar and is accessible at: <http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/ILF>http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/ILF Dr. Ravinder Kumar Chadha is the convener of this Forum. The main objectives of the forum are: -To initiate an effective advocacy campaign/plan with clear goals and objectives; to use media effectively and to lobby with legislators and decision makers at the political/administrative level as well as stakeholders who shape the public opinion and control support for library services - To find the ways and means for librarians to be more visible not only in their own organizations, but also in their community and state - To support NKC in implementation of the recommendations of the working group on libraries - To offer a platform to all the Indian Librarians to have a view about the legislative framework, required support and financial backing to the library sector, which in turn will facilitate the coordinated development of libraries across different sectors Some of the most profound changes in our world have come about as a result of efforts in the form of social movements. Often these movements germinated in the minds of a few people who rose up for a cause, then blossomed into mass mobilizations that have ended up bringing major changes in the world. This is the power of the movements - what people without access to power can not accomplish alone, they can accomplish together through collective action. The thinking behind ILF (Indian Lirbarians' Forum) is to motivate and mobilise collective professional thoughts that eventually would lead towards the transformation of the LIS sector in India. All the library professionals are encouraged to become members and to join the discussion forum to voice their opinion and suggestions. Please note that it is not a general discussion forum. Members are requested to post e-mails regarding NKC recommendations only. Dr. R.K. Chadha <ilf(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in>ilf(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in Indian Librarians Forum _______________________________________________ DLRG mailing list <DLRG(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in>DLRG(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in <http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/dlrg>http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/dlrg Dr Shamprasad M. Pujar Deputy Librarian Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research Gen Vaidya Marg, Film City Road, Goregaon (East) MUMBAI-400 065, India Phone: 91-22-2841 6565 ; 2840 0919 Ext: 565 E-mail: pujar(a)igidr.ac.in URL: http://www.igidr.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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The July/August 2008 issue of D-Lib Magazine is now available.
by sandeep bhavsar 16 Jul '08

16 Jul '08

Respected All The July/August 2008 issue of D-Lib Magazine (http://www.dlib.org/) is now available. This issue contains four articles, a project update, two conference reports from JCDL 2008, the 'In Brief' column, excerpts from recent press releases, and news of upcoming conferences and other items of interest in 'Clips and Pointers'. This month, D-Lib features Audobon's Birds of America at the University of Pittsburgh, courtesy of Edward A. Galloway. The articles include: Copyright Renewal, Copyright Restoration, and the Difficulty of Determining Copyright Status Peter B. Hirtle, Cornell University Battle of the Buzzwords: Flexibility vs. Interoperability When Implementing PREMIS in METS Rebecca S. Guenther, Library of Congress A Format for Digital Preservation of Images: A Study on JPEG 2000 File Robustness Paolo Buonora, Archivi di Stato; and Franco Liberati, Universita degli Studi di Roma Researcher Profiles and Portfolios: Use Cases of the Facebook Service and the University of Queensland Researchers Service Belinda Weaver, University of Queensland The Project Update is: Google Still Not Indexing Hidden Web URLS Kat Hagedorn and Joshua Santelli, University of Michigan The Conference Reports are: 2008 Joint Conference on Digital Libraries Spans Culture and Technology Carol Minton Morris, Cornell University 1st Collaborative Information Retrieval Workshop: Held in Conjunction with the Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL) 2008 Jeremy Pickens and Gene Golovchinksy, FXPAL; and Meredith Ringel Morris, Microsoft Research D-Lib Magazine has mirror sites at the following locations: UKOLN, University of Bath, Bath, England http://mirrored.ukoln.ac.uk/lis-journals/dlib/ The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia http://dlib.anu.edu.au/ State Library of Lower Saxony and the University Library of Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany http://webdoc.sub.gwdg.de/edoc/aw/d-lib/ Universidad de Belgrano, Buenos Aires, Argentina http://www.dlib.org.ar Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan http://dlib.ejournal.ascc.net/ BN - National Library of Portugal, Portugal http://purl.pt/302/1 (If the mirror site closest to you is not displaying the July/August 2008 issue of D-Lib Magazine at this time, please check back later. There is a delay between the time the magazine is released in the United States and the time when the mirroring process has been completed.) Bonnie Wilson Editor D-Lib Magazine Thanks and Regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Management Studies Thane(W) 400601 MUMBAI. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ email : sandeep.bhavsar(a)gmail.com Mob : 9987049099 elibrary :http://www.vpmthane.org/im/elib/main.htm @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ __________________________________________________________ Not happy with your email address?. Get the one you really want - millions of new email addresses available now at Yahoo! http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/ymail/new.html -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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K-Community Event on 16-Jul-2008 hosted by Tata Consultancy Services, Bangalore
by M Nandeesha 15 Jul '08

15 Jul '08

Dear All, Tata Consultancy Services, Bangalore is hosting this month's K-community (http://k-community.org) event for a panel discussion on ?Managing Knowledge in Large Transformational Projects? at the following venue -- Tata Consultancy Services Pioneer Building, International Tech Park (ITPB), Padandhur Agrahara, Whitefield Road, Bangalore - 560 066, Karnataka, India For details, pls visit http://k-community.org/Events/K-Community-Event-for-the-month-hosted-by-Tat… Please note: Participants are requested to confirm their participation before 1:00 PM on 16-Jul-2008 to Mr. Nandeesha. M (m.nandeesha(a)tcs.com) to facilitate security clearances at ITPB & at TCS. Also, participants need to produce their ID card, if asked by security while entering the ITPB and TCS facility. Regards, M Nandeesha Tata Consultancy Services L-Centre, Plot No.78, 79 & 83 EPIP Industrial Area,Whitefield, Bangalore - 560066,Karnataka India Mailto: m.nandeesha(a)tcs.com Mobile: 9886798310 Website: http://www.tcs.com ____________________________________________ Experience certainty. IT Services Business Solutions Outsourcing ____________________________________________ =====-----=====-----===== Notice: The information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, use, review, distribution, printing or copying of the information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it are strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us by reply e-mail or telephone and immediately and permanently delete the message and any attachments. Thank you -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Urgent Information needed
by JK 15 Jul '08

15 Jul '08

Dear All, Could anyone give me the name and contact details of the companies engaged in the technology creation and upgradation for *article level searching specifically.* Regards Jaya Kalra Senior Consultant - LIS Group Total IT Solutions Pvt. Ltd. Website : www.totalit.co.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] Part time Research
by Mailing List Admin 15 Jul '08

15 Jul '08

Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:49:12 +0530 (IST) From: ksc(a)library.iisc.ernet.in WITH due respects to who so ever has taken the decision Are they afraid of practising librarians overtaking the faculty in finding solutions to problems. Whatever the job demands are (who provide no objection certificate) make necessary arrangements to fulfil any void arising out of such an endeavour. The authorities must amend the rules to make it mandatory to work in libraries for at least one year so that they gain experience in understanding practical problems. Chudamani On Tue, 15 Jul 2008, Mailing List Admin wrote: > > On 7/14/08, Rajan <rajankila(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >> >> Dear All, >> >> It seems to me that the University of Kerala has taken a right decision >> not >> to allow working librarians to do part time research for obtaining PhD. >> If any librarian is interested, he can do research without any >> registration >> and publish his findings in research journals, without affecting his >> job. >> When a person is employed as a librarian, he should do justice to his >> job >> for which he is employed. If he can do doctoral research alongwith his >> job, >> there will be compromise either in his job or in his studies, both of >> which >> are not good at all. >> >> Regards, >> >> K Rajasekharan >> Librarian, Kerala Institute of Local Administration(KILA) >> Mulagunnathukavu, Thrissur - 680581 , India

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Details of Pondicherry Central University DLIS Positions
by J. K. Vijayakumar 15 Jul '08

15 Jul '08

Details, Application forms etc of Pondicherry Central University DLIS positions are available at http://www.pondiuni.edu.in/circular/fac_rect040708.html Professor - 1 Reader - 2 Lecturer - 3 ---------------------- Dr. J. K. Vijayakumar > --- On Wed, 7/9/08, Arunachalam Hariharan > <hariharan_ah(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > > From: Arunachalam Hariharan > <hariharan_ah(a)yahoo.com> > > Subject: [LIS-Forum] Pondicherry Central University > needs Prof, Reader and Lecturers for the DLIS > > Pondicherry Central University Advertised the following > > posts for the > > Dept of Library and Information Science > > > > 1 Professor - 1 > > 2. Reader - 2 > > 3. Lecturer - 2 > > > > For more details, pl see the Hindu dt 09.7.2008 > > > > A.Hariharan > > SERC > > Chennai > > -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] [Lis-Forum] Part time Research
by Mailing List Admin 15 Jul '08

15 Jul '08

Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:40:44 +0530 From: poornima <poornimakulkarni7(a)gmail.com> My dear Professional people, I totally disagree with the descision of University of Kerala for not allowing the Librarians to go for research. I dont think anybody can restrict someone whos might be really interested in doing something. This is our Indian education system, we are not allowed to do something we are interested in doing something. But forced to do which we do not like at all. Come on people wake up, its high time to restrict something. Do our professionals know something about multitasking? Librarian has to be one, moreover it is his part of professional requirement. Wake up people wake up from slumber!! First of all there is hell of misunderstanding about the librarians in India, moreover if he is restricted to enhance his knowledge then this profession will be drowned. This today's concept of librarian is framed because of old professionals who hardly did work towards progress and so mainly the professionals are not at all PROACTIVE. Please change yourself and fit in today's world. Darwins theory holds good for all times.. "Survival of the Fittest", keep yourself fit to compete with other professions. Move towards progress--------> Poornima---------> -- "Be Good, Do Good For Good Things Leads To Good End".

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Library an Information Management Trainees
by Francis Jayakanth 15 Jul '08

15 Jul '08

Indian Institute of Science Bangalore - 560012 Invites Application for TRAINEES in the LIBRARY AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT TRAINING PROGRAMME in the National Centre for Science Information (NCSI) and the JRD Tata Memorial Library and Digital Information Services Centre. Advt No. R(IB)008/2008, No of Positions: 20 (GEN-11, OBC-4, SC-2, ST-1 :one of the positions is reserved for Physically Handicapped, Sponsored Candidates-2) Minimum Qualifications: A Bachelor's degree in any discipline followed by a M.L.I.Sc. or Master's Degree in any discipline with B.L.I.Sc. or Associateship in Documentation and Information Science awarded by DRTC / NISCAIR or its equivalent. The applicant should have secured minimum of First Class or equivalent as declared by University in the said qualifying Degree(s) and also in basic degree. SC/ST candidates with pass class will be considered. Conditions: candidates who possess the minimum qualification as on the date of advertisement and also those who are in the final year/semester, expecting to complete all exams/project and acquire minimum qualification latest by 31.07.2008 can apply. The training is for a period of 12 months on a fixed stipend of Rs.7,500/- per month. No stipend will be paid for the sponsored candidates. The sponsored candidates should forward their applications through proper channel. For more details about the training programme, please visit http://www.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/training/ General Conditions: Trainees would be expected to work on any three shifts including night shifts and holidays. No accommodation will be available on the Campus during the course of training. Candidates who are desirous to be considered on the aforesaid conditions may fill-in the electronic online application registration form. Thereafter a duly signed hard copy of the online application registration form with photo copies of the Marks cards, Caste Certificate of SC, ST, OBC (OBC Certificate should be in GOI format for reservations of jobs), in case of Physically Handicapped candidates, copy of the medical Certificate in the prescribed form issued by the Competent Medical Authority for the purpose of employment, should be sent to ASSISTANT REGISTRAR, UNIT-IB, INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE, BANGALORE - 560012 superscribing on the envelope "Application for the post of TRAINEE in the LIBRARY AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT TRAINING PROGRAMME" ON OR BEFORE 8TH August, 2008. Incomplete applications in a format other than the online version on the above mentioned website are liable to be rejected. DATE: 7th July, 2008 REGISTRAR

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Part time Research
by Rajan 15 Jul '08

15 Jul '08

Dear All, It seems to me that the University of Kerala has taken a right decision not to allow working librarians to do part time research for obtaining PhD. If any librarian is interested, he can do research without any registration and publish his findings in research journals, without affecting his job. When a person is employed as a librarian, he should do justice to his job for which he is employed. If he can do doctoral research alongwith his job, there will be compromise either in his job or in his studies, both of which are not good at all. Regards, K Rajasekharan Librarian, Kerala Institute of Local Administration(KILA) Mulagunnathukavu, Thrissur - 680581 , India ------------------------------ Message: 2 Dear LIS Forum Members Considering the dynamic and educative role of librarians, especially those who are working, carreer advancement and further learning is an essential factor. In this context many Universities in India is encouraging the working professionals either directly or indirectly for further learning. However, it is sad that the University of Kerala by its order No.Ac.E1.B/2007 dated 5/10/2007 restricted the opportunity for Part Time PhD registration only for the Teachers.Till then, there were opportunites for registration, and all on a sudden the University took such a drastic step.As a result of this, the working people have to either take leave for doing PhD (Full time Research) or not doing PhD at all. I hope that all librarian fraternity take up this issue seriously and comment on this so that the higher up can come to know of it and change for the better. Eldho Joy E -- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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request
by amudhavalli alagusundaram 15 Jul '08

15 Jul '08

Dear Moderators, Kinldy arrange to announce the follwing in the forums, please amudha Please refer to the Advt in The Hindu dt. 14th July 2008 for the following vaccant positons in the Dept of Information Sciecne, University of MAdras: 1. Reader - I Post - GT 2. Lecturers - 2 Posts - One reserved for SC and the one GT. LAST DATES: To obtain Application Form - - 08.08 2008 Submission Date - - 11.08.2008 Prof.A. Amudhavalli Head, Dept. of Information Science, University of Madras, Chepauk, Chennai 600 005. Ph: 2539 9672 (Off- Direct) Ph: 2845 3343 (Residence) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Beautiful Libraries
by Denny M.X. 15 Jul '08

15 Jul '08

Dear LIS Professionals, Everyone has some kind of place that makes them feel transported to a magical realm. For some people it's castles with their noble history and crumbling towers. For others it's abandoned factories, ivy choked, a sense of foreboding around every corner. For us there has always been something about libraries. Row after row, shelf after shelf, there is nothing more magical than a beautiful old library. http://curiousexpeditions.org/2007/09/librophiliac_love_letter_a_com.html With Regards Denny M.X. -- 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] Part time Research
by Mailing List Admin 15 Jul '08

15 Jul '08

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:03:31 +0530 From: Sriram V <vsrirams(a)gmail.com> Dear Fellow Professionals and teachers, With all due respect to Rajasekharan Sir, i beg to differ. If someone enhances their qualification it is generally good for the organisation where he/she is employed. That is the major reason why world over employers encourage staff to undertake studies. Doing part time studies arise out of necessity. People opt for part time course because you have to take care of a family as well as you really wish to enhance your knowledge. You have to work had for a full time course. For part time course you are expected to work even harder. If the employer and the guide are completely satisfied i believe there is no reason why someone hoping to gain knowledge should be prevented from that. Perhaps we should gather the opinion of employers and teachers regarding this. Regards V Sriram Technical Services Executive LibSys Corporation Mob: +91 9447251892 On 7/14/08, Rajan <rajankila(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > Dear All, > > It seems to me that the University of Kerala has taken a right decision > not > to allow working librarians to do part time research for obtaining PhD. > If any librarian is interested, he can do research without any > registration > and publish his findings in research journals, without affecting his job. > When a person is employed as a librarian, he should do justice to his job > for which he is employed. If he can do doctoral research alongwith his > job, > there will be compromise either in his job or in his studies, both of > which > are not good at all. > > Regards, > > K Rajasekharan > Librarian, Kerala Institute of Local Administration(KILA) > Mulagunnathukavu, Thrissur - 680581 , India > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Dear LIS Forum Members > Considering the dynamic and educative role of librarians, especially > those > who are working, carreer advancement and further learning is an essential > factor. In this context many Universities in India is encouraging the > working professionals either directly or indirectly for further > learning. > However, it is sad that the University of Kerala by its order > No.Ac.E1.B/2007 dated 5/10/2007 restricted the opportunity for Part Time > PhD > registration only for the Teachers.Till then, there were opportunites for > registration, and all on a sudden the University took such a drastic > step.As > a result of this, the working people have to either take leave for doing > PhD (Full time Research) or not doing PhD at all. > I hope that all librarian fraternity take up this issue seriously and > comment on this so that the higher up can come to know of it and change > for > the better. > > Eldho Joy E > -- > >

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Re: [LIS-Forum] part time Ph.D.
by nazim malik 15 Jul '08

15 Jul '08

This has reference to views of K Rajasekharan regarding not to allow working librarians to do part time research for obtaining PhD. As K Rajasekharan suggested that interested people can do research without any registration and publish their findings in research journals, without affecting their job. So I would like to know: 1 Whether doing research for publishing papers without registration would not affect their job. 2 How many research papers shall be sufficient to considered research work equal to Ph.D.? 3 How many fellows in India have been considered equal to Ph.D. at the time of appointment or promotion on the basis of their research work/papers? 4 How does the job of teachers not affect when they do part times Ph.D. Ph.D. for librarians is needed for the following reasons: 1 If an Assistant Librarian has eleven year experience and having PhD will be promoted to Dy. Librarian through Career Advancement Scheme of UGC. 2 Recently Indian Academic Library Association has submitted a concept paper to Chadda Committed to consider Librarians (AL/DL/Librarians) at par with teachers. If it were accepted then Ph.D. will become essential qualification. Therefore, part time Ph.D. is equally important for both teachers and Librarians. Mohammad Nazim Central Library BanarasHindu University Varanasi-221005 Unlimited freedom, unlimited storage. Get it now, on http://help.yahoo.com/l/in/yahoo/mail/yahoomail/tools/tools-08.html/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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NEW COPYRIGHT TECHNOLOGY FOR UNITED STATES
by jasim s 14 Jul '08

14 Jul '08

see the newsrelease for details http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2008/08-115.html jasimudeen.s Thrissur -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Use of the phrase "knowledge of computer"
by Atanu Garai 14 Jul '08

14 Jul '08

Dear Colleagues This is an anecdote. Back in 2006, I was writing quite a lot of statements of purpose and application letters as part of the application process for admission to PhD. Then I collected all those documents in a single place and went to my teacher in Calcutta University to get his recommendation letters. He smiled and told me that instead of writing 'knowledge of computer', the phrase should be written as 'knowledge of computing'. I realized my mistake and corrected it. Since then I have never used the phrase "knowledge of computer", instead put the phrase of knowledge of computing. When I see the phrase knowledge of computing, it reminds me of his smile immediately. So, when today I saw the phrase quite frequently I searched for the connotations of the words 'computer' and 'computing'. The definitions given in wikipedia are: Computer: A computer is a machine that manipulates data according to a list of instructions. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer) Computing: /"In a general way, we can define computing to mean any goal-oriented activity requiring, benefiting from, or creating computers. Thus, computing includes designing and building hardware and software systems for a wide range of purposes; processing, structuring, and managing various kinds of information; doing scientific studies using computers; making computer systems behave intelligently; creating and using communications and entertainment media; finding and gathering information relevant to any particular purpose, and so on. The list is virtually endless, and the possibilities are vast." (Source: /The Joint Task Force for Computing Curricula 2005. Computing Curricula 2005: The Overview Report (pdf) <http://www.acm.org/education/curric_vols/CC2005-March06Final.pdf>, quoted in, /http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computing). /Essentially, these terms have a relationship but they evoke different meanings. Best greetings, Atanu Garai -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library Trainees (2 Posts) @ Indian Institute of Geomagnetism (IIG)
by Smita Chandra 14 Jul '08

14 Jul '08

Dear Library professionals : We at the Indian Institute of Geomagnetism (IIG) Library are in need of 2 'Library Trainees' . Candidates selected from the 'Walk-In-Interviews' to be held on the 24th of July 2008 will get a chance to gain experience in all aspects of the library functioning, including, acquisitions, cataloging, serials control, circulation, inter-library loan, handling user queries, searching bibliographic databases, coordinating with our other centers, digitization and long-term access of creating and maintaining digital materials, using basic HTML, etc. Please go through the complete details below, as well as the attachment and join us on the 24th of July 2008. We look forward to working with fresh Library Science graduates with good academic record, basic computer knowledge, and good communications skills. Please go through the details below for any further queries. Thanking you, Yours sincerely, Smita Chandra Librarian Indian Institute of Geomagnetism Kalamboli-Panvel Highway New Panvel, new Mumbai 400 218 Ph.22-2748 4000 _________________________________________________________________ APPLICATION FOR THE POST OF 'LIBRARY TRAINEE' at the INDIAN INSTITUTE OF GEOMAGNETISM The Indian Institute of Geomagnetism is a premier research institute in the field of geomagnetism and allied areas of Upper Atmospheric Physics and Solid Earth Geophysics. The Institute is a successor to the Colaba Observatory which was set up in 1823 by East India Company, and where the first magnetic observations were started in 1841. It became an autonomous research institute under the Department of Science & Technology in 1971, and was named as the Indian Institute of Geomagnetism. Apart from basic and applied research, the Institute operates 10 modern magnetic observatories spread across the country and has two research centres at Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu and Allahabad , U.P. The Institute library has a comprehensive collection of more than 20,000 books and bound journal volumes in geomagnetism and its allied fields. Other formats like maps, reprints, reports and non book material are also available to the users. The library is automated and all the library operations are done using the SLIM21 software. Library facilities are also made available to our observatory staff and the two research centres. The selected candidate will get hands on experience of working in different sections of the library and will have opportunity of working in a library with modern facilities. JOB TITLE : Trainee Librarian NUMBER OF POSTS : Two QUALIFICATION : The interested candidate should have a post graduate degree in Library & Information Science (MLISc) from a recognized university with good academic record. Candidates with a Science degree and basic computer knowledge will get preference. PERIOD OF SELECTION : The candidates will be initially selected for a period of 6 months, that may be extended as per the requirements of the Institute. AGE GROUP : Preferably 25-28 years SALARY : Rs.7000/- per month. CONTACT PERSON : Mrs.Divya Mehta Senior Librarian Indian Institute of Geomagnetism Ph.: 22-2748 4046/4047 email : divyam(a)iigs.iigm.res.in Candidates fulfilling above requirements may walk-in for an interview on 24th July 2008 at 10.30 a.m. to the Institute premises at Kalamboli-Panvel Highway , New Panvel (W) with necessary certificates, mark lists etc. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Assess Yourselves
by loan fayaz 14 Jul '08

14 Jul '08

Respected/Dear Professional Colleagues, It is time to assess ourselves where we stand. In United States our profession is one of the top TEN professions of the world but here in India it is considered beneath of all. Who is to blame and Who is responsible? Think seriously, are we still custodians or information providers? Who transforms the theory into pratice? and who provides the CAS, SDI, IAS and the like? My request to one and all is that we should be ambitious to achieve pinnacle of professional competencies. This is particularly true today when swift change is sweeping across the globe.We cannot close our eyes to the realities around as does the ostrich when he faces some danger. Open your eyes, see what changes are taking place and try to understand and adopt them.Information access environment is changing in the ICT environment; librarians have to change and keep pace; or, they will be said thank u very much u have done your role and pl.go. With best wishes Fayaz Lone (Documentation Officer) Centre of Central Asian Studies, University of Kashmir, Srinagar. Explore your hobbies and interests. Go to http://in.promos.yahoo.com/groups/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Workshop
by SRELS 14 Jul '08

14 Jul '08

Dear Moderator, Kindly arrange to announce the following forthcoming workshop for the benefit of lis-forum members. Thanking you, Yours truly, K.N. Prasad Executive Officer, SRELS, Bangalore ***** Forthcoming Event Workshop on GENISISWEB, WINISIS DATABASE TO GSDL (18-20 August 2008) Organized by Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, Bangalore with Ranganathan Centre for Information Studies, Bangalore WORKSHOP OBJECTIVE To provide intensive training in GENISISWEB and conversion of WINISIS database into GSDL. WORKSHOP CONTENT - WINISIS archiving of full text documents in all ordinary formats including a fully downloaded website. - Creation of web front end with GenisisWeb for making it user-friendly and accessible over a network - Creation of a CD-ROM library of full text documents - Conversion of a WINISIS database into GSDL archive RESOURCE PERSON K. Rajasekharan, Kerala Institute of Local Administration (KILA), Thrissur, Kerala The target audience includes librarians, information professionals and others interested in building different types of databases. WORKSHOP FEE Sponsored candidates : Rs.3,000/- Students (to be duly certified by the Head of the Department) : Rs.1500/- Those interested are invited to register for the Workshop on or before 1st August 2008 on payment by DD drawn in favour of 'Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science'. The duly filled-in form along with the payment should be forwarded to the Executive Officer, Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, 702, 42nd Cross, III Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore 560 010 on or before 1st August 2008 For more information contact: Dr. K.N. Prasad, Executive Officer, Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, Bangalore Tel: 080-23305109 E-mail: srels(a)dataone.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Openings for Library Trainee position at NIFT,Mumbai
by anand bandi 14 Jul '08

14 Jul '08

Dear Candidate, There are openings for fresh Post-Graduates in the National Institute of Fashion Technology, Government of India. Candidates should possess the sound knowledge of Computer. The selection process will be done within 20 days of this notification.Interestd candidates may submit the softcopy of their respective CV to the undersigned. Dr.A.N.Bandi, Head, Resource Centre, National Institute of Fashion Technology, NIFT Campus, Plot No.15, Sector 4, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai - 410 210. Ph.91-22-27747080/81 Mobile : 09892192799 e-mail: anb321in(a)yahoo.co.in anbandi(a)rediffmail.com website:www.niftindia.com Bring your gang together. Do your thing. Find your favourite Yahoo! group at http://in.promos.yahoo.com/groups/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Conference at MyDLIS on 'Library 2.0'
by N.S. Harinarayana 14 Jul '08

14 Jul '08

National Conference on Library 2.0: The Confluence of Web 2.0 and the Library Paradigm (MyLib 2.0) August 21 – 22, 2008, Mysore (A UGC-SAP- Programme) Organised by: Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore, Mysore Conference Theme The profession of librarianship and the field of library and information sciences have been in a constant state of flux. Libraries – the millennia old institutions have been reinventing themselves in different ways with the onset of new technologies and paradigms. The latest buzz phrase in the technology front is "Web 2.0". Leveraging the approaches typified by Web 2.0's principles and technology offers library profession many opportunities to transform libraries from venerated age-old institutions to agile ones. The term Library 2.0 has been adopted by a growing group of libraries, librarians and information professionals to recalibrate the processes and the paradigms of the library and information services. This new model of library is all about amalgamation of – Ajaz, Apollo, Web Standards, User Centric Design, RSS, Blogs, Wikis, Mashups, Tagging, Folksonomies and so on into library and information services. Library 2.0 is not just a technology or a thing but a new paradigm and a state of mind. The heart of Library 2.0 is user-centred change. It is a model that encourages constant and purposeful change, inviting user participation. The Conference will be a forum for discussing the emerging processes, technologies and paradigms of the library profession in the backdrop of the new technology of Web 2.0 and efforts to integrate the same into the library services. This two-day seminar will ponder over the issues related to Web 2.0 technologies and highlight the initiatives and case studies towards deploying them for making libraries contemporary and user centred. Objectives of the conference This two-day conference is to present the current thinking and practices, encourage academic and industrial interaction in the areas related to Library 2.0 involving librarians, library science educators, researchers, information professionals, and students from all over India. Topics/Sub-themes * Understanding Web 2.0 * Web 2.0 and Libraries * Digital Library 2.0 * Wikis and blogs for libraries and library services * Tags, Clouds and folksonomies for the library world * Collaborative Workspaces * Exemplars of Library 2.0 Call for Papers Papers are called for presentation and publication of conference proceedings from librarians, information professionals, teachers of LIS, researchers and students. The paper must be a original contribution based on research, survey and case studies. General presentations and papers giving just historical background are not encouraged. The paper should accompany with an informative abstract (not more than 150 words) and key words. The paper in Microsoft Word format may be sent over email to the Co-ordinator of the Seminar on or before July 31, 2008. The paper shall not be more than 10 pages and the font size is to be 12 in Times New Roman. Submit your papers to the following Dr. Shalini R. Urs Program Chair - MyLib 2.0 Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore – 570006 Email : mydlis.sap(a)gmail.com Chair: Prof. V. G. Talawar Professor, Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore Co-Chair: Dr. Mallinath Kumbar Reader, Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore Program Chair: Prof. Shalini R. Urs Professor, Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore Registration Fee : 1. Without accommodation – Rs.1000 2. With Accommodation ( at Guest Houses) – Rs. 1600 Payment Details: Please send the registration fee in the form of Demand Draft drawn in favour of MyLib 2.0 payable at Mysore. Send your registration to: Prof. V. G. Talawar Chair, UGC-SAP Seminar on Library 2.0, Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore 570 006 Email: muvgt(a)yahoo.co.in Phone Numbers: +91-821-2419394 For details please visit : http://www.mydlis-sap.ac.in or http://www.isim.ac.in/mylib You can down load the proforma for registration from the above sites. -- N.S. Harinarayana, Ph.D Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore, Manasagangtori Mysore 570 006 Off. Ph: (0821) 2419393 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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CITESEER
by jasim s 13 Jul '08

13 Jul '08

*CiteSeer* is a public search engine and digital library for scientific and academic papers.citeseer crawls and harvest academic and scientific documents on the web and use autonomous citation indexing to permit querying by citation or by document, ranking them by citation impact.the link is http://citeseer.ist.psu.edu/. jasimudeen.s Thrissur -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Braintrack Index
by Charu Mathur 13 Jul '08

13 Jul '08

Respected Friends, Braintrack Index is a an exclusive link which host 8851 links of Universities, Polytechnics, colleges and other higher educational institutes across the globe. This commendable assignment designed by AAA Science Network, an Australian company, whose staff is constantly monitoring and updating the database as well as collecting information about new universities in all the five continents Africa, America, Asia, Australasia and Europe. Apart of that there is an alphabetical list of all 217 countries are there, so that one can search by country name only, in case if he does not know the exact location of same country. The NEW LINKS provide the latest and updated information of inclusion of any university or higher education institution on anywhere on the globe. For detail one can make a swift entry on following link : http://www.braintrack.com/ Miss Charu Mathur, virtual.cosmos.08(a)gmail.com http://charu-libraryworld.blogspot.com/ http://charu-virtualworld.blogspot.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Urgent requirement of Library Trainees
by manoj kumar 13 Jul '08

13 Jul '08

Dear All, DCSchool of Management and Technology, Kerala is looking for Two Trainee Library Assistants urgently for its Research Centre at Vagamon Campus, Idukki. Qualifications : BLISc/ MLISc Duration : One year Stipend : Rs. 3000/- (Consolidated) Other benefits : Free accomodation plus concession rate in canteen Interested candidates may please send your CV directly to the following e-mail ids. library(a)dcschool.net, and manjukaliany2000(a)yahoo.co.uk Regards, Manoj Kumar Assistant Librarian DCSMAT, Kerala S. India -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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