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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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sing&search your favorite music
by jasim s 13 Jul '08

13 Jul '08

sing the song for atleast 10 seconds and search it on http://www.midomi.com/ 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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New version of linux desktop operating system
by jasim s 13 Jul '08

13 Jul '08

*The **openSUSE project** is a worldwide community program sponsored by ** Novell** that promotes the use of Linux everywhere.As part of the project new version of linux desktop operating system has released.read more on at http://www.opensuse.org/* ** *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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New antitheft tool from McAfee
by jasim s 13 Jul '08

13 Jul '08

Security technology company McAfee has released a file-protection tool to provides privacy and theft protection on a PC. Read more on it from computer business review http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=F3B43AD6-C44A-47AB-98D0-B9B1… -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Knowledge Temple
by Charu Mathur 13 Jul '08

13 Jul '08

Respected Friends, In the digital age where it has been assumed that Internet is much sought after source of knowledge, and newspaper can be read on your Blackberry, Here is eye opener news appear. There is a temple in Dhamtari District of Raipur a place where no gods or goddess are worshiped. In this temple NEWSPAPERS has a divine status here and worshipped daily. The temple built in 1993, and known as Gandhi Mandir and look after by Halba sect of Gond tribe of the Chhatisgarh. The locals have string reasons for expressing their faith in print media. This clearly shows in words of Gandhi Mandir priest Balram Markam, which are "*The Newspapers are eye openers, create awareness, remain watchful of the evils and crimes in society, inculcate human values and prevent people from committing wrong"* The temple is decorated with various slogans and hymns dedicated to the nation, Mahatma Gandhi and the people who are dubbed the 'Janata Gandhi'. Here Newspapers and books are considered as any other religious epic. Any newspaper can get here place here without any discrimination of language or region barrier. The detail of this news can be read with the help of this link: http://epaper.hindustantimes.com/ArticleImage.aspx?article=13_07_2008_011_0… Regards, Miss Charu Mathur, Virtual.cosmos.08(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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Part time research facililties for Library Professionals
by Eldho Joy 12 Jul '08

12 Jul '08

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 Kerala University Library Trivandrum. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Post of Librarian @ SMVIT
by kuber kumbar 12 Jul '08

12 Jul '08

Dear professional, We are looking for young LIS professionals with Very good academic qualification, computer knowledge and very good management skill, communication skill. Post: Librarian Qualification: Master of Library and Information Sciences, With Ph.D or M.Phil or NET And Minimum 5 or 8 years experience (preferably engineering college or R & D center working Candidates) (preferably Male Candidates) Scale: As per AICTE Norms. Other Benefits: PF, Group & Medical Insurance and other welfare schemes. Post: Library Assistant Qualification: BLISc or DLScSalary: Depending on qualifications and Experience. Those are interested may please send their resume within 05days from the date of this advertisement., To: sirmvitbgl(a)gmail.com or kuberkp(a)gmail.com www.sirmvit.com KUBERA K.P I/C LIBRARIAN Sir.M. Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology. Best Jokes, Best Friends, Best Food and more. Go to http://in.promos.yahoo.com/groups/bestofyahoo/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Advertisement for the position of Documentation Assistant at CSE, New Delhi
by Kiran Pandey 11 Jul '08

11 Jul '08

Advertisement for the position of Documentation Assistant at Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi Environment Resources Unit of the Centre for Science and Environment, based at New Delhi invites applications for the post of Documentation Assistant (entry-level position) Qualifications: Graduate, BLISc or MLISc degree with some experience in electronic filing/cataloguing, key wording, abstracting, net browsing, etc. Good communication skills in English and Hindi (verbal and written) is essential. Salary range: Rs. 8,000-10,000 per month (working for 6 days a week). Interested candidates may send in their resume at kiran(a)cseindia.org or contact the Coordinator- Environment Resources Unit at the following address or in person. Kiran Pandey Coordinator-Environment Resources Unit Centre for Science and Environment 41, Tughlaqabad Institutional Area (Near Batra Hospital) New Delhi -110062 Tel: 29955125, 29955124 (Extension- 287) Email: kiran(a)cseindia.org Ms. Kiran Pandey **************************************************************** CENTRE FOR SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT ( CSE ) 41, TUGHLAKABAD INSTITUTIONAL AREA, NEW DELHI- 110 062 TELE: 29955124 29956110, 29956394,29956399 FAX : 91-11-29955879 VISIT US AT: http://www.cseindia.org Email: kiran(a)cseindia.org ext:233 **************************************************************** -- 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] Negative publicity
by Shalini Urs 11 Jul '08

11 Jul '08

Let me add my own 2 cents on this issue (and put myself in the line of fire :-) ---- Perhaps you have heard the adage, "All publicity is good publicity " and " no publicity is bad publicity." Obviously this statement goes along with the premise that even negative publicity mentions 'you', so it can only add to your overall popularity. This aside - we should have and show a 'sense of humour' and show our maturity by taking it in our stride. I feel that we need NOT be defensive and get into protests etc. I would think protest is a sign of insecurity. Is our profession so weak that we need to 'defend' through protests? If a certain image is portrayed, and we are not comfortable with that image - then let us do something to change it positively, rather than protesting. Thanks and Regards Shalini Dr. Shalini Urs Executive Director and Professor International School of Information Management University of Mysore Manasagangotri Mysore - 570006 Phone : + 91 821 2514699 Fax : + 91 821 2519209 ISiM-Management School for IT, Technology School for IM www.isim.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vaccancy
by saroj panda 11 Jul '08

11 Jul '08

Dear Professionals, Application invited for the post of Librarian (one) and Assistant Librarian (one) in a reputed management institution (affiliated to WBUT & approved by AICTE) within 7 days from the date of advertisement. Contact to the Chairman, IBRAD School of Management and Sustainable Development, Prafulla Kanan, V.I.P. Road, Kestopur, Kolkata – 700 101. Phone : 2711-6424/6425/ 6330, E-mail : ibradschool@ rediffmail. com -- Regards, Saroj kumar INFLIBNET Centre -- 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] Negative publicity
by UPENDRA PANDYA 10 Jul '08

10 Jul '08

Dear All, We should represent in strong voice by memorandum to this perticular TV channel through our reputed/recognised association.I hope our associations will take this matter in favour of Indian library profesiionals. Sincerely, Upendra PandyaProfessional Assistant-SeniorIIM - AhmedabadMobile: 9879301847E-mail: upendra(a)iimahd.ernet.in--- On Mon 07/07, Aman Jha < aman.jha(a)ciionline.org > wrote:From: Aman Jha [mailto: aman.jha(a)ciionline.org]To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.inDate: Mon, 7 Jul 2008 15:15:35 +0530Subject: [LIS-Forum] Negative publicity Friends, Monster.com's recent advertisement in television portraying librarian as a boaring profession is a negative and bad publicity to the profession. We must protest against it and request the agency whosoever to stop broadcasting such ads. Regards,Aman Jha DISCLAIMER:Sample Disclaimer added in a VBScript.-- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. _______________________________________________LIS-Forum mailing listLIS-Forum@ncsi.iisc.ernet.inhttp://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum _______________________________________________ No banners. No pop-ups. No kidding. Make My Way your home on the Web - http://www.myway.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Nominations for SATKAL Awards 2008
by Sangeeta Kaul 10 Jul '08

10 Jul '08

SATKAL Satinder Kaur Ramdev Memorial Trust for Advancement of Librarianship Call for Award Nominations Nominations are invited for the 2008 SATKAL Awards given each year to an individual for outstanding achievement in Library and Information Science and for promoting Librarianship. The last date for receiving nominations is August 20, 2008. Kindly send your nominations for * Punjab National Librarian Award * Young Librarian Award * Women Librarian Award * School Librarian Award Eligibility The working Library and Information Science professionals of Indian origin are eligible to apply. Age Limit : For Young Librarian Award, Professional must be below 45 years. The nominations can be either self nominations or nominated by someone. Written nominations must include Name of the nominee, Job Title, Organisation, Mailing Address, Phone No., Email Address, Award Category, A detailed profile highlighting the educational & professional experience, significant contributions made in the field of Library and Information Science, publications etc., a paragraph (limit to one page) stating how you find yourself eligible for the award. The only way the people who make a difference can be recognised is if "you" nominate them. Do it now. Please send the nominations to: Dr. (Mrs.) Devinder Kaur President, SATKAL 114 Civil Lines Patiala-147004 Email: satkaltrust(a)gmail.com Website: www.satkal.org ******************************************************************************* NACLIN 2008 at Karunya University, Coimbatore from November 4-7, 2008. Download the brochure from www.naclin.org or write to us ****************************************************************************** _______________________________________________________________________________ Sangeeta Kaul Network Manager DELNET-Developing Library Network Jawaharlal Nehru University Campus Nelson Mandela Road Vasant Kunj New Delhi-110070 Tel: 91-11-32471010, 32471002, 32471011 Web : www.delnet.nic.in ________________________________________________________________________________ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Access to J-STOR through GDNET
by Shamprasad Pujar 10 Jul '08

10 Jul '08

Dear Members, Good news for the researchers, who do not have access to J-STOR! GDN announced access to JSTOR to eligible registered researchers on GDNET Knowledge Base. Access is granted to Business, Business II and Arts and Science II Collections at <http://www.gdnet.org/JSTOR>http://www.gdnet.org/JSTOR If already registered, update of profile is required to activate access to JSTOR. If a new member, Register now. The access is limited only to the researchers, you may encourage researchers working in your organization to register for this service. Regards, 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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LIBRES - Library and Information Science Electronic Journal
by Gopakumar Velayudhanpillai 10 Jul '08

10 Jul '08

Dear professionals, An electronic journal "LIBRES" published from the Curtin University of Technology of Perth, Western Australia on Library and Information Science is available through the link http://libres.curtin.edu.au/. This journal enlists some research articles by authors from India too. The archive contains issues from 1996 onwards. Make use of it. Dr GOPAKUMAR V. Librarian (UGC), University College,Palayam, Thiruvananthapuram, PIN 695 034. gopakumar.v(a)rediffmail.com Mobile No: 09447056713 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Regarding Monster Advertisement
by giridhar gopal 10 Jul '08

10 Jul '08

Dear Professional Colleagues, It is time for us to come to gether and fight against unpopularity, illtreatment of Librarians and Library Profession. The Monster advertisement regarding the Library as a Boaring professions is indeed condemned by every library professional in India. At present we are at the cross roads regarding the profession for which it is categorised under teaching or non teaching staff. In the present day scenario society thiks thatthe librarians job is neither teaching nor non teaching but it is a mere clerical job. In this connection I severely condemned the monster advertisement as it is sending wrong signals to the Library Profession and future librarians. thanking you, P.V.GIRIDHAR GOPAL LIBRARIAN, K.M.I.T. HYDERABAD 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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Reality Check- Monster.com Add
by Emmanuel E C (RBEI/HRL1-D-KCI) 10 Jul '08

10 Jul '08

Dear All, I understand the pain behind seeing our own image being wrongly portrayed/represented or damaged by some one. Let us take it bit lighter and laugh for a while on being "Librarywalas" as shown in the add,it is really cute. First of all we need to develop tolerance and understand why we are wrongly portrayed/criticised/mocked at. Criticism or some one telling something about us should help to introspect our self and check whether the criticism/comments are valid, if they are valid then we need to change our self. If it is not valid then forget it, as it shows the level of the person who made that comment/showed something wrongly. But at the same time I feel this is the high time to do reality check. Let us recall our own experiences with Library/Library staffs in different environment (Academic library /Public library/Special) the way they behaved with us when we had been to them as user? how user friendly they were? In what way they supported users in finding the information on net/journal or book on self ? The user who passes through such experience may develop a kind of unfriendly attitude towards library/library professionals and when get a chance they show such things or express them. At the same time I am not generalizing it, as generation by generation Library professionals are changing themselves and becoming more customer/user focused , dynamic and developing multiple skills which are required for the survival of self and Profession. I also accept some of our friends suggestion on protesting but today is monster.com and tomorrow someone else will give one more add and with how many people you will protest? Can this protest changes the thinking of the people or our image in the society? But one thing can change our image in the society that is "changing ourselves" and becoming more dynamic, customer focused, user-friendly and more knowledgeable persons. Friends let us together move towards building right image in the eyes of users by: 1. Having self esteem. 2. Loving our profession( be comfortable with being a librarian). 3. Learning one new skill every quarter (once in three months). 4. Forming associations at local levels and sharing our experiences & knowledge with fellow professionals & linking these local associations with state & National Level associations. 5. Creating our visibility in the organization where we work. 6. Along with library activity let us involve in Knowledge Management initiatives, Open Access initiatives, education fair, book fair etc. 7. Learning more about e-resources & sharing such knowledge with fellow professionals. 8. Publish some newsletters relevant to your parent organization (electronic/Print-newsletters). 9. Do user surveys to check what user community feel about your services & about librarian. 10.Impress/influence on the mind of your organizational Heads about importance of information and how you can support them with the required information. 11.Learn more about customer relationship as we all learned a lot about technical aspects of library but forgot the user. Together we can make a difference !! Regards Emmanuel -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Open archives — the alternative to open access
by Sukhdev Singh 10 Jul '08

10 Jul '08

Dear Friends, Check out the following link where Padmanabhan Balaram, director of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bangalore, India tells K. S. Jayaraman why he favours 'open archives' as the way forward for scientific publishing. http://www.scidev.net/en/features/open-archives-the-alternative-to-open-acc… An extract: -- Why is scientific publishing becoming such a contentious area? "The reason is simple. Much research in countries such as India is publicly-funded. Scientists do the research work and then publish their findings. But journals use these papers to make money. The real question is: do the commercial publishers give enough back to the community that keeps them going?" ... --How is the debate going? "The main debate is between publishers and committed open access advocates. The people who should be really concerned — the working scientists — form a huge silent majority. They either have no view or choose not to engage in the controversy." .. --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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British Library has a Flickr Group on Ramayana
by Sukhdev Singh 10 Jul '08

10 Jul '08

Dear Friends Famous Libraries of the World (including LC) are choosing Flickr to post and share Photos on web. Here is an interesting example by British Library. The British Library (see its Flickr Profile - http://www.flickr.com/people/britishlibrary/ ) has a group on Flickr for Ramayana <http://www.flickr.com/groups/706670@N20/> . Photos / images submitted to this Flickr Group could appear in their gallery in London and on their Library's website, under the section - Ramayana: Love and Valour in India's Great Epic. <http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/whatson/exhibitions/ramayana/index.html> Isn't this is innovative thinking? Do our libraries think in this way? Or do we think that sites like Flickr, Orkut, Second Live etc are too disruptive for Library Users? --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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New initiative in nation building by eradicating illiteracy through "Teach India Mission" by TOI
by Naveen M 10 Jul '08

10 Jul '08

Dear Members Please read the the mail and fallow the link for a new initiative .... Teach India is a nation-building initiative (or social initiative) from the Times of India that brings together children in need of education and people who can contribute a little time towards teaching them. It is based on one simple principle: If you have the desire to teach, Teach india will put you in touch with underprivileged children who are willing to learn. With over sixty of India's committed NGOs, corporates, schools and social organizations already supporting Teach India cause, we now look for selfless individuals to come forward and help change the future of a child forever, by giving just a few hours a week to Teach India. The idea of Teach India has struck an instant chord, with more than 10,000 people signing up to pledge at least two hours a week to teach a child in their neighbourhood, mostly for weekend sessions. This army of volunteers is a multi-lingual, multi-talented one drawn from diverse streams - doctors, lawyers, company executives, educationists, actors, businessmen, housewives, writers, artists, retired folk, government employees and, most heartrendingly, college students. In the words of one of the country's leading businessmen who has volunteered to teach , "This is the best thing a newspaper in India has ever done. The Times of India should be proud of itself. This mission also have the volunteer partnership of numerous NGOs, schools and companies such as Hindustan Lever, Aditya Birla Group, Nokia, Wipro, Reliance Communications, Barclays and Amex. The companies have come on board with the promise that at least 50 employees will commit two hours a week on company time to teaching. We believe this enlightened HR decision will raise the spirit of the workplace and give employees a greater meaning in life. Who knows, teaching a sassy street child his sums could turn out to be far more entertaining and satisfying than making yet another PowerPoint presentation. The highest response has come from the capital city, Delhi, followed closely by Mumbai, and then by Chennai and Kolkata. There have been numerous inquiries from readers in our other 10 editions asking why Teach India has been limited to the four metros. The reason is entirely practical, namely, the complicated logistics required to match volunteer and child, a process which though seemingly simple, needs a great deal of back-end effort. India is having a population of over 287 million illiterate Indians, It's a responsibility of every educated Indian to teach at least one student lets motivate ourselves and others lets support this mission to complete. To volunteer SMS teach to 58888 or log on to -- www.teach.timesofindia.com -- Naveen C.M. IKM Trainee National Center For Science Information, Indian Institute of Science. Bangalooru-12. Cell - 9740349997 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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