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Walk in interview for Library Trainee position at ACTREC
by Satish Munnolli 12 Jun '08

12 Jun '08

Dear members, The below mentioned message may be of interest to freshers from LIS background. You may pass on this information to interested candidates. Teaching and practicing professionals are requested to display this ad in their respective display areas for wider publicity. Walk-in-interview is scheduled on 18th June 2008 (Wednesday) at ACTREC, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai at 10.00 am. The absorbed candidate will have an exposure to all modern techniques of maintaining a good scientific and medical library with hands on experience. Other facilities that are not mentioned in the advertisement - Accommodation at reasonable charges (maximum Rs. 300/- per month) & subsidised food in institute canteen. Common facilities (most of them are free) - Institute's bus shuttle services; Hi-tech gym; Music room; Laundry and others. For any detailed information you may contact at (022) 2740 5026 or send an email to smunnolli(a)actrec.gov.in Satish S Munnolli Librarian Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research & Education in Cancer (ACTREC) Tata Memorial Centre Sector 22, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai 410 210 India Ph : +91 22 2740 5026 Fax : +91 22 2740 5085 Email : smunnolli(a)actrec.gov.in TATA MEMORIAL CENTRE ADVANCED CENTRE FOR TREATMENT, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN CANCER Kharghar, Navi Mumbai- 410 210 Tel.91-22-27405000 . Fax: 91-22-27405085 . e-mail: <mailto:office@actrec.gov.in> office(a)actrec.gov.in . website : www.actrec.gov.in WALK IN INTERVIEW ACTREC is looking for young and dynamic freshers for induction as LIBRARY TRAINEES for a period of six months which may be extendable up to one year Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC), situated in 60 acre land at Kharghar, Navi Mumbai is a new state of the art R & D satellite of the Tata Memorial Centre (TMC). The Institute comprises of basic research wing and clinical research centre. It also has a 50- bed hospital fully equipped with state-of-the-art diagnostic and therapeutic facilities. ACTREC has the mandate to function as a national centre for treatment, research and education in cancer. The Institute library is fully automated and all its functions & services are operated on LibSuite (ASP version) software. It houses over 15000 books and back volumes of journals and has access to over 2000 journals through various online databases round the clock. Thesis, Institutional Reports, Staff Publications, CD ROMs, Video Cassettes are the other resources available to all Scientific Community. The library has installed DSpace software on one of the machines and initiated the digitization activities. It has plans to digitize its Thesis collection and introduce enhanced electronic information services in the coming years. Interested candidate should have Masters Degree in Library and Information Science (MLISc) with first class from a recognized University. Candidate in the age group of 25 years with Science background, knowledge of library software and computer skills will have an added advantage. The selected candidate will be paid a stipend of Rs.6000/- per month with accommodation facilities in the Institute hostel which is located in the campus. Trainee may have to work during flexible hours on all working days including week ends. Trainee appointed will have an opportunity to work in a computerized library environment with hands-on-experience in all sections of library and will get an exposure to modern techniques of maintaining scientific and medical library. Candidates fulfilling above requirements may walk in for an interview on 18 June, 2008 at 10.a.m. at the Meeting Room, 3rd Floor, Khanolkar Shodhika, ACTREC, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai alongwith detailed CV, attested copies of all certificates and testimonials in original. (M. A. Sharma) Asstt. Adminstrative Officer -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Sarvavijnanakosam (Malayalam Encyclopaedia)
by binu david 12 Jun '08

12 Jun '08

Dear Friends Please see the Web Edition of Sarvavijnanakosam (Malayalam Encyclopaedia). Its quite interesting please do visit http://sarvavijnanakosam.gov.in/ > Thanking you > > Sincerely > > Binu David Librarian N J College of engineering Pothandi Palghat -- ______________________________________________ IndiaInfo Mail - the free e-mail service with a difference! www.indiainfo.com Check out our value-added Premium features, such as an extra 20MB for mail storage, POP3, e-mail forwarding, and ads-free mailboxes! -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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The Digital South Asia Library
by Monitor - Mukesh 11 Jun '08

11 Jun '08

Dear All The Digital South Asia Library provides digital materials for reference and research on South Asia to scholars, public officials, business leaders, and other users. You may visit the Library by clicking the link below: http://dsal.uchicago.edu/ Sincerely Mukesh Anand - - Mukesh Anand Director - Marketing http://monitorlinks.typepad.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Book Inquiry
by mahesh＠nls.ac.in 11 Jun '08

11 Jun '08

Dear Sir, I am looking for the following book for one of our faculty member. Title - The Gleanings in to sayings of Basaveshwara Author - T H M Sadasivaiah published in - 1935 Please let me know, if you have it. Thank You Mahesh ------------------------ Mahesh Yaranal National Law School of India University Nagarbhavi, Post Bag No.7201 BANGALORE - 560072 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ISIS3 - ABCD 2nd nugget (fwd)
by Sainul Abideen P 11 Jun '08

11 Jun '08

Dear Friends, Please find enclosed some more details about the forthcoming Library Automation Software ABCD. -- With Best Regards, --Sainul Abideen P Librarian IIITM-Kerala Dear colleagues: As previously announced, we present the second nugget about ABCD = Automation of Libraries and Information Centers. If you missed the first nugget, you can find it at: https://listserv.surfnet.nl/scripts/wa.cgi?A2=ind0806&L=cds-isis&T=0&F=&S=&… (Spanish) https://listserv.surfnet.nl/scripts/wa.cgi?A2=ind0806&L=cds-isis&T=0&F=&S=&… (English) https://listserv.surfnet.nl/scripts/wa.cgi?A2=ind0806&L=cds-isis&T=0&F=&S=&… (Portuguese) Today we will talk about the main principles of its architecture. General considerations * ABCD is alligned with the CISIS/1660 version 5.2 platform, and will eventually be made compatible with later versions. This means that the inverted file entries are 60 characters long, and will increase in length in the ISIS-NBP based version. * ABCD is compatible with programming languages accepted by the GNU licences, i.e. PHP, Java, Javascript, Python, etc. The current version of ABCD is written in PHP v.5. * The system is totally language independent. The product will be made available in Spanish, English, French and Portuguese by end of 2008, and can be translated into other languages in the same way the CDS/ISIS applications always were. Cataloguing module The main feature of the cataloguing module is that it accepts different database structures in a transparent way. Each database has its own configuration files which ABCD interprets in order to apply the necessary procedures to manage each information structure. This follows the same philosophy as CDS/ISIS. Each database has its own FDT (Field Definition Table), etc. The first version of ABCD has the following functions available: * User control through a database defining username, login, password, user level (Administrator, Operator, Librarian, End user, etc.), where specific information sources and access rights are established. * Database creation in three modalities: 1. Creating new databases in the traditional, four-step CDS/ISIS way: defining the FDT, a worksheet, a display format (PFT) and an indexing format (FST). ABCD generates the necessary environment files and creates the database in the Web server. 2. Copying an existing database from the Web server, and making changes afterwards. 3. Creating a database in the Web server based on a Winisis database available on the local machine. The ABCD system performs all the necessary conversions for the change of operative environment. * Management of multiple structures, providing templates for the separate entry of subfields. The structures can be based on MARC21, UNIMARC, LILACS, CEPAL, AGRIS, or any other ad-hoc structure that the user prefers. ABCD gives the user an extraordinarily wide capacity to define the FDT. It is possible to use repeatable subfields, to give names to subfields and to associate special help messages, pick-lists, etc. to each of them. * Dynamic building of data entry worksheets based on specifications given in the FDT. This table contains not only the specification of the ISIS fields proper, but also the characteristics which the fields will deploy in the worksheets (textbox, select, checkbox options, html area, text area), as well as the facilities to present controlled vocabularies related to the fields. * Capture of controlled vocabulary through authority files, obtained from the same or external databases. This feature is managed through inverted files. * Capture of controlled vocabulary through tables defined in TXT files. * Identification of fields requiring association to external resources (images, pdf, xls, etc) in order to upload these to the server. * Management of different kinds of records in each database, presenting the adequate worksheet for each type. * Management of multiple worksheets, dynamically defined by the user. * Access to records through the MFN, advanced search or alphabetical listing of a field defined as the main entry. * Creation, editing and deletion of records. * Presentation of search results using various display formats. * Printing module allowing different print formats and sorting criteria (depending on the number of records). Facilities for sending the results to wordprocessors or spreadsheets. * A module for the generation of lists and indexes. * Generation of scripts for real-time quality control during data entry. We'll tell you more about ABCD functionalities in later notes. The ABCD system is one of the main topics to be presented during the 3rd ISIS World Congress, taking place in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, september 14th-16th, 2008. More information about the ISIS3 congress can be found at the Congress Website Spanish http://www.eventos.bvsalud.org/agendas/isis3/?lang=es English http://www.eventos.bvsalud.org/agendas/isis3/?lang=en Portuguese http://www.eventos.bvsalud.org/agendas/isis3/?lang=pt Regards, Ernesto Spinak thanks to Wenke Adam for the translation -- .^. .^. ( ) ( ) === === =[=]================================[=]= | | Ernesto Spinak | | | | spinaker(a)adinet.com.uy | | | | Montevideo, Uruguay | | | | tel/fax (5982) 622-3352 | | | | celular (598) 99612238 | | =[=]================================[=]= === === ( ) ( ) V V -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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South Asian archives can be saved by the Endangered Archives Programme
by Puna Das 11 Jun '08

11 Jun '08

South Asian archives can be saved by the Endangered Archives Programme The Endangered Archives Programme (http://www.bl.uk/endangeredarchives) administered by the British Library in London, UK, distributes grants to individual researchers within the fields of humanities and social science, in order for them to identify collections that can be preserved for fruitful use. It is funded by Arcadia, http://www.arcadiatrust.org/ (formerly known as the Lisbet Rausing Charitable Fund, a grant-making fund established in 2001) in pursuit of its general aim to support fundamental research into important issues in the humanities and social science. The focus of the Programme is on the preservation and copying of important but vulnerable archives throughout the world. The next call for applications will take place in August 2008, with a deadline of the beginning of November. More information. http://www.bl.uk/about/policies/endangeredarch/rgapply.html During the first three years of its existence from 2003, the Programme funded nearly 70 projects in 37 countries, totalling £1.7 million. In South Asia, 11 projects in Bhutan, India and Nepal are currently supported by the Endangered Archives Programme. They include projects on digital documentation of manuscripts at Drametse and Ogyen Choling monasteries in Bhutan (photo from Drametse); a digital archive of north Indian classical music at Jadavpur University in Kolkata; and a project to preserve historic and rare monographs and periodicals in Nepal. More information about the South Asian projects. http://www.bl.uk/about/policies/endangeredarch/asia.html#sa With Best Wishes Anup Kumar Das New Delhi http://anup-jnu.blogspot.com --------------------------------- Meet people who discuss and share your passions. Join them now. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Info on Library Associations in MUmbai
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 10 Jun '08

10 Jun '08

<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/karmayog/message/38692;_ylc=X3oDMTJzMjRmNXI0B…>As Mr Kush Singh was asking the question in the wrong forum I am forwarding it here.Hope someone will reply to him directly as inquirer is not a member of Lis-forum Vyasamoorthy Is there any librarians asscn here in Mumbai? <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/karmayog/message/38692;_ylc=X3oDMTJzMjRmNXI0B…> Posted by: "karmayog - tanya" info(a)karmayog.org <info@karmayog.org?Subject=+Re%3AIs%20there%20any%20librarians%20asscn%20here%20in%20Mumbai%3F> Tue Jun 10, 2008 12:39 am (PDT) From: Kush Singh Hi Is there any asscn or network of libraries in Mumbai that you know of? Is there any asscn of librarians in Mumbai? Where does one get a librarians degree in Mumbai? I would like to know if you know of libraries, their contact details, working hours and basic rules and regulations if possible. We desperately need to build a good network of libraries in the suburbs though the island city has a good advantage in those terms. We also need to show them open source solutions for the management of libraries If you can assist in any way, pls let me know. Best regards, Kush kussh.singh(a)gmail.com <kussh.singh%40gmail.com> -- Dr P Vyasamoorthy, Society for Serving Seniors 30, Gruhalakshmi Colony, Secunderabad 500015 Phone 27846631 / 94908 04278 http://societyforservingseniors.satyamcsr.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Yojana(Devlopment Monthly) Now Available On Net in 13 Languages
by Mukesh Anand 10 Jun '08

10 Jun '08

Dear Members', Yojana, A flagship magazine of economic and planned development being published by Publications Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting will now be available on net. All the 13 Indian languages editions of the magazine can be accessed through a click on the website www.yojana.gov.in. Launching the website here today, Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Smt. Asha Swarup said that catering the needs of society, especially youths and students through its rich contents, Yojana has made its mark. Young readers are very friendly with the internet hence availability on the net would make it more popular, she added. Now onwards, synopsis of all the current issues of Yojana group of journals will be available on the aforesaid website with an archive of six months, benefiting lakhs of readers including students appearing both for central and state level civil services, banking and insurance services, other competitive exams, research scholars as well as teachers and researchers of economics, commerce and management etc. Yojana is also working on digitization of its entire archives spanning to 51 years of glorious publication. After completion of the digitization process, almost entire story of independent India's economic resurgence, beginning from foundation stone-laying to its growing into a sound economy, capable to withstand any global economic upheaval, will be at the fingertips of users/readers. With links not only to all language editions of Yojana but also to its sister publication Employment News/Rozgar Samachar and parent organization – Publications Division as also the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India, the website is highly user friendly. This News is available on http://www.pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=39497 Yojna is available in 13 Languages on below mentioned web links 1. Hindi - http://yojana.gov.in/hindi 2. English - http://www.yojana.gov.in/ 3. Assamese - http://www.yojana.gov.in/regional/assamese.htm 4. Bengali -http://www.yojana.gov.in/regional/bengali.htm 5. Gujarati - http://www.yojana.gov.in/regional/gujarati.htm 6. Kannada - http://www.yojana.gov.in/regional/kannada.htm 7. Malayalam - http://www.yojana.gov.in/regional/malayalam.htm 8. Marathi - http://www.yojana.gov.in/regional/marathi.htm 9. Oriya - http://www.yojana.gov.in/regional/oriya.htm 10. Punjabi - http://www.yojana.gov.in/regional/punjabi.htm 11. Tamil - http://www.yojana.gov.in/regional/tamil.htm 12. Telugu - http://www.yojana.gov.in/regional/telugu.htm 13. Urdu - http://www.yojana.gov.in/regional/urdu.htm Thanx, 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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Acrobat services similar to Google Docs and Spreadsheets-Beta
by Shamprasad Pujar 10 Jun '08

10 Jun '08

Dear Members, Here is the good news. Adobe has rolled out Acrobat.com, which is a set of online services ? file sharing and storage, PDF converter, online word processor, and web conferencing ? you can use to create and share documents, communicate in real time, and simplify working with others. Its services include share, adobe buzzword, myfiles, create pdf (limited) and Adobe connect now. For access, you need to create Adobe ID and all these services are available FREE OF COST. You may find more information at: <https://www.acrobat.com>https://www.acrobat.com 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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information regarding jstore
by Satendra Dhaka 10 Jun '08

10 Jun '08

Dear sir kindly send this to the members. we are need of the following information We would like to subscribe JSTOR archival database for our library. Kindly give information i.e.- List of Vendors Name (Delhi area), subscription rates and name of the libraries (Delhi Area) which subscribes JSTOR. Thanking you -- Library & Information Ministry of External Affairs Patiala House, Annexe "B" Tilak Marg, New Delhi-110001 Phones: 0091-11-23073685, 23389073 Fax: 0091-11-23386340, 23387700 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library & Information Sc. Cource under Engineering Department
by prabhat singh rajput 10 Jun '08

10 Jun '08

Dear, Library and Information Science Professionals I am glade to inform all of you that, The Devi Ahilya University, Indore MP has decided that, The School of Library and Information Science, will come under the Department of Engineering Science from academic session 2008-2009. Presently School of Library and Information running MLISc. Two year Integrated Course and Going to start M.Phil progammme from academic session 2008-2009 under the Part time scheme. P. S. Rajput Lecturer DAVV, Indore Mob. 099815-61851 http://psr2008.blogspot.com Meet people who discuss and share your passions. 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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Open registration for National Workshop on Institutional Repositories
by pramod babu 10 Jun '08

10 Jun '08

Dear Professionals This is to bring your kind attention regarding "*National Workshop on Institutional Repositories"* Workshop Date: 12th & 13th June 2008 Workshop Venue:M.S. Ramaiah Memorial Hospital Auditorium New BEL Road, M.S.R. Nagar, Bangalore-54 Registration Fee: Rs.1000/- Registraion: Open/Spot Registration on 12th June 2008 @ venue Time: 9.30 a.m. For More Information Please Contact *Organizing Secretary* N. SUBRAMANYAM Sr. Librarian Dept. of Library & Information Centre M.S. Ramaiah Medical College Bangalore-560054 Ph: 080-23605190 (Ext.) 418 (M) 9449252683 e-mail : msrmclib(a)yahoo.co.in -- ---------------------------------------------------------- Regards Pramod B Dept. of Library and Information Centre M.S. Ramaiah Medical College M.S.R. Post Bangalore-54 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Version 72, Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography
by Charles W. Bailey, Jr. 09 Jun '08

09 Jun '08

Version 72 of the Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography is now available from Digital Scholarship. This selective bibliography presents over 3,250 articles, books, and other printed and electronic sources that are useful in understanding scholarly electronic publishing efforts on the Internet. This version adds hundreds of links to freely available journal articles from publishers as well as to e-prints of published articles housed in disciplinary archives and institutional repositories. All article references were checked for the availability of such free content. http://www.digital-scholarship.org/sepb/sepb.html These links have also been added to a revised version of the Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography: 2007 Annual Edition. Annual editions of the Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography are PDF files designed for printing. http://www.digital-scholarship.org/sepb/annual/annual.htm For a discussion of the numerous changes in my digital publications since my resignation from the University of Houston Libraries, see: http://www.digital-scholarship.org/cwb/dsoverview.htm Changes in This Version The bibliography has the following sections (revised sections are marked with an asterisk): Table of Contents 1 Economic Issues* 2 Electronic Books and Texts 2.1 Case Studies and History* 2.2 General Works* 2.3 Library Issues* 3 Electronic Serials 3.1 Case Studies and History* 3.2 Critiques* 3.3 Electronic Distribution of Printed Journals* 3.4 General Works* 3.5 Library Issues* 3.6 Research* 4 General Works* 5 Legal Issues 5.1 Intellectual Property Rights* 5.2 License Agreements* 6 Library Issues 6.1 Cataloging, Identifiers, Linking, and Metadata* 6.2 Digital Libraries* 6.3 General Works* 6.4 Information Integrity and Preservation* 7 New Publishing Models* 8 Publisher Issues* 8.1 Digital Rights Management* 9 Repositories, E-Prints, and OAI* Appendix A. Related Bibliographies* Appendix B. About the Author* Appendix C. SEPB Use Statistics Scholarly Electronic Publishing Resources includes the following sections: Cataloging, Identifiers, Linking, and Metadata Digital Libraries Electronic Books and Texts* Electronic Serials General Electronic Publishing* Images Legal* Preservation* Publishers Repositories, E-Prints, and OAI* SGML and Related Standards Further Information about SEPB The XHTML version of SEPB is designed for interactive use. Each major section is a separate file. There are links to sources that are freely available on the Internet. It can be searched using a Google Search Engine. Whether the search results are current depends on Google's indexing frequency. In addition to the bibliography, the XHTML document includes: (1) Scholarly Electronic Publishing Weblog (monthly list of new resources; also available by e-mail--see second URL--and RSS Feed--see third URL) http://www.digital-scholarship.org/sepb/sepw/sepw.htm http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailverifySubmit?feedId=5175 6 http://feeds.feedburner.com/ScholarlyElectronicPublishingWeb logrss (2) Scholarly Electronic Publishing Resources (directory of over 330 related Web sites) http://www.digital-scholarship.org/sepb/sepr/sepr.htm (3) Archive (prior versions of the bibliography) http://www.digital-scholarship.org/sepb/archive/sepa.htm New versions of SEPB are also announced on DigitalKoans: http://www.digital-scholarship.org/digitalkoans/ RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/DigitalKoans Related Article An article about the bibliography has been published in The Journal of Electronic Publishing: http://hdl.handle.net/2027/spo.3336451.0007.201 -- Best Regards, Charles Charles W. Bailey, Jr. Publisher, Digital Scholarship http://www.digital-scholarship.org/ DigitalKoans Electronic Theses and Dissertations Bibliography Google Book Search Bibliography Open Access Bibliography Open Access Webliography Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography Scholarly Electronic Publishing Resources Scholarly Electronic Publishing Weblog -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Openings for the position of Library Trainees in the Resource Centre (Library) at DA-IICT, Gandhinagar, Gujarat
by ts kumbar 09 Jun '08

09 Jun '08

Dear Colleagues, Kindly bring the following announcement to the notice of interested candidates and also request you to recommend potential candadates. Subject: Openings for the position of Library Trainees in the Resource Centre (Library) http://resourcecentre.daiict.ac.in/ at DA-IICT, Gandhinagar, Gujarat Qualifications: M.L.I.Sc. First Class (The candidates who have appeared or appearing the M.L.I.Sc. final examination and are expecting the result in First Class may also apply) Duration: One year from the date of joining. Stipend: Rs. 6500/. Per month ( consolidated) Nature of Traineeship: Learning on the job Last date for applying: 12th June, 2008 Address for sending the application: hr(a)daiict.ac.in or ts_kumbar(a)daiict.ac.in Short listed candidates will be called ( a seperate communication through email will be sent) to attend the written test and interview at their own cost some time during the last week of June, 2008. For more details, see the following communication. Regards Kumbar ------------------------------------------------------------------ Dr. T S Kumbar Resource Centre DA-IICT Gandhinagar Gujarat http://resourcecentre.daiict.ac.in/ http://www.daiict.ac.in Tel. 079-30510550 ------------------------------------------------------- Sub: Openings for the position of Library Trainees in the Resource Centre (Library) at DA-IICT. Dear Sir/ Madam, We take this opportunity to inform you that Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology (DA-IICT), situated at Gandhinagar, Gujarat, is promoted by Reliance. It has been established on a 50-acre of land in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The Government of Gujarat has granted it the University status under the State Act and is recognized by University Grants Commission. The Institute has started functioning since August 2001 with a batch size of 240 students at undergraduate level in Information and Communication Technology (ICT). It also offers a variety of Masters' and Doctoral programs in ICT and allied areas. The Institute takes young and dynamic postgraduate freshers with minimum First Class Masters in Library and Information Science as Library Trainees. They should be well versed in computer application to Library and Information Services. Duration of Training is for a period for one year. The trainees gets a fixed stipend of Rs. 6500/-per month with no other facilities/ benefits, excepting casual leave. The candidates who have appeared or appearing for M.L.I.Sc. final examination and are expecting the result in First Class may also apply. The Institute has fully computerized in-house operations and services of the Resource Centre and provides access to wide variety of digital collection, catering to the needs of the Faculty, Staff and Students. Several new initiatives are being taken to make this library as one of the leading and resource libraries in the area of ICT in the country. It is a part of regional & national consortia and actively participates in the resource sharing activities. Resource Centre is kept open till mid night on all working days during the semester and is open on holidays, Saturdays and Sundays. Selected trainees will have to work during these extended hours on rotation basis. We would be grateful if you could kindly identify a few suitable students form your University/Institute and send us your recommendation, along with their bio-data and information showing the year of passing and the percentage of marks obtained in M.L.I.Sc by 12th, June 2008 to our H.R Officer or email a soft copy to hr(a)daiict.ac.in .Alternatively, you may ask your students to send in their application directly along with bio-data, relevant marks cards and communication (email) address. The final selection will be based on the performance of the candidates in the written test and personal interview. The short listed candidates will be called for the written test and personal interview some time during last week of June, 2008. A communication via email intimating the date for the written test and interview will be sent seperately. Yours sincerely (P K Chopra) I/C Executive Registrar -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship
by sri priya 09 Jun '08

09 Jun '08

Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship This award fosters research in academic librarianship by encouraging and assisting doctoral students in the field with their dissertation research. Award $1,500 cash and a plaque donated by Thomson Scientific. Eligibility The recipient of the fellowship must meet the following qualifications: * Be an active doctoral student enrolled in an accredited degree-granting institution * Be engaged in researching a topic related to academic librarianship * Have completed all coursework * Have had a dissertation proposal accepted by the institution * A recipient of the fellowship may not receive it a second time. * Applicant need not be an ACRL member Criteria Proposals will be judged primarily on merit with emphasis on the following: * Potential significance of the research to the field of academic librarianship. (No attempt will be made to define academic librarianship, but the subject should be consistent with topics usually published in College & Research Libraries or key refereed library and information science research journals or presented at ACRL meetings.) * Validity of the methodology and proposed methods of analysis * Originality and creativity * Clarity and completeness of the proposal * Presentation of a convincing plan for completion in a reasonable amount of time * Evidence of a continuing interest in scholarship such as a previous publication record Awardee Obligation Recipients of the fellowship are required to submit a 6-10 page report of the results of their research to the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) within two months of the project's completion. A 500-word summary for possible publication in C&RL News is also due at that time. Submissions Qualified students who wish to be considered for the fellowship may apply by e-mailing a brief (ten pages or less double-spaced) proposal that includes the following: * Description of the research, including significance and methodology * Schedule for completion * Budget and budget justification for items for which support is sought. (Must be items for which no other support is available. Examples of acceptable items are printing, computer time, fees to subjects, statistical consulting, photography, artwork, typing, and professional travel.) * Name of dissertation advisor and committee members * Letter from dissertation advisor endorsing the proposal * Completed checklist confirming applicant eligibility An up-to-date curriculum vitae should accompany the proposal. Because of limits imposed by timing considerations, applications may be made for research under way, e.g., a student who begins research in the fall may apply for support for expenses incurred from the fall until the time the award is made. Electronic submissions are required. E-mail the application to Megan Griffin at mgriffin(a)ala.org. If sending multiple files, each file name must contain the applicant's name. Submissions will be acknowledged via e-mail. If you have questions or need help compiling a nomination, contact the Doctoral Disseration Fellowship Committee Chair, TBA or Megan Griffin, (312) 280-2514, mgriffin(a)ala.org. Submission Deadline: Friday, December 5, 2008Source: http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlawards/doctoraldissertation.cfm Regards, S.Sripriya -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Are Academic Journals Obsolete?
by Saiful Amin 09 Jun '08

09 Jun '08

Greetings, There is good debate going on in Slashdot on the above topic. Interested members can go into the following link to check it out: http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/06/08/2132254 Regards, Saiful -- Saiful Amin +91 9343826438 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Environmental day- Al Gore and information superhighway
by vasanth raj 06 Jun '08

06 Jun '08

Dear Sir/Madam, Al Gore- Former US vice-president, who won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for his untiring effort in creating the awareness of climate change around the world along with the IPCC An Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change headed by R.K.Pachauri, Director of The Energy and Resource Institute (TERI), New Delhi, India. Al Gore is the first to use the word Information Superhighway as a US congress senator and during his presidential campaign in 2000, which later became the nomenclature of information world. Al Gore was a firm supporter for widespread use of computers, particularly in schools and libraries during his tenure as a senator of white House, Washington, D.C. US. It is also time to remember his role in getting financial assistance for the initiation of Digital Library Project Phase-1 from The National Science Foundation (NSF). The bibliometric analysis of scholarly publications on climate change depicting in his Academy Award winning Documentary An Inconvenient Truth is also notable here. Robert Kahn and Vinton Cerf- inventor of Internet Protocol noted in a scholarly article that Al Gore was the first political leader to recognize the importance of the Internet and to promote and support its development. One of the readers of Seattle Times News Papers once wrote that We need a leader with vision. We need Al Gore. ------------------------- With best wishes Vasantha Raju N From Chandigarh to Chennai - find friends all over India. Go to http://in.promos.yahoo.com/groups/citygroups/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Need papers
by Yashwant G Kanade 06 Jun '08

06 Jun '08

Dear Moderator, Could you please arrange to send this message to LIS-FORUM members? As on of our student need these papers. With Regards Yashwant Kanade. CES, IISc, Bangalore Could you please send me following papers if you have the time? I tried to get soft copies of those but didnt get. Could you please find them and tell me the source. Roonwal, M. L. and Nath, B., Discontinuous distribution of certain Indo-Malayan mammals, and its zoogeographical significance. Proc. Natl. Inst. Sci. India, 1949, 15, 375377. Abdulali, H., Some peculiarities of avifaunal distribution in peninsular India. Proc. Natl. Inst. Sci. India, 1949, 15, 387393. Hora, S. L., Satpura hypothesis of the distribution of the Malayan fauna and flora to peninsular India. Proc. Natl. Inst. Sci. India, 1949, 15, 309314. HORA, S. L. 1949b. Dating the period of migration of the so-called Malayan element in the fauna of peninsular India. Proc. Nat. Inst. Sci. India, 15: 345. AUDEX, J. B. 1949. A geological discussion on the Satpura Hypothesis and Garo-Rajmahal Gap. Proc. Nat. Inst. Sci. India, 15: 315. ALI, SALIM. 1949. The Satpura Trend as an ornithogeographical highway. Proc. Nat. Inst. Sci. India, 15 : 379. -- YASHWANT G KANADE Centre for Ecological Sciences Indian Institute of Science Bangalore - 560012, Karnataka, INDIA Tele Phone:91-080-23600985/ 22932506 Extn.-106,107 Fax: 91-080-23601428 E-Mail: kanade(a)ces.iisc.ernet.in; kanade_yg12(a)yahoo.com -- YASHWANT G KANADE Centre for Ecological Sciences Indian Institute of Science Bangalore - 560012, Karnataka, INDIA Tele Phone:91-080-23600985/ 22932506 Extn.-106,107 Fax: 91-080-23601428 E-Mail: kanade(a)ces.iisc.ernet.in; kanade_yg12(a)yahoo.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner @CES, and is believed to be clean.

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Reader (2), Lecturer (2) and Dy Librarian (1) posts in Bundelkhand University, Jhansi
by Vinod Singh 06 Jun '08

06 Jun '08

Hi Few posts (related to our Profession) are advertised in Bundelkhand University, Jhansi. They are: 1. Reader (Ur 2) 2. Lecturer ( Sc 1 and Ur 1). 3. Deputy Librarian (Ur 1). View detail of the advertisement at http://www.bujhansi.org/_recru/_pdf/Adv_01June08.pdf, qualifications and other detail are provided at http://www.bujhansi.org/_recru/_pdf/Adv_Quali.pdf or you just click the link http://sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/search/label/Librarian. Last date of submission of form is june 25, 2008. Yours Vinod Kumar Singh (Vikusi) Research Scholar (M.Phil) Department of Library and Information Science University of Delhi Delhi 110007 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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vacancy for librarian
by saroj panda 06 Jun '08

06 Jun '08

Govt. of NCT Delhi Maharaja Agrasen College Mayar Vihar -1, Delhi -110091 Post for Librarian (1 post, Pay Scale: Rs. 8000-13000) Application form for the post can be obtained from office of Maharaja Agrasen College on payment of RS. 100/- personally or by sending IPO in favour of Principal, Maharaja Agrasen College, Mayar Vihar -1, Delhi -110091 with a stamped self-addressed envelop. The last date of submission of completed application form is 30/06/2008 Saroj kumar Project Assistant(LS) INFLIBNET Centre Near Gujrat University campus Navarangpur, Ahmedabad-380009 Gujarat -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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library trainee
by krottapalli ratnakar 06 Jun '08

06 Jun '08

Dear Members, Can you send me the list of Govt. organiztions which are paying more than Rs 5000/- for library apprentices/Trainees (K. V.. Ratnakar) ICMR Hqrs Ansari Nagar, New Delhi-29 Share files, take polls, and make new friends - all under one roof. 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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Big Buck Bunny: open content movie
by Vimal Kumar 06 Jun '08

06 Jun '08

Dear Friends, The Amsterdam based 'Blender Institute' announced release of the short 3D animation movie 'Big Buck Bunny'. "The primary intent of the movie was to stimulate the development of open source 3D software" said producer and Institute director Ton Roosendaal, "But the result equals on artistic level as well as on technical ingenuity the quality of what you would expect from large animation studios". The movie differentiates itself mostly by its totally open character. Not only open source tools such as the 3D suite Blender were used to create the movie, but also the movie itself - including all assets as used in the animation studio - will be freely accessible for everybody to reuse, to learn from it or just to enjoy it. The promotion of Open Content creation and distribution is one of the main goals of the Creative Commons, the organization that created the 'Creative Commons' licenses, which have been widely adopted by artists, musicians, and other creative individuals who wish to freely share their creative endeavors. Blender Institute in Amsterdam is one of the first companies worldwide exploiting Open Content professionally and commercially. Big Buck Bunny is a comedy about a well-tempered rabbit "Big Buck", who finds his day spoiled by the rude actions of the forest bullies, three rodents. In the typical 1950ies cartoon tradition Big Buck then prepares for the rodents a comical revenge. You can download the movie here, http://www.bigbuckbunny.org/ -- 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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Nomination invited for SALIS Awards (4 awards) for the year 2008
by Arunachalam Hariharan 05 Jun '08

05 Jun '08

Nominations are invited for SALIS Awards for the year 2008 SALIS AWARDS I. National Awards 1. Dr. Harish Chandra-Sushila Chandra Best Librarian Award (National Level Award) SALIS has instituted a national level Dr. Harish Chandra-Sushila Chandra Best Librarian Award, sponsored by Dr. Harish Chandra, Librarian, Indian Institute of Technology, to encourage the library professionals. (pl visit http://harichandra.net for more details) 2. A.N.Marappan Memorial National Best Young Librarian Award (Below 40 years) (National Level award) SALIS hasinstituted a national award sponsored by the trust 'Amarar A.N.Marappan Ninaivu Elakiaya Mandaram', Athani, Erode Dist, Tamil Nadu. A.M.Venkatachalam, Librarian, Jansons School of Business, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu established the trust in the memory of his father in the year 1998. The aim of the award is to encourage young library professionals who contribute more to the profession. II. State Level Awards 1. AutoLib-Tamilnadu-Best Librarian Award 2. AutoLib-Tamilnadu-Best Young Librarian Award SALIS has instituted Autolib-Tamilnadu-Best Librarian Award and Autolib-Tamilnadu-Best Young Librarian Award (below 40 years) sponsored by M/s.AutoLib Software Systems for the Library Professionals working in Tamilnadu. The main aim of the award is to identify the professional who contributes more to our profession and recognize him/her every year. Eligibility Criteria for all the Awards 1. Applicant/Nominee should be a citizen of India and his/her conduct must be good. 2. The applicant should be a working library professional who holds at least Bachelors degree in library science or its equivalent. 3. Interested professionals should apply in the prescribed application form only 4. Nomination can be self or by a responsible library professional 5. Give full details for each category and attach support documents for verification 6. Enclose separate sheets wherever necessary to give details 7. Applications without full details and support documents will be rejected 8. The application form can be downloaded from SALIS website http://autolib-india.net or can be obtained by e-mail to salis_info(a)yahoo.co.in 9. Filled application should reach the office on or before 15.07.2008 10. The decision of the committee constituted by SALIS to select the candidate for the award is final. 11. Award Committee has the right to post-pone or cancel the award for any unavoidable reason. 12. All correspondence should be addressed to the Convener, SALIS Award Committee, SALIS, B2-Solai Apartment, Opp. to MGR Garden, Mount-Poonamallee Road, Chennai 600 089. Any enquires about the award may be sent to the Convener at salis_info(a)yahoo.co.in Note: 1. Library Professionals working any where in India can apply for the award Dr. Harish Chandra-Sushila Chandra Best Librarian Award (National Level) and A.N.Marappan Memorial National Best Young Librarian Award. 2. Library professionals working in Tamilnadu only can apply for the awards AutoLib-Tamilnadu-Best Librarian Award and AutoLib-Tamilnadu-Best Young Librarian Award (Below 40 years) Please vist SALIS website http://autolib-india.net/salis for more details of the award and download application forms Convener SALIS Award Committee salis_info(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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Scheme of Financial Assistance for Preservation of Manuscripts/Rare Books
by Sanjo Jose 04 Jun '08

04 Jun '08

Dear Subscriber, National Archives of India has a scheme to help individuals and organizations in cataloguing, translation, and digitization of manuscripts and rare books. Under this scheme, a maximum of Rs. 2 lakhs is available per year for each approved project. Voluntary Organizations, Educational Institutions including Private Colleges, Private Libraries, Museums and Universities including deemed Universities, Religious Institutions, Freedom Fighters and Individuals having hereditary collections of manuscripts/records of historical importance are eligible for financial assistance under this scheme. A brochure in PDF is available at http://nationalarchives.nic.in/Brochure.pdf For more details: http://www.nationalarchives.nic.in/financial.html Email : archives(a)nic.in Sanjo Jose From Chandigarh to Chennai - find friends all over India. Go to http://in.promos.yahoo.com/groups/citygroups/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Dublin Core metadata editor
by Nihar Patra 04 Jun '08

04 Jun '08

Dear LIS Professional !!! Greetings !!!! Please visit the sites http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/metadata/dcdot/ for creating Dublin Core metadat... This service will retrieve a Web page and automatically generate Dublin Core metadata <http://uk.dublincore.org/>, either as HTML <meta> tags or as RDF/XML, suitable for embedding in the <head>...</head> section of the page. The generated metadata can be edited using the form provided and converted to various other formats (USMARC, SOIF, IAFA/ROADS, TEI headers, GILS, IMS or RDF) if required. Optional, context sensitive, help is available while editing. With regards, Nihar K patra Librarian ( (Assistant General Manager) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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