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job opportunity in PGIMER, Chandigarh
by Thapar, Amit 19 Apr '08

19 Apr '08

PGIMER, Chandigarh Advt.No.4/2008 (Estt.I) Applications on prescribed form are invited from the citizens of India for the following Group 'B' post on regular basis : 1.. Senior Library and Information Assistant : 01 post (UR), Pay Scale : 5500-9000/- Application form : The application forms and other information viz. qualification, experience, age limit can be obtained from the Recruitment Cell either personally or on written request accompanied by a self addressed stamped (Rs.10/-) envelope (27 cm x 12 cm) along with DD of Rs.525/0 (Rs.275/- for SC/ST candidates) in favour of the Director PGIMER, Chandigarh payable at State Bank of India, Sector 12, Chandigarh (Code No.1524) The same information and application form can also be downloaded from PGIMER web site at http://pgimer.nic.in/oppor.htm . A DD of Rs.500/- (Rs.250/- for SC/ST candidates) should be attached with application downloaded from the web site. Last date for receipt of application is 19/05/2008 Best of luck !! Amit Thapar Library & Information Centre National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) (Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, Govt. of India) Sector 67, S.A.S. Nagar-160062, Punjab (INDIA) "To make yourself exceptional is the biggest achievement of your life." -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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LIS Motivation Survey
by esukhdev＠gmail.com 19 Apr '08

19 Apr '08

Friends, I am experimenting on Using Google Docs for Creating and Conducting Surveys. For this I am conducting a real survey on "What attracts / motivates people to join Library and Information (LIS) Field". Is it a sheer chance, accident, job availability or philosophy? I am not collecting your personal information. So your privacy is protected and would be protected during analysis and in results too. Remember, THIS IS A REAL SURVEY, Please fill in your responses. Your few minutes can make a difference!!! Thank you, Sukhdev Singh, NIC If you cannot view this form properly, you can fill it out here: http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=p4GBbR26ZPytvtls2v-qhBw&email=t… Your Age Group In years Under 25 Between 25 - 30 Between 31 - 35 Between 36 - 40 Between 41 - 45 Between 46 - 50 Between 51- 55 Between 56 - 60 Above 60 Your Occupation Please give your nearest present occupation Student - BLIS Student - MLIS Research Only Research, but Employed Employed in LIS Domain Employed in non-LIS Domain Employed but LIS Student of Distant / Correspondce Course Employed but non-LIS Student of Distant / Correspondce Course Retired Why you choose LIS Profession? Tick most nearest option Jobs are / were easily available in LIS Just joined it without caring what it is all about Wanted to spend some more time at university I loved the philosphy of the profession I had to do something, What is your problem? Nothing better was available to me I was employed in another field, studied LIS during job and now I am well off. Any comments? powered by Google Docs Terms of Service - Additional Terms -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Librarians of Private Academic Institution
by Balesh Kumar 18 Apr '08

18 Apr '08

Dear Sir, As you need the information regarding the status of Librarians of Private Academic institutions. I would like to say the following: Now there are instititution who are paying at par with the Govt. Institutions. they are following the AICTE/UGC norms now to a great extent. I am working in a private engg. college in Haryana and availing all the benefits that are available in a govt. institute in terms of money. Now pension scheme is not available even in govt. employees who are being employed in recent few years. other future provisions are being given to us like EPF, grauty, medical insourance etc. As for security is concerned it is totally dependent on your performance, capabilities and abilities. There can not be secuurity like the govt. institutions. The private institutions who are in sound financial position may impliment the sixth pay commission with immidiate effect or may take some time but not much more or may not pay with the back effect. Thanking you, Balesh Kumar Balesh Kumar Librarian Haryana College of Technology & Management Ambala Road, Kaithal-136 027 (Haryana) Ph.: (O) 01746-280100, 280102, Fax: 280711 (M) 09416073008 --------------------------------- Did you know? You can CHAT without downloading messenger. Click here -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Lack of operational freedom in libraries
by gayathri sen 18 Apr '08

18 Apr '08

Dear friends, I completely agree with the opinion of all three that is, Dr.Sahib, Shri.Rajashekaran and Shri. Koteshwara Rao 1. Collection development of a particular library has to take place by the participation of all stake holders concerned. ie., faculty, students and librarian. 2. An innovative and dynamic librarian with working experience in a big library is definately capable of making good selections. He can choose quality publishers and select only in areas of study at the institution keeping in mind institutional goals and aspirations provoided required freedom is given. 3. to add one copy of each book in relevant subject areas should not be withheld from the responsibilities of librarian. At least that much freedom he should be given. Reason for poor collections of books in many institutions is, librarian does not have the authority to add, teachers do not have the time or interest. It is the student who suffers to the maximum extent. Institution never progresses academically because of poor collection. Information when wanted is not available. 4. 50% of the budgeted amount can be utilised for faculty selection, 25% for student request and 25% for librarian's choice 5.The % can also change depending on institutions policy. 6. NBA, NAAC, AICTE, UGC etc from top level and the Library associations together has to ensure that proper freedom and working environments has to be provoded for librarians to acheive and proove themselves. 7. I have noticed that in most cases, it is due to lack of freedom and support that librarians cannot achieve. It may be automation, good collection development etc. etc. 8. I have also noticed many new comers to the profession, especially those who qualify through correspondence, do not have an idea of how a library should run. 9. Institutions, especially private managements want to hire people giving the least possible salaries. naturally, the quality of work force is equally bad. This creates a very bad impression about all librarians. 10. Not many from science background are taking up this profession and as my esteem collegue pointed out they just to not have idea about science or engineering subjects, either for book selection or classification. Who will bell the cat is the question?(or how to solve this problem) Regards, Gayathri Sen PESIT __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] POD in libraries
by Suvarsha Walters 18 Apr '08

18 Apr '08

I am sorry, I didn't see the origin of this email thread. My response was mainly to the following and hence I've been referring to digitization rather than Print-On-Demand (POD). > > > When some (rare) resources are uploaded so that everyone can have it for free, is it not defeating the purpose if someone tries to earn profit from it? While I am aware of the POD concept, I was not sure how libraries could be involved because of cost issues. But this document does speak of the possibilities: http://www.library.cornell.edu/communications/2006/newsarchive/ALA06%20_Pre… Thanks, Suvarsha --- On Thu, 4/17/08, Leonard Fernandes <leonardfernandes(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > From: Leonard Fernandes <leonardfernandes(a)yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Digitization of rare materials - Interactive Relighting > To: suvarsha_w(a)yahoo.com > Date: Thursday, April 17, 2008, 10:07 AM > Just to recap... > > UNESCO had archived the contents of the library of > Xavier's at Kolkota and, being a POD publisher, I > mentioned of an offer I made to the Goa Central Library to > print one copy of their digitized collection so that the > physical copy could circulated among researchers and > students. > > I guess the question being asked is if it is ethical for me > to make money while providing a service that will, in turn, > be provided for free i.e. the books produced will be > provided to researchers for free > > There is no such thing as free lunch. Someone's got to > pay. If I provide the printing service for free, it is > probably the last time I provide such a service because I > will not be able to live on love and fresh air for very > long. Because I charge, I can sustain myself for another > day so that I am able to provide the same service to > another library or institution. > > We pay for water too. By the same argument, what right does > the government have to charge for a natural resource that > is, so to speak, freely available. But because the > government earns from it, it is able to lay pipelines, > afford to have a maintenance crew, etc.. So there is > justification in charging for the water, isn't there? > > Technology on its own is both neutral and without merit. > Only when it is used for a specific purpose does it assume > significance of any kind. I think POD is a technology worth > experimenting with instead of merely rubbishing. > > Regards, > > Leonard Fernandes > ============================== > Cell: +91-98503 98530 > Skype: leonardjensan > http://books.dogearsetc.com (our online book store) > http://cinnamonteal.dogearsetc.com (our print-on-demand > service) > http://thepost.dogearsetc.com (our weekly newsletter) ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ -- 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] vacancy of Librarian at TAPMICEE, Bangalore- Urgent requirement
by Pandurang Shendage 18 Apr '08

18 Apr '08

Dear Sir, If there is condition of 3/4 years experience and your not giving scale to Library professionals. What is this? Why you are not giving scale? Your expectations are quite strong as per your convenience. This is insult of Skilled Professionals. I want to explain whichever person will join for this job. He will suffer a lot. We can see his expenditure - Home rent, electricity bill, Grocery bill, Future fund, Children Education, Parent Care, Etc. Can he manage all with 12000 to 13000 maximum? Now there is time to think Over it. I don't want to blame any body or any organization. So I request all LIS professionals that we should do thing. Thanks Pandurang Shendage On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 Manjunath K wrote : >T.A. Pai Management Institute Centre for Executive Education, >Koramangala, Bangalore > > > >Respected LIS professionals, > > > >We need a Library Professional for the post of LIBRARIAN in our T.A. Pai >Management Institute Centre for Executive Education, Koramangala, >Bangalore (TAPMICEE, Bangalore)). As it is an urgent requirement, please >help us to locate a candidate for this post. He will be directly >reporting to Prof. Ramesh-who is In-charge of the centre. > > > >Our expectations and offers: > > > >1. the candidate should be a postgraduate in library & information >science (MLIS) >2. 3-4 years of experience + desirable -computer skills >3. the salary would be around Rs. 12000 to Rs. 13000/month and it >can be negotiable subject to the suitability of the candidate >4. on selection he should be in a position to join immediately/at >short notice >5. the designation will be Librarian >6. Location of work: TAPMI-CEE, Koramangala, Bangalore > > > >Interested candidates can contact Prof. N. Ramesh, at CEE immediately >with his/her bio-data. > >Prof. N. Ramesh TAPMI-CEE, Mahayogi Vemana Road, 100 Ft. Road, IV block, >Koramangala, Bangalore. - 560 038 > >Prof. Ramesh can be contacted through ph: (080) 41501900/902, mobile- >98441 35841 > >The CV can be emailed to Prof. Ramesh or Mr. Johnson. > > > >Email: Prof. ramesh: nramesh(a)tapmi-blr.org > >Mr. Johnson: johnsonp(a)tapmi-blr.org > > > > Regards, > > > >Manjunath > >------------- > >Dr. Manjunatha K > >Librarian > >T.A. Pai Management Institute > >Manipal - 576 104 > >Udupi Dist. Karnataka, India > >Ph: +91-0820-2573551(0ff); 2575161(Res) > >email: manjunath(a)mail.tapmi.org; manju_tapmi(a)yahoo.com > >web: http://www.tapmi.org > > ------------- > > > > >-- >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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Request from USA
by vimal kumar 18 Apr '08

18 Apr '08

Dear Friend, My friend from a US library requests a help from me. Following is his request, anybody can help him. I wanted to ask for a little help: lately I've been cataloging a number of works in Hindi (mostly videos) and Panjabi (books, music and videos). Usually the Panjabi books have a Romanized title on the verso that we can use for our English-language cataloging records, but these are usually phonetic and seldom transliterated into English. It occurred to me that, with the 22 languages in official use throughout India, perhaps there might be a multi-lingual glossary of common words used in library work, general terms such as 'fiction', 'poetry', 'biography' etc. We use a list of this kind in Spanish here, because it is virtually the second language in California. Have you ever come across a resource like this in library school? I'm mainly interested in this kind of terminology in Hindi and Panjabi, but if there is a master library glossary or 'cheat-sheet' for other Indian languages, I think my boss would be happy to get a hold of one! Vimal Kumar Asst. Librarian Asian School of Business Technopark Trivandrum-695 581 http://www.asb.edu.in/vimal ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "I forget what I was taught. I only remember what I have learnt" -Patrick White ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ebrary Honors National Library Week, Offers Complimentary Access to Library Science E-books
by Mailing List Admin 17 Apr '08

17 Apr '08

Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:47:55 -0700 (PDT) From: sandeep bhavsar <sandeep31581(a)yahoo.co.uk> ebrary Honors National Library Week, Offers Complimentary Access to Library Science E-books for one year In support of National Library Week, April 13 to 19, 2008, ebrary(R), a leading provider of e-content services and technology, today announced that it will provide librarians as well as students and faculty in library science and related programs with complimentary access to its Library Center for one year. Subsidized by ebrary, the Library Center includes more than 85 full-text e-books covering topics such as digital library development, general collection development, and the history of libraries and librarianship, as well as illustrated guides from the Library of Congress. Contributing publishers include Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Idea Group, Inc., Greenwood Publishing Group, Library of Congress, and MIT Press. To receive complimentary access, students, faculty, and librarians may register at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=iLchAc260S528_2botn4tcig_3d_3d. 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

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a Chief Librarian for our Central Library at MVJ College
by Mailing List Admin 17 Apr '08

17 Apr '08

Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 21:56:35 +0530 (IST) From: m.j.bala chandar <mj_balachandar(a)yahoo.co.in> Dear Professionals, we are in need of a Chief Librarian for our Central Library at MVJ College of Engineering, near Whitefield, Bangalore. The requirement is urgent since we are in expansion mode. Apart from a first class in MLIS, the person should possess atleast 10 years experience with P.hd. Salaries will be as per AICTE Scale in Professor's cadre + state government's allowances. Please help us identify an experienced and suitable person. Regards Balachandar

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Probationer Trainee - Library-1, Requirement at RAJASTHAN STATE MINES & MINERAL LIMITED (RSMM)
by Thapar, Amit 17 Apr '08

17 Apr '08

RAJASTHAN STATE MINES & MINERAL LIMITED (RSMM) (A Government of Rajathan Enterprise) 4, Meera Marg, Udaipur - 313001 RSMML intends to appoint qualified personnel in executive's cadre as General Manager/ Dy. General Manager & Trainee Probationer in the following disciplines 1.. General Manager (Mining) : 02 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.14300-18300/-, Age : 50 years as on 31/3/08 2.. Dy. General Manager (Mining) : 02 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.13500-17500/-, Age : 45 years as on 31/3/08 3.. Dy. General Manager (Mechanical) : 01 post, Pay Scale : Rs.14300-18300/-, Age : 50 years as on 31/3/08, Pay Scale : Rs.13500-17500/-, Age : 45 years as on 31/3/08 4.. Probationer Trainee : 47 posts (Mining-13, Mechanical-3, Electrical-2, Civil-3, Finance & Accounts -9, Pers & Admn-5, Material Management -3, Marketing-3, Ore-Dressing-1, Laboratory-1, Survey-1, Systems-1, Instrumentation-1, Library-1), Pay Scale : Rs.8000-13500/-, Age : 26 years as on 31/3/08 How to Apply: Applicant should appy in the prescribed proforma which can be downloaded from the website enclosing true copies of marksheets, certificates of all the exam passed, experience, caste (in case of SC/ST/OBC), age, etc should be sent to the Chief (Personnel & Administration), Rajasthan State Mines & Minerals Ltd., 4 - Meera Marg, Udaipur - 331001 alongwith a DD/Indian Postal Order of Rs. 100/- (Rs. 50/- for SC/ST) drawn in favour of " RSMML Udaipur" latest by 10/05/2008. For Complete details and application proforma please visit http://www.rsmm.com/careers.htm; http://www.rsmm.com/download.php?file=recruite-042008.pdf -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Librarians of Private Academic Institutions
by Niraj Barua 17 Apr '08

17 Apr '08

Dear Professionals,I would like to get some informations about the status of Librarians working in private educational institutions like those approved by UGC, AICTE etc. Some of my queries relates to: 1.Whether they enjoy full status of a librarian as in Govt institutions. 2.Whethet they get the same pay scales as in Govt institutions or higher. 3.Whether their jobs are secure? 4.Whether they are entitled for pensions? 5.Whether their payscales would also be revised in tune with revisions recommended by 6th Pay Commission. I would be very much greatful if someone working in Private insttutions as Librarian responds to my queries. Thanking You All. -- Niraj Barua Phone:9435346637(Mobile) Email:nbar@iitg.ernet.in niraj_barua(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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KALA-GB and FUTURE?
by I.R.N.Goudar 17 Apr '08

17 Apr '08

KARNATAKA STATE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION Dear Professionals, As already communicated earlier the General Body meeting along with elections of KALA will be held on 29th April 2008 (Tuesday) at 5.00 pm in Granthangana, City Central Library, RPC Layout. The details are attached below. General Body notices have been sent to all those members as per the addresses given in the list with KALA. In case of non-receipt of of the invitation please treat this LIS-FORUM message as the invitation and please attend the meeting without fail. We need to revive and make KALA more vibrant both in terms of activities and membership. A good number of youngsters are interested in joining the association and carry forward its objectives. Although there are good number of professional associations, they scope is limited to academic or public library etc. We need to make KALA fully functional as an apex association at the state level. The need of the hour is: 1. To elect a cohesive and active group to take over as the office bearers of the KALA. 2. We can think of having: - an experienced professional as the President - talented, enthusiastic and hard working professional as Secretary. - a treasure who will work in collaboration with Secretary, preferably working very close to Secretary's place 3. We should change the by-laws of the association to suit the present requirements. 4. We should take up the membership drive seriously 5. Apart from conducting monthly lectures we should organize some seminars, workshops, etc. I openly admit that we could not do much especially in the later part of our tenure due to many constraints. For many years SRELS has been kind enough to give its premises for KALA activities. The KALA does not have its own address. We should discuss and take appropriate steps in this direction. I invite all member to attend the meeting and specifically request the young professionals to take over the regime from us. Those interested are requested to send their self-nomination to the election officer as detailed in the mail attached below. With regards, (Dr. I.R.N. Goudar) President, KALA. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: KALA GB MEETING & ELECTIONS Karnataka State Library Association Notice for General Body Meeting and Elections The General Body Meeting of Karnataka State Library Association is schedule to be held on 29-04-2008 (Tuesday) at 5.00 pm at City Central Library, Granthangana, RPC Layout, Hampinagar, (near RPC Layout bus terminus), Bangalore - 560040 ( Buses: Mejestic 87, Shivajinagar 63, 195, Many Buses comming to Attiguppe from all destinations) All the Members are requested to attend the meeting without fail. AGENDA 1.Presentation & Approval report on KALA activities during the years 2006 & 2997. 2.Presentation & Approval of details of revenue and expenditure during the years 2006 & 2007. 3.Conducting of elections for Office Bearers and EC Members of KALA and announcement of results. 4.Any other matter. Dr. I.R.N. Goudar Prof. T.D.Kemparaju President, KALA. General Secretary, KALA. ============================================================================= Details of Election Process and Posts 1.Office Bearers : President - 1 Post Vice President - 2 Post Secretary - 1 Post Joint Secretary - 1 Post Treasurer - 1 Post 2.Date of Election: 29-04-2008 (Tuesday) 6.00 pm 3.Venue - City Central Library, Granthangana, RPC Layout, Hampinagar (near RPC Layout bus terminus), Bangalor 560040 4.Last date for Nomination - 24-04-2008 (Thursday) 5.Withdrawal of nomination - 29-04-2008 Instructions: 1. Members desiring to contest the election for the above posts of KALA should submit self-nomination on plain paper to the Election Officer. 2. The members contesting for election to the said posts must be present physically at the GB Meeting venue. 3. The decision of the Election Officer is final in all the matters of election process. 4. For any other details contact the Election Officer at following address: Mrs. Seethalakshmi Chinnappa Election Officer, KALA Chrystal Meadows, 3556, Flast 2B Doopanahalli, 3rd Cross HAL II Stage, Bangalore-560038 Mobile: 9845042582 Residence: 25281815 Email:slc@indegene.com slc33in(a)yahoo.co.in -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. I.R.N. Goudar Tel: 91-80-25086081 Sci F & Head, Information Centre for 91-80-25235315 Aerospace Science and Technology Fax: 91-80-25268072 National Aerospace Laboratories E-mail:goudar@css.nal.res.in Airport Road, BANGALORE-560 017 India http://www.icast.org.in/staff/goudar.html -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Return of Search term "abortion" popline database
by Rajesh Aldarthi 17 Apr '08

17 Apr '08

Dear Professionals, Librarian's cry of over a month to restore, "Abortion" as a search term in Reproductive Health Database POPLINE (population Information Online) bought up fruitful results to researchers, in retrieving good amount of information. Earlier term abortion has been added to stop list, because of federal laws dating back to 1973. Popline is being funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development and contains more than 360,000 items about family planning and sexually transmitted disease. To read full article follow the below link... http://www.ala.org/ala/alonline/currentnews/newsarchive/2008/april2008/popl… Rajesh Aldarthi GEC Library! Infosys Technology! Mysore DC-570 018 Ex. 74891! Mobile: 09886268857 Email: - Rajesh_222670(a)infosys.com<mailto:Rajesh_222670@infosys.com> "You don't have to be big. (r) To make a big difference" **************** CAUTION - Disclaimer ***************** This e-mail contains PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION intended solely for the use of the addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by e-mail and delete the original message. Further, you are not to copy, disclose, or distribute this e-mail or its contents to any other person and any such actions are unlawful. This e-mail may contain viruses. Infosys has taken every reasonable precaution to minimize this risk, but is not liable for any damage you may sustain as a result of any virus in this e-mail. You should carry out your own virus checks before opening the e-mail or attachment. Infosys reserves the right to monitor and review the content of all messages sent to or from this e-mail address. Messages sent to or from this e-mail address may be stored on the Infosys e-mail system. ***INFOSYS******** End of Disclaimer ********INFOSYS*** -- 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] Profit and Value: UNESCO helps preserve Indian documentary heritage
by Suvarsha Walters 17 Apr '08

17 Apr '08

This discussion is interesting - of making profit and creating value. A lot of the web is free, yet we use it everyday. It is not devalued just because it is free. And again, there are a lot of people making huge profits (money) by providing things for free - for example this very email service that I use for free. It is about creating value - if it is valuable, people will use it and you can also make money with it. A collection of rare material may not be of value to everyone - but it is of value to a specific set of users - historians, antropologists etc. and it is of great value to a nation in general. If our library has such a collection then we are entrusted with two responsiblities (our value add for the salary we get) - preserve it and make it accessible. Now how we do it efficienty is left to us - get funds, raise funds; outsource, do it inhouse. If an external vendor can do it for you more efficiently (for example for a small collection it may work out cheaper), then you should go ahead with it. The vendor making profits is not our concern at all, as long as he delivers for what he is being paid for. That is his value add to society. Thanks and regards, Suvarsha Information Analyst, HP Labs India Bangalore --- On Wed, 4/16/08, Mailing List Admin <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: > From: Mailing List Admin <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> > Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] UNESCO helps preserve Indian documentary heritage > To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > Date: Wednesday, April 16, 2008, 12:24 AM > Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:52:49 +0530 > From: Kshipra Sardesai <kshipra.sardesai(a)gmail.com> > > Madam, > I also support your views. There is no imprtance or real > valuation of rare > things unless we priced it.I found whatever is free to > public no one > bothers > for the services offered by such organisations like Library > which are doing > a great job of making such things available to public.The > profit makers are > always in search of ways out to make money.Government may > fix some nominal > charges on such rare collection and can divert this revenue > for > digitisation > and infrastructure required for libraries to give best > services. > > Kshipra Sardesai > Asstt Librarian > RBI, Bandra > Mumbai 400051 > > On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 5:24 PM, Mailing List Admin < > mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: > > > Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:19:29 +0530 > > From: Susmita Chakraborty > <susmitachakraborty94(a)gmail.com> > > > > With regard to Mr. Leonard Fernandes' comments, I > have a question to ask > > the LIS community. > > > > When some (rare) resources are uploaded so that > everyone can have it for > > free, is it not defeating the purpose if someone > (publisher or any other > > other profitmaking body) tries to earn profit from > it? > > On the other hand, I feel that libraries having such > rich archives must > > go > > the digital way(digitization and dissemination of rare > materials) by > > exploring state/national government or other funds and > then try to derive > > some revenue from these resources to cover the running > costs of those > > libraries. > > > > In these days of finance-crunch, it may point out one > way to break-even. > > > > Regards. > > > > Susmita Chakraborty > > Bengal Engineering & Science University, Shibpur, > Howrah, W.B. > _______________________________________________ > 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. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fiction and Facts Regarding new NIH open access policy
by Sukhdev Singh 17 Apr '08

17 Apr '08

Dear Friends, As most of you know that in United States a legislation has been passed dealing with its National Institute of Health's Policy on Open Access (No wonder, why US is the world leader). This policy will ensure that public will have access to the published results of NIH funded research. It requires scientists to submit journal articles that arise from NIH funds to the digital archive PubMed Central (http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/) The Policy requires that these articles be accessible to the public on PubMed Central to help advance science and improve human health. US National Library of Medicine comes under NIH and is the leading library and resource in for Biomedical Research. There are some doubts (probably created by publishers' interests) regarding this policy. I am reproducing a table from an article by Peter Suber about the "Common misconceptions about the new NIH open access policy" and the facts. Fiction 1: The mandate is to publish in open access journals. Fact 1: The mandate is to deposit in an open access repository (PubMed Central). Fiction 2: The mandate is to bypass journals and peer review. Fact 2: The mandate is to provide open access to articles already published in peer-reviewed journals. Fiction 3: The mandate applies to the published version of articles. Fact 3: The mandate applies to the final versions of the authors' peer-reviewed manuscripts. Fiction 4: The mandate directs deposits to PubMed. Fact 4: The mandate directs deposits to PubMed Central. Fiction 5: The mandate requires a 12-month embargo on the copy in PubMed Central. Fact 5: The mandate permits an embargo of up to 12 months on the copy in PubMed Central. Fiction 6: The new NIH budget is US$29 million. Fact 6: The new NIH budget is US$29 billion. Fiction 7: The new mandate will last for only 1 year. Fact 7: The new mandate will last indefinitely. Fiction 8: The mandate requires violation of copyright law. Fact 8: The mandate requires compliance with copyright law. Sources: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/earlham/dGCQ/~3/271893090/more-on-oa-mandate… http://www.openmedicine.ca/article/view/213/135 --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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Re: [LIS-Forum] Help evaluate the Open Training Platform
by sunder singh bg 17 Apr '08

17 Apr '08

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Profit and Value: UNESCO helps preserve Indiandocumentary heritage
by Sukhdev Singh 16 Apr '08

16 Apr '08

So, the moral of the story is - "In Net Age, Don't make profit from Content, Generate it from Somewhere Else". This "Somewhere Else" is the key to success. And profit does not always mean "money". At least not for a library meant for academic / social purposes. --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 7:12 PM, sathya <sathya(a)informindia.co.in> wrote: > Yes. Lots of companies pay tons of money to buy Ad. Space from Google. > In less than ten years time, Google has emerged as #1 information company in > the world, almost twice bigger than Thomson and Elsevier who use to share > #1/#2 slots. > Google's 2007 revenue is $16.6 billion. (Rs.65,000 crores). > And all this growth, without owning any information! > > Sathya > ----------------------------------- > | N V Sathyanarayana | Managing Director | Informatics (India) Ltd | 194, R > V Road, Basavanagudi | Bangalore 560 004. INDIA | ww.informindia.co.in | > Phone +91-80-4038-7777 | FAX +91-80-4038-7600 | > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > [mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in] On Behalf Of Sukhdev Singh > Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 5:49 PM > To: suvarsha_w(a)yahoo.com > Cc: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Profit and Value: UNESCO helps preserve > Indiandocumentary heritage > > -- Does anybody pay to Google? Yet Google is taking over (Buying) more and > more companies. > > -- Shabir Bhatia gave free email accounts (Hotmail) and become famous and > rich. > > -- Baba Ram Dev gives free demonstration of Yoga on TV. It is now Famous and > Rich. > > -- VIRGIN Mobile pays if you receive a Call (Earlier they use to charge Rs. > 8 per minute for incoming calls) > > -- Magazines like India Today and Out Look gives you Gifts worth equal to > their subscription rates. > > -- We sell our Old Newspapers at home to scrap dealers and get almost back > the cost of its subscription. > > All the above are not fools, they have MBAs working for them. > > Understand the Business of New Economy!!!. > > --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. > > On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 12:40 PM, Suvarsha Walters <suvarsha_w(a)yahoo.com> > wrote: > > This discussion is interesting - of making profit and creating value. > > > > A lot of the web is free, yet we use it everyday. It is not devalued just > because it is free. And again, there are a lot of people making huge profits > (money) by providing things for free - for example this very email service > that I use for free. It is about creating value - if it is valuable, people > will use it and you can also make money with it. > > > > A collection of rare material may not be of value to everyone - but it is > of value to a specific set of users - historians, antropologists etc. and it > is of great value to a nation in general. > > > > If our library has such a collection then we are entrusted with two > responsiblities (our value add for the salary we get) - preserve it and make > it accessible. > > > > Now how we do it efficienty is left to us - get funds, raise funds; > outsource, do it inhouse. > > > > If an external vendor can do it for you more efficiently (for example for > a small collection it may work out cheaper), then you should go ahead with > it. The vendor making profits is not our concern at all, as long as he > delivers for what he is being paid for. That is his value add to society. > > > > Thanks and regards, > > > > Suvarsha > > > > Information Analyst, > > HP Labs India > > Bangalore > > > > --- On Wed, 4/16/08, Mailing List Admin <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> > wrote: > > > > > From: Mailing List Admin <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> > Subject: > > Re: [LIS-Forum] UNESCO helps preserve Indian documentary heritage > > > To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > Date: Wednesday, April 16, 2008, > > 12:24 AM > Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:52:49 +0530 > From: Kshipra > > Sardesai <kshipra.sardesai(a)gmail.com> > > Madam, > I also support > > your views. There is no imprtance or real > valuation of rare > > > things unless we priced it.I found whatever is free to > public no > > one > bothers > for the services offered by such organisations like > > Library > which are doing > a great job of making such things > > available to public.The > profit makers are > always in search of > > ways out to make money.Government may > fix some nominal > charges > > on such rare collection and can divert this revenue > for > > > digitisation > and infrastructure required for libraries to give best > > > services. > > > > > > Kshipra Sardesai > > > Asstt Librarian > > > RBI, Bandra > > > Mumbai 400051 > > > > > > On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 5:24 PM, Mailing List Admin < > > > mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: > > > > > > > Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:19:29 +0530 > > From: Susmita > > Chakraborty > <susmitachakraborty94(a)gmail.com> > > > > With regard > > to Mr. Leonard Fernandes' comments, I > have a question to ask > > > > the LIS community. > > > > > > > > When some (rare) resources are uploaded so that > everyone can > > have it for > > free, is it not defeating the purpose if someone > > > (publisher or any other > > other profitmaking body) tries to earn > > profit from > it? > > > > On the other hand, I feel that libraries having such > rich > > archives must > > go > > the digital way(digitization and > > dissemination of rare > materials) by > > exploring state/national > > government or other funds and > then try to derive > > some revenue > > from these resources to cover the running > costs of those > > > > libraries. > > > > > > > > In these days of finance-crunch, it may point out one > way to > > break-even. > > > > > > > > Regards. > > > > > > > > Susmita Chakraborty > > > > Bengal Engineering & Science University, Shibpur, > Howrah, W.B. > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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. > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > ______________ > > Be a better friend, newshound, and > > know-it-all with Yahoo! 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Requirement for Library Trainees
by JK 16 Apr '08

16 Apr '08

Dear all, Currently we are looking for Library Trainees (2 Positions). Candidates doing B.Lib and looking for training can send their CVs to hr(a)totalit.co.in *Contact Person : * Vijeta Kumari HR Executive Total IT Solutions Pvt. Ltd. 412-C, Suneja Tower - I, District Centre, Janak Puri New Delhi - 110058 *Regards* *Jaya Kalra* *Senior Consultant - LIS Group* *Total IT Solutions Pvt. Ltd.* *412-C, Suneja Tower - I,* *District Centre, Janak Puri* *New Delhi - 110058* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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All are invited for the Inaugural function
by Arunachalam Hariharan 16 Apr '08

16 Apr '08

SALIS Chennai Chapter and Sri SAI RAM ENGINEERING COLLEGE, CHENNAI-44. Invitation Workshop cum Training programme on WEB PAGE DESIGN 18-19th April 2008 Programme Schedule Day I 18th April 2008 9.30-10.30 a.m - Inauguration 9.30-9.35 -Prayer 9.35-9.37 -Lighting Kuthuvillaku 9.37-9.45 - Welcome Address by Dean Dr.S.Seetharaman 9.45-9.50 -Felicitation by Principal Dr.R.Kannappan 9.50-10.25 - Key note address by Chief Guest Dr.HarishChandra 10.25-10.30 -Vote of thanks by Salis President Mr. A.Hariharan 10.30-11.15 a.m - Introduction about HTML, XML,Web Page design, etc. 11.30a.m - 1.30p.m - Flash 2.00- 3.45 p.m - Photoshop Day II 19th April 2008 9.15- 11.15a.m - Photoshop continuation 11.30- 1.30 p.m - Practical session 2.30-3.30p.m. - Valedictory 2.30-2.35 -Prayer 2.35-2.45 - Welcome Address by Dean 2.45-2.50p.m -Felicitation by Principal 2.50- 3.20p.m. Valedictory address & distribution of Certificates 3.20-3.25p.m - Feed back by participants 3.25-3.30p.m. - Vote of thanks by Lib. Officer All are invited for the inaugural and validictory function More details are avaialble at salis website http://autolib-india.net/salis -------------------------------------- A.Hariharan SALIS ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Position vaccant at IIHMR Bangalore
by lata＠iihmr.org 16 Apr '08

16 Apr '08

Dear Professionals, We need a Library Professional for the post of LIBRARIAN for our sister concern at Bangalore. Expectation/Desirable. Masters in Library and/or Information Science 2-3 years of relevant experience Some demonstrated reference / searching experience IT capability Good interpersonal and communication skills Ability to work positively, productively with diverse agencies in an environment of rapid change Ability to develop and maintain collaborative relations with faculty, staff and students Able to work with minimum supervision and as a member of a team. Salary depends upon your experience and merit Send your resume immediately to Dr. Kishore Murthy, Director, Institute of Health Management Research 52/1, Kudlu Gate, Hosur Main Road, Bangalore-560068 Email : kmurthy(a)ihmr.org Please mention the email reference of the undersigned as we have not published advertisements for the position. Thanks Lata Suresh =================================== LATA SURESH Librarian Institute of Health Management Reserach 1, Prabhu Dayal MArg Sanganer Airport Jaipur - 302033 Rajasthan INDIA Phone: +91-141-2791431-34 ext. 328 Fax : +91-141-2792138 URL : http://www.iihmr.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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vacancy of Librarian at TAPMICEE, Bangalore- Urgent requirement
by Manjunath K 16 Apr '08

16 Apr '08

T.A. Pai Management Institute Centre for Executive Education, Koramangala, Bangalore Respected LIS professionals, We need a Library Professional for the post of LIBRARIAN in our T.A. Pai Management Institute Centre for Executive Education, Koramangala, Bangalore (TAPMICEE, Bangalore)). As it is an urgent requirement, please help us to locate a candidate for this post. He will be directly reporting to Prof. Ramesh-who is In-charge of the centre. Our expectations and offers: 1. the candidate should be a postgraduate in library & information science (MLIS) 2. 3-4 years of experience + desirable -computer skills 3. the salary would be around Rs. 12000 to Rs. 13000/month and it can be negotiable subject to the suitability of the candidate 4. on selection he should be in a position to join immediately/at short notice 5. the designation will be Librarian 6. Location of work: TAPMI-CEE, Koramangala, Bangalore Interested candidates can contact Prof. N. Ramesh, at CEE immediately with his/her bio-data. Prof. N. Ramesh TAPMI-CEE, Mahayogi Vemana Road, 100 Ft. Road, IV block, Koramangala, Bangalore. - 560 038 Prof. Ramesh can be contacted through ph: (080) 41501900/902, mobile- 98441 35841 The CV can be emailed to Prof. Ramesh or Mr. Johnson. Email: Prof. ramesh: nramesh(a)tapmi-blr.org Mr. Johnson: johnsonp(a)tapmi-blr.org Regards, Manjunath ------------- Dr. Manjunatha K Librarian T.A. Pai Management Institute Manipal - 576 104 Udupi Dist. Karnataka, India Ph: +91-0820-2573551(0ff); 2575161(Res) email: manjunath(a)mail.tapmi.org; manju_tapmi(a)yahoo.com web: http://www.tapmi.org ------------- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Post of "Library Assistant".
by kuber kumbar 16 Apr '08

16 Apr '08

Dear Library Professionals, Sir M Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology Krishnadevarayanagar Hunasamaranahalli, NH-7 Yelhanka Bangalore-562157 E-Mail: sirmvitbgl(a)gmail.com sirmvit(a)bgl.vsnl.net.in Tel. No: 080-28467248 Applications are invited for the posts of "Library Assistant". Qualification B.Lib or D.Lib Pay scales as per Qualification and experience. Interested and eligible candidate apply within 10 days on above mention the Address or mail. Thanks/Regards Kuber K.P Librarian Sir M VIT KUBERA K.P I/C LIBRARIAN Sir.M. Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology. --------------------------------- Best Jokes, Best Friends, Best Food. Get all this and more on Best of Yahoo! Groups. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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presentation
by valentina01＠indiatimes.com 16 Apr '08

16 Apr '08

Hi Everyone! I'm an M.Phil Scholar who want to know how to attempt the theory paper. Especially the pattern of writing. After my 10 + 2, I never attended college regularly, I'm a correspondent student till my Post Graduation. After a long gap, I started attending college for library science course. Can anyone please give some guidelines as to how to start answering, to proceed and to finish. It's not like the under-graduation or post-graduation paper, a scholarly presentation is needed. I need some help so that I can start preparing for my part-1 paper. My papers are: 1. Research Methodology 2. current developments in LIS Thanks in advance. Valentina. -- 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] extremely well communicated presentation (by sukh dev singh)
by Mailing List Admin 16 Apr '08

16 Apr '08

Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:25:26 +0530 From: Sukhdev Singh <esukhdev(a)gmail.com> My thanks to Bhawna and Others. All my slides are available at http://www.slideshare.net/sukhi/ These can be viewed online as well as downloaded. The latest one I have included is on creating "Ticker" in Firefox browser from RSS Feeds. This could be latest news or recent items added in your library. You can put this on your Library Workstations. Your readers could be alerted on latest News or recent additions in your library or whatever you want. It is available at: http://www.slideshare.net/sukhi/displaying-rss-feeds-in-a-ticker/ or http://snipr.com/24h2z Your comments are welcomed. --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 10:42 AM, Mailing List Admin <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: > Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2008 08:52:16 -0500 > From: bhawna vashishtha <bhawnavashishtha(a)gmail.com> > > We have been regularly telling readers how to subscribe to a RSS Feed > through a subscribed database. But i think this presentation has proved to > be very useful for us to let them understand how they can get the > latest updates from their favourite website. I want to thank Dr. Sukhdev > Singh for sharing his efforts through forum. Sir i want to further write > that today i came to know that if we are using Mozilla FireFox then we may > also opt for "Subscribe this page" option under "bookmarks" menu. > > Bhawna Vashishtha > Semi Professional Assistant > Central Library > Delhi University >

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Position Vacant Asst. Librarian
by ramachandra Loni 16 Apr '08

16 Apr '08

Dear Library Professionals, Position Vacant Asst. Librarian at MVJ Medical College and Research Hospital, Hoskote, Bangalore. ** *Qualifications & Experience* ** MLISc/ BLISc with Knowledge of Computer (0-3 Years of Experience) Approx.Salary: Rs. 5000 to 6000/-P.M. Ready to work in shifts and preference will given to local candidates Mail your resume to: ramachandra.loni(a)gmail.com Ramachandra Loni Librarian MVJ Medical College & Research Hospital, Hoskote Bangalore-562114 Mobile No-9448703742 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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