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library vacancies
by S.F KATTIMANI 24 Apr '08

24 Apr '08

Dear Sir/friends, Applications are invited for the following Posts in GULBARGA UNIVERSITY, GULBARGA: 1. Deputy Librarian- No's of post- 01- GM:- Qualifications: 1. MLISc with 55% of Marks 2. 05 Years as College Librarian/Assistant University Librarian 3. Evidence of Innovative Library Services, Published work and Professional commitment, Computerization of the Library DESIRABLE: 1. M.Phil/Ph.D degree in Library Science/Information Science/Documentation/Archives and Manuscript Keeping, Computerization of the Library 2. Assistant Librarians No's of posts-02- 01 for GM and 01 for Category III-B Qualifications: 1. NET conducted by the UGC or any other agency approved by the UGC; 2. Master's degree in library and information science/Documentation/ or an equivalent degree with 55% of Marks or its equivalent grade of B in the UGC seven point scale plus a consistently good academic record, computerization of the library 3. M.Phil and PhD holders are exempted from NET 4. Library Assistant/Cataloguer- No's of post- 01- GM Qualifications: 1. Degree of a recognized university or Diploma in Library Science, 2. Two years in a responsible position in Library will be preferred. HOW TO APPLY:- The prescribed application forms can be had from the 'Registrar, Gulbarga University, GULBARGA: 585 106, Karnataka' on production of Demand Draft in favour of 'The Finance Office, Gulbarga University, Gulbarga or Challan at State Bank of Hyderabad, University Branch, Gulbarga for Rs. 300/- (Rs. 150/- in the case of SC/ST Candidates) towards Application Fee. The Candidates who desires to have the application forms by post should send a self- addressed envelope to the Registrar, Gulbarga University, Gulbarga: 585 106. Karnataka. Affixing postage stamps of Rs. 30 with a requisition for the purpose. -- S.F.KATTIMANI DEPUTY LIBRARIAN M.S.RAMAIAH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (AUTONOMOUS) M.S.RAMAIAH NAGAR BANGALORE 560054 PH: 080 23600822/23606934 EXT 223 & 107 MOB: 9886821032 -- 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] Promoting reading Habits
by Raj K Bhardwaj 24 Apr '08

24 Apr '08

Dear Divya , Idea of mapping of interest will surely work, in addition to this if we could organize some quiz, group discussions and book exhibitions that could be a result oriented. Even a Phd work could be initiated on promoting reading habits.Reading habits could be promoted when library services would be qualitative and interesting which inculcate them to visit library and read somthg. Promotg the reading habits is the issue among all academic community and we library professionals should come forward to play the lead role. with regards Raj Kumar Bhardwaj Hon'ble Judges Library High Court of Punjab and Haryana Chandigarh > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of LIS-Forum digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Promoting reading habits (divya soni) > 2. Fw: Promoting books and reading (Rajan) > 3. TERI Library, New Delhi, requires Information Assistant (N Deepa) > 4. Re: promoting reading habit - organising journal clubs (T. Shahab) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: 23 Apr 2008 10:55:51 -0000 > From: "divya soni" <divya100ni(a)rediffmail.com> > Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Promoting reading habits > To: "Parinita Samant" <parinitas(a)hexaware.com> > Cc: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in, > lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in, binu david <binudavid(a)indiainfo.com > > > Message-ID: <20080423105551.29860.qmail(a)f4mail-234-231.rediffmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Dear All, > Its really a crucial part of librarianship, we should discussed and search > out some important and special ideas for improving the reading habits. I > have a suggestion regarding this > !. We should maintain a user profile(Specially for faculty, researchers > and special users, where we mapping their interest areas. after this as any > material come to our library we can inform the concern user through a mail, > by this they will feel special attention towards them and they'll come to > read to the library. > I think this idea will work, what all you thinks. > > > Regards > Divya Soni > Assistant Librarian > Development Alternatives > New Delhi-17? > > > > > -- > http://raajchd.googlepages.com/home > > " There is a difference between an objective and actions. Unless you > understand your objective, you will be wasting your time in actions. Know > your objective first " – > > Swami Vivekananda -- 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] Promoting reading habits
by divya soni 24 Apr '08

24 Apr '08

Dear All, Its really a crucial part of librarianship, we should discussed and search out some important and special ideas for improving the reading habits. I have a suggestion regarding this !. We should maintain a user profile(Specially for faculty, researchers and special users, where we mapping their interest areas. after this as any material come to our library we can inform the concern user through a mail, by this they will feel special attention towards them and they'll come to read to the library. I think this idea will work, what all you thinks. Regards Divya Soni Assistant Librarian Development Alternatives New Delhi-17 On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 Parinita Samant wrote : >Dear All, > >This could be a very interesting point for discussion, as promoting >reading habits will always be an important topic for all librarians. > >Could we professionals work together on this forum and try to list out >all possibilities for increased readership in libraries? > >Thanks & Regards > >Parinita Samant >Hexaware Technologies Ltd >Mahape, Navi Mumbai 400710 > >67919595 - Xt- 9707 >"To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is >all" -Oscar Wilde >-----Original Message----- > From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >[mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in] On Behalf Of binu david >Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 3:13 PM >To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >Subject: [LIS-Forum] Promoting reading habits > >Dear Friends > >I am a Librarian with a self financing engineering college(only >BTech/BE) in Kerala. Our library subscribes to around 80 print >periodicals in the area of engineering and allied subjects. To >promote reading habits of periodicals among students and faculty >we have taken initiate like user education, current awareness etc. >But the response to these initiatives are meagre. Yearly we are >spending around 2 lakh on periodicals. So i need some valuable >suggestions from my colleague's in promoting reading habits of our >periodicals in optimum. > >Hope soon I will receive a lot of suggestion from you people. > >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. > > >_______________________________________________ >LIS-Forum mailing list >LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum > > >*************************************************************************************************************************** >This e-mail communication and any attachments may be privileged and confidential to Hexaware and are intended only for the >use of the recipients named above. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not review, disclose, disseminate, >distribute or copy this e-mail and attachments. If you have received this email in error, please delete the same alongwith >all attachments thereto and notify us immediately at mailadmin(a)hexaware.com . >*************************************************************************************************************************** > > > >*************************************************************************************************************************** >This e-mail communication and any attachments may be privileged and confidential to Hexaware and are intended only for the >use of the recipients named above. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not review, disclose, disseminate, >distribute or copy this e-mail and attachments. If you have received this email in error, please delete the same alongwith >all attachments thereto and notify us immediately at mailadmin(a)hexaware.com . >*************************************************************************************************************************** > > >-- >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 Miss. Divya Soni Professional Trainee Library Indian Institute of Management Indore, Pigdamber Rau, Phone-91-731-4228625-628 Mobile No.-09926624935 Indore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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CrossCheck from CrossRef- Antiplagiarism Software on Their Authors
by Shalini Urs 24 Apr '08

24 Apr '08

Here is a very interesting and potentially useful tool for strengthening scholarship. CrossRef, a publishing industry association, and the software company iParadigms announced a deal this week to create CrossCheck, an antiplagiarism program for academic journals. For details see the Chronicle of Higher Education story at <http://chronicle.com/free/2008/04/2546n.htm> http://chronicle.com/free/2008/04/2546n.htm. One of the obstacles that I have come across - in ETD movement in India is the issue of plagiarism. Such software solutions should help us combat this obstacle to ETD /Open Access movements. Shalini Dr. Shalini Urs Executive Director and Professor International School of Information Management University of Mysore Manasagangotri Mysore - 570006 Phone : + 91 821 2514699 Fax : + 91 821 2519209 ISiM - new age school for the knowledge economy www.isim.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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TERI Library, New Delhi, requires Information Assistant
by N Deepa 23 Apr '08

23 Apr '08

TERI Library, New Delhi, requires Information Assistant Key Responsibility Areas: Circulation, Shelving, Binding, System generated daily reminders, Reference service Desired Skills: Excellent communication skills in written and oral, Knowledge of library software and experience in computerization / Digitization of library; should be a proactive service provider & a good team player. Required Qualification: Diploma or Degree in library science with minimum two/three years experience in similar field. Male candidates are encouraged to apply. Those with required background and qualifications may email their resume with a 1000 word essay explaining why you think you are suitable for this position. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Last Date: April 30, 2008 Email: infodesk(a)teri.res.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fw: Promoting books and reading
by Rajan 23 Apr '08

23 Apr '08

Dear All, As Mr Singh rightly pointed out, the problem lies certainly somewhere else. If good books are there in libraries, users will certainly visit and use the library even without much promotion. The best seller book The Google Story - a must read for librarians- will tell you that a useful product - like Google - needed no advertisement at all. This lesson is applicable to libraries too.Good library collection will get readers, if other enabling factors are there at work. So the need is to create an enabling factor. Developing a useful collection is not an easy task. It requires a lot of work, in finding out, choosing the right one, assigning priority in purchase and all that. It lead us again to the discussion on librarians role in building book collection, which we had discussed a bit as per Dr Saheb's query.Unless we become good designers of libraries in many aspects including book collection, we cannot make it useful. This topic requires further discussion, it seems. Regards, K Rajasekharan Librarian, Kerala Institute of Local Administration(KILA) Mulagunnathukavu, Thrissur - 680581 , India Email rajankila(a)gmail.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Original Message: Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:05:17 +0530 From: "Sukhdev Singh" <esukhdev(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Promoting reading habits To: "Parinita Samant" <parinitas(a)hexaware.com> Cc: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in, binu david <binudavid(a)indiainfo.com> Message-ID: <c13c85220804230135q40b3ec1do358e05bf64eb3413(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 But aren't we trying to reinvent the Wheel? Let us go back to our science. Read and Understand the Second Law: Better Buy a Copy and keep it on your table. I don't have to tell you the title. http://dlist.sir.arizona.edu/1220/ Also remember the Second Law comes Before Third Law. The problem lies somewhere else. Poor students!! Always at receiving end!!. One question? Who told them to read SMSes? Second Question? Who told them to Google? Answer = IF SOMETHING IS USEFUL, IT WILL BE USED!! So if the Library collection is useful, it will be used. Put your useful books in Seven Locks, people will still ask for it. Don't you observe it daily in your library? Sorry, the problem lies somewhere else. Do you still want to know the problem? --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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CFP - ICADL 2008 Bali, Indonesia, Dec 2-5,2008
by Shalini Urs 23 Apr '08

23 Apr '08

************************************************************************ **** We apologize if you received multiple copies of this Call for Papers. Please feel free to distribute it to those who might be interested. ************************************************************************ **** Call for Papers The 11th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries (ICADL 2008) http://icadl2008.org/ Bali, Indonesia December 2-5, 2008 The conference proceedings will be published by Springer-Verlag in the series of LNCS. See the LNCS Authors Instructions page (http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/authors.html) Online Submission: http://icadl08.cs.waikato.ac.nz/openconf/openconf.php The annual International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries (ICADL) series is a significant forum for digital libraries research, providing an opportunity for researchers, educators, and practitioners to share their experiences. The International Conference on Asian Digital Libraries (ICADL), initiated in 1998 and rotated among Asian-Pacific countries, has become one of the premiere meetings in digital library. Since its humble beginning in Hong Kong (ICADL 1998), the meeting has been held in Taipei, Taiwan (ICADL 1999); Seoul, Korea (ICADL 2000); Bangalore, India (ICADL 2001); Singapore (ICADL 2002); Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (ICADL 2003); Shanghai, China (ICADL 2004); Bangkok, Thailand (ICADL 2005); Kyoto, Japan (ICADL 2006); and Hanoi, Vietnam (ICADL 2007). ICADL welcomes submissions from a variety of perspectives-previous conferences in this series have included presentations from computer science, library and information science, knowledge management, and areas in the social sciences and humanities. We particularly welcome submissions associated with the ICADL 2008 theme, Digital Libraries: Universal and Ubiquitous Access to Information. With this theme, the digital libraries community can reflect on its progress towards supporting people in finding and using the information that they need. ICADL 2008 will be held in Bali Island - Indonesia, a world renowned travel destination with exotic nature and exquisite culture. Bali has been in many of Conde Nast Traveller's lists of tourist destinations over the years. It specifically mentions on its website that Bali "offers an extraordinary caliber of luxury accommodation" Submissions may include research, system evaluation, digital library infrastructure and architecture, case studies, social and institutional policy issues, and position papers. Topics include, but are not limited to : Mobile services Digital preservation and archives Interoperability issues Content and knowledge management Information retrieval Information seeking and use Intellectual property Data and information mining Collection development and management User communities Interface and interaction design Security and privacy Multimedia digital libraries Multi-language support Digital libraries in education Document genres and categorization Social media / Web 2.0 Metadata and cataloguing Sustainability in digital libraries Open Source tools and systems Information filtering Grid architectures Important Dates : Submission of Full Papers : 22 June 2008 Notification to Authors : 22 August 2008 Contact: Kalarensi Naibaho, E-mail: info(a)icadl2008.org, (or cnaibaho(a)yahoo.com) Organizing Committee: General Chair : Zainal Hasibuan (University of Indonesia, Indonesia) Vice Chair : Liauw Toong Tjiek/Aditya Nugraha (Petra Christian University, Indonesia) Program Co-Chairs : Sally Jo Cunningham (University of Waikato, New Zealand) Rolly Intan (Petra Christian University, Indonesia) George Buchanan (Swansea University, UK) Edna Reid (Clarion University, USA) Tutorial Chairs : Mohammad Aries (University of Indonesia, Indonesia) Publication Co-Chairs : Rolly Intan (Petra Christian University, Indonesia) Publicity Co-Chairs : Henny Widyaningsih (University of Indonesia, Indonesia) Anita Nusantari (Petra Christian University, Indonesia) Local Arrangement Chair : Kalarensi Naibaho (University of Indonesia, Indonesia) Adi Wibowo (Petra Christian University, Indonesia) ---- Shalini ICADL Steering Committee, Vice-Chair Dr. Shalini Urs Executive Director and Professor International School of Information Management University of Mysore Manasagangotri Mysore - 570006 Phone : + 91 821 2514699 Fax : + 91 821 2519209 ISiM - new age school for the knowledge economy www.isim.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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promoting reading habit - organising journal clubs
by Kumaravel C 23 Apr '08

23 Apr '08

This is response to the optimum use of journals subscribed.This is a problem not unique to any particular college alone.To satisify the norms of the councils like MCI, PCI, AICTE, DCI, INC and various other councils, the libraries are forced to subscribe to journalsinspite of the shrinking budget.Apart from routing of journals to the particular college/depts.,we organize 'Journal Club' where a student from everycollege/department has to present a paper from the latest journal issueon a particular day of a week.Again the initiative has to come from the concerned department headand a faculty will monitor the session.  This method seems to have a double impact wherein the student and the faculty are forced to gothrough the  latest journal articles.Kumaravel.CSr.Librarian,MTIHS,Puducherry. Kumaravel.C -- 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] Promoting reading habits
by Pandurang Shendage 23 Apr '08

23 Apr '08

Dear David, Mr. Das has suggested very relevant techniques for promoting reading habits of library users. I want add some. 1. We should present information sources by organizing exhibitions, Programs in the library. 2. We can arrange some quiz/contest regarding search of information and put some sort of gifts as convenient. 3. We can identify best users form faculty side and from student side and put some awards for motivation purpose. Best User Award 4. If possible arrange a program of free distribution of some general periodicals for attracting users to library. Periodical back issues, which we are not binding. 5. Arrange all magazines as per user convenience. If possible keep all magazines near the entrance of library. 6.We should communicate with users, try to understand their needs. We should not wait for them. Take the initiative. Get the right article, find the right user and give it on right time. Generally we are trying a lot. Success is depend on how users are taking it only thing is we should think positively and maintain our interest towards providing better services. Thanks, Pandurang Shendage On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 library_vcil wrote : >Dear David, > >I can suggest the followings for increasing the reading habit : >1. You can send the Current Title Service to all the Engg. student if you >the facilities to do so. >2. You can also make some sort of Gist / Synopsis service for interesting >articles. >3. You can also make phone/sms type of service to the respect faculty for >the respective journals >4. You can have a systematic study about the users' need and accordingly >you can suggest them some readings from the journals. >5. I don't know, if you have some sort of recreational / political >Magazines in your collection. If it not there, you may add some >recreational Magazine which will attract the user and ultimately when they >will find some good articles in the Engg. journals, they may have the chance >to read those. It is just like some kind of browsing facilities in a >different way. >6. You can study the students behavioural interest and what type of project >they are going to do, you can find out that type of articles and can inform >to the respective students. > >Regards, >Pradip Das >================================================= >Pradip Das. M. Phil, ADIS/DRTC, B. Sc. (Chem.) >Sr. Librarian / TPM & Training Co-ordinator, >Pidilite Industries Limited, >A/21, MIDC, Mahad, Maharashtra - 402309. India. >Ph. : 02145- 31444(R), 02145 - 232043 to 46 (Off.) Extn. : 226 >Fax. : 01245 - 232048 >Mobile : 09420836138 >E-mail : librarymahad(a)pidilite.co.in >or, pradipbhadreswardas(a)gmail.com >Web : www.pidilite.com >================================================ >----- Original Message ----- > From: "binu david" <binudavid(a)indiainfo.com> >To: <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> >Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 3:12 PM >Subject: [LIS-Forum] Promoting reading habits > > > > Dear Friends > > > > I am a Librarian with a self financing engineering college(only > > BTech/BE) in Kerala. Our library subscribes to around 80 print > > periodicals in the area of engineering and allied subjects. To > > promote reading habits of periodicals among students and faculty > > we have taken initiate like user education, current awareness etc. > > But the response to these initiatives are meagre. Yearly we are > > spending around 2 lakh on periodicals. So i need some valuable > > suggestions from my colleague's in promoting reading habits of our > > periodicals in optimum. > > > > Hope soon I will receive a lot of suggestion from you people. > > > > 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. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > LIS-Forum mailing list > > LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum > >-- >This message has been scanned for viruses and >dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >believed to be clean. > >_______________________________________________ >LIS-Forum mailing list >LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum Thank You Shendage Pandurang Baburao Assistant Librarian Tolani Maritime Institute Induri, Talegaon Dabhade Pune 410507 Phone - (02114 ) 241870-73 Ext- 3401, 3402 Rec. 5272 Mobile- 9921314358 www.tolani.edu -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Application for Library Trainee
by Mallikarjun K 23 Apr '08

23 Apr '08

Dear Moderator, Please post this information in the LIS-Forum. Thank you. Applications are invited from fresh BLIS OR MLIS.degree holders (Male Candidates Only) for Library Trainee (One Post) in the Knowledge Centre for Bangalore Management Academy. The selected candidates will be paid a consolidated stipend of *Rs.5,OOO/-p.m*. They may be required to work in shifts and on Sundays. Candidates should have good communication skills with the knowledge of Computer & Library Software will be given preference. Interested candidates are requested to send your detail bio-data with photographs by email to prakash(a)bmaindia.com. The last date for receiving the application is 30th April, 2008. The short listed candidates will be called for interview, the dates for which will be communicated later over the email. *Mr.Praksah I N* Manager-Knowledge Centre Bangalore Management Academy Thanks&regards, -- *Mallikarjun M Kappi* Asst.Librarian-Knowledge Centre #17, Ashirwad Towers, Doddanekkundi Cross, Mahadevapura Ring Road, Maratahalli Post, Bangalore - 560 037 E-mail: mkmallikarjun(a)gmail.com Mallikarjun(a)bmaindia.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Internet Resources Newsletter: Latest Issue
by MacLeod, Roderick A 22 Apr '08

22 Apr '08

____________________________________________ Internet Resources Newsletter ____________________________________________ The latest edition of the FREE monthly newsletter for academics, students and researchers is now available at: http://www.hw.ac.uk/libwww/irn/irn161/irn161.html No subscription or registration is needed to access this full-text newsletter at the above site. You can also subscribe to the free, full-text email version at: http://www.hw.ac.uk/libwww/irn/irn.html An RSS feed for the newsletter is available: http://www.hw.ac.uk/libwww/irn/irn.rss Featured in this issue: Comment Internet Resources Newsletter by email and RSS News items of interest A-Z New & Notable Web Sites: About 100 new and notable websites: new services, ejournals, directories, search engines, publishers, government sites, eResources, booksellers, calls for papers, software, news services, conferences, research groups, plus anything of interest, etc, etc. Nice Web Site(s): ScienceWatch.com Blogorama Selected interesting blogs, RSS feeds and related news items RSS feeds for Professional Society News in Engineering Book Review: Research methods in information, by Alison Jane Pickard Recent Internet books in the Library Get a life! Leisure Time After hours Published by Heriot-Watt University Library, and edited by Roddy MacLeod (R.A.MacLeod(a)hw.ac.uk) Catherine Ure and Marion Kennedy Blogging at: http://hwlibrary.wordpress.com/ Heriot-Watt University is a Charity registered in Scotland, SC000278 -- Heriot-Watt University is a Scottish charity registered under charity number SC000278. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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SMS searches on Google via mobile phones
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 22 Apr '08

22 Apr '08

Do you know that you search google for products or sercices suppliers through mobile phone Try sending a text message (SMS) Old Age Homes Hyderabad to 466453 You will immediately get on your mobile. The advantage on searching on cell phone is that you can search and forward the reply to a friend. For instance I wanted the phone number of Ganshyam Supermarket for a friend. You can do an SMS based google search and forward the reply to the friend. Vyasamoorthy -- 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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Message from DG of UNESCO on the occasion of World Book and Copyright Day
by Mailing List Admin 22 Apr '08

22 Apr '08

Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:30:54 +0100 (BST) From: Puna Das <puna_05(a)yahoo.co.in> Message from Mr Ko�chiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of World Book and Copyright Day 23 April 2008 Since 23 April 1996, World Book and Copyright Day has brought together millions of people in more than 100 countries in both the South and North in the solemn celebration of the many functions of the book in the life of human society. It has also invited them to reflect on the place of copyright in connection with books. In 2008, this event offers a new opportunity for political decision-makers, economic agents and those active in civil society to give pride of place, each in their own field, to this unique instrument of culture, education, participation, communication and entertainment � the book. Books contribute to shaping and maintaining the educational, cultural and economic fabric of our societies, and play multiple and fundamental roles in it. These works of the mind protected by copyright, which enrich the intangible heritage of humanity, are also merchandise, a duality that has been highlighted and analysed on many occasions. Books are thus the pivot in a vast chain of incomegenerating activities and professions, and an important component of economic development. The proclamation by the United Nations General Assembly of 2008 as International Year of Languages invites us moreover to reconsider another dimension of books which complements those mentioned above: the linguistic dimension of publishing. Books are in fact a means of expression which live through language and in language. Every book is written, produced, exchanged, used and appreciated in a specific linguistic framework. When selecting their language, authors are also selecting their readers, who should be able to understand what they write. Translation helps to build linguistic bridges leading to new books and new readers. When a language has no access to the world of publishing, it is excluded � together with those who speak it � from a significant part of the intellectual life and economic activity of society. Hence the importance of developing multilingualism through translation. At a time when the proclamation of International Year of Languages has brought the matter of languages and multilingualism to the top of the international agenda, it is more essential than ever to reflect on the future of books as vehicles for expression and linguistic recognition. In this context, it is then a matter of urgency to give languages broader access to publishing, so as to promote the exchange of books and editorial content, and thus �the free flow of ideas by word and image� enshrined in the Constitution of UNESCO. On this thirteenth World Book and Copyright Day, I solemnly call upon all the Member States, partners and friends of UNESCO to join us in reflection and action to ensure that the place of books and reading receives full recognition for the benefit of a world that can claim to be genuinely multilingual, even in practice. Source: http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001571/157181e.pdf ; http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=42278&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION… See Also: http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=26397&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECT… Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India

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LIS Research In India- your response is needed to compile the directory
by Manjunath K 22 Apr '08

22 Apr '08

Dear LIS Professionals, (sorry for cross posting) I am trying to compile comprehensive directory of LIS researches in India awarded by Indian Universities. I have already started extracting data from inflibnet, Vidyanidhi and University news. Though the number of hits is significant, I feel the data is not comprehensive. I request your full cooperation to compile the comprehensive databank of LIS researches in India. I will post the cumulated info on our e-forums for the benefit of our professionals. I am using googledocs to compile a comprehensive directory of LIS research. Please click the following link and respond the query. http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=pGIJhUehDUUas09WOeerUfQ&email=t… If you cannot open the link, please copy and paste the link on your web browser. The survey takes just two minutes for you to respond to the queries as it is asking minimum info. Thanks are due to Mr. Sukhdev Singh of NIC suggesting googledocs for conducting spreadsheet supported online survey. I need your cooperation. With 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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India Today (Political Weekly) : Read Free Full Text
by Mukesh Anand 22 Apr '08

22 Apr '08

Dear Members', U may read free full text of India Today (Political Weekly) in Hindi as well as in English. I am giving the steps for Free Full Text Access of it. 1. Log on to www.indiatoday.com 2. u 'll be swithed to http://indiatoday.digitaltoday.in/ 3. Go to eMagazine , which is below Archives on the Home Page 4. Click eMagazine a. India Today Hindi http://emagazine.digitaltoday.in/IndiaTodayHindi/23042008/Home.aspx This web Link is of India Today (Hindi), issue dated 23 April, 2008. If u wish to browse other issue for example 16 april, then only u've to make a slight change in the weblink from 23042008 to 16042008.I am making it more clear by giving web link of 16 April,2008 issue http://emagazine.digitaltoday.in/IndiaTodayHindi/16042008/Home.aspx, b. India Today English http://emagazine.digitaltoday.in/IndiaTodayEnglish/28042008/Home.aspx Same as Hindi By this way u may browse ur desired India Today issue, if it is uploaded as eMagazine. U can read free full text of India Today. Facilities available on this weblink i. Contents page, Previous page, Next page ii. Zoom in & Zoom out iii. Single / Double Page View iv. Hand, Print , Share, Clipping, Speech, Download v. Search, Subscribe, RSS vi. This Issue, Previous Issues, Supplements, Other Mgazines vii. First Page, Last Page,Direct Access Page by selecting ur desired page no. in the box viii. Feedback ix. Sphere it, Digg it, Newsvine Enjoy Leasure Reading ! Thanx & Regards, Mukesh Anand Asst. Libn. Indian Railways Officers' Training College 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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Today’s Job Alerts in LIS
by Badan Barman 22 Apr '08

22 Apr '08

*Today's Job Alerts in LIS* * * Librarian and Computer Lab Assistant at Bengal School of Technology, Hooghly Last Date of Application: 06/05/2008 URL of Job Posting Site: http://www.bstindia.org Print Access to this Advertisement: The Telegraph, Tuesday 22 April, 2008 p. Jobs 3. Send your application with resume to Sugandha, Near Chinsurah Rly Station, Hooghly-712102. E-Mail: bstpharmay(a)rediffmail.com Phone: 033-2686 6064/2027/4281 Fax: 033-26864281 If you like these posts then you are requested to join at http://lislinks.ning.com/main/authorization/signUp?target=http%3A%2F%2Flisl… for other such information. -- Thanking you Yours faithfully Sri Badan Barman Research Scholar DLISc, Gauhati University ---------------------------------------------------------- Important Resources for LIS Professionals Upcoming Seminars, Conferences, Workshops & Refresher Courses in LIS: http://lisseminar.blogspot.com/ Jobs in LIS: http://lisjob.blogspot.com/ Awards, Prizes, Scholarships or Fellowships in LIS: http://lisscholarship.blogspot.com/ Admission Notice for Courses in LIS: http://liscourse.blogspot.com/ Latest Happenings & Contemporary Issues in LIS: http://lislatest.blogspot.com/ Search all OA LIS Journals: http://lis-journals-swicki.eurekster.com ----------------------------------------------------------- Confidentiality: This email (including any attachments) may contain confidential, proprietary and privileged information. Any unauthorized disclosure or use of this information is prohibited. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Kindle, Amazon's e-book reader, is hot, but how does it handle?
by noufal palliparamban 22 Apr '08

22 Apr '08

Hello: Very good stuff on Kindle, Please see it http://www.sacbee.com/107/story/864829.html regards --------------------------------------------------------------------- Noufal.PP Assistant Librarian XLRI Jamshedpur Mob: 09430766010 --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- Bollywood, fun, friendship, sports and more. You name it, we have it. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Public funding and open access
by Saiful Amin 22 Apr '08

22 Apr '08

Sorry for cross posting. Thought of sharing this editorial from The Hindu: http://www.hindu.com/2008/04/22/stories/2008042255590800.htm * Public funding and open access * Of what use is research, particularly when it is funded by the government, if the results published in peer-reviewed journals are not freely accessible to the scientific community? Since many journals allow access to published papers only on subscription, researchers, especially those in developing countries, find themselves at a disadvantage. The National Institutes of Health (NIH), the United States' federal agency for conducting and supporting research, has now corrected the anomaly. The Consolidated Appropriations Act passed recently makes it mandatory for researchers funded by the NIH after April 7, 2008, to submit their final peer-reviewed manuscripts upon acceptance for publication to the agency's PubMed Central online repository for free access not later than one year after the official date of publication. The scientific community is bound to greatly benefit as nearly 80,000 publications arise from NIH-funded projects every year. Yet, allowing for an embargo of up to a year is not healthy, particularly in the field of medicine. By making it mandatory to submit the manuscript even before its publication, the new policy has ensured that free access will be possible immediately after the expiry of the embargo date. Its initial move in 2005 to make free access possible failed as investigators were under no compulsion to comply. Though several open access peer-reviewed journals have come into being, they are not the first choice for paper submission since they do not enjoy the same standing as the established journals. Though subscription is a source of revenue for journals, the apprehension that free online access would hurt their bottomline is misplaced; the Act is applicable only to papers arising from NIH-funding. In fact, a number of publishers have already agreed to make published articles available to PubMed Central directly. It is commendable that the NIH did not allow commercial interests of publishers to override the merits of free dissemination of information as an essential requirement for scientific advance. The NIH has resolved the contentious issue of copyrights that was dogging free access. By making the authors responsible for working out a copyrights transfer agreement with the publishers that allows them to comply with the policy, it has ensured greater compliance. And by spelling out clearly that compliance with the policy is a "statutory requirement" and that non-compliance will delay or prevent future grants, the policy has ensured that open access becomes a reality at last. -- 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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Librarian and SLIA
by Dr. K.P.S.Sengar 22 Apr '08

22 Apr '08

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, KANPUR Special Recruitment drive for SCs/STs/PHs and OBCs alongwith some vacancies for unreserved category Advertisement No. 1/2008 IIT Kanpur, an Institute of national importance, invites applications from Indian nationals for the following posts : Librarian : 01 post (UR) (Pay Scale : Rs.16400-22400/-) Senior Library Information Assistant : 01 post (OBC-1) (Pay Scale : Rs.5500-9000/-) Fee : DD of Rs. 50/- for the posts 3 to 7 and Rs. 100/- for post no. 1 to 2 only, drawn in favour of "The Registrar, IIT Kanpur" payable at SBI, IIT Kanpur. SC/ST and PH candidates not required to submit the demand draft. For complete details like qualification ancd exeperience, age, general condistions, area of specialisation and mode of applying and Application Form etc. interested candidates may see the IIT Kanpur's website http://www.iitk.ac.in . Prescribed application form can be downloaded from the website and can also be obtained free of cost either in person or by post by sending a self-addressed envelope of 28cm x 12 cm size bearing postage stamp of Rs.10/-. The completed application must reach the IIT on or before 26th May, 2008. _______________________________________ Dr. K.P.S.SENGAR Knowledge Resource Centre http://172.141.122.14/libnet/index.html) INSTITUTE OF MICROBIAL TECHNOLOGY (CSIR, Govt. of India) Sector-39 A, Chandigarh-160036 Phone No. 0172-2636680-94(15 Lines) Ext. 3194(Off.) 2178(Resi.) Mobile- 09417397688 (6 PM to 8.45AM) Email- ksengar1(a)yahoo.com --------------------------------------------- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for detail information on "Collection development policy of University Libraries of India"
by M. Saikia 22 Apr '08

22 Apr '08

Dear friends, Do you feel that libraries specially university libraries should have written "collection development policy"? Do you have any policy for collection of documents, government documents, e- resources for your library?If you have written collection development policies, Will you kindly help me by sending a copy of your "Collection Development Policy" to the address mentioned below: Dr. M.Saikia Deputy Librarian Tezpur University Napaam, Tezpur-28 Dist.: Sonitpur(Assam) PIN.784028 E-mail: mukesh(a)tezu.ernet.in Mobile:09435563017 Thanking you. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Creating a Course in Digital Resources and Digital Libraries for Management Teachers
by arun kishore 21 Apr '08

21 Apr '08

Dear friends, We have been entrusted to create course materials for a reputed university's distant education programme. The module titled ' Digital Libraries and Digital Resources ' is actually part of a course for management teachers. So the module shall be created with customer orientation rather than the production orientation. We seek your valuable suggestions to make it meaningful. We thought of creating a blog for structuring and developing the content through open discussions with knowledgeable friends outside. Please follow this link for the tentative structure arrived at. http://teamdc.wordpress.com/project009/module-number-7-digital-libraries-an… Please put your valuable comments on the blog. With warm regards, Arun Kishore. B.L. Librarian ...................................... DC School of Management and Technology One School Avenue Pullikkanam P.O Idukki-685 503 Kerala, South India Tel:00-91-4869-248322/248323 Mobile: 9446224580 Fax:00-91-4812-564758 E-mail: arunkishore(a)dcschool.net __________________________________________________________ Sent from Yahoo! Mail. A Smarter Email http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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KALA-Elections
by I.R.N.Goudar 21 Apr '08

21 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. I request active members to come forward to contest for election and also elect suitable office bearers. Last date for self nomination is 24 April 2008. Goudar ============================================================================= 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. _______________________________________________ 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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Job Alerts in LIS
by Badan Barman 21 Apr '08

21 Apr '08

*Job Alerts in LIS* * * *Junior Library Attendant at Indian Council of Historical Research, 35, Ferozeshah Road, New Delhi-110001* Applications are invited for the post of Junior Library Attendant at the ICHR North Eastern Regional Centre (NERC), Guwahati, Assam. Number of Posts, Reservation Status: 1 (Unreserved) Last Date of Application: Within 30 days from 19/04/2008. Desire Qualification: Middle Pass. Age Limit: 18-28 Years as on 19/04/2008 Scale: Rs. 2550-55-2660-3200 URL of Job Posting Site: http://www.ichrindia.org Print Access to this Advertisement: Employment News 19-25 April 2008. p. 47. Send application form to the Member Secretary, Indian Council of Historical Research, 35, Ferozeshah Road, New Delhi-110001. * * * * *Junior Library Assistant (Grade-I) at The Indian Law Institute, New Delhi* Number of Posts, Reservation Status: 1 Last Date of Application: 13/5/2008. Scale: Rs. 4000-100-6000 URL of Job Posting Site: http://www.ilidelhi.org Print Access to this Advertisement: Employment News 19-25 April 2008. p. 6. Application form can also be obtained from The Indian Law Institute, Bhagwan Das Road, New Delhi-110001. * * * * *Library Attendants at Acharya Narendra Dev College, New Delhi* Number of Posts, Reservation Status: 1 (General) Last Date of Application: 5th May, 2008. Scale: Rs. 2650-65-3300-70-4000 URL of Job Posting Site: http://www.andcollege.du.ac.in Print Access to this Advertisement: Employment News 19-25 April 2008. p. 5 For the application form please send a self address envelop with stamps worth Rs. 10/- affixed to Acharya Narendra Dev College (University of Delhi), Govindpuri, Kalkaji, New Delhi-110019. * * *Librarian at Sainik School Kodagu, Karnataka* Number of Posts, Reservation Status: 1 Last Date of Application: 30/04/2008. Essential Qualification: a) Graduates in Library Science with proficiency in computer knowledge to handle automated library. b) Proficiency in English both written and spoken is compulsory. c) 3 years experienced as librarians in any reputed institutions. Desire Qualification: a) Master Degree in Library Science. b) Proficiency in written and spoken English and games and sports. Age Limit: 21 to 35 years as on 01/06/2008. Consolidated Pay: Rs. 7500/- (Rent free accommodation, free food will be provided) Print Access to this Advertisement: Employment News 19-25 April 2008. p. 54. Send your application form to Principal, Sainik School Kodagu, P. O. Kudige. Pin: 571232, Karnataka along with a self address stamp envelop (Rs. 22) *Librarian at Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology & Applied Nutrition, Kurukshetra, Faridabad* Number of Posts, Reservation Status: 1 (General) Last Date of Application: 25/4/2008 Essential Qualification: a) Degree in Library Science or graduate with Diploma in Library Science. b) 3 Years working experience. Desire Qualification: a) Certificate course in computer. Age Limit: maximum 40 years as on 25/4/2008. Scale: Rs. 4000-100-6000 URL of Job Posting Site: http://www.fcifbd.com Print Access to this Advertisement: Employment News 19-25 April 2008. p. 62. Application form also can be obtained from Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology & Applied Nutrition, Kurukshetra. C/O: Food Craft Institute, Badkhal Lake Chowk, Faridabad-121001 If you like these posts then you are requested to join at http://lislinks.ning.com/main/authorization/signIn?target=http%3A%2F%2Flisl… other such information. -- Thanking you Yours faithfully Sri Badan Barman Research Scholar DLISc, Gauhati University ---------------------------------------------------------- Important Resources for LIS Professionals Upcoming Seminars, Conferences, Workshops & Refresher Courses in LIS: http://lisseminar.blogspot.com/ Jobs in LIS: http://lisjob.blogspot.com/ Awards, Prizes, Scholarships or Fellowships in LIS: http://lisscholarship.blogspot.com/ Admission Notice for Courses in LIS: http://liscourse.blogspot.com/ Latest Happenings & Contemporary Issues in LIS: http://lislatest.blogspot.com/ Search all OA LIS Journals: http://lis-journals-swicki.eurekster.com ----------------------------------------------------------- Confidentiality: This email (including any attachments) may contain confidential, proprietary and privileged information. Any unauthorized disclosure or use of this information is prohibited. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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WORKSHOP ON DSpace
by Mailing List Admin 21 Apr '08

21 Apr '08

Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2008 17:17:20 +0100 (BST) From: Prof. N. Laxman Rao. <naglaxman(a)yahoo.com> Helo dear friends , the dept of Library and information science in collaboration with Academy of Library Science and Documentation, Hyderabad is organising a three day work shop on Dspace from 9-11 May 2008. the emphasis of this workshop is to provide hands on expereince to the participants. Only 25 seats are available and the admission is first come first serve. Prof Laxman rao ======================================================== Workshop on DSpace May 9 - 11, 2008 Organized by Department of Library & Information Science, Osmania University, Hyderabad in collaboration with Academy of Library Science & Documentation (ALSD)

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Rs 10,000 crore for Mother of all Digital Libraries
by Shaheen, Farooque 21 Apr '08

21 Apr '08

A mega project, called 'National Mission for Education through Information and Communication Technology,' to create a national knowledge resource hub will be launched. It can be accessed from any part of the country through Internet. The information will act as supplementary education on any subject and genre of education. The Union Ministry of Human Resource and Development has selected all the seven IITs, Jadavpur University, IGNOU, the Indian Institute of Science of Bangalore and the IT arm of Benaras Hindu University, ITBHU to create the new-age mega digital resource centre for students, teachers and other learners. The Planning Commission has already allocated Rs 10,000 crore for this ambitious project in the 11th Five year plan. The project proposal has been passed in the Cabinet in the current session. It has also got the go-ahead from National Development Council and Planning Commission. For more detail visit the URL given below. http://www.mumbaimirror.com/net/mmpaper.aspx?page=article&sectid=3&contenti… Thanks & Regards Farooque Shaheen Keane India Pvt Ltd. Bangalore-560004 +91-80-26678388 Ext 4105 (Tel) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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