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Infolibrarian.com
by Rasmita Mohanty 20 Nov '07

20 Nov '07

Dear professional ! Do anybody noticed that one of the major gateway/Resource in the field of Library and Information Science viz. http://www.infolibrarian.com has been hacked or due to some other problem it is not being accessed now a days.If we will type the URL then another site i.e.http://portlandcp04.portlandx.com/suspended.page/ is comming out. can anybody tell , what is the reason behind this.and I m requesting all the professional to findout the solution for this -- RASMITA MOHANTY J.R.D.Tata Memorial Library Indian Institute of Science Bangalore- 560012 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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urgent need of kidney doner
by Rajesh Rangappa 20 Nov '07

20 Nov '07

Respected sir/ Madam Dear mentor please add this in your issues of LIS- Forum because its a matter of life of library professional. Dear professionals, A young library professional is suffering form failure of both kidnies .. he needs transplantation to serve this profession more.. very talanted, kind hearted and loved by all friends and co-workers, dedicated worker.. Think once, a person of just 25 years getting worse in condition day by day. Specification is blood group should be o+ve, free from BP and diabeties Please help him... he wants to serve your profession.... any one intersted can contact at given address. Waiting with a ray of hope.. Thank you -- RAJESH ALDARTHI LIBRARIAN (Jain Institute of vocational and Advanced Studies) #127/3, Bull Tempel Road, Chamarajpet, Bangalore-560096 Email: deepakdeepa89(a)gmail.com Phone: 9886268857 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Workshop on Preserving Our Scientific Heritage - Dr. Vagiswari
by vagiiap＠iiap.res.in 19 Nov '07

19 Nov '07

Dear All, The Indian Institute of Astrophysics, the Indian Institute of Science and the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research are joining together to organize a National Workshop on Preserving Our Scientific Heritage on January 21 22, 2008, at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore. (Refer to our earlier mail dated 13th September 2007) The objective is to create an awareness of the importance of historical scientific materials available in several organizations in the country, which need special care and use. The librarians, archivists and policy makers will come together during the workshop, to discuss plan and set up archives within their organizations. We welcome participation from librarians, archivists, scientists and students who are already working in archives and also those who have interest in this area. For more details on the workshop kindly visit our homepage: http://www.iiap.res.in/archives Contact: Dr. Christina Birdie, Convener, E-mail: chris(a)iiap.res.in Dr. A. Vagiswari Member, Scientific Organizing Committee E-mail: vagiiap(a)iiap.res.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Open Licenses
by shriram pandey 19 Nov '07

19 Nov '07

Hello List, This article published by the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) is an extract from a draft of Chapter 6 'Open licences' of Copyright for authors, educators and librarians. It was written by Julien Hofman and Paul West. From the introduction: "An open licence, as used in this chapter, is a neutral expression for a licence from a copyright holder allowing anyone to use the copyright material subject to the conditions in the licence. There are many different open licences, some for computer software and some for other forms of copyright material. Each has its own terms, conditions and technical vocabulary and their supporters do not always agree with one another. Some, disliking the business practices of commercial software suppliers and publishing houses, want to replace copyright with open licences. Some want to allow anyone to profit from the work of others without even telling them they are doing this. ." Please read the full article online. at http://www.col.org/colweb/site/cache/offonce/pid/4765 Shri Ram Pandey Information and Knowledge Management Trainee NCSI,Indian Institute Of Science,Bangalore -- 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] Interdepartmental Interaction on 'Information andchange' at MyDLIS
by T. Shahab 19 Nov '07

19 Nov '07

Quite interesting discussion1 Myself was once a while working for the Library/Information centre in the Times of India newspaper at Patna (Bihar). I found the job very interesting and hectic. We used to keep index files on various local, national and international issues as well photo shots of different personalities and episodes like a situation of flood, a devastation brought by eathquake,accidental fire, etc.Often during election times, besides the editorial staff, I was supposed to be available in person to let them have materals on the character of a constituency. Sometimes, the editorial dept. would put a telephone call to my residence in nights to let them know how then can locate back year information on a particular case. I also used to interact with the editor as well as. Truly, it said that people in the press keep ready obituary materials in advance so that they can reach first with full coverage to the public.The traffic of users was always heavy. I don't know on what premise the students of journalism are calling the art & science of Libray business 'no more required' as already thigns are available on the net. We librarians are not internet shy. We quite well know the quantity & quality of materials available there. Regards. -----Original Message----- From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in [mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in] On Behalf Of N.S. Harinarayana Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2007 12:48 PM To: LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] Interdepartmental Interaction on 'Information andchange' at MyDLIS Interdepartmental Interaction on 'Information and change' : A report On Friday, November 16, 2007, Mysore University Library and Information Science Student Association (MULISSA) of the Department of Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, Mysore organised an interactive discussion programme, first of its kind in the university campus, with the students and faculty of Journalism and Mass Communication on an interesting topic "Information and Change". Dr. Niranjana, Reader and Chairperson, Department of Journalism and Mass Communication along with Dr. Mallinath Kumbar, Reader and Chairperson, Department of Library and Information Science moderated the discussion. Dr. Niranjana in his introductory remarks appreciated the Department of Library and Information Science and MULISSA for taking this initiative which would foster the mutual relationships. He said that library science and journalism disciplines and their respective professions complement each other like hardware and software in a computer system. The discussion was started with preamble laid by two students, one from each department. In their talk they narrated the role of information in their profession and the changes that both the professions are undergoing. Dr. Niranjana's comment that "Libraries are no more required as the number of users have diminished drastically" triggered a spirited discussion. One student from Journalism trying to reason out the comment said that when the information is easily available on Internet, libraries would become redundant. Moreover the lack of service and good quality collection in the libraries add to the problem, he said. Library Science students, found little offended by the comments, said that librarians alone can not be blamed for the situation. Moreover, the concept of libraries is changing from "four wall libraries" to "Wall less libraries". One student rationally argued, by citing the 10 reasons given by American Library Association, why Internet can't substitute a library. Dr. Mallinath Kumbar, who spoke in the mid of the discussion, said that libraries are under the tremendous influence of information and communication technologies. They have seen a paradigm shift in their approach to serve the users. While speaking on their turn, the library science students explained the changes in the profession by discussing interesting issues like "Content Vs. Container", "Access Vs Ownership", "Myths of digital libraries", "Knowledge commission and libraries" etc. Participants from Journalism also talked about media's role in acting as a catalyst to propel the change and impact on change in information society and emergence of e-papers. Dr. Niranjana concluded the discussion by stating that both media and libraries work on the principle of dissemination of information to the society, Both together play an important role in shaping the society. Dr. M. Chandrashekara and Dr. N.S. Harinarayana also participated in the discussion. For more information on MULISSA's activities please visit the blog http://mulissa.blogspot.com/ -- N.S. Harinarayana, Ph.D Faculty Advisor for MULISSA Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore, Manasagangtori Mysore 570 006 Off. 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Open science
by Subbiah Arunachalam 19 Nov '07

19 Nov '07

Friends: I am sure you are following the writings of Liz Lyon of UK LON. I just stumbled upon this presentation: "Open Science and the Research Library: Roles, Challenges and Opportunities?" http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/ukoln/staff/e.j.lyon/presentations.html Best wishes. Arun ______________________________________________________ Yahoo! Mail now has unlimited storage, which means you can have spam control and more space for those important e-mails. http://uk.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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ICIKM 2008
by Mailing List Admin 19 Nov '07

19 Nov '07

Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2007 10:31:29 -0800 (PST) From: Pijushkanti Panigrahi <panigrahipk(a)yahoo.com> ICIKM 2008 International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management March 24-29 , 2008, Kathmandu, Nepal ICIKM 2008 is to bridge the knowledge gaps between the developing and the developed countries in the field of information and knowledge management, and the conference will aim to strengthen the academic collaboration and strategic alliances in the development of information and knowledge management across the world in digital form. The conference will provide an international forum for sharing of information, experiences and ideas among researchers, educators, practitioners and policy makers from a variety of disciplines such as Library and Information Science, Computer Science, Archival and Museum studies and Knowledge Management. Theme : Information and Knowledge Management in a Connected World: A Challenge for the Developing Countries For early Bird Registration Visit Website : http://www.icikm-2008.com.np Call for Papers Full and short papers will be included in the conference proceedings and will be presented at the conference. Papers must be in English with a limit of 10 pages (approximately 5000 words) for full papers and 2 pages for short papers. All papers must be original contributions (i.e., not have been previously published or currently under review for publication elsewhere). All contributions are to be submitted in electronic form via the ICIKM-2008 submission web page, following ACM format guidelines and using the ACM template. .For Submitting Abstract, follow the Abstract Submission Guidelines Preferred submission formats are PDF or Microsoft Word. Full and short papers are due Feb 29, 2008. For more information, contact Dr. Mohan Raj Pradhan at mpradhan(a)healthnet.org.np. For Questions or comments Contact info(a)icikm-2008.com.np. Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi, Reader, Dept of Lib and Inf Science, University of Calcutta, 87/1 College Street,Kolkata - 700 073, West Bengal, India, email : panigrahipk(a)yahoo.com, (M) : +91 94342 43522. Secretary, Education Division, IASLIC; Associate Editor, IASLIC Bulletin, IASLIC, Kolkata-700 054

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Celebration of National Library Week
by srels 19 Nov '07

19 Nov '07

Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science Bangalore ............ Dear Friends, LAXMINARAYANA CHADAGA MEMORIAL CHARITABLE TRUST(R) "Adarsha" No. 307, 2nd Block, 17th Cross, R.T. Nagar, bangalore 560 032 TARALABALU KENDRA 3rd Main Road, 2nd Block, R.T. Nagar, Bangalore 32 LIONS CLUB OF BANGALORE R.T. NAGAR Bangalore 32 SHIVARAMA KARANTHA VEDIKE (R) R.T. Nagar, Bangalore 32 CELEBRATION OF NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK (14-11-2007 to 20-11-2007) Valedictory Function Date: 20-11-2007 (Tuesday) Time: 4.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. Inauguration: Lion P.S. Venkatachalam District Governer - District 324 - D6 Chief Guest: Dr. K.N. Prasad Executive Officer, Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science Venue: Main Auditorium of Tarala Balu Kendra 3rd Main, 2nd Block, R.T. Nagar, Bangalore 560 032 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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HOW TO TALK ABOUT BOOKS YOU HAVEN'T READ
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 18 Nov '07

18 Nov '07

I hate to forward a post from another group in full. This is an exception. If you an avid reader, this review (or the reviewed book) may interest you. It is also of interest to librarians who are "about" persons (- the librarian is interested only what a book is all about and he is not interested in knowing the actual contents per-se). Vyasamoorthy ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: goodbookz <openoffizz(a)yahoo.co.uk> Date: Nov 11, 2007 9:07 AM Subject: [goodbookz] HOW TO TALK ABOUT BOOKS YOU HAVEN'T READ To: gb <goodbookz(a)yahoogroups.com> HOW TO TALK ABOUT BOOKS YOU HAVEN'T READ By Pierre Bayard. Translated by Jeffrey Mehlman. 185 pp. Bloomsbury. $19.95. Faking It By JAY McINERNEY Published: November 11, 2007 Carrying this book around recently I've caught more than a little flak, not least from my kids, who once thought of me as a literary intellectual, or at the very least as a guy who espoused the virtues of reading. Hey, really, I told them - as well as my wife and the guy sitting next to me on the subway - no kidding, it's a serious book, written by a professor of literature who's also a psychoanalyst. A French professor/shrink, no less, who's written books on Proust, Maupassant, Balzac, Laclos and Stendhal, among other canonical heavyweights. So lay off. It seems hard to believe that a book called "How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read" would hit the best-seller lists in France, where books are still regarded as sacred objects and the writer occupies a social position somewhere between the priest and the rock star. The ostensible anti-intellectualism of the title seems more Anglo-Saxon than Gallic, an impression reinforced by the epigram from Oscar Wilde: "I never read a book I must review; it prejudices you so." Bayard's critique of reading involves practical and theoretical as well as social considerations, and at times it seems like a tongue-in-cheek example of reader-response criticism, which emphasizes the reader's role in creating meaning. He wants to show us how much we lie about the way we read, to ourselves as well as to others, and to assuage our guilt about the way we actually read and talk about books. "I know few areas of private life, with the exception of finance and sex, in which it's as difficult to obtain accurate information," he writes. There are many ways of relating to books that are not acknowledged in educated company, including skimming, skipping, forgetting and glancing at covers. Bayard's hero in this enterprise is the librarian in Robert Musil's "Man Without Qualities" (a book I seem to recall having read halfway through, and Bayard claims to have skimmed), custodian of millions of volumes in the country of Kakania. He explains to a general seeking cultural literacy his own scheme for mastery of this vast, nearly infinite realm: "If you want to know how I know about every book here, I can tell you! Because I never read any of them." If he were to get caught up in the particulars of a few books, the librarian implies, he would lose sight of the bigger picture, which is the relation of the books to one another - the system we call cultural literacy, which forms our collective library. "As cultivated people know," Bayard tells us, "culture is above all a matter of orientation. Being cultivated is a matter of not having read any book in particular, but of being able to find your bearings within books as a system, which requires you to know that they form a system and to be able to locate each element in relation to the others." Musil's librarian is a purist, but a perusal of the reviews in this and other publications would probably yield, if only we had the proper instruments, many less extreme examples of literate nonreading. Book reviewers generally imply that they have read the entire oeuvre of the author under discussion, as well as those of his peers, and I have no doubt they will continue to do so. You'd think Nicholson Baker's "U and I" (a short book I read in its entirety), in which the younger novelist writes a kind of critique of John Updike based on his admittedly fragmentary and incomplete reading, would have cured us of the omniscient stance in book reviewing. But I don't see many phrases like "From what I've read about 'Moby-Dick ..." or "the part of 'Finnegans Wake' that I tried to read ..." in the review pages. Bayard, though, regards such disclaimers as understood. He doesn't blame us for fudging, and he doesn't want us to blame ourselves. He proposes, and employs, a new set of scholarly abbreviations to go along with op. cit. and ibid.: UB: book unknown to me; SB: book I have skimmed; HB: book I have heard about; and FB: book I have forgotten. For Bayard, who is well served by Jeffrey Mehlman's fluid and elegant translation, skimming and sampling are two of the most common forms of reading behavior, particularly with regard to Proust. Paul Valéry, in his funerary tribute in La Nouvelle Revue Française, makes a virtue out of his admittedly sketchy knowledge of Proust by claiming: "The interest of the book lies in each fragment. We can open the book wherever we choose." Bayard defends skimming as a mode of reading. "The fertility of this mode of discovery markedly unsettles the difference between reading and nonreading, or even the idea of reading at all. ... It appears that most often, at least for the books that are central to our particular culture, our behavior inhabits some intermediate territory, to the point that it becomes difficult to judge whether we have read them or not." Lest the reader, or the nonreader, think that Bayard underestimates the power of reading, he proposes that we are all essentially literary constructs, defined by our own inner libraries: the books we've read, skimmed and heard about. "We are the sum of these accumulated books," he writes. (And make no mistake about it, this prof is far more literate and widely read than he pretends to be.) After anatomizing the different types of nonreading, Bayard addresses the social implications in a section called "Literary Confrontations." I commend his advice for meeting an author and being forced to say something about his or her new book: "Praise it without going into detail." The funniest section in the book describes the encounter between the anthropologist Laura Bohannan and an African tribe, the Tiv, whom she has been living among. She tries to read "Hamlet" to them in the hopes of demonstrating the universality of the story, but the way in which the tribe rejects those parts of the tale that don't square with their own cultural traditions - they don't believe in ghosts, for instance - renders the attempt ludicrous. Bayard proposes the term "inner book" to designate "the set of mythic representations, be they collective or individual, that come between the reader and any new piece of writing, shaping his reading without his realizing it." This notion coincides with Stanley Fish's concept of "interpretive communities" of readers, although Bayard's own inner book may be more indebted to home-team text destabilizers like Derrida and Lacan. Indeed, Bayard sounds more French in the later pages as he employs phrases like "consensual space" and dissolves the boundaries and false oppositions between reader and writer and book into one big sloppy pool of écriture. To what end? Bayard finally reveals his diabolical intent: he claims that talking about books you haven't read is "an authentic creative activity." As a teacher of literature, he seems to believe that his ultimate goal is to encourage creativity. "All education," he writes, "should strive to help those receiving it to gain enough freedom in relation to works of art to themselves become writers and artists." It's a charming but ultimately terrifying prospect - a world full of writers and artists. In Bayard's nonreading utopia the printing press would never have been invented, let alone penicillin or the MacBook. I seriously doubt that pretending to have read this book will boost your creativity. On the other hand, reading it may remind you why you love reading. Jay McInerney's most recent books are "The Good Life," a novel, and "A Hedonist in the Cellar: Adventures in Wine." ================== -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Interdepartmental Interaction on 'Information and change' at MyDLIS
by N.S. Harinarayana 17 Nov '07

17 Nov '07

Interdepartmental Interaction on 'Information and change' : A report On Friday, November 16, 2007, Mysore University Library and Information Science Student Association (MULISSA) of the Department of Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, Mysore organised an interactive discussion programme, first of its kind in the university campus, with the students and faculty of Journalism and Mass Communication on an interesting topic "Information and Change". Dr. Niranjana, Reader and Chairperson, Department of Journalism and Mass Communication along with Dr. Mallinath Kumbar, Reader and Chairperson, Department of Library and Information Science moderated the discussion. Dr. Niranjana in his introductory remarks appreciated the Department of Library and Information Science and MULISSA for taking this initiative which would foster the mutual relationships. He said that library science and journalism disciplines and their respective professions complement each other like hardware and software in a computer system. The discussion was started with preamble laid by two students, one from each department. In their talk they narrated the role of information in their profession and the changes that both the professions are undergoing. Dr. Niranjana's comment that "Libraries are no more required as the number of users have diminished drastically" triggered a spirited discussion. One student from Journalism trying to reason out the comment said that when the information is easily available on Internet, libraries would become redundant. Moreover the lack of service and good quality collection in the libraries add to the problem, he said. Library Science students, found little offended by the comments, said that librarians alone can not be blamed for the situation. Moreover, the concept of libraries is changing from "four wall libraries" to "Wall less libraries". One student rationally argued, by citing the 10 reasons given by American Library Association, why Internet can't substitute a library. Dr. Mallinath Kumbar, who spoke in the mid of the discussion, said that libraries are under the tremendous influence of information and communication technologies. They have seen a paradigm shift in their approach to serve the users. While speaking on their turn, the library science students explained the changes in the profession by discussing interesting issues like "Content Vs. Container", "Access Vs Ownership", "Myths of digital libraries", "Knowledge commission and libraries" etc. Participants from Journalism also talked about media's role in acting as a catalyst to propel the change and impact on change in information society and emergence of e-papers. Dr. Niranjana concluded the discussion by stating that both media and libraries work on the principle of dissemination of information to the society, Both together play an important role in shaping the society. Dr. M. Chandrashekara and Dr. N.S. Harinarayana also participated in the discussion. For more information on MULISSA's activities please visit the blog http://mulissa.blogspot.com/ -- N.S. Harinarayana, Ph.D Faculty Advisor for MULISSA Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore, Manasagangtori Mysore 570 006 Off. Ph: (0821) 2419399 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Text book reprinted
by Jai Haravu 17 Nov '07

17 Nov '07

Dear Members I had many requests for a copy of my book Library Automation: Design, Principles and Practice published in 2005 by Allied Publishers. The first imprint was sold out and now Allied Publishers has reprinted the book. Interested professionals may like to get in touch with Allied Publishers in Hyderabad or other cities where Allied has an office. Thanks. Haravu -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Talk on Libraries as Knowledge Resource Centers ~V a User~Rs Perspective
by Mailing List Admin 16 Nov '07

16 Nov '07

Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 10:04:08 +0000 From: Gowri Ravindranth <gravindranth(a)hotmail.com> Dear Friends: The Madras Library Association (MALA) & Tamilnadu Police Academy as part of the National Library Week celebrations Invite you for a talk on Libraries as Knowledge Resource Centers � a User�s Perspective by Mr. Amit Varma, I.P.S. Additional Director General of Police, Tamilnadu Police Academy, Chennai on Wednesday, November 21, 2007 at 6.00 p.m. Venue: TamilNadu Police Training College, Ashok Nagar (near Ashok Pillar), Chennai 600 083 Tea: 5.30 p.m. We look forward to your participation with your friends and colleagues. Regards, L. R. Gowri Secretary, MALA

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Social networking and LIS Professionals-come to InfoVision 2007-Early bird offer closes
by Shalini Urs 15 Nov '07

15 Nov '07

Dear LIS Professionals, Welcome to the 3rd edition of InfoVision - The Knowledge Summit Series (www.infovision2007.org) Come to InfoVision 2007, listen to and interact with the 'who is who' of the Social Networking Community at The Maratha, Mumbai - Dec 17-18. Why should LIS professionals participate in InfoVision 2007? . InfoVision is a platform and a forum to know, understand and implement the cutting edge Information Management Tools and technologies in one of oldest Knowledge Portals - the libraries . InfoVision will provide an opportunity for LIS professionals to reinvent, reposition and be relevant in the current information world by adopting/adapting contemporary tools and technologies The theme of InfoVision 2007 - 'Social Networks, Knowledge Discovery and Innovation' is one of the current buzz words. American Society for Information and Science and Technology (ASIS & T) 2007 annual conference held during October 2007 at Milwaukee, was on the same theme. Social computing and networking platforms and software have emerged as the key technologies that are changing the paradigm and landscape of the information world. InfoVision 2007 will help you - To build library 2.0 - a participatory library model. Learn social networking technologies to build library user communities, Friends of Friends communities and such other online communities to serve your patron better; To learn and implement social networking technologies for serving library patrons better, to provide engaged library services, and publicise and promote libraries as knowledge hubs. Key take-away for the LIS profession: 1. An over view of Social networking software that let libraries interact online with the communities they serve. 2. Understanding the implementation of Web 2.0 technologies and tools including blogs, RSS, wikis , folksonomies and other types of social networking systems, even down to pod casting and IM for providing web services . 3. To learn from the users and designers their processes of knowledge discovery in order to integrate them with library services. 4. An opportunity to learn some of the emerging platforms for collaborations and community. 5. Listen to case studies that to assess, implement and use web 2.0 software successfully, offering real-world scenarios and examples all along the way So. what are you waiting for? Register online or contact us See you expand your social network at InfoVision 2007! Dr. Shalini R. Urs Program Co-Chair: InfoVision 2007 & Executive Director and Professor International School of Information Management University of Mysore Mysore - 570006 India Tel : 91-821-2514699 Fax : 91-821-2519209 Email : shalini(a)isim.ac.in URL : 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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International CALIBER 2008 - Call for Papers
by Rajesh Chandrakar 15 Nov '07

15 Nov '07

CALL FOR PAPERS CALIBER (Convention on Automation of Libraries in Education and Research Institutions), an international convention of the INFLIBNET Centre organized every year at different parts of the country in collaboration with universities, invites high quality papers on research & technical works, case studies, technology updates etc. related to the themes and sub-themes of the convention as per mentioned below. The convention provides a unique forum to the library and information professionals, teachers, IT professionals, consultants and users involved in automation and networking of libraries as well as information providers to come together and interact on the subjects of mutual interest. The theme of the 6th International CALIBER 2008 is "From Automation to Transformation". The convention is being organized at the University of Allahabad (a Central University), Allahabad during 28th to 29th February and 1st March 2008. Theme: From Automation to Transformation Sub Themes a.. Impact of ICT in LIS: Major Shifts & Practices b.. Digital Libraries: Federated Search & Metadata Harvesting c.. Content Aggregations & Content Representations d.. Standards & Protocols in LIS e.. Evolving Technologies: RSS Feed, Blogs, Web 2.0, Lib 2.0 f.. Use of e-Resources and UGC-Infonet Digital Library Consortium IMPORTANT DATES Receipt of full papers : January 15, 2008 Intimation to Author(s) : January 30, 2008 Last date for Registration : February 15, 2008 Convention Dates : February 28 to 29 and March 1, 2008 Detailed Guidelines and Editorial policy for International CALIBER 2008 will be available very soon in the INFLIBNET website http://www.inflibnet.ac.in. Contact Details Paper Submission Sh. Rajesh Chandrakar Convener, International CALIBER 2008 Scientific & Technical Officer INFLIBNET Centre (An IUC of UGC) Gujarat University Campus PB 4116, Navrangpura Ahmedabad - 380 009, (Gujarat) India Phone: +91-79-26304695/8528/5971/0002 Fax: +91-79-26300990/26307816 E-Mail: rajesh(a)inflibnet.ac.in; caliber2008(a)inflibnet.ac.in Registration and Accommodation Dr. A P Gakhar Organising Secretary, CALIBER 2008 Librarian, University of Allahabad, Allahabad - 211 002, Uttar Pradesh Phone: +91-532-2460050 (O) +91-532-2644636 (R) Fax: +91-532-2461157 E-mail: ap.gakhar(a)rediffmail.com; apgakhar(a)yahoo.co.in Organizer Dr. Jagdish Arora Director INFLIBNET Centre (An IUC of UGC) Gujarat University Campus PB 4116, Navrangpura Ahmedabad - 380 009, India Phone: +91-79-26304695/5971/8528 +91-79-26305702 (Direct) Fax:+91-79-26300990/26307816 E-Mail: director(a)inflibnet.ac.in; jarora(a)inflibnet.ac.in ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rajesh Chandrakar, Commonwealth Professional Fellow Scientific & Technical Officer INFLIBNET (INFormation and LIBrary NETwork) Centre An IUC of University Grants Commission Near Gujarat University Guest House, PB No. 4116, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad - 380 009, India Tel. +91-(0)79-26305971/ 8528/ 4695(O), 26873805(R) Mobile: +91-9427527894 Fax: +91-(0)79-26300990, 263007816 E-mail: rajesh(a)inflibnet.ac.in; rchandrakar(a)gmail.com Website: http://www.inflibnet.ac.in ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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UGC NET exam postponed
by Ajay Kum Sharma 15 Nov '07

15 Nov '07

Dear Library Professional, The University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test, which was scheduled for December 16 has been postponed to December 30 in view of the Assembly elections in Gujarat on December 11 and 16. UGC Joint Secretary MV Krishnaswamy in a communication to Acharya Nagarjuna University has said that the timing for the examination will remain unchanged. The UGC has asked the university to inform the candidates of the change in dates. Thanks and regards. Ajay Kumar Sharma Project Associate, INDEST-AICTE Consortium Central Library, IIT Delhi Hauz Khas, New Delhi-110016 011-26596627 (O) 09899339808 (M) Web: http://www.geocities.com/ajaysharma_lib/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Talk on National Knowledge Commission and its implication on Libraries by Prof. Subbiah Arunachalam
by Gowri Ravindranth 15 Nov '07

15 Nov '07

Dear Friends: Madras Library Association and Roja Muthiah Research Library Trust invite you to a Lecture bySubbiah Arunachalam(Distinguished Fellow, M S Swaminathan Research Foundation, ChennaiVisiting Professor, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore) OnNational Knowledge Commission and its implication on Libraries Date: 27 November 2007 Time: 5.30 p.m. Venue:Roja Muthiah Research Library3rd Cross Road, Central Polytechnic CampusTaramani, Chennai 600 113Phone: 2254 2551 / 2 (Tea will be served at 5.00 p.m.) ----------------------------------------Short CV of Prof. Subbiah Arunachalam Subbiah Arunachalam started his career as a research chemist, but found his calling in information science. An avid admirer of the printed word right from school days, it was while he was a student at the Indian Institute of Science his native flair for searchig information came to be recognised. In the past four decades, he has been a student of chemistry, a laboratory researcher, an editor of scientific journals, the secretary of a scholarly academy of scieces, and a teacher of information science. For the past 12 years he is a volunteer with the M S Swaminathan Research Foundation and is associated with the Foundation's information and communication technology-enabled rural development project. He is an honorary fellow of CILIP, a life member of IASLIC and a member of ASIST. He is on the editorial boards of eight international refereed journals including Journal of Information Science, Scientometrics, Journal of Community Informatics, and Current Science. His current research interests include improving information access both for scientists and for the rural poor; scientometrics, and open access. He has travelled extensively and delivered talks in more than twenty countries. He is on the Executive Committee of the Global Knowledge Partnership, on the international advisory board of IICD, The Hague, and a trustee of the Electronic Publishing Trst for Development. His papers have had an influence on Indian science policy. -----------------------------------------Summary of the talk The past two decades have seen a tremendous transformation in India. Largely thanks to the late Prime Minister Mr P V Narasimha Rao and his Finance Minister Prof. Manmohan Singh, a new era was ushered in and like Hercules unchained India started realizig her potential and today we are among the fastest growing economies in the world and capital is flowing in at a rate unimaginable only a few years ago. All of a sudden, the world found that they needed young Indian professionals, to start with in the IT industry but later on also in management and manufacturing industry. It became clear to the rising middle class in India that the learned would be welcome everywhere. The oft repeated cliche that knowledge is power became true in the lives of many young people. India as a whole has come to realise how knowledge can bring about great transformations. It is this realization that led to the setting up of the Knowledge Commission. I will talk about the mandate of the Commission and its working. In particular, I will dwell upon the work and recommendations of two working groups, viz. the WG on Libraries and the WG on open and distance education. And talk about how the benefits of the knowledge revolution could be made more inclusive, a challenge which needs to be addressed immediately. I will touch upon the implications of the Commission's recommendations for libraries - mainly public libraries, but also research libraries. -Subbiah Arunachalam------Hope to see you on 27th. With best wishes, L. R. Gowri Secretary, MALA _________________________________________________________________ Check out some new online services at Windows Live Ideas—so new they haven’t even been officially released yet. http://www.msnspecials.in/windowslive/ -- 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] Reply to Puna Das from the Milion Books project
by T. Shahab 14 Nov '07

14 Nov '07

The initiative taken by the various centres of CDAC regarding the million book project is no doubt commendable. But we can not call it enough on the scale of number of documents digitised so far and the quality of metadata being maintained to help in retieving materials on any specific subject, say "Biochemistry or Pharmacology or Toxicology". Moreover, it appears that only 107761 books with 32491737 pages have been so far converted into digitised format rather than one million (ie 10 lakh?) as claimed. Let us continue and improve, welcome more libraries to join in this cooperative endeavour! Regards. -----Original Message----- From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in [mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in] On Behalf Of Subbiah Arunachalam Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2007 8:54 AM To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in; franc(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in; thulasi(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] Reply to Puna Das from the Milion Books project Friends: Prof. N Balakrishnan has provided a clarification to Mr Anup Kumar Das, who had posted a message to this list on 6 November (from Puna Das). Subbiah Arunachalam ===== Dear Arun: The guy is again wrong regarding the CDAC Kolkatta books and has not spent even a minute looking at the web site- Please go to www.new.dli.ernet.in and just click on the left hand side on the search button leaving all fields default- you will get the total number of books as on that date- Next if you choose scanning centre as cdac Kolkatta then you will find 3565 books totaling more than 1.6 million pages- all these are common sense and you must make sure th guys without exploring do not make unsavy comments- we are professional and have done what no one has done so far- Put one million books on the web- Balki Regards Balki > Dear Balki: > > There is some concern expressed about the Million Books project. I am > forwarding a mail I received today. Best wishes. > > Arun > > > --- Puna Das <puna_05(a)yahoo.co.in> wrote: > >> Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 06:49:01 +0000 (GMT) >> From: Puna Das <puna_05(a)yahoo.co.in> >> To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >> CC: digilib_india(a)yahoogroups.com, >> atanu.garai(a)gmail.com >> Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] CMU Million Book Project >> >> Dear Colleagues >> >> Atanu wanted to point out so called 'current status' of Digital >> Library of India project. This is >> very unfortunate that the tech-savvy DLI team could not provide us >> latest statistics on its site. The statistics available here is more >> than a year old. >> Another point I would like to raise, DLI's Kolkata Mega Scanning >> Centre could not provide us access to a single book they have scanned >> using tax-payers money. To my estimate, less than 25% scanned >> documents are available through DLI websites. How can we please help >> out this overburdened project team having a blurred vision? >> >> Thanking you >> >> Anup Kumar Das >> CSSP, JNU >> New Delhi-110067 >> Email: puna_05(a)yahoo.co.in >> Ph. 011-26704400 >> >> ___________________________________________________________ Want ideas for reducing your carbon footprint? Visit Yahoo! For Good http://uk.promotions.yahoo.com/forgood/environment.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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Anwarul Uloom College Of Pharmacy : Requires Librarian
by sri priya 14 Nov '07

14 Nov '07

Dear Friends Anwarul Uloom College Of Pharmacy Permitted by the AICTE & Govt. of A.P. & Affiliated to JNTU, New Mallepally, Hyderabad. Requires Librarian - Qualification: M.LiSc./B.LiSc. Qualification and experience: As per AICTE norms. Payscale: As per AICTE norms. Interested candidates please apply by email with all copies of certificates or post within 7 days to Sd/- Hon'ble Secretary Anwarul Uloom College Of Pharmacy Permitted by the AICTE & Govt. of A.P. & Affiliated to JNTU, New Mallepally, Hyderabad. Regards, S.Sripriya --------------------------------- Be a better sports nut! Let your teams follow you with Yahoo Mobile. Try it now. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IRstats for Institutional Repositories
by Mallikarjun 14 Nov '07

14 Nov '07

Respected All IRStats Released IRStats is a tool for analysing usage of Institutional Repositories.It is released as Open Source under a BSD license. Its support both Eprints and dspace. For more details please Visit http://trac.eprints.org/projects/irstats With regards Mallikarjun Dora Sambalpur University, Orisaa Cell-9777034183 Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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WORKSHOP ON SAP FOR TIFP
by Mailing List Admin 14 Nov '07

14 Nov '07

Date: 14 Nov 2007 06:34:18 -0000 From: suresh jange <suresh_jange(a)rediffmail.com> Dear Sir / Madam, I am pleased to inform you that a Sensitization and Awareness Program for Technology Information Facilitation Program is being organized at Gulbarga University, Gulbarga, Karnataka on 17th November 2007 in collaboration with the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India, New Delhi. One of the objectives of this program is to identify information requirements of Project Investigators and Academicians working in Academic/Research Institutions and Industries for the cause of promotion and development of information use and access to provide inputs to S&T research and industrial development. I am sure this program would not only enlighten the participants with rich knowledge transfer and use, but also provide an opportunity to discuss with the DSIR officials in formulating the research projects and developmental activities for possible financial support by the DSIR. I request you kindly to participate in this program by registering at the earliest to the Co-ordinator. There is no registration fee and TA & DA has to be borne by the sponsoring institutions. However, local hospitalities and free accommodation would be extended by the University. With kind regards, Dr. Ravi.B.Gaddagimath University Librarian & Coordinator SAP/TIFP Gulbarga University, Gulbarga � 585 106 (Karnataka) Telephone; 08472 � 263260; Fax: 08472 263265; Mobile 9740476888; 9844226604 e-mail rbggug(a)rediffmail.com Dr.Suresh S Jange Assistant Librarian (Sr.) & Head, Digital Resource Centre Gulbarga University, Gulbarga - 585 106 Karnataka, India Mobile - 09880224971

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Social Network Sites: Definition, History, and Scholarship
by shriram pandey 13 Nov '07

13 Nov '07

dear colleagues, Do you want to learn more about the potential of social networking Web sites to serve development goals and practitioners ? Please consult this interesting article on "Social Network Sites: Definition, History, and Scholarship" written by danah m. boyd and Nicole B. Ellison and published by the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication (JMC). website url : http://jcmc.indiana.edu/vol13/issue1/boyd.ellison.html Shri Ram Pandey Information and Knowledge Management Trainee NCSI,Indian Institute Of Science,Bangalore Official mail: shriram(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Visit also at : http://ram.mlib.googlepages.com/home "Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm." -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IATLIS-2007 CONFERENCE INVITATION
by Mailing List Admin 13 Nov '07

13 Nov '07

Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:10:32 +0000 (GMT) From: Prof. N. Laxman Rao. <naglaxman(a)yahoo.com> Dear Members: INVITATION FOR IATLIS CONFERENCE 2007.ALL ARE REQUESTED TO ATTEND LAXMAN RAO XXIV National Conference On Equity of LIS Education in IT-Based Pedagogical Environment of the Knowledge Society IATLIS - V 2007 19th to 21st November 2007 Organised by the Department of Library and Information Science Karnatak University, Dharwad � 580 003, KARNATAKA INAUGURATION Chief Guest: Dr. S.K. Saidapur F.A.Sc., FNA Vice-Chancellor Karnatak University, Dharwad Keynote Address: Dr. B.S. Maheshwarappa Professor and Chairman Department of Library and Information Science Gulbarga University, Gulbarga President: Shri. N.V. Satyanarayana Managing Director Informatics India Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore Date: 19th November 2007 Time: 11-30 a.m. Venue: Manasollasa Auditorium, Karnatak University, Dharwad Director of the Conference Dr. V.G. Talwar Professor Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore, Mysore VALEDICTORY Chief Guest: Shri. Vinay Luthra I.F.S. Registrar Karnatak University, Dharwad President: Dr. C.R. Karisiddappa UGC Emeritus Professor Director, Academic Staff College Karnatak University, Dharwad Date: 21st November 2007 Time: 1-00 p.m. Venue: Manasollasa Auditorium, Karnatak University, Dharwad ================================================================== Dr. C.R. Karisiddappa Felicitation Committee Department of Library and Information Science Karnatak University, Dharwad � 580 003, Karnataka State, India Felicitation to Dr. C.R. Karisiddappa UGC Emeritus Fellow Director, Academic Staff College, Karnatak University, Dharwad Chief Guest Nadoja Dr. Patil Puttappa M.A. (Journalism) USA Senior Journalist, Hubli Guest of Honour Shri. Vinaya Luthra I.F.S. Registrar, Karnatak University, Dharwad President Dr. S.K Saidapur F.A.Sc., FNA Vice-Chancellor. Karnatak University, Dharwad Date: 20th November, 2007 Time: 4-30 p.m. Venue: Manasollasa Auditorium, Karnatak University, Dharwad All are Cordially Invited Dr. V.G. Talawar Dr. S.B. Patil Dr. B.D. Kumbar President Treasurer Convenor Committee Members SPEAKERS 1. Dr. P.S. Halyal, Professor (Rtd.), Karnatak University, Dharwad 2. Dr. Jagtar Singh, Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala 3. Dr. Muttayya Koganuramath, University Librarian, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai 4. Shri. N.B. Satyanarayan, Managing Director, Informatics India Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore 5. Dr. S.L. Sangam, Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, Karnatak University, Dharwad

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SOUL Helpline
by K Prakash 13 Nov '07

13 Nov '07

Dear All, INFLIBNET Centre, Ahmedabad is pleased to announce a dedicated Help Line for SOUL Software users. The help line will be supporting for about 1400+ SOUL software customers for sorting out of any issues related to the software. Please dial 079-2630007 between 0930 Hrs to 1800 Hrs on all working days. With best regards. Bye. _____________________________ Dr. K Prakash, PhD Scientific/Technical Officer-I Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET) Centre An Inter-University Centre of University Grants Commission Near Gujarat University Guest House Post Box No.4116, Navrangpura Ahmedabad - 380 009 India URL: http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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New Job
by madaiah krishnamurthy 13 Nov '07

13 Nov '07

Dear Friends, It is my pleasure to inform you that I, Dr. M.Krishnamurthy (Previously Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore ) joined as University Librarian at University of Mysore. As such further communication may please be sent on the following address. Thanking You, Yours Sincerely, M.Krishnamurthy Dr.M.Krishnamurthy,M.A.,M.L.I.Sc., PhD. University Librarian University of Mysore Manasagangothri, Mysore 570006 Ph :91-0821-2514808 (Direct) Fax: 91-80-2419335 _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live Spaces is here! It’s easy to create your own personal Web site. http://spaces.live.com/?mkt=en-in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Tumkur University, Tumkur Re-notification for Various Posts
by Muniraju T 13 Nov '07

13 Nov '07

Dear Professionals Tumkur University, Tumkur, Re-Notification for Professors, Readers, Lecturers & Librarian, Deputy Librarian, Assisstant Librarian, For More Information Please Visit this Link http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Daily/skins/TOI/navigator.asp?Daily=TOIBG&lo… If This Link not open means see, Times of India Paper 13th November 2007 With Kind Regards, MUNIRAJU.T Central Library PES Institute of Technology t_muniraj(a)yahoo.co.in http://muniraj.t.googlepages.com/ http://www.lisresearch.blogspot.com/ --------------------------------- Meet people who discuss and share your passions. Join them now. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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