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IIT-Kgp looking for Librarian
by moumita dey 20 Aug '07

20 Aug '07

IIT, Kgp is looking for Librarian (1 post-UR) in the scale of pay of Rs. 16400-450-20900-500-22400/- on contract for a period of 3 to 5 years. Ref:The Financial Express, 20th Aug. 2007. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Online NASA Technical Reports: Free accessible
by ryerna＠iitk.ac.in 18 Aug '07

18 Aug '07

Dear Friends, Kindly share the following information. NASA provides free access to approximately 500K aerospace related citations, 90K full-text online documents, and 111K images and videos,include: conference papers, images, journal articles, photos, meeting papers, movies, patents, research reports, and technical videos Visit URL http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp With regards, Ramesh yernagula Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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NMIMS library MDP
by Vrushali Rane (Librarian) 17 Aug '07

17 Aug '07

To The modetrator With a request to post this on the forum. SVKM's NMIMS University presents One Day Seminar On Best Practices in Library & Information Services September 08, 2007 MDP Centre, NMIMS Mumbai Seminar Coordinator Vrushali Rane Librarian librarian(a)nmims.edu For Whom The seminar is designed for Librarians, Information Professionals, Library Managers, and Library Science students who want to enhance the role of their libraries and provide variety of new services to see a happy user. Content * Introduction to the program * Concept of Best Practices * Best Practices followed in various libraries * Role Play * Discussion and Feedback * Action plan by each participant based on feedback * Closing remarks and participants evaluation of program Methodology Experienced professionals from Library and Information Science area will conduct the session. The workshop will be based on interactive discussions using lectures, presentations and various role-plays. The classroom atmosphere will be informal and interactive. Date September 08, 2007 (Saturday) Time 9.30am - 5.30pm Registration 9.30am - 10.00am Fees Participation fees is Rs. 500/- (inclusive of service tax) on a non - residential basis. This fees includes reading material, tea and lunch. Payment The cheque/DD to be drawn in favour of "SVKM's NMIMS" payable at Mumbai. About the Faculty 1. Prof Vijaya Rajhans - - University Librarian - Mumbai University 2. Mr. Daulat Jotwani - Librarian -IIT Mumbai 3. Vrushali Rane - Librarian - NMIMS University About the Institute Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal, a Public Charitable Trust is committed to the cause of providing high quality education at various levels. With a string of gems of institutions in various disciplines under its belt, the Mandal set up in 1981, Narsee Monjee Institute of Management & Higher Studies (NMIMS). NMIMS is rated as one of the top ten management institutes in the country. NMIMS, an ISO 9001-2000 certified Deemed University has received the Golden Peacock National Training Award in the category of Large Training Provider for the year 2004. The Institute has also received the Best Management Institute for the year 2004-2005. The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), an autonomous institution of the University Grants Commission (UGC) has accredited NMIMS (Deemed University) with Grade 'A' (Score 85-90%) The Institute has 70 full-time faculty (including 30 Ph.D) with a strong industry and academic background and over 150 Associate Faculty occupying senior positions in the company bring industry experience to the classroom. The faculty at NMIMS has culled out the essence of their learning with these industry interface and are now presenting this in the form of state-of-the-art modern Management Development Programmes, designed to meet the needs of tomorrow's industry. Contact Person Ms. Vrushali Rane Librarian Ext. 184 NMIMS University JVPD Scheme,Vile Parle (W), Mumbai 400056. Tel: 26134577 / 26183688 Fax: 26114512 E-mail: librarian(a)nmims.edu or Coordinator- MDP NMIMS University J.V.P.D. Scheme, Vile Parle (W), Mumbai 400 056. Ph: 26183688/26143177, Ext: 321/139/184 Fax: 26114512. Email ID: chairperson.mdp(a)nmims.edu <mailto:chairperson.mdp@nmims.edu>; coordinator.mdp(a)nmims.edu <mailto:coordinator.mdp@nmims.edu> Registration Form A one day workshop on Best Practices in Library & Information Services Registration Fees: Rs. 500/- Name: _______________________________________________ Designation: __________________________________________ Organization: _________________________________________ Address: _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ Phone: ______________________________________________ Mobile: ______________________________________________ E-mail: ______________________________________________ I enclose a cheque no.___________ for Rs. _______in favour of SVKM's NMIMS, Mumbai. Date: __________ Signature: _______________ (Photocopy this form for additional copies, if needed.) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Prime Minister's Independence Day, 2007 Speech:Education Sector
by Mukesh Anand 16 Aug '07

16 Aug '07

Dear Members', Here I am giving the segment of Education in our Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh's Independence Day,2007 Speech. Prime Minister's speech on Independence Day, 2007 on August 15, 2007: Education Sector My dear countrymen, brothers, sisters and dear children ................ For every one of our people to benefit from new employment opportunities being created across the economy, we must ensure that every Indian is educated and skilled. No nation can progress unless its people are educated. We have shown our Government's commitment in this regard by tripling public spending on education in the last 3 years. I request states also to give priority to education, as education alone is the foundation on which a progressive, prosperous society can be built. Growing revenue earnings have improved the fiscal capacity of the States. They must now give priority to education. Towards this end, our Government has decided to invest in setting up Good Quality Schools across the country. We will support 6,000 new High Quality Schools - One in every Block of the country. Each such school will set standards of excellence for other schools in the area. As our primary education programmes achieve a degree of success, there is growing demand for secondary schools and colleges. We are committed to universalizing secondary education. An extensive programme for this is being finalized We will also ensure that adequate numbers of colleges are set up across the country, especially in Districts where Enrolment Levels are low. We will help States set up Colleges in 370 such districts. The University system, which has been relatively neglected in recent years, is now the focus of our reform and development agenda. We will set up 30 new Central Universities. Every state that does not have a Central University will now have one. In order to promote science and professional education, we are setting up 5 new Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research, 8 new Indian Institutes of Technology, 7 new Indian Institutes of Management, and 20 new Indian Institutes of Information Technology. These will generate new educational opportunities for our youth. I am sure that, working together, we can ensure that at least a fifth of our children go to college as compared to one-tenth now. The vast majority of our youth seek skilled employment after schooling. Last year I spoke the need for a Vocational Education Mission. Such a Mission is ready to be launched. We will soon launch a Mission on Vocational Education and Skill Development, through which we will open 1600 new Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) and Polytechnics, 10,000 new Vocational Schools and 50,000 new Skill Development Centres. We will ensure that annually, over 100 lakh students get vocational training – which is a four-fold increase from today's level. We will seek the active help of the private sector in this initiative so that they not only assist in the training but also lend a hand in providing employment opportunities. We should seek not just functional literacy, but Good Quality Education – Education that is Affordable, Accessible, Equitable – and Available to every Boy and Girl who seeks to study. For the needy we will provide more Scholarships. I wish to see a revolution in the field of Modern Education in the next few years. It is my fervent desire that India becomes a fully educated, modern, progressive nation. From this historic Red Fort, I would like this message to go to every corner of India – we will make India a Nation of Educated People, of Skilled People, of Creative People. ..................................... Let us all come together and work resolutely for the welfare of our people and for the development of our nation. Jai Hind! N.B.:-Full-text of our P.M.'s speech can be read at http://www.hindu.com/nic/pmspeech070815.htm With Thanx & Regards, Mukesh Anand M Lib I Sc Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Document IEEE needed...
by banashankari.gangadhar＠wipro.com 16 Aug '07

16 Aug '07

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Document IEEE needed
by Mailing List Admin 16 Aug '07

16 Aug '07

Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 13:00:17 +0530 From: banashankari.gangadhar(a)wipro.com Hello, We are looking out for the following article from IEEE required for one of the major ongoing project. Please let me be informed if availble and send me either the softcopy or the print of the same. Thanks in advance. Rgds, Banashankari. Wipro Techonlogies #72,Keonics Electornic City, Hosur Road, Bangalore -100 Ph : 302999882 / Cell 9900138184

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Special Lecture at MyDLIS
by N.S. Harinarayana 16 Aug '07

16 Aug '07

Hi, All are cadially invited to a special lecture organised by the Department of Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, Mysore. The details are as follows: Speaker: Dong-Geun Oh, Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, Kei-Myung University, South Korea Topic : Customer Satisfaction in Library / Information Center Date & Time: 17th August, 2007 at 4 PM Venue: MLISc Hall, Department of Library and Information Science, Manasagangotri, Mysore. -- N.S. Harinarayana, Ph.D Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore, Manasagangtori Mysore 570 006 Off. Ph: (0821) 2419393 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Condolence to Prof.A.B.George
by gopikuttan gopikuttan 16 Aug '07

16 Aug '07

Dear professionals, Prof. A.B.George paased away on 15.8.2007. He was faculty member of DLIS.University of Kerala. he was also served as University librarin, Cochin University, Librarian Water resourse management. and he was president of Kerala Library Association. Dr.A.Gopikuttan DLIS University of Kerala --------------------------------- Did you know? You can CHAT without downloading messenger. Click here -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 16 Aug '07

16 Aug '07

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NMIMS Library MDP 2007
by Mailing List Admin 14 Aug '07

14 Aug '07

Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 09:02:31 +0530 From: "Vrushali Rane (Librarian)" <Librarian(a)nmims.edu> SVKM's NMIMS University presents One Day Seminar On Best Practices in Library & Information Services on September 08, 2007 at MDP Centre, NMIMS Mumbai For Whom The seminar is designed for Librarians, Information Professionals, Library Managers, and Library Science students who want to enhance the role of their libraries and provide variety of new services to see a happy user. Content * Introduction to the program * Concept of Best Practices * Best Practices followed in various libraries * Role Play * Discussion and Feedback * Action plan by each participant based on feedback * Closing remarks and participants evaluation of program Methodology Experienced professionals from Library and Information Science area will conduct the session. The workshop will be based on interactive discussions using lectures, presentations and various role-plays. The classroom atmosphere will be informal and interactive. Date September 08, 2007 (Saturday) Time 9.30am - 5.30pm Registration 9.30am - 10.00am Fees Participation fees is Rs. 500/- (inclusive of service tax) on a non - residential basis. This fees includes reading material, tea and lunch. Payment The cheque/DD to be drawn in favour of "SVKM's NMIMS" payable at Mumbai. About the Faculty 1. Prof Vijaya Rajhans - - University Librarian - Mumbai University 2. Mr. Daulat Jotwani - Librarian -IIT Mumbai 3. Vrushali Rane - Librarian - NMIMS University Contact Person Ms. Vrushali Rane Librarian Ext. 184 NMIMS University JVPD Scheme,Vile Parle (W), Mumbai 400056. Tel: 26134577 / 26183688 Fax: 26114512 E-mail: librarian(a)nmims.edu or Coordinator- MDP NMIMS University J.V.P.D. Scheme, Vile Parle (W), Mumbai 400 056. Ph: 26183688/26143177, Ext: 321/139/184 Fax: 26114512. Email ID: chairperson.mdp(a)nmims.edu mailto:chairperson.mdp@nmims.edu>; coordinator.mdp(a)nmims.edu mailto:coordinator.mdp@nmims.edu> Registration Form A one day workshop on Best Practices in Library & Information Services Registration Fees: Rs. 500/- Name: _______________________________________________ Designation: __________________________________________ Organization: _________________________________________ Address: _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ Phone: ______________________________________________ Mobile: ______________________________________________ E-mail: ______________________________________________ I enclose a cheque no.___________ for Rs. _______in favour of SVKM's NMIMS, Mumbai. Date: __________ Signature: _______________ (Photocopy this form for additional copies, if needed.)

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Librarians Day Celebration
by Shekar H P 14 Aug '07

14 Aug '07

Dear Professionals, On behalf of Dakshina Kannada & Kodagu Library Association,Udupi, You are cordially invited for the celebration of Padmashree Dr.S.R.Ranganathan's Day (recently changed as Librarians Day) on Sunday, 19th August 2007. The programme will be as follows- President of the programme: Prof.B.Shivananda Bhat, Vice Principal,Canaracollege, Mangalore Chief Guests : Dr.Devaraj, Principal,SDM College,Mangalore. Key Note Address :Dr.A.K.Baradol, Professor ,Dept.of LIS, Mangalore University News Letter Release : Dr.M.K.Bhandi University Librarian, Mangalore University Note : Those who have received Ph.D, M.Phil. Degrees among the members and first rank holder in MLIS from Mangalore University- 2007 Will be Felicitated in the function. There will be a Demo on EASY LIB and Annual General Body meeting in the afternoon session. Venue : Canara First Grade College, Mangalore Time : 10.00AM H.P.SHEKAR (Joint Secretary) Librarian Corporation Bank Centenary Public Library Near Mangala Stadium Mangalore-575 003 Ph : (o)0824-2450845,2450846 Fax:2450848 Mob:99457 99927 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Special Lecture at Bangalore University
by M Krishnamurthy 14 Aug '07

14 Aug '07

BANGALORE UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE Cordially Invites for the Special lecture Topic "Customer Satisfaction in Library and Information Center" By Dong-Deun Oh Professor, Dept of Library and Information Scince Kei-myung University Date & Time Venue 16th Aug,2007, 10-30AM Dr. S.Radhakrishna Lecture Hall Dept of Library & Inf Sci Sneha Bhavan buidling Jnanabharathi Campus Bangalore 560056 All are Welcome Dr.T.D.Kemparaju Chairman Dept of Lib&Inf Science Bangalore University Bangalore M.Krishnamurthy *************************************** Dr.M.Krishnamurthy,M.A.,M.L.I.Sc.,Ph.D Fulbright Scholar (University of Illinois) Librarian Indian Statistical Institute 8th Mile Mysore Road Bangalore 560059 www.isibang.ac.in/library Ph:91-80-28483002/3 Fax :91-80-28484265 -- 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] Is AACR3 has been published ?
by Parthasarathi Mukhopadhyay 13 Aug '07

13 Aug '07

Dear Mukesh I would like to add a bit at the end of Vijayakumar comment on RDA. 1. Apart from FRBR and FRAD, RDA will be based on new set of principles (known as IME ICC principles) 2. IFLA alreday conducted 4 International meeting on cataloguing principles (this principle will replace the vintage Paris Principles) and the fifth & final meeting is in South Africa this month. 3. RDA will include not only bibliographic materials but also many other information bearing objects available in many forms and formats. 4. The draft RDA is already available through the URL http://www.collectionscanada.ca 5. A video lecture on structure and feture of RDA is available from http://www.rdaonline.org Thanks and hoping to hear from forum members on RDA Parthasarathi Mukhopadhyay Department of Library and Information Science University of Burdwan, Burdwan, Rajbati - 713104, WB > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "J. K. Vijayakumar" <vjkjk(a)yahoo.com> > To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Is AACR3 has been published ? > Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2007 03:17:48 -0700 (PDT) > > > There is a new approach in revising AACR2 Rules. > To incorporate the online envirnement, the new > Code will be know as "RDA:Resource Description > and Access". > > Present AACR2 has only "Description" part, ie > describing an item. New code will have an added > part "Access", ie access control of an item. FRBR > is the basis for Part A (Description) of RDA, and > FRAD is the basis for Part B (Access Point > Control). > > As per the schedule made by Joint Steering > Committee, it will be published in 2009. > > Please have visit to > http://www.collectionscanada.ca/jsc/ > and > http://www.collectionscanada.ca/jsc/rda.html > > Thanks > > --- Mukesh Anand <mukeshanand2006(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Dear Professionals', > > > > Is Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules 3rd Edition > > (AACR3), which is > > based on Functional Requirements for > > Bibliographic Records (FRBR) & > > edited by a Canadian Information Consultant > > (probably) Tom Delsey has > > been published or not. It was expected to be > > published in the year > > 2007. > > > > Please give its Bibliogarphical Details, Online > > Access & other details > > (how it is different from AACR2). > > > > With Thanx & Regards, > > Mukesh Anand > > M Lib I Sc > > Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi > > > > -- 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 > > > > > ---------------------------------- > J. K. Vijayakumar > MLIS PhD IFLA-OCLC Fellow > Assistant Director of Library > American University of Antigua > College of Medicine > PB No W1451, St. Johns > ANTIGUA, West Indies > http://students.auamed.net/library > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Take the Internet to Go: Yahoo!Go puts the Internet in your pocket: > mail, news, photos & more. > http://mobile.yahoo.com/go?refer=1GNXIC > > -- > 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 > = -- _______________________________________________ Search for products and services at: http://search.mail.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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60 Years of Higher Science Education (Article in The Hindu)
by Mukesh Anand 13 Aug '07

13 Aug '07

Dear Members', An interesting Article was appeared in The Hindu dated 11 August,2007 on Editorial Page (Page # 14).The Article is on Sixty Years of Higher Science Education by R. Ramachandran. Thanx & Regards, Mukesh Anand M Lib I Sc Banaras Hindu Universiry, Varanasi -- 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] IMP:LIBRARIANS'DAY, Bangalore
by Mailing List Admin 13 Aug '07

13 Aug '07

Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2007 09:51:06 +0530 From: T. Shahab <tshahab(a)jamiahamdard.ac.in> This is to convey my hearty congratulations to the Library professionals of Karnataka on the declaration of August 12 as Librarians' Day. The government deserve our immense thanks for according this noble profession of information communication and knowledge generation the recognition which was long overdue. It will certainly give a much needed boost to the morale of the serving library professionals and also help bring the profession, its nature & contributions, to the public eye. Librarians being teacher of teachers are really the backbone of any successful educational & research institution. Undoubtedly, the celebrations should be grand. But the accolade will ring true only when the beneficiaries- the academic community and students- come forward to put on record their appreciation of the librarians' contributions. With best regards. -----Original Message----- Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2007 17:09:25 +0530 (IST) From: I.R.N.Goudar <goudar(a)css.nal.res.in> Dear Professional Colleagues, For the first time all Professional Organisations (in Bangalore) and Department of Public Libraries, Govt of Karnataka have joined hands in Celebrating LIBRARIANS' DAY in large scale. [truncated]

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Heartiest wishes...
by sangita narang 12 Aug '07

12 Aug '07

The moderator, Today is Dr. SR Ranganathan's Birthday. I wish to send my tribute to such a person whose genius will alwaya be admired. words are short but his works will always be admist us. I read recently one of the article and realised exceptional works which will foreever hold the relevance in every field. Find one such link for every one to read this article www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1435839 Thanks Hope u will post it, if it deserves any changes do correct it Sangeeta Narang Librarian Gd-II BB Dikshit Library AIIMS New Delhi Mob No-9868704009 mailme at : sangeetanarangx(a)yahoo.co.in --------------------------------- Unlimited freedom, unlimited storage. Get it now -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Free Journal Access: Sage Publications
by ryerna＠iitk.ac.in 11 Aug '07

11 Aug '07

Dear Friends, Please share the following info.. Free trial access through Sept. 30 to current and back issues of: IFLA Journal Journal of Information Science Journal of Librarianship and Information Science Information Development Business Information Review Journal of Health Informatics Visit URL https://online.sagepub.com/cgi/register?registration=FT77503 Ramesh Yernagula Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Have a Free Trial of Unesco Eolss
by sandeep bhavsar 11 Aug '07

11 Aug '07

Respected All The Largest On-line Encyclopedia A virtual dynamic library equivalent to 200 volumes http://www.eolss.net/ The EOLSS body of knowledge is an integrated compendium of sixteen encyclopedias. It attempts to forge pathways between disciplines in order to show their interdependence and helps foster the transdisciplinary aspects of the relationship between nature and human society. It deals in detail with interdisciplinary subjects, but it is also disciplinary as each major core subject is covered in great depth, by world experts. Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Mathematical Sciences Biological, Physiological and Health Sciences Social Sciences and Humanities Physical Sciences, engineering and Technology Resources Chemical Sciences, Engineering and Technology Resources Water Sciences, Engineering and Technology Resources Energy Sciences, Engineering and Technology Resources Environmental and Ecological Sciences, Engineering and Technology Resources Food and Agricultural Sciences, Engineering and technology Resources Human Resources Policy and Management Natural Resources Policy and Management Development and Economic Sciences Institutional and Infrastructural Resources Technology, Information, and Systems Management Resources Regional Sustainable Development Reviews (Area Studies) Thanks and Regards SANDEEP BHAVSAR --------------------------------- Yahoo! Answers - Get better answers from someone who knows. Tryit now. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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PLANNER 2007 at Guwahati
by Apurba Jyoti Majumder 11 Aug '07

11 Aug '07

Dear Professionals, PLANNER 2007 is gong to be held at the Department of LIbrary & Information Science, Gauhati University in the 2nd half of November. details of programme will be given later. Apurba Jyoti Majumder JRF, Dept of LIS, GU -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Is AACR3 has been published ?
by Mukesh Anand 10 Aug '07

10 Aug '07

Dear Professionals', Is Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules 3rd Edition (AACR3), which is based on Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) & edited by a Canadian Information Consultant (probably) Tom Delsey has been published or not. It was expected to be published in the year 2007. Please give its Bibliogarphical Details, Online Access & other details (how it is different from AACR2). With Thanx & Regards, Mukesh Anand M Lib I Sc Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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making contents available on Intranet
by bhagyashree sane 10 Aug '07

10 Aug '07

Dear All, We would like to have a guideline on: 1. Making CD/VCD contents available on Intranet. 2. How much extra we shall pay for such licence? 3. A separate server is required for? 4. Is CD mirroring the same concept? With Regards, B.J.Sane Chief Librarian National Insurance Academy Pune Ph: 020-27204064 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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People-focused search engine
by Farooque Shaheen 10 Aug '07

10 Aug '07

Spock.com, a new search engine focused on finding people by crawling social networking sites launched in a beta. http://www.spock.com/ Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Keane India Pvt Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 Ext. 4105 VOIP- 40366 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Open Access Initiative, Self-Archiving and Instituitional Repositories
by T. Shahab 10 Aug '07

10 Aug '07

The time when the scholarly community was at at the mercy of publishers of scholarly journals to give their reserches and findings a wide circulation is soon coming to an end. The revolution in the field of IT and communication technology has liberated the world of scholarship from the clutches of profit oriented publishers who were bent on restricting the usage of the research data on various pretext. Moreover, being bogged down with an uncertain future on account of decreasing availabilty of schorly journals every year because of the esclating cost of printed journals, the scholarly world must address itself to a new mechanism of redressal. What is required is a paradidigm shift at the part of the scholars as well as the information managers. The access denial and hence the impact denial can be overcome if we embrace the liberating concept of "OPEN ACCESS INITIATIVE" (OAI). Information centres have to look at them no more as stand alone collectors of printed version rather they have to develop themselves as global sharing digital repositories. OAI aims to facilitate the efficent dissemination of scholarly content through the creation of e-print archives.Thus the libraries and information centres are now-a-days increasingly developing into Instituitional Repositories (IR). Another and a very significant rational behind OAI is that the research outputs of all publicly funded research programmes should be freely accessible to be shared among the academic community so that other researchers at other universities and research institutions world wide can use, built-upon and cite those findings in their own reseaches and applications. This bring us to the requirement for an "Institutional Repository" (IR). The IR actually works like a digital clearing house of the intellectual output of an institution/ a University in digital form. The principal difference from a convential library is that in an IR our main focus is on the internally generated research ouputs whether peer reviewed (either preprint or postprint version) or rejected. Moreover, the onus for depositing the reseach materials etc is on the faculty members. However, the logic behind an IR is the similar to that of a traditional library- conservation, preservation, dissemination and impact. Self-Archiving refers to depositing digital documents in a publicly accessible website; preferably, an OAI compliant archive. Depositing involves a simple web interface where depoistors copy/paste in the metadata and then attaches the text-document. The full text document may be in different formats and locations , but if we use the same metadata tags they become 'interoperable'. These metadata can be harvested and all the documents can thus be jointly searched and retrieved as if they were all in one global collection, accessible to everyone. In nutshell, the reward of self-archiving in terms of visibility, accessibility and impact is great. Note: The above piece is being circulated with a view to generate interest among the scholarly community and the administrators of Academic institutions as well as the Information centres towards usefulness of digitization, the need for Self Archiving and building of Instituional Repositories of digitised materials and finally embrace the philosophy of Open Access. With best regards. Dr. T. SHAHAB Central Library, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Workshop on GSDL at IIM-Lucknow Campus from September 23-25, 2007
by Shantanu Ganguly 10 Aug '07

10 Aug '07

Dear Professionals: We are happy to inform you all that IIM-Lucknow Campus in collaboration with NASSDOC, New Delhi is organising a 3 Day Workshop on "Digitization of Resources using Open Source Software: GSDL" at IIM-Lucknow campus from September 23-25, 2007. A nominal fee of Rs 2000/- will be charged from the participants drawn in favour of IIM, Lucknow. We can accomodate only 25 participants, because we will provding intensive training programme to the participants. For any further information please contact: at sganguly(a)iiml.ac.in Regards Shantanu Ganguly Workshop Director and Librarian IIM-Lucknow ___________________________________________________________ For email that puts you in control, choose Yahoo! Mail. http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/mail/addressguard2.html -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Librarians Day at MyDLIS
by N.S. Harinarayana 10 Aug '07

10 Aug '07

At a simple yet evocative function, Department of Library and Information Science (MyDLIS), University of Mysore * *paid tributes to the memory of Dr. S.R. Ranganathan and celebrated his 115th birth anniversary on August 9, 2007 . On this occasion, Prof, Shalini R Urs spoke on Ranganathan and his profound influence on the profession, not only in India but around the world as well, even today – 35 years after his death. She mentioned that the * *warm reception given to Ranga Yogeshwar, grandson of Dr. S.R Ranaganthan at the * *opening session of IFLA Conference in Berlin in 2003* *, is a testimony to the greatness of SRR contributions to LIS field. She enthused the students to read the article by David McMenemy, "Ranaganathan's relevance in the 21 st century"(Library Review, 2007, 56(2))* * and revisit the Five Laws of library science in today's context. Prof. Shalini explained the students that age is not a hindrance for achieving higher goals. Citing examples from Ranganathan's life, she said, Ranganthan took the responsibility of organising the whole collection of Banaras Hind* *u University at the age of 54 and established DRTC when he was 70 years. Prof. Shalini brought to the notice of the students and faculty members that Government of Karnataka has declared 12th August as the Librarians day. A group of students enacted a Kannada skit on "Life time achievements of S.R. Ranganthan" for 20 minutes. It was directed and performed by the 3rd Semester MLISc students. *It was a very refreshing and a very enjoyable program where in *students recounted milestones in the life of SRR in a very simple but effective manner. Prof. V.G.Talawar, Dr. Mallinath Kumbar, Dr. M.Chandrashekara and Dr. N.S. Harinaryana were present on the occasion. Research scholars Mr. Vasant Raj and Ms. Monica Sharma also attended the function. -- N.S. Harinarayana, Ph.D Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore, Manasagangtori Mysore 570 006 Off. Ph: (0821) 2419393 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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