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Admission Notice..PGDHL course 2006-07.
by hemanth rao 01 Aug '06

01 Aug '06

Dear Moderator. Kindly arrange to announce the following admission notice to PGDHL Course for the year 2006-07 Hemanth Rao C RGUHS, Bangalore ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Applications are invited from eligible candidates for admission to One Year Postgraduate Diploma Course In Health Science Librarianship (PGDHL) for the academic year 2006-07 (September to August) at Department of Health Science Library and Information Systems in Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore. The prescribed Application Form may be obtained on payment of Rs.100/- in the form of Demand Draft drawn in favour of Registrar, either in person or by post. Candidates can download the application form from www.rguhs.ac.in(The application forms downloaded shall be sent along with the DD of Rs 100 in favour of Registrar, RGUHS. ELIGIBILITY 1. A candidate who has passed Masters Degree in Library & Information Science (M.L.I.Sc.) examination of any University established by law in India or any other degree recognized as equivalent for this purpose and scored not less than 55% of the maximum marks prescribed for the qualifying examination. 2. Librarians having M.L.I.Sc. Degree or equivalent qualifications with minimum 50% of marks and minimum of five years experience in a Health Science Library. 3. For SC/ST Category-1 candidates, the minimum prescribed percentage of marks will be relaxed by 5% STIPEND: The selected candidates are eligible for the stipend of Rs. 5,000/- per month DURATION: The course of study including submission of project work is 12 months ENTRANCE TEST: An Entrance Test will be held for eligible candidates on 28-08-2006 at 10-00am, in the Department of Health Science Library and Information Systems, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, 4th T block, Jayanagar, Bangalore-560 041. INTERVIEW: The interview for successful candidates in the Entrance Test will be held on 28-08-2006 at 3-00pm. Duly filled in applications along with attested copies of marks cards of qualifying examination, proof of date of birth, certificates and testimonials, Employment Certificate and No Objection Certificate (in use of Working Librarians) to be sent through proper channel to the Registrar, RGUHS, 4th T Block, Jayanagar, Banalore-560 041 on or before 25-08-2006. For further details contact Dr.R.Rama Raj Urs Course Coordinator Dept. of Health Science Library and Information System Digital Library and Information Centre Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka 4th T Block, Jayanagar Bangalore - 560 041 Ph: 91-80-26961943, drurs(a)rguhs.ac.in, drurs_in(a)yahoo.co.in ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ --------------------------------- See the all-new, redesigned Yahoo.com. Check it out. Dear Moderator. Kindly arrange to announce the following admission notice to PGDHL Course for the year 2006-07 Hemanth Rao C RGUHS, Bangalore ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Applications are invited from eligible candidates for admission to One Year Postgraduate Diploma Course In Health Science Librarianship (PGDHL) for the academic year 2006-07 (September to August) at Department of Health Science Library and Information Systems in Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore. The prescribed Application Form may be obtained on payment of Rs.100/- in the form of Demand Draft drawn in favour of Registrar, either in person or by post. Candidates can download the application form from http://www.rguhs.ac.in(The www.rguhs.ac.in(The application forms downloaded shall be sent along with the DD of Rs 100 in favour of Registrar, RGUHS. ELIGIBILITY 1. A candidate who has passed Masters Degree in Library & Information Science (M.L.I.Sc.) examination of any University established by law in India or any other degree recognized as equivalent for this purpose and scored not less than 55% of the maximum marks prescribed for the qualifying examination. 2. Librarians having M.L.I.Sc. Degree or equivalent qualifications with minimum 50% of marks and minimum of five years experience in a Health Science Library. 3. For SC/ST Category-1 candidates, the minimum prescribed percentage of marks will be relaxed by 5% STIPEND: The selected candidates are eligible for the stipend of Rs. 5,000/- per month DURATION: The course of study including submission of project work is 12 months ENTRANCE TEST: An Entrance Test will be held for eligible candidates on 28-08-2006 at 10-00am, in the Department of Health Science Library and Information Systems, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, 4th T block, Jayanagar, Bangalore-560 041. INTERVIEW: The interview for successful candidates in the Entrance Test will be held on 28-08-2006 at 3-00pm. Duly filled in applications along with attested copies of marks cards of qualifying examination, proof of date of birth, certificates and testimonials, Employment Certificate and No Objection Certificate (in use of Working Librarians) to be sent through proper channel to the Registrar, RGUHS, 4th T Block, Jayanagar, Banalore-560 041 on or before 25-08-2006. For further details contact Dr.R.Rama Raj Urs Course Coordinator Dept. of Health Science Library and Information System Digital Library and Information Centre Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka 4th T Block, Jayanagar Bangalore - 560 041 Ph: 91-80-26961943, mailto:drurs@rguhs.ac.in drurs(a)rguhs.ac.in , mailto:drurs_in@yahoo.co.in drurs_in(a)yahoo.co.in ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ See the all-new, redesigned Yahoo.com. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=40762/*http://www.yahoo.com/preview Check it out.

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Fwd: [IFLA-L] SLA-PAM International Relations Call for Nominations
by J. K. Vijayakumar 31 Jul '06

31 Jul '06

Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 11:20:10 -0400 To: ifla-l(a)infoserv.inist.fr, stl-sc(a)infoserv.inist.fr From: Nisa Bakkalbasi <nisa.bakkalbasi(a)yale.edu> CC: nisa.bakkalbasi(a)yale.edu Subject: [IFLA-L] SLA-PAM International Relations Call for Nominations [PLEASE EXCUSE MULTIPLE POSTINGS. FEEL FREE TO DISTRIBUTE AS APPROPRIATE.] The Special Libraries Association (SLA) Physics-Astronomy-Mathematics (PAM) Division is now calling for nominations for the International Membership Award. The SLA-PAM Division will present this award to a librarian from the developing world; it provides a two-year SLA membership, for the years 2007 and 2008. For complete information, please visit the following web page: http://units.sla.org/division/dpam/manual/awards/pamimadetails.html Please submit nominations to the incoming chair of the International Relations Committee (IRC) of the PAM Division (address below) by October 31st, 2006. The award will be announced in November 2006. Thank you. Objective: The purpose of the award is to provide an opportunity for librarians from the developing world to be an active member of SLA and of SLA-PAM. Components: The award will provide SLA membership, including PAM Division affiliation, for a period of two years. The award recipient will serve as a member of PAM's International Relations Committee (IRC) during the term of the award. PAM will fund the award recipient to attend SLA's annual conference during the first year of the award. The award recipient will prepare a short report on the state of scientific information/libraries in his/her country, to be presented to the membership at the annual SLA conference either in person or in writing. The award recipient will also prepare a final report reflecting on his/her experience with PAM and providing recommendations for future improvements to the award program; this report is to be sent before the end of the second year of the award to the PAM Executive Board and PAM IRC. Qualifications: The nominee must reside and work in a developing country and have basic English skills. The nominee must be working currently in a library, information center, library school or other information-related capacity, in one of the subject areas related to science and technology. Priority will be given to applicants working in Physics-Astronomy-Mathematics areas. The nominee will not have had a previous opportunity to become actively involved in SLA, such as by attending an SLA conference or other professional library association meetings in the U.S. Nomination Process: Self nominations are encouraged. Nomination documentation should include the following: A letter highlighting the candidate's professional career and qualification and explaining why this person should be granted the award. The candidate's current professional resume. Contact information for the nominee: name, position, business address, and (if possible) email address. Nominations are to be submitted by 31 October, 2006, to the PAM IRC incoming chair, and the award recipient will be announced in November. Selection will be made by the PAM Executive Board in consultation with the PAM IRC chair. Please submit nominations to: Nisa Bakkalbasi Incoming Chair, SLA-PAM International Relations Committee Yale University Library 130 Wall Street P.O. Box 208240 New Haven, CT 06520-8240 Phone: (203) 436-2851 | Fax: (203) 432-8527 | Email: nisa.bakkalbasi(a)yale.edu ------------------------ Nisa Bakkalbasi Electronic Collections Librarian Yale University Library 130 Wall Street, P.O. Box 208240 New Haven, CT 06520-8240 Phone: (203) 436-2851 | Fax: (203) 432-8527 --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta. Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 11:20:10 -0400 To: ifla-l(a)infoserv.inist.fr, stl-sc(a)infoserv.inist.fr From: Nisa Bakkalbasi <nisa.bakkalbasi(a)yale.edu> CC: nisa.bakkalbasi(a)yale.edu Subject: [IFLA-L] SLA-PAM International Relations Call for Nominations [PLEASE EXCUSE MULTIPLE POSTINGS. FEEL FREE TO DISTRIBUTE AS APPROPRIATE.] The Special Libraries Association (SLA) Physics-Astronomy-Mathematics (PAM) Division is now calling for nominations for the International Membership Award. The SLA-PAM Division will present this award to a librarian from the developing world; it provides a two-year SLA membership, for the years 2007 and 2008. For complete information, please visit the following web page: http://units.sla.org/division/dpam/manual/awards/pamimadetails.html http://units.sla.org/division/dpam/manual/awards/pamimadetails.html Please submit nominations to the incoming chair of the International Relations Committee (IRC) of the PAM Division (address below) by October 31st, 2006. The award will be announced in November 2006. Thank you. Objective: The purpose of the award is to provide an opportunity for librarians from the developing world to be an active member of SLA and of SLA-PAM. Components: The award will provide SLA membership, including PAM Division affiliation, for a period of two years. The award recipient will serve as a member of PAM's International Relations Committee (IRC) during the term of the award. PAM will fund the award recipient to attend SLA's annual conference during the first year of the award. The award recipient will prepare a short report on the state of scientific information/libraries in his/her country, to be presented to the membership at the annual SLA conference either in person or in writing. The award recipient will also prepare a final report reflecting on his/her experience with PAM and providing recommendations for future improvements to the award program; this report is to be sent before the end of the second year of the award to the PAM Executive Board and PAM IRC. Qualifications: The nominee must reside and work in a developing country and have basic English skills. The nominee must be working currently in a library, information center, library school or other information-related capacity, in one of the subject areas related to science and technology. Priority will be given to applicants working in Physics-Astronomy-Mathematics areas. The nominee will not have had a previous opportunity to become actively involved in SLA, such as by attending an SLA conference or other professional library association meetings in the U.S. Nomination Process: Self nominations are encouraged. Nomination documentation should include the following: A letter highlighting the candidate's professional career and qualification and explaining why this person should be granted the award. The candidate's current professional resume. Contact information for the nominee: name, position, business address, and (if possible) email address. Nominations are to be submitted by 31 October, 2006, to the PAM IRC incoming chair, and the award recipient will be announced in November. Selection will be made by the PAM Executive Board in consultation with the PAM IRC chair. Please submit nominations to: Nisa Bakkalbasi Incoming Chair, SLA-PAM International Relations Committee Yale University Library 130 Wall Street P.O. Box 208240 New Haven, CT 06520-8240 Phone: (203) 436-2851 | Fax: (203) 432-8527 | Email: mailto:nisa.bakkalbasi@yale.edu nisa.bakkalbasi(a)yale.edu ------------------------ Nisa Bakkalbasi Electronic Collections Librarian Yale University Library 130 Wall Street, P.O. Box 208240 New Haven, CT 06520-8240 Phone: (203) 436-2851 | Fax: (203) 432-8527 Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=42297/*http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/handr… all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Foundation Stone laying ceremony of iSIM@University of Mysore
by Mailing List Manager 31 Jul '06

31 Jul '06

Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 17:13:45 +0530 From: Sukhdev Singh <esukhdev(a)gmail.com> Just gone through the site http://www.isim.ac.in --Interesting. CONGRATULATIONS. --Sukhdev > > The Foundation Stone laying ceremony of the New Building of > International School of Information Management (iSIM) > University of Mysore > > (a Ford Foundation Funded Initiative) > [truncated]

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Seminar : Open Access
by Mailing List Manager 31 Jul '06

31 Jul '06

Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 12:08:22 +0530 From: Dr. Arun K. Chakraborty <akc(a)bic.boseinst.ernet.in> BOSE INSTITUTE, KOLKATA Institute Colloquium/ Seminar SPEAKER : Prof. Subbiah Arunachalam Distinguished Fellow MS Swaminathan Research Foundation Chennai 600113 TOPIC : Taking advantage of technology : Making the field playing through Open Access Archiving. DATE & TIME : FRIDAY , AUGUST 4th 2006 AT 12.00 Noon VENUE : SEMINAR ROOM,CENTENARY BUILDING BOSE INSTITUTE, KOLKATA About Speaker : Distinguished Fellow in the M S Swaminathan Research Foundation and a part-time Visiting Professor in the Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai. His research interests include science on the periphery, scientometrics, and information access. He has recently completed a literature-based study on mapping science in India. He is a member of both the Indian and the International Science Writers Associations. ALL ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTENED THE Colloquium PROF SIBAJI RAHA DIRECTOR BOSE INSTITUTE, KOLKATA DR. ARUN KUMAR CHAKRABORTY LIBRARIAN BOSE INSTITUTE, KOLKATA, INDIA MAIN CAMPUS: 93/1 A.P.C. ROAD, KOLKATA 700 009 INDIA PH: 91-33-2350 2402/03, FAX: 91-33-2350-6790 CENTENARY CAMPUS : P1/12 CIT SCHEME - VII-M, KOLKATA 700 054 INDIA PH: 91-33-2355 9544, 9416, 9219 FAX: 91-33-2355 3886 Ph(Res): 33-2672 1192, 3892, E-MAIL: akc(a)bic.boseinst.ernet.in

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Comparison of citation databases
by Mailing List Manager 31 Jul '06

31 Jul '06

Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2006 07:38:50 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> I reproduce below a news story - reporting on a recent study from Latin America - with the kind permission of Mr Abel Packer of BIREME/PAHO/WHO/SciELO. Anyone working in the area of comparing citation databases such as the Web of Science, Scopus and Scholar Google will find a goldmine in the work of Prof. Peter Jacso of the University of Hawaii. He has written many papers and made many presentations, all meticulously researched, and has shown that WoS continues to score over others in most respects. Prof. Jacso wrote a paper on this subject for Current Science about a year ago, when we brought out a special section in honour of Dr Eugene Garfield on his 80th birthday. I am sure people like Subir Sen, Dr A R D Prasad, Filbert Minj, Gunasekaran, Shahabuddin, Prabir Ghosh Dastidar, Sukhdev Singh, Dr D K Sahu and several others in India would like to do a similar study on citations to Indian papers as seen from different databases. Best wishes. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] ---------------------------------- Newsletter VHL 054 28/july/2006 Study compares article citations in Google Scholar, SCOPUS and WoS for the full article, visit, http://newsletter.bireme.br/new/index.php?lang=en&newsletter=20060728

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University provosts support OA
by Mailing List Manager 31 Jul '06

31 Jul '06

Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2006 07:57:52 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> Friends: The provosts of 25 top American universities are jointly releasing an open letter that strongly backs the Federal Public Research Access Act bill and encourages higher education to prepare for a new way of disseminating research findings, reports Jennifer Heffelfinger, Communications Manager, SPARC [jennifer(a)arl.org] "Widespread public dissemination levels the economic playing field for researchers outside of well-funded universities and research centers and creates more opportunities for innovation. Ease of access and discovery also encourages use by scholars outside traditional disciplinary communities, thus encouraging imaginative and productive scholarly convergence," the provosts write. Subbiah Arunachalam

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looking for the title "The Conquest of Mind"
by Mailing List Manager 31 Jul '06

31 Jul '06

Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:04:20 +0530 From: SwatiC(a)rkfoodland.com Dear All, I have been desperately looking for the title "The Conquest of Mind" by Eknath Eswaran. Pls let let me know if it is available with anyone of you. Would be highly obliged. Regds, Swati Corporate Librarian Radhakrishna Foodland Pvt Ltd Radhakrishna House, Majiwade Village Road, Majiwade, Thane - 400601 www.rkfoodland.com www.spar-india.com

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Foundation Stone laying ceremony of iSIM@University of Mysore
by Mailing List Manager 31 Jul '06

31 Jul '06

Dear Members: The following posting from Dr. Shalini Urs could not be broadcated in time due to some unavoidable circumstances. Sorry about it. It is being broadcasted now just for the sake information for fellow professionals. With regards, - Moderator ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 16:59:24 +0530 From: Shalini Urs <shalini(a)vidyanidhi.org.in> To: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Cc: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: Foundation Stone laying ceremony of iSIM@University of Mysore The Foundation Stone laying ceremony of the New Building of International School of Information Management (iSIM) University of Mysore (a Ford Foundation Funded Initiative) By His Excellency Shri. T.N. Chaturvedi, the Governor of Karnataka. On July 27, 2006, at 5.00 PM, at the Crawford hall, Mysore, as part of the Foundation Day Celebrations of the University of Mysore Mr.N.V. Sathyanarayana, Chairman and Managing Director, Informatics India & Prof. Sumathi Ramaswamy, University of Michigan, USA and Former Program Officer of Ford Foundation, New Delhi Will grace the occasion The munificent building grants provided by Informatics India, Bangalore is gratefully acknowledged. 'You are cordially invited' Dr.Shalini R. Urs Executive Director International School of Information Management University of Mysore Manasagangotri Mysore - 570006 Tele : + 91 821 2514699 Fax : + 91 821 2519209 www.isim.ac.in www.vidyanidhi.org.in/shaliniurs.htm

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Data sharing through networks
by Mailing List Manager 31 Jul '06

31 Jul '06

Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 07:18:23 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> Dear Friends: Chinese Academy of Sciences will soon enable 90 institutions to share data via a computer network, says a news story in Peter Suber's blog "Open Access News". Please note Suber's comment at the end. The Internet and the web offer unforeseen possibilities for information flow and knowledge exchange, which if adopted quickly can make the field level playing in the matter of accessing and disseminating information and knowledge. We can ignore them only at our peril! We in India must act fast and adopt open source software, open access archiving, collaborative research through grid computing and knowledge sharing through data sharing through nationwide networks. Best wishes. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] --------------------------------- Data sharing coming to China Zi Xun, China plans massive data sharing project, SciDev.Net, July 24, 2006. Excerpt: The Chinese Academy of Sciences is planning a large-scale computer project to make it easier for researchers at its 90 institutes to share their data....Over the next four years, data from the academy's institutes will be entered into hundreds of databases, and computing tools will be made available to help researchers analyse the data.... The e-Science project aims to tackle the problem of poor data sharing in the scientific community....[Nan Kai of the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Computer Network Information Center] says that the e-Science platform will be freely accessible to scientists outside the academy, as well as the public. Liu Mian, of the US-based University of Missouri, says that besides developing the infrastructure, the government should also stipulate that researchers must share their data by sending them to public databases such as the e-Science project. Peter Suber's Comment. This is a notable development that should greatly accelerate research in China. I support Liu Mian's suggestion that the government mandate deposit in the new OA system. If the Chinese combine the right policy with the right technology, it will maximize its return on the investment in its new and powerful infrastructure.

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Special Libraries 2006 :Webcast
by ++ Mukesh Anand ++ 31 Jul '06

31 Jul '06

Dear Professionals Details of ' The Library of Congress' Webcast are appended below: Title : Special Libraries 2006: Change and Challenges in the Digital Environment Speaker : Bruce Rosenstein Running Time : 47 minutes Bruce Rosenstein of the USA TODAY library discusses the current state of special libraries in the United States, focusing on trends, threats, opportunities and the impact of e-resources and technology. He also examines the personal qualities necessary for today's special librarian to succeed. These librarians must consider the implications of working for libraries affiliated with institutions that can close or drastically change at a moment's notice. Other points include the challenges of working in information-rich but time-poor environments, dealing with demanding, highly knowledgeable patrons and the need to answer a key question: what can you do differently and better than your clients, who may think they can get their own information without the need of a librarian? To view the entire Webcast, click the link http://loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=3893 Thanks ++ Mukesh ++ - - Mukesh Anand http://monitorlinks.typepad.com Dear Professionals Details of ' The Library of Congress' Webcast are appended below: Title : Special Libraries 2006: Change and Challenges in the Digital Environment Speaker : Bruce Rosenstein Running Time : 47 minutes Bruce Rosenstein of the USA TODAY library discusses the current state of special libraries in the United States, focusing on trends, threats, opportunities and the impact of e-resources and technology. He also examines the personal qualities necessary for today's special librarian to succeed. These librarians must consider the implications of working for libraries affiliated with institutions that can close or drastically change at a moment's notice. Other points include the challenges of working in information-rich but time-poor environments, dealing with demanding, highly knowledgeable patrons and the need to answer a key question: what can you do differently and better than your clients, who may think they can get their own information without the need of a librarian? To view the entire Webcast, click the link http://loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=3893 http://loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=3893 Thanks ++ Mukesh ++ - - Mukesh Anand http://monitorlinks.typepad.com http://monitorlinks.typepad.com

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National Workshop on Greenstone Digital Library Software - Organised by SALIS and DLIS, Napur University
by Arunachalam Hariharan 31 Jul '06

31 Jul '06

Golden Jubilee ( 2006 ) Foundation Day National Workshop on Greenstone Digital Library Software Jointly Organized by Dept. of Library and Information Science, R. T. M. Nagpur University, Nagpur and Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS), Chennai and St. Francis de Saleâs College, Seminary Hills, Nagpur. Date: August 19th â 20th , 2006 Venue: St. Francis de Saleâs College, Nagpur About the Organizers DLISc, RTM NU, Nagpur The Department of Library and Information Science, Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Nagpur, was established in the year 1956, and this is one of the oldest Library Science departments in the country. This year, Department of Library and Information Science is celebrating its Golden Jubilee. The department started with a Diploma course in Library Science, which was upgraded to Bachelorâs Degree in 1966. Masterâs Degree in Library and Information Science, was started in the year 1984. The Department is also offering doctoral programme since 1987. Two years Integrated MLISC, course was implemented in the department in 2003, based on UGC Model Curriculum. Department has organized a number of National Conferences, workshops and UGC Refresher Courses to its credit SALIS SALIS is a registered professional body, actively involved in the development of all spheres of Library and Information Science by organizing various programs such as seminar, lectures, training programs on emerging topics. It has chapters in many places to provide service in the respective regions regularly. SALIS instituted many awards to honor LIS professionals in the country. One of the objectives of SALIS is to train the Library and Information professionals to handle the latest IT tools and techniques more effectively and efficiently in order to provide quality-based services. SALIS has conducted thirty five workshops, and training programmes on at various parts, of the country in the last four year. Continuing Education Programme (CEP) SALIS is periodically conducting lectures on emerging trends by experts from all over the country. The Thrust areas are Information Communication Technology (ICT), Human Resource Development and provide training to handle digital tools and techniques SFS College Nagpur St.Franscis De Sales College Nagpur was established in 1956 by Aechbishop Eugene DâSouza as a service in Higher education to the city of Nagpur This Year this Institution is also celebrating its Golden Jubilee. It caters to More than 1600 students for various courses like B.Sc, BA, BCS, and Msc ( Chemistry and Biotechnology) It is located at Seminary hills which is the most beautiful part of the city About the Workshop Greenstone Digital Library Software (GSDL) is a open source software used for building and distributing digital library collections. It provides a new way of organizing information and publishing it on the Internet or on CD-ROM Greenstone is produced by the Zealand Digital Library Project at the University of Waikato, and developed and distributed in cooperation with UNESCO and the Human Info NGO The main objective of organizing this workshop is to provide a first hand knowledge of the Greenstone Digital Library Software, which is gaining immense popularity in digitization of manuscripts, and rare materials, and towards building up digital libraries. The workshop will be conducted by experts, and will cover the theoretical, and practical aspects of the âGreenstone Softwareâ. It will provide a practical demonstration, and hands on experience for the participants. This workshop is first of its kind, in the entire region, and will prove extremely beneficial for the Library and Information Science professionals, teachers, students and research scholars. Registration Fee - Rs. 300.00 The registration fee includes workshop kit and working lunches and tea on the days of the workshop and not the accommodation. The participants have to make their own arrangement for the stay. Intending participants are requested to complete the attached form and send it along with bank draft drawn in favour of âDLISc, Golden Jubilee Celebrationsâ, payable at Nagpur, towards the registration fee, so as to reach the Organizing Secretary, on or before 10th August 2006. Participants are advised to register well in advance (in any case not later than 10th August 2006). No. of Participants Participation is limited to 50 delegates on first come first serve basis. Last Date Interested participants should register on or before 14th August, 2006. Registration Form National Workshop on Greenstone Digital Library Software August, 19th â 20th., 2006 Name of the Participant : _________________ (In Block Letter) ________________________ Designation ________________________ Name and Address of the Organization ____________________________________ Address for Communication Tel. : Off ___________ Res. ___________ E-mail ID _____________________________ Mobile No. ____________________________ Date and Time of Arrival _______________ Particulars of Payment (Bank Draft) Name of the Bank : __________________ Rs. _________ D D No. _______________ Date _______________ Signature Completed registration form can be sent to: Dr. (Mrs) D. Rajyalakshmi Workshop Director & HOD, DLISc Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Nagpur â 440 010. E-mail : rldesaraju(a)rediffmail.com salis_info(a)yahoo.co.in Phone :- 0712 â 2548577 For more details of the workshop, please visit SALIS web site at http://autolib-india.net/salis or you may also contact A.Hariharan President SALIS C/o AutoLib Sofware Systems (opp. to MGR Garden) Mount-Poonamallee Road Chennai â 600 089 Cell: 09444109089 The application form for the workshop can also be downloaded from the above website __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Papers of a recent conference needed
by APS Sethi 31 Jul '06

31 Jul '06

Hello everyone A researcher is in need of conference papers of the following conference that took place early this month in Bangalore. Any library (particularly in or nearby Bangalore) that has the conference papers in its collection may kindly let me know. "National Annual Conference on Environmental Education, held from 6 to 8 July 2006 at Bangalore." APS Sethi BBSB Engg. College, Fatehgarh Sahib (Punjab) Hello everyone A researcher is in need of conference papers of the following conference that took place early this month in Bangalore. Any library (particularly in or nearby Bangalore) that has the conference papers in its collection may kindly let me know. "National Annual Conference on Environmental Education, held from 6 to 8 July 2006 at Bangalore." APS Sethi BBSB Engg. College, Fatehgarh Sahib (Punjab) http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigclick.cgi/www.rediff.com/signa… http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigimpress.cgi/www.rediff.com/sig…

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Workshop on Digital Libraries
by Vara Lakshmi Rudrabhatla 30 Jul '06

30 Jul '06

Dear Sir/Madam, Pl post the following workshop info in LIS-FORUM. Thanks, Varalakshmi WORKSHOP ON DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF DIGITAL LIBRARIES OCTOBER 9 -13, 2006. DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE ANDHRA UNIVERSITY VISAKHAPATNAM This workshop will enable participants to develop knowledge of, and practical skills in the installation and implementation of DSpace and GSDL which they can utilize in their own institutions. VENUE: The workshop will take place at the Department of Library and Information Science, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam. RESOURCE PERSONS: Dr M.G.Sreekumar, Librarian & Head, Center for Development of Digital Libraries (CDDL), Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode, Kerala and Smt K.T.Anuradha, Senior Technical Officer, National Centre for Science Information, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. PARTICIPATION: The numbers are limited (20 participants only). Participation in the first instance is reserved for library professionals from the higher education sectors. Only one participant per institution can be accepted to maximize the distributed impact of the workshop. SKILLS REQUIRED: Before registering, the participants should ensure that they have the following skills. 1.Solid, hands-on grasp of basic WINDOWS administration. 2.Good understanding of the Web and ideally experience with web servers such as Apache and their basic configuration. 3.Familiarity with obtaining and installing software from source bundles: download, de-archive, build and installation. COSTS: The workshop is being supported by U.G.C. Hence the participants will be charged a nominal amount of Rs 500/ which will also cover the cost of breakfast, lunch and coffee each day. ACCOMODATION: Shared accommodation on payment of Rs100/ per day Contact: Prof R.S.R.Varalakshmi, Dept of Library and Information Science, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam 530 003. Phone: 0891 2844387 (O) 94412 24838 (M), E.Mail: rvsn1234(a)hotmail.com or vara.lakshmirudrabhatla(a)gmail.com -- Dr. RSR Varalakshmi Professor, Dept. of Library and Information Science., Andhra University. Visakhapatnam.

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workshop on Information Literacy
by ravija srivastava 28 Jul '06

28 Jul '06

Dear Colleagues, We hope all of you have received the brochures on "Application of Instructional Technology to Information Literacy" Scheduled to be held on 9th and 10th August, 2006 in the University of Mumbai, Mumbai. Kindly see that the drafts and cheques are correctly addressed as per the details in the brochure and also they reach us on well before time. For your benefit I am enclosing the complete information again. Ravija Workshop cum Seminar on "Application of Instructional Technology to Information Literacy" INTRODUCTION Information Literacy is an important aspect of lifelong learning in the present competitive world replete with abundant information sources in various forms and formats. In libraries and information centers the reference librarians have traditionally provided bibliographic instruction or user education or library instruction to the users. Information literacy instruction covers all of them implying that information professionals strive to employ the users of information with a set of skills required to be able to find, retrieve, analyze, and use information effectively in the desired manner. As a necessity in many academic and research libraries it has become a core activity. Therefore the professional librarians need to be equipped with instructional techniques that can make the instruction programmes in the library more effective. This workshop is the first of its kind involving experts from the fields of Library & Information Science and Education. OBJECTIVES The workshop cum seminar aims to enable the participants 1. To know the elements of information literacy instruction 2. To know the elements of instructional technology 3. To design a customized training schedule for a single user or a group of identified users 4. To assess the effectiveness of their training programme METHODOLOGY The resource persons will use lecture method of instruction supported by exercises and activities suitable to the topic covered. Interactive sessions will be held at the end of the day. WHO SHOULD ATTEND Reference Librarians and other information professionals in academic and research libraries who regularly conduct information literacy instruction sessions (formal or informal) will benefit from this workshop by learning how to structure their instruction programmes in a technical manner. VENUE Conference Hall, Department of Library & Information Science, Jawaharlal Nehru Library, University of Mumbai, Vidyanagari, Kalina, Santa Cruz (E), 400098. DATE 9th & 10th August, 2006. REGISTRATION Registration Fee : Rs.800/- (including Breakfast, lunch, workshop kit and study material) Accommodation : Arrangement can be made in the Guest House within University Campus if intimated well in advance. Contact Persons: 1.Mrs. Ravija Srivastava Lecturer Department of Library & Information Science University of Mumbai Vidyanagari, Kalina Santa Cruz (E) Mumbai 400098 Ph. 91-022-26526679 Mo. 9819325070 E-mail ID : ravija_srivastava(a)yahoo.com 2.Prof. (Dr.) S.R. Pandya Prof. & Head, Department of Education University of Mumbai Vidyanagari, Kalina Santa Cruz (E) Mumbai 400098 Ph. 91-022-26526226 PROGRAM SCHEDULE 9th August, 2006 9.30a.m. Registration 10.00a.m. Keynote Speech 11.00a.m. Tea Break 11.30a.m. Session 1 : Instructional Strategies with special reference to Information Literacy 1.00p.m. Lunch Break 1.30p.m. Session 2 : Learning Styles 3.00p.m. Tea Break 3.30p.m. Session 3 : Critical Thinking Skills 5.00p.m. Interactive session 10th August, 2006 9.30a.m. Session 1 :Instructional Design I 11.00a.m. Tea Break 11.30a.m. Session 2 : Instructional Design II 1.00p.m. Lunch Break 1.30p.m. Session 3 : E-Learning 3.00p.m. Tea Break 3.30p.m. Session 4 : Evaluation & Assessment 5.00p.m. Interactive session 5.30p.m. Valedictory REGISTRATION FORM Name : Dr./Mr./Ms._____________________________________________________ Name of organization :_________________________________________________ Address:_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Ph.(off.)______________(Mob.)__________________Email____________________ Designation :________________________________________ Accomodation Required : Yes / No Details of Payment : ___________________________________________________ (Cheques and Demand Drafts to be in the name of Librarian, University of Mumbai payable at Allahabad Bank, Kalina branch.) Signature --------------------------------- See the all-new, redesigned Yahoo.com. Check it out. Dear Colleagues, We hope all of you have received the brochures on "Application of Instructional Technology to Information Literacy" Scheduled to be held on 9th and 10th August, 2006 in the University of Mumbai, Mumbai. Kindly see that the drafts and cheques are correctly addressed as per the details in the brochure and also they reach us on well before time. For your benefit I am enclosing the complete information again. Ravija Workshop cum Seminar on "Application of Instructional Technology to Information Literacy" INTRODUCTION Information Literacy is an important aspect of lifelong learning in the present competitive world replete with abundant information sources in various forms and formats. In libraries and information centers the reference librarians have traditionally provided bibliographic instruction or user education or library instruction to the users. Information literacy instruction covers all of them implying that information professionals strive to employ the users of information with a set of skills required to be able to find, retrieve, analyze, and use information effectively in the desired manner. As a necessity in many academic and research libraries it has become a core activity. Therefore the professional librarians need to be equipped with instructional techniques that can make the instruction programmes in the library more effective. This workshop is the first of its kind involving experts from the fields of Library & Information Science and Education. OBJECTIVES The workshop cum seminar aims to enable the participants 1. To know the elements of information literacy instruction 2. To know the elements of instructional technology 3. To design a customized training schedule for a single user or a group of identified users 4. To assess the effectiveness of their training programme METHODOLOGY The resource persons will use lecture method of instruction supported by exercises and activities suitable to the topic covered. Interactive sessions will be held at the end of the day. WHO SHOULD ATTEND Reference Librarians and other information professionals in academic and research libraries who regularly conduct information literacy instruction sessions (formal or informal) will benefit from this workshop by learning how to structure their instruction programmes in a technical manner. VENUE Conference Hall, Department of Library & Information Science, Jawaharlal Nehru Library, University of Mumbai, Vidyanagari, Kalina, Santa Cruz (E), 400098. DATE 9 th & 10 th August, 2006. REGISTRATION Registration Fee : Rs.800/- (including Breakfast, lunch, workshop kit and study material) Accommodation : Arrangement can be made in the Guest House within University Campus if intimated well in advance. Contact Persons: 1.Mrs. Ravija Srivastava Lecturer Department of Library & Information Science University of Mumbai Vidyanagari, Kalina Santa Cruz (E) Mumbai 400098 Ph. 91-022-26526679 Mo. 9819325070 E-mail ID : mailto:ravija_srivastava@yahoo.com ravija_srivastava(a)yahoo.com 2.Prof. (Dr.) S.R. Pandya Prof. & Head, Department of Education University of Mumbai Vidyanagari, Kalina Santa Cruz (E) Mumbai 400098 Ph. 91-022-26526226 PROGRAM SCHEDULE 9 th August, 2006 9.30a.m. Registration 10.00a.m. Keynote Speech 11.00a.m. Tea Break 11.30a.m. Session 1 : Instructional Strategies with special reference to Information Literacy 1.00p.m. Lunch Break 1.30p.m. Session 2 : Learning Styles 3.00p.m. Tea Break 3.30p.m. Session 3 : Critical Thinking Skills 5.00p.m. Interactive session 10 th August, 2006 9.30a.m. Session 1 :Instructional Design I 11.00a.m. Tea Break 11.30a.m. Session 2 : Instructional Design II 1.00p.m. Lunch Break 1.30p.m. Session 3 : E-Learning 3.00p.m. Tea Break 3.30p.m. Session 4 : Evaluation & Assessment 5.00p.m. Interactive session 5.30p.m. Valedictory REGISTRATION FORM Name : Dr./Mr./Ms._____________________________________________________ Name of organization :_________________________________________________ Address:_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Ph.(off.)______________(Mob.)__________________Email____________________ Designation :________________________________________ Accomodation Required : Yes / No Details of Payment : ___________________________________________________ (Cheques and Demand Drafts to be in the name of Librarian, University of Mumbai payable at Allahabad Bank, Kalina branch.) 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Google to Host Open Source Projects
by Farooque Shaheen 28 Jul '06

28 Jul '06

Hi all, Google is going to host open source project like SourceForge.net. The project hosting service would be available through Google Code ( http://code.google.com/) the company's repository for various APIs and developer tools that can be used to add Google services to applications. http://www.betanews.com/article/Google_to_Host_Open_Source_Projects/1154037… Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 Ext. 4105 VOIP- 40366 Hi all, � � � � Google is going to host open source project like SourceForge.net. The project hosting service would be available through Google Code (http://code.google.com/) the company's repository for various APIs and developer tools that can be used to add Google services to applications. http://www.betanews.com/article/Google_to_Host_Open_Source_Projects/1154037… Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 Ext. 4105 VOIP- 40366

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PLANNER 06 Announcement
by Prem Chand 27 Jul '06

27 Jul '06

INFLIBNET is organizing fourth PLANNER 2006 at Mizoram University Aizawal. For detail information , please visit our site at http://web.inflibnet.ac.in/planner2006/index.jsp Convention date: November 9-10- 2006 Theme of the Conference: Digital Preservation, Management and Access to Information in the twenty first Century Sub Themes: Content Creation and Preservation Human Resource Development Metadata Digital Preservation Institutional Repositories/Open Archives Initiatives Standards and formats Digitization of Multilingual Documents Library Networking E-Resources Access to E-Resources Search Engine Last date for paper submission : 31st August 2006 Tutorial: Building Digital Library Using Open Source Software (D-Space, Eprint etc.) Who can participate? This unique convention will witness participation of working librarians and information professionals from universities, colleges, Government and other R & D sectors. The convention provides unique opportunity to following professionals 1 Library and Information Science Professionals 2 IT and Knowledge Workers, Policy Makers, Educationist 3 Information Service Providers and Vendors 4 Electronic Publishing Agency Prem Chand Scientist- C INFLIBNET(Information and Library Network) Centre An IUC of University Grants Commission Near Gujarat University Guest House Navrangpura, PB No.4116 AHMEDABAD-380009 India __________________________________________ Tel. 91-079-26305971 / 26304695; 26918368 (Res.) Mobile: 09427001489 ___________________________________________ Email: prem65_chand(a)yahoo.co.in http://www.inflibnet.ac.in INFLIBNET is organizing fourth PLANNER 2006 at Mizoram University Aizawal. For detail information , please visit our site at http://web.inflibnet.ac.in/planner2006/index.jsp http://web.inflibnet.ac.in/planner2006/index.jsp Convention date: November 9-10- 2006 Theme of the Conference: Digital Preservation, Management and Access to Information in the twenty first Century Sub Themes: Content Creation and Preservation Human Resource Development Metadata Digital Preservation Institutional Repositories/Open Archives Initiatives Standards and formats Digitization of Multilingual Documents Library Networking E-Resources Access to E-Resources Search Engine Last date for paper submission : 31st August 2006 Tutorial: Building Digital Library Using Open Source Software (D-Space, Eprint etc.) Who can participate? This unique convention will witness participation of working librarians and information professionals from universities, colleges, Government and other R & D sectors. The convention provides unique opportunity to following professionals 1 Library and Information Science Professionals 2 IT and Knowledge Workers, Policy Makers, Educationist 3 Information Service Providers and Vendors 4 Electronic Publishing Agency Prem Chand Scientist- C INFLIBNET(Information and Library Network) Centre An IUC of University Grants Commission Near Gujarat University Guest House Navrangpura, PB No.4116 AHMEDABAD-380009 India __________________________________________ Tel. 91-079-26305971 / 26304695; 26918368 (Res.) Mobile: 09427001489 ___________________________________________ Email: mailto:prem65_chand@yahoo.co.in prem65_chand(a)yahoo.co.in http://www.inflibnet.ac.in http://www.inflibnet.ac.in

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Are People Losing the Habit of Reading?
by Farooque Shaheen 27 Jul '06

27 Jul '06

Hi all, Are People Losing the Habit of Reading? (This is the topic of discussion in the NDTV site.) Let us discuss it in our forum. Here are the reasons given in the favour. 1. Influence of TV 2. Mobile phone (listening music and playing games) 3. Lack of motivation to study under our educational system. 4. Internet 4. More dependence on groupism in schools and colleges, getting info by sharing. 5. Information overload in all subject areas. 6. Movies 7. DVD's on computers 8. Lack of Patience 9. Busy Life ............................. and many more But there are people who says No! only the medium has changed. I believe increasing the reading habit of the people is the essence of our profession. Let's discuss it in detail. How better we can play role in this? Do we require special program in collaboration with publisher? Do we need to change the marketing strategy? Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Asst. Manager- Information Services Caritor India Pvt Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 Ext. 4105 VOIP- 40366 Hi all, � � � � Are People Losing the Habit of Reading? (This is the topic of discussion in the NDTV site.) Let us discuss it in our forum. Here are the reasons given in the favour. 1. Influence of TV 2. Mobile phone (listening music and playing games) 3. Lack of motivation to study under our educational system. 4. Internet 4. More dependence on groupism in schools and colleges, getting info by sharing. 5. Information overload in all subject areas. 6. Movies 7. DVD's on computers 8. Lack of Patience 9. Busy Life ............................. � and many more But there are people who says No! only the medium has changed. I believe increasing the reading habit of the people is the essence of our profession. Let's discuss it in detail. How better we can play role in this? Do we require special program in collaboration with publisher? Do we need to change the marketing strategy? Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Asst. Manager- Information Services Caritor India Pvt Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 Ext. 4105 VOIP- 40366

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Fwd: { Karnatak University LIS Group } Karnataka State Government Cabinet Meeting Decided to Librarian as Teacher
by Suresh Horakeri 27 Jul '06

27 Jul '06

Dear Sir/Madam, I am happy to know that Karnataka State College Librarians Association and Karnatak University College Librarian's Associations has succeeded in getting status of Librarian as Teacher (Karnataka State Government Cabinet passed resolution Librarian as Teacher on 21st July 2006) CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL Thanks, Regards, Note: forwarded message attached. Suresh D Horakeri BSc, MLISc,PGDLAN, Asst Librarian, BVB College of Engg & Tech, Hubli-31, Ph: 9341610603 (R) (0836) 2378422 2378422 (O) Emails ; sdhorakeri(a)yahoo.co.in horakeri(a)bvb.edu http://www.connotea.org/user/suresh1973 http://www.prajavani.net/jun192006/5758220060619.php --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta. Dear Sir/Madam, I am happy to know that Karnataka State College Librarians Association and Karnatak University College Librarian's Associations has succeeded in getting status of Librarian as Teacher (Karnataka State Government Cabinet passed resolution Librarian as Teacher on 21st July 2006) CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL Thanks, Regards, Note: forwarded message attached. Suresh D Horakeri BSc, MLISc,PGDLAN, Asst Librarian, BVB College of Engg & Tech, Hubli-31, Ph: 9341610603 (R) (0836) 2378422 2378422 (O) Emails ; sdhorakeri(a)yahoo.co.in horakeri(a)bvb.edu http://www.connotea.org/user/suresh1973 http://www.prajavani.net/jun192006/5758220060619.php Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=42297/*http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/handr… all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta.

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Chief Librarian: Centre for Development Studies Trivandrum
by J. K. Vijayakumar 26 Jul '06

26 Jul '06

The Centre for Development Studies at Trivandrum (Kerala) is a premier Social Science Research Institute supported by the ICSSR and the Government of Kerala. Its research orientation places a high priority on problems of development at the national and regional levels. The M.Phil and Ph.D Programmes of the Centre are affiliated to the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Its Library houses the finest collections in social sciences and allied subjects. Applications are invited for the Chief Librarian position in the scale of pay of Rs.12600-375-15600 ((State Government pattern and is likely to be revised). Should have a first class Masters Degree in Library Science with fifteen years or more experience in managing a Library of computerised environment and should have knowledge in digitisation, computerisation process, expansion of technological resources and scholar outreach. Age limit is 45 years. Send detailed curriculum vitae, copies of major publications with the names of three referees to Director, Centre for Development Studies, Medical College post, Trivandrum 695 011, Kerala so as to reach him by August 31, 2006. For details visit Web Site www.cds.edu --------------------------------- How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messengers low PC-to-Phone call rates. The Centre for Development Studies at Trivandrum (Kerala) is a premier Social Science Research Institute supported by the ICSSR and the Government of Kerala. Its research orientation places a high priority on problems of development at the national and regional levels. The M.Phil and Ph.D Programmes of the Centre are affiliated to the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Its Library houses the finest collections in social sciences and allied subjects. Applications are invited for the Chief Librarian position in the scale of pay of Rs.12600-375-15600 ((State Government pattern and is likely to be revised). Should have a first class Masters Degree in Library Science with fifteen years or more experience in managing a Library of computerised environment and should have knowledge in digitisation, computerisation process, expansion of technological resources and scholar outreach. Age limit is 45 years. Send detailed curriculum vitae, copies of major publications with the names of three referees to Director, Centre for Development Studies, Medical College post, Trivandrum 695 011, Kerala so as to reach him by August 31, 2006. For details visit Web Site http://www.cds.edu www.cds.edu How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messengers low http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman8/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/ev… PC-to-Phone call rates.

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You are invited
by Gowri Ravindranth 26 Jul '06

26 Jul '06

Dear Friends: Guindy Campus Library, University of Madras and Madras Library Association cordially invite you to a Presentation Program by Ms. Julie Stevens Regional Sales Director West Asia Pacific, Proquest Information & Learning (formerly UMI) on various products and information services offered by Proquest at School of Chemical Sciences Auditorium, Guindy Campus - University of Madras, Chennai on Friday, the 4th August 2006 at 10 a.m. Program will be inaugurated by Prof. M. Anandakrishnan, Chairman, Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chennai Please join us for lunch after the presentation program R.S.V.P. R. Ravichandran Allied Publishers Chennai 600 002 (98402 54697) mailto:aplchn@vsnl.net aplchn@vsnl. net Ms. Julie Stevens will talk in brief about various products of Proquest Information & Learning including · Proquest Dissertation & Theses and Dissertation Abstracts (Full Text database that provides access to all 2 million index and abstract records with full text access from 1997) · Literature Online (It provides access to over 174 journals, 3000 author biographies, 340000 works of poetry from 18th century to the present, over 6000 works of English and American Drama and 2250 works of Prose fiction) · Safari Tech Books Online (It is an ideal ready reference resource providing a level of authority, flexibility and currency unequalled by other online IT reference databases. The subscriber can choose from 3000 titles from over 20 imprints) · Periodicals Index Online and Periodicals Archive Online (Instant access to more than 200 years of scholarship and over 15 million article citations from more than 4700 journals covering Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences) · ABI Inform and Factiva.com (ABI Inform is the Gold Standard for Business & Management Information and Factiva.com has authoritative coverage of the latest developments in the business world) · Proquest Health & Medical Collections (Online Research Resources for Health professionals, administrators and students) · Proquest Science Journals · Proquest Social Science Journals and so on ùùùùùùù

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National Workshops on "Empowering Librarianship in IT Applications", Smt.HM Library, MSU, Vadodara
by Puttaraj Choukimath 26 Jul '06

26 Jul '06

Dear Friends, Greetings! FYI: National Workshops on "Empowering Librarianship in IT Applications" at Smt.Hansa Mehta Library, MSU, Vadodara (Calender 2006). Please Visit (Click on National Workshops for the brochure in pdf): http://www.hmlibrary.ac.in Best Wishes, Puttaraj. Mr.Puttaraj, A. C. Asst. Librarian (Periodicals) SDTM Library, TATA Institute of Social Sciences, P.B. No.8313, Deonar, MUMBAI - 400 088 INDIA Tel: +91-22-2556 3290, Ext.285 (O) Fax: +91-22-2556 2912 Email: puttuc(a)yahoo.com, choukimath(a)tiss.edu URL: www.tiss.edu --------------------------------- Open multiple messages at once with the all new Yahoo! Mail Beta. Dear Friends, Greetings! FYI: National Workshops on "Empowering Librarianship in IT Applications" at Smt.Hansa Mehta Library, MSU, Vadodara (Calender 2006). Please Visit (Click on National Workshops for the brochure in pdf): http://www.hmlibrary.ac.in http://www.hmlibrary.ac.in Best Wishes, Puttaraj. Mr.Puttaraj, A. C. Asst. Librarian (Periodicals) SDTM Library, TATA Institute of Social Sciences, P.B. No.8313, Deonar, MUMBAI - 400 088 INDIA Tel: +91-22-2556 3290, Ext.285 (O) Fax: +91-22-2556 2912 Email: mailto:puttuc@yahoo.com puttuc(a)yahoo.com , mailto:choukimath@tiss.edu choukimath(a)tiss.edu URL: http://www.tiss.edu www.tiss.edu Open multiple messages at once with the http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=40787/*http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/handr… all new Yahoo! Mail Beta.

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advt in parliament library
by shashi jena 26 Jul '06

26 Jul '06

Dear professional all, some post in House of pople and council os state. POST NO. 12: Senior Library Assistant in Lok Sabha Secretariat VACANCIES: 6 (5 UR: 1 OBC) PAY SCALE: Rs.6500-10500 QLFNS. AND EXPERIENCE: (i) Graduation; (ii) Degree in Library Science; and (iii) At least 03 years experience of Library work. Desirable: Knowledge and experience in Microfilming processes, computer programming etc. NOTE: Preference will be given to persons with qualifications/ experience in Documentation, Constitutional and Parliamentary Affairs, Foreign Languages museum archives etc. UPPER AGE LIMIT: 30 years. POST NO. 14: Junior Library Assistant VACANCIES: 7 ( UR) in Lok Sabha Secretariat and 2 (1 UR; 1 OBC) in Rajya Sabha Secretariat PAY SCALE: Rs.5500-9000 QLFNS: (i) Graduation; and (ii) Degree or Diploma in Library Science. UPPER AGE LIMIT: 27 years. POST No. 7: Research/Reference Assistant* VACANCIES: 1 (ST) in Lok Sabha Secretariat and 3 (2 UR; 1 OBC) in Rajya Sabha Secretariat PAY SCALE: Rs.7450-11500 QLFNS: Master's Degree in any discipline or bachelor's degree in any discipline with Law degree. Desirable: Degree or diploma in Library Science. UPPER AGE LIMIT: 27 years. SHASHIKANTA JENA GRADUATE TRAINEE CENTRAL LIBRARY IIT CHENNAI __________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Answers: Share what you know. Learn something new http://in.answers.yahoo.com/

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Alliance to promote Open Document Format
by raghavendra patil 26 Jul '06

26 Jul '06

FYI_____ IT firms push for common PC lingo Tuesday, July 25, 2006 | Business (Mumbai Mirror 25th Jul, 2006.) http://www.mumbaimirror.com/nmirror/search/mmsearch.asp?query=&sectid=13&ar… Five IT companies, IIT and IIM form alliance to promote Open Document Format; educate centre, state governments about its economic benefits Sanjiv Kumar New Delhi: The common problem of being unable to open documents due to their being incompatible with the office suite on a computer, especially after exchanging files of various formats across different systems and software, may soon become a distant dream. At least thats what awaits the authorities if they listen to the five IT majors and two apex institutional bodies who have joined hands to resolve the issue. After all, the problem is quite persistent amongst government agencies causing inconvenience and delay due to different computers working with different operating systems. Sun Microsystems, IBM, Red Hat, Novell and CDAC in association with the IITs of Delhi and Bombay and even IIM, Ahmedabad have forged an alliance to spread the use of Open Document Format (ODF) in the country which could and would change the pattern of documents, storage, retrieval and sharing of data. What is ODF? ODF is an open XML-based (eXtensible Markup Language) document file format that enables the retrieval of information and exchange of documents including spreadsheets, charts, and presentations without regard to the application or platform in which the document was created, both now and in the future. Notably, ODF, designed to challenge the proprietary data formats from Microsoft, was developed as an application-independent file format by Organisation for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards, a vendor-neutral standards organisation. Cost-cutting galore... Currently, 13 nations across the globe are planning to adapt to ODF standards which are also gaining ground in India as they entail cost-cutting measures. With ODFs growth, Indian government agencies and businesses are realising the need of this technology. We will approach the governments and its constituents and spread awareness about ODF, IBM India Country Manager Satish Kaushal told Mumbai Mirror. Regards @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Raghavendra Patil Librarian K J Somaiya Institute of Engineering and Information Technology Somaiya Ayurvihar Complex, Near Everard Nagar, Eastern Express Highway, Sion, MUMBAI - 400 022 (INDIA) Mobile:+919892428221 Telephone: 91-22-2402 8801/2408 0331/2404 2797 Ext:114 Fax: 91-22-2402 8804 --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Get on board. You're invited to try the new Yahoo! Mail Beta. FYI_____ IT firms push for common PC lingo Tuesday, July 25, 2006 | Business (Mumbai Mirror 25th Jul, 2006.) http://www.mumbaimirror.com/nmirror/search/mmsearch.asp?query=&sectid=13&ar… http://www.mumbaimirror.com/nmirror/search/mmsearch.asp?query=&sectid=13&ar… Five IT companies, IIT and IIM form alliance to promote Open Document Format; educate centre, state governments about its economic benefits Sanjiv Kumar New Delhi: The common problem of being unable to open documents due to their being incompatible with the office suite on a computer, especially after exchanging files of various formats across different systems and software, may soon become a distant dream. At least thats what awaits the authorities if they listen to the five IT majors and two apex institutional bodies who have joined hands to resolve the issue. After all, the problem is quite persistent amongst government agencies causing inconvenience and delay due to different computers working with different operating systems. Sun Microsystems, IBM, Red Hat, Novell and CDAC in association with the IITs of Delhi and Bombay and even IIM, Ahmedabad have forged an alliance to spread the use of Open Document Format (ODF) in the country which could and would change the pattern of documents, storage, retrieval and sharing of data. What is ODF? ODF is an open XML-based (eXtensible Markup Language) document file format that enables the retrieval of information and exchange of documents including spreadsheets, charts, and presentations without regard to the application or platform in which the document was created, both now and in the future. Notably, ODF, designed to challenge the proprietary data formats from Microsoft, was developed as an application-independent file format by Organisation for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards, a vendor-neutral standards organisation. Cost-cutting galore... Currently, 13 nations across the globe are planning to adapt to ODF standards which are also gaining ground in India as they entail cost-cutting measures. With ODFs growth, Indian government agencies and businesses are realising the need of this technology. We will approach the governments and its constituents and spread awareness about ODF, IBM India Country Manager Satish Kaushal told Mumbai Mirror. Regards @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Raghavendra Patil Librarian K J Somaiya Institute of Engineering and Information Technology Somaiya Ayurvihar Complex, Near Everard Nagar, Eastern Express Highway, Sion, MUMBAI - 400 022 (INDIA) Mobile:+919892428221 Telephone: 91-22-2402 8801/2408 0331/2404 2797 Ext:114 Fax: 91-22-2402 8804 Do you Yahoo!? Get on board. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=40791/*http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/handr… You're invited to try the new Yahoo! Mail Beta.

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Are Indian parliamentarians not interested in science?
by Subbiah Arunachalam 26 Jul '06

26 Jul '06

Here is an excerpt from a news report in The Hindustan Times, New Delhi Prof. C N R Rao, FRS, the Chairman of the Science Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, had recently expressed reservations about "excessive" bureaucratic interference in scientific institutions. He had also aired his concerns in an article titled "Science in Crisis". He had warned that if the present situation continued, India could lose its eminent position in the scientific arena. "Bureaucracy today is unbearable. We cannot have the Department of Personnel in Delhi deciding on who is a good scientist or who is able to head an institution," Rao told Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at a recent meeting of the Scientific Advisory Council in New Delhi. Mr Kapil Sibal, Minister of Science and Technology, on Tuesday (25 July 2006) said there was an urgent need to promote scientific temper. At a recent interaction with journalists and members of a leading think tank, he had expressed his exasperation at being unsuccessful in organising a debate on science in Parliament. "For the past two years I have been trying to organise a debate on science in Parliament but have been unsuccessful," he said. "This speaks volumes about the awareness of science in the country." Here is an excerpt from a news report in The Hindustan Times, New Delhi Prof. C N R Rao, FRS, the Chairman of the Science Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, had recently expressed reservations about "excessive" bureaucratic interference in scientific institutions. He had also aired his concerns in an article titled "Science in Crisis". He had warned that if the present situation continued, India could lose its eminent position in the scientific arena. "Bureaucracy today is unbearable. We cannot have the Department of Personnel in Delhi deciding on who is a good scientist or who is able to head an institution," Rao told Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at a recent meeting of the Scientific Advisory Council in New Delhi. Mr Kapil Sibal, Minister of Science and Technology, on Tuesday (25 July 2006) said there was an urgent need to promote scientific temper. At a recent interaction with journalists and members of a leading think tank, he had expressed his exasperation at being unsuccessful in organising a debate on science in Parliament. "For the past two years I have been trying to organise a debate on science in Parliament but have been unsuccessful," he said. "This speaks volumes about the awareness of science in the country."

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SRELS Publication
by SRELS 25 Jul '06

25 Jul '06

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