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Searching the TV programs - The Google way
by Sreeharsha_Gopalakrishna＠i2.com 26 Jan '05

26 Jan '05

Dear Professionals, Google has launched its Beta version of Google Video - the new search facility to search the TV programs, online. Give any TV program name as a key word - we get the brief information about the show. The best part of it is, On the left hand side of the result page, we get links about the show, upcoming episodes of the show, and if we still want to know more abt the show, there is a Google hyperlink which gives the result. Since its still in its early stage not much videos are uploaded, yet. Here is a brief account about Google Video Search: ==================================================================================== Google Tunes Into TV Google Video Enables Users to Search TV Content From PBS, the NBA, Fox News, C-SPAN, and others Mountain View, Calif. January 25, 2005 Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) today announced the availability of Google Video, a new service that enables users to search the content of television programs from leading TV content providers including PBS, the NBA, Fox News, and C-SPAN, among others. This announcement demonstrates Google's commitment to creating innovative technologies that provide access to a greater diversity of the world's information. "What Google did for the web, Google Video aims to do for television," said Larry Page, Google co-founder and president of Products. "This preview release demonstrates how searching television can work today. Users can search the content of TV programs for anything, see relevant thumbnails, and discover where and when to watch matching television programs. We are working with content owners to improve this service by providing additional enhancements such as playback." The Google Video beta (http://www.google.com/video) enables users to search across the closed captioning content of a growing number of TV programs that Google began indexing in December, 2004. Entering a query such as iPod will return a list of relevant television programs with still images and text excerpts from the exact point in the program where the search phrase was spoken. Google Video offers these additional search features: Preview page: Displays up to five still video images and five short text segments from the closed captioning of each program. Upcoming episodes: Shows when the program will be aired next. Search within the show: Enables searching for specific words within a given program. Program details: Offers program and episode information including channel, date and time. Change location: Finds the next time and channel where a program will air locally according to zip code. For television channels and content producers, Google Video can increase viewership by providing Google users with information on future airings of relevant programs. "For more than three decades PBS and local PBS stations have pioneered the use of state-of-the-art technology to use media to inform, engage, entertain, and educate the American public," said Pat Mitchell, President and CEO of PBS. "Today we are proud to join with Google, a company that continues to achieve new levels of technical innovation with the launch of Google Video, a new service that increases the reach and impact of PBS content." "NBA fans are tech savvy early adopters," said NBA Commissioner David Stern. "With our partnership with Google on the pioneering Google Video service, we enhance our ability to meet the needs of NBA fans, delivering to them content and information in a new and innovative way." This early-stage release of Google Video does not include Google AdWords advertising or playback options. For more information, please visit http://www.google.com/video. ==================================================================================== **************************************** Sreeharsha BG Knowledge Management Group i2 Technologies software Pvt. Ltd. 5th Floor, Diamond District, Airport Road, Bangalore-8 PH: 25047319 **************************************** Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever

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Kindly put the following advt in the lis-forum. Thank you. Moun a Raju for Informatics (India) Ltd., Bangalore.
by Mouna Raju 25 Jan '05

25 Jan '05

INFORMATICS www.informindia.co.in is looking for suitable candidates for the post of "PROJECTS COORDINATOR - SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT" Role & Responsibilities * Project Coordination * Vendor Management * Infrastructure and Technology Management Knowledge & Experience * Project Management & Costing Skills * Programming Skills * Knowledge of Information Products & Content Development * Post Graduate or BE in Computers & Information Science * Preferred Age Group 28-35 Remuneration Package: Rs.25,000/- to Rs.40,000/- per month Selected candidate should be willing to give a minimum 2-3 years of commitment guarantee to work in the Company. For more details contact: Mr S Sathya Prakash Divisioanl Manager - Operations & & HRD Informatics (India) Ltd P B No. 360, Malleswaram Bangalore 560 003, India Phone: 91 80 23365940, Fax: 91 80 23344598; mailto:ssp@informindia.co.in

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vacancy for library trainee/intern in IBM,Bangalore
by shanmugaprabha s 25 Jan '05

25 Jan '05

Dear members, Here is an announcement for a library trainee/intern vacancy in IBM. Vacancy title : Library trainee/intern Company : IBM, Bangalore Qualification : B.L.I.Sc/ Diploma in Library Science/ C.L.I.Sc.(freshers preferred) Duration : 3 to 4 months Salary : As per the standards Location : Bangalore Local candidates with good communication skills are requested to apply immediately. Please send your resumes to ssprabha(a)rediffmail.com ! With regards, S.Shanmuga Prabha, IBM Global Services India Pvt. Ltd, Bangalore. Phone number: 080 22063371 Dear members, Here is an announcement for a library trainee/intern vacancy in IBM. Vacancy title : Library trainee/intern Company : IBM, Bangalore Qualification : B.L.I.Sc/ Diploma in Library Science/ C.L.I.Sc.(freshers preferred) Duration : 3 to 4 months Salary : As per the standards Location : Bangalore Local candidates with good communication skills are requested to apply immediately. Please send your resumes to ssprabha(a)rediffmail.com ! With regards, S.Shanmuga Prabha, IBM Global Services India Pvt. Ltd, Bangalore. Phone number: 080 22063371 http://clients.rediff.com/signature/track_sig.asp http://ads.rediff.com/RealMedia/ads/adstream_nx.cgi/www.rediffmail.com/inbo…

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Google wants to offer cheap phone calls by broadband
by Sreeharsha_Gopalakrishna＠i2.com 25 Jan '05

25 Jan '05

Google wants to offer cheap phone calls by broadband Richard Wray Guardian Google is the latest dotcom business looking to increase its revenues by offering broadband internet users the ability to make cheap phone calls over the web. The California-based internet search engine is doing some searching of its own, looking for a "strategic negotiator" to help the company deal with telecoms companies to put together "a global backbone network" which will help it increase the services it can provide. Google, which carries almost half of all internet search queries globally, is one of many companies looking to offer residential customers the chance to use their existing broadband internet connections to make cheap phone calls using technology called voice over internet protocol (VoIP). Internet service providers Wanadoo and AOL are already looking at using the technology to increase the revenues they make from their existing internet access customers. For Google, which was unavailable for comment yesterday, providing a telephony service would give the search engine its first chance to gain an insight into who uses its website. The information would improve the service it offers to its advertisers. Industry observers reckon that through VoIP Google would also be able to add new functions such as click to dial - where an advertiser's web-page has a special button that connects an internet phone straight to a call centre. At its most basic level, VoIP offers free calling. Services such as Skype and Gossiptel allow broadband users to download software on to their computers and call other broadband users with exactly the same software for free regardless of where they are. But problems arise when VoIP users wish to call or be called by people who are not using the same technology or who are on mobile phone networks. To connect a call across networks incurs an interconnect fee which shatters the ideal of free internet phone calls as the VoIP service provider finds itself having to pay for the privilege of being part of the international telephony market. VoIP specialist Vonage launched a broadband telephony service in the UK from ?9.99 offering unlimited calling to landline phones in the UK and Ireland. At Christmas BT ran a promotion offering a year's free internet calls to new broadband customers along with a free VoIP headset. **************************************** Sreeharsha BG Knowledge Management Group i2 Technologies software Pvt. Ltd. 5th Floor, Diamond District, Airport Road, Bangalore-8 Ph: 25047319 ****************************************

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Free/OpenSource /LowCost Journal Management Software?
by Gerry Mckiernan 25 Jan '05

25 Jan '05

_Free/OpenSource /LowCost Journal Management Software?_ For a future eProfile for my _Library Hi Tech News_ column, I am greatly interested in learning of Any and All Free/OpenSource/LowCost Journal Management Software/Systems Among the software/systems I have identified are epress [ http://www.epress.ac.uk/ ] "The epress journal management system helps editors and publishers of academic journals organise the flow of submissions, book reviews and journal issues. It is a web-based system which means that editors and publishers can work anywhere in the world where there is Internet access. The system prompts users through all the stages of journal administration, from selecting and inviting referees, chasing late reports, sending decision letters to authors, to publishing an issue. Although primarily deigned for managing electronic journals, it is also invaluable for conventional paper-based journals. For electronic journals, it manages notifications of new issues, generating RSS news feeds and files for content alert services. There are many other features that are invaluable for journal editors and publishers." AND Open Journal Systems [ http://www.pkp.ubc.ca/ojs/ ] "Open Journal Systems (OJS) is a journal management and publishing system that has been developed by the Public Knowledge Project through its federally funded efforts to expand and improve access to research. OJS assists with every stage of the refereed publishing process, from submissions through to online publication and indexing. Through its management systems, its finely grained indexing of research, and the context it provides for research, OJS seeks to improve both the scholarly and public quality of referred research. OJS is open source software made freely available to journals worldwide for the purpose of making open access publishing a viable option for more journals, as open access can increase a journal's readership as well as its contribution to the public good on a global scale ... " This planned eProfile will complement one devoted to commercial systems in which I profiled in my column a two-and-half years ago: "Web-based Journal Manuscript Management and Peer-Review Systems and Services" _Library Hi Tech News_ 19, no. 7 (August 2002): 31-43. Self-archived at: [ http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/PeerSoft.pdf ] . TIA! Regards, /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor and Science and Technology Librarian and Bibliographer Iowa State University Library Ames IA 50011 gerrymck(a)iastate.edu

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Information/Sources on Orphans in India required
by salman haider 25 Jan '05

25 Jan '05

Dear All, I am preparing a social welfare business plan. As part of this plan, I require reports/details of the areas mentioned below. Could you please assist? 1) Demographic profile of orphans in India 2) Profiling of orphanages in India in terms of total estimated orphanages, average number of inmates, expenses incurred per inmate etc. In the second topic, I am basically trying to understand the demand and supply details, how well on an average these orphans are cared for etc. Thanks a lot. Salman Salman Haider Consultant Learning Resource Centre Indian School of Business Hyderabad-19 Mail: salman_haider(a)isb.edu Phone (Office Desk): 040-23187962 Dear All, I am preparing a social welfare business plan. As part of this plan, I require reports/details of the areas mentioned below. Could you please assist? 1) Demographic profile of orphans in India 2) Profiling of orphanages in India in terms of total estimated orphanages, average number of inmates, expenses incurred per inmate etc. In the second topic, I am basically trying to understand the demand and supply details, how well on an average these orphans are cared for etc. Thanks a lot. Salman Salman Haider Consultant Learning Resource Centre Indian School of Business Hyderabad-19 Mail: salman_haider(a)isb.edu Phone (Office Desk): 040-23187962 http://clients.rediff.com/signature/track_sig.asp http://ads.rediff.com/RealMedia/ads/adstream_nx.cgi/www.rediffmail.com/inbo…

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New ISBN with 13 digits
by Satish Munnolli 24 Jan '05

24 Jan '05

appologies for cross posting A new International Standard Book Number (ISBN) has been approved and will come into effect as of 1 January 2007 requiring that all books published after this date will carry the new 13-digit ISBN. Plans have been prepared to facilitate the smooth transition on a global level and is necessitated by the dwindling of the numbers available to meet the growing demands of publishers and publications worldwide. The ISBN came into existence in 1970 as the internationally recognized identification system for the publishing and book sector. A unique identifier is attributed to each monographic publication from production and facilitates ordering and inventory by booksellers, libraries, publishers and the like as, in addition to enabling the collection of data it also contributes to the management of rights. The revised ISO standard, which is scheduled to published early in 2005, is the first time the structure has changed since its inception and revised implementation guidelines explaining in the process detail can be downloaded from http://www.isbn-international.org/en/download/implementation-guidelines-04.… Satish S Munnolli Librarian Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research & Education in Cancer A Grant-in-aid Centre of the DAE, Govt. of India. Sector 22, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai 410208 Ph: 2740 5026; Fax: 2741 2894 Email: smunnolli(a)actrec.res.in appologies for cross posting A new International Standard Book Number (ISBN) has been approved and will come into effect as of 1 January 2007 requiring that all books published after this date will carry the new 13-digit ISBN. Plans have been prepared to facilitate the smooth transition on a global level and is necessitated by the dwindling of the numbers available to meet the growing demands of publishers and publications worldwide. The ISBN came into existence in 1970 as the internationally recognized identification system for the publishing and book sector. A unique identifier is attributed to each monographic publication from production and facilitates ordering and inventory by booksellers, libraries, publishers and the like as, in addition to enabling the collection of data it also contributes to the management of rights. The revised ISO standard, which is scheduled to published early in 2005, is the first time the structure has changed since its inception and revised implementation guidelines explaining in the process detail can be downloaded from http://www.isbn-international.org/en/download/implementation-guidelines-04.… http://www.isbn-international.org/en/download/implementation-guidelines-04.… Satish S Munnolli Librarian Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research & Education in Cancer A Grant-in-aid Centre of the DAE, Govt. of India. Sector 22, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai 410208 Ph: 2740 5026; Fax: 2741 2894 Email: mailto:smunnolli@actrec.res.in smunnolli(a)actrec.res.in

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DELNET's Invitation for a Lecture on ISO 9001 Applications in Libraries and Information Centres
by Sangeeta Kaul, Network Manager, DELNET 24 Jan '05

24 Jan '05

DELNET Developing Library Network cordially invites you, your colleagues and friends to the lecture on ISO 9001 Applications in Libraries and Information Centres by Dr. Harish Chandra Librarian, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai (The Central Library has been awarded ISO 9001:2000 Certification by RWTUV, Germany) on Monday, January 31, 2005 at 3:00 p.m. at India International Centre (Conference Room I) 40 Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003 Tea : 2:30 P. M. RSVP 24610802 " Become a Possibilitarian. No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see the possibilities - always see them, for they are always there" Norman Vincent Peale _______________________________________________________________________________ Sangeeta Kaul Network Manager DELNET India International Centre 40 Lodi Estate New Delhi-110003 INDIA Tel.: 91-11-24610802, 24619328 FAX : 91-A11-24619325 Web : www.delnet.nic.in ________________________________________________________________________________

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INFLIBNET databases
by Prafulla Chandra 24 Jan '05

24 Jan '05

We are unable to access Books, Serials, Thesis, etc. databases provided on the INFLIBNET web site. Can somebody thrown light on this. This has been the situation for the past several days. T.V. Prafulla Chandra --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NISC Export Services Pvt. Ltd. (an affiliate of NISC International, Inc. USA) S-1 Ballad Estates, St.Ann's School Road, Tarnaka, Hyderabad 500 017 Andhra Pradesh, India - Tel:+91 40 27001517 Tel/Fax:+91 40 27002538 WWW.NISC.COM A company in service to NISC worldwide. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Thank you! Reg.. "POPULAR SCIENCE BOOKS BY INDIAN AUTHORS"
by A.V. Nagarathna 24 Jan '05

24 Jan '05

Dear LIS Professionals, I would like to thank all the LIS Professionals on this forum and special thanks are due to the following members: Dr.K.N. Prasad Dr.Puttaraj Choukimath Dr. Casius C. Issac Dr. Benny Dr. Prafulla Chandra If I have missed any other names unintentionally, I would like to thank them too. ------------------ I completely agree with the views of Dr. Prafulla Chandra, in lacking a single comprehensive information resource pointer/url to our publications on the internet. In fact, I was little hesitated to put this query on this forum. Before doing this, I tried to visit all the publishers web sites on the internet as well as sent request to all the book vendors to provide the updated catalogue. Since, I did not wanted to miss any of the books authored by Indian, I was tempted to put this query on this forum. I would also like to thank the NCSI for considering my request and forwarding my query to the forum. Thank you all for your guidance. Best regards, A.V. Nagarathna Documentation Centre Jawaharlal Nehru Centre For Advanced Scientific Research Jakkur, Bangalore 560064, Karnataka. P.S.: I continue to welcome if there are any more inputs to my querry, since the excercise is still going on.

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Fwd: [sla-kiie] Free library marketing newsletter- no strings attached
by Smita Chandra 24 Jan '05

24 Jan '05

Hello, Please find enclosed details of a free Library Marketing Newsletter, a topic in recent discussion at the forum. Thanks, Smita Note: forwarded message attached. ********************************************************************************** Office: Ms.Smita Chandra Librarian, Indian Institute of Geomagnetism Kalamboli Highway, New Panvel, New Mumbai 410 218 Maharashtra, INDIA Ph.: 91-022-27484137 (9.30AM-6.00PM, excluding Sat/Sun) Fax: 91-022-2748076 ********************************************************************************** --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Search presents - Jib Jab's 'Second Term' Hello, � Please find enclosed details of�a free�Library�Marketing Newsletter, a topic in recent discussion at the forum. Thanks, � Smita Note: forwarded message attached. ********************************************************************************** Office : Ms.Smita Chandra Librarian, Indian Institute of Geomagnetism Kalamboli Highway, New Panvel, New Mumbai 410 218 Maharashtra, INDIA Ph .: 91-022-27484137 (9.30AM-6.00PM, excluding Sat/Sun) Fax : 91-022-2748076 ********************************************************************************** Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Search presents - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=30648/*http://movies.yahoo.com/movies/feature/ji… Jib Jab's 'Second Term'

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Two More Journals!! Now medIND provides free & fulltext access to 30
by Sukhdev Singh 20 Jan '05

20 Jan '05

Dear Forum Members We have added two more journal to the medIND. These are: 1.Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine 2.Indian Journal of Gastroenterology Perhaps you know that medIND [ http://medind.nic.in ] provides free & fulltext universal access to 30 Medical Journals published from India. You DO NOT NEED any Registration / User ID or stuff like that to access these. We thank these journals for signing MOUs with us to make this possible. Regards Sukhdev Singh, BID, NIC, New Delhi. INDIA http://indmed.nic.in & http://medind.nic.in

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Re: [nmlis] Abscence of recognition - Who will bell the cat?
by Smita Chandra 20 Jan '05

20 Jan '05

Dear professionals, Vasu (as we in Mumbai know her) has so precisely pointed out areas for revamping in the education being imparted to LIS students. I wish to share with you my perceptions on a major area of learning in LIS, namely MARC. While we have a course work on it in library schools, how many of us have actually been inducted into the training of cataloging using MARC (school or after words). Not that it hinders our work, but with the divergent plethora of libraries we work in, I am sure a very basic training would have gone a long way. No wonder we have no Labs from LIS departments specifically on say Metadata or Digital Preservation (I may please be corrected). Sometime back, I heard this at a lecture and also from major players (ethical and knowledgable) of our field, that we in India, need to start building our libraries from the very basic, by educating people to "read". We are not a society where people read to gather information. People do not "use" libraries because they do not know what to read either. I feel we need to work towards : 1. Project work for school students, such that it includes the usage of libraries. We need people representing us, to make effective statements with major bodies like the UGC, NCERT, etc, etc. Same goes the case with our IT policy. 2. Our personal appearence makes the first impression on people, for we talk later. Likewise, how effective will a "Hi-Tech Library" be, with dusty, cramped, and dark shelves? We Indians support supperior technical jargon, nothing less. For eg., if we convey people that a conference on libraries is being organized, no body would probably even listen out, but, if we were to modify and say a conference on "information management and digitial libraries" is being organized, they would be more than awed. The way our national newspapers cover any course work, or conference with the above mentioned terminology is proof to that. Maybe, we need to cash on the trend since we are already at such sinking depths, for that is what works here ! 2. More International exposure of professionals in libraries of the schools, colleges, museums. We need activities for creating libraries and introducing reading programs, just like they are doing it in Africa. Please check, worldlibraries.org/itw/itwoverview.shtml, to get an idea of what I am stating. 3. Working in correlation with major international associations, not only for conferences and conferring 'yet another' international award, but also, for training courses and workshops in India. We do not need technically loaded concepts for basics, but very fundamental skills to strive. It is not difficult to understand and implement new technology, until we learn to put forth our requirements to our respective managements, which can happen only when we prove our efficiency. 4. Somedays back, we saw a message posted about a new certificate course at UIUC available also via their LEEP program (distance education). We need our library schools to partner with major schools from all over the world, so that we can do something similar in our country. The list is long and as it comes to mind I might just keep jotting down, but I hope this is enough for a weekend (an early one this time :-)). I have seen people from most fields who choose to remain mediocres the rest of their lives. And I am talking to you about CAs, doctors, engineers, scientists who just do not excell, after all remember it is not our profession which runs (ruins) this country, but our bureaucrats and technocrats. Excellence in all fields are exceptions, but having a high morale about our profession and ourselves is not. Thanks for hearing me out, Cheers, Smita Chandra Librarian Indian Institute of Geomagnetism New Mumbai Vasumathi Sriganesh <vasu(a)qmedin.com> wrote: I think N. Sreeharsha has hit the nail on the head. "...............Okay, now who is going to tie the bell on the cat's tail"? a). I am not on the IATLIS list, since I am not a teacher in LIS. I request those who are on the IATLIS list to send a mail to that list members, our ideas about i) Standardization of a Two year MLIS, scrapping BLIS, and introduction of a short course of Certificate in LIS ii) Make Language and communication a VERY STRONG focus in the MLIS course iii) Focus on Marketing Information Services iv) Improve Management and Technology based subjects v) Introduce an element on ethics, copyright and legal issues v) Make a compulsory element of a Summer Training (or whichever months are best). This training should be something, where students do a serious project, which has good impact for the Institution (Eg - developing an area of the library website). They should not be given only those jobs that normally get sidelined in a library. I am aware that some libraries take students for internship projects, and give them only shelving and clerical work. Such jobs could be given to certificate students. The objective is to have a one year plan and have the right course, with the right syllabus, WITH a plan for some upgrade every year. We need to bring IT and Management people to be involved. b) Admission to the above "new" MLIS course. We need to plan to get professional entrance tests created. And to market the course by - Proper ads in the papers - Talking to career counsellors to talk / write about the course - Any other innovative methods - even talking to Degree students about the course - Market it to other subject teachers - eg degree course teachers, so that they may recommend this course to students c) Interaction with the Industry. This should be done with an objective of having jobs ready for the first batch of students. The course and calibre of students should be marketed to the industry, by telling them that by employing people with such training, their organization would have xyz benefits. d) In terms of UGC and funding and implementing such changes, I think the best thing to do, is to have a group of us making a proper plan and asking for an appointment with the President of India. He loves children, he loves education and he loves libraries. If we get his blessings for this change, I think things can move. As I said, in the beginning, I am not a teacher of Lib. Sc. For those who do not know me, I am not a working librarian either (I was for about 7 years) I am an entrepreneur - and I feel very very strongly for the profession. I am willing to spend time and money on this entire "belling the cat" exercise. I am willing to take plenty of initiatives (what I already have done, is to employ three librarians, and am giving them salaries, working environment and teaching - to the best of my ability) This entire thing requires huge effort and commitment, and importantly sacrifices. The biggest sacrifice being giving up one's ego and not worrying about getting a name for this entire activity. Whoever heads this activity should not think that his/her name is important. And anyone who wants to work for this should be ready for doing a lot. Any more takers? Vasumathi Sriganesh Director, QMed Services Pvt. Ltd. A-3, Shubham Centre, Cardinal Gracious Road Chakala, Andheri East, Mumbai 400099, India Ph: 91-22-28229223 Fax: 91-22-28224358 Mobile: 98211-14510 Email: vasu(a)qmedin.com, Web: www.qmedin.com --------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nmlis/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: nmlis-unsubscribe(a)yahoogroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Search presents - Jib Jab's 'Second Term' Dear professionals, Vasu (as we in Mumbai know her)�has so�precisely pointed out areas for�revamping�in the education being imparted to LIS students. I wish to share with you my perceptions on a major area of learning in LIS, namely MARC. While we have a course work on it in library schools, how many of us have actually been inducted�into the training of cataloging using�MARC (school or after words). Not that�it hinders our�work, but with the divergent plethora of libraries we work in, I am sure a very basic training would have gone a long way.�No wonder we have no Labs from LIS departments specifically on say Metadata or Digital Preservation (I may please be corrected).� � Sometime back, I�heard this at�a lecture and�also from major players (ethical and knowledgable) of our field, that we in India, need to start building�our libraries from the very basic, by educating people to "read".�We are not a society where people read to gather information. People do not "use" libraries because they do not know what to read either.� � I feel we need to work towards : � 1.�Project work for school students, such that�it includes the usage of libraries. We need ��people representing us, to make effective statements with major bodies like the UGC, �� NCERT, etc, etc. Same goes the case with our IT policy. � 2. Our personal appearence makes the first impression on people, for we talk later. Likewise, ��how effective will a "Hi-Tech Library"�be, with dusty, cramped, and dark shelves? We Indians ��support�supperior technical�jargon, nothing less. For eg., if we convey people that a �� conference on�libraries is being organized, no body would probably even listen out, but, �� if we were to�modify and say a conference on "information management and digitial libraries" �� is being�organized, they would�be more than awed. The way our national�newspapers �� cover�any course work, or conference with the above mentioned terminology is proof to that. �� Maybe, we need to cash on the trend since we are already at such sinking depths, for that� �� is what works here !� � 2. More International exposure of professionals�in libraries�of the�schools, colleges, museums. �� We need�activities�for creating libraries and introducing reading programs, just like they are �� doing it in Africa. Please check,� http://worldlibraries.org/itw/itwoverview.shtml worldlibraries.org/itw/itwoverview.shtml , to get an idea of�� what�I am stating. � 3.�Working in correlation with�major international associations, not only�for conferences and� �� conferring 'yet another' international award, but also, for training courses and workshops in�� India.�We do not�need technically loaded concepts for basics, but very�fundamental skills to �� strive. It is not�difficult to�understand and implement�new technology, until�we learn to put �� forth our�requirements to our respective managements, which can happen only when we �� prove our�efficiency.�� 4.�Somedays back, we saw a message posted about a new certificate course at UIUC �� available�also via their LEEP program (distance education). We need our library schools to �� partner�with major schools from all over the world, so that we can do something�similar in �� our�country. � The list is long and as it comes to mind I might just keep jotting down, but I hope this is enough for a weekend (an early one this time :-)). � I have seen people from most fields who choose�to remain�mediocres the rest of their lives. And I am talking to you about CAs, doctors, engineers, scientists who just do not excell, after all remember it is not our profession which runs (ruins) this country, but our bureaucrats and technocrats. Excellence in all fields are exceptions, but having a high morale about our profession and ourselves is not. � Thanks for hearing me out, � Cheers, � Smita Chandra Librarian Indian Institute of Geomagnetism New Mumbai Vasumathi Sriganesh <vasu(a)qmedin.com> wrote: I think N. Sreeharsha has hit the nail on the head. � "...............Okay, now who is going to tie the bell on the cat's tail"? � � a). I am not on the IATLIS list, since I am not a teacher in LIS. I request those who are on the IATLIS list to send a mail to that list members, our ideas about � i) Standardization of a�Two year MLIS, scrapping BLIS, and introduction of a short course of Certificate in LIS ii) Make Language and communication a VERY STRONG focus in the MLIS course iii) Focus on Marketing Information Services iv) Improve Management and Technology based subjects v) Introduce�an element�on ethics, copyright and legal issues v) Make a compulsory element of a Summer Training (or whichever months are best). This training should be something, where students do a serious project, which has�good impact for the Institution (Eg - developing an area of the library website). They should not be given only those jobs that normally get sidelined in a library. I am aware that some libraries take students for internship projects, and give them only shelving and clerical work. Such jobs could be given to certificate students. � The objective is to have a one year plan and have the right course, with the right syllabus,�WITH a plan for some�upgrade every year. We need to bring IT and Management people to be involved. � b) Admission to the above "new" MLIS course. We need to plan to get professional entrance tests created. And to market the course by - Proper ads in the papers - Talking to career counsellors to talk / write about the course - Any other innovative methods - even talking to Degree students about the course - Market it to other subject teachers - eg degree course teachers, so that they may recommend this course to students � � c) Interaction with the Industry. This should be done with an objective of having jobs ready for the first batch of students. The course and calibre of students should be marketed to the industry, by telling them that by employing people with such training, their organization would have� xyz benefits. � d) In terms of UGC and funding and implementing such changes, I think the best thing to do, is to have a group of us making a�proper plan�and asking for an appointment with the President of India. He loves children, he loves education and he loves libraries. If we get his blessings for this change, I think things can move. � � As I said, in the beginning, I am not a teacher of Lib. Sc. For those who do not know me, I am not a working librarian either (I was for about 7 years) I am an entrepreneur - and I feel very very strongly for the profession. � I am willing to spend time and money on this entire "belling the cat" exercise. I am willing to take plenty of initiatives (what I already have done, is to employ three librarians, and am giving them salaries, working environment and teaching - to the best of my ability) This entire thing requires huge effort and commitment, and importantly sacrifices. The biggest sacrifice being giving up one's ego and not worrying about getting a name for this entire activity. Whoever heads this activity should not think that his/her name is important. And anyone who wants to work for this should be ready for doing a lot. � Any more takers? � Vasumathi Sriganesh Director, QMed Services Pvt. Ltd. A-3, Shubham Centre, Cardinal Gracious Road Chakala, Andheri East, Mumbai 400099, India Ph: 91-22-28229223�� Fax: 91-22-28224358 Mobile: 98211-14510 Email: mailto:vasu@qmedin.com vasu(a)qmedin.com ,�� Web: http://www.qmedin.com/ www.qmedin.com � � � Yahoo! 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Free Online U.N. Docs (fwd)
by Shyam Prasad pujar 20 Jan '05

20 Jan '05

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lis job oppertunities in india
by ravi kumar 19 Jan '05

19 Jan '05

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How make collection of VCD/Data CD available on local network
by Sharad Jadhav 19 Jan '05

19 Jan '05

Dear all, What is the latest technology for making available a collection of Video CDs/ Data CDs on local network of library. What are the hardware/ software requirements/ specifications for the same? Is CD Server/ CD Mirror Server is the only option, and if yes, where one can get the details thereof. Experts' comments would me most valuable for the above query. With regards, Sharad Jadhav ------------------------------------------------ Library & Information Centre, National Insurance Academy Baner Road, Balewadi, Pune, Maharashtra, India sharad(a)niapune.com email2sharad(a)rediffmail.com ------------------------------------------------ Dear all, What is the latest technology for making available a collection of Video CDs/ Data CDs on local network of library. What are the hardware/ software requirements/ specifications for the same? Is CD Server/ CD Mirror Server is the only option, and if yes, where one can get the details thereof. Experts' comments would me most valuable for the above query. With regards, Sharad Jadhav ------------------------------------------------ Library & Information Centre, National Insurance Academy Baner Road, Balewadi, Pune, Maharashtra, India sharad(a)niapune.com email2sharad(a)rediffmail.com ------------------------------------------------ http://clients.rediff.com/signature/track_sig.asp http://ads.rediff.com/RealMedia/ads/adstream_nx.cgi/www.rediffmail.com/inbo…

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Query
by Mrs. Vaishnav 19 Jan '05

19 Jan '05

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Posting the query " Information on Engg.Education in India /Karnataka"
by vijaykumar nayak 19 Jan '05

19 Jan '05

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LC partnerships provide education resources in cataloging (fwd)
by Shyam Prasad pujar 19 Jan '05

19 Jan '05

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 16:02:54 -0500 From: John D Byrum <jbyr(a)loc.gov> To: ifla-l(a)infoserv.inist.fr, AUTOCAT(a)listserv.BUFFALO.EDU Subject: [IFLA-L] LC partnerships provide education resources in cataloging LIBRARY OF CONGRESS PARTNERSHIPS PROVIDE EDUCATION RESOURCES IN CATALOGING The Library of Congress has launched a Web-based learning center to promote core competency curriculum development for 21st century cataloging practitioners. The Cataloger's Learning Workshop (www.loc.gov/catworkshop/) is a cataloging and metadata training resource portal that features a discussion group, links to cataloging training providers and publishers, online training courses and suggested readings in bibliographic control. The Cataloger's Learning Workshop is hosted by the Cataloging Distribution Service (CDS) of the Library of Congress. "The Cataloger's Learning Workshop site provides one-stop access to a growing body of authoritative cataloging education resources," said Kathryn Mendenhall, chief of CDS. "Cataloging practitioners as well as training providers will benefit from the easy access to information about these new courses." The Cataloger's Learning Workshop grew out of an effort that began at the 2000 Library of Congress conference "Bibliographic Control for the New Millennium." Conferees produced an action plan with several ambitious goals, such as providing appropriate training and education to improve bibliographic control of Web resources. A number of groups have been working with the Library of Congress to bring the Cataloger's Learning Workshop to reality, including the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) - a division of the American Library Association (ALA) - and the Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC). "Collaborating with the Library of Congress on this project enables ALCTS to better support the educational needs of its membership and the library community as a whole," said Charles Wilt, executive director of ALCTS. "These courses will provide up-to-date information to practicing professionals and others at both the local and regional level." A number of workshops and curricula are being developed to address Web bibliographic control training and continuing education. Training materials distribution is handled by CDS, while workshop organization and support logistics are managed through ALCTS and other organizations. As a result of this cooperative effort, Library, PCC and ALCTS officials expect that there will be more library practitioners who are better prepared to provide access to Web and other new library materials. The customer and member focus of these organizations ensures that high quality training will be provided at reasonable cost. The Cataloging Distribution Service of the Library of Congress has provided publications and services to the international cataloging community on a cost-recovery basis for more than 100 years. The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services, a division of the American Library Association, is the national association for information providers who work in collections, preservation and technical services. ALCTS' interests include acquisition, cataloging, collection development and preservation of all library materials in all formats. Additional information about ALCTS' continuing education is available at www.ala.org/ala/alcts/ under "continuing education." The Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC) is an international cooperative effort aimed at expanding access to library collections by providing useful, timely, and cost-effective cataloging that meets mutually accepted standards of libraries around the world. Additional information about PCC is available at www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/.

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(Fwd) [IFLA-L] Supercourse
by Prafulla Chandra 19 Jan '05

19 Jan '05

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Evolution of an Information Society - Book is available
by Sangeeta Kaul, Network Manager, DELNET 18 Jan '05

18 Jan '05

Dear Mr Shashi Kumar This is with reference to your request for a book entitled "Evolution of an Information Society" edited by A E Cawkell (Aslib, 1987) needed by the students of the Dept of LIS at the University of Mysore. I would like to inform you that we have been able to locate this book in our database and the title was found to be available with IGNOU library. We will be glad to send the book on Interlibrary loan for a period of two weeks to the Department. We may be able to send it to Dr (Mrs) Shalini Urs, Head, DLISc. Please confirm. I look forward to hearing from you soon. with kind regards Yours sincerely Sangeeta Kaul " Become a Possibilitarian. No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see the possibilities - always see them, for they are always there" Norman Vincent Peale _______________________________________________________________________________ Sangeeta Kaul Network Manager DELNET India International Centre 40 Lodi Estate New Delhi-110003 INDIA Tel.: 91-11-24610802, 24619328 FAX : 91-11-24619325 Web : www.delnet.nic.in ________________________________________________________________________________ On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in wrote: > > Today's Topics: > > 2. Evolution of information soiety (shashi kumar) > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 06:26:34 +0000 (GMT) > From: shashi kumar <aashashi(a)yahoo.co.in> > Subject: [LIS-Forum] Evolution of information soiety > To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > Message-ID: <20050117062634.73118.qmail(a)web8502.mail.in.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Dear Sir/Madam/Friends, > I kindly requesting you i.e in our library "Evolution of information society" was written by "C.A.Cawkell" is not found.we have a part of syllabus in our 4th semester,so i kindly need this book. if you have this book please send me full text/ a xerox copy or inform me.When you send this book, it helps 40 members of our classmates. > Bibliographical details of this book is as follows: > Cawkell, C.A; Evolution of information society;london:ASLIB publications,1987. > > > with warm regards, > Shashikumar > Dept.of Library and Information science, > manasagangothri > Mysore. > > Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your life partneronline. >

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RMCI 2005 (fwd)
by K.S. Chudamani 18 Jan '05

18 Jan '05

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 14:40:15 +0530 (IST) From: K.S. Chudamani <ksc(a)library.iisc.ernet.in> To: lis_forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: RMCI 2005 I am planning to organize a session on risk management in informatics and cyberinformatics at The 2nd. Symposium on Risk-Management and Cyber-Informatics RMCI'05 In the context of: The 9th World Multi-Conference on SYSTEMICS, CYBERNETICS AND INFORMATICS SCI 2005 http://www.cyberinformatics.org/rmci05/ July 10-13, 2005, Orlando, Florida (USA) The Rosen Plaza Hotel, http://www.rosenplaza.com/frames1.html Program Committee Chair: Michael J. Savoie General Chair: Dale Zinn Organizing Committee Chair: Belkis Sanchez Preliminary PROGRAM COMMITTEE: William Lesso (USA) Dale Zinn (USA) Michael Savoie (USA) Hsing-Wei Chu (USA) Nagib Callaos (USA) Belkis Snchez (Venezuela) Jorge Fernandez (USA) Mohamed Loutfi (UK) Jos Vicente Carrasquero (Venezuela) ACTIVE PARTICIPATION Those interested in participating in: The organization of Invited Session(s) The organization of Focus Symposium The reviewing process The symposium promotion Recommending scholars/researchers in order to have an active participation and/or submit the papers. Proposing Organizations/Institutes/Universities as Academic/Scientific Co-Sponsors. The session details are Risk Management in Informatics and Cybernetics Software Risk Management Software security, safety, and reliability Security, Certification and Insurance Cyberspace risk management and Insurance Coverage Information Services Risk Management Risk Management of the electronic Workplace Network Liability Risks Management and Cyber Risks Telecom risk management Testing and Software Assurance and Certification Applying Informatics and Cybernetics in Risk Management Modeling And Simulation Applications for Risk Assessment and Mitigation Decision Support Systems for Risk Management Collective Decision/Judgment Support for Public Risk Management Anticipatory Systems. Foresight and Risk Management Financial and Economic Risk Modeling and Simulation Econometric and Stochastic Volatility models Optimizing Volatility Opportunities Credit Risk Modeling Quantitative Risk Assessment Optimum Portfolio Management Those who are interested may send an extended abstract of 300-500 words on or before 26th jan 2005 to me. For other details please visit the website at http://www.cyberinformatics.org/rmci05/ Thanking you Chudamani K S Indian Institute of Science JRD Tata Memorial library Bangalore 560012

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Library science gets some spotlight, needs more
by Sreeharsha_Gopalakrishna＠i2.com 18 Jan '05

18 Jan '05

Library science gets some spotlight, needs more http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=114167# Chandigarh, January 15: It is a science all right, but a neglected one. Also, its potential is always understated. At the Satkal Annual Function 2004 held at the Government Museum and Art Gallery in collaboration with the British Library today, a discussion and lecture on library and information services in India turned out to be quite interesting. The post-Ranganathan (the name comes from the pioneer in library science) period is pretty dismal and no concrete steps are being taken in this field. With private/foreign libraries roping in most of the people as members, and a small country like Singapore coming up with the world’s best library set-up, there is still a lot to work on. The lecture: The former head of the Library & Information Services, British Council, P. Jayarajan, spoke on the ‘Glorious past, Stagnant Present, Uncertain Future’ of the library world. ‘‘The public library system is in a shambles. There is lack of resources, support, skill and consolidation. What we need is vision, a SWOT analysis to face the challenges of today,’’ he said. ‘‘To get the libraries out of the namesake category, we have to attract their users, especially non-users,’’ he added. Speaking of he emphasised the need for information professionals, upgrading skills, public relations and managerial know-how. Services, infrastructure, skills and partnership are the need of the hour, he said Awardees 2004: Each has made a vital contribution to the field of library science. Here’s a lowdown on their activities: Recipient of the Punjab National Librarian Award, Dr E. Rama Reddy: The University Librarian for Indira Gandhi Memorial Library, University of Hyderabad, Dr Reddy is an expert in managerial aspects of the subject and has been associated with the compilation of topical biographies. He has a vision: India as an informative society. Recipient of Young Librarian Award, M.G. Sreekumar: Librarian at the IIMK, his computerised brain and a digital vision has turned IIMK into a vibrant digital information system. He has conducted trainings on e-Publishing, digital libraries and medical informatics. He has also created an e-learning platform for doctors and the medical fraternity in India. Recipient of Woman Librarian Award, Veena Chawla: Library Director, American Resource Information Centre, Delhi, she has been awarded for outstanding performance, exhibiting a high level of professionalism and dedication, especially at the international level. Meanwhile, due to almost no response to the Ranganathan Quiz, two participants, Richa Gupta and Anil Siwach, were presented mementoes. The feedback: It is a pity that libraries in Indian universities are not getting the weight that is due to them: Prof G.S. Randhawa, former V-C of GNDU ‘‘Having a digitalised library won’t work in a country like India where there are frequent power shutdowns. In schools, there are time constraints, so traditional libraries are better,’’ say librarians of various schools **************************************** Sreeharsha BG Knowledge Management Group i2 Technologies software Pvt. Ltd. 5th Floor, Diamond District, Airport Road, Bangalore-8 PH: 25047319 **************************************** This too will pass...!!!

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Re: [nmlis]Abscence of recognition to Librarians -- inactivity of Library Association
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 18 Jan '05

18 Jan '05

hi I appreciate the anguih of Mrs Rangashri, i think she hould not get excited about the lapses from the associations and professionals. after all many things matter, such as environment, training, traditions--what not. I will appreciate Mrs. rangashri , if she can also send communications through egroup, to enable to share her ideas and knowledge. let us join our hands to make our professiona great. let us not fight but learn from the past and improve ourselves in terms of productivity and image. please do not accuse any one, we all ae responsible for everry thing as we are also part of the profession. thanks laxman rao --- Rangashri Kishore <rangashrik(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > Dear Vasumathi, > > I sincerely appreciate your efforts to highlight the issues concerning > Librarians. > You have rightly pointed out the serious lapses in our professional > attitude. Very few are actually thinking in this direction. I would like > to introduce myself, > I belong to a family of Librarians! I am the third generation who > followed this line and I am proud to be in this line. I have found > during my experience of working in various Libraries of repute it is > just not sufficient to remain within the sphere of Librarianship alone > ..it is important to realize that we have the skills that can be applied > for enriching all other professionals. For example, I have tried to use > training Mentally ill patients in Librarianship which has helped them in > getting employed in school Libraries. I was instrumental in setting up > homes for mentally challenged in India and I realized that as a > significant part of their rehabilitation Library skills can be applied > -which I found very successful and satisfying. One has to walk that > extra mile to get recognition in our field. > > I thus received three International Awards.. > > FIRST ASIAN WINNER OF ASCLA EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE AWARD FOR THE YEAR 1999 > FROM ALA. > http://archive.ala.org/ascla/awards_recent.html#1999 > > LEARNINGTIMES INNOVATIVE INFORMATION SERVICES AWARD FOR THE YEAR 2003 > FROM USA. ( Two Indian Librarians one myself and the other is Kaushik > Purohit of Reliance Industries..Jamnagar was confered along with 6 other > Librarians from all over the world..that too we had the honour of > sharing this with Hillary Clinton) > http://www.libraryconference.com/awards.shtml > > IFLA/ALP IN 1996 FOR MY WORK ON LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SUPPORT FOR > LITERACY EFFORTS FOR WOMEN IN BANGKOK. > > Having won all these accolades it is a shame that no Library > Associations in India ever approached me to know more about it so that > others in our profession can get motivated although this was widely > publicised in Newspapers in 1999. None ever came forward to support my > efforts for these causes. I had to personally apporach and be a self > advocate for all the achievements. Come to think of it that someone in > US is able to confer these awards to persons working in India while in > our own country people hardly realize the value of this profession. > > These are my views and I welcome people to comments. > > With warm regards, > Rangashri Kishore > > > > > Vasumathi Sriganesh <vasu(a)qmedin.com> wrote: > Dear friends > > There are many sides to this: > > There is no question that we are one of the most under-rated breed of > professionals. In a country that has had Dr. SRR, it is an irony that > the maximum percentage of population would not have heard of the need > for a professional degree to be a librarian - let alone anything else. > > Having said that - what have we done about it ourselves? > > a) Have we pushed up our own standards? I am sorry to say that a > majority of librarians are unable to communicate well, or market > themselves well > > b) Do we market our profession to school and college children? How many > of us would encourage our children to take up the same profession? > Most young people tell me that when they were in college they hardly > used a library - they then accidentally heard about Lib Sc and joined > the course > > c) Majority of our conferences have papers of no real value - they are > accepted because we need participants, and participants will get a TA/DA > only if their papers are accepted, so we accept papers. Most speakers > have no sense of time - they overshoot, they "read" the paper and do not > "present" it, very often there is nothing new. > Many participants do not attend all sessions - more time is spent > sight-seeing. How many actually go back and implement something new in > their library? > > d) How many of us have attempted to show our organizations that they the > library is a terribly important entity? And that the collection is being > used to the best? > > I am sure there are a million more questions that can be added. Like > Prof Laxman Rao, I do not aim to hurt any individual. I will blame > myself too. > It is a vicious circle. We are unable to prove ourselves, so we are > badly positioned and paid. Thus we cannot attract the best talent, and > when we dont get the best, we do not prove ourselves. > > Where do we break this circle? > > For a start, can all of us do something in our own sphere and control? > Go BEYOND what we are paid for, do our best for our organizations and > readers - not expecting immediate rewards? If we can get something for > ourselves - great - if not - can we work hard and sow the seeds for the > future generations? And can we improve at things like conferences? If we > can say YES, to at least some of these, only then we have some hope. > > It would be very good, if we can have some ideas coming in as to how we > can tackle all this positively! > > Regards > > Vasumathi Sriganesh > Director, QMed Services Pvt. Ltd. > A-3, Shubham Centre, Cardinal Gracious Road > Chakala, Andheri East, Mumbai 400099, India > Ph: 91-22-28229223 Fax: 91-22-28224358 > Mobile: 98211-14510 > Email: vasu(a)qmedin.com, Web: www.qmedin.com > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Smita Chandra > To: vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com ; naglaxman(a)yahoo.com ; > jagatram2001(a)yahoo.co.in ; iatlis(a)yahoogroups.com ; > nmlis(a)yahoogroups.com > Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 3:59 PM > Subject: [nmlis] Re: [iatlis] Abscence of recognition to Librarians -- > inactivity of Library Association > > > Dear Professionals : > > I wish to echo the sentiments of Dr.Laxman Rao & Dr.Vyasamoorthy. We are > an unheard community because we wish to be heard without speaking out or > we talk alone ! I guess this says it all about our professional > associations and about the state of libraries in our country hence. > > Thanks, > > Smita Chandra > Librarian > Indian Institute of Geomagnetism > New Mumbai. INDIA > > vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com wrote: > Dr Laxman Rao's observations are provoking and show his deep concern & > anguish at the present state of affairs. I agree with him. Charity > begins at home. As a simple step, Why not we think of revitalising > ALSD? Can ALSD take up projects of interest to Library Community? Can it > become confident and resourecful enough to accept assignments from > Private libraries/Info centers? Can such projects be self-financed by > selling services & consultancy? People in charge may express their > views. Vyasamoorthy, P > > > > > --------------------------------- > From: Prof. N. Laxman Rao. [mailto:naglaxman@yahoo.com] > Sent: Thu 1/13/2005 6:03 PM > To: sushil sharma; iatlis(a)yahoogroups.com; nmlis(a)yahoogroups.com > Subject: [iatlis] Re: Welcome to nmlis > > > > > hi > it is a big issue. in our state, the college librarians have been > designated as lect in lib sc. the univ staff have been designated as > prof, > associ prof and asst prof. earlier ugc had given equivalent status, now > the age of retirement is differrent. it is unfortunate. the lirarians > responsibility had been enormously increased in the context of distance > education and they should be in better recognition than teachersand > otherr > staff. > it is also unfortunate, in spite of all the new developments, librarians > are unable to prove that they are essential and nothing can happen with > out them. they are also swimming in the same stream like teachers,other > employeees leaving their responsibilities to the air. ofcourse, every > one > is not like. i am only stating majority. when the government does ot > have > the responsibility or accountability except the authority and power, how > we can expect support from the govt to rectify, the education system. > prvate orgns are doing better, as no out side involvment and therefore, > they play with employees. however, please understand that i am not > interested to criticise are comment on any one. > what r the reasons? it may be parents non-involvement, politicians > involvments, caste, religion and regional feelings--what not many? who > has > to bell the cat? i think the profession as a whole has to show to the > world like in other countries- that librarians are essential services, > and > nothing less than that. it is possile with our services and recognition. > i > know that the facilities are not given but expectations are high. we > have > to do our best with in the given environmet. > > > === message truncated === ===== Prof.N.LAXMAN RAO, Dept.of Library & Information Science, Osmania University, HYDERABAD- 500 007 (INDIA) President, Indian Association of Teachers in Library and Information Science (IATLIS). 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Evolution of information soiety
by shashi kumar 17 Jan '05

17 Jan '05

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