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Invitation: Book Fair at Sardar Patel Institute of Public Administration, Ahmedabad from October 18 to 20, 2013
by Mailing List Admin 17 Oct '13

17 Oct '13

Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2013 14:39:36 +0530 From: Richa Srivastava <richa.srivastava36(a)gmail.com> Dear Forum Members Sardar Patel Institute of Public Administration, Ahmedabad is organizing a mega book fair at its campus from October 18 to 20, 2013. All institutes and book lovers in and around Ahmedabad are cordially invited. More than 70 leading publishers and distributors are participating in the book fair. -- Thanks and warm regards Library Co-ordinator Sardar Patel Institute of Public Administration (SPIPA)* Administrative Reforms & Training Division General Administration Department, Government of Gujarat Satellite Road - 380015 Phone: 079-26747612 (ext: 219)

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E-Content 2013 - Registrations closing soon
by Soji Mathew 17 Oct '13

17 Oct '13

Informatics (India) limited is pleased to invite all LIS and allied professionals to listen to eminent speakers during E-Content 2013. Key notes will be delivered by: at Chennai by Dr. M. Ponnavaiko, Vice Chancellor, SRM University at Ahmedabad by Dr. Jagdish Arora, Director, INFLIBNET at Delhi by Prof. R K Shevgaonkar, Director, IIT Delhi at Kolkata by Prof. Suranjan Das, Vice-Chancellor, University of Calcutta (tentative) We also have a panel of experts debating on Discovery Services in the seminar platform. Please register yourself for participating in the seminar and to listen to the panelists or question them. We have another round of quiz for people who will register now and who have registered after the last quiz happened. May be you could be the winner of an attractive gift. Register for free at: www.informindia.co.in/event2013 (please note that prior registration is mandatory). Hurry up... seats are filling up fast... If you are not able to attend please send your questions to events(a)informindia.co.in and we shall try our best to put these questions to the panelists during the debate. Regards, E-Content 2013 Team -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Interesting facts from latest nature
by Ragaavendra R 17 Oct '13

17 Oct '13

Dear Moderator pls circulate. SCIENCE PUBLISHING: THE GOLDEN CLUB<http://www.nature.com/news/science-publishing-the-golden-club-1.13951?WT.ec…> PUBLISHING: OPEN CITATIONS<http://www.nature.com/news/publishing-open-citations-1.13937?WT.ec_id=NATUR…> RESEARCH EVALUATION: IMPACT<http://www.nature.com/news/research-evaluation-impact-1.13949?WT.ec_id=NATU…> THE MAZE OF IMPACT METRICS<http://www.nature.com/news/the-maze-of-impact-metrics-1.13952?WT.ec_id=NATU…> Best Regards, Raghvendra R The information contained in this electronic message and in any attachments to this message is confidential, legally privileged and intended only for use by the person or entity to which this electronic message is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, and have received this message in error, please notify the sender and system manager by return email and delete the message and its attachments and also you are hereby notified that any distribution, copying, review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of this electronic transmission or the information contained in it is strictly prohibited. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and may not represent those of the Company or bind the Company. Any commitments made over e-mail are not financially binding on the company unless accompanied or followed by a valid purchase order. This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by Mail Scanner, and is believed to be clean. The Company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. www.jubl.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Require Interns at LRC, Indian School of Business
by vijaya lakshmi 17 Oct '13

17 Oct '13

Greetings from the Indian School of Business! Learning Resource Centre, Indian School of Business invites applications for internship position from eligible candidates for its Hyderabad and Mohali Campuses. The requisite educational qualification and other details are posted on ISB career site at: Career at ISB Please email your resumes to career_lrc@isb. edu latest by November 15, 2013. Thank you Vijaya -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Congratulation to Dr. R. Jeyshankar
by Suruli Nathi 15 Oct '13

15 Oct '13

Dear Professional Friends Let us join hands to congratulate Dr. R. Jeyshankar for going to get Research Award from University Grant Commission. Dr. R. Jayshankar working as a Assistant professor in Department of Library and Information Science, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Tamilnadu. (Draft Recommendation of the Subject(s) Experts for the Research Award (2012-2014). http://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/4493658_Held-on-15th-October-2013.pdf -- With regards Dr. T. M. Surulinathi M.com, MLIS, M.Phil., Ph.D, PGDCA, HDNCC, CGT Assistant Professor Department of Library and Information Science Bharathidasan University Trichy - 620 024 Mobile No: 9943653068 http://surulinathi.webnode.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Admission to Ph.D. in Library & Information Science at Aligarh Muslim University
by zafar iqbal 15 Oct '13

15 Oct '13

Applications are invited for admission to Ph.D. Programme in Library & Information Science at Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh for the session 2013-14. For more details please visit: http://www.amucontrollerexams.com/admissions_phd.html -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Talk-a-DL @ ICADL 2013: Your Dias to tell your story/share your experience about Digital Libraries(DL)
by Byrappa, Ananda (GE Global Research) 15 Oct '13

15 Oct '13

Dear LIS professionals, Did you miss the deadline to submit your paper to ICADL 2013? or Didn't you find time to write a paper?...but have an inspiring story or an experience to share? Then 'Talk-a-DL' is for you. What is 'Talk-a-DL'? 'Talk-a-DL' is a platform ICADL 2013 offers to its participants to tell their story and share experiences about DL. No compulsion for written papers or power-point presentations...all one needs to have is an inspiring story to tell or an experience to share about DL & related areas. More about Talk-a-DL: 1. Last date for registering for Talk-a-DL is 3 :00 PM December 10, 2013 2. Each Speaker gets 3 minutes ( can have 3 slides maximum) 3. Need to register at the ICADL 2013 Register and participate in ICADL 2013 to tell and listen to inspiring DL stories and experiences @ Talk-a-DL - from India. Asia and the world. ICADL 2013 registrations: http://www.isim.ac.in/icadl2013/Registration.html IACADL 2013 website: http://www.isim.ac.in/icadl2013/ See you all @ ICADL 2013! Anand Ananda T.Byrappa Global Leader, Whitney Knowledge Centre Six Sigma Black-Belt GE India Technology Centre 122, EPIP, Phase 2, Whitefield Road, Bangalore - 560066, INDIA Ph: 91-80-4088 2618; Cell: 91 9845027250 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Application invited for Library trainees @ IPR Gandhinagar (Gujarat)
by Veeru 15 Oct '13

15 Oct '13

Dear all, INSTITUTE FOR PLASMA RESEARCH Near Indira Bridge, Bhat Village, Dist. Gandhinagar - 382 428 ADVT. NO. 04/2013 The Institute for Plasma Research is a premier scientific institute under the Department of Atomic Energy, Govt. of India devoted to research and development activities in the areas of basic Plasma Physics, Magnetic Confinement fusion and industrial applications of plasmas. Applications are invited from highly motivated and result oriented candidates for the posts of : *Library Trainee *-No. vacancy: 04 *QUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCE* : Post Graduate in Library and Information Science (above 55% marks) with knowledge of Computer. Trainees will be required to work in shifts *STIPEND* for the Library Trainees Consolidated Rs.10000/- p.m. for first six months and thereafter Rs.12000/- p.m. For more information visit website :- http://www.ipr.res.in/advertisements/Rec_Advt_04_2013.pdf :- http://www.ipr.res.in/advertisements.html Application:- http://www.ipr.res.in/advertisements/appliformat.doc <http://www.ipr.res.in/advertisements.html>-- Thanks and Warm Regards Virupaksh. B. H Library and Information Assistant National Library of India, Kolkata-700027 Email Id: *veerulis(a)gmail.com* * * * * -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Application invited for Library trainees @ IPR Gandhinagar
by Veeru 15 Oct '13

15 Oct '13

Dear all, INSTITUTE FOR PLASMA RESEARCH Near Indira Bridge, Bhat Village, Dist. Gandhinagar - 382 428 ADVT. NO. 04/2013 -- Thanks and Warm Regards Virupaksh. B. H Library and Information Assistant National Library of India, Kolkata-700027 Email Id: *veerulis(a)gmail.com* * * * * -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Internet giants Amazon, Apple and Google targeted ahead of world's biggest book fair
by noufal＠tatamotors.com 15 Oct '13

15 Oct '13

Please circulate . Dear All: Organisers of the world's biggest book fair warned on Tuesday against the domination of Internet giants as the publishing world grapples to blend old and new forms of reading. American giants Amazon, Apple and Google -- whose entry into the world of online sales and digital books is threatening the traditional publishing industry -- are "logistics magicians but are not publishers", said Juergen Boos, director of the Frankfurt Book Fair. For full story: http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-10-09/news/42864500_1_ frankfurt-book-fair-juergen-boos-book-stores Regards, Noufal.PP Library & Information Services Management Training Centre Tata Motors Jamshedpur Mob:09234607094 LP:0657 6693633 ******************************************************************************************************************************************************** "This e-Mail may contain proprietary and confidential information and is sentfor the intended recipient(s) only. If, by an addressing or transmission error,this mail has been misdirected to you, you are requested to delete this mailimmediately. You are also hereby notified that any use, any form of reproduction, dissemination, copying, disclosure, modification, distribution and/or publication of this e-mail message,contents or its attachment(s) other than by its intended recipient(s) is strictly prohibited. Any opinions expressed in this email are those of the individual and not necessarily of the organization. Before opening attachment(s), please scan for viruses." ******************************************************************************************************************************************************** -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Registrations Open: International Conference on Digital Libraries (ICDL) 2013
by ICDL TERI 14 Oct '13

14 Oct '13

TERI is organizing ICDL 2013 (International Conference on Digital Libraries) during 27–29 November 2013 at India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi. The conference would be inaugurated by Hon'ble VICE PRESIDENT OF INDIA. The major objectives of this mega event are: • To bridge the digital divide between developed and developing countries • To create a platform through capacity building on Digital Library, Knowledge Management and applications of Social Media ICDL 2013 is also expecting an august gathering of over 500 participants drawn from cross-disciplinary areas etc. We have received confirmations from several renowned international experts for participating in the deliberations. Some of the highlights of the conference would be: ü Thematic Workshop addressing on contemporary issues to a focused group of clientele ü Tutorials by leading DL experts of the World ü Conference deliberation by the luminaries of Digital Library ü Exposition by National and International Publishers, Knowledge Vendors Tutorials@ ICDL 2013 1) Introduction to data mining with Weka by Ian H Witten Professor, University of Waikato New Zealand 2.Imagine! Information retrieval from the WWW by images by Paul Nieuwenhuysen Professor, Vrije Universiteit Brussels 3) Content-based Image Retrieval: Concepts, Challenges, and Research Opportunities by Ricardo da Silva Torres Associate professor Institute of Computing (IC) University of Campinas (UNICAMP) Brazil 4) Ontological Engineering by Kavi Mahesh Professor, PES Institute of Technology, Bangalore, and Principal Consultant, Knowledge Management Group, Infosys Technologies Ltd. Bangalore, India 5)Using XML and TEI to produce digital books for digital libraries by Alejandro Bia CIO - DEMI Área de Lenguajes y Sistemas Informáticos Spain 6) Open Data Repositories & Linked Data by ARD Prasad, Professor & Head, DRTC, ISI, India Workshops cum panel discussion@ICDL 2013 1) Standardization and Interoperability in the context of Digital Libraries by UNESCO 2) National Mission Libraries (Activities) and National Virtual Library Initiative (NVLI) by Ministry of Culture 3) Open Access by Nature Publishing Group 4) New Trend in e-Publishing: Unlocking More Value for the Researcher byElsevier 5) Workflow based Platform for Digital Archiving by Trinaina Informatics Limited 6) Revolutionizing the Publishing Model by JoVE 7) Audio-visual Archives: Focus and Challenges by Prasar Bharati For registration kindly visit our website: http://www.teriin.org/events/icdl/register.php Mailing Address: ICDL 2013 Secretariat The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) India Habitat Centre Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003, India Tel: +91 11 24682100 or 41504900 Fax: 24682144 Email: ICDL2013(a)teri.res.in Website: www.teriin.org/events/icdl -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Short Term Course on ABCD
by G Mahesh 13 Oct '13

13 Oct '13

CSIR-NISCAIR is conducting a five days course on the Library Automation Software ABCD. Following are the details: Course title: ABCD-A complete automation package Date: November 4 to November 8, 2013 Course fee: Rs. 4000/- (without accommodation), Rs. 5,200/- (with accommodation) For further details, contact: training(a)niscair.res.in G. Mahesh CSIR-NISCAIR -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Announcing the 3rd Annual EPT Award for individuals
by mailman＠ncsi.iisc.ernet.in 12 Oct '13

12 Oct '13

From: "Subbiah Arunachalam" <subbiah.arunachalam(a)gmail.com> Date: Sat, October 12, 2013 12:26 am Friends: It is time to send nominations for this year's EPT award for individuals working for the advancement of OA in developing and transition countries. I am attaching the announcement. Please ensure wide publicity. Thanks and best wishes. Arun Below is the press release announcing the 3rd Annual Award for individuals in the developing world who have made a significant contribution to Open Access. The application form for nominations follows the announcement. The EPT hopes to receive a similarly large number of representations as were received for the award in its first two years. THE 2013 EPT AWARD FOR INDIVIDUALS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES WORKING FOR OA Open Access Week arrives again this October, and is a time to celebrate all that has been achieved in the previous twelve months. The Electronic Publishing Trust is a long standing advocate of OA and the difference it can make. As our contribution to this years OA Week, we are offering our third annual international award to recognise the impact that individuals can make. The huge interest in and success of the first two awards makes it clear that such international recognition acknowledges the very real efforts being made by many individuals throughout the world, and accelerates the development of models for achieving the open and free transfer of essential information for the progress of research. ANNOUNCEMENT : The Electronic Publishing Trust* is pleased to announce that it is offering its third annual award for individuals in developing and transition countries** who have made significant advances to the cause of open access and the free exchange of research findings. Information on previous winners can be found on our website at http://epublishingtrust.net/ Nominations are sought for the award. Individuals may be nominated by themselves or others or by organisations, sending a statement using the attached form to the chair of the EPT Board, (d.law(a)strath.ac.uk) outlining the achievements of the individual. Please find the nominations form below. Nominations should be received by 30th November 2013. Selection of a winner will be made by a panel of EPT Board Members which will be chaired by Dr Patrick Corran, and will include Leslie Chan, Subbiah Arunachalam, Barbara Kirsop, co-founder of the charity, and Judy Ugonna. The result will be announced in January 2014 and it is intended that a presentation will be made at a location convenient to the winner. The award recipient will be publicly recognised through the presentation of a certificate and an engraved award. It is also hoped to have a side event at future OA meetings to celebrate the work of the winner. EPT Award submission form for nominations 1. The EPT Award is for individuals who have made an impact on the progress of open access to research findings. 2. Nominations may be made by individuals or organisations. 3. Please supply the following information: Name of nominee: Affiliation of nominee: Position or role of nominee: Contact address and email of nominee: Contact address and email of proposer: Please provide a brief statement to describe the ACTIVITIES of the nominee in support of Open Access (no more than 250 words): Please describe the RESULTS AND SIGNIFICANCE of these activities (no more than 500 words): Please send your proposal by 30/11/2013 to: EPT Chair, Derek Law, at d.law(a)strath.ac.uk

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Open Source ILS: An information portal for librarians
by Shamprasad Pujar 12 Oct '13

12 Oct '13

Dear Members, Evergreen, Koha and Open Source Integrated Library Systems (OSS ILS) are the subject of much interest among librarians, system administrators, and library administrators. Open source ILS provides a single portal for information about these technologies and how they can work in any library setting including academic, public, school and special libraries. The site will allow you to: 1. Find out what OSS ILS has to offer to different types of libraries 2. Evaluate OSS ILS to see if it can work for your library 3. Learn about the steps involved in migrating to OSS ILS 4. Locate technical assistance in the open source community as well as from support vendor More info can be found at: http://www.opensourceils.com It is an good effort from researchers/developers to provide all the information at one place. Regards, Dr Shamprasad M. Pujar Deputy Librarian Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research Gen Vaidya Marg, Goregaon (East) MUMBAI-400 065, India Phone: ++91-22-2841 6547 E-mail: pujar(a)igidr.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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InfoQuiz @ICADL2013: Early Registration Winners
by franc＠library.iisc.ernet.in 11 Oct '13

11 Oct '13

Winning in InfoQuiz2013 starts with registration. Every 50th registration would receive a small cash prize of Rs.1000 as lucky winners. Here are first four lucky winners to receive this cash prize. 1. Mr. Sukhwinder Randhawa, CRRID, Chandigarh, India (50th registration) 2. Ms. Anitha P G, Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management, Technopark, Trivandrum (100th registration) 3. Dr. Amita Pradhan, Chief Librarian, Sinhgad Institutes, Pune (150th registration) 4. Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Sinha, DELNET, New Delhi (200th registration) InfoQuiz online round will go live soon. Keeping in view the Dasara Festive season, the Online Quiz date is moved to 28th October. Before taking the live InfoQuiz, the registered participants will have an opportunity for a trial round on 24th October 2013. Top-six winners of the online round on 28th will qualify for stage quiz at the ICADL2013 in Bangalore on 10th December. Winners of the Online Quiz are the privileged guests of ICADL with free registration for the conference and travel and hospitality paid by Informatics India Ltd., the organizers of InforQuiz2013. InfoQuiz is a technical Quiz for all Library & Information Professionals world over. Do not miss this brainteaser opportunity. Register today, if you havent yet. Take the trial quiz on 24th October, and get ready for the real one on 28th October. We will be announcing the duel time for Asia-Pacific and rest-of-the-world. Watch the ICADL2013 website -- http://www.icadl2013.org.in/ -- for the announcement of these schedules. Enter InfoQuiz 2013 and aspire to get global recognition as Star Winners at ICADL 2013--the 15th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries, being organized for the second time in India. N. V. Sathyanarayana Informatics India Ld Bangalore 560003 www.informaticsglobal.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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15th ICADL 2013- Inaugural Keynote by Dr. Rakesh Agrawal-very well known Data Mining Expert and Microsoft Technical Fellow at the MSR Search Labs, USA
by Shalini Urs 11 Oct '13

11 Oct '13

Dear LIS Professionals, One more reason to be part of the premier Digital Library Conference and retool and reposition! ICADL 2013 is happy to announce its Inaugural Keynote speaker! The Inaugural keynote at the ICADL 2013 on December 9, 2013 will be given by Dr. Rakesh Agrawal�Microsoft Technical Fellow at the MSR Search Labs, who is well known for developing fundamental data mining concepts and technologies and pioneering key concepts in data privacy, including Hippocratic Database, Sovereign Information Sharing, and Privacy-Preserving Data Mining. Rakesh's new quest is to use Internet to bring the benefits of computing to the underserved. To know more about the speaker http://rakesh.agrawal-family.com He is the recipient of the ACM-SIGKDD First Innovation Award, ACM-SIGMOD Edgar F. Codd Innovations Award, ACM-SIGMOD Test of Time Award, VLDB 10-Yr Most Influential Paper Award, and the Computerworld First Horizon Award. He is a Member of the National Academy of Engineering, a Fellow of ACM, and a Fellow of IEEE. Scientific American named him to the list of 50 top scientists and technologists in 2003. Prior to joining Microsoft in March 2006, Rakesh was an IBM Fellow and led the Quest group at the IBM Almaden Research Center. Earlier, he was with the Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill from 1983 to 1989. He also worked for 3 years at India's premier company, the Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. He received the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1983. He also holds a B.E. degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from IIT-Roorkee, and atwo-year Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Engineering from the National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), Bombay. IBM's commercial data mining product, Intelligent Miner, grew out of Dr. Agrawal��s work. His research has been incorporated into other IBM products, including DB2 Mining Extender, DB2 OLAP Server and WebSphere Commerce Server, and has influenced several othercommercial and academic products, prototypes and applications. His other technical contributions include Polyglot object-oriented type system, Alertactive database system, Ode (Object database and environment), Alpha (extension of relational databases with generalized transitive closure), Nest distributed system, transaction management, and database machines. Rakesh has been granted more than 60 patents. He has published more than 150 research papers, many of them considered seminal. He has written the 1st as well as 2nd highest cited of all papers in the fields of databases and data mining (13th and 15th most citedacross all computer science as of Februray 2007 in CiteSeer). Wikipedia lists one of his papers as one of the most influential database papers. His papers have been cited more than 6500 times, with more than 15 of them receiving more than 100 citations each. He is the most cited author in the field of database systems. His work has been featured in New York Times Year in Review, New York Times Science section, and several other publications. For updates and more details : http://www.icadl2013.org.in <http://www.icadl2013.org.in/> See you at ICADL 2013! Shalini -- Dr. Shalini R.Urs Chair, ICADL 2013 & Executive Director and Professor International School of Information Management University of Mysore Manasagangotri Mysore - 570006 Phone : + 91 821 2514699 Fax : + 91 821 2519209 www.isim.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Social Media and its Use Among LIS Professionals in India: A Survey
by Mailing List Admin 11 Oct '13

11 Oct '13

Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2013 15:10:14 +0530 (IST) From: Mailing List Admin <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2013 22:10:27 +0800 (SGT) From: Shihab Illias <librarianmace(a)yahoo.co.in> Dear Sir/Madam Please find enclosed link of a online questionnaire which is related to Study on�Social Media and its Use Among LIS Professionals in India: A Survey.�Kindly co-operate with me by filling the questionnaire. The information provided will be kept confidential and will be used only for data analysis. Your identity will not be revealed to anybody. Your co-operation is solicited. To fill it out, please visit: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1MoLbCzgOoQHg9UQbbqCh1C7sJh5V3bJHALP_ALicec… Shihab.I, Library Professional, University of Kerala

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project trainee for JRD Tata Memorial Library
by ksc＠library.iisc.ernet.in 11 Oct '13

11 Oct '13

Applications are invited for project trainee for a temporary period of 6 months( which is likely to be extended further) at JRD Tata Memorial Library Qualification: MLISc Ist class from a recognised university; Relaxation for sc/st students: pass class Emoluments: Rs. 7500 ( likely to be enhanced) Last date: 18 oct 2013 walk in interview: date will be notified through lis-forum The applicants need to produce originals for verification at the time of interview and be ready to join within a week from the date of selection Chudamani -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancies at DELNET for the posts of Software Development Associates
by Dr Sangeeta Kaul 10 Oct '13

10 Oct '13

DELNET Applications are invited for the posts of Software Development Associates. Candidates having technical expertise in DSpace/Koha software with good know-how of Linux, Perl, MySql, Java and PostgreSQL with atleast two years working experience in Koha/DSpace may apply. Salary as per qualifications and experience. Apply within ten days to The Director, DELNET, JNU Campus, Nelson Mandela Road, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi-110070. Email: hkkaul(a)gmail.com ****************************** =========== NACLIN 2013 will be held in collaboration with MNIT Jaipur at Hotel Clarks Amer, Jaipur from December 10-12, 2013. Please visit www.naclin.org for details or write to us to receive a formal invitation letter and hard copy of the brochure. We would appreciate your kind participation. ============= _______________________________________________________________________________ Dr Sangeeta Kaul Network Manager DELNET-Developing Library Network Jawaharlal Nehru University Campus Nelson Mandela Road Vasant Kunj New Delhi-110070 Tel: 91-11-26742222, 26741266, 9810329992 (M) Fax: 91-11-26741122 Email: sangs(a)delnet.ren.nic.in, sangskaul2003(a)yahoo.co.in Web : www.delnet.nic.in ________________________________________________________________________________ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for soft copy of an article
by ddp 10 Oct '13

10 Oct '13

Dear Moderator, Kindly arrange to publish my request for soft copy of an article on LIS forum. Thanks. Dear Professionals and friends, one of our research student needs following article for his research purpose. If any one of you have access to it, kindly arrange to send the soft copy. Zimler, J. & Keenan J. M. (1983). Imagery in the congenitally blind: How visual are visual images? Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, Vol 9(2), pp.269-282. Regards. D. D. Prdnekar Homi Bhabha Centre For Science Education Tata Institute Of Fundamental Research V. N. Purav Marg, Mankhurd Mumbai 400 088. Te.No. : 022-25072337 / 25072303 E-Mail : library(a)hbcse.tifr.res.in / ddp(a)hbcse.tifr.res.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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French PhD scheme for Indians
by Mailing List Admin 10 Oct '13

10 Oct '13

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2013 12:16:34 +0530 From: Aman Jha <aman.jha(a)cii.in> The Telegraph (Calcutta) New Delhi, Oct. 9: France is likely to throw open to Indian scholars a scheme that allows them to pursue research for PhDs, funded jointly by academic institutions and French industrial firms and designed to boost employment prospects. For details, you may visit, http://www.telegraphindia.com/1131010/jsp/nation/story_17444872.jsp

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Social Media and its Use Among LIS Professionals in India: A Survey
by Mailing List Admin 10 Oct '13

10 Oct '13

Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2013 22:10:27 +0800 (SGT) From: Shihab Illias <librarianmace(a)yahoo.co.in> Dear Sir/Madam Please find enclosed link of a online questionnaire which is related to Study on�Social Media and its Use Among LIS Professionals in India: A Survey.�Kindly co-operate with me by filling the questionnaire. The information provided will be kept confidential and will be used only for data analysis. Your identity will not be revealed to anybody. Your co-operation is solicited. To fill it out, please visit: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1MoLbCzgOoQHg9UQbbqCh1C7sJh5V3 bJHALP_ALicec8/viewform Shihab.I, Library Professional, University of Kerala

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Library positions at RRI
by Mailing List Admin 10 Oct '13

10 Oct '13

Raman Research Library has advertised for two library Assistants Positions. Please see their website (URL) given below for more information. http://www.rri.res.in/downloads/Lib_Assist.pdf - Moderator, LIS-Forum

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Scientific Data is now open for submissions!
by Dinesh Siddaiah 10 Oct '13

10 Oct '13

Dear All, *Scientific Data* is a new open-access, online-only publication for descriptions of scientifically valuable datasets. It introduces a new type of content called the *Data Descriptor* designed to make your data more discoverable, interpretable and reusable. *Scientific Data* is currently calling for submissions<http://blogs.nature.com/scientificdata/2013/10/08/call-for-submissions/>, and will *launch in May 2014*. Best Regards, Dinesh -- Dr. Dinesh K. S. Deputy Librarian, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, Nangal Road, Rupnagar, Punjab - 140 001. Email: dinesh(a)iitrpr.ac.in dinesh.ncet(a)gmail.com Phone: 01881 - 242134 (O) 9779747902 (M) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ANNOUNCEMENT: LAUNCH OF AN ONLINE DATA JOURNAL
by Ragaavendra R 10 Oct '13

10 Oct '13

Dear Moderator pls circulate. ANNOUNCEMENT: LAUNCH OF AN ONLINE DATA JOURNAL Everyone wants better ways to make research data available and to give more credit to the researchers who create and share data. But for a data set to be widely reusable, scientists need to know how the data were produced and what quality-control experiments were performed. They need access to detailed descriptions of the data outputs, file formats, sample identifiers and replication structure. This is hard work that is often poorly rewarded. As a result, potentially valuable data sets go unpublished, or are not fully released to the public or not described in sufficient detail to permit reuse. TO COMPLETE READ AND REFERENCE LINK: http://www.nature.com/news/announcement-launch-of-an-online-data-journal-1.… Best Regards, Raghvendra R The information contained in this electronic message and in any attachments to this message is confidential, legally privileged and intended only for use by the person or entity to which this electronic message is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, and have received this message in error, please notify the sender and system manager by return email and delete the message and its attachments and also you are hereby notified that any distribution, copying, review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of this electronic transmission or the information contained in it is strictly prohibited. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and may not represent those of the Company or bind the Company. Any commitments made over e-mail are not financially binding on the company unless accompanied or followed by a valid purchase order. This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by Mail Scanner, and is believed to be clean. The Company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. www.jubl.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Article Requirement
by LEARNING RESOURCE CENTER SUMANDEEP VIDYAPEETH 10 Oct '13

10 Oct '13

Dear All Our Research Scholar require following full text articles for research purpose. 1. Job related stress, emotional labor and depressive symptoms among nurses Korea. Journal of nursing scholarship Vol. 45 Issue 2 Pages 169-176 June 2013 2 The Effects of stress on physician and their medical careers. New England Journal of medical 1982 vol. 306 Issue 8 page no. 458-464 3.Hawk J Scott, C D , A case of family medicine sources of stress in residents of health professionals. New York: Vruner Mazel, 1986 Page no.111-156 4.Ramirez A Z, Graham J , Richards, M A : Mental health of hospital consultants ; effects of stress and satisfaction at work. Lancet 1996; 347(9003) ; page no. 724-728 -- Thanking You DIRECTOR, LEARNING RESOURCE CENTRE SUMANDEEP VIDYAPEETH PIPARIYA -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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You are invited to test & challenge your IQ at INFO-QUIZ @ ICADL 2013
by Byrappa, Ananda (GE Global Research) 10 Oct '13

10 Oct '13

Dear LIS Professional, You are invited to test and challenge your IQ!...come, register & participate in INFO-QUIZ @ ICADL 2013. InfoQuiz 2013 registrations are closing shortly...register today at: http://iiws.informindia.co.in/ICADL/ MORE ABOUT INFOQUIZ-2013:( http://www.isim.ac.in/icadl2013/infoquiz.html ) ICADL 2013 brings to you InfoQuiz 2013, a first in the ICADL conference series. InfoQuiz is presented by Informatics India Ltd., Bangalore-a three decade old Information Company and ICADL 2013 corporate partner. InfoQuiz, a brain teaser for all the Digital Library enthusiasts, is an exciting Quiz contest open to all Infomaniacs across the world. The grand finale would be held at the ICADL'2013, on the second day of the conference (10th December 2013), from 6.30 to 7.30pm. InfoQuiz 2013 is in two rounds. - Round One: A global Online Quiz, open to all Information professionals. This will be conducted during the second week of October. Top three scorers will be selected from this round to participate in the final round. - Final Round: A stage quiz during the ICADL'2013 conference. What do the winners get? The winners of the first round will get free registration for ICADL'2013. Travel and local hospitality expenses will be sponsored of by Informatics, the InfoQuiz organisers. Grand Finale: - In addition to the winners of the Online Quiz, ICADL delegates will also be able to take part in this exciting contest - Each of the three winners of the Online Quiz will be paired with one partner from the audience for the stage quiz - The Winners of the Grand Finale will take home a grand trophy and cash prizes too. Best Regards, Anand Ananda T.Byrappa Global Leader, Whitney Knowledge Centre Six Sigma Black-Belt GE India Technology Centre 122, EPIP, Phase 2, Whitefield Road, Bangalore - 560066, INDIA Ph: 91-80-4088 2618; Cell: 91 9845027250 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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[ELF] RLEA-2013 at VTU: Last date is extended for Submission of Paper for National Conference at VTU, Belgaum
by Engg-Lib-Forum from India 10 Oct '13

10 Oct '13

Dear Sir/Madam, Greeting for the day, I wish to bring your kind consideration that, in continuation of my previous mails regarding the National Conference on “Redefining Libraries in Electronic Age (RLEA-2013)”, which is scheduled on 29th & 30th November, 2013 to be held at Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belgaum. The last date is extended for submission of Paper on or before 30th October 2013. For more information please visit> http://vtuerm12.webs.com/events.htm Thanking you With due regards Dr. KR Mulla Organizing Secretary, Librarian, Visvesvaraya Technological University, “Jnana Sangama” Belgaum-590 018, Karnataka. +91-9449873452 (M), +91-9448031969 (M) +91-831-2498191 (O) +91-831-2498192 (Fax) Email: krmulla(a)vtu.ac.in/ krmulla(a)gmail.com URL: www.vtu.ac.in Conference Website: http://vtuerm12.webs.com/events.htm -- Posted By Engg-Lib-Forum from India to ELF at 10/09/2013 09:07:00 PM -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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School Library Building
by Shams Raza 09 Oct '13

09 Oct '13

Dear Professionals, I am happy to communicate you that the construction of our (SAINIK SCHOOL)School library building about to complete. Now we are looking for its internal decoration, furniture etc. In this connection may I request you kindly suggest me, 1. modern aspects of library buildings 2. best School library buildings to visit 3. Experienced Interior decorators in library buildings 4. What to do and what should not do in library interior etc. related to defence I eagerly waiting for your suggestions in this regards. Your's truly *Shams Reza Librarian Sainik School Nalanda* *(Ministry Of Defence Govt. of India) P.O. Rajgir,Distt.Nalanda PIN No- 803 116 (BIHAR)* *https://sainikschoolnalanda.bih.nic.in Google Talk: shamsraza(a)gmail.com* *Yahoo Talk : shams_hs19(a)yahoo.co.in Rediff Boll : shams97(a)rediffmail.com Mobile Talk : +91 9430247793* *Basic (Home)-06112255178** * -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Social Media and its Use Among LIS Professionals in India: A Survey
by Shihab Illias 09 Oct '13

09 Oct '13

Dear Sir/Madam Please find enclosed link of a online questionnaire which is related to Study on Social Media and its Use Among LIS Professionals in India: A Survey. Kindly co-operate with me by filling the questionnaire. The information provided will be kept confidential and will be used only for data analysis. Your identity will not be revealed to anybody. Your co-operation is solicited. To fill it out, please visit: https://docs.google.com/forms/ d/ 1MoLbCzgOoQHg9UQbbqCh1C7sJh5V3 bJHALP_ALicec8/viewform Shihab.I, Library Professional, University of Kerala -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Article request.
by Mohammad Pasha 09 Oct '13

09 Oct '13

Dear All, One of our faculty needed below article, please send me if you have access to this. *Medical Teacher, 2012, Vol. 34, No. 5 : Pages 392-397***** ** Peer-assisted learning in teaching clinical examination to junior medical students <http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.3109/0142159X.2012.668240> **** · Benjamin I. Silbert<http://informahealthcare.com/action/doSearch?type=advanced&prevSearch=autho…> **** Thanks and Regards, Mohammed Pasha, Librarian, RAK Medical and Health Sciences University, Ras Al Khaimah - UAE www.rakmhsu.com Telephone No. 00971 07 2269000 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Training Programme
by Dr.Dineshan Koovakkai 09 Oct '13

09 Oct '13

Dear All, Central University of Kerala is organizing a one day training programme on: *IN-TEXT CITATION AND REFERENCING PATTERN [According to American Psychological Association (APA) Standards]* Date: 30th October, 2013 Time:10am to 1pm (Theory) 2pm to 5pm (Practice) Venue: University Library Maximum intake: 20 *THERE IS NO REGISTRATION FEE. FOR ONLINE REGISTRATION, PLEASE VISIT: * * * https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Jm1qWV9lNh4Cky-lhT7pFv1JtHVEqhGL2cweasPk6e… * *. ADMISSION WILL BE ON FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS. Regards, -- Dr.Dineshan Koovakkai *MA; MLISc; PGDEC; PGDCA; DCHN; NET; PhD.* Assistant Librarian & Publication Officer Co-ordinator, NMEICT Nodal Officer, Higher Education Survey Associate Editor, CUK Newsletter Central University of Kerala Vidyanagar P.O. Kasargod, Kerala, India Mob: 09447468586 Blog: www.dineshkoovakkai.blogspot.com Visit our library website at: www.universitylibrarycuk.yolasite.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Hearty Congratulations to Dr. Keshava, Chairman, DLISc, Tumkur University, Tumkur
by Nagappa B 09 Oct '13

09 Oct '13

Hearty Congratulations to Dr. Keshava on his appointment as Chairman of the Dept. of Studies & Research in LIS, Tumkur University, Tumkur, which is the reflection of his hard work and recognition for his professional commitment and contributions. We are sure that under his able leadership, the department will move towards the new heights! Being very young and energetic teacher, we are confident that he will definitely enhance the visibility of the profession by grooming the young LIS professionals and make one of the best dept. in the field of LIS. Once again, our heartiest congratulations and wish you all success in future endeavours. With Best Wishes Dr. Nagappa B. Head | Information Resource Centre | Tata Consultancy Services Pioneer Building, International Tech Park | Padandhur Agrahara | Whitefield Road | Bangalore - 560 066 | Karnataka | India Ph:- +91 80 67251330 | Buzz:- 4851330 / 4224 | Cell:- 91-7760505296 Mailto: nagappa.b(a)tcs.com =====-----=====-----===== Notice: The information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, use, review, distribution, printing or copying of the information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it are strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us by reply e-mail or telephone and immediately and permanently delete the message and any attachments. Thank you -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ICKM 2013: Invitation for Registration
by Usashi Chatterjee 08 Oct '13

08 Oct '13

*****Apologies for cross-posting***** --- INVITATION FOR REGISTRATION --- International Conference on Knowledge Modelling and Knowledge Management will take place from 20 - 21 November 2013 at the Indian Statistical Institute - Bangalore Centre, Bangalore, India. Conference website: http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/ickm/ The objective is to bring together experts from different areas of information science, computer science, artificial intelligence and other disciplines, who have a mutual interest in understanding and solving problems of knowledge modelling and knowledge management. The aim is to recognize and focus on new areas of knowledge modelling and knowledge management. Therefore philosophy, logic, linguistics, cognitive science, health care, management science, media, etc. are relevant areas, too. The conference programme features a series of eminent speakers: Fausto Giunchiglia, Aditya Bagchi, M. P. Satija etc. To know more about conference programme and to register, go to the conference website: http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/ickm/ Registration fees: Full Registration: INR. 2000 (Indian & SAARC Delegates) USD 100 (Foreign Delegates other than SAARC) Student Registration*: INR. 1000 (Indian & SAARC Delegates) USD 50 (Foreign Delegates other than SAARC) *To avail concessional registration, Students should send/produce a letter from the head of the Institute/Department on official letter head certifying them as regular/full-time students. This is not meant for part-time students. The registration fee covers working lunches, refreshments, conference kit and the conference proceedings Contact: ickm2013(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in, bisu(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in We look forward to seeing you in November. With Regards, Dr. Biswanath Dutta (Convener - ICKM 2013) Documentation Research & Training Centre (DRTC), Indian Statistical Institute (I.S.I), 8th Mile, Mysore Road, R.V. College Post, Bangalore - 560 059, Karnataka INDIA E-mail : ickm2013(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in bisu(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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CFP -- ISACA India Conference on "IT Governance, Information Security & Assurance" at Chennai during 28-29, Nov 2013
by Mohan Hr 08 Oct '13

08 Oct '13

Dear all, Pl. find the call for participation in the ISACA India Conference on "IT Governance, Information Security & Assurance" being held at Park Sheraton, Chennai during 28-29, Nov 2013 along with a pre-conf. workshop on 27th Nov 2013. CSI & IEEE CS are the supporting partners to this conf. Discounted registration fee is applicable to the members of CSI/IEEE members at par with ISACA members. Also, Early Bird discounts are available till 15th Oct 2013. Pl. see the brochure at http://ieeecs-madras.managedbiz.com/pgms/isaca-india-conf-2013.pdf As seats are limited, pl. register at the earliest at the discounted fee applicable to members. With regards HR Mohan Chairman, IEEE CS & VP, CSI CALL FOR PARTICIPATION ==================== The first ever ISACA India Conference 2013 will happen at Chennai, India on the theme of IT Governance, Information Security & Assurance to be held at Park Sheraton, Chennai, INDIA on November 28 & 29, 2013. ISACA Chennai Chapter are the lead organisers for this esteemed conference that is supported by all ISACA India chapters. ISACA is pleased to offer discounted delegate pricing to members of CSI/IEEE members at par with ISACA members. This two day conference will have two tracks with one track dedicated to the BFSI (Business, Financial Services and Insurance) segment and a conference networking cocktail dinner. The conference will feature contemporary topics both on the technical and governance aspects of the theme delivered by eminent speakers. A pre- conference workshop is being offered on November 27, 2013. The ISACA India Conference 2013 (IIC 2013), will attract attendees from all over India and overseas. The conference features some of the eminent speakers at the helm of various prominent organisations. This first ever ISACA India conference is supported by IDRBT (Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology, Hyderabad), as knowledge partners. The conference is actively supported by media and publicity partners. The details about the conference and online registration can be found at http://www.isaca-chennai.org/isaca/event/index.html. The event offers upto 16 CPE and significant discounted fee is also available for early bird registrations. To register and avail the Early Bird discounts, visit www.isaca-chennai.org R Vittal Raj, FCA,CISA,CGEIT,CISM,CISSP,CIA,CFE Phone:+91 44 2432 1779 | +91 44 2434 1298 |Mobile: +91 94440 21778 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Usefulness of 336, 337, 338 - Physical Description, Etc. Fields
by Narenderan 08 Oct '13

08 Oct '13

Dear Friends, I would like to know the practical usefulness of three MARC21 tags of physical descriptions of 336, 337, 338. Is there any other source apart from this source link. http://www.loc.gov/marc/ If anybody using these tags, please brief me. Thanks Narenthiran. R -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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DRTC Students Seminar
by drtc＠isibang.ac.in 08 Oct '13

08 Oct '13

Indian Statistical Institute Documentation Research and Training Centre Seminar (1) 2012-14 Linked Data: Legacy Data discovery in Semantic Web Era Abstract The evolution of Semantic web from syntactic web has made data on the web machine processable and understandable. A more refined way to this technology is Linked Data, which transforms the web of documents into the web of connected data. Large amount of data is available in different file formats other than RDF, which are known as Legacy Data. RDF provides a framework to achieve Linked Data. So, in order to publish these data as Linked Data we need to extract and convert them to RDF without loss of information. This seminar, would try to explain the Linked Data technology stack and its working principles, highlighting some of its implementations like annotating text using DBpedia Spotlight and publishing legacy data as Linked Data using OpenRefine and Linked Media Framework. Finally it concludes with need for Linked Data in general with particular emphasis for Libraries. SPEAKER : VIKAS BHUSHAN VENUE : DRTC CLASSROOM DATE: 10/10/2013 TIME: 2 PM ALL ARE CORDIALLY INVITED Biswanath Dutta Seminar Coordinator -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Job - Assistant Librarian @ MSEC (Mr. Bentoor V.B.)
by Bentoor V B 08 Oct '13

08 Oct '13

Dear LIS Professionals, Applications are invite for the one post of Assistant Librarian at Central Library in M.S. Engineering College, Bangalore. QUALIFICATION: B.Sc. in Library and Information Science (BLISc.) with a minimum of 55% Marks, and one year experience in appropriate field of Library & Information Science. DESIRABLE: Knowledge of computer applications and Proficiency in English and Kannada language. The candidate should be well conversant with various activities of an Academic Library, such as cataloging, processing of books and periodicals, supervision of special collections, maintenance of Library materials. APPLICATIONS: To apply, send a cover letter and CV with the names and contact details of two referees to library(a)msec.ac.in The closing date for applications is 24th October, 2013. -- Mr. Bentoor V.B. MLISc., (Ph.D) Senior Librarian M.S.Engineering College, Navarathna Agrahara, Sadahalli Post, Off. Kempegowda International Airport Road, BANGALORE - 562 110 Ph: 080 3252 9575 / 9939 / 3297 0290 Fax: 080 4113 7900, www.msec.ac.in Mobile: +91 94820 11094 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Conference on Opening up by Closing the Circle: Strengthening Open Access in India, October 21, 2013, JNU Convention Centre, New Delhi
by Dr. Ramesh C Gaur 08 Oct '13

08 Oct '13

National Conference on Opening up by Closing the Circle: Strengthening Open Access in India UNESCO, in partnership with Central Library, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), and the Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA) is organizing a national conference on ‘Opening up by Closing the Circle: Strengthening Open Access in India’ on 21 October 2013 to mark the international Open Access Week. The first international Open Access for Research Week was celebrated on 19–23 October 2009. Hundreds of leading academic and research sites in over 30 countries marked the week in unique ways, and expressed their support for the advancement of knowledge through free, immediate, online access to the results of scholarly research. Ever since, Open Access Week has been observed internationally to help raise awareness of the potential benefits of Open Access (OA) for research, and to celebrate milestones in making OA a norm in the conduct of science and scholarship. The one-day conference will focus on the need to create an enabling environment for OA in India, to promote and upscale existing OA initiatives, and to encourage the development of new OA programmes. This can be done by ‘closing the circle’ or linking multiple stakeholder groups, namely researchers, librarians, archivists, publishers, technologists, and policymakers, taking into account their concerns and views and providing a platform for them to advocate for a common cause. The conference will provide a unique opportunity to stakeholders to pool their insights, identify and discuss key OA-related issues in the country, and create a roadmap for strengthening OA in India. The specific objectives of the national conference are to: · Build awareness among the stakeholder groups and student community about the importance of OA to scientific research · Facilitate the exchange of experiences, knowledge and best practices of various institutions in the OA space · Contribute towards the creation of an advocacy group that will promote OA at institutional and national levels · Analyze current trends and pitfalls with regard to the OA landscape in India · Develop policy recommendations for the creation of a national mandate to promote OA · Promote partnerships and collaborations among interested stakeholders Venue: JNU Convention Centre Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) New Mehrauli Road New Delhi 110067 The conference is open to all Library and Information Science professionals. The academicians/researchers interested in open access may also attend. There is no registration fee. Registration is restricted to only 100 participants on “first-cum-first serve basis”. Registration can be sent by email at unescojnu(a)gmail.com with following information: Name……………………………….. Institution --------------------------------- Address ----------------------- Email address---------------- Mobile No------------------- Any contributions in Open Access-------------- The last date for registration to the conference is October 18th 2013. Contacts: Ms. Iskra Panevska Advisor for Communication and Information for South Asia UNESCO New Delhi Email: i.panevska(a)unesco.org Dr. Ramesh C Gaur PGDCA, MLISc,Ph.D. Fulbright Scholar (Virginia Tech, USA) University Librarian Jawaharlal Nehru University(JNU) New Meharuli Road, New Delhi - 110067 Tele +91-11-26742605, 26704551 Fax : +91-11-26741603 Email: rcgaur(a)mail.jnu.ac.in ;rcgaur66(a)gmail.com URL: www.jnu.ac.in Brief Profile: http://www.jnu.ac.in/Library/RameshCGaur.htm Dr. Sanjaya Mishra, PhD Director, CEMCA 13/14 Sarv Priya Vihar New Delhi 110016 http://www.cemca.org.in Mr. Anirban Sarma National Programme Officer Communication and Information sector UNESCO New Delhi Email: a.sarma(a)unesco.org 1. The importance of OA in India Open Access has emerged during the last decade or so as a movement and a business model whose goal is to provide free access and re-use of scientific knowledge in the form of research articles, monographs, data and related materials. Faster and wider sharing of knowledge fuels the advancement of science and, accordingly, the return of health, economic, and social benefits back to the public. By removing the barriers of price and permissions, OA publishing promotes the global flow of knowledge; improves access to ‘developed-country research’; creates much-needed visibility for ‘developing-country research’; and allows researchers and practitioners to access current knowledge. The idea of open access to scholarly literature is not new to India. India has a large S&T research community and Indian researchers conduct research in a wide variety of areas. India also trains a very large number of scientists and engineers. One might believe that all is well with science and technology in India. But the truth is very different. In terms of the number of papers published in refereed journals, the number of citations per paper, and the number of international awards and recognitions won, India’s record is not all that encouraging. India has a vast pool of academic talent and a track record of excellence in disciplines related to science and technology, but this is at odds with the limited endowments that academic libraries receive to support scientific research. Most Indian libraries cannot afford to subscribe to key journals required by researchers and scientists. This is a serious impediment to the acquisition of knowledge, and researchers’ own scholarly output is adversely impacted as a result. Another outcome of prohibitive subscription costs is the low visibility of Indian research. Academics in the region exert themselves to publish their work in well-known journals which very few of their peers can access afterwards. This leads to the poor citation of works by Indian researchers, the poor circulation of their research findings, and ultimately very limited awareness about scientific developments in the country. Thus, Indian scientists face two problems, namely, access and visibility. Both these handicaps can be overcome to a considerable extent if open access is adopted widely both within and outside the country. 2. Noteworthy OA initiatives in India The lack of awareness might still be an issue for Indian researchers, but there have been various initiatives by Indian institutes, journals and publishers to make research content open. Since 2003, India has been contributing to The Directory of Open Access Journals (which contains free, full-text high-quality scientific journals).The Indian Medlars Centre (IMC), has taken the pioneering step of putting Indian biomedical journals accessible on to a single platform. IMC’s first bibliographic database IndMed, established in 1998, provides abstract level information from more than 70 journals. The Indian Academy of Sciences and the Indian National Science Academy are premier institutes that run vibrant publishing programmes and offer open access to their journals and papers. Bioline International is a not-for-profit collaborative effort of the University of Toronto Libraries, Canada, the Reference Center on Environmental Information, Brazil, and Bioline, UK. Bioline provides access to 14 Indian journals on their primary site as well as archives these journals at the Bioline EPrints Archive. ePrints@IISC is a repository that collects, preserves and disseminates in digital format the works of the research community of the prestigious Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore. Open J-Gate – a free database of OA journals – currently offers access to more than 4000 OA English language journals from across the world. The work of Medknow Publications, an innovative publisher of OA journals, and that of the National Institute of Technology, Rourkela are also leading Indian contributions to the OA movement. It is important that these initiatives should not operate in isolation, but should form part of a concerted effort and campaign at a national level to promote OA in India. In 2012–13, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) launched a major OA initiative. ICAR has formulated an OA policy stipulating that its member institutes across the country must allow open access to their research and technical publications, books, catalogues, conference proceedings, case studies, lecture notes and other digital objects. While these institutes will maintain their own OA repositories, ICAR is setting up a central harvester to allow ‘one-stop access’ to all the scientific and agricultural knowledge generated within the Council. Master repositories such as ICAR’s, composed of a network of repositories, greatly enhance accessibility, help realize the potential of OA, and strengthen the very purpose of the OA movement in India. But while developing policies and networks at the institutional level is necessary, it is critical to entrench the idea of OA at the level of national policy. A national mandate and policy framework for OA would ensure that OA initiatives cease to operate in isolated clusters, and become part of a coherent, progressive national movement to promote the flow of knowledge. 3. OA in India vis-à-vis global trends Open Access is of particular importance to the Global South because it provides an unprecedented opportunity for equitable access to essential research information from around the world. So while removing the price barrier is important, the key to Open Access is that it allows researchers and the institutions they work for to regain control of their intellectual labour and capital by disseminating the research they produce in ways that they see fit, and not simply according to the business logic of for-profit publishing houses. This will hopefully result in a more balanced production and dissemination of knowledge from around the world. With free software such as the Open Journal System, and with peer-review being performed without cost as a long-standing tradition, the cost of producing journals is far lower than commercial publishers would have us believe. The Directory of Open Access Journals now list over 8,500 titles from around the world; most do not charge an author fee. These Open Access outlets provide important opportunities for knowledge dissemination while reducing costs substantially for the libraries. Most universities in North America and Europe have set up repositories individually or as consortia, and an increasing number of higher education institutions in the Global South have also set them up to feature their faculty’s research output. In addition, many universities have also set up publishing platforms such as the Open Journal Systems and other kinds of open source platforms to allow faculty to engage in Open Access publishing and other kinds of innovative digital scholarship. However, many repositories remain poorly filled because researchers are often not aware of Open Access, or they have misconceptions about it and copyright, or about quality issues associated with it, not realizing that Open Access is compatible with traditional peer review and copyright. Hence more awareness-building efforts are needed to educate researchers about the benefits of Open Access, and the limitations and unsustainability of the traditional system. In addition, a policy should be put in place to encourage researchers to deposit their research articles and materials into the repositories. Many institutions now enact either a voluntary or a mandatory policy requiring their faculty to deposit a copy of their work into the repository. It is also crucial for administrators to be better informed about the detrimental nature of adhering to the narrow use of the journal impact factor as a means of research evaluation. In 2013, the Obama administration declared that all publicly funded research would be made freely available within 12 months of publication. Research councils in the UK have recently begun to make public-funded research open to all. The European Commission is expected to do the same from January 2014. The applicability of these approaches to the Indian context, and their potential benefits, must be seriously considered by stakeholders in the country. In India, Open Access is now a key topic of discussions and engagement at many higher education institutions (including universities and deemed universities) as well as high-level research organisations, such as the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the Department of Atomic Energy, the Indian Space Research Organisation, the Defence Research and Development Organisation, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research and the Indian Council of Medical Research. The tireless advocacy work of Subbiah Arunachalam [Chennai-based information consultant] has been instrumental in sensitising these key institutions in the Open Access debates. However, a strong national or institutional policy on Open Access is yet to be implemented. At the same time, some key institutions such as the Indian Academy of Sciences have been playing a leadership role in providing Open Access to the journals they publish, and the Indian Institute of Science has one of the longest running institutional repositories with the most content in the country. There are now over 350 Open Access journals being published by various organisations across India, but they cover mostly areas in science and medicine. Social sciences and the humanities are poorly represented. Of the close to 600 higher education institutions across India, fewer than 100 have an existing institutional repository, though many are in the planning stage. In an editorial piece in Current Science, Prof. P. Balaram, Director of IISc and Member of the National Knowledge Commission observed: ‘The idea of open, institutional archives is one that must be vigorously promoted in India. The introduction of legislation that vests copyright with institutions, in the case of publicly funded research, may also provide the necessary legal framework to avoid any contentious issues … Mandating open access for all publicly funded research publications is easy to do by legislation.’ 4. UNESCO and Open Access UNESCO promotes OA as part of its mandate to build inclusive knowledge societies, whose overarching goal is to facilitate the global flow of knowledge and to strengthen socio-economic development. UNESCO’s OA initiatives focus primarily on improving access to scientific information (journal articles, conference papers, datasets etc). Working through strategic partnerships, UNESCO seeks to build awareness about the benefits of OA among policymakers, researchers and knowledge managers. The organization encourages the development of OA-enabling policies; engages in global OA debates; and cooperates with local, regional and global initiatives in support of OA. As a leading advocate of OA, UNESCO adopted a policy in May 2013 to make its publications available free of charge and with an open license, in order to increase their accessibility and visibility. Major current initiatives include a partnership with the Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA) to develop curricula and self-directed learning tools for OA for librarians and researchers; and the upgrade and enhancement of UNESCO’s Global Open Access Portal (GOAP), a unique online resource that helps policymakers understand the global OA environment, and provides insights into the OA framework of individual UNESCO member states. 5. Scope of the proposed National Conference UNESCO proposes to partner with CEMCA and Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) to organize a day-long national conference on Friday, 25 October 2013 in New Delhi during Open Access Week (the third week of October). The tentative title of the conference is ‘Opening up by Closing the Circle: Strengthening Open Access in India’, and it will be held at JNU. The title connotes the need for concerted efforts to create a more enabling environment for OA in the country, to promote and upscale existing OA initiatives, and to encourage the development and launch of new OA programmes which will lead to establishment of a national OA policy. This can be done by ‘closing the circle’ or linking multiple stakeholder groups and taking into account their concerns and views – namely researchers, librarians, archivists, publishers, technologists, and policymakers – and providing a platform for them to advocate for a common cause. The conference will provide a unique opportunity to stakeholders to pool their insights, identify and discuss key OA-related issues in the country, and create a roadmap for strengthening OA in India. 6. Structure of the Conference Beginning with a keynote address by a leading expert on open access to scientific research, the national conference will be structured into two panel discussions and a Round Table (RT) discussion. The two panel discussions will be on the themes ‘Why open access?’ and ‘The open access environment in India’. The RT discussion will be on the theme ‘Towards a National OA Policy: Forging the Missing Links’. The first panel will explore the benefits and advantages of OA for researchers, academics and scientists, and will assess the relative merits and demerits of the ‘green’ and ‘gold’ approaches to OA publishing. It will draw attention to especially innovative features of leading OA initiatives in India and in other countries, and will discuss the advantages of these alternative, non-commercial publishing models. The second panel will present a detailed overview of the OA environment in India, with a particular focus on the impediments to the widespread acceptance of OA. Core issues will include the need for a national OA mandate; sound institutional publishing and archiving policies; the lack of awareness, human and technical capacity; and the need for intensive advocacy and skill-building within the LIS community. The potential efficacy of the self-directed learning tools being developed by UNESCO and CEMCA will also be discussed. The deliberations of the RT will be preceded by a rapporteur’s brief summary of the key issues emerging from the two panel discussions. On the basis of these points, the RT will revisit and update the recommendations made by the National Knowledge Commission in 2007 on the formulation of a national OA mandate. The RT will also develop a template for national OA policy framework The RT’s recommendations will subsequently be compiled in the form of a policy brief that will be circulated among decision-makers and policymakers. 7. Objectives The objectives of the national conference are to: · Build awareness among the stakeholder groups and student community about the importance of OA to scientific research · Facilitate the exchange of experiences, knowledge and best practices of various institutions in the OA space · Contribute towards the creation of an advocacy group that will promote OA at institutional and national levels · Analyze current trends and pitfalls with regard to the OA landscape in India · Develop policy recommendations for the creation of a national mandate or framework to promote OA · Promote partnerships and collaborations among interested stakeholders 8. Expected Outcomes As a result of the national conference, it is expected that: · OA stakeholder groups and the participating student community will appreciate the significance of OA, and will have understood the key trends, issues and challenges pertaining to the development of OA in India; · The innovative character and successful operation of leading OA initiatives in India will have been highlighted; · The collective efforts and actions behind the OA movement will be understood, and will inspire the next generation of researchers and librarians to become advocates of OA · Participating stakeholders will engage in a dialogue about possible partnerships and collaborative ventures · A set of recommendations will be developed for the creation of (a) a national OA mandate and policy framework, and (b) a general template for institutional OA policies, repositories and archives. 9. Target Group The national conference will be attended by university students, librarians, researchers, academics, publishers, and representatives of journal consortia, developers of technological solutions, decision-makers, government representatives and policymakers. CONFERENCE AGENDA 21st October 2013 JNU Convention Centre, Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi 110067 Timing Activity 9:30 AM-10:00 AM Registration Inaugural Session 10:00 AM-11:00 AM · Saraswati Vandana: Lighting of Lamp · Welcome Address by Prof. Sudha Pai, Rector, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi · Inaugural Address by Dr Shashi Tharoor, Minister of State for Human Resource Development, MHRD, Government of India · Address by Mr Shigeru Aoyagi, Director and UNESCO Representative to Bhutan, India, Maldives and Sri Lanka · Address by Dr Sanjaya Mishra, Director, Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia · Vote of Thanks by Dr Ramesh C Gaur, University Librarian, JNU 11:00 AM-11:30 AM Keynote Address by Prof. Ramakrishna Ramaswamy, Vice Chancellor, University of Hyderabad 11:30 AM-11:45 AM Tea Break Panel 1: Why Open Access? 11:45 AM-01.00 PM Chair: Dr BK Gairola, Mission Director, e-Governance Group, Department of Electronics and Information Technology, Ministry of Communications and IT, Government of India Invited Speakers: · Dr RR Hirwani, Head, CSIR Unit for Research and Development of Information Products · Mr Sanjiv Goswami, Managing Director, Springer India Pvt Ltd · Dr Usha Mujoo Munshi, Librarian, Indian Institute of Public Administration · Dr ARD Prasad, Professor and Head, Documentation, Research and Training Centre, Indian Statistical Institute · Dr Nehaa Chaudhari, Centre for Internet and Society 1.00 PM-2:00 PM Lunch Panel 2: The Open Access Environment in India 2:00 PM-4:00 PM Chair: Dr Pawan Agarwal, Adviser, Higher Education and Culture, Planning Commission, Government of India Invited Speakers: · Prof. Uma Kanjilal, Director, School of Social Sciences, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) · Mr Pratapanand Jha, Director (Cultural Informatics), Indira Gandhi National Council for Arts · Dr Rameshwar Singh, Project Director Directorate of Knowledge Management in Agriculture, Indian Council of Agricultural Research · Dr NV Sathyanarayana, Chairman and Managing Director, Informatics India, Bangalore · Dr Jagdish Arora, Director, Inflibnet, Ahmedabad · Dr Sukhdev Singh, Technical Director, National Informatics Centre 4:00 PM-4:15 PM Tea Break Roundtable: Towards a National Open Access Policy: Forging the Missing Links 4:15 PM-4:30 PM Rapporteur’s summary of Panels 1 and 2 4:30 PM-5:30 PM Participants of Roundtable · Dr Pawan Agarwal, Adviser, Higher Education and Culture, Planning Commission, Government of India · Dr Gautam Bose, Head (Social Development), National Informatics Centre · Mr Vakul Sharma, Advocate, Supreme Court of India · Dr NV Sathyanarayana, Chairman and Managing Director, Informatics India, Bangalore · Prof. SK Sopory, Vice Chancellor, Jawaharlal Nehru University / Dr Ramesh C Gaur, University Librarian, Jawaharlal Nehru University · Ms Iskra Panevska, Adviser for Communication and Information for South Asia, UNESCO New Delhi · Dr Sanjaya Mishra, Director, Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia Note: Prior to the event, certain background documents such as ICAR’s Draft OA Policy and UNESCO’s Model OA Policy will be circulated among participants of the policy roundtable. These could serve as useful models when framing a national OA policy. Closing Session 05:30 PM-05:35 PM Concluding remarks by Ms Iskra Panevska, Adviser for Communication and Information for South Asia, UNESCO New Delhi 05:35 PM-05:50 PM Valedictory Address by Dr Ashok Thakur, Secretary, Department of Higher Education, MHRD, Government of India 05:50 PM-06:00 PM Vote of thanks by Dr Ramesh C Gaur, University Librarian, Jawaharlal Nehru University ************************************** Dr. Ramesh C Gaur PGDCA, MLISc,Ph.D. Fulbright Scholar (Virginia Tech, USA) University Librarian Jawaharlal Nehru University(JNU) New Meharuli Road, New Delhi - 110067 Tele +91-11-26742605, 26704551 Fax : +91-11-26741603 Email: rcgaur(a)mail.jnu.ac.in ;rcgaur66(a)gmail.com URL: www.jnu.ac.in Brief Profile: http://www.jnu.ac.in/Library/RameshCGaur.htm -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for articles
by Neerja Sharma 07 Oct '13

07 Oct '13

One of our fellow is needed the following articles from the journa *Wittgenstein Studien*. Wittgenstein Studien Bd.1/2010 *Stefan Majetschak, Kassel*: Psychoanalysis of grammatical misinterpretations: the relationship of Ludwig Wittgenstein with the work of Sigmund Fre *Andrew Lugg, Montreal*: Overinterpreting Wittgenstein: Philosophical Investigations §§19(b)-20 *Ángeles J. Perona, Madrid*: Reflections on Language Games, Madness and Commensurability Wittgenstein Studien Bd.2/2011 *Mauro L. Engelmann, Belo Horizonte*: What Wittgenstein’s ‘Grammar’ is NOT. On Garver, Baker and Hacker, and Hacker on Wittgenstein on ‘Grammar’ Wittgenstein Studien Bd4/2013 *Peter Campbell and Bela Szabados, Regina*: Wittgenstein on Self-Deception in Science, Psychology and Philosophy *Henning Zöller, Berlin*: On the Coherence of Wittgenstein’s Philosophy of Psychology Kindly help me to get these articles. Neeraj Sharma Professional Assistant Indian Institute of Advanced Study R.P. Nivas, Shimla 171005 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Ph.D Notification announcement in University of Mysore-2013-14
by Chikkamanju Nayaka 07 Oct '13

07 Oct '13

Dear Library Science professionals University of Mysore announced the Ph.D Notification 2013-14. Exemption for Phd Entrance exam UGC/CSIR, UGC-NET, SET, AND M.PHIL ALSO EXEMPTION FROM PHD ENTRANCE EXEMPTION, FOR MORE DETAILS VISIT URL ADDRESS Online APPLICATION FROM FEE STRUCTURE SC/ST/CAT-1 1000/- OTHRS 2000/- LAST DATE 30/10/2013 TIME: 5 PM http://rc.uni-mysore.ac.in/app/assets/Notification_for_PhD_admission_Sept_2… -- Chikkamanju MLISc., M.PHIL., UGC-SET. Senior Research Scholar Dept. of Studies in Lib & Info. Sc., Manasagangothri, University of Mysore-570006 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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CONNECTING INDIAN RESEARCHERS WITH GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE
by Ragaavendra R 07 Oct '13

07 Oct '13

Dear Moderator pls circulate. CONNECTING INDIAN RESEARCHERS WITH GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE Mayur Vaidya from IIT-Madras is pursuing a PhD in material sciences. Till some time ago, he wasn't sure of the content sources relevant to his topic and available through the institute library. His mentor told him about Knimbus and he's been using the online platform since then. As Knimbus is customised to his library subscriptions, he got just those articles in search that he could access. That saves his time and effort in finding content and he also got to know of other publisher platforms. FOR COMPLETE STORY AND REFERENCE LINK:http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/connecting-indian-r… Best Regards, Raghvendra R The information contained in this electronic message and in any attachments to this message is confidential, legally privileged and intended only for use by the person or entity to which this electronic message is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, and have received this message in error, please notify the sender and system manager by return email and delete the message and its attachments and also you are hereby notified that any distribution, copying, review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of this electronic transmission or the information contained in it is strictly prohibited. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and may not represent those of the Company or bind the Company. Any commitments made over e-mail are not financially binding on the company unless accompanied or followed by a valid purchase order. This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by Mail Scanner, and is believed to be clean. The Company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. www.jubl.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fwd: Presentation on "Designing API" on Wednesday, 9th Oct 2013 at 6.00 p.m.
by Mohan Hr 07 Oct '13

07 Oct '13

Dear all, Pl. find an invite for the Presentation on "Designing API" on Wednesday, 9th Oct 2013 at 6.00 p.m. The pdf invite is available at http://ieeecs-madras.managedbiz.com/pgms/2013/mm-131009.pdf INVITATION ===================================================== Computer Society of India, Chennai Chapter IEEE Computer Society, Madras Chapter Cordially invite you for a presentation On “Designing API” by Mr. Siddarth Chandrasekaran Software Engineer, STRIPE, USA on Wednesday, 9th October 2013 at 6.00 p.m. at Seminar Hall, CSI Education Directorate, Taramani, Chennai – 600113 (Situated in the opposite lane to Indira Nagar MRTS Railway Station. About 100 meters away from the Dharmambal Women’s Polytechnic & Opposite to the Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Institute of Hotel Management) Mr. P. Kumar, Chairman, CSI Chennai Chapter Mr. H.R. Mohan, Chairman, IEEE CS & IEEE PCS Madras Chapter Programme ========= 6.00 p.m. : Tea & Fellowship 6.30 p.m. : Presentation 7.45 p.m. : Dinner About the presentation: ================= What APIs are, why they matter, and most importantly, designing, implementing and maintaining an API. The lessons here are derived from building Stripe's payments API. Stripe is a simple, developer-friendly way to accept payments online. We believe that enabling transactions on the web is a problem rooted in code, not finance, and we want to help put more websites in business. Complexity and opacity have traditionally been hallmarks of online payment processing. We want to fix that. About the Speaker: ============== Mr. Siddarth Chandrasekaran has completed his under graduation from Harvard University USA, with Computer Science as major and Philosophy as minor. He had many teaching assignment on Computer related subjects while he was at Harvard. His special interest is Carnatic Music and Chess. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Social Media and its Use Among LIS Professionals in India: A Survey
by Shihab Illias 07 Oct '13

07 Oct '13

Dear Sir/Madam Please find enclosed link of a online questionnaire which is related to publishing an article in a Journal on Social Media and its Use Among LIS Professionals in India: A Survey. Kindly co-operate with me by filling the questionnaire. The information provided will be kept confidential and will be used only for data analysis. Your identity will not be revealed to anybody. Your co-operation is solicited. To fill it out, please visit: https://docs.google.com/forms/ d/ 1MoLbCzgOoQHg9UQbbqCh1C7sJh5V3 bJHALP_ALicec8/viewform Shihab.I, Library Professional, University of Kerala -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request to all Karnataka Govt Degree College Librarians to fill this online questionnaire
by Prakash B Vagmare 06 Oct '13

06 Oct '13

Resp Sir / Madam , I Undersigned request to all Karnataka Govt Degree College Librarians to fill this online questionnaire which may help us to give a information to Karnataka Government regarding the practical requirements to library and for librarians also . Click on the below link https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1F9e3HbskzBDbDkoSBlq05vkHU2hO89ALeRyKkaNZwK… -- *Prakash. B. Waghmare* *Librarian* *Govt. First Grade College,* *Tq and Dist : Bidar (KS) 585403* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Registrations Open: International Conference on Digital Libraries (ICDL) 2013
by ICDL TERI 06 Oct '13

06 Oct '13

TERI is organizing ICDL 2013 (International Conference on Digital Libraries) during 27–29 November 2013 at India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi. The conference would be inaugurated by Hon'ble VICE PRESIDENT OF INDIA. The major objectives of this mega event are: • To bridge the digital divide between developed and developing countries • To create a platform through capacity building on Digital Library, Knowledge Management and applications of Social Media ICDL 2013 is also expecting an august gathering of over 500 participants drawn from cross-disciplinary areas etc. We have received confirmations from several renowned international experts for participating in the deliberations. Some of the highlights of the conference would be: ü Thematic Workshop addressing on contemporary issues to a focused group of clientele ü Tutorials by leading DL experts of the World ü Conference deliberation by the luminaries of Digital Library ü Exposition by National and International Publishers, Knowledge Vendors For registration kindly visit our website: http://www.teriin.org/events/icdl/register.php Mailing Address: ICDL 2013 Secretariat The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) India Habitat Centre Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003, India Tel: +91 11 24682100 or 41504900 Fax: 24682144 Email: ICDL2013(a)teri.res.in Website: www.teriin.org/events/icdl -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Panjab University outshines IITs in Times World University ranking 2013-14]
by mailman＠ncsi.iisc.ernet.in 05 Oct '13

05 Oct '13

---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- From: "Nitin S. Joshi Joshi" <nitinsjoshi(a)yahoo.com> Date: Fri, October 4, 2013 12:24 pm For the first time a lesser known Panjab University has been ranked ahead of all the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Ranking 2013-14. For details, visit: http://www.indiaeducationreview.com/news/panjab-university-outshines-iits-t… Nitin S Joshi Librarian MAEERâs MIT School of Management (MITSOM) Kothrud, Pune 411038 M- 09922587907 Direct Line- 020-30273597 www.mitsom.org

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IDLI@ICADL 2013, Bangalore - showcase your DL and win prizes! - Firsr Reminder
by franc＠library.iisc.ernet.in 05 Oct '13

05 Oct '13

Dear Members, We have been receiving very good response for the Indian Digital Library Initiative (IDLI) to be showcased during ICADL 2013. If you haven't sent your proposal as yet, you may please do so at your earliest convenience.. The last date to receive your proposals is on or before 31 October 2013. The 15th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries (ICADL 2013) is brought to you by the International School of Information Management and University of Mysore. It will be held in Bangalore, India, during December 9-11, 2013. The venue is Hotel Le Meridien, Bangalore. The theme of the conference is ³Social Media and Community Networks² Would you like to showcase your DL, attend the conference, and win some exciting prizes too--without paying the registration fee? ICADL 2013 will not be just another run-of-the-mill DL conference! Apart from plenary talks and presentations of accepted papers, several special events are lined up during the conference. Once such event is showcasing of Indian Digital Library Initiatives (IDLI). We invite short (2 page) proposals from those of you who have implemented digital libraries in your own organisations for IDLI. We will select up to 10 proposals for showcasing them at the ICADL 2013. The criteria for selection would include (but not limited to): 1. Innovation and Novelty - There should be some aspect of novelty in the initiative. For example novelty could be customization of DL software to meet local needs or to implement a feature that is not supported by the software. The customization could be at the source code and/or configuration levels. Novelty could also be in terms of how social media is used to engage the users 2. Currency - The Initiatives should be current with respect to content and DL software and features being used 3. Impact - What has been the impact of your DL? How and how many users have you reached? How are you engaging your end user? What does the usage statistics reveal? Do you feel that the DL initiative that you are part of qualifies for the above and more? Then, here is your chance to attend the ICADL 2013 for free. You could also get financial support to attend the next ICADL. The write up should not be more than 2 pages and it should cover: - Name of the DL initiative - Year of establishment - Software being used - Current version of the software and the version being used - Innovation / Novelty in the initiative. Please briefly describe the innovation introduced by you - Impact of the initiative with reference user to its reach and usage - Email id of the administrator Up to 10 selected proposals will get a free registration for the ICADL 2013 conference. This apart, the top two DL initiative will win attractive prizes and the best initiative may get financial support to attend the next ICADL! All the selected proposals can showcase their DLs through posters and live demonstrations. The showcasing will take place in the exhibition hall of the conference venue, so there is no time constraint to showcase your DL initiatives. Send your proposals to franc(a)library.iisc.ernet.in A 3-member team comprising of experts in the DL field will adjudge proposals, and the winners will be selected. ICADL 2013 says, " There is something like a free lunch after all" Dr. Francis Jayakanth IDLI@ICADL 2013 Coordinator Member, ICADL 2013 Organizing Committee & JRD Tata Memorial Library Indian Institute of Science Bangalore - 560012, India franc(a)library.iisc.ernet.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fw: DOAJ reaches new milestones
by Dr. J. K. Vijayakumar 05 Oct '13

05 Oct '13

FYI. -----Original Message----- From: An informal open list set up by UKSG - Connecting the Information Community On Behalf Of Lotte Jorgensen Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2013 6:26 PM Subject: DOAJ reaches new milestones March 12th 2013 DOAJ reaches new milestones: We have just completed the transition to a new environment and launched a new platform with integrated functionality for sharing, exporting and enhanced search/browse functionality: at the article level, search results can be filtered by language and publication year and by license and publication fee; at the journal level, you can filter by subject, by country, by license and by publication fees. These facets will be developed further in the months to come. (Read more about our enhancements on our home page: www.doaj.org <http://www.doaj.org>.) We are also very proud to announce that the DOAJ has reached two important milestones: 1. For the first time since launch in 2003, more than 50% of the journals are providing metadata at article level.We will continue to work with the 2000+ publishers to increase this figure. 2. More than 1 million articles are now searchable in DOAJ which means more than 1 million article-level metadata entriesare available for harvesting!We expect this figure to increase significantly in the months to come. We continue to work with key stakeholders to agree on and implement new, tighter criteria for the inclusion of journals in the DOAJ: critieria that will address issues of quality and openness, as well as other kinds of information about the journals. We are very excited about these developments and we are grateful for the continued support from the community. We always need more support so we can continue to provide a better service, so please consider contributing: http://www.doaj.org/doaj?func=loadTemplate&template=supportDoaj&uiLanguage=… For more information, please contact Lars Bjørnshauge <mailto:lars@doaj.org>or Dom Mitchell <mailto:dom@doaj.org> The Directory of Open Access Journals is provided by IS4OA <http://www.is4oa.org>in cooperation with SemperTool <http://www.sempertool.dk>. On behalf of the DOAj-team, Lotte Jorgensen Managing Editor -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Admission Notification 2014-16 : MLISc Programme at TISS , Mumbai
by Satish Kanamadi 04 Oct '13

04 Oct '13

Dear Professionals, Greetings! Centre for Library and Information Management Studies, Sir Dorabji Tata Memorial Library, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai is happy to announce admissions to the two year, full time programme "Master in Library and Information Science" for the year 2014-2016. The minimum qualification for admission to MLISc is a Bachelors Degree in any discipline from a recognized university, obtained after a minimum of 12+3 years of education. Candidates are required to apply online through the E-application at https://admissions.tiss.edu The selection will be based on a national online test and personal interview. Please visit the link to know more details: https://admissions.tiss.edu/programmes/mumbai-campus/centre-for-digital-lib… Complete prospectus with course curriculum can be downloaded at http://library.tiss.edu/mlisc.html A brief introduction about "Information Science as Career @ TISS" is also available on YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xroRXC-eglg Last date for submission of application online is 25th October 2013 We will also be happy to answer your queries. Thanks and Regards, Satish Kanamadi PhD Acting Librarian and Chairperson Centre for Library and Information Management Studies Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) V N Purav Marg, Deonar MUMBAI - 400088. INDIA Tel: 91-22-25525283 Email: satish(a)tiss.edu -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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