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Seminar
by Amit Shaw 13 Nov '12

13 Nov '12

*INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE* *DOCUMENTATION RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE* *8TH Mile Mysore Road, Bangalore – 560059* *DRTC Seminar 2011-2013* *DETECTION OF BRAIN TUMOUR USING ONTOLOGY* *Abstract* *For the diagnosis and detection of brain tumour, as well as to aid the medical practitioners in the investigation of the same, the need of a computer based diagnosis system proves to be helpful. This would not only help them in their various investigation procedures, but also give them a support system to diagnose problems that they might have otherwise overlooked. This seminar presentation is specifically designed to represent the ontological relationship based on particular domain of brain tumour for its improved detection and as a tool for better help to the medical practitioner for their practice in the particular field.* * * *Brain Tumour is one of the most deadly disease in India. It contributes significantly to morbidity, often affecting children and overall have a poor prognosis. Due to marketed resistance to radiation and chemotherapy, the prognosis for patients with Glioblastomas is very poor and less than 3% survive more than 3 year. This paper presents a semantic approach to develop a decision making support system to support new medicine practitioner, who are new in this field before prescribe/ recommend any treatment or therapy, he/ she would be able to understand what will be the possible treatment available and their effect on the patient. For helping new professional and clinical guideline we develop this brain tumour ontology. We present our brain tumour ontology which models the knowledge from patient’s electronic records. In this paper we discuss the ontology building process using the Protégé 4.1 ontology editor and also highlight the specification of our Brain Tumour Ontology in terms of clinical concepts and relationships between the concepts which are represented in the OWL class and properties.* Speaker: Subhashis Das,MS(LIS) Venue : DRTC Classroom, Date: 15th Nov 2012 Time : 02:00 P.M. All are cordially invited. Dr Devika P Madalli and Dr. Saiful. Amin Seminar Coordinator -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Library Week Celebrations/Felicitation/Panel Discussion on 18.11.2012
by Arunachalam Hariharan 12 Nov '12

12 Nov '12

INVITATION University Library, Anna University, Chennai & Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS) Cordially invite you to the National Library Week Celebrations / Felicitation to Honor the Retired Professionals, Ph.D Awardees and NET/SET holders/ Panel Discussion on PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE On Sunday, 18th November 2012 at 10 A.M at the Seminar Hall, Central Library, Anna University, Chennai Dr.T. Thyagarajan (Professor & Director, University Library, Anna University, Chennai) has kindly consented to felicitate the achievers Programme 10.00 AM Prayer Song 10.05 AM Welcome Address – Dr. G.Krishnamoorthy, University Librarian, Anna University, Chennai 10.10 AM Presidential Address: Dr. S.Surianarayanan, President, SALIS 10.20 AM Felicitation: Dr.T. Thyagarajan, Professor & Director, University Library, Anna University, Chennai 10.30 AM Felicitation to Retired Professionals, Ph.D Awardees & NET/SET holders 11.15 AM Tea Break 11.30 AM Panel Discussion on PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE Moderator: Dr. S.Muralidhar, Scientist, CVRDE, DRDO, Chennai 1. Future Library - Dr. Harish Chandra, Librarian, IITM, Chennai 2. Future/Google Generation Requirements- Dr. Elavazhagan, Librarian, IIM, Tiruchi 3. Collection Building action for the Future Libraries- Dr.G. Rathinasabapathy, Deputy Librarian. TANUAS, Chennai 4. Formats and Delivery of information in Future Libraries- Dr. S. Gopalakrishnan Asst.Librarian, MIT, Anna University, Chennai 5. Innovative Services in the Future Libraries - Dr. J.Dominic, University Librarian, Karunya University, Coimbatore 6. Professional Skills for the Future Librarians- Dr.G.Krishnamoorthy, University Librarian, Anna University, Chennai 7. Academic and Research Programme for the Future- Dr. K.Nithianandam, Chief Librarian & Head ,DLIS, Hindustan University, Chennai 12.55 PM Vote of thanks: Mr. S.Swaminathan, General Secretary, SALIS 01.00 PM – Lunch Break 02-00 PM Reorganization of Chennai Chapter/Professional Discussion and Action Plan for the year 2013 04.00 PM Report and Conclusion -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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SUPPLEMENTARY RESULT NET JUNE 2012
by Bhupendra Bansod 12 Nov '12

12 Nov '12

Dear all, SUPPLEMENTARY RESULT OF THE UGC NATIONAL ELIGIBILITY TEST FOR JUNIOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP (JRF) AND ELIGIBILITY FOR LECTURESHIP HELD ON 24TH JUNE 2012. In view of several representations received from the candidates regarding certain issues related with the result of UGC-NET held on 24th June 2012, UGC had set up a Committee to look into the grievances of the candidates and revisit the result. The Committee held a few meetings and took cognizance of nature of issues raised by the candidates. The Committee revisited the result and decided to qualify a few additional candidates for Junior Research Fellowship and eligibility for lectureship both and eligibility for lectureship only. The candidates who were declared qualified as per the result declared earlier on 18th September 2012 will remain qualified. However, some of the candidates who were declared eligible for lectureship only in the result declared earlier on 18th September 2012, have been identified for the awardof JRF. http://www.ugcnetonline.in/Result_june2012_supplementary.pdf With regards, Bhupendra Bansod Librarian PVDT College of Education SNDT Women's University, Mumbai -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Workshop on KOHA
by Mailing List Admin 12 Nov '12

12 Nov '12

Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2012 09:49:38 +0530 From: M Bavakutty <m.bavakutty(a)gmail.com> *DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE, KANNUR UNIVERSITY, Thalassery Campus, Palayad 670 661 Kerala proposes to organise a WORKSHOP ON KOHA, An Integrated Open Source Library Management Software on 7th and 8 th December 2012. The participant fee is Rs. 750/- . Admission is restricted to 30 on first come first serve basis. Workshop Director: Dr. M. Bavakutty. -- Dr.M.Bavakutty Professor and Head, Dept. of Library and Information Science, Kannur University Palayad Centre. Thalassery 670 661 Kerala Phone: 09037902716

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Book Culture - Cloud Computing - NLW Lectures
by Ishwar Goudar 12 Nov '12

12 Nov '12

Dear Professionals, Mysore University Library in Collaboration with Mysore Library and Information Science Association (MyLISA) and Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) has arranged the following two lectures as a part of National Library Week Celebrations: 1.* " Pustaka Sanskruti (Book Culture)"* by Prof. K. Anantharamu, Retired Professor of Kannada, University of Mysore 2.* " Leveraging Cloud Services in Library Arena: A Perspective"* by Sri. Vjjayakumar Dani, Team Lead, Education and Research, INFOSYS Ltd., Mysore Prof. Mallinath Kumbhar, Professor, Department of Studies in LIS, University of Mysore and President MyLISA will preside over the function. *Venue:* Conference Hall, Mysore University Library, Manasagangothri, Mysore - 6 *Date and Time: *Thursday, 15th November, 15th November 2012 at 3.00 PM All are cordially invited. RSVP: Dr. C. P. Ramasesh, University Librarian & Colleagues, Mysore University Library, Mob:9731343004 Sri. P.Y. Rajendrakumar, President, KALA, Bangalore Sri. K Basappa, Librarian, SJCE and Secretary, MyLISA, Mob: 9449489864 ----------------------- Dr. I.R.N. Goudar Visiting Professor and Library Adviser Mysore University Library University of Mysore Manasagangotri, MYSORE - 570 006 Tel: 0821-2419283 mob: 09611165781 E-mail: goudarishwar(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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CFP: Classification and Visualization: Interfaces to Knowledge - The Hague, 24-25 October 2013
by Aida Slavic 11 Nov '12

11 Nov '12

***Apologies for cross-posting*** ====CALL FOR PAPERS ==== CLASSIFICATION AND VISUALIZATION:INTERFACES TO KNOWLEDGE International UDC Seminar 2013 VENUE:The Hague, National Library of the Netherlands DATE: 24-25 October 2013 WEBSITE: http://seminar.udcc.org/2013/ CONTACT: seminar2013(a)udcc.org The objective of this conference is to explore cutting edge advances and techniques in the visualization of knowledge across various fields of application and their potential impact on developments in the more main stream bibliographic and documentary classifications. We invite overviews, illustrations and analysis of approaches to and models of the visualization of knowledge that can help advance the application of documentary and bibliographic classifications in information and knowledge discovery. We welcome high quality, innovative research contributions from various fields of application including: - visualization of knowledge orders (e.g. scientific taxonomies, Wikipedia) - visualization of collection content, large datasets - visualization of knowledge classifications for the purpose of managing the classifications and working with them - visualization of knowledge to support interactive searching, user browsing behaviour (IR) and classification as an aid to information navigation Specific topics may include: 1. Issues and challenges in visualization of conceptual structures and knowledge in general, e.g. development of knowledge over time, shift in knowledge structures (dynamic knowledge), interactions between knowledge structures, socio-cultural issues, technical challenges (incl. animation, simulation) 2. Knowledge visualization models and metaphors: theory, methods, overviews, analysis 3. Visualization of classification in: information searching and browsing (e.g. search expansion, result display); visualization of knowledge in relation to user information needs 4. Presentation and visualization related to specific types of knowledge classification structure (e.g. faceted and enumerative hierarchies, polyhierarchical and/or aspect classifications etc.) 5. Classification as an aid in presenting and navigating large datasets, or providing an overview of collection content for resource discovery or management purposes 6. Visualization as an aid to cross-collection, cross-language, cross-vocabulary knowledge browsing 7. Relationships between classification data formats and classification visualization We invite two kinds of contributions: conference papers and posters. Paper proposals should be submitted in the form of an extended abstract (1000-1200 words including references for papers and 500-600 words for posters). A submission form is provided on the conference website. Conference proceedings will be published by Ergon Verlag and will be distributed at the conference. IMPORTANT DATES: 15 Jan 2013Paper proposal submission deadline 15 Feb 2013Notification of acceptance 15 Apr 2013Paper submission ORGANIZER: Classification & Visualization is the fourth biennial conference in a series of International UDC Seminars organized by the UDC Consortium (UDCC) and hosted by Koninklijke Bibliotheek (The National Library of Netherlands). UDCC is a not-for-profit organization, based in The Hague, established to maintain and distribute the Universal Decimal Classification and to support its use and development. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Invitation to Submit your paper for your ICoASL 2012
by Debal C Kar 11 Nov '12

11 Nov '12

Dear SLA Asian Chapter member, ICoASL 2013: *3rd International Conference of Asian Special Libraries, **April 10-12, 2013, **Manila, Philippines* *by SLA Asian Chapter* Full Papers should be sent to Conference Secretariats ( icoasl.three(a)gmail.com) For more details: http://units.sla.org/chapter/cas/Paper-ICoASL-2013.htm Best papers get: $200, $400 and $600 Philippine International Convention Center Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex, PasayCity, Metro Manila, Philippines Call for Papers Everyone is invited to contribute papers for presentation on the below theme and sub-themes, and other related topics. Papers should be submitted to the organizer on or before November 30, 2012. Theme Special Libraries towards Achieving Dynamic, Strategic, and Responsible Working Environment Subthemes • Special Libraries at the forefront of digital infrastructure • Institutional repositories and digital curation • Future of special libraries: Innovative designs towards a greener library • Achieving competencies beyond the profession through empowering librarians and other library personnel • Collaboration, cooperation and partnership among colleagues, institutions and business entities • The future of the profession: Dynamic roles of library associations and academic institutions • Going beyond the box: The role of public relations and marketing strategies to help promote the library • Corporate social responsibilities and customer care: Addressing clients’ changing needs and demands to be able to provide more responsive client services • Virtual networking as a tool for bridging the gap of communication and learning • New trends, techniques, and innovations in preservation and conservation • Open access vs. copyright and intellectual property: Ethics and fair use • Ethics and professionalism in library and information services: Preparing, developing and strategizing leadership to bring about a culture of values and sense of accountability in the future leaders of LIS Important Dates Start of Online Registration- August 1, 2012 Early Bird Registration Deadline- December 30, 2012 Last Day for Registration February- 28, 2013 Last Day for Full Paper Submission- November 30, 2012 Announcement of Selected Papers- December 30, 2012 Submission of Final Papers and Presentations- January 30, 2013 Best Paper Award Announcement- April 11, 2013 $600 – 1st $400 – 2nd $200 – 3rd For more details please visit the website: Website: http://units.sla.org/chapter/cas/ICoASl-2013.htm SLA Asian Chapter site: http://units.sla.org/chapter/cas/index.html ASLP Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ASLP.librarians Email: icoasl.three(a)gmail.com Shirley Ingles-Cruz: singlescruz(a)gmail.com -- Regards -- Debal C Kar, PhD University Librarian Ambedkar University, Delhi Library Sector-9, Dwarka, New Delhi-110077 Lothian Road, Kashmere Gate, Delhi 110006 debal(a)aud.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Promoting Open Access (FREE) journals resources do visit now!
by praj.in＠indiatimes.com 10 Nov '12

10 Nov '12

Dear Professionals, Last few years I have been promoting open access journals and other material on my blog, with wonderful response from the international community, I wish your kind attention by clicking on my blog URL: http://rajeshpandit.blogspot.com , I am extremely confident you would find the information very useful for the endusers in your institute. Kindly visit my blog now, would appreciate your feedback on the ongoing work to promote open access journals. Thank you & best regards Rajesh -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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LibLiveCD new version released - with DSpace/Drupal/Koha
by Sunita A. Barve 09 Nov '12

09 Nov '12

Dear all, We are happy to inform about the new release of LibLiveCD version 1.3. This version of CDROM is made available today on http://sourceforge.net/projects/liblivecd/files/Version-1.3 <http://sourceforge.net/projects/liblivecd/files/Version-1.3> The current version of LibLiveCD contains lUbuntu 12.04 LTS, DSpace-1.8.2, Koha-3.8.6 & Drupal-7.16. All these three software are pre-configured and pre-installed on a livecd. The total size of the LibLiveCD is 696 MB. Drupal Content Management Open Source Software is added considering the requirements of libraries to create their library websites with dynamic look. Along with DSpace, Koha & Drupal the CD also contains following server related software preinstalled and pre configured such as:- Apache2 Web Server, OpenSSH Server, VSFTP Server, MySQL Server, PostGreSQL Server, Dovecot/Exim4 Mail Server, SquirrelMail Web Mail Client and Minimum desktop environment. To input multilingual data in DSpace/Koha, IBUS input method is also installed on the CD. Teamviewer 7 is pre installed to share desktop, Abiword for editing/reading word documents, gnumeric for using spread sheets, vim/medit/gedit for text editing and epdfview for reading PDF files. Openoffice/Libreoffice and multimedia related software are excluded from the CD and these can easily be installed by running "System Tools-Synaptic Package Manager". If the synaptic “reload” does not work try changing repositories links to http://archives.ubuntu.com/ubuntu instead of http://in.archives.ubuntu.com/ubuntu and then search and install any other software required. lUbuntu operating system (Lightweight Operating System) is chosen considering requirements from libraries where libraries have low configuration desktops in their libraries but still wish to initiate their library web sites, initiate library automation, as well as wish to create digital libraries. Please follow proper installation steps to install LibLiveCD if you wish to have dual boot i.e. windows as well as linux installation on your machines. If you are installing livecd on a machine which is running under proxy and if you are unable to browse Internet then on every boot you will have to manually set current date and time. To set current date and time manually run the following command on every boot to set systems current date and time. root@localhost:date -s "09 NOV 2012 03:35:00" We would greatly appreciate your valuable feedback. Please write to dlrg(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in<http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum> for any comments/suggestions. reg, Sunita Barve, Ph. D. Senior Technical Officer National Chemical Laboratory Dr, Homi Bhaba Road Pune 411008, INDIA Email :sunitabarve@gmail.com<mailto:sunitabarve@gmail.com> ; sa.barve(a)ncl.res.in ________________________________ Disclaimer: This message and the information contained herein is proprietary and confidential and subject to the policy statement of the National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India. You may review the policy at http://www.ncl-india.org/common/webmailDisclaimer.htm -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Open Access Week 2012 @ IIA
by praba 09 Nov '12

09 Nov '12

Dear Friends,     To support the 'International Open Access Week' event observed all over the world between 22nd to 28th Oct.,2012, IIA library has designed a poster with the theme of promoting Open Access Journals. This poster is available for viewing in the following URL, http://prints.iiap.res.in/handle/2248/5928   The previous year’s OA week celebration at IIA also can be viewed from the following URL, http://prints.iiap.res.in/handle/2248/5286   With Regards, Christina Birdie Librarian,IIA -- 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 LIJESH TK 09 Nov '12

09 Nov '12

Dear All Professionals, Our Scientist need below article. Kindly help me in this regard. Seasonal and habitat-related diets of sloth bears in Nepal. Joshi, Anup R; Garshelis, David L; Smith, James L.D Journal of Mammalogy 78(2): p584 (1997) Sample size formula for proportional hazards modelling of competing risks Aurélien Latouche; Raphaël Porcher; Sylvie Chevret Statistics in Medicine 23(21): 3263–3274 (2004) By, Lijesh T.K Project Fellow (Library) Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI), Peechi, Thrissur, Kerala. PH: 09497249813 Visit: http://www.libraryjobs4u. blogspot.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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AIP Free Online Access is extended to November 2012
by Dr. J. K. Vijayakumar 09 Nov '12

09 Nov '12

AIP Journals and conference proceedings FREE Access Extended through November 2012! http://journals.aip.org/free_initiative.html?track=LMFALL12 ------ Dr. J. K. VIJAYAKUMAR, http://www.linkedin.com/in/vijayakumarjk -----Original Message----- Sent: Monday, October 01, 2012 9:37 PM Subject: AIP Offers Free Online Access OCTOBER 2012 – Nobel Prize Month This message is cross-posted. Please pardon the duplication. Dear Colleagues: AIP Offers Free Online Access OCTOBER 2012 – Nobel Prize Month October is always an exciting month for the scientific community as we anticipate the Nobel Prize announcements. In honor of this exciting time, we’ve selected this month to make AIP content freely available. We are proud to count many Nobel Laureates and their colleagues among our authors, editors, reviewers and readers, and we wish to celebrate all of the advancements that drive physical sciences forward. You and your patrons have online access to all AIP journals and Conference Proceedings back to 1999 throughout the month. We encourage you to share this news so your library community can take full advantage of this offer! For more information click on the link below: http://journals.aip.org/free_initiative.html <http://journals.aip.org/free_initiative.html> Regards, Adriana Acosta Chief Marketing and Sales Officer American Institute of Physics Suite 1NO1 2 Huntington Quadrangle Melville, NY 11747 Marketing & Sales Tel. +1 516-576-2452 Fax +1 516-576-2272 aacosta at aip.org ------------Forwarded by------------ Dr. J. K. VIJAYAKUMAR, http://www.linkedin.com/in/vijayakumarjk -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Dr. Abdul Majid Baba- University Librarian, University of Kashmir
by jeelani shah 09 Nov '12

09 Nov '12

Dear Sir, Kindly arrange to post the following message to all LIS Forum members. Dear Library Professionals, Dr. Abdul Majid Baba has taken over as University Librarian, University of Kashmir, Hazratbal, Srinagar-190006, J&K, India with effect from 31st October, 2012 Afternoon. With warm regards Ghulam Jeelani Shah Jr. Professional Assistant Library Innovation & IT Support Centre Allama Iqbal Library, University of Kashmir Hazratbal, Srinagar-190006 J & K, INDIA -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Research topic
by Mamatha N 08 Nov '12

08 Nov '12

This is Mamatha,completed my course work in mysore university and i thought of doing research on "Citation analysis of top research papers in Mathematics with specific reference to india". Is any work is going on this topic anywhere?, kindly letme know. With regards Mamatha -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IASLIC XXV National Seminar- Dec. 10-13, 2012-reminder
by Mailing List Admin 08 Nov '12

08 Nov '12

Shibu.K.M shibukm123(a)gmail.com Wed Nov 7 17:44:20 IST 2012 Dear Professional Colleagues, Ananda Rangapillai Library, Pondicherry University, Puducherry in association with Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres (IASLIC) is organizing *IASLIC XXV National Seminar* on the theme *Intellectual Property Rights: **Problems and Prospects with Special Reference to Library and Information Services* during December 10-13, 2012. The venue of the Seminar will be Pondicherry University, Puducherry. We request you to kindly participate in the seminar and make it a grand success. For registration and accommodation please log on to http://lib.pondiuni.edu.in/iaslic2012 Thanks and regards K.M. Shibu Assistant Librarian University Library Pondicherry University Puducherry-605 014

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How readers discover content in scholarly journals, Simon Inger and Tracy Gardner
by Mailing List Admin 08 Nov '12

08 Nov '12

Dr. J. K. Vijayakumar vjkjk(a)yahoo.com Thu Nov 8 11:17:00 IST 2012 PRESS RELEASE: 7th November 2012 Simon Inger and Tracy Gardner publish results of largest ever study into How Readers Discover Content in Scholarly Journals The report, which is the culmination of a 6-month research project and has the backing of leading publishers within STM, Humanities and Social Science, compares the changing reader behaviour between 2005 and 2012 and as a result looks at the impact on publisher and library web site design and function. Simon Inger and Tracy Gardner announced today the publication of a detailed report into discoverability of online content. Simon Inger, commenting on the reasoning behind the research said "There have been many studies using web logs that calculate where users of scholarly resources were referred from, but this approach doesn't indicate where those users started their research, merely the details of the last "hop" before hitting a content website. Discovery of academic content is complex with a plethora of discovery resources to choose from and many different routes to take. In order to expose content to the maximum number of potential readers, publishers and libraries need to understand these different routes and that is where this report can help them". This report is the output of a large-scale survey focussing on journal content discovery conducted during May, June and July of 2012. Over 19,000 responses were received from all over the world from readers in many different sectors, job roles and subject areas. The research repeats two earlier studies performed in 2005 by Scholarly Information Strategies (for whom the authors were consultants) and in 2008 by the authors. The shifts in reader preferences over time provide a valuable insight into reader navigation, the features that readers find useful in publisher web sites, and the role and effectiveness of library technologies. The 2012 survey was also updated to include questions about search engine preference and app use. Given such a large number of responses were received, this report goes much further than the previous two and is able to provide an insight into how readers in different sectors, regions, subject areas, and job roles behave. So, for example, answers to all the following questions can be found in the report: * In which subject areas, regions, job roles and sectors do readers make the most use of aggregated databases when searching for online articles? * Is Baidu, Google or Google Scholar the most popular search engine amongst students in China? * Which features do students, lecturers and academic researchers find most useful on Publisher web sites? * Which sectors make the most use of journal homepages and ToC Alerts? Tracy Gardner said "This report informs publishers, libraries, intermediaries and academics which resources the world's consumers prefer to use to discover scholarly content. It's an invaluable piece of research and we would like to wholeheartedly thank those organisations who supported us". The survey was supported by BMJ Group, CABI, Cambridge University Press, IOP Publishing, Nature Publishing Group, Palgrave Macmillan, Publishing Technology, RSC Publishing and SAGE. A summary report is available for free and the full report is available for 250 for organisations, 100 for academic libraries, and approximately 7 (or equivalent in other currencies) for individual use on Kindle (or Kindle viewers for PC, Mac, iPad). The full data set and the analytical tool are also available for purchase. See http://www.renewtraining.com/publications.htm for more details. ENDS Tracy Gardner TGM / Renew Training Tel: +44 (0) 7884 438007 Email: tracy at tgm.ox14.com Web: www.renewtraining.com NEW: How Readers Discover Content in Scholarly Journals - the results of a large scale reader survey - is now available for download at www.renewtraining.com/publications.htm Forwarded by Dr. J.K.Vijayakumar

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openings for the position of library trainees
by Mailing List Admin 08 Nov '12

08 Nov '12

RAJENDRA SINGH rajendra.lib(a)gmail.com Wed Nov 7 15:07:00 IST 2012 Dear Professional Colleagues, Kindly bring the following announcement to the notice of interested candidates. Thanks & regards, Rajendra Singh Assistant Manager (Lib.& Info.Service) IIIT-Delhi, Okhla Phase III New Delhi-110020, India -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Institute invites applications for the position of Library Trainee (s) on purely contract basis. Required Qualification: Bachelors Degree in any discipline with Certificate/Diploma/ Degree in Library and Information Science. Maximum Age Limit: 25 Years (As on 31.10.2012) Stipend: Between Rs.8,000/- and Rs.10,000/- p.m. depending upon qualification, experience etc. Selected trainees will be trained in various aspects of Library such as Acquisition, Cataloguing, Classification, Serial Control, New subscription/Renewal of Print and Electronic Journals, Circulation, Reference Service, Working on Institute Archive/Institutional Repository, RFID etc. The Library and Information Center may remain open till late hours on holidays and weekends. The Institute shall, however, try to accommodate schedule constraints. Interested candidates may send their resume along with a recent color passport size photograph via e-mail at library[at]iiitd.ac.in latest by 22.11.2012

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Database access: the subscription fee is not taxable
by Piyush Gupta 08 Nov '12

08 Nov '12

Dear All Please see the link below: http://www.livemint.com/Opinion/cjs0pKtmTJZGGy4hAiyN9J/Database-access-the-… A number of international companies are engaged in the business of data collation/organization and creation of databases and software. With the growth in the Indian financial services and software sector, Indian companies in these sectors often subscribe to such databases to know the international best practices, research reports, etc. Typically, the business arrangement is such that the customer would be given a non-exclusive licence for access to the vendor’s database on payment of an annual subscription fee. The issue that arises from a direct tax perspective is whether the payment of subscription charges to access such databases would be characterized as royalty income and would consequently trigger a withholding tax. *Also Read *Ketan Dalal and Manish Desai’s earlier columns<http://www.livemint.com/Articles/Authors.aspx?author=Ketan%20Dalal%20and%20…> The Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR), in a case of FactSet Research Systems Inc., US (FactSet), said in a 30 June ruling that such subscription charges received by FactSet should not be subject to tax in India. In this context, it would be relevant to mention that the Madhya Pradesh high court, in the case of *CIT v. HEG Ltd, *dealing with the issue of payments made for the purchase of confidential data, has held that every information would not have the status of royalty. Although this decision deals with the purchase of data, its observation that every information should not have the status of royalty merely because of its commercial nature provides guidance on the taxability of transactions to access information/data even under the licensing arrangement. AAR, in the case of Dun and Bradstreet Espana S.A., has also held that payments for providing access to business information reports were not royalties or fee for technical services. The Bangalore tribunal in the case of *Wipro Ltd v. Income-tax officer* has held that payments made by Wipro Ltd towards annual subscription charges to Web-based foreign publishing houses for access to their databases would not be taxable as royalty under the Act or treaty. *FactSet case* FactSet is a company incorporated in the US. It maintains a database which is located outside India. This database contains financial information and other data on a large number of companies worldwide that is available in the public domain. FactSet enters into a master client licence agreement with customers under which it grants limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable rights to use its database, software tools, etc., and charges a subscription fee for this. FactSet does not carry out any business operations in India. FactSet sought a ruling from AAR on the following: • Whether the subscription fee received by it would be taxable in India under the provisions of the Act or the India-US Tax Treaty? • If the income is not taxable in India, whether its customers in India would have to withhold taxes under section 195 of the Act? • If FactSet has no other taxable income in India, whether it would be required to file its return of income in India? FactSet collates information/data available by applying its own methodology. This methodology is outside the public domain and the copyright in them is not transferred or licensed to the subscribers, who are only granted the right to view the information or access the database while online. Thus, subscribers are granted a right to use the copyrighted database and not the copyright in the database. After placing reliance on certain judicial precedents, FactSet contended that subscription fee received is not taxable as “royalty” under the Act/treaty. It was also contended that subscription fee is in the nature of “business income” and hence, in the absence of private equity in India, it is not taxable in India. Consequently, subscribers are not required to withhold taxes before making payments to the applicant. *Contention of revenue* The subscription fee paid to FactSet is for rights specified under the Copyright Act, 1957 [CP Act]. As per section 14(a)(i) of the CP Act (relating to reproducing and storing data) and section 14(a)(vi) (relating to right to adaptation of data), FactSet has granted rights in respect of “literary works” (including computer databases) to customers. Therefore, the applicant transfers the rights in the copyright of the database and hence, the subscription fees are “royalty” in nature. The subscription fee is for imparting any information on technical, industrial, commercial or scientific knowledge, experience or skill as per Article 12 of the tax treaty and hence, “royalty” in nature. Subscription fee could also be for the use of, or right to use, any industrial, commercial or scientific equipment as the server containing the database is used by customers as a point of interface. *Ruling of AAR* Subscription fee is not royalty. AAR relied on OECD commentaries and held that the payment to access databases is in the nature of business income, not royalty. The commentaries state that when the provider makes a repository of information available for customers to search and retrieve, or where special industry or investment reports are either sent or made available for purchase and download from an online catalogue or index, the payments made will be considered business income (falling within Article 7 of the tax treaty). Thus, AAR held that subscription fee received by FactSet is not royalty income on the following premise: • FactSet enters into a “non-exclusive” licence agreement with the customer whereby the customer is not granted the exclusive right to reproduce or adapt the work or distribute the contents of the database to others. • No proprietary rights or exclusive rights (that FactSet has in the database) are transferred to the subscriber. • FactSet doesn’t share its experience, techniques or the methodology employed in evolving the database with its subscribers and does not impart any information relating to this. • Subscription fee cannot be considered to be towards the use of “scientific equipment” as it is paid to make use of the facility to access the data/information collected and collated by the applicant in the database. • In the absence of PE, the subscription fee received by FactSet is not liable to be taxed in India as “business income”. FactSet does not have any obligation to file returns of income in India as the income is not liable to be taxed in India either as royalty or as business income. *Summary* This welcome ruling has upheld the view that subscription charges for accessing a database under a non-exclusive licence should not be characterized as royalty again. A string of judicial decisions has now established that such payment is not royalty. Given that Indian companies are also developing databases and are increasingly becoming recipients of such subscription fees from abroad, this will also enable such amounts not to be subjected to withholding tax in the overseas payer countries. *Ketan Dalal is executive director and Manish Desai is associate director, PricewaterhouseCoopers. Your comments and feedback are welcome at groundrules(a)livemint.com* *regards* * * *Piyush Kumar Gupta* *Emerald Group Publishing (India) Pvt Ltd* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fwd: Questionnaire on Open Access publishing
by Dimple Patel 08 Nov '12

08 Nov '12

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Prof. Thomas Eger <thomas.Eger(a)uni-hamburg.de> Date: 7 November 2012 18:38 Subject: Questionnaire on Open Access publishing To: tvk2k4(a)gmail.com Dear colleague, Together with my doctoral student, Marc Scheufen, I have created a questionnaire on the experience of academic scholars with and their perception of open access publishing. One of our objectives is to examine the commonalities and differences between the academic disciplines. For this purpose, we have conducted a pretest in all faculties of the University of Hamburg, which has been already completed and statistically evaluated. The interesting results encouraged us to extend the survey to all German universities and research institutions. Further surveys are planned for other European countries, the US and Australia. Since India is worldwide the number four in publishing academic open access journals we decided, in co-operation with Prof. Babu from the Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai, to extend the survey to Indian universities and research institutions. We would kindly ask you to complete the questionnaire which you will find under the following link: http://www.equestionnaire.de/?q=10262 The completion of the questionnaire will take you around 10 minutes. Your participation will help to provide valuable information regarding the recent discussion on how to organize the dissemination of academic publications in a globalized and digital knowledge society. Thank you for your support! With kind regards, Thomas Eger -- Prof. Dr. Thomas Eger Vice-Dean for Research and International Affairs Director, Institute of Law & Economics University of Hamburg Rothenbaumchaussee 36, D-20148 Hamburg Tel +49- (0)40-42838-6777 Fax +49- (0)40-42838-6794 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fw: [GOAL] {Disarmed} Major upgrade for the Open Access Tracking Project (OATP)
by Subbiah Arunachalam 08 Nov '12

08 Nov '12

----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Peter Suber <peter.suber(a)gmail.com> To: SOAF post <sparc-oaforum(a)arl.org>; BOAI Forum post <boai-forum(a)ecs.soton.ac.uk>; GOAL post <goal(a)eprints.org> Sent: Saturday, 8 September 2012, 11:52 Subject: [GOAL] {Disarmed} Major upgrade for the Open Access Tracking Project (OATP) * Announcement (cross-posted) * The Open Access Tracking Project (OATP) is starting a transition to TagTeam, a new and more versatile tagging platform. This is a significant improvement to the project, and may also count as long-awaited. At least I've been looking forward to this day for more than two years. OATP is a social-tagging project I launched in April 2009 with the twofold purpose of alerting readers to new OA developments and organizing knowledge about OA. For more about OATP, see the project home page <bit.ly/oatrackingproject> or my article about the project in SOAN for May 2009 <MailScanner has detected definite fraud in the website at "goo.gl". Do not trust this website: http://goo.gl/f6cVe>. TagTeam is a new open-source tagging service I developed with Dan Collis-Puro at Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet & Society. For more about TagTeam, see the TagTeam site <tagteam.harvard.edu/> or my short introduction <bit.ly/tagteam-about>, "What is TagTeam?" OATP readers follow new OA developments by reading one or more project feeds, and OATP taggers tag new OA developments for themselves and for readers. Until now, both kinds of OATP participant had to use Connotea, the tagging platform from the Nature Publishing Group. The transition means that readers should switch from Connotea feeds to TagTeam feeds, and that taggers are now free to use other tagging platforms, such as Delicious, CiteULike, Connotea, or TagTeam itself. If you've previously participated in OATP as a reader or tagger, it's easy to continue to participate. If you haven't previously participated, it's easy to get started. For the details, see our handout on the transition. http://oad.simmons.edu/oadwiki/Transition_to_TagTeam Here's a quick summary of the transition handout: (1) To participate as a reader If you subscribe to any OATP feeds from Connotea, it's time to switch to the counterpart feeds from TagTeam. If you've never subscribed to the OATP feed, this is a good time to start. The feed is available in RSS or Atom, and will soon be available by email, Twitter, and other formats. Here are the RSS and Atom versions of the primary project feed: http://tagteam.harvard.edu/remix/oatp/items.rss http://tagteam.harvard.edu/remix/oatp/items.atom If you want to read the feed without subscribing, just visit the HTML version whenever you'd like to catch up on what the project taggers have discovered. http://tagteam.harvard.edu/remix/oatp Starting September 17, my assistants and I will stop tagging for OATP through Connotea. Starting then, the Connotea project feeds will become less and less comprehensive. The only way to get comprehensive OATP feeds will be through TagTeam. Please use the next ten days to subscribe to the new TagTeam feeds of your choice. For the next ten days, my assistants and I will tag new developments in both Connotea and TagTeam. Hence, neither early-switchers nor late-switchers should miss anything. Also on September 17, the OATP Twitter feed <twitter.com/oatp> will switch from the Connotea source to the TagTeam source. (2) To participate as a tagger If you previously used Connotea to tag new items for OATP, you may continue to tag from Connotea if you like. Or you may switch to a different tagging platform, such as Delicious or CiteULike. You may switch to any tagging platform that generates RSS or Atom feeds for each tag. Or you may tag directly from TagTeam. It's your choice, and you may use more than one platform if you like. All you have to do is notify us so that OATP can subscribe to the feed of items you tag for the project. OATP will then braid those items together with items tagged by others, remove duplicates, merge the tags, and make the resulting feeds available to project readers. For details on how to tag for OATP from the tagging platform of your choice, see the transition handout. http://oad.simmons.edu/oadwiki/Transition_to_TagTeam The development of TagTeam 1.0 focused on architecture, basic functions, and efficiency, not the elegance of the look and feel. Version 2.0 will add a slew of new features and include an aesthetic makeover. We're still near the start of this exciting project. Review of the basic links: * Transition to TagTeam, <MailScanner has detected definite fraud in the website at "goo.gl". Do not trust this website: http://goo.gl/rqz0i> * What is TagTeam? <bit.ly/tagteam-about> * TagTeam itself, <tagteam.harvard.edu/> * OATP itself, <bit.ly/oatrackingproject> Also see the version of this announcement on my blog at G+. https://plus.google.com/109377556796183035206/posts/2NdDHncTLvN Thanks, Peter Peter Suber Director, Harvard Open Access Project Fellow, Berkman Center for Internet & Society Senior Researcher, SPARC bit.ly/suber-gplus _Open Access_, MIT Press, 2012 <bit.ly/oa-book> _______________________________________________ GOAL mailing list GOAL(a)eprints.org http://mailman.ecs.soton.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/goal -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Retro-Conversion of Bangla/Assamese/Sindhi/Malayalam Language Books.
by Sufian Ahmad 08 Nov '12

08 Nov '12

Dear Professionals! Sahitya Akademi Library is in the process of Retro-Conversion of language books (Bangla/Assamese/Sindhi/Malayalam). Professionals having knowledge of MARC 21 and basic typing knowledge of the concerned language may contact the urgently. Payment will be made on entry basis. The Librarian, Sahitya Akademi, Rabindra Bhawan, 35, Ferozshah Road, Mandi House, New Delhi-110001 Contact No. 011-23387386 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Workshop on Use of Open Source Platforms and Systems in Library at New Mumbai on 9th and 16th December, 2012
by Dattatray Phadke 08 Nov '12

08 Nov '12

Dear Sir, Kindly arrange to post the following message to all LIS Forum members . Thanks Phadke Dear Librarians and LIS Professionals, Pillai Centre for Advances in Library Information Technology and Research ,New Panvel,New Mumbai is set to organise above workshop as apart of their PGDILIT course 2012-13.The workshop would be* on 9th and 16 the December,2012 at New Mumbai*.With a view to give opportunity to others we invite participation to this workshop by interested librarians and LIS professionals against registration fee.One can see the details of workshop contents etc by visiting following link: http://www.piit.ac.in/departments/pgdilit/pgdilitworkshops.asp We expect that interested librarians and library professionals would avail this opportunity and librarians would motivate their colleagues and staff to attend the workshop -- Thanking you, D.N.Phadke,Ph.D. Coordinator,PGDILIT Consultant Librarian,PIIT Dr.K.M. Vasudevan Pillai Campus Sector 16,New Panvel,New Mumbai,Mumbai 410206 Contact Phone No.022-27451700/6100, 022-27463739( Extn.151) Mob.+919869786186 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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KLA Talks in connection with National Library Week 2012
by faisal sl 07 Nov '12

07 Nov '12

Dear All, Kerala Library Association (KLA <http://www.keralalibraryassociation.org>) cordially invite you to the Talks to be organized by its State and Regional Committees in connection with the National Library Week 2012. 1. Invited Talk on *“Is library & Information Profession at the cross road?” *by *Dr. Kaiser M. Khan*, *Associate Professor, Dept of Library and Information Science, Mangalore University* on 16 Nov. 2012 at 3 pm at the DLIS Lecture Hall, Kerala University Library, Palayam, Thiruvananthapuram, to be organized by KLA State Committee. 2. Invited Talk on “*Re-engineering Library Services*” by *Dr. M.D. Baby*, *Professor and Head, DLIS, Rajagiri College of Social Sciences* on 16 Nov. 2012 at 10.30 am at MG University Library Hall, to be organized by KLA Kottayam Region (For details contact Mr Vimal Kumar V., Secretary, KLA Kottayam Region, Mob: 9846496323) 3. Invited Talk on “*Impact of Mass media on Reading*” by *Mrs Priya A.S., **famous Malayalam novelist and short story writer *on 21 Nov. 2012 at 3 pm at Library Hall, Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), Cochin, to be organized by KLA Ernakulam Region (For details contact Mr P.J. Manuel, Secretary, KLA Ernakulam Region, Mob: 9496276307 *) * With regards S.L.Faisal General Secretary Kerala Library Association <http://www.keralalibraryassociation.org%20>(KLA) Thiruvananthapuram-695 004 Kerala, India Ph.09447699724 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IASLIC XXV National Seminar- Dec. 10-13, 2012-reminder
by Shibu.K.M 07 Nov '12

07 Nov '12

Dear Professional Colleagues, Ananda Rangapillai Library, Pondicherry University, Puducherry in association with Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres (IASLIC) is organizing *IASLIC XXV National Seminar* on the theme *“Intellectual Property Rights: **Problems and Prospects with Special Reference to Library and Information Services”* during December 10-13, 2012. The venue of the Seminar will be Pondicherry University, Puducherry. We request you to kindly participate in the seminar and make it a grand success. For registration and accommodation please log on to http://lib.pondiuni.edu.in/iaslic2012 Thanks and regards K.M. Shibu Assistant Librarian University Library Pondicherry University Puducherry-605 014 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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openings for the position of library trainees
by RAJENDRA SINGH 07 Nov '12

07 Nov '12

Dear Professional Colleagues, Kindly bring the following announcement to the notice of interested candidates. Thanks & regards, Rajendra Singh Assistant Manager (Lib.& Info.Service) IIIT-Delhi, Okhla Phase III New Delhi-110020, India -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Openings for the position of Library Trainees in IIITD Library & Information Centre The Institute invites applications for the position of Library Trainee (s) on purely contract basis. Required Qualification: Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline with Certificate/Diploma/ Degree in Library and Information Science. Maximum Age Limit: 25 Years (As on 31.10.2012) Stipend: Between Rs.8,000/- and Rs.10,000/- p.m. depending upon qualification, experience etc. Selected trainees will be trained in various aspects of Library such as Acquisition, Cataloguing, Classification, Serial Control, New subscription/Renewal of Print and Electronic Journals, Circulation, Reference Service, Working on Institute Archive/Institutional Repository, RFID etc. The Library and Information Center may remain open till late hours on holidays and weekends. The Institute shall, however, try to accommodate schedule constraints. Interested candidates may send their resume along with a recent color passport size photograph via e-mail at library[at]iiitd.ac.in latest by 22.11.2012 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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A special article tracing HBR Magazine's 90-Year History
by Venkata Kesavan 07 Nov '12

07 Nov '12

Dear Friend, You may like to read the special article, entitled, 'Inventing HBR' by Julia Kirby, published in the Harvard Business Review South Asia, November 2012, pp. 74 - 78. This special article traces the 90-year history of the world-renowned Harvard Business Review magazine, since its genesis in 1922. This is worth reading for fellow LIS professionals. One can currently access this article online from the HBR - Global website at: <http://hbr.org/2012/11/inventing-hbr/ar/1> http://hbr.org/2012/11/inventing-hbr/ar/1 Regards, R. VENKATA KESAVAN DGM & HEAD TIMES ARCHIVES & KNOWLEDGE CENTRE (TAKC) THE TIMES GROUP THE TIMES OF INDIA BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR DR. D. N. ROAD MUMBAI 400 001 PH: (B): +91-22-66353535 (EXT.: 4470) CELL: 09323812172 TAKC - Knowledge is Our Heritage EoM -- Make Smarter Career Decisions. Find out which company, role and industry is right for you. Visit jobbuzz.timesjobs.com to find out. Get company reviews and ratings, salary details, interview information, interview questions and more Disclaimer :----- The information in this e-mail and any attachments is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee or addressees. If you are not an intended recipient, please delete the message and any attachments and notify the sender of misdelivery. Any use or disclosure of the contents of either is unauthorised and may be unlawful. All liability for viruses is excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender states them, with requisite authority, to be those of the specific TIMES GROUP company. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy for the post of Assistant Librarian at TISB
by Benny M D 07 Nov '12

07 Nov '12

Dear Moderator, Kindly post the below job opening (Assistant Librarian )information to the LIS-Forum . Thank you Benny M.D. HoD, Department of Library TISB -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Professionals, I am writing to you from The International School Bangalore (TISB). We are a reputed and expanding coeducational, secular, Pre Kg-Grade XII international residential school in Bangalore, certified by The International Baccalaureate Organization, Geneva and University of Cambridge, UK. TISB is a part of a chain of institutions of the NPS group of schools which are located in Bangalore, Chennai and Singapore. Our schools are as follows: 1. NPS Rajajinagar - www.npsrnr.com 2. NPS Indiranagar - www.npsinr.com 3. NPS Chennai - www.npschennai.com 4. NAFL - www.npsinr.com/index.php?file=other_branches_nps_nafl 5. TISB- www.tisb.org 6. NPS Koromangala - www.npskrm.com 7. NPS International School Singapore - www.npsinternational.com.sg 8. NPS HSR- www.npshsr.com To propel its academic, co-curricular and pastoral support programmes and to manage its campus, TISB is looking for an Assistant Librarian to join its team of faculty. An Applicant must: • Complete a minimum one year full time Apprentice Training after the completion of MLISc in leading educational institutions • Work experience in any of the major Library Management Software like SLIM, LIBSYS, Koha, Greenstone etc. • Practical knowledge in Library Classification Systems like DDC/ UDC / Library of Congress • Have excellent written and oral communication abilities in English. • Enjoy working in a multi-cultural environment. • Have great openness to learn and innovate constantly. • Be computer savvy and comfortable with the use of technology. • Contribute to the richness of life in the boarding houses. • Enjoy the synergy of teamwork. • Delight in spontaneity and share the interests of youngsters. Applicants confident of making a substantial contribution to this remarkable international school of proven quality and looking to make long term careers should send detailed Curriculum Vitae with two references, a recent passport size photograph, copies of relevant certificates and a one page essay on ‘How you will contribute to TISB” If applying by email, please indicate the position applied for in the subject line and address to: hr(a)tisb.ac.in Best wishes, --------------------------------------------------- Lenora Fernandes HR & PR Executive The International School Bangalore [TISB] INDIA www.tisb.org Phone: +91-80-22634900 Fax: +91-80-27822553 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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KLA/C-DAC Workshop on Information Security Awareness, 1 Dec.2012, Thiruvananthapuram
by faisal sl 07 Nov '12

07 Nov '12

Kerala Library Association (KLA) in collaboration with the Centre for Development for Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Hyderabad is organizing a Half Day Workshop on “Information Security Awareness” on 1st December 2012 in Thiruvananthapuram. Objectives: To give awareness about the common online information security issues. To equip the participants with tools and techniques to tackle different information security issues. Who should participate: The Workshop is primarily intended for Library and Information Science Professionals, Researchers and LIS Students. Maximum intake is 40 on a first come first served basis. Venue: Lecture Hall, Dept. of Library and Information Science, University Library Buildings, Palayam, Thiruvananthapuram-695034, Kerala Date and Time: 1 December 2012, 9.00 am to 1.30 p.m. Tentative Programme: 9:00AM – 9:30AM : Registration 9.30AM-10.00AM : Inauguration 10:00AM – 11:30AM: Introduction, why awareness is important, what do you use internet for ?, Basic Security concepts, layer wise attacks. Major common online attacks, Identity theft, phishing, malicious applications. 11:30AM – 11:45AM: Tea Break 11:45AM – 1:15PM: Password attacks, tips, Email and Chat risks, cyber bullying (Examples, Tips) , Importance of Copyrights, Social Networking risks, (Examples, Tips) Secure PC, Firewall, Updates, Antivirus. Interaction and feedback. 1:15PM – 1:30PM: Concluding session Resource Person: Mr.Gnana Seelan, Project Engineer, C-DAC Hyderabad Registration: Registration is free. For online registration: http://kla-c-dacworkshoponinformation.splashthat.com/ OR http://klaweblog.wordpress.com/2012/11/06/online-registration-kla-c-dac-wor… Details: http://www.keralalibraryassociation.org/ http://klaweblog.wordpress.com Contact: Dr A. Gopikuttan, President, KLA, Mob: 09446428163 E-mail: agopikuttan(a)yahoo.co.in S.L.Faisal, General secretary, KLA, Mob: 09447699724 E-mail: slfaizal(a)gmail.com *********************************************************************************************************** Thanks S.L.Faisal General Secretary Kerala Library Association (KLA) Thiruvananthapuram-695 004 Kerala, India Ph.09447699724 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Stress Management through Meditation and Music on Saturday, 17th November 2012 from 10.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m
by Mohan HR 06 Nov '12

06 Nov '12

Dear all, Pl. find an invite for a unique programme on "Stress Management through Meditation and Music" on Saturday, 17th November 2012 from 10.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m The pdf invite is available at http://ieeecs-madras.managedbiz.com/pgms/2012/mm-121117.pdf Pl. make it convenient to attend the presentation. As the seats are limited, PRIOR REGISTRATION IS RECOMMENDED. Pl. register at http://goo.gl/bVK7d With regards HR Mohan Chairman, IEEE CS http://infoforuse.blogspot.com/ INVITATION ===================================================== A Unique Programme On Stress Management through Meditation and Music Realise the power of the mind for a healthy life & role of music in controlling the mind A lecture on body, mind, stress and disease Music Therapy based on Chakras Conducted by Dr. P. S. Lalitha Reiki Grandmaster and Acupuncturist Founder- Art of Healing Chief Guest Padma Bhushan, Kalaimamani Smt. P. Susheela Playback singer and Famous Tamil compositions on controlling the mind Compositions on Saranaghathy” (ஸரணாகதி) surrendering to the Divine power Rendered by Padma Seshadri Sisters Randhini-Roshini Guided meditation for self healing and for relaxing the mind & body Date: Saturday, 17th November 2012 Time: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Arkay Convention Centre, ‘Oms Lakshana’, III floor, 148, Royapettah High Road, Luz, Mylapore, Chennai - 600004 Phone: 24661130/9381007317 ALL ARE WELCOME Valet Parking available For more details on the programme, please contact 9840044198 (Before 10 a.m. or after 8 p.m.) www.pslalitha.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This programme is organised in association with Computer Society of India, Chennai Chapter IEEE Computer Society, Madras Chapter IEEE Technology Management Council -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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request for fulltext article
by Ravi Hullur 05 Nov '12

05 Nov '12

Dear All LIS Professionals Our faculty need below articles. Kindly help me in this regard Caesarean section-past, present and what of the future? 1988, Vol. 8, No. 3, Pages 201-205 MMP13 polymorphism decreases risk for dental caries. *Caries Res 2012; 46:401-407 (DOI: 10.1159/000339379* -- ** Ravi Hullur Asst.Librarian KLE University, Belgaum E-Mail ID rvhullur(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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Library Trainee- Robert Bosch Engineering & Business Solutions Ltd-Bangalore
by Emmanuel E C (RBEI/HRL1-D) 05 Nov '12

05 Nov '12

Dear Sir, Please circulate this to LIS Forum members: Role: Project Trainee, Library (on contract) No.of Position: one Organization:Robert Bosch Engineering & Business Solutions Ltd Functional Area: Library operations. Qualification: Diploma in Library Science(Full time) + with any Full time Bachelor Degree (B.A or B.Com or B.Sc) Experience: 1- 2 Years. Working experience in different sections of the special library (Industry/R&D Centres) Location: RBEI, K-Centre & Information Services, Bangalore. Candidate should be willing to relocate to other locations for Coimbatore or Vice Versa, in case of need. Essential Skills: Language skills: * Fluency in English Language. Library Science Skills: * Acquisition- Printed & e-books, Cataloguing (AACR2), Classification (DDC/UDC), Article Indexing, Reference Service, and Circulation service, serial control, Information Search-Manual & online, CAS, SDI and Stock Verification. Proficient in using any one of the following library applications-Libsys or NewGenLib or Koha for library automation & user services Computer: * Proficient in/hands on experience with MS Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint & Outlook). Newsletter Designing using HTML( HTML Tools- MS Front page or MS Studio Ulitmate or similar) Desirable Skills: * Catalogue & Archive electronic resources (differnet file formats) using Digital Library applications like GSDL or DSpace or E Print). Send youre resume to/Contact: Mr. Vikrant Hiremath, Human Resources, RBEI e-Mail ID: Vikrant.Hiremath(a)in.bosch.com<mailto:Vikrant.Hiremath@in.bosch.com> Regards Emmanuel -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Article Needed
by Mahesh *Y* 05 Nov '12

05 Nov '12

Dear Sir/Madam, One of our faculty members needed below article for his research work. Please send it to me. *1. The Viscosity of Liquid Metals and Alloys* - L. Battezzati<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0001616089900643#> 1<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0001616089900643#AFF1> , - A.L. Greer<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0001616089900643#> 2<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0001616089900643#AFF2> Volume 37, Issue 7<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00016160/37/7>, July 1989, Pages 1791–1802 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0001-6160(89)90064-3, -- *With Regards* ** * Mahesh. Y Librarian, Shri Pillappa College of Engineering, Eranna Education Trust Bangalore-89. ** * -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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AICTE has changed mandatory subscription for e-journals
by Tejas Shitut 03 Nov '12

03 Nov '12

Dear All, This is to inform you that AICTE has again changed the mandatory subscription of e- journals, kindly check below link for updated Approval process handbook 2013-14 http://www.aicte-india.org/downloads/Approval_Process_Handbook_091012.pdf -- Thanks & Regards, * * *Tejas S. Shitut* *Assistant Librarian* Kohinoor Business School ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kohinoor Educational Complex, Kohinoor City, Kirol Road, Off. L.B.S. Marg, Kurla West,Mumbai- 400070 I Gmail@: tsadidas | Mobile : +91 9892150381 I DD : 02267887729 Please Visit: http://kbsinformationcenter.blogspot.com *It’s our responsibility to handover Green Earth to next generation.* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Rajyothsava Award, 2012
by SARADA RANGANATHAN ENDOWMENT FOR LIBRARY SCIENCE 03 Nov '12

03 Nov '12

Dear All : It gives me immense pleasure to inform you that Dr. L.B. Kalburgi, Chairman, Business Group, Tagore Library, The Auckland Indian Association, New Zealand, was awarded with the prestigious *Karnataka Rajyothsava Award, 2012 *on 1st November 2012. Dr. Kalburgi was a student of Karnatak University, Dharwad as well as of DRTC (ISI), Bangalore. Dr. Kalburgi can be contacted at : kalburgi(a)ihug.co.nz K.N. Prasad -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Library Week Celebration
by Vimal Kumar V. 02 Nov '12

02 Nov '12

Kerala Library Association, Kottayam region and Mahatma Gandhi University Library is organising a talk. The details are provided below: Date: 16 November 2012 Title of the Talk: Re-engineering Library Services Speaker: Dr.M.D.BABY Prof. & Head of the Dept. of Library and Information Science Rajagiri School of Library and Information Sciences, Ernakulam. Venue: MG University Library Seminar Hall. Time of the programme: 11:00 AM All are requested to participate in the function. -- Vimal Kumar V. Secretary, KLA Kottayam Region Mahatma Gandhi University Library Kottayam, Kerala- 686 560 Web: http://www.vimalkumar.org Blog: http://linuxhalwa.blogspot.com http://kohageek.blogspot.in --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I forget what I was taught. I only remember what I have learnt" -Patrick White -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for a paper
by Arup Raychaudhury 02 Nov '12

02 Nov '12

We need the following article for one of our members. Please help. Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing – ICAISC 2008 Lecture Notes in Computer Science Volume 5097, 2008, pp 265-272 >From Ensemble of Fuzzy Classifiers to Single Fuzzy Rule Base Classifier Marcin Korytkowski, Leszek Rutkowski, Rafał Scherer -- Arup Raychaudhury ------------------------------------------------- Indian Statistical Institute 203 BT Road Kolkata 700108 Phone:0-33-2575-2106 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Librarian: Man of the Millennium-US Award]
by mailman＠ncsi.iisc.ernet.in 01 Nov '12

01 Nov '12

---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: Librarian: Man of the Millennium-US Award From: "Ishwar Goudar" <goudarishwar(a)googlemail.com> Date: Wed, October 31, 2012 6:25 pm To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Professional Colleagues, Herewith I have forwarded a mail with the details of an extraordinary personality, who worked as* Librarian,* donated entire earnings of 30 years service including retirement benefits in lacs and US award (Man of the Millennium) money of Rs. 30 crores for the needy. Most appreciable fact is that he worked in hotel for his livelihood without touching his salary. Mr. Rajanikanth, the popular cine idol adopted him as his father. Let us be proud of him that he served as Librarian. I don't know if this posting was already done through Lis-forum. Even then it is worthwhile item to be repeated. Dr. I.R.N. Goudar Visiting Professor and Library Adviser University of Mysore ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: ramesha M H <ramesha.mh(a)gmail.com> Date: Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 6:32 PM Subject: (KSWF-NIRATANKA) Man of the Millennium..... To: niratanka_socialwork <niratanka_socialwork(a)googlegroups.com> DO YOU KNOW Mr. Kalyana sundaram ? *Man of the Millennium.....* *Good Morning dear all* [image: Description: http://www.tamilvanan.com/content/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/palam-kalyanas…]<https://creator.zoho.com/teameverest/chennai-everest-visits/#Form:Everest_6> *Mr.Kalayanasundaram worked as a Librarian for 30 years. Every month in his 30 year experience(service), he donated his entire salary to help the needy. He worked as a server in a hotel to meet his needs. He donated even his pension amount of about ten lakh rupees to the needy.* * * *He is the first person in the world to spend the entire earnings for a social cause. In recognition to his service, the American government honoured him with the Man of the Millennium award. He received a sum of Rs 30 crores as part of this award which he distributed entirely for the needy as usual.* * * *Moved by his passion to help others, Super Star Rajinikanth adopted him as his father. He still stays as a bachelor and dedicated his entire life for serving the society. You can read more about him here<http://www.hindu.com/lf/2004/08/22/stories/2004082209260200.htm> .* *See the attachment also.* * * *All our Politicians, Film stars, Business magnets, cricketers Press and we all Indians should be PROUD and also should be ashamed of ourselves. American Government has honored him but we Indians even don't know that such a personality exist amongst us.* * * *Atleast have the courtesy to pass this on and on till the whole world comes to know about this Great Good **Samaritan.* * * *Hat's off Kalayanasundaram.. We Indians are extremely proud of you and proudly say "THIS HAPPENS ONLY IN INDIA"* *"Life without God is like an unsharpened pencil - it has no point."* * * [image: Fun & Info @ Keralites.net] -- Regards *MH Ramesha MSW, PGDELT* NIRATANKA *Editor, Samaja Karyada Hejjegalu,* *PH 9980066890* * https://groups.google.com/group/niratanka_socialwork?hl=en http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1343514822 http://twitter.com/rameshaniratank http://socialwork-samajkaryadahejjegalu.blogspot.in/ http://www.linkedin.com/profile/edit?locale=en_US&goback=%2Enmp_*1_*1_*1_*1… http://socialworkniratanka.wordpress.com/ Website www.niratanka.org * * * -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups " Professional Socialworkers' Forum" group. To post to this group, send email to niratanka_socialwork(a)googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to niratanka_socialwork+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/niratanka_socialwork?hl=en. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vecancy in RRRLF
by Veeru 01 Nov '12

01 Nov '12

Dear all *RAJA RAMMOHUN ROY LIBRARY FOUNDATION Ministry of Culture, Government of India Block DD-34, Sector-I, Salt Lake, Kolkata 700 064 *Applications are invited for recruitment to the post of Field Officer on Direct Recruitment as per the following particulars* * *1.Name of the post* : *Field Officer* *2. Pay Scale* : Pay Band (2) Rs.9300 – 34800/- with Grade Pay of Rs.4600/- plus usual allowances as admissible under Central Government and Foundation’s rule. *3. Number of Post* : 2 (Two) (Unreserved), 1 post for Southern Zonal Office at Chennai and 1 post for Western Zonal Office at Mumbai. *4. Educational and other qualifications: Essential: * a) Master’s degree of a recognized university; b) 5 years experience in Library / Educational Administrative works; c) Proficiency in Hindi and English and in any one of the regional languages of the zone where the vacancy occurs; d) Certificate course in computer applications equivalent to ‘O’ level foundation course from a DOEACC recognized institute. *Desirable: * a) Degree in Library science from a recognized university. 5. Age : Not exceeding 30 Years. *For more details please visit website*:* http://rrrlf.nic.in/rrlf1.htm** http://rrrlf.nic.in/pdf/adv_field_officer.pdf* 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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Vacancy in RBI Mumbai.
by वैभव गायकवाड 01 Nov '12

01 Nov '12

*Respected All, * * Reserve Bank of India invites applications from Library and Information Science Graduates for appointment on contract basis in its DEPR Library located in Mumbai. * *Job Profile* The Library and Information Science Graduates will attend to the work relating to creation of entire database of the books as well as completion of bar-coding and shelving of all the old books including creation of bibliographic details and other related work in the Bank’s Central Office Library. *Number of Posts and Period of contract* Four Library and Information Science Graduates will be selected for being engaged on contract basis and their period of contract will be ninety (90) days from the date of their taking up the appointment. *Eligibility* Candidates having a Degree in the Library and Information Science obtained from a recognised Institute/College may apply for the contract appointment in the Bank. *Mode of Application* Eligible candidates should apply for the contract appointment in the format<http://rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/content/pdfs/DEPRC251210_B.pdf>given below through their respective institutes. The Institutes / Colleges may forward the applications of eligible candidates alongwith their recommendations to the Officer-in-Charge, Department of Economic and Policy Research, Reserve Bank of India, Central Office, Fort, Mumbai-400001 in the prescribed form. If it is not possible to submit the applications through respective institutes, it may be submitted direct to the Bank. Last date for receipt of applications is November 15, 2012. *Selection* An interview will be conducted to select the Library and Information Science Graduates for contract appointment. The candidates will be shortlisted from among the applications received on the basis of their academic qualifications and other record furnished by them. Interviews will be held for the shortlisted candidates at the office indicated above. The candidates will have to make their own arrangement for attending the interview. The Bank will not reimburse any expenses incurred by the candidates for attending the interview. *Remuneration* The Library and Information Science Graduates engaged on contract basis will be paid an all inclusive monthly stipend of ` 12,000/- (Rupees twelve thousand only) each. They will not be entitled to any other perquisites or reimbursements. *Bank’s canteen facility* The canteen facility available to Bank’s employees will also be made available to the Library and Information Science Graduates engaged on contract basis. *Bank’s accommodation* Bank shall not provide any accommodation to the Library and Information Science Graduates engaged on contract basis. No perquisites/allowances/reimbursements or facilities other than those mentioned above shall be available to the Library and Information Science Graduates engaged on contract basis. The engagement of the Library and Information Science Graduates in the Bank shall be purely temporary and shall not entitle them to any right or claim to a job/appointment in the Bank. Source :- http://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/bs_viewcontent.aspx?Id=2589 -- Thanks Vaibhav D. Gaikwad Assistant Librarian Central Library at Mahatma Gandhi Mission, Dental College & Hospital, Kamothe, Navi Mumbai @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ email : vaibhav.gaikwad2(a)gmail.com http://vaibhavgaikwad.blogspot.com http://www.slideshare.net/vaibhavgaikwad/liblive-cddvd-dspace-manual @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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UGC NET Exam Advertisement Declared (December 30, 2012)
by Veeru 01 Nov '12

01 Nov '12

Dear all, The University Grants Commission announces holding of the National Eligibility Test (NET) on 30th December 2012 (SUNDAY) Important dates : i) Last date for Applying On-Line 16 -11-2012 ii) Last date for receiving the printout of online Application Form (one copy) and Attendance Slip (one copy) at the respective Coordinating University opted by the candidate (with fee receipt & category certificate(s) ) 22/11/2012 Fore more details please visit: *http://ugcnetonline.in/notification.php* -- 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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Announcement of the SATKAL Awards for 2012, and PLA Award for 2011 and 2012
by Jagtar Singh 01 Nov '12

01 Nov '12

Dear Professional Colleagues and Friends, We are pleased to announce the following awards respectively by the Satinder Kaur Ramdev Memorial Trust for Advancement of Librarianship (SATKAL) and the Punjab Library Association (Regd.) (PLA). These awards will be conferred on the award recipients on 06 November 2012 at the Inaugural Function of the ‘One Day Seminar on Reading in the Internet Era’ and the SATKAL Annual Function 2012 being held at Punjabi University Patiala (Punjab). *SATKAL Awards:* SATKAL National Librarian Award 2012- Dr. B.S. Kadmani, Scientific Officer “G”, BARC, Mumbai; SATKAL Women Librarian Award 2012 - Dr. R. Samyuktha, Librarian, Pondicherry University, Puducherry; SATKAL Young Librarian Award 2012 - Dr Sanjay Kataria, Librarian, Banasthali University, Rajasthan; SATKAL School Librarian Award 2012 - Mrs. Madhu, Librarian, Miri Piri Academy, Amritsar *PLA Award:* PLA-Prof. MP Satija Award for Professional Excellence 2011 - Prof. A.S. Chandel, NEHU, Shillong. PLA-Prof. MP Satija Award for Professional Excellence 2012 - Prof. Jagindar Singh Ramdev, Chicago, USA. Hearty congratulations to the award recipients. Jagtar Singh Dr. Jagtar Singh, President, SATKAL, President, PLA, President, Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS) & Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala Pin - 147 002 (India) Email: jagtar.kindu(a)gmail.com Tel: +91 (0)175 304 6179 (Work) +91 (0)175 228 2727 (Home) Fax: +91 (0)175 228 3073 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Library Week Celebration/Felcitation on 18.10.12 at Anna University]
by mailman＠ncsi.iisc.ernet.in 31 Oct '12

31 Oct '12

From: "Arunachalam Hariharan" <hariharan_ah(a)yahoo.com> Date: Tue, October 30, 2012 12:53 pm Dear Members and Professional Colleagues, Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS) is organizing the following Special Programmes/events/function,Â jointly with Central Library, Anna University, Chennai: National Library Week Celebrations Get-together of LIS Professionals Special Lecture cum Discussion HonoringÂ Ph.D Awardees HonoringÂ NET/SLET holders Honoring Retired Professionals Reorganization SALIS Chennai Chapter Date: 18th Nov 2012 Time: 10 A.M Venue: Seminar Hall, Central Library, Anna University,Chennai Hence, those who have awarded Ph.D andÂ cleared NET/SET exams recently and also professionals retired recentlyÂ are requested to send their namesÂ and other details to the following email ids: For Ph.D awardess Name, mobile, email id, Designation, topic, awarded year, University, Guide/Supervisor Name) For NET/SET holders: Name, mobile, email id, Designation, NET/SET, Year of completion, Registration No For Retired Professionals Name, mobile, email id, Designation, institution (where retired, brief bio-data with achievements) Please note that the mementoes for the Phd Awardees/Net/SET holders/Retired professionals will be given only in person. Therefore, those who are able attend the function only requested to give their names and other details on or before 5th November 2012, as given above to: 1. rmksivaji(a)yahoo.com 9444090372 2. pspanneerselvam(a)gmail.com 9940614272 3 . manimlis(a)yahoo.com 9942020895 Please note that NO TA/DA will be given to receive the mementoes or attend the function. Professionals who wish to attend the function also requested to enroll their names on or before 5ht Nov 2012. This will help us to plan for making further arrangements. Prgramme: 10. 00 A.M â Welcome AddressÂ - Dr. S.Surianarayanan, President, SALIS 10.05. Special Address by Dr. G.Krishnamurthy, Librarian, Anna University, Chennai 10.10 National Library Week Celebrations Special Address by Senior Professionals/Guests Lecture Discussion 11.30 Tea break 11.45 Felicitation to Ph.D Awardees/NET/SET Holder/Retired Professionals 01.25 Vote of Thanks â Mr. S.Swaminathan, General Secretary, SALIS 01.30 Working Lunch 02.15 Reorganization of SALIS Chennai Chapter 02.30 -03.55 Discussions 04.00 P.M Vote Thanks, Dr. P.Panneerselvam, Secretary, SALIS Chennai Chapter All are requested to participate in the function For Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS) Dr. S.Surianarayanan President Dr.G.Krishnamurthy, Librarian, Anna University, Chennai Mr.S.Swaminathan General Secretary Mr. GG Sivakumar Chairman, Chennai Chapter Dr. P. Panneerselvam, Secretary, Chennai Chapter Â ---------------------------------------------------------- SALIS: To Reach the Unreached ----------------------------------------------------------

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Librarian: Man of the Millennium-US Award
by Ishwar Goudar 31 Oct '12

31 Oct '12

Dear Professional Colleagues, Herewith I have forwarded a mail with the details of an extraordinary personality, who worked as* Librarian,* donated entire earnings of 30 years service including retirement benefits in lacs and US award (Man of the Millennium) money of Rs. 30 crores for the needy. Most appreciable fact is that he worked in hotel for his livelihood without touching his salary. Mr. Rajanikanth, the popular cine idol adopted him as his father. Let us be proud of him that he served as Librarian. I don't know if this posting was already done through Lis-forum. Even then it is worthwhile item to be repeated. Dr. I.R.N. Goudar Visiting Professor and Library Adviser University of Mysore ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: ramesha M H <ramesha.mh(a)gmail.com> Date: Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 6:32 PM Subject: (KSWF-NIRATANKA) Man of the Millennium..... To: niratanka_socialwork <niratanka_socialwork(a)googlegroups.com> DO YOU KNOW Mr. Kalyana sundaram ? *Man of the Millennium.....* *Good Morning dear all* [image: Description: http://www.tamilvanan.com/content/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/palam-kalyanas…]<https://creator.zoho.com/teameverest/chennai-everest-visits/#Form:Everest_6> *Mr.Kalayanasundaram worked as a Librarian for 30 years. Every month in his 30 year experience(service), he donated his entire salary to help the needy. He worked as a server in a hotel to meet his needs. He donated even his pension amount of about ten lakh rupees to the needy.* * * *He is the first person in the world to spend the entire earnings for a social cause. In recognition to his service, the American government honoured him with the ‘Man of the Millennium’ award. He received a sum of Rs 30 crores as part of this award which he distributed entirely for the needy as usual.* * * *Moved by his passion to help others, Super Star Rajinikanth adopted him as his father. He still stays as a bachelor and dedicated his entire life for serving the society. You can read more about him here<http://www.hindu.com/lf/2004/08/22/stories/2004082209260200.htm> .* *See the attachment also.* * * *All our Politicians, Film stars, Business magnets, cricketers Press and we all Indians should be PROUD and also should be ashamed of ourselves. American Government has honored him but we Indians even don't know that such a personality exist amongst us.* * * *Atleast have the courtesy to pass this on and on till the whole world comes to know about this Great Good **Samaritan.* * * *Hat's off Kalayanasundaram.. We Indians are extremely proud of you and proudly say "THIS HAPPENS ONLY IN INDIA"* *"Life without God is like an unsharpened pencil - it has no point."* * * [image: Fun & Info @ Keralites.net] -- Regards *MH Ramesha MSW, PGDELT* NIRATANKA *Editor, Samaja Karyada Hejjegalu,* *PH 9980066890* * https://groups.google.com/group/niratanka_socialwork?hl=en http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1343514822 http://twitter.com/rameshaniratank http://socialwork-samajkaryadahejjegalu.blogspot.in/ http://www.linkedin.com/profile/edit?locale=en_US&goback=%2Enmp_*1_*1_*1_*1… http://socialworkniratanka.wordpress.com/ Website www.niratanka.org * * * -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups " Professional Socialworkers' Forum" group. To post to this group, send email to niratanka_socialwork(a)googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to niratanka_socialwork+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/niratanka_socialwork?hl=en. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Respiratory Medicine 2011 Jan
by LEARNING RESOURCE CENTER SUMANDEEP VIDYAPEETH 31 Oct '12

31 Oct '12

We required following articles for readers. "PERIODONTAL HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC OBSTRACTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE" Respiratory Medicine, Jan 2011, 105 (1)-67-73. Kindly do cooperation. -- 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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Call for Papers for the International Journal
by Lata Suresh 31 Oct '12

31 Oct '12

*International Journal of Knowledge Management and Practices* This Bi-annual Journal provides a forum for advancing the organizational, technical, human, and cognitive issues associated with the creation, capture, transfer and use of information and knowledge management in the organizations. *Brief introduction* The International Journal of Knowledge Management and Practices, bring together academicians, researchers, information scientists to focus on understanding the modern development in the field of Library and Information Science and establishing new collaboration in this area. This journal is going to be helpful for students, researchers, teachers as well as the librarians who are communicating knowledge requirements to service providers, planning and managing the delivery of knowledge, communicating the availability of knowledge to the end-user community, monitoring the use of the knowledge assets and delivering the value of the knowledge to the end-user community. *Objective* The primary objective of the International Journal of Knowledge Management & Practices (IJKMP) is to provide a forum for advancing the organizational, technical, human, and cognitive issues associated with the creation, capture, transfer and use of information and knowledge management in the organizations. This Journal will share knowledge among researchers and practitioners with respect to the development, implementation and maintenance of effective knowledge management systems in the libraries and information centres. This journal publishes high quality empirical and theoretical research covering all aspects of knowledge management and information systems. In addition to full-length research manuscripts, the journal publishes insightful research and practice notes as well as case studies from all areas of knowledge management. *Focus and Scope* IJKM aims to -publish latest and quality research articles in the multidisciplinary area of knowledge management and Information Technology, -to disseminate latest developments, research activities, important work done in the field of Library and Information Science and Technology -to exchange knowledge, experience, issues and solutions among professionals and other interested groups -to foster a platform for leading research in the emerging new landscape of library practices, which requires the integration of knowledge and learning. Possible topics include (but are not limited to): Knowledge management and learning strategies Knowledge management and research Knowledge construction in e-learning Knowledge modeling and visualization Knowledge-based learning systems Learning and knowledge portals Web-based learning and teaching Strategies for e-learning development E-learning in the workplace Electronic performance support systems for libraries Web-based learning and knowledge communities IT security and privacy issues in Libraries Workflow management in Libraries Medical informatics E-healthcare and Information Centres *Interested in submitting to this journal?* We recommend that you review the journal's section policies, as well as the Author Guidelines. Authors need to register with the journal prior to submitting or, if already registered, can simply log in and begin the five-step submission process. Portal is exclusively meant for submission of manuscript. In case of any general query/clarification/technical issue, please write to us at Email ID: info(a)publishingindia.com or call us at 09899775880 *Chief Editor* Lata Suresh, Librarian, Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, IMT Manesar, Haryana; Ph: 9911126706 -- Best wishes and regards... LATA SURESH Librarian Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) (Ministry of Corporate Affairs-GOI) P No. 6,7 & 8, Sect 5 IMT Manesar, Distt Gurgaon 122 050 Haryana Mobile: +91 9911126706 -- *Best wishes and regards... ?* LATA SURESH Librarian Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) (Ministry of Corporate Affairs-GOI) P No. 6,7 & 8, Sect 5 IMT Manesar, Distt Gurgaon 122 050 Haryana Mobile: +91 9911126706 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Walk-in-Interview for PG Trainee - Library Science on 9.11.2012 at CSIR-SERC
by Arunachalam Hariharan 30 Oct '12

30 Oct '12

Walk-in-Interview for PG Trainee - Library Science on 9.11.2012 at CSIR-SERC Place: Knowledge Resource Division, CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre No. Of post: 1 Qualification: M.L.I.Sc First Class Stipend: Rs.10,000/month Period: 1 year For more details, please visit http://www.serc.res.in CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre (CSIR-SERC), Chennai is one of the premier national laboratoriesÂ under the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), India. CSIR-SERC is a leading research institution in the field of structural engineering at the national and international levels. CSIR-SERC has excellent facilities and expertise for the analysis, design and testing of structures and structural components. CSIR-SERC services are being extensively used by the Central/State Governments and public/private sector undertakings. Knowledge Resource Division, CSIR-SERC Nestled amidst the greenery in the campus, is the Knowledge Resource Division (KRD) set up on modern lines. Providing invaluable support to researchers, its collection has grown to cover all aspects of structural engineering and its related sciences. KRD, CSIR-SERC is fully automated using modern technologies such as barcode, RFID, and provides several web-based services such as OPAC, auto alert, content alert, institutional repository etc. KRD, CSIR-SERC has recently upgraded its storage and security capacities by installing storage mobile compactors and surveillance system. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A.Hariharan Head Knowledge Resource Division CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre Taramani Chennai - 600 113 Off: 044-22549131 Cell: 9841601903 E-mail: hariharan_ah(a)yahoo.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Call for Papers for Book "Modern Concept of Library Services"
by M. Ram 30 Oct '12

30 Oct '12

* Call for Papers for Book "Modern Concept of Library Services" The book will cover all areas of library science related with ICT. The book welcomes the submission of manuscripts that meet the general criteria of significance and scientific excellence, and will publish: • Original articles in basic and applied research • Case studies • Critical reviews, surveys, opinions, commentaries and essays Our objective is to inform authors of the decision on their manuscript(s) within four weeks of submission. A brief instruction for authors and other details are given below: Format: Font: times new roman, Size: 12 and in single space with linked references (APA Style) as examples are given below: References/Bibliographies: 1. Book: Kidder, T. (1981). The soul of a new machine. Boston: Little, Brown & Company. Frank, R. H., & Bernanke, B. (2007). Principles of macro-economics (3rd ed.). Boston: McGraw-Hill/Irwin. 2. Edited Book: Gibbs, J. T., & Huang, L. N. (Eds.). (2001). Children of color: Psychological interventions with culturally diverse youth. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. 3. Article/Papers: Ku, G. (2008). Learning to de-escalate: The effects of regret in escalation of commitment. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 105(2), 221-232. Sanchez, D., & King-Toler, E. (2007). Addressing disparities consultation and outreach strategies for university settings. Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, 59(4), 286-295. 4. Journal article from a subscription database (no DOI): Colvin, G. (2008, July 21). Information worth billions. Fortune, 158(2), 73-79. Retrieved from Business Source Complete, EBSCO. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com 5. Magazine article, in print: Kluger, J. (2008, January 28). Why we love. Time, 171(4), 54-60. 6. Newspaper article, no author, in print: As prices surge, Thailand pitches OPEC-style rice cartel. (2008, May 5). The Wall Street Journal, p. A9. 7. Corporate author, author as publisher, accessed online: Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2000). Tasmanian year book 2000 (No. 1301.6). Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: Author. Retrieved from http://www.ausstats.abs.gov.au/ausstats/subscriber.nsf/0/CA2568710006989... $File/13016_2000.pdf *The article/paper may be send to the e-mail: ram1998(a)yahoo.com only upto 15th November 2012.* Dr M Ram Dr R C Editors of Book -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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request for full text article
by Ravi Hullur 30 Oct '12

30 Oct '12

Dear All LIS Professionals Our faculty need below articles. Kindly help me in this regard 1) Am J Perinatol. <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11733857> 2001 Dec;18(8):427-32.Outcome of twin pregnancies with extreme weight discordancy. Cohen SB<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Cohen%20SB%5BAuthor%5D&cauthor=true…>, Elizur SE<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Elizur%20SE%5BAuthor%5D&cauthor=tru…>, Goldenberg M<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Goldenberg%20M%5BAuthor%5D&cauthor=…>, Beiner M<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Beiner%20M%5BAuthor%5D&cauthor=true…>, Novikov I<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Novikov%20I%5BAuthor%5D&cauthor=tru…>, Mashiach S<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Mashiach%20S%5BAuthor%5D&cauthor=tr…>, Schiff E<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Schiff%20E%5BAuthor%5D&cauthor=true…> . https://www.thieme-connect.com/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-2001-18789 2) Journal of Perinatal Medicine. Volume 31, Issue 4, Pages 330–336, Neonatal outcome of growth discordant twin gestations Nassar, A. H. / Usta, I. M. / Khalil, A. M. / Aswad, N. A. / Seoud, M. A.-F. 3) Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology<http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/apl/cjog>, Volume 26, Number 4, May 2006 Birth weight discordance in multiple gestations: Occurrence and outcomes http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01443610600594724 4) Volume 77, Issue 1, <http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/aog.1998.77.issue-1/issuetoc>pages 28–31, January 1998 The significance of birth weight difference in discordant twins: a level to standardize? http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1034/j.1600-0412.1998.770106.x/abstra… 5) Zhonghua Fu Chan Ke Za Zhi. 2005 Jul ;40 (7):449-52<http://lib.bioinfo.pl/pmid/journal/Zhonghua%20Fu%20Chan%20Ke%20Za%20Zhi>16080869 Cit:1 <http://lib.bioinfo.pl/pmid:16080869/pmid/cit> [Perinatal outcome of discordant twin pregnancies]. <http://lib.bioinfo.pl/pmid:16080869> -- ** Ravi Hullur Asst.Librarian Incharge to Dr.S.G.Desai Digital Library KLE University, Belgaum E-Mail ID rvhullur(a)gmail.com Mob.No.9740638831 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Library Week Celebration/Felcitation on 18.10.12 at Anna University
by Arunachalam Hariharan 30 Oct '12

30 Oct '12

Dear Members and Professional Colleagues, Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS) is organizing the following Special Programmes/events/function, jointly with Central Library, Anna University, Chennai: National Library Week Celebrations Get-together of LIS Professionals Special Lecture cum Discussion Honoring Ph.D Awardees Honoring NET/SLET holders Honoring Retired Professionals Reorganization SALIS Chennai Chapter Date: 18th Nov 2012 Time: 10 A.M Venue: Seminar Hall, Central Library, Anna University,Chennai Hence, those who have awarded Ph.D and cleared NET/SET exams recently and also professionals retired recently are requested to send their names and other details to the following email ids: For Ph.D awardess Name, mobile, email id, Designation, topic, awarded year, University, Guide/Supervisor Name) For NET/SET holders: Name, mobile, email id, Designation, NET/SET, Year of completion, Registration No For Retired Professionals Name, mobile, email id, Designation, institution (where retired, brief bio-data with achievements) Please note that the mementoes for the Phd Awardees/Net/SET holders/Retired professionals will be given only in person. Therefore, those who are able attend the function only requested to give their names and other details on or before 5th November 2012, as given above to: 1. rmksivaji(a)yahoo.com 9444090372 2. pspanneerselvam(a)gmail.com 9940614272 3 . manimlis(a)yahoo.com 9942020895 Please note that NO TA/DA will be given to receive the mementoes or attend the function. Professionals who wish to attend the function also requested to enroll their names on or before 5ht Nov 2012. This will help us to plan for making further arrangements. Prgramme: 10. 00 A.M – Welcome Address - Dr. S.Surianarayanan, President, SALIS 10.05. Special Address by Dr. G.Krishnamurthy, Librarian, Anna University, Chennai 10.10 National Library Week Celebrations Special Address by Senior Professionals/Guests Lecture Discussion 11.30 Tea break 11.45 Felicitation to Ph.D Awardees/NET/SET Holder/Retired Professionals 01.25 Vote of Thanks – Mr. S.Swaminathan, General Secretary, SALIS 01.30 Working Lunch 02.15 Reorganization of SALIS Chennai Chapter 02.30 -03.55 Discussions 04.00 P.M Vote Thanks, Dr. P.Panneerselvam, Secretary, SALIS Chennai Chapter All are requested to participate in the function For Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS) Dr. S.Surianarayanan President Dr.G.Krishnamurthy, Librarian, Anna University, Chennai Mr.S.Swaminathan General Secretary Mr. GG Sivakumar Chairman, Chennai Chapter Dr. P. Panneerselvam, Secretary, Chennai Chapter ---------------------------------------------------------- SALIS: To Reach the Unreached ---------------------------------------------------------- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ROUTE 2013-Nat Conf- Last date extended to 30-11-12 for submission of abstract
by Arunachalam Hariharan 30 Oct '12

30 Oct '12

Dear Professional Colleagues, We have received mails from many institutions/ professionals requesting to extend the last date for submission of abstract for the National Conference ROUTE 2013. Therefore, the last date for submission of abstract has been extended to 30th November 2012. Organizing Secretary ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL CONFERENCE on Reaching Out to Users through Technology (ROUTE - 2013) Enhancing Innovative Library Services in Open Environment Date: 13 - 15 MARCH 2013 Organized by CSIR Structural Engineering Research Centre Chennai 600 113 CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre (CSIR-SERC), Chennai is one of the premier national laboratoriesÂ under the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), India. CSIR-SERC is a leading research institution in the field of structural engineering at the national and international levels. CSIR-SERC has excellent facilities and expertise for the analysis, design and testing of structures and structural components. CSIR-SERCâ€™s services are being extensively used by the Central/State Governments and public/private sector undertakings. CSIR-SERC has been certified as ISO 9001:2008 quality institution. Knowledge Resource Division, CSIR-SERC Nestled amidst the greenery in the campus, is the Knowledge Resource Division (KRD) set up on modern lines. Providing invaluable support to researchers, its collection has grown to cover all aspects of structural engineering and its related sciences. KRD, CSIR-SERC is fully automated using modern technologies such as barcode, RFID, and provides several web-based services such as OPAC, auto alert, content alert, institutional repository etc. KRD, CSIR-SERC has recently upgraded its storage and security capacities by installing storage mobile compactors and surveillance system. About the Conference Reaching Out to Users through Technology (ROUTE-2013) - Enhancing Innovative Library Services in Open Environment aims to promote the understanding and use of information and communication technologies in libraries and institutions promoting library services to ensure equitable access to information and learning opportunities to every citizen. Digital libraries and deep web offer a vast spectrum of information. Large scale and access-free digital libraries, as well as social networks and tools constitute challenges in terms of accessibility, trust, privacy, and user satisfaction. The current questions concern the trade-off, where our actions must focus, and how to increase the accessibility. ROUTE-2013 looks to the future as our presenters embrace technological change in their workplaces and institutions, seeking ways to mobilize service delivery and granting service providers the skills and power to stay ahead of a connected and socialized client base. ROUTE-2013 aims to provide a mix of sessions highlighting technologies affecting user interaction and creation of new and better ways to manage library resources. At ROUTE-2013, information professionals have the valuable opportunity to share insights that address global technological challenges affecting our local communities. Anyone interested in emerging technologies that affect libraries and its services should plan to attend. Objectives The conference is intended to provide a forum for discussion and exchange of ideas on the theme and various sub- themes. The main objectives of the conference are to: - Discuss strategies to manage libraries in the future and to reach the users through technology. - Enhancing access to libraries through new media for next generation users. - Identify and disseminate experiences of library professionals while using current technologies. - Identify and share best practices developed or adopted. Call for Papers Papers are invited on the various sub themes of the conference: - Cloud computing for library services: Software - openURL resolver, stats manager, research guides, online reference; Platforms - integrated library system, ILL, copyright compliance systems; Infrastructure - discovery, digital repository, archives management, website, digital storage, institutional repository. - Innovative Library Services: Using social networks such as facebook, twitter, blogs, wikis, RSS feeds, linkedIn etc for library services; Publishing, editing and modifying content using content management systems such as wordpress, joomla etc.; Using open source e-learning applications such as moodle. - Mobile Technologies for Library Services: Mobile technologies / devices for libraries, library mobile applications, creating mobile websites / m-opac, SMS alerts. - Resource sharing and e-resource management: Open access initiatives, OA repositories & institutional repositories, open journal systems, consortium etc. CONFERENCE THEMES - Cloud computing for library services: Software - openURL resolver, stats manager, research guides, online reference. Platforms - integrated library system, ILL, copyright compliance systems. Infrastructure - discovery, digital repository, archives management, website, digital storage, institutional repository. -Innovative Library Services: Using social networks such as facebook, twitter, blogs, wikis, RSS feeds, linkedIn etc for library services. Publishing, editing and modifying content using content management systems such as wordpress, joomla etc. Using open source e-learning applications such as moodle. - Mobile Technologies for Library Services: Mobile technologies / devices for libraries, library mobile applications, creating mobile websites / m-opac, SMS alerts. - Resource sharing & e-resource management Open access initiatives, OA repositories & institutional repositories, open journal systems, consortium etc. Papers on the themes listed above are invited from library and information professionals, IT professionals, academicians, research scholars, consultants, government and non-government organizations based on their research work case studies. Abstracts of papers not exceeding 500 words may be sent by email or post to the organizing secretary. The abstracts will be reviewed by the technical committee, and the authors will be intimated of the acceptance along with the guidelines for preparation of the full-text. Guidelines are also available in the conference web page. Conference Fee & Pre-conference Tutorial Fee - Delegates - 3000/- per person - Students - 1000/- per person - Pre-conference Tutorial Fee - 1000/- per person For delegates with accompanying person, please add Rs.1500 to the conference fee. Registration fee includes conference kit, a digital copy of the proceedings, lunch and tea during the tutorial and conference. Registration fee may be paid through Demand Draft in favour of IRF Structural Engineering Research Centre payable at Chennai. Online payment option is also available. For details please refer the conference page in CSIR-SERC website. Pre-conference Tutorial A tutorial on E-prints and mobile libraries will be held on 13 March 2013. For more details, please visit the conference page in CSIR-SERC website. Dates to Remember Submission of Abstract:30th November 2012 Submission of Full Paper: 31 December 2012 Last Date of Registration: 15 February 2013 CONFERENCE DATES Pre-conference Tutorial: 13 March 2013 Main Conference : 14 - 15 March 2013 CONFERENCE VENUE Vigyan Auditorium CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre CSIR Campus, CSIR Road, Taramani Chennai 600 113 Accommodation Limited accommodation is available on first come first serve basis in CSIR-SERC guest house on payment. Delegates are requested to contact the organizing secretary for guest house bookings. Large numbers of hotels are available in Chennai. Participants can opt for accommodation in the nearby areas of the centre such as Adyar, Velachery and Thiruvanmiyur. Information related to hotels in Chennai can be found in: Welcome to Chennai Chennai formerly known as Madras is the capital city of Tamil Nadu and is the fourth largest metro in India. Chennai is a journey into timeless India, a kaleidoscope of moods - rich in the treasures of history, from temples and shrines to forts and palaces, the landscape of the past lives easily with the present. Retaining much of its traditional charm, this 350 year old city is the gateway to the south, providing many a fascinating vignette of southern heritage. With its historic landmarks and buildings, long sandy beaches, cultural and art centers and parks, Chennai's tourism offers many interesting locations to visitors. One of the most important tourist attractions of Chennai is in the neighboring town of Mahabalipuram with its ancient temples and rock carvings of the 7th century Pallava kingdom. Chennai is world famous for its clothes shopping opportunities. Local markets solely dedicated to clothing stores and the choices, along with the prices, are truly amazing, making this a shopping destination in its own right.Chennai is well connected to other cities in India by rail, road and air. For further details, please contact: Dr. A. Hariharan Organizing Secretary & Head, Knowledge Resource Division CSIR-STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTRE CSIR CAMPUS, CSIR ROAD, TARAMANI CHENNAI - 600113 Tel: 044-22549131 / 22549132 / 22549133 /09841601903 Fax: 044 - 22541508 Email: route2013register(a)serc.res.in; route2013papers(a)serc.res.in web: http://www.serc.res.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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