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Authors demand royalties from library ebook lending
by Jayadev P Hiremath 18 May '12

18 May '12

Authors are calling on the government to remunerate them when their ebooks are lent from libraries, calling it “patently unjust” that digital titles are currently borrowed with no payment made to the writer. Authors are paid 6.05p every time their physical books are borrowed from the UK’s public libraries, up to a maximum of £6,600, under the government-funded Public Lending Right <http://www.plr.uk.com/> scheme. But ebooks and audiobooks, a growing sector for library users, are not currently included in the scheme, even though the Digital Economy Act of 2010 paved the way for this to be done. Nicola Solomon of the Society of Authors called it “terribly unfair” and said that “authors should be properly remunerated” for their work. “It’s very important to understand that authors do rely on PLR – it’s not just a nice little bonus. Many authors get PLR who are not bestsellers but do very well in libraries. People borrow very different books from the book they buy,” she said. “And authors can’t continue to write if they are not paid for their work.” Authors have a legal right to the payments, she said – and could even consider going to court to recover them. “Since 1992 ‘rental and lending right’ has been a part of copyright protection. That means that authors have a legal right to equitable remuneration whenever their works are lent out,” she said. “The failure to make the payments means that the government and libraries are actually infringing the author’s copyright every time they make an ebook loan and authors would be entitled to sue for the losses caused by that infringement. We have no current plans to sue, and don’t know of any authors who are planning to do so – we would hope that the Government would recognise its legal and moral responsibility to make payments to authors particularly as ebook lending from libraries is becoming significant.” Solomon has written to both culture secretary Ed Vaizey and Conservative MP Louise Mensch, who is sitting on the select committee inquiry into library closures<http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/…>, to highlight the issue. “Any ebook lending should result in a PLR payment to the author … PLR is designed to balance the social need for free public access to books against an author’s right to be remunerated for the use of their work,” she wrote to Vaizey on behalf of the Society of Authors<http://www.societyofauthors.org/>, which includes Philip Gross, Anthony Horowitz and Sarah Waters on its management committee. “We also wish to remind you that section 43 of the Digital Economy Act 2010 extends PLR to audiobooks and ebooks ‘lent out’ from library premises for a limited time but these payments have never been implemented. This is patently unjust and we urge that this provision be brought into force and that extra funds be made available to cover PLR payments for such lending.” Chair of the society, historical novelist Lindsey Davis, said that authors would “certainly be pushing” for PLR to be extended to ebooks and audiobooks. “We have earned it. It’s not a benefit, it’s a right,” she said. “I would expect to be paid. There is no difference between ebooks and print books – it is all work, produced for people to read … It seems very obvious to me [that an ebook] is just another version of a title, in the same way that a paperback is.” The issue of ebook lending from libraries is proving to be a thorny one for the books industry. Many publishers have yet to sign up to the practice<http://www.thebookseller.com/news/discussions-ongoing-over-e-book-lending.h…>, believing that libraries should “concentrate on delivering physical books to those least able to afford them, rather than offering ebooks to users who can afford ereaders” <http://futurebook.net/content/setting-course>. Booksellers are also expressing concerns, with Waterstone’s managing director James Daunt saying last week that library ebook lending “will be a disruptive force”<http://www.thebookseller.com/news/daunt-library-e-lending-disruptive-high-s…>. He added: “If you can download a book for free and read it, why would you want to own it?” Authors, too, have expressed more general fears that it could undervalue retail pricing and increase piracy. A DCMS spokesman said: “The Digital Economy Act 2010 opened the way for PLR to be extended to library loans of audiobooks and certain categories of ebooks. However, we announced in October 2010 as part of a challenging spending review that we would not proceed with any amendments to PLR legislation to extend PLR to audio and ebooks at this time. Under the existing PLR legislation, PLR applies to loans of books from public libraries.” Jim Parker, PLR registrar, said it would be possible to pay PLR on ebooks and audiobooks, but – with overall funding at the body already cut by 15% – it would mean reducing the rate per loan on printed titles. “Unless more money was allocated – and we’d all be up for that,” he said. © Guardian News and Media 2012 <http://guardian.co.uk/> - Warm regards. Jayadev P Hiremath Independent Libraries Professional (Former Librarian - IBS,Kuwait) E-mail : jayadevh(a)hotmail.com LinkedIn : http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jayadev-p-hiremath/44/12a/2a0 Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/people/Jayadev-P-Hiremath/603802230 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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A Library for the Future/Libraries feel e-book explosion By Annette Baird
by Jayadev P Hiremath 18 May '12

18 May '12

*Editorial*** *http://www.nytimes.com* ** For over a century, New York’s majestic central library on Fifth Avenue has drawn grateful scholars and dazzled tourists. Faced with financial uncertainties and a pressing need to modernize, the president of the New York Public Library system, Anthony Marx, has put forward a $300 million proposal to renovate the flagship building. The plans<http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/16/arts/design/new-york-public-library-count…>, which are still evolving, sound both necessary and forward-thinking in this digital era. But the library’s overseers have to take care that they preserve the essence of this cultural landmark. Mr. Marx and the city must make certain that the renovation provides the widest possible public access to the library’s collection. So far, the city has promised $150 million, and the library must come up with the balance. The plan calls for selling the Mid-Manhattan branch and the Science, Industry and Business Library and folding their collections into the central branch. The central library will then become a circulating library as well as a research facility. Combining the three libraries will mean about twice as many people, or more than three million a year, will use the central branch. To accommodate more users, the architect Norman Foster is expected to design new public space in areas that are now closed. The Rose Main Reading Room and other special collections will remain as they are. About two million volumes will be moved elsewhere, probably to a facility in New Jersey, though more than two million will remain in the building. Mr. Marx has said getting off-site books should take about a day. Though some library lovers want nothing to change, this plan could revitalize the library and make it as much a resource for the public as it is a research haven for writers and scholars. Libraries feel e-book explosion By Annette Baird As the explosion of interest in e-books continues, area branches of the Houston Public Library<http://www.chron.com/?controllerName=search&action=search&channel=neighborh…>are trying to keep pace with customers' demands by providing the books they want and the help they need to get the most out of electronic reading devices. Libraries in the area have fliers providing instructions on how to get started lending e-reading materials, and Kendall Neighborhood Library<http://www.chron.com/?controllerName=search&action=search&channel=neighborh…>offers a monthly e-reading open house for the uninitiated. Thuy Vo<http://www.chron.com/?controllerName=search&action=search&channel=neighborh…>, who started the open-house program during her recent six-month stint as assistant manager at Kendall, 609 N. Eldridge<http://www.chron.com/?controllerName=search&action=search&channel=neighborh…>, said the library had been seeing an increase in demand for help with e-reading devices, especially from older people. "We wanted to spend more time with those who needed it and assist them one-on-one to download a book on their own device," said Vo, now a technology trainer with the library system. "They were very excited, and they felt proud to learn the new technology." Memorial resident Cynthia Grant<http://www.chron.com/?controllerName=search&action=search&channel=neighborh…>called the Kendall library when she needed help to navigate the e-book system and download books to her Nook. "It's not a difficult process, but it's not intuitive - at least for me," Grant said. "I had to be told what to do to find the books, and they're not always the books you want to read." Grant said the librarian guided her through the process over the phone, and she has since downloaded several books. Of course, with the e-reading devices, the sense of having to use the local library is becoming moot. Depending on availability, members can download e-reading materials anywhere at any time to a wide range of devices, from the Kindle Fire and iPad to smartphones. Other conveniences include emails when requested books become available. When time runs out, access to the book is denied. To get a sense of the popularity of e-book lending, in 2010 7,000 check-outs occurred across the library system. More than six times that number - more than 48,000 - were checked out in 2011. For the first three months of this year, 28,000 e-books had been checked out. E-book checkouts still are but a fraction of the numbers for total library borrowing in the system, which totaled 7.3 million items for 2011. Marianne Lorio<http://www.chron.com/?controllerName=search&action=search&channel=neighborh…>, electronic resources librarian for the system, said HPL still has a long way to go regarding e-books, of which it carries 14,000. She said some titles are not available to libraries, and there is a wide range in prices for each book. "Not all publishers will work with e-books and libraries," Lorio said. "At this point, my goal is to get as much as what's popular as I can." The library system is part of a consortium of libraries that order as a group. In response to the growth of e-books, the system also is continuing a drive to train librarians. "Our goal in the future is to provide more training to staff so they can pass it on to the customer," Vo said. -- Warm regards. Jayadev P Hiremath Independent Libraries Professional (Former Librarian - IBS,Kuwait) E-mail : jayadevh(a)hotmail.com LinkedIn : http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jayadev-p-hiremath/44/12a/2a0 Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/people/Jayadev-P-Hiremath/603802230 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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E-resource Awareness Programme
by Mailing List Admin 18 May '12

18 May '12

Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 16:10:14 +0530 From: Bhupinder Singh <bhupinder82(a)gmail.com> Dear Sir/Madam I am pleased to inform you that an *E-resource Awareness Programme *is being organized* *jointly* *by the Central University of Punjab, Bathinda (CUPB) and the Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET) Centre, Ahmedabad on May 19, 2012 at City Campus of the University. The programme spread over three sessions will include inaugural address by the Chief Guest Dr. R. K. Chadha, Joint Secretary, Parliament of India, New Delhi followed by presentations by leading publishers of the country on their E-resources. An important event of the programme will be signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between CUPB and INFLIBNET Centre, Ahmedabad on hosting of dissertations and thesis of this university on Shodhgundha. Dr. Jagdish Arora, Director, INFLIBNET Centre, Ahmedabad shall be the Guest of Honour. I would appreciate if you could please make it convenient to attend this important awareness programme and make use of this opportunity for enrichment of e-resources of your institution too. A copy of the Invitation card is enclosed for your reference and details. Looking forward to see you on the 19th May, With regards, Bhupinder Singh Central University of Punjab, Bathinda - 151 001 E-mail: cup.bhupinder(a)gmail.com Ph. 0164-2864140 Mb.98886-31058

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Full text article required
by Hemanta Gogoi 18 May '12

18 May '12

One of our faculty member urgently required the full text of the following article, If anybody can send it to my email id (*hemagogoi(a)gmail.com*) it will be of great help for me. 1. Title of the article:" *Distance education, environmental education and sustainability - An overview of universities in Commonwealth **Asia**" written by **Farrukh Tahir* Name of the Journal: *International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education* Volume 2 issue 1. (pp. 21 - 37) *Links to the Full Text:* http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?articleid=1502517 2. Title of the article: *Affordances of ICT in science learning: implications for an integrated pedagogy* Name of the Journal: International Journal of Science Education Volume 27<http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/tsed20?open=27#vol_27>, Issue 6 <http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/tsed20/27/6>, 2005 *Links to the Full Text:* http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09500690500038520 -- * * ** *Yours Faithfully* * HEMANTA GOGOI* * Library Trainee, Central Library* * Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University * * Housefed Complex, Last Gate, Dispur,* * **Guwahati- 781006, Assam, India * * * -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Online User Awareness Program on J-Gate
by Soji Mathew 18 May '12

18 May '12

J-Gate is the flagship product of Bangalore based Informatics (India) Limited. Its two subsets for Engineering and Management streams - J-Gate Engineering & Technology (JET) and J-Gate Social & Management Sciences (JSMS) are being subscribed by numerous Engineering and Management institutions across India. To facilitate the end-users become familiar with these products, Informatics is organizing a series of webinars (online training) starting 21st May 2012. Anybody who is interested in attending these webinars may please contact Mr. Kalyan Chakraborty at kalyan.c(a)informindia.co.in or call at 9900062142 for further details. Thank you. Regards, Soji Mathew Informatics (India) Limited Bangalore -- 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
by Arup Raychaudhury 18 May '12

18 May '12

We need the full-text of the following article for our facuty member. Some issues on intuitionistic fuzzy aggregation operators based on Archimedean t-conorm and t-norm Original Research Article Knowledge-Based Systems, Volume 31, July 2012, Pages 78-88 Meimei Xia, Zeshui Xu, Bin Zhu -- 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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Announcement of Refresher Course in LIS
by sandeep bhavsar 18 May '12

18 May '12

Dear All I am happy to announce that VPM's Joshi-Bedekar college Jointly with Academic Staff College, University of Mumbai is organising Refresher Course in Library and Information Science from 24th August 2012 To 13th September 2012. Admission process will be completed by Academic Staff College, University of Mumbai and course will be conducted at VPM's Joshi-Bedekar College, Thane. Eligible library professionals are requested to visit following link for downloading the Registration form http://www.mu.ac.in/others/asc/form.pdf Regards, -- Barse N. S. Librarian and Coordinator Department of Lib & Information Science VPM's Joshi-Bedekar College 'Janadweep' Chendani, Bundar Rd, Thane (West) Pin- 400601 MS, India =========================== Phone No: 022 25384591 Cell :09969051287 =========================== -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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TDMeRL-2012 Nation Conference Organizing by VTU in association with AKELPA on 25th & 26th May, 2012
by Suresh Horakeri 17 May '12

17 May '12

Dear all my professional friends, > > >I am here by requesting you all, please make it convenient to attend the National Conference on “Trends in Developing and Managing e-Resources in Libraries (TDMeRL-2012)”, organised by Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) in association with AKELPA on 25th & 26th May, 2012. > > >hope to see you all at VTU, Belgaum on 25th morning, > > >Thanks, >Kind regards, > >Suresh D Horakeri BSc,MLISc,MPhil,PGDCA,PGDLAN Asst LibrarianB V Bhoomaraddi College of Engg & Tech,HubliKarnataka-580031Email: horakeri_sd(a)rediffmail.comPh: 0836 2378419 (O) 9901129735 9341610603 > >----- Forwarded Message ----- >>From: Dr.K.R. Mulla <krmulla(a)gmail.com> >>To: Sri. Suresh D Horakeri <sdhorakeri(a)yahoo.co.in>; horakeri(a)bvb.edu; horakeri_sd(a)rediffmail.com >>Sent: Monday, 23 April 2012 1:18 AM >>Subject: TDMeRL-2012 Nation Conference Organizing by VTU in association with AKELPA on 25th & 26th May, 2012 >> >> >>Dear Suresh D Horkeri, >> >>I am happy to inform you that, We are organizing a National Conference on “Trends in Developing and Managing e-Resources in Libraries (TDMeRL-2012)”, by Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) in association with AKELPA on 25th & 26th May, 2012. >> >>Conference Theme: “Trends in Developing and Managing e-Resources in Libraries”.:- >> >>The following sub themes have been identified but not limited to them for submitting the papers >> >>Ø Types of e-resources and its utilities; >>Ø Mandatory requirement v/s subscription of e-resources; >>Ø Policies, selection and budgeting of e-resources; >>Ø Latest trends in collection development of e-resources; >>Ø Competitive skills and techniques of professionals in organizing e-resources; >>Ø Tools and techniques in organizing e-resources; >>Ø Organization of e-resources using Open Sources Software (OSS); >>Ø Need for management of e-resources; >>Ø Challenges, methods and impacts of e-resources; >>Ø Strategic planning and management of e-resources; >>Ø Provision to access virtual e-resources; >>Ø Effective usage of e-resources; >>Ø Optimum usage of e-resources; >>Ø Access patterns of e-resources using remote web portals; >>Ø Selecting patterns of e-resources for academic/research pursuits. >> >> >>Conference proceedings is having ISBN >> >> >>Who can Participate? >> >>Library and Information professionals working in academic institutions, R & D Centers, Corporate and Public Libraries. >> >>Important Dates >>Ø Paper Submission Deadline : 30-04-2012 >>Ø Notification of Acceptance : 10-05-2012 >>Ø Last Date for Registration : 15-05-2012 Participation Fees >>Ø Library Professional : Rs. 500/- >>Ø Students of LIS Schools : Rs. 300/- >> >>Accommodation:- >> >> Accommodation will be provided on request in VTU Campus. >> >>COMMITTEE >>Chief Patron >> Dr.H. Maheshappa >>Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, VTU, Belgaum. >> >>Patrons >> Dr.S.A. Kori >> Dr.G.N. Krishnamurity >>Registrar, VTU, Belgum. >>Registrar (Evaluation), VTU, Belgaum. >> >>Advisory Committee Members: >>Dr.Martin Jebraj >>Dr.S.C.Pilli >>Dr.Sayed Shakeeb-Ur-Rehaman >>Dr.S.C.Deshpande >>Dr.V.R.Manjunath >>Dr.Manjunatha >>Dr.P.V.Konnur >>Dr.M.Dhanamjaya >>Dr.N.Chowdappa >>Dr.Vinayak Bankapur >>Dr.M.M.Bachalapur >>Dr.H.M.Chidanands Swamy >>Dr.Vasanth Nithalipur >>Dr. M. Manogar >>Sri.J.C.David >>Sri.R.M.Puttaswamy >>Smt.C.A.Malghan >>Sri.K.L.Basappa >>Sri.Vinay.C >>Smt.Bharathi.V >>Smt.Anitha S. Rai >>Smt. Sarasvathi >>Sri.Umesh Mashimade >>Sri.Sreekant G. Karkun >>Dean Academic, VTU, Belgaum. >>Member of the Execuitive Council, VTU, Belgaum. >>Member of the Academic Senate, VTU, Belgaum. >>Member of the Academic Senate, VTU, Belgaum. >>Member of the Academic Senate, VTU, Belgaum. >>Principal, NHCE, Bangalore. >>Professor, Rani Channamma University, Belgaum. >>Dean (Student Affairs), Reva GEI, Bangalore >>Chief Librarian, BMSCE, Bangalore. >>Chief Librarian, SDMCE, Dharwad. >>Chief Librarian, Kit, Tiptur. >>Chief Librarian, JNNCE, Shimoga. >>Chief Librarian, VCET, Puttur. >>Chief Librarian, MSRIT, Bangalore. >>Chief Librarian, DSCE, Bangalore. >>Chief Librarian, BNMIT, Bangalore. >>Chief Librarian, Dr.AIT, Bangalore. >>Chief Librarian, SJCE, Mysore. >>Chief Librarian, SJBIT, Bangalore. >>Chief Librarian, KSIT, Bangalore. >>Chief Librarian, NHCE, Bangalore. >>Chief Librarian, REVAITM, Bangalore. >>Chief Librarian, REC, Bhalki. >>Asst. Librarian, BEC, Bagalkot. >> >>Organizing Committee Members: >>Dr. H.G. Shekarappa >>Prof. T.M.Prakash >>Prof. Shamshekhar Patil >>Dr. T.N. Roopa >>Sri. Nataraj >>Sri. Ranganath GH >>Sri. Dixit >>Prof. Sreegiri >>Prof. Dulkhed >>PG Coordinator, VTU, Belgaum. >>Special Officer, VTU, Belgaum. >>Special Officer, VTU, Belgaum. >>Special Officer, VTU, Belgaum. >>Special Officer, VTU, Belgaum. >>Special Officer, VTU, Belgaum. >>Special Officer, VTU, Belgaum. >>Special Officer, VTU, Belgaum. >>Special Officer, VTU, Belgaum. >> >> >>Dr. K.R. Mulla >>Organizing Secretary, >>Librarian, Visvesvaraya Technological University, >>“Jnana Sangama” Belgaum-590 018, Karnataka. >>+91-9449873452 (M), +91-9448031969 (M) +91-831-2498191 (O) +91-831-2498192 (Fax) >>Email: Vtuerm12@gmail.com,krmulla@gmail.com krmulla(a)vtu.ac.in >> URL: www.vtu.ac.in >> Conference Website: http://vtuerm12.webs.com >>-- >>Dr. K. R. Mulla, >>University Librarian, >>Visvesvaraya Technological University, >>"Jnana Sangama," >>Belgaum - 590 018, Karnataka, India. >> >> >> >> >> >> > > -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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UoM Library Catalog Via Z39.50
by Ishwar Goudar 17 May '12

17 May '12

Dear Professionals, I am happy to announce the availability of * Mysore University Library catalog* via the* Z39.50* *protocol. * Catalogers world over now can copy our MARC21 records at no cost. As you are aware IRSpy maintains the directory of Z39.50 catalogs world over (http://irspy.indexdata.com/) As per this source ours is the first Indian University Library to provide this facility and that too with 100% Connection Reliability as rated by IRspy,The only other Indian Library listed is Delhi Public Library, but with less Connection Reliability as per IRspy. The main reason for high rating our connection reliability is due to our hosting of OPAC on Amazon Cloud through OSS Labs, Bangalore. Our catalog has about 2.5 Lac records in four languages (English, Kannada, Hindi, Urdu), which may not be available in sources such as Library of Congress. Our catalogue hosted through KOHA 3.6 has many unique features and can accessed at URL * http://libcat.mysore-univ.org/ * Mobile Link at URL *http://libcat.mysore-univ.org/* Any Z39.50 client can be used to connect to our database, clients may include your library management system, MARC Edit or other bibliographic tools. Connectivity details are as follows: Host: z3950.mysore-univ.org Port: 7090 Database: biblios Publishing catalog via Z39.50 is an inbuilt feature Koha. I encourage library professionals to use this facility to their advantage. If any other library in the country has made available in India please let me know. *To configure this server in Koha, please follow these steps:* >From Administration, go to Z39.50 clients targets page. Click on button new Z39.50 server, and enter hostname, port and database mentioned above. Enter Z3950 Servers as Mysore University and syntax as MARC21/USMARC. All other fields can be empty. Once completed press Save. *To configure this server in MARC Edit, please follow these steps:* Go to Z3950/SRU client from the tool home page, Click Modify database and then Add Datatabase. Enter hostname, port and database per details above. Enter Z3950 Servers as Mysore University and syntax as MARC21/USMARC. All other fields can be empty. Once completed press Save. Regards, Dr. I.R.N. Goudar Visiting Professor and Library Adviser University of Mysore Formerly Scientist 'G' and Head, ICAST National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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FEW USEFUL ARTICLES
by Mailing List Admin 17 May '12

17 May '12

Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 20:14:54 -0700 (PDT) From: Prof. N. Laxman Rao. <naglaxman(a)yahoo.com> The (Meta)Data is the Difference 14 May 2012 | Yvette Diven, Publisher & Senior Product Manager Posted to: What's New A forward-thinking librarian established Serials Solutions in 2000 with a simple goal:� offering a service that would reduce the burden on librarians who needed to manage and increase access to the growing number of electronic journals.� The then-small team based in Seattle, Washington, believed that successfully achieving that goal required a strategic commitment to gather, enrich, and share knowledge about the electronic resources that were changing the face of library collections. The result was KnowledgeWorks, the first centrally-maintained, continuously updated e-resource knowledgebase. Over the past decade, Serials Solutions has grown into a global company dedicated to ensuring the future success of libraries as knowledge centers and information gateways.� The authoritative metadata that we maintain each day in our central knowledgebase has grown and evolved to support discovery and management services for today's and tomorrow's library collections global coverage of a vast array of resources from e-journals to eBooks, aggregated databases, Open Access offerings, and more.��Today, KnowledgeWorks remains the core of our Data solutions and supports the Summon® Service Index to provide true web-scale discovery across the full-breadth of library content. As we continue the development of our new Serials Solutions® Knowledgebase, which is the foundation for Intota™ and will be used by all of our other products and services, we can appreciate that the roots of our commitment to authoritative metadata go back even farther than the year 2000—to 1926 and the work of another forward-looking librarian who understood the need for up to date bibliographic and publisher information that supports librarians and their mission. In celebration of the 80th anniversary year of Ulrich’s™ and its continuing value to librarianship and research, we invite you to read the story of Carolyn Ulrich and the origins of Systematic Serials Control. About the Author Yvette Diven Publisher & Senior Product Manager ------------------------------------------- What's Funny About Metadata? Metadata is a comedic playground for some people! Here are a few amusing titles our metadata librarians have some across during the course of their work. 200 ways to bore a business audienceAbsolutely every bed & breakfast in New Mexico, almostConvenience Store PeopleEmergency LibrarianOnline Trombone Journal

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Origiin Newsletter: May 2012
by Mailing List Admin 17 May '12

17 May '12

Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 08:52:52 +0530 From: Bindu Sharma <bindu(a)origiin.com> Dear Friends, Greetings from Origiin! We are pleased to forward (attached) May 2012 edition of Origiin monthly newsletter. This edition has the following columns: Column: What's in name? Latest news Trademark on a Pocket Patents � ON SALE! PATENTALK: Dr. S. Ramamurthy Interesting patent of the month Please reply this mail with *UNSUBSCRIBE* in the subject line to unsubscribe from receiving this newsletter. Have a good day! Best regards, Bindu Sharma Origiin IP Solutions LLP [Intellectual Property Rights]**** Bangalore Phone: +919845693459, +919880213204 Website: www.origiin.com Linkedin Profile: http://in.linkedin.com/in/bindusharma Email: bindu(a)origiin.com, origiin2010(a)gmail.com 1. Download complimentary HANDBOOK on IPR from http://www.origiin.com/download/Handbook%20on%20IPR-Origiin%20IP%20Solution… 2. Blog: http://origiinipae.blogspot.com 3. Special blog for children, they can EARN WHILE LEARN: http://origiin-youngworld.blogspot.com Without patents, the future of your business may be owned by someone else

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Fw: Support the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
by Dr. J. K. Vijayakumar 16 May '12

16 May '12

FYI. -----Original Message----- From: An informal open list set up by UKSG - Connecting the Information Community On Behalf Of Anna-Lena Johansson Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 3:37 PM Subject: Support the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) Support the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) Since the launch of the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) in May 2003, the service has received much attention from the library community all over the world. The number of journals included in the directory has risen from approximately 300 to over 7500 and the number is continuously growing. All content can be harvested and integrated into the library's own collection. The University Library at Lund University has on a voluntary basis developed and operates the service. The development of the DOAJ has been partly funded by, amongst others, the Open Society Institute, but from January 1st 2007 no further significant funding was available. In the long run my organization can not commit to the necessary funding without external contributions. We thus rely on your support to DOAJ. A DOAJ membership offers you a tremendous opportunity to generate goodwill and support the Open Access movement as well as earn the appreciation of librarians and publishers. http://www.doaj.org http://www.doaj.org/doaj?func=membership&uiLanguage=en Membership Benefits Acknowledgement as a DOAJ Member on the DOAJ Membership Page Access to the list of recently added titles Subscription to e-mail list for DOAJ members Access to list of removed titles The right to use the DOAJ membership in marketing activities Categories and calender year Fees Individuals: Euro 110 Libraries, Universities, Research Centers: Euro 440 Library Consortia, Library Associations: Euro 4 400 Aggregators and other Service Providers: Euro 5 500 Kindest regards, Björn Wittenmark Björn Wittenmark Acting Head Librarian Lund University Libraries --------------- Dr. J. K. VIJAYAKUMAR, http://twitter.com/jkvijayakumar -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Articles invited for Journal of Knowledge and Communication Management (JKCM) Vol. 2 No. 1
by Shibu.K.M 16 May '12

16 May '12

Dear Sir/Madam Original research papers are invited for the Journal of Knowledge and Communication Management (JKCM) Vol. 2 No. 1. JKCM is a peer-reviewed half yearly journal which captures the latest pertaining information and disseminates both theoretical and practical information on knowledge and communication management and serves as a common platform for the discussion. The journal is dedicated to the exchange of the latest academic output and practical information on all aspects of managing knowledge. The journal publishes original research and case studies by academic, business and government contributors on strategies, tools, techniques, technologies and best practices in knowledge and communication management. The focus of this journal is on the identification of innovative Knowledge Management strategies and the application of theoretical concepts to real-world situations. This is a broad-based journal, covering all branches of knowledge and communication of information. It also publishes interdisciplinary research works. Coverage The scope of the Journal is broadly knowledge and communication management, surrounding all of the academic and professional disciplines which deal with recorded information. The areas of include, but are certainly not limited to: * Knowledge innovations and dissemination management Knowledge Management -case studies and best practices. Knowledge Management -strategies and models. Knowledge sharing in collaborative work environments Knowledge Management in libraries and information centers Knowledge Management in public sectors * New Media and E-Society in Knowledge management environment Digitization, heterogeneity and convergence Interactivity and virtuality Innovation, identity and the global village syndrome * Knowledge and Communication Structures Knowledge and Communication Strategies Knowledge engineering Integrating learning and knowledge infrastructure Internal and workforce communications Communication and organizational culture Knowledge organization, taxonomies and ontology Corporate communications KM and disaster management * Knowledge communication and Information Systems Knowledge Sharing Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Intelligent Systems IS Security Issues Mobile Applications Multimedia Applications Software Requirements and IS Architectures Wireless Communications * E-Society and digital communication divide Social & Political Aspects of KM Social Integration Social Book marking retention Social Software E-Democracy * Information Management Computer-Mediated Communication Content Development Cyber law and Intellectual Property Data Mining Human Computer Interaction Information Search and Retrieval Social and Organizational Aspects Virtual Communities * Digital services in E-society Service Broadcasting Political Reporting Freedom of Expression * Information Technology and Knowledge and Communication Knowledge Innovation Networks Digital Libraries Open Source Software Open access Social Networking Author Guidelines General Instructions for Authors:- Authors wishing to make a submission to the journal may note the following: Electronic submission of manuscripts is strongly encouraged. One copy of the paper, in MS word format, should be submitted as e-mail attachment to the chief editor at editorjkcm(a)gmail.com By submission of a manuscript an author certifies that the work is original and neither has been previously published nor is currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. Every paper submitted to the journal will be blind-reviewed by members of the editorial board or qualified outside reviewers. On the recommendation of reviewers, a paper may be accepted, revised or rejected. The length of the contributions should be in the range of 4000-7000 words normally. Manuscripts should be written in English, typed double spaced, with ample margins and bear the title of the contribution. A brief autobiographical note of the author and co-authors, if any, should be supplied, including full name(s), position(s) held and name(s) of employing organization(s), address, E-Mail address and telephone/fax numbers. The papers must include an informative and completely self-explanatory abstract, 3 to 5 keywords and proper bibliographic references using Harvard Style of Referencing. Tables and illustrations should be given in on eye-legible size on separate sheets. They are to be numbered and fitted with concise, but self-explanatory captions. The location of each table or figure in the text should be specified at the appropriate place. Authors submitting articles for publication must warrant that their work is not an infringement of any existing copyright. Papers and published contributions become the legal copyright of the publisher unless otherwise agreed Contributor(s) will be responsible for all views and opinions expressed by them in their papers. Neither the editor nor the publisher can accept any responsibility in this regard. The Editor reserves the right to reject papers that, in the view of the editorial board, either are of insufficient quality, or are irrelevant to the subject area. Editorial Board Chief Editor: Dr. Naushad Ali P.M Chairman, Department of Library and Information Science Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh Executive Editors: 1. Prof. Jean Louis Ermine, France 2. Prof. Gabriel Gomez, USA Please visit the following link for the latest issue of the journal. http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:jkcm&volume=1&issue=1an… Thanks and regards K. M. Shibu -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Regarding Information on Placement into PB4 AGP 9000
by Sridhar Gutam 16 May '12

16 May '12

Dear Friends, I would like to know if anyone is placed in AGP 9000 without assessment till the UGC issued/notified its regulations on API? *As one of the Govt. order says:-after 3 years will move to minimum of PB-4 with academic grade pay of Rs. 9000* Entry pay of Readers, appointed on or after 1.1.2006 till issue of the University Grants Commission Regulations on Minimum Quallfications for Appointment of Teachers and Other Academic Staff in Universities and Colleges and Measures for the Maintenance of Standards in Higher Education, 2010, i.e., 30.06.2010, be fixed at Rs. 23,890 in PB-3 with an academic grade pay of Rs. 8000. This will also apply to Lecturers (Selection Grade) promoted during the above period. Such Readers/Lecturer (Selection Grade) after 3 years will move to minimum of PB-4 with academic grade pay of Rs. 9000. Please inform me. Thanks Sridhar __________________________________________________________ Sridhar Gutam PhD, ARS, Patent Laws (NALSAR), IP & Biotech. (WIPO) Senior Scientist (Plant Physiology) Central Institute for Subtropical Horticulture Rehmankhera, Kakori Post Lucknow 227107, Uttar Pradesh, India Phone: +91-522-2841022/23/24; Fax: +91-522-2841025 Mobile:+91-9005760036/8005346136 Publications: http://works.bepress.com/sridhar_gutam/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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vacancy of Temporary trainee at JRDTML
by ksc＠library.iisc.ernet.in 16 May '12

16 May '12

There is a vacancy for temporary trainee at JRD Tata Memorial Library. No. posts: one qualification: 1st class M.LISc Duration: upto 31 july 2012 extendable by six months Male candidate preferable. THose desirous of opting for the job may attend an interview on Monday 21 may 2012 at 2.30PM Chudamani -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Lecture on Today at 3.00 PM at JNU Library
by Ramesh C Gaur 16 May '12

16 May '12

Central Library Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Cordially invites you to the 5th Library Lecture Series and Outreach Programme Topic Depleting Archives and Disintegrating Histories Speaker Ms. Shilpi Rajpal PhD Scholar Department of History University of Delhi Chairperson Prof. Mridula Mukherjee Professor Centre for Historical Studies, School of Social Sciences Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi-110067, INDIA. Date: Wednesday, 16th May 2012 at 3:00 pm Venue: Committee Room, Central Library, JNU, New Delhi About the Talk The proposed talk is based on personal experiences of the researcher in various archives and libraries of India. It was her doctoral research that brought her face to face with the working of the Indian archives. The Public Record Act which was passed in 1993 regulates the management, administration and preservation of public records. The talk will highlight weaknesses in the Public Record Act in dealing with present scenario. The Researcher believes that various government departments have little clue regarding the preservation and maintenance of the valuable historical documents that are being look after by them. The art of conserving, classifying and weeding out of these documents largely remains unknown to most of them. It would not be an exaggeration to state that the Indian archives are facing a deep crisis as far the maintenance of its public records is concerned. The talk reveals the dismal condition of archives in India. It further seeks new ways i.e. what more needs to be done in order to preserve the documental legacy of India. About the Speaker Ms. Shilpi Rajpal is PhD Scholar in the Department of History, University of Delhi. At present, she is in final phase of her thesis writing entitled ‘ Madness and Delinquency in Colonial North India ’ 1850-1947’. She was awarded the University Teaching Assistantship in 2009 for the period of four years in the University of Delhi. She has also taught as a Guest Lecturer in Department of Germanic and Romance Studies, Arts Faculty, University of Delhi (August 2007 – March 2009). She has presented papers in several national and International Conferences. Please make it convenient to attend. Regards Ramesh ************************************** Dr. Ramesh C Gaur PGDCA, MLISc,Ph.D. Fulbright Scholar (Virginia Tech, USA) University Librarian Jawaharlal Nehru University(JNU) New Meharuli Road, New Delhi - 110067 Tele +91-11-26742605, 26704551 Fax : +91-11-26741603 Email: rcgaur(a)mail.jnu.ac.in ;rcgaur66(a)gmail.com URL: www.jnu.ac.in Brief Profile: http://www.jnu.ac.in/Library/RameshCGaur.htm -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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One-day Workshop on ScienceDirect: Amrita-Bangalore :15/5/2012
by suresh kumar kk 15 May '12

15 May '12

Dear Professional friends, Subject:One-day Workshop on ScienceDirect. It is our great pleasure to inform you that Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham - Bangalore Campus, Department of Library and Information Center is organizing a One-day Workshop on ScienceDirect on Friday,18th May 2012. We request all of you to make convenient to attend this training program or depute your staff members for the same. Kindly confirm your participation by Email/Phone/Fax Advantages of the workshop: 1)Better understanding of the product/Science Direct. 2)Better utility for the college. 3)Better research outputs for the Institute. 4)Motivating the students and Library staff. 5)Promotion of research in the University. Who can Participate? Librarians & Faculty members Fees: For Elsevier member - No Fee Non-members - Rs.150/- This is for your kind information & needful. Thanking you, Yours faithfully, -- K.K.Suresh Kumar Librarian Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham School of Engineering School of Business BANGALORE CAMPUS Kasavanahalli- off:Sarjapura Road Carmelaram Post Bangalore-560 035 KARNATAKA. Ph:080-25183700 /Fax:080-28440092/ Mobile:9448519116 & 9845863409 e-contact: kk_suresh(a)blr.amrita.edu mv_sivappa(a)blr.amrita.edu -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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REQUEST FOR POSTPONING THE REFRESHER COURSE -REG
by Sunny Joseph 15 May '12

15 May '12

Sir, June 24 is the NET examination. As many prospective participants may be appearing for the NET/JRF examination, kindly postpone the refresher course to July, if possible. Sunny Joseph,Librarian Govt.Institute of Advanced Study in Edication, Thrissur,Kerala. Message: 1 Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 11:17:56 +0530 From: Pushpendra Sengar <ppssengar79(a)gmail.com> To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] Refresher Course in Library and Information Science from 21/6/2012 to 11/7/2012 Message-ID: <CAHoCA9B96x765ZHiKFSC8hQ8pKk3e2=k1ZVdanUGLBy7BRShgw(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Dear, The UGC-Academic Staff College, NEHU, Shillong, in association with Department of Library and Information Science, NEHU is going to organize a refresher courses in *Library and Information Science *from 21/6/2012 to 11/7/2012. Applications are invited for refresher courses from college/university Teachers and Librarians and Assistant Librarian, Documentation Officer and Information Scientist on the prescribed application form that can be downloaded from http://www.ascnehu.com/Announcements.aspx The application form should be duly forwarded by the Principal/Head of the institution/Head of the PG Department. Selected applicants must obtain their release orders from their college/university/institution before joining the course. For further details you may contact to: Prof. M.M. Raza, Department of Library & Information Science, NEHU, Shillong Tel: 0364-2723146; 9774480727 (M) masoomr(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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Fwd: Annual Award for the Best Libri Student Paper 2012
by Shamprasad Pujar 14 May '12

14 May '12

Dear All, This could be of interest to some of you. Please see the forwarded message for further details. best Regards, Dr S.M. Pujar Deputy Librarian IGIDR, Mumbai ========================= ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: <Alice.Keller(a)degruyter.com> Date: Mon, May 14, 2012 at 2:08 PM Subject: [IFLA-L] Annual Award for the Best Libri Student Paper 2012 To: ifla-l(a)infoserv.inist.fr Annual Award for the Best Libri Student Paper 2012 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Since 1950, through 62 volumes, Libri: International Journal of Libraries and Information Services has been a leader among scholarly journals in the international library world. As part of its strategy to remain one of the premier library journals and to encourage new writers, Libri is issuing a call for "Best Student Paper of 2012." This competition supports Libri's goal of publishing the best articles from the next generation of library and information science professionals. We are proud once again to recognize the very best article with his special award. Students at all levels* are invited to submit single-authored articles with clarity and authority. There is no stated theme. Research papers should address one of the significant issues facing today's librarians and information professionals. Case studies, best practices and pure research papers are all welcome. * Length: approx. 5,000-7,000 words * Language: English * Deadline: June 30, 2012 * Papers should have been written not earlier than January 1, 2011. The best paper will be selected by an independent panel consisting of selected members of the Editorial Board, the Advisory Board and other international experts. Submissions will be judged on the basis of * originality of thought and observation * depth of research and scholarship * topicality of problems addressed * the international readership of the journal The article will be published in the 2012:4 issue and will be available under open access on http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/libr.2012.62.issue-1/issue-files/libr.2012.… The author of the winning article will be honoured with an award of 500.00 EUR and with a complimentary subscription to Libri for 2013. If the quality of competition warrants some papers may be designated as honourable mention and the authors will receive complementary subscriptions to Libri for 2013. The normal provision to the author of e-prints and one complete issue applies to all winners. Manuscripts should be sent to the Libri Editorial Office, Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, Mies-van-der-Rohe-Str. 1, D- 80707, München, Germany. Electronic submissions to alice.keller(a)degruyter.com. Author instructions and further indications of the scope of papers suitable for publication in Libri are available at: http://www.degruyter.com/view/supplement/s18658423_Hinweise_f_r_Autoren_de.… There will be time before publication to format winning entries into Libri format, but entrants are encouraged to review our Guidelines for authors before submission. All submissions should include a cover sheet confirming: * the name of the institution where the student is or was enrolled * the dates when the student is or was enrolled * the date when the paper was written and the course for which it was prepared * Exception: Senior information scholars returning to school for additional degrees outside the field of library and information science are not eligible for this award. ***************** Dr. Alice Keller Editorial Director, Library and Information Science & History De Gruyter Saur Mies-van-der-Rohe-Str. 1 D-80807 München, Germany Tel. +49 (0)89 76 902-253 Mobile. ++49 (0)175 439 1681 Fax. +49 (0)89 76 902-350 Email: alice.keller(a)degruyter.com **************** -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Need articles and suggestions towards research topic
by chikkamanju 14 May '12

14 May '12

Dear Professionals, I am have Pre-registered for research program at Department of Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, Mysore. I have selected my research topic entitled " Information Seeking Behaviour of Law Practitioners in Mysore District: A survey " Under the guidance of Dr. Adithya Kumari, H, Associate Professor, Dept of Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, Mysore. Dear LIS friends please send my research topic related articles and suggestions if any. Thanking you, Mr. Chikkamanju University of Mysore, Mysore, Manasagangothri-06. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DIGITAL RESOURCES IN HIGHER ACADEMIC RESEARCH
by B. RAVII VVENKAT 14 May '12

14 May '12

Dear I am pleased to inform you that the *UNIVERSITY LIBRARY , TUMKUR UNIVERSITY, TUMKUR* and Centre for Rural Social Documentation is organising National Conference : Digital Resources in Higher Academic Research on*27th June 2012 * *TUMKUR UNIVERSITY* Tumkur University was established during the year 2004 as a separate entity to cater to the needs of thousands of young aspirants of higher education in Tumkur region. The University blossomed in the era of globalization in which economies of the world were being transformed from their original closed self sustaining structure to the globalized context, where they could expose themselves to the competitive world. *UNIVERSITY LIBRARY* University Library was established in2004 with the objective of providing information for all the users in the university education. The Centre for Rural Social Documentation supports teaching, learning, scholarship, and integrated education in the Indian tradition by providing access to, and facilitating the use of a broad array of information resources. It is commited to excellent service and open inquiry in an environment of academic freedom. *THE CONFERENCE: *The Theme of the conference : Digital Resources in Higher Academic Research - Availability of Digital Resources - Collection Development of Digital Resources - Organisation of Digital Resources - Preservation of Digital Resources - Resources and User Interface - Trends in Digital Resources *CALL FOR PAPERS* The Interested participants are invited to send the paper by 25-05-2012 to *basralravi(a)gmail.com* The paper should include the title, author's name, mailing address, and telephone number and E-mail ID. Kindly send Hard copy and soft copy of the paper. Last Date for Registration : 31 May 2012 *Who Can Participate* Librarians, Information professionals, teachers, research scholars and students of library and information science. Publication: Selected papers of the conference will be brought as Edited book with ISBN after revision. REGISTRATION FEE Working professionals Rs. 400 Research Scholars Rs. 300 Students Rs. 200 D.D. may be drawn in favour of FINANCE OFFICER, TUMKUR UNIVERSITY, TUMKUR Please send your duly filled registration form along with the registration fees to the: Organising Secretary National Conference on Digital Resources in Higher Academic Research University Library Dr. V.S.Acharya Memorial Block, Tumkur University, Tumkur-572103. Further Details Contact B.Ravivenkat Organising Secretary NCDRHAR Deputy Librarian Tumkur University Tumkur -572103 Ph: 9535889685, basralravi(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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Metadata & Semantics for Open Access Repositories, Research Information Systems and Infrastructures 2012
by Imma Subirats 14 May '12

14 May '12

* I apologize if you receive this message more than once!* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Special Track on Metadata & Semantics for Open Access Repositories, Research Information Systems and Infrastructures http://mtsr2012.uca.es/track_open_access.php - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Part of the Sixth International Conference on Metadata and Semantic Research (MTSR'12) 28-30 November 2012 - Cádiz (Spain) http://mtsr2012.uca.es/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - AIM The aim of the Special Track on Metadata & Semantics for Open Access Repositories, Research Information Systems and Infrastructures is to serve as a discussion forum for experts to present recent results and experiences, establish liaisons with other groups, and reflect on the state-of-the-art of metadata and semantic aspects of open access repositories, research information systems and data management in research infrastructures. SCOPE Handling metadata and semantics is an issue of increasing significance in open access repositories and research information systems (the commonly known as CRIS). Furthermore, research infrastructures of various disciplines need to manage vast amount of data sets that are produced on a daily basis and need rich and high quality metadata to assist in storing, discovering, processing, preserving and re-using them. Taming the complexity of metadata and semantics in open access repositories, CRIS and research infrastructures is a major challenge and the subject of intense ongoing activities worldwide. The impact of these efforts can be very significant, including aspects like semantic interoperability among systems, reduced cost of information exchange and integration, availability of advanced mechanisms for discovery, navigation and preservation, wide re-use of data and services across disciplines and availability of high quality, reliable value-added services. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TOPICS Topics include but are not limited to contributions dealing with the following issues: • Metadata and knowledge representation in open access repositories, research information systems and research infrastructures • Information standards and specifications for open access repositories, research information systems and research infrastructures • Achieving semantic interoperability in open access repositories, research information systems and research infrastructures • Application of semantic web technologies in open access repositories, research information systems and research infrastructures • Support of advanced features for metadata: compound objects, complex relationships, handling heterogeneous content, multi-linguality, versioning, etc. • Information exchange, aggregation and integration in open access repositories, research information systems and research infrastructures • Information mining and extraction in open access repositories, research information systems and research infrastructures • Infrastructures for data sets (e.g. scientific data, public sector information) • Metadata interoperability for research infrastructures across disciplines • Metadata quality in open access repositories, research information systems and research infrastructures • Mechanisms, tools and infrastructures for shared services, including but not limited to: • Persistent identification • Authority control • Online viewing/streaming of digital content • Metadata transformations • Digital preservation workflow and mechanisms and impact on metadata • Value-added services based on open access repositories, research • information systems and research infrastructures - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - IMPORTANT DATES • 20 July 2012: Paper submission (PDF File formatted in Springer LNCS style) • 1 September 2012: Acceptance (or rejection) notification • 15 September 2012: Camera-ready, revised version of accepted papers • 28-30 November 2012: MTSR'12 at University of Cadiz - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - PROGRAM COMMITTEE (to be completed) • Hugo Besemer Wageningen UR Library, The Netherlands • Les Carr University of Southampton, UK • Antonella De Robbio University of Padova, Italy • Gordon Dunshire University of Strathclyde, UK • Paola Gargiulo CASPUR, Italy • Kris Jack Mendeley, UK • Keith Jeffery Science and Technology Facilities Council, UK • Brigitte Jörg German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI), Germany • Thomas Krichel Open Library Society, USA • Alicia López Medina Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED) Spain • Paolo Manghi Institute of Information Science and Technologies-Italian National Research Council (ISTI-CNR) Italy • Natalia Manola University of Athens, Greece • Brian Matthews Science and Technology Facilities Council, UK • Joachim Schöpfel University of Lille, France • Panagiotis Stathopoulos National Documentation Centre, Greece • Friedrich Summann Bielefeld University Library, Germany • Yannis Tzitzikas University of Crete and ICS-FORTH, Greece • Chris Wilper DURASPACE, USA • Marcia Zeng Kent State University, USA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SUBMISSIONS Interested authors can submit either full papers (12 pages) or short papers (6 pages) reporting on either mature or ongoing research. Papers should be original and not previously submitted to other venues. Submission will be available through the EasyChair submission system https://www.easychair.org/account/signin.cgi?conf=mtsr2012. If you haven't an EasyChair account yet, you'll be asked to create it before you can access the MTSR'12 page. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SELECTION OF BEST PAPERS TO BE INCLUDED IN: The submissions to the Special Track will be reviewed by at least two members of the Program Committee. Accepted papers will be published in the book of MTSR'12 proceedings by Springer (CCIS Series http://www.springer.com/computer?SGWID=0-146-6-466612-0) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SPECIAL TRACK CHAIRS • Imma Subirats, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Italy) • Nikos Houssos, National Documentation Centre (Greece) For your intention to submit a paper, or any other inquiry, contact the track chairs via email Imma.Subirats(a)fao.org or nhoussos(a)ekt.gr. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ABOUT MTSR'12 The 6th International Conference on Metadata and Semantics Research (MTSR'12) will be hosted by the University of Cadiz in Spain from 28th to 30th November, 2012. MTSR'12 targets researchers and practitioners from the fields of metadata and semantics research as well as applications of the semantic web and related technologies. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Looking forward to seeing you in Cádiz! Best regards, Imma Subirats Knowledge and Information Management Officer OEKC - FAO of the United Nations Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 00153 Rome (Italy) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fwd: Koha workshop is postponed
by gipelibrary pune 14 May '12

14 May '12

Dear All Greetings from the GIPE Library! I am sorry to inform you that the "National level workshop on Koha: an Integrated Library Management Software from 28-30 May 2012 at GIPE, Pune" is postponed due to some unavoidable circumstances. We will update you soon with new dates. Any inconvenience caused is regretted. Thanks and Regards Dr Nanaji Shewale Librarian Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics B M C C Road, Deccan Gymkhana Pune 411004 (India) T: 91 20 25679940 (Direct) T: 91 20 25654288, 25650287 Ext 401 Email: gipelibrary(a)gmail.com http://www.gipe.ac.in On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 6:54 AM, gipelibrary pune <gipelibrary(a)gmail.com>wrote: > Dear Professionals > > I am pleased to announce a national level workshop on Koha: an Integrated > Library Management Software from 28-30 May 2012. Purpose of the workshop is > to familiarize participants with Koha, an open source software. Training > provides all the technical know-how to the participants from the > installation, customization, backup / restore, upgrade as well as running > various modules of the software. Koha is used widely in India as well as > all over the world. Many libraries are switching over to Koha from > proprietary software. > > Venue: Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics (GIPE), Pune > > Koha Software supports all modules of Library Management System such as > Acquisitions, Cataloging, Circulation, Serials Control and Web based OPAC, > etc. The software is UNICODE compliant and runs on any operating system > such as Linux, Windows, Mac OS X, FreeBSD, and Solaris. > > Workshop Contents > > Introduction to LibLiveCD and Installation of LibLiveCD > Koha Introduction & Features Overview > Koha System Set-up > Hands on training on Acquisitions, Cataloging, Circulation, Serial Control > & OPAC > MARC 21 Introduction > Conversion of Existing Data to Koha > Koha Multilingual Support > Data Import and Export > Koha backup/restore > Koha upgrade > OPAC Customization > Koha System Administration > > Workshop Timings: 10.00 am to 05.30 pm (28 - 30 May 2012) > > Resource Persons > > Dr. Nanaji Shewale, GIPE, Pune > Dr. Sunita Barve, NCRA, Pune > Mr Koustubha Kale, Anant Corporation, Thane (Mumbai) > > Workshop Registration Fees - Rs. 1500/- only that includes a Workshop Kit > on CD-ROM and Working Lunch. Accommodation is available at extra cost. > > Last Date for Registration: 22 May, 2012 > > Payment: A Demand Draft / Cheque drawn on any Nationalized Bank in favour > of “Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics (GIPE)", payable at Pune > should reach the workshop coordinator on or before 22 May 2012. > > Registration Form > > Participants Name: ------------------------------------- > > Name and Address of the Organization: > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > Email (Personal): ---------------------------------------- > > Email (official): ---------------------------------------- > > Mobile: ---------------------------------------- > > Telephone: ---------------------------------------- > > Do you require accommodation during the workshop? Yes/No > > Demand Draft Number: ------------------------------------- > > Name of the Bank: ---------------------------------------- > > Amount: ------------------------------------------ > > Date: ------------------------------------------ > > Signature of the participant: ---------------------------------- > > Thanking you > Dr Nanaji Shewale > Koha Workshop Coordinator and Librarian > Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics > B M C C Road, Deccan Gymkhana > Pune 411004 (India) > T: 91 20 25679940 (Direct) > T: 91 20 25654288, 25650287 Ext 401 > http://www.gipe.ac.in > http://www.gipepune.com <http://www.gipe.ac.in/> > > -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Informatics Endowment Lecture Series on Digital Libraries -9
by khaiser nikam 14 May '12

14 May '12

Dear LIS-Forum Members, I am pleased to inform you all that the department of Library and Information science is organizing its Informatics Endowment Lecture Series-9 this year also. The invitation is given below with the information about previous lecture series Kindly attend in large number especially those who are doing PhD course work. Regards -Khaiser University of Mysore Department of Studies in Library and Information Science Manasagangotri, Mysore-570006 ENDOWMENT LECTURE SERIES ON DIGITAL LIBRARIES-9 on Changing Face of Research in Digital Era BY Dr.N.R. Srinivasa Raghavan Senior Vice President - Advanced Analytics Global Decision Management Citicorp Bengaluru Sri. N. V. Sathyanarayana CMD , Inforatics India Ltd. Bengaluru Will be the Guest of Honour Prof. S. N. Hegde Former Vice Chancellor University of Mysore Mysore Will Preside Your are Cordially Invited Date & Time Saturday 19th May 2012 at 11.30 AM Venue International School of Information Management Opp. Jaylaxmivilas Mansion Manasagangotri, Mysore-570006 Faculty Members & Students Prof. Khaiser Nikam Chairperson RSVP : 9845328672 Earlier Informatics Endowment Lecture Series on Digital Libraries:  The Inaugural lecture on “Beyond Search Engines: Putting information back in the centre stage of information technology” was delivered by Prof. S. Sadagopan, Director, Indian Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore on 10th November 2001.  The second lecture on “Digital Library: Technology, Law, the Society and the four Cs” was delivered by Prof. N. Balakrishnan, Head, Division of Information Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore on 24th October 2002.  The third lecture on “Privacy - Preserving Data Mining” was delivered by Prof. Jayanth R. Haritsa, Supercomputer Education & Research Centre & Department of Computer Science & Automation Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore On 27th August 2004.  The fourth lecture series on “Making Visual Media Interactive” was delivered by Dr. P. Ananda, Managing Director, Microsoft Research Lab India Private Limited, Bangalore, on 10th October 2005.  The fifth lecture series on “Text mining for Knowledge Discovery from Biomedical Digital Libraries “ BY Prof. Vijay. V Raghavan, Distinguished Professor of Computer Science, the Centre for Advanced Computing Studies, University of Louisiana, Lafayette, USA , on Thursday , 27th March 2008.  The sixth lecture was by Dr.Chintan Mehtha, Director,India Incubation “Cellar”, Yahoo India ! Research & Development Bangalore on the topic ”Managing Innovations” on 6th of March 2009.  The seventh lecture was by Prof.Srinivas Ramani, PhD, of International Institute of Information Technology, 26/C, Electronic City, Hosur Road, Bangalore 560 100on the topic ”Structured Information and information Technology” held on Wednesday the 10 the of Feb, 2010.  The eighth ecture was by Sri. Raghavendra U. Udupa of Microsoft Research India , Bnagalore on the topic “Technology for the Multilingual World” held on April 30th 2011. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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let us learn the KASHMIR UNIVERSITY LIBRARY PRACTICES- PLEASE READ COMPLETELY
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 14 May '12

14 May '12

Helo friends I want to share few experiences that are unique in Indian Library situation. You must have never heard in academic libraries. Please read in full and express your impression. 1. Prof. (Dr.) Talat Ahmad, Vice Chancellor, Kashmir University with the suggestion of the University Librarian, nominated two prominent citizens on their University Library Committee to get their support in developing the library. Mr Shaik Ghulam Rasool, former Chief secretary of the State and present MLC + Prominent medical practitioner Prof. (Dr.) G.Q Allaqaband. This unique strategy had helped a lot for the development of University Library system as their influence was very useful. How- please read? 2. In recent Library Committee meeting on 7 May 2012, When Dr. REYAZ RUFAI, University Librarian had put up the proposals and asked for the budget, for automating the departmental libraries. Mr. Rasool immediately without lapse of time sanctioned Rs 50 lakhs from his constituency fund. It is a wonderful gesture on his part and support is highly admirable by the whole library profession in and outside country. 3. When other proposals such as establishment of book bank came Prof. (Dr.) G.Q Allaqaband, immediately promised to get the fund from Local MLA and MP. Prof. (Dr.) G.Q Allaqaband is a well respected citizen and has great influence in the State. Next day through his influence and contacts got Rs 20 lakhs from Mr Irfan Shah, MLA and Rs 10 Lakhs from Dr Mustafa Kamal, MLA. It is presumed that much more is in offing through these prominent citizens. 4. Prof. (Dr.) Talat Ahmad, VC wanted to link the University Library to the Public Libraries and extend the services to the common man using ICT. These words he suggested in his opening remarks. Look at the concern for the common man. The VC wants to provide a separate cell in the University Library for Members of Civil Society to get access to wonderful resources available in the library. 5. I found many innovative ideas for discussion in this meeting. I sensed that the Kashmir University authorities and people of the State have scholarship and even now they want to promote scholarship through optimum use of Knowledge resources. 6. I have realized many things from this meeting --and there is lot to learn from them such as attitude to the library management and services. I respectfully adore and appreciate all of them for their contribution for the development of the library services. You all may be aware that the ALLAMA IQBAL LIBRARY (Kashmir University Library) is one of the best managed libraries using the ICT extensively. The Librarian and the staff needs appreciation from all the professionals. Prof. N.LAXMAN RAO, (UGC- EMERITUS PROFESSOR: 2009-11)(FACULTY, Dept or Library & Information Science, OSMANIA UNIVERSITY:1975-2008), Director, UGC-Academic Staff College (2006-8) President, Association of British Scholars (Hyderabad Chapter) (2007-11)Plot No: A-194, H.No- 1-8-10/1,Ravindra Nagar, Habsiguda, HYDERABAD- 500 007 (INDIA) 9246547599 (Mobile) e:mail-- naglaxman(a)yahoo.com OR naglaxman(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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DRTC Colloquium (2) 2011-2013
by Mayukh Biswas 12 May '12

12 May '12

INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE DOCUMENTATION RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE 8TH Mile Mysore Road, Bangalore – 560059 DRTC Colloquium (2) 2011-2013 *TQM and Marketing in Libraries* * * * * *Abstract* * * Since the 1960's, the most widely taught marketing concept was the marketing mix theory: the 4Ps (product, price, place and promotion)--so clean, so neat, so inappropriate for libraries. Marketing theory cannot always be so succinctly described since relationships are by their nature complex. Marketing and Total Quality Management (TQM) are closely and clearly interlinked. Marketing focuses on capturing and analysing customers' needs; TQM involves the question of whether products and services do correspond to customers' expectations and needs and whether both are congruent with each other. TQM has been defined as "a systematic process which focuses on understanding customer needs and improving customer services". The implementation of TQM in the Library is a useful way to evaluate the quality of library services and provide goals for improvement. One especially beneficial aspect of TQM is its emphasis on continuous improvement. The most important condition of effective library services is to support continuous enriching dialog between the library and society by agreeing upon quality targets, which relate to the maintenance or improvement of quality standards. The library staffs carry the responsibility for the results of their work and for reaching the agreed targets. This colloquia highlights the recent trends and future of the TQM in libraries. FACETS SPEAKERS Introduction Mayukh Biswas Marketing Library Services Amit Kumar Shaw TQM Subhashis Das Service Sector Applications in Libraries Anurodh Kumar Sinha Conclusion Sonali Kishore Kalani Venue : DRTC Classroom, Date: 16th May, 2012 Time : 02:00 P.M. All are cordially invited. Dr. M. Krishnamurthy Colloquium Coordinator -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Save our beloved lis-forum from others' greed
by Prabalkishore Maity 12 May '12

12 May '12

To all respected members, Let us be aware and resist any kind of commercialization or exploitation (if any) of our beloved and very own lis- forum. There are some sites which used to be blogs earlier and later became full site. Once you open these kind of sites you could observe the site full of advertisements and only serves the owner’s pecuniary interests and are used with a sole focus of commercial exploitation. In such a case, the owner of such a site generally uses tools such as Google ad sense(used most widely by the owners), Ad World Network, AdAgency1, AdBonus, AdDynamix , Penny web Networks, AdOrigin,AdPepper <http://www.adpepper.com/> AdSmart<http://www.adsmart.net/>, etc. and earn huge money every month. We have to be careful to save our beloved lis-forum from becoming a money making tool to serve an individual’s pecuniary greed, if any. Most of us may not be aware of such money generating tools and may think sometimes what a nice job a site owner is doing and I found quite a few times one donates money to such sites as gifts wrongly acknowledging the effort. In this way these kind of sites not only earn money and make fat bank balance but also exploit one’s emotion.My earnest request to all is to save our forum from such traps and save its heritage. Wish you all in good health Prabal Kishore Maity. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Mr Sheik Ghulam Rasool, MLC, KASHMIR -wonderful gesture to Kashmir University
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 12 May '12

12 May '12

THIS IS THE NEWS PUBLISHED IN GREATER KASHMIR- NEWSPAPER Srinagar, May 7: Former Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir and present MLC Sheikh Ghulam Rasool donated Rs 50 lakh to Allama Iqbal Library, Kashmir University from his constituency development fund. Sheikh Ghulam Rasool who is also a member of the AIL committee said he will persuade the MPs to get some help from the Government of India on extending budgetary support to AIL and the Kashmir University. “This big gesture from Sheikh Ghulam Rasool was appreciated by everybody at the meeting . Vice chancellor Prof Talat also appreciated his magnanimous gesture and hoped that others will also come forward to help in the growth and development of the AIL,” a KU spokesman said in a statement. Prof. N.LAXMAN RAO, (UGC- EMERITUS PROFESSOR: 2009-11)(FACULTY, Dept or Library & Information Science, OSMANIA UNIVERSITY:1975-2008), Director, UGC-Academic Staff College (2006-8) President, Association of British Scholars (Hyderabad Chapter) (2007-11)Plot No: A-194, H.No- 1-8-10/1,Ravindra Nagar, Habsiguda, HYDERABAD- 500 007 (INDIA) 9246547599 (Mobile) e:mail-- naglaxman(a)yahoo.com OR naglaxman(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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Clarification about LIS-Forum service
by franc＠library.iisc.ernet.in 12 May '12

12 May '12

Dear Members, There seem to be some confusion about the continuity of the LIS-Forum discussion list amongst some of the members. In my posting about the closure of NCSI, all that I had said about LIS-Forum was that there is a possibility that the LIS-Forum service could be administered from a different institute/organization. I haven't said anything about shutting down the list. Let me reassure all the members that the service will NOT be stopped, but there is a possibility that the service provider may change. Some institutions/organizations have already offered to continue the lis-forum service from their domains. I would like to thank all such offers. However, for the present, the list will continue from IISc domain and I'll keep you posted when it is time for the continuity of the LIS-Forum service from a different institution/organization. With best wishes, - Francis JRDTML, IISc Bengaluru - 560 012 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Solution to closure of LIS forum
by Praveen K C 12 May '12

12 May '12

Dear Members, Few days ago we heard a bad news about the closure of LIS mail updates. But there is a simple solution to run LIS forum mailing list free of cost! Create a gmail account in the name of LIS forum and in this account create a google group with appropriate name. Once the group is created, automatically we get a new e-mail ID for the group (e.g., lisforum(a)googlegroups.com) and a simple webpage(http://groups.google.com). The owner who created this group has to invite the members with the help of the link provided. Once the invited members accept the invitation they are into the group. Owner can regulate the group members with different options provided there in the group and member settings. Owner can set any member as a moderator. Now the owner and moderator can moderate the messages coming to the group. Once a member posts the message, a mail will come for moderation to owner and moderator. There are plenty of options enough to successfully run a group. I have initiate tow groups in the interest of research scholars. One is Mysore university level (mysoreuniversity(a)googlegroups.com) and another is all India level (ramgnsc(a)googlegroups.com) The groups are running successfully from past 2-3 years. I hope LIS forum will not come to an end but will have a new beginning! Thanking you with best regards, Praveen KC CSIR-SRF DOS in Physics University of Mysore Manasagangotri Mysore-570006 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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CALL FOR PAPER
by M. Ram 12 May '12

12 May '12

The Journal of Library and Information Communication Technology (JLICT) is a peer-reviewed journal (half yearly) will be published by editorial board of JLICT (first issue will be published in July 2012). JLICT is dedicated to increasing the depth of the subject across disciplines with the ultimate aim of expanding knowledge of the subject. * Call for Papers JLICT will cover all areas of library science related with ICT. The journal 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 We invite you to submit your manuscript(s) to: jlict2012(a)rediffmail.com 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: Copyright transfer with a statement: I transferred all the right of my/our article (Title) to the Managing Editors of the “Journal of Library and Information Communication Technology’. And I also stated that I will be responsible for information, data submitted in my article/paper. This is my own and original work and I have not sent anywhere for the publication /presentation. 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 last date of acceptance papers is 25/05/2012 Dr.Mange Ram Deputy Librarian & Incharge University Library Dayalbagh Educational Institute (Deemed University), Dayalbagh Agra-5 (UP)INDIA Mail: mram72ster(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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If there is a will there is a way
by Gopakumar Velayudhanpillai 12 May '12

12 May '12

Dear professional friends The lisforum has been an obsession for the professional friends all over India and abroad. The shock among the professionals were visible in the many messages that appear in the forum. Some suggestions to keep alive the forum also were found posted. The NCSI has been doing a wonderful job of maintaining the forum for quiet long. It is not the simple task of allotting some server space and maintaining the software to be appreciated. The intellectual task of moderating the messages without any bias needs sincere appreciation. Who will take up this responsibility?  I openly call upon the Indian Library Association or any other State Library Association to take up the matter and do a wonderful job without any bias. The financial responsibility involved shall be shared by the members. Hope the ILA or any other state association will come forward. Dr GOPAKUMAR V. University Librarian,Goa University Taleigao Plateau, Goa. PIN 403 206 gopakumar.v(a)rediffmail.com Office Phone: 08326519012 Mobile No: 09447056713 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Closure of NCSI
by Mailing List Admin 12 May '12

12 May '12

Dear All, This is really shock hearing news that NCSI department is going to close. Tbe IT exposure which we have got at NCSI is uncomparable to exposure which we are getting in other institute in India. What we are today is due to NCSI only which was a great initiative taken by Late Dr. T.B. Rajashekhar Sir. This Information and Knowledge Centre is well known in all the information corner of the world. NCSI has provided a platform to all NCSIans to serve the country with its valuable information and knowledge resources. Hoping Dr. Francis Jaykanth Sir keeping us abreast with LIS forum and NCSI Net activites through IISc server. With Regards, Romesh Chander Assistant Librarian, Central Library Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra(Jammu) Mob. No. 09906318466 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Your right is to work only, but never to the fruit thereof. Be not instrumental in making your actions bear fruit, nor let your attachment be to inaction." ____________________________________________________________________ With Best Regards, Romesh Chander Assistant Librarian, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra(Jammu) . On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 11:06 AM, <lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: > Send LIS-Forum mailing list submissions to > lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > You can reach the person managing the list at > lis-forum-owner(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of LIS-Forum digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. NCSI: A Melancholic end (Vasanth) > 2. Re: Closure of NCSI (Yalagouda Patil) > 3. Re: Closure of NCSI (Mohan Kulkarni) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 10 May 2012 02:57:39 +0800 (SGT) > From: Vasanth <gooche_1981(a)yahoo.co.in> > To: LIS forum <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> > Subject: [LIS-Forum] NCSI: A Melancholic end > Message-ID: > <1336589859.61541.YahooMailNeo(a)web193402.mail.sg3.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Dear Sir/Madam, > > It is very sad to know the closure of NCSI > (National Centre for Scientific Information). Since its inception in 1983 NCSI > has played a very significant role in providing support for enhancing the quality > of LIS education in India through its flagship program of training LIS graduates in Information and Knowledge Management (IKM). NCSI, through its IKM training program not only trained our young > LIS professionals to manage digital information, NCSI laid the foundation for redesigning > and re-modifying LIS curriculum in many universities across India to move with > the changing information landscape. > > NSCI has also provided a way to many of the > LIS professionals who trained in IKM program to move to corporate world. Today > we can see many of the LIS professionals working in corporate sector with new > and diversified designations (information scientists, information manager, > knowledge manager, information executives, domain experts etc.). > > Another significant contribution of NSCI is > the establishment of India?s first institutional repository for archiving > scholarly communications of the IISc research output. NSCI has also played a > major role in imparting training for establishing IR in many of the research > organizations and universities in India. > > It is appropriate to remember Late T. B. > Rajshekar for making NCSI one of the best institutes for training Library graduates > in Information and Knowledge Management. NCSI under his leadership had seen > tremendous growth. When he was heading the institute NCSI was the entry point > for many of the LIS graduates for repositioning their career in LIS profession. > His sudden and untimely death made NCSI orphaned. > > The only way to offer tribute to T. B. > Rajshekar sir is through keep LIS forum active. Hope Dr. Francis Jaykanth would > be succeeding in keeping LIS forum running through IISc server and abreast all > of us every day as it has been since 1997. > ? > ------------------------- > With best wishes > Vasantha Raju N > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > >

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Refresher Course in Library and Information Science from 21/6/2012 to 11/7/2012
by Pushpendra Sengar 12 May '12

12 May '12

Dear, The UGC-Academic Staff College, NEHU, Shillong, in association with Department of Library and Information Science, NEHU is going to organize a refresher courses in *Library and Information Science *from 21/6/2012 to 11/7/2012. Applications are invited for refresher courses from college/university Teachers and Librarians and Assistant Librarian, Documentation Officer and Information Scientist on the prescribed application form that can be downloaded from http://www.ascnehu.com/Announcements.aspx The application form should be duly forwarded by the Principal/Head of the institution/Head of the PG Department. Selected applicants must obtain their release orders from their college/university/institution before joining the course. For further details you may contact to: Prof. M.M. Raza, Department of Library & Information Science, NEHU, Shillong Tel: 0364-2723146; 9774480727 (M) masoomr(a)yahoo.com -- *Pushpendra Pratap Singh Sengar (P.P.S.Sengar) * *Sr. Assistant Librarian INMANTEC Institutions * Adhyatmit Nagar, Dasna Railway Crossing, Delhi-Hapur Bypass (NH-24) Ghaziabad (201009) U.P. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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UKSG Annual Conference videos
by Dr. J. K. Vijayakumar 12 May '12

12 May '12

UKSG Conference, the annual get-together for librarians, publishers and academics, was held in Glasgow, Scotland (26-28 March 2012). The main presentation videos are now available and you can also read the reports.You can find the links from the weblog http://libinfospace.blogspot.com/ An important presentation on the future of ILMS "The web-scale library – a global approach" (by Marshall Breeding) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Slby_BYDs0 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library professionals required @ MEFGI, Rajkot
by kaushik rao 12 May '12

12 May '12

Dear All, Marwadi Education Foundation’s Group of Institutions, Rajkot Gujarat invites application from young Library professionals for various positions like, Assistant Librarian, Library Assistant and Library Trainee. The candidates will also get an opportunity to work in all the sections of the library in a very good academic and ICT environment. Those who have appeared for M.L.I.Sc <http://m.l.i.sc/> examination can also apply for the post of library trainee, but have to produce the proof of completion at the time of interview; Selected *Candidates have to appear for interview at their own cost.* Resume (preferably MS-Word File ) with two references indicating date of birth, age, year of passing and percentage of marks starting from SSC, with other personal and professional details may please be sent to the under signed over email to : Email: hr(a)marwadieducation.edu.in or kaushik.rao(a)marwadieducation.edu.in Thanking you, *---------------* *Kaushik Rao* *Officer - LIS* *Cell: 9099939585 <callto:9099939585>* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Continue LIS-Forum
by Dr. (Mrs) Kamlesh Goel 11 May '12

11 May '12

I also support to N. Shailaja's views as we should not think about the name but should provide a valuable platform to Library science professionals. -- k.goel Dr.(Mrs) Kamlesh Goel Deputy Director NASSOC, ICSSR 35, Ferozshah Road New Delhi - 110001 Phone: 95+011-23073438 http://bhaagavathkatha.blogspot.in/ http://kamleshgoel.blogspot.in/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Need help
by Mailing List Admin 11 May '12

11 May '12

Date: Thu, 10 May 2012 16:05:10 +0530 (IST) From: Swati Bhattacharyya <swati(a)iimcal.ac.in> I am trying to reach any LIS faculty member of Osmania University. Can anyone help me please? Swati Bhattacharyya -------------------------------------------------- Librarian Indian Institute of Management Joka Diamond Harbor Road Calcutta - 700104 Phone: 091-33-24678300 Extn: 416 FAX: 091-33-2467-8062 Email: swati @iimcal.ac.in -------------------------------------------------- > Friends: > > Both the Government and the academia in the UK are taking positive steps > to bring all of UK science into open access. The UK Government has > enlisted a celebrity like Jimmy Wales of Wikipedia fame to promote open > access. But in India neither the Government (the Ministers of HRD and S&T, > the Secretaries of the different science departments, chairman of the UGC) > nor the leaders in the academic world (with a few exceptions) have shown > any enthusiasm for mandating open access to publicly funded research. I > wrote a short article in the North Indian editions of Indian > Express:Â http://www.indianexpress.com/news/cancel-the-subscription/946723/0. > I give below a blog post from 'scienceintelligence' and a short writeup > from Wired.UK. > > Best wishes. > > Arun > > > FromÂ http://scienceintelligence.wordpress.com/2011/12/12/oa-free-gateway-to-uk-r… > > OA: free Gateway to UKÂ Research > The UK governmentâsÂ Department for Business, Innovation and Skills > (BIS)Â recently released a report â titled âInnovation and Research > Strategy for Growthâ â stating that all scientific research funded by > British taxpayers will be made available online free of charge. The > website, to be called âGateway to Researchâ, will eventually > incorporate research funded by other bodies, under the governmentâs > plan.Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â > Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â > Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â > Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â > Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â It has been > observed that much of the high-energy physics research community currently > uses a system of open access online publishing. The arxiv.org website, an > online repository set up in > 1991, offers almost all high-energy physics research for free. Despite > this, established physics journals have reported no decrease in > subscriptions. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â > Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â > Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â > Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â > Â Janet Finch, former vice-chair ofKeele University,UK, has been assigned > the responsibility to investigate how theUKmight set up something similar > for all its taxpayer-funded science. She is expected to report in the > first half of 2012 but, meanwhile, the UK Research Councils will be > reminded that research papers from the work they fund should be made as > widely available as possible. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â > Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â > Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The > announcement is reportedly part of a growing trend towards open access, > following the success of the free journalsÂ PLoS OneÂ andÂ Nature > Scientific Reports.Â > http://www.bis.gov.uk/assets/biscore/innovation/docs/i/11-1387-innovation-a… > > http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2012-05/08/jimmy-wales-open-access-scie… > > > Jimmy Wales: charging to access publicly-funded research makes 'no sense' > ByÂ Olivia Solon > 08 May 12 > > > It makes "no sense" to charge the taxpaying public to access academic > research that they funded in the first place, argues Jimmy Wales, the > founder ofÂ Wikipedia. > > > Wales has been consulted by the government to help make all > taxpayer-funded academic research in the UK available online. The > initiative was announcedÂ last weekÂ by universities and science minister > David Willetts. He will help the Department for Business, Innovation and > Skills and the UK Research Councils to develop new ways to distribute > research data and studies. > Wales told Wired.co.uk in an interview: "Particularly in a time of > austerity, it makes no sense to charge the public (through their taxes) to > support research, and then to charge them again to read the very research > that they paid for. The authors don't get paid, the reviewers don't get > paid, and yet the traditional journals sell for a lot of money. A nice > spot at the trough, if you can get it, but it's time for us to disrupt > things." > Wales was talking about major academic publishers including Elsevier, > Springer and Wiley-Blackwell, which charge high subscription charges, > which libraries and other publicly funded bodies are forced to buy in very > large bundles for hundreds of thousands of pounds. As a result, the > publishersÂ have impressive profit marginsÂ -- Elsevier's was 36 percent > (making Â£724m on revenues of Â£2bn in 2010). > Despite the fact that most other publishing companies have found their > business models severely disrupted by the internet, academic publishers' > stranglehold on some of the most respected journal titles and tight > subscription model has meant it has taken a while for the status quo to be > challenged. > However, critical momentum has been growing and a protest calledÂ The Cost > of KnowledgeÂ has emerged, with more than 11,000 researchers putting their > name to a petition against Elsevier. They can pledge to refrain from doing > editorial work for any of Elsevier's journals, from publishing their > studies through the company or even refereeing any studies published > through the company. Since the launch of the site, The Wellcome TrustÂ has > announced plansÂ to withhold funding unless researchers make their > publications freely available. > Wales argues that an open access scheme such as the PLoS ONE model could > be adopted in the UK. He says that he's happy for traditional journal > publishers to compete in an open market with open access journals. "The > competition will force prices down and they'll be forced to justify their > existence to paying customers," he added. > Open access journalsÂ tend to require the author to pay to have an article > published once it has been peer reviewed. If the articles qualify, authors > are asked to pay a fee of around Â£1000 to Â£3000. The fee goes towards > coordinating the peer review process and managing the website. > Wales believes that with the push towards making publicly funded research > open access, traditional journal publishers will "probably" still have a > sustainable business model, but "at a much reduced level of profits". He > added: "Electric lights didn't put candle makers out of business, after > all. But they surely changed the way they think about their market." > Despite all of the talk about disrupting business models, Wales is most > interested in how open access models could improve science. He says: "We > now have the possibility for millions of people to read and learn from > academic publications directly, through the web, allowing a much richer > global conversation about knowledge. If, in order to participate in a > dialogue with historians, I have to have the resources of a > well-fundedÂ university libraryÂ at my disposal, and the time to go there, > then I'm essentially excluded. But if their work is available for me to > read for myself... how wonderful." > One of Wales' first challenges is to advise research councils on the > "Gateway to Research" initiative, a site that will link to publicly-funded > UK research all over the web. > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > >

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Continue Lis- Forum
by naganarasimha shailaja 11 May '12

11 May '12

Dear Friends, I may not be a regular contributor to the forum but a very regular reader. I feel Mr Jayakanthan can continue as the moderator and a set of youngsters can work closely with him and it is not a big deal for an organisation like IISc to continue the forum through its Domain. Weather the name is NCSI, IISc, Tata Memorial Library it is all the same.The Purpose for which the Forum was started should not be lost.The zeal with which T.B Rajashekar worked for the forum should be kept going.Few young enterents to the Profession of Library and Information Science can study the development of the forum for their MLISc assaignments. N. Shailaja Asst.Editor, -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Closure of NCSI
by franc＠library.iisc.ernet.in 11 May '12

11 May '12

Dear Members, The National Centre for Science Information (NCSI), IISc, Bangalore, does not exist anymore. The official dissolution order was issued recently. The Archives and Publications Cell at IISc will be occupying the erstwhile NCSI building. As per my choice, I have been transferred to the JRD Tata Memorial Library (JRDTML), IISc and have since reported for work there. My present contact details are appended to this mail. As many of you are aware, this discussion list (LIS-Forum) service is being administered from the erstwhile NCSI since 1997. With the closure of NCSI, there is a question mark about its continuity from the IISc domain. I haven't yet had a chance to discuss the matter related to the continuity of the LIS-Forum service from the JRDTML with the Library in-charge, JRDTML. Will do so at an earliest opportunity and let you know if the service would be continued from the JRDTML or its time for the change of the guard! With best regards, - Francis Jayakanth JRD Tata Memorial Library Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru - 560 012 Tel: 91-80-22932407 E-mail: franc(a)library.iisc.ernet.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Jobs @ ISB - Associate - LRC
by C. Jayakumar 11 May '12

11 May '12

Dear Young Professionals, Kindly share the following info. with LIS friends. -------------------- Jobs @ ISB URL : http://www.isb.edu/Careers/currentopening.Shtml DETAILS FOR THE POSITION: LEARNING RESOURCE CENTRE (LRC) - ASSOCIATE LOCATION : Hyderabad & Mohali Number of vacancies - Multiple Eligibility Criteria: Post Graduate in Library and Information Science with two to three years experience Desirable: Work Experience in Reputed Management Institutions, Computer Knowledge. Soft skills required: Good communication skills Take initiatives and result oriented Systematic, logical and hardworking Team player Able to interact with different kinds of customers Ability to work under pressure Job Description: The incumbent selected for LRC Associate position should be able to handle tasks involved in various sections, viz., Acquisition, Serial Control, Case Studies, Circulation and Electronic Information Services and should be able to handle the tasks independently. 1. Technical Processing a. Accessioning b. Classification c. Cataloguing d. Invoice and payment processing 2. Collection development a. identifying the resources for LRC's collection b. Resource procurement 3. Serial Control a. Journal subscription b. Invoice and payment processing c. E-journals activation 4. Reference and Information Services a. Answering to the reference queries received from user groups b. Sourcing out content for various information products 5. Information products a. Designing and deploying the various information products In addition to all the above mentioned activities, they would also need to attend to regular counter duties. Application Process: Please email your resume to career_lrc(a)isb.edu by May 15, 2012 with subject header LRC- Associates. Short listed candidates will be interviewed in person. Application Process: ----------------------------------- With best wishes, C. Jayakumar IGCAR -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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(no subject)
by ulka g 11 May '12

11 May '12

Dear members, Let us all join hands to keep this forum alive by doing our bit in anyway. It is really hard to imagine that our common platform of interaction, guidance, updates, education (the list is never ending) would be dissolved. Every great thing in this world has withstood the test of time. I am sure LIS forum will certainly make it with unified efforts. PLease let us know what can be done to launch a mission to save it. Ulka G. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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(no subject)
by Subbiah Arunachalam 11 May '12

11 May '12

Thanks very much Madhan. Ronald (Roly) Keating was educated at Westminster School for boys in London, followed by Balliol College at the University of Oxford, where he read Classics. He managed several divisions of BBC, an electronic media company, for much of his professional life. And now he will be managing one of the world's largest national libraries. Incidentally, Keating never went to a library school. Same is the case with James H Billington, the Librarian of Congress, Washington DC. He read history at Balliol College, Oxford, and Princeton University and later on taught history for many years. He wrote several books on Russian history. He had also not gone to a library school for formal training. His predecessor Daniel Boorstin was trained in Law and taught law for several years but wrote many history books and even won a Pulitzer Prize for history. He had also no formal training from a library school. In India, the qualifications and work experience prescribed for working in libraries would not have allowed Roly Keating, James Billington and Daniel Boorstin even to work in a high school or small town library. Different culture operate differently. Some insist on formal qualifications and for others it is OK if one can deliver! Keating's predecessor, Ms Lynne Brindley, of course, was a trained librarian. She studied librarianship at the School of Librarianship, University College London, where she was awarded the Sir John MacAlister award as the top student on her course. Arun On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 8:41 PM, madhan muthu <mu.madhan(a)gmail.com> wrote: British Library appoints new CEO >http://www.researchinformation.info/news/news_story.php?news_id=941 >-- >Madhan, M >Manager, Library and Information Services >International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) >Patancheru, Hyderabad >India >www.icrisat.org > -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Closure of NCSI
by Sunil MV 11 May '12

11 May '12

Dear Professional Friends, It is indeed moving news about National Centre for Science Information (NCSI). I happen to witness its legacy in 1999 when Dr. TBR was heading the team. My friends were the interns of NCSI training program. My interactions with them have sharpened my technology skills. Till today, I was looking forward for training programs organized by NCSI. I rarely missed their programs. My sweet memories goes back to recall my participation in some of their programs. The last program that I attended, couple of years back, was the hands-on workshop on PMBILS and VuFind organized by Dr. Anuradha. It is not disparaging to others, if I tend to think that probably NCSI lost its glory along with Dr. TBR. The flagship training program was stopped in 2007 (?) and the talks, guest lectures and workshops which were very often in NCSI events calendar became very rare. NCSI was regarded as a center which showcased its performance of having all qualities and facilities to become i-School (Information School) producing professionals tuned perfectly to corporate and special libraries. MLISc completed graduates were eager to join NCSI with a strong career aspirations. I am saddened to understand that such an institute has been officially closed in 2012. LIS Forum was one of the offshoot services from NCSI. This was start quite early before other professions were yet to understand the concept of online discussion forum. Now, LIS-FORUM has grown as a big banyan tree. I am sure it has members from all parts the world. I am sure Dr. Francis will convince IISc to support this Forum which keeps NCSI in our mind and heart. If not, I would plead for taking over of LIS Forum by some Library Associations or LIS Departments at Universities or the NSCI alumni Network or some reputed libraries. I am sure that this will be a great contribution to the LIS community. I [We] wish to continue to have my [our] email inbox with [LIS-Forum] in subject line. With Sincere Regards, -- *Please consider your environmental responsibility before printing this e-mail* Sunil M.V. Librarian SDM Institute for Management Development No. 1, Chamundi Hill Main Road Siddharthanagar Post Mysore - 570 011 KARNATAKA -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Closure of NCSI
by N.S. Harinarayana 10 May '12

10 May '12

Dear Professional Friends, “The National Centre for Science Information (NCSI), IISc, Bangalore, does not exist anymore… With the closure of NCSI, there is a question mark about its continuity from the IISc domain”. This news came to me as a thunder shock. I am not sure how to react. I thought, after all it is the internal policy decision of IISc and I do not have to react. But, next moment I lost myself in my thoughts about the duo – NCSI and LIS-FORUM. My mind became philosophical. Quotes like “all good things come to an end”, “As beautiful as the sun shines, it always sets”, “Don't cry because its over; smile because it happened” , etc started bombarding my mind. Which course of thought I should take? I did not find answer for this. NCSI always reminds me of Dr.T.B. Rajashekar. I haven’t had any formal association with NCSI at any point of time. But unknowingly the institute became close to my heart. I did take advantage of their knowledge and services when I was doing my doctoral degree. I was one of the beneficiaries to get their SDI service when I became teacher at University of Mysore. I consider it as one of the knowledge hubs in LIS in India. Probably, this is the reason why it pains me when I hear the news. I can’t imagine my mail box without mails from [LIS-FORUM]. At this juncture, I have to congratulate the moderator for being truly ‘democratic’ in his approach. I think that is the precise reason why the LIS-FORUM became a sine-qua-non for Indian LIS fraternity. It was one of the main sources for me to keep myself updated. I am really muted to hear that it might not continue. Probably this might be the last posting in LIS-FORUM from my side! Recently I was discussing with one of the senior respected professional. He was concerned about the situation wherein many leading libraries have not filled ‘Chief Librarian’ posts. Added to the burn, the good institutes like NCSI have become part of history. I am forced to ponder upon the question whether the Indian LIS profession is at the crossroads? -- N.S. Harinarayana Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore, Manasagangotri Mysore 570 006 Off. Ph: (0821) 2419788 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Closure of NCSI
by latha krishnaprasad 10 May '12

10 May '12

I am really shocked..... Kindly continue atleast the professional platform LIS-FORUM which is the best platform to keep ourselves updated even for the non-working library professionals.I can't imagine my mailbox without LIS-FORUM mails which is so informative & educative. Kindly consider our request to continue the service & keep us updated all the time as earlier. Hope we are not disappointed -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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closure of LIS FORUM
by Muruli Acharya 10 May '12

10 May '12

Dear LIS Professionals, LIS Forum has been an informal teacher for me for years. Innumerable library professionals who do not have a set of people to guide in person for resolving the professional issues have found it very useful and helpful. I became a member of LIS Forum a number of years ago. Since then, I have been depending on LIS Forum for valuable guidance. My association with this forum has helped me with every step of my professional activities. The Indian LIS community felt proud for having such a wonderful platform like LIS Forum which constituted a platform for integrating and sharing the knowledge. The forum even the facilitated the document delivery which has been crucial for library professionals. It is a very heartbreaking to know that NCSI is coming to an end which intern puts a full stop to LIS Forum. I strongly recommend that LIS Forum should continue to be alive without which the Indian LIS professionals would have a hard time for obtaining the updates in LIS field. I wish to state that, many other branches of since which came into existence, still do not have a forum such as LIS Forum to integrate and disseminate the knowledge. I have noticed people from science and technology field who whole heartedly praised the system (LIS Forum) that LIS people have to communicate with counterparts and harmonize the information sources. I request all the people who are in the management of NCSI and LIS Forum to kindly approve for continuing this magnificent and efficient mailing list. -- Muruli Librarian, Power System Training Institute (PSTI), National Power Training Institute (NPTI), Bangalore, India -- 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 abdul rasheed 10 May '12

10 May '12

Dear All, Can any one provide the below article, is requested by one our research scholar Method of Measuring and Specifying Colour Rendering Properties of Light Sources Source -Color Research & Application volume 20 issue 3 , 1995 page 212 Abdul Rasheed A Library Assistant University LIbrary Pondicherry University Mob. 8807835871 9846907723 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Alagappa University - DEC approval letter
by Arun Adrakatti 10 May '12

10 May '12

Dear Professional Friends, Could you please share, if somebody is having a copy of a letter (order No.F.No.DEC/AU/KKD/TN/4425/2008, dated 24.11.2009) received form DECEx-post facto approval for 108 programs, offered through the distance mode of Alagappa University. http://www.alagappauniversity.ac.in/dde/dec_approval.php This letter is required for the pay fixation at our organization. Thanks in advance. -- Thanks & Regards Arun F. Adrakatti Head - Library & Information Center Gogte Institute of Technology Khanapur Road, Udyambag, Belgaum - 590008. Karnataka, INDIA Ph: 0831 - 2498515 Cell: + 91 9739049099 Mail: arun(a)git.edu, Librarian(a)git.edu Web: www.git.edu -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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NCSI: A Melancholic end
by Vasanth 09 May '12

09 May '12

Dear Sir/Madam, It is very sad to know the closure of NCSI (National Centre for Scientific Information). Since its inception in 1983 NCSI has played a very significant role in providing support for enhancing the quality of LIS education in India through its flagship program of training LIS graduates in Information and Knowledge Management (IKM). NCSI, through its IKM training program not only trained our young LIS professionals to manage digital information, NCSI laid the foundation for redesigning and re-modifying LIS curriculum in many universities across India to move with the changing information landscape. NSCI has also provided a way to many of the LIS professionals who trained in IKM program to move to corporate world. Today we can see many of the LIS professionals working in corporate sector with new and diversified designations (information scientists, information manager, knowledge manager, information executives, domain experts etc.). Another significant contribution of NSCI is the establishment of India’s first institutional repository for archiving scholarly communications of the IISc research output. NSCI has also played a major role in imparting training for establishing IR in many of the research organizations and universities in India. It is appropriate to remember Late T. B. Rajshekar for making NCSI one of the best institutes for training Library graduates in Information and Knowledge Management. NCSI under his leadership had seen tremendous growth. When he was heading the institute NCSI was the entry point for many of the LIS graduates for repositioning their career in LIS profession. His sudden and untimely death made NCSI orphaned. The only way to offer tribute to T. B. Rajshekar sir is through keep LIS forum active. Hope Dr. Francis Jaykanth would be succeeding in keeping LIS forum running through IISc server and abreast all of us every day as it has been since 1997. ------------------------- With best wishes Vasantha Raju N -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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