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Fresnel lens - Sheet magnifying glass
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 18 Mar '11

18 Mar '11

Sometime ago, I have seen a very thin plastic sheet like magnifying lens (like a six inches scale) which can be used a book mark and magnifying sheet glass. This is a very good give away as a small item to readers who are dear to a library. I was, for a long time looking for a supplier. I found one now. You may find many in your city. Microchip Devices Inc. Mr. Satish Adhalrao No. 1929, Sadashiv Peth, Bajirao Road Pune, Maharashtra - 411 030, India Email:microchip04@rediffmail.com ,microchip_04(a)hotmail.com Telephone:+(91)-(20)-24430108 Mobile:+(91)-9850953344 My present interest is senior citizens who have a need to use such magnifiers as their eye sight is poor. === Dr P Vyasamoorthy, 30 Gruhalakshmi Colony Secunderabad 500015 Ph 040-27846631 / 9490804278.My blog: http://vyasa-kaaranam-ketkadey.blogspot.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Battle for the Internet
by Vasanth 18 Mar '11

18 Mar '11

Dear Sir/Madam, This interesting piece is appeared in the recent Down to Earth Magazine. The author of the article Latha Jishnu look into how corporates, governments trying to control the Internet after Wikilieaks exposed the US diplomatic cables. This article is very significant in light of India govt. move to amend the Information Technology Act, 2008 to policing the individual blogs. Full text of the article can be accessed at http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/battle-internet ------------------------- 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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request for example of MLIS project report
by Mailing List Admin 18 Mar '11

18 Mar '11

Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 12:03:14 +0530 (IST) From: banani banik <banani_banik2002(a)yahoo.co.in> Hi�� I am Banani, a MLIS student form IGNOU. Currently i doing my final project , my project title is "Information seeking behavior of users".give me some previous project sample mainly questionnaire format.� Thanking you Yours faithfully Banani Banik

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Sad demise of Dr. K. Doraswamy
by Francis Jayakanth 18 Mar '11

18 Mar '11

I am deeply grieved to learn about the sad and untimely demise of Dr. Doraswamy K, deputy librarian, Bangalore University, on Sunday, 13 Mar 2011. He is an alumni of NCSI. He had undergone NCSI's IKM training programme during 2003-2005. My heartfelt condolences to Dr. Doraswamy's family. May his soul rest in peace. - Francis NCSI, IISc Bengaluru

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Help in Libsys4
by balendu jha 18 Mar '11

18 Mar '11

We are using Libsys4. Can anyone help me in getting the list of withdrawn titles where the price of title should also be there. B.K.Jha Librarian, Regional Institute of Education (NCERT), Pushkar Road, Ajmer- 305004 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Congrat for becoming VP IASLIC Z-4
by Satendra Dhaka 18 Mar '11

18 Mar '11

Dear Dr Pardeep Rai , Librarian, Maitreyi College (University of Delhi) Congrats for becoming the V*ice President* IASLIC(* ZONE 4) *We all wish you great success to contribute to the librarianship.You are Young and dynamic professional. Go ahead. -- Dr S.S.Dhaka Director(Library & Information) Ministry of External Affairs Patiala House, Annexe "B" Tilak Marg, New Delhi-110001 Phones: 0091-11-23073685, 23389073 Fax: 0091-11-23386340, 23387700 -- 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 Harish Y S 17 Mar '11

17 Mar '11

Dear all Please do favour to send following article as it is required by our research scholar. Details are given below 1. TITLE - TOOL WEAR STUDIES ON ALUMINIUM MATRIX HYBRID COMPOSITES AUTHOR - L KRISHNAMURTHY, D ABDUL BUDAN, BK SRIDHARA, ETAL. JOURNAL - International Journal for Manufacturing Science and Technology, vol11 (1) 2009 Page 5-10 -- Regards Harish Y S Librarian National Institute of Engineering, Manandavadi Road, Mysore-8, Mob - +919886384826 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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request for administrative information
by Dr.D.P Prathap 17 Mar '11

17 Mar '11

dear colleagues if there is any subsequent order of the following, please provide. F.No.12(1)E.II-A/2008 dated 24th October, 2008 of Ministry of Finance, Government of India. While checking the ministry website, the subsequent order is found (Interest Bearing Advances 11.12.2008), but we are not able to download. Thanking you Sincerely Library Sugarcane Breeding Institute -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IEEE Talk conducted at NMIT
by Gangadhar KC 17 Mar '11

17 Mar '11

Dear Friends, IEEE Student Branch, Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology (NMIT), Yelahanka, Bangalore-560 064 in association with Karnataka Library Association (KALA) organized a Talk on 'Role of IEEE in Higher Education & Research' byRachel Berrington IEEE Client Services, United States of America on 23rd Feb 2011 at 10.30 AM. Dhanu Pattanashetti, IEEE Client Services Manager in India demonstratedvarious ways to explore IEEE Onlinewhich will enhance their academic research experience. Ms. Rachel addressed the gathering comprised of IEEE student chapter members, PG students and faculty members and gave a detail lecture about exploring IEEE resources and its impact on their academic and research career. It has been published in IEEE Xplore Newsletter. For more information, click the link http://newsmanager.commpartners.com/ieeelibr/issues/2011-03-16/5.html Regards, Gangadhar K.C. Senior Librarian Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology P.B.No.6429, Yelahanka, Bangalore-560 064. Ph:080-22167882, Cell:93798 35009 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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[Fwd: OA mandated by the Parliament of Ukraine]
by mailman＠ncsi.iisc.ernet.in 17 Mar '11

17 Mar '11

Friends: When are we going to mandate open access to science and scholarship in India? Subbiah Arunachalam Developing National Open Access Policies: An Ukrainian Case Study Iryna Kuchma Social Capital and Academic Publications Program, International Renaissance Foundation 46 Artema str., Kyiv, 04053, Ukraine e-mail: kuchma(a)irf.kiev.ua Abstract *Since January 2007 Ukraine has a law mandating open access to publicly funded researches.* It was widely supported by most of the Parliament members. And it is already the second parliamentary inquiry mandating the Cabinet of Ministers to take actions on creating favourable conditions for developing open access repositories in archives, libraries, museums, scientific and research institutions with open access condition to state funded researches. And for the second time the implementation of this law was interrupted by the political crises. Grass root initiatives of Ukrainian Universities and libraries as well as the political support from the principle legislative body in the country have still not resulted into a single well-functioning institutional/national repository. The poster highlights the developments that have taken place, actions for the years to come and recommendations for the countries that are in circumstances that can be compared to Ukraine. http://elpub.scix.net/data/works/att/135_elpub2007.content.pdf -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Walk in Interview the post for Library Trainees/Library Assistants, at IGIDR Library, Mumbai. April 7, 2011
by G.K.MANJUNATH 17 Mar '11

17 Mar '11

We will be conducting walk-in interview for two temporary posts of 'Library Trainees' / 'Library Assistants', on April 7, 2011 at 3.00 pm. Those interested may please appear for the interview, at their own cost, along with a copy of resume (with two references) and original testimonials. Details : Interview date : April 7, 2011, 3.00 pm Venue : Indira Gandhi Inst of Development Research, Mumbai Name of Post: Trainee / Library Assistant Number of posts: Two Qualifications: M.L.I.Sc ( 55% and above ) Experience 0 - 6 months or more Required skills: WINISIS, MS-Windows; MS-Office, Good written and verbal communication skill. Sound knowledge of Cataloguing- AACR II and Classification-DDC, and thesaurus. Enthusiasm to learn latest ICT skills Salary : Rs.10000/- PM (Consolidated) Period of appointment: 8 months ( Temporary posts ) Training Modules: Excellent training will be provided in practical librarianship with emphasis on Libsys, Web designing, Web 2.0, Dspace (Institutional Repository) and GSDL. The candidates will also get an opportunity to work in all the sections of the library in a very good academic and ICT environment. How reach IGIDR ? http://oii.igidr.ac.in/training/trans.php Those who wish the attend the interview may please confirm over email. Thanks, Dr.G.K.Manjunath Chief Librarian Indira Gandhi Inst of Development Research Film City Road Santosh Nagar Goregaon(East ) MUMBAI - 400 065 India Phone: 022-28416528 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Aeticle request
by Manas Samanta 17 Mar '11

17 Mar '11

Dear all Kindly provide me following article. *Reactivity of Solids*<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01687336> . Volume 7, Issue 3<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=PublicationURL&_tockey=%23TOC%2366…>, August 1989, Pages 207-217 with regards Manas Samanta. msamanta(a)nmlindia.org Technical Assistant. NML -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Budget information for Engg./MBA/MCA Library
by IITE Library 17 Mar '11

17 Mar '11

Dear Colleagues, Please guide me how much budget is required as per standard norms for Engineering/MBA/MCA library per year. -- Rajeshri Patel Asst. Librarian Indus Institute of Technology & Engineering (IITE), (02764)-260 277 / 78 (Ext-289) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Taiwan airport offers e-library
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 16 Mar '11

16 Mar '11

Airports across the world have created a myriad of innovative ways to keep their passengers entertained, from airport spray tanning in London to an airport wedding service in Amsterdam. Now Taiwan's international airport has put a high-tech twist on airport reading — with the world’s first airport library for ebooks. The e-library, based in Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, has four hundred titles in its collection — available in English or Chinese, and in ePub or Zinio formats — which can be read in the airport, but not taken away or downloaded onto the user's own device. Set up by Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou, the library is run by the airport duty-free shop, and was created in collaboration with Taiwan's government-funded Institute for Information Industry, costing over NTD 3 million. There are currently only thirty devices on which passengers can read the ebooks, which, as an article on ARN points out, is limiting when considering that the airport handles up to 17 million passengers a year. Whilst publishing house Harper Collins has placed a limit on the number of times their ebooks can be downloaded in libraries, initiatives such as this imply that ebooks could become an integral part of library services in the future. How can you help to bring digital publishing to the masses? (Related: Ordered on iPads, meals are delivered to the gate at NY airports — Colour ebook reader for kids.) Website: www.taoyuan-airport.com Contact: www.taoyuan-airport.com/english/mail_e.jsp?cnid=1529 =========== Dr P Vyasamoorthy, 30 Gruhalakshmi Colony Secunderabad 500015 Ph 040-27846631 / 9490804278.My blog: http://vyasa-kaaranam-ketkadey.blogspot.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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request for article
by Dr.D.P Prathap 16 Mar '11

16 Mar '11

dear colleagues please provide the following article, if anybody has access: Indian Journal of Biotechnology 2002 Vol.1, pp.330-356 Sincerely shanmuganathan, t technical officer (library) sugarcane breeding institute -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Phd in M.I.S
by Gautam Swaraj 16 Mar '11

16 Mar '11

Dear Sir Please provide us the information from where we can check the status of Phd Topic and thesis on MIS. If there is any library in Delhi please give the name and address. Give the detail of library where any user can freely use the information and refer the thesis. thanks & regards Gautam Swaraj Asstt. Librarian K R Mangalam Institute of Management N - Block, G.K. - I, New Delhi - 110048 -- Gautam Swaraj gautam.swaraj(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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An event by Kerala Library Association
by Saji S Nair 16 Mar '11

16 Mar '11

Dear All, Kerala Library Association is organizing a public function for the distribution of the KLA Gold Medal to the rank holders in MLISc / BLISc from the Kerala , Calicut and MG Universities for the years 2008-09 & 2009-10 and the C.A. Augustine – Holy Cross Endowment Award to the highest mark scorer in the Information & Communication Paper of MLISc from the University of Kerala for the same years. The programme is scheduled to be held on 22nd March 2011 in the Lecture Hall of the Department of Library & Information Science, University of Kerala. *Prof. A. Jayakrishnan,* Vice Chancellor, University o Kerala has kindly consented to inaugurate the function and give away the awards. *Shri M. Nandakumar, IAS*, Director, Information & Public Relations Department, Government of Kerala will preside over the function. * * *PROGRAMME* *22/03/2011: 3.00 pm* Invocation : *Miss Sruthy* Welcome : *Shri K. P. Sadasivan* President, KLA Presidential Address : *Shri M. Nandakumar, IAS* Director Information & Public Relations Dept. Government of Kerala Inaugural Address & Distribution of Awards* *: *Prof. A. Jayakrishnan* Vice Chancellor University of Kerala Felicitations : 1. *Dr. S. Rajendran * Head, Library & Information Division VSSC, Trivandrum 2. *Dr. A. Gopikuttan* Head, Dept. of Library & Information Science University of Kerala Reply : *Representative(s) of Awardees* Vote of Thanks : *Shri P. K. Sureshkumar* General Secretary, KLA **************** * * * * * * *KLA GOLD MEDAL WINNERS* * * *2007 – 09 : MLISc* 1. Miss Vijitha K.G. : University of Kerala 2. Miss Shibitha T. : Calicut University * * *2008 -10 : MLISc* * * 1. Miss Sruthi Chandran : University of Kerala 2. Miss Dhanya M. : Calicut University 3. Miss Nikhila V. : Calicut University * * * * *2008- 09 : BLISc* * * 1. Miss Dhanya S. : MG University * * * * *C.A.** AUGUSTINE – HOLY CROSS ENDOWMENT AWARD* * * * 2007- 09 : MLISc* Miss Vijitha K.G. : University of Kerala * 2008 -10 : MLISc* Miss Sruthi Chandran : University of Kerala** * * posted by: -- Saji S. Nair Library & Information Services Division Regional Cancer Centre Medical College Campus Trivandrum - 695011 Kerala, INDIA ----------------------------------------------------------- 91 471 2522225 (O) 91 471 2394252 (R) 09446014130 (Mob) Email: saji(a)rcctvm.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancies at NID Cell
by Perin Marolia 16 Mar '11

16 Mar '11

*Vacancies* for the following positions on Ad-hoc/Contract basis (till March 31, 2012) at the Networking and Information Dissemination Cell (NID Cell) at the SNDT Women’s University Library under the UGC programme “Capacity Building of Women Managers in Higher Education”: *Two posts in the grade of Lecturer – 1 Open and 1 reserved for SC* *Qualifications : * 1. Good academic record with at least 55% of marks or equivalent grade at Master’s Degree Level in Library and Information science/Women’s Studies/Information technology/Computer Applications or in Social Sciences /Humanities with a Women’s Studies component. 2. National Eligibility Test (NET) or SET as per rules The candidates should have good knowledge of Information Technology and English language *The work of the Lecturers will be:* To search out and prepare data for the website of the project, to identify and acquire resources (print and digital) for the NID Cell, and to carry out other information-related and administrative work as assigned by the Co-ordinator of the NID Cell. The job does not involve any teaching. Kindly note that the positions are temporary and contractual, till March 31, 2012. *Remuneration:* Rs. 26,000 (consolidated), likely to be revised. The remuneration is on an ad-hoc basis with an annual increment. The University does not have any accommodation facilities for ad-hoc staff. Apply to Prof. Harsha Parekh, Hon. Director, NID Cell, SNDT Women’s University Library, 2nd. floor, Patkar Hall building, 1 Nathibai Thackersey Road, Churchgate, Mumbai –400 020 to reach on or before March 31, 2011 by 05:00 p.m. Applications may be sent by email to nidcell(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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KohaCon11 : Registrations are open
by sandeep bhavsar 16 Mar '11

16 Mar '11

Respected All The annual Koha conference for 2011 is to be held at VPM, Thane, India between 31st October and 6th November. ( Here is a link to a google map of the venue, the educational campus of Vidya Prasarak Mandal, Thane, http://www.google.co.in/mapmaker?gw=39&fid=0x3be7b927cd6912b9:0xcd4b44329d5… ) The conference website has been setup at http://kohacon11.vpmthane.org/ocs Entry is free. You can register yourself as Participant, Presenter and / or Potential Sponsor. Registrations are now open. Please click here to register. ( http://kohacon11.vpmthane.org/ocs/index.php/k/k11/schedConf/registration) Please feel free to contact me for any assistance, queries, offers of help, sponsorship, comments etc. My contact information is given below. Thanks and Regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Management Studies Thane(W) 400601 MUMBAI. INDIA @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ email : sandeep.bhavsar(a)gmail.com Mob : 9029 345777 9987049099 elibrary :http://www.vpmthane.org/im/elib/main.htm skype : sandeepbhavsar @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ -- 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 Manas Samanta 15 Mar '11

15 Mar '11

Dear all, Please try to get the following. 1. Dehydroxylation sequences of gibbsite and boehmite: study of differences between soak and flash calcination and of particle-size effects Victoria J. Ingram-Jones, Robert C. T. Slade, Thomas W. Davies, Jennifer C. Southern and Sylvain Salvador J. Mater. Chem., 1996, 6, 73-79 2. P. A. Zielinski, R. Schulz, S. Kaliaguine, and A. Van Neste, “Structural Transformations of Alumina by High Energy Ball Milling,” J. Mater. Res., 8 [11] pp.2985–92 (1993). 3. American Mineralogist; May 2000; v. 85; no. 5-6; p. 739-744 © 2000 Mineralogical Society of America with regards Manas Samanta -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Gazetted Officer
by Apurba Jyoti Majumder 15 Mar '11

15 Mar '11

is an Assistant Librarian in a Central University a Gazetted Officer? They are Group A officer. Please Clarify -- Apurba Jyoti Majumder, JRF Assistant Librarian Rabindra Library (Central Library) Assam University. Silchar- 781011 Cell No: 09435268733, 09707626388 -- 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 Manas Samanta 15 Mar '11

15 Mar '11

Dear all If any library holds below mention article. Please mail me. Determination of the Kinetics for Dynamic and Static Recrystallization by Using the Flow Curves Materials Science Forum <https://mail.google.com/MSF>(Volumes 575 - 578), pp. 904-909, year 2008. with regrads, Manas Samanta Technical Assistant. NML Jamshedpur. msamanta(a)nmlindia.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ETDS-request for info.
by jasim s 15 Mar '11

15 Mar '11

Kindly mail me if anybody have docs on history,development,and current status(2009-2010) of electronic theses and dissertations iniatives around the world and particularly india.I already consulted Bailey's bibliography... -- Jasimudeen.s MG University Library Kottayam *Life is like a document:what matter is how good it is ,not how long it is" * -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Post of Cataloguing Librarian in Upper Hutt City Library in Newzeland
by Deepak Sharma 15 Mar '11

15 Mar '11

Dear All, Post of Cataloguing Librarian in Upper Hutt City Library in Newzeland Cataloguing Librarian Upper Hutt City Library is the city's primary community centre for living, learning and leisure. It seeks to engage, inspire and inform people; and plays a significant role in the development of a strong local community. The library collects and maintains a wide range of material for the benefit of all Upper Hutt residents. In addition to providing quality frontline customer service, the primary focus of the Cataloguing Librarian is to edit imported MARC records to provide library customers with quality catalogue records that are responsive to their needs. This position provides an opportunity for someone with library experience and some formal cataloguing training to take their first step into cataloguing. The successful applicant must have a wide knowledge of recreational reading and the ability to view the library service from the customer's point of view. Excellent organisational and communication skills are also required together with the ability to achieve a consistently high output with a minimal error rate. Visit www.upperhuttcity.com/jobs for a detailed job description and application form. Please apply by email to recruitment(a)uhcc.govt.nz or post to Tracey Lakeman Human Resources, Upper Hutt City Council, Private Bag 907, Upper Hutt 5140. Include your current CV and completed application form. Applications close 25th March 2011. Gail Clark Senior Operations Librarian Upper Hutt City Library UPPER HUTT CITY COUNCIL Upper Hutt City Library, 844 Fergusson Drive Private Bag 907, Upper Hutt 5140 Phone: 04 527 2169 ext 437 | Fax: 04 527 2159 gail.clark(a)uhcc.govt.nz|www.upperhuttlibrary.co.nz Upper Hutt City - A great place to live -- Deepak Sharma Assistant Librarian ITM University Sector 23 A, Gurgaon 01242365811 9015433756. "Solve your simple mistakes early before it leads to big problem. Because we always slip from small stones, not from a mountain" -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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3-Days Workshop on e-Granthalaya at NIC, Chennai
by Ram Kumar Matoria 14 Mar '11

14 Mar '11

Dear All, We are going to organize a 3-Days Workshop on e-Granthalaya Software for Automation and Networking of Libraries during 6-8 Apr 2011 at NIC, Chennai. The workshop if free for library professional who are using or wish to use the e-Granthalaya Software. More details available at http://egranthalaya.nic.in Thnks Regards Ram Kumar Matoria राम कुमार मतोरिया Technical Director Library & Information Services Division NATIONAL INFORMATICS CENTRE A-Block, CGO Complex, New Delhi -110 003 Ph. 011-24305487 IP Phone: 5487 M: 09968658570 EMAIL: rkmatoria(a)nic.in http://egranthalaya.nic.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Congratulate Dr. Dinesh K Gupta for getting Ranganathan-Kaula Award for the year 2010
by Dr Pawan Kumar Gupta 14 Mar '11

14 Mar '11

Dear friends, We shouuld all congratulate Dr. Dinesh K Gupta, Associate Professor and Head , Department of LIS, Open University, Kota for having been decorated with prestigious Ranganathan-Kaula Award for the year 2010. Along with him we all stand honoured. Some of the notable achievements in his credit are: He is serving as a Member of the Standing Committee of IFLA Management and Marketing Section for the second term 2007-2011. He is also the Chair of the Jury of IFLA International Marketing Award after serving as Jury Member for the period 2003-2008. Dr. Dinesh has authored about 40 papers/ reviews published in peer review journals, conference proceedings and edited volumes, both at national and international levels. Some of his publications have appeared in: Information Outlook (SLA, USA), New Review of Life Long Learning (Graham Taylor, UK), Library Administration (Howarth, USA, now Taylor & Francis), Science & Technology Libraries (Taylor & Francis), Information Service and Use (AOI Press), IFLA Journal, Marketing of Library Services (Info Today, USA), etc. Dr. Dinesh Gupta's contributions at Mahaveer Vardhman Open University include introduction of certain innovating and leading courses at MPhil in LIS level, such as, "Management Consultancy in Libraries" and "Self Management", and also edited the University Newsletter 'MEERA' for two years. Ranganathan-Kaula Award for the year 2010 presented to him on 10th March 2011 at Delhi Library Association, Delhi. -- Dr Pawan Kumar Gupta Director, Rajasthan University Library, Jawahar Lal Nehru Marg, Jaipur - 302 055 INDIA +91-141-2707866 Mob: 9828305458 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Dr AL Moorthy, Director Desidoc receives SR Ranganathan_Kaula Award
by M.P. Tapaswi 14 Mar '11

14 Mar '11

Dear Colleagues, In a recently held function at Delhi Library Association, Dr. AL Moorthy has been conferred with the SR RANGANATHAN_KAULA AWARD AND CITATION for the year 2009. Shri Anil Kaula, Managing Trustee of the Prof. Prithvi Nath Kaula Endowment for Library and Information Science handed the award and citation to Dr. Moorthy. This Award is conferred on eminent library professionals each year. Dr Moorthy is recipient of other prestigious awards like the DRDO Best Popular Science Communication Award-2009, SIS Fellowship-2009, ILA-Kaula Best Librarian Award-2008 and ILA-CD Sharma Best Paper Award (2008) and have delivered Prof. MR Kumbar Memorial Oration at the Karnatak University (2007), Dr. PSG Kumar Oration at RTM Nagpur University, and Prof. S. Dasgupta Memorial Lecture (both in 2011). He received commendation letter from Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister (1989). Congratulations to Dr. Moorthy for one more feather in his cap! With warm regards, Murari P Tapaswi National Information Centre for Marine Sciences (NICMAS) National Institute of Oceanography (CSIR) Dona Paula, 403 004 Goa, India Phone: 91-832-2450275; Fax: 91-832-2450601; -2450602 Visit: http://www.nio.org Visit http://www.nio.org, http://drs.nio.org, http://www.biosearch.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Workshop on All About Doing Research
by Arunachalam Hariharan 14 Mar '11

14 Mar '11

Workshop on All About Doing Research Organized by SALIS, Tirunelvli Chapter Venu: District Central Library, Playamkottai, Tirunelveli Date: 27.03.2010 Methodology Presentation Interaction Panel Discussion Resource Persons and Panelist „X Dr. N. Bhavathi Senthivel Murugan „X Dr. S.Kandhimathi „X Dr. A. Thirumagal „X Dr. A. Lawrence Mary „X Dr. Martin Arockiasamy „X Dr. P. Balasubramanian „X Dr. R. Balasubramani Expert lecture and Panel Discussion on the following areas: „Ï Trends in research areas in LIS „Ï Choosing a research area „Ï Choosing a research title „Ï Research problem and Design „Ï Collecting literature on the topic ( full- text and abstract) „Ï Writing Literature Review „Ï Research Methodology „Ï Design of Instrument/Questionnaire „Ï Statistical Tools ( SPSS, Excel, etc) „Ï Analysis and Interpretation „Ï Findings, Future research and Conclusion „Ï References and how to cite reference „Ï Bibliography „Ï Citation Style „Ï Writing and presenting the report Participants can interaction with „Ï Research Guides „Ï Subject Experts „Ï Information Specialist „Ï IT experts „Ï Statistical Experts „Ï Technical Writers Target Audience M.Phil and Ph.D scholars, aspiring research students and working professionals No of participants: Restricted to 50 (on first-cum-first serve basis) Registration: Free For further information pl contact: Mr. A. Esakki esakki_svo(a)yahoo.co.in 9994223847 salis_info(a)yahoo.co.in ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS) Tirunelveli Chapter 27th March 2011 Sunday Programme Schedule 09.00 A.M ¡V 09.30 A.M Registration 09.30 A.M ¡V 10.30 A.M Inaugural Function Prayer Song Welcome Address Mr.A. Esakki, Treasurer, SLIS Tirunelveli chapter & Presidential Address ¡V ( SALIS Contributions ) Dr. S. Surianarayanan, President, SALIS SALIS future activities and programmes Dr. S. Muralidhar, General Secretary, SALIS Felicitations and Honoring the Retired Professionals and Ph.D Awardees 10.30 ¡V A.M. ¡V 01.00 P.M. Workshop on ¡¥All about doing Research¡¦ 10.00¡V A.M ¡V 11.15 A.M Expert Lectures on the theme of the workshop 11.15 ¡V A.M ¡V 11.30 A.M Tea Break 11.30 ¡V A.M - 01.00 A.M Panel Discussion and Interaction 01.00- P.M ¡V 02.00 P.M. Working lunch 02.00 P.M - 02.30 P.M New Office Bearer Nomination for Tirunelveli Chapter 02.30 P.M - 0.3.30 P.M 03.30 P.M ¡V 04.00 P.M Discussion on Future Role SALIS 04.00 P.M ¡V 04.15 P.M SALIS Membership Certificate Distribution 04.15 P.M - 04.20 P.M Vote of Tanks ¡V Dr. K.Vinitha 04.20 P.M Tea Break ------------------------------------------------------------ For further information pl contact: Mr. A. Esakki esakki_svo(a)yahoo.co.in 9994223847 salis_info(a)yahoo.co.in -------------------------------------------------- SALIS B2-Solai Apartment Mount-Poonamallee Road (opp.to.MGR Garden) Chennai - 600 116 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Ranganathan-Kaula Award - 2010
by Sunil Goria 13 Mar '11

13 Mar '11

Dear All, It is great pleasure to know that Dr. Dinesh K Gupta, Associate Professor and Head, Department of Library & Information Science, Vardhman Mahaveer Open University, Kota (Rajasthan) have been selected for prestigious Ranganathan-Kaula Award for the year 2010. Let us congratulate him on this achievement. This prestigious award is the result of his academic contribution, hard work and dedication to the library profession. Thanks to recognition of his contribution. With regards, Dr. Sunil Goria (Commonwealth Professional Fellow, Middlesex University, London, UK) Assistant Librarian GB Pant University of Agri. & Technology, Pantnagar -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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The last date for paper submission for NeGLIS-2011 extended
by zafar iqbal 12 Mar '11

12 Mar '11

Dear Professionals, As per the request from the professionals, the Last date for paper submission to National Seminar on “Next Generation Library and Information Services (NeGLIS-2011)”scheduled on April 2-3, 2011 organized by Maulana Azad Library (1960-2010) (as a part of its Golden Jubilee celebrations) in collaboration with Department of Library and Information Science, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh has been extended to March 19, 2011. The authors are requested to send their papers to neglis2011(a)gmail.com The registration is also open and aspirants may kindly register themselves to the seminar well in advance. For more information about the seminar, please visit www.amu.ac.in/seminar/neglis Thanks & Regards, Dr. Naushad Ali P.M Convener, NeGLIS 2011 Dept of Library and Information Science Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002 Tel: 0571 2700039, 3266444. E-mail: neglis2011(a)gmail.com, chairman.ls(a)amu.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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How to present Stock Verification report..
by silent listener 11 Mar '11

11 Mar '11

Dear Professionals, I am a beginer in LIS profession.Can you post your suggestions about how can we submit the Stock Verification report to the management.Sugest a standard format for the same. Thanking You JOSEPH ZACHARIA -- 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 Manas Samanta 11 Mar '11

11 Mar '11

Dear all If any library holds below mention article. please send me. It's urgent. Journal of Engineering Materials Technology, Vol.121(3),1999, pp.264-272. with regards Manas Samanta Technical Assistant NML. Jamshedpur -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for Article
by masood raza 11 Mar '11

11 Mar '11

Dear Professionals, if anybody has article titled WEB 2.0: Creating More Intelligent Web Applications in Digital Libraries by masood raza published in National Conference on Knowledge Management in the Globalized Era With regards Masood Raza Assistant Librarian Baddi University of Emerging Sciences & Technology Baddi (H.P)- 173 205 website: www.baddiuniv.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Assistant Librarian / Library Assistant
by Gurpreet singh 11 Mar '11

11 Mar '11

*Anna University of Technology, Chennai* CPT Campus , Taramani , Chennai – 600113 Applications are invited in the prescribed form for the following posts : - *Assistant / Junior Assistant / Steno Typist Grade-III / Typist / Record Clerk / Assistant/ Office Assistant / Driver / Laboratory Assistant (Civil) /Laboratory Assistant (Computer Science) / Data Entry Operator / Hardware Support Engineer/ System Network Engineer / Assistant Programmer / Pump Operator / Electrician / Wireman / Assistant Librarian / Library Assistant * *How to Apply* : candidates shall send application duly enclosing a Demand Draft for Rs.500/-.(Rs. 125/- for Tamilnadu SC/ST candidates) drawn in favour of “The Registrar, Anna University of Technology, Chennai” along with required enclosures to Registrar, Anna University of Technology, Chennai Central Polytechnic Campus, Tharamani, Chennai – 600113 on or before * 05/04/2011*. Please view http://www.annatech.ac.in/pdf/adv.pdf for details and application form. -- *Gurpreet Singh Libraries' In-Charge CT Group of Institutions Vill - Shahpur, P.O. - Udopur Via Jamsher Khas Jalandhar-144020 Punjab (India) (M) 09463356609 Phone No.* +91-181-2995967/68 +91-181-5055125/26/27 Ext Library 219 ** email:- gpslibrarian(a)gmail.com ** ctlibrarian(a)gmail.com* *http://www.ctgroup.in http://ctiemtlibrary.blogspot.com http://lispp.blogspot.com * -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Article
by Bindu 10 Mar '11

10 Mar '11

Dear Friends, Good morning! I am happy to share the following link with you, as my article got published in March issue of The Smarttechie, India magazine of Silicon India. http://www.thesmarttechie.com/magazine_articles/Intellectual_Property_Protec tion_Why_it_is_Important_id_HVRV58706485_2011.html Have 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 www.origiin.com 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 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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request for article
by Dr.D.P Prathap 10 Mar '11

10 Mar '11

dear colleagues if anybody has access to the following article, please provide: J of Environment Monitoring and Assessment 2000, V.64, pp.467-75 Title: Attenution of gaseous by green belts / khan and appasi Thanking you Yours Sincerely T.Shanmuganathan Technical Officer (Library) Sugarcane Breeding Institute coimbatore, m:99944-61172 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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A French touch to Gokarna's oldest library
by madhuresh.singhal 09 Mar '11

09 Mar '11

Dear All, Please see the news below. A French tourist is helping to save a library with a rare collection. I did a further research after reading this news and found a website exist giving the details about the collection and project. See http://www.pandratacircle.com/. I feel this could be a very useful library for Sanskrit scholars. Probably our Library Associations can help them in making this project successful. A French touch to Gokarna's oldest library TIMES NEWS NETWORK Karwar: Study Circle, the oldest library in Gokarna in Uttara Kannada district, is being renovated with the help of a foreign tourist. The library, which is home to a collection of rare and valuable books, had fallen into a state of disrepair without proper management. Elias Tabet, a French tourist, has now joined hands with the owner to revive the library. Tabet has been a regular visitor to Gokarna for the past 10 years. Five years ago, he stumbled upon the library when he visited G M Vedeshwar's home, and was surprised by the rare books he found there. He then promised to help Vedeshwar renovate the library. Tabet, with the support of other French tourists, formed Pandrata Circle, an organization to garner help and donations for the library's restoration. He prepared a detailed note about the collection of books in the library and circulated it among book lovers in France. He has collected donations from French companies and individuals, apart from 5,000 euros from the French embassy. The library owned by 82- year-old Vedeshwar has more than 4,000 rare Sanskrit books. The collection includes volumes of Sanskrit literature, philosophy, mythology, the Vedas, and more than 100 writings on palmyra leaves which are over 600 years old. Halegannada and Hosagannada, both published in Bombay about 175 years ago, are part of the valuable collection. The Samhita, Bramhana, Aranyaka, Rig Veda and Sihina, published in Sanskrit by the Maharaja of Mysore can also be found here. Apart from these, the library boasts of an impressive collection of books in Marathi, French, Hindi, German and 38 other languages. Tabet has decided to convert the collection into an online library first. Source: Times of India, Bangalore, 07th March 2011, page 7 Regards Madhuresh Singhal Manager - Knowledge Services Advinus Therapeutics Ltd 21 & 22, Phase 2, Peenya Industrial Area, Bangalore - 560058 Phone: +91 80 28394959 E-mail: madhureshsinghal(a)yahoo.com http://nettalk2.tripod.com/ Visit us at ToxExpo, 6-10 March 2011 in Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C., Booth# 1228 ************************************************************************************************* This email and its attachments are confidential and proprietary to Advinus Therapeutics Ltd. and are meant for the intended recipient only. If you are not the intended recipient, do not take any actions based on the contents of this message, except to permanently delete the message and its attachments and inform the sender immediately. ************************************************************************************************* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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UGC NET 2010 Question Papers
by murulieps＠excelindia.com 09 Mar '11

09 Mar '11

Dearl Professionals, I urgently require the Lbrary and Informlation Science Question Papers of UGC NET (2010 June and December). If anybody has them please send me. Thanks and regards Muruli Librarian Excel Public School Mysore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Article need
by Mahesh.. brp? 09 Mar '11

09 Mar '11

Dear Sir, One of my faculty need this article for his research work, if you have access send me this article. Application of artificial intelligence for the determination of package parameters for a desired solder joint fatigue life doi: 10.1108/13565360610659707 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/13565360610659707> -- *With Warm & Regards* ** *Mahesh. Y* *Assistant Librarian KS Group of Instituation Mallasandra Bangalore-62* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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UGC to rethink ban on distance PhD
by Mailing List Admin 08 Mar '11

08 Mar '11

From: sambhaji patil <sambhajipatil07(a)gmail.com> The University Grants Commission (UGC) will now seek legal opinion on its two-year-old ban on MPhil and PhD courses through distance learning. The decision came after universities have claimed that such a ban is hampering their autonomy. The commission discussed the matter at its last meeting on February 3, 2011 and decided to seek legal opinion on whether its regulations can override powers conferred on the universities by their acts to offer such courses, a source said. The UGC came out with a rule in 2009— the Minimum Standards and Procedure for Awards of MPhil/PhD Degree Regulation — that states research courses in the distant mode were of poor quality. The regulations have put a question mark on the future of nearly 10,000 students pursing such courses through universities across the country and the degrees that they will eventually get. Even those who have got such degrees since the regulations were issued face uncertainty. In order to protest the rule Open University IGNOU and evn regular universities have argued that their respective laws, passed by Parliament or the state legislatures, allowed them to offer such courses. Although there are institutions like IGNOU which are not following the bar, “The UGC regulations do not apply to us as we have been allowed to offer such courses under our act. That is why we did not stop our PhD and MPhil programmes,” vice-chancellor Rajasekharan Pillai said. Justifying the ban, R.K. Chauhan, a former UGC Secretary said, “The quality of research programmes like PhD and MPhil is poor in the distant-learning mode. Large numbers of students pursued such courses, which were treated equivalent to the National Eligibility Test (NET) held to appoint lecturers.” Chauhan contrasted the distance-learning programmes with the relatively tougher UGC rules that apply to the regular PhD and MPhil courses, under which students are to be given admission through an entrance test and must do a course before start working on their thesis. But Ignou vice-chancellor Pillai claimed the UGC had no authority to debar universities from offering any course. “Our university is an autonomous organisation under the IGNOU Act and is allowed to offer MPhil and PhD courses. We have been offering such courses since the 1990s. How can the UGC take away that power?” Officials of the central varsity have met a UGC panel and demanded that the ban be lifted. Pillai said IGNOU’s MPhil and PhD were more rigorous programmes. Students have to do a course work and get their research published in a varsity-prescribed journal. But A.N. Mishra, president of the Federation of the Central University Teachers’ Association, argued that as the statutory body regulating higher education, the UGC could set standards to maintain quality in research programmes. [Source: The Telegraph<http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110303/jsp/nation/story_13661256.jsp#> ] Please see website:- http://www.indiaeducationreview.com/news/ugc-rethink-over-ban-distance-phd From Sambhaji Patil Librarian MET's Institute of Engineering, Bhujbal Knowledge City, Adgaon, Nashik-3 Maharashtra 09420691868

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MACP for Librarians
by RK_Panda 08 Mar '11

08 Mar '11

Dear Professional, I wish to know some information from the government librarians coming under 6th pay commission. Whethere the librarians are coming under sixth pay commission MACP for 10/20/30 years policy ? if the answer is yes, kindly let me know the govt. office / organisation implemented it. Because KVS has implemented this scheme only for non-academic (non-teaching) staffs & the KVS librarians post do not comes under their defination. so as we people are devoid of this facility. Thanks -- Mr.R.K.Panda Librarian Kendriya Vidyalaya Gopalpur Military Station Odisha-7610052, India http://librarykvgopalpurms.wordpress.com Mob: 9861534316 -- 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] KOHA Implementation @ University of Mysore
by Vimal Kumar 08 Mar '11

08 Mar '11

Dear Friends, Adoption of Koha ILS in Mysore University and British Libraries in India is a good move. I hope that, this initiatives inspire other libraries to use Koha. Many libraries not automated yet due to lack of money to buy a proprietary software. Koha now is in mature stage to use in Indian libraries. Lack of awareness and training are the main barrier. A general perception rooted among librarians is that Open Source softwares are not user friendly and difficult to learn. Its true, many librarians got bitter experiences while try to install Koha. Now scene is changed lot, Koha Live CD is available for download. Koha is ready to use after installing the live CD. No need to install Koha after Linux installation. Here are the Koha Live CD/DVD link, http://kohalivecd.mizstik.com/p/koha-live-cd.html http://sourceforge.net/projects/kohalivedvd/ http://sourceforge.net/projects/liblivecd/ http://www.osslabs.biz/koha/livecd Regards, -- Vimal Kumar V. Mahatma Gandhi University Library Kottayam, Kerala- 686 560 Web: http://www.vimalkumar.co.nr Blog: http://vimalkumar.oksociety.in http://linuxhalwa.blogspot.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I forget what I was taught. I only remember what I have learnt" -Patrick White My profiles: [image: Delicious] <http://www.delicious.com/vimal0212> [image: SlideShare] <http://www.slideshare.net/vimal0212> [image: Flickr]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/vimal0212/> [image: Facebook] <http://www.facebook.com/home.php#%21/profile.php?id=512044127> [image: Twitter] <http://twitter.com/vimal0212>Latest tweet: Currently Browsing: http://is.gd/rB9XhG Follow @vimal0212 <http://twitter.com/vimal0212> <http://twitter.com/?status=@vimal0212%20&in_reply_to_status_id=446732401567…> Reply<http://twitter.com/?status=@vimal0212%20&in_reply_to_status_id=446732401567…> <http://twitter.com/?status=RT%20%40vimal0212%3A%20Currently%20Browsing%3A%2…> Retweet<http://twitter.com/?status=RT%20%40vimal0212%3A%20Currently%20Browsing%3A%2…> 13:48 Mar-07 <http://twitter.com/vimal0212/statuses/44673240156741630> Get this email app! <http://www.wisestamp.com/apps/twitter?utm_source=extension&utm_medium=email…> Signature powered by <http://www.wisestamp.com/email-install?utm_source=extension&utm_medium=emai…> WiseStamp<http://www.wisestamp.com/email-install?utm_source=extension&utm_medium=emai…> -- 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 Mamtha's Gmail 08 Mar '11

08 Mar '11

Dear Friends, Kindly provide full-text of following articles, if available in your library. 1. Effect of retinal blur on the peak latency of the pattern evoked potential. Sokol S, Moskowitz A * Vision Research (1981) ; 21 (8) :1279–86.* 2. Voluntary changes of visual evoked potentials in cases with hysteria and/or simulation [in Spanish]. Manresa MJ, Bonaventura I, Martinez I, et al. * Revista de Neurologica (1996) ;24 (127) :285– 6.* Thanking You. Best wishes Mamtha Pk Central Library Yenepoya University Deralakatte Reply Forward -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Doctorate annulled for plagiarism
by Mangesh J Ghodke 08 Mar '11

08 Mar '11

Doctorate annulled for plagiarism By: B V Shiva Shankar Date: 2011-03-08 Former member of academic council plans to appeal to the government to initiate criminal action against guide and student who prepared the thesis In a first ever, the High Court has ordered annulment of a PhD awarded for a doctoral thesis on grounds of plagiarism. Hearing a PIL, a two-member bench of the High Court comprising Chief Justice J S Kehar, and Justice A S Boppanna ordered annulling the resolution of the Bangalore University Syndicate for awarding a PhD for a thesis submitted by Venkataramanappa in 2003. It's a steal: Apart from content, pictures were used from books penned by Mylarappa's in Venkataramanappa's thesis MiD DAY had earlier carried a series of reports exposing the plagiarism along with copies of pages of the thesis, which were verbatim copy of the books Gramina Baduku and Krishi Karmikaru authored by B C Mylarappa. Content, apart from pictures were used in the thesis submitted by Venkataramanappa. Following the PhD being awarded to Venkataraman-appa, L Vasudeva Murthy, then member of the academic council, petitioned Governor T N Chaturvedi to cancel the plagiarised thesis. In 2007, Chaturvedi constituted an enquiry committee that confirmed that the content was indeed plagiarised. However, the government did not act on the governor's directions to annul the thesis, following which Murthy moved the High Court with the PIL. "It is a victory and truth prevailed after a long drawn out legal battle. I am happy that the court upheld my objections," said Murthy. Mylarappa, whose books were plagiarized, had allegedly allowed Venkataramanappa to use content from his books, since in order to be eligible for professorship as per the rules, he had to be guided by a PhD. Murthy added that he would appeal to the government to initiate criminal action against Mylarappa and Venkataramanappa, as according to the court this was a case of fraud. While Mylarappa declined to comment on the issue, Venkataramanappa remained unavailable for comment. http://www.mid-day.com/news/2011/mar/080311-News-Bangalore-academic-council… Mangesh Ghodke Sr. Librarian, L&T Infotech Ltd., Mumbai. Tel.: 022-67953011 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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GOC RATES
by Elan Ramesh 07 Mar '11

07 Mar '11

Dear Muruli you may go through the link below for Conversion rates purpose http://www.dsbpa.in/gocrates.php With regards. E.Ramesh Librarian www.mrcet.ac.in INFOSHARE 2011 AWARD WINNER(ASIS&T-USA) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography 2010/Digital Curation and Preservation Bibliography 2010
by Charles W. Bailey, Jr. 07 Mar '11

07 Mar '11

Digital Scholarship has released the Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography 2010. This 466-page book presents over 3,800 selected English-language articles, books, and other textual sources that are useful in understanding scholarly electronic publishing efforts on the Internet. It covers digital copyright, digital libraries, digital preservation, digital rights management, digital repositories, economic issues, electronic books and texts, electronic serials, license agreements, metadata, publisher issues, open access, and other related topics. Most sources have been published from 1990 through 2010. Many references have links to freely available copies of included works. The Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography 2010 is available as an open access PDF file and a low-cost paperback. All versions of the bibliography are available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License. http://digital-scholarship.org/sepb/annual/sepb2010.htm Digital Scholarship has also released the Digital Curation and Preservation Bibliography 2010. This 80-page book presents over 500 English-language articles, books, and technical reports that are useful in understanding digital curation and preservation. This selective bibliography covers digital curation and preservation copyright issues, digital formats (e.g., data, media, and e-journals), metadata, models and policies, national and international efforts, projects and institutional implementations, research studies, services, strategies, and digital repository concerns. Most sources have been published from 2000 through 2010; however, a limited number of key sources published prior to 2000 are also included. Many references have links to freely available copies of included works. The Digital Curation and Preservation Bibliography 2010 is available as an open access PDF file and as a low-cost paperback. All versions of the bibliography are available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License. http://digital-scholarship.org/dcpb/dcpb2010.htm For further information about Digital Scholarship publications, see the "Digital Scholarship Publications Overview" and "Reviews of Digital Scholarship Publications." http://digital-scholarship.org/about/overview.htm http://digital-scholarship.org/announce/reviews.htm Translate (oversatta, oversette, prelozit, traducir, traduire, tradurre, traduzir, or ubersetzen): http://digital-scholarship.org/announce/dcpb2010_en.htm http://digital-scholarship.org/announce/sepb2010_en.htm -- Best Regards, Charles Charles W. Bailey, Jr. Publisher, Digital Scholarship http://digital-scholarship.org/cwb/cwbaileyprofile.htm -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy for the post of Deputy Librarian
by sushanta kumar pathy 07 Mar '11

07 Mar '11

Dear Professional (s),Please refer the link below for vacancy for the post of "Deputy Librarian" at IIT Bhubaneswar.http://www.iitbbs.ac.in/jobs-iitbbs.phpRgds,Sushanta Kumar PathyCentral Library,Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), BhubaneswarSamantapuri (Rear-side of Hotel Swosti Plaza)Bhubaneswar- 751013, ODISHAEmail: spathy@iitbbs.ac.inOffice:0674-2306292 (D)www.iitbbs.ac.inwww.iitbbs.gov.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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What LIS Student Should Know
by srinivas rao 07 Mar '11

07 Mar '11

What LIS Student Should Know? Every year, a group of students joins the universities on their way to becoming librarians and information professionals. Each group is full of energy and ideas, and ready to take on the world. Each student believes in the power of information, even before they fully realize the power that information holds. Every person is willing to make sacrifices in order to reach his/her goal. While the wide-eyed "this is awesome" attitude remains during the semester, it often becomes tempered as students attend to the details of their classes and their lives as graduate students. The end of the semester is in sight, but there is so much to do before then! 1. You have selected a noble professional, no matter what name you use to describe it. Every organization and person needs help locating and using information, and you are becoming poised to assist them. You can help them with its organization and retrieval. You can help with its interpretation and dissemination. You can work to ensure that information is available to those who need it, no matter who the person is or where the person is located. 2. Yes, what we call ourselves is in flux. We do seem to be hung-up on labels, which is unfortunate. What really matters are the knowledge and skills that we have. Your knowledge and skills will open doors for you, and land you in positions that you might not have imagined when you first said, "I want to be a librarian." 3. Your coursework won't teach you everything you need to know. While you will learn a tremendous amount during your coursework, LIS programs are not apprenticeships and we're not like medical schools where students do full-fledged residencies as part of their programs. You will learn theory and introduce you to practice they will give you opportunities to learn and to dive into your practice through specific assignments and your internship. 4. Every information professional you meet during your graduate program is a person who can connect you to a job. It doesn't matter if you see the person in the classroom, at a conference, or on a library tour...that person has connections that could help you, if only you asked. mmm...and there is the problem...you have to engage the person in order to ask about opportunities. I know that it isn't easy talking to strangers, but you’re joining a profession that likes to share information and be helpful (those really are our traits), so just start with "hi" and let a conversation start. Remember to exchange contact information and then, when you're comfortable, ask about the opportunities that person sees on the horizon. 5. Your reputation, CV/Resume and portfolio matter. I believe in having a portfolio of work that you can share with a prospective employer, as well as your resume/CV. Many people are creating their portfolios online and including in them samples of their work (e.g., papers and presentations). Keep in mind that your portfolio doesn't need to be fancy; it just needs to be a good representation of you. Placing this information online -- either on a web site, in a blog, or in LinkedIn (perhaps with a connection to SlideShare) -- allows you to present what you want people to know about you and your work. It also makes you more findable. Someone searching on a topic of interest may stumble upon something you have and then be interested in you as a professional. And - yes - you want to be findable. As you think about your resume and portfolio, also think about your reputation. According to a Microsoft survey of more than 1,200 hiring managers in December 2009, 79% of companies and recruiters reviewed online information about job applicants and 70% had actually rejected candidates based on what they found. - Information Today, Nov. 2010, p. 1 Take time to clean up that information that is online about you in Facebook and other social networking site. Review the photos that you're in and make sure that they reflect the you that an employer would like to hire. And check your profiles - even in places like Twitter - to ensure that they say what you truly want to communicate. 6. Don't lose out on a job opportunity because you either were not findable or what was found wasn't deemed professional. Use all of the resources that are available to you. I suspect that you haven't explored all of the resources that are available to you on campus that will help you prepare to find a job as well as ensure that you're prepared for that job. Have you stopped into Career Services? Have you done mock interviews? Have you check out other resources that have been mentioned on syllabi, in classes or during orientation? Odds are that you haven't and that's a shame. Those resources are there to help you (and you've paid for them), so you should be using them. There are also resources on campus to help you when you’re stressed or when your world seems to be crashing around you. If you need them, please - please - please use them. If you don't know what those resources might be, please ask. Yes, there are also fun resources on campus. We tend to get caught up in all the work that needs to be done and forget that relaxation is important. So do schedule time to walk through a building that you think is interesting or to check out an art exhibit. Those few moments will help to refuel you. 7. Ingest more content about the profession. That includes reading blogs as well as the professional literature, watching videos and presentations, and listening to podcasts. You might start with: Information Today (magazine)Searcher (magazine)EContent (magazine)Library Journal (magazine) LibPunk Radio (podcast)Adventures in Library Instruction (podcast)T is for Training (podcast)Free Range Librarian (blog) Tennant: Digital Libraries (blog)Book of Trogool (blog)David Lee King (blog)Walking Papers (blog) Of course, these are a few of hundreds of resources available to you! So explore and find those that challenge your thinking as well as inform you. Develop an informed opinion about the profession and what we do (or should be doing). If you haven't joined a professional association, forum do so and then read its discussion lists, blogs, and journals as well as attend its meetings. Srinivasa Rao Ganta Librarian Bharat Institute of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad Mobile9666656116 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library Destruction in Egypt
by Prof. Juran Krishna Sarkhel 07 Mar '11

07 Mar '11

Dear Modrator, Please post the following message: Let's show the world that libraries have a heart and can unite to help the Egyptian people rebuild their public libraries. Two public libraries in Cairo, Egypt were senselessly destroyed this February by vandals who stole and burned the contents and left the two libraries in ruins. Queens Library has a formal partnership with the Integrated Care Society which operates the network of public libraries in Cairo. Library professionals of Egypt are rallying cry to libraries and library lovers globally to help the Egyptian friends rebuild and reopen as soon as possible. Together, the millions of people who support libraries worldwide can help reopen the doors to the information and opportunities that libraries provide to the people of Cairo. Please create and promote a link on your library's home page to the URL below so the people you serve have an opportunity to donate, if they so choose. Please do all you can do to promote this effort. http://www.queenslibrary.org/ext/cairo/index.htm The destruction of a public library is a blow felt by all - promoting this link on library home pages worldwide can make a difference by providing an opportunity for the people in our cities, towns, and villages to help. Thank you. Dr. J. K. Sarkhel Professor of Library & Information Science & Director, Directorate of Open and Distance Learning University of Kalyani Kalyani-741235 West Bengal; India Mobile: 09433175705 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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KOHA Implementation @ University of Mysore
by Nagana Goudar 07 Mar '11

07 Mar '11

Dear Professionals, After an extensive survey and analysis, an Expert Committee consisting of senior library professionals and teaching faculty of University of Mysore recommended the adoption of KOHA, an open source integrated library management system for automating libraries under University of Mysore including Main Library and libraries of Constituent Colleges (5), Institutions (13), PG Centers (3) and Departments (37). Our earlier attempts (before 2003) of automating our libraries using ILMSs like Libsys, TLMS and SLIM were discontinued with little OPAC work done due to various reasons. However, now we have migrated the bibliographic records created as a result of earlier attempts into a newly adopted system KOHA. Why KOHA? KOHA is selected based on the following key considerations: 1) Features / Capabilities: - KOHA’s cataloging, OPAC and circulation modules are of superior quality to alternativesavailable, both commercial and open access ones; - Acquisition and Serials control modules are adequate for our requirement at this time. We expect these modules to improve in the next version of KOHA 3.4 especially in the context of Indian libraries in the coming months due to extensive ongoing developmental work going on both sponsored and through strong KOHA community members (130) world over; - KOHA is MARC 21, SIP2, UTF-8 compliant and fully web based; - Moving context based “browse shelf” facility helps us to know books on both sides of selected books on the concerned shelf; - OPAC searching automatically picks up Google books concerned based on ISBN number with a facility to see related books, many a times with a full text availability; - KOHA supports integration of barcode and RFID integration/ implementation; - Web 2.0 and Lib 2.0applications 2) Adoption of KOHA in India: - Good number of libraries including few university libraries have already adopted KOHA; - KOHA has become very popular in Kerala; - Some libraries using other ILMSs have already switched to KOHA and some are in the pipeline; - British Council librariesin India and Sri Lanka, who were using Libsys are in the process of switching over to KOHA soon. - DRTC has taken appropriate steps towards popularizing KOHA 3) Upfront and ongoing cost: All software including operating system (Linux) and database server (MySQL) are open source irrespective of number of libraries, records, OPACs etc. Continuity of KOHA as open source is ensured. 4) No risks involved: KOHA being open source software we are not tied up with any software vendor and thereby we have freedom to choose /change any service vendor any time. 5) KOHA implementation at UoM: - KOHA is already installed and configured on Linux operating system; - Migration of existing record to KOHA is completed; - Creation of new OPAC records is in full swing; - We have trained more than 30 staff for database creation and all housekeeping modules; - Few staff members have been trained for Linux administration; - Still we need to implement circulation module; 6) Model we have adopted: - Createsingle database of estimated 11 lakhs bibliographic records of books available in above mentioned 56 libraries; - Distributed housekeeping and data entry activities at all institutions / colleges; - Search single or all libraries at one go; - Unique accession number for each document irrespective library holding it; - Unique patron number for different level of faculty, research scholars and students irrespective institution/college; - Plan to introduce master membership cardwith eligibility to borrow documents from any library under UoM; 7) Vendor for implementation and support work: - Nucsoft OSS Labs, Bangalorehave supported us in this venture; - They have strong team of more than 11 staff for serving their customers; - Apart from installation, configuration and maintenance, they have successfully migrated the old records originated from ILMSs mentioned above; - Our experience with OSS Labs is very goodwith ensured service in shortest possible time. 8) Database on third party cloud computing platform: - OSS Lab people have arranged hosting our database in cloud computing environment with Amazon’s elastic cloud computing platform with 99.95% availability, 99.9999% data durability, information security based on ISO 27000 standards, scalability and flexibility. 9) Future planning: - Networking of all library OPACs of affiliated colleges under University of Mysore; - Development of KOHA Community in India (in fact many libraries in Kerala have already adopted KOHA as well in other states facilitating formation of KOHA community); - We expect our staff to do documentation, testing and even some software development. 10) General comments: - Taking into account of the least cost involved only for implementation and maintenance, KOHA is the best option for different kind of libraries including academic, special and public libraries of all sizes; - We need to have more number of training programs on KOHA; - Some of the LIS Departments have already added KOHA in their syllabus, others need to follow; - Our users are very happy with performance of KOHA in all angles. Our OPAC is available at URL: http://libcat.mysore-univ.org All our library staff have been giving their best for realizing the long pending library automation and modernization program. Our Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor Prof. V.G. Talawar has given all the necessary support and encouragement in our endeavour. I appreciate in getting your feedback. I shall be glad to answer any related questions. Dr. IRN Goudar Visiting Professor and Library Advisor Mysore University Library Mobile: 919611165781 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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