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Be Careful of such kind of Databases
by Pawan Agrawal 01 May '09

01 May '09

*Dear Professional regards,* Now as the trend going on. We all are looking for e-journal and e-databases for our library to improve our services to the user. But in this trend, there are many professional or i will call them as ill-minded people who are taking benefit of OPEN ACCESS journals to earn money. These people are selling their databases purely contained open access journals only. They collects open access jounals and other literature from the net and selling it to the libraries for higher cost. And We are paying for the content what is already free. So I Request you not to be trapped by such databases and enquire before subscribing such databases and their catagory whether these are subscription based journals or open access journals. So we can use that amount to provide better services to our users in stead vesting money for such kind of databases. -- Thanks and Regards Pawan R. Agrawal Assistant Librarian SBSK Medical Institute and Reseach Centre Library Sumandeep Vidyapeeth University At & Post. Piparia. 02668-245264 Ph. 9376135580 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Internet Resources Newsletter - May 2009 issue
by MacLeod, Roderick A 30 Apr '09

30 Apr '09

____________________________________________ Internet Resources Newsletter ____________________________________________ The latest edition of the FREE monthly newsletter for academics, students and researchers is now available at: http://www.hw.ac.uk/libwww/irn/irn172/irn172.html No subscription or registration is needed to access this full-text newsletter at the above site. You can also subscribe to the free, full-text email version at: http://www.hw.ac.uk/libwww/irn/irn.html There's also an RSS feed for the newsletter: http://www.hw.ac.uk/libwww/irn/irn.rss Featured in this issue: Comment Internet Resources Newsletter by email and RSS Random Quotes News items of interest A-Z New & Notable Web Sites: About 100 new and notable websites: new services, ejournals, directories, search engines, publishers, government sites, booksellers, calls for papers, software, news services, conferences, research groups, plus anything else of interest, etc, etc. Nice Web Site(s): Harvesters - national and international, INIS Database Blogorama and Twittersphere Selected interesting blogs, RSS feeds and related news items, and also Twitter items Get a life! Leisure Time After hours Published by Heriot-Watt University Library, and edited by Roddy MacLeod (R.A.MacLeod(a)hw.ac.uk) Catherine Ure and Marion Kennedy -- Heriot-Watt University is a Scottish charity registered under charity number SC000278. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Congratulations to Yunus and Shena for receiving VLIR Sholarsip
by Sainul Abideen 30 Apr '09

30 Apr '09

Dear Friends, I am glad to inform you that, Mr Yunus TP (Digital Library Trainee, IIITM-K, Thiruvananthapuram) and Ms Sneha Tripati (BHU) have won VLIR Schlarship for "International Training Programme on Scientific and Technological Information Management in Universities and Libraries: an Active Training Environment" at Vrije Universiteit, Brussel, Belgium ; with the scholarship from the <http://www.scholarships.vliruos.be/index.php?language=EN&navid=244&direct_t…>VLIR-OUS,Belgium. I Congratulate them for their achievements With best regards Sainul Abideen P, (BSc,ADIS,PGDCA, VLIR Scholar Belgium) Librarian Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management-Kerala [IIITM-K] NILA, Technopark, Karyavattom PO Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala Ph 0471-2700777,2527567,2700965 exn 111 Mobile -9496252786 www.iiitmk.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Article published in Hindustan Times
by Mailing List Admin 30 Apr '09

30 Apr '09

Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:43:36 +0530 From: BHAVESH PATEL <bhaveshlib(a)gmail.com> Dear LIS Friends, Article published in Hindustan Times: A machine prints a book in minutes! URL:- http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=a5d9441b-2a8d-401… Regards -- Bhavesh Patel Bsc. MLib & Isc. Librarian, SAARC Documentation Center, NISCAIR, New Delhi 9953546266

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biography of K D Naegamvala
by Mailing List Admin 30 Apr '09

30 Apr '09

Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:34:56 +0530 (IST) From: vagiiap(a)iiap.res.in Dear Friends I am looking for a biography of K D Naegamvala written by his son N K D Naigamvalla titled ~stars of the Dawn` poona, 1946. If any of the librairies in India has a copy kindly let me know. Thanking you Dr A vagiswari IIAP, Bangalore

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National Union catalogue on Web
by Rekha Mittal 30 Apr '09

30 Apr '09

National Union Catalogue of Scientific Serials in India (NUCSSI), the first indigenous database created at NISCAIR (erstwhile INSDOC) is now available on web. It can be accessed at www.niscair.res.in/nucssi. NUCSSI helps in locating serial holdings in S&T libraries of the country. This is integrated with e-mail for routing library/ user request information. NISCAIR has taken up the job of updating the database with the cooperation and support of participating libraries to provide information to users free of cost. Login based access has been given to libraries for validating/updating the holding information of new journal titles added and old journal titles discontinued/ deleted in their library. S&T libraries may register for adding their holdings to national union catalogue. ----------------------------------------- This email was sent using NISCAIR's web mail service. "" http://niscair.res.in/

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Vacancy 1 post of Asst librarian at Tezpur University
by Gouri Sankar Karmakar 30 Apr '09

30 Apr '09

Dear Professional Vacancy 1 post of Assistant Librarian at Tezpur University Resarvation: SC Last date; Form issue: 28.05.09 Form receipt: 01.06.09 For more deatils: www.tezu.ernaet.in -- Gouri Sankar Karmakar Librarian, Barbhag College PO: Kalag, Dist: Nalbari Assam, PIN: 781 351

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Prof. V.G. Talawar Felicitation Function:Invitation
by I.R.N.Goudar 29 Apr '09

29 Apr '09

Dear Professional Friends, PLEASE NOTE: The Organising Secretary of the Felicitation Committee has sent the invitation to all addresses available. This message is for all those who did not get the invitation in time for postal delay,etc. ---------------- As you are aware Prof. V.G. Talawar has made the LIS Profession proud by achieving a very prestigious position as Vice Chancellor of University of Mysore. Earlier he worked as Librarian at BEL and Mangalore University. For quite some time he served in various positions such as Professor of Library & Information Science, Director of Staff Training College and Registrar at University of Mysore. Being a down to earth man, he is loved and respected by one and all. Imporatant library associations in Karnataka like IPLA, IALA, KALA, KSULA, KSCLA, KMLA, KSPLEA, etc have come together to organize a Felicitation Function to Prof. V.G. Talawar. Many important dignitaries including Dr. Jagadish Arora, Director, INFLIBNET; Prof. K. Siddappa, Former VC, BU; Prof. H.A. Ranganath, Director, NAAC; Prof. N. Prabhu Dev, VC, BU; Prof. M.I. Savadatti, former VC, Mangalore University will be gracing the occasion in the Holy Divine presence of H.H. Sri. Sri. Sri Shivaratri Deshikendra Mahaswamiji of Suttur Math. This function is organized by Prof. V.G. Talawar Felicitation Committee with Prof. P. Sadashivamurthy as the Chairman and Dr. P.V. Konnur as the Organizing Secretary. Let us all come together and felicitate Prof. Talwar for his unique achievement. VENUE: Granthangana, City Central Library, West Zone, Hampi Nagar, RPC Layout, Bangalore (very near to RPC Layout city bus terminus) Date & Time: Friday, 1st May 2009 at 5.30 pm. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. I.R.N. Goudar Tel: 91-80-25086081 Sci G & Head, Information Centre for 91-80-25235315 Aerospace Science and Technology Fax: 91-80-25268072 National Aerospace Laboratories E-mail:goudar@css.nal.res.in Airport Road, BANGALORE-560 017 India http://www.icast.org.in/staff/goudar.html -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Information service on Management Research
by Nicman Project 29 Apr '09

29 Apr '09

Dear LIS-FORUM Members I would like to inform you all that NICMAN (National Information Center on Management) set up at Vikram Sarabhai Library, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad is going to start an article delivery service on membership basis for subjects like *Business & economics*, communication and journalism, IT, Education, Science, Psychology, Social sciences, Law, History and many likes. The views and needs of the peers in this regard will be highly appreciable. The center also produces two current awareness bulletins (list of current articles with full bibliographic details and author & keyword/subject index) on marketing management. Pl. contact: nicman(a)iimahd.ernet.in -- Thanks and warm regards. Richa Srivastava NICMAN Project VS Library, IIM-A Ahmedabad 38 00 15.

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Import Winisis data in to Dspace: Help needed
by Vimal Kumar 29 Apr '09

29 Apr '09

Dear Friends, I request your help to import WINISIS data into Dspace? Please help me to find a good documentation for this purpose. Which is the popular method follows in libraries? Thanks in advance. -- Vimal Kumar V. Asst. Librarian Asian School of Business Technopark, Trivandrum-695 581 Web: www.vimalkumar.co.nr Blog: http://vimalkumar.oksociety.in OK Society Volunteer. http://oksociety.in --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I forget what I was taught. I only remember what I have learnt" -Patrick White -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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request for article
by YASHWANT G KANADE 29 Apr '09

29 Apr '09

Dear LIS-FORUM Members, I would appreciate if any one could kindly send me a soft copy of the following article for our faculty? Entropic Evidence for Linguistic Structure in the Indus Script by Rajesh P N Roa; Nisha Yadav; Mayank N Vahia et al. Published in Science April 2009 With Warm Regards -- YASHWANT G KANADE SGO / Librarian Centre for Ecological Sciences Indian Institute of Science BANGALORE - 560012, Karnataka, INDIA kanade(a)ces.iisc.ernet.in

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World Book and Copyright Day 2009celebrations at KV Pattom
by faisal sl 29 Apr '09

29 Apr '09

Dear Professional Partners, The Library Media Centre at Kendriya Vidyalaya, Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram celebrated the World Book and Copyright Day with various programmes from 22-28 April 2009. -Exhibition of popular books (22-28 April) -Bookmark designing competition (22 April) -Meet The Author : Well known Malayalam poet and Asan poetry prize winner Dr. D. Vinayachandran interacted with the students and gave away the prizes. For detailed report and photographs visit http://librarykvpattom.wordpress.com/world-book-day-2008/ The celebration provided an opportunity to the students to know more about books, copyrights and reading. Thank you S.L.Faisal Librarian Kendriya Vidyalaya Pattom,Thiruvananthapuram-695 004 Kerala India Ph.09447699724 Official http://librarykvpattom.wordpress.com http://libzine.wordpress.com http://homeworksonline.wordpress.com Professional http://librarynext.wordpress.com http://kvlblogs.wordpress.com Social Networks http://kvlibrarians.ning.com/ http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/isl-link/ Personal http://slfaisal.wordpress.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Maharashtra Govt. Circular for the library professionals whose proposals are sent to UGC for Exemption...
by Ajay Kamble 28 Apr '09

28 Apr '09

Dear All, We have received a circular from Mr. Lavande, Librarian, Arts and Commerce College, Pusegaon, Tq. Khatao, Dist. Satara. It is published by Maharashtra Govt. in which the list of UGC approved universities is attached... It is further mentioned that the degrees of these universities can be accepted for employment in Maharashtra State.... It includes Alagappa University and Madurai Kamraj University too.... The Circular is uploaded on MLOSC google group and the link is provided on GRs and Circulars page of our website www.mlsc.co.nr. -- Ajay M. Kamble Librarian Annasaheb Vartak Arts, Commerce, Science College, Vasai Road (W), Dist. Thane - 401202 www.mlsc.co.nr www.ajaykamble.co.nr -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Teaching Post in Library Science
by mukesh jha 28 Apr '09

28 Apr '09

BUNDELKHAND UNIVERSITY (Kanpur Road, Jhansi (UP)) Application are invited for the following Teaching positions *Library & Information Science*: 04 posts (*Reader-2*, *Lecturer-2*) *Pay Scale* : Rs.16400-22400 for Professor and Rs.12000-18300 for Reader and Rs.8000-13500 for Lecturer How to Apply : Application on prescribed form along with bank draft of Rs. 350/- (Rs. 175/- for SC/ST) drawn in favour of Finance Officer Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, payable at SBI, BU branch, Jhansi must reach the office of the Registrar, Bundelkhand university, Jhansi-281428 latest by 26/05/2009. The application must also be supported with photocopies of requisite documents related to educational qualification, teaching experience, research publications, reservationss etc. View detail of the advertisement at http://www.bujhansi.org/_recru/_pdf/Regular_faculty-Adv090409.pdf , and application format is available at http://www.bujhansi.org/_recru/_pdf/Regular_faculty-frm090409.pdf Wits Regards Mukesh Kumar Jha M.L.I.Sc(BHU 2008) Library Intern(BHU CL) email Id: mukeshlib(a)gmail.com Mob: o9654448933 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Lecture on "Institutional Archives and the Writing of Contemporary History" at SRELS, Bangalore on 25 th April at 6.00 p.m
by Byrappa, Ananda (GE, Research) 28 Apr '09

28 Apr '09

Dear All, You are cordially invited to attend the following lecture organized by Karnataka State Library Association. TOPIC: Institutional Archives and the Writing of Contemporary History SPEAKER: Mrs. Indira Chowdhury PLACE: Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science (SRELS) 702, 'Upstairs', 42nd Cross, III Block Rajajinagar, Bangalore - 560 010 DATE & TIME: Saturday April 25, 2009 at 6.00 p.m. ABOUT THE LECTURE: In this presentation, Speaker shall be drawing on her recent experience in setting up the Archives of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Science in Mumbai and focus on the factors that shape the writing of contemporary history. What are the resources that contemporary history can draw on to rediscover and document the environment in which particular events took place in the not too distant past? While setting up the Archives of the Institute Homi Bhabha built, it soon became clear that examining just the annual reports and technical papers were insufficient to understand the historical circumstances that gave birth to the Institute two years before Indian independence. What resources could then be used in understanding, accessing and assessing the influence of the environment on this particular formation? What kind of institution did Homi Bhabha, whose centenary year this is, aim to create when he set up TIFR? And finally, how does a historian tap into other kinds of resources to face the challenges that any institutional archives presents? These are some of the questions that this presentation will address. ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Indira Chowdhury was formerly Professor of English at Jadavpur University, Kolkata. A PhD in History from the School of Oriental and African Studies, London, her book The Frail Hero and Virile History (OUP, 1998) was awarded the Tagore Prize (Rabindra Puraskar) in 2000. Also interested in lexicography she also compiled the Supplement of Indian English words published in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary in 1995. In 2004, she published The First Promise - a translation of a major Bengali novel into English. She is based in Bangalore where she has set up Archival Resources for Contemporary History a Consultancy service for Institutions, families and communities. She is a Consultant Archivist for several institutions among them, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, IIT Kanpur, Naandi, Hyderabad and Dr Reddy's Laboratory, Hyderabad. Thanks, Anand Ananda T.Byrappa General Secretary Karnataka State Library Association -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for papers
by Kshema Prakash 28 Apr '09

28 Apr '09

Dear Colleagues, Can someone kindly send me a copy of the following papers? 1. Sy-Ming Guu, Yan-Kuen Wu, Minimizing a linear objective function under a max-t-norm fuzzy relational equation constraint, Fuzzy Sets and Systems, In Press, Uncorrected Proof, Available online 1 April 2009. 2. Jun-Lin Lin, On the relation between fuzzy max-Archimedean t-norm relational equations and the covering problem, Fuzzy Sets and Systems, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 8 February 2009. Regards, Kshema Dr. (Ms.) Kshema Prakash Faculty Librarian - Gr I, Contact Person e-Journals (Library) & Coordinator - Distance Library Services DEI Central Library Dayalbagh Educational Institute (Deemed University) Dayalbagh, Agra 282 0110 Uttar Pradesh, India Mob: +919897190604 http://kshema-distancelibraryservices.blogspot.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Which open source ILS is best? A short answer
by Vimal Kumar 28 Apr '09

28 Apr '09

Dear Friends, I confronted with this query at various occasions. My view towards this topic is follows. We have to consider the truth; no ILS is perfect in all aspects. If we learn in detail, we can find that each ILS (both commercial and open source) has its own strength and weakness. In the case of Koha (version 3.1) acquisition module has only basic features. Current acquisition module may not be suitable for big library system. It does not mean Koha is not good. Open source software development is community dependent and improving day by day with the help of users and developers across the world. Next release of Koha (3.2) will introduce new acquisition module with new features. Another freedom with open source ILS is the free availability. No trial version, you can try full version. You can install two or three popular open source ILS in your test machine and make a detailed comparative study. Go through all modules and try all features in each ILS. Check whether each ILS can match with your functional requirements in your library. Basic functional modules will be same with most of the open source ILS. But you can find certain features are more suitable for the library environment where software developed. Most of the open source ILS projects are originated from different countries. Koha developed for Harowhenua Library Trust, New Zealand, Evergreen developed for PINES consortium in USA and GNUTECA developed in Brazil. In certain cases open source ILS popular in one country may not be ready to use for libraries in other countries. For example PMB open source ILS is popular in France and more suitable for library environment there. NewGenLib genuinely developed for the requirements of Indian libraries and you can find more features suitable for Indian libraries. Health of an open source ILS project depends up on the degree of involvement by users and developers group. Users valuable suggestions are necessary to fix bugs, find usability problems and make more improvements. Koha has more community support than any other open source ILS. Other things we have to consider while selecting open source ILS are availability of detailed documentation, user friendly interface, standards for interchange of data, community and commercial support. -- Vimal Kumar V. Asst. Librarian Asian School of Business Technopark, Trivandrum-695 581 Web: www.vimalkumar.co.nr Blog: http://vimalkumar.oksociety.in OK Society Volunteer. http://oksociety.in --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I forget what I was taught. I only remember what I have learnt" -Patrick White -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Regional Workshop on Koha organised by DELNET at Amrita School of Engineering, Bangalore from May 18-20, 2009
by Sangeeta Kaul 27 Apr '09

27 Apr '09

delnet announces Regional Workshop on on Koha - An Open-Source Integrated Library System (ILS) : An Ideal Opportunity for Libraries from May 18-20, 2009 at Amrita School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Bangalore -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Accommodation is provided free of charge to the delegates for four days stay at the Campus. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Participation Fee (For India and SAARC countries) : Member Institutions of DELNET Rs 3000 per delegate (25% discount on participation fee of more than one delegate from the same organisation) Non-Member Institutions of DELNET Rs 3500 per delegate (25% discount on participation fee of more than one delegate from the same organisation) Participants from North-East Institutions Rs 1500 per delegate Detailed Brochure available at www.delnet.nic.in For further details write to : Sangeeta Kaul Network Manager & Workshop Coordinator DELNET-Developing Library Network JNU Campus, Nelson Mandela Road Vasant Kunj New Delhi-110070 Tel: 91-11-26742222, 32471010, 32471011 Fax: 91-11-26741122 Mobile : 09810329992 Email: sangs(a)delnet.ren.nic.in, sangskaul2003(a)yahoo.co.in Web : www.delnet.nic.in Mr K K Suresh Librarian Amrita School of Engineering Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Deemed University Kasavanahalli Off: Sarjapura Road Carmelaram Post Bengaluru-560 035 Tel: 080-28441216 -17 Web : www.amrita.edu, http://210.212.205.25/opac Email: kk_suresh(a)blr.amrita.edu, suresh_amrita(a)rediffmail.com _______________________________________________________________________________ Sangeeta Kaul Network Manager DELNET-Developing Library Network Jawaharlal Nehru University Campus Nelson Mandela Road Vasant Kunj New Delhi-110070 Tel: 91-11-26742222, 32471010, 32471002, 32471011 Fax: 91-11-26741122 Email: sangs(a)delnet.ren.nic.in, sangskaul2003(a)yahoo.co.in, sangskaul(a)gmail.com Web : www.delnet.nic.in ________________________________________________________________________________ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Digitisation could help economy, says ARL director
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 26 Apr '09

26 Apr '09

http://www.researchinformation.info/news/news_story.php?news_id=435 Digitisation could help economy, says ARL director 12 February 2009 The executive director of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has urged the US government to finance a large-scale digitisation project as a way to help in the current economic crisis. The project that he wants President Obama and the US Congress to back would see the country's library and other cultural collections digitised and put on the web. In an article in the Chronicle of Higher Education, ARL's Charles B. Lowry argued that 'Investing in an open, universal digital commons will help ease the current economic crisis by creating jobs, equipping workers with 21st-century skills, and laying a foundation for innovation and national competitiveness in business and research.' He believes that infrastructure developments should go beyond roads and bridges. 'We should also build our digital infrastructure and equip workers with skills they can use in the years ahead—skills for the information age,' he explained. According to Lowry, with immediate funding, up to 10,000 people could quickly be trained and employed scanning public-domain library materials. He estimates that creating a universal digital library of 10 million books would cost $300 million, which he sees as a modest price tag compared with many public-works projects. Lowry's opinion piece, 'Let’s Spur Recovery by Investing in Information,' appeared in the 6 February 2009, issue of the Chronicle. Related internet links ARL Prof. N.LAXMAN RAO, Professor of Library & Information Science, & Director, UGC-Academic Staff College (Retd), Osmania University, HYDERABAD- 500 007 (INDIA) President, Association of British Scholars (Hyderabad Chapter) 91-40-27171565, 27177763 (res): 09246547599 (Mobile) e:mail-- naglaxman(a)yahoo.com OR naglaxman(a)gmail.com SAVE THE EARTH / ENVIRONMENT- SAVE YOURSELF -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Last UK research council mandates open access
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 26 Apr '09

26 Apr '09

http://www.researchinformation.info/news/news_story.php?news_id=436 Last UK research council mandates open access 12 February 2009 The Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has decided to mandate open-access publication of the research that it funds. However, it says that academics should be able to choose whether they use the so-called green option (ie, self-archiving in an on-line repository) or to use the gold option (ie, pay-to-publish in an open access journal). This decision, which was made at the EPSRC council's December meeting, follows a consultation by Research Councils UK, in collaboration with the Research Information Network and the Department of Trade and Industry. ESPRC was the only one of the seven Research Councils UK, which hadn't already adopted an open-access mandate; the others having announced theirs back in 2006. ESPRC will publish further details of its policy later in the spring. Related internet links EPSRC's open-access policy Prof. N.LAXMAN RAO, SAVE THE EARTH / ENVIRONMENT- SAVE YOURSELF -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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OCLCs new initiative
by Jai Haravu 26 Apr '09

26 Apr '09

Friends OCLC has recently announced a major initiative, what it calls, "the first Web-scale, cooperative library management service". This will ultimately bring into WorldCat Local the full complement of functions traditionally performed by a locally installed integrated library system (ILS). The initiative, when it becomes full-fledged wll no doubt challenge the ILS market place. OCLC's vision involves shifting increasing portions of activity managed library-by-library through locally or consortially implemented automation systems to the network level, subsumed under the global WorldCat infrastructure. Libraries that subscribe to FirstSearch WorldCat will get, for no additional charge, the WorldCat Local "quick start" service: a locally branded catalog interface. People may like to see the article in the link below by Marshall Breeding, a well respected expert in library technologies. http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6653619.html Haravu -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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New IFLA website
by Charu 25 Apr '09

25 Apr '09

Respected Friends, Greetings for the day. Change is the rule of life and Library Information Science world is not an exception of this basic rule. IFLA is not the new name in LIS world but today it got a new face. On Wednesday 22 April Claudia Lux, IFLA President, officially launched the new IFLA website. This happening took place in the presence of all IFLA Governing Board members that were gathered in The Hague at IFLA HQ for the April Governing Board Meeting. The new website and other relevant details can be accessed on following link------ http://www.ifla.org/ Regards, Miss Charu Mathur -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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NISCAIR Short Term Courses in May 2009
by G Mahesh 25 Apr '09

25 Apr '09

NISCAIR will be conducting the following short term courses during May 2009: 1. Patent Drafting (11-15 May 2009) 2. Science communication through print media (18-20 May 2009) 3. Information Technology for Information Management (25 May - 26 June 2009) For more details, please contact Dr. Narendra Kumar, In-charge, Training (Ph: 26863617, 26965094) or send an email to: training(a)niscair.res.in G. Mahesh Scientist, NISCAIR -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Complete list of Indian libraries
by Vimal Kumar 25 Apr '09

25 Apr '09

Dear Friends, I would like to know the availability of comprehensive list of libraries in India. I made a search using google, but I could found only incomplete lists. Any directory of libraries in India available? Thanks in advance. -- Vimal Kumar V. Asst. Librarian Asian School of Business Technopark, Trivandrum-695 581 Web: www.vimalkumar.co.nr Blog: http://vimalkumar.oksociety.in OK Society Volunteer. http://oksociety.in --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I forget what I was taught. I only remember what I have learnt" -Patrick White -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Prof Ajit Kr Mukhopadhyay Birth Centenary Lecture by IASLIC & BLA
by Mailing List Admin 24 Apr '09

24 Apr '09

Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:19:52 +0530 (IST) From: Pijushkanti Panigrahi <panigrahipk(a)yahoo.com> Prof Ajit Kr Mukhopadhyay Birth Centenary Lecture by IASLIC & BLA � To commemorate the Birth Centenary of Late Prof Ajit Kumar Mukhopadhyay, IASLIC and BLA is going to organize Prof Ajit Kumar Mukhopadhyay Birth Centenary Lecture on April 30, 2009 at 6 pm in the Auditorium of IASLIC. The lecture will be delivered by Mr M N Nagraj and other senior members of IASLIC and BLA. Dr J N Satpahi, President IASLIC will preside over the meeting Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi, Professor, Dept of Lib and Inf Science, 3rd Floor Asutosh Building, University of Calcutta, 87/1 College Street,Kolkata - 700 073, West Bengal, India, email : panigrahipk@yahoo.com,��(M) : +91 94342 43522. Joint Secretary, IASLIC, Convenor, Education Division, IASLIC; Associate Editor, IASLIC Bulletin, IASLIC, Kolkata-54

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World Book Day
by loan fayaz 23 Apr '09

23 Apr '09

Respected/Dear professionals, Today is the World Book Day (April 23). It is celeberated to salute authors and remind the value of reading (books) to the public. We, the LIS professionals have to play a key role in highlighting this day to keep the habits of reading alive. As we all know, reading helps in all-round development of a person from his cradle to grave.It adds new sight to eyes and new wisdom to mind. A dump person becomes a communicator and a lame climbs mountains of knowledge through reading. However, in the present multimedia society, radio,television, cell phone, computer and the Internet have captured a big slice of time and reading has taken a back seat.These new gadgets of technology have become the "Time Eating Machines" and reading has almost become a closed book. Children, youth and adults alike are more inclined towards new technology for information, entertainment and pleasure. In this media mix, we the LIS professionals have to redesign the strategies to attract the new generation towards reading. With best regards/wishes Fayaz Lone (Documentation Officer) Centre of Central Asian Studies, University of Kashmir, Srinagar. Now surf faster and smarter ! Check out the new Firefox 3 - Yahoo! Edition http://downloads.yahoo.com/in/firefox/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Book Detail
by Charu 21 Apr '09

21 Apr '09

Respected Friends, Greetings for the day, E-mail ID of Dr s Singh is : shankarsingh(a)hotmail.com and details of his awarded book is given as under: 1.Information technology 2.Computer an introduction 3.Internet an introduction 4.Information technology & India 5.New Applications of Internet 6.IT ,Internet & Hindi 7.Internet hindi glossary The book is published by Poorvanchal Prakashan,Delhi in 2007 Regards, Miss Charu Mathur. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Two Days NAAC sponsored National Seminar at New Panvel
by Ajay Kamble 21 Apr '09

21 Apr '09

Dear all, Two Days National Seminar on "Re-Accreditation - A process towards Quality Enhancement : Methods and Procedure" on 25th and 26th April, 2009 at Changu Kana Thakur Arts, Commerce and Science College, New Panvel Plot No. 1, Sector 11, Khanda Colony, New Panvel (W), Dist. Raigad, Pin 410206. ph. 022-27464193, 022-2745 5760 -- Ajay M. Kamble Librarian Annasaheb Vartak Arts, Commerce, Science College, Vasai Road (W), Dist. Thane - 401202 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Started a New page NET/SET Exam : Important Notes and Tips : Please Send Information
by Ajay Kamble 20 Apr '09

20 Apr '09

Dear all, On demand from some of our members, we have included a new page on our website www.mlsc.co.nr entitled 'Important Notes and Tips' link to which is available at NET/SET Exam page. The direct link to the page is http://sites.google.com/site/mloscsite/net-set-exams-1/net-tips Now, we specially request all our senior LIS professionals and subject experts to send tips and notes which will be important to the new LIS professionals who are preparing for SET/NET Exams. Please, send the information at apassion2002(a)gmail.com or bbhupen2007(a)gmail.com. We also request all our members to send us any information they have found and which will be helpful in preparation of NET/SLET Exams. We will upload it on the page so that all our NET/SET preparers would get benefited... -- Ajay M. Kamble Librarian Annasaheb Vartak Arts, Commerce, Science College, Vasai Road (W), Dist. Thane - 401202 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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NewGenLib installation manual developed at NCSI available at http://dharmaganja.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in']
by Mailing List Admin 20 Apr '09

20 Apr '09

Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2009 16:50:03 +0530 (IST) From: gayathri(a)nls.ac.in NewGenLib installation manual on NCSI is excellent due to its features like 1. Sequential Steps 2 Exactly defines the Steps which needs to be executed, so that the installation happens in an order 3. No scope for mistakes and misconception 4. Followed exactly leads to successful installation. 5. The installer need not have to spend debugging the logs of JBOSS, postgres, etc., 6. It gives a Joy in deploying NewGenLib on Ubuntu - OpenSource Gayathri NLSIU, Bangalore

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Congratulations to Dr Shankar Singh
by Charu 17 Apr '09

17 Apr '09

Respected Friends, Greetings for the day , I have immense pleasure and honur in sharing the news regarding that on16 the April 2009 ,First prize won by Dr. Shankar Singh for authoring a book "Information Technology & Internet" in Hindi language. Dr. Shankar Singh has a verstalite personality. Very few people have knowledge of this fact that he is good educator .He used to share his knowledge in very simple and effortless vocabulary and can make a hard core tutorial into an easy way communication. I am thankful to Ms. Sarita Khanna who choose me to share this valuable information among the LIS community. Regards, Miss Charu Mathur, Delhi. Dear Charu, I feel proud to inform you that Dr Shankar Singh,Head ,Deptt of Library & Info Services,Power Finance Corporation Ltd,New Delhi has been awarded with First prize by Information Technology Deptt,Communication & Information Technology Ministry ,Govt of India for writing a book "Information Technology & Internet" in Hindi language. A citation for his excellent contribution and a cheque for Rs.40000.00 were given to Dr Singh by the Secretary ,Ministry of Communication & Information Technology on 16th April in a small function . Congratulations to Dr Shankar Singh Sarita -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Volunteer Force for Open Source Technologies in Libraries
by Jai Haravu 17 Apr '09

17 Apr '09

Dear List members I propose that we should create an all-India volunteer force to help libraries implement and support open source software technologies for libraries. I would like to call such a volunteer force as VOST4LIB (VOlunteers in Open Source Technologies for LIBraries) VOST4LIB is envisaged as a community-driven initiative with the prime objective of marshalling the existing human-power in India, experienced and knowledgeable in the use of open source (OS) technologies and solutions suitable and needed by libraries. This will include OS library management systems such as Koha and NewGenLib; institutional repository systems such as Dspace, Eprints, Fedora; OS operating systems and Servers such as Linux distros; OS content management systems (Drupal, Joomla); newer tool kits such as the eXtensible catalog, OS learning Managment Systems (e.g., Moodle) etc., etc. I envisage that VOST4LIB volunteers will undertake to offer their expertise and knowledge to help libraries within their city, town or nearby areas in tasks such as: a.. Installation of relevant/needed OS software and solutions b.. Trouble shooting and support to installations already having one or other OS application but requring help from time o time. c.. Some training of staff in libraries that do not have well trained staff in the OS application At some time I also see the possibility of VOST4LIB volunteers having Developers among the force. Thess specialists might contribute their programming skills to customize, build third party applications, enhance one or other OS application software, make proposals for new functionality, etc. Such activity would obviously require considerable time and effort and could become a community-driven activity like that of the CODE4LIB group. The purpose of VOST4LIB is not to detract from, or minimize or negate the need for paid data conversion/migration, support and training services that already exist, e.g., for Koha and NewGenLib. I believe that the large libraries, e.g., in Universities and privately funded colleges, special libraries should seek paid support services since their installations are big and any dislocation of service is not in their interest. They should not hesittate to seek and pay for services from authorized providers. If everyone expects free service then the whole edifice of open source technolgies for libraries will crumble to the detriment of all libraries. VOST4LIB, on the other hand, should be targeted to the smaller libraries in schools and small colleges where they may not have well trained staff and/or IT staff to fall back on and also the finances to obtain paid support. I envisage that VOST4LIB Volunteers will provide their service free-of-charge to SEEKER libraries at a time that is convenient to the volunteers consistent with the urgency of the help needed. SEEKER libraries should be willing to provide transportation and/or reimburse expenses to the Volunteers. If the service requires several hours of work on the part of the Volunteers SEEKER libraries should provide them lunch and refreshments and also acknowledge via a letter to the head of the organization of the Volunteer the fact that they benefitted from the Volunteer's help, etc., etc. I would be happy to incubate VOST4LIB as an initiative of Kesavan Institute of Information and Knowledge Management (KIIKM). KIIKM will be happy to finnace and create an exclusive web site and host a searchable database of Volunteers who may then be contacted by SEEKER libraries. The site could also have a discussion forum and other useful resources. KIIKM may seek advertisement revenues and donor funding to help it to support and sustain this work. Obviously there would be need for at least one dedicated human resource for upkeep of the web site, administrering and updating its resources, moderating discussions, etc. This would require funding and I hope we could attract a national agency to fund such an activity. The whole edifice of the open source movement is driven and sustained by a contribution culture - the Cathedral spirit. VOST4LIB can, I believe, will be another contribution to the movement. I would really appreciate the views of professionals to the idea of VOST4LIB. Best regards. L J Haravu Trustee, Kesavan Inst. of Information and Knowledge Management (KIIKM) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Open Access Journals
by Pawan Agrawal 17 Apr '09

17 Apr '09

Dear Friends, Open Movement is a boon for the librarians of todays ICT enviornment. It gives them competability to walk with the modern technical trends. To contribute in this movement I have prepared one portal of the online Open Access Medicine Journals. One can use it for the benefit of the users. the URL of this blog is www.sbksmirclib.blogspot.com This blog not only gives a comprehensive database of open access medical journal but also give the librarian an idea to use the several online sources for the benefit of the library. The Open Resources are taking very prominent place in the library and information services. Whether it is Open Source Software, Open Access Literature or Open Web Tool, Open resources are playing very important role in giving fight to "techno-capitalism" and "digital divide". I highly support the open resources for the benefit of libraries. -- Thanks and Regards Pawan R. Agrawal Assistant Librarian SBSK Medical Institute and Reseach Centre Library Sumandeep Vidyapeeth University At & Post. Piparia. 02668-245264 Ph. 9376135580 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Walk in interview for Library Trainees at ACTREC
by Satish Munnolli 17 Apr '09

17 Apr '09

Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research & Education in Cancer (ACTREC) is the Basic, Translational and Clinical Research unit of the premier cancer research organization of the country - Tata Memorial Centre. It is located in 60 acres land in Kharghar, Navi Mumbai. The fully automated library has state-of-the-art facilities to cater to the needs of scientific, clinical and paramedical staff by ensuring the reach of scientific information on their desktop. The library serves as a nucleus of information in every branch of research in the field of cancer. Library of the advanced centre is looking for Trainees for a period of 6 months and extendable up to one year based on the projects. Selected candidates will be paid a stipend of Rs. 6000/- per month with accommodation facilities in the premises. The absorbed candidate will have an exposure to all modern techniques of maintaining a good scientific and medical library with hands on experience More details on the same are available at <http://www.actrec.gov.in/summer_main.htm> http://www.actrec.gov.in/summer_main.htm Candidates fulfilling the required qualifications may appear for walk-in-interview on 6th May 2009 (Wednesday) at 10.00 am at the meeting room, Khanolkar Shodhika, ACTREC. You are requested to circulate the information to interested individuals and copy of the advertisement may be displayed on display boards of your institute for the benefit of desired candidates. Satish S Munnolli Librarian Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research & Education in Cancer (ACTREC) Tata Memorial Centre Sector 22, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai 410 210 India Ph: +91 22 2740 5026 Fax: +91 22 2740 5085 Email: <mailto:smunnolli@actrec.gov.in> smunnolli(a)actrec.gov.in URL: <http://library.actrec.gov.in:8080> http://library.actrec.gov.in:8080 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Announcement of International Conference on Digital Libraries (ICDL 2010), New Delhi, 23-26 February 2010
by Debal Chandra Kar 17 Apr '09

17 Apr '09

After the overwhelming success of ICDL 2004 and ICDL 2006 which were organized by TERI, New Delhi, it was felt that such an event could be an extremely useful tool to bridge the digital divide that exists in this part of the world. It was able to create awareness and enthusiasm among the community. Keeping this in mind TERI is planning to organize the 3rd conference in this series, ICDL 2010, during 23-26 February 2010. The conference will also aim at further strengthen the academic collaboration and strategic alliance in development of DL in the world. Theme of the conference is Digital Libraries: Shaping the Information Paradigm?. This conference is expected to be a major forum focusing on digital libraries and related technologies and issues. The areas of digital library and knowledge management are still nascent in the developing countries but with great potentiality for development. This conference would, therefore, facilitate exchange of ideas and help bridge the knowledge gap in these areas and sustain the knowledge thus gained. It is expected to become a platform to bring together a galaxy of experts, researchers, academics, students, and others. Taking into account your expertise and interest in this field, we would like to invite you to speak at this conference. Participants will greatly benefit from your long experience. We would also be grateful if you could let us know the topic of your presentation. An urgent and favourable response is solicited. Debal C. Kar Organising Secretary, ICDL 2010 TERI Darbari Seth Block India Habitat Place, Lodhi Road New Delhi - 110 003, India Tel. (+91 11) 2468 2100 / 2468 2111 Extn 2724 Fax (+91 11) 2468 2144 / 2468 2145 E-mail <dckar(a)teri.res.in> Web: www.teriin.org -- 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 Librarian
by Ramakrishnan V 17 Apr '09

17 Apr '09

Sir Vins Christian College of Women in Engineering, Chunkankada, Nagercoil would like to select one Librarian and one Asst Librarian. The required Qualification is M.L.I.Sc. This is a new College which will be approved by AITEC and affiliated to Anna University of Technology. Interested persons may send their resume with latest Photograph to: Mr Nanchil Vincent Ex M.P Chairman Vins Christian College of Enginering Chunkankada Nagercoil -- 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) 2008-2010
by DRTC - General 17 Apr '09

17 Apr '09

INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE Documentation Research and Training Centre 8TH Mile, Mysore Road Bangalore 560059 DRTC Colloquium (2) 2008-2010 Social Networking Technologies and Applications Abstract The proliferation of the World Wide Web has resulted in a virtual migration of human beings. This is different from real life, physical human dynamics. Social media and emergent platforms, mostly powered by the Open Source Movement and under various open licenses, have resulted in codifying and structuring this online Brownian motion evidenced by human beings. Therefore, a need has arisen to understand the technologies underlying these changes and the exposition that these technologies may have in different application domains. Virtual structures of human beings are denoted as social networks in the digital environment. This colloquium seeks to further the understanding of social networks as facilitated by different social media applications. This colloquium also aims at understanding how emerging social network technologies helps in transforming the structure of web and their potential impact on library applications. 1. Overview - Shion Guha (Leader) 2. Communication Technologies - Tarun Kumar 3. Collaboration Technologies - Ali Raza 4. Multimedia Technologies - Nilesh Shewale 5. Entertainment Technologies - Binit Kiran 6. Library 2.0 and other Applications - Babar Raees 7. Conclusions - Priyanki Sinha Venue: DRTC Classroom Date: 22nd April 2009 Time: 2.00pm All are cordially invited. 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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IFLA Libraries Success Story Database
by Shriram Pandey 17 Apr '09

17 Apr '09

Dear Professionals, The International Federation of Library Associations created this database in support of the World Summit on the Information Society. Library's achievements and projects according to the categories below * Libraries as access point * Libraries as ICT learning centers * Libraries for continuing education * Libraries for specific needs * Libraries for cultural heritage Detail may be access at : http://www.tribalpixel.ch/ifla/index.php -- --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Regards, Shri Ram Pandey - Asst. Librarian The LNM Institute of Information Technology(LNM IIT) Jaipur(Rajasthan) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National IP Seminar on "IPR and Innovation: A Way Forward for SME's" on the occasion of World IP Day
by Puna Das 16 Apr '09

16 Apr '09

National IP Seminar on "IPR and Innovation: A Way Forward for SME's" on the occasion of World IP Day April 27, 2009, New Delhi Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry in association with Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) is organizing a National IP Seminar on "IPR and Innovation: A Way Forward for SME's" on Monday, 27th April, 2009. SMEs are the engines of growth and are responsible for most jobs, products, tax revenues, welfare and healthy contribution to Indian exports and development. A healthy SME sector is, therefore, crucial for the economy and socially sustainable development of the country. It is a unanimous beleif that SME-innovation describes new ways and concepts for the successful innovation in the 21st century. It is now established that new business can be generated without taking high risks. In this backdrop, FICCI in association with DIPP is organizing a one day interactive debate on "IPR and Innovation: A Way Forward for SME's". The aim of the seminar is to showcase how SMEs have created and protected their IP for sustained business growth. The seminar also aims to provide an opportunity to the SMEs to have an insight so as to empower them with an in-depth knowledge. Also, we bring through this seminar such entrepreneurs who were able to sustain themselves in the market and have set examples for others. Panel discussions will also be held to to debate on whether India should have a 2nd Tier protection to accord protection to the useful inventions having less inventive threshold. It gives me immense pleasure to invite you to participate in the subject programme. We keenly look forward to your presence and active interaction. You may register with us at ipr[at]ficci.com. For any further queries you may contact us. Kindly mention your Name, Designation, Organization, mobile no. telephone no (with city code), fax no. when you send us an email for registration, enabling us to keep you updated on the programme to be held at Delhi. Kindly Note: There is no Delegation Fee. Thanks & Regards Sheena Piplani FICCI IPR Division EMail: ipr[at]ficci.com Direct Line: +911123766930 Board Line: +911123738760 – 70 Ext: 477 Fax: +911123765333 Download Programme: http://www.ficci.com/events/events-ahead/apr09/april27.doc More Details: http://www.ficci.com/events/events-ahead/apr09/apr27.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India http://anupkumardas.blogspot.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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DELNET requires Network Assistants
by Sangeeta Kaul 16 Apr '09

16 Apr '09

======================================================================== DELNET invites applications for the Three Posts of Network Assistants. Candidates with MLISc and Degree/Diploma in Computer Applications with good communication skills and willingness to travel may apply. Salary as per qualifications and experience. Kindly send your resume to Director, DELNET, JNU Campus, Nelson Mandela Road, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi-110070.Email: hkkaul(a)gmail.com ========================================================================== _______________________________________________________________________________ Sangeeta Kaul Network Manager DELNET-Developing Library Network Jawaharlal Nehru University Campus Nelson Mandela Road Vasant Kunj New Delhi-110070 Tel: 91-11-26742222, 32471010, 32471002, 32471011 Fax: 91-11-26741122 Email: sangs(a)delnet.ren.nic.in, sangskaul2003(a)yahoo.co.in, sangskaul(a)gmail.com Web : www.delnet.nic.in ________________________________________________________________________________ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Academic library is using pda's, handhelds and other mobile technologies
by DINESH SIDDAIAH 16 Apr '09

16 Apr '09

Dear Friends, Very useful slides (pdf) on mobile technologies in libraries is available in Simons college Library website http://web.simmons.edu/~fox/pda/. Simon College Library is using pda's, handhelds and other mobile technologies. Thanking You, dinesh -- Dr. Dinesh K. S. MLISc., Ph.D. Selection Grade Librarian, Nagarjuna College of Engineering & Technology, Devanahalli, Bengaluru - 562 110. Ph: +91-9845102382, Email: dinesh.ncet(a)gmail.com www.dineshks.webs.com, Official Blog: libraryofncet.blogspot.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy - Librarian at MUMBAI
by HELP LIBRARY 15 Apr '09

15 Apr '09

Applications are invited for - Librarians at Health Education Library for People, CST, Mumbai The candidate should possess excellent communication and administrative skills and should be able to get along well with people. Freshers may apply. Only Candidates from Mumbai please apply. Interested candidates may apply with full details of their Educational Qualification/Experience and post applied for to helplib(a)vsnl.com or helplibrary(a)gmail.com www.helpforhealth.org Dr.Aniruddha Malpani, M.D. HELP Library -- The HELP Team. Health Education Library for People, National Insurance Building, Ground Floor, 206, Dr.D.N.Road, Mumbai - 400 001. Tel Nos.65952393/ 65952394/22061101 www.helpforhealth.org www.healthlibrary.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Notes on Koha workshop at Mysore University
by Vimal Kumar 15 Apr '09

15 Apr '09

Dear Friends, I prepared this post workshop note to inform you all about the experiences and thoughts while attending International Workshop on Koha 3.0 organized by Department of Library and Information Science, University of Mysore in association with OSS Labs. It is nice to hear that open source ILS is becoming popular in India. Earlier days open source ILS were available with minimum functional features and not capable to implement in big library environment. Now popular open source ILS are mature with advanced features and ready to use in any library with small or big collection. Most of the open source software’s works best with Linux operating system; this is the basic reason keep Indian librarians a distance away from free ILS. In this workshop candidates got an opportunity to learn in detail how to install Linux in computers without disturbing existing Windows installation. OpenSuse Linux installation felt easy. OpenSuse is very user friendly Linux distribution and have graphical interface for all operations. It is high time to include Linux and open source technology in Library Science syllabus. Candidates showed little bit difficulty, while Koha installation in Linux. But the effort was challenging. Basic knowledge in Linux is necessary to maintain an open source ILS in Library. Candidate’s generic doubts on open source ILS tackled well in the debate sessions. Savitra Sirohi and his colleagues from OSS Labs handled the sessions with professional touch. They answered candidate’s queries in light of their experience as professional Koha service provider. Presence of Mr. L.J. Haravu, Chief Domain Specialist, NewGenLib was remarkable. He helped to clear many doubts raised by candidates on open source ILS scenario. I know that, it is difficult to learn everything about Koha within limited time. And I would like to see such events as a good occasion to get inspiration to learn open source ILS. In my experience self learning is the best to get acquaint with new trends in library technology. All learning materials are available from Koha website. Community generated detailed installation notes and simple user guides are the main features of Koha documentation site (www.kohadocs.org) In my opinion, help groups for open source ILS should be form after every workshop. I extent my thanks to Dr. Khaiser Nikam for organize this international workshop on Koha with professional fervor. -- Vimal Kumar V. Asst. Librarian Asian School of Business Technopark, Trivandrum-695 581 Web: www.vimalkumar.co.nr Blog: http://vimalkumar.oksociety.in OK Society Volunteer. http://oksociety.in --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I forget what I was taught. I only remember what I have learnt" -Patrick White -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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MORE THAN 9, 000 NATIONAL ACADEMIES REPORTS NOW AVAILABLE IN OPEN ACCESS
by Charu 15 Apr '09

15 Apr '09

Respected Friends, Google Book has open the new gate in Open Access area. The collaboration between Google and National Academics came in result of digitization of library collection of reports from 1863 to 1997 and available on Open Air. I would like to share the same news with my friends on following link--- http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=04102009 Regards, Miss Charu Mathur, Delhi. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Advt. for Library Trainee
by RAKESH SINGH BISEN 15 Apr '09

15 Apr '09

DATED: 15.4.09 INDIAN INSTITUTE OF INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE(IIIM), CANAL ROAD, JAMMU IIIM, Jammu is willing to engage 01 Library Trainee(On Contract) through Contractor on monthly wages of Rs. 4000/-. Qualification: B L I Sc. M L I Sc will be preferred (Ist Class) Computer Knowledge is essential. Interested candidates may contact to the Library Officer alongwith the Biodata and attested copies of the Certificates. RAKESH SINGH BISEN LIBRARY OFFICER INDIAN INSTITUTE OF INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE(IIIM) (Formerly Regional Research Laboratory) Canal Road, JAMMU-180 001(J&K)-INDIA bisen.iiim(a)gmail.com Phone(O) 0191-2569000-10;Ext. 262/258 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Evolution of Librarianship in ICE Age
by Sukhdev Singh 15 Apr '09

15 Apr '09

Dear Friends, I wish to recommend the following presentation at http://sn.im/fxq5j [www_slideshare_net] . Its title reads as "Who, Why & How We Serve: The Evolution of Collaborative Librarianship Through Social Media" is has been presented by PF Anderson [ Technology in Libraries, MLGSCA Cerritos, CA / March 6, 2009 University of Michigan Ann Arbor, April 13, 2009]. It is heavy file of about 40 MB, but worth it. It talks about how librarianship is changing in this era of WEB 2.0 / Social Web. Hope all of us fellow the evolution path indicated in the presentation. Thanks Sukhdev Singh, NIC. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology Online - Free Access
by DINESH SIDDAIAH 15 Apr '09

15 Apr '09

Dear Friends, Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology Online - Free Access The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology Online provides an innovative resource for the academic community in sociology. Updated three times a year with new material, this vast online library gives instant access to the most authoritative and up-to-date scholarship in your field. The encyclopedia includes 1800 definitions and explanations of the key concepts in sociology, with expanded essays on major topics within the field and a time line of over 600 key events in sociological history. http://www.sociologyencyclopedia.com/public/ Thanking You, Dinesh -- Dr. Dinesh K. S. MLISc., Ph.D. Selection Grade Librarian, Nagarjuna College of Engineering & Technology, Devanahalli, Bengaluru - 562 110. Ph: +91-9845102382, Email: dinesh.ncet(a)gmail.com www.dineshks.webs.com, Official Blog: libraryofncet.blogspot.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Workshop on KOHA at Jiwaji University
by ANIL SINGH 15 Apr '09

15 Apr '09

Dear Professional Colleagues, Under Knowledge Building Programme: Series 3, Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH), Greater Noida in collaboration with Jiwaji University, Gwalior is organising a three days National Workshop on Floss based Library Automation Software KOHA at Deptt. of Library and Information Science, Jiwaji University, Gwalior from 22-24 May 2009. For Further details, please contact: Dr. Rishi Tiwari, Librarian, BIMTECH, Mobile: 09810583623, E-mail: rishi_70(a)rediffmail.com or Dr. Anil Singh, DLDI, NCERT, New Delhi, Mobile: 09868167052, E-mail: dr_anilsingh(a)rediffmail.com _________________________________________________________________ Twice the fun—Share photos while you chat with Windows Live Messenger. http://www.microsoft.com/india/windows/windowslive/messenger.aspx -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Mirror Server of INFLIBNET Centre
by Rajesh Chandrakar 15 Apr '09

15 Apr '09

Dear Colleagues, Keeping in view the problems, sometimes, faced by the INFLIBNET Users in accessing the INFLIBNET website at http://www.inflibnet.ac.in, the Centre has, now, put the mirror site of the same at http://www.inflibnet.ernet.in. Thus, the web services of the INFLIBNET Centre can be accessed from the either URLs. You are requested to book mark the INFLIBNET mirror site at http://www.inflibnet.ernet.in. The mirror server is hosted on server at ERNET India, New Delhi and the original server is hosted on server at INFLIBNET Centre, Ahmedabad. This is for kind information to the INFLIBNET users. With best regards Rajesh ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rajesh Chandrakar, Commonwealth Professional Fellow Scientist - B (LS) INFLIBNET (INFormation and LIBrary NETwork) Centre An IUC of University Grants Commission Near Gujarat University Guest House, PB No. 4116, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad - 380 009, India Tel. +91-(0)79-26305971/ 8528/ 4695(O), 26873805(R) Mobile: +91-9427527894 Fax: +91-(0)79-26300990, 263007816 E-mail: rajesh(a)inflibnet.ac.in; rchandrakar(a)gmail.com Website: http://www.inflibnet.ac.in Weblog: http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/blog Video Gallery: http://www.youtube.com/INFLIBNET ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- 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 lata＠iihmr.org 13 Apr '09

13 Apr '09

I require the follwoing article. Please help. Meeting information needs in health policy and public health: Priorities for the national library of medicine and the national network of libraries of medicine Journal Journal of Urban Health Publisher Springer New York ISSN 1099-3460 (Print) 1468-2869 (Online) Issue Volume 75, Number 4 / December, 1998 Category Special Feature Accessing Useful Information: Challenges in Health Policy and Public Health DOI 10.1007/BF02344515 Pages 878-883 Subject Collection Medicine Thanks and regards LATA SURESH Manager, Library and Documentation Centre Asst.Editor, Journal of Health Management (SAGE) Institute of Health Management Research 1, Prabhu Dayal Marg, Sanganer Airport Jaipur - 302011 Rajasthan INDIA Phone: +91-141-3924700-730 ext. 328 Fax : +91-141-2792138 URL : http://www.iihmr.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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