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Seminer on Intellectual Property Rights and Patents
by utpal pal 11 Feb '09

11 Feb '09

*SEMINAR ON* *Intellectual Property Rights and Patents* Date – 21st Feb. 2009 Venue – Albert Einstein Hall Dr. B.C. Roy Engineering College Organized by Dr. B.C. Roy Engineering College, Jemua Road, Fuljhore Durgapur-713206 The proposed seminar aims at deliberations on pertinent issues related to - Importance of Intellectual Property- its various forms and governing laws. - Use of Intellectual property in industrial development –successful case studies. - Importance of trade marks/service marks as a form of intellectual property and manner of obtaining registrations of your brands and how to maintain registration and avoid dilution of rights - How to protect new and original industrial designs - How can you patent your innovations –the road map and legal requirements - Patentability of inventions-novelty and non obviousness in patents - Need for strategizing patent protection in foreign countries, - Know how and when to file PCT International application and their advantages - Infringement and enforcement of IP rights- appreciating infringement and validity issues, legal remedies and possible approaches. *The seminar will be conducted by a leading patent attorney and a key figure of M/S Anjan Sen & Associates, with over 20 years of Practice as Patent Attorney and Intellectual Property Rights expert who offered consultancy services to IIT(Kharagpur),BESU,SAIL,DAE,DST.* *For further details contact:* Prof. S. N. Sengupta Emeritus Scientist, R&D M No:-9434592266 DR.B.C. Roy Engineering College, Jemua Road, Fuljhore, Durgapur- 713206. Regards, Utpal Pal Junior Librarian Dr.B.C.Roy Engineering College Durgapur - 713206

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Unreturned library book leads to woman's arrest
by Ajay Kamble 11 Feb '09

11 Feb '09

Unreturned library book leads to woman's arrest - Buzz Up Fri Jan 23, 3:20 pm ET INDEPENDENCE, Iowa – An Iowa woman has been arrested because she failed to return a library book. Thirty-nine-year-old Shelly Koontz was arrested Thursday night on a fifth-degree theft charge. She is accused of keeping "The Freedom Writers Diary," which she checked out from the public library in nearby Jesup in April. Police say the book — which is about a high school teacher's effort to inspire students to write — is valued at $13.95. Court records show library employees tried repeatedly to contact Koontz by phone and mail. A police officer even visited her home last September. Officials at the Buchanan County jail say Koontz was released after posting $250 bond. No telephone listing for Koontz could be found in the Independence area. ___ Information from: The Gazette, http://www.gazetteonline.com/<http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/ap/ap_on_fe_st/storytext/odd_library_book_…> -- 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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ICAL 2009 Launched
by Rajesh Singh 11 Feb '09

11 Feb '09

Delhi University Library System has formally announced and launched the website of International Conference on Academic Libraries (ICAL 2009). The conference is scheduled from October 5 to 8, 2009, at University of Delhi. Some glimpses of the program is available at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9RxfeNR4Gg . For further details please log on to: http://library.du.ac.in/ocs OR http://crl.du.ac.in/ical09/ Rajesh Singh Dy. Librarian E-Resources & Training Central Library University Of Delhi DELHI-110 007 011-27666404, 27667848 http://crl.du.ac.in/ -- 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 2008 Annual Edition
by Charles W. Bailey, Jr. 10 Feb '09

10 Feb '09

The Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography: 2008 Annual Edition is now available from Digital Scholarship. Annual editions of the bibliography are PDF files designed for printing. This edition is over 285 pages long. It presents over 3,350 articles, books, and other printed and electronic sources that are useful in understanding scholarly electronic publishing efforts on the Internet. Where possible, links are provided to works that are freely available on the Internet, including e-prints in disciplinary archives and institutional repositories. http://www.digital-scholarship.org/sepb/annual/annual.htm For a discussion of the numerous changes in my digital publications since my resignation from the University of Houston Libraries (http://tinyurl.com/5en4jt) see: http://www.digital-scholarship.org/cwb/dsoverview.htm Bibliography Sections The bibliography has the following sections: Table of Contents 1 Economic Issues 2 Electronic Books and Texts 2.1 Case Studies and History 2.2 General Works 2.3 Library Issues 3 Electronic Serials 3.1 Case Studies and History 3.2 Critiques 3.3 Electronic Distribution of Printed Journals 3.4 General Works 3.5 Library Issues 3.6 Research 4 General Works 5 Legal Issues 5.1 Intellectual Property Rights 5.2 License Agreements 6 Library Issues 6.1 Cataloging, Identifiers, Linking, and Metadata 6.2 Digital Libraries 6.3 General Works 6.4 Information Integrity and Preservation 7 New Publishing Models 8 Publisher Issues 8.1 Digital Rights Management 9 Repositories, E-Prints, and OAI Appendix A. Related Bibliographies Appendix B. About the Author Other Digital Scholarship Publications The following Digital Scholarship publications may also be of interest: (1) Author's Rights, Tout de Suite http://www.digital-scholarship.org/ts/authorrights.pdf (2) DigitalKoans (Weblog about digital copyright, digital curation, digital repositories, open access, scholarly communication, and other digital information issues) http://digital-scholarship.org/digitalkoans/ RSS: http://feeds2.feedburner.com/DigitalKoans (3) Electronic Theses and Dissertations Bibliography http://digital-scholarship.org/etdb/etdb.htm (4) Google Book Search Bibliography http://digital-scholarship.org/gbsb/gbsb.htm (5) Institutional Repositories, Tout de Suite http://www.digital-scholarship.org/ts/irtoutsuite.pdf (6) Open Access Bibliography: Liberating Scholarly Literature with E-Prints and Open Access Journals http://digital-scholarship.org/oab/oab.htm -- Best Regards, Charles Charles W. Bailey, Jr. Publisher, Digital Scholarship http://www.digital-scholarship.org/ http://digital-scholarship.org/cwb/briefresume.htm -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IFLA Membership
by Charu 10 Feb '09

10 Feb '09

Respected Friends, Greetings for the day, IFLA has just announced the Invitation to join LIS community across the globe as Members in different categories. IFLA member can join in many activities like professional discussions, dialogues, information and other many activities through their professional groups covering a broad range of topics. IFLA Members can receive free section registration and free subscription to the IFLA Journal and IFLA Directory. Beside that handsome discounts are also offered to its members on IFLA congress registration and IFLA Publications. IFLA membership comprised of International, National and Other Associations, Institutions, and Personal and Student Affiliates. There are different categories of registration amount for each member category. An Individual can become as PERSONAL MEMBER by payment of EUR 127 and as Student on have to pay only EUR 56. Membership form is available online and one can apply by post also. For all other relevant detain please visit the following link— http://www.ifla.org/III/members/index.htm#Membership 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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From OPEN ACCESS NEWS blog - CSIR asks its labs to adopt Open Access
by Sukhdev Singh 10 Feb '09

10 Feb '09

According to OPEN ACCESS NEWS blog - http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/2009/02/india-csir-asks-its-labs-to-adop… , Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) has recommended its laboratories adopt Open Access. ..."From the memorandum of Naresh Kumar, Head of CSIR's R&D Planning Division, to the directors of all CSIR labs (and others), February 6, 2009: CSIR is pleased to approve the implementation of the following recommendations of the "Group for Open Access to Science Publications (GOASP) of CSIR": 1. All research papers published from all CSIR laboratories be made open access either by depositing the full-text and the metadata of each paper in an institutional repository or by publishing the papers in an open access journal in the first place. 2. All the CSIR published journals to be made open access. 3. Each laboratory sets up its own interoperable institutional open access repository. 4. CSIR / lab sets up one or more centre(s) which would harvest the full-text and metadata of these papers. 5. Each laboratory sets up Electronic Thesis and Dissertations Repository. 6. To hold a conference for creating awareness on Open Access. 7. To hold in house Training programmes on Open Access. 8. Sensitize CSIR researchers. It is requested that the above Open Access activities are implemented at the earliest.".. --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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About NET/SET Exemptions and doing Ph.D./M.Phil from Distance Education
by Ajay Kamble 10 Feb '09

10 Feb '09

Dear Library Professionals, So far, As per my information... 1. As UGC has not yet provided any clear latest terms regarding exemption to M.Phil (completed before June 2009) as mentioned in some newspapers and as UGC has declared before the Nagpur bench of High Court. If someone have latest UGC circular related to this order please send it to us so that we can make it available to all professionals... 2. The candidate who are working and are selected through duly constituted body and have completed M.Phil. and Ph.D. are been exempted from NET/SET. Those working from 5 years or more can get full exemption and those working for less than 5 years can get 4 years exemption and has to qualify NET/SET within stipulated time and for this a proposal for exemption is to be sent to the university to which your college is affiliated. 108 such candidates are exempted by UGC in University of Mumbai region, so far.(List of Candidates Exempted is available at MLOSC Group and www.mlsc.co.nr) 3. The candidate who have completed Ph.D. are exempted but upto which time is not yet cleared. For exemption till date, the same proposal mentioned above is to be send.(UGC Circular available at www.mlsc.co.nr) 4. The another thing is never do M.Phil. and Ph.D. from Distance Education as UGC by its circular(Available at MLOSC Group <http://www.mlsc.co.nr/>) had dispensed M.Phil. and Ph.D. from Distance Education from all the Universities. 5. University of Mumbai by its latest Circular(Available at http://www.mlsc.co.nr) quoted that for the post of librarians in Engineering and Management Courses, Candidates having First Class in MLISc may be exempted from NET/SET as per AICTE rules and clarifications. If someone from our colleagues have more information in this regard, we welcome it. With warm regards -- Ajay M. Kamble Librarian Annasaheb Vartak Arts, Commerce, Science College, Vasai Road (W), Dist. Thane - 401202 Website : www.mlsc.co.nr -- Ajay M. Kamble Librarian Annasaheb Vartak Arts, Commerce, Science College, Vasai Road (W), Dist. Thane - 401202

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Consortium of scientific libraries
by Shivendra Singh 10 Feb '09

10 Feb '09

Consortium of scientific libraries Source- Times of India, Chandigarh, CHANDIGARH: In a good news for book lovers, especially from the field of science, a consortium of scientific libraries of the city is being formed by the Panjab University. The initiative has been taken by PU vice-chancellor RC Sobti, who plans to operationalize a common website that could provide links of various scientific institutes. With this, students will attain a special privilege to access online libraries of various institutes. Libraries of educational institutes like Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Central Scientific Instrument Organization (CSIO), National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Institute of Microbial Technology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research , Government Medical College & Hospital, Sector 32, will participate in the novel initiative. If everything goes according to plans, online research journals and books of various institutes can be accessed with the click of a mouse. Regrads, Shivendra Singh -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Wildlife on British Coucil Library
by DINESH SIDDAIAH 10 Feb '09

10 Feb '09

Dear Friends, Wildlife on British Coucil Library A festival on Wild Life is organized in British Council Library till this Saturday. This festival showcase works of wildlife film makers from across the world. The festival will also screen movies on the impact of climate changes on urban life. Source: Times of India, Bangalore Edition, Page No. 3 Thanking You, Dinesh K. S. -- Dr. Dinesh K. S. Selection Grade Librarian, Nagarjuna College of Engineering & Technology, Devanahalli, Bengaluru - 562 110. Ph: +91-9845102382, Email: dinesh.ncet(a)gmail.com Blog: ksdinesh.blogspot.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Major new book on ICT4D
by Shriram Pandey 10 Feb '09

10 Feb '09

Hello List Cambridge University Press has recently (2009) published 'ICT4D', edited by Tim Unwin. This provides an authoritative and accessible account of the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in contemporary development practice. It combines theory with practical guidance – including both a conceptual framework for understanding the rapid development of ICT4D, and practitioners' overviews of the use of ICTs in enterprise, health, governance, education and rural development. Boxed case studies provide detailed examples of issues and initiatives from a wide variety of countries and organisations.Detail can be see at : http://www.cambridge.org/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521712361 -- Regards, Shri Ram Pandey - MLIS(BHU), IKM(IISc), UGC-NET (JRF) 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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PPT slides on RSS and Libraries are available for download.
by Sukhdev Singh 09 Feb '09

09 Feb '09

Dear Friends, Some of you had written to me for my PPT presentation on "RSS and its Use in Libraries". As usual, I have uploaded it on http://www.slideshare.net/sukhi/ . It can be downloaded / viewed from the following links: http://blog.sukhdevsingh.com/2009/02/rss-and-libraries.html or http://www.slideshare.net/sukhi/rss-and-its-use-in-libraries You are free to use or recycle them. --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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UNESCO-supported international conference on knowledge networking concluded in India
by Puna Das 09 Feb '09

09 Feb '09

UNESCO-supported international conference on knowledge networking concluded in India 09-02-2009 (New Delhi) The Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS), in collaboration with UNESCO and B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Engineering College, organized the International Conference on Knowledge Networking in ICT Era. It took place from 22 to 24 January 2009 in Chennai, India. The primary objective of the Conference was to provide a platform for sharing knowledge, expertise and professional solutions on the emerging domains of networking, intellectual collaboration and information practices. In his inaugural address, Padmashi Prof. M Anandakrishnan, Chairman of the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, highlighted the importance of knowledge networking in knowledge-based establishments in a country which is now considered worldwide as an emerging economy. In his speech, he appraised the National Knowledge Network initiative of Government of India. This initiative aims to interconnect all knowledge institutions in India through an electronic digital broadband network with adequate capabilities (high speed broadband connectivity), in order to encourage sharing of resources and collaborative research. Within the framework of the Conference, a tutorial on e-Learning: Creating Online Virtual Courses using Moodle took place, where participants received hands-on practical training on Moodle open source software. A special session on Information, Media and Digital Literacy, supported by UNESCO, was held on 23 January. It aimed at raising awareness on the information, media and digital literacy, which is essential for building inclusive knowledge societies. Speakers at this session highlighted major indicators, different international standards, including UNESCO standards, best practices and communities of practice existing in this field. Panelists suggested integrating information, media and digital literacy in the curricula of schools, undergraduate and postgraduate studies. They also felt that information literacy is essential for lifelong learning and should be, therefore, integrated in the vocational and professional training, as well as in teachers’ training courses. The presentations made at this session are compiled in the PDF document below. Over 100 papers were presented during the eight technical sessions of the Conference. They covered the following subjects: digital library systems, e-learning, electronic security systems, information and communication technologies (ICT) for information services, intellectual property rights, knowledge management, modern management techniques, social networks and web technologies. Over 250 delegates participated in the Conference, including researchers and knowledge workers from academic and research organizations, civil society, service industries and public libraries. Download presentations: http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/files/28265/12341778449special_session_prese… Source: http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=28265&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECT… ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India http://anupkumardas.blogspot.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bring your gang together. Do your thing. Find your favourite Yahoo! group at http://in.promos.yahoo.com/groups/ -- 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] UHF based LMS
by Dhaval Kotecha 09 Feb '09

09 Feb '09

Dear Mr. S. Mohan & Librarian Friends, Please visit below link and documents for further details on using RFID Technology in Libraries. http://www.rapidradio.co.in/rfid%20library.html Please look for following things in the above link 1. Link for NISO Recommendation Practice Document 2. Live video of Installation of RFID at Nirma University 3. Upcoming ISO protocol for RFID in Libraries ( ISO 28560 Part 1,2 & 3) NISO recommends use of HF technology for RFID in Libraries which can be found in their document "RP-6-2008.pdf". Please get back to me for any further information you might need at dhaval(a)rapidradio.co.in -- Dhaval H Kotecha Managing Director RapidRadio Solutions Private Limited "It is not important how "BIG" you Dream, but it is important how "LONG" you Dream "BIG"" "One person with a belief is equal to a force of 99 who have only interests." -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Impact Factor/ Ratings of LIS journals
by sushanta kumar pathy 09 Feb '09

09 Feb '09

Dear Professional,Can any body is having the list of Journals with the ratings/ impact factor in the field of Library and Information Science both national/ international. If so, please provide me a copy of the same.Thanks & Regards,Sushanta K. Pathy,RA-RC and Head Librarian (I/C)Resource CentreNIFT, Gandhinagar Sushanta Kumar Pathy Resource Centre National Institute of Fashion Technology, Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India Gandhinagar, Gujarat(INDIA) Ph. 079-23241849(Off) 09898162677 (M) http://www.gandhinagar.niftindia.com/

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Request for article
by Kshema Prakash 09 Feb '09

09 Feb '09

Dear friends, Can someone kindly send a copy of the following article for one of our faculty members? Synthesis and SAR of vinca alkaloid analogues<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6TF9-4V75YP5-5&_u…> *In Press, Corrected Proof*, *Available online 25 December 2008* Matthew E. Voss, Jeffery M. Ralph, Dejian Xie, David D. Manning, Xinchao Chen, Anthony J. Frank, Andrew J. Leyhane, Lei Liu, Jason M. Stevens, Cheryl Budde, Matthew D. Surman, Thomas Friedrich, Denise Peace, Ian L. Scott, Mark Wolf, Randall Johnson With regards, Kshema Mrs. 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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New discussion on Open Educational Resources starts today
by Puna Das 09 Feb '09

09 Feb '09

New discussion on Open Educational Resources to start today 09-02-2009 (Paris) The UNESCO Open Educational Resources (OER) Community is launching a new three-week discussion on the subject of access issues. The discussion will take place from 9 to 27 February 2009 and is open to all. During the first week the community will focus on identifying - and attempting to classify - the main problems in accessing OER. The theme of the second and third weeks will be "tried and tested solutions", as participants are invited to share their experiences in working around such problems. The discussion will be facilitated by Bjoern Hassler of Cambridge University's Centre for Applied Research in Educational Technologies. If you wish to take part in the discussion, please send a message to Catriona Savage [c.savage[at]unesco.org] UNESCO's international Community on Open Educational Resources has been active since 2005. It connects over 700 individuals in 105 countries to share information and discuss issues surrounding the production and use of Open Educational Resources - web-based materials offered freely and openly for use and reuse in teaching, learning and research. UNESCO's work on Open Educational Resources is generously supported by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. More information can be found on the UNESCO OER Community wiki http://oerwiki.iiep-unesco.org/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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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Conference Proceedings VS Journals
by Apurba Jyoti Majumder 09 Feb '09

09 Feb '09

Dear professionals, I have 15 publications in different national and international cenferences and published in conference proceedings also. can they be treated as journal publications? can i get marks for those publications in interviews? I have uploaded all of my published papers in the website apurba.110mb.com. please have a look. Thank you -- Apurba Jyoti Majumder, JRF Deptt. of Library & Information Science. Arts Block, Gauhati University. Guwahati- 781014 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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New BUACLA Committee
by Ajay Kamble 09 Feb '09

09 Feb '09

The General Body Meeting of Bombay University Affiliated College Librarians Association (BUACLA) was held on 7th Feb. 2009 at Ruparel College, Matunga(W), Mumbai. The meeting was called to reform the committee of the association. The Committee of BUACLA is formed as follows Mr. Prakash Karmarkar (Vaze-Kelkar College) President Dr. Pradip Karnik (Ruparel College) Vice President Mr. Subhash Aathavale (CHM College) Vice President Mr. Sachin Shastri (Krishna Menon College) Secretary Mr. Ajay Kamble (Annasaheb Vartak College) Joint - Secretary Mrs. Shubhangi Vedak (ZunZunwala College) Joint - Secretary Mr. Vinay Haware (M.D. Shah Mahila College) Treasurer Mr. Bhaskarrao Thorat Member Mr. Narayan Barse Member Mrs.Swapna Gawade Member Mr. N. D. Phad Member Mrs. Syeed Shajida Member Mr. Sanjay More Member Mr. Firoz Shaikh Member -- 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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Google Makes iPhone the New eBook Reader
by DINESH SIDDAIAH 09 Feb '09

09 Feb '09

Dear Friends, Google Makes iPhone the New eBook Reader If you already have an Apple iPhone or a T-Mobile G1 in your pocket, more than 1.5 million books are now at your fingertips. Google used Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology to transform the scanned book pages into screen-friendly text for iPhone and g1s. To access Google Mobile Book Search, just point your mobile phone browser to http://books.google.com/m. Source: http://www.pcworld.com/article/159067/google_makes_iphone_the_new_ebook_rea… Thanking You, Dinesh K. S. -- Dr. Dinesh K. S. Selection Grade Librarian, Nagarjuna College of Engineering & Technology, Devanahalli, Bengaluru - 562 110.

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Amazon Kindle E-Book Reader - A Review
by DINESH SIDDAIAH 09 Feb '09

09 Feb '09

Dear Friends, Amazon is pushing e-books back into the limelight with the launch of its $399 Kindle e-book reader and corresponding service. The Kindle, which is larger than an average paperback book but not as thick, is a boxy rectangle of white plastic with a matte finish. The device includes 180MB of user-accessible memory (which the company says can hold about 200 books) and supports SD Cards up to 2GB. Instead of an LCD, a 6-inch electronic-paper display from E ink occupies the top portion of the device. The monochrome display, which is designed to save power, supports four levels of grayscale but no color. For the most part no issues reading the display under various circumstances. The one exception was under the dim light, the Kindle lacks a backlight; on an airplane, for example, you'll need to keep your seat light on to read. The text was generally clear, though a few characters had jaggies. A button on the keyboard lets you switch among six different font sizes. Source: A review in http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/product/30957/review/kindle.html Thanking You, Dinesh -- Dr. Dinesh K. S. Selection Grade Librarian, Nagarjuna College of Engineering & Technology, Devanahalli, Bengaluru - 562 110.

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FW: New York Times: Digital Archivists, Now in Demand
by Shalini Urs 09 Feb '09

09 Feb '09

This might be of interest to our professionals http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/08/jobs/08starts.html February 8, 2009 FRESH STARTS Digital Archivists, Now in Demand By CONRAD DE AENLLE WHEN the world entered the digital age, a great majority of human historical records did not immediately make the trip. Literature, film, scientific journals, newspapers, court records, corporate documents and other material, accumulated over centuries, needed to be adapted for computer databases. Once there, it had to be arranged along with newer, born-digital material in a way that would let people find what they needed and keep finding it well into the future. The people entrusted to find a place for this wealth of information are known as digital asset managers, or sometimes as digital archivists and digital preservation officers. Whatever they are called, demand for them is expanding. One of them is Jacob Nadal, the preservation officer at the University of California, Los Angeles. He does not use the "digital" modifier because his duties include safeguarding analog materials in U.C.L.A.'s collection, not just preparing them to cross the digital divide. "I don't think there's any day where I would say I'm the digital guy," he said. But he concedes that he's not really an analog, ink-on-paper guy, either, and that is increasingly the case in his field. These days, he noted, "if you want to work in a library, you have to deal in electronic resources." Mr. Nadal and 10 or so colleagues at U.C.L.A. devote much of their effort to organizing and protecting material in digital form. Their duties include licensing and buying digital content from vendors, assigning identification markers called meta-tags so that material can be found easily, researching copyright matters and ensuring that files remain intact whenever new iterations of relevant software or hardware come along. Befitting a nascent discipline like digital asset management, Mr. Nadal, 32, said he went into it almost by accident. Unsure of his career ambitions, he began work on various book-scanning and preservation projects as a student at Indiana University, then took them over when the head of preservation left. After that, he said, it "took a year or two for me to realize my career in preservation had started a year or two past." He reckons that many of his peers have had similar experiences. "Among librarians, I think that happenstance may be a typical career path," he said. Some backgrounds are considered better than others for budding digital asset managers. Familiarity with information technology is necessary, but it is possible to have too much tech know-how, said Victoria McCargar, a preservation consultant in Los Angeles and a lecturer at U.C.L.A. and San José State University. "People with I.T. backgrounds tend to be wrong for the job," she said. "They tend to focus on storage solutions: 'We'll just throw another 10 terabytes on that server.'" A result, she said, can be "waxy buildup" a lot of useless files that make it hard to find the good stuff. Ms. McCargar estimates that 20,000 people work in the field today plus others in related areas and she expects that to triple over the next decade, assuming that economic conditions stabilize before long. Many work for public institutions, and businesses use them, too, said Deborah Schwarz, chief executive of Library Associates Companies, a consulting and headhunting firm. Especially big employers in this area are law firms, which need experts on digital copyright and other issues tied to the migration of legal documents from filing cabinets to databases. One comparative advantage of private-sector jobs is the pay. Digital asset managers at public facilities would do well to make $70,000 a year. Salaries for their corporate counterparts are generally higher. "Compensation varies wildly because it's an emerging area," said Keith Gurtzweiler, vice president for recruiting at Library Associates. "Consultants who can make recommendations on systems can make $150 an hour." Those who "manage them once they're up and running and maintain the machinery," he said, make from the $70,000's up to $100,000. Michael Doane is an information management consultant at Ascentium, a consultancy in suburban Seattle that employs 100 to 150 digital asset managers in a staff of 500. He said that fresh graduates with master's degrees in information systems management or a similar discipline could "easily expect $80,000 to $90,000 in consulting and a little less in the commercial world." As much as it might help his bank balance, Mr. Nadal cannot envision leaving U.C.L.A. for a corporate job. He finds the challenge of taming a vast collection of information for a major academic institution too appealing. "We belong to the people of California and hold our collections in trust for them and for future generations of students, scholars and members of the public," he said. "Public-sector institutions just strike me as far, far cooler. They have better collections, obviously, and they are innovative, connected and challenging in ways that seem more substantial to me." Fresh Starts is a monthly column about emerging jobs and job trends. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Copyright Query
by parinitas＠hexaware.com 09 Feb '09

09 Feb '09

Dear All, I have this query about the copyright law... As additional services provided by the library - I want to provide my readers the "Table of Contents" of the existing library collection. We already have an LMS in place and on the OPAC I plan to tag the ToC of that specific book - so the readers not only get to know the cataloged details of the book, but they can also go through the ToC of that book before issuing it out of the library. How does this hold with the copyright laws? Is it a copyright violation to scan and make available the ToC of the library collection? Please let me know.... Thanks in advance and Regards, Parinita Samant --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [cid:image001.jpg@01C9886F.79CDD610] HexaVarsity Mumbai * 67919595 * 9707 I * parinitas(a)hexaware.com<mailto:parinitas@hexaware.com> ________________________________ Please do not print this email unless it is absolutely necessary. This e-mail communication and any attachments to it are confidential and privileged to Hexaware and are strictly intended only for the personal and confidential use of the designated recipient(s) named above. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, you are hereby notified that any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. Please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies of this message along with all attachments thereto. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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8th National Conference-Change of Date
by Senthil Kumar T 09 Feb '09

09 Feb '09

Dear Members This is for your kind information, LIST 09- 8th National Conference on "Decision Making and New Investments in Knowledge Resource Centres" has been postponed, due to the undefined holiday announced by the TN Government. New Dates are 19th -21st March, 2009, kindly convey the massage to others also Authors are requested to send their Papers with registration fees to The Organizing Secretary, LIST-8th National Conference, Bishop Heber College, Tiruchirappalli-620 017, Tamilnadu on or before 06th March 2009. With Regards SENTHIL KUMAR.T Librarian Christ University Bangalore-560 029 Mobile: 98863 71610(Bangalore) 97501 07407(Trichy) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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'Time to rethink intellectual property laws?
by Shriram Pandey 08 Feb '09

08 Feb '09

Dear List members 'Time to rethink intellectual property laws?' It is a very good article written by David Dickson. The author has given many innovative idea like : 'Patents on scientific knowledge may not be as useful — or valuable — as many claim them to be. 'The speed of the global economic collapse is provoking a widespread — many would say belated — realisation that many of the beliefs underlying economic expansion over the past 20 years need close questioning, particularly those involving the relationship between the state and the market.' The full article is available on : http://www.scidev.net/en/editorials/time-to-rethink-intellectual-property-l… -- Regards, Shri Ram Pandey - MLIS(BHU), IKM(IISc), UGC-NET (JRF) 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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Digital Education, by Antonio M. Battro and Percival J. Denham
by Shriram Pandey 08 Feb '09

08 Feb '09

Dear Colleagues, The purpose of this book is to provide a panorama of the application of new digital technologies in education as the century comes to an end. In some cases we have described instances where this technology has already been implemented with great success, in others we discuss promises that have still to be confirmed. We also hope to awaken 'critical enthusiasm' for an effective and beneficial implementation of the best technology in the service of education and the individual. This is a great challenge, partly because of the multiplicity and complexity of new technologies that are constantly exceeding the traditional limits of educational science and partly because no-one can know which of these technologies will prevail in education in the coming century. A text of this nature should be subject to regular revision, as the explosion in technology is of such a magnitude that many innovations that seemed impossible to apply in the field of education a few years ago are now commonplace. This trend is evident in all latitudes; in some cases a high-tech product from a developed country finds an educational application in a peripheral country before it is used for these purposes in its country of origin. This book will therefore be content to describe the situation faced today by educators committed to the efficient introduction of new digital technologies already widely available on the market. This project is also being published on Internet, and is available on our web site (www.byd.com.ar) as an example of a system that will soon be widely adopted in the world of publishing: the 'dual book', available in printed and digital form. -- Regards, Shri Ram Pandey - MLIS(BHU), IKM(IISc), UGC-NET (JRF) 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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Change of address on account of new assignment- Dr. V.D.Shrivastava
by Vishwesh Shrivastava 08 Feb '09

08 Feb '09

Dear Moderator You will be glad to know of the following development and may like to publish in the lis-forum. Dr. V.D.Shrivastava, Librarian Assam University, Silchar consequent upon his selection, has been appointed as the Librarian, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. Dr. Shrivastava has joied his new assignment on 2nd February 2009 (FN). His contact details are as under: Dr. V.D.Shrivastava Librarian P.K.Kelkar Library Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Post office: IIT, Kanpur 208 016 Tel: 0512-2597698 ( O), 0512-2597398 (Fax) e-mail: vds(a)iitk.ac.in Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/

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My new aassignment
by noufal palliparamban 07 Feb '09

07 Feb '09

Dear friends, I am happy to inform you that I have been joined TATA Motors as Manager, HR&PSD (Information Services) in Jamshedpur Plant. Looking for your kind cooperation and advice. Thanking you. Noufal.PP Manager (Information Services) TATA Motors Ltd. Jamshedpur Mob: 09430766010 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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Fw: Academia.edu" to the Continuing Professional Development & Workplace Learning Community
by Shamprasad Pujar 07 Feb '09

07 Feb '09

Dear Members, FYI Regards, S.M. Pujar, IGIDR, Mumbai ============== -- Original Message -- From: richard_price(a)academia.edu To: cpdwl(a)infoserv.inist.fr Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2009 23:58:13 +0100 (MET) Subject: [CPDWL] Announcing "Academia.edu" to the Continuing Professional Development & Workplace Learning Community Dear all, I recently finished my Ph.D at Oxford on the philosophy of perception. With a team of people from Stanford and Cambridge, I've just launched a website, Academia.edu, which does two things: - It shows academics around the world structured in a 'tree' format, displayed according to their departmental and institutional affiliations. - It enables academics to see news on the latest research in their area - the latest people, papers and talks. We are hoping that Academia.edu will eventually list every academic in the world -- Faculty Members, Post-Docs, Graduate Students, and Independent Researchers. Academics can add their departments, and themselves, to the tree by clicking on the boxes. Academics are joining the tree rapidly. More than 25,000 academics have added themselves in the last three months. Some professors on the site include: - Richard Dawkins - http://oxford.academia.edu/RichardDawkins - Stephen Hawking - http://cambridge.academia.edu/StephenHawking - Paul Krugman - http://princeton.academia.edu/PaulKrugman - Noam Chomsky - http://mit.academia.edu/NoamChomsky - Steven Pinker - http://harvard.academia.edu/StevenPinker We're trying to spread the word about Academia.edu as much as possible. It would be terrific if you could visit the site, and add yourself to your department on the tree at http://www.academia.edu/signup?CPDWL. If your university is not there, you can add it. Independent researchers - if you are a researcher that is not associated with a university, I encourage you to add yourself to the "Independent Researchers" portion of the tree at http://independent.academia.edu/signup?CPDWL. And do spread the word to your friends and colleagues if you can. Many thanks, Richard Dr. Richard Price http://oxford.academia.edu/RichardPrice -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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World Bank's 2009 International Youth Essay Competition on Climate Change
by Puna Das 06 Feb '09

06 Feb '09

World Bank's 2009 International Youth Essay Competition on Climate Change Deadline for submissions: 22 February 2009 How does climate change affect you? How can you tackle climate change through youth-led solutions? The World Bank's 2009 Youth Essay Competition aims to tap into the ideas of the next generation of green entrepreneurs for dealing with the pressing problem of climate change. The Essay Competition invites youth aged 18-25 to share ideas on how climate change affects them, and how it can be addressed through youth-led solutions. For the first time, the competition will also include photo and video categories which will also vie for prizes ranging from $ 1,000 to $ 5,000. Submissions can be in English, French or Spanish. Participants may submit entries in more than one category (essay, video and photo), but only one submission per category is allowed. For details, click <http://www.essaycompetition.org/> here. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India http://anupkumardas.blogspot.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Explore your hobbies and interests. Go to http://in.promos.yahoo.com/groups/

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Doctoral Workshop on development and international organizations
by Puna Das 06 Feb '09

06 Feb '09

Doctoral Workshop on development and international organizations Washington, DC, April 27-28, 2009 The Researchers Alliance for Development (RAD) is partnering with the World Bank on a series of workshops for doctoral students whose main area of research is the World Bank Group. Each workshop brings together some 20 PhD students, World Bank staff and academics from other institutions (universities, research institutes). Young researchers present their work and discuss with World Bank experts in the relevant topic. CALL FOR PROPOSALS Paper proposals are invited from current doctoral students and early career postdoctoral researchers (up to three years post-PhD) conducting research on the World Bank Group and other international economic organizations in any social science field. Successful candidates will be asked to present a research paper of 8,000–9,500 words in advance of the workshop. Successful candidates will have their travel and accommodation expenses covered. No per diem, meals or local transportation costs (in the participant's country of departure) will be covered. The Workshop will be held on April 26-27, 2009 (TBC) in Washington DC. Applications are now open! Deadline: February 16, 2009. Details: http://www.radnetwork.org/admindb/docs/DC%20Workshop%202009%20Call%20for%20… Download the application form: http://www.radnetwork.org/admindb/docs/2009%20Workshop%20Application%20Form… The workshop will be co-funded by GARNET - Network of Excellence on Global Governance, Regionalisation and Regulation. More Details: http://www.radnetwork.org/content07_15_1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India http://anupkumardas.blogspot.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unlimited freedom, unlimited storage. Get it now, on http://help.yahoo.com/l/in/yahoo/mail/yahoomail/tools/tools-08.html/

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Reminder:Invitation to attend KALA New Members Meet on Feb 6, 2009 (Friday) at 6.00 p.m.
by Francis Jayakanth 06 Feb '09

06 Feb '09

Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2009 10:09:29 +0530 From: "Byrappa, Ananda (GE, Research)" <ananda.byrappa(a)ge.com> Dear All, We are glad to announce that KALA is organizing new members' meet. On behalf of KALA, I cordially invite you attend the same and make the meeting a productive one. The details of the meet: Event: KALA New Members' Meet Date: February 6, 2009 (Friday) Time: 6.00 p.m Venue: NCSI Seminar Hall, IISc, Bangalore the following two Special Lectures will be delivered during the meet: 1. Career Opportunities for LIS Professionals by Mr. N.V.Satyanarayana, Chairman and MD, Informatics India Ltd 2. Role LIS Professionals in promoting Library associations by Prof V.G Talwar, VC, Mysore Univ. Please confirm your participation by email to organize the event better Thanks, Ananda Byrappa General Secretary KALA

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www.granthalaya.org project
by नारायण बारसे 06 Feb '09

06 Feb '09

*Dear All* *We are happy to inform that the Vidya Prasarak Mandal, Thane (Maharashtra) has inaugurated the project of* BIBLIOGRAPHIC UNION DATABASE OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN KONKAN AREA The Union Catalogue website www.granthalaya.org has been inaugurated on 26th January 2009 . All the professionals are requested to visit the site and give feedback. In this project VPM,Thane intends to create bibliographic union database of holdings of all the public libraries in Konkan area including Thane. After completion of it, one would be in a position to know about the availability and location of the books in public libraries of Konkan area. Vidya Prasarak Mandal, Thane also intends to help the participating libraries for computerizing their holdings by providing them an open source library software for the purpose. Regards, -- Barse N. S. Librarian and Coordinator Department of Lib & Information Science VPM's Joshi-Bedekar College 'Janadweep' Chendani, Bundar Rd, Thane (West) Pin- 400601 MS, India =========================== Phone No: 022 25384591 Cell :09969051287 =========================== -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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EMERALD RESEARCH FUND AWARDS -LIS 2009
by Rajneesh Rajpal 05 Feb '09

05 Feb '09

2009 Emerald Research Fund Awards Indian LIS category ________________________________ Call for Indian library and information science research proposals Sustaining the dissemination of knowledge in India by supporting LIS research Emerald is proud to announce it is offering a funding grant for a research project that will contribute to the development of LIS research in India. The funding grant of up to £2,000 (approx. US$3,000 equivalent) should address the dissemination of knowledge for the social good with a specific focus towards the benefit of India. In addition to the research grant, the winner will have the opportunity to receive the assistance of an experienced Emerald editor, or former editor, to help them write a high quality article and increase chances of publication. Eligibility The lead member of the research team should be based in India. Judging criteria Each application will be judged, by a panel of experts, on the five criteria below. The research must: * Be of significance, particularly illustrating how it will benefit the social good. * Demonstrate originality and innovation. * Make an outstanding contribution to theory and its application. * Illustrate the appropriateness and application of the methodology. * Demonstrate sound implications for theory and practice. Application requirements Each proposal must be submitted using our online application form <http://ww2.emeraldinsight.com/awards/india_lis.htm> . The following documents will be required electronically: 1. A summary stating specific goals, outcomes and benefits of the research. This should not exceed 2,000 words (note that tables, figures, appendices and reference lists, if provided, do NOT count to the 2,000 word total). 2. A covering letter containing contact details for all researchers involved in the project. Please state clearly which researcher will be the main point of contact. The 2,000-word summary must: * Clearly display a statement of purpose and intent. * Clearly state the methodology(ies) applied and explicitly describe the research process. * State expected research outcomes, expected impact and possible application. * Specify the expected timescales of the research process. * Outline projected costs and total research grant required. Key dates * The closing date for applications is 1 July 2009 * The initial short-list will be completed by August 2009. * Winners will be announced in early September 2009. The funding award will amount to up to £2,000 (approx. US$3,000 equivalent) for applications that address the dissemination of knowledge for social good with a specific orientation toward benefit for India. Contact details Please be aware that all applicants will be informed personally of the outcome of the awards before any public announcement is made. However, for all other queries, please contact: Kieran Booluck Author Relations Administrative Assistant Emerald Group Publishing Limited Howard House Wagon Lane Bingley BD16 1WA United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)1274 777700 Fax: +44 (0)1274 785200 E-mail: kbooluck(a)emeraldinsight.com Or Rajneesh Rajpal Country Manager Emerald Group Publishing Limited 301,Vikas Surya Shopping Mall, Mangalam Place,Sector -3 , Rohini New Delhi -110085 rrajpal(a)emeraldinsight.com www.emeraldinsight.com Mobile no- 91-9810224423 Tel no. -011-27948437-38 Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. Research You can Use. The world's leading publisher of management Research Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Registered Office: Howard House, Wagon Lane, Bingley, BD16 1WA United Kingdom. Registered in England No. 3080506, VAT No. GB 665 3593 06 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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M.Tech @ ISiM, University of Mysore - Admissions Open for 2009-2010 Batch
by Angrosh 05 Feb '09

05 Feb '09

For those looking for an exciting career in Information Management across the Industries and Knowledge Organizations. Admissions are now open under Cycle 1 for a multidisciplinary M.Tech Programme in Information Systems and Management offered by the International School of Information Management (ISiM), University of Mysore in collaboration with some of the leading Information Schools across the globe - Dalhousie University, Canada; University of Michigan, USA; University of Pittsburgh, USA; Syracuse University, USA; International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore and Informatics (India) Ltd., Bangalore. What do we offer? . Cutting Edge Global Curriculum that imparts skill sets across the Information Management space - Databases to Data Mining to Data Analytics; Information Retrieval to Information Systems Design to Software Systems Management; Taxonomy, Ontologies and Semantic Web to Human Computer Interaction. Check out our syllabus for details. . Unique opportunity to be mentored by Industry Leaders from Google, Yahoo, Intel and others through a path-breaking project - WikiGyan . Truly international learning experience - with faculty drawn from our partner institutions. Course would be taught by world renowned experts from across the academia and industry . Need based Bridge courses . World class facilities - a brand new well appointed 24 x 7 accessible Wi-Fi enabled infrastructure in sylvan setting . Internships and projects with leading industry partners . Informal but rigorous pedagogy Who is eligible? . Engineering Graduates / 4-Year Degree Graduates (10+2+4) / Master's Degree in any Discipline . CAT / MAT / GATE / PGCET / State Level National Entrance Test Score Important Dates in Cycle 1: Application Deadline : March 31, 2009 Offer Decision : April 15, 2009 Acceptance Decision : May 1, 2009 Course Start Date : September 1, 2009 For application forms and more details, please visit www.isim.ac.in or contact us at: International School of Information Management University of Mysore, Manasagangotri Mysore - 570 006 Tel: +91-821-2514699; +91-821-2411417 Mobile: Amitabh - 9972599870; 9886970411 Fax: +91-821-2519209 Email: office(a)isim.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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UHF based LMS
by S.Mohan 05 Feb '09

05 Feb '09

Dear All, We are planning to implement RFID based Library Automation in a Bethlahem Engineering College, Nagercovil. I would like to get inputs from those who have already implemented the same. We prefer UHF tags and readers since long read range can be achieved and cheaper than HF tags. Has anyone used UHF based RFID system in Libraries? What's the success rate? Regards Mohan -- 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] LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 71, Issue 4
by Kumaresan Krishnan 05 Feb '09

05 Feb '09

Dear professional, Kindly refer UGC website for Model curriculum 2001 on LISc which gives you the full details in terms of selecting papers for MLISc/Integrated MLISc. _________________________________________ Kumaresan Krishnan (Ph.D).,M.LISc - NET.,M.Com.,PGDLAN Librarian, MAEER's MIT Institute of Design Next to Hadapsar Loni- Kalbhor, Pune - 412 201 Cell: +91 - 9422545155 --- On Thu, 5/2/09, lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in <lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: From: lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in <lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> Subject: LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 71, Issue 4 To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Date: Thursday, 5 February, 2009, 12:49 PM Send LIS-Forum mailing list submissions to lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in You can reach the person managing the list at lis-forum-owner(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of LIS-Forum digest..." Today's Topics: 1. URGENT : BUACLA MEETING (Ajay Kamble) 2. CUDELSAA and Dept of Lib n Inf Sc organise Lecture by Dir of Nat Lib of Scotland (Susmita Chakraborty) 3. Library Trainees at ISRO (ramesh chander) 4. Request for M.L.I.Sc. Syllabus (Bhim D. Shrestha) 5. Post of Librarian in Punjab National Bank (jasbir singh) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2009 14:14:07 +0530 From: Ajay Kamble <apassion2002(a)gmail.com> Subject: [LIS-Forum] URGENT : BUACLA MEETING To: mlosc(a)googlegroups.com, ilosc(a)yahoogroups.com, lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Message-ID: <8641f3070902040044s2c890ae5gd8e575f409bb612f(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" *BOMBAY UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED LIBRARIAN'S ASSOCIATION * *( BUACLA ) ( REGD)* 117, Hindu Colony Dadar, Mumbai 400 014. Phone:- 24144160 Date 16-01-2009 All the library professionals and members of the ( BUCLA ) association are requested to attend the General Body meeting which will be held on Saturday the 7th February 2009 at 05.00 pm in the Ruparel College Library, Matunga (West) Mumbai. To elect new executive body is the subject. Your presence is highly essential for that. Thanking you, Yours Faithfully, (Mr. Shrikant Talwaltkar ) Vice President BUACLA

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Article request
by lata＠iihmr.org 05 Feb '09

05 Feb '09

May I have the detail paper? Anderson, Kate. and Sperber, Kimberly. "Moving from Androgyny to Individuation: Increasing the Utility of the LSI-R for Women with the Gender Responsive Trailer" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology (ASC), Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA, Oct 31, 2006 <Not Available>. 2009-02-04 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p127192_index.html> Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Abstract: This paper presents the findings of a validation study of a Gender Responsive Trailer (GRT) (VanVoorhis et al 2003) to the Level of Sevice Inventory - Revised. We use a sample from four community corrections sites in Cincinnati, Ohio, with 188 women participating. The GRT measures domains, Relationship, Self-Esteem, Self Efficacy, Parenting, and Abuse as a child. regards Lata Suresh =========================== 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

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FW: Project Information Literacy Progress Report: Officially Released!
by Indira 05 Feb '09

05 Feb '09

Dear Professionals, Project Information Literacy (PIL) is a National Research Study by the Information School, University of Washington. This project aims at furthering the study of Information Literacy. PIL Progress Report is released, with the title "Finding Context: What Today's College Students Say about Conducting Research in the Digital Age". The Progress Report concludes, "Research seems to be far more difficult to conduct in the digital age than it did in previous times". According to Alison J. Head, Ph.D. and Michael B. Eisenberg (Co-directors), PIL Progress Report shares "some of the perceptions that led to this conclusion and several of the trends in problem-solving strategies that have emerged. The findings and analysis presented here should not be viewed as complete, but rather as part of our ongoing research that will be explored further and tested more rigorously". Though this project is US-based, hope it will serve as a reference resource for Information Literacy initiatives across the Globe. Regards, Dr. Indira Koneru Faculty Member Dept. of Library Science Icfai Academic Wing 23, Nagarjuna Hills Hyderabad-500 082 India From: Alison J. Head [mailto:ajhead1@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 4:27 AM To: ajhead1(a)u.washington.edu Subject: Project Information Literacy Progress Report: Officially Released! Hi, We write to tell you that the Project <http://projectinfolit.org/progress/> Information Literacy Progress Report is released and available. Just click the link and read. (The report is also posted on the PIL Web Site). The 18-page report presents findings and analysis (so far) from our 2008 fall student discussion groups, held on seven U.S. campuses with 86 college students. In our data, you may find some things that you already know. But there may be others, we hope that surprise you and spark your own thoughts and new ideas. This spring, our research will continue with a large-scale student survey administered on three U.S. campuses. So, give it a read when you get the chance. Also, help us spread the word by sending on this link to anyone you think may be interested. In the meantime, if you no longer want to receive findings reports about the study or if you have received this email in duplicate, please let us know. We will make sure your email address is removed from our database. Many thanks again for your continued interest and support. Best, - Alison and Mike -- Alison J. Head, Ph.D. and Michael B. Eisenberg, Ph.D. ______________________________ Co-Directors and Co-Principal Investigators Project Information Literacy | http://projectinfolit.org The Information School | University of Washington ajhead1(a)u.washington.edu mbe(a)u.washington.edu ***************************************** It's official, view our latest PIL video! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKI7yOl8nQY ______________________________

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Post of Librarian in Punjab National Bank
by jasbir singh 05 Feb '09

05 Feb '09

Punjab National Bank (PNB), a leading public sector bank invites application from Indian citizens for post of Librarian: Librarian (MMG II) : 02 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.13820-19920/-, Age : 32 years How To Apply: Apply Online. Application registration on PNB website will be open up to 02/03/2009. Take a printout and send it to following address before 19/03/2009: The Dy. General Manager, Punjab national Bank, HRD Division, Head Office, 7, Bhikaji Kama Place, New Delhi-110066 The detailed information, Fee cash voucher and a link for Online submission of application is available at is available at http://www.pnbindia.com/english_web/advt_310109.html Jasbir Singh Learning Resource Center Jaypee University of Information Technology Waknaghat, P.O. Dumehar Kandaghat, Distt. Solan (H.P.), India http://www.juit.ac.in/lrc/staff.php -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for M.L.I.Sc. Syllabus
by Bhim D. Shrestha 04 Feb '09

04 Feb '09

Dear Professionals Colleagues, Central Department of Library and Information Science, Tribhuvan University is in the verge of revising its M.L.I.Sc. Syllabus. So, I would like to request you that I highly oblige if you make available syllabus of Master level in Library and Information Science of your University/Department through email. Particularly, in the field of information technology. At present, we have three courses in ICT – Computer Basics – 100 [Theo+Practical], Computer Networking – 50 [Theo], Computer Programming -100 [Theo+Practical]. It will be great help in the professional development of LIS. Bhim Dhoj Shrestha Faculty Member Central Department of Library and Information Science Tribhuvan University Kathmandu, Nepal Mobile: 9851059075 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library Trainees at ISRO
by ramesh chander 04 Feb '09

04 Feb '09

Dear Colleagues, Applications are invited for the library trainees at ISRO Thiruvananthapuram, for more information, follow the following link: - http://www.isro.org/joboppor.htm -- With Regards, Romesh Chander Sharma National Center for Science Information(NCSI), Indian Institue of Science, Bangalore-560012,

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URGENT : BUACLA MEETING
by Ajay Kamble 04 Feb '09

04 Feb '09

*BOMBAY UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED LIBRARIAN'S ASSOCIATION * *( BUACLA ) ( REGD)* 117, Hindu Colony Dadar, Mumbai 400 014. Phone:- 24144160 Date 16-01-2009 All the library professionals and members of the ( BUCLA ) association are requested to attend the General Body meeting which will be held on Saturday the 7th February 2009 at 05.00 pm in the Ruparel College Library, Matunga (West) Mumbai. To elect new executive body is the subject. Your presence is highly essential for that. Thanking you, Yours Faithfully, (Mr. Shrikant Talwaltkar ) Vice President BUACLA

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[Library & Information Science Professionals] National Portal of India : Dire...
by Hi, I am K.R.Mulla, LIS Professional from India, working as Librarian 04 Feb '09

04 Feb '09

[http://india.gov.in/directories.php] National Portal of India : DirectoriesSearching for an Indian Government website ?..or lost in the maze trying to find STD/PIN Codes of any region in the Country ?..Welcome to this section which helps you search through the various useful Directories.. MORE -- Posted By Hi, I am K.R.Mulla, LIS Professional from India, working as Librarian to Library & Information Science Professionals at 2/03/2009 11:57:00 PM

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Academic Earth: Video Lectures By Top Scholars
by Vimal Kumar 04 Feb '09

04 Feb '09

Thousands Of Video Lectures From The World's Top Scholars Academic Earth is an organization founded with the goal of giving everyone on earth access to a world-class education. [http://www.academicearth.org/] As more and more high quality educational content becomes available online for free, we ask ourselves, what are the real barriers to achieving a world class education? At Academic Earth, we are working to identify these barriers and find innovative ways to use technology to increase the ease of learning. We are building a user-friendly educational ecosystem that will give internet users around the world the ability to easily find, interact with, and learn from full video courses and lectures from the world's leading scholars. Our goal is to bring the best content together in one place and create an environment that in which that content is remarkably easy to use and in which user contributions make existing content increasingly valuable. We invite those who share our passion to explore our website, participate in our online community, and help us continue to find new ways to make learning easier for everyone. Courtesy: Gerry McKiernan http://ref-notes.blogspot.com/2009/02/academic-earth-video-lectures-by-top.… -- Vimal Kumar V. Asst. Librarian Asian School of Business Technopark, Trivandrum-695 581 Web: www.asb.edu.in/vimal/ Blog: http://vimalkumar.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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Google launches a mobile internet bus
by DINESH SIDDAIAH 04 Feb '09

04 Feb '09

Dear Friends *Google launches a mobile internet bus:* Google India Tuesday unveiled an Internet bus, a mobile vehicle designed to provide information on Internet and computer to people in cities across Tamil Nadu. Dubbed as 'Google Bus', the vehicle which was flagged off from Chennai will cover 15 towns including Erode, Dindigul, Pudukkottai, Trippur and Nagercoil in 45 days. <http://siliconindian.com/adserver/adclick.php?n=a9bb7037> Thanking You. Dinesh -- Dr. Dinesh K. S. Selection Grade Librarian, Nagarjuna College of Engineering & Technology, Devanahalli, Bengaluru - 562 110. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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CUDELSAA and Dept of Lib n Inf Sc organise Lecture by Dir of Nat Lib of Scotland
by Susmita Chakraborty 03 Feb '09

03 Feb '09

*The Role of Libraries in Accessing Knowledge and Information in the Future* A Lecture By Martin Wade, Director, National Library, Scotland Organized jointly BY *Department of Library & Information Science, University of Calcutta * AND *Calcutta University Department of Library & Information Science Alumni Association **(CUDELSAA)* *AT* *Chandramukhi Kadambini Sabhagriha* *Central Library, University of Calcutta, College Square Campus* *ON* *5th February, 2009* *2.30 PM* * * *ALL ARE WELCOME* * * N.B. On behalf of CUDELSAA, circulated by Dr. Susmita Chakraborty -------------------------------------------------- Dr. Susmita Chakraborty, India Thanks & regards. *Dr. Susmita Chakraborty* *Bengal Engineering and Science University* *Official Email:susmita.chakraborty@becs.ac.in<Email%3Asusmita.chakraborty(a)becs.ac.in> * *Personal email:susmitachakraborty94@gmai.com<email%3Asusmitachakraborty94(a)gmai.com> **Personal Blog:*http://*drsusmitachakraborty.blogspot.com*/; * http://susmita-besu.blogspot.com/ **Album:http://picasaweb.google.com/susmitachakraborty94* *Group:http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cudelsaa/* --------- Please support: MANAS - a society for mentally disturbed persons their family and friends (http://www.geocities.com/manas_teghari/) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Knowledge Commission Launches Online Contest (Essay, Debate & Film)
by Puna Das 03 Feb '09

03 Feb '09

National Knowledge Commission Launches Online Contest www.knowledgecommission.gov.in/contests NKC's recommendations have been crafted to achieve the objective of tapping into India's enormous reservoir of knowledge, mobilising national talent and creating an empowered generation with access to tremendous possibilities for the 550 million youth. To accelerate the process of reform and to create a groundswell of public opinion, NKC invites everyone to Online Contests. Contest Period: 1 February – 1 March 2009 Categories: Film, Debate and Essay Film Topic: Make a short film (not exceeding 6 mins) 1) How can I make a difference in transforming India Debate Topics: Give your opinions in video format (not exceeding 4 mins each) 1) India will realise its demographic dividend in the next 15 years 2) Vocational education and training courses should be introduced in all schools Essay Topics: Write your views (not exceeding 2000 words each) 1) How can India unleash its innovation and entrepreneurship potential? 2) Expansion, excellence and inclusion – the three challenges of the Indian education system Important Dates Contest Begins: Feb 1, 2009 Contest Closes: March 1, 2009 Results Declaration: March 10, 2009 Prizes Winners get to meet Mr. Sam Pitroda Cash Prizes of more than INR 1.5 lakhs Certificates to first 500 entries Log on to http://knowledgeportal.in/contests to participate ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India http://anupkumardas.blogspot.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cricket on your mind? Visit the ultimate cricket website. Enter http://beta.cricket.yahoo.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Extract of Interview held with Prof. V G Talwar, Vice Chancelor, Mysore University
by Ramachandran Guruprasad 03 Feb '09

03 Feb '09

Posted in LIS-Forum by Mr R Guruprasad, Ph.D. Research Scholar, University of Mysore and Scientist, KTMD, NAL On behalf of Dr Khaiser Nikam, Chairperson, DOS, LIS, Univ. Mysore ================================================ *Jikanur Village (Belgaum District, Karnataka) Gifts Her Noble Son to the Mysore University as its 23 Vice Chancellor… Today, the Panaroma section of the Deccan Herald (State Edition: 26/1/09) had definitely a surprise material for me (http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Jan262009/panorama20090125114606.asp <http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Jan262009/panorama20090125114606.asp>).* A real 'Republic Day Gift' was in front of me in the form of a very pleasantly conducted candid interview (by Mr Niranjan Nikam of the Deccan Herald) honouring the 23rd Vice Chancellor of the Mysore University, Prof. V G Talwar. The interview throws open many of the unknown mysteries in the glorious professional career of Prof. V G Talwar. Hailing from a very humble family background from the Jikanur Village in the Belgaum District, Prof. Talwar started his career in BEL, Bangalore. He then moved on to the Mangalore University and spent six years there before joining the University of Mysore. For the last 17 years he has been associated with the University in various capacities as lecturer, Professor, Registrar, Director of the Academic Staff College and finally reaching the summit of becoming the 23rd Vice Chancellor of the University. As the VC, his present task is very challenging as many things need to be set right in the management of the University Administration. As an immediate welfare measure, Prof. Talwar has already initiated programmes to look into providing ample opportunities to the welfare of the staff members, conduction of innovative training programmes to imbibe newer skills by the staff, training of officers and other staff members in embarking newer administrative strageties and planning. Expanding the net of the training programme to Office Superintendents, Peons and other categories of staff members. His more than three decades of rich experience in administrative, academic and research activities, will help him in taking this opportunity as a challenge. In the course of the interview, Prof. Talwar said on the confidence imposed upon him by the Karnataka Govt. by honoring him with the Vice Chancellorship, which I quote, "I feel very happy and very proud. It is a great responsibility, great challenge and I am indeed very grateful to the government for considering me and giving me an opportunity. I will certainly put my heart and soul into the job. The university already has its name and fame at the international level and I wish the flag of the university will fly all over the globe in future too". Prof. Talwar is very clear that 'every department must be transparent in its working'. He will not compromise on strictness if anyone violates the rich tradition of the Mysore University in upholding its rich integrities of honesty, diligence, truthfulness and openness. Upon Universities having been rated as 5 Stars and 4 Stars earlier, Prof. Talwar clarified this issue by saying that 'Universities cannot be compared to Hotels'. The ranking confusion must be immediately removed. The present status of the Mysore University being ranked as 'A+' is being reworked in NAAC. About the 'hue and cry' of a large amount of money that is to be received by the Mysore University from the Govt. of India for its welfare, infrastructure and educational development, Prof. Talwar clarified that not a single paise has been received so far from the sanctioned Rs. 100 crores. Eventually when the money does come, Prof. Talwar is very clear that general infrastructure and thrust areas would be given the topmost priority. Initially, Rs. 40 crores was to be spent for a center of excellence), and the remaining 60 crores for development. Out of this a sum of Rs. 13 lakhs was to be allotted in building a modern classroom in each department. Added to this a 24/7 electricity and water supply to the entire campus. After prolonged deliberations with the Planning Commission, a 50:50 sharing of resources was agreed upon for sharing the resources between infrastructure and thrust areas. Prof. Talwar has complimented Prof. Shivashankermurthy, the then acting VC for putting up an excellent proposal to the Panel. The good news is that this proposal has been approved and UGC will release its first instalment of Rs. 30 crores very soon. To conclude, if President, Barack Obama is destiny's choice to drive America to its next generation of prosperity, I wouldn't be wrong in saying, that, it is the same destiny's choice in honouring Prof. V G Talwar, ('one of the most humble human beings and a thorough Library and Information Professional') to assume charge of the Vice Chancellorship of the Mysore University and take charge of the 'Change of Guard of Honor' to drive the Mysore University to even greater heights of educational supremacy. Posted in LIS-Forum by Mr R Guruprasad, Ph.D. Research Scholar, University of Mysore and Scientist, KTMD, NAL On behalf of Dr Khaiser Nikam, Chairperson, DOS, LIS, Univ. Mysore ========================== Extracts from the Interview held by Mr Niranjan Nikam of the Deccan Herald with Prof. V G Talwar of the Mysore University -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Workshop on Interview Skills at IIITMK, 7-8 March 2009
by Mailing List Admin 03 Feb '09

03 Feb '09

Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2009 02:22:53 -0800 (PST) From: Sainul Abideen P <sainul(a)yahoo.com> WORKSHOP ON INTERVIEW SKILLS: an e-Learning Initiative Organized by Digital Library and Information Services Division, Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management-Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram Date: 7-8 March, 2009 (Saturday and Sunday) Registration Fee: For Students Rs. 400/= Only, Others Rs. 750/= Only Last date for registration and payment of fee: 25th February 2009 About the Workshop Interview is one of the key considerations in the recruitment process of any Job. Effective Job interview is key for getting the right person. Interview is a two way exchange of information and provides an opportunity to candidates to describe their work experience, educational background, career interests, like and dislikes, etc. Similarly, interview provides a chance to the employer to choose right person for the job. Interview preparation is critical point of the interview. A candidate might have obtained high score in examinations but he/she needs to impress the interviewers with his positive qualities, to win the right job. Such winning interviews require specific knowledge and skills, to impress the employer. In order to provide you with those crucial interview skills, IIITM-K Digital Library and Information Services Division is organizing a Workshop on Interview Skills during 7-8 March 2009. This workshop provides a chance to the job seekers an opportunity to gain such winning interview skills. The workshop contains expert lectures on different factors of interview skills and preparations to be taken for winning interviews. Workshop Methodology Being an e-learning initiative, this workshop is based on the Tutored Video Instruction methodology, wherein video lectures of the experts will be delivered in a non-interactive mode. However, tutor guidance will be made available by the local faculty. Venue: IIITM-K, Technopark Campus, Thiruvananthapuram – 695581, Kerala Target audience: Anybody interested can attend. However Students, Job Seekers, and those who are in the early stage of their career will be given preference. Registration Fee: For Students Rs. 400/= Only, Others Rs. 750/= Only. [Payments to be made via Cash, or DD in favour of “Director, IIITM-K” payable at Canara Bank, Kazhakkoottam Branch] No. of seats are limited. Kindly confirm availability of seats by sending E-mail to iiitmklibrary(a)gmail.com before sending registration fee. Registration Fee is non-refundable. No TA/DA will be given to the participants. Participants are requested to make their own arrangements for Accommodation and Travel. Registration form along with the Fee may be sent to the Workshop Coordinator. Last date for registration and payment of fee: 25th February 2009 For Registration and further details Sainul Abideen P, Workshop Co-ordinator & Librarian IIITM-K, Park Centre, Technopark, Karyavattom PO,Trivandrum 695581 Ph: 0471-2527567, 2700777 exn 119, Mobile: 9961814247, 9846929235, 9496252786 E-Mail: iiitmklibrary(a)gmail.com www.iiitmk.ac.in/interview.htm

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Jikanur Village (Belgaum District, Karnataka) Gifts Her Noble Son to the Mysore University as its 23 Vice Chancellor
by Mailing List Admin 03 Feb '09

03 Feb '09

Date: Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:57:53 From: Ramachandran Guruprasad <gprasad(a)nal.res.in> Mysore University as its 23 Vice Chancellor…_ Today, the Panaroma section of the Deccan Herald (State Edition: 26/1/09) had definitely a surprise material for me (http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Jan262009/panorama20090125114606.asp <http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Jan262009/panorama20090125114606.asp>).* A real 'Republic Day Gift' was in front of me in the form of a very pleasantly conducted candid interview (by Mr Niranjan Nikam of the Deccan Herald) honouring the 23rd Vice Chancellor of the Mysore University, Prof. V G Talwar. The interview throws open many of the unknown mysteries in the glorious professional career of Prof. V G Talwar. Hailing from a very humble family background from the Jikanur Village in the Belgaum District, Prof. Talwar started his career in BEL, Bangalore. He then moved on to the Mangalore University and spent six years there before joining the University of Mysore. For the last 17 years he has been associated with the University in various capacities as lecturer, Professor, Registrar, Director of the Academic Staff College and finally reaching the summit of becoming the 23rd Vice Chancellor of the University. As the VC, his present task is very challenging as many things need to be set right in the management of the University Administration. As an immediate welfare measure, Prof. Talwar has already initiated programmes to look into providing ample opportunities to the welfare of the staff members, conduction of innovative training programmes to imbibe newer skills by the staff, training of officers and other staff members in embarking newer administrative strageties and planning. Expanding the net of the training programme to Office Superintendents, Peons and other categories of staff members. His more than three decades of rich experience in administrative, academic and research activities, will help him in taking this opportunity as a challenge. In the course of the interview, Prof. Talwar said on the confidence imposed upon him by the Karnataka Govt. by honoring him with the Vice Chancellorship, which I quote, "I feel very happy and very proud. It is a great responsibility, great challenge and I am indeed very grateful to the government for considering me and giving me an opportunity. I will certainly put my heart and soul into the job. The university already has its name and fame at the international level and I wish the flag of the university will fly all over the globe in future too". Prof. Talwar is very clear that 'every department must be transparent in its working'. He will not compromise on strictness if anyone violates the rich tradition of the Mysore University in upholding its rich integrities of honesty, diligence, truthfulness and openness. Upon Universities having been rated as 5 Stars and 4 Stars earlier, Prof. Talwar clarified this issue by saying that 'Universities cannot be compared to Hotels'. The ranking confusion must be immediately removed. The present status of the Mysore University being ranked as 'A+' is being reworked in NAAC. About the 'hue and cry' of a large amount of money that is to be received by the Mysore University from the Govt. of India for its welfare, infrastructure and educational development, Prof. Talwar clarified that not a single paise has been received so far from the sanctioned Rs. 100 crores. Eventually when the money does come, Prof. Talwar is very clear that general infrastructure and thrust areas would be given the topmost priority. Initially, Rs. 40 crores was to be spent for a center of excellence), and the remaining 60 crores for development. Out of this a sum of Rs. 13 lakhs was to be allotted in building a modern classroom in each department. Added to this a 24/7 electricity and water supply to the entire campus. After prolonged deliberations with the Planning Commission, a 50:50 sharing of resources was agreed upon for sharing the resources between infrastructure and thrust areas. Prof. Talwar has complimented Prof. Shivashankermurthy, the then acting VC for putting up an excellent proposal to the Panel. The good news is that this proposal has been approved and UGC will release its first instalment of Rs. 30 crores very soon. To conclude, if President, Barack Obama is destiny's choice to drive America to its next generation of prosperity, I wouldn't be wrong in saying, that, it is the same destiny's choice in honouring Prof. V G Talwar, ('one of the most humble human beings and a thorough Library and Information Professional') to assume charge of the Vice Chancellorship of the Mysore University and take charge of the 'Change of Guard of Honor' to drive the Mysore University to even greater heights of educational supremacy. Posted in LIS-Forum by Mr R Guruprasad, Ph.D. Research Scholar, University of Mysore and Scientist, KTMD, NAL On behalf of Dr Khaiser Nikam, Chairperson, DOS, LIS, Univ. Mysore ========================== Extracts from the Interview held by Mr Niranjan Nikam of the Deccan Herald with Prof. V G Talwar of the Mysore University

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