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Vacancy at Kerala School of Mathematics
by Vimal Kumar 04 Aug '08

04 Aug '08

The Kerala School of Mathematics (KSM), Kozhikode need a librarian. Qualification: 1. Degree in Library Science. Post graduates will be preferred. 2. Experience in reputed libraries and working knowledge in computer preferred. Age: Below 40 yrs as on 01.07.'08 Scale of Pay: Rs.8,390- 13,270/- Visit http://kscste.kerala.gov.in/vacancy.htm for more details. -- Vimal Kumar V. Asst. Librarian Asian School of Business Technopark, Trivandrum-695 581 Web: www.asb.edu.in/vimal/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "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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Invitation - Inaugural Session of Kerala Library Association's National Seminar
by Sainul Abideen P 04 Aug '08

04 Aug '08

Dear Friends, Kerala Library Association cordially invite you to the Inaugural Session of the National Seminar on Redefining the Role of Public Libraries in India: The Knowledge Society Imperatives to be held at Priyadarshini Auditorium, Science & Technology Museum, PMG Junction, Thiruvananthapuram. Dr. T. M. Thomas Issac, Hon. Minister for Finance, Govt. of Kerala has kindly consented to inaugurate this seminar, which is Co-sponsored by RRRLF, Kolkata. Dr. G. Balamohanan Thampi, President, Kerala State Library Council & Former Vice Chancellor, University of Kerala will preside over the function. Date & Time: 6th August 2008, 3.30 pm PROGRAMME Invocation Welcome : Shri N. Sukumaran Nair, President, Kerala Library Association Chairman : Dr. G. Balamohanan Thampi, President, Kerala State Library Council Inaugural Address : Dr. T. M. Thomas Issac, Minister for Finance, Govt. of Kerala Keynote Address : Shri K. Jayakumar, IAS Additional Chief Secretary, Govt. of Kerala Release of the Souvenir : Shri C. Jayan Babu, Worshipful Mayor, Corporation of, Thiruvananthapuram Felicitations : Shri K.K. Banerjee, Director, Raja Rammohun Roy, Library Foundation,Kolkata Smt. Kalpana Dasgupta, Chairperson, Working Group on Libraries, National Knowledge Commission & Former Director, Central Secretariat Library Shri Palode Ravi Ex-MLA & Member, RRRLF Vote of Thanks : Dr. K.P. Vijayakumar, General Secretary, Kerala Library Association For any details about the seminar please contact : 09447213155 (N. Sukumaran Nair), 09496252786 (Sainul Abideen P) or visit http://www.keralalibraryassociation.org/ For Kerala Library Association (KLA) Sainul Abideen P Member, Executive Committee, KLA Sainul Abideen P IIITM-Kerala Technopark, Thiruvananthapuram 695 581 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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Registration Open for IGNOU’s MLIS Online Programme
by Uma Kanjilal 04 Aug '08

04 Aug '08

Registration Open for IGNOU’s MLIS Online Programme MLIS programme is now available online on the LIVE platform. LIVE (Library and Information Virtual Education) is a Learning & Content Management System developed in-house by IGNOU for imparting online education. It is a complete virtual learning suite covering all the activities from registration to certification. For registration please visit the site at http://www.ignouonline.ac.in/live The online platform has the following features: 1. Walk in admission- admission will be available throughout the year. Registration form has been specially devised with the facility of uploading scanned certificates, other required documents and photograph. Registration will be confirmed only after verification of the certificates and payment of the required admission fee. Facility for online payment is available through the payment gateway of AXIS Bank. Session commences immediately once a group of minimum 20 students register for the programme. 2. Integrated multimedia courseware- once registered, learners will have access to personalized learning space (My Page). This includes self instructional material, related audio/ video, slides, self check exercises etc. weaved in one platform. 3. Online counseling and mentoring – web cast based counseling integrated with text based chatting facility is to be used for counseling purposes. Experts from the country will be be available for counseling and mentoring. 4. 24×7 learner support- asynchronous and synchronous modes of interaction will be used to provide just in time support to learners. 5. Portfolio based continuous evaluation- portfolios with individualized randomly generated assignments (both objective and subjective) is automatically generated from the question bank. Portfolio space is used for keeping track of course status, assignment status and grades. Objective questions will be evaluated by the system automatically and the subjective question by the e-councellor. 6. E-tutor based practical- online instructions and e-tutorials for hands on practice of WINISIS and Library Automation Packages will be used for the practical sessions. Multimedia manuals for self learning are provided online. 7. Group based online seminar- Blogs, chat rooms and discussion forums and web conferencing facility are used for group based seminars. 8. Online Project platform – templates are available for synopsis submission, project uploading and evaluation. Viva voce will be conducted through through web based video conferencing tool. 9. Online Term End Examination- Online examinations will be conducted in specified centres in proctored environment. The methodology adopted is different from the conventional three hour examination. The programme will be completely monitored by the faculty at the Headquarters in New Delhi. Eligibility The programme is available to the candidates who have BLIS Degree or its equivalent from any recognized university and similar institutions. If you are already enrolled with IGNOU as MLIS student you can ask for transfer to the online mode. For further details contact Prof. Uma Kanjilal ukanjilal(a)ignou.ac.in. For the online programme access to computer and internet is a must. The facility will not be provided by the University. Before registration please ensure that you have basic infrastructure available at your end. Duration The programme can be completed in a minimum period of 1 year and a maximum period of 4 years. Programme Structure The 36 credit programme comprises 6 core courses, one project and 2 electives (to be selected out of 6 electives being offered now). Medium of Instruction The Programme is offered in English. Fee Structure The fees for the Programme including registration fee is as follows: · Indian Residents - Rs. 6,700 · SAARC countries - Rs. 23, 000 · Other countries- US $ 1000 Contact Person For further details and clarifications please contact: Prof. Uma Kanjilal Director, School of Social Sciences Indira Gandhi National Open University, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi Pin:-110068 Phone: +91 11 29534336 Fax: +91 11 29533845 E-mail: ukanjilal(a)ignou.ac.in. _________________________________________________________________ >From salsa lessons to filmy gossip, news to music concerts - watch it all on MSN Video http://video.msn.com/?mkt=en-in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Institutional Repositories (IRs) of India
by Ajay Kum Sharma 04 Aug '08

04 Aug '08

Dear Professional, Actually, I need the list of all Institutional Repositories (IRs) of India with thier URLs. I have collected some of them which are mentioned below. 1. Etd@IIT Bombay: http://www.library.iitb.ac.in/~mnj/etd/ 2. Eprint & Etd@IIT Delhi: http://eprint.iitd.ac.in/dspace/ 3. Etd@IIM Kozhikode: http://eprints.iimk.ac.in/ 4. Eprints@IISc Bangalore: http://eprints.iisc.ernet.in/ 5. DU Eprint Archive: http://eprints.du.ac.in/ 6. Dspace@dce: http://202.141.12.109/dspace/ 7. Dspace@nitr: http://dspace.nitrkl.ac.in/dspace/ 8. Dspace@Thapar University: http://dspace.tiet.ac.in:8080/dspace/ 9. Indian Institute of Information Technology GNU EPrints (OAI): http://eprints.iiita.ac.in/ I, thereofore request you to please share your knowledge for compilation of list for the global visibility through a common interface for the intellectual output of all Indian Institution's scholarly researchor. Thanks and regards. Ajay Kumar Sharma Assistant Librarian, Central Library, Visva Bharati, Santiniketan, Birbhum - 731235, W.B. Web: http://www.geocities.com/ajaysharma_lib/ *********************************************************** 1. Join today Digital Library Discussion Forum http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/dlrg 2. Join today LIS-Forum mailing list http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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library Vacancy in IAF
by Rajivaksh Tripathi 03 Aug '08

03 Aug '08

*Dear professional* One post for library assist is vacant in Indian Air Force for detail see employment news dated 2-6 August *Rajivaksh Tripathi* Library Trainee XLRI Jamshedpur Jharkhand -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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LIS Links site is removed from http://lislinks.110mb.com
by Badan Barman 03 Aug '08

03 Aug '08

I am sorry to say that LIS Links site has been removed due to some unavoidable circumstances. By this time, if you have any thing to say, contact at lislinks(a)gmail.com. Thanks to Shamprasad Pujar <pujar(a)igidr.ac.in>, and Saeed Ahmad <sahmad(a)wihg.res.in> to inform me about the problem. -- Thanking you Yours faithfully (Sri Badan Barman) Academic Consultant, Library & Information Science, Krishna Kanta Handique State Open University, Housefed Complex, Last Gate, Dispur, Guwahati-781006, Assam, Phone: 0361-2234964 / 2235971, Fax: 0361- 2235398. Website: www.kkhsou.org, Email: kkhsou(a)gmail.com, kkhsoul(a)gmail.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Urgent Information Needed
by JK 02 Aug '08

02 Aug '08

Dear all, Could anybody give me the details of the institutes/organisations conducting training programmes related to Library standards and their technical knowledge. Thanks Jaya Kalra Senior Consultant-LIS Group Total IT Solutions Pvt. Ltd. Newdelhi - 110058 Website : www.totalit.co.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fw: Global Consortia Survey - Participate - Win Chance for Free Registration to 75th WLIC in Milan, Italy!!
by J. K. Vijayakumar 01 Aug '08

01 Aug '08

> --- On Fri, 8/1/08, Marvin, Stephen > <SMarvin(a)wcupa.edu> wrote: > > From: Marvin, Stephen <SMarvin(a)wcupa.edu> > Subject: [UNIVERS] Global Consortia Survey - Please > participate - Win Chance for Free Registration to 75th WLIC > in Milan, Italy!! > > Date: Friday, August 1, 2008, 8:02 PM > With sincere apologies for posting to multiple lists... Your cooperation is requested to participate in the Global Consortia Survey! http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=kjGxkGVZ_2bp6z5c5zhDYH_2fQ_3d_3d The Academic and Research Libraries(ARL) Section is very > aware of the > need to offer members tangible benefits of membership in > addition to the > once-a-year congress. The ARL Section meeting considered > feedback > provided by participants at the mentoring session held in > Durban, South > Africa and developed the Project outline to see whether the > benefit in a > developing country could be extended. The experiment > resulted in the > discovery of a greater need toward identifying professional > partnership > development opportunities. ARL received a 2,000 Euros grant > to develop > guidelines! > > The Global Consortia Survey will provide information to > develop > opportunities for interaction among more experienced > professionals. > > The project aims to develop guidelines for: > (1) Libraries in the developed world who are willing to > partner > with a library in a developing country stating requirements > and > expectations; > (2) Libraries in the developing world who wish to be > partnered > with a library in the developed world stating requirements > and > expectations; > (3) Guidelines for partner institutions; and > (4) Review, evaluate and terminate partnerships over time. > More details available in the current ARL Newsletter - > http://www.ifla.org/VII/s2/pub/s2-newsletter-July08.pdf > > Your assistance to identify existing consortia/cooperatives > or network > services is greatly appreciated. As an incentive to > participate in this > survey, one participant will be selected to win a free > registration to > the 75th WLIC in Milan, Italy. > > You are also welcome to send this request to others, > translate, print, > mail, fax or other method of assistance. > > Please contact me if you have any difficulty with the link > to this > survey or other questions or comments. > > Thank you for your cooperation. > > Stephen Marvin, MLS > IFLA, Academic and Research Libraries > Secretary/Information Coordinator > FH Green Library > 25 Rosedale Avenue > West Chester University > West Chester, PA 19383 > smarvin(a)wcupa.edu > 610-436-1068 > Fax-436-2251 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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UNESCO Bangkok releases new publication 'Strategy Framework for Promoting ICT Literacy in the Asia-Pacific Region'
by Puna Das 01 Aug '08

01 Aug '08

UNESCO Bangkok releases new publication on ICT literacy in the Asia-Pacific 01-08-2008 (Bangkok) The UNESCO Office in Bangkok, Thailand, has released a new e-publication entitled Strategy Framework for Promoting ICT Literacy in the Asia-Pacific Region. This paper targets individuals and organizations engaged in providing ICT literacy education. It offers an analysis of ICT usage in Asia-Pacific countries and defines measures for promoting ICT literacy development in the region. There is almost universal acceptance that information and communication technologies (ICT) are good for development. These technologies, most particularly those that are Internet-connected, increase access through distance learning, enable a knowledge network for students, train teachers, broaden the availability of quality education materials and enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of educational administration policy. Educational systems, both formal and non-formal, are powerful social institutions infused with the mission of developing desirable values among the public – and especially among the youth. Thus, they must be most sensitised to ICT potential dangers and be proactive in addressing them. ICT literacy education provides an appropriate venue for this. Moreover, given that there is continuous development of ICT and the people who use them, so should there also be continual assessment of ICT education and curricula by the educational systems/institutions that offer them. In a world where information and knowledge are currency, governments aspire to develop their countries as optimised knowledge societies. In order to address these issues UNESCO's Office in Bangkok commissioned this paper, which is now published in electronic format. It provides, in its first section, a situational analysis of ICT usage in the Asia-Pacific region, both to examine current dominant thrusts in ICT literacy education and to serve as background for the strategy framework. The second section details this framework. It defines goals, objectives, and approaches, as well as discusses conceptual and operational measures for promoting ICT literacy development throughout the Asia-Pacific region. By so doing, this paper helps contribute to Asia Pacific Information Network (APIN) ICT literacy programming efforts. Download the book: www2.unescobkk.org/elib/publications/188/promotingICT_literacy.pdf Source: http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=27446&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECT… ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India http://www.anup-jnu.blogspot.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Be the first one to try the new Messenger 9 Beta! Go to http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/win/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Last date extended for submission of paper to National Conference on ‘Library 2.0’ at MyDLIS
by N.S. Harinarayana 01 Aug '08

01 Aug '08

National Conference on Library 2.0: The Confluence of Web 2.0 and the Library Paradigm (MyLib 2.0) August 21 – 22, 2008, Mysore (A UGC-SAP- Programme) Organised by: Department of Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, Mysore The last date for submission of papers to the National Conference has been extended up to August 7, 2008. The following are the sub-themes: * Understanding Web 2.0 * Web 2.0 and Libraries * Digital Library 2.0 * Wikis and blogs for libraries and library services * Tags, Clouds and folksonomies for the library world * Collaborative Workspaces * Exemplars of Library 2.0 Submit your papers to the following Dr. Shalini R. Urs Program Chair - MyLib 2.0 Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore – 570006 Email : mydlis.sap at gmail.com For registration details and more information on the conference visit: http://www.mydlis-sap.ac.in or http://www.isim.ac.in/mylib -- N.S. Harinarayana, Ph.D Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore, Manasagangtori Mysore 570 006 Off. Ph: (0821) 2419393 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Job Alert - Library Assistant at NICM
by Mailing List Admin 01 Aug '08

01 Aug '08

Date: 31 Jul 2008 06:39:11 -0000 From: amol suresh chawande <amolchawande(a)rediffmail.com> Dear Professionals One post of Library Assistant required at National Institute of Construction Management & Research, Pune. Kindly go through website www.nicmar.ac.in. Regards Amol Chawande --

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Fw: NOW AVAILABLE: Production-Ready Fedora 3.0 Fits With the Web
by Mailing List Admin 01 Aug '08

01 Aug '08

Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:57:46 +0530 (IST) From: Shamprasad Pujar <pujar(a)igidr.ac.in> -- Original Message -- From: Carol Minton Morris <clt6(a)cornell.edu> To: diglib(a)infoserv.inist.fr Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:17:18 -0400 July 30, 2008 NOW AVAILABLE: Production-Ready Fedora 3.0 Fits With the Web Ithaca, NY Today Fedora Commons released version 3.0 of the popular Fedora software that completes all general release features. Dan Davis, Chief Software Architect, Fedora Commons, explained, "We are pleased to offer a Fedora 3.0 that is a foundational step towards a model-driven content architecture." He went on to say, "Users will find it simpler to maintain and operate their repositories with version 3.0-it's more scalable and fits better into the Web." For more details, visit http://sourceforge.net/projects/fedora-commons> Dr S.M. Pujar Deputy Librarian IGIDR, Mumbai, India

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Librarian, Pondicherry University
by Mailing List Admin 01 Aug '08

01 Aug '08

Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 02:51:24 +0000 From: Gowri Ravindranth <gravindranth(a)hotmail.com> Dear Friends: We, at the Madras Library Association (MALA) are proud that our President Dr.R.Samyuktha, the University Librarian i/c of University of Madras has been appointed as Librarian, Pondicherry University . She will assume office on 1st Aug, 2008. With best wishes, L.R. GowriSecretaryMALA

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MEDICAL/HEALTH LIBRARIES ON THE WEB
by jasim s 01 Aug '08

01 Aug '08

A listing of numerous medical libraries can be had from the link http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/hslibs.html#other .Medical librarians from India can add their library Url's to the list .Presently there is no one is there from India. jasimudeen.s Thrissur -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IGNOU's BLIS, MLIS.CICTAL & PGDLAN Course Materials Online
by Mukesh Anand 01 Aug '08

01 Aug '08

Dear Members', IGNOU's Course Material of BLIS, MLIS, CICTAL & PGDLAN are available Online. (A) Bachelor of Library and Information Science (BLIS) Collections in this community Videos_BLIS [30] Sub-communities within this community BLIS-01 : Library and Society [16] BLIS-02 : Library Management [17] BLIS-03 : Library Classification Theory [15] BLIS-03P : Library Classification Practical [13] BLIS-04 : Library Cataloguing Theory [18] BLIS-04P : Library Cataloguing Practical [17] BLIS-05 : Reference and Information Sources [16] BLIS-06 : Information Services [8] BLIS-07 : Information Technology : Basics [13] Web Access :- http://www.egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/7235 (B) Master's Degree in Library and Information Science (MLIS) Collections in this community· Videos_MLIS [5] Sub-communities within this community· MLI-101: Information, Communication and Society [16] ·MLI-102: Management of Library and Information Centres [8] ·MLIE-101 Preservation And Conservation of Library Material [15] ·MLIE-102 Research Methodology [18] ·MLIE-103: Academic Library System [14] ·MLIE-104 Technical Writing [14] ·MLIE-105: Informetrics and Scientometrics [0] ·MLIE-106 Public Library System and Services [7] ·MLII-101: Information Sources, Systems and Services [19] ·MLII-102: Information Processing and Retrieval [19] ·MLII-103 Fundamentals of Information Communication Technologies [14] ·MLII-104 Information Communication Technologies - Applications [16] ·MLIP-002: Project/Dissertation [1] Web Access :- http://www.egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/1331 (C) Certificate in Information & Communication Technology Applications in Library (CICTAL) Sub-communities within this community · BLII-001 Basics and Context [12] BLII-002 Database and Content Organisation [14] BLII-003 Library Automation and Digitisation [9] BLII-004 Network Based Information Services [9] Web Access :- http://www.egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/5786 (D) Post Graduate Diploma in Library Automation and Networking (PGDLAN) Collections in this community· Videos_PGDLAN [5] Sub-communities within this community· MLI-001 Introduction to Computers [10] ·MLI-002 Library Automation [0] ·MLI-003 Information Systems [14] ·MLI-004 Networking and Internet Technology [13] ·MLI-005 Internet Resources [0] ·MLI-006 Content Development [0] ·MLI-007 Programming Language [3] ·MLIP-008 Project [0] Web Access :- http://www.egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/938 A Sample Access :- 1.Go to http://www.egyankosh.ac.in 2.Click India on the Homepage 3.Click IGNOU 4.Click School of Social Sciences 5.Click PGDLAN 6.Click Networking & Internet Technology 7.Click Library & Information Networks 8.Click Management of Library & Information Networks Now you need to Login eGyankosh Account For Registration in eGyankosh Account You have to Fill a Online Registration Form You have to Select Registration Type :- Student(IGNOU Student), IGNOU Faculty or General Then register at folllowing web address for General http://www.egyankosh.ac.in/register Thanx & Regards, Mukesh Anand Asst. Libn. Officers' Training College for Indian Railways Sanskari Nagari Vadodara -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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part time research at kerala univ for library staff
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 01 Aug '08

01 Aug '08

hi every one there was serious discussion regarding ban of registration to administrative staff for registration to PhD. i discussed this with Prof Devarajan. he told tht it is not exclusive to librarians and the order is issued in general.he already took up the matte or librarians. a committee is appointed by the univ to consider the issue. Prof devarajan being a member of syndicate and also heading this committee is confidant of getting back the facility for librarians. the effort made by prof devarajan needs appreciation and cheers. for further information u may contact prof devarajan all the best laxman rao Prof. N.LAXMAN RAO, Dept.of Library & Information Science, & Director, UGC-Academic Staff College, & Osmania University, HYDERABAD- 500 007 (INDIA) President, Association of British Scholars (Hyderabad Chapter) Ph:++91-40- 27098102 (telefax-off) 91-40-27171565 (res): 9246547599 (Mobile) e:mail-- naglaxman(a)yahoo.com OR naglaxman(a)gmail.com __________________________________________________________ Not happy with your email address?. Get the one you really want - millions of new email addresses available now at Yahoo! http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/ymail/new.html -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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University of Calicut - DLIS Positions
by J. K. Vijayakumar 31 Jul '08

31 Jul '08

University of Calicut - DLIS Positions Reader-1 (ETB) Lecturer-1 (Open) Details are available at http://www.universityofcalicut.info/JOHN/TECH.htm Regards Dr. J K VIJAYAKUMAR -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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need artticles
by khushpreet singh 31 Jul '08

31 Jul '08

Dear professionals I need full text of the the following articles. If anyone has access to any of the following documents, kindly provide me the full text of these. - Baker PG, Goble CA, Bechhofer S, Paton NW, Stevens R, and Brass A. An ontology for bioinformatics applications. Bioinformatics. June 1999. 15(6 ):510–20 - Bartlett JC, Toms EG. Developing a protocol for bioinformatics analysis: an integrated information behavior and task analysis approach. Journal of American Society for Information Science and Technology, March 2005,56( 5):469–82 - MacMullen WJ, Denn SO. Information problems in molecular biology and bioinformatics. Journal of American Society for Information Science and Technology, March 2005,56(5):447–56. - Stevens R, Goble C, Baker P, and Brass A. A classification of tasks in bioinformatics. Bioinformatics. February 2001. 17(2):180–8. regards Khushpreet singh Librarian Guru Nanak Ayu. Med. College, Muktsar. mobille: 09815303000 email: kh -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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New generation Internet bookmark manager "hooeey"
by Naveen M 31 Jul '08

31 Jul '08

Dear Professionals, The idea behind hooeey is that Internet users can re-use their browsing history in a productive manner to reduce time spent in searching for previously visited web pages, easily share interesting web pages with others and to use the provided dashboard to manage their browsing time more efficiently.hooeey tackles the drawbacks of existing information re-locating tools and services (bookmarks, search engines, on-line tagging and link management sites) by following a simple approach fallow the link to catch it. http://www.hooeey.com -- Naveen C.M. IKM Trainee National Center For Science Information, Indian Institute of Science. Bangalooru-12. Cell - 9740349997 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fwd: Request for response
by Jatashankar Gupta 30 Jul '08

30 Jul '08

Dear Professionels, I am conducting a dissertation work on "Creation of Database of LIS Teachers in University in India". I have prepared a data collection survey which is available on following URLs. Your positive response is required for successful completion of this work. These two Urls are listed following: 1. http://www.surveymonkey.com/MySurvey_CollectorList.aspx?sm=0aURDtC1hfGSrvi%… Steps: (i) Go to Member Login username jatashankar password jatash (ii) Go to my survey (iii) click on my survey Jatashankar Gupta Library Trainee, Knowledge Centre & Library Online Delhi College of Engineering, Bawana Road, Delhi. Mobile: 9211328039 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Job Alert for August, 2008.
by Badan Barman 30 Jul '08

30 Jul '08

Respected All, The following is the abstract of job post taken from LIS Links: http://lislinks.110mb.com. Candidate in need of details can consult the site. 1. Library and Information Officer and Assistant Library and Information Officer at Government of India, Ministry of Defence. Last Date of Application: 4/9/2008. 2. Assistant Professor at in LIS at UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN, JAIPUR. Last Date of Application: 30/08/2008. 3. Scientific Asstt (C) Library at NISER, Bhubaneswar. Last Date: 29/08/2008. 4. Librarian (Female) at Templeton Academy International. Last Date of Application: Not Mentioned. 5. Librarian at Educomp Solutions Limited, India. Last Date of Application: Not Mentioned. 6. Library Assistant at Office of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India, 40, Amarnath Jha Marg, Allahabad-211002. Last Date of Application: 26/8/2008. 7. Library Trainee at Birla Institute of Technology. Date of Interview: 25/08/2008. 8. Graduate Apprentices in NIT, Rourkela. Date of Written Test, interview & Result: August 23, 2008. 9. Professors, Reader and Lecturer at Pondicherry University, R. Venkataraman Nagar, Kalapet, Puducherry – 605 014, India. Last Date: 19.08.08. 10. Technical Assistant in CLRI Chennai. Last Date: 19/08/2008 (online application). 11. Librarian at Institute Of Business Management & Research. Last Date of aplication: Not Mentioned. 12. Research Librarian at Corporate Executive Board, Delhi, Delhi/NCR, Gurgaon. Last Date of Application not mentioned. 13. Library Apprenticeship Trainee at DVK central Library Bangalore. Last date: 15/08/2008. 14. Librarian in Mizoram University. Last Date: 14 August 2008. 15. Librarian and Library Attendant in Ramjas College. Last date: 12 August 2008. 16. Librarian in Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences. Last Date of Application: 12/08/2008. 17. Asstt. Librarian in Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences. Last Date of Application: 12/08/2008. 18. Post of Librarian and Library Attendant in Ramjas College. Last date of aplication: 12/08/2008. 19. Reader and Lecturers at Dept of Information Science, University of Madras. Last Date of Application: 11.08.2008. 20. Post of Librarian, Deputy Librarian and Asst. Librarian at Visakhapattanam. Last date: 4/08/2008. 21. University librarian, M.S.University of Baroda. Last date 04/08/2008. 22. University Library, Deputy Librarian, Assistant Librarian at GITAM University, Visakhapatnam - 530 045, A.P. Last Date of Application: 04/08/2008. 23. Librarian at Kerala University. Last date 04.08.2008. Thanking You. Sri Badan Barman -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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KLA National Seminar- Duty leave for Library Professionals
by Vimal Kumar 30 Jul '08

30 Jul '08

Dear Professionals, Kerala government grants duty leave to Library Professionals to attend the KLA National Seminar Order No. GO(Rt) No.1106/2008/H.edn dated Thiruvananthapuram 24.07.08. For more details, see the KLA website, http://www.keralalibraryassociation.org/ -- Vimal Kumar V. Asst. Librarian Asian School of Business Technopark, Trivandrum-695 581 Web: www.asb.edu.in/vimal/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "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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Searching for 'New Library Setter Group'
by harshal pawar 29 Jul '08

29 Jul '08

Dear Collegues, I am Harshal, currently working as a librarian in business school located in Pune. Anyone can tell me is there any avtive group engaged in library science field which is professionaly sets the new library or information centre? Or such type of activity running anywhere around Pune by library professionals? Kindly inform to me. Harshal Bhimsen Pawar. Librarian MERC Institute of Management Pune. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for Fulltext
by Arup Raychaudhury 29 Jul '08

29 Jul '08

Dear Member, We shall be grateful if we could get the fulltext of the following articles: 1)J N Hooker,Resolution vs. Cutting plane solutions of Inference problems:Some Computational Experience,Operation Research Letters, 7,1988,1-7. 2)J N Hooker,A Quantitative approach to logical inference, Decision Support Systems,4,1988,45-69. Arup Raychaudhury Library, Documentation & Information Science Division Indian Statistical Institute 203 BT Road Calcutta 700 108 INDIA -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library standards
by neeru 29 Jul '08

29 Jul '08

Dear Sir/Madam Kindly provide the detailed information on Library standard as per Central Govt. norms. Regards NEERU SHARMA LIBRARY CDAC NOIDA Ph-3063391,92 EXTN-452 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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KLA National Seminar- registration date extended to July 30
by Vimal Kumar 29 Jul '08

29 Jul '08

Dear Friends, Sorry for the error occurred in the last posting regarding the extended registration date. Extended date for KLA National seminar registration is July 30, 2008. Please confirm your participation by email to kla.org(a)gmail.com Registration fee and other details are available at KLA website, www.keralalibraryassociation.org -- Vimal Kumar V. Asst. Librarian Asian School of Business Technopark, Trivandrum-695 581 Web: www.asb.edu.in/vimal/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "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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CUIL ; a cOOl challenge to gOOgle ?
by J. K. Vijayakumar 28 Jul '08

28 Jul '08

Ex-Google employees unveil a new search engine today out to challenge their former employer: Cuil, pronounced "cool," launches with 120 billion web pages in its index. http://www.cuil.com/ Dr. J K Vijayakumar Visit http://libinfospace.blogspot.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Announcement for Special Publication of IASLIC
by Pijushkanti Panigrahi 28 Jul '08

28 Jul '08

Announcement for Special Publication of IASLIC IASLIC is bringing out the following special publication in the memory of Late Prof. Prabir Roy Choudhury a devoted teacher & a veteran leader in LIS profession “LIS Profession in the Changing Environment Prof. Prabir Roychoudhury Memorial Volume” Editor: Prof.Arjun Dasgupta Editor: Prof.Arjun Dasgupta Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi, Reader, Dept of Lib and Inf Science, University of Calcutta, 87/1 College Street,Kolkata - 700 073, West Bengal, India, email : panigrahipk(a)yahoo.com, (M) : +91 94342 43522. Joint Secretary, IASLIC, Convenor, Education Division, IASLIC; Associate Editor, IASLIC Bulletin, IASLIC, Kolkata-54 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for Content Pages of Library Herald & IASLIC Bulletin
by vinay channavenkatesh 28 Jul '08

28 Jul '08

Dear all, I am in need of the Content pages of all the issues of "Library Herald" for the years 2005 & 2006 and also the content pages of IASLIC Bulletin Vol.49 No. 1 (2004) as I couldn't get these issues in the Libraries around Bangalore. I am need of these issues for my project work on Content Analysis of Indian LIS Periodicals. If anybody is having the 2005 & 2006 issues of Library Herald, and Vol. 49 (1) issue of IASLIC Bulletin can you please send me the content pages Thanking you, Sincerely yours, Vinay. C Librarian SJB Institute of Technology, BGS Health & Education City, Uttarahalli Road, Kengeri, Bengalooru-560 060. Karnataka Phone; 28605445 / 46. E-Mail: vinayc1975(a)gmail.com. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Wasafiri Journal offered by Taylor & Francis Group
by Sharma, Yogeeta 28 Jul '08

28 Jul '08

Welcome to the world of Wasafiri ! Wasafiri (www.wasafiri.org <https://outlook.informa.com.au/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=https://outloo k.informa.com.au/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=https://outlook.informa.com.a u/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=https://outlook.informa.com.au/exchweb/bin/r edir.asp?URL=http://www.wasafiri.org/> ) is a literary journal of international contemporary writing with interviews, articles, art, poetry, fiction and reviews. Since its inception in 1984, it has focused on writing as a form of cultural travelling (Wasafiri is Kiswahili for 'traveller') and extended the boundaries of literary culture. At the forefront of mapping new landscapes in contemporary international literature today, Wasafiri in over two decades of publishing has continued to provide consistent coverage to a range of diasporic and migrant writing worldwide. The Indian edition of Wasafiri was introduced recently. It is published four times a year by the journals division of Routledge, Taylor and Francis Books India Pvt Ltd. We publish academic journals in disciplines ranging from science to social sciences and anything that falls in between. For more information, please contact Jaya Bhattacharji, Editorial Manager, Journals at jaya.bhattacharji(a)tandfindia.com Annual Wasafiri subscription rates (in Indian rupees) for India & other SAARC countries: Individual: Rs. 700 Institutional: Rs. 1200 To subscribe please mail yogeeta.sharma(a)tandfindia.com <mailto:yogeeta.sharma@tandfindia.com> Please feel free to circulate this email/upload it on your website or blog/print it and put it up on your notice board! Yogeeta Sharma Marketing Executive (Journals & eResources) Taylor & Francis Books India Pvt. Ltd. 912 Tolstoy House |15 - 17 Tolstoy Marg |New Delhi - 110001 Tel: +91 (0) 11 2371 2131, 2371 2134, 2371 2135, 2335 1453 Fax:+91 (0) 11 2371 2132 yogeeta.sharma(a)tandfindia.com <mailto:yogeeta.sharma@tandfindia.com> -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Invitation for the Unveiling Ceremony of the Bust of Padmashri Dr S R Ranganathan
by Mailing List Admin 28 Jul '08

28 Jul '08

Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:30:49 +0530 (IST) From: Rakesh Kumar Bhatt <rakeshkumarbhatt(a)yahoo.co.in> Dear Sir/Madam � I feel honoured and privileged to inform you that the Department of Library and Information Science, University of Delhi is installing the Bust of Father of Library Science Padmashri Dr S R Ranganthan on 31st July, 2008. The Bust will be inaugurated by Prof. Deepak Pental, Honorable Vice Chancellor, University of Delhi on 31st July, 2008 at 3.00 p.m. as per the programme attached. � You are requested to kindly attend the above function and join us in our endeavour and �pay your tribute to legendary academician and scholar par excellence Dr S R Ranganthan.Invitation Card and Programme attached. With warm regards, Yours sincerely, � Rakesh Kumar Bhatt Reader & Head Department of Library & Information Science University of Delhi, Delhi - 110007 Phone No. 011-27666656(Office), 011-55153105(Res)

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Required Apprentice Trainee at DVK Library, Bangalore
by Mailing List Admin 28 Jul '08

28 Jul '08

Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:27:50 -0700 (PDT) From: alex arun <antony_alex2k(a)yahoo.com> Dear LIS Professionals, DVK central Library (http://www.dvk.in/centrallibrary.htm) Bangalore Invites applications for Library Apprenticeship Training Programme. Qualifications: B.L.I.Sc/ M.L.I.Sc. First Class (The candidates who have appeared or appearing the M.L.I.Sc. final examination and are expecting the result can also apply Duration: Six month from the date of joining. Stipend: Rs. 30000/M.L.I.Sc, & 25000/B.L.I.Sc (for 6 month. Nature of internship: The training programme will impart training in the area of Digital Library, Overall library administration, and Special training on Personality development & Technical skills. Last date for apply: 15th August, 2008 Address for sending the application: dvklibrary(a)yahoo.com Only short listed candidates will be called ( a separate communication through email will be sent) for an interview. No TA/DA will be paid for attending the interview Please bring all your certificates in original supporting your educational qualification and proof of age when you come for interview. Regards Fr. Thomas CMI ------------------------------------------------------------- Librarian & Programme Co-ordinator DVK Central Library Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram Dharmaram College Post Bangalore 560 029 Ph:080-41116350, 09986369612 E-mail: dvklibrary(a)yahoo.com Thanks & Regards Alex

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ALA and its Conferences
by Charu Mathur 27 Jul '08

27 Jul '08

* Respected Professionals,* * * Greetings for the nice day, Information about LIS Conferences and events are all-time accepted by people of LIS Zone by open arms. USA and ALA can be considered as Mecca and Medina for LIS conferences and events. To get the information about forth coming as well as retro details of LIS Conferences one may consult the *Librarian's Datebook.* *Librarian's Datebook** *is lastly updated on 29 June, 2004 can provide the chronological detail of 392 Conferences from 2004 to 2014 held in USA, China, UK, Uganda, and many other points on the globe. * *(http://www.hsl.unc.edu/libcal.htm#2005) Along with above, the detail information about ALA and its conferences I request to my respected friends to visit the following link-------- http://charu-virtualworld.blogspot.com/ Regards Miss Charu Mathur Dept of Education, Delhi. Lib.wrd.2008(a)gmail.com Virtual.cosmos.08(a)gmail.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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KLA National Seminar registration date extended
by Vimal Kumar 26 Jul '08

26 Jul '08

Dear Friends, Kerala Library Association is organizing a National Seminar on "Redefining the Role of Public Libraries in India: Knowledge Society Imperatives" on August 6-8, 2008 at Priyadarshini Auditorium, Science and Technology Museum, PMG Junction, Trivandrum. The seminar is co-sponsored by Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation, Kolkata. KLA National Seminar will be inaugurated at 3.30 pm on 6th August 2008 by Sri. Thomas Isaac, Hon. Finance Minister, Govt. of Kerala. Representatives of RRRLF, National Knowledge Commission, The Directors of Public Libraries of the States and Union Territories, noted experts, administrators and decision makers in the field will participate. The National Seminar is expected to be a landmark in the history of library development in the country. The seminar would be useful to LIS Professionals since it proposes to cover the developments in all spheres connected with libraries. Registration fee and other details are available at KLA website, www.keralalibraryassociation.org Registration date extended up to 5 pm 30th August 2008. Please confirm your participation by email to kla.org(a)gmail.com -- Vimal Kumar V. Asst. Librarian Asian School of Business Technopark, Trivandrum-695 581 Web: www.asb.edu.in/vimal/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "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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Re: [LIS-Forum] DDC Price
by Apurba Jyoti Majumder 26 Jul '08

26 Jul '08

Dear Ms Divya SIngh The price of DDC is $ 550. in Indian Currency: Rs. 22500 approx Apurba Jyoti Majumder, JRF Department of Library & Information Science. Arts Block, Gauhati University, Jalukbari, Guwahati-781014 Ph: 0-94352-68733 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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For Info:Good news for PhD aspirants
by Puna Das 26 Jul '08

26 Jul '08

FYI Good news for PhD aspirants Sat, Jul 26 01:20 AM Teachers wanting to do PhD at Delhi University have a reason to smile. The University will now allow PhD scholars to take a break in between and then re-register. While Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) already has this facility, DU introduced the system in the Academic Council meeting held on Thursday. "Many times, after enrolling himself a PhD scholar gets an offer to teach or is offered a project for which he has to take leave. After his registration is confirmed, he can take up to three years' leave and then re-register himself," said Pankaj Garg, council member. "While a PhD student can take up to five years to complete his thesis, the three-year leave period will not be counted within the five-year time frame," Garg said. Also, permanent, ad hoc and temporary teachers with two years of teaching experience can enroll in a PhD programme. This would encourage teachers to pursue their doctorate, Garg said. College teachers will also find representation in the Board of Research Studies and Department Research Committee. "Moreover, college teachers with a PhD are now entitled to supervise research students. This is a positive step since the number of PhD students under a faculty member affects his/her promotion," said council member Janmejoy Khuntia. In another step that will ensure funding for maximum PhD scholars, DU will hold entrance tests/interviews for those students who have been unable to qualify for UGC's Junior Research Fellowship or other such tests. "Earlier, students who did not get a UGC fellowship were often left high and dry. Now, if they qualify the entrance/interview they will be eligible for various other scholarships such as SAP and Research Fellowship for Meritorious Students given by the Centre for Advanced Studies," said Khuntia. Moreover, the span period for the submission of a thesis has been reduced from five to four years. Source: http://in.news.yahoo.com/32/20080726/1053/tnl-good-news-for-phd-aspirants.h… ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India http://www.anup-jnu.blogspot.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From Chandigarh to Chennai - find friends all over India. Go to http://in.promos.yahoo.com/groups/citygroups/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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New award for Best Book in Library Literature
by Charu Mathur 25 Jul '08

25 Jul '08

Respected Friends. The ALA can be considered as cream of the crop in Knowledge world. To justify this statement it has took an initiative to honour the best book in library literature. This award was initiated in Annual Conference held in Anaheim from June 26 to July 2, 2008. It has been decided that from 2009 through 2013, the Greenwood Publishing Group Award for the Best Book in Library Literature will consist of $5,000 and a commemorative plaque. It will be given to an author or co-authors whose work exemplifies excellence in library and information studies. The director of Greenwood Publicity believes that an informed, up-to-date library is a healthy, vital and productive one. To get the detail of this news I would like to request my respected friends please go through the following link---- http://www.ala.org/ala/pressreleases2008/July2008/Developmentliblit.cfm Regards Miss Charu Mathur, Dept. of Education, Delhi- virtual.cosmos.08(a)gmail.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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DDC cost
by divya singh 25 Jul '08

25 Jul '08

Dear Professionals Can anyone please provide me the information about the price of 21 st and 22nd edition of DDC? Regards Divya Singh Asstt. Librarian IMS Engineering College Ghaziabad -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fw: Scholarship Announcement - Museum Computer Network 2008 Conference (fwd)
by Mailing List Admin 25 Jul '08

25 Jul '08

Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:04:17 +0530 (IST) From: Shamprasad Pujar <pujar(a)igidr.ac.in> - - - Apologies for Cross-Postings - - - SCOLARSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT - Museum Computer Network 2008 Conference MCN is delighted to offer the opportunity to apply for scholarships to attend the MCN annual conference in November. The annual conference provides an occasion where you can meet and learn from experts on the technology topics challenging today's museums. It's also a great opportunity for networking and establishing new relationships to strengthen your resources for the coming year. SCHOLARSHIP BASICS (http://www.mcn.edu/conferences/index.asp?subkey=2053) APPLICATION DEADLINE: August 22, 2008. WHO? This scholarship is available to museum professionals who meet one of the following criteria: - Employed at an institution with no more than 20 permanent staff. - First-time MCN conference attendee. - New to the profession with less than 2 years experience in the field. WHAT? Five stipends are available to attend MCN's 2008 annual conference. Each stipend includes the full conference registration fee and an additional $500.00 toward hotel and travel. WHERE? LET'S DO I.T. RIGHT! 36th Annual MCN Conference November 12-15, 2008 Washington, DC http://www.mcn.edu/conferences/ WHY? The annual MCN conference offers tremendous personal and professional benefits and rewards. Not only do attendees gain professional knowledge from sessions, they also have the opportunity to network with professionals from around the world. Application Deadline is August 22, 2008. Apply today at (http://www.mcn.edu/conferences/index.asp?subkey=2053) EMERGING PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP RATE MCN has just introduced an introductory membership rate of $35 for students and emerging professionals new to the museum/cultural heritage and technology field. Join our community! Get more information at http://www.mcn.edu/join/index.asp?subkey=2042

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Walk-In-Interview Library Trainees (10 posts), Central Library, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi
by Mailing List Admin 25 Jul '08

25 Jul '08

Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:10:38 +0000 From: Dr.V. Sreenivasulu <v_sreenivasulu(a)hotmail.com> Dear friends Prospective candidates are invited for Walk-In-Interview for the post of Library Trainees on Monday, 25-08-2008 at 11.00 AM at Central Library, Birla Institute of Technology, Deemed University, Mesra, Ranchi Position : Library Trainee No. of Posts : TEN (10 posts) Qualification : M.L.I.Sc. or equivalent Degree from DRTC/NISCAIR Remuneration & facilities : Rs. 5000/- P.M. + Hostel Accommodation Candidates meeting the above requirement(s) are to bring their applications on plain paper, giving the Bio-data i.e. Candidate�s Name, Father�s Name, Sex, Date of Birth, Qualification (Giving name, University/Board, Institution and Place, Qualification & Year obtained and percent marks) from highest down to SSLC, Caste (SC/ST/OBC/Gen) Address (Permanent & Correspondence), Experience, Copies of all testimonials and Certificates duly attested by a Gazetted Officer and two copies of photographs submit them to the Librarian, B.I.T., Mesra, Ranchi - 835 215 or e-mail to library(a)bitmesra.ac.in or reach to BIT Central Library with your BIODATA. Those who get selected should be ready to join with immediate effect. NO TA/DA will be paid for attending the Walk-In-Interview For more details / information contact Dr.V. Sreenivasulu M.C.A., M.L.I.Sc., Ph.D.(LISc) Librarian, I/C. Central LibraryBirla Institute of Technology DEEMED UNIVERSITYMesra, Ranchi- 835215, IndiaTel:0651-2276675 Fax:0651-2275401Mobile:09430730106 v_sreenivasulu(a)hotmail.com library(a)bitmesra.ac.in vsreeni(a)bitmesra.ac.in http://www.bitmesra.ac.in/

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Academic Archive Online
by Satish Munnolli 25 Jul '08

25 Jul '08

* Aplogogies for cross posting * DiVA, the Academic Archive Online (Digitala Vetenskapliga Arkivet in Swedish) is a collaborative effort of universities in Scandinavia which offers both publishing services and technical solutions for local repositories. The DiVA system, developed and maintained at the Electronic Publishing Centre at Uppsala University, Sweden, supports workflows for both electronic publishing and printing. Through DiVA, fulltext documents from the participating universities are published and archived - hence the name Academic Archive On-line. The archive contains mainly doctoral and undergraduate theses and research reports, but DiVA also supports the deposit of preprints and postprints of scientific articles. Monographs and chapters can also be published. http://www.diva-portal.org/index.xsql?lang=en Satish S Munnolli Librarian Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC) Tata Memorial Centre (TMC) Sector 22, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai 410 210 Ph: +91 22 2740 5026 Email: smunnolli(a)actrec.gov.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Refresher course in Library & Information Science at Gauhati University
by Apurba Jyoti Majumder 25 Jul '08

25 Jul '08

Refresher course in *Library & Information Science* at Gauhati University Date: 09-03-2009 (Tuesday) to 29-03-2009 (Sunday) Venue: Academic Staff College, Gauhati University Application form may be obtained by sending a DD of Rs 100.00 in favour of Academic Staff College, Gauhati University or may be collected in person by payment in cash. All completed application forms will have to be submitted with a DD of Rs. 500.00 (non-refundable) payable as above at least 4 weeks before the course. Applications will be considered on 'first come first' basis. Email: ugcascgu(a)rediffmail.com or asc_gu(a)yahoo.co.in Phone no: 0361- 2570599 Fax: 0361-2570599 Address: UGC Academic Staff College Gauhati University, Jalukbari Guwahati – 781014 Assam, India visit: http://www.gulis.110mb.com/activity.htm -- Apurba Jyoti Majumder, JRF Department of Library & Information Science. Arts Block, Gauhati University, Jalukbari, Guwahati-781014 Ph: 0-94352-68733 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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FW: Research Publications Online: Too Much of A Good Thing?
by Suvarsha Walters 25 Jul '08

25 Jul '08

Forwarding an interesting article on research and citations > Research Publications Online: Too Much of A Good > Thing?<http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_images.jsp?cntn_id=111928&org=NSF> > > "New research shows that as more scholarly and > research journals are available online, researchers cite > fewer, newer papers > > Having research papers and other scholarly writing > available online gives researchers access to a great deal of > materials without having to enter a library. But how does > this impact the new research that they produce? James Evans > at the University of Chicago has studied this question and > his conclusion is surprising--despite having greater access > to scholarly materials, researchers are actually citing > fewer papers. The papers they do cite tend to be newer and > are likely to be cited by other researchers. > > Thanks to the Internet, scientists now have access to an > astonishing number of research papers, scholarly journals > and other papers. But according to new research con ducted > by James Evans, a professor sociology at the University of > Chicago, researchers are actually citing fewer papers than > ever, and they tend to cite newer papers that are also cited > by many of their peers. In this interview, James discusses > what got him interested in the topic, how he conducted his > research and what he believes are some of the implications > of this trend. > > The researcher's findings appear in the July 18 issue > of Science magazine." > > SOURCE: National Science Foundation, > www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=111928&govDel=USNSF_51<http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=111928&govDel=USNSF_51> Suvarsha Minj, Information Analyst, HP Labs India, Bangalore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Lecture on Legal Information System in India, at NASSDOC, New Delhi on 26th July, 2008
by Mailing List Admin 24 Jul '08

24 Jul '08

Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:30:15 +0530 (IST) From: Puna Das <puna_05(a)yahoo.co.in> Dear Colleagues We have the pleasure to announce the 131st Monthly Meeting of RRC on 26th July, 2008 (4th Saturday) at 10.00 hrs. Venue: National Social Science Documentation Center (NASSDOC), Firoz Shah Road, Near Mandi House Metro Station, New Delhi-110 001 Speaker: Dr. R.K. Shrivastava, Chief Librarian, Judges Library, Supreme Court of India, New Delhi Topic: Legal Information System in India Kindly make it convenient to attend the meeting and participate to benefit the group by discussions. Thanking you, Yours sincerely, Subhash Deshmukh Manager, Program Committee Ranganathan Research Circle (An organ of Ranganathan Research Trust) A-103, C-DOT Apartments, GH 2, Gurgaon, Haryana 122003 Tel. 0124-2578715, 09873680484 Email: subhashdes(a)gmail.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India http://www.anup-jnu.blogspot.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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Information System on Malayalam Publications - Supply o Data - regarding
by Raman Nair. 24 Jul '08

24 Jul '08

Centre for South Indian Studies is documenting all the Malayalam Books published in India and other countries. Authors, publishers and those who have old or antique publications in their collections are requested to send data related to books held by them or published by them to the Centre for inclusion of data in the Information System on Malayalam Publication (ISMP). Centre can also provide support to those who hold rare and antique books to strengthen and conserve them if essential after the information on the book is included in ISMP. The formats for providing information on the books can be had from Centre for South Indian Studies, A4, Ganga Nagar, Trivandrum 43 or from the web site: csis.net.tc. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Google Launches Knol, the Wikipedia Alternative
by Shaheen, Farooque 24 Jul '08

24 Jul '08

Google has launched Knol (from: knowledge), the Wikipedia alternative that both polices and rewards contributers. The reward mechanism is due to integration of AdSense into the articles, with a revenue share between the authors of a particular topic. A group of authors are allowed to create an article, or a Knol, this group then moderates the article by acting as gatekeeper to any changes made by other users outside the creator group. This imparts a sense of ownership to the author group. More than one knol can be created on a subject. Each knol can be rated by a group of users; rating which would perhaps be leveraged to search and sift through the numerous knols sure to be created on a topic. http://knol.google.com/k/knol# Thanks & Regards Farooque Shaheen Keane India Pvt Ltd. Bangalore-560004 ______________________________________________________________________ Disclaimer: This communication, along with any documents, files or attachments, is confidential, intended only for the use of the recipient(s) named above and may contain information that is legally privileged, attorney work product or otherwise exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient(s) or have received this message in error, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of any information contained in or attached to this communication is strictly prohibited; instructed to immediately notify the sender by return email or by a phone call to the sender; and required to delete this message from your computer. This communication does not form any contractual obligation on behalf of the sender, the sender's employer or such employer's parent company, affiliates or subsidiaries. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Position for School 'Librarian'
by mahammad rafi havaragi 24 Jul '08

24 Jul '08

Dear Professionals, We are looking for a Librarian for our State and ICSE School. Interested candidates please contact Principal as early as possible. Qualification : MLISc, Diploma in LIS or BLISc Salary : Negotiable Basic Knowledge of Computers is Desirable. Address: Sudarshan Vidya Mandir 26th "A" main raod, 4th "T" Block Jayanagar, Bangalore - 41 Phone : 080 26641982 --------------------------------- Explore your hobbies and interests. Click here to begin. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Part time research
by N.S. Harinarayana 24 Jul '08

24 Jul '08

Lot of discussion is going on the topic 'part-time Vs fill-time research'. I would like to share my ideas. All of us agree that quality of higher education in general; PhD in particular is a matter of concern. Various measures to maintain the quality have been the taken in the past. For example introduction of UGC-NET scheme, in my opinion, is a quality control mechanism adopted by UGC for employment and research grants. It is working fairly well. Different universities follow different strategies for maintaining the quality. Like many other universities, for example, University of Mysore also follows an entrance test for admission to MLISc course. Though this move was initially resisted, now it has been accepted. There may not be a huge difference. However, there is a noticeable change in the quality of input. Similarly I am sure we have to adopt some quality control mechanisms to PhDs also. A few universities have gone for entrance test for admission to PhD just like MLISc. The eligibility tests, seminars, pre-thesis colloquium etc are few other measures to maintain the quality. Probably it is in this context, universities like JNU, Kerala etc., have restricted admission to PhD only to full-timers. We all agree that quality depends upon many other factors too. No single measure would drastically change the situation. The combination of various measures might add positively to the cause. A serious research calls for time and commitment from the researchers. It is a general belief that more the time available for research, better would be its quality. If certain universities take this aspect more seriously and try to work out some measures to implement, it may not be a good idea to counter attack their motives. Instead of dismissing their attempt out-rightly, let us allow them experiment with their new stand and come out with a new model. After all, several other universities are available without such restrictions for those who really interested in pursuing their doctoral degree. University of Mysore follows an alternative strategy. It puts a bar on the maximum number of part-time researchers a guide can take. Of course, this rule is applicable to all the disciplines including library science. At the time of submission of thesis, a certification is required stating that the researcher has been in the Department/with the Guide for 100 days exclusively for research work. What does this certificate mean? Does it not mean that the university wants the researcher to be away from his/her other duties and concentrate on the research work? Instead of finding fault with the universities going for full time researchers, can we not find ways of fulfilling the requirements? Faculty Improvement Programme available to college librarians of Karnataka, wherein the librarians are allowed to take up research work for two years, is a good way out for the problem. The employers should also encourage the employees by deputing them. Many of the companies do not allow certain category of their employees to undergo any educational programs. Why is it so? Because they think that it might have an impact over the performance of the employee in the company. That means company expects the employee to be physically and mentally free to attend to the work of the company. For the similar reason, government employees are not allowed to accept part-time assignments, even though they appear to have enough spare time. It is but natural that employers take certain measures to see that their employees provide maximum service to them. Similarly, if a department wants its students to concentrate on the job (in this case the research) more seriously by imposing certain conditions, what is wrong in it? After all, it is up to the Departments/Universities to safeguard the educational standards. -- N.S. Harinarayana, Ph.D Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore, Manasagangtori Mysore 570 006 Off. Ph: (0821) 2419393 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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UGC-Infonet workshop on Access to e-resources and Digital Library Consortium
by suruli nathi 23 Jul '08

23 Jul '08

Dear Professionals We are happy to announce that, Bharathidasan University Library is organizing two days workshop on " Access to e-Resources and Digital Library consortium" on 1-2 August 2008 in collaboration with INFLIBNET. Interested Candidates kindly confirm your participation on or before 30.07.2008. NO REGISTRATION FEE Send your confirmation to.. Dr. Srinivasa Ragavan Librarian & Head i/c University Library Bharathidasan University Trichy -24 Email: bdulib(a)gmail.com cell: 9486916358 with regards M. surulinathi Assistant Librarian cum Lecturer -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Need of Book Supplier/Vendor address:
by DR.K.ADHINARAYANAN 23 Jul '08

23 Jul '08

Dear Professionals, I need the book supplier/vendor or those who are dealing the following subject area: Value Education,Science in Ancient India, History of Science in India,Indian Scientific Heritage, Indian science Technology,Ancient Indian Mathematics,Indian Astronomy,Vedic Mathematics,Cultural Education in India,Indian sciences through ages Computing Science in Ancinet India etc. Kindly send me the address,e-mail,phone numbers of the vendors. Sincerely, Dr. K. Adhinarayanan, Amrita University, Coimbatore-641105,Tamilnadu INDIA Tel:Resi:91-422-2430827 Mobile:098940-43062 From Chandigarh to Chennai - find friends all over India. Go to http://in.promos.yahoo.com/groups/citygroups/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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