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by ksc＠library.iisc.ernet.in 30 Jun '08

30 Jun '08

Number of positions FIVE (Gen-3, SC-1, OBC-1) Minimum Qualification Diploma in Library Science or Library & Information Science under 10+2+2 years of study, awarded by Department of Technical Education with at least Second Class or equivalent grade (Pass Class or equivalent grade in case of SC/ST candidates). Sound knowledge in Library activities and basic knowledge of computers is desirable. Emoluments Consolidated emoluments of Rs.3,000/- (Rupees three thousand only) per month. Duration: 1 year Those desirous of sending their application should submit their application before 15th july 2008 along with all enclosures to: K S Chudamani Deputy librarian JRD Tata Memorial Library IISc, Bangalore

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Fw:ASIS&T SIG III International Paper Contest winner announcement
by J. K. Vijayakumar 28 Jun '08

28 Jun '08

Congratulations to the winners. Dr. J K Vijayakumar > From: Judy Jeng <jjeng(a)njcu.edu> > Subject: [Asis-l] 2008 ASIS&T SIG III International > Paper Contest winner announcement > Date: Tuesday, June 24, 2008, 8:04 PM > > > WINNERS OF THE 2008 ASIS&T SIG III INTERNATIONAL PAPER > CONTEST > > The American Society for Information Science & > Technology (ASIS&T) Special Interest Group on > International Information Issues (SIG III) is pleased to > announce the following winners of its 9th International > Paper Contest: > > First Place Winner: > Maqsood Ahmad Shaheen. Use of social networks and > information seeking behavior of students during political > crises in Pakistan . ( Pakistan ) > > Second Place Winner: > Neela J. Deshpande & S K Pathak. Use of electronic > journals in astronomy and astrophysics libraries and > information centres in India : A users’ perspective. ( > India ) > > Third Place Winner: > Manjunatha K. Technology and customer expectation in > academic libraries: A special reference to > technical/management libraries in Karnataka. ( India ) > > Fourth Place Winner: > S. M. Pujar, R. K. Kamat, S. Y. Bansode, R. R. Kamat, & > S. H. Katigennavar. Identifying and exploiting human needs > for people centric evolving knowledge society: A case study > of Indian ICT emergence. ( India ) > > Fifth Place Winner: > Tariq Ashraf. Empowering people through information: A case > study of India ’s right to information act. ( India ) > > Sixth Place Winner: > Pramila Dangwal. Information: By the people, for the > people, for development. ( India ) > > > The jurors for the 2008 competition included Judy Jeng > (Chair), Jonathan Levitt (Co-Chair), Aaron Bowen, Yunfei > Du, Julian Warner, and Yin Zhang. > > The principal authors of each of the six winning papers > will be awarded a two-year individual membership to > ASIS&T. In addition, the first place winner will be > awarded a minimum of $1,000 to attend the ASIS&T Annual > Conference in Columbus , Ohio , October 24-29, 2008. > > Those winning papers and other submitted papers for the > competition will be considered for publication by > Elsevier’s International Information and Library Review. > > We thank the jury members for their hard work and our > donors for their compassion which makes it possible to > develop and sustain this international network of scholars > in developing countries. > > Judy Jeng > Chair, 2008 ASIS&T International Paper Contest > jjeng(a)njcu.edu -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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PGDCA Course at Trivandrum
by Abdunnasar. A 28 Jun '08

28 Jun '08

IHRD Trivandrum conducts PGDCA (part time) course. The duration of the course is one year. Those who are interested may contact the office: 0471 2550612 Regards Abdunnasar CESS, Trivandrum -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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CNN realising importance of User Generated Content (UGC)
by Rajesh Chandrakar 28 Jun '08

28 Jun '08

Dear all It is interesting to note the importance of the UGC, undoutably it is not University Grants Commission (UGC), it is User Generated Content (UGC). This has been realised by the giant news media like CNN. As per the report, the user generated content has changed the way of reporting TV news. The presence of user generated content is also realised in Indian TV media too, we do observe it daily in our Indian TV news channels, similar to the iReport of CNN, the CNN/IBN has "citizen journalist" times now has "citizen reporter", etc. It is to be noted that not only the TV channels, but the library has also been influenced by the user generated content through Web 2.0, Lib 2.0, wiki and other social networking websites. With best regards, Rajesh CNN realising importance of User Generated Content (UGC) Posted by Yasser Buchana in Friday, June 27th 2008 under: Community, Social Media, User Generated Content While giant News media corporations have done little more than advertise their brands online, a few have rarely provided their viewers a chance to interact and engage. In actual fact, only a few have acknowledged the relevance of social media and user generated content. With the advent of the internet , more people are finding it preferable spending their time online rather than watching Tv - something most people now regard as a passive activity . Although these giant media companies do go after their counterparts of similar size in competing for the number of viewers, it is the internet that has gained a much wider audience leaving giants scrambling to stay relevant to their so called "loyal" viewers. It's only now that CNN is starting to realise that the internet is the way to the future, with the introduction of iReport. (In case you didn't know) iReport is CNN's public journalism initiative which allows people from around the globe to contribute pictures and videos of breaking news stories from their own towns and neighborhoods. Frankly , iReport may not prove revolutionary to many but it certainly provides an evidence of evolution . I believe this new model of communication will help foster deeper relationships between CNN and it's viewers - ultimately changing the way traditional TV News has long been done. By providing viewers with a chance to interact with each other and the corporation , iReport will help point out the increasing importance of User Generated Content , thus establishing an exciting new partnership with viewers - consequently growing the popularity of Social Media. http://www.genyasser.co.za/2008/06/27/cnn-realising-importance-of-user-gene… -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library Blog of Kendriya Vidyalaya Pattom, Trivandrum
by faisal sl 27 Jun '08

27 Jun '08

Dear friends, Please visit the library blog of *Kendriya Vidyalaya Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram,* <http://www.librarykvpattom.wordpress.com> Kerala.It was started in August 2007.You are requested to comment for its improvement. Regards -- S.L.Faisal Librarian Kendriya Vidyalaya Pattom,Thiruvananthapuram-695 004 Kerala India Mob:09447699724 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library 2.0 and security challenges
by Upadhyay P K 27 Jun '08

27 Jun '08

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CfP- ICADL 2008, Dec 2-5, Bali- Deadline Extended to July 13, 2008
by Shalini Urs 27 Jun '08

27 Jun '08

----Apologies for cross postings --- Call for Papers The 11th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries (ICADL 2008) http://icadl2008.org/ Bali, Indonesia December 2-5, 2008 The conference proceedings will be published by Springer-Verlag in the series of LNCS. See the LNCS Authors Instructions page (http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/authors.html) Online Submission: http://icadl08.cs.waikato.ac.nz/openconf/openconf.php The annual International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries (ICADL) series is a significant forum for digital libraries research, providing an opportunity for researchers, educators, and practitioners to share their experiences. The International Conference on Asian Digital Libraries (ICADL), initiated in 1998 and rotated among Asian-Pacific countries, has become one of the premiere meetings in digital library. Since its humble beginning in Hong Kong (ICADL 1998), the meeting has been held in Taipei, Taiwan (ICADL 1999); Seoul, Korea (ICADL 2000); Bangalore, India (ICADL 2001); Singapore (ICADL 2002); Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (ICADL 2003); Shanghai, China (ICADL 2004); Bangkok, Thailand (ICADL 2005); Kyoto, Japan (ICADL 2006); and Hanoi, Vietnam (ICADL 2007). ICADL welcomes submissions from a variety of perspectives-previous conferences in this series have included presentations from computer science, library and information science, knowledge management, and areas in the social sciences and humanities. We particularly welcome submissions associated with the ICADL 2008 theme, Digital Libraries: Universal and Ubiquitous Access to Information. With this theme, the digital libraries community can reflect on its progress towards supporting people in finding and using the information that they need. ICADL 2008 will be held in Bali Island - Indonesia, a world renowned travel destination with exotic nature and exquisite culture. Bali has been in many of Conde Nast Traveller's lists of tourist destinations over the years. It specifically mentions on its website that Bali "offers an extraordinary caliber of luxury accommodation" Submissions may include research, system evaluation, digital library infrastructure and architecture, case studies, social and institutional policy issues, and position papers. Topics include, but are not limited to : Mobile services Digital preservation and archives Interoperability issues Content and knowledge management Information retrieval Information seeking and use Intellectual property Data and information mining Collection development and management User communities Interface and interaction design Security and privacy Multimedia digital libraries Multi-language support Digital libraries in education Document genres and categorization Social media / Web 2.0 Metadata and cataloguing Sustainability in digital libraries Open Source tools and systems Information filtering Grid architectures Important Dates : Submission of Full Papers : 13 July 2008 (extended) Notification to Authors : 22 August 2008 Contact: Kalarensi Naibaho, E-mail: info(a)icadl2008.org, (or cnaibaho(a)yahoo.com) Organizing Committee: General Chair : Zainal Hasibuan (University of Indonesia, Indonesia) Vice Chair : Liauw Toong Tjiek/Aditya Nugraha (Petra Christian University, Indonesia) Program Co-Chairs : Sally Jo Cunningham (University of Waikato, New Zealand) Rolly Intan (Petra Christian University, Indonesia) George Buchanan (Swansea University, UK) Edna Reid (Clarion University, USA) Tutorial Chairs : Mohammad Aries (University of Indonesia, Indonesia) Publication Co-Chairs : Rolly Intan (Petra Christian University, Indonesia) Publicity Co-Chairs : Henny Widyaningsih (University of Indonesia, Indonesia) Anita Nusantari (Petra Christian University, Indonesia) Local Arrangement Chair : Kalarensi Naibaho (University of Indonesia, Indonesia) Adi Wibowo (Petra Christian University, Indonesia) ------ Thanks and Regards Shalini Dr. Shalini Urs ICADL Steering Committee - Vice Chair and Chair Elect Executive Director and Professor International School of Information Management University of Mysore Manasagangotri Mysore - 570006 Phone : + 91 821 2514699 Fax : + 91 821 2519209 ISiM-Management School for IT, Technology School for IM www.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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Record Retention Schedule & Record Disposal Schedule
by suresh kumar 27 Jun '08

27 Jun '08

Dear all, I am in search of some important procedures and rules for Record Retention Schedule and Record Disposal Schedule for corporates. Kindle help me out to get it. With regards, Suresh 9791057273 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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our designation is our foe
by sabuj kumar chaudhuri 26 Jun '08

26 Jun '08

Dear friends I work as a college librarian in an affiliated college under the university of calcutta. It is an old as well as renowned college in kolkata.I was selected in this post as substantive basis through West Bengal College Service Commission (WBCSC) . It was the first batch where college librarians were selected via WBCSC having same eligibility criteria like lecturers. In our recommendation letter from WBCSC as well as appointment letter issued by the college it was mentioned we being recruited as per West Bengal Teachers Act (security and services), 1978.But after joining in the college, I found that myself is being treated virtually as Non-vacational Non-teaching staff. However, with a great surprise , seen that I am also the member of teachers council (TC). May be for some election related vested interest as every now & then college authority says that I should not be the member of the TC. After 1 year, even juniors lecturers were confirmed in the service but still after 1.8 years I did not get any confirmation. Because I am librarian and and lone in the college and librarians have no service rule till today. So I may be treated as authority wishes to treat me.Authority also says orally that before giving the recommendation letter it may be possible that WBCSC did not find any suitable paper and that is why they gave it in teachers recommendation forrmat mistakenly. I prayed humbly to the college authority to respect my recommendation letter and my appointment letter so that I that I can get official equal official treatment from the college.Teachers always get 1 day study leave and it is as college manual.We don't get no study leave. We do not have any PhD increament. But the teachers got awarded with me , everybody is getting increments. I won't get as my designation is librarian.Unfortunately, I did Phd with UGC(JRF) NET fellowship . Now it 's got no meaning at all.Research degree is not rewarded here as my designation is librarian.There is neither any study leave any facility like lecturers. I have stated considering myself that I am a lesser human being( teachers are greater ones) as my designation is librarian.In this context I want to mention that in an interview in a central university an well known prof. asked me -Why do always use Dr. before your name? I was taken a back for a while then I explained it properly but possibly he was not convinced, as my designation was librarian and he was repected teacher. List of is disparities will not stop. And, I think it will continue till our perception as well as our respected teachers perception towards this profession does not change. I have some questions to our respected policy makers are following: 1. why college librarian/AL in University will have the same qualification when they are not getting equal facility 2. Why Librarians are non-vacational. Logic supporting towards non-vacational are very illogical as teachers require advancement of knowledge but librarians do not require it because they are not more than a mere dignified book keeper. 3. Equal qualification must be accompanied by equal status regarding all facilities as per malhotra committee report. Equal pay is not everything. We, librarians are being discriminated in every possible cases and underestimated and undermined every now and then. If this trend goes on and on...on....on qualified and brilliant students will never come to this doomed and cursed career. Please do something concrete to make it meaningful and respectable career option for future generation. Dr. Sabuj Kumar Chaudhuri Librarian Basanti Devi College [http://www.basantidevicollege.org] (An affiliated college under University of Calcutta) 147B, Rash Behari Avenue Kolkata-700 029, West Bengal India Phone:(033)24641012 email:sabooj_c@yahoo.co.in ;sabuj_c(a)yahoo.co.uk ;sabujkumarchaudhuri(a)gmail.com website:http://www.geocities.com/sabuj_c/sabuj.html ---------------------------------------------- Dr. Sabuj Kumar Chaudhuri Librarian Basanti Devi College [http://www.basantidevicollege.org] (An affiliated college under University of Calcutta) 147B, Rash Behari Avenue Kolkata-700 029, West Bengal India Phone:(033)24641012 email:sabooj_c@yahoo.co.in ;sabuj_c(a)yahoo.co.uk ;sabujkumarchaudhuri(a)gmail.com website:http://www.geocities.com/sabuj_c/sabuj.html ---------------------------------------------- --- On Thu, 26/6/08, 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 63, Issue 30 To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Date: Thursday, 26 June, 2008, 3:56 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. Free online publications on Social Science (Corruption) from Transperancy International (Kshirod) 2. Fw: Re:Educate us on Firefox Plugins (Rajan) 3. Re: Professional status (Narayan Barse) 4. Vacancy of Project Fellow in CESS Library Trivadnrum (Abdunnasar. A) 5. Nirma University of Science & Technology, Ahmedabad :Libn. & Assnt. Libn. Post (Mukesh Anand) 6. Engineering Science Resources (sri priya) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:34:16 -0700 From: Kshirod <daskshirod(a)gmail.com> Subject: [LIS-Forum] Free online publications on Social Science (Corruption) from Transperancy International To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Message-ID: <55dcc8590806252034y5e6e4595y3be762717866319(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Dear Professional, Transparency International, the global civil society organisation leading the fight against corruption, brings people together in a powerful worldwide coalition to end the devastating impact of corruption on men, women and children around the world. TI's mission is to create change towards a world free of corruption. For the publications list please click on the following link: http://www.transparency.org/publications/publications/subject -- Kshirod Das National Institute of Technology Roukela Rourkela-769 008, Orissa -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Internet Resources Newsletter - July Issue
by MacLeod, Roderick A 26 Jun '08

26 Jun '08

____________________________________________ Internet Resources Newsletter ____________________________________________ The latest edition of the FREE monthly newsletter for academics, students and researchers is now available at: http://www.hw.ac.uk/libwww/irn/irn163/irn163.html No subscription or registration is needed to access this full-text newsletter at the above site. You can also subscribe to the free, full-text email version at: http://www.hw.ac.uk/libwww/irn/irn.html An RSS feed for the newsletter is available: http://www.hw.ac.uk/libwww/irn/irn.rss Featured in this issue: Comment Internet Resources Newsletter by email and RSS Random Quotes News items of interest A-Z New & Notable Web Sites: About 100 new and notable websites: new services, ejournals, directories, search engines, publishers, government sites, eResources, booksellers, calls for papers, software, news services, conferences, research groups, plus anything of interest, etc, etc. Nice Web Site(s): yougofurther Blogorama Selected interesting blogs, RSS feeds and related news items Institutional Repository RSS feeds A selection Recent Internet books in the Library Get a life! Leisure Time After hours Published by Heriot-Watt University Library, and edited by Roddy MacLeod (R.A.MacLeod(a)hw.ac.uk) Catherine Ure and Marion Kennedy -- Heriot-Watt University is a Scottish charity registered under charity number SC000278. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Urgently required Assistant Librarian (02)
by Ajay Kum Sharma 26 Jun '08

26 Jun '08

Dear All, Prospective candidates are invited for the post of Assistant Librarian in the Central Library, Mangalayatan University, Beswan, Aligarh - 202145 Assistant Librarian, Post vacant: 02 Salary. Rs. 8000-275-13500/ - Qualification. MLIS, NET with Knowledge of Libsys Library Software. Desirable. PGDLAN/PGDCA, Atleast One Year working experience in a reputed Institute/University. Candidates meeting the above requirement( s) are to send 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 Dr. Ashish Kumar Sharma Library In-charge Central Library, Mangalayatan University, 32 Milestone, Aligarh-Mathura Road, Beswan, Aligarh - 202145 Email: ashish1077(a)yahoo.com, Mobile: 9319107573, 09936712343 -- Thanks and regards. Ajay Kumar Sharma Assistant Librarian, Central Library, Mangalayatan University, 32 Milestone, Aligarh-Mathura Road, Beswan, Aligarh - 202145, U.P. 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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Call for Papers - MyDLIS-SAP-National Conference on Library 2.0, August 21-22, 2008, Mysore
by N.S. Harinarayana 26 Jun '08

26 Jun '08

Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore Mansasagangotri Mysore 570 006 "National Conference on Library 2.0: The Confluence of Web 2.0 and the Library Paradigm" August 21 - 22, 2008. (A UGC-SAP Programme) About the Conference The latest buzz phrase in the technology front is "Web 2.0". Leveraging the approaches typified by Web 2.0's principles and technology offers library profession many opportunities to transform libraries from venerated age-old institutions to agile ones. The Conference will be a forum for discussing the emerging processes, technologies and paradigms of the library profession in the backdrop of the new technology of Web 2.0 and efforts to integrate the same into the library services. This two-day conference will ponder over the issues related to Web 2.0 technologies and highlight the initiatives and case studies towards deploying them for making libraries contemporary and user centred. Organising Committee: Chair: Prof. V. G. Talawar Co-Chair: Dr. Mallinath Kumbar Program Chair: Prof. Shalini R. Urs Topics/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 Call for Papers Papers are called for presentation and publication of conference proceedings from librarians, information professionals, teachers of LIS, researchers and students. The paper must be a original contribution based on research, survey and case studies. General presentations and papers giving just historical background are not encouraged. The paper should accompany with an informative abstract (not more than 150 words) and key words. The paper shall not be more than 10 pages and the font size is to be 12 in Times New Roman. The paper in Microsoft Word format may be sent over email to the Program Chair on or before July 31, 2008. Last Date for Submission – July 31, 2008 Submit your papers to the following – Prof. Shalini R. Urs Program Chair Professor, Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore Manasagangotri Mysore 570 006 email:mydlis.sap@gmail.com -- 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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lIBRARIAN FOR AN AUTONOMOUS B-SCHOOL
by ACHAR S 26 Jun '08

26 Jun '08

Dear All, National Business School in JP Nagar needs an MLISC qualified with one year experienced candidate(preferably female candidates)for librarian post. For further details contact: Achar Library Incharge National Business school JP Nagar, Bangalore cell:09449340789 web site:www.nsbindia.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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President IFLA's interview with Prof Dinesh K Gupta on "Library Advocacy"
by Mailing List Admin 26 Jun '08

26 Jun '08

Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:30:55 +0000 (GMT) From: Shantanu Ganguly <s_ganguly67(a)yahoo.co.uk> Dear Administrator: Kindly circulate this information through your database as given in the URLhttp://www.ifla.org/I/whatsnew/new.htm Interview with Claudia Lux about "Libraries on the agenda" in the April issue of MEERA: Open and Distance Learning Newsletter, a quarterly newsletter of Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University, Kota (Rajasthan, India), (p.4-5). Shantanu Ganguly Chief Librarian Knowledge Resource Center Indus World School of Business (IWSB) 48/4, Knowledge Park III Greater Noida, U.P.

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Engineering Science Resources
by sri priya 26 Jun '08

26 Jun '08

The ESc resources including databases, Internet resources, online journals etc.. Contents: Engineering Science Databases Engineering Science Vital Research Tools E-books Engineering Science Related Databases Engineering Science Web Resources E-Journals New Zealand Databases Engineering Online Reference Collection The World-Wide Web Virtual Library Encyclopedias and Handbooks Link : http://www.library.auckland.ac.nz/subjects/eng/resources/es.htm Regards, S.Sripriya -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Nirma University of Science & Technology, Ahmedabad :Libn. & Assnt. Libn. Post
by Mukesh Anand 26 Jun '08

26 Jun '08

Dear Members', Nirma University of Science & Technology Applications r invited for the following posts :- Librarian Assistant Librarian Pay Scales & Perks r atractive. The details of the same & qualifications r available on website www.nirmauni.ac.in In deserving cases higher start is possible. Interested persons r requested to applywith bio-data & necessary certificates within 20 days mentioning the name of post applied for on the envelop for the following address.Those applying through website may give their biodata in the prescribed format available on www.nirmauni.ac.in Executive Registrar Nirma University of Science & Technology Sarkhej-Gandhinagar Highway, Chharodi Ahmedabad - 382 481 Ph. :- 02717- 241900-04 Fax :- 02717 - 241916 Print Access to the Indicative Advt. :- Times Ascent (Ahmedabad Edition) dated 25th June, ' 08 (Wednesday),Page # XII (The Times of India) With Regards, Mukesh Anand Asst. Libn. Officers' Training College for Indian Railways Sanskari Nagari Vadadara -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy of Project Fellow in CESS Library Trivadnrum
by Abdunnasar. A 26 Jun '08

26 Jun '08

Dear Friends, Centre for Earth Science Studies, Thiruvananthapuram conducts a walk-in-interview for the selection of Project Fellow for the project ' Modernisation of CESS Library' (PLAN - 106). Qualifications: First Class M.L.I.Sc Working knowledge in Library Application Software like, SOUL, LIBSYS etc. Desirable Qualifications: Working knowledge in Digital Library Software like GSDL, Dspace etc Remuneration : Rs.8000/pm Date & Venue : 02.07.2008 (Wednesday) 9:30 AM at Centre for Earth Science Studies, Akkulam, Thiruvananthapuram Age limit : 30 years as on 01.01.2008. relaxation up to 5 years for SC/ST and 3 years for OBC candidates Interested candidates may appear for the walk-in-interview with an application specifying the project code (Plan- 106) and post applied for together with detailed bio-data, copies of certificates showing educational qualifications, age, experience etc and original certificates for verification. Abdunnasar. A Scientist - B (Library) CESS Thiruvananthapuram -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Professional status
by Akash Varma 26 Jun '08

26 Jun '08

Dear Professionals, Librarians are neglected a lot i.e, in Pvt Colleges.They are treated as ministerial staff. Does he/she does not come under Academics? While appointing the Lectures & Librarians in degree colleges UGC has made NET/SLET of M.Phil is compulsory for both.No such qualifications are necesary for appointing clerks or any ministerial staff. Then why this discrimination? I would like to have solutions from experts. & can I get soft copy of UGC rules & regulations in this issue so that I can show to the concerned authority. Mr. Akash Varma Librarian Panchkula -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fw: Re:Educate us on Firefox Plugins
by Rajan 26 Jun '08

26 Jun '08

StumbleUpon, a web browser plugin, is a good addition for librarians in finding out websites rated as good. It can be downloaded from www.stumbleupon.com It allows its users to discover good web pages, online books, journal sites, photos, and videos rated by the community of 5 million stumble upon users. Web pages appear when the user clicks the "Stumble!" button on the browser's toolbar. The display of web pages will be normally based on the user's preference profile, unless any subject keyword ( see the drop down menu under 'All') is provided in the keyword box .To find out good websites on any subject, type the subject in the keyword box and click the "stumble!" button. Stumbleupon toolbar versions exist for Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. K Rajasekharan Librarian, Kerala Institute of Local Administration(KILA) Mulagunnathukavu, Thrissur - 680581 , India ----- Original Message ----- From: Sukhdev Singh Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 11:44 PM Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Educate us on Firefox Plugins Yes, Firefox is one of my favorite software applications. Out of these 2,000 add-ons or Plug-ins, there are few which are useful for librarians and library users. You may like to see "100 Essential Firefox Add-Ons for Librarians" by Jessica Merritt. There are some more lists of add-ons by librarians. Like the one of Teri Vogel - My Favorite Firefox Extensions and he one by Jessamyn West - Pimp My Firefox. . However, there are few, which are special for librarians. LibX is one such plug-in. Libraries can create their own edition of LibX to provide to access to their resource catalogues through LibX add-on. Around 422 academic and public libraries have already done so. Another interesting Plug-in is Zotero. It is an easy-to-use Firefox extension to help collection, management and cite Internet sources. There is a nice tutorial available for using LibX and Zotero in combination. --Sukhdev Singh -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Free online publications on Social Science (Corruption) from Transperancy International
by Kshirod 26 Jun '08

26 Jun '08

Dear Professional, Transparency International, the global civil society organisation leading the fight against corruption, brings people together in a powerful worldwide coalition to end the devastating impact of corruption on men, women and children around the world. TI's mission is to create change towards a world free of corruption. For the publications list please click on the following link: http://www.transparency.org/publications/publications/subject -- Kshirod Das National Institute of Technology Roukela Rourkela-769 008, Orissa -- 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] Library Building for Central Power Research Institute
by Rakesh Singh 25 Jun '08

25 Jun '08

> Dear Smt Deshpande and Fellow LIC Professionals, > (copying my response to everybody to start the discussion on this topic) > I don't have ready access to the standard IS:1553, but have read it before. > It says that the library should be located at a place which has some scope > for enlargement, etc. etc... However, I am sure, it would have been written > in an era before the Wifi. I am not sure, if your library is wifi, but it > will definitely become one in the next 2-3 years. You must be wondering, why > I am referring to wifi while discussing Library. Because I believe that wifi > has given a boost to the place called library and information centre. I > believe library to be a place which can spark ideas to be discussed later. > Sitting in the library, if you come up with an idea, there should be a place > immediately outside the library where you can go and discuss it with the > colleauges / friends. And if required, come back and do some more research. > Therefore, I have no objection in the LIC being next door the cafe (provided > your LIC is AC and therefore sound proof and therefore the cafe noise will > not disrupt the purpose of LIC). I see the cafe becoming an extension of the > LIC. In my experience, it is not difficult to implement the 'Eatables not > Allowed' rule. > > > > Gone are the days, when people were coming to the Library for information. > Information is spread everywhere on the net, which is searchable via google > search (Scholar, books, etc.). But I see library more of a place of idea > generation and getting good leads to look for quality information. Most of > the time you get information on the Net and therefore it is essential that > the library should be wifi and therefore create a place and provide an > unique experience where the users can go through the actual books and scroll > through the information on the net (more and more people now own Laptop with > wifi capability. In the next couple of years, every reader will have a > laptop). Books have to live with the information available on Internet and > therefore should be capable of delivering more than the information. > > > > Therefore, I think, you should fight for > > · putting some computers in the library not only to search the > catalogue but to surf internet (chatting strictly prohibited, your server > administrator can implement this rule) > > · all the tables should have electricity points where people can > connect their laptops, cell phones, etc. These days even cell phone have > internet browsing capabilities and people are more adept in using the cell > phone, even while searching for information (REMEMBER iphone popularity is > not because it makes good phone calls but because internet browsing is a > pleasure on iphone) > > · The inside layout should be done in a way that it does not > resemble an archives but a modern library and information centre. Don't > trust the architects, they have weird ideas about the libraries; do get > involved in planning the internal design of the library. > > · The office space of the librarian should be accessible to the > users. He should be more of an accessible person rather than one sitting in > the office closed from all four sides. > > > > Regarding the standard IS… which says that library should have scope for > enlargement - gone are the days when more books meant more space required; > now more internet usage puts the question – 'Why do you need more library > space when everything is available on net?" > > > > With apologies to those who do not agree with me, > Best regards, > > Rakesh Singh > > New Delhi > > > > > > On 6/24/08, *lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in* < > lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:28:57 +0530 > From: "Vijayalakshmi" <vrd(a)cpri.in> > Subject: [LIS-Forum] library building - reg > To: <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> > Cc: mail2all(a)cpri.in > Message-ID: <000d01c8d506$fe804b80$021c10ac(a)library.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Dear Sir, > > Central Power Research Institute, Bangalore is building a building for > Library and Information Centre above the canteen. > > The question is > > 1. Where should be library building located? > 2. Whether above the canteen or centrally located in > a separate building considering points mentioned in the > standard IS:1553? > > Kindly enlighten me in this regad. > > (Smt. V.R.DESHPANDE) > SENIOR LIBRARIAN > LIBRARY AND INFORMATION CENTRE, > CENTRAL POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, > P.B.NO.8066, SADASHIVANAGAR POST, > BANGALORE - 560 080 > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > > > -- Rakesh Singh U15/45 FF, Pink Town House DLF Phase III Gurgaon, Haryana -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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information
by pawan sharma 25 Jun '08

25 Jun '08

Dear Professional i am confused in AICTE-Norms. acc to AICTE norms at the time of opening a institution we requires 150 titles with 1000 volumes but after that if we required more copies for the same title than in that condition no information is their. acutally in my library we have more than 15 copies of a single title and now we are in the processes for accredation for a deemed university and i think at the time of acredation we face some problems. with regard *Pawan Kumar Sharma* *Dy. Librarian* *ITM Universe* * * -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Need information on eligibility and scale
by Dayanand Kamble 25 Jun '08

25 Jun '08

Dear All, I want the exact information (with concerened GR if possible) on the elegibility criteria for all library posts (i. e. Librarian, Asst. Librarian, Library Assistant and Library Attendent) and their respective grade scale for collge library as per AICTE and University Rules. please give me the exact information if possible with GR proof. thank u. Dayanand Kamble Librarian Indira School of Business Studies Wakad, Pune kamblelibrarian(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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Books Write -off Rule
by IES Library 25 Jun '08

25 Jun '08

Dear All, I want the exact rule for the Write-off of the missing books . After how many Stock verification it is permissible to write them off. please give me the exact principle. thank u. Madhura Deodhar Librarian IES Management College Opp. Lilavati Hospital, Bandra Reclamation Bandra West M-50 library.mcrc(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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Recruitment: Applications for Teaching Positions :Bundelkhand University, kanpur
by sri priya 25 Jun '08

25 Jun '08

Recruitment: Applications for Teaching Positions for Reader and Lecturer For more details see this link: http://www.bujhansi.org/_recru/recru_home.html Application - Pdf: http://www.bujhansi.org/_recru/_pdf/Adv_01June08.pdf Regards, S.Sripriya -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Re- OAI-PMH
by Mailing List Admin 25 Jun '08

25 Jun '08

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: 24 Jun 2008 10:09:39 -0000 From: manoj kumar pant <manojpant2(a)rediffmail.com> This is some of the articles on OAI PMH However article by is Lynch, Clifford is very good for more technical aspec= ts you can follow the bibliographic references . Carl Lagoze and Herbert Van de Sompel (2001). "The Open Archives Initiative= : Building a Low-Barrier Interoperability Framework". Proceedings of the fi= rst ACM/IEEE-CS Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL'01): 54-62. Lynch, Clifford A. (2001). "Metadata harvesting and the open archives initi= ative". ARL Bimonthly Report 217. Frank McCown, Xiaoming Liu, Michael L. Nelson and Mohammed Zubair (March/Ap= ril 2006). "Search Engine Coverage of the OAI-PMH Corpus". IEEE Internet Co= mputing 10 (2): 66=9673. Herbert Van de Sompel and Carl Lagoze (2000). "The Santa Fe Convention of t= he Open Archives Initiative". D-Lib Magazine 6 (2). doi:10.1045/february200= 0-vandesompel-oai. Herbert Van de Sompel, Jeffrey A. Young, and Thomas B. Hickey (2003). "Usin= g the OAI-PMH ... Differently". D-Lib Magazine 9 (7/8). doi:10.1045/10.1045= /july2003-young (inactive 2008-06-21).

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Institutional Repository Questionnaire with a humble request...
by Rupak Chakravarty 25 Jun '08

25 Jun '08

Dear Repository Managers and Administrators (INDIA), I'm Rupak Chakravarty, Lecturer-cum-Assistant Librarian at theDepartment of Library & Information Science, Panjab University,Chandigarh. I'm doing PhD onthe topic "Open Access Institutional Repositories: role of University Libraries in India". To collect data I have prepared a questionnaire. I most humbly request you to fill it. The questionnaire is available online at: http://creator.zoho.com/rupakzoho/research-survey OR http://creator.zoho.com/rupakzoho/research-survey/form/3/ (if the link does not works initially, please refresh) May I also request you to upload (email attachment.) any document whichyou think can add value to my research work (the upload optionavailable in the questionnaire is not working). For collectingadditional data, I'll use the databases available online including theIndian IRs. I understand that you will have to spare time form your hecticschedule but it is my humble request, please help me as without thisdata, I'll unable to complete my research work. Please feel free tomake any suggestion to add value to my study. After filling the online questionnaire please press the submitbutton. The data filled by you will arrive at my inbox directly. Thequestionnaire contains 83 questions and at the outset my seem lengthy,but being online and all the options available (radio button, dropdown,multiselect etc), it will take much lesser time. As you press the submit button, the date will come to me. Thank you for all your help and kindness. Thank you for finding time for me. Regards Rupak Chakravarty Lecturer-cum-Assistant Librarian Department of Library & Information Science Panjab University, Chandigarh - 160014 INDIA Website: http://libsc.puchd.ac.in Phone # (0172) 2700459(R) (0172) 2534775(O) 9217133380(M) Email: rupak2811(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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Info about PGDLAN Course
by Narayan Barse 25 Jun '08

25 Jun '08

* * * * *Dear professionals,* *As you know, libraries have evolved from being a collection of chained books to Networked Multimedia Learning Resource Centres accessible 24 X 7, disregard of physical boundaries. Library Science education has tried to be in tune with the changing time. But the pace is not matching with that of technology. * * * *It is observed that the Library and Information Science syllabus being taught at the Indian universities has its limitations as far as ICT component is concerned, as technology keeps on changing very fast. However, on the other hand, the need for the professionals having ICT skills is ever increasing in modern libraries and information centers. * * * *In view the above, The Department of Library and Information Science, Joshi-Bedekar College, Thane is happy to announce an autonomous course leading to the Post-Graduate Diploma in Library Automation and Networking (PGDLAN). This is a proactive effort to bridge the knowledge gap. It is an attempt to develop a band of technology savvy librarians to take on new challenges. Please visit * *http://www.vpmthane.org/prospect%202006/Prospectus_of_PGDLAN.htm*<http://www.vpmthane.org/prospect%202006/Prospectus_of_PGDLAN.htm> * to see the course content and online application .* * * *This initiative is aimed at working librarians in and around the city of Mumbai and Thane. Please depute or nominate your library staff for the PGDLAN course. The course is designed to empower library staff to introduce new state-of-the-art information services in your library.* * * *With 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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Educate us on Firefox Plugins
by Rajan 24 Jun '08

24 Jun '08

Dear Shri Sukhdev Singh, It would be useful for many, if you point out the Mozilla Firefox Plugins that are of much use to librarians. 'Stumble upon' and 'Zotero' are the two Plugins I am familiar with. Those who are so familiar with the emerging technologies and learn them easily, can educate the fellow librarians in developing their capabilities, as Mr Vimal Kumar helped us learn installing PMB, by using the Lis- Forum as a tool. Best Regards, K Rajasekharan Librarian, Kerala Institute of Local Administration(KILA) Mulagunnathukavu, Thrissur - 680581 On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 12:16 PM, Sukhdev Singh <esukhdev(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Friends,> > Just to share a news with you. > Firefox 3 has been released yesterday. It can be download from > http://mozilla.com . There are number of useful Plug-ins available for > it. Because of these plug-ins, Firefox is my favourite and default > internet browser.> > -- 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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INTERNET LIBRARY FOR LIBRARIANS
by sri priya 24 Jun '08

24 Jun '08

INTERNET LIBRARY FOR LIBRARIANS A Portal Designed for Librarians to Locate Internet Resources Related to Their Profession. A Popular Information Resource Site for Librarians Since 1994. Library Journals: Library and Information Science http://www.itcompany.com/inforetriever/ej_libsc.htm Regards, S.Sripriya -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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workshop
by Shekar H P 24 Jun '08

24 Jun '08

Dear Professional Friends, We have great pleasure to inform you all that, the Dakshina Kannada and Kodagu Library Association ( R ) is intending to have a workshop on "SLIM-Integrated Library Management Software (ILMS) : Its Applications for a Knowledge Center" preferably for working Librarians and information scientists / Documentationists / Lecturers in Library and Information Science who are serving for the noble cause in information society. We propose to hold the programme on 13th July 2008 at Corporation Bank Centenary Public Library premises. There will be a lecture cum demo in two sessions from 10.00AM – 4.30PM. Hence we request all the professional friends to take part in this workshop and make it a grand success. With regards , Sd/- Dr.Purushottama Gowda Secretary Please note: Workshop: "SLIM - Integrated Library Management Software (ILMS): Its Applications for a Knowledge Center" Date: 13Th July 2008 Venue: Corporation Bank Centenary Public Library, Mangalore-3 Registration Fee Rs.100/-per participant Payment may be made through DD / M.O in favor of D. K. and Kodagu Library Association, Payable at Mangalore. Spot registration: on 13.07.2008 (9.00AM-10.00AM) Subject to availability of seats. For further details please contact: Shekar.H.P. (Jt. Secretary) Librarian Corporation Bank Centenary Public Library Mangalore-575003 Ph :( Mob) 9945799927 (O) 0824-2450845, 2450846 Fax: 0824-2450848 E-mail:shekarhp@gmail.com shekarhp_libn(a)yahoo.co.in -- SHEKAR.H.P. M.L.I.Sc.,M.Phil.,B.Ed.,PGDHRM. Librarian Corp Bank Centenary Public Library Nr.Mangala stadium Mangalore-575 003 Ph:0824-2450845, 2450846, 9945799927 Fax:2450848 -- 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] OAI-PMH Interoperability
by MacLeod, Roderick A 24 Jun '08

24 Jun '08

In answer to Jaya Kalra's email about OAI-PMH, the Repositories Support Project website may provide some help. http://www.rsp.ac.uk/ and http://www.rsp.ac.uk/usage/harvesters Roddy MacLeod Heriot Watt University > Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:40:42 +0530 > From: JK <jaya.kalra1(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [LIS-Forum] OAI-PMH Interoperability > To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > Message-ID: > <224e28cc0806230310k369727aeu1798af600c6d3793(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" > > Dear All, > > > > I would like to have in-depth information on Open Access > Initiative Protocol > for Meta Harvesting (OAI-PMH) and its implementation in > Digital Library > Software We, as information professionals must be knowing about its > interoperability framework and functionality which is used to > communicate/exchange the bibliographic metadata. Although I know its > implementation guidelines in a library software but it would be very > beneficial if someone having experience in the same can guide me. > > > > Thanks & Regards, > > Jaya Kalra > Senior Consultant ? LIS Group > Total IT Solutions Pvt Ltd. > 412-C,Suneja Tower -1, District Centre > Janak Puri, New Delhi - 110058 > > Website : www.totalit.co.in -- Heriot-Watt University is a Scottish charity registered under charity number SC000278. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Workshop
by SRELS 24 Jun '08

24 Jun '08

Dear Moderator, Kindly arrange to announce the following forthcoming workshop for the benefit of lis-forum members. Thanking you, Yours truly, K.N. Prasad Executive Officer, SRELS, Bangalore ***** Forthcoming Event Workshop on GENISISWEB, WINISIS DATABASE TO GSDL (18-20 August 2008) Organized by Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, Bangalore with Ranganathan Centre for Information Studies, Bangalore WORKSHOP OBJECTIVE To provide intensive training in GENISISWEB and conversion of WINISIS database into GSDL. WORKSHOP CONTENT - WINISIS archiving of full text documents in all ordinary formats including a fully downloaded website. - Creation of web front end with GenisisWeb for making it user-friendly and accessible over a network - Creation of a CD-ROM library of full text documents - Conversion of a WINISIS database into GSDL archive RESOURCE PERSON K. Rajasekharan, Kerala Institute of Local Administration (KILA), Thrissur, Kerala The target audience includes librarians, information professionals and others interested in building different types of databases. WORKSHOP FEE Those interested are invited to register for the Workshop on or before 1st August 2008 on payment of Rs. 3,000/- by DD drawn in favour of 'Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science'. The duly filled-in form along with the payment should be forwarded to the Executive Officer, Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, 702, 42nd Cross, III Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore 560 010 on or before 1st August 2008 For more information contact: Dr. K.N. Prasad, Executive Officer, Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, Bangalore Tel: 080-23305109 E-mail: srels(a)dataone.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Koha 3 released
by Vimal Kumar 24 Jun '08

24 Jun '08

Koha 3 stable version now released. You can download from the usual location: http://download.koha.org/koha-3.00.00-stableRC1.tar.gz 1. Zebra plugin - Zebra is a high-performance, general-purpose structured text indexing and retrieval engine 2. New installer - based on the common Perl module ExtUtils::MakeMaker, the new installer makes it a snap to get Koha running on just about any platform. 3. Standard APIs - Koha 3 supports a number of important library search and retrieval standards and microformats, such as SRU/W, Z39.50 and COinS/OpenURL. Also supported is the popular Internet standard: OpenSearch (http://opensearch.a9.com/) created by Amazon's A9. Records are stored internally in an SGML-like format and can be retrieved in MARCXML, Dublin Core, MODS, RSS, Atom, RDF-DC, SRW-DC, OAI-DC, and EndNote; 4. Cross-platform, multi-RDBMS, Web-server agnostic - Run Koha on the platform of your choice: Linux, Windows, Mac OS X, FreeBSD, Solaris. Koha 3 also includes better support for multi-RDBMS (MySQL 5.0 and PostgreSQL), and runs under Apache2, IIS, or the web server of your choosing. 5. Multi-lingual support - Koha was designed from the ground up for multilingual libraries. Koha 3 can handle Chinese, Japanese, and even right-to-left languages such as Arabic and Hebrew with ease (BiDi). Koha's index engine (Zebra) can handle record formats containing any UNICODE compliant script, such as Arabic, Chinese, Hebrew, Japanese and Korean. Zebra has this support via the ICU libraries created and maintained by IBM. 6. New templates - Koha's staff and patron interfaces are developed with a template system that's easy to theme. 7. Koha 3 has quite a few new modules, as well as enhancements to existing modules, including: news writer, label creator, calendar, OPAC comments, MARC staging and overlay, notices, transaction logs, guided reports with a data dictionary and task scheduler, classification sources/filing rules. -- 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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International Prof Kaula Gold Medal and Citation to Dr. W. Boyd Rayward
by Mukesh Anand 24 Jun '08

24 Jun '08

Respected Members', Dr. W. Boyd Rayward , Professor, Graduate School of Library & Information Science,University of Illinois (United States) is the 23rd receipient of the Award.The International Award Committee of the Kaula Endowment for Library & Information Science has selected Dr. W. Boyd Rayword for the International Prof Kaula Gold Medal and Citation. Prof. Kaula Endowment for Library and Information Science was formed on 13th March,1975, at the 51st Birthday of the world-renowned library educator, bibliographer,library and information scientist, UNESCO Expert & professional journalist of overfive decades, Prof. P.N. Kaula, with Guntur(Andhra Pradesh)as its headquarter. TheEndowment decided to award International Kaula Gold Medal & Citation to a topranking professional who was distinguished himself as a library & informationscientist or educator in library & information science.This Award is given away every year from 1975 onwards.There are 22 distinguished reciepients of the Award from 11 countries & some international organisations. The International Award is named after Prof. Kaula who has been described as the "Apostle" of the world famous Indian Library Science Genious Dr. S.R. Ranganathan. Widely travelled, Prof. Kaula has served UNESCO Expert in UNESCO Regional Centre in Western Hemisphere for Latin American Countries(1967-68) & has been a legendry figure & has received several national & international awards including " Pro-MundiBeneficio" Medal from Brazil, "Deutsche Bucheref" Medal from Germany & "Padmshree"(2004), a top civilian honour from the Government of India & which Dr. Ranganathan himself received in 1957. With Regards, Mukesh Anand Asst. Libn. Officers' Training College for Indian Railways Sanskari Nagari Vadadara -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Book Require on ILL
by UPENDRA PANDYA 24 Jun '08

24 Jun '08

Dear All, Can any one with-in our forum give me the following book on Inter Library Loan ? Title : Fertilizer Statistics - 2002-2003Pub. : Fertilizer Association of India I have tried to procure the same from publisher and most of the relevant suppliers but not successed. Our Faculty member require the same very urgent. I request to our forum members that, please send the relavent information if any one have and possible to send it on ILL. Sincerely, Upendra PandyaProfessional Assistant-SeniorBook Acq.SectionV S LibraryIndian Institute of ManagementVastrapur RoadAHMEDABAD 380 015Gujarat StatePhone: 079-66324979Mobile : 9879301847e-mail : upendra(a)iimahd.ernet.in _______________________________________________ No banners. No pop-ups. No kidding. Make My Way your home on the Web - http://www.myway.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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PGDLAN from Alagappa University, Karaikudi(Directorate of Distance Education)
by Mukesh Anand 23 Jun '08

23 Jun '08

Dear Members', Alagappa University , Karaikudi - 630 003 Directorate of Distance Education Admission Notification - 2008-09 Alagappa University invites applications for admission to the following programme offered through Distance Education for the academic year 2008-09 Post-Graduate Diploma Programme (1 Year) in Library Automation & Networking This course is offered in English Medium only. This course is offered under Non-Semester Pattern Cost of Application & Prospectus Rs. 100/- Applications & Prospectus can be obtained from i. The Director, Directorate of Distance Education, Alagappa University, on payment of prescribed fees by means of DD in favour of "The Director,DDE,Alagappa University" payable at Karaikudi ii. The approved Study Centres (Refer website www.alagappauniversity.ac.in) on payment of prescribed fee. iii. In case of downloading the application through University website www.alagappauniversity.ac.in, the canditate have to remit the cost of application alongwith filled-in application to the Directorate. Last date for Issue & Receipt of Applications : 30th August, ' 08 For details contact Phone :- 04565-229 230 Fax :- 04565-225 216 E-mail :- alagappadde(a)yahoo.co.in Website :- www.alagappauniversity.ac.in Print Access to this Admission Notification :- The Hindu(Chennai City Edition), dated 22nd June , '08 (Sunday), Page # 13 Thanx, 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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Benefits of Library Legislation in India?
by majid khan 23 Jun '08

23 Jun '08

It is a list of Library legislation passed in various states of India 1. Tamil Nadu 1948 2. Andhra pradesh 1960 3. Karnatka 1965 4. Maharashtra 1967 5. West Bewngal 1979 6. Manipur 1988 7. Kerala 1989 8. Haryana 1989 9. Mizoram 1993 10. Goa 1993 11 Gujrat 2000 12 Orissa 2000 13. Rajasthan 2005 14. Uttar Pradesh 2005 15. Uttrakhand 2005 But what is benefits of Library Legislation. In today technological era. The Job of librarian is not so easy as it seemed to be. Due to exponential growth of literature in all fields of universe of Knowledge increasing day by day, the Job of Librarian became more challenging and tuff. and without Librarian It is not Possible to retrieve exact information in minimum possible time. But when talking about the wages and allowances to Librarian that is nil. Nobody in our field think about this. and Librarian became a Clerk and salary below the salary of clerk. No pay scale no facility no allowances but Librarian still ready to work only for saving this field and to serve humanity. Our Government and seniors should be think about the welfare of our field. Otherwise, the existence Library & information science from Universe of Knowledge unseen. And no one want to became a Librarian in New Generation. Majid Khan IET Alwar Rajasthan --------------------------------- Bring your gang together. Do your thing. Find your favourite Yahoo! Group. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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LIS Links is Live
by Badan Barman 23 Jun '08

23 Jun '08

Respected All, The ever expecting LIS Links: http://lislinks.110mb.com is now live over the web. Due to various reasons for the time being only home page of the site is available, though other pages are also ready for uploading, together with each sections under the heading of "Subscribe to the Following Alerting Services in LIS in India" 1. Upcoming Seminars, Conferences, Workshops & Refresher Courses in LIS: http://lisseminar.blogspot.com/ 2. Jobs in LIS: http://lisjob.blogspot.com/ 3. Awards, Prizes, Scholarships or Fellowships in LIS: http://lisscholarship.blogspot.com/ 4. Admission Notice for Courses in LIS: http://liscourse.blogspot.com/ 5. Latest Happenings & Contemporary Issues in LIS: http://lislatest.blogspot.com/ Many subscription options are also available for all of the above sites. It is my proud privillage to announce that the various components of the site already able to receive overwhelming support and response from the professional, in a sense that the site presently having more than 550 subscriber. More than 400 hits a day. Considering the specialized nature of the site as well as its biassness to India it is a great success. I invite your valuable comments and suggestion for further improvement of the site as well as any of its components. Your valuable comments and suggestions should be drop at http://lislinks.ning.com. You can also join us in the above site to help us in improving our managerial approach to current information in LIS from India. The home page of the site ( http://lislinks.110mb.com/) after clicking on "Contributors to This Site" will also take one to the above site (http://lislinks.ning.com) ----------------------Your comments will bound to make a difference------------ Thanking you Yours faithfully Sri Badan Barman Academic Consultant: Krishna Kanta Handique State Open University Research Scholar: DLISc, Gauhati University -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Job Vacancy - SRTPL
by Sridhar Brahma 23 Jun '08

23 Jun '08

Dear All, Please be informed of the vacancy for the post of Information officer at SABIC Research and Technology Pvt Ltd. Information Officer Master of Library Sciences with MSc/ BSc in chemical sciences with minimum 3 years of experience in managing the information system <http://www.careerage.com/> of an R & D centre or an academic institution. Diploma in intellectual property and or information technology <http://www.careerage.com/> with MCSE certification and added advantage. The job requires management, maintenance and upgraduation of the organization's information resources and tools to facilitate access, retrieval, distribution and usage of scientific knowledge and information in a prompt and secure manner. The remuneration for all the positions will be attractive and competitive. Interested candidates meeting the requirements may send/ Email resume to HR Manager. Email ID - jobs(a)sabicind.com Regards, Sridhar Brahma +91-9898107707 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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OAI-PMH Interoperability
by JK 23 Jun '08

23 Jun '08

Dear All, I would like to have in-depth information on Open Access Initiative Protocol for Meta Harvesting (OAI-PMH) and its implementation in Digital Library Software We, as information professionals must be knowing about its interoperability framework and functionality which is used to communicate/exchange the bibliographic metadata. Although I know its implementation guidelines in a library software but it would be very beneficial if someone having experience in the same can guide me. Thanks & Regards, Jaya Kalra Senior Consultant – LIS Group Total IT Solutions Pvt Ltd. 412-C,Suneja Tower -1, District Centre Janak Puri, New Delhi - 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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Karnataka State Women's University, Bijapur: Professor & Reader Post in LIS
by Mukesh Anand 23 Jun '08

23 Jun '08

Respected Members', Karnataka State Women's University, Bijapur -586 101 No. : BWU/HRM/2008-09/ Date : 5.6.2008 Application in the prescribed form r invited from eligible candidates of Indian Nationality for the following teaching posts.The completed application should reach the Registrar,Karnataka State Women's University on or before 7.7.' 08 Sl.No. - Post Graduate Department 06 - Library and Information Science Professor - 01 Post Reader - 01 Post N.B. :- The prescribed application format, information regarding general instructions qualification for each post can be downloaded from the website www.kswubij.org OR www.kswubij.ac.in 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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library building - reg
by Vijayalakshmi 23 Jun '08

23 Jun '08

Dear Sir, Central Power Research Institute, Bangalore is building a building for Library and Information Centre above the canteen. The question is 1. Where should be library building located? 2. Whether above the canteen or centrally located in a separate building considering points mentioned in the standard IS:1553? Kindly enlighten me in this regad. (Smt. V.R.DESHPANDE) SENIOR LIBRARIAN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION CENTRE, CENTRAL POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, P.B.NO.8066, SADASHIVANAGAR POST, BANGALORE - 560 080 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Information about journalism university
by Mailing List Admin 23 Jun '08

23 Jun '08

Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:00:47 +0530 From: vijay anand <anandwarm(a)gmail.com> Dear Professionals, The Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism and Communication, Bhopal M.P.the only university of journalism in Asia.The University has three Campus 1. Bhopal 2. Noida 3. Khandwa. The university is devoted to the media education and research. The following courses are conducted by the university. BJMC BAMC BSc (Electronic Media) MJ MABJ MAPR MsC (Electronic Media) MSC (IT) MCA BLIS MLIS PGDCA PhD in all Subject The website of the university www.mcu.ac.in with regards Vijay anand Head, Library MCRPSV Noida Campus

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SKYPE : Voice/Video Call Reference Service
by sandeep bhavsar 23 Jun '08

23 Jun '08

Respected all, I am pleased to inform you that our library has started a Reference Service through “SKYPE” software. You can now ask us a question via Skype, the free internet calling service. You can call, videocall, or message us for free using your Skype account - just add our Skype ID : drvnbrimslibrary, to your contact list to begin. This service will be available from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m on all working days.. For more information about skype, please log on to http://www.skype. com/intl/ en/useskype/ Thanks and Regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Management Studies Thane(W) 400601 MUMBAI. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ email : sandeep.bhavsar(a)gmail.com Mob : 9987049099 elibrary :http://www.vpmthane.org/im/elib/main.htm @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ __________________________________________________________ Sent from Yahoo! Mail. A Smarter Email http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html -- 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] library legislation passed in Indian states
by Mailing List Admin 23 Jun '08

23 Jun '08

Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2008 12:30:04 +0530 From: Waseem Raja <silverabez(a)gmail.com> 1. Tamil Nadu 1948 2. Andhra pradesh 1960 3. Karnatka 1965 4. Maharashtra 1967 5. West Bewngal 1979 6. Manipur 1988 7. Kerala 1989 8. Haryana 1989 9. Mizoram 1993 10. Goa 1993 11 Gujrat 2000 12 Orissa 2000 13. Rajasthan 2005 14. Uttar Pradesh 2005 15. Uttrakhand 2005 Waseem Raja Phone No. 09868003971 University of Delhi , Delhi -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Blackwell Synergy merges into Wiley InterScience
by Navin Soni 23 Jun '08

23 Jun '08

Dear Moderator, Please post this information on LIS-Forum. Navin Kumar Soni INMAS, DRDO, Delhi -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear All Professinals, As of July 1, 2008, all Blackwell journal content—including all full-text HTML and PDF versions of articles from current issues, backfiles, and issues published online before print—will be incorporated into Wiley InterScience. Over the weekend of June 28th and 29th, 2008, there will be a period when both Blackwell Synergy and Wiley InterScience will be unavailable while they transition and re-index data. For more information, go to: interscience.wiley.com/transition ================================= Navin Kumar Soni INMAS, DRDO, Min of Defence, Brig SK mazumdar Marg Delhi-110054. Ph: 01123985466, 09868459805 http://www.drdo.org/labs/inmas/index.html =================================== -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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'Technophobia' among the Teaching Community (Article in University News)
by Mukesh Anand 20 Jun '08

20 Jun '08

Dear Members', Here I am giving a Synopsis of an Interesting Article published in the University News recently. Article Title :- 'Technophobia' among the Teaching Community Contributors' 1. Z. Zayapragassarazan (Senior Grade Lecturer, Deptt. of Education, Pope John Paul II College of Education, Pondicherry - 605 010 ) zprazan(a)yahoo.co.in 2. E. Ramganesh (Reader, Deptt. of Educational Technology, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli - 620 023, Tamil Nadu ) Journal :- University News , Issue dated 9-15 June, ' 08, Vol. 46, No. 23, Page No 12-14 Synopsis of the Article 1. Introduction 2. What is 'Technophobia' ? 3. Various Factors for Technophobia i. Age ii. Race iii. Biological Sex vs. Psychological Gender iv. Early Experience v. Social Status (Education & Occupation) vi. Residence vii. Religion & Religiosity 4. Types of Technophobes i. Anxious Technophobes ii. Cognitive Technophobes iii. Uncomfortable Users 5. Some Statistics of Technophobes i. In the U.S. in general ii. In the Industrial World in general iii. In business setting iv. In education community 6. Symptoms of 'Technophobia' 7. Overcoming 'Technophobia' 8. Guidelines to overcome 'Technophobia' and use Technology Comfortably and Successfully 9. References 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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jobs in Dr. B.R.Ambedkar University, Agra
by yusuf ilyas 20 Jun '08

20 Jun '08

jobs in Dr. B.R.Ambedkar University, Agra<http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SarkariPost/~3/315456263/> * * *Librarian *- 1 (UR) (PG Library Science with 3 years exp.),* * *Assistant Librarian* - 1 (UR) (PG in Library Science), *Library Assistant*- 4 (2 UR, 1 SC, 1 OBC) (Preferably Inter with Science) *How to apply for above post:* Application form can be downloaded from University Website www.dbrau.ac.in. Applications form along with photocopies of requisite documents relating to educational qualification, teaching/research experience, publications, contribution in seminars, Conferences and reservation (if any) along with a Bank Draft of Rs. 500/- (Rs. Five Hundred only)/ (Rs. 300/- (Rs. Three Hundred only) for SC/ST) drawn in favour of Finance Officer, Dr. B.R.Ambedkar University, Agra should reach *Registrar *latest by *30th June 2008*. *Fees:* Rs. 500/- (Rs. Five Hundred only)/ (Rs. 300/- (Rs. Three Hundred only) for SC/ST) *Last Date of Application Submission:* 30th June 2008 *Application Form /Advertisement Source Credits:* http://www.dbrau.ac.in/teaching.pdf -- Mohd.Yusuf M.L.I.Sc. Department of Library and Information Science University of Delhi Delhi 110007 -- 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
by angrosh 20 Jun '08

20 Jun '08

For those looking for an exciting career in information systems and management - Admissions are now open for a truly 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 in the US. What do we offer? Cutting edge global curriculum blending the science, technology and management of information. Our course catalogue includes courses ranging from information economics to software systems to data mining and data warehousing to information security. Check out our syllabus for details. 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 building. Internships and projects with leading industry partners Informal but rigorous pedagogy Who is eligible? Engineering Graduates / 4-Year Degree Graduates (10+2+4) / Masters Degree in any Discipline Admissions based on CAT/MAT/GATE/PGCET/ISiM Entrance Test Scores Course Fee: Rs. 60,000/- per year Last date for receiving applications: July 28, 2008 Course start date: September 1, 2008 ISiM Collaborating Partners: Dalhousie University, Canada University of Michigan, USA University of Pittsburgh, USA Syracuse University, USA International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore Informatics (India) Ltd., Bangalore 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: 98869 70411 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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