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Maintaining basic standards in publishing Government of India and state government documents
by atanu 30 Mar '13

30 Mar '13

Dear Colleagues, It is heartening to see that the government librarians from central and state governments advocating for open access to literature. Open access is not only about making the electronic copy of the literature available in public domain without charge and restrictions, it is also about making the literature discoverable by using basic metadata in publications. While doing literature review, I have encountered with numerous literature published by various agencies within Government of India and state governments without even basic metadata. There are some literature without even an identifiable title. Almost 50 percent documents do not have a publication date and no document has a mention of publication place, publisher, suggestion citation, not to mention standard book numbers (e.g. ISBN). Worse still, publishers do not seem to follow any guidelines in creating file formats. Hosting URLs change very often making citations untraceable within few months. NIC and DEITY are leading developing so many standards in the field of e-Government, eHealth, and other fields. Government information managers should be able implement at least basic bibliographic standards, adhere to procedure for publications, and making IRs hosting government publications. It seems that National Library and archive have already given up on this. It is recommended to set up a technical committee to come up with appropriate recommendations, implementation guidelines, and technical support to the line ministries/ government agencies to improve the situation. With best, Atanu ------------------------------------------------------ Atanu Garai OMEGA Technical Assistance Support Team IPE Global State Institute of Rural Development Campus OMEGA Cell, Ground Floor, Near Stewart School, Unit-8 Bhubaneswar – 751012, India T+ 91.674.6511.307 | F: + 91.674.256.2529 www.ipeglobal.com ------------------------------------------------------ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Prevalent Practice of Plagiarism: Is there a Solution
by Gopakumar Velayudhanpillai 28 Mar '13

28 Mar '13

Dear professional colleagues Vasanth Raju's mail bringning to our notice about two articles copied was never a surprise to me. He has only brought to the notice of us the tip of huge ice berg. How many of us know about the entire PhD theses being copied as such to get degrees.I saw a question from Prof Mallinath Kumbar also."Is there a solution for the prevalent practice of plagiarism. Yes, there are several solutions. 1. Take corrective measures at the beginning itself by putting the write ups of students for plagiarism check. Several platforms are available for this like turn it in. Remove the student from the rolls as soon as he is found doing it.2. Journal / Seminar editors should see that the articles are reviewed and plagiarism checked. If found plagiarized see that the authors are black listed. Last two CALIBER (2011/2013) volumes are tried under plagiarism checker and seen that only good articles get published in them3. The important responsibility rests with the teaching community in ! LIS Schools. During research Methodology classes teach them about writing and data analyzing aspects  and more about the menace of Plagiarism. Before we get into deep troubles let us join hands together to avoid this menace embrace our profession. Egos should not play here. Dr GOPAKUMAR V. University Librarian,Goa University Taleigao Plateau, Goa. PIN 403 206 Personal webpage http://www.vgkumar.weebly.com/ gopakumar.v(a)rediffmail.com Office Phone: 08326519012 Mobile No: 09447056713 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Congratulations to Dr. T M Vasudevan (Syamili)
by Syamili C 27 Mar '13

27 Mar '13

Dear Professionals, It was great pleasure to hear that our beloved teacher Dr. T M Vasudevan, Head of the Library & Information Science Department, Calicut University has gained PhD. Degree. His study entitled “Information literacy of research scholars of universities in Kerala”. Behalf of the entire students of the department, I congratulate you for such a remarkable success. Accept our heartiest congratulations. Syamili C. Dept. of Library & Information Science Calicut University syamili1990(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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Order Reserved on UGC’s Plea on UGC June, 2012 NET Examination
by Punith S 27 Mar '13

27 Mar '13

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/order-reserved-on-ugcs-ple… A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Monday reserved its order on an appeal filed by the UGC against a single judge’s verdict quashing the new qualifying criteria prescribed by the UGC in the National Eligibility Test for lectureships. The Bench comprising Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and Justice K.Vinod Chandran reserved the order after the conclusion of arguments on the appeals. The single judge had held that the UGC regulations did not confer any right on the UGC to fix a high mark after holding of the NET. Nor such criteria could be introduced through regulation just before the announcement of the results by executive orders. The introduction of the new criteria was not supported by the law, the single judge had held. As per the new criteria, candidates in the general category who had scored an aggregate of 65 per cent for all the three papers would be eligible to lectureship while the OBC candidates need 60 per cent and the marks for candidates in the SC/ST category was 55 per cent. The single judge had also declared that the petitioners who had obtained separate minimum marks prescribed in the UGC notification had cleared the NET .The court had ordered that they should be given the necessary certificates in a month. In its appeal, the UGC contended that the High Court had no right to make a declaration regarding the result of the test. It had been clearly stated in the original notification that candidates should obtain the minimum required marks in each paper separately. It had also been said that the qualifying criteria for Junior Research Fellowship and eligibility for lectureship would be decided by the UGC before the declaration of results. It was the moderation committee appointed by the UGC comprising senior academicians who had recommended that the general, OBC (non-creamy layer) and the SC/ST candidates would be required to obtain an aggregate percentage of 65, 60 and 55 respectively in addition to the paper-wise minimum percentage as qualifying criteria. The notification had clearly said that the final cut-off shall be decided by the commission before the declaration of results. The single judge’s ruling would only affect the standard of education. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy for a librarian post in a leading MNC - Mumbai
by smrithi gopal 26 Mar '13

26 Mar '13

Hi Moderator, Request you to post this in LIS forum. One of the leading MNC is looking for library professionals who can manage the Information Resource Centre independently. He/she should be extrovert, diligent and able to handle the user queries effectively. Strong verbal and written communication with knowledge of MS-Office is mandatory. *Location:** **Mumbai* * * *Designation:** **Associate** (**Information Services)*** Experience on Library in-house operations -- circulation, acquisition, cataloguing, resource sharing. Working knowledge in any library automation software, e-resources and databases with prior experience in handling the day-to-day library activates can apply. Please find the below details to apply for this position: * * 1. Excellent communication skills 2. Regular B.L.I.Sc / M.L.I.Sc / M.Sc (Information Science) from any recognized university 3. He/she should have minimum one year of relevant experience. 4. Local candidate is preferable. Kindly email your updated resume to *s**mrithi.gopal(a)gmail.com<smrithi.gopal(a)gmail.com> * Last date to apply for this position is on or before *28th March 2013* ** Thanks and regards, Smrithi G ** -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy for Library Assistant, Assistant Librarian & Librarian
by kumar kum 26 Mar '13

26 Mar '13

Dear Sir, Plese drop this mail into LIS -forum immediately. SGR Group of Institutions,Marathahalli,Bangalore -560037 running Dental,Polytechnic and Nursing Colleges and required the below mentioned staff for their group of Institutions. Library Assistant - 02 (DLISC) Assistant Librarian - 02 (BLISC.MLISC) Librarian - 02(MLISC,M.Phil,PGDLAN,Hardware & Networking) Salary based on Qualification and Experience . Selected Candidates should be ready to join immediately. Send your Resumes to ravikb78(a)gmail.com immediately. Contact for further information Mr.Ravi.K.B Chief Librarian, SGR Institutions, Munnekolala, SGR College Road, Maratha Halli - 560 037 Mobile: 9902692643 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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VACANCIES IN LIBRARY- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, UTTARAKHAND
by Paramjit Singh 26 Mar '13

26 Mar '13

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UGC NET DEC-2012
by Avijit Dutta 26 Mar '13

26 Mar '13

Dear professionals, Result of UGC NET DEC-2012 has been declared on 25th March 2013. To view the result please log on to http://www.ugcnetonline.in/Result_december2012.pdf Avijit Avijit Dutta Librarian Midnapore College Midnapore - 721 101 Mobile : +919474760116 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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LIS Links Vacancy: Information Compiler (One each from Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh)
by Dr. Badan Barman 24 Mar '13

24 Mar '13

Respected Forum Members, LIS Links (http://www.lislinks.com) is the India's First and Largest social network for Library and Information Science Professionals. For the first time in its history, it going to appoint two information compiler- one from the state of Maharashtra and One from the state of Uttar Pradesh. As we will grow, we will cover other states as well. *Candidate Profile* a) MLISc. b) Practical Knowledge of Blogging and Social Network. c) Computer with Internet in Home or Office. d) Should have the capacity to work or devote 10-30 minutes in a day on assigned topic. f) Should be based on Maharashtra or Uttar Pradesh. Kindly apply only if you have fulfilled all the criteria. *Description of Work:* The work will involve compilation of information related to Library and Information Science, Education and others from their respective states and published it over our website. The work can be done easily in conjunction with other job or assignment, as it will hardly take 10-30 minutes in a day. We expect from the candidate to published 5-7 news and announcements in a day from their respective states. *Remuneration:* Rs. 1,000/- per month plus a self satisfaction in helping others. *How to Apply:* Kindly send an email to badanbarman @ gmail.com on or before 31st March, 2013 mentioning the blog / website you have already developed, and why you are interested in this job. Thanking you, Yours faithfully Address: Dr. Badan Barman, Academic Consultant, Library & Information Science, Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University, Housefed Complex, Last Gate, Guwahati-781006, Assam, India *Toll Free Number:* 1800 345 3613 *Phone:* 0361-2234964 / 2235971 / 092070 49493 *Fax:* 0361- 2235398. *Institutional Websites:* http://www.kkhsou.in *Personal Websites:* http://www.lislinks.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fw: Dr.Subbiah Arunachalam, Open accses to research articles
by Subbiah Arunachalam 24 Mar '13

24 Mar '13

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