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Fw: Workshop on “Data Curation in the University: Libraries, Research, and Learning” at Central Library, JNU on March 25, 2013
by Dr. Ramesh C Gaur 08 Feb '13

08 Feb '13

Dear Colleague, You are invited to participate in a one-day workshop to be held at Jawaharlal Nehru University on March 25, 2013, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Registration is required. http://databib.org/workshop Cyberinfrastructure and “Big Data” represent a paradigm shift in science that is transforming the research process to focus on the computation, analysis, curation, and reuse of digital data on a massive scale. What are the implications for universities in terms of their libraries, research, and teaching? This workshop brings together a select group of libraries, research and data centers, cyberinfrastructure developers, and educators to explore these issues and begin to integrate data curation into their practice and services. The workshop is meant for senior library officials i.e. University Librarian / Dy. Librarian/ Chief Librarian or other technical staff engaged in data curation, managing research and data centres etc. The educators having interest in above or engaged in e-learning tools may also attend it. Participants will be provided with: a.. an introduction to data curation in the context of institutional repositories with perspectives from librarians from India and the United States; b.. the opportunity to collaborate on Databib and help represent research data from India in a global catalog of data repositories; c.. a venue to discuss and share questions about new roles and emerging practices relating to research data; d.. an understanding of the current state of the art in data-enabled cyberinfrastructure and teaching in the United States and India. Thanks to support from Jawaharlal Nehru University and the Office of Engagement at Purdue University, there is no charge to participate, but registration is required and limited to 100 participants. Preference will be given to universities and other academic and research institutes in India. Lunch and tea are provided. No accommodation shall be provided to the outstation participants. To send your registration request to participate and view the full workshop program, visit http://databib.org/workshop Please contact jnupurdue(a)gmail.com with questions or inquiries. Organizing Committee: Prof. Ramesh C. Gaur, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India Prof. Thomas J. Hacker, Purdue University, USA Prof. Michael Witt, Purdue University, USA Prof. Aman Yadav, Purdue University, USA I look forward to your kind participation to the workshop. Regards Ramesh ************************************** Dr. Ramesh C Gaur PGDCA, MLISc,Ph.D. Fulbright Scholar (Virginia Tech, USA) University Librarian Jawaharlal Nehru University(JNU) New Meharuli Road, New Delhi - 110067 Tele +91-11-26742605, 26704551 Fax : +91-11-26741603 Email: rcgaur(a)mail.jnu.ac.in ;rcgaur66(a)gmail.com URL: www.jnu.ac.in Brief Profile: http://www.jnu.ac.in/Library/RameshCGaur.htm -- 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] Need Library Assistant @ Coimbatore based Engg. College
by Meera B M 07 Feb '13

07 Feb '13

Today morning there was a posting through LIS-Forum inviting application for Library Assistants post and the preference was for a male candidate. This was questioned by Ms. Nishy. Today after noon we find one more similar posting. May we know the reason please? Regards Meera > Dear Professionals, > > Applications are invited for the post Library Assistant > > Qualification: BLISc. > > Male candidate preferable. > > Salary : 6000 - 7000 > > Experience: Freshers can also apply > > Kindly email your updated resume to prabhu(a)uit.ac.in > > Location : United Institute of Technology > Periyanaickenpalayam > Coimbatore 641 021 > Last date to apply for this position is on or before 13th of Feb 2013 > > M.Prabhu, B.Com, M.L.I.Sc., M.Phil., (Ph.D.,) > Librarian > United Institute of Technology > G.Kovundampalayam, Periyanaickenpalayam > Coimbatore 641 021 > > Mobile: 97 503 999 55 > > http://uitcentrallibrary.webs.com/ > http://anbudanprabhulis.blogspot.com/ > http://bdugateway.dreamhosters.com > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > > _______________________________________________ > LIS-Forum mailing list > LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum > -- Dr. B.M. Meera Librarian Raman Research Institute C.V. Raman Avenue, Sadashivnagar, Bangalore - 560080 INDIA Ph: 91-80-23610122 to 91-80-23610129 Ext 250 Fax: 91-80-23610492 email: meera(a)rri.res.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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CCTV
by Dr.Dineshan Koovakkai 07 Feb '13

07 Feb '13

Dear All, I would like to get the details of the libraries in India using CCTV as part of their modernization. I request the library professionals working in such libraries to kindly intimate me the available details. Regards, -- Dr.Dineshan Koovakkai *MA; MLISc; PGDEC; PGDCA; DCHN; NET; PhD.* Assistant Librarian & Co-ordinator, NMEICT Nodal Officer, Higher Education Survey Central University of Kerala Vidyanagar P.O. Kasargod, Kerala, India Blog: www.dineshkoovakkai.blogspot.com Visit our library website at: www.universitylibrarycuk.yolasite.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Workshop - Library and Information Science - Annamalai University - Reg
by Dr. R. Balasubramani 07 Feb '13

07 Feb '13

Dear LIS Professionals Greetings from Department of Library and Information Science, Annamalai University The Department of Library and Information Science, Annamalai University, Tamilnadu is going to organize a two days National Workshop (Under UGC SAP) on* Application of Qualitative Indicators for the excellence of scholarly communication* *Date: 8th and 9th March 2013 (Friday and Saturday)* The Workshop aims at the evaluation of scholarly research performance, and focuses on the contribution of scholarly work to the advancement of scholarly knowledge. It provides a wide range of important facts, and corrects a number of common misunderstandings about science indicators. It introduces basic notions and distinctions, and deals both with theoretical and technical aspects, and with its applicability in various policy contexts. In order to be used properly as a research evaluation tool, it is essential that all participants have insight into the nature of citation analysis, how its indicators are constructed and calculated, what the various theoretical positions state about what they measure, and what are their potentialities and limitations, particularly in relation to peer review. It is hoped that this workshop will provide such insight. * **Sub themes of the workshop* Ø Impact Factor Ø H-index Ø Success Index Ø G-Index Ø Activity Index Ø Ranking of institutions Ø Ranking of individual scientists by citation factor Ø ICT based evaluation tools, etc. *Who should attend?* This workshop expects wide participation by Faculty, Scientists, Professionals of Library, Research Scholars and Students. *Registration fee *(includes workshop Kit, resourcematerial, participation certificate, working lunch and refreshment) · For Faculty *I *Librarian & Others - Rs. 500/- · For Research Scholars (full-time basis) & students - Rs.300/- (*should produce evidence from their institution) *Accommodation:* The participants make their own arrangements. However, limited accommodation is available in our University Guest House / Hostel on extra-payment. We would help to the participants arrange accommodation at nominal charges on first-come ‘first-serve by twinsharing basis. * Contact for Registration / Enquiry* *Workshop Co-ordinator* *Dr. M. Nagarajan* Professor and Head Dept. of Library & Information Science Annamalai University Annamalainagar - 608 002 Mobile : 9443497604 E-mail : au_nagarajan(a)yahoo.co.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Koha DSpace 4 days Training program at Calicut
by Jamsheer np 07 Feb '13

07 Feb '13

Short Term Training Program on Library Digitalization using Open source Software with Special emphasis on DSPACE and KOHA (latest version) >From 22 to 25 February 2013 Organized by Central Library, College of Engineering Vadakara, Calicut, Kerala. Sponsored By TEQIP Phase II Registration fee is Rs. 500/- (Rupees five hundred only) per delegate. For Details visit www.citv.ac.in or contact librarycitv(a)gmail.com Saji K Vettathu09895069770 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Need Library Assistant @ Coimbatore based Engg. College
by Prabhu lis 07 Feb '13

07 Feb '13

Dear Professionals, Applications are invited for the post Library Assistant Qualification: BLISc. Male candidate preferable. Salary : 6000 - 7000 Experience: Freshers can also apply Kindly email your updated resume to prabhu(a)uit.ac.in Location : United Institute of Technology Periyanaickenpalayam Coimbatore 641 021 Last date to apply for this position is on or before 13th of Feb 2013 M.Prabhu, B.Com, M.L.I.Sc., M.Phil., (Ph.D.,) Librarian United Institute of Technology G.Kovundampalayam, Periyanaickenpalayam Coimbatore 641 021 Mobile: 97 503 999 55 http://uitcentrallibrary.webs.com/ http://anbudanprabhulis.blogspot.com/ http://bdugateway.dreamhosters.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Application invited for the post Library Assistant
by veda murthy 07 Feb '13

07 Feb '13

Hi Moderator, Request you to post this in LIS forum. Dear all, Application invited for the post Library Assistant Qualification: BLISc. Male candidate preferable. Kindly email your updated resume to Library(a)rimsbangalore.in Last date to apply for this position is on or before 13th of Feb 2013 . Location: Ramaiah Institute of Management Science NEW Bel Road,MSRIT Post,MSR,Nagar Bangalore-560054 -- Regards,, Vedamurthy.Y.N Librarian Ramaiah Institute of Management Science NEW Bel Road,MSRIT Post,MSR,Nagar Bangalore-560054 -- Regards,, Vedamurthy.Y.N Deputy Librarian Ramaiah Institute of Management Studies New Bel Road ,MSRIT Post M.S.R.Nagar Bangalore-54 9880400501 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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10 Tips for Conference Presentations That Rock
by Sandhya 07 Feb '13

07 Feb '13

10 Tips for Conference Presentations That Rock *February 5th, 2013* by Ellyssa Kroski <http://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian/about/> Here we are again at conference season. Whether you’ve just attended ALA Midwinter or are gearing up for Computers in Libraries, here’s a post full of tips that will hopefully help as you’re preparing yor talks. [image: conference_group_photo]<http://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian/wp-content/uploads/conference_group_photo.…> #1 Share stories, not just statistics People identify most with stories. It’s great to present statistics and evidence in your presentation, but you don’t want to hit people over the head with numbers…people’s eyes will glaze over, take it from me (I used to do just that!). Make it personal by sharing something that they can relate to while showing them a slide of impressive stats. This is great to do at the beginning of a presentation because then people will feel that they know something about you as an individual, not just an anonymous speaker. #2 Don’t start with history There are few things more boring than someone launching into a 15-minute discussion of how something got started. Get to the meat of it right away. People want to know how the story ends, what the benefits are, why they should be sitting through your talk. You’ll want to capture people’s attention right off the bat with a promise of what they’ll learn and how it can help them. #3 Remember that people can read on their own Many conference attendees believe that there is a special place in hell reserved for people who read their slides aloud to the audience. Hoepfully this isn’t true because I used to do this when I first started presenting! So, I think that this one could be tempered a bit. While you don’t want to read each of your bullet points on a slide verbatim, you’ll still want to address them and talk around them so a good practice is to add more talking points to your notes, and shorten what’s on your slides. #4 Provide an agenda Give people an agenda at the beginning of your talk. Let them know what you’ll be covering so they can decide whether or not they want to stay for the duration. This also lets people follow along because they are expecting certain sections and topics. An agenda gives the audience and idea of what they’ll learn and what the order and timing will be of your talk – people don’t want to sit through an “endless” presentation, let them know at the beginning that yours has structure. #5 Practice!!!! Really there’s no substitute for knowing your presentation backwards and forwards. I practice my presentations until I can speak to each slide without any speaker notes. After that I’ll practice my introduction until I know it by heart and can say it in my sleep. Why? Because almost everyone gets nervous when speaking in public, at least for the first few minutes, and I’m no exception. But if you can introduce yourself and your topic on auto-pilot even when nervous, you’ll have passed the biggest hurdle and the rest is easy. #6 You don’t have to be like Steve Jobs Steve Jobs was an incredibly dynamic and charismatic speaker. He was one of the experts that people watched for benchmarking standards on presenting. He could somehow both entertain and instruct by engaging his audience throughout the duration of his presentations. But I think that it’s important to keep in mind that you don’t have to aim to be Steve Jobs in every presentation – that’s a lot of pressure! For most presentations, your foremost objective will be to deliver a message, not to entertain. It’s wonderful if you can manage to do both, and of course you don’t want to bore the audience, but remember, as an expert speaker on a topic it’s your job to inform people, to teach them something they don’t know. Most people don’t go to conferences looking for entertainment – there are better places they can go for that – they go hoping to learn something. If the content of your presentation has attendees walking out of your session excited about learning something new, then you’ve succeeded. #7 Stick to your time limit If you’re on a panel with 2 other professionals and you’ve each got 15 minutes of a 45-minute session, it’s imperative that you stick to your time limit. If you don’t, you’re taking away time from another speaker, as well as the audience members who have planned for a certain amount of time to be at your session. Running over time also pretty much eliminates Q & A time for the audience. Although it seems simple enough, I’ve seen this happen a hundred times, and I’ve had it happen to me. This one just comes down to practicing with a timer, which comes standard on any phone at this point, to make sure that your talk is consistent with the amount of time you’ve been allotted. #8 Get a book on professional slide design If you want to make a great impression with your slideshow, invest in a book on slide design (or borrow one from a library!) There are a lot of great books out there which will go beyond the simple tips like to; forgo the clip art and instead use/purchase quality or stock images, skip the animations and transitions altogether, and keep your fonts legible and easy to read for all viewers. They’ll discuss effective placement of text and images, color palettes, and design structure. The ones I have at my desk are Presentation Zen<http://www.amazon.com/Presentation-Zen-Simple-Delivery-Edition/dp/032181198…> andslide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations<http://www.amazon.com/slide-ology-Science-Creating-Presentations/dp/0596522…> . #9 Smile I was raised with the quote “Smile, it makes people wonder what you’ve been up to”, and I think about this whenever I go into a presentation. If you walk in to your presentation with a smile, even if you’re nervous, people will just think that you are a generally friendly person and that you’re happy to be there. If you’re scowling because you’re concentrating on remembering your talk, it sets the tone that you’re nervous, not happy, and/or don’t want to be there. No matter how you’re feeling about your talk, remember the first impression you’re making. #10 Share your slides I like to let people know that I’ll be sharing my slides after the presentation, and I usually provide a link to myslideshare.net/ellyssa<http://www.slideshare.net/ellyssa> profile where they can access it later. I find that this tends to let many people relax and listen to what I’m saying more, rather than trying to write down url’s or ideas I’m sharing on my slides. Also, I love to go back to a talk I enjoyed at a conference to refresh my memory later on, so I always appreciate it when people share their slides. Source: http://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian/2013/10-tips-for-conference-presentations-… with kind regards, Sandhya Shinde Assistant Professor Department of Library and Information Science University of Pune -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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SOUL 1.0 to 2.0
by Junaise Abdullah 06 Feb '13

06 Feb '13

Dear all, We are planning to convert our software from SOUL 1.0 to SOUL 2.0. If any librarians converted the database from SOUL 1.0 to SOUL 2.0, please share the experiences. V Junaise Catalogue Assistant Kerala Legislature Library Thiruvananthapuram. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Kerala State Central Library website gets digital archives link
by Sudhier K G Pillai 06 Feb '13

06 Feb '13

*Kerala State Central Library, Thiruvananthapuram website gets digital archives link* There is an antique work on the shelves of the State Central Library to which access is restricted. Its date of publication reads 1569. It is called the ‘Righte Noble and Pleasant History of the Successors of Alexander Surnamed the Great,’ and now anyone with an Internet connection can explore the contents of the book, all 338 pages of it, by visiting the ‘archives’ section of the library’s website. Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Tuesday inaugurated this landmark achievement of the library - inclusion of the digital archive of rare books and government gazettes to its official website. The foundation stone of the new reference block was laid at the function. The block will be built in consonance with the Victorian style architecture of the library building. The need for an additional building was raised by library officials owing to the lack of space to accommodate new books. Hurdles regarding allotment of land for its construction have been overcome, and the Public Works Department has proposed an estimate of Rs.3 crore for the three-floor ‘Heritage Model Reference Block.’ The building little hints that the library has embraced modern technology, even achieving the distinction of being the one State library in the country to be fully computerised. Online book reservation and renewal, Internet access for members, self check-in and check-out, and securing of books using RFID tags have led to the development of the library over the past few decades. “This library has brought great pride to the State and the government will offer all support it requires,” Mr. Chandy said. Dismissing claims that the Internet and the visual media had displaced the reading habit, he said the library had, instead, utilised such media to ensure the safety and dissemination of its reading material. Mr. Chandy said he would look into the complaints of the employee association regarding staff shortage. Earlier, only library members could access the digital archive via its local network. Now, over 5 lakh pages of rare books and Travancore/Travancore-Cochin/Kerala gazettes dating back to 1904 have flooded into the public domain. Librarian P. Suprabha said during her address that Kerala gazettes post-1954 were in the process of being digitised, and would be uploaded soon. *Chief Minister Oommen Chandy inaugurates inclusion of the digital archive of rare books of Central Library to its website.* *The Hindu link: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/library-website-… * *Dr. K. G. PILLAI SUDHIER* Institute of Distance Education (IDE) University of Kerala Senate House Campus Thiruvanathapuram-695 034, KERALA <http://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=HoklJecAAAAJ&hl=en><http://in.linkedin.com/in/sudhierkg> Tel. 09446484561, +91 471 2414461 (R) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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