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Membership on feedback
by Vasudevasarma Palavalasa 28 Dec '12

28 Dec '12

We are going to renewal for I A S L (International Association School Librarian) Institutional membership , please give suggestion and feedback for the renew it or not. if any benefits please mention the same. Thanks & Regards, Vasudeva -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IASLIC 29th All India Conference 2013
by Prof Pijushkanti Panigrahi 28 Dec '12

28 Dec '12

Dear Professional friends Hope you all are fine and are stepping towards 2013 with sweet memories of 2012. IASLIC is functioning with all your whoehearted support. We need your more support in coming years. Happy and prosperous New Year 2013 in advance. IASLIC 29th All India Conference 2013 will be organised at NIV (National Institute of Virology), Pune tentatively during 26-29 December, 2013. You all are requested to plan accordingly to attend the Conference. Proceedings of 24th National Seminar 2010 (held at DDU, Gorakhpur) and 28th All India Conference 2011 (held at Kashmir University, Srinagar) are already published. I request all registered participants of those Conferece and Seminar to contact IASLIC office for their copies. With warm and personal regards Pijushkanti Panigrahi General Secretary IASLIC ========================================================================================================== পীযূষকান্তি পাণিগ্রাহী Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi, Professor , Dept of Lib and Inf Science, 3rd Floor Asutosh Building, University of Calcutta, 87/1 College Street,Kolkata - 700 073, West Bengal, India, email : panigrahipk(a)yahoo.com, panigrahipk11(a)gmail.com, (M) : +91 94342 43522. General Secretary, Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres (IASLIC), P-291, CIT Scheme No 6M , Kankurgachi, Kolkata – 700 054, India; Associate Editor, IASLIC Bulletin ; Member, Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning (CPDWL), International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), Netherlands Member, Library Committee, The Asiatic Society, Kolkata. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Need Stock Verification Report Format
by Prabhu lis 27 Dec '12

27 Dec '12

Dear Professionals I am in need of prepare the stock verification report for my Library, I expect your help to prepare the same. Kindly send your template / format of the same. Thank you 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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Library Science and Kerala University - Nothing new in the attitude
by Gopakumar Velayudhanpillai 27 Dec '12

27 Dec '12

Dear friendsI dont find something new in the attitude of Kerala University towards library science and working librarians. I was a student of Kerala University during 1983. After that I wanted to have my Masters through some distance course as I did not get a chance at Kerala University. Since I was working in Government of Kerala, never had a chance to get deputed also. I wanted to try Madras University distance course in the year 1991. I came to know that the Kerala University do not recognize the Madras distance course. I approached all doors at that time including the faculty at Kerala university . But my requests were unheard by the authorities. I know that at that time also the faculty were engaged as examines for such distance courses. This is not a blame at all but as I got a chance to open up my mind I am writing this. The department never helped the librarians in the Kerala Government to come up. We had all sorts of hindrance! s and those who have come up have reached there through their own efforts. Hence it is my humble request to the faculty at Kerala University that please open up yourself and provide avenues for the working professionals.   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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Meet Mr Mugesan - the barefoot librarian
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 26 Dec '12

26 Dec '12

Mr Murgesan of Dindukkal in Tamilnadu is a rare personality. Born in Kumaran Thandalam village near Alankanallur in Madurai, he is a 72 year old librarian cum second handbook seller with a difference. He enjoys procuring and supplying books in Tamil Language, culture and literature useful MPhil and PhD Scholars in several universities.He has studied only up to second class! He developed a taste for books when he was running a shop for waste paper. Books and pamphlets attracted him. Started attending free seminars, debates, conferences etc. He had the opportunity of many students and teachers visiting his shop because of useful collection of books. He has named his children: IRaiMani, IRaiRani, IRaiMalar, IRaiEeasan etc. IRai stands for God in Tamil. Some customers who were surprised by his devotion to Tamil language and culture, though utterly uneducated in a formal sense, suggested that he supplies books to university research students.He has been peddling his wares with sack load of books on his back for about twenty years. He is fondly referred to as "Putthaga Taathaa" (old man with books) by students. He has helped a few thousand students to complete their research courses. One Susheela Gopalan mentioned his contribution and acknowledged his help in her PhD thesis. Since then, quite a large number of Research dissertations include his name in acknowledged page. As a librarian, I can say this is a direct honor for self less work. Murugesan does not charge anything specific for his service. He accepts whatever is given happily. He buys season ticket from Dindukkal to Madurai regularly. Within cities and towns he goes by bus or walk. Any book required by a scholar is located (within a week utmost) in a book shop or library, bought / borrowed and delivered at the residence of customer. All out of love for helping academics. He is proud to mention that the ice Chancellor of Tamil University Tanjavur, Ma Thirumalai and HOD of Tamil Dept, Smt Chandira are among his beneficiaries. They have referred a large number of students to him. [image: Inline image 1] His heart is full of contentment and happiness. If this is not a story of productive ageing what else can be? (Story courtesy: Ananda Vikatan dated 28 nov 2012 pages 74-77 Translated / re-told by Vyasamoorthy) ======== Dr P Vyasamoorthy, 30 Gruhalakshmi Colony Secunderabad 500015 Ph 040-27846631 / 9490804278. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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request
by monisha mishra 26 Dec '12

26 Dec '12

Dear all, Good afternoon. Can anybody from our profession help me to get the fulltext of the following articles as those are urgently needed by one of our research scholars. Dorny P, Claerebout E, Vercruysse J, Sani R, Jalila A.. 1994.* Anthelmintic resistance in goats in peninsular Malaysia*. *Vet Parasitol.* 1994 Dec;55(4):327-342 Neil D. Sargison 2011. Pharmaceutical Control of Endoparasitic Helminth Infections in Sheep. *Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice*, Volume 27(1):139-156 U.K. Chauhan, Sanjeev Dubey and Shilpa Mishra. 2012. Diabetes Mellitus and its Treatment with the Help of Aloe Vera. International Journal of Biotechnology & Biochemistry (IJBB), Volume 8: 35-45 Howell SB, Burke JM, Miller JE, Terrill TH, Valencia E, Williams MJ, Williamson LH, Zajac AM, Kaplan RM. 2008. Prevalence of anthelmintic resistance on sheep and goat farms in the southeastern United States. *J Am Vet Med Assoc.* 233(12):1913-1919 regards *Monisha Mishra* *Librarian Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology, Bhubaneswar Orissa* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Mrs. Sushila A. Motiwale passed away on 24 December 2012
by Jagtar Singh 25 Dec '12

25 Dec '12

Dear All, A phone call from Surender Kumar, ICAR, Indore broke a very sad news today. Mrs. Sushila A. Motiwale breathed her last on 24 December 2012. Mrs. Motiwale was a very good human being and a dedicated teacher. She instituted the 'IATLIS-Motiwale Best LIS Teacher Award' in 1980s to motivate and reassure the LIS teachers. In her last letter to me, she has expressed the desire that this is a national award and it should be equally given to best LIS teachers from all states and UTs in India. I had the opportunity to work with her for about six months in Jabalpur in 1985-86. I feel very sad on her demise. It is difficult for me to believe this news. Let us pray to God, the Almighty, to rest her soul in peace and provide courage to the family members to bear this irreparable loss. With a heavy and very sad heart, Jagtar Singh Dr. Jagtar Singh, President, Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS) & Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala Pin - 147 002 (India) Email: jagtar.kindu(a)gmail.com Tel: +91 (0)175 304 6179 (Work) +91 (0)175 228 2727 (Home) Fax: +91 (0)175 228 3073 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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SLA Asian Chapter Board 2013 Election Results Declared
by Dr.Nabi Hasan 25 Dec '12

25 Dec '12

SLA Asian Chapter Board 2013 Election Results President Elect: SHIRLEY INGLES-CRUZ/Philippines – Votes casted in her favour - 54 (Winner) Secretary: Maqsood Shaheen/ Pakistan– Votes casted in his favour - 18 Salek Chand/ India – Votes casted in his favour - 36 (Winner) Director: Sneh Lata / India– Votes casted in her favour - 26 Narendar Kumar Wadhwa / India – Votes casted in his favour – 28 (Winner) Treasurer-Elect Tariq Ashraf ? India– Vote casted in his favour - 54 (Winner) Position Continued from 2012: President: Dr Medha Joshi / India Immediate past president: Dr Harish Chandra/India Director: Mrs. Kyoko Sato / Japan and Dr. Susmita Chakraborty / India Treasurer: Mr Jay Bhatt/USA -- Nabi Hasan, Ph.D. Borlaug Fellow (Cornell University, USA) Deputy Librarian, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Hauz Khas, New Delhi - 110 016, India Phone - +91-11-2659-1452 (Work) E-mail: nabihasan(a)gmail.com ; hasan(a)library.iitd.ac.in Web: http://library.iitd.ac.in/about/hasan.html -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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SC relief to NET Candidates
by Kiran 24 Dec '12

24 Dec '12

Dear professional friends, See the today Times of India newspaper 24/12/2012 page no.3SC relief to NET candidatesTNN | Dec 24, 2012, 04.19 AM IST PUNE: In a relief to thousands of aspirants taking the national<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/The-National>eligibility test (NET), the UGC has withdrawn its decision to increase the cut-off marks for clearing the NET, following a Supreme Court order on Friday. The UGC had increased the eligibility score by 15% without notice. The national educational testing bureau of the UGC conducts the NET for determining the eligibility for lectureship and for awarding junior research fellowship to ensure minimum standards for the entrants in the teaching profession and research. The NET is conducted in June and December every year. The UGC, however, made several changes in the June 2012 exam, including increasing the cut-off marks. The candidates learnt about the changes only when the UGC announced it a day after announcing the results of the exam on September 18. As per the initial notification, candidates belonging to the SC/ST sections needed 35, 35, and 60 marks respectively for qualifying papers 1, 2 and 3. The marks to be obtained by the OBCs were set as 35, 35, and 68 and for those belonging to the general category it was 40, 40, and 75. But, when the results were announced, candidates who would've been eligible as per the initial criteria failed to qualify. As per the new criteria, the percentage of marks to be scored by candidates belonging to different categories has been increased by 15%. This made several students file an affidavit with the SC against the UGC regarding change in norms. On Friday, the SC issued an order saying that the UGC's decision was invalid as it did not follow the exam policy in announcing the changes in cut-offs and that, too, in such a short period of time. An official at the University of Pune that conducts the NET exam said, "The SC decision is valid for all candidates who sat for the June 2012 examinations. The old cut-offs will be considered and new results will be announced." Dear friends let us hope for revised UGC-NET 2012 result soon. -- *G. Kiran Kumar* *B.Sc., M.L.I.Sc., M.Phil., P.G.D.L.A.N.* Library Assistant, Library and Information Centre, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuroscience (NIMHANS), Deemed University, Hosur Road / Marigowda Road, Bangalore - 560029 Karnataka, India. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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TWO DAY WORKSHOP ON WEB CONTENT MANAGEMENT CONCLUDED IN ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY
by zafar iqbal 24 Dec '12

24 Dec '12

REPORT Workshop on Web Content Management (WCM 2012) 18-19 December, 2012 Organized by Department of Library and Information Science Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh with Partial support from DST, New Delhi “TWO DAY WORKSHOP ON WEB CONTENT MANAGEMENT CONCLUDED IN ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY” Aligarh: National Workshop on Web Content Management (WCM 2012) organized by the Department of Library and Information Science, Aligarh Muslim University in collaboration with DST New Delhi, got off with recitation from the Holy Quran. Prof. Shabahat Husain, Chairman of the department and Director of the workshop welcomed the gathering and gave an introduction about the workshop. The inaugural session was presided over by Lt. Gen (Retd.) Zameer Uddin Shah, Vice Chancellor, Aligarh Muslim University. He appreciated the efforts made by the department of Library and Information Science holding such a wonderful workshop on such a novel theme of the time. During the presidential address, Lt. Gen (Retd) Zameer Uddin Shah said that the University would facilitate access to the wealth of knowledge to outside researchers. Now-a-days, research scholars are very lucky to have internet for searching the resource material. The digitalization process of the University is proceeding speedily, he added. Gen. Shah said that although he belonged to a generation that enjoyed reading printed books, he was aware that the future belonged to digitalized work and several institutions had developed e-Libraries. He said that he was committed to digitalization of all valuable books and their availability to users through the internet. Prof. N. Laxman Rao of Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies, Hyderabad & Ex-Professor Emeritus, DLIS, Osmania University, Hyderabad, said that 300 million websites are available for various purposes throughout the globe. Germany has the highest number of internet users as 84.7 percent people there are using this technology. He pointed out that AMU's Maulana Azad Library has the facility of accessing e-books and it is considered the best library among Indian universities' libraries with a facility of two million e-books. Prof. Rao appreciated the Digital Resource Centre developed by Maulana Azad Library during the tenure of Prof. Husain as Librarian-in charge of the Library, which provides free access to the resource material to the users. He said that the libraries were the centre of knowledge activity because of the technological advancement. He however urged the research scholars to use authentic materials. On this occasion, AMU Vice Chancellor, Gen. Shah released the "Directory of Major Scientific Research Organizations and Institutes in India" compiled by Dr. Naushad Ali P.M. The purpose of this Directory is to provide a reference source to students, researchers, scientists, academicians etc who are engaged in various research assignments in various disciplines of science and technology. The Directory covers details of more than 300 institutes all over India specializing in various disciplines of Science and Technology. Noted historian, Prof. Irfan Habib was the guest of honour of the inaugural ceremony. He hoped that more and more history materials will be available on the internet. Dr. Naushad Ali, PM, Associate Professor & Coordinator of the Workshop proposed a vote of thanks and Mr. Mohamed Mustafa K. Project Fellow conducted the inaugural ceremony. More than thirty five professionals from all over the country were rigorously trained over two days in total of seven sessions conducted in Research Lab, University Computer Centre. Prof. S.M. Shafi (University of Kashmir), Dr. Madhusudhan (University of Delhi), Mr. Nitin Swaroop (N.S Solutions) and Mr. Salim Ali (AMU) were trainers in the workshop. Valedictory function was presided over by Prof. Shabahat Husain, Chairman, Dept. of Library and Information Science, and Dean, Faculty of Social Science, Aligarh Muslim University on 19th Dec. 2012. In the presidential address, Prof. Husain stated that the department will conduct regular programs for training the library professionals in modern technologies in future. Dr. Naushad Ali P.M Coordinator of the workshop welcomed all the dignitaries of the gathering. Prof. Abu Sufiyan Zilli, Chairman, Dept. of Psychology, AMU, was the Chief Guest and gave away certificates to participants. Mr. Mohamed Musthafa. K, Project Fellow extended the vote of thanks in the valedictory session. The workshop was organized as a part of the project sanctioned to Dr. Naushad Ali by Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India, New Delhi for developing a subject information gateway in Information Technology-SIGIT (www.itsubjectgateway.com) Pl. have a visit to: • www.aligarhdlis.blogspot.com/ • http://www.news4education.com/article/AMU-for-speedy-digitalisation-of-inte… • http://education.intoday.in/story/amu-for-speedy-digitalization-of-intellec… • http://www.business-standard.com/generalnews/news/amu-for-speedy-digitalisa… • http://www.itsubjectgateway.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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