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UGC-NET-COMMENTS
by Sunny Joseph 05 Jul '12

05 Jul '12

Dear Mr.Manoj, How can the teaching skills can be measured through descriptive written test alone??? Whether Oral presentation skill is more important than writing skills for teachers??? Whether it is tested by UGC??? India may be the only nation where persons become eligible for teaching after only a written test. I know many teachers who cleared UGC NET but miserably fail in class room. Why interview is inevitable for IAS Officers after written test??? Comments please........ Sunny Joseph, Govt.IASE, Thrissur. Message: 1 Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2012 11:28:43 +0530 From: manoj kumar <manukhd(a)gmail.com> To: LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Reg UGC NET Exam Message-ID: <CAOvHRxrb2kxCv-RiGz1PVT6i3AsfGNhGM=Po0JqVr0YR0waKnA(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" In my opinion, making the NET exam in objective mode is a great rubbish by UGC. How it is possible to measure one's teaching ability merely through objective questions? The only advantage of this mode is that the paper valuation will be done fastly and easily. let us wait for the results of the june 2012 exam to draw further conclusions reagrds manojkumar -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Koha Live CD Lite released
by Vimal Kumar 04 Jul '12

04 Jul '12

Dear Friends, Koha Live CD Lite <http://sourceforge.net/projects/kohalivecd-lite/> is based on Ubuntu Linux 10.04 and Koha 3.8.2. File size is 600 MB. Live CD is customized for ready to use. Download Link, http://sourceforge.net/projects/kohalivecd-lite/ Highlights are: - Easy installation steps - Koha customised for ready to use - Zebra server enabled - Customised MARC fields in cataloguing - Scheduled database backup - Build on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS - Detailed installation manual and Read Me file - Sample reports If you are using Koha previous version (e.g. Koha-3.6.4), try to upgrade to new version using the instructions in the following link, http://kohageek.pbworks.com/w/page/31795398/upgrade Regards, -- Vimal Kumar V. Mahatma Gandhi University Library Kottayam, Kerala- 686 560 Web: http://www.vimalkumar.org Blog: http://linuxhalwa.blogspot.com http://kohageek.blogspot.in --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "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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UGC-NET-REG
by Sunny Joseph 04 Jul '12

04 Jul '12

Dear Ratheesh, On analysis of your marks it seems that you would have passed UGC-NETearlier if your hand writing and presentation skills were good. Sunny Joseph, Govt.IASE,Thrissur. Message: 2 Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2012 12:26:39 +0530 From: Ratheesh K <ratheeshk1980(a)gmail.com> To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] UGC NET Exam analysis Message-ID: <CALn__x+fPZAuYzd70=v0uoELoWyGU+X_hAWAddeJ44kPgNBdnw(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Dear Friends, I totally disagree with the opinion of Mr. Vimal that good handwriting is the criterion for getting marks in NET third paper, in my case I think my hand writing is not at all good (only *just *legible) I invite your attention to my UGC NET Marks from December 2006 to June 2009- (I qualified NET in June 2009, UGC starts to publish the NET marks from December 2006 onwards) -- 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] NET comments--karunakar.N
by karunakar n 04 Jul '12

04 Jul '12

Dear Colleagues, If it is easy, well and good. I thought to comment after the Result? But gud for your confident try?? There was very less questions which were repeated in Paper-2 and Paper-3(May be like 2 to 3 Questions) but Presented differently with Same Answers. I accept there was no relation to some questions. But Everybody is living in system , we should accept and we should try for our best. THat's IT......Because who raises the voice will be thrown away/sidelined permanently. So accept the change and let many have the opportunity......... -- * Thanks & Regards,*** *Karunakar.N** B.Sc., MLISc., M.Phil., MBA. Librarian, Govt First Grade College For Women, Holenarasipura, Holenarasipura (T), Hassan(D). Karnataka, INDIA* *************Life is a school. There is something new to learn wherever we may be, wherever we go, wherever we turn. >............................. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for full text article
by Lijesh T K 04 Jul '12

04 Jul '12

Respected All Professionals, One of the researcher requires following article. If anybody having access to Elsevier. kindly send the soft copy of the same. “A method for the determination of starch in wood” by F.R. Humphreys; J. Kelly, Analytica Chimica Acta, Volume 24, 1961, Pages 66–70. Elsevier pub. Thanks & Regards Lijesh T.K Project Fellow (Library) Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI) Peechi, Thrissur PH: 9497249813 Email: lijeshalapad(a)gmail.com Blog: http://libraryjobs4u.blogspot.in/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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DOOMS DAY-REG Reply to Sunny Joseph's message
by Niraj Barua 04 Jul '12

04 Jul '12

Dear Sir you are absolutely Right! Thanks for the lucid explanation about my concern on the future of Librarianship in India. Librarianship in India has lost the ground created by father of library science in India Dr. S. R. Ranganathan. Being Indian we must be ashamed that we have deviated from the path shown by Dr. Ranganathan. Today library professionals are looked upon as mere clerks. the reason behind this solely the creations of our own faulty practices. The root of the cause lies at the very faulty system of attracting people to this profession. In India only those people opt for Librarianship (with few exception) who donot have a chance of getting admited to other lucrative courses. You have rightly pointed out that Library & Information Professionals have an edge over Computer Professionals. They are trained or ought to be trained in providing information pinpointedly, exhaustively and expediously. However many of the LIS Professionals are simply busy learning and adopting technology and forgetting the basic role of the LIS Professionals. No doubt technology is important and I am not against learning about technology, but at the same time we should be cautious that we donot forget the basics of Librarianship. But on one point I cannot agree with Sunny Joseph. The job requirements for a particular post cannot be the prerogative of any employer (lest it being a private employer). I think there are certain rules and norms set down by the Central Government for recruiting staff for various posts. Exisiting rules and norms shouldnot be violated. With this regards we have to certain that Government has clearcut rules and norms for for recruiting library personals. If such rules are twisted very now and then for library staff, then its a very sad situation and which must be opposed vehemently. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Niraj Barua Guwahati-781014 Assam INDIA 9435346637(Mobile) Email:niraj_barua@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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Information from Medical Book
by Binod Yadav 04 Jul '12

04 Jul '12

Dear Professionals, I request you to provide a chapter from the Medical Book. The details: Title of Book: Manual of pathology of the human placenta; 2nd edition Author: Rebecca N. Baergen Chapter: Early placental development ( Section II, Chapter 5, Page No. 59 to 68) Look forward to your assistance Thanking you in anticipation -- Binod Kumar Yadav Senior Librarian B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences Dharan, Nepal Phone: +97725525555 Mobile:+977-9804060641 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Suggestion for Collection Development
by Bharat Alasandi 04 Jul '12

04 Jul '12

Dear All Professionals, We would like to develop our library book collection with some Competitive Examination books like Banking Examination, Civil Services Examination, etc,, So Please suggest some good books related to this area. Not only books you can suggest some DVDs, CDs, or any material related to competitive examination. thanking you -- Bharat B. Alasandi Librarian Bharatesh Education Trusts Global Business School B.C. 188 Fort Road Belgaum - 6 Karnataka E-mail : bharatalasandi(a)gmail.com Phone: 9986135406 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Regarding UGC-NET
by Dhanyasree V K 03 Jul '12

03 Jul '12

Dear professionals This is to express my strong disagreement with Mr. Vimal's observations regarding UGC-NET pattern. He says that earlier ugc-net was a mere "handwriting competition". Mr. Vimal should remember that Ist and IInd papers of NET were always objective type and the IInd paper is subject based. A candidate should qualify a minimum mark in each paper and a specific score in both the papers together for his 3rd paper to be evaluated. This means that a person who does not have knowledge of his subject cannot qualify NET. Moreover NET is a national level test for finding out capable candidates with enough subject knowledge and teaching aptitude. A person merely having good subject knowlede without adequate presentation skills cannot become a good teacher. From this point of view earlier pattern of 3rd paper was effective in testing the subject knowledge as well as the presentation skills of the candidates. In a descriptive paper, it is not important how much you write, it is rather more important what you write and how you present it. It is very obvious that a person with good subject knowledge and average presentation skills can easily qualify UGC-NET regardless of the pattern. Regarding 2012 June pattern of NET, it can be said to be more luck driven, as there was no negative marking. UGC should have executed the minimum responsibility to filter out those candidates who mark answers through mere guessing without any sound knowledge in the subject field. Negative marking could have solved this issue upto a limit. Moreover it is not good from the part of any professional to underestimate the subject knowledge of other professionals out of his/her own frustration. regards Dhanyasree Research and Teaching Assistant IGNOU headquarters New Delhi. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Reg UGC NET Exam
by rajesh kumar 03 Jul '12

03 Jul '12

Dear Professionals, I am not agree with the views expressed by Mr Vimal Kumar that present format of UGC NET Exam is far better than the previous ones. The new format would be better but this doesnt allow someone to draw this conclusion that those who have qualified the NET exam prior to the present format were merely calligraphers. Infact the former format was more difficult as one has to have good command over languages.This was a means to assess the expressiveness/communication skills besides the subject knowledge of the candidates. In my view comparison shouldnt be made on the ground that someone has good handwriting and that was the deciding factor only.I am a bad writer as far as calligraphy is concerned so obviously I shouldnt have qualified the UGC Test. My dear friend it is a test of understanding of the discipline.If someone has good command over subject but his handwriting is poor he may qualify the test,however in the reverse situation if someone has poor knowledge of subject but his writing is excellent then there is no guarantee that he would qualify the test. The large number of response by the candidates against this new format shows how they were enthusiastic about this objective type test. Later IPU was compelled to allow offline mode of application as their server got blocked.This overwhelming response is quite appreciable at one end however on the other end it also shows that this format was somehow assumed easier.I personally know many LIS professional who approved this fact. But I dont approve that this format would be easier rather it is going to be very tough as it demands through and comprehensive hold over the discipline same as in the case of previous format. I may only say knowledge is supreme not format. regards Rajesh K Pandey ICMR, New Delhi -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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