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VTU TDMeRL, Registration date extended
by Vinay Channavenkatesh 23 May '12

23 May '12

Dear Moderator Kindly publish this information for the benefit of Library Professionals, Dear Professional Friends, I wish to draw your kind attention that,The University library of VTU in association with AKELPA is organising a Two day National conference on Trends in Developing and Managing e-Resources in Libraries (TDMeRL) on 25th and 26th of this Month. Prof. V.G.Talwar, respected professor of Library Science and Vice- Chancellor of University of Mysore will be the Chief Guest, Prof. S.L.Sangam, Professor and Chairman Dept. of Library Science Karnataka University has consented to be the Key note speaker for the conference. As informed earlier the last date for registration was 15th May 2012, but as there were lot of inquiries for registration even after the due date the organizers have decided to extend the Registration dates and are happy to inform that the registration is still open & those who wish to register themselves for the conference can Register *(registration fee to be paid in the form of Demand Draft only)* themselves ON THE SPOT as well. In this regard I urge my professional friends to make use of this & attend the conference to make this event a memorable one. Hope to meet you all in the Conference. For more details kindly contact Dr. K. R. Mulla, Librarian and Organizing Secretary, Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum-590018, Karnataka, India http://www.vtu.ac.in/ http://vtuerm12.webs.com +91-9449873452 (M), +91-9448031969 (M) +91-831-2498191 (O), +91-831-2498192 (Fax) E-mail: vtuerm12(a)gmail.com or krmulla(a)gmail.com or krmulla(a)vtu.ac.in With regards, -- *Vinay. C Sr. Gr. Librarian, SJB Institute of Technology, BGS Health & Education City, Uttarahalli Main Road, Kengeri, Bengalooru-560 060. Off. Phone: 080-28612445 / 46, * *Off. Fax: 080-28612651 Mob: +91-9886811828 Web: www.sjbit.edu.in* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Article Request
by Pradeep 23 May '12

23 May '12

Dear All, One of our researcher urgently required following article. If anybody has this please send it to me. Article details as follow. Article Title: Photo Cube: An Automatic Management and Search for Photos Using Mobile Smartphones Book Title: 2011 IEEE Ninth International Conference on Dependable, Autonomic and Secure Computing Article Link: http://www.computer.org/csdl/proceedings/dasc/2011/4612/00/4612b228-abs.html Regards, Pradee P Library & Information Desk Asst. National Institute of Design, R&D Campus, Bengaluru-22 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Requisition for article
by Muruli Acharya 22 May '12

22 May '12

Dear Professionals, Thanks indeed for the help I have been getting along time from you all. I would request you to send me the following artlcle in Library and Information Science if it is available in your collection. *Assessing Indian academic library services with “ACRL/ALA standards for libraries in higher education”: A model* SRELS Journal of Information Management Year : 2008, Volume : 45, Issue : 4 First page : *( 473) *Last page : *( 484) * Print ISSN : 0972-2467. thanks and regards -- Muruli Librarian, Power System Training Institute (PSTI), National Power Training Institute (NPTI), Bangalore, India -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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KOHA WORKSHOP AT MARIAN COLLEGE, KUTTIKKANAM-REG
by Sunny Joseph 22 May '12

22 May '12

Dear Knowledge Managers, I was a participant in the workshop on KOHA conducted at Marian College, Kuttikkanam, Kerala from 17-5-2012 to 19-05-2012 with the Participation of Mahatma Gandhi University Library, Kottayam. Kuttikkanam is a hilly tourist place with its salubrious climate and 'Marian' is a NAAC "A' Grade College praise worthy for its elegant structures, infrastructural facilities and its hospitality. The Library is the cynosure of the college headed by Mr.Jobin Jose, who was the convener of the workshop. During the inaugural session the Manager,Fr.Ruben J.Thannickal, described the Library as the "heart" of the institution.Prof. Ruble Raj, the Principal, expressed their care and regards for the Library and praised the Librarian Mr.Jobin Jose for his services and the extension activities. The principal informed about their programme "read for gold" for students initiated for enhancing their reading habit in which one girl student was prized gold for reading 385 books. Prof. Ruble Raj described him as the only principal who visits the library three times a day. The koha workshop was led by Mr.Vimal Kumar and Mr.Prajesh from M.G.University.Mrs.Laila T.Abraham, the Deputy Librarian of the University supervised the programme.The workshop actually dispelled the fear for Koha and proved to be the much user friendly LMS, which is available at free cost.There were 30 participants from Kerala,Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Every body was curious for learning. The valedictory session was chaired by the Vice-Principal. During the session I described the the library professionals as "Knowledge Managers". As the present day Librarians are not the" book keepers" of the past, the designation-- "Librarian" which doesn't generate an instant respect need to be changed as "Knowledge Manager".The professionals are requested for placing their comments on the change of designation through LIS- Forum. With Regards, Sunny Joseph, Knowledge Manager Govt.Institute of Advanced Study in Education, Thrissur,Kerala. 9446735414 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Conference NCEL 2012 at Gulbarga.
by Dr. Mallikarjun Angadi 22 May '12

22 May '12

Dear Sir/ Madam, I am pleased to inform you that National Conference on `EMPOWERING LIBRARIES FOR LIFE-LONG LEARNING SKILLS [Excellence, Creativity and Challenges] – NCEL 2012’, is being organized at Gulbarga, Karnataka by Gulbarga Division College Librarians’ Association (R) in association with Karnataka State College Librarians’ Association from 17-18 August 2012 coinciding the birthday celebration of Dr. S. R. Ranganathan, the father of Indian Library Science. This Convention provides platform for sharing knowledge and expertise among Information Science community and facilitate to strategic directions for building knowledge society to acquire libraries for lifelong learning skills to develop excellence in changing digital library environ. About 450 plus library professionals across the country are expected to participate in this mega event. In our noble attempt, your kind co-operation is essential for the successful organization of the conference and hence kindly contribute conference paper on any of the facets of the theme of the conference before July 5, 2012 along with registration fee. Conference brochure is enclosed for your kind information. We look forward to receive conference paper along with registration fee within the stipulated period. Your cooperation and valuable support are highly appreciated. For further details, visit @ www.gdcla.in Dr. Mallikarjun Vaddenkeri Organizing Secretary & President Gulbarga Division College Librarians’ Association Gulbarga, Karnataka Mobile – 09342013861 URL: www.gdcla.in E-mail: ncel2012(a)gmail.com -- Dr. Mallikarjun Angadi Deputy Librarian, USA-IVLP Fellow Sir Dorabji Tata Memorial Library Tata Institute of Social Sciences (Deemed University) P.B.No.8313,V. N. Purav Marg, Deonar, Mumbai - 400 088 Ph : 91-22-2552 5284 (off) Fax : 91-22-2552 5050 E-mail : mallikarjun@tiss.edu;angdi@rediffmail.com URL : http://www.tiss.edu Homepage : http://www.freewebs.com/mallikarjunangadi -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Interesting article on Mendeley
by Mailing List Admin 22 May '12

22 May '12

Date: Mon, 21 May 2012 08:10:29 +0200 From: Chandrima Roy <croy(a)in.swets.com> Dear Professionals, Greetings!!! I just could not resist myself sharing an interesting article below: http://musingsaboutlibrarianship.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/how-facebook-for -researchers-will.html Please visit the above link to check what people have to say about "Mendeley" - a promising platform for researchers... Thanks & regards Chandrima Roy Product Support Manager Swets Office No 806, Pearls Business Park Netaji Subhash Place, Pitampura New Delhi 110034 T: +91-11-45719347 / 45719348 M: +91-9911555451 E: croy(a)in.swets.com <blocked::mailto:croy@in.swets.com> I: www.swets.com <http://www.swets.com/>

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vacancy @ Delhi Public Library
by Veeru 22 May '12

22 May '12

Dear all, *Delhi Public Library (DPL)*** **S.P. Mukherjee Marg, Delhi-110006 Delhi Public Library invites applications from interested and eligible individuals for following posts : 1. *Library & Information Assistant : 02 posts* 2. *Library & Information Assistant (Tech. Braille) : 02 posts* 3. *Library & Information Assistant (Braille Proof Reader) : 01 post * 4. *Junior Stenographer : 02 posts * 5. *Library Clerk : 13 posts * 6. *Junior Library Attendant (JLA) : 05 posts* *Educational Qualifications/Experience* *For post at S. No. 1* Essential- (i) Degree of a recognized University or equivalent (ii) Degree in Library Science from a recognized University/Institute or equivalent. Desirable- (i) Professional experience in Public Library system (ii) Experience in computer application *For post at S. No. 2* Essential- (i) Degree of a recognized University or Institution (ii) Knowledge of Bharti and English Braille from as evidenced by test Desirable- (i) Degree in Library Science from a recognized University/Institute or equivalent (ii) Professional experience in the line *For post at S. No. 3* Essential- (i) Degree of a recognized University or Institution (ii) Certificate (Grade-II) in Braille System both in Bharti and English Braille from a recognized Institution (iii) 3 Years’ experience in Braille proof reading in an Office or Institution. Desirable- Degree in Library Science from a recognized University/Institution *Pay scale(s):* For posts at S. Nos. 1 to 3 – (PB-2) Rs. 9300-34800+Grade Pay Rs.4200 For posts at S. No. 4 – (PB-1) Rs. 5200-20200+Grade Pay Rs.2400 For more details visit website:* http://www.dpl.gov.in/Advtvacancies.pdf* *How to Apply* : Duly filled application form along with copies educational/experience/caste etc. certificates duly attested / self-attested should reach Delhi Public Library (DPL) within 30 days. -- Thanks and Warm Regards Virupaksh. B. H Library and Information Assistant National Library of India, Kolkata-700027 Email Id: *veerulis(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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Nat Conference on Open Source Integrated Library Systems - reg
by Arunachalam Hariharan 22 May '12

22 May '12

National Conference on Open Source for Integrated Library Systems (OSILS) 8 - 9 JUNE, 2012 Organized by Central Library B.S.Abdur Rahman University, Chennai & Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science Last date for submission of Papers : 23.05.2012 Last date for Registration : 31.05.2012 CONFERENCE OBJECTIVE The Conference aims at providing a national platform to all stakeholders to address,discuss and debate issues related to Open Source System for LIS activities. CALL FOR PAPERS THEMES & SUB THEMES Papers are invited for presentation in the following themes. Original case studies/practical work done using the OSS mentioned below for LIS activities and services, research, etc, only will be considered for publication. The given themes are only indicative and not exhaustive. Themes 1. Open Access - Open Access Initiatives (OAI) - Benefits and uses of OSS 2. OSS - Protocol and Standards for OSS - OAI-PMH NCIP, Z39.50, OAI-PMH, VOIP, OpenURL, SRU 3. Free and Open Source Software - FOSS/FLOSS/NRCFOSS/FSF- OSS research and development 4. Open Access Journals(OAJ) 5. Open Source Library Software Koha, NewGenLib, Evergreen,OpenBiblio,PMB SW for genertaing MARC records 6. Open Source Repository Software - DSpace, GSDL, Eprints, Fedora,etc 7. Content Management Software Drupal,Joomla,etc 8. E-Leaning Tools Software - Moodle 9. Other Open Source Software/tools for LIS work - Bibliography generation,Reference Management, Statistical Analysis Software, MARC tools, Open Journals System, Social Networking tools Document Scanning and OCR, etc 11. Problems in using OSS- Copyright issues 12.Promoting OSS for LIS activities - creating awareness INVITED PAPERS Each session will focus on a specific emerging topic with special keynote address by subject experts from various reputed institutions across the country. SUBMISSION OF PAPERS Working papers based on research work, case studies and implementation of Selected papers will be included in the conference proceedings and also published in SALIS journals. The decision of the editorial committee regarding the acceptance of the paper for presentation will be final. The editorial committee has right to accept or reject a paper based on the recommendation of the editorial committee. Authors are requested to submit two hard copies of full papers and a soft copy on CD as per the specifications: format: MS-WORD, font: Times New Roman, size: 12, space: 1.5 Line, paper size: A4, column: single, reference style: APA style, keyword: 2-5 words, abstract: 100 - 200 words, full paper length: 3 to 8 pages in camera-ready form along with the Registration Fee. Charts, graphs, photographs if absolutely essential only any be inserted at the proper place in the paper. Maximum of three authors only can contribute a paper. An author can send maximum two papers only. Papers will be accepted only if it is prepared as per the conference specifications and with registration fee. A declaration by the author(s) should be given separately stating that the paper has not been presented / published elsewhere. Papers accepted for presentation will be intimated to the first author by e-mail. The decision of the editorial committee regarding the acceptance of the paper for presentation will be final. BEST PAPER AWARD SALIS Best Paper Award for LIS professionals and students (based on content, quality, innovative idea, research work, case studies, etc) will be given for the bestpaper presented in the conference REGISTRATION FEE* Programme Deputed Individual Students Conference 1000 800 700 The Registration fee may be paid by DD in favour of 'The Organizing Secretary, OSILS 2012' payable at Chennai. RESOURCE PERSONS Experts and eminent personalities from various leading academic and research institutions all over India PROGRAMME STRUCTURE The conference programme consists of inaugural session,technical sessions, invited lectures, contributed papers, product presentation cum exhibitions from reputed vendors and knowledge dissemination institutions which will create more awareness among the participants on the conference themes. ACCOMMODATION The delegates can contact the Organizing Secretary for accommodation. Accommodation will be arranged against advance payment in hostels/nearby hotels. TRANSPORT Transport will be arranged to pick up and drop the delegates from Tambaram bus/railway station Conference Secretariat Dr. P. Panneerselvam Orgnising Secretary & Librarian B.S. Abdur Rahman University G.S.T Road, Vandalur Chennai - 600048 India. Phone: +91-044- 22751347 / 48 / 50 09940614272 www.bsauniv.ac.in e-Mail: pspanneerselvam(a)gmail.com p_panneer(a)yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A.Hariharan SALIS -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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DRTC Colloquium-3
by drtc＠isibang.ac.in 21 May '12

21 May '12

INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE Documentation Research Training Centre 8th Mile Mysore Road Bangalore 560059 DRTC Colloquium (3) 2011-2013 ABSTRACT Cloud Computing and application in Libraries Cloud computing is a new technology model for IT services which many businesses and organizations are adopting. It allows them to avoid locally hosting multiple servers and equipment and constantly dealing with hardware failure, software installs, upgrades and compatibility issues. For many organizations, cloud computing can simplify processes and save time and money. Libraries may soon be building and managing their own data centers. This model would let libraries maintain more control over the applications and data stores that contain sensitive, private information about patrons. In this presentation we discuss Infrastructure virtualization through cloud computing which is an attractive choice due to growth in the size of the indexed document collection, new features and most prominently usage. With the purpose of applying Cloud Computing to library, the presentation proposed to improve current user service model with Cloud Computing. Also try to explore some of the security issues surrounding data location, mobility and availability and also discuss how cloud computing solutions could be beneficial to libraries. Facet Speaker Overview Anurodh Kr.Sinha Cloud Computing Sonali Kishore Kalani Features and Issues Mayukh Biswas Cloud Computing in Libraries Amit Kumar Shaw Recent Trends and Conclusion Subhashish Das Venue: DRTC Classroom Date: 23rd May, 2012 Time: 2.00pm All are cordially invited (Dr. M. Krishnamurthy) Colloquium Coordinator -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Open Access Week in India
by Sridhar Gutam 21 May '12

21 May '12

Dear All, We are trying to have Open Access Week celebrations < http://www.openaccessweek.org/> in India during Oct 22-28, 2012 under the banner 'Open Access India. The OAI is is driven by OA evangelists in India of researchers and librarians and others from various fields and it would be the first celebrations under OAI in all over the India. It is planned to organize a national seminar/dialogue with the generous support of the organsiations working for the open access or open knowledge. Please join us and show your support for the Open Access to Public Funded Research. Join OAI on Facebook Group, <https://www.facebook.com/groups/oaindia/> Facebook Page <https://www.facebook.com/oaindia/>, Google Group < http://groups.google.com/group/oaindia>, Linkedin Group < http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Open-Access-India-4331373>. Regards, Sridhar __________________________________________________________ Sridhar Gutam PhD, ARS, Patent Laws (NALSAR), IP & Biotech. (WIPO) Senior Scientist (Plant Physiology) Central Institute for Subtropical Horticulture <http://www.cishlko.org> Joint Secretary, Agricultural Research Service Scientists' Forum<http://www.icar.org.in/en/node/1168> Convener, Open Access India <https://www.facebook.com/oaindia> Rehmankhera, Kakori Post Lucknow 227107, Uttar Pradesh, India Phone: +91-522-2841022/23/24; Fax: +91-522-2841025 Mobile:+91-9005760036/8005346136 Publications: http://works.bepress.com/sridhar_gutam/ Google Scholar: http://scholar.google.co.in/citations?hl=en&user=6W1MSSwAAAAJ&pagesize=100&… <https://www.facebook.com/gutamsridhar> <http://www.linkedin.com/in/sridhargutam> <http://twitter.com/gutam2000><http://works.bepress.com/sridhar_gutam/rss.html> -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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