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Vacancy for the post of Information Management Trainees at NIFT-Mumbai
by anand bandi 28 Apr '12

28 Apr '12

The National Institute of Fashion Technology, Govt.of India, is looking for bright and dynamic MLISc Freshrs for the position of "Information Management Trainee" for the period of one year. The selected Information Management Trainees will have an opportunity work in a stae of the art Resource Center and such Candidates will be given an opportunity to learn latest techno-based information processing and dissemination. The selected candidates will be paid a stipend of Rs 8000=00 to 10,000=00 (based on the performence) per month for a period of one year. On successful completion of the Traineeship, the Candidate will be awarded with NIFT Certificate which will be a stepping stone for those who aspire to be a successful Professionals. Those Candidates who are interested to apply, may send in their complete CV to the undersigned latest by 16th May 2012 on the e-mail anb321in(a)yahoo.co.in Dr.A.N.Bandi, Head, Resource Centre, National Institute of Fashion Technology, NIFT Campus, Plot No.15, Sector 4, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai - 410 210. Ph.91-22-27747080/81 Mobile : 09892192799 e-mail: anb321in(a)yahoo.co.in anbandi(a)rediffmail.com website:www.niftindia.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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The Guardian on Harvard Open Access Memo
by Mailing List Admin 28 Apr '12

28 Apr '12

Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2012 20:30:29 -0700 (PDT) From: Subbiah Arunachalam <subbiah_a(a)yahoo.com> Forwarded Message follows ------------------------- Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2012 19:45:59 -0700 From: Carolina Rossini <carolina.rossini(a)GMAIL.COM> http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/apr/24/harvard-university-journal-pu… [image: The Guardian home] <http://www.guardiannews.com/> Harvard University says it can't afford journal publishers' prices University wants scientists to make their research open access and resign from publications that keep articles behind paywalls - Ian Sample <http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/iansample>, science correspondent - guardian.co.uk <http://www.guardian.co.uk/>, Tuesday 24 April 2012 12.45 EDT - Article history<http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/apr/24/harvard-university-journal-pu…> A memo from Harvard's faculty advisory council said major scientific publishers had made scholarly communication 'fiscally unsustainable'. Photograph: Corbis Exasperated by rising subscription costs charged by academic publishers, Harvard University <http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/harvard-university> has encouraged its faculty members to make their research freely available through open access journals and to resign from publications that keep articles behind paywalls. A memo from Harvard Library<http://isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k77982&tabgroupid=icb.tabgroup…> to the university's 2,100 teaching and research staff called for action after warning it could no longer afford the price hikes imposed by many large journal publishers, which bill the library around $3.5m a year. The extraordinary move thrusts one of the world's wealthiest and most prestigious institutions into the centre of an increasingly fraught debate over access to the results of academic research, much of which is funded by the taxpayer. The outcome of Harvard's decision to take on the publishers will be watched closely by major universities around the world and is likely to prompt others to follow suit. The memo from Harvard's faculty advisory council said major publishers had created an "untenable situation" at the university by making scholarly interaction "fiscally unsustainable" and "academically restrictive", while drawing profits of 35% or more. Prices for online access to articles from two major publishers have increased 145% over the past six years, with some journals costing as much as $40,000, the memo said. More than 10,000 academics have already joined a boycott of Elsevier<http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/apr/09/frustrated-blogpost-boycott-s…>, the huge Dutch publisher, in protest at its journal pricing and access policies. Many university libraries pay more than half of their journal budgets to the publishers Elsevier, Springer and Wiley. Robert Darnton <http://history.fas.harvard.edu/people/faculty/darnton.php>, director of Harvard Library told the Guardian: "I hope that other universities will take similar action. We all face the same paradox. We faculty do the research, write the papers, referee papers by other researchers, serve on editorial boards, all of it for free … and then we buy back the results of our labour at outrageous prices. "The system is absurd, and it is inflicting terrible damage on libraries. One year's subscription to The Journal of Comparative Neurology<http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1096-9861> costs the same as 300 monographs. We simply cannot go on paying the increase in subscription prices. In the long run, the answer will be open-access journal publishing, but we need concerted effort to reach that goal." In traditional journal publishing, researchers submit articles to editors who send them out for peer review, a task that is usually unpaid. The final versions of the articles are then formatted and sold back to university libraries. Open access comes in various guises, but one model requires authors to pay to have their articles published and made freely available to anyone. According to the Harvard memo, journal subscriptions are now so high that to continue them "would seriously erode collection efforts in many other areas, already compromised". The memo asks faculty members to encourage their professional organisations to take control of scholarly publishing, and to consider submitting their work to open access journals and resigning from editorial boards of journals that are not open access. It adds that the library must insist on transparent contracts that prevent universities from discussing in public the fees they pay certain publishers. In a statement to the Guardian, Elsevier said: "The Harvard Faculty Advisory Council letter does not specify any specific publisher. We have a good relationship with the Harvard libraries and have recently concluded an agreement we believe works for them as it gives them the flexibility to choose the titles they want. "We do not believe that the facts in the letter which relate to price increases pertain to Elsevier. Elsevier's average print list price increases have consistently been among the lowest in the industry for the past several years, averaging around 5%." The statement concluded: "We believe Harvard will continue to see the value in publishing in Elsevier journals, which include a range of access options, and contributing as editors." David Prosser <http://www.rluk.ac.uk/node/371>, executive director of Research Libraries UK (RLUK), said: "Harvard has one of the richest libraries in the world. If Harvard can't afford to purchase all the journals their researchers need, what hope do the rest of us have? "There's always been a problem with this being seen as a library budget issue. The memo from Harvard makes clear that it's bigger than that. It's at the heart of education and research. If you can't get access to the literature, it hurts research." RLUK negotiated new contracts with Elsevier and Wiley last year after the group threatened to cancel large subscriptions to the publishers. The new deal, organised on behalf of 30 member libraries, is expected to save UK institutions more than £20m. "The better deals have given us a little breathing space, but they don't solve the problem. There is a long-term structural problem with this market that isn't going to be solved that simply," Prosser said. Heather Joseph <http://www.arl.org/sparc/about/staff/joseph.shtml>, executive director of the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition, a US-based international library membership organisation, said other universities may follow Harvard's lead. "Highlighting the role of the faculty is exactly what we need to do. Libraries have been trying to ring the alarm bell about this for a while, but it's the faculty members who are the producers and consumers of the articles. They have got the keys to making significant change in this market. Having Harvard call this out in front of the faculty is a very significant move." She added: "Other universities are likely to follow Harvard's example on this. If it starts at a university with the stature of Harvard, they will take a long hard look at whether this is something that makes sense for them to do as well. People watch Harvard. There's no grey area there." Heather Joseph Executive Director, SPARC 21 Dupont Circle, Suite 800 Washington, DC 20036 +1 202 296 2296 heather(a)arl.org www.arl.org/sparc -- *Carolina Rossini* Senior Fellow at GPOPAI University of Sao Paulo http://www.gpopai.usp.br/ and Coordinator: OER-Brazil/REA-Brasil www.rea.net.br + 1 6176979389 *carolina.rossini(a)gmail.com*

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Vacancy for Assistant Librarian in Mumbai
by helplibrary 27 Apr '12

27 Apr '12

Applications are invited for the post of Assistant Librarian at Health Education Library for People, CST, Mumbai The candidate should possess excellent communication and administrative skills and should be able to get along well with people. Freshers may apply.*Candidates from Mumbai* only please apply. Interested candidates may apply with full details of their Educational Qualification/Experience and post applied for to helplib(a)vsnl.com or helplibrary(a)gmail.com Ms.Anjoo Chandiramani, Health Education Library for People, 206, Dr.D.N.Road, Gr.Floor, Near New Excelsior Building, CST, Mumbai - 400 001. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Online Survey on Social Software Usage in Libraries in India
by Kshirod 27 Apr '12

27 Apr '12

Respected All, I am working on the theme "Knowledge Management and Sharing in Libraries". I would like to invite you to participate in survey which will take about 5-10 minutes to complete. All data entered will be kept confidential, strictly be used for my research. To participate in this survey click on the link: http://kwiksurveys.com?u=socialsoftware Please feel free to share above link to your colleagues working with other Institutes / Companies which will help me to get good response. Thank you very much for participating in this survey. Your time and effort will be greatly appreciated. Looking forward to get good response. Thanks and Regards -- Kshirod Das National Institute of Technology Rourkela-769 008, Orissa kdas(a)nitrkl.ac.in daskshirod(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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Associate Director - Learning Resource Centre, Indian School of Business, Mohali
by Niranjan Mahapatra 27 Apr '12

27 Apr '12

Dear Professionals, Working with the Indian School of Business brings forth several benefits - an opportunity to be a part of the growing education sector, a challenging work environment and a wonderful infrastructure. But most of all, it is the chance to interact with some of the brightest minds in the business and contribute to an intellectually stimulating workplace that makes it exciting. *DETAILS FOR THE JOB* * * *POSITION:* ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR - LEARNING RESOURCE CENTRE *Vacant:* 01 *Location: *ISB, Mohali *Skills and Qualifications* - 8 - 13 Years - Post Graduation - M.Sc (Other M.Sc -Information Science) School & Graduation - Any Graduate * * *Responsibilities* - At ISB, the Learning Resource Center (LRC) is the repository of all books, newspapers, periodicals, journals and electronic resources for the school. It plays a key role in providing the required information and knowledge on various topics to all the stakeholders as and when required. It also enables the adherence to Copyright and other statutory regulations with regard to materials used at the school. - The job holder needs to oversee the development of information, knowledge management systems and databases for enabling the availability of world class resources to the user community. S/he needs to continuously benchmark with other institutes to implement the best practices and also ensure compliance with relevant legislation e.g. copyright, data protection and intellectual property. The incumbent needs to leverage on networking to identify the world class resources to support the institutes initiatives in the academic and research field. - In order to execute the job effectively, the incumbent is also required to review, support and guide his/her team performance on regular basis. - Experience as a librarian in reputed organisations is highly desirable. The jobholder reports to the Director LRC. Interested candidates can send their CVs to *careers(a)isb.edu* * * *Ref:* *http://www.isb.edu/Careers/UsrSiteCareerMgmt.aspx?ID=218* * * Regards, NM -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Hands-on Workshop on 'eLearning with MOODLE'
by Sunil MV 26 Apr '12

26 Apr '12

Dear Friends, The educational spectrum is undergoing a wave of change with the processes of liberalization and globalization of our economy. With this tide wiping out the old rules of teaching and learning, the course delivery and evaluation is now witnessing great changes. Faculty members, librarians and system administrators involved in bringing these technological development in an educational institutions have to bear the challenge of keeping up-to-date with new developments in various fields – both in respect of their proven areas of expertise and some others as well. SDM Institute for Management Development (SDMIMD), Mysore - a premier b-school in Southern India is organizing 2-Day Hands-on Workshop on *eLearning with MOODLE *on May 4 & 5, 2012 at its Campus to bring the eLearning system for course management. The Workshop aims to provide handson experience on MOODLE (Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment). The sessions include installation, customization and working with real data. The resource persons are from the Institute academic group and the industry expertise. *Important Information: * 1. Workshop Dates: May 4 & 5, 2012 2. No. of Seats : 20 Only 3. Course Fee: Rs. 3000 4. Last Date for Registration: April 30, 2012 5. Accommodation: Can be arranged at the campus on request For any clarification, registration and nomination please feel free to contact Ms. Rekha Ganapathy; Email: rekha(a)sdmimd.ac.in ; Mobile: 9742722906. With Sincere Regards, -- *Please consider your environmental responsibility before printing this e-mail* Sunil M.V. Librarian SDM Institute for Management Development No. 1, Chamundi Hill Main Road Siddharthanagar Post Mysore - 570 011 KARNATAKA -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Harvard University says it can't afford journal publishers' prices
by G Mahesh 25 Apr '12

25 Apr '12

>From The Guardian, UK dated 24 April 2012 Harvard University says it can't afford journal publishers' prices Exasperated by rising subscription costs charged by academic publishers, Harvard University has encouraged its faculty members to make their research freely available through open access journals and to resign from publications that keep articles behind paywalls. A memo from Harvard Library to the university's 2,100 teaching and research staff called for action after warning it could no longer afford the price hikes imposed by many large journal publishers, which bill the library around $3.5m a year. The extraordinary move thrusts one of the world's wealthiest and most prestigious institutions into the centre of an increasingly fraught debate over access to the results of academic research, much of which is funded by the taxpayer. The outcome of Harvard's decision to take on the publishers will be watched closely by major universities around the world and is likely to prompt others to follow suit. The memo from Harvard's faculty advisory council said major publishers had created an "untenable situation" at the university by making scholarly interaction "fiscally unsustainable" and "academically restrictive", while drawing profits of 35% or more. Prices for online access to articles from two major publishers have increased 145% over the past six years, with some journals costing as much as $40,000, the memo said. More than 10,000 academics have already joined a boycott of Elsevier, the huge Dutch publisher, in protest at its journal pricing and access policies. Many university libraries pay more than half of their journal budgets to the publishers Elsevier, Springer and Wiley. Robert Darnton, director of Harvard Library told the Guardian: "I hope that other universities will take similar action. We all face the same paradox. We faculty do the research, write the papers, referee papers by other researchers, serve on editorial boards, all of it for free and then we buy back the results of our labour at outrageous prices...... Read complete article at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/apr/24/harvard-university-journal-pu… ----------------------------------------- This email was sent using NISCAIR's web mail service. "" http://niscair.res.in/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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INVITATION for the International Conference at Tumkur (near Bangalore) Karnataka
by Shekar H P 25 Apr '12

25 Apr '12

Dear Moderator, Please post this information for the benifit of forum members. Thanking you Dear Sir / Madam / Friends, SEASON GREETINGS TO YOU ALL I will be happy to invite you all for the International Conference to be organised by Sree Siddagagnga College for women, Tumkur and supported by Karnataka State College Librarians Association (KSCLA) Bangalore. The theme of the International Conference would be KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION IN THE DIGITAL ERA (ICKMODE -2013) Date: 17-19 January, 2013 at Birla Auditorium, SIT Campus, Tumkur (near Bangalore) Karnataka- India. The objective of the conference is to bring together all the library professionals to a common platform, to promote libraries in academic and research organizations, to facilitate the exchange of ideas and help to bridge the knowledge gap among the professionals associated with libraries, and to develop the professional competent, and to brainstorm about critical issues related to knowledge management and organization in libraries and information services and to generate agenda of future research topics in the digital era. It is also a unique oppertunity to bridge the knowledge gap between developed and developing countries through an exchange of ideas among leading experts from global scenario. You are welcome to contribute a research paper and participate in the conference. Important Dates: • Submission of abstract of papers - 30th May 2012. • Submission of full text paper - 30th June 2012. • Last Date for submission of final paper 31st July 2012. • Acceptance of paper will be intimated - 30th September 2012. • Last date for registration to the conference - 31st December 2012. For more details please log on to http://ickmode2013.ijlit.net Thanking you With best regards S.L.Kadadevaramath Organizing Secretary ICKMODE-2013 Shekar.H.P. Co-Organizing Secretary ICKMODE-2013 -- Shekar.H.P. Head, Knowledge Resource Center IBS Bangalore-62 Ph:080-26860100 Extn.133 / 134 Website:www.ibsindia.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Books as powerful tool for well being at home and work
by manoj kumar pant 25 Apr '12

25 Apr '12

Dear All, Here is a book on 'How books can be a mean of decorating onterior and as powerful tool for well being at home and work'. http://www.amazon.com/Living-With-Books-Alan-Powers/dp/157959073X Powers, librarian of the Prince of Wales' Institute of Architecture, has collected a wealth of photographs depicting myriad ways to store books. He shows them in the kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, and home office; in hallways and stairs; and, of course, in the library. He provides some information on the care of books, but professional and student designers will find this book especially helpful for showing how other designers have approached the design of shelving and storage of books. Everyone has books—but most people simply put them on a shelf, neglecting more creative ways to make their treasures an integral part of the interior design. Alan Powers’ witty, elegant guide to showcasing your precious volumes will change all that. Going room to room, from kitchens to hallways, he reveals inspirational ways that books can create character in the home. Stunningly photographed images from around the world display large-scale libraries, as well as such ingenious space-saving devices as enclosed book lofts; shelves cleverly tucked into stairways; and narrow wall-mounted boarding that fits snugly behind a chair. There’s advice on caring for the volumes, technical hints on planning and building bookshelves, and practical, detailed projects. Special double-page features cover such topics as designer solutions and constructing furniture out of books. Regards Manoj Kumar Pant Librarian, Uttarakhand Judicial and Leagal Academy, Bhowali, Nainital, Uttarakhand-263232. 9012226260 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Lecture
by SRELS 24 Apr '12

24 Apr '12

Dear Moderator, Kindly announce the follwing invitation to the benefit of the lis-forum members. Yours truly, K.N. Prasad Executive Officer Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, Bangalore KARNATAKA STATE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION (KALA) BANGALORE In association with SARADA RANGANATHAN ENDOWMENT FOR LIBRARY SCIENCE (SRELS) BANGALORE Invites you to a Lecture by Dr. L.B. KALBURGI Formerly, Manager, Learning Resource Centre, PIERC Education, Auckland, New Zealand on COMMUNITY SERVICE AND LIBRARY PROFESSION IN NEW ZEALAND on 5th May 2012 at 6.00 p.m. at Sarada Ranganahtan endowment for Library Science 702, 42nd Cross, (near Syndicate bank) III Block, Rajajinagar, BANGALORE 560 010 RSVP: Mr. Rajendra babu - 09880297932 Dr. K.N. Prasad - 09880529534 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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