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Indian Standards
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 09 Jun '11

09 Jun '11

During Ranganathan's days there were a number of Indian Standards issued (by the then ISI now BIS) relating to various aspects of Library services and library materials. I am not aware of any standardization activity nowadays for the past few decades in this area. Is anyone aware of what is happening? Dr P Vyasamoorthy, 30 Gruhalakshmi Colony Secunderabad 500015 Ph 040-27846631 / 9490804278.My blog: http://vyasa-kaaranam-ketkadey.blogspot.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IMPORTANCE OF CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS FOR DOCUMENT ACQUISITION BY LIBRARIES
by MN Seetharaman 08 Jun '11

08 Jun '11

Dear Moderator - I shall appreciate if you would kindly post in lis.forum the following message which would be of considerable interest to librarians in general, especially special librarians/information scientists. Thanking you Yours sincerely, M N Seetharaman Former Head, Information Centre for Aeronautics, NAL, Bangalore ======================================================================================================= Dear Fellow library colleagues and professionals As most of you are aware, international conferences organized by scholarly societies and professional associations are considered as major sources of information on cutting edge research and development, particularly in the fields of science, engineering and technology. It is only at these conferences that a research breakthrough is made public or current issues are debated for the first time. If the research undertaken by a scientist or engineer has uncovered new material, led to a fundamentally new approach to familiar material, or posed a valuable new connection or juxtaposition, it is only at important national and international conferences that he or she considers disseminating his/her scholarship in the form of a conference paper. It is for these reasons that published conference proceedings are considered as valuable sources of information, covering research findings, innovations, best practices or new methodology. It is only much later that such information finds its way to official journal publication. According to a survey conducted by INSDOC some time ago,the Indian Institute of Science Library has the largest collection of conference proceedings in the country. NAL Library came second. As we all know, it is rather difficult to source and procure conference proceedings that fall into the category of grey literature. However, the following acquisition tools may be useful for librarians in identifying, selecting and ordering of conference proceedings: 1. www.proceedings.com (Web Site of Curran Associates Inc., Red Hook, New York, USA,who are specialists in this field). 2. British Library, Boston Spa, UK. - Records of conference holdings are available through its Integrated Catalogue and British Library Inside or in the monthly and annual print publication - Index of Conference Proceedings - ICP. Yours sincerely, M.N. Seetharaman Formerly, Head, Information Centre for Aeronautics, National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore -- 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] Request to send a Softcopy of SRR Photos
by karunakar n 08 Jun '11

08 Jun '11

Dear Friends/Professionals I have searchedFfor SRRs Photos through many websites to fetch & take print out of the same which can be affixed for SRRs birthday celebration in college. But When i copied the same the required pixel was not suitable to take PrintOuts of the same. So i request any one who can send the softcopy of the SRRs and do the needful with required Pixel to take PrintOuts. -- Thanks and Regards, Karunakar.N *karunakar.nk(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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Need Information
by Veeru 08 Jun '11

08 Jun '11

Dear Professionals, Can anyone please provide me this Stadard Standard name is : IP 329 Standard from: Institute of Petroleum. -- *with regards Virupaksh BH National Library of India Kolkatta. * -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Bharathidasan University, - offering MLIS, M.Phil., (full time & Part Time) in Library and Information Science
by Dr. R. Balasubramani 08 Jun '11

08 Jun '11

Dear Professionals The Department of Library and Information Science of Bharathidasan University, Trichy, Tamilnadu is offering MLIS (full time), M.Phil., (full time & Part Time) in Library and Information Science. The Interested candidate are requested to apply by visiting website by downloading application form 1, http://www.bdu.ac.in/, 2. http://library.bdu.ac.in The extended date for submission of application is 24/06/2011 Eligible: MLISc., - Any Degree M.Phil., - MLISc., The current graduate students can apply with 5 Semester mark sheet. Future of the Profession: 1. Scholarship/ fellowship /Loan facilities 2. Air-conditional and Multimedia Class Room 3. 24 X 7 Internet facility Access 4. Individual System for Students 5. More exposure to practical training on library Practicing & Services. 6. 100% Placements 7. Sophisticated Hostel facility 8. Updated and employable curriculum. By Dr. S. Srinivasa Ragavan Librarian & Head Department of Library and Information Science Bharathidasan University, Trichy - 24 Tamilnadu, India. Cell: 09486916358 -- Dr. R. Balasubramani Assistant Librarian, Bharathidasan University, Trichy. Tamilnadu, India Cell: 9994889426 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for information
by Vara Lakshmi Rudrabhatla 08 Jun '11

08 Jun '11

Dear Professionals Are there any standards / guidelines / performance indicators / best practices for special libraries in India? I will be grateful if anyone provide some inputs. thanks varalakshmi -- Dr. RSR Varalakshmi, Professor, Dept. of Library and Information Science., Andhra University. Visakhapatnam. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Accession number in SOUL
by Vimal Kumar 08 Jun '11

08 Jun '11

Dear Friends, In which tag SOUL version 1 stores Accession Number? Regards, -- Vimal Kumar V. Mahatma Gandhi University Library Kottayam, Kerala- 686 560 Web: http://www.vimalkumar.co.nr Blog: http://vimalkumar.oksociety.in http://linuxhalwa.blogspot.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "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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National Conference at Annamalai University
by suruli nathi 08 Jun '11

08 Jun '11

Dear Professionals, The Faculty of Engineering & Technology Library is going to organize a two day national conference on *desiging a digital Library using open source software during July 29 *- 30, 2011. We are looking forward your presence to this conference and please contribute research articles (original Study) of your interest in any of the sub themes mentioned below. *ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS* *On* *“**Design And Development Of Digital Library Using Open Source Software**”* ** *July 29 - 30, 2011*** *ORGANISOR :** Faculty of Engineering & Technology Library* * **Annamalai** University* *Important Dates * * * *Last Date for Paper Submission : 20- 06- 2011* *Acceptance of paper - Intimation to authors : 24- 06- 2011* *Final / Fair Copy : 29- 06- 2011* *SUB **THEMES* * *Digital Library : Over view and Design* * *Open Source Software – Types * ** Copy Right and Content Creation* ** Professional Skill and Competencies in the Digital Era* * * *REGISTRATION * Faculty/ Librarians/ Library professionals : Rs. 400.00 Local Participants / Research Scholars : Rs 250. 00 Students : Rs. 200.00 *For Submissions of Papers / Accomodation * *Dr A. Manimekalai, Organising Secretary* Assistant Librarian & Head, Faculty of Engineering & Technology Library Annamalai University, Annamalainagar- 608 002. Email: amanimekalai.au(a)gmail.com, Mobile: 9443568782 Phone : 04144- 239175( Off), 04144- 228230 ® -- With regards M. Surulinathi M.com, MLIS, M.Phil., (Ph.D), PGDCA, HDNCC, CGT Assistant Librarian Department of Library and Information Science Bharathidasan University Trichy - 620 024 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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libraries=educational institutions
by Mailing List Admin 08 Jun '11

08 Jun '11

Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2011 19:07:49 -0700 (PDT) From: Prof. N. Laxman Rao. <naglaxman(a)yahoo.com> New York Court Declares That Libraries Are Educational InstitutionsBy Michael Kelley�Jun 2, 2011� In a decision being hailed by librarians in New York, the�Supreme Court of Suffolk County�has ruled that libraries are educational institutions. The decision places libraries squarely on the same privileged level as schools and churches when it comes to zoning disputes and may also position them advantageously for future budget battles. The court�declared�on May 17 that the East Hampton Library is entitled to expand its children's area without being subject to an environmental review that the local zoning board had been insisting upon. Chartered libraries such as East Hampton "are, indeed, educational uses and as such, serve the same inherently beneficial effects on the community as do schools," and are, therefore, entitled to "the same deferential treatment in zoning and like matters that are accorded to schools and religious institutions," the ruling reads. Ruling might make lawmakers think differently "This decision recognizes that libraries are not cultural amenities. They are educational institutions and are an essential public service," said Michael Borges, the executive director of the New York Library Association (NYLA). NYLA filed an amicus brief in the case as did�The Suffolk Cooperative Library System, the�Library Trustees Association of New York, and the�Long Island Library Resource Council. "This sets us up nicely to work with state policy makers to get them to recognize that libraries deserve the same type of support and recognition that schools get," Borges said. "It recognizes libraries as educational institutions and librarians as educators." Mary Ellen O'Connor, the president of the Library Trustees Association of New York, agreed that the ruling may enhance the value of libraries in the eyes of lawmakers. "I was very happy that the decision ran in favor of the library because we are so undervalued in New York, and you can see that from the amount of money that gets cut from libraries every year by the legislature. So, it's a very good first step in really trying to get people to think differently about libraries," she said. "We always say everybody loves the library, and they do, but loving it is one thing and understanding the education component of libraries is another thing," O'Connor said. "This decision brings peoples awareness level up so that they understand that education takes places in libraries, and I think if people understand the educational element of libraries that would definitely help at budget time," she said. Since the decision is only by one of New York's supreme courts (there is a supreme court in each of New York's 62 counties) and not a federal court, Borges does not think the ruling will have implications beyond New York, but it, nonetheless, has a particular resonance because of growing�efforts�in places such as Los Angeles to redefine the role of librarians as something less than an educator. "I don't think there have been a lot of court cases about the definition of libraries as an educational institution in the last ten or 20 years," said Dennis Fabiszak, the director of the East Hampton Library. "Either nobody has challenged it, or, with shrinking library budgets, libraries that have been put into a bad situation didn't have the resources to carry a dispute through to the end," he said. Other libraries won't have to go through same fight In East Hampton's case, the eight-year battle with the village's Zoning Board of Appeals cost nearly a half million dollars to fight, paid for through donations, Fabiszak said. The zoning board had refused in July 2010 to grant two variances and a permit for the expansion project, and it asserted that the library was subject to its jurisdiction because while it "may well be, for some purposes, defined and treated in the law as an educational institution, it should not be considered as such for zoning purposes nor under�SEQRA�[the state's environmental law]." The library argued that its status as an institution chartered by the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York entitled it to "the deferential treatment with respect to zoning requirements that educational and religious institutions have long enjoyed." The court backed the library, saying it was chartered by the Board of Regents, thus ensuring that it is "accorded not-for-profit educational corporation status under�Education Law 216-a." The court noted that "in addition to providing traditional library resources, it offers numerous instructional programs, classes, lectures and lessons, all of which are, unequivocally, educational in nature." "The judge said it perfectly: libraries are an inherent public good," said Kevin Verbesey director of the Suffolk Cooperative Library System. "It will save other libraries from having to go through this process," he said. The decision will apply to all�756 public libraries�in the state, as well as the state's 355 association libraries, all of which are chartered by the Board of Regents. They all are public libraries, but anassociation library�is created by a membership association, while a public library is created by a municipality or the state legislature. The 6800-square-foot expansion will now proceed since the village will not appeal the decision. "Clarifying that the library is an educational institution makes it clear that libraries are exempt from the environmental law of New York if they are doing an expansion of less than 10,000 feet," Fabiszak said. "The fact that no other library will have to go through this process is very important," he said. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Calculating RoI from Libraries
by G Mahesh 07 Jun '11

07 Jun '11

Measuring monetary value of libraries has been a challenge. Recently, the Massachusetts Library Association has created a ROI calculator that allows a library user to determine how much is saved by using the library. One can check out the ROI calculator at http://www.ilovelibraries.org/getinformed/getinvolved/calculator.cfm G. Mahesh NISCAIR ----------------------------------------- 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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