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Fw: [SLIS] Unisa LIS Research Symposium: 28-29 July
by Dabas Bharat K 18 Apr '11

18 Apr '11

--- On Tue, 4/12/11, Knoetze, Hannalie <Knoetjj(a)unisa.ac.za> wrote: From: Knoetze, Hannalie <Knoetjj(a)unisa.ac.za> Subject: [SLIS] Unisa LIS Research Symposium: 28-29 July To: "slis-sa(a)googlegroups.com" <slis-sa(a)googlegroups.com> Date: Tuesday, April 12, 2011, 11:49 AM CALL FOR PAPERS – UNISA LIS RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM UNISA, SCHOOL OF BUSINESS LEADERSHIP, MIDRAND 28 – 29 JULY 2011 We are pleased to invite you to submit a paper for the Library and Information Science Research symposium of the University of South Africa (UNISA) to be held on 28 to 29 July 2011 at the School of Business Leadership, Midrand, South Africa. About LIS research symposium The LIS research symposium is held annually and is co-hosted by the Department of Information Science and UNISA Library. This will be the 6th Annual symposium. Its main purpose is to share knowledge and stimulate critical debate on research-related library and information science issues. Theme and sub-themes This year’s theme is ‘Information Provision – Towards 2020 and Beyond’. It is well acknowledged that information provision is rapidly changing largely due to the dynamic information users and their needs, technological developments and changing formats that carry information. Information provision and LIS education and training therefore require a consistent and continuous review so that the LIS sector remains relevant in the present time and in future. In view of the above brief introduction of the theme, the symposium is intended to cover, among others, the following sub-themes: · Changing information seeking and user behaviour patterns · Current and future information needs of users · The impact of new technology on the LIS sector · Future-ready information professionals (eg attitude, skills, education and training) · The focus of LIS research Who should attend? The symposium is open to all information workers such as academics, especially those involved in curriculum development; information professionals, and anyone interested in the latest trends in information science education and training, LIS management and information technology. Important dates Submission of abstracts and poster proposals: Friday 13 May 2011 Feedback on acceptance or rejection of submissions: Friday 20 May 2011 Registration: Registration opens on Tuesday 3 May 2011 Interested applicants/participants should submit a brief CV and an abstract of no more than 300 words to: Prof Omwoyo Bosire Onyancha University of South Africa Department of Information Science Theo Van Wiljk Building 10-176 PO Box 392 UNISA 0003 Tel (Office): +27 12 429 6724 Fax: +27 12 429 3792 Email: onyanob(a)unisa.ac.za For additional information, please visit the Symposium’s blog at: http://unisalibraryresearch.blogspot.com/2011/04/call-for-papers-2011-annua… Bharat Kumar Assistant Librarian Management Development Institute Gurgaon - 122007, Haryana, India Phone No - (M) +91-9968456404 (O) +91-124-4560390 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Programme: Classification and Ontology, 19-20 , September, The Hague
by Aida Slavic 18 Apr '11

18 Apr '11

*** CONFERENCE PROGRAMME ANNOUNCEMENT *** ================================================= CLASSIFICATION AND ONTOLOGY: FORMAL APPROACHES AND ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE International UDC Seminar 2011 - 19-20 September, The Hague, Netherlands ================================================= http://seminar.udcc.org/2011/index.htm ------------------------------------------------- We are pleased to announce that the "Classification and Ontology" programme is now available on the conference website. The conference focuses on knowledge classification systems and their role in the development of the Semantic Web, bringing together researchers from the web ontology and knowledge organization fields. Highlights: The conference opens with a keynote address by Prof. Patrick Hayes, who participated in the W3C Working Groups responsible for the RDF, OWL and SPARQL standards and has been a key player in the Semantic Web initiative. The programme that follows has an outstanding selection of speakers from the domains of web technology, ontology, knowledge organization and bibliographic classification: Dan Brickley, Guus Schreiber, Thomas Baker, Dagobert Soergel, Roberto Poli, Ingetraut Dahlberg, Barbara Kwasnik, Rebecca Green etc. The two-day conference will take place in the National Library of Netherlands. The programme includes 21 talks organized into seven sessions.To view the full programme, accompanied by abstracts and speakers biographies, go to http://seminar.udcc.org/2011/programme.htm. Conference proceedings will be published by Ergon Verlag, and will be distributed at the conference. We look forward to seeing you in September. ------------------------------------------------- ORGANIZATION: "Classification and Ontology" is the third biennial conference in a series of International UDC Seminars organized by the Universal Decimal Classification Consortium (UDC Consortium) and hosted by Koninklijke Bibliotheek (The National Library of Netherlands). UDCC is a not-for-profit organization, based in The Hague, established to maintain and distribute the UDC and to support its use and development. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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RANGANATHAN RESEARCH CIRCLE XVI, Annual Convention on April 23rd 2011
by Swapan kumar Patra 18 Apr '11

18 Apr '11

RANGANATHAN RESEARCH CIRCLE (An organ of Ranganathan Research Trust, Regd.:25953, 1995) J8/123, Rajouri Garden, New Delhi ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ RANGANATHAN RESEARCH CIRCLE Cordially invites you to XVI, Annual Convention at Conférence Hall (New Building) Indian Statistical Institute, Opp. Katwaria Sarai, Near Qutab Hotel, New Delhi-110 016 *On April 23rd 2011 Saturday at 10.00 A. M.* There will be a Panel Discussion on *“CITATION INDEXES: THEIR UTILITY AND LIMITATION” * * * *Dr. N. Raghuram, Associate Professor, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi * Chairperson * * *PANELISTS * * * *Dr. Prakash Chand, Former Scientist, NISCAIR, New Delhi* *Dr. P.G. Dastidar, Scientist/Director, Ministry of Earth Sciences, New Delhi* *Dr. Usha Mujoo Munshi, Librarian, IIPA, New Delhi, * *Dr. Bibhuthi Sahoo, Assistant Librarian, IIT, Delhi, New Delhi* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *P R O G R A M M E* 10.00 AM : Registration 10.30 -10.40 AM : Welcome by Shri Subhash Deshmukh 10.40 -10.50 AM : About RRC by Dr. A Ratnakar 10.50 -11.00 AM : Opening Remarks by Chairperson 11.00 -12.15 AM : Panel Discussion 12.15 -12.45 PM : Discussion & Question Answer 12.45 -13.00 PM : Summing up by Chairman 13.00 - PM : Vote of Thanks by Dr. N K Khatri 13.10 PM : Lunch -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- · Please renew the RRC Membership by paying Rs. 100/- for the year 2011 RSVP *Please renew your RRC Membership by paying Rs. 100/- for one year* Dr. A. Ratnakar Shri. K.K. Bhatia Shri. Subhash Deshmukh Dr. N.K. Khatri Shri. Suresh Paliwal Ph.: 26181325 25496916 95124-2578715 26513120 9868842812 9891390300 9873680484(M) 9910613694 -- Swapan Kumar Patra Research Scholar Room No- 232 SSS-I Centre for Studies in Science Policy School of Social Sciences Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi-110067 INDIA Ph-+91-9213224875 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Workshop on Academic Writing
by Vijayakumar K P 18 Apr '11

18 Apr '11

Kindly include the following message in the LIS-Forum. * **Workshop on Academic Writing* * * *29 - 30 April 2011* *Organized jointly by * ** **Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment and Centre for Information Literacy Studies, University of Kerala @ Department of Library and Information Science, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram – 695 034 * * Objective of the Workshop * * The main objective of the Workshop is to familiarize the Scientists, Research Scholars and Information Professionals with* *the latest trends in academic writing including the style manuals and the reference management softwares, especially, the open sources. Target group * * * *The Workshop is primarily aimed at Scientists, Research Guides in S & T, Research Scholars and Information Professionals working in R & D institutions and universities. The number of participants is restricted to 40. Preference will be given to researchers and information professionals working in the research institutions coming under the purview of Kerala State Council for Science Technology and Environment (KSCSTE). Topics covered * * * *The areas intended to be covered are: -- Writing a research proposal -- Techniques of information search -- Data analysis software -- Preparing a manuscript for publication -- Use of style manuals -- Citation practices – use of reference management softwares * *Travel and accommodation * * * *The participants have to make their own arrangements for the travel and accommodation. The organizers will provide course materials, lunch and light refreshments as part of the Workshop.** Registration * * * *There is no registration fee for the Workshop* *and admission is on first come first served basis. However, efforts will be made to accommodate participants from maximum number of institutions. Application Applications can be sent in the prescribed format on or before *23 April 2011 * to: Dr. Vijayakumar, K. P., Hon. Director, Centre for Information Literacy Studies, Dept. of Library and Information Science, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram – 695 034 *kpvijayakumar2(a)gmail.com* Phone: 0471 2308034** * * *Format of the Application Form* * * * **Workshop on Academic Writing*** *29 - 30 April 2011* * *** * * Name : Designation : Official address : E-mail : Phone Office : Residence : Mobile : Area of specialization : Research experience : (in years) Are you a research guide? : Yes / No Date Signature Dr. Vijayakumar K P Hon. Director, Centre for Information Literacy Studies Department of Library and Information Science University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram -- 695 034 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Publication of Book on 'Use Patterns of Electronic Information Resources: By the Aerospace Scientists and Engineers in Bangalore: A Study: Authors: Dr R Guruprasad, Scientist, NAL and Prof. Khaiser Nikam, University of Mysore
by Ramachandran Guruprasad 18 Apr '11

18 Apr '11

*A book on 'Use Patterns of Electronic Information Resources: by Aerospace Scientists and Engineers in Bangalore, INDIA' has been published by * *VDM Verlag Dr. Müller GmbH & Co. KG, Dudweiler Landstr. 99, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany. It is being marketed through Amazon.Com.* *The book has been authored by Dr R Guruprasad, (Scientist, National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore) and Prof. Khaiser Nikam, (Professor, Department of Studies in Library and Information Science, University of Mysore. * The details about the book could be viewed on the following URLS: /1/ http://www.amazon.com/USE-PATTERNS-ELECTRONIC-INFORMATION- RESOURCES/dp/3639321049/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1299053269&sr=8-1<http://www.amazon.com/USE-PATTERNS-ELECTRONIC-INFORMATION-%09RESOURCES/dp/3…> /2/ https://www.morebooks.de/store/gb/book/use-patterns-of-electronic-informati… resources/isbn/978-3-639-32104-3<https://www.morebooks.de/store/gb/book/use-patterns-of-electronic-informati…> *The Brief Abstract of the Book, Author(s) Description and Product Details are mentioned below:* This book attempts to study conventional and electronic information resources used by the Indian aerospace scientists and engineers of aerospace organizations of Bangalore. Aerospace is key technology today owing to its huge growth in Asia in general and India in particular. Indian scientists and engineers currently working on strategically important projects depend heavily on rapid collection of information from various e-information resources. Seeking information through e-resources is an upcoming and endearing activity. This book analyzes in detail use patterns with specific reference to various aerospace engineering e-journals and core e-databases frequently used by Indian aerospace scientists and engineers in their R&D activities. Use pattern of electronic information resources is same for scientists and engineers irrespective of their disciplines. But, aerospace scientists and engineers have an advantage as they are well exposed to the e-Environment and IT due to nature of their work itself. The use of Electronic Information Resources is highly expected from them particularly as an Integrated Information System to their learning and working environment. *About the Authors* R Guruprasad, PhD, scientist, CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore, India specializes in multimedia digital content management and archival. He has several journal publications. Khaiser Nikam, PhD, Professor, Library & Information Science, Univ of Mysore, India, has several publications & 6 books, ed. member of renowned LIS Journals. Product Details - *Paperback:* 540 pages - *Publisher:* VDM Verlag Dr. Müller (January 25, 2011) - *Language:* English - *ISBN-10:* 3639321049 - *ISBN-13:* 978-3639321043 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Pay scales of Documentation Officer
by loan fayaz 18 Apr '11

18 Apr '11

Dear Professional Leaders, The UGC has submitted its report of the Pay Review Committe but unfortunately the problem regerding pay scale of Documentation Officer has still been ignored or neglected or oversighted. Most of the universities in India including the Delhi University has treated the Documentation Officer equivalent to Assistant Librarian (Which is otherwise true). However, few universities don't treat Documentation Officer at par with Assistant Librarians and don't give them the UGC grades. This matter need to be solved immediateley with UGC. The UGC has given green signal to System Analysts in the review committee but nothing has been said about Documentation Officer. It is time to take the matter with UGC. The professional associations like ILA and IASLIC should take the matter forward, Fayaz Lone Centre of Central Asian Studies, University of Kashmir, Srinagar. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ezproxy,shibboleth,Athens for offcampus access
by Edwin Prabhahar 18 Apr '11

18 Apr '11

Dear LIS Professionals, I need details on the local vendors deals with ezproxy or shibboleth or Athens for offcampus access. With kind regards Edwin Bangalore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancies at SAARC Documentation Centre
by G Mahesh 17 Apr '11

17 Apr '11

A walk-in-interview for two positions each for Library Science and Information Technology will be held on 15 April 2011 at SAARC Documentation Centre, NISCAIR Building, 14, Satsang Vihar Marg, New Delhi 110067 Qualifications for Library Science positions: Master Degree in Library & Information Science or equivalent AIS/DRTC trainees with First Division (Minimum 60% marks) from a recognized university Qualifications for IT positions: B. Tech. In Computer Science & Engineering /Master Degree in Computer Science / MCA or equivalent with First Division (Minimum 60% marks) from a recognized university Remuneration: Rs. 15,000/- per month For more information, visit http://www.sdc.gov.in G. Mahesh NISCAIR ----------------------------------------- This email was sent using NISCAIR's web mail service. "" http://niscair.res.in/ ----------------------------------------- This email was sent using NISCAIR's web mail service. "" http://niscair.res.in/ ----------------------------------------- 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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Renovated libraries get new lease at life
by Charu Dev 17 Apr '11

17 Apr '11

Dear Friends, Greetings for the day, I request to all my friends, please spend some time to have a look at following link... http://epaper.hindustantimes.com/PUBLICATIONS/HT/HD/2011/04/17/ArticleHtmls/ Renovated-libraries-get-new-lease-at-life-17042011004005.shtml?Mode=1 Thanks and Regards, Ms. Charu Mathur Dev. Delhi. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Pre-ordering for DDC 23 is now available
by Vimal Kumar 16 Apr '11

16 Apr '11

OCLC will soon release a new print edition of the Dewey Decimal Classification, DDC 23. The new edition includes several major changes held for simultaneous publication in the print and Web versions of the DDC plus many interim updates already distributed to users in WebDewey 2.0. DDC 23 features: * Many new topics and significant updates to selected fields * Numbers informed by interaction with the worldwide community of Dewey users * A complete overhaul to the representation of groups of people * Revisions to several standard subdivisions * Elimination of dual headings and unbalanced spans * A minimal price increase For more information visit the DDC 23 Web site http://www.oclc.org/asiapacific/en/info/ddc23/ww-en.htm -- 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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