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Fw: Seminar at I I T Roorkee
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 03 Nov '10

03 Nov '10

--- On Wed, 3/11/10, Yogendra Singh <yogi(a)iitr.ernet.in> wrote: From: Yogendra Singh <yogi(a)iitr.ernet.in> Subject: Seminar at I I T Roorkee To: naglaxman(a)yahoo.com Cc: naglaxman(a)gmail.com Date: Wednesday, 3 November, 2010, 11:29 Dear all The Mahatma Gandhi Central Library IIT Roorkee will conduct a two day Seminar during 18-19 Nov 2010 on E-Resource Management and North Zone User Convention The aim of the seminar is to spread awareness about the e-resources and their proper management. The sub themes of the Seminar are: E-Resources-Features and Characteristics. E-Resources users-Information Seeking Behaviour. Managing Shift from Print to Electronic. E-Resources-Collection Development Licensing and Access Management User Support and Services Usage Analysis Consortia- National and International Open Access E-repositories Digital Libraries The Host Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee is the oldest engineering educational institution in the country. It was established in 1847 as College of Civil Engineering Roorkee which was renamed as Thomason College of Civil Engineering in the memory of James Thomason (then Lt. Governor of North West Provinces) in 1854. Thomason College was converted into University of Roorkee after independence in 1947 which now have been converted into Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee in 2001 by the Central Government recognizing its national importance. The Mahatma Ghandhi Central Library Mahatma Gandhi Central Library of the Institute finds a unique place in the academic library scenario in this part of world. It is an amalgamation of the old and the new. While it is one of the oldest academic libraries in country, it is housed in a state of art new building using latest ICT. The Library contains more than 3.40 lacs documents in every form of media. It has access to more than 12000+ e-journals and 25000+ e-books. About 6000 books are added to its collection annually. The building of the MGCL has been designed keeping in view of latest ICT facilities. It has a provision of more then 200 I/Os for connecting desktop computers. Wi Fi connectivity is provided for laptops. A well equipped imaging centre with two Minolta Planetary Scanners and several flatbed scanners has been established for digitization purpose. The Library maintains six servers for various activities. The library has also established an Institute repository "Bhagirathi" which is to contain Institute achieves and other publications and available at http://bhagirathi.iitr.ac.in/dspace . Further information about the library is available at http://mgcl.iitr.ac.in. About Roorkee Roorkee is situated at the foot of Himalayas, has picturesque landscape blessed with holy Ganga canal; and is the gateway to world famous pilgrimage and tourist places of Hardwar, Rishikesh, Valley of flowers, Badrinath, Kedarnath, Dehradun and Mussoorie. It has a population of over 1,50,000 and is at a distance of about 180 Km from Delhi. It is directly connected through railways to Delhi, Bombay, Lucknow, Calcutta, and Amritsar. Regular bus and taxi service is available from Inter State Bus Terminal at Delhi and takes about 5 hours from Delhi to Roorkee. The weather in April is very comfortable however sometimes light woolens may be required woolens are required. Participants are advised to come prepared accordingly. INDEST-AICTE Consortium Indian National Digital Library in Engineering Sciences and Technology (INDEST) Consortium" was set-up in 2003 by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) on the recommendation of an Expert Group appointed by the Ministry. It provides access to electronic resources to its member institutions comprising of more than 1207 members including 48 core member institutions with MHRD funding, including IITs, IISc, NITs, NERIST, ISM, IIIT, IIITM , NITIE, IISER & NITTTR, 60 AICTE supported institutions and 1099 institutions that have joined the consortium under its self-supported category. The Consortium was converted into INDEST-AICTE Consortium in December 2005 with the AICTE playing pivotal role in enrolling its affiliated engineering colleges and institution as members of the consortium. Registration Fee There is no registration fee for the members of INDEST-AICTE Consortium. The participants need to submit their registration form through proper channel. However for non members the registration fee is Rs.1500. Accompanied persons shall be charged Rs. 1000 each extra. Lodging, Boarding and Travel The arrangement for lodging and boarding of participants will be made in Institute's guest houses from 17th November 2010 evening to 20th November 2010 morning on twin sharing and first come first basis. Rs 750/- shall be charged for accommodation. As the accommodation at IITR is limited, participants are requested to book their accommodation as early as possible by sending the requisite amount in the form of cheque/DD payable at Roorkeein favour of Registrar IIT Roorkee. The participants desirous of staying in hotels will have to make their own arrangement. Travel expenses will be born by participating institutions. For further details please contact: Mr. Yogendra Singh Organising Secretary & Librarian, M.G.Central Library Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Roorkee - 247 667 (Uttarakhand) Tel.: 01332-285239, Mobile: 09412158901 FAX: : 01332-277587, 273560 Mrs. Sushma Guptai Joint Organising Secretary & Deputy Librarian, Central Library Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Roorkee - 247 667 (Uttarakhand) Tel.: 01332-285352 Mob: 09719325499 Contact Person in the INDEST - AICTE Consortium Dr. Bibhuti Bhusan Sahoo INDEST-AICTE Consortium Central Library , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Hauz Khas, New Delhi - 110016 E-mail: bibhuti(a)library.iitd.ac.in Tel.: 011-2659 1444 National Advisory Committee Patron: Prof. S.C. Saxena, Director, IIT Roorkee Chairman: Prof. Surendra Kumar, Dean, Academic Research., IIT Roorkee Co. Chairman: Prof. Gopal P. Agarwal National Coordinator, INDEST-AICTE Consortium Yogendra Singh Librarian Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Roorkee-247667 (Uttarakhand) India Tel# +91-1332-285239/277587 Fax#+91-1332-273560/277587 ----- Original Message ----- From: <libtech(a)yahoogroups.com> To: <libtech(a)yahoogroups.com> Sent: 01, 11, 2010 2:28 PM Subject: [libtech] File - monthly membership reminder > Yogendra Singh Librarian Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Roorkee-247667 (Uttarakhand) India Tel# +91-1332-285239/277587 Fax#+91-1332-273560/277587 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Releasing of Dr. C. V. Rajan Pillai Festschrift Volume- Invitation
by Sudhier K G Pillai 03 Nov '10

03 Nov '10

* * *Dear Sir/Madam*, The students, colleagues and admirers of Dr. C. V. Rajan Pillai, *University Librarian (Rtd.) CUSAT and former Professor and Head, Dept. of Library & Information Science, M. G. University*, are bringing out a Festschrift volume- *Confetti of Thoughts on Library & Information Studies: Essays in honour of Prof. (Dr.) C. V. Rajan Pillai*/ *edited By Dr. S. Humayoon Kabir and Dr. K. G. Sudhier*. (New Delhi: Authors Press. 533p. ISBN 978-81-7273-558-6, Price Rs. 1200/-). The book consists of Forty four articles contributed by eminent scholars, librarians, faculty members of various library schools and other noted educationists from different parts of the country. The book will be released at 3.00 PM on Wednesday 10th November 2010 in DLIS Hall, Kerala University Library by *Dr. Puthusseri Ramachandran (n*oted Malayalam Poet and Educationist*)*. The function will be presided over by * Padmasree* *Dr. Vellayani Arjunan.* PROGRAMME Invocation: U. R. Sruthi Welcome: Dr. S. Humayoon Kabir*, Editor* Presidential Address: *Padmasree* Dr. Vellayani Arjunan Introducing the Book: Dr. K. G. Sudhier*, Editor* Inaugural address and : Dr. Puthusseri Ramachandran Releasing of the book Felicitations: Dr. A. Gopikuttan *Head, DLIS, University of Kerala* Smt. Suprabha *Librarian, Kerala State Central Library* Dr. K. P. Somanathan Nair *Head, DLIS, Mahatma Gandhi University* Sri. K. P. Sadasivan *President, Kerala Library Association* Reply: Dr. C. V. Rajan Pillai Vote of Thanks: Dr. K. G. Sudhier Your esteemed presence is earnestly solicited. *Dr. K. G. SUDHIER *Assistant Professor Dept. of Library & Information Science University Library Building University of Kerala Thiruvananthapuram- 695 034 INDIA Tel. 09446484561, +91 471 2414461 (R) 2308034(O) -- 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 Dr.D.P Prathap 03 Nov '10

03 Nov '10

dear colleagues please let us know about Discussion Forums for Plant Biotechnology Researchers. (like lis-forum). yours sincerely Technical Officer (Library) Sugarcane Breeding Institute Coimbatore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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State Award
by SRELS 03 Nov '10

03 Nov '10

Dear Moderator, Kindly arrange to announce the following message to the benefit of LIS-FORUM members Sincerely, K.N.Prasad ___________________ It gives me great pleasure to inform all my professional colleagues that Dr. R.Shivanna,Deputy Librarian (Retd.),Bangalore University, Bangalore, was conferred with the prestigious State Award (Rajyotsava Award) by the Karnataka State Government.on 1st November 2010. May God shower upon him with many more such Awards. K.N.Prasad Executive Officer Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science Bangalore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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sad demise of Dr. AC Tikekar
by Mankad, Manish 03 Nov '10

03 Nov '10

Dr. Arvind Tikekar was my teacher at Univ of Mumbai during 1984-85 and later he took over as Univ Librarian and HOD of dept of Lib sc from Dr. Andersen. Dr. Tikekar had a keen sense of historical developments in our field and also envisaged the IT revolution that would sweep our profession. Univ of Mumbai Library had a good deal of automation initiated during his era. An era has ended with Dr. Tikekar's sad demise. May his soul rest in eternal peace. Manish Mankad R&D I&T Management CFC: Manager Tel: +91 80 39830958 Mob: +91 09741350810 Address: Unilever R&D, 64 Main Road, Bangalore, Karnataka, INDIA, 560066 Unilever U.K. Central Resources Limited Registered in England & Wales; Company No 29140 Registered Office: Unilever House, 100 Victoria Embankment, London EC4Y 0DY -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fw: Festival of Children's Literature at IGNCA
by Dr Ramesh C Gaur 02 Nov '10

02 Nov '10

The Bookaroo Trust in collaboration with Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts(IGNCA), New Delhi is organizing Festival of Children's Literature at IGNCA, No. 3 & No. 5, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi-110 001 from November 26 to 28, 2010. The event will include following programmes:- (i) Workshops (ii) Storytelling (iii) Puppet Shows (iv) Book Readings (v) Illustrators' Exhibition (vi) Crafts Corner The more details about the event can be had from following websites:- (i) www.bookaroo.in (ii) www.teamworkproductions.in For any details, please contact at info(a)bookaroo.in. Please feel from to circulate this information to the concerned Libraries/Schools. Regards, ramesh ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Ramesh C Gaur PGDCA, MLISc,Ph.D. Fulbright Scholar (Virginia Tech, USA) Librarian & Head-Kala Nidhi and Kala Kosha Divisions Coordinator- ABIA International Index Project Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts(IGNCA) (An Autonomous Trust under Ministry of Culture. Govt. of India) 11 Man Singh Road, New Delhi-110001 Phone: 91-11-23388333, 23385884 Fax: 91-11-23385884 Mobile: 91-9810487158 URL: www.ignca.gov.in Email: gaur(a)ignca.nic.in; rcgaur(a)bol.net.in http://www.ignca.nic.in/PDF_data/Profile_Dr_RC_Gaur.pdf -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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LibLive CD/DVD - Dspace Manual
by वैभव गायकवाड 02 Nov '10

02 Nov '10

Respected All, I am pleased to inform you to that under the guidance of Dr. A R D Prasad Sir, We have completed the LibLive CD/DVD Dspace Manual wherein we have taken the screenshots of each and every step of Installations, How to upload the documents in Dspace. I have uploaded the Manual at http://www.slideshare.net/vaibhavgaikwad/liblive-cddvd-dspace-manual . You can Share, Download this presentation with all your professional friends. I am sure that you all will be able to install the LibLive CD/DVD by just going through these screenshots. Kindly let me know your feedback for this work. Please do not hesistate to contact me at vgaikwad(a)vpmthane.org -- Thanks Vaibhav D. Gaikwad Asst. Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Management Studies Thane(W) 400601 MUMBAI. INDIA @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ email : vaibhav.gaikwad2(a)gmail.com *vgaikwad(a)vpmthane.org <http://vgaikwad.vpmthane.org>* **elibrary :http://www.vpmthane.org/im/elib/main.htm http://vaibhavgaikwad.blogspot.com/ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fw: Workshop on "Status of digitization, Digital Preservation and Access to Libraries and Archive in North-East India" and Exhibition on Rare Books.
by Dr Ramesh C Gaur 02 Nov '10

02 Nov '10

Dear professional colleagues, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts(IGNCA) in collaboration with ANWESHA, Guwahati is organizing a three-days Workshop on "Status of digitization, Digital Preservation and Access to Libraries and Archive in North-East India" at Guwahati during January, 2011. The exact dates of the Workshop will be announced very soon. The Workshop is aimed for participation only for the Libraries and Archives in North-East India. In this context, the essence of digitization is safe preservation of invaluable books and manuscripts and their easy access to the users. The climatic conditions in the North-East and the area's proneness to natural calamities make the preservation of valuable books and manuscripts an uphill task in the region. Because of our lackadaisical attitudes and lack of awareness, we have already lost precious books and documents of historical importance. Through digitization and digital preservation of books and manuscripts, we can safely preserve them. Preservation alone is not enough. We should also have easy access to the preserved materials for its meaningful use. E-access to digital libraries and archives saves us the money, time and energy of visiting locations for their use. It also paves the way for intellectual resource sharing. Unfortunately, we have not done enough towards digitization and digital preservation of our books and manuscripts in the libraries and archives in the North-East. The conservation needs of the region, in this respect demand that we have a fresh look at the status of digitization and digital preservation of our libraries and archives. Equally important is the issue of easy access to the books in the libraries and archival materials. Therefore, the proposed workshop will mainly focus on the following:- Conservation and preservation needs of the libraries and archives in the North-East. Identification of libraries and archive of historical significance. Collaboration between IGNCA and libraries and archives in North-East. Acquisition of personal libraries and archives from North East, India. The workshop will comprise an inaugural session, technical session, panel discussion and a valedictory session. It is expected that this workshop will offer us a road map towards digitization, digital preservation and easy access to the libraries and archives in the North-East, thus leading to a new collaborative effort of IGNCA and Anwesha. Exhibition on Rare and Old Books and Manuscripts: Weather in Assam is wet and humid in most part of the year which is not at all conducive for the longevity of books and manuscripts. But still there are many rare and old books and manuscripts in various institutions and personal hands in Assam. The objective as this exhibition will be to create awareness among the younger generation for better preservation of the invaluable books and manuscripts, because they are so integral part of our culture and enlightenment. The occasion will also be used to motivate prospective scholars, authors and book collectors to donate their personal collection of books to IGNCA for better preservation and use. The more details about the workshop will be made available at IGNCA website www.ignca.nic.in very soon. All the libraries/archives in North-East India are requested to participate in above events. The libraries and archives that unable to get travel support from their organization will be provided travel support also. There is no participation fee and registration will be confirmed on the basis of suitability of the participants to the Workshop. The lodging & boarding will be provided by the organizers to all the participants. Apart from lectures from the experts, selected presentations in form of case studies, project proposals and status paper may be accepted for presentation at the Workshop. The registration will be on first come first basis plus suitability of the participant to the event. Please send your nominations/proposals to the undersigned at gaur(a)ignca.nic.in. Regards, Yours sincerely, (Ramesh C.Gaur) PS: Please let us know if any Conference/Workshop/Seminar is being organized in January, 2011 in North-East India. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Ramesh C Gaur PGDCA, MLISc,Ph.D. Fulbright Scholar (Virginia Tech, USA) Librarian & Head-Kala Nidhi and Kala Kosha Divisions Coordinator- ABIA International Index Project Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts(IGNCA) (An Autonomous Trust under Ministry of Culture. Govt. of India) 11 Man Singh Road, New Delhi-110001 Phone: 91-11-23388333, 23385884 Fax: 91-11-23385884 Mobile: 91-9810487158 URL: www.ignca.gov.in Email: gaur(a)ignca.nic.in; rcgaur(a)bol.net.in http://www.ignca.nic.in/PDF_data/Profile_Dr_RC_Gaur.pdf -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Newly Elected Members - (KALA)
by K.N. Prasad 02 Nov '10

02 Nov '10

Congratulations to the newly elected members of the Governing Body of the Karnataka State Library Associations (KALA) and wish them to take the Association to greater heights than ever before. I also congratulate the outgoing members of the Governing Body of KALA for their superlative efforts in keeping the KALA flag fly high. Best wishes, K.N. Prasad Life Member, KALA -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Invitation for Dr. TBR Memorial Seminar (2010): Web 2.0 technologies for Library Services - reminder
by shivaram gowda 02 Nov '10

02 Nov '10

Dear Members, NCSI-Net (http://ncsi-net.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in), an informal association comprising of NCSI staff, trainees, and its alumni, cordially invites you to the 6th Dr. TBR Memorial Seminar (2010). This year’s seminar will be on Web 2.0 Technologies for library services. It is a one-day seminar targeted for the benefit of students of Library and Information Science and budding LIS professionals. The details of the seminar are given below: Title: Dr. TBR Memorial Seminar (2010): Web 2.0 technologies for Library Services Date: November 13, 2010 (Saturday) Venue: NCSI Seminar Hall, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore - 560012 Target audience: Students of Library & Information Science course or its equivalent & budding information professionals. Seminar coverage: The Seminar is being conducted with an intention to create awareness amongst the students and budding information professionals about the latest developments in the field of Information and Communication technologies applicable to LIS profession. This year's Seminar will give an overview on Web 2.0 technology tools like RSS feeds, Wikis, Mashup, Blogs, etc., and customize those to Library & Information services. There will also be a session dealing with career building strategies and alternate carrier opportunities for LIS professionals. Registration fee: Rs. 150/- for Students and Rs. 350/- for budding professionals. Please do note that no arrangements for accommodation are being made for outstation participants. Number of participants restricted to 40 (due to Space constraint), it will be first come first served basis. Kindly bring this to the attention of the budding professionals and encourage them to attend the seminar. Participants will get an opportunity to interact with fellow professionals working in the industry and academia. For further information, please visit the Seminar website at: http://ncsi-net.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/workshop/ Registration form is available at: http://ncsi-net.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/workshop/registration2010.html With regards NCSI-Net Coordinators Shivaram BS ICAST, CSIR-NAL Kodihalli Bangaluru-560017 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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