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Yad Vashem’s Holocaust archives goes online+new OCR tech.by google
by jasim s 27 Jan '11

27 Jan '11

Jerusalem-based center for remembering the Holocaust's victims and survivors put their collections on the web.The project is in collaboration with Google,and the use of a new OCR technology is adopted to make the search more precise.read more at http://googland.blogspot.com/2011/01/g-explore-yad-vashems-holocaust.html <http://googleblog.blogspot.com/> <http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/explore-yad-vashems-holocaust-archiv…> -- Jasimudeen.s MG University KOttayam Kerala "*Life<http://www.amazon.com/dp/1416542744?tag=acatlif-20&camp=213381&creative=390…>is like a book <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book>: what matters is how good it is, not how long it is".....* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Workshop on E-granthalaya Software (22- 24 Feb 2011)
by librarian BITT 27 Jan '11

27 Jan '11

Dear all, You are welcome to participating in National workshop on E- Granthalaya software for Automation and Networking of Libraries ( 22-24 Feb 2011) Organized by BIRSA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ( TRUST) -- BITT Getlatu , Ranchi, Jharkhand , 835217 Phone No:- 0651- 2273063/64 Follow this link :- http://www.bitt.ac.in/updt/e-granthalaya-workshop.htm Niraj Kumar Srivastava -- -- --------------------------------------------------------------- *librarian* BIRSA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY(Trust)- BITT Getlatu, Ranchi JHARKHAND -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Asian Festival of Children`s Content( AFCC)
by Mailing List Admin 27 Jan '11

27 Jan '11

Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 08:21:48 +0530 From: Dr. Ramesh C Gaur <rcgaur(a)bol.net.in> 26 - 28 May 2011 @ The Arts House, Singapore Asian Content for the World's Children Theme: Connecting With Connected Kids Once upon a cyberspace, children explored the world through libraries, bedtime tales and story books. Books are still around, but they are looking different. As technology puts media access into children's pockets and bedrooms, how do content makers stay connected with connected kids? Get the answers at The Asian Festival of Children's Content (AFCC) in Singapore from 26 - 28 May 2011. Organised by the National Book Development Council of Singapore and The Arts House, this festival is back - bigger, better and bolder. Join experts from around the world at Asia's gateway to the international children's content market. Celebrate, contemplate and collaborate on exciting new ways to engage, educate and empower the world's children on a global stage through uniquely Asian content. Asian Children's Writers & Illustrators Conference (26 & 27 May 2011) Conference Director: R Ramachandran, Singapore Conference Consultant: Pooja Makhijani, US For mode details, visit, http://singaporebookcouncil.wordpress.com/2010/03/18/afcc-2010-acwic-track-… ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Ramesh C Gaur PGDCA, MLISc,Ph.D. Fulbright Scholar (Virginia Tech, USA) Librarian & Head-Kala Nidhi Division 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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Invitation
by sandeep bhavsar 27 Jan '11

27 Jan '11

Dear All Mrs. Heather Brown, a preservation specialist and a teacher in LISc. from Australia will be on a short visit to India during last week of January. The DLISC of Mumbai university has arranged her lecture on Friday, 28th January 2011, at 2.30 pm. at the Prof. D. N. Marshall hall on the topic, " Web Preservation". You are cordially invited to attend the same. She is going to dedicate this lecture to Late Prof. Tikekar You may inform about this to interested colleagues. Pratibha Gokhale ___________________________________________ Dr. Pratibha Gokhale Department of library and Information Science University of Mumbai, Vidyanagari Kalina, Santacruz (East), Mumbai - 400 098 Phone No: (022)- 26528201 (Office),Mobile: 09821400617 E-mail: pratibha_gokhale(a)yahoo.com ________________________________________________________________________ -- 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 Manas Samanta 27 Jan '11

27 Jan '11

Dear All If any library holds below mention article. Please send. Failure of Tungsten Carbide-Cobalt Lamination Dies: A Corrosion Evaluation<http://corrosion.aip.org/resource/1/corrak/v53/i10/p813_s1> S. P. Pednekar Corrosion *53*, 813 (1997); doi:10.5006/1.3290266 (*7 pages*) with regards Manas Samanta. msamanta(a)nmlindia.org Technical Assstant IMDC, NML -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fw: Golden Jubilee Celebration of SHPT School of Library Science, SNDT Women's University, Mumbai
by Parul Zaveri 26 Jan '11

26 Jan '11

Dear Friends, Are you an alumni of SHPT School of Library Science? We would be very happy to know about you and your achievements. Please share with us details about your professional achievements. Also, at present you may have retired or on a professional break, we would still like to know about you. Form for the Alumni's Directory is herewith. Do fill it up and send it to us at earliest. We are having a Get to Gather of the Aumni on 29-01-2011. We are releasing the directory on the same day. So don't forget to send your data. Also on 29-01-2011, we are felicitating our dear professor Madam Harsha Parekh. I am sure you would like to be present for that. Also we are felicitating Prof. Bharati Sen, for receiving the Best Teacher's Award for the year 2008-2009. Programme is as follows: The most waited programme, OPEN HOUSE is organized on 29th January 2010 from 3 pm onwards with lots of fun, games, cultural events, and interactions. Our earlier Open House had served a platform to meet classmates, senior as well as young professionals of the schools. This time also we have a few events for Open House. They are as follows • One minute games related to library • Crossword • Down the Memory Lane (including experiences, quotes, poems, talk from the participants (limited entries)) • Quiz • Felicitation of Prof. Bharati Sen for Best Teacher Award 2008-09 from Govt. of Maharashtra • Felicitation of Prof. Harsha Parekh, Ex Head, SHPT School of Library Science A contribution of minimum Rs300/- is requested from the participants. Kindly send your contribution in cash or cheque/ DD to us at earliest. Please draw a cheque/ DD in favour of ‘SHPT School of Library Science Past Students Association’. Kindly contact Dr. Powdwal/ Mrs.Zaveri/ Mrs. Bhabal/ Dr. Sawant for further details. We are eager to meet our golden stars of the Department. Hoping to meet you all in large number in the Open House. Please confirm your presence at earliest. Alumni Form for the Directory. Please fill it and send at earliest. Recent Photo Directory of alumni of SHPT School of Library Science Personal Details Name (First Name, Middle Name, Surname): _____________________________________________ Maiden Name (First Name, Middle Name, Surname): ________________________________________ Address (Full address along with Pin Code): _______________________________________________: ___________________________________________________________________________________ Telephone Number (Residential) * With STD Code: __________________________________________ Mobile Number : ____________________E-mail Id * : ___ __ Field of Expertise / Special Interest/ Research etc: : _________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Qualifications Degree University Year of Passing B. Lib. Sc./ BLISc. M. Lib. Sc. / MLISc. M. Phil./ Ph.D. Other qualification (pl. mention) _________________________ NET/ SET Completion Year: __________________________ Current Employment Designation : _______________________________________________________________________ Official Address : ____________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ Telephone Number (Office) With STD code : ______________________________________________ Type of the Library working for : ________________________________________________________ Career History (Designation and Institutions where employed earlier): ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Professional Achievements: (pl. mention No. of Publications, Awards; Special Assignments/ Invitations, etc.) : _______________________________________________________________ Pl see that u have attached ur photo with this mail If you have already contacted us, please ignore this mail Mrs. Parul Zaveri Associate Professor Faculty of Library & Information Science SHPT School of Library Science SNDT Women's University Mumbai -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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MALA presents a workshop on “Library automation and services for School Librarians” in Chennai
by Gowri Ravindranth 26 Jan '11

26 Jan '11

Dear Friends: The Madras Library Association (MALA) in association with the Anna Centenary Library, Chennai is organizing a training workshop on “Library automation and services for School Librarians” on Saturday, February 5, 2011 at Anna Centenary Library Seminar Hall, Kotturpuram, Chennai. The workshop is co-sponsored by Scholastic India. Sessions include “Introduction to Koha”, an Open Source Library Software, “Catch them Young – for the love of books, interactive sessions” and “Storytelling techniques”. Registration fee is Rs.200.00. Contact 9382338822 or write to: madraslibraryassociation(a)gmail.com for further details. Thank you L.R. Gowri Joint Secretary, MALA -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Re for: Suggestions on Online journals for an Engineering
by kannika.gp kannika 25 Jan '11

25 Jan '11

Dear colleagues, Mohan kulakarni, sir may this is help to you for finding best E-Journals. FULL TEXT E-JOURNALS: American Chemical Society (37 titles) American Institute of Physics (18 titles) American Physical Society (10 titles) Annual Reviews (33 titles) Blackwell Publishing (908 titles) Cambridge University Press (224 titles) Economic & Political Weekly (1 title) Elsevier (Cell Press) (34 titles) Elsevier (ScienceDirect) (1036 titles) Emerald (LIS Collection) (29 titles) Institute of Physics (46 titles) JSTOR (1401 titles) Nature (1title) OJS@INFLIBNET (4 titles) Oxford University Press (206 titles) Portland Press (8 titles) Project Euclid (34 titles) Project Muse (411titles) Royal Society of Chemistry (29 titles) SIAM (14 tiles) Springer Link (1389 titles) SAGETaylor & Francis ( 1173 titles) KAMAL-RAJ OTHER DATABASES: ISID (Institute for Studies in Industrial Development) OPEN ACCESS RESOURCES: Open Access E - Journals Bioline International BioMed Central HighWire Press Indian Academy of Sciences (IAS) Indian Journals Journal of Digital Information (JoDI) Journal of Postgraduate Medicine Medknow Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI) Public Library of Science (PLoS) PubMed Central Trials MedIND Open Access Directories Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) Open J-Gate Free Medical Journals Free Journals (ICAST) Open Access Institutional RepositoriesInstitutional Repositories of Publications by Indian Universities -- Kannikaparameshwari G. Research Scholar Department of Library & Information Science University of Mysore Karnataka. http://uni-mysore.academia.edu/KannikaparameshwariG -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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want suggestion
by pravesh choudhary 25 Jan '11

25 Jan '11

respected members I want to know the waitage of PHD degree in LIS from BIT, Mesra will be same as good as other universities??? I mean phd in Inf. Science is equivalent to Phd in LIS waiting for your reply Pravesh Choudhary Central Library Indian School of Mines Dhanbad-826004 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request to post for a " Library Associate" vacancy at IFMR, Chennai.
by Mailing List Admin 25 Jan '11

25 Jan '11

Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 11:27:39 +0530 From: trb.sarma <trb.sarma(a)ifmr.ac.in> Dear Sir, I would grateful, if you could post the following information to fill the post of Library Associate at IFMR, Chennai. IFMR library invites applications to fill the post of "Library Associate" in its library situated at Chennai. Required Qualifications and Experience: 1. Name of the Post : Library Associate 2. Educational Qualifications : M.Lib.I.Sc with Computer background. 3. Experience : Two years work experience in Academic institutional library. Knowledge in KOHA is desirable. 4. Type of position : Permanent 5. Other facilities : PF, Gratuity, Health, LTC as per the Institution guidelines. 6. Salary : Pay Scale will be fixed to get monthly salary between Rs.20,000 to 25,000 on the basis of candidate's experience and qualifications. I request the qualified candidates to send their CVs to the following address at the earliest. Thanks and regards, Dr.T.R.B.SARMA Chief Librarian, Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR) 24, Kothari Road, Nungambakkam Chennai. 600 034; India E.mail: trb.sarma(a)ifmr.ac.in; Web: www.ifmr.ac.in Phone No. 044-28303425; Mobile: 09840402210 Fax: 044-28279208

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