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Inspired Search
by nrusingh dash 16 Mar '10

16 Mar '10

Inspired Search through http://www.spezify.com/ Spezify is a search tool presenting results from a large number of websites in different visual ways. We take web search further, away from endless lists of blue text links and towards a more intuitive experience. We want you to get a good overview of a subject, find useful information and be inspired with Spezify. We mix all media types and make no difference between blogs, videos, microblogs and images. Everything communicates and helps building the bigger picture. We collect websites and are aiming to use as many relevant, free and open API:s as possible to generate extensive and diverse search results. CONTACT info(a)spezify.com have nice trip to spezify, all the best with warm regards Nrusingh Kumar Dash Librarian Silicon Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar-24 Your Mail works best with the New Yahoo Optimized IE8. Get it NOW! http://downloads.yahoo.com/in/internetexplorer/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Demise of ARIST
by G. Mahesh 16 Mar '10

16 Mar '10

Blaise Cronin in his Editorial in the recent issue of JASIST informs about the demise of 'Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST)". He states, "........the regrettable demise, after 45 years of continuous publication, of the Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST)-the final volume will appear in October 2010. Having read ARIST for almost 30 years and edited it for the last 10, I am sad to see the serial come to an end, mindful though I am of the shifts in authors' and readers' behavior that led to the decision...." Read complete editorial at: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/123291774/PDFSTART?CRET… G. Mahesh NISCAIR -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Dr. K. Mohan, Indian School of Business wins IFLA International Marketing Award 2010
by gmahesh＠niscair.res.in 15 Mar '10

15 Mar '10

Congratulations to Dr. K Mohan, Learning Resource Centre, Indian School of Business on winning the 8th IFLA International Marketing Award 2010. >From the blog: http://www.marketing-mantra-for-librarians.blogspot.com/ The IFLA Section on Management and Marketing in collaboration with Emerald is pleased to announce the winners of the 8th IFLA International Marketing Award for 2010. First place was awarded to the Learning Resource Centre (LRC), Indian School of Business, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India, represented by Dr. K. Mohan. The slogan for the winning campaign is "Knowledge Companion to Empower You!" The LRC developed a product line of information alerts for administration, faculty and students marketed as "Global InfoWatch." This umbrella product offers personalised access to all stakeholders' facts and figures to update their knowledge in selected relevant areas. Administrators access competitive business school data such as rankings, faculty and students knowledge of industry trends, and engaging articles on business and management. Graduates receive timely recruitment and placement information. LRC also supports ongoing reference queries to assure and retreive quality content for student projects. Congratulations to the LRC for its user-centric approach and innovative product line of information tools for the 21st century business student. The first-place winner receives airfare, lodging, and registration for the 2010 IFLA General Conference and Council to be held this year in Gothenburg, Sweden, and a cash award of $1,000 (U.S.) to further the marketing efforts of the library....... ----------------------------------------- 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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Web Resources can change the way we think
by Jayaraj 14 Mar '10

14 Mar '10

web resources can change the way we think InfoEyes is a question and answer service for people with a visual impairment or other print limitation. http://www.infoeyes.org Librivox provides free audio books from the public domain. http://librivox.org/ Regards Jayaraj J R Research Scholar Dept of LIS University of Kerala Your Mail works best with the New Yahoo Optimized IE8. Get it NOW! http://downloads.yahoo.com/in/internetexplorer/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Lost my mobile Set - Need your help to update my contacts
by Pandurang Konnur 14 Mar '10

14 Mar '10

Dear All, Kindly excuse me for cross posting I have lost my mobile set while traveling back from Shimoga Conference. With this I have lost all my contact numbers. I request you all to help me to rebuild my contacts and send me your contact details. Temporarily I will be using the following mobile number till I get my earlier number restored. 09964131646 -- Dr.P.V.Konnur Fulbright Fellow (University of Illinois) University Librarian, Bangalore University Library, Jnanabharati, Bangalore-560056 Phone: 080-22961131, 23215510 Website: http://library.bub.ernet.in/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Workshops on Dspace and Koha at DELNET, New Delhi during April/May , 2010
by Dr Sangeeta Kaul 13 Mar '10

13 Mar '10

Dear All DELNET is pleased to announce the following two workshops : 1. Workshop on Dspace for Building Digital Libraries April 28-30, 2010 at DELNET, New Delhi Participation fee : Rs 2500 per delegate 2. Workshop on Koha : An Open Source Library Management Software May 3-5, 2010 at DELNET, New Delhi Participation fee : Rs 2500 per delegate Concession is offered for those professionals who are wanting to register for both the workshops. A total amount of Rs 4500 needs to be paid towards the participation fee for attending both the workshops. Payment should be made through a demand draft in favour of DELNET and payable at New Delhi. Accommodation charges will be extra and based on the guest house tariff rates wherein the accommodation will be provided. Kindly inform us about your interest for participation at sangs(a)delnet.ren.nic.in, sangskaul2003(a)yahoo.co.in Should you require any assistance or clarifications, please do kindly write to us. Thanking you, Yours faithfully Sangeeta Kaul ***** NACLIN 2010 at BITS Goa from June 15-18, 2010 (www.naclin.org) ***** _______________________________________________________________________________ Dr Sangeeta Kaul Network Manager DELNET-Developing Library Network Jawaharlal Nehru University Campus Nelson Mandela Road Vasant Kunj New Delhi-110070 Tel: 91-11-26742222, 32471010, 32471002, 32471011 Fax: 91-11-26741122 Email: sangs(a)delnet.ren.nic.in, sangskaul2003(a)yahoo.co.in Web : www.delnet.nic.in ________________________________________________________________________________ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Survey on comparison of support to commercial versus open source Library Management Systems
by Jai Haravu 13 Mar '10

13 Mar '10

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Required Paper from Trans of AIChE
by Tejasvini.Ranadive＠ril.com 13 Mar '10

13 Mar '10

Following paper is required... Requesting to either send a copy of the same; or guide on from where this paper can be purchasedd... Heat transfer in Radiant Section of Petroleum Heaters by Walter Lobo and James Evans, Trans of AIChE 35(743)1939 Regards, Tejasvini Ranadive Reliance Industries Ltd. Central Library, Patalganga Tel: 02192-256270 tejasvini.ranadive(a)ril.com "Confidentiality Warning: This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the intended recipient(s). are confidential. and may be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient. you are hereby notified that any review. re-transmission. conversion to hard copy. copying. circulation or other use of this message and any attachments is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient. please notify the sender immediately by return email. and delete this message and any attachments from your system. Virus Warning: Although the company has taken reasonable precautions to ensure no viruses are present in this email. The company cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage arising from the use of this email or attachment." -- 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 Shailesh Lohiya 12 Mar '10

12 Mar '10

Dear sir, plz send me the following articles; 1) Jacques Derrida, "Declarations of independence" New Political Science,15 (summer 1986) 7-15 2) Barbara Johnson, " Anthropomorphism in lyric and law", Yale journal of law and Humanities 10, 1998, 549-74 3) Michael sprinker, "Textual Politics:Foucault and Derrida", Boundary 2, 8 1980, 75-98 thanks, nitesh -- Shailesh K. Lohiya Librarian (NUIL) NIRMA University SG Road,Ahmedabad Mob. 09601851608 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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SuB : invitation to Natioanl Conference by Delhi Library Association
by Deepak Sharma 12 Mar '10

12 Mar '10

NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON INFORMATION LITERACY & COMPETENCY IN UGC-INFONET ELECRTONIC RESOURCES 19TH MARCH 2010, New Delhi, India Organized by Delhi Library Association C Block Community Centre New Delhi-110028 India. and INFLIBNET Centre (an autonomous Inter-University Centre of UGC), Ahmedabad ORGANIZERS Delhi Library Association came to be formed on 10th March 1939. Its major activities have been to train library manpower at Certificate level and Diploma level. Its School of Library Science has been functioning since 1954. In 2003 a Computer Lab fitted with 20 branded computers, one scanner and three printers was added to school infrastructure. To provide uninterrupted supply of power to Computer Lab and Class rooms a Genset was added in March last. Association has been bringing out Library Herald, a quarterly journal since 1958. Association has instituted two annual Lecture Series to perpetuate the memories of its Founder Patron Dr S R Ranganathan, and Founder Director of the School of Library Science Professor S Dasgupta. This year it has been decided to organize a National level Workshop on the theme INFORMATION LITERACY & COMPETENCY IN UGC-INFONET ELECRTONIC RESOURCES in joint collaboration with INFLIBNET Centre ( An Autonomous Inter-University Centre of UGC), Ahemadabad in the premises of the Dyal Singh College (University of Delhi), New Delhi-110003. CALL FOR PARTICIPATION With pleasure we invite faculty members, Library & Informational professionals, research scholars, and LIS students to participate in the Workshop. WORKSHOP THEMES -Online Search Techniques -Orientation to UGC Infonet Electronic Resources WORKSHOP FEE Before 17th March 2010: For Faculty members, Library & Info professionals Rs. 750/- For Research scholars, and LIS students Rs. 500/- After 17th March 2010: Rs.1,000/- Registration fee is inclusive of Workshop Kit, High Tea, Lunch. and Afternoon Tea. LAST DATE FOR REGISTRATION Duly filled in Registration Form along with a recent passport size photograph and the DD of requisite amount drawn in the name of DELHI LIBRARY ASSOCIATION on any bank payable at Delhi should reach the Office of Delhi Library Association latest by 17th March 2010. WORKSHOP VENUE The Venue of the National Workshop on Information Literacy and Competency in UGC INFONET Electronic Resources will be the Auditorium, and Computer Labs of the Dyal Singh College (University of Delhi), Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003. Contact Persons: Dr Sunil Kumar, Organising Secretary National Workshop on Information Literacy and Competency in UGC INFONET Electronic Resources, Delhi Library Association, Ranganathan Bhawan C Block, Community Centre, Naraina Vihar, New Delhi-110028 Phone: 011-25774507, Fax: 011-25774275, Mobile: 09811007437 e-mail: dla_39(a)yahoo.co.in www dlaindia.org Mr Jnanendra Narayan Singh Workshop Coordinator, National Workshop on Information Literacy and Competency in UGC INFONET Electronic Resources, and Librarian, Dyal Singh College (Evening) (University of Delhi), New Delhi-110003 Mob: 09810382676 Mr Vinod Kumar Workshop Coordinator, National Workshop on Information Literacy and Competency in UGC INFONET Electronic Resources, and Librarian, Dyal Singh College (Morning) (University of Delhi), Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003 DAY PROGRAMME NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON INFORMATION LITERACY & COMPETENCY IN UGC-INFONET E- RESOURCES 19TH March 2010, New Delhi, India VENUE : Dyal Singh College (University of Delhi), New Delhi-110003 Registration : 9:30am to 10.15am INAUGURATION : 10.30 am to 12 noon Lighting the Lamp : Chief Guest Welcome : Dr. Sunil Kumar, General Secretary, Delhi Library Association Introduction to N LIST : Inaugural Address : Dr Jagdish Arora, Director, INFLIBNET Centre, Ahmedabad Vote of Thanks : Dr K P Singh TEA : 12 Noon to 12.30pm TECHNICAL SESSION -1 : 12.30am to 1.30pm About Workshop : Prof C P Vashishth Oine Searching Techniques : Mr Rajesh Singh Thanks : Mr Jnanendra Narayan Singh LUNCH : 1.30pm to 2.00pm TECHNICAL SESSION -2 : 2.00pm to 3.30 pm Resource persons : Dr A Ratnakar Thanks : Mr Vinod Kumar TEA : 3.30 pm to 4.00pm TECHNICAL SESSION -3 : 4:00pm to 5.30pm Hands on Training : Dr A Ratnakar / Dr. Bibhuti Shahu Thanks : Prof. C P Vashishth Certificate Distribution : 5.30 pm NOTE:- Delegates are requested to kindly collect their CERTIFICATE OF PARTICIPATION from 5.30pm onwards. Regards -- Deepak Sharma Library In Charge Institute of Technology and Management Sector 23 A, Gurgaon 01242365811 9015433756 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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