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Fw: UGC-REFRESHER COURSE IN LIS, CALICUT UNIVERSITY
by Sunny Joseph 29 Jan '10

29 Jan '10

--- On Tue, 26/1/10, Sunny Joseph <sannyjoseph(a)yahoo.co.in> wrote: From Sunny Joseph, Librarian, Govt. Institute of Advanced Study in Education,Thrissur, Kerala. 680 020 From: Sunny Joseph <sannyjoseph(a)yahoo.co.in> Subject: UGC-REFRESHER COURSE IN LIS, CALICUT UNIVERSITY To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Date: Tuesday, 26 January, 2010, 11:46 PM Dear all, I was a participant in 5th UGC-refresher course in LIS at calicut University. The course was from 5-1-2010 to 25-1-2010 at Academic Staff College. Threre were 45 participants including three from outside Kerala. The course was mainly aiming for providing hands on experience with various library softwares, especially digital library application packages. The course was inaugurated by Prof.Bavakutty, HOD, DLIS, Kannur University. Dr.K.X.Joseph, Director,ASC presided and Dr.Jalaja, HOD,DLIS, calicut university welcomed the gathering. Prof.Bavakutty conducted an excellent session on internet searching skills. He explained different ways of searching the Web with illustrations which was very useful. Dr.M.G.Sreekumar and Mr. Biju from IIM, Kozhikode explained about digital libraries and demonstrated Greenstone digital library applications. Sri. Rajasekharan, Librarian, KILA said that the librarian who is ignorant about building digital library is treated as illiterate in the digital age. He trained the participants on how to build digital library using Greenstone. Dr.Rama Sesha from Mysore university conducted an excellent on information sources for research. He revealed that Acharya Rajaneesh read 1,67,000 books and maintained them in his personal library fully organised. Oh! What an intellectual Acharya Rajaneesh was!!! who was mis-represented by our main stream media. Dr. Rama also revealed the story of another bibliophile, Sri. Asuthosh Mukherjee who was keeping a personal library of 1,10,000 books. Sri.Tomson, Librarian, Devagiri college, Calicut and Dr.Dinesan Koovakai, Asst. Librarian from Central University Kasaragod demonstrated KOHA installation and its working in Linux platform. They informed us that KOHA is a free library management software and has all features of high cost proprietary softwares. Sri.Madhu, system administrator, Calicut university taught us important Linux commands. Prof. Bardol form Mangalore University spoke on professional ethics. He explained that library ethics are rooted in the Five laws of Library Science. Dr. Chandrasekhara from Mysore University conducted a session on Doublin Core meta-data standards. Sri.Husain, Librarian, Kerala Forest Research Institute said there is confusion among working librarians resulting from new generation library softwares and the practical difficulty arising during switching over existing data bases to new applications. Dr.Manikandan, Faculty from Dept. of Psychology, Feroke College Calicut conducted an excellent session on reserch design and use of SPSS package in data analysis. Dr. Muhammed Haneefa, Lecturer, DLIS, Calicut University, trained us on making web pages using HTML. This was highly effective. Dr. Kochu kosi, Librarian, Central Reference Library, Kolkata conducted an enlightening session on eary writing materials, eary printing and informed us about the recommendations of National Knowledge Comission on Librarires and LIS. Dr. Jacob Verghese, Faculty, IMG, Calicut had an inter-active session on inter-personal relations. He enlightened us that professional skills contribute only 20% in success while 80% contribution in success is from other areas especially human relation skills. Dr. Abdul Aseese, University Librarian(i/C), Calicut University showed us UGC-INFONET Service in the University and informed us that 9000+ journals are in the consortium. During the course we could participate in a seminar on "Best Practices in Libraries" jointly organised by DLIS, Calicut Iniversity and KLA. SrI. Jayarajan, Country Head, British library India, Dr. Anil Chalambra, HOD, Dept. of Malayalam, University of Calicut etc spoke. On 20-1-2010, we had a good experiece of visiting IIM, Kozhikode. Dr. M.G.Sreekumar explained about the library services and about the digital library of IIMK. On the evening we visited Beypore beach, a place of historical importance. By Sunny Joseph, Librarian, Govt.Institute of Advanced Study in Education, Thrissur. sannyjoseph(a)yahoo.co.in The INTERNET now has a personality. YOURS! See your Yahoo! Homepage. The INTERNET now has a personality. YOURS! See your Yahoo! Homepage. http://in.yahoo.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Donate a Book to your school and Book Bank
by Puna Das 29 Jan '10

29 Jan '10

Donate a Book to your school and Book Bank To facilitate the collection of reading materials and to bring books to those who do not have access to libraries or the privilege of owning books, UNESCO has launched in collaboration with the Government of India, Ministry of Human Resource Development the Donate a Book to your school campaign in schools all over the country to develop a bank of books within the schools and outside. This campaign will be launched in conjunction with the "Book Bank" scheme which will collect books from the general public at selected centres. Books are necessary to enhance education of children and should be widely available in every school library. The National Curriculum Framework (NCF, 2005), an advisory document, intended to guide the formulation of curricula across schooling systems, noted that efforts are required for preparing more learning resources for children, especially books and reference materials in regional languages, for school and teacher reference libraries. Through this initiative we hope to both increases the strength of books in the school libraries, as also build book banks that would receive voluntary donations. The supplementary collection of books would thereafter be donated to NGOs and schools in order to enable children to have access to additional reading material. Simultaneously, the Initiative will also promote reading habits and literature appreciation in children. UNESCO will also use its network of UNESCO Clubs and Associated Schools Project, to implement this project. The initiative aims to build a bank of books and reference material for schools across the country both in national and regional languages. The initiative particularly aims to address the following objectives: # Increase the available books and reference material in schools and resource centres # Encourage reading habits among children # Encourage Literature Appreciation in schools # Facilitate the creation of mobile book libraries and mobile schools # Encourage local commitment to stronger community ties We invite children, parents, teachers, citizens, publishers, corporate houses and NGOs, to join hands with us in this initiative! To start with you can participate by donating a book in good shape that you don’t read anymore. For further information contact: Ms. Shaguna Gahilote Project Officer for Culture s.gahilote[at]unesco.org Source: http://portal.unesco.org/geography/en/ev.php-URL_ID=12102&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&U… ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India http://anupkumardas.blogspot.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The INTERNET now has a personality. YOURS! See your Yahoo! Homepage. http://in.yahoo.com/ -- 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] An Appeal to all the members of Karnataka State Library Association (KALA)
by Babu Rajendra 29 Jan '10

29 Jan '10

Attn to KALA Members, I would like to thank the KALA members for responding with the change of address. We have updated the members details in KALA website. Please find the details at http://www.kalaonline.com/?q=node/4. Regards, Rajendra Babu H Joint Secretary, KALA. -------------------------- [LIS-Forum] An Appeal to all the members of Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) Babu Rajendra Rajendra.Babu at capco.com Thu Dec 24 15:18:50 IST 2009 Dear KALA Members, We at Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) would like to request all its members to verify their address on our website http://www.kalaonline.com/?q=node/4. Please write back to me if you have any changes to be made. Please quote your KALA membership receipt number. We appreciate if you could get back to us by Monday 28th December 2009. Warm Regards, Rajendra Babu H Joint Secretary, KALA. The information in this email is confidential and is intended solely for the addressee(s). Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not an intended recipient, please notify the sender of this email immediately. You should not copy, use or disseminate the information contained in the email. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of Capco. http://www.capco.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Restructure of Paper III of UGC NET
by Bairam Khan 29 Jan '10

29 Jan '10

Dear Moderator, Please post this message. Paper III of UGC NET Exam has been restructured.It will be implemented from June, 2010 Exam. Please check this link. http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/lateststructureofpapaer3net.pdf Bairam Khan Assistant Librarian Gr-II Central Library, Golapbag The University of Burdwan PIN-713104, W.B., India Cell No.- +91-9434585286 E-mail-bubairamkhan(a)gmail.com, bairamkhan(a)hotmail.com -- _______________________________________________ Search for products and services at: http://search.mail.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Workshop announcement
by Vandana Khandelwal 29 Jan '10

29 Jan '10

Dear all LIS-Professional MAEER'S Maharashtra Academy of Engineering, Alandi is organizing "Five Days National Level Workshop on Library Automation and Building Digital Library using KOHA and DSpace Open Source Software". The schedule of the workshop is from February 18-22, 2010. The registration fee for the workshop is Rs. 1000/- only. The number of participants is restricted to 40 and admission for the workshop is on a first-come-first-served basis. Details regarding the workshop can be downloaded from the MAE web site www.maepune.com. You are kindly requested to give wide publicity among your friend and LIS-Professional for the workshop For further queries contact: Ms. Vandana Khandelwal Chief Convenor MAEER'S Maharashtra Academy of Engineering Alandi (D), Dehu Phata, Dist., Pune 412105 Phone : 020-30253541, 27185857, 30253500, 30253600 Telefax : 020-27185759 Email : vbkhandelwal(a)mitpune.com Mobile:09637913255 The INTERNET now has a personality. YOURS! See your Yahoo! Homepage. http://in.yahoo.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Reminder - Talk on Measuring the Usage of eResources :What counts and what doesn't @ SRELS, Rajajinagar, Bangalore, on Sat Jan 30, 2010 @ 6 P.M.
by Francis Jayakanth 29 Jan '10

29 Jan '10

Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) Monthly Lecture On behalf of KALA, I cordially invite you for the next monthly lecture. The details of the lecture are given below. Topic: Measuring the Usage of eResources : What counts and what doesn't - A case study Speaker:Ananda T.Byrappa Manager, Whitney Knowledge Centre GE India Technology Centre 122, EPIP, Phase 2, Whitefield Road, Bangalore - 560066, INDIA Venue: Karnataka Sate Library Association, c/o SRELS, 702, 42nd Cross, Rajajinagar III Block, Bangalore - 560 010 Date and Time: Saturday, Jan 30, 2010 @ 6.00 pm This lecture is being organized in collaboration with Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science (SRELS). I take this opportunity to thank SRELS for their unstinting support to KALA's activities. With best regards, - Francis for KALA

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Indian made e-reader to take on Kindle
by DINESH SIDDAIAH 29 Jan '10

29 Jan '10

Dear Friends, Indian made e-reader to take on Kindle After two years of hard work, Vishal Mehta, an ex employee of Amazon.com, launched the Infibeam Pi, an e-reader that looks like the Amazon Kindle. It has the same e-Ink screen that the Kindle sports, reports Sruthijith KK of The Economic Times. The Infibeam Pi, which is priced at Rs.10,000, can be ordered online now and is likely to be shipped in February, is priced at Rs. 10,000. The Amazon Kindle, when shipped to India, costs about Rs.18,000. The Pi supports 13 Indian languages. Infibeam.com, an online retailer that sells everything from flowers to jewellery to books to electronic goods, has more than one lakh ebooks. Source: http://www.siliconindia.com/shownews/Indian_made_ereader_to_take_on_Kindle-… Thanking You, Dinesh -- Dr. Dinesh K. S. MLISc., Ph.D. Selection Grade Librarian, Nagarjuna College of Engineering & Technology, Devanahalli, Bengaluru - 562 110. Ph: +91-9845102382, Email: dinesh.ncet(a)gmail.com www.nagarjunaknowledgecentre.webs.com www.dineshks.webs.com, -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Registration open for Workshop on "Knowledge Transaction"
by DRTC - General 29 Jan '10

29 Jan '10

Workshop on Knowledge Transactions 15th 17th February, 2010 Organized by Documentation Research and Training Centre (DRTC) Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) Bangalore Knowledge is perceived and understood differently according to the context and purpose of tasks at hand. Libraries and Information centres have been involved in knowledge transactions in the sense of organization of collections, systems leading to context based indexing and techniques in handling and representing knowledge. In the digital information world representation models are increasingly based on traditional and theoretical foundations of knowledge transactions. Legacy methods based on principles of Knowledge Organization are now being adapted for Knowledge conceptualizations and representation and developing representation languages, knowledge architecture and structures. At the same time knowledge modeling using popular W3C-SKOS, NKOS and RDFs are being implemented especially to structure, organize and manage information resources. Documentation Research and Training Centre, Indian Statistical Institute, announces a seminar on 'Knowledge Transactions' to bring together expertise in information communities and active stakeholders in the domain. The workshop will comprise of contributed papers, invited talks and demonstrations by resource persons, in areas pertaining to Knowledge Organization, Transactions and Management. The objective of the workshop is to provide a platform for discussions on latest developments in methods of knowledge transactions with a direct bearing and applications in Library and Information Science and services. The intended outcome is to enhance the knowledge and skills of the participants in methods of knowledge transactions. It is aimed to achieve the goal through: Invited lectures Contributed papers Demonstrations Discussions The intended participation: Library and Information professionals, faculty, students and researchers in knowledge transactions and related domains. Topics include (but not limited to): Knowledge Transaction Systems Knowledge Organization Techniques Ontologies and Approaches to Building Ontologies Digital Libraries and Knowledge Organization Techniques Knowledge Representation and Processing Knowledge Structures and Mapping Encoding and Formats Multilingual Knowledge Representation and Handling Semantic Web Technologies for Knowledge Representation and Management Emergent Techniques for Search Algorithms and Context Sensitive Indexing MetaData and Interoperability Tools and Techniques in Knowledge Transactions Standards for Knowledge Organization, Representation and Services Case Studies, Analytic Studies in the thrust areas mentioned above Venue: Documentation Research and Training Centre, Indian Statistical Institute, 8th Mile Mysore Road, R.V. College Post, Bangalore 560 059. For Further Details visit : http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/DRTC/KT ======================================================== Registration Form Workshop on Knowledge Transactions 15th 17th February, 2010 Name: Address: Name and Address of Sponsor/ Employee: *Whether Accommodation required: Yes / No (*on shared basis, subject to availability, on first-cum-first basis; charges apply as per institution rules) Arrival Date: Departure Date: Telephone: Fax: E-mail: Demand Draft No: Date: towards registration fee for Rs. 1800/- drawn in favour of Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore Signature of the Sponsoring Authority Signature of the Participant The filled in Registration form may be mailed to: Dr. Devika P. Madalli, Convener, Documentation Research and Training Centre Indian Statistical Institute, 8th Mile Mysore Road R.V. College Post, Bangalore 560 059 Phone: 080-8483002 to 5 Ext: 497 and 490 FAX: 080-28482711 E-mail: devika(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in; devikapm(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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Talk on Measuring Usage of eResources :What counts and what doesn't @ SRELS, Rajajinagar, bangalore, on Sat Jan 30, 2010 @ 6 P.M.
by Francis Jayakanth 28 Jan '10

28 Jan '10

Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) Monthly Lecture On behalf of KALA, I cordially invite you for the next monthly lecture. The details of the lecture are: Topic: Measuring the Usage of eResources : What counts and what doesn't - A case study Speaker:Ananda T.Byrappa Manager, Whitney Knowledge Centre GE India Technology Centre 122, EPIP, Phase 2, Whitefield Road, Bangalore - 560066, INDIA Venue: Karnataka Sate Library Association, 902, 42nd Cross, Rajajinagar, Bangalore - 560010 Date and Time: Saturday, Jan 30, 2010 @ 6.00 pm With best regards, - Francis for KALA c/o SRELS, Rajajinagar Bangalore - 560 010

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Ranking of World Repositories [Where does India Stands?]
by Sukhdev Singh 28 Jan '10

28 Jan '10

Dear Friends, Latest Ranking of World's Open Access Repositories is now available (January 2010 Edition) at http://repositories.webometrics.info/index.html I have culled out ranking of Indian Repositories. These are ranked as below in the top 400 world repositories: 82 - Indian Institute of Science Bangalore ePrints - http://eprints.iisc.ernet.in/ 148 - Openmed National Informatics Centre India - http://openmed.nic.in 180 - Indian Statistical Institute Digital Library - http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/ 218 - Indian Institute of Astrophysics Dspace - http://prints.iiap.res.in/ 245 - National Institute of Oceanography India Digital Repository - http://drs.nio.org/ 278 - Raman Research Institute Digital Repository - http://dspace.rri.res.in/ 370 - National Aerospace Laboratories Institutional Repository - http://nal-ir.nal.res.in/ Their methodology for ranking is available at http://repositories.webometrics.info/methodology_rep.html Interestingly, SIZE does not matter when compared to VISIBILITY! Where does India Stands? --Sukhdev Singh http://twitter.com/esukhdev -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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