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Maharashtra Govt. Circular for the library professionals whose proposals are sent to UGC for Exemption...
by Ajay Kamble 28 Apr '09

28 Apr '09

Dear All, We have received a circular from Mr. Lavande, Librarian, Arts and Commerce College, Pusegaon, Tq. Khatao, Dist. Satara. It is published by Maharashtra Govt. in which the list of UGC approved universities is attached... It is further mentioned that the degrees of these universities can be accepted for employment in Maharashtra State.... It includes Alagappa University and Madurai Kamraj University too.... The Circular is uploaded on MLOSC google group and the link is provided on GRs and Circulars page of our website www.mlsc.co.nr. -- Ajay M. Kamble Librarian Annasaheb Vartak Arts, Commerce, Science College, Vasai Road (W), Dist. Thane - 401202 www.mlsc.co.nr www.ajaykamble.co.nr -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Teaching Post in Library Science
by mukesh jha 28 Apr '09

28 Apr '09

BUNDELKHAND UNIVERSITY (Kanpur Road, Jhansi (UP)) Application are invited for the following Teaching positions *Library & Information Science*: 04 posts (*Reader-2*, *Lecturer-2*) *Pay Scale* : Rs.16400-22400 for Professor and Rs.12000-18300 for Reader and Rs.8000-13500 for Lecturer How to Apply : Application on prescribed form along with bank draft of Rs. 350/- (Rs. 175/- for SC/ST) drawn in favour of Finance Officer Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, payable at SBI, BU branch, Jhansi must reach the office of the Registrar, Bundelkhand university, Jhansi-281428 latest by 26/05/2009. The application must also be supported with photocopies of requisite documents related to educational qualification, teaching experience, research publications, reservationss etc. View detail of the advertisement at http://www.bujhansi.org/_recru/_pdf/Regular_faculty-Adv090409.pdf , and application format is available at http://www.bujhansi.org/_recru/_pdf/Regular_faculty-frm090409.pdf Wits Regards Mukesh Kumar Jha M.L.I.Sc(BHU 2008) Library Intern(BHU CL) email Id: mukeshlib(a)gmail.com Mob: o9654448933 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Lecture on "Institutional Archives and the Writing of Contemporary History" at SRELS, Bangalore on 25 th April at 6.00 p.m
by Byrappa, Ananda (GE, Research) 28 Apr '09

28 Apr '09

Dear All, You are cordially invited to attend the following lecture organized by Karnataka State Library Association. TOPIC: Institutional Archives and the Writing of Contemporary History SPEAKER: Mrs. Indira Chowdhury PLACE: Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science (SRELS) 702, 'Upstairs', 42nd Cross, III Block Rajajinagar, Bangalore - 560 010 DATE & TIME: Saturday April 25, 2009 at 6.00 p.m. ABOUT THE LECTURE: In this presentation, Speaker shall be drawing on her recent experience in setting up the Archives of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Science in Mumbai and focus on the factors that shape the writing of contemporary history. What are the resources that contemporary history can draw on to rediscover and document the environment in which particular events took place in the not too distant past? While setting up the Archives of the Institute Homi Bhabha built, it soon became clear that examining just the annual reports and technical papers were insufficient to understand the historical circumstances that gave birth to the Institute two years before Indian independence. What resources could then be used in understanding, accessing and assessing the influence of the environment on this particular formation? What kind of institution did Homi Bhabha, whose centenary year this is, aim to create when he set up TIFR? And finally, how does a historian tap into other kinds of resources to face the challenges that any institutional archives presents? These are some of the questions that this presentation will address. ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Indira Chowdhury was formerly Professor of English at Jadavpur University, Kolkata. A PhD in History from the School of Oriental and African Studies, London, her book The Frail Hero and Virile History (OUP, 1998) was awarded the Tagore Prize (Rabindra Puraskar) in 2000. Also interested in lexicography she also compiled the Supplement of Indian English words published in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary in 1995. In 2004, she published The First Promise - a translation of a major Bengali novel into English. She is based in Bangalore where she has set up Archival Resources for Contemporary History a Consultancy service for Institutions, families and communities. She is a Consultant Archivist for several institutions among them, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, IIT Kanpur, Naandi, Hyderabad and Dr Reddy's Laboratory, Hyderabad. Thanks, Anand Ananda T.Byrappa General Secretary Karnataka State Library Association -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for papers
by Kshema Prakash 28 Apr '09

28 Apr '09

Dear Colleagues, Can someone kindly send me a copy of the following papers? 1. Sy-Ming Guu, Yan-Kuen Wu, Minimizing a linear objective function under a max-t-norm fuzzy relational equation constraint, Fuzzy Sets and Systems, In Press, Uncorrected Proof, Available online 1 April 2009. 2. Jun-Lin Lin, On the relation between fuzzy max-Archimedean t-norm relational equations and the covering problem, Fuzzy Sets and Systems, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 8 February 2009. Regards, Kshema Dr. (Ms.) Kshema Prakash Faculty Librarian - Gr I, Contact Person e-Journals (Library) & Coordinator - Distance Library Services DEI Central Library Dayalbagh Educational Institute (Deemed University) Dayalbagh, Agra 282 0110 Uttar Pradesh, India Mob: +919897190604 http://kshema-distancelibraryservices.blogspot.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Which open source ILS is best? A short answer
by Vimal Kumar 28 Apr '09

28 Apr '09

Dear Friends, I confronted with this query at various occasions. My view towards this topic is follows. We have to consider the truth; no ILS is perfect in all aspects. If we learn in detail, we can find that each ILS (both commercial and open source) has its own strength and weakness. In the case of Koha (version 3.1) acquisition module has only basic features. Current acquisition module may not be suitable for big library system. It does not mean Koha is not good. Open source software development is community dependent and improving day by day with the help of users and developers across the world. Next release of Koha (3.2) will introduce new acquisition module with new features. Another freedom with open source ILS is the free availability. No trial version, you can try full version. You can install two or three popular open source ILS in your test machine and make a detailed comparative study. Go through all modules and try all features in each ILS. Check whether each ILS can match with your functional requirements in your library. Basic functional modules will be same with most of the open source ILS. But you can find certain features are more suitable for the library environment where software developed. Most of the open source ILS projects are originated from different countries. Koha developed for Harowhenua Library Trust, New Zealand, Evergreen developed for PINES consortium in USA and GNUTECA developed in Brazil. In certain cases open source ILS popular in one country may not be ready to use for libraries in other countries. For example PMB open source ILS is popular in France and more suitable for library environment there. NewGenLib genuinely developed for the requirements of Indian libraries and you can find more features suitable for Indian libraries. Health of an open source ILS project depends up on the degree of involvement by users and developers group. Users valuable suggestions are necessary to fix bugs, find usability problems and make more improvements. Koha has more community support than any other open source ILS. Other things we have to consider while selecting open source ILS are availability of detailed documentation, user friendly interface, standards for interchange of data, community and commercial support. -- Vimal Kumar V. Asst. Librarian Asian School of Business Technopark, Trivandrum-695 581 Web: www.vimalkumar.co.nr Blog: http://vimalkumar.oksociety.in OK Society Volunteer. http://oksociety.in --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "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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Regional Workshop on Koha organised by DELNET at Amrita School of Engineering, Bangalore from May 18-20, 2009
by Sangeeta Kaul 27 Apr '09

27 Apr '09

delnet announces Regional Workshop on on Koha - An Open-Source Integrated Library System (ILS) : An Ideal Opportunity for Libraries from May 18-20, 2009 at Amrita School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Bangalore -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Accommodation is provided free of charge to the delegates for four days stay at the Campus. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Participation Fee (For India and SAARC countries) : Member Institutions of DELNET Rs 3000 per delegate (25% discount on participation fee of more than one delegate from the same organisation) Non-Member Institutions of DELNET Rs 3500 per delegate (25% discount on participation fee of more than one delegate from the same organisation) Participants from North-East Institutions Rs 1500 per delegate Detailed Brochure available at www.delnet.nic.in For further details write to : Sangeeta Kaul Network Manager & Workshop Coordinator DELNET-Developing Library Network JNU Campus, Nelson Mandela Road Vasant Kunj New Delhi-110070 Tel: 91-11-26742222, 32471010, 32471011 Fax: 91-11-26741122 Mobile : 09810329992 Email: sangs(a)delnet.ren.nic.in, sangskaul2003(a)yahoo.co.in Web : www.delnet.nic.in Mr K K Suresh Librarian Amrita School of Engineering Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Deemed University Kasavanahalli Off: Sarjapura Road Carmelaram Post Bengaluru-560 035 Tel: 080-28441216 -17 Web : www.amrita.edu, http://210.212.205.25/opac Email: kk_suresh(a)blr.amrita.edu, suresh_amrita(a)rediffmail.com _______________________________________________________________________________ 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, sangskaul(a)gmail.com 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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Digitisation could help economy, says ARL director
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 26 Apr '09

26 Apr '09

http://www.researchinformation.info/news/news_story.php?news_id=435 Digitisation could help economy, says ARL director 12 February 2009 The executive director of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has urged the US government to finance a large-scale digitisation project as a way to help in the current economic crisis. The project that he wants President Obama and the US Congress to back would see the country's library and other cultural collections digitised and put on the web. In an article in the Chronicle of Higher Education, ARL's Charles B. Lowry argued that 'Investing in an open, universal digital commons will help ease the current economic crisis by creating jobs, equipping workers with 21st-century skills, and laying a foundation for innovation and national competitiveness in business and research.' He believes that infrastructure developments should go beyond roads and bridges. 'We should also build our digital infrastructure and equip workers with skills they can use in the years ahead—skills for the information age,' he explained. According to Lowry, with immediate funding, up to 10,000 people could quickly be trained and employed scanning public-domain library materials. He estimates that creating a universal digital library of 10 million books would cost $300 million, which he sees as a modest price tag compared with many public-works projects. Lowry's opinion piece, 'Let’s Spur Recovery by Investing in Information,' appeared in the 6 February 2009, issue of the Chronicle. Related internet links ARL Prof. N.LAXMAN RAO, Professor of Library & Information Science, & Director, UGC-Academic Staff College (Retd), Osmania University, HYDERABAD- 500 007 (INDIA) President, Association of British Scholars (Hyderabad Chapter) 91-40-27171565, 27177763 (res): 09246547599 (Mobile) e:mail-- naglaxman(a)yahoo.com OR naglaxman(a)gmail.com SAVE THE EARTH / ENVIRONMENT- SAVE YOURSELF -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Last UK research council mandates open access
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 26 Apr '09

26 Apr '09

http://www.researchinformation.info/news/news_story.php?news_id=436 Last UK research council mandates open access 12 February 2009 The Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has decided to mandate open-access publication of the research that it funds. However, it says that academics should be able to choose whether they use the so-called green option (ie, self-archiving in an on-line repository) or to use the gold option (ie, pay-to-publish in an open access journal). This decision, which was made at the EPSRC council's December meeting, follows a consultation by Research Councils UK, in collaboration with the Research Information Network and the Department of Trade and Industry. ESPRC was the only one of the seven Research Councils UK, which hadn't already adopted an open-access mandate; the others having announced theirs back in 2006. ESPRC will publish further details of its policy later in the spring. Related internet links EPSRC's open-access policy Prof. N.LAXMAN RAO, SAVE THE EARTH / ENVIRONMENT- SAVE YOURSELF -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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OCLCs new initiative
by Jai Haravu 26 Apr '09

26 Apr '09

Friends OCLC has recently announced a major initiative, what it calls, "the first Web-scale, cooperative library management service". This will ultimately bring into WorldCat Local the full complement of functions traditionally performed by a locally installed integrated library system (ILS). The initiative, when it becomes full-fledged wll no doubt challenge the ILS market place. OCLC's vision involves shifting increasing portions of activity managed library-by-library through locally or consortially implemented automation systems to the network level, subsumed under the global WorldCat infrastructure. Libraries that subscribe to FirstSearch WorldCat will get, for no additional charge, the WorldCat Local "quick start" service: a locally branded catalog interface. People may like to see the article in the link below by Marshall Breeding, a well respected expert in library technologies. http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6653619.html Haravu -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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New IFLA website
by Charu 25 Apr '09

25 Apr '09

Respected Friends, Greetings for the day. Change is the rule of life and Library Information Science world is not an exception of this basic rule. IFLA is not the new name in LIS world but today it got a new face. On Wednesday 22 April Claudia Lux, IFLA President, officially launched the new IFLA website. This happening took place in the presence of all IFLA Governing Board members that were gathered in The Hague at IFLA HQ for the April Governing Board Meeting. The new website and other relevant details can be accessed on following link------ http://www.ifla.org/ Regards, Miss Charu Mathur -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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