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PRESERVATION OF BOOKS
by Rafi sm 29 Oct '08

29 Oct '08

Dear LIS forum Members What are the feasible methods for preservation of books from the attack of termites and other insects in libraries? Are there any pesticides that can be used exclusively in libraries? Friends please open up. Rafi S.M Assistant Librarian PAACET 09496371578 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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NISCAIR Online Periodicals Repository http://nopr.niscair.res.in/
by Puna Das 29 Oct '08

29 Oct '08

NISCAIR Online Periodicals Repository National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources (NISCAIR), New Delhi recently started open access repository of its publications using DSpace. NISCAIR publishes 16 scholarly journals in various fields. Presently full text facility is provided for some of the journals . For other journals, one can access abstracts. Full text of these journals will be made available shortly. The repository can be viewed at: http://nopr.niscair.res.in/ Congratulations for this timely initiative and making the scholarly literature available worldwide. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India http://www.anup-jnu.blogspot.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Dr. V N BRIMS Library - Mobile Website
by sandeep bhavsar 29 Oct '08

29 Oct '08

Respected All On the auspicious day of Deepavali. I am pleased to inform you that DR VNBRIMS Library has launched its Mobile Website. Users can now connect with library resources and services through their Pocket PCs, Palmhelds, and Blackberries Users can also search the library Catalog , Working Hours, Contacts, and information on our various collections and services while on the go. The site is designed for ease of use and navigation for mobile devices taking into account their bandwidth, screen size and memory. For more details visit : http://wapamama.net/drvnbrimslibrary Come, try it out. Do send your feedback and help us to improve further. Thanks and Regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Management Studies Thane(W) 400601 MUMBAI. INDIA @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ email : sandeep.bhavsar(a)gmail.com Mob : 9987049099 elibrary :http://www.vpmthane.org/im/elib/main.htm @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Project Assistant Position at NCSI
by Francis Jayakanth 28 Oct '08

28 Oct '08

Dear Members, This posting is being made on behalf of chairman, NCSI. NCSI needs a Project Assistant for its ongoing Science Observatory Project. The candidate needs to possess a minimum qualification of a First Class Master's degree in Library and Information Science preferably with NCSI/DRTC/NISCAIR (INSDOC) experience. The candidate should be interested in bibliometric/scientometric analysis and familiar with searching databases such as Web of Science, Scopus, Google Scholar. The candidate will also be expected to analyze the data using standard software like Excel. The position will start from 1 Dec and is for a period of 3 years but would be renewed on a continual assessment every three months for satisfactory performance. Please apply with your CV to chairman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in with the subject heading "PA for SO project" before 15 Nov, 2008. Such of those candidates who had applied earlier are requested to apply once again. - Francis Jayakanth NCSI, IISc, Bg -12

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InfoVision 2009: The Knowledge Summit, Jan 22-23, 2009, Bangalore- call for participation
by Shalini Urs 28 Oct '08

28 Oct '08

************Apologies for cross postings******* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- International School of Information Management, University of Mysore, Mysore & Bangalore Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Bangalore & Triumph India Software Services, Bangalore ------------------------------------------------------------------- Present InfoVision 2009: The Knowledge Summit, January 22-23, 2009, Bangalore Theme: "Content to Intent: Understanding user intent and context in multimodal, multilingual and mobile information access" Welcome to the 4th edition of InfoVision - The Knowledge Summit Series. Session Themes: * Mobile Information Access * Multimedia Information Access * Multilingual Information Access * Consumer Created Content * eScience, eResearch and Cyber infrastructure * Enterprise Content and Communication Distinguished Speakers at InfoVision 2009: * Dr. P. Anandan, Managing Director, Microsoft Research India, Bangalore * Mr. John Blossom, President and Senior Analyst, Shore Communications, USA * Prof. Dieter Fellner, Director IGD, Fraunhofer Institute of Computer Graphics Research, Darmstadt, Germany * Dr. Edward Cutrell, Research Scientist, Adaptive Systems Interaction Group, Microsoft Research, USA * Prof. John Girard, Associate Professor of Management, Minot State University, USA * Prof. Ee-Peng Lim, School of Information Systems, Singapore Management University, Singapore * Prof. Rohini Srihari, Founder CEO, Janya Inc., USA & Associate Professor, Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, USA * Mr. Bob Stembridge, Thomson Reuters, UK InfoVision brings you the Thomson Innovation Award 2009 Registration Fee: Corporate and Industry: INR 8000.00 per delegate Academic Institutions: INR 6000.00 per delegate 3 or more delegates from same organization - 10% discount Early Bird Offer - Registration before 20th December, 2008 Corporate and Industry: INR 6000.00 per delegate Academic Institutions: INR 4000.00 per delegate 3 or more delegates from same organization - 10% discount Don't miss this great opportunity. For registration and updates, please visit: www.infovision2009.org Come, participate, listen to and interact with eminent speakers. See you at InfoVision 2009! InfoVision 2009 Summit Team. For more details, contact: InfoVision secretariat International School of Information Management University of Mysore, Manasagangotri Mysore 570 006 Tel: +91-821-2514699; +91-821-2411417 Fax: +91-821-2519209 Angrosh - 9886970411 Email: office(a)infovision.org.in; office(a)isim.ac.in ----------- Shalini Dr. Shalini Urs Executive Director and Professor International School of Information Management University of Mysore Manasagangotri Mysore - 570006 Phone : + 91 821 2514699 Fax : + 91 821 2519209 ISiM-Management School for IT, Technology School for IM www.isim.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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reg - zilla Rajostva Award
by Mailing List Admin 28 Oct '08

28 Oct '08

Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:20:25 -0700 (PDT) From: shivashankar kadadevaramath <skadadevaramath(a)yahoo.com> Respected Modreater � I shivashankar kadadevaramath selection grade Librarian working in sree siddaganga college for women tumkur karanataka, tumkur zill authority declared Rajostva Award, for my outstanding contriubution to the Library proffession which will be held on nov1st 2008 at tumkur gubbi veeranna kalakestra � Yours ever in Library service shivashankar kadadevaramath president karanataka state college Librarian Assocation Bangalore, mob 09449070311

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Offering the post of SLIA (IITR)
by Mailing List Admin 28 Oct '08

28 Oct '08

Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:33:50 +0530 From: kunwar.air air <kunwr.air(a)gmail.com> Dear LIS Professional Wishing you and Your Family A very Happy Diwali Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee invites the applications on the prescribed form for the following posts as per details given against each. The form may be obtained from Supdt.,Establishment 'B' Section, IIT Roorkee or the form may be downloaded from the Institute website www.iitr.ernet.in. Sr. Library Information Assistant 07 Posts (SC-01, ST-01, OBC-01, UR-04) 01 of the above 07 posts is reservedb horizontally for physically disabled applicants affected by one leg or one arm or both legs. 5500-9000 Essential: (i) Degree from a recognised University or equivalent (ii) Bachelor's degree or equivalent diploma in Library Science of a recognised University/ Institute or quivalent obtained after graduation. (iii) Experience of two years in a Library/ Computerization of a Library or one year certificate in computer application from a recognized institution or equivalent. Regard:- K. S. Rawat Central Library Indian Institute of Technology Madras Chennai-600036

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Announcement for SIS Fellowship Awards
by Mailing List Admin 28 Oct '08

28 Oct '08

Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2008 01:04:48 -0700 (PDT) From: Kishor Satpathy <kishor_satpathy(a)yahoo.com> Announcement for SIS Fellowship Awards and Raizada Memorial� Awards for Young Information Scientists � Applications are invited from SIS Life members for the SIS Fellowship Awards and from young information Scientists aged below 35 for the Raizada Memorial Young Information Scientists Awards. The Young Information Scientists Award was instituted in memory of late Shri A.S.Raizada Founder Secretary of the Society. � The application along with bio-data and scientific contributions like research paper, Books, or any other material produced by him/her may please be sent to Secretary, Society for Information Science C/O NISTADS, K.S. Krishanan Marg, PUSA, New Delhi-110012 positively by 5th November 2008. Applications received after this shall not be considered. Awardees shall be facilitated on 5th December 2008 at the 25th Silver Jubilee Year�s National Convention & Conference to be held on 5-6th December 2008 at the Indian Institute of Management, Indore. � The details of the Conference can obtained from: Mr. Kishor Chandra Satpathy Librarian & Organising Secretary, SIS 2008 Indian Institute of Management Indore Prabandh Shikhar, Rau-Pithampur Road, Indore-453331, Madhya Pradesh E-mail: satpathy(a)iimidr.ac.in; ksatpathy(a)gmail.com Tel: 0731-4228626, 09425312746(M) � http://www.iimidr.ac.in/iimi/pages/institute/sis2008.php http://sis2008conference.blogspot.com/ http://www.indolibnet.org http://sis2008.synthasite.com/

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3rd Management Development Programme for LIS Professionals
by Mailing List Admin 28 Oct '08

28 Oct '08

Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2008 07:46:00 +0000 (GMT) From: arun kishore <arunkishore_bl(a)yahoo.co.uk> Dear friends, Library and Information Centre of DCSchool of Management and Technology, Kerala is organising its 3rd Management Development Programme for library professionals on 1st�November 2008 at HOTEL TAJ RESIDENCY, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. Chief Presentator : Prof. Salini R. Urs. International School of Information Management, Mysore www.isim.ac.in REGESTRATION IS FREE Register Online here� Please access the folowing link for details http://www.dcschool.net With warm regards, Arun Kishore, B.L. Librarian DCSMAT, Kerala Mob. 9745608096 Email. arunkishore@dcschool. net

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request for information
by Meruvu. satyanarayana 27 Oct '08

27 Oct '08

Dear Fellow Professional Colleague I am in need of data on population and villages of Marine Fisher folk on the sea shore of Visakhapatnam District for my Research Project. Please mail the data as soft copy if possible Thanks in anticipation... Yours Dr.M.Satyanarayana Associate Professor in Library and Information Science Andhra University Visakhapatnam Phone: 9440632703 --------------------------------- Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Invite them now. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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