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Digitisation of old books and journals (Susmita Chakraborty)
by naganarasimha shailaja 19 Sep '08

19 Sep '08

Dear Friends I am Equally interested in knowing the methods used by other libraries in digitising their archival Material.The main parameters applied to get the best digital end product.Clarity, Reproducability and the life of the digital forms so converted.The cost involved in initial digitisation and in the up gradation of digital forms with the change in software , Hardware etc.If some experts respond on the LIS Forum It will be of great help to many professionals N Shailaja Assistant Editor Information Centre DECCAN HERALD Bangalore Ph No.25880545 Mobile:9449210448 Naganarasimhas(a)yahoo.com New Email names for you! Get the Email name you've always wanted on the new @ymail and @rocketmail. Hurry before someone else does! http://mail.promotions.yahoo.com/newdomains/aa/ -- 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] Some basic Questions
by divya soni 19 Sep '08

19 Sep '08

Dear professional friends, I am agree with all these questions, but it's very sad that we have to ask to people to give us the proper respect and to recognise us. i think don't ask now just do something best by our part so that people automatically recognise us. Now stop asking start proofing. Regards Divya Soni Assistant Librarian Development Alternatives Qutub Instituitonal area New Delhi-16 On Thu, 18 Sep 2008 sabuj kumar chaudhuri wrote : > >Dear Friends/Respected Sir/Madam >Â > >I have some basic questions regarding a Librarian's Status in College/University: >Â > >Why librarian's job is non-vacational? >Â > >Don't we recognize theÂ research need /academic freedom of Librarians like teachers? >Â > >What are the actual status of librarian ? >Â > >Do we consider librarians as teachers or someone else? >Â > >Why librarians need to clear (UGC)NET/M.Phil/PhD? >Â > >If they are having the same entrance qualifications and same recruitmentÂ hurdles then why don't they enjoy the same acdemic freedom (like FIP, Phd increment,One day off, 16 hrs job /week, same retirement age, no major/minor research projectÂ etc)? >Â > >Why are UGC or State govts.Â hiding these matters behind the equal pay (8000-275-13500)status ? > >Why our so-called renowned/influential professionals/tecahers /professional associationÂ feel shy to talk about the matter before the concerned authority? >Â > >Do we really feel ourselves subordinate to our teacher friends? >Â > >Why don't our associations are raising nationwide agitation for redesignate our service as per propsition of AIFUCTO? >Â >I do not want to hurt any body.What I am said is from the core of my heart and these are very important matters to make this profession attractive to the new generations. I love this profession.I am Librarian by choice not by compulsion.I am proud of being a Librarian. ActuallyÂ I feel, a profession or a subject develops when it gets absolute parity and respect.Without parity,recognition and respect Librarian will not shine any more.Â I will be very happy to discuss the matter with you all and share your valued comments on these questions. >Â >with warm regards. >Â >sabuj > >---------------------------------------------- >Dr. Sabuj Kumar Chaudhuri >Librarian >Basanti Devi College [http://www.basantidevicollege.org] >(An affiliated college under University of Calcutta) >147B, Rash Behari Avenue >Kolkata-700 029, West Bengal >India >Phone:(033)24641012 >email:sabooj_c@yahoo.co.in ;sabuj_c(a)yahoo.co.uk ;sabujkumarchaudhuri(a)gmail.com website:http://www.geocities.com/sabuj_c/sabuj.html >---------------------------------------------- > > > >-- >This message has been scanned for viruses and >dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >believed to be clean. > >_______________________________________________ >LIS-Forum mailing list >LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum Miss. Divya Soni Professional Trainee Library Indian Institute of Management Indore, Pigdamber Rau, Phone-91-731-4228625-628 Mobile No.-09926624935 Indore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Call for participation in a Seminar on Open Access being organized by the University of Kashmir, Srinagar (J&K)
by Jagtar Singh 19 Sep '08

19 Sep '08

* Department of Library and Information Science The University of Kashmir * NO: LIS.seminar/08 Date:16.09.08 * SUB: Invitation for participation in the Seminar(23-25 October,2008) and Call for papers (FINAL Call) Department of Library and Information Science, The University of Kashmir (J&K) * is organizing a National Seminar on *"Open Access Movement: Initiatives, Promotion and Impact" from 23-25 October , 2008. All interested with the theme are invited to join the event to take part in deliberations and help in bringing an awareness among stakeholders , to ensure developing a powerful lobby in framing a fruitful policy for making Open Access archiving to scholarship mandatory in India.However,the * scholars, teachers and professionals and other stakeholders can submit their original research papers covering conceptual innovations, case studies, evaluations etc *by 10 October, 2008 *on the following e-mail address: 1. smshafi(a)kashmiruniversity.ac.in OR 2. shafi_sm2000(a)yahoo.co.in * KINDLY NOTE: *The seminar earlier scheduled and notified *from 15-17 October,2008 *is now rescheduled from *23-25October, 2008 *due to certain unavoidable circumstances. Inconvenience caused is highly regretted. * I. BROAD FACETS * (*Scholars can choose other relevant and allied topics as well.) * *Scholarly Communication and New publishing Models * · Evolution · Access Problems · Crisis · Electronic Publishing; advantages and drawbacks · Electronic Journals · Hybrid – paper electronic journals (the p-e) · Author self posting · Subject and institutional repositories *Open Access Movement and Initiatives * · General concept, barriers and trends · Milestones · Critics · Political History · OA Initiatives, survey and problems · International Arena · OA Initiatives in different regions with emphasis on developing countries, description and evaluation · OA Mandates · Role of employers and research funders *Open Access Publishing * · OA Journals, growth and development · OA Publishing, different models · OA Publishing in different disciplines · OA Publishing Trends *Open Access Repositories * · Institutional and Subject Repositories: Growth and Development · Challenges and Opportunities · Progress Issue · Implementation, Content Recruitment, Policy Formation, Collection Management, Services etc. · Certification and Quality Control · Peer Reviewing and Information Retrieval Systems. *Open Access Standards * · Open Archives Initiative (OAI) · Digital Object Identifier System (DOI) · Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI) · Open URL · Open Source Software *Metadata Harvesting and Interoperability * · OAI-PMH and Interoperability · Semantic Web Search · Specific Data Discovery Tools *Copyright and Preservation * · Publishers Copyright Policies · Author's Copyright Issues · Various Projects (Creative Commons; RPMEO; SPARC etc) · Preservation Issues (Long and Short Term) *Usage and Impact * · Survey · Impact on Research · Benefits for Authors · Impact on Libraries and Publishers · Changing Role of Librarians · Benefits for Developing Countries The full papers with references and citations preferably in APA http://www.apa.style.org are requested. * II.REGISTRATION CHARGES a.Rs700.00 (individuals/ Delegates) b. Rs 350.00 (Students and research Scholars)(50% Discount) c.100% discount for Contributors/ invitees and free or discounted accommodation Subject to availability. d. Rs 1500.00 Publishers and other Stake holders III.Sponsorships from Societies, Corporate bodies, Institutes etc are also invited for the Seminar. The charges are: a. Logo sponsorship on Publicity Media etc Rs 05 ,000.00 b. Kit and Logo Sponsorship on banners etc Rs 10,000.00 c. Full Session Sponsorship (Special) Rs 15,000.00 d. Full Seminar Sponsorship Rs 25,000.00 IV.ACCOMODATION etc * a.Limited rooms are available in university Guest House , which will be hence reserved on first come basis . However, we can arrange some nearby hotels for the delegates and participants. b. Local Sight seen arrangements will be made on special request. * V.WEATHER * The weather is normally pleasant and dry during mid October. The temperature ranges between 15-20 degree centigrade. * VI. For more details, please Contact: Professor S.M.Shafi * Seminar Coordinator & Head of the Department Department of Library and Information Science. The University of Kashmir190006. Email: smshafi(a)kashmiruniversity.ac.in Cell:9419008599 -- Dr. Jagtar Singh, Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, & Dean, Faculty of Education and Information Science Punjabi University, Patiala Pin - 147 002 (India) Email: jagtar.kindu(a)gmail.com Tel: +91 (0)175 304 6462 & 304 6179 (Work) +91 (0)175 228 2727 (Home) Fax: +91 (0)175 228 3073 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fwd: All you need to know about Blogs, Wikis and RSS
by K.R. Mulla 19 Sep '08

19 Sep '08

Dear LIS Professionals, *All you need to know about Blogs, Wikis and RSS* Maybe you've heard the buzz about *blogs, wikis and RSS*, but wonder how they can be used in your library. Perhaps you're uncertain if you have the technology or time to integrate these communication tools into your organization. You can learn all that you need to know about blogging, wikis and RSS feeds by enrolling now in one of our popular *Keep Up! workshops*. We'll take a look at examples of good library blogs and wikis, and maybe even a few bad examples. We'll discuss what makes them fall into each category, and how you can avoid the latter. We'll discuss where RSS fits into the picture with each of these technologies, and how you can leverage RSS feeds to keep your patrons and staff up to date, even if they don't use a feed reader (and we'll talk about those as well). No technical expertise is necessary to learn about these technologies, and very little is required to implement them. This online workshop is ideally suited for frontline staff who may be implementing and working with these technologies on a regular basis, and for managers who may be responsible for developing policies around these tools. *For more information about this Keep Up! workshop and to register, please click on the links below:* Tuesday, October 14 ,2008 (Registration Deadline 10/6/08)<http://visit.oclc.org/t?r=896&c=1442927&l=30874&ctl=1E42BD9:A361D4350A9FC9F…> 10:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. Pacific Time *Location:* WebEx Online Meeting Thursday, November 6, 2008 ( Registration Deadline: 10/29/08)<http://visit.oclc.org/t?r=896&c=1442927&l=30874&ctl=1E42BD9:A361D4350A9FC9F…> 1:00 p.m.- 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time *Location:* WebEx Online Meeting Wednesday, December 10, 2008 (Registration Deadline: 12/2/08)<http://visit.oclc.org/t?r=896&c=1442927&l=30874&ctl=1E42BD9:A361D4350A9FC9F…> 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Pacific Time *Location:* WebEx Online Meeting >From RSS feeds to member updates, staying informed is easier than ever with OCLC Western electronic communications<http://visit.oclc.org/t?r=896&c=1442927&l=30874&ctl=1E42BDA:A361D4350A9FC9F…> . -- Thanks with regards K. R. Mulla, Librarian, HKBK College of Engineering, # 22/1, Nagawara, Bangalore - 560 045. Karnataka, India. Tel. +91-80-25441722, 25443744 Ext 152 ................................................................................................. Engg-Lib-Forum: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Engg-Lib-Forum/ Home Page: http://krmulla.googlepages.com/ Library: http://203.90.120.126:8081/ **************************************************************************** -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Sanskrit version of Sidhartha released
by Gopakumar Velayudhanpillai 18 Sep '08

18 Sep '08

Sanskrit version of the famous novel SIDHARTHA, written by Hermann Hesse, grandson of Herman Gundart was released at Thiruvananthapuram in an august function held in the Press club, Thiruvananthapuram. for more details visit the blog http://sanskritsidhartha.blogspot.com/ Dr GOPAKUMAR V. Librarian (UGC), University College,Palayam, Thiruvananthapuram, PIN 695 034. gopakumar.v(a)rediffmail.com Mobile No: 09447056713 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Congratulation!!!
by Juran Sarkhel 18 Sep '08

18 Sep '08

Dear Professional Colleagues,Let me congratulate and convey my best wishes to Dr. P.R. Goswami, Director, NASSDOC (ICSSR), New Delhi, for his appointment as Director, Central Secretariat Library, (Ministry of Culture, Government of India), New Delhi. I look forward to see him as a most successful professional in our country. With best wishes, DR. J. K. SarkhelProfessor & HeadDept of Library & Information ScienceUniversity of KalyaniKalyani-741235West Bengal; India _________________________________________________________________ Want to explore the world? Visit MSN Travel for the best deals. http://in.msn.com/coxandkings -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IGF in INDIA, Dec. 3-6
by Seth, Renu 18 Sep '08

18 Sep '08

Dear Colleagues, The Third "Internet Governance Forum (IGF)" meeting is taking place in Hyderabad, India, from 3-6 December 2008. For further information please look up the official website of IGF at: http://www.intgovforum.org/ The host country's website is available at: http://igf2008.in/ Renu Seth Chief Librarian Max Mueller Bhavan Regional Information Centre 3, Kasturba Gandhi Marg New Delhi-110001 Telephone +91-11-23329506 seth(a)delhi.goethe.org <mailto:seth@delhi.goethe.org> www.goethe.de/newdelhi <http://www.goethe.de/newdelhi> -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Some basic Questions
by sabuj kumar chaudhuri 18 Sep '08

18 Sep '08

Dear Friends/Respected Sir/Madam I have some basic questions regarding a Librarian's Status in College/University: Why librarian's job is non-vacational? Don't we recognize the research need /academic freedom of Librarians like teachers? What are the actual status of librarian ? Do we consider librarians as teachers or someone else? Why librarians need to clear (UGC)NET/M.Phil/PhD? If they are having the same entrance qualifications and same recruitment hurdles then why don't they enjoy the same acdemic freedom (like FIP, Phd increment,One day off, 16 hrs job /week, same retirement age, no major/minor research project etc)? Why are UGC or State govts. hiding these matters behind the equal pay (8000-275-13500)status ? Why our so-called renowned/influential professionals/tecahers /professional association feel shy to talk about the matter before the concerned authority? Do we really feel ourselves subordinate to our teacher friends? Why don't our associations are raising nationwide agitation for redesignate our service as per propsition of AIFUCTO? I do not want to hurt any body.What I am said is from the core of my heart and these are very important matters to make this profession attractive to the new generations. I love this profession.I am Librarian by choice not by compulsion.I am proud of being a Librarian. Actually I feel, a profession or a subject develops when it gets absolute parity and respect.Without parity,recognition and respect Librarian will not shine any more. I will be very happy to discuss the matter with you all and share your valued comments on these questions. with warm regards. sabuj ---------------------------------------------- Dr. Sabuj Kumar Chaudhuri Librarian Basanti Devi College [http://www.basantidevicollege.org] (An affiliated college under University of Calcutta) 147B, Rash Behari Avenue Kolkata-700 029, West Bengal India Phone:(033)24641012 email:sabooj_c@yahoo.co.in ;sabuj_c(a)yahoo.co.uk ;sabujkumarchaudhuri(a)gmail.com website:http://www.geocities.com/sabuj_c/sabuj.html ---------------------------------------------- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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needed response
by Jatashankar Gupta 18 Sep '08

18 Sep '08

Dear Professionals, I am going to creat a database of LIS Teachers in Universities of India". I have prepared a data collection survey which is available on following URL.I have already send this messg. several tmes times but i am not getting response. Pls. take it as compulsion.Your positive response is required for successful completion of this work. The Url is listed following: 1. http://www.surveymonkey.com/MySurvey_CollectorList.aspx?sm=0aURDtC1hfGSrvi%… Steps: (i) Go to Member Login username jatashankar password jatash (ii) Go to my survey (iii) click on my survey -- Jatashankar Gupta Computer Application Division, Central Library, IIT Delhi. Mobile: 9211328039 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Libraian Post : Bangalore College of Engg. & Tech.
by sri priya 18 Sep '08

18 Sep '08

Librarian - MLisc with good Exp. Apply with in 7 days To The Principal Bangalore Engineering & Technology, Opp. Heelalige Railway Station, Chandapura, Hosur Main Road, Bangalore -81 Source : Prajavani - 17/09/08 Regards, S.Sripriya -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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