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M.Phil in Library and Information Science under Distance Mode
by Mailing List Admin 02 Jul '08

02 Jul '08

Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 00:58:54 +0530 From: Juran Sarkhel <jksarkhel(a)hotmail.com> M.Phil in Library and Information Science under Distance Mode Directorate of Open and Distance Learning, University of Kalyani, West Bengal invites application for admission into 2-year M.Phil courses in Library and Information Science for the academic session 2008-2009. Eligibility: Minimum 45% marks for general candidates and 40% marks for the SC/ST candidates at the in P.G. Degree in Library & Information Science. Duration: 2 years (1st year: 400 Marks; 2nd year: Only Dissertation with 200 Marks) Full marks: 600 Fees: RS.20,000/-(Part I: Rs.10,000.00 + Part II: Rs.10,000.00) Application forms for admission along Prospectus (Price: Rs.100.00) will be available from the Office of the Directorate of Open and Distance Learning at B-12/195, Kalyani-741235, Dist. Nadia. Filled in admission forms along with four passport size colour photographs, attested copies of testimonials and the requisite fees in the form of Bank Draft drawn in favour of the �Directorate of Open and Distance Learning, University of Kalyani� payable only at Kalyani are to be submitted to the Office of the Directorate of Open and Distance Learning on working days between 11 AM and 4 PM. Last date of issue and submission of admission forms: 01.07.2008 to 30.8.2008 (without late fee) and 01.09.2008 to 30.09.2008 (with late fee of Rs.200.00 only). For further details refer to the Prospectus and visit the website: http://dodl.klyuniv.ac.in/fees.html

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Opportunities for Library and Information Science Professionals
by Librarian 02 Jul '08

02 Jul '08

Dear All, Alliance has opportunities for Library and Information Science Professionals at all levels with excellent career opportunities. Those who are interested please contact the undersigned with latest resume immediately. K S Naganarasimha Librarian Alliance Business Academy 19th Cross, 7th Main, BTM II Stage, N S Palya Bangalore 560076 Ph:26681444/0324/0051 Mobile:9449277615 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IFLA-ALP SIDA Speaker Grantees
by J. K. Vijayakumar 02 Jul '08

02 Jul '08

Dear Collegues, Dr. Ajay P Singh from Banaras Hindu University and Dr. Trishanjit Kaur from Punjabi University are the winners of IFLA-ALP SIDA Speakers Grant from India for this year to attend IFLA Conference in Canada. Congratulations to them and all other winners. Source: IFLA Express 2008 - 2 http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla74/xpress2-en-2008.pdf Dr. J K Vijayakumar -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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SAGE Free Online Trial
by shriram pandey 01 Jul '08

01 Jul '08

Dear Colleagues, SAGE's Publication are currently offering free full-text access to six of our key titles for two months!. The six journals featured below are immediately available to you today through this free trial offer. All you have to do is register at https://online.sagepub.com/cgi/register?registration=FT8300UKE. Once registered, you will have full-text online access to these titles! * IFLA Journal * Journal of Librarianship and Information Science * Journal of Information Science * Business Information Review * Information Development * Health Informatics Journal For Detail visit :https://online.sagepub.com/cgi/register?registration=FT8300UKE Shri Ram Pandey Information and Knowledge Management Trainee NCSI,Indian Institute Of Science,Bangalore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Unique privately run public library
by L J Haravu 01 Jul '08

01 Jul '08

Dear List members I am delighted to bring to your attention a unique experiment: A public library started by a young and enterprising, and socially committed individual, actually a hard-core IT professional. The new library called *Just Books* is in Bangalore, India. The library has "a wide range of books for every type of reader - toddlers to teens, dabblers to bookworms under a modern ambience with effective use of technology" as the blurb that appeared in a Sunday newspaper in Bangalore says. I am also delighted to let you know that the library uses NewGenLib with RFID. I urge my friends to visit the blog page, http://shastrix.blogspot.com/2008/06/just-books-in-whitefield.html and also listen to the audio clip that is posted on the page by a visitor to Just Books. Some of you who live in Bangalore should visit this place and share your thoughts. Haravu -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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medical information on cyberspace
by jasim s 01 Jul '08

01 Jul '08

I happend to see a E-Learning Platform for doctors and the biomedical fraternity in India , funded by WHO which was created by DR.M.G. sreekumar(Director,CCDL,IIMK).The link is-http://www.medinfoguide.net Jasimudeen.s Thrissur -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Jobs in LIS (Alert for July, 2008: First Week)
by Badan Barman 01 Jul '08

01 Jul '08

Respected All, Information about a lot of new job openings is announced over LIS Links: http://lislinks.110mb.com/. An abstract of all the posting for July, 2008 is given below. 1. Library Assistant at Office of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India, 40, Amarnath Jha Marg, Allahabad-211002. Last Date of Application: 26/8/2008. 2. Librarian in Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences. Last Date of Application: 12/08/2008. 3. Asstt. Librarian in Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences. Last Date of Application: 12/08/2008. 4. Technical Assistants at Institute for Social and Economic Change, Nagarabhavi, Bangalore-560 072. Walk in interview: Friday, 18 July 2008 10.00 a.m. 5. Librarian at MAHARSHI DAYANAND UNIVERSITY ROHTAK. Last Date: 15.07.2008 Librarian and Assistant Librarian at Nirma University of Science & Technology. Last Date of Application: 15/07/2008 6. Library Attendant (Gr.IV), Natioinal Fertilizers Limited, Gohana Road, Panipat-132106. Last Date of Application: 15/7/2008. 7. Library and Information Assistant at NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad 500 030. Last Date: 14.7.2008. 8. Librarian at The Techno School (Approved by AICTE and affiliated to BPUT, Orissa), Bhubaneshwar. Last Date of Application: 11/07/2008. 9. Librarian at The English and Foreign Languages University, O. U. Campus, Tarnaka, Hyderabad- 500605 (A. P.). Last Date of Application: 11/07/2008. 10. Library Attendant at Ram Lal Anand College, Benito Juarez Road, New Delhi-110021. Last Date of Application: 8/7/2008 11. Professor and Reader at Library and Information Science Karnataka State Women's University, Bijapur -586 101. Last Date of Application: 7/7/2008. 12. Junior Research Fellow (LIS) at DESIDOC, Delhi. Last Date for Application: 5/07/2008. Other post that does not mention the last date of application 13. Assistant Librarian and Library Assistant at Siva Sivani Institute of Management, Kompally, Secunderabad - 500 014. Andhra Pradesh, India. 14. Information officer at SABIC Research and Technology Pvt Ltd. 15. Librarian at IndoGlobal Services Private Limited, Pune. 16. Librarian, Library professional at Libsys Technologies Pvt. Ltd. 17. Librarian at NICE Institute for the New Born. 18. Library Assistant, Librarian at University of Petroleum and Energy Studies. 19. Library and Information Science Professional at IOL Netcom Ltd, Mumbai. 20. Librarian at The Career Catalyst, Patna. -- Thanking you Yours faithfully (Sri Badan Barman) Academic Consultant, Library & Information Science, Krishna Kanta Handique State Open University, Housefed Complex, Last Gate, Dispur, Guwahati-781006, Assam, Phone: 0361-2234964 / 2235971, Fax: 0361- 2235398. Website: www.kkhsou.org, Email: kkhsou(a)gmail.com, kkhsoul(a)gmail.com Research Scholar: Department of Library & Information Science, Gauhati University, Guwahati-781014, Assam. Email: dlisgu(a)gmail.com. ---------------------------------------------------------- LIS Links (http://lislinks.110mb.com/ ): The World's Largest Human Edited Link Library in LIS is Under Construction Search all OA LIS Journals: http://lis-journals-swicki.eurekster.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Job posting: Librarian @ Asian Heart Institute & Research Centre
by Wendessa Thakur 01 Jul '08

01 Jul '08

Dear All, Asian Heart Institute, Mumbai is looking for Librarian Qualifications: M.L.I.S. First Class Experience: 2 - 3 years, preferably in a medical library Last Date: July 4, 2008 Those interested, may send in their application to wendessa.thakur(a)ahirc.com Regards, Wendessa Thakur Librarian Asian Heart Institute Bandra-Kurla Complex Bandra (E) Mumbai 400051 Phone 91-22-66986572 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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FW: IJMR's IF - LIS FORUM
by Ratnakar Aspari 01 Jul '08

01 Jul '08

Kindly post the message on Lis-forum Ratnakar New Delhi___________________ The recently published Impact Factor for 2007 indicates the steady rise inthe Impact Factor of Indian Journal of Medical Research published by ICMR.It continues to top all the Indian Journals with an IF of 1.67 for 2007.It was also on the top of the list in 2006 with an IF of 1.224. Its risein the last five years is remarkable :2007 - 1.672006 - 1.2242005 - 0.8692004 - 0.602003 - 0.452This is mainly due to the constant efforts put by the editorial team andmaking the journal an open access. You may perhaps bring this to thenotice of others concerned including LIS-Forum.Ratnakar Placements ? No Problem. Register Here! Try it! _________________________________________________________________ Timely update on all current affairs, sports, events and all thats in News here on MSN videos. http://video.msn.com/?mkt=en-in -- 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] our designation is our foe
by Puna Das 01 Jul '08

01 Jul '08

Dear Sabuj I empathetically support you for reporting us about the humiliation done to you by your college authority. We know that government-aided ordinary degree colleges in our country run by governing bodies consist of crooks and hypocrats. That happens to your college also. They (GB members) don’t want improvement of college’s infrastructure and securing students’ future. Over-empowered governing body in your college thus takes you as a threat because they consider you a change agent. So, you may try to move to an elite institution, where you can earn respect to you and your profession. Also, there you will find that teachers, students and governing body members have reading habits. Thus, they respect library and library professionals. The bottom-line to me is that Decreasing Reading Habits proportionately increase risk factors in our library profession. With Best Wishes Anup Kumar Das New Delhi http://anup-jnu.blogspot.com --- On Fri, 27/6/08, lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in <lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:59:57 +0000 (GMT) From: sabuj kumar chaudhuri <sabuj_c(a)yahoo.co.uk> Subject: [LIS-Forum] our designation is our foe To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Dear friends I work as a college librarian in an affiliated college under the university of calcutta. It is an old as well as renowned college in kolkata.I was selected in this post as substantive basis through West Bengal College Service Commission (WBCSC) . It was the first batch where college librarians were selected via WBCSC having same eligibility criteria like lecturers. In our recommendation letter from WBCSC as well as appointment letter issued by the college it was mentioned we being recruited as per West Bengal Teachers Act (security and services), 1978.But after joining in the college, I found that myself is being treated virtually as Non-vacational Non-teaching staff. However, with a great surprise , seen that I am also the member of teachers council (TC). May be for some election related vested interest as every now & then college authority says that I should not be the member of the TC. After 1 year, even juniors lecturers were confirmed in the service but still after 1.8 years I did not get any confirmation. Because I am librarian and and lone in the college and librarians have no service rule till today. So I may be treated as authority wishes to treat me.Authority also says orally that before giving the recommendation letter it may be possible that WBCSC did not find any suitable paper and that is why they gave it in teachers recommendation forrmat mistakenly. I prayed humbly to the college authority to respect my recommendation letter and my appointment letter so that I that I can get official equal official treatment from the college.Teachers always get 1 day study leave and it is as college manual.We don't get no study leave. We do not have any PhD increament. But the teachers got awarded with me , everybody is getting increments. I won't get as my designation is librarian.Unfortunately, I did Phd with UGC(JRF) NET fellowship . Now it 's got no meaning at all.Research degree is not rewarded here as my designation is librarian.There is neither any study leave any facility like lecturers. I have stated considering myself that I am a lesser human being( teachers are greater ones) as my designation is librarian.In this context I want to mention that in an interview in a central university an well known prof. asked me -Why do always use Dr. before your name I was taken a back for a while then I explained it properly but possibly he was not convinced, as my designation was librarian and he was repected teacher. List of is disparities will not stop. And, I think it will continue till our perception as well as our respected teachers perception towards this profession does not change. I have some questions to our respected policy makers are following: 1. why college librarian/AL in University will have the same qualification when they are not getting equal facility 2. Why? Librarians are non-vacational. Logic supporting towards non-vacational are very illogical as teachers require advancement of knowledge but librarians do not require it because they are not more than a mere dignified book keeper. 3. Equal qualification must be accompanied by equal status regarding all facilities as per malhotra committee report. Equal pay is not everything. We, librarians are being discriminated in every possible cases and underestimated and undermined every now and then. If this trend goes on and on...on....on qualified and brilliant students will never come to this doomed and cursed career. Please do something concrete to make it meaningful and respectable career option for future generation. 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 ---------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------- Unlimited freedom, unlimited storage. Get it now Best Jokes, Best Friends, Best Food and more. 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