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Re: [LIS-Forum] Promoting reading habits
by Pandurang Shendage 23 Apr '08

23 Apr '08

Dear David, Mr. Das has suggested very relevant techniques for promoting reading habits of library users. I want add some. 1. We should present information sources by organizing exhibitions, Programs in the library. 2. We can arrange some quiz/contest regarding search of information and put some sort of gifts as convenient. 3. We can identify best users form faculty side and from student side and put some awards for motivation purpose. Best User Award 4. If possible arrange a program of free distribution of some general periodicals for attracting users to library. Periodical back issues, which we are not binding. 5. Arrange all magazines as per user convenience. If possible keep all magazines near the entrance of library. 6.We should communicate with users, try to understand their needs. We should not wait for them. Take the initiative. Get the right article, find the right user and give it on right time. Generally we are trying a lot. Success is depend on how users are taking it only thing is we should think positively and maintain our interest towards providing better services. Thanks, Pandurang Shendage On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 library_vcil wrote : >Dear David, > >I can suggest the followings for increasing the reading habit : >1. You can send the Current Title Service to all the Engg. student if you >the facilities to do so. >2. You can also make some sort of Gist / Synopsis service for interesting >articles. >3. You can also make phone/sms type of service to the respect faculty for >the respective journals >4. You can have a systematic study about the users' need and accordingly >you can suggest them some readings from the journals. >5. I don't know, if you have some sort of recreational / political >Magazines in your collection. If it not there, you may add some >recreational Magazine which will attract the user and ultimately when they >will find some good articles in the Engg. journals, they may have the chance >to read those. It is just like some kind of browsing facilities in a >different way. >6. You can study the students behavioural interest and what type of project >they are going to do, you can find out that type of articles and can inform >to the respective students. > >Regards, >Pradip Das >================================================= >Pradip Das. M. Phil, ADIS/DRTC, B. Sc. (Chem.) >Sr. Librarian / TPM & Training Co-ordinator, >Pidilite Industries Limited, >A/21, MIDC, Mahad, Maharashtra - 402309. India. >Ph. : 02145- 31444(R), 02145 - 232043 to 46 (Off.) Extn. : 226 >Fax. : 01245 - 232048 >Mobile : 09420836138 >E-mail : librarymahad(a)pidilite.co.in >or, pradipbhadreswardas(a)gmail.com >Web : www.pidilite.com >================================================ >----- Original Message ----- > From: "binu david" <binudavid(a)indiainfo.com> >To: <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> >Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 3:12 PM >Subject: [LIS-Forum] Promoting reading habits > > > > Dear Friends > > > > I am a Librarian with a self financing engineering college(only > > BTech/BE) in Kerala. Our library subscribes to around 80 print > > periodicals in the area of engineering and allied subjects. To > > promote reading habits of periodicals among students and faculty > > we have taken initiate like user education, current awareness etc. > > But the response to these initiatives are meagre. Yearly we are > > spending around 2 lakh on periodicals. So i need some valuable > > suggestions from my colleague's in promoting reading habits of our > > periodicals in optimum. > > > > Hope soon I will receive a lot of suggestion from you people. > > > > Thanking you > > > > Sincerely > > > > Binu David > > Librarian > > N J College of Engineering > > Pothandi > > Palghat > > > > > > -- > > ______________________________________________ > > IndiaInfo Mail - the free e-mail service with a difference! >www.indiainfo.com > > Check out our value-added Premium features, such as an extra 20MB for mail >storage, POP3, e-mail forwarding, and ads-free mailboxes! > > > > -- > > 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 > >-- >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 Thank You Shendage Pandurang Baburao Assistant Librarian Tolani Maritime Institute Induri, Talegaon Dabhade Pune 410507 Phone - (02114 ) 241870-73 Ext- 3401, 3402 Rec. 5272 Mobile- 9921314358 www.tolani.edu -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Application for Library Trainee
by Mallikarjun K 23 Apr '08

23 Apr '08

Dear Moderator, Please post this information in the LIS-Forum. Thank you. Applications are invited from fresh BLIS OR MLIS.degree holders (Male Candidates Only) for Library Trainee (One Post) in the Knowledge Centre for Bangalore Management Academy. The selected candidates will be paid a consolidated stipend of *Rs.5,OOO/-p.m*. They may be required to work in shifts and on Sundays. Candidates should have good communication skills with the knowledge of Computer & Library Software will be given preference. Interested candidates are requested to send your detail bio-data with photographs by email to prakash(a)bmaindia.com. The last date for receiving the application is 30th April, 2008. The short listed candidates will be called for interview, the dates for which will be communicated later over the email. *Mr.Praksah I N* Manager-Knowledge Centre Bangalore Management Academy Thanks&regards, -- *Mallikarjun M Kappi* Asst.Librarian-Knowledge Centre #17, Ashirwad Towers, Doddanekkundi Cross, Mahadevapura Ring Road, Maratahalli Post, Bangalore - 560 037 E-mail: mkmallikarjun(a)gmail.com Mallikarjun(a)bmaindia.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Internet Resources Newsletter: Latest Issue
by MacLeod, Roderick A 22 Apr '08

22 Apr '08

____________________________________________ Internet Resources Newsletter ____________________________________________ The latest edition of the FREE monthly newsletter for academics, students and researchers is now available at: http://www.hw.ac.uk/libwww/irn/irn161/irn161.html No subscription or registration is needed to access this full-text newsletter at the above site. You can also subscribe to the free, full-text email version at: http://www.hw.ac.uk/libwww/irn/irn.html An RSS feed for the newsletter is available: http://www.hw.ac.uk/libwww/irn/irn.rss Featured in this issue: Comment Internet Resources Newsletter by email and RSS News items of interest A-Z New & Notable Web Sites: About 100 new and notable websites: new services, ejournals, directories, search engines, publishers, government sites, eResources, booksellers, calls for papers, software, news services, conferences, research groups, plus anything of interest, etc, etc. Nice Web Site(s): ScienceWatch.com Blogorama Selected interesting blogs, RSS feeds and related news items RSS feeds for Professional Society News in Engineering Book Review: Research methods in information, by Alison Jane Pickard Recent Internet books in the Library Get a life! Leisure Time After hours Published by Heriot-Watt University Library, and edited by Roddy MacLeod (R.A.MacLeod(a)hw.ac.uk) Catherine Ure and Marion Kennedy Blogging at: http://hwlibrary.wordpress.com/ Heriot-Watt University is a Charity registered in Scotland, SC000278 -- Heriot-Watt University is a Scottish charity registered under charity number SC000278. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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SMS searches on Google via mobile phones
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 22 Apr '08

22 Apr '08

Do you know that you search google for products or sercices suppliers through mobile phone Try sending a text message (SMS) Old Age Homes Hyderabad to 466453 You will immediately get on your mobile. The advantage on searching on cell phone is that you can search and forward the reply to a friend. For instance I wanted the phone number of Ganshyam Supermarket for a friend. You can do an SMS based google search and forward the reply to the friend. Vyasamoorthy -- Dr P Vyasamoorthy, Society for Serving Seniors 30, Gruhalakshmi Colony, Secunderabad 500015 Phone 27846631 / 94908 04278 http://societyforservingseniors.satyamcsr.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Message from DG of UNESCO on the occasion of World Book and Copyright Day
by Mailing List Admin 22 Apr '08

22 Apr '08

Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:30:54 +0100 (BST) From: Puna Das <puna_05(a)yahoo.co.in> Message from Mr Ko�chiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of World Book and Copyright Day 23 April 2008 Since 23 April 1996, World Book and Copyright Day has brought together millions of people in more than 100 countries in both the South and North in the solemn celebration of the many functions of the book in the life of human society. It has also invited them to reflect on the place of copyright in connection with books. In 2008, this event offers a new opportunity for political decision-makers, economic agents and those active in civil society to give pride of place, each in their own field, to this unique instrument of culture, education, participation, communication and entertainment � the book. Books contribute to shaping and maintaining the educational, cultural and economic fabric of our societies, and play multiple and fundamental roles in it. These works of the mind protected by copyright, which enrich the intangible heritage of humanity, are also merchandise, a duality that has been highlighted and analysed on many occasions. Books are thus the pivot in a vast chain of incomegenerating activities and professions, and an important component of economic development. The proclamation by the United Nations General Assembly of 2008 as International Year of Languages invites us moreover to reconsider another dimension of books which complements those mentioned above: the linguistic dimension of publishing. Books are in fact a means of expression which live through language and in language. Every book is written, produced, exchanged, used and appreciated in a specific linguistic framework. When selecting their language, authors are also selecting their readers, who should be able to understand what they write. Translation helps to build linguistic bridges leading to new books and new readers. When a language has no access to the world of publishing, it is excluded � together with those who speak it � from a significant part of the intellectual life and economic activity of society. Hence the importance of developing multilingualism through translation. At a time when the proclamation of International Year of Languages has brought the matter of languages and multilingualism to the top of the international agenda, it is more essential than ever to reflect on the future of books as vehicles for expression and linguistic recognition. In this context, it is then a matter of urgency to give languages broader access to publishing, so as to promote the exchange of books and editorial content, and thus �the free flow of ideas by word and image� enshrined in the Constitution of UNESCO. On this thirteenth World Book and Copyright Day, I solemnly call upon all the Member States, partners and friends of UNESCO to join us in reflection and action to ensure that the place of books and reading receives full recognition for the benefit of a world that can claim to be genuinely multilingual, even in practice. Source: http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001571/157181e.pdf ; http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=42278&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION… See Also: http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=26397&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECT… Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India

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LIS Research In India- your response is needed to compile the directory
by Manjunath K 22 Apr '08

22 Apr '08

Dear LIS Professionals, (sorry for cross posting) I am trying to compile comprehensive directory of LIS researches in India awarded by Indian Universities. I have already started extracting data from inflibnet, Vidyanidhi and University news. Though the number of hits is significant, I feel the data is not comprehensive. I request your full cooperation to compile the comprehensive databank of LIS researches in India. I will post the cumulated info on our e-forums for the benefit of our professionals. I am using googledocs to compile a comprehensive directory of LIS research. Please click the following link and respond the query. http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=pGIJhUehDUUas09WOeerUfQ&email=t… If you cannot open the link, please copy and paste the link on your web browser. The survey takes just two minutes for you to respond to the queries as it is asking minimum info. Thanks are due to Mr. Sukhdev Singh of NIC suggesting googledocs for conducting spreadsheet supported online survey. I need your cooperation. With regards, Manjunath ------------- Dr. Manjunatha K Librarian T.A. Pai Management Institute Manipal - 576 104 Udupi Dist. Karnataka, India Ph: +91-0820-2573551(0ff); 2575161(Res) email: manjunath(a)mail.tapmi.org; manju_tapmi(a)yahoo.com web: http://www.tapmi.org ------------- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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India Today (Political Weekly) : Read Free Full Text
by Mukesh Anand 22 Apr '08

22 Apr '08

Dear Members', U may read free full text of India Today (Political Weekly) in Hindi as well as in English. I am giving the steps for Free Full Text Access of it. 1. Log on to www.indiatoday.com 2. u 'll be swithed to http://indiatoday.digitaltoday.in/ 3. Go to eMagazine , which is below Archives on the Home Page 4. Click eMagazine a. India Today Hindi http://emagazine.digitaltoday.in/IndiaTodayHindi/23042008/Home.aspx This web Link is of India Today (Hindi), issue dated 23 April, 2008. If u wish to browse other issue for example 16 april, then only u've to make a slight change in the weblink from 23042008 to 16042008.I am making it more clear by giving web link of 16 April,2008 issue http://emagazine.digitaltoday.in/IndiaTodayHindi/16042008/Home.aspx, b. India Today English http://emagazine.digitaltoday.in/IndiaTodayEnglish/28042008/Home.aspx Same as Hindi By this way u may browse ur desired India Today issue, if it is uploaded as eMagazine. U can read free full text of India Today. Facilities available on this weblink i. Contents page, Previous page, Next page ii. Zoom in & Zoom out iii. Single / Double Page View iv. Hand, Print , Share, Clipping, Speech, Download v. Search, Subscribe, RSS vi. This Issue, Previous Issues, Supplements, Other Mgazines vii. First Page, Last Page,Direct Access Page by selecting ur desired page no. in the box viii. Feedback ix. Sphere it, Digg it, Newsvine Enjoy Leasure Reading ! Thanx & Regards, Mukesh Anand Asst. Libn. Indian Railways Officers' Training College Sanskari Nagari Vadodara -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Today’s Job Alerts in LIS
by Badan Barman 22 Apr '08

22 Apr '08

*Today's Job Alerts in LIS* * * Librarian and Computer Lab Assistant at Bengal School of Technology, Hooghly Last Date of Application: 06/05/2008 URL of Job Posting Site: http://www.bstindia.org Print Access to this Advertisement: The Telegraph, Tuesday 22 April, 2008 p. Jobs 3. Send your application with resume to Sugandha, Near Chinsurah Rly Station, Hooghly-712102. E-Mail: bstpharmay(a)rediffmail.com Phone: 033-2686 6064/2027/4281 Fax: 033-26864281 If you like these posts then you are requested to join at http://lislinks.ning.com/main/authorization/signUp?target=http%3A%2F%2Flisl… for other such information. -- Thanking you Yours faithfully Sri Badan Barman Research Scholar DLISc, Gauhati University ---------------------------------------------------------- Important Resources for LIS Professionals Upcoming Seminars, Conferences, Workshops & Refresher Courses in LIS: http://lisseminar.blogspot.com/ Jobs in LIS: http://lisjob.blogspot.com/ Awards, Prizes, Scholarships or Fellowships in LIS: http://lisscholarship.blogspot.com/ Admission Notice for Courses in LIS: http://liscourse.blogspot.com/ Latest Happenings & Contemporary Issues in LIS: http://lislatest.blogspot.com/ Search all OA LIS Journals: http://lis-journals-swicki.eurekster.com ----------------------------------------------------------- Confidentiality: This email (including any attachments) may contain confidential, proprietary and privileged information. Any unauthorized disclosure or use of this information is prohibited. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Kindle, Amazon's e-book reader, is hot, but how does it handle?
by noufal palliparamban 22 Apr '08

22 Apr '08

Hello: Very good stuff on Kindle, Please see it http://www.sacbee.com/107/story/864829.html regards --------------------------------------------------------------------- Noufal.PP Assistant Librarian XLRI Jamshedpur Mob: 09430766010 --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- Bollywood, fun, friendship, sports and more. You name it, we have it. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Public funding and open access
by Saiful Amin 22 Apr '08

22 Apr '08

Sorry for cross posting. Thought of sharing this editorial from The Hindu: http://www.hindu.com/2008/04/22/stories/2008042255590800.htm * Public funding and open access * Of what use is research, particularly when it is funded by the government, if the results published in peer-reviewed journals are not freely accessible to the scientific community? Since many journals allow access to published papers only on subscription, researchers, especially those in developing countries, find themselves at a disadvantage. The National Institutes of Health (NIH), the United States' federal agency for conducting and supporting research, has now corrected the anomaly. The Consolidated Appropriations Act passed recently makes it mandatory for researchers funded by the NIH after April 7, 2008, to submit their final peer-reviewed manuscripts upon acceptance for publication to the agency's PubMed Central online repository for free access not later than one year after the official date of publication. The scientific community is bound to greatly benefit as nearly 80,000 publications arise from NIH-funded projects every year. Yet, allowing for an embargo of up to a year is not healthy, particularly in the field of medicine. By making it mandatory to submit the manuscript even before its publication, the new policy has ensured that free access will be possible immediately after the expiry of the embargo date. Its initial move in 2005 to make free access possible failed as investigators were under no compulsion to comply. Though several open access peer-reviewed journals have come into being, they are not the first choice for paper submission since they do not enjoy the same standing as the established journals. Though subscription is a source of revenue for journals, the apprehension that free online access would hurt their bottomline is misplaced; the Act is applicable only to papers arising from NIH-funding. In fact, a number of publishers have already agreed to make published articles available to PubMed Central directly. It is commendable that the NIH did not allow commercial interests of publishers to override the merits of free dissemination of information as an essential requirement for scientific advance. The NIH has resolved the contentious issue of copyrights that was dogging free access. By making the authors responsible for working out a copyrights transfer agreement with the publishers that allows them to comply with the policy, it has ensured greater compliance. And by spelling out clearly that compliance with the policy is a "statutory requirement" and that non-compliance will delay or prevent future grants, the policy has ensured that open access becomes a reality at last. -- Saiful Amin +91 9343826438 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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