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Workshop on Greenstone Digital Library Software
by Nadeem Akhtar khan 13 Feb '08

13 Feb '08

Department of Library & Information Science The University of Kashmir. The Department is organizing three day National Workshop on Open Access Repositories and Greenstone software The workshop will cover: An Overview of philosophy of open Access, Open repositories and Greenstone with Practical exposure to downloading, installing, updating and customizing greenstone for digital Library. Creating digital libraries through content management. in GSDLS Collection building (Simple and advanced) in different file formats using GSDLS Designing and creating standard metadata sets to describe digital objects and encoding it in standard markup formats. Conversion from other databases and Interoperability. No of the participants =15 on first come basis. Venue: The Department of Library & Information Science The University of Kashmir, Hazratbal Srinagar 190006. (The department is well equipped computer lab with 30 systems connected with high speed internet access. besides other equipments. The university department has resource persons to impart both theory and practical aspects of the workshop. Date: 17th to 19th March 2008. Registration fee: Rs 1,000/= (Rupees One thousand only) which will cover working lunch, refreshment and workshop kit. The accommodation can be made on request in Moderate Hotels and /or Guest House. Eligibility: working librarians/Scholars/Manuscript Managers/Information Scientists/Archive institutions having basic Knowledge of Computers. Participation Applications on a plain paper giving particulars ( given below ) along with Demand Draft addressed to Head of the Department, Department of Library & Information Science, The University of Kashmir, can be mailed to Head of Department of Library & Information Science, The University of Kashmir, Srinagar, 190006. Or can be e-mailed at dlis_2006(a)yahoo.co.in, latest by 12th March 2008.In the latter case DD of registration fee can be sent through snail mail. Particulars /Application for participation in workshop on Open Access Repositories and Greenstone software Name:-_________________________________________________________ Fathers Name:-___________________________________________________ Phone:-________Residence _________ Office_______ Cell_____________________ E-mail:-________________________________________________________ Qualification:-___________________________________________________ Basic Knowledge of Computers: - Yes/No Whether accommodation required against payment: - Yes/No Mode of Payment: - Demand Draft/Cheque. No:_______________________ Date ______________________ Amount:____________________ Bank ____________________ Date:___________________ Signature:_______________ Name: __________________ Recommendations of Head of the department of parent institution -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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E-Publishing is a $430 Billion Industry
by DINESH SIDDAIAH 13 Feb '08

13 Feb '08

Dear Friends, As high-speed internet access invades the average house hold, an odd 320 million house holds with broad band access in 2007 world wide, digital publishing (e-books, e-papers, online research papers, etc) is evolving into big business. Publishers are taking their content online to reach out to a wider audience across geographies. The digital publishing today is a $430 billion industry globally. More details of this report can be obtained from the Business Standard of 13/02/2008, Page No. 14. Dinesh K S -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Sr. Libn. post (10,000-15,200) at IIMC, New Delhi
by Mukesh Anand 13 Feb '08

13 Feb '08

Respected Members', Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi invites application for the post of Senior Librarian @ pay scale of Rs. 10,000-325--15,200 Essential Qualification :- i)Master's degree in Library Science ii)Certificate in Computer Applications with working experience of computers. iii)Ten years experience in a responsible capacity in a reputed/library documentation center, preferable dealing in social sciences mass communication. Desirable Qualification :- i)Associate ship in Information Science from INSDOC/DFTC. ii)Master's Degree in Journalism/Communication/Social Science/Humanities iii)Published work in Library Science/Social Science/Mass Communication. For detailed advt. access http://www.iimc.gov.in/adve-details.doc For Application Form acess http://www.iimc.gov.in/app.doc Print Access to the brief advt.:-The Hindu 10 Feb., ' 08 Sunday, Page # 4 Last date for submission of application :- 3 March, ' 08 Wishing Happy Valentine Day to all the Members' in general & those who find their Valentine / Spouse in the LIS Subject / Profession in particular. 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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Library Servers via www
by Sanjeev Kumar Jain 13 Feb '08

13 Feb '08

Dear Professionals Visit this link to know more about Libraries over the world. http://lists.webjunction.org/libweb/ With kind regards _____________________ SANJEEV KUMAR JAIN Resource Centre/Library NIFT Campus, ITI Colony, Doorbhash Nagar Rae Bareli (U.P.) 209 010 Email: sanjeevmlis[at]yahoo.co.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Jobs Posting: Library Professional Assistant @IIM Indore
by Kishor Satpathy 13 Feb '08

13 Feb '08

Jobs Posting: Library Professional Assistant:INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT INDORE Details : http://www.iimidr.ac.in/iimi/pages/corporates/adminstaff.php Library Professional Assistant (01 No.)(OPEN) Library Professional Assistant (1 Vacancy) - Candidate should have a degree in any discipline with graduation/ post-graduation in Library Science or/and Information Science or/and Associateship in Information Science conducted by DRTC/INSDOC and below 35 years with three years of work experience. Candidate should be able to manage digital and fully computerized library and implement various library electronic resources to IIMI Community. He/She has to work in various library functions., viz. Book Acquisition, Periodicals, Circulation, Electronic Information and Information Services on shifts. Candidates with work experience in library of an academic or research institute and proficiency in the use of computers will be preferred. Scale of Pay - Rs. 5000-150-8000. General Conditions 1. Mere fulfilling of the minimum qualifications and experience will not vest any right in candidates for being called for interview. Decision of the Institute to call the candidates for selection shall be final; 2. In addition to the basic pay, incumbents will also be eligible for Dearness Pay (50% of Basic Pay), Dearness Allowance (Present DA @ 41% of Basic + Dearness Pay), House Rent Allowance (15% of Basic + Dearness Pay), City Compensatory Allowance, Transport Allowance, Provident Fund (under Employees' Provident Funds & Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952), Pension (under Employees' Pension Scheme, 1995), Gratuity, Leave Travel Allowance, Reimbursement of Medical Expenses, etc, as per Institute's Rules. 3.SC/ST/OBC/ Person With Disabilities/ in service candidates will be given age relaxation as per Government of India rules. 4.Higher start in the time scale may be considered in case of exceptionally deserving candidates. 5.Canvassing in any form will be a disqualification. Interested candidates fulfilling the above criteria may send their applications strictly in the prescribed format (availed in PDF format downloaded from here http://www.iimidr. ac.in/iimi/ media/pdf/ admin-appli. pdf ) to the Personnel Officer, Indian Institute of Management Indore, Prabandh Shikhar, Rau-Pithampur Road, Indore 453331, Madhya Pradesh on or before 29 February 2008, superscripting the envelope for the position applied for. Only short-listed/ selected candidates will be contacted. No correspondence will be entertained in this regard. Thanks & Regards, Kishor Satpathy IIM Indore --------------------------------- Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fwd:[libtech]Jobs Posting: Librarian( Deputy Manager):Engineers India Limited
by Mallikarjuna 12 Feb '08

12 Feb '08

--- In libtech(a)yahoogroups.com, "Mallikarjuna" <hbmallikarjuna@...> wrote: Advt. No. HRD/Rectt./Advt./2007-08/10 Engineers India Limited (EIL), a premier engineering consultancy organization and contractor executing projects on Lump-Sum Turnkey basis in the fields of refineries, petrochemicals, pipelines, offshore, metallurgy, infrastructure, fertilizers, etc., is looking for young, energetic and ambitious professionals. EIL has Opportunities in the areas: CODE 07-08/10/C1 Library (Dy. Manager): BSc in Physical Science with additional qualification of Post Graduate Degree in Library & Information Science or its equivalent such as Associateship in Documentation & Information Science (recognized by Govt. of India). He should have worked either in a technical library or a university library in a responsible position. The candidate should possess managerial skills for managing a Technical Library. He should be well conversant with procurement, classification, indexing of technical publications; abstracting/ indexing of technical journals i.e documentation. Knowledge of Universal Decimal Classification Scheme (UDC) and modern techniques of library organisation including information storage and retrieval with the help of a suitable library software is desirable, Preference will be given to those candidates who have been associated with the development of libraries in technical subjects and possess practical knowledge/experience of Computer application in the Management of a modern library in a highly automated, integrated and networked environment. Salary: Dy Manager Rs. 16000-20800 Rs 6.65 lacs (Approx) # The exact designation and pay-scale shall be offered based on qualification & relevant experience *Pay Scales are due for revision w.e.f 1.1.2007, accordingly pay package will be revised Besides Basic Pay and DA, the company offers benefits like · company leased accommodation or HRA, · conveyance allowance, · medical facilities, · LTC, · productivity incentives, loans etc. as per rules of the company. How to Apply : Online submission of application will be permitted on the website between 00.00 hrs on 13/02/2008 till 24.00 hrs on 10/03/2008. Candidates should retain a copy of online filled in application form(s) for future reference. Hard copy of the filled in application is not to be sent by post. The four copies of the applications are required to be submitted on the day of interview. Complete detail about this advertisement can be view http://www.indianprocessplants.com/hrd/others/online%20version.pdf and ONLINE Application can be submitted Online submission of application will be permitted on the website between 0000 hrs on 13.02.2008 till 2400 hrs on 10.03.2008. here: http://www.indianprocessplants.com/hrd/E20070810/AppForm.asp?adv=HRD/RECTT/… -- Best Regards, H.B Mallikarjuna, Librarian RGIT, BANGALORE-32 Mobile: 9980998157 Email: hbmallikarjuna@... --- End forwarded message --- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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[Fwd: RE: request for bio reference...]
by nirupama bawdekar 12 Feb '08

12 Feb '08

Dear Moderator, Request you to kindly post this query on LIS FORUM. Regards, Nirupama Bawdekar Scientific Officer D, Library ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Colleagues, I am forwarding a request received from Ms. Mangala Krishnamurthy, Rodgers Science and Engineering Library, University of Alabama, USA. You may please respond directly to Ms. Krishnamurthy on the email address mkrishna(a)ua.edu. Thanking you in advance. regards, nirupama bawdekar ---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: RE: request for bio reference... From: "Krishnamurthy, Mangala" <mkrishna(a)ua.edu> Date: Tue, February 12, 2008 9:31 pm To: "nirupama bawdekar" <nub(a)iucaa.ernet.in> -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nirupama, On another topic...... We would like to get (for a library school faculty)biographical information about Ajit Kumar Mukherjee. Mr. Mukherjee was an Indian librarian who served as the Head of the Library School at Jadavpur University and held many leadership roles in various library associations in India. Any help with this will be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Mangala belongs to SLA/PAM Division! Mangala Krishnamurthy Reference Librarian Rodgers Science and Engineering Library http://www.lib.ua.edu/libraries/sel/ <http://mail.lib.ua.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.lib.ua.edu/libr…> University Libraries The University of Alabama P.O.Box 870266 Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 E-mail: mkrishna(a)bama.ua.edu Phone: 205-348-2109 Skype:mkrishna3 --------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Mrs. Nirupama Bawdekar, Scientific Officer D, Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Post Bag No. 4, Ganeskhind Pune 411 007, India Tel:(020)25604308 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by OpenProtect(http://www.openprotect.com), and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Open Judis
by DINESH SIDDAIAH 12 Feb '08

12 Feb '08

Dear Friends, A free database of Indian Supreme Court decisions with the full texts of about 23000 Indian Supreme Case from 1950 onwards, created by Digit reader Prashant Iyengar is available on Feb 2008 Digit DVD. This contains the installer and the court case (indexes.rar) which needs to be run. It is very much usefull to the Librarians working in courts. Dinesh K S Librarian (Sl. Gr.) Nagarjuna College of Engineering & Technology, Devanahally, Bangalore - 562110. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Call for Proposals: UNESCO-IFLA Information Literacy Logo Contest
by Puna Das 12 Feb '08

12 Feb '08

Dear Colleagues Call for Proposals: UNESCO-IFLA Information Literacy Logo Contest UNESCO and the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) invite everyone to propose an international Logo to identify the work on information literacy. The aim of creating this Logo is to make communication easier among those who carry out information literacy projects, their communities and societies in general. Prize: The prize will consist of US $3,000 plus a certificate to the winner. Deadline: The proposals have to be sent before May 15th, 2008 Details at: http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=25862&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECT… Contest guidelines: http://www.infolitglobal.info/logo/?s=bases&l=en Wikiversity offers a course on online educational resources Wikiversity is organizing an online course Composing free and open online educational resources. Starting on 3 March 2008, the course is designed for teachers and teacher-students who do not have prior knowledge or skills related to free and open education resources. Details at: http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=25888&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECT… United Nations University launches OpenCourseWare Portal United Nations University launches the UNU OpenCourseWare Portal, which offers open access to about a dozen courses developed by three of UNU's Research and Training Centres and Programmes (RTC/Ps) and the Tokyo-based UNU Media Studio. Details at: http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=25887&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECT… With Best Wishes Anup Kumar Das B5/29, S.J. Enclave New Delhi-110029 India Email: puna_05(a)yahoo.co.in --------------------------------- Now you can chat without downloading messenger. Click here to know how. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Internees for its Central Library IIT Delhi
by Sanjeev Kumar Jain 12 Feb '08

12 Feb '08

*Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Central Library *No.IITD/LIB/ RSD/2008/ 14 Dated: 01.02.2008 Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Invites applications for Library Internees for its Central Library Post: Library Internee (for One year) Number of Post: Three Minimum Qualification: M. Lib. I. Sc. Stipend: Rs.5500/-per month (Consolidated) Job description: Since candidates are post-graduates in Library and Information Science they can be helpful in doing technical jobs at par with Jr / Sr Technical Assistants. Fresh Library science Post-graduates with M. Lib. I. Sc. are eligible for the internship. Selected candidates may be required to do the shift duty also. Please note that accommodation facility on campus will not be available to the selected candidates. Interested candidates may send their Resumes to Neeraj Chaurasia Assistant Librarian Central Library Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Hauz Khas, New Delhi-16 e-mail: neerajkc[at] library.iitd. ac.in -- With kind regards _____________________ SANJEEV KUMAR JAIN Resource Centre/Library NIFT Campus, ITI Colony, Doorbhash Nagar Rae Bareli (U.P.) 209 010 Email: sanjeevmlis[at]yahoo.co.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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