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Sensitization workshop on Information Literacy
by vimal kumar 02 Jan '07

02 Jan '07

Sensitization workshop on Information Literacy 23 January 2007 (9am to 5pm) Organized by Kerala Library Association Sponsored by UNESCO Venue Priyadarsini Auditorium Science and Technology Museum PMG Jn., Trivandrum Coverage/Contents IL overview components of IL, Models and the learning process ICT applications, Internet/ e-Resources, etc. in the IL perspective IL and Life skills development IL competency standards Target Groups: LIS professionals/ practitioners, LIS students Mode of selection: By registration in the prescribed form. Preference will be given to young LIS professionals & students. Registration Fee: Nil Filled up Registration form may be sent to Dr. A. Gopikuttan General Secretary, KLA Dept. of Library and Information science University of Kerala Trivandrum-695 034 Mob-9446428163 P.S. Can be registered by e-mail also. E-mail registrations are to be mailed to any of the following addresses: agopikuttan(a)yahoo.co.in npwaran49(a)yahoo.co.in kps31147(a)yahoo.com Brochure and registration form can be download at http://www.geocities.com/vimal0212/IL.pdf Vimal Kumar Asian School of Business Technopark Trivandrum-695 581 vimal0212(a)yahoo.com www.asb.edu.in __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Sensitization workshop on Information Literacy 23 January 2007 (9am to 5pm) Organized by Kerala Library Association Sponsored by UNESCO Venue Priyadarsini Auditorium Science and Technology Museum PMG Jn., Trivandrum Coverage/Contents IL overview components of IL, Models and the learning process ICT applications, Internet/ e-Resources, etc. in the IL perspective IL and Life skills development IL competency standards Target Groups: LIS professionals/ practitioners, LIS students Mode of selection: By registration in the prescribed form. Preference will be given to young LIS professionals & students. Registration Fee: Nil Filled up Registration form may be sent to Dr. A. Gopikuttan General Secretary, KLA Dept. of Library and Information science University of Kerala Trivandrum-695 034 Mob-9446428163 P.S. Can be registered by e-mail also. E-mail registrations are to be mailed to any of the following addresses: mailto:agopikuttan@yahoo.co.in agopikuttan(a)yahoo.co.in mailto:npwaran49@yahoo.co.in npwaran49(a)yahoo.co.in mailto:kps31147@yahoo.com kps31147(a)yahoo.com Brochure and registration form can be download at http://www.geocities.com/vimal0212/IL.pdf http://www.geocities.com/vimal0212/IL.pdf Vimal Kumar Asian School of Business Technopark Trivandrum-695 581 vimal0212(a)yahoo.com www.asb.edu.in __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Dramatic recent growth in OA
by Subbiah Arunachalam 02 Jan '07

02 Jan '07

Dear teachers of library and information science: Here is a blog entry from Peter Suber's Open Access News. I thought you might find it useful. Please spread the word. Subbiah Arunachalam ------------------- Dramatic recent growth in OA Heather Morrison, Dramatic Growth December 2006 & Predictions for 2007, Imaginary Journal of Poetic Economics, December 31, 2006. Excerpt: Synopsis. The dramatic growth of open access, both publishing and self-archiving, continued in the final quarter of 2006. The Directory of Open Access Journals passed a significant milestone in December, exceeding 2,500 journals; about 10% of the world's peer-reviewed journals are now fully open access. When new journals are created, there is evidence that they are at least 30% likely to be fully open access. This trend is likely to accelerate as more journals become knowledgeable about new, efficient, freely available open source software such as Open Journal Systems, which greatly facilitates online and open access publishing. Strong growth continues in open access archiving, with more archives and more full-text documents; all archives tracked showed very strong growth in 2006. There are signs of an open access movement that is on the verge of emerging from the innovative edge into the mainstream. Open access has become an academic area unto itself, and a challenge to study, as those who have read even a portion of Peter Suber's more than 10,000 well-selected, thoughtful blogposts can attest. Open access education, however, is just beginning. PhD students in librarianship, for example, are finding open access and related topics an interesting field of study. Students are beginning to hear about open access in their courses, but soon they will be taught by teachers for whom this is their area of expertise. My predictions for 2007 are continued, and accelerating, growth in open access. The most important trends I see for 2007, however, are less tangible in nature; a shift in focus from debate on the pros, cons, and feasibility of open access, to more solid work on the details of implementation. For librarians, a key will be a shift in perspective on collections, from the idea of purchasing or leasing what our users need, to building and preserving the collections our researchers and others produce. I see this trend as beginning in 2007.... Peter Suber: That's just the synopsis. See the whole post for a raft of specific numbers. Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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open defence
by kabir＠cusat.ac.in 01 Jan '07

01 Jan '07

Dear Sir Kindly give publicity. NOTICE I have great pleasure in inviting you for the open defence of the Ph.D thesis of Smt.Rajani.R. entitled "Research approach and citation behaviour in english literature" under the faculty of Arts of University of Kerala scheduled to be held on 10th January 2007 wednesday at 11.00 a.m. in the Department of Library & Information Science, University of kerala, Trivandrum. Yours Sincerely Dr.Humayoon Kabir.S Research Guide

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CALIBER-2007, Call for Papers, last date is extended to 7 January 2007
by Suresh Chauhan 01 Jan '07

01 Jan '07

The 5th International Convention CALIBER-2007 Due to many holidays during last 10 days, we have been receiving many requests from the LIS professionals to extend the last date for receiving the papers/ manuscripts/articles. Keeping in view the over whelming response and requests from various professionals the last date for Call for Papers is extended to 7th January 2007. Though huge number of papers has already been received, thus only high quality, technical papers and case studies will be solicited/preferable. For more details please visit website http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/caliber2007/ Main Theme: "Information and Knowledge Management in Networked World" Sub-Themes 1. Digital Libraries 2. Information and Knowledge Management 3. Innovations in Information Communication Technologies 4. Towards Virtual Library Kindly submit your paper/manuscript/article to: Editor-in-Chief, CALIBER 2007 Director, INFLIBNET Centre (An IUC of UGC) Gujarat University Campus PB 4116, Navrangpura Ahmedabad-380 009, (Gujarat) India Phone : +91-79-26304695 / 8528 / 5971 / 0002 Fax : +91-79-26300990/ 26307816 E-mail : director(a)inflibnet.ac.in OR caliber2007(a)inflibnet.ac.in OR Convener, CALIBER-2007 Mr. Manoj Kumar K. Convener, CALIBER-2007 Scientist - D (CS), INFLIBNET Centre (An IUC of UGC) Gujarat University Campus PB 4116, Navrangpura Ahmedabad-380 009, (Gujarat) India Phone : +91-79-26304695 / 8528 / 5971/ 0002 Fax : +91-79-26300990 / 26307816 E-mail : manoj(a)inflibnet.ac.in OR Joint - Convener, CALIBER-2007 Mr. K Prakash Scientific/Technica l Officer-I (An IUC of UGC) Gujarat University Campus PB 4116, Navrangpura Ahmedabad-380 009, (Gujarat) India Phone : +91-79-26304695 / 8528 / 5971/ 0002 Fax : +91-79-26300990 / 26307816 E-mail : prakash(a)inflibnet.ac.in With best regards. Suresh ************************************************* Suresh K Chauhan Project Scientist (LS) INFLIBNET Centre, An Inter University Centre of University Grants Commission, Opp. Gujarat University Guest House, Post Box No. 4116, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad - 380009. Gujarat, INDIA. Phone: 79 26308528, 26304695, 26305971 (Extn. 43) Mobile: 09898367739 Fax: 79 26300990 Email: chauhan(a)inflibnet.ac.in ; sureshbabal(a)yahoo.com The 5th International Convention CALIBER-2007 Due to many holidays during last 10 days, we have been receiving many requests from the LIS professionals to extend the last date for receiving the papers/ manuscripts/articles. Keeping in view the over whelming response and requests from various professionals the last date for Call for Papers is extended to 7 th January 2007. Though huge number of papers has already been received, thus only high quality, technical papers and case studies will be solicited/ preferable . For more details please visit website http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/caliber2007/ http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/caliber2007/ Main Theme: "Information and Knowledge Management in Networked World" Sub-Themes 1. Digital Libraries 2. Information and Knowledge Management 3. Innovations in Information Communication Technologies 4. Towards Virtual Library Kindly submit your paper/manuscript/article to: Editor-in-Chief, CALIBER 2007 Director, INFLIBNET Centre (An IUC of UGC) Gujarat University Campus PB 4116, Navrangpura Ahmedabad-380 009, (Gujarat) India Phone : +91-79-26304695 / 8528 / 5971 / 0002 Fax : +91-79-26300990/ 26307816 E-mail : mailto:director@inflibnet.ac.in director(a)inflibnet.ac.in OR mailto:caliber2007@inflibnet.ac.in caliber2007(a)inflibnet.ac.in OR Convener, CALIBER-2007 Mr. Manoj Kumar K. Convener, CALIBER-2007 Scientist - D (CS), INFLIBNET Centre (An IUC of UGC) Gujarat University Campus PB 4116, Navrangpura Ahmedabad-380 009, (Gujarat) India Phone : +91-79-26304695 / 8528 / 5971/ 0002 Fax : +91-79-26300990 / 26307816 E-mail : mailto:manoj@inflibnet.ac.in manoj(a)inflibnet.ac.in OR Joint - Convener, CALIBER-2007 Mr. K Prakash Scientific/Technica l Officer-I (An IUC of UGC) Gujarat University Campus PB 4116, Navrangpura Ahmedabad-380 009, (Gujarat) India Phone : +91-79-26304695 / 8528 / 5971/ 0002 Fax : +91-79-26300990 / 26307816 E-mail : mailto:prakash@inflibnet.ac.in prakash(a)inflibnet.ac.in With best regards. Suresh ************************************************* Suresh K Chauhan Project Scientist (LS) INFLIBNET Centre, An Inter University Centre of University Grants Commission, Opp. Gujarat University Guest House, Post Box No. 4116, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad - 380009. Gujarat, INDIA. Phone: 79 26308528, 26304695, 26305971 (Extn. 43) Mobile: 09898367739 Fax: 79 26300990 Email: mailto:chauhan@inflibnet.ac.in chauhan(a)inflibnet.ac.in ; mailto:sureshbabal@yahoo.com sureshbabal(a)yahoo.com

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Dr Mashelkar retires
by Subbiah Arunachalam 01 Jan '07

01 Jan '07

Friends: Here is a news item on Dr Mashelkar's retirement. Best wishes. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] http://news.monstersandcritics.com/india/news/article_1238449.php Top Indian science administrator Mashelkar retires Dec 31, 2006, 17:45 GMT New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) R.A. Mashelkar, who is credited with giving new direction to Indian science, retired Sunday as head of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), an organisation he served for over three decades. During his 11 years as CSIR head, Mashelkar turned around the organisation into a world-class, profit-making, performance-driven, research and development organisation. Winner of around 50 national and international Awards, Mashelkar has been well known for spearheading new thinking in the field of science and technology. He chaired about 12 high-power committees set up to look into diverse issues of national importance, an official release said. 'Dr. Mashelkar will also be remembered for championing the cause of protection of traditional knowledge in India by fighting the Turmeric and Basmati (patent) battles, which set a new paradigm in the protection of developing world's traditional knowledge heritage,' the release added. Mashelkar is only the third Indian engineer to have been elected Fellow of Royal Society (FRS), London, in the 20th Century. He was also elected Foreign Fellow of the US National Academy of Science in 2005, becoming only the eighth Indian scientist in over 140 years to have been so honoured. He was the first scientist from Asia to have won the Star of Asia Award presented by former US president George Bush. Over 25 universities including those of London, Salford, Pretoria, Wisconsin and Delhi have honoured him with honorary doctorates. Post retirement, Mashelkar is slated to become president of Global Research Alliance, formed by nine CSIR-like institutions from Asia-Pacific, Europe and the US, comprising over 60,000 scientists and engineers. The organisation has a $6 billion budget. ------------ Comments by Subbiah Arunachalam Among other honours Dr Mashelkar received is the Foreign Associateship of the National Academy of Engineering, USA. He is the only Indian to have been elected to both the National Academy of Sciences, USA, and the National Academy of Engineering, USA. In an illustrious career, which is truly one of 'from a log cabin to the dizzy heights of science administration', Dr Mashelkar missed a great opportunity - to bring about the culture of open access to all CSIR labs and to all of Indian science. It was well within his reach and he could have done it without much effort. Let us hope his successor, Dr V Prakash, gives top priority to this one unfinished task of Dr Mashelkar. Incidentally, open access to published journal literatures makes it possible for anyone, anywhere with an Internet connection to access, download and use the full text of research papers without any barrier. Open access can improve the visibility and utilization of research published by Indian scientists. The Indian Institute of Science, thanks to the vision and leadership of Prof. N Balakrishnan, was the first Indian research institution to set up an interoperable institutional open access archive and now it has more than 5,000 papers by the Institute's faculty and students. Only three CSIR labs, viz. National Chemical laboratory, Natioanl Aerospace Laboratory and national Institute of Oceanography, have such institutional archives. Subbiah Arunachalam Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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Applications are invited for the post of Director, INFLIBNET Centre, UGC Ahmedabad
by K Prakash 01 Jan '07

01 Jan '07

December, 2006 Applications are invited for the post of Director, INFLIBNET Centre, Ahmedabad an Inter University Centre of UGC (Autonomous Organization) The UGC has to fill-up the post of Director, INFLIBNET Centre, Ahmedabad an Inter University Centre of UGC on fixed salary of Rs. 25,000/- plus allowances and other benefits as per the terms and conditions for the post of Vice-Chancellor issued by the Commission. Qualification & Experience:- The person applying for the Director-ship should have extensive knowledge and experience in the field of Information Technology & Information in Library Networking. The appointment is for a period of five years or till the age of 65 year whichever earlier. The Director is an executive authority of the Centre and shall have all powers relation to the administration, control over funds, coordinate & exercise academic leadership, and administrative supervision of all the activities of the Centre. The Director will be vested with such executive powers as may be necessary or incidental for the purpose of proper administration, subject to the rules and the Bye-laws of the center. Applicant details may be sent to Chairman, UGC, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi- 110002. along-with bio-data by 15th January, 2007. For more details please visit http://www.ugc.ac.in/jobs/jobs.html ___ http://www.ugc.ac.in/jobs/advtDirectorINFLIBNET.pdf With best regards. Bye. Do not reply to ________________________________________________ K Prakash Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET) Centre An Inter-University Centre of University Grants Commission Near Gujarat University Guest House Post Box No.4116, Navrangpura Ahmedabad - 380 009 India

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Mobile Library in Brazil
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 30 Dec '06

30 Dec '06

This may be interesting. Vyasamoorthy ==================== Doing good while building its brand, Brazilian bus company Itapemirim has set up a library on wheels. Itapemirim, the major bus carrier in South America, covers more than 85% of Brazilian territory, and its buses travel more than 300 million kilometres per year. The company recently started supporting a project developed by well-known local cartoonist Mauricio de Souza: a library on wheels. The library buses will travel throughout the country to give low income kids the opportunity to improve their reading skills and be exposed to a variety of cultural experiences. Stocked with more than 1,000 books, the mobile library is decorated with Mauricio de Souza's popular cartoon characters (Turma da Mônica), and is equipped with computers with internet access, aiming to help underprivileged children bridge the digital divide. The library bus also has audio and video installed to be able to show movies, another fairly rare experience for children in rural areas. The first 'Biblioteca Móvel' has started roaming the state of São Paulo, and the goal is to have 27 buses touring the country: one in each state. (To make this possible, Itapemirim will partner with different brands in different regions. For São Paulo, they're working with Shell.) Supporting the moving library not only promotes Itapemirim's image as being socially engaged, but also reinforces brand awareness among the company's target audience. For other examples of companies investing in their future customer base, see trendwatching.com's brand spaces & transformation and Springwise's post about driver's ed for customers. Spotted by: Juliana Yamana http://www.springwise.com/nonprofit_social_cause/mobile_libraries/ =========== -- Dr P Vyasamoorthy, Society for Serving Seniors 30, Gruhalakshmi Colony, Secunderabad 500015 Phone 27846631 The difference between a fly and a mosquito is that a fly can fly!

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Subscribe to SciDev.net
by Subbiah Arunachalam 30 Dec '06

30 Dec '06

Friends: Please take a free subscription to SciDev.net, if you have not done so already. It is one of the most informative online portals that serves people interested in development. It provides news, views and information about science, technology and the developing world and articles from other news sources worldwide. They are o a subscription drive right now. Visit <www.scidev.net>. Best wishes. Arun Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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KPSC Recruitment for Dept. of Public Libraries
by rupesh kumar 30 Dec '06

30 Dec '06

Dear All, Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) has given a short notification in Prajavani (a leading regional newspaper in Karnataka) for recruitment of 18 posts of Assistant Librarians in the Department of Public Libraries. The Application may be obtained on payment of Rs.50 in cash from the KPSC Office, Bangalore or from the regional offices in Mysore, Belgaum and Gulbarga. The applications will be issued from 02-01-2007. The last date for submitting the filled in applications is 27-01-2007. For details on qualification, allotment of posts, mode of recruitment, etc. you may refer to the Karnataka Gazette dated 27-12-2006 Part - V or Visit the KPSC Website http://kpsc.kar.nic.in (The Notification is yet to appear on the website, though). The notification (in Kannada) in epaper can be found at http://www.prajavaniepaper.com/svww_zoomart.php?Artname=20061230a_007100006… Rupesh Kumar A Department of Library & Information Science Bangalore University a_rupeshkumar(a)yahoo.com http://lislog.blogspot.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) has given a short notification in Prajavani (a leading regional newspaper in Karnataka) for recruitment of 18 posts of Assistant Librarians in the Department of Public Libraries. The Application may be obtained on payment of Rs.50 in cash from the KPSC Office, Bangalore or from the regional offices in Mysore, Belgaum and Gulbarga. The applications will be issued from 02-01-2007. The last date for submitting the filled in applications is 27-01-2007. For details on qualification, allotment of posts, mode of recruitment, etc. you may refer to the Karnataka Gazette dated 27-12-2006 Part - V or Visit the KPSC Website http://kpsc.kar.nic.in/ http://kpsc.kar.nic.in (The Notification is yet to appear on the website, though). The notification (in Kannada) in epaper can be found at http://www.prajavaniepaper.com/svww_zoomart.php?Artname=20061230a_007100006… http://www.prajavaniepaper.com/svww_zoomart.php?Artname=20061230a_007100006… Rupesh Kumar A Department of Library & Information Science Bangalore University mailto:a_rupeshkumar@yahoo.com a_rupeshkumar(a)yahoo.com http://lislog.blogspot.com http://lislog.blogspot.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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RE: Information
by Dr.D.P Prathap 30 Dec '06

30 Dec '06

Dear Colleagues Please provide information about other Mailing Lists available in LIS. Yours sincerely Librarian Sugarcane Breeding Institute Coimbatore Dear Colleagues Please provide information about other Mailing Lists available in LIS. Yours sincerely Librarian Sugarcane Breeding Institute Coimbatore

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