- LIS-Forum - ncsi.iisc.ernet.in

National Library Week Celebration Special Lecture - 17th November
by rupesh kumar 16 Nov '06

16 Nov '06

Bangalore University Department of Library & Information Science Bangalore 560 056 And Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) Cordially invite you to a special lecture on "Library and Information Science Education, Research and Library Automation in Germany" By Prof. Achim Osswald University of Applied Science Institute for Information Science Clandiusstr. 1, 560678 - o - Dr. T.D. Kemparaju Professor & Chairman Department of Library & Information Science Bangalore University will preside ======================================================= Date: 17th November 2006 Time: 11-30 AM ======================================================= Venue Dr. S.R. Ranganathan Hall Department of Library & Information Science Bangalore University ======================================================= Compliments from Staff & Students ======================================================= Rupesh Kumar A Department of Library & Information Science Bangalore University a_rupeshkumar(a)yahoo.com http://lislog.blogspot.com http://a.rupeshkumar.googlepages.com --------------------------------- Sponsored Link Don't quit your job - take classes online and earn your degree in 1 year. Start Today Bangalore University Department of Library & Information Science Bangalore 560 056 And Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) Cordially invite you to a special lecture on "Library and Information Science Education, Research and Library Automation in Germany" By Prof. Achim Osswald University of Applied Science Institute for Information Science Clandiusstr. 1, 560678 - o - Dr. T.D. Kemparaju Professor & Chairman Department of Library & Information Science Bangalore University will preside ======================================================= Date: 17th November 2006 Time: 11-30 AM ======================================================= Venue Dr. S.R. Ranganathan Hall Department of Library & Information Science Bangalore University ======================================================= Compliments from Staff & Students ======================================================= 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 http://a.rupeshkumar.googlepages.com http://a.rupeshkumar.googlepages.com Sponsored Link http://www.classesusa.com/clickcount.cfm?id=607556&goto=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cl… Don't quit your job - take classes online and http://www.classesusa.com/clickcount.cfm?id=607556&goto=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cl… earn your degree in 1 year. Start Today

1 0

EU emphasises open access (fwd)
by Mailing List Manager 16 Nov '06

16 Nov '06

Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 14:55:21 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> Interview: 'Open access key condition for EU research infrastructures' Published: Friday 20 October 2006 | Updated: Monday 23 October 2006 Any country is free to join the European research infrastructure projects and any scientist can access them, once they are operational. The perfect incentive for "foreign brains" to come to Europe, says John Wood in an interview with EurActiv.com. Dor details, visit: http://www.euractiv.com/en/science/interview-open-access-key-condition-eu-r…

1 0

Need Information
by M. Anisur Rahman 16 Nov '06

16 Nov '06

Dear Members: My Paper "Digital divide in developing countries:with special reference to Bangladesh" has been accepted in the 9th International Conference of Asian Digital Libraries (ICADL 2006) for Presentation. The Conference will be held in KYOTO University, JAPAN on 27-30 Nov. *It will be a good news for me if I could be informed about any member of this group staying in KYOTO.* If any members knows any organizations / Institutions, who provides TRAVEL GRANTS for attending conference, Please let me know. Best wishes. Md. Anisur Rahman Lecturer (Part-time) Post graduate Diploma Program in Library and Information Science Darul Ihsan University House # 9/B, Road # 2 Dhanmondi R/A, Dhaka 1209 Bangladesh Fax:+(880-2) 9341044 Email: anisdacca(a)gmail.com Dear Members: My Paper "Digital divide in developing countries:with special reference to Bangladesh" has been accepted in the 9th International Conference of Asian Digital Libraries (ICADL 2006) for Presentation. The Conference will be held in KYOTO University, JAPAN on 27-30 Nov. It will be a good news for me if I could be informed about any member of this group staying in KYOTO. If any members knows any organizations / Institutions, who provides TRAVEL GRANTS for attending conference, Please let me know. Best wishes. Md. Anisur Rahman Lecturer (Part-time) Post graduate Diploma Program in Library and Information Science Darul Ihsan University House # 9/B, Road # 2 Dhanmondi R/A, Dhaka 1209 Bangladesh Fax:+(880-2) 9341044 Email: mailto:anisdacca@gmail.com anisdacca(a)gmail.com

1 0

IATLIS 2006 Inaugural Ceremony Invitation
by Jagtar Singh 15 Nov '06

15 Nov '06

Dear Colleagues, Please plan your journey according to the details given below about the Inagural Ceremony of the IATLIS 2006. We are eagerly klooking forward to see you in Patiala. All the best, Jagtar DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE PUNJABI UNIVERSITY, PATIALA Cordially invites you to the Inaugural Session of the XXIII National Conference of IATLIS on the theme *'Building Curriculum with a Difference: * *A Vision for LIS Education in the 21st Century'* on *23rd November 2006** at **11:30 a.m.** * in the *Senate Hall* of Punjabi University, Patiala Prof. R. A. Yadav Vice-Chairman, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) would be the *Chief Guest * *Prof. Shudendu Mandal*, Director, National Library of India & *Prof. Ismail Abdullahi*, North Carolina Central University (USA) would be the *Guests of Honour* *Sardar Swarn Singh Boparai, *Kirti Chakra, Padma Shri awardee** Vice Chancellor, Punjabi University, shall *preside* over the function. Dr. Trishanjit Kaur Dr. Jagtar Singh Head of Department Organizing Secretary Cell phone: 098551 87461 Cell phone: 098554 44785 0175-3046179 (Work) 0175-3046180 (Work) *Programme Overleaf* * * Programme 11:30 a.m. University Dhuni 11:35 a.m. Welcome: Prof. Jagtar Singh, Organizing Secretary IATLIS 2006 11: 45 a.m. Address by Prof. C.R. Karisiddappa , President IATLIS 11:55 p.m. About the Seminar by Prof. Indervir Malhan, Seminar Director 12: 05 p.m. * *Inaugural Address: Prof. R.A. Yadav, Vice-Chairman, AICTE 12: 15 p.m. Keynote Address: Dr. M. P. Satija, Prof. & Head, DLIS, GNDU, Amritsar 12:30 p.m. Presidential Address: S. Swarn Singh Boparai, Vice-Chancellor 12:40 p.m. Presentation of Mementos/ University Publications 12.50 p.m. Vote of Thanks: Dr. B. D. Kumbar, General Secretary IATLIS Dear Colleagues, Please plan your journey according to the details given below about the Inagural Ceremony of the IATLIS 2006. We are eagerly klooking forward to see you in Patiala. All the best, Jagtar DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE PUNJABI UNIVERSITY, PATIALA Cordially invites you to the Inaugural Session of the XXIII National Conference of IATLIS on the theme 'Building Curriculum with a Difference: A Vision for LIS Education in the 21 st Century' on 23 rd November 2006 at 11:30 a.m. in the Senate Hall of Punjabi University, Patiala Prof. R. A. Yadav Vice-Chairman, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) would be the Chief Guest Prof. Shudendu Mandal , Director, National Library of India & Prof. Ismail Abdullahi , North Carolina Central University (USA) would be the Guests of Honour Sardar Swarn Singh Boparai, Kirti Chakra, Padma Shri awardee Vice Chancellor, Punjabi University, shall preside over the function. Dr. Trishanjit Kaur Dr. Jagtar Singh Head of Department Organizing Secretary Cell phone: 098551 87461 Cell phone: 098554 44785 0175-3046179 (Work) 0175-3046180 (Work) Programme Overleaf Programme 11:30 a.m. University Dhuni 11:35 a.m. Welcome: Prof. Jagtar Singh, Organizing Secretary IATLIS 2006 11: 45 a.m. Address by Prof. C.R. Karisiddappa , President IATLIS 11:55 p.m. About the Seminar by Prof. Indervir Malhan, Seminar Director 12: 05 p.m. Inaugural Address : Prof. R.A. Yadav, Vice-Chairman, AICTE 12: 15 p.m. Keynote Address : Dr. M. P. Satija, Prof. & Head, DLIS, GNDU, Amritsar 12:30 p.m. Presidential Address : S. Swarn Singh Boparai, Vice-Chancellor 12:40 p.m. Presentation of Mementos/ University Publications 12.50 p.m. Vote of Thanks: Dr. B. D. Kumbar, General Secretary IATLIS

1 0

ICSD-2007: Early Bird Registration
by Dr. A.R.D. Prasad 15 Nov '06

15 Nov '06

Apologies if you received multiple copies of this message. ********************************************* ********** ICSD-2007 Call For Participation Early Bird Registration Deadline: January 01, 2007 ********** ********************************************* INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SEMANTIC WEB & DIGITAL LIBRARIES February 21-23, 2007 (http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/icsd) Bangalore, India Documentation Research & Training Centre invites international researchers, information professionals, Librarians, business leaders and academics to sign up for three days of stimulating discussions on the latest results in research and applications of Semantic Web Technologies and Digital Libraries. Sessions include keynote lectures, workshops and tutorials that focus on innovative research areas and applications such as Knowledge Organization and Ontologies, Semantic Web Services, Tools and Techniques for managing digital repositories, Digital Resource Management strategies, and many more. The conference is going to be held at Bangalore, the IT city of India. INVITED SPEAKERS and TUTORIAL RESOURCE PERSONS (Confirmed so far) * Ivan Herman, W3C Semantic Web Activity Lead * Prof. Fausto Giunchiglia, Department of Information and Communication Technology, University of Trento, Italy * Prof. Peter Schirmbacher, Institut für Bibliotheks- und Informationswissenschaft, University of Humboldt, Berlin, Germany * Anupriya Ankolekar, Research Associate, AIFB Institute, University of Karlsruhe, Germany * Prof. Frederick Friend, JISC Scholarly Communication Consultant, Honorary Director Scholarly Communication UCL, England REGISTRATION Participants who register on or before January 01, 2007 can benefit from early bird special prices. Early Bird registration: Till January 01, 2007. Early Bird registration fees: Rs. 4000 (Indian & SAARC Delegates); $US 150 (Foreign Delegates other than SAARC) Late Registration: January 02, 2007 onwards * Rs. 5000 (Indian & SAARC Delegates); * USD 175 (Foreign Delegates other than SAARC) Tutorial * Rs.1000 (Indian & SAARC Delegates); * USD 40 (Foreign Delegates other than SAARC) Note: Registration Fee includes conference kit, tea/coffee and working lunch +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Registration form is available for download at http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/icsd/icsd-files/icsd_registration_form.doc Kindly post the filled-in registration forms to the address below: Dr. A.R.D. Prasad Convenor, ICSD 2007 DRTC, Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), 8th Mile, Mysore Road, R.V. College Post, Bangalore, Karnataka (India) Pin - 560059 Electronic copy of registration form duly filled and signed can be sent to icsd(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in, but official copy should also be sent by regular mail. Please note: The Demand Draft (DD) Should be made in favour of Indian Statistical Institute, payable at Bangalore. Outstation cheques should include additional transaction fee. +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -- Dr. A.R.D. Prasad Convenor, ICSD-2007 DRTC, Indian Statistical Institute Bangalore INDIA

1 0

Free site for book downloading
by library 15 Nov '06

15 Nov '06

Dear Friends This is the site where you all can download free books. http://www.4shared.com/ With regards Anil Phadke Librarian AICAR Business School Village - Damat, Neral - Tal. Karjat, Dist. Raigad, Maharashtra Pin :- 410101 www.aicar.net Tel. No.: (02148) 236714 - 19 Ext. 232 Fax:- (02148) 236713 M:- 9850803203 Dear Friends This is the site where you all can download free books. http://www.4shared.com/ http://www.4shared.com/ With regards Anil Phadke Librarian AICAR Business School Village - Damat, Neral - Tal. Karjat, Dist. Raigad, Maharashtra Pin :- 410101 http://www.aicar.net www.aicar.net Tel. No.: (02148) 236714 - 19 Ext. 232 Fax:- (02148) 236713 M:- 9850803203

1 0

KALA-NLW-Program on 16th.
by I.R.N.Goudar 15 Nov '06

15 Nov '06

REMINDER Dear Professionals, I invite you all for National Library Week Celebrations on 16th November 2006 Karnataka State Library Association (R ) IN COLLABORATION WITH PES Group of Institutions ---------------------- Speake -1: Dr. C.V. Satyaprakasha Principal, PES College of Education Topic: Role of Libraries in Quality Education Speaker -2: Dr. Vishnukant S. Chatpalli Director, Community Development Programmes PES Institute of Technology Topic: Community Development through Libraries Presided by: Prof M.R. Doreswamy Founder Chairman, PES Group Institutions Venue: Tech Park Seminar Hall PESIT,100 Feet Ring Road Bangalore -560085 Time: 3.30 PM Organizer: Mrs. Gayathri Sen, Librarian, PESIT ------------------------- Dr. I.R.N. Goudar President KALA, Office Bearers and EC Members of KALA -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. I.R.N. Goudar Tel: 91-80-25086081 Sci F & Head, Information Centre for 91-80-25235315 Aerospace Science and Technology Fax: 91-80-25268072 National Aerospace Laboratories E-mail:goudar@css.nal.res.in Airport Road, BANGALORE-560 017 India http://www.icast.org.in/staff/goudar.html

1 0

KALA:NLW Celebrations at Universities
by I.R.N.Goudar 15 Nov '06

15 Nov '06

Dear Professionals, Karnataka State Library Association Celebrates National Library Week at Universities in Karnataka in Collaboration with Kuvempu University, University of Mysore & MyLISA, Karnatak University and Mangalore University YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED ------------------------------ 15 November 2006, Wednesday Kuvempu University Speaker: Prof. T.N. Shankar Narayan Director, School of Languages Kuvempu University, Shimoga Topic: Role of Libraries in Higher Education Presided by: Dr. B.S. Biradar Chairman, Department of Library and Information Science Kuvempu University, Shimoga Venue: Department of Library and Information Science Kuvempu University,Shimoga Time: 2.30 pm ----------------------------------------- 16 November 2006 University of Mysore Speaker: Prof. Lingadevaru Halemane, Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore Topic: "Books can speak" Venue: Vidyanidhi Hall, DLIS, University of Mysore, ManasaGangotri, Mysore Time: 4.00 PM ---------------------------------------- 17 Nov 2006 Friday Karnatak University Speaker: Prof. .C.R.Karisiddappa Dean Faculty of Social Sciences Chairman Dept of Library and Information Sciences Karnatak University, Dharward Topic : Information Literacy for Sustainable Development Presided by: Dr. S.L.Samgam Professor, Department of Library and Information Science Karnatak University, Dharwad Venue: Department of Library Science, KUD Time: 11.30 A.M ---------------------------------- 18 November 2006 Mangalore University Speaker: Sri D. Manjaiah Chairman, Department of Computer Science Mangalore University Topic: Internet Technology and Web Programming Venue: Old Senate Hall, Faculty Building Mangalore University, Mangalogangothri Time: 3.30 PM -------------------- Dr. I.R.N. Goudar, President KALA, Office Bearers and EC Members KALA -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. I.R.N. Goudar Tel: 91-80-25086081 Sci F & Head, Information Centre for 91-80-25235315 Aerospace Science and Technology Fax: 91-80-25268072 National Aerospace Laboratories E-mail:goudar@css.nal.res.in Airport Road, BANGALORE-560 017 India http://www.icast.org.in/staff/goudar.html

1 0

Online Subscription of Indian Magazines - Information Required
by Bhaskarabhatla Suryanarayana Sastry 15 Nov '06

15 Nov '06

Dear Professionals, A very good morning to everybody. I am working as a Library Assistant in IIIT ( International Institute of Information Technology ), Hyderabad. As we are subscribing almost all popular Indian and Foreign Magazines, now we are planning to go for an online subscription for above mentioned Indian Magazines also like India Today, The Week, Outlook etc. So, if anybody have an idea regarding the vendors who will provide the service like the INDEST etc. who are engaged in providing Technical & Engineering Related Journals., please let me know the details. We are also the member of INDEST Consortia. Regards Suryanarayana Sastry BH Library Assistant, International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Gachibowli, Hyderabad-500 032 PH: 040-23001973 Ext.306 Mobile: +9199490 97484 __________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Answers: Share what you know. Learn something new http://in.answers.yahoo.com/  � Dear�Professionals, � A very good morning to everybody. I am working as a Library Assistant in IIIT ( International Institute of Information Technology ),�Hyderabad.�As we are subscribing almost all popular Indian and Foreign Magazines, now we are planning to go for�an online subscription for above mentioned Indian Magazines also like India Today, The Week, Outlook etc.� � So, if anybody�have an idea regarding the vendors�who will provide�the service like the INDEST etc.�who are engaged in providing Technical & Engineering Related Journals., please let me know the details. � We are also the member of INDEST Consortia. � Regards � Suryanarayana Sastry BH Library Assistant, International Institute of Information Technology� (IIIT), Gachibowli, Hyderabad-500 032 PH: 040-23001973 Ext.306 Mobile: +9199490 97484 Find out what India is talking about on - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/yanswers/*http://in.answers.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! Answers India Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/messengertagline/*http://in.messenger.yahoo.… Get it NOW

1 0

Internet Timeline
by Swapan Patra 15 Nov '06

15 Nov '06

Hobbes' Internet Timeline is available over the Internet for anyone to access. Librarians can be benefitted by the available data on it for making presentations, preparation of reports, projects and so on, with the following link: http://www.zakon.org/robert/internet/timeline/#2000s Another article worth reading "The origin of the Internet and Hypertext " by By Jon Jackson<http://www.htmlgoodies.com/feedback.php/http://www.htmlgoodies.com/beyond/r…> http://www.htmlgoodies.com/beyond/reference/article.php/3639741 Swapan kumar Patra Department of Biochemical Engineering & Biotechnology Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Hobbes' Internet Timeline is available over the Internet for anyone to access. Librarians can be benefitted by the available data on it for making presentations, preparation of reports, projects and so on, with the following link: http://www.zakon.org/robert/internet/timeline/#2000s http://www.zakon.org/robert/internet/timeline/#2000s Another article worth reading "The origin of the Internet and Hypertext " by By http://www.htmlgoodies.com/feedback.php/http://www.htmlgoodies.com/beyond/r… Jon Jackson http://www.htmlgoodies.com/beyond/reference/article.php/3639741 http://www.htmlgoodies.com/beyond/reference/article.php/3639741 Swapan kumar Patra Department of Biochemical Engineering & Biotechnology Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

1 0