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Re: Quality is essential in LIS also
by Aloor Thomas Francis 30 May '06

30 May '06

Dear Professionals, The decision of UGC to give exemption to the M.Phil and Ph.D. Holders is not fair. It may be better if the UGC has rectified the defect if any in the NET exam. Maximum, the UGC can give exception for candidates with MPhil/PhD and some years of teaching/professional experience. Qualifing the NET by their students is a proud to the colleges/universities. If so, we can think who is favouring the present decision of the UGC. People who can not clear NET will be against the NET Exam. The arguments favouring the UGC decision are that, people are not getting cleared the NET easily. If we favour such arguments, why we want Post Graduate Degrees itself to become teachers. This will be like persons with telant in teaching, but with out subject knowledge. Why we want competitive exams for IAS, job, etc. The selection may be on the basis of marks in qualifying exams. like degree, PG, +2, etc. Another argument was why librarians qualify NET. Since the librarians are not engaged in imparting knowledge and research, of course we should not clear the NET. Moreover, we should not go for MPil/PhD. But, We NEED UGC SCALE. This is our only right as Librarians. Moreover, we should represent to change our designations from librarians/scientists/engineers/ etc. to librarians and if possible, as store keepers. Francis __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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File Sharing Service from PeerFactor
by Farooque Shaheen 30 May '06

30 May '06

PeerFactor has announced a new service that allows users to share files of any size. The service allows users to upload files to PeerFactor?s servers and receive a link which they can send by email instead of sending email with a huge attachment. A demo PeerFactor site is available at http://www.peerfactor.fr/send/ Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Tel. 080-26678388 # 4105 PeerFactor has announced a new service that allows users to share files of any size. The service allows users to upload files to PeerFactor’s servers and receive a link which they can send by email instead of sending email with a huge attachment. A demo PeerFactor site is available at http://www.peerfactor.fr/send/ Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Tel. 080-26678388 # 4105

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EAS System - Library Security
by Rafiq 30 May '06

30 May '06

Dear colleagues in profession, I beg to differ with Gayathri Sen of the PESIT-Engineering College (leaving aside her claim to be the 2nd library in the country to have implemented EAS system!). While observations made by Gayathri Sen must be certainly based on her experiences, it cannot be generalized that the RFID and EAS systems are only for 'show off'. Percolation of RFID in libraries is a good technological advancement in our profession. I have seen this system working very fine, without any hassles, in a number of libraries in India and abroad, and we should really boast of its implementation in Indian libraries. It is unfortunate that Gayathri Sen landed in wrong vendors' land with some infamous product, hence her problems and sufferings. Else her experience could have certainly been of jubilation, pride and exuberance. Rafiq Ansari Senior Manager - Library TV Division, The Times of India Group Kamala Mills Compound Lower Parel (West) Mumbai - 400 013 Email: rafiq.ansari(a)timesgroup.com -----Original Message----- From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in [mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in] On Behalf Of lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 12:04 PM To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 38, Issue 43 Send LIS-Forum mailing list submissions to lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in You can reach the person managing the list at lis-forum-owner(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of LIS-Forum digest..." Today's Topics: 1. EAS systems - Library Security (gayathri sen) 2. Dr. TBR Memorial Lecture (anitha mk) 3. Indian Edition of DDC (veena bhat) 4. Regarding Technical Course (bharathi niranjana) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 29 May 2006 01:54:40 -0700 (PDT) From: gayathri sen <gayatsen(a)yahoo.com> Subject: [LIS-Forum] EAS systems - Library Security To: LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Message-ID: <20060529085440.64893.qmail(a)web52904.mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Dear Friends, Ours was the first library in Karnataka and Second in our country after IUCCA, Pune to install EAS Security System in Libraries. US consulate had this for other purpose and not for its library. My experience: 1. Not very reliable 2. Return on Investment not good 3. Service is poor. We bought it from Monitor Electronics, Pune but the product was imported. They did not have office in Bangalore and every time we had to bear their conveyence charge plus repair charge whcih worked out to be too expensive in the long run. 4.Service was not immediate because they had to come from Pune. 5. Product acts only as deterrant for stealing, but total loss cannot be prevented. 6. Too many false alarms. 7. Adds only value but not a must buy. 8. You can buy it if you have too much finance to spend, or to show off to others and say you have a very modern library. 9. Newer versions may be slightly bettter. 10. Right now we have stopped depending on this. Regards, Gayathri Sen PESIT-Engineering College --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Get on board. You're invited to try the new Yahoo! Mail Beta.

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Revision of AACR- outcomes of the JSC meeting
by Indira K. 30 May '06

30 May '06

Dear Professionals, the outcomes of the JSC meeting held in Ottawa from April 24-28, 2006 and the structure of RDA (Resource Description and Access) can be captured from: http://www.collectionscanada.ca/jsc/0604out.html Indira Koneru Dear Professionals, the outcomes of the JSC meeting held in Ottawa from April 24-28, 2006 and the structure of RDA (Resource Description and Access) can be captured from: http://www.collectionscanada.ca/jsc/0604out.html http://www.collectionscanada.ca/jsc/0604out.html Indira Koneru

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The Hindu Speaks on Libraries
by K.R.Mulla 30 May '06

30 May '06

Dear professionals, Sorry for cross posting this mail The Hindu Speaks on Libraries This book in 304 pages is a compilation of news, views, editorials etc. on libraries covering the period 1918 to 1992. This gives a general view of the developments in this field over the past seven decades and a half and serves a useful reference book for librarians and information scientists. http://www.indiapress.org/gen/news.php/The_Hindu/400x60/0 To buy online Copies can be had on payment of USD 8 (EIGHT only - To all foreign countries - including Airmail Regd. book post charges) or INR 120/- (Indian Rupees One Hundred and Twenty Only - Within India by Regd. book post) by demand draft payable at Chennai, India favouring KASTURI & SONS LTD. (No seamail mode entertained for any countries. We do not have arrangements to send copies by V.P.P) Address for communication: Customer Relations Division Circulation Department The Hindu 859 & 860 Anna Salai Chennai - 600002 Tamil Nadu India Ph: 91-44-28589060 Fax: 91-44-28545703 email: subscribe http://www.indiapress.org/gen/news.php/The_Hindu/400x60/0 Insert a catchy tag line here Mr. K. R.Mulla Head - LIC HKBK College of Engineering Sy. No. 22/1, Nagawara, Bangalore 560 045 Karnataka, India http://krmulla.googlepages.com tel: fax: mobile: +918025441722 +918025443813 +19-94480-31969 Add me to your address book... Want a signature like this? Dear professionals, Sorry for cross posting this mail The Hindu Speaks on Libraries This book in 304 pages is a compilation of news, views, editorials etc. on libraries covering the period 1918 to 1992. This gives a general view of the developments in this field over the past seven decades and a half and serves a useful reference book for librarians and information scientists. http://www.indiapress.org/gen/news.php/The_Hindu/400x60/0 http://www.indiapress.org/gen/news.php/The_Hindu/400x60/0 javascript:void window.open('http://www.hindu.com/books/index.htm'); To buy online Copies can be had on payment of USD 8 (EIGHT only - To all foreign countries - including Airmail Regd. book post charges) or INR 120/- (Indian Rupees One Hundred and Twenty Only - Within India by Regd. book post) by demand draft payable at Chennai, India favouring KASTURI & SONS LTD. (No seamail mode entertained for any countries. We do not have arrangements to send copies by V.P.P) Address for communication: Customer Relations Division Circulation Department The Hindu 859 & 860 Anna Salai Chennai - 600002 Tamil Nadu India Ph: 91-44-28589060 Fax: 91-44-28545703 email: mailto:subs@thehindu.co.in?subject=The Hindu Speaks on Libraries subscribe http://www.indiapress.org/gen/news.php/The_Hindu/400x60/0 http://www.indiapress.org/gen/news.php/The_Hindu/400x60/0  cid:000501c683b0$81ffde30$3402a8c0@libserver1 Insert a catchy tag line here Mr. K. R.Mulla Head - LIC HKBK College of Engineering Sy. No. 22/1, Nagawara, Bangalore 560 045 Karnataka, India http://krmulla.googlepages.com http://krmulla.googlepages.com tel: fax: mobile: +918025441722 +918025443813 +19-94480-31969 https://www.plaxo.com/add_me?u=47244715461&v0=150405&k0=868755986 Add me to your address book... http://www.plaxo.com/signature Want a signature like this?

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IIMK-INDEST/AICTE Workshop on 'IRs' during 17-19 July 2006
by mgsree＠iimk.ac.in 29 May '06

29 May '06

Dear Colleagues: The Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (http://www.iimk.ac.in) & the INDEST/AICTE Consortium (http://indest.iitd.ac.in/) are pleased to annouce the joint Workshop on 'Institutional Repositories', scheduled during 17-19 July 2006, at the Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK). The objective of this 3-day Workshop is to provide intensive training on building Institutional Repositories (IRs) using the Open Source Software DSpace. The target audience include the librarians, information science and software professionals, and IT faculty belonging to the INDEST/AICTE Consortium Institutions, the academia, Government, Corporate and the NGOs in India. The details of the workshop are furnished below. The workshop brochure as well as the Registration Form are available at http://www.iimk.ac.in/fdpcalendar2006.htm A hardcopy of the brochure shall be forwarded upon request. Thanking you and with regards, Sreekumar ========================================================================== Workshop Content ---------------- The Workshop shall facilitate the participants create IRs using 'DSpace' in the Windows platform, which include software installation, configuration, customization and other related workflow operations, content development and management, Internet publishing, designing and creating standard metadata sets to describe digital objects and encoding it in standard markup formats. The three-day workshop shall cover Open Access concepts, Scholarly Institutional Repositories, DSpace, and Metadata Standards. The prime focus areas are: ------------------------- Institutional Repositories: Open Access Archives, OAI, OAI-PMH - working principle, and cases. DSpace: Overview, Installations (Java 2 SDK, Apache, Jakarta Tomcat, mod_jk, Apache Ant, PostgreSQL, DSpace), Configuration, Administration, and Customization. Metadata Standards: Concepts, Dublin Core, METS and MODS. Hands-on Sessions Workshop Faculty ---------------- 1. Dr. M.G. Sreekumar, Librarian & Head, CDDL, IIM Kozhikode 2. Dr. Jagdish Arora, National Coordinator, INDEST Consortium & Librarian, IIT Delhi 3. Dr. R. Radhakrishna Pillai Associate Professor of IT, IIM Kozhikode 4. Dr. Saji Gopinath, Associate Professor, IIM Kozhikode 5. Dr. A.R.D. Prasad, Associate Professor, DRTC (ISI), Bangalore 6. Dr. Usha Mujoo Munshi, Head, Informatics Centre, INSA, New Delhi 7. Sh. Ashok Pathak, Systems Manager, IIM Kozhikode Workshop Participants --------------------- Twenty participants, on First Come First Served basis, will be taken from INDEST/AICTE Consortium participating Institutions. Twenty participants, on First Come First Served basis, will be taken from Other Academic/Industry/ Research Institutions Workshop Fee ------------ INDEST/AICTE Consortium Institutions - Rs. 1000.00 (Rupees One Thouand Only) Others Rs.4000/- (Rupees Four Thousand Only) Workshop Registration --------------------- The interested individuals may please register for the Workshop on or before July 01 2006. DD or Cheque to be drawn in favour of Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode, Payable at Calicut. Workshop Coordinator -------------------- Dr. M.G. Sreekumar, Librarian and Head, Center for Development of Digital Libraries (CDDL), Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode, IIMK Campus (Post), Calicut-673570, E-mail : mgsree(a)iimk.ac.in, Phone :0495-22809140. For Further details ------------------- Please refer the brochure and registration form that can be downloaded from the IIMK Website at http://www.iimk.ac.in/fdpcalendar2006.htm or contact FDP office 0495-2809208. -- Dr. M. G. Sreekumar Librarian & Head, Center for Development of Digital Libraries (CDDL) Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode IIMK Campus P.O. Kozhikode, Kerala, India-673 570 ------------------------------------------------ Phone : +91 495 2809140 Mobile : 09447654066 Fax : +91 495 2803010/11 Email : mgsree(a)iimk.ac.in Web : http://www.iimk.ac.in; : http://iimk.ac.in/mgsree.htm ===========================================================================

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Regarding Technical Course
by bharathi niranjana 29 May '06

29 May '06

Hello Good Evening Sir, I am Bharathi, Librarian. I need your guidence to do my technical education related to our Profession. I have done my master degree in library and information science(MLISc) and also i have knowledge of basic coputer science. Now I am thinking to do C, C++, Oracle(PL/ SQL) and .Net course in bangalore. What about your Suggessions on this please. I am thinking to do my job in corporate side on my profession degree and these computer course. Please guidehow it helpfull if i do these course and which centre is better in bangalore. I will be highly oblize you if suggest me Thanking you Bharathi H N E-mail: brbharathi(a)yahoo.co.in --------------------------------- How should a woman equip herself to travel safe even when she's unescorted? Share your knowledge with real people on Yahoo! India Answers Send free SMS to your Friends on Mobile from your Yahoo! Messenger Download now Hello Good Evening Sir, I am Bharathi, Librarian. I need your guidence to do my technical education related to our Profession. I have done my master degree in library and information science(MLISc) and also i have knowledge of basic coputer science. Now I am thinking to do C, C++, Oracle(PL/ SQL) and .Net course in bangalore. What about your Suggessions on this please. I am thinking to do my job in corporate side on my profession degree and these computer course. Please guidehow it helpfull if i do these course and which centre is better in bangalore. I will be highly oblize you if suggest me Thanking you Bharathi H N E-mail: mailto:brbharathi@yahoo.co.in brbharathi(a)yahoo.co.in How should a woman equip herself to travel safe even when she's unescorted? Share your knowledge with real people on http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/mailanswerswomen/*http://in.answers.yahoo.co… Yahoo! India Answers Send free SMS to your Friends on Mobile from your Yahoo! Messenger http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/freesms/*http://messenger.yahoo.com/download… Download now

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Dr. TBR Memorial Lecture
by anitha mk 29 May '06

29 May '06

Dear All, NCSI-NET is organizing Dr. TBR Memorial Lecture on Saturday, 3rd June, 2006 to commemorate the first death anniversary of our beloved Sir, Dr. T.B Rajashekar. The details of the Memorial Lecture are given below: Title: E-support Systems for Learning, Teaching and Research Speaker: Prof: N.J Rao, CEDT Dept., Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore Time: 6 PM Date: 3rd June, 2006 Venue: Choksi Hall, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore After this, a collection of the works of Dr. TBR will be released in a CD. Prof. Joshi, Chairman of NCSI, will preside over the proceedings. The event will end with a high tea. We request you all to attend this Lecture and make it a successful event. Kindly confirm your attendance by sending a mail to - anitha_m(a)aurigene.com or ravi.nandhan(a)capco.com Thanks and Regards, Anitha M.K and Ravi Nandhan V NCSI-NET Coordinators  Dear All, � NCSI-NET is organizing Dr. TBR Memorial Lecture on Saturday, 3rd June, 2006 to commemorate the first death anniversary of�our � beloved Sir, Dr. T.B Rajashekar. The details of the Memorial Lecture are given below: � Title: E-support Systems for Learning, Teaching and Research � Speaker: Prof: N.J Rao, CEDT Dept., Indian Institute of Science , Bangalore � Time: 6 PM � Date: 3rd June, 2006 � Venue: Choksi Hall, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore � After this, a � collection of the works of Dr. TBR will be released � in a CD.� � � Prof. Joshi, Chairman of NCSI, will preside over the proceedings. The event will end with a high tea. � We request you all to attend this Lecture and make it a successful event. Kindly confirm your attendance by sending a mail to – mailto:anitha_m@aurigene.com anitha_m(a)aurigene.com or mailto:ravi.nandhan@capco.com ravi.nandhan(a)capco.com � Thanks and Regards, Anitha M.K and Ravi Nandhan V NCSI-NET Coordinators � � � �

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Indian Edition of DDC
by veena bhat 29 May '06

29 May '06

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EAS systems - Library Security
by gayathri sen 29 May '06

29 May '06

Dear Friends, Ours was the first library in Karnataka and Second in our country after IUCCA, Pune to install EAS Security System in Libraries. US consulate had this for other purpose and not for its library. My experience: 1. Not very reliable 2. Return on Investment not good 3. Service is poor. We bought it from Monitor Electronics, Pune but the product was imported. They did not have office in Bangalore and every time we had to bear their conveyence charge plus repair charge whcih worked out to be too expensive in the long run. 4.Service was not immediate because they had to come from Pune. 5. Product acts only as deterrant for stealing, but total loss cannot be prevented. 6. Too many false alarms. 7. Adds only value but not a must buy. 8. You can buy it if you have too much finance to spend, or to show off to others and say you have a very modern library. 9. Newer versions may be slightly bettter. 10. Right now we have stopped depending on this. Regards, Gayathri Sen PESIT-Engineering College --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Get on board. You're invited to try the new Yahoo! Mail Beta. Dear Friends, Ours was the first library in Karnataka and Second in our country after IUCCA, Pune to install EAS Security System in Libraries. US consulate had this for other purpose and not for its library. My experience: 1. Not very reliable 2. Return on Investment not good 3. Service is poor. We bought it from Monitor Electronics, Pune but the product was imported. They did not have office in Bangalore and every time we had to bear their conveyence charge plus repair charge whcih worked out to be too expensive in the long run. 4.Service was not immediate because they had to come from Pune. 5. Product acts only as deterrant for stealing, but total loss cannot be prevented. 6. Too many false alarms. 7. Adds only value but not a must buy. 8. You can buy it if you have too much finance to spend, or to show off to others and say you have a very modern library. 9. Newer versions may be slightly bettter. 10. Right now we have stopped depending on this. Regards, Gayathri Sen PESIT-Engineering College Do you Yahoo!? Get on board. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=40791/*http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/handr… You're invited to try the new Yahoo! Mail Beta.

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