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NET or PhD
by nazim malik 24 May '06

24 May '06

Dear Friends Much has already been discussed regarding the exemption of NET. Some people are in favor and some are against the UGC decision. This is very difficult to say that UGC decision is right or wrong because those who having PhD or going to complete their PhD in near future obviously welcome the UGC decision. But those who after a hard work cleared the NET/JRF certainly reject the exemption of NET idea of UGC. This is my observation that in each discipline or subject number of NETs is more than number of available posts. It means supply is higher than demand. Then what is the need of exemption of NET? If UGC is really interested to improve quality in teaching and research then NET must be compulsory for those who want to do PhD and the essential qualification for lectureship must be NET+PhD. A PhD Holder may be expert in a very small field on which he has done his work but for clearing NET he must be master of his subject and that is necessary for a good teacher. One thing I would like to share that UGC decision is good as far as the post of Asstt. Librarian is concerned because this is purely administrative post which requires practical experiences rather than theoretical knowledge. 50% post of Asstt. Librarians should be filled up through the internal promotion and rest 50% through the NET or PhD. This is my personal views based on my experiences. But I have also experienced that candidates having sound knowledge of their subjects but could not cleared the NET. But these are exceptional cases. With Regards Nazim malik BHU, Varanasi --------------------------------- Yahoo! India Answers Share what your know-how and wisdom Send free SMS to your Friends on Mobile from your Yahoo! Messenger Download now Dear Friends Much has already been discussed regarding the exemption of NET. Some people are in favor and some are against the UGC decision. This is very difficult to say that UGC decision is right or wrong because those who having PhD or going to complete their PhD in near future obviously welcome the UGC decision. But those who after a hard work cleared the NET/JRF certainly reject the exemption of NET idea of UGC. This is my observation that in each discipline or subject number of NETs is more than number of available posts. It means supply is higher than demand. Then what is the need of exemption of NET? If UGC is really interested to improve quality in teaching and research then NET must be compulsory for those who want to do PhD and the essential qualification for lectureship must be NET+PhD. A PhD Holder may be expert in a very small field on which he has done his work but for clearing NET he must be master of his subject and that is necessary for a good teacher. One thing I would like to share that UGC decision is good as far as the post of Asstt. Librarian is concerned because this is purely administrative post which requires practical experiences rather than theoretical knowledge. 50% post of Asstt. Librarians should be filled up through the internal promotion and rest 50% through the NET or PhD. This is my personal views based on my experiences. But I have also experienced that candidates having sound knowledge of their subjects but could not cleared the NET. But these are exceptional cases. With Regards Nazim malik BHU, Varanasi http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/mailanswersshare/*http://in.answers.yahoo.co… Yahoo! India Answers Share what your know-how and wisdom 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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Re: LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 38, Issue 20 (fwd)
by Mailing List Manager 24 May '06

24 May '06

Date: 23 May 2006 11:03:42 -0000 From: sushanta kumar pathy <skpathy(a)rediffmail.com> � Dear All, It is a welcome step if UGC give relaxation to Mphil/PhD. holder but at the same time the NET and experience should be given top priority. Everybody talking about this but no body is certain about the circular. If any one having the circular please circulate it. Also it would not be wise if we generralize the comments on MPhil/PhD are easy to get. Though one will be eligible by having these degree but it is not easy to get a job without any productivity. Yours Sushanta

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Re: Copyright Clearance of articles (Kaushik)
by Byrappa, Ananda (GE, Research) 24 May '06

24 May '06

Kaushik, Copyright fee is separate from photocopy or your library membership fee. Therefore, you should clear copyright for articles you source from any other Library. As you might be aware, international document delivery service providers like CISTI, Linda hall, BL etc would charge handling(photocipy) fee and copyright fee separately for every article they deliver/supply. When you source articles from local libraries, you can get copy right clearance from Copyright Clearance Centre (CCC) http://www.copyright.com. They also offer annual memberships for the organisations,including corporates. However, when you source/procure articles from publishers you don't require to clear copyright since they are the right holders. I hope it clarifies your doubts. Best Regards, Anand Ananda T. Byrappa Manager, Library & Information Services GE Global Research 122, EPIP, Phase 2, Hoodi Village, Whitefield Road, Bangalore - 560066, INDIA Phone : +91-80-2503-2618, DialCom: 8*901 2618 Fax : +91-80-2841-2114, Email : Ananda.Byrappa(a)ge.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: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 12:02 PM To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 38, Issue 26 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. Copyright Clearance of articles (Kaushik) 2. RFID design center in Bangalore (Jayadev P Hiremath) 3. Re: Open Access Journals? (sathya) 4. Re: (no subject) (Library) 5. Re: [nmlis] Casting away the NET (Dr.H.S.Siddmallaiah) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 18:02:05 +0530 From: Kaushik <kginfo(a)gmail.com> Subject: [LIS-Forum] Copyright Clearance of articles To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Message-ID: <e8ac0d7b0605230532o5b55ec36kf4b4536bd9298132(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" If a corporate library is looking for an article and procuring that article from another library by doing photocopy of the same and then using that in the library ....then will such procurement be copy right cleared ? What does our copyright act say on this ? -- Kaushik Ghosh Kolkata

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UGC-NET
by Hemant Bhoot 24 May '06

24 May '06

Dear Friends, Now the decision on NET exemption for the M.Phil or Ph.D holders has been taken.This is not a right move by the Balchandra Mungekar Committee.It has been decided that the Ph.D and M.Phil is equilant to the NET and can apply for the teaching in the Universities and colleges. In my openion, it is very difficult to revert the decision about net. but UGC needs to change selection parameter so entrance test would not be so easy to get register for the Ph.D. Research guide should have minimum 5 years teaching and research experience to guide the newly registered candidates. Hemant Bhoot Librarian Institute of Professional Education and Research Bhopal Dear Friends, Now the decision on NET exemption for the M.Phil or Ph.D holders has been taken.This is not a right move by the Balchandra Mungekar Committee.It has been decided that the Ph.D and M.Phil is equilant to the NET and can apply for the teaching in the Universities and colleges. In my openion, it is very difficult to revert the decision about net. but UGC needs to change selection parameter so entrance test would not be so easy to get register for the Ph.D. Research guide should have minimum 5 years teaching and research experience to guide the newly registered candidates. Hemant Bhoot Librarian Institute of Professional Education and Research Bhopal http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigclick.cgi/www.rediff.com/signa… http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigimpress.cgi/www.rediff.com/sig…

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About Search engine: A9.com
by Gangadharesha.A.S 24 May '06

24 May '06

Dear Professional colleagues, >From a user standpoint of view a search engine is a web page that allows keywords or phrases to be entered and returns results based on the relevance of the documents it holds in its index. While Surfing the net I found a search engine called http://a9.com/ . A9, Inc is a separately branded and operated subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc, Its features builds on innovative technologies to improve search experience for e-commerce applications and flexible in categories of searching (Can see search result in a single window). For detailed features of the said search engine please have look, http://toolbar.a9.com/-/company/media/pr20040915.jsp. For a range of useful and well-known search engines list please visit: http://searchenginewatch.com/links/article.php/2156221 Thanks n Regards Gangadharesha.A.S E&R Library Infosys Technologies Ltd, Mysore DC **************** CAUTION - Disclaimer ***************** This e-mail contains PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION intended solely for the use of the addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by e-mail and delete the original message. Further, you are not to copy, disclose, or distribute this e-mail or its contents to any other person and any such actions are unlawful. This e-mail may contain viruses. Infosys has taken every reasonable precaution to minimize this risk, but is not liable for any damage you may sustain as a result of any virus in this e-mail. You should carry out your own virus checks before opening the e-mail or attachment. Infosys reserves the right to monitor and review the content of all messages sent to or from this e-mail address. Messages sent to or from this e-mail address may be stored on the Infosys e-mail system. ***INFOSYS******** End of Disclaimer ********INFOSYS***  Dear Professional colleagues, � From a user standpoint of view a search engine is a web page that allows keywords or phrases to be entered and returns results based on the relevance of the documents it holds in its index. While Surfing the net I found a search engine called http://a9.com/ http://a9.com/ . A9, Inc is a separately branded and operated subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc, Its features builds on innovative technologies to improve search experience for e-commerce applications and flexible in categories of searching (Can see search result in a single window). For detailed features of the said search engine please have look, http://toolbar.a9.com/-/company/media/pr20040915.jsp http://toolbar.a9.com/-/company/media/pr20040915.jsp . � For a range of useful and well-known search engines list please visit: http://searchenginewatch.com/links/article.php/2156221 http://searchenginewatch.com/links/article.php/2156221 � � Thanks n Regards � Gangadharesha.A.S �E&R Library �Infosys Technologies Ltd, �Mysore DC **************** CAUTION - Disclaimer ***************** This e-mail contains PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION intended solely for the use of the addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by e-mail and delete the original message. Further, you are not to copy, disclose, or distribute this e-mail or its contents to any other person and any such actions are unlawful. This e-mail may contain viruses. Infosys has taken every reasonable precaution to minimize this risk, but is not liable for any damage you may sustain as a result of any virus in this e-mail. You should carry out your own virus checks before opening the e-mail or attachment. Infosys reserves the right to monitor and review the content of all messages sent to or from this e-mail address. Messages sent to or from this e-mail address may be stored on the Infosys e-mail system. ***INFOSYS******** End of Disclaimer ********INFOSYS***

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Encyclopedia of Digital Libraries: call for chapters- Proposal Submission Deadline: June 15, 2006
by Gangadharesha.A.S 24 May '06

24 May '06

Dear All, Here is an opportunity to researchers and practitioners to submit a proposal to encyclopedia of digital libraries (about 800 - 1,000 words) by June 15, 2006. The Encyclopedia is scheduled for publication by Idea Group Reference (an imprint of Idea Group Inc.), www.idea-group-ref.com <http://www.idea-group-ref.com> , in 2008. For more information like topics, important dates, inquiries and submission, request you to visit site http://www.sci-duet.ntu.edu.sg/yinleng/encyclo-dl/call.html <http://www.sci-duet.ntu.edu.sg/yinleng/encyclo-dl/call.html> . Thanks n Regards, Gangadharesha, A. S, E&R Library, Infosys Technologies Limited, Mysore. **************** CAUTION - Disclaimer ***************** This e-mail contains PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION intended solely for the use of the addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by e-mail and delete the original message. Further, you are not to copy, disclose, or distribute this e-mail or its contents to any other person and any such actions are unlawful. This e-mail may contain viruses. Infosys has taken every reasonable precaution to minimize this risk, but is not liable for any damage you may sustain as a result of any virus in this e-mail. You should carry out your own virus checks before opening the e-mail or attachment. Infosys reserves the right to monitor and review the content of all messages sent to or from this e-mail address. Messages sent to or from this e-mail address may be stored on the Infosys e-mail system. ***INFOSYS******** End of Disclaimer ********INFOSYS***  Dear All, � Here is an opportunity to researchers and practitioners to submit a proposal to encyclopedia of digital libraries (about 800 - 1,000 words) by June 15, 2006. The Encyclopedia is scheduled for publication by Idea Group Reference (an imprint of Idea Group Inc.), http://www.idea-group-ref.com www.idea-group-ref.com , in 2008.� For more information like topics, important dates, inquiries and submission, request you to visit site http://www.sci-duet.ntu.edu.sg/yinleng/encyclo-dl/call.html http://www.sci-duet.ntu.edu.sg/yinleng/encyclo-dl/call.html . � Thanks n Regards , Gangadharesha, A. S, E&R Library, Infosys Technologies Limited, Mysore. **************** CAUTION - Disclaimer ***************** This e-mail contains PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION intended solely for the use of the addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by e-mail and delete the original message. Further, you are not to copy, disclose, or distribute this e-mail or its contents to any other person and any such actions are unlawful. This e-mail may contain viruses. Infosys has taken every reasonable precaution to minimize this risk, but is not liable for any damage you may sustain as a result of any virus in this e-mail. You should carry out your own virus checks before opening the e-mail or attachment. Infosys reserves the right to monitor and review the content of all messages sent to or from this e-mail address. Messages sent to or from this e-mail address may be stored on the Infosys e-mail system. ***INFOSYS******** End of Disclaimer ********INFOSYS***

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Opinion on Net/slet exemption for PhDs and MPhil holders
by raja ram 24 May '06

24 May '06

Dear professionals. Net/slet exemption for PhDs and MPhil holders... In this regards I would like to express some of my personal views and not in blaming any of our colleagues I dont know how the decision of UGC can be taken as fare by leaving all the net/slet cleared candidates behind all. As you all know after competiting with lakhs and lakh of candidate one get through the net/slet and that too with lots of attempts and hardship. But mere getting M.phil through DDE should not be considered equal to Net/slet or qualified. Now days M.Phil is just one more degree as like BLIS or MLIS. I think even PhD can be freed from net/slet because getting doctorate require full of hardship and constant work for long years but not M.Phil If the situation goes like this every candidate will easily finish M.phil after his master degree in their respective colleges and come out as a qualified lecturer or librarian, and one day it will lead to less demand, more supply situation Every where we can see only qualified M.Phil candidates standing in a long line for a single post of librarian in colleges or universities. And also think of the situation of a librarian in a Self financing college. Please think and its only my view hoping for your opinion and discussion to clear my doubts.. Regards Raj --------------------------------- Why was V. Sehwag warned by the BCCI? Share your knowledge on Yahoo! Answers India Send instant messages to your online friends - NOW Dear professionals. Net/slet exemption for PhDs and MPhil holders... In this regards I would like to express some of my personal views and not in blaming any of our colleagues I dont know how the decision of UGC can be taken as fare by leaving all the net/slet cleared candidates behind all. As you all know after competiting with lakhs and lakh of candidate one get through the net/slet and that too with lots of attempts and hardship. But mere getting M.phil through DDE should not be considered equal to Net/slet or qualified. Now days M.Phil is just one more degree as like BLIS or MLIS. I think even PhD can be freed from net/slet because getting doctorate require full of hardship and constant work for long years but not M.Phil If the situation goes like this every candidate will easily finish M.phil after his master degree in their respective colleges and come out as a qualified lecturer or librarian, and one day it will lead to less demand, more supply situation Every where we can see only qualified M.Phil candidates standing in a long line for a single post of librarian in colleges or universities. And also think of the situation of a librarian in a Self financing college. Please think and its only my view hoping for your opinion and discussion to clear my doubts.. Regards Raj Why was V. Sehwag warned by the BCCI? Share your knowledge on http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/mailanswerssehwag/*http://in.answers.yahoo.c… Yahoo! Answers India Send instant messages to your online friends - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/messengerbeta/*http://messenger.yahoo.com/do… NOW

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OpenEMIS - Software for building an Education Management Information System
by Indira K. 24 May '06

24 May '06

Dear Professionals, New open-source software, OpenEMIS (Evaluation Version 1.0), has just been launched by UNESCO's Division of Educational Policies and Strategies. Source codes are available for all those who want to adapt this tool to their respective contexts. Its purpose is to facilitate the setting up of national information systems adapted to the needs of the users at central, regional and local levels. Once adapted to the national context, the application built with OpenEMIS allows: to improve data collection, processing, analysis and publication of information; to create easy-to-use interfaces for data entry and storage; to facilitate access to and manipulation of data for the three prototypes of data users: application programmers, database administrators and end-users; to shape the sharing of information in a multi-user environment; and to exchange information with other systems, such as file management systems, spreadsheets, end-user interfaces. OpenEMIS is composed of two modules: EMIS Builder and EMIS User. The first module allows database administrators to adapt the generic tool to the particular characteristics of a national education system, to parameter and customize the elements of the information system and to create the data input forms. The second allows the actual data inputs and queries, and the production of reports, charts and indicators. Here is the URL for capturing information and links relevant: http://portal.unesco.org/education/en/ev.php-URL_ID=48175&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&U… Indira Koneru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mrs. Indira Koneru Faculty Associate Department of Library Science ICFAI University 25, Nagarjuna Hills Hyderabd- 500 082. India. Dear Professionals, New open-source software, OpenEMIS (Evaluation Version 1.0), has just been launched by UNESCOs Division of Educational Policies and Strategies. Source codes are available for all those who want to adapt this tool to their respective contexts. Its purpose is to facilitate the setting up of national information systems adapted to the needs of the users at central, regional and local levels. Once adapted to the national context, the application built with OpenEMIS allows: to improve data collection, processing, analysis and publication of information; to create easy-to-use interfaces for data entry and storage; to facilitate access to and manipulation of data for the three prototypes of data users: application programmers, database administrators and end-users; to shape the sharing of information in a multi-user environment; and to exchange information with other systems, such as file management systems, spreadsheets, end-user interfaces. OpenEMIS is composed of two modules: EMIS Builder and EMIS User. The first module allows database administrators to adapt the generic tool to the particular characteristics of a national education system, to parameter and customize the elements of the information system and to create the data input forms. The second allows the actual data inputs and queries, and the production of reports, charts and indicators. Here is the URL for capturing information and links relevant: http://portal.unesco.org/education/en/ev.php-URL_ID=48175&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&U… http://portal.unesco.org/education/en/ev.php-URL_ID=48175&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&U… Indira Koneru Mrs. Indira Koneru Faculty Associate Department of Library Science ICFAI University 25, Nagarjuna Hills Hyderabd- 500 082. India.

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(no subject)
by mohan shivaramu 23 May '06

23 May '06

Dear all One of our scientists is looking for a Souvenir brought out during Dr. S. Bhagavantham`s 60th birthday in 1970. This has a list of his publications. If any library is holding a copy of this souvenir please let us know. Regards, B. S. Mohan --------------------------------- Mohan B. S Assistant Librarian Indian Institute of Astrophysics Koramangala Bangalore - 560 034 e-mail: mohan(a)iiap.res.in Dear all One of our scientists is looking for a Souvenir brought out during Dr. S. Bhagavantham`s 60th birthday in 1970. This has a list of his publications. If any library is holding a copy of this souvenir please let us know. Regards, B. S. Mohan --------------------------------- Mohan B. S Assistant Librarian Indian Institute of Astrophysics Koramangala Bangalore - 560 034 e-mail: mohan(a)iiap.res.in http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigclick.cgi/www.rediff.com/signa… http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigimpress.cgi/www.rediff.com/sig…

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RFID design center in Bangalore
by Jayadev P Hiremath 23 May '06

23 May '06

*Blue Vector opens design and sales center in Bangalore * Palo Alto, California, BWI: *The new center allows Blue Vector to strategically expand its engineering and design teams, as well as to advance its overseas sales and marketing efforts. * Blue Vector, a rapidly growing provider of easy to deploy RFID management appliances, has announced the opening of its India Centre in Bangalore. The new center allows Blue Vector to strategically expand its engineering and design teams, as well as to advance its overseas sales and marketing efforts. "India is a great source of additional engineering talent for us," said Nancy Anderson, Blue Vector's chief executive officer. "With our product l ine and customer base expanding , our need for engineering and design talent has taken off." According to Sridhar Ranganathan, managing director of Blue Vector India, "The expansion in India will allow the company to work on the product line literally around the clock, and to be in direct contact with potential international customers without the delay of too many time zones." Ranganathan was formerly the chief operating officer of Yahoo's Software Development Center in India. <https://www.online.citibank.co.in/portal/citiinforms.jsp?form_id=frmAcquisi…> Blue Vector's customers include retailers, manufacturers, distributors, logistics, and life sciences firms. Its product line integrates with existing enterprise systems to address supply chain and asset tracking problems, which require the rapid installation and automated management of RFID, barcode, and other types of sensors. Blue Vector opens design and sales center in Bangalore Palo Alto, California, BWI: The new center allows Blue Vector to strategically expand its engineering and design teams, as well as to advance its overseas sales and marketing efforts. Blue Vector, a rapidly growing provider of easy to deploy RFID management appliances, has announced the opening of its India Centre in Bangalore. The new center allows Blue Vector to strategically expand its engineering and design teams, as well as to advance its overseas sales and marketing efforts. "India is a great source of additional engineering talent for us," said Nancy Anderson, Blue Vector's chief executive officer. "With our product l ine and customer base expanding , our need for engineering and design talent has taken off." According to Sridhar Ranganathan, managing director of Blue Vector India, "The expansion in India will allow the company to work on the product line literally around the clock, and to be in direct contact with potential international customers without the delay of too many time zones." Ranganathan was formerly the chief operating officer of Yahoo's Software Development Center in India. https://www.online.citibank.co.in/portal/citiinforms.jsp?form_id=frmAcquisi… Blue Vector's customers include retailers, manufacturers, distributors, logistics, and life sciences firms. Its product line integrates with existing enterprise systems to address supply chain and asset tracking problems, which require the rapid installation and automated management of RFID, barcode, and other types of sensors.

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