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Announcement of DRTC Blog
by Nabonita Guha 16 Jan '06

16 Jan '06

Dear Friends, I am happy to announce the launching of 'DRTC Blog' (http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/blog) I am proud to announce that this Blog was configured and presently maintained by Mr. Rajib Mitra, a 2nd year ADIS student. You can login by becoming a member of DRTC Blog. The advantage of becoming a member is that you can post your information or news to this blog. Presently, members are allowed to post information to categories - jobs, conferences and news and your posting will be moderated. The rest of the categories like LIS Journals, classificaton etc. get news from various sites using RSS feeds. We wish to create more categories and organize them better. I request you to give us suggestions for the improvement of DRTC Blog. We hope DRTC Blog will serve as a single stop information/news site for all the LIS related actvities. Any service is as good as its popularity and usage. Thank you in advance for using our Blog. with best regards ard -- A.R.D.Prasad Associate Professor Documentation Research and Training Centre, Indian Statistical Institute, 8th Mile, Mysore Road, Bangalore - 560 059 Karnataka, INDIA Phone: 91-80-8483002/3/4 extsn no. 496 Fax : 91-80-8484265 email: ard(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in website:http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/DRTC/ardcv.html _________________________________________________________________ FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar get it now! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/

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Sad News
by Vijay Raghav Tiwari 16 Jan '06

16 Jan '06

It is very sad news as I new Dr. Choulin since 2001. He was as enthusiastic teacher. His zeal will always be praised. I couldn't resist myself to send my condolences to the berieved family of his own. He had a vast family of professinals who loved him and he loved them vice a versa. The God has been little hard on us and Dr Cholin is away. May God provide his family some strength to survive in this hard time. I can only pray some peace for him. Yours VR Tiwari Vijay Raghav Tiwari Librarian Harish Chandra Research Institute (Department of Atomic Energy, Govt of India) Chhatnag Road,Jhunsi,Allahabad -211 019. Phone.91-532-2668302(O), 0532-2274325 (O), 0532-2274064 (R) <vrtiwari(a)mri.ernet.in> It is very sad news as I new Dr. Choulin since 2001. He was as enthusiastic teacher. His zeal will always be praised. I couldn't resist myself to send my condolences to the berieved family of his own. He had a vast family of professinals who loved him and he loved them vice a versa. The God has been little hard on us and Dr Cholin is away. May God provide his family some strength to survive in this hard time. I can only pray some peace for him. Yours VR Tiwari Vijay Raghav Tiwari Librarian Harish Chandra Research Institute (Department of Atomic Energy, Govt of India) Chhatnag Road,Jhunsi,Allahabad -211 019. Phone.91-532-2668302(O), 0532-2274325 (O), 0532-2274064 (R) <vrtiwari(a)mri.ernet.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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Sda demise of Dr. Cholin
by Hemant Bhoot 16 Jan '06

16 Jan '06

Dear All freinds, Its really a great loss of LIS profession. We all pray to god to give rest to depart soul and his family members. Hemant Bhoot hb_iper(a)rediffmail.com Dear All freinds, Its really a great loss of LIS profession. We all pray to god to give rest to depart soul and his family members. Hemant Bhoot hb_iper(a)rediffmail.com 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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Librarians 'suffer most stress' ( ARTICLE )
by Vinodkumar. H 16 Jan '06

16 Jan '06

Librarians 'suffer most stress' Working in libraries has been commonly thought a stress-free job Fighting fires may sound taxing, chasing criminals demanding, but a new study says that working in library is the most stressful job of all. Librarians are the most unhappy with their workplace, often finding their job repetitive and unchallenging, according to psychologist Saqib Saddiq. He will tell the British Psychological Society that one in three workers suffer from poor psychological health. The study surveyed nearly 300 people drawn from five occupations. They were firefighters, police officers, train operators, teachers and librarians and were intended to cover the spectrum, with the librarians first-thought to be the least stressful occupation. Unchallenging, repetitive The research, being presented at a society conference in Glasgow, looked at nine "stressors", such as how much control workers thought they had over their working day, their workload and how much they earned. It also looked at absenteeism, job satisfaction and whether work stress spilled over into their private life. HAVE YOUR SAY I'm a librarian in a middle school and I love it! I'm hardly stressed at all, nothing like the teachers are Sarah Allen, Wedmore , UK Send us your comments Librarians complained about their physical environment, saying they were sick of being stuck between book shelves all day, as well as claiming their skills were not used and how little control they felt they had over the career. They were also more likely than other professions to be absent from work. Mr Saddiq urged all employers to tackle the problem of stress. "Although these findings seem strange at first, they actual show how insidious stress can be, and how it can have an unhealthy impact in any organisation," he said. "Firefighters and police are trained to deal with the stresses that their jobs undoubtedly entail; librarians and school teachers are less likely to have these support systems in place. "In addition, stress impacts different personalities in different ways, and different personalities may be drawn to different roles." source BBC news click here http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4605476.stm Mr.Vinodkumar.H.Hosmani Library and Information Assistant Library and Information Center, R.V.College of Engineering , Bangalore-59 www.geocities.com/vinodkumarhosmani/vinod.html www.rvce.ac.in --------------------------------- Yahoo! Photos Got holiday prints? See all the ways to get quality prints in your hands ASAP. Librarians 'suffer most stress' http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/40133000/jpg/_40133350_library203.jpg Working in libraries has been commonly thought a stress-free job Fighting fires may sound taxing, chasing criminals demanding, but a new study says that working in library is the most stressful job of all. Librarians are the most unhappy with their workplace, often finding their job repetitive and unchallenging, according to psychologist Saqib Saddiq. He will tell the British Psychological Society that one in three workers suffer from poor psychological health. The study surveyed nearly 300 people drawn from five occupations. They were firefighters, police officers, train operators, teachers and librarians and were intended to cover the spectrum, with the librarians first-thought to be the least stressful occupation. Unchallenging, repetitive The research, being presented at a society conference in Glasgow, looked at nine "stressors", such as how much control workers thought they had over their working day, their workload and how much they earned. It also looked at absenteeism, job satisfaction and whether work stress spilled over into their private life. http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/shared/img/o.gif HAVE YOUR SAY http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/img/v3/start_quote_rb.gif I'm a librarian in a middle school and I love it! I'm hardly stressed at all, nothing like the teachers are http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/img/v3/end_quote_rb.gif Sarah Allen, Wedmore , UK http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/img/v3/inline_dashed_line.gif http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?threadID=715&edition=1 Send us your comments Librarians complained about their physical environment, saying they were sick of being stuck between book shelves all day, as well as claiming their skills were not used and how little control they felt they had over the career. They were also more likely than other professions to be absent from work. Mr Saddiq urged all employers to tackle the problem of stress. "Although these findings seem strange at first, they actual show how insidious stress can be, and how it can have an unhealthy impact in any organisation," he said. "Firefighters and police are trained to deal with the stresses that their jobs undoubtedly entail; librarians and school teachers are less likely to have these support systems in place. "In addition, stress impacts different personalities in different ways, and different personalities may be drawn to different roles." source BBC news click here http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4605476.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4605476.stm Mr.Vinodkumar.H.Hosmani Library and Information Assistant Library and Information Center, R.V.College of Engineering , Bangalore-59 http://www.geocities.com/vinodkumarhosmani/vinod.html www.geocities.com/vinodkumarhosmani/vinod.html http://www.rvce.ac.in/ www.rvce.ac.in Yahoo! Photos Got holiday prints? http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/holidayprints/*http://pa.yahoo.com/… See all the ways to get quality prints in your hands ASAP.

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No words for Dr.Cholin...
by Puttaraj Choukimath 16 Jan '06

16 Jan '06

... ... ... It's is rightly said: "It's too dangerous to be too good." It's just a divine unjustice (ofcourse with a pinch of professional stress). No way, I pray himself (the Lord) to bless the family with all strength and support to his family. puttaraj. Mr.Puttaraj, A. C. Asst. Librarian (Periodicals) SDTM Library, TATA Institute of Social Sciences, P.B. No.8313, Deonar, MUMBAI - 400 088 INDIA Tel: +91-22-2556 3290, Ext.285 (O) Fax: +91-22-2556 2912 Email: puttuc(a)yahoo.com, choukimath(a)tiss.edu URL: www.tiss.edu --------------------------------- Yahoo! Photos Ring in the New Year with Photo Calendars. Add photos, events, holidays, whatever. ... ... ... It's is rightly said: "It's too dangerous to be too good." It's just a divine unjustice (ofcourse with a pinch of professional stress). No way, I pray himself (the Lord) to bless the family with all strength and support to his family. puttaraj. Mr.Puttaraj, A. C. Asst. Librarian (Periodicals) SDTM Library, TATA Institute of Social Sciences, P.B. No.8313, Deonar, MUMBAI - 400 088 INDIA Tel: +91-22-2556 3290, Ext.285 (O) Fax: +91-22-2556 2912 Email: mailto:puttuc@yahoo.com puttuc(a)yahoo.com , mailto:choukimath@tiss.edu choukimath(a)tiss.edu URL: http://www.tiss.edu www.tiss.edu Yahoo! Photos Ring in the New Year with http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/photos/*http://pa.yahoo.com/*http:/… Photo Calendars . Add photos, events, holidays, whatever.

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Are Traditional Peer-Reviewed Medical Articles Obsolete?
by Sukhdev Singh 16 Jan '06

16 Jan '06

Are Traditional Peer-Reviewed Medical Articles Obsolete? I can understand most of you may not agree and I am undecided. Here is a Webcast commentary making a pitch for Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page ]. Webcast Video CommentaryAre Traditional Peer-Reviewed Medical Articles Obsolete?A Pitch for the Wikipedia ConceptPosted 01/06/2006 http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/520070[Requires free registration] "We depend on peer-reviewed articles in print and online. But is thismethod obsolete? And is there a better way? Traditional medicalarticles are often outdated before publication. Consider HIV, SARs,avian flu -- even hormone replacement therapy. They're notcomprehensive: For any topic, we have to read dozens of articles to beinformed. And bias is always present, regardless of peer review." "For readers, Wikipedia is a win. In traditional publishing, readersmust wade through many articles on a subject, each written by a fewexperts, published at 1 moment in time. In Wikipedia you read 1 livingarticle written by many, continually updated by many. Who needs 50articles on avian flu when 1 will do? And Wikipedia content is oftenthe best on the Web, which means the best anywhere." --Peter Frishauf, founder of Medscape. -----------------------------Sukhdev Singh, NIC.http://openmed.nic.in

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Post of a librarian
by SRELS 16 Jan '06

16 Jan '06

Dear Moderator : Kindly announce the following for the benefit of LIS-FORUM subscribers. Vivekananda Kendra, (a deemed university) Jigani, Bangalore Rural District needs a librarian. Interested persons with M.LISc and 3-4 years experience in a managerial position with knowledge of computerising library house-keeping activities and offering computerised library and information services, can send their c.v. to the following : e-mail id: srels(a)vsnl.com (Attn: K.N.Prasad)within 3-4 days time. K.N. Prasad Executive Officer Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science 702, Upstairs, 42nd Cross, III Block, Rajajinagar Bangalore 560010. Ph: 080: 23305109

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Sad Demise of Dr. Cholin
by Mahesh Horakeri 16 Jan '06

16 Jan '06

Dear friends, We condole the death of Dr Cholin, We feel very sorry to hear shock and sad news of Dr Cholin, a good friend and young scientist and above all a dyanamic young library professional Dr Cholin is no more with us we have lost a promising leader and sincere worker in our profession. President, Karnataka State College Librarians Association,Bangalore and Karnatak University Librarians Association,Dharwad, its Office Bearers and all Members morn the death of Dr. Cholin. Let us pray the Almighty to give strength to his family to bear this loss. Send instant messages to your online friends http://in.messenger.yahoo.com Dear friends, We condole the death of Dr Cholin, We feel very sorry to hear shock and sad news of Dr Cholin, a good friend and young scientist and above all a dyanamic young library professional Dr Cholin is no more with us we have lost a promising leader and sincere worker in our profession. President, Karnataka State College Librarians Association,Bangalore and Karnatak University Librarians Association,Dharwad, its Office Bearers and all Members morn the death of Dr. Cholin. Let us pray the Almighty to give strength to his family to bear this loss. Send instant messages to your online friends http://in.messenger.yahoo.com

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Beloved Dr. V.S. Cholin
by Lavji N. Zala 16 Jan '06

16 Jan '06

Dear LIS Professional Collegues, How can we bear the great loss in LIS profession due to the suddenly demise of our beloved, young, enthusiastic, and energetic Dr. V.S. Cholin? He was the source of inspiration for all if the person is small in designation, poor in language and communication, known or unknown. We Gujarati people in LIS professional never forget his positive attitudes to allow us to take participate in seminar, workshop and continue guidance in at all spheres. The heart is saying "Sir, it is great shock for us. we can't bear your absence". We pray to almighty to give peace to the departured soul of Dr. Cholin sir and offered a strength to his family to bear the unbelievable and suddenly demise. Lavji N. Zala (Library Officer) Niraj R. Patel (Dy. Librarian) KNowledge Exchange and Information Centre (KEIC) Mudra Institute of Communciations, Ahmedabad (MICA) Shela ----------------------------------------- (on mail) Email Disclaimer: Information contained and transmitted by this e-mail is confidential, proprietary, and legally privileged data of Mudra Institute of Communications Ahmedabad (MICA), that is intended for use only by the addressee. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. You are requested to delete this e-mail immediately and notify the originator. Any views expressed by an individual do not necessarily reflect the views of MICA. While this e-mail has been checked for all known viruses, the addressee should also scan for viruses. Internet communications can not be guaranteed to be timely, secure, error or virus-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete. MICA does not accept liability for any errors or omissions. ---------------------------------------------------------

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Re: Urgent: Complete residential address of Dr Cholin
by K Prakash 16 Jan '06

16 Jan '06

Hello, Late Dr V S Cholin's Residence Address; Mrs. Hema Cholin A-104, Kanak Kala Apartment, Part-I Shyamal Char Rasta, Karnavati Club Road Opp. Seem Hall, Satelite Ahmedabad - 380 015 Resience Tel.: 91 - 079 - 2693 0793 With best regards. Bye. ________________________________________________ K Prakash Scientific/Technical Officer-I 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 Phone: 91-079-2630 5971/2630 4695 Extn: 38(Off); 2676 3724(Res) Fax: 91-079-2630 0990/ 2630 7816 Mobile: 9427 000 758 Email: prakash(a)inflibnet.ac.in; prakash_k(a)yahoo.com URL: http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/ ; http://www.prakashk.netfirms.com/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shyam Prasad pujar" <pujar(a)igidr.ac.in> To: "Prakash K." <prakash(a)inflibnet.ac.in> Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 9:39 AM Subject: Urgent: Complete residential address of Dr Cholin > Dear Prakash, > > Please urgently send me the complete residential postal address of late > Veeranna. Some professional friends would like to send condolence > messages. > > Regards, > > Shyam >

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