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WEBLIS: Library Integrated System
by Shyam Prasad pujar 18 Aug '04

18 Aug '04

Dear Members, UNESCO has released WEBLIS, a Web based Library Integrated System based on CDS/ISIS. It has been distributed as free-ware. The system has been developed by the Institute for Computer and Information Engineering (ICIE), Poland. The current version of WEBLIS, available in English, consists of the following modules: 1. Cataloguing system (books, papers from book, papers from journals, journals, miscellaneous -slides, photos, audio, video, etc) 2. OPAC -on-line public access catalogue- (basic and advanced search, history, saving queries function, and ISIS Query language facilities, thesaurus based search) 3. LOAN module (hold/reserve, loan/ renew, automatic claiming by e-mail or a traditional mail in word form, urgent task lists) 4. Statistical module (the main goal of the program is to generate statistical data aggregated from the CDS/ISIS databases). The software and documentation can be downloaded at: Software: http://www.unesco.org/isis/files/weblis.zip Documentation: http://www.unesco.org/isis/files/weblisdoc.zip Regards, S.M. Pujar ********************************************************************** Shamprasad M. Pujar Assistant Librarian Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research Gen. Vaidya Marg, Film City Road Goregaon (East) MUMBAI-400 065 India %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% * Phone: (022) 28400919-21 Extn: 514 * * Fax: (022) 28402752 * * E-mail: pujar(a)igidr.ac.in * * URL: http://www.igidr.ac.in * %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

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RE: [LIS-Forum] Lalu urged to launch library in trains
by Vyasamoorthy＠icicikp.com 18 Aug '04

18 Aug '04

Dear Friends Please refer to replies of Smt Vasumati, Dr GK Manjunath and Henag on the above topic. AH Wheeler has the large(st) network of railway station bookstalls in India. AHW or some such network can Collaborate with Railways and run "sales-cum-loans" extension counters in long distance trains. Audio video CD printed books and magazines may be sold and/or hired. Entire cost of a book is paid in advance. If you want to retain the book you just walk away. If you have finished the book and want to return it you can do it and pay only a lending fee (get back bulk of your money). This way the bookseller can reach a larger number of customers. Railways can provide book space for stalls or libraries inside trains without really investing on stocks. Maintenance cost of in-train libraries by contract employees can be borne by railways or shared with book shop network. There is no point in talking these things among ourselves. Lalu must be informed through proper channel! Can someone influential in Delhi take it up? Regards Vyasamoorthy, P

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RE: [LIS-Forum] Lalu urged to launch library in trains
by HENAG 18 Aug '04

18 Aug '04

This cannot run for long as the reading habit in general people is very very less, those who like to read carry their own book or purchase from the platform vendors or hawkers and build their own collection at home after reading in train.Reading book from library may not work . Rather they can plan for a stall cum library in each long distance train which may be beneficial and may be successful.Stall cum Library should have audio /video facility which will attract people , specially the young generation .Instead of buying book/ cassettes from Platform they will buy from the stall. Stall also should have facility for cassette player which maybe given on rent and the deposit should be kept so that they would return. Also they need to publicize a lot, on each compartment there should be an advertisement mentioning about it, so that everyone knows about it. Libray /stall compartment should be painted differently so that it attracts people and generates the awareness of the containers. Hena S Gupta Infosys Central Library Electronics city. -----Original Message----- From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in [mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in]On Behalf Of Vasumathi Sriganesh Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 2:40 PM To: Vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com; lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Lalu urged to launch library in trains Another interesting one by Dr. Vyasamoorthy! Years ago - in the mid 1970s- the Coromandel Express running between (then) - Calcutta and Madras had this facility. You "bought" a book and when you returned it to the "library" - you were refunded the cost of the book less a reading fee. But for some reason, the scheme ran only for a year or two and was withdrawn. It would really be good to have such a facility on all long distance trains. Regards Vasumathi Sriganesh Director, QMed Services Pvt. Ltd. A-3, Shubham Centre, Cardinal Gracious Road Chakala, Andheri East, Mumbai 400099, India Ph: 91-22-28229223 Fax: 91-22-28224358 Email: vasu(a)qmedin.com, Web: www.qmedin.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <Vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com> To: <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 11:52 AM Subject: [LIS-Forum] Lalu urged to launch library in trains Do you think this may come true? Shoud not Library Associations follow it up with Lalu? ====================================================================== ================ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/783491.cms Lalu urged to launch library in trains P K SURENDRAN TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ MONDAY, JULY 19, 2004 05:59:04 PM ] THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Do trains encourage reading habit which is sliding worldwide? Yes, says a highcourt lawyer who has approached Railway Minister to introduce lending library in long-distance trains. Johnson Manayani has, in his letter to Lalu Prasad Yadav, urged him to set a portion of a coach in long journey trains to help passengers pass their time profitably by reading novels or journals of their choice. "This not only encourages reading habits but earn the railway additional revenue". The library can take a deposit for the book and charge a reading fee. Deposit could be given back when a book is returned at the end of the journey or later. The Railway cannot lose. It could gain. ========= A Question unrelated: The URL given above, if clicked from the message window leads to an error page. However the same URL if cut & Pasted into URL window afresh into the browser, gets loaded properly. WHY? sent in by: Dr.P.Vyasamoorthy, Advisor, Virtual Information Centre, ICICI Knowledge Park, Genome Valley, Turkapally, Shameerpet Mandal, RR District, Hyderabad 500078 INDIA Email: vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com Phone - Office: +91(40)23480053 Fax: +91(40)23480007 Phone Residence: +91(40)27846631 _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum

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Lalu urged to launch library in trains
by Vyasamoorthy＠icicikp.com 17 Aug '04

17 Aug '04

Do you think this may come true? Shoud not Library Associations follow it up with Lalu? ====================================================================================== http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/783491.cms Lalu urged to launch library in trains P K SURENDRAN TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ MONDAY, JULY 19, 2004 05:59:04 PM ] THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Do trains encourage reading habit which is sliding worldwide? Yes, says a highcourt lawyer who has approached Railway Minister to introduce lending library in long-distance trains. Johnson Manayani has, in his letter to Lalu Prasad Yadav, urged him to set a portion of a coach in long journey trains to help passengers pass their time profitably by reading novels or journals of their choice. "This not only encourages reading habits but earn the railway additional revenue". The library can take a deposit for the book and charge a reading fee. Deposit could be given back when a book is returned at the end of the journey or later. The Railway cannot lose. It could gain. ========= A Question unrelated: The URL given above, if clicked from the message window leads to an error page. However the same URL if cut & Pasted into URL window afresh into the browser, gets loaded properly. WHY? sent in by: Dr.P.Vyasamoorthy, Advisor, Virtual Information Centre, ICICI Knowledge Park, Genome Valley, Turkapally, Shameerpet Mandal, RR District, Hyderabad 500078 INDIA Email: vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com Phone - Office: +91(40)23480053 Fax: +91(40)23480007 Phone Residence: +91(40)27846631

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NACLIN 2004
by Mailing List Manager 17 Aug '04

17 Aug '04

Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 16:03:14 +0100 (WETS) From: "Sangeeta Kaul, Network Manager, DELNET" <sangs(a)delnet.ren.nic.in> Seventh National Convention on Library and Information Networking NACLIN 2004 Theme Quality Information in the Internet Era November 23-26, 2004 Venue University of Pune, Pune Jointly Organised by DELNET Developing Library Network Jayakar Library 40, Max Mueller Marg Dept. of Lib. & Inf. Sc. Lodhi Estate University of Pune New Delhi-110003 Pune - 411007 E-mail : hkkaul(a)delnet.ren.nic.in E-mail: skpatil(a)unipune.ernet.in Web : www.delnet.nic.in Web: www.unipune.ernet.in Quality Information in the Internet Era The major concern today for libraries is that the users, including the students and teachers, have begun to use Web resources for everything. They gain access to a large number of resources without understanding that most of the content on the Web is not peer-reviewed. But there is variety on the Web, they can easily download the content, shape it and finally use it. These Web resources are mostly self-published and subjective in nature. The users do not have the patience to do extensive research in order to get an objective view on a given issue. As the number of hits on a given subject on the Web are generally very large in number, the users cannot go through all of them. The users, thus, access a few hits, collect some information and use it. As a result, the use of the traditional libraries has begun to decline in certain subject areas and if remedial measures are not taken it will be difficult for the users to get access to quality information. This trend, on one hand, is reducing the capacities of researchers for research and on the other, affecting the role of libraries as the centres of knowledge. The libraries need to grow as Knowledge Centres and use methods that evolve high quality information in their given fields. The Librarians and Infor mation Officers will have to develop critical assessment skills and have to gain access to virtual and printed collections through networks, search engines, subject guides, directories, meta-indexes, and through other resources on the Web. Evaluation of Internet resources in each discipline is going to be a specialised job in future. It will include the defining of selection criteria including the organisation of selected material and a host of technical methodologies that will enable the users to have a ccess to quality information. The Librarians and Information Officers need to monitor regularly the growth of Information Technology tools and techniques. It is with this concern that the National Convention on Library and Information Networking (NACLIN 2004) being organised by DELNET in collaboration with the University of Pune is going to discuss various issues on the subject. DELNET-Developing Library Network DELNET, a major resource-sharing library network in South Asia covers a wide spectrum of member-libraries and their resources. DELNET is committed to pool the information about resources scattered in the libraries in the country and consolidate informatio n through union catalogues, union lists and other databases. This is being done to satisfy the major information requirements of students, researchers, scholars and the public in the country. DELNET services also support the research activities in India a s we regularly supply suitable content and information materials to libraries and their users. DELNET has now more that 750 member institutions in India and outside India. The DELNET database resources have now reached around four million records. The DEL NET services have become more popular in the country especially with the effective Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery Services which are provided to libraries across the country and also to the member-libraries outside the country. ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY OF PUNE -THE HOST The University of Pune, the leading university in India was established as a result of long and sustained demand for a separate university in Maharashtra. The university made a humble beginning in 1949 with 8 postgraduate centres with 180 students and 23 affiliated colleges with 8,000 undergraduate students. It has now more than 44 postgraduate departments, 334 affiliated colleges and 157 recognised institutions having 25,000 post-graduate and 1,60,000 undergraduate students. Located on a spacious 411- acre campus with a majestic Gothic main building surrounded by magnificent trees and refreshing greenery, the University of Pune has developed into a main seat of higher learning in the city of Pune. The University of Pune has been instrumental in the rapid spread of education in rural areas and among the weaker sections of the society. The presence of the institutions of national importance including the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Inter University Centre for Astronomy and As trophysics (IUCAA), Education Media Research Centre (EMRC), Bioinformatics Centre and UGC Regional Centre has been made this campus a place of vigorous academic pursuits and intense intellectual activities. The University of Pune has been awarded a Five Star by NAAC and under potential for excellence scheme of the UGC, University of Pune made excellent progress. Jayakar Library The University Library named after Dr. Mukund Ramrao Jayakar, the first Vice-Chancellor of Pune University started in 1950 with books donated by Dr. Jayakar himself. Located in a spacious building (with 44,000 sq.ft. area) with a huge reading hall it is very close to the main building of the university. The Jayakar Library is rich in its collection and services. It has a collection of over 4,24,000 volumes covering all types of reading materials. The rare books and manuscript collection in the library is an invaluable asset for the scholars. The library receives more than 1,500 periodicals in print as well as online access and has a strong collection of audio-visual materials including CD-ROMs, etc. Jayakar Library plans to move into the electronic in formation era in a big way. The University of Pune has participated in the UGC INFONET Programme which facilitates access to E-journals of world collections along with JSTOR, J-Gate, Muse and other famous international databases of world. Presently Jayakar Library is implementing tw o projects, viz. 1. Pune University Digital Library: A part of "Millions of Books on the Web Project" in collaboration with Carnegie Mellon University, USA and Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. So far 2142 books were scanned. 2. RFID (Radio Frequency Identification Technology) Technology, which is non-contact, non-line-of-sight nature and is based on smart labels. RFID will be helpful for - A) Tag & Verify item Information B) Manage books on the self C) Keep an accurate inventory D) Deter theft Jayakar Library of Pune University is the first in India to implement this technology at such a large scale. Department of Library & Information Science In 1958, the University of Pune instituted a one-year diploma course in Library Science. Subsequently, the Dept. of Library & Information Science was set up under the Faculty of Mental, Moral & Social Science in 1978. Previously the Department had condu cted Bachelor of Library & Information Science (B.Lib.I.Sc.); Master of Library & Information Science (M.Lib.I.Sc.) One year regular and two-year vacational, Ph.D. in Library Science. So far 28 students have been awarded Ph. D. in Library Science. In th e year 2002 the Department has introduced two-year integrated MLISc course with the semester and credit system. NACLIN 2004 The National Convention is scheduled for four days. The first two days are exclusively designed for conducting tutorials by experts on the following topics: * Metadata * Search Engines * Data Mining * Language Databases The next two days will focus on the theme of the National Convention: "Quality Information in the Internet Era". This theme is divided into several sub-themes as detailed below: Evaluation of Online Information Resources, Information Audit, Search Engine Strategies, Quality Information Management, Information Gateways, Quality Information for Quality Life, Quality Collection Development in the Digital Era, Information Intermediar ies, IPR Issues and Quality Information, Hidden Web/Invisible Web, Building Quality resources on the Web, Analysis of Quality Information and Information Seeking Patterns. Submission of Papers Participants are welcome to contribute papers for presentation at the National Convention on the above sub-themes or related themes. The papers should be based on research surveys, case studies or action plans rather than theoretical explanations. Papers should reach the Director, DELNET, 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate New Delhi-110003 on or before October 31, 2004. They should be submitted on A4 size paper along with an electronic copy or sent through E-mail. Papers should contain the name of the auth or, designation, title of the article, abstract, name of the affiliating institute, mailing address, telephone number, fax number and E-mail address. The contributors will be communicated about the acceptance of the paper by Director, DELNET to enable the m to present their papers. Please ensure that the paper submitted should not have already been published elsewhere. The editors will have the right to edit the papers before acceptance is communicated. Participation Fees (India and SAARC Countries) The following will be the charges for Registration and Tutorials. Members of DELNET Rs.2,500/- Non-Members and Participants from Industries from any part of the country Rs.4,000/- Library professionals from Maharashtra Rs. 2,000/- College and University Students Rs.1,000/- Accompanying Persons Rs.1,500/- each Non-SAARC Countries Members US $ 100 Non-Members US $ 200 Accompanying Persons US $ 75 each Participation fee includes fee for attending the tutorials and the National Convention, including kit, tea, lunch and dinner. Accommodation Arrangements are being made to accommodate a limited number of delegates in the institutional guest houses/hostels furnished with minimum amenities. Delegates may indicate the request for accommodation in the registration form. This will be done on a fi rst- come-first-served basis. In case, sufficient guest house/hostel accommodation is not found, efforts will be made to accommodate delegates in nearby hotels at reasonable rates. Those who wish to stay only in hotels may kindly contact the Organising Secretary before October 31, 2004. Location Pune, rightly called "Queen of the Deccan", is located at an altitude of 646 m. from the sea level and is 192 kms from Mumbai, surrounded on all sides by mountains from the Sahayadri range (Western Ghats). This city has been settled on the confluence of two rivers called Mutha and Mula. Pune is a historical city with great traditions. For almost a century, the Pune city served as 'de facto' capital of the Maratha Empire which dominated much of the history of India during the 18th century. Climate The climate in the month of November is pleasant ranging from 11 to 20 degrees. The temperature will be moderate and evenings will be pleasant. Delegates are advised to come prepared accordingly. Return Reservation All the participants are advised to make their reservations on their own in advance to avoid last minute inconvenience. Sightseeing Visits to some of the historically prominent places will be arranged separately on November 27, 2004 at an extra cost based on the distance and duration of the trip and also the number of delegates. NACLIN - 2004 Seventh National Convention on Quality Information in the Internet Era Date : November 23-26, 2004 Venue: University of Pune, Pune REGISTRATION FORM Name (in BLOCK Letters) : Mr./Ms./Dr.____________________________________ Designation: ____________________________________________________________ Organisation: ___________________________________________________________ Address : _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________Pin _____________________ Phone : Office : __________ Resi. : _____________ Cell No. ____________ Fax : ___________________ E-mail :________________________________________ Accompanying person(s) : ______________ Accommodation required : Yes/No, if yes, please mention the dates from __________ to ___________ I am enclosing DD No. _____________ dated ___________ for Rs. ____________drawn on _______________________towards participation fee Rs. ___________ and accommodation Rs. 1000/- as an advance (if needed) Place : Date : Signature : On-the-spot Registration is available The filled-in registration forms may be mailed to the Organising Secretary, NACLIN 2004, C/o The Librarian, Jayakar Library, University of Pune, Pune-411007 along with the demand draft (payable at Pune)drawn in favour of "The Registrar, University of Pune ". Addresses for the Communication Registration/Accommodation Dr. S. K. Patil Organising Secretary, NACLIN 2004 University Librarian and Head, Department of Library & Information Science University of Pune Ganeshkhind Pune-4110007 Maharashtra Tel : 020-25693648, 25695549 Fax : 020-25693648 E-mail : skpatil(a)unipune.ernet.in sureshpatil(a)hotmail.com Submission of Papers Dr. H. K. Kaul Director DELNET 40, Max Mueller Marg Lodhi Estate New Delhi-110003 Tel : 91-11-24619325, 24610802 Fax : 91-11-24619325 Mobile : 9891016667 E-mail : hkkaul(a)delnet.ren.nic.in kaul_h_k(a)hotmail.com _______________________________________________________________________________ Sangeeta Kaul Network Manager DELNET India International Centre 40 Lodi Estate New Delhi-110003 INDIA Tel.: 91-11-24610802, 24619328 FAX : 91-11-24619325 Web : www.delnet.nic.in ________________________________________________________________________________

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Journal Information
by noufal palliparamban 16 Aug '04

16 Aug '04

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Kerala's oldest library is manned by lepers
by Vyasamoorthy＠icicikp.com 16 Aug '04

16 Aug '04

Kerala's oldest library is manned by lepers Alleppy (Kerala) | July 23, 2004 3:14:59 PM IST http://www.webindia123.com/news/showdetails.asp?id=43686&cat=India Believe it or not! Lepers are manning an old library in Kerala's Alleppy District. The library is said to house a huge stock of ancient books, records and a huge stock of 16th century palm leaf manuscripts situated in Alleppy district with a collection of some ancient books, records and palm leaf manuscripts dating back to the 16th century. Run by the Leprosy Sanatorium, the library is presently home to about 400 lepers who have been tasked with the responsibility of looking after the rare books and manuscripts. K.G, Narayan, a leprosy patient and caretaker of the library, said that though there are several old records and manuscripts, maintenance is a problem as there are very few educated patients left. "Here we have many kinds of old records and manuscripts and the paintings inside are all drawn by the patients. We preserve it and take great care of the manuscripts. Most of the educated in- patients have already left the sanatorium, here there is no one to man this place now," he said. There are nearly four million leprosy patients in the country, and they are amongst the high-risk communities in need of massive support. (ANI) Believe it or not! Lepers are manning an old library in Kerala's Alleppy District. The library is said to house a huge stock of ancient books, records and a huge stock of 16th century palm leaf manuscripts situated in Alleppy district with a collection of some ancient books, records and palm leaf manuscripts dating back to the 16th century. Run by the Leprosy Sanatorium, the library is presently home to about 400 lepers who have been tasked with the responsibility of looking after the rare books and manuscripts. K.G, Narayan, a leprosy patient and caretaker of the library, said that though there are several old records and manuscripts, maintenance is a problem as there are very few educated patients left. "Here we have many kinds of old records and manuscripts and the paintings inside are all drawn by the patients. We preserve it and take great care of the manuscripts. Most of the educated in- patients have already left the sanatorium, here there is no one to man this place now," he said. There are nearly four million leprosy patients in the country, and they are amongst the high-risk communities in need of massive support. (ANI) =============================================== Sent in by: Dr.P.Vyasamoorthy, Advisor, Virtual Information Centre, ICICI Knowledge Park, Hyderabad 500078 INDIA Email: vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com Phone - Office: +91(40)23480053 Fax: +91(40)23480007 Phone Residence: +91(40)27846631

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Modi to dedicate digitised library to State on Aug 15
by Vyasamoorthy＠icicikp.com 16 Aug '04

16 Aug '04

Modi to dedicate digitised library to State on Aug 15 http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=95105 Express News Service Vadodara, August 10: A NETWORKED library with digitised journals and thesis at the Anand Agricultural University (AAU) would be dedicated to the region by Chief Minister Narendra Modi during Independence Day celebrations on August 14. The E-library that has come up under National Agricultural Research System (NARS) is one of its kind in western India and is expected to cater to research needs in Agricultural Sciences of a large community of students and faculty alike. AAU V-C Professor M C Varshneya informed that the comprehensive library would provide all important agricultural databases ranging from journals, biological abstracts, current contents, J-CCC, CMIE, J-gate, Agris, Agricola, Winspire on members' desktops. University sources informed that the staff members and students have been trained in LIBSYS software for operating the library and that it has been connected with other agricultural university campuses in the state at Junagadh, Dantiwada and Navsari. The V-C hoped that the facility would give a fillip to research activities on campus by connecting student community from across the region, thereby increasing exchange of ideas. ================= Sent by Dr.P.Vyasamoorthy, Advisor, Virtual Information Centre, ICICI Knowledge Park, Hyderabad 500078 INDIA

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KVS - INFLIBNET IN SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR SCHOOL LIBRARIANS
by Mailing List Manager 16 Aug '04

16 Aug '04

Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2004 16:31:25 +0530 From: K Prakash <prakash(a)inflibnet.ac.in> To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in KVS - INFLIBNET IN SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR SCHOOL LIBRARIANS On Library Automation, Networking and E-Resources Management Organised by INFLIBNET Centre 28 May - 17 June 2004 REPORT Kendriya Vidyalayas were established in the year 1963-64 starting with = 20 schools and now they are 871 in number having enrolment of about 8 = lakh students and more than 40,000 teachers. They are spread all over = the country. Kendriya Vidyalayas were conceived and came into being as = pacesetters. The recruitment of staff is a nation-wide affair with a = high degree of choice for quality. A carefully conceived curriculum, a = uniformly split-up syllabus, text-books and the teachers' guides = prepared by the NCERT and the CBSE, updated teaching methods, = well-planned co-curricular activities, games and sports, library service = etc. all these and more are integral features of Kendriya Vidyalayas. The Principal of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sanghatan, Gandhinagr has asked = INFLIBNET Centre to conduct the training programme for KVS School = Librarians. The training programme was named as "KVS - INFLIBNET = In-Service Training Programme For School Librarians On Library = Automation, Networking and E-Resources Management" with three weeks = duration, specially designed for kendriya vidyalaya school Library = professionals. Discussions were held with senior staff of KVS and = INFLIBNET technical staff for designing this kind of specialized course. = The topics were selected keeping in view of the objectives of this = programme, i.e., creating awareness about the most modern technologies = and nurturing IT culture in KVS Librarians. The following are the broad = topics selected in which specialized and comprehensive lectures and = practicals conducted; * Personality Development & Communication. * Basics of Computer and Hardware * Bibliographic Standards * WINISIS and GENISIS * Library Management Software Systems and SOUL * Planning for LAN in Libraries * Networking Security Issues * Mail Server and Web Server Configurations & Applications * Website Designing and Hosting * Digital Libraries Creation using Green Stone * Impact of INTERNET and Identification of Resources * INTERNET Resources and Gateways for School Libraries * Archiving and IPR Issues, etc. Study tours to different Libraries, like Indian Institute of Management, = Ahmedabad to understand the proper implementation of modern = technologies, were also arranged for the participants. Projects and = assignments were assigned to participants compulsory, which have to be = completed and presented using PowerPoint prior the concluding session. = Projects component and assignment were as follows; * About Library and its services * SOUL Software - Each Module * Designing of Library Websites * Creation of Digital Library using Green Stone Software * Searching and Identification of Internet Resources * Evaluating the Programme * Future Plans In addition to the project Pre-test and Post-tests were also conducted = for participants to evaluate their awareness about the IT applications. = There were 45 participants from different Regions across the country = viz. Ahmedabad (6), Bangalore (3), Bhubaneswar (7), Chennai (5), = Hyderabad (6), Kolkata (10), Mumbai (4) and Silchar (4) attended the = training programme. During the three weeks 51 lectures were scheduled. Three lectures were = handled by the external resource persons viz. Sh. Satish Deshpande and = Sh. D R Kulkarni from British Council Library, Ahmedabad and Dr. S S = Shirurmath, Librarian, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. Five = lectures were handled by KVS faculty and remaining 44 lectures were = taken by the INFLIBNET faculty members. During the training programme Lectures were organized in the morning = sessions and afternoon sessions were meant for practical, so all the = participants have spent sufficient amount of time in the Computer Lab = and each participant got one computer to practice. Participants have opportunity to visit Gandhinagar and Ahhmedabad. = Participants were highly enthusiastic to learn new things and active in = both the lectures and practical sessions, hence the whole program = emerged out as very interactive one. We have provided a reading material and handouts and other presentations = by resource persons and "internet resources for school librarians" which = are given in the CD-ROM. The inaugural function of the training programme was held on May 28, = 2004. The training programme was inaugurated by Prof. Ilaben Naik, Dean = of Faculty Education from Gujarat Vidyapeeth, Ahmedabad. She also gave a = key note address, in her address she highlighted the importance of = information technology in delivering the library services. Dr. T AV = Murthy gave a presidential remarks and Sh. S M Salgar, Senior Scientist = of INFLIBNET Centre briefed about the training programme course = contetnts. Mrs. Vinita Sharma, Prinicipal, Kendriya Vidyalaya, Space = Application Centre, Ahmedabad furnished perspectives of training = programme on behalf of KVS. Prior to the concluding day on June 16, 2004, all participants were = requested to present their assignments, project work about their = library, services, what they have learnt and future plans. The = concluding session held on June 17, 2004. Sh. O V S Sikarvar, Principal, = KVS Ahmedabad welcomed the august gathering. Report on the training = programme, was presented by Sh K Prakash, Course Coordinator. Two = participants have given a course feedback and they have very much = satisfied with the training programme. Dr T A V Murthy, Director, = INFLIBNET Centre distributed the certificates and gave a presidential = address. Sh. P K Koul, Education Officer, KVS and Sh. S M Salgar, Senior = Scientist, INFLIBNET also spoke on this occasion. The programme was very successful and all participants were happy in = learning new things. Dr T A V Murthy was the course Director and Mr K = Prakash and Mr H G Hosamani were acted as the course coordinators. K Prakash Course Coordinator With best wishes/ 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,=20 AHMEDABAD - 380 009 India =20 # Tel.: 91 - 079 - 2630 5971 / 2630 4695 Extn: 38; Fax: 2630 0990(Off.); = 2676 3724(Res.)=20 # Email: prakash(a)inflibnet.ac.in; prakash_k(a)yahoo.com=20 # URL: http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/ ; http://www.prakashk.netfirms.com/

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(no subject)
by I.R.N.Goudar 13 Aug '04

13 Aug '04

Dear Professionals, Following news item which appeared in The Times of India (12-08-2004) needs attention of LIS Community: We have to be very cautious even if we plan to destroy print books and journals after buying e-version/digitising of concerned documents. In this case reason mentioned is not digitising. ICSSR `transforms' itself: Dumps burns journals, books By Akshaya Mukul/TNN New Delhi: Prospective researchers beware: Do not venture anywhere near the documentation centre and library of the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), for it has dumped - some say even burnt - thousands of Indian and foreign academic journals, books, dissertations, census reports and gazettes from its priceless collection. Also, a piece of advice to President APJ. Abdul Kalam, who on Thursday delivers the ICSSR's prestigious Vikram Sarabhai memorial lecture on 'Dynamics of Societal Transformation'. Pause for a while and ask ICSSR if transformation means cutting off old ties. For ICSSR has done precisely that. Rationale: Its National Social Science Documentation Centre (NASSDOC) has been transformed and moved to an ultra-modern building which presumably had no space for these works. In real terms, insiders in NASSDOC say, the loss has been immense. It had a collection of nearly two lakh Indian and foreign periodicals/journals of which barely 15,000 to 20,000 have survived. NASSDOC also had a collection of nearly 40,000 books of which barely 10,000 are left. From its collection of thousands of PhD dissertations collected from all over the country, barely 800 have made it to the new building. A large number were burnt and the remaining are in an advanced state of decay in ICSSR's godown. How has it affected ICSSR's standing as a repository of all knowledge in social science? From its collection of journals/periodicals, it used to cater to researchers all over the world. Any researcher could ask for a photocopy of articles which ICSSR used to send on a small payment. Similarly, dissertations were bought from all over the country by ICSSR after paying a small amount to the researcher. In turn, these dissertations became reference material for others. But for the past few months, scholars from India and abroad have been doing the rounds of NASSDOC only to be told to come later. ICSSR has even stopped buying dissertations. ICSSR chairman VR. Panchamukhi who, despite having a questionnaire from this reporter, dwelt for more than an hour on how he has changed everything for good, is an acquaintance of PM Manmohan Singh. He was unsure about the crucial question and asked ICSSR's directors, in front of this reporter, on what had happened. Panchamukhi then repeated what they told him: "Nothing has been burnt. There was very little space ... so may be books, journals and dissertations were dumped here ... Some even gifted to our institutions in Allahabad and Mhow." But he added: "I will set up an inquiry to find out who did it." The answer came from one of his senior associates who opposed the dumping move and drew the parallel from the burning of the library of Alexandria: "The mystery would exist not for lack of suspects but from an excess of them." -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- I.R.N. Goudar Tel: 91-80-5086081 Head, Information Centre for 91-80-5235315 Aerospace Science and Technology Fax: 91-80-5268072 National Aerospace Laboratories E-mail:goudar@css.nal.res.in Airport Road http://www.icast.org.in/staff1.htm BANGALORE-560 017 India

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