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LIS Syllabus
by Prabhat Ranjan 11 Feb '17

11 Feb '17

Dear Professionals, With progress of time, the use of cyber techniques and technologies is being increased. A Librarian needs to have a more sound knowledge of the same. On the other hand, there is no need to have illustrated knowledge of cataloguing, as it is now generated by library management software now-a-days. Need of classification also retards, if the book has DDC number on back-title page. Therefore I have to made two suggestions to LIS community and UGC also: 1. The LIS syllabus should cover larger area of cyber and IT technologies including installation of different software at different platforms, operating systems etc. 2. There should an institution in India which could provide *call numbers* in process of publishing of a book. It will save time of libraries, as only one person is needed to give a number. In such situations, *Classification and Cataloguing *can be taught as optional subjects in the universities. These are my opinions which needs discussions, if found relevant by LIS community. With Kind Regards, -- *Prabhat Ranjan*, B.Sc., M.L.I.Sc. (NET), PhD (Thesis Submitted) Librarian, Jayawant Library *JSPM's Rajarshi Shahu College of Engineering* Tathawade, Tal. - Mulshi, Pune - 411033 (Maharashtra) - India -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Sad Demise of Mr. Subrata Deb
by soumen mallik 11 Feb '17

11 Feb '17

Dear all…. I feel extremely sorrow to inform you about the sudden demise of Mr. Subrata Deb on 09.02.2017 due to massive heart attack. He was the Librarian of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU), Katra, Jammu and Kashmir, before that he worked for TERI. His contribution on Mycorrhiza information communication is well appreciated. I have known him as our senior AIS (NISCAIR) Alumni and a caring personality. I send my deepest condolences to his family. -- Dr. Soumen Mallik Assistant Professor Department of Library and Information Science Vidyasagar University Midnapore-721102 91-9476432869 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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An Appeal to the Karnataka State College Librarians Association (KSCLA)
by Vasanth 10 Feb '17

10 Feb '17

Dear Sir, This appeal is in connection with the recent circular issued (https://tinyurl.com/jo6u66s) by the Department of Collegiate Education (DCE), Karnataka with regard to utilizing Reading Room (library) fund for making classroom lecture videos of the teachers. The DCE has once again put its hands on RR fund without considering the libraries and librarians plight in college libraries. Reading Room found is exclusively meant for library development but on what basis DCE has given permission to utilize RR fund for making faculty videos is clueless. In most of the govt. degree colleges RR fund is the only major source for subscribing journals, purchasing library furniture, library related stationery, books in case of urgent requirement and moreover for automating library services. Usually the amount collected from students for RR fund is very tiny ranging between 60 rupees to 100 rupees per students. In many colleges RR fund is very insufficient for routine library work. Then how do library function? DCE has centralized the book purchase since 2015 and librarians have no say in book selection. Because of this many libraries have huge number of books which are of no use to both the faculty and students. Now RR fund for making faculty videos, for small colleges libraries where only very few permanent faculty utilizing RR fund for recording classroom lectures will not be problem but for big colleges libraries have to bear the brunt. The DCE circular is not clear about whether the videos are preserved in the college library or not. Librarians have not at all consulted or considered while taking this decision. If we give away RR funds for some other purpose how do we serve the user community better? I request KSCLA office bearers to intervene and ask DCE to re-consider the decision to utilize RR fund for making faculty video lectures and hereafter give due consideration for the plight of college libraries and librarians without putting them in isolation in library development matters. ------------------------- With best wishes Vasantha Raju N.GFGC-PeriyapatnaMysore Views are personal

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Registration full - National Conference organized by Presideny University, Bengaluru
by sheshadri kn 09 Feb '17

09 Feb '17

Dear Professional colleagues, Sub: National Conference on the Role of LIS Professionals in the Changing Academic Paradigm, 17-18 Feb 2017 In continuation of our previous mails, we are glad to inform that there has been overwhelming response to the conference announcement and the registration is full now. *We are not accepting any more fresh registrations*. Thank you all for the keen interest and support. The venue of the conference is Chancery Banquet Hall, Radisson Blu Atria Hotel, #1, Near Maharani's College, Palace Road, Bengaluru - 560001. *Thanks & Regards* *Dr. K N Sheshadri, Ph.D.* *Organizing Secretary & Senior Librarian* *Presidency University* *Itgalpur, Rajanakunte, Yelahanka* *Bangalore 560 064* *Cellphone: +91 7899218877* *Email: **sheshadri.kn(a)presidencyuniversity.in <sheshadri.kn(a)presidencyuniversity.in>* *URL: www.presidencyuniversity.in <http://www.presidencyuniversity.in/>* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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International Conference - Bharathidasan University - Third Announcement - Reg
by Dr. R. Balasubramani 09 Feb '17

09 Feb '17

Dear Professionals, Greetings from Ickrelt2017 Organizing Committee As you aware that the Department of Library Information Science, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli is organizing the global event (Ickrelt2017) date 24-25, 2017 at Bharathidasan University. The organizing committee invites full text paper to be presented in the conference. The full text paper along with registration can be e-mail to ickrelt2017(a)gmail.com or post Dr. S. Srinivasaragavan, Professor and Head, Department of Library and Information Science, Bharathidasan University, Trichy. On or before 15/02/2017. Important Dates Conference Dates 24-25, February, 2017 Last Date of Submission Full Paper 15, February 2017 *Registration* LIS Professionals - India Rs. 1500/- SAARC Participants $75 Overseas participants $100 Students Rs. 750/- Further details: https://ickrelt2017conference.wordpress.com Thank you for your kind response. with kind regards -- Dr. R. Balasubramani Assistant Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, Bharathidasan University, Trichy. Cell: 9994889426 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Registration Closed for International Workshop-reg
by Bjeyapragash Prakash 09 Feb '17

09 Feb '17

Dear Professionals, Greetings from DLIS, Bharathidasan University. Thanks for your overwhelming response for the *UGC sponsored One-day International Workshop on "CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM* *USING DRUPAL"* on 23rd February 2017. Since we have planned for limited participants herewith we have closed our Registration by today (09.02.2017) for the workshop. Thanks for your response and support. Regards Organizing Secretary Dr.B.Jeyapragash Assistant Professor Dept. of Library and Information Science Bharathidasan University Tiruchirappalli -24 Mobile :99449-81455 Email: jeyapragash(a)bdu.ac.in URL: http://bjeyapragash.webs.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Good news for Koha users in Kerala : SMS Send driver for eSMS Kerala service released as Free Software (FOSS)
by Indranil Das Gupta 09 Feb '17

09 Feb '17

Dear all, L2C2 Technologies has released the SMS::Send::IN::eSMS driver [1] required by Koha ILS users using the eSMS Kerala service provided by the Kerala State IT Mission under a Free Software. The development of the driver was made possible by the funding support of the State Librarian, State Central Library, Thiruvananthapurm (Trivandrum), Kerala, with KELTRON (Kerala State Electronics Development Corporation Ltd) acting as the facilitator. Any Koha library in the state of Kerala who are eligible to use the eSMS Kerala SMS service (provided by KSITM) can now freely implement SMS support using this driver. With this release, it becomes the second open source regional SMS::Send driver now available to Indian Koha users that can be freely downloaded from the Comprehensive Perl Archive Network or CPAN. Sending SMSes from Koha For a long time now Koha has supported sending of SMS (short message service) text messages [2] to library patrons and users about account creation, issue, return, fines, holds, overdues, purchase suggestions etc. To send out SMSes from Koha, we have to use the SMS service of a bulk transactional SMS service provider who provides that service. What are SMS::Send drivers and why does Koha need them? In order to communicate with the service provider’s messaging sending interface (also called messaging API), Koha uses a type of software called “SMS::Send driver”. The “catch” being that each service provider requires a different SMS Send driver. Sort of like the SIM card in our cellphones e.g. if we wish to use a Vodafone number we must have a Vodafone SIM card. However, unlike a SIM card the SMS::Send driver which is a software module written in the PERL language is not provided by the SMS service provider. Either one has to use a Free & Open Source send driver that already exists OR one has to write one by referring to (usually) the HTTP API of the SMS provider. About eSMS Kerala eSMS is an exclusive SMS Gateway established by the Kerala State IT Mission for use by various government departments for providing departmental services over mobile phones. Downloading the driver The SMS::Send::IN:eSMS driver can directly downloaded from CPAN by visiting http://search.cpan.org/~indradg/SMS-Send-IN-eSMS-0.01/lib/SMS/Send/IN/eSMS.… or from L2C2 Technologies’s public repository on Github at https://github.com/l2c2technologies/sms-send-in-esms. See also 1. “Koha and key lessons of using transactional SMS in India” – https://www.facebook.com/notes/l2c2-technologies/koha-and-key-lessons-of-us… References: [1] http://search.cpan.org/~indradg/SMS-Send-IN-eSMS-0.01/lib/SMS/Send/IN/eSMS.… [2] https://koha-community.org/manual/16.11/html/apos02.html#smsnoticefaq best wishes, Indranil Das Gupta L2C2 Technologies Phone : +91-98300-20971 WWW : http://www.l2c2.co.in Blog : http://blog.l2c2.co.in IRC : indradg on irc://irc.freenode.net Twitter : indradg -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy of Librarian and Assistant Librarian Himachal Pradesh University
by Subhodip Bid 09 Feb '17

09 Feb '17

Name of the post: Librarian *Number of Vacancy: *1 Posts *Educational Qualification:* Essential/Desirable Qualifications, pay-scale, Experience and other eligibility conditions as per the norms prescribed by the UGC as amended from time to time, adopted by Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla from time to time and service conditions and other allowances as per rules & regulations of Himachal Pradesh University. For more information candidates may visit the Website of UGC link http://www.ugc.ac.in. *Pay Scale:* *INR* Rs. 37400-67000 + Grade Pay Rs.10000/- Name of the post: Assistant Librarian *Number of Vacancy: *2 Posts *Educational Qualification:* Essential/Desirable Qualifications, pay-scale, Experience and other eligibility conditions as per the norms prescribed by the UGC as amended from time to time, adopted by Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla from time to time and service conditions and other allowances as per rules & regulations of Himachal Pradesh University. For more information candidates may visit the Website of UGC link http://www.ugc.ac.in. *Pay Scale:* *INR* Rs. 15600-39100 + Grade Pay Rs.6000/- For more details: http://hpuniv.nic.in/pdf/Advt._Librarian_Asst._Lib_8.pdf -- SUBHODIP BID M.Sc,M.L.I.S, AIS Library & Information Assistant National Library, Kolkata -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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MS LIS and JRF(LIS) ADMISSION NOTICE - 2017]
by drtc＠isibang.ac.in 09 Feb '17

09 Feb '17

---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: MS LIS and JRF(LIS) ADMISSION NOTICE - 2017 From: drtc(a)isibang.ac.in Date: Mon, January 30, 2017 4:14 pm To: LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Indian Statistical Institute Documentation Research and Training Centre 8th Mile, Mysore Road, Bangalore 560059 ADMISSION NOTICE (2017) Documentation Research & Training Centre, a unit of the Indian Statistical Institute, founded by Late Prof. S. R. Ranganathan is an internationally recognized centre for advanced training and research in Library and Information Science. The DRTC offers M.S. Programme in Library & Information Science with the primary objective of preparing the next generation information managers. This unique programme offers an ideal blend of courses spanning library science, information technology, knowledge management and quantitative studies. For those with an aptitude for higher studies and research the M.S. programme provides a solid foundation. M.S. in Library and Information Science ======================================= ELIGIBILITY: ------------- 3-year Bachelors degree in any discipline. Stipend Rs.5000/- per month (Offered at Bangalore). DURATION: ---------- The duration of the programme is 24 months (2 Years); the programme is offered only at the ISI Bangalore Centre. Junior Research Fellowship in Library and Information Science ================================================================= ELIGIBILITY: ------------- A consistent good academic record with high second class in M. S. (LIS) awarded by the Indian Statistical Institute or Associateship in Documentation and Information Science of the Indian Statistical Institute or NISCAIR/INSDOC or its equivalent degree(such as Master's degree in Library and Information Science from any University) with at least 55% marks in undergraduate(BA/B.Sc./B.Com. or its equivalent and also in BLISc if applicable). All eligible students will receive fellowship Rs.25,000/- per month (Offered at Bangalore). Selection Procedure ==================== Selection of candidates is based on merit as judged by their performance in written tests and interview conducted by the Institute. Past academic record may also be taken into consideration. Due consideration is given to SC/ST/OBC/Physically Challenged candidates for above M.S programme. Detailed procedures for selection are available in the prospectus (http://www.isical.ac.in/~admission/) Limited hostel facilities are available. How to apply? ============= Application procedure: ----------------------- Candidates from outside India may send an email to dean(a)isical.ac.in with subject Admission 2017 for the application procedure. Candidates in India can apply only ON-LINE through the official website http://www.isical.ac.in/~admission/. Applicants should read carefully the instructions, Prospectus given in the website before filling in the application form. An applicant must have access to the Internet, an email account, acrobat reader and need to have a digital copy of his/her photo and signature in appropriate format and size (see Prospectus). Application Fee: Rs.700.00 for all applicants in the general category and all applicants for the JRF programmes (irrespective of reservation category), Rs.350.00 for SC/ST/OBC/ Physically Challenged candidates for all programmes excluding JRF programme. Incomplete/Improper Application Forms will be rejected. For further queries, prospectus, sample questions etc. visit http://www.isical.ac.in/~admission/ For any further information about the courses above you may write to: head(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in or visit http://drtc.isibang.ac.in IMPORTANT DATES: On-line Application Starts : 08 February 2017 On-line Application Ends : 10 March 2017 Payment of Application Fee Starts : 10 February 2017 Payment of Application Fee Ends : 15 March 2017 ISI Admission Test : 14 May 2017 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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2nd National Koha Conclave - Wish List for Koha invited
by Soji Mathew 09 Feb '17

09 Feb '17

What are your expectations from Koha? What new features and functionalities are required in Koha to adopt it in your library? Give us your wish list for Koha. The 2nd National Koha Conclave invites wish list of new features and functionalities in Koha to suit Indian libraries from libraries who have implemented Koha and also those who wish to implement Koha in the near future. Those who have registered, those who wish to register for attending the Conclave and those who are unable to attend but have wish list to share, please send us the wish list and we will present the same to the founder and developer of Koha. Those who have registered and wish to make a presentation on the wish list may also send their request to us for presentation. All wish list requests may be sent to the Conference Director - Dr. I R N Goudar - on email - goudarishwar(a)gmail.com. Those who wish to register for attending the conclave may register at https://goo.gl/BW0Rn7 as we will be closing the registrations soon. Hurry up register and send us your wish list. Regards, Sanjay Grover CEO Informatics Publishing Limited, Bangalore +91-9845516020 -- *Confidentiality Notice: *T*his electronic message transmission, including any attachment(s), may contain confidential, proprietary, or privileged information from Informatics Publishing Limited. If you are not the intended recipient, be advised that any dissemination, copying, distribution, printing or use of the contents of the information contained in this electronic message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this electronic message by error, please destroy all copies of the message and contact the sender immediately by either replying to this message or calling 91-80-40387777.* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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