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Dr. K. P. Vijayakumar - Retirement on superannuation
by Saji S Nair 30 Mar '15

30 Mar '15

Dear All, Dr. K. P. Vijayakumar, Associate Professor and Head, DLIS, University of Kerala is retiring from the service on 31st March 2015. Dr. K. P. Vijayakumar has a renowned career spanning over three and half decades, two third of which is in the Department of Library Science, University of Kerala in various capacities. During his career, he earned the reputation as a teacher par excellence and an efficient administrator. He is one of the most sought-after resource persons of the academic staff college in Library and Information Science. He is also serving as the Hon. Director of the Centre for Information and Literary Studies. A farewell function in this connection is scheduled to be held at Senate Chamber of University of Kerala, Palayam, Thiruvananthapuram on 30th March 2015, 2.30 pm. regards saji -- Saji S. Nair Library & Information Services Division Regional Cancer Centre Medical College Campus Trivandrum - 695011 Kerala, INDIA ----------------------------------------------------------- 91 471 2522225 (O) 91 471 2394252 (R) 09446014130 (Mob) Email: sajisnair(a)rcctvm.gov.in <saji(a)rcctvm.org> -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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One day seminar on scholarly communication and best practices in research
by Vimal Kumar V. 29 Mar '15

29 Mar '15

Success as an academic will depend heavily on your ability to communicate with fellow researchers, colleagues and the public at large. Once upon a time journals and books were the available outlets of scholarly dissemination. Academic communication scenario began to change with the advent of dynamic web and collaborative tools in Web 2.0. Lot of user friendly tools are now available to disseminate academic content. Academic social networks are very helpful to build network with other peers in your domain. Plagiarism is considered as a serious crime in academic communication landscape. Direct or indirect occurrences of plagiarism in scholarly literature can lead to the end of academic career. Scholarly communication skills are very important for academic community to get job, achieve professional goals, career improvement and to gain academic status. Awareness about plagiarism is also very essential to avoid accidental plagiarism and establish your identity in the circle. The seminar is designed to enhance your academic communication skills, give awareness about plagiarism and share strategies to tackle plagiarism threat. *SCOPE* The following topics will cover in the seminar: - Best practices in academic writing - How to avoid plagiarism - Reference Management tools - Research Evaluation Indicators *WHO CAN PARTICIPATE* Faculty Members, Research scholars, M.Phil, PG students in all disciplines and Library professionals. *VENUE: *Seminar Hall, St. Berchmans College, Changanassery *DATE AND TIME: * 9 April 2015; 9.30 am to 4.00 pm *REGISTRATION: *Registration fee is Rs.200 for Research Scholars & Students, Rs.300 for Faculty members & Library Professionals. All participants have to register online at *http://tinyurl.com/klaktym-seminar <http://tinyurl.com/klaktym-seminar>* before 6 April 2015. Registration fee can be paid in cash directly to Secretary or at S B College Library, Changanassery. *CONTACT DETAILS* Secretary Kerala Library Association, Kottayam Region www.keralalibraryassociation.org -- Vimal Kumar V. Secretary, KLA, Kottatyam Region, & Technical Assistant Mahatma Gandhi University Library Kottayam, Kerala- 686 560 Web: http://www.vimalkumar.info Blog: http://linuxhalwa.blogspot.com http://kohageek.blogspot.in http://moovandan.blogspot.in --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I forget what I was taught. I only remember what I have learnt" -Patrick White -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Koha Installation Video file
by manju nayak 28 Mar '15

28 Mar '15

Please republish below given post, in previous mail url and some text were joined in one line as a result it shows wrong url of the video file. Dear All, Spoken Tutorial Team very pleased to release the Koha installation on Ubuntu 12.04 video file on Spoken Tutorial website. This tutorial would be every useful to those who want to try installation themselves. Here is the link- http://spoken-tutorial.org/watch/Koha%2BLibrary%2BManagement%2BSystem/Koha%… Kindly share this link to library community groups. Spoken Tutorial Team will appreciate the feedback/ usefulness/difficulties encountered by the users. Here is the link to resister and post your feedback at Spoken Tutorial website. http://spoken-tutorial.org/accounts/register/ With Regards Mr.Manju Naika IIT Bombay -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Need Article - reg.
by Manjunath Ealiger 28 Mar '15

28 Mar '15

Dear Library Professional, One of our Faculty member has urgently required the below mentioned article for her research purpose. It would be highly appreciated if anyone can send this article to us. **Article : Profile of central corneal thickness in diabetics with and without dry eye in a Saudi population* * * **Author/s : O. Matthew Oriowo, Ph.D., BScOptom, M.Sc.* * Department of Optometry, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia * * * * Source : Optometry - Journal of the American Optometric Association* * Volume : 80, Issue No : 08 (August, 2009)* * * * *Pages : 442 - 446 * Thanks and regards. Manjunath Ealiger Librarian ESI- Medical College & PGIMSR, Bangalore - 560010 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Koha Installation Video file
by manju nayak 28 Mar '15

28 Mar '15

Dear All, Spoken Tutorial Team very pleased to release the Koha installationon Ubuntu 12.04 video file on Spoken Tutorial website. This tutorial would bevery useful to those who want to try installation themselves. Here is the link- http://spoken-tutorial.org/watch/Koha%2BLibrary%2BManagement%2BSystem/Koha%… this link to library community groups. Spoken Tutorial Team willappreciate the feedback/ usefulness/difficulties encountered by the users.Here isthe link to resister and post your feedback at Spoken Tutorial website.http://spoken-tutorial.org/accounts/register/ With RegardsMr.Manju NaikaIIT Bombay -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Article request
by shashi bhat 28 Mar '15

28 Mar '15

Dear Friends, One of our faculty is in need of the following article for his research . If any one of you have access to this please arrange to send. Thank you in advance. Number of teeth, body mass index, and dental anxiety in middle-aged Swedish women Forslund HB1, Lindroos AK, Blomkvist K, Hakeberg M, Berggren U, Jontell M, Torgerson JS. Acta Odontol Scand. 2002 Dec;60(6):346-52. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12512884 With Regards, Mrs. Shashikala K Librarian, A.B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Constituent College of Nitte University, Deralakatte, Mangalore - 575018. Ph: 0824-2204572, 2204963 (ext.-234) Res: 0824-2202133 Mob: +919448869047. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Article Request.
by Supritha Shetty 28 Mar '15

28 Mar '15

Dear Professionals, If you have access to the following article could you please send it to me. 1. International Anesthesiology Clinics, Guidelines and Perioperative Care of the Elderly, Akhtar, Shamsuddin MD, Fall 2014 - Volume 52 - Issue 4 2.International Anesthesiology Clinics: Winter 2015 - Volume 53 - Issue 1 - p 74–86, Anesthetic Management of Supratentorial Tumors, Kumaresan, Abirami MD; Kasper, Ekkehard MD; Bose, Ruma MD Librarian K.S.Hegde Medical Academy Deralakatte -575018 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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An "E-Reading Hub" with ten kindles in the Library of Kendriya Vidyalaya Pattom
by S.L. Faisal 27 Mar '15

27 Mar '15

Dear Professionals, An 'E-Reading Hub' with ten 'kindle paper white' E-readers was inaugurated in the Library of Kendriya Vidyalaya (KV) Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala on 25 March 2015. This is arguably the first KV in the country with such an extended reader service. Shri. K. Gopalakrishna Bhat IAS, Chairman, VMC & DPI, Kerala inaugurated the "E-Reading Hub" by handing over a kindle e-reader to me at a function chaired by Shri S. Ajayakumar, Principal, KV Pattom. The kindles are loaded with freely available e-contents, including classics, open digital text books, subject reference materials and out of print books. Thanks and regards S.L.Faisal Librarian Kendriya Vidyalaya, Pattom Thiruvananthapuram-695 004 Kerala, India Ph.09447699724 http://slfaisal.com http://librarykvpattom.wordpress.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IGNITE - The Librarians' Newsletter for South Asia, Issue 6
by Taylor & Francis Group 27 Mar '15

27 Mar '15

News from Taylor & Francis http://tandf.msgfocus.com/c/14DffU6aMfSy1aIC02H19mVvIg http://tandf.msgfocus.com/c/14DffY5w7GBTw8HmbUgpv5U7NR Have your Say! We're improving our dedicated site for librarians, Libsite http://tandf.msgfocus.com/c/14Dfg24Rt7lf16G6nLPNQOSJTs, and would love to hear your ideas! When visiting a publisher’s library website, it is most important to me to find information on... Contact us shafina.segon(a)tandfindia.com to share your suggestions! Read the latest issue of IGNITE here http://tandf.msgfocus.com/c/14Dfg64cOy4Aw4EQzDpccxRlZ3 Dear Librarian, Espérons que cette année apporte de nouveaux apprentissages votre chemin – We wish that this new year brings new learnings your way! Welcome to the sixth edition of the Taylor & Francis IGNITE http://tandf.msgfocus.com/c/14Dfga3y9YNW12DALuYAygPY4E newsletter for librarians in South Asia. The issue has some interesting information that will make you sit up and take notice. Start reading this issue here - what will you discover? http://tandf.msgfocus.com/c/14Dfge2Tvpxhw0CkXmxYTZOAaf It seems like an exciting issue, and we hope you enjoy reading it as much as we enjoyed putting it together for you. And as we always say – best enjoyed with a cup of hot beverage of your choice. Best wishes and Happy reading! Shafina Segon Marketing Head, South Asia shafina.segon(a)tandfindia.com shafina.segon(a)tandfindia.com To access previous issues, click here http://tandf.msgfocus.com/c/14Dfgi2eQQgD0YB59e7nfINcfQ or download: Taylor & Francis ignite ISSUE 1 http://tandf.msgfocus.com/c/14Dfgm1AcgZYvWzPl5GLBrLOlr Taylor & Francis ignite ISSUE 2 http://tandf.msgfocus.com/c/14Dfgq0VxHJk0UyzwXg9XaKqr2 Taylor & Francis ignite ISSUE 3 http://tandf.msgfocus.com/c/14Dfgu0gT8sFvSxjIOPyiTJ2wD Taylor & Francis ignite ISSUE 4 Taylor & Francis ignite ISSUE 5 http://tandf.msgfocus.com/c/14DfgBYXzZVmvOuO6xYl0lGgHP Also in this issue: Interview with Dr. P. Y. Rajendra Kumar Results of the Professional Excellence in Library Services Award http://tandf.msgfocus.com/c/14DfgFYiVqEI0MtyipxJm4ESNq How Important is Social Media to Libraries? http://tandf.msgfocus.com/c/14DfgJXEgRo3vKsiuh77HNDuT1 Taylor & Francis India Moves to Improve Snapshots of Taylor & Francis engagement with the LIS Professionals World-class LIS Facilities at NIT Silchar FREE ACCESS articles on Library Information Sciences Transactions of the Indian Ceramic Society: Celebrating 70 years Library Voices: Share your Story News Snippets worth Reading follow us on Twitter http://tandf.msgfocus.com/c/14DfgNWZCi7p0Ir2G8Gw3wC6YC | find us on Facebook http://tandf.msgfocus.com/c/14DfgRWkXIQKvGpMS0fUpfAJ4d | forward to a friend http://tandf.msgfocus.com/f/1bNgX8yEBZzJZIIFVRYhgU http://tandf.msgfocus.com/c/14DfgVVGj9A60Eox3RPiKYzl9O Taylor & Francis imprints http://tandf.msgfocus.com/c/14DfgZV1EAjrvCnhfJoH6HxXfp Sign up by subject area http://tandf.msgfocus.com/c/14Dfh3Un012N0Am1rAY5sqwzl0 to receive news and offers straight to your inbox from the Taylor & Francis Group. You will be able to update your details or unsubscribe at any time. We respect your privacy and will not disclose, rent or sell your email address to any outside organisations. Copyright copyright 2015 Taylor & Francis, an Informa business. Taylor & Francis is a trading name of Informa UK Limited, registered in England under no. 1072954. Registered office: Mortimer House, 37-41 Mortimer Street, London, W1T 3JH. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here http://tandf.msgfocus.com/u/1L6b0V2V1S1v4G6. Please note this is an automated operation. Powered by Adestra -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Mike Eisen on scientific publishing
by Subbiah Arunachalam 27 Mar '15

27 Mar '15

Friends: Nobel Laureate and founder of PLoS Michael Eisen spoke recently about the past, present and future of scientific publishing. As expected, many people commented on it. The talk and the Q&A that followed were recorded. Here are the links: <http://www.michaeleisen.org/blog/?p=1346> < http://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2013-03-27/michael-b-eisen-reinventi… > Happy reading. Best wishes. Arun -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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