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Google library
by N.S. Harinarayana 25 Nov '13

25 Nov '13

Dear Professionals, On November 19, the Google has come out with one more product called "Google Scholar Library". It enables everyone to have a personal library of their own with the search capabilities of Google. For more details see http://scholar.google.com/intl/en/scholar/help.html#library With regards, -- N.S. Harinarayana Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore, Manasagangotri Mysore 570 006 Off. Ph: (0821) 2419393 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Conference on the theme "Towards a Semantic Digital Library infrastructure" during December 18-19, 2013 at IGCAR Kalpakkam
by V.Rajendran 25 Nov '13

25 Nov '13

Dear Members, We are glad to inform you that we are organizing a 9th National Conference on the theme "Towards a Semantic Digital Library infrastructure" during December 18-19, 2013 at IGCAR Kalpakkam. This Conference forms a part of the series "Recent Advances in Information Technology (READIT)" organized by the Madras Library Association (Kalpakkam Chapter) and Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam. This READIT series is being conducted from 1995 onwards. The previous Conferences were well received by professionals engaged in IT and Library & Information services and Academic institutions. The Conference will be preceded by a one-day Tutorial on "Creating Content Portals" on 17/12/2013. We plan to have invited talks as well as contributed papers on the following sub-themes: · Virtualized Digital Library Infrastructure · Cloud Computing Techniques · E-books & Enabling Architecture · Semantic Metadata creation & retrieval · Knowledge Dissemination techniques · The new roles of librarians Contributed papers on any of the above mentioned sub-topics are invited. The papers can be sent to readit(a)igcar.gov.in. Registration Interested persons are requested to fill-in the registration form attached here with and mail it to the convener latest by 5th December, 2013. No presentation will be allowed without registration. Registration Fee Fee MALA Members Bonafide Students Tutorial 1000 750 500 Conference 2500 2000 750 Conference + Tutorial 3500 2500 1000 The registration fee may be sent by DD in favour of READIT payable at State Bank of India,Kalpakkam Branch (Code No.2219) Important dates: Pre-Registration and submission of Abstracts: 25th October, 2013 Intimation of Acceptance : 11th November, 2013 Receipt of completed papers : 25th November, 2013 Acceptance of full papers : 30th November, 2013 Last date for Registration : 10th December, 2013 Address for correspondence: Dr. M. Sai Baba Convener, Organizing Committee, READIT, Head, Scientific Information Resource Division, Associate Director, Resources Management Group Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam - 603 102, Tamil Nadu. Phone : +91 44 27480096 +91 44 27480500 Extn 22819 E-mail: readit(a)igcar.gov.in; sound(a)igcar.gov.in Website: http://www.igcar.gov.in/igc2004/sird/readit2013/index.html ---------------------------------------------------- Thanks & Regards, V. Rajendran, SIRD / IGCAR -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Invitation
by SARADA RANGANATHAN ENDOWMENT FOR LIBRARY SCIENCE 25 Nov '13

25 Nov '13

Dear Moderator: Kindly announce the following invition for the benefit of the lis-forum members. Thanking you, Yours truly, K.N. Prasad Executive Officer Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science 702, 42nd Cross, III Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore 560 010 91-080-23305109 ******** Centre for Knowledge Analytics and Ontological Engineering PES Institute of Technology, Bangalore in association with Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, Bangalore and Ranganathan Centre for Information Studies, Bangalore cordially invite you to a Workshop on Visual Text Analytics by Dr. Michael Shepherd Dean, School of Computer Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and Dr. Carolyn Watters Vice President-Academic and Provost, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Dr. K N Balasubramanya Murthy Principal & Director, PES Institute of Technology, Bangalore will preside on Tuesday, 3rd December 2013 at 9.30 A.M. at Tech Park Seminar Hall, PES Institute of Technology 100ft. Ring Road, Banashankari III Stage, Bangalore 560085 RSVP: 9448041026 (Raghavan) 9880529534 (Prasad) 9845290073 (Mahesh) Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, Bangalore and Ranganathan Centre for Information Studies, Bangalore in association with Centre for Knowledge Analytics and Ontological Engineering PES Institute of Technology, Bangalore cordially invite you to the Dr. S.R. Ranganathan Memorial Lecture (17)(2013) on Methods of Knowledge by Dr. J. K. Suresh Assoc. Vice President and Principal Knowledge Manager Infosys Group Companies, Bangalore Prof. S. Parthasarathy Formerly Scientist-In-Charge, INSDOC, New Delhi will preside on 3rd December 2013, at 2.00 P.M. at Tech Park Seminar Hall, PES Institute of Technology 100ft. Ring Road, Banashankari III Stage, Bangalore 560085 RSVP: 9448041026 (Raghavan) 9880529534 (Prasad) Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, Bangalore in association with Centre for Knowledge Analytics and Ontological Engineering PES Institute of Technology, Bangalore and Ranganathan Centre for Information Studies, Bangalore cordially invite you to the Valedictory Function of the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the “SARADA RANGANATHAN ENDOWMENT FOR LIBRARY SCIENCE” Release of Books by Dr. J. K. Suresh, Vice-President and Principal Knowledge Manager,- Infosys Group Companies, Bangalore Special Lecture by Dr. Michael Shepherd Dean, School of Computer Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on Knowledge Organization in the Age of Big Data (continued) Distribution of Mementos by Prof. S. Parthasarathy Formerly Scientist-In-charge, INSDOC, New Delhi Dr. K. N. Balasubramanya Murthy Principal & Director, PES Institute of Technology, Bangalore will preside on Tuesday, 3rd December 2013 at 4.00 P.M. at Tech Park Seminar Hall, PES Institute of Technology, 100ft. Ring Road, Banashankari III Stage, Bangalore 560085 RSVP: 9448041026 (Raghavan) 9880529534(Prasad) PROGRAMME Invocation : Welcome Release of books : 1. Scientometrics 2. Knowledge Organization : >From Libraries to the Web Special Lecture Distribution of Mementos President’s Remarks Vote of Thanks : Prof. A. Neelameghan : Dr. J. K. Suresh : Dr. Michael Shepherd : Prof. S. Parthasarathy : Dr. Balasubramanya Murthy : Dr. K. S. Raghavan Book-Post Invitation Workshop on Visual Text Analytics oo o Dr. S.R. Ranganathan Memorial Lecture (17)(2013) o o o Valedictory Function of the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the “SARADA RANGANATHAN ENDOWMENT FOR LIBRARY SCIENCE” Date : 3-12-2013, Tuesday -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Appointment of Library Trainees
by Swati Bhattacharyya . 25 Nov '13

25 Nov '13

Moderator is requested to publish this message: The Library of Indian Institute of Management Calcutta will appoint a few Library Trainees for an ongoing project. Followings are the details of the appointment: 1. The appointment is purely temporary and contractual for three (3) months only. 2. The job for which these Trainees will be appointed is extremely data-intensive. Hence only hardworking and confident individuals should apply. 3. Desirable qualification is M.Lib.Sc. However individuals with B.Lib.Sc and proven record of experience of data-intensive jobs will also be considered. 4. Preference will be given to those who have some experiences of work 4. Applications must be sent only to librarian(a)iimcal.ac.in 5. No application will be received in person. 6. No enquiry about this appointment will be entertained. 7. Salary will be commensurate with the experience and qualification subject to a maximum of Rs 10,000/ per month. 8. Selected candidates will have to work 8 hours a day, 6 days a week with weekly off on roster basis. 9. Institute cannot provide any on-campus accommodation. Interested candidates must send their resume to the email address as mentioned in point 4 above within 7 days from the date of publication of this message. Regards, Swati Bhattacharyya Librarian Indian Institute of Management Calcutta Joka, Diamond Harbor Road Kolkata - 700104 India Phone: 91-33-2467-8300 (Bus extn: 416; Res extn: 106) Library: http://library.iimcal.ac.in Swati Bhattacharyya Librarian Indian Institute of Management Calcutta Joka, Diamond Harbor Road Kolkata - 700104 India Phone: 91-33-2467-8300 (Bus extn: 416; Res extn: 106) Library: http://library.iimcal.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Koha (3.14) Live DVD
by Vinod Kumar Mishra 24 Nov '13

24 Nov '13

Dear All, Please click the link below to get the koha latest version Live DVD (easykoha.iso). However, old stable version (KohaLiveDVD.iso) is also available from the link. Please note that instructions and ID/Passwords are similar in all versions. Live DVD : http://sourceforge.net/projects/vkmkoha/files/ Installation Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mg8h394E28 Thanking You. With regards, Vinod Kumar Mishra, Assistant Librarian, Biju Patnaik Central Library, NIT Rourkela, Mob:91+9439420860 91+6612462103 (O) email: vinod_librarian(a)rediffmail.com : mishravk79(a)gmail.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fw: Petition to setup the Indian Institute for Library and Information Science
by Dimple Patel 23 Nov '13

23 Nov '13

Hi! I just signed the petition "Hon'ble Minister of Culture, GOI, Secretary Ministry of Culture, GOI, Jt Secretary Ministry of CUlture, GOI, Sam Pitroda, Hon'ble PM, Hon'ble Minister of State, Hon'ble Minister Dr.Tharoor: IASLIC demands setting up Indian Institute of Library and Information Science" on Change.org. It's important. Will you sign it too? Here's the link: http://www.change.org/petitions/hon-ble-minister-of-culture-goi-secretary-m… Thanks! -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Re : NEED IEEE PAPER
by Naveen. KS 23 Nov '13

23 Nov '13

Dear Professionals, One of our faculty need following article for her PhD work . If any one of you have access to IEEE , kindly arrange to send the soft copy, as soon as. 1) http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/Xplore/defdeny.jsp?url=http%3A%2F%2Fieeexplore.i… . -- Thanks Naveen K.S Librarian (AIeMS) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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I just signed “Hon'ble Minister of Culture, GOI, Secretary Ministry of Culture, GOI, Jt Secretary Ministry of CUlture, GOI, Sam Pitroda, Hon'ble PM, Hon'ble Minister of State, Hon'ble Minister Dr.Tharoor: IASLIC demands setting up Indian Institute of Library and Informa”
by Apurba Jyoti Majumder 23 Nov '13

23 Nov '13

Hey, I just signed the petition "Hon'ble Minister of Culture, GOI, Secretary Ministry of Culture, GOI, Jt Secretary Ministry of CUlture, GOI, Sam Pitroda, Hon'ble PM, Hon'ble Minister of State, Hon'ble Minister Dr.Tharoor: IASLIC demands setting up Indian Institute of Library and Informa" and wanted to see if you could help by adding your name. Our goal is to reach 25,000 signatures and we need more support. You can read more and sign the petition here: https://www.change.org/petitions/hon-ble-minister-of-culture-goi-secretary-… Thanks! Apurba Jyoti You're receiving this message because Apurba Jyoti Majumder sent you an email through Change.org's petition sharing tool. Change.org has not stored your email address. If you believe you have received this message in error, respond directly to Apurba Jyoti Majumder at apurbajyoti(a)gmail.com. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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I just signed “Hon'ble Minister of Culture, GOI, Secretary Ministry of Culture, GOI, Jt Secretary Ministry of CUlture, GOI, Sam Pitroda, Hon'ble PM, Hon'ble Minister of State, Hon'ble Minister Dr.Tharoor: IASLIC demands setting up Indian Institute of Library and Informa”
by Pijushkanti Panigrahi 23 Nov '13

23 Nov '13

Hey, I just signed the petition "Hon'ble Minister of Culture, GOI, Secretary Ministry of Culture, GOI, Jt Secretary Ministry of CUlture, GOI, Sam Pitroda, Hon'ble PM, Hon'ble Minister of State, Hon'ble Minister Dr.Tharoor: IASLIC demands setting up Indian Institute of Library and Informa" and wanted to see if you could help by adding your name. Our goal is to reach 25,000 signatures and we need more support. You can read more and sign the petition here: https://www.change.org/petitions/hon-ble-minister-of-culture-goi-secretary-… Thanks! Pijushkanti You're receiving this message because Pijushkanti Panigrahi sent you an email through Change.org's petition sharing tool. Change.org has not stored your email address. If you believe you have received this message in error, respond directly to Pijushkanti Panigrahi at panigrahipk(a)yahoo.com. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vivekavardhan-UGC-NET/JRF/SET -Book by Vice Chancellor, Osmania University, Hyderabad.
by jumpala vardhan 22 Nov '13

22 Nov '13

Dear Sir/Madam/Professional friends, I am happy to state that Prof. S. Satyanarayana, Vice-Chancellor, Osmania University has released my Book entitled “Manual of Library and Information Science: UGC-NET/JRF/SET” written by me (Mr. J. Vivekavardhan) Asst. Professor,PGDDIM Programme, Department of Library & Information Science, Osmania University, edited by Prof. V.Vishwa Mohan, Head & Chairman BoS, Department of Library & Information Science, Osmania University, today i.e. 22.11.2013 in VC’s Office. The foreword for the book was written by Dr. E. Rama Reddy, Retd. Librarian of University of Hyderabad & Formerly Visiting Professor of Mahasarakham University, Thailand. This book is useful to all the Library & Information Science Post-Graduates & Professionals who desire to appear for National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET), Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) conducted by UGC and State Level Eligibility Test (SET) at State Level. Thanking you, with regards, J.Vivekavardhan, Asst.Professor, PGDDIM Programme, Dept.of Library & Information Science, Osmania University, Hyderabad. o9441300395. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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