Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 17:16:41 +0530 From: VYASAMOORTHY /IKP/HYD <Vyasamoorthy@icicikp.com> Dear Friends: Prafulla's Suggestions have profound intent. However the question is always "who will bell the cat?" (Who will pay for the expenses involved?) I have some suggestions in this respect. To have a good database of Indian librarians, why not use the existing librarians directory in www.infolibrarian.com ? OR you may try Inflibnets Experts Database as well. The latter is academic librarians oriented; Inflibnet database's Data Entry Form is far too detailed and this might deter many from adding their own data. Infolibrarian is for ALL librarians. Every librarian, big or small, may be persuaded to enter his details here. It so happens that only Juniors enter their data in such databases. Seniors are too proud to lend their names to be included. To obviate this problem each institute/library may request one of the colleagues to enter all library professionals names into this infolibrarian directory. We have a number of sources for details of librarians like INFLIBNET, INFOLIBRARIAN. ILA, IASLIC, SIS, ALSD, BONET, CALIBNET etc Let us not proliferate more directories that are difficult to keep updated. Let us strengthen just one (ANY ONE) and make it a BIG success. Library Science Schools can ask their students to take up projects of 'mass population' of such databases. For instance some student in SNDT or Mysore University can say collect details of all librarians in Mumbai or Mysore and enter say a substantial part of it into infolibrarian database. Here teamwork mught help large scale data entry. SHe will get project credit from the library school. And the directory would serve him later on in his/her professional life as well. Incidentally the SNDT had (has?) website with a directory of suppliers of Library Requisites -- If this is up and updated our friends like Usha Kumari of Bangalore need not ask FORUM members for sources regarding Electronic display Boards (and hoping for some answer!). Are some Library Schools listening? *Dr.P.Vyasamoorthy, Advisor, Virtual Information Centre *ICICI Knowledge Park, Turkapalli Village, Shameerpet Mandal, RR District, Hyderabad 500078 INDIA *Ph: +91(40) 2348 0053; Fax:+91(40) 2348 0007 Ph. Res: +91(40) 2784 6631 *Website: http://www.vic-ikp.info and http://www.iciciknowledgepark.com
Dear All Infact after receiving Prafulla mail, I was also thinking almost on the same lines as expressed by Vyasamoorthy. In almost every conference/seminar now a days these issues are raised and well enlightened papers are presented, resolutions are passed and after that it is again the routine. Nothing change. The main thing is who will bell the cat. Except a few big institutions and probably universities where are the resources and manpower to handle such projects. I have seen the institutions working with even one single library staff. How can he provide the reference or information services. Thus any initiative taken is a welcome step but be sure it will remain confined to only the ones who already have access to such facilities. These are my personal views and must not be taken as any offence to any one. Jitender Sharma Librarian NIILM UNIVERSITY B-II/66, MCIE, Sher Shah Suri Marg Badarpur, New Delhi - 110044 Tel: 91-011-26941529/39, 26973143 (Dir.) Fax: 91-011-26948212 E-mail: jsharma@niilm.com, jitendersharma@hotmail.com -----Original Message----- From: Mailing List Manager <mailman@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> To: lis-forum@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2003 11:14:14 +0530 (IST) Subject: [LIS-Forum] concrete steps
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 17:16:41 +0530 From: VYASAMOORTHY /IKP/HYD <Vyasamoorthy@icicikp.com>
Dear Friends:
Prafulla's Suggestions have profound intent. However the question is always "who will bell the cat?" (Who will pay for the expenses involved?) I have some suggestions in this respect.
To have a good database of Indian librarians, why not use the existing librarians directory in www.infolibrarian.com ? OR you may try Inflibnets Experts Database as well. The latter is academic librarians oriented; Inflibnet database's Data Entry Form is far too detailed and this might deter many from adding their own data. Infolibrarian is for ALL librarians. Every librarian, big or small, may be persuaded to enter his details here. It so happens that only Juniors enter their data in such databases. Seniors are too proud to lend their names to be included. To obviate this problem each institute/library may request one of the colleagues to enter all library professionals names into this infolibrarian directory.
We have a number of sources for details of librarians like INFLIBNET, INFOLIBRARIAN. ILA, IASLIC, SIS, ALSD, BONET, CALIBNET etc Let us not proliferate more directories that are difficult to keep updated. Let us strengthen just one (ANY ONE) and make it a BIG success.
Library Science Schools can ask their students to take up projects of 'mass population' of such databases. For instance some student in SNDT or Mysore University can say collect details of all librarians in Mumbai or Mysore and enter say a substantial part of it into infolibrarian database. Here teamwork mught help large scale data entry. SHe will get project credit from the library school. And the directory would serve him later on in his/her professional life as well.
Incidentally the SNDT had (has?) website with a directory of suppliers of Library Requisites -- If this is up and updated our friends like Usha Kumari of Bangalore need not ask FORUM members for sources regarding Electronic display Boards (and hoping for some answer!).
Are some Library Schools listening?
*Dr.P.Vyasamoorthy, Advisor, Virtual Information Centre *ICICI Knowledge Park, Turkapalli Village, Shameerpet Mandal, RR District, Hyderabad 500078 INDIA *Ph: +91(40) 2348 0053; Fax:+91(40) 2348 0007 Ph. Res: +91(40) 2784 6631 *Website: http://www.vic-ikp.info and http://www.iciciknowledgepark.com _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum
hi it is unfortunate that questions asked should be worth answering. if u go to yellow pages and look for the details easy to get the information. these days the yellow pages also available on phone such as in hyderabad dial 24444444. they will give the information. who is going to look for the information and give u for electronic boardss. even if i give hyderabad address how it is is relevant to other cities. therefore, let our friends try their sources instead of making someone to serve, thenn u can ask the group. laxman rao --- j sharma <jsharma@niilm.com> wrote: > Dear All
Infact after receiving Prafulla mail, I was also thinking almost on the same lines as expressed by Vyasamoorthy. In almost every conference/seminar now a days these issues are raised and well enlightened papers are presented, resolutions are passed and after that it is again the routine. Nothing change. The main thing is who will bell the cat. Except a few big institutions and probably universities where are the resources and manpower to handle such projects. I have seen the institutions working with even one single library staff. How can he provide the reference or information services.
Thus any initiative taken is a welcome step but be sure it will remain confined to only the ones who already have access to such facilities.
These are my personal views and must not be taken as any offence to any one.
Jitender Sharma Librarian NIILM UNIVERSITY B-II/66, MCIE, Sher Shah Suri Marg Badarpur, New Delhi - 110044 Tel: 91-011-26941529/39, 26973143 (Dir.) Fax: 91-011-26948212 E-mail: jsharma@niilm.com, jitendersharma@hotmail.com
-----Original Message----- From: Mailing List Manager <mailman@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> To: lis-forum@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2003 11:14:14 +0530 (IST) Subject: [LIS-Forum] concrete steps
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 17:16:41 +0530 From: VYASAMOORTHY /IKP/HYD
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Dear Friends:
Prafulla's Suggestions have profound intent. However
always "who will bell the cat?" (Who will pay for the expenses involved?) I have some suggestions in this respect.
To have a good database of Indian librarians, why not use the existing librarians directory in www.infolibrarian.com ? OR you may try Inflibnets Experts Database as well. The latter is academic
the question is librarians oriented;
Inflibnet database's Data Entry Form is far too detailed and this might deter many from adding their own data. Infolibrarian is for ALL librarians. Every librarian, big or small, may be persuaded to enter his details here. It so happens that only Juniors enter their data in such databases. Seniors are too proud to lend their names to be included. To obviate this problem each institute/library may request one of the
colleagues to enter all > library professionals names into this infolibrarian directory. > > We have a number of sources for details of librarians like INFLIBNET, > INFOLIBRARIAN. ILA, IASLIC, SIS, ALSD, BONET, CALIBNET etc Let us not > proliferate more directories that are difficult to keep updated. Let us > strengthen just one (ANY ONE) and make it a BIG success. > > Library Science Schools can ask their students to take up projects of > 'mass > population' of such databases. For instance some student in SNDT or > Mysore > University can say collect details of all librarians in Mumbai or > Mysore and > enter say a substantial part of it into infolibrarian database. Here > teamwork mught help large scale data entry. SHe will get project credit > from > the library school. And the directory would serve him later on in > his/her > professional life as well. > > Incidentally the SNDT had (has?) website with a directory of suppliers > of > Library Requisites -- If this is up and updated our friends like Usha > Kumari > of Bangalore need not ask FORUM members for sources regarding > Electronic > display Boards (and hoping for some answer!). > > Are some Library Schools listening? > > *Dr.P.Vyasamoorthy, Advisor, Virtual Information Centre > *ICICI Knowledge Park, Turkapalli Village, Shameerpet Mandal, RR > District, > Hyderabad 500078 INDIA > *Ph: +91(40) 2348 0053; Fax:+91(40) 2348 0007 Ph. Res: +91(40) 2784 > 6631 > *Website: http://www.vic-ikp.info and > http://www.iciciknowledgepark.com > _______________________________________________ > LIS-Forum mailing list > LIS-Forum@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum
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Dear All, I am writing this mail in response to the ongoing discussion in this Forum regarding developing an Indian Librarians Database, especially since there was a specific reference to Mysore University and also a comment' are any LIS schools listening? My response is as follows: I agree with Dr.Vyasamurthy regarding building on the existing databases and getting it done by some student of LIS.However this requires sharing of data. I have the following suggestions and services to offer. ---- * As part of some of the activites that I have been involved with in the last couple of years, I already have built up a database of more than 800 Librarians in a database form * I could get one of my students to take it up as a Project and get it updated * I would welcome anyone to send me lists/databases that they might have and we will use that to check duplicates/update the database * We have also developed a web based Experts database, which permits filling up and submission of data by the experts themselves.This could also be used to get LIS professionals to update the database.I am ready to make it available to have an exclusive LIS professionals database * May be we could use both the stratgies to come up with a Indian LIS professionals database * I would offer to host the database on the Vidyanidhi Website Comments and suggestions are welcome!ANY TAKERS? Best Shalini ------------- Prof.Shalini R.Urs Project Director Vidyanidhi-Indian Digital Library of Electronic Theses Department of library and Information Science University of Mysore Manasagangotri Mysore.570006. India Ph:91-821-2514699 Fax:91-821-2519209 Website:http://www.vidyanidhi.org.in Mailing List Manager said:
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 17:16:41 +0530 From: VYASAMOORTHY /IKP/HYD <Vyasamoorthy@icicikp.com>
Dear Friends:
Prafulla's Suggestions have profound intent. However the question is always "who will bell the cat?" (Who will pay for the expenses involved?) I have some suggestions in this respect.
To have a good database of Indian librarians, why not use the existing librarians directory in www.infolibrarian.com ? OR you may try Inflibnets Experts Database as well. The latter is academic librarians oriented; Inflibnet database's Data Entry Form is far too detailed and this might deter many from adding their own data. Infolibrarian is for ALL librarians. Every librarian, big or small, may be persuaded to enter his details here. It so happens that only Juniors enter their data in such databases. Seniors are too proud to lend their names to be included. To obviate this problem each institute/library may request one of the colleagues to enter all library professionals names into this infolibrarian directory.
We have a number of sources for details of librarians like INFLIBNET, INFOLIBRARIAN. ILA, IASLIC, SIS, ALSD, BONET, CALIBNET etc Let us not proliferate more directories that are difficult to keep updated. Let us strengthen just one (ANY ONE) and make it a BIG success.
Library Science Schools can ask their students to take up projects of 'mass population' of such databases. For instance some student in SNDT or Mysore University can say collect details of all librarians in Mumbai or Mysore and enter say a substantial part of it into infolibrarian database. Here teamwork mught help large scale data entry. SHe will get project credit from the library school. And the directory would serve him later on in his/her professional life as well.
Incidentally the SNDT had (has?) website with a directory of suppliers of Library Requisites -- If this is up and updated our friends like Usha Kumari of Bangalore need not ask FORUM members for sources regarding Electronic display Boards (and hoping for some answer!).
Are some Library Schools listening?
*Dr.P.Vyasamoorthy, Advisor, Virtual Information Centre *ICICI Knowledge Park, Turkapalli Village, Shameerpet Mandal, RR District, Hyderabad 500078 INDIA *Ph: +91(40) 2348 0053; Fax:+91(40) 2348 0007 Ph. Res: +91(40) 2784 6631 *Website: http://www.vic-ikp.info and http://www.iciciknowledgepark.com _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum
Dear All, INFLIBNET Centre has taken initiative to capture the large no. of profiles from academicians and scientists which includes Librarians too. We have developed tool for online registration for people which takes care of duplicate detection of records. The database contains good no.of profiles from library community. Librarians can register their profile by visiting our site at http://nissat.inflibnet.ac.in/university/ Prem Chand Scientist- C INFLIBNET(Information and Library Network) Centre An IUC of University Grants Commission Near Gujarat University Guest House Navrangpura, PB No.4116 AHMEDABAD-380009 India # Tel. 91-079-6305971 / 6304695; 7458670(Res.) FAX: 079-6300990, 6307816 email: premc@mailcity.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shalini Urs" <shalini@vidyanidhi.org.in> To: <mailman@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> Cc: <lis-forum@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2003 4:23 PM Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Indian Library Professionals Database-concrete steps
Dear All,
I am writing this mail in response to the ongoing discussion in this Forum regarding developing an Indian Librarians Database, especially since there was a specific reference to Mysore University and also a comment' are any LIS schools listening?
My response is as follows: I agree with Dr.Vyasamurthy regarding building on the existing databases and getting it done by some student of LIS.However this requires sharing of data.
I have the following suggestions and services to offer. ---- * As part of some of the activites that I have been involved with in the last couple of years, I already have built up a database of more than 800 Librarians in a database form * I could get one of my students to take it up as a Project and get it updated * I would welcome anyone to send me lists/databases that they might have and we will use that to check duplicates/update the database * We have also developed a web based Experts database, which permits filling up and submission of data by the experts themselves.This could also be used to get LIS professionals to update the database.I am ready to make it available to have an exclusive LIS professionals database * May be we could use both the stratgies to come up with a Indian LIS professionals database * I would offer to host the database on the Vidyanidhi Website
Comments and suggestions are welcome!ANY TAKERS?
Best
Shalini ------------- Prof.Shalini R.Urs Project Director Vidyanidhi-Indian Digital Library of Electronic Theses Department of library and Information Science University of Mysore Manasagangotri Mysore.570006. India Ph:91-821-2514699 Fax:91-821-2519209 Website:http://www.vidyanidhi.org.in
Mailing List Manager said:
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 17:16:41 +0530 From: VYASAMOORTHY /IKP/HYD <Vyasamoorthy@icicikp.com>
Dear Friends:
Prafulla's Suggestions have profound intent. However the question is always "who will bell the cat?" (Who will pay for the expenses involved?) I have some suggestions in this respect.
To have a good database of Indian librarians, why not use the existing librarians directory in www.infolibrarian.com ? OR you may try Inflibnets Experts Database as well. The latter is academic librarians oriented; Inflibnet database's Data Entry Form is far too detailed and this might deter many from adding their own data. Infolibrarian is for ALL librarians. Every librarian, big or small, may be persuaded to enter his details here. It so happens that only Juniors enter their data in such databases. Seniors are too proud to lend their names to be included. To obviate this problem each institute/library may request one of the colleagues to enter all library professionals names into this infolibrarian directory.
We have a number of sources for details of librarians like INFLIBNET, INFOLIBRARIAN. ILA, IASLIC, SIS, ALSD, BONET, CALIBNET etc Let us not proliferate more directories that are difficult to keep updated. Let us strengthen just one (ANY ONE) and make it a BIG success.
Library Science Schools can ask their students to take up projects of 'mass population' of such databases. For instance some student in SNDT or Mysore University can say collect details of all librarians in Mumbai or Mysore and enter say a substantial part of it into infolibrarian database. Here teamwork mught help large scale data entry. SHe will get project credit from the library school. And the directory would serve him later on in his/her professional life as well.
Incidentally the SNDT had (has?) website with a directory of suppliers of Library Requisites -- If this is up and updated our friends like Usha Kumari of Bangalore need not ask FORUM members for sources regarding Electronic display Boards (and hoping for some answer!).
Are some Library Schools listening?
*Dr.P.Vyasamoorthy, Advisor, Virtual Information Centre *ICICI Knowledge Park, Turkapalli Village, Shameerpet Mandal, RR District, Hyderabad 500078 INDIA *Ph: +91(40) 2348 0053; Fax:+91(40) 2348 0007 Ph. Res: +91(40) 2784 6631 *Website: http://www.vic-ikp.info and http://www.iciciknowledgepark.com _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum
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Dear All: This refers to Mr Premchand's response. A few questions come to one's mind on visiting this site titled: Online profiles of academic community of Indian universities. Can LIS professionals based in other types of Indian libraries such as public, special, corporate, etc. register in this Directory. Going by its title, I presume it is not so. A search of this directory with the following key words reveals: university librarians 13 librarians 97 library and information science 88 It is rather sad that it is not comprehensive even with respect to our university librarians and Departments of LIS in Indian universities. Some years ago, INFLIBNET used to publish regularly, in PRINT FORM, a Directory of university libraries funded by it. It was a very useful tool with comprehensive contact details of university libraries funded by INFLIBNET. Perhaps, INFLIBNET could explore the possibility of providing a Web version of it on its home page expanding its scope to include all university libraries recognised by the UGC. Still better would be the following: DIRECTORY OF INDIAN UNIVERSITIES RECOGNISED BY THE UGC providing up to date information on names of Vice Chancellor, Rector, Registrar and University Librarian with complete contact details. This would be a great service to the general public even. Now, they do not have a single source where one could check easily by the name of a university whether it is genuine or bogus. The information provided on UGC web site is scattered state-wise. The DIRECTORY OF INDIAN UNIVERSITIES RECOGNISED BY THE UGC could be hosted on both UGC and INFLIBNET web sites for the benefit of users worldwide. Thank you Sincerely T.V. Prafulla Chandra Senior Editor From: "premchand" <premchand@inflibnet.ac.in> To: <shalini@vidyanidhi.org.in>, <mailman@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Indian Library Professionals Database-concrete steps Date sent: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 15:52:44 +0530 Organization: INFLIBNET Copies to: lis-forum@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in
Dear All, INFLIBNET Centre has taken initiative to capture the large no. of profiles from academicians and scientists which includes Librarians too. We have developed tool for online registration for people which takes care of duplicate detection of records. The database contains good no.of profiles from library community. Librarians can register their profile by visiting our site at http://nissat.inflibnet.ac.in/university/
Prem Chand Scientist- C INFLIBNET(Information and Library Network) Centre An IUC of University Grants Commission Near Gujarat University Guest House Navrangpura, PB No.4116 AHMEDABAD-380009 India
# Tel. 91-079-6305971 / 6304695; 7458670(Res.)
FAX: 079-6300990, 6307816 email: premc@mailcity.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shalini Urs" <shalini@vidyanidhi.org.in> To: <mailman@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> Cc: <lis-forum@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2003 4:23 PM Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Indian Library Professionals Database-concrete steps
Dear All,
I am writing this mail in response to the ongoing discussion in this Forum regarding developing an Indian Librarians Database, especially since there was a specific reference to Mysore University and also a comment' are any LIS schools listening?
My response is as follows: I agree with Dr.Vyasamurthy regarding building on the existing databases and getting it done by some student of LIS.However this requires sharing of data.
I have the following suggestions and services to offer. ---- * As part of some of the activites that I have been involved with in the last couple of years, I already have built up a database of more than 800 Librarians in a database form * I could get one of my students to take it up as a Project and get it updated * I would welcome anyone to send me lists/databases that they might have and we will use that to check duplicates/update the database * We have also developed a web based Experts database, which permits filling up and submission of data by the experts themselves.This could also be used to get LIS professionals to update the database.I am ready to make it available to have an exclusive LIS professionals database * May be we could use both the stratgies to come up with a Indian LIS professionals database * I would offer to host the database on the Vidyanidhi Website
Comments and suggestions are welcome!ANY TAKERS?
Best
Shalini ------------- Prof.Shalini R.Urs Project Director Vidyanidhi-Indian Digital Library of Electronic Theses Department of library and Information Science University of Mysore Manasagangotri Mysore.570006. India Ph:91-821-2514699 Fax:91-821-2519209 Website:http://www.vidyanidhi.org.in
Mailing List Manager said:
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 17:16:41 +0530 From: VYASAMOORTHY /IKP/HYD <Vyasamoorthy@icicikp.com>
Dear Friends:
Prafulla's Suggestions have profound intent. However the question is always "who will bell the cat?" (Who will pay for the expenses involved?) I have some suggestions in this respect.
To have a good database of Indian librarians, why not use the existing librarians directory in www.infolibrarian.com ? OR you may try Inflibnets Experts Database as well. The latter is academic librarians oriented; Inflibnet database's Data Entry Form is far too detailed and this might deter many from adding their own data. Infolibrarian is for ALL librarians. Every librarian, big or small, may be persuaded to enter his details here. It so happens that only Juniors enter their data in such databases. Seniors are too proud to lend their names to be included. To obviate this problem each institute/library may request one of the colleagues to enter all library professionals names into this infolibrarian directory.
We have a number of sources for details of librarians like INFLIBNET, INFOLIBRARIAN. ILA, IASLIC, SIS, ALSD, BONET, CALIBNET etc Let us not proliferate more directories that are difficult to keep updated. Let us strengthen just one (ANY ONE) and make it a BIG success.
Library Science Schools can ask their students to take up projects of 'mass population' of such databases. For instance some student in SNDT or Mysore University can say collect details of all librarians in Mumbai or Mysore and enter say a substantial part of it into infolibrarian database. Here teamwork mught help large scale data entry. SHe will get project credit from the library school. And the directory would serve him later on in his/her professional life as well.
Incidentally the SNDT had (has?) website with a directory of suppliers of Library Requisites -- If this is up and updated our friends like Usha Kumari of Bangalore need not ask FORUM members for sources regarding Electronic display Boards (and hoping for some answer!).
Are some Library Schools listening?
*Dr.P.Vyasamoorthy, Advisor, Virtual Information Centre *ICICI Knowledge Park, Turkapalli Village, Shameerpet Mandal, RR District, Hyderabad 500078 INDIA *Ph: +91(40) 2348 0053; Fax:+91(40) 2348 0007 Ph. Res: +91(40) 2784 6631 *Website: http://www.vic-ikp.info and http://www.iciciknowledgepark.com _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum
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Dear Friends, There is an online Directory of LIS professionals available at INFOLIBRARIAN site. (http://www.infolibrarian.com/libdir.htm).Professionals can register their names there. INFLIBNET Experts databases can also be used to register your profiles. J K Vijayakumar INFLIBNET --- Shalini Urs <shalini@vidyanidhi.org.in> wrote:
Dear All,
I am writing this mail in response to the ongoing discussion in this Forum regarding developing an Indian Librarians Database, especially since there was a specific reference to Mysore University and also a comment' are any LIS schools listening?
My response is as follows: I agree with Dr.Vyasamurthy regarding building on the existing databases and getting it done by some student of LIS.However this requires sharing of data.
I have the following suggestions and services to offer. ---- * As part of some of the activites that I have been involved with in the last couple of years, I already have built up a database of more than 800 Librarians in a database form * I could get one of my students to take it up as a Project and get it updated * I would welcome anyone to send me lists/databases that they might have and we will use that to check duplicates/update the database * We have also developed a web based Experts database, which permits filling up and submission of data by the experts themselves.This could also be used to get LIS professionals to update the database.I am ready to make it available to have an exclusive LIS professionals database * May be we could use both the stratgies to come up with a Indian LIS professionals database * I would offer to host the database on the Vidyanidhi Website
Comments and suggestions are welcome!ANY TAKERS?
Best
Shalini ------------- Prof.Shalini R.Urs Project Director Vidyanidhi-Indian Digital Library of Electronic Theses Department of library and Information Science University of Mysore Manasagangotri Mysore.570006. India Ph:91-821-2514699 Fax:91-821-2519209 Website:http://www.vidyanidhi.org.in
Mailing List Manager said:
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 17:16:41 +0530 From: VYASAMOORTHY /IKP/HYD
<Vyasamoorthy@icicikp.com>
Dear Friends:
Prafulla's Suggestions have profound intent.
always "who will bell the cat?" (Who will pay for the expenses involved?) I have some suggestions in this respect.
To have a good database of Indian librarians, why not use the existing librarians directory in www.infolibrarian.com ? OR you may try Inflibnets Experts Database as well. The latter is academic librarians oriented; Inflibnet database's Data Entry Form is far too detailed and this might deter many from adding their own data. Infolibrarian is for ALL librarians. Every librarian, big or small, may be persuaded to enter his details here. It so happens that only Juniors enter their data in such databases. Seniors are too proud to lend their names to be included. To obviate this problem each institute/library may request one of the colleagues to enter all library
this infolibrarian directory.
We have a number of sources for details of
INFOLIBRARIAN. ILA, IASLIC, SIS, ALSD, BONET, CALIBNET etc Let us not proliferate more directories that are difficult to keep updated. Let us strengthen just one (ANY ONE) and make it a BIG success.
Library Science Schools can ask their students to take up projects of 'mass population' of such databases. For instance some student in SNDT or Mysore University can say collect details of all librarians in Mumbai or Mysore and enter say a substantial
infolibrarian database. Here teamwork mught help large scale data entry. SHe will get project credit from the
directory would serve him later on in his/her
However the question is professionals names into librarians like INFLIBNET, part of it into library school. And the professional life as
well.
Incidentally the SNDT had (has?) website with a directory of suppliers of Library Requisites -- If this is up and updated our friends like Usha Kumari of Bangalore need not ask FORUM members for sources regarding Electronic display Boards (and hoping for some answer!).
Are some Library Schools listening?
*Dr.P.Vyasamoorthy, Advisor, Virtual Information Centre *ICICI Knowledge Park, Turkapalli Village, Shameerpet Mandal, RR District, Hyderabad 500078 INDIA *Ph: +91(40) 2348 0053; Fax:+91(40) 2348 0007 Ph. Res: +91(40) 2784 6631 *Website: http://www.vic-ikp.info and http://www.iciciknowledgepark.com
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