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Showing posts with label January 2013. Show all posts
Showing posts with label January 2013. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Collaboration in Collections: Libraries, Users and Information Providers: Call for Papers for ACD Section at IFLA 2013 in Singapore

World Library and Information Congress 2013
Acquisitions and Collection Development Section

79th IFLA General Congress and Assembly
Singapore 
17-23 August 2013

Conference Theme: Future Libraries: Infinite Possibilities

http://www.ifla.org/acquisition-collection-development

The Section’s 2 hour Open Session is: Collaboration in Collections: Libraries, Users and Information Providers 

Building and maintaining relevant collections requires innovation in these challenging times as libraries establish a greater digital footprint and explore different channels of scholarly communication and information delivery.? Working together with publishers and vendors to find ways to meet the diverse expectations and needs of library users demands new models of communication, programming, organizational infrastructure, reliance on multiple and changing technologies, and accompanying services.? This Open Session will emphasize how innovation and collaboration within libraries, among users and with the publishing and provider community will advance the role of collections.

Suggested subthemes, with a focus on innovation and best practices for potential speakers to consider:
Responding to users’ expectations  how & when?
Role of Open Access
Impact of eResources, challenges with acquisitions, licensing, pricing, perpetuity, use
 Cooperative collection development
 Resource relevance
 Relationships with information providers
 Collection assessment 
 Selection and de-selection
 Discovery of collections 
Promoting collections

The section invites speakers from all library environments (academic, public, government, school, special) who can address any of these themes in a 15 minute presentation at the WLIC meeting.? The goal is to create a diverse program of 4-5 speakers representing libraries from different parts of the world who have different experiences to share. Proposed papers must be original and not have been published elsewhere. It is hoped that all presenters will be able to prepare a formal paper, as well as a PowerPoint presentation; however IFLA realizes that it may be impractical to require that every speaker prepare a formal paper and PowerPoint slides. If that is the case, those speakers must prepare a substantial abstract, including references with URLs and bibliographies to accompany their presentation. All selected papers will have abstracts and links to full papers on the conference website. Presentations can be made in any of the official IFLA
 languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Spanish, Russian, but an accompanying translation of all papers into English must be provided. Discussion at the conclusion of the presentations will be highly encouraged.
Important Dates with which to comply: 31 January 2013  
Deadline for submitting 300 word proposals for papers and presentations, or substantial abstracts of 500 words if no paper will be prepared, plus a very brief biographical statement of speaker(s) Information should include: title of presentation; subthemes that it addresses, abstract, all authors, noting likely presenter; institutional affiliations; contact information, including all email addresses

28 February 2013  Announcement of final program and communication with all who submit proposals.? IFLA HQ notified of outcome from call.
1 May 2013 Deadline for submission of final paper.? Papers should be no more than 3,000 words and papers can be submitted in any of the official IFLA languages: Arabic, Chinese, Chinese, French, German, Spanish, Russian, but an accompanying translation of all papers into English must be provided. Attempts will be made to provide translations into other official languages

30 June 2013 Deadline for all PowerPoint presentations from Speakers

June/July 2013. All speakers will be notified of the time of the program.
All proposals will be reviewed by a jury composed of members of the Acquisitions and Collection Development Section.

Please note that unfortunately, there are no funds to assist with your attendance at WLIC 2013. Please also note that in accordance with IFLA’s Open Access Statement, all papers that are presented at the WLIC 2013 should be available under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license.

All submissions and any questions should be sent via email in a MS Word attachment to Julia Gelfand (jgelfand@uci.edu) by 31 January 2013. The receipt of all submissions will be acknowledged.
Please note that, the last date for proposal submissions is extended to February 15th, 2013.

Details from: [LIS-Forum]

Thursday, January 17, 2013

Digitisation of presidential library high on Pranab's agenda

President Pranab Mukherjee is a man of many talents, at ease with a multitude of assignments of varying kinds. Besides managing the affairs of the state, the veteran politician is these days busy digitising historic records and books in the Rashtrapati Bhavan library, sorting his old 

sorting his old journals to put together  a book and restoring the British-era building to its pristine glory - and of course, reading.

Briefing the media at an informal interface in Rashtrapati Bhavan Tuesday, Mukherjee said the library was big enough for "anybody to spend five years reading".

"The library has records as old as government proceedings of 1891. Right now, the documents are dumped on the floor are being removed and put in order. After seeing the library in order, I will concentrate on reading.

"I want to read official records - the history of the transfer of power and how the financial business of the government was transacted. The first budget was passed in 1892," Mukherjee said adding digitisation of old books and reports was his priority.
An aide to the president said: "Out of the 24,000 documents and records, only 4,000 have been digitised during president A.P.J Abdul Kalam's tenure".
But the "hardware is outdated and restorers are trying to retrieve them in a user-friendly format".
The president is also keen on writing a couple of books.
"Not an autobiography or anything like it," he said.
The president said "he did not want to add anything new to Rashtrapati Bhavan but "just restore the building to its original glory".
"I will not change anything. I am traditionalist," he said.
Mukherjee said he has recently watched "Lincoln" that won its lead actor Daniel Day Lewis a Golden Globe award and has bought a copy of Ramachandra Guha's new essays.




Lucknow University's Tagore Library needs Rs 9.48 crore for restoration


LUCKNOW: Fairing poorly on the infrastructure and human resources front, Lucknow University's Tagore Library may go for an overhaul. And, to set things straight, university administration via library officials have sought Rs 9.48 crore from the state government. The proposal was put up at the vice-chancellors meet held on December 12, 2012. 

According to LU authorities, the university plans to do digitisation, automation and equip the library with other modern facilities. One of the richest and biggest libraries in the country, LU's Tagore Library is seeking help. While the building is in a dilapidated condition, common room and reading halls remain vacant most of the times. The library still uses outdated computers that were bought more than a decade back. 

As per library officials, a sum of Rs 2.35 crore is required for server and browsing room, Rs 1.1 crore to purchase old journals that were discontinued two years back, Rs 1 crore for automation and training, Rs 10 lakh for Bar Code System, Rs 30 lakh for the stack room, Rs 12 lakh for CCTV camera system, Rs 20.5 lakh for fire safety and wiring and Rs 1.71 crore for annual maintenance, new books, and foreign journals. 

Besides, the university has also sought financial assistance of Rs 65 lakh for digitisation of the books. Deputy librarian Jyoti Mishra said that in the first phase, digitisation of 50,000 books will be done. "Under the process, we will get computerisation of books. An online catalogue of all the books will be created, so that it is easy to locate books," said Mishra. The university is also planning to get Radio Frequency Identification Device (RFID) technology. The RFID tags are used in libraries as theft detection systems. "Just like in a mall, there is a tag on every material to avoid getting it stolen, RFID tags will help in avoiding thefts of books," said Mishra. 

Preservation of manuscripts, arts gallery: Tagore library has a heritage section called manuscript section. It consists of about 2,000 rare and valuable manuscripts, which are on paper and palm leaves. These manuscripts are in Sanskrit, Pali, Arabic and Persian. Gold coated illustrations can be seen in some manuscripts. Some of these manuscripts are 600 to 800 years old. 

To preserve them, the university has begun the preservation work. According to university officials, as many as 30 manuscripts are already preserved. The work is being carried by INTACH. The university has received a sum of Rs 2 lakh from the National Archives of India, Union ministry of culture. "The major amount is being spent on preservation of manuscripts. But we need more funds," said Mishra. With this amount, 13 or 14 more manuscripts can be preserved. 

The work of restoration of library's arts gallery that has rare paintings and sculptors is being undertaken by National Research Laboratory for Conservation of Cultural Property (NRLC). 

Times View 

It's really sad to see the state of the Tagore Library at Lucknow University. With its enviable collection, it was a place buzzing with scholars and students not very long ago. But, it's now a pale shadow of its past. crumbling cupboards and broken chairs hardly present an inspiring picture. Add to it the fact that the library hasn't purchased a single book in the past four years and journals in two years, and the picture turns even gloomier. This library doesn't belong only to the university but is an inseparable part of the city's heritage. It still has one of the richest collections of ancient manuscripts and rare books. It's the responsibility of not only the university administration but also the state government and LU alumni to ensure that this prized possession doesn't get destroyed by sheer neglect.

Monday, January 14, 2013

Personal library donated to research centre


STAFF REPORTER
 GUWAHATI, Jan 13 – The personal library of the late Dr Dhrubananda Das, IAS, former Commissioner in the Assam Govt was recently donated to the Institute of Research and Documentation of Indigenous Studies, (IRDIS) by his wife Kumi Das in a special meeting of the executive committee of IRDIS in its office premises at the Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra complex, stated a press release.
This personal collection of Dr Das running into thousands of books covering a wide variety of subjects including indigenous medicine, literature, social science, history and valuable manuscripts and gazetteers of the colonial era will afford access to scholars, researchers and interns at IRDIS.
It may be mentioned that Dr Das had authored several books on indigenous medicine and was a regular contributor to a number of regional and national periodicals and newspapers.
IRDIS is a centre of interdisciplinary research and documentation on Indigenous Studies working with diverse ethnic communities of Assam with collaborative outreach to other ethnic communities nationally and worldwide.

Friday, January 4, 2013

Call for Paper for the special issue on "Library and Information Science Education" of World Research Journal of Library and Information Science


Dear Professionals

World Research Journal of Library and Information Science
Special Issue entitled : Library and Information Science Education
The special issue entitled - Library and Information Science Education welcomes the submission of manuscripts that meet the general criteria of significance and scientific excellence. 

The special issue of journal will publish original research articles, expert reviews, brief reports and case reports dealing with Library and Information Science research.
Last Date of submissions : 15 Jan 2013           
Tentitive date of issue release : 15 Feb 2013

   
Dr Vaishali Khaparde
Department of Library & Information Science, Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, India
E-mail : vaishali_khaparde@rediffmail.com
Please Click on this Link for Sending Manuscript: http://www.bioinfopublication.org/manusub.php

Author Workshop- Emerald on 10th Jan. 2013 at JNU, New Delhi


CENTRAL LIBRARY, JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY 
in association with 
EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LIMITED 
Cordially invites you to 
Author Workshop: How to write & Get Published in Academic journals? 
by 
Dr. Peter John Stokes
 (Editor in Chief: International Journal of Organizational Analysis) 


Date: Thursday, 10th January 2012 
Time: 3.00 pm 
Venue: Lecture Hall -1, Convention Centre, JNU, New Delhi 

REGISTRATION: 2.00 pm-3.00pm 
(Registration will be done on the spot. 100 participants will be registered on first-cum-first served basis.) 

About the Workshop: 
This workshop is designed to give authors the chance to meet editors or representatives of Emerald and find out exactly what we're looking for, greatly increasing their chances of getting published. The presentation is aimed at early researchers. However it has been observed that even experienced researchers/authors have benefited from attending and finding out what editors and reviewers are looking for. 

Please feel free to circulate to all concerned. 

Regards 
Dr. Ramesh C Gaur 
PGDCA, MLISc,Ph.D. Fulbright Scholar (Virginia Tech, USA) 
University Librarian 
Jawaharlal Nehru University(JNU) 
New Meharuli Road, New Delhi - 110067 
Tele +91-11-26742605, 26704551 
Fax : +91-11-26741603 
Email: rcgaur@mail.jnu.ac.in ; librarian@mail.jnu.ac.in 

Thursday, January 3, 2013

Call for Paper - World Digital Libraries : an International Journal

World Digital Libraries: An International Journal (WDL) announces Call for Papers World Digital Libraries: An International Journal is a peer reviewed bi-annual journal on digital libraries. The journal is being published since last 4 years and has already gained acclamation among the global library community. Previous issues are available at http://bookstore.teriin.org/journal_inside.php?material_id=477 The aim of the journal is to advance the theory and practice of acquisition, organization, management and dissemination of digital information on a sustainable basis. The journal is having global coverage and provides a platform for library and information science professionals to express views and share experiences. The journal seeks quality research papers/articles/reviews/short communications that present original theoretical approaches and experimental case studies related to digital library development and maintenance.
•Issues related to electronic resources management, digital preservation, multiple access, multi-linguality; and other DL technology aspects
•Theoretical and methodological issues of DL
•Digital rights management, copyright issues and other security aspects;
•Initiatives taken towards digitization through lucid case studies;
•Current developments across the globe
The contribution should examine concepts, analyses, new approaches, and techniques pertaining to this field. Case studies covering new initiatives, as well as procedural breakthroughs of important issues in the digital library field would be included. Book reviews will cover recent books in the field, reviewed by an independent reviewer. Please refer to any previous issue or write to us for Instructions to Authors All submissions will be peer-reviewed using the criteria of originality, accuracy, and quality of contribution in these fields. You are requested to submit paper for the same to pkbhatta@teri.res.in address below.

Dr. P K Bhattacharya
Editor, World Digital Libraries
Knowledge Management Division
TERI Darbari Seth Block,
Habitat Place Lodi Road, New Delhi - 110 003
Tel: 24682100, 41504900 Fax: 24682144-24682145
E-mail: pkbhatta@teri.res.in

Thanking you and with regards

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Wednesday, January 2, 2013

58th ILA International Conference Announcement / Call for Papers




58th ILA International Conference (ILANGL-2013) is going to be held at 
the Department of Library and Information Science, 
Karnatak University, Dharwad, Karnataka 
 during 24 to 27 February, 2013 

Theme of the Conference: 


Next Generation Libraries: new insights and universal access to knowledge.


 Sub themes:

• Best Practices in Academic, Public and Special libraries
• Human Resource Development and Management in Academic, Public and Special Libraries
• Marketing of library products and services in Academic, Public and Special Libraries
• Information Society, Knowledge Society, Open Society
• Digital Libraries and E-Resource Management
• Library Leadership
• Cloud Computing
• Institutional and Digital Repositories
• Metadata Standards
• Semantic web and ontology
• Open Source and Open Access – tools, methods and services
• Knowledge Organization tools, methods and Standardization
• Resource Sharing, Networking and Consortia
• Information Literacy
• Web Portal Development and Management
• Content Management System (CMS)
• Information Commons
• Creative Commons
• E-Governance and Public Libraries
• Children and Public Libraries
• Rural and Mobile Libraries
• Community Information Centres
• Public Library Acts in India
• Web 3.0 Tools and Services

Call for Papers:



Original contributions based on applications / deployments / research / surveys / practices related to the theme and sub themes mentioned, are invited for presentations. Based on technical committee’s recommendations, papers for the International Conference shall be selected and published in the Conference Volume (with ISBN Number). Registration for all authors is mandatory for paper presentation. All papers should be submitted through email only.

Note: Papers will be published in the conference proceedings only after the receipt of the Registration fee.



 Paper Submission

• Last date of submission of papers On or before 31st December , 2012  



• Intimation to authors regarding acceptance of papers 2nd week of January, 2013








For Registration Fees, Accommodation and more details please visit: http://www.ilaindia.net/

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

One Week Research Methodology National Workshop for LIS Teachers during February 4th - 9th , 2013 at North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon (Maharashtra)


Dear LIS Professionals,

It is my pleasure to inform you that Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR)supported and Dept. of LIS and Central Library North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon (MS), India are organizing the One Week Research Methodology National Workshop for LIS Teachers during February 4th - 9th , 2013 at North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon (Maharashtra) India. I would request you to participate in this workshop and also communicate other institutes  and also your acquaintance whom you think this would be useful about this Workshop. 

For more details about this workshop kindly see the attached file and contact organized secretary,
Dr. Anil N. Chikate
Deputy Librarian
North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon
Mobile No. : 09970361104