Access to Information by the rural communities in Indian Villages

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17/06/2008
Access to information by the rural communities inIndian villages: the role of Raja Rammohun RoyLibrary Foundation (RRRLF)M. Sankara ReddyRaja Ramamohun Roy Library FoundationKolkata, India
sankara_reddy@rediffmail.com
Meeting: 141. Agricultural Libraries DG
WORLD LIBRARY AND INFORMATION CONGRESS: 74TH IFLA GENERAL CONFERENCE AND COUNCIL10-14 August 2008, Québec, Canada

http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla74/index.htm

Abstract

Realizing the need to help supporting development, growth and modernization ofpublic libraries in India, Government of India has established Raja Rammohun RoyLibrary Foundation ( RRRLF) with laudable objectives. The RRRLF supports the StateGovernments with the matching, non matching grants and other assistance to publiclibraries. RRRLF aims at these public libraries function as community informationcenters to meet the information of villagers in their day to day life. Their informationneeds include variety of agricultural operations, agricultural products, fertilizers,pesticides, seeds, crops, agricultural education, agricultural marketing, poultry, sheepand goat rearing etc. The RRRLF has established four Regional Centers in the South,North, East and West, and its Directorate is located at Kolkota in India. This paperexamines the role of the RRRLF in the development and modernization of publiclibraries in providing information to the rural communities in India.Key words – India, Public libraries, Library foundation, Access to informationIntroductionPublic libraries in India are the neglected lot. Their progress is not on par withthe development of the university and research libraries. They function under theadministrative control of the state governments. Libraries are not a priority item as for asthe state governments are concerned. Realizing the need to help supportingdevelopment, growth and modernization of public libraries in India, Government of Indiahas established Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation ( RRRLF) with laudableobjectives.Page 2 of 8Raja Rammohun Roy Library FoundationThe RRRLF was created by the Central Government in 1972 on the occasion ofthe bi-centenary of the birth of Raja Rammohun Roy for “supporting and promoting anetwork of libraries, which could carry books and the reading habits to the remotest partsof the country”. Raja Rammohun Roy was a social reformer and a founding father of theIndian Renaissance.The RRRLF was inaugurated formally on May 20, 1972 at the campus of theNational Library, Beelvedere, Kolkota. The Foundation had laid down 29 objectives forits operation. The most important objectives are mentioned below.Objectives(i) to promote library movement in the country;(ii) to enunciate a national library policy and to work towards its adoption bythe Central and State Governments;(iii) to help build up a national library system by integrating the services ofNational Libraries, State Central Libraries, District Libraries and othertypes of libraries (children’s academic and special) through inter-librarylending system;(iv) to propagate the adoption of library legislation in the country;(v) to provide financial and technical assistance to libraries;(vi) to establish in the country Regional Library Service Centers which willoffer reprographic and book preservation services to assist in thereproduction and proper preservation of reading material, whether printedor in manuscript form;(vii) to maintain a national register of qualified librarians and their fields ofspecialization;(viii) generally to take all such measures as may be found necessary form timeto time to promote library development and its utilization in the country.The Govt. of India in order to implement and supervise the objectives statedabove established a Directorate of Libraries in the Ministry of Culture. The RPRLFduring the last 35 years had initiated many schemes for the establishment anddevelopment of public libraries in the country. The foundation had assisted about 35,000public libraries all over the country. Some of the accomplishments of the Foundation arementioned below.Accomplishments􀂾 Survey of the conditions of the public libraries.􀂾 Aid to establish the public libraries in the country.􀂾 Provision of matching grants for purchasing and distribution of books directly byRRRLF to the public libraries in the country.􀂾 Aid for the construction of building and purchasing furniture and other requisites.􀂾 Modernization of public libraries by applying ITC and automation.􀂾 Pursuing the DPLs to open the separate sections for women and children,physically handicapped, blind etc.,􀂾 Arranging annual lectures on public libraries in various parts of the country.􀂾 Assisting Library Associations and of the NGO’s to conduct conferences,seminars, workshops etc.,Page 3 of 8􀂾 Announcing the best libraries awards.􀂾 Training and retraining the library personnel working in public libraries.􀂾 Encouraging research on public libraries issues and problems.􀂾 Publications of Grandhana, RRRLF news letter and other publications.􀂾 Establishment of four zonal offices in four parts of the countryLibrary Legislation(i) The RRRLF from its inception has been persuading and insisting on the StateGovernments to enact public library legislation. Due to its efforts the publiclibrary legislation has been enacted in West Bengal (1979), Manipur (1988)Kerala (1989), Hariyana (1989), Mizoram (1987), Goa (1994) Gujarat (2003)Assam (2005-2006), Orissa (2005) and Uttar Pradesh (2006). Still it iscontinuing its efforts to convince the State Governments in the remaining statesand union territories to enact the public legislation in the country..(ii) National Policy for Public Libraries (NAPLIS)The UNESCO in its publication “Guide Lines on information policy’, insisted itsmember states to publish their policy for public libraries. The Govt. of Indiaappointed a committee in 1985 under the Chairmanship of Prof. D.P.Chattapadhay for drafting comprehensive NAPLIS. The Director of RRRLF wasthe convener of the committee and helped it in formulating its recommendation.The draft policy was submitted to the Government and the RRRLF has beenperusing the Government of India to adopt this policy on par with the NationalEducational Policy the National Science Policy and the National Industrial Policyetc. The Draft policy is still pending with the Government of India. It has recentlyappointed a knowledge commission to review the entire scenario in the countryand submit its recommendations on public libraries.(iii) Survey of RRRLF on public LibrariesThe RRRLF established four Zonal Offices in the four zones of the country. TheAdministrative Officers in the Zonal Offices who are professional’s in Library andInformation Science regularly visit all the public libraries in their zonal jurisdiction andinform their Head Quarters about the State of affairs on public libraries. Further theRRRLF recently got a survey conducted on the State of conditions of the publiclibraries by a private organization viz. A.C. Neilson Org. Marg Pvt. Ltd. The reportstated that there are only 49757 villages have libraries, out of 5,57,137 villages in thecountry. This reveals that only 9% villages are having public libraries and per captiaincome incurred on public libraries is only Rs.0.07ps. The RRRLF based on the AC.Neilson Org. Marg report classified the states into three categories namely 1)Lagging 2) Developing 3) Developed. So the RRRLF from time to time either directlyor through agencies has been conducting survey on the public libraries in thecountry. The Neilson Org.Marg Survey Report pointed out the following perceptionstowards RRRLF initiatives by the libraries• Majority of the libraries perceived that the RRRLF schemes are instrumental tosolve the problems faced by the public libraries.• Different category respondents perceived that the RRRL Initiatives are the onlyeffort in it’s nature for the betterment of the public library system in the country.Page 4 of 8• Substantial number of respondents perceived that the Library would be in deeptrouble in case the RRRLF stops assistance.• However, voice to increase the assistance and initiatives from the RRRLF,mainly in-terms of financial assistance observed from the different categorylibraries.• Substantial number of respondents perceived that the RRRLF needs tocommunicates their schemes more explicitly to the beneficiaries, so that theycan avail the schemes depending upon their need and eligibility.(iv) RRRLF initiatives for the establishment of Public LibrariesThe RRRLF has been pursuing the state governments to give priority and toprovide funds for the establishment of public libraries in more and more villages. Itprovided funds for purchasing of lands, construction of buildings and also acquisition ofrequired furniture. Through the efforts of RRRLF several villages libraries wereestablished in the villages with its financial assistance to the states. The Foundation hastaken long strides in promoting library services in the country. It has spending more than35 crores annually for the growth and development of the public libraries in the country.(v) Matching grants to the statesThe RRRLF provides matching grants to every state annually for purchasing ofbooks, furniture, and computers etc., If a state government give 50% of the estimatedexpenditure the RRRLF provides the remaining 50% of the expenditure.The RRRLF provides assistance for the following programmes of the public libraries.• Assistance towards organization of seminars, workshops, training courses(orientation/refresher) awareness programme and book exhibitions.• Assistance towards supply of storage and display materials and reading roomfurniture.• Assistance towards development of Rural Book Deposit Centers and MobileLibrary Services.• Assistance to public libraries for increasing accommodation.• Assistance to public libraries to acquiring TV-cum-VCP sets for educationalpurposes/computers for application to libraries.• Assistance to voluntary organization providing public library services.• Assistance to children’s libraries and children’s section of general public libraries.• Assistance towards organization of seminar/conference by National levelorganizations.• Assistance to libraries towards celebration of Golden Jubilee year/PlatinumJubilee year/Centenary year/125 year/150 year/175 year and like.• Assistance towards collection and compilation of library statistics through officialand non-officials agencies.• Assistance towards establishment of the RRRLF children’s corner.• Assistance towards development of District Youth Resource Centers.Page 5 of 8(vi) Aid for construction of building for public libraries in the state and unionterritories.State governments in general lack finances for the development of public libraryinfrastructure. Building for a public library in villages is an important component.Philanthropist have been coming forward to give land for the construction of librarybuilding in the villages but the Directorate of Public Libraries are not in a position tomeet the expenditure for the construction of the library buildings. RRRLF has comeforward to extend financial assistance in such cases. A village library without abuilding is a difficult proposition. Besides the district sub-divisional and townlibraries, the RRRLF has been sanctioning Rs.4 lakhs for each rural libraries. Duringthe period 2007-2008 the foundation released building grants to one hundred twentyeight public libraries in the country involving an assistance of Rs.327.09 lakhs.Hence, the RRRLF program to aid the construction of public library buildings is alaudable one.(vii) Modernization of public libraries.The interface of computer technology with the communication technology made theflow of information easier and faster. The networking of public libraries has becomeessential. The public libraries in order to bring the latest information to the doorstepof the clientele the modernization of their collection and services has becomeinevitable. The RRRLF realized the lack of automation in public libraries. In order tofill in the gap, the RRRLF came forward to provide computers to all state centrallibraries (SCLs) and district central libraries(DCLs). It wants to network the SCLs andDCLs in the first phase. It also proposes ultimately to cover and link up all the publiclibraries, mandal libraries, village libraries and book deposit centres with the DCLs,SCLs and desire to establish the network of Indian public libraries on the model ofJannet in England so as to satisfy the ever increasing thirst for knowledge and easyaccess to information by the clientele in the rural communities. The modernization ofthe public libraries in the villages will enable rural communities in having access toneedy information. It is desirable to establish a photo digital library to help the publiclibraries.(viii) Opening New Sections or Reading Corners in public librariesThe RRRLF after making various surveys realized that certain sections of ruralcommunities like women and children have not been provided sufficient opportunitiesfor their reading needs in public libraries. Women are important in familydevelopment. The neglect of these two sections in the rural communities wouldweaken the democratic foundation of the Indian society. The RRRLF has beeninsisting and also financing the public libraries to open separate new sections forwoman and children in Public Libraries. These sections are to be provided withrequired collection of books and information material. This would result generally inimproving the reading habits of rural children and women. The RRRLF during thefinancial year 2006-2007 released Rs.56.93 lakhs for establishing the children andwomen sections in the public libraries.(ix) Annual lecture programThe RRRLF arranges annual lectures in various parts of the country in order tocreate the public library culture and awareness which is lacking at present. ThesePage 6 of 8lectures impress on the people on the importance of public libraries among theeducated for life long education.(x) Assisting LIS Associations and NGOs.The RRRLF assists all library associations at national and state levels to holdconferences, seminars debates, and workshops on library issues. Such debatesand discussions among various other things create the importance of public libraries,village libraries and community information centres in the society.(xi) Instituting awards for the best public libraries, best librarians and fellowships.The RRRLF has been giving awards annually to the best public libraries and the bestpublic librarians to motivate the library professionals to render positive services tothe people. This provides a sense of enthusiasm in the library staff to provide moreand more services to the rural people.(xii)Training and Refresher courses to the library personnel.Periodical grants are provided by the RRRLF to the Directorates of public libraries inthe states to conduct refresher training courses to update the skills of theprofessionals in the modern technology.(xiii) Encouraging research programs on problems and issues on public libraries.The ultimate goals of the governments in the democratic countries is to establish aninformation society or a knowledge society. As stated by J.S. Mill that the worth ofthe state, in the long run, is the worth of the individuals composing it. The RRRLFstrives through its different programmes to improve the knowledge of people and thesocial fabric it provides funds to research activity on public libraries, The young andexperienced professionals are provided with grants to carry out or to conductresearch on public library issues. This provides feedback to the RRRLF and enableto reorient its programmes and plans.Conclusion• The RRRLF is the only national agency which is devoting its full time for thegrowth and development of public libraries in India. It is anxious to establishpublic library network for flow of information from top to bottom and from bottomto top.• It is deeply concerned to help the rural communities to have the access toinformation for making better decision in their day to day transactions.• The RRRLF hopes to establish, through the state government authorities,libraries, in backward areas, tribal areas and forest and hilly areas in order tobring the illiterate, and innocent people into the main stream of public life.• The RRRLF has many splendid programs and plans. But its financial budget isscarce and limited. The government of India should provide atleast 3 to 4% of itsannual budget for the development of public libraries in the country. Publiclibraries should be considered as important as the educational institutions, likeschools, colleges and universities. The central government by establishing thecentral schools, central universities cannot think that it has provided sufficientlyfor the education of people. It has equal responsibilities for the establishment ofPage 7 of 8the public libraries as these are the gateways of information. According to theUNESCO Public Library Manifesto the establishment of public libraries,community information centres is mandatory on the part of the government. Thecentral government cannot leave this important responsibilities completely to thestate government authorities which have limited resources to provide publiclibaries in every village. The RRRLF should also strive hard and impress on thecentral government to bring out a National Public Library Policy all at the earliest.The national policy alone can provide the direction, and guidance for thedevelopment of the public libraries in the country.• The establishment of public library network is already delayed in India. There isBanks Network, Railway Network, INFLIBNET for the academic libraries butthere is no such network for the public libraries in the country.• The RRRLF should think of better programs and policies to take the cutting edgeof information to the rural communities at a grass root level to usher India intoknowledge society. Unless and otherwise such programs are adopted that therural communities will remain backward and suffer stupor for ever. The RRRLFshould strengthen the Directorates of Public Libraries in the states by providingmore money on the basis of percaptia of the population instead of giving matchgrants on adhoc basis. It also should bring great pressure through the Ministry ofCulture/HRD to enact library legislations by all the States and Union territories inthe country.• The RRRLF in order to be active and effective it has to change its institutionaland composition of its various organs and include more LIS professionals inactivities.• There is every need for introspection and improvement on the part of thefoundation in the following areas.o Changing requirement of users.o Attention on improving reading habits in the rural communities.o Fast adoption of modern technology like in the country. The presentpiece meal assistance.o Improve and increase its financial assistance is not sufficient andfound inadequate, to the libraries in the backwards states.o Need to provide internet connectivity and establish a National Networkand supply to the public libraries multimedia resources.o The programes of the RRRLF should reach the people at the grassroot level more explicitly in order to avail them.o The foundation should adopt proactive approach but not a regid opento percolate the benefits of its schemes.Books Consulted:Acnielsen Org-Marg Pvt Ltd – 2004 Evaluation study of states of public library withreference to the services of RRRLF, Final report, Kolkota (mimeo)Damle, Y.B. (1955) Communication of modern ideas and knowledge in Indian Villages,Poona: Deccan College.India. Planning Commission, New Delhi (1984) Report of the working group of theplanning commission on modernization of library services and informatics for theseventh five year plan 1988-1990, New Delhi, Planning Commission (mimeo)Page 8 of 8India: Human Resource Development, Ministry of --- (1986) National Policy on libraryand information system; A presentation (Chairan: D.P. Chattopadhyay) New Delhi;Committee on National Policy and Information system (Mimco)India human resources development, Ministry of – (1990) towards an enlightened andhumane society Report of the committee for review of National Policy on education(NPE) 1986 (Chairman Ramamurti) New Delhi, The Committee.Kaur, H.K. (2004) Role of public libraries as knowledge centers in modern society (paperpresented at the Raja Ramamohun Roy Library Foundation National Seminar, 14thFebruary 2004) (mimco)Mcarthur, Tom (1986) Worlds of reference: Lexico graphs, learning and language fromthe clay tablet to the computer, Cambridge; CUPMahapatra, P.K and THOMAS, V.K. (eds) (1996) Public libraries in developingcountries; status and trends (Dr B.P. Barna Festschrift Volume) New Delhi; Vikaspublishing House.Raja Ramamohun Roy Library Foundation, Kolkota (2008) Agenda; 73rd meeting of theFoundation, January 21, 2008 Kolkata: The foundation (1993)----Books for the Millions at their doorsteps “Information Manual” 5th Edition, 1997.----Memorandum of Association and Rules” 2nd ed, 1972.----Two decades of the foundation, 1972-1992, Kolkata; The Foundation.Ramaiah, L.S. etal (eds) (1997) Public library system: Services and networking (AFestschrift Presented to Prof. K. Sarada) 2 Vols, New Delhi: ESSESS publication.


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Archana Singh's column : lis programmes

LIBRARY AND INFORMATION STUDIES PROGRAMS

Library and information studies programs offer some type of service for their current students as well as alumni. Most schools provide job hunting and resume writing seminars. Many have outside speakers representing different types of libraries or recent graduates relating career experiences. Faculty or designated placement officers provide individual advising services or critiquing of resumes.
Of the ALA accredited library and information studies programs, the following handle placement activities through the program:
Alabama
Albany
Alberta
Buffalo (compiles annually graduate biographical listings)
British Columbia
Dalhousie
Dominican
Drexel
Hawaii
Illinois
Indiana
Kent
Kentucky
Louisiana
McGill
Michigan
Missouri (College of Education)
Pittsburgh (Dept. of Library and Information Science only)
Pratt
Puerto Rico
Queens
Rhode Island
Rutgers
St. John's
South Carolina
Syracuse
Tennessee
Texas-Austin
Toronto
UCLA
Western Ontario
Wisconsin-Madison
Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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Thank you Prof.Harau

Thank you Prof.Harau for your valuable throughts shared to indialibrarian-intl readers. We are indeed elated to be associated with you as blog authors for indialibrarian-intl. So kind of you sir. We still look forward for your suggestions for improving the blog in terms of contents, lay out and design!

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Libraries offer more than books........................http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20080626/COLUMNIST60/806260487/-1/newssitemap

LIBRARIES OFFER MORE THAN BOOKS!!!!!!!!

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Thanks

Thank you IndiaLibrarian-Intl for inviting me to participate in this blog.

I did vote on the poll on the Status of Librarians and I would like to expand on my vote, viz., that Librarianship is a full-fledged profession. However, in India we still are not able to get the deserved recognition for our work, skills and contributions. This is simple because we have not demonstrated to the managements and our users as to how libraries canand have contributed to their learning and knowledge endeavours. I believe librarians should be more outgoing - interact more with users, both interpersonally and in formal ways and let them know how the library can benefit them. Equally, I believe we need the interactions to better undestand their needs/problems and see how we could meet these. Lastly, we need to use technology innovatively to improve our images and also our capability to serve users more effectively.

I would also like your members to know of an important initiative in making an open source ILS available to Indian and other developing country libraries. Please visit http://www.newgenlib.com for details.

-Prof.Jai Harau : KIIKM : NewGenLib Software

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Free Access to Medical Journals to Be Given to Poor Countries (washingtonpost.com)

Free Access to Medical Journals to Be Given to Poor Countries (washingtonpost.com)

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Free Access to Medical Journals to Be Given to Poor Countries

By David Brown
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, July 9, 2001; Page A12

Six giant publishing houses will announce today that they will provide free electronic access to about 1,000 medical journals to medical schools, research laboratories and government health departments in poor countries.

Piloted by the World Health Organization, the program will benefit about 600 institutions, principally in Africa. It will also include training in techniques for researching the vast amount of medical literature by computer.

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good morning 30th June 2008

Hi Librarians!

Good Morning!

There are to two buttons for my cuff straps of my shirt (right hand). I normally wear my watch on the right hand. Morning when I get ready for office I wrongly put the first button which makes it very tight to my wrist. Added to it there is a watch. It is natural I must use the second button. But every time I forget this and but the first button...and then I remove and then put the second button. I dont know when may be very recently...my first button is gone .... I dont know when. You know now the button which I used to butt wrongly every day is gone. Now without fail I have to use the second button only which is very comfortable because it accommodates the watch as well. Many things which were for so long hurdles in our lives are taken care by nature/god un awares. We forget to thank God. There are innumerable times when God facilitates our living.....if we are careful in observation we can notice. By habbit we only keep cursing God about things that he has not given us. My Librarian friends while managing our libraries our focus is normally on things that we dont have....or things that create troubles....or things that make us unhappy. Let us open our minds to see that there are many things and facilities around...which can indeed make our lib mgt and services more more effective and worthwhile. Cheers! Look around be proud of the things you possess just like....!!! Be smiling....be happy always....you are a noble professional.....you continue to be a knowledge professional!

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A promising Librarian from Pune

CV of a promising Librarian
Personal Profile:

Name : Kadam Reshma Nanasaheb

Father’s Name : Kadam Nanasaheb Dinkar

Date of Birth : Aug. 29th 1980

Gender : Female

Marital Status : Single

Religion: Hindu Maratha

Nationality : Indian

Language : English / Hindi / Marathi

Handicapped : Physical (50%)



Permanent Address : A/P-Koparde (Near Kashil)
Tal. Satara Dist: Satara
Pin: 415001

Address for correspondence: Sanjay Mohan Rajebhosale
Plot no. 7, Building ‘A’ Vishawdham building no.
10/2 Tirupatinagar, Warjejakatnaka
Tal- Haveli, Dist- Pune, Pin-411052

Email : reshmakadam29@gmail.com

Educational Qualification:

Examination
Board /University
Year
Percentage (%)
Class
M.Lib. I.Sc
Pune
2008
59.25%
Higher Sec. class
BA(Geography)
Pune
2000
56%
Higher Sec. class
H.S.C
Pune
1997
61.83%
First class
S.S.C
Kolhapur
1995
51.85%
Second class


Career Objective:


To seek a challenging career in the field of library and information science and field related to IT and to be the part of competitive and challenging environment. To prove my credential, thinking by achieving higher career goals. I also wish to become an asset to the organisation by adding value through my skill, ideas and creative thinking.


Extra Curricular Activities:


· N.S.S
· Member of PULISAA (Pune University Library And Information Alumni Association)
· Completion of training program on “SLIM 21: Library Management Software”
· Certificate course in library management examination with 73%


Projects Undertaken: During M.Lib.I.Sc


Title 1: Digitization of N. C. Kelkar Letters & its database using LIBSYS library software.
Brief: Digitization of 250 letters written on N.C. Kelkar & to make these letters accessible through intranet & Internet using LIBSYS software.

Guide:
Dr. S. K. Patil
Librarian & Head
Dept. of Library and Information Science
Pune University


Title 2: FAQs for Jayakar library; University of Pune
(Multimedia Application Development Project)

Brief: I had done this project using Hyper Text Markup Language. In this project text, pictures, sounds, animations are used.


Guide:
Dr. Shubhada Nagarkar
lecturer
Dept. of Library Information Science
Pune University








Technical Skill:

· Knowledge of computer application
· Knowledge of latest library software like as Libsys software, SLIM software.
· Typing (English & Marathi- 40 W.P.M.)






Computer Knowledge:

1. MSCIT with 86% marks.
2. ADCSSAA 1Year computer course
3. There are two I.T. Theory with practical Papers in M Lib.I .Sc Course.




References:


Dr. S. K. Patil, Dr. Neela Deshpande,
Librarian and Head Reader,
Dept. of Library and Information Science, Dept. of Library and Information Science, University of Pune. University of Pune.

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Communication from Dr.K.N.Prasad

Dear Moderator,
Kindly arrange to announce the following forthcoming workshop for the benefit of lis-forum members.

Thanking you,
Yours truly,
K.N. Prasad
Executive Officer, SRELS, Bangalore
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Forthcoming Event
Workshop on GENISISWEB, WINISIS DATABASE TO GSDL
(18-20 August 2008)
Organized by
Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, Bangalore
with
Ranganathan Centre for Information Studies, Bangalore
WORKSHOP OBJECTIVE
To provide intensive training in GENISISWEB and conversion of WINISIS database into GSDL.
WORKSHOP CONTENT
- WINISIS archiving of full text documents in all ordinary formats including a fully downloaded website.
- Creation of web front end with GenisisWeb for making it user-friendly and accessible over a network
- Creation of a CD-ROM library of full text documents
- Conversion of a WINISIS database into GSDL archive
RESOURCE PERSON
K. Rajasekharan, Kerala Institute of Local Administration (KILA), Thrissur, Kerala
The target audience includes librarians, information professionals and others interested in building different types of databases.
WORKSHOP FEE
Those interested are invited to register for the Workshop on or before 1st August 2008 on payment of Rs. 3,000/- by DD drawn in favour of ‘Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science’.
The duly filled-in form along with the payment should be forwarded to the Executive Officer, Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, 702, 42nd Cross, III Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore 560 010 on or before 1st August 2008
For more information contact:
Dr. K.N. Prasad, Executive Officer, Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, Bangalore
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congrats on the initiation of your new blog Asha!

Congratulations on the lauch of your new blog Asha! All the best. RajLibrarian : lotus5673@yahoo.co.in

Darkness is unlimited........light is a guest.......darkness is independent......light is dependent........light can be switched on and off....

Darkness is unlimited.........light is limited.........light can be put on and put off....but not darkness..........darkness is the way towards divinity..........
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Are ILA peoples are sleeping??????????

Whether Indian Library Association members and Administrators are sleeping?? This question will came into your mind if you tried & tired when you click http://www.ila-india.org/. I asked this question in LIS forum. i think the ILA not working properly as the name was. If Indian Library Association doesn't maintain a website in the electronic era, what should it seeks, i think ILA used only for political purpose. According to some south India based Librarians, ILA is Delhi politics based librarians group, we never found any representation on that. So we don't believe ILA will be front runner in Library movement in India.
Now, I can say ILA should be reinstalled. We must delete some corrupted file and update new. Windows 98 or Dos version is suitable for ILA, XP/VISTA/LINUX we must think of it. Older people on the organization, if they are not ready to accept the change just backspaced from the authority and they should be insert key for young librarians.
Not only ILA it belongs to MLAI because they also don't have any websites. Let us bring "Dhoni Mania" in Library Associations, Library movements in India. : CONTRIBUTED BY ONE OF THE AUTHORS OF THIS BLOG viz thimms

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M.Tech Information Management

M.Tech - Information Management

For those looking for an exciting career in information systems and management - Admissions are now open for a truly multidisciplinary M.Tech Programme in Information Systems and Management offered by the International School of Information Management (ISiM), University of Mysore in collaboration with some of the leading Information Schools in the US. What do we offer?• Cutting edge global curriculum blending the science, technology and management of information. Our course catalogue includes courses ranging from information economics to software systems to data mining and data warehousing to information security. Check out our syllabus for details.• Truly international learning experience – with faculty drawn from our partner institutions. Course would be taught by world renowned experts from across the academia and industry • Need based Bridge courses • World class facilities – a brand new well appointed 24 x 7 accessible Wi-Fi enabled building. • Internships and projects with leading industry partners • Informal but rigorous pedagogy Who is eligible? Engineering Graduates / 4-Year Degree Graduates (10+2+4) / Master's Degree in any DisciplineAdmissions based on CAT/MAT/GATE/ PGCET/ISiM Entrance Test ScoresCourse Fee: Rs. 60,000/- per year Last date for receiving applications: July 28, 2008Course start date: September 1, 2008ISiM Collaborating Partners:• Dalhousie University, Canada• University of Michigan, USA• University of Pittsburgh, USA• Syracuse University, USA• International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore• Informatics (India) Ltd., BangaloreFor application forms and more details, please visit www.isim.ac. in or contact us at:International School of Information ManagementUniversity of Mysore, ManasagangotriMysore – 570 006Tel: +91-821-2514699; +91-821-2411417Mobile: 98869 70411Fax: +91-821-2519209Email: mailto:office%40isim.ac.in

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Blackwell journal contents

Navin Kumar Soni
INMAS, DRDO,Delhi

Dear All Professinals,
As of July 1, 2008, all Blackwell journal content—including allfull-text HTML and PDF versions of articles from current issues,backfiles, and issues published online before print—will beincorporated into Wiley InterScience. Over the weekend of June 28thand 29th, 2008, there will be a period when both Blackwell Synergy andWiley InterScience will be unavailable while they transition andre-index data.For more information, go to: interscience.wiley.com/transition=================================Navin Kumar Soni
INMAS, DRDO, Min of Defence, Brig SK mazumdar MargDelhi-110054.Ph: 01123985466, 09868459805http://www.drdo.org/labs/inmas/index.html===================================

Tahira Khan - profile of an upcoming young librarian

AN UPCOMING LIBRARIAN WITH A ZEAL AND MISSION
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Tahira Khan

Career Objective
To work in a professional environment where I can learn more and also enhance my managerial skills and technical ability that adds value to my profession and personality.

Educational Qualification:

Ø High School Certificate from MP Board Bhopal (MP) in the year 1996 with 69 % marks.

Ø Higher Secondary Certificate from MP Board Bhopal (MP) in the year 1998 with 61 % marks.

Ø B.Sc (Maths) from Barkatullah University Bhopal (MP) in the year 2001 with 60%

Ø BLIS from Indira Gandhi National University in the year 2004 with 60% marks.

Ø MLIS from Barkatullah University Bhopal (MP) in the year 2006 with 55% marks.


Work ExperienceTwo and half years working experience in Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Centre Bhopal as a Computer Operator.


Computer Skills
Windows 98/2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista.
MS Office


Hobbies
Listening Music
Net Surfing

Strengths
My self




Personal Details

Father’s Name : Mr. Fakhruddin Khan

Permanent Address : H.N. 3138 Near Upkar School
Sivaji Bara Berkhera Pathani
Bhopal (M.P.)
Contact e-mail: tahira281981@yahoo.co.in
Gender : Female

Marital Status : Single

Languages known : English, Hindi.

E-mail : www.tahira281981@yahoo.co.in

Tahira Khan
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Asha:

Hai sir, good morning. Thanks for your reply .I checked ur blog sir , it is excellent and thanks for sharing.regards . Asha.

Asha Das Librarian
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LIBRARIANS

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LIBRARIANS

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LIBRARIANS

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LIBRARIANS

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SUGUNA'S CORNER - How gender friendly is the Library profession?

ILIs poll on the `status of Library Profession' has set me thinking. It requires more than a poll to respond. Nevertheless, I answered the question from amongst very many interesting options given. I chose the safest option although personally I have very raw feelings about the profession which I think I should keep to myself.

But I definitely feel that it would be useful to share my views on the Gender aspects of it.

Why I chose to migrate from my basic discipline, Agriculture throws light on some of these aspects.

Deadly combination!

In a way it was the other way round, it was Library science that I wanted to pursue over a base of some professional course, which happened to be agriculture in my case. In fact this was the advice given by Dr. Sreepathy Naidu, Ex. Librarian of S.V. University, Tirupati, to his students to guide their children into Library profession via some professional course. My mother happened to be in his class pursuing her B.Lib. Sci. and my career is the result.

Cool roof over your head!

But this idea was reinforced within myself on a particular hot summer afternoon when we saw two women library staff sitting under the comfort of a fan in an already cool Library building, while we had just returned from our Agronomy practicals class. While I enjoyed doing those planting, weeding and harvesting operations, I was not ready to take those tensions of `timely' operations in the rest of my life.

Wider choice!

Choosing library profession, facilitates a wider choice while selecting your `spouse'. Whomever you marry, be it in Amalapuram or in America, you can be sure of having a Library and hence sure of having a profession for yourself. It is not the case with Agriculture.

Under one roof!

Once, a couple discovered very lately, that their professions don't match. That means they can never get jobs at the same place even if they manage to get high level recommendations. One works on Oceans and the other on Deserts! Difficult to co-exisit!! (We don't know, with climatic change it could be possible!!). But, then one of them switched to Library profession so that they could nest! (I don't remember the exact disciplines but it was something similar to this combination)

The top most and ...

Gender suitability is not the same to all the positions in a Library. Even when they are capable, at certain times, it becomes difficult for them to `attend to' or `stay late' or make `surprise visits on Holidays', because of their obvious domestic responsibilities.

Some women, (like me) have a tendency to do all the things by themselves and fail to delegate or effectively manage others. In that case the first position is not suitable.

Another job which women cannot handle in a library is to shelve, take out or otherwise handle large bound volumes. I found it very difficult during my pregnancy but was not complaining about it outwardly as in those days we were not talking `such' issues.

At your own pace!

It is this property of the `Library profession' that gave me the facility/luxury of working from home. Certain jobs like Cataloguing and Classification are intellectual and demand a good amount of concentration, undisturbed by the administrative responsibilities and obligations in a Library. These jobs could better be done away from a library. This is what I am doing now as a free lancer. It is not totally new in our family, as my sister Smt. Kameswari, a Library professional herself and wife of a Librarian, used to prepare entries on cards for Kendreeya Vidyapeeth in Tirupati. I am using computer instead!

Aragini

Kavana sankhe 3.

Aragini

Haadada manava … haadiside
Koodada manava koodiside
Aadada manava aadiside
Kuniyada manava
Gejjeyerisi
Tthaka tthaka kuniside.

Bharada hrudayava haguraagiside
Kangannina kampanu tampaagiside
Besage bisilanu beladingalaabiside.

Jagavella rangu rangu
Kaanisitu, sakhi
Nee kandaagininda.
Shabdagala hangillade
Vivariside nee
Eee
Preetiyarthava.
Nee nanna raani
Chinnada khani
Sakhee….nee nanna aragini.

Devrashan(18th October 2003).

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Restless Union

Restless Union!

Ever increasing tentacles

of passion multiplying......

Deep up and down

into the unknown

a wild journey

deep into the valley

across life and death......

as it was, is and would be;

out of this manifest and latent

Interplay and intersection of love into lust

Good into bad

Light into darkness

And visa versa.

Yes they get lost.....

to each other

Non stop(?)...........

To win battles

Across life and death

Ever spreading red carpets

For new comers

And Bidding farewel

To those approaching the Exit.

Yes they fight their wars Across

Life and death in union

Indeed

A Restless union.

-Rajashekhar Devarai

(Original Source - Independent Spirit Weekly Bidar : March 28, 1989)

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Todays issue - GMT or Makka meant time

Muslim scientists and clerics have called for the adoption of Mecca time to replace GMT, arguing that the Saudi city is the true centre of the Earth.

The call was issued at a conference held in the Gulf state of Qatar under the title: Mecca, the Centre of the Earth, Theory and Practice.

One geologist argued that unlike other longitudes, Mecca's was in perfect alignment to magnetic north.

He said the English had imposed GMT on the rest of the world by force when Britain was a big colonial power, and it was about time that changed.

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gbgv1816 - my kannada kavana moole!

NANNA KANNADA KAVANAGALU

Kavana Sankhe.169.

11062003

Kole

padavi padede

sthana maana needida

huddeya padede.

ninage nachhada

ee

padavi

hudde

gnana

shuddha vyartha

"jeevi",

sote naanindu

nadedu

ananta

daariyuddake

ninnanarasi.

shalige ghaligege

maatu maatige soluttiruve naa

anavarata

ananta.

kaaneyadenu

naa

hela kelade,

kshamisi bidu

sharagoddi beduve

aa

dina

naidile.

maretu bidu nanna adondu ketta

kanasendu,

nagunaguttiru

nee endinante arali pankaja,

kalachi

koleyenba

nannanu

nirbhideyali,

nirdayadi

jeevi.

jeevipriya

posted : 13th June 2008

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A PROFILE OF AN YOUNG AND DYNAMIC LIBRARIAN

A PROFILE OF AN YOUNG AND DYNAMIC LIBRARIAN

G.V. KRISHNA PRIYA,
E-MAIL: priya_197805@yahoo.co.in; krishnapriyagv@gmail.com

EDUCATION

1 Presently pursuing MLISc
2 M.Com from Osmania University -
3 BLISc from Osmania University.
4 B.Com from Osmania University
5 Intermediate (CEC) from Govt. Junior College for Girls Nampally, Board of Intermediate Education.
6 SSC from MRNR school, Board of Secondary Education, Hyderabad
7 Drawing (Lower Grade) from Office of the Commissioner of Govt. Examinations Andhra Pradesh.
8 Technical Teachers Certificate from Office of the Commissioner of Govt. Examinations Andhra Pradesh.
COMPUTER SKILLS:

1 Working knowledge of MS Windows operating system & MS Office,
2 Accounting Package: Wings, Tally
3 Library Software: SOFTAID-LIBSUITE SLIM++, ALICE & KARISHMA
EXPERIENCE & TRAINING

1 Presently working as Head Librarian at Microsoft from November 2005 to till date.
2 Worked as Librarian at Chirec Public School, Kondapur.
3 Trainee at the Resource Centre, National Institute of Fashion Technology, Hyderabad.
4 Project Assistant in the Department of Science & Technology sponsored project Registrar of Extramural Research in Andhra Pradesh.
5 Student Trainee in the Library of Administrative Staff College of India Hyderabad
EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES:
1 Painting
2 Participated as volunteer at college level in NSS activities.
Languages Known : ENGLISH, HINDI, TELUGU AND KANNADA

G.V.Krishna Priya

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Time management

Dear all,
As you know everybody in this world has a fixed time of 24 hours a day. Some of us have not much to do and are always trying to find out ways and means of how to spend time and get engaged. Some of us are not so busy and not so free. Some of us are very busy...and are running and running to complete so many things within this 24 hours a day. What seems to be important is how many things we accomplish or do, what is the quality of work done, how important are the things that we do. How important are our works as judged by others. Are we happy about what we are doing and what we are not doing. This is one of the big game every one is playing with time in this world. Time management is one of the most important thing that a successful leader or person handles successfully.
What ultimately is important is are we doing all the things that are dearer to hearts....or we are always trying to please others...continuously.
One of the secrets of success according to me is , one who does things dearer to his heart normally is appreciated by every one....and the time spent is justified. Let us do things dearer to our self and our own uniqueness. Happy time management!
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forthcoming lis software

Dear Friends, Please find enclosed some more details about the forthcoming Library Automation Software ABCD.-- With Best Regards,--Sainul Abideen PLibrarianIIITM-KeralaDear colleagues:As previously announced, we present the second nugget about ABCD = Automation of Libraries and Information Centers.If you missed the first nugget, you can find it at:https://listserv.surfnet.nl/scripts/wa.cgi?A2=ind0806&L=cds-isis&T=0&F=&S=&P=628 (Spanish)https://listserv.surfnet.nl/scripts/wa.cgi?A2=ind0806&L=cds-isis&T=0&F=&S=&P=513 (English)https://listserv.surfnet.nl/scripts/wa.cgi?A2=ind0806&L=cds-isis&T=0&F=&S=&P=760 (Portuguese) Today we will talk about the main principles of its architecture. General considerations * ABCD is alligned with the CISIS/1660 version 5.2 platform, and will eventually be made compatible with later versions. This means that the inverted file entries are 60 characters long, and will increase in length in the ISIS-NBP based version. * ABCD is compatible with programming languages accepted by the GNU licences, i.e. PHP, Java, Javascript, Python, etc. The current version of ABCD is written in PHP v.5. * The system is totally language independent. The product will be made available in Spanish, English, French and Portuguese by end of 2008, and can be translated into other languages in the same way the CDS/ISIS applications always were.Cataloguing moduleThe main feature of the cataloguing module is that it accepts different database structures in a transparent way. Each database has itsown configuration files which ABCD interprets in order to apply the necessary procedures to manage each information structure. Thisfollows the same philosophy as CDS/ISIS. Each database has its own FDT (Field Definition Table), etc.The first version of ABCD has the following functions available: * User control through a database defining username, login, password, user level (Administrator, Operator, Librarian, End user, etc.), where specific information sources and access rights are established. * Database creation in three modalities: 1. Creating new databases in the traditional, four-step CDS/ISIS way: defining the FDT, a worksheet, a display format (PFT) and an indexing format (FST). ABCD generates the necessary environment files and creates the database in the Web server. 2. Copying an existing database from the Web server, and making changes afterwards. 3. Creating a database in the Web server based on a Winisis database available on the local machine. The ABCD system performs all the necessary conversions for the change of operative environment. * Management of multiple structures, providing templates for the separate entry of subfields. The structures can be based on MARC21, UNIMARC, LILACS, CEPAL, AGRIS, or any other ad-hoc structure that the user prefers. ABCD gives the user an extraordinarily wide capacity to define the FDT. It is possible to use repeatable subfields, to give names to subfields and to associate special help messages, pick-lists, etc. to each of them. * Dynamic building of data entry worksheets based on specifications given in the FDT. This table contains not only the specification of the ISIS fields proper, but also the characteristics which the fields will deploy in the worksheets (textbox, select, checkbox options, html area, text area), as well as the facilities to present controlled vocabularies related to the fields. * Capture of controlled vocabulary through authority files, obtained from the same or external databases. This feature is managed through inverted files. * Capture of controlled vocabulary through tables defined in TXT files. * Identification of fields requiring association to external resources (images, pdf, xls, etc) in order to upload these to the server. * Management of different kinds of records in each database, presenting the adequate worksheet for each type. * Management of multiple worksheets, dynamically defined by the user. * Access to records through the MFN, advanced search or alphabetical listing of a field defined as the main entry. * Creation, editing and deletion of records. * Presentation of search results using various display formats. * Printing module allowing different print formats and sorting criteria (depending on the number of records). Facilities for sending the results to wordprocessors or spreadsheets. * A module for the generation of lists and indexes. * Generation of scripts for real-time quality control during data entry.We'll tell you more about ABCD functionalities in later notes.The ABCD system is one of the main topics to be presented during the 3rd ISIS World Congress, taking place in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil,september 14th-16th, 2008.More information about the ISIS3 congress can be found at the Congress WebsiteSpanish http://www.eventos.bvsalud.org/agendas/isis3/?lang=esEnglish http://www.eventos.bvsalud.org/agendas/isis3/?lang=enPortuguese http://www.eventos.bvsalud.org/agendas/isis3/?lang=pt Regards,Ernesto Spinakthanks to Wenke Adam for the translation -- .^. .^. 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my dreams - 1816gbgv

DEAR ALL,

OF LATE DREAMING HAS BECOME RARE. yESTERDAY NIGHT! WHAT A WONDER i COULD MEET SOME OF MY CLOSE FRIENDS. i NEVER FELT I AM WITNESSING A DREAM. I HAD ALMOST FORGOTTEN THIS STAGE OF LIFE IN MY DREAM. IS IT NOT A MYSTERY TO FORGET EVERYTHING OF THE PRESENT AND GO BACK FIVE YEARS.... AND FEEL AS IF I WERE BACK FIVE YEARS.... MYSTERIES ARE JUST AROUND AND IN US....LET US OPEN OUR MIND....AND NOTICE THEM....LIFE IS MUCH MORE THAN WE SEE AND PERCEIVE..... HAPPY DREAMS TO ALL OF YOU....BE A CHILD ONCE AGAIN. RAJLIBRARIAN lotus5673@yahoo.co.in

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Librarian jobs

Jefferson Community College - Watertown, New York
Assistant Librarian
Jefferson Community College , located in Northern New York State near the shores of Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River , currently serves 3,600 students pursuing credit courses in both classroom and online environments in the areas of Liberal Arts, Science, and Business Divisions for transfer or career programs.The College is conducting a search for an Assistant Librarian to coordinate reference services and circulation procedures. This is a full-time, 12-month, tenure-track position beginning September 2008. The successful candidate will be part of a team of three librarians providing reference services, teaching information literacy classes, assisting with collection development, and serving on campus committees.Required: Master of Library Science (MLS) or Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) from an ALA-accredited (or equivalent) institution; 4 years of relevant professional experience; the ability to work with a diverse population; and strong interpersonal and organizational skills.Preferred: Current experience providing reference services using online and print resources in a community college setting; experience teaching information literacy in an academic environment; experience with automated library management systems, especially Aleph 500.To Apply: Send JCC application, letter addressing position requirements and reference services philosophy, resume, unofficial transcripts, and three current letters of professional reference to Human Resources Office, Dept. 45c, Jefferson Community College, 1220 Coffeen St., Watertown , New York 13601-1897 . Review of applications will begin immediately. Finalists will be responsible for interview-related expenses. For information about JCC, visit our web site at www.sunyjefferson.edu/Employment. JCC is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution.
-- Connie HolbergAssistant Librarian, Melvil Dewey LibraryJefferson Community CollegeWatertown, NY 13601315-786-2224


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Worldcat Registry - global resource sharing policy

Global Resource Sharing Policies in the WorldCat Registry
Monday, 9 June, 2008 9:46 PM
From:
"OCLC Resource Sharing" Add sender to Contacts
To:
OCLC-SHARING-L@OCLC.ORG
WorldCat Registry users around the world can now access global resource sharing policy information in the Registry. Policy information about global resource sharing, previously available only in the subscriber-only Policies Directory, is now included in institution profiles within the WorldCat Registry for display by any Registry user.

Access to global resource sharing policies will help Registry users determine whether a library will loan a resource identified through the WorldCat database to libraries within the same country or in other countries. Consulting the Registry for this type of policy information will save time for library staff trying to obtain needed items for their users.

All institutions in the WorldCat Registry can define global resource sharing policies. OCLC will pre-populate the WorldCat Registry with global resource sharing policies of WorldCat Resource Sharing subscribers that exist in the Policies Directory. A user authorized to modify an institution's settings can create or modify that institution's policy information.

The following policy information will display to WorldCat Registry users:

Copy policy
- Copy within the same country for free or for a fee
- Copy to other countries for free or for a fee

Loan policy
- Loan within the same country for free or for a fee
- Loan to other countries for free or for a fee

Visit the WorldCat Registry at http://worldcat.org/registry to enter global resource sharing policies for your library or view policies for other libraries around the world.

Gabriella Holland
Product Manager, Directory Services



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