Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Year

Table 1. The creation of library catalogs 1876–1997. A conspectus of tools and
critiques in the historical search for best practice.17
Year Publication/Event
1876 Cutter’s Rules for a Printed Dictionary Catalogue, 1st ed.
1904 Cutter’s Rules for a Dictionary Catalog, 4th ed.
1908 Catalog Rules: Author and Title Entries. (The Anglo-American Cataloging Code)
1941 Preliminary second edition by the ALA of the 1908 rules
1941 A.D. Osborn, “The Crisis in Cataloging”18
1942 ALA Rules for Filing Catalog Cards
1948 Rules for Descriptive Cataloging in the Library of Congress
1949 ALA Cataloging Rules for Author and Title Entries
1953 Seymour Lubetzky, Cataloging Rules and Principles: A Critique of the ALA Rules19
1956 Filing Rules for the Dictionary Catalogs in the Library of Congress
1961 International Conference on Cataloging Principles, Paris
1965 Draft of Machine-Readable Cataloging (MARC) format
1967 Anglo American Cataloging Rules (AACR)
1968 MARC II format
1969 International Meeting of Cataloging Experts, Copenhagen
1971 International Standard Bibliographic Description (ISBD)
1974 First meeting of Joint Steering Committee for Revision of AACR (JSC)
1978 Anglo-American Cataloging Rules, 2nd ed. (AACR 2)
1980 Library of Congress Filing Rules
1988 Anglo American Cataloging Rules, 2nd edition revised (AACR2 R)
1997 International conference on the principles and future of AACR, Toronto
1998 AACR2 e (CD-ROM under constant revision by Joint Steering Committee)20

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Absent libraries, photocopied minds


What the case of the photocopying shop versus the academic presses demonstrates is thefailure of the Indian library system and a parallel lack of intellectual growth
 
Once the ragging was over, freshers at Delhi University (DU) often went through a more pleasant initiation rite — the handing over of stacks of photocopied notes and chapters from books, a legacy passed down from seniors to their juniors.
 
Those stacks were substantial enough to qualify as quasi-books in their own right. Some of these faux anthologies had the impressive patina of age and signs of a fledgling democracy of colleges in DU: notes that had been passed down from Kirori Mal through St Stephens via South Campus colleges from generation to generation.

So when two academic presses, Oxford University Press (OUP) and Cambridge University Press (CUP), sued the small photocopying shop that operates near the Delhi School of Economics and the University of Delhi for infringement of copyright, they appeared to have threatened a venerable tradition. Students protested, threatened a boycott of the two presses, defending photocopying as their right; and an argument began over the rights and iniquities of copyright.

Both sides have merit. The academic presses are correct to demand an end to this widespread and common practice of copyright violation — they have a duty, however unpopular this may be, to the authors and the books that they publish. But the students have a point when they say academic books are often priced out of their budget, or that it’s unreasonable to expect students to buy 20 books where only a chapter or so might be cited in each.

Copyright is not the issue, though it might be the legal battleground to this case. (If OUP and CUP win their case, the photocopying shops will close shutters in DU, and open doors elsewhere. The practice is likelier to go underground than to stop.) What the case of the photocopying shop versus the academic presses demonstrates is the failure of the Indianlibrary system and a parallel lack of intellectual growth.

The problem that university students face in Delhi (and the rest of India) is not unique: especially for less affluent students, the cost of academic journals and books is prohibitive, and buying what would be required to cover the year’s syllabus is impractical.

For many of the world’s students, from universities in America and Oxford to places with very different college cultures – Portugal, Mexico, Belarus, Singapore – the library is their parallel university. In terms of scale, and just as important, the range of books on offer and the accessibility of the reading rooms to students, the public library or college libraryelsewhere has been as essential a part of the university experience as the actual classes and lectures.

The average Indian student cannot imagine what using a library elsewhere might be like: the Belarus library with its 8 million items and public concerts, the massive University of Coimbra library in Portugal with its 16th century charter – livraria pública para lentes,estudantes e quaisquer pessoas outras, the public library for lecturers, students and also everyone else – quite apart from the giant public libraries that also have space for art, sculptures, performances among the books. Even the best of DU’s libraries (or any Indian national or university library) cannot compare to any of the world’s good public libraries — it’s like comparing bullock carts and auto-rickshaws, which get the job done, to subway systems, which get the same job done on a completely different scale.

The Career Librarian blog describes what it took to build the Mexican library system — currently “the largest public library system in Latin America”. It required the enthusiastic backing of the state and the government over a decade, massive grants from foundations like the Gates Foundation. Most of all, a country that has had more than its share of problems with corruption and drug wars recognised that providing access to learning, computers and books for all their citizens is an urgent priority, not a luxury.

In the absence of a library culture – a place not just to read but to explore, not just tofetishise books but to own and examine the ideas inside them – the world of the Indian student is a shockingly narrow one. The real argument against photocopying texts isn’t, perhaps, the copyright one, which is only a legal argument.

When we read as students from those photocopied “books”, we read without anunderstanding of how much context and history had been lost. Often, chapters fromacademic studies and works floated in isolation, no link connecting one photocopiedchapter and the next. No one referred to the uber-texts, the actual journals or books in which they had appeared. The “books” were focused around the core of the syllabus and their purpose was only to get students through the exams.

Arguments, essays and schools of thoughts were stapled together in those books, often without any reference to the larger world where those ideas had gestated and been born. If you were lucky enough to have good professors, a better map of thinkers might have been available; if not, there are only these ersatz books and their limited world-view, shaping the way the next generation of students will negotiate their lives.

Source | Business Standard | 25 September 2012

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Shri Narendra Modi to be on a LIVE, face-to-face conversation with you. Be a part!

http://www.narendramodi.in/chief-minister-narendra-modi-will-be-the-first-politician-in-the-country-to-have-a-live-video-chat-via-google-hangout-with-people-across-the-country/


Shri Narendra Modi will speak with you LIVE, face-to-face over Google+ Hangout on 31st August 2012

All you have to do is post a question, either a video or a text question

Speak with Shri Narendra Modi on “Strong & Glorious India long cherished by Swami Vivekananda!” Be the youth of Swami Vivekananda’s dreams!

The initiative is organized by Vivekananda Cell, Sports, Youth & Cultural Activities Department, Gujarat


In a yet another initiative to connect with the people of the country, Gujarat Chief Minister Shri Narendra Modi is all set to speak with you LIVE, face-to-face over Google+ Hangout on 31st August 2012!Google+ Hangout is an application on Google+ that facilitates group video chat with upto a maximum of 10 persons.
We come across excerpts of interviews of politicians & leaders on television or newspapers or online, but it is for the first time that a common man gets to ask questions to a CM LIVE! All you have to do is post a question, either a video or a text question here! The last date for submitting questions is 27th August midnight.
For those who have always wanted to have a word with Shri Narendra Modi in person, this is the time for them! Speak with Shri Narendra Modi on “Strong & Glorious India long cherished by Swami Vivekananda!” Be the youth of Swami Vivekananda’s dreams! The questions posted here will be shortlisted and the selected questioners will be invited to join Shri Narendra Modi on Google+ hangout. The Hangout will be broadcasted LIVE on youtube! So, if you are not on the ‘Hangout’ session, you may as well watch it Live on YouTube!
The Google+ Hangout with Shri Narendra Modi is scheduled to happen on 31st August 2012, the 5th Friday of August 2012. To participate, you need to follow Shri Narendra Modi on Google+. To go to his profile and follow him, click hereThis initiative is organized by the Vivekananda Cell, Sports, Youth & Cultural Activities Department, Gujarat & Google is the official partner of this initiative.
On an international level, among others who have interacted live with people before on Google+ hangout are USA President Barack Obama and Australia Prime Minister Julia Gillard.
Being abreast with modern technology is icing on a cake and Shri Narendra Modi has had an influential web presence since he came to power. Connecting with people on social media has been nothing new for Shri Modi. The tech-savvy CM already has a huge fan following on social networking sites like Twitter andFacebook, with more than 8 lakh followers on twitter and more than 6 lakh fans on facebook! His Google + account which was created only 2 months back, already has a huge followers base of more than 90,000!  Shri Narendra Modi has always believed in open exchange of views with people on a regular basis be it through any medium.
In India, when people talk about taking technology to the doorstep of common man, nobody misses out on making a mention of Shri Narendra Modi, as he is known for having a penchant for modern day technology and providing the same to the people residing in remote areas. He is committed to offering transparency in whatever work the state government takes on hand.
In a bid to achieve mass participation, the Chief Minister in the past has made optimum use of technology that has helped improvise governance and also speeded grievance redressal procedure. An example of this is Gujarat government’s SWAGAT e-governance system, a UN award winning initiative of Gujarat!  The government through e-governance has resolved thousands of long-pending complaints!
So, make the most of this chance to speak with Shri Narendra Modi, the leader who has envisioned and implemented change for good and post your question now!

Thursday, August 2, 2012

MANLIBNET Best Librarian Award 2012


MANLIBNET Best Librarian Award 2012 (Award Consists of Citation and a Cash Award of Rs. 10,000/-)

Management Libraries Network (MANLIBNET)* invites nominations/applications for MANLIBNET Best Librarian Award for the year 2012 from MANLIBNET members in the country. Applicants are requested to send their detailed bio-data with details of achievements along with supporting documents. The contribution for the development of profession should specifically find a place in bio-data. MANLIBNET’s current office bearers, members of the Executive Council or MANLIBNET Advisory Board are not eligible for applying to this Award.

Management Libraries Network (MANLIBNET) instituted the MANLIBNET Best Librarian Award  in the year 1999. The Award which is supported by EBSCO consists of a Cash Award of Rs. 10,000/- and a Citation.

On the basis of the applications received, MANLIBNET Executive Council selects the candidate for this Award. However, the executive council of MANLIBNET reserves the right to select a person for this Award either from the applications received by it or nominate someone else other than those who might have applied for the Award. The Award would be presented during the inaugural function of the *International Conference on Creating Wisdom and Knowledge through Shared Learning: Roles of Librarians and Information Managers being held at Indian Institute of Management Indore during October 11-13, 2012.

The application may be sent at manlibnet.secretariat@gmail.com on or before August 14, 2012

Sunday, July 22, 2012

Why go to the library for research


New Delhi, July 20: Struggling over your civics homework or history thesis? No problem, just file a Right to Information Act application with the National Archives of India, and its officials will find the answer for you.

The problem has gone beyond a joke, say administrators at the National Archives of India (NAI). They are breaking their back to locate the answers from their mountains of documents as people, including researchers, bombard them with RTI queries as a short cut, sparing themselves long hours in the NAI’s reading room going through musty records.

The NAI is receiving about 120 RTI applications a month. With the act setting no limit on the number of questions that can be asked, sometimes a single application contains queries on multiple subjects.

“The library is open to one and all. There is no reason why people should seek information through the RTI when they can come themselves and look for it here. They are just looking for an easy way out,” NAI director-general Mushirul Hasan complained.

Forced to double as researchers, the archive’s administrators are planning to request the government to amend the RTI Act to exempt libraries from its ambit.

It’s easy to sympathise with them: one query asked for “a list of all the names inscribed on the India Gate in Delhi and who they are”. The monument carries 90,000 names: soldiers who died fighting for British India in World War I (1914-18) and the Third Anglo-Afghan War (1919).

Another demanded a “record of all people hanged since 1947 onwards and those who got amnesty”.

The one question that seems to have started the trend came from a 10-year-old schoolgirl in Lucknow.

Aishwarya Parashar had sent an RTI application to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) in February asking how Mahatma Gandhi secured the tag of “Father of the Nation”. The PMO forwarded it to the home ministry, which sent it to the NAI.

Flummoxed NAI officials discovered there never had been an official declaration and replied that no documents on the information sought were available.
Parashar’s question spurred others to file similar queries, this time directly to the NAI.

“We have received several questions asking the same thing, only framed a little differently. Some ask for the gazette notification in which Gandhi was declared ‘Father of the Nation’; others ask for file notings if there are any,” a senior official said.

Another favourite RTI topic is the Emergency. “How many people were sterilised during the Emergency?” asked one applicant. “Please give details of people arrested and detained,” requested another.

Some seek historical dates, such as the date of birth of 1857 revolt hero Mangal Pandey .

A “whole lot” of applicants demand information on the wealth and properties of the erstwhile royals, who had to submit an inventory of their assets at the time of accession, a senior NAI official said.

“People demand photocopies of the inventories, mainly to settle court cases,” he explained.

Then there are the queries filed by researchers. “Most of them are very honest and accept that they have filed the RTI application to help them collect the data,” the official said.

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

2012 Emerald South Asia LIS Research Fund Award - Deadline extended!!!


Emerald Group Publishing (India) Pvt. Ltd.Emerald Logo 

June 21, 2012
Dear Librarians,

Greetings from Emerald, India.
 
2012 Emerald South Asia LIS Research Fund Award

Supporting Library and Information Science research in South Asia

Call for library and information science research proposals!

 
Emerald is delighted to offer a research grant for a project in the field of library and information science research. The award will offer £2,000 (approximately US$3,000 equivalent) to fund the winning research project. In addition to the research fund it is also hoped that the findings of the research can be published in one of Emerald's many excellent library and information studies titles.
 
A number of Highly Commended Awards may also be bestowed.
 
Applications should address the dissemination of knowledge with a specific orientation toward benefit for South Asia. 
 
Eligibility
The main member of the research team must be of South Asian origin or be based in South Asia.
 
For the purpose of this award, South Asian countries are defined as: India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Maldives 

Judging criteria
Each application was judged, by a panel of experts, on the criteria below. The research must:
  • Be of significance, and in particular, illustrate how it will benefit South Asia.
  • Demonstrate originality and innovation.
  • Make an outstanding contribution to theory and its application.
  • Illustrate the appropriateness and application of the methodology.
  • Demonstrate sound implications for theory and practice.

Application requirements
 
Each proposal must be submitted using the online application form at:
http://ww2.emeraldinsight.com/awards/southasia_lis.htm
 
 
The following documents will be required electronically:
  • A summary stating specific goals, outcomes and benefits of the research. This should not exceed 2,000 words (note that tables, figures, appendices and reference lists, if provided do NOT count to the 2,000 word total).
  • A covering letter containing full contact details (affiliation, full address, telephone number/s and e-mail address) for all researchers involved in the project. Please state clearly which researcher will be the main point of contact.   
The 2,000-word summary must:
  • Display clearly a statement of purpose and intent.
  • State clearly the methodology(ies) applied and explicitly describe the research process.
  • State expected research outcomes and expected impact and possible application.
  • Specify the expected timescales of the research process.
  • Outline projected costs and total research grant required.
Key dates
The closing date for applications is September 1, 2012.
Winners will be announced in October 2012.
 


For further information, please contact:
 
Biju Ganesan 
Publishing Relationship Manager 

Emerald Group Publishing Limited
502 -503, Ring Road Mall, Mangalam Place,
Sector - 3, Rohini, New Delhi - 110085 
Tel
+ 91 11 43362200 
 
Sincerely,
 
Biju Ganesan
Emerald Group Publishing Ltd
 

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Georgia State University Copyright Decision Issued—New Rules for Users and Publishers


In a highly anticipated decision, a federal court in Atlanta gave Georgia State University (GSU) a solid, although not complete victory in its fair use defense of its course web and electronic library reserve programs. The University had been sued by a coalition of publishers who alleged that GSU’s practices amounted to “massive” copyright infringement, and had sought a permanent injunction that could have severely limited the scanning of copyrighted documents by academic institutions for teaching purposes. In its long-awaited, 350 pageopinion, the court found that GSU’s copying for educational purposes were entitled to strong fair use protection, although that protection was subject to certain limits.


LIBRARY TRAINEE INTERVIEW QUESTION

The following questions was asking in NIT ,Trichy Central Library Library Trainee post;
Introduce Your self?
What is OPAC?
Mention two name of E book Publisher?
What is Information literacy?
Tell me two library automation software’s?
Tell me two Digital libraries Software’s? 
Features of DDC 22nd and 23rd editions?
What is Web portal?
What is Subject gateway?
Five laws Library science?

CALL FOR PAPERS- International Journal of Information Library and Society (IJILS)


CALL FOR PAPERS

International Journal of Information Library and Society (IJILS)
VOLUME 1 ISSUE 2 July-December 2012 ISSN : 2278-0386
Deparment of Library and Information Science, Sarojini Naidu Govt. Girls PG Autonomous College Bhopal (M.P.) India, is pleased to announce the launching of its journal titled “International Journal of Information Library and Society (IJILS)” - a print journal of the LIS discipline dedicated to publish peer reviewed original research papers, survey reports, and reviews & opinions pertaining to the subject of Library and Information Science.

Published on Bi-annual basis, the International Journal of Information Library and Society (IJILS) intend to provide a dedicated platform to LIS professionals for regularly contributing to LIS literature in the niche area of Library & Information Science. By publishing quality refereed papers of issues of vital importance, the Journal proposes to act as a crucial link between the research community and practitioners in the profession which help keep up with the latest concepts, trends, opinions, theories, and methodologies in the areas of library management and of interest and value to senior managers and academics within the library and information profession.

Authors are requested to contribute by submitting their unpublished research papers for the publication in the journal on the following broad areas of library & Information Science :
· Collections Development & Library Services
· Data Protection and Copyright
· Digital Libraries/ Institutional Repositories
· Documentation Services
· Electronic Resources·
· Emerging Technologies
· Information Use
· Leadership & Professional Development
· Leadership and Human Resource Management·
· Library & Society
· Library 2.0
· Library Automation
· Library Finance & Budgeting
· Library Research
· Managing Change
· Marketing and Communication·
· Marketing of Library Services
· Outsourcing
· Performance Measurement
· Publishing Industry
· Quality Management
· Strategic Management
· Teamwork
· User Needs and Services·
-Education for librarianship
-Information Society
-Information literacy
-Intellectual property rights
-Academic Libraries
-Library Legislation 

Contributions must be submitted in Microsoft® Word format; be typewritten in English; in single space; have a one-inch (2.5 cm) margin on all sides; have text left-justified; have text set as 11-pt. Times New Roman font; include the title on the top of the first page; list the authors and their affiliations and countries directly under the title.

References: The authors are requested to ensure that all information in the paper that is taken from another source is substantiated with an in-text reference citation. Please also note that your references must strictly follow APA (American Psychological Association) style.

Please e-mail your papers at editorjils@gmail.com and pkumarp11@gmail.com

Computer Aptitude Question with answers

1. Who is called as “Father of Computers”?
(A) Charles Babage
(B) Blaise Pascal
(C) Hollirth
(D) All of these
(E) None of these
2. The first Digital Computer introduced, was named as :
(A) Univac
(B) Mark-I
(C) Eniac
(D) All of these
(E) None of these
3. How many generations, computer can be classified?
(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 3
(D) 6
(E) None of these
4. First Generation Computers contain :
(A) Transistors
(B) Vacume Tubes
(C) LSI
(D) VLSI
(E) None of these
5. II Generation Computers are made of :
(A) Vaccume Tubes
(B) Transistors
(C) LSI
(D) VLSI
(E) None of these
6. IV Generation Computers contain :
(A) LSI
(B) Vaccume Tubes
(C) All Technology
(D) Transistors
(E) None of these
7. Vth Generation Computers are based on:
(A) Artificial Intelligence
(B) Programming Intelligence
(C) System Knowledge
(D) All of these
(E) None of these
8. Computers, combine both measuring and counting, are called :
(A) Analog
(B) Digital
(C) Hybrid
(D) All of these
(E) None of these
9. In world today, most of the computers are :
(A) Digital
(B) Hybrid
(C) Analog
(D) Complex
(E) None of these
10. In any computer installation, how many elements consists?
(A) 2
(B) 4
(C) 3
(D) 1
(E) None of these
11. Physical structure of computer is called :
(A) Software
(B) Hardware
(C) Humanware
(D) All of these
(E) None of these
12. A computer can perform, which of the following tasks?
(A) Computation
(B) Communication
(C) Processing
(D) All of these
(E) None of these
13. CPU stands for :
(A) Computer Processing Unit
(B) Central Processing Unit
(C) Both (A) & (B)
(D) Communication Processing Unit
(E) None of these
14. In which type of computer, data are represented as discrete signals?
(A) Analog computer
(B) Digital computer
(C) both
(D) Digilog Computer
(E) None of these
15. Which of the following is available in the form of a PC now?
(A) Mainframe
(B) Microcomputer
(C) Minicomputer
(D) Both (B) & (C)
(E) None of these
16. PARAM is an example of :
(A) Super computer
(B) PC
(C) Laptop
(D) PDA
(E) None of these
17. Who developed the `analytical engine’?
(A) Jacquard loom
(B) Charles Babbage
(C) Shannon
(D) IBM
(E) None of these
18. ENIAC stands for :
(A) Electrical Numerical Integrator and Calculator
(B) Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer
(C) Electronic Numerical Integrator and Calculator
(D) Electronic Number Integrator and Calculator
(E) None of these
19. First Generation of computer was based on which technology?
(A) Transistor
(B) Vacuum Tube
(C) LSI
(D) VLSI
(E) None of these
20. Microprocessor was introduced in which generation of computer?
(A) Second Generation
(B) Fourth Generation
(C) Both (A) & (B)
(D) Third Generation
(E) All of the above
21. GUI stands for :
(A) Graphical User Interface
(B) Graph Use Interface
(C) Graphical Universal Interface
(D) None of these
22. The time taken by CPU to retrieve and interpret the instruction to be executed is called as :
(A) Instruction cycle
(B) Fetch cycle
(C) Both (A) & (B)
(D) All of these
(E) None of these
23. Which of the following is responsible for all types of calculations?
(A) ALU
(B) Control Unit
(C) Registers
(D) BUS
(E) None of these
24. Internal memory in a CPU is nothing but :
(A) A set of registers
(B) A set of ALU
(C) Microprocessor
(D) BUS
(E) None of these
25. Which of the following is permanent memory?
(A) SRAM
(B) DRAM
(C) ROM
(D) All of these
(E) None of these
Answers :
1. (A) 2. (B) 3. (B) 4. (B) 5. (B) 6. (A) 7. (A) 8. (C) 9. (A) 10. (C)
11. (B) 12. (D) 13. (B) 14. (B) 15. (B) 16. (A) 17. (B) 18. (B) 19. (B) 20. (B)
21. (A) 22. (A) 23. (A) 24. (A) 25. (C)