Thursday, 31 May 2012
नहीं भेजा जिला (बागपत) पुस्तकालय का प्रस्ताव, निदेशक नाराज
बागपत। पढ़ने-लिखने का शौक रखने वालों के लिए जिला पुस्तकालय स्थापित करने की कवायद तेज कर दी गई है। शासन ने इसके लिए प्रस्ताव मांगा था, जिसके स्वीकृत होने के बाद पुस्तकालय का निर्माण शुरू किया जाएगा।
ये है स्थिति
बागपत को जिला बने 15 साल हो चुके हैं लेकिन अभी तक यहां जिला पुस्तकालय का निर्माण नहीं हो सका है। इसके चलते पढ़ाई-लिखाई का शौक रखने वालों को असुविधा होती है। ऐसे में बाजार से पुस्तकें खरीदने के सिवाय कोई विकल्प नहीं बचता। स्कूल-कालेज के छात्र-छात्राएं भी धार्मिक, साहित्यिक पुस्तकें पढ़ने के लिये परेशान रहते हैं।
शासन का है आदेश
जनपद मुख्यालय पर पुस्तकालय बनाने का शासन का आदेश है। इसके बावजूद यहां इस दिशा में कोई काम आगे नहीं बढ़ पा रहा है। इस पर माध्यमिक शिक्षा परिषद के निदेशक वासुदेव यादव ने नाराजगी जाहिर की है। उन्होंने डीआईओएस को भेजे पत्र में कहा है कि बागपत में राजकीय जिला पुस्तकालय की स्थापना कराने का प्रस्ताव आठ माह पहले मांगा था, किंतु अभी तक प्रस्ताव नहीं भेजा गया है।
एक सप्ताह में दें प्रस्ताव
डीआईओएस को भेजे पत्र में निदेशक ने हिदायत दी सप्ताह भर में भूमि का चयन कर प्रस्ताव उपलब्ध कराया जाए। इस कवायद के बाद यहां जल्द ही पुस्तकालय भवन का निर्माण होने की उम्मीद जागने लगी है। विद्यार्थियों व आम आदमी को इसका लाभ होगा, क्योंकि तब महंगी किताब मुफ्त में पढ़ने को मिलने लगेंगी।
Library Trainees at IIT Gandhinagar, Gujarat
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GANDHINAGAR
*Vacancy for Library Trainees*
The Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN) is one of the premier Institutes in the country setup by Govt. of India in 2008. The Library @ IITGN aims to be one of the leading state-of- the-art libraries, and is fast developing with its rich collection (print & digital), IT infrastructure and innovative information services. To assist in providing excellent services to the institute’s user community, the library is looking for young, dynamic, tech- savvy, highly motivated and committed fresh Post-Graduates in Library & Information Science from recognized Indian universities to serve as*Library Trainees *purely on a temporary basis for one year.
Library at the Institute is fully computerized, subscribes to major e-resources and provides network based information services. It is kept open for longer hours on weekdays, weekends, holidays and vacations. The essential requirements and other details for this position are as given below:
Essential Qualifications & other requirements:
Master in Library & Information Science with a first class
Sound working knowledge of basic IT tools
Familiarity with Web Based Information Resources
Good Knowledge of Library Management Software, E-Resources
Strong communication (written & oral) skills in English
Strong interpersonal & intrapersonal skills
Work as a team member & excel in assigned tasks
Aptitude for providing excellent service
Skills for developing websites will be an added advantage
Nature of traineeship : Trainees will be provided with an opportunity to work in different sections of the library and learn modern library management techniques and web based services. The Library will provide a highly professional working & learning environment. The selected candidates will have ample opportunities to work and learn on emerging IT tools and technologies.
Duration: The duration of traineeship will be for one year (usually July-June).
Remuneration : Selected candidates will be paid a consolidated stipend of Rs. 14,000/- per month with leave and medical facilities as per Institute rules.
No TA/DA will be provided to the candidates for attending written test & interview
Selection of candidates will be based on the performance in the written test and personal interview.
Number of Vacancies: Four
Age Limit: 26 years as on the date of test & interview
Interested candidates who meet the above mentioned basic requirements may send their application with resume along with a passport size photograph affixed at librarytrainees@ iitgn.ac. in by 18th June, 2012 and directly come for the written test & interview. Candidates are requested to bring with them the certificates (original & one set of photocopy) in support of date of birth and qualifications, experience if any.
Candidates who have appeared for their final year exam and are expecting the results before the test & interview date may also apply.
Date for written test & interview: 23rd June, 2012 (Saturday) at 9.30am
Venue for written test & interview: Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, VGEC Campus, Chandkheda, Visat-Gandhinagar Highway, Ahmedabad- 382 424,GujaratAddress: Librarian, Central Library, IIT Gandhinagar, VGEC Campus, Chandkheda, Visat-Gandhinagar Highway, Ahmedabad- 382 424, Gujarat Tel: 09328474224, 079-32454368
For more information about the Institute, Library and this announcement, please visit http://www.iitgn. ac.in
Refresher Course in LIS @ University of Delhi
The Centre for Professional Development in Higher Education (CPDHE), University of Delhi is conducting a Refresher Course in Library and Information Science on the theme "Trends and Issues in Academic
Librarianship" from 28th June 2012 to 18th July 2012. Interested candidates may submit their duly filled in application form in the enclosed proforma(attachment ) on or before 20th June 2012 to the following address:
The Director
Centre for Professional Development in Higher Education (UGC-ASC)
Academic Research Centre, Patel Marg Opp. S.G.T.B. Khalsa College
University of Delhi, Delhi-110007.
Website : http://www.cpdhe. ac.in
Phone : 011-27667099, 011- 27662065
Telefax : 011-27667099 / Ext 103
E-mail : cpdhe@illl.in
The e-application form can be downloaded from our Department website: http://dlis. du.ac.in/ rc_form.pdf. TA and DA will be given to the selected participants as per the UGC rules. If any problem, do not hesitate and
contact the Course Coordinator or Course Convener.
Dr (Mrs.) Paramjeet K Walia (pkwalia2002@ gmail.com), Head,
DLIS, University of Delhi
Course Coordinator
Dr M Madhusudhan (madhumargam@ gmail.com),
Assistant Professor, DLIS, University of Delhi
Course Convener
Wednesday, 30 May 2012
Libraries Should Be What Users Want—With a Little Help from Librarians
By on May 29, 2012
The future is vibrant—and it is working—in Colorado, where LJ held its 12th Design Institute (DI), visited area libraries that reflect and respond to their communities, and heard from both librarians and architects about new library spaces for collaboration and creation. It’s engaged in upstate New York, at Fayetteville Free Library (FFL). There, Director Sue Considine and transliteracy development director Lauren Britton have launched a Fab Lab for creation of physical products—and those can be as high-tech as what comes out of a 3-D MakerBot or as low-tech as the product and designs of a crochet group, which can be made into a book to inspire others. (For more on maker spaces, listen to the OCLC/LJ webinar, Made in a Library.)As many of us here at LJ gear up to attend the American Library Association conference in Anaheim, it seems an appropriate time to reflect on the future of libraries. To quote political muckraker Lincoln Steffens, “I have seen the future, and it works.” Unfortunately, Steffens was referring to the post–World War I Soviet Union, and we all know how that turned out. I feel a bit more confident, however, about the future I see.
It’s all-encompassing at Skokie Public Library in Illinois, which has a digital media lab for adults, not just teens or college students. It’s confirmed in LJ’s Patron Profiles (going online soon, in print p. 50–51), which reports that power e-users “aren’t choosing the web over coming to the library in person…they are choosing to do both.”
The message is the same all over: libraries are not just warehouses for books but places of creation and community. They’re not just information sources but maker spaces and social spaces. They’re places that “make us want to linger,” as MS&R architect Traci Lesneski put it at the DI at Denver Public Library last month. When Dan Meehan, HBM Architects, asked the roomful of librarians how many thought their libraries would have 25, 50, or 75 percent fewer print books in ten years, most hands shot up at 50 percent.
Librarians have already started planning for that change. Like Considine, they’ve begun repurposing their collection development dollars. “Lauren [Britton] came knocking at my door—she was a circulation clerk—with her idea [for a maker space] at a time we were looking at our budget,” says Considine, “examining what we do, what we should not do…. We want to help the community create content, not merely consume it…to provide access [to tools to achieve] their hopes, dreams, aspirations…. Librarians do that every day already.”
The particulars may vary, but the thinking is the same. Find out what your users want and “what they don’t even know they need,” said Louise Schaper at the DI, channeling Steve Jobs. (Schaper is project lead on LJ’s New Landmark Libraries; the latest round of winners, academic buildings, will be revealed in July.)
Despite all the talk of downsizing collections, libraries aren’t abandoning the book brand, or the collection. Joseph Sanchez (instructional designer at Auraria Library at the University of Colorado, Denver; a panelist at both the DI and the OCLC/LJ webinar; and a 2011 LJ Mover & Shaker) has helped lead development of the ebook purchase (not license) model at Douglas County Libraries, CO (see “Momentum Builds for DCL’s Ebook Model,”). His vision goes much further, with a collection development policy that would add the audio, video, ebooks, and “physibles” (digital objects that can become physical) that the library user creates to the library’s holdings. It dovetails with Britton’s idea at FFL. “In a read/write culture,” she says, “[library users] write their own book and make two copies: one to take home, one to be cataloged.”
In Sanchez’s plan, library users/creators donate one copy to the library of origin to be cataloged and circulated. They can sell the digital file or product to other libraries at fair market value. “Here’s thousands of libraries willing to distribute your creation if you agree to sell, not license it,” says Sanchez.
With minds like these in the library field, it’s no wonder the future looks like it really does work.
Yahoo’s Axis Browser
Yahoo introduced a new browser plugin for desktop computers as well as an iOS browser called Axis. Yahoo’s browser is not meant to be a replacement for Chrome, Firefox or Internet explorer on desktop computers. Instead, Axis is what Yahoo calls a “search browser”, which is basically a plugin to visually display search results served by the search engine.
Yahoo Axis is available for desktop computers as a free plug-in for versions of Internet Explorer, Safari, Firefox and the Chrome Web browsers. On mobile devices, Axis is available as a stand-aloneiPhone and iPad app, while an Android version should come later, Yahoo said.
Goa University library now just a click away
PANAJI: The Goa University on Wednesday launched the website and Online Open Access Catalogue (OPAC) for its library, which will enable students and the public at large to look up titles of their interest from the over 1.40 lakh books and 400 journals at the click of a mouse. Users can now reserve and renew books using OPAC. Another 250 e-books are also available on the website and users will be able to download the ones of their interest onto their personal computer for future reference.
The website also enables university faculty to recommend books to readers on the website, which was inaugurated by chief minister, Manohar Parrikar, on Wednesday. Users can access all doctoral thesis submitted to prominent varsities in the country. Goa University will upload PhD thesis submitted to it on the website soon too.
"The website http:library.unigoa.ac.in uses an open source software KOHA. Users can login, search for titles using keywords and also find related titles in the search. Books can also be previewed by the readers. If users want to generally browse through the books available in thelibrary they can do it using the OPAC http:libcat.unigoa.ac.in on the website. The OPAC will soon be made available on mobile devices too," said university librarian Dr Gopakumar V, who has designed the website.
"Colleges affiliated to the Goa University are encouraged to create their own library websites. We plan to link these websites to ours so that a user can at a time search a book's availability in the libraries across Goa's institutions," Dr Gopakumar said.
The GU library's books cover a wide range of disciplines such as the humanities, social science and pure and applied sciences like microbiology, marine science, environmental science, computer science, geology and management. The library has a special collection on Latin America. It also has a large collection of titles in Konkani and the foreign language section includes titles in Portuguese, French and Spanish.
Users can either access these e-books from the comfort of their homes or through the 35 computers in the Goa University's Cyber Centre. The university campus has Wi-Fi connectivity which will enable students to access the website anywhere in the university campus on their laptops, if they do not want to be restricted within the computer laboratory of the university library to use the e-books.
The website is linked to full text databases like that of the American Chemical Society, Oxford University Press, Royal Society of Chemistry among others. One can also use the website to go to open access databases such as DOAJ, African Journals Online and Free Medical Journals.
Different language dictionaries, encyclopedias and formats for academic writing too are available on the website.
Tuesday, 29 May 2012
Internship for 1 Year at Jaswant S Kanwar Library-ICRISAT, Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh
Details for the Position: Jaswant S Kanwar Library [ICRISAT] - Internship
Job Title: Jaswant S Kanwar Library Intern
Location: ICRISAT, Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh
Number of vacancies- 2
Eligibility Criteria: - Post Graduate in Library and Info Science [only freshers]
Soft skills required:
- Good communication skills.
- Take initiatives and result oriented.
- Systematic, logical and hardworking.
- Able to interact with different kinds of clients.
Training Tasks:
Interns would be involved in the following training activities:
1. Get training and hands-on experience on KOHA [Library Open Source Software].
2. Training on Open Access Repositories , http://oar.icrisat.org and http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in
3. Training on Data Librarianship.
4. Journal Subscription and subscribed e-journals link checking.
5. Organizing and maintaining library collections through various technical and administrative functions.
6. Emphasis will be given on Information services.
7. Circulation activities.
Nature of position- Internship period will be strictly for one year [No further extension]
Application Process:Please email your resume to mailto: s.shankar@cgiar.org
by 08-June-2012, with subject header JSK Library, ICRISAT - Internship.
Short listed candidates will be interviewed in person.
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Regards
Siva Shankar K
Mob: +919908035478
Job Title: Jaswant S Kanwar Library Intern
Location: ICRISAT, Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh
Number of vacancies- 2
Eligibility Criteria: - Post Graduate in Library and Info Science [only freshers]
Soft skills required:
- Good communication skills.
- Take initiatives and result oriented.
- Systematic, logical and hardworking.
- Able to interact with different kinds of clients.
Training Tasks:
Interns would be involved in the following training activities:
1. Get training and hands-on experience on KOHA [Library Open Source Software].
2. Training on Open Access Repositories , http://oar.icrisat.org and http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in
3. Training on Data Librarianship.
4. Journal Subscription and subscribed e-journals link checking.
5. Organizing and maintaining library collections through various technical and administrative functions.
6. Emphasis will be given on Information services.
7. Circulation activities.
Nature of position- Internship period will be strictly for one year [No further extension]
Application Process:Please email your resume to mailto: s.shankar@cgiar.org
by 08-June-2012, with subject header JSK Library, ICRISAT - Internship.
Short listed candidates will be interviewed in person.
--
Regards
Siva Shankar K
Mob: +919908035478
Senior Library and Information Assistant--Vacancy, Cabinet Secretariat, New Delhi
Post- Senior Library and Information Assistant
No of Vacancy- 02(UR)
Ed. Qual- BLIS with Graduation and Two Year's Professional Exp. in a Library of Standing
Scale- 9300-34800 (4200 GP)
Last Date- 30 days from the Publication in Emp. News
Source- Emp. News dated 26 May-01 June 2012
For full details please refer page no 26 of emp news.
Library and Information Assistant ( Group-C Non Gazetted) Vacancy, Cabinet Secretariat
Post- Library and Information Assistant
No of Vacancy- 06
Ed. Qual- Diploma in Library Science with Graduation
Scale- 5200-20200 (2800 GP)
Last Date- 30 days from the Publication in Emp. News
Source- Emp. News dated 26 May-01 June 2012
For full details please refer page no 24 of emp news.
Under Secretary/Research Officer-2 and Librarian-Cum-Documentation & Production Officer-1 at National Council for Teacher Education, New Delhi
The National Council for Teacher Education is a statutory body under the Ministry of Human Resource Development set up with a view to achieving planned and coordinated development of the teacher education system throughout the country, the regulation and proper maintenance of norms and standards in the teacher education system and for matters connected therewith.
Application are invited in PROFORMA - I from eligible officers under the Central /State Governments / PSUs / Statutory, Semi Govt. or Autonomous under the Central /State Government for filling up the following post on deputation (including short term contract) on foreign service terms subject to fulfilling the eligibility criteria as mentioned below of the post: -
1. Under Secretary/Research Officer – Two
[P.B.3 15600-39100 along with Grade Pay of Rs. 6600/-]
(a)
(i) Holding analogous posts on regular basis in the parent cadre/department; or
(ii) With 5 years regular service in the grade rendered after appointment thereto on regular basis in the scale of pay of Rs. 8000-13500 or equivalent in the parent cadre/department; or
(iii) With 8 years regular service in the grade rendered after appointment thereto on regular basis in the scale of pay of Rs. 6500-10500 or equivalent in the parent cadre/ department; and
(b) Possessing the following qualifications / experience:
(i) Experience in educational administration in various Directorates of Education, SCERT, KVS, NVS or such school / educational systems etc.; and
(ii) Knowledge in use of information and communication technology such as handling data-base management system and use of off-line and on-line electronic resources.
2. Librarian-Cum-Documentation & Production Officer – One
[P.B.2 9300-34800 along with Grade Pay of Rs.4600/-]
(i) Holding analogous posts or regular basis in the parent cadre/department; or
With 3/6 years regular service in the grade rendered after appointment thereto on regular basis in the scale of pay of Rs. 5500-9000/5000-8000 or equivalent in the parent cadre/ or department; and
(ii) At least a second class Master’s Degree from a recognized University; and
(iii) A degree in Library Science from a recognized University; and
(iv) 5 years experience as Librarian / Assistant Librarian / Documentation Assistant in a reputed Library; and
(v) Knowledge in use of information and communication technology such as handling of Library Software for date base management system and use of offline and on-line electronic resources; and
(vi) Experience in use of digital resources such as CD-ROM / Internet etc.
Desirable
Knowledge of modern and sophisticated methods of documentation.
Lack of funds delaying library complex project: J-K Minister
Srinagar, May 26 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir Government has said paucity of funds has delayed completion of the State of Art Library complex in the city even as it assured that the project will be completed very soon. "The construction work on the (State of Art Library) complex was started during 2003 at an estimated cost of Rs 17.34 crore, but due to paucity of funds it could not be completed within the time frame," Minister for Tourism and Culture Nawang Rigzin Jora said. Jora, who visited the upcoming Library complex at Moulana Azad road yesterday, said the Library Department would soon have its State of Art Library complex with modern facilities. Taking stock of the pace of the Library Complex work, the Minister directed the executing agency to re-double efforts to expedite work on the project for its time-bound completion. Jora said the Government has released over Rs 10 crore during last few years for its speedy completion, against which so far Rs seven crore have been incurred on the project. "The formulation of revised plan become necessary due to cost escalation," he said directing the executing agency to submit revised plan for approval of funds well in time. The Minister said after completion of the complex, the State of Art Library will have 60 cabins and a children centre with audio visual facilities would be linked with internet facility. He said the complex have also a space for three lakhs books and 8,000 manuscripts, besides play auditorium and Art gallery.
Source: Press Trust of India
Monday, 28 May 2012
Bhopal's Central Library now a protected monument
BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh government has declared the famous Central Library in the city as a protected monument.
State culture minister Laxmikant Sharma said that sanction has been granted to issue the final notification to this effect. This notification is issued under Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1964.
This red stone structure is one of the oldest and beautiful buildings in the city. It was built in 1908 by the then Nawab of Bhopal state Begum Sultan Jahan for housing Kind Edward Museum. Her objective behind the establishment of the museum was to display the gifts and offerings presented to the rulers of the state.
The museum was inaugurated in 1909 by the then Viceroy of India Lord Minto. It was closed down during the Nawab era itself on account of lack of maintenance. Then in 1955, Maulana Azad Central Library was housed in this building. At that time, the library had about 60,000 books and manuscripts in Hindi, English, Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit. This building situated on Itwara Road is known as Edward Museum, Malauna Azad Central Library, Kendriya Pustakalaya and Ajaib Ghar also.
No digging or construction work can be carried out on the land and buildings situated within 200 meter radius of it without permission of the commissioner, Archaeology and Archives.
Library Assistant at The Economist, Gurgaon
Library assistant
Location: Gurgaon
Summary purpose of job
The India-based Library Assistant is responsible for the clerical and administrative duties for the department and for some of the online research.
To support the smooth provision of information to the editorial activities of the Economist Intelligence Unit and the broader Economist Group by:
- Carrying out daily online searches using Dialog Newsroom.
- Checking in the post using the Unicorn Library Management system and then distributing it to external and internal authors/editors.
- Dealing with the internal subscriptions to newspapers.
- Keeping records updated and to ensure that all filing and photocopy is done when and where necessary.
Key accountabilities
- Ensuring the quality of information provision and looking for ways in which this can be improved.
- To personally support the business by ensuring the smooth provision of information to the Company’s editorial activities.
- To manage the newspaper subscriptions process: prompt and accurate ordering and distribution of newspapers.
- To maintain and update all the admin records promptly and thoroughly.
- To ensure that the daily online searches are compiled to the authors'/editors' requirements.
- To preserve the integrity of the Economist brand in line with its founding principles.
Skills and capabilities profile
- A good general level of education
- Minimum of two years experience in an administration role
- Exposure to a library management system would be an advantage
- Experience of electronic delivery of information and comfortable with internet and intranets
- In-depth knowledge of research sources
- Confidence with information, software packages, databases and the internet
- Experience of Word and Excel packages
- Good keyboard skills
- Communication skills, both internal and external
- Analytical and problem solving skills
- Good organisation skills
- Skills in knowledge management
- Interest in world affairs, economics and politics
Interested parties, please email your resume and covering letter with current and expected salary to asiarecruit@economist.com. Personal data collected will be used for recruitment purposes only. We regret that only short listed candidates will be notified.
The Economist Group values diversity. We are committed to equal opportunities and creating an inclusive environment for all our employees. We welcome applicants regardless of ethnic origin, gender, religious beliefs, disability, sexual orientation or age.
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पुस्तकालय को आधुनिक बनाने के लिए सांसद ने लिखा पत्र
बलिया: सांसद नीरज शेखर ने ग्राम पंचायत अखार में संचालित महात्मा गांधी सार्वजनिक पुस्तकालय के विकास एवं आधुनिक सुविधाओं से सुसज्जित करने हेतु जिला पंचायत को पत्र लिखा है। पत्र में उन्होंने कहा है कि उक्त पुस्तकालय का लाभ क्षेत्र के कई गांवों के लोग उठा रहे हैं। ज्ञात हो कि 10 नवम्बर 1997 को क्षेत्रीय नागरिकों के अनुरोध पर संचालित उक्त पुस्तकालय अपने संसाधनों के बल पर लोगों की सेवा कर रहा है जिसमें प्रतिदिन दर्जनों पाठकों का आना जाना रहता है। पुस्तकालय प्रभारी डॉ.अखिलेश सिंह ने बताया कि बहुमूल्य पुस्तकों का संग्रह किया गया है। सदस्यता नि:शुल्क होने से काफी ग्रामीण पुस्तकालय से जुड़े रहे हैं।
पुस्तकालय व प्रयोगशाला की भूमिका अहम
पिथौरागढ़, जागरण कार्यालय : जिला शिक्षाधिकारी मुकुल सती ने विद्यालयों में शैक्षिक स्तर सुधारने के लिए पुस्तकालयों और विज्ञान प्रयोगशालाओंका अधिकाधिक उपयोग करने पर जोर दिया है। वह रविवार को प्रधानाचार्यो के पांच दिवसीय प्रशिक्षण कार्यक्रम के समापन अवसर पर बोल रहे थे।
विकास खंड मूनाकोट में आयोजित प्रशिक्षण में प्रधानाचार्यो को शैक्षिक नियोजन, राष्ट्रीय माध्यमिक शिक्षा अभियान का परिचय, विद्यालय विकास योजना, सतत एवं व्यापक मूल्यांकन, विज्ञान एवं गणित प्रयोगशाला, पुस्तकालय स्थापना आदि विषयों पर विस्तार से जानकारी दी गई। विषयों पर समूहवार चर्चाएं कराई गई और शैक्षिक स्तर सुधारने के लिए नवाचार की आवश्यकता पर बल दिया गया।
समापन अवसर पर जिला शिक्षाधिकारी सती ने प्रधानाचार्यो से कहा वह विद्यालयों में शैक्षिक स्तर को सुधारने के लिए पुस्तकालयों की स्थापना एवं विज्ञान प्रयोगशालाओं का अधिकाधिक उपयोग करने पर जोर दिया। उन्होंने प्रधानाचार्यो को बालनिधि एवं छात्रवृत्तियों से संबंधित जानकारी दी। प्रशिक्षण में प्रसार प्रशिक्षण केन्द्र के प्रभारी जेसी पंत ने सूचना अधिकार अधिनियम की जानकारी प्रदान की। प्रशिक्षण में विकास खंड विण के 22 तथा मूनाकोट के 23 प्रधानाचार्यो ने प्रतिभाग किया। प्रशिक्षण में कुल 20 सत्र आयोजित किए गए। सत्रों का संचालन संदर्भदाता प्रकाश चन्द्र पंत और राजेन्द्र सिंह बड़वाल ने किया। समापन अवसर पर खंड विकास अधिकारी एचआर कोहली, डा.हरीश बोहरा, डा.सीएस जोशी, बसंती मर्तोलिया, टीसी भट्ट सहित तमाम लोग मौजूद थे। संचालन ब्लाक समन्वयक हरीश पांडेय ने किया।
Library Assistant (5) at Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram
Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST) invites applications for following post on contract basis :
- Library Assistant 'A' : 05 posts
Age : Age limit: 35 years as on 17/06/2012 (SC/ST/OBC/ Ex-servicemen/ Persons With Disability (PWD) are eligible for age relaxation as per rule).
How to Apply : Application should reach the Administrative Officer, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), Valiamala PO, Thiruvananthapuram – 695547 on or before 17/06/2012.
Please visit http://www.iist.ac.in/application-ta-la for further details and application form.
Sunday, 27 May 2012
Proposed library at People’s Park books new row
Mysore, May 27 2012, DHNS:
Greens resent MCC’s move to allow development
After people’s protest against revision in water cess, another stir is showing all signs of gaining momentum here.
This time it’s for green cause, with environmentalists taking up the cudgel against the libraries department. The department has plans to build a library at People’s Park opposite KSRTSC sub-urban bus stand in the city.
In a joint protest on Sunday, members of Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP), Mysore Youth Forum and Parisara Samrakshana Samithi planted 10 saplings in a place away from the prohibited zone in the park. Though the issue is not new with MCC and environmentalists locked over the issue from the past 15 years, it’s a row in the making in the recent days.
The agitators alleged that Library Authority set up barriers overnight, around the proposed site and erected a signboard prohibiting trespassers. The high court has ordered to maintain status quo.
Further strange is that the Mayor sending a letter to the Police Commissioner on Saturday evening, requesting severe action against the protesters. The mayor was fretted about environmentalists planting saplings in the protected area. MCC does not take any action against violators of building bylaws or those who encroach public property, but it is quick to take against law abiders, the protesters alleged.
They further alleged that, MCC has failed to initiate against various encroachers of People's Park, while the city corporation itself is on the wrong side for dumping pavement debris in the park. It appears that MCC has a master plan to destroy People's Park, so that this valuable real estate can be sold for commercial activities, starting from the library.
People should urge their representatives to take back the land given to the library by MCC, remove all encroachments, take back the land given for tennis courts (we have learnt that the present lease of the courts has expired), and maintain this very precious lung space of Mysore.
The tree guards were provided by Raghulal and Co. Senior citizens of Mysore H R Bapu Satyanarayana, Dr K A Kushalapa, Dr B N Jayaram, B R Pai, Andal Siddharthacharry, Prof M. Umapathy and CAVA artists, Shoaib and his colleagues took part in the protest.
Rs 1000cr Library Mission in India
New Delhi, May 27: The government has launched an ambitious Rs 1,000-crore plan to digitally link 9,000 libraries across India.
The culture ministry has set up a National Mission on Libraries, headed by former Delhi University vice-chancellor Deepak Pental.
During the centenary celebration of the Oxford University Press, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had said: “A young reader sitting in his village public library should be able to access books and information from across the world.”
This was one of the key recommendations of the Sam Pitroda-led National Knowledge Commission. The cabinet secretariat pushed for the proposal on March 20 this year.
Also planned is a survey of reading habits of Indians and to revive community libraries and reading rooms.
The 10-member panel includes former Infosys chief N.R. Narayana Murthy’s wife Sudha and H.K. Kaul, secretary of the department of higher education, ministry of human resource development.
The Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation will be the nodal agency for the mission. It will double as a secretariat for the mission and also help fund book acquisitions.
The mission will also be responsible for drafting a “national policy on library and information systems for India”.
“There has to be quality benchmarks for services to be adhered to by all libraries. Currently, there is no blueprint that you can follow,” said a senior official.
Source: The Telegrpah, Calcutta, Dated 28th May 2012
Lots of vacancies for Library & Info Professional
The Employment News dated 26 May-1 June 2012 gives never before vacancies of Library Professionals. A complete bunch of vacancies. So, instead of looking for individual vacancies one may directly get the copy of the above EN and get all the details.
Friday, 25 May 2012
सीडीओ ने ग्रामीण पुस्तकालय का किया शुभारंभ (पीलीभीत, उत्तर प्रदेश )
बीसलपुर: मुख्य विकास अधिकारी ने नाबार्ड के तत्वावधान में क्षेत्र के ग्राम गोबल कृषि ग्रामीण ऋ ण योजना के अंतर्गत ग्रामीण पुस्तकालय का शुभारंभ किया।
पुस्तकालय के शुभारंभ के उपरांत ग्रामीणों को संबोधित करते हुए सीडीओ सुरेंद्र सिंह ने कहा कि नाबार्ड के सहयोग से चलायी जा रही कृषि ग्रामीण ऋ ण योजना के अंतर्गत ग्रामों में स्थापित होने वाले ग्रामीण पुस्तकालय से ग्रामीणवासी लाभांवित होंगे। इस योजना का मुख्य उद्देश्य ग्रामीणों को ज्ञानवर्धक पुस्तकों के माध्यम से उनका बौद्धिक विकास कराना है। उन्होंने कहा कि ग्रामीण पुस्तकालय का सदस्य बनने के लिए मात्र 20 रुपये सदस्यता शुल्क जमा करना होगा। दुर्घटना होने पर सम्बन्धित सदस्य को एक लाख रुपये की सहायता राशि दी जाएगी। उन्होंने पुस्तकालय का संचालन करने वाली समिति के सदस्यों को व्यवस्थित ढंग से कार्य करने का सुझाव दिया। कार्यक्रम का संचालन ज्योति सक्सेना कर रही थी।
A library in the schoolbag
The quest for the optimal mobile device that can advance education by improving access to learning materials and reducing costs is engaging many countries, including India. Among the more promising gadgets for the task are e-readers, which use e-ink display technology that closely matches the look and feel of a printed black and white page. Tablet computers, on the other hand, offer a full-colour, backlit screen alternative suitable for multimedia and rich content. These technologies can significantly aid the teaching-learning process. And this concept has been put to the test in a field setting in Ghana involving distribution of e-readers to hundreds of school students. One striking outcome: 43 per cent of the students, who had never used a computer, learned to use the gadget quickly. Students who had access to only a few books at home were able to read an average of 107 titles overnight. These ranged from wirelessly delivered sponsored texts to open access volumes that they downloaded. Also, several students discovered that they could listen to music, and read newspapers using the data connection. Importantly, though, 40 per cent of the gadgets broke while in use mainly because of fragile screens. These results from the project make it clear that there are key problems to be ironed out.
India's grand plan to identify a tablet device for educational purposes has been virtually stillborn. The Centre has conceded that the Aakash tablet computer distributed in limited numbers does not measure up due to problems such as heating of the device, limited battery life and unsuitable screen technology. The Department of Information Technology, which has been working with the IIT system, must show the competence necessary to come up with a robust set of specifications for the ideal “low cost access-cum-computing” device for students. The key factor that should underscore the programme is a falling price curve for the hardware. Amazon's Kindle, an e-reader, has witnessed a price fall from $399 in 2007, to $79 now. If a similar graph can be ensured in India, there can be a free or subsidised reading-learning device in every schoolbag. Moreover, the gadget must be able to exploit the ubiquitous availability of mobile data connectivity. Crucially, learning materials need to be available free of copyright costs. Literature could be sourced, for instance, using Creative Commons permission for use by students. It would be a great leap forward if a robust, affordable device can be produced through multiple vendors on an open licensing platform, with the Centre specifying the benchmarks, and monitoring compliance through a certification mechanism.
Manipur MLA moots implementation of Public Library Act
Imphal, May 24 2012: With a view to create awareness on the importance of Public Library and also to mend the shortage in connection with public library, the Manipur Public Library Act will be brought up in the floor of the House during its Monsoon session, K Shyam, MLA, Langthabal A/C has assured.
MLA K Shyam was speaking as Guest of Honour of the Silver Jubilee celebration of Manipur Library Association (MALA) at Lamyanba Shanglen, Palace Compound here today.
The MLA observed that library plays an important role in the development of a society.
So, we need to bring about development in the Library system of the state.
For this, it is high time for MALA to take the initiative towards spearheading a public movement in the state.
The MLA further informed that since he has been newly elected, he has a lot to learn with regard to politics.
However, he is not going to leave any stone unturned in bringing about development in the society.
He also appealed to the general public to give him suggestions in this regard.
Speaking as Chief Guest of the function, Laishom Ibomcha, MLA of Keishamthong A/C pointed out that since the government has failed to take up measures for promotion of library in the state, the sorry state of library has prevailed in the state.
According to the Manipur Public Library Act, 1993, every district of the state should have a library.
However, no proper library has been established in all the districts so far.
He further lamented over the attitude of the state government in missed out from preparing a separate budget for the Library in the annual budget of the state government.
Even the Department of Art and Culture never tried to develop and promote the library movement in the state.
As such there is no likelihood that a separate Directorate of Library will be set up in the state as is seen in other states of India.
MLA Ibomcha also pointed out that since the State Central Library is located in a parking zone, the people find it difficult to concentrate in reading books of their choice peacefully.
So, either the parking or the Central Library needs to be shifted from the area, he proposed.
Padmashree Dr M Kriti, RK Jhalajit and N Inaocha, President of Manipur Library Association were Guests of Honour of the function during which annual report of MALA and a souvenir were also released.
Eminent columnists, critics and publishers were also awarded certificates of appreciation on the occasion.
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