Dr Baba is Kashmir University(KU) Librarian

Srinagar, Nov 1: Dr Abdul Majid Baba Wednesday took over as Kashmir University(KU) Librarian for  Allama Iqbal Library, an official handout said.
Dr Baba succeeded Riyaz Rufai , who superannuated from  the university services yesterday.
“Dr Baba has played a significant role in the development of Allama Iqbal Library. Due to his administrative, academic and teaching skills, he is known in academic circles especially in the field of Library and Information Science,” the KU handout said.
 “He has also remained alumnus of Delhi University. Dr Baba is the first person in Jammu and Kashmir Universities to get Research Degree in the field of Library Science from Delhi  University. He has authored four books including one co-authored in 1982 with late Prof Moti Lal Wali, Ex-Dean and Head Library Science, University of Kashmir,” it added.

SOURCE: http://www.greaterkashmir.com/

National Library and Information Services Infrastructure for Scholarly Content (N-LIST) to help Allahabad University students access library e-resource

ALLAHABAD: If you are among students pursuing higher education from any of the government-aided or recognised colleges, or any of the constituent colleges of Allahabad University and deprived of e-resource in the library, there comes a good news for you. The project titled National Library and Information Services Infrastructure for Scholarly Content (N-LIST) would equip any library which can support e-resource.

Once an educational institution gets registered for the said project, all colleges covered under section 12B/2F of UGC Act and Non-Aided Colleges (except Agriculture, Engineering, Management, Medical, Pharmacy, dentistry and Nursing) can access electronic resources subscribed by the UGC-INFONET Digital Library consortium as well as selected e-resources found appropriate for colleges including e-journals and e-books. The resources include more than 3,100-plus e-journals and 75,000-plus e-books.

Any college that wants to access the given facility of e-resource has to deposit an annual fee of Rs 5,000 to INFLIBNET-NLIST, Ahmedabad which would open an account and provide password after which the e-content can be accessed in the library by members of the institution.

"Earlier, the facility was limited to computers at the Central Library of AU or nodes attached to the main server of the university but it was not available to the colleges. The option given by the UGC-INFONET Digital Library consortium, these institutions can also get accessed to the e-content", said deputy librarian of AU's central library B K Singh. He informed that institutions interested in getting the said facility can attend a one-day training programme which would be organised at AU on November 9.

The content that would be provided under the project includes full text of e-journals including American Institute of Physics, American Physical Society, Annual Reviews, Cambridge University Press, Economic and Political Weekly, Indian Journals, Institute of Physics, Oxford University Press, Royal Society of Chemistry and HW Wilson. Among the e-Books are Cambridge Books Online, e-brary, EBSCoHost-Net Library, Hindustan Book Agency, Institute of South East Asian Studies, Oxford Scholarship, Springer eBooks Taylor Francis eBooks and Myilibrary-Mcgraw Hill, informed Singh.

"The one-day training programme, scheduled for November 9, would go a long way to provide the best of these e-resources to students of various institutions, who are otherwise deprived of access to large number of e-content they require in many ways", said B K Singh.

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In-red Hardayal libraries face closure

Thirteen branches of Hardayal Municipal Library in South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) and East Delhi Municipal Corporation areas have stuck in limbo as both the civic bodies are considering closing them in the absence of adequate funds.

However, the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NMC) has adopted remaining other 13 branches falling under its jurisdiction. Three branches are under East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC).

On Tuesday, the NMC had passed a resolution in its House meeting adopting 13 branches of the Hardayal Municipal Library — including its headquarters at Chandni Chowk. After trifurcation of Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), the NMC has been made the nodal corporation to run all the branches of the library which was renamed as Hardayal Municipal Public Library from its original name Hardinge Municipal Public Library in 1970. The headquarter of the library, located at Gandhi Ground, Town Hall in Chandni Chowk, is one of the richest library in the city with collection of some rare books.

However, the fate of some of its branches and around 50 employees remains uncertain as the SDMC officials said they might shut down the branches under its jurisdiction. “While the library has 27 branches across the city, the headquarters of library is the best. Other branches are no match to the headquarters. Since the headquarters lies in the jurisdiction of North Corporation, it has adopted it for maintenance. As far as branches under the jurisdiction of SDMC are concerned, we need to seriously consider whether it would be prudent to run them,” said a senior official of SDMC.

A senior councillor from the ruling BJP in the SDMC said a decision of the issue of operating the library would be taken soon. “We would discuss the issue with the Mayor, senior leaders and officials of the corporation. A decision over the future of the libraries would be taken soon. If we decide to run the libraries, we would re-launch them on a grand scale,” he said.

Even as the fate of some of the branches hangs in balance, salary to the employees of the library has not been paid for the past four-five months. Deliberative wings of three civic body said the decision would hit the employees of the remaining branches as the other two corporations do not have budgetary allocation for maintaining the libraries.

Leader of Opposition in NMC Mukesh Goel said, “Before trifurcation, the MCD had a budgetary allocation of `3 crore as grant-in-aid for maintaining the library. After trifurcation the budgetary allocation was transferred to the North Corporation. The corporation has now decided to adopt only 13 branches and has allocated `2.3 crore for their maintenance. The future of the rest branches falling under South and East corporations has become uncertain as the South and East civic bodies do no have any budgetary allocation for maintenance of the library”.

Read More News at: http://www.dailypioneer.com/city/105749-in-red-hardayal-libraries-face-closure.html

VACANCY OF LIBRARIAN AT AJANTA PUBLIC SCHOOL, GURGAON

Name of Post- Librarian
Qualification and Experience-  M.Lib with minimum 5 years experience.

Criteria for Eligibility

Dynamic and talented teachers. Candidate should be computer literate and fluent in spoken English.

DETAILS: http://www.ajantapublicschool.org/job.html

Jobs Vacancies in Rampur Raza Library, Rampur (UP)

Applications are invited for Manuscripts Conservation Center, under the project of National Mission for Manuscripts (Ministry of culture,. Government of India), New Delhi-110001

1. One Conservator - on contract basis fixed amount of Rs. 17,000/- per month (Rupees Seventeen thousand only) for a period of three months.(purely temporary). Qualification:- Bachelor's Degree in Conservartion/Chemistry or in any other relevant discipline with a minimum three years experience in conservation.

2. One Assistant conservator - on contract basis fixed amount of Rs. 10,000/- per month (Rupees Ten thousand only) for a period of three months.(purely temporary). Qualification:- Bachelor's Degree in Conservartion/Chemistry or in any other relevant discipline with a minimum three years experience in conservation.

3. One technical Assistant - on contract basis fixed amount of Rs. 8,000/- per month (Rupees Eight thousand only) for a period of three months.(purely temporary). Qualification:- Bachelor's Degree in Conservartion/Chemistry or in any other relevant discipline.

4. One Conservator - on contract basis fixed amount of Rs. 10,000/- per month (Rupees Ten thousand only) for a period of three months.(purely temporary). Qualification:- Master's Degree in Conservartion/Chemistry or in any other relevant discipline with a minimum three years experience in conservation at Rampur Raza Library Conservation Laboratory.

Application should reach the office of the Director, rampur Raza Library, Rampur UP - 244901 alongwith CV and attested Xerox copies of alll degrees etc. byregistered / speed post within 15 days from the date of advertisement.

Note: The interview will be held on 11 November, 2012 at 10:30 A.M. in Rampur Raza Library, Rampur. Please bring orignal documents along with a recent photograph for verification.

Recruitment of FOUR Apprenticeship Trainees at Library of National Institute of Malaria Research Delhi

National Institute of Malaria Research,

Sector 8, Dwarka, New Delhi-10 077

Walk in interview

Recruitment of FOUR Apprenticeship Trainees at Library of National Institute of Malaria Research Delhi

Library of National Institute of Malaria Research requires FOUR young professionals to work as Apprenticeship trainees for the year 2013 (January- December 2013) purely on temporary basis for the proposed term. Qualifications and method of recruitment are furnished below.

Qualifications: Graduate degree in Science subjects with BLIS/B. lib degree from a recognized University or Institute

Tenure: January to December 2013

Date of Interview: 6^th December 2012

Stipend: R.s 11500/- (Rupees Eleven thousand five hundred only) consolidated, no other allowances

Method of recruitment: Interested candidates may attend the written test and interview on 6^th December 2012 at National Institute of Malaria Research, Sector 8, Dwarka, New Delhi-10 077. All the candidates should bring their original certificates, one passport size photograph, one set of attested copies of certificates and other relevant documents.

Reporting time: 10 AM (Written test will commence sharp at 10.00 AM). No candidate shall be entertained after 10 AM.

No TA/DA shall be paid for attending the interview.

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VACANCY OF 2 POSTS OF ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN AT NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, ROURKELA

राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान, राउरकेऱा

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, ROURKELA

Advt. No. – ES/02/2012 

Closing Date – 30/11/2012

ADVERTISEMENT FOR RECRUITMENT OF NON-TEACHING POSTS

Applications in prescribed format are invited from Indian nationals possessing excellent academic background for the following posts.

Name of Post- ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN
No. of Posts- 2 (UR)
Age Limit- 35 Years
QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
1. Pay Scale – PB-3, AGP - ` 6,000, Minimum Pay in the Pay Band - ` 15,600
2. Qualification – (i) Master’s Degree in Library Science / Information Science / Documentation Science or an equivalent professional degree with CGPA of 6.5 in 10 

point scale or at least 60% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point scale wherever 

grading system is followed) and a consistently good academic record with superior 

knowledge of computerized library service. (ii) Qualifying in the national level test 

conducted for the purpose by the UGC or any other agency approved by the UGC.

However, candidates, who are or have been awarded Ph.D. degree in accordance with 

the University Grants Commission (Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of 

Ph.D. Degree) Regulations 2009, shall be exempted from the requirement of the 

minimum eligibility condition of NET/SLET/SET for recruitment and appointment Assistant 

Librarian

Desirable – PG Diploma in Library Automation or Networking or PGDCA or equivalent.

[Note - age bar not applicable to employees of NIT serving as Library and Information Assistant (Selection 

Gr. II) for at least 6 years with GP of ` 4800/-.]

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