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Monday, October 20, 2014

Indo-US Dialogue on Future of Librarianship on November 5, 2014 at 5:45 p.m. at India International Centre, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi


DELNET-Developing Library Network 

cordially invites you & your colleagues to the 

Indo-US Dialogue

on

Future of Librarianship 

Speakers: 

Ms. Nancy M. Bolt,
Chair, American Library Association (ALA), 
International Relations, U.S.A. & Secretary,
 IFLA Standing Committee on Library Services to People with Special Needs. 

Ms. Elizabeth Luscher
(Betty), Youth & Outreach Services Supervisor,
Corona Public Library,
Corona, U.S.A.

Ms. Karen Watson,
Architect & Founder, PLAN22 Archibrarians, U.S.A. 

Mr. Robert Hubsher,
Executive Director, 
Ramapo Catskill Library System(RCLS), New York, U.S.A.

Prof. P.B. Mangla, 
Tagore National Fellow, 
Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India,New Delhi 

Dr.Gayas Makhdumi, University Librarian, 
Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi 


An 8 member LIS Delegation from USA is visiting India under the auspices of People to People Ambassador Programme

Chair: 
Dr. H.K. Kaul, Director, DELNET, New Delhi

on 

Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at 5:45 p.m.
at 

India International Centre, Conference Room No. 1

40 Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003

Tea: 5:15 p.m. 
Coordinators :

Dr. Sangeeta Kaul
Network Manager, 
DELNET, New Delhi
Mob: 9810329992
Email: sangskaul2003@yahoo.co.in and sangs@delnet.ren.nic.in 


Mr. Balu Menon
Partner in India, Myanmar, Vietnam
& Combodia- 
For People to People Ambassador Programme
Mob:
9810994589
Email: balu@worldwideadventuresindia.com


Kindly confirm your participation to 

sangskaul2003@yahoo.co.in, sangs@delnet.ren.nic.in

Library Assistant Vacancy at Saanchi University of Buddhist and Indic Studies, Bhopal

Friday, October 17, 2014

Assistant Librarian Vacancy at University of Burdwan, West Bengal

Assistant Librarian Gr. II : (Pay Band – Rs. 9,000/- to 28,300/- with GP – Rs. 4400/-) 

[09 Posts – (*SC – 02, *UR – 04, OBC-(A) – 01, OBC-(B) – 01, ST - 01)] 

Qualification: Graduate in any Stream with degree in Library Science. 

Source: http://www.buruniv.ac.in/Notices/REG_2014454_NOT_WEBPAGE.pdf

Library Trainee (2 Nos) at Indian Institute of Management Kashipur, Uttarakhand

Indian Institute of Management Kashipur
IIM Kashipur invites applications from Indian Nationals for the following time bound assignment for its Library.
Name of the Assignment: Library Trainee
No. of positions: 02 (Two)
Period of Training: Purely on temporary basis for one year which may be extended further subject to satisfactory performance.
Stipend: Rupees 10,000 /- per month consolidated with no additional perks.
Educational Qualification: Bachelors in Library and Information Science/Masters in Library and Information Science from a recognized Institute/University. Preference will be given to candidate holding Master in Library and Information Science.
Desirable: Candidates with relevant computer knowledge will be preferred.
Age Limit: Maximum 30 years as on last date of application.
Mode of Selection: The Institute reserves the right to conduct written test wherever the circumstances so warrant or may fix criteria to restrict the number of candidates for interview to a reasonable limit on the basis of minimum qualifications or higher qualifications than those prescribed in this advertisement.
No TA/DA will be paid for appearing in the selection process.
Nature of Traineeship: Selected trainees will get opportunity to work in various sections of Library as well as on emerging tools and technologies in Library and Information field. They will be working in different shifts (as applicable), including morning, evening and late night shifts and also on weekends/ holidays on rotation basis. No accommodation facilities will be provided by IIM Kashipur.
Interested eligible candidates may apply in the prescribed application format which can be downloaded from the Institute’s website www.iimkashipur.ac.in, along with attested copies of all certificates and mark sheets in a closed cover envelope superscripted “Application for Library Trainee” on the top of the envelope, to the Chairperson: Library, IIM Kashipur, Bazpur Road, Kashipur, Dist. - Udham Singh Nagar, -244713, Uttarakhand on or before 31.10.2014.

5 day Digitization Workshop@JNU Delhi

Central Library, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi
in association with
IFLA Newspapers Section and Association of Media Libraries and Archives (AMLA)
cordially invites you to the
5 Days Workshop on
Digitization, Digitization Project Management and Digital Archiving: A Workshop for Librarians
on
24th – 28th November, 2014
at
Central Library, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi – 110067
About the Workshop

Librarian Vacancy at Army College of Nursing, Deep Nagar, Jalandhar Cantt. Punjab

Source: Tribune, 14 Oct 2014, Page no-5
http://www.acn.co.in/advertisement.html

Library Assistant Vacancy at Springdales School, Benito Juarez Marg, Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi- 110021

Source: Hindustan Times, 16 Oct 2014, Delhi Ed

Librarian Vacancy at Gautam Public Sr. Sec School, Ghaziabad (Delhi-NCR)

Source: Hindustan Times, 16 October 2014, Delhi Ed

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Library Assistant Interview on 16th Oct at BML Munjal University Gurgaon


We are in process of hiring Library Assistant for our Library Block at BML University, Gurgaon. Please confirm your interest and share detailed resume.

Candidate must hold Bachelor degree in Library Science with atleast 3years of working experience in University library or institution with repute.

Major Responsibilities:
*Managing information services and establishing as an automated Library.
*Monitoring and developing on-going services.
*Preparing reports and statistics of all books,periodicals and journals 
*Worked on Library Automation Softwares (LIBSYS/KOHA, preference will be givne to candidate with working knowledge of softwares).
*Entry of all books, periodicals and journals in computer or on library software package & Bar-Coding.
*Developing Institutional repository cum Digital library. 
*Managing Circulation desk, Acquisition and Reference sections 
*Handling faculty and students queries.
*And other duties assigned by the librarian

Note: Candidate must be willing to work in shifts and Library will be open till 03:00AM.


We would like to invite you for interview as per schedule given below. please send us your confirmation.

Day & Date : 16th Oct 2014 
Time : 11:00AM
Venue : BML Munjal University Campus, Village Sidhrawali, Gurgaon 

Please bring updated copy of resume and a photograph.

*Landmark: Campus is on main highway Near Fortune Hotel 3km before Dharuhera on right hand side if coming from Gurgaon /next to old RAO Hotel and Opposite to Bhiwadi bypass.
(Bus service and other public transport is available from IFFCO chowk Gurgaon)

Warm Regards

Vikas Kumar 
HR-BML Munjal University

National conference on "Trends in Management of Academic Libraries in Digital Environment (TMALDEN-2014), 19-20 December, 2014 at Jain Knowledge Campus, District Fund Road, Bangalore


Dear Professionals,

With great pleasure we would like to inform you that, the Learning Resource Centre (Library), Jain University, Bangalore is organizing a Two Day National Conference on "Trends in Management of Academic Libraries in Digital Environment (TMALDEN-2014)" on 19-20 December, 2014 at Jain Knowledge Campus, District Fund Road, Behind Big Bazar, Jayanagar 9th Block, Bangalore- 560 069.

Objectives of the Conference

* To explore the trends in management of academic libraries including Web-scale discovery systems with enhancements such as discipline-scoped searching and customized widgets, community-source Library Management Systems.
* To provide a platform to discuss how it continues to drive much of the futuristic thinking within academic libraries.
* To understand user's desire for information and access to social media and networks anytime/ anywhere; acceptance and adoption of cloud- based technologies; more value placed on collaboration; challenges to the role of higher education in a world where information is ubiquitous and alternate forms of credentialing are available; new education paradigms that include on-line and hybrid learning; and a new emphasis on challenge- based and active learning.
* To promote the libraries commonly provided digital repository services, author copyright advice, digitization services, and management of research datasets, as well as metadata creation, cataloguing and digital preservation.

Sub-Themes

1. Higher Education and Libraries
2. Emerging Technologies
3. Innovative Information Services
4. Best Practices in Library and Information Services
5. Digital Libraries
6. Information and Knowledge architecture
7. Knowledge Management
8. Information Standards in Library services

Call for Paper

* Original contributions based on applications/ deployments/ research/ surveys/ practices related to the theme and sub themes mentioned, are invited for conference presentation.
* The paper should not exceed 3000 words (not more than 10 pages) and should contain an abstract  100 to 200 words.
* Based on the technical committee's recommendations, selected papers will be published in the Conference Volume with ISBN Number.
* Registration of all authors is mandatory for paper presentation and publication. 
* Authors are requested to submit the full- text of their papers on or before 30th Nov 2014.
* The deadline for registering for the Conference is 15th Dec 2014
* All papers should be submitted through the email: tmalden2014@gmail.com for peer review.

Who may participate?

* Library and Information professionals from academia
* Special and Public Libraries
* Research Scholars
* IT Professionals and E-Learning communities
* Corporate participants
* Publishers and Authors
* Knowledge workers and Policy makers
* Teaching professionals and students
* Information providers and vendors
* Conservators

Registration Fee:

* LIS Professionals and others- Without Accommodation - Rs. 1000/- 
* LIS Professionals and others- with Accommodation- Rs. 2000/-
* Research Scholars & Students (Full Time) - Without Accommodation- Rs. 500/-
* Research Scholars and Students (Full Time) - With Accommodation- Rs. 1500/-

* Registration fee includes Conference Volume, Kit, Lunch and Coffee/ Tea/ Snacks.

* Registration fees should be paid by way of Demand Draft in favor of "Jain University? payable at 
Bangalore, Karnataka, India.

For more details, please visit the website-http://www.jainuniversity.ac.in/PDF/2014-15/TMALDEN-2014.pdf 

With Warm Regards,

Meeramani N
Organizing Secretary (TMALDEN-2014)
Librarian
Jain University
44/4, District Fund Road,
Behind Big Bazar
Jayanagar 9th Block
Bangalore- 560 069.
Ph: 080 43430920
Mob: 9845500343