Source: Hindustan Times, 14 April 2015, Page-14
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Sunday, April 12, 2015
Friday, April 10, 2015
Lecture on Digital Curation : The technology that helps preserve art, architecture and culture
Dear Members,
You are cordially invited to attend the following lecture organized by NCSI-Net Foundation, Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) and SRELS.
Title: Digital Curation : The technology that helps preserve art, architecture and culture
SPEAKER: Prof. A.Y.Asundi, Former Professor and Chairman, Department of Library and Information, Bangalore University
PLACE: Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science (SRELS), 702, 'Upstairs', 42nd Cross, III Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore - 560 010
DATE & TIME: Friday April 10, 2015 at 6.15 p.m.
Abstract:
Curatorship and Librarianship are the two age old professions and have shouldered the responsibility of preserving the ancient knowledge embedded in art, language, literature, architecture and culture of human heritage for the centuries. The knowledge of curatorship is highly skilled and has many specialisations like, Epigraphy, Archival Management, Preservation and conservation, manuscriptoloty and museology etc. It has evolved its own methods and techniques of preserving archives, handwritten books and palm leaf manuscripts and so on.
Digital technology has opened a new avenue in preservation of archives, and art and architectural monuments and structures. Digital Curation is the new version of preservation objective with the use of digital preservation technology. The developments in computer and communication technology and of reasonable costs, ensured longevity of the documents in particular, and providing global access to representative reproduction of these documents and monuments the digital curation technology has come into use worldwide. The speaker demonstrates them with some examples from India/Karnataka and employs a new domain termed as Historical informatics.
About Speaker:
Prof. A.Y.Asundi, Former Professor and Chairman, Department of Library and Information Science, and also served as the Officer in charge of IT Centre of Bangalore University, Bangalore. With experience as practicing librarian, and a teacher he has been serving the profession nearly for 5 decades. His vast experience has a blend of both traditional and modern areas of LIS and has almost touched upon teaching any area of LIS. He has also been Guest Faculty for teaching, MCA, MBA courses in various institutions in Karnataka and also for more than two decades at DRTC/ISI. He has been a member of several LIS committees in India and Abroad, He is a member of the Advisory Panel of IFLA SIG on LIS Education in Developing Countries. He is one of the editors of the IFLA Publication ? LIS Education in Developing Countries ? The Road Ahead (IFLA Publication 165) published in 2014. He has visited Denmark, Norway, England, USA, Singapore on professional assignments, participated in ETD-2!
010 held at University of Texas, Austin.
with warm regards
Shivaram BS
Treasurer, KALA
You are cordially invited to attend the following lecture organized by NCSI-Net Foundation, Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) and SRELS.
Title: Digital Curation : The technology that helps preserve art, architecture and culture
SPEAKER: Prof. A.Y.Asundi, Former Professor and Chairman, Department of Library and Information, Bangalore University
PLACE: Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science (SRELS), 702, 'Upstairs', 42nd Cross, III Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore - 560 010
DATE & TIME: Friday April 10, 2015 at 6.15 p.m.
Abstract:
Curatorship and Librarianship are the two age old professions and have shouldered the responsibility of preserving the ancient knowledge embedded in art, language, literature, architecture and culture of human heritage for the centuries. The knowledge of curatorship is highly skilled and has many specialisations like, Epigraphy, Archival Management, Preservation and conservation, manuscriptoloty and museology etc. It has evolved its own methods and techniques of preserving archives, handwritten books and palm leaf manuscripts and so on.
Digital technology has opened a new avenue in preservation of archives, and art and architectural monuments and structures. Digital Curation is the new version of preservation objective with the use of digital preservation technology. The developments in computer and communication technology and of reasonable costs, ensured longevity of the documents in particular, and providing global access to representative reproduction of these documents and monuments the digital curation technology has come into use worldwide. The speaker demonstrates them with some examples from India/Karnataka and employs a new domain termed as Historical informatics.
About Speaker:
Prof. A.Y.Asundi, Former Professor and Chairman, Department of Library and Information Science, and also served as the Officer in charge of IT Centre of Bangalore University, Bangalore. With experience as practicing librarian, and a teacher he has been serving the profession nearly for 5 decades. His vast experience has a blend of both traditional and modern areas of LIS and has almost touched upon teaching any area of LIS. He has also been Guest Faculty for teaching, MCA, MBA courses in various institutions in Karnataka and also for more than two decades at DRTC/ISI. He has been a member of several LIS committees in India and Abroad, He is a member of the Advisory Panel of IFLA SIG on LIS Education in Developing Countries. He is one of the editors of the IFLA Publication ? LIS Education in Developing Countries ? The Road Ahead (IFLA Publication 165) published in 2014. He has visited Denmark, Norway, England, USA, Singapore on professional assignments, participated in ETD-2!
010 held at University of Texas, Austin.
with warm regards
Shivaram BS
Treasurer, KALA
Register for Online Media and Information Literacy Course for Youth
There are no associated fees to participants who wish to do this course.
Application must be completed by 20 April 2015.
UNESCO, in partnership with Athabasca University and in cooperation with the UNESCO-UNAOC University Network on Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue, launches online course on media and information literacy (MIL).
This entry-level online course will provide youth with basic media and information competencies to become critical citizens and agents of change. The course is designed to enable youth to:
Understand why media and other information providers are important to development and democratic societies;
Recognise a need for information and to locate, access, organise and carefully evaluate information and the content of media and other information providers;
Use and share information based on moral principles or accepted standards of social behaviour;
Interact with media and other information providers to freely express themselves, share their culture and learn about other cultures, promote gender equality, and participate in democratic and development activities.
The course is based on the MIL Curriculum and the Freedom of Expression (FOE) Toolkit published by UNESCO. A central theme throughout this 10-week course is how media and information literacy can enable youth to be actively involved in intercultural dialogue, advocating for equality between women/girls and men/boys, and freedom of expression.
The course will be offered through Athabasca University’s online e-Lab, using the learning management system, Moodle. Most sessions will be self-directed, with ongoing interaction with the course presenters in the online space. Athabasca is a Canadian university that holds a UNESCO Chair on open education resources. Athabasca University is an associate member of the UNESCO-UNAOC University Network on Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue.
Applicants should be youth (females and males between the ages 15-25). Participants who successfully complete the course will receive a certificate from Athabasca University.
In order to successfully complete this course participants will need regular access to a computer and Internet access to download documents, listen to podcasts and view online videos.
This MIL course is being launched in conjunction with UNESCO’s Women Make the News initiative organized around International Women’s Day, March 8. It is the second course to be offered by UNESCO-UNAOC University Network on Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue. The first targets teachers, policy makers and others professionals.
Online Media and Information Literacy Course Units:
Unit 1 – Media and Information Literacy (MIL): An IntroductionUnit 2 – Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue
Unit 3 – Media and Information Literacy: Evaluating and Using Information and Media Content
Unit 4 – Media and Information Literacy: Using Research and Analysis to Produce Your Own Information and Media Content
Unit 5 – Freedom of Expression, Freedom of Information, Freedom of the Press
Unit 6 - Representations of Gender in the Media, Books, on the Internet and in History
Unit 7 – Media and Information Ethics in Relation to the Needs of Big Business, Politics and Development
Unit 8 – Understanding and Evaluating the World of Advertising
Unit 9 – The Challenges and Opportunities of Media, Libraries and New Technologies for Youth
Unit 10 – Engaging with Media and Using New Technology and Information for Social Action
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ONRQX6FP8eELKR6MmG-rAHkGiHMTUCZb5pyOXbqzBc0/viewform?hc_location=ufi
Unit 3 – Media and Information Literacy: Evaluating and Using Information and Media Content
Unit 4 – Media and Information Literacy: Using Research and Analysis to Produce Your Own Information and Media Content
Unit 5 – Freedom of Expression, Freedom of Information, Freedom of the Press
Unit 6 - Representations of Gender in the Media, Books, on the Internet and in History
Unit 7 – Media and Information Ethics in Relation to the Needs of Big Business, Politics and Development
Unit 8 – Understanding and Evaluating the World of Advertising
Unit 9 – The Challenges and Opportunities of Media, Libraries and New Technologies for Youth
Unit 10 – Engaging with Media and Using New Technology and Information for Social Action
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ONRQX6FP8eELKR6MmG-rAHkGiHMTUCZb5pyOXbqzBc0/viewform?hc_location=ufi
Thursday, April 9, 2015
Vacancy of LIbrarian in Millennium Education Society's New English Medium School, Pune
Source: Times of India, 8th April 2015
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