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    June 26th, 2010Badan BarmanLIS Seminars and Workshops
    Date: 26 June 2010.
    20Th Apr.2010 – Last date for Submission of Abstract.
    2nd May 2010 – Confirmation of Acceptance
    15th May 2010. - Last date for Submission of full paper
    Registration Fee: Rs 700/- Per Participant.
    Interested members conform your participation by e-mail, SMS & Phone latest by June 15th 2010, along with a cheque/cash for Rs 700/- favoring CIRD, Bangalore.
    For Registration Contact: Dr. S. Chandrappa. CHAIRMAN, PRGRAM COMMITTEE. e-mail – chandrappas at yahoo dot com
    Mr. Janardhana Rao A N. E-mail: jraoan@gmail.com


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    June 26th, 2010LISWire aggregatorLISWire

    ~ Australia and New Zealand Researchers Now Able to Find Information on Current Issues Relevant to Their Countries ~

    IPSWICH, Mass. — June 25, 2010 — Researchers and students looking for information on current social and political issues relating to Australia and New Zealand now have a resource available to them that is dedicated to these needs. EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO) has released Australia and New Zealand Points of View Reference Centre™. This new resource is designed to assist researchers in understanding the full scope of a wide range of controversial subjects and features a series of full-text essays representing opposing viewpoints on a variety of important issues.

    The resources in Australia and New Zealand Points of View Reference Centre are designed to provide additional information about a debate topic; allowing researchers to build their arguments using the most current material available and back it up with information gleaned from high-quality resources. The goal is to provide the basis from which students can realize and develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues and develop analytical thinking skills.

    The database provides 100 topics each with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument) and counterpoint (opposing argument). For every topic, Australia and New Zealand Points of View Reference Centre offers a Guide to Critical Analysis, which helps the reader evaluate the controversial topics and enhances their ability to read critically, develop their own perspective on the issues & write or debate an effective argument on the topic.

    Australia and New Zealand Points of View Reference Centre contains a balance of materials from all viewpoints, including 400 main essays, leading political magazines from all sides of the political spectrum, newspapers, radio & T.V. news transcripts, primary source documents and reference books.

    Topics in Australia and New Zealand Points of View Reference Centre include:

    • Climate Change
    • Renewable Energy
    • Gay Marriage
    • Abortion
    • Animal Experimentation
    • Green Consumerism
    • Freedom of Speech
    • Nuclear Energy
    • Population Growth
    • Worldwide Oil Supplies
    • Cloning
    • Stem Cell Research
    • Services for Indigenous Peoples
    • Globalization

    EBSCO also offers, Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre™ , a database specifically designed for researchers from Australia and New Zealand.

    About EBSCO Publishing
    EBSCO Publishing is the world’s premier database aggregator, offering a suite of over 300 full-text and secondary research databases. Through a library of tens of thousands of full-text journals, magazines, books, monographs, reports and various other publication types from renowned publishers, EBSCO serves the content needs of all researchers (Academic, Medical, K-12, Public Library, Corporate, Government, etc.). The company’s product lines include proprietary databases such as Academic Search™, Business Source®, CINAHL®, DynaMed™, Literary Reference Center™, MasterFILE™, NoveList®, SocINDEX™ and SPORTDiscus™ as well as dozens of leading licensed databases such as ATLA Religion Database™, EconLit, INSPEC®, MEDLINE®, MLA International Bibliography, The Philosopher’s Index™, PsycARTICLES® and PsycINFO®. Databases are powered by EBSCOhost®, the most-used for-fee electronic resource in libraries around the world.

    EBSCO is the provider of EBSCO Discovery Service™ a core collection of locally-indexed metadata creating a unified index of an institution’s resources within a single, customizable search point providing everything the researcher needs in one place—fast, simple access to the library’s full text content, deeper indexing and more full-text searching of more journals and magazines than and other discovery service (www.ebscohost.com/discovery). For more information, visit the EBSCO Publishing Web site at: www.ebscohost.com, or contact: information@ebscohost.com. EBSCO Publishing is a division of EBSCO Industries Inc., one of the largest privately held companies in the United States.
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    For more information, please contact:
    Kathleen McEvoy
    Public Relations Manager
    (800) 653-2726 ext. 2594
    kmcevoy@ebscohost.com

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    June 26th, 2010LISWire aggregatorLISWire

    ~ Textile Resource with Data from 1970 to Present Available via EBSCOhost® ~

    IPSWICH, Mass. — June 25, 2010 — World Textiles™, a database providing information on developments and innovations in the textile industry, is now available from EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO). World Textiles, formerly from Elsevier, contains data from 1970 to the present. The database provides researchers with international coverage of scientific, trade, technical and economic publications. Selection of content in World Textiles utilizes a unique classification scheme designed to adapt coverage to current research trends.

    World Textiles is a comprehensive source of information for anyone involved in textiles since it
    covers a broad range of topics including plant development, computer control, manufacturing and finishing processes, commercial development, performance of textile products and environmental concerns. World Textiles is also a source of American, British and European patents and international standards information.

    World Textiles provides current coverage of more than 200 international journals and provides archival coverage of several hundred additional journal titles, books and reports. More than 370,000 records are available from 1970 onwards with an additional 12,500+ new citations and abstracts added annually.

    Accessing World Textiles via the EBSCOhost® platform provides users with a customizable interface, a variety of search options and the ability to link to full-text articles. EBSCOhost offers a clean look and feel, for a technologically sophisticated, yet familiar search experience. Built-in flexibility provides users with the ability to customize their searches and brings an intuitive approach to searching online databases.

    About EBSCO Publishing
    EBSCO Publishing is the world’s premier database aggregator, offering a suite of more than 300 full-text and secondary research databases. Through a library of tens of thousands of full-text journals, magazines, books, monographs, reports and various other publication types from renowned publishers, EBSCO serves the content needs of all researchers (Academic, Medical, K-12, Public Library, Corporate, Government, etc.). The company’s product lines include proprietary databases such as Academic Search™, Business Source®, CINAHL®, DynaMed™, Literary Reference Center™, MasterFILE™, NoveList®, SocINDEX™ and SPORTDiscus™ as well as dozens of leading licensed databases such as ATLA Religion Database™, EconLit, Inspec®, MEDLINE®, MLA International Bibliography, The Philosopher’s Index™, PsycARTICLES® and PsycINFO®. Databases are powered by EBSCOhost®, the most-used for-fee electronic resource in libraries around the world. EBSCO is the provider of EBSCO Discovery Service™ a core collection of locally-indexed metadata creating a unified index of an institution’s resources within a single, customizable search point providing everything the researcher needs in one place—fast, simple access to the library’s full text content, deeper indexing and more full-text searching of more journals and magazines than and other discovery service (www.ebscohost.com/discovery). For more information, visit the EBSCO Publishing Web site at: www.ebscohost.com, or contact: information@ebscohost.com.

    EBSCO Publishing is a division of EBSCO Industries Inc., one of the largest privately held companies in the United States.

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    For more information, please contact:
    Kathleen McEvoy
    Public Relations Manager
    (800) 653-2726 ext. 2594
    kmcevoy@ebscohost.com

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    June 24th, 2010LISWire aggregatorLISWire

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
    Contact:
    Kelcey Wetzel, Event Coordinator
    303.751.6277, ext. 101; kwetzel@bcr.org

    QR Codes and More Featured in Reference Renaissance 2010 Program

    June 23, 2010 – BCR and LYRASIS are pleased to announce the program schedule http://www.bcr.org/referencerenaissance/2010/overview_schedule.html for A Reference Renaissance 2010: Inventing the Future. With over 60 papers, reports from the field and workshops as well as Pecha Kuchas and lightning talks, this national conference presents an opportunity for all reference practitioners and scholars to explore the evolving nature of reference and the possibility to take reference services to the next level.

    The keynote address will be given by Andrew Walsh, Academic Librarian at the University of Huddersfield (UK). Walsh speaks and publishes frequently on the use of QR Codes, mobile phones and social networking tools to deliver library instruction and help at the point of need. He won a University, College and Research Group Innovation Award in 2009 for a project pioneering the use of mobile phone friendly information skills materials.

    Plenary panel speakers include nationally known bloggers Steven J. Bell (The Blended Librarian), Wayne Bivens-Tatum (Academic Librarian) and Jean Costello (Radical Patron). Program co-chairs Marie Radford and Rivkah Sass will share their vision of the future of reference librarianship.

    The 2008 Reference Renaissance conference drew over 500 U.S. and international attendees. Conference proceedings from the 2008 event are available.

    The early bird registration rate of $250 has been extended through July 16. Register now at http://www.bcr.org/referencerenaissance and keep up with conference news via the listserv for attendees, Facebook and Twitter (hashtag RefRen10).

    About BCR
    BCR brings libraries together for greater success by expanding their knowledge, reach and power. Since 1935, the BCR team has helped libraries learn new skills, reach patrons, increase productivity and save money. BCR (Bibliographical Center for Research) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit headquartered in Aurora, Colorado. For more information, visit www.BCR.org.

    Justine Shaffner, MLS
    Library Services Consultant - Public
    BCR
    14394 E. Evans Ave.
    Aurora, CO 80014-1408
    p: 303.751.6277 x140
    800.397.1552
    f: 303.751.9787
    e: jshaffner@bcr.org
    blogging at http://blogs.bcr.org/publiclibraries/
    www.BCR.org

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    June 23rd, 2010LISWire aggregatorLISWire

    New Book Encourages Librarians to Create Great Gaming Experiences for Patrons of All Ages

    For Immediate Release
    Contact: Rob Colding
    Information Today, Inc.
    (609) 654-6266, ext. 330

    June 25, 2010, Washington DC—Information Today, Inc. (ITI) announced the publication of Everyone Plays at the Library: Creating Great Gaming Experiences for All Ages, by Dr. Scott Nicholson. The publisher is launching the title with a book signing at the 2010 American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference, which takes place at the Washington Convention Center this June 24–29.

    In Everyone Plays at the Library, Scott Nicholson—educator, librarian, game designer, host of the “Board Games with Scott” video series, and founder of the Library Game Lab of Syracuse—shows how gaming programs can be successfully implemented in school, academic, and public libraries, covering all types of games for all age groups.

    “My hope is that Everyone Plays at the Library will help librarians develop gaming programs that come out of the mission of the library, as well as provide a positive gaming experience for their patrons,” says Nicholson. “Gaming allows libraries to provide a storytelling-like activity for many different groups of patrons, and when they select the game type appropriately, gaming can fully support the library’s mission as well.”

    The content Nicholson presents in the book is geared to support gaming in libraries of all types. Readers will discover how to determine user needs, achieve library goals, gain stakeholder approval, reach out to users, build an affordable collection of great games, assess program effectiveness, bring all ages together, and create the type of memorable experience that gets users talking and keeps them coming back for more.

    “Scott Nicholson’s SNAKS model, combined with the wealth of expertise and insider knowledge he provides, will help any library build a solid foundation for gaming services that align with the library’s mission and provide the best possible experience for patrons,” according to Jenny Levine of the Shifted Librarian. “Everyone Plays at the Library is the single most important starting point for any library that wants to start or expand a gaming program.”

    Sari Feldman, Executive Director of the Cuyahoga County (OH) Public Library, described the book as “a roadmap for developing top-notch gaming programs,” while Paul Waelchli, Book Review Editor for the International Journal of Gaming & Computer Mediated Simulations, said “[Nicholson] takes library gaming from a fun event and transforms it into a thoughtful and sustainable experience.”

    Gaming Panel and Book Signing at ALA
    Author Scott Nicholson will be participating in the Open Gaming Night, where he will be running board games and other events on Friday, June 25 from 7:30 PM to 10:00 PM. To celebrate the publication of Everyone Plays at the Library, Scott will be signing books at the Information Today, Inc. booth [#4016] on Saturday, June 26 from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM.

    Dr. Scott Nicholson, MLIS, is an associate professor at the School of Information Studies at Syracuse University, where he runs the Library Game Lab of Syracuse. Before getting his PhD in Information Studies at the University of North Texas, he was a librarian at Texas Christian University. He started the Games and Gaming Members Initiative Group for the American Library Association in 2008, gives workshops around the world about gaming in libraries, and has written many articles on gaming in libraries, most of which can be found at the Library Game Lab’s blog (http://gamelab.syr.edu/publications).

    Everyone Plays at the Library: Creating Great Gaming Experiences for All Ages (248 pp/softbound/$39.50/ISBN 978-1-57387-398-7) is published by Information Today, Inc. (ITI). It is available in bookstores and direct from the publisher by calling (800) 300-9868; faxing (609) 654-4309; emailing custserv@infotoday.com; or visiting the ITI website at www.infotoday.com. To request a review copy, contact Rob Colding at rcolding@infotoday.com.

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