Workshop on Web Content Management 2012

December 18:   Delivering the presidential address at the two-day National Workshop on "Web Content Management", the Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University, Lt. General (Retd.) Zameer Uddin Shah said that the University would facilitate access to the wealth of knowledge to outside researchers.

Gen. Shah said that now a days, research scholars are very lucky to have internet for searching the resource material. He said that digitalization process of the University is proceeding speedily.

Gen. Shah said that although he belonged to a generation that enjoyed reading printed books, he was aware that the future belonged to digitalized work and several institutions had developed e-Libraries. He said that he was committed to digitalization of all valuable books and their availability to users through the internet.

Prof. N. Laxman of Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies, Hyderabad said that the website is a gateway to internet. He said that 300 million websites are available for various purposes throughout the globe. Germany has the highest number of internet users as 84.7 percent people there are using this technology. He said that India has the largest number of electronic books. He pointed out that AMU's Maulana Azad Library has the facility of accessing e-books and it is considered the best library among Indian universities' libraries with a facility of two million e-books.

Prof. Laxman appreciated the Digital Resource Centre developed by Maulana Azad Library which provides free access to the resource material to the users. He said that the libraries were the centre of knowledge activity because of the technological advancement. He however urged the research scholars to use authentic material.

On this occasion, AMU Vice Chancellor, general Shah released the "Directory of Major Scientific Research Organizations and Institutes in India" compiled by Dr. Naushad Ali PM.

The purpose of this Directory is to provide a reference source to students, researchers, scientists, academicians etc who are engaged in various research assignments in various disciplines of science and technology.

The Directory covers details of more than 300 institutes all over India specializing in various disciplines of science and technology.

Noted historian, Prof. Irfan Habib was the guest of honour of the inaugural ceremony. He hoped that more and more history material will be available on the internet.

While welcoming the dignitaries, Prof. Shabahat Husain, Chairman, Department of Library and Information Science at AMU, said that the department was a pioneering department in the country which started Certificate Course in Library Science in 1951. It started B. Lib. Science in 1958-59 and M. Lib. in 1971-72.

Prof. Shabahat Husain pointed out that the Information Technology Lab was established in 2003. He said that the Subject Gateway is an organized collection of resources.

Dr. Naushad Ali, PM proposed a vote of thanks and Dr. Mohd. Musthafa K. conducted the inaugural ceremony

  (Report by PRO, AMU)

AMU Vice Chancellor, Lt. Gen. Zameer Uddin Shah (centre) releasing the Directory of Scientific Research organizations at Dept. of Lib. and Information Science (Picture) 

PhD Viva

Ms. Vibha Gupta, Research scholar of this department successfully defended her PhD thesis in a Viva-voce examination held in this department on 4^th October, 2012. She conducted research  under the supervision of Dr. Mehtab Alam Ansari.

Prof. Sangeeta Gupta, Head,  DLIS,University of Jammu,  was the examiner for her Viva-Voce.

Presently Ms. Vibha Gupta is working in the National Library, Kolkota. We congratulate and wish her all the success in her career.

Answer keys of June 2012 exam published

UGC net question papers and answer keys of June 2012 exam published

follow the link for the same

http://ugcnetonline.in/question_papers_june2012.php

Journal of Knowledge and Communication Management released

Aligarh: The first issue of the ‘Journal of Knowledge and Communication Management (JKCM)’ is released by Prof. Shabahat Husain, AMU and Prof. Ashu Shokeen, Kurukshetra University, Haryana at the Dept. of library and Information Science, Aligarh. The journal is dedicated to the exchange of the latest academic output and practical information on all aspects of managing knowledge. The journal publishes original research and case studies by academic, business and government contributors on strategies, tools, techniques, technologies and best practices in knowledge and communication management. The focus of this journal is on the identification of innovative Knoledge Management strategies and the application of theoretical concepts to real-world situations. This is a broad-based journal, covering all branches of knowledge and communication of information. It also publishes interdisciplinary research works. The journal is published by IndianJournal.com, one of the leading e-journal publisher in the country.

Please visit the following link for the latest issue of the journal.
http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:jkcm&volume=1&issue=1and2&type=toc

Editorial Board

Chief Editor:
Dr.  Naushad Ali P.M
Chairman, Department of Library and Information Science
Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh

Executive Editors:
1.    Prof. Jean Louis Ermine, France
2.    Prof. Gabriel Gomez, USA

Coverage

The scope of the Journal is broadly knowledge and communication
management, surrounding all of the academic and professional
disciplines which deal with recorded information. The areas of
include, but are certainly not limited to:

* Knowledge innovations and dissemination management
    Knowledge Management -case studies and best practices.
    Knowledge Management -strategies and models.
    Knowledge sharing in collaborative work environments
    Knowledge Management in libraries and information centers
    Knowledge Management in public sectors
* New Media and E-Society in Knowledge management environment
    Digitization, heterogeneity and convergence
    Interactivity and virtuality
    Innovation, identity and the global village syndrome
* Knowledge and Communication Structures
    Knowledge and Communication Strategies
    Knowledge engineering
    Integrating learning and knowledge infrastructure
    Internal and workforce communications
    Communication and organizational culture
    Knowledge organization, taxonomies and ontology
    Corporate communications
    KM and disaster management
* Knowledge communication and Information Systems
    Knowledge Sharing
    Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
    Intelligent Systems
    IS Security Issues
    Mobile Applications
    Multimedia Applications
    Software Requirements and IS Architectures
    Wireless Communications
* E-Society and digital communication divide
    Social & Political Aspects of KM
    Social Integration
    Social Book marking  retention
    Social Software
    E-Democracy
* Information Management
    Computer-Mediated Communication
    Content Development
    Cyber law and Intellectual Property
    Data Mining
    Human Computer Interaction
    Information Search and Retrieval
    Social and Organizational Aspects
    Virtual Communities
* Digital services in E-society
    Service Broadcasting
    Political Reporting
    Freedom of Expression
* Information Technology and Knowledge and Communication
    Knowledge Innovation Networks
    Digital Libraries
    Open Source Software
    Open access
    Social Networking

Authors wishing to make a submission to the journal may note the following:
Electronic submission of manuscripts is strongly encouraged. One copy
of the paper, in MS word format,  should be submitted as e-mail
attachment to the  chief editor at  editorjkcm@gmail.com

New Release- Open Source Digital Library Movement in India by Shibu KM

LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing

Six day Training Course in Research Methodology and Computer Applications in Social Science Research - Report

The six day national training course in “Research Methodology and Computer Applications in Social Science Research” organized by the Department of Library and Information Science, Aligarh Muslim University in collaboration with ICSSR, New Delhi  got off with recitation of holy verses from the Quran on 20^th  March 2012. Dr. Naushad Ali P.M, Chairman and Course Director welcomed the gathering and gave an introduction about the Training Course. The Training Programme was inaugurated by Prof. P.B. Mangla, former Dean and member,  National Knowledge Commission. He appreciated the efforts made by the department of Library and Information Science holding such a wonderful training programme on such a novel theme of the time. He laid emphasis to the interdisciplinary research in social sciences. In his concluding remarks, he insisted upon three major components of research process-Shravan, Chintan, and Mannan which can lead to an effective and smooth sailing of any type of research.  Prof. Anwar Jahan Zuberi, the Dean, Faculty of Social Science, AMU and former Vice Chancellor, Calicut University, presided over the session. Dr. Sudharma Haridasan, Associated professor expressed vote of thanks.

55 participants from all over the country participated in the course. The six day training course covered multiple thought provoking and knowledgeable topics from various resource persons and hands on training on citation tools, online questionnaire, SPSS and  R softwares were given.

The valedictory session was presided over by the University Registrar Prof. V.K. Abdul Jaleel. He praised the efforts of the department to organize training course which is the first of its kind in social science faculty and showed a great concern to organize such training programmes in future as well. He also admired the activeness of the department in the university which has played a great role in bringing up the fame to university. Such type of programme will help to increase quality research publications of A.M.U. The chief guest Prof. Akhtar Haseeb said that the social science research is moving at a very rapid pace nowadays and is trying to be more valid and vivid in tackling today’s growing social problems. He praised the way that computer technology is being effectively used in social science research and wished to carry on in organizing the same type of courses in future to cope up with modern research needs. Dr. Naushad Ali P.M. chairman and Course director, summarized the highlights of the sessions and praised the participants for their enthusiasm, patience and cooperation throughout the course.

Prof. Shabahat Husain, Librarian in Charge, MAL, extended vote of thanks to all the dignitaries and the gathering. He thanked ICSSR, New Delhi for their support and financial assistance. He said that one has to be vibrant and dynamic enough in his professional career in order to learn, gain and spread knowledge and stressed to stick to professional ethics for success. Prof. Akhtar Haseeb and Prof. V.K. Abdul Jaleel distributed the certificates and CDs which contain course materials and softwares to the participants.

ALIGARH March 23: The Department of Library and Information Science, Aligarh Muslim University in collaboration with ICSSR, New Delhi organized a six-day training programme on "Research Methodology and Computer Applications in Social Science Research". The chief guest Prof. P. B. Mangla, Former Dean at University of Delhi and Member of National Knowledge Commission addressed the inaugural ceremony attended by eminent personalities drawn from various fields of studies.

Prof. Mangla in his inaugural speech encouraged the efforts of Course Director for conducting such an illuminating programme. He laid emphasis on the interdisciplinary research in social sciences. He also stressed on the elements of subjectivity and objectivity in research and the use of various statistical softwares like SPSS for data analysis. Prof. Mangla insisted on three major components of research process ? Shravan, Chintan and Mannan which could lead to an effective and smooth pursuance of any type of research.

In his welcome speech, the Course Director, Dr. Naushad Ali P.M., Chairman, Department of Library and Information Science insisted on the impact and importance of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the research process. He also laid emphasis on the improvement of qualitative research in social sciences by strengthening ICT skills.

The Guest of Honour, Prof. Shabahat Husain, Librarian In-charge, Maulana Azad Library highlighted the achievements of the Department of Library and Information Science.

Talking about the relevance of the training course, he stressed on the imperative use of research methodology along with the whole process of research.

Prof. Anwar Jehan Zuberi, Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences threw light on the importance of ICT in research process. She urged the participants to focus on the quality of research and work for the improvement in the number of publications in the journals of national and international repute. Mentioning the ranking of research institutions all over the world, she exhorted the researchers to increase their publication count.

Dr. Sudharma Haridasan proposed the vote of thanks.

‘Training Course in Research Methodology and Computer Application in Social Science Research’

ResearchGate: the professional network for scientists and researchers an ideal fit to Indian society

Currently in India there are discussions of imposing restrictions on social networking sites. Even educational institutions don’t encourage the use of such platforms. But there are many advantages to connecting with other people, especially in the sciences. Imagine members of a social network who are trying to identify a microbe and are not tagging a picture from a random party. ResearchGate is a professional network for scientists, to share their recent scientific work and discuss it with experts around the world. In Topics, members can discuss problems they face in the lab. According to Dr. Rajiv Gupta, a lecturer at the Harvard Medical School and MIT, “There are the Facebook-type social networking sites, but they have been sort of populated by teenagers. There is nothing there that is specific to doing research.” On ResearchGate, researchers can Follow their favorite scientist and they can read their publications and ask relevant scientific questions. Dr. Ijad Madisch, an alumni of Harvard Medical school and founder of ResearchGate, says that he came up with the idea for ResearchGate when he was stuck with a problem in his subject and could not find any answers. Within three years, the Network has grown to more than 1.3 million members from 123 countries.

What is the most exciting part for science enthusiasts and for educational institutes? The product is magnificently tailored to the researchers. The members have access to 45,000,000 abstracts and 350,000 publications, recommendations for conferences, related researchers and jobs – all simply by creating a profile. The profile is like a research curriculum vitae, which also includes publications. According to a New York Times article, Dr. Rajiv Gupta uses ResearchGate for his class notes. “There is so much activity online that he doesn’t have to answer the questions himself because someone else already has. The beauty of ResearchGate, he said, “is that the members are all there for a common purpose of advancing scientific research”. India continues to grow in the fields of science and technology. ResearchGate is the space for Indian scientists to become a part of this movement.