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It Can Possible IN Future

Future "LIBRARY"

A Tablet PC may change the Libraries in future, let us take a recent launching of "Aakash"  by communications and IT minister Kapil Sibal today, is designed, developed and manufactured by DataWind, in partnership with IIT Rajasthan, under the HRD ministry’s Mission on Education Through Information and Communication Technology (NME-ICT)

Persons and their Association with the Institution

Persons and their Association with the Institution

Do nker Dyuvis	FID
Melvil Dewey	Lake Placid Educational Foundation
S.R.Ranganathan	D R T C
B.S.Kesavan	INSDOC
I.Dahlberg	International Society for Knowledge Organization ( ISKO)
D.J.Foskett	Classification Research Group (CRG)
E.Garfield	Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) , Philadelphia
M.B.Line	British Library
Harisarvothama Rao	A.P.Library Association
Wolfgang Lohner	UNESCO

IMPORTANT DAYS

  January

1. Louis Braille Day	5th January
2. World Laughter Day	10th January
3. National Youth Day ( Birthday of Swami Vivekanand	12th January
4. Army Day	15th January
5. International Customs and Excise Day	25th January
6. Tourism Day ( India)	25th January
7. Republic Day (India)	26th January
8. Martyrs’s Day	30th January
9. Leprosy Prevention Day	30th January
10. Sarvodaya  Day	30th January

February

1. Rose Day	12th February
2. Valentine Day	14th February
3. International Mother Tongue Day	21th February
4. Central Excise Tex Day	24th February
5. National Science Day	28th February

March

1. National  Safety Day ( Security of Industrial Institutions)	4th March
2. International Woman’s Day	8th march
3. World Kidney Day	9th March
4. Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) Foundation day	12th march
5. World Consumer Day	14th March
6. Ordnance Manufacturing Day	18th March
7. World Disabled Day	20th March
8. World Forestry Day	21st March
9. World Water day	22nd March
10. World Meteorological Day	23rd March
11. Ram Manohar Lohia’s Birth Day (Anniversary)	23rd March
12. Bhagat Singh , Sukhdev And Rajguru’s Martyrdam Day	23rd March
13. World TB (Tuberculosis) Day	24th March
14. Rural Postal Life Insurance Day	24th March
15. Sacrifice Day of Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi	25th March
16. National Day of Bangladesh	26th March
17. Worldtheatre Day	27th March

April

1. National Maritime Day	5th April
2. Special Protection Group (SPG) Foundation Day	7th April
3. World Health Day	7th April
4. World Homeopathy Day (Birth day of Samuel Hanimen)	10th April
5. World Aeronautics and Cosmology Day	14th April
6. Ambedkar’s Birth Anniversary	14th April
7. World Hemophilia Day	17th April
8. World Heritage Day	18th April
9. Indian Civil Service Day	21st April
10. Darth Day	22nd April
11.World Books and Copyright Day	23rd April
12. Panchayat Divas	24th April

May

1. International Labour Day (Worker’s Day of May Day)	1st May
2. World	2nd May
3. World Press Freedom Day	3rd May
4. World Red Cross Day	4th May
5. Mother’s Day	2nd  May
6. World Laughter Day	7th May
7. World Migratory Birds Day	8th May
8. International Pthylesemia Day	8th May
9. National Technological Day	11th May
10. International Nurse Day	13th May
11. International Family Day	15th May
12. World Telecommunication Day	17th May
13. Anti-Terrorism Day	21st May
14. World Biodiversity	23rd May
15. Commonwealth Day	24th May
16. Death Anniversary of Jawahar Lal Nehru	27th May
17. World Anti-Tobacco (and No-smoking )	31st May

June

1. World Environment Day	5th June
2. International Olympic Association Establishment Day	6th June
3. Father’s Day	18th June
4. World Refugee Day	20th June
5. World Diabetes Day	27th June

July

1. Doctor’s Day ( Birthday of Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy )	1st July
2. State Bank of India Foundation Day	1st July
3. World Population Day	11th July
4. Kargil Memorial Day	26th July

August

1. World Breast Feeding Day	1st August
2. World Peace Day, Hiroshima Day	6th August
3. Quit India Day, Nagasaki Day	9th August
4. World Youth Day	12th August
5. Independence Day (India)	15th August
6. National Sports Day (Birth Day Of Dhyanchand)	29th August

September

1. Teacher’s Day (Birth Day of S.Radhakrishnan	5th September
2. World Literacy Day	8th September
3. World Fraternity and Apology Day	14th September
4. Hindi Dives ( Day)	14th September
5. Engineer’s Day	15th September
6. World Ozone Day	16th September
7. Railway Police Force (RPF) Foundation Day	20th September
8. Alzheimer’s Day	21st September
9. World Deaf Day and World Heart Day	24th September
10. World Tourism Day	27th September

October

1. International Oldmen’s Day	1st October
2. Mahatma Gandhi’s Birth Day (International Non- violence Day)	2nd October
3. Birth day of Lal Bahadur Sastri	2nd October
4. World Habitat day	3rd October
5. World Animal Welfare Day	4th October
6. World Teacher’s Day	5th October
7. World Wild animal Day	6th October
8. Indian Air Force Day	8th October
9. World Post Day	9th October
10. Birthday of Loknayak Jay Prakash Narayan	11th October
11. UN International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction	13th October
12. World Standards Day	14th October
13. World Food Day	16th October
14. World Allergy Awareness Day	16th October
15. World Iodine Shortage Day	21st October
16. United Nation (UN) Day	24th October
17. Worldthrift Day	30th October
18. Death Anniversary of Indira Gandhi	31st October

November

1. World Service Day	9th November
2. Children’s Day (Birth anniversary of Jawaharlal Nehru)	14th November
3. International Day For Endurance	16th November
4. World Students Day	17th November
5. National Journalism Day	17th November
6. World Adult Day	18th November
7. World Citizen Day	19th November
8. Universal Children’s Day	20th November
9. World Television Day	21th November
10.World Non-veg Prevention Day	25th November
11. World Environment Protection Day	26th November
12. National Law Day	26th November

December

1. Words AIDS Day	1st December
2. International Day forthe Abolition of Slavery	2nd December
3. World Disabled Day	3 rd December
4.Chemical Accidents Prevention Day	4th December
5. Navy Day	4th December
6. International Volunteers Day	5th December
7. International Civil Aviation Day	7th December
8. Armed Forces Flag Day	7th December
9. Girl Child Day (Balika Divas) (India)	9th December
10. International Human Rights Day	10th December
11. World Children’s Fund Day	11th December
12. World Asthma Day	11th December
13. National Energy Conservation Day	14th December
14. Liberation Day Of Goa	19th December
15. Kisan Dives (Birthday Charan Singh)	23 rd December
16. X-mas Day	25th December
17. Central Reserve Police Force( CRPF) Foundation Day	26th December

Report Of National Conference on Information Literacy Competencies for Higher Learning and Research

Here is the Report of National Conference on Information Literacy Competencies for Higher Learning and Research. Report can be downloaded from www.tumkuruniversity.in

wikis and blogs

Wikis and Blogs

Definition of a Wiki

“Wiki is a piece of server software that allows users to freely create and edit Web page content using any Web browser.  Wiki supports hyperlinks and has a simple text syntax for creating new pages and cross links between internal pages on the fly.”  

Definition of a Blog 

"A blog is a Web site, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in reverse-chronological order."

There are some common features between both Wikis and Blogs    

1. Wiki and Blog, both are web pages. 
   
2. Both Wikis and Blogs grow with the help of the users.        
   
3. Users can post their comments on both of them.  
   

Advantages of Wikis over Blogs ·         

1. Easy access of archived information. ·   
2.  These are better at assembling information collectively with regarding to particular profession. 

Advantages of Blogs over Wikis 

1. Sharing information as quick as possible 
2. Communication between host and guest.    

There are some false assumptions regarding Wikis:          

1.  Wiki is a encyclopedia, but it is not true. Its coverage ranges from A-Z and from 0-9   
2. Wiki contents can be edited by any one, but it is not right. The content can be edited, added, changed only by selected people with password protection. 
3. The original content of the changed one is lost, but it is only for those who do not visit past version of the page where it is saved. 

Similarly there are some false assumptions regarding Blogs:

1. A blog is an online diary. Which was so in the beginning but, now it consists everything, from food to sports, hobbies, professional, and so on.   
2. Blog is hosted by one person which is not true. Now a days any professional organization, companies, industries, can host the blogs according to their taste.   
3. A message board is replaced by blog in a working place where as binder-manual is replaced by wiki.   

Why Blog : 

1. Easy to post 
   
2. Posts can be read Chronologically 
   
3. Automatic alerting service 
   
4. Provisions for comments on each post 
   
5. Only host can edit the content of a post 
   
6. Discussions can be limited to specific groups.   

Why Wiki:

1.  Document creation 
   
2. Anyone can contribute 
   
3. Participation is truly liberal. 
   
4. Content can be in any order.      

 Main differences between Blogs and Wikis   

1.  Blog is a one man show comprising discussion at the end, where as wiki is a talk show where everyone can participate.   
2. Blog is like a boardroom table with a podium at the head of the table. Wiki – is like a round conference table.
3.  Blog - is like a white paper where as Wiki  -  is like a spray painting where any one can try.   
4. Blog is a content of thoughts where one or more can comment on those contents where as wiki is a repository of thoughts where others can contribute and modify. 
5. Blog is author centered where as wiki content centered.
6.  In blog Comments are encouraged but not focused. Where as in wiki no real comments.
7.  In blogs sharing of events and insights where as wikis create resources   
8. In blogs content displayed with recent articles first, where as in wikis it is not necessary. 
9.  Blog is conversation in nature where as wikis is either active or passive.   
10. Blog is static where as wikis is dynamic  
11.  In blog host in whole and sole, where as wiki  is public.  
12.  In blogs comments are encouraged where as in wikis comments are not expected.