One more opportunity for a New Beginning .... Wish all of you a Happy and Prosperous new year 2010

New beginnings                                                             December 31, 2010 "A new beginning brings with it a freshness that is hard to ignore as it brings with it fresh hope and the promise of bright days ahead." – Janina Gomes (The Speaking Tree, Times of India, December 29, 2010). When things go wrong …when hopes and dreams seem to be shattering……when the last second, hour, day and year haunts…..what should one do?  Repent on the past that went wrong? Worry on the next moment, next hour, next day or the next month and year?  You are right Gomes, a new beginning, a new fresh beginning is a wonderful option!  And when should this new beginning take off? Is it the next fresh second, it it the next fresh hour day, month or the year?  A fresh beginning could be conceived at the earliest …….could be the next second or the next minutes.  Yes explore freshness all over again in the fresh new beginning……there are n number of opportunities for new beginnings.  Explore as you move from second to second, life is full of abundance, if we act unconditionally and abundantly. Next beautiful moment is waiting for our new beginning! Cheers !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rajashekhar Devarai, Chief Librarian, Asian School of Business Management, BBSR; chieflibrarian@asbm.ac.in ; lotus5673@yahoo.co.in ; http://indialibrarianintl-blogspot.com Librarianship is a noble profession                                                                                                                 http://indialibrarian-intl.blogspot.com/ lotus5673@yahoo.co.in 1816gbgv

What is this Big Bird Thinking? ....

Can Librarians be big bird thinkers? "Big bird thinkers are those who  are so mature that nothing can distract them from their objectives, who give well-considered responses when in adverse situations, rather than simply indulging in an emotional backlash. …………….. Spirituality is good for the all-round development of the individual's personality, for it makes you free of tension and friendly towards all.  Spirituality is the way to all kind of success. …………………… positive thinking makes you a 'bid bird thinker' and 'big bird thinking' imbues the human character with spirituality.  Although this is an inner quality, it is this inner quality that has the power to better all your external affairs." - Maulana Wahiduddin Khan ; www.cpsglobal.org (Source : The Speaking Tree, Times of India, December 22, 2010).   Yes, I dont know what is my status with regard to Big Bird Thinking ..... I do strongly feel and believe that I do have the habit of spontaneous emotional back lashes .... which is not in tune with this philosophy. I know those who fall in this category of thinking … are much above quick back lashes …. They go in for considered and well-thought out responses. But what about being natural and spontaneous … being simple and responsive ….. just in tune with the natural laws and nature. I think I need to think further on this. I think librarians on line these days are more into responsive …. Quick reactive mode than considered responses on wide range of their interests and avocations? Am I right? What about modern bloggers …. Can we find many bloggers who fall into the category of 'big bird thinkers' ? Librarianship is a noble profession                                                                                                                 http://indialibrarian-intl.blogspot.com/ lotus5673@yahoo.co.in 1816gbgv

Avva appa (mom and dad) ... the greatest gifts of god!!!!!!

Avva Appa ; December 06, 2010 ; 12.35am It has always been my ambition to keep writing day in and day out.  Many a time I feel and think may be I don't have much to say,  much to write and publish.  At times just for my satisfaction I struggle to write and I realize my pen does not move further.  May be I am deliberately trying to write on something I am not so well prepared.  Could be my thoughts and ideas are ripe…. But may be I don't get right words and phrases that are befitting.  All through many many years I have seen my appa finding time any where and everywhere to write.  May be that passion to write is present in my blood genetically.  What if I have  not yet kept those doors of my genetic inheritance that I had through my parents.  My be I have all the time for doing several things that I need to do for earning a living.  Alas! When will I realize that writing and publishing does not need any thing but passion and honesty.  When will I get into this luxury of finding time anywhere and every where just like that.  Nature's greatest gift to an individual is ones parents.  The giving that happens from parents to children is unending and priceless.  The connectivity between parents and children is so complete, so pious so pure……..that there is no parallel.  This love is best of all.  If there is any humility and humbleness in society it is because of ones love that is bestowed upon by ones parents. Parental love is unparallel……their acts of care and giving is unending.  I don't think any one will ever be able to return the same quantum of love, affection and care that one gets from ones parents.  I don't know where I stand in this natures scheme of things.  Several of dreams about my love affection, care and concern remain fulfilled.  This may be four years since when I could no9t make it at least to see my parents.  My avva for quite often reminded me, requested me, pestered me to come once and see her and my father.  I don't really know why I could not make it.  Now my avva and appa don't pester me to come and see them.  May be they realized why I am unable to see them.  I only keep telling them that I am busy and that it is difficult to take leave from my job.  The beauty of my avva and appa is … they understand more than what I want to tell them.  My very voice, my very vibrations over phone make them understand more and more of what I want to tell them.  I need not spell out everything over phone.  They understand me without my words.  They are better connected to me than I am connected to them.  At this age of 52 I am just a kid to them,…. I am just Raja to them.  I love you avva, I love you appa……… I do have feelings…. I do want to … I do long to meet you.  You understand that I am lost in making my living, I am lost in caring and loving my wife and kids.  This I learn from you only .   If I am a good husband and father……..I learnt this from you o9nly.  But I am your kid……… I am your raja……. I am with you, I am connected to you day in and out … Be smiling … be happy. LbnRaj Bhubaneswar                   lotus5673@yahoo.co.in Librarianship is a noble profession                                                                                                                 http://indialibrarian-intl.blogspot.com/ lotus5673@yahoo.co.in 1816gbgv

Fw: hats off to the great bibliometrician late Shri V.L.Kalyane!!!!!!!!!!

Librarianship is a noble profession. lotus5673@yahoo.co.in 1816gbgv   --- On Wed, 23/6/10, Rajashekhar Devarai <lotus5673@yahoo.co.in> wrote: From: Rajashekhar Devarai <lotus5673@yahoo.co.in> Subject: hats off to the great bibliometrician late Shri V.L.Kalyane!!!!!!!!!! To: mlosc@googlegroups.com Date: Wednesday, 23 June, 2010, 1:19 PM Gem of a Star Librarian a librarian of a different and distinguished stature ..... Shri V.L.Kalyane is no more amongst us.................Great souls  like Researcher Kalyane live and lead a different, special  and unique style of life...May your soul rest in peace sir ......the people you worked with and the people you mentored.......and the colleagues you guided and mentored to research and write and publish......can never forget your grace .... Even your enemies cannot afford to forget your grace..... Hats off!!!!!!! you will be remembered centuries and milleniums!!!!!!! I am lucky enough to have had long academic evenings .... with you at Hyderabad (ICAR). I was shocked and traumatized to meet you at your residence some times at Mumbai. It was so painful and disgusting  to find you helpless. ALL SAID AND DONE .... YOU STOOD OUT AND STAND OUT AS AN OUTSTANDING, UNFORGETTABLE, UNIQUE AND SPECIAL HUSBAND, FATHER, AND SON. yOU STOOD OUT AND STAND OUT AS AN OUTSTANDING, UNFORGETTABLE, UNIQUE AND SPECIAL INFORMETRICIAN / SCIENTOMETRICIAN / BIBLIOMETRICIAN AND OF COURSE A LIBRARIAN OF INDIA. I AM SURE YOUR BLESSINGS SHOWER ALL PROSPERITY AND HAPPINESS TO YOUR NEAR AND DEAR ONES. I AM SURE YOU WILL BLESS ALL THOSE COLLEAGUES AND FRIENDS WHOM YOU GROOMED AND MENTORED ... AND TAUGHT ABC'S OF BIBLIOMETRICS/SCIENTOMETRICS/INFORMETRICS. PARDON THOSE WHO COULD NOT COMFORT YOU AND PARDON THOSE WHO WOULD HAVE PUT YOU TO INCONVENIENCE DUE TO IGNORANCE. HATS OFF!! HATS OFF!! RAJASHEKHAR DEVARAI lotus5673@yahoo.co.in   Librarianship is a noble profession. lotus5673@yahoo.co.in 1816gbgv   --- On Tue, 22/6/10, Prof. N. Laxman Rao. <naglaxman@yahoo.com> wrote: From: Prof. N. Laxman Rao. <naglaxman@yahoo.com> Subject: [MLOSC.8028] Fw: To: nmlis@yahoogroups.com, iatlis@yahoogroups.com, "maharashtra group" <mlosc@googlegroups.com> Date: Tuesday, 22 June, 2010, 2:54 PM From: chanrasekhar v <vcsra0@yahoo.com> Subject: To: naglaxman@yahoo.com Date: Tuesday, 22 June, 2010, 14:17 Dear Prof Laxman Rao garu Pl arrange to communicate the following message to the LIS professionals through nmlis and iatlis groups.   Dr B R Ambedkar Open University, Hyderabad has started M.Phil and Ph.D. programmes in LIbrary and Information Science in 2008-09 academic year. The Department of Library and Information Science is proud to announce that the following two students are the first candidates to receive M.Phil degree in the University:   Name: Mr. A. Madhava Rao Title of Dissertation:" An Evaluative Study on Open Source Search Engines used by Select Digital Library Software" Research Guide: Prof. V. Chandrasekhara Rao, BRAOU, Hyderabad   Name: Mrs P. Sridevi Title of Dissertation: A Study on the Use of Libsys and Newgenlib Library Automation Software in Greater Hyderabad Research Guide: Dr. G. Saroja, BRAOU, Hyderabad   A copy of the press note is in attached file.   -- Prof. V. Chandrasekhara Rao Head, Dept of Library and Information Science Dr B R Ambedkar Open University Road No.46, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad-500 033 Email: drvcsrao@gmail.com     -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Maharashtra Librarians Online Study Circle" group. To post to this group, send email to mlosc@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to mlosc+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mlosc?hl=en.

Fw: ASTROS PICS

Librarianship is a noble profession. lotus5673@yahoo.co.in 1816gbgv   --- On Sun, 2/5/10, pankaj devarai <pdrs12@gmail.com> wrote: From: pankaj devarai <pdrs12@gmail.com> Subject: ASTROS PICS To: lotus5673@yahoo.co.in Cc: pankajrsdevarai@yahoo.in Date: Sunday, 2 May, 2010, 2:22 PM

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Knowledge and Innovativeness .... Brazil ... book review by Rajashekhar Devarai

Reprint   KNOWLEDGE AND INNOVATION FOR COMPETITIVENESS IN BRAZIL By Alberto Rodriguez with Carl Dahlman and Jamil Salmi .- Washington D.C : The World Bank .- 2008, pp. 247, Rs.1112.00 "Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives". – James Madison. The growth and equity have engaged the global intelligentsia through out the history of mankind culminating into major issues, schools theories and perspectives.  The third dimension i.e., The Knowledge Dimension (more often spelt out as knowledge and innovation dimension) explicitly stated as a growth driver, a decade ago or so  is triggering for a paradigm shift in our thinking.  "Knowledge and Innovation for Competitiveness in Brazil" stands out as a timely addition.  The work is authored by Alberto Rodriguez, Lead Education Specialist in Human Department for Latin America and the Caribbean Region (LAC) with Carl Dahlman of Georgetown University and Jamil Salmi of the World Bank's Human Development Network. The 'Knowledge Dimension of Economic Development is indeed acknowledged in all quarters, ranks and files. This World Bank instituted study is quite timely as a bench mark for Middle Income Countries like Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC). Brazil as a country, eighth largest by population and 5th largest by territory, despite its positive initiatives on debt and inflation management and its much acclaimed glory period of 1960-1980 (known as Brazilian Miracle), as a matter of fact averaged only 2.5 percent per annum over the last 10 years., which is about only half the pace of India and China. The report acknowledges Brazils' initiatives to halt hyper inflation and pay down external debts.  Though this helped Brazil stabilize its economy for sometime, in the long run Brazil missed out on the front of development and growth.  The study used an analytical framework developed by World Bank Institute under the K4D (Knowledge For Development) initiative of the Bank, for evaluating countries' readiness to successfully integrate into the global knowledge economy.  The report beginning with an executive summary is spread out in eight chapters suffixed with approximately stuffed appendices.  The report strongly recommends Brazil to undertake a broad systemic reform process for increasing the competitiveness of its economy and to accelerate growth.  The specific recommendations depicting, 'Who Needs To Do What', are brought out in the chapter on "From Analysis to Action". This study on Brazil proposes concrete actions in 6 key areas viz., the Enabling Environment, Knowledge Creation and Commercialization, Acquisition of Foreign Knowledge, Leveraging and Dissemination of Technology use, Basic Education and Skills and Tertiary education. The report briefly outlines Brazil's trails and concerns to raise its living standards and the much desired course of actions charted out by the authors and the World Bank Team, to bring Brazil to innovation ready level. It indeed is a  testimony for all Middle Income and Low Income nations to tighten their belts and get  ready to reap the multiplier effect of Knowledge and Innovation initiatives to help play  their respective roles in Global Knowledge Economy and Society. It is an event indeed to note that, roughly a month after the publication of this report, the World Bank announced four year US $ 7 billion Country Partnership Strategy (CPS).  This country Partnership Strategy would go a long way in addressing the recommendation and guidelines pronounced in the report. What is lacking in the  study is its total neglect on the front of Environment and                                                                                                                                     Reprint   sustainability with reference to growth and development. Never the less, the contents, policy guidelines and development imperatives spelt out in the report are useful to all policy makers, academics , researchers, business people and all others concerned world over. Academically speaking, the report fills the gap in research with regard to relations between micro economic inputs such as Health and Education and Macro Economic outputs such as Growth and Development in the domains of Global Political Economy. The Knowledge Initiative (so emphatically pursued in this bench marking report) by and large continues to percolate continuously into micro and macro issues and concerns of human life and society locally and globally. Let this review be concluded with the authors own words, "We hope that this volume will contribute to Brazil's efforts to analyze its strengths and weaknesses and chart an effective way forward, for itself and for other middle-income nations.  In taking on this challenge, Brazil leads the way from many countries that might also benefit from a close examination of their capacity to innovate and compete."                                                                            Rajashekhar Devarai (book reviewer) ________________________________________________________________________ Pp 86-88 IN : Akruti Journal of Infrastructure.- 2(4) ; July 2009. (Akruti Citygold Institute, Mumbai)   Librarianship is a noble profession. lotus5673@yahoo.co.in 1816gbgv

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July 30, 2009 Thursday 08.45am   The joy of service   "A persons life is  judged by how it touches the lives of others.  It is what we leave behind, and how much positive effect we have and how much we help others specially those who cant help themselves".   Arnold Schwarzenegger, (a former Mr. Universe, is a well known fitness enthusiast and actor.)   pp.24-25 IN Personal excellence/Ken Shelton   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -     July 29, 2009 Wednesday 09.20am   The maturity challenge   Life is always ready and open at our side to share its resources,. It simply awaits our embrace.  It offers us our choices, approves our decisions and walks in our direction.  It is continuously forgiving, amazingly adjustable, always accepting and forever encouraging.  It is willing at any given moment to start afresh.  It attempts always to guide us toward becoming our fully functional and active selves, for in this way, it can embrace itself.  Only life after all, begets life.  There is nothing to fear.  "Hemingway said, " Man was not made for defeat." Armed with life on our side and life time to experiment, the odds are in our favor.   Leo Buscalgia (Well-known author of many books, including "Personhood(Fawcell/Columbia))   pp.89-92 IN Personal excellence/Ken Shelton          Librarianship is a noble profession. lotus5673@yahoo.co.in 1816gbgv

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Life is full of surprises dear

Life is full of surprises dear. We try our level best to anticipate about what could happen the next moment the next day.....but a different thing an altogether different thing could happen....could get visulised. Funny and surprising know? When everything goes on smoothly......suddenly something which we never expected will come up before us. When everything is in disorder and shambles...orderlyness becomes visible. What I realise slowly and steadily is .... we should continue swimming. ...... dont feel the fear of distance of the shore ... and fear of the tides that may confront. We need to swim across ... with a good faith that ... we will reach the shore next moment or the next hour or the next day. Hope you will agree to this. I just wonder ... how interesting and how uncertain and how unpredictible is life...... What ever is happening ... isn't it ok dear....? Be smiling dear, be happy   Librarianship is a noble profession. lotus5673@yahoo.co.in 1816gbgv

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