TIMS Inaugurated

First MBA batch of TIMS Edappal inaugurated on 2nd September, 2013

First book printed in Malayalam goes online

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: From a college library in Bangalore, a fragile copy of the first book printed in Malayalam -- SampkshepaVedartham -- has made a leap to eternity. Thanks to efforts by MalayalamWikipedians, the book printed in 1772 and kept in Dharmaram College in Bangalore is now available free on the internet, without any copyright restriction.
The scanned copy of 'Sampkshepa Vedartham or Nasranikal Okkeyum Ariyendunna Sampkshepa Vedartham' will be a major source of information for those interested in the history and development of Malayalam script. The book by Italian priest Clement Peanices is in the form of Christian religious teaching in question-answer format. The first edition of the book was printed using Malayalam types in Rome in 1772 and was brought to the state in 1774.

Source: THE TIMES OF INDIA

My Ph.D Viva Voce

Aligarh: Successfully defended my PhD thesis in a Viva-voce examination today in the Department of Library and Information Science, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh. I have conducted research on 'Electronic publishing in select science and technology institutes in India: An evaluative study' under the supervision of Dr. Naushad Ali. PM, Associate professor and Ex-chairman. Prof. SM Shafi, Head,  DLIS, University of Kashmir, Srinagar  was the examiner for Viva-Voce and foreign examiner was Prof. Gabriel Gomez of Chicago University, USA.

 

 

 

Digital Library in Every Bus or Train

There's never a wasted moment when you have a smartphone, for better or for worse. Even underground users can patronize the "virtual supermarket," billboards that helps you make a shopping list later delivered to your door.

A group of students at the Miami Ad School envision putting that technology to decidedly more pleasurable use. "Underground Library," designed by Max Pilwat, Keri Tan and Ferdi Rodriguez, proposes a series of advertisements for the New York Public Library where a quick swipe could send the first ten pages of a book right to your phone.

After you've finished your sample, upon emerging from the subway, a map points the way to the nearest library location. The system would use near field communication (NFC), a technology capable of wireless data transmission over short distances, so that it works in non-wired tunnels.

It is, sadly, a fictional campaign. But surely the NYPL could spare some of its renovation budget to put a few of these in circulation.

Source | http://www.theatlanticcities.com/