Alpha College of Engineering

Applications are invited from qualified & experienced candidates for the post Librarian.  Salary & Qualification as per AICTE norms.  Candidates with Ph.D qualification are preferred & can be considered for higher posts with suitable salary.

Interested candidates may send their applications along with detailed CV & copies of certificates in full confidence to the Principal at the below mentioned address within 10 days from the date of advertisement.

Alpha College of Engineering
#30/2, Dodda Gubbi Post,
Hennur- Bagalur Road,
Bangalore-562149
Phone: 080-28445218, 28444454
website: www.alphace.org

For more details see 8th July 2009 Deccan Herald Avenue Page No. 4.

DuckDuckGo: A New Search Engine

Duck Duck Go is a new search engine with less garbage and better results. With less clicking forward and back between results, it is for anyone who wants to get information faster. DuckDuckGo.com is a search engine that prides itself on providing zero-click information, organized category pages, ambiguous keyword detection and less spam than other search engines. DuckDuckGo is headquartered out of Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.

We do a lot of things differently.

• Zero-click Info boxes on top, e.g. Rushmore film.

• Which meaning? pages, e.g. apple.

• Official sites labeled, e.g. Demetri Martin.

• Simpler, less-cluttered links, e.g. Techcrunch.

• Get mostly info or shopping results if desired.

For more information, use following link:-

http://duckduckgo.com/

For a review of this search engine, please visit:

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/duck_duck_go_silly_name_interesting_search_engine.php

Learn to Surf the Net for just 125

Internet-deprived Indians now have an opportunity to learn surfing basics for just Rs 125 at 2,000-odd Sify cybercafes through the country. Participants, who complete the 10-hour course, will be issued a certificate jointly by the National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) and Sify Technologies. The certificate is signed by the Secretary, Department of Information Technology (DIT).
For more details: http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/learn-to-surfnet-for-just-rs-125/18/22/350176/

Search Jobs through Gtalk

Naukri.com as launched new feature for searching job through Gtalk. NaukriOnChat will allow you to search and apply to jobs using Gtalk, without having to visit Naukri.com.
Please follow the steps to use this application:
1. Login to Gtalk Instant Messenger (or chat from Gmail)
2. Add jobs@chat.naukri.com to your Gtalk friends list
3. Jobs will appear as a friend instantaneously
4. Type "help" in the chat window to get help instructions on how to search and apply to jobs

OCLC releases NetLibrary Media Center for easy access to eAudiobooks

DUBLIN, Ohio, USA, 19 January 2009—OCLC has released the new NetLibrary Media Center, a full-featured desktop application that allows library patrons to easily search, manage, transfer and listen to downloadable eAudiobooks. The free software application allows users to connect to NetLibrary, and then download and begin listening to eAudiobooks with just one click. Details

WorldCat.org now available for mobile phones

Now library materials on WorldCat.org are searchable through mobile devices, thanks to a new pilot. Details

18 Sites For Finding Jobs

AOL.CareerBuilder.com - The nice thing about the AOL.CareerBuilder.com site is that you have the salary range listed on the summary page as opposed to having to go into each listing.
Jobster.com - While they have a startups section, finding Microsoft intermixed in their thousands of listings makes you think it’s more a general technology area.
Monster.com - One of the longest running online job sites has numerous job listings for startups that you can search by company, date, job title or relevance.
Yahoo Hot Jobs - Yahoo’s job listings includes numerous listings for jobs at startups, most of them seem to be centered on the technical side.
AsiaWired.com - Looking for startups in Asia? This may be the solution for you.
CoNotes.com - Focusing on nothing but jobs at startups, CoNotes has been around since 2007.
Dice.com - Browse jobs by city or pull up the category that applies to your skill set.
ejob.com - ejob focuses on staffing needs in and around Silicon Valley.
GoBigNetwork.com - A one-stop-shop for startups to form business plans, find funding and locate employees that can fulfill their needs.
HotStartupJobs.com - Aggregates startup listings from a multitude of sites. You can read a lengthier write up of HotStartupJobs by our own Paul Glazowski here on Mashable.
Jobs.Mashable.com - Our very own marketplace features categories for listing jobs and looking for them also.
NeoHire.com - Lets you look up jobs by category, add them to your basket as you find ones that interest you and then apply to all of the ones you’ve saved.
nPost.com - Besides offering numerous job listings at startups, they have 225+ interviews with people from some of the companies explaining what they are about and what they are looking for in an employee.
StartupAgents.com - Both startups and potential employees can set up profiles to try to find the perfect match for each other. The service is completely free to potential employees, but will cost employers to contact potential hires.
StartupJobs.biz - A small jobs board with unique listings that you can search by type of job or occupation.
Startuply.com - Covers various industries related to Web 2.0 and startups, lets you also browse by job type.
StartupZone.com - Allows you to search jobs by occupation, location or even what stage of funding they are in.
VentureLoop.com - Provides internship listings for students at certain schools and has job listings you can search by country or occupation.

Free database from EBSCO

Ebsco have made available at no cost three databases which may be ofuse to schools these are Library, Information Science & TechnologyAbstracts (LISTA) database, Teacher Reference Center (TRC) andGreenFILE. Please the link to reach the site