Re: [Goanet] Goan books by certain Goan authors excluded in Goan libraries: Why the selective deliberate exclusions?

2012-05-01 Thread J. Colaco < jc>
This semi-instructional video may help us understand (better) HOW to find books in a Library. BTW: Do we know that rather interesting English lady towards the end to this short video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGlN_EaEgPQ jc

[Goanet] Goan books by certain Goan authors excluded in Goan libraries: Why the selective deliberate exclusions?

2012-05-01 Thread Melvyn Fernandes
Dear goanet readers Selma Carvalho (still in UK? I presume as the next Virgin Atlantic flight to Mars is full) wrote: Now coming to Melvyn Fernandes of UK. Here is a list of things he has accused other people of: - Silvano Barbarosa did not respond to his emails? about the book Sixth Night whe

Re: [Goanet] Goan books by certain Goan authors excluded in Goan libraries: Why the selective deliberate exclusions?

2012-04-30 Thread J. Colaco < jc>
Carvalho wrote: this side of the Zuari, the women who call themselves LIBRARIES -and yes they are mostly women QUESTION: Whu They Is? jc

[Goanet] Goan books by certain Goan authors excluded in Goan libraries: Why the selective deliberate exclusions?

2012-04-30 Thread Carvalho
Dear Silviano, Let me first state that most librarians in Goa are a miserable, dour lot. There are I am told notable exceptions in Panjim whom I hope to meet someday but this side of the Zuari, the women who call themselves libraries -and yes they are mostly women - should be at home making tiff

[Goanet] Goan books by certain Goan authors excluded in Goan libraries: Why the selective deliberate exclusions?

2012-04-30 Thread Silviano Barbosa
Hi Frederick, Thank you very much for the detailed info about the procedure, which seems to be quite fair and universal. I wish they had published it somewhere and no one in the libraries I visited seemed to have this info to share with me. Thanks Silviano

Re: [Goanet] Goan books by certain Goan authors excluded in Goan libraries: Why the selective deliberate exclusions?

2012-04-29 Thread J. Colaco < jc>
This is merely generic comment, not necessarily related to the inclusion of books in the collections of libraries: 1: Frederick Noronha has provided excellent guidance wrt the procedure relating to books published in Goa. 2: If we have a product or a talent, we need to make it known, IF others ar

[Goanet] Goan books by certain Goan authors excluded in Goan libraries: Why the selective deliberate exclusions?

2012-04-29 Thread Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا
This is in response to Silvano's earlier post. Here's an extract of what I had already posted this to the Goa-Book-Club [ http://groups.google.com/group/goa-book-club] Since the debate is continuing here, let me add a few points of my own. --FN -- Dear all: I think there is some (a lot?) of misun

[Goanet] Goan books by certain Goan authors excluded in Goan libraries: Why the selective deliberate exclusions?

2012-04-29 Thread Melvyn Fernandes
Dear Silviano I read your note on goanet with interest and the issue of Goan books by Goan authors not displayed in public libraries in Goa does not surprise me. I went to a book fair at the Panjim Library and looked for a Konkani to English translation dictionary. There was every other Indian

[Goanet] Goan books by certain Goan authors excluded in Goan libraries: Why the selective deliberate exclusions?

2012-04-28 Thread Silviano Barbosa
I checked some libraries in Goa and I found there were not many Goan authored books in those libraries including mine. I went to the Francisco Luis Gomes Library in Navelim and I could not find my novel, ”The Sixth Night” there. When I inquired they said someone has to recommend a book bef