October 2003 - LIS-Forum - ncsi.iisc.ernet.in

Database of Indian LIS Professionals
by Sukhdev Singh 03 Nov '03

03 Nov '03

Good, So we there is a concensus that a Single Master Database may be build up for Indian LIS professionals. Now let us proceed further and answer the following questions: 1. What is the AIM? and to whom it would benefit? 2. What information would it contain, and what would be the data elements of the database? 3. Are INFLIBNET and INFOLIBRARIAN ready to give their data? If yes, then are their databases compatible? Do they have common structure? 3a. I Remember ILA had similar effort, what is the present status, can some one check out? Can we integrate that data also? 4. How its utility would be better then a discuss group like LIS-FORUM? 5. What are the factors of success/failure of exisitng similiar efforts. What lessions / best practices we can learn from the exiting initiative. How would this knowledge would help us in our proposed initiative? 6. Who will own the data? I think, we would be able to develop and achieve our proposed database of LIS Professionals in much better and scientific manner after answering the above questions. Let me now forget to thank Prof Shalini's offer to host the database. ----NOTE-----:) I AM FOR SUCH A DATABASE AND NOT AGAINST IT. I AM WILLING TO OFFER MY IDEAS(?) IN DATABASE DESIGN, HOSTING AND USER INTERFACE. Regards Sukhdev Singh >From: Mailing List Manager <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> >To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >Subject: RE: [LIS-Forum] concrete steps >Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2003 12:59:37 +0530 (IST) > >Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 17:33:38 +0530 >From: Aman Jha <aman.jha(a)ciionline.org> > >Excellent. I think this is the first time in the history of lis-forum >that such a creative discussion has taken place. Prof. Shalini's offer is >an excellent example of professionalism. I feel that this forum is >getting more mature now. Mr Prafulla's proposal has great potential for >the advancement of library profession in India. Duplication must be >avoided and there should be only one comprehensive reference window for >this kind. INFLIBNET and INFOLIBRARIAN's databases need to be integrated >into one master database. This work should be done at different levels. >Possibly INFLIBNET could work on librarians' database and Prof Shalini's >on teachers and students and others on suppliers, etc. > >Regards, > >Aman Kumar Jha >Librarian >CII > >_______________________________________________ >LIS-Forum mailing list >LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum _________________________________________________________________ He's the fastest Indian.He's Narain Karthikeyan. http://server1.msn.co.in/sp03/tataracing/index.asp Will he make it to F1?

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How Easy it is to start an On-line Bulletin Board. How difficult to establish?
by Sukhdev Singh 31 Oct '03

31 Oct '03

Dear Friends, Few days back there was lot of debate on this forum to have a database of Indian Librarians [Information Professionals]. Then there was one solution, which basically was very near to an On-Line Bulletin Board/Forum. Just to check out what all it takes to start an On-Line Bulletin / Forum. I created an Bulletin Board/Forum at http://indlibra.myforum.net . It has been named as IndLIBRA. It is for discussion among Indian Librarians and Inforamtion Scientists. Can you guess how much time it might have taken!!!? It was done with in 10 Minutes!!!. No prizes for guessing it right. This 10 minutes also includes getting a Yahoo email account (which I will never use!!), was given to register for the free Forum. Check out http://indlibra.myforum.net and have fun. Create your own such discussion forums and enjoy your creativity. BUT WAIT, NEVER GIVEN YOUR REAL EMAIL for such fun. NOW DO NOT ASK ME HOW MUCH IT TAKES TO ESTABLISH A FORUM (not start)..IT IS VERY VERY DIFFICULT!!!. Regards Sukhdev Singh _________________________________________________________________ Special offer from American Express.Don't miss out. http://server1.msn.co.in/features/amex/index.asp Apply now!

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InfoWatch September 2003
by M.R Lalitha 30 Oct '03

30 Oct '03

Dear LIS-Forum member, The September 2003 issue of InfoWatch is now online, bringing you details of new Internet sites related to Science and Engineering. You can access the complete issue on the NCSI Web server at the URL : http://www.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/infowatch/iw.php You will also find earlier issues of InfoWatch here. For your convenience, the table of contents is given below. If you wish to be on the mailing list of InfoWatch to receive the complete issue by e-mail, let us know. Also mention your format preference - html or text. Regards -Lalitha M.R lalitha(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in ------------------------------------------------------------------------ InfoWatch Tracking Networked Scientific Information Sources and Services (An electronic update service brought to you by NCSI) Sep 2003 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ In This Issue: 1. 1Up Info - A portal with a difference [A reference resource] 2. AllConferences.Com [A directory of conferences] 3. BioCoRE - Biological collaborative environment 4. Biological Inventory Databases [Databases of world's protected flora and fauna] 5. DevEdge Tech Central 6. Earth Science World Image Bank 7. Electronic Circuits [A website of circuits for electronic devices] 8. KnowItAll Academic Edition [Free software for IR & Raman functional group analysis] 9. medInd - IndMed Journals on Internet [Free online access to some Indian Biomedical journals] 10. Miscellaneous Mathematical Utilities 11. Polymer Data Handbook 12. Project Links: Mathematics and it's applications in Engineering & Science 13. Reciprocal Net - A distributed crystallography network for researchers, students and the general public 14. Science Timelines [Selection notable events in the scientific world from prehistoric times to the present] 15. Scilab- A free scientific software package for numerical computations 16. SINGER - System-wide Information Network for Genetic Resources 17. SoftwareJobLink [The high tech job search engine for software jobs and careers] 18. VMyths.com [Computer virus myths] 19. Webmaster Toolkit [Free tools for webmasters] 20. Webresearch Guide of ScienceDirect ------------------------------------------------------------------------ About InfoWatch : InfoWatch is a monthly electronic newsletter, brought out by the National Centre for Science Information (NCSI) Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore - 560 012, INDIA. Information in the newsletter is collected and verified by NCSI staff.The newsletter aims to raise awareness of new sources of information on the Internet, particularly those which are relevant for higher education and research. Some items may be of relevance only to the IISc community.Resources reported here have been taken from various discussion lists and other network tools and no special claims are made for accuracy or originality. Most of the sources cited in the newsletter were checked at the time of publication, however it is possible that some of the resources are no longer available. We welcome comments about the newsletter and suggestions for resources to be featured. Please e-mail your comments to Infowatch editors: Ms. K. Thulasi (thulasi(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in) & Ms. M. R. Lalitha (lalitha(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in) ------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Article Help
by Mailing List Manager 30 Oct '03

30 Oct '03

Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 08:03:40 -0800 (PST) From: Pijushkanti Panigrahi <panigrahipk(a)yahoo.com> Dear Professionals, I am in the urgent need of an article, Can anybody help me? ROSA(A).On certain vertex valuations of the vertices of a graph.In : Theory of Graphs (International Symposium, Rome, July, 1966, Gordon and Breach, N.Y. and Dunod Paris, (1967), pp349-455 Regards Dr P K Panigrahi Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi, Reader, Dept of Lib and Inf Science, Calcutta University, 87/1 College Street,Kolkata - 700 073, West Bengal, India, email : panigrahipk(a)yahoo.com, Res : Qtr No. C1/78 IIT Campus, Kharagpur - 721 302, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India, Phone : +91 (03222) 278852/283691.

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CORPORATE RECORDS MANAGEMENT
by Mailing List Manager 29 Oct '03

29 Oct '03

Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 11:18:01 +0530 From: B P Prakash <prakashbp(a)pune.tcs.co.in> Dear Professionals, You will be happy to know that Tata Central Archives and National Archives of India, New Delhi are jointly conducting a short term certificate course in "CORPORATE RECORDS MANAGEMENT" at Tata Central Archives, Pune from 3 to 7 November 2003. The programme fee is Rs 3000/= Interested may please contact Mr H Raghunath / Ms F J Shroff at 020 4122020 or email at <tca(a)tata.com> Thanks and regards, Prakash BP TCS, Pune

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by rcgaur＠tifr.res.in 28 Oct '03

28 Oct '03

FYI: Link to Emerald Library Link - Current awareness for the library and information professionals http://fidelio.emeraldinsight.com/vl=3027450/cl=132/nw=1/rpsv/librarylink/n… announce53.htm Regards Ramesh ------------------------------------------------- This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/

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concrete steps
by Mailing List Manager 28 Oct '03

28 Oct '03

Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 17:16:41 +0530 From: VYASAMOORTHY /IKP/HYD <Vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com> Dear Friends: Prafulla's Suggestions have profound intent. However the question is always "who will bell the cat?" (Who will pay for the expenses involved?) I have some suggestions in this respect. To have a good database of Indian librarians, why not use the existing librarians directory in www.infolibrarian.com ? OR you may try Inflibnets Experts Database as well. The latter is academic librarians oriented; Inflibnet database's Data Entry Form is far too detailed and this might deter many from adding their own data. Infolibrarian is for ALL librarians. Every librarian, big or small, may be persuaded to enter his details here. It so happens that only Juniors enter their data in such databases. Seniors are too proud to lend their names to be included. To obviate this problem each institute/library may request one of the colleagues to enter all library professionals names into this infolibrarian directory. We have a number of sources for details of librarians like INFLIBNET, INFOLIBRARIAN. ILA, IASLIC, SIS, ALSD, BONET, CALIBNET etc Let us not proliferate more directories that are difficult to keep updated. Let us strengthen just one (ANY ONE) and make it a BIG success. Library Science Schools can ask their students to take up projects of 'mass population' of such databases. For instance some student in SNDT or Mysore University can say collect details of all librarians in Mumbai or Mysore and enter say a substantial part of it into infolibrarian database. Here teamwork mught help large scale data entry. SHe will get project credit from the library school. And the directory would serve him later on in his/her professional life as well. Incidentally the SNDT had (has?) website with a directory of suppliers of Library Requisites -- If this is up and updated our friends like Usha Kumari of Bangalore need not ask FORUM members for sources regarding Electronic display Boards (and hoping for some answer!). Are some Library Schools listening? *Dr.P.Vyasamoorthy, Advisor, Virtual Information Centre *ICICI Knowledge Park, Turkapalli Village, Shameerpet Mandal, RR District, Hyderabad 500078 INDIA *Ph: +91(40) 2348 0053; Fax:+91(40) 2348 0007 Ph. Res: +91(40) 2784 6631 *Website: http://www.vic-ikp.info and http://www.iciciknowledgepark.com

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FREE ACCESS TO INDIAN/SPANISH BOOKS IN PRINT DATABASES
by Mailing List Manager 28 Oct '03

28 Oct '03

Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2003 13:08:53 +0530 From: prafulla(a)nisc.co.in Dear Professional Colleagues: NISC is pleased to announce FREE ACCESS to the following two database products for the entire month of November 2003. This is a valuable opportunity for Indian librarians and LIS teachers to have a preview of the salient features and content of these important databases. LIS teachers can utilize this facility to provide exposure to their students on the use of variety of search operators and techniques in a user-friendly search environment. You may wish to refer to BiblioLine Tutorial as well which explains various search operators and techniques in a very simple manner with actual shots of search screens. A valuable teaching aid for all LIS schools! To access the Tutorial, just click the Tutorial link on NISC^s home page (www.nisc.com). Librarians can introduce this facility to their members of the faculty, research scholars and students and also use it for strengthening their research and reference services. 1. All India Index to Books in Print (AIIEBIP) (1,45,000+ records) AIIEBIP is the first electronic version of Indian Books in Print by Sher Singh of the Indian Bibliographic Bureau, New Delhi. This database also lists thousands of books not found in Indian Books in Print, along with their prices, published from India in the fields of social sciences, humanities and science & technology. ? Widest coverage of publications from government, universities, societies, institutions, R&D organizations, NGOs, author-publishers, etc. Many titles include table of contents and publisher^s descriptions to help with book selection. Images of book covers are being added wherever possible. Includes Directory of Indian Publishers with complete addresses and contact details. Complete price information in Indian and foreign currencies, to help with book selection for librarians, researchers, academics, and general public. Generate comprehensive subject bibliographies with just a few mouse clicks. Here is what AIIEBIP can do for you: AIIEBIP helps you serve library and bookstore patrons with improved and thorough access to the universe of Indian Books in English. Reference - Library patrons and scholars alike can stay informed of the latest books published in their fields of interest. Collection development - Complete bibliographic citations, tables of contents & book descriptions make your purchase decisions better informed than ever before. Collection evaluation - With AIIEBIP, you can easily compare your library holdings with the universe of what is available by easily isolating titles of a collection, titles from a specific publisher, author; or compare subjects with your holdings. Acquisitions - Publisher prices for most books are given in Indian Rupees and foreign currencies. Accurate publisher information, including complete address is all at your fingertips. Verify that a title is in print before placing an order. An invitation to LIBRARIANS AND LIS TEACHERS Please check whether all your publications are listed in AIIEBIP. If not, use our online data submission form to submit details about your publications. 2. LIBROS EN VENTA en Amrica Latina y Espaa (LEV) (7 lakh plus records) LIBROS EN VENTA en Amrica Latina y Espaa (LEV) has been the reference source of record and acquisition tool of choice for Spanish-language books-in-print since 1964. LIBROS EN VENTA includes in-print titles from over 26,000 Latin American and Spanish publishers. Since 1999, book descriptions, tables of contents, and book cover images (online only) have been added to LEV records wherever possible. LIBROS EN VENTA is your one-stop reference tool for Spanish-language books. LEV covers all types of books, including: adult fiction, non-fiction, juvenile, scholarly subjects, textbooks, reprints, legal, medical, business, science & technology, religious, and more. LEV^s publisher information includes publisher street addresses, phone numbers, fax numbers, e-mail addresses, web URLs, and the names of any distributors and sales outlets. Access to these databases is provided through BiblioLine, NISC^s Internet-/Web- based service. BiblioLine features an Expert search mode providing a new type of set-searching facility wherein you can view and edit 99 search-sets and get updated results instantaneously. It offers you a totally new and refreshing search experience! If you wish to take a FREE TRIAL for these databases, just send an email indicating the database(s) you wish to access. We would like to have your valuable feedback about these database products. Please forward this message to potential users among your friends and colleagues. Happy searching!! Thank you Sincerely T.V. Prafulla Chandra Senior Editor

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OCLC Project Opens WorldCat Records to Google
by Mailing List Manager 28 Oct '03

28 Oct '03

Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2003 05:47:13 +0000 (GMT) From: "[iso-8859-1] shankar goud" <bandashankar(a)yahoo.co.in> Respected Professionals OCLC has announced to its library members that it will begin testing the opening of WorldCat records to Google access. The project will extract a 2 million record subset from the more than 53 million records in the WorldCat database. The subset will target the most popular and widely available books by only selecting records with a minimum of 100 libraries holding each item. Searches on Google will retrieve the records and link through OCLC to library holdings. The move expands the scope of the Open WorldCat yearlong pilot project to make library resources available from non-library Web sites and will "test the effectiveness of Web search engines in guiding users to library-owned materials." for further details visit http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/pilot/default.htm Banda Shankar Student, DRTC.

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RE: [LIS-Forum] concrete steps
by Mailing List Manager 28 Oct '03

28 Oct '03

Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 17:33:38 +0530 From: Aman Jha <aman.jha(a)ciionline.org> Excellent. I think this is the first time in the history of lis-forum that such a creative discussion has taken place. Prof. Shalini's offer is an excellent example of professionalism. I feel that this forum is getting more mature now. Mr Prafulla's proposal has great potential for the advancement of library profession in India. Duplication must be avoided and there should be only one comprehensive reference window for this kind. INFLIBNET and INFOLIBRARIAN's databases need to be integrated into one master database. This work should be done at different levels. Possibly INFLIBNET could work on librarians' database and Prof Shalini's on teachers and students and others on suppliers, etc. Regards, Aman Kumar Jha Librarian CII

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