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

Bullfighter!!!
by Benny MD 18 Jun '03

18 Jun '03

Dear Professionals Hope some of you will find the following information useful!!! http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=583&ncid=583 &e=7&u=/nm/20030617/od_nm/life_language_dc Bullfighter is software that runs in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint, within Microsoft Office 2000 or XP. It works a lot like the spelling and grammar checker in those applications, but focuses on jargon and readability. Download it for free, or order a CD-ROM/book package. Then install it. http://www.dc.com/Insights/bullfighter/index.asp -- ___________________________________________________________________________ ******************************************************* * BENNY M.D. * * LIBRARIAN * * DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS * * INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE * * BANGALORE-12., KARNATAKA, INDIA. * * PH:3942265 (EXTN.317) * * EMAIL: benny(a)library.iisc.ernet.in * * mdliles72(a)yahoo.com * *******************************************************

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Free e-journal finder
by Mailing List Manager 18 Jun '03

18 Jun '03

Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2003 10:10:25 +0530 From: Krishnan <krish(a)ems.ncl.res.in> Plenty of online journals supply free content, and the Directory of Open Access Journals from Lund University in Sweden makes it easier to find them. The brand-new site links to more than 350 journals with free, full-text articles. You can browse titles in 15 categories, from agriculture to sociology. Scientific journals include Stem Cells, Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society, and Conservation Ecology. If none of the offerings catch your fancy, check back soon. The directory's curators plan to add new titles and a search feature that will allow visitors to find articles in any of the listed journals. www.doaj.org Dr. S. Krishnan Head, Information Division National Chemical Lab, PUNE 411008, INDIA e-mail: krish(a)ems.ncl.res.in http://www.ncl-india.org

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Digital library - training
by Mailing List Manager 17 Jun '03

17 Jun '03

Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2003 12:05:25 +0530 From: susheela <susheela(a)tataprojects.com> Dear All, Can you please let me know, if there are any short term courses or training programme for setting up digital libraries planned for by any Institution/Library. Regards, M.Suseela Tataprojects Ltd. Hyderabad

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Albert Einstein papers
by Mailing List Manager 17 Jun '03

17 Jun '03

Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2003 10:09:31 +0530 From: Krishnan <krish(a)ems.ncl.res.in> EXHIBIT: The Man Who Bent Space The formula E = mc2 ushered in the nuclear age by revealing that matter and energy are equivalent. You can see the famed equation written in Einstein's own hand at the newly launched Einstein Archives Online. Browse digitized images of more than 900 manuscripts, unpublished articles, lecture notebooks, and travel diaries. Einstein's scribbled corrections appear on many of the documents, including in 1916 his first methodical explanation of the general theory of relativity, which describes how matter distorts space and time. In addition, the archive provides 39 papers in the original German with historical and scientific annotations--22 of the papers also have English translations. Along with scientific treatises in which Einstein attempts to bring together all known physical forces under a unified field theory, you can also find his papers on international unity and pacifism. Partly because of as-yet-unresolved copyright issues, the cooperative effort between the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the California Institute of Technology did not include any of Einstein's thousands of personal letters, but his correspondence with Freud, Stalin, and Gandhi might appear online in the future. alberteinstein.info Dr. S. Krishnan Head, Information Division National Chemical Lab, PUNE 411008, INDIA e-mail: krish(a)ems.ncl.res.in http://www.ncl-india.org

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Library Events
by sathish 13 Jun '03

13 Jun '03

Dear All, Can you please let me know, if there are any library events (like Caliber, Manlibnet, SIS) planned for by any Institution/Library Associations for the rest of year.(Jun-Dec 2003) Regards, Sathish Muthuswamy Marketing Manager EDUTECH INDIA #8 Khader Nawaz Khan Road Chennai 600006, India Tel: +91 44 2833 0999 Fax: +91 44 2833 1777 www.edutechindia.com "Enhancing knowledge and skills for success, lifelong."

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Re: [LIS-Forum] request for photocopy services from S&T ...
by Mailing List Manager 13 Jun '03

13 Jun '03

Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 06:08:24 -0700 (PDT) From: Atanu Garai <atanu_garai2000(a)yahoo.com> Dear Sir, There are some S&T agencies and bibilographic service providers which have the facility of providing account based photocopy services to individuals/institutions.Please get in touch with the subject specific CSIR/ICMR agencies.Also library networks including ADINET,INFLIBNET,DELNET have the facilty of providing photocopy services to individuals and institutions. Hope it helps. Regards. Atanu Garai MLIS Student Calcutta University.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] request for photocopy services from science /Technology(engineering) institution libraries
by suresh kumar 12 Jun '03

12 Jun '03

Dear prakash, We are using INSDOC services since 1990 including their Caps service.But regret to say Now the NISCAIR photocopy service from Delhi is not at all satisfactory and we are not getting required items from them.They are unable to supply the articles even from the journals covered in caps - their own service. They have to improve their services by reopening the regional centres and we can hope so! Thanks Sure sh . --- B P Prakash <prakashbp(a)pune.tcs.co.in> wrote: > > Dear Suresh > For your kind of activity, IITs wd be of great help. > You may like to check with IIT libraries at Chennai > and Mumbai. > Some of them have deposit account facility for such > services. > > NISCAIR, New Delhi ( previously INSDOC) is also > there. > > Prakash > TCS/ Pune > > > > > suresh kumar > > <nsureshfcri(a)yahoo.co.in> > To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > Sent by: > cc: > lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iis > Subject: [LIS-Forum] request for photocopy > c.ernet.in > services from science /Technology(engineering) > > institution libraries > > > 06/11/03 04:04 PM > > > > > > > > > > Dear friends > As all of you are aware,the clousere of INSDOC > regional centrescoused difficulty in getting > photocopies of journal articles and other references > to students/ reserchers.I would like to open a > depositary account with any of leading science and > technology library to get photocopy services > regularly > for my user community.Those who can help me in this > regard may kindly contact to the following address. > > with regard > > SureshKumar.N > Librarian Gr.I, Fluid Control Research Institute, > Kanjikode west, palakkad- Kerala - 678623 > email: nsureshfcri(a)yahoo.co.in (or) fcri(a)vsnl.com > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Missed your favourite TV serial last night? Try the > new, Yahoo! TV. > visit http://in.tv.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > LIS-Forum mailing list > LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum > > > ________________________________________________________________________ Missed your favourite TV serial last night? Try the new, Yahoo! TV. visit http://in.tv.yahoo.com

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Re: [LIS-Forum] 5th CPC recommendation Scale of Pay
by Mailing List Manager 12 Jun '03

12 Jun '03

Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2003 11:19:20 +0530 From: goudar(a)css.nal.res.in Fellow Professionals, The CPC order says that Pay Scales for Departmrntal Librarians has been increased to 5500 - 9000. It does not clearly say that this is applicable to those already in service. Infact it should have been like that. It also is silent about it application for autonomous bodies fully or partially funded by Centarl Goverment. In CSIR we have a peculiar situation. We have various posts classified from Gr I to Gr IV. Highest is Gr IV usually meant for Scientists. Luckily MLIS has been recognised as an entry level qualification for Gr IV. As on today there could be only 4-5 LIS professionals in Gr IV working in library and information cetres of entire CSIR set up covering about 40 Labs. Most of the LIS advts concerned to LIS are placed in Gr III, with an entry level post JTA and required qualification I Class BLIS or MLIS with 55 %. Gr IV staff can enter at level with a scale of 8000-13500 or higher level lateral entry and can go up to Scientists F (Gr IV(6), 18400 -22400). For Gr III staff entry level is JTA (4500 - 7000) and can go upto Gr III(7) with the Scale of 14300 - 18300. Entry level qualification for GR II (3050 - 4590) is SSLC and they can go upto Gr II(5) (6500 -10500). Unfortunately there are number of LIS colleagues still working in Gr II even though they have MLIS, which is an entry level qualification for Gr IV if one has Ist Class or for Gr III if one has 55%. Even if we advertise the posts at higher level, the age problem crops up and we can't even call them for interview, unless the post is reserved and we dont get suitable candidates. This matter has been discussed and representations have been given, but there seem to be no solution in the near furture. Professionals in other Organisations may have similar problems. We need to discuss this issue at various forums including LISFORUMs, ILA, IASLIC, etc. The Professional bodies should write to various organisations, departments and concerned ministries atleast to implement the CPC Recommendations for all including those in service, but working at lower Scales. Goudar Head, ICAST National Aerospace Labs. Bangalore - 560 017 On Wed, 11 Jun 2003, suresh kumar wrote: > Dear friends > > My query is about the Govt. of India order no No. > 71/3/2001/IC dated 21/2/2002- Revision of entry Pay > scale to 5500-9000 for the library professionals in > Central Govt.as per the recommendations of 5th > CPC.

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National level S&T information service providers
by Francis Jayakanth 11 Jun '03

11 Jun '03

Dear Member: We at NCSI are in the process of preparing a consolidated list of organizations in the country providing national level S&T information services including bibliographic database search service, online search service, document delivery service etc. These services could be either fee based or free of charge! We are interested only in organizations that provide regular services and honour requests particularly from individual researchers. If you are aware of any such organizations please do let us know. Our interest in compiling such a list is to direct users approaching NCSI for their S&T information needs to such organizations. As you may be aware, NCSI no longer provides national level database search services w.e.f 1 April 2002. If there is enough response, we will be glad to share the compiled list with you all. Many thanks, - Francis NCSI, IISc Bangalore

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Query on healthcare
by shanmugaprabha s 11 Jun '03

11 Jun '03

Respected all, Could anyone inform me the sources on the topics listed below, if you have come across? 1.Health ins. markets 2.Health care technologies 3.Health insurance as an industry current outlook and future 4.Risk in health insurance Thank you in advance! Sincerely, S.S.Prabha, Library Co-Ordinator, IBM Global Services India Ltd., Bangalore-29. ___________________________________________________ Get www. mycompany .com and 5 matching email ids. Just Rs. 1499/ year. Click here http://www.rediffmailpro.com

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