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Webology: an OPEN ACCESS journal, New Issue
by AliReza Noruzi 05 Jan '05

05 Jan '05

Dear All, [Apologies for cross-postings] We are pleased to inform you that the second issue of Webology, an international OPEN ACCESS journal, is published and is available ONLINE now. It serves as a forum for discussion and experimentation. Webology publishes scholarly articles, essays and reviews, and encourages the participation of academics and practitioners alike. The journal is available at: http://www.webology.ir/ The second issue of Webology contains the following papers: Title: Editorial Note Author: Yazdan Mansourian URL: http://www.webology.ir/2004/v1n2/editorial2.html ---------------------------------------------- Title: A Study of Web Search Trends Author: Dr. Amanda Spink & Dr. Bernard J. Jansen URL: http://www.webology.ir/2004/v1n2/a4.html ---------------------------------------------- Title: Personal Homepages as an Information Resource Author: Shant Narsesian URL: http://www.webology.ir/2004/v1n2/a5.html ---------------------------------------------- Title: Shifts in search engine development: A review of past, present and future trends in research on search engines Author: Saeid Asadi & Hamid R. Jamali M. URL: http://www.webology.ir/2004/v1n2/a6.html ---------------------------------------------- Title: Metadata and the Web Author: Mehdi Safari URL: http://www.webology.ir/2004/v1n2/a7.html ---------------------------------------------- Title: Application of Ranganathan's Laws to the Web Author: AliReza Noruzi URL: http://www.webology.ir/2004/v1n2/a8.html ---------------------------------------------- Title: Book Review of: Web Search: Public Searching of the Web / by Dr. Amanda Spink & Dr. Bernard J. Jansen Author: Yazdan Mansourian URL: http://www.webology.ir/2004/v1n2/bookreview1.html ---------------------------------------------- Subscribe to the journal of Webology: http://www.webology.ir/eTOCs.html ------------------------------------------------ Yours sincerely, A. Noruzi Department of Information Science University of Paul Cezanne, France noruzi @ crrm.u-3mrs.fr --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. Dear All, [Apologies for cross-postings] We are pleased to inform you that the second issue of Web o logy , an international OPEN ACCESS journal, is published and is available ONLINE now. It serves as a forum for discussion and experimentation. Web o logy publishes scholarly articles, essays and reviews, and encourages the participation of academics and practitioners alike. The journal is available at: http://www.webology.ir/ http://www.webology.ir/ � The second issue of Web o logy contains the following papers: � Title: Editorial Note Author: Yazdan Mansourian URL: http://www.webology.ir/2004/v1n2/editorial2.html http://www.webology.ir/2004/v1n2/editorial2.html � �---------------------------------------------- � Title: A Study of Web Search Trends Author: Dr. Amanda Spink & Dr. Bernard J. Jansen URL: http://www.webology.ir/2004/v1n2/a4.html http://www.webology.ir/2004/v1n2/a4.html � � ---------------------------------------------- � Title: Personal Homepages as an Information Resource Author: Shant Narsesian URL: http://www.webology.ir/2004/v1n2/a5.html http://www.webology.ir/2004/v1n2/a5.html � ---------------------------------------------- � Title: Shifts in search engine development: A review of past, present and future trends in research on search engines Author: Saeid Asadi & Hamid R. Jamali M. URL: http://www.webology.ir/2004/v1n2/a6.html http://www.webology.ir/2004/v1n2/a6.html � ---------------------------------------------- � Title: Metadata and the Web Author: Mehdi Safari URL: http://www.webology.ir/2004/v1n2/a7.html http://www.webology.ir/2004/v1n2/a7.html � ---------------------------------------------- � Title: Application of Ranganathan's Laws to the Web Author: AliReza Noruzi URL: http://www.webology.ir/2004/v1n2/a8.html http://www.webology.ir/2004/v1n2/a8.html � ---------------------------------------------- � Title: Book Review of : Web Search: Public Searching of the Web / by Dr. Amanda Spink & Dr. Bernard J. Jansen Author: Yazdan Mansourian URL: http://www.webology.ir/2004/v1n2/bookreview1.html http://www.webology.ir/2004/v1n2/ bookreview1.html �� ---------------------------------------------- � Subscribe to the journal of Webology : http://www.webology.ir/eTOCs.html http://www.webology.ir/eTOCs.html � ------------------------------------------------ � Yours sincerely, � A. Noruzi Department of Information Science University of Paul Cezanne , France noruzi �@� crrm.u-3mrs.fr Do you Yahoo!? http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/security/*http://promotions.yahoo.c… Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we.

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Scholarly Journals Prices - Selected Trends and Comparisons
by Manish Amte 05 Jan '05

05 Jan '05

Wish you a very Happy New Year ! The following information may be of use to you all. LISU ( Library and Information Unit ) of Loughborough University recently carried out a project "Scholarly Journals Prices - Selected Trends and Comparisons". This project was commissioned by Oxford Journals, a division of Oxford University Press studied general trends in academic journal prices for a range of publishers. In addition, a detailed analysis of trends in biomedical journal prices was undertaken. The project analysed price data on around 6,000 journals from 12 named scholarly publishers, taken over a 5-year period (2000 -2004, plus 1993 as a base year).The complete report is available at http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/dils/lisu/pages/publications/oup.html . Best regards Manish Amte Marketing Manager ************************************************* Cambridge University Press-Foundation Books Pvt Ltd CAMBRIDGE HOUSE ,4381/4 , Ansari Road , Daryaganj , New Delhi -110 002 Tel : +91 11 23285851-2 , 2327496 , 23288533 Fax: +91 11 23288534 Web : http://journals.cambridge.org *************************************************

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Vacancy at American Embassy
by Sangeeta Kaul, Network Manager, DELNET 05 Jan '05

05 Jan '05

Dear Professional Colleagues Wishing you all a very Happy New Year !! I am forwarding herewith a notification about a job opening at Public Affairs Office, American Embassy, New Delhi. The last date for applying is January 7, 2005. Thanking you Yours faithfully Sangeeta Kaul " Become a Possibilitarian. No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see the possibilities - always see them, for they are always there" Norman Vincent Peale _______________________________________________________________________________ Sangeeta Kaul Network Manager DELNET India International Centre 40 Lodi Estate New Delhi-110003 INDIA Tel.: 91-11-24610802, 24619328 FAX : 91-11-24619325 Web : www.delnet.nic.in ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2005 11:20:51 +0530 From: "Dutta, Kala A" <DuttaKA(a)state.gov> To: "'sangs(a)delnet.ren.nic.in'" <sangs(a)delnet.ren.nic.in> Subject: Vacancy Notice Dear Sangeeta: As discussed, I am forwarding the vacancy notice to you. The U.S. Embassy, New Delhi is seeking an individual for the position of Supervisory Technical Services Librarian (Chief Cataloger). Attached is the vacancy announcement for this position. <<Supv Tech Serv Lib, DLN-720006- Re-advt Dec.doc>> Wish you a happy new year, Kala. Kala Anjan Dutta Reference Librarian American Information Resource Center Public Affairs Section, American Embassy 24 Kasturba Gandhi Marg New Delhi 110001 Tel. 23316841/2123 Fax. 23329499 Email: duttaka(a)state.gov

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READIT-2005
by Jayakumar, C 05 Jan '05

05 Jan '05

January 3, 2005 In view of the natural calamity caused by the recent Tsunami in Kalpakkam and other parts of India, the READIT-2005 conference scheduled for March 2005 stands suspended. The new dates will be announced later. Inconvenience caused is deeply regretted. M. Somasekharan Convener - READIT-2005 http://www.readit-2005.org

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Digital Library in Bioinformatics
by SHRI RAM 05 Jan '05

05 Jan '05

Dear Collegues! If any one have any idea on digital library initiative in Bioinformatics in India. please let me know! thanking you all! Shri Ram Learning Resource Center Jaypee University of Information Technology Waknaghat, Distt-Solan (HP) PIN-173 215, Phone: 01792 239 242 Dear Collegues! If any one have any idea on digital library initiative in Bioinformatics in India. please let me know! thanking you all! Shri Ram Learning Resource Center Jaypee University of Information Technology Waknaghat, Distt-Solan (HP) PIN-173 215, Phone: 01792 239 242 http://clients.rediff.com/signature/track_sig.asp http://ads.rediff.com/RealMedia/ads/adstream_nx.cgi/www.rediffmail.com/inbo…

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(Fwd) Lecture on Tsunami
by Prafulla Chandra 04 Jan '05

04 Jan '05

<color><param>0100,0100,0100</param>------- Forwarded message follows ------- </color>Date sent: <color><param>0000,0000,8000</param>Tue, 4 Jan 2005 13:29:53 -0800 (PST)</color> From: <color><param>0000,0000,8000</param>Jacquelyn Oshman <<ramapoadm(a)yahoo.com></color> <bold>Subject: <color><param>0000,0000,8000</param>Lecture on Tsunami</bold></color> To: <color><param>0000,0000,8000</param>ifla-l(a)infoserv.inist.fr</color> <underline><color><param>0000,8000,0000</param>[ Double-click this line for list subscription options ]</underline></color> This was sent to the Rutgers School of Library and Information Science Listserve: dear friends, we have created a lecture on the science of tsunami. It was developed by disaster experts from Iran, Russia and the US. I would like your help to have this distributed to the Libraries of the world as i am not sure how best to approach this. Experts included meteorologists and geologists. www.pitt.edu/~super1/lecture/lec18071/index.htm If you would like the powerpoint files, please contact me. This is a part of our Supercourse, which is the global sharing of powerpoint lectures on prevention. www.pitt.edu/~super1/ thanks so much. We would appreciate any comments. ron (Supercourse www.pitt.edu/~super1/) Ronald E. LaPorte, Ph.D. Director, Disease Monitoring and Telecommunications WHO Collaborating Centre Professor of Epidemiology 3512 Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 USA phone: 412 383 2746 Fax: 412 383 1026 Email addresses: ronlaporte(a)aol.com, ghnetron(a)gmail.com ===== ramAPOADM (Jackie) 147 Augusta Street South Amboy, NJ 08879 __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail <color><param>0100,0100,0100</param>------- End of forwarded message ------- <nofill> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NISC Export Services Pvt. Ltd. (an affiliate of NISC International, Inc. USA) S-1 Ballad Estates, St.Ann's School Road, Tarnaka, Hyderabad 500 017 Andhra Pradesh, India - Tel:+91 40 27001517 Tel/Fax:+91 40 27002538 WWW.NISC.COM A company in service to NISC worldwide. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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_Technology Review_: What*s Next for Google
by Gerry Mckiernan 04 Jan '05

04 Jan '05

Colleagues/ An **extensive review** about Google has been published in the January 2005 issue of MIT's _Technology Review_: "What's Next for Google" Running the Web's best search engine isn't enough: Google wants to organize all digital information. That means war with Microsoft. [ http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/05/01/issue/ferguson0105.asp ] Enjoy! /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Organized Librarian Iowa State University Ames IA 50011 gerrymck(a)iastate.edu

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CII Library website
by Aman Jha 04 Jan '05

04 Jan '05

Dear all Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Library website is now available on the web for your reference. Please visit http://www.mycii.org/library or www.ciionline.org/library for more information. Website is very simple and allows you to access & search Online Catalogue of the library. You can also search and request for CII reports, conference proceedings and publications. In-house designed web-based software in which we have catalogued our books is very simple to search and retrieve records. Would appreciate your feedback. Thanks and regards, Aman Jha Librarian Confederation of Indian Industry Plot No 249-F, Udyog Vihar, Phase IV Sector 18, Gurgaon 122015 (Haryana) Tel: 0124-5014060-67 • Fax: 0124-5014080 Email: aman.jha(a)ciionline.org http://www.ciionline.org CII Library website Dear all Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Library website is now available on the web for your reference. Please visit http://www.mycii.org/library http://www.mycii.org/library or www.ciionline.org/library for more information. Website is very simple and allows you to access & search Online Catalogue of the library. You can also search and request for CII reports, conference proceedings and publications. In-house designed web-based software in which we have catalogued our books is very simple to search and retrieve records. Would appreciate your feedback. Thanks and regards, Aman Jha Librarian Confederation of Indian Industry Plot No 249-F, Udyog Vihar, Phase IV Sector 18, Gurgaon 122015 (Haryana) Tel: 0124-5014060-67 • Fax: 0124-5014080 Email: aman.jha(a)ciionline.org http://www.ciionline.org http://www.ciionline.org

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Sri Lankan Libraries Call for Assistance
by noufal palliparamban 04 Jan '05

04 Jan '05

Dear Friends, Please read and d to needful Sri Lankan Libraries Call for Assistance 03-01-2005 (IFLA) A large number of school libraries, community libraries, children libraries, public libraries, libraries belonging to religious institutions have either been completely destroyed or severely affected says W. A. Abeysinghe, Chairman of the Sri Lankan National Library and Documentation Boards (NLDSB) in an appeal for help published by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) today. The full text of the appeal reads as follows: Sri Lanka plunged into crisis as giant tidal waves lashed the southern, northern, and eastern coasts of the country causing over 12000 deaths and massive lost of property. The sudden rise in sea-level, a phenomenon known as tsunami, had been unleashed by a massive earthquake measured at 8.9 Richter scale, near northern Sumatra, Indonesia at 6.58 a.m. (Sri Lankan time) on Sunday 26th December 2004. According to the US Geological survey this was the fifth largest quake for a century and the biggest for 40 years. A wall of water as high as 50 feet triggered by the earthquake hit the Sri Lankan coast around 9.45 a.m. (Sri Lankan time). In some areas in Sri Lanka the killer waves had traveled as far as 5 kilometers inland and sucked in almost everything standing in its way. It is estimated that over one million people in the country have been affected by this phenomenal tragedy. Amidst this catastrophe a large number of school libraries, community libraries, children libraries, public libraries, libraries belong to religious institutions and a large number of private/home libraries in the affected areas have either been completely destroyed or severely affected. In this hour of calamity the National Library and Documentation Services Board (NLDSB) of Sri Lanka seeks assistance from the international community and especially from the IFLA members to reconstruct/repair the damaged libraries and the restoration of the damaged books and other library material. According to the preliminary estimates the damage to the buildings and to the other infrastructure facilities is huge and donations in the form of either library material or financial assistance are sought from the international library community. Monetary donations can be sent to: the NLDSB account no. 00251620073963 at the Peoples Bank, Park Street Branch, Colombo, Sri Lanka. For further details please contact: Upali Amarasiri, Director General, National Library and Documentation Services Board (NLDSB), 14, Independence Avenue, Colombo 7. Sri Lanka. Website http://www.natlib.lk or http://www.lankapage.com E-mail: dg(a)mail.natlib.lk Tel. +94 11 2687581 Fax: +94 11 2685201 Many thanks in advance for your support! W.A.Abeysinghe Chairman National Library and Documentation Services Board, Sri Lanka Upali Amarasiri Director General National Library and Documentation Centre and National library and Documentation Services Board, Sri Lanka Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your life partneronline. Dear Friends, Please read and d to needful Sri Lankan Libraries Call for Assistance 03-01-2005 (IFLA) A large number of school libraries, community libraries, children libraries, public libraries, libraries belonging to religious institutions have either been completely destroyed or severely affected says W. A. Abeysinghe, Chairman of the Sri Lankan National Library and Documentation Boards (NLDSB) in an appeal for help published by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) today. The full text of the appeal reads as follows: Sri Lanka plunged into crisis as giant tidal waves lashed the southern, northern, and eastern coasts of the country causing over 12000 deaths and massive lost of property. The sudden rise in sea-level, a phenomenon known as tsunami, had been unleashed by a massive earthquake measured at 8.9 Richter scale, near northern Sumatra, Indonesia at 6.58 a.m. (Sri Lankan time) on Sunday 26th December 2004. According to the US Geological survey this was the fifth largest quake for a century and the biggest for 40 years. A wall of water as high as 50 feet triggered by the earthquake hit the Sri Lankan coast around 9.45 a.m. (Sri Lankan time). In some areas in Sri Lanka the killer waves had traveled as far as 5 kilometers inland and sucked in almost everything standing in its way. It is estimated that over one million people in the country have been affected by this phenomenal tragedy. Amidst this catastrophe a large number of school libraries, community libraries, children libraries, public libraries, libraries belong to religious institutions and a large number of private/home libraries in the affected areas have either been completely destroyed or severely affected. In this hour of calamity the National Library and Documentation Services Board (NLDSB) of Sri Lanka seeks assistance from the international community and especially from the IFLA members to reconstruct/repair the damaged libraries and the restoration of the damaged books and other library material. According to the preliminary estimates the damage to the buildings and to the other infrastructure facilities is huge and donations in the form of either library material or financial assistance are sought from the international library community. Monetary donations can be sent to: the NLDSB account no. 00251620073963 at the Peoples Bank, Park Street Branch, Colombo, Sri Lanka. For further details please contact: Upali Amarasiri, Director General, National Library and Documentation Services Board (NLDSB), 14, Independence Avenue, Colombo 7. Sri Lanka. Website http://www.natlib.lk or http://www.lankapage.com E-mail: dg(a)mail.natlib.lk Tel. +94 11 2687581 Fax: +94 11 2685201 Many thanks in advance for your support! W.A.Abeysinghe Chairman National Library and Documentation Services Board, Sri Lanka Upali Amarasiri Director General National Library and Documentation Centre and National library and Documentation Services Board, Sri Lanka http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/TEMPLATE/images/spacer_tr.gif http://in.rd.yahoo.com/specials/mailtg/*http://yahoo.shaadi.com/india-matri… Yahoo! India Matrimony : Find your life partner http://in.rd.yahoo.com/specials/mailtg2/*http://yahoo.shaadi.com/india-matr… online .

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MyLISA Monthly Lecture
by SUNIL M.V. 04 Jan '05

04 Jan '05

Dear Professionals, Mysore Librarians and Information Scientists Association (MyLISA) Invites you for A Lecture on �Science Indicators: A Bird�s Eye View� By Dr. Geetha Seetharam Food Science and Technology Information Services Central Food Technological Research Institute Mysore � 570 020 on 8th January 2005 at 4.00pm Venue:Vidyanidhi Seminar HallDept. of Library and Information Science,Manasagangothri, Mysore-6 you are cordially invited MyLISA --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard. Dear Professionals, � � Mysore Librarians and Information Scientists Association (MyLISA) � Invites you for � A Lecture on �Science Indicators: A Bird�s Eye View� � By �� Dr. Geetha Seetharam Food Science and Technology Information Services Central Food Technological Research Institute Mysore � 570 020 � on�8th January 2005 at� 4.00pm� �� Venue: Vidyanidhi Seminar Hall Dept. of Library and Information Science, Manasagangothri, Mysore-6 � you are cordially invited � MyLISA Do you Yahoo!? Read only the mail you want - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/spamguard/*http://promotions.yahoo.… Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard .

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