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Free Online U.N. Docs (fwd)
by Shyam Prasad pujar 20 Jan '05

20 Jan '05

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 11:32:14 -0800 (PST) From: Grace-Ellen McCrann <gemscot(a)yahoo.com> To: diglib(a)infoserv.inist.fr, TEI-L(a)listserv.brown.edu, web4lib(a)sunsite3.berkeley.edu, asis-l(a)asis.org Cc: Grace-Ellen McCrann <gemscot(a)yahoo.com> Subject: [DIGLIB] Free Online U.N. Docs 19 January 2005 Dear Everybody, The Official Documents of the United Nations (ODS) are now available for free at: http://documents.un.org/welcome.asp?language=E This database used to be available only by subscription. The bulk of the docs currently in the database are from 1993 onwards, but older docs are added all the time. �ODS also provides access to the resolutions of the General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council and the Trusteeship Council from 1946 onwards.� This database does NOT contain the UN Treaty Series or the UN Sales Publications. As of this writing there are approximately 800,000 docs in this database. The UN hopes to add approximately 100,000 docs per year. Almost all these docs are available in each of the UN�s six official languages. Kind regards, Grace-Ellen Grace-Ellen McCrann Chief, Government Documents & Reference Divisions The City College of New York Cohen Library, 2nd Floor 138th Street & Convent Avenue New York, NY 10031 (212) 650 5073 gemscot(a)yahoo.com

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lis job oppertunities in india
by ravi kumar 19 Jan '05

19 Jan '05

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How make collection of VCD/Data CD available on local network
by Sharad Jadhav 19 Jan '05

19 Jan '05

Dear all, What is the latest technology for making available a collection of Video CDs/ Data CDs on local network of library. What are the hardware/ software requirements/ specifications for the same? Is CD Server/ CD Mirror Server is the only option, and if yes, where one can get the details thereof. Experts' comments would me most valuable for the above query. With regards, Sharad Jadhav ------------------------------------------------ Library & Information Centre, National Insurance Academy Baner Road, Balewadi, Pune, Maharashtra, India sharad(a)niapune.com email2sharad(a)rediffmail.com ------------------------------------------------ Dear all, What is the latest technology for making available a collection of Video CDs/ Data CDs on local network of library. What are the hardware/ software requirements/ specifications for the same? Is CD Server/ CD Mirror Server is the only option, and if yes, where one can get the details thereof. Experts' comments would me most valuable for the above query. With regards, Sharad Jadhav ------------------------------------------------ Library & Information Centre, National Insurance Academy Baner Road, Balewadi, Pune, Maharashtra, India sharad(a)niapune.com email2sharad(a)rediffmail.com ------------------------------------------------ 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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Query
by Mrs. Vaishnav 19 Jan '05

19 Jan '05

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Posting the query " Information on Engg.Education in India /Karnataka"
by vijaykumar nayak 19 Jan '05

19 Jan '05

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LC partnerships provide education resources in cataloging (fwd)
by Shyam Prasad pujar 19 Jan '05

19 Jan '05

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 16:02:54 -0500 From: John D Byrum <jbyr(a)loc.gov> To: ifla-l(a)infoserv.inist.fr, AUTOCAT(a)listserv.BUFFALO.EDU Subject: [IFLA-L] LC partnerships provide education resources in cataloging LIBRARY OF CONGRESS PARTNERSHIPS PROVIDE EDUCATION RESOURCES IN CATALOGING The Library of Congress has launched a Web-based learning center to promote core competency curriculum development for 21st century cataloging practitioners. The Cataloger's Learning Workshop (www.loc.gov/catworkshop/) is a cataloging and metadata training resource portal that features a discussion group, links to cataloging training providers and publishers, online training courses and suggested readings in bibliographic control. The Cataloger's Learning Workshop is hosted by the Cataloging Distribution Service (CDS) of the Library of Congress. "The Cataloger's Learning Workshop site provides one-stop access to a growing body of authoritative cataloging education resources," said Kathryn Mendenhall, chief of CDS. "Cataloging practitioners as well as training providers will benefit from the easy access to information about these new courses." The Cataloger's Learning Workshop grew out of an effort that began at the 2000 Library of Congress conference "Bibliographic Control for the New Millennium." Conferees produced an action plan with several ambitious goals, such as providing appropriate training and education to improve bibliographic control of Web resources. A number of groups have been working with the Library of Congress to bring the Cataloger's Learning Workshop to reality, including the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) - a division of the American Library Association (ALA) - and the Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC). "Collaborating with the Library of Congress on this project enables ALCTS to better support the educational needs of its membership and the library community as a whole," said Charles Wilt, executive director of ALCTS. "These courses will provide up-to-date information to practicing professionals and others at both the local and regional level." A number of workshops and curricula are being developed to address Web bibliographic control training and continuing education. Training materials distribution is handled by CDS, while workshop organization and support logistics are managed through ALCTS and other organizations. As a result of this cooperative effort, Library, PCC and ALCTS officials expect that there will be more library practitioners who are better prepared to provide access to Web and other new library materials. The customer and member focus of these organizations ensures that high quality training will be provided at reasonable cost. The Cataloging Distribution Service of the Library of Congress has provided publications and services to the international cataloging community on a cost-recovery basis for more than 100 years. The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services, a division of the American Library Association, is the national association for information providers who work in collections, preservation and technical services. ALCTS' interests include acquisition, cataloging, collection development and preservation of all library materials in all formats. Additional information about ALCTS' continuing education is available at www.ala.org/ala/alcts/ under "continuing education." The Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC) is an international cooperative effort aimed at expanding access to library collections by providing useful, timely, and cost-effective cataloging that meets mutually accepted standards of libraries around the world. Additional information about PCC is available at www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/.

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(Fwd) [IFLA-L] Supercourse
by Prafulla Chandra 19 Jan '05

19 Jan '05

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Evolution of an Information Society - Book is available
by Sangeeta Kaul, Network Manager, DELNET 18 Jan '05

18 Jan '05

Dear Mr Shashi Kumar This is with reference to your request for a book entitled "Evolution of an Information Society" edited by A E Cawkell (Aslib, 1987) needed by the students of the Dept of LIS at the University of Mysore. I would like to inform you that we have been able to locate this book in our database and the title was found to be available with IGNOU library. We will be glad to send the book on Interlibrary loan for a period of two weeks to the Department. We may be able to send it to Dr (Mrs) Shalini Urs, Head, DLISc. Please confirm. I look forward to hearing from you soon. with kind regards Yours sincerely 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 ________________________________________________________________________________ On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in wrote: > > Today's Topics: > > 2. Evolution of information soiety (shashi kumar) > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 06:26:34 +0000 (GMT) > From: shashi kumar <aashashi(a)yahoo.co.in> > Subject: [LIS-Forum] Evolution of information soiety > To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > Message-ID: <20050117062634.73118.qmail(a)web8502.mail.in.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Dear Sir/Madam/Friends, > I kindly requesting you i.e in our library "Evolution of information society" was written by "C.A.Cawkell" is not found.we have a part of syllabus in our 4th semester,so i kindly need this book. if you have this book please send me full text/ a xerox copy or inform me.When you send this book, it helps 40 members of our classmates. > Bibliographical details of this book is as follows: > Cawkell, C.A; Evolution of information society;london:ASLIB publications,1987. > > > with warm regards, > Shashikumar > Dept.of Library and Information science, > manasagangothri > Mysore. > > Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your life partneronline. >

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RMCI 2005 (fwd)
by K.S. Chudamani 18 Jan '05

18 Jan '05

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 14:40:15 +0530 (IST) From: K.S. Chudamani <ksc(a)library.iisc.ernet.in> To: lis_forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: RMCI 2005 I am planning to organize a session on risk management in informatics and cyberinformatics at The 2nd. Symposium on Risk-Management and Cyber-Informatics RMCI'05 In the context of: The 9th World Multi-Conference on SYSTEMICS, CYBERNETICS AND INFORMATICS SCI 2005 http://www.cyberinformatics.org/rmci05/ July 10-13, 2005, Orlando, Florida (USA) The Rosen Plaza Hotel, http://www.rosenplaza.com/frames1.html Program Committee Chair: Michael J. Savoie General Chair: Dale Zinn Organizing Committee Chair: Belkis Sanchez Preliminary PROGRAM COMMITTEE: William Lesso (USA) Dale Zinn (USA) Michael Savoie (USA) Hsing-Wei Chu (USA) Nagib Callaos (USA) Belkis Snchez (Venezuela) Jorge Fernandez (USA) Mohamed Loutfi (UK) Jos Vicente Carrasquero (Venezuela) ACTIVE PARTICIPATION Those interested in participating in: The organization of Invited Session(s) The organization of Focus Symposium The reviewing process The symposium promotion Recommending scholars/researchers in order to have an active participation and/or submit the papers. Proposing Organizations/Institutes/Universities as Academic/Scientific Co-Sponsors. The session details are Risk Management in Informatics and Cybernetics Software Risk Management Software security, safety, and reliability Security, Certification and Insurance Cyberspace risk management and Insurance Coverage Information Services Risk Management Risk Management of the electronic Workplace Network Liability Risks Management and Cyber Risks Telecom risk management Testing and Software Assurance and Certification Applying Informatics and Cybernetics in Risk Management Modeling And Simulation Applications for Risk Assessment and Mitigation Decision Support Systems for Risk Management Collective Decision/Judgment Support for Public Risk Management Anticipatory Systems. Foresight and Risk Management Financial and Economic Risk Modeling and Simulation Econometric and Stochastic Volatility models Optimizing Volatility Opportunities Credit Risk Modeling Quantitative Risk Assessment Optimum Portfolio Management Those who are interested may send an extended abstract of 300-500 words on or before 26th jan 2005 to me. For other details please visit the website at http://www.cyberinformatics.org/rmci05/ Thanking you Chudamani K S Indian Institute of Science JRD Tata Memorial library Bangalore 560012

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Library science gets some spotlight, needs more
by Sreeharsha_Gopalakrishna＠i2.com 18 Jan '05

18 Jan '05

Library science gets some spotlight, needs more http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=114167# Chandigarh, January 15: It is a science all right, but a neglected one. Also, its potential is always understated. At the Satkal Annual Function 2004 held at the Government Museum and Art Gallery in collaboration with the British Library today, a discussion and lecture on library and information services in India turned out to be quite interesting. The post-Ranganathan (the name comes from the pioneer in library science) period is pretty dismal and no concrete steps are being taken in this field. With private/foreign libraries roping in most of the people as members, and a small country like Singapore coming up with the world’s best library set-up, there is still a lot to work on. The lecture: The former head of the Library & Information Services, British Council, P. Jayarajan, spoke on the ‘Glorious past, Stagnant Present, Uncertain Future’ of the library world. ‘‘The public library system is in a shambles. There is lack of resources, support, skill and consolidation. What we need is vision, a SWOT analysis to face the challenges of today,’’ he said. ‘‘To get the libraries out of the namesake category, we have to attract their users, especially non-users,’’ he added. Speaking of he emphasised the need for information professionals, upgrading skills, public relations and managerial know-how. Services, infrastructure, skills and partnership are the need of the hour, he said Awardees 2004: Each has made a vital contribution to the field of library science. Here’s a lowdown on their activities: Recipient of the Punjab National Librarian Award, Dr E. Rama Reddy: The University Librarian for Indira Gandhi Memorial Library, University of Hyderabad, Dr Reddy is an expert in managerial aspects of the subject and has been associated with the compilation of topical biographies. He has a vision: India as an informative society. Recipient of Young Librarian Award, M.G. Sreekumar: Librarian at the IIMK, his computerised brain and a digital vision has turned IIMK into a vibrant digital information system. He has conducted trainings on e-Publishing, digital libraries and medical informatics. He has also created an e-learning platform for doctors and the medical fraternity in India. Recipient of Woman Librarian Award, Veena Chawla: Library Director, American Resource Information Centre, Delhi, she has been awarded for outstanding performance, exhibiting a high level of professionalism and dedication, especially at the international level. Meanwhile, due to almost no response to the Ranganathan Quiz, two participants, Richa Gupta and Anil Siwach, were presented mementoes. The feedback: It is a pity that libraries in Indian universities are not getting the weight that is due to them: Prof G.S. Randhawa, former V-C of GNDU ‘‘Having a digitalised library won’t work in a country like India where there are frequent power shutdowns. In schools, there are time constraints, so traditional libraries are better,’’ say librarians of various schools **************************************** Sreeharsha BG Knowledge Management Group i2 Technologies software Pvt. Ltd. 5th Floor, Diamond District, Airport Road, Bangalore-8 PH: 25047319 **************************************** This too will pass...!!!

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