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EDC- DL prototype for dot-EDU India Instructional Materials@Vidyanidhi
by Shalini R Urs 10 Mar '05

10 Mar '05

EDC- DL prototype for dot-EDU India Instructional Materials@Vidyanidhi A prototype digital library has been built for the dot-EDU India Interactive audio-video Instructional Materials using the Greenstone Digital Library Software. A demo version of the same is hosted on the website- www.vidyanidhi.org.in/edcdl The prototype with the current collection of 125 Interactive Radio Instructional materials is made available as EDC- DL- in a box. Dot-EDU Technology Tools for Teaching and Training (T4) is a project sponsored by USAID and implemented by Education Development Center (EDC) and its 39 dot-EDU NGO and government partners. Dot-EDU T4 was created to improve the quality of education in selected states in India. Education Development Center (EDC) and its 39 dot-EDU NGO and government partners believe that educational quality and equitable access are intrinsically connected. They aim to improve the mass delivery of educational quality in order to have an impact on what is learned and who is learning it. EDC and its partners are making great strides towards achieving these goals in the target states of Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, and Jharkhand. This project seeks to accomplish its goals through carefully planned, locally-developed applications of digital technologies, coupled with workshops and interaction with the communities. For more info- www.ies.sdc.org <http://www.ies.sdc.org/> The EDC-DL project is a consultancy assignment to the Vidyanidhi Digital Library @University of Mysore. The project involved, the study of metadata standards and vocabularies and developing an appropriate metadata set for the collection. Dublin Core (DC), Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM) and IMS Global were considered. The Dublin Core application profile for educational materials with 19 elements has been developed and deployed. Three controlled vocabularies- The Australian Council for Educational Research www.acer.edu.au <http://www.acer.edu.au/> ; The Eurydice Information network on Education in Europe: www.eurydice.org <http://www.eurydice.org/> ; Education Information Resources Center -ERIC www.eric.ed.gov <http://www.eric.ed.gov/> were studied and finally ERIC vocabulary was chosen. The collection comprised of three series - the Chukki Chinna series for Karnataka and the English is Fun series for the states of Chhattisgarh, and Jharkhand.Chattisgharn and Jharkhand. The Chukki Chinna interactive radio instruction series is a project-based, active learning approach to teaching and learning emerging from identified hard spots for science, social studies (or environmental studies) and mathematics in the 4th and 5th standard curriculum. English is Fun series comprises of interactive radio instruction (IRI) programmes on introductory English for 1st and 2nd grades. The EDC- DL collection may be browsed and searched in three languages- English, Kannada, and Hindi. Interfaces are also available in these three languages. Shalini -------- Dr.Shalini R. Urs Director Information and Communication Division & Professor and Chairperson Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore Mysore-570006 India Tele-91-821-2514699 Fax -91-821-2519209 homepage:www.vidyanidhi.org.in/shaliniurs.htm  EDC- DL prototype for dot-EDU India Instructional Materials@Vidyanidhi � � A prototype digital library has been built for the dot-EDU India Interactive audio-video Instructional Materials using the Greenstone Digital Library Software. A demo version of the same is hosted on the website- http://www.vidyanidhi.org.in/edcdl www.vidyanidhi.org.in/edcdl The prototype with the current collection of 125 Interactive Radio Instructional materials is made available as EDC- DL- in a box. � Dot-EDU Technology Tools for Teaching and Training (T4) is a project sponsored by USAID and implemented by Education Development Center (EDC) and its 39 dot-EDU NGO and government partners. � Dot-EDU T4 was created to improve the quality of education in selected states in India . � Education Development Center (EDC) and its 39 dot-EDU NGO and government partners believe that educational quality and equitable access are intrinsically connected. � They aim to improve the mass delivery of educational quality in order to have an impact on what is learned and who is learning it. � EDC and its partners are making great strides towards achieving these goals in the target states of Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, and Jharkhand. This project seeks to accomplish its goals through carefully planned, locally-developed applications of digital technologies, coupled with workshops and interaction with the communities. For more info- http://www.ies.sdc.org/ www.ies.sdc.org � The EDC-DL project is a consultancy assignment to the Vidyanidhi Digital Library @ University of Mysore . The project involved, the study of metadata standards and vocabularies and developing an appropriate metadata set for the collection. Dublin Core (DC), Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM) and IMS Global were considered. The Dublin Core application profile for educational materials with 19 elements has been developed and deployed. Three controlled vocabularies- The Australian Council for Educational Research http://www.acer.edu.au/ www.acer.edu.au ; The Eurydice Information network on Education in Europe : � http://www.eurydice.org/ www.eurydice.org ; Education Information Resources Center – ERIC � http://www.eric.ed.gov/ www.eric.ed.gov were studied � and finally ERIC vocabulary was chosen. � The collection comprised of three series – the Chukki Chinna series for Karnataka and the English is Fun series for the states of Chhattisgarh, and Jharkhand.Chattisgharn and Jharkhand. The Chukki Chinna interactive radio instruction series is a project-based, active learning approach to teaching and learning emerging from identified hard spots for science, social studies (or environmental studies) and mathematics in the 4 th and 5 th standard curriculum. English is Fun series comprises of interactive radio instruction (IRI) programmes on introductory English for 1 st and 2 nd grades. � The EDC- DL � collection may be browsed and searched in three languages- English, Kannada, and Hindi. Interfaces are also available in these three languages. � � � Shalini -------- Dr.Shalini R. Urs Director Information and Communication Division & Professor and Chairperson Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore Mysore-570006 India Tele-91-821-2514699 Fax -91-821-2519209 homepage:www.vidyanidhi.org.in/shaliniurs.htm �

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Procurement of Russian Patent
by jayalaxmi m 10 Mar '05

10 Mar '05

Sir, We are looking for one Russian Patent, it will highly appreciated if you can suggest us the source from where it can procured. Please guide at your earliest. Details of the Patent: V.A. Smirnov, I.E. Crasnitscaya, Patent of Russia, 2066892.6.09 1993 Regards, Jayalaxmi. M MTRDC,DRDO Bangalore ________________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your life partner online Go to: http://yahoo.shaadi.com/india-matrimony

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ACS opened for open Access
by Madhuresh 10 Mar '05

10 Mar '05

Dear Friends, At last ACS (American Chemical society) opened its door for open access. ACS was considered as a toughest publisher for Open access. Now ACS announced its compliance with Public Access Guidelines released by the NIH i.e. free availability of articles after one year of publication with some conditions for its 33 scholarly journals. Here is the press release: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------- American Chemical Society broadens access to its articles Conditions set for free availability one year after publication http://pubs.acs.org/pressrelease/article_access.html http://pubs.acs.org/pressrelease/article_access.pdf The American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society, is broadening access to research articles published in its 33 scholarly journals. The Society is introducing two new experimental policies that define how readers can view free digital versions of ACS articles beginning one year after publication. First, in response to public access guidelines recently released by the NIH1, the ACS will post, for public accessibility 12 months after publication, the peer-reviewed version of authors' manuscripts on the National Library of Medicine's PubMed Central during 2005. The NIH policy encourages authors whose work it funds to submit their peer-reviewed manuscripts to PubMed Central, the agency's free digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature. Commenting on this new service, ACS Publications Senior Vice President Brian Crawford said, "We understand that NIH-funded authors will wish to comply voluntarily with the NIH's policy request. By introducing this service, the ACS will take on the administrative burden of compliance and at the same time will ensure the integrity of the scientific literature by depositing the appropriate author version of the manuscript after peer-review." Second, as a value-added service to ACS authors and a method of further opening access to its content, the full-text version of all research articles published in ACS journals will be made available at no charge via an author-directed Web link 12 months after final publication. Allowing unrestricted access to articles 12 months after publication is an expansion of the Society's current practice of permitting 50 downloads of authors' articles free of charge during the first year of publication. This initiative will go into effect during 2005. "We are very pleased to expand access in this way to research published in ACS journals," said Crawford. "It is fundamental to the ACS mission to support and promote the research enterprise and to foster communication among its scientists. Providing unrestricted access via author-directed links 12 months after publication - in addition to the 50 free e-prints currently allowed during the first year of publication - reinforces that mission." Robert Bovenschulte, president of the ACS Publications Division, said "These experimental policies balance the important goal of expanding dissemination of research with the need to preserve the integrity of the scientific record as well as the viability of our journals program." The American Chemical Society is a nonprofit organization, chartered by the U.S. Congress, with a multidisciplinary membership of more than 158,000 chemists and chemical engineers. It publishes numerous scientific journals and databases, convenes major research conferences and provides educational, science policy and career programs in chemistry. Its main offices are in Washington, D.C., and Columbus, Ohio. 1(Notice Number NOT-OD-05-022/ http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-05-022.html) Released: March 7, 2005 #13859 Related Press Releases: * American Chemical Society broadens author-directed article access: http://pubs.acs.org/pressrelease/e_prints.html * American Chemical Society policy will offer service to authors of NIH-funded research articles: http://pubs.acs.org/pressrelease/nih.html Regards Madhuresh Singhal Aurigene Discovery Technologies Limited, Electronic City, phase II, Hosur Road, Bangalore 560100 Phone 28521314-16 Ext.- 422 Mobile 98861 82822 E-mail: madhureshsinghal(a)yahoo.com http://nettalk2.tripod.com/

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Query
by Mailing List Manager 10 Mar '05

10 Mar '05

Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2005 14:03:51 +0530 From: Mrs. Vaishnav <ytv(a)godrej.com> Dear All, A guidance needed -Has there been standardized norms for psychological Testing in Indian industries? Please guide at your earliest, With regards & thanks, Mrs. Y.T.Vaishnav=0D (Consulting Librarian-Godrej-Mumbai)

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NET for to be Librarian???
by Aman Jha 10 Mar '05

10 Mar '05

Friends, I want to know: 1. The logic of having NET qualification for the recruitment of Librarian/Deputy Librarian/Assistant Librarian. 2. Whether NET qualification for Librarian (not for library teachers) really add any value to their profession? 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

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Re: qualifications of Asst. Librarian
by Mailing List Manager 10 Mar '05

10 Mar '05

Date: Tue, 08 Mar 2005 12:50:04 +0530 From: anjrao <anjrao(a)indiatimes.com> dear sir Minimum Qualification for Asst.librarian in Degree level Technical Institutions 1. Qualifying in tghe national-level test conductd for the purpose by the UGC or any otheragency approved by UGC. 2. Master Degree inLibraryscience/ information science/ Documentation or Equivalent professional degree with 55% of the marks or its equivalentCGPA. and consistently good academic record, computeristion of library. regards janardhana rao librarian m s ramaiah Inst. of management

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Why English is so Difficult to Learn
by Mailing List Manager 10 Mar '05

10 Mar '05

Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 15:05:53 +0530 From: ++ Mukesh Anand ++ <mukesh(a)monitorinfo.com> Dear All Hope the following will take some heat off the topical discussion among the forum members: Why English is so Difficult to Learn: The 500 most commonly used words in the English Language have over 14,000 meanings! Please ponder over some examples: 1. The bandage was wound around the wound 2. The farm was used to produce produce. 3. The dump was so full that she had to refuse more refuse. 4. He could lead if would get the lead out 5. The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert. 6. I did not object to the object lying on floor. 7. The insurance was invalid for the invalid. 8. They were too close to the door to close it. 9. How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend. 10. When shot at, the dove dove into bushes. 11. I had to subject the subject to a series of tests. 12. He saw a saw, which could not saw. No wonder, English Language is so Difficult to Learn Best Wishes - - Mukesh Anand Hyderabad - India

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Re-Launch of Theoretical Librarian Blog
by Gerry Mckiernan 09 Mar '05

09 Mar '05

Colleagues/ I am pleased to announce the re-launch of the Theoretical Librarian blog (TLB) at [ http://theoretical-librarian.blogspot.com/ ] As stated, "Theoretical Librarian is the blog of Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor and Science and Technology Librarian and Bibliographer at Iowa State University Library, Ames, IA 50011. Theoretical Librarian, in general, will include announcements of past, present, and future personal publications and presentations as well as postings on current and emerging technologies and their actual and potential application for enhanced information and library services." Recent postings to TLB include iPod® U: Duke iPod® First-Year Experience This Just In: Web Feeds for Enhanced Library Services NPR: Library Marks the Evolution of British English International Symposium on Wikis (October 17-18, 2005) Wired News: Library Shuffles Its Collection Compendex Now Offers RSS Feeds NYTimes: NYPL Digital Gallery Numa Numa A-Book Revolution? NPR: 'A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe' In addition to an Atom feed [ http://theoretical-librarian.blogspot.com/atom.xml ], TLB now has an RSS FeedBurner feed on the blog [ http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheoreticalLibrarian ] For All The News That You Can Use, Subscribe to TLB [:-) Joy! /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Theoretical Librarian Iowa State University Ames IA 50011 gerrymck(a)iastate.edu

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a new biodiversity website
by M P Tapaswi 09 Mar '05

09 Mar '05

Dear Colleagues, We have revised a our biodiversity website for Mangroves of India (http://www.mangroveindia.org). Your comments to further improve upon would be very valuable. With warm regards, Murari P Tapaswi National Info Centre for Marine Sciences (NICMAS) National Institute of Oceanography Dona Paula 403 004 Goa, India Phone: 91-(0)832-2450275 (Direct); 91-(0)832-2450450 (EPBX) Fax: 91-(0)832-2450605/603 URL: www.nio.org

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The Tech Museum Awards: for who use technology to benefit humanity in the categories of Education, Equality, Environment, Economic Development, and Health
by Puttaraj Choukimath 09 Mar '05

09 Mar '05

Dear friends, Greetings. http://techawards.thetech.org/index.cfm?id=talink The Tech Museum Awards, presented by Applied Materials, Inc., is a unique and prestigious program that honors and awards innovators from around the world who use technology to benefit humanity in the categories of Education, Equality, Environment, Economic Development, and Health. 25 Laureates will be honored at a black-tie celebration, invited to participate in press and media coverage, and introduced to a network of influential advisors. One Laureate in each category will be awarded a $50,000 cash prize. Reward those making a difference and nominate today. Nomination Deadline: April 4, 2005 GOOD LUCK Puttaraj, A.C. --------------------------------- Celebrate Yahoo!'s 10th Birthday! Yahoo! Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web Dear friends, Greetings. � http://techawards.thetech.org/index.cfm?id=talink http://techawards.thetech.org/index.cfm?id=talink � The Tech Museum Awards, presented by Applied Materials, Inc., is a unique and prestigious program that honors and awards innovators from around the world who use technology to benefit humanity in the categories of Education, Equality, Environment, Economic Development, and Health. 25 Laureates will be honored at a black-tie celebration, invited to participate in press and media coverage, and introduced to a network of influential advisors. One Laureate in each category will be awarded a $50,000 cash prize. Reward those making a difference and nominate today. Nomination Deadline: April 4, 2005 � GOOD LUCK � Puttaraj, A.C. Celebrate Yahoo!'s 10th Birthday! http://birthday.yahoo.com/netrospective/ Yahoo! Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web

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