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Fw: Resignation of IFLA Secretary General
by JK Vijayakumar 28 May '06

28 May '06

Magda Bouwens <Magda.Bouwens(a)ifla.nl> wrote: Date: Wed, 08 Dec 2004 15:38:05 +0100 From: "Magda Bouwens" To: Subject: Resignation of IFLA Secretary General It is with great regret that IFLA announces that the Secretary General, Mr Ramachandran, has resigned for personal reasons effective 31 December 2004. IFLA is very grateful to him for his service to the Federation during his tenure of the post. Drawing on his wide experience gained during a distinguished career in librarianship in Singapore and Southeast Asia, Mr Ramachandran brought new perspectives to IFLA which have enhanced the planning processes. IFLA wishes Mr Ramachandran well in his future endeavours and thanks him for his contributions to global librarianship. Kay Raseroka IFLA President __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail

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[Fwd: Re: [ISSI] Access to Research Outputs]
by Subbiah Arunachalam 30 Jun '05

30 Jun '05

Here's a news release on this statement. Includes some links that might be of interest. Research councils back free online access Thousands of British academics in every subject from art history to zoology will soon be required to make their research freely available online, the UK research councils have announced. http://education.guardian.co.uk/elearning/story/0,10577,1517381,00.html Quentin Dr Quentin L Burrell Isle of Man International Business School The Nunnery Old Castletown Road Douglas Isle of Man IM2 1QB via United Kingdom www.ibs.ac.im

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FREE TRIAL announcement
by raghavendra patil 30 Jun '05

30 Jun '05

Dear All, Sage Publications has announced FREE TRIAL access for the following journals including JOURNAL OF INFORMATION SCIENCE (1997-2005) The following journals are available for a free trial. Please click on the trial you are interested in to register for free access. Education, Citizenship and Social Justice - Volume One Free - Free Online Access to Volume 1 of Education, Citizenship and Social Justice (Access ends 31 December, 2006) Leadership - Free Online Access to Vol.1 of Leadership (Access ends 31 Dec, 2005) Planning Theory - Free Online Access to Planning Theory (Access ends 31 December, 2005) Marketing Theory Trial - Free Online Access to Marketing Theory (Access ends 31 December, 2005) Space and Culture - Free Online Access to Space and Culture (Access ends 30 June, 2005) Global Media and Communication - Free Online Access to Volume 1 of Global Media and Communication (Access ends 31 December, 2005) Management Journals - Free Online Access to select journals in Management from SAGE Publications (Access ends 16 September, 2005) Games and Culture - Pre-register for Free Online Access to Volume 1 of Games and Culture [First issue January 2006] (Access ends 1 January, 2007) -----HAPPY ACCESS. With Regards Raghavendra @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Raghavendra Patil Digital Library Project Programmer Sir. Dorabji Tata Memorial Library Tata Institute of Social Sciences (A Deemed University) Sion-Trombay Road, P B No.8313, Deonar, MUMBAI - 400 088 (INDIA) Telephone: 022-25563290 Ext: 284 Fax: 091-22-25562912 E mail:raghav@tiss.edu,raghapatil@yahoo.com, raghavendra.patil(a)gmail.com URL: http://www.tiss.edu --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail Mobile Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone. Dear All, Sage Publications has announced FREE TRIAL access for the following journals including JOURNAL OF INFORMATION SCIENCE (1997-2005) The following journals are available for a free trial. Please click on the trial you are interested in to register for free access. http://online.sagepub.com/cgi/register?registration=FT5685 Education, Citizenship and Social Justice - Volume One Free - Free Online Access to Volume 1 of Education, Citizenship and Social Justice (Access ends 31 December, 2006 ) http://online.sagepub.com/cgi/register?registration=FTLEA Leadership - Free Online Access to Vol.1 of Leadership (Access ends 31 Dec, 2005 ) http://online.sagepub.com/cgi/register?registration=FT5584 Planning Theory - Free Online Access to Planning Theory (Access ends 31 December, 2005 ) http://online.sagepub.com/cgi/register?registration=FT5610 Marketing Theory Trial - Free Online Access to Marketing Theory (Access ends 31 December, 2005 ) http://online.sagepub.com/cgi/register?registration=FT1052014 Space and Culture - Free Online Access to Space and Culture (Access ends 30 June, 2005 ) http://online.sagepub.com/cgi/register?registration=FT5628 Global Media and Communication - Free Online Access to Volume 1 of Global Media and Communication (Access ends 31 December, 2005 ) http://online.sagepub.com/cgi/register?registration=FTN01124 Management Journals - Free Online Access to select journals in Management from SAGE Publications (Access ends 16 September, 2005 ) http://online.sagepub.com/cgi/register?registration=FTN00934 Games and Culture - Pre-register for Free Online Access to Volume 1 of Games and Culture [First issue January 2006] (Access ends 1 January, 2007 ) -----HAPPY ACCESS. With Regards Raghavendra @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Raghavendra Patil Digital Library Project Programmer Sir. Dorabji Tata Memorial Library Tata Institute of Social Sciences (A Deemed University) Sion-Trombay Road, P B No.8313, Deonar, MUMBAI - 400 088 (INDIA) Telephone: 022-25563290 Ext: 284 Fax: 091-22-25562912 E mail: raghav(a)tiss.edu , mailto:raghapatil@yahoo.com, raghapatil(a)yahoo.com, mailto:raghavendra.patil@gmail.com raghavendra.patil(a)gmail.com http://us.f310.mail.yahoo.com/ym/ %20http://www.tiss.edu URL: http://www.tiss.edu Yahoo! Mail Mobile http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=31132/*http://mobile.yahoo.com/learn/mail Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone.

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Yahoo Introduces 'Social' Search Engine
by Farooque Shaheen 30 Jun '05

30 Jun '05

Yahoo has enhanced its My Web personal search service to enable users to share their personal Web index of pages and links. My Web 2.0, which is in test (or beta) mode, was launched late on Tuesday and will be available "http://myweb2.search.yahoo.com" on a first-come first-serve basis to a limited number of users. My Web also let users share saved results via e-mail, syndication, and a public Web page of saved search results--a so-called link blog. Source: http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,121651,00.asp Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 # 4105 Mobile-9342507449 Yahoo has enhanced its My Web personal search service to enable users to share their personal Web index of pages and links. My Web 2.0, which is in test (or beta) mode, was launched late on Tuesday and will be available "http://myweb2.search.yahoo.com" on a first-come first-serve basis to a limited number of users. My Web also let users share saved results via e-mail, syndication, and a public Web page of saved search results--a so-called link blog. Source: http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,121651,00.asp Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 # 4105 Mobile-9342507449

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Re: [oa-india] OpenMED Self Help Tutorial
by Subbiah Arunachalam 29 Jun '05

29 Jun '05

A very good move indeed. Arun ----- Original Message ----- From: "Naina Pandita" <naina(a)nic.in> To: "Discussion Group for Open Access Workshop India" <oa-india(a)dgroups.org> Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 3:30 PM Subject: [oa-india] OpenMED Self Help Tutorial > Dear Friends, > > We have prepared a self help tutorial..which is a step by step guide on > how to submit publications in the OpenMED@NIC Archive. This would help 1st > time users to submit their publications in OpenMED and also in any other > EPrints based archive. The PPT tutorial has been submitted in our > Archive (http://openmed.nic.in). > > Regards, > > Naina > > Dgroups is a joint initiative of Bellanet, DFID, Hivos, ICA, IICD, > OneWorld, UNAIDS and World Bank > --- You are currently subscribed to oa-india as: arun(a)mssrf.res.in > To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-oa-india-137598Y(a)dgroups.org

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A new directory of OA journals
by Subbiah Arunachalam 29 Jun '05

29 Jun '05

Here is a message from Prof. Peter Suber on a new directory of OA journals. Arun A new, larger list of OA journals Jan Szczepanski, a librarian at Sweden's Goteborg University, has been collecting links and information on OA journals for years. While the DOAJ lists 1,625 OA journals (today), Jan's collection lists 3,759 current OA journals and 608 historic, retrodigitized OA journals (today). Until now, his collection was not available online. But with his permission, I've posted Jan's files to my site for all to use or download. It was not possible to convert them to HTML, but they should be usable in their present forms. If your browser will not display the files, you should be able to download them. Jan's list is larger than the DOAJ list in part because the DOAJ is working through a backlog, in part because Jan has focused especially on the humanities, and in part because Jan is willing to list journals that are not peer reviewed. Jan would like to be in contact with other librarians willing to collect and share new OA titles. His email address is <Jan.Szczepanski(a)ub.gu.se>. Note that these files only represent Jan's collection as of June 27, 2005. He enlarges it continuously, and I won't be able to re-post every update to the files. But I will work with him to find another way to circulate the updates. Current OA journals http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/js-current.doc (A large Word file, 3.48 MB.) Historic or retrodigitized OA journals http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/js-retro.xls (An Excel spreadsheet, 315 KB.) ---------- Here is a message from Prof. Peter Suber on a new directory of OA journals. Arun A new, larger list of OA journals Jan Szczepanski, a librarian at Sweden's Goteborg University, has been collecting links and information on OA journals for years. While the DOAJ lists 1,625 OA journals (today), Jan's collection lists 3,759 current OA journals and 608 historic, retrodigitized OA journals (today). Until now, his collection was not available online. But with his permission, I've posted Jan's files to my site for all to use or download. It was not possible to convert them to HTML, but they should be usable in their present forms. If your browser will not display the files, you should be able to download them. Jan's list is larger than the DOAJ list in part because the DOAJ is working through a backlog, in part because Jan has focused especially on the humanities, and in part because Jan is willing to list journals that are not peer reviewed. Jan would like to be in contact with other librarians willing to collect and share new OA titles. His email address is <Jan.Szczepanski(a)ub.gu.se>. Note that these files only represent Jan's collection as of June 27, 2005. He enlarges it continuously, and I won't be able to re-post every update to the files. But I will work with him to find another way to circulate the updates. Current OA journals http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/js-current.doc http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/js-current.doc (A large Word file, 3.48 MB.) Historic or retrodigitized OA journals http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/js-retro.xls http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/js-retro.xls (An Excel spreadsheet, 315 KB.) ----------

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Personlised Search from Google
by Sreeharsha_Gopalakrishna＠i2.com 29 Jun '05

29 Jun '05

Google on Tuesday rolled out personalized search to users who have opted to forego privacy concerns and have the company save records of their search history. With the new tool, Google will filter searches to predict which results might be most relevant to the user. In addition to increased personalization, Google made other significant steps toward becoming a portal like competitors Yahoo and MSN by expanding its mapping and multimedia offerings. Google Earth, a mapping application now available free of charge, has three-dimensional models of major U.S. cities. It also identifies local businesses and points of interest from Google Local. A satellite zoom function takes users from planet to street level. For $20, Google Earth Plus has GPS integration, higher resolution printing, and annotation. For $400, professional users can get further customization. All three products are based on technology that originated at Keyhole, a startup that Google bought last October for an undisclosed amount. The latest releases followed Monday’s announcement of Google’s own video player, based on the open-source cross-platform media player VLC. The player includes an attempt at keyword search in video. The move was praised by open-source advocates, including the Participatory Culture Foundation (PCF), which also uses VLC. “Internet TV has been held back by proprietary battles over codecs [video compression formatting] and delivery,” said Tiffiniy Cheng of the PCF, who predicted that Google’s clout in the space would rapidly ramp up improvement to video players. Indeed, on Tuesday, a day after Google Video Viewer made its debut, it was widely reported that 21-year-old Norwegian hacker Jon Lech Johansen had modified the Google code to make it possible to watch any video, regardless of origin. More news @ http://www.internetweek.com/news/164903633 Thanks Sreeharsha BG

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Reminder - Openings for the position of Library Trainees in the Resource Centre
by Murali N 29 Jun '05

29 Jun '05

This is a reminder of the deadline to send bio-data for the position of Library Trainees in the Resource Centre on or before 30th June 2005. Dear Sir/Madam We take this opportunity to inform you that Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology (DA-IICT), situated at Gandhinagar, Gujarat, is promoted by the Dhirubhai Ambani Foundation. It has been established on a 50-acre of land in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The Government of Gujarat has granted it the University Status under the State Act and is recognized by UGC. The Institute has started functioning since August 2001 with a batch size of 240 students at Undergraduate level in Information and Communication Technology (ICT). It also offers a variety of masters' and doctoral programs in ICT and allied areas. The Institute takes young and dynamic postgraduate fresher with minimum first class in Masters in Library and Information Science, well versed in Computer application to Library and Information Services. Duration of Training is for a period of one year. However, guarantee of continued employment cannot be given. The trainees get a fixed stipend between Rs.5000 to Rs.6000 depending on their quality etc, per month with no other facilities / benefits, as applicable to regular employees, excepting casual leave. Resource Centre is kept open till mid night on all working days during the semester and 2.00am during examination period and is open on holidays and Sundays. Selected trainees may have to work during these extended hours on rotation basis. The Institute has fully computerized in-house operations and services of the Resource Centre and provides access to wide variety of digital collection, catering to the needs of the Faculty/ Staff and students. Plans are on to convert this Resource Centre into a complete Digital Resource Centre. Resource Centre has recently implemented the electromagnetic technology based security systems for reading materials. Interested candidates are requested to send your bio-data by email addressed to H. R Officer at hr(a)da-iict.org (a copy of the same may be marked to ts_kumbar(a)da-iict.org ). The last date for receiving the application is 30th June, 2005.The short listed candidates will be called for a written test and the interview, the dates for which will be communicated later over the email. Yours sincerely Executive Registrar Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology Post Bag. No.4 Near Indroda Circle Gandhinagar 382009 Gujarat ____________________________________________________ Yahoo! Sports Rekindle the Rivalries. Sign up for Fantasy Football http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com

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New education tools from Microsoft
by Farooque Shaheen 29 Jun '05

29 Jun '05

Microsoft announced a bouquet of software products targeting schools. The offerings include a beta version of the Microsoft Shared Computer Toolkit for Windows XP, designed for computers being used in school computer labs, public libraries, Internet cafes or other shared locations. The software allows administrators to add safety features to those types of systems, which are often more vulnerable to spyware and viruses. For example, new Windows Disk Protection technology tracks changes made by users and restores the computer to its original state after people log off, discarding their changes. Also, a restrictions tool on Shared Computer Toolkit lets administrators decide what people can do on a PC. Access to drives and system utilities such as the control panel, command prompt and registry editor can be blocked, for example. Although this software is not designed for IT pros, it likely will help them as well, according to Microsoft. Another product, Learning Essentials for Microsoft Office, available in July, runs atop Microsoft's XP or Office 2003, and includes project and tutorial assistance from a number of education publishers. Among its features: templates for MS Office Word and Excel and PowerPoint. The software will be available for free to schools that subscribe to a Microsoft Academic Volume Licensing program for Microsoft Office. A third product, Microsoft Student 2006, includes the Learning Essentials package, along with a graphing calculator and curriculum-based templates and tutorials for a range of school subjects including history, languages and science. This product also is scheduled to be available in July. Pricing was not released. A full dig on this can be found here "http://news.com.com/New+education+tools+from+Microsoft/2100-7343_3-5766675.…" Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 # 4105 Mobile-9342507449 Microsoft announced a bouquet of software products targeting schools. The offerings include a beta version of the Microsoft Shared Computer Toolkit for Windows XP, designed for computers being used in school computer labs, public libraries, Internet cafes or other shared locations. The software allows administrators to add safety features to those types of systems, which are often more vulnerable to spyware and viruses. For example, new Windows Disk Protection technology tracks changes made by users and restores the computer to its original state after people log off, discarding their changes. Also, a restrictions tool on Shared Computer Toolkit lets administrators decide what people can do on a PC. Access to drives and system utilities such as the control panel, command prompt and registry editor can be blocked, for example. Although this software is not designed for IT pros, it likely will help them as well, according to Microsoft. Another product, Learning Essentials for Microsoft Office, available in July, runs atop Microsoft's XP or Office 2003, and includes project and tutorial assistance from a number of education publishers. Among its features: templates for MS Office Word and Excel and PowerPoint. The software will be available for free to schools that subscribe to a Microsoft Academic Volume Licensing program for Microsoft Office. A third product, Microsoft Student 2006, includes the Learning Essentials package, along with a graphing calculator and curriculum-based templates and tutorials for a range of school subjects including history, languages and science. This product also is scheduled to be available in July. Pricing was not released. A full dig on this can be found here "http://news.com.com/New+education+tools+from+Microsoft/2100-7343_3-5766675.…" Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 # 4105 Mobile-9342507449

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Re: [eGovINDIA] Sun to publish Web services software source code / The move by Sun comes almost two weeks after the company published the source code for its Solaris operating system that is used to run large computer centers
by Subbiah Arunachalam 29 Jun '05

29 Jun '05

Friends: I see many postings in this (eGovIndia) list on open source software, but hardly any on open access to scientific and scholarly literature. As you may be aware, most research in India, be it in universities and other higher educational institutions or in research laboratories, is funded by the Government. It is only logical that publicly funded research should be made available to everyone. Unfortunately, most Indian researchers WANT to publish in journals published by COMMERCIAL publishers operating out of the western countries. And many of them succeed in getting their papers accepted by these foreign (commercial) journals. What is more, Indian authors surrender their copyright to these journals. Effectively our government (and Indian taxpayers) are funding research whose results are under copyright of commercial publishers in the West! These publishers sell their journals at enormous subscription prices, of the order of 2-20 thousand dollars a year. And Indian libraries, at least some of them, subscribe to these expensive journals. Of course there is an alternative. The government and funding agencies can adopt a policy whereby results of all publicly funded research would be required to be published in open access journals (no subscription for the electronic version) and be deposited in interoperable open access archives. There are a few thousand such open access journals and about 500 such archives around the world (as of now). All the journals published by the Indian Academy of Sciences, Indian National Science Academy and Current Science Association are open access journals. MedKnow Publications of Bombay also publishes several open access journals (in the area of medicine). There are also a few Indian archives. The most well known is the Eprints archive at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. A good example of an Indian central archive (where any researcher can deposit his/her paper) is OpenMED of NIC. Members of this list should lend their support to the setting up of many more interoperable institutional archives in India and to persuade journal publishers in India, both in the government and in the private sector, to make their journals OA journals. The advantages of open access are many and have been well documented. If need be can write about them some other time. Subbiah Arunachalam

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