September 2005 - LIS-Forum - ncsi.iisc.ernet.in

Google begins limited test of Wi-Fi service
by Shraddha Lapasiya 21 Sep '05

21 Sep '05

Google begins limited test of Wi-Fi service Google, the online search leader, confirmed on Tuesday it has begun a limited test of a free wireless Internet service, called Google WiFi. > > The existence of the Wi-Fi service, which offers high-speed connections to the Internet over short distances, is confirmed by public pages on the company's Web site and was first reported in a Silicon Valley newspaper in July. For details go here: http://www.ciol.com/content/news/2005/105092101.asp --------------------------------- Yahoo! for Good Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. Google begins limited test of Wi-Fi service Google, the online search leader, confirmed on Tuesday it has begun a limited test of a free wireless Internet service, called Google WiFi. > > The existence of the Wi-Fi service, which offers high-speed connections to the Internet over short distances, is confirmed by public pages on the company's Web site and was first reported in a Silicon Valley newspaper in July. For details go here: http://www.ciol.com/content/news/2005/105092101.asp http://www.ciol.com/content/news/2005/105092101.asp Yahoo! for Good http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-donate3/ Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.

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Seminars conf proceeding info
by Parinita Samant 21 Sep '05

21 Sep '05

Dear All, We all hear of a lot of Seminars and Conferences being organized by and for Library Professionals. Would it not be more beneficial if the reports/proceedings etc of these could be made available for all? Or, at least, the organizers could give out details of where to procure this kind of information from...! Just a thought...... Thanks and Regards, Parinita parinitas(a)hexaware.com

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JCOM - September 2005 issue
by Subbiah Arunachalam 20 Sep '05

20 Sep '05

Friends: Please look up JCOM (Journal of Science Communication), September 2005 (Vol. 4, issue 3) for an article on communication for development that I wrote a few days ago on a request from the editor. Your comments are welcome. Communication for development. An Indian experience Subbiah Arunachalam http://jcom.sissa.it/comment/com040303.pdf thanks. Arun

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SALIS - Seminar on Media and Libraries
by Arunachalam Hariharan 20 Sep '05

20 Sep '05

STATE LEVEL SEMINAR on MEDIA AND LIBRARIES 7th & 8th of October 2005 SOCIETY FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE (SALIS) Coimbatore Chapter & Bishop Appasamy College of Arts & Science "Role of Libraries in Information Age " VENUE: BISHOP APPASAMY COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE 129, Race Course, Coimbatore - 641 018. Tel : 0422 - 2211840, 2218401, 5523129 Bishop Appasamy College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore Bishop Appasamy College of Arts and Science is confident that value - based education would ultimately result in an independent and wholesome development of personality believing that such an outcome would spontaneously benefit the community, This co-educational institution had its inception in the year 1995, a laurel amidst the conglomerate of educational institution in the city situated in Race course, the prime locality of Coimbatore, a south Indian Textile and Industrial town, the college places its emphasis on integrating faith and spiritual values in day to day living. SALIS Society For The Advancement Of Library And Information Science SALIS is a registered professional body, activity involved in the development of all spheres of Library and information science by organizing various programs such as Seminar. Lectures, Training programs on emerging topics. It has chapters in Chennai, Tiruchi, Coimbatore, Trinelveli, New Delhi and Vellur to provide services in the respective region's regularly. Main Theme: Role of Libraries in Information age. Objectives: To create awareness among the Library professionals about the media facilities that can be used in the Libraries. Topics for the Paper * Scholarly Publications * Information Retrieval system and services * Media as a tool for libraries * Digital Archives * Print media and impact in Libraries * Impact of Mass media in Libraries * User's attitude towards libraries and media. Paper Submission : Authors' are requested to submit a soft copy and three copies of full papers typed in double line on A4 size paper to the organizing secretary. Last date for submission of paper with abstract: 29 - 9 - 2005 ADDRESS FOR COMMUNICATION - Registration Mr. Vyas Thangaraj Asst. Librarian Bishop Appasamy College of Arts and Science 129, Race Course, Coimbatore - 641 018 Tel: 0422-2211840, 2218401 Cell : 98943 - 29220 Submission of Papers Mrs. Clara Asst. Librarian Bishop Appasamy College of Arts and Science 129, Race Course, Coimbatore - 641 018 Tel : 0422-2211840, 2218401 E-mail : clarasweetlin(a)yahoo.co.in Registration fee: Rs.250/- Remittance : Completed registration form along with registration fee by DD favouring A/c No. 0003 The Organizing Secretary, Bishop Appasamy College of Arts and Science payable at Coimbatore. Return Reservation : All the participants are advised to make their reservation on their own in advance to avoid last minute inconvenience. Interesting Placesto Visit: Queen of Hills 'Ooty', TopSlip (Pollachi) For Further details contact THE LIBRARIAN Bishop Appasamy College of Arts and Science 129, Race Course, Coimbatore-641 018. Tel : 0422 - 2211840, 2218401, 5523129 E-mail; csi-bacos(a)mallcity.com Website : www.csibacas.ac.ln REGISTRATION FORM Name (in BLOCK Letters) ; Mr / Ms / Dr. Designation :............j.-...........-.=;..................... Organisation :........:::;:.......................,....,...... Address :.........................................;,............. Phone. Office :.........................Resi ... I am enclosing DD. No. drawn on........ towards paarticipation fee Signature : Place Date. On-the spot Registration is available(with prier intimation by e-mail/phone): The filled in application should be mailed to the Organising Secretary, Bishop Appasamy College of Arts and Science along with the demand draft(payable at Coimbatore) drawn in favour of The Organising Secretary, "MEDIA AND LIBRARIES" Bishop Appasamy College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore. The following will be the charges for Registration" SALIS MEMBERS Rs. 200 Non SALIS MEMBERS Rs.250 STUDENTS Rs. 150 __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com

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Golden jubilee Celebrations of CSL
by gautam bahl 20 Sep '05

20 Sep '05

T. S. CENTRAL STATE LIBRARY S SECTOR-17, CHANDIGARH Celebrating Success Over 50 Years ________________________________________________________________________________________ The Librarian and the staff of T.S Central State Library are pleased to announce through this communication that our Library is completing fifty years of dedicated service to the public of Chandigarh and surrounding areas. This Library was established in 1955 and today it is one of the richest libraries in Chandigarh with a collection of about two lakh books and a membership of over 40,000. Awarded with Best State Central Library by RRLF, Kolkotta for the year 2002 we have a separate Children Library and a Branch Library at Manimajra along with a Integrated Library Center in Govt. Sr. Sec. School Sec 27. Our Mobile Van servers all the villages of Chandigarh. The Library also hosts an American Corner on its second floor which is a partnership between American Information and Resource Center, U S Embassy, New Delhi and T.S Central State Library Chandigarh. It has a rich collection of Books, Magazines, CD-ROMs, Videos and DVDs related to American History and Culture. Besides the regular services of a public library we provide Free Internet Access to our members. We have a very good collection of original VCDs and DVDs (Educational and Movies) which can be taken for home viewing. To mark the 50th anniversary of the dedication of the Central State Library to the people of Chandigarh, a variety of events have been planned which include a series of lecture on various topics of general interest like Art of Living, Stress Management, Communication Skills, Resume Writing and covering letter etc. The first event in this series shall be held on27th of September, 2005 in the Library auditorium, is an exciting talk on the Art of Living titled Be the Best by Prof. P S Nirola on. We invite you all to participate in our celebrations. Having you with us for these celebrations shall be a matter of great pleasure to all of us. With regards, Librarian. The T.S Central State Library Sector 17, Chandigarh Invites you for an exiting talk on The Art of Living Entitled Be the best by Prof. P.S Nirola On Sept. 27th 2005 from 3:00 4:00 PM in the Library Auditorium (PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CALL FOR FURTHER INFORMATION) Ph. No. 2702565 T. S. CENTRAL STATE LIBRARY SECTOR-17, CHANDIGARH Celebrating Success Over 50 Years Services: ü Circulation ü Reference ü Children Section ü Mobile van to surrounding villages ü Reservation of documents ü Training for library professionals. ü Reprographic services Added Attractions: C American Corner C Free Internet Access C Renewal over Phone C Internet time slot reservation over phone C Workshops and lectures on topics of general interest C Reference Service through phone Future Plans: P Online database on website P Online Reservation / Renewal __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com T. S. CENTRAL STATE LIBRARY S SECTOR-17, CHANDIGARH Celebrating Success Over 50 Years ________________________________________________________________________________________ The Librarian and the staff of T.S Central State Library are pleased to announce through this communication that our Library is completing fifty years of dedicated service to the public of Chandigarh and surrounding areas. This Library was established in 1955 and today it is one of the richest libraries in Chandigarh with a collection of about two lakh books and a membership of over 40,000. Awarded with Best State Central Library by RRLF, Kolkotta for the year 2002 we have a separate Children Library and a Branch Library at Manimajra along with a Integrated Library Center in Govt. Sr. Sec. School Sec 27. Our Mobile Van servers all the villages of Chandigarh . The Library also hosts an American Corner on its second floor which is a partnership between American Information and Resource Center , U S Embassy, New Delhi and T.S Central State Library Chandigarh . It has a rich collection of Books, Magazines, CD-ROMs, Videos and DVDs related to American History and Culture. Besides the regular services of a public library we provide Free Internet Access to our members. We have a very good collection of original VCDs and DVDs (Educational and Movies) which can be taken for home viewing. To mark the 50th anniversary of the dedication of the Central State Library to the people of Chandigarh, a variety of events have been planned which include a series of lecture on various topics of general interest like Art of Living, Stress Management, Communication Skills, Resume Writing and covering letter etc. The first event in this series shall be held on27 th of September, 2005 in the Library auditorium, is an exciting talk on the Art of Living titled Be the Best by Prof. P S Nirola on. We invite you all to participate in our celebrations. Having you with us for these celebrations shall be a matter of great pleasure to all of us. With regards, Librarian. The T.S Central State Library Sector 17, Chandigarh Invites you for an exiting talk on The Art of Living Entitled Be the best by Prof. P.S Nirola On Sept. 27 th 2005 from 3:00 4:00 PM in the Library Auditorium (PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CALL FOR FURTHER INFORMATION) Ph. No. 2702565 T. S. CENTRAL STATE LIBRARY SECTOR-17, CHANDIGARH Celebrating Success Over 50 Years Services: ü Circulation ü Reference ü Children Section ü Mobile van to surrounding villages ü Reservation of documents ü Training for library professionals. ü Reprographic services Added Attractions: C American Corner C Free Internet Access C Renewal over Phone C Internet time slot reservation over phone C Workshops and lectures on topics of general interest C Reference Service through phone Future Plans: P Online database on website P Online Reservation / Renewal __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Reports / Books needed
by theresa.williams＠wipro.com 20 Sep '05

20 Sep '05

Hello Can you please put it in lis-forum as we require these reports from any other libraries which has the below mentioned reports: 1.Encapsulation of MPEG-4 Multiplexed data in to MPEG2-TS by Laurent Herrmann 2.Modification of MPEG-4 Encapsulation Method by MPEG-2 Transport stream by Yoshinori Matsui Thanks n regds Theresa For Wipro Technologies Theresa Williams Information Services Division Wipro Technologies 72,Keonics E-city Hosur road Bangalore 560100 Tel:91-80-51381791 91-80-28520408#1791 FAX:91-80-28520478 VOIP:808-5512 Mobile:9845324613 theresa.williams(a)wipro.com Confidentiality Notice The information contained in this electronic message and any attachments to this message are intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s) and may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender at Wipro or Mailadmin(a)wipro.com immediately and destroy all copies of this message and any attachments. Message  � Hello � Can you please put it in lis-forum as we require these reports from �any other libraries which has the below mentioned reports: � 1.Encapsulation of MPEG-4 Multiplexed data in to MPEG2-TS by Laurent Herrmann 2.Modification of MPEG-4 Encapsulation Method by �MPEG-2 Transport stream by� Yoshinori Matsui � Thanks n regds ��Theresa �� For Wipro Technologies � Theresa Williams Information Services Division Wipro Technologies 72,Keonics E-city Hosur road Bangalore 560100 Tel:91-80-51381791 91-80-28520408#1791 FAX:91-80-28520478 VOIP:808-5512 Mobile:9845324613 theresa.williams(a)wipro.com � � �� Confidentiality Notice The information contained in this electronic message and any attachments to this message are intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s) and may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender at Wipro or Mailadmin(a)wipro.com immediately and destroy all copies of this message and any attachments.

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Loaning a Voice in a Public library !!!!!!
by khaiser nikam 20 Sep '05

20 Sep '05

Dear Friends, A public library in Alemelo,Holland , is lending out people in a new initiativeaimed at challenging stereotypes.Apart from books ,the users can borrow gay people ,gypsies and Muslims for an hour and talk to them about their lives.For instance teh public library visitors can borrow a muslim woman in ahead scarf and ask her questions they would not aother wise dare to find out if,they met her on the street.This is according to the public library director-Jan Krol. Th elibrary has contacted 10 people from differnet backgrounds who are willing to have a chat with its visitors in a nearby pub. How do u alll like this !!!!!!!!! Dr khaiser Nikam Reader / Management consultant DOSLISc University of Mysore Mysore - 570 006 0821-2419399(D) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Dear Friends, A public library in Alemelo,Holland , is lending out people in a new initiativeaimed at challenging stereotypes.Apart from books ,the users can borrow gay people ,gypsies and Muslims for an hour and talk to them about their lives.For instance teh public library visitors can borrow a muslim woman in ahead scarf and ask her questions they would not aother wise dare to find out if,they met her on the street.This is according to the public library director-Jan Krol. Th elibrary has contacted 10 people from differnet backgrounds who are willing to have a chat with its visitors in a nearby pub. How do u alll like this !!!!!!!!! Dr khaiser Nikam Reader / Management consultant DOSLISc University of Mysore Mysore - 570 006 0821-2419399(D) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Felicitation
by SRELS 20 Sep '05

20 Sep '05

Dear Moderator, Kindly arrange to announce the following to the lis-forum members. Yours truly, K.N. Prasad Executive Officer Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science 702, 42nd Cross, III Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore 560 010 Ph: 080-23305109 ; e-mail: srels(a)vsnl.com ---------- Ranganathan Centre for Information Studies, Chennai and Bangalore DRTC Alumni Association, Bangalore and Informatics (India) Limited, Bangalroe cordially invite you to a function to felicitate PROF. A. NEELAMEGHAN Professor & Head (Retd.) Documentation Research and Training Centre Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore on Wednesday, 28th September 2005 at 6.30 pm at Yavanika (State Youth Centre) Nrupatunga Road, Bangalore 560 001 PROF. P. BALARAM (Director, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore) will be the Chief Guest and release the Festschrift Volume PROF. M. ANANDAKRISHNAN (Chairman, Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chennai) will preside Chairman and Members Prof. A. Neelameghan Festschrift Committee, Bangalore RSVP: Ph: 080-23305109 ; (Prasad) 080-28483002 - Extn. 492 (Raghavan) Dear Moderator, Kindly arrange to announce the following to the lis-forum members. Yours truly, K.N. Prasad Executive Officer Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science 702, 42nd Cross, III Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore 560 010 Ph: 080-23305109 ; e-mail: mailto:srels@vsnl.com srels(a)vsnl.com ---------- Ranganathan Centre for Information Studies, Chennai and Bangalore DRTC Alumni Association, Bangalore and Informatics (India) Limited, Bangalroe cordially invite you to a function to felicitate PROF. A. NEELAMEGHAN Professor & Head (Retd.) Documentation Research and Training Centre Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore on Wednesday, 28th September 2005 at 6.30 pm at Yavanika (State Youth Centre) Nrupatunga Road, Bangalore 560 001 PROF. P. BALARAM (Director, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore) will be the Chief Guest and release the Festschrift Volume PROF. M. ANANDAKRISHNAN (Chairman, Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chennai) will preside Chairman and Members Prof. A. Neelameghan Festschrift Committee, Bangalore RSVP: Ph: 080-23305109 ; (Prasad) 080-28483002 - Extn. 492 (Raghavan)

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Winning support for OA at WSIS
by Subbiah Arunachalam 20 Sep '05

20 Sep '05

Dear Professor Samassekou: We must get a strong recommendation and a stronger action plan to implement open access (self archiving of all research papers in science, technology, medicine, arts, humanities and literature) at the Tunis meeting of WSIS. We must mobilise as many country delegations as possible to support resolutions favouring open access. The African Academy of Sciences, TWAS, InterAcademy Panel, InterAcademy Council, etc. should be persuaded to lend support to such a move. I am cc-ing this mail to others who are championing the cause of open access. All of us would be grateful for your support and proactive advocacy. Regards. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] Dear Professor Samassekou: We must get a strong recommendation and a stronger action plan to implement open access (self archiving of all research papers in science, technology, medicine, arts, humanities and literature) at the Tunis meeting of WSIS. We must mobilise as many country delegations as possible to support resolutions favouring open access. The African Academy of Sciences, TWAS, InterAcademy Panel, InterAcademy Council, etc. should be persuaded to lend support to such a move. I am cc-ing this mail to others who are championing the cause of open access. All of us would be grateful for your support and proactive advocacy. Regards. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam]

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Searching Blogs using Google
by Sreeharsha_Gopalakrishna＠i2.com 19 Sep '05

19 Sep '05

Dear All, Google has launched a new tool designed to help internet-users search web logs. Google's new tool will search the latest posts on Blog sites.The internet search giant has developed the engine to look exclusively at the journals, known as web logs or "blogs", in a move that is expected to push blogging into the mainstream. http://blogsearch.google.com/ Regards ~Sreeharsha BG

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