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Fwd: FreeScience.info
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 27 Nov '06

27 Nov '06

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Invitation
by Pijushkanti Panigrahi 25 Nov '06

25 Nov '06

Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres (IASLIC Cordially invites you to the inauguration of the National Workshop on Open Source Movement and the Use of DSpace Software by Prof Debesh Das, Honble Minister-In-Charge, Department of Information Technology, Govt of West Bengal on Tuesday, Novmber 28, 2006 at 11:00 am at the Auditorium of the National Institute for the Orthopaedically Handicapped (NIOH), (Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt of India), B T Road, Bonhooghly, Kolkata- 700 090. Prof Sibaji Raha, Director, Bose Institute, Kolkata will grace the occasion as Special Guest. Dr Ratnesh Kumar , Director, National Institute for the Orthopaedically Handicapped (NIOH), Kolkata will preside over the program. Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi Sri Dipak Kr Nag Secretary, Education Division, IASLIC Hony General Secretary, IASLIC Program Registration 10:00-11:00 am Inaugural Program 11:00 Invocation Welcome Address by Dr J N Satpathi, Vice President, IASLIC & Consultant (NIOH), Introduction to the Workshop by Dr A R D Prasad, Associate Professor, DRTC, ISI, Bangalore; Member, DSpace Governance Advisory Board, MIT, Cambridge, USA: Working Group on Libraries, National Knowledge Commisson, India; Vice President, IASLIC Inauguration of the Workshop by Prof Debesh Dash, Honble Minister-In-Charge, Department of Information Technology, Govt of West Bengal Address of Special Guest by Prof Sibaji Raha, Director, Bose Institute, Kolkata Presidential Address by Dr Ratnesh Kumar , Director, NIOH, Kolkata Vote of Thanks Ms Rupali Sen, In-Charge, Library & Information Services, NIOH Session Starts at 12:00 noon Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi, Reader, Dept of Lib and Inf Science, University of Calcutta, 87/1 College Street,Kolkata - 700 073, West Bengal, India, email : panigrahipk(a)yahoo.com, Ph (M) : +91 94342 43522. Associate Editor, IASLIC Bulletin, IASLIC, Kolkata-700 054 --------------------------------- Check out the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta - Fire up a more powerful email and get things done faster. Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres (IASLIC Cordially invites you to the inauguration of the National Workshop on Open Source Movement and the Use of DSpace Software by Prof Debesh Das , Honble Minister-In-Charge, Department of Information Technology, Govt of West Bengal on Tuesday, Novmber 28, 2006 at 11:00 am at the Auditorium of the National Institute for the Orthopaedically Handicapped (NIOH), (Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt of India), B T Road, Bonhooghly, Kolkata- 700 090. Prof Sibaji Raha , Director, Bose Institute, Kolkata will grace the occasion as Special Guest. Dr Ratnesh Kumar , Director, National Institute for the Orthopaedically Handicapped (NIOH), Kolkata will preside over the program. Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi Sri Dipak Kr Nag Se cretary, Education Division, IASLIC Hony General Secretary, IASLIC Program Registration 10:00-11:00 am Inaugural Program 11:00 Invocation Welcome Address by Dr J N Satpathi, Vice President, IASLIC & Consultant (NIOH), Introduction to the Workshop by Dr A R D Prasad, Associate Professor, DRTC, ISI, Bangalore ; Member, DSpace Governance Advisory Board, MIT, Cambridge , USA : Working Group on Libraries, National Knowledge Commisson , India ; Vice President, IASLIC Inauguration of the Workshop by Prof Debesh Dash, Honble Minister-In-Charge, Department of Information Technology, Govt of West Bengal Address of Special Guest by Prof Sibaji Raha, Director, Bose Institute, Kolkata Presidential Address by Dr Ratnesh Kumar , Director, NIOH, Kolkata Vote of Thanks Ms Rupali Sen, In-Charge, Library & Information Services, NIOH Session Starts at 1 2:00 noon Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi , Reader, Dept of Lib and Inf Science, University of Calcutta, 87/1 College Street,Kolkata - 700 073, West Bengal, India, email : panigrahipk(a)yahoo.com, Ph (M) : +91 94342 43522 . Associate Editor, IASLIC Bulletin, IASLIC, Kolkata-700 054 Check out http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=43257/*http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailb… the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta - Fire up a more powerful email and get things done faster.

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Use of Social softwares in Libraries
by Mallikarjuna, H.B 25 Nov '06

25 Nov '06

Dear Professionals, Use of Social softwares in Libraries I think librarians and information professionals need to know what social software are, Particularly ..> Blogs RSS Wikis Social Networking Softwares SecondLife (web 2.0, library 2.0) Flickr Social Bookmarking Softwares 'Social Software'--Defination: Social software- is an umbrella term that applies to any tool that allows two or more persons to collaborate while each person is in a different location. The collaboration may occur in real time (called synchronous collaboration) or at different times (called asynchronous collaboration), while the locations may span continents or simply an office building." wikipedia ---http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_software Mashups: Mashups:"A mashup is a website or web application that seamlessly combines content from more than one source into an integrated experience."-----------Wikipedia(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mashup_(web_application_hybrid) presentation on Mashups-http://www.slais.ubc.ca/allancho/mashup.ppt Why are mashups relevant for information professionals and librarians? "Matthew Dames lists two reasons: First, social software tools such as mashups are the perfect opportunity to extend its reach beyond the library building, particularly in a time when there is real fear that patrons are no longer use reference services as vehemently as they once did. Second: job security. Social software tools such as mashups allow librarians to reclaim areas of influence and expertise in the organization that have been ceded to the IT department." Full Article: http://www.llrx.com/features/socialsoftware.htm Five Weeks to Social Library online : course :http://www.sociallibraries.com/course/ Five Weeks to a Social Library: "The first free, grassroots, completely online course devoted to teaching librarians about social software and how to use it in their libraries. The course was developed to provide a free, comprehensive, and social online learning opportunity for librarians who do not otherwise have access to conferences or continuing education and who would benefit greatly from learning about social software" Deadline for Applications: Friday, December 1, 2006. Notification of Acceptance: January 1, 2007. -- Regards hbmallikarjuna hbmallikarjuna[at]gmail.com http://mallikarjunahb.blogspot.com Indian Libraries and Librarians search engine :http://tinyurl.com/yfrozb --------------------------------- Find out what India is talking about on - Yahoo! Answers India Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. Get it NOW Dear Professionals, Use of Social softwares in Libraries I think librarians and information professionals need to know what social software are, Particularly ..> Blogs RSS Wikis Social Networking Softwares SecondLife (web 2.0, library 2.0) Flickr Social Bookmarking Softwares 'Social Software'--Defination: Social software- is an umbrella term that applies to any tool that allows two or more persons to collaborate while each person is in a different location. The collaboration may occur in real time (called synchronous collaboration) or at different times (called asynchronous collaboration), while the locations may span continents or simply an office building." wikipedia ---http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_software Mashups: Mashups:"A mashup is a website or web application that seamlessly combines content from more than one source into an integrated experience."-----------Wikipedia( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mashup_(web_application_hybrid http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mashup_(web_application_hybrid ) presentation on Mashups-http://www.slais.ubc.ca/allancho/mashup.ppt Why are mashups relevant for information professionals and librarians? "Matthew Dames lists two reasons: First, social software tools such as mashups are the perfect opportunity to extend its reach beyond the library building, particularly in a time when there is real fear that patrons are no longer use reference services as vehemently as they once did. Second: job security. Social software tools such as mashups allow librarians to reclaim areas of influence and expertise in the organization that have been ceded to the IT department." Full Article: http://www.llrx.com/features/socialsoftware.htm http://www.llrx.com/features/socialsoftware.htm Five Weeks to Social Library online : course :http://www.sociallibraries.com/course/ Five Weeks to a Social Library: "The first free, grassroots, completely online course devoted to teaching librarians about social software and how to use it in their libraries. The course was developed to provide a free, comprehensive, and social online learning opportunity for librarians who do not otherwise have access to conferences or continuing education and who would benefit greatly from learning about social software" Deadline for Applications: Friday, December 1, 2006. Notification of Acceptance: January 1, 2007. -- Regards hbmallikarjuna hbmallikarjuna[at]gmail.com http://mallikarjunahb.blogspot.com http://mallikarjunahb.blogspot.com Indian Libraries and Librarians search engine :http://tinyurl.com/yfrozb Find out what India is talking about on - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/yanswers/*http://in.answers.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! Answers India Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/messengertagline/*http://in.messenger.yahoo.… Get it NOW

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Video:University of California: campus seminars, courses and events available online
by Mallikarjuna, H.B 25 Nov '06

25 Nov '06

Video:University of California: campus seminars, courses and events available online Berkeley is the preeminent public research and teaching institution in the World. the curricula of 130 academic departments span the wide world of thought and knowledge. Available video collection: Courses -http://video.google.com/ucberkeley.html#courses Arts & Humanities -http://video.google.com/ucberkeley.html#arts_humanities Global & Public Affairs -http://video.google.com/ucberkeley.html#global_public_affairs Science & Technology-http://video.google.com/ucberkeley.html#scitech "..............Is just one part of UC Berkeley's commitment to the broadest possible dissemination of knowledge for the benefit of the world."--UC -- Regards hbmallikarjuna hbmallikarjuna[at]gmail.com http://mallikarjunahb.blogspot.com Indian Libraries and Librarians search engine :http://tinyurl.com/yfrozb --------------------------------- Find out what India is talking about on - Yahoo! Answers India Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. Get it NOW Video:University of California: campus seminars, courses and events available online Berkeley is the preeminent public research and teaching institution in the World. the curricula of 130 academic departments span the wide world of thought and knowledge. Available video collection: http://video.google.com/ucberkeley.html#courses Courses -http://video.google.com/ucberkeley.html#courses http://video.google.com/ucberkeley.html#arts_humanities Arts & Humanities -http://video.google.com/ucberkeley.html#arts_humanities http://video.google.com/ucberkeley.html#global_public_affairs Global & Public Affairs -http://video.google.com/ucberkeley.html#global_public_affairs http://video.google.com/ucberkeley.html#scitech Science & Technology -http://video.google.com/ucberkeley.html#scitech "..............Is just one part of UC Berkeley's commitment to the broadest possible dissemination of knowledge for the benefit of the world."--UC -- Regards hbmallikarjuna hbmallikarjuna[at]gmail.com http://mallikarjunahb.blogspot.com http://mallikarjunahb.blogspot.com Indian Libraries and Librarians search engine :http://tinyurl.com/yfrozb Find out what India is talking about on - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/yanswers/*http://in.answers.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! Answers India Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/messengertagline/*http://in.messenger.yahoo.… Get it NOW

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Choosing Good Passwords -- A User Guide
by sheela nag 24 Nov '06

24 Nov '06

Dear Professionals, Now a days, we are using more than one email id. Below are the links to websites , which will help us in maintaining and securing our email id / passwords Choosing Good Passwords -- A User Guide http://www.psynch.com/docs/choosing-good-passwords.html You can learn more about password security and password management processes at: http://psynch.com/docs/enterprise-password-management.html Password Management Best Practices http://www.psynch.com/docs/password-management-best-practices.html Password Management http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/guidance/identitymanagement/idman… Regards sheela S Sheela S unior Librarian IBA , Bangalore. sheelasheela(a)gmail.com --------------------------------- Find out what India is talking about on - Yahoo! Answers India Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. Get it NOW Dear Professionals, Now a days, we are using more than one email id. Below are the links to websites , which will help us in maintaining and securing our email id / passwords Choosing Good Passwords -- A User Guide http://www.psynch.com/docs/choosing-good-passwords.html http://www.psynch.com/docs/choosing-good-passwords.html You can learn more about password security and password management processes at: http://psynch.com/docs/enterprise-password-management.html http://psynch.com/docs/enterprise-password-management.html Password Management Best Practices http://www.psynch.com/docs/password-management-best-practices.html http://www.psynch.com/docs/password-management-best-practices.html Password Management http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/guidance/identitymanagement/idman… http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/guidance/identitymanagement/idman… Regards sheela S Sheela S unior Librarian IBA , Bangalore. mailto:sheelasheela@gmail.com sheelasheela(a)gmail.com Find out what India is talking about on - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/yanswers/*http://in.answers.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! Answers India Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/messengertagline/*http://in.messenger.yahoo.… Get it NOW

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Alma Swan's papers
by Subbiah Arunachalam 23 Nov '06

23 Nov '06

Friends: Dr Alma Swan, a champion of open access, came to India twice in 2006. First she came to give the keynote address at a special session on open access at the Annual Meeting of the Indian Science Congress Association held at Hyderabad in the first week of January. She came again in the first week of November to speak at the workshop on electronic publishing and open access held at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. Some of you wanted to read her papers on OA. Here is a list of five papers: <http://www.keyperspectives.co.uk/openaccessarchive/ journalpublications.html>. Best wishes. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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Job opportunity at ISEC, Bangalore
by T R B Sarma 23 Nov '06

23 Nov '06

Dear Sir, Please place following advertisement in Lis-forum for wider publicity. ISEC Library, Bangalore is looking for a suitable candidate to recruit as "Technical Assistant" for a period of six months in its Journal Articles Database project. Candidates who have completed their M.L.I.Sc degree with computer knowledge may contact undersigned immediately. Salary: Rs. 6000/- per month. TRB SARMA Dy.Librarian, ISEC Nagarabhavi, Bangalore. 560 072. E-mail : trbsarma(a)isec.ac.in Telephone: 080-23215468 Extn. 302 Dear Sir, Please place following advertisement in Lis-forum for wider publicity. ISEC Library, Bangalore is looking for a suitable candidate to recruit as "Technical Assistant" for a period of six months in its Journal Articles Database project. Candidates who have completed their M.L.I.Sc degree with computer knowledge may contact undersigned immediately. Salary: Rs. 6000/- per month. TRB SARMA Dy.Librarian, ISEC Nagarabhavi, Bangalore. 560 072. E-mail : mailto:trbsarma@isec.ac.in trbsarma(a)isec.ac.in Telephone: 080-23215468 Extn. 302

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Video :Information Age: "Father of the Information Age-Claude Shannon "
by Mallikarjuna, H.B 23 Nov '06

23 Nov '06

Video :Information Age: "Father of the Information Age-Claude Shannon " " Considered the founding father of the electronic communication age, Claude Shannon's work ushered in the Digital Revolution. This fascinating program explores his life and the major influence his work had on today's digital world through interviews with his friends and colleagues." http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2567011062576169322&q=digital+info… Tiny url: http://tinyurl.com/y6mm4h -- Regards hbmallikarjuna hbmallikarjuna[at]gmail.com http://mallikarjunahb.blogspot.com Indian Libraries and Librarians search engine :http://tinyurl.com/yfrozb --------------------------------- Find out what India is talking about on - Yahoo! Answers India Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. Get it NOW Video :Information Age: "Father of the Information Age-Claude Shannon " " Considered the founding father of the electronic communication age, Claude Shannon's work ushered in the Digital Revolution. This fascinating program explores his life and the major influence his work had on today's digital world through interviews with his friends and colleagues." http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2567011062576169322&q=digital+info… http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2567011062576169322&q=digital+info… Tiny url: http://tinyurl.com/y6mm4h http://tinyurl.com/y6mm4h -- Regards hbmallikarjuna hbmallikarjuna[at]gmail.com http://mallikarjunahb.blogspot.com http://mallikarjunahb.blogspot.com Indian Libraries and Librarians search engine :http://tinyurl.com/yfrozb Find out what India is talking about on - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/yanswers/*http://in.answers.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! Answers India Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/messengertagline/*http://in.messenger.yahoo.… Get it NOW

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Standards and Guidelines for Librarians
by sheela nag 23 Nov '06

23 Nov '06

Dear Professionals, Standards and Guidelines for Librarians Go through this link http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlstandards/standardsguidelines.htm Regards Sheela S --------------------------------- Find out what India is talking about on - Yahoo! Answers India Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. Get it NOW Standards and Guidelines for Librarians Go through this link http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlstandards/standardsguidelines.htm http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlstandards/standardsguidelines.htm Regards Sheela S Find out what India is talking about on - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/yanswers/*http://in.answers.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! Answers India Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/messengertagline/*http://in.messenger.yahoo.… Get it NOW

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Portal Designing
by Vandana.Karande＠ril.com 23 Nov '06

23 Nov '06

We would like to develop a portal for our department...and subsequently we will be hosting the same under our intranet site.....Can anywon help me to get the addresses of the Web desingers based in Mumbai. Libraries who have already taken the services of any web designers....... Regards, Vandana Karande Information Specialist Corporate Development Group Reliance Industries Ltd Tel No. 22847139 We would like to develop a portal for our department...and subsequently we will be hosting the same under our intranet site.....Can anywon help me to get the addresses of the Web desingers based in Mumbai. Libraries who have already taken the services of any web designers....... Regards, Vandana Karande Information Specialist Corporate Development Group Reliance Industries Ltd Tel No. 22847139

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