March 2006 - LIS-Forum - ncsi.iisc.ernet.in

Wireless Networking in the Developing World
by Subbiah Arunachalam 17 Mar '06

17 Mar '06

I received this in the mail this morning. The book may of interest to some of you. Best wishes. Arun > The new book Wireless Networking in the Developing World had five or > six case studies. It is publisned under the Creative Commons > Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5 license. You can get individual parts of > the book by going to: > > http://wndw.net/index.html > > Bob Babione

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New OA LIS journal
by arun＠mssrf.res.in 16 Mar '06

16 Mar '06

>From Peter Suber's blog New OA journal in LIS Evidence Based Library and Information Practice is a new peer-reviewed OA journal published by the University of Alberta Learning Services. The inagural issue is now online. (Thanks to the Creative Librarian.) From the site: The purpose of the journal is to provide a forum for librarians and other information professionals to discover research that may contribute to decision making in professional practice. EBLIP publishes original research and commentary on the topic of evidence based library and information practice, as well as reviews of previously published research (evidence summaries) on a wide number of topics.

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Rare collections in digital form
by Saji S. Nair 16 Mar '06

16 Mar '06

Dear All, Around three lakh pages of 700 rare books could now be accessed in digital form, as Trivandrum Public library has recently completed its first phase of digitization project. Most of the documents are 200 years old and the digital form has been prepared without losing the originality of the text. This digital archiving project using ‘Nitya’ software was designed by the Centre for Informatics Research and Development, Trivandrum and supervised by a team of LIS professionals. Trivandrum public library is one of the oldest libraries in India and the first in Kerala. The library was set up during the reign of Swathi Tirunal, ruler of erstwhile Travancore, in 1829 A.D., a few years before the Imperial Library of Calcutta and the National Library were established. The library is ranked among the best in south India. In 1958, it was declared the `State Central Library'. Now, the institution functions under the Department of Higher Education, Government of Kerala. The digitization project is the first of its kind in the state with full text retrieval of rare collections in English and Malayalam languages and will continue with some ambitious plans. Bye for now Saji S. Nair Regional Cancer Centre Library Thiruvananthapuram Kerala _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web!

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Colour scanner
by Smita Chandra 16 Mar '06

16 Mar '06

Dear Professionals, We are trying to find any library that has experience with the following or any model of Zeutschel colour scanner, OS 10000 TT A2 OS 8000 TT A2 We would like to get in touch with anybody who has experience using colour scanners from Zeutschel. Thanking you in anticipation, Yours sincerely, Smita-- ********************************************************************************** Ms.Smita Chandra Librarian Indian Institute of Geomagnetism Kalamboli Highway, New Panvel, New Mumbai 410 218 Maharashtra, INDIA Ph.: 91-022-27484137 Mobile: 9820404583 Fax: 91-022-27480763 Email : smitac_in(a)yahoo.com ********************************************************************************** --------------------------------- Yahoo! Travel Find great deals to the top 10 hottest destinations! Dear Professionals, We are trying to find any library that has experience with the following or any model of Zeutschel colour scanner , OS 10000 TT A2 OS 8000 TT A2 We would like to get in touch with anybody who has experience using colour scanners from Zeutschel. Thanking you in anticipation, Yours sincerely, Smita-- ********************************************************************************** Ms.Smita Chandra Librarian Indian Institute of Geomagnetism Kalamboli Highway, New Panvel, New Mumbai 410 218 Maharashtra, INDIA Ph .: 91-022-27484137 Mobile : 9820404583 Fax : 91-022-27480763 Email : mailto:smitac_in@yahoo.com smitac_in(a)yahoo.com ********************************************************************************** Yahoo! Travel http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTFscDlocTFiBF9TAzMyOTc1MDIEX3MDMjcxOTQ4MQ… Find great deals to the top 10 hottest destinations!

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OAI Capture by Search Engines
by Sukhdev Singh 16 Mar '06

16 Mar '06

OAI Capture by Search Engines Frank McCown and Others [1] has made a study to determine how much OAI-PMH exposed metadata is being indexed by popular search engines. >From their sample they conclude that Yahoo indexed 65%, followed by Google (44%) and MSN (7%). 1. Search Engine Coverage of the OAI-PMH Corpus by Frank McCown, Xiaoming Liu, Michael L. Nelson, and Mohammad Zubair (submitted to IEEE Internet Computing). <http://library.lanl.gov/cgi-bin/getfile?LA-UR-05-9158.pdf> --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. http://openmed.nic.in

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SMEALSearch
by vimal kumar 16 Mar '06

16 Mar '06

SMEALSearch is a publicly available vertical digital library and search engine hosted at Penn State's Smeal College of Business that focuses on academic business documents. SmealSearch crawls the web and harvests, catalogs, and indexes academic business documents. The search engine crawls websites of academia, commerce, research institutes, government agencies, etc. for academic business documents, including published articles, working papers, white papers, consulting reports, etc. http://smealsearch2.psu.edu/index.html/ Vimal Kumar Asian School of Business Technopark Trivandrum-695 581 vimal0212(a)yahoo.com --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail Bring photos to life! New PhotoMail makes sharing a breeze. SMEALSearch is a publicly available vertical digital library and search engine hosted at Penn State 's Smeal College of Business that focuses on academic business documents. SmealSearch crawls the web and harvests, catalogs, and indexes academic business documents. The search engine crawls websites of academia, commerce, research institutes, government agencies, etc. for academic business documents, including published articles, working papers, white papers, consulting reports, etc. http://smealsearch2.psu.edu/index.html/ http://smealsearch2.psu.edu/index.html/ Vimal Kumar Asian School of Business Technopark Trivandrum-695 581 vimal0212(a)yahoo.com Yahoo! Mail Bring photos to life! http://pa.yahoo.com/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=39174/*http://photomail.mai… New PhotoMail makes sharing a breeze.

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The Open Library
by yekanath kamble 16 Mar '06

16 Mar '06

LEARNING The open library By Usha Mukunda In this system the librarian moves beyond the concept to actual interaction with users The library is the core of every learning institution where information and knowledge are freely accessible to the learner community. But wait! Is this actually happening in our school and college libraries? When information is freely available on the Internet, is it not an anomaly to restrict access to it in the library? In fact the library has an edge over the Internet, because here the user can benefit from the librarian's presence to screen material for appropriateness, and authenticity. The students learn many important skills of hunting, gathering and assessing for value. They also pick up crucial messages from the adults who run the system. When they understand that there can be freedom only when it goes with responsibility, they have learnt a lesson for life. Against this background, the open library is a perfectly natural state of affairs. This is a library that is open at all times to all users. For the young person, there is no thought of misuse and mistrust as yet! It is up to us to keep it that way. What are the necessary ingredients for starting, and more importantly, sustaining an open library? Mutual trust is the ground from which the library functions. The first step and in fact, every step thereafter, is to be in communication and dialogue with the users. Then, the entire community of users, including the librarian, feels a sense of ownership and accountability. An open library does not imply a casual, or worse, a careless attitude. Rather, it demands of the librarian constant awareness and alertness to anticipate needs, opportunities for further enhancement, and possibilities for all eventualities. It requires affectionate but firm interaction with the users. This is not a list of super qualities but something that evolves out of the relationship with the living library. How can we move beyond the mere concept of an Open Library into the reality of it? Believing that it works (and it has) helps! How are the practical jobs in a library to be done with so much time going on interaction with users? First, make sure every class has a weekly library period. Now you have your work force. At this time, you can have activities to enhance reading and reference work. Students can help in reshelving and book repair. It is amazing how many books they rediscover during these pleasurable tasks. Methods for borrowing and returning can be made very simple enjoy it. Begin the year with an orientation session with every class. Then, over the year, involve children of all ages in book store trips and exhibitions to select books. In the school, organise activities to enhance the use of materials and resources. Arrange talks by authors and other teachers on their favourite books. If you do not want be left behind, find the right software and get your library automated. This will take you further into a successful open library and keep you on par with the most up-to-date libraries. The Open Library is a happy and lively place! YEKANATH N KAMBLE ASST.LIBRARIAN R V COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING,MYSORE ROAD, BANGALORE-59 (INDIA) PH.91-80-28600351/28604705/28600184 FAX : 91 - 80 - 2860 0337 MOBILE.9448585358 --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail Use Photomail to share photos without annoying attachments. LEARNING The open library By Usha Mukunda In this system the librarian moves beyond the concept to actual interaction with users The library is the core of every learning institution where information and knowledge are freely accessible to the learner community. But wait! Is this actually happening in our school and college libraries? When information is freely available on the Internet, is it not an anomaly to restrict access to it in the library? In fact the library has an edge over the Internet, because here the user can benefit from the librarian's presence to screen material for appropriateness, and authenticity. The students learn many important skills of hunting, gathering and assessing for value. They also pick up crucial messages from the adults who run the system. When they understand that there can be freedom only when it goes with responsibility, they have learnt a lesson for life. Against this background, the open library is a perfectly natural state of affairs. This is a library that is open at all times to all users. For the young person, there is no thought of misuse and mistrust as yet! It is up to us to keep it that way. What are the necessary ingredients for starting, and more importantly, sustaining an open library? Mutual trust is the ground from which the library functions. The first step and in fact, every step thereafter, is to be in communication and dialogue with the users. Then, the entire community of users, including the librarian, feels a sense of ownership and accountability. An open library does not imply a casual, or worse, a careless attitude. Rather, it demands of the librarian constant awareness and alertness to anticipate needs, opportunities for further enhancement, and possibilities for all eventualities. It requires affectionate but firm interaction with the users. This is not a list of super qualities but something that evolves out of the relationship with the living library. How can we move beyond the mere concept of an Open Library into the reality of it? Believing that it works (and it has) helps! How are the practical jobs in a library to be done with so much time going on interaction with users? https://www.online.citibank.co.in/portal/citiinforms.jsp?form_id=newnriappf… http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/adsimages/red%20180X150.gif First, make sure every class has a weekly library period. Now you have your work force. At this time, you can have activities to enhance reading and reference work. Students can help in reshelving and book repair. It is amazing how many books they rediscover during these pleasurable tasks. Methods for borrowing and returning can be made very simple enjoy it. Begin the year with an orientation session with every class. Then, over the year, involve children of all ages in book store trips and exhibitions to select books. In the school, organise activities to enhance the use of materials and resources. Arrange talks by authors and other teachers on their favourite books. If you do not want be left behind, find the right software and get your library automated. This will take you further into a successful open library and keep you on par with the most up-to-date libraries. The Open Library is a happy and lively place! YEKANATH N KAMBLE ASST.LIBRARIAN R V COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING,MYSORE ROAD, BANGALORE-59 (INDIA) PH.91-80-28600351/28604705/28600184 FAX : 91 - 80 - 2860 0337 MOBILE.9448585358 Yahoo! Mail http://pa.yahoo.com/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=38867/*http://photomail.mai… Use Photomail to share photos without annoying attachments.

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Open Access Medical Textbooks
by Subbiah Arunachalam 16 Mar '06

16 Mar '06

From Peter Suber's blog Amedeo Challenge expands donor base The Amedeo Challenge, which pays physicians to write OA textbooks, is now accepting small donations as well as large. (For the background, see my 3/3/06 posting.) Excerpt from Vaughan Bell on MindHacks: Amedeo Challenge, the site aiming to fund the creation of high-quality open-access medical textbooks, is now taking small and private donations. On the donations page you can give towards a 'bounty' for the completion of a textbook on a number of different topics. Medical professionals and researchers can work towards creating books to claim the bounty. So far, online books on HIV and influenza have already been published and bounties are available for books on tuberculosis and viral hepatitis. Of interest to readers here might be proposed books on Alzheimer's disease, neurology and Parkinson's disease (I've just donated 50 euros towards the creation of an open-access textbook on neurology and can't wait to see it online). When completed the books will be freely available for online viewing, to print, and will not have restrictions to prevent them from being translated into other languages....Spread the word! From Peter Suber's blog Amedeo Challenge expands donor base The http://amedeochallenge.org/ Amedeo Challenge , which http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/2006_02_19_fosblogarchive.html#114089587… pays physicians to write OA textbooks , is now accepting small donations as well as large. (For the background, see my 3/3/06 http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/2006_02_26_fosblogarchive.html#114140119… posting .) Excerpt from http://www.mindhacks.com/blog/2006/03/amedeo_challenge_now.html Vaughan Bell on MindHacks : Amedeo Challenge, the site aiming to fund the creation of high-quality open-access medical textbooks, is now taking small and private donations. On the donations page you can give towards a 'bounty' for the completion of a textbook on a number of different topics. Medical professionals and researchers can work towards creating books to claim the bounty. So far, online books on HIV and influenza have already been published and bounties are available for books on tuberculosis and viral hepatitis. Of interest to readers here might be proposed books on Alzheimer's disease, neurology and Parkinson's disease (I've just donated 50 euros towards the creation of an open-access textbook on neurology and can't wait to see it online). When completed the books will be freely available for online viewing, to print, and will not have restrictions to prevent them from being translated into other languages....Spread the word!

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BBC E-mail: Warning over African internet cable
by Arun 16 Mar '06

16 Mar '06

Arun saw this story on BBC News Online and thought you should see it. ** Message ** It is important that Africa has affordable (low-cost) high quality connectivity for OA to be meaningful. Arun ** Warning over African internet cable ** Campaigners fear that the new fibre optic cable to be built around East Africa could be a missed opportunity to speed up internet access in the region. < http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/africa/4787422.stm > ** BBC Daily E-mail ** Choose the news and sport headlines you want - when you want them, all in one daily e-mail < http://www.bbc.co.uk/dailyemail/ > ** Disclaimer ** The BBC is not responsible for the content of this e-mail, and anything written in this e-mail does not necessarily reflect the BBC's views or opinions. Please note that neither the e-mail address nor name of the sender have been verified. If you do not wish to receive such e-mails in the future or want to know more about the BBC's Email a Friend service, please read our frequently asked questions. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/help/4162471.stm

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Yahoo! Messenger with Voice to Siemens Gigaset cordless phones.
by Roopa E 16 Mar '06

16 Mar '06

Hi, Here is an intresting news. "Siemens and Yahoo! are teaming up to bring Yahoo! Messenger with Voice to Siemens Gigaset cordless phones". Under the agreement, Siemens will offer a USB adapter that will let users make and receive calls through the free calling features of Yahoo! Messenger with Voice, and also to make calls to fixed phone lines through the Yahoo! Phone In and Phone Out premium services. The adapter promises to allow users to access their Yahoo! Messenger friends' lists, view contacts and presence status, and change their presence status from the Siemens phone. "While Siemens provides the plug-and-play cordless phone devices, Yahoo! delivers the 'killer-app' communication features that make in-home IP attractive to customers," said Martin Kinne, CEO of Siemens Home and Office Communication Devices. The Gigaset M34 USB adapter will be compatible with Gigaset cordless phones introduced after 2004 and should be available by the third quarter of this year. Regards Roopa. E

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