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

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by ++ Mukesh Anand ++ 15 Mar '06

15 Mar '06

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Fwd: Seminar on Enhancing Research Through Usage of CSA Technology & Databases
by Saiful Amin 15 Mar '06

15 Mar '06

Please announce this in LIS-Forum Seminar in Hyderabad -------------------------------- R&D experts today in industry, academia and government need cutting edge information resources and tools to enhance their efficiency. Academic and research institutions offering technology & research programs are thus preparing to increase their R&D focus by providing world class resources and databases to their students and faculty. Focusing on this need, EDUTECH and CSA are conducting a seminar on Enhancing Research Through Usage of CSA Technology & Databases for research institutions and companies engaged in research. Venue: Mehfil Hall, Taj Banjara, Hyderabad Date: 16 March 2006 Time: 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Speakers: Mr Joe Threlfall of Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA), UK will talk about the technologies and research databases available in the areas of natural sciences, arts & humanities, social sciences and technology research that serve as a guide to researchers to help them be more effective in their work. Dr. A. Aruna, Head of TIC & Library, GTRE, Bangalore will also share her views on best practices in utilizing research information. Seminar in Chennai ---------------------------- Mr Joe Threlfall of CSA will also talk about the 'Role of Electronic Databases in R&D Excellence' at the presentation being organized by EDUTECH and Central Library, IIT Madras. Venue: Media Resource Center, Central Library, IIT Madras Date: 17th March 2006 Time: 3.30 pm – 5.30 pm. All are welcome to attend these sessions. Kindly send your confirmations to aparna(a)edutech.com or call 044-28330999. Best regards, -- Saiful Amin Information Specialist Edutech India 2/2, Union Street Off Infantry Road Bangalore 560001, India Tel: +91 80 4112 3437 CDMA: +91 93438 26438 Fax: +91 80 4151 7801 www.edutechindia.com "Enhancing knowledge and skills for success, lifelong."

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CASSIR - Cross Archive Search Services for Indian Repositories
by Francis Jayakanth 15 Mar '06

15 Mar '06

Dear Member: The correct URL to access the above service is: http://casin.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/oai/ There was an error in the URL mentioned in our previous mail. We apologize for the error. With Best Regards, - Filbert and Francis NCSI, IISc Bg

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Dr. AL Moorthy - New DESIDOC Director (fwd)
by I.R.N.Goudar 15 Mar '06

15 Mar '06

Dear Professional Colleagues, "Congratulations to Dr. A. L. Moorthy for having taken over as the New Director of DESIDOC, New Delhi" Friends, as you are aware many important library posts, either get filled up by non-professionals or left vacant or being managed by some in-charge professors/scientists. This being the case, I am very happy that Dr. A.L. Moorthy has been appinted as Director of DESIDOC, one of the prestigiuos institution in the country. I am sure Dr. Moorthy with his vast experience covering many institutions including ISRO-SHAR Centre, DRDL, DLRL and DESIDOC will give a new direction and efficient administartion to DESIDOC, especially in the present context of developments in Electronic publishing, Digital Library, OA & Institutional Repositories, Consortia, Networking of Libraries, Electronic Document Delivery, etc. Please join me in congratulating and wishing Dr. Moorthy for his achievement. I am sure Dr. S.S. Murthy, his mentor and ex-Director DESIDOC must be very happy that his much liked junior colleague is now the Director. Brief Resume of Dr. A.L. Moorthy: Born on 1st July 1952, Dr ARAGONDA LAKSHMANA MOORTHY did his Masters in Physics( 1976) and BLIS (1978)from S.V. Univ. Tirupathi, ADIS (1984) from DRTC and Ph.D. in LIS (2000) from Karnatak University. He started his carreer as Sci. Asst at SHAR centre in 1979, as Scientist B at DLRL in 1982, as Scientist C, D & E at DESIDOC (1987-2001), as Scientist E & F Head, Library (2001-06) at DRDL and now as Director, DESIDOC since Feb 28, 2006. He has number publications including journal articles, conference papers, book chapters, etc. He has a vast experience as Editor of number of Books and journals, as Head of Library especially in Developing DL, Providing Intranet based Services and development of Databases and software. He has been active member of many Professional Associations and Member of AIP/AR&DB. Members, Office Bearers of Karnataka State Library Association, Members of SIS, Bangalore Chapther join me in congratulating Dr. Moorthy. I.R.N. Goudar President, KALA -------------------------------------------------------------------------- I.R.N. Goudar Tel: 91-80-25086081 Head, Information Centre for 91-80-25235315 Aerospace Science and Technology Fax: 91-80-25268072 National Aerospace Laboratories E-mail:goudar@css.nal.res.in Airport Road, BANGALORE-560 017 India http://www.icast.org.in/staff/goudar.html

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CASSIR - Cross Archive Search Services for Indian Repositories
by Francis Jayakanth 15 Mar '06

15 Mar '06

Dear Member: NCSI, IISc is pleased to announce the setting up of CASSIR - a prototype OAI-based harvesting services. The service is accessible at: http://casein.iisc.ernet.in/oai/ Please note, this is site is still evolving and some of the links may not yet be clickable or functional. This facility has been set up as part of the ongoing project "Development of OAI-based Institutional Repository Services in India". This project is sponsored by Dept. of Scientific and Industrial Research, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India. The idea behind this service is to federate metadata from the distributed OAI-compliant repositories in the country and provide a single point access (searching and browsing) to the country's research output. The single-point access to the country's research output can become a reality only when all the research institutions in the country set up their open access, OAI-compliant repositories and convince their researchers to deposit a copy of all their research papers in the respective repositories. For the present, a total of 7700+ records have been harvested from 11 different repositories. We request the maintainers of all the OAI-compliant repositories to register their baseURLs at: http://casein.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in.in/oai/add.php This will enable us to harvest the metadata from all registered repositories. Please also let us know if your institution/organization is maintaining a repository but is not OAI-compliant. We'll try and make such repositories OAI-compliant. You may write to filbert(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in or franc(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in for any clarification/comments/assistance. With Best regards, - Filbert and Francis NCSI, IISc Bangalore

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SALIS 2006 - National Conference - Call for Papers - Reminder 1
by Arunachalam Hariharan 15 Mar '06

15 Mar '06

SALIS 2006 National Conference on Initiatives in Libraries and Information Centers in the Digital Era (8-10th June 2006 Organised by Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS) Jointly with Central Library Karunya Deemed University, Coimbatore â 641114 Last date for submission of paper with abstract: 30.04.2006 Pre Conference Tutorial on :Digitize your Library and Build Institutional Repositories Panel Discussion on: Library Automation Strategy and Solutions Last Date for Submission of Papers:30-04-2006 Address for sending papers: A.Hariharan President, SALIS B2-Solai Apt. (opp.to MGR Garden) Mount-Poonamallee Road, Chennai â 600 089. E-mail: salis_info(a)yahoo.co.in Tel: 044-22522448/42014772 Cell: 9444109089 Address for communication regarding Registration, Accommodation and Sponsorship Dr. J. Dominic Organizing Secretary Karunya Deemed University Karunya Nagar, Coimbatore â 641 114 Tamil Nadu E-Mail : kitlib(a)karunya.edu Phone : 0422-2614 570, 2614 571 Mobile: (O) 9443001877 Fax : 0422-2615615 URL : www.karunya.edu For more details visit: http://www.autolib-india.net/salis2006.html __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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One day workshop on 'Thesis Writing Skills'
by Satish Munnolli 14 Mar '06

14 Mar '06

Dear Colleagues, One more opportunity ... !!! ... to attend the one day interactive workshop on ' Theses Writing Skills '. You may display the same on your library notice board for wider circulation and for the benefit of PhD aspirants. Please check the below message for more information. Satish S Munnolli Librarian Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research & Education in Cancer (ACTREC) Tata Memorial Centre Sector 22, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai 410 208 India Ph : +91 22 2740 5026 Fax : +91 22 2740 5085 Email : smunnolli(a)actrec.res.in On getting overwhelming response for the first workshop, Western Regional Instrumentation Centre (WRIC) (An Institution Funded by the UGC, New Delhi) at Mumbai University Campus is organising an one day interactive workshop on 'Thesis Writing Skills' again on 26 March 2006. It would be of interest to all researchers, postgraduate students of any discipline and basically targeted to PhD aspirants. The workshop emphasises that a thesis must have a formal structure and a standard style. It requires careful planning and writing skills. Clear writing reflects clear thinking. The quality of research is mirrored in the thesis. Therefore, it is a crucial and difficult stage in research. Keeping this in mind, topics for the workshop have been selected based on the rich experience of a group of senior professors who have guided and assessed research work. Scope: The workshop is planned to cover the structure, style and strategies related to writing a thesis. The spirit of the workshop meticulously takes care of the following few points. The content of the workshop does not interfere with the research guide's way of supervising the work, but it only supplements his/her task. It is designed to save time, money and heartburn of researchers. It is independent of the theme/subject of research. It does not intend to teach research methodology. Contents: The workshop is aimed at giving a number of practical tips in the following areas. Strategic planning of writing process or what do the referees look for and how to meet their expectations. Conceptual organisation of the information gathered from various sources for writing. Writing Process [Chapter scheme: Sections, Paragraphs, Sentences, Words: Maintaining continuity and flow of ideas: Style and Style Manuals: Referencing of print and electronic sources: Bibliography: Nuances of English Language: Choice and rendering of words and punctuation.] Graphics, Illustrations and Tables: Order of introductory and end pages: Appendices and Annexes : Instructions to the data-entry operator and binder: Readability Tests: Editing and Proofreading : Exhaustive check-list before handing over the manuscript for binding: Instructions for producing the content for Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD) programme: Preparation for presentation and viva-voce Method of Instruction: Combination of lecture, discussions and exercises. _______________________________________________________ An Interactive Workshop on Thesis Writing Skills Date: 26 March 2006 Time: 10 am to 6 pm Venue: WRIC Lecture Hall University of Mumbai Vidyanagari, Santacruz (E) Mumbai-400 098 Course Fees: Rs 500/- Cash or Cheque/DD (Favouring: Western Regional Instrumentation Centre, Mumbai) Contact: Dr S K Savanur; Ph:91-22-2652 6141; Mobile: 98201 50352 E-Mail: sksavanur(a)rediffmail.com ___________________________________________________________ Application Form An Interactive Workshop on Thesis Writing Skills 26 March 2006 10 am to 6 pm Name: _____________________________ Age: ________ Designation: _____________ Subject: _______________ Address for Correspondence: _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ Telephone: (O): ____________ ® ___________ E-Mail: ___________ Mobile: ____________ Details of Current Research Activity: _________ ________________________________________ Specific Problems in Writing Your Thesis, if any: (Other than those stated under 'Contents' of the workshop) __________________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ Registration Fees: Rs500/- Cheque/DD: Cash: (Favouring: Western Regional Instrumentation Centre, Mumbai) Payment Details: ________________________ Signature of the Candidate Dear Colleagues, One more opportunity ... !!! ... to attend the one day interactive workshop on ' Theses Writing Skills '. You may display the same on your library notice board for wider circulation and for the benefit of PhD aspirants. Please check the below message for more information. Satish S Munnolli Librarian Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research & Education in Cancer (ACTREC) Tata Memorial Centre Sector 22, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai 410 208 India Ph : +91 22 2740 5026 Fax : +91 22 2740 5085 Email : mailto:smunnolli@actrec.res.in smunnolli(a)actrec.res.in On getting overwhelming response for the first workshop, Western Regional Instrumentation Centre (WRIC) (An Institution Funded by the UGC, New Delhi) at Mumbai University Campus is organising an one day interactive workshop on 'Thesis Writing Skills' again on 26 March 2006. It would be of interest to all researchers, postgraduate students of any discipline and basically targeted to PhD aspirants. The workshop emphasises that a thesis must have a formal structure and a standard style. It requires careful planning and writing skills. Clear writing reflects clear thinking. The quality of research is mirrored in the thesis. Therefore, it is a crucial and difficult stage in research. Keeping this in mind, topics for the workshop have been selected based on the rich experience of a group of senior professors who have guided and assessed research work. Scope: The workshop is planned to cover the structure, style and strategies related to writing a thesis. The spirit of the workshop meticulously takes care of the following few points. The content of the workshop does not interfere with the research guides way of supervising the work, but it only supplements his/her task. It is designed to save time, money and heartburn of researchers. It is independent of the theme/subject of research. It does not intend to teach research methodology. Contents: The workshop is aimed at giving a number of practical tips in the following areas. Strategic planning of writing process or what do the referees look for and how to meet their expectations. Conceptual organisation of the information gathered from various sources for writing. Writing Process [Chapter scheme: Sections, Paragraphs, Sentences, Words: Maintaining continuity and flow of ideas: Style and Style Manuals: Referencing of print and electronic sources: Bibliography: Nuances of English Language: Choice and rendering of words and punctuation.] Graphics, Illustrations and Tables: Order of introductory and end pages: Appendices and Annexes : Instructions to the data-entry operator and binder: Readability Tests: Editing and Proofreading : Exhaustive check-list before handing over the manuscript for binding: Instructions for producing the content for Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD) programme: Preparation for presentation and viva-voce Method of Instruction: Combination of lecture, discussions and exercises. _______________________________________________________ An Interactive Workshop on Thesis Writing Skills Date: 26 March 2006 Time: 10 am to 6 pm Venue: WRIC Lecture Hall University of Mumbai Vidyanagari, Santacruz (E) Mumbai-400 098 Course Fees: Rs 500/- Cash or Cheque/DD (Favouring: Western Regional Instrumentation Centre, Mumbai) Contact: Dr S K Savanur; Ph:91-22-2652 6141; Mobile: 98201 50352 E-Mail: sksavanur(a)rediffmail.com ___________________________________________________________ Application Form An Interactive Workshop on Thesis Writing Skills 26 March 2006 10 am to 6 pm Name: _____________________________ Age: ________ Designation: _____________ Subject: _______________ Address for Correspondence: _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ Telephone: (O): ____________ ® ___________ E-Mail: ___________ Mobile: ____________ Details of Current Research Activity: _________ ________________________________________ Specific Problems in Writing Your Thesis, if any: (Other than those stated under Contents of the workshop) __________________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ Registration Fees: Rs500/- Cheque/DD: Cash: (Favouring: Western Regional Instrumentation Centre, Mumbai) Payment Details: ________________________ Signature of the Candidate http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigclick.cgi/www.rediff.com/signa…

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11th International Conference of the International Society for Scientometricsand Informetrics
by Satish Munnolli 14 Mar '06

14 Mar '06

* Apologies for cross posting * Dear colleagues, First Announcement of the 11th International Conference of the International Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics (ISSI) has been announced. It is going to be held in June 25-27 2007 in Madrid (Spain) hosted by the Spanish Research Council (CSIC). Please, check the below URL for more information. http://issi2007.cindoc.csic.es Satish S Munnolli Librarian Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research & Education in Cancer (ACTREC) Tata Memorial Centre Sector 22, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai 410 208 India Ph : +91 22 2740 5026 Fax : +91 22 2740 5085 Email : smunnolli(a)actrec.res.in

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Taking science to rural communities
by Mailing List Manager 13 Mar '06

13 Mar '06

Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2006 07:45:02 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> Friends: Getting science and technology to the farmers and rural communities is an area India is also interested in. And Prof. M S Swaminathan, the architect of India's Green Revolution in the 1960s and currently Chairman of India's Farmers Commission, is spearheading the effort in India. Two years ago he was instrumental in setting up MISSION 2007: Every Village a Knowledge Centre, which aims at much more than merely connecting villages through computers, telecom and the Internet; it is truly a holistic development programme that goes far beyond connectivity, taking care of capcity building, content creation, empowering people through access to knowledge, skills and credit. The President of India, His Excellency Dr Abdul Kalam is keen to modernise rural India by providing rural communities with urban amenities, including communication infrastructure and quality education. Above all, like the Chinese professor (Li Ying Sheng) has realised in the Chinese context, the Indian programme is based on people's particiaption. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] Get a good bargain? Chinese farmers surf Internet to sell oranges Surfing Internet at desk has become a daily routine for Luo Mingjun, a 52-year-old farmer in southwest China's Sichuan Province, though he is still clumsy with the mouse. People may be surprised to learn the farmer got a good bargain selling oranges through the Internet in November. However, observers of rural China said the number of farmers like Luo is growing. Farmers in the relatively rich villages along the coastline have been seeking agricultural technologies and market information via the Internet, although computers and the Internet are still novelties for most of China's 900 million farmers. The central government has decided to step up the construction of an information network in rural areas and provide access to telephone for every village and access to the Internet for every town in the coming five years. Luo Mingjun, the owner of an orange orchard of two hectares, got a Pentium III computer as a prize from the county government of Pengshan to encourage the plantation of oranges. Last year, Luo happened to find a strong national market demand for oranges while surfing the Internet. He spread the message among local farmers, who then consolidated their position and successfully raised the wholesale price from 7 U.S. cents per kg to 15 cents. "We made a good deal thanks to the information on the Internet, " Luo said. Luo said villagers were very grateful to him, and some were considering buying their own computers. "We offer farmers computers in the hope that they can enjoy and benefit from information technology. They act as bellwethers and others will follow suit," Li Wanwen, director of the bureau of science and technology in Pengshan. Pengshan County has set up a website, www.pengshan.net, to market its farm produce. Oranges of the county have become popular on the market with the advertisement on the website. However, Li said some remote villages in the county do not even have access to telephones, much less the Internet. "We are planning to deal with it in the near future," he said. In Kaixian County of southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, farmers receive short messages on agricultural technology and information on their mobile phones from the local government. However, among the 111 million netizens in China, only a small percentage are farmers. There are 9,200 computers in Pengshan County that are connected to the Internet, but only 156 belong to farmers, according to Li Wanwen. "The central government has realized that it is almost impossible to build a new socialist countryside without the participation of farmers, who are the owners of villages," said Li Yingsheng, professor with China People's University. "To arm farmers with science and technology is key to the success of the campaign of building a new countryside," the professor said. Source: Xinhua

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Future of online publishing
by vimal kumar 11 Mar '06

11 Mar '06

Does online publishing signal the end of the newspaper? Jeffrey Cole, Director of the Center for the Digital Future, and Simon Levene of Yahoo debate the issue. BBC radio documentary now available at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/1478157.stm 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. Does online publishing signal the end of the newspaper? Jeffrey Cole , Director of the Center for the Digital Future, and Simon Levene of Yahoo debate the issue. BBC radio documentary now available at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/1478157.stm 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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