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

LIS-Jobs in bangalore
by K.R. Mulla 02 May '06

02 May '06

Hi, Friends, There is a vacancy for the post of "Librarian" in our Organisation to set up a library. HKBK Groupe of Institution (www.hkbkeducation.org) Location: Bangalore If anyone interested may send their CV to krmulla(a)gmail.com or mulla_kamalasab(a)yahoo.com Please inform to your friends too. Thanks and Regards -- K. R. Mulla, Librarian, HKBK College of Engineering, # 22/1, Nagawara, Bangalore - 560 045. http://krmulla.googlepages.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/krmulla Hi, Friends, There is a vacancy for the post of "Librarian" in our Organisation to set up a library. HKBK Groupe of Institution ( http://www.hkbkeducation.org www.hkbkeducation.org ) Location: Bangalore If anyone interested may send their CV to mailto:krmulla@gmail.com krmulla(a)gmail.com or mailto:mulla_kamalasab@yahoo.com mulla_kamalasab(a)yahoo.com Please inform to your friends too. Thanks and Regards -- K. R. Mulla, Librarian, HKBK College of Engineering, # 22/1, Nagawara, Bangalore - 560 045. http://krmulla.googlepages.com/ http://krmulla.googlepages.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/krmulla https://www.linkedin.com/in/krmulla

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DSpace Workshop Materials: Lecture Notes, Manuals, Presentations, Exercises, Software
by Puna Das 02 May '06

02 May '06

A] National Workshop on Building Digital Libraries: Application of DSpace Held on April 22-25, 2006 at DELNET, New Delhi Resource Persons: Dr. A. R. D. Prasad, Associate Professor, DRTC, Bangalore Dr. (Ms) Devika P. Madalli, Lecturer, DRTC, Bangalore Workshop Materials, Lecture Notes, Manuals, Presentations, Exercises are available at: http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/pub/delnet.tar.gz http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/pub/exer.zip http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/pub/papers_ppts.tar.gz B] Installing DSpace On Wiindows http://www.sdmimd.net/workshop/DSpaceOnWindows.pdf ___________________________________________________ Anup Kumar Das/ Bidyarthi Dutta/ Swapan Patra Information and Communication Society of India New Delhi ___________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Answers: Share what you know. Learn something new. http://in.answers.yahoo.com

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Changing Nature of the Library Catalog
by Sukhdev Singh 02 May '06

02 May '06

Friends, Some of you might be interested in reading the following report -- "The Changing Nature of the Catalog and its Integration with Other Discovery Tools" < http://www.loc.gov/catdir/calhoun-report-final.pdf > Prepared for the Library of Congress By Karen Calhoun Cornell University Library "Today, a large and growing number of students and scholars routinely bypass library catalogs in favor of other discovery tools, and the catalog represents a shrinking proportion of the universe of scholarly information. The catalog is in decline, its processes and structures are unsustainable, and change needs to be swift. At the same time, books and serials are not dead, and they are not yet digital. Notwithstanding widespread expansion of digitization projects, ubiquitous e-journals, and a market that seems poised to move to e-books, the role of catalog records in discovery and retrieval of the world's library collections seems likely to continue for at least a couple of decades and probably longer". - Changing Nature of the Catalog and its Integration with Other Discovery Tools --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. http://openmed.nic.in

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Why funding agencies should mandate OA
by arun＠mssrf.res.in 02 May '06

02 May '06

>From Peter Suber's blog: More on how OA accelerates research Heather Morrison, Open Access: to Leverage the Research Dollar, Imaginary Journal of Poetic Economics, April 30, 2006. Excerpt: For the research funder, here is yet another reason why the results of research should be openly accessible, as soon as possible: immediately on publication - or before: to leverage the research dollar. Why? The way science works is in a series of steps, or like a puzzle. The goals of research are broad: finding cures for cancer, learning how to prevent or treat heart disease. These kinds of goals are rarely reached through a single study. Rather, each piece of research brings us just one step closer to the goal....When we fund one step in this research, we achieve more when more researchers are able to get on with the next steps, and we achieve the most when the results are shared as openly and quickly as possible, so that as many researchers as possible can get on to the next steps as quickly as possible. How this relates to research dollars: because research occurs worldwide, the research dollars of one funder can be leveraged through the efforts of others, including researchers receiving funds from other agencies, and often researchers working without specific funding. Open, immediate sharing is like multiplying your research lab, your research team - with no extra dollars involved....

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Libraries to Librotories- full text
by Manjunath K 01 May '06

01 May '06

Hello colleagues, This article by Leo waaijers has been published earlier in First Monday vol 10. no. 12, December 2005. Full paper is available at the following link. http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue10_12/waaijers/index.html Thanks, Manjunath _____________________________________________ Dr. Manjunatha K Librarian T.A. Pai Management Institute Manipal - 576 104. Udupi Dist. Karnataka State, India Phone: 91-0820-2573551(off) 2575161(Res). manjunath(a)mail.tapmi.org; manju_tapmi(a)yahoo.com _____________________________________________ -----Original Message----- From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in [mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in] On Behalf Of Mailing List Manager Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 12:57 PM To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] From Peter Suber's blog Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2006 07:40:31 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> As libraries incorporate OA, they become libratories Leo Waaijers, From Libraries to 'Libratories', Liber Quarterly, 16, 1 (2006). Only this abstract is free online, at least so far. While the eighties of the last century were a time of local automation for libraries and the nineties the decade in which libraries embraced the internet and the WWW, now is the age in which the big search engines and institutional repositories are gaining a firm footing. This heralds a new era in both the evolution of scholarly communication and its agencies themselves, i.e. the libraries. Until now libraries and publishers have developed a digital variant of existing processes and products, i.e. catalogues posted on the Web, scanned copies of articles, e-mail notification about acquisitions or expired lending periods, or traditional journals in a digital jacket. However, the new OAI repositories and services based upon them have given rise to entirely new processes and products, libraries transforming themselves into partners in setting up virtual learning environments, building an institution's digital showcase, maintaining academics' personal websites, designing refereed portals and - further into the future - taking part in organising virtual research environments or collaboratories. Libraries are set to metamorphose into 'libratories', an imaginary word to express their combined functions of library, repository and collaboratory. In such environments scholarly communication will be liberated from its current copyright bridle while its coverage will be both broader - including primary data, audiovisuals and dynamic models - and deeper, with cross-disciplinary analyses of methodologies and applications of instruments. Universities will make it compulsory to store in their institutional repositories the results of research conducted within their walls for purposes of academic reporting, review committees, and other modes of clarification and explanation. Big search engines will provide access to this profusion of information and organise its mass customisation. PS: The same issue of LQ contains a report by Raf Dekeyser on The LIBER Workshops on the "Open Archives Initiative" at CERN, Geneva. But it doesn't even have a free abstract online, or not so far. Arun _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum

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Everybody Has a Librarian Inside
by Sukhdev Singh 01 May '06

01 May '06

Well - a librarian is most concerned with selecting and organizing information. But that is exactly what everybody in doing on web in a phenomenon called Folksonomy < http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folksonomy >. A "folksonomy" is a collaboratively generated, open-ended labeling system that enables Internet users to categorize content such as Web pages, online photographs, and Web links. This is because everybody has a small "Librarian" embedded inside < http://sukhdev.blogspot.com/2006/04/everybody-has-librarian-inside.html >. Any comments please!! --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. http://openmed.nic.in

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LIS education in developing countries
by Mailing List Manager 01 May '06

01 May '06

Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2006 10:38:43 +0530 (IST) From: Shamprasad Pujar <pujar(a)igidr.ac.in> -- Original Message -- From: "Catherine Johnson" <johnson(a)sois.uwm.edu> To: <sigiii-l(a)asis.org> Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 09:27:46 -0500 Subject: [Sigiii-l] LIS education in developing countries CALL FOR PAPERS The International Information and Library Review is soliciting papers for a special issue addressing the following broad theme: LIS Education in developing countries and emerging democracies. Libraries and other information services can be significant tools in the economic and social development of developing countries and emerging democracies. Often, however, library and information science education in these countries lacks the expertise and experience to produce librarians who can shape their libraries and information services to function effectively in the global information society. This special issue of The International Information and Library Review will focus on the state of LIS education in developing countries and emerging democracies. Related themes could include but are not limited to: � Case studies of LIS curriculum development in developing countries � The social and cultural context of LIS curricula in specific countries � Challenges in translating knowledge gained from a Western-based LIS education into a developing world context � Use of information and communication technologies to provide access to LIS education to students in developing countries � Evaluation of Western-based LIS programs delivered either in face to face or online formats to students from developing countries. � Challenges faced by students from developing countries who are enrolled in LIS programs in the West � Personal reflections on LIS education in developing countries and emerging democracies Papers are solicited from LIS practitioners and educators in both the developed and developing world that address the state of LIS education in developing countries in either practical or theoretical terms DEADLINES: Please submit a 150 word abstract by July 1st and the full paper by September 1st, 2006. The abstract and paper can be submitted as a word attachment to: Catherine Johnson, PhD School of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee <johnson(a)sois.uwm.edu>johnson(a)sois.uwm.edu _______________________________________________ Shamprasad M. Pujar Assistant Librarian Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research Gen Vaidya Marg, Film City Road, Goregaon (East) MUMBAI-400 065, India Phone: 91-22-2841 6514 E-mail: pujar(a)igidr.ac.in URL: http://www.igidr.ac.in

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From Peter Suber's blog
by Mailing List Manager 01 May '06

01 May '06

Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2006 07:40:31 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> As libraries incorporate OA, they become libratories Leo Waaijers, From Libraries to 'Libratories', Liber Quarterly, 16, 1 (2006). Only this abstract is free online, at least so far. While the eighties of the last century were a time of local automation for libraries and the nineties the decade in which libraries embraced the internet and the WWW, now is the age in which the big search engines and institutional repositories are gaining a firm footing. This heralds a new era in both the evolution of scholarly communication and its agencies themselves, i.e. the libraries. Until now libraries and publishers have developed a digital variant of existing processes and products, i.e. catalogues posted on the Web, scanned copies of articles, e-mail notification about acquisitions or expired lending periods, or traditional journals in a digital jacket. However, the new OAI repositories and services based upon them have given rise to entirely new processes and products, libraries transforming themselves into partners in setting up virtual learning environments, building an institution's digital showcase, maintaining academics' personal websites, designing refereed portals and - further into the future - taking part in organising virtual research environments or collaboratories. Libraries are set to metamorphose into 'libratories', an imaginary word to express their combined functions of library, repository and collaboratory. In such environments scholarly communication will be liberated from its current copyright bridle while its coverage will be both broader - including primary data, audiovisuals and dynamic models - and deeper, with cross-disciplinary analyses of methodologies and applications of instruments. Universities will make it compulsory to store in their institutional repositories the results of research conducted within their walls for purposes of academic reporting, review committees, and other modes of clarification and explanation. Big search engines will provide access to this profusion of information and organise its mass customisation. PS: The same issue of LQ contains a report by Raf Dekeyser on The LIBER Workshops on the "Open Archives Initiative" at CERN, Geneva. But it doesn't even have a free abstract online, or not so far. Arun

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InfoWatch Mar-Apr 2006
by M.R Lalitha 01 May '06

01 May '06

Dear LIS-Forum member, The March-April 2006 issue of InfoWatch is now online, bringing you the details of new Internet sites related to Science and Engineering. You can access the complete issue on the NCSI Web server at the URL : http://www.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/infowatch/iw.php You will also find earlier issues of InfoWatch here. For your convenience, the table of contents is given below. If you wish to be on the mailing list of InfoWatch to receive the complete issue by e-mail, let us know. Also mention your format preference - html or text. Regards -Lalitha M.R (lalitha(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ InfoWatch Tracking Networked Scientific Information Sources and Services (An electronic update service brought to you by NCSI) March-April 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ In This Issue: 1. AbbreviationZ [A directory and search engine for acronyms, abbreviations and initialisms on the Internet] 2. ArrayTrack [A tool for managing gene expression data] 3. Astrophysics Visualization Archive (AVA) 4. Cell Centered Database [Internet database for cellular imaging data] 5. ChemRefer [A search engine for chemistry literature available on Internet] 6. Council for Biotechnology Information 7. developerWorks- Linux [IBM's technical resource for developers] 8. European Strong Motion Database (SESD) 9. ITJobsWatch [A perspective on the prevailing IT jobs market conditions] 10. NASA planetary photojournal 11. Natural Resources Database (NRDB) - Free GIS for developing countries 12. New Semiconductor Materials Archive 13. Platonic Realms Interactive Mathematics Encyclopedia (PRIME) 14. Portable, Extensible Toolkit for Scientific Computation (PETSc) 15. Science and Engineering Indicators (SEI) [By National Science Foundation, USA] 16. Science and Visualization Challenge 17. Structural design of concrete building components 18. Web Design Reference Site 19. WHAT IF web interface [A molecular modelling package] 20. World Wind [Windows software for Landsat satellite imagery] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ About InfoWatch : InfoWatch is a monthly electronic newsletter, brought out by the National Centre for Science Information (NCSI) Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore - 560 012, INDIA. Information in the newsletter is collected and verified by NCSI staff.The newsletter aims to raise awareness of new sources of information on the Internet, particularly those which are relevant for higher education and research. Some items may be of relevance only to the IISc community.Resources reported here have been taken from various discussion lists and other network tools and no special claims are made for accuracy or originality. Most of the sources cited in the newsletter were checked at the time of publication, however it is possible that some of the resources are no longer available. We welcome comments about the newsletter and suggestions for resources to be featured. Please e-mail your comments to Infowatch editors: Ms. K. Thulasi (thulasi(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in) & Ms. M. R. Lalitha (lalitha(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in) ------------------------------------------------------------------------

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PAU Library to digitise research publications
by Mailing List Manager 01 May '06

01 May '06

Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2006 07:26:59 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> Ludhiana, April 27: Dr M S Randhawa Library of Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has decided to digitize all the available data in dissertations abstracts, research reports and research articles on CD archives. The digital data will also be put online shortly for easy and quick access. PAU librarian Dr S S Chahal said that a new digitisation cell has been created in the library, and a high-end- flat-bed-scanner has been specially purchased for this purpose. The entire process of digitisation will be completed in six months, he addded. The library has the largest collection of agricultural books and periodicals in the region, numbering over three lakh. Sources say that the library already provides information services like CD-ROM databases, ICRISAT library database and J-gate online services, with access to 7,500 journals. Subsidised fast Internet services is also provided for researchers and students. Besides these, some new services like 'Agricultural Expressions' comprising newspaper clippings has also been started. The Vice Chancellor has allotted a special additional grant of Rs 15 lakh to sustain the continuity of periodicals, informed Dr Chahal. Arun

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