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About Search engine: A9.com
by Gangadharesha.A.S 24 May '06

24 May '06

Dear Professional colleagues, >From a user standpoint of view a search engine is a web page that allows keywords or phrases to be entered and returns results based on the relevance of the documents it holds in its index. While Surfing the net I found a search engine called http://a9.com/ . A9, Inc is a separately branded and operated subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc, Its features builds on innovative technologies to improve search experience for e-commerce applications and flexible in categories of searching (Can see search result in a single window). For detailed features of the said search engine please have look, http://toolbar.a9.com/-/company/media/pr20040915.jsp. For a range of useful and well-known search engines list please visit: http://searchenginewatch.com/links/article.php/2156221 Thanks n Regards Gangadharesha.A.S E&R Library Infosys Technologies Ltd, Mysore DC **************** CAUTION - Disclaimer ***************** This e-mail contains PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION intended solely for the use of the addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by e-mail and delete the original message. Further, you are not to copy, disclose, or distribute this e-mail or its contents to any other person and any such actions are unlawful. This e-mail may contain viruses. Infosys has taken every reasonable precaution to minimize this risk, but is not liable for any damage you may sustain as a result of any virus in this e-mail. You should carry out your own virus checks before opening the e-mail or attachment. Infosys reserves the right to monitor and review the content of all messages sent to or from this e-mail address. Messages sent to or from this e-mail address may be stored on the Infosys e-mail system. ***INFOSYS******** End of Disclaimer ********INFOSYS***  Dear Professional colleagues, � From a user standpoint of view a search engine is a web page that allows keywords or phrases to be entered and returns results based on the relevance of the documents it holds in its index. While Surfing the net I found a search engine called http://a9.com/ http://a9.com/ . A9, Inc is a separately branded and operated subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc, Its features builds on innovative technologies to improve search experience for e-commerce applications and flexible in categories of searching (Can see search result in a single window). For detailed features of the said search engine please have look, http://toolbar.a9.com/-/company/media/pr20040915.jsp http://toolbar.a9.com/-/company/media/pr20040915.jsp . � For a range of useful and well-known search engines list please visit: http://searchenginewatch.com/links/article.php/2156221 http://searchenginewatch.com/links/article.php/2156221 � � Thanks n Regards � Gangadharesha.A.S �E&R Library �Infosys Technologies Ltd, �Mysore DC **************** CAUTION - Disclaimer ***************** This e-mail contains PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION intended solely for the use of the addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by e-mail and delete the original message. Further, you are not to copy, disclose, or distribute this e-mail or its contents to any other person and any such actions are unlawful. This e-mail may contain viruses. Infosys has taken every reasonable precaution to minimize this risk, but is not liable for any damage you may sustain as a result of any virus in this e-mail. You should carry out your own virus checks before opening the e-mail or attachment. Infosys reserves the right to monitor and review the content of all messages sent to or from this e-mail address. Messages sent to or from this e-mail address may be stored on the Infosys e-mail system. ***INFOSYS******** End of Disclaimer ********INFOSYS***

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Encyclopedia of Digital Libraries: call for chapters- Proposal Submission Deadline: June 15, 2006
by Gangadharesha.A.S 24 May '06

24 May '06

Dear All, Here is an opportunity to researchers and practitioners to submit a proposal to encyclopedia of digital libraries (about 800 - 1,000 words) by June 15, 2006. The Encyclopedia is scheduled for publication by Idea Group Reference (an imprint of Idea Group Inc.), www.idea-group-ref.com <http://www.idea-group-ref.com> , in 2008. For more information like topics, important dates, inquiries and submission, request you to visit site http://www.sci-duet.ntu.edu.sg/yinleng/encyclo-dl/call.html <http://www.sci-duet.ntu.edu.sg/yinleng/encyclo-dl/call.html> . Thanks n Regards, Gangadharesha, A. S, E&R Library, Infosys Technologies Limited, Mysore. **************** CAUTION - Disclaimer ***************** This e-mail contains PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION intended solely for the use of the addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by e-mail and delete the original message. Further, you are not to copy, disclose, or distribute this e-mail or its contents to any other person and any such actions are unlawful. This e-mail may contain viruses. Infosys has taken every reasonable precaution to minimize this risk, but is not liable for any damage you may sustain as a result of any virus in this e-mail. You should carry out your own virus checks before opening the e-mail or attachment. Infosys reserves the right to monitor and review the content of all messages sent to or from this e-mail address. Messages sent to or from this e-mail address may be stored on the Infosys e-mail system. ***INFOSYS******** End of Disclaimer ********INFOSYS***  Dear All, � Here is an opportunity to researchers and practitioners to submit a proposal to encyclopedia of digital libraries (about 800 - 1,000 words) by June 15, 2006. The Encyclopedia is scheduled for publication by Idea Group Reference (an imprint of Idea Group Inc.), http://www.idea-group-ref.com www.idea-group-ref.com , in 2008.� For more information like topics, important dates, inquiries and submission, request you to visit site http://www.sci-duet.ntu.edu.sg/yinleng/encyclo-dl/call.html http://www.sci-duet.ntu.edu.sg/yinleng/encyclo-dl/call.html . � Thanks n Regards , Gangadharesha, A. S, E&R Library, Infosys Technologies Limited, Mysore. **************** CAUTION - Disclaimer ***************** This e-mail contains PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION intended solely for the use of the addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by e-mail and delete the original message. Further, you are not to copy, disclose, or distribute this e-mail or its contents to any other person and any such actions are unlawful. This e-mail may contain viruses. Infosys has taken every reasonable precaution to minimize this risk, but is not liable for any damage you may sustain as a result of any virus in this e-mail. You should carry out your own virus checks before opening the e-mail or attachment. Infosys reserves the right to monitor and review the content of all messages sent to or from this e-mail address. Messages sent to or from this e-mail address may be stored on the Infosys e-mail system. ***INFOSYS******** End of Disclaimer ********INFOSYS***

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Opinion on Net/slet exemption for PhDs and MPhil holders
by raja ram 24 May '06

24 May '06

Dear professionals. Net/slet exemption for PhDs and MPhil holders... In this regards I would like to express some of my personal views and not in blaming any of our colleagues I dont know how the decision of UGC can be taken as fare by leaving all the net/slet cleared candidates behind all. As you all know after competiting with lakhs and lakh of candidate one get through the net/slet and that too with lots of attempts and hardship. But mere getting M.phil through DDE should not be considered equal to Net/slet or qualified. Now days M.Phil is just one more degree as like BLIS or MLIS. I think even PhD can be freed from net/slet because getting doctorate require full of hardship and constant work for long years but not M.Phil If the situation goes like this every candidate will easily finish M.phil after his master degree in their respective colleges and come out as a qualified lecturer or librarian, and one day it will lead to less demand, more supply situation Every where we can see only qualified M.Phil candidates standing in a long line for a single post of librarian in colleges or universities. And also think of the situation of a librarian in a Self financing college. Please think and its only my view hoping for your opinion and discussion to clear my doubts.. Regards Raj --------------------------------- Why was V. Sehwag warned by the BCCI? Share your knowledge on Yahoo! Answers India Send instant messages to your online friends - NOW Dear professionals. Net/slet exemption for PhDs and MPhil holders... In this regards I would like to express some of my personal views and not in blaming any of our colleagues I dont know how the decision of UGC can be taken as fare by leaving all the net/slet cleared candidates behind all. As you all know after competiting with lakhs and lakh of candidate one get through the net/slet and that too with lots of attempts and hardship. But mere getting M.phil through DDE should not be considered equal to Net/slet or qualified. Now days M.Phil is just one more degree as like BLIS or MLIS. I think even PhD can be freed from net/slet because getting doctorate require full of hardship and constant work for long years but not M.Phil If the situation goes like this every candidate will easily finish M.phil after his master degree in their respective colleges and come out as a qualified lecturer or librarian, and one day it will lead to less demand, more supply situation Every where we can see only qualified M.Phil candidates standing in a long line for a single post of librarian in colleges or universities. And also think of the situation of a librarian in a Self financing college. Please think and its only my view hoping for your opinion and discussion to clear my doubts.. Regards Raj Why was V. Sehwag warned by the BCCI? Share your knowledge on http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/mailanswerssehwag/*http://in.answers.yahoo.c… Yahoo! Answers India Send instant messages to your online friends - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/messengerbeta/*http://messenger.yahoo.com/do… NOW

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OpenEMIS - Software for building an Education Management Information System
by Indira K. 24 May '06

24 May '06

Dear Professionals, New open-source software, OpenEMIS (Evaluation Version 1.0), has just been launched by UNESCO's Division of Educational Policies and Strategies. Source codes are available for all those who want to adapt this tool to their respective contexts. Its purpose is to facilitate the setting up of national information systems adapted to the needs of the users at central, regional and local levels. Once adapted to the national context, the application built with OpenEMIS allows: to improve data collection, processing, analysis and publication of information; to create easy-to-use interfaces for data entry and storage; to facilitate access to and manipulation of data for the three prototypes of data users: application programmers, database administrators and end-users; to shape the sharing of information in a multi-user environment; and to exchange information with other systems, such as file management systems, spreadsheets, end-user interfaces. OpenEMIS is composed of two modules: EMIS Builder and EMIS User. The first module allows database administrators to adapt the generic tool to the particular characteristics of a national education system, to parameter and customize the elements of the information system and to create the data input forms. The second allows the actual data inputs and queries, and the production of reports, charts and indicators. Here is the URL for capturing information and links relevant: http://portal.unesco.org/education/en/ev.php-URL_ID=48175&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&U… Indira Koneru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mrs. Indira Koneru Faculty Associate Department of Library Science ICFAI University 25, Nagarjuna Hills Hyderabd- 500 082. India. Dear Professionals, New open-source software, OpenEMIS (Evaluation Version 1.0), has just been launched by UNESCOs Division of Educational Policies and Strategies. Source codes are available for all those who want to adapt this tool to their respective contexts. Its purpose is to facilitate the setting up of national information systems adapted to the needs of the users at central, regional and local levels. Once adapted to the national context, the application built with OpenEMIS allows: to improve data collection, processing, analysis and publication of information; to create easy-to-use interfaces for data entry and storage; to facilitate access to and manipulation of data for the three prototypes of data users: application programmers, database administrators and end-users; to shape the sharing of information in a multi-user environment; and to exchange information with other systems, such as file management systems, spreadsheets, end-user interfaces. OpenEMIS is composed of two modules: EMIS Builder and EMIS User. The first module allows database administrators to adapt the generic tool to the particular characteristics of a national education system, to parameter and customize the elements of the information system and to create the data input forms. The second allows the actual data inputs and queries, and the production of reports, charts and indicators. Here is the URL for capturing information and links relevant: http://portal.unesco.org/education/en/ev.php-URL_ID=48175&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&U… http://portal.unesco.org/education/en/ev.php-URL_ID=48175&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&U… Indira Koneru Mrs. Indira Koneru Faculty Associate Department of Library Science ICFAI University 25, Nagarjuna Hills Hyderabd- 500 082. India.

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by mohan shivaramu 24 May '06

24 May '06

Dear all One of our scientists is looking for a Souvenir brought out during Dr. S. Bhagavantham`s 60th birthday in 1970. This has a list of his publications. If any library is holding a copy of this souvenir please let us know. Regards, B. S. Mohan --------------------------------- Mohan B. S Assistant Librarian Indian Institute of Astrophysics Koramangala Bangalore - 560 034 e-mail: mohan(a)iiap.res.in Dear all One of our scientists is looking for a Souvenir brought out during Dr. S. Bhagavantham`s 60th birthday in 1970. This has a list of his publications. If any library is holding a copy of this souvenir please let us know. Regards, B. S. Mohan --------------------------------- Mohan B. S Assistant Librarian Indian Institute of Astrophysics Koramangala Bangalore - 560 034 e-mail: mohan(a)iiap.res.in http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigclick.cgi/www.rediff.com/signa… http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigimpress.cgi/www.rediff.com/sig…

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RFID design center in Bangalore
by Jayadev P Hiremath 23 May '06

23 May '06

*Blue Vector opens design and sales center in Bangalore * Palo Alto, California, BWI: *The new center allows Blue Vector to strategically expand its engineering and design teams, as well as to advance its overseas sales and marketing efforts. * Blue Vector, a rapidly growing provider of easy to deploy RFID management appliances, has announced the opening of its India Centre in Bangalore. The new center allows Blue Vector to strategically expand its engineering and design teams, as well as to advance its overseas sales and marketing efforts. "India is a great source of additional engineering talent for us," said Nancy Anderson, Blue Vector's chief executive officer. "With our product l ine and customer base expanding , our need for engineering and design talent has taken off." According to Sridhar Ranganathan, managing director of Blue Vector India, "The expansion in India will allow the company to work on the product line literally around the clock, and to be in direct contact with potential international customers without the delay of too many time zones." Ranganathan was formerly the chief operating officer of Yahoo's Software Development Center in India. <https://www.online.citibank.co.in/portal/citiinforms.jsp?form_id=frmAcquisi…> Blue Vector's customers include retailers, manufacturers, distributors, logistics, and life sciences firms. Its product line integrates with existing enterprise systems to address supply chain and asset tracking problems, which require the rapid installation and automated management of RFID, barcode, and other types of sensors. Blue Vector opens design and sales center in Bangalore Palo Alto, California, BWI: The new center allows Blue Vector to strategically expand its engineering and design teams, as well as to advance its overseas sales and marketing efforts. Blue Vector, a rapidly growing provider of easy to deploy RFID management appliances, has announced the opening of its India Centre in Bangalore. The new center allows Blue Vector to strategically expand its engineering and design teams, as well as to advance its overseas sales and marketing efforts. "India is a great source of additional engineering talent for us," said Nancy Anderson, Blue Vector's chief executive officer. "With our product l ine and customer base expanding , our need for engineering and design talent has taken off." According to Sridhar Ranganathan, managing director of Blue Vector India, "The expansion in India will allow the company to work on the product line literally around the clock, and to be in direct contact with potential international customers without the delay of too many time zones." Ranganathan was formerly the chief operating officer of Yahoo's Software Development Center in India. https://www.online.citibank.co.in/portal/citiinforms.jsp?form_id=frmAcquisi… Blue Vector's customers include retailers, manufacturers, distributors, logistics, and life sciences firms. Its product line integrates with existing enterprise systems to address supply chain and asset tracking problems, which require the rapid installation and automated management of RFID, barcode, and other types of sensors.

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Open source Journals?
by Chandrima Roy 23 May '06

23 May '06

Hi, I came across more on "Open Access" and "Open Source" on the following: http://lane.stanford.edu/about/openaccess.html http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:yXr8xHcO4NAJ:research2.csci.educ.ubc. ca/eprints/archive/00000055/01/Open_Paper_DRAFT.pdf+peter+suber+-+differ ence+between+%22Open+Acess%22+%26+%22Open+Source%22&hl=en&gl=in&ct=clnk& cd=3 http://www.wipo.int/roller/comments/ipisforum/Weblog/theme_three_the_pub lic_domain Hope, you will find the same quite informative. Thanks & Regards Chandrima Roy Divan Enterprises B-9, Basement, "A" Block, Local Shopping Complex Naraina Vihar, Ring Road New Delhi - 110028 Tel: +91-11-25770411 Fax: +91-11-25778876 Email: croy(a)docdelserv.com croy(a)indianjournals.com Website: http://www.docdelserv.com http://www.indianjournals.com

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LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 38, Issue 23
by mouni＠nitt.edu 23 May '06

23 May '06

Dear members, There are many welcoming and protesting messages about the UGC decision on exempting the NET/SLET for the M.Phil and Ph.D holders for appointing as Lecturers. I shall appreciate if any one could give me the complete details of the official announcement on this regard so as to gain full details. I don't know what has been the reason behind this development. The Hindu has also said that Prof. Sukhadeo Thorat had also declined to explain the need for such a move at a news conference. This news are being interpretted differently by dailies. Based on the news of Tamil Nadu dailes. I observed the follwings: 1. M.Phil. holders can be appointed as Lecturer in Degree level institutions 2. Ph.Ds can be appointed as Lecturer in P.G level institutions 3. NET/SLET candidate can be appointed in both the levels. Let me ask the following questions: 1. If an institute offers both U.G and P.G programmes, what will be eligibility for appointing Lecturer? 2. What will be eligibility for the post of University Assistant Librarian? 3. The pay scale for the post of Lecturer/University Assistant Librarian/College Librarian/Documentation Officer is Rs.8000-13500/- Why the qualifcation varies for same scale of pay? 4. A Lecturer teaching U.G course with M.Phil and a Lecturer taching P.G course with Ph.D and a lecturer without both but with NET/SLET teaching both UG and P.G. Is is a digestable or judgeable or reasonable? 5. M.Phil is open to anybody who has a pass in M.L.I.S. degree. M.Phil distance admission is done at door steps by Universities' study centres. IGNO welcomes M.Phil holders for Ph.D distance mode Programme. What else is bar in getting M.Phil or Ph.D. 7.Obtaining Ph.D is simple and it depends on the Guides. Does it require any thing from the other end? 8. Why not the M.Phil and Ph.D holders clear the simple exam "NET/SLET". Is it not easy than Ph.D? My personal opinion is that the queue may not end for one post and the financially richer may ..... The UGC authorities may reconsider the decision and NET/SLET be made compulsory. P. Mounissamy Tamil Nadu Message: 2 Date: Mon, 22 May 2006 16:52:09 +0530 (IST) From: prabhash(a)gipe.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] Exemption of NET To: "Sukhdev Singh" <esukhdev(a)gmail.com> Cc: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Message-ID: <41864.202.141.157.91.1148296929.squirrel(a)gipe.ernet.in> Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Regarding exemption from NET/ SET, I think UGC is doing absolutely wrong thing in considering the same. It is well known that with the introduction of NET/ SET, people with minimum standard are getting into academic line, be it lecturers or library professionals in UGC scales. Though my observation may raise some controversy, but with my personal experience, I can say that in most part of India, it is easy to get a Ph. D. than clearing NET/ SET. I have seen people obtaining doctorate degrees without making much effort but having powerful guides and their blessings. This is true in most of the universities and let us accept it. Here, the need for an eligibility condition like NET/ SET comes. I think UGC should restrain from bringing mediocrity in higher education. Prabhash N. Rath, Ph. D. Documentation Officer Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics B. M. C. C. Road Pune 411004 Tel: +91-20-25650287 (O.) +91-20-25678311 (R.) ------------------------------------------------- This mail sent through IMP(http://www.nitt.edu)

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LINKING UP OF CENTRAL LIBRARIES
by Debashish_Ghosh_-_Hindalco_Kolkata_Library/KOL_JD/Hindalco/ABG＠adityabirla.com 23 May '06

23 May '06

Please find here a news item in today's PIB's news releases: "LINKING UP OF CENTRAL LIBRARIES Rajya Sabha The Government proposes to create an integrated bibliographic database of the Naitonal Librar, Kolkata, Central Secretariat Library, New Delhi and other major libraries. Towards this end, electronic bibliographical database is being created at select libraries, which will be subsequently linked. This was stated by Ms. Ambika Soni, Minister for Tourism and Culture in a reply to a question by S/Shri Balavant alias Bal Apte and Shreegopal Vyas in Rajya Sabha today. She further stated that the said project of retro-conversion of existing catalogues of selected libraries is anticipated to cost around Rs. 10.00 crore during the Tenth Plan. The Project is in its preliminary stage, she added." (source: http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=17956) Regards Debasis Ghosh Hindalco Industries Ltd, Kolkata Disclaimer: The information contained in this communication is intended solely for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain confidential and/or legally privileged information. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by responding to this email and then delete it from your system. Aditya Birla Group Companies attempts to sweep e-mails and attachments for viruses, it does not guarantee that either are virus free and that we accept no liability for any damage sustained as a result of viruses.

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Open source Journals?
by Chandrima Roy 23 May '06

23 May '06

What is the difference between Open Access and Open Source? Open source software, like free software, is a kind of software the source code of which is freely available for inspection or modification. Open access is a kind of access or availability. This kind of access could apply to any digital content, such as software, music, movies, or news. Chandrima Roy  What is the difference between Open Access and Open Source? Open source software, like free software, is a kind of software the source code of which is freely available for inspection or modification. Open access is a kind of access or availability. This kind of access could apply to any digital content, such as software, music, movies, or news. � Chandrima Roy � �

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