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Library Hotel! - heard of it???
by rupesh kumar 22 Sep '06

22 Sep '06

Library Hotel From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Library Hotel is a 60-room boutique hotel in New York City, located at 299 Madison Avenue (at 41st Street), near the New York Public Library, Bryant Park, and Grand Central Terminal. The hotel boasts a unique organizing principle: each of its ten guest floors has a theme, designated after a major category of the Dewey Decimal Classification (the 5th floor, for example, is the 500s, the Sciences), with each room as a subcategory or genre, such as Mathematics (Room 500.1) or Botany (Room 500.004). (Dewey categories 000, 100, and 200 are placed on the 10th, 11th, and 12th floors, respectively.) Other room themes include Erotic Literature (Room 800.001), Poetry (Room 800.003), and Music (Room 700.005). All rooms have a small complement of books and decorations that accompany the theme, with 6000 books overall throughout the hotel. Because of this classification scheme, the hotel owners were sued in 2003 by the OCLC (owners of the Dewey Decimal Classification system). OCLC reached an agreement with the hotel enabling the hotel to continue using the Dewey system. OCLC Press Release Room Menu at the Library Hotel Third Floor: Social Sciences 300.006 Law 300.005 Money 300.004 World Culture 300.003 Economics 300.002 Political Science 300.001 Communication Fourth Floor: Language 400.006 Ancient Language 400.005 Middle Eastern Language 400.004 Asian Language 400.003 Germanic Language 400.002 Romance Language 400.001 Slavic Language Fifth Floor: Math and Science 500.006 Astronomy 500.005 Dinosaurs 500.004 Botany 500.003 Zoology 500.002 Geology 500.001 Mathematics Sixth Floor: Technology 600.006 Health & Beauty 600.005 Computers 600.004 Medicine 600.003 Management 600.002 Manufacturing 600.001 Advertising Seventh Floor: The Arts 700.006 Fashion Design 700.005 Music 700.004 Photography 700.003 Performing Arts 700.002 Paintings 700.001 Architecture Eighth Floor: Literature 800.006 Mystery 800.005 Fairy Tales 800.004 Dramatic Literature 800.003 Poetry 800.002 Classic Fiction 800.001 Erotic Literature Ninth Floor: History 900.006 Biography 900.005 Geography & Travel 900.004 Asian History 900.003 Oceanography 900.002 Ancient History 900.001 20th Century History Tenth Floor: General Knowledge 1000.006 New Media 1000.005 Journalism 1000.004 Museums 1000.003 Encyclopedic Works 1000.002 Almanacs 1000.001 Libraries Eleventh Floor: Philosophy 1100.006 Love 1100.005 Paranormal 1100.004 Psychology 1100.003 Philosophy 1100.002 Ethics 1100.001 Logic Twelfth Floor: Religion 1200.006 Ancient Religion (Mythology) 1200.005 Native American Religion 1200.004 Germanic Religion 1200.003 New Age 1200.002 African Religion 1200.001 Eastern Religion Visit the Library Hotel Website at http://www.libraryhotel.com/index.shtml Rupesh Kumar A Department of Library & Information Science Bangalore University a_rupeshkumar(a)yahoo.com http://lislog.blogspot.com http://a.rupeshkumar.googlepages.com --------------------------------- All-new Yahoo! Mail - Fire up a more powerful email and get things done faster. Library Hotel >From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Library Hotel is a 60-room http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boutique_hotel boutique hotel in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City New York City , located at 299 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison_Avenue Madison Avenue (at 41st Street), near the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Public_Library New York Public Library , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryant_Park Bryant Park , and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Central_Terminal Grand Central Terminal . The hotel boasts a unique organizing principle: each of its ten guest floors has a theme, designated after a major category of the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dewey_Decimal_Classification Dewey Decimal Classification (the 5th floor, for example, is the 500s, the Sciences), with each room as a subcategory or genre, such as http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematics Mathematics (Room 500.1) or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botany Botany (Room 500.004). (Dewey categories 000, 100, and 200 are placed on the 10th, 11th, and 12th floors, respectively.) Other room themes include http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erotic_literature Erotic Literature (Room 800.001), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poetry Poetry (Room 800.003), and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music Music (Room 700.005). All rooms have a small complement of books and decorations that accompany the theme, with 6000 books overall throughout the hotel. Because of this classification scheme, the hotel owners were sued in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003 2003 by the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_Computer_Library_Center OCLC (owners of the Dewey Decimal Classification system). OCLC reached an agreement with the hotel enabling the hotel to continue using the Dewey system. http://www.oclc.org/news/releases/20031124.htm OCLC Press Release [A] Room Menu at the Library Hotel Third Floor: Social Sciences 300.006 Law 300.005 Money 300.004 World Culture 300.003 Economics 300.002 Political Science 300.001 Communication Fourth Floor: Language 400.006 Ancient Language 400.005 Middle Eastern Language 400.004 Asian Language 400.003 Germanic Language 400.002 Romance Language 400.001 Slavic Language Fifth Floor: Math and Science 500.006 Astronomy 500.005 Dinosaurs 500.004 Botany 500.003 Zoology 500.002 Geology 500.001 Mathematics Sixth Floor: Technology 600.006 Health & Beauty 600.005 Computers 600.004 Medicine 600.003 Management 600.002 Manufacturing 600.001 Advertising Seventh Floor: The Arts 700.006 Fashion Design 700.005 Music 700.004 Photography 700.003 Performing Arts 700.002 Paintings 700.001 Architecture Eighth Floor: Literature 800.006 Mystery 800.005 Fairy Tales 800.004 Dramatic Literature 800.003 Poetry 800.002 Classic Fiction 800.001 Erotic Literature Ninth Floor: History 900.006 Biography 900.005 Geography & Travel 900.004 Asian History 900.003 Oceanography 900.002 Ancient History 900.001 20th Century History Tenth Floor: General Knowledge 1000.006 New Media 1000.005 Journalism 1000.004 Museums 1000.003 Encyclopedic Works 1000.002 Almanacs 1000.001 Libraries Eleventh Floor: Philosophy 1100.006 Love 1100.005 Paranormal 1100.004 Psychology 1100.003 Philosophy 1100.002 Ethics 1100.001 Logic Twelfth Floor: Religion 1200.006 Ancient Religion (Mythology) 1200.005 Native American Religion 1200.004 Germanic Religion 1200.003 New Age 1200.002 African Religion 1200.001 Eastern Religion Visit the Library Hotel Website at http://www.libraryhotel.com/index.shtml http://www.libraryhotel.com/index.shtml Rupesh Kumar A Department of Library & Information Science Bangalore University mailto:a_rupeshkumar@yahoo.com a_rupeshkumar(a)yahoo.com http://lislog.blogspot.com http://lislog.blogspot.com http://a.rupeshkumar.googlepages.com http://a.rupeshkumar.googlepages.com http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=43256/*http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailb… All-new Yahoo! 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Post of Assistant Librarian at IIT Bombay
by D Jotwani 22 Sep '06

22 Sep '06

for details please visit http://www.iitb.ac.in/recruit/Assttlibrarian.pdf -- D. Jotwani Librarian Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Powai, Mumbai 400076 Phone 91-22-25768920, 91-22-25720227

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Seminar on Organizing Electronic Resources for Digital Archiving - Final Announcement
by SUNIL M.V. 22 Sep '06

22 Sep '06

Dear All, We are closing the registrations for the free seminar tomorrow i.e., Saturday, 23rd September 2006 at 5.30pm. The professionals wish to attend the seminar are requested to register their name over phone or mail at the earliest. For more information please visit www.sdmimd.net/seminar. Spot registrations on prior request. Contact Details Sunil MV (9986439832) Regards, SEMINAR INVITATION SDM Institute for Management Development, Mysore In collaboration with focuz INFOTECH is organizing one day (free) seminar on ORGANIZING ELECTRONIC RESOURCES FOR DIGITAL ARCHIVING on September 25, 2006 at SDM Institute for Management Development Auditorium, Mysore The program schedule and the application form are available at www.sdmimd.net/seminar. With regards, Sunil MV Librarian SDM Institute for Management Development No. 1, Chamundi Hill Road Siddartha Nagar, Mysore Phone : 0821 - 2420490/491 2429722/161 Fax: 0821-2425557 --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less. Dear All, We are closing the registrations for the free seminar tomorrow i.e., Saturday, 23rd September 2006 at 5.30pm. The professionals wish to attend the seminar are requested to register their name over phone or mail at the earliest. For more information please visit http://www.sdmimd.net/seminar www.sdmimd.net/seminar . Spot registrations on prior request. Contact Details Sunil MV (9986439832) Regards, SEMINAR INVITATION SDM Institute for Management Development, Mysore In collaboration with focuz INFOTECH is organizing one day (free) seminar on ORGANIZING ELECTRONIC RESOURCES FOR DIGITAL ARCHIVING on September 25, 2006 at SDM Institute for Management Development Auditorium, Mysore The program schedule and the application form are available at http://www.sdmimd.net/seminar www.sdmimd.net/seminar . With regards, Sunil MV Librarian SDM Institute for Management Development No. 1, Chamundi Hill Road Siddartha Nagar, Mysore Phone : 0821 - 2420490/491 2429722/161 Fax: 0821-2425557 Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman1/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/ev… Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less.

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Google-worldcat link
by Eldho Joy 22 Sep '06

22 Sep '06

Dear All It will be very interesting to know that the Google book search features links to WorldCat.For more details click on to: oclc(a)oclc.org Eldho Joy Librarian www.lbsitw.ac.in Dear All It will be very interesting to know that the Google book search features links to WorldCat.For more details click on to: mailto:oclc@oclc.org oclc(a)oclc.org Eldho Joy Librarian http://www.lbsitw.ac.in www.lbsitw.ac.in

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Open Access: a basic element for development
by sabuj kumar chaudhuri 21 Sep '06

21 Sep '06

Respected Sir/Madam and Dear Friends, If the seed of Open Access can be shown properly to the bed of Five Laws of Library Science of Dr. Ranganathan it wil be more stable and enduring then it can not be rooted out by any copyright lobby.Our main motto is to provide right information to the right people at the right time so that our society can excel in every sphere of life .This way we do connect us to the developmental process of our nation.This has also been mentioned in our Indian constitution as our fundamental duty(Part IV -A /Article 51-A of the constitution)- To strive towards excellence in all spheres of individual and collective activity so that the nation constantly rises to higher levels of endeavour and achievement.To excel in any sphere of life , access to the right information is a very basic need and if people are denied to that, then we will have to compromise with the future of the country in terms of R & D, economy, competitiveness etc. We are facilitating and empowering people by providing information in order to fulfil their fundamental duties towards nation. And we can not afford compromise to function as copyright cops deviating from our core duty as information provider . Multinational Publishing houses can not expects us to do that but at the same time I am not saying that Library/ information professionals should be gross copyright violators. We will have to fight back keeping everything in mind to make our dream of Open Acess come true. SABUJ KUMAR CHAUDHURI SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARAY & INFORMATION SCIENCE JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY KOLKATA-700 032 --------------------------------- Copy addresses and emails from any email account to Yahoo! Mail - quick, easy and free. Do it now... Respected Sir/Madam and Dear Friends, If the seed of Open Access can be shown properly to the bed of Five Laws of Library Science of Dr. Ranganathan it wil be more stable and enduring then it can not be rooted out by any copyright lobby.Our main motto is to provide right information to the right people at the right time so that our society can excel in every sphere of life .This way we do connect us to the developmental process of our nation.This has also been mentioned in our Indian constitution as our fundamental duty(Part IV -A /Article 51-A of the constitution)- To strive towards excellence in all spheres of individual and collective activity so that the nation constantly rises to higher levels of endeavour and achievement .To excel in any sphere of life , access to the right information is a very basic need and if people are denied to that, then we will have to compromise with the future of the country in terms of R & D, economy, competitiveness etc. We are facilitating and empowering people by providing information in order to fulfil their fundamental duties towards nation. And we can not afford compromise to function as copyright cops deviating from our core duty as information provider . Multinational Publishing houses can not expects us to do that but at the same time I am not saying that Library/ information professionals should be gross copyright violators. We will have to fight back keeping everything in mind to make our dream of Open Acess come true. SABUJ KUMAR CHAUDHURI SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARAY & INFORMATION SCIENCE JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY KOLKATA-700 032 Copy addresses and emails from any email account to Yahoo! Mail - quick, easy and free. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/uk/taglines/default/trueswitch/*http://uk.docs.… Do it now...

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British Library Ahmedabad Vacancies
by Satish Deshpande 21 Sep '06

21 Sep '06

Dear Moderator/List Administrator There are three job vacancies at British Library Ahmedabad. I shall be thankful if you kindly send the circular to the subscribers. The British Libraries in India are jointly managed by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations and the British Council Division of the British High Commission. Satish Deshpande Head British Library Ahmedabad satish.deshpande(a)in.britishcouncil.org *Indian Council for Cultural Relations* *Azad Bhawan Indraprastha Estate New Delhi 110 002* Applications are invited for the following posts at the* British Library Ahmedabad* ** *Asst Manager* (1 post) The candidate should be a post-graduate in Library&Info Science with experience in marketing and promotion, having excellent oral and written communication skills, analytical skills, basic IT and administrative skills with two-year relevant experience in a reputed library/information centre *Asst Librarian* (2 posts) The candidate should be a graduate in any discipline with proven customer service orientation, good oral and written communication skills, basic IT skills, administrative skills, aptitude to work as part of a motivated and professional Library team and relevant experience *Approx Gross Salar*y Asst Manager Rs. 20,700/- per month Asst Librarian Rs. 13,900/- per month In addition the posts carry benefits like PF, LTA, medical reimbursement, gratuity etc Candidates interested in applying for the post should submit their detailed CV along with a brief note providing evidence that you meet the skills/competencies required for the job, indicating on the envelope the post applied for to : The Director General Indian Council for Cultural Relations Azad Bhawan Indraprastha Estate New Delhi – 110 002 or by email to padam.talwar(a)iccrindia.org with a copy to bl.ahmedabad(a)in.britishcouncil.org on or before *10 October 2006* Dear Moderator/List Administrator There are three job vacancies at British Library Ahmedabad. I shall be thankful if you kindly send the circular to the subscribers. The British Libraries in India are jointly managed by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations and the British Council Division of the British High Commission. Satish Deshpande Head British Library Ahmedabad mailto:satish.deshpande@in.britishcouncil.org satish.deshpande(a)in.britishcouncil.org Indian Council for Cultural Relations Azad Bhawan Indraprastha Estate New Delhi 110 002 Applications are invited for the following posts at the British Library Ahmedabad Asst Manager (1 post) The candidate should be a post-graduate in Library&Info Science with experience in marketing and promotion, having excellent oral and written communication skills, analytical skills, basic IT and administrative skills with two-year relevant experience in a reputed library/information centre Asst Librarian (2 posts) The candidate should be a graduate in any discipline with proven customer service orientation, good oral and written communication skills, basic IT skills, administrative skills, aptitude to work as part of a motivated and professional Library team and relevant experience Approx Gross Salar y Asst Manager Rs. 20,700/- per month Asst Librarian Rs. 13,900/- per month In addition the posts carry benefits like PF, LTA, medical reimbursement, gratuity etc Candidates interested in applying for the post should submit their detailed CV along with a brief note providing evidence that you meet the skills/competencies required for the job, indicating on the envelope the post applied for to : The Director General Indian Council for Cultural Relations Azad Bhawan Indraprastha Estate New Delhi – 110 002 or by email to mailto:padam.talwar@iccrindia.org padam.talwar(a)iccrindia.org with a copy to mailto:bl.ahmedabad@in.britishcouncil.org bl.ahmedabad(a)in.britishcouncil.org on or before 10 October 2006

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All gmail users can now use "Writely" - An Online Word Processor
by Sukhdev Singh 21 Sep '06

21 Sep '06

All gmail users can now use writely. This means that even if you have never signed up for it, if u have a google account you now can. Writely <http://www.writely.com/> is a free online word processor which was merged with google a while ago. It can also be used by a group of people to collaborate on a document. I had used it few months back and found it satisfactory. [ Source - http://www.google.com/support/writely/bin/answer.py?answer=47589 ] --Sukhdev Singh. http://openmed.nic.in

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Workshop on Knowledge Management at Chennai during Oct 13-14
by Mohan HR 20 Sep '06

20 Sep '06

Dear LIS-FORUM Moderator, Pl. find below some info on the workshop. Could you pl. forward the following email to your contacts and also post in the LIS-FORUM? With regards HR Mohan, The Hindu & Chairman, Div II, CSI 98414 32179 ==================================================== Dear friends, The CSI Div II on Software and Chennai Chapter in association with XIME, Banaglore is organising a two day workshop on KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT during 13-14, Oct 2006. A detailed brochure is available at the URL http://www.accel-india.com/csi-chennai/km-ws-bro.pdf RESOURCE PERSONS - Prof. R. Natarajan, Former Chairman, AICTE and Former Director IITM - Prof. J. Philip, President, XIME and Former Director IIMB - Prof. H.N. Mahabala, Professor IIITB and Former Professor, IITM - Mr. R. Mohan, Former MD Mphasis and Faculty XIME, Bangalore - Prof. T.V. Gopal, Dept. of CSE, College of Engg, Anna University - Prof. K. Subramanian, DDG(NIC) & IT Adviser to CAG of India - Dr. J.K. Suresh, Head KM Group, Infosys, Bangalore - Mr. Sukumar Rajagopal, CKO & VP, Cognizant, Chennai - Mr. A. Kottai, KM Head, Honeywell Technology Labs, Bangalore - Mr. H.R. Mohan, Chairman, Software Division, CSI - Mr. K. Adhivarahan, Chapter Chairman, CSI, Chennai - Plus presentations from SAP, EMC and few KM solution providers VENUE AND DATES Hotel Days Inn Deccan Plaza, # 36. Royapettah High Road, Chennai. Dates : October 13 - 14 , 2006 PROGRAMME FEE CSI Members: Rs. 3,500/- For Academics: Rs. 2,000/- Industry Delegates: Rs. 4,000/- If a group of three is nominated: Rs. 10,000/- Last date for Registration: 5th October, 2006 For additional information, please contact: Mr. K. ADHIVARAHAN, Chennai; adhivarahan(a)gmail.com; 94442 75315 OR Mr. H.R. MOHAN, Chennai; hrmohan(a)gmail.com; 98414 32179 As the seats are limited, pl. send your registrations early. Also, we request you to kindly forward this mail and the url of the brochure to your known professional contacts and request them to regsiter for the workshop. With regards HR Mohan Chairman, Div II, CSI HR Mohan Chief Systems Manager, The Hindu, 859 Anna Salai Madras 600002, INDIA Phone: 91-44-8413344 Fax : 91-44-8415325 Email: hrmohan(a)vsnl.com / hrmohan(a)rediffmail.com Web : www.hinduonline.com

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Articles required
by Kshema Prakash 20 Sep '06

20 Sep '06

Apologies for X Postings Dear Friends, Can someone help me in getting these articles? I tried with our online databases and other sources, but could not succeed. I also thank all those who have helped me earlier. 1. Bera, B. & Mukherjee, K.K. et al., (1992). Characterization of seeds of three cytotypes of Chenopodium album L. through analysis of phenolics and proteins. Seed science and Technology 20(1): pp. 57-67. 2. Prakash, D. and M. Pal (1998). Chenopodium seed protein, fractionation and amino acid composition. International Journal of Food sciences and Nutrition. 49(4): 271-275. 3. Dey, N. and Mandal, R.K. 1993. Characterization of 2S albumin with nutritionally balanced amino acid composition from the seeds of Chenopodium album and its antigenic homology with seed proteins of some Chenopodiaceae and Amaranthaceae species. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology International. 30(1): 149-157. 4. Qasem, J.R. and Hill, T.A. 1993. A comparison of the competitive effects and nutrient accumulation of fat-hen and groundsel. Journal of Plant Nutrition 16(4): 679-698. 5. Bera, B. Das, S. et al. 1993. Morphological studies on three cytotypes of Chenopodium album L. of lower gangetic plains, West Bengal, India. Phytomorphology 43(1-2): 93-103. With thanks. Mrs. Kshema Prakash Facuty Librarian - Gr I Dayalbagh Educational Institute (Deemed University) Dayalbagh, Agra 282005 Uttar Pradesh, India -- Mrs. Kshema Prakash Facuty Librarian - Gr I Dayalbagh Educational Institute (Deemed University) Dayalbagh, Agra 282005 Uttar Pradesh, India Apologies for X Postings � Dear Friends, � Can someone help me in getting these articles? I tried with our online databases and other sources, but could not succeed. I also thank all those who have helped me earlier. � 1. Bera, B. & Mukherjee, K.K. et al., (1992). Characterization of seeds of three cytotypes of Chenopodium album L. through analysis of phenolics and proteins. Seed science and Technology 20(1): pp. 57-67. � 2. Prakash, D. and M. Pal (1998). Chenopodium seed protein, fractionation and amino acid composition. International Journal of Food sciences and Nutrition. 49(4): 271-275. � 3. Dey, N. and Mandal, R.K. 1993. Characterization of 2S albumin with nutritionally balanced amino acid composition from the seeds of Chenopodium album and its antigenic homology with seed proteins of some Chenopodiaceae and Amaranthaceae species. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology International. 30(1): 149-157. � 4. Qasem, J.R. and Hill, T.A. 1993. A comparison of the competitive effects and nutrient accumulation of fat-hen and groundsel. Journal of Plant Nutrition 16(4): 679-698. � 5. Bera, B. Das, S. et al. 1993. Morphological studies on three cytotypes of Chenopodium album L. of lower gangetic plains, West Bengal, India. Phytomorphology 43(1-2): 93-103. � With thanks. � Mrs. Kshema Prakash Facuty Librarian - Gr I Dayalbagh Educational Institute (Deemed University) Dayalbagh, Agra 282005 Uttar Pradesh, India -- � � Mrs. Kshema Prakash Facuty Librarian - Gr I Dayalbagh Educational Institute (Deemed University) Dayalbagh, Agra 282005 Uttar Pradesh, India

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Open Acess : some relevant issues
by sabuj kumar chaudhuri 20 Sep '06

20 Sep '06

Respected Sir/ Madam and Dear Friends Open-Access has become a buzz-word in these days. Many renowned persons are also advocating strongly for OA. It is said that there are 2 schools regarding OA initiatives- one is, journal reform school and other one is self-archiving school. Both can be regarded as an alternative to models for accessing to the copyrighted academic and scientific information. As a concept and philosophy, it is great. It is very true that the research conducted in various R & D labs like CSIR Labs, ICMR Labs, DBT Labs, and ICAR Labs is done with the public money collected from the people. Hence, people have every right to access these scientific results in the form of a research report that are mostly published in the peer reviewed journals with strong copyright policy. But unfortunately, presently, OA initiatives have very little impact on S & T researchers for whom the total initiative is meant for. If they do not believe in this novel movement, the effort of our initiative will be of no use. We have to make them convinced in all platforms about its merits and at the same time persuasion of big scholarly publishing houses should be done from all possible angles. Developing countries already achieved pioneering initiatives in many places to promote OA and therefore they should play the leading role in shaping OA world wide. The questions related with economics, copyright, OA and sustainable development are important practical questions and we will have to develop a model for its sustenance. But the great dilemma is that, will this dream of OA be ever possible or it will bow down to copyright lobby of multinationals of the West. Already developed world has responded by suggesting that OA is dangerous to scientific innovation and will destroy already existing peer-reviewed journals. Some of the multinational publishing houses have changed their copyright agreements in order to support OA self-archiving. The results of the RoMEo study attest to this. It is still unclear, will majority of the publishers allow it or not. Still most of the scientists do prefer to publish their research reports in subscription based journals.All scientists should encourage to join this great movement to protect our knowledge and heritage and they must make them understand that copyright can stand as a barrier to the diffusion of their academic work, a barrier to the percolation of the knowledge to the grass root level, an agent that enhance disparity among people and countries , increase the gap between the haves and have nots. Let us promise together, we will make them convinced at any cost otherwise that days are not too far when all knowledge will be privatized, caged and monopolized in the hands of some few multinational publishing houses. SABUJ KUMAR CHAUDHURI SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY KOLKATA-700 032 email-sabuj_c(a)yahoo.co.uk sabooj_c(a)yahoo.co.in --------------------------------- Yahoo! Photos NEW, now offering a quality print service from just 8p a photo. Open-Access has become a buzz-word in these days. Many renowned persons are also advocating strongly for OA. It is said that there are 2 schools regarding OA initiatives- one is, journal reform school and other one is self-archiving school. Both can be regarded as an alternative to models for accessing to the copyrighted academic and scientific information. As a concept and philosophy, it is great. It is very true that the research conducted in various R & D labs like CSIR Labs, ICMR Labs, DBT Labs, and ICAR Labs is done with the public money collected from the people. Hence, people have every right to access these scientific results in the form of a research report that are mostly published in the peer reviewed journals with strong copyright policy. But unfortunately, presently, OA initiatives have very little impact on S & T researchers for whom the total initiative is meant for. If they do not believe in this novel movement, the effort of our initiative will be of no use. We have to make them convinced in all platforms about its merits and at the same time persuasion of big scholarly publishing houses should be done from all possible angles. Developing countries already achieved pioneering initiatives in many places to promote OA and therefore they should play the leading role in shaping OA world wide. The questions related with economics, copyright, OA and sustainable development are important practical questions and we will have to develop a model for its sustenance. But the great dilemma is that, will this dream of OA be ever possible or it will bow down to copyright lobby of multinationals of the West. Already developed world has responded by suggesting that OA is dangerous to scientific innovation and will destroy already existing peer-reviewed journals. Some of the multinational publishing houses have changed their copyright agreements in order to support OA self-archiving. The results of the RoMEo study attest to this. It is still unclear, will majority of the publishers allow it or not. Still most of the scientists do prefer to publish their research reports in subscription based journals.All scientists should encourage to join this great movement to protect our knowledge and heritage and they must make them understand that copyright can stand as a barrier to the diffusion of their academic work, a barrier to the percolation of the knowledge to the grass root level, an agent that enhance disparity among people and countries , increase the gap between the haves and have nots. Let us promise together, we will make them convinced at any cost otherwise that days are not too far when all knowledge will be privatized, caged and monopolized in the hands of some few multinational publishing houses. 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