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PLANNER-06
by Prem Chand 14 Sep '06

14 Sep '06

Call for participation for PLANNER 2006 at Mizoram Univesity , Aizawl INFLIBNET in collaboration with Mizoram University is organizing (PLANNER -06) Promotion of Library Automation and Networking in North East Region. The theme of Conference is Digital Preservation Management and Access to information in the twenty first century. The earlier three PLANNER were held at NEHU, Shilong, Manipur University , Imphal and Assam University, Silchar. We have received overwhelming response from various authors. Library Professionals are invited to attend and register for the conference . We are pleased to inform that leading experts from the country will deliver talk on theme and Sub theme. Dr. Jagdish Arora, Librarian, IIT Delhi and Coordinator INDEST will present theme paper on Digital Preservation and Prof. Gautam Barua, Director IIT Guwahati and Governing Board member of INFLIBNET will deliver keynote address. A tutorial on building digital library using open source software ( Dspace, Eprint) has also been arranged for the benefit of the delegates. For registration information, please visit our site at: http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/planner2006/index.jsp Or Contact Dr. Prabhaker Rath, Organizing Secretary PLANNER 06 Email: pkrath_99(a)hotmail.com Mobile: 09436154563 Prem Chand Scientist- C INFLIBNET(Information and Library Network) Centre An IUC of University Grants Commission Near Gujarat University Guest House Navrangpura, PB No.4116 AHMEDABAD-380009 India __________________________________________ Tel. 91-079-26305971 / 26304695; 26918368 (Res.) Mobile: 09427001489 ___________________________________________ Email: prem65_chand(a)yahoo.co.in http://www.inflibnet.ac.in Call for participation for PLANNER 2006 at Mizoram Univesity , Aizawl INFLIBNET in collaboration with Mizoram University is organizing (PLANNER 06) Promotion of Library Automation and Networking in North East Region. The theme of Conference is Digital Preservation Management and Access to information in the twenty first century. The earlier three PLANNER were held at NEHU, Shilong, Manipur University , Imphal and Assam University, Silchar. We have received overwhelming response from various authors. Library Professionals are invited to attend and register for the conference . We are pleased to inform that leading experts from the country will deliver talk on theme and Sub theme. Dr. Jagdish Arora, Librarian, IIT Delhi and Coordinator INDEST will present theme paper on Digital Preservation and Prof. Gautam Barua, Director IIT Guwahati and Governing Board member of INFLIBNET will deliver keynote address. A tutorial on building digital library using open source software ( Dspace, Eprint) has also been arranged for the benefit of the delegates. For registration information, please visit our site at: http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/planner2006/index.jsp http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/planner2006/index.jsp Or Contact Dr. Prabhaker Rath, Organizing Secretary PLANNER 06 Email: mailto:pkrath_99@hotmail.com pkrath_99(a)hotmail.com Mobile: 09436154563 Prem Chand Scientist- C INFLIBNET(Information and Library Network) Centre An IUC of University Grants Commission Near Gujarat University Guest House Navrangpura, PB No.4116 AHMEDABAD-380009 India __________________________________________ Tel. 91-079-26305971 / 26304695; 26918368 (Res.) Mobile: 09427001489 ___________________________________________ Email: mailto:prem65_chand@yahoo.co.in prem65_chand(a)yahoo.co.in http://www.inflibnet.ac.in http://www.inflibnet.ac.in

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Google Banned Books Search
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 14 Sep '06

14 Sep '06

http://books.google.com/googlebooks/banned/ See the link above. read those books that are normally banned. -- Dr P Vyasamoorthy, SENIORS (Society for Enriched Information of Relevance to Seniors), 30, Gruhalakshmi Colony, Secunderabad 500018 Phone 27846631 http://books.google.com/googlebooks/banned/ See the link above. read those books that are normally banned. -- Dr P Vyasamoorthy, SENIORS (Society for Enriched Information of Relevance to Seniors), 30, Gruhalakshmi Colony, Secunderabad 500018 Phone 27846631

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DSIR-TERI announces four-day Workshop on Digital Libraries
by N Deepa 14 Sep '06

14 Sep '06

Workshop on Digital Libraries, New Delhi 31 October ? 3 November 2006 The Workshop on Digital Libraries is being organized by TERI with support from Technology Information Facilitation Programme of Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Government of India. The aim of the Workshop is to equip participants with adequate practical knowledge so as to enable them to efficiently carry out digital library projects using open-source software. The workshop will be held at TERI, IHC Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi. For more details about the workshop, please visit the website http://www.teriin.org/events/dlworkshop Workshop Objectives: * Familiarize participants with the concepts of digital library and institutional repository * Facilitate understanding of digitization and practical knowledge on the digitization process * Offer hands-on experience to develop digital libraries and use of open-source software such as DSpace and GSDL (Greenstone Digital Library) * Help participants develop practical skills in the installation of open source software for creation and implementation of digital libraries Programme: The workshop programme will include tutorial-type presentations, demonstrations, practical sessions, and will cover the following topics: * Issues and challenges of developing digital libraries * Role of institutional repositories in open access movement * Understanding the digitization process: scanning, OCR (optical character recognition), and conversion * DSpace: overview, installation, and administration * GSDL: overview, installation, and administration * Converting CDS/ISIS databases to GSDL * Dublin Core metadata standards * OAI?PMH (Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting) The faculty will comprise of digital library experts from TERI and other institutes. Participants: The workshop is intended for library and information professionals, knowledge managers, information entrepreneurs, and e-content developers, who have an interest or are involved in setting up digital repositories in their organizations. To allow rich and useful interactions, the number of participants is being limited to 25. Registration: The registration fee is Rs 4000/ per participant. Additional registration from the same organization qualifies for 10% discount. Please note that registration closes on 25 October 2006. Registration can be done online at http://www.teriin.org/events/dlworkshop . Alternatively, please download registration form from workshop website and fax or mail it to: DL Workshop Secretariat Library and Information Centre, TERI, Darbari Seth Block, IHC Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110 003 Fax: 91-11-24682144, 24682145 E-mail: DLWorkshop(a)teri.res.in ************************************ About Library and Information Centre, TERI ************************************ The LIC (Library and Information Centre) at TERI maintains a pioneering research library?South Asia?s finest repository of readings on energy, environment, and sustainable development. The LIC has undertaken digital library initiatives and has developed a comprehensive electronic library that provides rich and structured content through online, remote, and continuous access to resources. It is a common gateway that provides free facility to browse and search various forms of digital publications. The Centre regularly organizes seminar, workshops, and conferences with an objective to create a forum for interaction among library and information professionals to keep abreast of the latest developments in the fields of information science and related IT applications. **** Contact: DL Workshop Secretariat Library and Information Centre TERI Darbari Seth Block, IHC Complex Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110 003 Tel: 91-11-24682141, 24682100 or 41504900 Fax: 91-11-24682144, 24682145 E-mail: DLWorkshop(a)teri.res.in Web: www.teriin.org/events/dlworkshop Workshop on Digital Libraries, New Delhi 31 October – 3 November 2006 The Workshop on Digital Libraries is being organized by TERI with support from Technology Information Facilitation Programme of Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Government of India. The aim of the Workshop is to equip participants with adequate practical knowledge so as to enable them to efficiently carry out digital library projects using open-source software. The workshop will be held at TERI, IHC Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi. For more details about the workshop, please visit the website http://www.teriin.org/events/dlworkshop Workshop Objectives: * Familiarize participants with the concepts of digital library and institutional repository * Facilitate understanding of digitization and practical knowledge on the digitization process * Offer hands-on experience to develop digital libraries and use of open-source software such as DSpace and GSDL (Greenstone Digital Library) * Help participants develop practical skills in the installation of open source software for creation and implementation of digital libraries Programme: The workshop programme will include tutorial-type presentations, demonstrations, practical sessions, and will cover the following topics: * Issues and challenges of developing digital libraries * Role of institutional repositories in open access movement * Understanding the digitization process: scanning, OCR (optical character recognition), and conversion * DSpace: overview, installation, and administration * GSDL: overview, installation, and administration * Converting CDS/ISIS databases to GSDL * Dublin Core metadata standards * OAI–PMH (Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting) The faculty will comprise of digital library experts from TERI and other institutes. Participants: The workshop is intended for library and information professionals, knowledge managers, information entrepreneurs, and e-content developers, who have an interest or are involved in setting up digital repositories in their organizations. To allow rich and useful interactions, the number of participants is being limited to 25. Registration: The registration fee is Rs 4000/ per participant. Additional registration from the same organization qualifies for 10% discount. Please note that registration closes on 25 October 2006. Registration can be done online at http://www.teriin.org/events/dlworkshop . Alternatively, please download registration form from workshop website and fax or mail it to: DL Workshop Secretariat Library and Information Centre, TERI, Darbari Seth Block, IHC Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110 003 Fax: 91-11-24682144, 24682145 E-mail: DLWorkshop(a)teri.res.in ************************************ About Library and Information Centre, TERI ************************************ The LIC (Library and Information Centre) at TERI maintains a pioneering research library—South Asia’s finest repository of readings on energy, environment, and sustainable development. The LIC has undertaken digital library initiatives and has developed a comprehensive electronic library that provides rich and structured content through online, remote, and continuous access to resources. It is a common gateway that provides free facility to browse and search various forms of digital publications. The Centre regularly organizes seminar, workshops, and conferences with an objective to create a forum for interaction among library and information professionals to keep abreast of the latest developments in the fields of information science and related IT applications. **** Contact: DL Workshop Secretariat Library and Information Centre TERI Darbari Seth Block, IHC Complex Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110 003 Tel: 91-11-24682141, 24682100 or 41504900 Fax: 91-11-24682144, 24682145 E-mail: DLWorkshop(a)teri.res.in Web: www.teriin.org/events/dlworkshop

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Google Earth gets free premium content
by Farooque Shaheen 14 Sep '06

14 Sep '06

Users will initially be able to access information overlays from the U.S. National Park Service, Discovery Networks, the United Nations Environmental Program, the Jane Goodall Institute and Turn Here, an online city guide service. Users can access the new features by clicking on the "Featured Content" check box in the Google Earth sidebar after downloading and installing the free Google Earth application. Current Google Earth users will be able to access the new features without having to update their application. http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&art… Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 Ext. 4105 Users will initially be able to access information overlays from the U.S. National Park Service, Discovery Networks, the United Nations Environmental Program, the Jane Goodall Institute and Turn Here, an online city guide service. Users can access the new features by clicking on the "Featured Content" check box in the Google Earth sidebar after downloading and installing the free Google Earth application. Current Google Earth users will be able to access the new features without having to update their application. http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&art… Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 Ext. 4105

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Fred Noronha on OA in India
by Subbiah Arunachalam 14 Sep '06

14 Sep '06

Please look up http://blog.apc.org/en/index.shtml?x=5039925 for Fred Noronha's article on open access in India. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] ___________________________________________________________ All new Yahoo! Mail "The new Interface is stunning in its simplicity and ease of use." - PC Magazine http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html

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RFID survey
by Hamidul Islam 13 Sep '06

13 Sep '06

Sir/Madam, I am a student of MLISc in University of Kalyani, Kalyani, West Bengal, India. I am going to compile a dissertation project on RFID APPLICATION IN LIBRARIES of our MLISc course curriculum. I shall be highly obliged if you kindly sent the following questionnaire to your members and request to all members of lis-forum to sent this as early as possible. Thanks. Your faithfully, Hamidul Islam University of Kalyani West Bengal E-mail : hamid_lis(a)hotmail.com Note: Here there are two web addresses which shows the questionnaire. Please click on these two web addresses to see the complete questionnaire. The two addresses are : http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=818492515084 & http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=183832547001 _________________________________________________________________ All-in-one security and maintenance for your PC. Get a free 90-day trial! http://www.windowsonecare.com/trial.aspx?sc_cid=msn_hotmail

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Request for Article
by Mailing List Manager 13 Sep '06

13 Sep '06

Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 18:02:11 +0530 From: "Danappa Pattar (Associate)" <danappa_pattar(a)mindtree.com> Dear All, Could you please send the below mentioned article either in soft copy or hard copy, it is very urgent for one of our user. Article: How Management Innovation Happens Author : Julian Birkinshaw and Michael Mol Source: MIT Sloan Management Review Summer 2006, Vol. 47, No. 4, pp. 81-88 Thanks in Advance, Danappa Pattar MindTree Consulting Bangalore.

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[LIS-Forum] Sad demise Dr. R. Srinivasan, Officer-in-charge, CECRI, Karaikudi
by Arunachalam Hariharan 13 Sep '06

13 Sep '06

Dear Professional colleagues and friends, I am very sad to inform you about the sudden and sad demise of our beloved friend Dr. R. Srinivasan, Officer-in-charge, Library, Central Electro Chemical Research Institute, Kariakudi yesterday evening at Madurai. The funeral ceremony will take place at Karaikudi, to-day at 12 noon. Dr. Srinivasan did his PG degree in Econometrics, Library Science at Madurai Kamaraj University. He also did DRTC course at Bangalore. He was awarded Ph.D from Annamalai UNivesity in 2004. An expert in the field of Scientometrics, Bibliometrics, Technical Writing, etc, he contributed many articles in National and International journals . He did a few projects for DST. He is a simple and a good person. He used to help others always. He helped many people both professionally and personally. He is a founded member of SALIS and delivered many lecturers I pray the Almighty to give strength and courage to his family members to bear the great loss. His daughter is in Eleventh Standard and his son just joined M.B.B.S. We convey our condolence to his wife and his children. A.Hariharan SALIS __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Message for New Members of the INDEST-AICTE Consortium
by Jagdish Arora 12 Sep '06

12 Sep '06

Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to inform that access to selected e-resources through the INDEST-AICTE Consortium for around 300 institutions who had applied in response to the advertisement released by the AICTE in Feb., 2006 has commenced from Sept. 2006 onwards. The publishers of e-resources have sent messages directly to the subscribing institutions as well as to the Consortium regarding access to e-resources. The subscribed e-resource are IP enabled on the IP addresses communicated to us. In cases, where institutions do not have static IP addresses, login ID and password have been communicated to institutions directly by the publishers / their agents. We have however, found that several institutions have either not given their email addresses or the emails addresses are incorrect. The INDEST website has a searchable interface for all its members including 300 new members who have joined the Consortium under the new INDEST-AICTE Scheme. All members are requested to search the membership database and ascertain their contact addresses including emails. This will enable us to communicate with our members effectively. Thanks & Regards, Dr. Jagdish Arora Librarian & National Coordinator, INDEST-AICTE Consortium Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016 E-Mail: jarora(a)library.iitd.ac.in, jarora42(a)hotmail.com Ph.: 011-26591451, 011-26596759 Web: http://indest.iitd.ac.in/ http://paniit.iitd.ac.in/indeshttp://indest.iitd.ac.in/ http://paniit.iitd.ac.in/indest/ Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to inform that access to selected e-resources through the INDEST-AICTE Consortium for around 300 institutions who had applied in response to the advertisement released by the AICTE in Feb., 2006 has commenced from Sept. 2006 onwards. The publishers of e-resources have sent messages directly to the subscribing institutions as well as to the Consortium regarding access to e-resources. The subscribed e-resource are IP enabled on the IP addresses communicated to us. In cases, where institutions do not have static IP addresses, login ID and password have been communicated to institutions directly by the publishers / their agents. We have however, found that several institutions have either not given their email addresses or the emails addresses are incorrect. The INDEST website has a searchable interface for all its members including 300 new members who have joined the Consortium under the new INDEST-AICTE Scheme. All members are requested to search the membership database and ascertain their contact addresses including emails. This will enable us to communicate with our members effectively. Thanks & Regards, Dr. Jagdish Arora Librarian & National Coordinator, INDEST-AICTE Consortium Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016 E-Mail: jarora(a)library.iitd.ac.in, jarora42(a)hotmail.com Ph.: 011-26591451, 011-26596759 Web: http://indest.iitd.ac.in/ http://paniit.iitd.ac.in/indeshttp://indest.iitd.ac.in/ http://paniit.iitd.ac.in/indest/ Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to inform that access to selected e-resources through the INDEST-AICTE Consortium for around 300 institutions who had applied in response to the advertisement released by the AICTE in Feb., 2006 has commenced from Sept. 2006 onwards. The publishers of e-resources have sent messages directly to the subscribing institutions as well as to the Consortium regarding access to e-resources. The subscribed e-resource are IP enabled on the IP addresses communicated to us. In cases, where institutions do not have static IP addresses, login ID and password have been communicated to institutions directly by the publishers / their agents. We have however, found that several institutions have either not given their email addresses or the emails addresses are incorrect. The INDEST website has a searchable interface for all its members including 300 new members who have joined the Consortium under the new INDEST-AICTE Scheme. All members are requested to search the membership database and ascertain their contact addresses including emails. This will enable us to communicate with our members effectively. Thanks & Regards, Dr. Jagdish Arora Librarian & National Coordinator, INDEST-AICTE Consortium Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016 E-Mail: jarora(a)library.iitd.ac.in, jarora42(a)hotmail.com Ph.: 011-26591451, 011-26596759 Web: http://indest.iitd.ac.in/ http://paniit.iitd.ac.in/indeshttp://indest.iitd.ac.in/ http://paniit.iitd.ac.in/indest/

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34th Five Laws Lecture
by DRTC General 12 Sep '06

12 Sep '06

Kindly announce this in Lis Forum. I.K. Ravichandra Rao Head, DRTC =========================================================== DRTC ALUMNI ASSOCIATION DOCUMENTATION RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE and SARADA RANGANATHAN ENDOWMENT FOR LIBRARY SCIENCE CORDIALLY INVITE YOU TO THE 34th FIVE LAWS LECTURE (2006) on "Relevance of Knowledge Management in IT and Engineering Sectors" by Shri A. Kottai Head, Knowledge Management Honeywell Technology Solution Lab Pvt. Bangalore 560076 on Wednesday, 27th September 2006 at 6.30 pm. at Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science 702, (Upstairs), 42nd Cross, 3rd Block, Rajajinagar Bangalore 560 010 Presided by Dr. Devika P Madalli Documentation Research and Training Centre Indian Statistical Institute 8th Mile, Mysore Road, Bangalore-560059

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