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Webology: Volume 3, Number 1, 2006
by Alireza Noruzi 01 Jun '09

01 Jun '09

Dear All, apologies for cross-posting. We are pleased to inform you that Vol. 3, No. 1 of Webology, an OPEN ACCESS journal, is published and is available ONLINE now. This issue contains: ------------------ Editorial: Link Spam and Search Engines -- Alireza Noruzi -- http://www.webology.ir/2006/v3n1/editorial7.html ----------------------------------------- Stemming and root-based approaches to the retrieval of Arabic documents on the Web -- Haidar Moukdad -- http://www.webology.ir/2006/v3n1/a22.html ----------------------------------------- E-marketing, Unsolicited Commercial E-mail, and Legal Solutions -- Li Xingan -- http://www.webology.ir/2006/v3n1/a23.html ----------------------------------------- Environmental Knowledge and Marginalized Communities: The Last Mile Connectivity -- A. Neelameghan and Greg Chester -- http://www.webology.ir/2006/v3n1/a24.html ----------------------------------------- Book Review of 'Digital Libraries: Principles and Practice in a Global Environment'/ Lucy A. Tedd & Andrew Large -- Hamid R. Jamali -- http://www.webology.ir/2006/v3n1/bookreview3.html ========================================= Call for Papers: http://www.webology.ir/callforpapers.html ========================================= Regards, A. Noruzi __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Right to Information Act -Jobs should be given to Information Professionals
by vasanth raj 18 Mar '08

18 Mar '08

Dear Sir/Madam, The much awaited Right to Information Act has come into force in India.And already we have seen and heard that there is a great demand for information which are vital to its functioning and also to contain corruption and to hold Governments and their instrumentalities accountable to the governed.But Govt Authorities have totally neglected the library and Information Professionals, most of the people who have appointed as public Information Officer have came from Journalism and mass communication." Public Information Officer" job is best suited for LIS professionals where the skills of storage , organise and dissemination of Information is highly required.Already there are instances that Public Information Officers have failed to provide right information to the right people at a right time.This is because of lack of skills to organise and storage of Information.This is the right time to Library Association and Universities to pressurize Govt. appoint library and Information professionals as " Public Information Officer" and this will definitely helps people to have information quickly whenever they need.This will not only helps govt to function smoothly and huge opportunities for LIS professionals as well. Your Sincerely ------------------------- Vasantha Raju N --------------------------------- Enjoy this Diwali with Y! India Click here Dear Sir/Madam, The much awaited Right to Information Act has come into force in India.And already we have seen and heard that there is a great demand for information which are vital to its functioning and also to contain corruption and to hold Governments and their instrumentalities accountable to the governed.But Govt Authorities have totally neglected the library and Information Professionals, most of the people who have appointed as public Information Officer have came from Journalism and mass communication." Public Information Officer" job is best suited for LIS professionals where the skills of storage , organise and dissemination of Information is highly required.Already there are instances that Public Information Officers have failed to provide right information to the right people at a right time.This is because of lack of skills to organise and storage of Information.This is the right time to Library Association and Universities to pressurize Govt. appoint library and Information professionals as " Public Information Officer" and this will definitely helps people to have information quickly whenever they need.This will not only helps govt to function smoothly and huge opportunities for LIS professionals as well. Your Sincerely ------------------------- Vasantha Raju N Enjoy this Diwali with Y! India http://in.promos.yahoo.com/fabmall/index.html Click here

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Fwd: United Nations National Competitive Examination in Library and Information Management
by J. K. Vijayakumar 13 May '07

13 May '07

FYI Anne Fraser <frasera(a)un.org> wrote: From: Anne Fraser <frasera(a)un.org> Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 17:14:27 -0500 Subject: United Nations National Competitive Examination in Library and Information Management PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL The United Nations is seeking individuals to take the National Competitive Recruitment Examination (NCE) in Library and Information Management. The competition is open to Nationals of participating countries. Applications from Arabic-speaking candidates are particularly sought after. In order to be eligible to apply, you must be 32 years old or younger as of 31 December of the year of the exam. Eligible candidates should submit their applications as soon as possible, on exceptional basis they will be accepted until the end of 2006. All information on eligibility criteria and on how to apply is available on: http://www.un.org/Depts/OHRM/examin/exam.htm Anne Françoise Fraser Department of Public Information United Nations, New York City, NY 10017 All the best............ ---------------------------------- J. K. Vijayakumar MLIS PhD Assistant Director - Library American University of Antigua Post Box W-1451, St. Johns ANTIGUA, West Indies Blog http://libinfospace.blogspot.com ---------------------------------- Head Quarters: #2 Wall Street, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10005, USA --------------------------------- Sponsored Link $420,000 Mortgage for $1,399/month - Think You Pay Too Much For Your Mortgage? Find Out! FYI Anne Fraser <frasera(a)un.org> wrote: From: Anne Fraser <frasera(a)un.org> Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 17:14:27 -0500 Subject: United Nations National Competitive Examination in Library and Information Management PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL The United Nations is seeking individuals to take the National Competitive Recruitment Examination (NCE) in Library and Information Management. The competition is open to Nationals of participating countries. Applications from Arabic-speaking candidates are particularly sought after. In order to be eligible to apply, you must be 32 years old or younger as of 31 December of the year of the exam. Eligible candidates should submit their applications as soon as possible, on exceptional basis they will be accepted until the end of 2006. All information on eligibility criteria and on how to apply is available on: http://www.un.org/Depts/OHRM/examin/exam.htm http://www.un.org/Depts/OHRM/examin/exam.htm Anne Françoise Fraser Department of Public Information United Nations, New York City, NY 10017 All the best............ ---------------------------------- J. K. Vijayakumar MLIS PhD Assistant Director - Library American University of Antigua Post Box W-1451, St. Johns ANTIGUA, West Indies Blog http://libinfospace.blogspot.com http://libinfospace.blogspot.com ---------------------------------- Head Quarters: #2 Wall Street, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10005, USA Sponsored Link $420,000 Mortgage for $1,399/month - http://www.lowermybills.com/lre/index.jsp?sourceid=lmb-9135-16417&moid=4116 Think You Pay Too Much For Your Mortgage? Find Out!

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University of Calicut LIS Conference (UCALIS 2007) : Invitation and Call for Papers
by J. K. Vijayakumar 08 Mar '07

08 Mar '07

University of Calicut LIS Conference 2007 (UCALIS 2007) will be organized during 28 - 29 March 2007 on the theme Future Librarianship in Knowledge Society. UCALIS 2007 is being organised jointly by Department of Library and Information science & CHMK Library at University of Calicut, Kerala, INDIA Visit Conference Website http://www.freewebs.com/ucalis2007/ Invitation It is a fact that Libraries and Librarians are facing lots of challenges in the Knowledge Society driven by Information Technology. It is also a fact that the emerging knowledge society offers many new opportunities. The new technologies have changed the ways in which information is published, communicated, stored, organized, accessed and utilized. The library without walls in the form of digital repositories and portals are accessible to users without any barriers of space and time. It is important to discuss and understand the implications of these changes for the profession. , With this objective in mind the UCALIS 2007 will focus on the following Themes: Main Theme: "Future Librarianship in Knowledge Society" Sub Themes: Knowledge Management, Knowledge Society, Future Librarianship Library and information professionals and students of Library and Information science are cordially invited to attend the conference. Call for Papers Papers are invited for presenting in the UCALIS 2007 Conference from practicing Library and Information Professionals, Library Science Teachers and Researchers, IT Professionals, Users of Information, Knowledge Management Practitioners etc. Papers should contain original contributions of knowledge, research findings, case studies etc. General presentations may be avoided. Papers should not exceed 3000 words in A4 size word document. The paper should include name of the author(s), affiliation, mailing address, telephone and e-mail address, submitted in CD-ROM along with the printed version. The paper may be sent to the address mentioned below so as to reach us on or before 28th February 2007. The electronic version of text can also be sent to bavakuttym(a)yahoo.co.in Registration Fee Registration fee is Rs. 300/- per delegate. The Registration fee includes conference kit, tea and working lunch on the days of conference. The filled-in Registration Form along with Demand Draft / Local Cheque in favor of The Professor & Head, Department of Library and Information Science, University of Calicut can be sent to the address mentioned below on or before the 15th March 2007. Form can be downloaded from http://www.freewebs.com/ucalis2007/ Dr. M Bavakutty Professor and Head Department of Library and Information Science University of Calicut 673 635 Kerala India Phone No.:0494-2 401144 * 286 (Office), 0494-2400112 (Residence) E-mail: bavakuttym(a)yahoo.co.in Dates Last Date for Sending Papers: 28th February 2007 Last Date for Intimations regarding acceptance: 10th March 2007 Venue of the seminar The sessions will be held at the Seminar Complex of the University of Calicut situated on the main campus. The campus is at Thenhipalam, a hilly village surrounded by green valleys. It is 23 kilometres south of Calicut, the capital city of erstwhile Zamorins, 12 kilometres from Karipur airport and 14 kilometres from Parappanangadi Railway Station. Calicut city is well connected with buses and trains from various parts of the country. The campus is on NH 17 and regular buses are available from Calicut city. Climate The campus and surrounding areas will have dry climate. Light summer cloth is sufficient. Accommodation A good number of moderate to luxury hotels are available near by the University campus. Accommodation is also available to a limited extend in University Guest House which will be provided on a first come first serve basis. Return journey Delegates are advised to book their return trip in advance to avoid last minute efforts and inconveniences. Places of tourist interest Calicut beach and Beypore port are within one hour journey. Pookkod lake, Thusharagiri waterfalls, Peruvannamuzhi Dam and Kappad beach where Vasco-da-Gama landed are within easy reach. The famous Sreekrishna Temple at Guruvayoor can be reached by bus within three hours. Visit http://www.freewebs.com/ucalis2007/ for more details -------------------- Dr. M Bavakutty Professor and Head Department of Library and Information Science University of Calicut - 673 635 Kerala India Phone No.:0494-2 401144 * 286 (Office), 0494-2400112 (Residence) E-mail: bavakuttym(a)yahoo.co.in --------------------------------- Finding fabulous fares is fun. Let Yahoo! FareChase search your favorite travel sites to find flight and hotel bargains. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Free Access to 2006 Nobel Laureates articles publisherd in Elsevier Journals
by Shamprasad Pujar 31 Jan '07

31 Jan '07

Dear Members, Elsevier has provided free of cost online access to journal articles of 2006 Nobel Laureates published in their journals. Publications for previous 2 years Nobel Laureates are also available on the site. These can be accessed at: http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/intro.cws_home/2005nobelprizes Regards, S.M. Pujar University Librarian Shivaji University Vidyanagar KOLHAPUR-416 004 Phone: 0231-2609204 E-mail: smp_lib(a)unishivaji.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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SEMINAR ON MAPPING IR RESEARCH
by Sucheta Lahiri 31 Jan '07

31 Jan '07

Indian Statistical Institute Documentation Research Training Centre Bangalore-560059 SEMINAR ON Mapping Information Retrieval Research Mapping of a domain has been a widely employed technique in scientometrics to study its dynamics over time. It is a common practice to base such mapping on published literature in the area. Mapping the dynamics of a discipline over time is expected to highlight the shift, if any, in the research fronts in that domain. Literature on mapping is extensive and has references to the possible applications of mapping- the principal ones being science policy formulation, research funding, etc. In this seminar it is proposed to present structural changes in the domain of Information retrieval as seen via mapping its dynamics over the last 35 years. The choice of IR has been influenced by the fact that IR, more than any other sub-discipline, has influenced the direction of Information Science. The IR research community has also expanded considerably and encompasses research in linguistics (e.g. NLP), data / text mining, ontology and semantic web, to mention a few that have attracted wide attention in addition to the traditional areas of IR research. The principal methodologies employed are Co-word Analysis and Co-citation Analysis. The choice of these techniques for mapping the data was based on the fact that these have been effectively employed by many to project data as maps without loss of essential information and the fact that a public domain S/w is available. Speaker: Sucheta Lahiri (ADIS 2nd year) Date & Time: 2nd February at 2.00 p.m. Venue: DRTC Classroom All are cordially invited Dr.Devika.P.Madalli (Seminar co-coordinator) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Software for indexing newsclippings
by Gopakumar Velayudhanpillai 31 Jan '07

31 Jan '07

News clippings can be indexed using the software EndNote ver.9. Eventhough this software is meant for preparing bibliographis and reference list, it can be very well customised for this purpose. The software is a product of Thomson Publications. A trial version of the software is available in their webpage. Try this for indexing newsclippings Gopakumar.V Research Scholar Department of Library & Information Science Mangalore University Mangalagangotri gopakumar.v(a)rediffmail.com Mobile No: 09447056713 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IASLIC NASSDOC- ICSSR Workshop
by Mailing List Admin 31 Jan '07

31 Jan '07

Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 12:14:24 -0800 (PST) From: Pijushkanti Panigrahi <panigrahipk(a)yahoo.com> IASLIC NASSDOC- ICSSR Workshop on Access to Social Science Information in Digital Era Social Science with its divergence groups of academic disciplines from arts to humanities, study the human aspects of the world emphasizing the use of the scientific method and rigorous standards of evidence in the study of humanity, including quantitative and qualitative methods. Social scientists engage in research and theorize about both aggregate and individual behaviours. In these present days, social science researches spread across a wide range of disciplines presenting new hoizons in the research methods. And with the emergence of web technology, Internet resources for education and research for the social sciences have much impact in the field. So the present workshop is planned to offer an easy to use and powerful tool for discovering the best Internet resources to enrich the services towards scientists/researchers by accessing social science information exhaustively. Objectives 1. To provide background knowledge of the Social Science Information System. 2. To offer hands on experience on Accessing Social Science Information in the Digital Era. Methodology The workshop lectures will be followed by demonstration and hands-on practices as far as practicable. The Lab facilities (with one computer for two participants) will be made available for practice. Resource Persons Resource Persons will be invited from different Social Science Research Institutions / Universities in India. Target Participants Library and Information Science Professionals, Research Scholars, and other interested persons. The Workshop is confined to twenty participants only and will be filled strictly on first come first served basis. Venue: Lecture theatre and the Computer Laboratory of the Department of Library and Information Science, First Floor, Integrated Building, Jadavpur University, Kolkata � 700 032. This location is about 16 kilometers from Howrah Railway Station, 12 kilometers from Sealdah Railway Station and 25 kilometers from Kolkata Airport. The Venue can be reached by Bus/Taxi from the railway station/airport. Date: March 20-23, 2007 Last date of Registration: March 01, 2007 if register in NASSDOC, New Delhi and March 07, 2007 if register in IASLIC, Kolkata. Climate The Climate in Kolkata during March will be moderately warm. The temperature is likely to be around 300 C. Registration Fee Registration fee of Rs. 200/- only per participant is to be paid by DD in favour of ICSSR payable at New Delhi. Accommodation Accommodations may be arranged, if requests are received by the Workshop Director at least fifteen days before the Workshop. However, participants will have to bear the charges for accommodation and food. For further details contact : Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi, Workshop Director & Secretary, Education Division, Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres (IASLIC), P-291, CIT Scheme No 6M, Kankurgachi, Kolkata � 700 054. email: panigrahipk(a)yahoo.com, Mobile : +91 94342 43522 Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi, Reader, Dept of Lib and Inf Science, University of Calcutta, 87/1 College Street,Kolkata - 700 073, West Bengal, India, email : panigrahipk(a)yahoo.com, (M) : +91 94342 43522. Secretary, Education Division, IASLIC; Associate Editor, IASLIC Bulletin, IASLIC, Kolkata-700 054

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Adobe submits PDF as open standard
by noufal palliparamban 30 Jan '07

30 Jan '07

Hello Adobe is preparing to submit its Portable Document Format (PDF) to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) For Full Report: http://www.vnunet.com/actions/trackback/2173723 Regards Noufal.P.P Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur --------------------------------- Heres a new way to find what you're looking for - Yahoo! Answers -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Requird Asst.Librarian
by prakash in 30 Jan '07

30 Jan '07

Dear Friends, Bangalore Management Academy invites applications from experienced and dynamic professional for the post of "Asst. Librarian". Salary depending on your qualificaction and expereince. Candidate should be ready to work in evening shift. Qualification & Experience: BLISc or MLISc. with One/Two years of expereince in academic set up preferably Management colleges. Skill sets required: Good written and oral communication in English Exposure to Library automation software (Libsys) & digital library, Send a soft copy of your CV immediately. to, Prakash I.N. Librarian Bangalore Management Academy No.17, Ashirwad Towers, Mahadevapura Ring Road, Marathahalli Post, Bangalore 560 037. Ph : 080- 28533131-33 Ext. : 212. Fax : 080- 28532099 E-Mail : prakash(a)bmaindia.com --------------------------------- Need Mail bonding? Go to the Yahoo! Mail Q&A for great tips from Yahoo! Answers users. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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