November 2007 - LIS-Forum - ncsi.iisc.ernet.in

SciDev Science Publishing Quick Guide
by shriram pandey 07 Nov '07

07 Nov '07

dear all , SciDev publishes a series of Quick Guide related to Science and Innovation. This one is fully dedicated to science publishing, including introduction materials, articles, Web links and more. Introduction : "This guide explores various approaches – from 'open-access' publishing and self-archiving to differential pricing initiatives – to using the Internet to increase access to scientific information in the developing world. It includes topical news on this issue, and a range of opinion and feature articles." Please visit SciDev Web site to discover its Quick Guide to Science Publishing at : http://www.scidev.net/quickguides/index.cfm?qguideid=4 -- Shri Ram Pandey Information and Knowledge Management Trainee NCSI,Indian Institute Of Science,Bangalore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Yojana(Development monthly) special issue on “50 years of Indian IT”
by Mukesh Anand 07 Nov '07

07 Nov '07

Dear Members', Yojana a premier monthly, carries the message of economic development to the people.It is published by Publications Division, M/o Info. & Broacasting, Govt. of India. The November- 2007 issue of Yojana Focusses on "50 years of Indian IT" • Big Successes, Large Gap- Jairam Ramesh In IT, there is great scope for true PPP as for example in the area of education and training. I do hope that while exulting in its global success, every once in a while Nasscom reminds itself of its local roots and its domestic imperatives. • IT for Development and Social Welfare- D Dutta Majumder It is well known that computers were designed by mathematicians and engineers mainly to solve numerical problems, and even in fourth-generation computers, there has not been any significant change in that respect. • IT: Ambience for Growth- N Seshagiri India is still in a nascent stage in exploiting the global potential of software and dservices market. Therefore, there is no room for complacencey. • Fifty years of Indian IT- S Sadagopan Research output from Indian academic institutions R&D establishments is coming of age. Globally relevant and significant output is coming out of India-based research wings of global companies like HP, Miscrosoft and Google. • IT and Administration in Government- N Vittal As India emerges as a major economic power on the global scene, ITin Government will increasingly plays a major role in keeping India as a well governed country. This introductory Article detail is available on http://www.publicationsdivision.nic.in/j_show.asp?id=24 Yojana is published in 12 Indian Languages besides English viz.-Hindi,Urdu,Gujarati, Bengali,Assamese,Kannada,Malayalam,Marathi,Oriya,Punjabi,Tamil &Telugu. I am wishing you all the Members' of this Discussion -List Shubh Deepawali & Chhath. Thanx & Regards, Mukesh Anand Assistant Librarian Indian Railways Officers' Training College Sanskari Nagari Vadodara -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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google dhamaka
by S.F KATTIMANI 07 Nov '07

07 Nov '07

these google guys are toooooooooooooooooooo much!! http://www.google.com/transliterate/indic Type any Tamil/Malayalam/kannada regional language word in English (same way as we pronounce it) and press "SPACE bar"... it gets translated to that regional language.That too, it is very accurate !!!!! * * -- S.F.KATTIMANI DEPUTY LIBRARIAN M.S.RAMAIAH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY M.S.RAMAIAH NAGAR BANGALORE 560054 MOB: 9886821032 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Programme on Programme on Information Literacy Awareness for Corporation School Children
by Arunachalam Hariharan 07 Nov '07

07 Nov '07

Dear friends, Sub: National Library Week Celebrations You are cordially invited for a one day programme on Promotion of Information Literacy and Reading Habits among Corporation School children, Chennai Jointly organized by Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS Chennai Chapter) & Connemara Public Library, Chennai Date: 11 Nov 2007 Time: 10 .30 A.M Venue: Connemara Public Library, Chennai Programme 10.30 Tea 11.00 A.A â Welcome Address 11.15 Lecture on Importance of Information Literacy Skills and Reading Habits for School Children 11.45 Speech Competition on âLibrary is a Self Learning Centreâ Participants: Students from 26 Corporation Schools at Chennai will be participating Programme will continue till the speech competition is over Vote of Thanks ******** Winners will be selected by a panel of judges. Cash Awards will be distributed to the winners First Price: Rs.1000/- Second Price: Rs.750 Third Price: Rs.500/- Certificates will be distributed to the participants --------------- P.Panneerselvam Secretary SALIS Chennai Chapter A.Hariharan Structural Engineering Research Centre CSIR Campus Taramani Chennai - 600 113 hariharan_ah(a)yahoo.com Cell: 9841601901 Off:044-22549133 -------------------------------------------------- SALIS B2-Solai Apatments Mount-Poonamallee Road (opp.to.MGR Garden) Chennai - 600 116 Tel: 044-22522448/42014772 www.autolib-india.net/salis __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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The Gates Foundation Global Libraries Program
by shriram pandey 07 Nov '07

07 Nov '07

dear all, Computers and the Internet can connect people to crucial information that can improve health, education, and employment opportunities. Unfortunately, the vast majority of the world's population—more than 87 percent, or 5.5 billion people—lack access to these powerful, modern tools. Gates Foundation's Global Libraries initiative forms partnerships with select developing countries to provide free public access to information technology. It also presents an annual Access to Learning Award for innovation to a library outside the United States. With its partners, the Global Libraries program is helping to improve the services of public libraries in these selected countries. learn more at :http://www.gatesfoundation.org/GlobalDevelopment/GlobalLibraries Shri Ram Pandey Information and Knowledge Management Trainee NCSI,Indian Institute Of Science,Bangalore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Free Newspaper Archive and directory of online newspapers
by Shihab Illias 06 Nov '07

06 Nov '07

Dear professionals The Newspaper Archive This site recognizes that every newspaper story is about someone – your ancestors, political leaders, celebrities, classmates or historical figures! Find their stories today in the world’s largest online newspaper archive. http://www.newspaperarchive.com/ Online Newspapers.com Thousands of world’s newspapers on your finger tips. The most of the popular newspapers are accessed as online newspapers. http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/ Newspapers of the World on the Internet Newspapers of the World on the Internet help to Browse newspapers directory geographically http://www.actualidad.com/ With regards Shihab.I. Librarian Muslim Association College of Engineering Venajramoodu (PO) Trivandrum, Kerala shihabillias(a)yahoo.co.in librarianmace(a)yahoo.co.in http://shihabillias.googlepages.com/ Why delete messages? Unlimited storage is just a click away. Go to http://help.yahoo.com/l/in/yahoo/mail/yahoomail/tools/tools-08.html -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] CMU Million Book Project
by Puna Das 06 Nov '07

06 Nov '07

Dear Colleagues Atanu wanted to point out so called current status of Digital Library of India project. This is very unfortunate that the tech-savvy DLI team could not provide us latest statistics on its site. The statistics available here is more than a year old. Another point I would like to raise, DLIs Kolkata Mega Scanning Centre could not provide us access to a single book they have scanned using tax-payers money. To my estimate, less than 25% scanned documents are available through DLI websites. How can we please help out this overburdened project team having a blurred vision? Thanking you Anup Kumar Das CSSP, JNU New Delhi-110067 Email: puna_05(a)yahoo.co.in Ph. 011-26704400 lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in wrote: ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2007 19:36:12 +0530 From: "Atanu Garai" Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] CMU Million Book Project Dear Colleagues The status of the digitization under this project is available here - http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/status.html. Sorry for this oversight. Thanks and regards Atanu Garai Globethics.net On 10/31/07, Atanu Garai wrote: (Apologies for multiple postings) Dear Colleagues: I am requesting information on the status of the CMU Million Book Project in India. Shall be thankful if you can provide updates on this. Thanks and regards Atanu Garai Consultant Globethics.net New Delhi Phone + 91 98996 22884 Email: atanu.garai(a)gmail.com --------------------------------- Bring your gang together - do your thing. Start your group. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Digitization and Its Discontents by Anthony Grafton
by vimal kumar 06 Nov '07

06 Nov '07

Dear Friend, The current issue of the New Yorker has an article by Anthony Grafton called Digitization and Its Discontents that discusses the ongoing tension between the traditional print library model versus the Google Book projects of the world. The article is well written and provides an excellent general overview of the issues. Link http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2007/11/05/071105fa_fact_grafton Vimal Kumar Asst. Librarian Asian School of Business Technopark Trivandrum-695 581 www.asb.edu.in/vimal ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "I forget what I was taught. I only remember what I have learnt" -Patrick White __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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A demo cum lecture on 'ListServs' at MyDLIS
by N.S. Harinarayana 05 Nov '07

05 Nov '07

The Department of Library and Information Science (MyDLIS) under the aegis of Mysore University Library and Information Student Association (MULISSA) organised a demonstration cum lecture on 'ListServs' on 2nd November 2007 by Dr. M. Chandrashekara, Reader, Department of Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, Mysore. Dr. Chandrashekara explained the concept of 'ListServs' and its usage as group discussion forums. 'ListServ' is an electronic forum which facilitates online communication. He gave a step by step demonstration about 'ListSevs' to the students by taking 'LISFORUM' as an example. He said that one must first join the listserv as a member in order to send messages to the list. Members must also correspond with the listserv using the email address they subscribed to the list with. 'LISFORUM' is an moderated list in which moderators approves and prunes the messages. He opined that the challenges of a 'ListServ' include striking a balance between quality and participation, which can be achieved through careful planning and moderation. In his demonstration of 'LISFORUM', Dr. Chandrashekara explained its features including searching of archives, default settings etc. He drew the attention of the students towards various ListServs available in the field of Library and Information Science. In order to encourage the participation in ListServs, a competition for the MLISc students was announced. The students of the current batch of MLISc in MyDLIS have to become members of LISFORUM and participate in the discussion. The best participant would be awarded with an attractive prize. -- N.S. Harinarayana, Ph.D Faculty Advisor, MULISSA Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore, Manasagangtori Mysore 570 006 Off. Ph: (0821) 2419399 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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KPSC Called for Public Library: Librarian , Asst Librarian , Library Asst, Posts
by Muniraj. T 05 Nov '07

05 Nov '07

Dear Professionals, KPSC invited applications for public library, for more information please visit this link http://kpsc.kar.nic.in/Notification%20dt%202-11-07.PDF Good Luck for applicants With Kind Regards MUNIRAJU.T PES Institute of Technology t_muniraj(a)yahoo.co.in http://muniraj.t.googlepages.com/ http://www.lisresearch.blogspot.com/ Now you can chat without downloading messenger. Go to http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/webmessengerpromo.php -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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