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

The first National Librarian
by Manju manju 04 Nov '07

04 Nov '07

Padma Shri B.S. Kesavan is the first National Librarian of independent India. He is also known as Father of Indian National Bibliography as it was first brought out in its leadership on August 15, 1958. Later, he became the first Director of the Indian National Scientific Documentation Centre (INSDOC) at New Delhi. In recognition of his great service to the nation, the Government of India honoured him with Padma Shri Click http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B._S._Kesavan#Kesavan_Institute_of_Information… P.S. MANJUNATHA BNMIT SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES BANGALORE -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy - Librarian
by HELP LIBRARY 03 Nov '07

03 Nov '07

Dear Administrator, Please post it on LIS -Forum as it will help librarians who are looking out for an opening. Thks, Anjoo Chandiramani for Health Education Library for People. Dear All, Urgently required Librarians and Library Manager for Health Education Library for People (HELP) an NGO at CST Mumbai. The candidate should have a degree in Library Science, BLISC/MLISC, with excellent communication skills, knowledge of computer applications and should have a pleasing and outgoing personality. For the post of a Library Manager a postgraduate diploma in management will be desirable. Only Candidates from Mumbai desired. Freshers may apply. Please e-mail your resume to helplibrary(a)gmail.com or helplib(a)vsnl.com . Our contact numbers are: 65952393/65952394/22021101 Regards, Anjoo Chandiramani for HELP ------ -- Dr.Aniruddha Malpani, M.D., Health Education Library for People, National Insurance Building, Ground Floor, 206, Dr.D.N.Road, Mumbai - 400 001. Tel Nos.65952393/ 65952394/22061101 www.healthlibrary.com Free Ask the Librarian service for all your health queries at http://www.healthlibrary.com/information.html For complete details of our free health talks check our 'HELP TALK' google calendar at http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=ciugckkj8jvnk97j6dbiioaghg%40group… -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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UNESCO and Library of Congress sign agreement for World Digital Library
by K.R. Mulla 03 Nov '07

03 Nov '07

UNESCO and the US Library of Congress will join forces to build a World Digital Library, following the signing of an agreement by Abdul Waheed Khan, UNESCO's Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information, and the Librarian of Congress James H. Billington, at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris on 17 October 2007. http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=25521&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECT… -- Thanks with regards K. R. Mulla, Librarian, HKBK College of Engineering, # 22/1, Nagawara, Bangalore - 560 045. Karnataka, India. Tel. +91-80-25441722, 25443744 Ext 152 ................................................................................................. Engg-Lib-Forum: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Engg-Lib-Forum/ Home Page: http://krmulla.googlepages.com/ Library: http://203.90.120.126:8081/ **************************************************************************** -- 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 Atanu Garai 02 Nov '07

02 Nov '07

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 <atanugarai.lists(a)gmail.com> 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 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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I T & Library science free magazines
by Shihab Illias 02 Nov '07

02 Nov '07

Dear professionals Computers in Libraries Computers in Libraries is a monthly magazine that provides complete coverage of the news and issues in the rapidly evolving field of library information technology. http://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/ Information Today Information Today delivers total coverage of late-breaking news and long-term trends in the information industry. Accurate, timely news articles inform the reader of the people, products, services, and events that impact the industry, while hard-hitting, topical articles explain significant developments in the field. http://www.infotoday.com/IT/default.asp FreePint Newsletter FreePint FUMSI reports: comprehensive information, practical guidance and hands-on tools to help you Find, Use, Manage and Share work-related information http://www.freepint.com/ Internet News letter Internet News letter is a free monthly electronic newsletter, edited by Heriot-Watt University Library staff and published by Heriot-Watt University. The newsletter aims to raise awareness of sources of information of interest to academics in all subjects, but especially engineering, science, and social science. http://www.hw.ac.uk/libwww/irn/ ONLINE magazine ONLINE is written for information professionals and provides articles, product reviews, case studies, evaluation, and informed opinion about selecting, using, and managing electronic information products, plus industry and professional information about online database systems, CD-ROM, and the Internet. http://www.infotoday.com/online/default.shtml Emerald Management Xtra provides access to 160 full text journals and reviews from the top 300 management journals. It is the largest, most comprehensive collection of peer reviewed management journals and online support for librarians, students, faculty and researchers. Please note that the Emerald Journals are not free Journals http://www.emeraldinsight.com/info/products_services/AtoZList.jsp Librarian’s Cartoons: just for Fun http://www.cartoonstock.com/directory/l/librarian.asp 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/ Unlimited freedom, unlimited storage. Get it now, on 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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free e-book :Guide to business planning for launching a new Open Access Journal
by shriram pandey 02 Nov '07

02 Nov '07

dear colleagues, Open Society Institute published a series of guides to assist journal developers and publishers to create Open Access Journal. This guide provides a good starting point for those contemplating the launch of a new journal based upon an Open Access business model that provides free availability of research papers. For those who are already in the process of launching an Open Access journal, this Guide provides resources to help ensure that your planning is complete u can see it on: http://www.soros.org/openaccess/oajguides/html/business_planning.htm -- Shri Ram Pandey Information and Knowledge Management Trainee NCSI,Indian Institute Of Science,Bangalore Official mail: shriram(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research
by Amit Thapar 02 Nov '07

02 Nov '07

Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/ The Consortium says it's "the world's largest archive of digital social science data. We acquire, preserve, and distribute original research data and provide training in its analysis." The data files are searchable and browsable; each item retrieved includes a description, scope of the study, dates and geographic region, methodology, and information on access. There's a data use tutorial on the website as well. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Internet Librarian International Presentations
by sandeep bhavsar 01 Nov '07

01 Nov '07

Respected All http://www.internet-librarian.com/Presentations/ The presentations given at the Internet Librarian International 2007 conference in London, England are now available on the conference website including Stephen Abrams keynote - Next Generation Libraries: The 2.0 Phenomenon, Phil Bradleys closing keynote Facing the Challenge of Web 2.0 as a Disruptive Technology and others including: Implementations of Library 2.0 Virtual Libraries Blogging Inertia and 2.0 Scepticism 23 Things The Impact of 2.0 Portals and Wikis at Work http://www.internet-librarian.com/Presentations/ Thanks and Regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Management Studies Thane(W) 400601 MUMBAI. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ email : sandeep.bhavsar(a)gmail.com Mob : 9987049099 elibrary :http://www.vpmthane.org/im/elib/main.htm @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ --------------------------------- For ideas on reducing your carbon footprint visit Yahoo! For Good this month. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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British Library CEO Lynne Brindley's conversation in Harvard Business Review November, '07issue
by Mukesh Anand 01 Nov '07

01 Nov '07

Dear Members', British Library CEO Lynne Brindley on helping to spur business innovation In Forethought Conversation column by Sarah Cliffe published in Harvard Business Review November, 2007 Vol.85, Issue 11 Five questions of the conversation appeared online are listed below. 1. How did you get interested in serving the business community? 2. How did the library make that happen? 3. You've overseen a major strategic and cultural change at the BL. What have you learned? 4. You're the first IT professional—and the first professional librarian—to head the BL. How has that affected the way you do your job? 5. Do you have a favorite piece from the collection? For Web Access of this Conversation :- visit www.hbr.org Then in Current Issue (November, 2007) Go to Departments Forethought Then click British Library CEO..... OR go to following too long web-link. Page 1 Link:- http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/hbsp/hbr/articles/article.jsp… Page 2 Link:- http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/hbsp/hbr/articles/article.jsp… 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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