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

OCLC Launches Pilot Metadata Project
by Mailing List Admin 28 Dec '07

28 Dec '07

Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2007 10:16:13 +0000 (GMT) From: noufal palliparamban <noufalkodur(a)yahoo.co.in> Dear friends, OCLC is going to launch Pilot Metadata Project. "It is crucial to the future of cataloging to find collaborative ways to take advantage of publisher ONIX metadata, and we must find efficient and centralized ways to store, enhance and normalize the metadata for the benefit of both library and publishing communities," said Renee Register, OCLC Global Product Manager for Cataloging and Metadata Services. "Librarians can and should participate in raising the quality of metadata in the marketplace, where we participate whenever we select and purchase materials." For full story: http://www.thebookstandard.com/bookstandard/news/author/article_display.jsp… Noufal.P.P Assistant Librarian, XLRI Jamshedpur --------------------------------- 5, 50, 500, 5000 - Store N number of mails in your inbox. Click here. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

1 0

Special Lecture Invitation
by Mailing List Admin 28 Dec '07

28 Dec '07

Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2007 13:19:24 +0530 From: Dr. Ramesh B <bramesha(a)hotmail.com> BANGALORE UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE Special Lecture Programme 2007-2008 Topic Skills Development for Library & Information Science (LIS) Professionals for Information/Knowledge Management By DR. A.L. MURTHY Director Defence Scientific Information & Documentation Centre Defence R & D Organisation, Ministry of Defence Metcalf House, DELHI - 110 054 Date & Time Venue 28th September 2007, 12.30 PM Dr. S. Radhakrishna Lecture Hall Dept. of Library & Information Science Sneha Bhavan building Jnanabharathi Campus Bangalore ALL ARE WELCOME Dr. T. D. Kemparaju Chairman Dept. of Library & Information Science Bangalore University, Bangalore

1 0

Supplying Journal Articles - Does it Violate Copyrights Laws
by Sukhdev Singh 27 Dec '07

27 Dec '07

Dear Dr Shukla and LIS-Forum Members I feel it is an interesting topic, therefore I have changed the subject of the discussion. The question is whether a Librarian violates Copyrights Laws if he supplies an Article to his user for personal use and research? This is perhaps accepted because here he is only working on behalf of the user. Also, so far Inter-Library Loans are concerned, there should not be any problem because no "copies" are made. Original Book / Journal is borrowed and given to user. Copyright Laws restricts only making copies of literary works. However, what happens when a librarian makes a copy and transmits over internet to requesting Librarian? Requesting librarian takes that digital copy, makes a print copy and hands over to its user, hoping that it would be used by its user for personal and research work. To me, it appears, there is a violation by the initiating librarian as he is not acting on behalf of his user. What others feel about this? --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. On 10/22/07, R.K.SHUKLA <milanramakant(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > > Though I agree with Mr. SukhdevSingh but I don,t agree with Ms Sen .It will > not be a violation of copyright if article is for personal use adnd research > . The demand for article shall be fulfilled by us if possible there is not > need of using the help of commercial services . commercial services should > be the last resort only. > r.k.shukla > librarian > DCE > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: gayathri sen > To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 3:02 PM > Subject: [LIS-Forum] Demand for service > > > Dear friends, > > I completely agree with Mr. Sukhdev Singh's mail regarding mention of the > efforts made to get a particular information before it is posted in Lis- > Forum. > > Example- article requests should be tried with DELNET or other commercial > provoiders of DDS or write to publishers and make payment for it, so that > you will not violate copyright, and if it is nowhere available, then it > needs to be posted to forum, as a last resort. > > Though we know the deficiency of written communication skills of few, effort > should be made to present in a proper manner by the person who is posting. > The moderator may decide not to post such requests basically to maintain the > dignity of our profession. > > Gayathri Sen > PESIT > > > __________________________________________________ > 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. > > ________________________________ > > > _______________________________________________ > 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. > -- > 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.

8 12

online catalogue
by saravanan 27 Dec '07

27 Dec '07

Dear Friends and colleagues, Launching of the online catalogue of the documentary resources of the IFP (French Institute of Pondicherry) The IFP officially launched, on December 18, 2007, the online catalogue of its documentary resources, in the presence of the Minister for Education of the Government of Puducherry, the Consul General of France in Pondicherry and Chennai, and numerous invitees (researchers, librarians, members of cultural institutions, etc.). This catalogue, accessible on the Internet, contains the entire collection of books of the Institute (59000 documents in the domains of Indology, Social Sciences and Ecology) and allows to search and display, for the first time in India, records in Indian scripts (Sanskrit, Tamil etc.) and in Roman transliteration (for the books in Indology). It also enables to display the list of recent acquisitions made by the library. Access to the catalogue (from the WEB page of the Institute's library): http://www.ifpindia.org/-Library-.html Thanking you, with regards, Mr. G. Saravanan Librarian French Institute of Pondicherry 11, Saint Louis Street, P.B. 33 PONDICHERRY - 605 001 South India, INDIA Ph: 0091 - 413 - 2334168 Extn. 126/139 Fax: 0091 - 413 2339534 Mail : saravanan.g(a)ifpindia.org Web : www.ifpindia.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

1 0

Fwd: Public Access Mandate Made Law (fwd)
by Subbiah Arunachalam 27 Dec '07

27 Dec '07

Friends: The US President has mandated open access to all research papers resulting from NIH funds. Long ago six of the seven research councils in the UK have mandated OA for publicly funded research. The Wellcome Trust has also mandated OA for all research funded by it. When are we going to mandate OA for research funded by Indian taxpayers? Regards. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2007 15:17:35 -0500 > From: Jennifer McLennan <jennifer -- arl.org> > Subject: [ATA-MEMBERS] Public Access Mandate Made > Law > > Alliance for Taxpayer Access > www.taxpayeraccess.org > > For immediate release > December 26, 2007 > > Contact: > Jennifer McLennan > jennifer [at] arl [dot] org > (202) 296-2296 ext. 121 > > PUBLIC ACCESS MANDATE MADE LAW > President Bush signs omnibus appropriations bill, > including National Institutes of Health research > access provision > > Washington, D.C. December 26, 2007 President > Bush has signed into law > the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2007 (H.R. > 2764), which includes a > provision directing the National Institutes of > Health (NIH) to provide the > public with open online access to findings from its > funded research. This is > the first time the U.S. government has mandated > public access to research > funded by a major agency. > > The provision directs the NIH to change its existing > Public Access Policy, > implemented as a voluntary measure in 2005, so that > participation is > required for agency-funded investigators. > Researchers will now be required > to deposit electronic copies of their peer-reviewed > manuscripts into the > National Library of Medicine¹s online archive, > PubMed Central. Full texts of > the articles will be publicly available and > searchable online in PubMed > Central no later than 12 months after publication in > a journal. > > "Facilitated access to new knowledge is key to the > rapid advancement of > science," said Harold Varmus, president of the > Memorial Sloan-Kettering > Cancer Center and Nobel Prize Winner. "The > tremendous benefits of broad, > unfettered access to information are already clear > from the Human Genome > Project, which has made its DNA sequences > immediately and freely available > to all via the Internet. Providing widespread > access, even with a one-year > delay, to the full text of research articles > supported by funds from all > institutes at the NIH will increase those benefits > dramatically." > > "Public access to publicly funded research > contributes directly to the > mission of higher education,² said David > Shulenburger, Vice President for > Academic Affairs at NASULGC (the National > Association of State Universities > and Land-Grant Colleges). ³Improved access will > enable universities to > maximize their own investment in research, and widen > the potential for > discovery as the results are more readily available > for others to build > upon.² > > ³Years of unrelenting commitment and dedication by > patient groups and our > allies in the research community have at last borne > fruit,² said Sharon > Terry, President and CEO of Genetic Alliance. ³We¹re > proud of Congress for > their unrelenting commitment to ensuring the success > of public access to > NIH-funded research. As patients, patient advocates, > and families, we look > forward to having expanded access to the research we > need.² > > ³Congress has just unlocked the taxpayers¹ $29 > billion investment in NIH,² > said Heather Joseph, Executive Director of SPARC > (the Scholarly Publishing > and Academic Resources Coalition, a founding member > of the ATA). ³This > policy will directly improve the sharing of > scientific findings, the pace of > medical advances, and the rate of return on benefits > to the taxpayer." > > Joseph added, ³On behalf of the Alliance for > Taxpayer Access, I¹d like to > thank everyone who worked so hard over the past > several years to bring about > implementation of this much-needed policy.² > > For more information, and a timeline detailing the > evolution of the NIH > Public Access Policy beginning May 2004, visit the > ATA Web site at > http://www.taxpayeraccess.org. > > ### > > The Alliance for Taxpayer Access is a coalition of > patient, academic, > research, and publishing organizations that supports > open public access to > the results of federally funded research. The > Alliance was formed in 2004 to > urge that peer-reviewed articles stemming from > taxpayer-funded research > become fully accessible and available online at no > extra cost to the > American public. Details on the ATA may be found at > http://www.taxpayeraccess.org. > > > -- > Jennifer McLennan > Director of Communications > SPARC > (the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources > Coalition) > http://www.arl.org/sparc > (202) 296-2296 ext 121 > jennifer -- arl.org > __________________________________________________________ Sent from Yahoo! Mail - a smarter inbox http://uk.mail.yahoo.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

1 0

MANLIBNET announcing the National Conference
by mahesh sati 26 Dec '07

26 Dec '07

Dear Professional, I take great pleasure that MANAGEMENT LIBRARIES NETWORK (MANLIBNET) announcing the National Conference on "Business and Management Libraries: the Decade Ahead"on 4 to 6,February 2008 at ICSSR, New Delhi. I take this opportunity to extend warm invitation to practitioners, academicians, consultants, Scholars, Researchers, Professionals and students in Management and Library Science. Interested Professionals confirm their seat immediately.It is a golden opportunity for all Library Science professionals,Because it fulfill all requirement regarding modern Digital/Computerised library/management systems.And give maximum output in minimum charges.Please do confirm your seats. Thanks & Regards, Mahesh Chandra Sati BA,BLIS,MLIS,DCF,MA-Eco.(Pur.) Library Professional EMPI Business School New Delhi-110074 Mob.-9968349200 E-Mail-mahesh.sati(a)gmail.com jitendersharmaji(a)yahoo.com --------------------------------- Get the freedom to save as many mails as you wish. Click here to know how. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

1 0

Training Workshop on Computer Applications in Social Sciences, January 9-18, 2008.
by Puttaraj Choukimath 26 Dec '07

26 Dec '07

Dear Friends, FYI: regards, Puttaraj. ______________ Training Workshop on Computer Applications in Social Sciences. As a part of its ongoing programmes, MPISSR is organising a ten-day training workshop on Computer Applications in Social Sciences during January 9-18, 2008. The objective of this training workshop is to impart training in the areas such as computer system, quantitative and qualitative research processes, data processing using computer and making sense of the results. After introducing the participants to computer system and its usages, the workshop shall introduce participants with the research processes and familiarise them with data, its measurement and its transfer to computer. The major quantitative research techniques descriptive and inferential statistics using cross-tabulation, Log-linear methods, ANOVA, correlation and regression analysis shall be taken up next with the help of a given data set. All the lectures will be followed by an interactive review session and group discussions. At the end, the participants shall be divided in groups and each group shall aim at analysing the given data based on a framework developed by them. The findings of the analysis shall be presented to the rest of the groups. Knowledge of quantitative research methods and statistical techniques is a prerequisite for participation in the Workshop. Sleeper class rail fare both ways will be provided to the selected participants. The participants will also be provided with free lodging and boarding. Duly filled applications should reach latest by November 15, 2007 to The Director, Madhya Pradesh Social Science Research, 6 Bharatpuri, Ujjain - 456 010; for inquiry, e-mail to dc_sah(a)yahoo.co.uk. Source: University News, Vol. 45 (43), Oct 22-28, 2007, pp.26-27. Mr.Puttaraj, A. C. Asst. Librarian (Periodicals) SDTM Library, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, P.B. No.8313, Deonar, MUMBAI - 400 088 INDIA Tel: +91-22-2556 3290, Ext.285 (O) Fax: +91-22-2556 2912 Email: puttuc(a)yahoo.com, choukimath(a)tiss.edu URL: www.tiss.edu --------------------------------- Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

1 0

Congrats.. Dr Ramesh, Bangalore University
by suresh jange 26 Dec '07

26 Dec '07

Dear Library Professionals, I on behalf of the Library professionals in the country wish to congratulate Dr. Ramesh, Reader, Department of Library and Information Science, Bangalore University for receiving the prestigious award "A.G. Motiwale Award for Young LIS Professionals" for the year 2007 from the Indian Library Association (ILA) for his best research paper and presentation during 53rd All India Library Conference and this award was presented during the Valedictory function of 53rd All India Library Conference held at Osmania University, Hyderabad. I am sure this is just a beginning for his commitment, dedication and sincerity with ever smiling, makes us proud of being part of this moment and wish him all the best in his future academic and research endeavor. With regards, Dr Suresh Jange Gulbarga University Dr.Suresh S Jange Assistant Librarian (Sr.) & Head, Digital Resource Centre Gulbarga University, Gulbarga - 585 106 Karnataka, India Mobile - 09880224971 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

1 0

Library trainee
by Mailing List Admin 26 Dec '07

26 Dec '07

Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2007 15:00:42 +0530 From: Satish Munnolli <smunnolli(a)actrec.gov.in> Walk in Interview ACTREC is looking for young and dynamic freshers for induction as LIBRARY TRAINEES for a period of six months which may be extendable up to one year Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC), situated in 60 acre land at Kharghar, Navi Mumbai is a new state of the art R & D satellite of the Tata Memorial Centre (TMC). The Institute comprises of basic research wing and clinical research centre. It also has a 50- bed hospital fully equipped with state-of-the-art diagnostic and therapeutic facilities. ACTREC has the mandate to function as a national centre for treatment, research and education in cancer. The Institute library is fully automated and all its functions & services are operated on LibSuite (ASP version) software. It houses over 15000 books and back volumes of journals and has access to over 2000 journals through ScienceDirect and other online databases round the clock. Thesis, Institutional Reports, Staff Publications, CD ROMs, Video Cassettes are the other resources available to all Scientific Community. The library has installed DSpace software on one of the machines and initiated the digitization activities. It has plans to digitize its Thesis collection and introduce enhanced electronic information services in the coming years. Interested candidate should have Masters Degree in Library and Information Science (MLISc) with first class from a recognized University. Candidate in the age group of 25 years with Science background, knowledge of library software and computer skills will have an added advantage. The selected candidate will be paid a stipend of Rs.6000/- per month with accommodation facilities in the Institute hostel which is located in the campus. Trainee may have to work during flexible hours on all working days including week ends. Trainee appointed will have an opportunity to work in a computerized library with hands-on-experience on all library procedures and exposure to modern techniques of maintaining scientific and medical library. Candidates fulfilling above requirements may walk in for an interview on 04 January, 2008 at 10.a.m. at the Meeting Room, 3rd Floor, Khanolkar Shodhika, ACTREC, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai alongwith detailed CV, attested copies of all certificates and testimonials in original. (M. A. Sharma) Asstt. Adminstrative Officer TATA MEMORIAL CENTRE ADVANCED CENTRE FOR TREATMENT, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN CANCER Kharghar, Navi Mumbai- 410 210 Tel.91-22-27405000 . Fax: 91-22-27405085 . e-mail: office(a)actrec.gov.in . website : www.actrec.gov.in

1 0

UNESCO-SALIS e-Learning Portal on information literacy for South Asia launched
by Puna Das 24 Dec '07

24 Dec '07

UNESCO-SALIS e-Learning Portal on information literacy for South Asia launched The Indian Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS), in collaboration with UNESCO, launched the e-Learning Portal for Awareness Raising on Information Literacy. This project has its genesis in recommendations of a UNESCO supported Workshop on Information Literacy Competency Development for Information Professionals and Special Educators organized in November 2006 by SALIS in Chennai, India, and subsequent Information Literacy sensitization workshops held in Delhi and Nagpur in December 2006. The Portal aims to raise awareness, sensitize and enhance information literacy competency skills of common information users as well as information professionals and educators in the South Asian sub-region. Its objectives are fully in line with UNESCOs mandate to bridge the digital divide and UNESCOs vision of knowledge societies. The Portal covers a number of self-learning modules, such as: Information Communication Technology (ICT), Information Literacy, Lifelong Learning, Information Services for Disabled People, Freedom of Information, etc. The information literacy competency skills promoted by the Portal derive from the existing international standards, adopted by UNESCO, the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), the American Library Association (ALA) and other professional societies. Indian library experts, in collaboration with lifelong learning experts, have developed the contents of the Portal modules using Moodle open source learning content management software. e-Learning Portal: http://salisonline.org/ Anup Kumar Das B5/29, Safdarjung Enclave New Delhi-110029 Ph. 26713000 extn. 208 Email: puna_05(a)yahoo.co.in --------------------------------- Get the freedom to save as many mails as you wish. Click here to know how. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

1 0