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DRTC---Seminar on Next Generation Catalogues : User expectations
by Vinit kumar 11 Dec '07

11 Dec '07

Indian Statistical Institute Documentation Research and Training Centre 8th Mile Mysore Road, R.V. College Post Bangalore-560059 Seminar On *Next Generation Catalogues: User expectations* * * Since the days of Cutter, tools to access the resources of libraries are changing their structure and interface rapidly and dramatically to fulfill the dynamic user needs. Today almost every library user comes with expectations set and defined by their experience of using the Web. So the catalogues, which are offered by the libraries, need to operate at the same level of sophistication as other popular Web destinations. In the past decade people's expectations regarding search and *e*-access to information have dramatically changed. The proliferation of desktop computers, the increasing amounts of *"born digital" *content, and the advent of the Internet have all contributed to this. People expect to enter one or two words (or maybe a phrase) into a search box, click a button, get a ranked-list of relevant items returned, select an item from the results, and view/download the information. The process has to be quick, easy, and immediate. Even though people know that the information available from libraries is free and authoritative they often use libraries as a last resort because they see library systems are overwhelmingly associated with books, confusing, difficult to use, time consuming, complex and inconvenient. The seminar will examine the present developments and explore the likely future developments in re-designing the OPAC to support resource discovery. *Speaker:** *Vinit Kumar JRF** ***All are cordially invited*** Venue: DRTC Classroom Professor and Head Date: 14th December, 2007 DRTC Time: 2 p.m. -- Regards Vinit Kumar vinit(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in Junior Research Fellow Documentation Research and Training Cent re Bangalore M.L.I.Sc. (BHU) Varanasi -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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... WHO has the password ?
by Satish Munnolli 11 Dec '07

11 Dec '07

Recent issue of 'Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics' has an interesting editorial. Denying open access to published health-care research: WHO has the password? An 'extract' of the editorial is as below. The World Health Organization (WHO) has demonstrated exemplary foresight in highlighting that access to biomedical journals is a critical issue in developing countries and one of the many obstacles to improving health. In the year 2002, WHO initiated a unique program, HINARI, with the support of several major publishers. HINARI is presently providing open access to over 3,750 journal titles to institutions in 113 developing countries. Institutions in countries with GNI per capita (World Bank figures, 2006) below $1,000 are eligible for free access and those in countries with GNI per capita between $1,000 and $3,000 can gain access by paying a very reasonable fee of $1,000 per year / institution. However, clinicians and researchers in some very populous developing countries like India have been greatly disappointed that they are not considered eligible for HINARI. The GNI per capita as per the World Bank 2006 figures for some of the countries that have been excluded by HINARI, range from $770 for Pakistan, $820 for India, $1420 for Indonesia and $2010 for China. The HINARI website acknowledges that some developing countries with per capita GNP of less than US$3,000 have been denied open access through HINARI as 'the publishers participating in HINARI have not, for the time being, extended their offer to countries where they have significant levels of existing subscriptions and, in some cases, local sales staff.' It is unfortunate that business interests of western publishers has taken away the gloss from HINARI by denying open access to clinicians catering to the health needs of half of the world population. While the long list of 113 countries covered under HINARI looks very impressive, most of these are very small countries, with the combined population of countries in Band 1 being 1.2 billion; and in Band 2 as 0.3 billion. In contrast, the total population of China, India, Indonesia and Pakistan, the 4 most populous countries with a per capita GNI of less than $3000 but excluded from HINARI is 3 billion. Full text of the editorial is available at http://www.cancerjournal.net/article.asp?issn=0973-1482;year=2007;volume=3;… Interestingly, who support or oppose this call and has any suggestions are free to send their email response to the editorial of the journal site. Satish S Munnolli Librarian Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC) Tata Memorial Centre (TMC) Sector 22, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai 410 210 Ph: +91 22 2740 5026 Email: smunnolli(a)actrec.gov.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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National Workshop on Preserving Our Scientific Heritage
by Mohan Shivaramu 11 Dec '07

11 Dec '07

Dear Friends With reference to our earlier communication dated 21st Nov 2007, regarding the National Workshop on Preserving Our Scientific Heritage. We would like to inform that the deadline for registration is extended up to 1st Jan 2008. Kindly check the website http://www.iiap.res.in/archives/ for updated information on scientific program. We encourage you to register online for participating in the workshop. Contact: Dr. Christina Birdie, Convener, National Workshop on Preserving Our Scientific Heritage, IIA, Bangalore 21-22, January, 2008 chris(a)iiap.res.in Mohan B S Indian Institute of Astrophysics Koramangala Bangalore - 560 034 India -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Holiday Season Gift - EMBASE Classic - Free to end of the year 2007
by Tomas Allen 11 Dec '07

11 Dec '07

Holiday Season Gift - EMBASE Classic - Free to end of the year 2007 Resource of the Month Each month, Ovid provides you with the opportunity to "test drive" a sampling of our content, tools and services - FREE of charge - through our Resource of the Month program. A different combination of resources is offered around the first business day of each month, so be sure to check back regularly to see what new resources are available. December Resource of the Month: EMBASE Classic Coverage: 1947-1973 Number of Records: 1,800,000 Indexes 43 biomedical and pharmacology Excerpta Medica print journals published 1947-1973. EMBASE Classic on Ovid Access to seminal scientific literature from the past is an important asset for today's researchers. Foundational literature is still relevant today and provides valuable insight into the origins of many scientific discoveries and how they've shaped modern practices. http://www.ovid.com/site/products/resource_of_the_month.jsp Resource of the Month Each month, Ovid provides you with the opportunity to "test drive" a sampling of our content, tools and services - FREE of charge - through our Resource of the Month program. A different combination of resources is offered around the first business day of each month, so be sure to check back regularly to see what new resources are available. December Resource of the Month: EMBASE Classic Coverage: 1947-1973 Number of Records: 1,800,000 Indexes 43 biomedical and pharmacology Excerpta Medica print journals published 1947-1973. EMBASE Classic on Ovid Access to seminal scientific literature from the past is an important asset for today's researchers. Foundational literature is still relevant today and provides valuable insight into the origins of many scientific discoveries and how they've shaped modern practices. http://www.ovid.com/site/products/resource_of_the_month.jsp Happy Holidays Tomas Allen WHO Library Geneva tomasallen_who(a)hotmail.com _________________________________________________________________ i’m is proud to present Cause Effect, a series about real people making a difference. http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/MTV/?source=text_Cause_Effect -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Read More Books
by Mukesh - Monitor 11 Dec '07

11 Dec '07

The 26 Major Advantages to Reading More Books and Why 3 in 4 People Are Being Shut Out of Success If you are one of the non-book readers who feels you "don't need no stinking books", here are 26 great reasons to start the habit.before you are left behind! 1. Reading is an active mental process - Unlike TV, books make you to use your brain. By reading, you think more and become smarter. 2. It is a fundamental skill builder - Every good course on the planet has a matching book to go with it. Why? Because books help clarify difficult subjects. Books provide information that goes deeper than just classroom discussion. 3. Improves your vocabulary - Remember in elementary school when you learned how to infer the meaning of one word by reading the context of the other words in the sentence? You get the same benefit from book reading. While reading books, especially challenging ones, you will find yourself exposed to many new words you wouldn't be otherwise..... read full article by clicking on the link below: http://mokshaa.stumbleupon.com/ Best Wishes - - Mukesh Anand http://monitorlinks.typepad.com/ * It's Not What We Know, but What We Do That Matters * -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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thanks
by Suchitra Das 11 Dec '07

11 Dec '07

my dear friends, many many thanks and good wishes to all, i am so happy that people have responded so nicely and provided me right information in right time.Really i am grateful to all especially who has sent me the scanned document within no time.May this New Year 2008 be a glorious year for you all.May the Supreme Being abide with all.May He shower the Divine Grace upon you all. i also admire our LIS forum a lot. wish you all with warm regards suchitra das library & documentation IMMT(RRL)bhubaneswar Get the freedom to save as many mails as you wish. To know how, 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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by sri priya 11 Dec '07

11 Dec '07

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Information about M.Phil Programme
by Mailing List Admin 11 Dec '07

11 Dec '07

Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 18:11:21 +0530 From: majid khan <rao.majid0786(a)gmail.com> Dear Members, I'm Majid Rao, recently completed my regular Master Degree in Library Science in the current academic year. I'm now searching for some institutes that offer M.Phil Degree in Distance education mode. Last year UGC had notified that the present academic year will be the last year during which universities will be allowed to offer M.Phil courses in the distance education mode. However, I'm told that some universities in the South have published their advertisement for M.Phil. degree for the year 2008. I would be thankful if somebidy can clarify on this. Majid Rao

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Professional Capability Building
by Rajan 10 Dec '07

10 Dec '07

Dear All, A vibrant librarian needs to be conversant with the subject he deals with, library science and information technologies in the right mix with focus on practical utility to his professional job. Any library professional can become well versed in those three areas, if he pays a little attention and spends some time on the Internet, newspapers like The Hindu, All India Radio/Door Darshan or some quality books. That is not enough if he wants to improve further. He needs to concentrate more on developing his writing and presentation skills. He should be able to write anything with clarity, brevity, simplicity, logical sequencing etc and present anything with proper salutation, intonation, pace, tone etc, if he needs to remain as an able professional. All known professionals in any field have or developed those qualities. Needless to say that those skill sets cannot be attained without good reading which is an essential quality required for any librarian. If the librarian is a reasonably good reader of books, he can easily grasp the requirement of readers or information seekers and can mould his library collection and services in tune with their requirements. In order to develop those capabilities, the library schools can devote 30 minutes just before the lunch break every day for an internal seminar. In the seminar, a student should present a paper of around 500-1000 words on a topic of his passion. The paper must be chosen and prepared well ahead. The class mates and teachers should make the deliberations in the session a lively one benefiting each other. The busy teachers may benefit more from such session than probably the students. The session can be included for internal assessment of the students. Seminar session should be set by drawing 15 minutes each from the curricular sessions and the lunch time (say 12.45 to 1.15 PM). If the session is healthy and lively the discussions should continue during the lunch time too. The library schools get the last choice of students as they do not care to provide ample ambience to develop the personality of the students joining there. Whereas the management schools, even though they deal with a subject that cannot be worth mentioned even as a discipline, get high caliber students because of the availability of most conducive environment for developing anyone's capability fully. Regards, K Rajasekharan Librarian, Kerala Institute of Local Administration(KILA) Mulagunnathukavu, Thrissur - 680581 , India Ph 0487 - 2200244+208 (O) 2201428 (R) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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drtc colloquium on "Impact of e-resources on collection development" dated-13/12/07
by ajaz＠drtc.isibang.ac.in 08 Dec '07

08 Dec '07

INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE DOCUMENTATION RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE 8th MILE MYSORE ROAD, BANGLORE-56005 DRTC COLLOQUIUM-4 (2007-2009) ON Impact of E-resources on Collection Development ABSTRACT There was a time when library resources consisted primarily of print-on-paper resources. It was easy to rely on book reviews and standard reference works as selection tools. The emergence of non-print materials such as audiovisual materials and e-resources has made the selection process more complex. With the advent of the Internet and library networks and consortia, the ability to simultaneously share virtual resources, cooperative collection development, through consortial arrangements has become possible. The colloquium will focus on growth of e-resources, their evaluation, and how the collection development has been affected by e-resources. FACETS SPEAKERS 1. Introduction Ajazur Rahman 2. Growth of E-resources Nihal Alam 3. Evaluation of E-resources Nitu Kumari 4. Library Cooperation & Collection Development Jamil Ahmad 5. Conclusion Kaushal Giri Venue : DRTC classroom Date : 13th of December, 2007 Time : 2:pm All are cordially invited K.S.Raghavan (Colloquium Coordinator) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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