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

People-focused search engine
by Farooque Shaheen 10 Aug '07

10 Aug '07

Spock.com, a new search engine focused on finding people by crawling social networking sites launched in a beta. http://www.spock.com/ Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Keane India Pvt Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 Ext. 4105 VOIP- 40366 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Open Access Initiative, Self-Archiving and Instituitional Repositories
by T. Shahab 10 Aug '07

10 Aug '07

The time when the scholarly community was at at the mercy of publishers of scholarly journals to give their reserches and findings a wide circulation is soon coming to an end. The revolution in the field of IT and communication technology has liberated the world of scholarship from the clutches of profit oriented publishers who were bent on restricting the usage of the research data on various pretext. Moreover, being bogged down with an uncertain future on account of decreasing availabilty of schorly journals every year because of the esclating cost of printed journals, the scholarly world must address itself to a new mechanism of redressal. What is required is a paradidigm shift at the part of the scholars as well as the information managers. The access denial and hence the impact denial can be overcome if we embrace the liberating concept of "OPEN ACCESS INITIATIVE" (OAI). Information centres have to look at them no more as stand alone collectors of printed version rather they have to develop themselves as global sharing digital repositories. OAI aims to facilitate the efficent dissemination of scholarly content through the creation of e-print archives.Thus the libraries and information centres are now-a-days increasingly developing into Instituitional Repositories (IR). Another and a very significant rational behind OAI is that the research outputs of all publicly funded research programmes should be freely accessible to be shared among the academic community so that other researchers at other universities and research institutions world wide can use, built-upon and cite those findings in their own reseaches and applications. This bring us to the requirement for an "Institutional Repository" (IR). The IR actually works like a digital clearing house of the intellectual output of an institution/ a University in digital form. The principal difference from a convential library is that in an IR our main focus is on the internally generated research ouputs whether peer reviewed (either preprint or postprint version) or rejected. Moreover, the onus for depositing the reseach materials etc is on the faculty members. However, the logic behind an IR is the similar to that of a traditional library- conservation, preservation, dissemination and impact. Self-Archiving refers to depositing digital documents in a publicly accessible website; preferably, an OAI compliant archive. Depositing involves a simple web interface where depoistors copy/paste in the metadata and then attaches the text-document. The full text document may be in different formats and locations , but if we use the same metadata tags they become 'interoperable'. These metadata can be harvested and all the documents can thus be jointly searched and retrieved as if they were all in one global collection, accessible to everyone. In nutshell, the reward of self-archiving in terms of visibility, accessibility and impact is great. Note: The above piece is being circulated with a view to generate interest among the scholarly community and the administrators of Academic institutions as well as the Information centres towards usefulness of digitization, the need for Self Archiving and building of Instituional Repositories of digitised materials and finally embrace the philosophy of Open Access. With best regards. Dr. T. SHAHAB Central Library, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Workshop on GSDL at IIM-Lucknow Campus from September 23-25, 2007
by Shantanu Ganguly 10 Aug '07

10 Aug '07

Dear Professionals: We are happy to inform you all that IIM-Lucknow Campus in collaboration with NASSDOC, New Delhi is organising a 3 Day Workshop on "Digitization of Resources using Open Source Software: GSDL" at IIM-Lucknow campus from September 23-25, 2007. A nominal fee of Rs 2000/- will be charged from the participants drawn in favour of IIM, Lucknow. We can accomodate only 25 participants, because we will provding intensive training programme to the participants. For any further information please contact: at sganguly(a)iiml.ac.in Regards Shantanu Ganguly Workshop Director and Librarian IIM-Lucknow ___________________________________________________________ For email that puts you in control, choose Yahoo! Mail. http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/mail/addressguard2.html -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Librarians Day at MyDLIS
by N.S. Harinarayana 10 Aug '07

10 Aug '07

At a simple yet evocative function, Department of Library and Information Science (MyDLIS), University of Mysore * *paid tributes to the memory of Dr. S.R. Ranganathan and celebrated his 115th birth anniversary on August 9, 2007 . On this occasion, Prof, Shalini R Urs spoke on Ranganathan and his profound influence on the profession, not only in India but around the world as well, even today – 35 years after his death. She mentioned that the * *warm reception given to Ranga Yogeshwar, grandson of Dr. S.R Ranaganthan at the * *opening session of IFLA Conference in Berlin in 2003* *, is a testimony to the greatness of SRR contributions to LIS field. She enthused the students to read the article by David McMenemy, "Ranaganathan's relevance in the 21 st century"(Library Review, 2007, 56(2))* * and revisit the Five Laws of library science in today's context. Prof. Shalini explained the students that age is not a hindrance for achieving higher goals. Citing examples from Ranganathan's life, she said, Ranganthan took the responsibility of organising the whole collection of Banaras Hind* *u University at the age of 54 and established DRTC when he was 70 years. Prof. Shalini brought to the notice of the students and faculty members that Government of Karnataka has declared 12th August as the Librarians day. A group of students enacted a Kannada skit on "Life time achievements of S.R. Ranganthan" for 20 minutes. It was directed and performed by the 3rd Semester MLISc students. *It was a very refreshing and a very enjoyable program where in *students recounted milestones in the life of SRR in a very simple but effective manner. Prof. V.G.Talawar, Dr. Mallinath Kumbar, Dr. M.Chandrashekara and Dr. N.S. Harinaryana were present on the occasion. Research scholars Mr. Vasant Raj and Ms. Monica Sharma also attended the function. -- N.S. Harinarayana, Ph.D Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore, Manasagangtori Mysore 570 006 Off. Ph: (0821) 2419393 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IMP:LIBRARIANS'DAY, Bangalore
by Mailing List Admin 09 Aug '07

09 Aug '07

Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2007 17:09:25 +0530 (IST) From: I.R.N.Goudar <goudar(a)css.nal.res.in> Dear Professional Colleagues, For the first time all Professional Organisations (in Bangalore) and Department of Public Libraries, Govt of Karnataka have joined hands in Celebrating LIBRARIANS' DAY in large scale. Inview of the gesture of Govt of Karnataka in declaring August 12 as LIBRARIANS' DAY officially through an order, first of its kind in the country, all library professionals working in universities,colleges, schools, research institutions, corporate sector, NGO Organisations, LIS teachers, LIS students and book lovers should attend this program and there by showing our solidarity and gratitude to government functionaries. PLEASE COVEY THIS INVITATION TO ALL YOUR PROFESSIONAL FRIENDS. I HAVE ATTACHED BELOW THE COPY OF THE INVITATION FOR LIBRARIANS' DAY CELEBRARION. ----------------- ------------------------------------------ GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA DEPT OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES & RAJA RAMMOHUN ROY LIBRARY FOUNDATION,CALCUTTA LIBRARIAN'S DAY CELEBRATION : 12TH AUGUST 2007 ALL ARE CORDIALLY INVITED INAUGURATION: SHRI BASAVARAJ S HORATTI Hon'ble Minister for Primary and Secondary Education and Libraries Government of Karnataka UNVEILING OF PHOTO OF DR. S.R. RANGANATHAN : SHRI B S SHANKARAMURTHY Hon'ble Minister for Higher Education Government of Karnataka INAUGURATION OF PHOTO EXHIBITION: PROF. H A RANGANATH Vice Chancellor, Bangalore University PRESIDED BY : SHRI V SOMANNA MLA & Ex Minister, Binnipete SPECIAL INVITEES: 1. Prof. S Parthasarathy, Chennai 2. Prof. K S Deshpande, Dharwad 3. Prof. M A Gopinath, Bangalore 4. Dr. K N Prasad, Bangalore DATE: Aug 12, 2007, Sundary TIME: 10.30 am PLACE: Granthangana, City Central Library West Zone, Hampinagar (RPC Layout) Vijayanagar, Bangalore Tel: 23209691 THE PROGRAM WILL CLOSE WITH LUNCH. .......................................... COLLABORATORS: 1. Karnataka State Library Association 2. Bangalore University 3. Indian Public Library Association 4. Karnataka State College Library Association 5. Indian Academy Library Association 6. Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science 7. Employees Association, Dept of Public Libraries, Karanataka Shri PY Rajendra Kumar Director, Dept of Public Libraries Govt of Karnataka -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. I.R.N. Goudar Tel: 91-80-25086081 Sci F & Head, Information Centre for 91-80-25235315 Aerospace Science and Technology Fax: 91-80-25268072 National Aerospace Laboratories E-mail:goudar@css.nal.res.in Airport Road, BANGALORE-560 017 India http://www.icast.org.in/staff/goudar.html -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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OpenID: Decentralised Single Sign-on for the Web
by noufal palliparamban 09 Aug '07

09 Aug '07

Hello... This is a good stuff for us ....A very good article on OpenID... OpenID is a technology around which there is a growing interest. Recent commitments to OpenID by AOL, Microsoft, and many other Web 2.0 services place it very firmly in the centre of online identity and access management discussions. It seems highly likely to have a significant impact on the services that learners and researchers will use in the future. For more details : http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue51/powell-recordon/ Regards Noufal.P.P Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur --------------------------------- 5, 50, 500, 5000 - Store unlimited mails in your inbox. Click here. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library Technology Guides : Key resources in the field of Library Automation
by Muniraj. T 09 Aug '07

09 Aug '07

The Library Technology Guides website aims to provide comprehensive and objective information related to the field of library automation. This site has no affiliation with any library automation company. Whether you are in the process of selecting a library automation system, or just want to keep up with developments in the field, Library Technology Guides is the place to start. http://www.librarytechnology.org/ Regards, MUNIRAJU.T Chief Librarian, S R Dental College. t_muniraj(a)yahoo.co.in http://muniraj.t.googlepages.com/ http://www.lisresearch.blogspot.com/ Once upon a time there was 1 GB storage in your inbox. To know the happy ending 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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Bith date of Dr. SRR:Clarification
by I.R.N.Goudar 09 Aug '07

09 Aug '07

Dear Professional Colleagues, Few colleagues have sought clarification on birth date of Dr. S.R. Ranganathan as the day is being celebrated on different dates. He was born on 9th August 1892 at Shiyali, Tamil Nadu. However in the official records like school it has been mentioned as 12th August. This being the case many associations / institutions celebrate the day on any of these dates. One can also celebrate the day between 9 - 12th as has been practiced by many associations in the country. Govt. of Kranataka has to go by official date and hence has declared August 12th as LIBRARIAN'S DAY. (Dr. I.R.N. Goudar) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. I.R.N. Goudar Tel: 91-80-25086081 Sci F & Head, Information Centre for 91-80-25235315 Aerospace Science and Technology Fax: 91-80-25268072 National Aerospace Laboratories E-mail:goudar@css.nal.res.in Airport Road, BANGALORE-560 017 India http://www.icast.org.in/staff/goudar.html -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Fw: Earth Learning Idea
by K Prakash 09 Aug '07

09 Aug '07

Dear Sir / Madam I am providing below some matter that is of use and interest to you. I request you kindly to circulate the following material to all the schools in your area so that interested teachers can make use of this initiative that is being launched during the International Year of Planet Earth - 2008. I would appreciate receiving the email address of all the schools in your area so that in future it would be easy for me to communicate directly with the schools as and when some useful information comes in. Many thanks for your time and attention. Sincerely yours R Shankar Member, Council International Geoscience Education Organisation __________________________________________________ Earthlearningidea Please give Earthlearningidea your moral support - and let us know of any global contacts you may have to alert people to Earthlearningidea. We will be publishing a new idea for teaching Earth science every week during the International Year of Planet Earth, 2008. The ideas are for use in classrooms that have minimal resources and should develop scientific understanding and thinking skills. Each one will encourage discussion through a blog to develop a global network of those interested in Earth science education. So, we would like to alert them to: an Earth science teaching idea every week at minimal cost, with minimal resources for teacher educators and teachers of Earth science through school-level geography or science an online discussion around every idea to develop a global network Please help us by: Giving us your moral support Sending to info(a)earthlearningidea.com the *Country *Name *Email address *Institution name of anybody you know interested in Earth science education so we can alert them to Earthlearningidea - the contact details we really want are those of science, geography and Earth science educators in teacher training (pre-service education) institutions around the world - but the details of any interested teacher would be good as well. Clicking on http://earthlearningidea.com to see how it works - and giving us your feedback through the blog http://earthlearningidea.blogspot.com . ____________________________________________________________ Dr R SHANKAR Professor Department of Marine Geology Mangalore University Mangalagangotri - 574 199, INDIA Tel: 91-824-2284465 (Direct), 2287389 (Off), 2441907 (Home) Fax: 91-824-2287367, 2287424. ____________________________________________________________ Foreign Secretary, Geological Society of India Member, Council, International Geoscience Education Organisation Principal Investigator of Research Projects: 1. MAGNETIC STUDIES OF SOILS FROM SOUTHERN INDIA (funded by Department of Science & Technology) 2. PALAEOCLIMATE FROM LAKE- AND TANK-BED SEDIMENTS FROM SOUTHERN INDIA (funded by Indian Space Research Organisation). -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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7 Year Higher Education Plan
by Mukesh Anand 08 Aug '07

08 Aug '07

Respected Members', In keeping with the increased focus on creating world class infrastructure in higher education, the Planning Commission has outlined a Rs 1,31,022 crore Seven Year Higher Education Plan.For the XIth plan period, the specified plan would be allocated Rs 55,987 crore.This plan will include 16 new Central Universities, 5 Medical & Engineering Colleges, 370 Degree Colleges, 8 new IITs, 7 new IIMs & 20 new NITs.At present in India there are 380 existing universities. Source :- Arjun, Montek may clash at Panel's Monday Meeting by Urmi A Goswami in The Economic Times dated 6th August,2007 (Monday) Page # 20 With Regards, Mukesh Anand M Lib I Sc Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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