December 2009 - LIS-Forum - ncsi.iisc.ernet.in

Elsevier relaunches biomedical database ‘Embase’
by raghupawar＠gmail.com 02 Dec '09

02 Dec '09

Elsevier relaunches biomedical database 'Embase' STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced a re-launch of Embase, its biomedical database which holds over 20 million indexed records from more than 7,000 active, peer-reviewed journals. Embase claims to have played a key role in the advancement of new biomedical and pharmaceutical insights. New developments and updates include enabling all biomedical researchers to use Embase - extending its 'usability' from information specialists to also include all biomedical and pharmaceutical scientists, and clinical and regulatory professionals. New retrieval tools help further drive discovery, including quick and easy refining of search results and the display of indexed drug-drug and drug-disease relations. Indexed articles-in-press and conference abstracts have also been added to improve comprehensiveness. To signify the enhanced focus on biomedical answers, the product now has a new, fresh look and feel to it, according to Elsevier. Embase seeks to support researchers with key tasks such as tracking of drug adverse events, comparing drug therapies, and Evidence Based Medicine research. It aims to provide researchers with insights and understanding from the world's life sciences information, enabling effective discoveries towards medical discovery and treatment. SOURCE LINK: http://www.knowledgespeak.com/newsArchieveviewdtl.asp?pickUpID=9271&pickUpB… Best Regards, Raghavendra R -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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AICTE Recommended list of books for management institutes
by Anushka Hardas 01 Dec '09

01 Dec '09

Dear Professional colleagues, I need information on AICTE recommended list of books for management institutes. This link is available on the AICTE website but can cannot be accessed. Thanking you, Ms.Anushka Hardas Librarian AICAR Business School, Post Neral, Tal.Karjat, Dist.Raigad, Maharashtra library(a)aicar.net The INTERNET now has a personality. YOURS! See your Yahoo! Homepage. http://in.yahoo.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Survey on Open Access in Agriculture and Related Sciences - The FAO of the UN
by Imma Subirats 01 Dec '09

01 Dec '09

*Apologies for cross-posting* Dear all, The FAO of the United Nations is pleased to invite you to participate in a survey on Open Access in agriculture and related sciences. This short survey (less then 10 minutes) is designed to get a detailed overview of the state of the art of Open Access (OA) and Open Archives Initiative (OAI) within the Agriculture Research Community. The survey will be open until the end of January 2010. The results will be made available online in the CIARD Ring http://www.ciardring.net/ to give all participants the opportunity to take a look at and comment the results. The conclusions drawn will be presented at the IAALD XIIIth World Congress on 26-29 April 2010, Montpellier, France. The survey is available in English, French and Spanish at http://www.ciardring.net/en/survey-oa. Feel free to forward the URL to anyone you know who may be interested in contributing. We would be grateful if you would take the time to complete this questionnaire. If you have any questions please contact Imma Subirats on imma.subirats(a)fao.org Thank you in advance, Imma Subirats --------------------------------------------------- Knowledge and Information Management Officer KCEW, FAO of the United Nations Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 00153 Rome (Italy) <imma.subirats(a)fao.org> -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Sad demise of Mr.S.Srinivas, Manager ( Information Service), ICRISAT, Hyderabad
by G.K.MANJUNATH 01 Dec '09

01 Dec '09

I am deeply grieved to learn about the sad demise of Mr.Srinivas (Srini), my ex-colleague and a good friend. Mr.Srinivas started his career at NASSDOC during late 1970's and joined IRMA, Anand (Gujarat) in the year 1980. During 1996 he joined ICRISAT as a Manager. He will be sadly missed but his inspiration will continue. My heart felt condolences to Mr.Srinivas' family and collegues at ICRISAT. May all get the strength to cope with the bereavement. I pray for his soul to rest in peace Dr.G.K.Manjunath Chief Librarian Indira Gandhi Inst of Development Research Film City Road Santosh Nagar Goregaon(East ) MUMBAI - 400 065 Phone: 022-28416528 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Springer Offers Free Access To Papers of Nobel Prize Laureates (2009) on SpringerLink
by madhu sudhan 01 Dec '09

01 Dec '09

Dear Professionals, Springer is offering all journal articles and book chapters written by this year’s Nobel Prize laureates free of charge on its online information platform www.springerlink.com. The articles and chapters will be available to print out or download from now until 31 December 2009. For more details http://www.springer.com/authors/author+zone?SGWID=0-168002-12-645899-0 With Regards Madhusudhan. S Information Management Area [IMA] Indian Institute of Chemical Technology [IICT] Hyderabad-500607 The INTERNET now has a personality. YOURS! See your Yahoo! Homepage. http://in.yahoo.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ICDL-2010 -Registration Open.
by ICDL 01 Dec '09

01 Dec '09

International Conference on Digital Libraries (ICDL) Theme: Shaping the Information Paradigm New Delhi, 23 – 26 February 2010 Venue: Conference at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi • 24–26 February 2010 Tutorial at IGNOU, Convention Centre, New Delhi • 23 February 2010 Objectives · Provide a platform and enable interaction among DL experts and researchers · Facilitate creation adoption, implementation and utilization of DL‘s, and their future implications · Bridging the digital divide through knowledge sharing Who should participate? · Library/Information professionals · IT and knowledge service providers · Policy makers · Academicians, students and distance learner · E-publishers and virtual communities · Other stakeholders Key Note Speakers: Dr R Chidambaram Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India Ellen R. Tise, President, IFLA Invited Speakers (There are more than 50 invited speakers. Some of them are as below): IFLA President, Senior Director, Library & Information Services, Stellenbosch University, South Africa Deanna Marcum, Library of Congress, USA Mr. Jean-Marc Comment, Archives fédérales suisses, Switzerland Prof. Paul Nieuwenhuysen , Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium Edie Rasmussen, The University of British Columbia, Canada Prof. Peter Schirmbacher, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany Prof. Michael Seadle, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Germany Dr. Andreas Rauber, Vienna Univ. of Technology, Austria Prof. Shigeo Sugimoto, University of Tsukuba, Japan Dr. Rebecca B. Vargha, University Library, USA Dr. Joyce, Chao-chen Chen, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan, Dr. Gobinda Chowdhury, University of Technology Sydney, Australia Prof. Michael Fraser, University of Technology Sydney, Australia Minna Karvonen, The National Digital Library, Ministry of Education, Finland Jens Thorhauge, Danish Agency for Libraries and Media, Denmark Anne Caputo, Special Libraries Association and Dow Jones, USA |-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------| |Delegates |Tutorial |Conference |Conference and | | | | |Tutorial | |-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------| |India/Bhutan/Nepa|Rs 2000 |Rs 6000 |Rs 7500 | |l | | | | |-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------| |Bangladesh/Sri |US$ 55 |US$ 160 |US$ 175 | |Lanka/Pakistan | | | | |-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------| |Other countries |US$ 80 |US$ 250 |US$ 300 | |-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------| For Early–bird registration offer please visit http://www.teriin.org/events/icdl/registration.php Contact: ICDL Secretariat TERI, Darbari Seth Block, IHC Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi – 110 003, India Telephone 24682138, 24682100, 41504900 Fax 24682144, 24682145 E-mail icdl(a)teri.res.in Web www.teriin.org/events/icdl Kind regards Rajesh Kumar Bhardwaj Librarian and Area Convenor TERI -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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