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article on Wikipedia
by Venkata Kesavan 21 Sep '09

21 Sep '09

Dear Friends, Please read an interesting article titled 'Where Wikipedia ends' by Farhad Manjoo, published in the TIME Magazine (Sep-25-2009, pp.24-25. ) The article is focused on the various issues faced by Wikipedia, such as 'adding fewer articles and has fewer editors' to maintain the site. You may access the article from : <http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1924492,00.html> http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1924492,00.html Regards, R. Venkata Kesavan Chief Manager Times Archives & Knowledge Centre (TAKC) Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. (The Times Group) The Times of India Building, 2nd Floor Dr. D. N. Road Mumbai 400 001 Ph: (B): +91-22-66353535 (Ext.: 4470) Fax : +91-22-22731437 e-mail : venkata.kesavan(a)timesgroup.com Homepage: http://rvkindia.angelfire.com/ Disclaimer :- The information in this e-mail and any attachments is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee or addressees. If you are not an intended recipient, please delete the message and any attachments and notify the sender of misdelivery. Any use or disclosure of the contents of either is unauthorised and may be unlawful. All liability for viruses is excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender states them, with requisite authority, to be those of the specific TIMES GROUP company. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Reminder: Survey of Greenstone Digital Library Software
by anu＠ncsi.iisc.ernet.in 21 Sep '09

21 Sep '09

Apologies for cross posting. Kindly ignore this mail if you have already responded. Dear Professional, As you are aware, Greenstone Digital Library Software (GSDL), a free software developed by the University of Waikato, New Zealand, is a major Digital Library software in South Asian region. Different institutions/individuals are already developing Interfaces in some of the Indian languages. With a view to promoting further work on and practical applications of the software a survey of the institutions and individuals in South Asian region who are using or intending to use or have attended workshop(s) on the software or otherwise interested in GSDL, is being undertaken. This survey is mainly supported by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) of Canada. UNESCO, Paris and eIFL, Netherlands, are also promoting this software. The results of the survey will be made available to others also, on request. A survey instrument (for individuals and institutions) is made available online at: http://dharmaganja.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/greenstone (for individuals) http://dharmaganja.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/greenstone-inst (for institutions) The survey instrument consists of five parts: Personal Information, Digital Library Activities, Digital Library Support and Services, GSDL Use & Support and Organizational Structure of Future Digital Library Support organization. We request you to fill in the survey instrument as completely as possible. We assure you that whatever information you provide us will be used only for academic purpose and will be kept confidential. Please fill either the institutional or individual survey instrument and return to us as early as possible, in any case not later than 30th September 2009. We will appreciate it if you could kindly distribute this to other persons in your country who are involved in GSDL. Alternatively, please provide us the list of address/email ids to which we shall send the survey instrument. A few corrections are made in this survey instrument replacing country specific questions where 'India' or 'Indian' was mentioned with a more general term 'South Asia' or 'National'. Thanks in advance!! Regards, Dr.Anuradha.K.T. National Centre for Science Information Indian Institute of Science Karnataka, Bangalore 560 012 FAX:(+91-80) 23601426/23600683 Tel:(+91-80) 23600271/22932511

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Online Social Network of KV Librarians got its 100th Member
by faisal sl 20 Sep '09

20 Sep '09

Dear Professionals, Connecting the unorganised School Library Professionals in Kendriya Vidyalayas and thereby initiate strategic developments in the arena of School Librarianship in India is the prime aim of the online social network, KV Librarians ( http://kvlibrarians.ning.com/ ). The Network has got its 100th member on 20th September 2009. I take this opportunity to congratulate all the members and those who support the initiative which eventually help to reposition the school libraries and librarians in the country. Visit the Network http://kvlibrarians.ning.com/ Thank you S.L.Faisal Librarian Kendriya Vidyalaya Pattom,Thiruvananthapuram-695 004 Kerala India Ph.09447699724 Official http://librarykvpattom.wordpress.com http://libzine.wordpress.com http://homeworksonline.wordpress.com http://mydearbook.wordpress.com Professional http://librarynext.wordpress.com http://kvlblogs.wordpress.com Social Networks http://kvlibrarians.ning.com/ http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/isl-link/ Personal http://slfaisal.wordpress.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Information Dissemination Industry
by bhagyashree sane 19 Sep '09

19 Sep '09

Dear Moderator, Please put this topic for open discussion on LIS forum. Dear Professionals, I strongly feel that we should build 'Information Dissemination Industry' as librarians' job is to disseminate available information to the selected group of people [i.e. we call users]. This will help to differentiate librarians[who disseminate avialable infn] from IT people [who create/store information]. I would appreciate comments, discussion. with regards, Bhagyashree J.Sane(Mrs.) Chief Librarian Alma Mater Library National Insurance Academy 25, Balewadi, Baner Road, NIA PO Pune 411 045 INDIA Tel: 91 20 27204064 e-mail:bsane@niapune.com/bjsane@gmail.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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HELINET Training and Continuing Education Program -2009
by thimmappa naik 19 Sep '09

19 Sep '09

To, All respected professionals, Affiliated colleges to RGUHS-Karnataka HELINET Training and Continuing Education Program for the Librarians and faculty / students of the affiliated Colleges of Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka, 4 T Block Jayanagar-Bangalore-41(RGUHS) under HELINET Consortium September 22-30, 2009 1. Librarians, Principals, Students of Medical Colleges,Tuesday, Sept 22, 2009 2. Librarians Principals, Students of Dental Colleges Wednesday, Sept 23, 2009 3. Librarians Principals, Students of Pharmacy Colleges,Thursday, Sept 24, 2009 4. Librarians Principals, Students of Nursing Colleges,Friday, Sept 25, 2009 5. Librarians Principals, Students of Physiotherapy & Allied Health Science Colleges Saturday, Sept 26, 2009 6. Librarians Principals, Students of Ayurveda, Homoeopathy, Unani, Yoga & Naturopathy Colleges Wednesday, Sept 30, 2009 Timings: 10.30 a.m. to 5.45 p.m. Venue: Dhanvathri Hall, RGUHS Kindly participate, regards, Thimmappa N. MLISc, PGDHL Library Assistant, RGUHS Bengaluru Thimmappa N. MLISc, PGDHL Bengaluru thimmappa03(a)yahoo.com or softeyest(a)gmail.com"Without libraries what have we? We have no past and no future”Read an eBook, Save a Tree; Buy an eBook Reader, Save a Forest Connect more, do more and share more with Yahoo! India Mail. Learn more. http://in.overview.mail.yahoo.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Indo-US International Congress-Cum-Workshop ON IPR
by Puna Das 18 Sep '09

18 Sep '09

Indo-US International Congress-Cum-Workshop ON IPR 5-7 October 2009 Venue: Amity University, Sector 125, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India Overview The 21st century is known as an era of science and technology. All-round Developments are taking place at very fast pace and these would determine the growth and success of any nation, besides changing the lives of mankind in all areas but one has to keep abreast of these research, innovation and technology can only be useful if it leads to commercial/societal utilization for which Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) issues are of immense importance. Seeing its importance, a three-day Workshop is being organized in the area of IPR to provide a platform to researchers and academicians, students and industry partners from India and abroad to come together and share their experiences and to deliberate on: Evolution of Intellectual Property Rights; Trademarks and Geographical Indicators; Patents and Industrial Designs; Copyrights Enforcement; IPR for Economic Growth; Role of Regulatory Bodies; IPR in the Digital Age; Technology Transfer; Traditional Knowledge and Biodiversity; and many more. The lectures will be delivered by national and international experts followed by interactive round table discussions. For further clarification and assistance on practical IPR issues, Amity University IPR experts will be available on the spot. Submission of Papers Submission of Abstract: 15 September 2009 Submission of Full Paper: 30 September 2009 Registration Key Dates Registration: 20 September 2009 Further Details: http://cssp-jnu.blogspot.com/2009/09/indo-us-international-congress-cum.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India http://anupkumardas.blogspot.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Keep up with people you care about with Yahoo! India Mail. Learn how. http://in.overview.mail.yahoo.com/connectmore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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55th ILA Conference at BIMTECH, Greater Noida during 21-24 January, 2010
by Anil Singh 18 Sep '09

18 Sep '09

Dear Professional Coleagues, The Dates for 55th ILA Conference to be held at BIMTECH, Greater Noida is 21-24 January 2010. By mistake it was typed 21-24 January 2009. Sorry for inconvenience. Anil Singh NCERT, New Delhi -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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DDC number for the book titled
by Dinesh SB 17 Sep '09

17 Sep '09

Dear Friends, Kindly let me know the DDC number for the book titled "Nano Computing". Exact classification no. is not available in DDC 21st edition. Thanking You, Dinesh Dinesh S B, MLISc, MPhil Library Assistant Alliance Business Academy BTM Layout, N.S Palya, Bangalore-560076 Karnataka, Mobile-9242235324 dinu_9242235324(a)yahoomail.co.in Connect more, do more and share more with Yahoo! India Mail. Learn more. http://in.overview.mail.yahoo.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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37th Five Laws Lecture (2009)
by DRTC - General 17 Sep '09

17 Sep '09

DOCUMENTATION RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE and SARADA RANGANATHAN ENDOWMENT FOR LIBRARY SCIENCE CORDIALLY INVITE YOU TO THE 37th FIVE LAWS LECTURE (2009) on "Blogging for Library and Information Services" by Mr. Sainul Abideen P Librarian Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management-Kerala [IITM-K] NILA, Technopark, Karyavattom P.O Thiruvanathapuram on Wednesday, 30th September 2009 at 6.30 pm at Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science 702, (Upstairs), 42nd Cross, 3rd Block, Rajajinagar Bangalore 560 010 Professor I.K. Ravichandra Rao Documentation Research and Training Centre Indian Statistical Institute 8th Mile, Mysore Road, Bangalore-560059 Presides -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Announcement of National Workshop on workshop on Web Accessibility
by Vimal Kumar 17 Sep '09

17 Sep '09

*Announcement of National Workshop on workshop on Web Accessibility* *The Centre for Internet and Society <http://www.cis-india.org/>* (CIS) and *Society for Promotion of Alternative Computing and Employment<http://www.space-kerala.org/> * (SPACE) are organizing a workshop on web accessibility for web developers from the public and private sector from September 25 to 26, 2009. The workshop will take place at *Christ Nagar International School*, Kowdiar, Thiruvananthapuram, between 09:30-17:30 hours each day. The workshop seeks to bring together practitioners from Government Departments, as well as from small and medium enterprises across the country. The primary aim of this workshop is to demonstrate the importance of creating accessible web sites and to educate the developers of government and private web sites on how to incorporate accessibility features into new as well as existing web sites. The training comprises both theory-oriented and practical sessions.The trainers are specialists in various aspects of web accessibility. The main focus will be on WCAG 2.0 guidelines. The workshop is for persons already involved in developing web sites with good knowledge of HTML, XML, CSS, etc. In addition to training web developers in accessibility, the workshop will also serve as a platform for capacity building by training potential accessibility trainers. The programme is supported by *Kerala State IT Mission<http://www.itmission.kerala.gov.in> *, which runs *INSIGHT - ICT Centre for the differently abled*<http://insight.kerala.gov.in>in association with SPACE. Hurry! Interested persons are requested to register immediately as seats are limited. Candidates may register directly on the website at http://c11.space-kerala.org/webw/ fill the application form (* http://tinyurl.com/ktctwl*) and post/ submit to SPACE office *SPACE Office Address* Society for Promotion of Alternative Computing and Employment C-11, Elankom Gardens, Vellayambalam, Thiruvananthapuram Kerala, India -- Vimal Kumar V. Asst. Librarian Asian School of Business Technopark, Trivandrum-695 581 Web: www.vimalkumar.co.nr Blog: http://vimalkumar.oksociety.in OK Society Volunteer. http://oksociety.in --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I forget what I was taught. I only remember what I have learnt" -Patrick White -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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