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Ranganathan's Relevance
by N.S. Harinarayana 27 Mar '07

27 Mar '07

There is an interesting article in Library review on "Ranganathan's relevance in the 21st century" by David McMenemy, Department of Computer and Information Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK. It is available at http://www.emeraldinsight.com/Insight/ViewContentServlet?Filename=Published… -- 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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by Mailing List Admin 26 Mar '07

26 Mar '07

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[Special Issue - Call for Papers] KnowGenesis IJTC Special Issue on Digital Library
by Mailing List Admin 26 Mar '07

26 Mar '07

Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2007 11:27:37 +0800 From: Saurabh Kudesia <saurabhkudesia(a)gmail.com> Dear Colleague, Knowgenesis International Journal for Technical Communication (IJTC) is please to announce a special issue on Digital Library dedicated to Library Sciences, Technical Communication Systems Design and Management. This special issue will include all topics of digital library research. We would be very honored if you or members of your research team would accept to contribute to this special issue by providing a paper. All papers will be refereed according to the KnowGenesis IJTC procedure. Main Theme: In recent years, the information on the Web, individuals or groups that select have converted the overwhelming example of a shared worldwide collection of information, into many digital libraries. We are in the process of creating a global infrastructure that will interconnect many computer networks and various forms of information technologies around the world, digital libraries being one of them. Knowgenesis International Journal for Technical Communication is one of the renowned journals in the world of technical communities. We have always been publishing each and every issue in the area of technical communication. This special issue focuses on the use, adoption and adaptation of digital libraries, which include work surrounding digital libraries and related technologies, the management of knowledge in digital libraries, and the associated usability and social issues. The theme of this issue focuses the Digital Libraries and knowledge and technology. We are very much interested in methods which: combine intelligently different concepts for exploring and exploring the use of learning strategies in order to find efficiently near-optimal solutions; combine digitization techniques and discrete events of models; apply global approaches for multi-objectives Focus and Scope Participation from diverse backgrounds of digital library is encouraged. Submissions on all areas are welcome and may include research, system, evaluation, policy and position papers. Topics include but are not limited to: Social, institutional, and policy issues Pedagogical issues Document genres and electronic publishing Collection development and management Intellectual property User Communities Metadata and content Digital preservation Digital archives and museums Knowledge management Content management Digital library infrastructure and architecture Information retrieval Information mining Semantic web Semi-structured data management Web information gathering Information filtering Information extraction Hypertext and multimedia Security and privacy Submission guidelines Send your manuscript in soft copy to Saurabh Kudesia (Editor-in-chief, KnowGenesis IJTC) at editorinchief(a)knowgenesis.org or saurabhkudesia(a)gmail.com with the subject line "Submission for KG IJTC special issue on digital library " Before you submit your work, please ensure that Your paper does not exceed 3500 words The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor). The submission file is in Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect document file format. All URL addresses in the text ( e.g., http://pkp.sfu.ca) are activated and ready to click. All illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end. Your brief profile, affiliations, contact/email address and your latest passport photo is included with the submission. Last date of submitting full paper 25 April 2007 More Information Send your queries to Saurabh Kudesia ( saurabhkudesia(a)gmail.com, editorinchief(a)knowgenesis.org) About KnowGenesis IJTC KnowGenesis International Journal for Technical Communication (IJTC) is a freely available, international, scholarly journal, dedicated to making accessible the results of research across a wide range of information-related disciplines under Technical Communication. KnowGenesis IJTC is a volunteer effort that brought some of the finest International minds at one place. Thanks to their dedication and support, KnowGenesis IJTC became the first Indian Journal listed by American Education Research Association (AERA) SIG Communication of Research. AERA SIG list is a prestigious list of electronic journals consisting of scholarly and peer-reviewed journals, which are accessible without cost. Recently, UNESCO and Digital Curation Centre (DCC) UK have also included KnowGenesis IJTC in their list of international journals. KnowGenesis is proud to have authors listed from prestigious institutes like NISCAIR, University of Mississippi, University of Calcutta, STC IIT, IIIT, TIFR, Syracuse University, Clemson University, Iowa State University of Science and Technology, Pennsylvania State University, National Informatics Centre (India), Lenta (Russia), Chabot-Las (California), Washington State Department of Information Services, GE Research and STC Chapters, to name a few. Latest and previous issues of KG IJTC are available at www.knowgenesis.net Sincerely, Saurabh Kudesia Editor-in-chief, KnowGenesis IJTC editorinchief at knowgenesis.org saurabhkudesia at gmail.com www.knowgenesis.net

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NIH Director supports OA mandate
by Mailing List Admin 26 Mar '07

26 Mar '07

Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2007 11:58:04 +0100 (BST) From: Subbiah Arunachalam <subbiah_a(a)yahoo.com> >From Peter Suber: NIH Director believes an OA mandate is now necessary Elias Zerhouni, Director of the NIH, told the Senate last week that the NIH public access policy should be strengthened from a request to a requirement. He was testifying before the committee responsible for funding the agency. Quoting the Alliance for Taxpayer Access: During testimony before the Senate Labor/HHS Subcommittee on Appropriations, NIH Director Zerhouni responded to a series of questions on the need for public access to NIH-funded research results. The questions were made by Subcommittee Chair Senator Harkin (D-IA). Dr. Zerhouni reiterated the need for publicly funded research to be made available to advance the conduct of science, and strongly asserted that the NIH the voluntary policy was not working. He made clear that the policy should be made mandatory. A video of Dr. Zerhouni's testimony is available through the Committee Web site. (Note that the link launches a Real Media file. The relevant discussion begins at 1:20.) Peter Suber's Comment. This is big. Nearly a year ago, in April 2006, Dr. Zerhouni told the same committee that "it seems the voluntary policy is just not enough". Now his position is considerably stronger. As I transcribe the video, he said: "We need to make [public access] a condition of federal fund granting....A mandatory policy seems to be the one that will be necessary for us to achieve our goals." Remember that in July 2004, Congress asked for a mandate and the NIH chose to adopt a request instead. Also remember that the policy is merely an in-house agency rule that the NIH can adopt or modify without a Congressional directive. Dr. Zerhouni: Now that you have decided that a mandate is necessary, I hope you will exercise your authority as Director to adopt it. The decision will bring large and lasting benefits to researchers in medicine and related fields, medical patients, practicing physicians, taxpayers, and the agency itself.

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announcement for the post of assistant librarian at WISE, Pune...
by Nirupama Bawdekar 26 Mar '07

26 Mar '07

Dear moderator, I would be grateful if you could kindly post the following announcement on lisforum. regards, mrs nirupama bawdekar s/t officer c,library *************************************************************************** Mrs Nirupama Bawdekar Scientific/Technical Officer-Library Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics Post Bag No. 4, Ganeshkhind Pune 411 007 India --------------------------------------------------------------------------- email: nub(a)iucaa.ernet.in, telephone:+91-20-25604308, fax: +91-20-25604699 **************************************************************************** ---------------------------------ANNOUNCEMENT-------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The World Institute of Sustainable Energy (WISE), located in Pune, Maharashtra, is seeking out a sincere, hardworking and dynamic professional for the post of ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Qualifications: --------------- 1. B.Lib.Sc (First class / distinction). Those qualified as M.Lib.Sc (First class / distinction) would have an advantage. 2) Should have basic computer knowledge. 3) Knowledge of library automation system would be given added weightage. 4) Should be proficient in English (both reading and writing). Experience: Minimum 3 years --------------------------- Payment: Commensurate with knowledge and experience. All those interested may please contact at the following address: Manager (Admin & Accounts) World Institute of Sustainable Energy (WISE) Surya Suman, 49 Hindustan Estates Road No.2, Kalyani Nagar Pune 411 006 Tel: 020-26613832 / 55 Fax: 020-26611438 Email: admin(a)wisein.org Website: www.wisein.org About WISE: ----------- The World Institute of Sustainable Energy (WISE) is a fast growing, not-for-profit organization set up in June 2004, with the primary objective of promoting sustainable energy, energy conservation, and sustainable development. In particular, the institution is committed towards addressing the shortcomings existing in the renewable energy sector in India, viz. lack of policy support and incentives, lack of legislative and research support, lack of qualified manpower, and lack of critical awareness that would lead to the transition to a sustainable energy-based economy. WISE has recently drafted a model draft renewable energy law for India and is advocating its adoption by Parliament. The activities of WISE thus aim to provide a major impetus to the development of the renewable energy sector in all Indian states. WISE is headed by its founder Director General, G M Pillai, a senior IAS officer of the rank of Additional Secretary to the Government of India. He was formerly Director General, Maharashtra Energy Development Agency (MEDA), the state nodal agency for renewable energy development, Government of Maharashtra, for a period of 5 years. WISE LIBRARY: The WISE Library and Documentation Centre is a one-of-its-kind, unique, specialized information centre that houses a comprehensive collection of books, journals, audio-video resources, etc., on energy, environment and sustainable development. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by OpenProtect(http://www.openprotect.com), and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Requesition.......
by Mailing List Admin 26 Mar '07

26 Mar '07

Date: 23 Mar 2007 11:12:19 -0000 From: abhishek kumar yadav <cervicalgun(a)rediffmail.com> Dear Colleagues, Could any one you provide following articles..... 1. Evaluating the stability of Geologic Structures using Acoustic Emission Monitoring  Structural Integrity by Acoustic Emission,ASTM STP 571 American Society for Testing Materials 1975 pp80-106 2. Microseismic Techniques for Monitoring the Behaviour of Rock Struct5ures.US Bureau of Mines.Bulletin 665 3. Acoustic Emission Source Location in Two Dimensions by an array of three Transducers. Non-Destructive Tresting Feb. 1976 pp. 9-12 Regards, A. K. Yadav Library and Information Services National Physical Laboratory, Dr. K. S. Krishnan Road, New Delhi 110012, INDIA Phone 91-11-25742610,11,12 Ext. 2425 Fax. 91-11-25726938, 91-11-25726952 http://www.nplindia.org

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GOOD NEWS: Compensation to Dr. T B Rajashekar's Grief Family
by Babu Rajendra 23 Mar '07

23 Mar '07

At last, scientist's kin get relief http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/mar232007/index212272007323.asp The Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (MACT) awarded the family of Dr Tarikere Basappa Rajashekar, the well-known scientist from Bangalore, a compensation of Rs 32.78 lakh. It was a long wait for the family of Dr Tarikere Basappa Rajashekar, the well-known scientist from Bangalore who was killed in a road accident, but their patience paid off when the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (MACT) awarded them a compensation of Rs 32.78 lakh, in a judgment delivered on Thursday. Dr Rajashekhar who was the Associate Chairman of the National Centre for Science Information (NCSI) at the Indian Institute of Science, near Budihal cross, Nelamangala, near Bangalore, was killed when his Maruthi van was hit by a tractor on June 3, 2005. His wife, Parvathi Rajshekhar, son Amith and daughter Anusha moved the MACT seeking compensation. Their advocate Hanuma Reddy told the tribunal that the deceased was 51 years old and had 11 years of service left and that he was earning Rs 40,800 a month. Justice Talikote while ordering the insurance company to pay compensation of Rs 32.78 lakh with an interest of 6 per cent from the date the case was filed. The compensation claim was made about a year ago by the family and the entire amount - along with an interest of 6 per cent - works out to about Rs 36 lakh. Reddy said that a decision on whether to seek enhancement of compensation would be taken after going through the judgment and consulting the family members. Dr Rajashekhar, known as Raja to his friends, played a role in the creation of the nation's first computerised current awareness service in the early 1980s at NCSI. He set up India's first interoperable institutional open access archive. H Rajendra Babu Manager - Financial Research & Analysis Capco. Salarpuria Annexe, 351/5-10 Luskar, Hosur Road, Bangalore- 560 034 T-+91-80-41997351 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LEARN MORE - Capco is a consultant, managed services provider and thought leader. We are experts in the financial services industry. You can access our thinking and learn more about us at www.capco.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The information in this email is confidential and is intended solely for the addressee(s). Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not an intended recipient, please notify the sender of this email immediately. You should not copy, use or disseminate the information contained in the email. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of Capco. http://www.capco.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Digital Preservation : Volume 6, Number 1, 1Q2007, (Digital Document Quarterly )
by sri priya 23 Mar '07

23 Mar '07

Digital Document Quarterly Digital Preservation :Volume 6, Number 1, 1Q2007 http://home.pacbell.net/hgladney/ddq_6_1.htm S.Sripriya --------------------------------- TV dinner still cooling? Check out "Tonight's Picks" on Yahoo! TV. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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DDC numbers
by N.S. Harinarayana 22 Mar '07

22 Mar '07

This has a reference to Divya Singh's query. As DDC is a priced publication, one may not get the whole schedules for free access. Visit http://www.oclc.org/dewey/ for more information. However, if one wants DDC numbers for some specific titles, one can find them in LOC catalogue (http://catalog.loc.gov/) -- 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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22 Mar '07

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