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The Top 100 Alternative Search Engines
by Mailing List Admin 13 Mar '07

13 Mar '07

Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 13:36:02 +0530 From: "Thapar, Amit" <amitt(a)niper.ac.in> The Top 100 Alternative Search Engines http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/top_100_alternative_search_engines.php Why limit your searching to Google when the best engine for your purpose might be a clustering engine that maps results, a recommendation search tool, a spoken word engine, a social bookmark tool, a podcast search engine, etc.

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An E-Course on Digital Library and Information Services (fwd)
by Mailing List Admin 13 Mar '07

13 Mar '07

Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2007 16:43:30 +0530 From: Mukesh Anand <mukeshanand2006(a)gmail.com> Subject - An E-Course on Digital Library and Information Services Dear LIS Professionals' This course is by Consortium for Educational Communication (CEC), an inter university centre of UGC,India. This course basically designed to help Library and Information Science professionals on the use of Information Communication Technology *(ICT)* in Libraries. Only 20 seats are available at each media centre and 30 seats at CEC. Enrolment will be on a first-come-first-served basis. The course will be in English and hence a good command of the language is essential. Students can also register online on website* www.cec-ugc.org*. By paying a *registration fees of Rs. 300/-* A certificate of competence will be given to the students who submit assignments. For this they have to pay additional *Rs. 500 as processing fees. The course duration is 55 days.* *Website : www.cec-ugc.org* Bye, Mukesh Anand M.Lib.I.Sc. Final Year Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi --

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students - book ratio
by Mailing List Admin 13 Mar '07

13 Mar '07

Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2007 06:23:55 +0000 (GMT) From: savitha v.s <savithavs_murthy(a)yahoo.co.in> Dear Friends Can any one help me by providing some information regarding the students and number of books ratio, reference books and text books in library. Thanking you Savitha.V.S Librarian S.B.M.J.C K.G.F

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Scholarly Communication in 2007
by Mailing List Admin 13 Mar '07

13 Mar '07

Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2007 06:04:33 +0000 From: Gowri Ravindranth <gravindranth(a)hotmail.com> Dear Friends: Ranganathan Center for Information Studies (RCIS) in collaboration with Sundaram Medical Foundation Dr. Rangarajan Memorial Hospital, Chennai Invite you for a Lecture-Demo on Scholarly Communication in 2007 Challenges & Opportunities for the Global Biomedical & Librarian Communities By Ms. Pamela C. Sieving & Ms. Bette Anton Bio-medical Librarian/Informationist National Institute of Health Library Bethesda, Maryland, USA Venue: Auditorium, SMF, 4th Avenue, Shanti Colony, Anna Nagar, Chennai � 600 040 Date : March 19, 2007 Programme 10.00 - 10.10 a.m Welcome - Dr. Arjun Rajagopalan, Medical Director, SMF 10.10 - 10.15 a.m. Honours - Prof.Parthasarathy, Secretary, RCIS 10.15- 11.00 a.m. Lecture - Ms. Pamela C. Sieving & Ms. Bette Anton 11.00 - 11.25 a.m Interaction 11.25- 11.30 VOTE of Thanks, Prof.A.Amudhavalli, President, MALA 11.30 -11.45 Fellowship Tea Looking forward to see you on 19th L. R. Gowri Secretary, MALA

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national Knowledge Commission Report and the Working Group Report on libraries
by Mailing List Admin 13 Mar '07

13 Mar '07

Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2007 14:51:17 +0530 From: Rajan <rajankila(a)hotmail.com> The national Knowledge Commission Report and the Working Group Report on libraries are available at http://knowledgecommission.gov.in/ The content of the Reports indicates an emerging digital revolution in the library sector in India.In this scenario, the librarians need to emerge themselves as Knowledge Managers without which they will be by-passed by other knowledge workers. Our library schools should now focus more on practically useful information technology content and tools in their library educational programmes. The present situation leaves much to be desired. Digital Document Archiving with Winisis/ Genisis and Digital Library Development with Greenstone are the comparatively easier applications for digital knowledge management in our libraries. There are some other easy-to-use applications that need to be brought to the fore. We, the librarians, should focus more on them with enthusiasm to become better Knowledge Managers of our times. Regards, K Rajasekharan Librarian , Kerala Institute of Local Administration Mulagunnathukavu, Thrissur -680591 Ph 0487- 2204097 (O), 2201428 ( R)

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WIPO Magazine
by sandeep bhavsar 13 Mar '07

13 Mar '07

Respected All WIPO Magazine http://www.wipo.int/wipo_magazine/en/ This publication is to replace the former Industrial Property and Copyright monthly review. Instead of simply listing WIPO activities, this Magazine will feature in-depth information about selected initiatives, policies, meetings, and other activities that have an impact on our work and the work of the intellectual property community worldwide. The WIPO Magazine is published bimonthly by the Communications and Public Outreach Division, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The bimonthly WIPO Magazine (available in English, French and Spanish) aims to inform readers about WIPO-led activities, and to show intellectual property, creativity and innovation at work across the world. The WIPO Magazine is distributed free of charge. Best Regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Management Studies Thane(W). 400601 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ email : sandeep.bhavsar(a)gmail.com Mob : 09870484626 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ --------------------------------- Now you can scan emails quickly with a reading pane. Get the new Yahoo! Mail. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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FAO opens research and extension portal
by Swapan Patra 12 Mar '07

12 Mar '07

[image: *] "The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has launched a research and extension portal to act as a gateway to clear information on research, technology (including biotechnology), extension and their linkages for decision-makers, research institutes, extension services, regulatory bodies and the general public. The portal offers free access to publications and databases covering topics related to policies, capacity building, human development and methodologies. It will integrates material from databases on technology; funding for research and extension; and on contacts in research institutions worldwide". see details using the following link http://www.fao.org/sd/sdrr/portal/ Swapan kumar Patra Department of BIochemical Engineering & Biotechnology Indian Institute of Technology Delhi New Delhi-110016 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ROIs on Library - Information dissemination Models
by Parinita Samant 12 Mar '07

12 Mar '07

Dear All, At some point or the other we all think of the ROIs on library. Have anyone of you actually worked on the ROIs? Could you share your experience? How do you calculate the ROIs? Also, what are the various models of Information Dissemination? Where can I get more information on this (PS: already tried Google) Thanks & Regards Parinita Samant *************************************************************************************************************************** This e-mail communication and any attachments may be privileged and confidential to Hexaware and are intended only for the use of the recipients named above. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not review, disclose, disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail and attachments. If you have received this email in error, please delete the same alongwith all attachments thereto and notify us immediately at mailadmin(a)hexaware.com . *************************************************************************************************************************** -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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OCKHAM Initiative
by sandeep bhavsar 12 Mar '07

12 Mar '07

Respected All The OCKHAM Initiative seeks to promote the development of digital libraries via collaboration between librarians and digital library researchers. By promoting simple, open approaches and standards for digital library tools, services, and content, the gap between digital library development and the adoption of digital library systems by the traditional library community will be bridged. MyLibrary@OCKHAM MyLibrary@OCKHAM is a demonstration of how to make National Science Foundation Digital Library content more available through traditional libraries venues. This goal is accomplished in four steps: 1) create a framework for storing relevent content using MyLibrary, 2) harvest content from the NSDL OAI Repository, and save it to the underlying MyLibrary database, 3) write reports against the database in the form of browsable lists, and 4) index the content to provide searchable interfaces. Demo: http://mylibrary.ockham.org/ Download: local (http://mylibrary.ockham.org/src/ockham-mylibrary.tar.gz) or from Google Code (http://code.google.com/p/ockham-mylibrary/) --------------------------------- OCKHAM Alert OCKHAM Alert is an alerting service which utilizes a proposed method for providing a current awareness service against the content of OAI repositories as well as library catalogs. More information on OCKHAM Alert can currently be found at http://alert.ockham.org. Demo: http://alert.ockham.org Downloads: local (http://alert.ockham.org/src/ockham-alert.tar.gz) or from Google Code (http://code.google.com/p/ockham-alert/) --------------------------------- OCKHAM Spell OCKHAM Spell returns alternative spellings of word via Web Serivce interface. Demo: http://spell.ockham.org/ Downloads: local (http://spell.ockham.org/src/ockham-spell.tar.gz) or from Google Code (http://code.google.com/p/ockham-spell/) --------------------------------- Eric Lease Morgan (emorgan(a)nd.edu) March 1, 2007 Best Regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Management Studies Thane(W). 400601 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ email : sandeep.bhavsar(a)gmail.com Mob : 09870484626 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ --------------------------------- What kind of emailer are you? Find out today - get a free analysis of your email personality. Take the quiz at the Yahoo! Mail Championship. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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free access to e-books by caltech authors
by Krishnan 12 Mar '07

12 Mar '07

Caltech has made available the following books by its faculty for free access recently Pls look at http://caltechbook.library.caltech.edu for more books made available Ballhausen, Carl J. and Gray, Harry B. Molecular electronic structures : an introduction, 1980 <http://caltechbook.library.caltech.edu/155/> Ballhausen, Carl A. and Gray, Harry B. Molecular orbital theory: an introductory lecture note and reprint volume, 1965 <http://caltechbook.library.caltech.edu/117/> Dence, Joseph B. and Gray, Harry B. and Hammond, George S. Chemical dynamics, 1968 <http://caltechbook.library.caltech.edu/156/> Gray, Harry B. Electrons and Chemical Bonding, 1965 <http://caltechbook.library.caltech.edu/130/> Langford, Cooper H. and Gray, Harry B. Ligand Substitution Processes, 1966 <http://caltechbook.library.caltech.edu/100/> -- Dr. S.Krishnan Head, Information Division National Chemical Laboratory Pashan Road PUNE 411008, INDIA e-mail: s.krishnan(a)ncl.res.in Tel: +91-20-25902650 Fax: +91-20-25902850 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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