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University Librarian and Professor in Library Science positions advertised
by Dr.P.V.Konnur 18 Sep '05

18 Sep '05

Dear Colleagues, Shivaji University Kolhapur (Maharastra State) has advertised for the following posts: 1. University Librarian and 2. Professor in Library Science. Shivaji University under the new dynamic Vice Chancellor Prof.M.M. Salunkhe has lots of plans to build a modern IT based Library. They have recently purchased a State-of-Art overhead scanner for their digitisation activities, which will through a lots of challenges before the new Librarian being recruited. Prescribed application forms (a set of 12 copies) can be had from the University office on payment of Rs. 300/- in cash (not refundable) and by post on sending a Demand Draft of Rs. 325/- (not refundable) for Open posts and on payment of Rs.150/- in cash (not refundable) and by post on sending a demand draft of Rs. 175/- (not refundable) for reserve posts drawn in favour of the Finance and Accounts Officer, Shivaji University, Kolhapur payable at Kolhapur Branch. The application forms are also available on the website of the university under the tab '' Application for the teachers post '' which can be downloaded and filled on the computer and print-outs on A4 size papers, in 12 copies duly completed can be sent to the Registrar, Shivaji University, Kolhapur. However a D.D. of Rs. 300/- for open posts and Rs. 150/- for reserved post drawn in the name of the Finance and Accounts Officer, Shivaji University, Kolhapur payable at Kolhapur Branch should accompany the Application forms. The application alongwith enclosures duly attached to each copy of the application should be sent to the Registrar, Shivaji University, Vidyanagar, Kolhapur - 416 004 so as to reach him on or before 9 October 2005. Full details may be seen on their website: http://www.unishivaji.ac.in/advtno17.htm I wish all the best for the prospective candidates for the above posts, Thanks, KOnnur. Dr.P.V.Konnur, University Librarian, Bangalore University Library, Jnana Bharathi, Bangalore-560 056 Phone: o8o-22961131, 080-23215510 __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com

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Thanks for your best wishes
by Dr.P.V.Konnur 18 Sep '05

18 Sep '05

Dear Professional Friends, I have received several mails congratulating me for my new assignment as well as expressing their expectations form me towards the profession in general and Bangalore University Library in particular. I have tried to answer some of the mails and am not able to reach some of them. I am sure I will use their mail IDs and communicate them in due course of time. I thank all of you profusely for your best wishes and faith expressed on my abilities. I will try my bes to reach up to your expectations. I need your suggestions and advise from time to time. With Regards, Konnur. --- "D.B.Eswara Reddy" <devaereddy(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > As a former employee of Banglore University Library > (1968-76), my hearty congratulations to Dr.Konnur. If > one looks at "World of Learning 2005" an overwhelming > majority of universities in India has in-charge > librarians and it is a good augury that Bangalore > University has a regular University Librarian after a > gap of almost 10 years. > > Thanks, > D B Eswara Reddy > > > D.B.Eswara Reddy Ph.D > Assistant Professor > Texas A & M University > College Station, Texas 77843 > Devaereddy(a)yahoo.com > > > > > ______________________________________________________ > Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief > effort. > http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-donate3/ > Dr.P.V.Konnur, University Librarian, Bangalore University Library, Jnana Bharathi, Bangalore-560 056 Phone: o8o-22961131, 080-23215510 __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com

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Colloquium on OAP: Models & Technologies
by I.R.N.Goudar 18 Sep '05

18 Sep '05

Dear Professionals, (This is reminder about an important Colloquium) KALA and SIS, Bangalore Chapter cordially invite for a Colloquium on (Presentation 30 minutes each + Discussion about 40 minutes) "Open Access Publishing: Models and Technologies" SPEAKERS: 1. Ms. Judith Turner, Editor, J. Electronic Publishing Topic: "S.R. Ranganathan, Andrew Carnegie, and Open Access" 2. Dr. Eric F. Van de Velde, Director, Library Information Technology, CALTECH, California, USA Topic: "Open Access Publishing: The view from the trenches at Caltech" Preciding and Moderosation of Discussion: Dr. Shalini R. Urs Director, Information and Communication Division & Professor and Chairperson, Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore Date & Time: Saturday, 17th Sept 2005 at 4.30 pm. Venue: Conference Room, British Library 26, Prestige Takt, Kasturba Cross Road, Bangalore-1 Tel: 080-22489220 E-mail: naik.sadashiv(a)in.britishcouncil.org Abstracts: "S.R. Ranganathan, Andrew Carnegie, and Open Access" Open Access Initiatives represent a new business model for publishing that is challenging commercial scholarly publishing. The question is, must it be an either-or situation, or can the two models thrive side by side -- and indeed support one another? "Open Access Publishing: The view from the trenches at Caltech" Caltech embarked on its Open Archives initiative, called Collection of Open Digital Archives (CODA), in January 2000. Since then, we have collected an institutional repository of over 4100 items. Just about half of these are Caltech doctoral theses. Other documents include: books, technical reports, preprints, reprints, oral histories, and popularizing scientific articles. High usage statistics quickly propelled CODA from a pilot study into a major strategic initiative of the Caltech library. In this talk, I will cover some of the challenges of this project, as well as our plans for the future. I.R.N. Goudar Dr. I.K.R. Rao President KALA & President, SIS Bangalore Chapter Secretary SIS Bangalore Chapter Prof. T.D. Kemparaj Secretary and Other Office Bearers -------------------------------------------------------------------------- I.R.N. Goudar Tel: 91-80-25086081 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

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One Day Workshop on Introduction to Scientific & Patent Information and Chemical Abstracts Search
by Dr.P.V.Konnur 16 Sep '05

16 Sep '05

One Day Workshop on Introduction to Scientific & Patent Information and Chemical Abstracts Search Bangalore University Library and Department of Chemistry, Bangalore University, Bangalore, are jointly organizing one day workshop on Introduction to Scientific and Patent Information for the benefit of the Teachers & Research Scholars of Bangalore University and its affiliated colleges. All the Chemical & Pharmaceutical Industries using Chemical Abstracts for their information requirement may also depute their representatives. Scientific Research is growing at a rapid speed. For instance, there are 83 million chemical and biological substances in the world and 40,000 new substances are being added everyday as monitored by CAS Registry numbers. These are substances that are reported for the first time in literature or patents. To keep updated with this situation, for effective research or patent related decisions, increasingly teachers and students in academics, scientists in R&D labs use STN online service. Bangalore University Library has access to Chemical Abstracts through STN (Scientific & Technical Information Network) online information service through UGC-INFONET Programme at free of cost. All the teachers, students and other beneficiaries of Chemical Abstract Services are requested to make best use of this opportunity and learn how to use STN search in their research and patent related decision in Chemical biotech, Engineering related and with Case Studies. The Workshop is divided into following sessions: 10 AM to 11 AM :-Inauguration Function 11 AM to 1.30 PM : I Session: -Chemical & Pharmaceutical Industries -Teachers & Research Scholars other than B.U, P.G Depts. 2.30 PM to 5.30 PM : II Session:-Teachers & Research Scholars exclusively for B.U, P.G Depts. All those who are interested to register for this workshop may please contact the following persons personally or through E-mail on or before 15th September 2005. Dr. P.V. Konnur Dr.N. Ramachandra Swamy University Librarian Professor & Chairman, Bangalore University, Department of Chemistry, Jnanabharathi, Bangalore University, Bangalore-560056 Bangalore-560001 E-mail: drnrswamy(a)yahoo.com Phone: 22961131 , Mobile: 9945214105 Phone: 22961335, Mobile: 9845419880 E-mail: bublibrary(a)yahoo.com Date: 19th September 2005(Monday) Time: 10.00 AM to 5.00 PM Venue: Jnanajyothi Auditorium, Central College Campus, Bangalore- 560001. REGISTRATION FREE OF COST Dr. P.V. Konnur University Librarian Dr.P.V.Konnur, University Librarian, Bangalore University Library, Jnana Bharathi, Bangalore-560 056 Phone: o8o-22961131, 080-23215510 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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suggestions from professional towards a research topic
by shaji joykutty 16 Sep '05

16 Sep '05

Dear professionals , I am working as an MBA and MCA librarian, with experience in both academic as well as special libraries. I am planning to pursue my Ph.D programme in Library and Information Science from the university of madras, if selected. Kindly guide me in selecting and suggesting some new areas of interest in the subject for research. I have a flair for topics on knowledge management. Kindly help me out with the topics Mrs Shaji MBA librarian Ethiraj College for women chennai Expecting full cooperation from all the professionals in suggestions as well as in guidance throughout my research __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Dear professionals , I am working as an MBA and MCA librarian, with experience in both academic as well as special libraries. I am planning to pursue my Ph.D programme in Library and Information Science from the university of madras, if selected. Kindly guide me in selecting and suggesting some new areas of interest in the subject for research. I have a flair for topics on knowledge management. Kindly help me out with the topics Mrs Shaji MBA librarian Ethiraj College for women chennai Expecting full cooperation from all the professionals in suggestions as well as in guidance throughout my research __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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National conference
by Narayan Barse 16 Sep '05

16 Sep '05

Hi Dear professionals VPM'S Joshi-Bedekar College is organising conference on the problems dealing with multilingual computing with special reference to indian language and marathi. For details visit website: www.vpmthane.org or mail to nbarse(a)hotmail.com N. S. Barse Librarian & Coordinator BLIS VPM'S Joshi-Bedekar College Chendani Bunder Rd, Thane West Pin 400601 Hi Dear professionals VPM'S Joshi-Bedekar College is organising conference on the problems dealing with multilingual computing with special reference to indian language and marathi. For details visit website: http://www.vpmthane.org www.vpmthane.org or mail to mailto:nbarse@hotmail.com nbarse(a)hotmail.com N. S. Barse Librarian & Coordinator BLIS VPM'S Joshi-Bedekar College Chendani Bunder Rd, Thane West Pin 400601

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Camera phones will be high-precision scanners
by Thapar, Amit 16 Sep '05

16 Sep '05

Camera phones will be high-precision scanners The software, developed by NEC and the Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST) in Japan, goes further than existing cellphone camera technology by allowing entire documents to be scanned simply by sweeping the phone across the page. Commuters in Japan already anger bookstore owners and newsagents by using existing cellphone software to try to take snapshots of newspaper and magazine articles to finish reading on the train to work. This is only possible because some phones now offer very rudimentary optical character recognition (OCR) software which allows small amounts of text to be captured and digitised from images. But with the new software entire documents can be captured. As a page is being scanned the OCR software takes dozens of still images of the page and effectively merges them together using the outline of the page as a reference guide. The software can also detect the curvature of the page and correct any distortion so caused, enabling even the areas near the binding to be scanned clearly. Copyright furore Using the new software with a 1-megapixel camera held at least 20centimetres away, an A4 sized page takes about 3 to 5 seconds to scan. This produces between 21 and 35 images which the software merges together to extract the text and record any images. "The goal of our research is to enable mobile phones to be used as portable faxes or scanners that can be used any time," an NEC spokesman told . But the concern now is that this technology will catapult the publishing industry into a copyright furore similar to that which has gripped the recording industry in recent years. "There's no easy solution," says Andrew Yates, intellectual property adviser to the UK's Periodical Publisher's Association in London. "The music industry has been struggling with this for some time," he says. But with music the issue is whether or not you allow people to copy music they have already purchased, says Yates. Cause for alarm With print publishing the situation appears to be even more intractable because the new software will make it possible to make copies without even purchasing the original, he says. Licensing agreements may be one option he says. But also people will have to learn that certain rules of conduct still apply. "It is true that this technology may cause copyright issues if it were to be used in an unorthodox way," says the NEC spokesman. But NEC would never encourage such behaviour, he adds. According to NEC, their software is designed to sound an alarm when being used, to avoid any copyright conflicts. The company claims that any attempts to mute the device somehow or plug in headphones will not affect the audibility of this alarm. NEC and NAIST say they do not plan to commercialise their software for three years. Amit Thapar Library & Information Centre National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research (NIPER) Sector-67, Phase-10 S.A.S.Nagar (Mohali) -160062, Punjab, INDIA Phone: 0172-2214682-87 Ext. 2073 Cell: 09417419457 e-mail: amitt(a)niper.ac.in URL: http://www.niper.ac.in/ "All of us could take a lesson from the weather. It pays no attention to criticism." "Rain drop falling from the sky has nothing in mind except to hit the earth. No matter how tough the drop is, it still reaches its destiny! Be positive always, best of luck... " Camera phones will be high-precision scanners The software, developed by NEC and the Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST ) in Japan, goes further than existing cellphone camera technology by allowing entire documents to be scanned simply by sweeping the phone across the page. Commuters in Japan already anger bookstore owners and newsagents by using existing cellphone software to try to take snapshots of newspaper and magazine articles to finish reading on the train to work. This is only possible because some phones now offer very rudimentary optical character recognition (OCR) software which allows small amounts of text to be captured and digitised from images. But with the new software entire documents can be captured. As a page is being scanned the OCR software takes dozens of still images of the page and effectively merges them together using the outline of the page as a reference guide. The software can also detect the curvature of the page and correct any distortion so caused, enabling even the areas near the binding to be scanned clearly. Copyright furore Using the new software with a 1-megapixel camera held at least 20centimetres away, an A4 sized page takes about 3 to 5 seconds to scan. This produces between 21 and 35 images which the software merges together to extract the text and record any images. The goal of our research is to enable mobile phones to be used as portable faxes or scanners that can be used any time, an NEC spokesman told . But the concern now is that this technology will catapult the publishing industry into a copyright furore similar to that which has gripped the recording industry in recent years. Theres no easy solution, says Andrew Yates , intellectual property adviser to the UKs Periodical Publishers Association in London. The music industry has been struggling with this for some time, he says. But with music the issue is whether or not you allow people to copy music they have already purchased, says Yates. Cause for alarm With print publishing the situation appears to be even more intractable because the new software will make it possible to make copies without even purchasing the original, he says. Licensing agreements may be one option he says. But also people will have to learn that certain rules of conduct still apply. It is true that this technology may cause copyright issues if it were to be used in an unorthodox way, says the NEC spokesman. But NEC would never encourage such behaviour, he adds. According to NEC, their software is designed to sound an alarm when being used, to avoid any copyright conflicts. The company claims that any attempts to mute the device somehow or plug in headphones will not affect the audibility of this alarm. NEC and NAIST say they do not plan to commercialise their software for three years. Amit Thapar Library & Information Centre National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research (NIPER) Sector-67, Phase-10 S.A.S.Nagar (Mohali) -160062, Punjab, INDIA Phone: 0172-2214682-87 Ext. 2073 Cell: 09417419457 e-mail: mailto:amitt@niper.ac.in amitt(a)niper.ac.in URL: http://www.niper.ac.in/ http://www.niper.ac.in/ "All of us could take a lesson from the weather. It pays no attention to criticism." "Rain drop falling from the sky has nothing in mind except to hit the earth. No matter how tough the drop is, it still reaches its destiny! Be positive always, best of luck... "

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Six Barriers for Open Access Repositories.
by Sukhdev Singh 16 Sep '05

16 Sep '05

>From the following paper, I could infer that there are six barriers to Open Access Repositories. [Gerard van Westrienen and Clifford A. Lynch (2005). Academic Institutional Repositories: Deployment Status in 13 Nations as of Mid 2005, D-Lib Magazine, 11(9), http://www.dlib.org/dlib/september05/westrienen/09westrienen.html ] These are: ONE--Confusion, Uncertainty and Fear on Copyright Issues. TWO--Doubts regarding Who and How the deposited material would be used. THREE--Doubts on getting proper attribution, impact factors and scholarly credit. FOUR--Myth of low quality material in institutional repositories. FIVE--Unfriendly submission procedures SIX--lack of mandatory provisions in the policies of institutions or funding organizations to deposit the outcome of academic research. We should strive to overcome these barriers, but How!!? --Sukhdev Singh,NIC. http://openmed.nic.in [Gerard van Westrienen and Clifford A. Lynch (2005). Academic Institutional Repositories: Deployment Status in 13 Nations as of Mid 2005, D-Lib Magazine, 11(9), http://www.dlib.org/dlib/september05/westrienen/09westrienen.html http://www.dlib.org/dlib/september05/westrienen/09westrienen.html ] These are: ONE--Confusion, Uncertainty and Fear on Copyright Issues. TWO--Doubts regarding Who and How the deposited material would be used. THREE--Doubts on getting proper attribution, impact factors and scholarly credit. FOUR--Myth of low quality material in institutional repositories. FIVE--Unfriendly submission procedures SIX--lack of mandatory provisions in the policies of institutions or funding organizations to deposit the outcome of academic research. We should strive to overcome these barriers, but How!!? --Sukhdev Singh,NIC. http://openmed.nic.in http://openmed.nic.in

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Enquiry: Article required..
by salma 16 Sep '05

16 Sep '05

Hi, Let me know if anyone of you can help me out to acquire this article.. have tried all possibilities to check at ebsco, proquest etc, but was unable to get the same, have tried in http://wsj.com tooo Title: Tracking Kids By GPS. Authors: Kinnersley, Hannah Kate Source: Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition; 12/24/2002, Vol. 240 Issue 124, pD2, 0p, 2bw Document Type: Article Subject Terms: *GLOBAL Positioning System AUTOMATIC tracking NAICS/Industry Codes: 48833 Navigational Services to Shipping Abstract: Evaluates several child-tracking systems and services that use global-positioning satellites, such as the Digital Angel Personal Safety and Location System and the Child Guard Imported by Marketing Unlimited. ISSN: 0099-9660 Accession Number: 8787752 ________________________________________________ Salma Khan Sr. Executive Information Services WIPRO Technologies, K-312, 5th block, Kormangala Bangalore - 560095 Phone :91-80-25538470(Direct) 91-80-25538301 Extn : 2571 8062003 (VOIP) 9945109819 (Celll) Fax : 91-80-25538116 Email : salma.khan(a)wipro.com ______________________________________________________ There is nothing stronger in the world than gentleness Confidentiality Notice The information contained in this electronic message and any attachments to this message are intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s) and may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender at Wipro or Mailadmin(a)wipro.com immediately and destroy all copies of this message and any attachments.  Hi, Let me know if anyone of you can help me out to acquire this article.. have tried all possibilities to check at ebsco, proquest etc, but was unable to get the same, have tried in http://wsj.com http://wsj.com tooo Title: Tracking Kids By GPS. Authors: Kinnersley , Hannah Kate Source: Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition; 12/24/2002 , Vol. 240 Issue 124, pD2, 0p, 2bw Document Type: Article Subject Terms: *GLOBAL Positioning System AUTOMATIC tracking NAICS/Industry Codes: 48833 Navigational Services to Shipping Abstract: Evaluates several child-tracking systems and services that use global-positioning satellites, such as the Digital Angel Personal Safety and Location System and the Child Guard Imported by Marketing Unlimited. ISSN: 0099-9660 Accession Number: 8787752 ________________________________________________ Salma Khan Sr. Executive Information Services WIPRO Technologies, K-312, 5th block, Kormangala Bangalore - 560095 Phone :91-80-25538470(Direct) 91-80-25538301 Extn : 2571 8062003 (VOIP) 9945109819 (Celll) Fax : 91-80-25538116 Email : mailto:salma.khan@wipro.com salma.khan(a)wipro.com ________________________________________________ ______ There is nothing stronger in the world than gentleness Confidentiality Notice The information contained in this electronic message and any attachments to this message are intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s) and may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender at Wipro or Mailadmin(a)wipro.com immediately and destroy all copies of this message and any attachments.

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MyLISA Lecture on Internet Resource for Information Professionals
by SUNIL M.V. 15 Sep '05

15 Sep '05

Mysore Librarians and Information Scientists Association (MyLISA) A Talk on Internet Resources for Information Professionals By Ayesha Taranum Senior Executive Information Center DSL Software Limited, Banaglore On 17th September 2005 at 4.00 P.M You are cordially invited Venue: Vidyanidhi Seminar Hall Dept. of Library and Information Science, Manasagangothri, Mysore-6 Secretary, MyLISA __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Mysore Librarians and Information Scientists Association (MyLISA) A Talk on Internet Resources for Information Professionals By Ayesha Taranum Senior Executive Information Center DSL Software Limited, Banaglore On 17 th September 2005 at 4.00 P.M You are cordially invited Venue: Vidyanidhi Seminar Hall Dept. of Library and Information Science, Manasagangothri, Mysore-6 Secretary, MyLISA __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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