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Innovative library in B'desh wins award
by Subbiah Arunachalam 24 Aug '05

24 Aug '05

Friends: Hearty congratulations to our friends in B'desh for their innovative project and for the award they have won. Friends in C3net, one of you should win this awrd next year! Arun 8.16.05 Bangladeshi Organization Receives Award for Using Traditional Boats and River Networks to Deliver Access to Information Technology 2005 Access to Learning Award recognizes Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha's outreach to impoverished, remote communities OSLO-The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today presented its 2005 Access to Learning Award of US $1 million to Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha, a nongovernmental organization in Bangladesh, for its pioneering approach to bridging the digital divide and its commitment to providing free public access to computers and the Internet. Through the use of indigenous boats converted into mobile libraries, schools, and the Mobile Internet Educational Units on Boats program, Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha provides educational services, access to technology, and computer training to poor communities in a Northern Bangladesh watershed. The boats, which anchor at remote villages, rely on generators or solar energy and mobile phones for Internet access. "All our program activities are concentrated in and around the rivers using a familiar vehicle for people to approach technology. Our boat libraries are crucial to the progress of the villages along the river basins," said Abul Hasanat Mohammed Rezwan, executive director of Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha and founder of the boat project. Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha is dedicated to alleviating poverty among the poorest people in the Nandakuja-Atrai-Boral Watershed, serving 86,500 families and an area covering over 240 kilometers crossed by thousands of rivers, tributaries and streams. The Access to Learning Award will enable the organization to sustain its services and expand programs to meet an increasing demand. "Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha is bringing technology to people most in need," said Martha Choe, director of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's Global Libraries Program. "This organization's perseverance and ingenuity is a testament to the value of and demand for public access computing throughout the world. Its efforts will have long-lasting impact for generations to come." Relying on skilled volunteers, Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha educates men, women, and children on issues ranging from agricultural practices and to micro enterprise and literacy. Farmers learn about strategies for productive and sustainable farming and the ecological hazards of pesticides. Throughout the year, they are able to connect with educators via onboard e-mail and check current farm prices online to remain competitive in the local market. "Seeing a computer, let alone touching it, was beyond our wildest imagination," said Abdul Azad, a farmer who travels an hour to the docked boat library from the remote village of Kalinagar. Students who would otherwise be unable to attend school during the monsoon season continue their education through the year using the libraries' onboard field staff. With literacy rates in Bangladesh at only 42 percent, Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha is making a significant impact on educating young people, especially girls. In fact, over 70 percent of the program's beneficiaries are women. In a highly competitive job market coupled with pervasive poverty, student participants are eager to learn technological skills they hope will translate to a career later on. Although Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha manages to keep operational costs low, the program - which does not receive government funds - must continually seek outside funding to cover the costs and the increasing demands for the program. Over the next five years, the program hopes to double its capacity. The annual Access to Learning Award, now in its sixth year, recognizes the innovative efforts of libraries, organizations or library agencies outside the United States in providing no-cost public access to this technology. Last year's award was granted to China Evergreen Rural Library Service Center and Aarhus Public Libraries in Denmark. Past recipients include the Smart Cape Access Project of Cape Town, South Africa (2003), the BibloRed library network of Bogotá, Colombia (2002), the Proyecto Bibliotecas Guatemala (Probigua) and the Biblioteca del Congreso de la Nación Argentina (both in 2001) and the Helsinki City Library of Finland (2000). The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) administers the Access to Learning Award. An international advisory committee of librarians and information technology experts evaluated the applicants' efforts to make technology freely accessible to the public, train the public in using technology, educate staff on technology use and reach out to underserved communities. # # # The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (www.gatesfoundation.org) works to promote greater equity in four areas: global health, education, public libraries and support for at-risk families in Washington State and Oregon. The Seattle-based foundation joins local, national and international partners to ensure that advances in these areas reach those who need them most. The foundation is led by Bill Gates' father, William H. Gates, Sr., and Patty Stonesifer. The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) is an independent, nonprofit organization that works to expand access to information, however recorded and preserved, as a public good. In partnership with other organizations, CLIR helps create services that expand the concept of "library," and supports the providers and preservers of information. Through projects, programs and publications, CLIR works to maintain and improve access to information for generations to come both in the United States and around the world. On the Internet: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: www.gatesfoundation.org Council on Library and Information Resources: www.clir.org Friends: Hearty congratulations to our friends in B'desh for their innovative project and for the award they have won. Friends in C3net, one of you should win this awrd next year! Arun 8.16.05 Bangladeshi Organization Receives Award for Using Traditional Boats and River Networks to Deliver Access to Information Technology 2005 Access to Learning Award recognizes Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangsthas outreach to impoverished, remote communities OSLOThe Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today presented its 2005 Access to Learning Award of US $1 million to Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha, a nongovernmental organization in Bangladesh, for its pioneering approach to bridging the digital divide and its commitment to providing free public access to computers and the Internet. Through the use of indigenous boats converted into mobile libraries, schools, and the Mobile Internet Educational Units on Boats program, Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha provides educational services, access to technology, and computer training to poor communities in a Northern Bangladesh watershed. The boats, which anchor at remote villages, rely on generators or solar energy and mobile phones for Internet access. All our program activities are concentrated in and around the rivers using a familiar vehicle for people to approach technology. Our boat libraries are crucial to the progress of the villages along the river basins, said Abul Hasanat Mohammed Rezwan, executive director of Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha and founder of the boat project. Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha is dedicated to alleviating poverty among the poorest people in the Nandakuja-Atrai-Boral Watershed, serving 86,500 families and an area covering over 240 kilometers crossed by thousands of rivers, tributaries and streams. The Access to Learning Award will enable the organization to sustain its services and expand programs to meet an increasing demand. Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha is bringing technology to people most in need, said Martha Choe, director of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundations Global Libraries Program. This organizations perseverance and ingenuity is a testament to the value of and demand for public access computing throughout the world. Its efforts will have long-lasting impact for generations to come. Relying on skilled volunteers, Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha educates men, women, and children on issues ranging from agricultural practices and to micro enterprise and literacy. Farmers learn about strategies for productive and sustainable farming and the ecological hazards of pesticides. Throughout the year, they are able to connect with educators via onboard e-mail and check current farm prices online to remain competitive in the local market. Seeing a computer, let alone touching it, was beyond our wildest imagination, said Abdul Azad, a farmer who travels an hour to the docked boat library from the remote village of Kalinagar. Students who would otherwise be unable to attend school during the monsoon season continue their education through the year using the libraries onboard field staff. With literacy rates in Bangladesh at only 42 percent, Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha is making a significant impact on educating young people, especially girls. In fact, over 70 percent of the programs beneficiaries are women. In a highly competitive job market coupled with pervasive poverty, student participants are eager to learn technological skills they hope will translate to a career later on. Although Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha manages to keep operational costs low, the program which does not receive government funds must continually seek outside funding to cover the costs and the increasing demands for the program. Over the next five years, the program hopes to double its capacity. The annual Access to Learning Award, now in its sixth year, recognizes the innovative efforts of libraries, organizations or library agencies outside the United States in providing no-cost public access to this technology. Last years award was granted to China Evergreen Rural Library Service Center and Aarhus Public Libraries in Denmark. Past recipients include the Smart Cape Access Project of Cape Town, South Africa (2003), the BibloRed library network of Bogotá, Colombia (2002), the Proyecto Bibliotecas Guatemala (Probigua) and the Biblioteca del Congreso de la Nación Argentina (both in 2001) and the Helsinki City Library of Finland (2000). The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) administers the Access to Learning Award. An international advisory committee of librarians and information technology experts evaluated the applicants efforts to make technology freely accessible to the public, train the public in using technology, educate staff on technology use and reach out to underserved communities. # # # The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation ( http://www.gatesfoundation.org www.gatesfoundation.org ) works to promote greater equity in four areas: global health, education, public libraries and support for at-risk families in Washington State and Oregon. The Seattle-based foundation joins local, national and international partners to ensure that advances in these areas reach those who need them most. The foundation is led by Bill Gates' father, William H. Gates, Sr., and Patty Stonesifer. The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) is an independent, nonprofit organization that works to expand access to information, however recorded and preserved, as a public good. In partnership with other organizations, CLIR helps create services that expand the concept of library, and supports the providers and preservers of information. Through projects, programs and publications, CLIR works to maintain and improve access to information for generations to come both in the United States and around the world. On the Internet: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: http://www.gatesfoundation.org www.gatesfoundation.org Council on Library and Information Resources: http://www.clir.org www.clir.org

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Richard Gere--Contact details
by T.V. Prafulla Chandra 24 Aug '05

24 Aug '05

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Regading Conversion Rate
by PRASHANTA KUMAR 24 Aug '05

24 Aug '05

Dear Shridhar & all LIS Professionals, The RBI (Reserve Bank of India ) site is proving a conversion rate the terminology used as RBI REFERENCE RATE and also archives. The site address as below http://www.rbi.org.in/home.aspx , Thanks & Regards, Prashanta ********* IHBT, (CSIR), Govt. of India Library , Palampur, HP, Pin 176061 Mobile- 94181 84421 --------------------------------- Check out Yahoo! India Rakhi Special for Rakhi shopping, contests and lots more. http://in.promos.yahoo.com/rakhi/index.html Dear Shridhar & all LIS Professionals, The RBI (Reserve Bank of India ) site is proving a conversion rate the terminology used as RBI REFERENCE RATE and also archives. The site address as below http://www.rbi.org.in/home.aspx http://www.rbi.org.in/home.aspx , Thanks & Regards, Prashanta ********* IHBT, (CSIR), Govt. of India Library , Palampur, HP, Pin 176061 Mobile- 94181 84421 Check out Yahoo! India Rakhi Special for Rakhi shopping, contests and lots more. http://in.promos.yahoo.com/rakhi/index.html

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InfoVision-early bird closes on 25th August Register online - avail early bird offer
by Shalini R Urs 23 Aug '05

23 Aug '05

Attention all fellow information professionals! The early bird offer for InfoVision 2005 closes on 25th August. We have been receiving enquires in this regard- please register online before 25th 5.30 Pm to avail the early bird offer. Payments may be sent later. Do not miss the opportunity to listen to and interact with a galaxy of experts across the information domain including digital library and e publishing. International and national. Experts include: 1. Dr. R. A. Mashelkar, Director General, CSIR. 2. Prof. Ronald Larsen, Dean, School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, USA, well known expert in digital libraries and cross lingual information retrieval 3. Prof. Jean Claude Guedon, University of Montreal, Open access advocate 4. Prof. Nick Moore, Acumen consulting, UK, author, UNESCO consultant and ICT and information Society expert 5. Prof. Andrew Large, McGill University, Canada- author of books on digital libraries and UNESCO consultant. 6. Prof. Ingeborg Soveberg, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, digital libraries and information retrieval expert 7. Dr. P. Anandan, MD, Microsoft Research India, Video motion analysis expert 8. Prof. Prabhuddha Ganguli, Advisor - Vision IPR 9. Dr. Eric Van De Velde, Director, Library Information Technology, CALTECH, USA, the Open URL expert 10. Dr. Sugata Mitra, NIIT, New Delhi, The E-Learning expert - well known for the his Hole in the Wall experiments Visit the website www.infovision2005.org -- Prof. Shalini Urs Coordinator- InfoVision 2005

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Re: [LIS-Forum] For Conversion Rates
by vijaya kumara 23 Aug '05

23 Aug '05

Hi Sridhar, You can use the following URL/ web pages to convert one currency to another Currency calculator: http://www.x-rates.com/calculator.html Ten year currency converter: http://www.bankofcanada.ca/en/rates/exchform.html Currency converter: http://www.x-rates.com/ The Universal Currency converter: http://www.xe.com/ucc/ 164 Currency Converter : http://www.oanda.com/convert/classic Regards Dr. Vijayakumar M \ \ | / / \ \ ~ ~ / / | @ @ | ---------------oooo------ (_)-------------oooo------------------ Vijayakumar M, HOD - Library, MVJ College of Engineering (an ISO Certified Institution) Channasandra, Bangalore - 560 067, Karnataka, India Tel:+91-80-28452324 Ext. 234 library(a)mvjeducation.com or coolvg(a)gmail.com --------------------------------- Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page Hi Sridhar, You can use the following URL/ web pages to convert one currency to another Currency calculator: http://www.x-rates.com/calculator.html http://www.x-rates.com/calculator.html Ten year currency converter: http://www.bankofcanada.ca/en/rates/exchform.html http://www.bankofcanada.ca/en/rates/exchform.html Currency converter: http://www.x-rates.com/ http://www.x-rates.com/ The Universal Currency converter: http://www.xe.com/ucc/ http://www.xe.com/ucc/ 164 Currency Converter : http://www.oanda.com/convert/classic http://www.oanda.com/convert/classic Regards Dr. Vijayakumar M \ \ | / / \ \ ~ ~ / / | @ @ | ---------------oooo------ (_)-------------oooo------------------ Vijayakumar M, HOD - Library, MVJ College of Engineering (an ISO Certified Institution) Channasandra, Bangalore - 560 067, Karnataka, India Tel:+91-80-28452324 Ext. 234 mailto:library@mvjeducation.com library(a)mvjeducation.com or mailto:coolvg@gmail.com coolvg(a)gmail.com http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=34442/*http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page

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Information about Free library software
by meh jab 23 Aug '05

23 Aug '05

Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Can anybody provide information or Websites related to free Library Software. Thanks in advance. Mehjabeen Khan (Librarian) Aishabai college of education Mumbai --------------------------------- Check out Yahoo! India Rakhi Special for Rakhi shopping, contests and lots more. http://in.promos.yahoo.com/rakhi/index.html Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Can anybody provide information or Websites related to free Library Software. Thanks in advance. Mehjabeen Khan (Librarian) Aishabai college of education Mumbai Check out Yahoo! India Rakhi Special for Rakhi shopping, contests and lots more. http://in.promos.yahoo.com/rakhi/index.html

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IFLA/OCLC Early Career Development Fellows for 2006 - Announced
by Rajesh Chandrakar 23 Aug '05

23 Aug '05

I am affraid, no one from India. It seems that European and American Communities, not taking more from India. However, India list under Developing Countries. I have observations. Lets have a look: Compare with the selection of the IFLA Travel Grants, where only one from India but more than one from other countries. You can also look at the ASIST International Paper Contest, where so far no one held first place where the money involves. But, I appreaciate that more than two papers from India are being selected for best paper every year. Fullbright for Indian professionals in Library and Information Science has closed now. For Commonwealth Fellowship compare to other countries, India has got less number of fellowships. What do you want to say about this? 2006 class of Fellows named at IFLA annual conference OCLC, the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and the American Theological Library Association named the IFLA/OCLC Early Career Development Fellows for 2006 in Oslo, Norway during the World Library and Information Congress: 71st IFLA General Conference and Council. They are: a.. Ms. Maria Cherrie, Librarian, Trinidad & Tobago National Library and Information System Authority, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad & Tobago b.. Mrs. Janete Estevão, Head Librarian, O Boticário Franchising S/A, São José dos Pinhais, Paraná, Brazil c.. Mr. Festus Ngetich, College Librarian, Kenya Highlands Bible College, Kericho, Kenya d.. Mr. Roman Purici, Director, Information Resource Center, U.S. Embassy, Chisinau, Moldova e.. Mr. Salmubi, Head of Library, The State Polytechnic of Ujung Pandang, Makassar, Indonesia View news release ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rajesh Chandrakar, Commonwealth Professional Fellow Scientific & Technical Officer INFLIBNET (INFormation and LIBrary NETwork) Centre An IUC of University Grants Commission Near Gujarat University Guest House, PB No. 4116, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad - 380 009, India Tel. +91-(0)79-26305971/ 8528/ 4695(O), 26873805(R) Mobile: +91-9898087422 Fax: +91-(0)79-26300990, 263007816 E-mail: rajesh(a)inflibnet.ac.in; rchandrakar(a)gmail.com Website: http://www.inflibnet.ac.in ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I am affraid, no one from India. It seems that European and American Communities, not taking more from India. However, India list under Developing Countries. I have observations. Lets have a look: Compare with the selection of the IFLA Travel Grants, where only one from India but more than one from other countries. You can also look at the ASIST International Paper Contest, where so far no one held first place where the money involves. But, I appreaciate that more than two papers from India are being selected for best paper every year. Fullbright for Indian professionals in Library and Information Science has closed now. For Commonwealth Fellowship compare to other countries, India has got less number of fellowships. What do you want to say about this? 2006 class of Fellows named at IFLA annual conference http://www.ifla.org/ http://www5.oclc.org/downloads/design/abstracts/08222005/ifla.jpg http://www.atla.com/atlahome.html http://www5.oclc.org/downloads/design/abstracts/08222005/atla.jpg OCLC, the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and the American Theological Library Association named the IFLA/OCLC Early Career Development Fellows for 2006 in Oslo, Norway during the World Library and Information Congress: 71st IFLA General Conference and Council. They are: Ms. Maria Cherrie, Librarian, Trinidad & Tobago National Library and Information System Authority, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad & Tobago Mrs. Janete Estevão, Head Librarian, O Boticário Franchising S/A, São José dos Pinhais, Paraná, Brazil Mr. Festus Ngetich, College Librarian, Kenya Highlands Bible College, Kericho, Kenya Mr. Roman Purici, Director, Information Resource Center, U.S. Embassy, Chisinau, Moldova Mr. Salmubi, Head of Library, The State Polytechnic of Ujung Pandang, Makassar, Indonesia http://www.oclc.org/news/releases/200518.htm View news release ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rajesh Chandrakar, Commonwealth Professional Fellow Scientific & Technical Officer INFLIBNET (INFormation and LIBrary NETwork) Centre An IUC of University Grants Commission Near Gujarat University Guest House, PB No. 4116, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad - 380 009, India Tel. +91-(0)79-26305971/ 8528/ 4695(O), 26873805(R) Mobile: +91-9898087422 Fax: +91-(0)79-26300990, 263007816 E-mail: mailto:rajesh@inflibnet.ac.in rajesh(a)inflibnet.ac.in ; mailto:rchandrakar@gmail.com rchandrakar(a)gmail.com Website: http://www.inflibnet.ac.in http://www.inflibnet.ac.in -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Award for Public Libraries Outside the United States (fwd)
by Shyam Prasad pujar 23 Aug '05

23 Aug '05

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2005 09:05:55 -0400 From: Barbara Kountouzi <varvarak(a)mail.med.upenn.edu> To: ifla-l(a)infoserv.inist.fr Subject: [IFLA-L] award for Public Libraries Outside the United States Public Libraries Outside the United States Invited to Apply for Gates Foundation Access to Learning Award Deadline: February 28, 2006 The Council on Library and Information Resources ( http://www.clir.org/ ) welcomes applications for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation ( http://www.gatesfoundation.org/ ) Access to Learning Award for 2006. Each year, the program presents an award of up to $1 million to a public library or similar organization outside the United States that has an innovative program offering the public free access to information technology. Preference will be given to institutions that the Gates Foundation has not funded in the past. U.S. libraries are not eligible to apply. A library offers free public access if it allows all members of the public, including children and young adults, to use its facilities free of charge (without membership or Internet fees). Organizations should show how they make information technology available to the public free of charge and what kinds of technology training they offer to the public and staff. Preference will be given to organizations that reach out to underserved populations, such as poor or disabled patrons, or those from minority groups. A library's programs are considered innovative if they provide access to information technology and services that were previously unavailable to the community. The programs could be relatively new, small ones or long-term, larger initiatives. Program guidelines, an application form, and a list of previous recipients are available at the CLIR Web site. RFP Link: http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/3902/clir For additional RFPs in Science/Technology, visit, http://fdncenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_science.jhtml

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New eGroup for Medical Librarians
by Sukhdev Singh 23 Aug '05

23 Aug '05

Dear Friends, Here is a new eGroup for Medical Librarians. http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/medlib/ "Place for Medical Librarians and Information Scientist to discuss professional issues. However, it will avoid carrying purely Interlibrary Loan Requests" To Subscribe one may either visit the following link: http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/medlib/ or send an email to medlib-subscribe(a)yahoogroups.com --Sukhdev Singh. NIC, http://openmed.nic.in

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1GB File Transfer...!
by Thapar, Amit 22 Aug '05

22 Aug '05

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