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Job Vacancy
by js vijaya 27 Jul '05

27 Jul '05

Dear Friends, There is a vancancy for the post of Librarian at Advanced management college, Bangalore. The requirement for this post is : Candidate should have a M.L.I.Sc Degree and 1-2 years experience, also have a knowledge of computers and hard working. Please send the resume to the following address: The Principal Advanced Management college 18th K.M. Kalkere Bannerghatta Road Bangalore-83 Ph No: 080-7828657/6 ____________________________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs

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Free Internet Resources
by anuradha.a＠tcs.com 27 Jul '05

27 Jul '05

Dear Professionals There are many e-resources (books, articles, newspapers, journals etc) available free on the internet. If want to collect some information from these resources and use it for commercial purpose, am i violating copyright act. Anuradha Rao Notice: The information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, use, review, distribution, printing or copying of the information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it are strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us by reply e-mail or telephone and immediately and permanently delete the message and any attachments. Thank you Dear Professionals There are many e-resources (books, articles, newspapers, journals etc) �available free on the internet. If want to collect some information from these resources and use it for commercial purpose, am i violating copyright act. Anuradha Rao Notice: The information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, use, review, distribution, printing or copying of the information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it are strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us by reply e-mail or telephone and immediately and permanently delete the message and any attachments. Thank you

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Conference of Central Govt. Library Association
by Prem Chand 27 Jul '05

27 Jul '05

Central Government Library Association ( CGLS ) is organizing a conference at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration , Mussoorie on 7th August , 2005 Theme of conference is : Knowledge Management in Digital Era Sub themes are : 1 Knowledge management in digital era and its cost benefit analysis 2 Knowledge Management and Human Resource Planning in Digital Era 3 Changing role of Library Professional in Digital Era 4 Digital Era and Laws of Library Science For Further detail, Please contact : Mr. R . K Goyal Organizing Secretary, CGLA LBSNAA, Mussoorie 248179 Phone: 0135: 2632236 Mobile: 9837551052 Email: ramesh(a)lbsnaa.ernet.in Prem Chand Scientist- C INFLIBNET(Information and Library Network) Centre An IUC of University Grants Commission Near Gujarat University Guest House Navrangpura, PB No.4116 AHMEDABAD-380009 India # Tel. 91-079-26305971 / 26304695; 26923507 (Res.) FAX: 079-26300990, 26307816 email: prem65_chand(a)yahoo.co.in http://www.inflibnet.ac.in Central Government Library Association ( CGLS ) is organizing a conference at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration , Mussoorie on 7th August , 2005 Theme of conference is : Knowledge Management in Digital Era Sub themes are : 1 Knowledge management in digital era and its cost benefit analysis 2 Knowledge Management and Human Resource Planning in Digital Era 3 Changing role of Library Professional in Digital Era 4 Digital Era and Laws of Library Science For Further detail, Please contact : Mr. R . K Goyal Organizing Secretary, CGLA LBSNAA, Mussoorie 248179 Phone: 0135: 2632236 Mobile: 9837551052 Email: mailto:ramesh@lbsnaa.ernet.in ramesh(a)lbsnaa.ernet.in Prem Chand Scientist- C INFLIBNET(Information and Library Network) Centre An IUC of University Grants Commission Near Gujarat University Guest House Navrangpura, PB No.4116 AHMEDABAD-380009 India # Tel. 91-079-26305971 / 26304695; 26923507 (Res.) FAX: 079-26300990, 26307816 email: mailto:prem65_chand@yahoo.co.in prem65_chand(a)yahoo.co.in http://www.inflibnet.ac.in http://www.inflibnet.ac.in

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In the electronic age, the academic's need for commercial publishers is becoming obsolete.-The Age
by vasanth raj 26 Jul '05

26 Jul '05

Dear Sir/Madam, Here is a very good article on open access publishing and its impact years to come. http://www.theage.com.au/news/education-news/to-publish--or-to-epublish/200… regards ------------------------- Vasantha Raju N --------------------------------- How much free photo storage do you get? Store your friends n family photos for FREE with Yahoo! Photos. http://in.photos.yahoo.com Dear Sir/Madam, Here is a very good article on open access publishing and its impact years to come. http://www.theage.com.au/news/education-news/to-publish--or-to-epublish/200… http://www.theage.com.au/news/education-news/to-publish--or-to-epublish/200… regards ------------------------- Vasantha Raju N How much free photo storage do you get? Store your friends n family photos for FREE with Yahoo! Photos. http://in.photos.yahoo.com

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New Version of Microsoft OS
by asim kumar 26 Jul '05

26 Jul '05

Dear professionals, Microsoft's next generation operating system "Vista" would be released in late 2006. For more details please check the below given url. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/default.mspx http://websearch.about.com/b/a/187991.htm Thanks and regards, Asim Kumar, Jain Group of Institutions. --------------------------------- Too much spam in your inbox? Yahoo! Mail gives you the best spam protection for FREE! http://in.mail.yahoo.com Dear professionals, Microsoft's next generation operating system "Vista" would be released in late 2006. For more details please check the below given url. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/default.mspx http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/default.mspx http://websearch.about.com/b/a/187991.htm http://websearch.about.com/b/a/187991.htm Thanks and regards, Asim Kumar, Jain Group of Institutions. Too much spam in your inbox? Yahoo! Mail gives you the best spam protection for FREE! http://in.mail.yahoo.com

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Nominations are invited for SALIS Awards 2005 - reg
by Arunachalam Hariharan 26 Jul '05

26 Jul '05

Nominations are invited for the following SALIS Awards for the year 2005. 1. Dr. Harish Chandra-Sushila Chandra Best Librarian Award (National level) ------------------------------------------------------ SALIS instituted an award- sponsored by Dr. Harish Chandra, Librarian, IIT Madras, in the name of Dr. Harish Chandra-Sushila Chandra Best Librarian Award . Aim of instituting the award: To honor and recognize library professionals - for their outstanding contributions to the profession. Eligibility: Professionals holding any degree in Library Science or equivalent and working in library and information field in any parts in India. Must be a citizen of India About Dr.Harish Chandra -------------------------- Dr.Harish Chandra is currently working as Librarian of IIT, Madras. Prior to this, he has also worked in IIT, Delhi, GSI and IIFT. He underwent training in Library Automation and Digital Library at University of Cambridge, UK and Tilburg University, Netherlands respectively. His major contributions are in the areas of New Library Building Planning, ISO-9001 application in the Library, Digital Library Initiative, Web based library and information services, etc. Dr.Chandra is a member of Senate, IIT since 1995, a member of Task Force for Higher Education Library System, MHRD. He is also a member in the editorial board of various journals including OCLC Systems and Services. He is also a member of many professional bodies. Dr.Chandra has over 60 publications to his credit and completed various projects and consultancy assignments. He has organized several national and international conferences. He has received several awards, chaired number of technical sessions and delivered number of invited lectures. He has visited more than 12 countries and received several awards. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. AutoLibTamilnadu Best Librarian Award (for Library Professionals working in Tamilnadu region only) 3. AutoLib Tamilnadu Best Young Librarian Award (for Library Professionals working in Tamilnadu region only: Age below 40 years) Must be a citizen of India The above two awards are sponsored by M/s AutoLib Software System , a leading Library Automation Solution Provider at Chennai. AutoLib Software System ---------------------------------- AutoLib Software System has been established to provide low cost and high quality library automation solutions. They undertake all types of library automation projects. One of their objectives is to recognize and encourage library professionals who contribute more for the profession. AutoLib is a popular library automation software in Tamilnadu- installed in many reputed institutions, is one of their products. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Eligibility for the above two Awards : Professionals holding any degree in Library Science or equivalent and working in library and information field in Tamilnadu region.Must be a citizen of India Nominations for all the three awards ( by Library professionals holding responsible position or by self) are invited for the year 2005 from eligible professionals. The application form can be obtained from the Convener, SALIS Award Committee by sending a self addressed stamped (Rs.10/-) cover or downloaded from http://autolib-india.net/salis.html. or by sending E-mail to salisawards(a)yahoo.com. Last date for the receipt of filled application is 30.09.2005. For any clarifications, E-mail to the convener salisawards(a)yahoo.com The other details are given in the application form. Filled-in application along with necessary supporting documents should be sent in a sealed cover to The Convener, SALIS Award Committee, SALIS, C/o, AutoLib, B2-Solai Apartments(opp to MGR Garden) Mount-Poonamallee Road, Chennai 600 089. ____________________________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs

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by BHOSALE, DEEPALI [AG-Contractor/6020] 26 Jul '05

26 Jul '05

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Indo-US Inter-university Collaborative Initiative in Higher Education and Research
by Manju 26 Jul '05

26 Jul '05

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) for Indo-US Inter-university Collaborative Initiative in Higher Education and Research was signed during the visit of Prime Minister of India Dr. Manmohan Singh to Washington DC on July 20. In this land mark agreement six leading American universities, including the University of California campuses at Berkeley and San Diego, Carnegie Mellon University, Cornell University, and State University of New York at Buffalo, which are ranked among the best universities of the world, will join with Indian institutions led by Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, ISRO, and Department of Science and Technology to enhance science and engineering education in India over Edusat. Three of the leading technology companies in the world, Microsoft, Qualcomm, and Cadence, will be funding this Initiative. University leaders, corporate executives, and the Secretary of Space, the Secretary of Science and Technology, and the Indian Ambassador to the U.S all gathered last wednesday in Washington D.C. for the signing of a three-year Memorandum of Understanding, immediately following which, they were warmly greeted by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Blair House, across from the White House. This MoU will bring the best of American university professors to Amrita. Amrita will deploy and manage its state-of-the-art e-Learning platform for delivery of interactive multimedia enriched lectures. The Professors from these Universities will take classes for a semester or two. These classes will be aired using ISRO's EDUSAT to over 250 professional colleges in India. The DST will design the curriculum and multimedia-rich course materials. Visiting U.S. faculty will also be encouraged to explore research collaboration with participating institutions in India. The U.S. universities have also agreed in principle to make teaching materials available on a non-exclusive basis for a new digital content library being created by AMRITA for future students. The program will focus initially on engineering and computer science, information and communication technologies, but courses will also include materials science, biotechnology and bioinformatics, nanotechnology, medical sciences, and others. SignatoriesFrom the Indian side Dr. G. Madhavan Nair, Secretary, Department of Space, Government of India & Chairman, Indian Space Research Organization Prof. V. S. Ramamurthy, Secretary, Department of Science & Technology, Government of India Dr. P. Venkat Rangan, Vice Chancellor, Amrita University. >From the US University side Hunter Rawlings, President, Cornell University, Ithaca, New YorkShankar Sastry, Director, CITRIS, University of California at Berkeley Gretchen Kalonji, Director, International Programs, Office of the President Oakland, California Frieder Seibel, Dean of Engineering, University of California San Diego Pradeep Khosla, Dean of Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Satish Tripathi Provost & Executive Vice-President, University at Buffalo, New York Mark Hans, School of Dental Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio Corporate Partners Irwin Jacobs, CEO of Qualcomm Inc Ravi Venkatesan, CEO, Microsoft India Deependar Saluja, Corporate Vice President, Cadence Design Systems For more details please have a look at 1. University of california http://www.calit2.net/articles/article.php?id=644 2. AMRITA University http://www.amrita.edu/news/us-mou.htm 3. NewKerala http://www.newkerala.com/news.php?action=fullnews&id=8301 4. The Hindu http://www.hindu.com/2005/07/19/stories/2005071906211200.htm 5. Economic Times http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1180461.cms ------------------------------ Manju Vijayakumar AMRITA University Amritapuri Campus Library Kollam, KERALA __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com A memorandum of understanding (MoU) for Indo-US Inter-university Collaborative Initiative in Higher Education and Research was signed during the visit of Prime Minister of India Dr. Manmohan Singh to Washington DC on July 20. In this land mark agreement six leading American universities, including the University of California campuses at Berkeley and San Diego, Carnegie Mellon University, Cornell University, and State University of New York at Buffalo, which are ranked among the best universities of the world, will join with Indian institutions led by Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, ISRO, and Department of Science and Technology to enhance science and engineering education in India over Edusat. Three of the leading technology companies in the world, Microsoft, Qualcomm, and Cadence, will be funding this Initiative. University leaders, corporate executives, and the Secretary of Space, the Secretary of Science and Technology, and the Indian Ambassador to the U.S all gathered last wednesday in Washington D.C. for the signing of a three-year Memorandum of Understanding, immediately following which, they were warmly greeted by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Blair House, across from the White House. This MoU will bring the best of American university professors to Amrita. Amrita will deploy and manage its state-of-the-art e-Learning platform for delivery of interactive multimedia enriched lectures. The Professors from these Universities will take classes for a semester or two. These classes will be aired using ISRO's EDUSAT to over 250 professional colleges in India. The DST will design the curriculum and multimedia-rich course materials. Visiting U.S. faculty will also be encouraged to explore research collaboration with participating institutions in India. The U.S. universities have also agreed in principle to make teaching materials available on a non-exclusive basis for a new digital content library being created by AMRITA for future students . The program will focus initially on engineering and computer science, information and communication technologies, but courses will also include materials science, biotechnology and bioinformatics, nanotechnology, medical sciences, and others. Signatories >From the Indian side Dr. G. Madhavan Nair, Secretary, Department of Space, Government of India & Chairman, Indian Space Research Organization Prof. V. S. Ramamurthy, Secretary, Department of Science & Technology, Government of India Dr. P. Venkat Rangan, Vice Chancellor, Amrita University. >From the US University side Hunter Rawlings, President, Cornell University, Ithaca, New YorkShankar Sastry, Director, CITRIS, University of California at Berkeley Gretchen Kalonji, Director, International Programs, Office of the President Oakland, California Frieder Seibel, Dean of Engineering, University of California San Diego Pradeep Khosla, Dean of Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Satish Tripathi Provost & Executive Vice-President, University at Buffalo, New York Mark Hans, School of Dental Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio Corporate Partners Irwin Jacobs, CEO of Qualcomm Inc Ravi Venkatesan, CEO, Microsoft India Deependar Saluja, Corporate Vice President, Cadence Design Systems For more details please have a look at 1. University of california http://www.calit2.net/articles/article.php?id=644 http://www.calit2.net/articles/article.php?id=644 2. AMRITA University http://www.amrita.edu/news/us-mou.htm http://www.amrita.edu/news/us-mou.htm 3. NewKerala http://www.newkerala.com/news.php?action=fullnews&id=8301 http://www.newkerala.com/news.php?action=fullnews&id=8301 4. The Hindu http://www.hindu.com/2005/07/19/stories/2005071906211200.htm http://www.hindu.com/2005/07/19/stories/2005071906211200.htm 5. Economic Times http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1180461.cms http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1180461.cms ------------------------------ Manju Vijayakumar AMRITA University Amritapuri Campus Library Kollam, KERALA __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Article Request
by Arvind Bhadrashetty 25 Jul '05

25 Jul '05

Dear Professionals, One of our User want to have access to few articles from archives of "Journal of Fluid Mechanics". Hence, I Request any one of you having access to Articles from the back volumes (Print or Digital) to send the copies of the following articles :- 1. Ben Dor, G;Dewey, J M & Takayama, K; The Reflection of a plane shock wave over a double wedge, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 176,1987,pp 483-520. 2. Whitham ,G B; A New Approach to problems of shock dynamics Part-1 Two Dimensional Problems, Journal of Fluid MEchanics, 2, 1957, pp 337-360. 3. Whitham ,G B; On the propagation of shock waves through regions of non-uniform area or flow,Journal of Fluid MEchanics, 4, 1958, pp 337-360. I request you send the copies to following Address: BrahMOs Knowledge Centre BrahMOs Aerospace Pvt Ltd Adj To DRDL Rear Gate PO Kanchanbagh, Hyderabad 500 058 Andhra Pradesh India Ph- 040-2408 7111 Email bmkchyd(a)brahmos.com Regards Arvind M Bhadrashetty BrahMos Knowledge Centre Hyderabad Arvind Bhadrashetty Dear Professionals, One of our User want to have access to few articles from archives of "Journal of Fluid Mechanics". Hence, I Request any one of you having access to Articles from the back volumes (Print or Digital) to send the copies of the following articles :- 1. Ben Dor, G;Dewey, J M & Takayama, K; The Reflection of a plane shock wave over a double wedge, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 176,1987,pp 483-520. 2. Whitham ,G B; A New Approach to problems of shock dynamics Part-1 Two Dimensional Problems, Journal of Fluid MEchanics, 2, 1957, pp 337-360. 3. Whitham ,G B; On the propagation of shock waves through regions of non-uniform area or flow,Journal of Fluid MEchanics, 4, 1958, pp 337-360. I request you send the copies to following Address: BrahMOs Knowledge Centre BrahMOs Aerospace Pvt Ltd Adj To DRDL Rear Gate PO Kanchanbagh, Hyderabad 500 058 Andhra Pradesh India Ph- 040-2408 7111 Email bmkchyd(a)brahmos.com Regards Arvind M Bhadrashetty BrahMos Knowledge Centre Hyderabad Arvind Bhadrashetty http://clients.rediff.com/signature/track_sig.asp http://ads.rediff.com/RealMedia/ads/adstream_nx.cgi/www.rediffmail.com/inbo…

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Re: Open Archieves initiative in India
by Sukhdev Singh 25 Jul '05

25 Jul '05

Please Visit following link [ Shorted by me ] for a live status of Open Archives in India. http://snipurl.com/ghe8 Hope this may be useful. --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. http://openmed.nic.in ---ORIGINAL EMAIL---- Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2005 18:45:36 +0530 From: ashokaupadhyay <ashokaupadhyay(a)indiatimes.com> Dear friends, I'm in need of material on "Open Archieves initiative in India" for the study purpose which includes the workshops on OAI, its objectives and other related information. thanks Ashok Upadhyay AMU, Aligarh

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