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NLM Proposes New Journal Standards
by Mailing List Manager 24 Jun '03

24 Jun '03

Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2003 10:10:48 +0530 From: Madhuresh <madhuresh_s(a)aurigene.com> Dear All, The National Library of Medicine (NLM) has announced a new set of standards for publishing online journal articles. The Journal Archiving and Interchange Document Type Definition (JAIDTD) is freely available for public use and creates a standard that, if broadly adopted, could signal a significant sea change in the future of scholarly journals. The new DTD and the Tagset are in XML and they are in the public domain. Complete information and documentation can be found at http://dtd.nlm.nih.gov. The detail can be found at http://www.infotoday.com/newsbreaks/nb030623-1.shtml. I am also attaching the whole news item. NLM Proposes New Journal Standards by Robin Peek June 23, 2003 — The National Library of Medicine (NLM) has announced a new set of standards for publishing online journal articles. The Journal Archiving and Interchange Document Type Definition (JAIDTD) is freely available for public use and creates a standard that, if broadly adopted, could signal a significant sea change in the future of scholarly journals. Since the mid-1990s, scholarly journals have been striving to make their content available on the Web for greater distribution, ease of searching and retrieval, or just to have a Web presence. “These electronic files are created to meet the needs of the Internet—usually without much thought given to long-term archiving of the content,” says Dr. David Lipman, director of the Library's National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). “Today we release two Document Type Definitions (DTDs) that will simplify journal publishing and increase the accuracy of the archiving and exchange of scholarly journal articles.” To put this in context, the JAIDTD could be to journals what HTML was to the Web. The Journal Archiving and Interchange DTD Suite provides a set of XML modules that define elements and attributes for describing the textual and graphical content of journal articles, as well as some non-article material, such as letters, editorials, and book and product reviews. “We didn't start out to create a standardized archiving format for articles,” says NCBI’s Jeff Beck. “We were starting a major revision to our DTD at the same time that a company—Inera, Inc., of Newton, Mass.—was working on the 'E-Journal Archival DTD Feasibility Study' for the Harvard University E-Journal Archiving Project. That study concluded that a common format for archiving was possible, but that it hadn't been defined yet. We shared our revised DTD with Inera, and it seemed like we almost had it.” The new DTD and the Tagset are in XML and they are in the public domain. Complete information and documentation can be found at http://dtd.nlm.nih.gov. Of course no one knows how readily the publishing community will accept the JAIDTD. The NLM will naturally be encouraging journals that submit to PubMed Central (http://www.pubmed.org) to use the JAIDTD. But while the JAIDTD has been created for PubMed Central, and NCBI will manage the updates, adherence to the JAIDTD is not mandatory, as journals may have already established their own XML models. In the proverbial best case scenario, the journals not yet committed to an XML standard will embrace JAIDTD and its promise of a brand new (and better day) of publishing, transferring, and archiving journals. Sister disciplines will see the advantages of JAIDTD for their journals and proceed to adopt it themselves. This, in turn, will cause a snowball effect, and journals throughout the lands and the disciplines will take up the standard. For this to happen, there must be a considerable effort to promote JAIDTD so that journals do not become too deeply entrenched in their own ways of doing things. To date, no other organization has offered up an XML standard for journals and one hopes that there are not a multitude of such standards under development. In theory, at least, such a standard for journals would not really have a vast range of differences from journal to journal. But commercial publishers have a long history of creating their own ways of doing things with the notion of “sharing” perhaps not first and foremost on their agendas. But, of course, there is the possibility of a less positive outcome. Like PubMed Central, JAIDTD could be a really good idea that doesn’t get much traction. While not exactly fallow, with just over 100 journals in PubMed Central, this represents only a small fraction of the thousands of journal titles in the biomedical sciences. Hopefully other standard setting organizations will take a good long look at this new proposed standard and will elect to partner with NLM to make it a standard that matters. Robin Peek is associate professor at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at Simmons College. Her e-mail address is robin.peek(a)simmons.edu. Regards. Madhuresh Singhal Aurigene Discovery Technologies Limited, Electronic City, phase II, Hosur Road, Bangalore 562 158 India Phone 8521314-16 Ext.- 422 Mobile 98861 82822

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RE: [LIS-Forum] National level S&T information service providers
by Francis Jayakanth 23 Jun '03

23 Jun '03

Dear Member: I'm thankful to Dr. Vyasamoorthy of VIC, Mr. Sukhdev Singh of NIC, Dr Murari P Tapaswi of NIO, Mr. G Mahesh of NISCAIR, Ms. Chaya Devi of Dr. BRAOU, and Mr. Kishor Satpathy, NIT, Silchar for responding to my query on the above subject dated 12 June 03. The table below summarizes these responses. with regards, - Francis NCSI, IISc. Bangalore - 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Organization Services Provided Areas Contact Details ------------ ----------------- ----- --------------- VIC of ICICI Document Delivery, Chemistry, Dr.P.Vyasamoorthy Knowledge Park Translation, Biotechnology, Vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com H'bad Online & CDROM drugs & www.vic-ikp.info Databases searches, Pharmaceuticals www.iciciknowledgepark.com Customized News Bulletins on competition NIC, NEw Delhi CD-ROM Database Biological medinfo(a)hub.nic.in services Sciences, Agriculture, indmed.nic.in Forestry, Clinical Information, Population, Psychology NISCAIR, Bibliometric S&T, Engineering Mrs. Aruna Karanjai New Delhi Services, Industry etc aruna(a)niscair.res.in Literature Search Service, www.niscair.res.in Translation Service, Contents, Abstracts & Photocopy Service NICMA, NIO Contents Page Marine Science Murari P Tapaswi Goa Service, DDS murari(a)darya.nio.org Literature Search Service, IndOcean - A database of Abstracts ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Label Printig software for Libraries
by Mailing List Manager 20 Jun '03

20 Jun '03

Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 12:43:38 +0100 (BST) From: "[iso-8859-1] mallikarjuna chenna" <hbmallikarjuna(a)yahoo.co.in> Dear Professionals The best library label printing software: Label Maker runs on Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP. This is very useful for spine labe printig in Library. Label printing also very good quality. InfoWorks Label Maker (for laser printer) is a powerful and versatile label printing software specially designed for library label printing. It works with OCLC Passport for Windows, CatME, and other library systems, including DRA, NOTIS, Innovative Interfaces, SIRSI, and Dynix. It takes full advantage of the excellent print quality of laser printers, and produces labels with supreme quality. InfoWorks Label Maker automates and simplifies your label printing process and greatly increases your productivity. FOR MORE DETAILS SEE http://www.itcompany.com/labelmak.htm FROM C.Mallikarjuna, Asstt. Librarian, Karnataka Government Secretariat Library VIDHANA SOUDHA, BANGALORE. hbmallikarjuna(a)yahoo.co.in Phone 080+2092059

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Short Term Course in Library Automation and Resource Sharing
by Mailing List Manager 20 Jun '03

20 Jun '03

Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 17:15:07 +0530 From: G. Mahesh <gmahesh(a)niscair.res.in> NISCAIR'S SHORT TERM TRAINING COURSE IN LIBRARY AUTOMATION AND RESOURCE SHARING Duration: One Week Schedule: July 07 to July 11, 2003 Course Contents Library Automation: introduction and current trends Library automation software packages Barcode Technology CD-ROM/DVD Technology Electronic/Digital and Virtual Libraries Operating Systems Database Creation and Resource Sharing Library Networks Services from Library Networks, etc Course Fee: Rs. 1700 (without accommodation) and Rs. 2300/- (with accommodation) More details can be had from: Assistant Head Training Division Email: asrao(a)niscair.res.in

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Need for promoting use of Open Access journals
by Mailing List Manager 19 Jun '03

19 Jun '03

Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 14:39:10 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> Here is a Press release that talks about the advantages of wholesale embracing of the Open Access journals. Regards. Arun 17 June 2003 UK research, accessible for free, for everyone UK leads world in publishing revolution to provide open access to scientific research More than 80,000 biology and medical researchers working at UK universities can now share their research findings freely with fellow researchers, funding bodies, students, journalists, and the general public worldwide. Making the results of science and medical research openly available will aid the global advancement of science and healthcare. Publishing in freely accessible online journals will also make the UK higher education system more cost-effective, by reducing the amount of money spent on journal subscriptions. The landmark deal announced today by The Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC), a joint committee of HEFCE and other UK further and higher education funding bodies, and open access publisher BioMed Central places the UK at the forefront of the drive to make scientific research freely available on the Internet. The BioMed Central membership agreement commences on the 1 July. From this date article-processing charges will be waived - for all UK higher education staff - when publishing in any of BioMed Central's 90+ peer-reviewed journals in which all research content is freely accessible. Dr Alicia Wise, Head of Development at JISC, explains the commitment by JISC to fund open access publishing for the entire UK Higher Education community: "This ground-breaking deal represents a major shift in the way that research is undertaken and its outputs published and shared. The implications for research and for our educational institutions beyond the health and medical field are immense." This is the first step of many that funding bodies are taking to ensure the success of open access. For the academic and clinical research communities working in UK Higher Education institutions, one of the biggest hurdles to publishing in open access journals - cost - has been removed. Funding bodies are now moving to acknowledge that authors who publish in open access journals are providing a service to the scientific community. The JISC deal means that 180 universities in the UK will now become BioMed Central members. Together with the recent NHS England membership agreement1, the vast majority of research produced in the UK could be published in open access journals at no cost to the individual author. Publisher Jan Velterop explains why this is so exciting for BioMed Central: "JISC's support is of huge significance. The UK is taking the fastest and the largest steps to become a completely open access environment for the sharing of biology and medical research results. Unrestricted access to the majority of UK biomedical research output is now a very real possibility. This represents our largest deal to date, and is a sure sign that the tide has turned to embrace open access." BioMed Central now has more members in the UK than in any other country. The UK is a major contributor to the global advance of knowledge. With just 1% of the world's population, Britain funds 4.5% of all scientific research, and produces 8.5% of the research articles that are published worldwide.2 BioMed Central and JISC look forward to seeing a fast-increasing proportion of these articles published with open access, for the benefit of science and society at large. ###

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Indo-US Workshop on Open Digital Libraries and Interoperability, June 23-25, 2003
by Shalini Urs 19 Jun '03

19 Jun '03

Dear All, I am pleased to announce the following upcoming event: ----------------- Indo-US Workshop on Open Digital Libraries and Inter Operability Holiday Inn, Arlington at Ballston, VA. USA, June 23-25, 2003(Organised by Virginia Tech & Old Dominion University, USA and University of Mysore & Indian Institute of Science, India) Supported by Indo-US Science & Technology Forum and by Virginias Internet Technology Innovation Center For more info:http://fox.cs.vt.edu/IndoUSdl/index.htm ---------- Shalini ------------- Prof.Shalini R.Urs Coordinator ( India) Indo-US Workshop on Open Digital Libraries and Inter operability Project Director Vidyanidhi-Indian Digital Library of Electronic Theses Department of library and Information Science University of Mysore Manasagangotri Mysore.570006. India Ph:91-821-2514699 Fax:91-821-2519209 Website:http://www.vidyanidhi.org.in

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Library Link Newsletter - June 2003 (fwd)
by Mailing List Manager 19 Jun '03

19 Jun '03

Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 10:39:37 +0530 From: Nivedita.Sharma(a)fluor.com Hi everyone, Library Link Newsletter for the month June 2003. Visit http://www.emeraldinsight.com/librarylink for more information. Nivedita Sharma +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Library Link Newsletter June 2003 http://www.emeraldinsight.com/librarylink +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Contents ---------- 1. Library Technology - Viewpoints & Articles 2. Library Link News & Links 3. Turn your conference attendance to even greater advantage 4. IFLA Interlending and Document Supply International Conference 5. Easier Access for Aslib Corporate Members 6. Meetings to be held about LIS journals at major international conference 7. Feedback *****

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Bullfighter!!!
by Benny MD 18 Jun '03

18 Jun '03

Dear Professionals Hope some of you will find the following information useful!!! http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=583&ncid=583 &e=7&u=/nm/20030617/od_nm/life_language_dc Bullfighter is software that runs in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint, within Microsoft Office 2000 or XP. It works a lot like the spelling and grammar checker in those applications, but focuses on jargon and readability. Download it for free, or order a CD-ROM/book package. Then install it. http://www.dc.com/Insights/bullfighter/index.asp -- ___________________________________________________________________________ ******************************************************* * BENNY M.D. * * LIBRARIAN * * DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS * * INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE * * BANGALORE-12., KARNATAKA, INDIA. * * PH:3942265 (EXTN.317) * * EMAIL: benny(a)library.iisc.ernet.in * * mdliles72(a)yahoo.com * *******************************************************

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Free e-journal finder
by Mailing List Manager 18 Jun '03

18 Jun '03

Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2003 10:10:25 +0530 From: Krishnan <krish(a)ems.ncl.res.in> Plenty of online journals supply free content, and the Directory of Open Access Journals from Lund University in Sweden makes it easier to find them. The brand-new site links to more than 350 journals with free, full-text articles. You can browse titles in 15 categories, from agriculture to sociology. Scientific journals include Stem Cells, Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society, and Conservation Ecology. If none of the offerings catch your fancy, check back soon. The directory's curators plan to add new titles and a search feature that will allow visitors to find articles in any of the listed journals. www.doaj.org Dr. S. Krishnan Head, Information Division National Chemical Lab, PUNE 411008, INDIA e-mail: krish(a)ems.ncl.res.in http://www.ncl-india.org

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Digital library - training
by Mailing List Manager 17 Jun '03

17 Jun '03

Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2003 12:05:25 +0530 From: susheela <susheela(a)tataprojects.com> Dear All, Can you please let me know, if there are any short term courses or training programme for setting up digital libraries planned for by any Institution/Library. Regards, M.Suseela Tataprojects Ltd. Hyderabad

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