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News: INFLIBNET starts ETD and E-Journal Hosting
by vjkjk＠yahoo.com 10 Feb '10

10 Feb '10

The Inflibnet Centre, Ahmedabad, has launched an online facility wherein students can submit electronic versions of their theses and dissertations for public access as well as faculty to submit their journals............... Source: The Indian Express Posted: Saturday , Feb 06, 2010 at 0524 hrs Ahmedabad: URL: http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Inflibnet-starts-online-journal-service-f… - Dr. J. K. Vijayakumar -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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ISiM Seminar on Enterprise Content Management, 6th February 2010 - A Report
by Roopa 10 Feb '10

10 Feb '10

International School of Information Management University of Mysore, Mysore Seminar on Enterprise Content Management (ECM) February 6, 2010 ****** ECM in Pharma Research Enterprises by Dr. Arun Gowda Global Product Manager for Healthcare, Nokia & ECM in IT Enterprises by Mr. Arjun Thomas Consultant, Knowledge Management Office, Dell Perot Systems ****** The event started with Prof. Shalini Urs, Executive Director, ISiM welcoming the guests. Mr. Bhanu Potta, faculty for ECM to the M.Tech students of ISiM, then introduced the two guests - Dr. Arun Gowda and Mr. Arjun Thomas. Of the two speakers, Dr. Arun Gowda who is currently the Global Product Manager with Emerging Market Services Unit of Nokia was the first one to address the gathering. Dr. Arun delivered his lecture on the topic of ECM in Pharma Research Enterprises. He started off the presentation by pointing out that the latest cinematic blockbuster - AVATAR had a script that ran into 6000 pages and it grossed USD 2 bn worldwide. With that as yardstick, he asked the audience to imagine what amount of content must have been developed to bring out 'Lipitor' - cholesterol reducing drug by Pfizer grossing an yearly revenue of over USD 10 bn for over a decade now. Citing this as a metric of the amount of content/research that goes into the making of a Pharma product. He then gave an insight in to the typical life cycle of a pharma drug and the various types of content that gets generated all along. He further pointed out that the typical drug related content follows a life cycle of five stages - Collection, Storage, Processing, Analysis and Dissemination. All along the data cycle, the technology acts as the enabler to draw conclusions and interpretations. He acknowledged the role of the Web crawlers, Analytic tools, Data mining techniques and Advanced Search features in assisting the clinical research. Dr. Arun then went on to point out the various forms of content that get generated during the lifecycle of drug research. The Clinical Test Protocol, Case reports Forms and Clinical Trial Data forms the bulk of data. These data, which is inherently confidential in nature is then stored in a secure database. The data is then analyzed employing advanced Clinical Trial Data Management (CDM) softwares. The analysis is done by the copy editors, Statisticians and Medical writers who report their findings through Regulatory Submission Reports, Posters and Publications among other means. He stressed that the entire process is carried out under utmost data confidentiality environments, perhaps next only to those in automobile manufacturing industry. He made a special mention of Oracle, Accenture and Quintiles as the leading technology providers for clinical R&D data analysis. Pennside, PharmARC, Genpact and TCS are some of the companies known for their expertise in Pharma related Data Analytics. The second part of the seminar was on the topic of 'ECM in IT Enterprises' presented by, Mr. Arjun Thomas, Sr. Consultant at the Knowledge Management Office at Dell Perot Systems. Mr. Arjun started his presentation by defining the ECM as applicable to the IT enterprise. He pointed out that the IT companies typically ride the wave of ECM and are more likely to endorse new trends in the field. He pointed out that since the advent of the Web 2.0 framework, many new channels of content creation have emerged. He compiled most of the new channels in a wagon wheel picture. He particularly, pointed out the popularity of Wiki's, Facebook, Blogs, Folksonomy, YouTube, RSS feeds and Slide Share among our generation and their impact on the social life. In a lighter vein, he also pointed out that "These days, one is so busy social networking on the internet that he has no time for face-to-face socializations". He then put forth the concept of incorporating these tools within an organization's intranet to engage the employees as an organizational strategy. Such a technique could result in better dissemination of information, formation of collective opinions and effective management of human resources. He also opined that such a framework can also be employed to create whitepapers to capture knowledge and expertise that could be archived for later use. He further mentioned how the ECM tools can be leveraged to meet organizational goals. He concluded his talk with some tips on looking out for usability and customer experience factors to create an effective ECM system. The event concluded with Prof. Shalini proposing the 'Vote of Thanks' and presenting the speakers with a memento. For more details of the event please log on to <http://isim.ac.in/Events/Enterprise%20Content%20Management%20(ECM).htm> http://isim.ac.in/Events/Enterprise%20Content%20Management%20(ECM).htm ************** Thanks & Regards Roopa International School of Information Management, (ISiM) University of Mysore, Manasagangotri Mysore - 570006 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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RESULT OF HDLS QUIZ CONTEST
by Vinod Kumar Mishra 09 Feb '10

09 Feb '10

Dear All, The result of the HDLS Quiz contest held on 14th November 2009 during first day of launching of HDLS (http://lishelp.ning.com)is as follows: 1) Mr. Akhtar Hussain 2) Mr. Selvam.M 3) Mr. A.Madhava Rao I on behalf of all the HDLS members congratulate all the winners. Kindly Join HDLS at (http://lishelp.ning.com) to strengthen Library and Society. With regards, Vinod Kumar Mishra Senior Library Information Assistant P.K.Kelkar Library IIT Kanpur. Mob: 91+9198539740 email: vinod_librarian(a)rediffmail.com : mishravk79(a)gmail.com website: http://lishelp.ning.com (HDLS) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Change in the advertisement of Goa University Post for Assistant Librarian
by Gopakumar Velayudhanpillai 09 Feb '10

09 Feb '10

Dear Professionals All aspirants for the post of Asistant Librarian may please note the change in the prescribed qualification for the post. The earlier notification has been revised. Please check the same in the university website http://www.unigoa.ac.in/ and do accordingly. Dr GOPAKUMAR V. University Librarian, Goa University Taleigao Plateau, Goa PIN 403 206 http://www.gopakumar.synthasite.com/ gopakumar.v(a)rediffmail.com Office Phone: 08326519012 Mobile No: 09447056713 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Evolution of the Book
by gmahesh＠niscair.res.in 09 Feb '10

09 Feb '10

A lucid evolutionary pathway of the Book is available at: http://www.bestcollegesonline.com/blog/2010/01/07/the-evolution-of-the-book/ G. Mahesh ----------------------------------------- This email was sent using NISCAIR's web mail service. "" http://niscair.res.in/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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request for information
by Dr.D.P Prathap 09 Feb '10

09 Feb '10

Dear colleagues if anybody has the book entitled "Emerging trends in the biological control of phytophagous insects" edited by T.N.Ananthakrishnan, published by Oxford and IBH publishing house, New Delhi, 1992, I request you to kindly provide a photocopy or scanned image of the following chapter Singh, S.P.and Jalali, S.K.1992. Effect of different dosages on parasitism of Helicoverpa armigera eggs by Trichogramma species. thanking you Yours sincerely T.Shanmuganathan Technical officer Library Sugarcane Breeding Institute Coimbatore-7 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Call for Papers - Journal of Information Management
by Mailing List Admin 09 Feb '10

09 Feb '10

Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 11:58:27 +0530 From: Kshema Prakash <kshemaprakash(a)gmail.com> Apologies for x-postings CALL FOR PAPERS FOR THE JOURNAL OF LIBRARY & INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ISSN: 0975-878X Dear Sir/ Madam, The Journal will seek quality research papers that present original theoretical approaches as well as experimental case studies related to digitization of libraries. Articles should examine concepts, analysis, new approaches and techniques pertaining to the field above mentioned. Case studies covering new initiatives of important issues in the digital library field would be included. I request you to contribute your valuable papers to this Journal on any topics related to Information Technology and Management All submissions will be reviewed keeping in view the accuracy and quality of contribution in this field. A certificate in this regard may also be furnished that the article has not been published elsewhere. Contributors are requested to send their papers typed in MS Word (Double Space) in hardcopy along with soft copy positively by 15th of March 2010 at following Address. We look forward to receiving your valuable cooperation in the new announced Journal With kind regards, Ram Chander, Managing Editor Journal of Library & Information Management Add. # Librarian, Aggarwal College Ballabgarh Faridabad-121004 (Haryana) Mobile 09968803538 E-Mail: p_ram72(a)rediffmail.com, ramchander72(a)sify.com Dr. (Ms.) Kshema Prakash Faculty Librarian - Gr I, Contact Person e-Journals (Library) & Coordinator - Distance Library Services DEI Central Library Dayalbagh Educational Institute (Deemed University) Dayalbagh, Agra 282 0110 Uttar Pradesh, India Mob: +919897190604 http://kshema-distancelibraryservices.blogspot.com/

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request
by sanjay sethi 09 Feb '10

09 Feb '10

Dear friends We are very much interested in establishing Institutional Repository in a particular subject . In this respect i request all the seniors who have worked in this field , to kindly guide me how we can proceed further . Dr. sanjay sethi Librarian D/O Admin. Reforms & PG GOI Phone 23401477 9013309050 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Popular e-learning CD on ICT in education now available online
by Puna Das 08 Feb '10

08 Feb '10

Popular e-learning CD on ICT in education now available online 03-02-2010 (Bangkok) When UNESCO's Bangkok Office announced the release of its E-Learning Series on Information and Communication Technology in Education in June 2009, it was beyond expectation that 3,000 CD-ROMs would run out in just a few months. Requests for copies came literally from everywhere. To satisfy users' demand, the Bangkok Office makes now its CD available online. The series is intended for all those who are interested to learn more about ICT in education. The CD contains two modules that were especially designed for policymakers, educational planners, school administrators and educators, in general: Module 1: ICT in Education Essentials provides learners with all the essential information promoting a common understanding of the topic in the education sector; Module 2: ICT in Education Decision Making helps to consider the different factors involved in choosing the appropriate technology to use in a particular education setting. Both modules are lively, colorful and highly interactive. "I only planned to see a few screens, then I got hooked and ended up completing the two modules, which lasted for about an hour," says one of the CD users. Another one comments: "This is very informative. Now I understand more about ICT in education." It really does not matter whether the learner knows a little or nothing at all about ICT in education before doing the training. The two modules give you the confidence that you know already the essential information you need, or assure you that what you knew before is shared by many. You can launch the online course (click here http://www2.unescobkk.org/ict/elearning/ ) or obtain copies of the CD by sending a request to: ictinfo[at]unescobkk.org. After completing the course, you will be able to print a certificate, which you can send to ictinfo[at]unescobkk.org in order for your name to appear on the website of UNESCO's Bangkok Office. It is hoped that this will raise the awareness and build a network of people working in education who have a common understanding of how technology can help education in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond. Source: http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=29494&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECT… ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India http://anupkumardas.blogspot.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Your Mail works best with the New Yahoo Optimized IE8. Get it NOW! http://downloads.yahoo.com/in/internetexplorer/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Applications are invited for the post of “Project Fellow”
by Navin Soni 08 Feb '10

08 Feb '10

Applications are invited for the post of “Project Fellow” Essential Qualification:- 1. Master Degree in Computer Science Or 2. Associateship in Documentation and Information Science Or 3. Master in Library and Information Science with knowledge of digital library design and development Application with details of qualification and working experience etc. along with testimonials should reach The Principal, St. Stephen’s College, University Enclave, Delhi-110007. It may also be e-mailed to the Librarian on: librarian.ststephens(a)gmail.com on or before 15th Feb. 2010 Applicants will be required to appear for an interview on 22 February 2010 at 3:30 p.m in the Principal’s office, St. Stephen’s College –Delhi-110007. Original certificates shall be produced at the time of the interview. With kind regards ================================= Navin Kumar Soni Scientist INMAS, DRDO, Min of Defence, Brig SK Mazumdar Marg Delhi-110054. INDIA Ph: +91-1123985466, +91-9555720136, 9868459805 http://www.drdo.org/labs/inmas/index.html http://lislinks.ning.com/profile/NavinKumarSoni Email: navinsoni22(a)gmail.com, navin(a)inmas.drdo.in =================================== -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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