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New Yorker article on Google book digitization project
by Mailing List Admin 16 Feb '07

16 Feb '07

Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 11:56:48 +0530 (IST) From: Library <library(a)rri.res.in> Forwarded by Girija -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Raman Research Institute Library, Tel: +91 80 2361 0122 Extn 250 C V Raman Avenue, Sadashivanagar, Fax: +91 80 2361 0492 Bangalore 560 080, India. Email: library(a)rri.res.in Toobin, Jeffrey. Google's Moon Shot: The quest for the universal library. The New Yorker. February 5, 2007. http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/articles/070205fa_fact_toobin Note: the online table of contents has a slightly different title: "The Moon Shot: Copyright and the universal library".

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Request for Subscription Information
by Dabas Bharat K 15 Feb '07

15 Feb '07

Dear Sir/Madam If any of the Library is subscribing the following journals, please supply the e-mail address, postal address and subscription detail: 1 Journal of International Food and Agribusiness Marketing 2 Gandhi Prasang Thanking you in anticipation. Bharat Kumar Librarian Faculty of Management Studies Mody Institute of Technology & Science (A Deemed University u/s 3 of UGC) Lakshmangarh 33231, Disst Sikar, Rajasthan Phone No 01573-225001- 12 (12 Lines) Ext 283 (M) +91-9414390757 --------------------------------- Expecting? Get great news right away with email Auto-Check. Try the Yahoo! Mail Beta.

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RECORD YEAR FOR INTERNATIONAL PATENT FILINGS
by vasanth raj 15 Feb '07

15 Feb '07

Dear Sir/Madam, International patent applications received from developing countries in 2006 saw a 27.6% increase as compared to 2005, representing 8.2% of all international patent applications filed. This is largely due to the filings from the Republic of Korea (5,935)and China (3,910), followed by India (627), Singapore (402), South Africa (349), Brazil (265) and Mexico (150). Developing countries make up 79% of the membership of the PCT, representing 106 of the 136 countries that have signed up to the treaty to date. http://www.wipo.int/edocs/prdocs/en/2007/wipo_pr_2007_476.html ------------------------- With best wishes Vasantha Raju N --------------------------------- Heres a new way to find what you're looking for - Yahoo! Answers

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Tutorial on EPrints at ICSD-2007
by Dr. A.R.D. Prasad 15 Feb '07

15 Feb '07

Dear Professionals, We are glad to inform that there will be a tutorial on EPrints at the International Conference on Semantic Web & Digital Libraries (ICSD-2007) by Dr. Leslie Carr, Researcher at Intelligence, Agents, Multimedia Group, Department of Electronics and Computer Science, Unviersity of Southampton, UK . Please check updates of ICSD-2007 at (http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/icsd) Date: February 21, 2007 Time: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm Conference venue: NIMHANS Convention Centre, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Hosur Road, Bangalore -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] EMPI Digital Library National Convention-2007
by Karunakar N (HCL Financial Services) 15 Feb '07

15 Feb '07

Dear Professionals, EMPI Digital Library National Convention - 2007 " A Modest Initiative to Contribute in the Development of Nation as a Promising Knowledge Superpower" Call for Participation Dear Professionals, EMPI Digital Library National Convention - 2007 is being scheduled on 18th March 2007 to 20th March 2007 at India International Centre, 40, Max Mueller Marg, New Delhi - 110003. For more information on the detail programme schedule please visit us at http://www.empidlnc.org <http://www.empidlnc.org/> Other than this, we are happy to inform you that we have received a large number of research papers for presentation at the EMPI Digital Library National Convention 2007 (EMPIDLNC2007).The eminent scholars and professionals represent prestigious Institutions/Research Organizations and Libraries from IITs, IIMs, IISc, DRDO, UNIC, Judiciary, Central Universities, Publishers-Oxford University Press (UK), and renowned Corporates like TCS,, KnowGenesis Online Library for Technical Communication, etc. We are also hopeful of receiving contributions from the UN libraries in New York and India. In addition, to meet the expectations of the participants and authors, in terms of the quality inputs and experiential learning, EMPI DLNC Boards have arranged KEYNOTE PAPERS by highly acclaimed academics and practicing professionals from all over India. In short, the DLNC 2007 will provide a Global Forum where intellectuals not only from India but also from international professionals managing Information Resource Centers, to discuss characteristics, management and skills to be developed, both in users and librarians, of the futuristic Knowledge & Learning Resource Centers. The two days Convention will comprise of Four Technical Sessions (Listed below) each starting with a theme paper by a veteran & expert in Library Teaching/Management, followed by five/six paper presentations by delegates. These sessions will have ample time for discussions too. Two Tutorial Sessions on (i) Digital Libraries Fundamental and Advanced Concepts are arranged. In addition there will be Two Panel Discussions on (i) Reforming of LIS Education and(ii)Skills required for the professionals manning Information Centers of the 21st. century. The Four Technical Sessions will cover: (1) e-Resource, e-Services Governance and Users Experiences. (2) Digital Library: Management, Policies, and Practicing Issues (3) Developing and Managing Library Network. (4) Digital Library: Project Management, Technology Selection and Deployment & Governance of Digital Library Services. Your participation in the EMPI Digital Library National Convention - 2007 and sharing of experiences will, more than providing a platform for building of mutual synergies, help in developing the preferred roadmap to guide the Indian Information Centers to support the efforts of all our countrymen to make India a KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY. Please do send us confirmation, at the earliest, about your joining us in this endeavour. In case of your inability to participate you may like to inform and persuade your colleagues and friends to join us in the proposed National Convention, and make it a grand success For us, it has been a most rewarding experience; so far, in view of the fact that EMPI's modest Initiative to Contribute in the Development of India as a Promising Knowledge Superpower has aroused intense interest among the intellectuals and professionals. With best personal regards, Yours sincerely, (Kamal L Parsai) Organizing Secretary EMPI Digital Library National Convention - 2007 www.empidlnc.org <http://www.empidlnc.org/> -- Organizing Secretary, EMPI Digital Library National Convention - 2007 Secretariat, Knowledge & Learning Resource Centre, EMPI Business School, CSKM Educational Complex, Satbari, Chattarpur - New Delhi - 110074 Phone: 91-11-2665 2373/2375/4727/3764 Mobile: 09818854716 Website: http://www.empidlnc.org Thanks and Regards, Karunakar.N Information Services, HCL - Capital Market Services karunakar.n(a)hcl.in <mailto:karunakar.n@hcl.in> * 91.80.4190.6790, * 33/1, The Senate, Ulsoor Road, Bengalooru- 42.INDIA. **************Life is a school. There is something new to learn wherever we may be, wherever we go, wherever we turn. >............................. 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Need full text articles
by Sheetal Tank 15 Feb '07

15 Feb '07

Dear All, Can anybody please help me with the full text of these two articles 1) kinematic analysis of planar eight bar linkage-application to a platform type robot. G.R. pennock and d.i.kassner,asme j. mech design vol.114 pp87-95(1992) (2) platform type planer robots: Topology based selection for rigidity_ _ V.parneti-castelli and c. innocenti. asme j. mech.design vol.114 68-72(1992) I will be very grateful as one of my faculty is in need of these artciles for his research. REgards, Sheetal D Tank, Chief Librarian, Atmiya Institute of Technology and Science Rajkot - Gujarat sheetal_tank(a)rediffmail.com

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help required for compiling Databases in engg/technology
by Manjunath K 15 Feb '07

15 Feb '07

Dear fellow colleagues, I am preparing a list best e-resources in the field of engineering/technology to help faculty, students and research scholars in the field. I need your help and cooperation to prepare a comprehensive list. 1. can you send the list or links of free databases available on this topic? it will help me a lot 2. websites which provide best e-resources in engineering/technology, that can be accessed by scholars freely. 3. other commercial databases available in the field I appreciate your help and I will consolidate the list of databases and post it on this forum for the benefit of all. Manjunath ____________________________ Dr. Manjunatha K Librarian T.A. Pai Management Institute Manipal - 576 104. Udupi Dist. Karnataka,India Ph: 91-0820-2573551(O), 2575161(R) email: manjunath(a)mail.tapmi.org <mailto:manjunath@mail.tapmi.org> ; manju_tapmi(a)yahoo.com <mailto:manju_tapmi@yahoo.com> ____________________________

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Librarians are the New Napoleons
by vimal kumar 15 Feb '07

15 Feb '07

Dear Friends, Here is an interesting article (Librarians are the New Napoleons/Roger Warner ) announce the importance of librarians in the Internet environment, especially organizing information. According this article; Google, Amazon and EBay extensively using librarians services for the data classification. Article link http://www.cmswire.com/cms/featured-articles/librarians-are-the-new-napoleo… Vimal Kumar Asian School of Business Technopark Trivandrum-695 581 vimal0212(a)yahoo.com www.asb.edu.in ____________________________________________________________________________________ Now that's room service! Choose from over 150,000 hotels in 45,000 destinations on Yahoo! Travel to find your fit. http://farechase.yahoo.com/promo-generic-14795097

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Scientist - D (Library Science) at INFLIBNET Centre, Ahmedabad
by Kotrayya Agadi 15 Feb '07

15 Feb '07

Dear All, FYI: INFLIBNET Centre invites application from interested candidates possessing requisite qualifications and experience for the post of Scientist - D (Library Science) in the scale of pay of Rs.12000-375-16500. For application format and full text of Advertisement, please visit website: www.inflibnet.ac.in Eligible cnadidates may please submit their applications along with covering letter within 20days of publication of this advertisement. Best of Luck K.B.Agadi Mr.K.B.Agadi. Library cum Information Officer IRMRA, Road No.24/U-2, Wagle Ind. Estate, THANE-400604 INDIA Tel: +91-22-25811348, 2580 3753 (O) Fax: +91-22-2556 2912 Email: agadi_kb(a)yahoo.com kbagadi(a)gmail.com --------------------------------- Finding fabulous fares is fun. Let Yahoo! FareChase search your favorite travel sites to find flight and hotel bargains.

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International Children's Digital Library
by Sanjeev Kumar Jain 14 Feb '07

14 Feb '07

International Children's Digital Library Dear LIS Professionals International Children's Digital Library Foundation (ICDL Foundation) is to support the world's children in becoming effective members of the global community - who exhibit tolerance and respect for diverse cultures, languages and ideas -- by making the best in children's literature available online free of charge. The Foundation pursues its vision by building a digital library of outstanding children's books from around the world and supporting communities of children and adults in exploring and using this literature through innovative technology designed in close partnership with children for children. For more information visit http://childrenslibrary.org With Regards ---------------------------------------------------- Sanjeev Kumar Jain Central Library Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur - 721 302

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