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Re: [LIS-Forum] Prof ( Dr) Veena is no more- condolences from the professionals of hyderabad
by Mailing List Manager 30 Nov '06

30 Nov '06

Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 22:01:29 -0800 (PST) From: amudhavalli alagusundaram <amudha75(a)yahoo.com> Dear Dr Rao and friends, Very sad to hear of the sad news of Dr Veena. MALA shares the grief and convey our heart felt feelings for the bereved family amudha Mailing List Manager <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 12:39:47 +0000 (GMT) From: Prof. N. Laxman Rao. dear friends Prof ( Dr) Mrs Veena shroff, Head, Dept of Library and Information science, NEHU was suffering from Cancer for last few months. I am extremely sorry and feel very bad to inform u that she left all the professionals on 28 nov at abt 9-30 PM. [truncated]

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South African language innovators bridge digital divide
by Swapan Patra 30 Nov '06

30 Nov '06

http://Translate.org.za an open source-a cyber project meant for translation from one African language to other, has won African ICT Achiever 2006 Award. The project is meant for bridging the *digital divide* in the African continent by removing the language barrier. http://www.zdnetindia.com/news/communication/stories/nsl,162724.html#top *Swapan Kumar Patra* *Deaprtment of Biochemical Engineering & Biotechnology* *Indian Institute of Technology Delhi* *New Delhi-110016* http://Translate.org.za http://Translate.org.za an open source-a cyber project meant for translation from one African language to other, has won African ICT Achiever 2006 Award. The project is meant for bridging the digital divide in the African continent by removing the language barrier. http://www.zdnetindia.com/news/communication/stories/nsl,162724.html#top http://www.zdnetindia.com/news/communication/stories/nsl,162724.html#top Swapan Kumar Patra Deaprtment of Biochemical Engineering & Biotechnology Indian Institute of Technology Delhi New Delhi-110016

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Barbara Kirsop on Open access and developing countries
by Subbiah Arunachalam 30 Nov '06

30 Nov '06

>From Peter Suber's blog: Background on the Bangalore model national OA policy Barbara Kirsop, Creating a National Open Access Policy for Developing Countries, Open and Shut, November 29, 2006. Excerpt: Meeting in the idyllic surroundings of the Indian Institute of Science campus, in Bangalore, the 44 participants of the [Workshop on electronic publishing and open access, November 2-3, 2006] included scientists and OA experts from India, China, Brazil and South Africa, along with colleagues and OA advocates from a number of other countries.... [W]hy was it felt necessary to hold a workshop on OA so soon after the Salvador Declaration on Open Access for Developing Countries, held in September 2005? The Bangalore workshop was not intended to be a venue simply for confirming acceptance of the principles of OA, but was convened to bring some of the most scientifically advanced developing countries together to report on progress, and consider a model National Open Access Policy that could be offered to governments, and their funding organisations, as a practical tool for driving OA forward. The aim, therefore, was to take the next step towards ensuring the implementation of earlier OA declarations, not just to talk about OA.... [S]ince the cost of academic journals is prohibitive for many developing countries, scholarly communication is for them severely restricted. This is a huge problem: A survey conducted by the WHO in 2003, for instance, found that in 75 of the poorest countries, 56% of the medical institutions had been unable to access any journals over the previous five years.... Furthermore, the cost of printing and distributing local journals means that much developing world research is 'invisible' to the rest of the world....As a consequence, the incorporation of regional knowledge into international programmes remains minimal. Yet with the growth of global problems think only of HIV/AIDS, avian 'flu, environmental disasters, climate change or crop failure it is essential that the countries in which these problems are most commonly experienced have access to research findings, and can contribute their crucial experience to finding global solutions. Without both improved access and regional visibility, the science base of poorer countries will not be strengthened, and it is well documented that without a strong science base economies remain weak and dependent on others.... It is clear...that wherever researchers have embraced OA, the visibility, quality and the impact of local research has flourished, and subscriptions to OA journals have even increased a clear indication that researchers were previously information-starved.... One Indian institute...is 'gently persuading' its scholars to deposit their articles by refusing travel support to those that do not archive their publications!... It was agreed...that progress could be significantly speeded up if a model National OA Policy could be drawn up, and developing countries encouraged to adopt it. It was also felt that this would be particularly effective if it was formally accepted by a group of local experts of which there was no shortage at the workshop who know and understand the problems faced by developing countries on the ground. While there was vigorous debate on how to encourage adoption of such a policy, there was no dissent over the need for it, or of its basic form. Specifically, the draft Policy document urges governments to require all publicly funded research published in peer-reviewed journals to be deposited in an institutional repository as soon as publication is accepted. This should be a condition for research funding for any papers partly or fully funded by the government.... All presentations, lists of participants and the draft model National OA Policy document are available on the workshop web site. <www.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/OAworkshop2006>. ___________________________________________________________ Win tickets to the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany with Yahoo! Messenger. http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/fifaworldcup_uk/

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OA in physics and chemistry
by Subbiah Arunachalam 30 Nov '06

30 Nov '06

>From Peter Suber's blog OA in physics and chemistry Heather Morrison, Open Access in Physics and Chemistry, or, A Tale of Two Disciplines, a presentation at the McGill Library School, November 27, 2006. Excerpt: There are disciplinary differences in awareness of, and approaches to, open access and other types of "openness". It is likely that there are no great differences than the differences between physics and chemistry. Physics, as a discipline, has long been the leader in open access archiving, beginning in 1991 with the establishment of arXiv, and continuing with the CERN Documents Server. In physics, open access is mainstream, with open access archiving peacefully coexisting with traditional publishing. Physics is currently leading a push towards full open access publishing. Chemistry, in contrast, has had very low rates of self-archiving of peer-reviewed journal articles, and traditional publishers, until recently, were fighting open access. However, a slightly different picture emerges when we consider the broader concept of "openness", as chemistry appears to be emerging as a leader in open data and open source science. ___________________________________________________________ Win tickets to the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany with Yahoo! Messenger. http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/fifaworldcup_uk/

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Prof ( Dr) Veena is no more- condolences from the professionals of hyderabad
by Mailing List Manager 30 Nov '06

30 Nov '06

Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 12:39:47 +0000 (GMT) From: Prof. N. Laxman Rao. <naglaxman(a)yahoo.com> dear friends Prof ( Dr) Mrs Veena shroff, Head, Dept of Library and Information science, NEHU was suffering from Cancer for last few months. I am extremely sorry and feel very bad to inform u that she left all the professionals on 28 nov at abt 9-30 PM. after knowing this information, the 54 participants of 15 th refresher course in library and information science organised at osmania university joined by the students and faculty of the dept of library and information science, osmania university have conducted a condolence meeting at academic staff college in the after noon and condoled the untimely death of prof veena. people spoke about her and every one felt for the sad demise of prof veena. the meeting resolved " to convey their heart felt condolences to the family and prayed for resting of her soul in peace. they remembered her and prayed God almighty to give strength to the family' laxman rao

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Video capture
by Kumar N 29 Nov '06

29 Nov '06

Dear Eldho Joy, There is a software called "SnagIt 8.1". It will do what you have asked. It will catch video images from your desktop as well as the internet. You can download the software and documentation from http://www.download.com/SnagIt/3000-2192_4-10004813.html Thanks & Regards, N.Kumar, INCOIS Library, Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India, "Ocean Valley", P.B. No.:21, IDA Jeedimetla P.O., Hyderabad - 500 055. A P, India. kumar(a)incois.gov.in kumar_dglin(a)rediffmail.com Mobile No.: (0) 9866093396 -------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2006 14:09:53 +0530 From: "Eldho Joy" <eldhoj(a)gmail.com> Subject: [LIS-Forum] Video capture To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Message-ID: <bcea28f70611280039m4b2cab04p5520cafcdce1f7e6(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Dear Colleagues I would like to know if any systems/technology /personnel available to capture video images from the internet. Eldho Joy Librarian LBS Institute of Technology for Women Poojappura,Trivandrum-695012. http://www.lbsitw.ac.in N.Kumar, INCOIS Library, Indian National Center for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), (Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India), "Ocean Valley", Post Bag No.:21, IDA Jeedimetla P.O., Hyderabad -500 055. E-mail : kumar_dglin(a)yahoo.co.in kumar(a)incois.gov.in Mobile No. : +91 9866093396 Dear Eldho Joy, There is a software called "SnagIt 8.1". It will do what you have asked. It will catch video images from your desktop as well as the internet. You can download the software and documentation from http://www.download.com/SnagIt/3000-2192_4-10004813.html Thanks & Regards, N.Kumar, INCOIS Library, Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India, "Ocean Valley", P.B. No.:21, IDA Jeedimetla P.O., Hyderabad - 500 055. A P, India. kumar(a)incois.gov.in kumar_dglin(a)rediffmail.com Mobile No.: (0) 9866093396 -------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2006 14:09:53 +0530 From: "Eldho Joy" <eldhoj(a)gmail.com> Subject: [LIS-Forum] Video capture To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Message-ID: <bcea28f70611280039m4b2cab04p5520cafcdce1f7e6(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Dear Colleagues I would like to know if any systems/technology /personnel available to capture video images from the internet. Eldho Joy Librarian LBS Institute of Technology for Women Poojappura,Trivandrum-695012. http://www.lbsitw.ac.in N.Kumar, INCOIS Library, Indian National Center for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), (Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India), "Ocean Valley", Post Bag No.:21, IDA Jeedimetla P.O., Hyderabad -500 055. E-mail : kumar_dglin(a)yahoo.co.in kumar(a)incois.gov.in Mobile No. : +91 9866093396 http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigclick.cgi/www.rediff.com/signa… http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigimpress.cgi/www.rediff.com/sig…

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KPSC Notification for posts of Lecturers & Librarians in First Gr. Colleges Karnataka
by rupesh kumar 29 Nov '06

29 Nov '06

Dear All, Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) has issued a notification for the recruitment of Lecturers in various disciplines in First Grade Colleges of Karnataka. The notification includes 73 POSTS OF LIBRARIANS. The notification is available at http://kpsc.kar.nic.in/notifications.htm Regards, Rupesh Kumar A Department of Library & Information Science Bangalore University a_rupeshkumar(a)yahoo.com http://lislog.blogspot.com http://a.rupeshkumar.googlepages.com --------------------------------- Access over 1 million songs - Yahoo! Music Unlimited. Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) has issued a notification for the recruitment of Lecturers in various disciplines in First Grade Colleges of Karnataka. The notification includes 73 POSTS OF LIBRARIANS. The notification is available at http://kpsc.kar.nic.in/notifications.htm http://kpsc.kar.nic.in/notifications.htm Regards, Rupesh Kumar A Department of Library & Information Science Bangalore University mailto:a_rupeshkumar@yahoo.com a_rupeshkumar(a)yahoo.com http://lislog.blogspot.com http://lislog.blogspot.com http://a.rupeshkumar.googlepages.com http://a.rupeshkumar.googlepages.com Access over 1 million songs - http://pa.yahoo.com/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=36035/*http://music.yahoo.c… Yahoo! Music Unlimited.

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Loss of books
by Balesh Kumar 29 Nov '06

29 Nov '06

As per General Financial rules 2005 Govt. of India, loss of books up to 5 books per thousnd books issued/consulted can be considred reasonable. Balesh Kumar Librarian HCTM, Kaithal --------------------------------- Find out what India is talking about on - Yahoo! Answers India Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. Get it NOW As per General Financial rules 2005 Govt. of India, loss of books up to 5 books per thousnd books issued/consulted can be considred reasonable. Balesh Kumar Librarian HCTM, Kaithal Find out what India is talking about on - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/yanswers/*http://in.answers.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! Answers India Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/messengertagline/*http://in.messenger.yahoo.… Get it NOW

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SATKAL Awardees
by Venkat R Pokuri 29 Nov '06

29 Nov '06

The following LIS professionals have been awarded the SATKAL Awards for the year 2006. The Awards were given away by the Hon'ble Minister of State for Finance, Govt. of India, Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal, at a function organised by the Panjab University Library on 18th November 2006. > Punjab National Librarian Award Dr R P Kumar Chief Librarian, AIl India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. > Woman Librarian Award Dr (Mrs) S P Singh Chairperson, DLIS, UNiversity of Delhi, Delhi > Young Librarian Award Mr P Venkata Rao Librarian M G State Institute of Public Administration, Punjab Chandigarh >School Librarian Award Ms Preeti Kathpalia Librarian St. John's High School Chandigarh Submitted by: P V Rao Librarian M G State Institute of Public Administration, Punjab Institutional Area, Sector 26 Chandigarh 160019 Email: pvrao(a)mgsipap.org --------------------------------- Find out what India is talking about on - Yahoo! Answers India Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. Get it NOW The following LIS professionals have been awarded the SATKAL Awards for the year 2006. The Awards were given away by the Hon'ble Minister of State for Finance, Govt. of India, Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal, at a function organised by the Panjab University Library on 18th November 2006. > Punjab National Librarian Award Dr R P Kumar Chief Librarian, AIl India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. > Woman Librarian Award Dr (Mrs) S P Singh Chairperson, DLIS, UNiversity of Delhi, Delhi > Young Librarian Award Mr P Venkata Rao Librarian M G State Institute of Public Administration, Punjab Chandigarh >School Librarian Award Ms Preeti Kathpalia Librarian St. John's High School Chandigarh Submitted by: P V Rao Librarian M G State Institute of Public Administration, Punjab Institutional Area, Sector 26 Chandigarh 160019 Email: pvrao(a)mgsipap.org Find out what India is talking about on - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/yanswers/*http://in.answers.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! Answers India Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/messengertagline/*http://in.messenger.yahoo.… Get it NOW

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25 Technologies in 50 Minutes by (Audio with presentation sliedes)
by Mallikarjuna, H.B 29 Nov '06

29 Nov '06

25 Technologies in 50 Minutes by (Audio with presentation sliedes) by Stephen Abram, SirsiDynix's Vice President "Lots of technologies are due consideration for our library portals. Which would be on your top 25 list? We can't do it all at once but we should be trying more than a few out to learn about them. Stephen Abram, SirsiDynix's Vice President of Innovation lists a technology application every 120 seconds in this roller coaster ride of what's out there in LibraryLand and which one's are worth playing with and seeing if they'll be useful to your library and your community of users. Join us for the cook's tour of what's in the front of the pack for the 2.0 Community Portal. Maybe I'll use an egg timer dinger for every 2 minutes!" Audio: http://www.sirsidynixinstitute.com/Resources/Podcasts/20061114.mp3 Presentation slides : http://www.sirsidynixinstitute.com/Resources/Attachments/Slides/abram_20061… -- Regards hbmallikarjuna hbmallikarjuna[at]gmail.com http://mallikarjunahb.blogspot.com Indian Libraries and Librarians search engine :http://tinyurl.com/yfrozb --------------------------------- Find out what India is talking about on - Yahoo! Answers India Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. Get it NOW Stephen Abram, SirsiDynix's Vice President "Lots of technologies are due consideration for our library portals. Which would be on your top 25 list? We can't do it all at once but we should be trying more than a few out to learn about them. Stephen Abram, SirsiDynix's Vice President of Innovation lists a technology application every 120 seconds in this roller coaster ride of what's out there in LibraryLand and which one's are worth playing with and seeing if they'll be useful to your library and your community of users. Join us for the cook's tour of what's in the front of the pack for the 2.0 Community Portal. Maybe I'll use an egg timer dinger for every 2 minutes!" Audio: http://www.sirsidynixinstitute.com/Resources/Podcasts/20061114.mp3 Presentation slides : http://www.sirsidynixinstitute.com/Resources/Attachments/Slides/abram_20061… -- Regards hbmallikarjuna hbmallikarjuna[at]gmail.com http://mallikarjunahb.blogspot.com Indian Libraries and Librarians search engine :http://tinyurl.com/yfrozb Find out what India is talking about on - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/yanswers/*http://in.answers.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! Answers India Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/messengertagline/*http://in.messenger.yahoo.… Get it NOW

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