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Fw: eIFL.net Public Library Innovation Program
by dibyendu pal 26 Nov '09

26 Nov '09

I could not understand why Mr. Das posted the information about eIFL.net Public Library Innovation Program because India is not covered by this current project. Dr. Dibyendu Paul ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: dibyendu pal <dibyendu_kly(a)yahoo.com> To: is-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Sent: Wed, November 25, 2009 5:40:36 PM Subject: eIFL.net Public Library Innovation Program I could not understand why Mr. Das posted the information about eIFL.net Public Library Innovation Program because India is not covered by this current project.Dr. Dibyendu Paul -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Royal Society Digital Journal Archive FREE from 23 Nov 2009 to 28 Feb 2010
by Mailing List Admin 25 Nov '09

25 Nov '09

Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:44:23 +0530 From: K.R. Mulla <krmulla(a)gmail.com> Publishing News: Royal Society Digital Journal Archive FREE from 23 Nov 2009 to 28 Feb 2010 As the world�s oldest science academy, we are looking forward to celebrating our 350th anniversary and to mark this special occasion we are making our digital archive containing more than 65,000 articles free to access from 23 Nov 2009 to 28 Feb 2010. The development of the digital archive means that the Society's online collection now contains every paper ever published in the Royal Society's journals - from the very first peer-reviewed paper in Philosophical Transactions - to the most recent interdisciplinary article in Interface Library Toolkit. Our aim is to help librarians promote Royal Society Publishing Journals content to end users, downloadable materials such as Package Flyers, PDFs and posters are available in Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Russian, Farsi and Portuguese. Please help yourselves to these and let us know if any other resources would be useful. 2010 Celeberating 350 years of Science Royal Society are undertaking such a broad and exciting programme of activities � exhibitions, lecture, conferences, a new book, a vast science festival on the South Bank in London, television and radio broadcasting and much more. The Royal Society will be celebrating its 350th Anniversary in 2010. To mark this important event, the Society seeks to raise �100 million in order to strengthen all aspects of its work. To find out more about the 350th Anniversary Campaign and the projects it will support, or to make a donation, visit royalsociety.org/campaign or contact the Development Office on 0207 451 2211. � Copyright The Royal Society, 2008 Publishing The Royal Society 6-9 Carlton House Terrace London SW1Y 5AG t: +44 (0)20 7451 2500 e: publishing(a)royalsociety.org w: royalsocietypublishing.org Registered Charity No 207043 -- K. R. Mulla, Librarian, HKBK College of Engineering, # 22/1, Nagawara, Bangalore - 560 045. Karnataka, India. Tel. +91-80-2544-1722 / 23 / 3744 Ext 152 ................................................................................................. Engg-Lib-Forum: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Engg-Lib-Forum/ Home Page: http://krmulla.googlepages.com/ Library: http://203.90.120.126:8081/ **************************************************************************** -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Professional Vacancy Announcement: Knowledge and Information Management Officer (FAO of the United Nations)
by Mailing List Admin 25 Nov '09

25 Nov '09

Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:35:44 +0100 From: Imma Subirats <imma.subirats(a)gmail.com> *Apologies for cross-posting* The following vacancy at the FAO of the United Nations may be of interest to some members of this list: POSITION TITLE: Knowledge and Information Management Officer DUTY STATION: Rome, Italy ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT: Knowledge Exchange and Capacity Building Division, KCE DURATION *: Fixed term: 3 years Closing date: 06.01.2010 More information at http://www.fao.org/VA/PROF/2270KCE_en.pdf Best regards, Imma Subirats --------------------------------------------------- Knowledge and Information Management Officer KCEW, FAO of the United Nations Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 00153 Rome (Italy) Tel: +39 0657054301 E-mail: imma.subirats(a)fao.org

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Registration open for International Conference - Bharathidasan University, Trichy
by Dr. R. Balasubramani 25 Nov '09

25 Nov '09

Respected Library & Information Science professionals, Registration open for International Conference on E-Resource in Higher Education: Issues, Developments, Opportunities and Challenges January 19th -20th , 2010 at Department of Library and Information Science, Bharathidasan University, Trichy Tamilnadu Download brochure from: http://www.bdu.ac.in/libsem/ Important dates: * * *Submission of Abstracts **- 30th November, 2009*** *Registration **- 30th November 2009*** *Request for Hotel Reservation- **30th November 2009*** *Submission of full paper **- 30th November 2009*** Further Information: Dr. S. Srinivasa Ragavan Librarian & Head Department of Library and Information Science, Bharathidasan University Trichy – 2 bdulib(a)gmail.com Dr. R. Balasubramani Assistant Librarian Department of Library and Information Science, Bharathidasan University Trichy – 2 Cell: 09994889426 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Author Mapper
by madhu sudhan 25 Nov '09

25 Nov '09

Dear Members, AuthorMapper, an online tool for visualizing scientific research, enables document discovery based on author locations and geographic maps. Integrating content and mapping technology, AuthorMapper provides an easy-to-use, dynamic interface that allows * Explore patterns in scientific research * Identify new and historic literature trends * Discover wider relationships * Locate other experts in your field AuthorMapper searches the springer journals collection and offers access to nearly one hundred fifty years’ of articles from more than 1,900 journals available on Springer Link. Comprehensive coverage includes both current and archival content in all major subject areas including life science, medicine, engineering, mathematics, computer science, business, and law, contributed by the world’s best academics and researchers. AuthorMapper is a powerful knowledge discovery tool that provides unique insights into scientific literature. For more details http://www.authormapper.com With Regards Madhusudhan. S Information Management Area (IMA) Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT) Hyderabad-500607 The INTERNET now has a personality. YOURS! See your Yahoo! Homepage. http://in.yahoo.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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BookBole
by madhu sudhan 25 Nov '09

25 Nov '09

Dear Professionals, With BookBole is a platform which enables visually-impaired readers across the world to connect and share accessable content. User can easily share accessible books, journals, class notes, articles and spoken word. Connect and make friends with readers and learners from every corner of the web. Together, there are no barriers. For more details http://www.bookbole.com With Regards Madhusudhan. S Information Management Area (IMA) Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT) Hyderabad-500607 The INTERNET now has a personality. YOURS! See your Yahoo! Homepage. http://in.yahoo.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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DRTC Annual Workshop (15-17 February 2010)
by DRTC - General 25 Nov '09

25 Nov '09

Workshop on Knowledge Transactions 15th 17th February, 2010 Organized by Documentation Research and Training Centre (DRTC) Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) Bangalore 560059 Knowledge is perceived and understood differently according to the context and purpose of tasks at hand. Libraries and Information centres have been involved in knowledge transactions in the sense of organization of collections, systems leading to context based indexing and techniques in handling and representing knowledge. In the digital information world representation models are increasingly based on traditional and theoretical foundations of knowledge transactions. Legacy methods based on principles of Knowledge Organization are now being adapted for Knowledge conceptualizations and representation and developing representation languages, knowledge architecture and structures. At the same time knowledge modeling using popular W3C-SKOS, NKOS and RDFs are being implemented especially to structure, organize and manage information resources. Documentation Research and Training Centre, Indian Statistical Institute, announces a seminar on 'Knowledge Transactions' to bring together expertise in information communities and active stakeholders in the domain. The workshop will comprise of contributed papers, invited talks and demonstrations by resource persons, in areas pertaining to Knowledge Organization, Transactions and Management. The objective of the workshop is to provide a platform for discussions on latest developments in methods of knowledge transactions with a direct bearing and applications in Library and Information Science and services. The intended outcome is to enhance the knowledge and skills of the participants in methods of knowledge transactions. It is aimed to achieve the goal through: Invited lectures Contributed papers Demonstrations Discussions The intended participation: Library and Information professionals, faculty, students and researchers in knowledge transactions and related domains. Topics include (but not limited to): Knowledge Transaction Systems Knowledge Organization Techniques Ontologies and Approaches to Building Ontologies Digital Libraries and Knowledge Organization Techniques Knowledge Representation and Processing Knowledge Structures and Mapping Encoding and Formats Multilingual Knowledge Representation and Handling Semantic Web Technologies for Knowledge Representation and Management Emergent Techniques for Search Algorithms and Context Sensitive Indexing MetaData and Interoperability Tools and Techniques in Knowledge Transactions Standards for Knowledge Organization, Representation and Services Case Studies, Analytic Studies in the thrust areas mentioned above Call for Papers: A few case studies/papers will be presented and discussed. Those who intend to present a paper/case study, may send the paper(s) (in A4 size, single line space, and following APA reference style, not more than 10 pages; preferably as Open Office documents (or MS-WORD) no later than 27th December 2009, to Dr. Devika P. Madalli, Documentation Research and Training Centre, Indian Statistical Institute, 8th Mile, Mysore Road, Bangalore 560059. E-versions in Open Office documents or MS-WORD format may be sent to devika(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in OR devikapm(a)yahoo.com. The papers will sent for review and authors will be intimated of acceptance by mail. Accepted papers (of registered authors only) will be published in seminar proceedings and also DRTC Digital Library of Seminars and Conference proceedings. Venue: Documentation Research and Training Centre, Indian Statistical Institute, 8th Mile Mysore Road, R.V. College Post, Bangalore 560 059. ========================================================================== REGISTRATION FORM ========================================================================== Workshop on Knowledge Transactions 15th 17th February, 2010 Registration Form Name: Address: Name and Address of Sponsor/ Employee: *Whether Accommodation required: Yes / No (*on shared basis, subject to availability, on first-cum-first basis; charges apply as per institution rules) Arrival Date: Departure Date: Telephone: Fax: E-mail: Demand Draft No: Date: towards registration fee for Rs. 1800/- drawn in favour of Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore Signature of the Sponsoring Authority Signature of the Participant The filled in Registration form may be mailed to: Dr. Devika P. Madalli, Convener, Documentation Research and Training Centre Indian Statistical Institute, 8th Mile Mysore Road R.V. College Post, Bangalore 560 059 Phone: 080-8483002 to 5 Ext: 497 and 490 FAX: 080-28482711 E-mail: devika(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in; devikapm(a)yahoo.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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First Call for Proposals - The eIFL.net Public Library Innovation Program
by Puna Das 24 Nov '09

24 Nov '09

First Call for Proposals - The eIFL.net Public Library Innovation Program The new eIFL.net Public Library Innovation Program seeks to spark the development of innovative public library services with and for their communities. This first Call is designed to gather great ideas that introduce technology to meet user needs and help people improve their lives. This program is supported by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. eIFL.net invites public libraries or other organizations in developing and transitioning countries to submit proposals to develop innovative services for and by public libraries. A maximum of 10 best proposals will be awarded up to $30,000 USD each for a 1 year project to implement the service in support of community needs. What kind of institutions may apply? The call is open to public libraries. Other organizations can apply in partnership with the public library to develop innovative services for and by the public library. Applications must be received by the deadline of 18:00 (Rome/Italy) time February 28th, 2010. Selected projects will start in April 2010 and end in March 2011. Further Details: http://plip.eifl.net/cps/sections/services/plip/proposals ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India http://anupkumardas.blogspot.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The INTERNET now has a personality. YOURS! See your Yahoo! Homepage. http://in.yahoo.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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The 9th Indian Science Communication Congress (ISCC-2009) at Krishna Kanta Handique State Open University, Housefed Complex, Dispur, Guwahati, Assam
by Badan Barman 24 Nov '09

24 Nov '09

Respected forum members, National Council for Science & Technology Communication (NCSTC/ DST), New Delhi Krishna Kanta Handique State Open University (KKHSOU), Guwahati Indian Science Writers’ Association (ISWA), New Delhi Announce The 9th Indian Science Communication Congress (ISCC-2009) Science Meets Communication Venue Krishna Kanta Handique State Open University, Housefed Complex, Dispur, Guwahati, Assam December 15-19, 2009 Last Date for Submission of Abstract (500 Words) : November 28, 2009. Last Date for Application for Travel Fellowship : November 28, 2009. Last Date for Submission of Full Paper : December 10, 2009. Last Date for Registration : November 30, 2009. Note: Travel Fellowship: Limited number of travel fellowship by Bus / Train / Air are available. More: http://sites.google.com/site/kkhsou/iscc-2009 Thanking you Yours faithfully (Sri Badan Barman) Academic Consultant, School of Library & Information Science, Krishna Kanta Handique State Open University, Housefed Complex, Last Gate, Dispur, Guwahati-781006, Assam Phone: 0361-2234964 / 2235971, Fax: 0361- 2235398. Mobile: +9198642-05166 Website: www.kkhsou.org Note: If you forward this e-mail, please delete my e-mail address to reduce Spam, Viruses & Identity Theft! -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Minutes of 5th TBR Memorial Seminar-2009
by shivaram gowda 24 Nov '09

24 Nov '09

Dear Members It is great news to share that NCSI-Net successfully organized 5th TBR Memorial seminar on Building Institutional Repositories using Dspace on 14th November 2009 at Choksi hall, IISc, Bangalore. We are over whelmed by the kind of response got from students and budding LIS professionals. We had 92 registrations among which 73 were students and 19 young professionals from various universities and organizations. Seminar started with invocation song by Kum. Rajalaxmi, Mr. Francis Jayakanth briefed about NCSI, NCSI-Net and Objectives of the seminar. He highlighted late Dr. TBR’s passion towards teaching and educating young professional about latest developments in the field. First technical session started after coffee/tea break by Shri Francis Jayakanth with “An Overview on Institutional Repositories”, he spoke about history, issues, advantages and IR’s in Indian Scenario. Second talk was by Shri Filbert Minj on ‘Introduction to Dspace’, he highlighted various features, hardware & software requirements, etc, of Dspace, followed by Dspace Installation session by Shri Francis, Shri. Obaiah, and Shri. Arun. They showed installation of dependent software’s like JDK, PostgreSQL, Maven, Tomcat and Dspace. Second session stared after lunch. Prof. Giridhar Madras, Chairman NCSI, addressed gathering and emphasized the importance of Institutional Repositories and how LIS professional can play important role in setting up IR’s in their organizations. Prof. Giridhar Madras was felicitated on the occasion for his recent achievement (he was awarded with Shanthi Swarup Bhatnagar award by CSIR, Govt of India). Shri Obaiah demonstrated the administration and customization of Dspace. Shri Satya Ranjan Sahu presented case study of NIO where they have setup IR using Dspace. He shared their experience and challenges faced in implementing their IR, and showed the usage Statistics of NIO IR. Shri KP Raghuram delivered interesting talk on Digitization & Preservation, where he covered different technologies for digitization, various file formats, OCR and issues concerning to preservation for future usage. After the tea break there was an interesting session on career advice, objective of this session was to help the students to build their career. Panelists from different background, Shri Satya Ranjan Sahu (Government R & D), Kum. Archana and Shri Anand Byarappa (Corporate) and Shri Francis Jayakant (Academic) shared their opinions. Smt. Suvarsha Minj moderated the discussion. Shri Rajendra Babu proposed vote of thanks. Our sincere thanks to all participants, Chairman and teaching faculty of various Universities, Principals, Heads of various colleges and organizations for deputing their students and young professionals for the seminar and making the seminar very successful. With regards NCSI-Net Coordinators Shivaram BS MTRDC, DRDO BE Complex, Jalahalli Bangaluru-560013 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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