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Are Academic Journals Obsolete?
by Saiful Amin 09 Jun '08

09 Jun '08

Greetings, There is good debate going on in Slashdot on the above topic. Interested members can go into the following link to check it out: http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/06/08/2132254 Regards, Saiful -- Saiful Amin +91 9343826438 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Environmental day- Al Gore and information superhighway
by vasanth raj 06 Jun '08

06 Jun '08

Dear Sir/Madam, Al Gore- Former US vice-president, who won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for his untiring effort in creating the awareness of climate change around the world along with the IPCC An Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change headed by R.K.Pachauri, Director of The Energy and Resource Institute (TERI), New Delhi, India. Al Gore is the first to use the word Information Superhighway as a US congress senator and during his presidential campaign in 2000, which later became the nomenclature of information world. Al Gore was a firm supporter for widespread use of computers, particularly in schools and libraries during his tenure as a senator of white House, Washington, D.C. US. It is also time to remember his role in getting financial assistance for the initiation of Digital Library Project Phase-1 from The National Science Foundation (NSF). The bibliometric analysis of scholarly publications on climate change depicting in his Academy Award winning Documentary An Inconvenient Truth is also notable here. Robert Kahn and Vinton Cerf- inventor of Internet Protocol noted in a scholarly article that Al Gore was the first political leader to recognize the importance of the Internet and to promote and support its development. One of the readers of Seattle Times News Papers once wrote that We need a leader with vision. We need Al Gore. ------------------------- With best wishes Vasantha Raju N From Chandigarh to Chennai - find friends all over India. Go to http://in.promos.yahoo.com/groups/citygroups/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Need papers
by Yashwant G Kanade 06 Jun '08

06 Jun '08

Dear Moderator, Could you please arrange to send this message to LIS-FORUM members? As on of our student need these papers. With Regards Yashwant Kanade. CES, IISc, Bangalore Could you please send me following papers if you have the time? I tried to get soft copies of those but didnt get. Could you please find them and tell me the source. Roonwal, M. L. and Nath, B., Discontinuous distribution of certain Indo-Malayan mammals, and its zoogeographical significance. Proc. Natl. Inst. Sci. India, 1949, 15, 375377. Abdulali, H., Some peculiarities of avifaunal distribution in peninsular India. Proc. Natl. Inst. Sci. India, 1949, 15, 387393. Hora, S. L., Satpura hypothesis of the distribution of the Malayan fauna and flora to peninsular India. Proc. Natl. Inst. Sci. India, 1949, 15, 309314. HORA, S. L. 1949b. Dating the period of migration of the so-called Malayan element in the fauna of peninsular India. Proc. Nat. Inst. Sci. India, 15: 345. AUDEX, J. B. 1949. A geological discussion on the Satpura Hypothesis and Garo-Rajmahal Gap. Proc. Nat. Inst. Sci. India, 15: 315. ALI, SALIM. 1949. The Satpura Trend as an ornithogeographical highway. Proc. Nat. Inst. Sci. India, 15 : 379. -- YASHWANT G KANADE Centre for Ecological Sciences Indian Institute of Science Bangalore - 560012, Karnataka, INDIA Tele Phone:91-080-23600985/ 22932506 Extn.-106,107 Fax: 91-080-23601428 E-Mail: kanade(a)ces.iisc.ernet.in; kanade_yg12(a)yahoo.com -- YASHWANT G KANADE Centre for Ecological Sciences Indian Institute of Science Bangalore - 560012, Karnataka, INDIA Tele Phone:91-080-23600985/ 22932506 Extn.-106,107 Fax: 91-080-23601428 E-Mail: kanade(a)ces.iisc.ernet.in; kanade_yg12(a)yahoo.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner @CES, and is believed to be clean.

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Reader (2), Lecturer (2) and Dy Librarian (1) posts in Bundelkhand University, Jhansi
by Vinod Singh 06 Jun '08

06 Jun '08

Hi Few posts (related to our Profession) are advertised in Bundelkhand University, Jhansi. They are: 1. Reader (Ur 2) 2. Lecturer ( Sc 1 and Ur 1). 3. Deputy Librarian (Ur 1). View detail of the advertisement at http://www.bujhansi.org/_recru/_pdf/Adv_01June08.pdf, qualifications and other detail are provided at http://www.bujhansi.org/_recru/_pdf/Adv_Quali.pdf or you just click the link http://sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/search/label/Librarian. Last date of submission of form is june 25, 2008. Yours Vinod Kumar Singh (Vikusi) Research Scholar (M.Phil) Department of Library and Information Science University of Delhi Delhi 110007 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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vacancy for librarian
by saroj panda 06 Jun '08

06 Jun '08

Govt. of NCT Delhi Maharaja Agrasen College Mayar Vihar -1, Delhi -110091 Post for Librarian (1 post, Pay Scale: Rs. 8000-13000) Application form for the post can be obtained from office of Maharaja Agrasen College on payment of RS. 100/- personally or by sending IPO in favour of Principal, Maharaja Agrasen College, Mayar Vihar -1, Delhi -110091 with a stamped self-addressed envelop. The last date of submission of completed application form is 30/06/2008 Saroj kumar Project Assistant(LS) INFLIBNET Centre Near Gujrat University campus Navarangpur, Ahmedabad-380009 Gujarat -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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library trainee
by krottapalli ratnakar 06 Jun '08

06 Jun '08

Dear Members, Can you send me the list of Govt. organiztions which are paying more than Rs 5000/- for library apprentices/Trainees (K. V.. Ratnakar) ICMR Hqrs Ansari Nagar, New Delhi-29 Share files, take polls, and make new friends - all under one roof. Go to http://in.promos.yahoo.com/groups/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Big Buck Bunny: open content movie
by Vimal Kumar 06 Jun '08

06 Jun '08

Dear Friends, The Amsterdam based 'Blender Institute' announced release of the short 3D animation movie 'Big Buck Bunny'. "The primary intent of the movie was to stimulate the development of open source 3D software" said producer and Institute director Ton Roosendaal, "But the result equals on artistic level as well as on technical ingenuity the quality of what you would expect from large animation studios". The movie differentiates itself mostly by its totally open character. Not only open source tools such as the 3D suite Blender were used to create the movie, but also the movie itself - including all assets as used in the animation studio - will be freely accessible for everybody to reuse, to learn from it or just to enjoy it. The promotion of Open Content creation and distribution is one of the main goals of the Creative Commons, the organization that created the 'Creative Commons' licenses, which have been widely adopted by artists, musicians, and other creative individuals who wish to freely share their creative endeavors. Blender Institute in Amsterdam is one of the first companies worldwide exploiting Open Content professionally and commercially. Big Buck Bunny is a comedy about a well-tempered rabbit "Big Buck", who finds his day spoiled by the rude actions of the forest bullies, three rodents. In the typical 1950ies cartoon tradition Big Buck then prepares for the rodents a comical revenge. You can download the movie here, http://www.bigbuckbunny.org/ -- Vimal Kumar V. Asst. Librarian Asian School of Business Technopark, Trivandrum-695 581 Web: www.asb.edu.in/vimal/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I forget what I was taught. I only remember what I have learnt" -Patrick White -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Nomination invited for SALIS Awards (4 awards) for the year 2008
by Arunachalam Hariharan 05 Jun '08

05 Jun '08

Nominations are invited for SALIS Awards for the year 2008 SALIS AWARDS I. National Awards 1. Dr. Harish Chandra-Sushila Chandra Best Librarian Award (National Level Award) SALIS has instituted a national level Dr. Harish Chandra-Sushila Chandra Best Librarian Award, sponsored by Dr. Harish Chandra, Librarian, Indian Institute of Technology, to encourage the library professionals. (pl visit http://harichandra.net for more details) 2. A.N.Marappan Memorial National Best Young Librarian Award (Below 40 years) (National Level award) SALIS hasinstituted a national award sponsored by the trust 'Amarar A.N.Marappan Ninaivu Elakiaya Mandaram', Athani, Erode Dist, Tamil Nadu. A.M.Venkatachalam, Librarian, Jansons School of Business, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu established the trust in the memory of his father in the year 1998. The aim of the award is to encourage young library professionals who contribute more to the profession. II. State Level Awards 1. AutoLib-Tamilnadu-Best Librarian Award 2. AutoLib-Tamilnadu-Best Young Librarian Award SALIS has instituted Autolib-Tamilnadu-Best Librarian Award and Autolib-Tamilnadu-Best Young Librarian Award (below 40 years) sponsored by M/s.AutoLib Software Systems for the Library Professionals working in Tamilnadu. The main aim of the award is to identify the professional who contributes more to our profession and recognize him/her every year. Eligibility Criteria for all the Awards 1. Applicant/Nominee should be a citizen of India and his/her conduct must be good. 2. The applicant should be a working library professional who holds at least Bachelors degree in library science or its equivalent. 3. Interested professionals should apply in the prescribed application form only 4. Nomination can be self or by a responsible library professional 5. Give full details for each category and attach support documents for verification 6. Enclose separate sheets wherever necessary to give details 7. Applications without full details and support documents will be rejected 8. The application form can be downloaded from SALIS website http://autolib-india.net or can be obtained by e-mail to salis_info(a)yahoo.co.in 9. Filled application should reach the office on or before 15.07.2008 10. The decision of the committee constituted by SALIS to select the candidate for the award is final. 11. Award Committee has the right to post-pone or cancel the award for any unavoidable reason. 12. All correspondence should be addressed to the Convener, SALIS Award Committee, SALIS, B2-Solai Apartment, Opp. to MGR Garden, Mount-Poonamallee Road, Chennai 600 089. Any enquires about the award may be sent to the Convener at salis_info(a)yahoo.co.in Note: 1. Library Professionals working any where in India can apply for the award Dr. Harish Chandra-Sushila Chandra Best Librarian Award (National Level) and A.N.Marappan Memorial National Best Young Librarian Award. 2. Library professionals working in Tamilnadu only can apply for the awards AutoLib-Tamilnadu-Best Librarian Award and AutoLib-Tamilnadu-Best Young Librarian Award (Below 40 years) Please vist SALIS website http://autolib-india.net/salis for more details of the award and download application forms Convener SALIS Award Committee salis_info(a)yahoo.co.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Scheme of Financial Assistance for Preservation of Manuscripts/Rare Books
by Sanjo Jose 04 Jun '08

04 Jun '08

Dear Subscriber, National Archives of India has a scheme to help individuals and organizations in cataloguing, translation, and digitization of manuscripts and rare books. Under this scheme, a maximum of Rs. 2 lakhs is available per year for each approved project. Voluntary Organizations, Educational Institutions including Private Colleges, Private Libraries, Museums and Universities including deemed Universities, Religious Institutions, Freedom Fighters and Individuals having hereditary collections of manuscripts/records of historical importance are eligible for financial assistance under this scheme. A brochure in PDF is available at http://nationalarchives.nic.in/Brochure.pdf For more details: http://www.nationalarchives.nic.in/financial.html Email : archives(a)nic.in Sanjo Jose From Chandigarh to Chennai - find friends all over India. Go to http://in.promos.yahoo.com/groups/citygroups/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Dublin Core metadata editor
by Nihar Patra 04 Jun '08

04 Jun '08

Dear LIS Professional !!! Greetings !!!! Please visit the sites http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/metadata/dcdot/ for creating Dublin Core metadat... This service will retrieve a Web page and automatically generate Dublin Core metadata <http://uk.dublincore.org/>, either as HTML <meta> tags or as RDF/XML, suitable for embedding in the <head>...</head> section of the page. The generated metadata can be edited using the form provided and converted to various other formats (USMARC, SOIF, IAFA/ROADS, TEI headers, GILS, IMS or RDF) if required. Optional, context sensitive, help is available while editing. With regards, Nihar K patra Librarian ( (Assistant General Manager) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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