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International Honour for Young Indian Scientists
by Muralidharan, Padma (ELS-DEL) 14 Dec '07

14 Dec '07

Dear Sir/Madam, May I request you to kindly include this news item in your newsletter? International Honour for Young Indian Scientists New Delhi, December 10, 2007- Scopus(r), the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed research literature and quality Web sources with smart tools to track, analyze and visualize, today announced the Second Young Indian Scientist Awards which were awarded at an event held at "Le Meridian" in New Delhi on December 7. The award instituted by Elsevier has selected nine recipients from areas such as Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Environment and Engineering in order to cover both basic and applied disciplines. The event was attended by many scientists, Vice Chancellors of several universities, bureaucrats from the Ministry of Science & Technology, Higher Education, and Defense. The event highlighted aspects of Indian science and culture. The researchers were carefully considered on both qualitative and quantitative parameters. The jury included eminent subject experts from all over the country, who also attended the ceremony. Opinions of prominent Bibliometricians for nine subject areas were also taken into consideration for selection. Phil Govaert, the Managing Director for Elsevier's International markets, highlighted the importance and the need for scholarly information in the research process. The function was also attended by Niels Weertman, Director Product Management Scopus, who explained how Scopus was a smart application for tracking, analyzing and visualizing trends in research helping the award selection process. The winners are: Dr. Bakhtisaran Raman - Biological Sciences Dr. Anil Kumar - Chemistry Dr. S K Satheesh - Earth Sciences Dr. Sanjay Mittal - Engineering Sciences Dr. Dinesh Mohan - Environmental Sciences Dr. Upadrastha Ramamurthy - Material Sciences Dr. Nimish A Shah - Mathematics Dr. Sushil Kumar Jha- Medicine Dr. Vinod Kumar Aswal - Physics Scientists, please note this is an annual feature. Await our 2008 announcement in June 2008. further information can be had from Padma Muralidharan (p.muralidharan(a)elsevier.com) Thanks for your cooperation. Kind regards, Padma Muralidharan Account Development Manager Elsevier India (Science & Technology) Sri Pratap Udyog 274, Capt Gaur Marg, Sriniwaspuri New Delhi - 110 065 Ph : +91-11-42890202; +91-9810739993 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------ This communication is confidential and may be privileged. Any unauthorised use or dissemination of this message in whole or in part is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you receive this message by mistake, please notify the sender by return e-mail and delete this message from your system. Elsevier B.V. (including its group companies) shall not be liable for the proper and complete transmission of the information contained in this communication nor for any delay in its receipt. Any quotes contained in this communication are merely indicative and may not be relied upon by the individual or entity receiving it. Any proposed transactions or quotes contained in this communication will not result in any legally binding or enforceable obligation nor give rise to any obligation for reimbursement of any fees, expenses, costs or damages, unless an express agreement to that effect has been agreed upon, delivered and executed by the parties. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Recruitments in LibSys - reg.
by Mailing List Admin 14 Dec '07

14 Dec '07

Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 10:15:37 +0000 (GMT) From: Edwin <edwin(a)libsys.co.in> 12-12-2007 Dear Sir, We are in the process of recruiting Library personnels to work with LibSys for various locations in India. In this pretext, we would be happy if you could help us in posting the advertisment in the very prestigious library portal, LIS Forum. Please find the advertisement as pasted below: REQUIRED (Technical Services Executives) Libsys Corporation, a Software Development company specialized in Library domain and developer of �LibSys� software, is looking for dynamic people with a B.Lib/M.Lib degree with minimum two years experience. The work involves Library automation standards (MARC21, AACRII, Z39.50, OAI, Unicode etc.), Database migration, System implementation, User support / training and pre-sales activities. Positions are at Delhi/NCR, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Lucknow, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kochi, Chennai, Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad, and Kolkata, Guwhati and Bhuvneshwar. Email Resume on hrd(a)libsys.co.in or Contact: Sandeep (9958296055) or mailto: LibSys Corporation, 633-A, Phase V, Udyog Vihar, Gurgaon, 120016. Phone : (0124) 2451119/ 2451120 Thanks and regards D. T. Edwin Manager (South Zone) LibSys Corporation Bangalore

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ask LC to support open bibliographic data
by Anand Chitipothu 14 Dec '07

14 Dec '07

Hi all, The Library of Congress is asking for comments on their proposal for the future of bibliographic records and we'd like to ask them to include a section supporting open data -- providing bibliographic records in such a way that they can be reused by projects like Open Library and others. Our comment is here: http://www.okfn.org/wiki/FutureOfBibliographicControl And we'd love it if you would add your name to it and spread the word to others in this field. Comments are due Friday so time is limited. Thanks so much for your help, Anand Open Library http://demo.openlibrary.org -- 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] Temporary vacancy at IGIDR, Mumbai
by G.K.MANJUNATH 13 Dec '07

13 Dec '07

We are looking for young LIS professionals, preferably residents of Mumbai, to work in a project for 6 months. Number of Posts : 2 Qualifications : MLISc or BLISc with minimum 55% marks Skills : Very good communication skill. Knowledge of AACR II. WINISIS or CDS/ISIS. LC Subject Headings. Ability to type atleast 25 words per minute. Nature of Work: The selected candidates are required to prepare index to certain Indian journals, with abstracts and keywords. Learning opportunity : Will get good exposure to Indian economy, Web desiging (CSS and HTML) and MySQL Remenaration : Rs.6000/- or Rs.7000/- per month depending on qualifications and skills. Those interested may please send their resume, with in 7 days, over email to: Thanks G.K.Manjunath Chief Librarian >>> Indira Gandhi Inst of Development Research >>> Film City Road >>> Santosh Nagar >>> Goregaon(East ) >>> MUMBAI - 400 065 >>> gkm(a)igidr.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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49th Bengal Library Conference
by abhijit bhowmick 12 Dec '07

12 Dec '07

Dear Profesionals, The 49th Bengal LibraryConference will be held at Hemchandra ibrary , 11/1 Mohanchand Road , Khidirpore , Kolkata - 700023 during 14th to 16th December 2007. Theme : Application of computer in different libraries : Problems & Prospects. Program will be inaugurated by Hon'ble I T Minister Prof. Debesh Das in presense of the Hon'ble Library Minister Shri Tapan Roy & Guest of Honour Hon'ble Dr Barun Kr Mukhopadhya , Member of Perliament. and Hon'ble Shri Kishor Krishna Bandopadhya , Director RRRLF. Thematic sessions will be held on 15th & 16th December 2007. Abhijit Kumar Bhowmick Librarian State Central Library Kolkata , West Bengal --------------------------------- Why delete messages? Unlimited storage is just a click away. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Journal of Genetics!
by Mailing List Admin 12 Dec '07

12 Dec '07

Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 12:47:50 +0530 (IST) From: Riki Krishnan <riki(a)ias.ernet.in> Dear Member, We would like to know which library has the following volumes of the Journal of Genetics. We are archiving them on our website. Journal of Genetics: Vol.3, 4,...15. With regards Riki Krishnan Indian Academy of Sciences Sadashivnagar Bangalore

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Appreciate Uploaded Presentation
by Rajan 12 Dec '07

12 Dec '07

Dear Mr Sukhdev Singh, Your presentation is an excellent invitation to the digital world of medical information. Opening it to others for re-use is an act that deserves appreciation.As well, your focus on free information is really appreciative. It is heard that there are some others who conduct seminars in the name of free software like greenstone, dspace etc and propagate private interests. It is a glad news that you speak about open knowledge and practice it as well. Please upload such presentations in future too. Regards, K Rajasekharan Librarian, Kerala Institute of Local Administration(KILA) ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 11:22:38 +0530 From: "Sukhdev Singh" <esukhdev(a)gmail.com> Subject: [LIS-Forum] PPT Slides Available for REUSE on "Bio-Medical Information Retrieval from Net" To: iami_gen(a)googlegroups.com, indmed-forum(a)yahoogroups.com, medlib(a)yahoogroups.com, lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Message-ID: <c13c85220712112152m5e631857hd34799663a7b5fc4(a)mail.gmail.com> I have delivered a lecture at Lady Irwin College (New Delhi) yesterday on "Bio-Medical Information Retrieval from Net". I wish to share my lecture slides with you. The Presentation consists of over 90 Power Point PPT slides .... can be viewed or Downloaded (for reuse) from http://snipurl.com/1v51n --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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six techniques for better search results
by Rajesh Rangappa 12 Dec '07

12 Dec '07

Dear professionals I found an interesting and useful article, titled "Six techniques to get more from web than google will tell you" By Margaret Locher, CIO. Which will be heplful in searching better infromation specially on Science and technology & Current happenings in specific field etc. link is "http://www.cio.com/article/print/156900" Thanks and Regards -- RAJESH ALDARTHI LIBRARIAN (Jain Institute of vocational and Advanced Studies) #127/3, Bull Tempel Road, Chamarajpet, Bangalore-560096 Email: deepakdeepa89(a)gmail.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Request for an article
by Kshema Prakash 12 Dec '07

12 Dec '07

Dear colleagues, Can someone kindly help me by sending a copy of the following article? *Title:* Individual value structure and diversity attitudes: The moderating effects of age, gender, race, and religiosity *Author(s):* Olukemi O. Sawyerr, Judy Strauss, Jun Yan *Journal:* Journal of Managerial Psychology *ISSN:* 0268-3946 *Year:* 2005 * Volume:* 20 * Issue:* 6 * Page:* 498 - 521 *DOI:* 10.1108/02683940510615442 *Publisher:* Emerald Group Publishing Limited Thanks and regards, Kshema Ms. Kshema Prakash Faculty LIbrarian - Gr I Central Library Dayalbagh Educational Institute (Deemed University) Dayalbagh, Agra 282005 U.P. -- Mrs. Kshema Prakash Faculty Librarian - Gr I Dayalbagh Educational Institute (Deemed University) Dayalbagh, Agra 282005 Uttar Pradesh, India -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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PPT Slides Available for REUSE on "Bio-Medical Information Retrieval from Net"
by Sukhdev Singh 12 Dec '07

12 Dec '07

I have delivered a lecture at Lady Irwin College (New Delhi) yesterday on "Bio-Medical Information Retrieval from Net". I wish to share my lecture slides with you. The Presentation consists of over 90 Power Point PPT slides. It has been prepared keeping in mind the information needs of Bio-Medical Researchers. However it does not include Paid / Fee based services like "Web of Science". The presentation can be viewed or Downloaded (for reuse) from http://snipurl.com/1v51n Presentation starts with an emphasis need for having a planned search strategy and evaluation of the retrieved results. The best tool and Internet resource to explore would depend upon the type of information being sought from the net. For general non-scholarly information Internet Search Engines, Meta Search Engines, Web Directories and Subject Guides would be the best way to start with. However there is need to evaluate all such information. Simple criteria - like the authority behind the information; the date of creation and modification and commercial interests if any - can be used to evaluate the authenticity of the information retrieved. Medical websites with "HONcode" logo could be easily evaluated and trusted. For scholarly literature, researchers are advised to start with Bibliographic Databases. These databases provide references to high quality peer reviewed journals. PubMed and IndMED (For Indian Journals) are best known under this category. The presentation has some interesting pictures to explain the need for "Controlled Vocabulary" like MeSH. Other tools like Scirus can also be used for retrieving scholarly information. Google Scholar can be used to for limited "Cited By" information along with references. Coming to Full Text of articles, looking for libraries' holdings would be a better strategy. "Union Catalogue" is useful tool to explore collection of neighborhood libraries. Many good journals are now coming out from Open Access Publishers like BioMed Central and PLoS. Some of the good Indian medical journals are also available for free through Internet. NIC's medIND project and MedKnow (an Indian Open Access Publisher) have been instrumental in putting most of them online. Directory of Open Access Journals is a useful tool to find out Open Access Journals in a subject domain. Other resources for finding full text articles are Institutional (like EPrints@IISc ) and Subject Repositories (like OpenMED@NIC). There are now about 1000 such registered and OAI-PMH compliant repositories all over the world. Tools like ROAR can used to find a relevant repository. These repositories can also be searched through search engine like Google and some special OAI-PMH search engines. The presentation ends with some special type of resources like Cochrane Library (made freely accessible to Resident Indians through sponsorship by ICMR). --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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