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CONDOLENCE FROM KAU ON THE DEMISE OF PROF. GEORGE
by Aloor Thomas Francis 25 Aug '07

25 Aug '07

Dear Professionals, The sad demise of Prof. A.B. George is a great lost to our profession, especially to Kerala. He is our beloved teacher, guide and leader. The professionals of Kerala Agricultural University extend our heartfelt sorrow to his wife and daughter. A. T. FRANCIS ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY ____________________________________________________________________________________ Sick sense of humor? Visit Yahoo! TV's Comedy with an Edge to see what's on, when. http://tv.yahoo.com/collections/222 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Assistant Librarian for an Engineering college
by ACHAR S 25 Aug '07

25 Aug '07

We need an assistant librarian (only male) who can work in shifts according the library requirement. Science Graduates with library science qualification and apprentice training is the minimum requirment. Interested candidates can send their resume/certificates/one photo to the undersigned. Shanmukhachari N M Librarian SBM Jain College of Engineering Jakkasandra Post, Kanakapura Taluk, Bangalore Rural District-562112 Ph:7577196/200 EXT.113 Cell:9449340789 ____________________________________________________________________________________ Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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SIS Membership Drive (Bangalore Chapter)
by M Krishnamurthy 24 Aug '07

24 Aug '07

All the life members of the Society for information science for Bangalore are requested to kindly send their current postal addresses, e-mail address and telephone numbers both ( land line & mobile) to the following address. This is to update our present address list, so as to enalble us to send all our circulars, regarding the activities of the Bangalore Chapter. M.Krishnamurthy, EC Member and Convenor, Membership drive committee of the Banglaore Chapter. *************************************** Dr.M.Krishnamurthy,M.A.,M.L.I.Sc.,Ph.D Librarian Indian Statistical Institute 8th Mile Mysore Road Bangalore 560059 www.isibang.ac.in/library Ph:91-80-28483002/3 Fax :91-80-28484265 -- 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] ETD conference 2007 -Selected Full papers
by Rajesh Chandrakar 24 Aug '07

24 Aug '07

Dear Moderator, will you please post it for others? Rajesh ----- Original Message ----- From: <maitraye(a)iitk.ac.in> To: "Rajesh Chandrakar" <rajesh(a)inflibnet.ac.in> Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 8:15 AM Subject: ETD conference 2007 -Selected Full papers > Dear Rajesh, > Selected ETD 2007 conference full papers are now available at ETD 2007 > website. > http://epc.ub.uu.se/ETD2007/papers.html > > As I see you actively take part in LIS forum discussion please post this > message for others. > > Regards, > > Maitrayee ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------- Rajesh Chandrakar, Commonwealth Professional Fellow Scientific & Technical Officer INFLIBNET (INFormation and LIBrary NETwork) Centre An IUC of University Grants Commission Near Gujarat University Guest House, PB No. 4116, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad - 380 009, India Tel. +91-(0)79-26305971/ 8528/ 4695(O), 26873805(R) Mobile: +91-9427527894 Fax: +91-(0)79-26300990, 263007816 E-mail: rajesh(a)inflibnet.ac.in; rchandrakar(a)gmail.com Website: http://www.inflibnet.ac.in ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Yet another Journal adopts OJS (Open Journal System from PKP).
by Sukhdev Singh 24 Aug '07

24 Aug '07

Dear Friends, Indian Journal of Medical Informatics (IJMI) - http://ijmi.org has adopted OJS (Open Journal System from PKP) for its online version. IJMI is an Official Organ of the Indian Association for Medical Informatics (IAMI) - http://www.iami.org.in. IAMI, dominated by professional doctors in regard to its membership, aims to promote use of Computers and IT for better health care. I am its life member and on its executive committee. IAMI had offered me to be acting Editor-in-Chief up to this November and Executive Editor for next four year. I had proposed IJMI Editorial Board to make IJMI an Open Access journal using OJS. Board readily accepted my proposal. They immediately purchased 80 MB web space and a Domain name for the Journal. OJS was installed and everything went well. Its first online issue is now online having an editorial "The Metamorphosis of the Indian Journal of Medical Informatics" By Dr. Suptendra Nath Sarbadhikari - http://ijmi.org/index.php/ijmi/article/view/y07i1esns/6 --Sukhdev Singh. NIC, New Delhi. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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INDIA THROWS MICROSOFT OPEN FORMAT OUT OF THE WINDOW
by Farooque Shaheen 24 Aug '07

24 Aug '07

India on Thursday gave Microsoft a thumbs-down in the war of standards for office documents. In a tense meeting at Delhi?s Manak Bhawan, the 21-member technical committee decided that India would vote a ?no? against Microsoft?s Open Office Extensible Mark Up Language (OOXML) standard at the International Standards Organisation (ISO) in Geneva on September 2. To dig more on this, visit the URL given below. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Infotech/Software/War_of_formats_India_… Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Keane India Pvt Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 Ext. 4105 VOIP- 40366 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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DLIS BHU- Sad demise of Prof. Prabir Roy Chowdhury
by Aditya Tripathi 24 Aug '07

24 Aug '07

Department of Library and Information Science expresses deep condolence on sad demise of Prof. Prabir Roy Chowdhary. His contributions have given new dimensions to the field. He will be always remembered as great leader and visionary and remain a source of inspiration for young professionals. --Faculty Members of DLIS, BHU -- Dr. Aditya Tripathi Lecturer Department of Library & Information Science Banaras Hindu University Varanasi-221005 ---------------------------------------------------- 1. Contribute to DRTC LIS Open Digital Library https://drtc.isibang.ac.in 2. Join today Digital Library Discussion Forum http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/dlrg -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Questia Opens Access to Classics -- 5, 000 Books Readable for Free
by noufal palliparamban 24 Aug '07

24 Aug '07

Hello.... Read and enjoy.......Rare chance to enrich our digital redaing...... A complete list of Questia's free books, sorted by title and author, is available at http://www.questia.com/publicdomainindex About Questia Questia Media, Inc. provides the world's largest online academic library and research service featuring high-quality copyrighted content. Students, instructors, and lifelong learners in more than 200 countries use Questia's collection of nearly 70,000 full-text books and over 1.7 million articles for scholarly research. A digital toolkit enables researchers to highlight text, properly cite passages, and automatically generate bibliographies and footnotes. In addition, Questia provides a personalized workspace for each user, complete with an individual bookshelf and reference resources. Founded in 1998, Questia Media is based in Houston. Regards Noufal.P.P Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur --------------------------------- Once upon a time there was 1 GB storage in your inbox. Click here for happy ending. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Tamilnadu Medical Univ. plans for e-Library of grant of Rs. 25 Crore
by Mukesh Anand 23 Aug '07

23 Aug '07

Dear Members', The Tamilnadu Dr. MGR Medical University plans for e-Library.Project is being undertaken with Rs. 25 Crore granted by the Planning Commission.It will also benefit 242 affiliated Institutions. Source :-The Hindu dated 22nd August, 2007 Wednesday, Page # 12 With Thanx & Regards, Mukesh Anand -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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What is Natural Language Procesing
by Mukesh Anand 23 Aug '07

23 Aug '07

Respected Members', What is Natural Language Processing ? And how its understanding by doing a PG Diploma course in Natural Language Processing through Correspondence can increase our understanding for Automated, Networked & Digital Library & give a help in our profession. Because on query came to me regarding this in response to my message about PG Diploma in Natural Language Processing posted in the first week of August. Please reply soon through this Discussion List, because the last date for submitting the application for this course is 30th August,2007. I am requesting to you that please respond to this query in ur words & avoid to give any web-link. With Regards, Mukesh Anand M Lib I Sc B H U, Varanasi -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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