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Open access at CALTECH
by Subbiah Arunachalam 30 Sep '06

30 Sep '06

Friends: Caltech, home to many Nobel laureates and one of the world's leading research and higher education centres, is moving forward with progressive open access policies. Indeed, Caltech Library has digitized all faculty and student papers from 1914 onwards. When will Indian universities and research institutions adopt such progressive OA policies? Best wishes. Aru [Subbiah Arunachalam] OA at Caltech's CODA Growth of the CODA Repositories, Caltech Library Services News and Updates, September 15, 2006. (Thanks to STLQ.) Excerpt: The Caltech Collection of Online Digital Archives (CODA) has been receiving a lot of publicity in the Open Access Authoring @ Caltech blog site.... When asked to give a brief description of CODA, George Porter, a Technical Reference Librarian in the Sherman Fairchild Library for the last 9 years, first responded that CODA is a number of things. It is primarily a digital collection of all Caltech authored technical reports, books, conference papers, and oral histories from the Caltech archives, as well as a repository for Caltech dissertations and electronic theses (ETDs). The repository was launched in 2000, and as of 9/5/06 we have 2,884 dissertations on file. It has been mandatory, since 2003, for all graduate students to submit their theses electronically....[PS: Reluctantly cutting a photo of George Porter here.] George further notes a major benefit of having [open] access to Caltech authored research information is the visibility and easy access by multiple users to this data. Prior to this 24-hour-a-day on-line availability, only one hard copy of a paper was available, and it was kept filed away in the Archives. Library staff is currently involved in scanning all pre-2003 theses into CODA. Papers typed over 50 years ago can be digitally enhanced to be clearer than the originals. Geological maps can be saved in high-quality color, with the ability to zoom in and out.... Papers from as far back as 1914 have been scanned and stored in CaltechAUTHORS.... The Caltech community is truly benefited by having such a rich body of work accessible on-line. CODA not only allows students, faculty, and staff to view research material, but, almost by default, we are also able to read about our shared cultural history. Peter Suber: Congratulations to George, who was the most regular of my co-contributors here at OAN before I converted it to a solo blog in May 2006. ___________________________________________________________ The all-new Yahoo! Mail goes wherever you go - free your email address from your Internet provider. http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html

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Need DDS contact details
by sankar 29 Sep '06

29 Sep '06

Hi, I would be grateful if any one could provide me DDS (Document Delivery Service) contact information in India. Regards Sankaralingam R -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Head, Documentation Avestha Gengraine Technologies Pvt. Ltd. 'Discoverer',9th Floor,Unit 2&3, International Tech Park, Whitefield road, Bangalore - 560 066, India. Tel:91-80-28411665/28412308; Fax:91-80-28418780 http://www.avesthagen.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail message may contain confidential, proprietary or legally privileged information. It should not be used by anyone who is not the original intended recipient. If you have erroneously received this message, please delete it immediately and notify the sender. The recipient acknowledges that Avestha Gengraine Technologies Pvt. Ltd./or its subsidiary Companies, as the case may be, are unable to exercise control or ensure or guarantee the integrity of/over the contents of the information contained in e-mail transmissions and further acknowledges that any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and no binding nature of the message shall be implied or assumed unless the sender does so expressly with due authority of Avestha Gengraine Technologies Pvt. Ltd. and / or its subsidiary Companies, as applicable. Before opening any attachments please check them for viruses and defects.

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Indian Pharmacy Journals
by Sheetal Tank 29 Sep '06

29 Sep '06

Dear Colleagues, I need the subscription details and contact addresses of some of the journals in the field of Pharmacy of Indian Origin.   We have started with the Diploma in Pharmacy Institute in our campus and I need the develop the library of the same.     Please help me. Regards, S.D. Tank Librarian AITS-DS, rajkot Dear Colleagues, I need the subscription details and contact addresses of some of the journals in the field of Pharmacy of Indian Origin. We have started with the Diploma in Pharmacy Institute in our campus and I need the develop the library of the same. Please help me. Regards, S.D. Tank Librarian AITS-DS, rajkot 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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Call for Papers for Dr. Ravinder N. Sharma Felicitation Volume
by Puna Das 29 Sep '06

29 Sep '06

CALL FOR PAPERS Dr. Ravinder N. Sharma Felicitation Volume Dr. Ravindra N. Sharma, Dean of the Library at Monmouth University, West Long Branch, New Jersey (USA), is an outstanding Asian American library professional. Since last 30 years, he has worked in various capacities in a number of academic libraries in United States. Dr. Sharma earned a Masters in Arts (History) from the University of Delhi, India. He received his M.L.S. from North Texas State University, and was conferred Ph.D. in Information and Library Studies from the State University of New York at Buffalo. Since 1982, he has presented 25 papers at various conferences and has served on more than 30 committees of ACRL and ALA. Dr Sharma has sustained a distinguished record of writing books and journal articles as well as presentations which have made Americans and others more aware of global issues in librarianship. He has served ALA, ACRL and the International Federation of Library Associations admirably by chairing and serving on many committees dealing with international issues. It was a great honor for the Librarians of color in North America that for the first time in the history of ACRL, the award for the year 2005 was given to Dr. Ravindra Nath Sharma for his significant contributions to the profession of academic librarianship. Dr Sharma is the only librarian of color to achieve this distinction so far. As tribute to this dedicated professional, his friends, colleagues and well wishers have proposed to bring out a festschrift volume in his honor on the topic: "Challenges for South Asian Resources & Information Services". The Felicitation Committee will highly appreciate if you kindly submit an article/research paper or your tributes/ comments for inclusion in this volume by 31 st October 2006. Following is a tentative table of contents: ·Library Services & Information Centers in South Asia ·Information Resources on South Asia- Printed, Online & Digital ·Problems in Collection Development in South Asian Studies- Bibliographical Resources, demise of South Asian Bibliographer, Bibliographical control of South Asian languages publications ·Issues of Cataloguing in South Asian Languages Material ·Education and Training for South Asian LIS professionals ·Role of South Asian Institutions- American Institutes of Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka etc ·South Asian Professional Associations- CONSALD, SALG, AAMES ·Information & Resource Sharing among South Asianists ·South Asian Collections and Library Services in USA, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Sweden and Others ·Future of South Asian Information Science & Services Contact: Rajwant Singh Chilana, Ph.D. Asso. Professor of Library Admn & South Asian Librarian University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana, IL 61801, USA Tel: 217-333-2492 E-mail: rchilana(a)gmail.com http://www.slla.org.lk/CALL%20FOR%20PAPERS.htm __________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Answers: Share what you know. Learn something new http://in.answers.yahoo.com/

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Need for investment in Research Studies
by rupesh kumar 29 Sep '06

29 Sep '06

Need for research studies stressed (Deccan Herald, 29 Sep 2006) Bangalore, UNI: Knowledge Commission Chairman Sam Pitroda on Thursday called for more investments in research studies at the university level as India was at the top in terms of growth and position in the global economy. Mr Pitroda addressing aKnowledge Summit here, said that there was a need for students to take up research in human sciences but the latest trend showed that they opted for high salaried jobs just after completing their degree courses. Even the best brains are busy solving the problems of the rich and not of the poor, he said. They are interested in developing latest watches for the rich and solving the problems of high class banks, he added. "Our scientists with global knowledge should concentrate on solving the problems of the poor and the down trodden to improve the quality of their life," he said. Minister of State for Defence M M Pallam Raju in his inaugural address said India was well positioned to grab the opportunities and take up the challenges in the field of knowledge management. Rupesh Kumar A Department of Library & Information Science Bangalore University a_rupeshkumar(a)yahoo.com http://lislog.blogspot.com http://a.rupeshkumar.googlepages.com --------------------------------- Get your own web address for just $1.99/1st yr. We'll help. Yahoo! Small Business. (Deccan Herald, 29 Sep 2006) Bangalore, UNI: Knowledge Commission Chairman Sam Pitroda on Thursday called for more investments in research studies at the university level as India was at the top in terms of growth and position in the global economy. Mr Pitroda addressing aKnowledge Summit here, said that there was a need for students to take up research in human sciences but the latest trend showed that they opted for high salaried jobs just after completing their degree courses. Even the best brains are busy solving the problems of the rich and not of the poor, he said. They are interested in developing latest watches for the rich and solving the problems of high class banks, he added. "Our scientists with global knowledge should concentrate on solving the problems of the poor and the down trodden to improve the quality of their life," he said. Minister of State for Defence M M Pallam Raju in his inaugural address said India was well positioned to grab the opportunities and take up the challenges in the field of knowledge management. 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 Get your own http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=43290/*http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/domains web address for just $1.99/1st yr . We'll help. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=41244/*http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! Small Business .

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Current awareness discovery tools
by vimal kumar 29 Sep '06

29 Sep '06

Dear Friends, Here is a useful guide " Current awareness discovery tools on the Internet" by Marcus Zillman. This guide is a very informative one and I hope that very useful for librarians while digging for information in the World Wide Web. http://virtualprivatelibrary.blogspot.com/Current%20Awareness%20Discovery%2… Marcus Zillman is the editor of Current Awareness Watch email newsletter. Best wishes, Vimal Kumar Asian School of Business Technopark Trivandrum-695 581 vimal0212(a)yahoo.com --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less. Here is a useful guide " Current awareness discovery tools on the Internet" by Marcus Zillman. This guide is a very informative one and I hope that very useful for librarians while digging for information in the World Wide Web. http://virtualprivatelibrary.blogspot.com/Current%20Awareness%20Discovery%2… Marcus Zillman is the editor of Current Awareness Watch email newsletter. Best wishes, Vimal Kumar Asian School of Business Technopark Trivandrum-695 581 vimal0212(a)yahoo.com Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman1/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/ev… Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less.

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Need information about Librarians working in special institutions urgently
by Arunachalam Hariharan 28 Sep '06

28 Sep '06

Dear Professionals and friends, SALIS(Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science) is going to organise an UNESCO sponsored one week Sub-National Workshop on Information Literacy Competency Development for Special Educators and Library Professionals at Chennai from 6th-10th Nov 2006. There is no participation and other fee for the selected candidates. Boarding and lodging also will be arranged. We are in the process of inviting/nominating thirty Librarians working in Special institutions for Physically challenged( Visually handicapped, deaf/blind, etc) institutions/organizations/schools /Colleges under Govt/NGO/Private sectors in the southern states such as Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Pondicherry, Andaman Nicobar Islands and Tamilnadu. We are also collecting information about such special institutions and also Librarians working there. We have also collected addresses of special institutions. We found that qualified Librarians are working only in a few such institutions. We need more addresses of Librarians working in such special institutions immediately for selecting/nominating them. Therefore, we request you to kindly send name and addresses of Librarians working in such special institutions near to your place, etc if you know. Thanking you A.Hariharan SALIS (Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science ) B2-Solai Apartment (Opp to MGR Garden) Mount-Poonamallee Road Chennai â 600 089 Salis_info(a)yahoo.co.in Cell: 984160 1901 044-22522448, 42014772 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Digital archiving gains new tool -- Web Curator
by Indira K. 28 Sep '06

28 Sep '06

Dear Professionals, The National Library of New Zealand and the British Library have developed 'Web curator' tool that makes it easier to gather and store digital content. The new tool automates the process of harvesting online content and storing it. The Web curator tool will be available to other organisations as an open source release by the end of the year. Source: BBC News, 2006-09-26 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/5382144.stm Indira Dear Professionals, The National Library of New Zealand and the British Library have developed 'Web curator' tool that makes it easier to gather and store digital content. The new tool automates the process of harvesting online content and storing it. The Web curator tool will be available to other organisations as an open source release by the end of the year. Source: BBC News, 2006-09-26 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/5382144.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/5382144.stm Indira

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ICSD-2007 : Submission Deadlines Extended
by Nabonita Guha 27 Sep '06

27 Sep '06

================================= Apologies, if you've received multiple copies ================================= INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SEMANTIC WEB & DIGITAL LIBRARIES (ICSD 2007), February 21-23, 2007 ___________________________________________________________ Dear Colleagues, On popular demand, the FULL PAPER SUBMISSION DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO OCTOBER 31, 2006. Other revised dates are: => Notification of acceptance with comments: November 30, 2006 => Submission of the final papers after incorporating comments: December 31, 2006 -- A.R.D. Prasad Convenor, ICSD 2007 DRTC, Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), 8th Mile, Mysore Road, R.V. College Post, Bangalore, Karnataka (India) PS: Send your queries/papers to: icsd(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in, icsd2007(a)gmail.com __________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Find a local pizza place, music store, museum and morethen map the best route! http://local.live.com

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lecture Programme by two celebrities of the Information World
by Mailing List Manager 27 Sep '06

27 Sep '06

You are cordially invited for the following lecture programme. - Moderator British Council Library, Bangalore and Informatics (India) Ltd, Bangalore Present a lecture Programme by two celebrities of the Information World Mr. Jimmy Wales Founder, Wikipedia and Chairman, Wikimedia Foundation, USA and Prof. Peter Johan Lor Secretary General, IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations) Netherlands All are cordially invited Date & Time: Saturday, the 30th September,2006: 10.30 -12.30 hours Venue: Conference Hall, British Library, Prestige Takt 23, Kasturba Road Cross, Bangalore - 560 001

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