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MyLISA Lecture - November 2005
by SUNIL M.V. 17 Nov '05

17 Nov '05

Dear Friends, Mysore Librarians and Information Scientists Association (MyLISA), Mysore has organized the following lecture in Kannada to celebrate the National Library Week. Title: Mareyagaderalli Mudritha Pusthaka (Let the Printed Books Remain) Speaker: Shikaripura Harihareshwar, Poet, Columnist in Web-magazines, Chief-Editor, Ameri Kannada Date and Time: 19th November 2005 at 4.00 pm Venue: Department of Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED MyLISA Sunil MV Librarian SDM Institute for Management Development No. 1, Chamundi Hill Road Siddartha Nagar, Mysore Phone : 0821 - 2420490/491 2429722/161 Fax: 0821-2425557 --------------------------------- Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. Dear Friends, Mysore Librarians and Information Scientists Association (MyLISA), Mysore has organized the following lecture in Kannada to celebrate the National Library Week. Title: Mareyagaderalli Mudritha Pusthaka (Let the Printed Books Remain) Speaker: Shikaripura Harihareshwar, Poet, Columnist in Web-magazines, Chief-Editor, Ameri Kannada Date and Time: 19 th November 2005 at 4.00 pm Venue: Department of Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED MyLISA Sunil MV Librarian SDM Institute for Management Development No. 1, Chamundi Hill Road Siddartha Nagar, Mysore Phone : 0821 - 2420490/491 2429722/161 Fax: 0821-2425557 http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTFqODRtdXQ4BF9TAzMyOTc1MDIEX3MDOTY2ODgxNj… Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Why INTERNET
by Sukhdev Singh 17 Nov '05

17 Nov '05

I am happy that you put the question this way and not "Why do we needLibraries, when there is Internet? But I expect most of Administratorsand policy makers will be asking this question in next four or fiveyears to come. Humans Species got differentiated from other animals when they firstmade a tool from stone - stone axe. This was the first technology thathuman species used. One species was able to adapt to changingenvironment with the better use of technologies. This species survivedin the form present day Humans. Others could not adapt to changingneeds and technologies and hence became extinct. Humans are today! - Because they could communicate their experiencesand record them on some media. Humans could utilize such recordedexperiences (knowledge) to further co-relate with their ownexperiences and experiments. This process accumulates the knowledge ofthe mankind. One set of professionals – librarians – came forward toorganize such recorded knowledge and serve the mankind so tofacilitate its communication and preservation for future generationsof mankind. Printing Press came as a revolution in human civilization. It changedthe way recorded knowledge was produced and communicated. Librariansmodified their technologies to cope with this knowledge. ModernClassification / Cataloging Schemes were invented to cope up with thisenormous recorded knowledge. INTERNET is another revolution in human civilization. It is changingthe way the knowledge is being produced. WIKIs, Discussion E-Groups,Blogs are just the examples how community based knowledge is beinggenerated. Recorded Knowledge now exits in "Online Only" form as well."Online Only" journals are just one example how Internet is changingthe way in which knowledge is produced. Can libraries afford to ignoresuch knowledge, if not, then how can they Ignore INTERNET? It is afundamental question – let us not go into how Internet can helplibraries these days. Let us keep reminding ourselves, ONLY THOSE WHO ADOPT – SURVIVE others PARISH. --Sukhdev Singh, NIC.http://openmed.nic.in > Date: 12 Nov 2005 18:28:30 -0000> From: "Mukut Sarmah" <sarmah_mukut(a)rediffmail.com>> Subject: [LIS-Forum] Why INTERNET> To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> Message-ID: <20051112182830.23308.qmail(a)webmail53.rediffmail.com>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1">> Hi everybody> Could you possibly tell me why INTERNET is so important for the Library and Information professionals?>> Mukut Sarmah, Librarian> Pandu College, Assam

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NLW Celebrations at British Lib.
by I.R.N.Goudar 17 Nov '05

17 Nov '05

"Reading of Books and Shadows of Mind in Digital Era" Dear Friends, As a part of National Library Week Celebrations, Karnataka State Library Association in Collaboration with British Library, Bangalore has organized the following public lecture. You are cordially invited. Please note that this is in addition to the earlier announced program through Lis-forum. Topic: "Reading of Books and Shadows of Mind in Digital Era" Speaker: Prof. M.A. Gopinath, Visiting Professor, North Carolina University, USA Date & Time: Saturday, 19th November 2005 at 6.00 pm. Venue: Conference Room, British Library 26, Prestige Takt, Kasturba Cross Road, Bangalore-1 Tel: 080-22489220 YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED ALONG WITH PROFESSIONAL AND READER FRIENDS. ----------- Mr. I.H. Jahagirdar, Librarian, British library Mr. I.R.N. Goudar, President KALA and other Office Bearers. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- I.R.N. Goudar Tel: 91-80-25086081 Head, Information Centre for 91-80-25235315 Aerospace Science and Technology Fax: 91-80-25268072 National Aerospace Laboratories E-mail:goudar@css.nal.res.in Airport Road, BANGALORE-560 017 India http://www.icast.org.in/staff/goudar.html

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statues of German Thinkers in India
by Seth, Renu 17 Nov '05

17 Nov '05

Dear Colleagues, A german researcher is looking for memorials, monuments, statues of the German Thinkers, Authors, or other well known German personalities in India. May I request you to kindly let me know, if you know about any such memorials and statues which may exist in your city, state etc. Even if you are aware of any publication, which could give this kind of information it will be a great help. Any information in this regard will be highly appreciated. With best regards Renu Seth Librarian In-charge Regional Information Centre Max Mueller Bhavan 3, Kasturba Gandhi Marg New Delhi-110001 Tel: 91-11-23329506 E-mail: seth(a)delhi.goethe.org

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[Fwd: [bytesforall_readers] Open access: the facts...]
by Subbiah Arunachalam 17 Nov '05

17 Nov '05

>From WSIS, Tunis http://www.wsis-si.org/oa-facts.html OPEN ACCESS : THE FACTS SUMMARY * Scientific authors do not receive any financial compensation for their papers. They donate their works to Journals * Reviewers in Scientific Journals are not paid either. * Most scientific journals are currently very expensive, and prices continue to rise. * Only the wealthiest Universities can currently afford those subscription prices. * The paradox : the intent of scientists is that anybody should be able freely read their papers, and yet most of the world cannot access their papers. * Alternatives are being proposed by the scientists themselves : Open Access Journals and Open Archives. * The transition from current subscription-based journals to Open Access Journals and Open Archives would actually save money in advanced countries, and would let the whole world access scientific knowledge for free. This is a win/win situation. * Support to Open Access and Open Archives would be a tremendous and practical achievement of the WSIS, generating savings in advanced countries, and allowing transition countries to access scientific knowledge crucial for a sustainable development.

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Today's Bang on IT at 6pm at Chinnaswamy Stadium- the search business
by Mailing List Manager 17 Nov '05

17 Nov '05

Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 11:04:10 +0530 From: Shalini R Urs <shalini(a)vidyanidhi.org.in> The Search Business - Looking beyond Google The thirty fifth lecture in the Bang on IT series will be given by Mr. N.V. Sathyanarayana, Chairman & Managing Director of Informatics (India) Limited on November 17, 2005 at 6.00 P.M. Venue : Chinnaswamy Stadium. Entry through Gate No. 13 More details at http://www.iiitb.ac.in/BangOnIT/BangonIT1.html ---- If you are in town; do make it; tell your friends too Regards Dr.Shalini R. Urs Director Information and Communication Division & Professor and Chairperson Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore, Mysore Tele: 91-821-2514699 Fax: 91-821-2519209 Homepage:www.vidyanidhi.org.in/shaliniurs.htm

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National Lib. Week Celebrations (fwd)
by I.R.N.Goudar 17 Nov '05

17 Nov '05

INVITATION NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK CELEBRATIONS Theme: " Library Culture @ Heart of People" ------------------------------------------------------- Bangalore City/Rural District Kendra Granthalaya City Central Libaray, Bijapur Shankara Rotary Children Library Hippocampus(Children's Library) Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) Invite you for the following programs: =================================================== 17TH NOVEMBER 2005 (THURSDAY): =================================================== "Children and Library Activities" Story Session for Children: Ms. Manasi About Hippocampus Library: Mr Umesh Malhotra Venue : Shankara Rotary Children Library Ranga Rao Road, Shankarapuram (Parallel to Shankara Math Road) Basavanagudi, Bangalore Telephone: 26678890 (Ms. Arati, Librarian) Date & Time : 17th November 2005, Thursday 5.00 pm You are encouraged to bring your and other children. Attraction: Chocolates, High tea is being served ------------- Management, Shankara Rotary Children Library and Hippocampus. President & Officers, KALA =================================================== 18TH NOVEMBER 2005 (FRIDAY) =================================================== NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK CELEBRATIONS Venue: City/District Central Library Sahakar Nagar Branch (Hebbal Road) Door No. 834/3, 'A' Block Near Canara Bank, Bangalore-92 Date & Time : 18th November 2005, Friday 5.30 pm Inauguration : Prof. T.G. Raghavan Retd. English Professor, MES College Presiding : Honourable Sri Prasannakumar MLA, Yelahanka Keynote Address : "Developing Reading Habits Among Children" Mr. Umesh Malhotra Managing Trustee, Hippocampus Reading Foundation Chief Guests : 1. Sri PY RajendraKumar Director, Dept of Public Libraries, GOK 2. Sri BN Byregowda Councillor, Bytarayanapura 3. Sri. HN Mahuli President, MCECHS 4. Sri. Devarajappa Member, MCECHS ALL ARE CORDIALLY INVITED ---------------- Sri. RF Desai, Chief Librarian Sri.SB Hondadakeri Sri Rajashekar Avakkanavar Chairman & Members, U/R District Library Authority Sri. IRN Goudar, President, KALA Sri. Y.M. Patil, Vice President, KALA Sri. RV Maranabasari, Vice President, KALA Prof. T. Kemparaj, Secretary, KALA and Members of GB, KALA ==================================================== 18TH NOVEMBER 2005 (FRIDAY) ==================================================== " National Library Week Celebration" Venue: Distric Central Library, Bijapur Date & Time: 18th Noc 2005 at 5 PM. ----------- Chief Librarian, DCL, Bijapur President KALA -------------------------------------------------------------------------- I.R.N. Goudar Tel: 91-80-25086081 Head, Information Centre for 91-80-25235315 Aerospace Science and Technology Fax: 91-80-25268072 National Aerospace Laboratories E-mail:goudar@css.nal.res.in Airport Road, BANGALORE-560 017 India http://www.icast.org.in/staff/goudar.html

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What is "Web 2.0"
by Sukhdev Singh 16 Nov '05

16 Nov '05

"The term "Web 2.0" refers to a transition of the perception of numerous aspects of the World Wide Web, including its architecture and its applications. However, a consensus upon its exact meaning has not yet been reached. Currently, the phrase refers to one or more of the below : * a transition of websites from isolated information silos to sources of content and functionality, thus becoming a computing platform serving web applications to end users * a social phenomenon referring to an approach to creating and distributing Web content itself, characterised by open communication, decentralization of authority, freedom to share and re-use, and "the market as a conversation" * a shift in economic value of the web, potentially equalling that of the dot com boom of the late 1990s Many recently developed concepts and technologies are seen as contributing to Web 2.0, including weblogs, wikis, podcasts, web feeds and other forms of many to many publishing; social software, web APIs, web standards, web services, AJAX, and others. As such, the term is often conflated with the ongoing maturation of the Web's architecture, rather than a separate event in and of itself." Extract from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0 Let us prepare ourselves for the Next Generation WEB!!! --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. http://openmed.nic.in

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Geochemical Transactions moves to open access with BioMed Central
by Rupak Chakravarty 16 Nov '05

16 Nov '05

Dear All, BioMed Central is pleased to announce that it will publish Geochemical Transactions, the online journal of the Geochemistry Division of the American Chemical Society, from January 1, 2006. Geochemical Transactions ranks third in impact factor among geochemistry journals and will become the first open access journal in the field. MORE......................... : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-11/bc-gtm111405.php -- Rupak Chakravarty Assistant Librarian Panjab University Library Chandigarh 160014 INDIA Dear All, BioMed Central is pleased to announce that it will publish Geochemical Transactions, the online journal of the Geochemistry Division of the American Chemical Society, from January 1, 2006. Geochemical Transactions ranks third in impact factor among geochemistry journals and will become the first open access journal in the field. MORE......................... : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-11/bc-gtm111405.php http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-11/bc-gtm111405.php -- Rupak Chakravarty Assistant Librarian Panjab University Library Chandigarh 160014 INDIA

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Re: [LIS-Forum] International Survey Shows ...Established Publishing System
by Sukhdev Singh 16 Nov '05

16 Nov '05

The findings can not be taken at its face value as the study has been funded by "Established Publishers" who unfortunately takes "Open Access" as a challenge to their very profitable bussiness. Open Access Publishing model as adopted by BioMed Centre and PLoS, obiously does not find favour with authors. It requires authors to pay for publication of articles. But despite all this, Why are they able find authors with high quality articles to publish in their journals? The reason is simple, the authors want to have maximum impact of their research. No wonder, journals published by BioMed Centre and PLoS has high Impact Factors some ranging between 4 - 6. Funding agencies, especially in developing countries, are right in mandating Open Access to research results. RESEARCH DONE OUT OF PUBLIC MONEY MUST BE PUBLIC. I wonder, if they had done a Survey on how Scientist would like to access articles - Free or By Paying" Awareness to Open Access is growing. Yes, more efforts would be required to make scientists aware of it. Here is the Opportunity for Librarians to grab to conduct awareness programmes about Open Access and take leadership positions in developing Institutional Archives and Supporting Open Access. --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. http://indmed.nic.in > Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 14:43:42 +0530 > From: Rupak Chakravarty <rupak2811(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [LIS-Forum] Latest Independent International Survey Shows > Strong Support Among Senior Research Authors for Many Aspects of the > Established Publishing System > To: LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > Message-ID: > <b9cfd48e0511150113n169b918cm2b65cb9fc8f93f68(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Dear All, > A comprehensive new global survey of 5,513 senior researchers who publish > in scholarly journals shows strong support for many aspects of the current > publishing model. In selecting where to publish, the key factor for authors > is the prestige of the publishing outlet, as indicated by the journal's > reputation, readership or its impact factor. In contrast, the research > community attaches the least importance to retaining copyright to the > published article or to the ability to deposit pre- or post-prints in > repositories. > > Peer review remains the cornerstone of scholarly publishing for most > research authors. They give overwhelming emphasis (96.2%) to the value of > peer review in regulating the quality of what is published and in > underpinning the vitality and integrity of the scientific discovery process. > Recent experiences are highly positive - 77% found referees' comments > helpful. One author commented: "[Peer review] is one of the most important > safeguards we have to the quality of published work. With the expansion of > the Internet and the explosion of junk information on the web it is > absolutely essential to have a strong system of checks and balances. ... The > degree of misinformation ... is astronomical and perverse." > > Highlighting the challenge to the role of libraries in scientific discovery, > researchers have become very dependent on, and supportive of, the > convenience and speed of electronic research tools, including following up > references by 'chaining' from one document to another, through abstracting > services and publishers' websites. > > Awareness of open access issues has increased, the survey shows, although as > a publishing model it has not been widely embraced. Authors knowing "a lot" > or "quite a lot" about open access publishing has risen from 18% to 30% > since last year's survey. However, 69% of authors still know only "a little" > or "nothing at all" about the issue. The vast majority of authors still do > not publish in an open access journal, or do not view publishing in an Open > Access journal as a major issue for them. The researchers point out that the > increase in those who claim to publish in an open access journal may arise > from confusion between true open access journals and those more numerous > titles that, although subscription-based, are freely available to > researchers at the point of use, e.g. via library subscriptions. Other > research suggests that 65% of authors who claimed to have last published in > an open access journal had in fact published in a "traditional" journal. > > A clear majority of authors believe that a major shift to open access would > undermine the current model of scholarly publishing. 43% of authors view > open access as being "very" or "quite" disruptive. While many believe that > open access publishing would make it easier to access articles, they do not > believe that it would improve the quality of the articles. Not surprisingly, > few authors voiced enthusiasm for author-pays models - not least, perhaps, > because almost a third of respondents had in fact published most of their > recent work without external funding (i.e. with none, or fewer than 50%, of > their papers being funded). > > Overall, the new survey casts "real doubt" (says the report) "on the > feasibility of author pays business models across the board." > > Depositing published articles in an institutional repository, recently > mandated by some funding bodies, remains an unfamiliar experience for most > authors. Fewer than 16% had actual experience of posting articles to a > repository and 38% of those responding declared an unwillingness to place > their articles in a repository. > The research surveyed author opinion in all global regions and was carried > out by CIBER with support from The Publishers Association and the > International Association of STM Publishers, as a basis for evidence-based > policy-making. All respondents were recent authors, and a high proportion > had also acted as referees, editorial board members and journal editors. > Details : http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/cgi/news/release?id=158235 > > -- > Rupak Chakravarty > Assistant Librarian > Panjab University Library > Chandigarh 160014 > INDIA

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