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New Version of Microsoft OS
by asim kumar 26 Jul '05

26 Jul '05

Dear professionals, Microsoft's next generation operating system "Vista" would be released in late 2006. For more details please check the below given url. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/default.mspx http://websearch.about.com/b/a/187991.htm Thanks and regards, Asim Kumar, Jain Group of Institutions. --------------------------------- Too much spam in your inbox? Yahoo! Mail gives you the best spam protection for FREE! http://in.mail.yahoo.com Dear professionals, Microsoft's next generation operating system "Vista" would be released in late 2006. For more details please check the below given url. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/default.mspx http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/default.mspx http://websearch.about.com/b/a/187991.htm http://websearch.about.com/b/a/187991.htm Thanks and regards, Asim Kumar, Jain Group of Institutions. Too much spam in your inbox? Yahoo! Mail gives you the best spam protection for FREE! http://in.mail.yahoo.com

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Nominations are invited for SALIS Awards 2005 - reg
by Arunachalam Hariharan 26 Jul '05

26 Jul '05

Nominations are invited for the following SALIS Awards for the year 2005. 1. Dr. Harish Chandra-Sushila Chandra Best Librarian Award (National level) ------------------------------------------------------ SALIS instituted an award- sponsored by Dr. Harish Chandra, Librarian, IIT Madras, in the name of Dr. Harish Chandra-Sushila Chandra Best Librarian Award . Aim of instituting the award: To honor and recognize library professionals - for their outstanding contributions to the profession. Eligibility: Professionals holding any degree in Library Science or equivalent and working in library and information field in any parts in India. Must be a citizen of India About Dr.Harish Chandra -------------------------- Dr.Harish Chandra is currently working as Librarian of IIT, Madras. Prior to this, he has also worked in IIT, Delhi, GSI and IIFT. He underwent training in Library Automation and Digital Library at University of Cambridge, UK and Tilburg University, Netherlands respectively. His major contributions are in the areas of New Library Building Planning, ISO-9001 application in the Library, Digital Library Initiative, Web based library and information services, etc. Dr.Chandra is a member of Senate, IIT since 1995, a member of Task Force for Higher Education Library System, MHRD. He is also a member in the editorial board of various journals including OCLC Systems and Services. He is also a member of many professional bodies. Dr.Chandra has over 60 publications to his credit and completed various projects and consultancy assignments. He has organized several national and international conferences. He has received several awards, chaired number of technical sessions and delivered number of invited lectures. He has visited more than 12 countries and received several awards. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. AutoLibTamilnadu Best Librarian Award (for Library Professionals working in Tamilnadu region only) 3. AutoLib Tamilnadu Best Young Librarian Award (for Library Professionals working in Tamilnadu region only: Age below 40 years) Must be a citizen of India The above two awards are sponsored by M/s AutoLib Software System , a leading Library Automation Solution Provider at Chennai. AutoLib Software System ---------------------------------- AutoLib Software System has been established to provide low cost and high quality library automation solutions. They undertake all types of library automation projects. One of their objectives is to recognize and encourage library professionals who contribute more for the profession. AutoLib is a popular library automation software in Tamilnadu- installed in many reputed institutions, is one of their products. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Eligibility for the above two Awards : Professionals holding any degree in Library Science or equivalent and working in library and information field in Tamilnadu region.Must be a citizen of India Nominations for all the three awards ( by Library professionals holding responsible position or by self) are invited for the year 2005 from eligible professionals. The application form can be obtained from the Convener, SALIS Award Committee by sending a self addressed stamped (Rs.10/-) cover or downloaded from http://autolib-india.net/salis.html. or by sending E-mail to salisawards(a)yahoo.com. Last date for the receipt of filled application is 30.09.2005. For any clarifications, E-mail to the convener salisawards(a)yahoo.com The other details are given in the application form. Filled-in application along with necessary supporting documents should be sent in a sealed cover to The Convener, SALIS Award Committee, SALIS, C/o, AutoLib, B2-Solai Apartments(opp to MGR Garden) Mount-Poonamallee Road, Chennai 600 089. ____________________________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs

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Solution to Information Required
by BHOSALE, DEEPALI [AG-Contractor/6020] 26 Jul '05

26 Jul '05

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Indo-US Inter-university Collaborative Initiative in Higher Education and Research
by Manju 25 Jul '05

25 Jul '05

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) for Indo-US Inter-university Collaborative Initiative in Higher Education and Research was signed during the visit of Prime Minister of India Dr. Manmohan Singh to Washington DC on July 20. In this land mark agreement six leading American universities, including the University of California campuses at Berkeley and San Diego, Carnegie Mellon University, Cornell University, and State University of New York at Buffalo, which are ranked among the best universities of the world, will join with Indian institutions led by Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, ISRO, and Department of Science and Technology to enhance science and engineering education in India over Edusat. Three of the leading technology companies in the world, Microsoft, Qualcomm, and Cadence, will be funding this Initiative. University leaders, corporate executives, and the Secretary of Space, the Secretary of Science and Technology, and the Indian Ambassador to the U.S all gathered last wednesday in Washington D.C. for the signing of a three-year Memorandum of Understanding, immediately following which, they were warmly greeted by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Blair House, across from the White House. This MoU will bring the best of American university professors to Amrita. Amrita will deploy and manage its state-of-the-art e-Learning platform for delivery of interactive multimedia enriched lectures. The Professors from these Universities will take classes for a semester or two. These classes will be aired using ISRO's EDUSAT to over 250 professional colleges in India. The DST will design the curriculum and multimedia-rich course materials. Visiting U.S. faculty will also be encouraged to explore research collaboration with participating institutions in India. The U.S. universities have also agreed in principle to make teaching materials available on a non-exclusive basis for a new digital content library being created by AMRITA for future students. The program will focus initially on engineering and computer science, information and communication technologies, but courses will also include materials science, biotechnology and bioinformatics, nanotechnology, medical sciences, and others. SignatoriesFrom the Indian side Dr. G. Madhavan Nair, Secretary, Department of Space, Government of India & Chairman, Indian Space Research Organization Prof. V. S. Ramamurthy, Secretary, Department of Science & Technology, Government of India Dr. P. Venkat Rangan, Vice Chancellor, Amrita University. >From the US University side Hunter Rawlings, President, Cornell University, Ithaca, New YorkShankar Sastry, Director, CITRIS, University of California at Berkeley Gretchen Kalonji, Director, International Programs, Office of the President Oakland, California Frieder Seibel, Dean of Engineering, University of California San Diego Pradeep Khosla, Dean of Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Satish Tripathi Provost & Executive Vice-President, University at Buffalo, New York Mark Hans, School of Dental Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio Corporate Partners Irwin Jacobs, CEO of Qualcomm Inc Ravi Venkatesan, CEO, Microsoft India Deependar Saluja, Corporate Vice President, Cadence Design Systems For more details please have a look at 1. University of california http://www.calit2.net/articles/article.php?id=644 2. AMRITA University http://www.amrita.edu/news/us-mou.htm 3. NewKerala http://www.newkerala.com/news.php?action=fullnews&id=8301 4. The Hindu http://www.hindu.com/2005/07/19/stories/2005071906211200.htm 5. Economic Times http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1180461.cms ------------------------------ Manju Vijayakumar AMRITA University Amritapuri Campus Library Kollam, KERALA __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com A memorandum of understanding (MoU) for Indo-US Inter-university Collaborative Initiative in Higher Education and Research was signed during the visit of Prime Minister of India Dr. Manmohan Singh to Washington DC on July 20. In this land mark agreement six leading American universities, including the University of California campuses at Berkeley and San Diego, Carnegie Mellon University, Cornell University, and State University of New York at Buffalo, which are ranked among the best universities of the world, will join with Indian institutions led by Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, ISRO, and Department of Science and Technology to enhance science and engineering education in India over Edusat. Three of the leading technology companies in the world, Microsoft, Qualcomm, and Cadence, will be funding this Initiative. University leaders, corporate executives, and the Secretary of Space, the Secretary of Science and Technology, and the Indian Ambassador to the U.S all gathered last wednesday in Washington D.C. for the signing of a three-year Memorandum of Understanding, immediately following which, they were warmly greeted by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Blair House, across from the White House. This MoU will bring the best of American university professors to Amrita. Amrita will deploy and manage its state-of-the-art e-Learning platform for delivery of interactive multimedia enriched lectures. The Professors from these Universities will take classes for a semester or two. These classes will be aired using ISRO's EDUSAT to over 250 professional colleges in India. The DST will design the curriculum and multimedia-rich course materials. Visiting U.S. faculty will also be encouraged to explore research collaboration with participating institutions in India. The U.S. universities have also agreed in principle to make teaching materials available on a non-exclusive basis for a new digital content library being created by AMRITA for future students . The program will focus initially on engineering and computer science, information and communication technologies, but courses will also include materials science, biotechnology and bioinformatics, nanotechnology, medical sciences, and others. Signatories >From the Indian side Dr. G. Madhavan Nair, Secretary, Department of Space, Government of India & Chairman, Indian Space Research Organization Prof. V. S. Ramamurthy, Secretary, Department of Science & Technology, Government of India Dr. P. Venkat Rangan, Vice Chancellor, Amrita University. >From the US University side Hunter Rawlings, President, Cornell University, Ithaca, New YorkShankar Sastry, Director, CITRIS, University of California at Berkeley Gretchen Kalonji, Director, International Programs, Office of the President Oakland, California Frieder Seibel, Dean of Engineering, University of California San Diego Pradeep Khosla, Dean of Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Satish Tripathi Provost & Executive Vice-President, University at Buffalo, New York Mark Hans, School of Dental Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio Corporate Partners Irwin Jacobs, CEO of Qualcomm Inc Ravi Venkatesan, CEO, Microsoft India Deependar Saluja, Corporate Vice President, Cadence Design Systems For more details please have a look at 1. University of california http://www.calit2.net/articles/article.php?id=644 http://www.calit2.net/articles/article.php?id=644 2. AMRITA University http://www.amrita.edu/news/us-mou.htm http://www.amrita.edu/news/us-mou.htm 3. NewKerala http://www.newkerala.com/news.php?action=fullnews&id=8301 http://www.newkerala.com/news.php?action=fullnews&id=8301 4. The Hindu http://www.hindu.com/2005/07/19/stories/2005071906211200.htm http://www.hindu.com/2005/07/19/stories/2005071906211200.htm 5. Economic Times http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1180461.cms http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1180461.cms ------------------------------ Manju Vijayakumar AMRITA University Amritapuri Campus Library Kollam, KERALA __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Article Request
by Arvind Bhadrashetty 25 Jul '05

25 Jul '05

Dear Professionals, One of our User want to have access to few articles from archives of "Journal of Fluid Mechanics". Hence, I Request any one of you having access to Articles from the back volumes (Print or Digital) to send the copies of the following articles :- 1. Ben Dor, G;Dewey, J M & Takayama, K; The Reflection of a plane shock wave over a double wedge, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 176,1987,pp 483-520. 2. Whitham ,G B; A New Approach to problems of shock dynamics Part-1 Two Dimensional Problems, Journal of Fluid MEchanics, 2, 1957, pp 337-360. 3. Whitham ,G B; On the propagation of shock waves through regions of non-uniform area or flow,Journal of Fluid MEchanics, 4, 1958, pp 337-360. I request you send the copies to following Address: BrahMOs Knowledge Centre BrahMOs Aerospace Pvt Ltd Adj To DRDL Rear Gate PO Kanchanbagh, Hyderabad 500 058 Andhra Pradesh India Ph- 040-2408 7111 Email bmkchyd(a)brahmos.com Regards Arvind M Bhadrashetty BrahMos Knowledge Centre Hyderabad Arvind Bhadrashetty Dear Professionals, One of our User want to have access to few articles from archives of "Journal of Fluid Mechanics". Hence, I Request any one of you having access to Articles from the back volumes (Print or Digital) to send the copies of the following articles :- 1. Ben Dor, G;Dewey, J M & Takayama, K; The Reflection of a plane shock wave over a double wedge, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 176,1987,pp 483-520. 2. Whitham ,G B; A New Approach to problems of shock dynamics Part-1 Two Dimensional Problems, Journal of Fluid MEchanics, 2, 1957, pp 337-360. 3. Whitham ,G B; On the propagation of shock waves through regions of non-uniform area or flow,Journal of Fluid MEchanics, 4, 1958, pp 337-360. I request you send the copies to following Address: BrahMOs Knowledge Centre BrahMOs Aerospace Pvt Ltd Adj To DRDL Rear Gate PO Kanchanbagh, Hyderabad 500 058 Andhra Pradesh India Ph- 040-2408 7111 Email bmkchyd(a)brahmos.com Regards Arvind M Bhadrashetty BrahMos Knowledge Centre Hyderabad Arvind Bhadrashetty http://clients.rediff.com/signature/track_sig.asp http://ads.rediff.com/RealMedia/ads/adstream_nx.cgi/www.rediffmail.com/inbo…

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Re: Open Archieves initiative in India
by Sukhdev Singh 25 Jul '05

25 Jul '05

Please Visit following link [ Shorted by me ] for a live status of Open Archives in India. http://snipurl.com/ghe8 Hope this may be useful. --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. http://openmed.nic.in ---ORIGINAL EMAIL---- Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2005 18:45:36 +0530 From: ashokaupadhyay <ashokaupadhyay(a)indiatimes.com> Dear friends, I'm in need of material on "Open Archieves initiative in India" for the study purpose which includes the workshops on OAI, its objectives and other related information. thanks Ashok Upadhyay AMU, Aligarh

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InfoVision 2005: Information Industry-Academia Summit - Sep 15-16, 2005, Hotel Le Meridian, Bangalore, India
by Mailing List Manager 25 Jul '05

25 Jul '05

Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 13:44:36 +0530 From: mouna <mouna(a)informindia.co.in> InfoVision 2005: Information Industry-Academia Summit (Sep 15-16, 2005, Hotel Le Meridian, Bangalore, India) www.infovision2005.org <http://www.infovision2005.org> Organized Jointly by The International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore (IIIT-B) and Informatics (India) Ltd., Bangalore The INFORMATION WORLD has many professionals and stakeholders - The new breed of Knowledge Mangers and CIOs (Chief Information Officers), with many old hats like traditional Information Center Managers, Publishers, Librarians, Search Analysts, Market Intelligence Analysts, etc. The profession of Information Science is increasingly becoming an active playground for these diverse groups of Information Professionals. To constantly be in search for a unified vision in this fast changing multi-professional discipline, IIT-B and Informatics are jointly organizing InfoVision 2005, an annual event, partnered and sponsored by a host of national and international organizations and companies. The event is unique. It aims to bring together all stake holders involved in Information Management, E-Learning, Data Mining, Publishing, Digital Libraries and related technologies under one forum. The program is modeled as a Summit with six panel debates and seven keynotes involving leaders and visionaries in the diverse fields of information sciences and management. There are over 30 invited speakers and panelists, from India and abroad, from diverse disciplines connected with IM & KM, to enrich the event with their vision of e-information world. Please visit the site to register. Printed brochures are also mailed extensively. If you havent received one, please contact the Summit Secretariat. Please tell your friends about this first ever event. And, please advertise the event on your website for wider reach. for N V Sathyanarayana Chairman & Managing Director Informatics (India) Ltd Bangalore 560 003, India Phone: 91 80 23365940 Fax: 91 80 23344598 Email: sathya(a)informindia.co.in <mailto:sathya@informindia.co.in>

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Informatiion required
by Mailing List Manager 25 Jul '05

25 Jul '05

Date: 23 Jul 2005 14:11:48 -0000 From: abhishek kumar yadav <cervicalgun(a)rediffmail.com> Dear All: I am working in a media library and we usually are in need of speeches etc. Is there any news channel which have speeches or any major incident in their archieve? Say if I want a speech of Mr Manmohan Singh in Washington which was shown on various news channels can I have this after 2 or 3 weeks? Please let me know. Thanks and regards Abhishek India InfoMedia Pvt Ltd C-22 Shivalik New Delhi

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Open Archieves initiative in India
by Mailing List Manager 25 Jul '05

25 Jul '05

Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2005 18:45:36 +0530 From: ashokaupadhyay <ashokaupadhyay(a)indiatimes.com> Dear friends, I'm in need of material on "Open Archieves initiative in India" for the study purpose which includes the workshops on OAI, its objectives and other related information. thanks Ashok Upadhyay AMU, Aligarh

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Current Science [SPECIAL SECTION: CHROMOSOMES TO FOOD SECURITY on the 80th birthday of Prof. M S Swaminathan]
by Subbiah Arunachalam 25 Jul '05

25 Jul '05

Dear Friends: Please visit http://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/jul252005/contents.htm to read the articles in honour of Prof. M S Swaminathan (on his 80th birthday). The print version of the issue was released today. Regards. Subbiah Arunachalam Dear Friends: Please visit http://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/jul252005/contents.htm http://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/jul252005/contents.htm to read the articles in honour of Prof. M S Swaminathan (on his 80th birthday). The print version of the issue was released today. Regards. Subbiah Arunachalam

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