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Turning books into bits
by Sreeharsha_Gopalakrishna＠i2.com 21 Jul '05

21 Jul '05

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Empanelment of Book Suppliers
by T.V. Prafulla Chandra 20 Jul '05

20 Jul '05

Dear All, We would like to hear from book supplying firms who are willing to supply books to the Dharma Vana Arboretum, a not-for-profit project coming up near Bhongir, Andhra Pradesh over an area of 450+ acres. We are mainly interested in books relating to horticulture, agriculture, botany and forestry. The terms are: 20 % discount Post free supply Books should be in mint condition at the time of delivery. Preference would be given to Hyderabad-based firms, although it is not an essential criteria. Others would also be considered depending on their proximity to major centres of publishing. Thank you Sincerely T.V. Prafulla Chandra Senior Editor --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NISC Export Services Pvt. Ltd. (an affiliate of NISC International, Inc. USA) S-1 Ballad Estates, St.Ann's School Road, Tarnaka, Hyderabad 500 017 Andhra Pradesh, India - Tel:+91 40 27001517 Tel/Fax:+91 40 27002538 WWW.NISC.COM A company in service to NISC worldwide. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Fwd: Announcement: Web Conference has begun
by Smita Chandra 20 Jul '05

20 Jul '05

Apologies for cross-posting. Smita-- ********************************************************************************** Ms.Smita Chandra Librarian Library, Information & Documentation Division Indian Institute of Geomagnetism Kalamboli Highway, New Panvel, New Mumbai 410 218 Maharashtra, INDIA Ph.: 91-022-27484137 (9.30AM-6.00PM, excluding Sat/Sun) Fax: 91-022-27480763 Email : iiglib(a)iigs.iigm.res.in (official) smitac_in(a)yahoo.com (personal) ********************************************************************************** __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Apologies for cross-posting. Smita-- ********************************************************************************** Ms.Smita Chandra Librarian Library, Information & Documentation Division Indian Institute of Geomagnetism Kalamboli Highway, New Panvel, New Mumbai 410 218 Maharashtra, INDIA Ph .: 91-022-27484137 (9.30AM-6.00PM, excluding Sat/Sun) Fax : 91-022-27480763 Email : mailto:iiglib@iigs.iigm.res.in iiglib(a)iigs.iigm.res.in (official) mailto:smitac_in@yahoo.com smitac_in(a)yahoo.com (personal) ********************************************************************************** __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Information is the saleable commodity: Remember Dr.CRK Sir's classes
by Puttaraj Choukimath 20 Jul '05

20 Jul '05

Dear All, GREETINGS. http://www.alibnet.org/For%20Librarian.html Those who are searching for job or better job can put their short resume on ADINET web site. Charges : Rs. 100/- for 3 months. Let us appreciate the service. Regards, Puttaraj. Mr.Puttaraj, A. C. Asst. Librarian (Periodicals) SDTM Library, TATA Institute of Social Sciences, P.B. No.8313, Deonar, MUMBAI - 400 088 INDIA Tel: +91-22-2556 3290, Ext.285 (O) Fax: +91-22-2556 2912 Email: puttuc(a)yahoo.com, choukimath(a)tiss.edu URL: www.tiss.edu __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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'India and the Knowledge Economy' - free copies
by ++ Mukesh Anand ++ 20 Jul '05

20 Jul '05

Dear All 'India and the Knowledge Economy' There was a sudden surge in demand for copies and after 16 copies were earmarked for free distribution, we have run out of stock. More copies are on order from World Bank i will revert with supply status by end July'05. Interested members may register their request with Monitor - Hyderabad at monitorsales(a)gmail.com Best Wishes ++ Mukesh ++ - - Mukesh Anand Director - Marketing Monitor Information Services # 203, Moghal Marc Ratan Complex Narayanguda, Opp. Deepak Theatre, Hyderabad - 500 029, India Telephone: 040-55787065 Fax: +91-40-27552390 http://www.monitorinfo.com Importers n Distributors of Technical Publications Dear All 'India and the Knowledge Economy' There was a sudden surge in demand for copies and after 16 copies were earmarked for free distribution, we have run out of stock. More copies are on order from World Bank i will revert with supply status by end July'05. Interested members may register their request with Monitor - Hyderabad at mailto:monitorsales@gmail.com monitorsales(a)gmail.com Best Wishes ++ Mukesh ++ - - Mukesh Anand Director - Marketing Monitor Information Services # 203, Moghal Marc Ratan Complex Narayanguda, Opp. Deepak Theatre, Hyderabad - 500 029, India Telephone: 040-55787065 Fax: +91-40-27552390 http://www.monitorinfo.com http://www.monitorinfo.com Importers n Distributors of Technical Publications

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LIBCOM 2005 - Second Announcement
by Satish Munnolli 20 Jul '05

20 Jul '05

Apologies for cross posting The following announcement may be of interest to Library and Information Science professionals Announcement and Call for Papers Ninth International Conference and Exhibition Information Technologies, Computer Systems and Publications for Libraries LIBCOM-2005 Zvenigorod, Moscow Region, Russia November 14 -18, 2005 Organizers: - Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology - Federal Agency for Science and Innovations, Moscow, Russia - Federal Agency for Culture and Cinematography, Moscow, Russia - Russian Foundation for Basic Research - International Library, Information and Analytical Center - International Association of Electronic Libraries and New Information Technologies Users and Developers The subject scope of the Conference covers the state-of-the-art and prospects of new information, computer and Internet technologies in library and information practice; library consortia; digital libraries and digital information resources; legal aspects of libraries and information providers activities; new educational technologies; interaction of book publishers, booksellers and libraries. The Conference Program is based on accepted participants' paper proposals and special invitations issued by the Organizing Committee to selected experts in the Conference topics as well as to providers of information, computer, publishing and Internet products to libraries. Call for Papers The Organizing Committee seeks original research and application-oriented papers, not previously presented elsewhere, which make new contributions to the conference topics. You are invited to submit an extended abstract of your proposed paper in the electronic form (as an attachment to email) according to the following guidelines: 1. The extended abstract should not exceed 0.75 A4 page in length. 2. The heading should include the title of your paper, followed by names, affiliations, email of the author(s). 3. The deadline for submitting proposals is October 1, 2005. 4. Full text should not exceed 4, 000 words in length and should be single spaced. 5. The deadline for submitting full text is October 15, 2005. 6. Proposals for papers to be written and presented in English should be sent to Dr. Lester Pourciau, Deputy Chair, International Organizing Committee, email: Pourciau(a)memphis.edu or Pourciau(a)alumni.indiana.edu Abstracts for papers to be written and presented in Russian should be sent to Dr. Yakov Shraiberg, Chair, International Organizing Committee, and First Deputy Director, Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology, email: shra(a)gpntb.ru 7. Full texts of accepted papers will be published in the LIBCOM conference proceedings. A special exhibition operates during the Conference. The Exhibition scope includes: new computer technologies in information business and librarianship; Internet technologies; digital information; information technologies in libraries and educational institutions; book trade; library equipment and materials ; publishing houses products; book market services; university products and services as well as other related issues. Conference participants will be offered a social and cultural program, which includes: ? a tour to Savvino-Storozhevsky or New Jerusalem medieval Monasteries, ? an additional charged tour around Pushkin places (Zakharovo-Vyazemy), by preliminary requests ? a concert ? fourchette - dancing party «Nice to meet you» ? an informal party on the occasion of the Conference closing with live music. A pool, gym, and sauna as well as manipulation and health treatment will be available to the Conference participants on site. Registration and accommodation The Conference registration fee is $120 and covers: - participation in the Conference professional program and admittance to the exhibits - Conference bag with Conference proceedings and information materials - conference badge - transfer on the dates of arrival and departure - organizational expenses for Russian visa support - participation in conference opening and closing receptions - a concert - a tour to Savvino-Storozhevsky or New Jerusalem medieval Monasteries . Accommodation fee for the whole stay (four days including three meals a day) is as follows (prices per person): One-room apartment Two-room apartment Suite double - $ 210 double - $ 240 double - $ 280 single - $ 280 single - $ 360 single - $ 420 The Exhibition stand rental fee is 200 USD Payment should be made in US dollars in advance to: ILIAC (International Library Information and Analytical Center) 1776 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 700, NW, Washington DC, 20036, USA Bank - Bank of America, 3 Dupont Circle, NW, Washington DC, 20036, USA ABA/Routing # 054001204, Acct. # 001920698423 For online registration and additional information please visit: http://www.gpntb.ru/libcom2005/eng iliac(a)iliac.org Contacts: Tel: +7 (095) 923-1249, +7 (095) 928-1340, +7 (095) 923-9998 Fax: +7 (095) 921-9862, +7 (095) 925-9750 Email: sigla(a)gpntb.ru, kv(a)gpntb.ru Mailing address: "LIBCOM-2005" Organizing Committee, GPNTB, 12 Kuznetsky Most, GSP-6, K-31, Moscow, 107996, Russia Satish S Munnolli Librarain Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research & Education in Cancer (ACTREC) Tata Memorial Centre, Sector 22, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai 410 208 Ph: +91 22 2740 5026 Fax: +91 22 2741 2894 Email: smunnolli(a)actrec.res.in

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Refresher courses in LIS
by Dr. Nabi Hasan 19 Jul '05

19 Jul '05

Dear Friends If u have the list of the Refresher courses in LIS to be organized in the different universities, then kindly forward the same to me. Thanking you all in anticipation Dr. Nabi Hasan Library System Administrator University Library, CSK Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University Palampur (H.P.)- 176 062 (India) Phone: 01894-283184 (Direct), 01894-230361 (O) Cell- 9418149447, 01894-234571 (R) E-Mail: nabihasan(a)rediffmail.com nabihasan(a)gmail.com Web: http://hillagric.ernet.in --------------------------------- Too much spam in your inbox? Yahoo! Mail gives you the best spam protection for FREE! http://in.mail.yahoo.com Dear Friends If u have the list of the Refresher courses in LIS to be organized in the different universities, then kindly forward the same to me. Thanking you all in anticipation Dr. Nabi Hasan Library System Administrator University Library, CSK Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University Palampur (H.P.)- 176 062 (India) Phone: 01894-283184 (Direct), 01894-230361 (O) Cell- 9418149447, 01894-234571 (R) E-Mail: mailto:nabihasan@rediffmail.com nabihasan(a)rediffmail.com mailto:nabihasan@gmail.com nabihasan(a)gmail.com Web: http:// hillagric.ernet.in 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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Tribute to Prof. Khandwala
by Mailing List Manager 19 Jul '05

19 Jul '05

Date: 18 Jul 2005 08:01:05 -0000 From: jyoti shreeram bhabal <jyotibhabal(a)rediffmail.com> � Sorry for the delay in sending out this message. There was a technical problem at our end. jyoti SHPT School of Library Science Past Students Association ********************************************************************* Dear All, SHPT School of Library Science Past Students Association conducted a Remembrance Meeting for Prof. Vidyut Khandwala ( Ex-University Librarian, SNDT Women�s University )on Saturday 2nd July 2005 at 4.00 p.m. at 2nd floor SNDT Women�s University Library, Churchgate. Two minutes silence was maintained in the memory of Prof. Khandwala. This was followed by Bhajans by Ms. Preeti Bhatt. >From the eighty five people present, dignitaries such as Ms. Kamaliniben Bhansali (Ex- Vice Chancellor), Dr. Ms. Jyotiben Trivedi (Ex- Vice Cancellor ), Prof. Harsha Parekh (Ex- University Librarian SNDT Women�s Univ.), Dr. S. R. Ganpule (Ex- Univerity Librarian, Univ. of Mumbai) shared their memories of the golden times with Prof. Khandwala. On behalf of the past students Dr. Maya Avasia (Asiatic Society of Mumbai) paid her respect to Prof Khandwala and spoke about how Ms. Khandwala encouraged her students to go ahead and contribute to the field. Dr Perin Marolia (SHPT School of Library Science) remembered her for her unique quality i.e. her Memory and Creativity. �She was the only Head who knew each & every student. She could spot the weakness of the individual stundents and help them to overcome it,� said Ms. Parvati V. (American Information Resource Center). Ms. Parvati V. also highlighted Prof. Khandwala�s achievements. Mrs. Sushama Powdwal read out the message of the present Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Rupa Shah. A display of Photographs of Prof. Khandwala with various dignitaries in the library was organized. A poem was written by Ms. Sunanda Mahajan describing Prof. Khandwala�s personality was put up. Keeping in mind the dream and vision of Prof. Khandwala, SHPT School of Library Science past students Association started �Prof Vidyut Khandwala Fund� for giving Scholarship/ Internship for the needy and worthy students. Rs. 30,000/- was collected on the spot. Contribution to this fund is still pouring in from India & abroad. We hope a substantial corpus will be developed. We welcome contributions for this fund. Email: sndtulib(a)bom3.vsnl.net.in or shptsndt(a)bom7.vsnl.net.in Tel: 22072792

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Universities can be ranked based on web indicators
by Madhuresh 19 Jul '05

19 Jul '05

Dear Friends, Here is an interesting article published in The Scientist 2005, Vol. 19, Issue 14, page 10. It can be seen online at http://www.the-scientist.com/2005/7/18/10/1 I am copying below the full article but it is without table and figures. The article talks about the ranking of world's top universities based on various web indicators. The article also cite the ranking published by Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2004, which was based on publications and citations, available at http://ed.sjtu.edu.cn/ranking.htm Indian Institute of Science is listed at 642 rank and IIT Bombay at 778 rank as per this webometrics while ranking published by Shanghai Jiao Tong University shows IISc with a rank of 200+. Even at regional level at Asia and Oceania, IISc ranking is 77 out of top 100. Madhuresh Singhal Aurigene Discovery Technologies Limited, Electronic City, phase II, Hosur Road, Bangalore 560100 Phone 28521314-16 Ext.- 212 Mobile 98861 82822 E-mail: madhureshsinghal(a)yahoo.com http://nettalk2.tripod.com/ What the Internet says about Science Universities can be ranked based on web indicators By Isidro F. Aguillo, Begoña Granadino, Jose Luis Ortega and Jose Antonio Prieto The Web has changed the way in which many researchers access scientific information, conduct research, communicate their findings, and share data. There is now a need to assess the impact of Web publication in order to promote wider and better use of this new medium. Recent attempts have been made to go beyond the strict use of bibliometric indicators. Shanghai Jiao Tong University has published a ranking of the top 500 universities, in which numbers of publications and citations were combined with other criteria such as institution size or the number of Nobel prizes awarded to alumni. The Web offers advantages as institutions represent "natural units," with their own institutional domains that mark their presence on the Internet. Since most institutions have a specific Internet domain or subdomain for all their Web pages, quantitative data can be extracted using specifically designed crawlers, or the robots of the major search engines. The contents of these institutional Web sites might include not only final papers or preprints, but also valuable information on other aspects of their scientific activities. Raw data, teaching materials, slides produced for meetings or conferences, in-house software, graphs, media files, and even administrative information might be useful to pupils, colleagues, and partners worldwide. Since the Web is ubiquitous, a wider audience is possible when publication is electronic; this could include readers in developing countries whose access to scientific publications can be very restricted. The Web is cheaper than the printed word and can provide information that paper sources could never contain; for example, large amounts of data, complex and dynamic graphics, or even interactive systems. Finally, the Web is a hypertext-interlinked system, and although the motivations for linking far exceed traditional "citation for recognition," careful use of citation analysis techniques may still be possible. Web indicators are now becoming important in the quantitative analysis of science, but a global system involving the major universities and research institutions has yet to be developed. To fill this gap, we designed a combined assessment model for ranking the institutional domains of universities worldwide based on "Web presence" indicators. Three different features of these domains were assessed: the size of their Web presence (measured by the number of Web pages), visibility (reflected by the number of in-links from pages external to the domain), and the number of "rich" files available (the number of downloadable files in advanced formats such as Adobe Acrobat - pdf, PostScript - ps, MS Word - doc, MS PowerPoint - ppt, and MS Excel - xls). While evaluations were made in absolute terms, the fact that research and other activities involve specific file types was taken into account. The number of in-links to these organizations' Web sites was used to establish the visibility of their content to third parties, including other academic and scientific organizations, government authorities, and companies. Data were collected using the major search engines. The full results are available from "Ranking of World Universities in the Web" [http://www.webometrics.info] where the first 1,000 universities are listed according to Web criteria. Preliminary analysis shows that most productive research-oriented universities are among the leaders in the list. A significant positive correlation was found between the Web list ranks and the Shanghai Jiao Tong University list. Moreover, a large number of technologically oriented institutions were well-positioned by the Webometric indicators. The universities of developing countries (especially of the larger nations) appeared in competitive positions with regard to those of the developed world. There are still several technical and methodological problems to overcome, mostly related with the search engine bias. More relevant, there are several shortcomings and caveats related to the use of Web indicators for assessing visibility and impact. These are not yet developed enough to compare directly to bibliometric ones, but we intend to use non-Webometric indicators in our rankings to allow a direct comparison of the different approaches. Isidro F. Aguillo [http://isidro@cindoc.csic.es] Begoña Granadino, Jose Luis Ortega, and Jose Antonio Prieto are researchers in the Internet Lab at the Center for Scientific Information and Documentation (CINDC), Spanish Higher Council for Scientific Research, in Madrid, Spain. References 1. M Thelwall et al, http://cybermetrics.wlv.ac.uk/AoIRASIST/index.html Proceedings of the AoIR-ASIST 2004 Workshop on Web Science Research Methods 2004. 2. NC Liu et al, "Academic Ranking of World Universities - 2004," http://ed.sjtu.edu.cn/ranking.htm Institute of Higher Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University 2004. 3. IF Aguillo STM information on the Web and the development of new Internet R&D databases and indicators Proceedings Online Information Meeting 98, London, Learned information 1998, 239-43. 4. M Thelwall et al, "Webometrics," Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (Edited by: Cronin B). Medford, NY: Information Today, Inc 2005, 39: 81-135.

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Free Copies of World Bank Title
by ++ Mukesh Anand ++ 19 Jul '05

19 Jul '05

Dear All Appended below is the list of recipient libraries who will shortly receive a free copy of World Bank Title, 'India and the Knowledge Economy' Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune Vidyanidhi Digital Library, University of Mysore, Mysore M G State Institute of Public Administration, Chandigarh Loktak Power Station Library, Manipur Central Electrochemcial Research Institute, Karaikudi National Institute of Rural Development, Hyderabad ICRISAT, Hyderabad Community Information Service Centres, Tenali INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE LIBRARY, Kolkata Army Institute of Management, Kolkata Monitor Information Services thanks all the forum members for their participation in this free copy distribution campaign. Sincerely ++ Mukesh ++ - - Mukesh Anand Director - Marketing Monitor Information Services # 203, Moghal Marc Ratan Complex Narayanguda, Opp. Deepak Theatre, Hyderabad - 500 029, India Telephone: 040-55787065 Fax: +91-40-27552390 http://www.monitorinfo.com Importers n Distributors of Technical Publications Dear All Appended below is the list of recipient libraries who will shortly receive a free copy of World Bank Title, 'India and the Knowledge Economy' Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune Vidyanidhi Digital Library, University of Mysore , Mysore M G State Institute of Public Administration, Chandigarh Loktak Power Station Library, Manipur Central Electrochemcial Research Institute, Karaikudi National Institute of Rural Development, Hyderabad ICRISAT, Hyderabad Community Information Service Centres, Tenali INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE LIBRARY, Kolkata Army Institute of Management, Kolkata Monitor Information Services thanks all the forum members for their participation in this free copy distribution campaign. Sincerely ++ Mukesh ++ - - Mukesh Anand Director - Marketing Monitor Information Services # 203, Moghal Marc Ratan Complex Narayanguda, Opp. Deepak Theatre, Hyderabad - 500 029, India Telephone: 040-55787065 Fax: +91-40-27552390 http://www.monitorinfo.com http://www.monitorinfo.com Importers n Distributors of Technical Publications

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