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Vandalism in Manipur
by shantha venkatesan 15 Apr '05

15 Apr '05

Love for one script is not the apt phrase. This is a mere barbaric act committed owing to momentary impulse and instigation from all those who are bent upon destroying public property & priceless collections.This act needs to be condemned ruthlessly by all sane people. After committing unsocial actions how can they call themselves "social organisations" ? We need to understand through proper investigations as to how such an act got materialised as per the wishes of this organisation. Whether due precautions were taken after the threatening calls were received, Whether securities were posted after knowing the intentions of this orgn. etc. needs probing. Don't we experience emotional actions during union negotiations, strikes, admissions to top class institutions and many more which can be added to this list. All of us would like to know how to counter terrorism in educational institutes which is on the rise in modern world. Can non-violence correct the acts of terrorism ? THINK !!!!!!!!!All good samaritans should unite, co-operate and co-ordinate fearlessly in tackling such acts of vandalism Shantha Venkatesan. Senior Librarian Prof.M.M.Sharma Library U.I.C.T.Matunga (East) Mumbai400 019

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"54.53.49..48..0 - Hello Friends, Are you ready for the InfoQuiz?"
by Mouna 15 Apr '05

15 Apr '05

........ just fifty plus hours to go Register soon kyonki lock kiya jayaega Rock your brains take your chancesGrand prize could be yours! Best of Luck N V Sathyanarayana - Informatics -----Original Message----- From: Mouna [mailto:mouna@informindia.co.in] Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 2:33 PM To: 'lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in' Subject: InfoQuiz 2005 - Count down begins - just six days to register Friends- the count down for the Exciting Event of the year - InfoQuiz 2005 has begun. Register soon to tease your brains and try your luck Visit www.informindia.co.in or www.infoquiz.org for details and register. With best wishes, N V Sathyanarayana - Informatics ______________________ InfoQuiz 2005 (An Informatics Silver Jubilee Celebration Event) Visit www.informindia.co.in <http://www.informindia.co.in> to register and participate in the first ever Online InfoQuiz conducted by Informatics. InfoQuiz 2005 consists of two rounds: Round-1 : Online Quiz 18th April 2005 Round-2 : Stage Quiz 5th May 2005 (Top-6 Scorers of Round-1 qualify for Round-2, scheduled to be held in Bangalore. Expenses of these Top-6 scorers will be borne by Informatics) Prize Money: Winning Team will get Rs. 50,000/- cash plus trophy from Informatics. (And, a host of other sponsored Prizes from publishers like Springer and others.) Dateline: 1. Register between 6th and 17th April 2005 2. Round - 1 (Online Quiz) : 18th April 2005 3. Round - 2 (Stage Quiz-Bangalore) : 5th May 2005 REGISTER ONLINE BETWEEN 6TH AND 17TH April 2005 at www.informindia.co.in <http://www.informindia.co.in> or contact events(a)informindia.co.in <mailto:events@informindia.co.in>

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Required Patent Writer
by Madhuresh 14 Apr '05

14 Apr '05

Dear Friends, Aurigene Discovery Technologies Limited, Bangalore is looking for a Patent Writer. The position will be Bangalore based. The person should have minimum 2 years of experience in writing patent particularly for Pharma/Chemistry. Min Qualification: M. Sc. In Chemistry or related discipline. The person should have good knowledge about organic chemistry, good understanding about how to interpret patent and generic structures. Please send your CV immediately to me at madhuresh_s(a)aurigene.com Madhuresh Singhal Aurigene Discovery Technologies Limited, Electronic City, phase II, Hosur Road, Bangalore 560100 Phone 28521314-16 Ext.- 212 Mobile 098861 82822

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Will the internet kill the printed book?
by asim kumar 14 Apr '05

14 Apr '05

Dear professionals, Of course Internet is a medium where authors can put their knowledge in a form that is accessible easily, but the main question remains the same as the authenticity of the source and more important users choice of the source. As a professional my personal experience is that users ask for documents from internet but for the purpose of consultation they always prefer printed material. In our collection we have got more than 200 e-books, but users have always asked for their printed version, they feel more comfortable with that. So Internet will remain a platform for sharing knowledge and easy retrieval of that, but rest all depends on users choice and at the moment they are going for printed documents and driving force will remain users only. Asim Kumar, Librarian, The Jain Group of Institutions. Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your life partneronline. Dear professionals, Of course Internet is a medium where authors can put their knowledge in a form that is accessible easily, but the main question remains the same as the authenticity of the source and more important users choice of the source. As a professional my personal experience is that users ask for documents from internet but for the purpose of consultation they always prefer printed material. In our collection we have got more than 200 e-books, but users have always asked for their printed version, they feel more comfortable with that. So Internet will remain a platform for sharing knowledge and easy retrieval of that, but rest all depends on users choice and at the moment they are going for printed documents and driving force will remain users only. Asim Kumar, Librarian, The Jain Group of Institutions. http://in.rd.yahoo.com/specials/mailtg/*http://yahoo.shaadi.com/india-matri… Yahoo! India Matrimony : Find your life partner http://in.rd.yahoo.com/specials/mailtg2/*http://yahoo.shaadi.com/india-matr… online .

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ILS benchmarks/benchmarking
by Carlos Vílchez Román 13 Apr '05

13 Apr '05

Sorry if this has been posted before. Hi, my name is Carlos Vilchez-Roman, head of the Automation Office of the UNMSM Central Library. The Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos is located in Lima, Peru. I am looking for some benchmarks to evaluate the performance of our Integrated Library System (it is called Sabini, an ILS developen in Spain), spe- pecially the OPAC, but I have found nothing in the LIS periodicals such as Computers in Libraries or The Electronic Library. Anoyone knows an article or document (PDF/HTML) related to ILS benchmarks/benchmarking? I mean indicators such as: - Requests per second - Response time - Latency time and so on. Thanks for your time. Best, Carlos Vilchez-Roman Head of Automation Office Central Library - UNMSM --------------------------------------------------------------- Banco de Crédito BCP - Dedicados a hacerte la Banca más simple. Visita nuestra Banca por Internet http://www.viabcp.com ---------------------------------------------------------------

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LIBRARY SOFTWARE
by Manik Nand lal 13 Apr '05

13 Apr '05

Dear Colleagues, Can you please let me know the list of LIBRARY SOFTWARE ( alongwith the Vendor's contact address, telephone, fax & E-Mail numbers) available in India? Thanking you & with best regards, N. MANIK DEPUTY MANAGER LIBRARY AND INFORMATION CENTRE DABUR RESEARCH FOUNDATION 22, SITE IV, SAHIBABAD GHAZIABAD-201010 INDIA http://www.dabur.com TEL. 91-20-2777901/2778501 EXTN.2761 91-120-2772627 (DIRECT) 91-120-2959761 (DIRECT) FAX : 91-120-2777303

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Will the internet kill the printed book?
by Rashid Hussain 13 Apr '05

13 Apr '05

Will the internet kill the printed book? More and more books are now being published electronically. Is it just a �passing gimmick� or the emergence of a phenomenon that will gather momentum? E-books are gaining popularity because they obviate the need for writers to place their skills and talents at the mercy of unscrupulous publishers, the cost of production starts from �very little to zero� since there are no production in advance of demand, warehousing and shipment costs � thus eliminating the frustration of not getting their work published and read by a wider public, they offer higher royalties to authors � at least 50% compared to 10-20% for printed books. So Dear professional will internet kill the printed book? So please share your thoughts and comment on this topic. For further reading about this article please visit the following site. http://www.lexpress.mu/display_article_sup.php?news_id=39644 = = = = = = = = = = = Rashid Hussain Siddiqui ADIS 2nd Year Student Documentation Research & Training Centre(DRTC) Indian Statistical Institute 8th Mile Mysore Road Bangalore : 560059 Phone No. : 080-28483975 --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! Will the internet kill the printed book? � More and more books are now being published electronically. Is it just a �passing gimmick� or the emergence of a phenomenon that will gather momentum? E-books are gaining popularity because they obviate the need for writers to place their skills and talents at the mercy of unscrupulous publishers, the cost of production starts from �very little to zero� since there are no production in advance of demand, warehousing and shipment costs � thus eliminating the frustration of not getting their work published and read by a wider public, they offer higher royalties to authors � at least 50% compared to 10-20% for printed books. � So Dear professional will internet kill the printed book? So please share your thoughts and comment on this topic. � For further reading about this article please visit the following site. � http://www.lexpress.mu/display_article_sup.php?news_id=39644 http://www.lexpress.mu/display_article_sup.php?news_id=39644 = = = = = = = = = = = Rashid Hussain Siddiqui ADIS 2nd Year Student Documentation Research & Training Centre(DRTC) Indian Statistical Institute 8th Mile Mysore Road Bangalore : 560059 Phone No. : 080-28483975 Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=31637/*http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/ Try our new resources site!

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Lecture invitation - Prof. M.R. Kumbhar Memorial Lectures, Bangalore
by SRELS 13 Apr '05

13 Apr '05

Dear Coordinator : Kindly arrange to announce the following lecture invitation to the lis forum members. Sincerely, K.N. Prasad Executive Officer Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science 702, 42nd Cross, III Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalroe 560 010. **** Executive Committee Prof. M.R. Kumbhar Memorial Lectures, Bangalore cordially invites you to the Prof. M.R. Kumbhar Memorial Lectures (11) (2005) on THE ETHICAL ISSUES IN LIS RESEARCH IN INDIA by Dr. B.S.Maheswarappa Professor, Dept. of PG Studies and Research in Library and Information Science Gulbarga University, Gulbarga Mr. H.C. Revannasidappa Librarian, S.B.M.S. Institute of Technology, Bangalore presides on Saturday, 16th April 2005 at 6.00 pm at Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science 702, 42nd Cross, III Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore 560 010 Dear Coordinator : Kindly arrange to announce the following lecture invitation to the lis forum members. Sincerely, K.N. Prasad Executive Officer Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science 702, 42nd Cross, III Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalroe 560 010. **** Executive Committee Prof. M.R. Kumbhar Memorial Lectures, Bangalore cordially invites you to the Prof. M.R. Kumbhar Memorial Lectures (11) (2005) on THE ETHICAL ISSUES IN LIS RESEARCH IN INDIA by Dr. B.S.Maheswarappa Professor, Dept. of PG Studies and Research in Library and Information Science Gulbarga University, Gulbarga Mr. H.C. Revannasidappa Librarian, S.B.M.S. Institute of Technology, Bangalore presides on Saturday, 16th April 2005 at 6.00 pm at Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science 702, 42nd Cross, III Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore 560 010

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RE: [LIS-Forum] where can I find space fiction....
by Benny 12 Apr '05

12 Apr '05

Dear Ms. Panse Try the following authors for an excellent collection of "space fiction" suitable for the school children. 1. Isaac Asimov 2. Terry Brooks 3. Robert Olen Butler 4. Christie Golden 5. Peter David 6. Diane Carey 7. Greg Cox 8. Michael Jan Friedman 9. Daffyd ab Hugh 10. Eric Kotani 11. Captain W.E. Johns 12. Sylvia Engdahl and also try the following ISBNs 0751370584; 0751370576 and try the following URLs http://www.sflovers.org/SFRG/ http://www.magicdragon.com/UltimateSF/authors.html http://www.computercrowsnest.com/directory/fdauthr.shtml Best wishes Benny.M.D. Librarian TISB www.tisb.org -----Original Message----- From: sumita panse To: lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in; LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Sent: 4/12/05 4:11 PM Subject: [LIS-Forum] where can I find space fiction.... Dear friends, Our children's monthly DIMDIMA of Bharatiya vidya bhavans is going to publish science special this year. I would like to know does any library has the books on space fiction stories or any writer who writes such stories. Sumita panse librarian amrita bharati Bharatiya vidya bhavan MSN Careers! http://g.msn.com/8HMBENIN/2746??PS=47575 Your ticket to the best jobs! Sign up now! _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum

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Scholarly Electronic Publishing Weblog (4/11/05)
by Charles W. Bailey, Jr. 12 Apr '05

12 Apr '05

Below is the latest issue of SEPW, which I am sending as a sample issue to the list. If you are interested in subscribing to this free biweekly e-publication, use this Web form: http://listserv.uh.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=sepw&A=1 For other access methods, see the end of the document. ------------------------------------------------------------ Scholarly Electronic Publishing Weblog April 11, 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------ Next Weblog update on 4/25/05. Cites & Insights: Crawford at Large [1] 5, no. 6 [2] (2005): Walt Crawford continues his incisive commentary on current issues, new articles worth reading, and other topics. Highly recommended. Computers in Libraries 25, no. 4 [3] (2005): Includes "The Digitizing Project That Made SODA," "Following the Yellow Brick Road to Simplified Link Management," "My Three Wishes for Digital Repositories," "Open Source Digital Image Management Took Us from Raging Rivers to Quiet Waters [4]," and other articles. The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries 21 (April 2005 [5]): Includes "Access to Research in Cameroonian Universities [6]" and other articles. First Monday 10, no. 4 [7] (2005): Includes "Where Does Web Bibliographies' Author Information Come From? [8]" and other articles. Information Today [9] 22, no. 3 (2005): Includes "Bookblogs or Blogbooks? Are New Content Formats on the Way?," "NIH's Embattled Policy," and other articles. Journal of Digital Information 6, no. 1 [10] (2005): Includes "Digital Text Cycles: From Medieval Manuscripts to Modern Markup [11]" and other articles. Learned Publishing [12] 18, no. 2 (2005): Includes "The European Physics Publications Scene: Avant-Garde and Traditionalism," "HighWire Press: Ten Years of Publisher-Driven Innovation," "In a Paperless World a New Role for Academic Libraries: Providing Open Access," "Institutional Repositories: Is the Open Access Door Half Open or Half Shut?," "Open Access--The Impact of Legislative Developments," "Serving Science while Paying the Bills: The History of the Journal of Biological Chemistry Online," "The True Costs of Scholarly Journal Publishing," "Who Owns Scientific Data? The Impact of Intellectual Property Rights on the Scientific Publication Chain," and other articles. LIBRES 15, no. 1 [13] (2005): Includes "The Evolution of a Documents Digitization Project within the American Library Association's New Members Round Table [14]" and other articles. Searcher [15] 13, no. 4 (2005): Includes "Linking Users to Open Access" and other articles. Science & Technology Libraries [16] 25, no. 3 (2005): Includes "Collecting Grey Literature: An Annotated Bibliography, with Examples from the Sciences and Technology" and other articles. SPARC E-News (February-March 2005 [17]): News about the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC). SPARC Open Access Newsletter, no. 84 [18] (2005): News and commentary about the open access movement by Peter Suber [19]. Includes "Getting to 100% [20]," "Helping Scholars and Helping Libraries [21]," "Top Stories from March 2005 [22]," and other articles. ------------------------------------------------------------ http://info.lib.uh.edu/sepb/sepw.htm Copyright © 2005 by Charles W. Bailey, Jr. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, California 94305, USA. 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