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temporary position at CFTRI Library
by padmavathi t 23 Mar '05

23 Mar '05

Dear Colleagues (Specially from Mysore), There is a small temporary position fetching about Rs.2000/- p.m at our library. The person must have science background with biological subjects and also knowledge and experience of data entry using CDS/ISIS package. Abstracting/ Indexing knowledge with good typing speed is advantageous. Locals from Mysore with accomodation to stay may contact the head of FOSTIS/Library Services. Thanks T.Padmavathi FOSTIS/Library Services CFTRI, Mysore 570 020 e-mail: fostis(a)cscftri.ren.nic.in Tel No: 0821-2515850 __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/

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Fw: [BOAI] Finnish Prime Minister on OA
by Subbiah Arunachalam 22 Mar '05

22 Mar '05

Friends: The Prime Minister of Finland has spoken unequivocally in favour of open access. In fact, developing countries should be interested in making all knowledge open access much more than developed countries. Will political leaders, science policy makers and administrators of science and higher education in the developing countries follow the example of the Finnish Prime Minister? Or, even better, if heads of research institutions and vice chancellors of universities take the laed and set up their own institutions' interoperable open access archives - as Indian Institute of Science has done. Best wishes. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Suber" <peters(a)earlham.edu> To: <SPARC-OAForum(a)arl.org>; <boai-forum(a)ecs.soton.ac.uk> Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 2:01 AM Subject: [BOAI] Finnish Prime Minister on OA > [I thank Kimmo Kuusela, both for pointing out this speech and for the > translating this excerpt. --Peter.] > > > The Prime Minister of Finland, Mr. Matti Vanhanen, has said something > positive about open access. From his speech on 12 January (my quick > translation): > > "One important recommendation concerns the advancement of open access > scientific publishing. The goal is that scientific publications will be > freely available on the net for citizens and scholars. At the moment the > usage and availability of the scientific publications is curtailed by the > high subscription fees of printed journals and electronic scientific > publications, and also by publishing agreements in which the scholars > surrender some of their rights to the publishers. In the name of the > progress of science and for the benefit of research it is necessary that > the results of the scientific inquiry reach both the academic community > and the general public as soon and as easily as possible. I regard this > issue especially important also from the point of view of the Information > Society Programme of the government." > > The speech in Finnish: > http://www.valtioneuvosto.fi/vn/liston/base.lsp?r=91325&k=fi&old=1300&rapo=… >

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positions at IMT Nagpur
by Mailing List Manager 22 Mar '05

22 Mar '05

Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 09:27:51 +0530 From: Tarun Chaturvedi <tarun.chaturvedi(a)lycos.co.uk> Hi everyone, We're a new campus of Institute of Management Technology Ghaziabad and started our session this year with MBA & MCA Programmes. We have a few positions in our Learning Resource Centre which are to be filled in soon. Minimum requirements for several positions (from Library Assistant to Asstt. Librarian) is as under: a.. Bachelors in Library Science preferably with one year experience in an educational institute. b.. Exposure to Libsys or CDS/ ISIS is desirable. Compensation package will not be a constraint for the right candidate. Please apply before March 15, 2005 days to: Chief Administrative Officer, Institute of Management Technology, 603, Khullar Appts, Byramji Town, Nagpur � 440013. Telefax: 0712-2562232 OR email your resume to tchaturvedi(a)imt.ac.in, tarunchaturvedi(a)imt.ac.in Thanks in anticipation. Tarun Chaturvedi (tchaturvedi(a)imt.ac.in) Librarian, Institute of Management Technology, Campus: 35th KM Milestone, Mouza-Dorli, Katol Road, Nagpur-441302 Telefax: +91 712 256 2232 City Office: 603, Khuller Apartment, Byramji Town, Nagpur-440013 Telefax: +91 712 259 3140

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Re: [DDN] Ourmedia and bridging the content digital divide
by Subbiah Arunachalam 22 Mar '05

22 Mar '05

Dear Andy: >From what I have heard so far, Ourmedia seems to be a very good thing to have happened. I will check it when I get some time. In the meanwhile, I would like you and other member of the DDN network to consider an equivalent site (or system) for all of the world's research output, in particular refereed journal articles in the sciences (including medicine, agriculture and engineerng) social sciences (including economics) and other areas of scholarly inqiry. There is so much new knowledge generated from different parts of the world, but locked away from those who need it and who can use it to advance knowledge. I am sure most of our members are aware of the open access movement and the tremendous benefits open access brings to knowledge creation. I would like to see the tremendous energy and enthusiasm that our members have are in some way channelised to proactively promote the culture of open access worldwide. I have spoken to both Fred Naronha and Partha Sarkar (of bytesforall) about the need to promote OA. I am also in touch with the leading academics promoting OA, such as Peter Suber, Stevan Harnad, Leslie Chan, Barbara Kirsop, Jean Claude Guedon, John Willinsky, Hans Falk Hoffman, and Bernad Schutz. I also realise that we have long way to go before we can achieve the ideal of a level playing field for information access, and we need focused advocacy and public education to achieve universal open access to scientific and scholarly literature. One thing I am sure about is that groups like ours with so many energetic and enthusiastic people with a zeal for public good causes can and must play a role. Especially those who are active in the open source movement and Ourmedia. Regards. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy Carvin" <acarvin(a)edc.org> To: "The Digital Divide Network discussion group" <digitaldivide(a)milhouse.edc.org> Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 1:02 AM Subject: [DDN] Ourmedia and bridging the content digital divide > Like Phil noted earlier today, the launch of Ourmedia.org has generated a > lot of traffic, but I strongly recommend that list members take a few > minutes to visit the site; I think it's one of the most important new > websites to come along in a while. Ourmedia is trying to build an online > commons where anyone who wants to produce Internet content - particularly > podcasts, video blogs and other large media files - will have a free place > where they can host this content. Ourmedia is partnering with The Internet > Archive to host content, and Creative Commons for Internet-friendly > licenses. Just for kicks, I uploaded one of my podcasts yesterday (Anatomy > of a CNN Interview), and it's currently the most downloaded media file on > the Ourmedia site. I'm sure that won't last for very long, because there > are so many people out there with content much better than mine who will > soon be using the site to host their content. > > Anyway, please check out www.ourmedia.org when you get a chance; if it > doesn't work the first time, try and try again, because it's worth it. > This site, I'm sure, will do a lot of great work when it comes to bridging > the content side of the digital divide.... -ac > Andy Carvin

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Help
by kishor.awachar＠wipro.com 21 Mar '05

21 Mar '05

Dear professional, This time UGC NET has changed syllabus for III paper. If we discuss about this then it will help all those who are seeking advice on this. So plz guide about this matter There are guidelines about new pattern on UGC Site but if discussion happens it will help lot Rgds/kishor Confidentiality Notice The information contained in this electronic message and any attachments to this message are intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s) and may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender at Wipro or Mailadmin(a)wipro.com immediately and destroy all copies of this message and any attachments.

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LIS-FORM(request for articles)
by Sangeetha Govindasami 21 Mar '05

21 Mar '05

Dear Members, I am undergoing a research on gender issues. Hence I need some full text articles on Feminist theories. If any one can help me in sending the articles I would be highly thankful. Sangeetha G.Sangeetha Project Fellow Dept of LIS Annamalai University. Dear Members, I am undergoing a research on gender issues. Hence I need some full text articles on Feminist theories. If any one can help me in sending the articles I would be highly thankful. Sangeetha G.Sangeetha Project Fellow Dept of LIS Annamalai University. 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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Ethics for forwarded emails
by Aman Jha 21 Mar '05

21 Mar '05

Dear friends,<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> I receive so many emails from Mr Arun on OA through lis-forum. I read his email sometimes. One or two in a day is acceptable. But today more than 12 emails by him all forwarded emails made me think about my tolerance. I request him to reconsider while sending such emails. Also moderator is requested to think thrice while disseminating such emails. I think professionals would love his emails if he shares his own experience. There are many OA specific email groups and subscribers of that list-serve will better read such emails. Apology if I have hurt Mr Arun. Regards, Aman Jha Librarian Confederation of Indian Industry Plot No 249-F, Udyog Vihar, Phase IV Sector 18, Gurgaon 122015 (Haryana) Tel: 0124-5014060-67 • Fax: 0124-5014080 Dear friends, I receive so many emails from Mr Arun on OA through lis-forum. I read his e mail sometimes. One or two in a day is acceptable. But today more than 12 emails by him all forwarded emails made me think about my tolerance. I request him to reconsider while sending such emails. Also moderator is requested to think thrice while disseminating such emails. I think professionals would love his emails if he shares his own experience. There are many OA specific email groups and subscribers of that list-serve will better read such emails. Apology if I have hurt Mr Arun. Regards, Aman Jha Librarian Confederation of Indian Industry Plot No 249-F, Udyog Vihar, Phase IV Sector 18, Gurgaon 122015 (Haryana) Tel: 0124-5014060-67 • Fax: 0124-5014080

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Full-length novels on tiny mobile screens
by Jayadev P Hiremath 21 Mar '05

21 Mar '05

TOKYO - Your eyes probably hurt just thinking about it: Tens of thousands of Japanese cell-phone owners are poring over full-length novels on their tiny screens. Now, Japan's cell-phone users are turning pages. Several mobile Web sites offer hundreds of novels — classics, best sellers and some works written especially for the medium. It takes some getting used to. Only a few lines pop up at a time because the phone screen is about half the size of a business card. But improvements in the quality of liquid-crystal displays and features such as automatic page-flipping, or scrolling, make the endeavor far more enjoyable than you'd imagine. A library in one hand In the latest versions, cell-phone novels are downloaded in short installments and run on handsets as Java-based applications. You're free to browse as though you're in a bookstore, whether you're at home, in your office or on a commuter train. A whole library can be tucked away in your cell phone — a gadget you carry around anyway. "You can read whenever you have a spare moment, and you don't even need to use both hands," says Taro Matsumura, a 24-year-old graduate student who sometimes reads essays and serial novels on his phone. Such times could be just around the corner in the United States, where cell phones are become increasingly used for relaying data, including video, digital photos and music. U.S. publisher Random House recently bought a stake in VOCEL, a San Diego-based company that provides such mobile-phone products as Scholastic Aptitude Test preparation programs. Random House also said it reached licensing arrangements with VOCEL to provide cell-phone access to the publisher's Living Language foreign language study programs and Prima Games video game strategy guides. Cell-phone books are also gradually starting to get traction in China and South Korea. In Japan, though, some people are really getting hooked, finding the phone an intimate tool for reading. A recent marketing study by Bandai found that more than half the readers are female, and many are reading cell-phone books in their homes. Surprisingly, people are using cell-phone books to catch up on classics they never finished reading. And people are perusing sex manuals and other books they're too embarrassed to be caught reading or buying. More common is keeping an electronic dictionary in your phone in case a need arises.

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Thesis sysnopsis request
by Chitra P Rao 21 Mar '05

21 Mar '05

I request your help in identifying the source for getting synopsis of Thesis, apart from abstracts on the following topic: "Technology based training Focussing on e learning in the Organizational Context" is the thesis topic of one of our PHD students. I am looking for thesis's synopsis on similar topics. Thank You Chitra Rao Sr Librarian and Head LIS NITIE Mumbai 400 087 ph: 28573371 extn 337

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On open access - by an American librarian
by Subbiah Arunachalam 20 Mar '05

20 Mar '05

Please read this 2-page note from an American librarian. http://www.unc.edu/scholcomdig/whitepapers/hemminger.pdf Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] Please read this 2-page note from an American librarian. http://www.unc.edu/scholcomdig/whitepapers/hemminger.pdf http://www.unc.edu/scholcomdig/whitepapers/hemminger.pdf Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam]

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