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Providing hyperlinks
by Sharad Jadhav 16 Dec '04

16 Dec '04

Dear Members, Dear Members, Thanks for your replies to my query that whether providing hyperlinks violates the copyright of the owner. Most of them were of the view that it does not. It was also suggested that the disclaimer of the site should be read/ consulted, but it may not possible if we are giving numerous links (Say 100) and check each sites disclaimer. Some of the IT experts say that it definitely violates and prior permission is required before hyper linking their site. Is it? Best regards, Sharad Jadhav, National Insurance Academy, Library Services, Pune 45 Dear Members, Dear Members, Thanks for your replies to my query that whether providing hyperlinks violates the copyright of the owner. Most of them were of the view that it does not. It was also suggested that the disclaimer of the site should be read/ consulted, but it may not possible if we are giving numerous links (Say 100) and check each sites disclaimer. Some of the IT experts say that it definitely violates and prior permission is required before hyper linking their site. Is it? Best regards, Sharad Jadhav, National Insurance Academy, Library Services, Pune 45 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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Search Engine for Open Access Articles in LIS
by Sukhdev Singh 16 Dec '04

16 Dec '04

DRTC has provided a Search Engine to Access to LIS articles / Literature. Have a look at http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/sdl Regards Sukhdev Singh, NIC

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About server
by swarna gowri 16 Dec '04

16 Dec '04

Dear Sir/Madam, I want to know about the servers, types of servers, how it works, what is the capacity and differences between the servers. B.Swarnagowri Asst.Librarian SDM Institute for Management Development Mysore email:swarnagowrib@yahoo.co.in ________________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your life partner online Go to: http://yahoo.shaadi.com/india-matrimony

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First open source training centre sets up in South Africa
by Madhuresh 15 Dec '04

15 Dec '04

Dear Members, You may like to read following 2 news items related to Open Source. 1. Community centre runs open source ICDL http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?id=389&s=news 2. World's first open source television programme http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?id=381 I am copying it below for member's convenience. Community centre runs open source ICDL The Mogalakwena HP i-community in South Africa's Limpopo province is one of the first training centres worldwide to offer an open source software version of the International Computer Driving Licence(ICDL). The ICDL is recognised internationally as a benchmark of end-user computer skills. There is a unique quality to the HP i-community certification in that it is the only one in Africa which is centred purely on open source software, says Imraan Jassat, head of capacity building at the project. "We are delivering on an overwhelming demand from those 3000 individuals who have already gone through the HP i-community open source software training, for an internationally recognised certification. Specifically, they are certified on their knowledge and capabilities in open source software, such as OpenOffice and other tools and applications." Ninety-eight percent of the trainers at the HP i-community have already passed the ICDL foundation examination and achieved certification. The ICDL foundation course certifies that the holder is fully competent in the use of a personal computer and common computer applications and knows the essential concepts of IT. The syllabus is designed to be entirely vendor-independent which gives candidates the flexibility to acquire core skills that are suitable to a range of software environments. The ICDL is a test of practical skills and competencies and consists of seven separate modules covering computer theory and practice. Module One is a theoretical test of computing knowledge at a general level and Modules Two to Seven test skills covering such topics as concepts of information technology (IT), using a computer and managing files, word processing, spreadsheets, database, presentation and information and communication. These tests can be attempted in any order and at any time and must be successfully completed within a maximum duration of three years. A skills card is issued documenting the results of the tests, and when all seven modules are successfully completed, the skills card is sent to the national ICDL licensee and a personalised certificate is issued. "We have always known that certification would be a logical part of the skills transfer process, but we have been on the lookout for the appropriate certification. Though the ICDL gives us what we need for international recognition of those skills, we still need to find the appropriate level within it for the HP i-community, because it is so rich and diverse. Of course one of the key advantages to certification on open source software is that people can learn an application that is freely available, is in line with international standards, and most importantly, copies can be distributed without fear of breaking copyright laws," says Jassat. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------- World's first open source television programme The South Africa-based Go Open Source campaign is filming the world's first television series dedicated to open source software. The 13-episode Go_Open will air on SABC 2 every Saturday at 17:30 from November 20. The Go_Open series is sponsored by the Go Open Source campaign. Go Open Source is funded by the Shuttleworth Foundation, HP, Canonical and the CSIR. The programme will showcase success stories, interviews with top local and international free software pioneers and the latest products and news from the open source world. "Contrary to popular belief, open source software is not only the domain of technically skilled users, since it makes a difference in the lives of everyday people from all walks of life," says Mark Shuttleworth, South African Internet billionaire and investor in Go Open Source. "Another myth is that open source software is niche in its focus. Open source applications cover the entire spectrum of computer use, consisting of operating systems, productivity suites, web browsers, e-mail clients, Internet tools and multimedia applications," he says. "Go_Open will aim to blow these myths out of the water once and for all, using real world examples that could not have happened in any other way than through the use of open source." Regards. Madhuresh Singhal Aurigene Discovery Technologies Limited, Electronic City, phase II, Hosur Road, Bangalore 560 100 India Phone 28521314-16 Ext.- 422 Fax 2852 6285 Mobile 098861 82822 E-mail: madhureshsinghal(a)yahoo.com http://nettalk2.tripod.com/

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Re: LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 21, Issue 18
by rudrakant sollapur 15 Dec '04

15 Dec '04

Thank U for sending the informaions. I think I don`t need all these to my future. So i request U not to send any more messeges Thanking You Rudrakant lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in wrote: Send LIS-Forum mailing list submissions to lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in You can reach the person managing the list at lis-forum-owner(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of LIS-Forum digest..." Today's Topics: 1. RE: Calcutta University Library: Teachers' misuse libraryfacilities (G. K. Manjunath) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 16:09:21 +0530 (IST) From: "G. K. Manjunath" Subject: RE: [LIS-Forum] Calcutta University Library: Teachers' misuse libraryfacilities To: Puttaraj Choukimath Cc: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in, Vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Even banks fail to recover loans. Inspite of all strict rules and regulations, most of the banks have a very high Non-peforming assets ( NPA ) and even big industrialists are defaulters!! The Non Performing Assets(NPA) of 27 public sectorbanks shot up to Rs.56,608 crore in september 2001 ( source http://eastindiavyapaar.com/trade/bank/bank_non_perf_assets.htm ) It does not mean that we have to follow this wrong example. We have plenty of rules and regulations. Most of us fail at implementation level. G.K.Manjunath IGIDR, MUMBAI On Mon, 13 Dec 2004, Puttaraj Choukimath wrote: > Dear Friends, > > I think ... > We should work like banks: they lend money we lend books! > > Books are LOANED ... they have to be returned without fail. > > While giving the membership only it should be specified that what action would be taken for any overdues/misuse/mutilation etc. > And, these specifications/terms and conditions of 'LOANS' (with the > approval of authorities or committees) should carefully/clearly be > drafted, and duly signed by the users. > Taking NOC should be made compulsary, if any user has to leave the > institution. > > There should be proper "Understanding-Cooperation-Communication" between "Library-Academic Section-Accounts". > > ... > > if any other others are also welcome to share ... thank you all. > > Puttaraj. > Thank U for sending the informaions. I think I don`t need all these to my future. So i request U not to send any more messeges Thanking You Rudrakant lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in wrote: Send LIS-Forum mailing list submissions to mailto:lis-forum@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in You can reach the person managing the list at lis-forum-owner(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of LIS-Forum digest..." Today's Topics: 1. RE: Calcutta University Library: Teachers' misuse libraryfacilities (G. K. Manjunath) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 16:09:21 +0530 (IST) From: "G. K. Manjunath" Subject: RE: [LIS-Forum] Calcutta University Library: Teachers' misuse libraryfacilities To: Puttaraj Choukimath Cc: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in, Vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Even banks fail to recover loans. Inspite of all strict rules and regulations, most of the banks have a very high Non-peforming assets ( NPA ) and even big industrialists are defaulters!! The Non Performing Assets(NPA) of 27 public sectorbanks shot up to Rs.56,608 crore in september 2001 ( source http://eastindiavyapaar.com/trade/bank/bank_non_perf_assets.htm ) It does not mean that we have to follow this wrong example. We have plenty of rules and regulations. Most of us fail at implementation level. G.K.Manjunath IGIDR, MUMBAI On Mon, 13 Dec 2004, Puttaraj Choukimath wrote: > Dear Friends, > > I think ... > We should work like banks: they lend money we lend books! > > Books are LOANED ... they have to be returned without fail. > > While giving the membership only it should be specified that what action would be taken for any overdues/misuse/mutilation etc. > And, these specifications/terms and conditions of 'LOANS' (with the > approval of authorities or committees) should carefully/clearly be > drafted, and duly signed by the users. > Taking NOC should be made compulsary, if any user has to leave the > institution. > > There should be proper "Understanding-Cooperation-Communication" between "Library-Academic Section-Accounts". > > ... > > if any other others are also welcome to share ... thank you all. > > Puttaraj. >

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Library Standards reg.
by SCKumaresan 15 Dec '04

15 Dec '04

Dear Professional Friends, Greetings. I have a very urgent requirement of knowing the standars to follow in a library in the following aspects 1. Ratio of Books, Periodicals as against the students and faculty an institutional Library should have. 2. Any standard or specifications on library space, facility and equipments for a Library. I guess there are specifications laid down by UGC and AICTE, are they available on the net? If so kindly let me know their addresses. I also would like to know the standards followed internationall esp. American and the British standards. Can any one help me find out this. I have to make a presentation for in this regard to our Director by next Wednesday. I thank you very much iin advance for u r kind help. Bye Best Regards S.C.Kumaresan S.C.Kumaresan SeniorLibrarian, BITS - Pilani, Dubai Campus, P.O. Box No.500022. Block 11, Knowledge Village, Dubai, UAE Tele(009714)3664575/76, Fax(009714)3664580 Mobile. 0097158829462 Dear Professional Friends, Greetings. I have a very urgent requirement of knowing the standars to follow in a library in the following aspects 1. Ratio of Books, Periodicals as against the students and faculty an institutional Library should have. 2. Any standard or specifications on library space, facility and equipments for a Library. I guess there are specifications laid down by UGC and AICTE, are they available on the net? If so kindly let me know their addresses. I also would like to know the standards followed internationall esp. American and the British standards. Can any one help me find out this. I have to make a presentation for in this regard to our Director by next Wednesday. I thank you very much iin advance for u r kind help. Bye Best Regards S.C.Kumaresan S.C.Kumaresan SeniorLibrarian, BITS - Pilani, Dubai Campus, P.O. Box No.500022. Block 11, Knowledge Village, Dubai, UAE Tele(009714)3664575/76, Fax(009714)3664580 Mobile. 0097158829462 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: set standards
by aprajita suman 15 Dec '04

15 Dec '04

Dear Ms. Suman, What you r trying to indicate is true. Also, are payscals related to degree? or seniority? there are no set rules on this. In my case, I have done B.L.I.Sc. after 14 yrs of my earlier M.A. I did this degree in 1992. Despite having one degree of masters, I am always in dilemma if I will need to do my M.Lib. at some point of time? Does M.A.+Blisc lead to equal opportunities & financial returns? or M.lib. helps even for more & better job opportunities? Also we don't have many opportunities to get trained for digitization's, etc due to job & home pressures, since all these seminars are outstation, full day and so on & so forth. If they are scheduled part time/evenings many of us can benefit. regards, Mrs. Vaishnav (Consulting Librarian-Godrej) Mumbai Dear Ms. Suman, What you r trying to indicate is true. Also, are payscals related to degree? or seniority? there are no set rules on this. In my case, I have done B.L.I.Sc. after 14 yrs of my earlier M.A. I did this degree in 1992. Despite having one degree of masters, I am always in dilemma if I will need to do my M.Lib. at some point of time? Does M.A.+Blisc lead to equal opportunities & financial returns? or M.lib. helps even for more & better job opportunities? Also we don't have many opportunities to get trained for digitization's, etc due to job & home pressures, since all these seminars are outstation, full day and so on & so forth. If they are scheduled part time/evenings many of us can benefit. regards, Mrs. Vaishnav (Consulting Librarian-Godrej) Mumbai 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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Int. Training Program on INFORMATION; grants available
by Shyam Prasad pujar 15 Dec '04

15 Dec '04

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 18:39:32 +0100 From: Paul Nieuwenhuysen <pnieuwen(a)vub.ac.be> To: Paul.Nieuwenhuysen(a)vub.ac.be Subject: Int. Training Program on INFORMATION; grants available An International Training Program on "INFORMATION": STIMULATE Scientific and Technological Information Management in Universities and Libraries: an Active Training Environment (Edition 5) Announcement Information about this training program can be found on the WWW starting from: http://www.vub.ac.be/BIBLIO/itp/ The program is planned to take place mainly in Brussels, Belgium, from June to August 31, 2005 The initiative has been approved by the Flemish Interuniversity Council (VLIR) and is sponsored by the Belgian Government (the directorate named DGOS since December 2002). This fits in a series of similar international training activities that have been organized since 1991, named MIST 1, 2, 3, KNOW-HOW, and STIMULATE 1, 2, 3 and 4. This initiative is aimed primarily at persons with a university degree (Bachelor or Master), who work in universities, information and documentation centers, and libraries, including of course university libraries, and who have a few years of practical experience. The term Active Training Environment in the title of the training program reflects our wish to create an environment in which each participant is stimulated to get involved actively, supported by the lecturers and the infrastructure provided by the training program. This fits well into the general, worldwide trend away from "teaching" to "learning management". Aims: The main aim of this International Training Program is to offer a stimulating learning environment to participants, who have a function as information intermediary in the area of science and technology, so as to sharpen their skills in collecting, storing, retrieving, presenting and managing information, which can be of great benefit to the teaching and research activities going on in their institute and to the further development of their organisation and region. More specific objectives are: -- to provide participants with a clearer view on the importance of information in general and for their environment in particular, -- to guide them in retrieving information that is publicly accessible on an international scale, and -- to learn them to store, organise, present, manage, publish information resources at personal, institutional, regional or national level. After being actively involved in this International Training Program, every participant will have improved the ability -- to appreciate and explain the importance of access to information for their organisation -- to retrieve information from the Internet -- to present information to users and potential users, using appropriate information technology -- to store information for later retrieval and access by potential users, using information technology -- to train interested persons in the use and management of information, using appropriate presentation techniques -- to apply quantitative methods in decision making related to information systems and services -- to contribute to the planning of the (further) development of an information service -- to communicate through the Internet with users of information, information providers, colleagues,� Contents: It is our intention to organise the sessions in such a way that --the first month = introduction level, --the second month = intermediate level, and --the third month = more advanced level. Thanks to this approach and organisation, it may make sense to participate exceptionally during only one or two of the three months, depending on expertise. However, the available scholarships are granted only to persons who will participate for the full three months. To start with, the participants are offered an orientation tour of the University and the Library. Then some of the following subjects are covered. Of course, due to the limited available time, not all the mentioned subjects can be discussed in each training program, but a SELECTION will be made by the organisers, depending on the availability of suitable expert lecturers. Information and communication technology for information centers and libraries: Microcomputer systems: hardware. Microcomputer operating systems. Microcomputer systems: applications software. Text editing; word processing; desktop publishing. Presentation of data, using a microcomputer. Creating charts to present information. Data communication; computer networks. Internet. Internet services. Electronic mail. World-Wide Web; hypertext and hypermedia. Disks for computers. CD-ROM. CD-ROM in a local area network. CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW. Image processing; graphics file formats; photo/image editing. Multimedia / Hypermedia. Data-communications networks and librarians. Selecting and procuring a computer system; writing a proposal for a computer implementation. Providing access to information through public Internet workstations. Client-server systems. Methods for access to databases through Internet: telnet, http/WWW, Z39.50 and ISO239.50, Open Archives Initiative - Metadata Harvesting Protocol� Information sources: Introductory concepts about information. Internet-based information resources: introduction. Bibliographic databases. The information industry and the information market. Online information retrieval and database searching; search tactics and strategies. Internet search engines. Information available free of charge. Online access databases about journal articles. Electronic newsletters and journals. Computer-network based interest groups. Patent information. Online systems versus CD-ROM. Citation searching. Theoretical and quantitative aspects of information retrieval. Evaluating the quality of information sources. Evaluation of information retrieval strategies and systems. Information storage and retrieval: Basic, fundamental, theoretical concepts. Software packages for local storage and retrieval of bibliographic information. Introduction to the ISIS software package family for information storage and retrieval. The application of ISIS: searching, editing data in a database, output of selected data to file or printer; developing a database structure; indexing data for fast retrieval; ISIS for Windows; WINISIS; history and future of ISIS; programming in ISIS. Formats: MARC; application of MARC in ISIS. Databases (and ISIS in particular) through the WWW. Downloading of information and record format conversion: principles. Downloading of information and record format conversion. Library automation. Online Public Access Catalogues (OPACs). Archives and records management. Archives in the domain of science and technology. Geographic Information Systems (GIS): an introduction. Web technology and applications: Developing a web site; HTML, CSS, XML, XSL; intranets; developing an intranet. Information architecture. Evaluating web sites. Dynamic web pages. Developing co-operative community WWW sites; Web contents management systems. Setting up an electronic newsletter. Extensions of the classical WWW. (Client-based and server-based). Document+program hybrid systems. Management in information centers and libraries: Statistics for information science and for library management. Business plans for libraries and information centers. Using spreadsheets in the management of libraries and information centers. Collection development. Consortia of libraries for the acquisition of electronic journals and databases. Scientific writing methods. ISBD = International Standard Bibliographic Description. Formats for computer-based cataloguing; MARC formats. National libraries and national bibliographies. Knowledge organisation: subject classification schemes; thesaurus systems, ontologies. Citation analysis. Assessing the influence of scientific journals; citations and impact factors. The bibliometric laws. Scientometrics. Management of a library and information service. Architecture of libraries. Orientation of information users; relations with information users. Interlibrary lending and co-operation; document delivery: an introduction. Development of a national or regional information network. The information society. Cultural aspects of the information society and information technology transfer. Copyright; information security; trans-border data flow. Writing a project proposal (for instance related to the establishment of an information network). Conservation/preservation of printed documents. Conservation/preservation of digital documents. Informetric aspects of the Internet. Artificial intelligence and knowledge representation in information science. Electronic journals: implementation in a library. Integration of e-learning environments and library services. Libraries involvement in scientific publishing. International co-operation projects. About half of the time, the participants are guided by experts who are invited to the university. They use the other half time to solve problems, to make exercises, to use microcomputers and the Internet, to prepare discussions, for self study... Besides the formal, guided course activities, the participants have access like any regular student at our university --to several rooms equipped with microcomputers connected to the Internet, --to the university library which offers printed material, CD-ROMs and PCs with Internet access, --to the university restaurant and to sport facilities at low student prices. In addition to the courses taking place at the university campus, study visits are organised. Possible visits: --to the Royal (National) Library, in Brussels, Belgium --to the European Patent Office in Brussels, Belgium --to the Information Service of the Geology Department of the Royal Museum on Africa, in Tervuren near Brussels, Belgium --to the inter-university postgraduate school on information and library science at the University of Antwerp, Belgium --to the library of the University of Antwerp in Wilrijk, Belgium --to the human sciences library of the University of Antwerp in old Antwerp city, Belgium --to the old central library and to the modern science and technology library of the KUL (university) in Leuven, Belgium --to the VLIZ marine science information and documentation center near the sea coast in Oostende / Ostend, Belgium --to the library of the Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten in Antwerpen / Antwerp, Belgium --to the library of the University of Gent / Ghent, Belgium --to the Documentation Department of the KIT (the Royal Tropical Institute), and to the high school on libraries, documentation and information, both in Amsterdam, Nederland / The Netherlands --to IFLA headquarters and the National, Royal Library in Den Haag / The Hague, in Nederland / The Netherlands More culturally oriented guided visits are also organised; these may include trips to the old cities of Brussels, Antwerp, Bruges, Amsterdam, and to the North Sea coast. At the end of the course, each participant completes a presentation supported by slides managed on computer, with constructive comments on the training program experienced and with concrete recommendations to the director of their own organisation. Social activities planned: -- Welcome reception with drinks and appetizers. -- Evening with tasting of some of the world famous Belgian beers and some Belgian food. -- Farewell gathering with drinks and appetizers. Participation and registration; tuition fee and costs: Grants: Participation is free of charge (!) for 14 participants from developing countries, who are selected by the organisers, VL.I.R. (the Flemish Inter-university Council) and DGOS. They also receive a grant to cover the costs of accommodation and an airplane return ticket. The detailed grant application form is available as a PDF file through the Internet from http://www.vlir.be/ There you can also find an explanation of the procedures to apply for the grant. That PDF file can be printed with the suitable program provided free of charge by Adobe through the WWW: http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html Grant applications must be received by VLIR before the end of February! (Do NOT send requests for a grant or any other correspondence about the grants to the organisers, but only to VLIR: scholarships(a)vlir.be) If this procedure is not suitable for you, you can ask your local Belgian embassy for a printed version of the application form for the grant, or you can ask more information through email: scholarships(a)vlir.be (or Maarten.Timmermans(a)vlir.be) The ideal participant applying for a grant is younger than 40 years, and will be able to apply what has been learned directly in a professional scientific or technical environment afterwards. Normal registration: Besides the persons who receive a grant from the Belgian Government through VLIR, 6 persons can participate after paying a tuition fee that is small in comparison with similar programs. The costs mentioned do NOT include air travel, meals and accommodation, but do include transport from the airport upon arrival, course materials, study visits and social activities. The cost of living in Belgium is not exceptional. -To participate during the full period: 2400 Euros -Exceptionally, persons who cannot participate for the whole period can nevertheless participate during 2 months only (1800 Euros) or during 1 month only (1000 Euros). It makes a lot of sense to attend for instance the first month or the first two months only. It makes less sense to participate only during the second or the third month, as introductions to some activities or topics may be missed. -To participate to particular items selected from the program: 30 Euros per half day. To register and pay the tuition fee, send the form (see below) by classical mail together with an international bank transfer / bank cheque / bank draft, payable to University Library V.U.B., Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 BRUSSEL, Belgium, with no need for any bank account numbers. If however this simple procedure is NOT suitable for you, then you can transfer the required sum of money to the following bank account of the V.U.B.: Fortis Bank located at Warandeberg 3 in B-1000 Brussel, Belgium, account number 001-0686459-66 or IBAN = BE07 0010 6864 5966 and do not forget (!) to mention as a remark: for WD006240 BIBL WER3 The money received by the VUB must be transferred internally to this account of the University Library. (Without this remark, the money may be not retraceable.) We recommend you to register as early as possible: �first come, first served�: the arrival of your participation fee determines who can participate. Accommodation: The organisers of the Program normally book a single, cheap, basic room in advance as accommodation for each participant, unless a participant writes us that he/she wants to take care of accommodation personally, for instance by staying with a friend or by renting a room that offers more luxury. Participants pay for their own accommodation. If we can book many weeks in advance, then we can normally find basic accommodation for about 300 euro per month; however, a late receipt of the tuition fee forces us to book a more expensive room. Medical insurance: It is recommended that participants are covered during their stay by a full medical insurance. In Belgium, this costs about 40 euro per month. Contact: E-mail (Internet): stimulate at vub.ac.be or Paul.Nieuwenhuysen at vub.ac.be (or Patrick.Vanouplines at vub.ac.be ) (change at in @ when you want to use one of these addresses.) Fax 32 2 629 2693 (or 2282) Tel. 32 2629 2429 (or 2609) Telex 61051 vubco-b Classical mail: Paul NIEUWENHUYSEN (or Patrick VANOUPLINES) STIMULATE-ITP, University Library, Vrije Universiteit Brussel Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussels, BELGIUM Location: The training is mainly organized at the University Library of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (V.U.B). The campus is located south of the older centre of the city of Brussels, and can easily be reached by Metro (subway), tram and bus. Information about Brussels (and Belgium) can be found through the WWW; see for instance: http://www.agenda.be/ http://www.ilotsacre.be/site/en/default_en.htm http://www.interknowledge.com/belgium/ http://www.jack-travel.com/ http://www.timeout.com/brussels/ http://www.trabel.com/brussel/brussels-touristattractions.htm http://www.virtourist.com/europe/brussels/index.html http://www.visitbelgium.com/ Trips are perhaps organised to places in neighbouring countries like The Netherlands and France. Therefore, participants should try to obtain also a visa for those countries (a so called Schengen-visa). Other information: Language used is English. The course director is Dr. Paul Nieuwenhuysen, professor at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and guest professor at Universiteit Antwerpen, Science and technology librarian, and Head of the information and documentation department of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Other official supervisors and co-promoters of this program are --Prof. Dr. Ludo Simons, University of Antwerp, who has been the president of the Steering Committee of the inter-university postgraduate study program on Information and Library Science until October 2004.. --Prof. Dr. Raf Dekeyser, K.U.L., Leuven, a physics professor who has been head of the K.U.L. university library, one of the largest libraries of Belgium, until October 2004. An official, formal Steering Committee is composed of members from the co-operating universities in Flanders, to plan the organisation, the program and the budget; this committee reports to VLIR. Participants obtain a certificate when they have participated actively and successfully. Participants should of course bring a notebook or laptop computer, if they have one available. Ideally they should buy or rent a personal notebook computer as soon as they arrive. Feel free to distribute this document; this version is dated 12 December 2004. REGISTRATION FORM to STIMULATE, University Library, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (V.U.B.), Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 BRUSSEL, Belgium I want to participate. Therefore I send this as a letter and pay the registration fee as described in the announcement of the International Training Program. (So the following is NOT the form to apply for a grant. Do not send this unless you pay the registration fee.) a. Family name (surname): ............................... (married female participants please fill in maiden-name as well as name of husband) b. First or given names (according to your official passport): .............. Personal address: ................................... ..................................................... Country:............................................. Electronic mail address Telephone, fax, telex: Date of birth: Place of birth: Nationality: Sex: male / female Present employment: a. Name and address of employer: ................. ............................................... ............................................... b. Since: ../../.. c. Position � function - specialization d. Telephone, fax, telex and/or e-mail of the employer: Education - studies: Name of institute Degree Date Knowledge of English: writing: ........ speaking: ........ reading: ....... Have you been abroad earlier? Please specify: Duties that you will carry out after returning to your country: ................................................................. ................................................................. Please book a room for me OR Do NOT book a room for me; I will take care myself of accommodation I take care of a medical insurance myself OR Please see that I am covered by a medical insurance for my stay in Belgium which will cost about 40 euro/month. Date and signature: Please include a recent photograph, as this will simplify identifying you upon arrival.

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BBC supports open access
by Subbiah Arunachalam 15 Dec '04

15 Dec '04

More on the BBC Creative Archive Project Alison Perrett, Bringing the past to life, Sp!ked, December 8, 2004. Excerpt: 'The BBC Creative Archive Project aims to give British internet users free access to the corporation's priceless back-catalogue of programmes and music recordings, providing it is for non-commercial use. Up until now, no broadcaster had sought to digitise an archive on this scale, let alone give its audience the tools and freedom to download and share the content....The vision for the Creative Archive flows from the highest echelons of the BBC. The idea of Creative Archive project was launched publicly at the 2003 Edinburgh TV Festival, by then BBC director-general Greg Dyke. The current director-general Mark Thompson has also fully embraced this vision and seeks to have the project endorsed within the BBC Royal Charter, due to be renewed in 2006. One BBC policy document that gives full support to digitisation initiatives, and specifically the Creative Archive, states: "Digital exclusion is a form of social waste. This is why the BBC will always be on the side of universal provision, open access and unencryption." More on the BBC Creative Archive Project [A] Alison Perrett, http://www.spiked-online.com/Articles/0000000CA7FD.htm Bringing the past to life , Sp!ked , December 8, 2004. Excerpt: 'The BBC Creative Archive Project aims to give British internet users free access to the corporation's priceless back-catalogue of programmes and music recordings, providing it is for non-commercial use. Up until now, no broadcaster had sought to digitise an archive on this scale, let alone give its audience the tools and freedom to download and share the content....The vision for the Creative Archive flows from the highest echelons of the BBC. The idea of Creative Archive project was launched publicly at the 2003 Edinburgh TV Festival, by then BBC director-general Greg Dyke. The current director-general Mark Thompson has also fully embraced this vision and seeks to have the project endorsed within the BBC Royal Charter, due to be renewed in 2006. One BBC policy document that gives full support to digitisation initiatives, and specifically the Creative Archive, states: "Digital exclusion is a form of social waste. This is why the BBC will always be on the side of universal provision, open access and unencryption."

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"Automatio of Libraries-MyLISA- SDM-IMD- A possitive output
by vasanth raj 15 Dec '04

15 Dec '04

Dear Sir/madam Here I am pleased to inform you that the MyLISA(Mysore Library and Information Scienctist Association)in collabration with SDM_IMD conducted a 4 days workshop on "Automation of Libraries" for its memebrs from 11th to 14 th of Dec 2004.The work shop statred with the basics of computers. We learnt how to utilize the maximum of MS Word in dail library operations Eg: Creating a template of Indent form etc.Second day we learnt how to create a database using MS-Access.On 13th they taught us to develop a database using WINISIS software using MARC.And developing digital library using GSDL(green stone opensource software) and Library manager.(open source). On the fourth and last day they taught us how to select a library software and informed us about the criteria one should consider while selecting a library software.The important aspects of this workshop was the validectory function, where our honourable president Pro.Shalini R Urs gave key note address on Future technologies in Information Management.IN her speech our president mentioned that in future the LIST Serve could be a future libray , where in information can be exchanged or provided in a fraction of second.As the Kalvin Warwick a computing scientist has reightly pointed out that " The human race which has dominated the world, perhaps 10,000 years will going to see its domination come to an end".On the whole the workshop was highly rewarding to participted librarins and LIS professionals aspiring to acquire computer knowledge in the field of Library and Information science. The output was remarkable that The participant of the workshop decided to automate thier library using existing system.MR. Nagaraja Rao who is a 70 years old who's zeal for learning things inspired us to know more.Many thanks to the People of SDM-IMd Library for thier exeptional hospitality and MyLISA to conduct this workshop. Regards, Vasntha Raju N e-mail:gooche_1981@yahoo.co.in. Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your life partneronline. Dear Sir/madam Here I am pleased to inform you that the MyLISA(Mysore Library and Information Scienctist Association)in collabration with SDM_IMD conducted a 4 days workshop on "Automation of Libraries" for its memebrs from 11th to 14 th of Dec 2004.The work shop statred with the basics of computers. We learnt how to utilize the maximum of MS Word in dail library operations Eg: Creating a template of Indent form etc.Second day we learnt how to create a database using MS-Access.On 13th they taught us to develop a database using WINISIS software using MARC.And developing digital library using GSDL(green stone opensource software) and Library manager.(open source). On the fourth and last day they taught us how to select a library software and informed us about the criteria one should consider while selecting a library software.The important aspects of this workshop was the validectory function, where our honourable president Pro.Shalini R Urs gave key note address on Future technologies in Information Management.IN her speech our president mentioned that in future the LIST Serve could be a future libray , where in information can be exchanged or provided in a fraction of second.As the Kalvin Warwick a computing scientist has reightly pointed out that " The human race which has dominated the world, perhaps 10,000 years will going to see its domination come to an end".On the whole the workshop was highly rewarding to participted librarins and LIS professionals aspiring to acquire computer knowledge in the field of Library and Information science. The output was remarkable that The participant of the workshop decided to automate thier library using existing system.MR. Nagaraja Rao who is a 70 years old who's zeal for learning things inspired us to know more.Many thanks to the People of SDM-IMd Library for thier exeptional hospitality and MyLISA to conduct this workshop. Regards, Vasntha Raju N e-mail:gooche_1981@yahoo.co.in. 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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