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Lecture invitation
by Mailing List Manager 12 Apr '04

12 Apr '04

Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2004 13:16:39 +0530 From: Srels <srels(a)blr.vsnl.net.in> Executive Committee Prof. M.R. Kumbhar Memorial Lectures, Bangalore Cordially invites you to the Prof. M.R. Kumbhar Memorial Lectures(10) (2004) on LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE EDUCATION IN INDIA: SOME ISSUES by Dr. V.G. Talawar Professor, Dept. of Studies in Library and Information Science University of Mysore, Mysore Dr. T.D. Kemparaju Professor, Dept. of Library and Information Science, Bangalore University Library, Bangalore presides on 16th April 2004 at 6.00 pm at Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science 702, Upstairs, 42nd Cross, (near Syndicate Bank) III Block, Rajajinagar, BANGALORE 560 010 RSVP: 23305109

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DDC--choice of main class
by Mailing List Manager 12 Apr '04

12 Apr '04

Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 12:40:06 +0530 From: prafulla(a)nisc.co.in Dear All: Here's a book title: Poverty alleviation strategies of NGOs. Should we classify this book under "poverty alleviation" or under "NGOs"? Do we have any guidelines in DDC similar to Dr Ranganathan's wall-picture, cow-calf, etc. principles which we use in CC? Please note this issue pertains not just facet sequence, but in which class should we classify a book. Any help on the above would be appreciated. Thank you Sincerely T.V. Prafulla Chandra --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Supreme court cases online-Free
by Mailing List Manager 12 Apr '04

12 Apr '04

Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 16:44:09 +0530 From: Jayadev Kadli <jhkadli(a)hotmail.com> Dear Friends Some of you know the following website. This mail is to those who dont know about the following site. The website http://www.supremecourtonline.com/ brings the latest Cases decided by the Supreme Court of India totally FREE, with no obligations to buy or subscribe to any service. The Management and law schools, Colleges and higher studies can make use of this site for their studies. Jayadev H Kadli Librarian Lala Lajpat Rai College of Comm & Eco Opp. Haji Ali, Mahalaxmi Mumbai - 400034 ph. 24905187

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Google Webalerts
by Mailing List Manager 12 Apr '04

12 Apr '04

Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2004 17:16:07 +0530 From: VYASAMOORTHY /IKP/HYD <Vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com> Dear Friends: Google is experimenting with a new facility called Google Webalerts. It is at www.google.com/webalerts Like news alerts introduced some months ago, this is for monitoring new content on all websites visited by Google based on search words specified by you. Librarians can provide custom-made SDI service to customers without much efforts. Best wishes Dr.P.Vyasamoorthy, Advisor, Virtual Information Centre, Turkapally Village, Shameerpet Mandal, RR District, Hyderabad 500078 INDIA Email: vyasamoorthy(a)icicikp.com Phone - Office: +91(40)23480053 Fax: +91(40)23480007 Phone Residece: +91(40)27846631

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RE: [LIS-Forum] FW: [BOAI] New PLoS/OSI institutional membership grants
by Mailing List Manager 12 Apr '04

12 Apr '04

Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2004 2:15:34 -0500 From: Atanu Garai <atanu(a)takingitglobal.org> I am not particularly aware of the incorporations of information literacy related modules in course instructions of school/undergraduate or graduate levels in S.Africa or SE Asian countries,but as you know information literacy as a precursor for making young citizens fit for the knowledge society has been promoted in US for a long time since past two decades by the LIS schools,LIS associations and even the government.Information literacy has been taught as part of curriculum even at the school level;students are encouraged to learn how to search and retreive information in very nascent stages.Whereas,lack of this skill prevents us to produce quality information literate people,even doctoral candidates lack basic information search skills. I wonder how many of our LIS schools have incoporated "information literacy" in thier course curriculum.I have gone through an LIS syllabi bank recently and have not traced a single one. It is indeed imperative to start from the LIS itself then intoducing the information literacy into other disciplines. ~Atanu -- Atanu Garai|atanu(a)takingitglobal.org http://profiles.takingitglobal.org/atanu http://www.dgroups.org/groups/education --------- Original Message -------- From: Mailing List Manager <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> Subject: RE: [LIS-Forum] FW: [BOAI] New PLoS/OSI institutional membership grants (fwd) Date: 07/04/04 13:07 > Sir, > > Is there anything that can be done to market the OA initiative among > institutions in India ? Is it possible that we are wrong in our approach > each time ? I am talking here about the "Information literacy" competency > of our elite (the educated, of course). [truncated]

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Postponement of ASSIST National Seminar
by Mailing List Manager 12 Apr '04

12 Apr '04

Date: 8 Apr 2004 04:13:33 -0000 From: Drbalabhim Shankarappa Biradar <bsbiradar53(a)rediffmail.com> � Dear Sir /Madam For Kind attention to all Library and Information Science Professionals 4th ASSIST National Seminar on "Digital Resources and Services in Libraries" which was scheduled to be held on 12-13th April 2004 has been postponed to 30th April and 1st May 2004 due to general election for Assembly and Parliament. I also request to convey this message to all professional friends Dr. B.S. Biradar Organising Secretary 4th ASSIST National Seminar and Chairman, Dept. of Library and Information Science Kuvempu University

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Online database for Indian Journals
by Mailing List Manager 12 Apr '04

12 Apr '04

Date: 7 Apr 2004 12:59:46 -0000 From: Subbiah Gunasekaran <gunasekaran_subbiah(a)rediffmail.com> � Dear Members: Can anyone tell me if there is any online database available for Indian Scientific journals? Thanks S. Gunasekaran

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RE: [LIS-Forum] FW: [BOAI] New PLoS/OSI institutional membership grants
by Mailing List Manager 07 Apr '04

07 Apr '04

Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2004 17:24:00 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> Dear Ms Chandra: Good question! We at MSSRF are holding two workshops on OA with four truly top class experts as resource persons and am insisting that each participant should set up an institutional archive after the workshop. We will provide all the software on a CD. All they need is a Linux server and a decent Internet connection. A number of institutions have sent in nominations. And more nominations are coming in every day. I am talking to key people having a big say in making science policy both here and abroad [e.g. Dr Mashelkar, Prof. Valiathan, Prof. Bruce Alberts, the Open Source Institute, the US National Academy of Sciences, InterAcademy Panel] about the need to proactively promote open access in both forms [OA journals and more importantly OA archives]. I write about OA in international media. I provide important leads to others who want to write about OA. I keep writing to librarians, heads of institutions and government officials. I am not sure if information literacy is a problem. Anyone surfing the Net or reading journals like Nature and Science will come to know of OA. Even if it were a problem, that can be set right with a little effort. Members of this list should talk about it to publishing scientists and research students, write about it and organise small group seminars in their own institutions and library associations. A few weeks ago FRONTLINE carried a detailed article on OA by one of India's best science writers. I am also not sure if open access has picked up in other countries of Asia. I am trying to organise a trination conference (Brazil, China and India) where a number of leading scientists and policymakers from these three countries will look at open access and how it can make the fie;d level playing (as far as access to information is concerned). I work with some very committed people in the UK, Canada and Europe. All of us work with hope. Eventually, many people including a majority of Indian scientists will recognise the value and usefulness of OA. Best wishes. Arun -----Original Message----- From: Mailing List Manager [mailto:mailman@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in] Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 1:28 PM To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: RE: [LIS-Forum] FW: [BOAI] New PLoS/OSI institutional membership grants (fwd) Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2004 22:02:39 -0700 (PDT) From: Smita Chandra <smitac_in(a)yahoo.com> Is there anything that can be done to market the OA initiative among institutions in India ? [truncated]

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Fw: [sla-kiie] 2004 International Paper Contest
by Mailing List Manager 07 Apr '04

07 Apr '04

Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2004 21:22:25 -0700 (PDT) From: JK Vijayakumar <vjkjk(a)yahoo.com> Appologies for cross-postings ----------------------------- 2004 International Paper Contest on International Digital Libraries and Information Science & Technology Advances in Developing Countries The American Society for Information Science & Technology (ASIST), International Information Issues Special Interest Group (SIG-III), is pleased to announce its fifth competition for papers to be submitted for the 2004 Annual Meeting, which will take place in Providence, Rhode Island, November 13 - 18, 2004. The theme of the paper is: "Managing and Enhancing Information: Cultures and Conflicts - the developing world perspective." The paper topic could be at the country or regional level. Papers could discuss issues, policies and case studies on specific aspects of this theme, such as, but not limited to, the following: *Social, ethical, political, legal, and economic issues: issues related to the role of information in society, such as information policy, access, security, privacy, and intellectual property, as well as the social uses and abuses of information technologies such as the Internet and World Wide Web in bridging or separating diverse communities. *Information management, organization and access. *Information seeking and use: the role of information in professional and daily lives, use of various types of information technology, and social contexts of information seeking. There will be six winners. Winners will be selected by a panel of judges, which will include Suzie Allard, University of Tennessee; Nadia Caidi, University of Toronto; Nathalie Leroy, United Nations; Duncan Omole, The World Bank; Liwen Vaughan, University of Western Ontario; and Hong Xu, University of Pittsburgh. The contest chairs are Yunfei Du, Wayne State University; Nathalie Leroy, United Nations; and Sue O'Neill Johnson, SIG-III Immediate Past Chair. The prize for each winner is a two-year individual membership in ASIST. In the case of multiple authors, the principal author will be awarded the ASIST membership. In addition, thanks to the continued generous support from Elsevier, the first place winner will be rewarded a minimum of $1,000 toward travel, conference registration, and accommodations while attending the ASIST Annual Conference in Providence, Rhode Island, November 13 - 18, 2004. Publishing opportunities Submitted papers will be considered for posting on the SIG III web site as pre-publications. In addition, they will also be considered for inclusion in a special issue of the International Information and Library Review, subject to the usual peer refereeing process. Information for authors Only papers by a principal author who is a citizen of, and resides in a developing country are eligible. Winners in the 2000, 2001, 2002, or 2003 contests are not eligible. The papers should be original, unpublished, and in English. We encourage submissions from librarians, information and network specialists, and educators involved in the creation, representation, maintenance, exchange, discovery, delivery, and use of digital information. ASIST Copyright Policy ASIST will have the non-exclusive right to publish any of the papers submitted on its web site or in print, with ownership and all other rights remaining with the author. Deadline for submission of full papers Authors are invited to submit manuscripts, not to exceed 5000 words, by June 30, 2004. Authors are encouraged to submit papers electronically. For more information or to submit manuscripts, please contact Yunfei Du, International Paper Contest Co-Chair, by e-mail at the following address: yunfei(a)wayne.edu Please check the SIG III website (http://www.asis.org/SIG/SIGIII/) for a list of previous winners, sample papers, and success stories of some previous winners! ------------- J K Vijayakumar INFLIBNET

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Free Week for 24 databases
by Mailing List Manager 07 Apr '04

07 Apr '04

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2004 12:38:42 +0530 From: Jeetender "Vicky" Chandna <vicky(a)irft.org> Dear friends A free week of 24 databases. http://www.gale.com/nlw/-------- Coming April 18! Celebrate information with integrity - the resources in your library Thomson Gale, known around the world for information integrity, honors the nation's libraries by hosting a free-for-all - free, unlimited access to 24 diverse databases during National Library Week, April 18-24. Visit www.gale.com Regards Jeetender "Vicky" Chandna Coordinator Information Systems ------------------------------------------ INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES FOR FAIRER TRADE Sona Udyog Industrial Estate Unit No.7, Parsi Panchayat Road Andheri (E), Mumbai 400069 INDIA ------------------------------------------ Tel: (91-22) 2835 2811 / 2823 5246 Fax: (91-22) 2823 5245 Email: vicky(a)irft.org Website: http://www.irft.org ------------------------------------------

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