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by Mailing List Manager 06 Feb '04

06 Feb '04

Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2004 05:14:39 +0000 (GMT) From: "[iso-8859-1] MALLIKARJUNA, C" <hbmallikarjuna(a)yahoo.co.in> Cartia, Inc. has announced the availability of ThemeScape 1.0, a new application for managing high volumes of information. Using a process known as Enterprise Information Mapping (EIM), ThemeScape automatically harvests massive amounts of unstructured text, extracts the major themes and topics, and creates an interactive map of the information, according to the company. The topographical maps show a big-picture view of the content within large quantities of documents, Web pages, e-mail, and other sources. According to the company, the topographical landscapes produced by ThemeScape are not just maps of documents; they are the information within those documents. Major themes rise from the surface, much like mountain peaks, indicating a concentration of documents around a given topic. The distance between the peaks indicates how closely different themes are related. These visual cues rapidly accelerate a user's ability to understand the context of information. "It's like looking at information from 30,000 feet," said Greg Clark, a knowledge management consultant and beta user at British Petroleum. "You can see the patterns and relationships that emerge when you combine information from thousands of different documents. ThemeScape has given us insights we may have missed entirely." The underlying technology of ThemeScape has been in development for more than 4 years, beginning at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory operated by Battelle. With roots in highly classified covert operations, early development was directed by the U.S. government to help discover patterns and trends within hundreds of thousands of intelligence documents. In 1996, Cartia secured exclusive rights to the technology and has since redesigned both the mapping engine and user interface for use in commercial applications. ThemeScape has three primary components: a.. ThemeServer is the underlying engine that provides content aggregation, map generation, and information distribution to end users. Each ThemeServer can support multiple ThemePublishers and ThemeReaders. b.. ThemePublisher is the control center for ThemeScape. ThemePublisher users can harvest information from local directories, intranet servers, or Internet Web sites. They can customize map appearance, create time-sliced maps based on document dates, and even personalize the application with graphics, user controls, and text specific to their business. ThemePublisher also includes all of the capabilities of ThemeReader. c.. ThemeReader is a desktop client that allows users to view and interact with maps created using ThemePublisher. ThemeServer runs on a Microsoft Windows NT Server. ThemePublisher and ThemeReader are Java applications that run on Windows 95/98 and Windows NT. Pricing varies depending on configuration. ThemeScape 1.0 is currently in use at several major corporations, among them British Petroleum, Philips Electronics, Ford, and Texaco. Source: Cartia, Inc., Redmond, WA, 425/602-3550; http://www.cartia.com. ****

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4th ASSIST national Seminar on "Digital Resources and Services in Libraries.
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06 Feb '04

Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2004 05:58:37 -0800 (PST) From: Biradar B.S. <bs_biradar(a)yahoo.com> Dear Professional Friends We are happy to inform you that we are organising 4th ASSIST National Seminar on "Digital Resources and Services in Libraries, during 12-13 April 2004. We are requesting you to send paper on any following sub-themes: Digital Libraries: what and why? Digital Resources and Services Tools and Technologies in Management of Digital Resources Processes and Methods of Digitization Formats and Standards Copyright Issues Open Source Materials and Open Archive Initiatives Manpower Development and Continuing Education User Education Important dates to be remembered : Last date for receipt of paper : 25th March 2004 Date of Seminar : 12-13 April 2004 Registration fee: With accommodation : Rs. 800/- Without accommodation : Rs. 500/- Students delegates: Rs. 300/- For further detail you may also visit the Web site: www.freewebs.com/assist2004 With Warm Regards Dr. B.S. Biradar Organising Secretary 4th ASSIST national Seminar, and Chairman DOS in Library and Information Science Kuvempu University Jnana Sahyadri-577 451 Shankaragatta, Shimoga, Karnataka Ph: Res: (08282) 656 142 (08282) 657 319 e-mail: bs_biradar(a)yahoo.com bsbiradar53(a)rediffmail.com assistku2004(a)yahoo.co.in

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DRTC Admission Notification for ADIS and JRF
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06 Feb '04

Date: Wed, 04 Feb 2004 10:33:38 +0530 From: ramshirish mamidala <ramshirish(a)hotmail.com> Respected Professionals, Indian Statistical Institute has issued Admission notification for ADIS (Equivalent to MLISc) and Junior Research Fellowship offered by DRTC (Documentation Reserach and Training Centre) Bangalore, along with other subject courses. 2-year Associateship in Documentation and Information Science Eligibility Criteria (i) Bachelor�s degree in Library Science, or (ii) Master�s degree in any subject with at least two years� library/documentation/information handling experience or (iii) a four year plus degree, such as B.E. and M.B.B.S. with at least two years� library/documentation/information handling experience. Stipend Rs.1500/- per month.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Junior Research Fellowship : Library and Information Science Eligibility Criteria Associateship in Documentation and Information Science of ISI or INSDOC or Master�s degree in Library and Information Science. Fellowship : Rs. 8000/- per month . For more details please visit : http://www.isical.ac.in/~deanweb/ADMISSIONNOTICE2004.pdf Regards, M.RAMSHIRISH (Student ADIS), Documentation Research and Training Centre, Indian Statistical Institue, 8th Mile, Mysore Road, R.V.College : PO, Bangqalore 560 059 phone:080-8483975 (Hostel) 8483002 Ext:495(ABC Lab) email:ramshirish@hotmail.com ram(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in

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OECD communique on open access
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06 Feb '04

Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2004 11:58:26 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> DECLARATION ON ACCESS TO RESEARCH DATA FROM PUBLIC FUNDING adopted on 30 January 2004 in Paris The governments (1) of Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, the Russian Federation, the Slovak Republic, the Republic of South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States Recognising that an optimum international exchange of data, information and knowledge contributes decisively to the advancement of scientific research and innovation; Recognising that open access to, and unrestricted use of, data promotes scientific progress and facilitates the training of researchers; Recognising that open access will maximise the value derived from public investments in data collection efforts; Recognising that the substantial increase in computing capacity enables vast quantities of digital research data from public funding to be put to use for multiple research purposes by many research institutes of the global science system, thereby substantially increasing the scope and scale of research; Recognising the substantial benefits that science, the economy and society at large could gain from the opportunities that expanded use of digital data resources have to offer, and recognising the risk that undue restrictions on access to and use of research data from public funding could diminish the quality and efficiency of scientific research and innovation; Recognising that optimum availability of research data from public funding for developing countries will enhance their participation in the global science system, thereby contributing to their social and economic development; Recognising that the disclosure of research data from public funding may be constrained by domestic law on national security, the protection of privacy of citizens and the protection of intellectual property rights and trade secrets that may require additional safeguards; Recognising that on some of the aspects of the accessibility of research data from public funding, additional measures have been taken or will be introduced in OECD countries and that disparities in national regulations could hamper the optimum use of publicly funded data on the national and international scales; Considering the beneficial impact of the establishment of OECD Guidelines on the Protection of Privacy and Transborder Flows of Personal Data (1980, 1985 and 1998) and the OECD Guidelines for the Security of Information Systems and Networks (1992, 1997 and 2002) on international policies for access to digital data; DECLARE THEIR COMMITMENT TO: Work towards the establishment of access regimes for digital research data from public funding in accordance with the following objectives and principles: Openness: balancing the interests of open access to data to increase the quality and efficiency of research and innovation with the need for restriction of access in some instances to protect social, scientific and economic interests. Transparency: making information on data-producing organisations, documentation on the data they produce and specifications of conditions attached to the use of these data, available and accessible internationally. Legal conformity: paying due attention, in the design of access regimes for digital research data, to national legal requirements concerning national security, privacy and trade secrets. Formal responsibility: promoting explicit, formal institutional rules on the responsibilities of the various parties involved in data-related activities pertaining to authorship, producer credits, ownership, usage restrictions, financial arrangements, ethical rules, licensing terms, and liability. Professionalism: building institutional rules for the management of digital research data based on the relevant professional standards and values embodied in the codes of conduct of the scientific communities involved. Protection of intellectual property: describing ways to obtain open access under the different legal regimes of copyright or other intellectual property law applicable to databases as well as trade secrets. Interoperability: paying due attention to the relevant international standard requirements for use in multiple ways, in co-operation with other international organisations. Quality and security: describing good practices for methods, techniques and instruments employed in the collection, dissemination and accessible archiving of data to enable quality control by peer review and other means of safeguarding authenticity, originality, integrity, security and establishing liability. Efficiency: promoting further cost effectiveness within the global science system by describing good practices in data management and specialised support services. Accountability: evaluating the performance of data access regimes to Interoperability: paying due attention to the relevant international standard requirements for use in multiple ways, in co-operation with other international organisations. Quality and security: describing good practices for methods, techniques and instruments employed in the collection, dissemination and accessible archiving of data to enable quality control by peer review and other means of safeguarding authenticity, originality, integrity, security and establishing liability. Efficiency: promoting further cost effectiveness within the global science system by describing good practices in data management and specialised support services. Accountability: evaluating the performance of data access regimes to maximise the support for open access among the scientific community and society at large. Seek transparency in regulations and policies related to information, computer and communications services affecting international flows of data for research, and reducing unnecessary barriers to the international exchange of these data; Take the necessary steps to strengthen existing instruments and - where appropriate - create within the framework of international and national law, new mechanisms and practices supporting international collaboration in access to digital research data; Support OECD initiatives to promote the development and harmonisation of approaches by governments adhering to this Declaration aimed at maximising the accessibility of digital research data; Consider the possible implications for other countries, including developing countries and economies in transition, when dealing with issues of access to digital research data. INVITE THE OECD: To develop a set of OECD guidelines based on commonly agreed principles to facilitate optimal cost-effective access to digital research data from public funding, to be endorsed by the OECD Council at a later stage. ___________ (1) Including the European Community The Full communique <http://www.oecd.org/document/0,2340,en_2649_34487_25998799_1_1_1_1,00.html>

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Online Scholarly Journals: How Many?
by Mailing List Manager 06 Feb '04

06 Feb '04

Friends: I received this through a discussion list and so I think I can share it with others! Feb. 1, 2004 column for Library journal by Carol Tenopi Online Scholarly Journals: How Many? It should be easy to determine the exact number of scholarly journals that are available online. Surprisingly, it is a challenge. Even how many scholarly journals are published in print isn't easy to figure out. Coming up with these numbers is a tale that information specialists will appreciate. Straight to the source Ulrich's publishes its serials directory in many formats; the most up-to-date and complete is ulrichsweb.com (tm). According to Yvette Diven, Director, Product Management, Serials for R.R. Bowker LLC, "ulrichsweb.com is the version of Ulrich's that contains the largest numbers of publications pulled from the Ulrich's database...Ulrichsweb.com contains the active, ceased, suspended, and forthcoming titles from Ulrich's as well as records for titles announced but never published and records for which supplemental research is required in order to confirm the latest information." It is updated weekly. Luckily, ulrichsweb.com searches can be limited to "active" records. This is pretty unambiguous. In mid-November, 2003 there were over 180,200 active serial records. Restricting these to just scholarly journals gets more complicated. Ulrich's has two field designations that might be relevant; "academic/scholarly" and "refereed". Refereed designates refereed and peer-reviewed periodicals and is assigned mostly on information gathered from the publisher. Here is where the problem begins. Genuine academic publishers understand the process of peer review but others may not. According to Diven, "on occasion...a publication confuses peer-review with the fact that the publication is frequently consulted by readers of its peers in the marketplace. There is also a misperception among some publishers that a publication is necessarily peer-reviewed if it has an editorial board. Ulrich's editors make a concerted effort to clarify our definitions." Academic/scholarly is a term that publishers pick from a list that describes audience or focus (it includes Trade, Consumer, and Newspaper.) It refers to publications intended for an academic audience or which contain materials with a research focus. For active refereed periodicals we get just over 21,000 titles; active academic/scholarly weighs in at nearly 43,500. Most of the refereed are within the academic set, so the final answer to active and (refereed or academic/scholarly) comes to just over 43,500. Narrowing to online How many of these are e-journals? Ulrich's actually provides two digital designations: "online" or "CD-ROM". Online in Ulrich's means full text online but "does not necessarily mean online-only," according to Diven. In fact, most of the online periodicals are also published in print, with only about 4600 e-only publications. Many e-only publications are newsletters, consumer publications, or web-based zines rather than scholarly publications. CD-ROM availability is not included under online, although some titles may have both designations. Ulrich's lists over 34,500 online, active periodicals of all types (remember, this includes a few e-only, but many more publications have both online and print versions.) CD-ROM is far behind. Only 6500 titles have active CD-ROM versions. As expected, there is some overlap, so the total number for digital periodicals in Ulrich's (either CD-ROM or online and also active) is nearly 37,500. Restrict that to only online active refereed and you get 11,000; online and active and (scholarly/academic or refereed) yields over 14,600. CD-ROM may add another couple thousand titles. Limiting by subject It is more difficult to calculate how many are science, technology, or medical titles. Restricting searches to appropriate LC or Dewey classification numbers seems the best bet, but even that demands caution. Peter Jacso, well-known author and database reviewer, explains that as of summer 2003 over 80 percent of Ulrich's database records have no information in the LC field. Such "errors of omissions can be more dangerous than errors of commission because they are, well-invisible, and you don't get adequate warning about large scale omissions," says Jasco. Luckily, all Ulrich's records include at least one Dewey Decimal number. Restricting the search by Dewey classification can be time-consuming as fields vary considerably. Many of the online active titles are science, technology, or medicine, but by no means all. The humanities and social sciences have many online titles as well. On average, in Dewey 500s and 600s only one-quarter to one-third active peer reviewed titles are online. In some subfields, such as astronomy and medicine, the number of titles online is closer to 60 percent. Others are obsessed, too The American Scientist e-forum (run by Stevan Harnad) recently had a several-days debate on this topic, with some claiming that there are as many as half a million scholarly journals published today. Both librarians and publishers benefit from knowing the true scope of serial titles and online penetration. I can say with confidence that as of the end of 2003, there are just under 50,000 scholarly journals and somewhere between a third and just over half of them are in digital form. One thing I've learned is that these numbers are a moving target and somewhat suspect. Keep checking and keep definitive statements necessarily vague. Carol Tenopir, Professor School of Information Sciences Interim Director, Center for Information Studies University of Tennessee 1345 Circle Park Drive, 451 Communications Bldg. Knoxville, TN 37996-0341 Tel: (865) 974-7911 FAX: (865) 974-4967 web.utk.edu/~tenopir/

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Managing misinformation - introducing a new health management information system in Uganda
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06 Feb '04

Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2004 08:45:51 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> How can health management information systems (HMIS) be successfully introduced in low-income countries? Research coordinated by the University of Sheffield examined the introduction of HMIS in Uganda and identified the problems experienced in the process. Can the introduction of HMIS support the decentralisation of the Ugandan health service? Can it assist real organisational change at the local level? The transition to primary healthcare (PHC) oriented health systems in many low-income countries has influenced need for more health information to be effectively collected from health units and made accessible at the local level. In response, HMIS is a tool that allows for the decentralised local level management of health systems. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has identified this area as a priority in low-income countries.

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Microsoft Offers Linux-Interoperability Software For Free
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06 Feb '04

Date: 29 Jan 2004 08:21:12 -0000 From: Subbiah Gunasekaran <gunasekaran_subbiah(a)rediffmail.com> Microsoft Offers Linux-Interoperability Software For Free Jan. 13, 2004 Services For Unix 3.5 also features improved performance and broader support for Posix APIs. By John Foley Microsoft has decided to drop the $99 licensing fee previously required for its Services For Unix software and plans to make a new version of the interoperability product available this week at no cost on its Web site. Services For Unix is a subsystem of Unix APIs and development and administration tools intended to help businesses migrate Unix or Linux applications to Windows computers or create heterogeneous environments where the operating systems coexist. SFU version 3.5, to be available Thursday, will come with performance improvements and new features that make it better at both of those functions, yet Microsoft officials say the price change represents a strategy shift that's equally important. "The big news on this release, we think, is that it's free," says Dennis Oldroyd, a director with Microsoft's Windows server group. Microsoft had developed a reputation among some customers for not doing enough to help them deal with the growing number of mixed computing environments. In a survey last fall by InformationWeek Research, more than half of the 400 business-technology professionals who responded said Windows-Linux interoperability was a problem, and 87% were of the opinion that Microsoft was leaving the interoperability work to others. "The real driver behind this [pricing] change is this interoperability issue," Oldroyd says. "We want Windows to be the best platform for interoperability." The three main components of SFU--Unix's Network File System and Network Identity Service and Microsoft's Interix layer of Posix APIs--have all been tuned for better performance, with some commands running 50% faster, Oldroyd says. SFU 3.5 also features first-time support for P-Threads (for Posix-compliant multithreaded applications), a broader set of Posix APIs, and updated utilities and libraries. http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=17300643

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Prof.P N Kaula is honored with Padmasri
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06 Feb '04

Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2004 12:57:20 +0000 (GMT) From: "[iso-8859-1] Prof. N. Laxman Rao." <naglaxman(a)yahoo.com> Dear professional Friends I am sure u may be aware that this year Republic day is a special for all the professionals. Prof. Prithvi Nath Kaula, an eminent and internationally renowned Library scientist, teacher to many professionals in the country had been honoured with PADMASRI award. It is great honor for all the professionals and the profession. Prof Kaula contribution is known to all over the world. His contributions are phenomenal. Even at this age he continues to contribute for the development of the profession. He is renowned International expert, worked for UN, Continuously (and single handedly) publishing the journals. His expert services are being utilized by both Governmental and non-Governmental organization. Awards are given on his name. The contributions are innumerable. He was also my teacher. Our profession is thankful to the Government of India for recognizing his services. On behalf of our profession and on my own behalf, I congratulate Prof. PN Kaula for getting this award, which he richly deserves. I also express my thanks to Govt of India for honoring Prof Kaula with this award. Laxman rao ===== Prof.N.LAXMAN RAO, Dept.of Library & Information Science, Osmania University, HYDERABAD- 500 007 (INDIA) President, Indian Association of Teachers in Library and Information Science (IATLIS). Ph:+91-40-27171565 (res): +91-40- 27682290 (off) e:mail-- naglaxman(a)yahoo.com OR naglaxman(a)indiatimes.com

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ORIENTIATION COURSE ON IT FOR LIBRARIANS IN GOA UNIVERSITY, GOA
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06 Feb '04

Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2004 04:56:48 -0800 (PST) From: Dr.P.V.Konnur <pv_konnur(a)yahoo.com> ORIENTIATION COURSE ON IT FOR LIBRARIANS IN GOA UNIVERSITY, GOA This is to inform all the members of the LIS Forum that, Goa University Library in collaboration with Academic Staff College Goa University, Goa is organising one month Orientation Course for College Librarians and Teachers and Assistant/Deputy Librarians in Universities from 21st February 04 to 19th March 2004. The training will be totally practical based and all the components of the library automation and digitization are covered (Scheduled Time Table enclosed). The selection will be on all India base. The selected participants will be paid 2nd AC up and down Rail fare and DA for one month or local hospitality including accommodation. Those who fulfill the following conditions may apply in the format of any Academic staff college nearer to them: 1.They should be working on permanent basis in any colleges or University. 2.They must be at least in UGC lecturer scale and above. 3.The application should be forwarded by the college principal/Registrar of the University. 4.The applications must be addressed to the Director, Academic Staff College, Goa University, Taleigao Plateau, Goa � 403 206, with a copy to the University Librarian, University Library, Taleigao Plateau, Goa � 403 206 latest by 7th February 2004. For details please cotact: Dr.P.V.Konnur, University Librarian, Goa University Library, Taleigao Plateau, Goa � 403 206. Phone : 0832- 2456031 (O) 0832-2451008 ( R) ===== Dr.P.V.Konnur, University Librarian & Head, Department of Library & Information Science, Goa University Library, Taleigao Plateau, Goa - 403 206. Phone: 0832-2456031 (O) 0832-2451008 (R)

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Free Access to Avery Index
by prafulla＠nisc.co.in 02 Feb '04

02 Feb '04

Dear All: NISC is pleased to offer free access to Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals (1741-Present) for the entire month of February 2004. A brief description about the database is given below for your information: Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals (1741-Present) Available Formats: BiblioLine, CD-ROM Number of Records: 510,000+ Dates of Coverage: 1741-to-present Number of CD-ROMS: 1 Subject Category: Arts & Humanities, Business Update Frequency: Weekly on BiblioLine; Semi-Annual for CD- ROM Product Overview The Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals offers the most comprehensive listing of journal articles on architecture and design, including bibliographic descriptions and indexes on subjects such as the history and practice of architecture, landscape architecture, city planning, historic preservation, and interior design and decoration. Avery has been produced continuously since 1934. It is currently published by the Getty Research Institute of the J. Paul Getty Trust and the Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York. Editorial offices are at the Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library of Columbia University, New York City. Administrative offices are at the Getty Research Institute. Database Content Avery covers subjects related to all geographical areas. It includes not only the scholarly and popular periodical literature, but also the publications of professional associations, American state and regional periodicals, and the major serial publications on architecture and design from Europe, Asia, Latin America, and Australia. The only comprehensive American guide to the current literature of architecture and design, the Avery Index now surveys more than 2,500 journals worldwide. Approximately 40% of the indexed articles are in English; 60% are in languages other than English, including Basque, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish. Subject Coverage Archaeology Architecture Architectural design City planning Furniture and decoration Historic preservation History of architecture Interior design Landscape architecture Urban planning To register for free trial, please click the Avery Index link on NISC's home page: www.nisc.com Happy browsing! 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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