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Gahoo Yoogle!!!!!
by ramshirish.m＠tcs.com 24 Aug '06

24 Aug '06

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Dr. S.R. Ranganathan Memorial Lectures (14) (2006)
by I.R.N.Goudar 24 Aug '06

24 Aug '06

Dear Professional friends, I request you to kindly attend the informative, excellent and lucid lecture on " INFORMATION SUPPORT FOR THE LEGAL PROFESSION" by Hon~Rble Justice Gopal Sriram Judge, Court of Appeal, Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Today and tomorrow only Invitation by SRELS is appended below giving other details. ------------------------- INVITATION The Board of Trustees of the Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science (SRELS), Bangalore in association with Canara Bank School of Management Studies, Bangalore University, Bangalore cordially invites you to the Dr. S.R. Ranganathan Memorial Lectures (14) (2006) Topic : INFORMATION SUPPORT FOR THE LEGAL PROFESSION Speaker : Hon~Rble Justice Gopal Sriram Judge, Court of Appeal, Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Date : 23, 24 and 25 August 2006 at 6.00 p.m. each day Venue : Canara Bank School of Management Studies Seminar Hall, Central College Campus, Bangalore University, Bangalore 560 001 Prof. Dr. A. Jayagovind Vice-Chancellor, National Law School of India University, Bangalore will inaugurate Prof. S. Parthasarathy Member, Board of Trustees, SRELS, Bangalore will preside RSVP: K.N. Prasad - Ph: (080)23305109 R. Adilakshmi - Ph: (080)22961975 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr.I.R.N. Goudar Tel: 91-80-25086081 Head, Information Centre for 91-80-25235315 Aerospace Science and Technology Fax: 91-80-25268072 National Aerospace Laboratories E-mail:goudar@css.nal.res.in Airport Road, BANGALORE-560 017 India http://www.icast.org.in/staff/goudar.html

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Management Development Programme
by Mailing List Manager 23 Aug '06

23 Aug '06

Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 14:31:40 +0530 From: Vrushali Rane <Librarian(a)nmims.edu> SVKM's NMIMS (Deemed University) presents One Day Seminar On Marketing @ Your Library September 30, 2006 MDP Centre, NMIMS Mumbai Seminar Coordinator Vrushali Rane Librarian librarian(a)nmims.edu Rationale To be competitive with other libraries and information providers, libraries have to offer customers premier access to information and technology. This means every employee is responsible for ensuring that customers have a good experience with the library and that customers are aware about all the services and facilities offered by the library. Empowering library employees to address customer's needs sounds ideal-but how is it put into practice? Marketing @ Your Library provides a clearinghouse of resources and ideas for sharing materials, skills and strategies to promote your library. Marketing should be a responsibility of all who have a stake in the survival of the Library facilities and the services & collections it offers its community of users. This seminar will introduce the basic concepts of marketing, which emphasizes the relationship between a library and its stakeholders as well as marketing and technology. It will demonstrate how to conduct a successful marketing campaign in your library. The seminar focuses on what everyone on your staff needs to know about marketing, how it relates to good customer service and their role. Participants will learn basic marketing principles, how to promote good two-way communication between the library and its key audiences, how to develop and deliver an effective message, how to harness the power of word-of-mouth marketing and build the library's sales force. For Whom The seminar is designed for Librarians, Information Professionals, Library Managers, and Library Science students who consider marketing as a viable tool to promote library services, information products and new technology in meeting users need more effectively and effectively. Content * Introduction to the program * Concept of Marketing * Components of Marketing * Pricing Issues in Marketing * Marketing in context of academic and corporate libraries * Marketing in digital age * Vendor Presentation * Discussion and Feedback * Action plan by each participant based on feedback * Closing remarks and participants evaluation of program Methodology Experienced professionals from Library and Information Science area will conduct the session. The workshop will be based on interactive discussions using lectures, presentations and various online demonstrations. The classroom atmosphere will be informal and interactive. Date September 30, 2006 (Saturday) Time 9.30am - 5.30pm Registration 9.30am - 10.00am Fees Participation fees is Rs. 500/- (inclusive of service tax) on a non - residential basis. This fees includes reading material, tea and lunch. Payment The cheque/DD to be drawn in favour of "SVKM's NMIMS" payable at Mumbai. About the Faculty 1. Dr. Hiremath - Librarian - UTI Capital Markets 2. Mr. Manjunath - Chief Librarian - IGIDR 3. Ms. Vasumathi Sriganesh - Director - Qmed Services Pvt Ltd 4. Vendor Presentation - Science Direct About the Institute Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal, a Public Charitable Trust is committed to the cause of providing high quality education at various levels. With a string of gems of institutions in various disciplines under its belt, the Mandal set up in 1981, Narsee Monjee Institute of Management & Higher Studies (NMIMS). NMIMS is rated as one of the top ten management institutes in the country. NMIMS, an ISO 9001-2000 certified Deemed University has received the Golden Peacock National Training Award in the category of Large Training Provider for the year 2004. The Institute has also received the Best Management Institute for the year 2004-2005. The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), an autonomous institution of the University Grants Commission (UGC) has accredited NMIMS (Deemed University) with Grade 'A' (Score 85-90%) The Institute has 70 full-time faculty (including 30 Ph.D) with a strong industry and academic background and over 150 Associate Faculty occupying senior positions in the company bring industry experience to the classroom. The faculty at NMIMS has culled out the essence of their learning with these industry interface and are now presenting this in the form of state-of-the-art modern Management Development Programmes, designed to meet the needs of tomorrow's industry. From, Vrushali Rane Librarian Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (Deemed University) V.L.Mehta Road, JVPD Scheme, Vile Parle (W), Mumbai 400056. Tel: 26134577 / 26183688 Ext 184 Fax: 26114512 E-mail: librarian(a)nmims.edu Coordinator- MDP Narsee Monjee Institute Of Management Studies (Deemed University) J.V.P.D. Scheme, Vile Parle (W), Mumbai 400 056. Ph: 26183688/26143177, Ext: 321/139/184 Fax: 26114512. Email ID: chairperson.mdp(a)nmims.edu; coordinator.mdp(a)nmims.edu

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Journal Article Request
by anand ulaya 23 Aug '06

23 Aug '06

Dear Colleagues, One of our faculty is in need of the following article. Transition, privatization and economics as a management technology by Denton Marks International Journal of Technology Management 2001 - Vol. 21, No.5/6 pp. 529-539 I shall appreciate receiving a softcopy article. Please send the Same to the following address: anandulaya(a)yahoo.com Thanking you, With Regards Anand Ulaya Library Aisstant SDM Institute for Management Development Library No.1 Chamundi Hill Road Siddarthanagar Post Mysore 570 011 India Anand U --------------------------------- Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1¢/min. Dear Colleagues, One of our faculty is in need of the following article. Transition, privatization and economics as a management technology by http://www.inderscience.com/search/index.php?action=basic&wf=author&year1=1… Denton Marks http://www.inderscience.com/browse/index.php?journalID=27&year=2001&vol=21&… International Journal of Technology Management 2001 - Vol. 21, No.5/6 pp. 529-539 I shall appreciate receiving a softcopy article. Please send the Same to the following address: mailto:anandulaya@yahoo.com anandulaya(a)yahoo.com Thanking you, With Regards Anand Ulaya Library Aisstant SDM Institute for Management Development Library No.1 Chamundi Hill Road Siddarthanagar Post Mysore 570 011 India Anand U Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman7/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/ev… Great rates starting at 1¢/min.

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Internet Librarian International 2006 - manjax4u*
by Manju manju 23 Aug '06

23 Aug '06

** *Internet Librarian International *provides a stimulating forum for inquiring delegates and experienced speakers to explore the exciting range of issues and challenges that information professionals face today. see more details http://www.internet-librarian.com/index.shtml yours MANJUNATHA P.S ( MANJAX4U ) LIBRARIAN BNM INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Internet Librarian International provides a stimulating forum for inquiring delegates and experienced speakers to explore the exciting range of issues and challenges that information professionals face today. see more details http://www.internet-librarian.com/index.shtml http://www.internet-librarian.com/index.shtml yours MANJUNATHA P.S ( MANJAX4U ) LIBRARIAN BNM INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

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Re: I-schools to be the next big thing(TOI-22/08/2006).
by Mailing List Manager 23 Aug '06

23 Aug '06

Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 13:39:55 +0530 From: bp.prakash(a)tcs.com http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1914044.cms It has appeared in Economic Times, Mumbai ( print) edition also Hats off to Dr Shalini Urs & team @ Mysore University ! We are all proud to be the aluminus ! With best wishes, BP Prakash Corporate Library & Info Centre Tata Consultancy Services Limited Mailto: bp.prakash(a)tcs.com Website: http://www.tcs.com

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Secrets of a successful online search
by kishan gangu 23 Aug '06

23 Aug '06

Dear Professionals, Making a few simple changes to your default settings will help your browser work more efficiently. Barbara Friedman has some great ideas for speeding up your search time and improving your viewing. In her, book Web Search Savvy   1. visit Friedman online Book @ http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=104941313&CRID=nullCRnull&O… 2. For useful tips, please visit: http://www.questianewsletter.com/newsletter/volume-1-issue-23/index.html? CRID=nullCRnull&OFFID=news20060819q#secrets (Nancy Buchanan) Gangadhareha, A. S. Infosys Technologies Ltd. Mysore. Cell# 9980087275 Mail: ermys_tmp22(a)infosys.com Dear Professionals, Making a few simple changes to your default settings will help your browser work more efficiently. Barbara Friedman has some great ideas for speeding up your search time and improving your viewing. In her, book http://www.questia.com/CM.qst?D=news20060819y Web Search Savvy 1. visit Friedman online Book @ http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=104941313&CRID=nullCRnull&OFFID=news200… http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=104941313&CRID=nullCRnull&OFFID=news200… 2. For useful tips, please visit: http://www.questianewsletter.com/newsletter/volume-1-issue-23/index.html? CRID=nullCRnull&OFFID=news20060819q#secrets http://www.questianewsletter.com/newsletter/volume-1-issue-23/index.html? CRID=nullCRnull&OFFID=news20060819q#secrets (Nancy Buchanan) Gangadhareha, A. S. Infosys Technologies Ltd. Mysore. Cell# 9980087275 Mail: ermys_tmp22(a)infosys.com http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigclick.cgi/www.rediff.com/signa… http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigimpress.cgi/www.rediff.com/sig…

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SALIS Workshop on Building Digital Libraries using DSpace and GSDL at Madurai
by Arunachalam Hariharan 23 Aug '06

23 Aug '06

Dear Professionals, SALIS Madurai Chapter Organising a two day Workshop on Building Digital Libraries using DSpace and GSDL at MAdurai. The details of the workshop is given below. A.Hariharan SALIS ---------------------------------------------------- Workshop on Building Digital Libraries using DSpace and GSDL Jointly organised by Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science(SALIS), Madurai Chapter & Thiagarajar School of Management (TSM), Madurai Date: 27-28 Oct 2006. Venue: Thiagarajar School of Management, Madurai Objectives The objective of the workshop is to provide ï§ Overview of the Metadata Standards ï§ Overview of the Open Archives Initiatives ï§ A first hand knowledge of the GSDL and DSpace ï§ Training in building digital library collection using DSpace and GSDL ï§ Training to build Institutional Repositories Coverage Digital Library, Digitization and OCR, Metadata Standards, Dublin Core, Overview of Open Access Archives and OAI-PMH, Over view of GSDL and DSpace (on windows), installation, configuration, collection building and Institutional Repositories/Archives Methodology Lectures, Presentation, Demonstration, Hands on Experience Resource Persons The workshop will be conducted by experts in the field. Target Participants: Practising Librarians and Information professionals. Registration Fee Non-Members Rs. 425 SALIS members Rs. 375 Students Rs. 250 The registration fee includes workshop kit, working lunch and tea for two days. Intending participants are requested to fill-up and send the attached form along with bank draft drawn in favour of âThiagarajar School of Managementâ, payable at Madurai, towards the registration fee. No. of Participants: Limited to 50 on first come first served basis. Last Date 14th Oct 2006 Completed registration form can be sent to: Mr. S. Sridhar Librarian & Organizing Secretary Pamban Swami Nagar, Thirupparankundram, Madurai 625 005 Phone : +91 (452) 2483099, 2484099 Email : library(a)tsm.ac.in salis_iinfo(a)yahoo.com For further information about the workshop, pl contact salis_info(a)yahoo.co.in or visit SALIS website http://autolib-india.net/salis __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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CD-Server Information
by DR.K.ADHINARAYANAN 23 Aug '06

23 Aug '06

Dear All, Anybody having Vendor details, those who are dealing CD-Server,Videoserver,Storage network devicer for our purpose. Please send me the complete details along with e-mail id etc. The vendors also can approach directly. Thanks and regards, Dr.K.Adhinarayanan Asst Librarian, Amrita University,Coimbatore Mobile(0)9894043062 Sincerely, Dr. K. Adhinarayanan, Asst Librarian Amrita School of Engineering, Amrita Deemed University,Ettimadai,Coimbatore-641105 Tel:91-422-2656422 Extn:360 & 316 Tel:Resi:91-422-2430827 Mobile:98940-43062 __________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Answers: Share what you know. Learn something new http://in.answers.yahoo.com/

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Open Access Journals on IndianJournals.com
by Mailing List Manager 23 Aug '06

23 Aug '06

Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 16:44:06 +0530 From: Chandrima Roy <croy(a)docdelserv.com> Hello Friends, As on date, out of 43 publications, the following are the Open Access Journals available on the platform of Indianjournals.com: 1) Anil Aggrawal's Internet Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:aaijfmt <http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:aaijfmt&type=home> &type=home 2) Fire Engineer http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:fe <http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:fe&type=home> &type=home 3) Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:ijmpo <http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:ijmpo&type=home> &type=home 4) Journal of Neonatology http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:jn <http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:jn&type=home> &type=home 5) Journal of Research, SKUAST-J http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:jrskuastj <http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:jrskuastj&type=home > &type=home 6) The Journal of Bombay Veterinary College http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:jbvc <http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:jbvc&type=home> &type=home 7) Vetline http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:vl <http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:vl&type=home> &type=home Hope, the same will be useful for you. Please do let us know your valuable comments in this regards. Thanks & regards Chandrima Roy Divan Enterprises B-9, Basement, "A" Block, Local Shopping Complex Naraina Vihar, Ring Road New Delhi - 110028 Tel: +91-11-25770411 Fax: +91-11-25778876 Email: croy(a)docdelserv.com croy(a)indianjournals.com <mailto:croy@indianjournals.comW> Website: http://www.docdelserv.com http://www.indianjournals.com

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Senior Marketing Professionals Required
by Mailing List Manager 23 Aug '06

23 Aug '06

Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 10:01:15 +0530 From: Chandrima Roy <croy(a)docdelserv.com> Dear All, We are looking for some Senior Marketing Professionals for our various branches. Interested candidates may please forward their resume to: Ms. Priya Sharma at info(a)globepub.com Wish you Good Luck! Chandrima Roy Globe Publication Pvt. Ltd. B-13, IIIrd Floor, "A" Block, Local Shopping Complex Naraina Vihar, Ring Road New Delhi - 110028 Tel: +91-11-25770411 Fax: +91-11-25778876 Email: croy(a)gppl.co.in croy(a)docdelserv.com croy(a)indianjournals.com Website: http://www.globepub.com http://www.docdelserv.com http://www.indianjournals.com

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Dr. S R Ranganathan Birth Anniversary @ The Department of Lib. and Science, University of Mysore
by Mailing List Manager 23 Aug '06

23 Aug '06

Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 08:48:24 +0100 (BST) From: vasanth raj <gooche_1981(a)yahoo.co.in> Dear Sir/Madam, Department of Library and Information Science, University of Mysore celebrated the 114th birth anniversary of Dr. S R Ranganathan by welcoming the new batch of students (2006-08). The program started with the lighting the lamp by the faculty members of the department. On this occasion Prof.Shalini Urs gave speech on Dr.S R Ranganathan and his seminal works in the field of Library and Information Science.Prof. Shalini Urs highlighted the Ranganathan�s �Mnemonic value� and how it helps us to introspect and retrospect to move ourselves forward. She explained that how Ranganthan incidently got into the bandwagon of Librarianship and his contribution to put India in a global map in the field of Library and Information science in the early 1930�s, 1940�s and 1950�s.She spoke about the relevance of Ranganathan�s Faceted Approach in today�s world of �Semantic Web�. Dr. N S Harinarayana spoke about the Ranganathan�s successful journey as a Library professional, his vast knowledge on Indian Philosophy. He recited the �Five Laws of Library Science�and the sequence of arrangement and significance of the 24 words of five laws�. Dr. Kaisher Nikam described the life and achievements of Ranganathan and his interest in Philosophy-Logic-Science-Mythology.She expressed the delight and the fortune of her association with M A Gopinath and Neelamegahan, who had the opportunity to work with Dr. S R Ranganathan closely. Dr M Chendrashakera explained the importance of Chain indexing and Book Selection techniques of Ranganathan in today�s world of Information explosion. Dr. Mallinath Kumbar Chairman of the department presided over the program. Ashwini and Nagashayana of third semester gave brief talk on Chronological events of Ranganathan�s Life and achievements and on Colon Classification respectively. To explore more on this visit www.flickr.com/photos/35897502@N00 ------------------------- With best wishes Vasantha Raju N

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Law Journals and Old PeriodicalsAvailable
by naganarasimha shailaja 23 Aug '06

23 Aug '06

Atten: Law Librarians Dear Friends Some Law books and Periodicals are available on donation from Ms Heera Nawaz whose Parents were well known Advocates.I understand National Law School has collected some.There are some more interesting books.Those interested can contact Ms Heera Nawaz,Tel.No.25594482.Email.heera_nawaz(a)rediffmail.com.Wants to dispose as early as possible. N.Shailaja Chief Information Assistant Information Centre Deccan Herald No.75,M.G.Road Bangalore- 560 001 Email-naganarasimhas(a)yahoo.com Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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Steps for Installing ebooks in Mobiles
by sandeep bhavsar 22 Aug '06

22 Aug '06

Respected Sir/ Madam Thanks for your responses and request received. Outline below are broad steps of Installing ebook reader software,ebooks and accessing ebooks in mobiles. 1) Install the ebook Reader software on your mobile : Please have a look at this link http://www.mobipocket.com/en/DownloadSoft/ProductDetailsReader52.asp (ONLY FOR DESKTOP / LAPTOPS) http://www.mobipocket.com/en/DownloadSoft/DownloadLinuxStep1.asp FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF MOBILE WITH THEIR NO. FOR EX. 6600, 3230 ,9500, O2, ETC) here you will get free ebook reader software for your Mobiles and Desktops /Laptops. Take .exe f of your mobile no. on the system and then with the help of bluetooth / Infrared / Data Cable transfer this file to Mobile. Then Just run this file on your mobile that software will be automatically Install. After installing the ebook reader software. 2) Download ebooks in .prc format from http://www.mobipocket.com/en/eBooks/Search.asp?TypeSearch=Free here you will get many free ebooks in .prc format Take .exe file on your system and then with the help of bluetooth / Infrared / Data Cable transfer this file to Mobile. Just open the messge so that ebooks get stored in the mobile / reader software. Access the book from the reader software. Best Regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Research and Management Studies Thane(W) 400601 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ email : Sandeep(a)vpmthane.org Mobile : 9870484626 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ --------------------------------- All new Yahoo! Mail "The new Interface is stunning in its simplicity and ease of use." - PC Magazine Respected Sir/ Madam Thanks for your responses and request received. Outline below are broad steps of Installing ebook reader software,ebooks and accessing ebooks in mobiles. 1) Install the ebook Reader software on your mobile : Please have a look at this link http://www.mobipocket.com/en/DownloadSoft/ProductDetailsReader52.asp http://www.mobipocket.com/en/DownloadSoft/ProductDetailsReader52.asp (ONLY FOR DESKTOP / LAPTOPS) ht http://www.mobipocket.com/en/DownloadSoft/DownloadLinuxStep1.asp tp://www.mobipocket.com/en/DownloadSoft/DownloadLinuxStep1.asp FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF MOBILE WITH THEIR NO. FOR EX. 6600, 3230 ,9500, O2, ETC) here you will get free ebook reader software for your Mobiles and Desktops /Laptops. Take .exe f of your mobile no. on the system and then with the help of bluetooth / Infrared / Data Cable transfer this file to Mobile. Then Just run this file on your mobile that software will be automatically Install. After installing the ebook reader software. 2) Download ebooks in .prc format from http://www.mobipocket.com/en/eBooks/Search.asp?TypeSearch=Free http://www.mobipocket.com/en/eBooks/Search.asp?TypeSearch=Free here you will get many free ebooks in .prc format Take .exe file on your system and then with the help of bluetooth / Infrared / Data Cable transfer this file to Mobile. Just open the messge so that ebooks get stored in the mobile / reader software. Access the book from the reader software. Best Regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Research and Management Studies Thane(W) 400601 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ email : Compose?To=Sandeep(a)vpmthane.org Sandeep(a)vpmthane.org Mobile : 9870484626 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/uk/taglines/default/nowyoucan/pc_mag/*http://us… All new Yahoo! Mail "The new Interface is stunning in its simplicity and ease of use." - PC Magazine

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SALIS Seminar on E-Resources:Effective Utilization in Academic and Special Libraries at Madurai
by Arunachalam Hariharan 22 Aug '06

22 Aug '06

zDear Professionals, SALIS is organising a seminar on 8-9th Sep at Madurai. The details are given below. Thanks A.Hariharan SALIS -------------------------------------------------- Regional Seminar on E-Resources: Effective Utilization in Academic and Special Libraries Organized by Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS) Madurai Chapter & K.L.N. College of Engineering, Madurai Date: 8th and 9th Sep 2006 Venue: P.G. Conference Hall K.L.N.College of Engineering, Pottapalayam â 630 611. www.klnce.edu Objectives of the Seminar The objective of the seminar is to focus the attention of working LIS professional to know about. Types of E-Resources E-Resources of Major Publishers E-Resources for Engineering Libraries Free and Fee Based E-Resources Open Access Initiatives (OAI) Consortia Models- Benefits â AICTE â INDEST, UGC-INFONET, CSIR. Building your own E-Resources Management of E-Resources through portal E-Resources based information Services Librarianâs Role in Promoting the Usage of E-Resources-Initiatives / Training Effective utilization of E-Resources Evaluation of E-Resources Storage and Preservation of E-Resources Faculty Dr. Harish Chandra, Librarian, IIT Chennai. Prof. A.Srimurugan, Librarian / Head - DLIS, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai. Mr. A.Hariharan, President, SALIS, Chennai. Dr. S. Muralidhar, Scientist âEâ Head (Library) CVRDE, DRDO, Chennai. Mr.L.Parisutharaj, Librarian, NIT, Tiruchy. Dr.J.Dominic, Librarian, Karunya Deemed University, Coimbatore. Dr.S.Suriyanarayanan, Librarian (SG), Sri Parama Kalyani College, Alwarkuruchi. Dr. K.Chinnasamy, Assistant Librarian, Central Library, Alagappa University, Karaikudi. Eligibility Practicing Librarians, Information Science professionals/Students and Research Scholars from science, engineering, social sciences and other disciplines. Registration / Address for Correspondence. LIS Professionals / SALIS members Rs. 250/- Library Science Students / Trainees Rs. 100/- Information to Participants: ï§ Course Kit & Working Lunch will be provided. ï§ Participation Certificate will be given. ï§ Accommodation on nominal charges can be arranged on request. ï§ Participants can register through mail, phone and confirm it through duly filled in Registration form. ï§ A special TRIP to Temple City will be arranged. The Registration fee is to be paid through DD drawn in favor of âThe Principal, K.L.N. College of Engineeringâ payable at Madurai. The Registration form with DD can be sent to: A.Joseph Anburaj Organising Secretary & Asst.Librarian K.L.N.College of Engineering, Pottapalayam â 630 611. Sivagangai District. E-Mail: josephanburaj(a)yahoo.co.in Mobile: 98421 77456 Off: 0452 â 2698971 â 973 REGISTRATION FORM Name : Designation : Name of the Institution : Address for Communication : Pin Code : Phone No Res : Off : Email : Do you want Accommodation : Yes No Payment Details DD No : Amount : Name of the Bank / Branch : Signature of the participant Last Date: 5th Sep 2006 Spot Registration will be made if seats are available Transport Arrangement: College buses will pick up the delegates at the following points at 8.30 am 1. Mattuthavani Bus Station (Near Hotel Temple city) 2. Periyar Bus Station (Near Hotel Vasantham) City buses are also available from Periyar bus station Bus route numbers 475,476,477,478,479,480,481,482. (11km from Madurai City) For more details, please visit SLAIS web site http://autolib-india.net/salis ------------------------------------- __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Dr. Usha Mujoo Munshi joined ISI, Kolkata
by umunshi＠insa.nic.in 22 Aug '06

22 Aug '06

Dear Professinal Colleagues, Have joined Indian Statistical Institute as Chief Librarian on 22.8.2006. Prior to my joining ISI, I have served at INSA, New Delhi for over 10 years, and at erstwhile INSDOC for number of years. During my tenure at INSA, I have had a fruitful professional innings with active support of the professional colleagues across the country and abroad. I hope to have continued active collaboration with my professional colleagues in future as well. Usha Mujoo Munshi Tel: 033-25781412; 25752105 E-mail umunshi(a)insa.nic.in (will continue to remain operational) library(a)isical.ac.in Website: www.isical.ac.in

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Name of publisherand distributersdealing with braille literature and eqipments
by prabha sharma 22 Aug '06

22 Aug '06

Dear colleagues, We would like to inform you that we wish to start a Library section for visually challenged users in our Rajasthan University Library ,Jaipur(Rajasthan)India.For that a requirment of eqipments for storage of collection and services to be provided and collection of documents (braille literature,CDs,Audio tapesetc.) are needed. We would be highly oblieged if you could refer us the names of publishers and distributers dealing in the above mentioned field. Dr. Prabha Sharma Dy.Librarian Rajasthan Univer sity Library Jaipur e-mail --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Get on board. You're invited to try the new Yahoo! Mail. Dear colleagues, We would like to inform you that we wish to start a Library section for visually challenged users in our Rajasthan University Library ,Jaipur(Rajasthan)India.For that a requirment of eqipments for storage of collection and services to be provided and collection of documents (braille literature,CDs,Audio tapesetc.) are needed. We would be highly oblieged if you could refer us the names of publishers and distributers dealing in the above mentioned field. Dr. Prabha Sharma Dy.Librarian Rajasthan Univer sity Library Jaipur e-mail Do you Yahoo!? Get on board. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=40791/*http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailb… You're invited to try the new Yahoo! Mail.

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Two Year Graduate Trainee Programme in central library IIT Madras
by shashi jena 19 Aug '06

19 Aug '06

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS CHENNAI- 600 036 Invites applications for Two year Graduate Training Programme in its Central Library. A stipend of Rs. 3000/- and Rs. 3250/- per month will be given to each trainee during the first and second year respectively. Graduates holding Second Class and above in B.Lib & I. Sc. may apply. Knowledge of data processing and previous working experience in a Technical Library are desirable. Selection is through test and interview. Application forms and instructions can be downloaded from the website www.iitm.ac.in under the link training and continuing education programme. Application forms can also be obtained from the undersigned by post sending a requisition and enclosing a self addressed stamped envelope for Rs.10/- The maximum age limit is 28 years for General Category, 31 years for OBC category and 33 years for SC/ST category candidates as on 31.08.2006. Application must reach the Registrar, IIT Madras, Chennai-600 036 not later than 31.08.2006. Advt. No. IITM/R/1/ 2006 dated 03.08.2006 Application Instructions REGISTRAR __________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Answers: Share what you know. Learn something new http://in.answers.yahoo.com/

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Looking for KM Coordinator
by Abdul Tharayil 18 Aug '06

18 Aug '06

*Interested candidates, please submit your resume in reply mail.* ** *Position: **Knowledge Coordinator* ***Exp: Maximum 4 Yrs* *Organisation : MindTree Consulting* ** ** *Job Role requirements* ** - Initiates personal contact with Knowldge community Champions and Members to generate interest in the community - Exposure to KM and Content management - Self organized and proactive - Good Communication and Interpersonal Skills - Ability to interact with many levels in the organization - Interfaces with Community Support team on outreach and marketing efforts (newsletters; fliers/posters) - Maintains, analyzes and reports out on previously established community metrics (activity and performance); - Minimizing duplication among Community (domain, practice, hierarchy). - Help the community solve problems and evolve over time - Assists in building/maintaining community events participation and session effectiveness - Well versed with MS office tools good knowledge of HTML ** *Desirable* ** Exposure to KM systems and processes Community building and tacit knowledge sharing Understanding content categorization and corporate taxonomy Interested candidates, please submit your resume in reply mail. Position: Knowledge Coordinator Exp: Maximum 4 Yrs Organisation : MindTree Consulting Job Role requirements Initiates personal contact with Knowldge community Champions and Members to generate interest in the community Exposure to KM and Content management Self organized and proactive Good Communication and Interpersonal Skills Ability to interact with many levels in the organization Interfaces with Community Support team on outreach and marketing efforts (newsletters; fliers/posters) Maintains, analyzes and reports out on previously established community metrics (activity and performance); Minimizing duplication among Community (domain, practice, hierarchy). Help the community solve problems and evolve over time Assists in building/maintaining community events participation and session effectiveness Well versed with MS office tools good knowledge of HTML Desirable Exposure to KM systems and processes Community building and tacit knowledge sharing Understanding content categorization and corporate taxonomy

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DRTC/ISI ICSD 2007 : Extended deadlines
by Nabonita Guha 17 Aug '06

17 Aug '06

Kindly note the extended dates for paper submission (full paper with abstract) and early bird registration. The changed dates are as follows: * Submission of full paper with abstract: September 30, 2006 * Early Bird registration: January 01, 2007 Other important dates are: * Notification of acceptance with comments: October 31, 2006 * Submission of the final papers after incorporating comments: November 30, 2006 ************************************** ICSD 2007: CALL FOR PAPERS Indian Statistical Institute Platinum Jubilee Events International Conference on SEMANTIC WEB & DIGITAL LIBRARIES (ICSD 2007) http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/icsd Documentation Research and Training Centre Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore, INDIA February 21-23, 2007 Themes include: (but not limited to) * Digital Libraries * Digital Resource Organization * Technology issues in Digital Services * Design of Digital Information Services * Retrieval issues in digital environment * Standards and Specifications for Digital objects * Metadata standards, Interoperability and Crosswalks * Knowledge Organization and Ontologies * Semantic Web Technologies and Digital Libraries * Semantic Web and Information Retrieval * Architecture for Semantic Web * Technology and Semantic Web Modeling tools * Intelligent Agents in Semantic Retrieval * Semantic Portals and Semantic Web Services * Vocabulary and Taxonomy development * Tools and Techniques for managing digital repositories * Digital Resource Management Strategies * Content Development: Policies * Content Development: tools and techniques * Technology issues in Digital Services * Resource Media and formats * Multilingual Digital Libraries * Patron interaction and facilitation tools * Digital Library applications and case studies * Digital Library and Semantic Web Projects and Case Studies FORMAT The conference aims to explore the topics in themes and sub themes through tutorials, workshops, demonstrations, Invited talks and presentations. Eminent researchers and academicians will be invited to deliver theme papers and invited talks on select topics. CALL FOR PAPERS Original papers in English are invited on a theme related to those mentioned above. An international review panel will review the papers based on originality of the work, quality and relevance to the main theme of the conference. Peer reviewed and accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings. The papers should follow the submission instructions that will be furnished along with acceptance note and also on the conference website. REGISTRATION * Early Bird Registration: January 01, 2006 (Last Date) Rs. 5000/- (Indian & SAARC Delegates); USD 150.00 (Foriegn Delegates other than SAARC) * After January 01, 2007: Rs. 6000/- (Indian & SAARC Delegates); USD 175.00 (Foriegn Delegates other than SAARC) * Tutorial: Rs. 1500/- (Indian & SAARC Delegates); USD 40.00 (Foriegn Delegates other than SAARC) NEWS ICSD conference brochure is now available at conference website. CONTACT & ENQUIRIES: (with CC to gmail address) Dr. A.R.D.Prasad, (Conference Convenor) Associate Professor, Documentation Research and Training Centre, Indian Statistical Institute, 8th Mile, Mysore Road, Bangalore - 560 059 Karnataka, INDIA Phone: 91-80-28483002/3/4 extn no. 496 or 490 Fax : 91-80-28484265 email: icsd(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in icsd2007(a)gmail.com _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/

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Reminder: Prof.M.A.G Lecture Series- 2006
by I.R.N.Goudar 16 Aug '06

16 Aug '06

Hello: Please note that High Tea is at 5.15 pm KARNTATAKA STATE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION (R) Cordially invites you for Prof. M.A.Gopinath Annual Lecture Series-2006 By PROF.C.R.KARISIDDAPPA Dean, Faculty of Social Science, Professor and Chairman, Department of Library and Information Science, Karnatak University, Dharwad 58003 Topic INFORMATION LITERACY FOR LIFE LONG LEARNING PROF. K.S. RAGHAVAN Professor, DRTC, Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore will preside Date and Time : 17th August, 2006 at 5.30 PM Venue: Canara Bank School of Management, Central College Campus, Dr.Ambedkar Veedhi, Bangalore 560001 REQUEST: Please inform your friends and colleagues. Dr.I.R.N Goudar Prof.T.D.Kemparaju President , KALA Secretary, KALA Office Bearers and Members of GC, KALA -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. I.R.N. Goudar Tel: 91-80-25086081 Head, Information Centre for 91-80-25235315 Aerospace Science and Technology Fax: 91-80-25268072 National Aerospace Laboratories E-mail:goudar@css.nal.res.in Airport Road, BANGALORE-560 017 India http://www.icast.org.in/staff/goudar.html *************************************** Dr.M.Krishnamurthy,M.A.,M.L.I.Sc.,Ph.D Fulbright Scholar (University of Illinois, USA) Librarian Indian Statistical Institute 8th Mile Mysore Road Bangalore 560059 www.isibang.ac.in/library Ph:91-80-8483002/3 Fax :91-80-28484265 _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum

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Micro Filming Work
by naganarasimha shailaja 16 Aug '06

16 Aug '06

Dear Friends I want to know if there are any good Micro Filming facility available for microfilming of news papers as per prescribed standard. Commercial organisation or institutions who can do the work on payment? Thanks N.Shailaja Chief Information Assistant Information Centre Deccan Herald No. 75 , M G Road Bangalore 560 001 Phone No. 25880545 E-Mail naganarasimhas(a)yahoo.com Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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Public library Helper
by Mailing List Manager 14 Aug '06

14 Aug '06

Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 12:32:37 +0530 From: Gangadharesha.A.S <ermys_tmp22(a)infosys.com> Dear Professionals, Good reading on public library: legal, technology, management, Policies, planning, other issues: Please visit, http://www.mei.net/~elsner/ Thanks n Regards, Gangadharesha, A. S. E&R Library, Infosys Technologies Limited, Mysore.

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A Service Framework for Libraries
by Mailing List Manager 14 Aug '06

14 Aug '06

Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 12:27:13 +0530 From: Gangadharesha.A.S <ermys_tmp22(a)infosys.com> Dear Professionals, As libraries continue to engage with an ever-shifting information landscape, it is apparent that their efforts would be facilitated by a shared view of how library services should be organized and surfaced in these new settings and contexts. For more detail link is like this: http://www.dlib.org/dlib/july06/lavoie/07lavoie.html Thanks n Regards, Gangadharesha, A. S. E&R Library, Infosys Technologies Limited, Mysore.

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"Winter Programme on Data Analysis in Social Sciences", November, 2006 (TISS, Mumbai)
by Puttaraj Choukimath 14 Aug '06

14 Aug '06

Dear Sir/Friend: Greetings! FYI: Centre for Reseaech Methodology, TISS, Mumbai is organising ICSSR sponsored "Winter Programme on Data Analysis in Social Sciences", November, 2006. Closing Date: 6/10/2006 Please visit: http://www.tiss.edu and look/click at programmes on the home page. For more details please contact: Dr. D. P. Singh, Coordinator, Programme on Data Analysis in Social Sciences, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Post Box 8313, Deonar, Mumbai 400 088. Tel: 022-25563290, Ext. 653 (O) Fax : 022-25562912 Email: dpsingh(a)tiss.edu Best regrads, Puttaraj. Mr.Puttaraj, A. C. Asst. Librarian (Periodicals) SDTM Library, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, P.B. No.8313, Deonar, MUMBAI - 400 088 INDIA Tel: +91-22-2556 3290, Ext.285 (O) Fax: +91-22-2556 2912 Email: puttuc(a)yahoo.com, choukimath(a)tiss.edu URL: www.tiss.edu --------------------------------- Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1¢/min. Dear Sir/Friend: Greetings! FYI: Centre for Reseaech Methodology, TISS , Mumbai is organising ICSSR sponsored "Winter Programme on Data Analysis in Social Sciences" , November, 2006. Closing Date: 6/10/2006 Please visit: http://www.tiss.edu http://www.tiss.edu and look/click at programmes on the home page. For more details please contact : Dr. D. P. Singh, Coordinator, Programme on Data Analysis in Social Sciences, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Post Box 8313, Deonar, Mumbai 400 088. Tel: 022-25563290, Ext. 653 (O) Fax : 022- 25562912 E mail: mailto:dpsingh@tiss.edu dpsingh(a)tiss.edu Best regrads, Puttaraj. Mr.Puttaraj, A. C. Asst. Librarian (Periodicals) SDTM Library, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, P.B. No.8313, Deonar, MUMBAI - 400 088 INDIA Tel: +91-22-2556 3290, Ext.285 (O) Fax: +91-22-2556 2912 Email: mailto:puttuc@yahoo.com puttuc(a)yahoo.com , mailto:choukimath@tiss.edu choukimath(a)tiss.edu URL: http://www.tiss.edu/ www.tiss.edu Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman7/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/ev… Great rates starting at 1¢/min.

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SALIS Workshop on Research Methodology and Statistical Techniques-
by Arunachalam Hariharan 14 Aug '06

14 Aug '06

Dear Professionals, SALIS is organising a two days workshop at Chennai. The details are given below: Workshop on Research Methodology and Statistical Techniques Jointly Organized by Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science SALIS Chennai Chapter &Connemara Public Library, Chennai Date 9-10 Sep 2006 Time 9.00A.M to 5.30 P.M. Workshop Coordinator: Mrs.V.Sakthi Regha, MSSW, Chennai Venue: Connemara Public Library Chennai â 600 008 About the Workshop Research brings new insight into any field in which it is carried out. Library and Information Science is a growing field added with many facets of knowledge. To deepen the knowledge and to explore new things in the field, having right knowledge on research and its application is very important. Hence this workshop aims to facilitate the LIS professionals and students to carry out many researches for the development of the filed. Objectives â¢ To improve the research knowledge and skill of LIS professionals, scholars and students. â¢ To facilitate the participants to apply their research knowledge in carrying out a research â¢ To apply right tools and techniques while conducting a research â¢ To improve the quality of research in the field of LIS Course Content -Defining the Research Problem -Defining the Research Design -Sampling Design -Measurement Scales -Framing & Testing of Hypotheses -Presentation of Data -Descriptive Statistics -Inferential StatisticsReport Writing Target Participants: Library & Information Science Professionals, M.Phil and P.hD Scholars. Registration Fee: Rs. 250 for SALIS members and Rs.300 for no-members and 200 for students. Payment should be sent by DD favoring âSALISâ payable at Chennai. Registration fee includes workshop kit, working lunch, tea and snacks for 2 days Spot registration is allowed with prior intimation. Resource Persons: Dr. N.Kalai Arasi Lecturer(SG), N.K.T.College of Education, Chennai Ms.J.S.Gunavathy, Lecturer (SS), Madras School of Social Work, Chennai Methodology -Lecture -Presentation -Group Discussion -Exercise No. of Participants : Restricted to 40 only (first cum first serve basis) Fore more details of the workshop, please visit SALIS web site at http:/autolib-india.net/salis Organising Committee Members G.G.Sivakumar RMK Engineering College, Kaveripettai K. Karunairaghavan St.Peterâs Engineering College, Avadi P. Panneer Selvam Crescent Engineering College, Chennai P.Meenakshisundaram Connemara Public Library, Chennai Ms. S.Kamatchi NKT College of Education, Chennai S. Balamurugan Sakthimariamman Engg College, Chennai A. Janakiraman, Eswari Engineering College, Chennai Completed registration form can be sent to: Mr. P. Panneer Selvam Secretary, SALIS Chennai Chapter B2-Solai Apartment(opp.to MGR Garden) Mount-Poonamallee Roadv Chennai â 600 089 044-22522448, 42014772 Cell: 9841103912 salis_info(a)yahoo.com ----------------------------- A.Hariharan SALIS __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Library Trainee Vacancy at SFIMAR
by Mailing List Manager 14 Aug '06

14 Aug '06

This is a forwarded message. Do NOT jusr use the 'Reply' commAnd on your mail clients to send replies to this message. Replies are to be sent to: M F Kumbar <mfkumbar(a)rediffmail.com> Thanks for your cooperation - Moderator ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: 12 Aug 2006 13:14:29 -0000 From: M F Kumbar <mfkumbar(a)rediffmail.com> � Dear All, St. Francis Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai is looking for the Trainee in Library. Qualification: MLISc or BLiSc with 1-2 years experience fair knowledge of IT applications and also knowledge about library softwares. Salary : for M.L.I.Sc candidates 5000/per Month and For BLISC candiadates 4000/per month. Interested candidates e-mail their CV to : mfkumbar(a)gmail.com or send CV to the following address within 10 days Good Luck M F Kumbar Librarian St.Francis Institute of Management and Research, Mount Poinsur, S.V.P.Road, Borivali(West), Mumbai - 400 103 Ph. No. 022 - 2891 7089 Extn. 24 Cell : 09820895577 Website : www.sfimar.org

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Re: Actual site (careeri) hosted through lis-forum, name changed to "optcar"
by vinita 14 Aug '06

14 Aug '06

Today's Topic: Name changed of site hosted Dear Friends, A site on "Career Options in India" was hosted by me in June, 2004. Thanks to the suggestions and well-wishes received, the site has been updated. However, the site name has been changed from careeri to "optcar". Please visit the newly updated site: <http://www.freewebs.com/optcar>http://www.freewebs.com/optcar Suggestions for further updation and improvements are most welcome! Thanks, Vinita L. Hattangadi, (Library Assistant) Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research Gen. Vaidya Marg, Film City Road Goregaon (East) MUMBAI-400 065 India E-mail: <vinita(a)igidr.ac.in>vinita(a)igidr.ac.in  Today's Topic: Name changed of site hosted Dear Friends, A site on "Career Options in India" was hosted by me in June, 2004. Thanks to the suggestions and well-wishes received, the site has been updated. However, the site name has been changed from careeri to "optcar". Please visit the newly updated site: http://www.freewebs.com/optcar http://www.freewebs.com/optcar Suggestions for further updation and improvements are most welcome! Thanks, Vinita L. Hattangadi, ( Library Assistant) Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research Gen. Vaidya Marg, Film City Road Goregaon (East) MUMBAI-400 065 India E-mail: mailto:vinita@igidr.ac.in vinita(a)igidr.ac.in

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Prof.M.A.Gopinath Lecture series- 2006
by M Krishnamurthy 14 Aug '06

14 Aug '06

KARNTATAKA STATE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION (R) Cordially invites you for Prof. M.A.Gopinath Annual Lecture Series-2006 By PROF.C.R.KARISIDDAPPA Dean, Faculty of Social Science, Professor and Chairman, Department of Library and Information Science, Karnatak University, Dharwad 58003 Topic INFORMATION LITERACY FOR LIFE LONG LEARNING Prof. K.S Raghavan Professor, DRTC, Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore will preside Date and Time : 17th August, 2006 at 5.30 PM Venue: Canara Bank School of Management, Central College Campus, Dr.Ambedkar Veedhi, Bangalore 560001 Dr.I.R.N Goudar Prof.T.D.Kemparaju President , KALA Secretary, KALA Office Bearers and Members of GC, KALA *************************************** Dr.M.Krishnamurthy,M.A.,M.L.I.Sc.,Ph.D Fulbright Scholar (University of Illinois, USA) Librarian Indian Statistical Institute 8th Mile Mysore Road Bangalore 560059 www.isibang.ac.in/library Ph:91-80-8483002/3 Fax :91-80-28484265

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Work after retirement
by latha krishnaprasad 14 Aug '06

14 Aug '06

Hello, The topic is quite interesting. Age & Retirement constraints definitely won't be there for the enthusiasts.Seniors professionals can make a information specialists circles areawise & can organise talks, lectures etc weekly/fortnightly or monthly there they can share their experiences since experience is a lamp to the younger generation. Thanks & Regards Latha Krishnaprasad SBM Jain College SGS,B'lore --------------------------------- Here's a new way to find what you're looking for - Yahoo! Answers Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. Get it NOW Hello, The topic is quite interesting. Age & Retirement constraints definitely won't be there for the enthusiasts.Seniors professionals can make a information specialists circles areawise & can organise talks, lectures etc weekly/fortnightly or monthly there they can share their experiences since experience is a lamp to the younger generation. Thanks & Regards Latha Krishnaprasad SBM Jain College SGS,B'lore Here's a new way to find what you're looking for - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/yanswers/*http://in.answers.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! Answers Send FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger Version 8. http://in.rd.yahoo.com/messengertagline/*http://in.messenger.yahoo.com Get it NOW

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CD3WD - digital library of technical info for 3rd world developemt
by vimal kumar 14 Aug '06

14 Aug '06

Dear Professional, cd3wd is a project which provides free of charge 1.2 gigabytes of electronic books and documents on practical technical aspects of 3rd world development both for online browsing and (more importantly) for offline useage on pc's. It is comprised of html, jpg, gif and pdf files and is truly cross-platform, being useable on windows, linux, mac, and unix computers. Since going online august 2004 we have an average of 6 downloads of 700+ megabytes per day, i.e. 4.2 gigabytes per day, 1.4 terrabytes per year, 2.8 terrabytes total to date. cd3wd covers agriculture, health, watsan, appropriate technology and alternative energy, construction, education, forestry, fisheries, food processing, metalwork, woodwork, election systems, economics, business management, SME management etc etc.. Our next major move is the issue of complete translations from english to spanish, french, portuguese, arabic, chinese and russian. Thereafter an expansion into formal and informal education material. http://www.cd3wd.com/CD3WD/ Vimal Kumar Asian School of Business Technopark Trivandrum-695 581 vimal0212(a)yahoo.com --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less. cd3wd is a project which provides free of charge 1.2 gigabytes of electronic books and documents on practical technical aspects of 3rd world development both for online browsing and (more importantly) for offline useage on pc's. It is comprised of html, jpg, gif and pdf files and is truly cross-platform, being useable on windows, linux, mac, and unix computers. Since going online august 2004 we have an average of 6 downloads of 700+ megabytes per day, i.e. 4.2 gigabytes per day, 1.4 terrabytes per year, 2.8 terrabytes total to date. cd3wd covers agriculture, health, watsan, appropriate technology and alternative energy, construction, education, forestry, fisheries, food processing, metalwork, woodwork, election systems, economics, business management, SME management etc etc.. Our next major move is the issue of complete translations from english to spanish, french, portuguese, arabic, chinese and russian. Thereafter an expansion into formal and informal education material. http://www.cd3wd.com/CD3WD/ Vimal Kumar Asian School of Business Technopark Trivandrum-695 581 vimal0212(a)yahoo.com Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman1/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/ev… Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less.

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Open Access to publicly funded research
by Subbiah Arunachalam 14 Aug '06

14 Aug '06

25 US University Provosts Support Senate Bill on Open Access. [Please see the full text of the letter at http://www.cic.uiuc.edu/groups/CICMembers/archive/documents/FRPAAletterFina… . The universities include Harvard, University of California, Pennsylvania State University, University of Michigan, Texas A&M University, Syracuse University, University of Iowa, Purdue University, and Carnegie-Mellon University]. A second set of over 20 university provosts came out with their support to FRPAA within a few days of the first 25. ------------------------------------------------------- Twenty-five US University Provosts have issued an open letter to the US Higher Education community, voicing strong support for the Federal Research Public Access Act of 2006 (FRPAA). In the letter, the Provosts state, "We endorse FRPAA's aims and urge the academic community, individually and collectively, to voice support for its passage." FRPAA would require Federal agencies whose extramural research budgets exceed $100 million to develop policies ensuring open, public access to the research supported by their grants or conducted by their employees. The Act is currently awaiting consideration by the US Senate. The signatories of the letter, which include the Provosts of Harvard and the University of California, write, "We believe that this legislation represents a watershed and provides an opportunity for the entire U.S. higher education and research community to draw upon their traditional partnerships and collaboratively realize the unquestionably good intentions of the Bill's framers - broadening access to publicly funded research in order to accelerate the advancement of knowledge and maximize the related public good." The open letter is available on the Committee of Institutional Cooperation website. ___________________________________________________________ Funding agencies (and governments) in developing countries such as India should do well to mandate open, public access to the research supported by their grants. Vice chancellors of universities, directors of research centres, heads of funding institutions and science academies and professional societies should urge the government to enact appropriate legislation (similar to the FRPAA in the USA). And without waiting for the legislation to be in place, they should set up interoperable institutional open access archives (as has been done at the Indian Institute of Science, NCL, NAL, NIO, RRI, IIA and a few other institutions) AND GO ONE STEP FURTHER and mandate OA (as has been done at NIT, Rourkela). Subbiah Arunachalam

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Do journalspermit institutional archiving?
by Subbiah Arunachalam 13 Aug '06

13 Aug '06

Friends: A few days agoI gave a talk on open access at the Bose Institute, Kolkata (Ultadanga - Salt Lake campus). Afew biologists were very concerned about publishing only in high impact journals and they thought publishers of those journals would not allow authors to self-archive the papers after publication. This afternoon I had lunch with a senior scientist in H'bad and he told me that "most of us are publishing in high impact journals once in a while and if the journal forbids archiving we will not be able to archive." There may be a number of other researchers in India who may share such apprehensions. Here is a message from Stevan Harnad which provides AUTHENTIC information on the actual number of journals that permit author self-archiving. The actual titles of these journals are available at the SHERPA and Romeo sites. All Kluwer journals and all Springer journals, for example, allow author self-archiving (or institutional archiving). Of the 9,214 journals surveyed, 6458 (or 70%) allow archiving of both preprints and post-prints, and 23% allow preprint archiving - making a total of 93% of journals. Please spread the word among all scientists. Thanks and best wishes. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] ---------------------------------- Stevan Harnad in a discussion list In Open Access News, Peter Suber wrote: > I applaud Cambridge's decision to continue to allow immediate OA > archiving of peer-reviewed author manuscripts, even when authors > choose not to participate in Cambridge Open. That's a step most of > the other OA hybrid programs have been unwilling to take. http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/2006_08_06_fosblogarchive.html#115541257… Actually, Cambridge University Press's commendable Open Access Policy: (1) Green on PREPRINT self-archiving (2) Green on immediate, unembargoed POSTPRINT self-archiving *and* (3) Hybrid Gold (Cambridge Open Option) is optimal, but CUP, now offering Open Option (for 15 of its 186 journals) is not alone or in the minority among Green Publishers! For example, Springer's Open Choice covers Springer's 502 Journals and (I believe) Kluwer's 837 journals, and these journals are all solid GREEN. I will provide the figures in terms of number and percentage of journals rather than in terms of number and percentage of publishers (because some publishers publish 1000+ journals and some publish only one!). (The primary data are from SHERPA-Romeo http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo.php ; they are recoded at EPrint-Romeo http://romeo.eprints.org/ ): GREEN journals (6458/9214) (70%): Endorse POSTPRINT (G) or both POSTPRINT and PREPRINT (Gg) self-archiving PALE-GREEN journals (2113/9214) (23%): Endorse PREPRINT (g) self-archiving only. GRAY journals (627/9214) (7%): Endorse neither PREPRINT nor POSTPRINT (X) self-archiving The embargoes (1864/9214) (20%) are, as you would expect, and almost by definition, mostly among the PALE-GREEN journals, who only endorse PREPRINT (g) self-archiving: GREEN (Gg + G) journal embargoes: 27/6458 = <1% PALE-GREEN (g) journal embargoes: 1821/2113 = 86% GRAY (X) journal embargoes: 16/627 = 3% Note that the right way to interpret this is that the endorsement of delayed self-archiving is an *advance* over no endorsement of self-archiving at all. So the 14% of PALE-GREEN (g) journals who don't endorse at least delayed postprint self-archiving are in fact *less* progressive than the 86% that do endorse postprint self-archiving after a delay. And of course the 3% of GRAY journals that endorse delayed self-archiving are at least a smidgen more progressive than those who don't endorse self-archiving at all (though two of these -- the Modern Humanities Research Association journals with a 24-month embargo and the 6 Inter Research journals with a *48-month* embargo are a bit of a joke!). A few updates have to be done, however, in both SHERPA-Romeo and EPrints-Romeo, to downgrade the 27 (1%) of the 6458 GREEN (G) journals to GRAY (X), because embargoed self-archiving is definitely *not* Green. Data details, including the minor re-classifications that are needed, appear below. Stevan Harnad ----------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Psychological Society 12 (3, GREEN-Gg) G-->g Royal College of Psychiatrists 12 (5 GREEN-G) 5G-->X **Royal Statistical Society 12 (3 GREEN-X) 3G-->X Society for Endocrinology 12 (3 GREEN-X) 3G-->X *Inter Research 48! (6, GREEN-X) 6G-->X Modern Humanities Research Association 24! (6, GREEN-X) 6G-->X Total 9339 --> 9197 --> 9214 GREEN (G or Gg)6483 69% --> 70% (+1)--> 6484 70% -3 -23 --> 6458 70% PALE-GREEN (g) 2248 24% (-138) = 2110 --> 23% +3 --> 2113 --> 23% GRAY 604 7% (+16)--> 620 7% +23 --> 627 7% Embargoes Total: 1864/9214 = 20% Gg 3 G 1 5 3 3 6 6 = 24 >1% g 1 698 1 47 188 50 9 56 771 = 1821 86% X 16 3% Association of Applied Biologists 12 (1, PALE-GREEN) Blackwell 6/12 (698, PALE-GREEN) Nature Publishing Group 6 (47, PALE-GREEN) Oxford 12/24 (188 PALE-GREEN) University of Chicago Press (some) (50, PALE-GREEN) Yale Law School 12 (9, PALE-GREEN) Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press 12 (56, PALE-GREEN) Taylor & Francis 12/18 (909 -138 = 771 PALE-GREEN: double-counts!) 83 Dekker, 27 Psychology Press, 28, CRC Press ***University of Texas Press (some) (not yet listed) (16, GRAY) ****Biophysical Society ? (1, GREEN) (not yet listed)

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ODLIS: Online Dictionary for Library and Information Science
by Mukesh - Monitor 13 Aug '06

13 Aug '06

Dear Professionals ODLIS is designed as a hypertext reference resource for library and information science professionals, university students and faculty, and users of all types of libraries. The primary criterion for including a term is whether a librarian or other information professional might reasonably be expected to know its meaning in the course of his or her work. More details and using online dictionary, click the link below: http://monitorlinks.typepad.com/newbooks/2006/08/odlis_online_di.html Best Wishes Mukesh Anand http://monitorlinks.typepad.com Dear Professionals ODLIS is designed as a hypertext reference resource for library and information science professionals, university students and faculty, and users of all types of libraries. The primary criterion for including a term is whether a librarian or other information professional might reasonably be expected to know its meaning in the course of his or her work. More details and using online dictionary, click the link below: http://monitorlinks.typepad.com/newbooks/2006/08/odlis_online_di.html http://monitorlinks.typepad.com/newbooks/2006/08/odlis_online_di.html Best Wishes Mukesh Anand http://monitorlinks.typepad.com http://monitorlinks.typepad.com

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information on management schools
by Vrushali Rane 12 Aug '06

12 Aug '06

Dear All, I am looking for statistical information on the number of management school in India, the total number of courses offered, total number of seats etc. Kindly let me know the source where this info is available. Thanks & Regards Vrushali Rane Librarian Narsee Monjee Institute of Management & Higher Studies (Deemed University) V.L.Mehta Road, JVPD Scheme, Vile Parle (W) Mumbai 400056. Maharashtra. India information on management schools Dear All, I am looking for statistical information on the number of management school in India, the total number of courses offered, total number of seats etc. Kindly let me know the source where this info is available. Thanks & Regards Vrushali Rane Librarian Narsee Monjee Institute of Management & Higher Studies (Deemed University) V.L.Mehta Road, JVPD Scheme, Vile Parle (W) Mumbai 400056. Maharashtra. India

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Ebooks in Mobiles
by sandeep bhavsar 11 Aug '06

11 Aug '06

Greetings The highly fluid technological leaps and bounds require us to provide services which are user friendly and accesible. So to say "any time and all time" information availability. We all know the impact of Internet technology in the field of library science - it helpes us reach the personal inbox spaces of individuals and corporates. Mobile technology enables us to reach the information right into the pocket. We at Dr. VN BRIMS library are launching "Info-in-Cell" service from Independance day 15th August 2006 targeted primarily at end users - Students, Faculty, corporate members and staff. Installation of e-books on various models mobile phones and other handheld devices (including laptop, desktops). The Library at Dr. VN BRIMS would be happy to help other libraries to launch this service. The members would be happy to note that our students have already started using this service. This helps them read e-books on their mobile phones when they are travelling thus utilising their time productively. Please feel free to contact me at sandeep(a)vpmthane.org for further details. Given opportunity in any Seminar / Conferences, I would be happy to explain how to install ebooks in Mobiles Practically. Best Regards Sandeep Bhavsar Libraraian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Research and Management Studies Thane (W) 400601 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ email : Sandeep(a)vpmthane.org Mobile : 09870484626 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ --------------------------------- All New Yahoo! Mail Tired of Vi@gr@! come-ons? Let our SpamGuard protect you. Greetings The highly fluid technological leaps and bounds require us to provide services which are user friendly and accesible. So to say "any time and all time" information availability. We all know the impact of Internet technology in the field of library science - it helpes us reach the personal inbox spaces of individuals and corporates. Mobile technology enables us to reach the information right into the pocket. We at Dr. VN BRIMS library are launching "Info-in-Cell" service from Independance day 15th August 2006 targeted primarily at end users - Students, Faculty, corporate members and staff. Installation of e-books on various models mobile phones and other handheld devices (including laptop, desktops). The Library at Dr. VN BRIMS would be happy to help other libraries to launch this service. The members would be happy to note that our students have already started using this service. This helps them read e-books on their mobile phones when they are travelling thus utilising their time productively. Please feel free to contact me at http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/MANINFOPRO/post?postID=619EiEDUArwG20… sandeep(a)vpmthane.org for further details. Given opportunity in any Seminar / Conferences, I would be happy to explain how to install ebooks in Mobiles Practically. Best Regards Sandeep Bhavsar Libraraian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Research and Management Studies Thane (W) 400601 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ email : mailto:Sandeep@vpmthane.org Sandeep(a)vpmthane.org Mobile : 09870484626 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/uk/taglines/default/nowyoucan/spamguard/*http:/… All New Yahoo! Mail Tired of Vi@gr@! come-ons? Let our SpamGuard protect you.

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looking for an article
by sujata.laxmeshwar＠wipro.com 11 Aug '06

11 Aug '06

Dear all, I am looking for an article. Pls. send hard or softcopy to me as the earliest. Kamel, M. and Zhao, A., ``Extraction of Binary Character/Graphics Images from Grayscale Document Images", CVGIP: Graphical Models and Image Processing Journal, Vol. 55, No. 3, May 1993, pp. 203-217. Best regards, Sujata Laxmeshwar Librarian, ISD Wipro Technologies. Information Services Division 53/1 Hosur Road, Madivala Bangalore - 560 068 Phone no. : 4138 1065 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 proprietary, confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies of this message and any attachments. WARNING: Computer viruses can be transmitted via email. The recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. www.wipro.com  � � Dear all, � I am looking for an article. Pls. send hard or softcopy to me as the earliest. � Kamel, M. and Zhao, A., ``Extraction of Binary Character/Graphics Images from Grayscale Document Images", CVGIP: Graphical Models and Image Processing Journal, Vol. 55, No. 3, May 1993, pp. 203-217. � � Best regards, Sujata Laxmeshwar Librarian, ISD Wipro Technologies. Information Services Division 53/1 Hosur Road , Madivala Bangalore – 560 068 Phone no. : 4138 1065 � � � 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 proprietary, confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies of this message and any attachments. WARNING: Computer viruses can be transmitted via email. The recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. www.wipro.com

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request for article
by saravanan 11 Aug '06

11 Aug '06

Dear friends, We urgently require the following article . Pl send a soft/hard copy. Brunner-Lachaux, H. (1986). The Pasupatas as seen by the Saivas. In : Sanskrit and World Culture, Schriften zur Geschichte und Kultur des Alten Orients, vol. 18, Berlin, pp. 513-520. Or kindly let me know which library is subscribing to the above journal. Thanks ! G. Saravanan Librarian French Institute of Pondicherry 11, Saint Louis Street, P.B. 33 PONDICHERRY - 605 001 South India, INDIA Ph: 0091 - 413 - 2334168 Extn. 126/139 Fax: 0091 - 413 2339534 Mail : saravanan.g(a)ifpindia.org Web : www.ifpindia.org Dear friends, We urgently require the following article . Pl send a soft/hard copy. Brunner-Lachaux, H. (1986). The Pasupatas as seen by the Saivas. In : Sanskrit and World Culture, Schriften zur Geschichte und Kultur des Alten Orients, vol. 18, Berlin, pp. 513-520. Or kindly let me know which library is subscribing to the above journal. Thanks ! G. Saravanan Librarian French Institute of Pondicherry 11, Saint Louis Street, P.B. 33 PONDICHERRY - 605 001 South India, INDIA Ph: 0091 - 413 - 2334168 Extn. 126/139 Fax: 0091 - 413 2339534 Mail : mailto:saravanan.g@ifpindia.org saravanan.g(a)ifpindia.org Web : http://www.ifpindia.org www.ifpindia.org

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Books that matter
by Thapar, Amit 11 Aug '06

11 Aug '06

Books That Matter http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_25/b3989649.htm To entrepreneurs, that is. Business Week asked entrepreneurs which books were most influential in helping them build their companies. Here are the results. WorldCat [OCLC] http://worldcat.org/ At last the full database of of the world's largest library network is freely available! Search many libraries at once for a particular item, then check to see what nearby libraries hold it. You can also download a WorldCat toolbar, and add its search box to your own web site. amit@urservice Cell: 9855701060 e-mail: amit_thapar(a)yahoo.com URL: http://www.niper.gov.in/ Books That Matter http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_25/b3989649.htm http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_25/b3989649.htm To entrepreneurs, that is. Business Week asked entrepreneurs which books were most influential in helping them build their companies. Here are the results. WorldCat [OCLC] http://worldcat.org/ http://worldcat.org/ At last the full database of of the world's largest library network is freely available! Search many libraries at once for a particular item, then check to see what nearby libraries hold it. You can also download a WorldCat toolbar, and add its search box to your own web site. mailto:amit@urservice amit@urservice Cell: 9855701060 e-mail: mailto:amit_thapar@yahoo.com amit_thapar(a)yahoo.com URL: http://www.niper.gov.in/ http://www.niper.gov.in/

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SIG III International Paper ContestFundraising Campaign
by Satish Munnolli 11 Aug '06

11 Aug '06

-- * Apologies for cross posting * -- *Elsevier, Eugene Garfield Foundation, SIGs, Chapters, LIS Schools, and Individuals have contributed $7,220 to the ASIST SIG III International Paper Contest* SIG III would like to thank the generous donors for their support for the International Paper Contest, who have helped raise $7,220 since mid-March 2006. The SIG III fundraising campaign is ongoing and we welcome contributions to keep the program going. Here is the list of donors that have received as of August 10, 2006: -Institutional Donors Eugene Garfield Foundation: $2,150 Elsevier: $2,000 Kent State University SLIS: $500 Drexel University College of IST: $500 ASIST Chicago Chapter: $500 ASIST Los Angeles Chapter (LACASIS): $300 University of Western Ontario: $250 University of South Carolina: $200 Information International Association: $100 University of Toronto: $100 ASIST European Chapter: $100 ASIST Central Ohio Chapter: $100 -Individual donors: $375 Bonnie Carroll, Lucy Te-Chu Lee, D. Rajabooshanam, Julian Warner -In-Kind Donations Two copies of the “Berkshire Encyclopedia of Human-Computer Interaction” by Berkshire Publishing Group. (awarded to the second authors of the top-ranked 2nd and 3rd Paper Contest winners). This year marks the seventh anniversary of the ASIST SIG III International Paper Contest on International Digital Libraries and Information Science & Technology Advances in Developing Countries. The International Paper Contest is one of the most successful programs run by SIG III each year. The papers submitted represent important developments in information science, and they serve to advance the information profession worldwide. To date, 323 authors of 270 papers from 51 countries/areas have participated in the SIG III International Paper Contest. Many of the papers have been published in library and information literature, including the International Information and Library Review and the Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science and Technology. In addition, contest winners often see advances in their professional careers. Their stories are posted on the ASIST SIG III website at http://www.asis.org/SIG/SIGIII/. This valuable opportunity would not be available without the financial support provided by all of our generous donors. The raised funds will support two-year ASIST memberships for six to eight of the paper contest winners each year and cover expenses of the top winner(s) to travel from his or her home country to the ASIST Annual Meeting. Since the first paper contest in 2000, through this program, SIG III has sponsored over forty two-year ASIST memberships to contest winners from 15 different countries, and has supported 16 winners to attend the ASIST Annual Meeting. SIG III is currently reaping the benefits of our International Paper Contest fundraising campaign, which is bringing in donations from all over the world. As in the past years, SIG III was privileged enough to receive donations from various ASIST Chapters (including the newly formed European Chapter), many of which donate on a regular basis, and others that have contributed greatly to our fundraising effort throughout the past several years. Elsevier has also been a constant help, donating $3000 this year ($2000 for the International Paper Contest alone, and another $1000 for the International Reception). The Eugene Garfield Foundation has also generously provided us with $2150. We are also thankful to the LIS schools throughout North America that have contributed generously to this campaign. Finally, thanks to individual donors and to Berkshire Publishing, which has graciously offered two copies of their Encyclopedia of Human-Computer Interaction. We would like to thank all of these donors for their ongoing support, as it means a great deal to us. We are also extremely grateful for the help of these donors. Without their contributions, we would not be able to run the International Paper Contest, which benefits so many scholars and information professionals around the world. Additionally, we would like to thank all the individual donors who have contributed in the past and will contribute again in the future. Finally, we would like to thank the Executive Director Richard Hill and Director of Finance Janice Hatzakos at ASIST headquarters for their help in processing the donations and making them available for our digital scholar funds. The officers and members of SIG III are always working diligently to make this SIG the best it can be. Between this effort and all the support received this year, it is certain that this year’s International Paper Contest will be just as successful as it has been in the past years. Again, thanks for the continued support. For more information about the International Paper Contest, please visit the International Paper Contest section of the SIG III website (http://www.asis.org/SIG/SIGIII/) Nadia Caidi, SIG III Chair, 2005-2006. --------- We would greatly appreciate more donations to keep this paper competition running. If this is possible, please send a check, made payable to: ASIST for the "Digital Scholars Fund," attn: Richard Hill Executive Director, ASIST 1320 Fenwick Lane, Suite 510 Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA We thank you for your generosity in contributing to this International Paper Contest that has benefited so many people. _______________________________________________ Sigiii-l mailing list Satish S Munnolli Librarian Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research & Education in Cancer (ACTREC) Tata Memorial Centre Sector 22, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai 410 208 India Ph : +91 22 2740 5026 Fax : +91 22 2740 5085 Email : smunnolli(a)actrec.res.in %-%-%-%-%-%-%-%-%-%-%-%-%-%-%-%-%-%-%-%-%-%-%-%-%-%-%-%-%-%-%-%-% % % % Note: The present domain [actrec.res.in] will be changed to % % [actrec.gov.in] w.e.f. 15th August, 2006. 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OA mandated at the University of Tasmania
by Subbiah Arunachalam 11 Aug '06

11 Aug '06

OA mandate at the U of Tasmania School of Computing The University of Tasmania School of Computing has its own OA repository and a policy mandating that all refereed publications in conferences, journals and books, be deposited in the School/University repository. This applies to faculty, and to PhD candidates and other students, without exception. [From Peter Suber's blog]. The larger universities in India, especially the central universities, will do well to mandate OA for all faculty and student publications in refereed journals OA mandate at the U of Tasmania School of Computing The http://www.comp.utas.edu.au/ University of Tasmania School of Computing has its own http://eprints.comp.utas.edu.au/ OA repository and a http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/policysignup/fullinfo.php?inst=University… policy mandating that all refereed publications in conferences, journals and books, be deposited in the School/University repository. This applies to faculty, and to PhD candidates and other students, without exception. [From Peter Suber's blog]. The larger universities in India, especially the central universities, will do well to mandate OA for all faculty and student publications in refereed journals

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Return on research enhanced by OA
by Subbiah Arunachalam 11 Aug '06

11 Aug '06

Here is an interesting paper on the economic returns of OA (from Peter Suber's blog). Arun ------ More on the Houghton/Sheehan analysis Stevan Harnad, Maximising the Return on Resource Investment in Research, August 10, 2006. Excerpt: In a recent preprint, Houghton & Sheehan (2006), using estimates from economic modeling, have confirmed the substantial potential enhancement of the return on resource investment in research if the resulting articles are made Open Access:... Excerpts: "Whether applied across the board or to sector specific research findings (e.g. open access to publicly funded research) it seems that there may be substantial potential benefits to be gained from more open access. For example [GERD = Gross Expenditure on Research and Development]... - With Germany's GERD at USD 58.7 billion and assuming social returns to R&D of 50%, a 5% increase in access and efficiency would have been worth USD 3 billion; - With Japan's GERD at USD 112.7 billion and assuming social returns to R&D of 50%, a 5% increase in access and efficiency would have been worth USD 5.8 billion; - With the United Kingdom's GERD at USD 33.7 billion and assuming social returns to R&D of 50%, a 5% increase in access and efficiency would have been worth USD 1.7 billion; and - With the United State's GERD at USD 312.5 billion and assuming social returns to R&D of 50%, a 5% increase in access and efficiency would have been worth USD 16 billion. "While it is impossible to calculate the quantum of benefits with certainty, these simple estimates of the potential impacts of enhanced access on returns to R&D suggest that a move towards more open access may have substantial positive impacts... "Given substantial R&D expenditures and the scale of the potential impacts identified in this preliminary work, these issues represent fertile ground for further policy relevant inquiry." These estimates agree substantially with prior estimates that have been made (e.g., for the UK, Canada and Australia, see below). Research Funding Councils and Universities worldwide are at last beginning to realise that it is high time (indeed well overdue) to maximise the returns on their research investment by mandating Open Access self-archiving.... Here is an interesting paper on the economic returns of OA (from Peter Suber's blog). Arun ------ [A] [A] More on the Houghton/Sheehan analysis Stevan Harnad, http://openaccess.eprints.org/index.php?/archives/120-Maximising-the-Return… Maximising the Return on Resource Investment in Research , August 10, 2006. Excerpt: In a recent preprint, http://www.cfses.com/documents/wp23.pdf Houghton & Sheehan (2006) , using estimates from economic modeling, have confirmed the substantial potential enhancement of the return on resource investment in research if the resulting articles are made Open Access:... Excerpts: "Whether applied across the board or to sector specific research findings (e.g. open access to publicly funded research) it seems that there may be substantial potential benefits to be gained from more open access. For example [GERD = Gross Expenditure on Research and Development]... - With Germany's GERD at USD 58.7 billion and assuming social returns to R&D of 50%, a 5% increase in access and efficiency would have been worth USD 3 billion; - With Japan's GERD at USD 112.7 billion and assuming social returns to R&D of 50%, a 5% increase in access and efficiency would have been worth USD 5.8 billion; - With the United Kingdom's GERD at USD 33.7 billion and assuming social returns to R&D of 50%, a 5% increase in access and efficiency would have been worth USD 1.7 billion; and - With the United State's GERD at USD 312.5 billion and assuming social returns to R&D of 50%, a 5% increase in access and efficiency would have been worth USD 16 billion. "While it is impossible to calculate the quantum of benefits with certainty, these simple estimates of the potential impacts of enhanced access on returns to R&D suggest that a move towards more open access may have substantial positive impacts... "Given substantial R&D expenditures and the scale of the potential impacts identified in this preliminary work, these issues represent fertile ground for further policy relevant inquiry." These estimates agree substantially with prior estimates that have been made (e.g., for the http://openaccess.eprints.org/index.php?/archives/28-guid.html UK , http://eprints.ecs.soton.ac.uk/11534/ Canada and http://openaccess.eprints.org/index.php?/archives/41-guid.html Australia , see below). http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/policysignup/ Research Funding Councils and Universities worldwide are at last beginning to realise that it is high time (indeed http://211.81.31.9/dlib/www.dlib.org/dlib/december99/12harnad.html well overdue ) to maximise the returns on their research investment by http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/policysignup/sign.php mandating Open Access self-archiving ....

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Of interest to physicists
by Subbiah Arunachalam 11 Aug '06

11 Aug '06

From Peter Suber's blog myADS-arXiv as a "tailor-made, open access, virtual journal" E. Henneken, M.J. Kurz and six co-authors, myADS-arXiv - a Tailor-Made, Open Access, Virtual Journal, a preprint self-archived August 4, 2006. Abstract: The myADS-arXiv service provides the scientific community with a one stop shop for staying up-to-date with a researcher's field of interest. The service provides a powerful and unique filter on the enormous amount of bibliographic information added to the ADS on a daily basis. It also provides a complete view with the most relevant papers available in the subscriber's field of interest. With this service, the subscriber will get to know the lastest developments, popular trends and the most important papers. This makes the service not only unique from a technical point of view, but also from a content point of view. On this poster we will argue why myADS-arXiv is a tailor-made, open access, virtual journal and we will illustrate its unique character. Please spread the word among physicists. Thanks and best wishes. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] From Peter Suber's blog myADS-arXiv as a "tailor-made, open access, virtual journal" E. Henneken, M.J. Kurz and six co-authors, http://arxiv.org/PS_cache/cs/pdf/0608/0608027.pdf myADS-arXiv - a Tailor-Made, Open Access, Virtual Journal , a preprint self-archived August 4, 2006. Abstract: The http://myads.harvard.edu/arxiv_help.html myADS-arXiv service provides the scientific community with a one stop shop for staying up-to-date with a researchers field of interest. The service provides a powerful and unique filter on the enormous amount of bibliographic information added to the ADS on a daily basis. It also provides a complete view with the most relevant papers available in the subscribers field of interest. With this service, the subscriber will get to know the lastest developments, popular trends and the most important papers. This makes the service not only unique from a technical point of view, but also from a content point of view. On this poster we will argue why myADS-arXiv is a tailor-made, open access, virtual journal and we will illustrate its unique character. Please spread the word among physicists. Thanks and best wishes. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam]

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Open data policy
by Subbiah Arunachalam 11 Aug '06

11 Aug '06

Friends: Should governments make data collected with taxpayers' money freely available to all on the Net? The Manitoba state government in Canada thinks so. Please see the news story appended below. What is the situation in India and other developing countries? Subbiah Arunachalam ---------------------------------- Praise for Manitoba's open data policy Michael Cross, Canada proves itself to be genuine land of the free, The Guardian, August 10, 2006. Excerpt: The government of Manitoba says it was the first in Canada to make all its publicly funded geospatial data freely available, without any licensing terms, to government, businesses and citizens. This is the policy that Technology Guardian's Free our Data campaign calls on the UK government to adopt. Officials say that the Manitoba Land Initiative, adopted in 2000, is based on sound business sense. "Frankly, it just did not make good economic sense to try and sell data that the taxpayers already paid for, and it was costing us much more to try to sell data and manage distribution then we were making in revenue," says Harvey Pokrant, director of the information technology services branch in the provincial capital Winnipeg.... This is a vivid contrast to the UK government approach, which encourages state bodies holding data to treat it as intellectual property and to charge for its use, even by other parts of government.... In theory, freeing data along the Manitoba model should make life easier for officials creating policies for environmental protection, managing natural resources and encouraging investment in the province. It should also encourage the private sector to create value-added products based on public data. Pokrant says there is evidence that this is happening.... Friends: Should governments make data collected with taxpayers' money freely available to all on the Net? The Manitoba state government in Canada thinks so. Please see the news story appended below. What is the situation in India and other developing countries? Subbiah Arunachalam ---------------------------------- Praise for Manitoba's open data policy Michael Cross, http://technology.guardian.co.uk/weekly/story/0,,1840386,00.html Canada proves itself to be genuine land of the free , The Guardian , August 10, 2006. Excerpt: The government of Manitoba says it was the first in Canada to make all its publicly funded geospatial data freely available, without any licensing terms, to government, businesses and citizens. This is the policy that Technology Guardian's Free our Data campaign calls on the UK government to adopt. Officials say that the https://web2.gov.bb.ca/mli/ Manitoba Land Initiative , adopted in 2000, is based on sound business sense. "Frankly, it just did not make good economic sense to try and sell data that the taxpayers already paid for, and it was costing us much more to try to sell data and manage distribution then we were making in revenue," says Harvey Pokrant, director of the information technology services branch in the provincial capital Winnipeg.... This is a vivid contrast to the UK government approach, which encourages state bodies holding data to treat it as intellectual property and to charge for its use, even by other parts of government.... In theory, freeing data along the Manitoba model should make life easier for officials creating policies for environmental protection, managing natural resources and encouraging investment in the province. It should also encourage the private sector to create value-added products based on public data. Pokrant says there is evidence that this is happening....

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Dr. S.R. Ranganathan Memorial Lectures (14) (2006)
by SRELS 10 Aug '06

10 Aug '06

Dear Sir : Kindly arrange to insert the following Dr. S.R. Ranganathan Memorial Lectures (14) (2006) by the Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science for the benefit of lis-forum members. Yours sincerely, K.N. Prasad Executive Officer Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, 702, 42nd Cross, III Block, Rajajianagar, Bangalore 560 010 ************ The Board of Trustees of the Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science (SRELS), Bangalore in association with Canara Bank School of Management Studies, Bangalore University, Bangalore cordially invites you to the Dr. S.R. Ranganathan Memorial Lectures (14) (2006) Topic: INFORMATION SUPPORT FOR THE LEGAL PROFESSION Speaker: Hon'ble Justice Gopal Sriram Judge, Court of Appeal, Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Date: 23, 24 and 25 August 2006 at 6.00 p.m. each day Venue: Canara Bank School of Management Studies Seminar Hall, Central College Campus, Bangalore University, Bangalore 560 001 Prof. Dr. A. Jayagovind Vice-Chancellor, National Law School of India University, Bangalore will inaugurate Prof. S. Parthasarathy Member, Board of Trustees, SRELS, Bangalore will preside RSVP: K.N. Prasad - Ph: (080)23305109 R. Adilakshmi - Ph: (080)22961975 E-mail: srels(a)vsnl.com E-mail: adilakshmi_cbsms(a)rediffmail.com Dear Sir : Kindly arrange to insert the following Dr. S.R. Ranganathan Memorial Lectures (14) (2006) by the Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science for the benefit of lis-forum members. Yours sincerely, K.N. Prasad Executive Officer Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, 702, 42 nd Cross, III Block, Rajajianagar, Bangalore 560 010 ************ The Board of Trustees of the Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science (SRELS), Bangalore in association with Canara Bank School of Management Studies, Bangalore University, Bangalore cordially invites you to the Dr. S.R. Ranganathan Memorial Lectures (14) (2006) Topic : INFORMATION SUPPORT FOR THE LEGAL PROFESSION Speaker : Honble Justice Gopal Sriram Judge, Court of Appeal, Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Date : 23, 24 and 25 August 2006 at 6.00 p.m. each day Venue : Canara Bank School of Management Studies Seminar Hall, Central College Campus, Bangalore University, Bangalore 560 001 Prof. Dr. A. Jayagovind Vice-Chancellor, National Law School of India University, Bangalore will inaugurate Prof. S. Parthasarathy Member, Board of Trustees, SRELS, Bangalore will preside RSVP: K.N. Prasad - Ph: (080)23305109 R. Adilakshmi - Ph: (080)22961975 E-mail: srels(a)vsnl.com E-mail: adilakshmi_cbsms(a)rediffmail.com

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InfoVision2006-the Knowledge Summit, September 28-29, 2006, Bangalore
by Shalini Urs 10 Aug '06

10 Aug '06

Dear Friends, Join us at InfoVision 2006 - for an intellectual feast of listening to and interacting with thought leaders across the Knowledge Spectrum. InfoVision 2006 - the Knowledge Summit is being organised during September 28 - 29, 2006 at Hotel Meridien, Bangalore. Come and listen to visionaries and leaders such as Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia and Prof. Peter Lor, Secretary General, IFLA InfoVision brings to you the 2006 MAKE (Most Admired Knowledge Company) Award Ceremony at the Gala Dinner on September 28, 2006 Come, participate in the interactive Panel Debates with the MAKE Award winners. For more details - www.infovision2006.org <http://www.infovision2006.org/> ---- Dr.Shalini R. Urs Executive Director International School of Information Management University of Mysore Manasagangotri Mysore - 570006 Tele : + 91 821 2514699 Fax : + 91 821 2519209 www.isim.ac.in www.vidyanidhi.org.in/shaliniurs.htm  Dear Friends, � Join us at InfoVision 2006 - for �an intellectual feast of listening to and interacting with thought leaders across the Knowledge Spectrum. � InfoVision 2006 – the Knowledge Summit is being organised during September 28 – 29, 2006 at Hotel Meridien, Bangalore . � Come and listen to visionaries and leaders such as Jimmy Wales, the founder of ��Wikipedia and Prof. Peter Lor, Secretary General, IFLA � InfoVision brings to you the 2006 MAKE (Most Admired Knowledge Company) Award Ceremony at the Gala Dinner on September 28, 2006 � Come, participate in the interactive Panel Debates with the MAKE Award winners. � For more details – �� http://www.infovision2006.org/ www.infovision2006.org � ---- � Dr.Shalini R. Urs Executive Director International School of Information Management University of Mysore Manasagangotri Mysore - 570006 Tele : + 91 821 2514699 Fax� : + 91 821 2519209 www.isim.ac.in www.vidyanidhi.org.in/shaliniurs.htm �

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UK to launch PubMed Central in a few months
by Mailing List Manager 10 Aug '06

10 Aug '06

Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 08:42:53 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> >From Peter Suber's blog More on UKPMC UK PubMed Central To Launch in January, Library Journal, August 9, 2006. Excerpt: The desire to make government funded research freely available to the public got another boost with the announced launch of UK PubMed Central (UKPMC), a repository based on the PubMed Central in the United States, operated by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Like its American counterpart, UKPMC will provide free access to an online digital archive of peer-reviewed research papers in the medical and life sciences. Officials at the Wellcome Trust, strong advocates of open access, said the contract to run UKPMC was awarded to a partnership between the British Library, the University of Manchester and the European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI). Launch of the service is scheduled for January 2007....

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RE: [LIS-Forum] After retirement
by Mailing List Manager 10 Aug '06

10 Aug '06

Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2006 06:37:57 -0700 (PDT) From: Mahesh G T <nisargamahesh(a)yahoo.co.in> Dear All, its a good topic to discuss,"After Retirement" ofcourse there is no retirement for any professional untill he feels it,, i personally feel that, retired professionals can form a association may be region wise or area wise, as they can actively participate/organize the programmes like Counselling, Mentoring and other developmental activities for the young upcoming professionals as well as Libraries.They can share their 25-30 years of realtime experience to the changing world by writing a book or sharing through the Forum like this, and also Conferences/Seminars/and Workshops can allow atleast 2-3 retired professionals to present their expierience, as their expierience could also be documented in an Conference/Seminar Proceedings. They can organize orientation clases for the young professionals by providing the professional Skillsets .... Still more active and effective channel would be publishing News Letter or so,,, but to make it happen in realtime situation i feel they should form an association or Forum(Retired Library Professionals,,) ,,with the support of our young professionals, I request all the young and expierienced professionals to come forward in this regard,,,, ========================================================== "Knowledge is of two kinds,We Know a subject ourselves, or,we know where to find information on it" ========================================================== Mahesh G T Alliance Business Academy, Bangalore-68 Off No - 080-26684369 Mob No - 9845727385

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Digitizing Indian language books
by Subbiah Arunachalam 10 Aug '06

10 Aug '06

Friends: Here is a news story from Xinhuanet. Google is digitizing books in major libraries in the USA and UK, so anyone anywhere (with an Internet connection) can read those books. Google is digitizing books in University of Michigan, Harvard University, Stanford University, Oxford University and the New York Public Library and now the (one hundred or so) libraries of the University of California. Google is also negotiating with the US Library of Congress. Yahoo and Microsoft have joined the Internet Archive to form the Open Content Alliance and they are also digitizing books in major western libraries. What about the great treasures in non-western languages such as Tamil, Malayalam, Bengali, Telugu, Gujarati, Marathi, Kannada, Oriya, Sanskrit, etc.? Should we not organise such masssive digitization with appropriate search capabilities? Under the Millennium Digitization (?) programme, efforts are on to digitise books in India and China, but I am not sure how large the effort is and how comprehensive. As one who speaks Tamil, I will be interested to see all the great classics of Tamil literature as well as the works of contemporary writers such as Asokamitran, Jayakanthan and Sujatha (to name only a few) to be freely available for all the80 million or so Tamils living around the world. Best wishes. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] From Xinhuanet Google Inc. on Wednesday said the University of California has agreed to having books from its libraries' collections digitized and made searchable within the company's controversial library project. The UC system's 34 million books are spread across more than 100 libraries on 10 campuses, making it the largest academic research library in the world. The full text of books in the public domain will be available through Google Book Search, while only snippets of copyrighted books will be viewable, along with information about where they can be bought or borrowed. The UC system joins the University of Michigan, Harvard University, Stanford University, Oxford University and the New York Public Library in making book collections available to Google. The latter is making available only books in the public domain. The participants support of the project is in contrast to writers and publishers who are suing Google to prevent them from digitizing books without first getting their permission. The UC system believes Google's policy of providing only snippets of copyrighted works in search results is sufficient protection. Google announced its library project last year, prompting separate lawsuits by the Association of American Publishers and the Authors Guild. The organizations are arguing that Google should first seek the permission of copyright holders before digitizing books. Google is arguing that its actions are legal, since it only offers snippets of copyrighted material. The cases are pending. Google is working with the U.S. Library of Congress on a similar effort. For Google, the new momentum for its Book Search Project is the latest in a string of high-profile deals it has announced over the past week in which it signed a major search and advertising contract with News Corp., the owner of MySpace.com, and a video advertising and delivery deal with Viacom, owner of MTV. Friends: Here is a news story from Xinhuanet. Google is digitizing books in major libraries in the USA and UK, so anyone anywhere (with an Internet connection) can read those books. Google is digitizing books in University of Michigan, Harvard University, Stanford University, Oxford University and the New York Public Library and now the (one hundred or so) libraries of the University of California. Google is also negotiating with the US Library of Congress. Yahoo and Microsoft have joined the Internet Archive to form the Open Content Alliance and they are also digitizing books in major western libraries. What about the great treasures in non-western languages such as Tamil, Malayalam, Bengali, Telugu, Gujarati, Marathi, Kannada, Oriya, Sanskrit, etc.? Should we not organise such masssive digitization with appropriate search capabilities? Under the Millennium Digitization (?) programme, efforts are on to digitise books in India and China, but I am not sure how large the effort is and how comprehensive. As one who speaks Tamil, I will be interested to see all the great classics of Tamil literature as well as the works of contemporary writers such as Asokamitran, Jayakanthan and Sujatha (to name only a few) to be freely available for all the80 million or so Tamils living around the world. Best wishes. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] From Xinhuanet Google Inc. on Wednesday said the University of California has agreed to having books from its libraries' collections digitized and made searchable within the company's controversial library project. The UC system's 34 million books are spread across more than 100 libraries on 10 campuses, making it the largest academic research library in the world. The full text of books in the public domain will be available through Google Book Search, while only snippets of copyrighted books will be viewable, along with information about where they can be bought or borrowed. The UC system joins the University of Michigan, Harvard University, Stanford University, Oxford University and the New York Public Library in making book collections available to Google. The latter is making available only books in the public domain. The participants support of the project is in contrast to writers and publishers who are suing Google to prevent them from digitizing books without first getting their permission. The UC system believes Google's policy of providing only snippets of copyrighted works in search results is sufficient protection. Google announced its library project last year, prompting separate lawsuits by the Association of American Publishers and the Authors Guild. The organizations are arguing that Google should first seek the permission of copyright holders before digitizing books. Google is arguing that its actions are legal, since it only offers snippets of copyrighted material. The cases are pending. Google is working with the U.S. Library of Congress on a similar effort. For Google, the new momentum for its Book Search Project is the latest in a string of high-profile deals it has announced over the past week in which it signed a major search and advertising contract with News Corp., the owner of MySpace.com, and a video advertising and delivery deal with Viacom, owner of MTV.

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Re: Library rules for CSIR Labs
by Subbiah Gunasekaran 10 Aug '06

10 Aug '06

Dear Members: I will be grateful if anyone could mail me the library rules framed by the CSIR for its constituent labs? Thanks S.Gunasekaran Library CECRI, Karaikudi Dear Members: I will be grateful if anyone could mail me the library rules framed by the CSIR for its constituent labs? Thanks S.Gunasekaran Library CECRI, Karaikudi http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigclick.cgi/www.rediff.com/signa… http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigimpress.cgi/www.rediff.com/sig…

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Writing and Editing for the Library Website
by vimal kumar 10 Aug '06

10 Aug '06

Dear Information Professional, Here is the link to a useful article about writing for library website appeared in current issue of Free Pint newsletter. http://www.freepint.com/issues/100806.htm#tips Best Wishes Vimal Kumar Asian School of Business Technopark Trivandrum-695 581 vimal0212(a)yahoo.com --------------------------------- Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1¢/min. Here is the link to a useful article about writing for library website appeared in current issue of Free Pint newsletter. http://www.freepint.com/issues/100806.htm#tips Best Wishes Vimal Kumar Asian School of Business Technopark Trivandrum-695 581 vimal0212(a)yahoo.com Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman7/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/ev… Great rates starting at 1¢/min.

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RE: [LIS-Forum] After retirment
by Mailing List Manager 09 Aug '06

09 Aug '06

Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2006 08:47:10 +0000 From: Vara Lakshmi Rudrabhatla <rvsn1234(a)hotmail.com> There are a number of public libraries that are sick. One can spare some time to motivate and guide the staff and offer services to public. They can do career counselling to local government school students who are deprived of such facility. They can go to any old age home or orphanage etc. and read books for them. If one has the willingness and permissible health there are so many things to do even after retirement (ofcourse not-for-profit). Varalakshmi -- Dr. RSR Varalakshmi Professor, Dept. of Library and Information Science., Andhra University. Visakhapatnam. >From: Mailing List Manager <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> >To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >Subject: [LIS-Forum] After retirment >Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2006 11:04:43 +0530 (IST) > > >Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2006 04:50:58 -0700 (PDT) >From: ranjit dharmapurikar <d_ranjit(a)yahoo.com> > >Dear All, > > Iam opening a topic for discussion. All service >librarians are going to retir as per the government >rules. My point is what should be done after >retirement. Library service is a professional task. >Even after retirement a librarian can do lot of things >related to this profession. In order to spent time >happily one can cultivate habbit of reading among the >society. One can open a library. There are lot of >opportunities to work. You can also suggest other >opportunities. Let us start suggesting....... > >with regards, > > ranjit >_______________________________________________ >LIS-Forum mailing list >LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum

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RE: [LIS-Forum] After retirment
by Mailing List Manager 09 Aug '06

09 Aug '06

Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2006 14:03:28 +0530 From: Vyasamoorthy <vyasamoorthy(a)gmail.com> After retirement I started a non-profit called "Society for Enriched Information of Relevance to Seniors" (SENIORS). I fulfill info requirements of Retired persons pensioners and other elders. Some of my services are fee based while some are free. A list of topics dealt with by me is given below: Seniors Residential care facilities Investment options Income tax doubts Legal points like writing will, succession laws Health, Yoga, Alternate therapies Entertainment, funny stories & Jokes Second Career Government Policies & Concessions Help lines & Counseling Elder Abuse and redressal Safety & security Old Age Homes, Nursing /geriatric Care/ Retirement Homes Newsletters, magazines and guidebooks Travel for leisure & religious tourism Insurance of all sorts specially health insurance Suppliers of Assistive Devices Others can do something siliar. If anyone is further interested I can give more ideas. Vyasamoorthy -----Original Message----- From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in [mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in]On Behalf Of Mailing List Manager Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 11:05 AM To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] After retirment Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2006 04:50:58 -0700 (PDT) From: ranjit dharmapurikar <d_ranjit(a)yahoo.com> Dear All, Iam opening a topic for discussion. All service librarians are going to retir as per the government rules. My point is what should be done after retirement. Library service is a professional task. Even after retirement a librarian can do lot of things related to this profession. In order to spent time happily one can cultivate habbit of reading among the society. One can open a library. There are lot of opportunities to work. You can also suggest other opportunities. Let us start suggesting....... with regards, ranjit _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum

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Rendering of library Services
by Vandana.Karande＠ril.com 09 Aug '06

09 Aug '06

Hello I am into library profession, based in Mumbai...I am interested in serving a mobile library. I can devote sundays for the same...Can someone help me in giving the list of libraries that are being operated in Mumbai or the contact person???? Thanks Vandana Karande Information Specialist Corporate Development Group Reliance Industries Ltd. Mumbai Tel No. 30327139 Hello I am into library profession, based in Mumbai...I am interested in serving a mobile library. I can devote sundays for the same...Can someone help me in giving the list of libraries that are being operated in Mumbai or the contact person???? Thanks Vandana Karande Information Specialist Corporate Development Group Reliance Industries Ltd. Mumbai Tel No. 30327139

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Development agenda for WIPO - Press News
by Kumar N 09 Aug '06

09 Aug '06

Dear Professionals, The following article published in "The Hindu" on 09/08/2006. It is interesting about WIPO. Now a development agenda for WIPO The decision of member-countries of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), acting through its Provisional Committee, to refer the issue of a Development Agenda for this United Nations-affiliated body to its General Assembly in September marks a new stage in the global debate on the role of intellectual property. The decision runs parallel to happenings at the GATT/WTO, where the nearly six-decade-old mechanism has been forced to add a development dimension to the current round of trade negotiations since the Qatar ministerial meeting. This is not surprising because intellectual property rights (IPRs) are very much part of a broader system commonly identified as the market economy functioning within a multi-party parliamentary democratic setup, just as free trade and freedom of enterprise are. It was only two years ago that Brazil and Argentina came out with an initial proposal that WIPO should look beyond its traditional standard-setting activities in respect of IPRs and reflect the development needs of the developing and the least developed countries (LDCs). The duo was later supported by 12 other developing countries (India is not one of them) and together they have submitted a total of 111 proposals for consideration under a possible action framework for a development agenda. As could be expected, demands that have arisen in the wake of the debate within WIPO's internal committees on the new initiative include: "balancing of public interest and rights of owners of IP"; combating the tendency towards a "one-size-fits-all" approach in standard-setting for patents, trade marks, copyright etc.; sovereign space for developing countries and LDCs to implement IPR laws in tune with their stage of development; and a greater role for non-government organisations and activist groups in WIPO's consultation process. Though there is no voice within the organisation against the adoption of a development agenda, serious differences on the very concept, priorities and roadmaps are bound to arise in taking the proposal forward. Nevertheless, some facts need to be acknowledged as a starting point. First, WIPO (like the WTO) is an organisation of 183 member-countries and reflects divergences and inequalities in their political-economic strengths. Secondly, in historical terms, intellectual property rights have played a progressive role in making available to societies as a whole state-of-the art advances in every field, in consideration of a limited monopoly or royalty for creators and inventors (and, increasingly, for corporations, universities and publishers, to whom the rights are assigned by the creators). Thirdly, there is a substantial difference between the limited monopoly that is given to creators/assignees of any IP to encourage innovation and the market monopoly that entities like big corporations enjoy, and a clear distinction needs to be maintained between the two. The hindu - 09/08/2006. Kindest regards, N.Kumar, INCOIS Library, INCOIS, Hyderabad. Dear Professionals, The following article published in "The Hindu" on 09/08/2006. It is interesting about WIPO. Now a development agenda for WIPO The decision of member-countries of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), acting through its Provisional Committee, to refer the issue of a Development Agenda for this United Nations-affiliated body to its General Assembly in September marks a new stage in the global debate on the role of intellectual property. The decision runs parallel to happenings at the GATT/WTO, where the nearly six-decade-old mechanism has been forced to add a development dimension to the current round of trade negotiations since the Qatar ministerial meeting. This is not surprising because intellectual property rights (IPRs) are very much part of a broader system commonly identified as the market economy functioning within a multi-party parliamentary democratic setup, just as free trade and freedom of enterprise are. It was only two years ago that Brazil and Argentina came out with an initial proposal that WIPO should look beyond its traditional standard-setting activities in respect of IPRs and reflect the development needs of the developing and the least developed countries (LDCs). The duo was later supported by 12 other developing countries (India is not one of them) and together they have submitted a total of 111 proposals for consideration under a possible action framework for a development agenda. As could be expected, demands that have arisen in the wake of the debate within WIPO's internal committees on the new initiative include: "balancing of public interest and rights of owners of IP"; combating the tendency towards a "one-size-fits-all" approach in standard-setting for patents, trade marks, copyright etc.; sovereign space for developing countries and LDCs to implement IPR laws in tune with their stage of development; and a greater role for non-government organisations and activist groups in WIPO's consultation process. Though there is no voice within the organisation against the adoption of a development agenda, serious differences on the very concept, priorities and roadmaps are bound to arise in taking the proposal forward. Nevertheless, some facts need to be acknowledged as a starting point. First, WIPO (like the WTO) is an organisation of 183 member-countries and reflects divergences and inequalities in their political-economic strengths. Secondly, in historical terms, intellectual property rights have played a progressive role in making available to societies as a whole state-of-the art advances in every field, in consideration of a limited monopoly or royalty for creators and inventors (and, increasingly, for corporations, universities and publishers, to whom the rights are assigned by the creators). Thirdly, there is a substantial difference between the limited monopoly that is given to creators/assignees of any IP to encourage innovation and the market monopoly that entities like big corporations enjoy, and a clear distinction needs to be maintained between the two. The hindu - 09/08/2006. Kindest regards, N.Kumar, INCOIS Library, INCOIS, Hyderabad. http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigclick.cgi/www.rediff.com/signa… http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigimpress.cgi/www.rediff.com/sig…

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After retirment
by Mailing List Manager 09 Aug '06

09 Aug '06

Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2006 04:50:58 -0700 (PDT) From: ranjit dharmapurikar <d_ranjit(a)yahoo.com> Dear All, Iam opening a topic for discussion. All service librarians are going to retir as per the government rules. My point is what should be done after retirement. Library service is a professional task. Even after retirement a librarian can do lot of things related to this profession. In order to spent time happily one can cultivate habbit of reading among the society. One can open a library. There are lot of opportunities to work. You can also suggest other opportunities. Let us start suggesting....... with regards, ranjit

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Article Request
by Mailing List Manager 09 Aug '06

09 Aug '06

Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2006 18:04:08 +0530 From: Dr. Arun K. Chakraborty <akc(a)bic.boseinst.ernet.in> Dear All We require the following articles (PDF files) from Journal of Theoretical Biology. 1. O G Berg, Journal of Theoretical Biology 71, 587 (1978) 2. D. R. Rigney et al., Journal of Theoretical Biology 69, 761 (1977) 3. D. R. Rigney et al., J. Theoretical Biology 79, 247 (1979) These papers are available in the Science Direct archive. Thanks. DR. ARUN KUMAR CHAKRABORTY LIBRARIAN BOSE INSTITUTE, KOLKATA, INDIA MAIN CAMPUS: 93/1 A.P.C. ROAD, KOLKATA 700 009 INDIA PH: 91-33-2350 2402/03, FAX: 91-33-2350-6790 CENTENARY CAMPUS : P1/12 CIT SCHEME - VII-M, KOLKATA 700 054 INDIA PH: 91-33-2355 9544, 9416, 9219 FAX: 91-33-2355 3886 Ph(Res): 33-2672 1192, 3892, E-MAIL: akc(a)bic.boseinst.ernet.in

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Amazon Library Processing
by Mailing List Manager 09 Aug '06

09 Aug '06

Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2006 17:11:59 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> --> Amazon Library Processing Prepares Books for Library Shelves by Barbara Quint By now, every book reader must have received at least one box from Amazon emblazoned with the Amazon swoosh and the slogan "And You're Done." Now libraries can order books and other media, such as CDs and DVDs, from Amazon (http://www.amazon.com) and receive the material ready to go from box to shelf, ensuring that libraries too-like Amazon-aholic individuals everywhere-are done. --> http://www.infotoday.com/newsbreaks/nb060807-2.shtml

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iSIM Lecture Series - August 11,2006
by Shalini R.Urs 09 Aug '06

09 Aug '06

International School of Information Management University of Mysore in association with Computer Society of India, Mysore Chapter Special Lecture On WIRELESS SECURITY: Threats and Solutions By Dr. Srinivas Sampalli Professor and 3M Teaching Fellow, Faculty of Computer Science Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Prof. K. Chidananda Gowda Former Vice Chancellor Kuvempu University Will preside Date & Time: August 11: 11 AM Venue: Vidyanidhi Seminar Hall Department of Library and Information Science Manasagangotri, Mysore All are cordially invited --- Abstract of the talk: Wireless networks based on the popular 802.11 standard (Wi-Fi) are vulnerable to a number of intrusions such as eavesdropping, meet-in-the-middle, data modification and denial of service. These intrusions can be launched easily when the network has security mechanisms at the minimum level (e.g. MAC filtering) or at the medium level (WEP). Even with high-level security protocols such as WPA1 and WPA2 in place, many of these intrusions are still possible. This talk will focus on the risks and vulnerabilities that exist in 802.11 wireless networks at various security levels. Tools and techniques used by hackers to exploit these vulnerabilities will be identified. Lessons learned from past security protocols and shortcomings in emerging security standards will be examined. Three prototypes which have been designed at Dalhousie University under the Dalhousie-Industry Canada project on wireless security for the detection and prevention of intrusions on 802.11 networks will be discussed. The talk will include demos of how these techniques will detect and prevent intrusions at different security levels on wireless LANs. Speakers Biography Srinivas (Srini) Sampalli is a Professor and 3M Teaching Fellow and teaches in the Faculty of Computer Science at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He has been researching in the area of security and quality of service in wireless and wireline networks. Specifically, he has been involved in research projects on protocol vulnerabilities, security best practices, risk mitigation and analysis, and the design of secure networks. He was the Dalhousie principal investigator for the Secure Active VPN Environment (SAVE) project sponsored by the Canadian Institute for Telecommunications Research (CITR), a National Center for Excellence, and is currently the principal investigator for the Wireless Security project sponsored by Industry Canada. Dr. Sampalli has received many teaching awards, at the faculty, university and regional levels. In 2005, he received the 3M Teaching Fellowship, Canadas national teaching award. -- Dr. Shalini R. Urs Executive Director International School of Information Management University of Mysore Mysore 570006 India Tele: 91-821-2514699 Fax: 91-821-2519209 www.isim.ac.in www.vidyanidhi.org.in/shaliniurs.htm

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Marketing The Library
by Mukesh - Monitor 08 Aug '06

08 Aug '06

The following news may be of interest to the participants / organizers of the event: New library offers more than just books: On Aug. 27, the new San Mateo Public Library will open its doors to an anticipated 3,000 daily visitors - hopefully without a hitch. "Our main goal was to increase services," said the librarian. "We'll have bigger collections and services for all members of society. It will be the same as the old library, only more so." for complete story, click the link below: http://www.smdailyjournal.com/article_preview.php?id=62484 Best Wishes - - Mukesh Anand you can now subscribe to e-mail updates from librarian's favorite blog : http://monitorlinks.typepad.com = = = The following news may be of interest to the participants / organizers of the event: New library offers more than just books: On Aug. 27, the new San Mateo Public Library will open its doors to an anticipated 3,000 daily visitors - hopefully without a hitch. "Our main goal was to increase services," said the librarian. "We'll have bigger collections and services for all members of society. It will be the same as the old library, only more so." for complete story, click the link below: http://www.smdailyjournal.com/article_preview.php?id=62484 http://www.smdailyjournal.com/article_preview.php?id=62484 Best Wishes - - Mukesh Anand you can now subscribe to e-mail updates from librarian's favorite blog : http://monitorlinks.typepad.com http://monitorlinks.typepad.com = = =

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Refresher and orientation programmes-Dates
by Mailing List Manager 08 Aug '06

08 Aug '06

Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2006 04:20:57 +0100 (BST) From: Manivannan s <librarianmani(a)yahoo.co.in> Dear Friends, I like to share the information regarding referesher course, which may be useful to some of our members for their career advancement. Library Science :- J & K University of Kashmir,Srinagar ASC From 01-01-07 Kerala University of Kerala,Kerala ASC 09-05-06 to 30-05-06 University of Mumbai, Mumbai ASC 04-01-07 to 24-01-07 M.S. University of Pune ,Pune ASC 08-09-06 to 28-09-06 W.B. University of Calcutta ,Kolkatta ASC 01-09-06 to 21-09-06 Library Science(NB) :- Pondicherry Pondicherry University ,Pondicherry ASC 09-09-06 to 29-09-06 Library & Information Science :- A.P. Osmania University ,Hyderabad ASC 15-12-06 to 05-01-07 Goa Goa University ,Goa ASC 06-06-06 to 26-06-06 U.P. Aligarh Muslim University , Aligarh ASC 01-11-06 to 21-11-06 Library & Information Science(ID) :- Karnataka Bangalore University , Bangalore ASC 10-11-06 to 31-11-06 Orientation programmes and full list of Refresher course on different subjects can be accessed through http://www.ugc.ac.in/policy/refer_courses06-07.pdf with regards S.Manivannan Dr.S.Manivannan Librarian M.N.M. Jain Engineering College Chennai-96 Mailing List Manager <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: Date: 3 Aug 2006 07:53:42 -0000 From: Sheetal Tank Can i get the schedule of Refresher / orientation courses that will be held in India this year or in the year 2007 in the field of Library and information science? Sheetal D. Tank Libraian,AITS, RAJKOT _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum --------------------------------- Here�s a new way to find what you're looking for - Yahoo! Answers

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MDP
by Vrushali Rane 07 Aug '06

07 Aug '06

SVKM's NMIMS (Deemed University) <<ole0.bmp>> presents One Day Seminar On Marketing @ Your Library September 30, 2006 MDP Centre, NMIMS Mumbai Seminar Coordinator Vrushali Rane Librarian librarian(a)nmims.edu Rationale To be competitive with other libraries and information providers, libraries have to offer customers premier access to information and technology. This means every employee is responsible for ensuring that customers have a good experience with the library and that customers are aware about all the services and facilities offered by the library. Empowering library employees to address customer's needs sounds ideal-but how is it put into practice? Marketing @ Your Library provides a clearinghouse of resources and ideas for sharing materials, skills and strategies to promote your library. Marketing should be a responsibility of all who have a stake in the survival of the Library facilities and the services & collections it offers its community of users. This seminar will introduce the basic concepts of marketing, which emphasizes the relationship between a library and its stakeholders as well as marketing and technology. It will demonstrate how to conduct a successful marketing campaign in your library. The seminar focuses on what everyone on your staff needs to know about marketing, how it relates to good customer service and their role. Participants will learn basic marketing principles, how to promote good two-way communication between the library and its key audiences, how to develop and deliver an effective message, how to harness the power of word-of-mouth marketing and build the library's sales force. For Whom The seminar is designed for Librarians, Information Professionals, Library Managers, and Library Science students who consider marketing as a viable tool to promote library services, information products and new technology in meeting users need more effectively and effectively. Content * Introduction to the program * Concept of Marketing * Components of Marketing * Pricing Issues in Marketing * Marketing in context of academic and corporate libraries * Marketing in digital age * Vendor Presentation * Discussion and Feedback * Action plan by each participant based on feedback * Closing remarks and participants evaluation of program Methodology Experienced professionals from Library and Information Science area will conduct the session. The workshop will be based on interactive discussions using lectures, presentations and various online demonstrations. The classroom atmosphere will be informal and interactive. Date September 30, 2006 (Saturday) Time 9.30am - 5.30pm Registration 9.30am - 10.00am Fees Participation fees is Rs. 500/- (inclusive of service tax) on a non - residential basis. This fees includes reading material, tea and lunch. Payment The cheque/DD to be drawn in favour of "SVKM's NMIMS" payable at Mumbai. About the Faculty 1. Dr. Hiremath - Librarian - UTI Capital Markets 2. Mr. Manjunath - Chief Librarian - IGIDR 3. Ms. Madhuri Gharpure - Librarian - HDFC 4. Vendor Presentation - Science Direct About the Institute Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal, a Public Charitable Trust is committed to the cause of providing high quality education at various levels. With a string of gems of institutions in various disciplines under its belt, the Mandal set up in 1981, Narsee Monjee Institute of Management & Higher Studies (NMIMS). NMIMS is rated as one of the top ten management institutes in the country. NMIMS, an ISO 9001-2000 certified Deemed University has received the Golden Peacock National Training Award in the category of Large Training Provider for the year 2004. The Institute has also received the Best Management Institute for the year 2004-2005. The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), an autonomous institution of the University Grants Commission (UGC) has accredited NMIMS (Deemed University) with Grade 'A' (Score 85-90%) The Institute has 70 full-time faculty (including 30 Ph.D) with a strong industry and academic background and over 150 Associate Faculty occupying senior positions in the company bring industry experience to the classroom. The faculty at NMIMS has culled out the essence of their learning with these industry interface and are now presenting this in the form of state-of-the-art modern Management Development Programmes, designed to meet the needs of tomorrow's industry. From, Vrushali Rane Librarian Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (Deemed University) V.L.Mehta Road, JVPD Scheme, Vile Parle (W), Mumbai 400056. Tel: 26134577 / 26183688 Ext 184 Fax: 26114512 E-mail: librarian(a)nmims.edu Coordinator- MDP Narsee Monjee Institute Of Management Studies (Deemed University) J.V.P.D. Scheme, Vile Parle (W), Mumbai 400 056. Ph: 26183688/26143177, Ext: 321/139/184 Fax: 26114512. Email ID: chairperson.mdp(a)nmims.edu; coordinator.mdp(a)nmims.edu MDP SVKM’s NMIMS (Deemed University) No%20AttachName presents One Day Seminar On Marketing @ Your Library September 30, 2006 MDP Centre, NMIMS Mumbai Seminar Coordinator Vrushali Rane Librarian librarian(a)nmims.edu Rationale To be competitive with other libraries and information providers, libraries have to offer customers premier access to information and technology. This means every employee is responsible for ensuring that customers have a good experience with the library and that customers are aware about all the services and facilities offered by the library. Empowering library employees to address customer’s needs sounds ideal-but how is it put into practice? Marketing @ Your Library provides a clearinghouse of resources and ideas for sharing materials, skills and strategies to promote your library. Marketing should be a responsibility of all who have a stake in the survival of the Library facilities and the services & collections it offers its community of users. This seminar will introduce the basic concepts of marketing, which emphasizes the relationship between a library and its stakeholders as well as marketing and technology. It will demonstrate how to conduct a successful marketing campaign in your library. The seminar focuses on what everyone on your staff needs to know about marketing, how it relates to good customer service and their role. Participants will learn basic marketing principles, how to promote good two-way communication between the library and its key audiences, how to develop and deliver an effective message, how to harness the power of word-of-mouth marketing and build the library's sales force. For Whom The seminar is designed for Librarians, Information Professionals, Library Managers, and Library Science students who consider marketing as a viable tool to promote library services, information products and new technology in meeting users need more effectively and effectively. Content · Introduction to the program · Concept of Marketing · Components of Marketing · Pricing Issues in Marketing · Marketing in context of academic and corporate libraries · Marketing in digital age · Vendor Presentation · Discussion and Feedback · Action plan by each participant based on feedback · Closing remarks and participants evaluation of program Methodology Experienced professionals from Library and Information Science area will conduct the session. The workshop will be based on interactive discussions using lectures, presentations and various online demonstrations. The classroom atmosphere will be informal and interactive. Date September 30, 2006 (Saturday) Time 9.30am - 5.30pm Registration 9.30am - 10.00am Fees Participation fees is Rs. 500/- (inclusive of service tax) on a non - residential basis. This fees includes reading material, tea and lunch. Payment The cheque/DD to be drawn in favour of “SVKM’s NMIMS” payable at Mumbai. About the Faculty 1. Dr. Hiremath - Librarian - UTI Capital Markets 2. Mr. Manjunath - Chief Librarian - IGIDR 3. Ms. Madhuri Gharpure - Librarian - HDFC 4. Vendor Presentation - Science Direct About the Institute Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal, a Public Charitable Trust is committed to the cause of providing high quality education at various levels. With a string of gems of institutions in various disciplines under its belt, the Mandal set up in 1981, Narsee Monjee Institute of Management & Higher Studies (NMIMS). NMIMS is rated as one of the top ten management institutes in the country. NMIMS, an ISO 9001-2000 certified Deemed University has received the Golden Peacock National Training Award in the category of Large Training Provider for the year 2004. The Institute has also received the Best Management Institute for the year 2004-2005. The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), an autonomous institution of the University Grants Commission (UGC) has accredited NMIMS (Deemed University) with Grade ‘A’ (Score 85-90%) The Institute has 70 full-time faculty (including 30 Ph.D) with a strong industry and academic background and over 150 Associate Faculty occupying senior positions in the company bring industry experience to the classroom. The faculty at NMIMS has culled out the essence of their learning with these industry interface and are now presenting this in the form of state-of-the-art modern Management Development Programmes, designed to meet the needs of tomorrow’s industry. From, Vrushali Rane Librarian Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (Deemed University) V.L.Mehta Road, JVPD Scheme, Vile Parle (W), Mumbai 400056. Tel: 26134577 / 26183688 Ext 184 Fax: 26114512 E-mail: librarian(a)nmims.edu Coordinator- MDP Narsee Monjee Institute Of Management Studies (Deemed University) J.V.P.D. Scheme, Vile Parle (W), Mumbai 400 056. Ph: 26183688/26143177, Ext: 321/139/184 Fax: 26114512. Email ID: chairperson.mdp(a)nmims.edu; coordinator.mdp(a)nmims.edu

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Refresher and orientation programmes
by Mailing List Manager 07 Aug '06

07 Aug '06

Date: 3 Aug 2006 07:53:42 -0000 From: Sheetal Tank <sheetal_tank(a)rediffmail.com> Can i get the schedule of Refresher / orientation courses that will be held in India this year or in the year 2007 in the field of Library and information science? Sheetal D. Tank Libraian,AITS, RAJKOT

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NCL site receives Manthan award 2006
by Krishnan 07 Aug '06

07 Aug '06

We are pleased to inform you that the site IndFauna site developed at the National Chemical Lab has received the Manthan award under the e-environment category http://www.ncbi.org.in The Manthan award is conducted in the framework of the world summit award and the united nations world summit on information society. For details see http://www.manthanaward.com Krishnan

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WORKSHOP - Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Librayr Science
by SRELS 07 Aug '06

07 Aug '06

Dear Sir : Kindly arrange to insert the following WORKSHOP announcement by the Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science for the benefit of Lis-forum Members. Yours sincerely, K.N. Prasad Executive Officer Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, 702, 42nd Cross, III Block, Rajajianagar, Bangalore 560 010 - - -- - - - - -- - -- - Workshop on GSDL and DSpace for Development of Repositories (4-7 September 2006) Organized by Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, Bangalore Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, 702, 'Upstairs', 42nd Cross, III Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore 560 010. Ph: (080) 23305109 ; E-mail: srels(a)vsnl.com WORKSHOP OBJECTIVE The objective of this workshop is to provide intensive training in developing Institutional Repositories using the current versions of Open Source Softwares GSDL and DSpace. The target audience includes the librarians, information professionals and others interested in building document repositories. WORKSHOP CONTENT The Workshop is designed to facilitate the participation in creating state-of-the-art Institutional Repositories using GSDL and DSpace in the Windows platform. It includes software installation, configuration, customiza-tion and other related workflow operations, content development and management, designing and creating standard metadata sets to describe digital-objects and encoding it in standard markup formats. The four-day workshop shall cover Open Access Concepts, Institutional Repositories, GSDL, DSpace, and metadata standards. THE PRIME FOCUS AREAS ARE: * Institutional Repositories: Open Access, Archives, OAI, OAI-PMH working principles * GSDL: Overview, Installation, Operations * DSpace: Overview, Installation, Operations * Metadata Standards: Concepts, Dublin Core, METS and MODS * Hands on Sessions WORKSHOP - EXPECTED RESULTS At the end of the workshop, each of the participants is expected to be well-versed in the installation of the software packages to set up and develop institutional repositories. WORKSHOP FEE Those interested are invited to register for the Workshop on or before 20th August 2006 on payment of Rs. 3,500/- by DD or local Cheque drawn in favour of 'Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science'. Please Note: The Registration closes on 20th August 2006. If need be, photocopy this for multiple copies. Please send your payment with registration form to: Dr. K.N. Prasad, Executive Officer, Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, 702, 42nd Cross, III Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore 560 010 The duly filled in form should be forwarded to the Executive Officer, Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, 702, 42nd Cross, III Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore 560 010 on or before 20th August 2006 RESOURCE PERSONS Dr. M.G. Sreekumar (on GSDL) Unesco Coordinator for Promotion of GSDL in South Asia Librarian and Head, Center for Development of Digital Libraries Indian Institution of Management Kozhikode IIMK Campus Post Calicut - 673570, Kerala Ph: (0495) 2809140 E-mail: mgsree(a)iimk.ac.in Dr. M. Krishnamurthy (on DSpace) Librarian Indian Statistical Institute 8th Mile, Mysore Road R.V. College Post Bangalore 560 065 Ph: (080) 28483002 (Extn. 316) E-mail: krishna(a)isibang.ac.in WORKSHOP COORDINATOR Dr. K.N. Prasad Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, Bangalore REGISTRATION FORM Workshop on GSDL and DSpace for Development of Repositories 4-7 September 2006 Name : Designation : Name of the Institution : Mailing Address : Pin code : Phone : E-mail : Payment Details : Amount : DD/Cheque No./Date : Bank Name and Branch : Sponsoring Authority : (seal and signature) Dear Sir : Kindly arrange to insert the following WORKSHOP announcement by the Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science for the benefit of Lis-forum Members. Yours sincerely, K.N. Prasad Executive Officer Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, 702, 42 nd Cross, III Block, Rajajianagar, Bangalore 560 010 - - -- - - - - -- - -- - Workshop on GSDL and DSpace for Development of Repositories (4-7 September 2006) Organized by Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, Bangalore Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, 702, 'Upstairs', 42nd Cross, III Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore 560 010. Ph: (080) 23305109 ; E-mail: mailto:srels@vsnl.com srels(a)vsnl.com WORKSHOP OBJECTIVE The objective of this workshop is to provide intensive training in developing Institutional Repositories using the current versions of Open Source Softwares GSDL and DSpace. The target audience includes the librarians, information professionals and others interested in building document repositories. WORKSHOP CONTENT The Workshop is designed to facilitate the participation in creating state-of-the-art Institutional Repositories using GSDL and DSpace in the Windows platform. It includes software installation, configuration, customiza-tion and other related workflow operations, content development and management, designing and creating standard metadata sets to describe digital-objects and encoding it in standard markup formats. The four-day workshop shall cover Open Access Concepts, Institutional Repositories, GSDL, DSpace, and metadata standards. THE PRIME FOCUS AREAS ARE: * Institutional Repositories: Open Access, Archives, OAI, OAI-PMH working principles * GSDL: Overview, Installation, Operations * DSpace: Overview, Installation, Operations * Metadata Standards: Concepts, Dublin Core, METS and MODS * Hands on Sessions WORKSHOP - EXPECTED RESULTS At the end of the workshop, each of the participants is expected to be well-versed in the installation of the software packages to set up and develop institutional repositories. WORKSHOP FEE Those interested are invited to register for the Workshop on or before 20th August 2006 on payment of Rs. 3,500/- by DD or local Cheque drawn in favour of 'Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science'. Please Note: The Registration closes on 20th August 2006. If need be, photocopy this for multiple copies. Please send your payment with registration form to: Dr. K.N. Prasad, Executive Officer, Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, 702, 42nd Cross, III Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore 560 010 The duly filled in form should be forwarded to the Executive Officer, Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, 702, 42nd Cross, III Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore 560 010 on or before 20th August 2006 RESOURCE PERSONS Dr. M.G. Sreekumar (on GSDL) Unesco Coordinator for Promotion of GSDL in South Asia Librarian and Head, Center for Development of Digital Libraries Indian Institution of Management Kozhikode IIMK Campus Post Calicut - 673570, Kerala Ph: (0495) 2809140 E-mail: mailto:mgsree@iimk.ac.in mgsree(a)iimk.ac.in Dr. M. Krishnamurthy (on DSpace) Librarian Indian Statistical Institute 8th Mile, Mysore Road R.V. College Post Bangalore 560 065 Ph: (080) 28483002 (Extn. 316) E-mail: mailto:krishna@isibang.ac.in krishna(a)isibang.ac.in WORKSHOP COORDINATOR Dr. K.N. Prasad Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, Bangalore REGISTRATION FORM Workshop on GSDL and DSpace for Development of Repositories 4-7 September 2006 Name : Designation : Name of the Institution : Mailing Address : Pin code : Phone : E-mail : Payment Details : Amount : DD/Cheque No./Date : Bank Name and Branch : Sponsoring Authority : (seal and signature)

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iSIM-NIFT Training Workshop on Digital Libraries: A brief report
by angrosh 07 Aug '06

07 Aug '06

iSIM-NIFT Training Workshop on Digital Libraries, July 31 August 5, 2006 - A brief report - The International School of Information Management (iSIM), University of Mysore, ran a Training Workshop on Digital Libraries for the LIS professionals working in the National Institute of Information Technology (NIFT) during 31st July 3006 to 5th August 2006. Fifteen Information professionals from different NIFT centers across the country participated in the workshop. The objective of the Workshop was to equip participants with the knowledge and skill sets required to build digital libraries in the domain of Fashion Technology. The key topics of engagement in the six day Training Workshop included: · Roadmap for NIFT Resource Centers · Issues and challenges of building digital libraries · Understanding the Digitization Process scanning, OCRing and conversion · Dublin Core Metadata Standards, VRA 3.0 Standards for Visual Culture and VRA 3.0 based Cataloguing Standards for Fashion Collections. · Mapping and cross walking between MARC 21, Dublin Core and VRA Core 3.0 · Creating Databases in CDS/ISIS employing VRA 3.0 standards · Installing Green Stone Digital Library Software 2.7W and building collections of fashions · Converting CDS/ISIS Databases to GSDL · Working with DSpace 1.2.2 on Windows The Programme delivery was hand-on, each candidate with a computer and Internet connection. During the course of this training programme, the participants identified and selected images of Indian fashions, catalogued them using the VRA Core 3.0 based cataloguing standards, designed and developed a database in CDS/ISIS, configured the database into a digital library deploying the GSDL. Participants also built collections and communities in DSpace environment as well. The programme concluded with Shri B. J. Hosmath, IFS, Registrar, University of Mysore delivering the valedictory address and distributing certificates to participants. The Training Programme was coordinated by Prof. Shalini R. Urs, Executive Director, iSIM and Dr. Sanjeev Kumar, Deputy Director, NIFT. The Training Programme was conducted with the assistance of iSIM Team of Angrosh M. A., Joel Sandeep, Karthik N., Mohammed Minhaj, Pradeep Kumar H. T. and Rekha S. --------- --------- Mr. Angrosh M. A. Project Manager International School of Information Management University of Mysore Mysore - 570 006 Tel: +91 821 2514699 Fax: +91 821 2519209 www.isim.ac.in

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FREE TRAIL ACCESS TO SPRINGER E RESOURCES
by S.F KATTIMANI 07 Aug '06

07 Aug '06

TRIAL ACCESS TO FREE SPRINGER E RESOURCE ACQUISITION LIST OF TITLES FOR TRIAL ACCESS *Trial Access* Jem Title Code ISSN online version 1 Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing 10470 1573-1979 2 Computational Mechanics 466 1432-0924 3 The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology 170 1433-3015 4 International Journal of Information Security 10207 1615-5270 5 Journal of Materials Science Materials in Electronics 10854 1573-482X 6 Journal of Network and Systems Management 10922 1573-7705 7 The Journal of VLSI Signal Processing 11265 1573-109X 8 Machine Translation 10590 1573-0573 9 Machine Vision and Applications 138 1432-1769 10 Heat & Mass Transfer 231 1432-1181 CONTACT PERSON Kakali Mudgal Executive - Sales Support Springer India Pvt Ltd 906-907, Akashdeep Building Barakhamba Road,New Delhi- 110001 kakali.mudgal(a)springer.co.in Phone +91-011-2335-8590 Fax +91-011-2335-8716 -- S.F.KATTIMANI LIBRARIAN CITY ENGINEERING COLLEGE KANAKAPURA ROAD DODDAKALLASANDRA BANGALORE 560062 MOB: 9343556559 TRIAL ACCESS TO FREE SPRINGER E RESOURCE ACQUISITION LIST OF TITLES FOR TRIAL ACCESS Trial Access Jem Title Code ISSN online version 1 Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing 10470 1573-1979 2 Computational Mechanics 466 1432-0924 3 The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology 170 1433-3015 4 International Journal of Information Security 10207 1615-5270 5 Journal of Materials Science Materials in Electronics 10854 1573-482X 6 Journal of Network and Systems Management 10922 1573-7705 7 The Journal of VLSI Signal Processing 11265 1573-109X 8 Machine Translation 10590 1573-0573 9 Machine Vision and Applications 138 1432-1769 10 Heat & Mass Transfer 231 1432-1181 CONTACT PERSON Kakali Mudgal Executive - Sales Support Springer India Pvt Ltd 906-907, Akashdeep Building Barakhamba Road,New Delhi- 110001 mailto:kakali.mudgal@springer.co.in kakali.mudgal(a)springer.co.in Phone +91-011-2335-8590 Fax +91-011-2335-8716 -- S.F.KATTIMANI LIBRARIAN CITY ENGINEERING COLLEGE KANAKAPURA ROAD DODDAKALLASANDRA BANGALORE 560062 MOB: 9343556559

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Tax whip on bookman with mission
by P Venkata Rao 07 Aug '06

07 Aug '06

The article may be of interest to the members: Please read on: CHANDIGARH: Ever thought in a democratic country, where education is one of the basic rights, a person could be asked to pay a tax for making people more knowledgeable? Ask Jaswant Singh, an NRI, who's giving Rs 22,080 per annum as tax for helping people develop love for the books. Singh, a retired librarian from Michigan in USA, decided to introduce reading culture among people in Punjab, his native state. For the purpose, he set up a mobile library with a huge investment. Singh did not receive a penny as grant for his project. However, he spends Rs three lakh annually on books and salaries of three persons employed by him to look after the library. "Apart from it, I have to shell out Rs 5520 every third month (annually Rs 22, 080) as road tax for taking my mobile library to the villages around Ahmadgarh in Sangrur district," says Singh. Full article at: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1863442.cms Regards P Venkata Rao ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ P Venkata Rao Librarian M G State Institute of Public Administration,Punjab (MGSIPAP) Institutional Area, Sector 26 Chandigarh 160019, INDIA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ Phone: 91-172-2793588 / 91 Extn: 220 Fax: 91-172-2793588 / 91 Extn: 400 Email: pvrao(a)mgsipap.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------

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Microsoft supports open access
by Subbiah Arunachalam 06 Aug '06

06 Aug '06

Friends: Microsoft supports open access and has supported the work of one of OA's leading lights Herbert van de Sompel. Best wishes. Arun ------- From Peter Suber's blog "Open Access News" Beyond OAI interoperability for OA repositories Jeroen Bekaert and Herbert Van de Sompel, Augmenting Interoperability Across Scholarly Repositories. The final report of the meeting of the same title co-sponsored by Microsoft, the Mellon Foundation, CNI, DLF, and JISC (New York, April 20-21, 2006). Undated but apparently released this week. (Thanks to Stuart Weibel, who participated in the meeting for OCLC.) Excerpt: Under guidance of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), the digital Library Federation (DLF), the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) and Microsoft, a meeting was held aimed at identifying concrete steps that could be taken to augment interoperability across heterogeneous scholarly repositories. The specific goal of the meeting was to try and reach a common understanding regarding a data model and a limited set of core, protocol-based repository interfaces that would allow services and downstream applications to interact with heterogeneous repositories in a consistent manner. Such repository interfaces include interfaces that support locating, identifying, harvesting, obtaining and depositing compound digital objects. The meeting was attended by repository software representatives from such repository systems as DSpace, EPrints, and Fedora; content repository representatives from such organizations and companies as ARTStore, arXiv, Citeseer, Harvard Open Content, Nature Publishing; and technology advisors from such projects as aDORe, Pathways, Aquifer, Eduserv Foundation, NSDL and the DSpace Chinese Federation Project. Friends: Microsoft supports open access and has supported the work of one of OA's leading lights Herbert van de Sompel. Best wishes. Arun ------- From Peter Suber's blog "Open Access News" Beyond OAI interoperability for OA repositories Jeroen Bekaert and Herbert Van de Sompel, http://msc.mellon.org/Meetings/Interop/FinalReport Augmenting Interoperability Across Scholarly Repositories . The final report of the http://msc.mellon.org/Meetings/Interop/ meeting of the same title co-sponsored by Microsoft , the Mellon Foundation, CNI, DLF, and JISC (New York, April 20-21, 2006). Undated but apparently released this week. (Thanks to http://weibel-lines.typepad.com/weibelines/2006/08/microsoft_the_m.html Stuart Weibel , who participated in the meeting for OCLC.) Excerpt: Under guidance of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), the digital Library Federation (DLF), the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) and Microsoft, a meeting was held aimed at identifying concrete steps that could be taken to augment interoperability across heterogeneous scholarly repositories. The specific goal of the meeting was to try and reach a common understanding regarding a data model and a limited set of core, protocol-based repository interfaces that would allow services and downstream applications to interact with heterogeneous repositories in a consistent manner. Such repository interfaces include interfaces that support locating, identifying, harvesting, obtaining and depositing compound digital objects. The meeting was attended by repository software representatives from such repository systems as DSpace, EPrints, and Fedora; content repository representatives from such organizations and companies as ARTStore, arXiv, Citeseer, Harvard Open Content, Nature Publishing; and technology advisors from such projects as aDORe, Pathways, Aquifer, Eduserv Foundation, NSDL and the DSpace Chinese Federation Project.

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Fw: [DDN] Jimmy Wales announces Wikipedia/$100 laptop alliance, Wikiversity, Wikiwyg
by Subbiah Arunachalam 05 Aug '06

05 Aug '06

Here is a message I received today. A few Indian companies are making low-cost computers and they might like to include Wikipedia. Best wishes. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] ------------------------------ Sent: Friday, August 04, 2006 7:31 PM Subject: [DDN] Jimmy Wales announces Wikipedia/$100 laptop alliance, Wikiversity, Wikiwyg Today at the second annual Wikimania conference, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales announced that MIT's $100 laptops will all include a copy of Wikipedia. He also announced the launch of Wikiversity, an online community for generating learning materials, and Wikiwyg, a easy-to-use interface for editing Wikipedia, developed in conjunction with SocialText. More here: http://www.andycarvin.com/archives/2006/08/jimmy_wales_announce.html

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Library Trainee
by Vrushali Rane 05 Aug '06

05 Aug '06

NMIMS Library requires Library Trainee for a period of 6 months @Rs. 3000/- per month. Interested candidates may e-mail their resumes. Thanks & Regards Vrushali Rane Librarian Narsee Monjee Institute of Management & Higher Studies (Deemed University) V.L.Mehta Road, JVPD Scheme, Vile Parle (W) Mumbai 400056. Maharashtra. India Tel: 26134577 / 26183688 Ext 184 E-mail: librarian(a)nmims.edu Library Trainee NMIMS Library requires Library Trainee for a period of 6 months @Rs. 3000/- per month. Interested candidates may e-mail their resumes. Thanks & Regards Vrushali Rane Librarian Narsee Monjee Institute of Management & Higher Studies (Deemed University) V.L.Mehta Road, JVPD Scheme, Vile Parle (W) Mumbai 400056. Maharashtra. India Tel: 26134577 / 26183688 Ext 184 E-mail: librarian(a)nmims.edu

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Indian patents information
by A. Tailliart 04 Aug '06

04 Aug '06

I would like to know how I could find information on indian patents. There is the Indian Patent Searchable Database (Ekawsa) : http://www.indianpatents.org.in/db/db.htm (50$/year subscription for results details), or the Indian patent office journal. but what about the legal status (Withdrawn, Ceased, Expired, Sealed, Under Examination, Under Opposition...) of indian patents? Is it available in Ekawsa or in another online search website? I would appreciate your help for any information about indian patents! Best regards, --------------------------------- Découvrez un nouveau moyen de poser toutes vos questions quelque soit le sujet ! Yahoo! Questions/Réponses pour partager vos connaissances, vos opinions et vos expériences. Cliquez ici. I would like to know how I could find information on indian patents. There is the Indian Patent Searchable Database (Ekawsa) : http://www.indianpatents.org.in/db/db.htm http://www.indianpatents.org.in/db/db.htm (50$/year subscription for results details), or the Indian patent office journal. but what about the legal status (Withdrawn, Ceased, Expired, Sealed, Under Examination, Under Opposition...) of indian patents? Is it available in Ekawsa or in another online search website? I would appreciate your help for any information about indian patents! Best regards, Découvrez un nouveau moyen de poser toutes vos questions quelque soit le sujet ! Yahoo! Questions/Réponses pour partager vos connaissances, vos opinions et vos expériences. http://fr.rd.yahoo.com/evt=42054/*http://fr.answers.yahoo.com Cliquez ici .

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One-day Seminar on IPR - 7th August 2006
by Saiful Amin 04 Aug '06

04 Aug '06

Why being Intellectual Property aware equals being intelligent Brain League and EDUTECH invite you to the launch of Value IPR - the first eLearning product on IP aimed exclusively at spreading IP awareness among business 7 August 2006, 3.30 pm to 5.30 pm Taj Residency, 41/3, MG Road, Bangalore Chief Guest & Keynote Speaker Mr Supriyo Dasgupta Legal Counsel - Intellectual Property, Honeywell Asia Pacific Operations, Bangalore will talk on 'IP Awareness and Business Advantage' Guest of Honor & Speaker Mr A Damodaran Professor, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore will speak about 'Need for Intellectual Property Culture and Training' Other Guests of Honor Dr T Ramakrishna Additional Professor of Law at National Law School of India University, Bangalore, and Chairperson of the Intellectual Property Rights Chair of the Ministry of Human Resources and Development at the NLSIU Dr Anindya Sircar Head IPR, Biocon RSVP Sasikala Sreekumar, EDUTECH Ph: 044-2833 2568 Email: Sasikala(a)edutech.com Please join us for tea after the programme For more details go to the following URL: http://www.edutechindia.com/ipr.jpg Regards, Saiful Saiful Amin Information Specialist Edutech India Pvt. Ltd. 2/2 Union Street Off Infantry Road Bangalore 560001, India Tel: +91 80 4112 3437 Mob: +91 93438 26438 Fax: +91 80 4151 7801 www.edutechindia.com "Enhancing knowledge and skills for success, lifelong."

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Calling Melvil Dewey
by vasanth raj 04 Aug '06

04 Aug '06

Dear Sir/ madam, Very interesting developments at the Library of Congress Calling Melvil Dewey Efforts to simplify catalog systems at the Library of Congress may soon make scholarly research a lot more complicated. Many librarians argue that moves by the nations oldest federal cultural institution could hinder the ability of professors and students nationwide to gather information....... http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2006/07/28/library ------------------------- Plz send Your mail to vasanthrz(a)gmail.com Vasantha Raju N --------------------------------- Heres a new way to find what you're looking for - Yahoo! Answers Dear Sir/ madam, Very interesting developments at the Library of Congress Calling Melvil Dewey Efforts to simplify catalog systems at the Library of Congress may soon make scholarly research a lot more complicated. Many librarians argue that moves by the nations oldest federal cultural institution could hinder the ability of professors and students nationwide to gather information....... http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2006/07/28/library http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2006/07/28/library ------------------------- Plz send Your mail to mailto:vasanthrz@gmail.com vasanthrz(a)gmail.com Vasantha Raju N Heres a new way to find what you're looking for - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/yanswers/*http://in.answers.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! Answers

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free tool
by Thapar, Amit 04 Aug '06

04 Aug '06

Effective Brand http://www.effectivebrand.com/ A free tool for creating toolbars. Go to the Gallery and search the toolbars with the word LIBRARY to see how various libraries are using toolbars to improve access for their users. It's a great way to give visibility to little known library resources. Podcasting Legal Guide http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Podcasting_Legal_Guide Find out what legal issues you need to consider before starting your own podcasts, courtesy of legal experts at Creative Commons. amit@urservice Cell: 9855701060 e-mail: amit_thapar(a)yahoo.com URL: http://www.niper.gov.in/ Effective Brand http://www.effectivebrand.com/ http://www.effectivebrand.com/ A free tool for creating toolbars. Go to the Gallery and search the toolbars with the word LIBRARY to see how various libraries are using toolbars to improve access for their users. It's a great way to give visibility to little known library resources. Podcasting Legal Guide http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Podcasting_Legal_Guide http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Podcasting_Legal_Guide Find out what legal issues you need to consider before starting your own podcasts, courtesy of legal experts at Creative Commons. mailto:amit@urservice amit@urservice Cell: 9855701060 e-mail: mailto:amit_thapar@yahoo.com amit_thapar(a)yahoo.com URL: http://www.niper.gov.in/ http://www.niper.gov.in/

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DELNET's PACE PROGRAMMES FOR LIS PROFESSIONALS
by Sangeeta Kaul, Network Manager, DELNET 03 Aug '06

03 Aug '06

Professional Advancement and Continuing Education (PACE) Programmes for L I S Professionals 2006-2007 The Course Outlines for PACE Programmes 2006-2007 Library and Information Science professionals having a degree in Library and Information Science and knowledge of working on computers can participate in the following training programmes. 1. Workshop on Retro-Conversion : Software Support for Libraries These workshops will train working library professionals in creating catalogues in Machine Readable Form using MARC 21 format. Each participant will be provided free of charge a software copy of DelWindows stand-alone package so that the participants when they return are able to start creating standard catalogue records in machine readable format. MARC 21 MARC 21 format is a standard used worldwide for creating the bibliographic records in libraries. DelWindows Retro-conversion and Cataloguing Software developed by DELNET (A New Way of Looking at Library Automation) DelWindows is a menu-driven software with Graphical User Interface (GUI). It is a user-friendly tool for the management of libraries. DelWindows has been designed to computerise the catalogue of any library. DelWindows has been developed and designed in such a way that anyone can operate it very easily with minimal computer knowledge. It is an efficient tool for creating and retrieving bibliographic databases and catalogues under the standard MARC 21 format. It has an effective administration and security system and provides the password for both the System Administrator as well as for the user. This system has major aspects of Data Export and Data Import utilities between various databases. One of the purposes of this workshop is to enable the participant to computerise the library through user-friendly free Library Management DelWindows Software. The workshop will provide practical training on Del-Windows and MARC 21. DELWINDOWS Software: Free of charge to every participant. Workshop Period: 3 days A maximum of 50 participants will be accommodated in each workshop. Dates of the Workshop August 2-4, 2006 September 6-8, 2006 October 9-11, 2006 November 2-4, 2006 December 4-6, 2006 January 4-6, 2007 February 1-3, 2007 March 1-3, 2007 2. Workshop on Digital Libraries : Application of Dspace DELNET is starting a series of training programmes on DSpace during 2006-07 This is an Open Source Software but the software demands extensive training to be given to each member of staff to master its application. Many institutions and organisations around the world have begun to use DSpace for developing digital libraries. DSpace (http://www.dspace.org) is one of the most popular softwares developed jointly by MIT Libraries and HP labs. LDL: Librarians' Digital Library, is the outcome of successful launching of a Digital Library using the DSpace by DRTC ( https://drtc.isibang.ac.in) These workshops are exclusively designed by DELNET to provide hands-on-experience to Library and Information Science Professionals in developing a digital library using DSpace software. Each workshop covers the overview of Dspace, Installation of Dspace, Dspace Administration, Dspace Customisation and the Linux Installation. The workshop also covers Metadata, Dublin Core and planning of digital libraries. A special lab has been developed by DELNET for conducting these workshops which comprise lectures, demonstrations and hands-on practice. Period: 3 days A maximum of 50 participants will be accommodated in each individual workshop. Dates of the Workshop August 17-19, 2006 September 14-16, 2006 October 16-18, 2006 November 13-15, 2006 December 11-13, 2006 January 10-12, 2007 February 12-14, 2007 March 12-14, 2007 3. Workshop on Library Automation and Networking Each workshop will cover in depth the topics related to Library Automation, Networking, Standards, Software solutions, etc. The topics include: 1. Internet Searching 4. Software Solutions 2. Library Automation 5. Library Networking 3. MARC 21 6. Communication Technologies Duration : 3 days A maximum of 50 participants will be accommodated in each individual workshop. Dates of the Workshop August 28-30, 2006 September 21-23, 2006 October 26-28, 2006 November 20-22, 2006 December 26-28, 2006 January 22-24, 2007 February 22-24, 2007 March 19-21, 2007 Registration Fee : DELNET Members : Rs. 3000 per workshop per delegate. Non-Members : Rs. 4000 per workshop per delegate. Students/Research Scholars of LISc : Rs. 1500 per workshop per delegate Note : 25 percent discount will be provided for more than two nominations from the same Institution for same/different workshops. The Registration Fee includes: Workshop Kit (Workshop literature, Software CD for the first two training programmes, Working Lunch/Tea, etc.) Confirmation Each participant who registers for a training programme must obtain a confirmation letter for participation from Network Manager, DELNET (09810329992) in advance. Mode of Payment : Payment be sent by a Demand Draft in favour of DELNET payable at New Delhi. Those in Delhi may send us the payment through cheque. Professional Advancement and Continuing Education Programmes for L I S Professionals 2006 -2007 REGISTRATION FORM I am a LIS professional and have working knowledge of computers. I would like to be considered for participation. My details are as follows: Participant's Name (Ms/Mr/Dr/Prof) :........................................... Designation : ................................................................. Name and Address of the Institution : ......................................... City : State : Telephone :Office : STD : Residence : Mobile : E-mail : Please tick the workshop/s in which you are interested to participate and enter the preferred dates : Preferred Dates 1. Workshop on Retro-Conversion ( ) 2. Workshop on Digital Libraries ( ) 3. Workshop on Library Automation ( ) and Networking Do you require accommodation during the workshop/s? Yes / No If Yes, please contact us immediately, at least three weeks prior to the programme. Demand Draft / Cheque No : Name of the Bank : Amount : Date: Signature Send it to Coordinator: Ms. Sangeeta Kaul Network Manager DELNET Developing Library Network JNU Campus, Nelson Mandela Road Vasant Kunj, New Delhi 110070 Tel. 011-32471010, 32471001, 9810329992 (M) Email: sangs(a)delnet.ren.nic.in _______________________________________________________________________________ Sangeeta Kaul Network Manager DELNET-Developing Library Network JNU Campus Nelson Mandela Road Vasant Kunj New Delhi-110070 Tel: 91-11-32471010, 32471002, 32471011 Web : www.delnet.nic.in ________________________________________________________________________________

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NACLIN 2006 at University of Jammu, Jammu, Sept 27-30, 2006
by Sangeeta Kaul, Network Manager, DELNET 03 Aug '06

03 Aug '06

Ninth National Convention on Knowledge, Library and Information Networking NACLIN 2006 September 27-30, 2006 Jointly Organized by DELNET- Developing Library Network and Department of Library Science & Dhanvantri Library University of Jammu, Jammu Jammu and Kashmir Venue: University of Jammu, Jammu Theme: Roadmap for Modernization of Libraries and Information Centres in the Emerging Knowledge Society Managing modernization is a challenge for today�s knowledge, library and information centres and if managed well, modernization can be a source of competitive advantage. Many knowledge, library and information centres are expanding their growth options by going global with lots of hope and imagination. A proper awareness on the concept of modernization is required before any enterprise implements it. A proper balance needs to be achieved in the backdrop of a diverse atmosphere composed of socio-economic profiles, knowledge levels etc. It must be an inclusive environment possessing variations in characteristics, behaviour, attitudes, performance, thinking and communication patterns which alone leads to value creation for knowledge, library and information centres in the emerging knowledge society. The knowledge, library and information professionals need to monitor regularly the growth of modern ICTs, tools and techniques. It is with this concern that the National Convention on Knowledge, Library and Information Networking (NACLIN 2006) being organized by Delnet in collaboration with the University of Jammu is going to debate various issues on the subject. DELNET - Developing Library Network DELNET is a major resource-sharing library network in South Asia covers a wide spectrum of member-libraries and their resources connecting more than 1000 libraries in thirty states in India and six overseas countries. Delnet is committed to pool the information about resources scattered in the libraries in the country and consolidate information through union catalogues, union lists and other databases. This is being done to satisfy the major information requirements of students, researchers, scholars and the public in the country. Its services and support the research activities in India as it regularly supply suitable content and information materials to libraries and their users. Delnet databases have now reached around six million records. The Delnet services have become more popular in the country especially with the effective Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery Services which are provided to libraries across the country also to the member-libraries outside the country. More information about DELNET can be obtained at www.delnet.nic.in About University of Jammu - the Host Cradled in the lap of mountains at the foothills of auspicious Trikuta, besides the river Tawi at an altitude of 1030 ft. is Jammu. This 'City of Temples' has many places that are flocked by people from every nook and corner. Among all these, also comes the famed university of Jammu. A place, where imparting education is not considered just as a mere duty but as a commitment towards the advancement of the society. A university with a vision and a single-minded mission. To make Jammu university a name to reckon with. A saga that has been continuing from the time of its inception. The University of Jammu, accredited as Four Star University by National Assessment & Accreditation Council of India came into existence in 1969 vide Kashmir and Jammu Universities Act 1969 following bifurcation of the erstwhile University of Jammu and Kashmir. The University of Jammu was credited with an ISO 9001:2000 standard recently. The University provides instructions in several branches of learning and makes provision for research and the advancement and dissemination of knowledge. The University stands for spiritual and material elements in life, thirst for knowledge and virtue under the backdrop of holy peaks of Trikuta Hills. University of Jammu holds examinations, grants degrees, generates knowledge and confers diverse academic distinctions on persons who pursue approved courses of study in the University or in constituent colleges/institutions approved for the purpose also for those who appear as external/private candidates. It also confers honorary degrees or other distinctions on the persons of exceptional caliber. The University also admits, maintains, recognizes, affiliates colleges and other institutions. It is primarily a research, teaching, affiliating, examining body involved in promotion of arts, science and other branches of learning. The University is open to all classes and creeds with the sole objective to carry people from darkness to light. Dhanvantri Library The University of Jammu Library is one of the most modern RFID Technology enabled library in the region. It has collection of 3.50 lakh documents including rare newspapers. It has set up one of the modern Internet Lab and Edusat lab. The Dhanvantri Library has an area of 98,000 sq. ft. and a seating capacity for about 600 readers. Besides the print material, it holds CD-ROM collection and provides access to electronic journals under the UGC-Infonet programme. The library has DELNET connectivity and coordinates with the UGC Inflibnet. NACLIN 2006 The national convention is scheduled for four days. The first two days are exclusively designed for conducting tutorials by experts on the following topic: MARC 21, Digital Libraries The next two days will focus on the theme of the National Convention: Roadmap for Modernization of Libraries and Information Centres in the Emerging Knowledge Society The theme is divided into several sub-themes as detailed below: Sub theme 1 : Knowledge Society * Public Libraries as Knowledge Centres * Libraries in the Knowledge Society * Changing Roles of Library Professionals in the Knowledge Society * Evaluation and Monitoring of Library Effectiveness * Information Needs Assessment * Marketing of Library and Information Services in the Knowledge Society * Strategies for Changing Libraries into Knowledge Resource Centre Sub theme 2 : ICT Implementation * Impact of ICT on Libraries and Information Centre * RFID/Smart Card * Digital Libraries * Industrial Information Service * Open Source Initiatives * Dspace * E-Journals * E-Theses * Cooperative Virtual Libraries * Open Archiving/Digital Archiving * Metadata * Resource Discovery * Consortia Sub theme 3 : Outreach Programs * Information Literacy * Web-based User Education * Extension Activities of Libraries * Disseminating Knowledge to Public Sub theme 4 : Human Resource Development in LIS * Skills and Competency Development * Capacity gaps, Capacity Building * Librarians as Knowledge Workers * Total Quality Person * Evaluation of Existing Teaching Facilities * New Techniques for Continuing Education * Lifelong Learning Submission of Papers Participants are welcome to contribute papers for presentation at the National Convention on the above sub-themes and related themes. The Papers should be based on research surveys, case studies or action plans rather than theoretical explanations. Papers should reach The Director, DELNET, JNU Campus, Nelson Mandela Road, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi-110070 on or before August 18, 2006. They should be submitted on A4 size paper along with an electronic copy or sent through E-mail. Papers must contain the name of the author, designation, title of the article, abstract, name of the affiliating Institution, Mailing address, telephone number, fax number and E-mail address. The contributors will be communicated about the acceptance of the paper by Director, DELNET to enable them to present their papers. Please ensure that the paper submitted should not have already been published elsewhere. The editors will have the right to edit the papers before acceptance is communicated. ADDRESS FOR THE COMMUNICATION Registration/Accommodation Submission of Papers Prof. I V Malhan Dr. H K Kaul Organizing Secretary, NACLIN 2006 Director, DELNET Professor & Head JNU Campus Department of Library Science Nelson Mandela Road University of Jammu Vasant Kunj Jammu - 180 006 New Delhi - 110070 Tel:91-191-2454474 Tel.: 91-11-32471001, 32471010 Fax: 91-191-2436778 Fax: 91-11-32471009 Mobile�: 9891016667,9810329992 Email:imalhan_47@rediffmail.com Email:hkkaul@delnet.ren.nic.in NINTH NATIONAL CONVENTION ON KNOWLEDGE, LIBRARY AND INFORMATION NETWORKING NACLIN 2006 Roadmap for Modernization of Libraries and Information Centres in the Emerging Knowledge Society September 27-30, 2006 Venue: University of Jammu, Jammu, J&K, India REGISTRATION FORM Name (in block letters): Dr./Mr./Ms./Mrs./Prof ........................................ Designation:.............................................................................. Organisation: ........................................................................... Address:.................................................................................. .......................................................................................... ....................PIN ....................State ................. Country .............. Phone: STD Code...... Office................Res ....................Mobile ............... Email:..........................................Fax: ..................................... Accompanying Person(s) : .......................Accommodation required: Yes/No ........... If yes, please mention the dates from ................... to ............................. Travel Schedule: Date Time Mode(Train no/Flt details) Arrival Return Payment details : I am enclosing Demand Draft No .........dated............. for Rs. ................. drawn on .......................................... towards participation fee and guest house facility, If Required Place: Date: Signature:.............................. REGISTRATION FEES (Comprising of pre-conference Tutorials and Convention) Delegates from India/SAARC Countries DELNET member Libraries : Rs 2500 per delegate DELNET Non-members : Rs 3500 per delegate LIS Professionals from Jammu & Kashmir : Rs 2500 per delegate Delegates from Non-SAARC Countries : US $ 150 per delegate Please note : Additional delegate from the same organization will be provided 25% discount. On-the-spot Registration is also available Guest House Facility : To get accommodation Rs. 1000 should be sent as an advance The filled-in registration forms and the payment should be sent to : Prof. I V Malhan, Organizing Secretary, NACLIN 2006 Professor & Head, Department of Library Science University of Jammu, Jammu - 180 006 Payment Details : The payment should be sent through demand draft payable at Jammu and drawn in favour of �Organizing Secretary, NACLIN 2006� Dates to Remember Last Date for Registration September 15, 2006 Last Date for Submission of Papers August 18, 2006 _______________________________________________________________________________ Sangeeta Kaul Network Manager DELNET-Developing Library Network JNU Campus Nelson Mandela Road Vasant Kunj New Delhi-110070 Tel: 91-11-32471010, 32471002, 32471011 Web : www.delnet.nic.in ________________________________________________________________________________

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Workshop postponed
by ravija srivastava 03 Aug '06

03 Aug '06

Dear colleagues, This is to inform everyone that the National Workshop cum Seminar on "Application of Instructional Technology to Information literacy Programmes" scheduled for 9th & 10th August, in the Department of Library & Information Science, University of Mumbai, has been postponed to November. Fresh dates will be announced later. Those who have already send their registration forms are being informed individually. We sincerely regret the inconvenience to all of you. Ravija Srivastava Lecturer Department of Library & Information Science University of Mumbai Vidyanagari Kalina, Santa cruz (E) Mumbai - 400098 --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less. Dear colleagues, This is to inform everyone that the National Workshop cum Seminar on "Application of Instructional Technology to Information literacy Programmes" scheduled for 9th & 10th August, in the Department of Library & Information Science, University of Mumbai, has been postponed to November. Fresh dates will be announced later. Those who have already send their registration forms are being informed individually. We sincerely regret the inconvenience to all of you. Ravija Srivastava Lecturer Department of Library & Information Science University of Mumbai Vidyanagari Kalina, Santa cruz (E) Mumbai - 400098 Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman1/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/ev… Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less.

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UNESCO-PGI is now UNESCO-IFAP
by Puna Das 03 Aug '06

03 Aug '06

Dear All, Please refer to message titled 'Osmania University syllabus 2006-07 onwards'. For your kind information, the General Information Programme of UNESCO (UNESCO-PGI) has been restructured and renamed as Information for All Programme (UNESCO-IFAP). Please make the necessary corrections in the curriculum of MLIS and BLIS Programmes (of all universities). For details visit: http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=1627&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTI… http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=21537&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECT… http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=21514&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECT… With regards Anup Kumar Das New Delhi __________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Answers: Share what you know. Learn something new http://in.answers.yahoo.com/

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Article required-Urgent
by Lata Suresh 03 Aug '06

03 Aug '06

Dear friends We urgently require the following article . Pl send a soft/hard copy. Why Health Equity" by Amartya Sen published in Health Economics Vol 11 Issue 8. Pages 659 - 666 Or kindly let me know which library is subscribing to the above journal. Thanks ! Lata Suresh Librarian Institute of Health Management Research 1, Prabhu Dayal Marg, Sanganer Airport Jaipur 302033, RAJASTHAN, INDIA Tel : 91-0141-2791431-34 Fax: 91-0141-2792138 Email : lata(a)iihmr.org Dear friends We urgently require the following article . Pl send a soft/hard copy. Why Health Equity" by Amartya Sen published in Health Economics Vol 11 Issue 8. Pages 659 - 666 Or kindly let me know which library is subscribing to the above journal. Thanks ! Lata Suresh Librarian Institute of Health Management Research 1, Prabhu Dayal Marg, Sanganer Airport Jaipur 302033, RAJASTHAN, INDIA Tel : 91-0141-2791431-34 Fax: 91-0141-2792138 Email : mailto:lata@iihmr.org lata(a)iihmr.org

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Regarding NGO Libraries..
by ajay kumar 03 Aug '06

03 Aug '06

Respected, Sir, I am Ajay Kumar. M.V, doing my Mphil degree in Annamalai University, My research topic is "EVALUATION OF INFORMATION SERVICES IN MAJOR NGO LIBRARIES IN BANGALORE". I want information regarding NGO (Non Governamental Organisation) Libraries in Bangalore. If any professionals know the Name and address of the NGO Libraries in Bangalore, please inform me. This is very help ful to my research work. And any information regarding History and Developments of NGO Libraries also useful my research work.. Thanking You.. My e-mail Id : mail.ajju(a)gmail.com Ajay Kumar, M.V M.S.Ramaiah Medical College Library and Information Centre Bangalore- 54

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List of AICTE approved Engineering Colleges
by veena bhat 02 Aug '06

02 Aug '06

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useful and interesting news and reports
by Mailing List Manager 02 Aug '06

02 Aug '06

Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 06:23:48 +0100 (BST) From: Prof. N. Laxman Rao. <naglaxman(a)yahoo.com> Frederick G. Kilgour, founder of OCLC, dies at 92 DUBLIN, Ohio, USA. For detail visit, http://www.oclc.org/news/releases/200631.htm � Prof. N.LAXMAN RAO, Chairman, Board of Studies, Dept.of Library & Information Science, Osmania University, HYDERABAD- 500 007 (INDIA) Vice President, Association of British Scholars(AP Chapter) Vice-President, Faculty Club, Osmania University Ph:+91-40-27171565(res): +91-40-27682290(off) 9246547599(Mobile) e:mail-- naglaxman(a)yahoo.com OR naglaxman(a)indiatimes.com "My Verdict: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/uk/taglines/yahoo_co_uk/nowyoucan/wall_st/*http… The new Yahoo! Mail is far superior..." � The Wall Street Journal. --0-53011463-1154496228=:69176--

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osmania university syllabus 2006-07 onwards revised-- for comments and suggestions
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 02 Aug '06

02 Aug '06

Dept. of Library and Information Science Osmania University, HYDERABAD 500 007 BACHELOR OF LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE (BLISc) SYLLABUS (Revised Syllabus for the University and Affiliated Colleges under Osmania University from the Academic Year 2006-2007) Scheme of Papers FIRST SEMESTER Paper-1: Library & Society .. .. .. .. .. 3 hours 100 Marks Paper-2: Library Classification (Theory) .. .. .. .. 3 hours 100 Marks Paper-3: Library Cataloguing (Theory) .. .. .. .. 3 hours 100 Marks Paper-4: Information Processing (Practice) I .. .. .. 3 hours 100 Marks Part-A: Library Classification (Practice) DDC 20th Edition (50 Marks) Part-B: Library Cataloguing (Practice) AACR-2R (Monographs & Serials) (50 Marks) SECOND SEMESTER Paper-5: Library Management .. .. .. .. .. 3 hours 100 Marks Paper-6: Introduction to Computers .. .. .. 3 hours 100 Marks Paper-7: Reference and Information Sources and Services .. 3 hours 100 Marks Paper-8: Information Processing (Practice) II .. .. .. 3 hours 100 Marks Part-A: Library Classification (Practice) UDC-IME 2nd Ed. (50 Marks) Part-B: Library Cataloguing (Practice) AACR-2R (Non-Book Material) (50 Marks) Compulsory: 1. Every student has to visit compulsorily a minimum of four (4) major libraries in Hyderabad during the academic year and they have to submit the observation report prior to submission of 2nd Semester Examination Application Forms. 2. The Students have to go to Osmania University Library and observe the reference tools (Paper-7). Paper-1: LIBRARY & SOCIETY Unit-1: Nature and purpose of Librarianship. Ancient and Modern Libraries, Philosophy and Ethics of Librarianship. Attributes of Profession. Librarianship as Profession. Library as a Social Institution: Functions of the Library. Role of the Library in Formal and Informal Education. Information and Society, Community Information Services, Role of the Library in improvement of reading habits. User Studies and User Education. Professional Education and Librarianship. Unit-2: Five Laws of Library Science Implications Examples. Relevance to present technological environments. Types of Libraries : National, Public, Academic, and Special. Their objectives, Functions, Services (Reference Service, Current Awareness Service, SDI, Bibliographic, Indexing and Abstracting, Referral Service, etc.). Study of Select libraries National Library, Kolkata; Library of Congress; British Library (London),; Connemera Public Library (Chennai); Delhi Public Library; National Science Library; State Central Library. Types of Material : Printed and Electronic Documents. Unit-3: Library Development. Ancient, Medieval and Modern Libraries. Library Movement in India. Library Movement in Andhra Pradesh. Library Cooperation / Resource sharing : Concept, need, purpose, areas of resource sharing, Resource sharing programmes. Impact of IT on Resource Sharing. Library Consortia Definition, purpose, functions. Consortia in India. Unit-4: National & International Organizations: Professional Associations : IFLA, CILIP, ALA, ILA, SLA, ASLIB, NASSDOC, DESIDOC, IASLIC, IATLIS, APLA, ALSD: Objectives, Functions, Activities. Organizations : UNESCO, NISCAIR -- Objectives, Programmes and activities. Unit-5: Legislation Need, Purpose and Advantages. Library Legislation in India : Need, Purpose and Advantages, Attempts for Library Legislation, Model Library Act in India. Detailed Study of A. P. Public Library Act : Overview of Library Acts in India Tamilnadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, West Bengal,Manipur, Kerala, Haryana, Mizoram, Goa, Gujarat, Uttaranchal, AND Orissa. IPR (Intellectual Property Rights). Delivery of Books Act. Copyright Act. Censorship. UNESCO Public Library Manifesto-Standards for Public Libraries. Library Education in India : Historical Development, levels of courses. Present Trends. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paper-2: Library Classification (Theory): Unit-1: Library Classification Meaning, Need and purpose of classification. Terminology Need and purpose. Important terms in Classification. Normative Principles. Five Laws of Library Science Implications. Formation, Structure and Development of Subjects: Unit-2: Species of Classification Schemes : Enumerative Classification (EC): Almost enumerative Classification (AEC): Almost Faceted Classification (AFC): Rigidly Faceted Classification (RFC): Freely Faceted Classification (FFC). Brief study of major schemes viz: Decimal Classification (DC); Universal Decimal Classification (UDC); Library of Congress Classification (LC); and Colon Classification (CC). Unit-3: General Theory of Classification. Ranganathans contribution. Main Class Canonical Class and Basic Class. Five Fundamental Categories : PMEST. Isolate -- Common Isolate Kinds of Common Isolates, Special Isolates, Auxiliary Schedules. Facet Analysis -- Postulates pertaining to Fundamental Categories. Phase Analysis Phase, Intra-facet & Intra-array relations. Unit-4: Principles of Facet Sequence, viz. Wall-Picture Principle, Whole-Organ Principle, Cow-Calf Principle, Act and Action Actor Tool Principle. Principles of Helpful Sequence (8): Different devices to form foci in an array. Chronological Device (CD); Geographical Device (GD); Subject Device (SD); Alphabetical Device (AD); Mnemonic Device (MD); Facet Device (FD); Super Imposition Device (SID); Classic Device (CLD); Telescoping of array. Unit-5: Notation -- Definition, Development, Types, Structure, Quality and functions. Canons for Classification Idea plane (15) -- Canons for characteristics (4); Canons for succession of characteristics (3); Canons of Array (4); Canons for Chain (2); Canons for Filiatory sequence (2). Verbal Plane (4):- Notational Plane (24) -- Basic Canons for notation (12): Canons for mnemonics (5); Canons for growing universe (4); Canons for Book Classification (3). Call Number -- Class Number, Book Number Types of Book Numbers, Collection Number. Relevance of Classification in the context of Computerized / Digital Libraries. Trends in Library Classification. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Paper-3: Library Cataloguing (Theory) Unit-1: LIBRARY CATALOGUE: Definition, need, objectives and functions. LIBRARY CATALOGUE & SIMILAR OTHER TOOLS: Bibliographies, indexes, accession lists and shelf list. TYPES OF LIBRARY CATALOGUES: Physical / Outer forms: (Book, Sheaf, Card, Computerized Catalogues, Microform Catalogues) Inner forms (Dictionary, Classified and Alphabetico-Classed). Unit-2: AACR-2R and CCC : Features. DIFFERENT TYPES OF CATALOGUE ENTRIES AND THEIR FUNCIONS: Main Entry, Added Entries, (including Book Index Entries, Class Index Entries). Reference Entries -- Cross Reference Entry and Cross Reference Index Entry. Elements of information in each type of Entries. NORMATIVE PRINCIPLES Laws, Canons and Principles. Unit-3: SUBJECT CATALOGUING : Concept, purpose. SUBJECT INDEXING : Tools and techniques. Meaning, Objectives of subject entries; Methods of subject analysis and assigning of Subject Headings Standard Lists of Subject Headings -- LC subject headings and Sears List of Subject Headings. Chain Procedure. Thesaurus. Indexing techniques: Meaning, purpose. Pre-coordinate indexing Chan indexing, PRECIS, KWIC, and KWOC. Post-coordinate indexing Uniterm Indexing. Citation Indexing. Unit-4: CENTRALISED CATALOGUING: Meaning and objectives. Pre-natal cataloguing, cataloguing in publication / cataloguing in source. Database as a source of cataloguing. UNION CATALOGUES: Definition, use and functions. OPAC. Web Based Catalogues. Use of Internet in Cataloguing OCLC, LC, CORC (Cooperative Online Resource Cataloguing). World Cat. Impact of IT on Cataloguing. Unit-5: STANDARDIZATION IN CATALOGUING Need, Purpose. Standards -- ISBD (M), ISBD(S) AND ISBD (NBM). METADATA Concept. Metadata Vs Catalogue. MARC, MARC 21. FILING AND ARRANGEMENT OF CATALOGUE ENTRIES: Classified and Alphabetical. Rules for filing of Entries. Trends in Cataloguing. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Paper-4: Information Processing (Practice) I Part-A: Library Classification (Practice) DDC 20th Edition (50 Marks) Construction of Class Numbers for Documents of different disciplines / subjects using DDC 20th Edition. Part-B: Library Cataloguing (Practice) AACR-2R Monographs & Serials (50 Marks Preparing Catalogue Entries (Main, Added and Reference Entries) for Books (Monographs) and Serials. ============================================= (SECOND SEMESTER) Paper-5: LIBRARY MANAGEMENT Unit-1: Management: Concept and Development of Management. Managements Vs Administration. Characteristics of Management. Functions of Management. Principles of Management and their applications in Libraries. Scientific Management. Routine & work flow in different libraries / sections. Selection & Acquisition: Book Selection Purpose & Need Functions of Acquisition Section Characteristics, Methods, Principles and theories of book selection. Acquisition Policies & Programmes Book Selection Tools. Ordering. Book Trade. Good Offices Committee (GOC). Online Bookshops Identification, Selection and acquisition of documents. Advantages. Online Bookshops Vs traditional Bookshops. Example URLs. Unit-2; Technical Section: Processing Classification & Cataloguing. Authority File. Maintenance: Open Access Vs Closed Access. Principles of Stacking Shelving Methods. Preservation Concept, Purpose and Methods. Circulation: Gate Register; Registration of Members, , Reservation of books; overnight issue, Inter-library loan, Charging and discharging methods; Day Book System, Ledger System, Browne System, Newark System, etc. Library Buildings Planning. Role of Librarian. Unit-3: Reference & Information Services. Serials Management Acquisition, Organisation, Methods of Recording. Problems in Acquisition. Stock verification : Purpose and Importance Methods. Library Records: Purpose and Types of Records. Work Flow : Flow Charts, Symbols, Coordination of Work Flow. Unit-4: Human Resource Management: H.R. Planning. HR Policies Job Analysis, Job Description, Job Evaluation, Job Specification. Supervision, Control & Execution. Staffing Categorization of Staff. Staff Development. Recruitment Methods. Financial Management: Sources of Finance Generation of financial resources. Budgeting Line, PPBS, ZBB. Accounting. Budgetary Control. Unit-5: Library Statistics : Purpose and Types. Library Committees: Concept, Importance , Functions. Types of Committees. Library Rules & Regulations -- Purpose, Preparation. Public Relations. Publicity & Extension Activities. Types of Extension Services. Information Technology Use for Effective Library Management. _________________________________________________________________________________ Paper-6: Introduction to Computers Unit-1: INFORMTION TECHNOLOGY: Concept and components. Computers & Communication. COMPUTERS: Meaning, use, functions, Characteristics and Capabilities. How a computer works. General computer terminology. Impact on society and Library & Information Centres. Communication : Analog & Digital Signals. Transmission Media. Unit-2: TYPES OF COMPUTERS: Historical Development. Generations of computers Characteristics. Analogue, Digital and Hybrid Computers. Super, Mainframe, Mini and Micro, Laptop and PDA. DATA AND INFORMATION. Data Representation and File Organization Binary Code, Bit, Byte. Standards ASCII, ISCII (Indian Script Cod for Information Interchange), and EBCDIC. UNICODE. Data Hierarchy. Unit-3: COMPONENTS OF COMPUTERS: Hardware Input Output devices. Storage devices, CPU. Ports. Software Purpose. Types of software. Development -- Program, Algorithm, Flow Charting. OPTICAL STORAGE DEVICES: CD and DVD. MULTIMEDIA: Purpose and Use. Data Processing Batch, Online and Time Sharing. Unit-4: PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES : Machine, Assembly and Higher level. Algorithm, program. Flow Charting Compilers and Translators. OPERATING SYSTEMS : Windows, Application software. APPLICATION SOFTWARE : MS-Word, MS-Access Features. NETWORKING: Concept and Types. INTERNET Browsing. Browsers Concepts and Examples. Services, Facilities. WWW, Information Searching, URL. Unit-5: COMPUTERS IN LIBRARY & INFORMATION CENTRES. Library Automation Purpose, planning. Areas of Automation Acquisition, Catalogue, Circulation, Serial and Administration. Hands on Experience to work with Computers with Windows (OS) and M.S.Word (Word processing). Browsing Internet, Creating mail address Observation of an Automated Library. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paper-7: Reference & Information Sources and Services Unit-1: REFERENCE SERVICE: Definition, need, scope. Reference service in public libraries, special libraries and academic libraries. Types of reference service Orientation of a freshman, Ready Reference Service and Long Range Reference Service. Reference Process. Information Kiosks. Unit-2: INFORMATION SERVICES: Definition, need, scope. Reference service vis-à-vis Information Service. Methods of dissemination of information Current Awareness Service. SDI. Referral. KINDS OF REFERENCE AND INFORMATION SOURCES; Information Sources Documentary & Non-Documentary, Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Sources. Evaluation of reference sources. Searching Information from different Reference Tools / Sources -- Strategies. Unit-3: REFERENCE SOURCES: Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Almanacs, Year Books, Directories, Handbooks, Manuals, News-Summaries, Concordances, Biographical, Geographical Information Sources, Electronic Resources Unit-4: BIBLIOGRAPHY: Meaning, scope, functions. Kinds: Enumerative / Systematic, Analytical, Historical, Textual, and Descriptive. Types: Retrospective and Current. General, Special, National (INB and BNB), Trade, subject. Preparation of bibliographies. Documentation list. BIBLIOGRAPHIC CONTROL -- Meaning, purpose, UBC and UAP. Unit-5: ABSTRACTING SERVICES: Abstract : Meaning, use. Types : Indicative and informative. Parts of an Abstract. Abstracting Services / Products. Examples from different subjects. INDEXING SERVICES Index : Meaning, use. Indexing Services / Products Examples from Different Subjects -- Citation Indexes. Citation of Documents Purpose. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Paper-8: Information processing (Practice) II Part-A: Library Classification (Practice) UDC IME 2nd Edn. (50 Marks). Construction of Class Numbers for Documents of Different Disciplines / Subjects using UDC (IME), 2nd Ed. Part-B: Library Cataloguing (Practice) AACR-2R, Non-Book Material (50 Marks) Preparing Catalogue Entries (Main, Added and Reference Entries) for Non-Book Materials (Cartographic Materials, Manuscripts, Printed Music, Sound Recordings, Motion Pictures & Video Recordings, Graphic Materials, Computer Files and Micro Forms). -00- ================================================= DEPT. OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE Osmania University :: HYDERABAD 500 007 Master of Library and Information Science (MLISc) Syllabus. SEMESTER SYSTEM (Revised Syllabus from the academic year 2006-2007) Objectives: The objectives of the MLISc (One Year) Programme are to: 1. Acquaint the students with information and its communication in society; 2. Introduce the students of modern management techniques to manage effectively the Library and Information Centres; 3. Provide the students with insight into theoretical aspects of Information Retrieval Systems and impart practical skills necessary for information processing; 4. Acquaint the students with the activities and services of National, Regional and International Information Systems and Programmes; 5. Provide the students with an understanding of the basics of Information Processing and Information Technology. SCHEME OF PAPERS 1ST SEMESTER Paper-1: Information & Communication .. .. .. 3 hours 100 Marks Paper-2: Information Technology (IT) .. .. 3 hours 100 Marks Paper-3: Information Retrieval Systems (Theory) .. 3 hours 100 Marks Paper-4: Research Methods .. .. 3 hours 100 Marks 2nd SEMESTER Paper-5: Management of Library & Information Centres .. 3 hours 100 Marks Paper-6: Information Systems & Programmes .. .. 3 hours 100 Marks Paper-7: Library Automation and Networking .. .. 3 hours 100 Marks Paper-8: Computer Software (Practical-I) .. .. -- 100 Marks Paper-9: Software for Libraries (Practical-II) .. .. -- 100 Marks Internship: The Student has to undergo Two months compulsory Internship in a recognized Library / Information Centre. The Internship has to be completed within three months from the last examination of the 2nd Semester. The Grading of A, B, C and D (A = Excellent, B = Good, C = Satisfactory and D = Not Satisfactory) will be awarded by the concerned Head of the Library / Information Centre based on the candidates performance. This grading will be mentioned in the Memo of Marks. However, it will not be considered for the award of Division / percentage of Marks. Paper-8: Computer Software (Practical-I) and Paper-9: Software for Libraries (Practical-II), need more number of classes and practice by the students (as there are more number of packages to be learnt). Therefore, the teaching work and practice should start from the 1st Semester. The examination will be conducted by the external examiners jointly with the Internal Examiners at the end of second semester only. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PAPER-1 : INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION Unit-1: Nature of Information: o Data, Information & Knowledge : Definition, scope, use. o Information : Nature, Types, Characteristics, Properties, Use and Value. o Information and Social Change. o Information Explosion. o Information Society : Genesis, Characteristics, Implications. o Information Science : Definition, Scope and linkages with other disciplines / Subjects. o Information Industry. Unit-2: Information Communication: o Information Cycle : Information Generation, Collection, Storage, Forms, Transfer and Dissemination of Information. o Communication : Definition, Concept, Types, Communication Models (Theories). Shannon Theory; Lasswells Theory; Gerbners Theory, Schramm Theory. Communication Media. o Scientific Communication. o Formal and Informal Channels of Communication. Information Intermediaries : Invisible Colleges, Information Exchange Groups, Technological Gate-keepers, Information Brokers / Consultants. o Barriers of Communication of Information. o Information Literacy o Information Filtering Unit-3: Economics of Information: o Information needs. Information Seeking Behaviour : Concept, methods, need and purpose. o User Studies: Concept, purpose, methods, its application in libraries. o Information as Commodity and Resource. o Information Production and distribution. o Marketing of Information : Market Analysis, Market Segmentation, Marketing Mix, Marketing Audit. o Intellectual Property Rights (IPR). Copyright. Right to Information. Censorship. Unit-4: Knowledge Management & Digital Library: o Knowledge Management. Definition, Characteristics. Principles, Functions, Activities. o Document Management : Concept. Document Management vs Knowledge Management. o Content Management. o Digital Library : Concept, use, advantages, design and development. o Digital libraries Institutional Repositories Need, purpose, material to be included and limitations. o Virtual Library : Concept. o Virtual Learning Online learning, interactive techniques. o e-learning. Unit-5: Informetrics: o Citation: Citation Analysis, Bibliographic Coupling. o Librametry, Bibliometrics and Scientometrics, Webometrics : Concept, Scope, Usefulness. o Bibliometric Laws Bradford, Lotka and Zipf. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PAPER-2: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Unit-1: Information Technology: o Concept, definition and components of IT o Client -- Server Technology : Concept, Use. Different types of Servers File Server, Proxy Servers, Web Servers, Print Server, Database Server, etc. o Hardware Developments. Software Operating Systems Single User, Multi User. Application Software Types. o Strategic Management of Technology o Trends in Hardware and Software Developments. Unit-2: Communication Technology: o Telecommunications Signals: Analog and Digital. Modem types, use. o Switching Systems : Concept, Purpose, Types -- Circular, Message and PSS. Gateways , Ethernet, Hub/Switches. o Communication Media Twisted Pair, Coaxial, Optic Fibres, Satellite Communication, VSAT, Microwave. o Bandwidth, Multiplexing. o ISDN. Unit-3: Electronic Information: o Electronic / Digital Information. o Digital Collection, Digital Rights Management. o Digitization Concept, Procedures and Problems. Input devices OCR, Scanners, Cameras. Software & hardware used for digitization. Image Formats (JPEG, GIF / BMP). Audio Formats (MPEG, MP3, WAV). Image Editing. o e-documents: Concept of e-books and e-journals. Trends in Production and availability of e-documents. Impact on Libraries and Information Centres and Users. o Preservation and archiving of e-resources. o Web logs. Identification and creation of Blogs. Wikies, Wikipedia. Unit-4: Communication Tools and Techniques: An overview: o Fax, E-mail, Tele Tex, Videotext, Tele Conferencing, Video Conferencing, Voice Mail. Hyper Text and Hyper Media. List Serve / Electronic groups. o Software Open Source and Proprietary Implications, Advantages of using different types of Software. o Digital Standards Standards, Protocols and Formats. Metadata, Interoperability. o Wireless Communication: Concept Networking, WAP / Wireless Internet, WLL, Cellular Communication. o Data Communication Concepts Parallel & Serial; Synchrnous & Asynchrnous; Simplex, Half Duplex and Full Duplex. Unit-5: Internet Communication and Expert Systems. o Internet Communication : Internet as a communication tool. Facilities for communication. Features and Developments. o Internet Connectivity Dial up, leased, microwave, cable modem, ISDN, Digital Subscriber Lines (DSL). Other related issues. o Data Security : Concept, need, purpose. Virus Definition, effect. Security Methods, Firewall, Anti-virus software. SPAM. IDS (Intrusion Detection System). ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PAPER-3: INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS (THEORY) Unit-1: Information Storage and Retrieval (IR) Systems: Concept, components, IR tools. Information Analysis, repackaging and consolidation : Concept, purpose. Content Creation / Content Development. Indexing: Concept. Principles / general theory of indexing. Content Analysis : Meaning, Purpose. Application in LICs. Unit-2: Indexing Languages, types, Characteristics. Vocabulary control natural and controlled languages. Semantics and Syntax. Library Classification Schemes: UDC and CC. Thesaurus Structure and functions. Design / Construction of Thesaurus. Subject Headings LCSH and SLSH Structure and Functions. Unit-3: Indexing Techniques: Syntactical problems. Pre and post-coordinate indexing. Chain Indexing, PRECIS. Uniterm, Keyword and Citation Indexing. Computer based indexing systems and methods (Automatic Indexing). Unit-4: Bibliographic Description: Standards for bibliographic Description: ISBDs, MARC, CCF and MARC 21. EAD (Encoded Archival Dscription). METADATA: Concept, Formats Features of MARC, IAFA, Templates, Dublin Core, TELURC, FGDC --- Detailed Study of any two formats. Protocols Features SODA, SMARTS. Metadata vis-à-vis Internet. Data Mining, Data Warehousing. DIGITAL OBJECT IDENTIFIER (DOI): Concept, Origin, application, principles for issuance of DOI. Principles for the application of DOI. DOI Foundation, procedure for registration. Unit-5: Information Retrieval: Retrieval methods manual and automated. Search processes, and strategies. Boolean Logic. Preparation of query, steps in search strategy. Search tools search engines, meta-search engines. Subject directories, subject guides, specialized data bases, etc.,. Criteria for evaluation of IR Systems. Computerized Information Services: Machine Translation. Automatic Indexing. Computerized Abstracting. Natural Language Processing. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PAPER-4: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY Unit-1: Research: Definition, need and purpose. Basic Concepts: Validity, reliability, Objectivity, Subjectivity. Variables: Dependent, Independent and Intervening. Logic : Induction and Deduction. Intuition. Types Basic and applied. Interdisciplinary & multidisciplinary, Team / Group Research, Relay Research. Scientific method. LIS Research in India. Unit-2: Research Design: Aims and objectives. Scope and limitations. Problem identification, formulation and statement of the problem. Hypothesis: Definition, meaning, formulation. Types: Descriptive, relational and explanatory, Null-Hypothesis. Verification. Unit-3: Methods of Research: Survey, descriptive, comparative, historical, experimental, case study and Delphi technique. Unit-4: Methods of data collection: Types of data Primary and Secondary. Data Collection Methods: Primary data Questionnaire, Interview and Observation. Scales and Check Lists. Secondary data Historical / recorded. Sampling methods and techniques: Probability sample: Simple Random sampling, systematic, stratified. Non-probability sample: Quota, Accidental, purposive, incomplete. Cluster and multi-state sampling. Sample size, bias, error. Unit-5: Methods and Tools of Data Analysis: Problem measure, reliability, validity, Descriptive Statistics Measures of Central Tendency : Mean, Median, Mode. Measure of Central distendency : Standard Deviation. Graphical Presentation of data : Bar diagrams, Pie-chart, Line Graphics, Histograms, Inferential Statistics : Measure of Association : Co-efficient of Correlation. Testing of Hypothesis : Chi-square test & T-test. Software for Statistical Analysis SPSS Features. Writing research report: Structure & Contents of report, presentation of findings. Style Sheets, Citation of Print, Electronic and Internet sources. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (SECOND SEMESTER) PAPER-5: MANAGEMENT OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION CENTRES Unit-1: Management: Concept, definition, nature and purpose. Schools of management. Management Styles. Planning Library and Information Centres: Need and purpose, planning process, procedures, steps and factors. SWOT Analysis : Concept, Use. Role of Effective Communication on Management. Unit-2: Systems Theory: Concept, Components analysis, evaluation and design. Library as a System, Subsystems of a Library. Performance Evaluation of Library and Information Centres. Management Information Systems (MIS) : Concept, Use. Project Management : Definition, Objectives, Scope, Organisational Planning, Stages. Unit-3: Work Studies: Flow chart and Gantt Charts. PERT / CPM. Work environment Internal and External. Management by Objectives: (MbO): Concept and relevance to LICs. Decision making: Concept, problems, aids. Decision Process. Delegation of Authority: Authority, Responsibility and Accountability Concept, guidelines and barriers. Unit-4: Human Resource Management: H R Planning, staffing, job analysis, job description, job evaluation, staff recruitment; selection, training and development. Inter personal relations. Work relationships: Supervision, Control, Leadership, , Group Dynamics and Performance Evaluation. Motivation : Concept, Theories. Management of Change : Concept, need for change, Impact, Strategies, Organistion Culture, Promoting Change. Use of Information Technology for Effective Management. Unit-5: Financial Management: Resource Mobilisation. Budgeting Methods: PPBS and Zero-based. Budgetary Control. Cost Effectiveness and Cost Benefit Analysis. Cost Accounting : Concept and Use. Outsourcing. Quality Management: Quality : Concept, application in LICs. Quality Management, Quality Audit, Customer Satisfaction Vs Quality Management. Norms / guidelines. ISO-9000. TQM : Definition, Scope, Purpose. Application in Libraries. PAPER-6: INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND PROGRAMMES Unit-1: Information Organisation as a system: Basic concepts, Components, Types, Characteristics of an Information System. Kinds of Information System: Libraries, Documentation Centres, Information Centres, Data Banks. Information Analysis Centres. Referral Centres, Clearing Houses, Archives, Reprographic and translation Centres their functions and services. Unit-2: Planning and Design of a National Information System: NAPLIS (National Policy on Library & Information Systems) Concept, Functions and objectives of NATIS. National Information Policy (NIP). Planning Design of National Information System (NATIS). National Information Systems: NISCAIR, DESIDOC, NASSDOC, SENDOC, CORD, NCSI, NISSAT, ENVIS : Structure, functions and services. Unit-3: Regional Information Systems: ASTINFO, APINESS and SAARC (SDC). Global Information Systems: UNESCO-PGI, INIS, AGRIS, INSPEC, MEDLARS, UNIDO-IIS, SPINES, ICSU. Unit-4: Information Products and Services: Concept, Definition. Types with examples. Information Products Vs Services. Information Products: Institutional, Commercial. Information Services Bibliographic, Document Delivery, Alert (CAS & SDI). Marketing of Information Products and Services. Unit-5: Information Providers (Vendors): DIALOG, STN, Derwent, Data Star, UMI, Silver Platter, BLDSC, ISI. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PAPER-7: LIBRARY AUTOMATION AND NETWORKING Unit-1: Library Automation: Definition, need, purpose and advantages. Automation Vs Mechanization. Areas of Automation Acquisition, Cataloguing, Access to Catalogue (OPAC), Circulation and Serial Control. Unit-2: Planning for Automation Procedure: Steps in Automation: Developing a basic Technology Plan. Identifying goals and objectives, Describing existing library services and technology, Feasibility Study, Assessing needs and priorities, Preparing strategic Plan, Hardware and Software selection and Implementation. Barcode Technology: Meaning, need, purpose and advantages. Types of barcodes : Dumb / Generic barcode and smart barcode their application. Code 39. RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) Unit-3: Networking and Networks: Networking: Concept, need and advantages. Basic components of network. Network Topologies Star, Ring, Bus, Hierarchical, Tree and Complete. Wireless Networking. Types of Networks LAN, MAN, WAN. Networks: General and Bibliographic. General ERNET, NICNET, INFONET. Library Networks: OCLC, INFLIBNET, DELNET : Their objectives, Functions, Services and Activities. Unit-4: Internet: Concept, Features, Services. Search Engines Concept. Types Search Engines and Meta Search Engines, Advantages in using Search Engines.. Internet: Internet Searching. Web Browsers Purpose, Functions, Facilities available with different Browsers. Sample Search by using Internet Explorer and Netscape. Internet Security. Internet Reference Sources: Identification, accessing. Various sources useful for librarians in providing Reference Services with examples. Evaluation of Internet Information Sources Need, Methods / Techniques. Protocols: Definition, Concept. Types General - TCP / IP, OSI. Other Protocols: SMTP, Telnet, FTP, HTTP, Z39.50. Unit-5: Hypertext, Hyper media. Markup Languages HTML, XML, Features. Web: Concept, Usefulness. Content Development / Content Creation for Web. Web Design Methods / Techniques, Steps. Software Flash, Macromedia, MS-Front page, Dream Weaver. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PAPER-8: COMPUTER SOFTWARE (Practical-I) Unit-1: Software. How to design and develop software. Unit-2; Operating System Concept, purpose, use and features. Windows LINUX (Hands on experience with one Operating System) Unit-3: Word Processing Concept, Purpose, Use and Features. MS Word (Hands on experience in document creation, editing, printing, etc. Unit-4: Database Concept, structure, use and features. RDBMS Concept, structure, use and features. MS-Access (Hands on experience in creation of database) Unit-5: Developing a HTML Document. PAPER-9: SOFTWARE FOR LIBRARIES (Practical-II) Unit-1: CDS/ISIS Concept, features. (Hands on experience) Unit-2: Integrated Library Management Software LIBSYS, ALICE, NEWGENLIB, VTLS (Observation and hands on experience of any one software) Unit-3: Information searching. Search Strategy and Query Formulation using keyworlds. Searching the CD / DVD of Bibliographical Databases including Full Texts. Unit-4: Searching through Internet e-Journals subscribe, consortia and free. Internet Resources using search engines. World Wide Web (WWW) Institutional and Individual Websites. Unit-5: Searching Information on any of the subjects: Science, Social Sciences, Medical, Engineering, etc. : ====================================== --------------------------------- All New Yahoo! Mail Tired of Vi@gr@! come-ons? Let our SpamGuard protect you. Dept. of Library and Information Science Osmania University , HYDERABAD 500 007 BACHELOR OF LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE (BLISc) SYLLABUS (Revised Syllabus for the University and Affiliated Colleges under Osmania University from the Academic Year 2006-2007) Scheme of Papers FIRST SEMESTER Paper-1: Library & Society .. .. .. .. .. 3 hours 100 Marks Paper-2: Library Classification (Theory) .. .. .. .. 3 hours 100 Marks Paper-3: Library Cataloguing (Theory) .. .. .. .. 3 hours 100 Marks Paper-4: Information Processing (Practice) I .. .. .. 3 hours 100 Marks Part-A: Library Classification (Practice) DDC 20 th Edition (50 Marks) Part-B: Library Cataloguing (Practice) AACR-2R (Monographs & Serials) (50 Marks) SECOND SEMESTER Paper-5: Library Management .. .. .. .. .. 3 hours 100 Marks Paper-6: Introduction to Computers .. .. .. 3 hours 100 Marks Paper-7: Reference and Information Sources and Services .. 3 hours 100 Marks Paper-8: Information Processing (Practice) II .. .. .. 3 hours 100 Marks Part-A: Library Classification (Practice) UDC-IME 2 nd Ed. (50 Marks) Part-B: Library Cataloguing (Practice) AACR-2R (Non-Book Material) (50 Marks) Compulsory: 1. Every student has to visit compulsorily a minimum of four (4) major libraries in Hyderabad during the academic year and they have to submit the observation report prior to submission of 2 nd Semester Examination Application Forms. 2. The Students have to go to Osmania University Library and observe the reference tools (Paper-7). Paper-1: LIBRARY & SOCIETY Unit-1: Nature and purpose of Librarianship. Ancient and Modern Libraries, Philosophy and Ethics of Librarianship. Attributes of Profession. Librarianship as Profession. Library as a Social Institution: Functions of the Library. Role of the Library in Formal and Informal Education. Information and Society, Community Information Services, Role of the Library in improvement of reading habits. User Studies and User Education. Professional Education and Librarianship. Unit-2: Five Laws of Library Science Implications Examples. Relevance to present technological environments. Types of Libraries : National, Public, Academic, and Special. Their objectives, Functions, Services (Reference Service, Current Awareness Service, SDI, Bibliographic, Indexing and Abstracting, Referral Service, etc.). Study of Select libraries National Library, Kolkata; Library of Congress; British Library (London),; Connemera Public Library (Chennai); Delhi Public Library; National Science Library; State Central Library. Types of Material : Printed and Electronic Documents. Unit-3: Library Development. Ancient, Medieval and Modern Libraries. Library Movement in India . Library Movement in Andhra Pradesh. Library Cooperation / Resource sharing : Concept, need, purpose, areas of resource sharing, Resource sharing programmes. Impact of IT on Resource Sharing. Library Consortia Definition, purpose, functions. Consortia in India . Unit-4: National & International Organizations: Professional Associations : IFLA, CILIP , ALA , ILA, SLA , ASLIB, NASSDOC, DESIDOC, IASLIC, IATLIS, APLA, ALSD: Objectives, Functions, Activities. Organizations : UNESCO, NISCAIR -- Objectives, Programmes and activities. Unit-5: Legislation Need, Purpose and Advantages. Library Legislation in India : Need, Purpose and Advantages, Attempts for Library Legislation, Model Library Act in India . Detailed Study of A. P. Public Library Act : Overview of Library Acts in India Tamilnadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, West Bengal,Manipur, Kerala, Haryana, Mizoram, Goa, Gujarat , Uttaranchal, AND Orissa. IPR (Intellectual Property Rights). Delivery of Books Act. Copyright Act. Censorship. UNESCO Public Library Manifesto-Standards for Public Libraries. Library Education in India : Historical Development, levels of courses. Present Trends. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paper-2: Library Classification (Theory): Unit-1: Library Classification Meaning, Need and purpose of classification. Terminology Need and purpose. Important terms in Classification. Normative Principles. Five Laws of Library Science Implications. Formation, Structure and Development of Subjects: Unit-2: Species of Classification Schemes : Enumerative Classification (EC): Almost enumerative Classification (AEC): Almost Faceted Classification (AFC): Rigidly Faceted Classification (RFC): Freely Faceted Classification (FFC). Brief study of major schemes viz: Decimal Classification (DC); Universal Decimal Classification (UDC); Library of Congress Classification (LC); and Colon Classification (CC). Unit-3: General Theory of Classification. Ranganathans contribution. Main Class Canonical Class and Basic Class. Five Fundamental Categories : PMEST. Isolate -- Common Isolate Kinds of Common Isolates, Special Isolates, Auxiliary Schedules. Facet Analysis -- Postulates pertaining to Fundamental Categories. Phase Analysis Phase, Intra-facet & Intra-array relations. Unit-4: Principles of Facet Sequence, viz. Wall-Picture Principle, Whole-Organ Principle, Cow-Calf Principle, Act and Action Actor Tool Principle. Principles of Helpful Sequence (8): Different devices to form foci in an array. Chronological Device (CD); Geographical Device (GD); Subject Device (SD); Alphabetical Device (AD); Mnemonic Device (MD); Facet Device (FD); Super Imposition Device (SID); Classic Device (CLD); Telescoping of array. Unit-5: Notation -- Definition, Development, Types, Structure, Quality and functions. Canons for Classification Idea plane (15) -- Canons for characteristics (4); Canons for succession of characteristics (3); Canons of Array (4); Canons for Chain (2); Canons for Filiatory sequence (2). Verbal Plane (4):- Notational Plane (24) -- Basic Canons for notation (12): Canons for mnemonics (5); Canons for growing universe (4); Canons for Book Classification (3). Call Number -- Class Number, Book Number Types of Book Numbers, Collection Number. Relevance of Classification in the context of Computerized / Digital Libraries. Trends in Library Classification. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Paper-3: Library Cataloguing (Theory) Unit-1: LIBRARY CATALOGUE: Definition, need, objectives and functions. LIBRARY CATALOGUE & SIMILAR OTHER TOOLS: Bibliographies, indexes, accession lists and shelf list. TYPES OF LIBRARY CATALOGUES: Physical / Outer forms: (Book, Sheaf, Card, Computerized Catalogues, Microform Catalogues) Inner forms (Dictionary, Classified and Alphabetico-Classed). Unit-2 : AACR-2R and CCC : Features. DIFFERENT TYPES OF CATALOGUE ENTRIES AND THEIR FUNCIONS: Main Entry, Added Entries, (including Book Index Entries, Class Index Entries). Reference Entries -- Cross Reference Entry and Cross Reference Index Entry. Elements of information in each type of Entries. NORMATIVE PRINCIPLES Laws, Canons and Principles. Unit-3: SUBJECT CATALOGUING : Concept, purpose. SUBJECT INDEXING : Tools and techniques. Meaning, Objectives of subject entries; Methods of subject analysis and assigning of Subject Headings Standard Lists of Subject Headings -- LC subject headings and Sears List of Subject Headings. Chain Procedure. Thesaurus. Indexing techniques: Meaning, purpose. Pre-coordinate indexing Chan indexing, PRECIS, KWIC, and KWOC. Post-coordinate indexing Uniterm Indexing. Citation Indexing. Unit-4: CENTRALISED CATALOGUING: Meaning and objectives. Pre-natal cataloguing, cataloguing in publication / cataloguing in source. Database as a source of cataloguing. UNION CATALOGUES: Definition, use and functions. OPAC. Web Based Catalogues. Use of Internet in Cataloguing OCLC, LC, CORC (Cooperative Online Resource Cataloguing). World Cat. Impact of IT on Cataloguing. Unit-5: STANDARDIZATION IN CATALOGUING Need, Purpose. Standards -- ISBD (M), ISBD(S) AND ISBD (NBM). METADATA Concept. Metadata Vs Catalogue. MARC, MARC 21. FILING AND ARRANGEMENT OF CATALOGUE ENTRIES: Classified and Alphabetical. Rules for filing of Entries. Trends in Cataloguing. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Paper-4: Information Processing (Practice) I Part-A: Library Classification (Practice) DDC 20 th Edition (50 Marks) Construction of Class Numbers for Documents of different disciplines / subjects using DDC 20 th Edition. Part-B: Library Cataloguing (Practice) AACR-2R Monographs & Serials (50 Marks Preparing Catalogue Entries ( Main , Added and Reference Entries) for Books (Monographs) and Serials. ============================================= (SECOND SEMESTER) Paper-5: LIBRARY MANAGEMENT Unit-1: Management: Concept and Development of Management. Managements Vs Administration. Characteristics of Management. Functions of Management. Principles of Management and their applications in Libraries. Scientific Management. Routine & work flow in different libraries / sections. Selection & Acquisition: Book Selection Purpose & Need Functions of Acquisition Section Characteristics, Methods, Principles and theories of book selection. Acquisition Policies & Programmes Book Selection Tools. Ordering. Book Trade. Good Offices Committee (GOC). Online Bookshops Identification, Selection and acquisition of documents. Advantages. Online Bookshops Vs traditional Bookshops. Example URLs. Unit-2 ; Technical Section: Processing Classification & Cataloguing. Authority File. Maintenance: Open Access Vs Closed Access. Principles of Stacking Shelving Methods. Preservation Concept, Purpose and Methods. Circulation: Gate Register; Registration of Members, , Reservation of books; overnight issue, Inter-library loan, Charging and discharging methods; Day Book System, Ledger System, Browne System, Newark System, etc. Library Buildings Planning. Role of Librarian. Unit-3 : Reference & Information Services. Serials Management Acquisition, Organisation, Methods of Recording. Problems in Acquisition. Stock verification : Purpose and Importance Methods. Library Records: Purpose and Types of Records. Work Flow : Flow Charts, Symbols, Coordination of Work Flow. Unit-4 : Human Resource Management: H.R. Planning. HR Policies Job Analysis, Job Description, Job Evaluation, Job Specification. Supervision, Control & Execution. Staffing Categorization of Staff. Staff Development. Recruitment Methods. Financial Management: Sources of Finance Generation of financial resources. Budgeting Line, PPBS, ZBB. Accounting. Budgetary Control. Unit-5: Library Statistics : Purpose and Types. Library Committees: Concept, Importance , Functions. Types of Committees. Library Rules & Regulations -- Purpose, Preparation. Public Relations. Publicity & Extension Activities. Types of Extension Services. Information Technology Use for Effective Library Management. _________________________________________________________________________________ Paper-6: Introduction to Computers Unit-1 : INFORMTION TECHNOLOGY: Concept and components. Computers & Communication. COMPUTERS: Meaning, use, functions, Characteristics and Capabilities. How a computer works. General computer terminology. Impact on society and Library & Information Centres. Communication : Analog & Digital Signals. Transmission Media. Unit-2 : TYPES OF COMPUTERS: Historical Development. Generations of computers Characteristics. Analogue, Digital and Hybrid Computers. Super, Mainframe, Mini and Micro, Laptop and PDA. DATA AND INFORMATION. Data Representation and File Organization Binary Code, Bit, Byte. Standards ASCII, ISCII (Indian Script Cod for Information Interchange), and EBCDIC. UNICODE. Data Hierarchy. Unit-3 : COMPONENTS OF COMPUTERS: Hardware Input Output devices. Storage devices, CPU. Ports. Software Purpose. Types of software. Development -- Program, Algorithm, Flow Charting. OPTICAL STORAGE DEVICES: CD and DVD. MULTIMEDIA: Purpose and Use. Data Processing Batch, Online and Time Sharing. Unit-4: PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES : Machine, Assembly and Higher level. Algorithm, program. Flow Charting Compilers and Translators. OPERATING SYSTEMS : Windows, Application software. APPLICATION SOFTWARE : MS-Word, MS-Access Features. NETWORKING: Concept and Types. INTERNET Browsing. Browsers Concepts and Examples. Services, Facilities. WWW, Information Searching, URL. Unit-5: COMPUTERS IN LIBRARY & INFORMATION CENTRES. Library Automation Purpose, planning. Areas of Automation Acquisition, Catalogue, Circulation, Serial and Administration. Hands on Experience to work with Computers with Windows (OS) and M.S.Word (Word processing). Browsing Internet, Creating mail address Observation of an Automated Library. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paper-7: Reference & Information Sources and Services Unit-1: REFERENCE SERVICE: Definition, need, scope. Reference service in public libraries, special libraries and academic libraries. Types of reference service Orientation of a freshman, Ready Reference Service and Long Range Reference Service. Reference Process. Information Kiosks. Unit-2: INFORMATION SERVICES: Definition, need, scope. Reference service vis-à-vis Information Service. Methods of dissemination of information Current Awareness Service. SDI. Referral. KINDS OF REFERENCE AND INFORMATION SOURCES; Information Sources Documentary & Non-Documentary, Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Sources. Evaluation of reference sources. Searching Information from different Reference Tools / Sources -- Strategies. Unit-3: REFERENCE SOURCES: Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Almanacs, Year Books, Directories, Handbooks, Manuals, News-Summaries, Concordances, Biographical, Geographical Information Sources, Electronic Resources Unit-4: BIBLIOGRAPHY: Meaning, scope, functions. Kinds: Enumerative / Systematic, Analytical, Historical, Textual, and Descriptive. Types: Retrospective and Current. General, Special, National (INB and BNB), Trade, subject. Preparation of bibliographies. Documentation list. BIBLIOGRAPHIC CONTROL -- Meaning, purpose, UBC and UAP. Unit-5: ABSTRACTING SERVICES: Abstract : Meaning, use. Types : Indicative and informative. Parts of an Abstract. Abstracting Services / Products. Examples from different subjects. INDEXING SERVICES Index : Meaning, use. Indexing Services / Products Examples from Different Subjects -- Citation Indexes. Citation of Documents Purpose. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Paper-8: Information processing (Practice) II Part-A: Library Classification (Practice) UDC IME 2 nd Edn. (50 Marks). Construction of Class Numbers for Documents of Different Disciplines / Subjects using UDC (IME), 2 nd Ed. Part-B: Library Cataloguing (Practice) AACR-2R, Non-Book Material (50 Marks) Preparing Catalogue Entries (Main, Added and Reference Entries) for Non-Book Materials (Cartographic Materials, Manuscripts, Printed Music, Sound Recordings, Motion Pictures & Video Recordings, Graphic Materials, Computer Files and Micro Forms). -00- ================================================= DEPT. OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE Osmania University :: HYDERABAD 500 007 Master of Library and Information Science (MLISc) Syllabus. SEMESTER SYSTEM (Revised Syllabus from the academic year 2006-2007) Objectives: The objectives of the MLISc (One Year) Programme are to: 1. Acquaint the students with information and its communication in society; 2. Introduce the students of modern management techniques to manage effectively the Library and Information Centres; 3. Provide the students with insight into theoretical aspects of Information Retrieval Systems and impart practical skills necessary for information processing; 4. Acquaint the students with the activities and services of National, Regional and International Information Systems and Programmes; 5. Provide the students with an understanding of the basics of Information Processing and Information Technology. SCHEME OF PAPERS 1 ST SEMESTER Paper-1: Information & Communication .. .. .. 3 hours 100 Marks Paper-2: Information Technology (IT) .. .. 3 hours 100 Marks Paper-3: Information Retrieval Systems (Theory) .. 3 hours 100 Marks Paper-4: Research Methods .. .. 3 hours 100 Marks 2 nd SEMESTER Paper-5: Management of Library & Information Centres .. 3 hours 100 Marks Paper-6: Information Systems & Programmes .. .. 3 hours 100 Marks Paper-7: Library Automation and Networking .. .. 3 hours 100 Marks Paper-8: Computer Software (Practical-I) .. .. -- 100 Marks Paper-9: Software for Libraries (Practical-II) .. .. -- 100 Marks Internship : The Student has to undergo Two months compulsory Internship in a recognized Library / Information Centre. The Internship has to be completed within three months from the last examination of the 2 nd Semester. The Grading of A, B, C and D (A = Excellent, B = Good, C = Satisfactory and D = Not Satisfactory) will be awarded by the concerned Head of the Library / Information Centre based on the candidates performance. This grading will be mentioned in the Memo of Marks. However, it will not be considered for the award of Division / percentage of Marks. Paper-8: Computer Software (Practical-I) and Paper-9: Software for Libraries (Practical-II), need more number of classes and practice by the students (as there are more number of packages to be learnt). Therefore, the teaching work and practice should start from the 1 st Semester. The examination will be conducted by the external examiners jointly with the Internal Examiners at the end of second semester only. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PAPER-1 : INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION Unit-1: Nature of Information: o Data, Information & Knowledge : Definition, scope, use. o Information : Nature, Types, Characteristics, Properties, Use and Value. o Information and Social Change. o Information Explosion. o Information Society : Genesis, Characteristics, Implications. o Information Science : Definition, Scope and linkages with other disciplines / Subjects. o Information Industry. Unit-2: Information Communication: o Information Cycle : Information Generation, Collection, Storage, Forms, Transfer and Dissemination of Information. o Communication : Definition, Concept, Types, Communication Models (Theories). Shannon Theory; Lasswells Theory; Gerbners Theory, Schramm Theory. Communication Media. o Scientific Communication. o Formal and Informal Channels of Communication. Information Intermediaries : Invisible Colleges , Information Exchange Groups, Technological Gate-keepers, Information Brokers / Consultants. o Barriers of Communication of Information. o Information Literacy o Information Filtering Unit-3: Economics of Information: o Information needs. Information Seeking Behaviour : Concept, methods, need and purpose. o User Studies: Concept, purpose, methods, its application in libraries. o Information as Commodity and Resource. o Information Production and distribution. o Marketing of Information : Market Analysis, Market Segmentation, Marketing Mix, Marketing Audit. o Intellectual Property Rights (IPR). Copyright. Right to Information. Censorship. Unit-4: Knowledge Management & Digital Library: o Knowledge Management. Definition, Characteristics. Principles, Functions, Activities. o Document Management : Concept. Document Management vs Knowledge Management. o Content Management. o Digital Library : Concept, use, advantages, design and development. o Digital libraries Institutional Repositories Need, purpose, material to be included and limitations. o Virtual Library : Concept. o Virtual Learning Online learning, interactive techniques. o e-learning. Unit-5: Informetrics: o Citation: Citation Analysis, Bibliographic Coupling. o Librametry, Bibliometrics and Scientometrics, Webometrics : Concept, Scope, Usefulness. o Bibliometric Laws Bradford, Lotka and Zipf. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PAPER-2: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Unit-1 : Information Technology: o Concept, definition and components of IT o Client -- Server Technology : Concept, Use. Different types of Servers File Server, Proxy Servers, Web Servers, Print Server, Database Server, etc. o Hardware Developments. Software Operating Systems Single User, Multi User. Application Software Types. o Strategic Management of Technology o Trends in Hardware and Software Developments. Unit-2: Communication Technology: o Telecommunications Signals: Analog and Digital. Modem types, use. o Switching Systems : Concept, Purpose, Types -- Circular, Message and PSS. Gateways , Ethernet, Hub/Switches. o Communication Media Twisted Pair, Coaxial, Optic Fibres, Satellite Communication, VSAT, Microwave. o Bandwidth, Multiplexing. o ISDN. Unit-3: Electronic Information: o Electronic / Digital Information. o Digital Collection, Digital Rights Management. o Digitization Concept, Procedures and Problems. Input devices OCR, Scanners, Cameras. Software & hardware used for digitization. Image Formats (JPEG, GIF / BMP). Audio Formats (MPEG, MP3, WAV). Image Editing. o e-documents: Concept of e-books and e-journals. Trends in Production and availability of e-documents. Impact on Libraries and Information Centres and Users. o Preservation and archiving of e-resources. o Web logs. Identification and creation of Blogs. Wikies, Wikipedia. Unit-4: Communication Tools and Techniques: An overview: o Fax, E-mail, Tele Tex , Videotext, Tele Conferencing, Video Conferencing, Voice Mail. Hyper Text and Hyper Media. List Serve / Electronic groups. o Software Open Source and Proprietary Implications, Advantages of using different types of Software. o Digital Standards Standards, Protocols and Formats. Metadata, Interoperability. o Wireless Communication: Concept Networking, WAP / Wireless Internet, WLL, Cellular Communication. o Data Communication Concepts Parallel & Serial; Synchrnous & Asynchrnous; Simplex, Half Duplex and Full Duplex. Unit-5: Internet Communication and Expert Systems. o Internet Communication : Internet as a communication tool. Facilities for communication. Features and Developments. o Internet Connectivity Dial up, leased, microwave, cable modem, ISDN, Digital Subscriber Lines (DSL). Other related issues. o Data Security : Concept, need, purpose. Virus Definition, effect. Security Methods, Firewall, Anti-virus software. SPAM. IDS (Intrusion Detection System). ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PAPER-3: INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS (THEORY) Unit-1: Information Storage and Retrieval (IR) Systems: Concept, components, IR tools. Information Analysis, repackaging and consolidation : Concept, purpose. Content Creation / Content Development. Indexing: Concept. Principles / general theory of indexing. Content Analysis : Meaning, Purpose. Application in LICs. Unit-2: Indexing Languages, types, Characteristics. Vocabulary control natural and controlled languages. Semantics and Syntax. Library Classification Schemes: UDC and CC. Thesaurus Structure and functions. Design / Construction of Thesaurus. Subject Headings LCSH and SLSH Structure and Functions. Unit-3: Indexing Techniques: Syntactical problems. Pre and post-coordinate indexing. Chain Indexing, PRECIS. Uniterm, Keyword and Citation Indexing. Computer based indexing systems and methods (Automatic Indexing). Unit-4: Bibliographic Description: Standards for bibliographic Description: ISBDs, MARC, CCF and MARC 21. EAD (Encoded Archival Dscription). METADATA: Concept, Formats Features of MARC, IAFA, Templates, Dublin Core, TELURC, FGDC --- Detailed Study of any two formats. Protocols Features SODA, SMARTS. Metadata vis-à-vis Internet. Data Mining, Data Warehousing. DIGITAL OBJECT IDENTIFIER (DOI): Concept, Origin, application, principles for issuance of DOI. Principles for the application of DOI. DOI Foundation, procedure for registration. Unit-5: Information Retrieval: Retrieval methods manual and automated. Search processes, and strategies. Boolean Logic. Preparation of query, steps in search strategy. Search tools search engines, meta-search engines. Subject directories, subject guides, specialized data bases, etc.,. Criteria for evaluation of IR Systems. Computerized Information Services: Machine Translation. Automatic Indexing. Computerized Abstracting. Natural Language Processing. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PAPER-4: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY Unit-1: Research : Definition, need and purpose. Basic Concepts: Validity, reliability, Objectivity, Subjectivity. Variables: Dependent, Independent and Intervening. Logic : Induction and Deduction. Intuition. Types Basic and applied. Interdisciplinary & multidisciplinary, Team / Group Research, Relay Research. Scientific method. LIS Research in India . Unit-2 : Research Design : Aims and objectives. Scope and limitations. Problem identification, formulation and statement of the problem. Hypothesis : Definition, meaning, formulation. Types: Descriptive, relational and explanatory, Null-Hypothesis. Verification. Unit-3 : Methods of Research: Survey, descriptive, comparative, historical, experimental, case study and Delphi technique. Unit-4: Methods of data collection : Types of data Primary and Secondary. Data Collection Methods: Primary data Questionnaire, Interview and Observation. Scales and Check Lists. Secondary data Historical / recorded. Sampling methods and techniques : Probability sample: Simple Random sampling, systematic, stratified. Non-probability sample: Quota, Accidental, purposive, incomplete. Cluster and multi-state sampling. Sample size, bias, error. Unit-5: Methods and Tools of Data Analysis : Problem measure, reliability, validity, Descriptive Statistics Measures of Central Tendency : Mean, Median, Mode. Measure of Central distendency : Standard Deviation. Graphical Presentation of data : Bar diagrams, Pie-chart, Line Graphics, Histograms, Inferential Statistics : Measure of Association : Co-efficient of Correlation. Testing of Hypothesis : Chi-square test & T-test. Software for Statistical Analysis SPSS Features. Writing research report: Structure & Contents of report, presentation of findings. Style Sheets, Citation of Print, Electronic and Internet sources. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (SECOND SEMESTER) PAPER-5: MANAGEMENT OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION CENTRES Unit-1: Management : Concept, definition, nature and purpose. Schools of management. Management Styles. Planning Library and Information Centres : Need and purpose, planning process, procedures, steps and factors. SWOT Analysis : Concept, Use. Role of Effective Communication on Management. Unit-2: Systems Theory: Concept, Components analysis, evaluation and design. Library as a System, Subsystems of a Library. Performance Evaluation of Library and Information Centres. Management Information Systems (MIS) : Concept, Use. Project Management : Definition, Objectives, Scope, Organisational Planning, Stages. Unit-3: Work Studies: Flow chart and Gantt Charts. PERT / CPM. Work environment Internal and External. Management by Objectives: (MbO): Concept and relevance to LICs. Decision making : Concept, problems, aids. Decision Process. Delegation of Authority : Authority, Responsibility and Accountability Concept, guidelines and barriers. Unit-4: Human Resource Management: H R Planning, staffing, job analysis, job description, job evaluation, staff recruitment; selection, training and development. Inter personal relations. Work relationships: Supervision, Control, Leadership, , Group Dynamics and Performance Evaluation. Motivation : Concept, Theories. Management of Change : Concept, need for change, Impact, Strategies, Organistion Culture, Promoting Change. Use of Information Technology for Effective Management. Unit-5 : Financial Management: Resource Mobilisation. Budgeting Methods: PPBS and Zero-based. Budgetary Control. Cost Effectiveness and Cost Benefit Analysis. Cost Accounting : Concept and Use. Outsourcing. Quality Management: Quality : Concept, application in LICs. Quality Management, Quality Audit, Customer Satisfaction Vs Quality Management. Norms / guidelines. ISO-9000. TQM : Definition, Scope, Purpose. Application in Libraries. PAPER-6: INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND PROGRAMMES Unit-1: Information Organisation as a system: Basic concepts, Components, Types, Characteristics of an Information System. Kinds of Information System : Libraries, Documentation Centres, Information Centres, Data Banks. Information Analysis Centres. Referral Centres, Clearing Houses, Archives, Reprographic and translation Centres their functions and services. Unit-2: Planning and Design of a National Information System: NAPLIS (National Policy on Library & Information Systems) Concept, Functions and objectives of NATIS. National Information Policy (NIP). Planning Design of National Information System (NATIS). National Information Systems : NISCAIR, DESIDOC, NASSDOC, SENDOC, CORD, NCSI, NISSAT, ENVIS : Structure, functions and services. Unit-3: Regional Information Systems: ASTINFO, APINESS and SAARC (SDC). Global Information Systems: UNESCO-PGI, INIS, AGRIS, INSPEC, MEDLARS, UNIDO-IIS, SPINES, ICSU. Unit-4: Information Products and Services: Concept, Definition. Types with examples. Information Products Vs Services. Information Products: Institutional, Commercial. Information Services Bibliographic, Document Delivery, Alert (CAS & SDI). Marketing of Information Products and Services. Unit-5: Information Providers (Vendors): DIALOG, STN, Derwent, Data Star, UMI, Silver Platter, BLDSC, ISI. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PAPER-7: LIBRARY AUTOMATION AND NETWORKING Unit-1: Library Automation: Definition, need, purpose and advantages. Automation Vs Mechanization. Areas of Automation Acquisition, Cataloguing, Access to Catalogue (OPAC), Circulation and Serial Control. Unit-2 : Planning for Automation Procedure: Steps in Automation: Developing a basic Technology Plan. Identifying goals and objectives, Describing existing library services and technology, Feasibility Study, Assessing needs and priorities, Preparing strategic Plan, Hardware and Software selection and Implementation. Barcode Technology: Meaning, need, purpose and advantages. Types of barcodes : Dumb / Generic barcode and smart barcode their application. Code 39. RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) Unit-3 : Networking and Networks: Networking: Concept, need and advantages. Basic components of network. Network Topologies Star, Ring, Bus, Hierarchical, Tree and Complete. Wireless Networking. Types of Networks LAN, MAN, WAN. Networks: General and Bibliographic. General ERNET, NICNET, INFONET. Library Networks: OCLC, INFLIBNET, DELNET : Their objectives, Functions, Services and Activities. Unit-4: Internet : Concept, Features, Services. Search Engines Concept. Types Search Engines and Meta Search Engines, Advantages in using Search Engines.. Internet: Internet Searching. Web Browsers Purpose, Functions, Facilities available with different Browsers. Sample Search by using Internet Explorer and Netscape. Internet Security. Internet Reference Sources: Identification, accessing. Various sources useful for librarians in providing Reference Services with examples. Evaluation of Internet Information Sources Need, Methods / Techniques. Protocols: Definition, Concept. Types General - TCP / IP, OSI. Other Protocols: SMTP, Telnet, FTP, HTTP, Z39.50. Unit-5: Hypertext, Hyper media. Markup Languages HTML, XML, Features. Web: Concept, Usefulness. Content Development / Content Creation for Web. Web Design Methods / Techniques, Steps. Software Flash, Macromedia , MS -Front page, Dream Weaver. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PAPER-8: COMPUTER SOFTWARE (Practical-I) Unit-1 : Software. How to design and develop software. Unit-2 ; Operating System Concept, purpose, use and features. Windows LINUX (Hands on experience with one Operating System) Unit-3: Word Processing Concept, Purpose, Use and Features. MS Word (Hands on experience in document creation, editing, printing, etc. Unit-4 : Database Concept, structure, use and features. RDBMS Concept, structure, use and features. MS-Access (Hands on experience in creation of database) Unit-5: Developing a HTML Document. PAPER-9: SOFTWARE FOR LIBRARIES (Practical-II) Unit-1: CDS/ISIS Concept, features. (Hands on experience) Unit-2: Integrated Library Management Software LIBSYS, ALICE, NEWGENLIB, VTLS (Observation and hands on experience of any one software) Unit-3: Information searching. Search Strategy and Query Formulation using keyworlds. Searching the CD / DVD of Bibliographical Databases including Full Texts. Unit-4: Searching through Internet e-Journals subscribe, consortia and free. Internet Resources using search engines. World Wide Web (WWW) Institutional and Individual Websites. Unit-5: Searching Information on any of the subjects: Science, Social Sciences, Medical, Engineering, etc. : ====================================== http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/uk/taglines/hotmail_com/nowyoucan/spamguard/*ht… All New Yahoo! Mail Tired of Vi@gr@! come-ons? Let our SpamGuard protect you.

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How Web 2.0 technologies will Change Libraries
by Sukhdev Singh 02 Aug '06

02 Aug '06

How Web 2.0 technologies such as synchronous messaging and streaming media, blogs, wikis, social networks, tagging, RSS feeds, and mashups might intimate changes in how libraries provide access to their collections and user support for that access. The following article tries to explore it. http://www.webology.ir/2006/v3n2/a25.html --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. http://openmed.nic.in

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[LIS-Forum] Version 63, Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography
by Charles W. Bailey, Jr. 01 Aug '06

01 Aug '06

Version 63 of the Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography is now available. This selective bibliography presents over 2,730 articles, books, and other printed and electronic sources that are useful in understanding scholarly electronic publishing efforts on the Internet. http://epress.lib.uh.edu/sepb/sepb.html The PDF version of SEPB is now produced annually. The 2005 PDF file is available (Version 60, published 12/9/2005). http://epress.lib.uh.edu/sepb/archive/60/sepb.pdf The Open Access Bibliography: Liberating Scholarly Literature with E-Prints and Open Access Journals, by the same author, provides much more in-depth coverage of the open access movement and related topics (e.g., disciplinary archives, e-prints, institutional repositories, open access journals, and the Open Archives Initiative) than SEPB does. http://www.digital-scholarship.com/oab/oab.htm The Open Access Webliography (with Ho) complements the OAB, providing access to a number of Websites related to open access topics. http://www.digital-scholarship.com/cwb/oaw.htm Changes in This Version The bibliography has the following sections (revised sections are marked with an asterisk): Table of Contents 1 Economic Issues 2 Electronic Books and Texts 2.1 Case Studies and History* 2.2 General Works 2.3 Library Issues 3 Electronic Serials 3.1 Case Studies and History 3.2 Critiques 3.3 Electronic Distribution of Printed Journals* 3.4 General Works* 3.5 Library Issues 3.6 Research* 4 General Works 5 Legal Issues 5.1 Intellectual Property Rights* 5.2 License Agreements* 5.3 Other Legal Issues 6 Library Issues 6.1 Cataloging, Identifiers, Linking, and Metadata* 6.2 Digital Libraries* 6.3 General Works* 6.4 Information Integrity and Preservation* 7 New Publishing Models* 8 Publisher Issues 8.1 Digital Rights Management 9 Repositories, E-Prints, and OAI* Appendix A. Related Bibliographies Appendix B. About the Author Appendix C. SEPB Use Statistics* Scholarly Electronic Publishing Resources includes the following sections: Cataloging, Identifiers, Linking, and Metadata Digital Libraries* Electronic Books and Texts* Electronic Serials* General Electronic Publishing* Images Legal* Preservation Publishers Repositories, E-Prints, and OAI* SGML and Related Standards Further Information about SEPB The HTML version of SEPB is designed for interactive use. Each major section is a separate file. There are links to sources that are freely available on the Internet. It can be can be searched using Boolean operators. The HTML document includes three sections not found in the Acrobat file: (1) Scholarly Electronic Publishing Weblog (biweekly list of new resources; also available by mailing list--see second URL--and RSS Feed--see third URL) http://epress.lib.uh.edu/sepb/sepw.htm http://epress.lib.uh.edu/sepb/sepwlist.htm http://feeds.feedburner.com/ScholarlyElectronicPublishingWeblogrss (2) Scholarly Electronic Publishing Resources (directory of over 270 related Web sites) http://epress.lib.uh.edu/sepb/sepr.htm (3) Archive (prior versions of the bibliography) http://epress.lib.uh.edu/sepb/archive/sepa.htm The 2005 annual PDF file is designed for printing. The printed bibliography is over 210 pages long. The PDF file is over 560 KB. Related Article An article about the bibliography has been published in The Journal of Electronic Publishing: http://www.press.umich.edu/jep/07-02/bailey.html -- Best Regards, Charles Charles W. Bailey, Jr., Assistant Dean for Digital Library Planning and Development, University of Houston Libraries E-Mail: cbailey(a)digital-scholarship.com Publications: http://www.digital-scholarship.com/ (Provides access to DigitalKoans, Open Access Bibliography, Open Access Webliography, Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography, Scholarly Electronic Publishing Weblog, and other publications.)

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Cambridge University Press News
by Mailing List Manager 01 Aug '06

01 Aug '06

Date: 1 Aug 2006 09:44:32 -0000 From: Manish Amte <amtes(a)rediffmail.com> Recent news and developments at Cambridge University Press . Cambridge University Press sees rise in journal Impact Factors According to the Thomson ISI Journal Citation Reports (JCR), the entire Cambridge Journals list shows an average increase in Impact Factor of 15.1% from 2004 to 2005. To place this in context, the equivalent changes in the aggregated Impact Factors of all the journals in the subject categories in which Cambridge journals sit, amounted to an average increase of only 6.9%. http://journals.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press acquires CABI Journals: Cambridge University Press and CABI are pleased to announce the acquisition by Cambridge University Press of the CABI primary journals list, consisting of 15 titles either owned or published by CABI on behalf of various Learned Societies. http://journals.cambridge.org Journal of Fluid Mechanics Digital Archive Cambridge University Press is delighted to announce the digitisation of the complete archive of the Journal of Fluid Mechanics from 1956 to 1996. Every article is now available online, right back to Volume 1, Issue 1. The Journal of Fluid Mechanics is an internationally acclaimed twice monthly journal and the leading publication in its field. http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=JFM Cambridge Companions Online The Cambridge Companions series is one of the most widely known and successful series in the Cambridge University Press Humanities list. We have digitised almost the complete collection amounting to over 200 titles and made them available online for the first time. Their main areas are Literature, Philosophy, Religion and Classics and include more than 2000 specially commissioned essays by the leading international scholars in each field.http://www.cco.cambridge.org) Historical Statistics of the United States (HSUS) Cambridge University Press is delighted to announce the complete digitisation of the 5 volumes of the Historical Statistics of the United States (HSUS). Popularly known as "Hussuss," this huge body of information is fully searchable and users can download their chosen data and configure tables and graphs for use in their research. This is a new edition of a 5 volume print reference work last published by the U.S. Census bureau in 1975. The revision reflects 30 years of new scholarship that has added material on American Indians, slavery, poverty, race and ethnicity. http://hsus.cambridge.org/ Orlando :New Research Database on Women's writing 'Orlando' is the first scholarly history of British Women's writing and is unique in its approach and coverage. It grew out of a project based at University of Alberta and took over 10 years and about 100 people to build, and in the process developed a specialised tagging base system. It is a comprehensive electronic database of information relating to women's writing in the British Isles, from earliest times to today, and offers a wealth of biographical and critical information on more than 800 British women writers (including over 20,000 bibliographical listings), together with helpful entries on literary and historical events, male writers and non-British women writers. For more details on this please visit http://www.cambridge.org and http://journals.cambridge.org Thanks Manish Amte Marketing Manager-Journals Cambridge University Press C-22 , Brigade MM , KR Road Jayanagar Bangalore-560 070 Tel: +91 80 56693388, 26764817 , 26762764 Fax: +91 80 26761322

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OAI-compliance for legecy databases
by Francis Jayakanth 01 Aug '06

01 Aug '06

Increasing demands for access to distributed information from a single source requires that the distributed information systems are interoperable. Interoperability is the ability of multiple systems, with different hardware and software platforms, data structures, and interfaces, to exchange data with minimal loss of content and functionality (http://www.niso.org/standards/resources/UnderstandingMetadata.pdf) Interoperability facilitates in building federated systems, which serve as discovery tools for the end-users. With respect to interoperability of digital libraries (DL), the OAI-PMH (Open Access Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting) is becoming a de facto standard. Popular institutional repository software like DSpace, GNU EPrints are OAI-compliant software. Many of the institutions / organizations are already maintaining their bibliographic data using software packages like CDS/ISIS (DOS and Windows versions), Libsys or other SQL-based RDBMS. Also, the institutions / organizations many not have the requisite wherewithal to set up and maintain software packages like DSpace or GNU EPrints. Now, the question is, if there is a need to make data contained in non-OAI-compliant systems interoperable, how does one go about? As part of the on-going DSIR funded project, 'Development of OAI-based Institutional Repository Services in India' at the National Centre for Science Information (NCSI), Indian Institute of Science (IISc), we are trying to address this issue. We would like to have some sample bibliographic data, may be around 100 records or so, from different software packages so that we can make use of such data for testing purposes. Please contact us off the list if you wish to share your sample data so that we can provide additional details for sending the sample data. Many thanks. With regards, - Francis & Filbert NCSI, IISc, Bangalore franc(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in filbert(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in

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Admission Notice..PGDHL course 2006-07.
by hemanth rao 01 Aug '06

01 Aug '06

Dear Moderator. Kindly arrange to announce the following admission notice to PGDHL Course for the year 2006-07 Hemanth Rao C RGUHS, Bangalore ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Applications are invited from eligible candidates for admission to One Year Postgraduate Diploma Course In Health Science Librarianship (PGDHL) for the academic year 2006-07 (September to August) at Department of Health Science Library and Information Systems in Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore. The prescribed Application Form may be obtained on payment of Rs.100/- in the form of Demand Draft drawn in favour of Registrar, either in person or by post. Candidates can download the application form from www.rguhs.ac.in(The application forms downloaded shall be sent along with the DD of Rs 100 in favour of Registrar, RGUHS. ELIGIBILITY 1. A candidate who has passed Masters Degree in Library & Information Science (M.L.I.Sc.) examination of any University established by law in India or any other degree recognized as equivalent for this purpose and scored not less than 55% of the maximum marks prescribed for the qualifying examination. 2. Librarians having M.L.I.Sc. Degree or equivalent qualifications with minimum 50% of marks and minimum of five years experience in a Health Science Library. 3. For SC/ST Category-1 candidates, the minimum prescribed percentage of marks will be relaxed by 5% STIPEND: The selected candidates are eligible for the stipend of Rs. 5,000/- per month DURATION: The course of study including submission of project work is 12 months ENTRANCE TEST: An Entrance Test will be held for eligible candidates on 28-08-2006 at 10-00am, in the Department of Health Science Library and Information Systems, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, 4th T block, Jayanagar, Bangalore-560 041. INTERVIEW: The interview for successful candidates in the Entrance Test will be held on 28-08-2006 at 3-00pm. Duly filled in applications along with attested copies of marks cards of qualifying examination, proof of date of birth, certificates and testimonials, Employment Certificate and No Objection Certificate (in use of Working Librarians) to be sent through proper channel to the Registrar, RGUHS, 4th T Block, Jayanagar, Banalore-560 041 on or before 25-08-2006. For further details contact Dr.R.Rama Raj Urs Course Coordinator Dept. of Health Science Library and Information System Digital Library and Information Centre Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka 4th T Block, Jayanagar Bangalore - 560 041 Ph: 91-80-26961943, drurs(a)rguhs.ac.in, drurs_in(a)yahoo.co.in ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ --------------------------------- See the all-new, redesigned Yahoo.com. Check it out. Dear Moderator. Kindly arrange to announce the following admission notice to PGDHL Course for the year 2006-07 Hemanth Rao C RGUHS, Bangalore ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Applications are invited from eligible candidates for admission to One Year Postgraduate Diploma Course In Health Science Librarianship (PGDHL) for the academic year 2006-07 (September to August) at Department of Health Science Library and Information Systems in Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore. The prescribed Application Form may be obtained on payment of Rs.100/- in the form of Demand Draft drawn in favour of Registrar, either in person or by post. Candidates can download the application form from http://www.rguhs.ac.in(The www.rguhs.ac.in(The application forms downloaded shall be sent along with the DD of Rs 100 in favour of Registrar, RGUHS. ELIGIBILITY 1. A candidate who has passed Masters Degree in Library & Information Science (M.L.I.Sc.) examination of any University established by law in India or any other degree recognized as equivalent for this purpose and scored not less than 55% of the maximum marks prescribed for the qualifying examination. 2. Librarians having M.L.I.Sc. Degree or equivalent qualifications with minimum 50% of marks and minimum of five years experience in a Health Science Library. 3. For SC/ST Category-1 candidates, the minimum prescribed percentage of marks will be relaxed by 5% STIPEND: The selected candidates are eligible for the stipend of Rs. 5,000/- per month DURATION: The course of study including submission of project work is 12 months ENTRANCE TEST: An Entrance Test will be held for eligible candidates on 28-08-2006 at 10-00am, in the Department of Health Science Library and Information Systems, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, 4th T block, Jayanagar, Bangalore-560 041. INTERVIEW: The interview for successful candidates in the Entrance Test will be held on 28-08-2006 at 3-00pm. Duly filled in applications along with attested copies of marks cards of qualifying examination, proof of date of birth, certificates and testimonials, Employment Certificate and No Objection Certificate (in use of Working Librarians) to be sent through proper channel to the Registrar, RGUHS, 4th T Block, Jayanagar, Banalore-560 041 on or before 25-08-2006. For further details contact Dr.R.Rama Raj Urs Course Coordinator Dept. of Health Science Library and Information System Digital Library and Information Centre Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka 4th T Block, Jayanagar Bangalore - 560 041 Ph: 91-80-26961943, mailto:drurs@rguhs.ac.in drurs(a)rguhs.ac.in , mailto:drurs_in@yahoo.co.in drurs_in(a)yahoo.co.in ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ See the all-new, redesigned Yahoo.com. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=40762/*http://www.yahoo.com/preview Check it out.

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Fwd: [IFLA-L] SLA-PAM International Relations Call for Nominations
by J. K. Vijayakumar 31 Jul '06

31 Jul '06

Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 11:20:10 -0400 To: ifla-l(a)infoserv.inist.fr, stl-sc(a)infoserv.inist.fr From: Nisa Bakkalbasi <nisa.bakkalbasi(a)yale.edu> CC: nisa.bakkalbasi(a)yale.edu Subject: [IFLA-L] SLA-PAM International Relations Call for Nominations [PLEASE EXCUSE MULTIPLE POSTINGS. FEEL FREE TO DISTRIBUTE AS APPROPRIATE.] The Special Libraries Association (SLA) Physics-Astronomy-Mathematics (PAM) Division is now calling for nominations for the International Membership Award. The SLA-PAM Division will present this award to a librarian from the developing world; it provides a two-year SLA membership, for the years 2007 and 2008. For complete information, please visit the following web page: http://units.sla.org/division/dpam/manual/awards/pamimadetails.html Please submit nominations to the incoming chair of the International Relations Committee (IRC) of the PAM Division (address below) by October 31st, 2006. The award will be announced in November 2006. Thank you. Objective: The purpose of the award is to provide an opportunity for librarians from the developing world to be an active member of SLA and of SLA-PAM. Components: The award will provide SLA membership, including PAM Division affiliation, for a period of two years. The award recipient will serve as a member of PAM's International Relations Committee (IRC) during the term of the award. PAM will fund the award recipient to attend SLA's annual conference during the first year of the award. The award recipient will prepare a short report on the state of scientific information/libraries in his/her country, to be presented to the membership at the annual SLA conference either in person or in writing. The award recipient will also prepare a final report reflecting on his/her experience with PAM and providing recommendations for future improvements to the award program; this report is to be sent before the end of the second year of the award to the PAM Executive Board and PAM IRC. Qualifications: The nominee must reside and work in a developing country and have basic English skills. The nominee must be working currently in a library, information center, library school or other information-related capacity, in one of the subject areas related to science and technology. Priority will be given to applicants working in Physics-Astronomy-Mathematics areas. The nominee will not have had a previous opportunity to become actively involved in SLA, such as by attending an SLA conference or other professional library association meetings in the U.S. Nomination Process: Self nominations are encouraged. Nomination documentation should include the following: A letter highlighting the candidate's professional career and qualification and explaining why this person should be granted the award. The candidate's current professional resume. Contact information for the nominee: name, position, business address, and (if possible) email address. Nominations are to be submitted by 31 October, 2006, to the PAM IRC incoming chair, and the award recipient will be announced in November. Selection will be made by the PAM Executive Board in consultation with the PAM IRC chair. Please submit nominations to: Nisa Bakkalbasi Incoming Chair, SLA-PAM International Relations Committee Yale University Library 130 Wall Street P.O. Box 208240 New Haven, CT 06520-8240 Phone: (203) 436-2851 | Fax: (203) 432-8527 | Email: nisa.bakkalbasi(a)yale.edu ------------------------ Nisa Bakkalbasi Electronic Collections Librarian Yale University Library 130 Wall Street, P.O. Box 208240 New Haven, CT 06520-8240 Phone: (203) 436-2851 | Fax: (203) 432-8527 --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta. Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 11:20:10 -0400 To: ifla-l(a)infoserv.inist.fr, stl-sc(a)infoserv.inist.fr From: Nisa Bakkalbasi <nisa.bakkalbasi(a)yale.edu> CC: nisa.bakkalbasi(a)yale.edu Subject: [IFLA-L] SLA-PAM International Relations Call for Nominations [PLEASE EXCUSE MULTIPLE POSTINGS. FEEL FREE TO DISTRIBUTE AS APPROPRIATE.] The Special Libraries Association (SLA) Physics-Astronomy-Mathematics (PAM) Division is now calling for nominations for the International Membership Award. The SLA-PAM Division will present this award to a librarian from the developing world; it provides a two-year SLA membership, for the years 2007 and 2008. For complete information, please visit the following web page: http://units.sla.org/division/dpam/manual/awards/pamimadetails.html http://units.sla.org/division/dpam/manual/awards/pamimadetails.html Please submit nominations to the incoming chair of the International Relations Committee (IRC) of the PAM Division (address below) by October 31st, 2006. The award will be announced in November 2006. Thank you. Objective: The purpose of the award is to provide an opportunity for librarians from the developing world to be an active member of SLA and of SLA-PAM. Components: The award will provide SLA membership, including PAM Division affiliation, for a period of two years. The award recipient will serve as a member of PAM's International Relations Committee (IRC) during the term of the award. PAM will fund the award recipient to attend SLA's annual conference during the first year of the award. The award recipient will prepare a short report on the state of scientific information/libraries in his/her country, to be presented to the membership at the annual SLA conference either in person or in writing. The award recipient will also prepare a final report reflecting on his/her experience with PAM and providing recommendations for future improvements to the award program; this report is to be sent before the end of the second year of the award to the PAM Executive Board and PAM IRC. Qualifications: The nominee must reside and work in a developing country and have basic English skills. The nominee must be working currently in a library, information center, library school or other information-related capacity, in one of the subject areas related to science and technology. Priority will be given to applicants working in Physics-Astronomy-Mathematics areas. The nominee will not have had a previous opportunity to become actively involved in SLA, such as by attending an SLA conference or other professional library association meetings in the U.S. Nomination Process: Self nominations are encouraged. Nomination documentation should include the following: A letter highlighting the candidate's professional career and qualification and explaining why this person should be granted the award. The candidate's current professional resume. Contact information for the nominee: name, position, business address, and (if possible) email address. Nominations are to be submitted by 31 October, 2006, to the PAM IRC incoming chair, and the award recipient will be announced in November. Selection will be made by the PAM Executive Board in consultation with the PAM IRC chair. Please submit nominations to: Nisa Bakkalbasi Incoming Chair, SLA-PAM International Relations Committee Yale University Library 130 Wall Street P.O. Box 208240 New Haven, CT 06520-8240 Phone: (203) 436-2851 | Fax: (203) 432-8527 | Email: mailto:nisa.bakkalbasi@yale.edu nisa.bakkalbasi(a)yale.edu ------------------------ Nisa Bakkalbasi Electronic Collections Librarian Yale University Library 130 Wall Street, P.O. Box 208240 New Haven, CT 06520-8240 Phone: (203) 436-2851 | Fax: (203) 432-8527 Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=42297/*http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/handr… all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Foundation Stone laying ceremony of iSIM@University of Mysore
by Mailing List Manager 31 Jul '06

31 Jul '06

Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 17:13:45 +0530 From: Sukhdev Singh <esukhdev(a)gmail.com> Just gone through the site http://www.isim.ac.in --Interesting. CONGRATULATIONS. --Sukhdev > > The Foundation Stone laying ceremony of the New Building of > International School of Information Management (iSIM) > University of Mysore > > (a Ford Foundation Funded Initiative) > [truncated]

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Seminar : Open Access
by Mailing List Manager 31 Jul '06

31 Jul '06

Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 12:08:22 +0530 From: Dr. Arun K. Chakraborty <akc(a)bic.boseinst.ernet.in> BOSE INSTITUTE, KOLKATA Institute Colloquium/ Seminar SPEAKER : Prof. Subbiah Arunachalam Distinguished Fellow MS Swaminathan Research Foundation Chennai 600113 TOPIC : Taking advantage of technology : Making the field playing through Open Access Archiving. DATE & TIME : FRIDAY , AUGUST 4th 2006 AT 12.00 Noon VENUE : SEMINAR ROOM,CENTENARY BUILDING BOSE INSTITUTE, KOLKATA About Speaker : Distinguished Fellow in the M S Swaminathan Research Foundation and a part-time Visiting Professor in the Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai. His research interests include science on the periphery, scientometrics, and information access. He has recently completed a literature-based study on mapping science in India. He is a member of both the Indian and the International Science Writers Associations. ALL ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTENED THE Colloquium PROF SIBAJI RAHA DIRECTOR BOSE INSTITUTE, KOLKATA DR. ARUN KUMAR CHAKRABORTY LIBRARIAN BOSE INSTITUTE, KOLKATA, INDIA MAIN CAMPUS: 93/1 A.P.C. ROAD, KOLKATA 700 009 INDIA PH: 91-33-2350 2402/03, FAX: 91-33-2350-6790 CENTENARY CAMPUS : P1/12 CIT SCHEME - VII-M, KOLKATA 700 054 INDIA PH: 91-33-2355 9544, 9416, 9219 FAX: 91-33-2355 3886 Ph(Res): 33-2672 1192, 3892, E-MAIL: akc(a)bic.boseinst.ernet.in

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Comparison of citation databases
by Mailing List Manager 31 Jul '06

31 Jul '06

Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2006 07:38:50 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> I reproduce below a news story - reporting on a recent study from Latin America - with the kind permission of Mr Abel Packer of BIREME/PAHO/WHO/SciELO. Anyone working in the area of comparing citation databases such as the Web of Science, Scopus and Scholar Google will find a goldmine in the work of Prof. Peter Jacso of the University of Hawaii. He has written many papers and made many presentations, all meticulously researched, and has shown that WoS continues to score over others in most respects. Prof. Jacso wrote a paper on this subject for Current Science about a year ago, when we brought out a special section in honour of Dr Eugene Garfield on his 80th birthday. I am sure people like Subir Sen, Dr A R D Prasad, Filbert Minj, Gunasekaran, Shahabuddin, Prabir Ghosh Dastidar, Sukhdev Singh, Dr D K Sahu and several others in India would like to do a similar study on citations to Indian papers as seen from different databases. Best wishes. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] ---------------------------------- Newsletter VHL 054 28/july/2006 Study compares article citations in Google Scholar, SCOPUS and WoS for the full article, visit, http://newsletter.bireme.br/new/index.php?lang=en&newsletter=20060728

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University provosts support OA
by Mailing List Manager 31 Jul '06

31 Jul '06

Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2006 07:57:52 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> Friends: The provosts of 25 top American universities are jointly releasing an open letter that strongly backs the Federal Public Research Access Act bill and encourages higher education to prepare for a new way of disseminating research findings, reports Jennifer Heffelfinger, Communications Manager, SPARC [jennifer(a)arl.org] "Widespread public dissemination levels the economic playing field for researchers outside of well-funded universities and research centers and creates more opportunities for innovation. Ease of access and discovery also encourages use by scholars outside traditional disciplinary communities, thus encouraging imaginative and productive scholarly convergence," the provosts write. Subbiah Arunachalam

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looking for the title "The Conquest of Mind"
by Mailing List Manager 31 Jul '06

31 Jul '06

Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:04:20 +0530 From: SwatiC(a)rkfoodland.com Dear All, I have been desperately looking for the title "The Conquest of Mind" by Eknath Eswaran. Pls let let me know if it is available with anyone of you. Would be highly obliged. Regds, Swati Corporate Librarian Radhakrishna Foodland Pvt Ltd Radhakrishna House, Majiwade Village Road, Majiwade, Thane - 400601 www.rkfoodland.com www.spar-india.com

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Foundation Stone laying ceremony of iSIM@University of Mysore
by Mailing List Manager 31 Jul '06

31 Jul '06

Dear Members: The following posting from Dr. Shalini Urs could not be broadcated in time due to some unavoidable circumstances. Sorry about it. It is being broadcasted now just for the sake information for fellow professionals. With regards, - Moderator ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 16:59:24 +0530 From: Shalini Urs <shalini(a)vidyanidhi.org.in> To: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Cc: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: Foundation Stone laying ceremony of iSIM@University of Mysore The Foundation Stone laying ceremony of the New Building of International School of Information Management (iSIM) University of Mysore (a Ford Foundation Funded Initiative) By His Excellency Shri. T.N. Chaturvedi, the Governor of Karnataka. On July 27, 2006, at 5.00 PM, at the Crawford hall, Mysore, as part of the Foundation Day Celebrations of the University of Mysore Mr.N.V. Sathyanarayana, Chairman and Managing Director, Informatics India & Prof. Sumathi Ramaswamy, University of Michigan, USA and Former Program Officer of Ford Foundation, New Delhi Will grace the occasion The munificent building grants provided by Informatics India, Bangalore is gratefully acknowledged. 'You are cordially invited' Dr.Shalini R. Urs Executive Director International School of Information Management University of Mysore Manasagangotri Mysore - 570006 Tele : + 91 821 2514699 Fax : + 91 821 2519209 www.isim.ac.in www.vidyanidhi.org.in/shaliniurs.htm

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Data sharing through networks
by Mailing List Manager 31 Jul '06

31 Jul '06

Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 07:18:23 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> Dear Friends: Chinese Academy of Sciences will soon enable 90 institutions to share data via a computer network, says a news story in Peter Suber's blog "Open Access News". Please note Suber's comment at the end. The Internet and the web offer unforeseen possibilities for information flow and knowledge exchange, which if adopted quickly can make the field level playing in the matter of accessing and disseminating information and knowledge. We can ignore them only at our peril! We in India must act fast and adopt open source software, open access archiving, collaborative research through grid computing and knowledge sharing through data sharing through nationwide networks. Best wishes. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] --------------------------------- Data sharing coming to China Zi Xun, China plans massive data sharing project, SciDev.Net, July 24, 2006. Excerpt: The Chinese Academy of Sciences is planning a large-scale computer project to make it easier for researchers at its 90 institutes to share their data....Over the next four years, data from the academy's institutes will be entered into hundreds of databases, and computing tools will be made available to help researchers analyse the data.... The e-Science project aims to tackle the problem of poor data sharing in the scientific community....[Nan Kai of the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Computer Network Information Center] says that the e-Science platform will be freely accessible to scientists outside the academy, as well as the public. Liu Mian, of the US-based University of Missouri, says that besides developing the infrastructure, the government should also stipulate that researchers must share their data by sending them to public databases such as the e-Science project. Peter Suber's Comment. This is a notable development that should greatly accelerate research in China. I support Liu Mian's suggestion that the government mandate deposit in the new OA system. If the Chinese combine the right policy with the right technology, it will maximize its return on the investment in its new and powerful infrastructure.

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Special Libraries 2006 :Webcast
by ++ Mukesh Anand ++ 31 Jul '06

31 Jul '06

Dear Professionals Details of ' The Library of Congress' Webcast are appended below: Title : Special Libraries 2006: Change and Challenges in the Digital Environment Speaker : Bruce Rosenstein Running Time : 47 minutes Bruce Rosenstein of the USA TODAY library discusses the current state of special libraries in the United States, focusing on trends, threats, opportunities and the impact of e-resources and technology. He also examines the personal qualities necessary for today's special librarian to succeed. These librarians must consider the implications of working for libraries affiliated with institutions that can close or drastically change at a moment's notice. Other points include the challenges of working in information-rich but time-poor environments, dealing with demanding, highly knowledgeable patrons and the need to answer a key question: what can you do differently and better than your clients, who may think they can get their own information without the need of a librarian? To view the entire Webcast, click the link http://loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=3893 Thanks ++ Mukesh ++ - - Mukesh Anand http://monitorlinks.typepad.com Dear Professionals Details of ' The Library of Congress' Webcast are appended below: Title : Special Libraries 2006: Change and Challenges in the Digital Environment Speaker : Bruce Rosenstein Running Time : 47 minutes Bruce Rosenstein of the USA TODAY library discusses the current state of special libraries in the United States, focusing on trends, threats, opportunities and the impact of e-resources and technology. He also examines the personal qualities necessary for today's special librarian to succeed. These librarians must consider the implications of working for libraries affiliated with institutions that can close or drastically change at a moment's notice. Other points include the challenges of working in information-rich but time-poor environments, dealing with demanding, highly knowledgeable patrons and the need to answer a key question: what can you do differently and better than your clients, who may think they can get their own information without the need of a librarian? To view the entire Webcast, click the link http://loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=3893 http://loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=3893 Thanks ++ Mukesh ++ - - Mukesh Anand http://monitorlinks.typepad.com http://monitorlinks.typepad.com

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National Workshop on Greenstone Digital Library Software - Organised by SALIS and DLIS, Napur University
by Arunachalam Hariharan 31 Jul '06

31 Jul '06

Golden Jubilee ( 2006 ) Foundation Day National Workshop on Greenstone Digital Library Software Jointly Organized by Dept. of Library and Information Science, R. T. M. Nagpur University, Nagpur and Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS), Chennai and St. Francis de Saleâs College, Seminary Hills, Nagpur. Date: August 19th â 20th , 2006 Venue: St. Francis de Saleâs College, Nagpur About the Organizers DLISc, RTM NU, Nagpur The Department of Library and Information Science, Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Nagpur, was established in the year 1956, and this is one of the oldest Library Science departments in the country. This year, Department of Library and Information Science is celebrating its Golden Jubilee. The department started with a Diploma course in Library Science, which was upgraded to Bachelorâs Degree in 1966. Masterâs Degree in Library and Information Science, was started in the year 1984. The Department is also offering doctoral programme since 1987. Two years Integrated MLISC, course was implemented in the department in 2003, based on UGC Model Curriculum. Department has organized a number of National Conferences, workshops and UGC Refresher Courses to its credit SALIS SALIS is a registered professional body, actively involved in the development of all spheres of Library and Information Science by organizing various programs such as seminar, lectures, training programs on emerging topics. It has chapters in many places to provide service in the respective regions regularly. SALIS instituted many awards to honor LIS professionals in the country. One of the objectives of SALIS is to train the Library and Information professionals to handle the latest IT tools and techniques more effectively and efficiently in order to provide quality-based services. SALIS has conducted thirty five workshops, and training programmes on at various parts, of the country in the last four year. Continuing Education Programme (CEP) SALIS is periodically conducting lectures on emerging trends by experts from all over the country. The Thrust areas are Information Communication Technology (ICT), Human Resource Development and provide training to handle digital tools and techniques SFS College Nagpur St.Franscis De Sales College Nagpur was established in 1956 by Aechbishop Eugene DâSouza as a service in Higher education to the city of Nagpur This Year this Institution is also celebrating its Golden Jubilee. It caters to More than 1600 students for various courses like B.Sc, BA, BCS, and Msc ( Chemistry and Biotechnology) It is located at Seminary hills which is the most beautiful part of the city About the Workshop Greenstone Digital Library Software (GSDL) is a open source software used for building and distributing digital library collections. It provides a new way of organizing information and publishing it on the Internet or on CD-ROM Greenstone is produced by the Zealand Digital Library Project at the University of Waikato, and developed and distributed in cooperation with UNESCO and the Human Info NGO The main objective of organizing this workshop is to provide a first hand knowledge of the Greenstone Digital Library Software, which is gaining immense popularity in digitization of manuscripts, and rare materials, and towards building up digital libraries. The workshop will be conducted by experts, and will cover the theoretical, and practical aspects of the âGreenstone Softwareâ. It will provide a practical demonstration, and hands on experience for the participants. This workshop is first of its kind, in the entire region, and will prove extremely beneficial for the Library and Information Science professionals, teachers, students and research scholars. Registration Fee - Rs. 300.00 The registration fee includes workshop kit and working lunches and tea on the days of the workshop and not the accommodation. The participants have to make their own arrangement for the stay. Intending participants are requested to complete the attached form and send it along with bank draft drawn in favour of âDLISc, Golden Jubilee Celebrationsâ, payable at Nagpur, towards the registration fee, so as to reach the Organizing Secretary, on or before 10th August 2006. Participants are advised to register well in advance (in any case not later than 10th August 2006). No. of Participants Participation is limited to 50 delegates on first come first serve basis. Last Date Interested participants should register on or before 14th August, 2006. Registration Form National Workshop on Greenstone Digital Library Software August, 19th â 20th., 2006 Name of the Participant : _________________ (In Block Letter) ________________________ Designation ________________________ Name and Address of the Organization ____________________________________ Address for Communication Tel. : Off ___________ Res. ___________ E-mail ID _____________________________ Mobile No. ____________________________ Date and Time of Arrival _______________ Particulars of Payment (Bank Draft) Name of the Bank : __________________ Rs. _________ D D No. _______________ Date _______________ Signature Completed registration form can be sent to: Dr. (Mrs) D. Rajyalakshmi Workshop Director & HOD, DLISc Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Nagpur â 440 010. E-mail : rldesaraju(a)rediffmail.com salis_info(a)yahoo.co.in Phone :- 0712 â 2548577 For more details of the workshop, please visit SALIS web site at http://autolib-india.net/salis or you may also contact A.Hariharan President SALIS C/o AutoLib Sofware Systems (opp. to MGR Garden) Mount-Poonamallee Road Chennai â 600 089 Cell: 09444109089 The application form for the workshop can also be downloaded from the above website __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Papers of a recent conference needed
by APS Sethi 31 Jul '06

31 Jul '06

Hello everyone A researcher is in need of conference papers of the following conference that took place early this month in Bangalore. Any library (particularly in or nearby Bangalore) that has the conference papers in its collection may kindly let me know. "National Annual Conference on Environmental Education, held from 6 to 8 July 2006 at Bangalore." APS Sethi BBSB Engg. College, Fatehgarh Sahib (Punjab) Hello everyone A researcher is in need of conference papers of the following conference that took place early this month in Bangalore. Any library (particularly in or nearby Bangalore) that has the conference papers in its collection may kindly let me know. "National Annual Conference on Environmental Education, held from 6 to 8 July 2006 at Bangalore." APS Sethi BBSB Engg. College, Fatehgarh Sahib (Punjab) http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigclick.cgi/www.rediff.com/signa… http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigimpress.cgi/www.rediff.com/sig…

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Workshop on Digital Libraries
by Vara Lakshmi Rudrabhatla 30 Jul '06

30 Jul '06

Dear Sir/Madam, Pl post the following workshop info in LIS-FORUM. Thanks, Varalakshmi WORKSHOP ON DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF DIGITAL LIBRARIES OCTOBER 9 -13, 2006. DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE ANDHRA UNIVERSITY VISAKHAPATNAM This workshop will enable participants to develop knowledge of, and practical skills in the installation and implementation of DSpace and GSDL which they can utilize in their own institutions. VENUE: The workshop will take place at the Department of Library and Information Science, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam. RESOURCE PERSONS: Dr M.G.Sreekumar, Librarian & Head, Center for Development of Digital Libraries (CDDL), Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode, Kerala and Smt K.T.Anuradha, Senior Technical Officer, National Centre for Science Information, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. PARTICIPATION: The numbers are limited (20 participants only). Participation in the first instance is reserved for library professionals from the higher education sectors. Only one participant per institution can be accepted to maximize the distributed impact of the workshop. SKILLS REQUIRED: Before registering, the participants should ensure that they have the following skills. 1.Solid, hands-on grasp of basic WINDOWS administration. 2.Good understanding of the Web and ideally experience with web servers such as Apache and their basic configuration. 3.Familiarity with obtaining and installing software from source bundles: download, de-archive, build and installation. COSTS: The workshop is being supported by U.G.C. Hence the participants will be charged a nominal amount of Rs 500/ which will also cover the cost of breakfast, lunch and coffee each day. ACCOMODATION: Shared accommodation on payment of Rs100/ per day Contact: Prof R.S.R.Varalakshmi, Dept of Library and Information Science, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam 530 003. Phone: 0891 2844387 (O) 94412 24838 (M), E.Mail: rvsn1234(a)hotmail.com or vara.lakshmirudrabhatla(a)gmail.com -- Dr. RSR Varalakshmi Professor, Dept. of Library and Information Science., Andhra University. Visakhapatnam.

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workshop on Information Literacy
by ravija srivastava 28 Jul '06

28 Jul '06

Dear Colleagues, We hope all of you have received the brochures on "Application of Instructional Technology to Information Literacy" Scheduled to be held on 9th and 10th August, 2006 in the University of Mumbai, Mumbai. Kindly see that the drafts and cheques are correctly addressed as per the details in the brochure and also they reach us on well before time. For your benefit I am enclosing the complete information again. Ravija Workshop cum Seminar on "Application of Instructional Technology to Information Literacy" INTRODUCTION Information Literacy is an important aspect of lifelong learning in the present competitive world replete with abundant information sources in various forms and formats. In libraries and information centers the reference librarians have traditionally provided bibliographic instruction or user education or library instruction to the users. Information literacy instruction covers all of them implying that information professionals strive to employ the users of information with a set of skills required to be able to find, retrieve, analyze, and use information effectively in the desired manner. As a necessity in many academic and research libraries it has become a core activity. Therefore the professional librarians need to be equipped with instructional techniques that can make the instruction programmes in the library more effective. This workshop is the first of its kind involving experts from the fields of Library & Information Science and Education. OBJECTIVES The workshop cum seminar aims to enable the participants 1. To know the elements of information literacy instruction 2. To know the elements of instructional technology 3. To design a customized training schedule for a single user or a group of identified users 4. To assess the effectiveness of their training programme METHODOLOGY The resource persons will use lecture method of instruction supported by exercises and activities suitable to the topic covered. Interactive sessions will be held at the end of the day. WHO SHOULD ATTEND Reference Librarians and other information professionals in academic and research libraries who regularly conduct information literacy instruction sessions (formal or informal) will benefit from this workshop by learning how to structure their instruction programmes in a technical manner. VENUE Conference Hall, Department of Library & Information Science, Jawaharlal Nehru Library, University of Mumbai, Vidyanagari, Kalina, Santa Cruz (E), 400098. DATE 9th & 10th August, 2006. REGISTRATION Registration Fee : Rs.800/- (including Breakfast, lunch, workshop kit and study material) Accommodation : Arrangement can be made in the Guest House within University Campus if intimated well in advance. Contact Persons: 1.Mrs. Ravija Srivastava Lecturer Department of Library & Information Science University of Mumbai Vidyanagari, Kalina Santa Cruz (E) Mumbai 400098 Ph. 91-022-26526679 Mo. 9819325070 E-mail ID : ravija_srivastava(a)yahoo.com 2.Prof. (Dr.) S.R. Pandya Prof. & Head, Department of Education University of Mumbai Vidyanagari, Kalina Santa Cruz (E) Mumbai 400098 Ph. 91-022-26526226 PROGRAM SCHEDULE 9th August, 2006 9.30a.m. Registration 10.00a.m. Keynote Speech 11.00a.m. Tea Break 11.30a.m. Session 1 : Instructional Strategies with special reference to Information Literacy 1.00p.m. Lunch Break 1.30p.m. Session 2 : Learning Styles 3.00p.m. Tea Break 3.30p.m. Session 3 : Critical Thinking Skills 5.00p.m. Interactive session 10th August, 2006 9.30a.m. Session 1 :Instructional Design I 11.00a.m. Tea Break 11.30a.m. Session 2 : Instructional Design II 1.00p.m. Lunch Break 1.30p.m. Session 3 : E-Learning 3.00p.m. Tea Break 3.30p.m. Session 4 : Evaluation & Assessment 5.00p.m. Interactive session 5.30p.m. Valedictory REGISTRATION FORM Name : Dr./Mr./Ms._____________________________________________________ Name of organization :_________________________________________________ Address:_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Ph.(off.)______________(Mob.)__________________Email____________________ Designation :________________________________________ Accomodation Required : Yes / No Details of Payment : ___________________________________________________ (Cheques and Demand Drafts to be in the name of Librarian, University of Mumbai payable at Allahabad Bank, Kalina branch.) Signature --------------------------------- See the all-new, redesigned Yahoo.com. Check it out. Dear Colleagues, We hope all of you have received the brochures on "Application of Instructional Technology to Information Literacy" Scheduled to be held on 9th and 10th August, 2006 in the University of Mumbai, Mumbai. Kindly see that the drafts and cheques are correctly addressed as per the details in the brochure and also they reach us on well before time. For your benefit I am enclosing the complete information again. Ravija Workshop cum Seminar on "Application of Instructional Technology to Information Literacy" INTRODUCTION Information Literacy is an important aspect of lifelong learning in the present competitive world replete with abundant information sources in various forms and formats. In libraries and information centers the reference librarians have traditionally provided bibliographic instruction or user education or library instruction to the users. Information literacy instruction covers all of them implying that information professionals strive to employ the users of information with a set of skills required to be able to find, retrieve, analyze, and use information effectively in the desired manner. As a necessity in many academic and research libraries it has become a core activity. Therefore the professional librarians need to be equipped with instructional techniques that can make the instruction programmes in the library more effective. This workshop is the first of its kind involving experts from the fields of Library & Information Science and Education. OBJECTIVES The workshop cum seminar aims to enable the participants 1. To know the elements of information literacy instruction 2. To know the elements of instructional technology 3. To design a customized training schedule for a single user or a group of identified users 4. To assess the effectiveness of their training programme METHODOLOGY The resource persons will use lecture method of instruction supported by exercises and activities suitable to the topic covered. Interactive sessions will be held at the end of the day. WHO SHOULD ATTEND Reference Librarians and other information professionals in academic and research libraries who regularly conduct information literacy instruction sessions (formal or informal) will benefit from this workshop by learning how to structure their instruction programmes in a technical manner. VENUE Conference Hall, Department of Library & Information Science, Jawaharlal Nehru Library, University of Mumbai, Vidyanagari, Kalina, Santa Cruz (E), 400098. DATE 9 th & 10 th August, 2006. REGISTRATION Registration Fee : Rs.800/- (including Breakfast, lunch, workshop kit and study material) Accommodation : Arrangement can be made in the Guest House within University Campus if intimated well in advance. Contact Persons: 1.Mrs. Ravija Srivastava Lecturer Department of Library & Information Science University of Mumbai Vidyanagari, Kalina Santa Cruz (E) Mumbai 400098 Ph. 91-022-26526679 Mo. 9819325070 E-mail ID : mailto:ravija_srivastava@yahoo.com ravija_srivastava(a)yahoo.com 2.Prof. (Dr.) S.R. Pandya Prof. & Head, Department of Education University of Mumbai Vidyanagari, Kalina Santa Cruz (E) Mumbai 400098 Ph. 91-022-26526226 PROGRAM SCHEDULE 9 th August, 2006 9.30a.m. Registration 10.00a.m. Keynote Speech 11.00a.m. Tea Break 11.30a.m. Session 1 : Instructional Strategies with special reference to Information Literacy 1.00p.m. Lunch Break 1.30p.m. Session 2 : Learning Styles 3.00p.m. Tea Break 3.30p.m. Session 3 : Critical Thinking Skills 5.00p.m. Interactive session 10 th August, 2006 9.30a.m. Session 1 :Instructional Design I 11.00a.m. Tea Break 11.30a.m. Session 2 : Instructional Design II 1.00p.m. Lunch Break 1.30p.m. Session 3 : E-Learning 3.00p.m. Tea Break 3.30p.m. Session 4 : Evaluation & Assessment 5.00p.m. Interactive session 5.30p.m. Valedictory REGISTRATION FORM Name : Dr./Mr./Ms._____________________________________________________ Name of organization :_________________________________________________ Address:_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Ph.(off.)______________(Mob.)__________________Email____________________ Designation :________________________________________ Accomodation Required : Yes / No Details of Payment : ___________________________________________________ (Cheques and Demand Drafts to be in the name of Librarian, University of Mumbai payable at Allahabad Bank, Kalina branch.) 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Google to Host Open Source Projects
by Farooque Shaheen 28 Jul '06

28 Jul '06

Hi all, Google is going to host open source project like SourceForge.net. The project hosting service would be available through Google Code ( http://code.google.com/) the company's repository for various APIs and developer tools that can be used to add Google services to applications. http://www.betanews.com/article/Google_to_Host_Open_Source_Projects/1154037… Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 Ext. 4105 VOIP- 40366 Hi all, � � � � Google is going to host open source project like SourceForge.net. The project hosting service would be available through Google Code (http://code.google.com/) the company's repository for various APIs and developer tools that can be used to add Google services to applications. http://www.betanews.com/article/Google_to_Host_Open_Source_Projects/1154037… Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 Ext. 4105 VOIP- 40366

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PLANNER 06 Announcement
by Prem Chand 27 Jul '06

27 Jul '06

INFLIBNET is organizing fourth PLANNER 2006 at Mizoram University Aizawal. For detail information , please visit our site at http://web.inflibnet.ac.in/planner2006/index.jsp Convention date: November 9-10- 2006 Theme of the Conference: Digital Preservation, Management and Access to Information in the twenty first Century Sub Themes: Content Creation and Preservation Human Resource Development Metadata Digital Preservation Institutional Repositories/Open Archives Initiatives Standards and formats Digitization of Multilingual Documents Library Networking E-Resources Access to E-Resources Search Engine Last date for paper submission : 31st August 2006 Tutorial: Building Digital Library Using Open Source Software (D-Space, Eprint etc.) Who can participate? This unique convention will witness participation of working librarians and information professionals from universities, colleges, Government and other R & D sectors. The convention provides unique opportunity to following professionals 1 Library and Information Science Professionals 2 IT and Knowledge Workers, Policy Makers, Educationist 3 Information Service Providers and Vendors 4 Electronic Publishing Agency Prem Chand Scientist- C INFLIBNET(Information and Library Network) Centre An IUC of University Grants Commission Near Gujarat University Guest House Navrangpura, PB No.4116 AHMEDABAD-380009 India __________________________________________ Tel. 91-079-26305971 / 26304695; 26918368 (Res.) Mobile: 09427001489 ___________________________________________ Email: prem65_chand(a)yahoo.co.in http://www.inflibnet.ac.in INFLIBNET is organizing fourth PLANNER 2006 at Mizoram University Aizawal. For detail information , please visit our site at http://web.inflibnet.ac.in/planner2006/index.jsp http://web.inflibnet.ac.in/planner2006/index.jsp Convention date: November 9-10- 2006 Theme of the Conference: Digital Preservation, Management and Access to Information in the twenty first Century Sub Themes: Content Creation and Preservation Human Resource Development Metadata Digital Preservation Institutional Repositories/Open Archives Initiatives Standards and formats Digitization of Multilingual Documents Library Networking E-Resources Access to E-Resources Search Engine Last date for paper submission : 31st August 2006 Tutorial: Building Digital Library Using Open Source Software (D-Space, Eprint etc.) Who can participate? This unique convention will witness participation of working librarians and information professionals from universities, colleges, Government and other R & D sectors. The convention provides unique opportunity to following professionals 1 Library and Information Science Professionals 2 IT and Knowledge Workers, Policy Makers, Educationist 3 Information Service Providers and Vendors 4 Electronic Publishing Agency Prem Chand Scientist- C INFLIBNET(Information and Library Network) Centre An IUC of University Grants Commission Near Gujarat University Guest House Navrangpura, PB No.4116 AHMEDABAD-380009 India __________________________________________ Tel. 91-079-26305971 / 26304695; 26918368 (Res.) Mobile: 09427001489 ___________________________________________ Email: mailto:prem65_chand@yahoo.co.in prem65_chand(a)yahoo.co.in http://www.inflibnet.ac.in http://www.inflibnet.ac.in

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Are People Losing the Habit of Reading?
by Farooque Shaheen 27 Jul '06

27 Jul '06

Hi all, Are People Losing the Habit of Reading? (This is the topic of discussion in the NDTV site.) Let us discuss it in our forum. Here are the reasons given in the favour. 1. Influence of TV 2. Mobile phone (listening music and playing games) 3. Lack of motivation to study under our educational system. 4. Internet 4. More dependence on groupism in schools and colleges, getting info by sharing. 5. Information overload in all subject areas. 6. Movies 7. DVD's on computers 8. Lack of Patience 9. Busy Life ............................. and many more But there are people who says No! only the medium has changed. I believe increasing the reading habit of the people is the essence of our profession. Let's discuss it in detail. How better we can play role in this? Do we require special program in collaboration with publisher? Do we need to change the marketing strategy? Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Asst. Manager- Information Services Caritor India Pvt Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 Ext. 4105 VOIP- 40366 Hi all, � � � � Are People Losing the Habit of Reading? (This is the topic of discussion in the NDTV site.) Let us discuss it in our forum. Here are the reasons given in the favour. 1. Influence of TV 2. Mobile phone (listening music and playing games) 3. Lack of motivation to study under our educational system. 4. Internet 4. More dependence on groupism in schools and colleges, getting info by sharing. 5. Information overload in all subject areas. 6. Movies 7. DVD's on computers 8. Lack of Patience 9. Busy Life ............................. � and many more But there are people who says No! only the medium has changed. I believe increasing the reading habit of the people is the essence of our profession. Let's discuss it in detail. How better we can play role in this? Do we require special program in collaboration with publisher? Do we need to change the marketing strategy? Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Asst. Manager- Information Services Caritor India Pvt Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 Ext. 4105 VOIP- 40366

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Fwd: { Karnatak University LIS Group } Karnataka State Government Cabinet Meeting Decided to Librarian as Teacher
by Suresh Horakeri 27 Jul '06

27 Jul '06

Dear Sir/Madam, I am happy to know that Karnataka State College Librarians Association and Karnatak University College Librarian's Associations has succeeded in getting status of Librarian as Teacher (Karnataka State Government Cabinet passed resolution Librarian as Teacher on 21st July 2006) CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL Thanks, Regards, Note: forwarded message attached. Suresh D Horakeri BSc, MLISc,PGDLAN, Asst Librarian, BVB College of Engg & Tech, Hubli-31, Ph: 9341610603 (R) (0836) 2378422 2378422 (O) Emails ; sdhorakeri(a)yahoo.co.in horakeri(a)bvb.edu http://www.connotea.org/user/suresh1973 http://www.prajavani.net/jun192006/5758220060619.php --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta. Dear Sir/Madam, I am happy to know that Karnataka State College Librarians Association and Karnatak University College Librarian's Associations has succeeded in getting status of Librarian as Teacher (Karnataka State Government Cabinet passed resolution Librarian as Teacher on 21st July 2006) CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL Thanks, Regards, Note: forwarded message attached. Suresh D Horakeri BSc, MLISc,PGDLAN, Asst Librarian, BVB College of Engg & Tech, Hubli-31, Ph: 9341610603 (R) (0836) 2378422 2378422 (O) Emails ; sdhorakeri(a)yahoo.co.in horakeri(a)bvb.edu http://www.connotea.org/user/suresh1973 http://www.prajavani.net/jun192006/5758220060619.php Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=42297/*http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/handr… all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta.

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Chief Librarian: Centre for Development Studies Trivandrum
by J. K. Vijayakumar 26 Jul '06

26 Jul '06

The Centre for Development Studies at Trivandrum (Kerala) is a premier Social Science Research Institute supported by the ICSSR and the Government of Kerala. Its research orientation places a high priority on problems of development at the national and regional levels. The M.Phil and Ph.D Programmes of the Centre are affiliated to the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Its Library houses the finest collections in social sciences and allied subjects. Applications are invited for the Chief Librarian position in the scale of pay of Rs.12600-375-15600 ((State Government pattern and is likely to be revised). Should have a first class Masters Degree in Library Science with fifteen years or more experience in managing a Library of computerised environment and should have knowledge in digitisation, computerisation process, expansion of technological resources and scholar outreach. Age limit is 45 years. Send detailed curriculum vitae, copies of major publications with the names of three referees to Director, Centre for Development Studies, Medical College post, Trivandrum 695 011, Kerala so as to reach him by August 31, 2006. For details visit Web Site www.cds.edu --------------------------------- How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messengers low PC-to-Phone call rates. The Centre for Development Studies at Trivandrum (Kerala) is a premier Social Science Research Institute supported by the ICSSR and the Government of Kerala. Its research orientation places a high priority on problems of development at the national and regional levels. The M.Phil and Ph.D Programmes of the Centre are affiliated to the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Its Library houses the finest collections in social sciences and allied subjects. Applications are invited for the Chief Librarian position in the scale of pay of Rs.12600-375-15600 ((State Government pattern and is likely to be revised). Should have a first class Masters Degree in Library Science with fifteen years or more experience in managing a Library of computerised environment and should have knowledge in digitisation, computerisation process, expansion of technological resources and scholar outreach. Age limit is 45 years. Send detailed curriculum vitae, copies of major publications with the names of three referees to Director, Centre for Development Studies, Medical College post, Trivandrum 695 011, Kerala so as to reach him by August 31, 2006. For details visit Web Site http://www.cds.edu www.cds.edu How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messengers low http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman8/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/ev… PC-to-Phone call rates.

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You are invited
by Gowri Ravindranth 26 Jul '06

26 Jul '06

Dear Friends: Guindy Campus Library, University of Madras and Madras Library Association cordially invite you to a Presentation Program by Ms. Julie Stevens Regional Sales Director West Asia Pacific, Proquest Information & Learning (formerly UMI) on various products and information services offered by Proquest at School of Chemical Sciences Auditorium, Guindy Campus - University of Madras, Chennai on Friday, the 4th August 2006 at 10 a.m. Program will be inaugurated by Prof. M. Anandakrishnan, Chairman, Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chennai Please join us for lunch after the presentation program R.S.V.P. R. Ravichandran Allied Publishers Chennai 600 002 (98402 54697) mailto:aplchn@vsnl.net aplchn@vsnl. net Ms. Julie Stevens will talk in brief about various products of Proquest Information & Learning including · Proquest Dissertation & Theses and Dissertation Abstracts (Full Text database that provides access to all 2 million index and abstract records with full text access from 1997) · Literature Online (It provides access to over 174 journals, 3000 author biographies, 340000 works of poetry from 18th century to the present, over 6000 works of English and American Drama and 2250 works of Prose fiction) · Safari Tech Books Online (It is an ideal ready reference resource providing a level of authority, flexibility and currency unequalled by other online IT reference databases. The subscriber can choose from 3000 titles from over 20 imprints) · Periodicals Index Online and Periodicals Archive Online (Instant access to more than 200 years of scholarship and over 15 million article citations from more than 4700 journals covering Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences) · ABI Inform and Factiva.com (ABI Inform is the Gold Standard for Business & Management Information and Factiva.com has authoritative coverage of the latest developments in the business world) · Proquest Health & Medical Collections (Online Research Resources for Health professionals, administrators and students) · Proquest Science Journals · Proquest Social Science Journals and so on ùùùùùùù

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National Workshops on "Empowering Librarianship in IT Applications", Smt.HM Library, MSU, Vadodara
by Puttaraj Choukimath 26 Jul '06

26 Jul '06

Dear Friends, Greetings! FYI: National Workshops on "Empowering Librarianship in IT Applications" at Smt.Hansa Mehta Library, MSU, Vadodara (Calender 2006). Please Visit (Click on National Workshops for the brochure in pdf): http://www.hmlibrary.ac.in Best Wishes, Puttaraj. Mr.Puttaraj, A. C. Asst. Librarian (Periodicals) SDTM Library, TATA Institute of Social Sciences, P.B. No.8313, Deonar, MUMBAI - 400 088 INDIA Tel: +91-22-2556 3290, Ext.285 (O) Fax: +91-22-2556 2912 Email: puttuc(a)yahoo.com, choukimath(a)tiss.edu URL: www.tiss.edu --------------------------------- Open multiple messages at once with the all new Yahoo! Mail Beta. Dear Friends, Greetings! FYI: National Workshops on "Empowering Librarianship in IT Applications" at Smt.Hansa Mehta Library, MSU, Vadodara (Calender 2006). Please Visit (Click on National Workshops for the brochure in pdf): http://www.hmlibrary.ac.in http://www.hmlibrary.ac.in Best Wishes, Puttaraj. Mr.Puttaraj, A. C. Asst. Librarian (Periodicals) SDTM Library, TATA Institute of Social Sciences, P.B. No.8313, Deonar, MUMBAI - 400 088 INDIA Tel: +91-22-2556 3290, Ext.285 (O) Fax: +91-22-2556 2912 Email: mailto:puttuc@yahoo.com puttuc(a)yahoo.com , mailto:choukimath@tiss.edu choukimath(a)tiss.edu URL: http://www.tiss.edu www.tiss.edu Open multiple messages at once with the http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=40787/*http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/handr… all new Yahoo! Mail Beta.

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advt in parliament library
by shashi jena 26 Jul '06

26 Jul '06

Dear professional all, some post in House of pople and council os state. POST NO. 12: Senior Library Assistant in Lok Sabha Secretariat VACANCIES: 6 (5 UR: 1 OBC) PAY SCALE: Rs.6500-10500 QLFNS. AND EXPERIENCE: (i) Graduation; (ii) Degree in Library Science; and (iii) At least 03 years experience of Library work. Desirable: Knowledge and experience in Microfilming processes, computer programming etc. NOTE: Preference will be given to persons with qualifications/ experience in Documentation, Constitutional and Parliamentary Affairs, Foreign Languages museum archives etc. UPPER AGE LIMIT: 30 years. POST NO. 14: Junior Library Assistant VACANCIES: 7 ( UR) in Lok Sabha Secretariat and 2 (1 UR; 1 OBC) in Rajya Sabha Secretariat PAY SCALE: Rs.5500-9000 QLFNS: (i) Graduation; and (ii) Degree or Diploma in Library Science. UPPER AGE LIMIT: 27 years. POST No. 7: Research/Reference Assistant* VACANCIES: 1 (ST) in Lok Sabha Secretariat and 3 (2 UR; 1 OBC) in Rajya Sabha Secretariat PAY SCALE: Rs.7450-11500 QLFNS: Master's Degree in any discipline or bachelor's degree in any discipline with Law degree. Desirable: Degree or diploma in Library Science. UPPER AGE LIMIT: 27 years. SHASHIKANTA JENA GRADUATE TRAINEE CENTRAL LIBRARY IIT CHENNAI __________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Answers: Share what you know. Learn something new http://in.answers.yahoo.com/

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Alliance to promote Open Document Format
by raghavendra patil 26 Jul '06

26 Jul '06

FYI_____ IT firms push for common PC lingo Tuesday, July 25, 2006 | Business (Mumbai Mirror 25th Jul, 2006.) http://www.mumbaimirror.com/nmirror/search/mmsearch.asp?query=&sectid=13&ar… Five IT companies, IIT and IIM form alliance to promote Open Document Format; educate centre, state governments about its economic benefits Sanjiv Kumar New Delhi: The common problem of being unable to open documents due to their being incompatible with the office suite on a computer, especially after exchanging files of various formats across different systems and software, may soon become a distant dream. At least thats what awaits the authorities if they listen to the five IT majors and two apex institutional bodies who have joined hands to resolve the issue. After all, the problem is quite persistent amongst government agencies causing inconvenience and delay due to different computers working with different operating systems. Sun Microsystems, IBM, Red Hat, Novell and CDAC in association with the IITs of Delhi and Bombay and even IIM, Ahmedabad have forged an alliance to spread the use of Open Document Format (ODF) in the country which could and would change the pattern of documents, storage, retrieval and sharing of data. What is ODF? ODF is an open XML-based (eXtensible Markup Language) document file format that enables the retrieval of information and exchange of documents including spreadsheets, charts, and presentations without regard to the application or platform in which the document was created, both now and in the future. Notably, ODF, designed to challenge the proprietary data formats from Microsoft, was developed as an application-independent file format by Organisation for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards, a vendor-neutral standards organisation. Cost-cutting galore... Currently, 13 nations across the globe are planning to adapt to ODF standards which are also gaining ground in India as they entail cost-cutting measures. With ODFs growth, Indian government agencies and businesses are realising the need of this technology. We will approach the governments and its constituents and spread awareness about ODF, IBM India Country Manager Satish Kaushal told Mumbai Mirror. Regards @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Raghavendra Patil Librarian K J Somaiya Institute of Engineering and Information Technology Somaiya Ayurvihar Complex, Near Everard Nagar, Eastern Express Highway, Sion, MUMBAI - 400 022 (INDIA) Mobile:+919892428221 Telephone: 91-22-2402 8801/2408 0331/2404 2797 Ext:114 Fax: 91-22-2402 8804 --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Get on board. You're invited to try the new Yahoo! Mail Beta. FYI_____ IT firms push for common PC lingo Tuesday, July 25, 2006 | Business (Mumbai Mirror 25th Jul, 2006.) http://www.mumbaimirror.com/nmirror/search/mmsearch.asp?query=&sectid=13&ar… http://www.mumbaimirror.com/nmirror/search/mmsearch.asp?query=&sectid=13&ar… Five IT companies, IIT and IIM form alliance to promote Open Document Format; educate centre, state governments about its economic benefits Sanjiv Kumar New Delhi: The common problem of being unable to open documents due to their being incompatible with the office suite on a computer, especially after exchanging files of various formats across different systems and software, may soon become a distant dream. At least thats what awaits the authorities if they listen to the five IT majors and two apex institutional bodies who have joined hands to resolve the issue. After all, the problem is quite persistent amongst government agencies causing inconvenience and delay due to different computers working with different operating systems. Sun Microsystems, IBM, Red Hat, Novell and CDAC in association with the IITs of Delhi and Bombay and even IIM, Ahmedabad have forged an alliance to spread the use of Open Document Format (ODF) in the country which could and would change the pattern of documents, storage, retrieval and sharing of data. What is ODF? ODF is an open XML-based (eXtensible Markup Language) document file format that enables the retrieval of information and exchange of documents including spreadsheets, charts, and presentations without regard to the application or platform in which the document was created, both now and in the future. Notably, ODF, designed to challenge the proprietary data formats from Microsoft, was developed as an application-independent file format by Organisation for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards, a vendor-neutral standards organisation. Cost-cutting galore... Currently, 13 nations across the globe are planning to adapt to ODF standards which are also gaining ground in India as they entail cost-cutting measures. With ODFs growth, Indian government agencies and businesses are realising the need of this technology. We will approach the governments and its constituents and spread awareness about ODF, IBM India Country Manager Satish Kaushal told Mumbai Mirror. Regards @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Raghavendra Patil Librarian K J Somaiya Institute of Engineering and Information Technology Somaiya Ayurvihar Complex, Near Everard Nagar, Eastern Express Highway, Sion, MUMBAI - 400 022 (INDIA) Mobile:+919892428221 Telephone: 91-22-2402 8801/2408 0331/2404 2797 Ext:114 Fax: 91-22-2402 8804 Do you Yahoo!? Get on board. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=40791/*http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/handr… You're invited to try the new Yahoo! Mail Beta.

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Are Indian parliamentarians not interested in science?
by Subbiah Arunachalam 26 Jul '06

26 Jul '06

Here is an excerpt from a news report in The Hindustan Times, New Delhi Prof. C N R Rao, FRS, the Chairman of the Science Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, had recently expressed reservations about "excessive" bureaucratic interference in scientific institutions. He had also aired his concerns in an article titled "Science in Crisis". He had warned that if the present situation continued, India could lose its eminent position in the scientific arena. "Bureaucracy today is unbearable. We cannot have the Department of Personnel in Delhi deciding on who is a good scientist or who is able to head an institution," Rao told Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at a recent meeting of the Scientific Advisory Council in New Delhi. Mr Kapil Sibal, Minister of Science and Technology, on Tuesday (25 July 2006) said there was an urgent need to promote scientific temper. At a recent interaction with journalists and members of a leading think tank, he had expressed his exasperation at being unsuccessful in organising a debate on science in Parliament. "For the past two years I have been trying to organise a debate on science in Parliament but have been unsuccessful," he said. "This speaks volumes about the awareness of science in the country." Here is an excerpt from a news report in The Hindustan Times, New Delhi Prof. C N R Rao, FRS, the Chairman of the Science Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, had recently expressed reservations about "excessive" bureaucratic interference in scientific institutions. He had also aired his concerns in an article titled "Science in Crisis". He had warned that if the present situation continued, India could lose its eminent position in the scientific arena. "Bureaucracy today is unbearable. We cannot have the Department of Personnel in Delhi deciding on who is a good scientist or who is able to head an institution," Rao told Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at a recent meeting of the Scientific Advisory Council in New Delhi. Mr Kapil Sibal, Minister of Science and Technology, on Tuesday (25 July 2006) said there was an urgent need to promote scientific temper. At a recent interaction with journalists and members of a leading think tank, he had expressed his exasperation at being unsuccessful in organising a debate on science in Parliament. "For the past two years I have been trying to organise a debate on science in Parliament but have been unsuccessful," he said. "This speaks volumes about the awareness of science in the country."

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SRELS Publication
by SRELS 25 Jul '06

25 Jul '06

Dear Sir : Kindly arrange to insert the following announcement by the Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science for the benefit of Members. Yours sincerely, K.N. Prasad Executive Officer Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science 702, 42nd Cross, III Block, Rajajianagar, Bangalore 560 010 -------- Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science has been publishing the quarterly journal 'Library Science with a slant to Documentation' since 1964. It was founded by Dr.S.R.Ranganathan. The title of the journal was changed to Library Science with a slant to Documentation and Information Studies from Vol.25 in 1988 and to 'SRELS Journal of Information Management' from Vol.37(2000). The journal has been publishing scholarly articles and articles of practical use in the fields of library and information science and services. The journal will be entering 44th year of publication in 2007. The rate of subscription for Vol.44(2007) is Rs.1,000.00 (Rupees One thousand) only. The rate for foreign subscribers is US$ 125.00. We appeal for your cooperation and continued support to the journal. For subscription details you may contact : Executive Officer, Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, 702, 42nd Cross, III Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore 560 010. Ph: (080) 23305109 ; E-mail: srels(a)vsnl.com Dear Sir : Kindly arrange to insert the following announcement by the Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science for the benefit of Members. Yours sincerely, K.N. Prasad Executive Officer Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science 702, 42 nd Cross, III Block, Rajajianagar, Bangalore 560 010 -------- Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science has been publishing the quarterly journal Library Science with a slant to Documentation since 1964. It was founded by Dr.S.R.Ranganathan. The title of the journal was changed to Library Science with a slant to Documentation and Information Studies from Vol.25 in 1988 and to SRELS Journal of Information Management from Vol.37(2000). The journal has been publishing scholarly articles and articles of practical use in the fields of library and information science and services. The journal will be entering 44 th year of publication in 2007. The rate of subscription for Vol.44(2007) is Rs.1,000.00 (Rupees One thousand) only. The rate for foreign subscribers is US$ 125.00. We appeal for your cooperation and continued support to the journal. For subscription details you may contact : Executive Officer, Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, 702, 42 nd Cross, III Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore 560 010. Ph: (080) 23305109 ; E-mail: mailto:srels@vsnl.com srels(a)vsnl.com

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Open-source science
by Mailing List Manager 25 Jul '06

25 Jul '06

Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 07:48:11 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> Here is a news story from Peter Suber's blog on open source science (scientists in far off places collaborating using open source software). The Internet and the web provide new opportunities and we must take advantage of them. Arun ------ More on open-source science Sarah Everts, Open-Source Science, Chemical & Engineering News, July 24, 2006. Excerpt: Scientists from Sydney to San Francisco have created an online research collaboration to develop cures for tropical diseases, using the "open source" programming model that produced freeware like Linux and Firefox, the award-winning Web browser. The motivation is straightforward: Tropical diseases are low priority for big pharma because the return on drug development is so small. Patients in developing nations just don't have the financial ability to pay for patented drugs. The structure is radical: Online discussions will prioritize a list of experiments that anyone can take on. Raw data will be posted online and discussed. Members of the consortium will solicit further ideas and expertise, hoping the greater research community steps up to the plate. The group, which operates under an umbrella website called Synaptic Leap [blogged here 6/3/06], hopes that volunteered time, computer power, and reagents will eventually result in a portfolio of drug leads that will be made freely available for development. Currently, members of Synaptic Leap are describing projects online and asking others for help and advice. Participants in open-source collaborations give up their ability to patent discoveries by definition, because their data are public as soon as they are posted. But some argue that when it comes to neglected diseases, there's nothing to lose, because there was never any income to gain.... If the group publishes raw data online in the pursuit of virtuous science, does this negate the ability to publish in a peer-reviewed journal? Will scientists put their raw data, and possibly their reputations, online? These and other issues were raised by University of Sydney chemist Matthew H. Todd and his Synaptic Leap colleagues in a recent essay entitled "Open-Source Research - The Power of Us" (Aust. J. Chem. 2006, 59, 291).... When it comes to the issue of publishing, [Jean-Claude] Bradley [who blogs his research data] argues that open-source discussions are similar to conferences, where people openly discuss unpublished research and do not fear being denied the right to publish in a journal, assuming the science is good. Todd says the biggest misconception is that proponents of open source are antagonists of peer review. "I think the value of peer review is clear, and I would want to publish whatever work came out of the open-source research. The question is whether the journals will allow it."

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Free access to journals help Brazil do better in science
by Mailing List Manager 25 Jul '06

25 Jul '06

Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 07:35:08 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> Friends: Brazilian scientists in 180 institutions get FREE ACCESS to more than 10,000 journals and 16 databases. That has helped Brazil do better in science. Please read the news item appended below and download the full article as well. Every developing country should find a way to provide such access to a very large number of journals and databases to its scientists and research students. In many developing countries people talk endlessly about digital libraries but in Brazil there was some action. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] -------------------------------- CAPES Journal Portal and the growth of Brazilian science The Brazilian scientific research growth by 19% in 2005, and by about 50% in the past five, was celebrated by the President of CAPES, Jorge Guimar�es, in a collective interview given in the SBPC annual meeting. Measured by the number of publications indexed in the Thomsom-ISI database, the Brazilian scientific production in 2005 represented 1.8% of the world production and ranks 17th in the list of countries. Access to scientific information is one of the main lines of action promoted by CAPES to support the development of graduate courses and scientific research in Brazil. The CAPES Journal Portal has been in continuous operation since its launching in 2000; it provides, to over 180 academic institutions, free access to more than 10 thousand titles of scientific journals and to a selection of 16 major international referential databases. Roughly 5.5 million articles were downloaded in the first 5 months in 2006. The crucial role played by the portal to promote democratic access to scientific information is publicly acknowledged by the UNIFESP and BIREME read the full article

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One laptop per child - India has reservations
by Mailing List Manager 25 Jul '06

25 Jul '06

Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2006 18:03:50 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> One laptop per kid not feasible for India! 20 July 2006 India's Education secretary Sudeep Banerjee's letter to his counterpart in the Planning Commission , Rajiv Ratna Shah, strongly disapproving of the 'One Laptop Per Child' idea USD100 each, cost to be borne by government for one million pieces floated by MIT, had instead asked the plan panel to invest similar money for universalisation of secondary education. Complete with technical problems pointed out by IIT, Madras, pedagogical suspicions raised by NCERT and first-hand experience of a senior HRD official, who found that the laptops have not even crossed the prototype stage, Banerjee had said OLPC may actually be detrimental to the growth of creative and analytical abilities of the child. The education secretary had said, if the Planning Commission has the kind of money that would be required for this scheme, it would be appropriate to utilise it for universalisation of secondary education, for which a concept paper has been lying with the PC for approval since November 2005, and on which, he also made a presentation in the Planning Commission, presided over by the deputy chairman. A detailed report by a senior HRD official, who attended the OLPC workshop in Massachusetts in May, found a series of faults with the concept and strongly recommended against accepting it. Since the laptops are in the prototype stage, the official found that hardware and functionality testing, using open-source Linux software, is still to begin. He also found out that due to the price of the battery and other hidden costs, the laptops might actually cost USD200. It also needs to be checked and certified in real time whether the connectivity distance between the local server and these laptops would be 0.5 km or 3 km as claimed. Another functional problem is that these laptops cannot be upgraded without changing the motherboard , which would entail an expenditure of nearly 40% of the total cost. The maintenance of these laptops will also require a substantial investment and reserve stocks. Source: Economic Times Why not examine the feasibility of using Simputers instead of the Negroponte computers?

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Researcher attitudes to open access
by Subbiah Arunachalam 25 Jul '06

25 Jul '06

Friends: Please spread the word. Pass this on to publishing scientists - professors, research associates, Ph D students, laboratory scientists and so on. The world should know that Indian (and developing country) researchers are overwhelmingly in favour of open access and free and unfettered flow of knowledge! Best wishes. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] ----------------------------------- Online survey of researcher attitudes toward OA A research team from University of Arkansas and the University of Munich has launched an online survey on Open Access & Science Publishing. You can take it, in English or German, until August 11. (Thanks to Yong Liu.) From the background page: Our research interest is with the attitudes toward and perceptions of Open Access of scientists in their double role as readers and authors of scientific publications.... Following a pragmatic as well as a theoretical approach, we are interested in identifying underlying barriers to the adoption of Open Access publications by individuals and in finding ways to overcome these barriers. At the same time we want to be alert to emerging business models for publishers and institutions in the future. More specifically, we are exploring: [1] Scientists' attitudes toward and current practices of Open Access, [2] Identification of the barriers that are mostly responsible for the relatively low diffusion and adoption of Open Access publications, [3] Identification of opportunities and ways to overcome these barriers, and [4] Research of country/subject specific-differences. Friends: Please spread the word. Pass this on to publishing scientists - professors, research associates, Ph D students, laboratory scientists and so on. The world should know that Indian (and developing country) researchers are overwhelmingly in favour of open access and free and unfettered flow of knowledge! Best wishes. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] ----------------------------------- Online survey of researcher attitudes toward OA A http://openaccess-study.com/en_authors.html research team from University of Arkansas and the University of Munich has launched an online survey on http://openaccess-study.com/ Open Access & Science Publishing . You can take it, in English or German, until August 11. (Thanks to Yong Liu.) From the http://openaccess-study.com/en_project.html background page : Our research interest is with the attitudes toward and perceptions of Open Access of scientists in their double role as readers and authors of scientific publications.... Following a pragmatic as well as a theoretical approach, we are interested in identifying underlying barriers to the adoption of Open Access publications by individuals and in finding ways to overcome these barriers. At the same time we want to be alert to emerging business models for publishers and institutions in the future. More specifically, we are exploring: [1] Scientists' attitudes toward and current practices of Open Access, [2] Identification of the barriers that are mostly responsible for the relatively low diffusion and adoption of Open Access publications, [3] Identification of opportunities and ways to overcome these barriers, and [4] Research of country/subject specific-differences.

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One laptop per child - India has reservations
by Subbiah Arunachalam 24 Jul '06

24 Jul '06

One laptop per kid not feasible for India! 20 July 2006 India's Education secretary Sudeep Banerjee's letter to his counterpart in the Planning Commission , Rajiv Ratna Shah, strongly disapproving of the 'One Laptop Per Child' idea USD100 each, cost to be borne by government for one million pieces floated by MIT, had instead asked the plan panel to invest similar money for universalisation of secondary education. Complete with technical problems pointed out by IIT, Madras, pedagogical suspicions raised by NCERT and first-hand experience of a senior HRD official, who found that the laptops have not even crossed the prototype stage, Banerjee had said OLPC may actually be detrimental to the growth of creative and analytical abilities of the child. The education secretary had said, if the Planning Commission has the kind of money that would be required for this scheme, it would be appropriate to utilise it for universalisation of secondary education, for which a concept paper has been lying with the PC for approval since November 2005, and on which, he also made a presentation in the Planning Commission, presided over by the deputy chairman. A detailed report by a senior HRD official, who attended the OLPC workshop in Massachusetts in May, found a series of faults with the concept and strongly recommended against accepting it. Since the laptops are in the prototype stage, the official found that hardware and functionality testing, using open-source Linux software, is still to begin. He also found out that due to the price of the battery and other hidden costs, the laptops might actually cost USD200. It also needs to be checked and certified in real time whether the connectivity distance between the local server and these laptops would be 0.5 km or 3 km as claimed. Another functional problem is that these laptops cannot be upgraded without changing the motherboard , which would entail an expenditure of nearly 40% of the total cost. The maintenance of these laptops will also require a substantial investment and reserve stocks. Source: Economic Times Why not examine the feasibility of using Simputers instead of the Negroponte computers? One laptop per kid not feasible for India! 20 July 2006 India's Education secretary Sudeep Banerjee's letter to his counterpart in the Planning Commission , Rajiv Ratna Shah, strongly disapproving of the 'One Laptop Per Child' idea USD100 each, cost to be borne by government for one million pieces floated by MIT, had instead asked the plan panel to invest similar money for universalisation of secondary education. Complete with technical problems pointed out by IIT, Madras, pedagogical suspicions raised by NCERT and first-hand experience of a senior HRD official, who found that the laptops have not even crossed the prototype stage, Banerjee had said OLPC may actually be detrimental to the growth of creative and analytical abilities of the child. The education secretary had said, if the Planning Commission has the kind of money that would be required for this scheme, it would be appropriate to utilise it for universalisation of secondary education, for which a concept paper has been lying with the PC for approval since November 2005, and on which, he also made a presentation in the Planning Commission, presided over by the deputy chairman. A detailed report by a senior HRD official, who attended the OLPC workshop in Massachusetts in May, found a series of faults with the concept and strongly recommended against accepting it. Since the laptops are in the prototype stage, the official found that hardware and functionality testing, using open-source Linux software, is still to begin. He also found out that due to the price of the battery and other hidden costs, the laptops might actually cost USD200. It also needs to be checked and certified in real time whether the connectivity distance between the local server and these laptops would be 0.5 km or 3 km as claimed. Another functional problem is that these laptops cannot be upgraded without changing the motherboard , which would entail an expenditure of nearly 40% of the total cost. The maintenance of these laptops will also require a substantial investment and reserve stocks. Source: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshowcnews/1779354.cms Economic Times Why not examine the feasibility of using Simputers instead of the Negroponte computers?

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St Agnes College (Mangalore) Information Centre: Website hosted
by Gopakumar Velayudhanpillai 24 Jul '06

24 Jul '06

As requested by the Librarian of St Agnes College, Mangalore I am providing the following information, which was published in English daily for information of Lis-forum members. Please visit the website and inform your suggestions to the Librarian. St Agnes College Information Centre: Website hosted. St Agnes College Library, Mangalore has provided a benchmark for undergraduate libraries by hosting its own Information Centre Website. The features of the library webpage includes the listing of books,110 journals, 140 CDS and regular intake of magazines, and news paper clippings on various subjects can now be accessed on the World Wide Web. St.Agnes College is the first in Karnataka among undergraduate Information Centres to develop their own Website providing not only the list of the library holdings but a catalogue and book database on a Website. So for St. Agnes College having its own library website has a dual function; its catalogues are available internally, but outsiders can access the Website and can become at a later stage on line members if the modalities are worked out. The purpose of this is to keep in step with the staggering possibilities of internet and Web connectivity, so that when digitization becomes economically feasible, the library can take advantage of it. A right direction is what this recent advance means. You are most welcome to visit the site on the following URL. http://www.stagnescollege.org/library/heading.htm For any query regarding the website please contact me through bk.vishala(a)gmail.com. VISHALA.B.K. Sr.Librarian, St.Agnes College Mangalore-575002 DK Karnataka Gopakumar.V Research Scholar Department of Library & Information Science Mangalore University Mangalagangotri gopakumar.v(a)rediffmail.com Mobile No: 09447056713 As requested by the Librarian of St Agnes College, Mangalore I am providing the following information, which was published in English daily for information of Lis-forum members. Please visit the website and inform your suggestions to the Librarian. St Agnes College Information Centre: Website hosted. St Agnes College Library, Mangalore has provided a benchmark for undergraduate libraries by hosting its own Information Centre Website. The features of the library webpage includes the listing of books,110 journals, 140 CDS and regular intake of magazines, and news paper clippings on various subjects can now be accessed on the World Wide Web. St.Agnes College is the first in Karnataka among undergraduate Information Centres to develop their own Website providing not only the list of the library holdings but a catalogue and book database on a Website. So for St. Agnes College having its own library website has a dual function; its catalogues are available internally, but outsiders can access the Website and can become at a later stage on line members if the modalities are worked out. The purpose of this is to keep in step with the staggering possibilities of internet and Web connectivity, so that when digitization becomes economically feasible, the library can take advantage of it. A right direction is what this recent advance means. You are most welcome to visit the site on the following URL. http://www.stagnescollege.org/library/heading.htm For any query regarding the website please contact me through bk.vishala(a)gmail.com. VISHALA.B.K. Sr.Librarian, St.Agnes College Mangalore-575002 DK Karnataka Gopakumar.V Research Scholar Department of Library & Information Science Mangalore University Mangalagangotri gopakumar.v(a)rediffmail.com Mobile No: 09447056713 http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigclick.cgi/www.rediff.com/signa… http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigimpress.cgi/www.rediff.com/sig…

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Manipur University Recruitments
by rupesh kumar 22 Jul '06

22 Jul '06

Dear All, Manipur University calls for various faculty positions (Professors, Readers, Lecturers) in various subjects including Library and Information Science. The Last Date for submission of applications extended till 10th August 2006. Further Details on the University website: http://www.manipuruniv.ac.in/recruitment/recruitment.htm Regards, Rupesh Kumar A Department of Library & Information Science Bangalore University a_rupeshkumar(a)yahoo.com http://lislog.blogspot.com http://a.rupeshkumar.googlepages.com --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Get on board. You're invited to try the new Yahoo! Mail Beta. Manipur University calls for various faculty positions (Professors, Readers, Lecturers) in various subjects including Library and Information Science. The Last Date for submission of applications extended till 10th August 2006. Further Details on the University website: http://www.manipuruniv.ac.in/recruitment/recruitment.htm http://www.manipuruniv.ac.in/recruitment/recruitment.htm Regards, Rupesh Kumar A Department of Library & Information Science Bangalore University mailto:a_rupeshkumar@yahoo.com a_rupeshkumar(a)yahoo.com http://lislog.blogspot.com http://lislog.blogspot.com http://a.rupeshkumar.googlepages.com http://a.rupeshkumar.googlepages.com Do you Yahoo!? Get on board. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=40791/*http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/handr… You're invited to try the new Yahoo! Mail Beta.

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OA in India vs. OA in the world
by Subbiah Arunachalam 22 Jul '06

22 Jul '06

Friends: I am reproducing below a short but very important news item from Peter Suber's blog. It talks about the rapid growth of open access archiving. In less than three weeks one million records were added to the OAISter collection. Currently there are more than 8.75 million records from 668 institutions. But what is the share of India? Less than 20,000 papers, may be [Can someone at OAIster give me the right figure please?]. We keep cribbing about our papers not being read or cited, but we do not take the simple step of making our papers widely known. Both Dr D K Sahu and Dr Murari Tapaswi have shown that making papers - papers by Indian authors - available via open access leads to a manifold increase in the numbers of their downloads and viewing. Dr Sahu has also shown that Indian papers on OA are cited far more often than those which are available only via toll-access journals. Others like Alma Swan and Stevan harnad and his colleagues at Southampton and elsewhere have shown that OA papers are read and cited far more often than non-OA papers. And yet Indian scientists and librarians are reluctant to set up open access archives. Of course there are exceptions. Matscience set up a mirror site for the well-known arXiv (the central archive for many areas of physics, astrophysics, mathematical biology, etc.) many years ago. IISc in Bangalore was the first institution in India to set up an institutional archive. Three CSIR labs (NCL, NAL and NIO) have their own archives, as do RRL, IIA, IIMK, NIT-R, and a few others. Incidentally, NIT-R has a mandate on open access archiving. But for a country of more than a billion people and hundreds of universities and research labs what we have done so far is miniscule compare to what we should have done. Subbiah Arunachalam -------------------------------- Rapid new growth at OAIster Heather Morrison, Dramatic Growth: July 20th Brief Update, Imaginary Journal of Poetic Economics, July 21, 2006. Excerpt: On June 30th, I reported that OAIster had grown by more than half a million records in the previous quarter, for a total of 7.6 million records, and predicted that OAIster would exceed a billion records sometime in 2007. The pace of growth in the past few weeks has been dramatic indeed - OAIster now lists 8,754,367 records from 668 institutions - growth of more than a million records in less than 3 weeks. At this rate, an OAIster search will pass the billion mark much, much sooner than expected, likely in 2006. The list of new institutions harvested recently is long, and impressive. Friends: I am reproducing below a short but very important news item from Peter Suber's blog. It talks about the rapid growth of open access archiving. In less than three weeks one million records were added to the OAISter collection. Currently there are more than 8.75 million records from 668 institutions. But what is the share of India? Less than 20,000 papers, may be [Can someone at OAIster give me the right figure please?]. We keep cribbing about our papers not being read or cited, but we do not take the simple step of making our papers widely known. Both Dr D K Sahu and Dr Murari Tapaswi have shown that making papers - papers by Indian authors - available via open access leads to a manifold increase in the numbers of their downloads and viewing. Dr Sahu has also shown that Indian papers on OA are cited far more often than those which are available only via toll-access journals. Others like Alma Swan and Stevan harnad and his colleagues at Southampton and elsewhere have shown that OA papers are read and cited far more often than non-OA papers. And yet Indian scientists and librarians are reluctant to set up open access archives. Of course there are exceptions. Matscience set up a mirror site for the well-known arXiv (the central archive for many areas of physics, astrophysics, mathematical biology, etc.) many years ago. IISc in Bangalore was the first institution in India to set up an institutional archive. Three CSIR labs (NCL, NAL and NIO) have their own archives, as do RRL, IIA, IIMK, NIT-R, and a few others. Incidentally, NIT-R has a mandate on open access archiving. But for a country of more than a billion people and hundreds of universities and research labs what we have done so far is miniscule compare to what we should have done. Subbiah Arunachalam -------------------------------- Rapid new growth at OAIster Heather Morrison, http://poeticeconomics.blogspot.com/2006/07/dramatic-growth-july-20th-brief… Dramatic Growth: July 20th Brief Update , Imaginary Journal of Poetic Economics , July 21, 2006. Excerpt: On June 30th, I reported that http://oaister.umdl.umich.edu/o/oaister/ OAIster had grown by more than half a million records in the previous quarter, for a total of 7.6 million records, and predicted that OAIster would exceed a billion records sometime in 2007. The pace of growth in the past few weeks has been dramatic indeed - OAIster now lists 8,754,367 records from 668 institutions - growth of more than a million records in less than 3 weeks. At this rate, an OAIster search will pass the billion mark much, much sooner than expected, likely in 2006. The list of new institutions harvested recently is long, and impressive.

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Library associations back open access
by Subbiah Arunachalam 22 Jul '06

22 Jul '06

Eight major North American Library Associations representing a vast majority of American and Canadian librarians are supporting open access. When will the Indian librarians lend their support to open access? When will they persuade the government - UGC, DST, DBT, CSIR, and other funding agencies and apex bodies - to mandate open access self-archiving of all publicly funded research? Best wishes. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] ---------------------------------- From Peter Suber's blog Library groups support FRPAA Eight major North American library associations have released their July 12 letter to Sen. Susan Collins in support of FRPAA. The letter will soon be online here and here. Meantime I'm quoting from a copy that John Ober sent as an attachment to the ScholComm list. Excerpt: We write in strong support of the Federal Research Public Access Act of 2006 (S. 2695)....S. 2695 would promote widespread, affordable, and effective dissemination of scientific and scholarly research results. For this reason, we encourage the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs to conduct hearings on S. 2695. Federally funded research is a public resource collected at public expense. Importantly, increased access to this research accelerates the pace of discovery and innovation and fosters economic growth. It is critical that this new research be readily available to physicians, researchers, and members of the public, including those who are unaffiliated with or working in locations remote from libraries that subscribe to in increasingly expensive journals and databases developed from federally funded research. Indeed, results of a recent Harris Interactive poll show that the majority of U.S. adults believe that federally funded research findings should be available for free to doctors and the general public.... [T]he Internet offers an unprecedented and cost-effective means to accelerate scientific advancement. S. 2695 recognizes this potential and helps to facilitate its realization. Its key beneficiaries include: a.. Scientists and scholars, whose research will be more broadly read and who will have fewer barriers to obtaining the research they need. b.. Funders, who will gain from accelerated discovery, facilitation of interdisciplinary research methodologies, preservation of vital research findings, and an improved capacity to manage their research portfolios. c.. Taxpayers, who will obtain economic and social benefits from the leveraging of their investment in scientific research through effects such as enhanced technology transfer, broader application of research to health care provision, and more informed policy development.... This legislation is not a threat to journals and the peer review process. The Federal Research Public Access Act contains two key provisions that protect journals and the peer review process: a.. A delay of up to six months in providing access to articles via the public archive (versus immediate access for journal readers). b.. Inclusion in the public archive of the author's final manuscript rather than the publisher's formatted, paginated version preferred for citation purposes. In some disciplines, freely accessible online archives have proven to supplement journal readership, not replace it. In physics, for example.... If Congress were to pass S. 2695, the most significant day-to-day effect on investigators would be improved access to research and increased impact for their own work. A growing number of studies demonstrate that research is cited more often when it is openly accessible on the Web. The process by which investigators deposit their work is expected to be relatively simple. NIH, for example, estimates that submitting a manuscript to their archive usually takes an investigator just 3-10 minutes. This legislation will not take funding away from research to any material extent. The NIH, for example, estimates that the cost of its public access program would be $3.5 million if 100% of the 65,000 eligible manuscripts were deposited annually. That is a tiny fraction (about 0.01%) of the agency's $28 billion budget. It is also a small fraction of the $30 million per year the agency spends on page charges and other subsidies to subscription-based journals.... The organizations signing the letter are the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL), American Library Association (ALA), Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL), Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL), Association of Research Libraries (ARL), Medical Library Association (MLA), and the Special Libraries Association (SLA), and the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC). Eight major North American Library Associations representing a vast majority of American and Canadian librarians are supporting open access. When will the Indian librarians lend their support to open access? When will they persuade the government - UGC, DST, DBT, CSIR, and other funding agencies and apex bodies - to mandate open access self-archiving of all publicly funded research? Best wishes. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] ---------------------------------- From Peter Suber's blog Library groups support FRPAA Eight major North American library associations have released their July 12 letter to Sen. Susan Collins in support of http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:s.02695: FRPAA . The letter will soon be online http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlissues/scholarlycomm/action.htm here and http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlissues/washingtonwatch/washingtonwatch.htm#… here . Meantime I'm quoting from a copy that John Ober sent as an attachment to the http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlissues/scholarlycomm/scholcommdiscussion.htm ScholComm list. Excerpt: We write in strong support of the Federal Research Public Access Act of 2006 (S. 2695)....S. 2695 would promote widespread, affordable, and effective dissemination of scientific and scholarly research results. For this reason, we encourage the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs to conduct hearings on S. 2695. Federally funded research is a public resource collected at public expense. Importantly, increased access to this research accelerates the pace of discovery and innovation and fosters economic growth. It is critical that this new research be readily available to physicians, researchers, and members of the public, including those who are unaffiliated with or working in locations remote from libraries that subscribe to in increasingly expensive journals and databases developed from federally funded research. Indeed, results of a recent Harris Interactive poll show that the majority of U.S. adults believe that federally funded research findings should be available for free to doctors and the general public.... [T]he Internet offers an unprecedented and cost-effective means to accelerate scientific advancement. S. 2695 recognizes this potential and helps to facilitate its realization. Its key beneficiaries include: Scientists and scholars, whose research will be more broadly read and who will have fewer barriers to obtaining the research they need. Funders, who will gain from accelerated discovery, facilitation of interdisciplinary research methodologies, preservation of vital research findings, and an improved capacity to manage their research portfolios. Taxpayers, who will obtain economic and social benefits from the leveraging of their investment in scientific research through effects such as enhanced technology transfer, broader application of research to health care provision, and more informed policy development.... This legislation is not a threat to journals and the peer review process. The Federal Research Public Access Act contains two key provisions that protect journals and the peer review process: A delay of up to six months in providing access to articles via the public archive (versus immediate access for journal readers). Inclusion in the public archive of the authors final manuscript rather than the publishers formatted, paginated version preferred for citation purposes. In some disciplines, freely accessible online archives have proven to supplement journal readership, not replace it. In physics, for example.... If Congress were to pass S. 2695, the most significant day-to-day effect on investigators would be improved access to research and increased impact for their own work. A growing number of studies demonstrate that research is cited more often when it is openly accessible on the Web. The process by which investigators deposit their work is expected to be relatively simple. NIH, for example, estimates that submitting a manuscript to their archive usually takes an investigator just 310 minutes. This legislation will not take funding away from research to any material extent. The NIH, for example, estimates that the cost of its public access program would be $3.5 million if 100% of the 65,000 eligible manuscripts were deposited annually. That is a tiny fraction (about 0.01%) of the agency's $28 billion budget. It is also a small fraction of the $30 million per year the agency spends on page charges and other subsidies to subscription-based journals.... The organizations signing the letter are the American Association of Law Libraries ( http://www.aallnet.org/ AALL ), American Library Association ( http://www.ala.org/ ALA ), Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries ( http://www.aahsl.org/ AAHSL ), Association of College & Research Libraries ( http://www.ala.org/acrl/ ACRL ), Association of Research Libraries ( http://www.arl.org/ ARL ), Medical Library Association ( http://www.mlanet.org/ MLA ), and the Special Libraries Association ( http://www.sla.org/ SLA ), and the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition ( http://www.arl.org/sparc/ SPARC ).

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Congrats to Stevan harnad
by Subbiah Arunachalam 22 Jul '06

22 Jul '06

Friends: Stevan Harnad has won an award for the best poem in English in a competition (for poems on science and technology) held at the recently held Euroscience Oen Forum, Munich. Here is the poem. Publish or Perish As Science is mere structured common sense (http://www.spiked-online.com/Articles/0000000CAA38.htm) her means but trial-and-error made intense, the only virtue setting her apart, and raising her above (some think) mere Art, Is her convergence ever on consensus: collective, self-corrective her defenses. A flagellant, she boldly does defy Reality her schemes to falsify. And yet this noble jousting were in vain, and all this pain would yield no grain of gain if Science were content, a shrinking violet, her works from all the world 'ere to keep private. Instead, performance public and artistic, restraining all propensities autistic, perhaps less out of error-making dread, than banal need to earn her daily bread. For showbiz being what it is today, work's not enough, you've got to make it pay. What ratings, sweeps and polls count for our actors, no less than our elected benefactors, for Science the commensurate equation is not just publication but citation. The more your work is accessed, read and used, the higher then is reckoned its just dues. Sounds crass, but there may be some consolation, where there's still some residual motivation to make a difference, not just make a fee (http://openaccess.eprints.org/) the World Wide Web at last can make Science free. Stevan donated the 300 Euro he won to the Alliance for Taxpayer Access in the US so that, in his words "in a small way Euroscience (thanks to the Andrea von Braun Foundation) can lend a hand to promoting the Federal Research Public Access Act (FRPAA) in the United States. Subbiah Arunachalam Friends: Stevan Harnad has won an award for the best poem in English in a competition (for poems on science and technology) held at the recently held Euroscience Oen Forum, Munich. Here is the poem. Publish or Perish As Science is mere structured common sense ( http://www.spiked-online.com/Articles/0000000CAA38.htm http://www.spiked-online.com/Articles/0000000CAA38.htm ), her means but trial-and-error made intense, the only virtue setting her apart, and raising her above (some think) mere Art, Is her convergence ever on consensus: collective, self-corrective her defenses. A flagellant, she boldly does defy Reality her schemes to falsify. And yet this noble jousting were in vain, and all this pain would yield no grain of gain if Science were content, a shrinking violet, her works from all the world 'ere to keep private. Instead, performance public and artistic, restraining all propensities autistic, perhaps less out of error-making dread, than banal need to earn her daily bread. For showbiz being what it is today, work's not enough, you've got to make it pay. What ratings, sweeps and polls count for our actors, no less than our elected benefactors, for Science the commensurate equation is not just publication but citation. The more your work is accessed, read and used, the higher then is reckoned its just dues. Sounds crass, but there may be some consolation, where there's still some residual motivation to make a difference, not just make a fee ( http://openaccess.eprints.org/ http://openaccess.eprints.org/ ): the World Wide Web at last can make Science free. Stevan donated the 300 Euro he won to the Alliance for Taxpayer Access in the US so that, in his words "in a small way Euroscience (thanks to the Andrea von Braun Foundation) can lend a hand to promoting the Federal Research Public Access Act (FRPAA) in the United States. Subbiah Arunachalam

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Fwd: IFLA Knowledge Management Section newsletter now available!
by Bhojaraju G 21 Jul '06

21 Jul '06

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Karen Muller <kmuller(a)ala.org> Date: Jul 18, 2006 10:57 PM Subject: [KMDG-L] IFLA Knowledge Management Section newsletter now available! Colleagues-- The latest copy of the IFLA Knowledge Management Section newsletter, Issue no. 2, July 2006, is now available in PDF format from the IFLA website at the following location: http://www.ifla.org/VII/s47/pub/KM-Newsletter2.pdf For more information about the work of the IFLA Knowledge Management Section, please visit the IFLA website: http://www.ifla.org/VII/s47/index.htm Please accept my apologies for the cross-posting of this message. -- Karen Muller, MLS Librarian and Knowledge Management Specialist American Library Association 50 East Huron Street Chicago, IL 60611 USA kmuller(a)ala.org Toll free: 1-800-545-2433 x 5031 Direct: 312-280-5031 Fax: 312-280-3255 http://www.ala.org/library A "Gathering at the Waters" Joint Conference of Librarians of Color (JCLC) October 11-15, 2006 in Dallas, TX. www.ala.org/jclc Regards Bhojaraju G Knowledge Management-Lead *********************************************************************************************************************************************************** Cognizant Technology Solutions | Techno Complex | 5/535, Old Mahabalipuram Road | Okkiyam | Thoraipakkam | Chennai – 600 096. Tel: +91 44 4209 6000 X: 8270 | VNET: 448279 | www.cognizant.com *********************************************************************************************************************************************************** KM Cyberary: http://www.bhojarajug.freeservers.com/cyberary.html KM-Forum: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KM-Forum/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bhojarajug ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Karen Muller < mailto:kmuller@ala.org kmuller(a)ala.org > Date: Jul 18, 2006 10:57 PM Subject: [KMDG-L] IFLA Knowledge Management Section newsletter now available! Colleagues-- The latest copy of the IFLA Knowledge Management Section newsletter, Issue no. 2, July 2006, is now available in PDF format from the IFLA website at the following location: http://www.ifla.org/VII/s47/pub/KM-Newsletter2.pdf http://www.ifla.org/VII/s47/pub/KM-Newsletter2.pdf For more information about the work of the IFLA Knowledge Management Section, please visit the IFLA website: http://www.ifla.org/VII/s47/index.htm http://www.ifla.org/VII/s47/index.htm Please accept my apologies for the cross-posting of this message. -- Karen Muller, MLS Librarian and Knowledge Management Specialist American Library Association 50 East Huron Street Chicago, IL 60611 USA mailto:kmuller@ala.org kmuller(a)ala.org Toll free: 1-800-545-2433 x 5031 Direct: 312-280-5031 Fax: 312-280-3255 http://www.ala.org/library http://www.ala.org/library A "Gathering at the Waters" Joint Conference of Librarians of Color (JCLC) October 11-15, 2006 in Dallas, TX. http://www.ala.org/jclc www.ala.org/jclc Regards Bhojaraju G Knowledge Management-Lead *********************************************************************************************************************************************************** Cognizant Technology Solutions | Techno Complex | 5/535, Old Mahabalipuram Road | Okkiyam | Thoraipakkam | Chennai – 600 096. Tel: +91 44 4209 6000 X: 8270 | VNET: 448279 | http://www.cognizant.com www.cognizant.com *********************************************************************************************************************************************************** KM Cyberary: http://www.bhojarajug.freeservers.com/cyberary.html http://www.bhojarajug.freeservers.com/cyberary.html KM-Forum: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KM-Forum/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KM-Forum/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bhojarajug https://www.linkedin.com/in/bhojarajug

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Publications
by SRELS 21 Jul '06

21 Jul '06

Dear Moderator : Kindly arrange to announce the publication of the following books by the Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science for the benefit of Lis-Forum Members. Yours sincerely, K.N. Prasad Executive Officer Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science 702, 42nd Cross, III Block, Rajajianagar, Bangalore 560 054 1.. Natural Language Processing : An Information Access perspective by Dr. Kavi Narayana Murthy (xiv+371,HB; ISBN: 81-7000-485-3; Rs.850/-) This is an introductory book on Natural Language Processing, also known as Computational Linguistics and Language Engineering. This is a highly multi-disciplinary field, borrowing as it does, from such varied disciplines as Linguistics, Psychology, Cognitive Science, Artificial Intelligence. Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics and Engineering. This book is aimed at beginners in any of the related subjects. The book is written in simple, easy-reading, almost conversational style. No background is assumed. It is hoped that this book will be useful for all those interested in human language computing. The book covers foundations of natural language processing as also applications such as Information Retrieval, Information Extraction, Text Categorization, Automatic Summarization and Machine Translation. Linguistic as well as statistical view points are included. Examples and illustrations are drawn from Indian Languages. Current state and future directions are indicated. There is enough material in the book to be used as a text book for a first course on the topic within library and information sciences, linguistics, computer science, artificial intelligence and other related disciplines. Parts of the book should also be useful for more advanced courses. 2.. Computer Based Library Information Systems Designing Techniques Revised Edition by Prof. Madan Mohan Kashyap (xiii+521, HB; ISBN : 81-7000-484-5; Rs. 1175.00) The Purpose of this book - Computer Based Library Information Systems Designing Techniques (Revised Edition) is to give accounts of systems theory to help one to understand the process of systems analysis and design as well as design better information technology based systems in libraries: to describe the methodology for conducting systems study and to explain the use and application of systems analysis and design tools and techniques. This book is written, keeping in mind the practicising librarians who are faced with the responsibility of evaluating library programs and procedures to identify the problem areas, that is, the situations where there are gaps or deviations between what is expected, what could or should be and find means to bridge the gaps. The second audience to whom this book is addressed is the library and information science students who may join a course in Computer Application in Libraries. Library Systems Analysis and Design or Library Systems Study and re-engineering Technique and Library Database Design and Development Approach. For Copies, please contact : Ess Ess Publications 4837/24, Ansari Road Darya ganj NEW DELHI 110 002 tEL: 011) 23260807 ; Fax : (011) 23274173 E-mail : info2essessreference.com url: http://www.essessreference.com Dear Moderator : Kindly arrange to announce the publication of the following books by the Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science for the benefit of Lis-Forum Members. Yours sincerely, K.N. Prasad Executive Officer Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science 702, 42 nd Cross, III Block, Rajajianagar, Bangalore 560 054 Natural Language Processing : An Information Access perspective by Dr. Kavi Narayana Murthy (xiv+371,HB; ISBN: 81-7000-485-3; Rs.850/-) This is an introductory book on Natural Language Processing, also known as Computational Linguistics and Language Engineering. This is a highly multi-disciplinary field, borrowing as it does, from such varied disciplines as Linguistics, Psychology, Cognitive Science, Artificial Intelligence. Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics and Engineering. This book is aimed at beginners in any of the related subjects. The book is written in simple, easy-reading, almost conversational style. No background is assumed. It is hoped that this book will be useful for all those interested in human language computing. The book covers foundations of natural language processing as also applications such as Information Retrieval, Information Extraction, Text Categorization, Automatic Summarization and Machine Translation. Linguistic as well as statistical view points are included. Examples and illustrations are drawn from Indian Languages. Current state and future directions are indicated. There is enough material in the book to be used as a text book for a first course on the topic within library and information sciences, linguistics, computer science, artificial intelligence and other related disciplines. Parts of the book should also be useful for more advanced courses. Computer Based Library Information Systems Designing Techniques Revised Edition by Prof. Madan Mohan Kashyap (xiii+521, HB; ISBN : 81-7000-484-5; Rs. 1175.00) The Purpose of this book Computer Based Library Information Systems Designing Techniques (Revised Edition) is to give accounts of systems theory to help one to understand the process of systems analysis and design as well as design better information technology based systems in libraries: to describe the methodology for conducting systems study and to explain the use and application of systems analysis and design tools and techniques. This book is written, keeping in mind the practicising librarians who are faced with the responsibility of evaluating library programs and procedures to identify the problem areas, that is, the situations where there are gaps or deviations between what is expected, what could or should be and find means to bridge the gaps. The second audience to whom this book is addressed is the library and information science students who may join a course in Computer Application in Libraries. Library Systems Analysis and Design or Library Systems Study and re-engineering Technique and Library Database Design and Development Approach. For Copies, please contact : Ess Ess Publications 4837/24, Ansari Road Darya ganj NEW DELHI 110 002 tEL: 011) 23260807 ; Fax : (011) 23274173 E-mail : info2essessreference.com url: http://www.essessreference.com http://www.essessreference.com

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ALA 2006 and Google
by Sukhdev Singh 21 Jul '06

21 Jul '06

Some of you would like to know How Google is interested in libraries and librarians? They had just participated in American Library Association's annual conference in New Orleans. Check out some of the Movies at http://www.google.com/librariancenter/librarian_movies.html and well as at Google Video. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-894250368419059367&hl=en Enjoy Sukhdev Singh, NIC. http://openmed.nic.in

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Open access to research papers gets a boost - The Hindu
by Sanjo Jose 21 Jul '06

21 Jul '06

Please have a look on The Hindu about "Open access to research papers gets a boost" at http://www.hindu.com/seta/2006/07/20/stories/2006072000031400.htm Also have info on Blu-ray media in "Hands-on with high definition". at http://www.hindu.com/seta/2006/07/20/stories/2006072000041400.htm\ Sanjo Jose --------------------------------- Find out what India is talking about on Yahoo! Answers India. http://www.hindu.com/seta/2006/07/20/stories/2006072000031400.htm Also have info on Blu-ray media in "Hands-on with high definition". at http://www.hindu.com/seta/2006/07/20/stories/2006072000041400.htm\ Sanjo Jose Find out what India is talking about on http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/mailanswersshare/*http://in.answers.yahoo.co… Yahoo! Answers India.

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Fwd: World Online Book Fair
by Bhojaraju G 21 Jul '06

21 Jul '06

Dear All, Good news for book lovers. World's first Online Book Fair has started on 4 th July 06. This book fair will be for a month. E-books will be available for free access / download. Do not miss this opportunity! *http://worldebookfair.com/ * <http://worldebookfair.com/ > One can download the books from this site till Aug 4th, 2006. The World eBook Library Consortia Collection shelves more than 330,000 PDF eBooks in 100+ languages contained in 112 of the finest eBook and eDocument collections published on the Internet today. All the collections: http://worldebookfair.com/Collections.htm Technical E-Books: *http://worldebookfair.com/Technical_eBook_Colleciton.htm *<https://xnet.infosys.com/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://worldebookfair.co…> . Enjoy Reading.......... Thanks and Regards Bhojaraju G Knowledge Management-Lead ******************************************************************************************* KM Cyberary: http://www.bhojarajug.freeservers.com/cyberary.html KM-Forum: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KM-Forum/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bhojarajug Skype Me: bhojarajug Dear All, Good news for book lovers. World's first Online Book Fair has started on 4 th July 06. This book fair will be for a month. E-books will be available for free access / download. Do not miss this opportunity ! http://worldebookfair.com/ http://worldebookfair.com/ One can download the books from this site till Aug 4 th , 2006. The World eBook Library Consortia Collection shelves more than 330,000 PDF eBooks in 100+ languages contained in 112 of the finest eBook and eDocument collections published on the Internet today. All the collections: http://worldebookfair.com/Collections.htm http://worldebookfair.com/Collections.htm Technical E-Books : https://xnet.infosys.com/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://worldebookfair.co… http://worldebookfair.com/Technical_eBook_Colleciton.htm . Enjoy Reading.......... Thanks and Regards Bhojaraju G Knowledge Management-Lead ******************************************************************************************* KM Cyberary: http://www.bhojarajug.freeservers.com/cyberary.html http://www.bhojarajug.freeservers.com/cyberary.html KM-Forum: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KM-Forum/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KM-Forum/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bhojarajug https://www.linkedin.com/in/bhojarajug Skype Me: bhojarajug

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InfoNation: Choose a Career in Libraries
by Mailing List Manager 21 Jul '06

21 Jul '06

Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 10:01:44 +0530 From: "Thapar, Amit" <amitt(a)niper.ac.in> http://www.cla.ca/infonation/welcome.htm Here's how the Canadians are recruiting people for the profession. Along with job descriptions and the skills for success, it offers real librarians ("trust us, you can't make this stuff up") talking about their work life, and a sampling of librarian blogs so people can see what issues librarians are talking about online. amit@urservice Cell: 9855701060 e-mail: amit_thapar(a)yahoo.com

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Prof. C N R Rao on the status of science in India (fwd)
by Mailing List Manager 21 Jul '06

21 Jul '06

Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2006 07:07:18 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> >From The Indian Express, New Delhi. [Prof. C N R Rao is the President of TWAS, a Fellow of the Royal society and a Foreign Associate of the National Academy of Sciences, USA. He is the Chairman of the Science Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India.] 'The best of us in government consider science as a budget item, possibly a non-productive expenditure' [Posted online: Thursday, July 20, 2006 at 0000 hrs] The past few months have seen science and technology, in various forms and at various levels, under threat from government action and policy. It prompted a letter from Prof CNR Rao, chairman of the Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, to Manmohan Singh expressing his concerns on the situation and suggestions for improvement. We publish extracts from the letter: For full story, visit http://www.indianexpress.com/story/8817.html

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Bill Gates puts an OA condition on AIDS research grants
by Subbiah Arunachalam 21 Jul '06

21 Jul '06

Friends: Bill Gates supports open access once again! But details are awaited. Arun ------ From Peter Suber's blog "Open Access News" Bill Gates puts an OA condition on AIDS research grants >From yesterday's press release from the Gates Foundation on a new funding program for an HIV/AIDS vaccine. Five central facilities will be established, including three laboratory networks for measuring the immune responses elicited by vaccine candidates, a research specimen repository, and a data and statistical management center. As a condition for receiving funding, the newly-funded vaccine discovery consortia have agreed to use the central facilities to test vaccine candidates, share information with other investigators, and compare results using standardized benchmarks....In addition, the grantees are developing global access plans to help ensure that their discoveries will be accessible and affordable for developing countries, where the vast majority of new HIV infections occur. Also see Marilyn Chase, Gates Won't Fund AIDS Researchers Unless They Pool Data, Wall Street Journal, July 20, 2006 (accessible only to subscribers). Excerpt: Frustrated that over two decades of research have failed to produce an AIDS vaccine, Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates is tying his foundation's latest, biggest AIDS-vaccine grants to a radical concept: Those who get the money must first agree to share the results of their work in short order.... So far, attempts to come up with a vaccine that produces protective antibodies to block infection by the wily and shape-shifting AIDS virus have been a "miserable failure," says Nick Hellmann, interim director of HIV projects at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Now, Mr. Gates's family foundation is putting $287 million new, five-year grants behind the notion that pooling results can surmount the massive technical hurdles that have hindered individual, sometimes-competing efforts....Through such data sharing, Dr. Hellmann says, rival teams can build on successes, avoid pitfalls and eliminate redundancy. Even so, he says that a vaccine is "at least 10 years away."... Grant recipients and outside observers were unsure whether data-sharing requirements of the grants could pose potential legal or patent conflicts with Mr. Gates's vow to respect intellectual property. Foundation officials said this week researchers would still be free to commercialize their discoveries, but they must develop access plans for people in the developing world. The foundation declined to make its attorney available to address these concerns.... Enforced data sharing, Dr. [Steve] Self predicted, "increases the pace of discovery enormously rather than waiting for the process of writing formal journal articles, waiting for them to be published, and [confirmed] by other labs."... Peter Suber's Comment. Kudos to the Gates Foundation. This is a big step forward, recognizing the truth that OA accelerates research and applying the principle that the more knowledge matters, the more OA to that knowledge matters. I have some questions about the program, but I expect that answers will emerge shortly. It's pretty clear that the Gates Foundation will host its own OA repository and require grantees to deposit their data in it. It appears that the requirement will apply only to data, not to articles published in peer-reviewed journals. I'd welcome clarification on that. I can't tell what steps the foundation will take, if any, to insure data interoperability. I can't tell whether the free online access will be universal, limited to developing countries, or some of each for different kinds of information. I'll blog more as I learn more. Friends: Bill Gates supports open access once again! But details are awaited. Arun ------ From Peter Suber's blog "Open Access News" Bill Gates puts an OA condition on AIDS research grants >From yesterday's http://www.gatesfoundation.org/GlobalHealth/Pri_Diseases/HIVAIDS/Announceme… press release from the http://www.gatesfoundation.org/ Gates Foundation on a new funding program for an HIV/AIDS vaccine. Five central facilities will be established, including three laboratory networks for measuring the immune responses elicited by vaccine candidates, a research specimen repository, and a data and statistical management center. As a condition for receiving funding, the newly-funded vaccine discovery consortia have agreed to use the central facilities to test vaccine candidates, share information with other investigators, and compare results using standardized benchmarks....In addition, the grantees are developing global access plans to help ensure that their discoveries will be accessible and affordable for developing countries, where the vast majority of new HIV infections occur. Also see Marilyn Chase, http://online.wsj.com/google_login.html?url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Fa… Gates Won't Fund AIDS Researchers Unless They Pool Data , Wall Street Journal , July 20, 2006 (accessible only to subscribers). Excerpt: Frustrated that over two decades of research have failed to produce an AIDS vaccine, Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates is tying his foundation's latest, biggest AIDS-vaccine grants to a radical concept: Those who get the money must first agree to share the results of their work in short order.... So far, attempts to come up with a vaccine that produces protective antibodies to block infection by the wily and shape-shifting AIDS virus have been a "miserable failure," says Nick Hellmann, interim director of HIV projects at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Now, Mr. Gates's family foundation is putting $287 million new, five-year grants behind the notion that pooling results can surmount the massive technical hurdles that have hindered individual, sometimes-competing efforts....Through such data sharing, Dr. Hellmann says, rival teams can build on successes, avoid pitfalls and eliminate redundancy. Even so, he says that a vaccine is "at least 10 years away."... Grant recipients and outside observers were unsure whether data-sharing requirements of the grants could pose potential legal or patent conflicts with Mr. Gates's vow to respect intellectual property. Foundation officials said this week researchers would still be free to commercialize their discoveries, but they must develop access plans for people in the developing world. The foundation declined to make its attorney available to address these concerns.... Enforced data sharing, Dr. [Steve] Self predicted, "increases the pace of discovery enormously rather than waiting for the process of writing formal journal articles, waiting for them to be published, and [confirmed] by other labs."... Peter Suber's Comment . Kudos to the Gates Foundation. This is a big step forward, recognizing the truth that OA accelerates research and applying the principle that the more knowledge matters, the more OA to that knowledge matters . I have some questions about the program, but I expect that answers will emerge shortly. It's pretty clear that the Gates Foundation will host its own OA repository and require grantees to deposit their data in it. It appears that the requirement will apply only to data, not to articles published in peer-reviewed journals. I'd welcome clarification on that. I can't tell what steps the foundation will take, if any, to insure data interoperability. I can't tell whether the free online access will be universal, limited to developing countries, or some of each for different kinds of information. I'll blog more as I learn more.

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Re: Alma Swan elected to Euroscience governing board
by Subbiah Arunachalam 21 Jul '06

21 Jul '06

Congratulations Alma! You now have one more forum through which to advance the cause of open access. Arun ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stevan Harnad" <harnad(a)ECS.SOTON.AC.UK> To: <JISC-REPOSITORIES(a)JISCMAIL.AC.UK> Sent: Friday, July 21, 2006 1:23 AM Subject: Alma Swan elected to Euroscience governing board > Reproduced from Peter Suber's Open Access News > http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/2006_07_16_fosblogarchive.html#115341867… > > Alma Swan elected to Euroscience governing board > > Alma Swan has been elected to the Governing Board of Euroscience (the > European Association for the Promotion of Science & Technology). > http://www.euroscience.org/ > > Her election was announced at the Euroscience Open Forum 2006, which > concluded in Munich yesterday. > http://www.esof2006.org/ > > (BTW, the meeting had an important session on OA, organized by > Hélène Bosc.) > http://www.esof2006.org/scientific_session_detail.php4?ID=146 > > Alma is a biologist-turned-consultant on scholarly > communication with a commitment to the advance of science and its > communication. Her studies of open access for Key Perspectives are > among the most important empirical studies of OA to date. > http://www.keyperspectives.co.uk/openaccessarchive/reports.html > > Alma is also a member of Euroscience Working Group on Science > Publishing (convened by Hélène Bosc). > http://www.euroscience.org/WGROUPS/SC_PUBLISHING/index.htm > > Congratulations, Alma! > > Permanent link to this post Posted by Peter Suber at 7/20/2006 01:48:00 > PM. > http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/2006_07_16_fosblogarchive.html#115341867…

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What is the 1% rule?
by ++ Mukesh Anand ++ 20 Jul '06

20 Jul '06

Dear Professionals You may find it interesting ! The Guardianhttp://www.guardian.co.uk What is the 1% rule? It's an emerging rule of thumb that suggests that if you get a group of 100 people online then one will create content, 10 will "interact" with it (commenting or offering improvements) and the other 89 will just view it. Consider, too, some statistics from that other community content generation project, Wikipedia: 50% of all Wikipedia article edits are done by 0.7% of users, and more than 70% of all articles have been written by just 1.8% of all users, according to the Church of the Customer blog (http://customerevangelists.typepad.com/blog/) Bradley Horowitz of Yahoo points out that much the same applies at Yahoo: in Yahoo Groups, the discussion lists, "1% of the user population might start a group; 10% of the user population might participate actively, and actually author content, whether starting a thread or responding to a thread-in-progress; 100% of the user population benefits from the activities of the above groups," So what's the conclusion? Only that you shouldn't expect too much online. Certainly, to echo Field of Dreams, if you build it, they will come. The trouble, as in real life, is finding the builders. http://technology.guardian.co.uk/weekly/story/0,,1823959,00.html?gusrc=rss ++ Mukesh ++ - - Mukesh Anand Monitor Information Services http://monitorlinks.typepad.com Dear Professionals You may find it interesting ! The Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk http://www.guardian.co.uk What is the 1% rule? It's an emerging rule of thumb that suggests that if you get a group of 100 people online then one will create content, 10 will "interact" with it (commenting or offering improvements) and the other 89 will just view it. Consider, too, some statistics from that other community content generation project, Wikipedia: 50% of all Wikipedia article edits are done by 0.7% of users, and more than 70% of all articles have been written by just 1.8% of all users, according to the Church of the Customer blog ( http://customerevangelists.typepad.com/blog/ http://customerevangelists.typepad.com/blog/ ). Bradley Horowitz of Yahoo points out that much the same applies at Yahoo: in Yahoo Groups, the discussion lists, "1% of the user population might start a group; 10% of the user population might participate actively, and actually author content, whether starting a thread or responding to a thread-in-progress; 100% of the user population benefits from the activities of the above groups," So what's the conclusion? Only that you shouldn't expect too much online. Certainly, to echo Field of Dreams, if you build it, they will come. The trouble, as in real life, is finding the builders. http://technology.guardian.co.uk/weekly/story/0,,1823959,00.html?gusrc=rss http://technology.guardian.co.uk/weekly/story/0,,1823959,00.html?gusrc=rss ++ Mukesh ++ - - Mukesh Anand Monitor Information Services http://monitorlinks.typepad.com http://monitorlinks.typepad.com

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New Journal: "Journal of 9/11 Studies" (Jun 2006+
by Puttaraj Choukimath 20 Jul '06

20 Jul '06

Dear Friends, Greetings! New Journal Title : Journal of 9/11 Studies, Vol.1. Jun 2006. Editors : Prof. Steven E. Jones & Prof. Judy D. Wood. Availability : The Journal of 9/11 Studies is a peer-reviewed, open-access, electronic-only journal covering the whole of research related to 9/11/2001. All content is freely available online. Please Visit : http://www.journalof911studies.com/ Best Regards, Puttaraj. Mr.Puttaraj, A. C. Asst. Librarian (Periodicals) SDTM Library, TATA Institute of Social Sciences, P.B. No.8313, Deonar, MUMBAI - 400 088 INDIA Tel: +91-22-2556 3290, Ext.285 (O) Fax: +91-22-2556 2912 Email: puttuc(a)yahoo.com, choukimath(a)tiss.edu URL: www.tiss.edu --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Next-gen email? Have it all with the all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta. Dear Friends, Greetings! New Journal Title : Journal of 9/11 Studies, Vol.1. Jun 2006. Editors : Prof. Steven E. Jones & Prof. Judy D. Wood. Availability : The Journal of 9/11 Studies is a peer-reviewed, open-access, electronic-only journal covering the whole of research related to 9/11/2001 . All content is freely available online. Please Visit : http://www.journalof911studies.com/ http://www.journalof911studies.com/ Best Regards, Puttaraj. Mr.Puttaraj, A. C. Asst. Librarian (Periodicals) SDTM Library, TATA Institute of Social Sciences, P.B. No.8313, Deonar, MUMBAI - 400 088 INDIA Tel: +91-22-2556 3290, Ext.285 (O) Fax: +91-22-2556 2912 Email: mailto:puttuc@yahoo.com puttuc(a)yahoo.com , mailto:choukimath@tiss.edu choukimath(a)tiss.edu URL: http://www.tiss.edu www.tiss.edu Do you Yahoo!? Next-gen email? Have it all with the http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=42241/*http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/handr… all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta.

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Position Announcement for Library & Website Management Specialist
by Maruthu Pandian 20 Jul '06

20 Jul '06

Dear Friends Position Announcement for Library & Website Management Specialist The Urban Health Resource Centre (UHRC) is committed to address the needs of the urban poor by working with key partners to raise awareness and mobilizing resources for improving health of the urban poor. UHRC has been institutionalized from the USAID-supported Environmental Health Project (EHP India) and continues the program activities of EHP India with ongoing USAID support. The goal of UHRC is to bring about sustainable improvements in Maternal and Child Health conditions among the Urban Poor through a consultative and knowledge sharing approach in partnership with Government and Civil Society. A major component of UHRCs activity is to enhance attention on health of the urban poor among government and non-government agencies and academic institutions through increased dissemination of urban poor specific health information. Position - 1 : Library & Website Management Specialist UHRC is looking for a dynamic individual to manage its Library & Information Centre and website. UHRC Library has a growing collection of urban health related literature. UHRC website available at www.uhrc.in is a favored location of researchers and program planners related to various aspects of urban health. Key Responsibility: Ø The incumbent will be managing the library, Ø Providing information services to UHRC staff, Ø Assisting in publication of UHRC reports, Ø Disseminating UHRC publications widely through print and electronic media, Ø Periodically update and maintain the website, prepare e-newsletters, etc. Essential Qualification & Skills The right candidate should be a post-graduate, preferably in Public Health/Social Science, with a degree in Library and Information Science or AIS from NISCAIR. He/she should have basic understanding of content management systems and open source software. He/she should be a team player with good verbal and written communication skills. Experience 2 year+ experience working in library/information management/website management, preferably in development sector Compensation: Gross cost to the organization ranging from Rs.18,000/-pm to Rs.21,000/-pm based on qualification and experience. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Applications can be sent by email to jobs(a)uhrc.in or by post to Urban Health Resource Centre (UHRC), F 9/4 Vasant Vihar, New Delhi 110057 latest by July 30,2006. With Regards, Maruthu Pandian, B Urban Health Resource Centre F-9/4, Vasant Vihar New Delhi-57 Ph:011-4101 0920,4101 0921(Ext.245) Fax:011-4166 9281 --------------------------------- Find out what India is talking about on Yahoo! Answers India. Position Announcement for Library & Website Management Specialist The Urban Health Resource Centre (UHRC) is committed to address the needs of the urban poor by working with key partners to raise awareness and mobilizing resources for improving health of the urban poor. UHRC has been institutionalized from the USAID-supported Environmental Health Project (EHP India) and continues the program activities of EHP India with ongoing USAID support. The goal of UHRC is to bring about sustainable improvements in Maternal and Child Health conditions among the Urban Poor through a consultative and knowledge sharing approach in partnership with Government and Civil Society. A major component of UHRCs activity is to enhance attention on health of the urban poor among government and non-government agencies and academic institutions through increased dissemination of urban poor specific health information. Position - 1 : Library & Website Management Specialist UHRC is looking for a dynamic individual to manage its Library & Information Centre and website. UHRC Library has a growing collection of urban health related literature. UHRC website available at www.uhrc.in is a favored location of researchers and program planners related to various aspects of urban health. Key Responsibility: Ø The incumbent will be managing the library, Ø Providing information services to UHRC staff, Ø Assisting in publication of UHRC reports, Ø Disseminating UHRC publications widely through print and electronic media, Ø Periodically update and maintain the website, prepare e-newsletters, etc. Essential Qualification & Skills The right candidate should be a post-graduate, preferably in Public Health/Social Science, with a degree in Library and Information Science or AIS from NISCAIR. He/she should have basic understanding of content management systems and open source software. He/she should be a team player with good verbal and written communication skills. Experience 2 year+ experience working in library/information management/website management, preferably in development sector Compensation: Gross cost to the organization ranging from Rs.18,000/-pm to Rs.21,000/-pm based on qualification and experience. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Applications can be sent by email to jobs(a)uhrc.in or by post to Urban Health Resource Centre (UHRC), F 9/4 Vasant Vihar, New Delhi 110057 latest by July 30,2006. With Regards, Maruthu Pandian, B Urban Health Resource Centre F-9/4, Vasant Vihar New Delhi-57 Ph:011-4101 0920,4101 0921(Ext.245) Fax:011-4166 9281 Find out what India is talking about on http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/mailanswersshare/*http://in.answers.yahoo.co… Yahoo! Answers India.

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Need some info....
by Parinita Samant 20 Jul '06

20 Jul '06

Dear All, Here's a question I would like to have an answer to: Say, you are on a short (2 hrs) or a long (20 hrs) flight / train / car etc journey. How would you like to, or how would you spend your time? I am planning to build a separate section for our frequent travelers, and need ideas for building this collection. Could you help? Thanks & Regards Parinita Samant *************************************************************************************************************************** This e-mail communication and any attachments may be privileged and confidential to Hexaware and are intended only for the use of the recipients named above. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not review, disclose, disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail and attachments. If you have received this email in error, please delete the same alongwith all attachments thereto and notify us immediately at mailadmin(a)hexaware.com . *************************************************************************************************************************** Need some info.... Dear All, Here’s a question I would like to have an answer to : Say, y ou are on a short (2 hrs) or a long (20 hrs) f light / train / car etc journey. How would you like to , or how would you spend your time? I am planning to build a separate section for our frequent travelers , and need ideas for building this collection. Could you help? [A] Thanks &� Regards � Parinita Samant *************************************************************************************************************************** This e-mail communication and any attachments may be privileged and confidential to Hexaware and are intended only for the use of the recipients named above. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not review, disclose, disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail and attachments. If you have received this email in error, please delete the same alongwith all attachments thereto and notify us immediately at mailadmin(a)hexaware.com . ***************************************************************************************************************************

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Request for MBA (E-commerce) Syllabus
by Dabas Bharat K 20 Jul '06

20 Jul '06

Dear Sir/Madam, Good Morning! Our university is planning to start MBA (E-commerce). If any of the institute is presently running the course is requested to send a soft copy of the syllabus to help us in framing a competitive and up-to-date syllabus. With great thanks and regards! Bharat Kumar Librarian Mody Institute of Technology & Science Lakshmangarh â 332311, Disst â Sikar, Rajasthan Phone no - 01573-225001-12 (12 Lines) Ext 283 (M) +91-9414390757 Bharat Kumar Librarian Mody Institute of Technology & Science (A Deemed University u/s 3 of the UGC Act 1956) Lakshmangarh - 332311. Disst - Sikar. Rajasthan. India. Phone No - (O) +91-1573-225001-12 Ext-283 (M) +91-9414390757 --------------------------------- Groups are talking. We´re listening. Check out the handy changes to Yahoo! Groups. Dear Sir/Madam, Good Morning! Our university is planning to start MBA (E-commerce). If any of the institute is presently running the course is requested to send a soft copy of the syllabus to help us in framing a competitive and up-to-date syllabus. With great thanks and regards! Bharat Kumar Librarian Mody Institute of Technology & Science Lakshmangarh â 332311, Disst â Sikar, Rajasthan Phone no - 01573-225001-12 (12 Lines) Ext 283 (M) +91-9414390757 B harat Kumar Librarian Mody Institute of Technology & Science (A Deemed University u/s 3 of the UGC Act 1956) Lakshmangarh - 332311. Disst - Sikar. Rajasthan. India. Phone No - (O) +91-1573-225001-12 Ext-283 (M) +91-9414390757 Groups are talking. We´re listening. Check out the http://pa.yahoo.com/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=41144/*http://groups.yahoo.… handy changes to Yahoo! Groups.

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Refresher Course
by Mailing List Manager 20 Jul '06

20 Jul '06

Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 17:39:07 -0700 (PDT) From: Pijushkanti Panigrahi <panigrahipk(a)yahoo.com> Department of Library and Information Science, University of Calcutta UGC-Academic Staff College, University of Calcutta is going to organize a refresher course on Academic Library Services : Today and Tomorrow during September 01-21, 2006 at the Department of Library & Information Science, 3rd Floor Asutosh Building, University of Calcutta, 87/1 College Street, Kolkata. All eligible and interested Librarians/ Asstt Librarians/ Lecturers are advised to apply directly on prescribed Application form (downloadable from http://www.geocities.com/ugc_asc_cu/selected.htm) to: The Director Academic Staff College, University of Calcutta, Rajabazar science College, 92 A P C Road, Kolkata immediately. Prof Arjun Dasgupta Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi Co ordinators, DLISc, Cacutta University Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi, Reader, Dept of Lib and Inf Science, University of Calcutta, 87/1 College Street,Kolkata - 700 073, West Bengal, India, email : panigrahipk(a)yahoo.com, Res : Qtr No. C1/78 IIT Campus, Kharagpur - 721 302, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India, Ph : +91 (03222) 278852 (M) : +91 94342 43522.

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Open access
by Thapar, Amit 20 Jul '06

20 Jul '06

Dear friends, An article with title: " open access to research papers gets a boost" published today in The Hindu, 20th July, 2006 at Pg. 17. amit@urservice Cell: 9855701060 e-mail: amit_thapar(a)yahoo.com Dear friends, An article with title: " open access to research papers gets a boost" published today in The Hindu, 20th July, 2006 at Pg. 17. mailto:amit@urservice amit@urservice Cell: 9855701060 e-mail: mailto:amit_thapar@yahoo.com amit_thapar(a)yahoo.com

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LIBRARY OF THE FRENCH INSTITUTE OF PONDICHERRY
by saravanan 20 Jul '06

20 Jul '06

Hi all, LIBRARY OF THE FRENCH INSTITUTE OF PONDICHERRY Among the resources that the French Institute of Pondicherry (FIP) offers to the researcher or visitor is an extensive collection of documents consisting of: · 55 000 books · 800 journals of which over 300 are received currently · 320 microfilms · 160 videocassettes · 8 600 manuscripts on palm-leaf · 1 144 transcripts of manuscripts on paper relating to three specialized domains: Indology, Social Sciences and Ecology, within the context of South Asia and more particularly of India. Contacting the library Address: Library, French Institute of Pondicherry, 11, St. Louis Street, P.B. 33, Pondicherry-605 001. Phone: (91)-413-2334168/2331307. Fax: (91)-413-2339534. E-mail: library(a)ifpindia.org, Web : www.ifpindia.org Timings: Mondays to Fridays 8.30 am to 12.30 am and 2 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. The library is closed on holidays as fixed by the French Institute of Pondicherry as well as during the Institute's month-long annual vacations, usually in May. Thanking you, Yours sincerely, G. Saravanan Librarian French Institute of Pondicherry 11, Saint Louis Street, P.B. 33 PONDICHERRY - 605 001 South India, INDIA Ph: 0091 - 413 - 2334168 Extn. 126/139 Fax: 0091 - 413 2339534 Mail : saravanan.g(a)ifpindia.org Web : www.ifpindia.org Hi all, LIBRARY OF THE FRENCH INSTITUTE OF PONDICHERRY Among the resources that the French Institute of Pondicherry (FIP) offers to the researcher or visitor is an extensive collection of documents consisting of: · 55 000 books · 800 journals of which over 300 are received currently · 320 microfilms · 160 videocassettes · 8 600 manuscripts on palm-leaf · 1 144 transcripts of manuscripts on paper relating to three specialized domains: Indology, Social Sciences and Ecology, within the context of South Asia and more particularly of India. Contacting the library Address : Library, French Institute of Pondicherry, 11, St. Louis Street, P.B. 33, Pondicherry-605 001. Phone: (91)-413-2334168/2331307. Fax: (91)-413-2339534. E-mail: mailto:library@ifpindia.org library(a)ifpindia.org , Web : http://www.ifpindia.org www.ifpindia.org Timings : Mondays to Fridays 8.30 am to 12.30 am and 2 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. The library is closed on holidays as fixed by the French Institute of Pondicherry as well as during the Institute's month-long annual vacations, usually in May. Thanking you, Yours sincerely, G. Saravanan Librarian French Institute of Pondicherry 11, Saint Louis Street, P.B. 33 PONDICHERRY - 605 001 South India, INDIA Ph: 0091 - 413 - 2334168 Extn. 126/139 Fax: 0091 - 413 2339534 Mail : mailto:saravanan.g@ifpindia.org saravanan.g(a)ifpindia.org Web : http://www.ifpindia.org www.ifpindia.org

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help to find address of EA Ramaswamy
by Manjunath K 19 Jul '06

19 Jul '06

Hello professionals, Our director needs to contact Prof. EA Ramaswamy, expert in labour and trade unions written many books on labour. I could not able to trace his address and email id. Please help me if you know his address and email id. Manjunath ______________________________________ Dr. Manjunatha K Librarian T.A. Pai Management Institute Manipal - 576 104, Udupi Dist, Karnataka,India Ph: 91-0820-2573551(off), 2575161(res) manjunath(a)mail.tapmi.org; manju_tapmi(a)yahoo.com ______________________________________  Hello professionals, � Our director needs to contact Prof. EA Ramaswamy, expert in labour and trade unions written many books on labour. I could not able to trace his address and email id. � Please help me if you know his address and email id. � � Manjunath ______________________________________ Dr. Manjunatha K Librarian T.A. Pai Management Institute Manipal - 576 104, Udupi Dist, Karnataka , India Ph: 91-0820-2573551(off), 2575161(res) mailto:manjunath@mail.tapmi.org manjunath(a)mail.tapmi.org ; mailto:manju_tapmi@yahoo.com manju_tapmi(a)yahoo.com ______________________________________ � �

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fyi: World Affairs (Q) ... now on the Web...
by Puttaraj Choukimath 19 Jul '06

19 Jul '06

Dear Friends, Greetings! World Affairs (Q) published by Mr.JC Kapoor from New Delhi is now available on the Web (fulltext content only to the subscribers). Please visit: http://www.worldaffairsjournal.com/index.htm Best regards, Puttaraj. Mr.Puttaraj, A. C. Asst. Librarian (Periodicals) SDTM Library, TATA Institute of Social Sciences, P.B. No.8313, Deonar, MUMBAI - 400 088 INDIA Tel: +91-22-2556 3290, Ext.285 (O) Fax: +91-22-2556 2912 Email: puttuc(a)yahoo.com, choukimath(a)tiss.edu URL: www.tiss.edu --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less. Dear Friends, Greetings! World Affairs (Q) published by Mr.JC Kapoor from New Delhi is now available on the Web (fulltext content only to the subscribers). Please visit: http://www.worldaffairsjournal.com/index.htm http://www.worldaffairsjournal.com/index.htm Best regards, Puttaraj. Mr.Puttaraj, A. C. Asst. Librarian (Periodicals) SDTM Library, TATA Institute of Social Sciences, P.B. No.8313, Deonar, MUMBAI - 400 088 INDIA Tel: +91-22-2556 3290, Ext.285 (O) Fax: +91-22-2556 2912 Email: mailto:puttuc@yahoo.com puttuc(a)yahoo.com , mailto:choukimath@tiss.edu choukimath(a)tiss.edu URL: http://www.tiss.edu www.tiss.edu Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman1/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/ev… Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less.

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Free Access of Information Science Journals
by madhuresh.singhal 19 Jul '06

19 Jul '06

Dear All, Sage publication - official publisher of the IFLA journal - is offering FREE ACCESS to the IFLA Journal and our other Information Science journals until 30th September 2006. The journals, for which all contents are accessible, are The IFLA Journal Journal of Information Science Journal of Librarianship and Information Science Business Information Review Information Development You may like to use this oppurtunity. Go to the website https://online.sagepub.com/cgi/register?registration=FT6636 and register there. Regards Madhuresh Singhal Assoc. Res. Scientist - Inf. Sc. Advinus Therapeutics Pvt. Ltd. 21 & 22, Phase 2, Peenya Industrial Area, Bangalore - 560058 Mobile 098861 82822 E-mail: madhureshsinghal(a)yahoo.com http://nettalk2.tripod.com/ ************************************************************************************************ This email and its attachments are confidential and proprietary to Advinus Therapeutics Pvt. Ltd. and are meant for the intended recipient only. If you are not the intended recipient, do not take any actions based on the contents of this message, except to permanently delete the message and its attachments and inform the sender immediately. ************************************************************************************************ Dear All, Sage publication - official publisher of the IFLA journal - is offering FREE ACCESS to the IFLA Journal and our other Information Science journals until 30th September 2006. The journals, for which all contents are accessible, are The IFLA Journal Journal of Information Science Journal of Librarianship and Information Science Business Information Review Information Development You may like to use this oppurtunity. Go to the website https://online.sagepub.com/cgi/register?registration=FT6636 https://online.sagepub.com/cgi/register?registration=FT6636 and register there. Regards Madhuresh Singhal Assoc. Res. Scientist - Inf. Sc. Advinus Therapeutics Pvt. Ltd. 21 & 22, Phase 2, Peenya Industrial Area, Bangalore - 560058 Mobile 098861 82822 E-mail: mailto:madhureshsinghal@yahoo.com madhureshsinghal(a)yahoo.com http://nettalk2.tripod.com/ http://nettalk2.tripod.com/ ************************************************************************************************ This email and its attachments are confidential and proprietary to Advinus Therapeutics Pvt. Ltd. and are meant for the intended recipient only. If you are not the intended recipient, do not take any actions based on the contents of this message, except to permanently delete the message and its attachments and inform the sender immediately. ************************************************************************************************

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Theses on Benchmarking
by Chitra P Rao 19 Jul '06

19 Jul '06

Hello All: I would greatly apprecite your help if you could let me know where I can get Theses on Benchmarking, In Library field or any other. If such a these exits in your library I request you to kindly send me the contents page by post. My address is Chitra P rao NITIE Vihar Lake Road Mumbai 400 087. Hope to get a quick and positive response. Sr Librarian and Head LIS NITIE Mumbai 400 087 ph: 28573371 extn 337

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Scale of college library professionals & other query.
by Vandana Khandelwal 19 Jul '06

19 Jul '06

Hello friends I would like to introduce my self I am Vandana Khandelwal working as a librarian in Maharashtra Academy of Engineering, Alandi. I have a few queries for which I need your help there as follows : - 1. I need information regarding scale (scale with yearly increment) of college library professionals like : assistant librarian, library assistant, library clerk, book lifter. 2. Website for low price editions and Indian publishers. 3. I need a list of Indian journals only (not magazine/periodical) from the field of Electronics, Computer, Chemical, Electronics & Telecommunication, Mechanical, Civil engineering as well as Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry. 4. I want to purchase a portrait of Dr. Ranganathan and other scientist related to the field of science and technology. 5. Good quotations (good saying). Thanks & regards Mrs. Vandana Khandelwal Librarian __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Seminar on E-Publishing & Global Promotion of Indian Publications - Proceedings
by Mailing List Manager 18 Jul '06

18 Jul '06

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Lecture Notice
by Ratnakar Aspari 18 Jul '06

18 Jul '06

Kindly circulate the following lecture invitation among lis-forum members. A. Ratnakar New Delhi LECTURE PROGRAMME Speaker : Ms. Nobuko Miyairi Senior Information Analyst Thomson Scientific, Japan Topic : Importance of Citation Indexing and Citation Data Venue : Conference Hall (II Floor) Indian Council of Medical Research Ramalingaswami Bhavan Ansari Nagar New Delhi Date : 24 th July 2006 Time : 3.00 PM ALL ARE WELCOME RSVP : Dr. K. Satyanarayana Telephone: (011) 26589258 __________________________ About the Speaker : Ms. Miyairi is a post graduate in Library & Information Science from University of Hawaii at Manoa. After serving as Librarian, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies Library, Tokyo between 1991-1999 and as Asst. Librarian for Electronic Resources Management, Hamilton Library, University of Hawaii at Manoa, she joined Thomson Scientific as Information Analyst in 2003. Her research interests are : Bibliometric analysis for research performance evaluation, Science and Technology indicators and forecasting programmes by governments, Information architecture of bibliographic databases, Information Processing and dissemination in scholarly communication, and Information seeking behaviours in human-machine interaction.

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Fw: [digilib_india] Training program on INFORMATION: 8 places free for STIMULATE6
by K Prakash 18 Jul '06

18 Jul '06

----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Nieuwenhuysen" <pnieuwen(a)vub.ac.be> To: <stimulate(a)vub.ac.be> Sent: Monday, July 17, 2006 3:46 PM Subject: [digilib_india] Training program on INFORMATION: 8 places free for STIMULATE6 > > > An International Training Program on "INFORMATION": > > > STIMULATE > = Scientific and Technological Information Management in Universities and > Libraries: > an Active Training Environment > (Edition 6) > > > 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 Monday morning October 2 to Thursday evening December 21, 2006. > Language used is English. > > > > > > Context and evolution of the program: > > 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, 4 and 5. > 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". > > > > > > Aim / goal of the training program: > > The main aim and goal of this International Training Program is to offer a > stimulating learning environment to the participants. These are young > scientists and professionals 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. This 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. > This initiative corresponds well with the basic, general aim of all VLIR > the International Training Programs: to train young scientists and > professionals from developing countries in a domain that is relevant for > the further development of the country, and to stimulate the participants > to transfer their increased knowledge and skills to their colleagues and > other stakeholders in their home country. > > > > > > More specific objectives of the training program: > > -- to provide participants with a clearer view on the importance of > information in general and for their environment in particular, and on how > to manage information: > summarised: "Management in libraries and information centers" > -- to learn the participants to cope with modern technology, in view of the > increasing importance of ICT; > summarised: "Information and communication technology for libraries and > information centers" > -- to guide them in retrieving information that is publicly accessible on > an international scale: > summarised: "Information retrieval/searching" > and > -- to learn them to store, organise, present, manage, publish information > resources at personal, institutional, regional or national level: > summarised: "Information architecture" > > 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 present information to users and potential users, using appropriate > information technology > -- to train interested persons in the use and management of information, > using appropriate presentation techniques > -- 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,. > -- to apply quantitative methods in decision making related to information > systems and services > -- to retrieve information from the Internet > -- to store information for later retrieval and access by potential users, > using information technology > > > > > > Contents of the program: > > The sessions are organised 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. The concrete content of each > training program depends on the availability of suitable expert lecturers > from Belgium and from abroad during the period of the training program. As > soon as possible, the concrete schedule is made available through the WWW > site of the program. > > > > > > 1. Management in libraries and information centers: > > Statistics to support decision making 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. > Architecture of libraries and information centers. > Orientation of information users; relations with information users. > Interlibrary lending and co-operation; document delivery. > 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. > > > > > > 2. Information and communication technology for libraries and information > centers: > > Microcomputer systems: evolution of hardware. > Disks for computers. > CD-ROM. > CD-ROM in a local area network. > CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW. > Microcomputer operating systems. > Microcomputer systems: applications software. > Text editing; word processing; desktop publishing. > Presentation of data, using a microcomputer. > Creating charts to present information. > Image processing; graphics file formats; photo/image editing. > Multimedia / Hypermedia. > Data communication; computer networks; Internet. > Internet services. > Client-server systems. > Electronic mail. > World-Wide Web; hypertext and 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. > Methods for access to databases through Internet: telnet, http/WWW, Z39.50 > and ISO239.50, Open Archives Initiative - Metadata Harvesting Protocol. > > > > > > 3. Information retrieval/searching: > > 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; open access. > 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. > > > > > > 4. Information architecture: > > 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. > Relational databases. > 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. > Developing a web site; HTML, CSS, XML, XSL; intranets; developing an intranet. > 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). > > > > > > Study visits: > > In addition to the courses taking place at the university campus, study > visits are organised. > A selection from the following possible visits is made: > --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, 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 centre near the > sea coast in Oostende / Ostend, Belgium > --to the library of the Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten in Antwerpen > / Antwerp, Belgium > --to the central 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 the headquarters of IFLA and to the National, Royal Library in Den > Haag / The Hague, in Nederland / The Netherlands > --to the Institute for Social Studies (ISS) 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, > Paris, and to the North Sea coast. > Short after the start of the program, each participant presents to the > other participants and to interested lecturers his/her interests, working > environment, planning, tasks, experience. This is organised with printed > posters in a small poster exhibition with time allotted for stimulating and > ice-breaking discussions. > 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 > organisers of this training program and to the director of their own > organisation. > > 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. > > At the end of the program all participants obtain a certificate stating > that they have indeed participated, with a reference to the full detailed > overview of the program contents on the WWW site of the program. > Several substantial parts of the program are followed by an evaluation by > the responsible expert of the knowledge and skills acquired by each > participant; this can lead to a certificate of active and successful > participation. > > 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, assisted by the program organisers. > > > > > > Poster session by participants: > > Each participant is expected to create a poster about ongoing activities in > their home institution. This poster is presented in a poster session early > in the program. In this way, participants and professors get to know each > other efficiently and the participants learn to present information in the > format of a scientific poster. Therefore, participants are encouraged to > bring supporting materials like folders, leaflets, photos, maps, etc. for > inclusion in their poster. > > > > > > Scientific tutorial presentations by participants: > > Each participant is expected to present a tutorial of maximum half an hour > to the other participants, about one aspect of their expertise, during the > program. The aims are that participants improve their presentation and > teaching skills, that they share their knowledge with the other > participants, that participants get to know each other better, that they > form a basis for possible later co-operation etc. > > > > > > Social activities planned: > > -- Welcome reception with drinks and appetizers (on the first evening of > the program) > -- Evening with the possibility to taste some of the world famous Belgian > beers and some Belgian food. > -- Farewell gathering with drinks and snacks (on the final evening of the > program) > > > > > > Participation and registration; tuition fee and costs: > > The cost of living in Belgium is not exceptional. > > > > > > Normal registration: > > Besides the persons who receive a grant from the Belgian Government through > VLIR, 8 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. > -To participate during the full period: 2400 Euro > -Exceptionally, persons who cannot participate for the whole period can > nevertheless participate during 2 months only (1800 Euro) or during 1 month > only (1000 Euro). It makes 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 Euro 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. > (Without your remark, the money may be not retraceable and lost.) > > There is no formal deadline. However, we recommend you to register as early > as possible, because "first come, first served": the arrival of your > participation fee determines who can participate. > > There is NO need to "apply" prior to the registration, to request > permission to participate from the organizers of the program or from their > universities. The decision if the program is suitable and appropriate for > an interested person is to be made by that person and not by the organizers. > > It is a waste of time to ask the organisers of the program about sponsors > besides VLIR mentioned above. > > > > > Medical insurance: > > It is recommended that participants are covered during their stay by a full > medical insurance. > This costs 40 euro per month, if you want that the program organisers take > care of this; in that case this should be arranged as soon as possible > after arrival in Belgium, with the secretariat of the program. > > > > > > Accommodation: > > The organisers of this program normally book in advance a single, cheap, > basic room with access to a shared kitchen, 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 accommodation directly to the person or > organisation providing accommodation in Brussels, as soon as they arrive in > Belgium. If we can book many weeks in advance, then we can normally find > basic accommodation for about 300 euro per month, meals not included; > however, a late receipt of the tuition fee forces us probably to book a > more expensive room. > > > > > > How to contact the organizers? > > E-mail (Internet): stimulate at vub.ac.be (or in case that this does not > seem to work, to Paul.Nieuwenhuysen at vub.ac.be) > (change at in @ when you want to use an address) > Fax 32 2 629 2693 (or 2282) > Tel. 32 2 629 2629 or 32 2 629 2429 or 32 2 629 2609 > Telex 61051 vubco-b > Classical mail: > STIMULATE-ITP (or Paul NIEUWENHUYSEN), 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://wikitravel.org/en/Brussels > http://www.agenda.be/ about events going on in Brussels (in French and in > Dutch) > http://www.disgruntled.ca/writings/brussels/ offers information on Brussels > and some photos, based on the experience of living there for some time > http://www.eupedia.com/belgium/brussels.shtml > http://www.ilotsacre.be/site/en/default_en.htm offers an interactive map > and photos of Brussels > http://www.interknowledge.com/belgium/ > http://www.jack-travel.com/ > http://www.sievers.nl/visitbrussels/ shows some photos made in Brussels > 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). > > > > > > Program and Steering Committee: > > The course director is Dr. Paul Nieuwenhuysen, professor at the Vrije > Universiteit Brussel and guest professor at Universiteit Antwerpen, Science > and technology librarian of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. > http://www.vub.ac.be/BIBLIO/nieuwenhuysen/professional/index.html > An official, formal Steering Committee is composed of members from the > co-operating universities in Flanders, > -Vrije Universiteit Brussel, > -Universiteit Antwerpen > -Katholieke Universiteit Leuven > This Steering Committee supervises the organisation, the program and the > budget; this committee reports formally to VLIR. > > Feel free to distribute this document; this version is dated July 14, 2006. > > > ____________________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 I pay the > registration fee as described in the announcement of the International > Training Program on INFORMATION. > (So the following is NOT the form to apply for a grant. > Use this form only when 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 costs 40 euro/month, to be paid upon arrival. > > Date and signature:................. > > Please include a recent photograph, as this will simplify identifying you > upon arrival. > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digilib_india/ > > <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > digilib_india-unsubscribe(a)yahoogroups.com > > <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > >

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University of California - a model to follow
by Subbiah Arunachalam 18 Jul '06

18 Jul '06

From Peter Suber'sblog Innovations at the U of California The University of California is the SPARC Innovator for July 2006. From the SPARC announcement: The University of California Office of the President (UCOP) launched the UC Office of Scholarly Communication in 2004 to support and coordinate a plethora of diverse, cutting-edge initiatives that help scholars and researchers regain control of their work, while exploring innovative means of scholarly communication. This simple organizational act represented the culmination of work conducted over a ten-year period by UC administrators, faculty, and librarians who took a focused, activist stance to change the status quo. In the late 1990s, for example, UC initiated the California Digital Library and as part of it, the eScholarship repository. Since then it has moved from strength to strength. For example, it has developed groundbreaking contracts with publishers which have helped to curtail hyperinflation in the price of online journal subscriptions; developed guidance for faculty on ways to manage intellectual property and retain copyright; developed, through the academic faculty senate, a series of white papers advocating shifts in scholarly communication; established innovative new scholarly publishing programs and forged an electronic publishing alliance between the CDL and the University of California Press; and created a Scholarly Communication Officers group comprising senior librarians at each of the 10 UC branches to harmonize local and system-wide planning and action. For its extraordinarily effective institution-wide vision and efforts to move scholarly communication forward for the benefit of its faculty, students, and the public, SPARC has named UC a SPARC Innovator.... According to John Ober, Director of Policy, Planning, and Outreach co-director - with Catherine Candee - of UC's Office of Scholarly Communication (OSC), the [California Digital Library or CDL] "was built from a set of principles that explicitly included the need to influence the marketplace for scholarly content to become more sustainable."... UC's faculty have taken an even stronger position with regard to copyright management. In 2006, the Faculty Senate endorsed a proposal recommending to the President that the University's copyright policy be amended to enable open access to UC research.... Friends: Should not Indian universities (and research labs) follow the example of the University of California and embrace open access wholeheartedly? Should not our academics work towards changing the copyright law to protect their own interests? Why do we have to continue to give away copyright to work done by us (and knowledge that we create) with taxpayers' money to companies publishing professional journals? Why do we continue to sign on the dotted line of the printed copyright agreement form provided by journals andwhy cannot we negotiate with the journal publishers to reword the copyright agreement to suit our needs? Best wishes. Arun [Subbuiah Arunachalam] From Peter Suber'sblog Innovations at the U of California The http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/ University of California is the http://www.arl.org/sparc/innovator/ SPARC Innovator for July 2006. From the SPARC http://www.arl.org/sparc/innovator/uc.html announcement : The University of California Office of the President (UCOP) launched the UC Office of Scholarly Communication in 2004 to support and coordinate a plethora of diverse, cutting-edge initiatives that help scholars and researchers regain control of their work, while exploring innovative means of scholarly communication. This simple organizational act represented the culmination of work conducted over a ten-year period by UC administrators, faculty, and librarians who took a focused, activist stance to change the status quo. In the late 1990s, for example, UC initiated the California Digital Library and as part of it, the eScholarship repository. Since then it has moved from strength to strength. For example, it has developed groundbreaking contracts with publishers which have helped to curtail hyperinflation in the price of online journal subscriptions; developed guidance for faculty on ways to manage intellectual property and retain copyright; developed, through the academic faculty senate, a series of white papers advocating shifts in scholarly communication; established innovative new scholarly publishing programs and forged an electronic publishing alliance between the CDL and the University of California Press; and created a Scholarly Communication Officers group comprising senior librarians at each of the 10 UC branches to harmonize local and system-wide planning and action. For its extraordinarily effective institution-wide vision and efforts to move scholarly communication forward for the benefit of its faculty, students, and the public, SPARC has named UC a SPARC Innovator.... According to John Ober, Director of Policy, Planning, and Outreach co-director with Catherine Candee of UCs Office of Scholarly Communication (OSC), the [California Digital Library or CDL] was built from a set of principles that explicitly included the need to influence the marketplace for scholarly content to become more sustainable.... UCs faculty have taken an even stronger position with regard to copyright management. In 2006, the Faculty Senate endorsed a proposal recommending to the President that the Universitys copyright policy be amended to enable open access to UC research.... Friends: Should not Indian universities (and research labs) follow the example of the University of California and embrace open access wholeheartedly? Should not our academics work towards changing the copyright law to protect their own interests? Why do we have to continue to give away copyright to work done by us (and knowledge that we create) with taxpayers' money to companies publishing professional journals? Why do we continue to sign on the dotted line of the printed copyright agreement form provided by journals andwhy cannot we negotiate with the journal publishers to reword the copyright agreement to suit our needs? Best wishes. Arun [Subbuiah Arunachalam]

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Arun's paper at Aachen
by Subbiah Arunachalam 18 Jul '06

18 Jul '06

Dear Ashok / Dr Vijay Kumar: Here is the paper I presentd at the Aachen colloquium [Click - A split word] last year. Mine was the only paper in English and all the other speakers spoke in German. This is the author's final version. It has appeared in a book [Gespaltene Welt? Technikzugange in der Wissensgesellschaft, edited by Max Kerner and Thomas Muller, and published by Bohlau Verlag, Koln, 2006]. Best wishes. Arun [Subbiah arunachalam] Dear Ashok / Dr Vijay Kumar: Here is the paper I presentd at the Aachen colloquium [Click - A split word] last year. Mine was the only paper in English and all the other speakers spoke in German. This is the author's final version. It has appeared in a book [Gespaltene Welt? Technikzugange in der Wissensgesellschaft, edited by Max Kerner and Thomas Muller, and published by Bohlau Verlag, Koln, 2006]. Best wishes. Arun [Subbiah arunachalam]

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Peer reviewed Indian Journals in Computer Science
by J. K. Vijayakumar 17 Jul '06

17 Jul '06

Dear Forum Members, Since there is an ongoing discussion about Computer Science "Journals" from India, I would like to share a peace of information with you all. According to the latest DST project study, there are only two Indian Journals qualified as "peer-reviewed journals" in Computer Science. They are 1. Journal of the Computer Society of India http://www.csi-india.org 2. Journal of Digital Information Management www.dirf.org/jdim (Source: Indian S &T Productivity- Report Submitted to DST/NSTMIS division 2006). A news item about this study will appear this month ISTE newsletter at http://www.isteonline.in. I have seen lists of Computer Science "Magazines" posted in the forums. They are Magazines, not Journals. Our Libraries should have these peer-reviewed Journals in their collection. Thanks. J. K. Vijayakumar MLIS, PhD http://libinfospace.blogspot.com --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Next-gen email? Have it all with the all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta. Dear Forum Members, Since there is an ongoing discussion about Computer Science "Journals" from India, I would like to share a peace of information with you all. According to the latest DST project study, there are only two Indian Journals qualified as "peer-reviewed journals" in Computer Science. They are 1. Journal of the Computer Society of India http://www.csi-india.org/ http://www.csi-india.org 2. Journal of Digital Information Management http://www.dirf.org/jdim www.dirf.org/jdim (Source: Indian S &T Productivity- Report Submitted to DST/NSTMIS division 2006). A news item about this study will appear this month ISTE newsletter at http://www.isteonline.in http://www.isteonline.in . I have seen lists of Computer Science "Magazines" posted in the forums. They are Magazines, not Journals. Our Libraries should have these peer-reviewed Journals in their collection. Thanks. J. K. Vijayakumar MLIS, PhD http://libinfospace.blogspot.com http://libinfospace.blogspot.com Do you Yahoo!? Next-gen email? Have it all with the http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=42241/*http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/handr… all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta.

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Managing_information_resources_in_the_digital_age:_A__CSE_training_programme_on_information_management_and_documentation and oureach
by Mailing List Manager 17 Jul '06

17 Jul '06

Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2006 12:56:11 +0530 From: kiran(a)cseindia.org Centre for Science and Environment, a premier organisation recognised for its knowledge based activism has announced its short course Managing information resources in the digital age: A training programme on information management, documentation and outreach, to be conducted at CSEs office in New Delhi from August 23-26, 2006. We request you to give space to our announcement on your website and any other career supplements brought out by you. Thanking you. Kiran Pandey Coordinator, Environment Resources Unit, Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi. COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT CSE's short course on Managing information resources in the digital age: A training programme on Information management, documentation and outreach, Aug 22-25, 2006, Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi. Managing information today requires special skills and calls for investments in strengthening the information infrastructure and skills of the organisation. Here is an opportunity for you to participate in a specially-designed short training programme on 'Managing information resources in the digital age (August 22-25, 2006). The training is brought to you by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), New Delhi. Workshops will be led by CSE's professional staff of documentalists, webmasters and members of various outreach units. The training is being organised by CSE's Environment Resource Unit, among South Asia's premier research and documentation centres. This unique course will teach participants on how to manage all aspects and types of information, at an institutional level. The programme is broad in scope, and covers a gamut of information types, management strategies, tools, and dissemination strategies. Course modules - Sourcing information (information acquisition & research) - Classification & indexing (including digitised resources) - Developing & managing audio-visual resources (films, photos, CDs, etc.) - Electronic Documentation: Library automation, building simple databases - Digital library fundamentals (IT for information management) - Web-based tools for information outreach - Information outreach: Product planning, services & marketing Course Fee South Asian NGOs, Government & Corporate bodies: Rs. 8800/- (USD 190/- ) per participant NGOs, students: Rs. 4,400/- (USD 95/-) per participant. Course Schedule Coursecommences on: Aug 22, 2006 Coursetimings: 9.30 am to 5.30 pm Courseconcludes on: Aug 26, 2006 For applications forms and enquiries , please contact: Kiran Pandey, Coordinator,Environment Resources Unit E-mail: kiran(a)cseindia.org Ph: 91-011-29955124/5125/6110/6394/6399, Fax: 91-11-29955879 For online registration visit http://www.cseindia.org/misc/library_form.htm Last date for receiving completed applications Applications must reach CSE on or before August 5, 2006 Please note: The course offers only a limited number of seats. Applications will be accepted on a first come-first served basis. The course fee does not cover travel or accommodation expenses. Thanking you Kiran Pandey Coordinator Environment Resources Unit Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi. Ms. Kiran Pandey **************************************************************** CENTRE FOR SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT ( CSE ) 41, TUGHLAKABAD INSTITUTIONAL AREA, NEW DELHI- 110 062 TELE: 29955124 29956110, 29956394,29956399 FAX : 91-11-29955879 VISIT US AT: http://www.cseindia.org Email: kiran(a)cseindia.org ext:233 ****************************************************************

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New Journals Online
by Mailing List Manager 17 Jul '06

17 Jul '06

Hi All, Kindly check out the following Journals recently uploaded on the IndianJournals.com: 1) Agricultural Economics Research Review http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:aerr <http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:aerr&type=home> &type=home For Archives, please click on the link below: http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:aerr <http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:aerr&type=archive> &type=archive For Open Access Issue: Year 2005, Volume-18, Issue-1 (January-June), please click here: http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:aerr <http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:aerr&volume=18&issu e=1&type=toc> &volume=18&issue=1&type=toc 2) Allelopathy Journal http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:aj <http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:aj&type=home> &type=home For Archives (Since 1994), please click on the link below: http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:aj <http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:aj&type=archive> &type=archive Hope, many of you will find the same according to your interest. We are awaiting your comments/suggestions, if any in this regards. Thanks & Regards :-) Chandrima Roy Divan Enterprises B-9, Basement, "A" Block, Local Shopping Complex Naraina Vihar, Ring Road New Delhi - 110028 Tel: +91-11-25770411 Fax: +91-11-25778876 Email: croy(a)docdelserv.com croy(a)indianjournals.com Website: http://www.docdelserv.com http://www.indianjournals.com

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122nd Monthly Meeting of RRC will be held on 22nd July, 2006 (4th Saturday) at 10.00 hrs.
by Swapan Patra 17 Jul '06

17 Jul '06

To the modarator, Please host the following anouncement on the LIS Forum. Thanks & Regards Swapan kumar Patra The 122nd Monthly Meeting of Ranganathan Research Circle (RRC) will be held on 22nd July, 2006 (4th Saturday) at 10.00 hrs. Venue : NASSDOC, 35 Firoze Shah Road (near Mandi house) New Delhi-110001 Topic : Libraries in 21st Century Speaker : Prof. Krishan Kumar Former Professor and Head, Deptt. of Library Science Delhi University To the modarator, Please host the following anouncement on the LIS Forum. Thanks & Regards Swapan kumar Patra The 122nd Monthly Meeting of Ranganathan Research Circle (RRC) will be held on 22nd July, 2006 (4th Saturday) at 10.00 hrs. Venue : NASSDOC, 35 Firoze Shah Road (near Mandi house) New Delhi-110001 Topic : Libraries in 21st Century Speaker : Prof. Krishan Kumar Former Professor and Head, Deptt. of Library Science Delhi University

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OCW from Milton Keynes, UK
by arun＠mssrf.res.in 14 Jul '06

14 Jul '06

>From Peter Suber's blog More on the Open U's open courseware project >From today's press release: The Milton Keynes Open University in UK today announced a GBP £5.65 million (US $9.9 million) project to make a selection of its learning materials available free of charge to educators and learners around the world. Supported by a grant of US $4.45 million from The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation the University will launch the website in October 2006. The provision on the internet of 'Open Educational Resources', free at point of use and available to everyone, reflects The Open University's mission of promoting fair access for all....There will be one site that is primarily for learners, where material with suggested learning pathways will be offered. A second site will be primarily for other course creators; it will foster the concept of sharing and re-use of materials. Through the development of both sites the University plans to take open content delivery on to a new level.... The Open University will be the first in the UK to offer Open Content materials under a Creative Commons licence....

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Invitation for an inaugural function at NCRA, Pune on 24th July 2006, 9.30 am
by Sunita Barve 14 Jul '06

14 Jul '06

Dear All, National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA), is a division of India's premier research Centre, the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR). NCRA has setup world's largest radio telescope Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) at metre wavelengths at Khodad, Narayangaon. NCRA is organising a 3-day workshop titled "Creating Digital Libraries using DSpace Open Source Software" during 24-26 July 2006 at its premises in the Pune University Campus. Noted speakers, such as ARD Prasad of DRTC, Bangalore, Devika Madalli of DRTC, Bangalore and Aditya Tripathi of Banaras Hindu University, will be conducting the workshop sessions. NCRA has set up an excellent computer laboratory for this purpose. We take this opportunity to invite you to attend the workshop inaugural ceremony followed by a talk Topic : Open Acess to Information Speaker : Dr. ARD Prasad, DRTC, Bangalore Date, Time and Venue : 24 July 2006, 9.30 am, NCRA Auditorium, Pune Abstract of the talk : The escalating cost of scientific journals rendered many institutional libraries to cut down the number of journals being subscribed. This is more apparent in the case of developing countries. The Consortia approach to journal subscription is a deceptive device introduced by journal publishing industry on their own terms. The journal publishing industry is heavily protected by copyright laws and they own the copyright of the articles published. The basic questions are: 1)Does the journal publishing industry sponsor scientific research? 2)Can you think of product in the market where the producer does not get a penny? 3)When much of the research is funded by public (government) funds, how come neither the funding agency nor the individual scientist own the copyright? 4)When journals are heavily priced, can they have wider audience and consequently cited by other research colleagues? Similar questions resulted in many scientific and research communities to championize "Open Access to Information Movement". The objective of the movement is to allow universal / free access to scientific / research publications. Presently, Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) lists more than 2300 journals in various disciplines. Just as universal education is aimed at overall development of the society, universal access to information would result faster scientific development. All are cordially invited to attend this inaugural ceremony. Please confirm your participation by email/phone at the earliest to make necessary arrangements. library(a)ncra.tifr.res.in, sunitab(a)ncra.tifr.res.in or telephone (25697107, 25691384/85 Xtn:211). Looking forward to seeing you. with regards, sincerely, Sunita Barve Library-In-Charge National Centre for Radio Astrophysics Post Bag No. 3, Pune Univ. Campus Pune 411 007, INDIA Phone : 91-20-25697107, 25691384, 25691385 Ext. 211 FAX : 91-20-25697257 Email :sunitab@ncra.tifr.res.in ; library(a)ncra.tifr.res.in

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KALA-NAL LECTURE on E-GOVERNANCE
by I.R.N.Goudar 14 Jul '06

14 Jul '06

LECTURE NOTICE KARNATAKA STATE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION and NATIONAL AEROSPACE LABORATORIES Cordially invite you for the following lecture: TOPIC : From E-GOVERNANCE TO E-GOVERNANCE SPEAKER : Dr. Vinay K Dharmadhikari Director, E-Governance Ministry of Communication Technology Govt of India, New Delhi DATE & TIME : Tuesday, 18th July 2006 at 11.00 AM Tea: 10.45 AM VENUE : TS Conference Hall, National; Aerospace Laboratories, Aerport Road, Bangalore - 560017 RSVP: 25086081, 6080 ALL ARE CORDIALLY WELCOME Dr. IRN Goudar President, KALA Head, ICAST, NAL

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Job opportunity in Pune
by Vandana Khandelwal 14 Jul '06

14 Jul '06

Dear all friends Hello Maharashtra Academy of Engineering, a well-established institute in the field of technical education in Pune, has gained a status of an institute dedicated for the research in the field of engineering. Nevertheless, the institute has been producing world-class graduates, competent to face the challenges of the corporate world. The institute is located on the banks of river Indrayani. There is a vacancy of a library assistant required only for the evening shift and for Saturday & sunday. Educational qualification required is as follows : Library science graduates or post graduates, with sound knowledge of computers, good communication skills and typing speed which is a must, and having 2 to 3 years experience. Interested candidates must apply before 26th July 2006 and send their resume on following email address : vbkhandelwal(a)mitpune.com, or vanu_kh(a)yahoo.com Librarian __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Management and Biotechnology Journals
by nandeesh nandu 14 Jul '06

14 Jul '06

Dear Professionals, we are require Management and Biotechnology Journals vendors lists at bangalore. Please kindly inform any of us knew. with regards, Nandeesha. B Senior Librarian, TIMS, Bangalore. Dear Professionals, we are require Management and Biotechnology Journals vendors lists at bangalore. Please kindly inform any of us knew. with regards, Nandeesha. B Senior Librarian, TIMS, Bangalore. http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigclick.cgi/www.rediff.com/signa… http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigimpress.cgi/www.rediff.com/sig…

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Computer Sc. periodicals
by Vijay Raghav Tiwari 14 Jul '06

14 Jul '06

Dear Moumita Please few more. 1. Sys Administration. 2. Dr. Dobb's Journal. These two are also good journals. regards vrt On Thu, 13 Jul 2006 moumita dey wrote : > >Here are a few popular computer Sc. Periodicals >National >1.Chip >2.Data Quest >3.Developer IQ >4.Digit >5.Information Technology >6.Journal of Institute of Engineers:computer engineering >7.Linux for you >8.Living Digital >9.PC Quest >10.Pitch >Foreign >11.IEEE:computer >12.Dr.Dobbs >Hope this will help you. >Moumita Dey >Asst. Librarian >Bengal College of Engineering & Technology >Durgapur, W.B. >http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigclick.cgi/www.rediff.com/signa… http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigimpress.cgi/www.rediff.com/sig… >_______________________________________________ >LIS-Forum mailing list >LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum Dr. Vijay Raghav Tiwari Librarian Harish Chandra Research Institute (Department of Atomic Energy, Govt of India) Chhatnag Road,Jhunsi,Allahabad -211 019. Phone.91-532-2668302(O), 0532-2274325 (O), 0532-2274064 (R) <vrtiwari(a)mri.ernet.in> Dear Moumita Please few more. 1. Sys Administration. 2. Dr. Dobb's Journal. These two are also good journals. regards vrt On Thu, 13 Jul 2006 moumita dey wrote : > >Here are a few popular computer Sc. Periodicals >National >1.Chip >2.Data Quest >3.Developer IQ >4.Digit >5.Information Technology >6.Journal of Institute of Engineers:computer engineering >7.Linux for you >8.Living Digital >9.PC Quest >10.Pitch >Foreign >11.IEEE:computer >12.Dr.Dobbs >Hope this will help you. >Moumita Dey >Asst. Librarian >Bengal College of Engineering & Technology >Durgapur, W.B. >http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigclick.cgi/www.rediff.com/signa… http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigimpress.cgi/www.rediff.com/sig… >_______________________________________________ >LIS-Forum mailing list >LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum Dr. Vijay Raghav Tiwari Librarian Harish Chandra Research Institute (Department of Atomic Energy, Govt of India) Chhatnag Road,Jhunsi,Allahabad -211 019. Phone.91-532-2668302(O), 0532-2274325 (O), 0532-2274064 (R) <vrtiwari(a)mri.ernet.in> http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigclick.cgi/www.rediff.com/signa… http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigimpress.cgi/www.rediff.com/sig…

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On the Verge of Revolution - Open-access Publishing
by vimal kumar 14 Jul '06

14 Jul '06

Dear Professionals, An interesting article about Open Access written by Christine Hamilton-Pennell appeared in current issue of Freepint newsletter. Read this article. http://www.freepint.com/issues/130706.htm#tips Vimal Kumar Asian School of Business Technopark Trivandrum-695 581 vimal0212(a)yahoo.com --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta. An interesting article about Open Access written by Christine Hamilton-Pennell appeared in current issue of Freepint newsletter. Read this article. http://www.freepint.com/issues/130706.htm#tips Vimal Kumar Asian School of Business Technopark Trivandrum-695 581 vimal0212(a)yahoo.com Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=42297/*http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/handr… all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta.

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Minutes of NCSI NET Talk - Meeting
by Nandhan Ravi 14 Jul '06

14 Jul '06

Dear All, Minutes of NCSI NET talk - meeting held on 8th June 2006, NCSI, IISc: Topic: IP Asset Management Speaker: Mr. Adarsh Nigam. Vice President, Vans Information Limited, Mumbai Total Attendees - 28 (NCSI NET and outsiders) The meeting began with the introduction of the speaker Mr. Adarsh Nigam and he started with his talk. He gave a very good talk on IP and related issues. The presentation was divided into three parts. In the first part the speaker presented on IP, issues, importance etc. Second part was on case studies of GE, Intel, Microsoft and other companies with reference to Patents and IP issues. In the third part the speaker used some tools such as 'Micro Patent's', 'Patweb' and 'Aureka' Databases which is mainly used for Research and Analysis, he also highlighted the importance of Aureka 8.0. The speaker addressed the queries put by audience and showed an analysis of "WIFI Technology". He then demonstrated the search method and the research and analysis of the topic. The speaker explained different membership models and limitations of access to the databases such as Gold, Silver and Bronze membership. Reference Sites: 1. http://www.micropatent.com 2. http://www.aurekaontap.com/7w/html/7w_default.asp 3. http://www.micropat.com/0/pdf/aureka_onesheet_final_032504.pdf With warm regards, V. Ravi Nandhan and Anitha MK NCSI NET Coordinators. V. Ravi Nandhan. Knowledge Coordinator Capco t: +91 80 41997351 f: +91 80 41997201 v: 6-7351 e: ravi.nandhan(a)capco.com w: www.capco.com ************************************************************************ The information in this email is confidential and is intended solely for the addressee(s). Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not an intended recipient, please notify the sender of this email immediately. You should not copy, use or disseminate the information contained in the email. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of Capco. http://www.capco.com/ ************************************************************************ Minutes of NCSI NET Talk - Meeting Dear All, Minutes of NCSI NET talk - meeting held on 8th June 2006, NCSI, IISc: Topic: IP Asset Management Speaker: Mr. Adarsh Nigam. Vice President, Vans Information Limited, Mumbai Total Attendees - 28 (NCSI NET and outsiders) The meeting began with the introduction of the speaker Mr. Adarsh Nigam and he started with his talk. He gave a very good talk on IP and related issues. The presentation was divided into three parts. In the first part the speaker presented on IP, issues, importance etc. Second part was on case studies of GE, Intel, Microsoft and other companies with reference to Patents and IP issues. In the third part the speaker used some tools such as 'Micro Patent’s', 'Patweb' and 'Aureka' Databases which is mainly used for Research and Analysis, he also highlighted the importance of Aureka 8.0. The speaker addressed the queries put by audience and showed an analysis of “WIFI Technology”. He then demonstrated the search method and the research and analysis of the topic. The speaker explained different membership models and limitations of access to the databases such as Gold, Silver and Bronze membership. Reference Sites: 1. http://www.micropatent.com http://www.micropatent.com 2. http://www.aurekaontap.com/7w/html/7w_default.asp http://www.aurekaontap.com/7w/html/7w_default.asp 3. http://www.micropat.com/0/pdf/aureka_onesheet_final_032504.pdf http://www.micropat.com/0/pdf/aureka_onesheet_final_032504.pdf With warm regards, V. Ravi Nandhan and Anitha MK NCSI NET Coordinators. V. Ravi Nandhan. Knowledge Coordinator Capco t: +91 80 41997351 f: +91 80 41997201 v: 6-7351 e: ravi.nandhan(a)capco.com w: file://www.capco.com www.capco.com ************************************************************************ The information in this email is confidential and is intended solely for the addressee(s). Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not an intended recipient, please notify the sender of this email immediately. You should not copy, use or disseminate the information contained in the email. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of Capco. http://www.capco.com/ ************************************************************************

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This is regarding M.Phil and Phd .
by jasbir singh 13 Jul '06

13 Jul '06

You can do ur course from Private university or from Deemed university that is www.vmrfdu.ac.in you can to web site. Jasbir Singh Librarian Cum System administrator ICFAI National College 18 Arya Nagar Ghaziabad U.P PH-91-9313092360 E-mail - jassimlib(a)yahoo.com --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less. You can do ur course from Private university or from Deemed university that is http://www.vmrfdu.ac.in/ www.vmrfdu.ac.in you can to web site. Jasbir Singh Librarian Cum System administrator ICFAI National College 18 Arya Nagar Ghaziabad U.P PH-91-9313092360 E-mail - jassimlib(a)yahoo.com Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman1/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/ev… Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less.

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M.Phil and Ph.D programs
by Biradar B.S. 13 Jul '06

13 Jul '06

Dear Professionals We are happy to inform you that though Kuvempu University is young affiliating university in Karnataka, it is a university with distinctive academic profile. Now this university is offering M.Phil and Ph.D. programs in Library and Information Science both in regular and distance mode from the academic year-2006 -2007. Last date for submission of prescribed application along with necessary documents is 25th July 2006. You may choose your research guide from any university in India who has been recognised as a research guide in their parent organisation or in any Indian universities. For further information you may contact to the Chairman, Department of Library and Information Science, Kuvempu University, Jnana Sahadri-577 451, Shimoga, Karnataka. ================== Dr.B.S.Biradar Chairman DOS in Library and Information Science Kuvempu University, Jnana Sahadri-577 451, Shimoga, Karnataka. E-mail: bsbiradar53(a)rediffmail.com bs_biradar(a)yahoo.com Ph: (08282) 257 319 Cell: 94494 00725 --------------------------------- Sneak preview the all-new Yahoo.com. It's not radically different. Just radically better. Dear Professionals We are happy to inform you that though Kuvempu University is young affiliating university in Karnataka, it is a university with distinctive academic profile. Now this university is offering M.Phil and Ph.D. programs in Library and Information Science both in regular and distance mode from the academic year-2006 -2007. Last date for submission of prescribed application along with necessary documents is 25 th July 2006. You may choose your research guide from any university in India who has been recognised as a research guide in their parent organisation or in any Indian universities. For further information you may contact to the Chairman, Department of Library and Information Science, Kuvempu University, Jnana Sahadri-577 451, Shimoga, Karnataka. ================== Dr.B.S.Biradar Chairman DOS in Library and Information Science Kuvempu University, Jnana Sahadri-577 451, Shimoga, Karnataka. E-mail: mailto:bsbiradar53@rediffmail.com bsbiradar53(a)rediffmail.com mailto:bs_biradar@yahoo.com bs_biradar(a)yahoo.com Ph: (08282) 257 319 Cell: 94494 00725 Sneak preview the http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=40762/*http://www.yahoo.com/preview all-new Yahoo.com . It's not radically different. Just radically better.

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First new Director for Connemara Public Library - joined to-day
by Arunachalam Hariharan 13 Jul '06

13 Jul '06

Dear friends, I am happy to inform you that Mr. N.Avadaiappan, Joint Director, Dept of Public Libraries, Govt. of Tamil Nadu and also Librarian-in-charge, Connemara Public Library (State Central Library) has been appointed as a full time Director of Connemara Public Library. The Librarian post has been now upgraded to Director. Mr. N. Avadaiappan is a qualified library professional. He has taken charge to-day as the first Director of Connemara Public Library Congratulations to the first new Director. This is good news for all the library professionals. A.Hariharan SALIS __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Addmission M. Phil in LIS
by arvind kant singh 13 Jul '06

13 Jul '06

Dear all, I hold MLIS with 1 years of experience and want to do M.Phil through distance education. Kindly, inform me about the recognised university/institutions/colleges which award M. Phil. Hope to hear from u soon. Arvind Kant Singh arvks_singh(a)yahoo.co.in --------------------------------- Find out what India is talking about on Yahoo! Answers India. So, whats NEW about the NEW Yahoo! Messenger? Find out. Dear all, I hold MLIS with 1 years of experience and want to do M.Phil through distance education. Kindly, inform me about the recognised university/institutions/colleges which award M. Phil. Hope to hear from u soon. Arvind Kant Singh mailto:arvks_singh@yahoo.co.in arvks_singh(a)yahoo.co.in Find out what India is talking about on http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/mailanswersshare/*http://in.answers.yahoo.co… Yahoo! Answers India. So, whats NEW about the NEW Yahoo! Messenger? http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/mailmessenger/*http://in.beta.messenger.yaho… Find out.

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online encyclopedia
by Mailing List Manager 13 Jul '06

13 Jul '06

Date: 13 Apr 2006 11:36:23 -0000 From: Sampath Kumar <sampathbt_2001(a)rediffmail.com> � Dear Professionals The Online encyclopedia (wikipedia)which allows you to edit or add any portion to existing piece,adds to novelty of the site. This encyclopedia is in several languages (kannada, Telugu, hindi. english etc). Do visit www.wikipedia.org and you'll like it. www.wikipedia.org ==================== Dr.B.T.Sampath Kumar Lecturer Dept. of Library and Inf. Sc. KUVEMPU UNIVERSITY, JNANA SAHYADRI-577451, Shimoga. Karnataka, INDIA Ph:94483 20187 www.freewebs.com/drbtsampathkumar

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Computer Sc. periodicals
by moumita dey 13 Jul '06

13 Jul '06

Here are a few popular computer Sc. Periodicals National 1.Chip 2.Data Quest 3.Developer IQ 4.Digit 5.Information Technology 6.Journal of Institute of Engineers:computer engineering 7.Linux for you 8.Living Digital 9.PC Quest 10.Pitch Foreign 11.IEEE:computer 12.Dr.Dobbs Hope this will help you. Moumita Dey Asst. Librarian Bengal College of Engineering & Technology Durgapur, W.B. Here are a few popular computer Sc. Periodicals National 1.Chip 2.Data Quest 3.Developer IQ 4.Digit 5.Information Technology 6.Journal of Institute of Engineers:computer engineering 7.Linux for you 8.Living Digital 9.PC Quest 10.Pitch Foreign 11.IEEE:computer 12.Dr.Dobbs Hope this will help you. Moumita Dey Asst. Librarian Bengal College of Engineering & Technology Durgapur, W.B. http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigclick.cgi/www.rediff.com/signa… http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigimpress.cgi/www.rediff.com/sig…

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Vacancy for the post of Librarya Assistant at RVCE
by yekanath kamble 13 Jul '06

13 Jul '06

Dear Professionals, There is a vacancy for the post of Library Asst. Qualification M L I Sc.(regurlar Course). Knolwdge of computer is essential.The candidate should be well conversent with library packages, access to digital resources and web portals.Good communication skills.Experience preferable. Apply on or before 20th July 2006 to e-mail:rvlibn@rediffmail.com With regards, Yekanath N Kamble Asst.Librarian R V College of Engineering, Mysore Road, BANGALORE-59 YEKANATH N KAMBLE ASST.LIBRARIAN R V COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING,MYSORE ROAD, BANGALORE-59 (INDIA) PH.91-80-28600351/28604705/28600184 FAX : 91 - 80 - 2860 0337 MOBILE.9448585358 --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Next-gen email? Have it all with the all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta. Dear Professionals, There is a vacancy for the post of Library Asst. Qualification M L I Sc.(regurlar Course). Knolwdge of computer is essential.The candidate should be well conversent with library packages, access to digital resources and web portals.Good communication skills.Experience preferable. Apply on or before 20th July 2006 to e-mail:rvlibn@rediffmail.com With regards, Yekanath N Kamble Asst.Librarian R V College of Engineering, Mysore Road, BANGALORE-59 YEKANATH N KAMBLE ASST.LIBRARIAN R V COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING,MYSORE ROAD, BANGALORE-59 (INDIA) PH.91-80-28600351/28604705/28600184 FAX : 91 - 80 - 2860 0337 MOBILE.9448585358 Do you Yahoo!? Next-gen email? Have it all with the http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=42241/*http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/handr… all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta.

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Thomson Scientific Citation Laureate Gala, 27 July 2006
by ajay.mehrotra＠thomson.com 13 Jul '06

13 Jul '06

INVITATION FROM THOMSON SCIENTIFIC On Thursday, 27th July 2006, Thomson Scientific will recognize prominent India Researchers for their outstanding contributions in their research field at a ceremony held at Taj Residency Hotel, Bangalore. Join us on this special occasion. India Research Day and Citation Laureate Award Presentation, 2006 Venue: Taj Residency Hotel 41/3, M.G Road, Bangalore - 560 001 4.00 PM Registration 4.30 PM Lighting the Lamp 4.35 PM Welcome Speech Mark Garlinghouse, Vice President and General Manager Thomson Scientific Asia Pacific 4.50 PM Thomson Scientific Vision for Academic Research Community Keith Macgregor, Executive Vice President, Academic & Government Markets, Thomson Scientific 5.25 PM Guest Speaker Professor S Sadagopan, Director International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore 6.00 PM Year of Celebration A message from Dr. Eugene Garfield, Chairman Emeritus 6.15 PM Thomson Scientific Citation Analysis: World Class Research from India Nobuko Miyairi, Senior Information Analyst, Thomson Scientific Asia Pacific 7.00 PM Presentation of Citation Laureate Awards 7.45 PM Vote of Thanks Wong WoeiFuh, Director of Sales, Asia Thomson Scientific Asia Pacific 8.00 PM Dinner Please RSVP to Ms Trupti Nagesh on (80) 2555 0333 ext 3265 / 6007; or Trupti.Nagesh(a)thomson.com We will be delighted to have you with us. Thank you. Yours sincerely, Ajay Mehrotra - Thomson Scientific -------------------- Internet e-Mail Disclaimer -------------------- This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that any use, disclosure, copying or distribution of the information is prohibited. In such case, you should destroy this message and kindly notify the sender by reply e-mail.The views expressed in this e-mail and any attachments are personal and, unless stated explicitly, do not represent the views of Thomson Scientific. Furthermore, Thomson Scientific will not be bound by this e-mail.  INVITATION FROM THOMSON SCIENTIFIC � � On Thursday, 27 th July 2006, Thomson Scientific will recognize prominent India Researchers for their outstanding contributions in their research field at a ceremony held at Taj Residency Hotel, Bangalore . Join us on this special occasion. � � India Research Day and Citation Laureate Award Presentation, 2006 � Venue: Taj Residency Hotel 41/3, M.G Road , Bangalore - 560 001 � 4.00 PM�� Registration � 4.30 PM�� Lighting the Lamp � 4.35 PM�� Welcome Speech Mark Garlinghouse, Vice President and General Manager Thomson Scientific Asia Pacific � 4.50 PM�� Thomson Scientific Vision for Academic Research Community Keith Macgregor, Executive Vice President, Academic & Government Markets, Thomson Scientific � 5.25 PM�� Guest Speaker Professor S Sadagopan, Director International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore � 6.00 PM�� Year of Celebration A message from Dr. Eugene Garfield, Chairman Emeritus � 6.15 PM�� Thomson Scientific Citation Analysis: World Class Research from India Nobuko Miyairi, Senior Information Analyst, Thomson Scientific Asia Pacific � 7.00 PM�� Presentation of Citation Laureate Awards � 7.45 PM�� Vote of Thanks Wong WoeiFuh, Director of Sales, Asia Thomson Scientific Asia Pacific � 8.00 PM�� Dinner � � � � Please RSVP to Ms Trupti Nagesh on (80) 2555 0333 ext 3265 / 6007 ; or mailto:Trupti.Nagesh@thomson.com Trupti.Nagesh(a)thomson.com � We will be delighted to have you with us. Thank you. � � Yours sincerely, Ajay Mehrotra - Thomson Scientific � -------------------- Internet e-Mail Disclaimer -------------------- This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that any use, disclosure, copying or distribution of the information is prohibited. In such case, you should destroy this message and kindly notify the sender by reply e-mail.The views expressed in this e-mail and any attachments are personal and, unless stated explicitly, do not represent the views of Thomson Scientific. Furthermore, Thomson Scientific will not be bound by this e-mail. �

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[LIS-Forum] Guest Lecturer (Contract) at DLIS, University of Calicut
by J. K. Vijayakumar 12 Jul '06

12 Jul '06

Extract from Mathrubhumi Newspaper: Post: Guest Lecturer (Contract) at DLIS, University of Calicut, Kozhikode, Kerala Qualifications: Masters in LIS with 55% and NET. PGDCA is desirable. If NET qualified Candidates are not available, candidates with out NET will be considered. Renumeration: Rs 8000 (for NET) and Rs 5000 (with out NET) fixed per month. Appointment will be for one year and purely on contract basis. Appear for the Walk-in-interview for the said post with all original documents to be held on July 20, 2006 at 10.30 am [Present at Seminar Complex One hour prior]. -------------------- Original Source: Mathrubhumi News Paper July 13, 2006. Please contact University for more details and authoritative information http://www.universityofcalicut.info/ --------------------------------- Want to be your own boss? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business. Extract from Mathrubhumi Newspaper: Post: Guest Lecturer (Contract) at DLIS, University of Calicut, Kozhikode, Kerala Qualifications: Masters in LIS with 55% and NET. PGDCA is desirable. If NET qualified Candidates are not available, candidates with out NET will be considered. Renumeration: Rs 8000 (for NET) and Rs 5000 (with out NET) fixed per month. Appointment will be for one year and purely on contract basis. Appear for the Walk-in-interview for the said post with all original documents to be held on July 20, 2006 at 10.30 am [Present at Seminar Complex One hour prior]. -------------------- Original Source: Mathrubhumi News Paper July 13, 2006. Please contact University for more details and authoritative information http://www.universityofcalicut.info/ http://www.universityofcalicut.info/ Want to be your own boss? Learn how on http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=41244/*http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-index Yahoo! Small Business.

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Fwd: [Sigiii-l] 2006 International Paper Contest Winners
by Dr. J. K. Vijayakumar 12 Jul '06

12 Jul '06

Sorry for cross postings. Congrats to winners. J. K. Vijayakumar -----Original Message----- From: sigiii-l-bounces(a)asis.org [mailto:sigiii-l-bounces@asis.org] On Behalf Of domole(a)worldbank.org Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 3:33 PM To: ifla-l(a)infoserv.inist.fr; asis-l(a)asis.org; sigiii-l(a)asis.org; LibAll%WORLDBANK(a)worldbank.org; AFLIB-L(a)statelib.pwv.gov.za; majordomo(a)uku.fi Subject: [Sigiii-l] 2006 International Paper Contest Winners It is my great pleasure to announce the results of the sixth International Paper Contest organized by the American Society for Information Science & Technology (ASIST) Special Interest Group on International Information Issues (SIG III). The 2006 winners are: 1. Aditya Nugraha, Indonesia. "Desa Informasi - The Role of Digital Libraries in the Preservation and Dissemination of Indigenous Knowledge." 2. Chengyu Zhang & Li Li, China. "Digital Teaching Reference Book Service: A Case Study on Knowledge-Object-Based Microstructure of Digital Resources." 3. Bharati Sen & Nahid Khashmelmous, India & Sudan. "Incorporating Indigenous Knowledge Materials: Preliminary Efforts at Elhafeed Library, Ahfad University, Sudan." 4. Pradip Upadhyay & Madaswamy Moni, India. "e-Granthalaya: Moving Towards Rural Digital Library for Sustainable Rural Livelihoods." 5. Yashwant Kanade & K.S Chudamani, India. "A Discourse on Promotion of Reading Habits in India." 6. P Jain & Parveen Babbar, India. "Digital Library Initiatives in India." The theme of this year?s contest was "Information Realities: Shaping the digital future for all?" The six winning papers were selected from 31 submissions by 42 authors from 12 developing countries. The principal authors of each of the six winning papers will be awarded a two-year individual membership to ASIST. In addition, the first place winner, Aditya Nugraha will be awarded a minimum of $1,000 to attend the November 3-8, 2006 ASIST Annual Meeting, in Austin, Texas. These winning papers and other submitted papers for the competition will be considered for publication by Elsevier's International Information and Library Review, which is edited by Toni Carbo. Thanks to the generous donations from Eugene Garfield Foundation, Elsevier, the Chicago Chapter of ASIST, University of Western Ontario, Drexel University, Kent State University, LACASIS, and many other organizations and individuals. Your efforts have enabled us to continue with the International Contest. Further fundraising is underway and donations are still welcome to support the contest. Congratulations to the winners! The Contest Committee worked really hard in selecting the winning papers. The paper contest was organized by Duncan Omole (Chair) and Jonathan Levitt (co-Chair) from the Open University and University College London. The judges were: Duncan Omole, The World Bank Group, Washington DC. Miriam Vieira da Cunha, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil. Yunfei Du, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. Yin Zhang, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, USA. Nadia Caidi, University of Toronto, Canada. Sue Johnson, Consultant, National Library of Medicine, Washington, DC. Liwen Vaughan, University of Western Ontario, Canada. Nathalie Leroy, United Nations, New York City, New York. Merlyna Lim, Annenberg Center for Communication, University of Southern California, Los Angeles. J.K.Vijayakumar, American University of Antigua, Antigua & Barbuda, West Indies. We thank the jury members for their selfless effort and our donors for their compassion which makes it possible to develop and sustain this international network of digital scholars and experts on digital libraries and information technology in developing countries. More information about the paper competition is available from the SIG III website (http://www.asis.org/SIG/SIGIII/) under Paper Contest. More information about the paper competition is available from the SIG III website http://www.asis.org/SIG/SIGIII/ under Paper Contest. Duncan Omole, Chair, 2006 ASIST International Paper Contest. --------------------------------- Be a chatter box. Enjoy free PC-to-PC calls with Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Sorry for cross postings. Congrats to winners. J. K. Vijayakumar -----Original Message----- From: sigiii-l-bounces(a)asis.org [mailto:sigiii-l-bounces@asis.org] On Behalf Of domole(a)worldbank.org Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 3:33 PM To: ifla-l(a)infoserv.inist.fr; asis-l(a)asis.org; sigiii-l(a)asis.org; LibAll%WORLDBANK(a)worldbank.org; AFLIB-L(a)statelib.pwv.gov.za; majordomo(a)uku.fi Subject: [Sigiii-l] 2006 International Paper Contest Winners It is my great pleasure to announce the results of the sixth International Paper Contest organized by the American Society for Information Science & Technology (ASIST) Special Interest Group on International Information Issues (SIG III). The 2006 winners are: 1. Aditya Nugraha, Indonesia. "Desa Informasi - The Role of Digital Libraries in the Preservation and Dissemination of Indigenous Knowledge." 2. Chengyu Zhang & Li Li, China. "Digital Teaching Reference Book Service: A Case Study on Knowledge-Object-Based Microstructure of Digital Resources." 3. Bharati Sen & Nahid Khashmelmous, India & Sudan. "Incorporating Indigenous Knowledge Materials: Preliminary Efforts at Elhafeed Library, Ahfad University, Sudan." 4. Pradip Upadhyay & Madaswamy Moni, India. "e-Granthalaya: Moving Towards Rural Digital Library for Sustainable Rural Livelihoods." 5. Yashwant Kanade & K.S Chudamani, India. "A Discourse on Promotion of Reading Habits in India." 6. P Jain & Parveen Babbar, India. "Digital Library Initiatives in India." The theme of this year?s contest was "Information Realities: Shaping the digital future for all?" The six winning papers were selected from 31 submissions by 42 authors from 12 developing countries. The principal authors of each of the six winning papers will be awarded a two-year individual membership to ASIST. In addition, the first place winner, Aditya Nugraha will be awarded a minimum of $1,000 to attend the November 3-8, 2006 ASIST Annual Meeting, in Austin, Texas. These winning papers and other submitted papers for the competition will be considered for publication by Elsevier's International Information and Library Review, which is edited by Toni Carbo. Thanks to the generous donations from Eugene Garfield Foundation, Elsevier, the Chicago Chapter of ASIST, University of Western Ontario, Drexel University, Kent State University, LACASIS, and many other organizations and individuals. Your efforts have enabled us to continue with the International Contest. Further fundraising is underway and donations are still welcome to support the contest. Congratulations to the winners! The Contest Committee worked really hard in selecting the winning papers. The paper contest was organized by Duncan Omole (Chair) and Jonathan Levitt (co-Chair) from the Open University and University College London. The judges were: Duncan Omole, The World Bank Group, Washington DC . Miriam Vieira da Cunha, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil. Yunfei Du, Wayne State University , Detroit , Michigan . Yin Zhang, Kent State University , Kent , Ohio , USA . Nadia Caidi, University of Toronto , Canada . Sue Johnson, Consultant, National Library of Medicine , Washington , DC . Liwen Vaughan, University of Western Ontario , Canada . Nathalie Leroy, United Nations, New York City , New York . Merlyna Lim, Annenberg Center for Communication, University of Southern California , Los Angeles . J.K.Vijayakumar, American University of Antigua, Antigua & Barbuda, West Indies . We thank the jury members for their selfless effort and our donors for their compassion which makes it possible to develop and sustain this international network of digital scholars and experts on digital libraries and information technology in developing countries. More information about the paper competition is available from the SIG III website ( http://www.asis.org/SIG/SIGIII/ http://www.asis.org/SIG/SIGIII/ ) under Paper Contest . More information about the paper competition is available from the SIG III website http://www.asis.org/SIG/SIGIII/ http://www.asis.org/SIG/SIGIII/ under Paper Contest. Duncan Omole, Chair, 2006 ASIST International Paper Contest. Be a chatter box. Enjoy http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman12/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/e… free PC-to-PC calls with Yahoo! Messenger with Voice.

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Walk-in-Interview for Library professionals
by Vijayakumara 12 Jul '06

12 Jul '06

Dear All, Leading Technical Institution in Bangalore requires committed library professionals for it learning resources centre. Fresh Diploma/ Graduate/ Post Graduate holders in library science (Library and Information science) can walk into our campus on July 17th 2006 @ 10.00 am Openings are in the following category Assistant Librarian - 2 Library Assistant - 3 Preference will be given to the candidates who are residing in and around bangalore Venu: Principal Chamber, East Point College of Engineering and Technology, Near Hirandahally & Avalahally, Bangalore 560 049 contact numbers: 080-28473777, 28473888, 28473232 The persons who already applied through mail can attend the interview on the same date. Thanking you Dr. Vijayakumar M \ \ | / / \ \ ~ ~ / / | @ @ | ---------------oooo------ (_)-------------oooo------------------ Dr. Vijayakumar M, Chief Librarian, East Point College of Engineering and Technology Bidarahalli, Kithaganoor Road, Virgonagar - Post, Bangalore - 5600 049, India Tel:080-8473888, 8473777 Fax:080-8472999, coolvg(a)gmail.com --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Get on board. You're invited to try the new Yahoo! Mail Beta. Dear All, Leading Technical Institution in Bangalore requires committed library professionals for it learning resources centre. Fresh Diploma/ Graduate/ Post Graduate holders in library science (Library and Information science) can walk into our campus on July 17th 2006 @ 10.00 am Openings are in the following category Assistant Librarian - 2 Library Assistant - 3 Preference will be given to the candidates who are residing in and around bangalore Venu: Principal Chamber, East Point College of Engineering and Technology, Near Hirandahally & Avalahally, Bangalore 560 049 contact numbers: 080-28473777, 28473888, 28473232 The persons who already applied through mail can attend the interview on the same date. Thanking you Dr. Vijayakumar M \ \ | / / \ \ ~ ~ / / | @ @ | ---------------oooo------ (_)-------------oooo------------------ Dr. Vijayakumar M, Chief Librarian, East Point College of Engineering and Technology Bidarahalli, Kithaganoor Road, Virgonagar - Post, Bangalore - 5600 049, India Tel:080-8473888, 8473777 Fax:080-8472999, mailto:coolvg@gmail.com coolvg(a)gmail.com Do you Yahoo!? Get on board. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=40791/*http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/handr… You're invited to try the new Yahoo! Mail Beta.

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RE: [LIS-Forum] Open Access to S. R. Ranganathan at dLIST
by Mailing List Manager 12 Jul '06

12 Jul '06

Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2006 09:18:46 +0530 From: "Nellameghan, A" <anm2002(a)vsnl.net> Dear Dr. Sukhdev Singh: We are glad that you appreciate the effort taken on open access to Dr.SRR's works and other information sources related to him. The Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science (SRELS) has given permission to dLIST to digitize Dr.SRR's books and make them accessible to users. The first book taken up is the Five Laws of Library Science. After preliminary tests, other books will be taken up. Kindly note that the contacts with and permission given to dLIST (Prof. Anita Coleman) precedes the meeting of Dr.Raghavan, Dr. Prasad, Prof Arunachalam at Mr. Satyanarayana's daughters wedding date. Perhaps you are aware that Anita Coleman of the Univ. of Arizona, who initiated the Dr SRR project was a student of Dr. Raghavan and that was connection as to how it all started. The other project is a joint effort of SRELS and the ISI Library, Bangalore. (Dr. Krishnamurthy). Best regards Sincerely A. Neelameghan -----------Original message follows-------------------- Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2006 11:51:37 +0530 From: Sukhdev Singh <esukhdev(a)gmail.com> I can predict that people would be citing Dr. Ranganathan's Online works more often now. People working in non-LIS areas will also discover by "googling" that ideas on which they are working now were already in the minds of Dr. Ranganathan. {truncated]

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Sub: Required “SOUL Coordinator” for different regions of the Country
by K Prakash 12 Jul '06

12 Jul '06

Information and Library Network Centre An IUC of University Grants Commission Ahmedabad – 380 009 Announcement Date: July 12, 2006 Sub: Required “SOUL Coordinator” for different regions of the Country Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET) is an Autonomous Inter-University Centre of the University Grants Commission (UGC) located at Gujarat University Campus, Ahmedabad. It is directed towards modernization of libraries and information centers for information transfer and access, to support scholarship, learning and academic pursuits by establishing a national network of libraries and information centers in universities, institutions of higher learning and R&D institutions in Indian. It is basically a co-operative endeavor in resource development, sharing and its utilisation at national level. Over the years INFLIBNET Centre has developed library management software, which is called SOUL (Software for University Libraries). To facilitate automation functions of the participating libraries, SOUL software has been developed. This software works in Client/ Server mode in Windows environment using MS-SQL server as back end tool. SOUL is attracting many libraries and till date 1062 installations have been done and more than 100 installations are in pipeline. This software is capable of handling in house operations of any type of libraries. INFLIBNET Centre is looking for “SOUL Coordinators” Incumbent person should be retired librarian of university or from academic sector to take up the challenge for activities of Library Science and automation through our SOUL software. He will be responsible for promotions of SOUL software and providing after sales support to the college/institute/university under his jurisdiction of states. INFLIBNET Centre is looking for four (5) SOUL Coordinators for the following regions: 1. North Eastern Region 2. West Bengal and Orissa 3. Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal 4. Bihar, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh 5. Gujarat and Rajasthan Terms and Condition of the appointment: 1. Educational Qualification: Incumbent should have minimum Masters Degree in Library and Information Science (MLISc) with IT exposure and literacy in Computer is must. 2. Experience: Retired librarian of University/College with sound experience in Library Automation 3. Age: Incumbent should be below 65 years. 4. Period of Contract: One year from the date of appointment as a SOUL Coordinator 5. Remuneration: Rs.3000/- per month as honorarium and Rs.1000/- per month towards the incidental expenses to the SOUL Coordinator. 6. Other terms and Conditions: A) The Coordinator will be authorized to appoint two qualified graduates each from Library Science and Computer Science on consolidated salary of Rs.5000/- per month respectively as Technical Assistants for period of 1 year. B) Travel expenses towards the promoting, installation, training and maintenance of SOUL in their assigned geographical area will be borne by INFLIBNET Centre, maximum limit will be Rs.25000/- per annum for self and for two technical assistants on production of travelling vouchers for each journey. For travelling purpose the TA/DA rules will be applicable as per INFLIBNET Centre’s rules. C) SOUL Coordinator as well his two technical assistants will be given orientation and hands on training free of cost by INFLIBNET Centre. 7. Targets for the SOUL Coordinator The Coordinator will be responsible for minimum 50 installations in one year in their assigned geographical area. 8. How to Apply Applicants should send the typed application in the below mentioned format to The Director, INFLIBNET Centre, PB No.4116, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad – 380009. The envelope containing the application form should be superscribed by “Application For the post of ___________________________”. A) Name, Father's name, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Nationality, Marital Status, Category. B) Address: Permanent & Present. C) Educational Qualification-Exam. Uni./Board, Main Subjects, Year of Passing, Marks Obtained, Class/Div. D) Professional Training: Organisation, Period, Details of Training E) Experience: Name & Address of Employer, Date of Joining/Leaving, Designation, Nature of Job, Salary, F) Any other information. Further information can be had from the Director, INFLIBNET Centre, P.B. No. 4116, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad – 380 009 (GUJARAT) for necessary clarification. Note : The INFLIBNET Centre reserves the right to fill or not to fill any or all posts advertised. (Manoj Kumar K) Acting Director, INFLIBNET Centre Navrangpura, Ahmedabad - 9 Phone: 91-079-2630 5971/2630 4695 Fax: 91-079-2630 0990/ 2630 7816 Email: director(a)inflibnet.ac.in URL: http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/

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ISBD - 2006 Consolidated edition
by Indira K. 12 Jul '06

12 Jul '06

Dear Professionals, Invitation to : Worldwide Review ISBD -- 2006 Consolidated Edition http://www.ifla.org/VII/s13/pubs/Invitation4WWreview07-2006.htm A consolidated edition will make it possible to make changes that are applicable to different types of resources and that previously could be made in only one ISBD at a time to apply to all types of resources at the same time. The consolidated version of the ISBD is now available at: http://www.ifla.org/VII/s13/pubs/ISBD-consolidated-July2006.pdf deadline given to respond to this draft - no later than 15 October 2006, in order to give time for preparation of a revised text that will then be sent on to the ISBD Review Group for approval. Indira K. Dear Professionals, Invitation to : Worldwide Review ISBD -- 2006 Consolidated Edition http://www.ifla.org/VII/s13/pubs/Invitation4WWreview07-2006.htm http://www.ifla.org/VII/s13/pubs/Invitation4WWreview07-2006.htm A consolidated edition will make it possible to make changes that are applicable to different types of resources and that previously could be made in only one ISBD at a time to apply to all types of resources at the same time. The consolidated version of the ISBD is now available at: http://www.ifla.org/VII/s13/pubs/ISBD-consolidated-July2006.pdf http://www.ifla.org/VII/s13/pubs/ISBD-consolidated-July2006.pdf deadline given to respond to this draft - no later than 15 October 2006, in order to give time for preparation of a revised text that will then be sent on to the ISBD Review Group for approval. Indira K.

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Agricultural Statistics
by Tanika Chakraborty 11 Jul '06

11 Jul '06

Dear Friends, I am a doctoral researcher at Washington University, St Louis. My area of interest is development economics with emphasis on technoIogy for agriculture. For the purpose of my research, I am looking for district wise agricultural statistics of India 1998 onwards to the latest year available. I checked the Databook on Agricultural Resources at IASRI website which lists data on yields, production and several other information on different variables. The data are mainly time series and in some cases state wise data are also available. I also checked The Statistical Abstracts that are available online at http://mospi.nic.in/cso_rept_pubn.htm are given 2002 onwards and state wise. I am looking for the same data at the district level which I think are published in the annual Statistical Abstracts. Online, I could only find the Season and Crop report for the districts of Tamil Nadu that are listed at http://www.tn.gov.in/crop/ and I need the same data for the all other states from 1998 onwards. Can anyone tell me from where and how to get those statistics? Thanks in advance, Tanika. Dear Friends, I am a doctoral researcher at Washington University, St Louis. My area of interest is development economics with emphasis on technoIogy for agriculture. For the purpose of my research, I am looking for district wise agricultural statistics of India 1998 onwards to the latest year available. I checked the Databook on Agricultural Resources at IASRI website which lists data on yields, production and several other information on different variables. The data are mainly time series and in some cases state wise data are also available. I also checked The Statistical Abstracts that are available online at http://mospi.nic.in/cso_rept_pubn.htm http://mospi.nic.in/cso_rept_pubn.htm are given 2002 onwards and state wise. I am looking for the same data at the district level which I think are published in the annual Statistical Abstracts. Online, I could only find the Season and Crop report for the districts of Tamil Nadu that are listed at http://www.tn.gov.in/crop/ http://www.tn.gov.in/crop/ and I need the same data for the all other states from 1998 onwards. Can anyone tell me from where and how to get those statistics? Thanks in advance, Tanika.

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Open Access to S. R. Ranganathan at dLIST
by Mailing List Manager 11 Jul '06

11 Jul '06

Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2006 11:51:37 +0530 From: Sukhdev Singh <esukhdev(a)gmail.com> I can predict that people would be citing Dr. Ranganathan's Online works more often now. People working in non-LIS areas will also discover by "googling" that ideas on which they are working now were already in the minds of Dr. Ranganathan. In my view - "Open Access" of this Internet Age is actually "First Law" of Dr Ranganathan's times. Thanks to Dr. Sathya, Prof. Neelameghan, Prof. Raghvan, Dr Prasad of SRELS and Prof. Anita of dLIST. --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. http://openmed.nic.in On 11/07/06, Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> wrote: > Yes, Sukhdev, you are right. The work is in progress. Anita Coleman, the key > person at dLIST is temporarily unable to devote much time to dLIST as her > son took ill. > > Apart from the names mentioned by Michael May, I would add the name of > Sathya of Informatics. It was at his daughter's wedding reception I met > Prof. Neelameghan, Prof. Raghvan and Dr Prasad of SRELS, all of them > together and took their collective consent for Anita to go ahead with the > digitization of Prof. SRR's work! Till then things were moving pretty slowly > for more than a year. > > I have suggested to Anita that after digitising Prof. Ranganathan's works, > she should start digitising the works of all great information scientists of > his era. As far as I know, the only information scientist, whose entire opus > (or almost all of it) is available free on the web is Gene Garfield. [Please > correct me if I am wrong]. And the wide range of subjects Garfield has > covered is simply amazing. > > > > Best wishes. > > Arun > [Subbiah Arunachalam] >

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1st Announcement - International Conference on Semantic Web & Digital Libraries
by Nabonita Guha 11 Jul '06

11 Jul '06

**************Apologies for cross postings, if any************** Indian Statistical Institute Platinum Jubilee Events INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON Semantic Web and Digital Libraries (ICSD 2007) http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/icsd Documentation Research and Training Centre Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore, INDIA February 21-23, 2007 As part of the Indian Statistical Institute Platinum jubilee celebrations, DRTC/ISI announces International conference on Semantic Web and Digital Libraries. The objective is to bring together the best expertise in the areas of Semantic Web and Digital Libraries from leading initiatives worldwide. Themes include: (but not limited to) * Digital Libraries * Digital Resource Organization * Technology issues in Digital Services * Design of Digital Information Services * Retrieval issues in digital environment * Standards and Specifications for Digital objects * Metadata standards, Interoperability and Crosswalks * Knowledge Organization and Ontologies * Semantic Web Technologies and Digital Libraries * Semantic Web and Information Retrieval * Architecture for Semantic Web * Technology and Semantic Web Modeling tools * Intelligent Agents in Semantic Retrieval * Semantic Portals and Semantic Web Services * Vocabulary and Taxonomy development * Tools and Techniques for managing digital repositories * Digital Resource Management Strategies * Content Development: Policies * Content Development: tools and techniques * Technology issues in Digital Services * Resource Media and formats * Multilingual Digital Libraries * Patron interaction and facilitation tools * Digital Library applications and case studies * Digital Library and Semantic Web Projects and Case Studies CALL FOR PAPERS Original papers in English are invited on a theme related to those mentioned above. An international review panel will review the papers based on originality of the work, quality and relevance to the main theme of the conference. Peer reviewed and accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings. The papers should follow the submission instructions that will be furnished along with acceptance note and also on the conference website. IMPORTANT DATES * Expression of interest to submit paper with abstract: August 15, 2006 * Submission of full papers: September 15, 2006 * Notification of acceptance of paper with comments: October 31, 2006 * Submission of the final paper after incorporating comments: November 30, 2006 REGISTRATION * Early Bird Registration: December 15, 2006 (Last Date) Rs. 5000/- (Indian & SAARC Delegates); USD 150 (Foriegn Delegates other than SAARC) * After December 15: Rs. 6000/- (Indian & SAARC Delegates); USD 175 (Foriegn Delegates other than SAARC) * Tutorial: Rs. 1500/- (Indian & SAARC Delegates); USD 40 (Foriegn Delegates other than SAARC) CONTACT & ENQUIRIES: (with CC to gmail address) Dr. A.R.D.Prasad, (Conference Convenor) Associate Professor, Documentation Research and Training Centre, Indian Statistical Institute, 8th Mile, Mysore Road, Bangalore - 560 059 Karnataka, INDIA Phone: 91-80-28483002/3/4 extn no. 496 or 490 Fax : 91-80-28484265 email: icsd(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in icsd2007(a)gmail.com _________________________________________________________________ FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar get it now! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/

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Support executive needed - Lib Sci background
by L J Haravu 11 Jul '06

11 Jul '06

Dear List members We are looking for a M.L.I.Sc fresher or someone with M.L.I.Sc and experience of 3-4 years in a library. The candidate we are looking for must have good communication skills in English and one or two Indian languages. The candidate must be able to take active part in the training and support work for our library automation software, NewGenLib. Ideally the candidate should have had exposure to computer-based systems and should be willing to travel. The position is in Hyderabad. Interested professionals may send their CVs on or before 14th July. Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed at Hyderabad and they should be willing to come for the interview at their expense. Thanks L J Haravu

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Computer Science Journals
by Mahesh G T 11 Jul '06

11 Jul '06

Dear Friends, Thanks for the reply to the query that i had posted yesterday,actually @ present we got a subscription for these magazines, 1) PCQuest, 2) DataQuest 3) Voice & Data 4) Express Computer 5) IT 6) Digit 7) DeveloperIQ 8) Linux for You 9) Electronic for You 10) Network Computing 11) Chip 12) Network Magazine 13) PC World could you please suggest me some more titles (preferably Journals)other than mentioned above, Regards, ========================================================== "Knowledge is of two kinds,We Know a subject ourselves, or,we know where to find information on it" ========================================================== Mahesh G T Librarian Alliance Business Academy, Bangalore-68 Off No - 080-26684369 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Adavnced cources and M.Phil in Library and information science
by reshma toraskar 11 Jul '06

11 Jul '06

Hello All, I need your guidance. I am working as Librarian in private college Goa on Probation. Pass out M.L.I.Sc 2003 from Goa University working Experience 2years. I want to do M.Phil and advanced courses (specialisation in automation ) in library science. Please suggest any university nearby Goa which conduct this courses and details like:- - Admission procedure -Course Period - Fees - Admission date Other facilities like Accommodation. You can also suggest any distance courses in this fields. you can directly contact me on my E-mail Thank You Reshma Toraskar __________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Answers: Share what you know. Learn something new http://in.answers.yahoo.com/

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Open Access to S. R. Ranganathan at dLIST
by MichaelMay.10726764＠bloglines.com 11 Jul '06

11 Jul '06

At this time, dLIST has only posted a preliminary scan of the Prefatory Matter and Chapter 1: The First Law of Dr. Ranganathan's Five Laws. We are currently working to complete the full text of Five Laws and other works listed below. We are pleased to note that in just over 24 hours these preliminary files have been downloaded more than 640 times by users across the world, evidence of the enduring and universal importance of Dr. Ranganathan's work: Five Laws Statistics http://dlist.sir.arizona.edu/es/index.php?action=show_detail_eprint;id=1220 Respectfully, Michael May dLIST Classics Editor --- Sukhdev Singh" <esukhdev(a)gmail.com wrote: Many thanks to SRELS, dLIST and other great professionals for taking > the initiative of making works of Dr. SR Ranganathan openly > accessible. > > Somehow, I could find only First Chapter of Five Laws in dLIST. But I > do hope that the work is under progress and would be completed soon. > > --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. > http://openmed.nic.in > > > On 10 Jul 2006 12:02:47 -0000, MichaelMay.10726764(a)bloglines.com > <MichaelMay.10726764(a)bloglines.com> wrote: > > The editors of dLIST, the Digital Library of Information Science & Technology, > > are pleased to announce that the dLIST Classics Project has received permission > > from the Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science (SRELS) to provide > > open electronic access to the following works by S. R. Ranganathan: > > > > Five > > Laws of Library Science, 1931. > > New Education and School Library, 1973. > > Philosophy > > of Library Classification, 1950. > > Prolegomena to Library Classification, 3rd > > ed., 1967. > > Classification and Communication, 1951. > > Documentation: Genesis > > and Development, 1973. > > Documentation and Its Facets, 1963. > > Library Book > > Selection, 2nd ed., 1966. > > Reference Service, 2nd ed., 1961. > > > > Shiyali Ramamrita > > Ranganathan (1892-1972) was a pioneer in the field of Library and Information > > Science. S.R. Ranganathan's The Five Laws of Library Science, the main premise > > of which is "books are for use," is arguably the most influential work in > > LIS to date. A preliminary scan of the prefatory matter and first chapter > > from the original 1931 edition of S.R. Ranganathan's Five Laws is now available > > at dLIST: > > > > http://dlist.sir.arizona.edu/1220/ > > > > dLIST editors thank the > > following individuals for making open access to S.R. Ranganathan's works possible: > > A. Neelameghan, K. N. Prasad, and K. S. Raghavan (SRELS, Bangalore, India, > > and Documentation Research & Training Centre, Bangalore), and S. Arunachalam, > > dLIST Advisory Board Member (MS Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai, > > India). > > > > dLIST is a cross-institutional, subject-based, open access digital > > archive for the Information Sciences. dLIST Classics is a new project that > > is making fundamental and leading Library and Information Science texts openly > > accessible in dLIST. For more information, please visit dLIST at: > > > > http://dlist.sir.arizona.edu/ > > > > > > Michael May > > dLIST Classics Editor > > michael.p.may(a)earthlink.net

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Computer Science Periodicals
by vidya varidhi upadhyay 11 Jul '06

11 Jul '06

Dear Sir, Good morning, Some popular computer magazines are "Digit","PC Quest","It" "Computer world (a hindi weekly news paper published from lucknow" etc. With regards, V. V. Upadhyay, Central Library, B.H.U. On Mon, 10 Jul 2006 Mahesh G T wrote : >Dear All, > >Could anyone give me the titles or list of Computer >related Journals/Magazines with complete bibliographic >information which are published in India, or any >periodical which would be helpful to MCA Course. > >Thanks in advance, > > > ========================================================== > "Knowledge is of two kinds,We Know a subject ourselves, >or,we know where to find information on it" > ========================================================== > > Mahesh G T > Librarian > Alliance Business Academy, > Bangalore-68 > Off No - 080-26684369 > > > > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >http://mail.yahoo.com >_______________________________________________ >LIS-Forum mailing list >LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum Dear Sir, Good morning, Some popular computer magazines are "Digit","PC Quest","It" "Computer world (a hindi weekly news paper published from lucknow" etc. With regards, V. V. Upadhyay, Central Library, B.H.U. On Mon, 10 Jul 2006 Mahesh G T wrote : >Dear All, > >Could anyone give me the titles or list of Computer >related Journals/Magazines with complete bibliographic >information which are published in India, or any >periodical which would be helpful to MCA Course. > >Thanks in advance, > > > ========================================================== > "Knowledge is of two kinds,We Know a subject ourselves, >or,we know where to find information on it" > ========================================================== > > Mahesh G T > Librarian > Alliance Business Academy, > Bangalore-68 > Off No - 080-26684369 > > > > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >http://mail.yahoo.com >_______________________________________________ >LIS-Forum mailing list >LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigclick.cgi/www.rediff.com/signa… http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigimpress.cgi/www.rediff.com/sig…

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Open Access to S. R. Ranganathan at dLIST
by MichaelMay.10726764＠bloglines.com 11 Jul '06

11 Jul '06

The editors of dLIST, the Digital Library of Information Science & Technology, are pleased to announce that the dLIST Classics Project has received permission from the Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science (SRELS) to provide open electronic access to the following works by S. R. Ranganathan: Five Laws of Library Science, 1931. New Education and School Library, 1973. Philosophy of Library Classification, 1950. Prolegomena to Library Classification, 3rd ed., 1967. Classification and Communication, 1951. Documentation: Genesis and Development, 1973. Documentation and Its Facets, 1963. Library Book Selection, 2nd ed., 1966. Reference Service, 2nd ed., 1961. Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan (1892-1972) was a pioneer in the field of Library and Information Science. S.R. Ranganathan's The Five Laws of Library Science, the main premise of which is "books are for use," is arguably the most influential work in LIS to date. A preliminary scan of the prefatory matter and first chapter from the original 1931 edition of S.R. Ranganathan's Five Laws is now available at dLIST: http://dlist.sir.arizona.edu/1220/ dLIST editors thank the following individuals for making open access to S.R. Ranganathan's works possible: A. Neelameghan, K. N. Prasad, and K. S. Raghavan (SRELS, Bangalore, India, and Documentation Research & Training Centre, Bangalore), and S. Arunachalam, dLIST Advisory Board Member (MS Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai, India). dLIST is a cross-institutional, subject-based, open access digital archive for the Information Sciences. dLIST Classics is a new project that is making fundamental and leading Library and Information Science texts openly accessible in dLIST. For more information, please visit dLIST at: http://dlist.sir.arizona.edu/ Michael May dLIST Classics Editor michael.p.may(a)earthlink.net

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Computer Science Periodicals
by Mahesh G T 10 Jul '06

10 Jul '06

Dear All, Could anyone give me the titles or list of Computer related Journals/Magazines with complete bibliographic information which are published in India, or any periodical which would be helpful to MCA Course. Thanks in advance, ========================================================== "Knowledge is of two kinds,We Know a subject ourselves, or,we know where to find information on it" ========================================================== Mahesh G T Librarian Alliance Business Academy, Bangalore-68 Off No - 080-26684369 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Are You Googling A Lot?
by vimal kumar 10 Jul '06

10 Jul '06

The words " Google and Googling" take place in the 11th edition of the `Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary'. Read more from EFY News network. Are You Googling A Lot? Friday, July 07, 2006 EFY News Network New Delhi: Now, instead of saying I am searching something, you can say `I am googling it'. The word `Google' has made an entry into the dictionary as a verb. But if you spend a lot of time on your computer, you will be called a mouse potato. America's first dictionary -- Noah Webster's A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language -- has included fresh words that have now become part of day-to-day conversation. Google and Googling will be included in the 11th edition of the `Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary' to be published later this year. But this achievement worries Google that they might lose their exclusive branding if it becomes a part of language. Similar concerns were raised by companies like Xerox Corp. and Coca-Cola Co. Merriam-Webster's team of editors adds new words and phrases from the fields of science, technology, pop culture and industry after months of poring over books, magazines and even food labels. In addition to that, some other new words such as ringtones (changeable incoming cellphone call signals) and spyware (software installed in a computer to surreptitiously track a user's activities) come from the world of technology, while biodiesel and avian influenza came from the world of science. "They are not tracking verbal language. They are looking for evidence that words have become assimilated into the written English language," said Arthur Bicknell, senior publicist with Merriam-Webster. Vimal Kumar Asian School of Business Technopark Trivandrum-695 581 vimal0212(a)yahoo.com --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less. The words " Google and Googling" take place in the 11th edition of the `Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary'. Read more from EFY News network. Are You Googling A Lot? Friday, July 07, 2006 EFY News Network New Delhi: Now, instead of saying I am searching something, you can say `I am googling it'. The word `Google' has made an entry into the dictionary as a verb. But if you spend a lot of time on your computer, you will be called a mouse potato. America's first dictionary -- Noah Webster's A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language -- has included fresh words that have now become part of day-to-day conversation. Google and Googling will be included in the 11th edition of the `Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary' to be published later this year. But this achievement worries Google that they might lose their exclusive branding if it becomes a part of language. Similar concerns were raised by companies like Xerox Corp. and Coca-Cola Co. Merriam-Webster's team of editors adds new words and phrases from the fields of science, technology, pop culture and industry after months of poring over books, magazines and even food labels. In addition to that, some other new words such as ringtones (changeable incoming cellphone call signals) and spyware (software installed in a computer to surreptitiously track a user's activities) come from the world of technology, while biodiesel and avian influenza came from the world of science. "They are not tracking verbal language. They are looking for evidence that words have become assimilated into the written English language," said Arthur Bicknell, senior publicist with Merriam-Webster. Vimal Kumar Asian School of Business Technopark Trivandrum-695 581 vimal0212(a)yahoo.com Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman1/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/ev… Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less.

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Ph.D admission -part time
by suresh kumar 10 Jul '06

10 Jul '06

Dear respected members, Please let me know the list of Indian universities (or the online reference source)allows part time research(Ph.D)for external/working candidates. Also Please provide other relevent informations such as time of admission, mode of admission, fees, name of contact person(e mail of HOD )etc, if available. Thanking you, with regards suresh kumar, Librarian, Fluid Conmtrol Research Institute( Govt. of India), Kanjikode west, Palakkad -678623. __________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Answers: Share what you know. Learn something new http://in.answers.yahoo.com/

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refresher course
by Mailing List Manager 10 Jul '06

10 Jul '06

Date: 8 Jul 2006 05:56:24 -0000 From: Dr. S M.SHAFI <shafi_sm(a)rediffmail.com> Department of Library and Information Science, The University of Kashmir UGC-Academic Staff College ,The University of Kashmir in collaboration With Department of Library & Information Science is organizing a refresher course on Recent Developments in Information Management for the eligible Teachers and Assistant Librarians from 18th September 2006 to 07 October 2006.All eligible and interested applicants are advised to apply directly on Application form to Director Academic Staff College,Hazratbal J and K-190006. The weather during September/October is pleasant with maximum temperature between 25-30 degree and Minimum 15-20 degree. The valley during the period is full of flowers and delicious fruits. Head of the Department ACADEMIC STAFF COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF KASHMIR Hazratbal, Srinagar-190006 APPLICATION FOR ORIENTATION /REFRESHER COURSE Course for which Applied 1. Orientation Course 2.Refresher Course in I.PERSONAL INFORMATION 1.1 Name of the Teacher : Mr/Ms/Mrs/Dr 1.2 Date of Birth : 1.3 Sex : Male/Female 1.4 Qualification : PG M.Phil PhD B.Ed M.Ed 1.5 Residential Address : Phone Number : II.DETAILS OF EMPLOYMENT 2.1 a) Designation : 2.2 b) Department/College: (Please indicate the discipline) 2.3 c) Official Address: Pin code: 2.4 d) University with which college is Affiliated: 2.5 State : III. DETAILS OF TEACHING EXPERIENCE 3.1 Date of first appointment 3.2 Date of regular appointment 3.3 Status of Present Appointment :Permanent/Probationer/Temporary /Adhoc 3.4 Teaching Experience (in Years) UG PG IV. DETAILS OF RESEARCH EXPERIENCE(IF ANY) 4.1 Area of Specialisation : 4.2 Title of Research work (if any): 4.3 No. of publications (if any): 4.4 No. of the research projects Completed (if any): V. Have you ever attended any Refresher/ Orientation Courses previously? Name of Course ASC which conducted the Course When the course was held? 5.1 Would you like that any specific topics/ having relevance to the modern Technology/ trend in the subject should be included in the course? 1. -------------------------- 2.------------------------------- 3.--------------------------------------------- 5.2 I certify that I am eligible under UGC norms to attend the said course. 5.3 I hereby undertake to participate in the Course and do the assignment work during the course under the guidance of Resource persons and abide by the rules and regulations of the University/UGC. Date Signature of the applicant CERTIFICATE OF RECOMMENDATION FROM THE HEAD/PRINCIPAL 1.I recommend Dr./Mr./Mrs./Ms for the course in participate in the above mentioned course, at Academic Staff College, if selected. 2.Certified that this College/Department is affiliated to University for the last 5 years and is recommended under section 12(F) of the UGC Act. 3.Certified that the particulars given above are true and correct and nothing has been concealed there to. Date Signature of the Head/Principal Office Seal This form is valid for one year from the date of submission of the form

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SALIS 2006 National Conference Recommendations - reg
by Arunachalam Hariharan 10 Jul '06

10 Jul '06

Dear Professional colleagues and friends, During the SALIS 2006 National Conference on Initiatives in Library and Information Centres in the Digital Eraâ held between 8th-9th June 2006 at Karuna Deemed University, Coimbatore, the following recommendations were made by the experts and delegates. These recommendations were sent to the appropriate authority for their consideration and implementation. I. To the Director, NAAC A group of senior members from SALIS met the Director, NAAC and personally handed over the following requests to the Director, NAAC for his favourable consideration. The following points are brought to your kind attention for favourable consideration: 1. As the nodal agency at national level. NAAC plays a vital role in ensuring quality in higher education. This mission is highly visible at national level. To be precise, it is commendable. In this regard, SALIS would like to bring to your kind notice that it is imperative to associate practicing Librarians from institutions of repute like IITs. NITs, IIMs, Universities and other R&D institutions like DAE. CSIR. DRDO and ISRO as part of the NAAC Peer Committee for accreditation. This process would result in to evaluate availability of real quality in that library with respect to facilities and services. 2. To ensure effective and efficient library service to the user community, it is highly desirable and essential to appoint qualified professionals as Library Assistants in academic institutions. The recruitment of Library Professionals should be commensurate as well as directly proportional to the collection strength and user population. 3. Any quality initiative is a continuum. In consonance with this endeavour, it is utmost essential to have a Continuous Professional Development (CDP) programme for the library professionals as in vogue in R&D institutions such as CSIR. DRDO. ISRO etc., It is requested that NAAC should insist CDP for Library Professionals. II. To the Chairman, UGC 1. It appeals to UGC to allocate exclusive budget head for ICT infrastructure to Library and Information Centres. 2. It appeals to UGC to introduce a paper on âLibrary Science Educationâ in the curriculum of UG courses. This move will convert the teacher-centred learning into student-centered learning. 3. The nomenclature of Library should be changed in to âDepartment of Library and Information Servicesâ 4. It also states that in order to impart quality education in LIS curriculum, courses such as B.L.I.Sc and M.L.I.Sc shall be accredited either by AICTE or National Council for Teacher Education. ------- --------------- III . To the Chairman, AICTE, New Delhi 1. It appeals AICTE to promote research in the area of Library and Information Science by allocating funds to projects submitted by University/College Libraries and Information Centres. 2. It appeals to AICET to introduce a paper on Library Science Education in the curriculum of UG courses. This move will convert the teacher-centred learning into student-centered learning. 3. The nomenclature of Library should be changed in to âDepartment of Library and Information Servicesâ. 4. It also states that in order to impart quality education in LIS curriculum, courses such as B.L.I.Sc and M.L.I.Sc shall be accredited either by AICTE or National Council for Teacher Education. 5. It is requested that AICTE should insist on: (a) strength of the qualified Library professionals in Libraries of Engineering Institutions should be directly proportional to the collection and user population and; (b) Training for continuous Professional Development for Library professionals. ------------ IV. To the Govt of Tamilnadu 1. It appeals to the Govt. of Tamilnadu to fill-up the vacant posts of Librarians in the Universities, Govt. Colleges, Polytechnics and Public Libraries immediately. 2. It also appeals to the Govt. of Tamilnadu to appoint Professionally Qualified Librarians in all the Higher Secondary Schools in Tamil Nadu on par with Central Schools(Kendriya Vidyalaya). 3. It also appeals to the Govt. of Tamilnadu to introduce library hours compulsory for all the classes __________ A.Hariharan SALIS __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Bar Code Services
by Mallikarjun M K 08 Jul '06

08 Jul '06

Dear Mr.Vijay Kumar You can contact following agencies for bar code services. 1)Bar Code India Ltd. Mobile:9845709395 2) Essae Technology Pvt. Ltd. Phone:080-25522574,25521368 3) Great Eastern Impex Pvt.Ltd. 080-25594231,25596705 4) Stallion Systems& Solutions Pvt. Ltd. 080-25217208,25201493 Mallikarjun M Kappi Asst. Librarian Bangalore Management Academy #17,Ashirwad Towers,Doddanekkundi Cross, Maratha Halli Mahadevapura Ring Road Maratha Halli Post Bangalore-560 037 080-28533131-Extension: 209 Mobile: +919844356028 mk_mallikarjun(a)yahoo.co.in --------------------------------- Find out what India is talking about on Yahoo! Answers India. So, whats NEW about the NEW Yahoo! Messenger? Find out. Dear Mr.Vijay Kumar You can contact following agencies for bar code services. 1)Bar Code India Ltd. Mobile:9845709395 2) Essae Technology Pvt. Ltd. Phone:080-25522574,25521368 3) Great Eastern Impex Pvt.Ltd. 080-25594231,25596705 4) Stallion Systems& Solutions Pvt. Ltd. 080-25217208,25201493 http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/tsmileys2/40.gif Mallikarjun M Kappi Asst. Librarian Bangalore Management Academy #17,Ashirwad Towers,Doddanekkundi Cross, Maratha Halli Mahadevapura Ring Road Maratha Halli Post Bangalore-560 037 080-28533131-Extension: 209 Mobile: +919844356028 mailto:mk_mallikarjun@yahoo.co.in mk_mallikarjun(a)yahoo.co.in Find out what India is talking about on http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/mailanswersshare/*http://in.answers.yahoo.co… Yahoo! Answers India. So, whats NEW about the NEW Yahoo! Messenger? http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/mailmessenger/*http://in.beta.messenger.yaho… Find out.

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In search of services persons for Barcode Printers
by Vijayakumara 08 Jul '06

08 Jul '06

Dear all, We are in search of services persons for Barcode Printers whose office is in and around Bangalore. If you know, kindly inform us along with their contact details with e-mail id contact numbers Thanking you Dr. Vijayakumar M \ \ | / / \ \ ~ ~ / / | @ @ | ---------------oooo------ (_)-------------oooo------------------ Dr. Vijayakumar M, Chief Librarian, East Point College of Engineering and Technology Bidarahalli, Kithaganoor Road, Virgonagar - Post, Bangalore - 5600 049, India Tel:080-8473888, 8473777 Fax:080-8472999, coolvg(a)gmail.com --------------------------------- Want to be your own boss? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business. Dear all, We are in search of services persons for Barcode Printers whose office is in and around Bangalore. If you know, kindly inform us along with their contact details with e-mail id contact numbers Thanking you Dr. Vijayakumar M \ \ | / / \ \ ~ ~ / / | @ @ | ---------------oooo------ (_)-------------oooo------------------ Dr. Vijayakumar M, Chief Librarian, East Point College of Engineering and Technology Bidarahalli, Kithaganoor Road, Virgonagar - Post, Bangalore - 5600 049, India Tel:080-8473888, 8473777 Fax:080-8472999, mailto:coolvg@gmail.com coolvg(a)gmail.com Want to be your own boss? Learn how on http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=41244/*http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-index Yahoo! Small Business.

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Repositories for Conference Proceedings
by nishavathi elangovan 07 Jul '06

07 Jul '06

Dear Professionals, Is there any OA are available especially for the articles published at the Conferences, particularly in the field of Library and Information Science? i hope to hear from u all! thank u with regards Nishavathi Librarian TSN College Chennai

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Positions vacant for Assistant Librarian and Library assistant
by Vijayakumara 07 Jul '06

07 Jul '06

Dear All, Assistant Librarian and Library Assistant Positions are vacant at East Point College of Engineering and Technology, Bangalore-560 049. The interested candidtes who residing in and around Bangalore may apply at the earliest with softcopy/ print copy to the following address. The Chief Librarian, East Point College of Engineering and Technology, Bidarahally, Bangalore-560 049 Professional Qualification: Assistant Librarian: BLISc/MLISc with the knowledge of computer applications Library Assistant: DLISc with the knowledge of computer applicaions Professional Experience: Freshers or experienced with one or two+ years Thanking you Dr. Vijayakumar M \ \ | / / \ \ ~ ~ / / | @ @ | ---------------oooo------ (_)-------------oooo------------------ Dr. Vijayakumar M, Chief Librarian, East Point College of Engineering and Technology Bidarahalli, Kithaganoor Road, Virgonagar - Post, Bangalore - 5600 049, India Tel:080-8473888, 8473777 Fax:080-8472999, coolvg(a)gmail.com --------------------------------- Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1¢/min. Dear All, Assistant Librarian and Library Assistant Positions are vacant at East Point College of Engineering and Technology, Bangalore-560 049. The interested candidtes who residing in and around Bangalore may apply at the earliest with softcopy/ print copy to the following address. The Chief Librarian, East Point College of Engineering and Technology, Bidarahally, Bangalore-560 049 Professional Qualification: Assistant Librarian: BLISc/MLISc with the knowledge of computer applications Library Assistant: DLISc with the knowledge of computer applicaions Professional Experience: Freshers or experienced with one or two+ years Thanking you Dr. Vijayakumar M \ \ | / / \ \ ~ ~ / / | @ @ | ---------------oooo------ (_)-------------oooo------------------ Dr. Vijayakumar M, Chief Librarian, East Point College of Engineering and Technology Bidarahalli, Kithaganoor Road, Virgonagar - Post, Bangalore - 5600 049, India Tel:080-8473888, 8473777 Fax:080-8472999, mailto:coolvg@gmail.com coolvg(a)gmail.com Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman7/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/ev… Great rates starting at 1¢/min.

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World eBook Fair
by Ayesha Taranum (HCL Capital Market Services) 07 Jul '06

07 Jul '06

Hi, Some of your might have read this news in the news papers or through i-magazines. World's first Online Book Fair has started yesterday (4 th July 06). This book fair will be going on for a month. Website claims there are 1/3 million e-books available for free access / download. Those of you, who are interested in readership, can make use of the opportunity. http://worldebookfair.com/ World eBook Library Catalogs and Collections The World eBook Library Consortia Collection shelves more than 330,000 PDF eBooks in 100+ languages contained in 112 of the finest eBook and eDocument collections published on the Internet today. The mission of the World eBook Library's Acquisition Department is to add new eBooks 24/7 to our shelves. For Technical E-Books, go to http://worldebookfair.com/Technical_eBook_Colleciton.htm Regards, -- Ayesha Information Services, HCL - Capital Market Services ayesha.taranum(a)hcl.in a 91.80.4190.6790. 91.80.41246888 33/1, The Senate, Ulsoor Road, Bangalore. India. [This e-mail may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient (or have received this e-mail in error) please notify the sender immediately and destroy this e-mail. Any unauthorized copying, disclosure or distribution of the material in this e-mail is strictly forbidden.] Disclaimer: *********** The contents of this E-mail (including the contents of the enclosure(s) or attachment(s) if any) are privileged and confidential material of HCL Capital Market Services and should not be disclosed to, used by or copied in any manner by anyone other than the intended addressee(s). In case you are not the desired addressee, you should delete this message and/or re-direct it to the sender. The views expressed in this E-mail message (including the enclosure(s) or attachment(s) if any) are those of the individual sender, except where the sender expressly, and with authority, states them to be the views of HCL Capital Market Services. This e-mail message including attachment/(s), if any, is believed to be free of any virus. However, it is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure that it is virus free and HCL Capital Market Services is not responsible for any loss or damage arising in any way from its use. World eBook Fair Hi, Some of your might have read this news in the news papers or through i-magazines. World's first Online Book Fair has started yesterday (4 th July 06). This book fair will be going on for a month. Website claims there are 1/3 million e-books available for free access / download. Those of you, who are interested in readership, can make use of the opportunity. http://worldebookfair.com/ http://worldebookfair.com/ World eBook Library Catalogs and Collections The World eBook Library Consortia Collection shelves more than 330,000 PDF eBooks in 100+ languages contained in 112 of the finest eBook and eDocument collections published on the Internet today. The mission of the World eBook Library's Acquisition Department is to add new eBooks 24/7 to our shelves. For Technical E-Books, go to h ttp://worldebookfair.com/Technical_eBook_Colleciton.htm Regards, -- Ayesha Information Services, HCL - Capital Market Services ayesha.taranum(a)hcl.in a 91.80.4190.6790.� 91.80.41246888 �� 33/1, The Senate, Ulsoor Road, Bangalore. India. [This e-mail may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient (or have received this e-mail in error) please notify the sender immediately and destroy this e-mail. Any unauthorized copying, disclosure or distribution of the material in this e-mail is strictly forbidden.] Disclaimer: *********** The contents of this E-mail (including the contents of the enclosure(s) or attachment(s) if any) are privileged and confidential material of HCL Capital Market�Services and should not be disclosed to, used by or copied in any manner by anyone other than the intended addressee(s). In case you are not the desired addressee, you should delete this message and/or re-direct it to the sender. The views expressed in this E-mail message (including the enclosure(s) or attachment(s) if any) are those of the individual sender, except where the sender expressly, and with authority, states them to be the views of HCL Capital Market Services. This e-mail message including attachment/(s), if any, is believed to be free of any virus. However, it is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure that it is virus free and HCL Capital Market�Services is not responsible for any loss or damage arising in any way from its use.

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NCSI NET Meeting Reminder
by Nandhan Ravi 07 Jul '06

07 Jul '06

Dear All , NCSI-NET meeting will be held on Saturday, 8th July 2006. The meeting will commence with a talk. All are cordially invited for the talk. The talk - Topic: IP Asset Management Speaker: Mr. Adarsh Nigam. Vice President, Vans Information System, Mumbai Time: 11:00 AM. Venue: Seminar Hall, NCSI, IISc, Bangalore About the speaker: - Mr. Adarsh Nigam is a science graduate and an MBA from Kanpur University with more than a decade of experience in the healthcare industry in marketing, product management, training & development, and knowledge management. Having been closely associated with corporate strategy formulation, development of business plans & implementation, he is currently associated with Vans Information Limited as Vice President, looking after sales and marketing of four products and services that vans represents in India. These include the worlds best drug discovery & development database "Integrity" and IP databases like PatWeb & Aureka. He has also been associated with different management & IP institutes as a visiting faculty. Kindly confirm your attendance by sending a mail to: ravi.nandhan(a)capco.com or anitha_m(a)aurigene.com V. Ravi Nandhan. Knowledge Coordinator Capco c:+91 9980074449 t: +91 80 41997351 e: ravi.nandhan(a)capco.com w: www.capco.com ************************************************************************ The information in this email is confidential and is intended solely for the addressee(s). Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not an intended recipient, please notify the sender of this email immediately. You should not copy, use or disseminate the information contained in the email. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of Capco. http://www.capco.com/ ************************************************************************ NCSI NET Meeting Reminder Dear All , NCSI-NET meeting will be held on Saturday, 8th July 2006. The meeting will commence with a talk. All are cordially invited for the talk. The talk - Topic: IP Asset Management Speaker: Mr. Adarsh Nigam. Vice President, Vans Information System, Mumbai Time: 11:00 AM. Venue: Seminar Hall, NCSI, IISc, Bangalore About the speaker: - Mr. Adarsh Nigam is a science graduate and an MBA from Kanpur University with more than a decade of experience in the healthcare industry in marketing, product management, training & development, and knowledge management. Having been closely associated with corporate strategy formulation, development of business plans & implementation, he is currently associated with Vans Information Limited as Vice President, looking after sales and marketing of four products and services that vans represents in India. These include the worlds best drug discovery & development database "Integrity" and IP databases like PatWeb & Aureka. He has also been associated with different management & IP institutes as a visiting faculty. Kindly confirm your attendance by sending a mail to: ravi.nandhan(a)capco.com or anitha_m(a)aurigene.com V. Ravi Nandhan. Knowledge Coordinator Capco c:+91 9980074449 t: +91 80 41997351 e: ravi.nandhan(a)capco.com w: file://www.capco.com www.capco.com ************************************************************************ The information in this email is confidential and is intended solely for the addressee(s). Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not an intended recipient, please notify the sender of this email immediately. You should not copy, use or disseminate the information contained in the email. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of Capco. http://www.capco.com/ ************************************************************************

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Job opportunities in DA-IICT Resource Centre
by Tukaram S Kumbar 06 Jul '06

06 Jul '06

Dear All, Our Institute has recently placed an adevertisement in Times of India (Ascent) dated 6th July (Ahmedabad edition) for the positions of Senior Professional Assistant and Junior Professional Assistants. Those of you who are interested in applying for these positions and meet the required qualifications and experience are encouraged to apply within ten days from the date of advertisement. For more details pl visit http://www.da-iict.org/DAIICTPortal/pdf/staff_position.pdf Also I request the memebrs of this forum to bring it to the kind attention of potential candidates. Regards Kumbar Resource Centre DA-IICT Gandhinagar Gujarat Dr.T S Kumbar Canadian Studies Faculty Research Fellow Mac Kimmie Library University of Calgary 2500,University Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4 kumbarts(a)rediffmail.com Tel. No. (403)220-2567 ================================================ Indian Address: Resource Centre Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology Post Bag.No. 4 Near Indroda Circle GANDHINAGAR 382 007 Tel +91 79 30510550 Email: ts_kumbar(a)da-iict.org http://www.da-iict.org Dear All, Our Institute has recently placed an adevertisement in Times of India (Ascent) dated 6th July (Ahmedabad edition) for the positions of Senior Professional Assistant and Junior Professional Assistants. Those of you who are interested in applying for these positions and meet the required qualifications and experience are encouraged to apply within ten days from the date of advertisement. For more details pl visit http://www.da-iict.org/DAIICTPortal/pdf/staff_position.pdf Also I request the memebrs of this forum to bring it to the kind attention of potential candidates. Regards Kumbar Resource Centre DA-IICT Gandhinagar Gujarat Dr.T S Kumbar Canadian Studies Faculty Research Fellow Mac Kimmie Library University of Calgary 2500,University Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4 kumbarts(a)rediffmail.com Tel. No. (403)220-2567 ================================================ Indian Address: Resource Centre Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology Post Bag.No. 4 Near Indroda Circle GANDHINAGAR 382 007 Tel +91 79 30510550 Email: ts_kumbar(a)da-iict.org http://www.da-iict.org http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigclick.cgi/www.rediff.com/signa… http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigimpress.cgi/www.rediff.com/sig…

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Library crunch
by Thapar, Amit 06 Jul '06

06 Jul '06

Library Crunch: Bringing You a Library 2.0 Perspective http://www.librarycrunch.com/ Michael Casey, one of the leading edge exponents of Library 2.0, offers plenty of good ideas on his blog. · Building Green [Natural Resources Defense Council] http://www.nrdc.org/buildinggreen/ Many new libraries are "green buildings," designed for maximum energy-efficiency and minimum negative impact on the environment. For those considering building green, this Webby winning site explains sustainable building strategies, costs, and more. amit@urservice Cell: 9855701060 e-mail: amit_thapar(a)yahoo.com URL: http://www.niper.gov.in/ Library Crunch: Bringing You a Library 2.0 Perspective http://www.librarycrunch.com/ http://www.librarycrunch.com/ Michael Casey, one of the leading edge exponents of Library 2.0, offers plenty of good ideas on his blog. · Building Green [Natural Resources Defense Council] http://www.nrdc.org/buildinggreen/ http://www.nrdc.org/buildinggreen/ Many new libraries are "green buildings," designed for maximum energy-efficiency and minimum negative impact on the environment. For those considering building green, this Webby winning site explains sustainable building strategies, costs, and more. mailto:amit@urservice amit@urservice Cell: 9855701060 e-mail: mailto:amit_thapar@yahoo.com amit_thapar(a)yahoo.com URL: http://www.niper.gov.in/ http://www.niper.gov.in/

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LISA-KU Forum
by Vijayakumara 06 Jul '06

06 Jul '06

Dear All, Library and Information Science Alumni of Kuvempu University, Karnataka has started their LISA-KU forum, if you are the present or passed out student of this LIS dept. of Kuvempu University, Karnataka then you can join this group by clicking the following url http://groups.google.co.in/group/lisa-ku or sending a mail to the following id coolvg(a)gmail.com The benefit of this will be ......... Thanking you Dr. Vijayakumar M \ \ | / / \ \ ~ ~ / / | @ @ | ---------------oooo------ (_)-------------oooo------------------ Dr. Vijayakumar M, Chief Librarian, East Point College of Engineering and Technology Bidarahalli, Kithaganoor Road, Virgonagar - Post, Bangalore - 5600 049, India Tel:080-8473888, 8473777 Fax:080-8472999, coolvg(a)gmail.com --------------------------------- Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs.Try it free. Dear All, Library and Information Science Alumni of Kuvempu University, Karnataka has started their LISA-KU forum, if you are the present or passed out student of this LIS dept. of Kuvempu University, Karnataka then you can join this group by clicking the following url http://groups.google.co.in/group/lisa-ku http://groups.google.co.in/group/lisa-ku or sending a mail to the following id mailto:coolvg@gmail.com coolvg(a)gmail.com The benefit of this will be ......... Thanking you Dr. Vijayakumar M \ \ | / / \ \ ~ ~ / / | @ @ | ---------------oooo------ (_)-------------oooo------------------ Dr. Vijayakumar M, Chief Librarian, East Point College of Engineering and Technology Bidarahalli, Kithaganoor Road, Virgonagar - Post, Bangalore - 5600 049, India Tel:080-8473888, 8473777 Fax:080-8472999, mailto:coolvg@gmail.com coolvg(a)gmail.com Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs. http://pa.yahoo.com/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=36035/*http://music.yahoo.c… Try it free.

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An article worth reading for the professionals
by Gopakumar Velayudhanpillai 06 Jul '06

06 Jul '06

Dear professionals, Some days before, several postings were there by some of the younger professionals of Library and Information Science arguing for the change of their degree title from MLISc to MSc. That day itself I had reacted to the proposal. Now I would like to draw your attention to an article on the same tune. The bibliographic detail of the article is provided below. Due to copyright restrictions I am not able to provide a link to the article. Do get it and read it. Sierpe, E. (2003). Transformation of librarianship in support of learning communities. Reference & User Services Quarterly, 43(2), 120-123. Gopakumar.V Research Scholar Department of Library & Information Science Mangalore University Mangalagangotri gopakumar.v(a)rediffmail.com Mobile No: 09447056713 Dear professionals, Some days before, several postings were there by some of the younger professionals of Library and Information Science arguing for the change of their degree title from MLISc to MSc. That day itself I had reacted to the proposal. Now I would like to draw your attention to an article on the same tune. The bibliographic detail of the article is provided below. Due to copyright restrictions I am not able to provide a link to the article. Do get it and read it. Sierpe, E. (2003). Transformation of librarianship in support of learning communities. Reference & User Services Quarterly, 43(2), 120-123. Gopakumar.V Research Scholar Department of Library & Information Science Mangalore University Mangalagangotri gopakumar.v(a)rediffmail.com Mobile No: 09447056713 http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigclick.cgi/www.rediff.com/signa… http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi-bin/AdWorks/sigimpress.cgi/www.rediff.com/sig…

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