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Casting away the NET
by Jeetender Chandna 24 May '06

24 May '06

My two thoughts on the NET wrangle. This net is full of holes and lets many fishy teachers through it. First, there is the problem with our standards of teaching itself. Many seem to agree that our standards have gone pretty low. Many grads do not have the capacity to write two error free sentences. Then there is the boom of Masters. Today people claim that PhD's are easy to obtain. Now how is that possible. Whatever be the scenario, most would agree that we are one of the most corrupt nations on earth. The "sab chalta hai" attitude is a primary reason for our downgrading. Even the sacrosanct UPSC/IAS exams are not free from the bane of paper leaks, corrupt interviews, and seats for money. Punjab is example where high level appointments were sold for money. ********** Now on the positive side. ********* With the abolition of NET -- there will be greater competition for the teaching posts. And if, no corruption happens during the appointments, then the students willl benefit. -- Regards Granthpal ---------------------------------------- Jeetender Chandna aka Vicky aka Granthpal Esha News Monitoring Services Pvt Ltd 10th Floor, Krushal Commercial Complex Chembur (W) Mumbai 400089 Tel: (91-22) 3245 2861 Email: granthpal(a)gmail.com

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(no subject)
by dibya kishor pradhan 24 May '06

24 May '06

Dear all, RFID implimentation in a library having the collection of 10,000 documents need what type of system requirments and how much cost. Please inform . With reghards. D.K.Pradhan Asst.Librarian C.V.R.C.E Bhubaneswar Dear all, RFID implimentation in a library having the collection of 10,000 documents need what type of system requirments and how much cost. Please inform . With reghards. D.K.Pradhan Asst.Librarian C.V.R.C.E Bhubaneswar 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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Video interview on Open Access
by Sukhdev Singh 24 May '06

24 May '06

Richard Poynder, a Freelance Journalist, had an excellent Video interview with Open Access advocate Stevan Harnad. It is about 30 minutes interview that can be viewed on a multi-media PC having a Windows Media Player installed. Apart from OA Publishing and Self-Arching, Prof Harnad also talk of role of librarians in OA Movement. Here are the Broadband < http://www.streamingmedia.com/internetlibrarian/inetlib1_300.asx > and Dial-up < http://www.streamingmedia.com/internetlibrarian/inetlib1_56.asx > Links. --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. http://openmed.nic.in

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A letter to SciDev.net
by Subbiah Arunachalam 24 May '06

24 May '06

Friends: Here is a letter we posted to SciDev.Net a few days ago. It was published two days ago. Please spread the word. Arun -------- Dear Editor, My colleagues and I have read with interest your news item, 'Open-access research makes a bigger splash', on the Gunther Eysenbach study on the impact of open access on citations. This is a welcome study, and is confirmation of a growing number of similar studies carried out since 2001, (eg http://opcit.eprints.org/oacitation-biblio.html) It will be of interest to your readers that statistics becoming available now from journals published in developing countries are showing a similar very marked increase in usage following conversion to Open Access. For example, the journals distributed by the Brazil/Canada service, Bioline International, show a remarkable increase in full text paper downloads, rising from an average of about 2500 in 2004 to an average of 200,000 full papers per month since becoming OAI-compliant in January 2005, an eight-fold increase. The journals are from 16 developing countries (Bangladesh, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Egypt, Croatia, India, Iran, Kenya, Malaysia, Nigeria, Senegal, Turkey, Uganda, Venezuela - see http://www.bioline.org.br/journals, and the service is provided free-of-charge to authors, institutions and countries). It seems certain that the recovery of full papers will have a direct impact on the citation index as data becomes available. Similarly, the distribution service, MedKnow (http://www.medknow.com) managing biomedical journals in India, has found that as a result of converting to Open Access, accessions to full text papers have risen dramatically, the numbers of submissions has grown (and submissions are increasingly received from non-Indian authors), the citation index has reached over 1.0 for the first time for an Indian journal, and significantly the numbers of subscriptions have increased. As a result, the authors and the publishers are extremely pleased with the development. The MedKnow journals are also distributed through Bioline International. Although these statistics are not comparing the same papers available either OA or non-OA as in the PNAS study, but are comparing the journal usage before and after converting to OA, it is certainly clear that open access is creating a remarkable and hugely encouraging usage of research publications from developing countries. Further monitoring will continue and no doubt the pattern of usage, geographically and by discipline, will emerge as the OA environment beds down into common practice. We feel these findings may be of interest to readers of your news item and the authors of this letter can provide more detailed information if requested. Yours truly, Subbiah Arunachalam, MS Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai Vanderlei Canhos, Bioline International, Campinas, Brazil Leslie Chan, Bioline International, Toronto, Canada D K Sahu, MedKnow, Mumbai Barbara Kirsop, Electronic Publishing Trust for Development http://www.epublishingtrust.org Friends: Here is a letter we posted to SciDev.Net a few days ago. It was published two days ago. Please spread the word. Arun -------- Dear Editor, My colleagues and I have read with interest your news item, Open-access research makes a bigger splash , on the Gunther Eysenbach study on the impact of open access on citations. This is a welcome study, and is confirmation of a growing number of similar studies carried out since 2001, (eg http://opcit.eprints.org/oacitation-biblio.html http://opcit.eprints.org/oacitation-biblio.html ). It will be of interest to your readers that statistics becoming available now from journals published in developing countries are showing a similar very marked increase in usage following conversion to Open Access. For example, the journals distributed by the Brazil/Canada service, Bioline International, show a remarkable increase in full text paper downloads, rising from an average of about 2500 in 2004 to an average of 200,000 full papers per month since becoming OAI-compliant in January 2005, an eight-fold increase. The journals are from 16 developing countries (Bangladesh, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Egypt, Croatia, India, Iran, Kenya, Malaysia, Nigeria, Senegal, Turkey, Uganda, Venezuela see http://www.bioline.org.br/journals http://www.bioline.org.br/journals , and the service is provided free-of-charge to authors, institutions and countries). It seems certain that the recovery of full papers will have a direct impact on the citation index as data becomes available. Similarly, the distribution service, MedKnow ( http://www.medknow.com/ http://www.medknow.com ) managing biomedical journals in India, has found that as a result of converting to Open Access, accessions to full text papers have risen dramatically, the numbers of submissions has grown (and submissions are increasingly received from non-Indian authors), the citation index has reached over 1.0 for the first time for an Indian journal, and significantly the numbers of subscriptions have increased. As a result, the authors and the publishers are extremely pleased with the development. The MedKnow journals are also distributed through Bioline International. Although these statistics are not comparing the same papers available either OA or non-OA as in the PNAS study, but are comparing the journal usage before and after converting to OA, it is certainly clear that open access is creating a remarkable and hugely encouraging usage of research publications from developing countries. Further monitoring will continue and no doubt the pattern of usage, geographically and by discipline, will emerge as the OA environment beds down into common practice. We feel these findings may be of interest to readers of your news item and the authors of this letter can provide more detailed information if requested. Yours truly, Subbiah Arunachalam, MS Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai Vanderlei Canhos, Bioline International, Campinas, Brazil Leslie Chan, Bioline International, Toronto, Canada D K Sahu, MedKnow, Mumbai Barbara Kirsop, Electronic Publishing Trust for Development http://www.epublishingtrust.org/ http://www.epublishingtrust.org

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Vendors
by veena bhat 24 May '06

24 May '06

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SCHEME OF CARRER ADVANCEMENT FOR THE POST OF INFORMATION SCIENTIST
by ranjit dharmapurikar 24 May '06

24 May '06

Dear all, I would like to know whether the scheme of carrer advamcement is applicable for the post of Information Scientst. This post is considered as a non-vacational academic staff on par with university assistant librarian or college librarian, its basic pay is 8000-13500. However guidelines about carrer advancement are not available till now to the post of Information Scientst. Will anybody help me and clarify the matter. If such authontic document is availble kindly send it to me or at least communicate me the source. Thanks Ranjeet Dharmapurikar __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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One Day Workshop
by satish kumar 24 May '06

24 May '06

Dear all, Kindly accetp this invitation and forward this for all your professional friends It gives me immense pleasure to inform you that the Learning Resource Wing of East Point College of Engineering and Technology, Bangalore 49 is organizing one day workshop on E-Resources: A Tool to Make Science and Engineering Research Easier on May 26th 2006. The workshop will mainly focus on various dimensions of the theme. During the event eminent scholars and practioners will be sharing their experience on the subject. We cordially invite you to participate in one day workshop. This Workshop will help Librarians, Teaching faculty, research scholars, and staff involved in R&D Activities. Workshop E-Resources: A Tool to Make Science and Engineering Research Easier Date & Time May 26th 2006 : 09.00 am Registration Fee Librarians Rs. 200.00 Academicians Rs. 200.00 Research Scholars Rs. 100.00 Students Rs. 100.00 Payment Mode Cash or DD in favour of Principal, EPCET, payable at Bangalore Venue Seminar hall, East Point College of Engineering and Technology, Bidarahally, Near Avalahally, Bangalore-560 049 Contact details of Workshop Coordinator 9844116650, 080-28473777 e-mail: libraryworkskop(a)yahoo.co.in Thanking you Paramanand --------------------------------- Yahoo! India Answers Share what your know-how and wisdom Send free SMS to your Friends on Mobile from your Yahoo! Messenger Download now professional friends It gives me immense pleasure to inform you that the Learning Resource Wing of East Point College of Engineering and Technology, Bangalore 49 is organizing one day workshop on E-Resources: A Tool to Make Science and Engineering Research Easier on May 26th 2006. The workshop will mainly focus on various dimensions of the theme. During the event eminent scholars and practioners will be sharing their experience on the subject. We cordially invite you to participate in one day workshop. This Workshop will help Librarians, Teaching faculty, research scholars, and staff involved in R&D Activities. Workshop E-Resources: A Tool to Make Science and Engineering Research Easier Date & Time May 26th 2006 : 09.00 am Registration Fee Librarians Rs. 200.00 Academicians Rs. 200.00 Research Scholars Rs. 100.00 Students Rs. 100.00 Payment Mode Cash or DD in favour of Principal, EPCET, payable at Bangalore Venue Seminar hall, East Point College of Engineering and Technology, Bidarahally, Near Avalahally, Bangalore-560 049 Contact details of Workshop Coordinator 9844116650, 080-28473777 e-mail: http://in.f85.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=libraryworkskop@yahoo.co.in&YY=1… libraryworkskop(a)yahoo.co.in Thanking you Paramanand http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/mailanswersshare/*http://in.answers.yahoo.co… Yahoo! India Answers Share what your know-how and wisdom Send free SMS to your Friends on Mobile from your Yahoo! Messenger http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/freesms/*http://messenger.yahoo.com/download… Download now

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Copyright Clearance of articles
by Kaushik 24 May '06

24 May '06

If a corporate library is looking for an article and procuring that article from another library by doing photocopy of the same and then using that in the library ....then will such procurement be copy right cleared ? What does our copyright act say on this ? -- Kaushik Ghosh Kolkata -- Kaushik Ghosh Kolkata

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NET or PhD
by nazim malik 24 May '06

24 May '06

Dear Friends Much has already been discussed regarding the exemption of NET. Some people are in favor and some are against the UGC decision. This is very difficult to say that UGC decision is right or wrong because those who having PhD or going to complete their PhD in near future obviously welcome the UGC decision. But those who after a hard work cleared the NET/JRF certainly reject the exemption of NET idea of UGC. This is my observation that in each discipline or subject number of NETs is more than number of available posts. It means supply is higher than demand. Then what is the need of exemption of NET? If UGC is really interested to improve quality in teaching and research then NET must be compulsory for those who want to do PhD and the essential qualification for lectureship must be NET+PhD. A PhD Holder may be expert in a very small field on which he has done his work but for clearing NET he must be master of his subject and that is necessary for a good teacher. One thing I would like to share that UGC decision is good as far as the post of Asstt. Librarian is concerned because this is purely administrative post which requires practical experiences rather than theoretical knowledge. 50% post of Asstt. Librarians should be filled up through the internal promotion and rest 50% through the NET or PhD. This is my personal views based on my experiences. But I have also experienced that candidates having sound knowledge of their subjects but could not cleared the NET. But these are exceptional cases. With Regards Nazim malik BHU, Varanasi --------------------------------- Yahoo! India Answers Share what your know-how and wisdom Send free SMS to your Friends on Mobile from your Yahoo! Messenger Download now Dear Friends Much has already been discussed regarding the exemption of NET. Some people are in favor and some are against the UGC decision. This is very difficult to say that UGC decision is right or wrong because those who having PhD or going to complete their PhD in near future obviously welcome the UGC decision. But those who after a hard work cleared the NET/JRF certainly reject the exemption of NET idea of UGC. This is my observation that in each discipline or subject number of NETs is more than number of available posts. It means supply is higher than demand. Then what is the need of exemption of NET? If UGC is really interested to improve quality in teaching and research then NET must be compulsory for those who want to do PhD and the essential qualification for lectureship must be NET+PhD. A PhD Holder may be expert in a very small field on which he has done his work but for clearing NET he must be master of his subject and that is necessary for a good teacher. One thing I would like to share that UGC decision is good as far as the post of Asstt. Librarian is concerned because this is purely administrative post which requires practical experiences rather than theoretical knowledge. 50% post of Asstt. Librarians should be filled up through the internal promotion and rest 50% through the NET or PhD. This is my personal views based on my experiences. But I have also experienced that candidates having sound knowledge of their subjects but could not cleared the NET. But these are exceptional cases. With Regards Nazim malik BHU, Varanasi http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/mailanswersshare/*http://in.answers.yahoo.co… Yahoo! India Answers Share what your know-how and wisdom Send free SMS to your Friends on Mobile from your Yahoo! Messenger http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/freesms/*http://messenger.yahoo.com/download… Download now

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Re: LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 38, Issue 20 (fwd)
by Mailing List Manager 24 May '06

24 May '06

Date: 23 May 2006 11:03:42 -0000 From: sushanta kumar pathy <skpathy(a)rediffmail.com> � Dear All, It is a welcome step if UGC give relaxation to Mphil/PhD. holder but at the same time the NET and experience should be given top priority. Everybody talking about this but no body is certain about the circular. If any one having the circular please circulate it. Also it would not be wise if we generralize the comments on MPhil/PhD are easy to get. Though one will be eligible by having these degree but it is not easy to get a job without any productivity. Yours Sushanta

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Re: Copyright Clearance of articles (Kaushik)
by Byrappa, Ananda (GE, Research) 24 May '06

24 May '06

Kaushik, Copyright fee is separate from photocopy or your library membership fee. Therefore, you should clear copyright for articles you source from any other Library. As you might be aware, international document delivery service providers like CISTI, Linda hall, BL etc would charge handling(photocipy) fee and copyright fee separately for every article they deliver/supply. When you source articles from local libraries, you can get copy right clearance from Copyright Clearance Centre (CCC) http://www.copyright.com. They also offer annual memberships for the organisations,including corporates. However, when you source/procure articles from publishers you don't require to clear copyright since they are the right holders. I hope it clarifies your doubts. Best Regards, Anand Ananda T. Byrappa Manager, Library & Information Services GE Global Research 122, EPIP, Phase 2, Hoodi Village, Whitefield Road, Bangalore - 560066, INDIA Phone : +91-80-2503-2618, DialCom: 8*901 2618 Fax : +91-80-2841-2114, Email : Ananda.Byrappa(a)ge.com -----Original Message----- From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in [mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in]On Behalf Of lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 12:02 PM To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 38, Issue 26 Send LIS-Forum mailing list submissions to lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in You can reach the person managing the list at lis-forum-owner(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of LIS-Forum digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Copyright Clearance of articles (Kaushik) 2. RFID design center in Bangalore (Jayadev P Hiremath) 3. Re: Open Access Journals? (sathya) 4. Re: (no subject) (Library) 5. Re: [nmlis] Casting away the NET (Dr.H.S.Siddmallaiah) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 18:02:05 +0530 From: Kaushik <kginfo(a)gmail.com> Subject: [LIS-Forum] Copyright Clearance of articles To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Message-ID: <e8ac0d7b0605230532o5b55ec36kf4b4536bd9298132(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" If a corporate library is looking for an article and procuring that article from another library by doing photocopy of the same and then using that in the library ....then will such procurement be copy right cleared ? What does our copyright act say on this ? -- Kaushik Ghosh Kolkata

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UGC-NET
by Hemant Bhoot 24 May '06

24 May '06

Dear Friends, Now the decision on NET exemption for the M.Phil or Ph.D holders has been taken.This is not a right move by the Balchandra Mungekar Committee.It has been decided that the Ph.D and M.Phil is equilant to the NET and can apply for the teaching in the Universities and colleges. In my openion, it is very difficult to revert the decision about net. but UGC needs to change selection parameter so entrance test would not be so easy to get register for the Ph.D. Research guide should have minimum 5 years teaching and research experience to guide the newly registered candidates. Hemant Bhoot Librarian Institute of Professional Education and Research Bhopal Dear Friends, Now the decision on NET exemption for the M.Phil or Ph.D holders has been taken.This is not a right move by the Balchandra Mungekar Committee.It has been decided that the Ph.D and M.Phil is equilant to the NET and can apply for the teaching in the Universities and colleges. In my openion, it is very difficult to revert the decision about net. but UGC needs to change selection parameter so entrance test would not be so easy to get register for the Ph.D. Research guide should have minimum 5 years teaching and research experience to guide the newly registered candidates. Hemant Bhoot Librarian Institute of Professional Education and Research Bhopal 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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About Search engine: A9.com
by Gangadharesha.A.S 24 May '06

24 May '06

Dear Professional colleagues, >From a user standpoint of view a search engine is a web page that allows keywords or phrases to be entered and returns results based on the relevance of the documents it holds in its index. While Surfing the net I found a search engine called http://a9.com/ . A9, Inc is a separately branded and operated subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc, Its features builds on innovative technologies to improve search experience for e-commerce applications and flexible in categories of searching (Can see search result in a single window). For detailed features of the said search engine please have look, http://toolbar.a9.com/-/company/media/pr20040915.jsp. For a range of useful and well-known search engines list please visit: http://searchenginewatch.com/links/article.php/2156221 Thanks n Regards Gangadharesha.A.S E&R Library Infosys Technologies Ltd, Mysore DC **************** CAUTION - Disclaimer ***************** This e-mail contains PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION intended solely for the use of the addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by e-mail and delete the original message. Further, you are not to copy, disclose, or distribute this e-mail or its contents to any other person and any such actions are unlawful. This e-mail may contain viruses. Infosys has taken every reasonable precaution to minimize this risk, but is not liable for any damage you may sustain as a result of any virus in this e-mail. You should carry out your own virus checks before opening the e-mail or attachment. Infosys reserves the right to monitor and review the content of all messages sent to or from this e-mail address. Messages sent to or from this e-mail address may be stored on the Infosys e-mail system. ***INFOSYS******** End of Disclaimer ********INFOSYS***  Dear Professional colleagues, � From a user standpoint of view a search engine is a web page that allows keywords or phrases to be entered and returns results based on the relevance of the documents it holds in its index. While Surfing the net I found a search engine called http://a9.com/ http://a9.com/ . A9, Inc is a separately branded and operated subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc, Its features builds on innovative technologies to improve search experience for e-commerce applications and flexible in categories of searching (Can see search result in a single window). For detailed features of the said search engine please have look, http://toolbar.a9.com/-/company/media/pr20040915.jsp http://toolbar.a9.com/-/company/media/pr20040915.jsp . � For a range of useful and well-known search engines list please visit: http://searchenginewatch.com/links/article.php/2156221 http://searchenginewatch.com/links/article.php/2156221 � � Thanks n Regards � Gangadharesha.A.S �E&R Library �Infosys Technologies Ltd, �Mysore DC **************** CAUTION - Disclaimer ***************** This e-mail contains PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION intended solely for the use of the addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by e-mail and delete the original message. Further, you are not to copy, disclose, or distribute this e-mail or its contents to any other person and any such actions are unlawful. This e-mail may contain viruses. Infosys has taken every reasonable precaution to minimize this risk, but is not liable for any damage you may sustain as a result of any virus in this e-mail. You should carry out your own virus checks before opening the e-mail or attachment. Infosys reserves the right to monitor and review the content of all messages sent to or from this e-mail address. Messages sent to or from this e-mail address may be stored on the Infosys e-mail system. ***INFOSYS******** End of Disclaimer ********INFOSYS***

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Encyclopedia of Digital Libraries: call for chapters- Proposal Submission Deadline: June 15, 2006
by Gangadharesha.A.S 24 May '06

24 May '06

Dear All, Here is an opportunity to researchers and practitioners to submit a proposal to encyclopedia of digital libraries (about 800 - 1,000 words) by June 15, 2006. The Encyclopedia is scheduled for publication by Idea Group Reference (an imprint of Idea Group Inc.), www.idea-group-ref.com <http://www.idea-group-ref.com> , in 2008. For more information like topics, important dates, inquiries and submission, request you to visit site http://www.sci-duet.ntu.edu.sg/yinleng/encyclo-dl/call.html <http://www.sci-duet.ntu.edu.sg/yinleng/encyclo-dl/call.html> . Thanks n Regards, Gangadharesha, A. S, E&R Library, Infosys Technologies Limited, Mysore. **************** CAUTION - Disclaimer ***************** This e-mail contains PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION intended solely for the use of the addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by e-mail and delete the original message. Further, you are not to copy, disclose, or distribute this e-mail or its contents to any other person and any such actions are unlawful. This e-mail may contain viruses. Infosys has taken every reasonable precaution to minimize this risk, but is not liable for any damage you may sustain as a result of any virus in this e-mail. You should carry out your own virus checks before opening the e-mail or attachment. Infosys reserves the right to monitor and review the content of all messages sent to or from this e-mail address. Messages sent to or from this e-mail address may be stored on the Infosys e-mail system. ***INFOSYS******** End of Disclaimer ********INFOSYS***  Dear All, � Here is an opportunity to researchers and practitioners to submit a proposal to encyclopedia of digital libraries (about 800 - 1,000 words) by June 15, 2006. The Encyclopedia is scheduled for publication by Idea Group Reference (an imprint of Idea Group Inc.), http://www.idea-group-ref.com www.idea-group-ref.com , in 2008.� For more information like topics, important dates, inquiries and submission, request you to visit site http://www.sci-duet.ntu.edu.sg/yinleng/encyclo-dl/call.html http://www.sci-duet.ntu.edu.sg/yinleng/encyclo-dl/call.html . � Thanks n Regards , Gangadharesha, A. S, E&R Library, Infosys Technologies Limited, Mysore. **************** CAUTION - Disclaimer ***************** This e-mail contains PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION intended solely for the use of the addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by e-mail and delete the original message. Further, you are not to copy, disclose, or distribute this e-mail or its contents to any other person and any such actions are unlawful. This e-mail may contain viruses. Infosys has taken every reasonable precaution to minimize this risk, but is not liable for any damage you may sustain as a result of any virus in this e-mail. You should carry out your own virus checks before opening the e-mail or attachment. Infosys reserves the right to monitor and review the content of all messages sent to or from this e-mail address. Messages sent to or from this e-mail address may be stored on the Infosys e-mail system. ***INFOSYS******** End of Disclaimer ********INFOSYS***

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Opinion on Net/slet exemption for PhDs and MPhil holders
by raja ram 24 May '06

24 May '06

Dear professionals. Net/slet exemption for PhDs and MPhil holders... In this regards I would like to express some of my personal views and not in blaming any of our colleagues I dont know how the decision of UGC can be taken as fare by leaving all the net/slet cleared candidates behind all. As you all know after competiting with lakhs and lakh of candidate one get through the net/slet and that too with lots of attempts and hardship. But mere getting M.phil through DDE should not be considered equal to Net/slet or qualified. Now days M.Phil is just one more degree as like BLIS or MLIS. I think even PhD can be freed from net/slet because getting doctorate require full of hardship and constant work for long years but not M.Phil If the situation goes like this every candidate will easily finish M.phil after his master degree in their respective colleges and come out as a qualified lecturer or librarian, and one day it will lead to less demand, more supply situation Every where we can see only qualified M.Phil candidates standing in a long line for a single post of librarian in colleges or universities. And also think of the situation of a librarian in a Self financing college. Please think and its only my view hoping for your opinion and discussion to clear my doubts.. Regards Raj --------------------------------- Why was V. Sehwag warned by the BCCI? Share your knowledge on Yahoo! Answers India Send instant messages to your online friends - NOW Dear professionals. Net/slet exemption for PhDs and MPhil holders... In this regards I would like to express some of my personal views and not in blaming any of our colleagues I dont know how the decision of UGC can be taken as fare by leaving all the net/slet cleared candidates behind all. As you all know after competiting with lakhs and lakh of candidate one get through the net/slet and that too with lots of attempts and hardship. But mere getting M.phil through DDE should not be considered equal to Net/slet or qualified. Now days M.Phil is just one more degree as like BLIS or MLIS. I think even PhD can be freed from net/slet because getting doctorate require full of hardship and constant work for long years but not M.Phil If the situation goes like this every candidate will easily finish M.phil after his master degree in their respective colleges and come out as a qualified lecturer or librarian, and one day it will lead to less demand, more supply situation Every where we can see only qualified M.Phil candidates standing in a long line for a single post of librarian in colleges or universities. And also think of the situation of a librarian in a Self financing college. Please think and its only my view hoping for your opinion and discussion to clear my doubts.. Regards Raj Why was V. Sehwag warned by the BCCI? Share your knowledge on http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/mailanswerssehwag/*http://in.answers.yahoo.c… Yahoo! Answers India Send instant messages to your online friends - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/messengerbeta/*http://messenger.yahoo.com/do… NOW

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OpenEMIS - Software for building an Education Management Information System
by Indira K. 24 May '06

24 May '06

Dear Professionals, New open-source software, OpenEMIS (Evaluation Version 1.0), has just been launched by UNESCO's Division of Educational Policies and Strategies. Source codes are available for all those who want to adapt this tool to their respective contexts. Its purpose is to facilitate the setting up of national information systems adapted to the needs of the users at central, regional and local levels. Once adapted to the national context, the application built with OpenEMIS allows: to improve data collection, processing, analysis and publication of information; to create easy-to-use interfaces for data entry and storage; to facilitate access to and manipulation of data for the three prototypes of data users: application programmers, database administrators and end-users; to shape the sharing of information in a multi-user environment; and to exchange information with other systems, such as file management systems, spreadsheets, end-user interfaces. OpenEMIS is composed of two modules: EMIS Builder and EMIS User. The first module allows database administrators to adapt the generic tool to the particular characteristics of a national education system, to parameter and customize the elements of the information system and to create the data input forms. The second allows the actual data inputs and queries, and the production of reports, charts and indicators. Here is the URL for capturing information and links relevant: http://portal.unesco.org/education/en/ev.php-URL_ID=48175&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&U… Indira Koneru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mrs. Indira Koneru Faculty Associate Department of Library Science ICFAI University 25, Nagarjuna Hills Hyderabd- 500 082. India. Dear Professionals, New open-source software, OpenEMIS (Evaluation Version 1.0), has just been launched by UNESCOs Division of Educational Policies and Strategies. Source codes are available for all those who want to adapt this tool to their respective contexts. Its purpose is to facilitate the setting up of national information systems adapted to the needs of the users at central, regional and local levels. Once adapted to the national context, the application built with OpenEMIS allows: to improve data collection, processing, analysis and publication of information; to create easy-to-use interfaces for data entry and storage; to facilitate access to and manipulation of data for the three prototypes of data users: application programmers, database administrators and end-users; to shape the sharing of information in a multi-user environment; and to exchange information with other systems, such as file management systems, spreadsheets, end-user interfaces. OpenEMIS is composed of two modules: EMIS Builder and EMIS User. The first module allows database administrators to adapt the generic tool to the particular characteristics of a national education system, to parameter and customize the elements of the information system and to create the data input forms. The second allows the actual data inputs and queries, and the production of reports, charts and indicators. Here is the URL for capturing information and links relevant: http://portal.unesco.org/education/en/ev.php-URL_ID=48175&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&U… http://portal.unesco.org/education/en/ev.php-URL_ID=48175&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&U… Indira Koneru Mrs. Indira Koneru Faculty Associate Department of Library Science ICFAI University 25, Nagarjuna Hills Hyderabd- 500 082. India.

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(no subject)
by mohan shivaramu 24 May '06

24 May '06

Dear all One of our scientists is looking for a Souvenir brought out during Dr. S. Bhagavantham`s 60th birthday in 1970. This has a list of his publications. If any library is holding a copy of this souvenir please let us know. Regards, B. S. Mohan --------------------------------- Mohan B. S Assistant Librarian Indian Institute of Astrophysics Koramangala Bangalore - 560 034 e-mail: mohan(a)iiap.res.in Dear all One of our scientists is looking for a Souvenir brought out during Dr. S. Bhagavantham`s 60th birthday in 1970. This has a list of his publications. If any library is holding a copy of this souvenir please let us know. Regards, B. S. Mohan --------------------------------- Mohan B. S Assistant Librarian Indian Institute of Astrophysics Koramangala Bangalore - 560 034 e-mail: mohan(a)iiap.res.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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RFID design center in Bangalore
by Jayadev P Hiremath 23 May '06

23 May '06

*Blue Vector opens design and sales center in Bangalore * Palo Alto, California, BWI: *The new center allows Blue Vector to strategically expand its engineering and design teams, as well as to advance its overseas sales and marketing efforts. * Blue Vector, a rapidly growing provider of easy to deploy RFID management appliances, has announced the opening of its India Centre in Bangalore. The new center allows Blue Vector to strategically expand its engineering and design teams, as well as to advance its overseas sales and marketing efforts. "India is a great source of additional engineering talent for us," said Nancy Anderson, Blue Vector's chief executive officer. "With our product l ine and customer base expanding , our need for engineering and design talent has taken off." According to Sridhar Ranganathan, managing director of Blue Vector India, "The expansion in India will allow the company to work on the product line literally around the clock, and to be in direct contact with potential international customers without the delay of too many time zones." Ranganathan was formerly the chief operating officer of Yahoo's Software Development Center in India. <https://www.online.citibank.co.in/portal/citiinforms.jsp?form_id=frmAcquisi…> Blue Vector's customers include retailers, manufacturers, distributors, logistics, and life sciences firms. Its product line integrates with existing enterprise systems to address supply chain and asset tracking problems, which require the rapid installation and automated management of RFID, barcode, and other types of sensors. Blue Vector opens design and sales center in Bangalore Palo Alto, California, BWI: The new center allows Blue Vector to strategically expand its engineering and design teams, as well as to advance its overseas sales and marketing efforts. Blue Vector, a rapidly growing provider of easy to deploy RFID management appliances, has announced the opening of its India Centre in Bangalore. The new center allows Blue Vector to strategically expand its engineering and design teams, as well as to advance its overseas sales and marketing efforts. "India is a great source of additional engineering talent for us," said Nancy Anderson, Blue Vector's chief executive officer. "With our product l ine and customer base expanding , our need for engineering and design talent has taken off." According to Sridhar Ranganathan, managing director of Blue Vector India, "The expansion in India will allow the company to work on the product line literally around the clock, and to be in direct contact with potential international customers without the delay of too many time zones." Ranganathan was formerly the chief operating officer of Yahoo's Software Development Center in India. https://www.online.citibank.co.in/portal/citiinforms.jsp?form_id=frmAcquisi… Blue Vector's customers include retailers, manufacturers, distributors, logistics, and life sciences firms. Its product line integrates with existing enterprise systems to address supply chain and asset tracking problems, which require the rapid installation and automated management of RFID, barcode, and other types of sensors.

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Open source Journals?
by Chandrima Roy 23 May '06

23 May '06

Hi, I came across more on "Open Access" and "Open Source" on the following: http://lane.stanford.edu/about/openaccess.html http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:yXr8xHcO4NAJ:research2.csci.educ.ubc. ca/eprints/archive/00000055/01/Open_Paper_DRAFT.pdf+peter+suber+-+differ ence+between+%22Open+Acess%22+%26+%22Open+Source%22&hl=en&gl=in&ct=clnk& cd=3 http://www.wipo.int/roller/comments/ipisforum/Weblog/theme_three_the_pub lic_domain Hope, you will find the same quite informative. 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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LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 38, Issue 23
by mouni＠nitt.edu 23 May '06

23 May '06

Dear members, There are many welcoming and protesting messages about the UGC decision on exempting the NET/SLET for the M.Phil and Ph.D holders for appointing as Lecturers. I shall appreciate if any one could give me the complete details of the official announcement on this regard so as to gain full details. I don't know what has been the reason behind this development. The Hindu has also said that Prof. Sukhadeo Thorat had also declined to explain the need for such a move at a news conference. This news are being interpretted differently by dailies. Based on the news of Tamil Nadu dailes. I observed the follwings: 1. M.Phil. holders can be appointed as Lecturer in Degree level institutions 2. Ph.Ds can be appointed as Lecturer in P.G level institutions 3. NET/SLET candidate can be appointed in both the levels. Let me ask the following questions: 1. If an institute offers both U.G and P.G programmes, what will be eligibility for appointing Lecturer? 2. What will be eligibility for the post of University Assistant Librarian? 3. The pay scale for the post of Lecturer/University Assistant Librarian/College Librarian/Documentation Officer is Rs.8000-13500/- Why the qualifcation varies for same scale of pay? 4. A Lecturer teaching U.G course with M.Phil and a Lecturer taching P.G course with Ph.D and a lecturer without both but with NET/SLET teaching both UG and P.G. Is is a digestable or judgeable or reasonable? 5. M.Phil is open to anybody who has a pass in M.L.I.S. degree. M.Phil distance admission is done at door steps by Universities' study centres. IGNO welcomes M.Phil holders for Ph.D distance mode Programme. What else is bar in getting M.Phil or Ph.D. 7.Obtaining Ph.D is simple and it depends on the Guides. Does it require any thing from the other end? 8. Why not the M.Phil and Ph.D holders clear the simple exam "NET/SLET". Is it not easy than Ph.D? My personal opinion is that the queue may not end for one post and the financially richer may ..... The UGC authorities may reconsider the decision and NET/SLET be made compulsory. P. Mounissamy Tamil Nadu Message: 2 Date: Mon, 22 May 2006 16:52:09 +0530 (IST) From: prabhash(a)gipe.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] Exemption of NET To: "Sukhdev Singh" <esukhdev(a)gmail.com> Cc: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Message-ID: <41864.202.141.157.91.1148296929.squirrel(a)gipe.ernet.in> Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Regarding exemption from NET/ SET, I think UGC is doing absolutely wrong thing in considering the same. It is well known that with the introduction of NET/ SET, people with minimum standard are getting into academic line, be it lecturers or library professionals in UGC scales. Though my observation may raise some controversy, but with my personal experience, I can say that in most part of India, it is easy to get a Ph. D. than clearing NET/ SET. I have seen people obtaining doctorate degrees without making much effort but having powerful guides and their blessings. This is true in most of the universities and let us accept it. Here, the need for an eligibility condition like NET/ SET comes. I think UGC should restrain from bringing mediocrity in higher education. Prabhash N. Rath, Ph. D. Documentation Officer Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics B. M. C. C. Road Pune 411004 Tel: +91-20-25650287 (O.) +91-20-25678311 (R.) ------------------------------------------------- This mail sent through IMP(http://www.nitt.edu)

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LINKING UP OF CENTRAL LIBRARIES
by Debashish_Ghosh_-_Hindalco_Kolkata_Library/KOL_JD/Hindalco/ABG＠adityabirla.com 23 May '06

23 May '06

Please find here a news item in today's PIB's news releases: "LINKING UP OF CENTRAL LIBRARIES Rajya Sabha The Government proposes to create an integrated bibliographic database of the Naitonal Librar, Kolkata, Central Secretariat Library, New Delhi and other major libraries. Towards this end, electronic bibliographical database is being created at select libraries, which will be subsequently linked. This was stated by Ms. Ambika Soni, Minister for Tourism and Culture in a reply to a question by S/Shri Balavant alias Bal Apte and Shreegopal Vyas in Rajya Sabha today. She further stated that the said project of retro-conversion of existing catalogues of selected libraries is anticipated to cost around Rs. 10.00 crore during the Tenth Plan. The Project is in its preliminary stage, she added." (source: http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=17956) Regards Debasis Ghosh Hindalco Industries Ltd, Kolkata Disclaimer: The information contained in this communication is intended solely for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain confidential and/or legally privileged information. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by responding to this email and then delete it from your system. Aditya Birla Group Companies attempts to sweep e-mails and attachments for viruses, it does not guarantee that either are virus free and that we accept no liability for any damage sustained as a result of viruses.

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Open source Journals?
by Chandrima Roy 23 May '06

23 May '06

What is the difference between Open Access and Open Source? Open source software, like free software, is a kind of software the source code of which is freely available for inspection or modification. Open access is a kind of access or availability. This kind of access could apply to any digital content, such as software, music, movies, or news. Chandrima Roy  What is the difference between Open Access and Open Source? Open source software, like free software, is a kind of software the source code of which is freely available for inspection or modification. Open access is a kind of access or availability. This kind of access could apply to any digital content, such as software, music, movies, or news. � Chandrima Roy � �

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Re: LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 38, Issue 22
by Jeetender Chandna 23 May '06

23 May '06

> What is the difference between Open Access and Open Source? > > Open source software, like free software, is a kind of software the > source code of which is freely available for inspection or modification. > > Open access is a kind of access or availability. This kind of access > could apply to any digital content, such as software, music, movies, or > news. > > Chandrima Roy Google has given us a very powerful search tool for making such comparisons. ----------------------------------- define: XYZZZZZZZZZ ----------------------------------- The (define:) tool picks up definitions from many sources and brings forth many definitions from various glossaries. ************************************************************************************ For <define: "Open Access"> I am show casing a few relevant results: ************************************************************************************ Open access (also known as open-access publishing and free online scholarship) is an ongoing publication practice which differs in the way traditional methods of publishing papers to the public get submitted, reviewed, authenticated and finally published. The word "open" here means a change in how publication is negotiated between author and publisher and 'access' has an inflex on how the audience can obtain the publication. ... <src: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_access> Open Access: A publication model where in neither readers nor a reader's institution are charged for access to articles or other resources. Users are free to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of these articles. The only constraint on reproduction and distribution, and the only role for copyright … ... <src: www.loc.gov/acq/conser/glossary.html> Also, this last definition is also applicable and ergo suggests to us that this is not purely a digital domain term: Open Access: Book stacks to which users have free access to browse and retrieve items on their own, as opposed to closed stacks library.wur.nl/desktop/help/faq_glossary.html Adding my thoughts, today Open Access is a MOVEMENT which is targetted towards freedom of content from parasitic publishers. It is also concerned with newer forms of publishing rights, these rights now include terms like -- copyright, copyleft, creative commons licensing models, et al. Open Access in www terms is indicative of faster, cheaper, and maybe free access to current content -- both in peer reviewed and otherewise domains. ************************************************************************************ Vis-a-vis Open Source ---- Google Search::<define: "open source"> ************************************************************************************ Open Source is also another movement, but on that has largely been relegated to the IT software domain. In this, people generate software for the common good. The software is released into the market and is generally improved upon by other programmers, resulting in faster, better, and usually free products. The credit-line is always maintained - of the producers. These warez cannot be sold commercially. One well known OS site is SourceForge.net Shareware / Freeware eg: tucows.com, are other ways of sharing programs. Whereas Shareware is commercial, Freeware is free of cost. But in these cases, the source code of the programming involved is not disclosed. Regarding "Open Source" definitions: This is what Microsft has to say "A movement in the programming community for making source code (program instructions) free and freely available to anyone interested in using or working with it. <www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/visio/visio2002/plan/glossary.mspx>" Another definition for OS Term coined in March 1998 to describe software distributed in source under licenses guaranteeing anybody rights to freely use, modify, and redistribute the code. The intent was to be able to sell the hackers' ways of doing software to industry and the mainstream by avoiding the negative connotations (to [business people]) of the term "free software". For discussion of the follow-on tactics and their consequences, see the Open Source Initiative site. <www.slais.ubc.ca/courses/libr500/02-03-wt1/www/J_Caldwell/Terminology.htm> Lets us what the future holds in store for us. Vis-a-vis capitalism, communism has usually taken a back seat. "Open Source," essentially a community movement, has been slow in its growth. Linux has found a strong foothold in the www arena, but that has been largely due to Microsoft's blinders which they were quite late in removal. However the share of MS web servers is on the rise and just like what they did to Netscape in the Browser wars, the same may happen with web servers also. Similar is the case in the database scenario also mySQl vs Oracle/SQL. Whatever be the results, there is no end to this basic war between the rich and the do-gooders. It is a perennial war with no end. I am game. Its fun. The fun is playing the game, not winning or losing. It all relates to the side you choose. Open Access.. here I come :) -- Regards Granthpal ---------------------------------------- Jeetender Chandna aka Vicky aka Granthpal Esha News Monitoring Services Pvt Ltd 10th Floor, Krushal Commercial Complex Chembur (W) Mumbai 400089 Tel: (91-22) 3245 2861 Email: granthpal(a)gmail.com

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open source software
by mahendra m m 22 May '06

22 May '06

topic;OPEN SOURCE INITIATIVES IN INDIAN LIBRARIES HELLO LIS PROFESSIONALS, I AM WORKING ON PROJECT OPEN SOURCE INITIATIVES IN INDIAN LIBRARIES.INTERESTED PROFESSIONALS ARE REQUESTED THAT THEY SHOULD SEND THE INFORMATION ABOUT USE OF OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE IN THEIR LIBRARIES. WITH BEST WISHES MAHENDRA METE LIBRARIAN SHRI SHIVAJI COLLEGE AMRAVATI mahendrammm3(a)rediffmail.com

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Exemption of NET
by ACHAR S 22 May '06

22 May '06

Referring to Prakash's Mail, I would like to express my views. I feel exemption is a good sign for people who really worth in delivering goods rather than just for the sake of doing NET/Ph.D for the eligibility purpose. Now people have the opportunity to show their talent. One can see in the private sector, without any formal eligibility conditions, people are doing wonderful work. While appointing, one has judge the candidate practically rather than certificates. candidates from autonomus instituions show better performance than NET certified candidates. With this certificate only people with influence background only can get the job and not with the performance background. So, let us have the opportunity to show the talent then put the staff on performance base appointment than government appointment. See the productivity and decide. No use of appointing net candidates with no productivity. It is better to use some management technique to appoint Lecturer/Librarian rather using the same old technique by certificate. Infosys/Wipro/TCS appoint people by their practical performance rather than certificates. Hope this is some good impression. Achar __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Request for an article
by veeresh hiremath 22 May '06

22 May '06

Dear all One of our faculty members is in urgent need of an article titled "The Emerging Political Scenario & Role of NGO's" published in "Social Action" Vol.46, No.1(1996, Jan-Mar. issue). The efforts of the member sending this article would be highly appreciated. Dear all One of our faculty members is in urgent need of an article titled "The Emerging Political Scenario & Role of NGO's" published in "Social Action" Vol.46, No.1(1996, Jan-Mar. issue). The efforts of the member sending this article would be highly appreciated. 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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Fwd: IGIDR
by Praveen Vaidya 22 May '06

22 May '06

Normal 0 2.85 pt 2 INDIRA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH Applications are invited for the post of Assistant Librarian, in the pay scale of Rs.8000-275-13500. The post will be filled either on deputation basis or on contract basis for a period of one year. In case a regular vacancy occurs at the end of the one-year period, the selected person may be considered for regular appointment subject to satisfactory report on his/her performance, etc. Minimum essential qualifications, experience and age: Master's degree in Library science/Information science/Documentation with at least 55% of the marks or its equivalent grade with good academic record. The candidate should have cleared the National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted for the purpose by the UGC or similar test accredited by the UGC. Minimum experience of 5 years in a computerized library environment in a reputed institution. Age below 35 years. Desirable: Working knowledge of HTML, any one Operating System, RDBMS and Digital Library Software. Applications, on plain paper, with copies of all relevant certificates and names of two referees, should reach the Registrar, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Gen.A.K.Vaidya Marg, Goregaon (E), Mumbai-400 065, On or before May 31, 2006. Praveen Vaidya Librarian, Tolani Maritime Institute, Induri, Talegon Dabhade, Pune-410 507 Tel: 02114-241870-873 Ext:3018/3017(O) 5215 (R) www.tolani.edu __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com  INDIRA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH Applications are invited for the post of Assistant Librarian , in the pay scale of Rs.8000-275-13500. The post will be filled either on deputation basis or on contract basis for a period of one year. In case a regular vacancy occurs at the end of the one-year period, the selected person may be considered for regular appointment subject to satisfactory report on his/her performance, etc. Minimum essential qualifications, experience and age: Master's degree in Library science/Information science/Documentation with at least 55% of the marks or its equivalent grade with good academic record. The candidate should have cleared the National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted for the purpose by the UGC or similar test accredited by the UGC. Minimum experience of 5 years in a computerized library environment in a reputed institution. Age below 35 years. Desirable: Working knowledge of HTML, any one Operating System, RDBMS and Digital Library Software. Applications, on plain paper, with copies of all relevant certificates and names of two referees, should reach the Registrar, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Gen.A.K.Vaidya Marg, Goregaon (E), Mumbai-400 065, On or before May 31, 2006 . Praveen Vaidya Librarian, Tolani Maritime Institute, Induri, Talegon Dabhade, Pune-410 507 Tel: 02114-241870-873 Ext:3018/3017(O) 5215 (R) www.tolani.edu __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Indianjournals.com - Statistics
by Chandrima Roy 22 May '06

22 May '06

Hello Everybody! Overall Statistics of Indianjournals.com as on date since its launch on 30th May 2005 are as follows: No. of Publications: 34 Societies Associated: 28 Issues Archival: 140 Subject Areas Covered so far: 8 Open Access Journals: 7 Visitors So far as on 1st May, 2006: 68,168 Latest Journals (Issues) uploaded: 1) Indian Journal of Horticulture Year 2006, Volume-63, Issue-1 (March) TOC Link: http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:ijh <http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:ijh&volume=63&issue =1&type=toc> &volume=63&issue=1&type=toc 2) TIDEE (TERI Information Digest on Energy and Environment) Year 2006, Volume-5, Issue-1 (March) TOC Link: http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:tidee <http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:tidee&volume=5&issu e=1&type=toc> &volume=5&issue=1&type=toc 3) Journal of Neonatology (OPEN ACCESS JOURNAL) Year 2006, Volume-20, Issue-1 (January - March) TOC Link: http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:jn <http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:jn&volume=20&issue= 1&type=toc> &volume=20&issue=1&type=toc To access the full text of other free Journals, kindly log on to http://www.indianjournals.com 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  Hello Everybody! � Overall Statistics of Indianjournals.com as on date since its launch on 30th May 2005 are as follows: � No. of Publications: �� 34 Societies Associated: �� 28 Issues Archival: �� 140 Subject Areas Covered so far: �� 8 Open Access Journals: �� 7 Visitors So far as on 1st May, 2006: �� 68,168 � Latest Journals (Issues) uploaded: � 1) Indian Journal of Horticulture �� Year 2006, Volume-63, Issue-1 (March) TOC Link: http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:ijh&volume=63&issue=1&t… http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:ijh&volume=63&issue=1&t… � 2) TIDEE (TERI Info rmation Digest on Energy and Environment) �� Year 2006, Volume-5, Issue-1 (March) TOC Link: http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:tidee&volume=5&issue=1&… http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:tidee&volume=5&issue=1&… � 3) Journal of Neonatology �� (OPEN ACCESS JOURNAL) �� Year 2006, Volume-20, Issue-1 (January - March) TOC Link: http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:jn&volume=20&issue=1&ty… http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:jn&volume=20&issue=1&ty… � � To access the full text of other free Journals, kindly log on to http://www.indianjournals.com http://www.indianjournals.com � � 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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"SR Self Study Library"
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 22 May '06

22 May '06

This info might be useful to you. SR Self study Library located near Andhra Bank, Safilguda Jail, Saidabad, Hyderabad provides a large Air conditioned single ground floor hall with thirty study tables & Chairs for students preparing for competitive exams like IAS etc. The atmosphere is calm quite and clean. Every student pays around Rs 300 per month. Occupancy for 24 hours (entire day) possible. No books or reference material is provided. It may better be called Self Study Room. Incidentally above mentioned facility is the third venture in Hyderabad. Librarians should note that even empty furnished AC rooms attract readers who are ready to pay. How is that most libraries that have invested lakhs of rupees struggle to get readers or visitors? Let us think about it. -- Dr P Vyasamoorthy, SENIORS (Society for Enriched Information of Relevance to Seniors), 30, Gruhalakshmi Colony, Secunderabad 500018 Phone 27846631 SR Self study Library located near Andhra Bank, Safilguda Jail, Saidabad, Hyderabad provides a large Air conditioned single ground floor hall with thirty study tables & Chairs for students preparing for competitive exams like IAS etc. The atmosphere is calm quite and clean. Every student pays around Rs 300 per month. Occupancy for 24 hours (entire day) possible. No books or reference material is provided. It may better be called Self Study Room. Incidentally above mentioned facility is the third venture in Hyderabad. Librarians should note that even empty furnished AC rooms attract readers who are ready to pay. How is that most libraries that have invested lakhs of rupees struggle to get readers or visitors? Let us think about it. -- Dr P Vyasamoorthy, SENIORS (Society for Enriched Information of Relevance to Seniors), 30, Gruhalakshmi Colony, Secunderabad 500018 Phone 27846631

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RFID Needs Improved Security, Not Just Privacy Protection
by pku＠nic.in 22 May '06

22 May '06

Dear LIS professioanls, I came through a finding of 'Security and Privacy Team meeting' May 2006 on RFID Security issues. I thought it to share for your information. "A working group headed by the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) has developed privacy protection guidelines for radio frequency identification (RFID) deployments. Stakeholders in the RFID industry, including technology developers, manufacturers, retailers and financial security providers, should work to make security an equally important concern. The CDT working group has released RFID deployment guidelines that address key privacy concerns, detailing how consumer data obtained using RFID technology should be handled and what notification and consent rights consumers should have. These guidelines are a positive development that will help to overcome privacy concerns that will drive market and government resistance to RFID technologies. But ensuring the security of RFID deployments is at least equally important. Guidelines for the security features required in RFID tag production and reader systems are required, as well as industry commitment to security testing of all RFID software prior to deployment. This should be done by YE07 and should be mandatory before any expansion of the RFID data field standards is approved. The CDT working group or some other industry organization should work to develop comparable guidelines designed to ensure that adequate security is built into RFID tags and readers systems from the beginning of product development. Gartner recommends that the starting point be a protection profile for Common Criteria security testing, which could be completed and approved by YE07. Enterprises deploying RFID technologies should demand proof of compliance with such standards, because most privacy failures (such as large-scale identity thefts) result from security weaknesses. The CDT's privacy guidelines are a useful step toward protecting the privacy rights of consumers whose personal information is collected using RFID technologies and toward encouraging adoption of RFID. But the guidelines are not enough, as they address security issues only tangentially. The RFID industry must also improve its security measures to prevent vulnerabilities that would enable attacks. With regards P K Upadhyay NIC Library, Delhi http://mcitconsortium.nic.in

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RLG to combine with OCLC
by Indira K. 22 May '06

22 May '06

Two of the world's largest membership-based information organizations have agreed to come together. The combined organization will offer an integrated product and service line, and will give libraries, archives and museums new leverage in developing services, standards and software that will help them support research and disseminate knowledge online. http://www.oclc.org/news/releases/200618.htm Indira -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mrs. Indira Koneru Faculty Associate Department of Library Science ICFAI University 25, Nagarjuna Hills Hyderabd- 500 082. India. E-mail: indk68(a)hotmail.com Two of the world's largest membership-based information organizations have agreed to come together. The combined organization will offer an integrated product and service line, and will give libraries, archives and museums new leverage in developing services, standards and software that will help them support research and disseminate knowledge online. http://www.oclc.org/news/releases/200618.htm http://www.oclc.org/news/releases/200618.htm Indira Mrs. Indira Koneru Faculty Associate Department of Library Science ICFAI University 25, Nagarjuna Hills Hyderabd- 500 082. India. E-mail: mailto:indk68@hotmail.com indk68(a)hotmail.com

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Workshop Alert on "Electronic Resources"
by Vijayakumara 22 May '06

22 May '06

Dear all, Kindly accetp this invitation and forward this for all your professional friends It gives me immense pleasure to inform you that the Learning Resource Wing of East Point College of Engineering and Technology, Bangalore 49 is organizing one day workshop on E-Resources: A Tool to Make Science and Engineering Research Easier on May 26th 2006. The workshop will mainly focus on various dimensions of the theme. During the event eminent scholars and practioners will be sharing their experience on the subject. We cordially invite you to participate in one day workshop. This Workshop will help Librarians, Teaching faculty, research scholars, and staff involved in R&D Activities. Workshop E-Resources: A Tool to Make Science and Engineering Research Easier Date & Time May 26th 2006 : 09.00 am Registration Fee Librarians Rs. 200.00 Academicians Rs. 200.00 Research Scholars Rs. 100.00 Students Rs. 100.00 Payment Mode Cash or DD in favour of Principal, EPCET, payable at Bangalore Venue Seminar hall, East Point College of Engineering and Technology, Bidarahally, Near Avalahally, Bangalore-560 049 Contact details of Workshop Coordinator 9448860702, 080-28473777 e-mail: libraryworkskop(a)yahoo.co.in 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! Messenger with Voice. PC-to-Phone calls for ridiculously low rates. Dear all, Kindly accetp this invitation and forward this for all your professional friends It gives me immense pleasure to inform you that the Learning Resource Wing of East Point College of Engineering and Technology, Bangalore 49 is organizing one day workshop on E-Resources: A Tool to Make Science and Engineering Research Easier on May 26th 2006. The workshop will mainly focus on various dimensions of the theme. During the event eminent scholars and practioners will be sharing their experience on the subject. We cordially invite you to participate in one day workshop. This Workshop will help Librarians, Teaching faculty, research scholars, and staff involved in R&D Activities. Workshop E-Resources: A Tool to Make Science and Engineering Research Easier Date & Time May 26th 2006 : 09.00 am Registration Fee Librarians Rs. 200.00 Academicians Rs. 200.00 Research Scholars Rs. 100.00 Students Rs. 100.00 Payment Mode Cash or DD in favour of Principal, EPCET, payable at Bangalore Venue Seminar hall, East Point College of Engineering and Technology, Bidarahally, Near Avalahally, Bangalore-560 049 Contact details of Workshop Coordinator 9448860702, 080-28473777 e-mail: mailto:libraryworkskop@yahoo.co.in libraryworkskop(a)yahoo.co.in 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 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman3/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/ev… Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. PC-to-Phone calls for ridiculously low rates.

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Springdoo - Talk Your eMail
by sandeep bhavsar 21 May '06

21 May '06

Springdoo - Talk Your eMail http://www.springdoo.com/ Springdoo is a free service that lets you talk your emails. Anyone can now easily send talking emails in their own voice, without typing. You can Springdoo using your computer and a microphone, or any telephone. Thanks and Regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Research and Management Studies Thane (w)400601. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Off : (022) 25364492 Mobile : 9870 484 626 email : sandeep(a)vpmthane.org @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com Springdoo - Talk Your eMail http://www.springdoo.com/ http://www.springdoo.com/ Springdoo is a free service that lets you talk your emails. Anyone can now easily send talking emails in their own voice, without typing. You can Springdoo using your computer and a microphone, or any telephone. Thanks and Regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Research and Management Studies Thane (w)400601. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Off : (022) 25364492 Mobile : 9870 484 626 email : mailto:sandeep@vpmthane.org sandeep(a)vpmthane.org @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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Fwd: Urban Word of the Day: Take him to the stacks
by Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy 20 May '06

20 May '06

A new phrase worth learning?! More than the phrase, the urbandictionary source is worth knowing about!! Vyasamoorthy, P ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: daily(a)urbandictionary.com <daily(a)urbandictionary.com> Date: May 20, 2006 7:52 PM Subject: Urban Word of the Day: Take him to the stacks To: vyasamoorthy(a)gmail.com Urban Word of the Day www.urbandictionary.com May 20, 2006: Take him to the stacks A term to imply that sexual relations would be desired between a patron and a library employee. That patron is so hot, I'd take him to the stacks. ---------------------------------------------- wanna go out sometime? www.urbandictionary.com -- Dr P Vyasamoorthy, SENIORS (Society for Enriched Information of Relevance to Seniors), 30, Gruhalakshmi Colony, Secunderabad 500018 Phone 27846631 More than the phrase, the urbandictionary source is worth knowing about!! Vyasamoorthy, P ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: mailto:daily@urbandictionary.com daily(a)urbandictionary.com < mailto:daily@urbandictionary.com daily(a)urbandictionary.com > Date: May 20, 2006 7:52 PM Subject: Urban Word of the Day: Take him to the stacks To: mailto:vyasamoorthy@gmail.com vyasamoorthy(a)gmail.com Urban Word of the Day http://www.urbandictionary.com www.urbandictionary.com May 20, 2006: Take him to the stacks A term to imply that sexual relations would be desired between a patron and a library employee. That patron is so hot, I'd take him to the stacks. ---------------------------------------------- wanna go out sometime? http://www.urbandictionary.com www.urbandictionary.com -- Dr P Vyasamoorthy, SENIORS (Society for Enriched Information of Relevance to Seniors), 30, Gruhalakshmi Colony, Secunderabad 500018 Phone 27846631

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Vaccany for the post of Trainees at IIHMR-Jaipur
by Lata Suresh 20 May '06

20 May '06

LIBRARY TRAINEESIIHMR is looking for young and dynamic freshers for induction as LIBRARY TRAINEES. The Institute library has fully computerized in-house operations and services. Interested candidate should have Bachelors Degree B.L.I.Sc/ Diploma inLibrary Science/ C.L.I.Sc(freshers may also apply), computer skills is essential. Knowledge of library software will have an added advantage. Trainees may have to during flexible hours on all working days including week ends. Please send your resume to the undersigned along with a passport size photograph latest by 27/05/2006. Lata SureshLibrarianInstitute of Health Management Research (IIHMR)1, Prabhu Dayal Marg, Sanganer AirportJaipur 302033, RAJASTHAN, INDIATel : 91-0141-2791431-34 Fax: 91-0141-2792138Email : lata(a)iihmr.orgwww.iihmr.org LIBRARY TRAINEES IIHMR is looking for young and dynamic freshers for induction as LIBRARY TRAINEES. The Institute library has fully computerized in-house operations and services. Interested candidate should have Bachelors Degree B.L.I.Sc/ Diploma in Library Science/ C.L.I.Sc(freshers may also apply), computer skills is essential. Knowledge of library software w ill have an added advantage. Trainees may have to during flexible hours on all working days including week ends. Please send your resume to the undersigned along with a passport size photograph latest by 27/05/2006. Lata Suresh Librarian Institute of Health Management Research (IIHMR) 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 http://www.iihmr.org www.iihmr.org

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Stock Verification
by savitha v.s 20 May '06

20 May '06

Dear Sir/Madam, Iam working in a private college, Know we have to do stock verification, Can any body help me by informing me about the ugc rules for conducting the stock verification. I am very new to this profession. Thanking you V.S.Savitha --------------------------------- Do you have a question on a topic you cant find an Answer to. Try Yahoo! Answers India Get the all new Yahoo! Messenger Beta Now Dear Sir/Madam, Iam working in a private college, Know we have to do stock verification, Can any body help me by informing me about the ugc rules for conducting the stock verification. I am very new to this profession. Thanking you V.S.Savitha Do you have a question on a topic you cant find an Answer to. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/mailanswerstopic/*http://in.answers.yahoo.co… Try Yahoo! Answers India Get the all new Yahoo! Messenger Beta URL:http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/messengerbeta/*http://messenger.yahoo.co… Now

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Re: Regarding Net Exam
by sivan kutty 20 May '06

20 May '06

Hi, It is seen that UGC has decided not to make NET compulsory for Mphil and Phd holders for applying for various posts in colleges and teaching departments of the Universities.Does any body have a copy of this order, if so can they circulate in this forum.Another issue is, Can Mphil and Phd degree holders who have done this through distance mode apply for these posts.Now itself the distance education post graduate degree holders are not considered for teaching posts for state government appointments.It would be better if UGC can make a clear statement in this regard. In my opinion the NET qualified canidates sholud be given first priority and only after that other candidates sholud be considered. Regards Sivankutty V S lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in wrote: Send LIS-Forum mailing list submissions to lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in You can reach the person managing the list at lis-forum-owner(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of LIS-Forum digest..." Today's Topics: 1. UGC lowers entry barrier for lecturers...News Item (K Prakash) 2. RE: Information Related to Shifting of Library (Dipaali K Bhosle) 3. Place for Social Software in LIS curriculum (Sukhdev Singh) 4. Re: Need an article (Mailing List Manager) 5. Workshop on Communication Skills (Mailing List Manager) 6. Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts T (LISTA) with Full Text Now Available from EBSCO Publishing (Mailing List Manager) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 17 May 2006 10:06:52 +0530 From: "K Prakash" Subject: [LIS-Forum] UGC lowers entry barrier for lecturers...News Item To: Message-ID: <032b01c6796b$b5e19800$0701a8c0@KPrakash> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" UGC lowers entry barrier for lecturers Vineeta Pandey Tuesday, May 16, 2006 22:50 IST Source:http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1029689&CatID=2 Taking away the standardised exam will help colleges fill up vacant teaching posts NEW DELHI: Succumbing to the pressure from the teaching community, the University Grants Commission (UGC) is on its way to getting rid of the National Eligibility Test (NET) requirement for those who hold M Phil and PhD degrees. The NET is the minimum requirement to get a job as a lecturer in universities and colleges. The NET was originally implemented to ensure uniformity, objectivity and merit in the selection process of university and college lecturers. Seventeen years later it is on its way out. The UGC has decided to allow PhDs and M Phils to teach postgraduates and under-graduates, respectively. However, those with just a post graduation degree would still need to clear the NET exam to be able to teach in university. At present, the requirements for becoming a lecturer include passing the NET and a minimum of 55 per cent marks in postgraduation. Those who have acquired a PhD degree before December 2002 are exempt from having a NET clearance, but all those who have completed a PhD after 2002 do need to clear NET. With a large number of doctorates failing to make it to the teaching profession due to not passing the NET, teachers unions and educators have raised objections against the system. Some have also accused UGC of interfering in the universities autonomy. While pointing to the flaws of the NET, Historian Sumit Sarkar had said the examination pattern does not suit research-oriented minds. The removal of the NET barrier would mean becoming lecture would be a much easier job. The weeding out process associated with the NET clearance has also been blamed for one of the reasons behind vacant teaching posts in universities and colleges across the country. Sources in Human Resources and Development Ministry said the shortage of quality faculty has been a governmental concern and the relief would help colleges easily fill the vacancies. The NET loosens National Eligibility Test (NET), the qualifying exam taken by those applying for a lectureship in colleges, will be scrapped for M Phil and PhD holders Those with a postgraduate degree must still take the NET In 2005, only 7500 qualified out of 1.75 lakh postgraduate students who took the NET The NET was meant to ensure uniformity, objectivity and merit in the selection process With best regards. Bye. ________________________________________________ K Prakash Scientific/Technical Officer-I Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET) Centre An Inter-University Centre of University Grants Commission Near Gujarat University Guest House Post Box No.4116, Navrangpura Ahmedabad - 380 009 India Phone: 91-079-2630 5971/2630 4695 Extn: 38(Off); 2676 3724(Res) Fax: 91-079-2630 0990/ 2630 7816 Mobile: 9427 000 758 Email: prakash(a)inflibnet.ac.in; prakash_k(a)yahoo.com URL: http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/ ; http://www.prakashk.netfirms.com/ ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Wed, 17 May 2006 10:14:38 +0530 From: "Dipaali K Bhosle" Subject: RE: [LIS-Forum] Information Related to Shifting of Library To: "Ajay Kumar Sharma" Cc: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Ajay, It is clear cut depend on the size of collection, type of collection, human strength, the layout of library and manegement support. You have to take into consideration all these factors when you are planning the time-frame. Thanks & Regards, Ms. Dipaali K Bhosle INFOMEDIA Mumbai -----Original Message----- From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in [mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in]On Behalf Of Ajay Kumar Sharma Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 5:50 PM To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] Information Related to Shifting of Library Dear Professionals I have just planned for shifting my Library to other place because here my library has not its own place that means on rent. So, I want to know the technicality mentained at the time of transfer. Your Faithfully -- Ajay Kumar Sharma Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (Library) Block No. 3, Old JNU Campus, New Delhi-110067 ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Wed, 17 May 2006 12:34:45 +0530 From: "Sukhdev Singh" Subject: [LIS-Forum] Place for Social Software in LIS curriculum To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in, medlib(a)yahoogroups.com Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; format=flowed Is Internet evolving into a giant global digital library? If yes - then it is due to rise of the phenomena of Social Softwares / Web 2.0 / Library 2.0. < http://sukhdev.blogspot.com/2006/05/is-internet-evolving-into-digital.html > So, obviously Social Softwares will find place in LIS Curriculum sooner or latter. Such a curriculum has been suggestion in blog post: http://www.blogwithoutalibrary.net/?p=197 " --week 1-2: Introduction to social software --week 3-4: Blogs - introduction to terminology and software, hands-on, case studies, content, design, usability --weeks 5-6: RSS technology, tools, hands-on, case studies --weeks 7: Wikis technology, tools, hands-on, case studies --weeks 8-9: Social book marking, tagging & folksonomies theory, tools, case studies --week 10: Online social networks: theory, case studies --weeks 11-12: Other social software tools, e.g.: Instant Messaging applications, Podcasting --week 13-14: best practices, discussion, evaluation" --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. http://openmed.nic.in ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Wed, 17 May 2006 15:15:30 +0530 (IST) From: Mailing List Manager Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Need an article To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Message-ID: Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 18:56:48 +0530 From: Chandrima Roy Dear Ms. Uma Vaithy, Greetings! For any article requirement, you can approach us and send your queries to info(a)docdelserv.com. We do facilitate copyright cleared articles in Pdf or tiff format within 4-5 days from the date of order. We believe you will definitely find the service as per your needs and convenience. Thanking you 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 ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Wed, 17 May 2006 15:18:35 +0530 (IST) From: Mailing List Manager Subject: [LIS-Forum] Workshop on Communication Skills To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Message-ID: Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; FORMAT=flowed; charset=X-UNKNOWN Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 15:27:33 +0000 From: Gowri Ravindranth Dear Friends: Greetings! Madras Library Assocation in association with the Department of Mass Media & Communication Studies, University of Madras is organizing a Workshop on Communication Skills from June 15 - 17, 2006 for LIS professionals at Chennai. We look forward to your participation. Brochure and application are available at: http://www.accel-india.com/mala/0700.htm With regards, Gowri ------------------------------ Message: 6 Date: Wed, 17 May 2006 15:29:02 +0530 (IST) From: Mailing List Manager Subject: [LIS-Forum] Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts T (LISTA) with Full Text Now Available from EBSCO Publishing To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Message-ID: Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Date: Wed, 17 May 2006 14:02:15 +0530 From: Gangadharesha.A.S Dear All, For more information, visit http://www.ebsco.com/home/whatsnew/lista.asp. 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Messenger Beta Now Hi, It is seen that UGC has decided not to make NET compulsory for Mphil and Phd holders for applying for various posts in colleges and teaching departments of the Universities.Does any body have a copy of this order, if so can they circulate in this forum.Another issue is, Can Mphil and Phd degree holders who have done this through distance mode apply for these posts.Now itself the distance education post graduate degree holders are not considered for teaching posts for state government appointments.It would be better if UGC can make a clear statement in this regard. In my opinion the NET qualified canidates sholud be given first priority and only after that other candidates sholud be considered. Regards Sivankutty V S lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in wrote: Send LIS-Forum mailing list submissions to lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in You can reach the person managing the list at lis-forum-owner(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of LIS-Forum digest..." Today's Topics: 1. UGC lowers entry barrier for lecturers...News Item (K Prakash) 2. RE: Information Related to Shifting of Library (Dipaali K Bhosle) 3. Place for Social Software in LIS curriculum (Sukhdev Singh) 4. Re: Need an article (Mailing List Manager) 5. Workshop on Communication Skills (Mailing List Manager) 6. Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts T (LISTA) with Full Text Now Available from EBSCO Publishing (Mailing List Manager) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 17 May 2006 10:06:52 +0530 From: "K Prakash" Subject: [LIS-Forum] UGC lowers entry barrier for lecturers...News Item To: Message-ID: <032b01c6796b$b5e19800$0701a8c0@KPrakash> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" UGC lowers entry barrier for lecturers Vineeta Pandey Tuesday, May 16, 2006 22:50 IST Source:http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1029689&CatID=2 Taking away the standardised exam will help colleges fill up vacant teaching posts NEW DELHI: Succumbing to the pressure from the teaching community, the University Grants Commission (UGC) is on its way to getting rid of the National Eligibility Test (NET) requirement for those who hold M Phil and PhD degrees. The NET is the minimum requirement to get a job as a lecturer in universities and colleges. The NET was originally implemented to ensure uniformity, objectivity and merit in the selection process of university and college lecturers. Seventeen years later it is on its way out. The UGC has decided to allow PhDs and M Phils to teach postgraduates and under-graduates, respectively. However, those with just a post graduation degree would still need to clear the NET exam to be able to teach in university. At present, the requirements for becoming a lecturer include passing the NET and a minimum of 55 per cent marks in postgraduation. Those who have acquired a PhD degree before December 2002 are exempt from having a NET clearance, but all those who have completed a PhD after 2002 do need to clear NET. With a large number of doctorates failing to make it to the teaching profession due to not passing the NET, teachers unions and educators have raised objections against the system. Some have also accused UGC of interfering in the universities autonomy. While pointing to the flaws of the NET, Historian Sumit Sarkar had said the examination pattern does not suit research-oriented minds. The removal of the NET barrier would mean becoming lecture would be a much easier job. The weeding out process associated with the NET clearance has also been blamed for one of the reasons behind vacant teaching posts in universities and colleges across the country. Sources in Human Resources and Development Ministry said the shortage of quality faculty has been a governmental concern and the relief would help colleges easily fill the vacancies. The NET loosens National Eligibility Test (NET), the qualifying exam taken by those applying for a lectureship in colleges, will be scrapped for M Phil and PhD holders Those with a postgraduate degree must still take the NET In 2005, only 7500 qualified out of 1.75 lakh postgraduate students who took the NET The NET was meant to ensure uniformity, objectivity and merit in the selection process With best regards. Bye. ________________________________________________ K Prakash Scientific/Technical Officer-I Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET) Centre An Inter-University Centre of University Grants Commission Near Gujarat University Guest House Post Box No.4116, Navrangpura Ahmedabad - 380 009 India Phone: 91-079-2630 5971/2630 4695 Extn: 38(Off); 2676 3724(Res) Fax: 91-079-2630 0990/ 2630 7816 Mobile: 9427 000 758 Email: prakash(a)inflibnet.ac.in; prakash_k(a)yahoo.com URL: http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/ ; http://www.prakashk.netfirms.com/ ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Wed, 17 May 2006 10:14:38 +0530 From: "Dipaali K Bhosle" Subject: RE: [LIS-Forum] Information Related to Shifting of Library To: "Ajay Kumar Sharma" Cc: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Ajay, It is clear cut depend on the size of collection, type of collection, human strength, the layout of library and manegement support. You have to take into consideration all these factors when you are planning the time-frame. Thanks & Regards, Ms. Dipaali K Bhosle INFOMEDIA Mumbai -----Original Message----- From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in [mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in]On Behalf Of Ajay Kumar Sharma Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 5:50 PM To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] Information Related to Shifting of Library Dear Professionals I have just planned for shifting my Library to other place because here my library has not its own place that means on rent. So, I want to know the technicality mentained at the time of transfer. Your Faithfully -- Ajay Kumar Sharma Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (Library) Block No. 3, Old JNU Campus, New Delhi-110067 ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Wed, 17 May 2006 12:34:45 +0530 From: "Sukhdev Singh" Subject: [LIS-Forum] Place for Social Software in LIS curriculum To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in, medlib(a)yahoogroups.com Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; format=flowed Is Internet evolving into a giant global digital library? If yes - then it is due to rise of the phenomena of Social Softwares / Web 2.0 / Library 2.0. < http://sukhdev.blogspot.com/2006/05/is-internet-evolving-into-digital.html > So, obviously Social Softwares will find place in LIS Curriculum sooner or latter. Such a curriculum has been suggestion in blog post: http://www.blogwithoutalibrary.net/?p=197 " --week 1-2: Introduction to social software --week 3-4: Blogs - introduction to terminology and software, hands-on, case studies, content, design, usability --weeks 5-6: RSS technology, tools, hands-on, case studies --weeks 7: Wikis technology, tools, hands-on, case studies --weeks 8-9: Social book marking, tagging & folksonomies theory, tools, case studies --week 10: Online social networks: theory, case studies --weeks 11-12: Other social software tools, e.g.: Instant Messaging applications, Podcasting --week 13-14: best practices, discussion, evaluation" --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. http://openmed.nic.in ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Wed, 17 May 2006 15:15:30 +0530 (IST) From: Mailing List Manager Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Need an article To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Message-ID: Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 18:56:48 +0530 From: Chandrima Roy Dear Ms. Uma Vaithy, Greetings! For any article requirement, you can approach us and send your queries to info(a)docdelserv.com. We do facilitate copyright cleared articles in Pdf or tiff format within 4-5 days from the date of order. We believe you will definitely find the service as per your needs and convenience. Thanking you 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 ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Wed, 17 May 2006 15:18:35 +0530 (IST) From: Mailing List Manager Subject: [LIS-Forum] Workshop on Communication Skills To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Message-ID: Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; FORMAT=flowed; charset=X-UNKNOWN Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 15:27:33 +0000 From: Gowri Ravindranth Dear Friends: Greetings! Madras Library Assocation in association with the Department of Mass Media & Communication Studies, University of Madras is organizing a Workshop on Communication Skills from June 15 - 17, 2006 for LIS professionals at Chennai. We look forward to your participation. Brochure and application are available at: http://www.accel-india.com/mala/0700.htm With regards, Gowri ------------------------------ Message: 6 Date: Wed, 17 May 2006 15:29:02 +0530 (IST) From: Mailing List Manager Subject: [LIS-Forum] Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts T (LISTA) with Full Text Now Available from EBSCO Publishing To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Message-ID: Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Date: Wed, 17 May 2006 14:02:15 +0530 From: Gangadharesha.A.S Dear All, For more information, visit http://www.ebsco.com/home/whatsnew/lista.asp. 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invitation to attend the book releasing function on 20 may 2006 , at 6-45 pm on 20 may 2006 at british library, hyderabad
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 19 May '06

19 May '06

Dr. E Rama Reddy Festschrift Committee, Allied Publishers Pvt Ltd and British Library, Hyderabad Invite you to the release of Technology Management in Libraries A Festschrift Volume Chief Guest Sri K.R. Suresh Reddy Hon'ble Speaker AP Legislative Assembly Will release the Volume Dr. T Hanuman Chowdary Former IT Advisor, Govt of AP Will Preside Venue: British Library, Hyderabad Date and time: Saturday, 20 May 2006 at 6:45 p.m. Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com Dr. E Rama Reddy Festschrift Committee, Allied Publishers Pvt Ltd and British Library, Hyderabad Invite you to the release of Technology Management in Libraries A Festschrift Volume Chief Guest Sri K.R. Suresh Reddy Hon'ble Speaker AP Legislative Assembly Will release the Volume Dr. T Hanuman Chowdary Former IT Advisor, Govt of AP Will Preside Venue: British Library, Hyderabad Date and time: Saturday, 20 May 2006 at 6:45 p.m . Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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Banking Operations
by anju 19 May '06

19 May '06

Dear Professionals, I am working in a reputed B-School Library and want to shift into one of the corporate libraries prefarably in Banks. Is any short term course in Banking Operations mandatory to know their products & Services?? Can anybody suggest me how can I achieve my dream job in Banks? and what are their selection criteria?? An immediate response to my query will really be appreciated. Anju Librarian Indore Dear Professionals, I am working in a reputed B-School Library and want to shift into one of the corporate libraries prefarably in Banks. Is any short term course in Banking Operations mandatory to know their products & Services?? Can anybody suggest me how can I achieve my dream job in Banks? and what are their selection criteria?? An immediate response to my query will really be appreciated. Anju Librarian Indore 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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Interdisciplinary Journal of Information, Knowledge, and Management
by sandeep bhavsar 19 May '06

19 May '06

Interdisciplinary Journal of Information, Knowledge, and Management http://ijikm.org/ The mission of the Interdisciplinary Journal of Information, Knowledge, and Management (IJIKM) is to provide readers around the world with the widest possible coverage of the use of information and its technologies to create knowledge for management and decision-making. IJIKM is an interdisciplinary forum that publishes high quality articles on theory, practice, innovation, cases, and research that covers that is about the use of information to create knowledge for management and decision-making. In addition, IJIKM provides those who submit manuscripts for publication with useful, timely feedback by making the review process constructive. IJIKM will strive to be the most authoritative interdisciplinary journal on Information, Knowledge, and Management. IJIKM is an academically peer refereed Journal. All submissions are blind refereed by three or more peers. IJIKM is published in print by subscription and its articles also appear online free of charge. Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com Interdisciplinary Journal of Information, Knowledge, and Management http://ijikm.org/ http://ijikm.org/ The mission of the Interdisciplinary Journal of Information, Knowledge, and Management (IJIKM) is to provide readers around the world with the widest possible coverage of the use of information and its technologies to create knowledge for management and decision-making. IJIKM is an interdisciplinary forum that publishes high quality articles on theory, practice, innovation, cases, and research that covers that is about the use of information to create knowledge for management and decision-making. In addition, IJIKM provides those who submit manuscripts for publication with useful, timely feedback by making the review process constructive. IJIKM will strive to be the most authoritative interdisciplinary journal on Information, Knowledge, and Management. IJIKM is an academically peer refereed Journal. All submissions are blind refereed by three or more peers. IJIKM is published in print by subscription and its articles also appear online free of charge. Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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Report on Mass Digitization by NCLIS, U.S.
by Mr. Siva Chidambaram 19 May '06

19 May '06

Dear Fellow Professionals The NCLIS report neatly highlights nine issues with current digitization efforts, forming an excellent primer for librarians and stakeholders. Among the issues: copyright and fair use; scan quality; the future roles of libraries publishers and booksellers; preservation; interoperability; effective business models; information literacy; and measurement criteria to assess how and if digital resources are meeting our needs. Some of the most interesting questions assess the role of libraries http://sschidambaram.blogspot.com/2006/05/report-on-mass-digitization-by-nc… Thanks with regards S.Siva Chidambaram Librarian NIPFP New Delhi Dear Fellow Professionals The NCLIS report neatly highlights nine issues with current digitization efforts, forming an excellent primer for librarians and stakeholders. Among the issues: copyright and fair use; scan quality; the future roles of libraries publishers and booksellers; preservation; interoperability; effective business models; information literacy; and measurement criteria to assess how and if digital resources are meeting our needs. Some of the most interesting questions assess the role of libraries http://sschidambaram.blogspot.com/2006/05/report-on-mass-digitization-by-nc… http://sschidambaram.blogspot.com/2006/05/report-on-mass-digitization-by-nc… Thanks with regards S.Siva Chidambaram Librarian NIPFP New Delhi

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Open Access Journals?
by Mailing List Manager 19 May '06

19 May '06

Date: Thu, 18 May 2006 14:14:20 +0530 From: Sukhdev Singh <esukhdev(a)gmail.com> Who bears the cost of the author's intellectual inputs?!! The same should bear the cost of author's publication. What is reported in scholarly journals? -- Research output. Who does that research? -- Scientists / Scholars. And Scientists / Scholars get salary for that. They need infrastructure to work in. They work on Research Projects that cost money. Who bears all the cost? Publication costs are just a fraction of the total cost of the research output. So it makes sense to spend a bit extra to expose the research results, gain maximum impact of it and build ground for further research. So funding agencies ( Govt. or Others) need to spend little extra to publish the research / project outcome which they sponser. Public funding agencies have their publication wings - they just need to allow free / open access to their publications. Atleast to their online versions. Indian Council for Medical Research is an example which provides free access to their journal - Indian Journal of Medical Research. Well there are other models as followed by BioMed Central and PLoS. Advertising revenues could be other. Don't we have Free-to-Air TV Channels? Hey! Do we pay for listening to FM Radio Channels? - Private or Public. I would suggest - --All publications consuming public money to produce should be publicly accessible - at least their online versions. --All publicly funded research should be mandated to be open-archived by the author with in a time frame. --All teaching / reseach institutions should set-up their institutional repositories. --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. http://openmed.nic.in On 18/05/06, Mailing List Manager <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: > Date: Wed, 17 May 2006 18:00:11 +0530 > From: Chandrima Roy <croy(a)docdelserv.com> > > Fine, it sounds great when we talk about free access of Journals. But > there are lots of technical issues involved in online conversion of > Journals, e.g. necessary format to decide - HTML, XML, SGML, etc., get > them converted accordingly, data checking and proof reading, maintaining > quality of images, pagination, necessary indexation of Journals, build a > complete searchable platform for users,.a complete project. This also > involves a cost, which someone has to bear. Hence, please justify the > statement and let us understand who should bear the cost? > > Chandrima Roy > >

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Open source Journals?
by Mailing List Manager 19 May '06

19 May '06

Date: Thu, 18 May 2006 02:18:16 -0700 (PDT) From: ranjit dharmapurikar <d_ranjit(a)yahoo.com> Dear Sir, You have asked about the cost of open source journals. who will bear the cost. Of course, the publisher, agency, person who is putting the journal on the net is required to bear the cost. Keeping the facility of open source journals is a way of an advertisement. Generally what I have observed that these open source journals are very old. Whenevr they found that there is not demand for such articles then they declear it as an open source journal. At least with this open source journals users will learn and will come to know that such titled journals are available. So it is a way of an advertisement. What I think. Like out dated goods are sold by maximum discount for attracting the customers towards new and fresh product. The same story can be applicable with open source journals R.G. Dharmapurikar --- Mailing List Manager <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> wrote: > Date: Wed, 17 May 2006 18:00:11 +0530 > From: Chandrima Roy <croy(a)docdelserv.com> > > Fine, it sounds great when we talk about free access > of Journals. But > there are lots of technical issues involved in > online conversion of > Journals, e.g. necessary format to decide - HTML, > XML, SGML, etc., get > them converted accordingly, data checking and proof > reading, maintaining > quality of images, pagination, necessary indexation > of Journals, build a > complete searchable platform for users,.a complete > project. This also > involves a cost, which someone has to bear. Hence, > please justify the > statement and let us understand who should bear the > cost? > > Chandrima Roy >

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Document copy request - reg
by ram pillai 19 May '06

19 May '06

Sir/Madam, We are urgently in need of the following two reprints. Could any of you kindly provide the copies or inform the source of availability. Author : Chang,P.T. et al Title : Corrosion of hydrogen chloride -------- bed reactor. Source : The Chinese Journal of Process Engineering. 2006 Vol:6(1)Feb; Pg:47-50 Author : Wu,Y.L et al Title : Research Progress -------- Hydrogen Chloride. Source : The Chinese Journl of Process Engineering. 2004 Vol:4(3)June; Pg:269-275 Thanking you, Head, Library & Informatics Divn. RRL(CSIR),Trivandrum --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. PC-to-Phone calls for ridiculously low rates. Sir/Madam, We are urgently in need of the following two reprints. Could any of you kindly provide the copies or inform the source of availability. Author : Chang,P.T. et al Title : Corrosion of hydrogen chloride -------- bed reactor. Source : The Chinese Journal of Process Engineering. 2006 Vol:6(1)Feb; Pg:47-50 Author : Wu,Y.L et al Title : Research Progress -------- Hydrogen Chloride. Source : The Chinese Journl of Process Engineering. 2004 Vol:4(3)June; Pg:269-275 Thanking you, Head, Library & Informatics Divn. RRL(CSIR),Trivandrum http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman3/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/ev… Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. PC-to-Phone calls for ridiculously low rates.

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M.Phil and Ph.D Issue ............
by yekanath kamble 19 May '06

19 May '06

Dear all, Of course i have not cleared any of these exams.I feel exemption for NET/SLET is not required. Based on the previous poor perform in academics the UGC has made this system which can inculcate the high standards in higher education system in india.Yes, there is no need to underestimate the candidates who posses M.Phil/PhD degrees in exceptional cases. As i observed in seven years experience in most of the sectors there is no frankly good treatment for library professionals as equal grades as employee in there respective parent organization?. So, couple of months back i noticed a mail from maharastra regarding this in this forum. As all of us know there are several universities in india offering distance education from Certificate course to Ph.d level in Library info. sc. do's any body will expect efficient practical knowledge in them about the profession?. Will there be any value for talented candidates? What will be the fate of profession status then?. Let it be there M.Phil and Ph.D after clearing this sort of NET/SLET (Agni Pariksha) only. If such exams are made mandatory. I feel there is respect for deserved candidates in all branches of knowledge. with regards. 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 --------------------------------- Love cheap thrills? Enjoy PC-to-Phone calls to 30+ countries for just 2¢/min with Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Dear all, Of course i have not cleared any of these exams.I feel exemption for NET/SLET is not required. Based on the previous poor perform in academics the UGC has made this system which can inculcate the high standards in higher education system in india.Yes, there is no need to underestimate the candidates who posses M.Phil/PhD degrees in exceptional cases. As i observed in seven years experience in most of the sectors there is no frankly good treatment for library professionals as equal grades as employee in there respective parent organization?. So, couple of months back i noticed a mail from maharastra regarding this in this forum. As all of us know there are several universities in india offering distance education from Certificate course to Ph.d level in Library info. sc. do's any body will expect efficient practical knowledge in them about the profession?. Will there be any value for talented candidates? What will be the fate of profession status then?. Let it be there M.Phil and Ph.D after clearing this sort of NET/SLET (Agni Pariksha) only. If such exams are made mandatory. I feel there is respect for deserved candidates in all branches of knowledge. with regards. 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 Love cheap thrills? Enjoy PC-to-Phone http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman9/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/ev… calls to 30+ countries for just 2¢/min with Yahoo! Messenger with Voice.

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LISTA is only free
by Mr. Siva Chidambaram 18 May '06

18 May '06

Dear Fellow Professionals LISTA - (Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts) is only free. LISTA + Fulltext is subscribtion based. http://sschidambaram.blogspot.com/2006/05/lista-is-free-from-ebsco.html Thanks Siva Chidambaram

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Open source Journals?
by Mailing List Manager 18 May '06

18 May '06

Date: Wed, 17 May 2006 18:00:11 +0530 From: Chandrima Roy <croy(a)docdelserv.com> Fine, it sounds great when we talk about free access of Journals. But there are lots of technical issues involved in online conversion of Journals, e.g. necessary format to decide - HTML, XML, SGML, etc., get them converted accordingly, data checking and proof reading, maintaining quality of images, pagination, necessary indexation of Journals, build a complete searchable platform for users,.a complete project. This also involves a cost, which someone has to bear. Hence, please justify the statement and let us understand who should bear the cost? Chandrima Roy Sukhdev Singh <mailto:lis-forum%40ncsi.iisc.ernet.in?Subject=%5BLIS-Forum%5D%20Open%20 source%20Journals%3F&In-Reply-To=20060516092439.55372.qmail%40web30715.m ail.mud.yahoo.com> esukhdev at gmail.com Tue May 16 16:14:14 IST 2006 You might be referring to "Open Access Journals" (Access instead of Source). There should not be any payment for accessing / downloading articles of Open Access Journals. At the most they can require free registration ["User Id" and "Password" ] just to collect some statistics or provide some value added services. [msg truncated]

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Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts T (LISTA) with Full Text Now Available from EBSCO Publishing
by Mailing List Manager 17 May '06

17 May '06

Date: Wed, 17 May 2006 14:02:15 +0530 From: Gangadharesha.A.S <ermys_tmp22(a)infosys.com> Dear All, For more information, visit http://www.ebsco.com/home/whatsnew/lista.asp. Add the following links to your "favorites" so these free resources are available whenever you need them! www.libraryresearch.com <http://www.libraryresearch.com/> & www.TeacherReference.com <http://www.teacherreference.com/> or contact Technical Support at (800) 758-5995 to have these databases added to your profile. Thanks n Regards, Gangadharesha, A. S. E&R Department, Mysore DC Library **************** CAUTION - Disclaimer ***************** This e-mail contains PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION intended solely for the use of the addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by e-mail and delete the original message. Further, you are not to copy, disclose, or distribute this e-mail or its contents to any other person and any such actions are unlawful. This e-mail may contain viruses. Infosys has taken every reasonable precaution to minimize this risk, but is not liable for any damage you may sustain as a result of any virus in this e-mail. You should carry out your own virus checks before opening the e-mail or attachment. Infosys reserves the right to monitor and review the content of all messages sent to or from this e-mail address. Messages sent to or from this e-mail address may be stored on the Infosys e-mail system. ***INFOSYS******** End of Disclaimer ********INFOSYS***

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Workshop on Communication Skills
by Mailing List Manager 17 May '06

17 May '06

Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 15:27:33 +0000 From: Gowri Ravindranth <gravindranth(a)hotmail.com> � Dear Friends: Greetings! Madras Library Assocation in association with the Department of Mass Media & Communication Studies, University of�Madras� is organizing a Workshop on Communication Skills from June 15 - 17, 2006 for LIS professionals at Chennai.�We look forward to your participation. Brochure and application are available at: http://www.accel-india.com/mala/0700.htm With regards, Gowri �

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Need an article
by Mailing List Manager 17 May '06

17 May '06

Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 18:56:48 +0530 From: Chandrima Roy <croy(a)docdelserv.com> Dear Ms. Uma Vaithy, Greetings! For any article requirement, you can approach us and send your queries to info(a)docdelserv.com. We do facilitate copyright cleared articles in Pdf or tiff format within 4-5 days from the date of order. We believe you will definitely find the service as per your needs and convenience. Thanking you 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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Place for Social Software in LIS curriculum
by Sukhdev Singh 17 May '06

17 May '06

Is Internet evolving into a giant global digital library? If yes - then it is due to rise of the phenomena of Social Softwares / Web 2.0 / Library 2.0. < http://sukhdev.blogspot.com/2006/05/is-internet-evolving-into-digital.html > So, obviously Social Softwares will find place in LIS Curriculum sooner or latter. Such a curriculum has been suggestion in blog post: http://www.blogwithoutalibrary.net/?p=197 " --week 1-2: Introduction to social software --week 3-4: Blogs - introduction to terminology and software, hands-on, case studies, content, design, usability --weeks 5-6: RSS – technology, tools, hands-on, case studies --weeks 7: Wikis – technology, tools, hands-on, case studies --weeks 8-9: Social book marking, tagging & folksonomies – theory, tools, case studies --week 10: Online social networks: theory, case studies --weeks 11-12: Other social software tools, e.g.: Instant Messaging applications, Podcasting --week 13-14: best practices, discussion, evaluation" --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. http://openmed.nic.in

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Information Related to Shifting of Library
by Ajay Kumar Sharma 17 May '06

17 May '06

Dear Professionals I have just planned for shifting my Library to other place because here my library has not its own place that means on rent. So, I want to know the technicality mentained at the time of transfer. Your Faithfully -- Ajay Kumar Sharma Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (Library) Block No. 3, Old JNU Campus, New Delhi-110067 Dear Professionals I have just planned for shifting my Library to other place because here my library has not its own place that means on rent. So, I want to know the technicality mentained at the time of transfer. Your Faithfully -- Ajay Kumar Sharma Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (Library) Block No. 3, Old JNU Campus, New Delhi-110067

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UGC lowers entry barrier for lecturers...News Item
by K Prakash 17 May '06

17 May '06

UGC lowers entry barrier for lecturers Vineeta Pandey Tuesday, May 16, 2006 22:50 IST Source:http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1029689&CatID=2 Taking away the standardised exam will help colleges fill up vacant teaching posts NEW DELHI: Succumbing to the pressure from the teaching community, the University Grants Commission (UGC) is on its way to getting rid of the National Eligibility Test (NET) requirement for those who hold M Phil and PhD degrees. The NET is the minimum requirement to get a job as a lecturer in universities and colleges. The NET was originally implemented to ensure uniformity, objectivity and merit in the selection process of university and college lecturers. Seventeen years later it is on its way out. The UGC has decided to allow PhDs and M Phils to teach postgraduates and under-graduates, respectively. However, those with just a post graduation degree would still need to clear the NET exam to be able to teach in university. At present, the requirements for becoming a lecturer include passing the NET and a minimum of 55 per cent marks in postgraduation. Those who have acquired a PhD degree before December 2002 are exempt from having a NET clearance, but all those who have completed a PhD after 2002 do need to clear NET. With a large number of doctorates failing to make it to the teaching profession due to not passing the NET, teachers’ unions and educators have raised objections against the system. Some have also accused UGC of interfering in the universities’ autonomy. While pointing to the flaws of the NET, Historian Sumit Sarkar had said the examination pattern does not suit research-oriented minds. The removal of the NET barrier would mean becoming lecture would be a much easier job. The weeding out process associated with the NET clearance has also been blamed for one of the reasons behind vacant teaching posts in universities and colleges across the country. Sources in Human Resources and Development Ministry said the shortage of quality faculty has been a governmental concern and the relief would help colleges easily fill the vacancies. The NET loosens National Eligibility Test (NET), the qualifying exam taken by those applying for a lectureship in colleges, will be scrapped for M Phil and PhD holders Those with a postgraduate degree must still take the NET In 2005, only 7500 qualified out of 1.75 lakh postgraduate students who took the NET The NET was meant to ensure uniformity, objectivity and merit in the selection process With best regards. Bye. ________________________________________________ K Prakash Scientific/Technical Officer-I Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET) Centre An Inter-University Centre of University Grants Commission Near Gujarat University Guest House Post Box No.4116, Navrangpura Ahmedabad - 380 009 India Phone: 91-079-2630 5971/2630 4695 Extn: 38(Off); 2676 3724(Res) Fax: 91-079-2630 0990/ 2630 7816 Mobile: 9427 000 758 Email: prakash(a)inflibnet.ac.in; prakash_k(a)yahoo.com URL: http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/ ; http://www.prakashk.netfirms.com/

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Google Notebook
by Sukhdev Singh 16 May '06

16 May '06

Google Notebook is up now. It works - as I expected - like clipmarks but in a much cool manner. Moreover, Google Search Engine has been leveraged in a good fashion. Installation is very simple - you need a Google Account ( your gmail account will do ). In mine case as soon as I logged in, It asked for downloading a Firefox extension - which was done in seconds. Next time when Firefox was opened, it had a small Notebook icon towards the right bottom corner. Working with it is Simple - mark anything in your Firebox / Browser and click -> notebook icon -> Add Note. You are done. While searching with Google, it shows - "Note this" hypertext under each hit. < http://sukhdev.blogspot.com/2006/05/google-notebook-up.html > --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. http://openmed.nic.in

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FW: K-Community of Bangalore Event !
by Ayesha Taranum (HCL Capital Market Services) 16 May '06

16 May '06

Dear Friends, The Knowledge Management Community of Bangalore will meet again on the third Wednesday of this month: May 17th. The agenda for our gathering this time is as follows: 6:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.: Networking/Introductions 6:30 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.: Facilitate Discussion on Initializing Knowledge Management in your organization by Sunny Ghosh, COO of Digimaker India Pvt. Ltd Patentable Innovation by Gosakan Aravamudan, CEO of IPProcure 7:45 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.: Wrap-up/Next Steps Venue: HCL Technologies, The Senate, 33A, Ulsoor road, Bangalore - 560 042 India. Directions to HCL Technologies: From MG Road get onto Dickenson Road, after Manipal center, take the right turn, 50 meters on the right is our office. Easiest landmark, old Motorola Office. Contact Persons at HCL Technologies: Ayesha Taranum (Ayesha.taranum(a)hcl.in) 41906790 or Raveendra J (raveendra.j(a)hcl.in) 41906507 Also, don't forget to register online in our website and circulate this message among your KM colleagues ... Sincere Regards, Knowledge Community of Bangalore URL: www.k-community.org Bangalore, India 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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Open source Journals?
by ACHAR S 16 May '06

16 May '06

Dear Professional Collegues, Can anybody clarify about open source journals? According to me, these are free journals accessible online. But, I found that, in this catagory from a networking association, for a perticular open source journal, to access full article, they were asking user name & password. Unless we pay and get this, we cannot access. Delnet as this Directory of open source journals. Here I found this problem. I am in confusion. Pl clarify. Achar __________________________________________________ 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 Mailing List Manager 16 May '06

16 May '06

Date: 16 May 2006 05:29:01 -0000 From: Sheetal Tank <sheetal_tank(a)rediffmail.com> I am the librarian of Atmiya Institute of Technology and Science, Rajkot which is affiliated to Saurashtra University and presently undergoing the accredition process for its courses. We are about to start with the department of Management and Biotechnology engineering. As per the norms of AICTE we are supposed to subscribe to 30 Journals in Management and approx 12 journals in Biotechnology engineering. I had downloaded the list of journals subscribed by IIM A and also other management institutes but unfortunately i was not given the entire details of the cost of subscription. i had asked for the Title of the Journal/ Magazine and its cost of subscription. As many of them are buying these journals under consortia. thus they do not want to disclose the price. And in the field of Biotechnology it is very difficult to decide as there are no much sources of information available for me. I tried searching on the Net. But due to the time constraint I am not able to get a good list which is economic as well as qualitative. Thus if any body can provide me a list for these two fields I will be able to do justice for the institute. Regards, Sheetal D. Tank Librarian

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Google trends- very interesting
by vasanth raj 15 May '06

15 May '06

Dear Sir/Madam, Google has launched "Google Trends." As Google explains: "With Google Trends, you can compare the world's interest in your favorite topics. Enter up to five topics and see how often they've been searched for on Google over time. Google Trends also displays how frequently your topics have appeared in Google News stories, and which geographic regions have searched for them most often." See http://www.google.com/trends Source- William Evans CONTENT moderator http://www.car.ua.edu. Regards Vasantha Raju N --------------------------------- Why was V. Sehwag warned by the BCCI? Share your knowledge on Yahoo! Answers India Send instant messages to your online friends - NOW Dear Sir/Madam, Google has launched "Google Trends." As Google explains: "With Google Trends, you can compare the world's interest in your favorite topics. Enter up to five topics and see how often they've been searched for on Google over time. Google Trends also displays how frequently your topics have appeared in Google News stories, and which geographic regions have searched for them most often." See http://www.google.com/trends http://www.google.com/trends Source- William Evans CONTENT moderator http://www.car.ua.edu http://www.car.ua.edu . Regards Vasantha Raju N Why was V. Sehwag warned by the BCCI? Share your knowledge on http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/mailanswerssehwag/*http://in.answers.yahoo.c… Yahoo! Answers India Send instant messages to your online friends - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/messengerbeta/*http://messenger.yahoo.com/do… NOW

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FINAL CALL for papers: Sofia 2006
by Satish Munnolli 15 May '06

15 May '06

(apologies for cross-posting) FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS ***Please note the deadline for submitting abstracts: 3 June.*** The members of the Conference Organizing Committee want to remind you of the upcoming international conference, Sofia 2006: Globalization, Digitization, Access and Preservation of Cultural Heritage, o be held 8-10 November, 2006, at the Hotel Rodina, Sofia, Bulgaria. The themes of the conference will address many issues facing libraries, archives, and record centers concerning the effects of globalization and change on the development of libraries, information nfrastructure, and society. Conference themes include: * Digitization and access * Creation, administration of digital libraries * Intellectual property * National and international information policies and projects * Preservation * Association initiatives * Library/information science education * Collaboration and cooperation The Committee seeks original papers on the above themes to be presented at the conference. Papers can discuss theory or present research findings. Abstracts of NO MORE than 150 words will be accepted as text in an e-mail (no attachments) until Saturday, 3 June 2006. Participants from Central and Eastern Europe are asked to submit their bstracts to Prof. Alexander Dimchev at dimchev_uni(a)abv.bg. Participants from the rest of the world are asked to submit their abstracts to Prof. Herbert Achleitner at achleith(a)emporia.edu. Notification o acceptance will be sent by 24 June. Accepted papers must be submitted by 14 October for inclusion in the conference proceedings. For more information, visit the Sofia 2006 website: http://slim.emporia.edu/globenet/Sofia2006/Index.htm. Please circulate this announcement to other appropriate channels. Thank you, 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

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Medical Library Association of India (MLAI) Election 2006-08 Result
by Md. Sibli Sirajee 15 May '06

15 May '06

This is to inform to the members of the forum that Medical Library Association of India (MLAI) has got new office bearers elected for the term 2006-08. President: Ms. Avani Shah, Ahmedabad Vice President: i) Mr. N. Mariappan, Madurai ii) Dr. R.P. Kumar, New Delhi Secretary: Mr. Raj Kumar, Chandigarh Joint Secretary: Dr. S.K. Pandey, New Delhi Treasurer: Dr. (Mrs.) R. Chandra, New Delhi Executive Members: i) Dr. N.C. Ghatak, Kolkata ii) Ms. Pupinder Kumari, New Delhi iii) Shri Jagdish G. sharma, Mumbai iv) Ms. Anjana Bhatia, New Delhi v) Mr. Md. Sibli Sirajee, New Delhi vi) Mr. Ramesh Kumar, Ludhiana With Regards, Md. Sibli Sirajee Principal Systems Analyst NIC, New Delhi This is to inform to the members of the forum that Medical Library Association of India (MLAI) has got new office bearers elected for the term 2006-08. President: Ms. Avani Shah, Ahmedabad Vice President: i) Mr. N. Mariappan, Madurai ii) Dr. R.P. Kumar, New Delhi Secretary: Mr. Raj Kumar, Chandigarh Joint Secretary: Dr. S.K. Pandey, New Delhi Treasurer: Dr. (Mrs.) R. Chandra, New Delhi Executive Members: i) Dr. N.C. Ghatak, Kolkata ii) Ms. Pupinder Kumari, New Delhi iii) Shri Jagdish G. sharma, Mumbai iv) Ms. Anjana Bhatia, New Delhi v) Mr. Md. Sibli Sirajee, New Delhi vi) Mr. Ramesh Kumar, Ludhiana With Regards, Md. Sibli Sirajee Principal Systems Analyst NIC, New Delhi

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BOOK RELEASE FUNCTION AT BRITISH LIBRARY, HYDERABAD ON SATURDAY, 20 MAY 2006, 6.45 PM
by Mailing List Manager 15 May '06

15 May '06

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sat, 13 May 2006 02:20:57 -0700 (PDT) From: Prof. N. Laxman Rao. <naglaxman(a)yahoo.com> Dr. E Rama Reddy Festschrift Committee, Allied Publishers Pvt Ltd and British Library, Hyderabad=0D Invite you to the release of Technology Management in Libraries A Festschrift Volume Chief Guest Sri K.R. Suresh Reddy Honble Speaker AP Legislative Assembly Will release the Volume Dr. T Hanuman Chowdary Former IT Advisor, Govt of AP Will Preside Venue: British Library, Hyderabad Date and time: Saturday, 20 May 2006 at 6:45 p.m. 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)

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The status of OA
by Mailing List Manager 15 May '06

15 May '06

Date: Sun, 14 May 2006 11:53:26 +0530 (IST) From: arun(a)mssrf.res.in The state of OA today Dorothea Salo, How are we doing? Caveat Lector, May 12, 2006. Excerpt: Im probably the wrong person to ask whether open access will fly. Still --I think the world will change in our direction. Utopia, certainly not. An entirely open-access landscape, certainly not. A world where many more people have unfettered access to much more research and scholarship --yes. I think well get there. Heres why I think that. For more details, visit, http://66.249.93.104/search?q=cache:WTT_v9MCi-QJ:cavlec.yarinareth.net/feed… Arun

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Vaccany at IIHMR
by Lata Suresh 15 May '06

15 May '06

Assistant Librarian Qualification :Master's degree plus Degree in Library Science Work Experience : 2-3 years experience in similar field. Desired Skills : Excellent communication skills in written and oral, knowledge of Library Software and experience in computerization / Digitization of Library should be a proactive service provider & a good team player. Responsibilities : Managing Regular Library Services and facilities, willing to work in night hours, weekend and/or on holidays as directed. Please send your resume with a recent photograph with in 10 days of this advertisement to: (Last Date-25/05/06) The Director, IIHMR, 1, Prabhu Dayal Marg, Near Sanganer Airport, Jaipur-302011, Tel.91+141+2791431-4, Fax:91+141+2792138, Email : nsadmin(a)iihmr.org URL: www.iihmr.org Lata Suresh Librarian Institute of Health Management Research (IIHMR) 1, Prabhu Dayal Marg, Sanganer Airport Jaipur 302033, RAJASTHAN, INDIA Tel : 91-0141-2791431-34 Fax: 91-0141-2792138 Email : lata(a)iihmr.org Assistant Librarian Qualification : Master's degree plus Degree in Library Science Work Experience : 2-3 years experience in similar field. Desired Skills : Excellent communication skills in written and oral, knowledge of Library Software and experience in computerization / Digitization of Library should be a proactive service provider & a good team player. Responsibilities : Managing Regular Library Services and facilities, willing to work in night hours, weekend and/or on holidays as directed. Please send your resume with a recent photograph with in 10 days of this advertisement to: (Last Date-25/05/06) The Director, IIHMR, 1, Prabhu Dayal Marg, Near Sanganer Airport, Jaipur-302011, Tel.91+141+2791431-4, Fax:91+141+2792138, Email : mailto:nsadmin@iihmr.org nsadmin(a)iihmr.org URL: http://www.iihmr.org/ www.iihmr.org Lata Suresh Librarian Institute of Health Management Research (IIHMR) 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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WinISIS 1.5
by Indira K. 13 May '06

13 May '06

Dear Professionals, One can use WinISIS 1.5 to create a multilingual library as an open space of knowledge. want to know how? follow the paths given. http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=21935&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECT… 060406-kas amman mission books-e-gs.pdf Indira -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mrs. Indira Koneru Faculty Associate Department of Library Science ICFAI University 25, Nagarjuna Hills Hyderabd- 500 082. India. E-mail: indk68(a)hotmail.com Dear Professionals, One can use WinISIS 1.5 to create a multilingual library as an open space of knowledge. want to know how? follow the paths given. http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=21935&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECT… http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=21935&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECT… http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/files/21935/11461237089060406-kas_amman_miss… 060406-kas amman mission books-e-gs.pdf Indira Mrs. Indira Koneru Faculty Associate Department of Library Science ICFAI University 25, Nagarjuna Hills Hyderabd- 500 082. India. E-mail: mailto:indk68@hotmail.com indk68(a)hotmail.com

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The RRI Digital Repository
by Library 13 May '06

13 May '06

Dear all, We are happy to inform you that we have set up the RRI Digital Repository using DSpace open software. (http://dspace.rri.res.in/) Content of our Digital Repository: * Preprints * Published papers in journals/conference proceedings * Annual Reports of RRI * Newspaper clippings from the Raman archives With best wishes, Y.M. Patil Librarian ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Raman Research Institute Library, Tel: +91 80 2361 0122 Extn 250 C V Raman Avenue, Sadashivanagar, Fax: +91 80 2361 0492 Bangalore 560 080, India. Email: library(a)rri.res.in

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Free online access to nearly 200 years of medical research
by Subbiah Arunachalam 12 May '06

12 May '06

Free online access to nearly 200 years of medical research 11 May 2006 Complete back issues covering nearly 200 years of historically significant biomedical journals are being made freely available online as a result of a landmark project launched today at the Wellcome Trust. On completion, the back files project will deliver over three million pages of medical journals free to anyone through standard search tools such as PubMed and Google. The initiative was developed through a partnership between the Wellcome Trust, JISC, the US National Library of Medicine (NLM) and a number of medical journal publishers. The archive, will contain a number of discoveries which have changed the face of medicine, including: a.. Sir Alexander Fleming's discovery of the use of penicillin to fight bacterial infections. British Journal of Experimental Pathology, 1929 (continued as the International Journal of Experimental Pathology) b.. Sir Richard Doll's groundbreaking study that confirmed that smoking was a "major cause" of lung cancer. BMJ, 1954 c.. Walter Reed's paper that proved that yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitoes. Journal of Hygiene, 1902 (continued as Epidemiology and Infection) d.. Kenneth Burton's classic and highly cited "methods" paper that provided a standard way of assaying DNA concentration in a solution using diphenylamine. Biochemical Journal, 1956 (online now) e.. Hodgkin's and Huxley's Nobel-prize winning paper on ionic theory of the nerve impulse. This work was the foundation for thousands of subsequent studies of electrical signalling in the brain and has been useful for understanding the origins of many disorders - such as multiple sclerosis, muscle myotonias, and heart arrhythmias - that result from defects in electrical signalling. Journal of Physiology, 1952 (online now) f.. Frederick Treves 1888 paper in which he described the first operation on an inflamed appendix. On publication, the paper was not initially well received as surgical intervention was discouraged in such cases. Seven years later this became the accepted practice. Medico-Chirurgical Transactions, 1888, (continued as the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine) g.. Arunlakshana and Schild's 1959 paper on the characteristics of drug binding to receptor sites. Using the approach articulated in this paper the authors showed, for example, that the histamine receptors in various guinea pig and human tissues were the same. British Journal of Pharmacology, 1959 h.. Participating publishers have also agreed to continue to deposit current content of their journals into this archive. They will be freely available after an embargo period - a maximum of one year for all research papers. In addition to the faithful replication of every published page, the archive provides a number of innovative, value-added functions, including links from references to full text, high resolution images, full text searching across the entire archive, and links from the original article to corrections and retractions and vice-versa. Director of the Wellcome Trust, Dr Mark Walport, said: "This growing collection will be of lasting benefit to researchers, practitioners and medical historians worldwide. It will provide access to important scientific literature from the past, free of charge, to anyone in the world with internet access." JISC's Executive Secretary, Dr Malcolm Read, said: "This archive and its commitment to free and open access to the outputs of scientific research demonstrates the value of collaboration between funding bodies, publishers and the academic and research communities. JISC is delighted to have worked closely with the Wellcome Trust and the National Library of Medicine on what is an impressive and important resource." Dr. Donald A.B. Lindberg, Director of the National Library of Medicine said: "The importance of this archive is realized every day - our studies show that researchers and authors whose articles appear in PubMed Central are read and cited hundreds of times more than they were in their original print format. PubMed Central has greatly benefited from the journal content and funding contributions made possible by the Wellcome Library and JISC." The backfiles archive can be accessed free of charge through the National Institutes of Health (NIH), full-text, life sciences repository PubMed Central (PMC). Journals will be added to the archive assoon as they are digitised. PubMed citations are added to that database when the archive is complete. Further information about this project can be found at: Medical Journals Backile Project This project is one of six digitisation projects being managed by JISC with funding from HEFCE (Higher Education Funding Council for England). The JISC programme represents a total investment of some £10m in the digitisation of high-quality online content, including sound, moving pictures, newspapers, census data, journals and parliamentary papers for use by the UK further and higher education communities. Further information about the JISC digitisation programme can be found at: Digitisation Media enquiries: Philip Pothen (JISC) - 020 7848 2935 or 07887 564 006 Vivien Goldsmith (Wellcome Trust) - 020 7611 8364 or 8866 Notes for editors 1. The full list of participating journals*: Anesthesia Progress - 1954 Annals of Surgery - 1885 Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England - 1947 Biochemical Journal - 1906 BMJ - British Medical Journal - 1853 British Journal of Cancer - 1947 British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology - 1974 British Journal of General Practice - 1952 British Journal of Pharmacology - 1946 Clinical & Experimental Immunology - 1966 Epidemiology and Infection - 1901 Immunology - 1958 International Journal of Experimental Pathology - 1920 Journal of Anatomy - 1866 Journal of Physiology - 1878 Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine - 1809 Medical History - 1957 * Current journal name - some journals have had several name changes In addition to the journals being digitized under this project, the NLM is also digitising additional journals, including the Journal of Clinical Investigation, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and the EMBO Journal 2. JISC - the Joint Information Systems Committee - is a joint committee of the UK further and higher education funding bodies and is responsible for supporting the innovative use of information and communication technology (ICT) to support learning, teaching, and research. It is best known for providing the JANET network, a range of support, content and advisory services, and a portfolio of high-quality resources. 3. The Wellcome Trust is the most diverse biomedical research charity in the world, spending about £450 million every year both in the UK and internationally to support and promote research that will improve the health of humans and animals. The Trust was established under the will of Sir Henry Wellcome, and is funded from a private endowment, which is managed with long-term stability and growth in mind. The Wellcome Library is one of the world's greatest collections for the study of the history of medicine. The print, manuscript audio, film, pictorial and digital collections are a national treasure and an unrivalled intellectual resource. See: Wellcome Library The Wellcome Trust was awarded the first SPARC Europe Award for Outstanding Achievements in Scholarly Communications by SPARC Europe (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition), for its work on open access. SPARC Europe represents over 100 European research-led university libraries from 14 European countries. 4. National Library of Medicine (NLM), on the campus of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, is the world's largest medical library. The Library collects materials in all areas of biomedicine and health care, as well as works on biomedical aspects of technology, the humanities, and the physical, life, and social sciences. The collections stand at more than 8 million items--books, journals, technical reports, manuscripts, microfilms, photographs and images. Housed within the Library is one of the world's finest medical history collections of old and rare medical works. The Library's collection may be consulted in the reading room or requested on interlibrary loan. For 125 years, the Library published the Index Medicus®, a monthly subject/author guide to articles in 4000 journals. This information, and much more, is today available in PubMed®, freely accessible via the World Wide Web. PubMed has more than 16 million MEDLINE journal article references and abstracts going back to the mid-1960s with another 1.5 million references back to the early 1950s. Additional citations are being added from the back files of journals scanned for PubMed Central. Free online access to nearly 200 years of medical research http://www.jisc.ac.uk/images/spacer.gif 11 May 2006 Complete back issues covering nearly 200 years of historically significant biomedical journals are being made freely available online as a result of a landmark project launched today at the Wellcome Trust. On completion, the back files project will deliver over three million pages of medical journals free to anyone through standard search tools such as PubMed and Google. The initiative was developed through a partnership between the http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/ Wellcome Trust , JISC, the US http://www.nlm.nih.gov/ National Library of Medicine (NLM) and a number of medical journal publishers. The http://www.pubmedcentral.gov/ archive , will contain a number of discoveries which have changed the face of medicine, including: Sir Alexander Flemings discovery of the use of penicillin to fight bacterial infections. British Journal of Experimental Pathology , 1929 (continued as the International Journal of Experimental Pathology ) Sir Richard Dolls groundbreaking study that confirmed that smoking was a major cause of lung cancer. BMJ , 1954 Walter Reeds paper that proved that yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitoes. Journal of Hygiene , 1902 (continued as Epidemiology and Infection) Kenneth Burtons classic and highly cited methods paper that provided a standard way of assaying DNA concentration in a solution using diphenylamine. Biochemical Journal , 1956 (online now) Hodgkin's and Huxley's Nobel-prize winning paper on ionic theory of the nerve impulse. This work was the foundation for thousands of subsequent studies of electrical signalling in the brain and has been useful for understanding the origins of many disorders - such as multiple sclerosis, muscle myotonias, and heart arrhythmias - that result from defects in electrical signalling. Journal of Physiology , 1952 (online now) Frederick Treves 1888 paper in which he described the first operation on an inflamed appendix. On publication, the paper was not initially well received as surgical intervention was discouraged in such cases. Seven years later this became the accepted practice. Medico-Chirurgical Transactions , 1888, (continued as the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine ) Arunlakshana and Schilds 1959 paper on the characteristics of drug binding to receptor sites. Using the approach articulated in this paper the authors showed, for example, that the histamine receptors in various guinea pig and human tissues were the same. British Journal of Pharmacology , 1959 Participating publishers have also agreed to continue to deposit current content of their journals into this archive. They will be freely available after an embargo period a maximum of one year for all research papers. In addition to the faithful replication of every published page, the archive provides a number of innovative, value-added functions, including links from references to full text, high resolution images, full text searching across the entire archive, and links from the original article to corrections and retractions and vice-versa. Director of the Wellcome Trust, Dr Mark Walport, said: This growing collection will be of lasting benefit to researchers, practitioners and medical historians worldwide. It will provide access to important scientific literature from the past, free of charge, to anyone in the world with internet access. JISC's Executive Secretary, Dr Malcolm Read, said: This archive and its commitment to free and open access to the outputs of scientific research demonstrates the value of collaboration between funding bodies, publishers and the academic and research communities. JISC is delighted to have worked closely with the Wellcome Trust and the National Library of Medicine on what is an impressive and important resource. Dr. Donald A.B. Lindberg, Director of the National Library of Medicine said: "The importance of this archive is realized every day - our studies show that researchers and authors whose articles appear in PubMed Central are read and cited hundreds of times more than they were in their original print format. PubMed Central has greatly benefited from the journal content and funding contributions made possible by the Wellcome Library and JISC." The backfiles archive can be accessed free of charge through the National Institutes of Health (NIH), full-text, life sciences repository http://www.pubmedcentral.gov/ PubMed Central (PMC). Journals will be added to the archive as soon as they are digitised. PubMed citations are added to that database when the archive is complete. Further information about this project can be found at: http://library.wellcome.ac.uk/backfiles Medical Journals Backile Project This project is one of six digitisation projects being managed by JISC with funding from HEFCE (Higher Education Funding Council for England ). The JISC programme represents a total investment of some £10m in the digitisation of high-quality online content, including sound, moving pictures, newspapers, census data, journals and parliamentary papers for use by the UK further and higher education communities. Further information about the JISC digitisation programme can be found at: http://www.jisc.ac.uk/digitisation_home.html Digitisation Media enquiries: Philip Pothen (JISC) - 020 7848 2935 or 07887 564 006 Vivien Goldsmith ( Wellcome Trust) - 020 7611 8364 or 8866 Notes for editors 1. The full list of participating journals*: Anesthesia Progress - 1954 Annals of Surgery - 1885 Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England - 1947 Biochemical Journal - 1906 BMJ - British Medical Journal - 1853 British Journal of Cancer - 1947 British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology - 1974 British Journal of General Practice - 1952 British Journal of Pharmacology - 1946 Clinical & Experimental Immunology - 1966 Epidemiology and Infection - 1901 Immunology - 1958 International Journal of Experimental Pathology - 1920 Journal of Anatomy - 1866 Journal of Physiology - 1878 Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine - 1809 Medical History - 1957 * Current journal name some journals have had several name changes In addition to the journals being digitized under this project, the NLM is also digitising additional journals, including the Journal of Clinical Investigation , Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and the EMBO Journal 2. JISC the Joint Information Systems Committee is a joint committee of the UK further and higher education funding bodies and is responsible for supporting the innovative use of information and communication technology (ICT) to support learning, teaching, and research. It is best known for providing the JANET network, a range of support, content and advisory services, and a portfolio of high-quality resources. 3. The Wellcome Trust is the most diverse biomedical research charity in the world, spending about £450 million every year both in the UK and internationally to support and promote research that will improve the health of humans and animals. The Trust was established under the will of Sir Henry Wellcome, and is funded from a private endowment, which is managed with long-term stability and growth in mind. The Wellcome Library is one of the world's greatest collections for the study of the history of medicine. The print, manuscript audio, film, pictorial and digital collections are a national treasure and an unrivalled intellectual resource. See: http://library.wellcome.ac.uk/ Wellcome Library The Wellcome Trust was awarded the first SPARC Europe Award for Outstanding Achievements in Scholarly Communications by SPARC Europe (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition), for its work on open access. SPARC Europe represents over 100 European research-led university libraries from 14 European countries. 4. National Library of Medicine (NLM), on the campus of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda , Maryland , is the world's largest medical library. The Library collects materials in all areas of biomedicine and health care, as well as works on biomedical aspects of technology, the humanities, and the physical, life, and social sciences. The collections stand at more than 8 million items--books, journals, technical reports, manuscripts, microfilms, photographs and images. Housed within the Library is one of the world's finest medical history collections of old and rare medical works. The Library's collection may be consulted in the reading room or requested on interlibrary loan. For 125 years, the Library published the Index Medicus®, a monthly subject/author guide to articles in 4000 journals. This information, and much more, is today available in PubMed®, freely accessible via the World Wide Web. PubMed has more than 16 million MEDLINE journal article references and abstracts going back to the mid-1960s with another 1.5 million references back to the early 1950s. Additional citations are being added from the back files of journals scanned for PubMed Central.

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Reminder NCSI-NET Meeting
by Nandhan Ravi 12 May '06

12 May '06

Dear All , The next NCSI-NET meeting will be held on Saturday, May 13th 2006. The meeting will commence with a talk. All are cordially invited for the talk. About the talk - Speaker: Dr. Sudhakar Varanasi, Senior Vice President, Satyam Computer Services Topic: Putting head and heart together: Technology in the service of Society: A case study of emergency services in Andhra Pradesh Time: 10-30 AM. Venue: Seminar Hall, NCSI, IISc, Bangalore Abstract: In India, about two lakh people face medical emergencies every day. Accidents at homes, workplaces and on roads happen quite frequently along with other medical, police and fire-related emergencies. The support systems required to deal with these emergencies in the society virtually do not exist in India. When an emergency occurs, we need a rapid action support system to come into force to bail the victims out of the imminent threat of loss of life or property. A systematic approach to providing total support to the victims of emergencies requires the integration of three phases (Sense, Reach and Care). A comprehensive emergency response system on the lines of 9.1.1 in the US and 112 in the EU was developed in the state of Andhra Pradesh by EMRI, a non-profit society that works on the PPP (public private partnership) model. Technology used in this project includes Computer Telephony Integration, Voice Loggers, GIS / Maps, GPS / AVLT, Mobile communications, e-learning etc. The EMRI project went live on Aug 15, 2005 and is now operational in 18 cities/towns in AP, covering about 13 million people, with an excellent support from the Government. The number of lives saved in exceeded 2000 during the past 9 months. The lessons learnt, the confidence gained and the future plans in this project will be shared during this presentation. Kindly confirm your attendance by sending a mail to: ravi.nandhan(a)capco.com or anitha_m(a)aurigene.com V. Ravi Nandhan. & Anitha M.K NCSI-NET Coordinators. With warm regards, 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 ************************************************************************ LEARN MORE - Capco is a consultant, managed services provider and thought leader. We are experts in the financial services industry. You can access our thinking and learn more about us at 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. 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Accidents at homes, workplaces and on roads happen quite frequently along with other medical, police and fire-related emergencies.� The support systems required to deal with these emergencies in the society virtually do not exist in India. When an emergency occurs, we need a rapid action support system to come into force to bail the victims out of the imminent threat of loss of life or property. A systematic approach to providing total support to the victims of emergencies requires the integration of three phases (Sense, Reach and Care). A comprehensive emergency response system on the lines of 9.1.1 in the US and 112 in the EU was developed in the state of Andhra Pradesh by EMRI, a non-profit society that works on the PPP (public private partnership) model.� Technology used in this project includes Computer Telephony Integration, Voice Loggers, GIS / Maps, GPS / AVLT, Mobile communications, e-learning etc. The EMRI project went live on Aug 15, 2005 and is now operational in 18 cities/towns in AP, covering about 13 million people, with an excellent support from the Government.� The number of lives saved in exceeded 2000 during the past 9 months.� The lessons learnt, the confidence gained and the future plans in this project will be shared during this presentation. Kindly confirm your attendance by sending a mail to: ravi.nandhan(a)capco.com or anitha_m(a)aurigene.com V. Ravi Nandhan. & Anitha M.K NCSI-NET Coordinators. With warm regards, V. Ravi Nandhan. 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So Is Internet evolving into a Digital Library?
by Sukhdev Singh 12 May '06

12 May '06

[ A hyperlinked version of is post is available from the following link: http://sukhdev.blogspot.com/2006/05/is-internet-evolving-into-digital.html ] Terry Kuny and Gary Cleveland in their article "The Digital Library: Myths and Challenges" IFLA journal 1998 24 (2)7347 had rejected Internet as Digital Library. They regarded it a myth to consider it digital library. As a bookstore cannot be called a Library in the same manner Internet providing access to huge information resources cannot considered as a Library. "Finding information is difficult, the quality of the information is quite variable, and reliable, professional assistance for the confused and lost is lacking". I have been keenly observing in past few years the emergence of a trend to organize the Internet (WEB) resources so that these are useful to the potential users. Yahoo was probably the first popular tool to hand pick and organize information resources into categories. Then came the voluntary efforts to create an Open Directory (Open Directory Project). Yet another landmark I consider is the emergence of social tagging platforms like Del.icio.us for bookmaking and Flickr to share Photos. Interestingly Nature Publishing Group produced Open Source Software – Connotea and a free site to "help researchers and clinicians manage and share information". It handles academic references far better than Del.icio.us. Now only days back Goggle launched Google Co-op. Here you can categorize the URLs in way you know better and people can subscribe to your categorization. This means that now you as a librarian can categorize and organization the web resources in a manner that could be useful for your patrons!! Well it is expected that they subscribe to your categories while searching. And this has started happening - Just noted that [US] National Library of Medicine is a major contributor. So Is Internet evolving into a Digital Library? --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. http://openmed.nic.in

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on plagiarism
by nrusingh dash 11 May '06

11 May '06

Here is a wonderful mathematician's song about plagiarism by Tom Lehrer ---------------------------- Tom Lehrer on Plagiarism Who made me the genius I am today, The mathematician that others all quote? Who's the professor that made me that way, The greatest that ever got chalk on his coat? One man deserves the credit, One man deserves the blame, and Nicolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky is his name. Oy! Nicolai Ivanovich Lobache... I am never forget the day I first meet the great Lobachevsky. In one word he told me secret of success in mathematics: Plagiarize! Plagiarize, Let no one else's work evade your eyes, Remember why the good Lord made your eyes, So don't shade your eyes, But plagiarize, plagiarize, plagiarize... Only be sure always to call it please, "research". And ever since I meet this man my life is not the same, And Nicolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky is his name. Oy! Nicolai Ivanovich Lobache... I am never forget the day I am given first original paper to write. It was on Analytic and Algebraic Topology of Locally Euclidean Metrization of Infinitely Differentiable Riemannian Manifold. Bozhe moi! This I know from nothing.2 But I think of great Lobachevsky and I get idea - haha! I have a friend in Minsk, Who has a friend in Pinsk, Whose friend in Omsk Has friend in Tomsk With friend in Akmolinsk. His friend in Alexandrovsk Has friend in Petropavlovsk, Whose friend somehow Is solving now The problem in Dnepropetrovsk. And when his work is done - Haha! - begins the fun. >From Dnepropetrovsk To Petropavlovsk, By way of Iliysk, And Novorossiysk, To Alexandrovsk to Akmolinsk To Tomsk to Omsk To Pinsk to Minsk To me the news will run, Yes, to me the news will run! And then I write By morning, night, And afternoon, And pretty soon My name in Dnepropetrovsk is cursed, When he finds out I published first! And who made me a big success And brought me wealth and fame? Nicolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky is his name. Oy! Nicolai Ivanovich Lobache... I am never forget the day my first book is published. Every chapter I stole from somewhere else. Index I copy from old Vladivostok telephone directory. This book, this book was sensational!3 Pravda - ah, Pravda - Pravda said: "Zhil byl korol' kogda-to, Pri njom blokha zhila" ("It stinks"). 4 But Izvestia! Izvestia said: "Ya idu kuda sam tzar' peshkom hodil" ("It stinks"). 5 Metro-Goldwyn-Moskva bought the movie rights for six million rubles, Changing title to 'The Eternal Triangle', With Brigitte Bardot playing part of hypotenuse.6 And who deserves the credit? And who deserves the blame? Nicolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky is his name. Oy! ------------------------------- Did you enjoy reading this ? lots more can be read just visit the site http://www.casualhacker.net/tom.lehrer/revisited.html N K Dash Librarian Silicon Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Orissa __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Usefulness and usability of web based systems
by Imma Subirats 10 May '06

10 May '06

Dears, You are kindly invited to participate to an online questionnaire that aims to investigate the usefulness and usability of web based systems. The online questionnaire serves research aims of the Laboratory on Digital Libraries and Electronic Publishing, Department of Archive and Library Sciences, Ionian University, Greece. More specific it aims to gather data (opinions) for the evaluation of web based information systems (in this case of e-print archive E-LIS, E-prints in Library and Information Science<http://eprints.rclis.org/>) through the aspects of usefulness and usability. You can access the questionnaire at:<http://www.wcl2.ee.upatras.gr/survey_en/> Please fill in the questionnaire by responding to several statements and provide your rate of agreement. The scale employed runs from one (1) to five (5), directed from negative to positive. The conductors of this research guarantee the safekeeping and anonymity of the gathered data. For any enquiries, please contact us through mail either at john(a)lis.upatras.gr or at gtsak(a)ionio.gr. Thank you very much for your interest and your participation. Giannis Tsakonas - - - - - - - - - - - Giannis Tsakonas E-LIS editor for Greece mail: john(a)lis.upatras.gr National E-LIS website: http://elisdocs.rclis.org/greek/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Imma Subirats Coordinator E-LIS, E-prints in Library and Information Science URL: http://eprints.rclis.org/ URL: http://openlib.org/home/subirats/ E-mail: imma.subirats(a)gmail.com

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Whose Copyright
by Jeetender Chandna 10 May '06

10 May '06

Dear Friends We all know that a war is on --> publishers vs producers. The first thing that comes to my mind - when speaking of copyright - public funded agencies should NOT be permitted to hold any copyright. The movement of Creative Commons Licenses <http://creativecommons.org> is a great move forward towards liberating information for the common good. The Conference call for papers <http://www.icdim.org/submission.asp> seems to be a Case-in-point for the above statements. By what right does a publisher, even if they sponsor, become copyright holders of infornation produced in the public domain. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st International Conference on Digital Information Management (ICDIM) December 06-08, 2006 Christ College, Bangalore, India ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The copyright document by IEEE states: "4. In the case of a Work performed under a U.S. Government contract or grant, the IEEE recognizes that the U.S. Government has royalty-free permission to reproduce all or portions of the Work, and to authorize others to do so, for official U.S. Government purposes only, if the contract/grant so requires." NOW, this is for a conference to be held in INDIA. A word from the organisers would be very much welcome in this regard. To be impertinent, I would frankly say that by and large our group of librarians and library leaders are largely a group of voyeurs and reporters. What INDIA needs is : ACTIVISTS Secondly, in this age of video-conferencing and the all powerful internet, it seems such a waste of National Resources, that is to conduct in-person conferences. If we have to say something, we should organise local video-conf units, thereby eliminating expensive travel etc. Fringe benefits could be obtained by live streaming of the speaker which could be accessed by many more people. Yes, another fringe would be the feasibiity of attending only sessions of interest to oneself. Of late, most of us have, I presume, come to believe that the digital road is the path of the future. So why are we so tardy in its implementation. -- Regards Granthpal ---------------------------------------- Jeetender Chandna aka Vicky aka Granthpal Esha News Monitoring Services Pvt Ltd 10th Floor, Krushal Commercial Complex Chembur (W) Mumbai 400089 Tel: (91-22) 3245 2861 Email: granthpal(a)gmail.com

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IASLIC Website
by Aman Jha 10 May '06

10 May '06

Dear friends IASLIC website has disappeared from its original domain/website. Its original domain name <http://www.iaslic.org/> www.iaslic.org is now available for sale. However, I saw this website (last updated 2002) on Indian Statistical Institute's website with DRTC. Earlier the ILA website disappeared in a samilar way. And now IASLIC website. Whatever be the reasons, but this trend clearly shows how poor are our premier associations. Rgds, Aman Jha Librarian CII DISCLAIMER:The information in this message may be privileged. If you have received it by mistake please notify the sender by return e-mail and delete the message from your system. Any unauthorised use or dissemination of this message in whole or in part is strictly prohibited. Any information in this message that does not relate to official business shall be understood to be neither given nor endorsed by the Confederation of Indian Industry. Dear friends IASLIC website has disappeared from its original domain/website. Its original domain name http://www.iaslic.org/ www.iaslic.org is now available for sale. However, I saw this website (last updated 2002) on Indian Statistical Institute's website with DRTC. Earlier the ILA website disappeared in a samilar way. And now IASLIC website. Whatever be the reasons, but this trend clearly shows how poor are our premier associations. Rgds, Aman Jha Librarian CII DISCLAIMER: Sample Disclaimer added in a VBScript.

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enquiry EM Tattle tapes of 3M
by Mailing List Manager 10 May '06

10 May '06

Date: Mon, 8 May 2006 23:32:05 -0700 (PDT) From: veena dusane <veenadusane2003(a)yahoo.com> Dear All Anybody provide me the information about EM Tattle tapes of 3M . Who is the Vendor, What is the cost estimate etc Regards, Veena D.

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Locate book
by Mailing List Manager 10 May '06

10 May '06

Date: Mon, 8 May 2006 23:01:27 +0530 From: annapurna T.S <annapurnats(a)gmail.com> Dear Information providers, Could anybody locate the following publication in telugu ? Title : Pillala Bommala Bharathamu Author : Maganti Bapineedu. Publisher is not known, was published during 1950s. The book in question is required in connection with bringing out a commemorative volume in the name of Smt. HY.Saraswathamma, on her birth centinary who was instrumental in setting up 'Makkala Kootas' in Mysore later in Bangalore for children. Incidentally she was the mother of Sri HY.Sharada Prasad, Information (Press) Secretary to Mrs. Indira Gandhi when she was the PM. The volume in question was referred extensively by Smt.Saraswathamm aduring her service to the above cause. Thanks and Regards, Annapurna TS My affiliation is as follows : I was Sr.Tech Inf. Officer with M/s. Mecon Ltd. - a Govt.of India Enterprise under Min. of Steel in Bangalore. Later, I was associated with Shankara Rotary Children's Library (Ref : Mrs. Seethalakshmi Chinnappa, Ex Director, National Informatics Centre).

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A website which helps you manage your references online
by Shahab 10 May '06

10 May '06

Dear All: This may be a useful site for you. Its called Connotea, which helps you organise your references, share with others in your field of interest and discover new leads. Connotea is a place to keep links to the articles you read and the websites you use, and a place to find them again. It is also a place where you can discover new articles and websites through sharing your links with other users. By saving your links and references to Connotea they are instantly on the web, which means that they are available to you from any computer and that you can point your friends and colleagues to them. In Connotea, every user's links are visible both to visitors and to every other user, and different users' libraries are linked together through the use of common tags or common bookmarks. Please try and find out yourself at http://www.connotea.org S M Shahabuddin Librarian National AIDS Research Institute Pune 411 026 Phone 020 2712 1280/1343 Fax 020 2712 1071 Dear All: This may be a useful site for you. Its called Connotea, which helps you organise your references, share with others in your field of interest and discover new leads. Connotea is a place to keep links to the articles you read and the websites you use, and a place to find them again. It is also a place where you can discover new articles and websites through sharing your links with other users. By saving your links and references to Connotea they are instantly on the web, which means that they are available to you from any computer and that you can point your friends and colleagues to them. In Connotea, every user's links are visible both to visitors and to every other user, and different users' libraries are linked together through the use of common tags or common bookmarks. Please try and find out yourself at http://www.connotea.org S M Shahabuddin Librarian National AIDS Research Institute Pune 411 026 Phone 020 2712 1280/1343 Fax 020 2712 1071 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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First Call for Participation: Platinum Jubilee of the Indian Statistical Institute
by Puna Das 10 May '06

10 May '06

Platinum Jubilee of the Indian Statistical Institute International Conference on Computing: Theory and Applications March 5 - 7, 2007 Venue: Kolkata First Call for Participation Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), an institute of national importance, was founded in 1931 by the visionary Professor Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis. The Institute has earned international laurels in a wide spectrum of disciplines spanning Statistics, Mathematics, Computer and Communication Sciences, Biological Sciences, Physical and Earth Sciences, Social Sciences, and Statistical Quality Control and Operations Research. A year-long celebration of the Platinum Jubilee of the Institute during 2006-07 will comprise a series of events. The Computer and Communication Sciences Division of the Institute is organizing an international conference in the areas of the topics listed below. The program of this event includes tutorials and invited talks by eminent scientists, and contributed papers by researchers from academia and industry all over the world. Original contributions are solicited in each of the following conference tracks. The main topics covered under each track are listed below. Paper submission is not limited to the topics listed under each track. Any paper following the theme of the track will be considered. Track I: Algorithms and Architectures Track II: Pattern Recognition and Soft Computing Track III: Document, Language and Signal Processing Including Digital libraries, web applications, ontology, information extraction and retrieval, text summarization and abstracting, etc. Track IV: Image Processing, Computer Vision and Graphics Conference proceedings will be published by a renowned international publisher in the area of Computer Science. Important Dates Paper submission: August 18, 2006 Paper acceptance: November 3, 2006 Camera-ready submission and Registration: December 1, 2006 Contact Address: Platinum Jubilee Conference Secretariat, CVPR Unit, 8th Floor, Library Building, 203, B.T. Road, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata 700108. e-mail: ccsd_platinum(a)isical.ac.in Website: http://www.isical.ac.in/~ccsd_platinum/ ___________________________________________________ Anup Kumar Das/ Bidyarthi Dutta/ Swapan Kumar Patra Information and Communication Society of India, New Delhi ___________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Answers: Share what you know. Learn something new. http://in.answers.yahoo.com

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Wanted ISO IEC 9000-3 document
by vimal kumar 10 May '06

10 May '06

Dear Professionals, I need a soft copy of ISO IEC 9000-3 standard. I assure that this article is for educational purpose.Kindly send me if youhave this in your collection. Vimal Kumar Asian School of Business Technopark Trivandrum-695 581 vimal0212(a)yahoo.com --------------------------------- Blab-away for as little as 1¢/min. Make PC-to-Phone Calls using Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. I need a soft copy of ISO IEC 9000-3 standard. I assure that this article is for educational purpose.Kindly send me if youhave this in your collection. Vimal Kumar Asian School of Business Technopark Trivandrum-695 581 vimal0212(a)yahoo.com Blab-away for as little as 1¢/min. Make http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman2/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/ev… PC-to-Phone Calls using Yahoo! Messenger with Voice.

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Appointment of Mrs. Hema Veranna Cholin
by K Prakash 10 May '06

10 May '06

Hello, Mrs. Hema Veeranna Cholin joined as Scientific/Technical Assistant-II at INFLIBNET Centre,Ahmedabad on 28th April, 2006. I hope all of you will join me wishing her a good luck and all the best in her career. And we should alsoexpress our heartfelt appreciation to Dr T A V Murthy,Director and higher authorities for their kind measures. Thanks. With best regards. With best regards. Bye. ________________________________________________ K Prakash Scientific/Technical Officer-I Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET) Centre An Inter-University Centre of University Grants Commission Near Gujarat University Guest House Post Box No.4116, Navrangpura Ahmedabad - 380 009 India Phone: 91-079-2630 5971/2630 4695 Extn: 38(Off); 2676 3724(Res) Fax: 91-079-2630 0990/ 2630 7816 Mobile: 9427 000 758 Email: prakash(a)inflibnet.ac.in; prakash_k(a)yahoo.com URL: http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/ ; http://www.prakashk.netfirms.com/

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Vacancies for Asst. librarian & Librarian Asst.
by amar mane 09 May '06

09 May '06

Dear all, There is a vacancy for the post of Assistant librarian in Ecole Mondiale World School, Mumbai on permanent basis & three vacancies for the post of Library Assistant for school as well as Russell Square international college, Mumbai on contract basis for the period of one year which may be extendable. For Asst. librarian 2-3 years of experience is required. For library Asst. Freshers are preferred. Interested candidates send their CVs to the following mail id librarian(a)rsicollege.org With Regards Amar Mane Librarian Russell Square International College Gulmohar Cross Road NO.9, J. V. P. D. Juhu, Mumbai-49 --------------------------------- Yahoo! India Answers: Share what you know. Learn something new. Click here Send instant messages to your online friends - NOW Dear all, There is a vacancy for the post of Assistant librarian in Ecole Mondiale World School , Mumbai on permanent basis & three vacancies for the post of Library Assistant for school as well as Russell Square international college, Mumbai on contract basis for the period of one year which may be extendable. For Asst. librarian 2-3 years of experience is required. For library Asst. Freshers are preferred. Interested candidates send their CVs to the following mail id librarian(a)rsicollege.org With Regards Amar Mane Librarian Russell Square International College Gulmohar Cross Road NO.9, J. V. P. D. Juhu, Mumbai-49 Yahoo! India Answers: Share what you know. Learn something new. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/mailcricket/*http://in.answers.yahoo.com Click here Send instant messages to your online friends - http://messenger.yahoo.com/download.php;_ylt=Ah5_.LTcbbJtYrNKnfM5e6xwMMIF NOW

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NCSI-Net Meeting
by Nandhan Ravi 09 May '06

09 May '06

Dear All , The next NCSI-NET meeting will be held on Saturday, May 13th 2006. The meeting will commence with a talk. All are cordially invited for the talk. Speaker: Dr. Sudhakar Varanasi, Senior Vice President, Satyam Computer Services Topic: Putting head and heart together: Technology in the service of Society: A case study of emergency services in Andhra Pradesh Time: 10-30 AM. Venue: Seminar Hall, NCSI, IISc, Bangalore Abstract: In India, about two lakh people face medical emergencies every day. Accidents at homes, workplaces and on roads happen quite frequently along with other medical, police and fire-related emergencies. The support systems required to deal with these emergencies in the society virtually do not exist in India. When an emergency occurs, we need a rapid action support system to come into force to bail the victims out of the imminent threat of loss of life or property. A systematic approach to providing total support to the victims of emergencies requires the integration of three phases (Sense, Reach and Care). A comprehensive emergency response system on the lines of 9.1.1 in the US and 112 in the EU was developed in the state of Andhra Pradesh by EMRI, a non-profit society that works on the PPP (public private partnership) model. Technology used in this project includes Computer Telephony Integration, Voice Loggers, GIS / Maps, GPS / AVLT, Mobile communications, e-learning etc. The EMRI project went live on Aug 15, 2005 and is now operational in 18 cities/towns in AP, covering about 13 million people, with an excellent support from the Government. The number of lives saved in exceeded 2000 during the past 9 months. The lessons learnt, the confidence gained and the future plans in this project will be shared during this presentation. Kindly confirm your attendance by sending a mail to: ravi.nandhan(a)capco.com or anitha_m(a)aurigene.com V. Ravi Nandhan. & Anitha M.K NCSI-NET Coordinators. With warm regards, 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 ************************************************************************ LEARN MORE - Capco is a consultant, managed services provider and thought leader. We are experts in the financial services industry. You can access our thinking and learn more about us at 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 Dear All , The next NCSI-NET meeting will be held on Saturday, May 13th 2006. The meeting will commence with a talk. All are cordially invited for the talk. Speaker: Dr. Sudhakar Varanasi, Senior Vice President, Satyam Computer Services Topic: Putting head and heart together: Technology in the service of Society: A case study of emergency services in Andhra Pradesh Time: 10-30 AM. Venue: Seminar Hall, NCSI, IISc, Bangalore Abstract: In India, about two lakh people face medical emergencies every day. Accidents at homes, workplaces and on roads happen quite frequently along with other medical, police and fire-related emergencies. The support systems required to deal with these emergencies in the society virtually do not exist in India. When an emergency occurs, we need a rapid action support system to come into force to bail the victims out of the imminent threat of loss of life or property. A systematic approach to providing total support to the victims of emergencies requires the integration of three phases (Sense, Reach and Care). A comprehensive emergency response system on the lines of 9.1.1 in the US and 112 in the EU was developed in the state of Andhra Pradesh by EMRI, a non-profit society that works on the PPP (public private partnership) model. Technology used in this project includes Computer Telephony Integration, Voice Loggers, GIS / Maps, GPS / AVLT, Mobile communications, e-learning etc. The EMRI project went live on Aug 15, 2005 and is now operational in 18 cities/towns in AP, covering about 13 million people, with an excellent support from the Government. The number of lives saved in exceeded 2000 during the past 9 months. The lessons learnt, the confidence gained and the future plans in this project will be shared during this presentation. Kindly confirm your attendance by sending a mail to: mailto:ravi.nandhan@capco.com ravi.nandhan(a)capco.com or mailto:anitha_m@aurigene.com anitha_m(a)aurigene.com V. Ravi Nandhan. & Anitha M.K NCSI-NET Coordinators. With warm regards, 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 ************************************************************************ LEARN MORE - Capco is a consultant, managed services provider and thought leader. We are experts in the financial services industry. You can access our thinking and learn more about us at 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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Ur(Iraq) may have been the world's first city and the location of the first libraries.
by Gangadharesha.A.S 09 May '06

09 May '06

Dear Professionals, Ur (A city in Iraq) may be the world's first city and where writing as we know it began to develop. Humanity's first literary text, "The Epic of Gilgamesh," may have been composed here, too. For more details please visit. http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0508/p09s01-coop.html Thanks n Regards, Gangadharesha.A.S E&R Library, Infosys Technologies Ltd, Mysore-18, Cell#:09980087275 **************** CAUTION - Disclaimer ***************** This e-mail contains PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION intended solely for the use of the addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by e-mail and delete the original message. Further, you are not to copy, disclose, or distribute this e-mail or its contents to any other person and any such actions are unlawful. This e-mail may contain viruses. Infosys has taken every reasonable precaution to minimize this risk, but is not liable for any damage you may sustain as a result of any virus in this e-mail. You should carry out your own virus checks before opening the e-mail or attachment. Infosys reserves the right to monitor and review the content of all messages sent to or from this e-mail address. Messages sent to or from this e-mail address may be stored on the Infosys e-mail system. ***INFOSYS******** End of Disclaimer ********INFOSYS***  Dear Professionals, � Ur (A city in Iraq ) may be the world's first city and where writing as we know it began to develop. Humanity's first literary text, "The Epic of Gilgamesh," may have been composed here, too. For more details please visit. http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0508/p09s01-coop.html http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0508/p09s01-coop.html � Thanks n Regards , Gangadharesha.A.S E&R Library, Infosys Technologies Ltd, Mysore - 18, Cell#:09980087275 � **************** CAUTION - Disclaimer ***************** This e-mail contains PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION intended solely for the use of the addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by e-mail and delete the original message. Further, you are not to copy, disclose, or distribute this e-mail or its contents to any other person and any such actions are unlawful. This e-mail may contain viruses. Infosys has taken every reasonable precaution to minimize this risk, but is not liable for any damage you may sustain as a result of any virus in this e-mail. You should carry out your own virus checks before opening the e-mail or attachment. Infosys reserves the right to monitor and review the content of all messages sent to or from this e-mail address. Messages sent to or from this e-mail address may be stored on the Infosys e-mail system. ***INFOSYS******** End of Disclaimer ********INFOSYS***

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job opportunity at DRTC
by DRTC General 09 May '06

09 May '06

Indian Statistical Institute 203 B.T Road, Kolkata 108 No.PU/507/ADV/C149 Date:28 April 2006 ADVERTISEMENT Applications are invited for one (01) purely temporary Project Linked Technical Assistant in DRTC at Bangalore Centre of the Institute to work in the project entitled "Digitization of Seminar Volumes". Qualifications : Essential: BLISc or equivalent in Library & Inf. Science from the reccognised University/Institute. : Desirable: ADIS / MLISc or equivalent in Library & Information Science. Pay : Rs.7000/- (Rupees seven thousand only) per month (Consolidated pay with no other allowances). Tenure of appointment : The maximum duration of the appointment is till 31st March 2007. Age : 35 years as on 01 April 2006. Age may be relaxed for SC/ST/OBC candidates. Typed applications stating (1) Name (In block letters), (2) Father's/Husband's Name, (3) Address, (4) E-mail, (5) Phone No., (6) Date of birth, (7) Educational Qualifications, (8) Work experience, if any, accompanied by attested copies of relevant documents /testimonials addressed to the Director, Indian Statistical Institute, should reach the Professor and Head, Documentation Research and Training Centre, Indian Statistical Institute, 8th Mile, Mysore Road, RVCE (Post), Bangalore 560059, on or before 26th May 2006. The Institute reserves the right not to appoint Project Linked Technical Assistant. s/d Sankar K. Pal Director

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Need an article
by uma.vaithy＠wipro.com 09 May '06

09 May '06

Dear all I'm in need of these two articles (softcopy) , Kindly send me if you have this in your collection S. Park, Y. Kim, S. Kim, and Y. Seo, "Multi-Layer Bit-Sliced Bit-Rate Scalable Audio Coding," in 103rd AES Convention, New York, 1997, preprint 4520. Thanks and Regards Uma Vaithy 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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Neuroscience Gateway
by Mailing List Manager 08 May '06

08 May '06

Date: Sat, 6 May 2006 18:01:10 +0530 (IST) From: arun(a)mssrf.res.in OA neuroscience resource from Nature and Allen Institute The Nature Publishing Group and the Allen Institute for Brain Science are partners in the OA Neuroscience Gateway. From yesterday's announcement: Nature Publishing Group (NPG) and the Allen Institute for Brain Science are delighted to announce the launch of the Neuroscience Gateway, a free online resource for cutting-edge neuroscience and genomics research. The first update of the Neuroscience Gateway, which has been developed as a close collaboration between NPG and the Allen Institute, will be available on May 4th 2006 at www.brainatlas.org, and twice a month thereafter. The Neuroscience Gateway will provide a library of the latest papers, up-to-the-minute neuroscience news, and free access to highlights of key articles.

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IEEE First International Conference on Digital Information Management (ICDIM 2006)
by Mailing List Manager 08 May '06

08 May '06

Date: Sat, 6 May 2006 12:25:11 +0100 (BST) From: Puna Das <puna_05(a)yahoo.co.in> Call For Papers IEEE First International Conference on Digital Information Management (ICDIM 2006) December 06-08, 2006 Sponsored by IEEE visit http://www.icdim.org for more etails.

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A Free Library of Computer Science Knowledge (fwd)
by Mailing List Manager 08 May '06

08 May '06

Date: Sat, 6 May 2006 03:23:34 -0700 (PDT) From: Dabas Bharat K <dabasbk(a)yahoo.com> A Free Library of Computer Science Knowledge The Springer Computer Science Reading Room offers you free access to books and journals in your area of interest. Each month, new content is added to the Reading Room in: Artificial Intelligence Graphics, Vision, and Imaging Database Management Foundations of Computing Information Security and Cryptology Software Engineering and Programming Human-Computer Interaction. In addition, all Springer Computer Science Readers are entitled to a 20% discount on all springeronline.com book purchases The Springer Computer Science Reading Room Inside the Computer Science Reading Room you will find free content from the highly respected Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series and a wide array of Springer journals. Each month, seven LNCS volumes and a number of journal issues are added to the Reading Room, creating an ever-growing personal library. Best of all, you never have to return the content of this library. Using the functionality offered by SpringerLink, the content is accessible via PDF or HTML files, which you can download and print. Read for Free: Become a Computer Science Reader 1) Visit www.springer.com/readingroom (Click on the link below) 2) Create your user account Click on CONTINUE under the I am a new customer section. On the following registration page, please enter a password and user name of your choice together with your e-mail address (for our e-mail confirmation to you). 3) Enter or copy and paste the SpringerToken: 2Q6x5N4GGPZbnp3 and click SUBMIT and you will be taken directly to the Reading Room If you already have an account with springeronline.com, please log in with your user name and password. At the bottom of the registration page, click on CHANGE. Then enter the above SpringerToken and click on SUBMIT. 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

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Laura Bush announces grants for libraries
by Mailing List Manager 08 May '06

08 May '06

Date: Fri, 5 May 2006 15:58:15 +0100 (BST) From: vasanth raj <gooche_1981(a)yahoo.co.in> Dear all Bush, a former librarian and public school teacher, announced the grants at Chalmette High School in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, where every building -- including 15 schools -- was flooded..... http://www.cnn.com/2006/EDUCATION/05/04/first.lady.libraries.ap/ Your Sincerely ------------------------- Plz re-direct Your mail to vasanthrz(a)gmail.com Vasantha Raju N --------------------------------- Yahoo! India Answers: Share what you know. Learn something new. Click here

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Lecture Notice
by Krishnamurthy M 08 May '06

08 May '06

ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH SCHOLARS ( Karnataka Chapter) and BRITISH LIBRARY Cordially invite you to the specical lecture on " INFORMATION INDUSTRY- A Global Perspective" by Shri N.V.Satyanarayana Chairman & Managing Director Informatics (India ) Ltd., Bangalore 560003 at British Library on Friday, 12th May 2006 at 4.30 p.m Prof.I.K.Ravichandra Rao Mr.K.T.Rajan Mr .R.Dhandapani I.H.Jahagirdar President Secretary Treasurer Manager -- Dr.M.Krishnamurthy Librarian Indian Statistical Institute 8th Mile Mysore Road R.V.C.E. Post Bangalore 560059 Ph:91-80-28483002/3/4/4 Fax: 91-80-28484265

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60th LIS journal in DOAJ!
by Sukhdev Singh 08 May '06

08 May '06

Forwarded Message! Date: Sat, 06 May 2006 11:01:12 -0400 From: Heather Morrison <heatherm(a)eln.bc.ca> Subject: 60th LIS journal in DOAJ! There are now 60 Library and Information Science journals listed in the Directory of Open Access Journals - an impressive list of journals to read, or to publish in! The list of LIS journals can be found at: http://www.doaj.org/ljbs?cpid=129 Welcome to new DOAJ listed journal, the Chinese / English Journal of Educational Media & Library Sciences - perhaps an appropriate symbol of this global phenomenon that is open access? Journal of Education Media & Library Sciences can be found at: http://research.dils.tku.edu.tw/joemls/ Heather G. Morrison E-LIS Editor, Canada http://eprints.rclis.org/ postscript: intriguing new title in E-LIS that may interest list readers: House of Horrors: Exorcising Electronic Resources, by U.S. E-LIS Editor Norm Medeiros, at: http://eprints.rclis.org/archive/00006168/

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Free access to bioloogical databases
by arun＠mssrf.res.in 07 May '06

07 May '06

>From Peter Suber's blog FELICS will offer OA to major biological databases Lautaro Vargas, EBI gives database boost to biotechs, Business Weekly, May 6, 2006. Excerpt: The European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI) in Cambridge is heading a £11.4 million infrastructure project to provide the scientific community with free and unrestricted access to some of the worlds most important biological databases. Titled FELICS Free European Life-science Information and Computational Services this unique electronic infrastructure project is designed to develop, enhance and interlink many of the most important data resources in Europe and widen their accessibility to the international research community. It will be funded under the Research Infrastructures action of the sixth Framework Programme (FP6) with the largest ever European award for computational infrastructures needed to support biological research....FELICS technical coordinator at the EBI, Phil Gardner, said: Our databases are accessed by many tens or even hundreds of thousands of scientists and are recognised as crucial resources by researchers worldwide....FELICS encompasses many of the EBIs familiar databases, but will also feature some crucial new activities and the group has been set several tasks and deliverables within three main areas: Networking activities; joint research activities; and transnational access activities....Graham Cameron, associate director of the EBI and coordinator of FELICS, said: Bioinformatics now pervades biology. Bioinformatics experts no longer sit between biologist and database. Researchers expect to directly access the databases and do real work. FELICS gives scientists the electronic right to roam the biological knowledge space.

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Call for Outstanding Doctoral Research Awards 2006
by Puna Das 06 May '06

06 May '06

Call for Outstanding Doctoral Research Awards 2006 The 2nd Annual Emerald/EFMD Outstanding Doctoral Research Awards 2006 Emerald Group Publishing Limited, publisher of the largest collection of international business and management journals, and the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD), a global membership organisation with more than 500 institutional members from academia, business and public services, seek to celebrate excellence in research by sponsoring the Annual Outstanding Doctoral Research Awards. Award-winning entries will receive a cash prize of €1,500 (or other currency equivalent), a certificate and the prospect of an offer of publication in the sponsoring journal, as a full paper, or as an executive summary/research note, at the discretion of the Editor. Prize categories Two Prizes will be awarded to the winners of the following categories: Subject Area : Sponsoring Journal 1. Library studies : Library Hi Tech 2. Information science : Journal of Documentation For Details Visit: http://www.emeraldinsight.com/info/researchers/funding/doctoralawards/2006a… http://www.emeraldinsight.com/info/researchers/funding/doctoralawards/2005w… _______________________________________________________ Anup Kumar Das/ Bidyarthi Dutta/ Swapan Kumar Patra Information and Communication Society of India, New Delhi _______________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Answers: Share what you know. Learn something new. http://in.answers.yahoo.com

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Fwd: BMC in LJ Academic NewsWire
by Mallikarjuna, C 06 May '06

06 May '06

From: Ann Okerson <ann.okerson(a)yale.edu> Subject: BMC in LJ Academic NewsWire Date: Fri, 5 May 2006 18:35:55 EDT Excerpted from LJN, thursday, 4 May: Growing Pain: Editors Voice Complaints About Open Access Pioneer BioMed Central Is trouble brewing at open access pioneer BioMed Central (BMC)? This week the BMC-owned magazine The Scientist published a lengthy article suggesting that a number of editors at some of BMC's 93 independent journals are unhappy with the publisher's efforts, and several were said to be considering leaving the company altogether. BMC, a for-profit open access publisher founded in 2000, has been touted as an alternative to the commercial subscription model, which is plagued by rampant inflation. Now, as the company makes changes to its business, it is beginning to hear some familiar complaints, including over price inflation. According to The Scientist, BMC editors, who are not paid, are upset with recent increases in BMC's author processing charge (APC), and the granting of fewer APC waivers for papers whose authors cannot afford to pay the full APC. Also, last year the new BMC contract required editors to transfer journal ownership over to BMC. BMC publisher Matthew Cockerill defended the changes, including the swelling APC. In January 2002, the APC was $500. Today it is 750 pounds, about $1340. "Having published many thousands of articles since then, we now have a much better idea of what we need to charge to cover our costs and ensure financial sustainability," Cockerill told the LJ Academic Newswire. Cockerill replaced founding publisher Jan Velterop last year, after Velterop left BMC to pursue other open access-related projects. Velterop later joined Springer. Cockerill noted that the new APC was still "well within the range regarded as reasonable by funders, and compares very favorably with the charges of other publishers offering open access." APC costs aside, editors' other major complaint, according The Scientist, appears to be with BMC management, described as "uncompromising" on a range of issues facing the company. Kuan-Teh Jeang, editor-in-chief of the BMC journal Retrovirology, echoed most editors in supporting open access, but questioned BMC's execution. "We all feel open access is where we want to donate our time, energy, and reputations," Jeang told The Scientist. "What we want from BMC is a sense that they value us as equal team members." Richard Feinman, co-editor-in-chief of Nutrition and Metabolism, was more blunt in his assessment, telling The Scientist that "open access is going to move forward and if the BMC management can meet this challenge, fine, if not, they should be replaced." Cockerill seemed unfazed by the criticism saying he valued the input of editors. "As with every challenging endeavor, there will occasionally be problems along the way," he told the LJ Academic Newswire. "The editors of new open access journals have taken on an important and challenging task. We are working hard with them, to make their journals a success." As for BMC's success? Cockerill said the company was "doing well." Although BMC is still not yet profitable, he said, "Support from authors for BioMed Central has never been stronger. Submissions are at record levels. Wider support for open access, too, continues to grow each day." Copyright 2006, Library Journal -- Regards HB Mallikarjuna World Language Lab Bangalore hbmallikarjuna(a)gmail.com Mobile:09343757228 --------------------------------- Yahoo! India Answers: Share what you know. Learn something new. Click here From: Ann Okerson <ann.okerson(a)yale.edu> Subject: BMC in LJ Academic NewsWire Date: Fri, 5 May 2006 18:35:55 EDT Excerpted from LJN, thursday, 4 May: Growing Pain: Editors Voice Complaints About Open Access Pioneer BioMed Central Is trouble brewing at open access pioneer BioMed Central (BMC)? This week the BMC-owned magazine The Scientist published a lengthy article suggesting that a number of editors at some of BMC's 93 independent journals are unhappy with the publisher's efforts, and several were said to be considering leaving the company altogether. BMC, a for-profit open access publisher founded in 2000, has been touted as an alternative to the commercial subscription model, which is plagued by rampant inflation. Now, as the company makes changes to its business, it is beginning to hear some familiar complaints, including over price inflation. According to The Scientist, BMC editors, who are not paid, are upset with recent increases in BMC's author processing charge (APC), and the granting of fewer APC waivers for papers whose authors cannot afford to pay the full APC. Also, last year the new BMC contract required editors to transfer journal ownership over to BMC. BMC publisher Matthew Cockerill defended the changes, including the swelling APC. In January 2002, the APC was $500. Today it is 750 pounds, about $1340. "Having published many thousands of articles since then, we now have a much better idea of what we need to charge to cover our costs and ensure financial sustainability," Cockerill told the LJ Academic Newswire. Cockerill replaced founding publisher Jan Velterop last year, after Velterop left BMC to pursue other open access-related projects. Velterop later joined Springer. Cockerill noted that the new APC was still "well within the range regarded as reasonable by funders, and compares very favorably with the charges of other publishers offering open access." APC costs aside, editors' other major complaint, according The Scientist, appears to be with BMC management, described as "uncompromising" on a range of issues facing the company. Kuan-Teh Jeang, editor-in-chief of the BMC journal Retrovirology, echoed most editors in supporting open access, but questioned BMC's execution. "We all feel open access is where we want to donate our time, energy, and reputations," Jeang told The Scientist. "What we want from BMC is a sense that they value us as equal team members." Richard Feinman, co-editor-in-chief of Nutrition and Metabolism, was more blunt in his assessment, telling The Scientist that "open access is going to move forward and if the BMC management can meet this challenge, fine, if not, they should be replaced." Cockerill seemed unfazed by the criticism saying he valued the input of editors. "As with every challenging endeavor, there will occasionally be problems along the way," he told the LJ Academic Newswire. "The editors of new open access journals have taken on an important and challenging task. We are working hard with them, to make their journals a success." As for BMC's success? Cockerill said the company was "doing well." Although BMC is still not yet profitable, he said, "Support from authors for BioMed Central has never been stronger. Submissions are at record levels. Wider support for open access, too, continues to grow each day." Copyright 2006, Library Journal -- Regards HB Mallikarjuna World Language Lab Bangalore mailto:hbmallikarjuna@gmail.com hbmallikarjuna(a)gmail.com Mobile:09343757228 Yahoo! India Answers: Share what you know. Learn something new. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/mailanswers/*http://in.answers.yahoo.com Click here

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"Strong Copyright + DRM + Weak Net Neutrality = Digital Dystopia?" Preprint
by Charles W. Bailey, Jr. 05 May '06

05 May '06

A preprint of my "Strong Copyright + DRM + Weak Net Neutrality = Digital Dystopia?" paper is now available. http://www.digital-scholarship.com/cwb/DigitalDystopia.pdf It will appear in Information Technology and Libraries 25, no. 3 (2006). This quote from the paper's conclusion sums it up: What this paper has said is simply this: three issues--a dramatic expansion of the scope, duration, and punitive nature of copyright laws; the ability of DRM to lock-down content in an unprecedented fashion; and the erosion of Net neutrality--bear careful scrutiny by those who believe that the Internet has fostered (and will continue to foster) a digital revolution that has resulted in an extraordinary explosion of innovation, creativity, and information dissemination. These issues may well determine whether the much-touted "information superhighway" lives up to its promise or simply becomes the "information toll road" of the future, ironically resembling the pre-Internet online services of the past. For those who want a longer preview of the paper, here's the introduction: Blogs. Digital photo and video sharing. Podcasts. Rip/Mix/Burn. Tagging. Vlogs. Wikis. These buzzwords point to a fundamental social change fueled by cheap PCs and servers, the Internet and its local wired/wireless feeder networks, and powerful, low-cost software: citizens have morphed from passive media consumers to digital media producers and publishers. Libraries and scholars have their own set of buzz words: digital libraries, digital presses, e-prints, institutional repositories, and open access journals to name a few. They connote the same kind of change: a democratization of publishing and media production using digital technology. It appears that we are on the brink of an exciting new era of Internet innovation: a kind of digital utopia. Dr. Gary Flake of Microsoft has provided one striking vision of what could be (with a commercial twist) in a presentation entitled "How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Imminent Internet Singularity," and there are many other visions of possible future Internet advances. When did this metamorphosis begin? It depends on who you ask. Let's say the late 1980's, when the Internet began to get serious traction and an early flowering of noncommercial digital publishing occurred. In the subsequent twenty-odd years, publishing and media production went from being highly centralized, capital-intensive analog activities with limited and well-defined distribution channels to being diffuse, relatively low-cost digital activities with the global Internet as their distribution medium. Not to say that print and conventional media are dead, of course, but it is clear that their era of dominance is waning. The future is digital. Nor is it to say that entertainment companies (e.g., film, music, radio, and television companies) and information companies (e.g., book, database, and serial publishers) have ceded the digital content battlefield to the upstarts. Quite the contrary. High-quality thousand-page-per-volume scientific journals and Hollywood blockbusters cannot be produced for pennies, even with digital wizardry. Information and entertainment companies still have an important role to play, and, even if they didn't, they hold the copyrights to a significant chunk of our cultural heritage. Entertainment and information companies have understood for some time that they must adopt to the digital environment or die, but this change has not always been easy, especially when it involves concocting and embracing new business models. Nonetheless, they intend to thrive and prosper--and to do whatever it takes to succeed. As they should, since they have an obligation to their shareholders to do so. The thing about the future is that it is rooted in the past. Culture, even digital culture, builds on what has gone before. Unconstrained access to past works helps determine the richness of future works. Inversely, when past works are inaccessible except to a privileged minority, it impoverishes future works. This brings us to a second trend that stands in opposition to the first. Put simply, it is the view that intellectual works are "property"; that this property should be protected with the full force of civil and criminal law; that creators have perpetual, transferable property rights; and that contracts, rather than copyright law, should govern the use of intellectual works. A third trend is also at play: the growing use of Digital Rights Management (DRM) technologies. When intellectual works were in paper form (or other tangible forms), they could only be controlled at the object-ownership or object-access levels (a library controlling the circulation of a copy of a book is an example of the second case). Physical possession of a work, such as a book, meant that the user had full use of it (e.g., the user could read the entire book and photocopy pages from it). When works are in digital form and they are protected by some types of DRM, this may no longer true. For example, a user may only be able to view a single chapter from a DRM-protected e-book and may not be able to print it. The fourth and final trend deals with how the Internet functions at its most fundamental level. The Internet was designed to be content, application, and hardware "neutral." As long as certain standards were met, the network did not discriminate. One type of content was not given preferential delivery speed over another. One type of content was not charged for delivery while another wasn't. One type of content was not blocked (at least by the network) while another wasn't. In recent years, "network neutrality" has come under attack. The collision of these trends has begun in courts, legislatures, and the marketplace. It is far from over. As we shall see, it's outcome will determine what the future of digital culture looks like. -- 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 others)

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Open access to data
by Mailing List Manager 05 May '06

05 May '06

Date: Fri, 5 May 2006 15:05:45 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> >From Peter Suber's blog More on OA to publicly-funded data in the UK Charles Arthur, Should government charge ... and how much? The Guardian, May 4, 2006. Excerpt: A week is a long time in politics. But six years, it seems, is not quite enough time in the civil service to carry out a study into the economic benefits of free data. In the Treasury's Spending Review in 2000, an interesting part discussed the knowledge economy - in particular whether public organisations should charge for their data, and if so, how much. [The report concludes that] some of the data generated is surplus to the running of government; it's simply there to generate profits, to offset the running costs of various departments. "As a result," the authors add, "the government is able, without abusing the dominant position it has in particular markets, to use pricing strategies which enable it to recoup at least some of the fixed costs of production." But that begs an important question that the Free Our Data campaign - which argues that government agencies should provide their data to the public for free - would like to see resolved.... But the authors then admit it's unclear how government-generated data should be priced. After discussing pricing models, they note the suggestion "that demand would grow rapidly in response to lower prices ... and as basic information is repackaged in innovative ways. The issue needs further empirical work." That is, an economist should see whether cheaper data boosts the economy. So, six years on, has the Treasury followed up its own recommendation and done a study on the effect of data pricing? No, the Treasury told us....Perhaps they'll be interested by a new paper produced by the OECD this week examining public sector content, which notes huge disparities in market size and access between the UK, Europe and other countries.

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ISO OKs Open Document Format as Standard
by Farooque Shaheen 05 May '06

05 May '06

Hi all, The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has given its ?sweeping approval? to the OpenDocument Format (ODF) as an international standard for retaining and exchanging digital office documents, according to a press release from the ODF Alliance, a group of entities dedicated to improving the management of electronic government documents. Approval of the OpenDocument Format by ISO marks an important milestone in the effort to help governments solve the very real problem of finding a better way to preserve, access and control their documents now and in the future,? Marcich, said in the release. ?There?s no doubt that this broad vote of support will serve as a springboard for adoption and use of the ODF around the world.? http://www.cio.com/blog_view.html?CID=20823 Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 # 4105 Hi all, The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has given its “sweeping approval” to the OpenDocument Format (ODF) as an international standard for retaining and exchanging digital office documents, according to a press release from the ODF Alliance, a group of entities dedicated to improving the management of electronic government documents. Approval of the OpenDocument Format by ISO marks an important milestone in the effort to help governments solve the very real problem of finding a better way to preserve, access and control their documents now and in the future,” Marcich, said in the release. “There’s no doubt that this broad vote of support will serve as a springboard for adoption and use of the ODF around the world.” http://www.cio.com/blog_view.html?CID=20823 Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 # 4105

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Workshop on E-Resources and IPR issues 14-16 June 2006
by D Jotwani 05 May '06

05 May '06

Dear All The Central Library, IIT Bombay has planned to organize a 3-days Training Workshop on e-Resources and IPR Issues on 14-16 June 2006. The main objective of the workshop is to expose participants to the relevance of IPR issues vis-a-vis usage of e-resources. Thanks to the success of the Consortia model of acquisition, libraries have been able to provide access to several thousands e-books and journals to their users without the constraints of space and time. While applications of Information and Communication Technologies and Consortia approach have benefited large number of libraries and their users, it has added responsibilities to ensure that the usage is made within the framework of Intellectual Property Rights and the interests of the creators of information/knowledge are protected. Library and information professionals providing e-resources-based information services have important role to play in this area and this workshop will provide them with a broader view of the implications of IPR while discharging their responsibilities and serving their users. The important topics to be covered in the workshop include : Overview of the state of art information communication technologies in the libraries, e-journals, e-books, e-databases Intellectual Property rights vis-a-vis e-resources Vendors presentations RFID Only 30-35 participants, on first-come-first-served basis, will be taken for the course from IITs, IISc, NITs, other engineering colleges, scientific and technical institutions. Preference will be given to those from INDEST/AICTE Consortium participating institutions. Two participants from the consortium participating institutes will be provided free registration. Other participants will be charged Rs 1000-/ as registration fee which includes workshop kit, hostel accommodation, working lunch, and tea/coffee during sessions. TA/DA will have to be borne by the participants or their sponsoring organizations. Participants desiring registration fee concession may kindly submit their application thru parent organization. For more details please visit : http://www.library.iitb.ac.in/news/workshop.pdf D. Jotwani Librarian Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Powai, Mumbai 400076 Phone 91-22-25768920, 91-22-25720227

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Excerpt on India from: The 2006 e-readiness rankings: A white paper from the Economist Intelligence Unit
by Mailing List Manager 05 May '06

05 May '06

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 5 May 2006 10:20:23 +0530 From: Debashish_Ghosh_-_Hindalco_Kolkata_Library/KOL_JD/Hindalco/ABG(a)adityabirla.c om India's heated growth attracts investments from home and abroad Source: http://graphics.eiu.com/files/ad_pdfs/2006Ereadiness_Ranking_WP.pdf India's IT and business process outsourcing industries are among the world's most analysed in recent years. Now, the potential of its local telecoms market is beginning to attract attention. Nearly 50m fixed subscribers and 75m mobile users have created opportunity, and with a population of over 1bn there is enormous potential for growth. The government seems to agree, and it sees the virtue of investment in developing services: a telecoms consultancy, Gartner, estimates that over US$16bn will be invested in 2006, a year-on-year increase of 27%, and it projects this figure to reach US$32bn by 2009. The Department of Telecommunications has set a target of 250m fixed and mobile users by 2007. Such growth potential, combined with its competitiveness in low-cost manufacturing, is attracting foreign investment. If planned handset ventures by such firms as Nokia (Finland) and Elcoteq (Estonia) pan out, foreign direct investment in telecoms equipment manufacturing should reach US$1bn in 2006, according to India's communications minister.

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dlisamu.org
by Mailing List Manager 05 May '06

05 May '06

Date: 5 May 2006 03:50:00 -0000 From: ali raza naqvi <raza10(a)rediffmail.com> Dear colleagues It gives me great pleasure to inform all of you that an independant website of the deptt. of Library and Information Science, AMU was launched on 01.05.2006 by Hon'ble Mr. Naseem Ahmad, Vice-Chancellor, AMU. In his speech as the chief guest of the occasion he appreciated the efforts on the part of the deptt. in recent years and called it as "A FLAGSHIP". He advised the students to indulge in "constructive thinking". The function was presided over by Mr. S.M. Ashraf, Income Tax Commissioner, while Prof. Hamida Ahmad, Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, was the guest of honour. To see the photographs and more details, please visit us on- www.dlisamu.org (the site is still under construction) Prof. Shabahat Husain Chairman Deptt. of Library and Information Science, AMU, Aligarh-202002 (U.P.) INDIA

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Deppt.of Libray & Information Science, AMU Launched websites
by Mailing List Manager 05 May '06

05 May '06

Date: 4 May 2006 13:03:34 -0000 From: akhtar hussain <ahussain2(a)rediffmail.com> Deppt.of Libray & Information Science, AMU, Aligarh Launched departmental website: www.dlisamu.org. For information regarding admission, B Lib,Mlib,M.Phil and PhD programms and other activities about department, please access it. Akhtar Hussain Research Scholar DLIS,AMU,Aligarh-2002002 (U P)

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NCSI Advt for 2006 Batch Trainees
by Nagaraj Vaidya 04 May '06

04 May '06

Dear Members, NCSI REQUIRES Information and Knowledge Management (IKM) TRAINEES No. of positions: 11 [GEN-4, OBC-2, SC-1, ST-1, and Sponsored Candidates-03] Advt. No.R(IB)008-4/2006. Minimum Qualifications: 1. A Bachelor's Degree with at least First Class in any subject followed by a 2 year Post-Graduate degree or recognized equivalent qualification with First class in Education or Management or Library andInformation Science or Journalism or Communication. 2. SC/ST candidates with pass class will also be considered. 3.The sponsored candidates should forward their applications through proper channel. No stipend will be paid to sponsored candidates. Training is for a period of 18 months w.e.f. 01.08.2006 on a stipend of Rs.5,000/- per month (Fixed). Visit our web site at http://www.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/training/ for details about the training programme and registration of applications ONLINE. The Online Registration form will be accessible from Wednesday, 3rd May 2006 with regards, ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nagaraj N. Vaidya Project Assistant, National Center for Science Information, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore -560 012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Vacancy for the post of Technical Assistant
by T R B Sarma 04 May '06

04 May '06

Dear Friends, There is a vacancy for the post of Technical Assistant in Institute for Social and Economic Change ( ISEC) Library for a period of six months. The salalry would be Rs. 6000/- per month. Those who have some computer exposure with M.L.I.Sc degree, may come and meet to the undersigned immediately. TRB SARMA Librarian, ISEC Nagarabhavi, Bangalore. 560 072. E-mail : trbsarma(a)isec.ac.in Telephone: 080-23215468 Extn. 302 Dear Friends, There is a vacancy for the post of Technical Assistant in Institute for Social and Economic Change ( ISEC) Library for a period of six months. The salalry would be Rs. 6000/- per month. Those who have some computer exposure with M.L.I.Sc degree, may come and meet to the undersigned immediately. TRB SARMA Librarian, ISEC Nagarabhavi, Bangalore. 560 072. E-mail : mailto:trbsarma@isec.ac.in trbsarma(a)isec.ac.in Telephone: 080-23215468 Extn. 302

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NewPR Wiki
by raja ram 04 May '06

04 May '06

Dear all, Here is a wiki on PR NewPR Wiki http://www.thenewpr.com/wiki/pmwiki.php This wiki is: a repository of relevant information about how the PR practice is changing a collaboration tool for PR professionals and people interested in the practice of public relations an open space where anyone can ask questions, post ideas, or start a project. Regards raj --------------------------------- Yahoo! India Answers: Share what you know. Learn something new. Click here Dear all, Here is a wiki on PR NewPR Wiki http://www.thenewpr.com/wiki/pmwiki.php http://www.thenewpr.com/wiki/pmwiki.php This wiki is: a repository of relevant information about how the PR practice is changing a collaboration tool for PR professionals and people interested in the practice of public relations an open space where anyone can ask questions, post ideas, or start a project. Regards raj Yahoo! India Answers: Share what you know. Learn something new. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/mailanswers/*http://in.answers.yahoo.com Click here

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Subscription details of Journal of Financial Management & Analysi s
by hemaa＠ingvysyabank.com 04 May '06

04 May '06

Dear all, The Journal of Financial Management & Analysis is a bi-annual brought out by the Om Sai Centre for Financial Management Research & Training. Could anybody provide me with the subscription details including postal address, email id (if possible) and contact nos? Thanks in advance. Thanks & Regards Hema Amble Librarian, ING Vysya Bank CDC Bangalore Message Dear all, The Journal of Financial Management & Analysis is a bi-annual brought out by the Om Sai Centre for Financial Management Research & Training. Could anybody provide me with the subscription details including postal address, email id (if possible) and contact nos? Thanks in advance. Thanks & Regards Hema Amble Librarian, ING Vysya Bank CDC Bangalore

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Discussion list for queries related to setting up of Institutional Repositories in India.
by Filbert S Minj 04 May '06

04 May '06

Dear Members, As part of ongoing project, Development of OAI-based Institutional Research Repository Services in India, sponsored by DSIR, Govt of India, at the National Centre for Science Information (NCSI), Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, NCSI has been helping several Institutions/Organizations in the country to setup their Institutional Repositories (IRs). We have also planned for conducting at least two workshops during the project duration to impart practical training to the participants in setting up and maintaining their IRs. The exact dates for the workshops will be announced on this and other lists shortly. In order to provide sustained help to setup and maintain IRs, we have started an exclusive discussion list called, Institutional Repositories of India Forum (IRI-Forum). Members of this forum can post queries related to IR software choices, Hardware requirements, installation of IR software, configuration, customization,administration, backup or any other problems related to IR. Based on our experiences and the experiences of the participating members this forum can be of mutual help to all the participants. You are welcome to join this mailing list if your Institution/Organization has already has an IR or is planning to have one in the near future. You can subscribe to this mailing list by visiting the site http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/iri-forum. Once you subscribe, you can pose the queries by sending an email to iri-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in. Looking forward to your active participation to make this forum a useful one. -- Filbert and Francis Dear Members, As part of ongoing project, Development of OAI-based Institutional Research Repository Services in India, sponsored by DSIR, Govt of India, at the National Centre for Science Information (NCSI), Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, NCSI has been helping several Institutions/Organizations in the country to setup their Institutional Repositories (IRs). We have also planned for conducting at least two workshops during the project duration to impart practical training to the participants in setting up and maintaining their IRs. The exact dates for the workshops will be announced on this and other lists shortly. In order to provide sustained help to setup and maintain IRs, we have started an exclusive discussion list called, Institutional Repositories of India Forum (IRI-Forum). Members of this forum can post queries related to IR software choices, Hardware requirements, installation of IR software, configuration, customization,administration, backup or any other problems related to IR. Based on our experiences and the experiences of the participating members this forum can be of mutual help to all the participants. You are welcome to join this mailing list if your Institution/Organization has already has an IR or is planning to have one in the near future. You can subscribe to this mailing list by visiting the site http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/iri-forum . Once you subscribe, you can pose the queries by sending an email to iri-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in . Looking forward to your active participation to make this forum a useful one. -- Filbert and Francis

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Regarding Weeding of books
by Mailing List Manager 04 May '06

04 May '06

Date: Thu, 4 May 2006 12:00:54 +0530 From: pramod babu <pramodhbabu(a)gmail.com> Dear all Could anyone inform regarding UGC norms for weeding old and out dated books from library or any other information related to weeding of books. Thanks & regards Pramod Library Assistant M.S.Ramaiah Medical College Bangalore e-mail:pramodhbabu@gmail.com

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Fw: digital repositories roadmap: looking forward
by Mailing List Manager 04 May '06

04 May '06

Date: Thu, 4 May 2006 07:42:24 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> ----- Original Message ----- From: Amber Thomas To: JISC-REPOSITORIES(a)JISCMAIL.AC.UK Colleagues, You may be interested in this new document discussing the future of UK academic repositories. Digital Repositories Roadmap: Looking Forward JISC has funded a Digital Repositories Roadmap document to present a vision for 2010. This has been undertaken by Rachel Heery from UKOLN and Andy Powell from the Eduserve Foundation. This is a discussion document that provides context for project and programme work. It is available from: http://www.jisc.ac.uk/uploaded_documents/rep-roadmap-v15.doc The vision is one where there is a rich scholarly communications and learning environment that is supported by an extensive network of repositories, where content is widely available and re-used. The repositories will allow sharing, collaboration, a record of activity and so on and will be enhanced by value added services that support manipulation, interlinking and personalisation among other things. The Digital Repositories Roadmap concludes that it is cultural and policy issues that lie at the heart of achieving success for a digital repository network for learning and research.

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BLISc & MLISc admission
by Mailing List Manager 04 May '06

04 May '06

Date: 3 May 2006 11:15:40 -0000 From: jyoti shreeram bhabal <jyotibhabal(a)rediffmail.com> � Dear All BLISc and MLISc admission forms are available at SHPT School of Library Science. Duration of course: 1 year Medium: English only Eligibility: Female graduate candidate from any discipline(candidate awaiting for their result may also apply.) Admission Procedure: as per merit, based on Entrance Test form fee: Rs. 50/- (form & prospectus) Address: SHPT School of Library Science SNDT Women's University New Marine Lines Mumbai 400020 Tel: 22072792 email: shptsndt(a)gmail.com Mrs.Jyoti Bhabal Lecturer SHPT School of Library Science SNDT Women's University 1 Nathibai Thackersey Road New Marine Lines Mumbai 400 020. Tel: 22072792 22081879 ext.274 or 263

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Alumni Association of Dept. of LIS, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar
by Mailing List Manager 04 May '06

04 May '06

Date: Wed, 3 May 2006 02:36:40 -0700 From: Samarendra Dash <samardash(a)gmail.com> Dear All, An Alumni Association of the P.G.Dept. of Lib.& Inf. Sc, Utkal University was formed on 28.04.2006 to create a platform for interaction among the students, faculty & professionals who are associated with the Dept. of LIS, Utkal University. The office bearers for the first term i.e. 2006-07 were unanimously elected as follows 1. Dr. P.Padhi President 2. Dr. B.D.Panda Vice President 3. Sri Byomajit Mohanty Secretary 4. Sri M.Biswal, Treasurer All Alumnae of the Dept. of Lib.& Inf.Sc are requested to contact Head of Department LIS, UU or Sri Samarendra Dash for further details. Regards Samarendra Dash 09437558100

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Reaction to "Everybody has a librarian inside." blogged.
by Sukhdev Singh 04 May '06

04 May '06

Atleast someone liked my thought - "Everybody has a librarian inside." Check out - http://libtechbytes.blogspot.com/2006/05/i-like-this-thought.html Sukhdev Singh, NIC. http://openmed.nic.in

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Why OA makes sense
by Mailing List Manager 03 May '06

03 May '06

Date: Wed, 3 May 2006 03:23:15 +0530 (IST) From: arun(a)mssrf.res.in >From Peter Suber's blog EURASIP President on OA Sergios Theodoridis, Presidents Message, EURASIP, March 2006. Theodoridis is the President of European Association for Signal, Speech, and Image Processing (EURASIP), which publishes four OA journals through Hindawi Publishing. Excerpt: Since EURASIPs major decision to adopt the Open Access (OA) model for all its new journals, I have developed an interest in trying to keep up with related publications and adopted policies and actions by various scientific organizations and bodies concerning the OA philosophy....In a world of an unprecedented complexity, information and knowledge access models that transcend professional classifications, national boundaries, and social barriers are timely and necessary. The OA philosophy affects not only the publication of scientific research, but also the way large databases, such as the genomes of animals and plants, can be accessed. Recently, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) released version 5.0 of the NSFs Cyberinfrastructure Vision for the 21st century. The report states that 30 nations, including the United States, declared their commitment to work together towards the establishment of common access regimes for research data generated through public funding. Currently Germanys Max-Planck Society, the UK Wellcome Trust, the French CNRS, and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute all encourage their funded researchers to make their peer-reviewed articles publicly available. It is worth pointing out that the UK House of Commons Science and Technology Committee considered the OA issue and the report was in favor of open access.... Concerning publications, there are two major motivations in favor of open access. The first refers to ethics. Research funded by the public should be available to the public. The second motivation refers to the research impact. Internet technology and powerful search engines make it possible to mine any publications of interest that reside in an open access repository. This will no doubt increase the impact and the citation of published articles. Furthermore, the OA model complies with the above-mentioned synergy and cooperation rationale, since it is a way of minimizing the gap between scientists living and working in the developed countries and those who are working in less developed countries and have very limited accessibility to published results....

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Indianjournals.com - Statistics
by Mailing List Manager 03 May '06

03 May '06

Date: Tue, 2 May 2006 13:23:11 +0530 From: Chandrima Roy <croy(a)docdelserv.com> Dear All We are proud to share the overall Statistics of Indianjournals.com as on date since its launch on 30th May 2005 as follows: No. of Publications: 34 Societies Associated: 28 Issues Archival: 127 Subject Areas Covered so far: 8 Visitors So far as on 1st May, 2006: 64,101 Latest Journal (Issue) uploaded: International Journal of Computational Intelligence Research, Year 2006, Volume-2, Issue-1 (January) TOC Link: http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=3Dijor:ijcir <http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=3Dijor:ijcir&volume=3D2&issu e=3D1&type=3Dtoc> &volume=3D2&issue=3D1&type=3Dtoc To access the full text of free Journals, Online Subscriptions or Package deals, kindly log on to http://www.indianjournals.com <http://www.indianjournals.com/> or send your queries to info(a)indianjournals.com. 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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Document Delivery Service
by Mailing List Manager 03 May '06

03 May '06

Date: Tue, 2 May 2006 13:22:10 +0530 From: Chandrima Roy <croy(a)docdelserv.com> Dear All, For all your requirements for full text articles, Conference Proceedings, Reports, Patents & others, please contact us to obtain Copyright compliant articles at very reasonable rates. Articles in Pdf or Tiff format are made available via email within 4-5 days upon receipt of the order (s). For more information please log on to http://www.docdelserv.com <http://www.docdelserv.com/> or contact us at info(a)docdelserv.com . 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=0D

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Intel to provide low-cost Internet access
by Mailing List Manager 03 May '06

03 May '06

Date: Tue, 2 May 2006 17:27:52 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> The New York Times Intel to Offer Its Own Plan for Global Internet Access By JOHN MARKOFF Published: May 2, 2006 SAN FRANCISCO, May 1 - Aiming to help close the so-called digital divide, the Intel Corporation plans to announce a design for a sub-$400 educational laptop and a five-year, $1 billion program to train teachers and to extend wireless digital Internet access worldwide. Visit http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/02/technology/02chip.html for full story

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RE: LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 38, Issue 4
by Suresh C. Narayanan 03 May '06

03 May '06

Dear Mahesh, Greetings. For more information on ebooks, please contact EDUTECH's Bangalore office. Mr.Ajay Sridhar/Mr.Sajeev Kumar Tel: +91 80 41123437 Fax: +91 80 41517810 EDUTECH deals with ebooks published from more than 600 publishers through aggregatory sources such as ebrary.com and CRCnetbase.com Regs/Suresh Regional Manager EDUTECH INDIA Message: 5 Date: Tue, 2 May 2006 04:07:04 -0700 (PDT) From: Mahesh G T <nisargamahesh(a)yahoo.co.in> Subject: [LIS-Forum] Information on E-books To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Message-ID: <20060502110704.38448.qmail(a)web8411.mail.in.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Dear All, Could anyone give me the details of procuring E-books, and also I need information on procurement procedure, its policies with its termsand conditions. And also could you please provide me some vendor details, I enquired with few vendors, but they would give access on single client basis, like one member can access one book at a time, but we need multi client access at a time, So I kindly request you all to provide me details in this regard, Thanking you, ========================================================== "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 ------------------------------ Message: 6 Date: Tue, 2 May 2006 04:27:07 -0700 (PDT) From: Vijayakumara <vijayakumar71(a)yahoo.co.in> Subject: [LIS-Forum] One day workshop on e - resources To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in, nmlis(a)yahoogroups.com, iatlis(a)yahoogroups.com Message-ID: <20060502112707.25768.qmail(a)web8412.mail.in.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Skipped content of type multipart/alternative-------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: workshop broucher.doc Type: application/msword Size: 58880 bytes Desc: 912671305-workshop broucher.doc Url : http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/pipermail/lis-forum/attachments/20060502/9e957 2a0/workshopbroucher.doc ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum End of LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 38, Issue 4 ****************************************

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MDP (Management Development Program) on Cyber Law
by SUNIL M.V. 03 May '06

03 May '06

Dear Professional Friends, Greetings from SDM-IMD, Mysore! I am pleased to inform you that for the first time in Mysore a program on Cyber law For Managers is been conducted at SDMIMD Campus on 14.05.2006. The program intends to provide deep insights to information professionals. The details of the program along with the registration form are attached for your use. With regards Sunil MV Librarian SDM Institute for Management Development No. 1, Chamundi Hill Road Siddartha Nagar, Mysore Phone : 0821 - 2420490/491 2429722/161 Fax: 0821-2425557 --------------------------------- New Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Call regular phones from your PC and save big. Dear Professional Friends, Greetings from SDM-IMD, Mysore! I am pleased to inform you that for the first time in Mysore a program on Cyber law For Managers is been conducted at SDMIMD Campus on 14.05.2006. The program intends to provide deep insights to information professionals. The details of the program along with the registration form are attached for your use. With regards Sunil MV Librarian SDM Institute for Management Development No. 1, Chamundi Hill Road Siddartha Nagar, Mysore Phone : 0821 - 2420490/491 2429722/161 Fax: 0821-2425557 New Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman5/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/ev… Call regular phones from your PC and save big.

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PhpMyLibrary
by vimal kumar 03 May '06

03 May '06

Dear Professionals, Latest version of PhpMyLibrary (2.2.1-3) now available for download. PhpMyLibrary is an open source library management system available free of cost. It developed in Philippines by Polerio T. Babao and very popular ILMS in that country. Latest version of PhpMyLibrary has added a web based installer and serial control module. It supports USMARC and CDS/ISIS conversion. PhpMyLibrary written in PHP and runs with the support of Apache web server and MySQL database. For more information and download the software visits the home page of PhpMyLibrary http://www.phpmylibrary.org . Vimal Kumar Asian School of Business Technopark Trivandrum-695 581 vimal0212(a)yahoo.com --------------------------------- How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messengers low PC-to-Phone call rates. Dear Professionals, Latest version of PhpMyLibrary (2.2.1-3) now available for download. PhpMyLibrary is an open source library management system available free of cost. It developed in Philippines by Polerio T. Babao and very popular ILMS in that country. Latest version of PhpMyLibrary has added a web based installer and serial control module. It supports USMARC and CDS/ISIS conversion. PhpMyLibrary written in PHP and runs with the support of Apache web server and MySQL database. For more information and download the software visits the home page of PhpMyLibrary http://www.phpmylibrary.org/ http://www.phpmylibrary.org . Vimal Kumar Asian School of Business Technopark Trivandrum-695 581 vimal0212(a)yahoo.com 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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India fares better than China in the list of failed states
by arun＠mssrf.res.in 03 May '06

03 May '06

Pakistan among top 10 'failed states' [India rated better than China] Chidanand Rajghatta [Times of India] [ Wednesday, May 03, 2006 03:15:38 am TIMES NEWS NETWORK ] WASHINGTON: Nuclear-armed Pakistan has been ranked among the top 10 'failed states' in the world, ahead of Afghanistan and a host of crisis-ridden African countries, in a new world survey released Tuesday. Foreign Policy magazine's second annual index of failed states paints a grim picture of India's neighbourhood. Four other South Asian countries, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka, are ranked 18th, 19th, 20th and 25th respectively. All of them are featured in the critical red zone of states most vulnerable to failure. According to the index, a failing state is one in which the government does not have effective control of its territory, is not perceived as legitimate by a significant portion of its population, and does not provide domestic security or basic public services to its citizens. The survey uses 12 indicators to measure failure, including criminalisation or delegitimisation of the state, security apparatus as "state within a state," rise of factionalised elites, intervention of other states or external actors, legacy of vengeance-seeking group grievance, chronic and sustained human flight, and uneven economic development. Pakistan scores heavily in all categories to chalk up a scary total of 103.1 out of 120, while other failing South Asian states are all score in the mid-90s. By contrast, 93th ranked India is rated the most stable country in the neighbourhood with a score of 70.4, well ahead of even China, which is ranked 57th with 82.5. The study debunks the notion that China's massive economic growth is making the country more stable. China lost ground from last year when it was ranked 75th, just ahead of India at 76, mainly on account of increasing inequity and corruption. Greater social mobility and increased decentralisation appears to have served India better and pulled it ahead of China in the stability sweepstakes. But the most startling slide, and a worrisome development for India, is nuclear-armed Pakistan's precipitous slide from 34th place last year to 9th place this year. Remarkably, Liberia, Burundi and Ethiopia are rated more stable than nuclear Pakistan. Only Sudan, which tops the list, and a handful of African countries such as Somalia and Congo, are ahead of Pakistan in the failure stakes. Iraq is ranked 4th and Afghanistan 10th. The survey said Pakistan's inability to police its tribal areas, where there is now an ongoing civil war, it's simmering ethnic tensions, and the devastating earthquake last year, has led to its sharp decline. Western European nations, along with Japan, Australia and New Zealand, are ranked among the most stable nations in the index.

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USA moving closer to mandating open access to all publicly-funded
by arun＠mssrf.res.in 03 May '06

03 May '06

At last the United States is moving closer to mandating Open Access for all publicly-funded research. There is no reason why we in India need to keep postponing the inevitable! >From Peter Suber's blog More on the FRPAA Here are some helpful official links on the FRPAA: * Full text of the bill * Sen. Cornyn's floor speech introducing the bill * Sen. Cornyn's one-page summary of the bill * The FAQ on the bill * The short version of Sen. Cornyn's press release. (I've already blogged the long version.) * Sen. Lieberman's press release on the bill. And here are a couple of unofficial ones: * The press release on the bill from the Alliance for Taxpayer Access. Also see the ATA page on the bill. * The press release from Public Knowledge * My article from today's issue of SOAN. When I have time, I hope to go back and blog excerpts from some of these docs. ----------------- May issue of SOAN I just mailed the May issue of the SPARC Open Access Newsletter. This issue takes a close look at Federal Research Public Access Act (FRPAA) just introduced in the US Senate by Senators John Cornyn and Joe Lieberman. The FRPAA mandates OA for federally funded research and imposes a firm six month deadline. The Top Stories section takes a brief look at the EC report calling for an OA mandate to publicly-funded research, the developing OA policy at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, NIH-Director Elias Zerhouni's public admission that the NIH policy might need a mandate, two recent clues to the RCUK thinking about OA, a new call for OA to biodiversity data, an "email-eprints" button for Eprints and DSpace archiving software, and the beta of Microsoft Live Academic Search. ------------------- The Federal Research Public Access Act of 2006 Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Joe Lieberman (D-CT) introduced the Federal Research Public Access Act of 2006 (FRPAA) in the US Senate today. This is giant step forward for OA, even bigger than the CURES Act that Senator Lieberman introduced in December 2005. Like CURES, FRPAA will mandate OA and limit embargoes to six months. Unlike CURES, it will not be limited to medical research and will not mandate deposit in a central repository. It will apply to all federal funding agencies above a certain size --including the NIH, NSF, NASA, EPA, and eight Cabinet-level Departments. It instructs each agency to develop its own policy, under certain guidelines laid down in the bill. Some of those agencies might choose to launch central repositories but others might choose to mandate deposit (for example) in the author's institutional repository. But all must insure OA "as soon as practicable, but not later than 6 months after publication in peer-reviewed journals". BTW, Cornyn and Lieberman introduced the bill today because the NIH public access policy took effect one year ago today. For more deails, see Sen. Cornyn's press release: In an effort to increase taxpayers' access to federally funded research, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) on Tuesday introduced the bipartisan Federal Research Public Access Act of 2006. The legislation is co-sponsored by U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-Conn.). The bill requires every federal agency with an annual research budget of more than $100 million to implement a public access policy. The policy must ensure that articles generated through research funded by that agency are made available online within six months of publication. Cornyn said: "This legislation is a common-sense approach to expand the public's access to research it funds. And it will help accelerate scientific innovation and discovery." Lieberman said: "Tax payer-funded research should be accessible to tax payers. Our bill will give researchers, medical professionals and patients in Connecticut and throughout the nation access to scientific discoveries and advancements that can help bring new treatments and cures to the public." I'll also have an article about the bill later today in the May issue of SOAN. Peter Suber's Comment. This is a superb bill: informed by the arguments for OA and the shortcomings of the NIH policy. It's one more sign that legislators are not treating the NIH policy as a precedent but taking every opportunity to improve upon it: going beyond a request to a requirement, beyond long or indefinite embargoes to firm deadlines, beyond biomedicine to all disciplines, beyond publisher consent to a federal purpose license that does not accommodate publisher resistance, and at least possibly, beyond central to distributed archiving. The FRPAA adds momentum to the CURES Act and the lesser but potent pressures on the NIH to convert its request to a requirement. It will give taxpayers access to the non-classified research they fund with their taxes. It will make a very large and useful body of research even more useful than it already is by sharing it with all who can apply or build upon it. In both respects it will increase the return on the taxpayers' enormous investment in this research.

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1st International Conference on Digital Information Management (ICDIM-2006) at Bangalore
by J. K. Vijayakumar 02 May '06

02 May '06

1st International Conference on Digital Information Management (ICDIM 2006) December 06-08, 2006 Bangalore, India Organised by the Digital Information Research Foundation, http://www.dirf.org Chennai and Chirst College, Bangalore http://www.christcollege.edu The International Conference on Digital Information Management is a multidisciplinary conference on digital information management, science and technology. The principal aim of this conference is to bring people in academia, research laboratories and industry and offer a collaborative platform to address the emerging issues and solutions in digital information science and technology. The ICDIM intends to bridge the gap between different areas of digital information management, science and technology. This forum will address a large number of themes and issues. Conference Organizers and Committees General Chair Thomas C Mathew (Christ Edu, India) Programme Chair Pit. Pichappan (Annamalai University, India) Co-Chairs Fredrick Andres (National Informatics Center, Japan) Antony Satyadas (IBM, USA) Tutorial and Panel Chair Ajith Abraham (Chung-Ang University, Korea) Workshop Chair Richard CHBEIR (Universite de Bourgogne, France) Visit http://www.icdim.org for more details.... --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. PC-to-Phone calls for ridiculously low rates. 1 st International Conference on Digital Information Management (ICDIM 2006) December 06-08, 2006 Bangalore, India Organised by the Digital Information Research Foundation, http://www.dirf.org http://www.dirf.org Chennai and Chirst College, Bangalore http://www.christcollege.edu http://www.christcollege.edu The International Conference on Digital Information Management is a multidisciplinary conference on digital information management, science and technology. The principal aim of this conference is to bring people in academia, research laboratories and industry and offer a collaborative platform to address the emerging issues and solutions in digital information science and technology. The ICDIM intends to bridge the gap between different areas of digital information management, science and technology. This forum will address a large number of themes and issues. Conference Organizers and Committees General Chair Thomas C Mathew (Christ Edu, India) Programme Chair Pit. Pichappan (Annamalai University, India) Co-Chairs Fredrick Andres (National Informatics Center, Japan) Antony Satyadas (IBM, USA) Tutorial and Panel Chair Ajith Abraham (Chung-Ang University, Korea) Workshop Chair Richard CHBEIR (Universite de Bourgogne, France) Visit http://www.icdim.org/ http://www.icdim.org for more details.... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman3/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/ev… Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. PC-to-Phone calls for ridiculously low rates.

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RE: [LIS-Forum] Suppliers of CDs & DVDs on Management
by hemaa＠ingvysyabank.com 02 May '06

02 May '06

Dear Dipaali, Apart from Multimedia HRD, you can also try Rangnekar Associates. Their contact details are as follows: Rangnekar Associates 31, Neelambar 37, G Deshmukh Marg Mumbai - 400026 PH: 022 - 56640030/23523607/23521722 Mail: rangnekar(a)vsnl.com Thanks & Regards Hema Amble Librarian ING Vysya Bank Competence Development Center -----Original Message----- From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in [mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in] On Behalf Of Dipaali K Bhosle Sent: 28/04/2006 12:38 PM To: LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] Suppliers of CDs & DVDs on Management Dear All, Can you tell me other than Multimedia HRD who can source the CDs & DVDs on management topics. If not then which public libraries will have collection of the same? Thanks & Regards, Dipaali K Bhosle INFOMEDIA Mumbai

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One day workshop on e - resources
by Vijayakumara 02 May '06

02 May '06

Dear all, Kindly accetp this invitation and forward this for all your professional friends It gives me immense pleasure to inform you that the Learning Resource Wing of East Point College of Engineering and Technology, Bangalore 49 is organizing one day workshop on E-Resources: A Tool to Make Science and Engineering Research Easier on May 26th 2006. The workshop will mainly focus on various dimensions of the theme. During the event eminent scholars and practioners will be sharing their experience on the subject. We cordially invite you to participate in one day workshop. This Workshop will help Librarians, Teaching faculty, research scholars, and staff involved in R&D Activities. Workshop E-Resources: A Tool to Make Science and Engineering Research Easier Date & Time May 26th 2006 : 09.00 am Registration Fee Librarians Rs. 200.00 Academicians Rs. 200.00 Research Scholars Rs. 200.00 Students Rs. 200.00 Payment Mode Cash or DD in favour of Principal, EPCET, payable at Bangalore Venue Seminar hall, East Point College of Engineering and Technology, Bidarahally, Near Avalahally, Bangalore-560 049 Contact details of Workshop Coordinator )9448860702, 080-28473777 e-mail: libraryworkskop(a)yahoo.co.in 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 --------------------------------- Love cheap thrills? Enjoy PC-to-Phone calls to 30+ countries for just 2¢/min with Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Dear all, Kindly accetp this invitation and forward this for all your professional friends It gives me immense pleasure to inform you that the Learning Resource Wing of East Point College of Engineering and Technology, Bangalore 49 is organizing one day workshop on E-Resources: A Tool to Make Science and Engineering Research Easier on May 26 th 2006 . The workshop will mainly focus on various dimensions of the theme. During the event eminent scholars and practioners will be sharing their experience on the subject. We cordially invite you to participate in one day workshop. This Workshop will help Librarians, Teaching faculty, research scholars, and staff involved in R&D Activities. Workshop E-Resources: A Tool to Make Science and Engineering Research Easier Date & Time May 26 th 2006 : 09.00 am Registration Fee Librarians Rs. 200.00 Academicians Rs. 200.00 Research Scholars Rs. 200.00 Students Rs. 200.00 Payment Mode Cash or DD in favour of Principal, EPCET, payable at Bangalore Venue Seminar hall, East Point College of Engineering and Technology, Bidarahally, Near Avalahally, Bangalore-560 049 Contact details of Workshop Coordinator ) 9448860702, 080-28473777 e-mail: mailto:libraryworkskop@yahoo.co.in libraryworkskop(a)yahoo.co.in 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 Love cheap thrills? Enjoy PC-to-Phone http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman9/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/ev… calls to 30+ countries for just 2¢/min with Yahoo! Messenger with Voice.

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Information on E-books
by Mahesh G T 02 May '06

02 May '06

Dear All, Could anyone give me the details of procuring E-books, and also I need information on procurement procedure, its policies with its termsand conditions. And also could you please provide me some vendor details, I enquired with few vendors, but they would give access on single client basis, like one member can access one book at a time, but we need multi client access at a time, So I kindly request you all to provide me details in this regard, Thanking you, ========================================================== "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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LIS-Jobs in bangalore
by K.R. Mulla 02 May '06

02 May '06

Hi, Friends, There is a vacancy for the post of "Librarian" in our Organisation to set up a library. HKBK Groupe of Institution (www.hkbkeducation.org) Location: Bangalore If anyone interested may send their CV to krmulla(a)gmail.com or mulla_kamalasab(a)yahoo.com Please inform to your friends too. Thanks and Regards -- K. R. Mulla, Librarian, HKBK College of Engineering, # 22/1, Nagawara, Bangalore - 560 045. http://krmulla.googlepages.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/krmulla Hi, Friends, There is a vacancy for the post of "Librarian" in our Organisation to set up a library. HKBK Groupe of Institution ( http://www.hkbkeducation.org www.hkbkeducation.org ) Location: Bangalore If anyone interested may send their CV to mailto:krmulla@gmail.com krmulla(a)gmail.com or mailto:mulla_kamalasab@yahoo.com mulla_kamalasab(a)yahoo.com Please inform to your friends too. Thanks and Regards -- K. R. Mulla, Librarian, HKBK College of Engineering, # 22/1, Nagawara, Bangalore - 560 045. http://krmulla.googlepages.com/ http://krmulla.googlepages.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/krmulla https://www.linkedin.com/in/krmulla

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DSpace Workshop Materials: Lecture Notes, Manuals, Presentations, Exercises, Software
by Puna Das 02 May '06

02 May '06

A] National Workshop on Building Digital Libraries: Application of DSpace Held on April 22-25, 2006 at DELNET, New Delhi Resource Persons: Dr. A. R. D. Prasad, Associate Professor, DRTC, Bangalore Dr. (Ms) Devika P. Madalli, Lecturer, DRTC, Bangalore Workshop Materials, Lecture Notes, Manuals, Presentations, Exercises are available at: http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/pub/delnet.tar.gz http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/pub/exer.zip http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/pub/papers_ppts.tar.gz B] Installing DSpace On Wiindows http://www.sdmimd.net/workshop/DSpaceOnWindows.pdf ___________________________________________________ Anup Kumar Das/ Bidyarthi Dutta/ Swapan Patra Information and Communication Society of India New Delhi ___________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Answers: Share what you know. Learn something new. http://in.answers.yahoo.com

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Changing Nature of the Library Catalog
by Sukhdev Singh 02 May '06

02 May '06

Friends, Some of you might be interested in reading the following report -- "The Changing Nature of the Catalog and its Integration with Other Discovery Tools" < http://www.loc.gov/catdir/calhoun-report-final.pdf > Prepared for the Library of Congress By Karen Calhoun Cornell University Library "Today, a large and growing number of students and scholars routinely bypass library catalogs in favor of other discovery tools, and the catalog represents a shrinking proportion of the universe of scholarly information. The catalog is in decline, its processes and structures are unsustainable, and change needs to be swift. At the same time, books and serials are not dead, and they are not yet digital. Notwithstanding widespread expansion of digitization projects, ubiquitous e-journals, and a market that seems poised to move to e-books, the role of catalog records in discovery and retrieval of the world's library collections seems likely to continue for at least a couple of decades and probably longer". - Changing Nature of the Catalog and its Integration with Other Discovery Tools --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. http://openmed.nic.in

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Why funding agencies should mandate OA
by arun＠mssrf.res.in 02 May '06

02 May '06

>From Peter Suber's blog: More on how OA accelerates research Heather Morrison, Open Access: to Leverage the Research Dollar, Imaginary Journal of Poetic Economics, April 30, 2006. Excerpt: For the research funder, here is yet another reason why the results of research should be openly accessible, as soon as possible: immediately on publication - or before: to leverage the research dollar. Why? The way science works is in a series of steps, or like a puzzle. The goals of research are broad: finding cures for cancer, learning how to prevent or treat heart disease. These kinds of goals are rarely reached through a single study. Rather, each piece of research brings us just one step closer to the goal....When we fund one step in this research, we achieve more when more researchers are able to get on with the next steps, and we achieve the most when the results are shared as openly and quickly as possible, so that as many researchers as possible can get on to the next steps as quickly as possible. How this relates to research dollars: because research occurs worldwide, the research dollars of one funder can be leveraged through the efforts of others, including researchers receiving funds from other agencies, and often researchers working without specific funding. Open, immediate sharing is like multiplying your research lab, your research team - with no extra dollars involved....

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Libraries to Librotories- full text
by Manjunath K 01 May '06

01 May '06

Hello colleagues, This article by Leo waaijers has been published earlier in First Monday vol 10. no. 12, December 2005. Full paper is available at the following link. http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue10_12/waaijers/index.html Thanks, Manjunath _____________________________________________ Dr. Manjunatha K Librarian T.A. Pai Management Institute Manipal - 576 104. Udupi Dist. Karnataka State, India Phone: 91-0820-2573551(off) 2575161(Res). manjunath(a)mail.tapmi.org; manju_tapmi(a)yahoo.com _____________________________________________ -----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: Monday, May 01, 2006 12:57 PM To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] From Peter Suber's blog Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2006 07:40:31 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> As libraries incorporate OA, they become libratories Leo Waaijers, From Libraries to 'Libratories', Liber Quarterly, 16, 1 (2006). Only this abstract is free online, at least so far. While the eighties of the last century were a time of local automation for libraries and the nineties the decade in which libraries embraced the internet and the WWW, now is the age in which the big search engines and institutional repositories are gaining a firm footing. This heralds a new era in both the evolution of scholarly communication and its agencies themselves, i.e. the libraries. Until now libraries and publishers have developed a digital variant of existing processes and products, i.e. catalogues posted on the Web, scanned copies of articles, e-mail notification about acquisitions or expired lending periods, or traditional journals in a digital jacket. However, the new OAI repositories and services based upon them have given rise to entirely new processes and products, libraries transforming themselves into partners in setting up virtual learning environments, building an institution's digital showcase, maintaining academics' personal websites, designing refereed portals and - further into the future - taking part in organising virtual research environments or collaboratories. Libraries are set to metamorphose into 'libratories', an imaginary word to express their combined functions of library, repository and collaboratory. In such environments scholarly communication will be liberated from its current copyright bridle while its coverage will be both broader - including primary data, audiovisuals and dynamic models - and deeper, with cross-disciplinary analyses of methodologies and applications of instruments. Universities will make it compulsory to store in their institutional repositories the results of research conducted within their walls for purposes of academic reporting, review committees, and other modes of clarification and explanation. Big search engines will provide access to this profusion of information and organise its mass customisation. PS: The same issue of LQ contains a report by Raf Dekeyser on The LIBER Workshops on the "Open Archives Initiative" at CERN, Geneva. But it doesn't even have a free abstract online, or not so far. Arun _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum

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Everybody Has a Librarian Inside
by Sukhdev Singh 01 May '06

01 May '06

Well - a librarian is most concerned with selecting and organizing information. But that is exactly what everybody in doing on web in a phenomenon called Folksonomy < http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folksonomy >. A "folksonomy" is a collaboratively generated, open-ended labeling system that enables Internet users to categorize content such as Web pages, online photographs, and Web links. This is because everybody has a small "Librarian" embedded inside < http://sukhdev.blogspot.com/2006/04/everybody-has-librarian-inside.html >. Any comments please!! --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. http://openmed.nic.in

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LIS education in developing countries
by Mailing List Manager 01 May '06

01 May '06

Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2006 10:38:43 +0530 (IST) From: Shamprasad Pujar <pujar(a)igidr.ac.in> -- Original Message -- From: "Catherine Johnson" <johnson(a)sois.uwm.edu> To: <sigiii-l(a)asis.org> Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 09:27:46 -0500 Subject: [Sigiii-l] LIS education in developing countries CALL FOR PAPERS The International Information and Library Review is soliciting papers for a special issue addressing the following broad theme: LIS Education in developing countries and emerging democracies. Libraries and other information services can be significant tools in the economic and social development of developing countries and emerging democracies. Often, however, library and information science education in these countries lacks the expertise and experience to produce librarians who can shape their libraries and information services to function effectively in the global information society. This special issue of The International Information and Library Review will focus on the state of LIS education in developing countries and emerging democracies. Related themes could include but are not limited to: � Case studies of LIS curriculum development in developing countries � The social and cultural context of LIS curricula in specific countries � Challenges in translating knowledge gained from a Western-based LIS education into a developing world context � Use of information and communication technologies to provide access to LIS education to students in developing countries � Evaluation of Western-based LIS programs delivered either in face to face or online formats to students from developing countries. � Challenges faced by students from developing countries who are enrolled in LIS programs in the West � Personal reflections on LIS education in developing countries and emerging democracies Papers are solicited from LIS practitioners and educators in both the developed and developing world that address the state of LIS education in developing countries in either practical or theoretical terms DEADLINES: Please submit a 150 word abstract by July 1st and the full paper by September 1st, 2006. The abstract and paper can be submitted as a word attachment to: Catherine Johnson, PhD School of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee <johnson(a)sois.uwm.edu>johnson(a)sois.uwm.edu _______________________________________________ Shamprasad M. Pujar Assistant Librarian Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research Gen Vaidya Marg, Film City Road, Goregaon (East) MUMBAI-400 065, India Phone: 91-22-2841 6514 E-mail: pujar(a)igidr.ac.in URL: http://www.igidr.ac.in

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From Peter Suber's blog
by Mailing List Manager 01 May '06

01 May '06

Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2006 07:40:31 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> As libraries incorporate OA, they become libratories Leo Waaijers, From Libraries to 'Libratories', Liber Quarterly, 16, 1 (2006). Only this abstract is free online, at least so far. While the eighties of the last century were a time of local automation for libraries and the nineties the decade in which libraries embraced the internet and the WWW, now is the age in which the big search engines and institutional repositories are gaining a firm footing. This heralds a new era in both the evolution of scholarly communication and its agencies themselves, i.e. the libraries. Until now libraries and publishers have developed a digital variant of existing processes and products, i.e. catalogues posted on the Web, scanned copies of articles, e-mail notification about acquisitions or expired lending periods, or traditional journals in a digital jacket. However, the new OAI repositories and services based upon them have given rise to entirely new processes and products, libraries transforming themselves into partners in setting up virtual learning environments, building an institution's digital showcase, maintaining academics' personal websites, designing refereed portals and - further into the future - taking part in organising virtual research environments or collaboratories. Libraries are set to metamorphose into 'libratories', an imaginary word to express their combined functions of library, repository and collaboratory. In such environments scholarly communication will be liberated from its current copyright bridle while its coverage will be both broader - including primary data, audiovisuals and dynamic models - and deeper, with cross-disciplinary analyses of methodologies and applications of instruments. Universities will make it compulsory to store in their institutional repositories the results of research conducted within their walls for purposes of academic reporting, review committees, and other modes of clarification and explanation. Big search engines will provide access to this profusion of information and organise its mass customisation. PS: The same issue of LQ contains a report by Raf Dekeyser on The LIBER Workshops on the "Open Archives Initiative" at CERN, Geneva. But it doesn't even have a free abstract online, or not so far. Arun

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InfoWatch Mar-Apr 2006
by M.R Lalitha 01 May '06

01 May '06

Dear LIS-Forum member, The March-April 2006 issue of InfoWatch is now online, bringing you the details of new Internet sites related to Science and Engineering. You can access the complete issue on the NCSI Web server at the URL : http://www.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/infowatch/iw.php You will also find earlier issues of InfoWatch here. For your convenience, the table of contents is given below. If you wish to be on the mailing list of InfoWatch to receive the complete issue by e-mail, let us know. Also mention your format preference - html or text. Regards -Lalitha M.R (lalitha(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ InfoWatch Tracking Networked Scientific Information Sources and Services (An electronic update service brought to you by NCSI) March-April 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ In This Issue: 1. AbbreviationZ [A directory and search engine for acronyms, abbreviations and initialisms on the Internet] 2. ArrayTrack [A tool for managing gene expression data] 3. Astrophysics Visualization Archive (AVA) 4. Cell Centered Database [Internet database for cellular imaging data] 5. ChemRefer [A search engine for chemistry literature available on Internet] 6. Council for Biotechnology Information 7. developerWorks- Linux [IBM's technical resource for developers] 8. European Strong Motion Database (SESD) 9. ITJobsWatch [A perspective on the prevailing IT jobs market conditions] 10. NASA planetary photojournal 11. Natural Resources Database (NRDB) - Free GIS for developing countries 12. New Semiconductor Materials Archive 13. Platonic Realms Interactive Mathematics Encyclopedia (PRIME) 14. Portable, Extensible Toolkit for Scientific Computation (PETSc) 15. Science and Engineering Indicators (SEI) [By National Science Foundation, USA] 16. Science and Visualization Challenge 17. Structural design of concrete building components 18. Web Design Reference Site 19. WHAT IF web interface [A molecular modelling package] 20. World Wind [Windows software for Landsat satellite imagery] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ About InfoWatch : InfoWatch is a monthly electronic newsletter, brought out by the National Centre for Science Information (NCSI) Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore - 560 012, INDIA. Information in the newsletter is collected and verified by NCSI staff.The newsletter aims to raise awareness of new sources of information on the Internet, particularly those which are relevant for higher education and research. Some items may be of relevance only to the IISc community.Resources reported here have been taken from various discussion lists and other network tools and no special claims are made for accuracy or originality. Most of the sources cited in the newsletter were checked at the time of publication, however it is possible that some of the resources are no longer available. We welcome comments about the newsletter and suggestions for resources to be featured. Please e-mail your comments to Infowatch editors: Ms. K. Thulasi (thulasi(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in) & Ms. M. R. Lalitha (lalitha(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in) ------------------------------------------------------------------------

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PAU Library to digitise research publications
by Mailing List Manager 01 May '06

01 May '06

Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2006 07:26:59 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> Ludhiana, April 27: Dr M S Randhawa Library of Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has decided to digitize all the available data in dissertations abstracts, research reports and research articles on CD archives. The digital data will also be put online shortly for easy and quick access. PAU librarian Dr S S Chahal said that a new digitisation cell has been created in the library, and a high-end- flat-bed-scanner has been specially purchased for this purpose. The entire process of digitisation will be completed in six months, he addded. The library has the largest collection of agricultural books and periodicals in the region, numbering over three lakh. Sources say that the library already provides information services like CD-ROM databases, ICRISAT library database and J-gate online services, with access to 7,500 journals. Subsidised fast Internet services is also provided for researchers and students. Besides these, some new services like 'Agricultural Expressions' comprising newspaper clippings has also been started. The Vice Chancellor has allotted a special additional grant of Rs 15 lakh to sustain the continuity of periodicals, informed Dr Chahal. Arun

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Lecture invitation
by SRELS 29 Apr '06

29 Apr '06

Dear Moderator: Kindly announce the following invitation to the lis-forum members. K.N. Prasad Convenor Prof. K.S. Deshpande Endowment Committee c/o. Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science 702, 42nd Cross, III Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore 560 010 **** Prof. K.S. Deshpande Endowment Committee Kuvempu University Department of Library and Information Science Jnana Sahyadri Shankaraghatta 577 451 Prof. K.S. Deshpande Endowment Lecture Series - 5 5th May 2006 Chief Guest Prof. Rajendra Chenni Chairman Department of English Kuvempu University Prof. T.N. Shankaranarayana Director School of Languages Kuvempu University will preside You are cordially invited Date : 05.05.2006 Time : 11.00 a.m. Venue : Prof. Venkataramaiah Hall, Kuvempu University Jnana Sahyadri Sri. Praveen Chandra, I.F.S. Registrar Dr. K.N. Prasad Dr. B.S. Biradar Convenor Local Convenor Dear Moderator: Kindly announce the following invitation to the lis-forum members. K.N. Prasad Convenor Prof. K.S. Deshpande Endowment Committee c/o. Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science 702, 42nd Cross, III Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore 560 010 **** Prof. K.S. Deshpande Endowment Committee Kuvempu University Department of Library and Information Science Jnana Sahyadri Shankaraghatta 577 451 Prof. K.S. Deshpande Endowment Lecture Series - 5 5th May 2006 Chief Guest Prof. Rajendra Chenni Chairman Department of English Kuvempu University Prof. T.N. Shankaranarayana Director School of Languages Kuvempu University will preside You are cordially invited Date : 05.05.2006 Time : 11.00 a.m. Venue : Prof. Venkataramaiah Hall, Kuvempu University Jnana Sahyadri Sri. Praveen Chandra, I.F.S. Registrar Dr. K.N. Prasad Dr. B.S. Biradar Convenor Local Convenor

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EU, China to Link Up High-Speed Electronic Networks
by Subbiah Arunachalam 29 Apr '06

29 Apr '06

Friends: China is getting the benefit of high speed network connection with Europe and this would benefit science in China a great deal. Should not India get connected with the European and North American networks and enhance research collaboration with the advanced countries? Best wishes. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] -------------------------------------- From Grid Today (SUN Microsystems), 28 April 2006 Breaking News: EU, China to Link Up High-Speed Electronic Networks Communication and collaboration among 45 million researchers and students across Europe and China will be greatly facilitated by a new Sino-European high-speed network connection. Co-funded by the European Union, China and European National Research and Education Networks, the ?4.15 million ($5.67 million)-ORIENT (Oriental Research Infrastructure to European NeTworks) project will benefit all Sino-European research, including radio astronomy, sustainable development, meteorology and Grid computing, by helping to step up the flow of information between Europe and China. The ORIENT project is supported by the EU's 6th Research Framework Programme. "ORIENT enables truly international research co-operation, by making geographic location almost irrelevant," commented Information Society media commissioner Viviane Reding. "Access to applications such as telemedicine, digital libraries and e-learning will help the general public, as well as the research community, to build academic and cultural links between Europe and China and an open exchange of opinions and expertise between Chinese and European researchers. And at the same time, ORIENT will bring together the world's best minds to tackle global challenges such as climate change and sustainable development." ORIENT will connect Europe's GÉANT2, the world's most advanced international research and education network and the Chinese research networks CERNET and CSTNET on an overland route via Siberia. Scheduled to go live later in 2006 it will link over 200 Chinese universities and research institutions, at speeds of up to 2.5 Gbps. It will be coordinated by research networking organisation DANTE in Europe and the CERNET network in China. The ORIENT launch follows Commissioner Reding's meeting with Xu Guanhua, Minister of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China, in Beijing in January. At the meeting, both sides agreed that e-infrastructure (advanced networking and Grid technologies) and its applications would play a key role in economic and social development and acknowledged the high importance of bilateral cooperation. Commissioner Reding, during her visit in China, had emphasised the importance of cooperation among researchers and students for the development of open societies. The project began on March 1 and will run for three years. Funding of the link will come from three sources: 50 percent of the project cost will be provided by CERNET (from the Chinese Ministries of Education, and Science and Technology respectively); 25 percent from the European Commission; and the final 25 percent contributed by Europe's National Research and Education Networks (NRENs). A number of Sino-European research projects have already been established and are looking forward to use the ORIENT connection. EUChinaGrid will extend the European Grid infrastructure for e-Science to China, supporting the international extension of the European Research Area (ERA). The EXPReS radio-astronomy project will see European radio telescopes connected to partners in China. ORIENT will provide a complementary service to TEIN2, the Asia-Pacific research network which went live in December 2005. TEIN2 links 10 countries, including China, at speeds of up to 622 Mbps, fostering regional collaboration. Each network will benefit from the connectivity provided by the other, increasing capacity and providing backup links in the event of failure. In addition to DANTE and CERNET, the project is supported by several European NRENs, namely GARR (Italy), DFN-Verein (Germany), RENATER (France), UKERNA (UK), GRNET (Greece) and CESNET (Czech Republic). Friends: China is getting the benefit of high speed network connection with Europe and this would benefit science in China a great deal. Should not India get connected with the European and North American networks and enhance research collaboration with the advanced countries? Best wishes. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] -------------------------------------- From Grid Today (SUN Microsystems), 28 April 2006 Breaking News: EU, China to Link Up High-Speed Electronic Networks Communication and collaboration among 45 million researchers and students across Europe and China will be greatly facilitated by a new Sino-European high-speed network connection. Co-funded by the European Union, China and European National Research and Education Networks, the 4.15 million ($5.67 million)-ORIENT (Oriental Research Infrastructure to European NeTworks) project will benefit all Sino-European research, including radio astronomy, sustainable development, meteorology and Grid computing, by helping to step up the flow of information between Europe and China. The ORIENT project is supported by the EU's 6th Research Framework Programme. "ORIENT enables truly international research co-operation, by making geographic location almost irrelevant," commented Information Society media commissioner Viviane Reding. "Access to applications such as telemedicine, digital libraries and e-learning will help the general public, as well as the research community, to build academic and cultural links between Europe and China and an open exchange of opinions and expertise between Chinese and European researchers. And at the same time, ORIENT will bring together the world's best minds to tackle global challenges such as climate change and sustainable development." ORIENT will connect Europe's GÉANT2, the world's most advanced international research and education network and the Chinese research networks CERNET and CSTNET on an overland route via Siberia. Scheduled to go live later in 2006 it will link over 200 Chinese universities and research institutions, at speeds of up to 2.5 Gbps. It will be coordinated by research networking organisation DANTE in Europe and the CERNET network in China. The ORIENT launch follows Commissioner Reding's meeting with Xu Guanhua, Minister of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China, in Beijing in January. At the meeting, both sides agreed that e-infrastructure (advanced networking and Grid technologies) and its applications would play a key role in economic and social development and acknowledged the high importance of bilateral cooperation. Commissioner Reding, during her visit in China, had emphasised the importance of cooperation among researchers and students for the development of open societies. The project began on March 1 and will run for three years. Funding of the link will come from three sources: 50 percent of the project cost will be provided by CERNET (from the Chinese Ministries of Education, and Science and Technology respectively); 25 percent from the European Commission; and the final 25 percent contributed by Europe's National Research and Education Networks (NRENs). A number of Sino-European research projects have already been established and are looking forward to use the ORIENT connection. EUChinaGrid will extend the European Grid infrastructure for e-Science to China, supporting the international extension of the European Research Area (ERA). The EXPReS radio-astronomy project will see European radio telescopes connected to partners in China. ORIENT will provide a complementary service to TEIN2, the Asia-Pacific research network which went live in December 2005. TEIN2 links 10 countries, including China, at speeds of up to 622 Mbps, fostering regional collaboration. Each network will benefit from the connectivity provided by the other, increasing capacity and providing backup links in the event of failure. In addition to DANTE and CERNET, the project is supported by several European NRENs, namely GARR (Italy), DFN-Verein (Germany), RENATER (France), UKERNA (UK), GRNET (Greece) and CESNET (Czech Republic).

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Purdue's Distributed Institutional Repository
by Subbiah Arunachalam 29 Apr '06

29 Apr '06

From Peter Suber's blog. Purdue's Distributed Institutional Repository Purdue University is developing a Distributed Institutional Repository. Amy Page Christiansen has a short article about it in the current HPC Wire. Excerpt: Purdue Libraries and Information Technology at Purdue (ITaP) are collaborating on an initiative that includes innovative software developed on campus to help researchers store, sort, archive, retrieve and manage large-scale data and information. The Distributed Institutional Repository is a Web-based data portal that provides tools and systems to manipulate large data sets and to help users understand the origins of data and learn about additional research applications using the same data. "The DIR is an architecture Purdue Libraries developed which utilizes a unique approach to pulling access together from a number of distributed repositories," said Scott Brandt, professor of library science and associate dean for research for Purdue Libraries. Most institutional repositories use a single system within a single software environment. In addition to data repositories built by ITaP and the Libraries, the DIR will access a wide variety of information systems, including electronic dissertations e-prints and archival special collections...."The Libraries have always supported research through building and organizing collections," Brandt said. "With a distributed repository, we hope to enhance discovery and use of data across campus." An institutional repository is necessary to meet the growing need to house massive amounts of data and to make it usable for users across the academic environment, Brandt said....Purdue added its own twist through software developed by Michael Witt, senior research systems administrator for Purdue Libraries, that can interface between SRB [Storage Resource Broker] and standard OAI-PMH software (open archives initiative-protocol for metadata harvesting), which allows repositories to talk to each other...."We need to be able to access this data wherever it resides," Brandt said. "This gives us different ways to test that access and discovery." Part of the overall initiative is to work with Purdue's Cyber Center to address issues related to interoperability of data -- representing and combining data in new ways to generate knowledge. In addition to providing a home for researchers' massive data sets, the repository project also will spur decisions about data-rights management, sharing of intellectual property and length and format of data archival storage. The DIR developers are giving a public talk about it at Purdue on May 2. From Peter Suber's blog. Purdue's Distributed Institutional Repository http://www.purdue.edu/ Purdue University is developing a Distributed Institutional Repository . Amy Page Christiansen has a short http://www.hpcwire.com/hpc/640030.html article about it in the current HPC Wire . Excerpt: Purdue Libraries and Information Technology at Purdue (ITaP) are collaborating on an initiative that includes innovative software developed on campus to help researchers store, sort, archive, retrieve and manage large-scale data and information. The Distributed Institutional Repository is a Web-based data portal that provides tools and systems to manipulate large data sets and to help users understand the origins of data and learn about additional research applications using the same data. "The DIR is an architecture Purdue Libraries developed which utilizes a unique approach to pulling access together from a number of distributed repositories," said Scott Brandt, professor of library science and associate dean for research for Purdue Libraries. Most institutional repositories use a single system within a single software environment. In addition to data repositories built by ITaP and the Libraries, the DIR will access a wide variety of information systems, including electronic dissertations e-prints and archival special collections...."The Libraries have always supported research through building and organizing collections," Brandt said. "With a distributed repository, we hope to enhance discovery and use of data across campus." An institutional repository is necessary to meet the growing need to house massive amounts of data and to make it usable for users across the academic environment, Brandt said....Purdue added its own twist through software developed by Michael Witt, senior research systems administrator for Purdue Libraries, that can interface between SRB [Storage Resource Broker] and standard OAI-PMH software (open archives initiative-protocol for metadata harvesting), which allows repositories to talk to each other...."We need to be able to access this data wherever it resides," Brandt said. "This gives us different ways to test that access and discovery." Part of the overall initiative is to work with Purdue's Cyber Center to address issues related to interoperability of data -- representing and combining data in new ways to generate knowledge. In addition to providing a home for researchers' massive data sets, the repository project also will spur decisions about data-rights management, sharing of intellectual property and length and format of data archival storage. The DIR developers are giving a http://www.rcac.purdue.edu/rcac/events/library.htm public talk about it at Purdue on May 2.

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[LIS-Forum] Version 62, Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography
by Charles W. Bailey, Jr. 28 Apr '06

28 Apr '06

Version 62 of the Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography is now available. This selective bibliography presents over 2,680 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 http://epress.lib.uh.edu/sepb/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 Acrobat file is designed for printing. The printed bibliography is over 220 pages long. The Acrobat file is over 580 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 others)

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workshop
by Vara Lakshmi Rudrabhatla 28 Apr '06

28 Apr '06

Dear Moderator, pl post this message in news groups. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apologies for cross posting of this message ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear profssional friends, The Department of LIS, Andhra University will conduct a Workshop on 'Design and development of digital libraries using DSpace on Windows' from October 9-13. Dr M.G.Sreekumar will be the resource person. For further details pl contact the undersigned. Thank you, Varalakshmi -- Dr. RSR Varalakshmi Professor, Dept. of Library and Information Science., Andhra University. Visakhapatnam.

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Zittrain on OA
by Subbiah Arunachalam 28 Apr '06

28 Apr '06

From Peter Suber's blog: What form of OA should universities recommend to faculty? Jonathan Zittrain gave his inaugural lecture yesterday as Oxford's first Professor of Internet Governance and Regulation. His title: The future of the Internet - and how to stop it. A webcast is available. The Oxford press release contains this tidbit: Another issue explored during Professor Zittrain's lecture, was the potential of the Internet for scholars and students around the world. He argued: 'Universities should encourage or even require their faculties to publish in open access journals and to publish working papers ahead of final drafts, so that their work is not locked up by some journal copyrights which are increasingly testing the budgets of libraries who wish to subscribe.' Comment. I applaud Zittrain for endorsing OA in his inaugural lecture. However, universities should require deposit in OA repositories not publication in OA journals (although they should encourage publication OA journals). (1) There aren't enough OA journals today and there won't be for some time. OA journals can easily grow in size but cannot as easily grow in number or scope. (2) Even when there are enough OA journals and they cover every research niche, a requirement to publish in OA journals would limit the freedom of authors to publish in the journals of their choice. (3) If the goal is OA, then universities needn't steer faculty away from subscription journals, at least when these journals consent to the OA archiving of peer-reviewed postprints, as about 70% of them do today. By contrast, (4) OA repositories are available today; (5) they scale quickly and easily; (6) they are compatible with the survival of conventional journals; and (7) they are compatible with author freedom to submit their work wherever they like. These are the reasons why all the OA mandates by funding agencies (public and private) focus on OA repositories, not OA journals. From Peter Suber's blog: What form of OA should universities recommend to faculty? http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/zittrain.html Jonathan Zittrain gave his inaugural lecture yesterday as Oxford's first Professor of Internet Governance and Regulation. His title: The future of the Internet and how to stop it . A http://webcast.oii.ox.ac.uk/?view=Webcast&ID=20060411_141 webcast is available. The Oxford http://www.physorg.com/news65281929.html press release contains this tidbit: Another issue explored during Professor Zittrains lecture, was the potential of the Internet for scholars and students around the world. He argued: Universities should encourage or even require their faculties to publish in open access journals and to publish working papers ahead of final drafts, so that their work is not locked up by some journal copyrights which are increasingly testing the budgets of libraries who wish to subscribe. Comment . I applaud Zittrain for endorsing OA in his inaugural lecture. However, universities should require deposit in http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/overview.htm#archives OA repositories not publication in http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/overview.htm#journals OA journals (although they should encourage publication OA journals). (1) There aren't enough OA journals today and there won't be for some time. OA journals can easily grow in size but cannot as easily grow in number or scope. (2) Even when there are enough OA journals and they cover every research niche, a requirement to publish in OA journals would limit the freedom of authors to publish in the journals of their choice. (3) If the goal is OA, then universities needn't steer faculty away from subscription journals, at least when these journals consent to the OA archiving of peer-reviewed postprints, as about http://romeo.eprints.org/stats.php 70% of them do today. By contrast , (4) OA repositories are available today; (5) they scale quickly and easily; (6) they are compatible with the survival of conventional journals; and (7) they are compatible with author freedom to submit their work wherever they like. These are the reasons why all the OA mandates by funding agencies (public and private) focus on OA repositories, not OA journals.

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Suppliers of CDs & DVDs on Management
by Dipaali K Bhosle 28 Apr '06

28 Apr '06

Dear All, Can you tell me other than Multimedia HRD who can source the CDs & DVDs on management topics. If not then which public libraries will have collection of the same? Thanks & Regards, Dipaali K Bhosle INFOMEDIA Mumbai Dear All, Can you tell me other than Multimedia HRD who can source the CDs & DVDs on management topics. If not then which public libraries will have collection of the same? Thanks & Regards, Dipaali K Bhosle INFOMEDIA Mumbai

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Indianjournals.com - Seminars
by Chandrima Roy 28 Apr '06

28 Apr '06

Dear All! Indianjournals.com is proud to share the overwhelming response from the Journal Publishing Societies and Libraries in the Seminars hosted on 12th April, 2006 at India International Centre, New Delhi and on 13th April, 2006 in Bareilly. Please click on the link below to view the Proceedings of the seminars: http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=news_and_events We are planning to organize our next region based Seminars on "E-Publishing & Global Promotion of Indian Journals" during June - July 2006 in Calcutta (Eastern Region), Bangalore (Southern Region) and Mumbai (Western Region). The events will be in the larger interest of the Journal Publishing Societies and the Libraries to explore the scope of Online Publishing. Event dates are yet to be finalized. You may please forward your interest for Participation in the same at the earliest along with your complete Address Details so that we can send formal invitation letter well on time for each region. Maximum two representatives from each institute are expected. Detailed entries can be forwarded to info(a)indianjournals.com . There is no registration fee and also these will be non-residential seminars. 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 Website: http://www.docdelserv.com http://www.indianjournals.com  Dear All! � Indianjournals.com is proud to share the overwhelming response from the Journal Publishing Societies and Libraries in the Seminars hosted on 12 th April, 2006 at India International Centre, New Delhi and on 13 th April, 2006 in Bareilly . Please click on the link below to view the Proceedings of the seminars: � http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=news_and_events http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=news_and_events � We are planning to organize our next region based Seminars on “E-Publishing & Global Promotion of Indian Journals” during June – July 2006 in Calcutta (Eastern Region), Bangalore (Southern Region) and Mumbai (Western Region). The events will be in the larger interest of the Journal Publishing Societies and the Libraries to explore the scope of Online Publishing. Event dates are yet to be finalized. You may please forward your interest for Participation in the same at the earliest along with your complete Address Details so that we can send formal invitation letter well on time for each region. Maximum two representatives from each institute are expected. Detailed entries can be forwarded to mailto:info@indianjournals.com info(a)indianjournals.com . There is no registration fee and also these will be non-residential seminars. � 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 Website: http://www.docdelserv.com �� http://www.indianjournals.com � �

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Nominations are invited for SALIS Awards for the year 2006
by Arunachalam Hariharan 28 Apr '06

28 Apr '06

Nominations are invited for the following SALIS Awards for the year 2006. SALIS Awards 1. Dr. Harish Chandra-Sushila Chandra Best Librarian Award (National level) ------------------------------------------------------ SALIS instituted an award- sponsored by Dr. Harish Chandra, Librarian, IIT Madras, in the name of `Dr. Harish Chandra-Sushila Chandra Best Librarian Award' . Aim of instituting the award: To honor and recognize library professionals - for their outstanding contributions to the profession. Eligibility: Professionals holding any degree in Library Science or equivalent and working in library and information field in any parts in India. Must be a citizen of India About Dr.Harish Chandra -------------------------- Dr.Harish Chandra is currently working as Librarian of IIT, Madras. Prior to this, he has also worked in IIT, Delhi, GSI and IIFT. He underwent training in Library Automation and Digital Library at University of Cambridge, UK and Tilburg University, Netherlands respectively. His major contributions are in the areas of New Library Building Planning, ISO-9001 application in the Library, Digital Library Initiative, Web based library and information services, etc. Dr.Chandra is a member of Senate, IIT since 1995, a member of Task Force for Higher Education Library System, MHRD. He is also a member in the editorial board of various journals including OCLC Systems and Services. He is also a member of many professional bodies. Dr.Chandra has over 60 publications to his credit and completed various projects and consultancy assignments. He has organized several national and international conferences. He has received several awards, chaired number of technical sessions and delivered number of invited lectures. He has visited more than 12 countries and received several awards. He has also received many awards including SALIS Life Time Achievement Award Previous Year Award winners: 1. Dr. T.A.V. Murthy, Director, INFLIBNET â for the year 2004 2. Prof. (Dr.) M.Suriya, HOD, Dept of Library & Information Science & Librarian, Annamalai University â for the year 2005 ------------------------------------------------------ 2. AutoLib-Tamilnadu Best Librarian Award (for Library Professionals working in Tamilnadu region only) 3. AutoLib -Tamilnadu Best Young Librarian Award (for Library Professionals working in Tamilnadu region only: Age below 40 years) Must be a citizen of India The above two awards are sponsored by M/s AutoLib Software System , a leading Library Automation Solution Provider at Chennai. AutoLib Software System ---------------------------------- AutoLib Software System has been established to provide low cost and high quality library automation solutions. They undertake all types of library automation projects. One of their objectives is to recognize and encourage library professionals who contribute more for the profession. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Eligibility for the above two Awards : Professionals holding any degree in Library Science or equivalent and working in library and information field in Tamilnadu region. Must be a citizen of India Previous Award Winners: 1. AutoLib-Tamilnadu Best Librarian Award Dr Dr.K.Nithyanandham, Director-in-charge, Librray, Anna University 2. AutoLib-Tamilnadu Best Young Librarian Award Mr. T. Stephen CSI Bishop Appasamy College of Arts & Science, Coimbatore Mr. S.Swaminathan, Librarian, Sri Ramakrishna Vidyalaya College of Education, Coimbatore Nominations for all the three awards ( by Library professionals holding responsible position or by self) are invited for the year 2006 from eligible professionals. The application form can be obtained from the Convener, SALIS Award Committee by sending a self addressed stamped (Rs.10/-) cover or downloaded from http://autolib-india.net/salis or by sending E-mail to salisawards(a)yahoo.com. The other details are given in the application form. Filled-in application along with necessary supporting documents should be sent in a sealed cover to The Convener, SALIS Award Committee, SALIS, C/o, AutoLib, B2-Solai Apartments(Opp to MGR Garden) Mount-Poonamallee Road, Chennai - 600 089. Awards will be presented to the winners in the form of a Silver Medal, Citation and a shawl. The awards will be presented to the winners during the SALIS 2006 National Conference to be held at Karunya Deemed University, Coimbatore on 9th June 2006. Last date for the receipt of filled application is 15.05.2006 For any clarifications, E-mail to the convener at salisawards(a)yahoo.com -------------------------------- Mr. Jesudas Manalan Convener SALIS Award Committee & Librarian Bishop Heber College, Trichi â 17 & Secretary, SALIS Tiruchi Chapter __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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The Bottom Line on E-Textbooks
by raja ram 28 Apr '06

28 Apr '06

Dear Professionals, REMEMBER the paperless society? That was the world that would emerge once there was a computer on every desktop. Well, there are computers in every dorm room and laptops in every lecture hall, but even at the front lines of the digital revolution, the printed textbook still rules. By EDWARD WYATT,Published: April 23, 2006, Newyorktimes Read in full: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/23/education/edlife/innovate.html regards, rajaram --------------------------------- Jiyo cricket on Yahoo! India cricket Yahoo! Messenger Mobile Stay in touch with your buddies all the time. Dear Professionals, REMEMBER the paperless society? That was the world that would emerge once there was a computer on every desktop. Well, there are computers in every dorm room and laptops in every lecture hall, but even at the front lines of the digital revolution, the printed textbook still rules. By EDWARD WYATT,Published: April 23, 2006 , Newyorktimes Read in full: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/23/education/edlife/innovate.html http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/23/education/edlife/innovate.html regards, rajaram Jiyo cricket on http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/mailcricket/*http://in.sports.yahoo.com/cric… Yahoo! India cricket http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/mailmobilemessenger/*http://in.mobile.yahoo.… Yahoo! Messenger Mobile Stay in touch with your buddies all the time.

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Workshop on E-Resources and IPR issues 14-16 June 2006
by D Jotwani 28 Apr '06

28 Apr '06

Dear All The Central Library, IIT Bombay has planned to organize a 3-days Training Workshop on e-Resources and IPR Issues on 14-16 June 2006. The main objective of the workshop is to expose participants to the relevance of IPR issues vis-a-vis usage of e-resources. Thanks to the success of the Consortia model of acquisition, libraries have been able to provide access to several thousands e-books and journals to their users without the constraints of space and time. While application of Information and Communication Technologies and Consortia approach have benefited large number of libraries and their users, it has added responsibilities to ensure that the usage is made within the framework of Intellectual Property Rights and the interests of the creators of information/knowledge are protected. Library and information professionals providing e-resources-based information services have important role to play in this area and this workshop will provide them with a broader view of the implications of IPR while discharging their responsibilities and serving their users. The important topics to be covered in the workshop include : 1.Overview of the state of art information communication technologies in the libraries, 2.e-journals, e-books, e-databases 3.Intellectual Property rights vis-a-vis e-resources 4.Vendors presentations 5.RFID Only 30-35 participants, on first-come-first-served basis, will be taken for the course from IITs, IISc, NITs, other engineering colleges, scientific and technical institutions. Preference will be given to those from INDEST/AICTE Consortium participating institutions. Interested persons may forward their application in the enclosed proforma by email / fax at the earliest to the Librarian, IIT Bombay. Two participants from the consortium participating institutes will be provided free registration. Other participants will be charged Rs 1000-/ as registration fee which includes workshop kit, hostel accommodation, working lunch, and tea/coffee during sessions. TA/DA will have to be borne by the participants or their sponsoring organizations. For Registration Fee concessions, applications must be forwarded thru thier parent organizations. Thank you WORKSHOP on e-Resources and IPR Issues, 14-16 June 2006 PROFORMA Name : ____________________________________ Designation : ____________________________________ Institution/Organization : ____________________________________ ____________________________________ Address : ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ Telephone / Fax No. ____________________________________ Email : ____________________________________ Accommodation needed : Yes / No Signature -- D. Jotwani Librarian Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Powai, Mumbai 400076 Phone 91-22-25768920, 91-22-25720227(fax) Mobile 09819808920

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Workshop on E-Resources and IPR issues - correction of date
by D Jotwani 28 Apr '06

28 Apr '06

Dear All In continuation of my previous mail, it is informed that the dates of workshop are 14-16 June 2006 (and not 14-16 May). Regrets for inconvenience. Thanks. -- D. Jotwani Librarian Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Powai, Mumbai 400076 Phone 91-22-25768920, 91-22-25720227

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request information for e-publishing tranning
by Mailing List Manager 28 Apr '06

28 Apr '06

Date: 25 Apr 2006 09:03:09 -0000 From: planisamy ilangumaran kumar <kumarilan(a)rediffmail.com> dear sir i am librarian for last eight years,i request information for any e-publishing tranning institute in chennai,cost of expenditure,best institute address needed,any short term course avaiable.please any one forewared to our mail. thanking you ilangumaran.p kumarilan(a)rediffmail.com

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"Re: Contents of LIS-Forum digest..."
by Mailing List Manager 28 Apr '06

28 Apr '06

Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 15:00:44 +0530 From: Swapan Patra <skpatra(a)gmail.com> RANGANATHAN RESEARCH CIRCLE, New Delhi We have the pleasure to announce the 120th Monthly Meeting of RRC on 29th April, 2006 (5th Saturday) at 10.00 hrs. *Venue : National Foundation For India,* *Core IV A , Upper Ground Floor,* *India** Habitat Centre, New Delhi - 110003* * * *Topic : E-Journals* * * *Speaker : Ms. Mesra Malik* *Librarian,* *National Foundation For India, New Delhi*

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Workshop on E-Resources and IPR issues
by D Jotwani 28 Apr '06

28 Apr '06

Dear All The Central Library, IIT Bombay has planned to organize a 3-days Training Workshop on e-Resources and IPR Issues on 14-16 May 2006. The main objective of the workshop is to expose participants to the relevance of IPR issues vis-a-vis usage of e-resources. Thanks to the success of the Consortia model of acquisition, libraries have been able to provide access to several thousands e-books and journals to their users without the constraints of space and time. While application of Information and Communication Technologies and Consortia approach have benefited large number of libraries and their users, it has added responsibilities to ensure that the usage is made within the framework of Intellectual Property Rights and the interests of the creators of information/knowledge are protected. Library and information professionals providing e-resources-based information services have important role to play in this area and this workshop will provide them with a broader view of the implications of IPR while discharging their responsibilities and serving their users. The important topics to be covered in the workshop include : 1.Overview of the state of art information communication technologies in the libraries, 2.e-journals, e-books, e-databases 3.Intellectual Property rights vis-a-vis e-resources 4.Vendors presentations 5.RFID Only 30-35 participants, on first-come-first-served basis, will be taken for the course from IITs, IISc, NITs, other engineering colleges, scientific and technical institutions. Preference will be given to those from INDEST/AICTE Consortium participating institutions. Interested persons may forward their application in the enclosed proforma by email / fax at the earliest to the Librarian, IIT Bombay. Two participants from the consortium participating institutes will be provided free registration. Other participants will be charged Rs 1000-/ as registration fee which includes workshop kit, hostel accommodation, working lunch, and tea/coffee during sessions. TA/DA will have to be borne by the participants or their sponsoring organizations. For Registration Fee concessions, applications must be forwarded thru thier parent organizations. Thank you WORKSHOP on e-Resources and IPR Issues, 14-16 May 2006 PROFORMA Name : ____________________________________ Designation : ____________________________________ Institution/Organization : ____________________________________ ____________________________________ Address : ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ Telephone / Fax No. ____________________________________ Email : ____________________________________ Accommodation needed : Yes / No Signature -- D. Jotwani Librarian Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Powai, Mumbai 400076 Phone 91-22-25768920, 91-22-25720227(fax) Mobile 09819808920

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Libraries Build Communities
by Thapar, Amit 28 Apr '06

28 Apr '06

Libraries Build Communities http://librariesbuildcommunities.org/ A blog Steven Cohen and Chrystie Hill are using to gather materials for a forthcoming book on this subject. Read and/or contribute stories about how your own library is building community. They'd appreciate your filling out their online survey while you're visiting the site. amit@niper Cell: 9855701060 e-mail: amit_thapar(a)yahoo.com URL: http://www.niper.gov.in/ "Don't take life too seriously, you'll never get out of it alive." "Life is just Fun, like a scoop of Ice Cream, - Enjoy it before it melts ! " Libraries Build Communities http://librariesbuildcommunities.org/ http://librariesbuildcommunities.org/ A blog Steven Cohen and Chrystie Hill are using to gather materials for a forthcoming book on this subject. Read and/or contribute stories about how your own library is building community. They'd appreciate your filling out their online survey while you're visiting the site. mailto:amit@niper amit@niper 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/ "Don't take life too seriously, you'll never get out of it alive." "Life is just Fun, like a scoop of Ice Cream, - Enjoy it before it melts ! "

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Google released a 3D modelling software
by Sukhdev Singh 28 Apr '06

28 Apr '06

Google released a 3D modelling software called SketchUp < http://sketchup.google.com/ >. It is available in both free and commercial versions. "With just a few simple tools, you can create 3D models of houses, sheds, decks, home additions, woodworking projects - even space ships. And once you've built your models, you can place them in Google Earth, post them to the 3D Warehouse, or print hard copies". --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. http://openmed.nic.in

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Library Access to Scholarship
by Sukhdev Singh 27 Apr '06

27 Apr '06

I was going through a section of "Cites & Insights" 6, Number 7: May 2006 <http://cites.boisestate.edu/civ6i7.pdf > entitled Library Access to Scholarship <http://cites.boisestate.edu/v6i7e.htm> . Apart from others things it highlights: --OA Librarian, oalibrarian.blogspot.com, "Open Access resources for librarians --The impact of open access on library and information science (a research project). It's a project proposal from Cheryl Knott Malone and Anita Coleman (both at the University of Arizona's School of Information Resources and Library Science). --College & Research Libraries will be freely available after a six-month embargo --A group of librarians, college administrators, and scholars issued a call to action to preserve online scholarly journals, noting that such journals "could vanish into oblivion should publishers go out of business or face other calamities." --On April 10, the Public Access Working Group (an advisory panel to NIH) reaffirmed its support for strengthening of the NIH public access policy, calling for the policy to be mandatory and for the maximum embargo to be six months. --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. http://openmed.nic.in

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Publication required
by Lata Suresh 27 Apr '06

27 Apr '06

Dear Profesionals, One of our reasercher is looking for the following. I.G. Sarason and B. Sarason -Social Support Scale. 1987 If anyone of you can help ?? 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 Profesionals, One of our reasercher is looking for the following. I.G. Sarason and B. Sarason -Social Support Scale. 1987 If anyone of you can help ?? 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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open course ware
by Subbiah Arunachalam 27 Apr '06

27 Apr '06

From Peter Suber's blog How can open courseware make education better? Toru Iiyoshi, Opportunity is Knocking: Will Education Open the Door? Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, April 2006. (Thanks to A.G. Rud.) Excerpt: [O]ne of open education's most critical questions --how can open education's tools and resources demonstrably improve education quality?-- [is] rarely mentioned [at conferences on open education]....The main tenet of open education is to make educational assets freely available to the public. This is becoming easier and less expensive as network and multimedia technology evolves....But several obstacles may stand in the way of using these and other powerful tools and resources in ways that will actually improve the quality of education. First, although the tools and resources are readily available, transferring practical knowledge about how to use them is not easy. Indeed, this kind of pedagogical know-how is notoriously hard to make visible and portable....[T]he vast majority of this kind of practical knowledge remains tacit and invisible in the experiences of the educator or educators who created the materials....This is why Carnegie's Knowledge Media Lab is working...to develop and disseminate support tools and resources that capture not only materials but the stories and experiences of real teachers using those materials in...concrete settings.... Second, true success in open education requires a change in education culture and policy. The education community values activities like scholarly writing and pursuing new research questions....But...adapting or improving another's educational materials is rarely understood to be a creative, valuable contribution.... Finally, we must look beyond institutional boundaries and connect efforts among many settings and open source entrepreneurs....An initiative like the Sakai Project, for example, which is working to design, build, and deploy a new online education platform that includes course management, electronic portfolio, assessment, collaboration, communication, and other tools actually coordinates multi-institutional collaborative efforts and offers institutions the chance to collectively advance teaching and learning....This is the kind of cooperation and knowledge sharing that will catapult open education to a new level. ...I anticipate three dramatic improvements over time: increased quality of tools and resources, more effective use, and greater individual and collective pedagogical knowledge. Ideally, all will occur simultaneously, combining local classroom innovations and learned lessons through global knowledge sharing....Opportunity is knocking. Will we open the door? From Peter Suber's blog How can open courseware make education better? Toru Iiyoshi, http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/perspectives/sub.asp?key=245&subkey=1151 Opportunity is Knocking: Will Education Open the Door? Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching , April 2006. (Thanks to A.G. Rud.) Excerpt: [O]ne of open education's most critical questions --how can open education's tools and resources demonstrably improve education quality?-- [is] rarely mentioned [at conferences on open education]....The main tenet of open education is to make educational assets freely available to the public. This is becoming easier and less expensive as network and multimedia technology evolves....But several obstacles may stand in the way of using these and other powerful tools and resources in ways that will actually improve the quality of education. First, although the tools and resources are readily available, transferring practical knowledge about how to use them is not easy. Indeed, this kind of pedagogical know-how is notoriously hard to make visible and portable....[T]he vast majority of this kind of practical knowledge remains tacit and invisible in the experiences of the educator or educators who created the materials....This is why Carnegie's http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/KML Knowledge Media Lab is working...to develop and disseminate support tools and resources that capture not only materials but the stories and experiences of real teachers using those materials in...concrete settings.... Second, true success in open education requires a change in education culture and policy. The education community values activities like scholarly writing and pursuing new research questions....But...adapting or improving another's educational materials is rarely understood to be a creative, valuable contribution.... Finally, we must look beyond institutional boundaries and connect efforts among many settings and open source entrepreneurs....An initiative like the http://www.sakaiproject.org Sakai Project , for example, which is working to design, build, and deploy a new online education platform that includes course management, electronic portfolio, assessment, collaboration, communication, and other tools actually coordinates multi-institutional collaborative efforts and offers institutions the chance to collectively advance teaching and learning....This is the kind of cooperation and knowledge sharing that will catapult open education to a new level. ...I anticipate three dramatic improvements over time: increased quality of tools and resources, more effective use, and greater individual and collective pedagogical knowledge. Ideally, all will occur simultaneously, combining local classroom innovations and learned lessons through global knowledge sharing....Opportunity is knocking. Will we open the door?

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LIS Courses : International Accreditation/Certification
by J. K. Vijayakumar 26 Apr '06

26 Apr '06

Hello all, Few months back, there was a discussion in Indian LIS forums about the accreditation of Indian LIS course at international level. I would like to inform you that IFLA has started a new Discussion group named "LIS Education in Developing Countries: Discussion Group". Please visit http://www.ifla.org/VII/dg/lisdg/index.htm for details. -------------------------- J. K. Vijayakumar --------------------------------- How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messengers low PC-to-Phone call rates. Hello all, Few months back, there was a discussion in Indian LIS forums about the accreditation of Indian LIS course at international level. I would like to inform you that IFLA has started a new Discussion group named "LIS Education in Developing Countries: Discussion Group". Please visit http://www.ifla.org/VII/dg/lisdg/index.htm http://www.ifla.org/VII/dg/lisdg/index.htm for details. -------------------------- J. K. Vijayakumar 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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excemption from NET SET exams for Librarians
by Chitra P Rao 26 Apr '06

26 Apr '06

We have to view this requirement in its totality. More librarians work in Insttiutes and Organisations who have not had any teaching experience nor do they aspire to become teachers without the experience. Hence while the NET SET requirement for teaching positions are relevant for doing PHD's for those who are working on their own or as part of a group should also be given the opportunity of doing a PHD without the NET SET requirement in all universities. Only some do not have that as a primary requirement. For a person with 15-20 years work ex and who wants to do PHD it is indeed very difficult to appear for the NET SET exams. hence while reconsidering the NET SET exams this aspect may be given some consideration. As a large number of Librarians are non teachers also. Thank you. Sr Librarian and Head LIS NITIE Mumbai 400 087 ph: 28573371 extn 337

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UGC NET/ SLET for LIS professionals.
by rajesh bhardwaj 26 Apr '06

26 Apr '06

From:- Rajesh Kumar Bhardwaj http://www.rajweb.info Dear All Professionals, I am very thankful and agree with all those who support the NET compulsion and strongly recommend that NET should remain eligibility criteria for Lecturer / Assistant Librarian / College Librarians because the wheel of educational reforms can not go back in 20th century. I have done NET in first attempt but still waiting for appropriate status and feel that NET should remain on top. Please send your response by filling the questionnaire available at http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/net_review.doc further details are available at (http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/net_review%20_mungekar.pdf) with kind regards, RKB From:- Rajesh Kumar Bhardwaj http://www.rajweb.info http://www.rajweb.info Dear All Professionals, I am very thankful and agree with all those who support the NET compulsion and strongly recommend that NET should remain eligibility criteria for Lecturer / Assistant Librarian / College Librarians because the wheel of educational reforms can not go back in 20 th century. I have done NET in first attempt but still waiting for appropriate status and feel that NET should remain on top. Please send your response by filling the questionnaire available at http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/net_review.doc http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/net_review.doc further details are available at ( http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/net_review%20_mungekar.pdf http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/net_review%20_mungekar.pdf ) with kind regards, RKB

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indianjournals.com
by Chandrima Roy 26 Apr '06

26 Apr '06

Dear All, We would like to introduce Indianjournals.com in this forum, which is an effort of <http://www.indianjournals.com/other_sites/de/index.htm> DIVAN ENTERPRISES to provide single platform to Indian Journals and highlight Indian contributions internationally. Indianjournals.com is a year old venture that presently hosts 34 Indian Publications from 28 different societies covering 8 subjects so far. We are continuously increasing the number of Indian Publications and invite the Societies to come up with their journals to get the same hosted on the common platform. We also seek your preferences in adding journals to this platform. Full-text articles of many journals are available free on the website. We are also providing online subscriptions to the paid journals available and offering exclusive Package Deals too! For more information, please log on to our website: http://www.indianjournals.com <http://www.indianjournals.com/> or contact us for further details and queries. Thanks & Regards Greesh Kr. Behal (General Manager) indianjournals.com B-9, Basement, "A" Block Local Shopping Complex Naraina Vihar, Ring Road New Delhi - 110028 Mob. +91-9350230872 Website : http://www.indianjournals.com <http://www.indianjournals.com/> Email: gbehal(a)indianjournals.com  [A] Dear All, We would like to introduce Indianjournals.com in this forum, which is an effort of http://www.indianjournals.com/other_sites/de/index.htm DIVAN ENTERPRISES to provide single platform to Indian Journals and highlight Indian contributions internationally. Indianjournals.com is a year old venture that presently hosts 34 Indian Publications from 28 different societies covering 8 subjects so far. We are continuously increasing the number of Indian Publications and invite the Societies to come up with their journals to get the same hosted on the common platform. We also seek your preferences in adding journals to this platform. Full-text articles of many journals are available free on the website. We are also providing online subscriptions to the paid journals available and offering exclusive Package Deals too! For more information, please log on to our website: http://www.indianjournals.com/ http://www.indianjournals.com or contact us for further details and queries. Thanks & Regards Greesh Kr. Behal (General Manager) indianjournals.com B-9, Basement, “A” Block Local Shopping Complex Naraina Vihar , Ring Road New Delhi – 110028 Mob. +91-9350230872 Website : http://www.indianjournals.com/ http://www.indianjournals.com Email: mailto:gbehal@indianjournals.com gbehal(a)indianjournals.com � �

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M.Phil and Ph.D Issue ............
by yekanath kamble 26 Apr '06

26 Apr '06

Dear all, Of course i have not cleared any of these exams.I feel exemption for NET/SLET is not required. Based on the previous poor perform in academics the UGC has made this system which can inculcate the high standards in higher education system in india.Yes, there is no need to underestimate the candidates who posses M.Phil/PhD degrees in exceptional cases. As i observed in seven years experience in most of the sectors there is no frankly good treatment for library professionals as equal grades as employee in there respective parent organization?. So, couple of months back i noticed a mail from maharastra regarding this in this forum. As all of us know there are several universities in india offering distance education from Certificate course to Ph.d level in Library info. sc. do's any body will expect efficient practical knowledge in them about the profession?. Will there be any value for talented candidates? What will be the fate of profession status then?. Let it be there M.Phil and Ph.D after clearing this sort of NET/SLET (Agni Pariksha) only. If such exams are made mandatory. I feel there is respect for deserved candidates in all branched of knowledge. with regards. 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 --------------------------------- Celebrate Earth Day everyday! Discover 10 things you can do to help slow climate change. Yahoo! Earth Day Dear all, Of course i have not cleared any of these exams.I feel exemption for NET/SLET is not required. Based on the previous poor perform in academics the UGC has made this system which can inculcate the high standards in higher education system in india.Yes, there is no need to underestimate the candidates who posses M.Phil/PhD degrees in exceptional cases. As i observed in seven years experience in most of the sectors there is no frankly good treatment for library professionals as equal grades as employee in there respective parent organization?. So, couple of months back i noticed a mail from maharastra regarding this in this forum. As all of us know there are several universities in india offering distance education from Certificate course to Ph.d level in Library info. sc. do's any body will expect efficient practical knowledge in them about the profession?. Will there be any value for talented candidates? What will be the fate of profession status then?. Let it be there M.Phil and Ph.D after clearing this sort of NET/SLET (Agni Pariksha) only. If such exams are made mandatory. I feel there is respect for deserved candidates in all branched of knowledge. with regards. 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 Celebrate Earth Day everyday! Discover 10 things you can do to help slow climate change. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/earthday/*http://earth.yahoo.com Yahoo! Earth Day

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[LIS-Forum] Librarians' Duties: - BLOGS, WIKIs, WEBCASTS / PODCASTS, IM, RSS and WEB
by Sukhdev Singh 26 Apr '06

26 Apr '06

What would be the duties of Next Generation Librarians? Definitely it would include the following: --Distribution of content via digital tools such as blogs and wikis for the library system website. --Develop and deliver library instruction through podcasts and multimedia webcasts. --Promote community via new technologies within the library and virtually via IM and other emerging communication mechanisms. --Enhance Library's web presence with current content and methods for distribution such as RSS. --Investigate and implement new technologies that may enhance the Library System's web presence. Well, if you need some evidence to belief what I am talking about then visit the Wayne State University Library System requirements < http://www.ala.org/ala/acrlbucket/candrlnews/caropps/february2006/NextGener… > I can add some more to above: --Establishing and maintaining Open Access Institutional Repositories. --Facilitating Open Access Publishing. SO, ARE YOU READY TEACHERS / STUDENT LIBRARIANS? I keep my hands dirty and tab on these technologies at my Blog at http://sukhdev.blogspot.com --Sukhdev Singh

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Re: RE: [LIS-Forum] "Re: NET relief mooted for MPhil, PhD students"
by Vijay Raghav Tiwari 26 Apr '06

26 Apr '06

Dear Aman I think merit never think in this direction. If one can give five years for getting a Ph.D., six months for NET. Any one who is a sincere in his/her subject can finish the NET just within next six months time. I feel that one who does not have any backing to get a job this gives a good standing amoung others, thats all. regards vrt On Tue, 25 Apr 2006 Aman Jha wrote : >Dear friends, > >I have different opinion. First of all I would like to say that getting PhD degree is a dream of a person. This must be regarded as the highest degree with respect. > >How can you underestimate those who have done only M.Phil/PhD and have no NET/SLET qualification? Do you want to say that you do MLIS and qualify NET/SLET for the Assistant Librarian? Thats it? You don't need to do M.Phil and PhD? Why don't then people recommend UGC to scrap M.Phil and PhD if it is not considered as merits of a candidate? Why do you consider meritorious to only those who have cleared NET/SLET? Achieving Higher qualifications depends on individual to individual. There are numerous examples of scholares who do not possess any M.Phil/PhD/Net/Slet and have proved to be subject expert and possess very good research skills. They have also taught as visiting professors in good universities. > >I think NET/SLET is an imposed qualification on Librarian. Just think about how many years do you need to spend in getting BLIS, MLIS and M.Phil/PhD after achieving excellence in Academics. Do you think that an engineer who has done Associateship from NISCAIR should again qualify NET/SLET just to prove his candidature whether he is meritorious or not? I do not think NET/SLET should be compulsory for those who have done M.Phil/PhD. > > >Rgds, >Aman Jha >Librarian >Confederation of Indian Industry >Plot No 249-F, Udyog Vihar, Phase IV >Sector 18, Gurgaon - 122015 (Haryana) >Tel: 0124-5014060-67 >aman.jha(a)ciionline.org >http://www.ciionline.org > > > > >-----Original Message----- > From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >[mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in]On Behalf Of Vijay Raghav >Tiwari >Sent: Tuesday, 25 April 2006 9:50 >To: Susmita Chakraborty >Cc: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] "Re: Contents of LIS-Forum digest...NET relief >mooted for MPhil, PhD students" > > > > >Dear All/Susmita > >I agree with you that NET should remain an eligibility criteria for Assistant Librarian/ College Librarians as it shows a nation wide acceptance. The merit must be honoured. I have done both but still I feel that NET should remain on top as it gives you an equal status as a professional. It subsides the difference of the different universities from where we had passed our M.L.I.Sc., hence I feel that it gives an equal status. Hope that other professinals will agree with me. >regards >vrt > > >On Mon, 24 Apr 2006 Susmita Chakraborty wrote : > >Dear All, > > > > > >Please refer to LIS Forum email message titled "NET relief mooted for > >MPhil, PhD students". I would like to share my personal observations > >in this regard. > > > >Firstly, let see who are qualifying UGC-NET/ SLET for Lecturership in > >Library and Information Science (LIS). The Meritorious or Talented or > >Hard-working LIS professionals are mostly qualifying these competitive > >examinations. > > > >On the other hand, let we see who are getting admission into MPHIL/ > >PHD programmes in LIS. Only few full-time MPHIL/ PHD courses are > >available in India as compared to total number of MLIS/AIS/ADIS passed > >outs. These full-time MPHIL/ PHD courses select student on the basis > >of Merit or NET/SLET. But they belong to only a few percent (about > >10%) of total MPHIL passed outs in India. Rest 90% percent students > >are getting admission into MPHIL courses on the basis of ability to > >pay hefty course fee (varies from Rs. 10,000/- to Rs. 36,000/-). So, > >these 90% MPHIL/ PHD students are not that much Meritorious/ Talented/ > >Hard-working as compared to UGC NET/ SLET qualified LIS professionals, > >but they have financial capacity to pay the hefty course fee. There is > >also no consistency or transparency in the admission process of PhD > >programmes except for the NET/SLET qualified LIS professionals. > > > >So, if we propose to exempt of UGC NET/ SLET clause from the > >eligibility criteria of college librarians/ university assistant > >librarians/ documentation officers/ lecturers, probably we will > >discourage Meritorious or Talented or Hard-working persons to come > >into LIS profession. Instead, Library Associations, Forums can > >collectively pressurize UGC to produce sufficient numbers of UGC NET/ > >SLET qualified candidates, or to hold GRE type examination for > >admission into MPHIL and PhD programmes. Also, Library Associations > >and University departments can introduce NET/SLET coaching classes to > >address the shortage of qualified manpower and for the greater > >benefits of the society. > > > >Hope, the apex organizations, like, UGC, AICTE, MCI, should set the > >eligibility criteria on the basis of above-mentioned facts, and not > >bypassing the above-mentioned facts. > > > >With regards > > > >S. Chakraborty > >Kolkata > > > >_______________________________________________ > >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> > > >DISCLAIMER:The information in this message may be privileged. If you have received it by mistake please notify the sender by return e-mail and delete the message from your system. Any unauthorised use or dissemination of this message in whole or in part is strictly prohibited. Any information in this message that does not relate to official business shall be understood to be neither given nor endorsed by the Confederation of Indian Industry. > 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 Aman I think merit never think in this direction. If one can give five years for getting a Ph.D., six months for NET. Any one who is a sincere in his/her subject can finish the NET just within next six months time. I feel that one who does not have any backing to get a job this gives a good standing amoung others, thats all. regards vrt On Tue, 25 Apr 2006 Aman Jha wrote : >Dear friends, > >I have different opinion. First of all I would like to say that getting PhD degree is a dream of a person. This must be regarded as the highest degree with respect. > >How can you underestimate those who have done only M.Phil/PhD and have no NET/SLET qualification? Do you want to say that you do MLIS and qualify NET/SLET for the Assistant Librarian? Thats it? You don't need to do M.Phil and PhD? Why don't then people recommend UGC to scrap M.Phil and PhD if it is not considered as merits of a candidate? Why do you consider meritorious to only those who have cleared NET/SLET? Achieving Higher qualifications depends on individual to individual. There are numerous examples of scholares who do not possess any M.Phil/PhD/Net/Slet and have proved to be subject expert and possess very good research skills. They have also taught as visiting professors in good universities. > >I think NET/SLET is an imposed qualification on Librarian. Just think about how many years do you need to spend in getting BLIS, MLIS and M.Phil/PhD after achieving excellence in Academics. Do you think that an engineer who has done Associateship from NISCAIR should again qualify NET/SLET just to prove his candidature whether he is meritorious or not? I do not think NET/SLET should be compulsory for those who have done M.Phil/PhD. > > >Rgds, >Aman Jha >Librarian >Confederation of Indian Industry >Plot No 249-F, Udyog Vihar, Phase IV >Sector 18, Gurgaon - 122015 (Haryana) >Tel: 0124-5014060-67 >aman.jha(a)ciionline.org >http://www.ciionline.org > > > > >-----Original Message----- > From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >[mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in]On Behalf Of Vijay Raghav >Tiwari >Sent: Tuesday, 25 April 2006 9:50 >To: Susmita Chakraborty >Cc: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] "Re: Contents of LIS-Forum digest...NET relief >mooted for MPhil, PhD students" > > > > >Dear All/Susmita > >I agree with you that NET should remain an eligibility criteria for Assistant Librarian/ College Librarians as it shows a nation wide acceptance. The merit must be honoured. I have done both but still I feel that NET should remain on top as it gives you an equal status as a professional. It subsides the difference of the different universities from where we had passed our M.L.I.Sc., hence I feel that it gives an equal status. Hope that other professinals will agree with me. >regards >vrt > > >On Mon, 24 Apr 2006 Susmita Chakraborty wrote : > >Dear All, > > > > > >Please refer to LIS Forum email message titled "NET relief mooted for > >MPhil, PhD students". I would like to share my personal observations > >in this regard. > > > >Firstly, let see who are qualifying UGC-NET/ SLET for Lecturership in > >Library and Information Science (LIS). The Meritorious or Talented or > >Hard-working LIS professionals are mostly qualifying these competitive > >examinations. > > > >On the other hand, let we see who are getting admission into MPHIL/ > >PHD programmes in LIS. Only few full-time MPHIL/ PHD courses are > >available in India as compared to total number of MLIS/AIS/ADIS passed > >outs. These full-time MPHIL/ PHD courses select student on the basis > >of Merit or NET/SLET. But they belong to only a few percent (about > >10%) of total MPHIL passed outs in India. Rest 90% percent students > >are getting admission into MPHIL courses on the basis of ability to > >pay hefty course fee (varies from Rs. 10,000/- to Rs. 36,000/-). So, > >these 90% MPHIL/ PHD students are not that much Meritorious/ Talented/ > >Hard-working as compared to UGC NET/ SLET qualified LIS professionals, > >but they have financial capacity to pay the hefty course fee. There is > >also no consistency or transparency in the admission process of PhD > >programmes except for the NET/SLET qualified LIS professionals. > > > >So, if we propose to exempt of UGC NET/ SLET clause from the > >eligibility criteria of college librarians/ university assistant > >librarians/ documentation officers/ lecturers, probably we will > >discourage Meritorious or Talented or Hard-working persons to come > >into LIS profession. Instead, Library Associations, Forums can > >collectively pressurize UGC to produce sufficient numbers of UGC NET/ > >SLET qualified candidates, or to hold GRE type examination for > >admission into MPHIL and PhD programmes. Also, Library Associations > >and University departments can introduce NET/SLET coaching classes to > >address the shortage of qualified manpower and for the greater > >benefits of the society. > > > >Hope, the apex organizations, like, UGC, AICTE, MCI, should set the > >eligibility criteria on the basis of above-mentioned facts, and not > >bypassing the above-mentioned facts. > > > >With regards > > > >S. Chakraborty > >Kolkata > > > >_______________________________________________ > >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> > > >DISCLAIMER:The information in this message may be privileged. If you have received it by mistake please notify the sender by return e-mail and delete the message from your system. Any unauthorised use or dissemination of this message in whole or in part is strictly prohibited. Any information in this message that does not relate to official business shall be understood to be neither given nor endorsed by the Confederation of Indian Industry. > 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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Re: [LIS-Forum] Damning indictment of LIS profession
by K.Sankaraiah 26 Apr '06

26 Apr '06

----- Original Message ----- From: "K.Sankaraiah" <sankariahk(a)dataone.in> Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Damning indictment of LIS profession > Dear Moderator, > I would be most grateful for posting the following mail. > Let me begin by thanking all the professional colleagues for their > comments on the subject. I'm most happy to see Dr Vyasamurthy also > picked up the Hindu article and providing a link to it, felt that some of > the librarians need to be sensitised to the concept of service. > I hope to be permitted to sum up the whole little debate. The comments > varied from a) some users are rude and selfish, try to pull their weight > around b) library is a temple and so access should not be restricted c) we > have not heard the other side of the story and so should not rush to judge > and d) every one should observe rules. In fact d) seems to be the dominant > factor. One cannot the dispute the validity of these claims; but equally > we cannot dispute the suppremacy of service for our profession, as also > for many otherprofessions. How can we forget the basic tenets of > librarianship as enunciated by the greatest library thinker of all times > viz books are for use; every book its reader; every reader his book and > save the time of the reader. Can we afford to take a confrontationist > stand of "them and we" and cry for eye for an eye and tooth for the tooth. > We talk of library marketing today like any commercial enterprize. We > say library user is a customer. Most of the librarians in the West say, by > calling the library user a customer, we have promoted them to a higher > position. > Customers come in all shapes and sizes. There are awkward customers and > difficult customers. But is it not a fact that as long as we are behind > the 'counter' ie the Lakshman Rekha, we cannot think of' tit for tat'. > Even when we know that a particular customer is in the wrong, we cannot > afford to vent our spleen on him or her. In this context, Gandhiji is > often quoted. 'We are in business because of the customer' and not the > other way round. > Yes, there are rules. But rule are there to prevent misuse or abuse and > not to prevent genuine use or user. > I'm very distressed to see my friend, Prof Lakshman Rao saying that rules > have to be followed. He says he was not allowed entry to Bibliotheca > National. But I'm sure he would not have been asked to prove his > bonafides. The library staff there, must have explained the restrictions > in a most polite way. I had a similar experiance. First time I could not > get in to the British Museum Library in London. But the staff there did > every thing possible to enable me to have access to it. They advised me > to get a letter from the British Council, which I did. I could see they > were inspired by the ideals of service. Mr Lakshman Rao is a respected > teacher and trainer of librarians and has been in the field for a long > time and if a teacher takes the stand that he has taken, we need not be > surprised by the attitude of some of us. > In the present case of Ranjit Lal, to me it appears, he wanted to consult > the documents in the National Museum Library. I visited its website which > looks very impressive, claims a stock of two lakh documents. The name of > the librarian (?) given there is one Ms Pratibha Parashar. She might not > have been the staff to attending Ranjit Lal. In the interests of our > profession, could some one in Delhi please find out what had happened. > As I said in my first mail, because of isolated instances like this, the > whole profession is blamed. By and large, librarians are good and > service-minded. Society is changing fast, much faster than any one can > imagine. We have come a long away from preservation to active > dissemination of information ( proactive is the word most appropriate, I > think) and I hope we have long ceased to be policing our possessions. > Social forces like competition are driving us to provide quality service > to our users. Technology is helping us today in ways undreamt of > previously to help us in this noble mission of ours, which ultimately > contributes to personal, individual and national development. > I'm grateful to LIS-FORUM for opportunities to share our views in matters > concerning our profession. You are doing a wonderful service !! Thank > you. > Sankaraiah, K > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "K.Sankaraiah" <sankariahk(a)dataone.in> > To: <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> > Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2006 7:28 AM > Subject: [LIS-Forum] Damning indictment of LIS profession > > >> Dear Moderator, >> Grateful for publishing the following in lis-forum. >> >> I wish to draw the attention of our professional colleagues to an article >> under the Musings, entitled "What are your bonafides?", by Mr Ranjit Lal >> in the Magazine section of the Hindu of 9 April, 2006. I think all of us >> should read this and ponder over the implications. I'm sure many of us >> must have already done so. >> The gist of the article is the author, obviously not a member, >> approached the librarian of the National Museum library in Delhi for help >> and the librarian promptly asked him to prove his bonafides. Ranjit Lal >> contributes articles to the Hindu and probably does so to many other >> renowned newspapers and journals. In any case he told the librarian that >> he uses the Teen Murthi library and the British Council Library in Delhi >> and he is working on a book for which he needs help. According to the >> article, this did not cut ice with the librarian. >> >> This article, I believe, is a damning indictment of the unhelpful and >> bureaucratic attitude of the librarian of one of the premier institutions >> of the country. It should rouse the collective conscience of the LIS >> profession and force us to think if in today's competitive world we can >> afford to have this kind of unhelpful attitude. Even otherwise, isn't >> service to the user at the centre of our profession ?. The aurthor >> rightly says the public pays for librarian's salary, allowances and the >> innumerable cups of tea, justifiable and just righteous indignation!!. >> >> How do we change this attitude?. I was under the impression that things >> have changed and we all swear by service. All the works of SRR >> emphasise this aspect. Because of instaces like this,( I hope they are >> isolated) the whole profession gets the stick. And this is why society >> does not give us the status that an intellectual profession like ours >> deserves. >> >> We need to do something here. >> >> Sankaraiah, K >> Immediate past President of the Madras Library Association (MALA) >> > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >> _______________________________________________ >> LIS-Forum mailing list >> LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >> http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum >> > > >

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Support for a Village Library
by prafulla tv 26 Apr '06

26 Apr '06

Dear All, We are delighted to report that Gundrampally Library and Information Centre (GLIC) was inaugurated on April 14, 2006 by Shri Chukka Ramaiah, eminent educationist. OPLib acknowledges with grateful thanks the donation of Rs.1000 made by Prof N. Laxman Rao, Dept of Library & Information Science, Osmania University towards the purchase of books for GLIC. New Initiative We are happy to inform you that a village library is being started in Kolamasanapalli Village (Palamaner Mandal, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh) shortly. This project is being supported by the Organisation for the Protection of Libraries (OPLib), a library advocacy group based in Hyderabad as part of its 100 Village/School Libraries programme. This is the third library that is being started by OPLib (Registered under the Andhra Pradesh Societies Registration Act, 2001 vide no.1502 of 2005)and it would be nurtured by Dr Murali Prasad, Librarian, Bhoj Reddy College of Engineering, Hyderabad and Mr Sreenivas of the National Institute of Fashion Technology, Hyderabad. OPLib appeals to all library lovers to donate generously, either in cash or kind, for the establishment of Kolamasanapalli Village Library. Your donations would be utilized for the purchase of books, newspapers, magazines, steel book racks, office furniture, computer, etc. Address for communication: Dr A Kishore Honorary President Organization for the Protection of Libraries c/o Parma Reddi Building, 9-1-34/30/16/A, Bapu Nagar, Langar House, Hyderabad 500 008 Email: saikishoresvu(a)yahoo.co.in Mobile 92474 28778 Cheques/DDs to be drawn in favour of Organization for the Protection of Libraries (OPLib) and payable at Hyderabad. Thank you very much in advance for your kind support and cooperation to our School/Village Libraries Project. Sincerely T.V. Prafulla Chandra Senior Editor NISC Email: tallurivpc(a)yahoo.com OPLibempowering the masses through better library services at the grassroots level. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge. --Thomas Carlyle __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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NET Relief not fair
by mouni＠nitt.edu 25 Apr '06

25 Apr '06

Dear members, This has reference to LIS Forum message on NET Relief mooted for M.Phil and Ph.D holders. Since I am one among the candidates cleared the UGC NET/SLET, I would like to bring the followings to all members of the LIS forum. Proposing expemtion of UGC NET/SLET for appoinment as Lecturer/A.L or Librarian as the case may be is unfair as thousands of UGC NET/SLET passed hands are awaiting for their chances or working in self support institutes along with others. Particularly, in Tamil Nadu there are more than 100 hands with UGC NET/SLET awaiting for advertisement but no adds are coming. Few institutions are unable to appoint suitable hands as there are stays. Every year more than 2500 candidates pass the UGC NET/SLET. The UGC's website is the crystal clear evident for this. Now a days M.Phil and Ph.D degrees can also be completed through distance mode and part-time respectively. Any one who has passed the M.L.I.S can get addmitted in to these degrees. Spot admission, admission on the door steps and admission through private study centres are done now a days. Not less than 5000 candates per year complete M.Phil degree through distance mode. It is surprising to note that the candidates who are capable of obtaining M.Phil and Ph.D degrees are unable to clear the UGC NET/SLET but want exmption from this. No doubt that only meritorious candates are clearing the UGC NET/SLET. As suggested by Mr. S. Chakraborty, Kolkata and Anup Kumar Das, New Delhi, the professional associations can work for producing more NET/SLET passed candidates besides requesting the apex body to produce more numbers of the NET/SLET qualifieds instead of exemption. I strongly support the suggestions offered by Mr. S.Chakraborty and Anup Kumar Das. P. Mounissamy Tamil Nadu Message: 2 Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 14:34:00 +0100 (BST) From: "Prof. N. Laxman Rao." <naglaxman(a)yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] "Re: Contents of LIS-Forum digest...NET relief mooted for MPhil, PhD students" To: Puna Das <puna_05(a)yahoo.co.in>, lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Message-ID: <20060424133400.90748.qmail(a)web60419.mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" helo i donot know to wht extent the message is true. but i am associated with net and maharashtra slet. the numbers are very very minimal. maharashta is less than 10. from where these 100s are coming. ? at least i know as an expert at many places, very minimal numbers are coming. any way the report is based on not numbers but due to some other reasons. we are trying to interpret, why cannot our people read the original document available at www.ugc.ac.in laxman rao Puna Das <puna_05(a)yahoo.co.in> wrote: Dear All, Please refer to e-mail message titled "[LIS-FORUM] NET relief mooted for MPhil, PhD students" at LIS Forum dated 21/04/06. I don't know much about south India, but in North India for every single post advertised, there is more than 100 NET/ SLET qualified applicants. Only one person will get the job and rest people will be left behind. The job market is not expanding enough in this sector where the persons will get permanent jobs with a proper UGC scale. So, there is no rationale to exempt NET/SLET clause for College Librarian/ Univ Asst. Librarian/ Lecturer post. Hope, UGC/ AICTE first give opportunities to NET/SLET qualified un-employed LIS professionals, then think of exemptions of non-qualified professionals. Thanking you With regards Anup Kumar Das New Delhi __________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now. Go to http://yahoo.shaadi.com _______________________________________________ LIS-Forum mailing list LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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Review of National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted by UGC and UGC-CSIR
by Puna Das 25 Apr '06

25 Apr '06

UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION NET BUREAU University of Delhi, South Campus Benito Juarez Marg, New Delhi 110 021 Subject: Review of National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted by UGC and UGC-CSIR (http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/net_review%20_mungekar.pdf) The Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India has constituted a NET Review Committee under the Chairmanship of Prof. Bhalchandra Mungekar, Member, Planning Commission, Government of India, to consider its utility, effectiveness and continuity. The Committee has decided to elicit the views of a cross-section of the society regarding utility, effectiveness and continuity of UGC-NET. It is requested to get the required information by sending the questionnaire to all concerned. The duly completed questionnaire (http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/net_review.doc) enclosed alongwith, may be sent to the Joint Secretary, NET Bureau, at the above-mentioned address within thirty days from the date of issue of the covering letter (Last Date: 09/05/2006). Thank you very much for your overwhelming responses and comments on "UGC NET and SLET in LIS". Hope All LIS Forum Members participate in the above-mentioned Survey and give their valuable comments/ suggestions to the UGC for the further modification of UGC NET. With Regards Anup Kumar Das New Delhi --------------------------------- Jiyo cricket on Yahoo! India cricket Yahoo! Messenger Mobile Stay in touch with your buddies all the time. UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION NET BUREAU University of Delhi , South Campus Benito Juarez Marg, New Delhi 110 021 Subject: Review of National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted by UGC and UGC-CSIR (http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/net_review%20_mungekar.pdf) The Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India has constituted a NET Review Committee under the Chairmanship of Prof. Bhalchandra Mungekar, Member, Planning Commission, Government of India, to consider its utility, effectiveness and continuity. The Committee has decided to elicit the views of a cross-section of the society regarding utility, effectiveness and continuity of UGC-NET. It is requested to get the required information by sending the questionnaire to all concerned. The duly completed questionnaire (http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/net_review.doc) enclosed alongwith, may be sent to the Joint Secretary, NET Bureau, at the above-mentioned address within thirty days from the date of issue of the covering letter (Last Date: 09/05/2006). Thank you very much for your overwhelming responses and comments on "UGC NET and SLET in LIS". Hope All LIS Forum Members participate in the above-mentioned Survey and give their valuable comments/ suggestions to the UGC for the further modification of UGC NET. With Regards Anup Kumar Das New Delhi Jiyo cricket on http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/mailcricket/*http://in.sports.yahoo.com/cric… Yahoo! India cricket http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/mailmobilemessenger/*http://in.mobile.yahoo.… Yahoo! Messenger Mobile Stay in touch with your buddies all the time.

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RE: [LIS-Forum] "Re: NET relief mooted for MPhil, PhD students"
by Aman Jha 25 Apr '06

25 Apr '06

Dear friends, I have different opinion. First of all I would like to say that getting PhD degree is a dream of a person. This must be regarded as the highest degree with respect. How can you underestimate those who have done only M.Phil/PhD and have no NET/SLET qualification? Do you want to say that you do MLIS and qualify NET/SLET for the Assistant Librarian? Thats it? You don't need to do M.Phil and PhD? Why don't then people recommend UGC to scrap M.Phil and PhD if it is not considered as merits of a candidate? Why do you consider meritorious to only those who have cleared NET/SLET? Achieving Higher qualifications depends on individual to individual. There are numerous examples of scholares who do not possess any M.Phil/PhD/Net/Slet and have proved to be subject expert and possess very good research skills. They have also taught as visiting professors in good universities. I think NET/SLET is an imposed qualification on Librarian. Just think about how many years do you need to spend in getting BLIS, MLIS and M.Phil/PhD after achieving excellence in Academics. Do you think that an engineer who has done Associateship from NISCAIR should again qualify NET/SLET just to prove his candidature whether he is meritorious or not? I do not think NET/SLET should be compulsory for those who have done M.Phil/PhD. Rgds, Aman Jha Librarian Confederation of Indian Industry Plot No 249-F, Udyog Vihar, Phase IV Sector 18, Gurgaon - 122015 (Haryana) Tel: 0124-5014060-67 aman.jha(a)ciionline.org http://www.ciionline.org -----Original Message----- From: lis-forum-bounces(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in [mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in]On Behalf Of Vijay Raghav Tiwari Sent: Tuesday, 25 April 2006 9:50 To: Susmita Chakraborty Cc: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] "Re: Contents of LIS-Forum digest...NET relief mooted for MPhil, PhD students" Dear All/Susmita I agree with you that NET should remain an eligibility criteria for Assistant Librarian/ College Librarians as it shows a nation wide acceptance. The merit must be honoured. I have done both but still I feel that NET should remain on top as it gives you an equal status as a professional. It subsides the difference of the different universities from where we had passed our M.L.I.Sc., hence I feel that it gives an equal status. Hope that other professinals will agree with me. regards vrt On Mon, 24 Apr 2006 Susmita Chakraborty wrote : >Dear All, > > >Please refer to LIS Forum email message titled "NET relief mooted for >MPhil, PhD students". I would like to share my personal observations >in this regard. > >Firstly, let see who are qualifying UGC-NET/ SLET for Lecturership in >Library and Information Science (LIS). The Meritorious or Talented or >Hard-working LIS professionals are mostly qualifying these competitive >examinations. > >On the other hand, let we see who are getting admission into MPHIL/ >PHD programmes in LIS. Only few full-time MPHIL/ PHD courses are >available in India as compared to total number of MLIS/AIS/ADIS passed >outs. These full-time MPHIL/ PHD courses select student on the basis >of Merit or NET/SLET. But they belong to only a few percent (about >10%) of total MPHIL passed outs in India. Rest 90% percent students >are getting admission into MPHIL courses on the basis of ability to >pay hefty course fee (varies from Rs. 10,000/- to Rs. 36,000/-). So, >these 90% MPHIL/ PHD students are not that much Meritorious/ Talented/ >Hard-working as compared to UGC NET/ SLET qualified LIS professionals, >but they have financial capacity to pay the hefty course fee. There is >also no consistency or transparency in the admission process of PhD >programmes except for the NET/SLET qualified LIS professionals. > >So, if we propose to exempt of UGC NET/ SLET clause from the >eligibility criteria of college librarians/ university assistant >librarians/ documentation officers/ lecturers, probably we will >discourage Meritorious or Talented or Hard-working persons to come >into LIS profession. Instead, Library Associations, Forums can >collectively pressurize UGC to produce sufficient numbers of UGC NET/ >SLET qualified candidates, or to hold GRE type examination for >admission into MPHIL and PhD programmes. Also, Library Associations >and University departments can introduce NET/SLET coaching classes to >address the shortage of qualified manpower and for the greater >benefits of the society. > >Hope, the apex organizations, like, UGC, AICTE, MCI, should set the >eligibility criteria on the basis of above-mentioned facts, and not >bypassing the above-mentioned facts. > >With regards > >S. Chakraborty >Kolkata > >_______________________________________________ >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> DISCLAIMER:The information in this message may be privileged. If you have received it by mistake please notify the sender by return e-mail and delete the message from your system. Any unauthorised use or dissemination of this message in whole or in part is strictly prohibited. Any information in this message that does not relate to official business shall be understood to be neither given nor endorsed by the Confederation of Indian Industry.

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Competition to Google Scholar?
by Saiful Amin 25 Apr '06

25 Apr '06

Dear Professionals, Looks like we have a competition to Google Scholar from Microsoft! It looks impressive in the display of information, while supporting standards like RSS and OpenURL. Go to http://academic.live.com to see it yourself. Microsoft Announces Windows Live Academic Search New research tool delivers enhanced search capabilities to the academic community. REDMOND, Wash. — April 11, 2006 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the beta release of its Windows Live™ Academic Search service in seven countries. The new search service is designed to help students, researchers and university faculty conduct research across a spectrum of academic journals. The program is a cooperative effort between Windows Live Search, industry association CrossRef and more than 10 leading publishers. The initial beta release will target the subjects of computer science, electrical engineering and physics, and the company is working with multiple organizations to bring new subjects online in the near future. Windows Live Academic Search will offer peer-reviewed content from leading scholarly societies such as the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), and leading publishers Elsevier and John Wiley & Sons Inc. Windows Live Academic Search can be found at http://academic.live.com and will provide English-language results in select global markets. Read the full story: http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2006/apr06/04-11WLAcademicSearchPR… Regards, Saiful -- Saiful Amin Information Specialist Edutech India 2/2, Union Street Off Infantry Road Bangalore 560001, India Tel: +91 80 4112 3437 M: +91 93438 26438 Fax: +91 80 4151 7801 www.edutechindia.com "Enhancing knowledge and skills for success, lifelong."

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Re: [LIS-Forum] "Re: Contents of LIS-Forum digest...NET relief mooted for MPhil, PhD students"
by Vijay Raghav Tiwari 25 Apr '06

25 Apr '06

Dear All/Susmita I agree with you that NET should remain an eligibility criteria for Assistant Librarian/ College Librarians as it shows a nation wide acceptance. The merit must be honoured. I have done both but still I feel that NET should remain on top as it gives you an equal status as a professional. It subsides the difference of the different universities from where we had passed our M.L.I.Sc., hence I feel that it gives an equal status. Hope that other professinals will agree with me. regards vrt On Mon, 24 Apr 2006 Susmita Chakraborty wrote : >Dear All, > > >Please refer to LIS Forum email message titled "NET relief mooted for >MPhil, PhD students". I would like to share my personal observations >in this regard. > >Firstly, let see who are qualifying UGC-NET/ SLET for Lecturership in >Library and Information Science (LIS). The Meritorious or Talented or >Hard-working LIS professionals are mostly qualifying these competitive >examinations. > >On the other hand, let we see who are getting admission into MPHIL/ >PHD programmes in LIS. Only few full-time MPHIL/ PHD courses are >available in India as compared to total number of MLIS/AIS/ADIS passed >outs. These full-time MPHIL/ PHD courses select student on the basis >of Merit or NET/SLET. But they belong to only a few percent (about >10%) of total MPHIL passed outs in India. Rest 90% percent students >are getting admission into MPHIL courses on the basis of ability to >pay hefty course fee (varies from Rs. 10,000/- to Rs. 36,000/-). So, >these 90% MPHIL/ PHD students are not that much Meritorious/ Talented/ >Hard-working as compared to UGC NET/ SLET qualified LIS professionals, >but they have financial capacity to pay the hefty course fee. There is >also no consistency or transparency in the admission process of PhD >programmes except for the NET/SLET qualified LIS professionals. > >So, if we propose to exempt of UGC NET/ SLET clause from the >eligibility criteria of college librarians/ university assistant >librarians/ documentation officers/ lecturers, probably we will >discourage Meritorious or Talented or Hard-working persons to come >into LIS profession. Instead, Library Associations, Forums can >collectively pressurize UGC to produce sufficient numbers of UGC NET/ >SLET qualified candidates, or to hold GRE type examination for >admission into MPHIL and PhD programmes. Also, Library Associations >and University departments can introduce NET/SLET coaching classes to >address the shortage of qualified manpower and for the greater >benefits of the society. > >Hope, the apex organizations, like, UGC, AICTE, MCI, should set the >eligibility criteria on the basis of above-mentioned facts, and not >bypassing the above-mentioned facts. > >With regards > >S. Chakraborty >Kolkata > >_______________________________________________ >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 All/Susmita I agree with you that NET should remain an eligibility criteria for Assistant Librarian/ College Librarians as it shows a nation wide acceptance. The merit must be honoured. I have done both but still I feel that NET should remain on top as it gives you an equal status as a professional. It subsides the difference of the different universities from where we had passed our M.L.I.Sc., hence I feel that it gives an equal status. Hope that other professinals will agree with me. regards vrt On Mon, 24 Apr 2006 Susmita Chakraborty wrote : >Dear All, > > >Please refer to LIS Forum email message titled "NET relief mooted for >MPhil, PhD students". I would like to share my personal observations >in this regard. > >Firstly, let see who are qualifying UGC-NET/ SLET for Lecturership in >Library and Information Science (LIS). The Meritorious or Talented or >Hard-working LIS professionals are mostly qualifying these competitive >examinations. > >On the other hand, let we see who are getting admission into MPHIL/ >PHD programmes in LIS. Only few full-time MPHIL/ PHD courses are >available in India as compared to total number of MLIS/AIS/ADIS passed >outs. These full-time MPHIL/ PHD courses select student on the basis >of Merit or NET/SLET. But they belong to only a few percent (about >10%) of total MPHIL passed outs in India. Rest 90% percent students >are getting admission into MPHIL courses on the basis of ability to >pay hefty course fee (varies from Rs. 10,000/- to Rs. 36,000/-). So, >these 90% MPHIL/ PHD students are not that much Meritorious/ Talented/ >Hard-working as compared to UGC NET/ SLET qualified LIS professionals, >but they have financial capacity to pay the hefty course fee. There is >also no consistency or transparency in the admission process of PhD >programmes except for the NET/SLET qualified LIS professionals. > >So, if we propose to exempt of UGC NET/ SLET clause from the >eligibility criteria of college librarians/ university assistant >librarians/ documentation officers/ lecturers, probably we will >discourage Meritorious or Talented or Hard-working persons to come >into LIS profession. Instead, Library Associations, Forums can >collectively pressurize UGC to produce sufficient numbers of UGC NET/ >SLET qualified candidates, or to hold GRE type examination for >admission into MPHIL and PhD programmes. Also, Library Associations >and University departments can introduce NET/SLET coaching classes to >address the shortage of qualified manpower and for the greater >benefits of the society. > >Hope, the apex organizations, like, UGC, AICTE, MCI, should set the >eligibility criteria on the basis of above-mentioned facts, and not >bypassing the above-mentioned facts. > >With regards > >S. Chakraborty >Kolkata > >_______________________________________________ >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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Fwd: SciDev.Net Weekly Update: 18 - 24 April 2006
by Prof. N. Laxman Rao. 24 Apr '06

24 Apr '06

info(a)scidev.net wrote: Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 14:56:24 +0100 (BST) From: info(a)scidev.net To: naglaxman(a)yahoo.com Subject: SciDev.Net Weekly Update: 18 - 24 April 2006 THE ITEMS BELOW HAVE BEEN POSTED ON http://www.scidev.net OVER THE PAST WEEK. 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Protein map raises hopes for schistosomiasis drugs http://www.scidev.net/News/index.cfm?fuseaction=readNews&itemid=2787&langua… Scientists have identified the proteins essential to a parasitic worm that causes schistosomiasis, paving the way for new drugs and vaccines. Brazil and Kenya push for neglected-disease research http://www.scidev.net/News/index.cfm?fuseaction=readNews&itemid=2788&langua… Brazil and Kenya will call for an international fund for research on 'neglected diseases' at a WHO meeting next month. China to build 30 new science and technology parks http://www.scidev.net/News/index.cfm?fuseaction=readNews&itemid=2789&langua… China will build 30 new science and technology parks by 2010 with the aim of encouraging the commercial development of university research. 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"Re: Contents of LIS-Forum digest...NET relief mooted for MPhil, PhD students"
by Puna Das 24 Apr '06

24 Apr '06

Dear All, Please refer to e-mail message titled "[LIS-FORUM] NET relief mooted for MPhil, PhD students" at LIS Forum dated 21/04/06. I don't know much about south India, but in North India for every single post advertised, there is more than 100 NET/ SLET qualified applicants. Only one person will get the job and rest people will be left behind. The job market is not expanding enough in this sector where the persons will get permanent jobs with a proper UGC scale. So, there is no rationale to exempt NET/SLET clause for College Librarian/ Univ Asst. Librarian/ Lecturer post. Hope, UGC/ AICTE first give opportunities to NET/SLET qualified un-employed LIS professionals, then think of exemptions of non-qualified professionals. Thanking you With regards Anup Kumar Das New Delhi __________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now. Go to http://yahoo.shaadi.com

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Workshop on DL - Manuals and Presentations
by SUNIL M.V. 24 Apr '06

24 Apr '06

Dear Professional Friends, SDM-IMD (SDM Institute for Management Development) in collaboration with MyLISA (Mysore Librarians and Information Scientists Association) has organized a workshop on Digital Libraries from April 6-8, 2006. We are happy to inform you that 38 Library and Information professional from Karnataka and neighbouring states participated in the workshop held at SDM-IMD. As we are receiving request for the workshop materials, especially the instructional manual of DSpace, we have placed the workshop report, presentation slides and instructional manuals on our website www.sdmimd.net/workshop . We request you to visit the website for any materials concerned to the said workshop. We will appreciate your feedback on the same. With regards, Sunil MV Librarian SDM Institute for Management Development No. 1, Chamundi Hill Road Siddartha Nagar, Mysore Phone : 0821 - 2420490/491 2429722/161 Fax: 0821-2425557 --------------------------------- Love cheap thrills? Enjoy PC-to-Phone calls to 30+ countries for just 2¢/min with Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Dear Professional Friends, SDM-IMD (SDM Institute for Management Development) in collaboration with MyLISA (Mysore Librarians and Information Scientists Association) has organized a workshop on Digital Libraries from April 6-8, 2006. We are happy to inform you that 38 Library and Information professional from Karnataka and neighbouring states participated in the workshop held at SDM-IMD. As we are receiving request for the workshop materials, especially the instructional manual of DSpace, we have placed the workshop report, presentation slides and instructional manuals on our website http://www.sdmimd.net/workshop www.sdmimd.net/workshop . We request you to visit the website for any materials concerned to the said workshop. We will appreciate your feedback on the same. With regards, Sunil MV Librarian SDM Institute for Management Development No. 1, Chamundi Hill Road Siddartha Nagar, Mysore Phone : 0821 - 2420490/491 2429722/161 Fax: 0821-2425557 Love cheap thrills? Enjoy PC-to-Phone http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman9/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/ev… calls to 30+ countries for just 2¢/min with Yahoo! Messenger with Voice.

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Two Books that address Digital Divide in India very exhaustively, freely available online
by Puna Das 24 Apr '06

24 Apr '06

Two Books that address Digital Divide in India very exhaustively, freely available online: 1] "Taking ICT to Every Indian Village: Opportunities and challenges" Written by Atanu Garai and B. Shadrach Published by: OneWorld South Asia, New Delhi URL: http://www.digitalopportunity.org/filemanager/download/916/takingICTvillage… 2] "A Developing Connection: Bridging the Policy Gap between the Information Society and Sustainable Development" Edited by Terri Willard and Maja Andjelkovic Published by: the International Institute for Sustainable Development, Manitoba, Canada URL: http://www.iisd.org/pdf/2005/networks_dev_connection.pdf URL: http://www.iisd.org/publications/pub.aspx?pno=740 _______________________________________________________ Anup Kumar Das/ Swapan Kumar Patra/ Bidyarthi Dutta Information and Communication Society of India New Delhi _______________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now. Go to http://yahoo.shaadi.com

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Save the Internet (fwd)
by Mailing List Manager 24 Apr '06

24 Apr '06

Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2006 09:37:29 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun(a)mssrf.res.in> >From Andy Carvin Coalition to Launch "Save the Internet" Campaign for Network Neutrality This Monday, a coalition of Internet activists from across the political spectrum will officially launch the Save the Internet Campaign to fight telecom companies that are trying to create a multi-tiered Internet, where lower-income customers have less access to content and bandwidth than higher-paying customers. Quoting their new website: Congress is pushing a law that would abandon Network Neutrality, the Internet's First Amendment. Network neutrality prevents companies like AT&T, Verizon and Comcast from deciding which Web sites work the best - based on who pays them the most. Your local library shouldn't have to outbid Barnes & Noble for the right to have its Web site open quickly on your computer. Net Neutrality allows everyone to compete on a level playing field and is the reason that the Internet is a force for economic innovation, civic participation and free speech. If the public doesn't speak up now, Congress will cave to a multi-million dollar lobbying campaign by telephone and cable companies that want to decide what you do, where you go, and what you watch online. This isn't just speculation - we've already seen what happens elsewhere when the Internet's gatekeepers get too much control. Last year, Canada's version of AT&T - Telus- blocked their Internet customers from visiting a Web site sympathetic to workers with whom Telus was negotiating. And Shaw, a major Canadian cable TV company, charges an extra $10 a month to subscribers who dare to use a competing Internet telephone service. Congress thinks they can sell out and the public will never know. The SavetheInternet.Com Coalition is proving them wrong. Founding coalition members: Professor Lawrence Lessig - Stanford Professor Timothy Wu - Columbia Free Press - Coalition Coordinator Gun Owners of America Craig Newmark - Craigslist.com Founder Professor Glenn Reynolds - aka blogger Instapundit MoveOn.org Civic Action Consumers Union American Library Association Consumer Federation of America Public Knowledge Common Cause U.S. PIRG Center for Digital Democracy Association of Research Libraries The Service Roundtable - small business network Afro-Netizen Loyola University Chicago, Department of Communications Educause New Organizing Institute Covenant College Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project Association for Community Networking Amazing Kids CCTV Center for Media and Democracy Alliance for Community Media Professor Susan Crawford Center for Creative Voices in Media Community Technology Centers FreeNetworks.org Media Access Project Media Alliance The Agonist NYC Wireless AcornActive Media Foundation Californians Against Waste Chicago Media Action CUWiN National Video Resources Illinois Community Technology Coalition Ohio Community Computing Network Peacefire Quicksilver Communications To get involved, visit the website and let Congress know how you feel about the issue. -andy

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Celebrating Libraries
by Mailing List Manager 24 Apr '06

24 Apr '06

Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2006 23:32:41 +0530 From: Bhojaraju G <bhojaraju.g(a)gmail.com> Forwarded Message From: "Portal Administrator" <Electronic_Library(a)nlb.gov.sg> Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2006 21:21:17 +0800 Did a book from the library give you the idea for your first business venture? Or did a collection of music inspire you to learn an instrument? Did attending a library programme enhance your understanding of a subject? Perhaps a librarian provided invaluable advice that led you to discover new insights. *How has the library transformed YOUR life?* Share your story of how the library has made a positive difference in your life and stand to win attractive prizes, including an iPod Nano, a 3G mobile phone and hotel stays. What's more, your story could be among the selected stories to be published into a book. To submit your story, visit http://www.nlb.gov.sg/celebratinglibraries or any participating library* to pick up an entry form. Closing date for entries is 30 April 2006. Bhojaraju G Lead - Knowledge Management *********************************************************************************************************** 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

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IGNOU accredited (NIKHIL EYEROOR)
by Lata Suresh 24 Apr '06

24 Apr '06

Dear Mr. Nikhil, As far as we understand, IGNOU courses are recognised, as this University has been set up by Act of the Parliament of India. Further information can be obtained from sred(a)ignou.ac.in. This information was given to me by Dr. P.K. Gupta, Deputy Librarian , Rajasthan University. regards 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 Message: 1 Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2006 10:38:08 +0530 From: "NIKHIL EYEROOR" <eyeroor(a)gmail.com> Subject: [LIS-Forum] IGNOU accredited To: LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Message-ID: <412ff7420604172208q18df823ak89aced0811e91cba(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Dear friends, In the web based free content encyclopedia Wikipedia, I came across an information that IGNOU is an unaccredited University. Please see the link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indira_Gandhi_National_Open_University. As a person planning to peruse research in IGNOU, I would like to know the credibility of the information. -- NIKHIL EYEROOR LIBRARIAN, P.A.AZIZ COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY KARAKULAM , TRIVANDRUM, PIN: 695 564 MOB: 09447515691

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"Re: Contents of LIS-Forum digest...NET relief mooted for MPhil, PhD students"
by Susmita Chakraborty 24 Apr '06

24 Apr '06

Dear All, Please refer to LIS Forum email message titled "NET relief mooted for MPhil, PhD students". I would like to share my personal observations in this regard. Firstly, let see who are qualifying UGC-NET/ SLET for Lecturership in Library and Information Science (LIS). The Meritorious or Talented or Hard-working LIS professionals are mostly qualifying these competitive examinations. On the other hand, let we see who are getting admission into MPHIL/ PHD programmes in LIS. Only few full-time MPHIL/ PHD courses are available in India as compared to total number of MLIS/AIS/ADIS passed outs. These full-time MPHIL/ PHD courses select student on the basis of Merit or NET/SLET. But they belong to only a few percent (about 10%) of total MPHIL passed outs in India. Rest 90% percent students are getting admission into MPHIL courses on the basis of ability to pay hefty course fee (varies from Rs. 10,000/- to Rs. 36,000/-). So, these 90% MPHIL/ PHD students are not that much Meritorious/ Talented/ Hard-working as compared to UGC NET/ SLET qualified LIS professionals, but they have financial capacity to pay the hefty course fee. There is also no consistency or transparency in the admission process of PhD programmes except for the NET/SLET qualified LIS professionals. So, if we propose to exempt of UGC NET/ SLET clause from the eligibility criteria of college librarians/ university assistant librarians/ documentation officers/ lecturers, probably we will discourage Meritorious or Talented or Hard-working persons to come into LIS profession. Instead, Library Associations, Forums can collectively pressurize UGC to produce sufficient numbers of UGC NET/ SLET qualified candidates, or to hold GRE type examination for admission into MPHIL and PhD programmes. Also, Library Associations and University departments can introduce NET/SLET coaching classes to address the shortage of qualified manpower and for the greater benefits of the society. Hope, the apex organizations, like, UGC, AICTE, MCI, should set the eligibility criteria on the basis of above-mentioned facts, and not bypassing the above-mentioned facts. With regards S. Chakraborty Kolkata

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Worldwide open access to journals predicted
by Subbiah Arunachalam 24 Apr '06

24 Apr '06

Friends: Here is something which sounds like fun, but who knows it could turn out to be true! Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] ----------------------------------- From Peter Suber's blog Budapest 2.0 Richard Feinman has written a press release from the future on how OA might evolve in the next 2.5 years. Excerpt: December 1, 2008. Budapest. The quiet frozen surface of the river stands as counterpoint to the heated discussions in the Duna (Danube) Hotel where representatives of governments, libraries, universities and major publishing houses are trying to hammer out guidelines for the implementation of a Universal Open Access Protocol (UOAP)....Scheduled for 2009, UOAP would make the contents of all scholarly publications free without subscription. The UOAP operation is to be funded by a consortium of government agencies, private foundations and commercial sources and follows a period of ad hoc funding and substantial confusion in the world of scientific journals, a situation which dates to the event now known in the publishing world as Nature Day of which the conference is the first anniversary. On Nature Day, December 1, 2007, 100 university librarians (with backing of their respective faculties) handed an ultimatum to Nature publishing, one of the larger publishers of scientific technical journals. This rather strange manifesto proclaimed that the profit that Nature gained from providing journals to university libraries was excessive and rather than pay the price asked by Nature, the librarians offered to pay one fifth of the price for the print version and required that Nature be open access, that is, available on line without subscription. The libraries agreed to support the open access version at a further reduced price for five years even though it would be available to everybody in the world. If Nature did not agree, the libraries threatened to cancel their subscriptions. "It seems strange telling a manufacturer how much profit they can make but really this is what a consumer does every time they choose one of several competing products" said Kuan-Teh Jeang of the NIH and editor of Retrovirology, a journal that has been open access since 2003....In the end, an undisclosed compromise was settled on. Science, published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), was next. "They claimed to be not-for-profit" said Richard Feinman, editor of Nutrition & Metabolism, "but their journal operation was a big money-maker and the funds were used for other activities which, however worthwhile, were not what we intended to pay for when our libraries subscribed to the journal. I told them they should change their name to the American Association for the Advancement of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAAAAS)." ...[A]uthors and editors were quite enthusiastic. "Well, transparency was the key," said Barbara Starfield of Johns Hopkins, editor of International Journal for Equity in Health. "Once the faculty members recognized the burden being placed on the libraries and how unscrupulous the publishers were, in combination with the obvious benefits of wide circulation and controlling your own copyrights, everything fell into place." Faced with guaranteed income at a lower price or a difficult battle with customers, most publishers instituted the open access movement. Quite remarkably this was done, in some cases, literally, overnight since publishers already had the tools for online publication. It was only necessary to remove the gateway. The pressure was, in fact, great - once battle lines were drawn, authors and reviewers (who are not normally paid by publishers) jumped to side with the libraries. The new contracts provided great savings for the libraries but everyone realized that they had agreed to pay for the world's technical journals, and that a global solution had to be found. In essence, it was recognized that much money flows into publishing and it only had to be redirected. This lead to today's meeting in Budapest. The meeting today, like Nature Day itself is also the anniversary of the 2001 meeting in Budapest of the Open Society Institute (OSI) which might be said to have initiated the Open Access movement. Friends: Here is something which sounds like fun, but who knows it could turn out to be true! Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] ----------------------------------- From Peter Suber's blog Budapest 2.0 Richard Feinman has written a https://mx2.arl.org/Lists/SPARC-OAForum/Message/2956.html press release from the future on how OA might evolve in the next 2.5 years. Excerpt: December 1, 2008. Budapest. The quiet frozen surface of the river stands as counterpoint to the heated discussions in the Duna (Danube) Hotel where representatives of governments, libraries, universities and major publishing houses are trying to hammer out guidelines for the implementation of a Universal Open Access Protocol (UOAP)....Scheduled for 2009, UOAP would make the contents of all scholarly publications free without subscription. The UOAP operation is to be funded by a consortium of government agencies, private foundations and commercial sources and follows a period of ad hoc funding and substantial confusion in the world of scientific journals, a situation which dates to the event now known in the publishing world as Nature Day of which the conference is the first anniversary. On Nature Day, December 1, 2007, 100 university librarians (with backing of their respective faculties) handed an ultimatum to Nature publishing, one of the larger publishers of scientific technical journals. This rather strange manifesto proclaimed that the profit that Nature gained from providing journals to university libraries was excessive and rather than pay the price asked by Nature, the librarians offered to pay one fifth of the price for the print version and required that Nature be open access, that is, available on line without subscription. The libraries agreed to support the open access version at a further reduced price for five years even though it would be available to everybody in the world. If Nature did not agree, the libraries threatened to cancel their subscriptions. "It seems strange telling a manufacturer how much profit they can make but really this is what a consumer does every time they choose one of several competing products" said Kuan-Teh Jeang of the NIH and editor of Retrovirology, a journal that has been open access since 2003....In the end, an undisclosed compromise was settled on. Science, published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), was next. "They claimed to be not-for-profit" said Richard Feinman, editor of Nutrition & Metabolism, "but their journal operation was a big money-maker and the funds were used for other activities which, however worthwhile, were not what we intended to pay for when our libraries subscribed to the journal. I told them they should change their name to the American Association for the Advancement of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAAAAS)." ...[A]uthors and editors were quite enthusiastic. "Well, transparency was the key," said Barbara Starfield of Johns Hopkins, editor of International Journal for Equity in Health. "Once the faculty members recognized the burden being placed on the libraries and how unscrupulous the publishers were, in combination with the obvious benefits of wide circulation and controlling your own copyrights, everything fell into place." Faced with guaranteed income at a lower price or a difficult battle with customers, most publishers instituted the open access movement. Quite remarkably this was done, in some cases, literally, overnight since publishers already had the tools for online publication. It was only necessary to remove the gateway. The pressure was, in fact, great - once battle lines were drawn, authors and reviewers (who are not normally paid by publishers) jumped to side with the libraries. The new contracts provided great savings for the libraries but everyone realized that they had agreed to pay for the world's technical journals, and that a global solution had to be found. In essence, it was recognized that much money flows into publishing and it only had to be redirected. This lead to today's meeting in Budapest. The meeting today, like Nature Day itself is also the anniversary of the 2001 meeting in Budapest of the Open Society Institute (OSI) which might be said to have initiated the Open Access movement.

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Journal publishers bribing scientists subtly
by Subbiah Arunachalam 24 Apr '06

24 Apr '06

Friends: A very good proposal. Membership in the editorial boards of low quality journals should be given negative points in evaluation of a scientists for Fellowships, funds and promotion, says a distinguished American chemist. We certainly need to follow such a policy in India. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] From Peter Suber's blog A modest proposal to curb journal proliferation Chris Reed, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry (University of California, Riverside), offers the following modest proposal on CHMINF-L: Colleagues: In last week's interesting CHMINF-L discussion on Nature's proliferation of new journals, faculty habits, and the serials market, I saw no mention of an ongoing parallel onslaught by Bentham. In the past month, I have received no less that three invitations to join the editorial boards of new Bentham journals -- "Current this", "Frontiers of that" -- none in areas of my real expertise. The same old tactics are being used: exploiting a faculty weakness for seeing one's name in print, offering a career advance by having Editorial Board appointments on one's CV at promotion time, flattering authors with invitations to contribute papers in special issues, etc. All this effectively silences faculty from speaking out, or even caring about, the issues librarians understand so well. It is one of the reasons I am advocating that promotion policies at the University of California specify that appointments to the editorial boards of low quality, overpriced journals should count against promotion. The idea may not be so outrageous in five or ten years time. I have also recommended that the best way to change faculty habits is the pay them. Overpriced journals should be cancelled and some of the saved money given to Departments whose faculty agree not to submit to, referee for, accept editorial board appointments on journals they decide are too exploitive. Let me be a little provocative here. How far are librarians willing to go on this? Personally, I'd love to see faculty and librarians form a real partnership on this. (And its not the money driving me). PS. In case you are wondering, yes, I did hit the delete key on those Bentham invitations. Friends: A very good proposal. Membership in the editorial boards of low quality journals should be given negative points in evaluation of a scientists for Fellowships, funds and promotion, says a distinguished American chemist. We certainly need to follow such a policy in India. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] From Peter Suber's blog A modest proposal to curb journal proliferation http://www.chem.ucr.edu/faculty/reed/reed.html Chris Reed , Distinguished Professor of Chemistry ( http://ucr.edu/ University of California, Riverside ), offers the following https://listserv.indiana.edu/cgi-bin/wa-iub.exe?A2=ind0604&L=CHMINF-L&P=R10… modest proposal on CHMINF-L : Colleagues: In last week's interesting CHMINF-L discussion on Nature's proliferation of new journals, faculty habits, and the serials market, I saw no mention of an ongoing parallel onslaught by Bentham. In the past month, I have received no less that three invitations to join the editorial boards of new Bentham journals -- "Current this", "Frontiers of that" -- none in areas of my real expertise. The same old tactics are being used: exploiting a faculty weakness for seeing one's name in print, offering a career advance by having Editorial Board appointments on one's CV at promotion time, flattering authors with invitations to contribute papers in special issues, etc. All this effectively silences faculty from speaking out, or even caring about, the issues librarians understand so well. It is one of the reasons I am advocating that promotion policies at the University of California specify that appointments to the editorial boards of low quality, overpriced journals should count against promotion. The idea may not be so outrageous in five or ten years time. I have also recommended that the best way to change faculty habits is the pay them. Overpriced journals should be cancelled and some of the saved money given to Departments whose faculty agree not to submit to, referee for, accept editorial board appointments on journals they decide are too exploitive. Let me be a little provocative here. How far are librarians willing to go on this? Personally, I'd love to see faculty and librarians form a real partnership on this. (And its not the money driving me). PS. In case you are wondering, yes, I did hit the delete key on those Bentham invitations.

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What is access to knowledge (A2K)?
by Subbiah Arunachalam 23 Apr '06

23 Apr '06

Friday, April 21, 2006 What is Access to Knowledge? Jack M. Balkin The Yale Information Society Project Access to Knowledge Conference kicked off today. (You can learn more about the conference panels here and here.) I gave a speech on the first panel about framing access to knowledge, using insights from a year-long seminar that Yochai Benkler and I have been teaching on the issues. Here is the prepared text of my remarks: On behalf of the Information Society Project I want to express how happy we are to have you all here, and our pleasure at being a part of this wonderful movement that you, in the audience, have helped create. For the last year Yochai Benker and I have been running a research seminar at Yale with some very talented students on the theory and practice of access to knowledge, trying to understand the larger theoretical commitments behind the access to knowledge movement. This conference is the culmination of a long process of thought, study and reflection, which is part of the larger access to knowledge project here at the ISP. We hope that we can contribute in our own small way to what is already a rich and exciting conversation about the goals of access to knowledge. We are thrilled to be able to host what is truly an international event in an ongoing social movement that is unfolding before our very eyes. Today I want to make three points about the theory of access to knowledge. First, Access to Knowledge is a demand of justice. Second, Access to Knowledge is both an issue of economic development and an issue of individual participation and human liberty. Third, Access to Knowledge is about intellectual property, but it is also about far more than that. Access to Knowledge is a demand of Justice Access to Knowledge is a set of principles that emerge from a loose collection of different social movements. These social movements, in turn, are responding to changes in economy and society produced by new information technologies. Information and knowledge are embedded in goods like drugs that have value, and in social structures like education and science that produce value. Moreover, information, like capital, is not just a thing in itself but it's also a set of relationships between persons and groups. Some control it, others don't and law helps enforce that division of power and control. As the global economy develops, control over knowledge and information increasingly determines global wealth and power. Because not all countries participate in the global economy equally, not all of their citizens enjoy its benefits equally. Different societies prepare their members differently to participate in the information economy, and different countries have competitive advantages in producing information and controlling its distribution. Access to knowledge can be a confusing term because it actually refers to four different things. Here I borrow Yochai Benkler's typology: a.. 1. Human knowledge-- education, know-how, and the creation of human capital through learning new skills. b.. 2. Information-- like news, medical information, data, and weather reports. c.. 3. Knowledge-embedded goods-- goods where the inputs to production involve significant amounts of scientific and technical knowledge, often but not exclusively protected by intellectual property rights. Some key examples are drugs, electronic hardware, and computer software, but in contemporary economic life, information and intellectual property provide an increasingly important share of almost all valuable goods. d.. 4. Tools for the production of KEG's-- examples include scientific and research tools, materials and compounds for experimentation, computer programs and computer hardware. The goal of access to knowledge is to improve access to all four of these components of the knowledge economy: a.. 1. Access to human knowledge b.. 2. Access to information c.. 3. Access to KEG's d.. 4. Access to tools for producing KEG's Access to knowledge is a question of distributional justice, both within a society, say rich and poor, men and women, and across different societies, say countries in the North and the South. Given the long term trend in the world economy toward increasing the share of wealth going to these four components of the knowledge economy, what does justice require? I think we can make two claims: First, if you can produce the same or greater amounts of these four components and distribute them more widely and equitably both within countries and across national borders, justice demands this. Second, if you can spur additional innovation and information production in areas that existing market structures currently do not serve-- e.g., drugs for diseases in the third world, educational materials for persons in the poorest countries-- justice also demands this. Let me put it another way: Access to knowledge means that the right policies for information and knowledge production can increase both the total production of information and knowledge goods, and can distribute them in a more equitable fashion. The goal is first, promoting economic efficiency and development, and second, widespread distribution of those knowledge and informational goods necessary to human flourishing in our particular historical moment- the global networked information economy. I repeat: It's not just a trade off between equity and efficiency. We are not simply fighting about how to divide up a pie. Access to knowledge is about making a larger pie and distributing it more fairly. Or, at the risk of extending this pie metaphor well beyond its appropriate scope, access to knowledge means giving everyone the skills to make their own pies and share them widely with others. (And now all this talk of pies is starting to make me hungry.) This brings me to my third point. Access to Knowledge is both an issue of economic development and an issue of individual participation and human liberty. >From the arguments I've offered so far, which, I should mention, owe a considerable debt to the work of my friend and colleague Yochai Benkler, it sounds as if Access to Knowledge is just about economics and development. It isn't. I put it this way because some of the strongest arguments against A2K have been economic arguments that the current system is better for economic development and efficiency, and we have to sacrifice equality to promote development. What we've been trying to show in our seminar here at Yale is that this is just plain wrong. The best information policies, the best knowledge policies, the best development policies actually lower barriers to access to knowledge, they produce more information goods and they distribute them more widely. Our seminar has been trying to show how the best economic arguments are on our side. The crazy thing about the push toward global harmonization and IP maximalism is that it doesn't make economic sense. It benefits particular stakeholders, to be sure, and they often claim that making them wealthy makes everyone else better off. But it turns out it's not true. A more balanced set of IP policies actually produces greater wealth and distributes it more widely and fairly. But access to knowledge is about more than increasing GDP or promoting rapid development. For example, we might promote human development through producing lots of information goods for people and distributing them widely. On the other hand, we might promote human development by promoting decentralized access to information tools and by encouraging participation in the production of information goods by large numbers of people. Access to knowledge is about the second strategy- participation-- as much as the first. Or in economic terms, its about whether information production will be primarily centralized and proprietary or whether large parts of it should be decentralized and participatory. What we've been trying to show in our seminar here at Yale is that a vast range of information policies, ranging from free and open source software to universal service policies in telecom to networks of farmers sharing agricultural information aren't just about stuffing people's Christmas stockings with more information goods, but rather giving individual people tools to think with, build with, form communities with, and then watch these communities take off, enabling people to make their own knowledge and information goods either individually or through peer production models. You see, there is always more than one way to promote human flourishing using knowledge and information, and therefore you should usually adopt more than one strategy. You can make drugs cheaper or you can give people information about their health. Why not do both? You can reduce the costs of information embedded goods, or you can free up access to knowledge tools, increase literacy rates, and let people build things together and share their efforts. Again, why not do both? Is access to knowlege a human rights issue? Sure it is. Health, literacy, education, freedom of speech and participation in the knowledge economy all involve questions of human flourishing and all involve questions of human rights. So there is considerable overlap between the focus on development and the focus on human rights. But relying primarily on the rhetoric of human rights brings its own risks. I'll mention only two. First, people have started to argue that intellectual property is a universal human right so that people who resist increasing IP protections and making them equally stringent around the world are actually violating universal human rights. Second, much of good information policy requires governments to invest in information production-- scientific research, weather reports, agricultural information, health information, public libraries, educational materials-- and also to promote telecommunications infrastructures- cheap cell phones, universal access, telecenters and so on. A lot of good information policy comes from freeing up or encouraging the private sector to innovate, for example through government procurement policies, tax breaks, and IP reforms. Some of these policies and reforms aren't easy to squeeze into the rhetoric of human rights discourse, although, believe me, people have tried. (Is there a human right demanding that government spend more money on scientific research or that it provide network neturality policies in telecommunications? Maybe so, but human rights discourse might not be the best way to express one's goals in these particular situations.) That is why we have committed ourselves to talking about access to knowledge in multiple ways, as an issue of development, an issue of justice and an issue of human freedom and participation. It's a big topic, and there is no one single rhetoric that captures all of it. That brings me to my third point. Access to Knowledge is about Intellectual Property, but about far more than that. Much of the focus of access to knowledge, and much of what we are going to be talking about here, has been on intellectual property. There are good reasons for this. As you'll see in our discussions here, the international IP and trade regime has increasingly adopted policies that prevent the efficient and equitable flow of knowledge, information, and knowledge goods. However, if our goal is the promotion of human flourishing, economic development, and human freedom, Access to Knowledge must look beyond international trade and IP policy. First, no matter how restrictive IP laws may be, they may not be the major cause of human suffering and lack of access to knowledge around the world. Providing basic telecom access and rudimentary health care may be far more important in some countries. Using IP to deny people cultural freedom is bad enough, but broader censorship policies may be even worse. Second, we should always distinguish between law in the books and law in action. Sometimes the text of legal rules and treaties don't tell you how these laws are actually being enforced. Countries sign lots of treaties- like human rights treaties- that they don't actually enforce or only enforce selectively. Conversely, some treaties give countries opportunities to protect freedom- for example, exceptions and limitations provisions-- that they never use. Third, in some cases IP enforcement isn't the major stumbling block to economic development and human flourishing. For example, suppose a country wants to promote a local pharmaceutical industry. Its IP policies are important, but more important is their interaction with other policies like the presence or absence of research and development subsidies and tax breaks. Research and Development subsidies may be much more important than IP; and price controls may do as much harm as bad IP policies. A functioning public sphere, a free press, and government transparency- all goals of access to knowledge, by the way-- may be necessary to reduce government corruption and keep government policies from being skewed toward the short term interests of powerful stakeholders. Let me generalize this point: Universal telecom access and increased cell phone access, giving out free computers, providing public libraries and local telecenters, sharing agricultural information among farmers and educating women about their health and contraceptive options may be some of the most important things that a country can do to promote access to knowledge for a large proportion of its population. My point is that governments promote access to knowledge in many different ways besides IP laws-- through regulation and deregulation, through government procurement policies that encourage private actors to produce knowledge and information goods, and through the government's own provisioning of information, knowledge and education. That's why this conference contains panels on a wide variety of topics that go beyond current fights over the international IP regime-- panels about telecommunications, educational policy, and health policy. All of these policies serve the larger goals of A2K- the goals of justice, of development, and of participation in the forms and practices of knowledge by everyone on the planet. Friday, April 21, 2006 [A] What is Access to Knowledge? Jack M. Balkin The Yale Information Society Project http://research.yale.edu/isp/eventsa2k.html Access to Knowledge Conference kicked off today. (You can learn more about the conference panels http://research.yale.edu/lawmeme here and http://research.yale.edu/isp/a2k/wiki/index.php/Yale_A2K_Conference here .) I gave a speech on the first panel about framing access to knowledge, using insights from a year-long seminar that Yochai Benkler and I have been teaching on the issues. Here is the prepared text of my remarks: On behalf of the Information Society Project I want to express how happy we are to have you all here, and our pleasure at being a part of this wonderful movement that you, in the audience, have helped create. For the last year Yochai Benker and I have been running a research seminar at Yale with some very talented students on the theory and practice of access to knowledge, trying to understand the larger theoretical commitments behind the access to knowledge movement. This conference is the culmination of a long process of thought, study and reflection, which is part of the larger access to knowledge project here at the ISP. We hope that we can contribute in our own small way to what is already a rich and exciting conversation about the goals of access to knowledge. We are thrilled to be able to host what is truly an international event in an ongoing social movement that is unfolding before our very eyes. Today I want to make three points about the theory of access to knowledge. First, Access to Knowledge is a demand of justice. Second, Access to Knowledge is both an issue of economic development and an issue of individual participation and human liberty. Third, Access to Knowledge is about intellectual property, but it is also about far more than that. Access to Knowledge is a demand of Justice Access to Knowledge is a set of principles that emerge from a loose collection of different social movements. These social movements, in turn, are responding to changes in economy and society produced by new information technologies. Information and knowledge are embedded in goods like drugs that have value, and in social structures like education and science that produce value. Moreover, information, like capital, is not just a thing in itself but it's also a set of relationships between persons and groups. Some control it, others don't and law helps enforce that division of power and control. As the global economy develops, control over knowledge and information increasingly determines global wealth and power. Because not all countries participate in the global economy equally, not all of their citizens enjoy its benefits equally. Different societies prepare their members differently to participate in the information economy, and different countries have competitive advantages in producing information and controlling its distribution. Access to knowledge can be a confusing term because it actually refers to four different things. Here I borrow Yochai Benkler's typology: 1. Human knowledge-- education, know-how, and the creation of human capital through learning new skills. 2. Information-- like news, medical information, data, and weather reports. 3. Knowledge-embedded goods-- goods where the inputs to production involve significant amounts of scientific and technical knowledge, often but not exclusively protected by intellectual property rights. Some key examples are drugs, electronic hardware, and computer software, but in contemporary economic life, information and intellectual property provide an increasingly important share of almost all valuable goods. 4. Tools for the production of KEG's-- examples include scientific and research tools, materials and compounds for experimentation, computer programs and computer hardware. The goal of access to knowledge is to improve access to all four of these components of the knowledge economy: 1. Access to human knowledge 2. Access to information 3. Access to KEG's 4. Access to tools for producing KEG's Access to knowledge is a question of distributional justice, both within a society, say rich and poor, men and women, and across different societies, say countries in the North and the South. Given the long term trend in the world economy toward increasing the share of wealth going to these four components of the knowledge economy, what does justice require? I think we can make two claims: First, if you can produce the same or greater amounts of these four components and distribute them more widely and equitably both within countries and across national borders, justice demands this. Second, if you can spur additional innovation and information production in areas that existing market structures currently do not serve-- e.g., drugs for diseases in the third world, educational materials for persons in the poorest countries-- justice also demands this. Let me put it another way: Access to knowledge means that the right policies for information and knowledge production can increase both the total production of information and knowledge goods, and can distribute them in a more equitable fashion. The goal is first, promoting economic efficiency and development, and second, widespread distribution of those knowledge and informational goods necessary to human flourishing in our particular historical moment the global networked information economy. I repeat: It's not just a trade off between equity and efficiency. We are not simply fighting about how to divide up a pie. Access to knowledge is about making a larger pie and distributing it more fairly. Or, at the risk of extending this pie metaphor well beyond its appropriate scope, access to knowledge means giving everyone the skills to make their own pies and share them widely with others. (And now all this talk of pies is starting to make me hungry.) This brings me to my third point. Access to Knowledge is both an issue of economic development and an issue of individual participation and human liberty. >From the arguments I've offered so far, which, I should mention, owe a considerable debt to the work of my friend and colleague Yochai Benkler, it sounds as if Access to Knowledge is just about economics and development. It isn't. I put it this way because some of the strongest arguments against A2K have been economic arguments that the current system is better for economic development and efficiency, and we have to sacrifice equality to promote development. What we've been trying to show in our seminar here at Yale is that this is just plain wrong. The best information policies, the best knowledge policies, the best development policies actually lower barriers to access to knowledge, they produce more information goods and they distribute them more widely. Our seminar has been trying to show how the best economic arguments are on our side. The crazy thing about the push toward global harmonization and IP maximalism is that it doesn't make economic sense. It benefits particular stakeholders, to be sure, and they often claim that making them wealthy makes everyone else better off. But it turns out it's not true. A more balanced set of IP policies actually produces greater wealth and distributes it more widely and fairly. But access to knowledge is about more than increasing GDP or promoting rapid development. For example, we might promote human development through producing lots of information goods for people and distributing them widely. On the other hand, we might promote human development by promoting decentralized access to information tools and by encouraging participation in the production of information goods by large numbers of people. Access to knowledge is about the second strategy participation-- as much as the first. Or in economic terms, its about whether information production will be primarily centralized and proprietary or whether large parts of it should be decentralized and participatory. What we've been trying to show in our seminar here at Yale is that a vast range of information policies, ranging from free and open source software to universal service policies in telecom to networks of farmers sharing agricultural information aren't just about stuffing people's Christmas stockings with more information goods, but rather giving individual people tools to think with, build with, form communities with, and then watch these communities take off, enabling people to make their own knowledge and information goods either individually or through peer production models. You see, there is always more than one way to promote human flourishing using knowledge and information, and therefore you should usually adopt more than one strategy. You can make drugs cheaper or you can give people information about their health. Why not do both? You can reduce the costs of information embedded goods, or you can free up access to knowledge tools, increase literacy rates, and let people build things together and share their efforts. Again, why not do both? Is access to knowlege a human rights issue? Sure it is. Health, literacy, education, freedom of speech and participation in the knowledge economy all involve questions of human flourishing and all involve questions of human rights. So there is considerable overlap between the focus on development and the focus on human rights. But relying primarily on the rhetoric of human rights brings its own risks. I'll mention only two. First, people have started to argue that intellectual property is a universal human right so that people who resist increasing IP protections and making them equally stringent around the world are actually violating universal human rights. Second, much of good information policy requires governments to invest in information production-- scientific research, weather reports, agricultural information, health information, public libraries, educational materials-- and also to promote telecommunications infrastructures cheap cell phones, universal access, telecenters and so on. A lot of good information policy comes from freeing up or encouraging the private sector to innovate, for example through government procurement policies, tax breaks, and IP reforms. Some of these policies and reforms aren't easy to squeeze into the rhetoric of human rights discourse, although, believe me, people have tried. (Is there a human right demanding that government spend more money on scientific research or that it provide network neturality policies in telecommunications? Maybe so, but human rights discourse might not be the best way to express one's goals in these particular situations.) That is why we have committed ourselves to talking about access to knowledge in multiple ways, as an issue of development, an issue of justice and an issue of human freedom and participation. It's a big topic, and there is no one single rhetoric that captures all of it. That brings me to my third point. Access to Knowledge is about Intellectual Property, but about far more than that. Much of the focus of access to knowledge, and much of what we are going to be talking about here, has been on intellectual property. There are good reasons for this. As you'll see in our discussions here, the international IP and trade regime has increasingly adopted policies that prevent the efficient and equitable flow of knowledge, information, and knowledge goods. However, if our goal is the promotion of human flourishing, economic development, and human freedom, Access to Knowledge must look beyond international trade and IP policy. First, no matter how restrictive IP laws may be, they may not be the major cause of human suffering and lack of access to knowledge around the world. Providing basic telecom access and rudimentary health care may be far more important in some countries. Using IP to deny people cultural freedom is bad enough, but broader censorship policies may be even worse. Second, we should always distinguish between law in the books and law in action. Sometimes the text of legal rules and treaties don't tell you how these laws are actually being enforced. Countries sign lots of treaties like human rights treaties that they don't actually enforce or only enforce selectively. Conversely, some treaties give countries opportunities to protect freedom for example, exceptions and limitations provisions-- that they never use. Third, in some cases IP enforcement isn't the major stumbling block to economic development and human flourishing. For example, suppose a country wants to promote a local pharmaceutical industry. Its IP policies are important, but more important is their interaction with other policies like the presence or absence of research and development subsidies and tax breaks. Research and Development subsidies may be much more important than IP; and price controls may do as much harm as bad IP policies. A functioning public sphere, a free press, and government transparency all goals of access to knowledge, by the way-- may be necessary to reduce government corruption and keep government policies from being skewed toward the short term interests of powerful stakeholders. Let me generalize this point: Universal telecom access and increased cell phone access, giving out free computers, providing public libraries and local telecenters, sharing agricultural information among farmers and educating women about their health and contraceptive options may be some of the most important things that a country can do to promote access to knowledge for a large proportion of its population. My point is that governments promote access to knowledge in many different ways besides IP laws-- through regulation and deregulation, through government procurement policies that encourage private actors to produce knowledge and information goods, and through the government's own provisioning of information, knowledge and education. That's why this conference contains panels on a wide variety of topics that go beyond current fights over the international IP regime-- panels about telecommunications, educational policy, and health policy. All of these policies serve the larger goals of A2K the goals of justice, of development, and of participation in the forms and practices of knowledge by everyone on the planet.

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Smt. K.K.Lalithabai (Laltha Lenin) - A deidacated teacher
by Gopakumar Velayudhanpillai 22 Apr '06

22 Apr '06

Dear professionals, I came to the library profession 23 years back from Kerala Unviersity. I had the noble opportunity of being a student of Smt. K.K.Lalithabai, who had always shown dedication in her efforts to bring students to the subject areas which are new to them. Her approach to the subject always kindled curiosity among the students and were anxious to know more about it. Further when somebody gets a job in a university like situation they will forget about their social commitments. But my teacher was always in the fore front of socail activities and even now she is there. She had been awarded by various cultural forums for her literary works. We the students of Smt. Lalithabai are proud to say that we are her students. A team of great teachers lead by late Prof. K.A.Isaac, Sri.C.A.Augustine, Dr.C.V.Rajan Pillai and Smt. Lalthabai was there tp lead us into the profession. I wish my beloved teacher a great future during her retired life with activities commited to social cause. gopakumar.v Gopakumar.V Research Scholar Department of Library & Information Science Mangalore University Mangalagangotri gopakumar.v(a)rediffmail.com Dear professionals, I came to the library profession 23 years back from Kerala Unviersity. I had the noble opportunity of being a student of Smt. K.K.Lalithabai, who had always shown dedication in her efforts to bring students to the subject areas which are new to them. Her approach to the subject always kindled curiosity among the students and were anxious to know more about it. Further when somebody gets a job in a university like situation they will forget about their social commitments. But my teacher was always in the fore front of socail activities and even now she is there. She had been awarded by various cultural forums for her literary works. We the students of Smt. Lalithabai are proud to say that we are her students. A team of great teachers lead by late Prof. K.A.Isaac, Sri.C.A.Augustine, Dr.C.V.Rajan Pillai and Smt. Lalthabai was there tp lead us into the profession. I wish my beloved teacher a great future during her retired life with activities commited to social cause. gopakumar.v Gopakumar.V Research Scholar Department of Library & Information Science Mangalore University Mangalagangotri gopakumar.v(a)rediffmail.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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[Fwd: dLIST Tech Notes]
by arun＠mssrf.res.in 22 Apr '06

22 Apr '06

Friends: Anita Coleman of Arizona State University wants to share the following news with the oa-india group and others. A couple of the archive maintainers had wanted the eprints statistics fix, in particular. Thanks. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] >>>>>>>>>>>> Hello everybody, dLIST patches to Eprints and PKP software are now easily available for your download and use. Thanks to Joseph Roback, dLIST Research Assistant and a graduate student in the Dept. of Computer Science, University of Arizona. The user functionalities include: # EPrints -> Displaying "Latest Addtions" from Apache SSI (Server Side Include) # EPrints -> Displaying "News" from Apache SSI (Server Side Include) # EPrints Statistics -> Various Bug Fixes, MySQL improvements # PKP -> OAI Flow Control Harvesting # PKP -> OAI ListSet Harvesting # PKP -> Improved Advanced Search, Optimized for MySQL4+ The patches and documentation can be downloaded from the dLIST Technical Notes & Downloads page, http://dlist.sir.arizona.edu/tnnd.html. Please let us know if you find them useful and we'll include you on our 'brag' page. Thanks. Anita Coleman http://www.u.arizona.edu/~asc

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by Mailing List Manager 21 Apr '06

21 Apr '06

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Special Issue on Media Emerging
by Puna Das 21 Apr '06

21 Apr '06

Global Issues Special Issue on Media Emerging Volume 11, Number 2, March 2006 http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/itgic/0306/ijge/pdf.htm http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/itgic/0306/ijge/ijge0306.pdf TABLE OF CONTENTS Emerging Media Reshape Global Society Newspapers Recreate Their Medium How Community Newspapers Adapt to New Technology Broadcasters Getting Online, Staying On Air Public Libraries in the Internet Age Connecting Cultures on the Internet Readers Make a Newspaper Their Own The $100 Laptop Bloggers Breaking Ground in Communication Online Albums Making Connections a World Away Internet2—Creating Tomorrow's Internet Fighting Online Crime What Every e-Consumer Should Know The Next New Thing Is Here Bibliography Internet Sites http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/itgic/0306/ijge/pdf.htm http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/itgic/0306/ijge/ijge0306.pdf _____________________________________________________________ ANUP KUMAR DAS/ SWAPAN KUMAR PATRA/ BIDYARTHI DUTTA INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION SOCIETY OF INDIA NEW DELHI _____________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now. Go to http://yahoo.shaadi.com

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NET relief mooted for MPhil, PhD students
by js vijaya 21 Apr '06

21 Apr '06

NET relief mooted for MPhil, PhD students Manash Pratim Gohain Monday, April 10, 2006 TIMES OF INDIA Even though the education sector is booming, shortage of quality faculty continues to be a nagging concern. If a report to exempt PhD and MPhil students from the National Eligibility Test (NET) is cleared by the University Grants Commission (UGC), it may prove to be a boon for both students and institutes. The report was formulated by a committee formed in January 2006 by the Ministry for Human Resources Development (MHRD) to review NET examinations. The interim report, which has been forwarded to UGC for consultation, observed that there is no rationale behind the clause that PhD and MPhil graduates need to first qualify NET to be eligible for teaching at the college and university level. NET was introduced in 1989. In 1993, UGC decided to give PhD and MPhil degree-holders exemption from NET, whereby students who had completed their PhD and MPhil on or before December 31, 1993, were eligible to apply for college and university level faculty positions. In 2002, UGC decided that the exemption would be extended to only PhD graduates. Again those who had completed their PhDs after December 31, 2002, were not eligible to apply for faculty positions. Keeping in view the large number of vacant positions in different universities and colleges across the country and the shortage in quality faculty, the interim report suggests permanent exemption from NET. The report observed that MPhil and PhD are the highest degrees in our academic system and the NET requirement undervalues these degrees. The three-member committee is headed by B Mungekar, member, Planning Commission. Vijayalakshmi J S Librarian Administrative Management College 18th K M Bannerghatta Road Bangalore 560083 Ph: 080-7828657 Mob:9886380349 e-mail:jsvijaya@yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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3d seek: Doodle - A new kind of search engine!
by hemaa＠ingvysyabank.com 21 Apr '06

21 Apr '06

Dear all, A new kind of a search engine has been developed based on practical pattern recognition and all the user needs to do is to key in a freehand sketch! For more details, read below: <http://www.3d-seek.com/3DSeek/Update.aspx> http://www.3d-seek.com/3DSeek/Update.aspx <http://nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=105851&org=ENG> http://nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=105851&org=ENG February 23, 2006 Working with support from the National Science Foundation's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, Imaginestics, a company located in West Lafayette, Ind., has created 3D-Seek: a new kind of search engine that lets users find items in an online catalog without ever needing to know the items' names, part numbers or keywords. Thanks to a major advance in practical pattern recognition, all the user needs is a freehand sketch--a doodle. The Purdue Research Park-based company developed 3D-Seek and its associated catalog mainly for manufacturing firms, which are constantly looking for hinges, bolts, conveyor belts, motors and a host of other products. For those firms, notes Errol Arkilic, the NSF officer overseeing the SBIR awards, "this search engine can help find the proverbial needle in the haystack. By allowing manufacturers to re-deploy and re-purpose parts from existing catalogs, the tool can make it easier for businesses to design complex mechanical systems." Eventually, however, the basic search engine could prove equally useful for ordinary shoppers: instead of having to go to the hardware store lugging, say, a specific plumbing joint, a customer could just sketch what he or she needed to find an exact match. The 3D-Seek software was built on top of technology created by Karthik Ramani and his colleagues at the NSF-supported Purdue Research and Education Center for Information Systems in Engineering (PRECISE) </cgi-bin/goodbye?http://tools.ecn.purdue.edu/~cise/> at Purdue University. Ramani, who is an NSF CAREER < <http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5262> http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5262> Awardee, the director of PRECISE and the chief scientist of Imaginestics, had led the way toward search algorithms that ranked among the world's fastest for a certain application: comparing the computer-aided design files and other 3-D images that are ubiquitous in industry. From there, further collaboration between university and company researchers resulted in a system that required only critical shape characteristics, not entire image files. This allowed even faster search speeds and protected the proprietary information held by parts suppliers loading their products to the online database. And as a bonus, the refined search could now glean important information from quick sketches, a favorite means of communication for engineers and designers. The public can try the freehand-search online at the 3D-Seek portal </cgi-bin/goodbye?http://www.3d-seek.com>. "In order to make such a search engine commercially viable we had to overcome the challenge of matching something as rudimentary as a doodle to a 3-D object - in seconds," said Nainesh Rathod, co-founder and President of Imaginestics. "This is important, as Web users have become accustomed to retrieving information instantaneously. Our shape-search engine processes data that are far more complex then those handled by the leading Internet search engines, and yet still finds results quickly." While researchers have been working for several years on software that can compare industry-standard 3-D image files to each other, the new method is faster than most and permits search "terms" that are far outside the norm. With the new tool, users can find in seconds what once took weeks of warehouse searches or even a complete part redesign. "It's the difference between describing a part over the phone and seeing it in person," added Rathod. "You can look at it visually instead of explaining it in words." The 3D-Seek catalog currently contains more than 6,000 parts and continues to grow as suppliers manually upload their files or as the system's i-crawler web spider discovers parts online. A related technology, i-prowler, hunts for image files on a user's computer and merges them with either the online database or an internal company catalog - critical for large companies that may not have simple mechanisms to search internal inventories. Even global corporations can have difficulty tracking supplies internally. According to Rathod, a Fortune 100 manufacturer recently estimated that lack of a proper search technology resulted in duplicate purchases for 10 to 16 percent of parts. One reason is that factories creating the same product, yet located continents apart, will go to different suppliers for the same component. Those suppliers may have to independently engineer the components from scratch, which can be costly. With an easily searchable company-wide database, even metric conversion would not stand in the way of a part search. -NSF- Thanks & Regards Hema Amble Librarian, ING Vysya Bank CDC Message Dear all, A new kind of a search engine has been developed based on practical pattern recognition and all the user needs to do is to key in a freehand sketch! For more details, read below: http://www.3d-seek.com/3DSeek/Update.aspx http://www.3d-seek.com/3DSeek/Update.aspx http://nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=105851&org=ENG http://nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=105851&org=ENG February 23, 2006 Working with support from the National Science Foundation's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, Imaginestics, a company located in West Lafayette, Ind., has created 3D-Seek: a new kind of search engine that lets users find items in an online catalog without ever needing to know the items' names, part numbers or keywords. Thanks to a major advance in practical pattern recognition, all the user needs is a freehand sketch--a doodle. The Purdue Research Park-based company developed 3D-Seek and its associated catalog mainly for manufacturing firms, which are constantly looking for hinges, bolts, conveyor belts, motors and a host of other products. For those firms, notes Errol Arkilic, the NSF officer overseeing the SBIR awards, "this search engine can help find the proverbial needle in the haystack. By allowing manufacturers to re-deploy and re-purpose parts from existing catalogs, the tool can make it easier for businesses to design complex mechanical systems." Eventually, however, the basic search engine could prove equally useful for ordinary shoppers: instead of having to go to the hardware store lugging, say, a specific plumbing joint, a customer could just sketch what he or she needed to find an exact match. The 3D-Seek software was built on top of technology created by Karthik Ramani and his colleagues at the NSF-supported Purdue Research and Education Center for Information Systems in Engineering (PRECISE) </cgi-bin/goodbye?http://tools.ecn.purdue.edu/~cise/> at Purdue University. Ramani, who is an NSF CAREER < http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5262 http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5262 > Awardee, the director of PRECISE and the chief scientist of Imaginestics, had led the way toward search algorithms that ranked among the world's fastest for a certain application: comparing the computer-aided design files and other 3-D images that are ubiquitous in industry. From there, further collaboration between university and company researchers resulted in a system that required only critical shape characteristics, not entire image files. This allowed even faster search speeds and protected the proprietary information held by parts suppliers loading their products to the online database. And as a bonus, the refined search could now glean important information from quick sketches, a favorite means of communication for engineers and designers. The public can try the freehand-search online at the 3D-Seek portal </cgi-bin/goodbye?http://www.3d-seek.com>. "In order to make such a search engine commercially viable we had to overcome the challenge of matching something as rudimentary as a doodle to a 3-D object - in seconds," said Nainesh Rathod, co-founder and President of Imaginestics. "This is important, as Web users have become accustomed to retrieving information instantaneously. Our shape-search engine processes data that are far more complex then those handled by the leading Internet search engines, and yet still finds results quickly." While researchers have been working for several years on software that can compare industry-standard 3-D image files to each other, the new method is faster than most and permits search "terms" that are far outside the norm. With the new tool, users can find in seconds what once took weeks of warehouse searches or even a complete part redesign. "It's the difference between describing a part over the phone and seeing it in person," added Rathod. "You can look at it visually instead of explaining it in words." The 3D-Seek catalog currently contains more than 6,000 parts and continues to grow as suppliers manually upload their files or as the system's i-crawler web spider discovers parts online. A related technology, i-prowler, hunts for image files on a user's computer and merges them with either the online database or an internal company catalog - critical for large companies that may not have simple mechanisms to search internal inventories. Even global corporations can have difficulty tracking supplies internally. According to Rathod, a Fortune 100 manufacturer recently estimated that lack of a proper search technology resulted in duplicate purchases for 10 to 16 percent of parts. One reason is that factories creating the same product, yet located continents apart, will go to different suppliers for the same component. Those suppliers may have to independently engineer the components from scratch, which can be costly. With an easily searchable company-wide database, even metric conversion would not stand in the way of a part search. -NSF - Thanks & Regards Hema Amble Librarian, ING Vysya Bank CDC

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Book need urgently
by Yashwant G Kanade 21 Apr '06

21 Apr '06

Dear Respected lis members, Could you kindly treat it URGENT! The details of the book which our researcher need urgently as follows: Title : An introduction to geometrical probability Stmt Res : by A.M. Mathai Publ Plc : Boca Raton Publ. : CRC Press Publ Dt : c1999 Pages : 554p. Ser Note : Statistical Distributions and Models with Applications; ISBN : 90-5699-681-9 Accn No. : Approved ; Thank you in advance for the help. -- YASHWANT G KANADE Centre for Ecological Sciences Indin Institute of Science Bangalore - 560012 Tele Phone: 91-080-23600986 / 22932506 E-106,107 Fax: 91-080-23601428 E-Mail: kanade(a)ces.iisc.ernet.in; kanade_yg12(a)yahoo.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner @ces.iisc.ernet.in, and is believed to be clean.

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Fw: Pilot subject-based cross-repository search tool now available.
by Subbiah Arunachalam 20 Apr '06

20 Apr '06

Pilot subject-based cross-repository search tool now available. A Pilot service http://www.engineering.ac.uk providing subject resource discovery across a variety of digital repositories of interest to the engineering learning and research communities has been released by the PerX Project. Although the target repositories included in the Pilot are relevant to engineering, the cross-searching methods and interface used, plus the range of repository types included, should be of interest to many as a demonstrator of one method of resource discovery across multiple digital repositories. Twenty-eight repositories are currently cross-searched by the Pilot. These include: the Directory of Open Access Journals (engineering and technology sections), DSpace at MIT, the Energy Citations Database, the GROW Digital Library, NASA Technical Reports, Jorum, ePrints UK, Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD), National Engineering Education Delivery System (NEEDS), Australian Research Repositories Online to the World (ARROW), CISTI - Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information, Caltech Earthquake Engineering Research Laboratory Technical Reports, and several more established repositories of interest to the engineering community. More repositories will be added to the Pilot as they are identified and configured. The Pilot's Basic Search interface http://www.engineering.ac.uk/index.html?action=basic and Advanced Search interface http://www.engineering.ac.uk/index.html?action=advanced enable cross-searching of the repositories, and allow filtering by resource type: articles, theses and dissertations, technical reports, books, learning and teaching resources, key websites, industry news and new job announcements. Overall, more than 1.5 million resources are cross-searched by the Pilot. Access to the full text of items found is available from many of the repositories. In a few cases, the full items consist of details of books, articles, learning objects or websites, and in some others the full text may be available to subscribing institutions or by pay-per-view. An important purpose of the PerX pilot is to help scope a possible future cross-search service. With this in mind, feedback on the Pilot would be much appreciated. A 60 second survey is available at: http://www.engineering.ac.uk/index.html?action=quest and those providing feedback will be entered into a draw to win £100 of Amazon vouchers. Other documents available from PerX include: Listing of Engineering repository sources http://www.icbl.hw.ac.uk/perx/sourceslisting.htm This document identifies the most significant repository sources of relevance to the UK Higher Education (HE) Engineering community. Engineering Digital Repositories Landscape Analysis, and Implications for PerX http://www.icbl.hw.ac.uk/perx/analysis.htm This document analyses the digital repository landscape identified in the Listing, and discusses various issues concerning repository provision in engineering. 'Marketing' with Metadata - How Metadata Can Increase Exposure and Visibility of Online Content http://www.icbl.hw.ac.uk/perx/advocacy/exposingmetadata.htm. This document gives a non-technical introduction to the means by which content providers can share, or embed, their descriptive data (metadata) with other websites, in standard and reusable ways. PerX (Pilot Engineering Repository Xsearch) is part of the JISC Digital Repositories Programme (DRP) http://www.jisc.ac.uk/index.cfm?name=programme_digital_repositories, and is based at the Institute for Computer Based Learning, Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh. Project partners are Cranfield University; the Institution of Civil Engineers/Thomas Telford Ltd; Geotechnical, Rock and Water Resources Library; and the Regional Support Centre East Midlands. For further details, please go to PerX http://www.icbl.hw.ac.uk/perx/ Roddy MacLeod MA, DipLib, MCILIP Senior Subject Librarian Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh EH14 4AS Tel (0131) 451 3576 Fax: (0131) 451 3164 R.A.MacLeod(a)hw.ac.uk http://www.hw.ac.uk/libwww/libram/roddy.html Pilot subject-based cross-repository search tool now available. A Pilot service http://www.engineering.ac.uk http://www.engineering.ac.uk providing subject resource discovery across a variety of digital repositories of interest to the engineering learning and research communities has been released by the PerX Project. Although the target repositories included in the Pilot are relevant to engineering, the cross-searching methods and interface used, plus the range of repository types included, should be of interest to many as a demonstrator of one method of resource discovery across multiple digital repositories. Twenty-eight repositories are currently cross-searched by the Pilot. These include: the Directory of Open Access Journals (engineering and technology sections), DSpace at MIT, the Energy Citations Database, the GROW Digital Library, NASA Technical Reports, Jorum, ePrints UK, Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD), National Engineering Education Delivery System (NEEDS), Australian Research Repositories Online to the World (ARROW), CISTI - Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information, Caltech Earthquake Engineering Research Laboratory Technical Reports, and several more established repositories of interest to the engineering community. More repositories will be added to the Pilot as they are identified and configured. The Pilots Basic Search interface http://www.engineering.ac.uk/index.html?action=basic http://www.engineering.ac.uk/index.html?action=basic and Advanced Search interface http://www.engineering.ac.uk/index.html?action=advanced http://www.engineering.ac.uk/index.html?action=advanced enable cross-searching of the repositories, and allow filtering by resource type: articles, theses and dissertations, technical reports, books, learning and teaching resources, key websites, industry news and new job announcements. Overall, more than 1.5 million resources are cross-searched by the Pilot. Access to the full text of items found is available from many of the repositories. In a few cases, the full items consist of details of books, articles, learning objects or websites, and in some others the full text may be available to subscribing institutions or by pay-per-view. An important purpose of the PerX pilot is to help scope a possible future cross-search service. With this in mind, feedback on the Pilot would be much appreciated. A 60 second survey is available at: http://www.engineering.ac.uk/index.html?action=quest http://www.engineering.ac.uk/index.html?action=quest and those providing feedback will be entered into a draw to win £100 of Amazon vouchers. Other documents available from PerX include: Listing of Engineering repository sources http://www.icbl.hw.ac.uk/perx/sourceslisting.htm http://www.icbl.hw.ac.uk/perx/sourceslisting.htm This document identifies the most significant repository sources of relevance to the UK Higher Education (HE) Engineering community. Engineering Digital Repositories Landscape Analysis, and Implications for PerX http://www.icbl.hw.ac.uk/perx/analysis.htm http://www.icbl.hw.ac.uk/perx/analysis.htm This document analyses the digital repository landscape identified in the Listing , and discusses various issues concerning repository provision in engineering. 'Marketing' with Metadata - How Metadata Can Increase Exposure and Visibility of Online Content http://www.icbl.hw.ac.uk/perx/advocacy/exposingmetadata.htm http://www.icbl.hw.ac.uk/perx/advocacy/exposingmetadata.htm . This document gives a non-technical introduction to the means by which content providers can share, or embed, their descriptive data (metadata) with other websites, in standard and reusable ways. PerX (Pilot Engineering Repository Xsearch) is part of the JISC Digital Repositories Programme (DRP) http://www.jisc.ac.uk/index.cfm?name=programme_digital_repositories http://www.jisc.ac.uk/index.cfm?name=programme_digital_repositories , and is based at the Institute for Computer Based Learning, Heriot Watt University , Edinburgh . Project partners are Cranfield University ; the Institution of Civil Engineers/Thomas Telford Ltd; Geotechnical, Rock and Water Resources Library; and the Regional Support Centre East Midlands. For further details, please go to PerX http://www.icbl.hw.ac.uk/perx/ http://www.icbl.hw.ac.uk/perx/ Roddy MacLeod MA, DipLib, MCILIP Senior Subject Librarian Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh EH14 4AS Tel (0131) 451 3576 Fax: (0131) 451 3164 mailto:R.A.MacLeod@hw.ac.uk R.A.MacLeod(a)hw.ac.uk http://www.hw.ac.uk/libwww/libram/roddy.html http://www.hw.ac.uk/libwww/libram/roddy.html

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a symbolic date for world literature : 23 april
by ++ Mukesh Anand ++ 20 Apr '06

20 Apr '06

Dear Book Readers 23 April: a symbolic date for world literature for on this date and in the same year of 1616, Cervantes, Shakespeare and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega all died. It is also the date of birth or death of other prominent authors such as Maurice Druon, K.Laxness, Vladimir Nabokov, Josep Pla and Manuel Mejía Vallejo. It was a natural choice for UNESCO's General Conference to pay a world-wide tribute to books and authors on this date, encouraging everyone, and in particular young people, to discover the pleasure of reading and gain a renewed respect for the irreplaceable contributions of those who have furthered the social and cultural progress of humanity. for more information : http://monitorlinks.typepad.com - - Mukesh Anand Monitor Information Services http://monitorlinks.typepad.com Dear Book Readers 23 April: a symbolic date for world literature for on this date and in the same year of 1616, Cervantes, Shakespeare and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega all died. It is also the date of birth or death of other prominent authors such as Maurice Druon, K.Laxness, Vladimir Nabokov, Josep Pla and Manuel Mejía Vallejo. It was a natural choice for UNESCO's General Conference to pay a world-wide tribute to books and authors on this date, encouraging everyone, and in particular young people, to discover the pleasure of reading and gain a renewed respect for the irreplaceable contributions of those who have furthered the social and cultural progress of humanity. for more information : http://monitorlinks.typepad.com http://monitorlinks.typepad.com - - Mukesh Anand Monitor Information Services http://monitorlinks.typepad.com http://monitorlinks.typepad.com

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20 Apr '06

World Book and Copyright Day - April 23, 2006 Message from Koïchiro Matsuura, the Director-General of UNESCO Since 1996, 23 April, World Book and Copyright Day, has brought several million people together in more than 100 countries of the South and the North in solemn celebration of the book's multiple roles in the life of human societies. It has also been an opportunity for them to reflect on the place of the related issue of copyright. link for complete message http://del.icio.us/newbooks/worldbookday Thanks - - Mukesh Anand Director - Marketing MONITOR INFORMATION SERVICES - books + cd-rom's + e-books - Head Office: 203, Moghal Marc Ratan Complex Opp. Deepak Theatre, Narayanguda Hyderabad - 500 029 Telephone: 040-55787065 / 27552390 Facsimile: +91-40-27552390 Branches At : New Delhi & IIT- Kharagpur http://www.monitorinfo.com Library Suppliers of Science, Technology & Management Publications World Book and Copyright Day - April 23, 2006 Message from Koïchiro Matsuura, the Director-General of UNESCO Since 1996, 23 April, World Book and Copyright Day, has brought several million people together in more than 100 countries of the South and the North in solemn celebration of the books multiple roles in the life of human societies. It has also been an opportunity for them to reflect on the place of the related issue of copyright. link for complete message http://del.icio.us/newbooks/worldbookday http://del.icio.us/newbooks/worldbookday Thanks - - Mukesh Anand Director - Marketing MONITOR INFORMATION SERVICES - books + cd-rom's + e-books - Head Office: 203, Moghal Marc Ratan Complex Opp. Deepak Theatre, Narayanguda Hyderabad - 500 029 Telephone: 040-55787065 / 27552390 Facsimile: +91-40-27552390 Branches At : New Delhi & IIT- Kharagpur http://www.monitorinfo.com http://www.monitorinfo.com Library Suppliers of Science, Technology & Management Publications

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World Book Day Celebration:Invitation
by goudar＠css.nal.res.in 20 Apr '06

20 Apr '06

Dear Professionals, You are cordially invited for the following program jointly organized by Department of Public Libraries, Urban District Central Library, Sahakarnagar and Karnataka State Library Association. WORLD BOOK DAY CELEBRATIONS-2006 Date: 23-04-2006 (Sunday) at 4.00 pm Venue: Urban District Central Library Branch Sahakarnagar, House No. 834, A Block, Near Corporation Bank, Sahakaranagar, Bangalore-560092 Tel: 23621188 Mob:9886075848 (Mr Desai, Chief Libn Gr I) (Pl take a left turn from Big Market on the way to Yalahanka) Inauguration by : Shri H M Mahuli President, MCECHS Bangalore-560020 Presided by : Shri P Y Rajendrakumar Director, Dept of Public Libraries Govt. of Karnataka, Bangalore Speakers : 1. Smt Vidya Veerakar Proprietor, Strand Book Depot, Bangalore Topic: Developing Reading Habits in the Electronic Era 2. Shri Pustakada Mane Hariharapriya Reknowned Kannada Literateur Topic: Importance of Books ALL ARE WELCOME Mr. RF Desai Dr. IRN Goudar Chief Librarian Gr.I President, KALA UDCL, Bangalore Bangalore -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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NCSI-NET Meeting - Reminder
by Nandhan Ravi 20 Apr '06

20 Apr '06

Dear All, Note: All those who are interested to attend the talk are welcome. Just a reminder to let you know that the next NCSI-NET meeting will be held on Saturday, April 22nd 2006. As usual, the meeting will commence with a talk. You are cordially invited for the talk. Topic: Internet Search Engines & the Invisible Web What's New? What's Changed? Speaker: Anand T. Byrappa Manager, Library & Information Services GE Global Research, Bangalore Time: 10-30 AM. Venue: Seminar Hall, NCSI, IISc, Bangalore Kindly confirm your attendance by sending a mail to: ravi.nandhan(a)capco.com or anitha_m(a)aurigene.com With warm regards, Anitha M.K & V. Ravi Nandhan. NCSI-NET Coordinators. Regards, V. Ravi Nandhan. Knowledge Coordinator Capco IT Services Pvt. Ltd. Bangalore Ph: +91 80 41997351 Cell: 9980074449 Email: ravi.nandhan(a)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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e-Sniffer, Lost Mobile Tracking Solution (LMTS), developed in India
by madhuresh.singhal 20 Apr '06

20 Apr '06

You might be interested to know this news item. e-Sniffer, a Lost Mobile Tracking Solution (LMTS) is developed by P Sekhar, chairman and managing director of Micro Technologies, and his team to trace lost mobiles. This software allows the owner of the lost mobile to track the exact location of the handset and the number of the new SIM (subscriber identity module) card that has been inserted. The code, downloadable at Rs 200 to Rs 300 a year on most handsets from Micro's website. Explaining the technology, Sekhar said that when a phone is stolen, the thief generally sells the device in the grey market. When a new SIM card is inserted, the solution embedded in the phone will send an email or voice message to the original owner notifying him of the number on the new SIM card and the location of the phone. In this situation the third party has to return the gadget procured from the grey market. The e-Sniffer is awaiting a patent right. It was created with an investment of Rs 50 lakh. ************************************************************************************************ 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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Using Your Gmail Account as a Virtual Drive
by madhuresh.singhal 20 Apr '06

20 Apr '06

Dear Friends, You may like to read the article "Using Your Gmail Account as a Virtual Drive" available at http://www.informit.com/articles/article.asp?p=435697&rl=1 This article tells how you can use Gmail Account as a Virtual Drive. A gist of the article is as below. "People use online email account as a way to store important files, which they mail to themselves as attachments. Many uses Gmail for this purpose as it is offering more than 2 GB space. For this purpose, one has to create a message, attach the desired file, and then send message, which is time consuming. This article introduce you to GMail Drive, a shell namespace extension that lets you use its Gmail account on its Windows operating system-just as if it were a real drive on your hard disk. You can probably retire your USB drive." ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------------- Recent news about Google is that you can do Google search without typing the keywords. This is targeted for mobile users. Short news item is as below. For details, refer to http://infotech.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1493312.cms "The search giant Google is developing a service wherein you are needless to give any text based search queries, just say it loud. Google has patented its new search innovation - voice based search. Instead of using text-based search queries Google would be able to receive voice-activated search queries. The system receives a voice search query from a user, derives one or more recognition hypotheses, each being associated with a weight, from the voice search query, and constructs a weighted boolean query using the recognition hypotheses. The system then provides the weighted boolean query to a search system and provides the results of the search system to a user. Users can have a demo of Google voice search on Google Labs, Google's pre-beta-test site. The application is targetted at cell phone users." Regards Madhuresh Singhal Assoc. Res. Scientist - Inf. Sc. Advinus Therapeutics Pvt. Ltd. 21 & 22, Phase 2, Peenya Industrial Area, Bangalore - 560058 Phone: +91 80 41172085, Ext. 25; 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. ************************************************************************************************

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1. Workshop (Research Methodology); 2. Symposium (Doctoral Res.Scholars in Mngmt. & Allied Subjects)...
by Puttaraj Choukimath 20 Apr '06

20 Apr '06

Dear All, Greetings! fyi: 1 FDP : A Two-Day Workshop On Research Methodology And Statistics For Management Faculty Members, 29-30 April, 2006. Organiser/Venue : Dr Vikhe Patil Foundations Centre for Management Research & Development, Near Patrakar Nagar, Off. Senapati Bapat Road, Pune 411016. Please Visit : http://www.cmrd.org/rmfdp.doc 2. Symposium : National Symposium of Doctoral Research Scholars in Management & Allied Disciplines, 24th & 25th June 2006. Organiser/Venue : Dr Vikhe Patil Foundations Centre for Management Research & Development, Near Patrakar Nagar, Off. Senapati Bapat Road, Pune 411016. Please Visit : http://www.cmrd.org/NATIONALSYMPOSIUM.doc 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 --------------------------------- Blab-away for as little as 1¢/min. Make PC-to-Phone Calls using Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Dear All, Greetings! fyi: 1 FDP : A Two-Day Workshop On Research Methodology And Statistics For Management Faculty Members , 29-30 April, 2006. Organiser/Venue : Dr Vikhe Patil Foundations Centre for Management Research & Development, Near Patrakar Nagar, Off. Senapati Bapat Road, Pune 411016. Please Visit : http://www.cmrd.org/rmfdp.doc http://www.cmrd.org/rmfdp.doc 2. Symposium : National Symposium of Doctoral Research Scholars in Management & Allied Disciplines , 24 th & 25 th June 2006. Organiser/Venue : Dr Vikhe Patil Foundations Centre for Management Research & Development, Near Patrakar Nagar, Off. Senapati Bapat Road, Pune 411016. Please Visit : http://www.cmrd.org/NATIONALSYMPOSIUM.doc http://www.cmrd.org/NATIONALSYMPOSIUM.doc http://www.cmrd.org/NATIONALSYMPOSIUM.do c 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 Blab-away for as little as 1¢/min. Make http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman2/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/ev… PC-to-Phone Calls using Yahoo! Messenger with Voice.

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request for article
by nrusingh dash 20 Apr '06

20 Apr '06

Dear All, I am mentioning below the bibliographic details of a document kindly let me know the availability of the same at your library or else the source from where i can get. Bibliographic Details --------------------- Mess, A.I., "Limit Cycle Stability", J.Inst.Maths Applics,Vol.1, pp.281-295, August 1973. with regards N K Dash Silicon Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar (Orissa) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Colloquium on Metadata in DRTC-Bangalore
by Mailing List Manager 20 Apr '06

20 Apr '06

Date: 19 Apr 2006 17:32:49 -0000 From: hema singh <hemasingh2004(a)rediffmail.com> INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE DOCUMENTATION RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE 8TH Mile,Mysore Road,Bangalore-560059 DRTC Colloquium(9)(2005-2007) ON "METADATA" ABSTRACT The term 'metadata' is becoming commonly used to refer to a variety of types of data,which describe other data especially in the context of digital information resources.Metadata is expected to play an important role in resource discovery on the Internet.The term 'meta' derives from the Greek word denoting 'a nature of a higher or more fundamental kind'.A metadata record usually consists of a number of pre-defined elements representing specific attributes of a resource, and each element can have one or more values.Metadata can describe information packages at various levels of granularity.There are various different metadata standards and format to describe digital objects.In this colloquium we propose to discuss different aspects and facets of metadata. TOPICS SPEAKERS 1.Overview Hema Singh 2.Types of Metadata Neha Singh 3.Metadata Standards Sukla Chakraborty Randhir Kumar Ananya Sarkar 4.Markup Language & Metadata Sucheta Lahiri 5.Metadata Crosswalks Md.Ehtesham 6.Metadata for Resource Discovery in DL Samiksha Yadav 7.Conclusion Protiti Majumdar Venue:DRTC Classroom Date:26th April 2006 Time:2:00p.m. All are cordially invited Dr. K.S. Raghavan (Colloquium Coordinator)

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ILA Question
by Mailing List Manager 20 Apr '06

20 Apr '06

Date: 19 Apr 2006 11:57:46 -0000 From: ajay sharma <ajaysharma00753(a)rediffmail.com> Dear Professionals Who was the first Pesident of ILA and also who is the present President. This question had came in my exam but i failed to give this answer. So please let me know the answers for my knowledge to my mail ajaysharma00753(a)rediffmail.com The ILA web site seems to be down. Ajay Kumar Sharma IDSA Library Block No. 3 Old JNU Campus New Delhi-110067 �

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Re: [km4dev-l] Knowledge Management Capacity for African Research
by arun＠mssrf.res.in 20 Apr '06

20 Apr '06

Friends: One of the key components of "Knowledge Management Capacity for Research Institutes and Networks" in East Africa or elsewhere is setting up of interoperable institutional archives (such as in CERN, Geneva, and the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore), AND more importantly mandating open access for all publications resulting from publicly-funded research. Unlike parts of corporate information, research information leads to maximum benefit only when it is allowed to flow freely and is shared with other researchers worldwide. I suggest that GDN, WBI and ACBF include a session on open access and invite experts like Dr Leslie Chan of the University of Toronto, who is especially passionate about promoting OA in the developing world. I would also like to draw the attention of the workshop organisers and participants to a paper written by Leslie Chan, Barbara Kirsop and Subbiah Arunachalam for SciDev.Net on "OPEN ACCESS ARCHIVING: THE FAST TRACK TO BUILDING RESEARCH CAPACITY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES" and to another paper I coauthored with Peter Suber: "Open Access to Science in the Developing World" [http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/writing/wsis2.htm] Subbiah Arunachalam Distinguished Fellow MSSRF, Chennai 600 113 India > Dear All, > > The Global Development Network (GDN) in cooperation with the World Bank > Institute (WBI) and the Africa Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) is > organizing a workshop entitled "Knowledge Management Capacity for African > Research Institutes and Networks: East Africa Workshop". We invite > representatives of government, nonprofit, private and university-based > African research institutes and networks to apply for participation in > this > workshop. > > The workshop aims at strengthening the operations of East-African research > institutes and networks by exposing them to knowledge management concepts, > tools and approaches, and helping them to develop Action Plans to enhance > their organizational capacity. > > This workshop comes as a follow-up to the "Knowledge Sharing for > Development: Africa Regional Program Workshop" that was held in Cairo in > February 2005 (http://www.gdnet.org/middle.php?oid=619) > > The upcoming East Africa workshop will be help in Kampala, Uganda from > June > 5th to 7th 2006. The deadline for submitting applications is on the 30th > of > April. Please find attached an application form for participation in the > workshop as well as the full announcement for the call for participants. > > For further details about the workshop please visit > http://www.gdnet.org/middle.php?oid=991. > > If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact > me > or my colleague May Sallab at msallab(a)gdnet.org. > > > Best regards, > Dina > > > **************************** > > Dina El Halaby > GDNet - Regional Program Manager > Global Development Network > Smart Village > Building 144/A - 3rd Floor > Cairo-Alex Desert Road > Giza, Egypt > Tel.: + 202 539 2420 > Fax: + 202 539 2422 > Website: www.gdnet.org > > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to km4dev-l as: arun(a)mssrf.res.in > To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-km4dev-l-28195C(a)dgroups.org > Please note that hitting the Reply button will send a message to the > entire list. The KM4Dev mailing list is a public forum, and our mailing > list archives are publicly available on the website. > Check out the KM4dev website: http://www.km4dev.org >

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Employment news goes online
by vasanth raj 19 Apr '06

19 Apr '06

Dear all, Now ,we have got the facility to access employment news online. Visit the following site: http://www.employmentnews.gov.in ------------------------- Plz re-direct Your mail to vasanthrz(a)gmail.com Vasantha Raju N --------------------------------- Jiyo cricket on Yahoo! India cricket Yahoo! Messenger Mobile Stay in touch with your buddies all the time. Dear all, Now ,we have got the facility to access employment news online. Visit the following site: http://www.employmentnews.gov.in http://www.employmentnews.gov.in ------------------------- Plz re-direct Your mail to mailto:vasanthrz@gmail.com vasanthrz(a)gmail.com Vasantha Raju N Jiyo cricket on http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/mailcricket/*http://in.sports.yahoo.com/cric… Yahoo! India cricket http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/mailmobilemessenger/*http://in.mobile.yahoo.… Yahoo! Messenger Mobile Stay in touch with your buddies all the time.

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Workshop on reading
by jyoti shreeram bhabal 19 Apr '06

19 Apr '06

INTRODUCTION SNDT Womens University Library , established in 1965 has been actively engaged in conducting various continuing education programmes and workshops for the working librarians. This year, we have planned to focus our activities on promotion of reading for the students. Role of College Librarians as motivators to read is well recognized for a long time. This workshop for college librarians will focus on reading, its implications for the college students for personality development and reading promotion activities undertaken by social workers, psychologists and librarians today. It will provide a platform for the discussion on various aspects of reading therapy, developmental as well as correctional and will also facilitate to plan reading promotion programmes and projects suitable for students from different social and cultural settings. OBJECTIVES 1) To introduce the participants the concept of Reading Therapy 2) To familiarize the participants with different psychological concepts related to reading (e.g. reading speed, REBT etc.) 3) To acquaint the participants with the reading promotion activities and experiments in various cultural settings 4) To encourage the participants to plan a reading project to be implemented at their institutions RESOURCE PERSONS Librarians, Social workers ,Linguists and specialists in the field who have conducted innovative activities in reading PARTICIPANTS College Librarians and others interested and involved in reading promotion activities REGISTRATION FEES Rs. 500/- REGISTRATION FORM Name of the Participant:_______________________________ Designation :_________________ Name & Address of the Organisation Tel. No & E-Mail: Residential Address & Tel.: Cheque / DD No./Date : Signature TIME:10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. VENUE: Conference Room, S.N.D.T. Womens University, Churchgate, Mumbai 400 020 Please send Registration form along with fees by cheque/ Bank Draft drawn in favour of :- `University Librarian, SNDT Womens University Library For further information, please contact Ms. Sushama Powdwal, University Librarian, SNDT Womens University, 1,Nathibai Thakersey Road, Mumbai 400 020 Tel. 22085439 22072792 Email sushama_juhu(a)rediffmail.com SNDT Womens University Library Lead to Read Workshop for College Librarians 25th&26th April 2006 Organized by SNDT Womens University Library, Mumbai 400 020. Mrs.Jyoti Bhabal Lecturer SHPT School of Library Science SNDT Women's University 1 Nathibai Thackersey Road New Marine Lines Mumbai 400 020. Tel: 22072792 22081879 ext.274 or 263 INTRODUCTION SNDT Womens University Library , established in 1965 has been actively engaged in conducting various continuing education programmes and workshops for the working librarians. This year, we have planned to focus our activities on promotion of reading for the students. Role of College Librarians as motivators to read is well recognized for a long time. This workshop for college librarians will focus on reading, its implications for the college students for personality development and reading promotion activities undertaken by social workers, psychologists and librarians today. It will provide a platform for the discussion on various aspects of reading therapy, developmental as well as correctional and will also facilitate to plan reading promotion programmes and projects suitable for students from different social and cultural settings. OBJECTIVES 1) To introduce the participants the concept of Reading Therapy 2) To familiarize the participants with different psychological concepts related to reading (e.g. reading speed, REBT etc.) 3) To acquaint the participants with the reading promotion activities and experiments in various cultural settings 4) To encourage the participants to plan a reading project to be implemented at their institutions RESOURCE PERSONS Librarians, Social workers ,Linguists and specialists in the field who have conducted innovative activities in reading PARTICIPANTS College Librarians and others interested and involved in reading promotion activities REGISTRATION FEES Rs. 500/- REGISTRATION FORM Name of the Participant:_______________________________ Designation :_________________ Name & Address of the Organisation Tel. No & E-Mail: Residential Address & Tel.: Cheque / DD No./Date : Signature TIME:10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. VENUE: Conference Room, S.N.D.T. Womens University, Churchgate, Mumbai 400 020 Please send Registration form along with fees by cheque/ Bank Draft drawn in favour of :- `University Librarian, SNDT Womens University Library For further information, please contact Ms. Sushama Powdwal, University Librarian, SNDT Womens University, 1,Nathibai Thakersey Road, Mumbai 400 020 Tel. 22085439 22072792 Email sushama_juhu(a)rediffmail.com SNDT Womens University Library Lead to Read Workshop for College Librarians 25th&26th April 2006 Organized by SNDT Womens University Library, Mumbai 400 020. Mrs.Jyoti Bhabal Lecturer SHPT School of Library Science SNDT Women's University 1 Nathibai Thackersey Road New Marine Lines Mumbai 400 020. Tel: 22072792 22081879 ext.274 or 263 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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Please change of date from 13th May to 12th May
by Krishnamurthy M 19 Apr '06

19 Apr '06

Please note that Shri N.V.Sathyanarayana's lecture on "Information Industries-A Global Perspective" will be held at British Library at 4.30pm on 12th May 2006. ABS and British Library -- Dr.M.Krishnamurthy Librarian Indian Statistical Institute 8th Mile Mysore Road R.V.C.E. Post Bangalore 560059 Ph:91-80-8483002/3/4/4 Fax: 91-80-8484265

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Google Search Tips Poster
by Sukhdev Singh 19 Apr '06

19 Apr '06

Google Librarian Center has made available a poster for Google Search Tips. Check-out at - http://www.google.com/librariancenter/librarian_download.html --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. http://openmed.nic.in

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